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PNP: Social media posts
come-ons for felons
By Jennifer P. Rendon
JUST a mere click on social
media could adversely affect
one’s safety and security.
This, Police Regional Office (PRO-6) emphasized as
it discouraged the public from
posting information about their
whereabouts on different social
media platforms like Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter.
Chief Superintendent Bernardo Diaz, PRO-6 director,
made the reminder in the advent of the country’s observation of All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1)
and All Souls’ Day (Nov. 2).
“We’re not being spoilsports
here. But broadcasting your
location to just about everyone could give unscrupulous
individuals the idea that no
one’s home, leaving your house
vulnerable,” he said.
A quick hit on the check-in
feature, or other media applications that deal with location services, could prompt
robbers and embolden them to
just barge into your properties,
Diaz said.
If such cannot be avoided,
the region’s top cop instead advised netizens to at least delay
the posting of their selfies and
pictures so as not to comproPNP /p10
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CARROT AND STICK
Regulation, incentives can ensure water security
By F. Allan L. Angelo
PRIVATE business and
local government units
(LGU) can work together to address water security issues through legal
and policy adjustments.
MILESTONE Dr. Ferjenel Biron, Allied Care Experts (ACE)-Iloilo chairman, and Engr. Gene
Orillaza, member of the ACE Medical Group board of directors, (1st and 2nd from right) lead the
ceremonial concrete pouring on one of the foundations of the P1-billion ACE Medical Center-Iloilo
at Ungka, Jaro, Iloilo City, October 30, 2015. The 8-storey hospital aims to provide world-class
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Natural family planning
unpopular in Iloilo City? A psychic
Kristoffer Jo Guia
By Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.
HARDLY one percent of couples who are into
family planning in Iloilo City follow natural
methods.
Records from the City Population Office show that
out of the 35,095 couples who are into family plan-
ning as of June 2015, only 319 use natural methods,
or a mere 0.9%.
The 35,095 couples engaged in family planning
represent 62.02% of Women of Reproductive Age
(WRA) in the city.
A breakdown of couples who use four particular
types of natural methods are: CMM (cervical mucus
method), 17; BBT (Basal Body Temperature), 7; STM
(sympto thermal method), 0; and standard days method
(SDM), 285.
A total of 22,284 couples use artificial methods such
as pills; BTL (bilateral tubal ligation), 4,388; injectables (DMPA), 2,875 couples; IUD (internal uterine
device), 841; and vasectomy (VAS), 32.
Prices of flowers
soar for ‘Undas’
By Angelica L. Tapalla
AS ALL Souls’ and Saints’
Days near, flower prices are
skyrocketing.
Vendors at the Central Market in downtown Iloilo City said
the prices of flowers have gone
up by P30-P50 per bundle.
Flower vendor Lenny Yulo said
a bundle of the popular Baby’s
Breath flowers is now sold at P100
from P90 on normal days.
Manzanilla now costs P100
but vendors are one in saying that
prices may increase to P150 to
P180 per bundle anytime soon.
Malaysian mums are now
sold at P150 per bundle, up
from its usual price of P130.
Meanwhile, white Chrysanthemum is sold at P130 per
dozen, with the violet kind going for P150 per dozen.
Yulo said the increase in
prices can also be attributed
to the fact that majority of the
flowers on sale here are not
grown in Iloilo or Panay island.
Prices of/p11
By M. A. De los Santos
ART AND BUSINESS Arranging flowers is not limited to women only. Men also express their
creativity through beautiful arrangements while earning their keep. (Ricky D. Alejo)
Traffic enforcers on full readiness November 1-2
By Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.
and Louine Hope Conserva
THE Iloilo City Transportation Management and Traffic Regulation Office
-spiritual
healer’s
journey
(TMTRO) is on full readiness for All
Saints’ and Souls’ Days, November
1-2.
Supervising transportation regulation
officer Rhodora Katipunan said they are
fielding 252 traffic officers to man all
points and avenues leading to and from
the different cemeteries in the city.
“They will, as usual, man the streets
in two shifts from six in the morning to
nine in the evening,” she said.
“For quick response to any problem, our two patrol cars and six
traffic motorcycles will be on the
Traffic/p11
“STRENGTH anchored in my
faith in God helps me help
heal persons who suffer from
illnesses that most medical experts and even science cannot
explain.”
Kristoffer Jo Guia learned
he has the gift of “psychicspiritual healing” when he was
13 years old.
It happened at the public
plaza in his hometown in San
Pablo City, Laguna when a
group of teenage girls were
possessed by evil spirits.
“When I went near them,
the spirits possessing the girls
cowered, and the public witnessed it. That was the start of
my journey.”
Kris is one of the six children of renowned psychicspiritual healer in Iloilo, Jo.
His grandfather also had the
same gift.
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Three riders killed
in motorcycle crash
By Jennifer P. Rendon
THREE persons were killed after the motorcycle
they were riding slammed into a truck shortly after
midnight of Friday, the Dingle Police Station confirmed.
Senior Inspector Ramon Coriana, Jr., Dingle police
chief, said the incident happened along the highway
at Barangay Tabugon, Dingle.
He identified the fatalities as motorcycle driver
Raymond Macesar of Barangay Tiguib, Dingle; and
Aldrin Palabrica and Arvin Sobrevega, both residents
of Buenavista village of the said town.
Coriana said the motorcycle crashed into a parked
10-wheeler truck and went underneath it, killing all
three instantly.
The victims were said to have come from the town
proper of Dingle, which is currently celebrating the
Pagdihon Festival.
“We couldn’t say if they had consumed liquor prior
to the accident,” Coriana said.
It was believed, however, that the motorcycle was
running on full speed, making it almost impossible for
the driver to steer clear of the truck that was parked
on the road shoulder.
When interviewed, the truck driver claimed that
he stopped by the roadside to change tires and had
properly placed an early warning device.
Owned by a certain Mr. Magbanua, the truck was
loaded with sugarcane and was on its way to Passi City
from Barotac Nuevo town.
Coriana said the truck driver is now held on police
custody.
‘Cocaine’
recovered
from raid
By Jomarie A. Billones
ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Police
recovered 11 packs of suspected cocaine and thousands
of pesos believed to be drug
money in the latest drug raid
in Brgy. Mongpong here, October 30.
Roxas City police also recovered a big sachet of suspected
shabu and drug paraphernalia
Friday morning from the house
of Joliter Candelario (also
known as Junefir Candelario
alias Boyet) in New Road,
Brgy. Mongpong here.
Three persons who were
inside Candelario’s house when
the raiding team swooped down
on the subject’s lair were arrested. Unfortunately, Can‘Cocaine’/p10
A KID tries on his Halloween costume (left photo) while another spends school break by selling cut foliage on the sidewalks of Iznart
St., Iloilo City, Oct. 30, 2015. (Ricky D. Alejo)
Suspected
pusher, thief
collared
in Arevalo
By Angelica L. Tapalla
ONE of the suspected illegal
drug pushers in Arevalo, Iloilo
City was arrested October 29.
Members of the Arevalo
PNP arrested Reyshian Macariola, 19, of Brgy. San Jose,
Arevalo, Iloilo City.
Police claimed that Macariola is on their list of suspected
drug peddlers and used his
boarding house in Arevalo as
a drug den.
Before his arrest, Macariola
was the subject of a series of
buy-bust operations but he
managed to elude arrest.
Authorities said they are still
investigating if Macariola is
connected with other big drug
personalities in the city.
The suspect is now detained
at the Arevalo police station
and will be charged for violating Republic Act 9165 or the
Comprehensive Dangerous
Drugs Act of 2002.
Meanwhile, the Iloilo City
Police Office-Special Operations Group (ICPO-SOG) arrested Michael John Zaragoza.
Police claimed that the suspect is the number 3 most
wanted person in Arevalo for a
string of robbery cases.
Zaragoza faces theft charges
in the sala of Regional Trial
Suspected/p9
Pilar mayor eyes state of calamity due to red tide
By Jomarie A. Billones
ROXAS CITY, Capiz--Pilar Mayor
Gideon Ike Patricio has already recommended to the Sangguniang Bayan
to declare a state of calamity after
livelihood of the residents in 11 coastal
villages are seriously affected by the
occurrence of the red tide toxin in their
waters and shellfish.
Last week, two minors got hospitalized due to paralytic shellfish poisoning
or Red Tide in Brgy. San Ramon, Pilar,
Capiz.
Siblings Angela and Rodilyn Bañares, five and three years old, respec-
tively, are presently confined at the
Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital
after eating “batad” shell. The victims
suffered from intense stomachache and
profuse vomiting after partaking of
“batad” shell for lunch.
The two were first brought to the
Pilar Rural Health Center but was im-
mediately transferred to Roxas City.
Another minor sibling got ill but was
immediately given medication and did
not necessitate hospitalization.
Prior to the incident, the Bureau
of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
(BFAR) issued a Red Tide bulletin
Pilar/p9
Capiz farmers receive pumps from NIA
IVISAN, Capiz – The farmers of Agmalobo village here
were the first recipients of
water pumps distributed
by the National Irrigation
Administration Region VI
(NIA-RO6).
This is a measure undertaken by the agency to mitigate the effects of the super
El Niño, which is expected to
hit the country late this year
until 2016.
In a turn-over ceremony
held, October 29, 2015 at
the Castro Gym of the said
barangay, a total of six
pumps were distributed to
farmers of five sitios (subvillages) – one each for
sitios Proper, Luyo, Ilaya,
and Ilawod and 2 for sitio
Bulabod.
The equipment will provide water to 30.75 hectares
and will benefit about 33
farmers in the barangay.
NIA Regional Manager
Gerardo P. Corsiga emphasized that with the threats
of climate change and the
El Niño phenomenon, the
agency is now focusing efforts to help farmers adapt to
such phenomena.
“This is just the beginning
AGMALOBO farmers with the 6 pumps they received from NIA. Also in the photo are Capiz 2nd District Congressman Fredenil Castro (4th from left) and NIA Region 6
Regional Irrigation Manager Engr. Gerardo P. Corsiga (3rd from right).
of our commitments to our farmers. You are fortunate to be the
first recipients of these pumps
in the entire Western Visayas
despite the late release of our El
Niño Funds” Corsiga said.
He also highlighted the
role of convergence initiatives
between the Local Government Units (LGU) and NIA
in addressing concerns of the
farmers.
“Ang mga mangunguma
ang mga matuod nga baganihan
sang aton probinsya gani indi
guid naton sarang nga pabay-an
sila. Ang aton gobyerno nagahatag guid sang prioridad sa
inyo gani yari sa karon ang mga
pumps nga dala sang NIA sa
inyo” (Our farmers are the real
heroes of our province, hence
we cannot afford to disregard
them. You are our government’s priority that’s why you
are to receive these pumps from
NIA), said Capiz 2nd District
Congressman Fredenil Castro.
Castro requested and lobbied
to NIA management the distribution of the pumps early
September this year.
“Nagapasalamat guid kita
sa madasig nga aksyon ni Engr.
Gerry kag sang iya team sa NIA
sa aton panagabay (We thank
Engr. Gerry (Manager Corsiga)
and his team in NIA for their
speedy action regarding our
request),” Castro added.
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was undertaken
by the farmer recipients, Congressman Castro, and NIA
to effect the turn-over of the
pumps. Under the agreement,
the farmers will take responsibility and shall provide fuel for
the equipment they received,
which they shall solely be used
for irrigation.
“Nalipay guid kami sa amon
nabaton halin sa NIA. Dako
guid ang mabulig sini sa amon
nga mga mangunguma kapin
pa nga may ara sang El Niño.
(We are happy and grateful for
what we have received today
from NIA. This is a big help for
us farmers especially now that
we are faced with El Niño)”,
expressed Christine Selorio,
President of Agmalobo Farmers’ Organization. (NIA advertorial)
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Public office
and the former
dual citizen
T
HE upcoming 2016 elections have ignited in the national
consciousness the legal phenomenon of dual citizenship,
where more than one country recognizes a person as its
citizen. “When, as a result of the concurrent application of the
different laws of two or more states, a person is simultaneously
considered a national by the said
states,” said the Supreme Court in
Mercado v. Manzano (1999), which
concerned the issue of whether or not
the respondent Edu Manzano, who
was a natural-born citizen of both the
US and the Philippines, was qualified
to run for the office of Vice-Mayor
of Makati.
And so the matter of dual citizens
aspiring for public office is nothing
Jose Mari Benjamin new in the Philippines. But since
Francisco U. Tirol only Filipinos can hold public office
in the Philippines, there is a need to
Commentary examine who are Philippine citizens.
