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Multiple-venue festival For the first time, Buglasan Festival of Festivals was dispersed in different venues due to what the governor describes as “will of the people,” but never politics. But it’s healthy, giving peope a free choice. That’s the essence of democracy.

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t least three private armed groups (PAG’s) are identified in Negros Oriental in relation to the forthcoming political season, according to PNP provincial director PSrSupt Edward Carranza.

Carranza identified them as criminal gangs operating in each district of the province, namely, the Tanasan-Libron group in the third district, Garsula group in the sec-

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LBC heist kills pregnant clerk

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four-month old pregnant clerk was shot to death by a still unidentified suspect inside the office of forwarding company LBC in its Sibulan Branch, Friday afternoon.

Inspector Rodrigo Tubog, the town’s Chief-of-Police, identified the victim as 29-year-old Jeneveb Rosales Villafranca, a resident of Tanjay City. He also confirmed that the robbery and killing incident was

caught in the establishment’s CCTV cameras. Suspect’s identity is now being ascertained by police and witnesses who saw the suspects enter LBC, To page 2

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TC Branch 63 Presiding Judge Roderick Maxino has issued an order inhibiting himself from “all cases involving Arnie Teves or any personalities...which will be assigned to this Court in the future.”

This order was issued in relation to civil cases no. 250 for injunction in Bayawan’s Br 63 and Civil Case 2012-14684 in

Dumaguete’s Br. 32 for fixing of just compensation. Both salas in Bayawan and To page 19

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he Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) is considering four areas in the province as hotspots in the forthcoming local and national elections in May 13, 2013.

Philippine National Police provincial director PSrSupt Edward Carranza disclosed that the four areas are all in the first district of Negros Oriental, two of which are the municipality of Tayasan and Guihulngan City.

He said, in Guihulngan, the mayoralty race is hotly contested by former three-termer congressman Atty.

Jacinto Jing Paras and incumbent Vice-Mayor Guido Reyes, son of last-termer Mayor Ernesto Reyes.

Noted also is the coalition of the combined forces of Jerome Paras, Gary Teves and Rep George Arnaiz.This has effectively drawn the battle lines between the Liberal Party within the first district against the coalition of forces of the Teves, Paras and Arnaiz clans.

Carranza said parameters for a declaration of hotspots are already present in those areas, and based on past incidents in the district, these are the presence of armed partisans supporting political candidates and the possible exchange of fires when provoked unceremoneiously by each of their supporters.

Only the first district is known for violent elections, including ambushes and killings.

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Where’s the guv’s police power? irst district Rep. Josy Limkaichong has asked Gov. Degamo whether or not he has exercised his much-publicized police power over earthquake-stricken areas, especially those that needed drastic executive action in the first district.

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The lady solon was referring to the problem of the resumption of exacting toll fees for public utility vehicles by the detour road land owner Edwin Cimafranca.

Limkaichong was guesting over DYEM FM’S “Good evening Negros Oriental” together with Dr. Mark Macias, Limkaichong’s running-mate Rep. Josy Limkaichong “live” over DYEM Star Energy FM’s Good for the 2013 elections.

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“JESUS CHRIST BECAME POOR ALTHOUGH HE WAS RICH SO THAT BY HIS POVERTY YOU MIGHT BECOME RICH.”

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critical reporting HOW MEDIA SEES IT, AND NOT OTHERS

BY ELY P. DEJARESCO

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Breakthrough, or breakdown?

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fter decades of talking and infightings, after 34 failed meetings under three (3) presidents, the Moro National Liberation Front, together with the Government of the Philippines (GP), have mutually laid down yet another, and we hope, the final, roadmap to peace.

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The Scene of the Crime Operatives (see Photo by Dems) said that the CCTV footage will be sent to the head office of the supplier for enhancement that may aid in the identification of the male suspect believed to be still in his 20’s.

It was also learned that the suspect shot the lone

clerk using a .45 caliber pistol in the chest, killing her instantly, even if the pregnant woman offered no resistance. The killing and robbery was over in 10 seconds with bystanders scampering for cover allowing the suspect to escape on board a motorcycle heading north.

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TOP OF THE WEEK

BY DEMS REY DEMECILLO

Let it be emphasized that what was signed in Malacañang was an agreement to further talks. In short, a road map to peace was agreed, a mutual direction. Then both MNLF and GP will hold hands to seek the elusive peace, which has cost hundreds of thousand of lives, both Muslims and non-Muslims, because of still unresolved political issues.

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Ators seek Santander, Jing poses serious Siaton mayoral posts threat to Guido’s bid “Peace be to you ...”

or his supporters, the decision of Siaton Mayor Albert Ator to seek re-election and to field her daughter, Alona, for the mayoral post in Santander Cebu was only driven by their sincere desire to spread their political wings to serve the public.

On the other hand, for town of Mayor Ator, but his critics, this is only his company uses meant to protect their busi- Santander as a transit point ness interests, particularly for their entry to mainland of ARA Forwarding Serv- Cebu. ices. Siaton is the homeTo page 9

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Canlaon’s Cardenas split on Gary, Josy ooking at their party affiliations, one will be misled into believing that the motherand-son tandem for Canlaon City’s mayoral and vice-mayoral posts is split when it comes to which gubernatorial candidate they will be supporting.

But their allies insist Nationalists Alliance and that there is no division. her vice-mayoralty bet son Mayorable Judith Blanco Jose Chubasco Blanco Cardenas of the United To page 18

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or the first time in almost a decade, the Reyeses’ hegemony of Guihulngan City is under serious threat from former Congressman Jacinto “Jing” Paras of the United Nationalists Alliance following the defections of Mayor Ernesto Reyes’ key supporters to the UNA camp.

Even the most vocifer- chance to capture the ous critics of Jing Paras mayorship of the City concede that the former whose charter he authored solon has at least 50-50 To page 9

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government service, former Board Member Joselito “Litoy” Paras, former La Libertad Mayor N apoleon Neri Cam ero and Manjuyod Mayor Amor Baldado of the Nacionalista Party are enthusiastic that they will prevail over the incumbent all-women slate of the Liberal Party, who managed to keep ticket intact despite the earlier inclination of one of their own to go solo as a candidate for Mayor in Guihulngan City.

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PRELIMINARY PACT: Mohagher Iqbal, MILF chief negotiator (right) extends the hand of peace to Philippine Government negotiator Atty. Marvic Leonen after signing the roadmap to peace with the Muslims. At center is Malaysian facilitator Ghafar Mohamad.

are: the issue of MNLF forming their own police force, as notably they declared they have lost faith in the PNP and the Armed Forces. What stooping down by the GP will this be if granted?

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he labor sector is asking another round of salary increase before the year ends as the oneyear prohition period within which to effect another increase had lapsed in September this year. This was disclosed by Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) district director in Dumaguete Felizardo Calimpong.

He said deliberations for another round of wage increase is scheduled on October 24, 2012 next week in Cebu, with inputs and figures coming from labor groups in the region.

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the labor sector is already preparing their respective position paper. ALU-TUCP had earlier petitioned for a P90 across the board salary increase, and the Association of Progressive Labor (APL) had petitioned for a P120 increase.

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Another is the issue of power sharing: To what extent will both exert political power? No details yet. Next is Malacañang influence: How independent will Malacañang be from the interests of the Bangsamoro? Will the palace not again finance its own candidates and gain the usual “unseen hands to control” the affairs of the Bangsamoro?

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hy should people oppose higher taxes on cigarettes when the purpose is to discourage smokers to ruin some more their health by smoking? What we cannot understand is why is it so bad to increase sin taxes when the purpose is to avoid buying a sinful of diseases caused by cigarette smoking.

Of course, this is a free country. You cannot really prohibit the act of smoking because it is against human rights to prohibit so. Ultimately, the individual is the judge. I have quit smoking 6 years ago, smoking ten sticks a day for over 30 years, nebulizing something harmful.

I cannot imagine that now.

Anyhow, after the resignation of Senator Recto from the ways and means committee for marking a pack of cigarettes for only P14 a pack, and got all the criticisms, the senate is tending to increase the cost per pack to P30. And the House has set it at P28 per pack.

Sen. Drilon, who took over Recto’s post, said the senate is likely to adopt Recto’s report, but will increase the sin tax. The goal is P60 billion in sin taxes for cigarettes and liquor, wine and spirits. Recto has hit only P30 billion for his goal.

World bank statistics show that 4.9 million Filipinos die of lung cancer and related diseases in one year. Unless sin tax is increased, the casualty of cigarette smoking could reach 10 million Filipinos dying of smoking-related disesases every year.

The sick people spend a whooping P188 billion in hospitalization while l7 million young Filipinos are still smoking today. Well, the choice is theirs; this is a free country, but please just keep your distance away when smoking because second-hand smoke is said to be doubly as dangerous to contamination.

Much more if you are a smoking husband, please get out of your house when nebulizing for the sake of your family.

reviously, we mentioned that that can be a “special election” to determine whether an elective official like the governor is fit to remain, or should be removed. The special election has a technical term in the local government code. It is called the process of recall.

What is recall? Recall is a procedure where the voters can choose to remove a sitting elective official on account of loss of confidence.

Who exercises the power of recall? The power of recall shall be experienced by the registered voters of a local government unit to which the local elective official subject to recall, belongs.

What is the ground to recall an official? Loss of confidence. This is the only ground.

When may a recall election be held? One year after assumption of office. The law says no recall shall take place within one (1) year from the date of the official’s assumption to office or one(1) year immediately preceding a regular election.

How many times can an official be subject of recall proceedings? Only once during his term.

How many officials can be subject of recall at a time? One or more.

Who initiates recall? The preparatory assembly or the registered voters themselves.

What is the preparatory recall assembly?

The preparatory recall assembly (PRA) is a group of local officials formed and mandated by law to initiate a recall process.

W ho composes the preparatory recall assembly and how do they initiate recall? A majority of all the members of the preparatory recall assembly may convene and decide to initiate a recall proceeding against an elective official.

What is the other way to initiate recall?

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38 YEARS OF COMMUNITY JOURNALISM

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THE TOBACCO TAX “RECTONOMICS”

A One Voice

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thinking Economist in the Senate, Senator Ralph Recto - on a historic cross road to carve the Sin Tax Bill into law - must now decide who his Boss is.

