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City’s top cop
deflect criticisms
By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon
ILOILO CITY Police Office (ICPO) director Sr.
Supt. Khasmir Disomangcop chose not to answer
head-on the criticisms hurled by Councilor Joshua
Alim against his office.
In a privilege speech delivered November 17
at the City Hall, Alim blamed ICPO for the loose
implementation of public safety laws and measures
in Smallville complex, Mandurriao district.
Alim said the shooting to death of businessman
Tammy Robiso inside a bar could have been prevented if police strictly enforced laws which ban
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Iloilo City tops
HIV/AIDS cases
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Abattoir probe
hits dead-end
By Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.
THE MARKETS and slaughterhouse committee chaired by Iloilo
City Councilor Rodel Agado failed to
recommend charges against persons
behind alleged anomalies at the city
abattoir in Jaro district.
By Louine Hope Conserva
ILOILO CITY has the most number of Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) cases
in the region, based on the report of the Department of Health (DOH-6) as of September
2015.
Christine Mosqueda, regional Sexually
Transmitted Infection (STI) nurse coordinator,
said that of the total 1,028 HIV and AIDS cases
in the region, Iloilo City recorded 263 cases.
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MEAT VENDORS try to sell what remains of their goods at Iloilo Central Market. The Iloilo City
Council’s committee on slaughterhouses and public market came short of indicting alleged pilferers
at the abattoir for lack of proof. (File)
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In his committee report, Agado said he
needed more evidence as testimonies of complainants and witnesses are not enough to pin
down slaughterhouse workers tagged in alleged
irregularities.
Had there been sufficient proof to support
indictment, the charges could have been raised
to the Personnel Complaints Committee (PCC)
for further investigation.
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Iloilo short in
engineers, laborers?
By Louine Hope Conserva
IN AN AREA that hosts engineering and mechanical
schools, one would wonder
why the city and province of
Iloilo only produced less than
100 civil engineers in the past
school year.
According to Iloilo Business
Club (IBC) executive director
Lea Lara, schools in Iloilo only
produced 80 civil engineers.
Lara said the perceived
shortage in civil engineers in
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Iloilo int’l port
congested – BOC
By Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.
SHIPPERS and consignees have complained of
inadequate facilities at the Iloilo International
Port in Loboc, Lapuz, Iloilo City.
“The pier may only accommodate three vessels at a time for the unloading of cargoes,” said
Jose Naig, Bureau of Customs (BOC-6) acting
collector.
“Because of this, and also because of the port
policy of first accommodating the local container
ships, shippers and consignees of cargoes with
foreign ships have been complaining,” Naig
added.
Naig said the complaint is not only in the
delay on the unloading of cargoes but also
on the demurrage payable to the chartered
ship for failure to unload and leave port on
schedule.
“Another problem is the lack of a testing
center to verify whether the commercial goods,
like cement and other construction materials,
meet the product standards set by the Philippine
Standards Division of the Department of Trade
and Industry,” he pointed out.
Naig said it usually takes about a week before
the product standard verification team can arrive
from Manila.
“Sometimes, the construction material also
has to pass the standard of the Department of
Public Works and Highways, especially if the
project is under the monitoring of DPWH,” he
added.
Delays in cargo unloading, the demurrage
and product testing posed problems to shippers
and consignees of some 200,000 bags of cement
on a vessel from Vietnam awaiting its turn to
unload at the pier.
There was a plan a few years ago by the
Philippine Ports Authority to expand the Iloilo
International Port to be able to accommodate
more vessels at the pier side.
What happened to that PPA plan remains a
question.
Loan sharks feast on City Hall bonuses
By Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.
LOAN SHARKS are actually
the happiest folks with the release of bonuses to Iloilo City
Hall workers starting November 16.
City Hall workers received
their yearend bonus which includes half of the 13th month
pay plus half of the P5,000
cash bonus.
The same amount was received by each employee in
May as mid-year bonus.
Some City Hall employees,
who agreed to talk on condition
of anonymity, claimed they already received and spent their
bonuses even before the City
Treasurer’s Office actually
released their gratuities.
How is that?
One worker said they “sold”
(actually pawned) their bonuses
as early as a week or two before
to so-called “5-6 “money lenders at 10 percent interest.
“That is normal here, especially among the low-paid
employees. Some even do
it on a repeating cycle,” she
explained.
“Repeating cycle” actually refers to borrowing money
again from loan sharks after
paying off the 10-percent interest and principal.
“There are just so many
of us doing that at city hall,”
the worker said with a bit of
amusement.
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Liga head urges public
3 to avoid eating shellfish
Cassava cake downs
31 students in Guimaras
By Jennifer P. Rendon
THIRTY-ONE students were
rushed to the hospital Tuesday
afternoon due to alleged food
poisoning.
The Guimaras Police Provincial Office (GPPO) said the
students all ate cassava cake
during their morning recess
from the school cafeteria of
the Suclaran National High
School in Barangay Suclaran,
San Lorenzo, Guimaras.
By 2 p.m., two students
started to complain of stomach
pain and headache.
Shortly later, several students also complained of the
same.
They were first brought to the
school clinic and later brought
to the Guimaras Provincial
Hospital in Jordan town.
Senior Inspector Ethan Estaya, San Lorenzo police chief,
said only two students, Hajji
Sababa and Marie Guinsatao,
remain in hospital confinement,
as of this writing.
According to canteen attendant Lopis Dizon, the
cassava cake is brought to
them by a supplier every
morning.
The delicacy in question has
no stench to indicate that it was
already spoiled.
Estaya said the remaining
batch of cassava cake was
brought by a teacher to the
hospital for tests.
The result of the tests is yet
to be known.
Disaster mitigation meets history, culture
By M. A. De los Santos
To strengthen the promotion of
a culture of resilience among Western
Visayas communities, the University of
the Philippines Visayas-Center for West
Visayan Studies is set to hold the 25th
Conference on West Visayan history and
culture Nov. 19-20, 2015 at the Iloilo Convention Center, Iloilo City.
Cop, sikad driver hurt
in hit-and-run incidents
By Angelica L. Tapalla
A POLICE officer manning a
checkpoint narrowly escaped
death after he was ran over by a
speeding motorcycle who tried
to evade authorities.
Police officer Renante Duran of Jaro PNP suffered a fractured leg after suspect Michael
Cuaresma, 40, of San Isidro,
Jaro, Iloilo City bumped him
with the motorcycle the latter
is driving.
Police reports said Duran
was manning a checkpoint
along with his colleagues along
E. Lopez St. in Jaro when they
tried to flag Cuaresma down.
However, instead of stopping, Duran said Cuaresma
immediately sped off.
Initial reports said a chase
ensued between the suspect
and the police, culminating in
Brgy. Seminario, Jaro where
they eventually collared the
suspect.
It was learned Cuaresma
tried to evade the checkpoint
after realizing he doesn’t have
a valid driver’s license with
him.
The suspect’s motorcycle
was not even registered, police
added.
Meanwhile, Duran was immediately rushed to the West
Visayas Medical Center for
treatment. He is now in stable
condition.
Charges of reckless imprudence resulting in serious
physical injuries and resisting
arrest are being readied against
Cuaresma.
Meanwhile, a trisikad driver
was fortunate to have survived
a hit-and-run incident in Jaro,
Iloilo City November 17.
Police reports said Jaime
Andigan was navigating the
road at Barangay Dungon B,
Jaro when a Toyota Innova car,
with plate number FHT-426,
ran him over.
The victim suffered lacerations on the body and a fractured leg.
The car driver allegedly
fled towards City Proper, Iloilo
City.
The Iloilo City Emergency Responders immediately
rushed Andigan to the West
Visayas Medical Center for
treatment.
The suspect remains atlarge.
Meanwhile, two men were
injured in a road accident along
Taft North, Mandurriao, Iloilo
City, November 17.
American national John
David Henderson, 63, was on
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Ted Aldwin Ong of SURGE Project said
the conference is an important undertaking
for UPV-CVWS as it expands its role as
the vanguard of West Visayan legacy and
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By Jomarie A. Billiones
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – The president of the Liga ng mga Barangay
in Ivisan town has urged the public to refrain from eating shellfish
to avoid contamination of red tide that presently affects seafood
industry in the town.
Poblacion Sur village chief and Liga president Elmor Boluso
informed village officials, more particularly in the coastal areas,
to refrain from gathering, selling and transporting shellfish taken
from seawaters of Ivisan and nearby Sapian Bay.