Section 1, Article VI of the Constitution enumerates them, and the last
ones are “those who are naturalized in accordance with law.”
Section 2 provides that “Natural-born citizens are those who are
citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform
any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship. Those
who elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with paragraph
(3), Section 1 hereof shall be deemed natural-born citizens.”
Lastly, Section 3 states that, “Philippine citizenship may be lost
or reacquired in the manner provided by law.”
Republic Act No. 9225 or the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 is one such law. It declares “the policy
of the State that all Philippine citizens of another country shall
be deemed not to have lost their Philippine citizenship under the
conditions of this Act,” and allows former natural-born Filipinos
who became naturalized citizens of another country to re-acquire
or retain their Philippine citizenship (re-acquire – for those who
became naturalized citizens of another country before RA 9225
took effect; retain – for those who became naturalized citizens of
another country after RA 9225 took effect) upon taking an oath
of allegiance to the Republic.
Filipinos who re-acquire or retain their Philippine citizenship
under RA 9225 enjoy full civil and political rights and are subject
to all attendant liabilities and responsibilities under existing laws
of the Philippines.
But if they want to go into public service either by seeking
elective public office or through appointment, then they must
satisfy the following conditions under RA 9225:
“(2) Those seeking elective public office in the Philippines
shall meet the qualifications for holding such public office as
required by the Constitution and existing laws and, at the time
of the filing of the certificate of candidacy, make a personal and
sworn renunciation of any and all foreign citizenship before any
public officer authorized to administer an oath;
(3) Those appointed to any public office shall subscribe and
swear to an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines
and its duly constituted authorities prior to their assumption of
office: Provided, That they renounce their oath of allegiance to
the country where they took that oath;
x-x-x
(5) That right to vote or be elected or appointed to any public
office in the Philippines cannot be exercised by, or extended to,
those who:
(a) are candidates for or are occupying any public office in the
country of which they are naturalized citizens; and/or
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Pathological liar
Y
OU tell me what I did wrong
and how I hurt somebody, I will
apologize to them,” Ferdinand
“Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. haughtily responded when asked pointedly if he or his
family has something to apologize for the
dictatorial rule of his father.
The arrogant answer of the dictator’s son
to the question reveals the line of thinking
the Marcoses
is going to sell
to the public as
they attempt,
without an
iota of shame
or remorse,
to recapture
power. Marcos
junior ’s vice
presidential run
is just the beginning of the
Artchil Fernandez new nightmare
threatening to
torment the
Filipino people
if they make a
terrible mistake of uncritically swallowing the lies of the Marcoses hook, line,
and sinker.
Throughout the campaign in the 2016
election and more likely beyond it, the
Marcoses will insist that they did no
wrong to the nation. Following this line
of argument, the Marcoses will challenge
anyone as Bongbong Marcos is now do-
hot
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ing – by taking to task people who speak
about the horrific crimes committed during martial law – if they are personally
or directly involved in the commission of
those crimes.
Bongbong Marcos’ conceited narrative goes this way. They did not directly
participate in the gruesome crimes like the
brutal human rights violations during the
dictatorial rule of his father. His family did
not participate in the tortures, they did not
personally order the extra-judicial killings,
they were not even aware that these barbaric acts were being committed by state
agents. So how can they be held accountable for them? Why would they apologize
for the atrocities that other people did?
To further hide the complicity of his
father in the evils of martial law, Bongbong
Marcos even had the gall to proclaim that
the only mistake his father made was”
trusting people (whom) he should not have
trusted.” As to himself, “who did I hurt,
where did I commit a crime? I think there
is no evidence.” This is a lame and shallow alibi standing on a shaky and morally
dubious ground.
Truth is that the dictator Ferdinand Marcos senior, his wife, his son Ferdinand junior and the rest of their family fully know
what they did. The declaration of martial
law was the brainchild of Marcos senior.
He personally hatched “Oplan Sagittarius,”
the plan placing the country under military
rule to perpetuate himself in power by circumventing the 1935 Constitution which
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banned him from running for president for
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The declaration of martial law resulted
to massive human rights violations of horrendous scale, something Filipinos never
experienced in the hands of their fellow
Filipinos. By command responsibility,
the dictator Ferdinand Marcos senior was
responsible for all the atrocities committed by the martial law regime of which he
was the supreme leader. Without martial
law, the bloody carnage would not have
happened.
To clear Marcos senior of the crimes of
his martial law is like absolving Hitler of
the genocide of the Nazis. As the Fuhrer of
the Third Reich, the ultimate responsibility
for the Holocaust rests on Hitler’s hands. In
the same manner, the blood of the victims
of dictatorial rule is on the hands of Marcos
senior for it was he who put the country
under the bayonet.
It is an outright lie for Bongbong Marcos
to say that his family had no direct hand in
the abuses committed during the dark years
of the brutal dictatorship. His father as
dictator ruled the country by decree personally issued and signed by him. The dictator
Marcos senior granted himself legislative
power under Amendment 6 of the 1973
Constitution. One of his dictatorial decrees
was the dreaded Presidential Commitment
Order (PCO), which allowed authorities to
detain indefinitely any critic of martial law
or political dissenter without warrant. Only
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T
he title ought to be “A Too-Familiar
Sacrilege” which is the heading of
the article by Joseph de la Reziere,
the basis of my two columns. I used Manila which was the starting point of de la
Reziere’s discussion but from the feedbacks, his
observations
appear to be
all over.
A priest,
whose name
I have not
asked permission to use,
sent an email
that he too
Modesto P. Sa-onoy had observed
the sacrilege
against the
Holy Eucharist during his
visit in Hong Kong where he concelebrated
Mass. He said, “It was raining but we
were all given plastic ponchos like those
given out in Tacloban when the Pope was
there. Holy Communion was given under
both kinds to everyone, a crazy idea. After
Mass, I noticed there were altar-servers and
priests carrying chalices that still had the
Precious Blood. I think that trying to give
Holy Communion to a huge crowd is a very
bad idea. Only the celebrants, preferably a
small number, should receive Holy Communion on such occasions. Otherwise, a
faith-supporting, faith-teaching reverence
is lost.”
I assume that the chalices were uncovered so that rain water would drop into
them. That was sacrilege though not intended but was careless. They should have
covered the chalices to protect the Blood
Focus
of Christ from rain water.
Reziere’s article noted that there are
many adoration chapels in the Philippines but while “many people believe in
the Real Presence; however, a familiarity
which might be leading to indifference
may be part of the problem.” He quotes
an observation that “the opening of many
adoration chapels has had mixed results.
On one hand, there is usually a small core
of adorers who go to the adoration chapel
regularly. On the other hand, adoration
chapels are often empty; the Blessed Sacrament is left exposed despite there being
no one there.”
Many of us know this. There were times
when I go to the adoration chapel and find
it empty even in Catholic schools teeming
with students passing by. Some discovered
it to be a nice place to sleep because most
chapels are air-conditioned. Lovers also
find it a good place to talk.
Reziere continues:
“It would seem to me that the indiscriminate opening of adoration chapels has led
to an extreme familiarity with the Blessed
Sacrament. There seems to be an attitude
of ‘build and they will come.’ Perhaps
there is truth to that, but the fact is that on
this age so desensitized in the sacred, even
Catholics with good hearts and orthodox
beliefs will not always know how to behave
properly towards the Eucharistic Lord.
“Abandoned adoration chapels, stolen
Blessed Sacrament, the rising emphasis on
EMHCs versus the ordained priesthood,
casual and anthropocentric liturgies which
obfuscate the end of the sacred and the
casual profane treatment of the Eucharist
at Communion do not raise the minds of
the faithful to contemplate on the Heavenly
Liturgy or the Divinity of Christ present
in the Sacred Host. If giving communion
to 2,500,000 people cannot protect Christ
from being treated like a mundane object,
then it should not be done at all. Acts that
desacralize the Eucharist is a form of
semi-arianism that does not recognize the
divinity of Christ veiled therein.”
I remember the days when due to a huge
crowd, the faithful were told to go to the
church where communion was to be given.
The article also called attention to St. Pope
John Paul’s Redemptorissacramentum that
“expressly forbids any EMCHs” to distribute Holy Communion if there are priests
present “as the priest is the minister of the
sacrifice,” the “ordinary minister of Holy
Communion.” How many times have we
seen this prohibition violated?
The article spoke of what many Catholics, pastors even, are reluctant to talk
about. Reziere continues:
“The sacrilege that occurred at the
Papal Mass is another manifestation of
desacralization that is spreading amongst
the faithful. The Philippines is plagued
with the problems of corruption, a country
having passed a bill approving government
funding of contraception, a rising rate of
poverty; maybe it is because we do not
treat with profound devotion the humble
and the poor Christ in the Eucharist Whose
divine glory is veiled that we do not treat
our fellowman as we should in His Image
and Likeness.”
Indeed how many who voted for the
Reproductive Health Law to fund contraception receive communion? Remember
they defied natural, moral and Church laws
and still receive the Holy Eucharist? How
many receive communion and lambast
their adversaries after going out of the
church?
Capital ‘s’ or lower case?
A
LL SAINTS’ Day” is marked
every November 1. The feast is
all about saints. Those who bear
capital “S” named for one.
And they range from Saints Peter and
Paul, Ignatius of Loyola to Pedro Calungsod and Lorenzo Ruiz.
Included in the feast are as those
equally blessed but whose names are often
unknown. They are therefore tagged with
a lower case “S”.
The following day’s festival is more
familiar to us and known as “All Souls
Day.”
Latinos
call this Dia
de los Dinfuntos. “In
H u n g a r y,
they say:
‘halotak
napja’ and
in Syria
‘ Yo m e l
Juan L. Mercado Maouta’.”
Here,
cemeteries
arecrammed
with crowds
who tend spruced-up graves, lighted with
garish lights for a couple of days. Many pray
even as karaoke speakers blast away.
Bored editors plow through “de-cajon
stories”: traffic jams, jostling crowds, on
the lookout for anything – anything – that
will depart from last year’s formula.
The sentiment is universal. “Lift us up,
that we may see further, as one by one. You
gather scattered families, from the distractions, strife and weariness of time, to the
peace of eternity,” the ancient prayer goes.
This October, Pope Francis canonized
together the first married couple in modern
times. Louis and Zelie Martin were the
parents of St. Therese of Lisieux.
In her autobiograhpy “The Story of A
Soul,” St. Therese, often called “The Little
Flower,” says her formative years were
most shaped by her parents. After her dying mother received extreme unction, her
father “took me in his arms and had her
kiss the forehead of Zelie.”
They underscore the central – and stunning – reality remains of life beyond a
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handful of ashes.
“Half a world away, our granddaughters
will join other kids in balmy Palo Alto, California, for trick-or-treat parties,” the wife
mused. Alexia, 11, will dress up to resemble
the Harry Potter series character Hemione,
and Tai, 9, will pose as a “Ninja.”
“And in Ypsilanti, Michigan, our fouryear old grandson Lukas has opted to dress
up as the Ninja but the Turtle version.
Shephered by our son Francis and wife
Tricia, he will trot with other kids, in midautumn chill, to knock on neighbors’ doors
for trick or treat handouts.”
Two grandchildren are here from years
of living in Sweden of their mother. Swedes
bring flowers and light candles in our family graves on the first day of winter.
Halloween is a contraction of “All
Hallows Eve.” In 1848, Irish immigrants
brought those spooky costumes to the US
where it continues today as a fun-filled
kids’ feast.
But reaching out to the departed goes
back thousands of years. “It is a good and
wholesome thought to pray for the dead,”
declares the ancient Book of Macabees.
By the year 998, the Benedictine abbot
Oddilo of Cluny picked November 2 for
remembrance. This practice spread to other
countries, including the Philippines .
The living aid the departed, the teaching
went, by asceticism’s trio: prayer, sacrifice and
alms. They’d help atone for past transgressions,
and pave entry into the Beatific Vision.
“We Filipinos use the idiom itaga mo sa bato
to assert utmost confidence,” Pastor Lino Pantoja writes. “Oh, that my words were engraved
in rock forever,” the biblical figure Job wrote.
They’re words of Job’s primitive theology of the Resurrection: “I know that my
Redeemer lives. And in the end, He will
stand forth upon the earth. And after my
skin shall have been destroyed, yet in my
flesh I shall see God.”
These words were written 2,500 years
before Easter’s empty tomb. And in 1741,
George Fredric Handel had worked it into
his soaring oratorio that the world never
forgot: “The Messiah.”
Our grandchildren belong to the postVatican II generation. They never heard
what echoed in requiem services of our
long-vanished youth: the Dies Irae (“Day
of Wrath”) in plain chant.
