July 18, 2012 - The Catanduanes Tribune

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VOL. XXXII, NO. 20
TESDA to train tourist
guides, plumbers
The Technical Education
and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) has
teamed up with a water firm
and a travel agency to provide training for would-be
plumbers and tourist
guides.
Last week, the TESDA
provincial office inked separate memoranda of agree-
ment with the Virac Water
District and Venzbay Travel
and Tours to jointly undertake the implementation of
technical education training
in Plumbing NC II and Tour
Guiding Services NC II.
TESDA Provincial Director Jose Serrano Jr. signed
the agreements with
TESDA to/page 2
JULY 18, 2012
VIRAC, CATANDUANES
DBP execs/page 2
JMAMDH, EBMC
agree on critical
care re dialysis
An agreement was
signed last Friday (July 13)
between the Juan M. Alberto Memorial District Hospital (JMAMDH) and the
Eastern Bicol Medical Center (EBMC) regarding the
provision of acute care to
patients on dialysis treatment at San Andres in case
of emergencies.
The contract signed by
JMA chief of hospital Dr.
Ma. Bessie Rodulfo-Zafe
and EBMC chief of hospital
Dr. Greg Macero reportedly
takes care of the absence
JMAMDH/page 2
10.00
COMELEC: Decision stays despite TRO
Viga crisis hurts
80 LGU workers
DBP execs lead
inauguration of
Virac branch
Forty years after it first
set foot in Catanduanes as
a mere agency, the Development Bank of the Philippines formally inaugurated
its first-ever branch office in
the capital town last week,
with the bank’s top executives in attendance.
DBP President and CEO
Francisco del Rosario Jr.
expressed the bank’s gratitude for being part of the
history of the province and
said it would endeavor to
assist its people in the development of the abaca
industry and agribusiness
sector, including microenterpreneural activities.
Branch manager Vicente
Balmaceda, who has roots
8 PAGES
The political stand-off in Viga town has started to
affect the public, especially the permanent and casual workers of the local government whose salaries
and wages for the first quincena of July have yet to
be processed and released.
The political stand-off in
Viga town has started to
affect the public, especially
the permanent and casual
workers of the local government whose salaries and
wages for the first quincena
of July have yet to be processed and released.
A department head who
requested anonymity told
the Tribune that they do not
know what to do as both
Vice Mayor Emeterio Tarin
and Mayor Abelardo
Abundo Sr. are claiming to
be the rightful local chief
executive of Viga.
He disclosed that they
AND NOW THERE’S TWO. The Liberal Party becomes the dominant political party in Catanduanes after recruiting Governor Joseph Cua, seen here taking his oath before LP National Treasurer and Oriental Mindoro Gov. Alfonso Umali last July 5 at the Balay in Quezon
City, with Congressman Cesar Sarmiento witnessing the ceremony.
Alternative Learning System
needs support from LGUs
Local government units
would have to provide funding support for the Alternative Learning System (ALS)
being implemented by the
Department of Education if
they would to see a significant reduction in the number of functionally illiterate
Catandunganons.
This was stressed recently by ALS provincial
coordinator Mesalina Gonzales as she presented to
the Congressional District
Office the learning modules
procured through an allocation from Congressman
Cesar Sarmiento.
She encouraged LGUs to
follow the lead of the municipal government of Bato
headed by Mayor Eulogio
Rodriguez which she said is
in the running for its second
National Literacy Award,
thanks partly for its robust
support for ALS. Local officials can either reproduce
the learning modules for
use of ALS mobile teachers
and facilitators in barangays
within their jurisdiction or
finance the P2,000 monthly
honorarium for learning
facilitators who help DepEd’s mobile teachers in
handling learners in the
barangays.
Alternative/page 6
THE DBP TOP BRASS, Director Alberto Lim (2nd from left) and President/CEO Francisco
del Rosario Jr, (3rd from left) are flanked by Congressman Cesar Sarmiento and Governor
Joseph Cua during the inauguration and blessing of the DBP branch office in Virac July 9.