Earlier, another suspected Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP)
victim from Barangay Balaring, also in Ivisan town, who felt
numbness on her lips and neck after eating agihis shellfish (cagaycay) is now recuperating at the Roxas Memorial Provincial
Hospital in Roxas City.
The patient will be in addition to the 11 earlier (PSP) victims
in the province.
Ivisan Mayor Felipe Neri Yap urged local leaders in the barangay to closely monitor their respective areas for the possible
occurrence of red tide. He said the municipal government will
provide livelihoods to shellfish vendors that were affected by the
red tide menace.
Prior to the incident, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued a red tide bulletin warning the public the
presence of red tide toxin in Pilar and Sapian bays.
Pilar Mayor Gedeon Ike Patricio issued an executive order
asking the public to avoid eating, harvesting and selling shell
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T
ALKS continued with earnest even days after
the November 10 session of the Iloilo City
Sangguniang Panlungsod, during which opposition councilors Joshua Alim and Plaridel Nava
were absent and only the administration councillors
were there.
Some people were
happy about it, while
others were just unhappy.
People who advocate
transparent governance,
including the media,
expressed dismay as
there were details in the
Supplemental Budget
Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr. (SB) No. 6 and Local
Economic Enterprise
Office (LEEO) SB No.
3 that were not properly
explained and scrutinized as necessary.
Some of these unhappy people pointed, for instance,
to LEEO SB No. 3, whose details were not revealed.
All it said was that the LEEO needed P2 million for the
repair and maintenance of the slaughterhouse.
“That’s lump sum appropriation akin to the pork barrel, which the Supreme Court dismissed as illegal. Had
Alim and Nava been around, they could have insisted
to know the details,” one even remarked.
But so many more people were happy about the
fast approval of things during that session without the
piercing eye of the opposition.
The working staffs of the SP were happy that the
session ended earlier than it used to with Alim and
Nava around, as they were also dismissed earlier to
be able to also take their lunch before their stomachs
could start complaining.
Probably the happiest were the job hires and contractual workers whose wages until December 2015 were
included in Supplemental Budget No. 6, which the SP
easily approved.
SB No. 6 contains the full appropriations for the
Local Legislative Support Program under the account of the SP for December 2015 in the amount of
P1,004,453.00.
It also contained the full appropriations for
the December 2015 CESPEDIC in the amount of
P2,985,624.00, which will pay for the casuals assigned
to the SP and other offices under the budget of the city
mayor’s office.
SB No. 6 also assured the full payment of the December honoraria of workers under the daycare program,
traffic control program, auxiliary police program,
barangay nutrition services, barangay health services,
supplemental feeding program and family planning
services, with a total appropriation of P7,496,000.00.
Local Economic Enterprise Office (LEEO) head
Ariel Castañeda must have been also happy with
the approval of LEEO SB No. 3 for a lump sum of
P2,000 for the repair and maintenance of the slaughterhouse.
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World War III
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EACTING ON the terrorist bombings
and killings, Pope Francis said that a
piecemeal World War III has begun.
Was he prophetic or was he influenced by
the 1996 book by Samuel Huntington “Clash
of Civilizations
and Remaking of
World Order”?
In that book,
Huntington
claims that the
future world conflict will not be
about economics
or political ideModesto P. Sa-onoy ology but a war
along “cultural
and religious
lines”. This battle will not be
nation against nation or groups of nations but
a war between two major civilizations. He categorized the countries into various groupings
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population in the name and aspirations of economic prosperity, the Moslems have continued
to increase in number and generate poverty and
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the boogey that their poverty arises from the
Western ideology of capitalism.
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countries from high prices of petroleum, have
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Spending reflects governance: Why
voters should check campaign spending
AMPAIGN SPENDING is an campaign finance unit tasked to monitor
important aspect of the elections, campaign spending.
The poll body also recently approved the
but outdated laws and hurdles in
monitoring expenditures make this part of filing of information against 36 candidates
the polls largely ignored by candidates and who overspent in the 2013 midterm elections. Around 1,200 campaign overspendeven the voting public.
Speaking to ABS-CBN News, Commis- ing cases are currently pending with the
sion on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner poll body’s law department.
Guia, however, admitLuie Tito Guia said how a
ted
that the poll body
candidate spends during
Dharel Placido
can’t always guarantee
the campaign reflects his
that it can monitor all
type of governance.
overspending cases that
“It is one of the most
easy due to insufficient
important aspects of elections. Political finance is the area in the enforcement capability and mechanism
elections that connects directly with good and limited access to documents.
“Iyun ang gusto namin sana sa campaign
governance,” he said.
“Ito ang basehan ng magiging estilo finance, is for people to complain, help us
ng pamamahala ng isang maluluklok sa with evidence and that is how these things
can be successful,” he said.
kapangyarihan.”
“Of course, we have motu proprio power.
Guia admitted that monitoring campaign spending in the Philippines is a We should be able to run after overspendtough job because of outdated laws and ing candidates, but it is not going to be as
the ways candidates have managed to go easy as when there is someone leading us.
Maganda ang magkakalaban sa pulitika is
around the rules.
One of the primary reasons why cam- sila yung mag-check sa isat isa.”
paign spending rules are largely ignored in
PREMATURE CAMPAIGNING,
the Philippines is the outdated expenditure
ONLINE ADS
limits.
Other challenges in the monitoring
Under the Omnibus Election Code,
of
campaign expenses are the premature
candidates for vice-president and president
campaigns
of prospective candidates and
are only allowed to spend P10 per voter;
the
advent
of
online advertisements.
P3 per voter for an individual candidate
The Supreme Court’s decision in 2009
supported by a political party; P5 per voter
in
the
Penera vs Comelec case has rendered
for an individual candidate not supported
the
poll
body toothless in going after those
or nominated by a political party; and P5
who
conduct
premature campaigning.
per voter for political parties.
Because of the SC ruling, any TV, radio
Given the 54 million registered votor
newspaper
advertisements released prior
ers and an additional budget of P5 per
to
the
actual
campaign
period are not proregistered voter for political parties, a
hibited
as
long
as
the
prospective
bet has
presidential or a vice-presidential bet can
spend a maximum of around P800 million not yet filed his certificate of candidacy.
Thus, any expenses incurred for partifor campaigning.
san
activities prior to the campaign period
Guia, reflecting the sentiment of
won’t
be included in the computation for
Comelec chairman Andy Bautista, agrees
that the spending limits badly need to be campaign expenses.
Guia said voters must be more discernadjusted.
ing
and observe the campaign behavior of
“Why has there been no prosecution
the
candidates.
for overspending for so long? Because of
“Konsensya na lang ng kandidato and
the unreasonably minimal amount of cap,
perhaps
for the voters to really understand.
lalo sa local candidates. Parang candidates
My
appeal
is for reporters to just report
would themselves agree na: ‘Unreasonable
campaigning
as you see them, not using
iyan. Huwag na tayong magtirahan,’” he
the definition of the law, but the Webster’s
said.
“Comelec admittedly would rather definition of campaigning. If they spent
make sure that the voters’ list is accurate, money, they spent money. You cannot
that the machine works perfectly, than go deny that. How they would spend for their
after overspending candidates, na mag- advertising now, that will basically impact
on how they will govern,” he said.
gagather ka pa ng facts.”
This issue was further complicated by
The case of ousted Laguna governor
the
fact that the schedule for the filing of
ER Ejercito sent a message to bets that
the poll body is now serious in monitoring COCs is months away from the start of the
campaign period, which is February 9, to
campaign expenses.
The Comelec had already formed a give way for preparations for the automated
C
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paign of the Western countries
of what is called the policy of
universalism. This policy arises
from the belief that the world,
that is all civilization, must
adopt Western values, culture,
political systems of democratic
governments, relativism in
culture and what the killers in
Paris declared in a statement
- prostitution and obscenity.
Thus they had no qualm about
spraying bullets into the crowd
already down on the floor.
The way of life of the West,
which is also copied by prowestern countries, has infuri-
ated the ISIS that sticks to the
fundamental cultural values
and beliefs of bygone centuries.
The ISIS includes as the
enemy the Muslim countries
and leaders that have imbibed
Western cultures. This is unavoidable because many Muslim countries had started to
modernize and adopt western
technologies. They study in
schools and universities in
western countries. We already
see the impact of this western education in the way the
Muslim women dress, drive
cars and head corporations
and even go to movies and
elections. Before, when the Philippines
was still holding manual elections, the
campaign period begins a day after the
filing of COCs.