Tuba mirum spargen sonum/Per sepulchra regionum/Coget omnes ante thronum,
the choir would sing. My now-hazy freshman Latin translates that into: “Trumpets
blare through sepulchers, calling all to
appear before judgment’s throne.”
Young and old, however, share the
universal aching for assurance of what lies
beyond the grave.
“If only I could see him, for just a second,
and know he’s all right, I’d be able to cope,”
Seamus tells the priest blessing his son’s
crumpled body, killed in an accident.
“I remembered Seamus’ comment” at a
Mass for a student accident victim, writes
Jesuit theologian Catalino Arevalo. The
boy’s classmates chose the Transfiguration
for gospel reading. “The one about Jesus
going up to the mountain and changing into
dazzling white,” they suggested.
“It struck me, for the first time, that Jesus
allowed his friends to see, ‘for just a second’,
what was beyond. Their reaction was strange:
they did not want to leave the spot. It’s ‘wonderful for us to be here.’ But Jesus reminded
them they had to go down the mountain.
“What if we could get some vision, ‘for
only just a second’? Or if we could, ‘for
only just a second’, see people who’ve
gone before us, in faith, especially those
suddenly or tragically taken, in that place
of light that is God’s promise?
“What if we, too, had some authentic
extended experience of what ‘our eyes have
not seen, nor our ears heard’ of what God
prepared for those who are faithful?
“It is truly the better thing that an authentic extended experience is not given
us – because we would not want to leave
the spot. Better still because there is still so
much of the humdrum, the frustrating, the
difficult for us to endure, and if possible,
with courage, to build some small beginnings of the Kingdom which Jesus wanted
to make our work in this world.”
Whether in the dim catacombs, off Rome’s
Appian way, or in our garishly-lighted cemeteries, All Souls’ Day speaks to us in Nobel
Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s poignant verse:
“Death is not the extinguishing of life. It is putting out the lamp, because dawn has come.”
“And those plots will include ours, sooner
rather than later,” she added. Oh, that?
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Cop-killer of drug
suspect took the
law into his hands
F
RIENDS had been betting among themselves between
Roxas and Binay for president in the 2016 elections.
The next time I met them, however, they had already
changed their minds and were already betting between Roxas
and Grace Poe.
“Why?” I asked those who were earlier batting for Binay.
“Like most people, we want an honest and clean president. We
made our stake with Binay because
of his outstanding performance in
public service in Makati and in our
belief he would be able to trounce
the graft charges against him and
his family. He has not done so,
however. His various speeches on
the graft issues have not convinced
us. Clean and honest government is
not even in his campaign ads.”
“And why Poe now,” we ventured to ask. “Well, she is vocal
Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr. against graft and corruption and
nothing has been said about her
leading a dirty life. She also has
behind her the ‘Fighter for Justice’
image of her father, the late Fernando Poe, Jr. Because of that,
we feel that it is her that would give Roxas the better fight with a
Filipino electorate that hates the ‘kurakot’ and prefers the honest
in government.”
Those betting for Roxas, on their part, said they believe it is
Roxas who will win, though.
“Roxas has the endorsement of a popular and clean president
(President Aquino) who has done so much to improve life in the
country, including Iloilo City. He also has the strong organization of the Liberal Party with him to give him the votes, which
no raw survey can fake. Roxas can likewise stand tall on his
record in public service, especially on his record of honesty like
that of President Aquino. And don’t doubt his intelligence and
background in running successfully a big corporation such as the
Philippine government,” they said.
Well, that’s just the first round for my friends. There is still
the second round, and so on until election day on May 9, 2016. I
suspect though that during these other rounds, it is just the proportion of the bets that would change – 50-50, 70-30, or double your
bet – as the campaigns bare more of Roxas and Poe.
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Without the death penalty, or even with it, a cop, or any other
person, may shoot a suspect or another only when he is threatened
of his own life or that of another person under the natural law on
self-defense or defense of an innocent third party, which the Bill
of Rights recognizes under Section 1.
Section 1 reads: “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty
or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be
denied the equal protection of the laws.”
The right to life necessarily includes the suspects, even known
criminals, and the cops, though there are conditions in justifiably
protecting it against threats from another.
I do not, however, see why a cop should feel threatened of his
life – as to pull the trigger of death on a suspect who has his back
on him, like in the case of the late Cloyd Matta Gealon.
According to Police Regional Office 6 Medical Legal Officer
Dr. Owen Lebaquin, following his autopsy of Gealon’s corpse,
Gealon was killed by a single bullet which hit his buttock and
exited through his stomach to the other side of his body. Based on
this fact, Lebaquin said Gealon was either bending (nagatuwad)
or crouching (nagaduko) when fatally shot.
Assuming that Gealon shot at the cops prompting them to feel
personally threatened at that time, that did not justify shooting
him after that.
When Gealon turned his back to flee from the cops, he was no
longer a threat by then.
As one brilliant lawyer said: “The moment that (the suspect)
no longer presents a threat (like with his back on the cops), the
cop should stop shooting at him.”
“There is a difference between the moment you cease to be a
threat and the moment I perceive you to be a threat. One can’t
just say, ‘Because I could use deadly force 10 seconds ago, that
means I can use deadly force again now.’”
What the cops would have done at that time, when Gealon was
fleeing on his back to the cops, was to holler at him to stop with a
threatening warning. That did not happen, according to reports.
In fact, even if the 31-year old seaman did not stop on the
warning, Gealon was not the kind of person that the cops should
be so anxious to kill anytime, not being a man with records of
unforgivable violence.
They could have just conducted a pursuit until they can corner
him.
It is also noteworthy to point out that Gealon was not even
the subject of the search warrant. It was his uncle on charges of
illegal drug use which prompted the raid by the Regional Special
Operations Group, or RSOG, on his uncle’s house.
Dr. Lebaquin’s drug test also indicated that Gealon was not
into illegal drug use.
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Bacolod City – MassKara Festival
2015 executive director Rhoderick Samonte
is mulling to file libel charges against
Sammy Montoyo of the Save Bacolod
Movement for “malicious allegations”
hurled by the latter against the Kasadya
Bacolod Development Foundation, Inc.
(KBDFI).
KBDFI has been running the MassKara
Festival since 2013 to 2015.
Montoyo raised questions on how
KBDFI spent money raised from donors
and sponsors.
Montoyo also scored what he called the
“unprecedented” money-making of this
year’s MassKara organizers.
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Manokan
settlers face
displacement
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – About 130
informal settlers on a property
between Manokan Country and
the Vendors’ Plaza might be
displaced if the city government sells the property.
City Councilor El Cid Familiaran, committee on housing
and resettlement chair, said the
city government is not ready to
relocate Manokan settlers.
The problem surfaced during a hearing conducted by
the committee on the plan of
the city government to sell the
property amid opposition from
Manokan Country occupants.
Familiaran said he is concerned with what will happen to
the 130 informal settlers if the
city sells the Manokan Country
since the Bacolod Housing
Authority (BHA) is not ready
to accommodate them at the
relocation site.
Familiaran said there are
other settlers facing demolition
who cannot transfer yet to the
relocation site because the area
is not ready.
He cited Republic Act
7279 (Urban Development
and Housing Act of 1992)
which stipulates that electrical
connections, water, and other
basic facilities must be in place
in the relocation site before the
local government transfers the
informal settlers there.
Acting BHA head Joel Vergara said their request for
installation of transformers
and electrical connection at
the relocation site is still pending with the City Engineer’s
Office.
Vergara added that the Central Negros Electric Cooperative is also waiting for needed
materials before it can start the
electrification of the relocation
site.
The BHA does not even
have an updated figure of the
actual number of informal settlers there, Familiaran said.
Familiaran said there are
800 lots prepared by the National Housing Authority at the
Arao relocation site but only
100 have been relocated there
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ing in the MassKara as charging fees for the
activities of the festival,” he added.
Montoyo also urged the Sangguniang
Panlungsod to investigate the matter.
In a press conference October 30,
Samonte, together with events coordinators
and volunteers, said he already consulted
his lawyer and gathered all the materials needed in filing libel charges against
Montoyo.
Samonte said he has not received a single
cent as director of the MassKara Festival
since 2013.
He added that what Montoyo said is an
insult and offending to him and the rest
of the MassKara Festival volunteers who
dedicated their time and efforts to make
this year’s festival a success.
“Until now the volunteers have not been
paid of their allowances as they are still
waiting for the payments of some of the
major sponsors,” Samonte said.
Samonte said the accusations are malicious and politically-motivated as there are
efforts to link the KBDFI to Bacolod City
Mayor Monico Puentevella.
He added that they have nothing to do
with politics in the city and he himself
is not a politician nor is he interested in
politics.
As far as the KBDFI is concerned,
Samonte said they have submitted financial
reports in past MassKara festivals to proper
authorities.
But he added that Montoyo is free to go
to KBDFI and see the documents.
Montoyo cannot be reached for comment as of this writing.
Sandigan asked to nix mayor’s
motion for reconsideration
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) asked the Sandiganbayan to deny
the motion for reconsideration filed by Bacolod
City Mayor Monico O. Puentevella in relation to
the latter’s 90-day preventive suspension.
The suspension order is in connection with
Criminal Case No. SB-14-CRM-0108 for alleged
anomalies in the purchase of the P26-million information technology packages funded by Puentevella’s Pritority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)
when he was still lone district congressman.
The opposition to the mayor’s motion for
reconsideration was filed October 28 by acting director of Prosecution Bureau IX Irenio
Paldeng, Assistant Special Prosecutor I Wenceslao Caoayan and Assistant Special Prosecutor
I Rayman Rafael.
In their comment, the OSP prayed that Puentevella’s motion for reconsideration be denied,
citing the mayor’s “act of deliberately and simultaneously resorting to the remedies of motion for
reconsideration and petition for certiorari in the
hope that even as one of the remedies resorted
to is dismissed or denied, another remedy would
still be open is an act of malpractice without any
reasonable and justifiable objective but to trifle
with the courts and abuse their processes.”
“This should not be countenanced. It is high
time that accused Puentevella should be reminded
to refrain from making a mockery of the legal
processes. At the moment, a punishment in the
form of denial of the instant motion will suffice,”
the OSP comment added
Earlier, Puentevella’s lawyers Redemptor Peig
and Ralph Sarmiento filed an urgent petition for
Certiorari and Prohibition with application for
Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order against the mayor’s suspension order.
Puentevella’s camp claimed that the Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division committed grave abuse
of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction by issuing the suspension order which
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registrants
flock Comelec
Sat.-Sun., October 31-November 1, 2015
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – Lastminute registrants queued at
the Commission on Elections
(Comelec) office here as early
as 5 a.m., October 30, 2015, a
day before the deadline today,
October 31.
Comelec-Bacolod Mavil
Majarucon-Sia said they can
only accommodate about 1,200
registrants daily, thus they
apologize for those who could
not be accommodated.
Sia pointed out that the Voter
Registration Machine can only
accommodate 600 registrants a
day aside from 100 for senior
citizens and persons with disability.
Sia said they also requested
police assistance to maintain
peace and order as the queue
reached outside the perimeter
of the BAYS Center where the
Comelec office is located.
Comelec will also accommodate registered voters who
have biometrics data until
8:30 p.m.
“The registration started
last May 2014 yet or about one
year and five months, but why
did they register only now?”
she said.
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PAGCOR brings travel advocacy
to this year’s TravelXchange
THE 9th TravelXchange happened last October 23 to 25 at the North Atrium of SM City
Bacolod, and guess what – Bacolodnons got a
glimpse of what the country’s tourism industry
has to offer.
The travel show kicked-off with a remarkable Opening Program graced by important
government and tourism officials, as well as
officers from the private sector last Friday. It
was formally opened by Mayor Monico Puentevella alongside Department of Tourism Western
Visayas regional director Atty. Helen Catalbas.
Also present in the opening ceremony were
TravelXchange founder Charles Lim, Cebu
Pacific Air promotions specialist Roxanne
Gochuico, Pagcor Bacolod branch manager
Arthur Malatag, Enchanted Kingdom Sales
Division head Merlinda Adante, and L’Fisher
Hotel events and marketing coordinator Miguel
Nacionales.
According to its Charter, Pagcor is given a
three-pronged mandate, one of which is to help
promote the Philippine tourism industry, thus
its all-out support for the 9thTravelXchange in
Western Visayas.
Pagcor featured mock-up table games
throughout the three-day travel expo wherein
they gave mall-goers the chance to play different
casino games inside SM City Bacolod.
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from p.7
Gealon could not even be
suspected at first instance as
using drugs, being a seaman
who has to undergo a drug test
before boarding the vessel as an
official or crew member.