Manhunt on
for Baras rob
-slay suspect
Police operatives are
now tracing the whereabouts of the lone suspect
charged in the 2010 robbery and killing of two Virac
fish vendors along an isolated road in Baras.
According to the police,
the suspect, Domingo
Ogalinola Tayoto, also
known as “Korit”, left his
home in barangay Danao
two weeks before the Regional Trial Court issued a
warrant for his arrest following the filing of a
Manhunt/page 5
have sought clarification
from the Land Bank of the
Philippines as to whose
signature would be honored
by the Virac branch but
were told that the bank is
still awaiting the advice
from its Manila headquarters. The bank is reportedly
asking Tarin, who has yet to
submit his specimen signatures to the bank, to present
a resolution from the Sangguniang Bayan authorizing
him to sign checks and
other treasury warrants as
local chief executive.
Shortly after Tarin sought
Viga crisis/page 2
Funding needed for
WASH projects - Cua
It would take adequate
funding to implement the
water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects recommended by an assessment team from the World
Health
Organization
(WHO), Department of
Health (DOH) and Local
Water Utilities Administration (LWUA), Governor Joseph Cua bluntly told the
team last Friday.
The governor’s reply
came after the team presented its report and recommendations to Cua,
health officials and agency
representatives at the capitol.
Stressing that the provincial government does not
have enough development
funds, being 98% dependent on Internal Revenue
Allocation (IRA) from the
national government, Cua
said that the P1 million per
barangay allocated under
the Salintubig program for
six towns is too small to
construct even a Level II
water system.
The provincial chief executive called for a review
of the Salintubig criteria,
which has effectively excluded the hardhit towns of
Virac and San Andres from
coverage due to their higher
classification and its being
serviced by water districts.
In the capital town alone, he
said, the Virac Water District covers only 24 villages,
Funding/page 6
IT’S MORE ABOUT THE FUNDING. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) team led
by Engr, Bonifacio Magtibay of the World Health Organization have recommended shortand long-term strategies against the cholera outbreak, projects that would cost money.
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JULY 18, 2012
CYBERTRIVIA
Why Engineers Don't Write Recipe Books
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
532.35 cm3 gluten
4.9 cm3 NaHCO3
4.9 cm3 refined halite
236.6 cm3 partially hydrogenated tallow triglyceride
177.45 cm3 crystalline C12H22O11
177.45 cm3 unrefined C12H22O11
4.9 cm3 methyl ether of protocatechuic aldehyde
Two calcium carbonate-encapsulated avian albumencoated protein
473.2 cm3 theobroma cacao
236.6 cm3 de-encapsulated legume meats (sieve size
#10)
To a 2-L jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1)
with an overall heat transfer coefficient of about 100
Btu/F-ft2-hr, add ingredients one, two and three with
constant agitation. In a second 2-L reactor vessel with a
radial flow impeller operating at 100 rpm, add
ingredients four, five, six, and seven until the mixture is
homogenous. To reactor #2, add ingredient eight,
followed by three equal volumes of the homogenous
mixture in reactor #1. Additionally, add ingredient nine
and ten slowly, with constant agitation. Care must be
taken at this point in the reaction to control any
temperature rise that may be the result of an exothermic
reaction.
Using a screw extrude attached to a #4 nodulizer,
place the mixture piece-meal on a 316SS sheet (300 x
600 mm). Heat in a 460K oven for a period of time that is
in agreement with Frank & Johnston's first order rate
expression (see JACOS, 21, 55), or until golden brown.
Once the reaction is complete, place the sheet on a
25C heat-transfer table, allowing the product to come
to equilibrium.
*****
"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for
30 years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The
original meal has never been found." --Sam Levinson
"This recipe is certainly silly. It says to separate two eggs,
but it doesn't say how far to separate them." -- Gracie
Allen
"I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades.