Comelec chairman Bautista earlier said
the poll body is looking at coming up with
guidelines on the prohibited activities during certain phases leading to election day.
Another challenge being faced by the
poll body is monitoring expenses for online
advertisements.
Guia said normally, payments made for
online advertisements have receipts, which
should be presented when candidates make
their campaign expenditure reports.
However, the poll body is careful when it
comes to campaign materials being spread
on social media since regulating such forms
of campaign materials may be deemed a
restriction of freedom of speech.
Comelec spokesperson James Bautista
earlier explained that social media is still
largely considered as a personal space.
“Hindi pa nagbabago ‘yung stand ng
Comelec na ang social media accounts ng
tao ay personal space niya ‘yun,” Jimenez
told reporters.
“But we are not ignoring it entirely,”
he said.
Jimenez explained that though distribution on social media is free, they will still
look into the cost of the production of the
materials being uploaded and distributed
online, which may be included in the campaign costs of the candidate.
EXCESS DONATIONS
Guia noted that in the Philippines, while
the amount being used for campaigning is
limited, campaign contributions are not
capped.
He said this now becomes a “moral issue” for candidates.
He said any unused campaign contributions end up in the candidate’s pocket and
should be declared as an income that is
subject to tax.
“That’s one gap in our campaign finance
laws,” he said.
“Maganda kasi nahuli, pero ang mangyayari dun, pwede palang ibulsa mo na
lang, magbayad ka na lang ng buwis.’’
He said currently, there are proposals
to cap campaign donations or use these
excess funds to strengthen and develop
political parties.
Meanwhile, Guia said another possible
loophole in the Omnibus Election Code is
the provision which states that payments
made to legal counsels are not included in
the list of expenses.
He said this provision is prone to abuse, as
some candidates may tend to course some payments through lawyers. (ABS-CBNnews.com)
cafeterias – anathema to the
fundamentalists.
Rightly did US President
Obama say that the attack
in Paris is an attack against
humanity but this humanity is
the kind the West defines using
its standards of democracy,
liberalism, relativism and individualism.
Thus, WW III is theorized
as the war between the Islamic
fundamentalists against the
West and the rest of humanity.
The theory of “Clash of
Civilization” has found many
critics and indeed the rapid
strides in modern communications and travel technology
had opened many avenues for
understanding among peoples
and culture. Rightly did in 2005
the United Nations initiated
a program called “Dialogue
among Civilizations” to find
common grounds for respect
of other cultures and values.
One nation cannot impose
its values on another. Values
must be embraced freely and
voluntarily by a person to suit
his own needs.
The ISIS rejects this dialogue and finds solution in terror. The Holy Father has asked
that we pray to St. Michael, the
Archangel, to protect us from
evil and avoid the war.
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What a difference
a smile makes!
ELIEVE ME, with just a smile, things can be very different. In our dealings with others, either planned or
unplanned, a smile can make a lot of wonders. And in
our difficult moments, a smile may be all that is needed to lighten
things and infuse hope and optimism to the parties concerned.
I strongly suggest that we smile always and that our smile
be genuine that comes from the heart that in turn is immersed
in God.
For sure, when smiling becomes a general norm, the world
would be a much better place to
live in, even if problems, crises
and suffering may still continue
to haunt us.
And that’s simply because a
smile shows nothing other than
goodness of the heart. It
Fr. Roy Cimagala the
reflects an attitude of openness,
transparency, simplicity that are
always a winner, especially in an
age tested by all kinds of pressures. As such, a smile can always attract everyone, irrespective
of our different situations and conditions.
For one, a smile softens hearts that are burdened by some
problems. It has a way of brightening the environment. It can
trigger a chain reaction of goodness among people who often find
themselves in some slippery slope of anguish and tension all the
way to sadness and depression.
You smile at a person, or even at a stranger, and almost invariably he or she would smile back. A smile facilitates friendship
and many other things like dialogue, empathy and compassion,
easy acceptance of an inconvenient truth, understanding people
who are very different from us. A smile is like “sugar that makes
the medicine go down.”
A smile speaks a different language that often transcends the
powers of words and logic. It possesses a certain magic that defies explanation. It has a way of directly touching people’s heart
and soul with a warmth that can melt away walls and barriers
among us.
With a smile, we can easily enter into the mind and heart of
others. Reading their thoughts and discerning their desires are
made easy. Adjusting to their ways, adapting to the how they are
become almost effortless.
And with a smile too, we can more quickly open our mind
and heart to the reality of things. The subjectivity of our perceptions can coincide with the objectivity of things. With a smile,
suspending our preferences and biases to accommodate different
opinions and even beliefs, become less troublesome. More than
that, with a smile, we can easily adjust our words and behavior
to the persons and situations at hand.
And the good thing about all this is that we don’t have to exert
much effort to smile. It can readily be done. There may only be
some minor difficulty in this regard, as in having to overcome
certain physical or temperamental limitations that can work against
smiling. But these should not be a big problem.
What can constitute as a major challenge is to make our smile
genuine and sincere, one that comes from the heart that in turn is
immersed in love with God and with others. That’s when a smile
can have its fullest good effects.
And making that smile genuine, sincere and divinely inspired
can comprise our daily task of sanctification. We don’t have to look
for some extraordinary occasions of martyrdom to attain our daily
acts of heroic sanctity. We don’t have to think of many gimmicks
to be effective in our friendships and work of apostolate.
In this regard, we have to learn how to handle our moods that
we all have. Little by little and everyday, we should gain more
mastery and dominion over our moods and emotions. They are
not necessarily bad, but they need to be directed and properly
motivated.
It’s a pity that many people are not aware of this problem, so
common as it is, and are therefore doing hardly anything to solve
it. That’s why, parents and teachers who are in the forefront of the
education of children should be made to be aware of this problem
and trained and equipped to solve it.
Dour faces have no place at home nor in school. Everyone
ought to be smiling and cheerful. If the art of smiling is learned
in these elementary places of formation, we can expect a society
full of smiling people.
Things would be really different. The world would assume
a brighter color. It would be more able to cope with its endless
challenges. Our humanity would be purified and enhanced, and
better poised to reach its ultimate goal of supernatural life with
God and everybody else.
Email: roycimagala@gmail.com
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By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – Acting City Mayor
Greg Gasataya appointed an acting city
administrator and also reinstated three
department heads who were earlier placed
on floating status by suspended Mayor
Monico Puentevella.
Gasataya, who assumed mayorship
November 16 after Puentevella’s 90 daysuspension was served, appointed lawyer
Goldwyn Nifras, head of the Bacolod
City Agriculture Office, as acting city
administrator.
Nifras replaces Jerome Solinap, Puentevella’s appointee to the said post.
Solinap also heads the General Services
Office and the Bids and Awards Committee.
Gasataya also directed department
heads Maphilindo Polvora, Stella Rose
Rayos, and Nelson Sedillo to return to the
City Assessor’s Office, Permits and Licensing Division, and the Department of Public
Services, respectively.
Gasataya met with the different department heads November 17 and informed
them of the order designating him as acting
mayor for 90 days.
He also asked the department heads’
support and cooperation in the implementation of programs and projects in the coming
days and weeks.
Gasataya said they will observe the
status quo in the meantime since there are
many things he has to attend to such as
staffing patterns, the Bacolod City College
issue, the Manokan Country sale, among
others.
He asked time to study the issues well.
“I assure the people that we are on top
of the situation,” he said.
Gasataya added that they will continue
to clean up the markets and improve the
aesthetics of the Bacolod Public Plaza.
They will also start installing Christmas
lights in the plaza and the government
center as part of the celebration of the
Christmas season.
I shall return – Puentevella
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – Suspended Bacolod City
Mayor Monico Puentevella vowed to return to
City Hall even as he maintained that he is innocent of the graft charges filed against him.
In a statement read by his son, City Councilor
Claudio Jesus “Kalaw” Puentevella, the mayor said
he “peacefully received the Sandiganbayan order with
a belief that everything happens for a reason. Our God
works in mysterious ways and His will be done.”
“This is a journey that I must take. And despite the sentiments of my followers, I ask our
people to instead remain calm and focus your
efforts in making Bacolod better. Our beloved
city deserves nothing less. Deep in my heart, I
know I am innocent and in the end, I know we
will be vindicated. Do not be sad for me, instead
be mad that the forces of evil are out there to
destroy our gains,” Puentevella said.