It is clear then that the cop,
and even his entire raiding
team, who shot him has abused
Manokan...
from p.8
while about 300 to 400 are
scheduled for relocation, but
because the place has no electrical connection, they could
not yet be transferred.
He added that since the settlers are the responsibility of
the city government, “the city
should go slow on its plan to
sell the Manokan Country un-
Suspected...
from p.4
Court Judge Guilljie Lim.
The court pegged a P20,000
bail for his temporary liberty.
Zaragoza is presently detained at the Arevalo police
Pilar...
from p.4
warning the public of the presence of the dangerous toxin in
Pilar Bay.
Patricio issued an executive order asking the public to
refrain from eating, harvesting
and selling shell fishes.
The mayor said Red Tide
toxin levels of shell fishes in
The Pagcor booth also exhibited some of
the company’s advocacy tarps that are geared
towards their support for education, especially in
providing armchairs and school desks in public
schools across the country.
The second day highlighted activities that
were geared towards the promotion of the tourism industry, especially that of the province of
Negros Occidental. The activities were Travel &
Shop Fun Challenge and TravelXchange Young
Ambassador, wherein the latter was participated
in by tourism and hospitality management students from Bacolod. This search, now on its
second year, aims to find the right ambassador or
ambassadress to help promote and immerse with
the province to boost its tourism potentials.
The winner of the search was Rizelle Jay
Alburo, a tourism management major from
La Consolacion College Bacolod. Coming in
at second and third places were Micah Angela
Lopez and Quett Cuenca, respectively, both from
Colegio San Augustin-Bacolod.
The 9th TravelXchange is presented by the
Department of Tourism Western Visayas, the
City of Bacolod, Kasadya Bacolod Development
Foundation, and the Province of Negros Occidental. Sponsors of this event are Cebu Pacific
Air, Enchanted Kingdom, Citibank, Pagcor, and
L’Fisher Hotel.
the justified use of deadly force
on the suspect. A murder case
should be filed against them.
Cops do not have the excuse of their uniforms to be
just shooting at suspects, or
even known perpetrators of the
most heinous crimes, without
justification.
In fact, due process of law,
as we also know it in the Philippines, means “a law which
hears before it condemns, which
proceeds from inquiry, and renders judgment only after trial.”
Shooting a suspect while his
back is turned on you already
condemns him, equivalent
to taking the law into your
hands.
less it could provide the basic
needs and requirements before
they could be transferred.”
The city government is planning to sell some 13,783 square
meters (sq. m.) of Manokan
Country to SM Prime Holdings
which offered to buy the lot at
P20,500 per sq. m.
SM plans to develop the
property into an integrated
shopping complex with a
transport terminal, a hotel
and an improved Manokan
Country.
Teresita Mondres, spokesperson of the Manokan Country
Vendor’s Association, said they
are against the privatization of
the Manokan Country since
this will result to higher rentals
and the dislocation of vendors
whose livelihoods are based in
the area.
station.
Prior to the twin arrests,
police officers in the provinces
of Capiz, Antique, and Iloilo
and city of Iloilo collared 33
persons for offenses ranging
from drug peddling to theft
in a massive anti-crime drive
dubbed “one-time, big-time”
operation.
In Iloilo City, another operation led to the arrest of seven
suspected drug peddlers, nine
wanted persons, and three others for illegal possession of
firearm.
their town is way beyond the
safe level of 60 unimicrograms
per 100 grams. Affected areas
also include Bay of Milagros in
Masbate; Bohol; Cambatutay
Bay in Western Samar; Carigara Bay in Leyte; and Balete
Bay in Davao Oriental.
Early this month, the provincial government lifted the
total ban on shell fish after the
BFAR declared that seawater
from Sapian and Ivisan towns
in the second district and Roxas
City, towns of Panay, Pontevedra, President Roxas and Pilar
in the first district were already
free of Red Tide.
The towns of Ivisan and
Sapian were earlier placed
under the state of calamity due
to Red Tide.
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MAYOR Puentevella visiting the PAGCOR booth, saying hello to the gamers.
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Bacolod office is a notice titled
“Bakit ngayon ka lang?” an
apparent jab at late registrants
who waited one year before
going to the poll office.
The notice stated that the
registration started last May
2014 so the registrants should
bear the consequence of their
action.
Sia stressed that since May
2014, their office has been open
Commentary...
from p6
(b) are in active service as
commissioned or non-commissioned officers in the armed
forces of the country which
they are naturalized citizens.
x-x-x”
To recapitulate, the matter
of dual citizens aspiring for
public office is nothing new,
and many cases concerning
them have reached the Supreme
Court. How they resolved the
following issues involving dual
citizens in the cases cited below
may signal how it will do so in
similar cases in the future.
A. Still natural-born
While it is the declared
policy of RA 9225 that “all
Philippine citizens of another
country shall be deemed not
to have lost their Philippine
citizenship under the conditions
of this Act,” the re-acquisition
or retention of Philippine citizenship under RA 9225 is not
automatic, but optional on the
part of the former natural-born
Filipino. Because he is not
compelled to do so, and if such
is his desire, he needs to take
an oath of allegiance to the
Republic.
But the taking of the oath
will not make him a naturalized
Filipino citizen. As explained
by the Supreme Court in Sobejana-Condon v. COMELEC
(2012), a former natural-born
Filipino who re-acquires or retains his Philippine citizenship
under RA 9225 resumes his being a natural-born Filipino.
In fact, RA 9225 is not the
only law that recognizes the
right of former natural-born
Filipinos to revert to such status
after they renounce their foreign citizenship. There is also
RA 8171 (An Act Providing
for the Repatriation of Filipino Women Who Have Lost
Their Philippine Citizenship
by Marriage to Aliens and of
Natural-Born Filipinos). The
repatriation of the former Filipino under said law will allow
him to recover his natural-born
citizenship (Tabasa v. Court of
Appeals, 2006).
B. RA 9225 for former
natural-born Filipinos only
It is clear from the language
of RA 9225 that only former
natural-born Filipinos who lost
their Philippine citizenship by
reason of naturalization as citizens of a foreign country can
avail of the law. A naturalized
Filipino – for example, basketball player Andray Blatche
– who renounces his Philippine citizenship cannot later
on re-acquire or retain it under
RA 9225.
C. Sworn renunciation of
foreign citizenship
A former natural-born Filipino citizen who re-acquires or
retains his Filipino citizenship
and who seeks appointment or
election to public office must
renounce his other citizenship
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The Comelec also mounted
information drive and placed
advertisements in radio, TV
and print both in local and
national.
Sia lamented that the problem is in the culture of Fili-
pinos.
“We have this mañana habit
and love to decide at the last
minute. I hope this will be corrected later but it seems we do
not learn our lesson.”
She said that this is the fifth
registration she has handled
as a Comelec officer and the
problem is that people decide
always at the last minute.
As of Wednesday evening,
about 4,900 voters in Bacolod
City have no biometrics yet.
through an affidavit duly sworn
before an officer authorized to
administer oaths (SobejanaCondon v. COMELEC, 2012).
The filing of a certificate of
candidacy does not ipso facto
amount to a renunciation of a
candidate’s foreign citizenship
under RA 9225 (Guzman v.
COMELEC, 2009).
ineligibility of a candidate...
the same cannot override the
constitutional and statutory
requirements for qualifications
and disqualifications.”
D. Use of foreign passport
after sworn renunciation
In Maquiling v. COMELEC
(2013), the Supreme Court
resolved an issue involving
a natural-born Filipino who
became a naturalized American and who re-acquired his
Filipino citizenship under RA
9225. He executed an oath of
renunciation of his American
citizenship but still used his
US Passport, and then ran for
Mayor of his town in the 2010
elections. The Supreme Court
held that “the use of a foreign
passport after renouncing one’s
foreign citizenship is a positive
and voluntary act of representation of one’s nationality and
citizenship; it does not divest
Filipino citizenship regained
by repatriation but recants the
Oath of Recantation required
to qualify one to run for an
elective position. x-x-x The
renunciation of foreign citizenship is not a hollow oath that
can simply be professed at any
time, only to be violated the
next day. It requires an absolute
and perpetual renunciation
of foreign citizenship and a
full divestment of all civil and
political rights granted by the
foreign country which granted
the citizenship. x-x-x This act
of using a foreign passport
after renouncing one’s foreign
citizenship is fatal.”
Maquiling v. COMELEC was
recently followed by Arnado v.
COMELEC (2015), which involves the same former American
citizen who again ran for Mayor
of his town, but this time in the
2013 elections. The Supreme
Court again affirmed his disqualification because he still had
not yet properly renounced his
American citizenship at the time
he filed his certificate of candidacy for the 2013 elections.
Such is the strictness of the
eligibility requirement imposed
by RA 9225 that the Supreme
Court emphasized in Arnado
v. COMELEC that it cannot
be dispensed with even if was
apparently unattended by bad
faith, nor can it be overridden by
an election victory: “... the use
of a foreign passport amounts
to repudiation or recantation
of the oath of renunciation. Yet,
despite the issue being novel
and of first impression, plus the
fact that Arnado could not have
divined the possible adverse
consequences of using his US
passport, the Court in Maquiling did not act with leniency or
benevolence towards Arnado.
... matters dealing with qualifications for public elective office
must be strictly complied with...
popular vote does not cure the
E. Residence
In Romualdez-Marcos v.
COMELEC (1995) the Supreme Court applied the principle of animus revertendi (with
intention to return) in finding
that the petitioner was qualified
to run for the position of Representative of the First District of
Leyte in the 1995 elections even
though she had not actually
lived in the district for at least
one year prior to the said elections: “... an individual does not
lose his domicile even if he has
lived and maintained residences
in different places. Residence,
it bears repeating, implies a
factual relationship to a given
place for various purposes. The
absence from legal residence or
domicile to pursue a profession,
to study or to do other things of
a temporary or semi-permanent
nature does not constitute loss
of residence...”
Unlike dual citizens, however, the petitioner in RomualdezMarcos v. COMELEC never
lost her status as a natural-born
Filipino. Thus the principle of
animus revertendi cannot be applied to candidates who re-acquired or retained their Philippine citizenship under RA 9225.
The Supreme Court explained
in Caballero v. COMELEC
(2015) that RA 9225 treats
citizenship independently of
residence. A person’s retention
of Philippine citizenship under
the law does not automatically
make him regain his residence
in the place where he was born
and raised; his domicile and
reestablishment of Philippine
residence will only be reckoned
from the time he retained his
Philippine citizenship.
And the Supreme Court
stressed that the residency
requirement must be actually,
and not just substantially complied with.
F. Effect of foreign citizenship laws
A holder or prospective
holder of public office who
will advance the argument that
he or she is no longer a citizen
of another country under its
laws will need to take heed
of what the Supreme Court
said in Sobejana-Condon v.
COMELEC: foreign citizenship laws must be alleged and
proven in Philippine courts as
they are not entitled to judicial
notice in the Philippines.
***
Given the very fluid and
dynamic discourse on the 2016
elections, it would be interesting to see how the Supreme
Court will resolve issues similar to the foregoing that will be
brought before it, as well as all
other issues that may arise from
the interplay between RA 9225
and public office.
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The project is currently
implemented in Basilan, Iloilo,
Leyte, Maguindanao, Misamis
Oriental and Zamboanga City.
Alikpala said LGUs experiencing rapid growth like Iloilo
City can impose policies requiring subdivision and building developers to adopt water
conservation technologies in
their projects.
Alikpala added that instead
of relying on water utility firms
like Metro Iloilo Water District,
the private sector also has a
responsibility to ensure water
supply security.
“Some developers will put
up the subdivision and building
and when it’s finished, wala na.
There are a lot of technologies
that they can use such as rain-
PNP...
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mise their locations.
Diaz has again reiterated the
PNP’s tips on how to secure
one’s home before leaving.
“As I’ve said, as much as
possible, don’t announce to the
public that no one is home,” he
added.
The PNP also counsels the
A
psychic...
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Psychic or spiritual healing
is defined as the treatment of
mental and/or physical maladies by spiritual means.
He shared his family did not
encourage him to pursue the
same paths they threaded “as
they knew the risks and the big
responsibility it entails.”
“But you can’t turn your
back from it,” he lamented.
At 16 years old, Kris followed his father in Iloilo, who
is also a popular psychic in
Iloilo. Kris also became popular through a nightly radio
program on psychic-spiritual
healing.
“Recognizing I can no longer turn my back on my gift, my
father guided me through it.”
For 26 years now, Chris shared
he has been helping persons
recover from their “spiritual”
and other “unexplainable” illnesses.