I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should
be hanging from a charm bracelet." -- Erma Bombeck
"I told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so
he gave me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate
faster." -- Joe E. Lewis
"I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead -- not sick, not
wounded -- dead." -- Woody Allen
"Food is an important part of a balanced diet." -- Fran
Lebowitz
"Health food makes me sick." -- Calvin Trillin
"Watermelon -- it's a good fruit. You eat, you drink, you
wash your face." -- Enrico Caruso
"Old people shouldn't eat health foods. They need all
the preservatives they can get." -- Robert Orben
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Viga crisis….
from page 1
and got a certification from
the Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) provincial office that
he is the duly recognized
municipal mayor based on
the writ of execution issued
by the Regional Trial Court
and his having taken his
oath as such before Judge
Lelu P. Contreras.
Abundo, however, distributed copies of a July 10
memorandum from DILG
Undersecretary Austere
Panadero communicating
the department’s position
on the issue, stating that
the TRO issued by the Supreme Court “has the effect
of rendering Mr. Abundo as
the one still entitled to the
seat as Mayor of Viga, Catanduanes.”
Usec. Panadero ordered
the DILG regional office to
coordinate with the Comelec provincial election supervisor anent their compliance to the Supreme Court
TRO, as well as inform municipal officials about it and
ensure compliance to said
TRO.
Last Friday, however,
another wrinkle was added
to the controversy after the
Comelec en banc issued an
Order with regards to the
Supreme Court TRO secured by the Abundo camp.
Abundo counsel Atty.
George Erwin Garcia had
written the Commission with
regards to the TRO, reminding the Comelec that
the June 21 order declaring
the case against Abundo as
final and executory as well
as the Entry of Judgment
were sourced from the
resolutions which were ef-
DBP execs….
from page 1
in Bagamanoc, said the
Virac office completes the
bank’s presence in each of
the six Bicol provinces and
would seek to improve its
deposit base here and offer
competitive market rates in
financing business ventures.
On the other hand, Congressman Cesar Sarmiento,
who flew in with the visitors,
said he sought the assistance of DBP Director Alberto Lim in developing
tourism in Catanduanes. He
thanked Lim for allocating
P5 million for the development of the Puraran boardwalk when the latter was
still Tourism secretary.
Governor Joseph Cua
said DBP’s entry in the local
banking scene satisfies the
great demand for financing
institutions willing to help
the emerging agribusiness
sector, particularly those
engaged in abaca and lasa
TESDA to….
from page 1
VIWAD Interim Manager
Mercy Mendez and Chairman Antonio Kiong, as well
as Venzbay Manager Ma.
Daisy Gapaz.
Under the MOA with the
water firm, TESDA will provide qualified trainers, conduct competency assessment of all the traineer, provide the training curriculum
in consultation with VIWAD,
and provide the training
venue. On the other hand,
VIWAD will recruit interested participants from the
unemployed sector, provide
training supplies and materials, and provide the
P6,000 honoraria for the
trainer.
At least seven of the initial 15 trainees will come
from current employees of
the water district. The 200hour training, to be conducted over 20 days, will be
conducted based on the
trainee’s skill level. Those
with zero skills will have to
start on the basics while
those already exposed to
plumbing work will handle
fectively restrained and rendered inefficacious by the
TRO.
Garcia asked the Comelec to inform and advice the
parties concerned, including
RTC Branch 43 Presiding
Judge Lelu P. Contreras, to
observe and comply with
the directive of the High
Court enjoining the Comelec from implementing the
challenged resolutions.
The Commission en banc
brushed aside Garcia’s request and informed that the
Order declaring the May 10,
2012 resolution, together
with the Entry of Judgment,
had already been served to
the counsels of both parties
and that the lower court
records have already been
remabnded to the RTC on
June 29, prior to the issuance of the TRO on July 3.
With the Comelec taking no
action to comply with the
TRO, Mayor Abundo’s bid
to retain his post appears to
be dead in the water, pending any further petition to
the Supreme Court to include the RTC in the restraining order.
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QUALITY WATER
processing. Capital mobilization would now be accessible to farmers and small
and medium enterprises.
Also present during the
inauguration of the branch
office at the Old Capitol
building were several DBP
vice presidents, Vice Mayor
Roy Laynes who represented Virac Mayor Cito
Alberto, provincial board
members, some mayors
and other local officials.
more complicated techniques, Serrano said. He
advised the trainees to use
the skills they will learn from
the course as their capital
for a sustainable livelihood.