COKALIONG
Puentevella’s wife Josefa and Councilor
Puentevella aired out their sentiments after
Department of Interior and Local Government
(DILG) regional director Anthony Nyuda,
DILG-6 regional legal officer Cedric Jaranilla,
and DILG city director Cheryl Tacda served the
90-day suspension to the mayor November 16.
Also rendering their support are partymates
lawyer Bong Dilag, Homer Bais, Jude Thaddeus
Sayson, family members, executive assistants,
and longtime allies.
“God has a reason why this happened, and
He knows what is best for the Mayor and the
city,” Josefa said.
She also said that the suspension is one of the
saddest moments in her life, especially in the 12
years she spent with the mayor.
“What we can do now is to reflect on the situation. God will still give Mayor Monico enough
time to finish what he started,” she added.
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from p.1
or certain disciplinary action
against erring employees or
even file appropriate cases with
the Ombudsman.
But Councilor Joshua Alim
said the statements of witnesses
still bear weight on the abattoir
issue.
“The witnesses against these
suspects testified under oath,
which could make them liable for perjury. These sworn
statements should have been
given weight in already recommending administrative action
against those erring employees,” Alim said.
Councilor Plaridel Nava
also reminded Agado of the
City Council investigation into
alleged anomalies at the Iloilo
Terminal Market, which led
to the filing of cases with the
Ombudsman on the basis of the
sworn statements of witnesses
alone.
Agado however insisted that
the testimonies he gathered
were not backed up by facts
and evidences, thus he could
not recommend administrative
action.
“Because of this, the best
we could do is correct what is
there to correct at the slaughterhouse to prevent anomalies,
improve the facilities of the
slaughterhouse toward our goal
of making it a Triple A abattoir,
Iloilo...
from p.1
Iloilo is ironic amid the construction boom in the region.
“With the boom of the construction industry and with a
lot of opportunities to open,
it is possible that they will get
engineers from other places
because the locals cannot provide the required number,”
Lara said.
Aside from engineers, contractors also hire laborers,
particularly foremen, from
areas outside Iloilo due to
“manpower shortage.”
It is in this light that the
IBC partnered with a private
construction firm, International
City’s
top...
from p.1
guns and other contrabands in
public places.
But Disomangcop said that
they have not been remiss in their
police visibility duties in public
places, like Smallville Complex.
“That’s a privately-owned
place. We could only patrol but
we could not frisk every person
entering a bar or restaurant.
That work should be done by
private security personnel,”
he added.
On top of police visibility,
Disomangcop said they do random checks and inspections.
However, with thousands of
party goers, it would be close to
impossible to check on every
person.
Also, the city police chief
During the series of public
hearings in August 2015, meat
vendors who had their livestock
slaughtered at the city abattoir
complained of alleged meat
pilferage.
Meat traders said the alleged
pilferage happened when City
Hall workers began handling
the slaughtering job.
Slaughterhouse officials
denied the allegations, saying
their present system even prevented pilferage.
The system involves weighing the livestock before and
after slaughter, and when the
carcass is loaded on the hauling truck.
Abattoir officials believe
that meat pilferage may have
happened while the carcass
was on transit to the market.
But livestock inspector Ma.
Dolores Trabasas, officer-incharge of the slaughterhouse,
admitted accusations of meat
vendors that large intestines
of animals and other slaughter
wastes are being sold despite
rules to dispose innards for
health reasons.
“But this happened before
my time. This illegal practice
went on until the incumbency
of Vincent de la Cruz as head of
the Local Economic Enterprise
Office,” Trabasas said.
“Those who were involved
in the sale of condemned animal parts and wastes said they
sold them to buyers who would
make use of them to produce
chicharon (cracklings),” she
added.
Slaughterhouse workers
told Trabasas that they sold
condemned animal parts and
wastes to buy snacks.
But meat vendors said innards and other condemned
parts fetch P60 per kilo.
They also pointed to a certain Jerry Arellano as a major
big buyer of large intestines and
other waste products.
Trabasas said she stopped
the practice when she took
over as slaughterhouse head
in August.
“I had these wastes buried in
one area in the slaughterhouse
premises after pouring fuel oil
to disinfect them,” she said.
Lately, the condemned parts
were gathered and disposed
by the garbage contractor of
the city.
Builders Corp., in coming up
with a database of all graduates
in the province.
“This is one of the innovations that we will try to
introduce in Iloilo. This is to
make available the manpower
registry. The IBC is now in the
process of coming up with a
prototype,” said IBC Executive
Director Lea Lara.
They target to pilot the gathering of data at in University of
San Agustin and Central Philippine University.
“We will be getting the list
of graduating students from the
registration office. Our target
is before December we will
see a prototype of the system
developed. It is cloud-based
so we can avoid problems,”
she said.
The database would also
allow the graduates to update
their profile such as the trainings they have undergone,
which will reflect in their skills
registry.
It will also include coming
up with a real-time data of
workforce.
“It will be like Facebook,
where they have an individual
profiling. So when companies
try to search, they can readily
access who are the graduates of
the schools. We will also know
on which courses we are low
on,” Lara said.
stressed that what happened to
Robiso is beyond police control.
“It’s not an incident perpetrated by a criminal gang,” he
added.
It can be noted that the City
Council subsequently passed a
resolution, authored by Alim,
urging the ICPO to strictly
implement Regulation Ordinance No. 2012-045 and other
measures to keep the streets
and establishments free of guncarrying individuals, including
other deadly weapons.
Ordinance No. 2012-045
seeks to regulate “security measures in public and commercial
establishments.”
Under the ordinance, the establishment is required to provide
at its entrance a metal detector
and secured firearms/weapons
deposit box, where these guns
and other deadly weapons should
be deposited before entering the
establishment.
and invigorate the work attitude
of the employees for greater
efficiency,” he added.
But Agado assured that
should there be solid evidence
that will be presented later, he
is willing to reopen the investigation.
Agado’s committee report
was adopted despite objections
from Alim and Nava.
PILFERAGE
STILL AT-LARGE
Robiso was allegedly shot
to death by Mark Blancaflor,
a contractual employee of the
National Bureau of Investigation, following an altercation
between the two over the victim’s female companion.
Robiso succumbed to seven
gunshot wounds in the head
and body.
Blancaflor remains at large.
Disomangcop said they received a surrender feeler shortly
after the incident but no suspect
yielded to police authorities.
A manhunt against Blancaflor is still going on.
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Iloilo City...
from p.1
Negros Occidental came in
second place with 196 cases,
Iloilo Province and Bacolod
City got 184 cases each, Capiz
with 76, Aklan with 60, Antique with 37 and Guimaras
with 28.
These were cumulative cases
since 1984.
Deaths from January 2013
to August 2015 in the region
totaled to 114.
Disaster...
from p.3
resilience.
The conference with the
theme “Spaces, Places and
Resilience in West Visayas Culturescape” will form part of its
increasing contribution to the
growing literature on resilience
vis-à-vis the real challenge
being confronted by Western
Visayas due to its increasing
vulnerability to meteorological and climate-related risks,
he said.
The conference is part of
efforts to promote a culture of
resilience while exploring inter-multi-or-trans-disciplinary
discourse at the same time.
The conference will focus
on past and ongoing efforts to
understand and build resilience
in Western Visayas.
It will feature presentations
on the following themes: Resilience as Cultural Space, Disaster in Art Space, Sacred Spaces
and Indigenous Knowledge on
Resilience, Historic Sites and
Historic Urban Centers, and
Disaster Resilience and Local
Communities.
Expected to participate in
the event are representatives of
Liga
head...
from p.3
fishes.
The mayor said the algal
bloom in the seawater of Pilar,
Capiz has breached the 60 unicmicrograms per 100 grams safe
level. It also includes the bay
of Milagros, Masbate; Bohol;
Cop,...
from p.3
his way to Guzman St., Mandurriao when he was hit by
another motorcycle driven by
Darwin Altoveros, who was
with a backrider.
Police said Henderson was
navigating the road when he
overtook another motorcycle.
But Henderson allegedly
lost control of his motorcycle
when the motorcycle made a
sudden right turn.
Henderson then swerved to
the opposite lane and bumped
into Altoveros.
Police said Altoveros’s motorcycle was almost a total wreck.