Is it the Palace (being an LP), the local tobacco monopoly (led by Lucio Tan), the multinational cigar makers, the tobacco farmers in the North, or the Filipino people? Let us review the facts, first.

The Philippines has one of the cheapest-priced cigarettes in the world: Fortune(P20/pack), Hope (P40), and Marlboro and Philip Morris (P60). Compare that with about P400 in Singapore and Japan and P500 in the USA. The cheap Hope brand (and equivalent) controls 60% of the market due to its low price.

The Philippines has not been taxed that much in the last 15 years (since 1998) reportedly because of the “big, big lobby money” to the Palace and Congress.

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of related lung diseases per year or about 300 Filipinos dying daily. That costs the government P188 billion in Philhealth and hospital costs since majority of them are poor.

The Aquino government (despite the president being a smoker) wants to raise P60 billion in additional taxes to the present P75 billion being collected through the new Sin Taxes. Majority of these new tax revenues will go to medical health benefits for Filipinos.

Much of that has been assumed to happen even as early as the approved 2013 National Budget of the Government.

Under the tobacco international protocol , 70% should be the tax imposed on tobacco products, given that Fortune (P20) should be taxed P12-14/pack, Hope (P40) at P28, and Marlboro/Tobacco (P60) at P42.

But as many true-blue capitalists go, the cigarette manufacturers will pass these new sin tax such that Fortune will now cost P32-34, Hope at P68 and Marlboro/Philip Morris at P102 per pack. Of course, they are still friggin’ cheap compared to our examples in Singapore, Japan and USA. The Ralph “Philip” To page 11

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alang tutong sa taong nagugutom, a Filipino proverb says. “There’s no burnt rice to a hungry person.”

Hunger anchors World Food Day (WFD) marked October 16.

The Philippines and Food and Agriculture Organization member-countries established WFD in 1979. Today, 150 countries observe WFD. WFD came after Henry Kissinger told the 1974 World Food Conference: “ Within 10 years, no child would go to bed hungry.” Today, one out of every eight – 12 percent of the world’s population — are food short.

Political static drowns WFD’s message here. European Union, UN to Organization of Islamic Conference welcomed agreement by government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, “to turn swords

into ploughshares.” But aging MNLF and communist commissars threaten mayhem. So do rebels like Umbra Kato and gang.

Senator Ralph Recto gutted a P60 billion “sin tax” proposal to a pittance of P15 billion. He now twists in a whirlwind of criticism. Did coddled tobacco firms, in a hushhush meeting, provide Recto’s mask of injured innocence?

Social Weather Station’s October report says: 4.3 million households were hard put to get even burnt rice. Over the past three months, 21 percent “experienced involuntary hunger, at least once.”

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JOHNNY MERCADO

(E-mail: juanlmercado@gmail.com )

hings are moving faster with regard to the Coco Levy Funds. After a quarter of a century, the Supreme Court finally saw the light and favored the coconut industry by allowing the levy funds to be unshackled and removed from the clutches of vested interests who had pocketed the proceeds for their own narrow sectoral interests.

Why it took the courts twenty five years to settle an issue that was so clear-cut can be explained by the common expression “only in the Philippines.”

Now, the challenge before The most urgent task is to the government is the optimum increase productivity in utilization of the fund. We should Cocolandia through massive go back to its original purpose replanting. It is conventional of promoting greater levels of wisdom that our coconut productivity, income and employ- trees now suffer from senile ment in the three million hectares decay and must be immediof coconut lands tilled by some ately replaced. In the meanone-and-a-half million farmers time, a serious fertilization and their families. Let us forget program must be started. To that these funds were diverted generate income for coco by the handlers in projects un- farmers, a coconut-based related to the primary purpose of Turn to page16 the fund and move forward.

A Journey Through Cancer

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T IS TIME FOR THE WORLD TO TURN PINK. This color used to mean joy, but now, it means Pink October; the breast cancer month. Activities during this month are promoting awareness, early screening and detection of the disease. The ignorance of this killer does not excuse a potential victim.

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) will give P100,000 benefit payment for members and dependents for early stage breast cancer. PhilHealth oresident and chief executive officer Dr. Eduardo Banzon, in a statement released recently, said this will cover the full hospitalization, treatment and professional fees in 20 PhilHealth contracted hospitals nationwide.

This move will help thousands of Filipino women, and at the same time, it will encourage them to have early detection, which means lesser expenses and greater survival rate.

Negotiation is still in the

process to add more public hospitals, including the private ones. We are number one in Southeast Asia and has the ninth highest number of cases of breast cancer all over the world. The Department of Health said that in every five Filipino women diagnosed with breast cancer, one die within five years, and four in every 10 breast cancer survivors die within 10 years.

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MUFFET DOLAR VILLEGAS e-mail: blue_bell57@yahoo.com

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he used a lot was “passionately loving the world,” precisely the title of one of his famous homilies. It shows how he so discerns God’s presence in the things of the world that loving God is loving the world also, and vice versa.

His faith was such that he was constantly aware of God’s continuing providence—his governance over the world and the whole of creation— and he was also continually finding out what role he had to play in that ever unfolding providence. He always wanted to be in synch with God. That’s simply because as image and likeness of God, and in fact, children of his, we are treated the way God treats himTurn to page 14

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have a code I live by. I do not use the privilege of coming to you each week in the newspaper for personal gain. I also do not use my column as a bully pulpit to get revenge on those I dislike.

I have an almost ten year feud with a local restaurateur. I not only do not like him for his management style but have serious doubts about his sanitation practices. Despite ample opportunity to attack him in this column and on other forums, I have never done so. I have chosen to let him destroy himself.

The rumors abound. He is reputed to have told one American that he has sufficient customers and he does not need American or English customers. The Americans and English can kiss his ….. well you know the rest. On another occasion when a regular customer complained about his food making him sick, this paragon of entrepreneurial talent told the cus-

tomer, “Do not eat here anymore”. There are many more examples of his abrasive manner and total lack of customer service skills but you get the gist.

The other day a customer brought her visiting parents to eat at his establishment. There was a minor seating problem that could easily have been settled amicably. But again he showed his total lack of customer service skills and bullied cash paying customers. The Filipina was forced to take her crippled father to another restaurant.

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JAMES “KOJAK” HUGHS U.S. Army, Cpt (ret)

Footsteps and Fingerprints

HAT’S an expression coined by St. Josemaria Escriva, the Opus Dei founder whose 10th anniversary of his canonization was celebrated recently. It refers to the fact that all human and world affairs, if seen and handled with faith, can truly become pathways to God.

St. Josemaria was not just indulging in cheap rhetoric when he said and wrote it. He was convinced God, our Creator and Father, is very much in the middle of our very existence in all its aspects—personal, social, economic, political, material, spiritual, etc.—and is just waiting for us to deal with him.

As corollaries to this, St. Josemaria taught that God is in the little things of the day— our work, our duties and chores—and in the most material and mundane things. He liked materializing what was spiritual and told everyone that unless one finds God in the little things, he most likely would not find God in the big things.

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AMB. JOSE V. ROMERO, JR., PH.D.

Holiness and Sainthood oday is a memorable day for the Philippines. Today’s canonization of the young Filipino martyr and missionary catechist Pedro Calungsod by Pope Benedict XVI gives our country its second Filipino saint.

Why is he being proclaimed ryday things with great love, a saint? Because he was holy then we, too, will be on our and lived an exemplary life? way to sainthood.

Because he died defending his How can we live a holy life faith in God? Because at the in today’s cluttered and increasyoung age of 14, he decided to ingly unholy world? Christian live his life simply and in service authors list down many practical to the Church and to God? ways to do this. Have a strong Maybe all of the above. But most and intimate relationship with of all, I believe that the young Jesus. Join a Christian commuPedro loved God and Jesus so nity strong in worship, Scripture much that he wanted to share study and prayer. Practice the their love with others by being a gifts of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, lay missionary catechist. peace, patience, kindness, His life brings to mind one goodness, faithfulness, humility, of the sayings of Blessed and self-control. Participate in Mother Teresa: “We cannot do the sacramental life of the anything great for God, but Church. only small things with great Follow the way of life that love.” So if we believe this and God has planned out for you. live every day doing small eveTurn to page 11

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When Does Human life Begin? ccording to the drafters of the 1987 Constitution, conception happens at fertilization. In the floor discussion of the provision, “The State shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from the moment of conception”, Commissioner Cirilo FR. G AMMY TULABING Rigos asked CommisJCD, VG sioner Bernardo Villegas, a sponsor of the provision, “When is the moment of conception? Commissioner Villegas replied, “…it is when the ovum is fertilized by the sperm that there is human life.” No one in the Commission argued against the reply of Commissioner Villegas. The provision was passed, practically unchanged, except to shorten it for stylistic reasons from “from the moment of conception” to ‘from conception.’

With this understanding, all contraceptive drugs and devices that prevent not only fertilization of the ovum by the sperm but also the implantation of the fertilized ovum must be said to be banned under our present constitution. It would be unconstitutional for our Congress to provide, as House Bill 5043 does, “That the full range of family planning methods, both natural and modern shall be promoted,” because among available modern birth control methods some (like the IUD, pills and injectables) prevent the implantation of the fertilized ovum.

Should such a provision and others like it also be struck out not only on grounds of constitutionality but also on grounds of morality? Should the prevention of the implantation of the fertilized ovum be considered the termination of a human life and should therefore be called abortion?

According to Catholic theology and doctrine, the unborn becomes human when it begins to be animated by a human soul. The infusion of the human soul into the unborn is called “ensoulment”. Question: When does ensoulment happen? Does it happen at fertilization or

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cent. And young people can begin in modest ways to change what can be changed.

Some years ago, I was a member of an International Student Team that travelled for one semester in some fifteen states of the U.S.A. Every single day of those GRACEFUL COURAGE five months we were in a different CREATIVE SERENITY town of city. One day we visited a college in a town in Illinois which, FEARFUL WISDOM ironically is not far from where (Part II) Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator of the Blacks, practiced law as a young attorney. At noon our team went into a restaurant for God, grant us the graceful courage to change lunch. We sat at one of the tawhat can be changed, bles, but after an embarrassing the creative serenity to accept period of waiting, we realized we what cannot be changed, were not going to be served. It and the fearful wisdom to know turned out it was an establishment the difference. whites only”. We left DR. PROCESO UDARBE “for ungreeted, unfed, unserved.