IGM Mendez, for her
part, did not promise immediate employment to course
finishers but said the firm
will consider hiring those
who will excel as future replacements for inefficient
VIWAD plumbers. The others could be hired to repair
water lines and fixtures by
households within the district’s service area covering
24 barangays.
On the other hand, the
agreement on the tour guiding services training mandates TESDA to train and
assess participants identified by Venzbay, as well as
provide and pay for the
qualified trainers. Venzbay
will provide the training
venue and cause the employment of 60 percent of
the graduates on a perengagement basis. An initial 15 trainees will be accommodated as scholars of
Congressman Cesar Sarmiento.
Opportunities offered to
would-be enterpreneurs
Thirty would-be entrepreneurs from the capital town
of Virac and nearby municipalities were offered potential business schemes last
week during the 2nd Business Opportunities Forum
conducted by the Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) at RHAJ Inn last July
10.
Upon invitation by DTI,
three companies who are
into direct selling and marketing business offered
product lines and services
to the participants, a mix of
former Overseas Filipino
Workers, their kin and business-inclined individuals.
After a short lecture on
“How to Start a Small Business” by the DTI, the three
business presenters began
their separate pitches: Direct Shopping, Inc. for
home products, Max International for health products
and Personal Collection
(from Legazpi City) for personal care and home products.
A financing institution,
the Rural Bank of Camalig,
presented its loan windows
that may be availed of by
the participants while the
DTI also gave away business guide booklets to the
aspiring entrepreneurs.
JMAMDH…..
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GOD IS GOOD
ALL THE TIME.
of an equipped Intensive
Care Unit (ICU) and doctor
of internal medicine at
JMAMDH where the dialysis center has been established.
Under the agreement
concurred by Governor Joseph Cua, JMAMDH will
provide first aid to the patient prior to referral to
EBMC and transport the
patient to Virac using its
ambulance and trained
staff. On the other hand,
EBMC will handle the referred patient at its ICU,
with the patient charged
fees for services rendered
in accordance with the hospital fee schedule.
During the same occasion, the dialysis center
established by KEB was
inaugurated as the first Private-Public Sector Partnership project in the Bicol region.
Gov. Cua said the facility
represents the first phase of
proposed Health & Well-
ness Center at JMAMDH, to
be followed by another facility dedicated to recovery
and rehabilitation of stroke
patients. This will decongest the provincial hospital
and afford patients with
kidney ailments access to
relatively inexpensive and
accessible dialysis treatments right on the island.
Hans Tecson, KEB nurse
administrator, promised to
provide the best care for
dialysis patients who no
longer have to travel to the
mainland at great cost and
inconvenience.
Present during the inauguration were PBMs Rafael
Zuniega and Nel Asanza,
San Andres Mayor Antonio
Romano, Baras Mayor
Chito Chi, Panganiban
Mayor Robert Fernandez,
San Miguel Mayor Edna
Bernal, and Vice Mayor
Medin Zafe and members
of the municipal council.
TRIBUNE SUDOKU
HOW TO PLAY: Complete the grid so each row, column and 3
-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit from 1 to 9.
Solution on page 5.
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JULY 18, 2012
WEEKLY REFLECTIONS
MISTAKES TO AVOID
Atty. Romulo P. Atencia
William Arthur Ward,
Up Words
The mistakes to avoid:

Remorse over yesterday's failures.

Anxiety over today's problems.

Worry over tomorrow's uncertainty.

Waste of the moment's opportunity.

Procrastination with one's present duty.

Resentment of another's success.

Criticism of a neighbor's imperfection.

Impatience with youth's immaturity.

Skepticism of our nation's future.

Unbelief in God's providence.
TIngnan natin
ni Jex F. Lucero
PALPAK ANG SERBISYO SA JMA HOSPITAL?
Hanggang ngayon ay wala
pa ring nagsusuweldo sa
mga empleado ng munisipyo
ng Viga dahil sa hindi malaman ng mga department
heads kung sino ang
susundin sa dalawang alkalde ng Viga.