Altoveros and his wife,
Rosana, suffered abrasions and
were immediately rushed to the
nearest hospital.
Authorities said they are still
investigating if Henderson was
drunk during the accident.
A charge of reckless imprudence resulting to physical inju-
Delfin...
For the national data, DOH
recorded a total of 28,428
cases.
7
For the municipality of Pototan, Mosqueda said it has
a total of 14 cases, including
the 12 cases reported by the
municipal health worker of
the town.
The 12 cases were tallied as
of June 2015, including four
full-blown AIDS cases while
eight are asymptomatic or do
not manifest any signs and
symptoms.
Out of the 14 cases, 10 are
currently enrolled with the Western Visayas Medical Center and
availed of the free anti-retroviral
drugs and quarterly check-up.
“The other four, we cannot locate them. These 14
cases are based on the record
of the Epidemiology Bureau
of the DOH Central Office,”
Mosqueda said.
local governments and regional
government agencies, academics, researchers, historians, culture preservation campaigners,
graduate students, professionals, civil society, community
leaders and advocates of disaster risk reduction and climate
change adaptation.
Dr. Kristoffer Berse from
UP-National College of Public
Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG) will open
the conference with a talk on
“Unpacking Resilience: Global
Priorities, Local Actions” while
Dr. Emmanuel M. Luna from
UP College of Social Work and
Community Development (UPCSWD) will discuss “Indigenous Knowledge and Disaster
Risk Reduction.”
Professor Jorge S. Ebay,
director of the UPV-CWVS,
said the conference will provide the venue to revisit past
practices and understand its
link to current and ongoing efforts on disaster risk reduction
and resilience and will help in
building resilient communities
in Western Visayas.
The Center for West Visayan
Studies was established in 1975
by UP-Visayas under the Col-
lege of Arts and Sciences as an
institution who answered the
need for a concerted effort to
preserve and disseminate information on the rich historicocultural legacy of the region.
As a 40-year old institution, the
UPV-CWVS serves as a repository of knowledge about the region,
said Joyce Christine D. Colon,
research assistant of UPV.
The UPV-CWVS holds the
annual conference on West
Visayan History and Culture by
selecting relevant themes. Historically, the annual conference
is held at the UPV campus but
was later brought to different
venues in the province in order
to bring knowledge to rural
areas and upgrade content in
the social studies curriculum of
public and private schools.
This year’s event was organized by UPV and CWVS
in partnership with Christian
Aid and the United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
It is being co-organized by
different organizations which
carry efforts on post-Typhoon
Yolanda rehabilitation and
reconstruction and advocacy
work on DRR-CCA in Panay
and Region VI.
Cambatutay Bay in Western
Samar; Carigara Bay in Leyte;
and Balete Bay in Davao Oriental.
Early last month, the provincial government lifted the total
ban on shellfish after the BFAR
declared that seawater from
Sapian and Ivisan towns in the
Second District and Roxas City
and the towns of Panay, Pontevedra, President Roxas and
Pilar were free of red tide.
Later, however, there was a
recurrence of red tide toxin in
the towns of Ivisan and Sapian,
reason to place it under a state
of calamity.
ries will be filed against Henderson, who is currently detained at
the Mandurriao police station.
clared out of danger yet still
is confined in the hospital.
Charges, meanwhile, are being
readied against Sican, who is
presently detained at the Molo
police station. (Angelica L.
Tapalla)
POTOTAN
Drunken man hacks
neighbor
A 45-YEAR-old man is in
critical condition after he was
hacked by his drunken neighbor
at Brgy. North Baluarte, Molo,
Iloilo City November 17.
Zaldy Cadavos suffered a
hack wound on his left arm
and back.
Investigation showed that the
victim figured in an altercation
with his neighbor Elmo Sican,
who allegedly barged into his
house to challenge him to a fight.
At the height of the argument between the two, Sican
pulled out a bolo from his back
and started hacking Cadavos.
Cadavos’ family members
were able to subdue the suspect
and subsequently brought him
to the police station.
The victim has been de-
2 arrested in drug bust
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Two
persons were arrested in another drug buy bust operation
recently in Pontevedra, Capiz.
Arrested were Christopher
Diaz alias Tabio and Joselito
Bombase, both of Barangay
Bailan, Pontevedra. They were
arrested by joint elements of the
Provincial Anti Illegal Drugs
Special Operations Task Group
and Pontevedra police.
Recovered from the suspects
were three sachets of suspected
shabu, P300 buy bust money, a
cellphone and a motorcycle.
Diaz has been in the drug
watchlist of Pontevedra police.
(Jomarie A. Billiones)
from p.6
based in Negros Oriental was recently transferred
to Bohol.
“With the creation of the NIR, there will only
be one Army brigade to oversee and operate in
the area,” Guerrero said.
Guerrero added that the 79th IB in Sta.
Catalina and the 11th IB in Guihulngan, all in
Negros Oriental, were added to the coverage of
the 303rd IB based in Minuyan village in Murcia,
Negros Occ.
Both the 79th and 11th IBs were formerly
under the 302nd IB based in Tanjay, Negros
Oriental.
Hence, the 303rd Brigade now covers four
battalions in Negros Occidental and Oriental
– 47th IB in Cauayan in the south and 62nd IB
in Sagay in the north, which are all in Negros
Occidental, and those in Negros Oriental.
3rd CDSA Meet kicks
off in Bingawan
By Elyrose S. Naorbe
Pistons rally to down
LeBron and the Cavaliers
ANDRE DRUMMOND powered for 25
points and 18 rebounds and the Detroit
Pistons rallied from a 13-point, second-half
deficit to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers,
104-99, on Tuesday night at The Palace.
The fourth-year center scored 10 fourthquarter points as the Pistons (6-5) snapped
a four-game losing streak. Reggie Jackson
supplied 23 points, including six free
throws in the final minute, along with 12
assists.
Ersan Ilyasova added 20 points and six
rebounds and Marcus Morris chipped in 14
points for Detroit.
LeBron James scored a game-high 30
points and passed Jerry West on the all-time
scoring list but the Cavaliers (8-3) lost their
second straight.
James reached the scoring milestone on
a 3-pointer with 3:06 remaining in the first
quarter. James needed 10 points to pass the
Los Angeles Lakers legend for 19th place
on the all-time scoring list. West finished
his career with 25,192 points.
Why Rousey’s defeat
may be good for UFC
BETHE CORREIA, the Brazilian bruiser who got knocked
out by Ronda Rousey in UFC
190, has a theory on why the
former UFC women’s bantamweight champion got toppled
by Holly Holm.
For Correia, Rousey was
led to believe she has enough
skill to offset Holm’s striking
prowess.
“People made her believe
she’s an excellent striker. Her
coach made her believe that,
and the fact that she beat me
standing gave her more confidence,” Correia told MMA
Fighting.
She added that Rousey has
totally forgotten about her judo,
which brought her success in
the first place.
“She did her entire camp
focusing on her striking, she
forgot her judo. It doesn’t matter if you’re born on a judo mat,
if you only train boxing you’re
going to box. It’s automatic.
You do what you train,” said
Corriea.
Rousey’s image of invincibility got shattered when
Holm, a former boxing and
kickboxing champion, picked
her apart before whipping the
roundhouse kick to the head
that led to Rousey’s downfall.
“She believed she’s a striker,
forgot her background, but
Holly did not. Holly knows
she’s a striker. Ronda became
champion using her judo, not
her boxing, but she still wanted
to strike with a boxer. That was
her mistake,” said Corriea.
The Brazilian, who got
knocked out by Rousey in 34
seconds, believes the former
women’s bantamweight champion’s defeat is good for the
UFC.
“Ronda was overrated. We
just needed someone to get in
there and kill her game,” she
said.
“Thank God someone
showed up to end with this
empire. It was boring to have
her there because I know how
fake she is, and know the UFC
can show that there are many
other great bantamweights in
the roster, not only Ronda.
There are other fighters that
can represent the bantamweight
division as good as she did.
We needed this. The UFC can
now support the entire division,
there can be other champions.”
(ABS-CBNnews.com)
Kevin Love had 19 points and nine
rebounds while guards J.R. Smith and Mo
Williams tossed in 15 points apiece.
The Cavs opened up their biggest lead at
70-57 by starting the second half on a 14-2
run. Smith capped it off with his second
3-pointer in that span.
Morris’ four-point play with 4:48 left in
the quarter pulled Detroit within six, 77-71.