EXORCISM
Kris has been sought, among
others, for his ability to exorcise buildings and persons who
are victims of witchcraft (hiwit)
and voodoo witchcraft (barang), opening of third eye.
Barang uses small insects
to destroy the persons’ skin
while hiwit uses voodoo dolls
and black eyeless needles, he
explained.
“I exorcise persons. If you
feel something different inside
your house – I open yours or
any of your family members’
third eye. This way, you yourself will see what spirits or entities living in your house.”
‘Cocaine’...
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delario evaded arrest as he was
not around when the raid was
conducted.
The operation is considered
the biggest so far since the police conducted its latest spate
of anti-drug operations in the
province of Capiz.
Thursday morning, former
Iloilo,...
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Augustinian schools in the
Philippines joined this year’s
ASAM –Colegio del Santo
Niño de Cebu (Cebu), La Consolacion College (Bacolod),
University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (Bacolod),
Colegio San Agustin-Biñan
(Laguna), San Jose Catholic
water catchment, which could
be profitable to their business
and at the same time ensure
water security,” he added.
Additional requirements on
developers might be construed
as “bureaucratic red tape”
but Alikpala said it can be
countered by LGUs through
incentives.
“That is where Be Secure
comes in. We will help local
governments come up with legal
frameworks which will encourage forward thinking policies on
water security,” he added.
Aside from developers, Be
Secure also pushes “water audits” in both public and private
sectors to determine how much
water is wasted and how to curb
wastage.
Alikpala cited the case of
California which offered to
change residential toilet bowls
in lieu of putting up a dam to
augment water supply.
He said the state government
adopted the move to save not
only water but money that was
supposed to be spent on the
new dam.
“These are the ideas we want
to bring in through Be Secure,”
Alikpala added.
Alikpala said they also want
construction suppliers to start
labeling plumbing materials to
indicate how much water each
item can discharge “so that developers and homeowners will
be guided.”
“It’s like the energy efficiency rating in electric appliances
which serve as guide to buyers
who want to save on electricity.
I wonder why we don’t have
that here,” he said.
public to make sure that all
doors and windows, as well as
other possible entry areas, are
locked.
Curtains must also be pulled
down so as not to allow robbers to check what’s inside the
house.
Aside from robbers, Diaz
also told the public to be wary
of fires.
“Make sure that your appliances are unplugged before leaving the house,” he
added.
If one could help it, installation of an alarm system would
also help.
Requesting a trusted friend
or neighbour to look after your
house while you’re away would
also be a viable option.
Kris said that he opens the
third eye of a person while the
person is awake. “It is with a
purpose and with the blessing
of God.”
Aside from persons experiencing and seeing spirits or entities, it is also a way to protect
his credibility, “that I do not
make up these images.”
Kris shared his opinion about
a popular “horror” character
that is also deeply embedded in
the psyche of the Ilonggos – the
aswang.
Contrary to common portrayal of aswang as creatures
that can transform themselves
into extraordinarily big dogs
and pigs, Kris explained that
based from his experience,
aswang is not a physical body
but an astral body that sucks out
the energy of a dying or sick
person, whose fighting spirit
has reached its lowest.
“They feed on your weakness and attack you at your
weakest,” he said.
On the other hand, engkanto,
duwende and maligno are bad
spirits that manifest themselves
according to what a person’s
mind can experience great
fear.
But what is the place of these
entities with the dominance of
technology?
The psychic believes that
possession has also evolved.
“Now, evil spirits possess
the minds, with the use of the
Internet,” he said.
“Evil spirits attack your
weak points – if women is
your weakness, it will send you
more women; if it is money, it
will tempt you with money,”
he added.
police officer Bernardo Bulacan was nabbed by police for
selling two sachets of suspected
shabu in consideration of the
amount of P500.
Bulacan was dismissed from
the police service for being
absent without official leave
(AWOL) and had been the
number one drug personality
in Sapian since then.
Senior Supt. Robert Rodriguez, Capiz Provincial Police Office(CPPO) officer-incharge, said that as of Friday,
10 drug personalities in nine
municipalities here were arrested as a result of the ‘One
Time, Big Time’ directive of
the DILG. He assured that the
drive against other illegalities
will likewise be intensified.
School (Iloilo), University of
San Jose Recoletos (Cebu), and
the University of San Agustin
(Iloilo).
Aside from thrilling games,
the athletes also interacted and
enjoyed each other’s company through a music session
organized every night by the
Program Committee led by
Mr. Eric Divinagracia of the
University of San Agustin.
ASAM is held every two
years and the schools managed by the congregations of
the Order of St. Augustine
(OSA), Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) and
the Augustinian Sisters of
Our Lady of Consolation
(ASOLC) take turns in hosting this event.
HEALING
“We are the master of our
lives. You can change your
life. I can only give advice. I
am only an instrument to your
healing.”
For his practice, Kris pray
for the intervention of archangels Michael and Rafael, who
fights evil spirits and heals the
sick, respectively.
“I don’t give anting-anting,
or orasyon. I do not ask for
fees, and I am not against medical help.”
But “I give them Psalm 91,
Psalm 4 and Psalm 8.”
He said he heals people as
his way of giving back and as
a form of gratitude from all the
blessings he received and has
been receiving.
But Kris stressed that psychic-spiritual healing transcends religions, as one’s healing is also dependent on a
person’s faith.
He said most of the time
a person’s sickness is both
spiritual and medical as all
problems are rooted to “spiritual illness.”
“Most of the time, a person
has a spiritual illness, that’s
why his medical illness keeps
coming back.”
Kris believes that persons
with weak spirit are more
prone to psychic-spiritual illness.
“Ang totoong nagpapagaling sa tao ay yung tao mismo,
at ang Panginoong Diyos.”
For inquiries, please contact
Mr. Kristoffer Guia at 0928 894
8144 or 0917 960 1072.
Sports
Albay wins
Guardian
bid to host
2016 Palarong
Pambansa
the daily
AFTER careful deliberation
and tedious evaluation by officials of the Department of
Education (DepEd) and the
Philippine Sports Commission
(PSC), Legazpi City, Albay
won the bid to host the Palarong
Pambansa 2016. The province
won over Tuguegarao City,
Cagayan, its only competitor
for the hosting of the annual
national games.
Before announcing the results of the vote, Education
Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro,
FSC asked both provinces to
continue supporting the agency’s sports development program, saying, “Sana ipagpatuloy po ninyo ang inyong nakaatas na mga programa para sa
sports sa inyong probinsiya at
sana makasama pa po kayo ng
DepEd at ng PSC doon sa iba
pang sports events. Mayroon
po tayong Batang Pinoy, Philippine National Games, at iba
pang programa.”
The final choice was made
based on voting results by the
Palarong Pambansa Board chaired
by the Education secretary.
“We reviewed the recommendations from the regions and
had our own deliberations. We
went through billeting, facilities,
your presentations, including
readiness of our regions, as well
as other considerations that are
specific to 2016. Ang nanalo po
with a very, very slim margin is
Albay,” Luistro declared.
Before the bidding and official
presentations of the two provinces, DepEd and PSC technical
officials inspected each venue last
June to see if the facilities and billeting areas are adequate.
PSC Commissioner Jose
Luis Gomez presented to the
body the rating system used,
which included international
standards, distance from the
main complex, power supply,
and security, among others.
DepEd’s Schools Sports
Events and Activities Unit
Head Cesar Abalon reported on
the status of the billeting areas,
which are evaluated based
on the sufficiency of rooms,
bathrooms, kitchen areas and
medical provisions.
With a budget of P300M,
Albay Governor Joey Salceda
assured the Palarong Pambansa
Board that Albay has the equipment and resources needed to
construct and repair its sports
facilities and playing venues
as soon as possible.
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Negrense pug gets crack
at world title in Japan
HARD-hitting Negros Occidental native
Warlito Parrenas will get the chance to be
a world champion when he faces young
Japanese phenom Naoya Inoue for the
WBC world super flyweight title on December 29 at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo,
Japan.
Parrenas, 32, is coming off a draw
against David Carmona in his last outing
in July. Considered a heavy underdog in
the upcoming fight, the Filipino is currently grinding hard in his Tokyo training
camp honing the tools he believe can win
him the belt.
“I need to get a knockout to win so
we’re working on power and stamina for
this fight,” Parrenas (24-6-1, 21KOs) told
GMA News Online.
“Inoue is truly an excellent fighter that’s
why they see me as an underdog and an
easy matchup, but I know I’ll give him a
very tough fight because I’ve been preparing long and hard for this.”
The 22-year-old Inoue, meanwhile,
holds a perfect record of 8-0 with 7 knockouts. He is a two-division world champion
who outperformed Nonito Donaire against
Omar Narvaez by stopping the Argentinian in just two rounds. (www.gmanetwork.
com)
Warlito Parrenas
Ex-Gilas captain confident of PHL’s chances to host Olympic qualifier
FORMER Gilas Pilipinas team captain
Jimmy Alapag is confident of the country’s chances to host an Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July next year.
The Mighty Mouse is fresh off a trip
to Switzerland to attend the annual congress of the Players’ Commission as the
lone representative from Asia.
From what he observed, things are
looking positive for the Philippines’
hosting bid.
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Some are even sourced from
Benguet and Cebu.
Yulo said their prices may
also be different from sellers
in kiosks found near cemeteries
or plazas.
However, to those who
don’t want to make their own
flower set, vendors also sell
ready-made flower set sold
at P100.
To those who want to create
their own flower set, a flower
basket is sold at P20 while
flower foam goes for P40.
Prices of flowers may be
higher when already sold near
cemeteries or churches by November 1 and 2.
Traffic...
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roads on continuing monitoring and ready to respond
to calls for assistance from
the field via portable radios
and cellphones of the traffic
officers.”
Katipunan said police officers will be on the roads.
TMTRO also issued road
maps to drivers and car owners detailing traffic flow in the
various streets of the city.
In case of rain, Katipunan
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been different? We will never know.
What we know is that the Cavs have the
ability to rise above a stinging debacle and
bounce back with a performance worthy of
the reigning Eastern Conference champs.
Less than 24 hours after the conclusion
of that sorry loss, the Cavs flew to Memphis to face another Gasol and his team of
physical, defense-oriented players. And
right from the get-go, the Cavs were a
team different from that which opened the
season in Chicago. They started the game
like a house on fire and were ahead by
16 points after a quarter. By the time the
fourth quarter began, both team’s starters
are safely tucked in the bench, with the
reserves putting the finishing touches to a
blowout victory, 106-76.
This only shows that haters of Lebron
and company can’t really judge the team’s
season on account of a single loss. Chicago
fans, of all people, should know. In the
“When I was in Geneva, they were
kinda hinting that Manila would be a
great place to host a qualifier. I hope it
happens,” Alapag told reporters after
Meralco’s loss to San Miguel Beer on
Wednesday night.
Gilas Pilipinas secured one of the 18
berths in the wild card qualifiers after
landing in the top four of the FIBA Asia
Championship as they bagged the silver
medal in China.
To give the team the benefit of
playing on home soil, the Samahang
Basketbol ng Pilipinas decided to vie
for the right to stage one of the three
qualifying tournaments for the 2016
Rio Olympics.
“I think we have a great chance. We
have some of the best fans in the world
and I think everyone in FIBA knows
that,” said the point guard.
Alapag also likes the potential
of the Gilas Pilipinas training pool,
noting the increase in talent and size
with the addition of June Mar Fajardo,
Greg Slaughter, Japeth Aguilar, Jeff
Chan, Marcio Lassiter, Paul Lee, and
LA Tenorio.
“I think those guys will make the
country proud in July,” he said. “If
everyone’s healthy, I think we give
ourselves a great chance.” (http://www.
gmanetwork.com)
Batang Gilas routs Bahrain
SEAN Dave Ildefonso, son of former PBA player Danny Ildefonso,
led Batang Gilas with 16 points and six rebounds in beating
Bahrain. (FIBA.com photo)
said the traffic officers will be
equipped with raincoats and
boots should water rise high in
some areas.
Marina inspects sea vessels
Meanwhile, the Maritime
Industry Authority (Marina)
is conducting onboard inspection of sea vessels in the region
in preparation for All Saints’
Day.
Marina personnel are inspecting ferry boats and ships
in all major ports stationed in
2015 Eastern Conference semifinals, they
won Game 1 of the series in Quicken Loans
Arena and appear primed up for an upset.
In fact, the Bulls were still up 2-1 after
three games. What happened thereafter,
however, is something Chicago fans would
rather forget. After Lebron beat the Bulls in
Game 4 via a buzzer-beating trey, they were
outhustled in Game 5 and totally drubbed in
Game 6 to lose the series.