It was the Man of the Twentieth Century, When the college students we Winston Churchill, who said: “Courage is the had spoken to earlier heard about first of all human qualities because it is the it, they decided after we left town, quality that guarantees all others...” to do something about it. They God says to young Joshua, seeking a boycotted the restaurant until it change in his people’s circumstances, “Be of good courage”. displayed a huge sign. “We serve We are not talking about the courage of the bravado or the bluster everyone in this restaurant regardtype of human courage. We are talking about what Ernest Hermingway less of face, language, or creed” called “graceful courage” —courage full of the grace of God, courage The students gleefully wrote to us prodded by divine energy. With the Alcoholic Anonymous, as someone a letter: “As a result of your visit, has described a participant, he must acknowledge his own helplessthere is a change in our communess. Even for one day he must be driven by a dynamic, undergirded by nity.” We wrote back, “We coma power, inspired by a faith. mend you for your courage to Today we don’t talk only about changing our individual selves, alchange what can be changed”. though this is important. We need the courage to change the political, Filipino students, we have a lot more problems here than racsocial, religious situation. For even after four centuries of Christianity ism. You need graceful courage. in our country, we have a decaying society, getting more criminalized (To be continue) by the day, getting more superstitious, getting less humane, less de-

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Bishop Rooker Visit the NUNS (1) xactly two decades ago, in May 1992, Sister Jeanne Heléne, the archivist at the time of the Archives of the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres (Chartres, France), made available to me in Rome a dossier on the beginnings of the Congregation in the Philippines.

Among the documents was the letter of Mother Marthe de Saint-Paul Legendre from REV. FR. ROMAN C. SAGUN , JR. Dumaguete to the Superior General in France, the Reverend Mother La Croix Binet. Dated 5 February 1905, the letter was translated from French to English by Sister Theresina of Jesus Santiago, SPC in her book Ten Decades of Passover (2003). The letter follows:

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My Reverend Mother, I thank you very much for the holy pictures that you so kindly sent us. I have already given one for a start, which gave infinite pleasure to one of the best families in Dumaguete where people love the “Madres” well.

Our Bishop (Frederick Z. Rooker of Jaro) came to spend four days with us from December 31 to January 4 (1905). He made himself busy with our house down to the smallest details. He made us draft a prospectus, a news bulletin, a curricular program, etc., which he will have printed in Iloilo.

Our Sisters sang each morning during the Mass of Monsignor. He personally requested the songs he desired. Upon hearing “Pastores”, “Benedictus”, “Adeste Fideles”, “The Angel and the Soul”, “O Holy Night”, etc., he was moved to tears because in the two years (running) that he had been Bishop of Jaro, he did not hear any of these songs that he had known and loved from childhood. Similarly, he has not heard the “Veni Creator” sung in any of his confirmation ceremonies. He was thus delighted to hear our Sisters sing it on January 2 while he was confirming a certain number of babies carried by their mothers because here, the children are confirmed right after their baptism. When we showed astonishment at this, he said, “What can you do? I would like to do better as in France, but the people would say that I am changing To page 13

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This fourth-class municipality, with a population of 17,000 hosts a seaport that connects Negros Oriental to Cebu province, deemed the shortest route for fast craft boats ferrying passengers from Sibulan and barges to and from Amlan town.

Former Siaton Mayor Bingbing Arbolado, who will challenge the re-election bid of Albert Ator, said that the people must discern the real intention of the Ators in seeking the top posts of the two towns.

He expressed confidence that the people will realize that the twin candidacies of the Ators are only motivated by their desire to expand and protect their business interests. Asked what were the lessons learned from his 2010 unsuccessful re-election bid, Arbolado replied that it is unwise for any politician to make promises that cannot be accomplished within one or two terms.

Arbolado believes that the broken promises of Ator, like the establishment of a seaport, construction of a mall, distribution of fishing vessels, livestock dispersal will be the latter’s undoing. He also scoffed at the latest

while in Congress.

With Ernesto, who is prevented by the term limit, forced to slide down as vice-mayor; he is fielding his vice-mayor son, Guido, under the Liberal Party to keep the family’s hold of the city hall. However, this time, it is going to be easier said than done as some of their most trusted allies have defected or are openly supporting Paras’ candidacy.

Alfredo Casipong Javier, the city’s number one councilor, abandoned Ernesto and Guido despite their long and fruitful association, preferring to run on his own this time as an independent candidate for mayor. His candidacy is expected to split the Reyes’ vote. The city’s number two councilor, a long time trusted ally of Ernesto, also left the group to seek re-election under the banner of Paras.

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announcement of Ator of the proposed construction of a multi-million boulevard as another promise doomed from the start. Repeated attempts to contact Mayor Ator for comment proved futile. (By Dems Demecillo)

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Association of Barangay Councils President and ex-officio Councilor Jaime D. Santos, Jr. bolted from the Reyes camp and joined the United Nationalists Alliance Party of Jing Paras, also as a council bet.

Businessman Paulo Humiliano Trinidad Rodriguez, who was enraged of Guido Reyes’ alleged interest in controlling the arrastre services of the city’s port, decided to withdraw support from Reyes to run as vicemayor of Jing Paras.

Board Member Liland Bustamante Estacion, who contemplated to run as mayor for Guihulngan even as independent, but was forced to withdraw in consideration of her family’s wishes, is not expected to go all out for the Reyeses despite her affiliation with the Liberal Party.

Nevertheless, while the big families and businessmen now seem to join the Paras bandwagon, the Reyeses certainly remains a force to reckon with approximately 24 of the 33 barangay captains keeping their loyalty with LP, at least for Ernesto’s sake.

(By Dems Demecillo)

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From page 6 ing a stress-free lifestyle. Doctors are not immune to it. Even nuns who lead a quiet lifestyle were my classmates inside the chemotherapy room. If it is not gene related, your environment and what you eat can be responsible.

Celebrity writer and multi- awarded director Marilou Diaz Abaya died of the disease after five years of battle. She left a legacy of culture and the arts through

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her various accomplishments in the movie and television industry.

Pink October gives a lot of opportunities for women to have mammograms and screenings at discounted basis . Early detection of the disease to increase the mortality rate among patients plays a big role when the battle begins.

Sometimes it is not the lack of resources or opportunities for women to submit to yearly mammogram that caused the delays, but it is the fear of little discomfort

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Seven years ago, I was told that I should pray to reach five years. Yet I realized that reaching five years is not an assurance that the disease won’t recur based on statistics. I live on a daily

basis. I take a lot of time with God, enjoy the beach, the corals and the fishes with my family and close friends as often as possible. Swimming everyday did a lot of good to me. It is a great comfort to know that God provides healing in every way and he has perfect time for everything.

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Breakthrough ...

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relation to our Constitution? No details yet. How will the MNLF deal with theMILF rebel group of Nur Misuari? With Kadaffi dead, is the Tripoli agreement also dead? How will the Middle East governments regard the MNLF and the MILF conflict? If attacked will our government just stand by and say that is your problem? The road map to peace has not yet seen the light at the end of the tunnel. But at least, the map is there and mutually pursuing it in unison can only prove to be beneficial to all Filipinos, muslims or not.

-o0oWe cannot allow ourselves to be pessimistic. Let us all be optimistic instead. Giving peace a chance under the Aquino administration might be this country’s last straw. We as a nation and people cannot afford this agreement to fail to a final breakdown. We must all succeed.

Holiness ...

(Catan) From page 6 Never lose your focus on God. Accentuate the positive things in life; never mind the negatives. Learn from your mistakes and strive to do better.

Live a simple life so that others may simply live. See every difficulty and trial not as a heavy burden to carry, but as a challenge and opportunity to grow closer to God, to mature in faith. This list could go on and on and on; I’m sure you can add many more practical

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maxims to observe in our journey toward heaven.

Whichever ones we choose to practice in our life, if we sincerely desire to become better persons, then God will bless us and strengthen us to continue walking the path of holiness and to remain faithful to His calling.

The bottom line here is that we have the freedom to choose whether to be saints-in-training or apprentices-to-Satan. It is our choice. It is my choice. And it is yours. It is a choice that we need to make, that we MUST make every day of our lives.

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(Bingo) From page 4 Rectonomics argues that if RP implements what Government wants (unitary price hike in two years) rather than his three-tier (which he proposed up to 2020)- the Philippine market will be so pissed that some consumers will cease buying cigarettes because of the prohibitive price (and so suddenly). “Marlboro” Recto argues, therefore, that instead of increasing the current P75B tax collection to P 125-B (plus P60-B), this might even decrease.

He calls his Senate Ways and Means Committee version which will raise only P 15-B (from the House Version of P 30-B)clearly off the mark of the Government’s P60-B- in some exotic way to most people.

Recto calls this economic gobbledygook-an “Equilibrium” which actually decimates the government target

by P45-B -because of his unfounded fear.

Unfounded, because in neighboring Thailand, when they raised sin tax rates , tax revenues went up three times. So the tax measure did not “kill the goose that lay the golden eggs” - a metaphor that is chorused jointly by Recto and another ally senate president Juan Ponce Enrile.

But what would likely happen if the Government tax and the new cigarette prices we listed above happen? Let’s be realistic -that while for some smoking is an addiction, for many others they are into it just because it is a cheap form of relaxation (sic) that they can afford.

Chances are majority of the “Marlboro/Philip” smokers will pay P 102 while the rest would

slide down to Hope. If they can afford P 102 pack, then they can certainly afford to take care of their eventual lung cancer medical complications.

Most of the then “Hope” smokers would likely switch to “Fortune” at a cheaper P 34 a pack but a great many of the “Fortune” smokers will “fortunately” drop off smoking -and thus Government will hit the 4 million targeted “converts” that the new cigarette prices will result into.

Added to the 4-Million would be young potential new “entrants” into the smoking habit who would no longer jump into it because prices are now prohibitive.

Thus the real targets are now realized: P 125-B in Sin Tax revenue (from P 75-B) and reduced smokers to 14 million (from 17 million). More government money for health and 4 million less potential lung cancer- victims.