Kahit ang totoo ay maliwanag ang order ng husgado
ng mag-implement ito ng writ
of execution na ang alkalde
ay si Bise Bong Tarin at hindi
na si Mayor Abundo.
Ang armas ni Bong Tarin
ay ang order ng husgado at
ang panunumpa niya bilang
alkalde na ng Viga. Ang
armas naman ni Mayor
abundo ay ang TRO galing
Supreme Court at ito nga ay
na-treat na sa Comelec en
banc nitong nakaraang linggo
at negatibo ang resulta dahil
sa wala na raw ang record sa
Comelec at ito ay remanded
na rito sa RTC.
So, kung batas ang
susundin si Bong Tarin pa rin
ang siyang alkalde at hindi si
Mayor Abundo. Pero parehong may pinanghahawakang mga bala kaya’t patigasan ang labanan.
Sino ngayon ang lugi? Ang
kawawang mga empleado ng
munisipyo!
*****
Kamakailan ay nai-serve
sa ilang mga empleado ng
munisipyo ng Viga ang order
ng husgado to show cause
kung bakit hindi dapat macontempt of Court (sila-mga
empelado ng munisipyo ng
Viga) na ayaw i-receive ang
writ of execution ng korte
noon.
Ang masama pa nga raw
doon sa ginawa ng isang
empleado ay inilagay pa raw
sa isang flower pot ang order
ng korte. Ang tapang, ano?
Tinanggap naman ng korte
ang paliwanag ng bawat isa
pero may fine sila na tigiisang Libong Piso.
Mabuti at multa lang at
walang kasamang kulong at
kasong administratibo.
*****
Tama ba ako sa pagsasabing ang i-hohonor lang daw
ng Land Bank ay ang mga
dokumentong ang may pirma
ay si Mayor Bong Tarin?
Marahil sa paniniwalang
ang talagang mayor ngayon
ng Viga ay si Mayor Bong
Tarin na nga.
Sabi ko nga magkasama
ang dalawa sa partido.
Magka-vibes sabi nga. Dati
nagkakaintindihan. Bakit
hindi muna sila mag-usap at
nang malutas na ang problema\? Bigayan. Kung si
Tarin, di si Tarin. Kung dumating ang hinihintay ni
Mayor Abundo na siya na
naman, di siya na.
Ang importante ay masuwelduhan ang
kawawang
mga empleado!
*****
Ang isa pa raw armas na
pinanghahawakan ngayon ni
Mayor Abundo na nagsasa-
bing siya ang dapat na alkalde ay ang memorandum
galing DILG.
Ang tanong: alin ba ang
mas paniniwalaan at nararapat na susundin ang memorandum galing DILG o ang
order ng korte?
Ang Comelec walang sinasabi sa order (en banc) tungkol sa TRO maliban sa wala
na sa kanila ang record dahil
sa nandito na sa RTC.
Kaya ang dapat ay magusap ang dalawang mayor
para sa ganoon ay magsuweldo naman ang mga
kawawang empleado.
Mga mayor, ang prito sa
ulo ay madaling itapon ‘yan.
Ang dapat na isipin ninyo ay
ang kapakanan ng mga
taong apektado sa mga pangyayaring hindi naman sila
ang may gawa.
Tingnan na lang ninyo
iyong mga taong dahil sa
kasusunod sa mga ipinagagawa ninyo ay muntik nang
makulong, makasuhan at
ayon pinagmulta pa nga
samantalang hindi na nga
nagsusuweldo.
Sa susunod naman kasi
magre-receive lang kayo ay
hindi pa ninyo magawa. Sa
opisina pag wala ang amo,
kahit sino ay puwedeng magreceive ng isang communication.
Halimbawa dito sa amin sa
RTC, ang isang sulat o communication ay naka-address
kay Judge Lelu P. Contreras
tapos wala siya kahit sino ay
nagre-receive nito.
Magre-receive lang ng
isang simpleng communication, hindi pa ninyo magawa?