Indeed, it is not how you start the season
that really matters; it is how you end it come
playoff time that does. As what the San Antonio Spurs have been doing for at least the
last decade and a half (it is not a coincidence
that they have been in the playoffs every year,
winning five championships along the way),
win just enough games to enter the playoffs
and show what you really are capable of doing
once there. In the twilight of James’ checkered
basketball career, that could well have been
adopted by owner Brad Gilbert, manager
David Griffin and coach David Blatt as their
game plan this season.
Iloilo City, Bacolod, Guimaras
and Aklan, primarily to ensure
the safety of the thousands
who are expected to take this
means of transportation in going home.
Marina-6 director Mary Ann
Armi Arcilla said the inspection
is geared towards making sure
that all ferry boats and ships are
ready and safe for those travelling home for the November 1
and 2 occasions.
“Passengers are advised to
wear life jackets. Craft officers
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Marcos senior had the power
to issue PCO so it is preposterous for Bongbong Marcos to
say his father was not directly
involved in the abuses. PCO
was later renamed Preventive
Detention Action (PDA) after
the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)
condemned it.
The dictator Marcos senior
had absolute power and was
in complete control of state
machinery. Nothing happened
under his rule without his
knowledge. The direct culpability of the Marcoses in the
horrible crimes of the martial
law regime is confirmed by the
Honolulu District Court which
found them guilty of grave human rights violations. The court
ordered them to pay $2 billion
THE Philippine national under-16 team opened their
campaign in the 2015 FIBA
Asia Under-16 tournament
in style, routing Bahrain,
98-58, Thursday afternoon at
the Britama Arena in Jakarta,
Indonesia.
Batang Gilas blew the game
open in the second quarter,
when they outscored Bahrain,
33-13, to take a 55-26 lead entering the break, and they never
looked back.
Shaun Ildefonso, son of
two-time PBA MVP Danny Ildefonso, had 16 points
and six rebounds to lead the
young Filipino cagers, with
four other players scoring in
double-digits. Batang Gilas
shot over 48% from the field
and held Bahrain to only 35%
shooting.
Batang Gilas is in Group C
of the tournament along with
Bahrain, North Korea, and
Thailand, with the top three
advancing to the second round.
(ABS-CBNnews.com)
should also make sure that they
leave and arrive on time to prevent traffic,” she said.
The Philippine Coast Guard
has also set up passenger assistance centers in all ports in
Western Visayas.
PCG-6 District Commander
Leopoldo Laroya said the centers were set up three days ago
until November 5.
“Its composition includes
coast guard inspectors, canine
units, quick reaction teams,
auxiliary volunteers, medical
team and representatives from
Marina, Philippine National
Police maritime group and the
Philippine Ports Authority,”
he said.
Laroya does not have an
estimate of travelers during
Undas but said it is always
a p a s s e n g e r s e a s o n d u ring All Saints’ and Souls’
Days.
He said inspection of sea
vessels is also conducted daily,
not just on special occasions
such as Undas.
to 9,541 victims. The Marcoses
did hurt thousands and Bongbong Marcos is a pathological
liar to say otherwise.
Singing the Marcoses’ new
song, the fallen angel Miriam
Defensor-Santiago in a forum
of the Philippine Chamber
Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
echoed Bongbong Marcos’
twisted and perverted logic. “I
have not seen prima facie evidence that Bongbong Marcos
killed someone, raped someone,
burned down a house or violated the revised penal code… A
formal complaint must be filed
in court so that we’ll see if there
is any basis at all,” she chimed.
What a morally bankrupt creature this Santiago is!
The killings, rapes, burning
down of houses and similar
brutal atrocities happened during the martial law regime of
the Marcos family. It is contemptible for Miriam DefensorSantiago to excuse the family
on a strictly legalistic reasoning, deliberately ignoring the
context and circumstances how
these crimes were committed.
This is another demonstration
of the power of Mammon.
The boldness of the pathological liar Bongbong Marcos
to push his false narrative aided
by the fallen angel must be
matched by the zeal of Filipinos
of good will to bring to light
the dark and dirty legacy of
the Marcos dictatorship. Unless
the Marcoses are exposed and
unmasked for who they really
are to the young generation,
the danger of the return of the
Dark Age of repression, loss
of freedom and systematic corruption is becoming more and
more real.
Don’t count
‘em out yet
W
hen the Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers
in the season opener for both teams three days ago
on a crucial block by Pau Gasol on a Lebron James
attempt at an equalizer, Lebron haters were quick to dismiss
the Cavs outright, raising serious questions on the chances of
a team that were installed by no less than the league’s general
managers as a 53.6-percent favorite to win the crown come June
of next year.
They say that if the Bulls are giving the Cavs fits right now,
how much more come playoff time,
when the Windy City squad will try
to avenge their 4-2 loss in the 2015
Eastern Conference semifinals? So
emboldened were some of the rousing
win that they came so close as to say
that the Bulls will rout the Cavs come
the playoffs.
Of course, this early in the season,
with
both teams playing the first of an
Norwin L. Dela Cruz
82-game regular season schedule, such
cannot be a veritable conclusion and
cannot really be an effective gauge as to
how far both would go down the road.
The Bulls were playing on their home floor and is seemingly
healed from all the injuries that bugged it last season. The Cavs,
meanwhile, are without two prominent fixtures in their rotation
– star guard Kyrie Irving and defensive whiz Iman Shumpert.
That alone is a huge disadvantage that the Cavs were unable to
overcome, especially with James playing with a bad back.
Those things notwithstanding, the Cavs competed well, putting
up a furious rally in the closing minutes from a late double-digit
deficit that was only stopped short by that timely Gasol rejection.
What if Irving and Shumpert played? Could the outcome have
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Iloilo, Bacolod schools
top Augustinian games
By Elyrose S. Naorbe
TEAMS from Iloilo and Bacolod ruled the
2015 Augustinian Schools Athletic Meet
(ASAM) hosted by the University of San
Agustin (USA) Iloilo, October 25-30.
Ilonggo woodpushers Daniel Lorenz
Tamon, Stephanie Ann Jaruda and Nathaniel Reyes dominated the elementary chess
games to score a sweep of the podium and
land the top three spots.
USA-Iloilo’s Mary Arleigh Rosse
Espartero, Ed Kenneth Palomaria and
Joshua Eugene Molanida, who are coached
by Fray Peter Cantones, Jr., snatched the
championship in the Quiz Bee competition
after outsmarting CSA-Bacolod and San
Jose Catholic School (SJCS).
In elementary boys and girls volleyball,
it’s the turn of Cebu schools to dominate. In
elementary boys, Colegio del Santo Niño
de Cebu (Santo Niño de Cebu) defeated
USA-Iloilo to bag the championship while
University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R)
Cebu elementary volleybelles finished atop
over teams from Santo Niño de Cebu, Colegio San Agustin-Bacolod (CSA-Bacolod),
Colegio San Agustin-Biñan (CSA-Biñan)
and USA-Iloilo.
Bacolod and Iloilo schools, however,
salvaged the crowns in both boys and
girls secondary volleyball. CSA-Bacolod
ranked first in secondary volleyball boys
while USA-Iloilo took a victory in secondary volleyball girls.
Bacolod schools continued its domination of the volleyball court as CSA-Bacolod
and University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) bagged the title in both
tertiary volleyball men and women.
In the beach volleyball event, it’s more
of the same as USA-Iloilo ruled both the
secondary girls and boys divisions while
CSA-Bacolod and UNO-R dominated
the same sports discipline, this time in
the tertiary men and women’s divisions,
respectively.
In basketball, USA-Iloilo clinched the
championship in elementary boys after
routing CSA-Biñan and CSA-Bacolod in
their two final matches. CSA-Biñan, however, took some measure of revenge as they
toppled other contenders to seize the crown
in the secondary boys category.
The tertiary basketball competitions,
meanwhile, produced champions in
UNO-R as they pounded challengers USAIloilo, CSA-Bacolod and CSA-Biñan.
In tablet tennis, USA-Iloilo and SJCS
bagged the championship in the secondary
boys’ and girls’ categories, respectively.
Around 700 student-athletes from eight
Iloilo,/p10
Balanced Hawks cruise past Knicks
THE Atlanta Hawks were one
of the most unselfish teams
in the NBA last season, ranking second in the league in
assists and in a 112-101 win
over the New York Knicks
on Thursday, the Hawks once
again shared the ball and the
scoring.
Jeff Teague led the Hawks
(1-1) with 23 points, Al Horford
had 21, Kyle Korver contributed 15 and Dennis Schroder
came off the bench to record
13 points.
Paul Millsap chipped in with
11 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and five steals, while Tiago
Splitter added 10 points.
“I think the ball moved
better,” Atlanta coach Mike
Budenholzer said. “Our offense fed off our defense, and
we could get out and run. Guys
were seeing team mates, making good decisions and good
reads.”
Carmelo Anthony led the
Knicks (1-1) with 25 points.
Robin Lopez, a free agent
acquisition over the summer,
added 18 points, and rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis scored
10 and grabbed eight rebounds.
Kyle O’Quinn contributed 10
points and 10 boards.
Anthony is a combined 14for-43 (32.6 percent) from the
field in the Knicks’ first two
games.
“We have to get to a point
where we are concerned with
winning percentages and not
shooting percentages,” Knicks
coach Derek Fisher said. “Being good takes time.”
The Knicks never got closer
than the 11-point final differential in the fourth quarter.
Teague scored 14 consecutive points to increase Atlanta’s
lead to 79-57 with 5:42 remain-
ing in the third. He scored on
two driving layups and a floater
and was 8-for-9 from the foul
line in the sequence.
“When Jeff is aggressive
and attacking, it can collapse the defense and create
opportunities,” Budenholzer
said.
The Hawks shot a sizz l i n g 6 2 p e r c e n t ( 8 - f o r13) from beyond the arc
to grab a 61-45 halftime
lead. Horford and Korver
led the way with 12 points
apiece.
New York were ahead 3332 with 7:20 left in the second, thanks mostly to their
second unit, but the Hawks
used an 18-6 run to move
ahead 50-39 with three minutes to go before the half.
Korver deposited seven points
in the run.
“Their execution in those
first-half stretches was good,”
Fisher said. “They were able
to disrupt our timing and force
us to play behind the rest of the
night.” (Reuters)
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Sat.-Sun., Oct.31-Nov.1, 2015
Negros Occ. promotes
compact banana farms
By Max N. Macahilo
Business Resource Center
in Guimaras launched
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launched the
Business Resource Center (BRC) at the Guimaras Trade and Information Center (GTIC) Building in San Miguel, Jordan town,
October 28, 2015.
The BRC is a national project of the Department of Trade and
Industry which promotes and develops Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through provision of information and services in the
areas of production, technology, entrepreneurship, and marketing.
“It also aims to address the need of existing and prospective
MSMEs for information, timely access to IT and consulting
services,” said Ma. Carmen I. Iturralde, OIC provincial director
of DTI Guimaras.
“Individual MSMEs or groups can also conduct meetings,
activities and lectures at BRC,” Iturralde added.
Information Technology (IT) equipment such as computers, printers, facsimile and photocopier machines, LCD projector, scanner
and camera were provided by the DTI while the office furniture and
fixtures were provided by the provincial government of Guimaras.
TO STRENGTHEN their commitment to
the propagation and production of bananas
in the province, 30 leading small and medium banana planters of Negros Occidental
created the Negros Island Integrated Banana Producers Association.
The group stemmed from the need of
compact plantation for bananas in the six
districts of the province to sustain the supply of the commodity in local and export
markets.
Marjoe Balinas, Office of the Provincial
Agriculture’s (OPA) coordinator on banana, said farmer members of the association should have a minimum plantation of
at least half a hectare.
Varieties they can plant ranges from native and the new varieties such as lacatan,
cardaba, saba, balangon and turdan.
Balinas said bananas used to thrive in the
wild, used as borders between lands, and
grown alternately along with other crops.
But with the steady rise of the prices and
at times dwindling supply in the market,
farmers have realized the lucrative value
of the bananas.
As of the latest survey conducted by his
office, Balinas said Negros Occidental has
about 9,500 hectares of land planted with
banana on a scattered basis.
On the part of OPA, technical skills
trainings on proper fertilization, distancing, care and management, monitoring
pest and diseases and fruit handling were
given to the association. Processing and
other value-added trainings will follow
soon, he said.
The compact banana plantation is expected to yield from 8 to 15 tons per hectare
every harvest.
BSP: US Fed rate hike is good for markets
THE US Federal Reserve hinted the first rate hike in over a
decade may happen in December after deciding to keep rates
at near zero levels following its
policy meeting on Wednesday.