Thus, the Sin Tax Bill becomes both a “revenue enhancement”and a “health bill” the reasons why all former secretaries of health had condemned Recto’s Bill as making a “fool of all of us” while feisty Economics Professor/TV host/ columnist Solita Monsod minced no words in saying that Recto “sold us down the river.” In layman’s terms, he accepted a bribe.

There are insinuations that senator Recto took his position because of the presence of a US$300-M Philip Morris Tobacco firm (in partnership reportedly with Lucio Tan) in the province of Batangas of which Recto’s wife, the actress Vilma Santos is running for reelection as governor.True? Unfair?

Defensive arguments like those of Enrile postulating that the senate is not a “rubber stamp of the Palace” and will not follow their sin tax model-just does not sell in this case. People will merely ask them then as to who they (senate committee) are a “rubber stamp” for?

In fairness, Senator Recto, who is one of the few trained economists in the senate, declared that his proposal is open to amendments. Yet, all of sudden last Monday Recto ,apparently hurting, resigned irrevocably as committee chair.

But the Senate has retained the contents because the Sin Tax Bill was a “comittee report” ,not just Recto’s ,as they claimed.

LAW EACH WEEK SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY A public service of the Sen. Jovito R. Salonga Center for Law and Development

PARTNERSHIP 1. What is a contract of partnership?

By a contract of partnership, tow or more persons bind themselves to contribute money, property, or industry to a common fund, with the intention of dividing the profits among themselves. Two or more persons may also form a partnership for the exercise of a profession.

2. What are its requisites?

The essential requisites of a contract of partnership are:  There must be a valid contract;  There must be a contribution of money, property, or industry to a common fund;  The partnership must be organized for gain or profit;  The partnership should have a lawful object or purpose, and must be established for the common benefit or interest of the partners.

3. Can a husband and wife enter into a contract of partnership?

If a partnership is a universal partnership, a husband and wife cannot enter into such contract. This because persons prohibited from making donations to each other are prohibited from entering into universal partnership. However, if the partnership is a particular partnership pr limited partnership, they can.

4. Can an industrial partner engage in a business other than that of the partnership?

An industrial partner cannot engage in business for himself, unless the partnership expressly permits him to do so; and if he should do so, the capitalist partners may either exclude him from the firm or avail themselves of the benefits which he may have obtained in violation of the prohibition, with a right of damages in either case.

5. Who shall manage the partnership?

The management of the partnership may be vested by agreement in one, or some, or all of the partners, or even in a third person, either in the articles of partnership pr after the partnership had already been constituted. If there is no agreement, it is vested in all of the partners.

6. What are the basic distinctions between a general partnership and a limited partnership?

A general partnership is composed only of general partners, whereas a limited partnership is composed of at least one general partner and one limited partner. A general partnership, as a general rule, may be constituted in any form, whereas in limited partnership must be contained in a certificate of limited partnership, duly signed and sworn to by all of the partners, and recorded in the Office of Securities of Exchange Commission (Ihra Faith C Magno, Contributor).

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HEALTH IS WEALTH

The Agony of Recurrent Arthritis aymen often call any pain or ache felt on the joints, muscles and tendons as “rheumatism”.

The old folks commonly call arthritis as “rheuma” The pain in untreated arthritis is terribly painful and it is recurrent. And usually treatment gives only temporary relief.

Arthritis refers to a vaing the joint riety of joint problems that (synovium). The causes pain, swelling and common symptoms stiffness. It is an inflammaare pain, swelling tion or degrenerative and stiffness in mulchanges within a joint. tiple joints; joints Hence there are arthritic maybe “hot” and red; pains such as “myolitis” occurring commonly (muscle), “bursitis” (burin hands, wrists and sae), “tendonitis” (tendon), feet. It occurs most etc. The exact cause of aroften around age 30 thritis is unknown. to 40. But it can atAuthorities claim that tack at any age. there are 100 dif ferent Medical Doctors betypes of arthritis lieve that it is caused (Healthwise Handbook). by chronic tension Generally, there are three and muscular con(3) common major kinds tractions that affect of arthritis namely: the immune system Osteoarthrtis, Rheudue to stress. It is a matoid Arthritis and psychosomatic kind Gouty (Gout) Arthritis. of an illness and A. Osteoarthritis common in self-sacis caused by a gradual rificing people. wearing away or C.Gouty Gout Arthritis breakdown of joint is the build-up of cartilage. When this Uric Acid crystal in cartilage deteriorates, the joint. Its sympthe bones rub totom is described as gether causing pain, sudden onset of burnswelling and stiffing pain, stiffness ness. It is common in and swelling, comthe fingers, knees, monly occurring in hips, and back espenig toe, ankle, knee, cially to women bewrist and elbow. tween the ages of 45 Most common in and 90. This is aggramen over 40; maybe vated from too much aggravated by alcoeating uric acid-rich hol drinks and eating foods. internal organs, meat B.Rheumatoid Arthritis and uric acid-rich is the inflammation foods. If arthritis is of the membrane linleft untreated it could

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7th Judicial Region Branch 63 Bayawan City IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRIES AS TO SEX FROM MALE TO FEMALE AND DATE OF MARRIAGE OF PARENTS FROM MARCH 26, 1991 TO MARCH 23, 1991 IN THE RECORDS OF BIRTH OF JEZEBEL GERIAN RENDON,

SPEC. PROC. 447

JEZEBEL GERIAN RENDON, Petitioner, -versus-

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ORDER Petitioner, in her verified petition, alleges that she was born on September 11, 1992 at Bayawan City, Negros Oriental and her fact of birth was duly registered before the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. However, her sex was erroneously entered as MALE instead of FEMALE and the date of marriage of her parents was erroneously entered as March 26, 1991 instead of March 23, 1991. Thus, this petition.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance, let the same be heard on November 15, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court along Severino “Nene” Martinez Street, Bayawan City. Interested parties are hereby enjoined to appear on the aforesaid date, time and place and show cause why the petition should not be granted.

Let this order be published immediately, at the expense of the petitioner, for once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental and its five component cities.

Furnish copies of this order to the Office of Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, the petitioner and her counsel.

SO ORDERED. Given in Chamber this 10th day July 2012 at Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

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possibly damage the heart, lungs, eyes and nerves.

Treatment and Prevention: • Application of liniment and cream for temporary relief only.

• Avoid eating uric acid-rich foods such as beans, skins and internal organs of animals, etc.

• Avoid carrying heavy load and remove excess weight.

• Moist hot and cold compress reduce pain.

• Maintain correct posture.

• Moderate daily exercise is to be avoided if inflammation of joint is present, but may engage in walking, biking and swimming to maintain mobility of arthritic joints.

• Be active and keep moving but interspersed with rest periods.

• Learn to manage stress.

• To be safe, it is best to consult your medical internist as to what particular drug to take.

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the CIVIC circle From page 16

BY LELE MARTINEZ

(Civic clubs and organizations are welcome to submit their articles and pictures about their services and activities. It is free of charge. Deadline for submission is Wednesday. You may send by email to: dejaresco_ely@yahoo.com – EDITOR)

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MALALA – The Voice of the Girl Child

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uried among the many news articles in our national paper last October 10 was the shocking news of a 14 year old girl who was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen inside a school bus in Pakistan. Two other students were shot but Malala was the real target as the Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting.

Malala Yousafzai is a 14 year old student from the Swat District in Pakistan who has advocated girls right to education where the Taliban has closed girls school in parts of Pakistan.

It is ironic that the shooting took place 2 days before the first anniversary of the launching of the United Nations’ celebration of the first “International Day of the Girl Child” recognizing that millions of girls throughout the world are deprived of their rights, including the right to education.

Right here in our city, we see disadvantaged children who beg, scrounge for food, sleeping on the streets and left to fend for themselves; some are runaways, others abandoned or exploited by their parents.

Many household helpers, male and female, have very little education because their parents indentured them, getting their salaries in advance.

However, in many parts of the world, millions of girls are deprived of the right of education, either by tradition or culture, even in this modern age. Here in the Philippines, at least, the girl child’s basic right to education is enshrined in our culture and educational system.

Some girls might not get enough education because of poverty or family pressure to work in the fields or as helpers. Here, girls are not shot because they want to go to school, or want to go out and play. Malala expressed her desire to go to school and her right to education and the Taliban found that offensive.

In this fast changing world, education is essential and every girl child must be

educated to have a bright future and succeed in life.

Educating the girl child is educating the nation as one day this girl child will be the mother of the youth of the country. Unfortunately there are cultures that believe the place of a woman is in her husband’s kitchen and her main role is bearing children. There is the unreasonable fear that the girl child will compete with the males and will not be the subservient wife or mother.

The girl child is seen as a “second class citizen” with no rights rated below the boys. An educated female child will be aware of her rights and can improve her living standard and that of her family and society at large.

It is sad that the Taliban justified their attack using religious scripture, saying the “Sharia says that even a child can be killed if he is propagating against Islam” as though getting education is a teaching against its religion. The assassination attempt got immediate worldwide media coverage and an outpouring of sympathy and widespread anger. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon called it a “heinous and cowardly act”, For many the basic question was ““Why did those men think they needed to kill Malala? The Women in the World Foundation through Angelina Jolie and Tina Brown launched a campaign to raise money for girls’ education in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Malala’s story has moved many and she has become the face of the discrimination and exploitation that many girls are facing across the world. It is a

reminder to us in the free world that that there are still millions of girls across the world suffering from the inequities because of their gender; there are still adults who would want to keep women in the dark ages by denying young girls the basic human freedoms, specially the right to education.

Malala is still under critical condition and many are praying for her healing.

She has openly confronted the centuries old tradition of keeping the girl child out of the mainstream of society. I add my prayer for her recovery and that one day, all nations and all parents will respect and nurture the rights of every child, male or female, to enjoy the basic rights to education and all other rights inherent to them.

Children’s rights include civil, cultural, economic, social and political rights as follows: • Right to Provision: Children have the right to an adequate standard of living, health care, education and services, and to play and recreation. These include a balanced diet, a warm bed to sleep in, and access to schooling.

• Right to Protection: Children have the right to protection from abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination. This includes the right to safe places for children to play; constructive child rearing behavior, and acknowledgment of the evolving capacities of children.