Ayan tuloy, na-fine kayo!
*****
Grabe ang paratang ng
isang ginang sa serbisyong
ibinibigay sa mga pasyente
diyan sa JMA Memorial Hospital. Ayon sa kanya may
doctor nga pero nasa Virac at
wala sa mismong station niya
na JMA Hospital.
At ang serbisyo ng mga
nurses at iba pang mga empleado ng hospital ay panay
mga palpak daw. Sabi pa ng
ginang, magtraining daw
kayo. At dapat daw ay may
Some Random Thoughts
permanenteng doktor kayo
na palaging nandiyan lang
lalo kung emergency.
Sabi pa, marami na raw
nagrereklamo sa serbisyong
ibinibigay ng JMA Hospital
kaya bihira daw ang nagdadala ng pasyente riyan
dahil sa mga namamatay
daw. At iba-iba pang mga
paratang na nakakasira ng
malaki sa hospital na kamakailan lang ay ginawaran
ng parangal na masasabi
nating natatangi dahil nagiisa lang sa buong Pilipinas
tapos panay mga palpak pala
ang serbisyo?
Nakakahiya, nakapanlulumo, nakakawalang tiwala
sa parangal na iginawad sa
nasabing hospital kamakailan
kung totoo man ang paratang
ni Ms. Sanchez.
Kung totoo ang paratang,
dapat imbistigahan. Hindi
pupuwede ang basta lang
may ganoong paratang. Ang
sabihing bihira ang mga
pasyenteng dinadala sa nasabing hospital dahil sa nangamamatay lang at walang
permanenteng doktor, lalo sa
mga emergency dapat ay
mapagtuunan ito ng pansin
ng mga kinauukulan.
Buhay ng tao ang nakataya at hindi ito dapat binabasta-basta. Lalong hindi
pupuwede ang katuwiran na
magdadala kayo ng pasyente
kung kailan malala na. Ang
dapat na gagawin ng mga
taga hospital ay mabigyang
lunas kung anuman ang sakit
ng pasyente.
Trabaho…trabaho at trabahong matino iyon ang
kailangan! Hindi pupuwede
na ang doctor sa hospital ay
magbibigay ng instruksyon sa
nurse sa pamamagitan lamang ng text.
Pag mga emergency, dapat nandiyan ang doctor at
lahat ng nararapat na gagawin ay gawin na na walang
anumang mga sinasabi na ki
sa “ kung kailan malala na
ang sakit saka pa lang dadalhin.”
Palusot man ‘yan o hindi
ay hindi magandang pakinggan!
A.B., LlB., Bar Topnotcher
Former Executive Judge, RTC, Virac
PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO
There are so many
negative things said about
Filipinos which sometimes
make us cringe and cover our
faces in shame. Like women
of the night, we sell our honor
to politicians during election
time – never mind the next
three years. We do not see
anything wrong with stealing
from the government, as long
as we get a piece of the loot.
We claw at each other and
try to bring down those that
have managed to rise higher
than us. We can't seem to
stay together. Where other
countries think of excellence
and transcendence, we think
only of just getting by.
*****
Before World War II, the
Philippines was the jewel of
this part of the world, an envy
of others. People of
neighboring countries,
notably the Chinese, even
had to smuggle themselves
into our country just to have a
chance at a better life. But
the Philippines went downhill
all throughout the postwar
years, until we found
ourselves being at the bottom
of the heap in Southeast
Asia.
*****
You see how we differ with
the Japanese in the
astonishing recovery of
Japan after World War II.
Japan was leveled to the
ground during the war. Two
of its great cities, Nagasaki
and Hiroshima, were the first
places in this planet to be
blown to pieces by atomic
bombs exploded in anger.
Yet, until it was recently
overtaken by China, Japan
rose from the ashes to
become the second most
developed economy in the
world, next only to the United
States. This resilience of the
Japanese was again more
recently demonstrated after
the Iwate Prefecture in
Tohoku,
Japan
was
devastated
by
the
earthquake/tsunami last year.