While investors are reacting
negatively to that bit of news,
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(BSP) Governor Amando Tetangco said it’s actually a good
thing.
Tetangco said the Fed’s
action means extreme market
reactions are no longer expected, and it even should be
market-positive.
But Tetangco added that
they will continue to monitor
domestic market reactions to
see if there is a need to assess
volatilities.
“In a way, this could signal
that extreme market reactions
are no longer expected, and
that they expect more normalcy. This should be marketBSP/pB7
business
New peso coins protected
vs counterfeiting: BSP
B2 Sat.-Sun., Oct.31-Nov.1, 2015
THE PROPOSED new generation peso
coins will feature new technology to
protect against counterfeiting activities,
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)
said.
The new coins will feature an electromagnetic signature (EMS), which
will guard the coins from tampering and
counterfeiting activities.
“We are also concerned about the
so-called integrity of our coins. We must
guard against possible tampering and
Guardian
the daily
issuance of counterfeit coins so we are
introducing the so-called EMS that will
allow the vending machines to reject
counterfeits,” BSP Deputy Governor
Diwa Guinigundo said.
Guinigundo said the BSP’s Numismatic Committee has completed
its study on the security features,
design, and dimensions of the new
coins.
“We will be finalizing all our recommendations for the approval by the
Monetary Board. As provided by the
BSP Charter, we will also be going to
the Palace for the Presidential approval
of the proposed design, security features, dimensions of the new generation
coins,” he said.
The new coins are expected to be released after three years to co-exist with
the New Generation Currency (NGC)
banknotes by 2018 or 2019.
“By 2018 and 2019, we should have
one set of new generation currency
Western Visayas Most
Read and Respected
banknotes and one set of new generation
coins. Both with cutting edge security
features,” Guinigundo said.
The BSP official added that the
new coins will have adjusted dimensions due to the high demand for
high-denominated coins such as P1,
P5, and P10.
The BSP will also be releasing new
colored P100 bills next year to differentiate it easily from the P1,000 bill.
(ABS-CBNnews.com)
Self-rated poverty broadly
unchanged in 3Q – survey
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Tel. No. (036) 621 2088 / (036) 621 4088
Arnaldo Boulevard, Roxas City, Capiz
Philippines, 5800
THE number of families that consider themselves poor remained broadly unchanged during
the third quarter of the year.
Half of families surveyed by the Social
Weather Stations (SWS) across the country in
September rated themselves poor, compared with
51 percent recorded in the past two quarters and
50 percent in the same period in 2014.
The highest incidence of self-rated poverty was
observed in Mindanao. About 70 percent of respondents considered themselves poor, the same level
seen in June and higher than last year’s 61 percent.
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Self-rated poverty in the Visayas, meanwhile,
increased to 66 percent from 58 percent in June
and 65 percent a year earlier.
The number for Luzon declined to 38 percent
from 43 percent in the previous quarter and
52 percent on-year. Self-rated poverty in the
National Capital Region (NCR) also slid to 32
percent from 33 percent in June and 43 percent
in September 2014.
Respondents from NCR believed they needed
P15,000 to cover their monthly home expenses. For
Self-rated/pB7
What PSE is
doing to protect
minority investors
THE Philippines ranked in
the bottom fifth of the World
Bank’s latest Doing Business
study in terms of protecting
minority investors.
The Philippines slipped a
notch in that category, falling
further behind other ASEAN
nations like Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the
country that topped the study,
Singapore.
Within that category, the
Philippines scored well in terms
of how easy it is for shareholders to file cases against a company when they feel their rights
have been violated.
But the Philippines’ worst
score was in shareholders rights
because minority shareholders
have little influence on company decisions.
Roel Refran, chief operating officer of the Philippine
Stock Exchange (PSE), said
the World Bank’s study will be
carefully considered.
But he said they have made
it a point to improve corporate
governance.
“Compared to last year, we
have continued to improve our
governance standards. And a onenotch downgrade should be carefully considered,” Refran said.
Ongoing efforts toward this
include the PSE’s Belle Awards,
What PSE/pB7
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B6 Sat.-Sun., Oct.31-Nov.1, 2015
community
Civil society’s help in
parolees’ rehab cited
Guardian
the daily
By Maricyn A. De los Santos
FOODSTUFF FOR JAIL. Inmates of the Roxas City Jail in
Brgy. San Jose, Roxas City are the latest recipients of the
extended service shared by the Capiz State University (CAPSU)
under its officer-in-charge, Dr. Wennie F. Legario. (J. Britanico/
BJMPVICRS)
THE Department of Justice-Parole and
Probation Administration (DOJ-PPA)
honored its partners in the public and
private sector in line with the 21st National Correctional Consciousness Week
(NCCW), October 29, in a ceremony held
at Casa Real de Iloilo, Provincial Capitol,
Iloilo City.
Lorna Yumul, PPA deputy administrator,
said the NCCW is aimed to raise public
awareness on the projects and programs
for the rehabilitation of parolees and probationers in the country.
It is a venue to honor our partners who
are instrumental in the realizations of our
goals, which is to facilitate the transition of
parolees and probationers in their eventual
reintegration in the community, she said.
Yumul noted the active participation and
generous support of civil society.
“We have many volunteer probation
aides who help rehabilitate our clients. And
many are still volunteering and supporting
us to keep our communities peaceful,”
she said.
There are about 30,000 parolees, probationers and pardonees in the country, with
less than two percent revocation rate, she
disclosed.
Yumul underscored the help of PPA
benefactors. “We have no budget for our
rehabilitation programs from the national
government. We implement the projects
with the help of the community.”
In Region 6, there are about 4,000 parolees, probationers and pardonees, according
to Regional Director Charito Zamora.
Ninety percent of the clients are males,
age 18 years and up; most of them are
serving terms due to crimes against persons
and property.
This year’s regional NCCW celebra-
DAR trains farmer-paralegals
THE Department of Agrarian
Reform (DAR)-Iloilo Provincial Office recently conducted
a training on Agrarian Reform
Laws and Basic Paralegal
Skills under its Farmer Paralegals Formation Program.
Twenty five (25) farmer
paralegals from different municipalities in the third, fourth
and fifth districts of Iloilo
province participated in the
training and are part of the
farmer paralegals formation
program of DAR.
They trained on the basic
knowledge and skills on agrarian reform laws and paralegal
skills, which they will need in
their work as farmer paralegals
in their respective communities.
They were likewise encouraged
to recruit more fellow farmers to
join in the formation program.
The resource persons were
Ludy Cruz (DAR Central Of-
fice), Harriet A. Loot, Mylene
S. Alviar, Johnny C. Vicentino,
Antonio Z. Mocero, Jr., Susan
G. Agustin, Ma. Yvonne E. Senobin, and Ernie T. Tumlos.
The speakers are part of the
Farmer Paralegals Provincial
Project Management Team,
members of DAR while some
are graduates of the University
of the Philippines (UP) Law
Center First Combined Foundation, Advanced Certificate
Course of the Paralegal Training Program on the Philippine
Legal System, and the Com-
prehensive Agrarian Reform
Program Laws, Rules and
Procedures (PTP-CARP).
The Farmer Paralegals Program aims to enhance the
capacity of community-based
farmer paralegals, members of
the Barangay Agrarian Reform
Council and other Agrarian
Reform Advocates towards effective partnership in Agrarian
Reform Implementation and
to fast-track Land Acquisition
and Distribution (LAD) under
the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program Extension
with Reforms (CARPER).
Also part of its objectives is to
provide legal access to farming
communities and assist in the
resolution of agrarian disputes.
Back in their respective
communities, said farmer paralegals will help and work with
DAR on the landholdings targeted for engagement, most of
which are landholdings under
the post-LAD process which
have been pending for completion due to various problems,
issues and concerns confronting CARP Implementation.
Western Visayas Most
Read and Respected
tion was hosted by the Iloilo Provincial
Government.
Winners of the Logo-Making contest
participated in by schools and the PPA
benefactors were awarded during the
program.
Zamora said PPA’s major program
dubbed “Therapeutic Community” is
implemented with the help of around 1,300
volunteer probation aides in the region.
The program is holistic, which includes
restorative justice and covers the clients’
needs in behavior management, psychological, intellectual, spiritual and emotional
development, skills and livelihood trainings, to help them become productive,
Zamora said.
The program is being implemented with
the help of private partners, in cooperation
with government agencies, she added.
The PPA has 24 field offices in the
region.
SWF honors National
Artist Federico Alcuaz
THE Sentro ng Wikang Filipino of UP Visayas conducted the 2nd
leg of the National Artist Lecture Series themed “Dayaw: Halad
ng UP Visayas sa Pagbubuhay ng Kulturang Filipino Pinaagi sa
Wikang Filipino” on October 30, 2015 at the Graduate and Continuing Education BUilding, UPV, Iloilo City.
As a tribute to the country’s national artists, the second lecture
for the series honored Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, National Artist
for Visual Arts.
Alcuaz, a product of the University of the Philippines, was
recognized for his award-winning paintings and prized artworks
which were exhibited internationally. Some of his works include
Tres Marias and Reveries of Love, among others.
The lecture in Alcuaz’s honor was given by his son who is also
an artist, Mr. Christian Michael Aguilar. The same tribute will be
brought to the UPV Tacloban College (UPVTC) on November
18, 2015.
The first lecture in this series, which was conducted at UPVTC
on September 29, 2015, honored Beinvenido Lumbera, National
Artist for Literature. (A.R. Ramirez)
Iloilo City schools
dominate reg’l stat quiz
By Lilibeth A. French
Publication Notice
R.A. 10172
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Date: October 24, 2015
In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to the Guidelines
in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR
on R.A 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that PENKY A. JAVIER
has filed with this office, a petition for correction of Sex from “FEMALE” to
“MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of NATHAN ANDREI APATINO
and who was born on SEPTEMBER 30, 2012 at ILOILO CITY, ILOILO
and whose parents is PENKY CASIPE APATINO.
Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written
opposition with this office not later than NOVEMBER 13, 2015.
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ILOILO CITY schools dominated the recent 26th Regional
Statistics Quiz for High School
Students held here.
The Philippine Science High
School-Western Visayas campus
in Bito-on, Jaro won the top prize
of the competition, followed by
Iloilo National High School,
which placed second, and Huasiong College of Iloilo-Ledesco
Campus, which finished third.
Aside from trophies, the top
three winning schools took home
cash prizes of P15,000, P10,000
and P8,000, respectively.
Organized by the National Economic and Development Authority
Region 6 (NEDA 6) in coordination with the UPV Statistical Society, the stat quiz brought together
23 secondary schools in Western
Visayas and Negros Occidental.
The contest, a contribution of NEDA-6 to the annual
NSM celebration for the past
25 years, aims to develop appreciation for statistics among
high school students and enable
the youth to explore their skills
in statistics and its application
in other fields of interest.
It also intends to recognize the
efforts of teachers/coaches of the
various participating secondary
schools both from the public and
private in the region. (PIA-Iloilo)
Guardian B7
the daily
Western Visayas Most
Read and Respected
Sat.-Sun., Oct.31-Nov.1, 2015
Films showing this weekend
Sicario
battle that will determine the survival of
the human race.
SNAP IMPRESSION: The Last Witch
Hunter has received negative reviews from
a lot of critics. From several sources, I’ve
gathered that this film is just no-brains fun.
It reminds me of “Chronicles of Riddick”
which the critics hated, but I personally
loved. However, I am going to sit this one
out. For me, this movie is a risky bet; you
may end up regretting paying for it.
HIS film is a crime action-thriller
directed by Denis Villeneuve, written
by Taylor Sheridan, and stars Emily
Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin.
It centers on an idealistic FBI agent who
is enlisted by an elected government task
force to aid in the escalating war against
drugs at the border area between the U.S.
and Mexico. It was selected to compete for
the Palme d’Or at the 2015 Cannes Film
Festival.
RECOMReymundoSalao
MENDAJust Another
TION: “SicarFilm Junkie
io” has been
acclaimed
by critics. It
scored an approval rating
of 93% on Rottentomatoes.
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted
average score of 81 out of 100, based on 41
critics, indicating “universal acclaim.”
We watched it when it opened. And
indeed, the film is hardcore crime thriller.
It balances realistic drug war action with a
well-executed story and political intrigue.
This movie scores high on my recommendation list this year.
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The Professional (2015)
Originally titled “Momentum,” this
movie is an action thriller film directed by
Stephen Campanelli in his directorial debut
and written by Adam Marcus and Debra
Sullivan, and features a cast that includes
Olga Kurylenko, Morgan Freeman and
James Purefoy.