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

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Since the Filipinos do not have the faintest notion of punctuality, Monsignor had to administer Confirmation up to four times on the same day. On Wednesday, he confirmed three times in our big Community Room. We could say then that the Holy Spirit came down to our home! After the last ceremony, the good Bishop approached the statue of our Lady of Lourdes which was placed inside the grotto made out of seashells by Sister Josephine and Sister Ange, and he graciously said, “I am granting you and I grant to all the persons who will come to pray here, an indulgence of forty days for every prayer said”.

That evening, he had the thoughtfulness to hear our confessions either in English or in French. We were very happy about this because in the past two months we could only confess in Spanish. Confessing in a language which you do not know is not so practical and you can guess without difficulty, good Mother, the worry of your Sisters, particularly Sister Anna de la Croix. With the aid of a book and a dictionary, and the help of Sister Catherine, we have drafted a guide for the examination of conscience which we use to prepare for every confession! Then, with our list on paper, as the children do, we confess our sins.

The good Lord has allowed that our Parish Priest understands us and that we understand his exhortation well enough. Monsignor told us to be patient, because within a short period of time he will give us someone who would be capable of understanding us. Monsignor speaks, reads, and understands French very well. And this is fortunate, because we need to correspond with him frequently, and it would be very troublesome if he knew only the English language.

The Philippines is presently distressed by the schism of the Aglipayans and the Protestant propaganda. That is why, after Easter, there will be a meeting in Manila in order to re-establish peace in the Church. Monsignor Rooker is very zealous. He has under his jurisdiction 8 big islands and 200 small ones with a total population of more than 1,400,000 souls. His worry at present is how to provide religious instruction to his entire flock. (More next week)

IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRY AS TO SEX FROM FEMALE TO MALE IN THE RECORDS OF BIRTH OF NIELVIE TUBELLEJA FERIL,

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BAYAWAN CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL, Respondent. x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/

ORDER Petitioner, in his verified petition, alleges that he was born on December 22, 1992 at Bayawan City, Negros Oriental and his fact of birth was duly registered before the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. However, the entry as to his sex was erroneously entered as FEMALE instead of MALE. Thus, this petition.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance, let the same be heard on November 29, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court along Severino “Nene” Martinez Street, Bayawan City. Interested parties are hereby enjoined to appear on the aforesaid date, time and place and show cause why the petition should not be granted.

Let this order be published immediately, at the expense of the petitioner, for once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental and its five component cities.

Furnish copies of this order to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, the petitioner and her counsel.

SO ORDERED. Given in Chamber this 10th day of September 2012 at Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ANANSON E. JAYME Executive/Presiding Judge The Negros Chronicle Oct. 14, 21 & 28, 2012

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF NEGROS ORIENTAL 7th Judicial Region Branch 63 Bayawan City IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRY AS TO SEX FROM FEMALE TO MALE IN THE RECORDS OF BIRTH OF MANJOFE ABEL DECLA, MANJOFE ABEL DECLA, Petitioner -versus-

SPEC. PROC. 455

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BAYAWAN CITY, NEGROS ORIENTAL, Respondent. x - - - - - - - — - - - - - - — - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -/

ORDER Petitioner, in his verified petition, alleges that he was born on April 28, 1990 at Bayawan City, Negros Oriental and his fact of birth was duly registered before the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental. However, his sex was erroneously entered as female instead of male. Thus, this petition.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance, let the same be heard on December 06, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court along Severino “Nene” Martinez Street, Bayawan City. Interested parties are hereby enjoined to appear on the aforesaid date, time and place and show cause why the petition should not be granted.

Let this order be published immediately, at the expense of the petitioner, for once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental and its five component cities.

Furnish copies of this order to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, the petitioner and her counsel.

SO ORDERED. Given in Chamber this 5th day of October 2012 at Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

(Sgd.) ANANSON E. JAYME Executive/Presiding Judge The Negros Chronicle Oct. 14, 21 & 28, 2012

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self. As someone said, for us the sky is not the limit. It’s God. God is the limit for us.

St. Josemaria lived presence of God all the time and was forever trying to conform his will to the will of God, no matter what it cost. And so he was no stranger to great sufferings—misunderstandings, persecutions not only by “bad” people but even by the “good” ones, and all kinds of privations.

He considered all these as part of the territory, an unavoidable feature in the life of someone bent in following Christ whose life was filled with suffering all the way to the cross. He never wavered in his charity in all these trials.

And so he coined another expression, “at God’s pace,” which served as some kind of

motto of his. He used it to encourage others to be more mindful of God’s constant invitation to live and work with him. He referred to such invitation and joint venture as a kind of adventure, full of great and marvelous expectations, albeit with trials.

Truth is our life is always a life with God, whether we are aware of it or not, whether we cooperate with him or not. Our relationship with him is first of all that of the Creator and his creature, and as such, he is the support of our very existence. Without him, we simply would cease to exist, we simply would revert to nothing.

It’s a truth that we need to know and understand as soon as we can, capturing its endless implications, both theoretical and practical. It’s something that is supposed to shape our life, inspire our thoughts and desires, leaven our acts.

Being aware of this truth, and more, making it a guiding conviction of our life, will surely give us a full picture of what our life here on earth is all about, removing us from a narrow, if not erroneous view of life. It will give us the basis to be invincibly confident in spite of the dizzying and sometimes ugly twists and turns of life.

Being aware of it will certainly show us we are meant to love the way God is love.

And that’s because our relationship with God is not just that of a cold Creator-andcreature thing. It is supposed to be always warmed up by love.

Our relationship with God is that of a father and a son, the father loving the son no end, all the way to an endless promise of forgiveness, while the son, being completely free, can choose to love the father in return or not.

It’s indeed very important that we learn to see God in everything. In short, it is to make ourselves real contemplatives in the middle of the world so that we see that our ordinary affairs are actually divine paths of the earth.

From page 2 employees and management of the Vallacar Transit Inc, operators of Ceres buses in the Visayas ( Bacolod , Dumaguete, Cebu and Iloilo). In Mindanao , it is operating the Bachelors and Rural Transit.

According to Calimpong, the appeal filed by another labor organization before the secretary of labor that even reached the office the President on the petition for a certification election was denied giving due course to the pre-election conference and eventually the election within 45 days from Oct. 24.jg

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From page 2 sneak inside but they’re doing the best to prevent contraband items from going inside. Only lately, the guards were able to intercept attempts to sneak inside packs of shabu knitly hidden in a plastic pack containing “bagoong.

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Negros Oriental have lined up a number of activities in celebration of the national correctional consciousness week from Oct 22-28, 2012, most notable of which is the lecture on restorative justice among inmates. jg

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October 21, 2012 Republic of the Philippines Province of Negros Oriental Municipality of Dauin OFFICE OF BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

Residential Lots for Sale Total Lot Area 503 sqms 337 sqms 421 sqms 400 sqms 520 sqms 1,205 sqms 1,300 sqms 621 sqms 500 sqms 346 sqms 321 sqms 305 sqms 150 sqms 268 sqms 300 sqms 336 sqms 402 sqms 400 sqms 306 sqms 225 sqms 600 sqms 240 sqms 250 sqms 243 sqms 251 sqms 252 sqms 1,000 sqms 279 sqms 1072 sqms 936 sqms 1000 sqms 1200 sqms 3020 sqms 6270 sqms 1270 sqms 472 sqms 468 sqms 400 sqms 500 sqms 600 sqms 1000 sqms 3020 sqms 1000 sqms 1000 sqms 2000 sqms 3000 sqms 500 sqms 1,000 sqms 2,000 sqms 3,375 sqms 1,000 sqms 1,500 sqms 2,000 sqms 296 sqms 1,000 sqms 500 sqms 987 sqms 3,500 sqms 363 sqms 477 sqms 1,037sqms

LOCATION

PRICE

St. Paul’s Area, Dgte. City Villa Amada, Dgte. City Villa Amada, Dgte. City E. J. Blanco Ext. Dgte. City E. J. Blanco Ext. Dgte. City Balugo, Valencia, Neg. Or. Balugo, Valencia, Neg. Or. Daro, Dgte City Daro, Dgte City Daro, Dgte City Fatima Village Dgte City Fatima Village Dgte City Piapi, Dgte City San Jose St. Dgte City Hibbard Ave., Dgte City Hibbard Ave.,, Dgte City Hibbard Ave., Dgte City Hibbard Ave., Dgte City Talay, Dgte City Junob, Dgte City E.J. Blanco Ext. Dgte. City Junob, Dgte City Junob, Dgte City Locsin, Dgte City Locsin, Dgte City Locsin, Dgte City E.J. Blanco Ext. Dgte City Bantayan, Dgte City Batinguel, Dgte City Motong, Dgte City Motong, Dgte City Motong, Dgte City Balugo, Valencia Neg. Or. San Jose St., Dgte City Cadawinonan, Dgte City Balugo, Dgte City Balugo, Dgte City Batinguel, Dgte City Batinguel, Dgte City Batinguel, Dgte City Batinguel, Dgte City Balugo Valencia, Neg. Or. Palimpinon Val., Neg. Or. Bong-aw Valencia, Neg. Or. Bong-aw Valencia, Neg. Or. Bong-aw Valencia, Neg. Or. Balugo, Valencia Neg.Or Balugo, Valencia Neg. Or. Balugo, Valencia Neg. Or. Talay, Dgte City Jawa, Valencia Neg. Or. Jawa, Valencia Neg. Or. Jawa, Valencia Neg. Or. Junob, Dgte. City East Balabag, Val. Neg. Or. West Balabag, Val Neg. Or. Bantayan, Dgte City Bantayan, Dgte City Bantayan, Dgte City Bagacay, Dgte City Valencia, Neg. Or.