The Cavs were up by the same amount at
81-75 entering the final quarter.
When Ilyasova drilled an open 3-pointer
THE ILOILO 3rd Congressional District Sports Association
(CDSA) Meet formally started
yesterday, November 18, in the
municipality of Bingawan.
The municipality welcomed
delegates from the eight other
competing municipalities with
an opening ceremony yesterday
afternoon at the Bingawan Elementary School athletic oval,
immediately after the parade
of athletes, coaches and guests
around the town proper.
With this year ’s theme,
“Makakamit Medalyang Ginto
sa Mabuting Pag-uugali at
Maigting na Ensayo,” the annual sporting event will be participated in by hundreds of athletes, coaches and Department
of Education (DepEd) officials
coming from the district’s nine
municipalities – Badiangan,
Bingawan, Cabatuan, Calinog,
Janiuay, Lambunao, Maasin,
Mina and Pototan. National
and local elective officials are
also expected to show up in the
games to lend support to their
respective teams.
According to Bingayan
mayor Matt P. Palabrica, they
are doing their very best to host
the Iloilo 3rd CDSA Meet 2015
even though their town is just
a fifth-class municipality that is
still reeling from the adverse effects of super typhoon Yolanda
in 2013.
“We would like to appeal
to all the athletes and coaches
from the eight municipalities
to please bear with us for any
problem or inconvenience that
may arise during your stay
here. We would like to thank all
the people who helped – Gov.
Arthur Defensor, Sr., the eight
municipalities through their
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Capiz MSMEs
Negros Island’s best featured
join Product Expo in Organic Farmers Festival
By Alex A. Lumaque
ROXAS City, Capiz – About 30 exhibitors will participate in the
Capiz Product Expo of the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) at Robinsons’ Place in Pueblo de Panay from December
5 to 8 as part of the Sinadya sa Halaran 2015 celebration.
The five-day selling event will feature Capiz – made products
by the Micro Small and Medium Entrepreneurs of the food and
craft sectors.
“Some of the products of the craft sector that will be displayed
are the result of the DTI’s Product Development and Consultancy
sessions,” said a DTI – Capiz Industry Development Division
chief Mercy Young.
Capiz/pB7
THE BEST practices in organic agriculture
as well as the unique culture of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental will be showcased at the 10th Negros Island Organic
Farmers Festival (NIOFF) on Nov. 25 to
29 in Bacolod City.
The two Negros provinces, which now
belong to one region called the Negros
Island Region or Region 18, are expected
to stage the biggest organic market in the
country in next week’s NIOFF.
More than 200 local exhibitors and producers in Negros Island will showcase their
produce and products at the North Capitol
Road beside the Capitol Lagoon, according
to Dr. Armigena Benedicto, focal person
for organic of the Office of the Provincial
Agriculturist.
This is twice bigger than last year’s
number of exhibitors, she added.
Day 1 (Nov. 25) is Negros Occidental
Day. The opening ceremony will start at
9 a.m. at the Provincial Capitol Grounds.
Negros/pB7
DOT-6 lauds CPU for ESL marketing in Japan
THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism
(DOT-6) expressed commended
Central Philippine University
for investing in marketing of the
school and Iloilo City as venue
and site of Educational Tourism,
particularly English as Second
Language (ESL).
Three CPU faculty members
were sent by CPU President
Teodoro Robles to participate
in the Learn English in the
Philippines Roadshow and Long
Stay Fair in four cities in Japan
– Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoya and
Tokyo – on November 15-22,
2015.
These faculty members are
Leilani Fatimah Trompeta
(Director, Office of International Programs), Sharlene
Gotico (Chairman, Department of Language, Mass Communication and Humanities)
and Anna May Zerrubio (Asst.
Director, Transnational Programs).
The roadshow/fair is organized by the Philippine Department of Tourism Overseas
Offices based in Osaka and
Tokyo under the leadership of
Tourism Attache Ma. Leona
Nepomuceno and Tourism Attache Gwendolyn Batoon, respectively.
It may be recalled that DOT-6
regional director Helen J. Catalbas participated in the Philippine
Business Mission to Japan in
2013 and 2014 promoting the
various tourism products of Western Visayas, among which is Educational Tourism due to the strong
presence of tertiary educational
institutions in the region.
The Market Development
Group of DOT Central Office,
on the other hand, together with
DOT-6, inspected the various
higher education institutions in
Iloilo City and Bacolod City last
year to identify the schools suited
for ESL tourism.
Meanwhile, Silay City Mayor
Jose Montelibano, Negros Occidental OIC Tourism Officer
Ellen Jalandoni and director
Helen Catalbas led in the welcome ceremonies and reception
for 80 senior students and four
faculty members, including the
school principal, on November
10, 2015.
The Japanese faculty and
students stayed in Silay for community cultural immersion, observing/attending high school
classes, interacted with their local
counterparts, toured Silay City
on tricycle and stayed with local
host families until November 13,
2015. (DOT-6)
EVENTS
B2 Thursday, November 19, 2015
Guardian
the daily
Western Visayas Most
Read and Respected
GBPC holds mangrove planting
to celebrate Clear Air Month
By Crissa Jenina Maghanoy, WVSU Intern
Photos by Rogelyn Sucgang
ROUND 140 volunteers from various
sectors of the community trooped to the
Flood Control Area in Balabago village,
Jaro, Iloilo City November 14, 2015 to plant
2,200 mangrove propagules in celebration of the
Clean Air Month.
The planting activity was spearheaded by
Global Business Power Corp. (GBPC) in coordination with the City Environment and Natural
Resources Office (CENRO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB).
“Aside from that the mangroves offer natural
coastal protection against soil erosion, this activity
is mainly a carbon-filtration initiative,” said Rex
Debuque, GBPC’s Environment Manager.
GBPC also planted more than 3,000 mangrove
propagules with a 75% survival rate on the same
area last April 22 in celebration of Earth Day.
The activity was attended by GBPC employees and scholars together with their parents,
CENRO officials, Philippine Army personnel,
and University of San Agustin students.
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144 M.H. del Pilar St., Molo Iloilo City
Tel. No. 33-33399/
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Tel. No. 338-0655
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Tel. # 336-1840 l 336-9723
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FINANCE
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Q. Abeto St., Mandurriao,
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Tel. # (033) 321-1735
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Manager
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“Your complete New-Life Insurance Company”
ILOILO BRANCH:
For More Information Text:
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09173043777 l 09088954768
Fax No. (033) 508-1490 Monday-Saturday Tel # (033) 396-5743 l 396-5744
8:00am to 5:30pm
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travel & tours
educational services
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* Ticketing (Domestic & International)
* Educational Tours
* Lakbay Aral/Exploratory learnings
(LGU Officials & Students)
39 Lopez Jaena Street, La Granja Lapaz, Iloilo City
Tel. No. 508-0365
JETHRO
CIRCLE COMPUBIZ
AMERICAN SURPLUS
Rm. 19 Capiz Provincial Business Center
Front of Capiz high
Tel. No. 336-3120/396-4034
0926-1159849
ROXAS AVE. KALIBO, AKLAN
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Compu Sales
283 Iznart St., Iloilo City
Tel. No. (033) 336-3675 • 509-9895
Travel & Tours
Rm 148 Marymart Mall 3
Valeria St.,Iloilo City
Tel No. (033) 396-4238
Telefax ( 033) 338 -0747/
508- 4399
Mobile No. 09189400980/
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Email:
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Email: signrays_iloilobranch@yahoo.com
Tel# 300-11-78 / 0949-805-1870
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Tel. Nos.
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Tel. No. 329 6001
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(permit to operation driving school)
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Tel. No. 321-1012
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
community
Guardian
the daily
Western Visayas Most
Read and Respected
Kinaray-a grammar guide out
Pilar S. Mabaquiao
SAN JOSE, Antique – The Research, Planning and Development Office of St. Anthony’s College launched on Friday a book,
“Taramdan sa Lantipulong Kinaray-a,”
along with other researches and manuals
written by the school faculty members and
alumni.
Taramdan sa Lantipulong Kinaray-a, or
the Kinaray-a Grammar Guide, was duly
endorsed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
of Antique under the sponsorship of Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member Joseph
Eugene D. Alojipan as a standard grammar
of Kinaray-a for Antique by virtue of SP
Resolution No. 165-2015.