Kurylenko is the main character Alex,
a mysterious thief, who is pulled in by her
former partner for one last heist. She quickly
finds it was never just about the diamonds. A
brutal murder sparks a cat and mouse chase
between Alex and a master assassin. Now
she must uncover the lies behind the heist
and discover the secrets behind the men who
have made her a target.
(It is in no way related to the 1994 action
classic “Leon: The Professional”)
SNAP IMPRESSION: This movie
received negative reviews from several
reliable sources such as Rottentomatoes
and Metacritic which scored it with an
“overwhelming dislike.”
The Last Witch Hunter
This movie is a supernatural action film
directed by Breck Eisner, and stars Vin
Diesel as an immortal witch-hunter who
must stop a plague from ravaging New
York City. The modern world holds many
secrets, but the most astounding secret
of all is that witches still live amongst
us; vicious supernatural creatures intent
on unleashing the Black Death upon the
world. Armies of witch hunters battled
the unnatural enemy across the globe for
centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who managed to slay the all-powerful
Queen Witch, decimating her followers in
the process. Now, she is resurrected and
seeks revenge on her killer causing an epic
What PSE..
Goosebumps
This is a family-friendly horror comedy
film based on the children’s book series of
the same name by R. L. Stine. It was directed
by Rob Letterman and written by Darren
Lemke, from a story by Scott Alexander and
Larry Karaszewski. The film stars Jack Black,
Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan,
Halston Sage, Ryan Lee, and Jillian Bell.
In the movie, a teenager teams up with the
daughter of young adult horror author R. L.
Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are
The World Bank study gave
the Philippines a low score
of two for disclosures, noting
companies are not required to
disclose details of acquisitions,
by the corporate entity, and or
board directors.
But Refran said these are
mandatory.
“In our market, we have very
clear requirements. If there is
from p.B2
which rewards companies for
going above and beyond regulatory requirements in protecting its shareholders.
The disclosure system Edge,
launched in December 2013, is
another initiative to provide wider, real time access to material
information from companies.
set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
RECOMMENDATION: We watched
it last weekend. Personally, I thought this
movie is pretty much bland, only because I
wanted it to be a bit edgy like “Gremlins”
which mixed more horror aspects with its
supposed family-friendly image. “Goosebumps” is fun, but is heavier on the familyfriendly aspect than the horror. Nonetheless,
it’s nice for a family-friendly screening... not
so nice for those looking for something a bit
more edgy and original.
The Prenup
This film is a romantic comedy starring
Jennylyn Mercado and Sam Milby. It is written and directed by Jun Lana. The film is about
two people who met on a plane and fell in love
in New York. They’re all set to get married
back in the Philippines, but the guy’s rich
parents are suspicious of the girl’s intentions
and insist on a prenuptial agreement.
SNAP IMPRESSION: The film’s director Jun Lana is known for such highly-honored films like “Bwakaw” and “Barbers’
Tales.” But because this is a big studio film
(where it’s the producers who really call the
shots), there may be a possibility of having
major flaws here and there.
Everyday, I Love You
This movie is a romantic-drama directed
by Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar. The screenplay
is from writers Vanessa R. Valdez, Kookai
Labayen, Iris Lacap, and Gilliann Ebreo.
The film stars this year’s breakthrough
love team, Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano,
together with Gerald Anderson.
A young woman, whose beau is in a
coma, falls in love with an achievementoriented young man, leaving her torn between the man of her dreams, and the man
who makes her dreams come true.
SNAP IMPRESSION:
Your highly-typical Tagalog commercial rom-com. If you’re okay with just
that, then this film will probably be okay
with you.
material non-public information,
for listed companies, within 10
minutes they are supposed to
make that available to everyone.
And add to that, for example, we
have a blackout, wherein within
two trading days from disclosure,
directors or those who are close
to decision makers should not
trade on that information even if
it is already public,” he said.
Government officials disputed the study when it was
released Wednesday, saying
the ever changing methodology four times out of the last
five years have made the data
somewhat unreliable.
But the World Bank said the
changes are necessary to make
the study more accurate. (ABSCBNNews.com)
Juan Tamad
and the Senate Scandal on
GMA
AN ACTION-packed episode of Juan Tamad awaits viewers this
Sunday.
Marie, the love of Juan’s life, is dragged to a press conference
where she is forced to admit her part in a corruption scandal.
When she defends her integrity instead, she is held hostage by
her Senator boss.
But Marie (played by mestiza beauty Max Collins)
finds a creative way to escape from the Senator ’s henchmen.
Meanwhile, after years in Saudi as an overseas worker, Juan’s
Tatay George (played by Roi Vinzon) decides to surprise his family
by coming home earlier than expected. Unfortunately, he is the
one who ends up surprised. Tatay George discovers to his horror
that his mortal enemies, Steve and Candy Guiguinto, have turned
his home into their hideaway - to escape from the Ombudsman
and the media.
It’s all-out riot on Juan and the Senate Scandal, this Sunday at
4:45 pm only on GMA.
BSP..
from p.B1
positive. That said, as we are
essentially a price taker in
the scheme of things, we will
continue to monitor domestic
market reactions, to see if
any action is needed on our
part to contain undue market
Self-rated..
from p.B2
families living outside the region,
the amount required to break free
from poverty was P10,000.
Fantasy and some daydreaming are quite natural today.
Your imagination weaves possibilities that can made real
later.
Face facts about your love life today and take actions
which will reap results. Practicality is your best tool.
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Today you measure your self-esteem on the basis of your
productivity. You can do much if you believe in yourself.
Family pressures are excessive. Take a break from
unreasonable demands. Nurture yourself.
Someone’s digging around looking for secrets. Be sure
what you want to stay private is guarded and secure.
Your moods vary a lot at work today: from totally dedicated
to laughing and kicking back. Be aware of when the boss
is watching!
Communications about professional matters hit home.
You’re on target with your analyses.
Talk about how you structure your lovemaking and
who seems to take control. You may wish to share the
responsibility more.
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Dissatisfaction occurs if you focus on what you want and
do not yet have vocationally. Give yourself enough time to
reach your dreams.
Dissatisfaction occurs if you focus on what you want and
do not yet have vocationally. Give yourself enough time to
reach your dreams.
Depth and intensity are on the docket tonight. You may
be swept away by passion, or drawn toward all-or-nothing
extremes.
Focus and concentration come more easily to you and your
family today. A good time to work on completing unfinished
projects.
‘FOOD POOR’
In terms of food, families in
Metro Manila reported needing
P8,500 a month in order not to be
called poor anymore. The amount
is lower for respondents living
outside the region at P5,000.
The SWS survey found that 35
percent of respondents consider
themselves poor in terms of what
food they eat. This fell two points
below the 37 percent result for the
preceding three-month period.
Quarter-on-quarter, the incidence of self-rated “food
poverty” dropped to 22 percent
from 23 percent in the NCR,
and to 27 percent from 29 percent in the remaining parts of
Luzon, and to 54 percent from
58 percent in Mindanao).
The result for the Visayas
was unchanged at 40 percent.
The survey was conducted
from September 2 to 5. The
sample comprised 1,200 adults
nationwide or 300 each in Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon,
Visayas and Mindanao.
volatilities,” the central bank
governor said.
Meanwhile, BSP deputy
chief Diwa Guinigundo believes the Fed lift-off can still
be delayed depending on how
well the US economy performs
in the latter part of the year.
(ANC/ABS-CBNnews.com)
The sampling error margins
were set at ±3 percent for
national results and ±36 percent for the regional percentages. The area estimates were
weighted by the government’s
medium-population projections
for the year.
The SWS asked the following questions to measure selfrated poverty and food poverty
for the third quarter:
1. Where would you place
your family in this card (showing the choices Hindi Mahirap,
Sa Linya and Mahirap)?
2. In your opinion, how much
money would your family need
for home expenses (excluding
work-related expenses like transportation) each month in order
not to be called poor anymore?
3. Based on the type of food
eaten by your family, where would
you place your family on this card
(showing the choices Hindi Mahirap, Sa Linya and Mahirap)?
4. In your opinion, how much
money would your family need
for food expenses each month
in order not to be called poor
anymore in terms of food?
The survey was not commissioned, the SWS noted. (www.
gmanetwork.com)
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Events
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Benefits of breastfeeding your child
B y M aricyn A. D e
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REASTFEEDING is one of the
most effective ways to ensure child
health and survival, according to
the World Health Organization.
“If every child was breastfed within
an hour of birth, given only breast milk
for their first six months of life, and
continued breastfeeding up to the age
of two years, about 800,000 child lives
would be saved every year,” it said.
“Breast milk is the natural first
food for babies, it provides all the
energy and nutrients that the infant
needs for the first months of life, and
it continues to provide up to half or
more of a child’s nutritional needs
during the second half of the first
year, and up to one-third during the
second year of life,” it said.
WHO said less than 40 percent of
infants under six months are exclusively
breastfed.
“Adequate breastfeeding counselling
and support are essential for mothers and
families to initiate and maintain optimal
breastfeeding practices,” it added.
WHO actively promotes breastfeeding
as the best source of nourishment for
infants and young children.
Danet agrees.
“Breastfeeding is convenient for the
mother, the child and even the father. A
breastfed baby sleeps through the night
as breast milk releases chemicals that
help the baby sleep at night,” she said.
“It is also practical. There is no need
to buy formula milk, and the money
you save can be used for other equally
important needs of the baby or the
family,” she added.
Most importantly , the baby will grow
up healthy, she stressed.
“Breast milk is packed with nutrients
that your child needs to survive,” she
added.
Among the many
benefits of breast milk
are it helps reduce the
risk of ovarian and
breast cancer, increases
family and national
resources, a secure
way of feeding, safe
for the environment,
helps to space children,
contributes
to
the
health and well-being
of mothers, promotes
sensory and cognitive
development,
and
protects
the
infant
against infectious and
chronic diseases.
E x c l u s i v e
breastfeeding
helps
mothers, too. It is
associated
with
a
natural (though not failsafe) method of birth
control (98% protection
in the first six months
10 Facts on
Breastfeeding
By World Health Organization (WHO)
after birth). It reduces risks of breast
and ovarian cancer, type II diabetes, and
postpartum depression.
“Exclusive breastfeeding reduces
infant mortality due to common childhood
illnesses such as diarrhea or pneumonia,
and helps for a quicker recovery during
illness,” according to WHO.
WHO said breastfeeding is both
a natural act and a learned behavior.
It recognizes that the mothers need
active support to establish and sustain
appropriate breastfeeding practices.
To enable mothers to establish and
sustain exclusive breastfeeding for six
months, WHO and UNICEF recommend
the following:
* Initiation of breastfeeding within the
first hour of life
* Exclusive breastfeeding – that is the
infant only receives breast milk without
any additional food or drink, not even
water
* Breastfeeding on demand – that is as
often as the child wants, day and night
* No use of bottles, teats or pacifiers.
1. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the
first six months of life.
2. Breast milk is the ideal food for newborns and
infants.
3. Breastfeeding also benefits mothers.
4. Beyond the immediate benefits for children,
breastfeeding contributes to a lifetime of good health.
5. Infant formula does not contain the antibodies
found in breast milk. The long-term benefits of
breastfeeding for mothers and children cannot be
replicated with infant formula.
6. An HIV-infected mother can pass the infection
to her infant during pregnancy, delivery and through
breastfeeding. However, antiretroviral (ARV) drugs
given to either the mother or HIV-exposed infant reduces
the risk of transmission. Together, breastfeeding and
ARVs have the potential to significantly improve infants’
chances of surviving while remaining HIV uninfected.
7. An international code to regulate the marketing of
breast-milk substitutes was adopted in 1981. It calls for:
all formula labels and information to state the benefits
of breastfeeding and the health risks of substitutes; no
promotion of breast-milk substitutes; no free samples of
substitutes to be given to pregnant women, mothers or
their families; and no distribution of free or subsidized
substitutes to health workers or facilities.
8. Support for mothers is essential.
9. Many mothers who return to work abandon
breastfeeding partially or completely because they
do not have sufficient time, or a place to breastfeed,
express and store their milk. Mothers need a safe, clean
and private place in or near their workplace to continue
breastfeeding. Enabling conditions at work, such as
paid maternity leave, part-time work arrangements, onsite crèches, facilities for expressing and storing breast
milk, and breastfeeding breaks, can help.
10. To meet the growing needs of babies at six months
of age, mashed solid foods should be introduced as a
complement to continued breastfeeding. Foods for the baby
can be specially prepared or modified from family meals.
Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog
Saturday, November 21, 2015
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