P2.2M P5,000/sqm P5,000/sqm P2,500/sqm P3,000/sqm P1,700/sqm P1,700/sqm P1.3M P3,000/sqm P5,000/sqm P1.5M P4,500/sqm P850K P1.6M P5,700/sqm P5,700/sqm P5,700/sqm P5,700/sqm 400K P2,300/sqm P2,500/sqm P2,300/sqm P850K P1.3M P1.5M P1.5M P2,500/sqm P7,000/sqm P1,120/sqm P1,000/sqm P1,200/sqm P1,400/sqm P1.2M P5,000/sqm P1,500/sqm P1,500/sqm P1,500/sqm P2,500/sqm P2,500/sqm P2,500/sqm P2,500/sqm P500/sqm P800/sqm P450/sqm P450/sqm P450/sqm P500/sqm P500/sqm P500/sqm P800/sqm P1,900/sqm P1,900/sqm P1,900/sqm P2,000/sqm P800/sqm P1,000/sqm P4.5M P3,500/sqm P7,000/sqm P2,500/sqm P2M

Contact: 0918-929-6047

Commercial Lots for Sale 400 sqms 520 sqms 1,149 sqms 1,150 sqms 300 sqms 336 sqms 402 sqms 400 sqms 250 sqms 600 sqms 337 sqms 363 sqms 3,336 sqms 1,400 sqms 150 sqms 421 sqms 116 sqms 279 sqms 169 sqms 306 sqms 642 sqms 2,423 sqms 503 sqms 6,270 sqms 268 sqms 5,222 sqms 1,104 sqms 672 sqms 650 sqms 1,179 sqms 1,205 sqms 951 sqms 1,325 sqms 4,300 sqms 400 sqms 1,037 sqms 1,000 sqms

E.J. Blanco Ext. Dgte. City E.J. Blanco Ext. Dgte City Piapi, Dgte City Piapi, Dgte City Hibbard Ave., Dgte City Hibbard Ave., Dgte City Hibbard Ave., Dgte City Hibbard Ave., Dgte City Hibbard Ave, Dgte City E.J. Blanco Ext. Dgte City Villa Amada, Dgte. City Bantayan, Dgte City Piapi, Dgte City Piapi Beach, Dgte City Piapi, Dgte City Villa Amada, Dgte. City Locsin St., Dgte City Bantayan, Dgte. City Near Ceres Term. Dgte City Meciano Rd., Dgte City Bantayan, Dgte City Bantayan Dgte City St. Paul’s Area, Dgte City San Jose St., Dgte City San Jose St., Dgte City Sibulan highway, Neg. Or. Banilad, Dgte City Banilad, Bacong Neg. Or. Banilad, Bacong Neg. Or. Taclobo, Dgte City San Jose St., Dgte City Real St., Dgte City Colon St., Dgte City North Natl Highway Pob. Valencia, NegOr. Pob. Valencia, NegOr. Pob. Valencia, NegOr.

P2,500/sqm P3,000/sqm P5,000/sqm P5,000/sqm P5,700/sqm P5,700/sqm P5,700/sqm P5,700/sqm P5,700/sqm P2,500/sqm P5,000/sqm P7,000/sqm P10,000/sqm P15M P850K P5,000/sqm P3M P7,000/sqm P5M P4M P4.5M P15M P2.2M P 5,000/sqm P1.6M P12M P5,000/sqm P1.5M P1.2M P7M P35M P50M P40M P20M P1.8M P2M P2M

Contact: 0918-929-6047

Subdivision Sites for Sale Location

Lot Area 1.5 hectares 5.5 hectares 12 hectares 4.7 hectares 1.4 hectares 1.3 hectares 1.6 hectares 4.9 hectares 7 hectares 2 hectres 4.1 hectares 1.7 hectares 5.8 hectares 2.3 hectares 1.2 hectares 3 hectares

Cantil-e, Dgte City Cantil-e, Dgte City Cantil-e, Dgte City Banilad, Dgte City Tubtubon, Sibulan Neg. Or. Bong-aw, Valencia Neg. Or. Bong-aw, Valencia Neg. Or. Candau-ay, Dgte City Candau-ay, Dgte City Junob, Dgte City Isugan, Bacong Neg. Or. Isugan, Bacong Neg. Or. Isugan, Bacong Neg. Or. Talay, Dgte City West; Balabag, Valencia Palinpinon, Valencia

3.2 hectares 1.6 hectares 2.1 hectares

Ugahong, Valencia Neg. Or. San Antonio, Sibulan Neg. Or. Balili, Valencia Neg. Or.

Price P800/sqm P800/sqm P800/sqm P500/sqm P800/sqm P350/sqm P600/sqm P400/sqm P400/sqm P1,500/sqm P400/sqm P400/sqm P400/sqm P12M P400/sqm P500/sqm P500/sqm P400/sqm P500/sqm

October 11, 2012

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID The Municipality of Dauin thru Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invite all interested bidders to supply and delivery of Construction Supplies and Materials for the following projects: NAME OF PROJECT SOURCE OF FUND 1) IMPROVEMENT OF RURAL HEALTH UNIT TRUST FUND 2) CONSTRUCTION/REPAIR/REHABILITATION OF DAUIN WATERWORKS SYSTEM 20% EDF (2012) 3) IMPROVEMENT OF BASKETBALL COURT AT SITIO ILITHON, TUWAGE,DAUIN, NEGR.OR. GENERAL FUND 4) CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-PURPOSE BLDG. (PHASE 1) AT APO ISLAND GF (2012) & PDAF 5) OPENING OF MUNICIPAL STREET (TAFT STREET, POB. DIST. 3) 20% EDF (2012) 6) OPENING OF FARM TO MARKET ROAD AT SITIO ILITHON, TUGAWE 20% EDF (2012) 7) CONCRETING OF MUNICIPAL ROAD (LA SOLIDARIDAD ST., POB. DIST. 1 20% EDF SUPPLEMENTAL 8) CONCRETING OF ANHAWAN ROAD 20% EDF SUPPLEMENTAL 9) CONCRETING OF MUNICIPAL ROAD (E. VILLANUEVA ST. POB. DIST. 2) 20% EDF SUPPLEMENTAL 10) CONCRETING OF MUNICIPAL ROAD (AGUINALDO ST. POB. DIST. 3) 20% EDF SUPPLEMENTAL 11) CONCRETING OF MUNICIPAL ROAD (CAPITAN PONSO ST. POB. DIST. 2) 20% EDF SUPPLEMENTAL 12) CONSTRUCTION OF STREET LIGHTS ALONG NAT. HIGHWAY (MAAYONG TUBID, MAS. SUR. MAS NORTE, DIST. 2 BULAK) 20% EDF 2012

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ABC P86,645.00(rebid) 604,850.00 99,885.00 899,646.75 99,777.00 328,377.00 499,843.74 499,525.17 699,924.15 499,843.74 344,762.88

179,760.00

Bidding and opening of Sealed Bids will be on October 26, 2012 at 2:30 in the afternoon after submission and compliance of BAC requirements.

Bid documents will be available on October 22-25, 2012 at the Office of the BAC Secretariat during office hours.

For additional information and inquiries. You can contact the municipality through the BAC Secretariat or call tel. no. (035) 400-5272.

(Sgd.) EARL B. REGALADO MCR, BAC Secretariat Tel. No. (035)400-5272 Cell No. 09173005887 E-mail Address:mun_dauin@yahoo.com.ph

RESIDENTIAL LOT FOR SALE IMMEDIATELY

Residential Lots for Sale Total Lot Area 1,310 sqms 305 sqms 6,998sqms 1,400sqms 1,000sqms 845sqms 425sqms 135qsms 198sqms 2,884sqms 2,004sqms 120sqms 295sqms 296sqms 300sms 477sms 280sqms 300sqms 500sqms 1,000sqms 600sqms 1,000sqms 415sqms 498sqms 500sqms 629sqms 630sqms 417sqms 1,000sqms 332sqms 320sqms 340sqms

LOCATION Motong, Dgte. City Fatima Village, Dgte. City Bong-bong, Valencia Neg. Or Jawa, Valencia Neg. Or. Jawa, Valencia Neg.Or. Jawa, Valencia Neg. Or. Jawa, Valencia Neg. Or. Jawa, Valencia Neg. Or. Jawa, Valencia Neg. Or. Bong-aw, Valencia Neg. Or. Talay, Dgte. City Junob, Dgte City Junob, Dgte City Junob, Dgte City Bagacay, Dgte City Bagacay, Dgte City Batinguel, Dgte City Bagacay, Dgte City West Balabag, Valencia East Balabag, Valencia East Balabag, Valencia Pob. Valencia Neg. Or. Bacong, Neg. Or. Bacong, Neg. Or. Bacong, Neg. Or. Bacong, Neg. Or. Bacong, Neg. Or. Bacong, Neg. Or. Bacong, Neg. Or. Daro, Dgte City Daro, Dgte City Daro, Dgte City

PRICE P2,500/sqm P4,500/sqm P500/sqm P1,600/sqm P1,300/sqm P1,900/sqm P1,900/sqm P1,900/sqm P1,900/sqm P3M P2,000/sqm P250K P2,000/sqm P2,000/sqm P2,500/sqm P2,500/sqm P1,500/sqm P900K P1,000/sqm P1,000/sqm P1,200/sqm P1,300/sqm P450/sqm P450/sqm P450/sqm P450/sqm P450/sqm P450/sqm P450/sqm P4,500/sqm P4,500/sqm P4,500/sqm

700 SQUARE METERS, NEAR THE ROAD, NEAR FATIMA SUBDIVISION REASONABLE PRICE, NEGOTIABLE HEDRIANA ENTRANCE, PIAPI, DUMAGUETE CITY IF INTERESTED, CONTACT ELY DEJARESCO, TEL. NO. 0918-929-6047 OR ROSE BASELERES, TEL. NO. (Globe cp#) 0906-457-4857

OCEAN VIEW LOTS FOR SALE Balili, Valencia Neg. Or. 20,575sqms, w more or less 130 fruit bearing sweet mango trees, w electricity and water access, along the road, clean title @ P500/sqm only Liptong, Valencia Neg. Or., 911sqms, w 2-storey cottage, situated 650 feet above Dgte City, overlooking, w electricity and water access, along the brgy road, clean title @ P1.2M only Liptong, Valencia Neg. Or., 910sqms, situated 645 feet above Dgte City, overlooking, w electricity and water access, along brgy road, clean title @ P900K only San Antonio, Sibulan Neg. Or., 16,279sqms, located 700 feet above Dgte City, ocean view, with road right of way, w electricity and water access, clean title @ P400/sqm Palimpinon, Valencia Neg. Or., 975sqms, located 700 feet above Dgte City, near Tiera Alta, ocean view, with water, electricity, internet, cable and phone access, along the road, clean title @ P2M only Palimpinon, Valencia Neg. Or., 1,111sqms, situated 780 feet above Dgte City, near Tiera Alta, ocean view, w electricity, water, cable, phone and internet access, along the road, clean title @ P1,500/sqm Palimpinon, Valencia Neg. Or., 2,220sqms, situated 780 feet above Dgte City, near Tiera Alta, ocean view, w electricity, cable, water, internet and phone access, along the road , clean title @ P1,500/sqm Ugahong, Valencia Neg. Or. 3.2hectares, located 400 feet above Dumaguete City, along the road, two sides attached to the road, w electricity and water access, clean title @ P500/sqm only Ajong, Sibulan Neg. Or., 1,000sqms, overlooking, along the national highway, clean title @ P3,000/sqm only

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Deploy ...