Fr. Edione Febrero, president of St. Anthony’s College (SAC), said the book will
serve as guide not just for teachers or students but for all who are interested to learn
about the rich heritage of the province. This
is just the start of a deeper and continuing
study of Kinaray-a Language, he added.
Likewise, board member Victor Condez,
who graced the launching program at the
Learning Resource Center of St. Anthony’s
College, lauded this initiative of SAC as
well as that of the researchers in crafting
the book.
Condez said it will bring about a clearer
understanding of the Kinaray-a language
to make us closer to one another as Antiqueños.
Jose Edison Tondares, editor and one
of the researchers of the book at the same
time head of the Research, Planning and
Development Office of SAC, noted that
“sa pagsulat kang dyang taramdan, raku
ang mga diskusyon nga gindesisyunan
para mapabilin ang balanse sa ikasarang
kang Kinaray-a nga mag-ugwad dungan
sa panahon kag sa ana kadya padayon nga
katampad sa kon ano ang kadumaan kang
panumduman Karay-a” (in the composition of this reference, several discussions
were ultimately decided on with the endgoal of retaining the balance between the
capacity of Kinaray-a to develop abreast of
the times, and its faithfulness to the native
Kinaray-a spirit and worldview.)
Other researchers of the book are Alex
C. delos Santos, Nora T. Millares, Ana Lina
O. Santos, Nelda S. Sumaculub, Lucena C.
Tondares, Ponciana B. Vegafria and Ma.
Rogelia C. Villavert. The researchers are
faculties and alumni of St. Anthony’s College who are authorities in Education and
research and have gained recognition as
writers of Kinaray-a.
SAC also launched a research journal,
manual and researches of students and
faculties for different courses, including
another Kinaray-a Book “Ang Asawa ni
Minho” by Linda Arnaiz-Lee.
Among the published Research Journal
are Attitude Towards Death and Care for Dying among Nursing Students of SAC by Aris
Kendell R. Bungabong, The implications of
Pope Benedict XVI’s New Evangelization
to the Priesthood in the Digital World: An
Analysis by Fr. Alfonso A. Alojipan, Jr.,
and Job Satisfaction and Work Performance
among the Non-Academic Personnel of
SAC by Engr. Leda T. de Gracia.
For the manual and publication, Theresa
Connie Atilano authored the Laboratory
Manual for General Chemistry and Modules on Photography and on Fingerprint
Classification by Roselyn T. Lopez and
Larry Lopez.
These publications are available at SAC
Research, Planning and Development Office. (PIA-Antique)
DOT-6 to
host OFW,
migrants
activities
FOR SALE
• Fully Furnished House and Lot
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Contact No. 0927-7027628
DIRECT BUYERS ONLY
THE DEPARTMENT of
Tourism (DOT-6) will host
a fun run and some exciting
activities
for
Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs)
and their families in support
to the Month of Overseas
Filipinos and International
Migrants Day Celebration on
December 6, 2015 at the Iloilo
River Esplanade, Mandurriao,
Iloilo City.
According to Atty. Helen
J. Catalbas, DOT-6 regional
director, “in support to the
Philippine Migrants Rights
Watch as the lead agency
for the Month of Overseas
Filipinos and International
Migrants Day Celebration,
DOT-6 will host a fun run
from SM City to Iloilo River
Esplanade, Mandurriao, Iloilo
City.”
A short program will
immediately follow at the
Iloilo River Esplanade with
some traditional games such
as Luksong Lubid, Patintero,
and Tiyakad that will surely
bring fun and revive the
Filipino culture at the same
time with OFWs and their
families participating.
A short video presentation
about
Western
Visayas
tourism destinations and
Dot-6/pB7
MISSING
JIMMY
DUKES
If you can find him,
text or call
this number
0917-799-5380
/0915-133-7324
IT’S A DAZZLING season this Christmas as Robinsons
Place Roxas, your favorite mall in Capiz, officially lighted
their Giant Christmas Tree and Mall Decor last November 9,
2015. Leading the ceremony were Roxas City Vice Mayor
Ronnie Dadivas (left) and Mall Operations Manager Rhoda
Avelino (right). As the season highlights the spirit of giving,
Robinsons Land Corp. employees gave Christmas treats to
selected kids from St. Joseph Orphanage, Inc. and St. Anthony
College Roxas City-Hospital Oncology Section.
Folk Festival caps
Children’s Month
By Pilar S. Mabaquiao
SAN JOSE, Antique – Children’s rendition of Antique’s
Kinaray-a songs and dances
closes this year’s celebration
of Children’s Month in an event
dubbed as Children’s Folk
Festival.
Hundreds of children with
their parents and teachers witnessed the show of talents at the
EBJ Freedom Park, San Jose on
Monday.
Gov. Rhodora Cadiao, in
her opening message, commits
her support to the celebration
and commends other children
that excel during the Philippine
National Games recently held
in the province.
The presentations of Kinaray-a songs and dances were
in two categories – Original
Kinaray-a Music Competition
Elementary and Secondary
levels and Antique Folk Dance
Competition Elementary and
Secondary Levels.
Julie Cepe, Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator and Chairperson of
the Provincial Child Friendly
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH XI
San Jose, Antique
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION
OF MINOR AYLA DEL ROSARIO,
SPL.PROC. NO.
2015-10-1032
SPOUSES HILARION G. BOLIVAR
and LOYALDA T. BOLIVAR
Respondent.
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ORDER
In the verified PETITION dated October 20, 2015, the petitionersspouses Hilarion G. Bolivar and Loyalda T. Bolivar, Filipino citizens and residents
of Brgy. San Fernando, San Jose, Antique, Philippines, allege that they are financially capable, in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights, of good moral
character, have not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude and that
they possess the qualifications and none of the disqualification to jointly adopt the
child Ayla del Rosario, who was born on January 18, 2001, and is legally available
for adoption and that said petitioners-spouses have undergone pre-adoption services
and are emotionally and psychologically capable of caring for and supporting the
child who has given her written consent to the adoption sought.
The petition and the attachments thereto being sufficient in form and
substance, let this petition be, as it is hereby, set for hearing on January 20, 2016 at
9:00 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court.
The petitioners having been in custody of the child since January 23, 2001, a
supervised trial custody is hereby dispensed with.
The social worker of this Court is hereby directed to conduct the child and home
studies and prepare and submit reports and recommendations thereon, pursuant
to Section 11 of Republic Act No. 8552 and Sections 12 and 13 of the Rule on
Adoption.
Let a copy of this Order be published in the Daily Guardian, a newspaper of
general circulation in the Province of Antique, for three (3) consecutive weeks
before the date of hearing at the expense of the petitioners and let copies of this
Order be posted on the bulletin boards of this Court and the Municipal Building of
San Jose, Antique, and furnished to the Solicitor General, the Provincial Prosecutor
of Antique, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Antique Office,
the petitioners-spouses Hilarion G. Bolivar and Loyalda T. Bolivar, and to Atty.
Alexis C. Salvani.
SO ORDERED.
San Jose, Antique, Philippines, November 10, 2015.
(SGD.)NERY G. DUREMDES
Judge
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Hollywood Adapting Live-Action
‘Death Note’
H
ollywood is taking a crack at for these murders and take them down.
adapting a live-action version From there, the story becomes a game
of the popular anime/manga of cat and mouse between two geniuses.
“Death Note” and they have been eye- The premise is a strong one, and unlike
ing Adam Wingard (who directed the a lot of anime or manga out there, it can
terrorizingly underrated
easily be adapted to western
slasher film “You’re Next”) ReymundoSalao
sensibilities.
to direct this adaptation.
Plans for this adaptation
This is based on the manga Just Another
have been brewing since
of the same name from writ- Film Junkie
earlier this year. Screenwriter Tsugumi Ohba and artist
er Jeremy Slater (“Fantastic
Takeshi Obata. For those
Four” and “The Lazarus
unfamiliar, the story follows
Effect”) is set to write it,
high schooler Light Yagami,
“Paper Towns” star Nat
a bored prodigy who finds a
Wolff has been eyed to take
notebook that kills anyone
the lead in the film--presumwhose name is written in it.
ably the equivalent of Light
Seeing an opportunity, Light proceeds to (though they’re probably going to change
create a world in his own image, killing the name). Margaret Qualley, a relatively
off everyone from serial killers to rapists new actress who some may recognize
and thieves. However, the police don’t from the Showtime original series, “The
take too kindly to Light’s new brand of Leftovers”, has also been eyed. There’s
justice, and an internationally-renowned no word on who she’ll be playing, but
detective named L makes it his personal if the manga is any indication, she’ll be
mission to find out who’s responsible playing Misa Amane (again, they’ll likely
change the names), a famous supermodel
who gets a Death Note of her own in
the second half of the series and falls
head over heels in love with Light. I’d
be interested to see where they take this
character, as she was somewhat controversial during the manga’s run due to her
shallow, dumb, and one-track portrayal.