From page 6 farming system with massive intercropping must be initiated. This will require some infrastructure like farm to market roads and irrigation.

The budget for the industry must include research and development to identify new products and markets. This must also have a social component which should include scholarship funds and authentic health benefits (not to include reproductive health!)The benefits received by coconut farmers from the coco levy funds can only be described as miserly and miserable – e.g.

- a P 10,000 insurance which covers only a small number of farmer beneficiaries. The much ballyhood Cocofed scholarships were niggardly and were discontinued a long time ago.

For the coco funds to trickle down to the coconut farmers who should become the principal beneficiaries of the fund the levy- funded enterprises such as the UCPB, the coconut oil mills, insurance companies should be privatized immediately. The farmers do not benefit from these enterprises. Only the managers do.

Perhaps the pending legislation now gathering dust in both chambers of congress – especially Congressman Erin Tañada’s bill in the lower house and the Enrile bill in the senate creating a Coconut Trust Fund and an institution to manage such funds to be manned by people of unquestioned integrity and recognized competence can now be passed.

Just for the record, these levies were not, as claimed by Cocofed to be owned by indi(Romero)

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When Does ...

(Tulabing)

From page 8

later? Catholics may be surprised to know that the great theologian, St. Thomas Aquinas, was of the opinion that ensoulment happened only after the fertilized ovum had attained a certain stage of development. Before that, the fertilized ovum had only a vegetative and later animal life. The time of animation by the spiritual soul was estimated to be at approximately six weeks after conception. This was also the common opinion for a long time.

The tide of opinion shifted, however, in the 18 th century, and in the 19th century, the opinion that ensoulment took place at ferti-

vidual coconut farmers under their management, rather, these funds were intended for the whole coconut industry – everybody working under the palm to increase productivity through replanting and fertilization. The putting up of seed farms, as well as intercropping.

I believe however that an enlarged social fund that will cover the health, insurance coverage and scholarship for the farmers must be set up by the recovered funds.

Finally, let us not set up another Cocofed organization which only served the interests of its directors who greatly prospered under the set-up! Perhaps small coconut farmer organizations at the municipal or provincial levels would work for the interests of the farmer better, especially if this is going to be supervised by the government.

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lization became more common. Up to now there is no agreement on the theoretical question of the moment of ensoulment. The Church has not made any authoritative pronouncement on the matter either. A textbook (Christian Ethics, vol. 2 by Fr. Karl H. Peschke, SVD) used in many seminaries for teaching moral theology, while reporting these developments, says this: There is no official pronouncement of the Church which approves or condemns either theory. However since both opinions are probable and since we deal with the great good of human life, theologians commonly hold that in the practical order one must follow the safer course of action and always treat a living fertilized ovum as a human person, whatever its stage of development, with all the rights of a human being”.

The Vatican ’s Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in its “Declaration on Procured Abortion”, stated authoritatively: In reality, respect for human life is called for from the time that the process of generation begins. From the time that the ovum is fertilized, a life is begun which is neither that of the father nor the mother, it is rather the life of a new human being with his own growth. It would never be made human if it were not human already.

The Congregation later adds, “From a moral point of view this is certain: even if a doubt existed whether the fruit of conception is already a human person, it is objectively a grave sin to dare to risk murder.”

The time of ensoulment or beginning of animation of the fertilized ovum by a spiritual soul

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Call: 0918-929-6047 may be impossible to determine. The factual question may never be answered because we cannot observe the infusion of a spiritual soul into a body by God to make a living being a human person. But the practical course of action is clear: no one is allowed to directly kill what may probably be already a human person. To do so would be to risk committing homicide or murder. If you are hunting, for

example, and hear a movement in the bushes, you may suspect it is a wild boar. But then you also think it may be a man, maybe a companion of yours, even. You are not morally allowed to shoot at whatever is moving in the bushes until you ascertain that it is not a human being. If you do shoot before you find out for certain that it is not a man, and then find out later that you have wounded or killed a

man, it would not do to say that you were not sure it was a man and so you shot it.

Hence, from the moral point of view, Catholics must object against the promotion of drugs and devices that prevent the implantation of the fertilized ovum. Thus, you can understand the militancy of the Catholic bishops and faithful against the pending HB 5043. They are waging a fight in defense of human life.

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P.E.P. (People, Events, Places)

Human relations

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t is interesting to note that in any discussion about entrepreneurship or business management, human resource crops up very often. People, after all, are an important resource, and whether the people in the organization are happy or not makes a lot of difference.

It is likewise important to understand the so-called “culture” of any organization. As one researcher mentioned, “If you solve the same problem over and over, and nothing changes, perhaps, you are solving the wrong problem.”

For a young professional who is very enthusiastic with his or her work, change is sometimes met with some resistance. In the future and if some change, drastic as it may be, would happen in an organization where a young professional belongs, he or she would know how to grapple with it because they would then have a better understanding of the situation.

Organizational dynamics is true not only in the Philippine setting, but also everywhere.

Much of what is happening today in the business environ-

ment may be due to some misconceptions about our culture and how we deal with people.

It has to be reiterated that no success in any organization is worth it if relationships are destroyed or if emotions are affected adversely. If we can have a symbiotic relationship between success and effective human relations, then, the organization can be labeled as truly successful.

A number of labor laws have helped in making organizational dynamics more credible and grounded because it has a legal basis. As embodied in the Labor Code of the Philippines, such laws like Administrative Order No. 161, Article 243, Article 248 and Article 263 also serve to make people aware of the rights of employees. Labor, after all, tends to favor the employees

and not the management.

If you are an employee, it is imperative that you toe the line in your organization inasmuch as the dynamics and personalities involved are varied.

Burnt Rice...

70 percent of skimpy incomes on food. They’ve long consumed the last scrap of tutong. They skip meals.

In India, 24 percent of families now go thru foodless days, a “Save the Children” survey found. More than half the people of Haiti are undernourished. The Global Hunger Index of 2012 identifies 20 countries saddled by “alarming” levels of hunger.

These include East Timor, Bangladesh, Eritrea and Burundi to Madagascar, Niger, Djibouti and Nepal.

World food reserves dwindled from 107 days of consumption to only 74 days in 2008. This triggered a “land rush.” Some Gulf states, China, South Korea, Libya, even Sweden, bought or leased land where they can grow food for themselves.

Over 30 million hectares have now been contracted for.

International Food Policy Research Institute estimates nearly $20 to $30 billion a year is spent by better-off countries

on land. Most are in Africa.

Saudi Arabia, whose aquifers ran dry last year, bought halfa-million hectares in Tanzania.

South Korea signed a 99-year lease for 1.3 million hectares of agricultural land in Madagascar.

Other major destinations for land hunters are Ethiopia and the two Sudans.

Millions in these countries are sustained with U.N. World Food Programme donations.

Here, 21 out of every 100 infants have low weight at birth.

Wasting and stunting (32 percent) result when kids are nursed by wizened, chronically malnourished mothers. Out of every 1,000 births here, 29 never make it to age 5.

Today, the country is almost on par with the Dominican Republic in infant mortality rates. It lags behind Malaysia’s 6. In an overall ranking of 193 countries, we’re wedged at slot 80.

Worse, these dry-as-sawdust statistics infect many of us with Mego syndrome. “Mine eyes glaze

(Mercado)

From page 6 “Moderate hunger” — “having nothing to eat only once or a few times —surged in. Crammed in Metro Manila, overall hunger rose 10 percent. It inched up in Mindanao. Decades of conflict castrated its potential as the nation’s breadbasket.

Weather pattern distortions, continued post-harvest losses and growing populations interlocked with shrinking farm lands.

These morphed into the “new geopolitics of food scarcity,” Earth Policy Institute Lester Brown notes.

Between 2007 and 2008, grain prices doubled. FAO reported prices bolted by a further 1.4 percent in September.

“That left more people hungry than any time in history…An era of filled granaries had come to an end.”

The rich rearranged their menus, but the poor spend 50-

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BY CECILE M. GENOVE cmgedcon@yahoo.com

AFFIDAVIT OF EXISTING HEIRS AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS Notice is hereby given that Estela Saycon Cuello; Mercia Saycon Smeets; Editha B. Saycon; Gideon B. Saycon; Samuel B. Saycon; Galileo B. Saycon, represented by his oldest son, Glenn R. Saycon; legitimate heirs and successors-in-interest of the late Rico B. Saycon, an account holder of Metrobank Dumaguete City; have executed an Affidavit of Existing Heirs and Waiver of Rights; and that above heirs mentioned and Glenn R. Saycon, except for Editha B. Saycon, hereby voluntarily renounce and waive all their rights in favor of Mercia Saycon Smeets whatever monies, dues and dividends and other things of value of whatever nature or kind as may now be or may hereafter become due, owing, payable or belonging to RICO B. SAYCON, with the METROBANK; as per Doc. No. 217; Page No. 44; Book No. III, Series of 2012 duly notarized by Atty.

Ricarte R. Valencia.

The Negros Chronicle Oct. 21, 28 & Nov. 4, 2012

AFFIDAVIT OF EXISTING HEIRS AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS Notice is hereby given that Estela Saycon Cuello; Mercia Saycon Smeets; Editha B. Saycon; Gideon B. Saycon; Samuel B. Saycon; Galileo B. Saycon, represented by his oldest son, Glenn R. Saycon; legitimate heirs and successors-in-interest of the late Rico B. Saycon, an account holder of Banco de Oro have executed an Affidavit of Existing Heirs and Waiver of Rights; and that above heirs mentioned and Glenn R. Saycon, except for Editha B. Saycon, hereby voluntarily renounce and waive all their rights in favor of Mercia Saycon Smeets whatever monies, dues and dividends and other things of value of whatever nature or kind as may now be or may hereafter become due, owing, payable or belonging to RICO B. SAYCON, with the Banco de Oro; as per Doc. No. 214; Page No. 43; Book No. III, Series of 2012 duly notarized by Atty. Ricarte R. Valencia.

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over.” We’re blind to the pain.

We do not see Lazarus at the gate.”

President Aquino’s Conditional Cash Transfer program eased some of hunger’s raw pain. CCT provides families monthly grants of P1,400 —provided they keep children in school, have them vaccinated and enroll in health programs. There are 3.08 million household beneficiaries.

World Bank, Australian Agency for International Development and Asian Development Bank are providing additional support until 2015. That’s when this program phases out.

Will we see then that the frail men and women, who till slivers of land or fish depleted waters, for what they are? Only they can provide a permanent solution to hunger.

Ironically, they’re locked into subsistence treadmills by elite political dynasties. They’re denied access to tools for production, but above all, a just share from their work. As a result, their lives are truncated by disease, lack of schooling and limited hope. It is obscene that those who produce food are often the ones who go hungry.

Recall (From page 4) called, was elected.

Example, if the governor is sought to be recalled, a petition by 25% of the total number of registered voters of the province is needed to start the recall. If the city mayor is sought to be recalled, then a petition by 25% of the total number of registered voters of the city is needed.

Where is the petition filed? Comelec.

Can recall be initiated within one year from assumption of the local elective official concerned? Yes. Recall can be initiated within one year from assumption. It is the election that must be held one year after assumption of office.

Is there a budget for recall? Yes. All expenses incident to recall elections shall be shouldered by Comelec.

Where will the Comelec get the budget? The General Appropriations Act shall include a contingency fund at the Comelec’s disposal for recall elections.

Who are the candidates in a recall election? The incumbent, who is subject of recall automatically, is a candidate, plus others including the defeated candidates.

So for those who were calling for special election, and perhaps for those where elections were won by the slimmest margin, recall is a legal remedy.

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our jail guards, including the jail warden, had been relieved of their respective posts following the escape of a detainee two weeks ago.

Relieved of their positions are Tanjay District Jail warden Insp. Giovanni Gorospe and the three jail guards on duty during the escape on October 2, 2012, namely, SJO2 Fernando Villaflor, JO1 Peter Estrellanes and JO1 Archie Sayon.

According to Bureau of Jail Management and Penol-

ogy (BJMP) provincial administrator J/CInsp Rosalinda P. Malahay, they were immediately relieved under the one-strike policy of the bureau and are confined at the provincial office, pending results of the investigation.

The escapee is identified as Bannie Romano, also known as “Bonie,” 27 years

old, single and laborer. He is facing homicide and attempted rape charged before Regional Trial Court Branch 45 in Bais City.

The BJMP is extending a P5,000 reward money for the recapture of the escapee, who was last sighted at the boundary of Bahian and Palew in Tanjay City./jg

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supporters in Guihulngan were despondent to learn that she has finally withdrawn her earlier interest to contest the mayorship against Vice-Mayor Guido Reyes and former Congressman Jacinto “Jing” Paras.

It was also learned that Estacion, after realizing the intensity of the devotion of her supporters and the desire of the ordinary people for her to contest the mayorship earlier, prepared her Certificate of Candidacy for mayor, but after hearing the opinion of her siblings abroad, she finally decided to drop out from the race and instead seek re-election under the LP banner. (By Dems Demecillo)

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Cardenas of the Liberal Party will be campaigning for former Finance Secretary Margarito “Gary” Teves, UNA’s standard bearer and candidate for governor of Negros Oriental.

Incumbent Mayor Jimmy Clerigo, allegedly, without consultation of their allies, including the Cardenas family, decided to swear allegiance to the Liberal Party and Congresswoman Jocelyn “Josy” Limkaichong, who is running for governor.

This prompted the Cardenas family to field Judith to reclaim her old post and ensure Gary’s victory in Canlaon. Close aides of the Teves family maintain that despite the affiliation of Jose Chubasco Cardenas to the Liberal Party, he will not abandon the Teveses, who have been their long time allies even during his father’s time.(By Dems Demecillo)

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Paras served as vicemayor of Guihulngan and board member; Camero served as a three-term mayor of La Libertad and was instrumental in the construction of the town’s public market and municipal hall while Mayor Amor Baldado has been lauded for his down-to-earth attitude while holding the highest electoral post of Manjuyod.

Litoy said that he is optimistic of his ticket’s chances in the 2013 polls and noted the increasing number of intelligent voters, thanks to the modern technology and the media, even as he expressed hope that the public will vote for righteous and wise candidates so they will get quality and God-fearing leaders.

Board Member Estacion confirmed her decision to seek re-election under the Liberal Party in compliance to her sibling’s wishes. A number of her

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CANNONIZATION OF FIRST CEBUANO SAINT TODAY IN ROME: The procession starting the holy rites of canonization of BLESSED PEDRO CALUNGSOD at the altar of Odesa of St Agustine in Rome.

Smiling Archbishop of Palo Leyte Msgr John Du fomer bishop of Dumaguete is also representing the laity of Negros Oriental . Behind him is Archbishop Emeritus Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales of Manila. (PDI Oct 20 Photo)

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activities.

Based on intelligence reports, the criminal syndicates maybe taken advantage of by moneyed politicians in pursuing their candidacies. The TanasanLibron group is being neutralized with nine of its members already in jail with no bailbond recommended including their leaders, but a number of them are still outside, he said.

In Canlaon city, the group can easily be mobilized by whoever is holding them, according to Carranza. It is for this reason the police is closely monitoring their activities.

In lieu of this development, the police and the Philippine Army is constantly coordinating with each other through the Joint Peace and Security Council Center in sharing information about the presence of PAGS in the province while the Commission on Elections is yet to officially convene the JPSSC. /jg

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thought: first, the Dayoyo bridge issue is a matter of public interest therefore subject to the clutches of police power ; Second, being a private land, he has to be justly compensated thru an expropriation proceedings in which case, there is a process to be followed which takes time.

A detour road is opened in the Cimafranca a lot while awaiting the rebuilding of the old, or building a new but long-delayed DPWH-funded project of P60Million Pangaloan, Dayoyo bridge which was downed by the Feb 6 earthquake.

M e a n w h i l e , Limkaichong told program host Florence Baesa, that she continues to push for the realization of the P100Million NOPH central block building which is now awaiting updated architectural and building plans from the province.

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Dumaguete are handed buy Judge Maxino.

Ealier, Maxino , in his order, said that one RTC judge “informed me about intelligence report that by reason of the above mentioned dismissal of various criminal cases, I was perceived to favor Arnie Teves or any of is men or related interests.”

“I do not want to risk my reputation again, and that of this Court, by reason of this case, should evidence warrant the acquittal of the accused. It will not only affect me as a judge, but most importantly the public’s effigy on this Court, thereby affecting all cases that will later be assigned to me.”

Finding his inhibition appropriate, Maxino directed the transmittal of all records to the clerk for court for re-raffling.”

As a backgrounder Judge Maxino dismissed earlier three criminal cases of illegal possession of firearms of policeman P02 Victorio Rizaldo, Renwil Cadungog, and Florante Taburada. These were under Crim Cases Nos. 1144, 1145, 1146..

The reason of dismissal per Maxino’s order was that the motion or inhibition filed by prosecution and witness violated the 3-day notice rule. It was filed on the same day for all witnesses for the prosecution and defense were to be presented.

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only refused to apologize but bragged that there was nothing the Filipina could do. He said he had enough money to “bribe any city official.”

He messed with the wrong Filipina. She took her complaint to the city officials. She ended her complaint by quoting the abrasive restaurant manager and suggested the city go down and collect their bribe.

BANG…. The restaurant was closed for over a week for “renovations”.

I hope my nemesis has learned a valuable lesson but somehow I doubt it. You can not abuse people with impunity. Eventually your angry and hostile behavior with come back to you, possibly even destroy you.

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This developed as SrSupt Carranza has ordered the dismantling of a checkpoint allegedly manned by personnel of a big land lord in Tayasan who put up barricades to prevent a candidate for sangguniang bayan member in the municipality from entering. According to the report, the candidate was told not to pursue his plans of running.

Carranza identified the SB member candidate as Franklin Amante who reported the incident to the police. Immediately Carranza ordered the chief of police PSInsp Ruben Verbo to dismantle the checkpoint in barangay Nabilog together with Mayor Santiago Sameon.

Further investigations showed that the checkpoint was manned by six personnel who were paid P80 a day each by the unidentified land lord.

The provincial commander, however, refused to identify the land lord pending receipt of the sworn affidavits of the complaining candidate. Amante belongs to the slate of Mayor Sameon under the Liberal Party. /jg

Contraband, weapons, recovered smuggled with food in jail ontraband items still find their way inside the district jail in Dumaguete, even as stricter measures are put in place including a thorough search of food items and body search of visitors.

A replica of a gun, an icepeck, and several lighters including cigarettes were recovered in different cells of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Bajumpandan.

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Jail warden P/SInspt Benjamin Oira said Operation Greyhound is conducted regularly, aside from surprise inspections conducted as the need arises.

He explained that the icepeck may have been secured by a detainee in one of the constructions inside the jail compound, while the toy gun may have been

brought by a child of one of the detainees.

Warden Oira said smoking is strictly prohibited inside the district jail, and is surprised to see several lighters and cigarette packs during Operation Greyhound. Oira theorized the lighters may have been thrown from outside the jail which is a road leading to a

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Senior Police Officer 3 Marton Teves said that the suspect entered the establishment at around 1:30PM and handed the victim a note declaring the heist and shot the victim and went behind the counter to take the money inside the cashier’s drawer. SOCO confirmed that the suspect failed to cart away more than P 60,000.00 in cash stashed somewhere in the counter. The amount was turned over by SOCO to company representatives.

Teves lamented that it took the Sibulan PNP fifteen minutes to respond to the incident despite the short distance of the station as there was nobody who cared to call the police. (By Dems Demecillo)

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housing site.

Also recovered were playing cards, which indicate that inmates may be gambling inside or just playing cards to ease their boardom.

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