More than anything, she seemed more
like a plot device than a true character.
All the same, she definitely adds an extra
bit of conflict to the series.
“Death Note” already had a Japanese
live-action adaptation in 2006 which was
directed by Shusuke Kaneko (“Azumi
2” and the Heisei Gamera trilogy) and
starred Tatsuya Fujiwara (who played
Nanahara in “Battle Royale” and Shishio
in the “Rurouni Kenshin” live-action
films). It was followed by a sequel “Death
Note 2: The Last Name” and a spin-off
film “L: Change the World” by Hideo
Nakata (director of the phenomenal
“Ring”, “Ring 2”, and the Hollywood
“The Ring Two”.
Folk..
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Movement (CFM) Team, said
this undertaking started way
back in 2004, wherein children
from different schools province-wide are given workshop
and training to learn about local
songs and dances.
This year, the CFM team
decided to bring back the
Children’s Folk Festival to
Pagemaker..
from p.B8
Cocoy Laurel, who belted out
classic Broadway hits which
earned him a standing ovation, dahlings.
Of course, Cocoy also serenaded our dear Diamond
Lady with unforgettable love
songs.
Hearts melted when Dr.
Pacita Gonzalez’s children
each gave their touching
birthday wish for their mom.
DOT-6..
Negros..
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Afterwards, the delegates will
parade from the Capitol Lagoon
to the SMX Convention Center
for the opening of the 12th
National Organic Agriculture
Congress (NOAC).
Parallel activities will be
held for both NIOFF and NOAC
in their respective venues.
In the evening, delegates and
guests of NIOFF and NOAC
are invited to the Governor’s
Night at the Provincial Capitol
Lagoon starting at 6 p.m., where
they will be treated to a Negros
Region Festival.
Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon, Jr. and Negros
Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo
will welcome guests and participants, while Senator Cynthia
Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food
Production, and Bernadette
Romulo-Puyat, Agriculture
Undersecretary for Special Concerns and alternate chair of the
National Organic Agriculture
Capiz..
Board, will deliver their special
messages.
Day 2 (Nov. 26) will be
Negros Oriental Day. It will
also hold cultural activities
dubbed “Mga Pasundayag”
and “Dayon Kamo sa Negros
Oriental” showcasing its songs
and dances.
The Slow Food Negros Island
will lead the Slow Food Summit
on Day 3 (Nov. 27). This day is
also Indigenous Peoples’ Day,
featuring “Hinampang sang mga
Tumandok” from 9:30 a.m. to
12 noon and IP Cultural Night
at 6 p.m.
Day 4 (Nov. 28) is Rural
Women’s Day, and Organic
Aquaculture and Responsible
Seafoods Forum. In the evening,
there will be a concert at the
Capitol Lagoon.
Day 5 (Nov. 29) is Family
Farmers Day hosted by the Department of Agrarian Reform.
Both the NIOFF and NOAC
have a common theme, “Halin Talamnan, Tubtub Kalan-an
(Farm to Table).”
Top-notch international
lifestyle designer PJ Arañador has been tapped to
provide the needed consulting services for the craft
sector.
Products like home furnishings, fashion accessories
and personal items aside
from local delicacies and
processed food products will
be available at the expo.
The DTI initiative for the
SSH celebration highlights the
province’s rich and diverse local resources as well as its creative, skillful and resourceful
entrepreneurs. (PIA-Capiz)
develop consciousness among
the young generation about
the traditional dances and
Kinaray-a songs composed by
local artists.
Winners of the contest will
perform in the much-awaited
Binirayan Festival come last
week of December 2015, said
Cepe.
This activity is also in partnership with the Department
of Education, who helped out
in the selection of participants
from the cluster level elimination.
The Province of Antique is
one among the provinces in
the country which celebrate
Children’s Month in October
since way back in early 2000
with various activities to advocate and uphold the rights of
children. (PIA-Antique)
Her staff members, who
worked with her family business for decades, also had
good words for Dr. Gonzalez.
Well, the Diamond celebration did not end there
because exactly a week later,
Dr. Pacita Gonzalez hosted
another birthday celebration
at the grand Ballroom of Iloilo Midtown Hotel, where her
beloved Ilonggo well-wishers
were given a chance to greet
and celebrate with her, dahlings!
To my ever-dearest Tita
Pat, a happy, happy birthday
and may our Good Lord will
give more strength to continue your life’s advocacy in
helping the less-privileged
Ilonggos whom your beloved
husband, the late justice secretary Raul Gonzalez Sr., held
in high esteem and fondness.
Cheers!
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attractions will also be shown.
This event is free of charge; however,
Western Visayas Migrants/OFWs and their
families are encouraged to register at the
Department of Tourism Region 6 Office,
Bonifacio Drive, Iloilo City.
The first 300 participants to register will
have a free It’s More Fun in the Philippines
T-shirt that will be given on December 6, 2015
at SM City, Mandurriao Iloilo City.”
“This event will afford OFWs the
opportunity to cherish the time with their
families through bonding activities. This
project also hopes to foster and strengthen
partnership with Western Visayas Migrants/
OFWs in promoting the region in other
countries. Thus, we are inviting our Western
Visayas Migrants/OFWs and their families
to join us on this special occasion,” Catalbas
said.
ADDRESS: DOOR #1, ASIAN LUMBER BLDG
M.H. DEL PILAR, MOLO, ILOILO CITY
TEL. NO.: ILOILO - 336-0535
ANTIQUE - 540-7765
Society
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A
n awesome sweetness was in the air
as well-wishers greeted Dr. Pacita
Trinidad-Gonzalez at Manila Polo
Club’s Grand Ballroom decked
with potted blooming orchids (which were actually giveaways to the
guests) during her Diamond birthday celebration, dahlings!
The glittering celebration was orchestrated by the Diamond
Lady’s
children
led by Dr. Dennis T. Gonzalez
Tois Trinidad
JUDGE Adoracion
Angeles
ILOILO City Councilor Plaridel
Nava and Liza Quisumbing
and wife Deeda Gonzalez and their children
Sofie Grace and Dennis Jr.; Charmaine Gonzalez and hubby Dr. Raul Castillo with children Jose Carl Vincent and Kitkat Castillo;
Dr. Gold Gonzalez; Jose Mari T. Gonzalez;
and former congressman Raul Gonzalez Jr.
Amidst the soothing music of a live band
performing classic hits, everyone enjoyed a
long array of impeccable fares fit for the Diamond Lady.
A long line of musical entertainment performed by The Celebrator’s grandchildren
also brought sparkle to the event.
Highlighting the event was the command
performance of veteran celebrity performer
Pagemaker/pB7
MR. AND MRS. Reynaldo Uy
ATTY. Dan Catargena
OUR DIAMOND Celebrant, Dr. Pacita Trinidad-Gonzalez with her children, Dr. Dennis Gonzalez, Charmaine
Gonzalez-Castillo, Dr. Marigold Gonzalez, Jose Mari Gonzalez and former congressman Raul Gonzalez Jr.
COCOY Laurel serenades the beaming
Diamond celebrant
MR. & MRS. Alberto Manlapit
DR. MARIGOLD Gonzalez and
brother, Atty. Raul Gonzalez Jr.
JENNIFER Centena and husband Mayor Alex Centena of
Calinog, Iloilo, and Noel Mirasol
FORMER first lady Imelda Trinidad RomualdezMarcos with Dr. Pacita Trinidad-Gonzalez
ASUNCION Espina, Dr. Gold Gonzalez, Dr. Eilene Espina and children
Michael, Miguela and Dr. Myka Espina-Gonzaga
THE Iloilo Midtown Hotel Celebration (seated) Ronald Sebastian and mom Marylou Arcelo, Dr. Pacita Gonzalez and Mercedes
Nava; (standing) Nicole Bernardo, Your Pagemaker, and Dr. Gold Gonzalez
DR. NORMA Ona, former justice secretary Agnes VST Devanadera, Dr.
Enrique Ona, and Dr. Alberto and Naty Narvadez