Today, the place has been
fully restored, without any
trace of the unimaginable
disaster it suffered only a
year ago. One is tempted to
say that that recovery is
miraculous, but that is not so
to the Japanese. For them
recovery is not an option, it is
the only way.
*****
By contrast, many of our
government leaders are not
thinking about ways and
means to improve the
common weal, but to enrich
themselves in office. And it
seems that the country is
only trying to survive, not to
excel. What makes all this
difficult to understand is that
we have a tradition of
heroism. We have an
astonishing
array
of
accomplishments to make us
proud of ourselves, to make
us think there are no limits to
what we can do.
*****
In a recent column entitled
"More on National Pride", I
enumerated some reasons
for us to be proud, namely:
Mayon Volcano, the Banaue
rice terraces, Boracay beach,
the
achievements
of
Pacquiao and Jessica
Sanchez, runner up in the
recent American Idol search.
It has been pointed out to
me, not without reason, that
the things I mentioned cannot
really be cause for national
pride. While the Banaue rice
terraces really is an
awesome achievement,
Mayon Volcano and Boracay
Beach can in no way be
attributed to the character,
industry or achievement of
the Filipino. They were given
to us by God without our
intervention in any way. The
next two are private
achievements, not made by
the Filipino as a people.
*****
Okay. As Ombudsman
Conchita Carpio Morales
admitted
during
the
Impeachment proceedings,
"mea culpa". I left out the
really important things that
should make us proud to be
Filipinos.
*****
And there are quite a few
of them. For instance, we
were the first country in Asia
to rise up against colonial
rule. While others were being
subjugated and made to bow
before
European
conquistadores, Lapu-Lapu
was killing the foreigner who
transgressed upon our
shores. Lapu-Lapu (14911542) was the ruler of
Mactan, an island in the
Visayas, who is known as the
first native of the archipelago
to have resisted the Spanish
colonization. On the morning
of April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu
led 1,500 Mactan warriors
armed with barong, spears,
kampilan, and kalasag, in a
battle against Portuguese
explorer and conquistador
Ferdinand Magellan who led
a force of forty-nine Spanish
soldiers armed with guns in
what would later be known as
the Battle of Mactan. During
the battle Magellan and
several of his men were
killed.
*****
While the Latin American
revolutions of the early
1800's were led by local elite
or illustrados, ours was led by
the common man. The
Katipunan was founded by
Andres Bonifacio, a plebeian
who personified the average
Filipino, and its members did
not belong to the landed and
the wealthy. These simple
folks dared raise their bolos
against the rifles of the
Spaniards, fuelled only by the
red blood of the Filipino
patriot, and their resolute
conviction that they were
fighting for their country,
freedom and honor.
*****
We were also the very first
to oust a dictator through
People Power, a peaceful
revolution which pitted the
rosary against the rifle;
prayers against the dictator's
rhetoric. Although the
concept
of
peaceful
revolution has been in
existence for some time
(remember the espousal of
c i vil d iso bed ie nce b y
Mahatma Gandhi of India?)
nobody but the Filipino had
the courage before to
suddenly and spontaneously
join others in front of huge
tanks, defying the cannons
and soldiers with their bare
flesh. The methods used
amounted to a sustained
campaign of civil resistance
against regime violence and
electoral fraud. This case of
nonviolent revolution led to
the departure of President
Ferdinand Marcos and the
restoration of the country's
democracy. It a victory of the
people against the 20-year
running
authoritarian,
repressive regime of then
president Marcos and made
news headlines as "the
revolution that surprised the
world".
*****
Finally, we can only be
proud of our hospitality,
respect for our elders,
intelligence, and the fortitude
to bear any misfortune with
undiminished cheerfulness
and resilience. Filipino
customs, traditions and
beliefs handed down to us by
our forefathers, are the
source of envy of other
cultures
which
have
d e g e n e r a te d i n to t h e
quagmire of materialism.
*****
Yes, indeed, I am proud to
be a Filipino.
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JULY 18, 2012
EDITORIAL
For the good of Catanduanes
Just like the rest of the administrations before it, the
current occupants of Malacañang are not above
patronage politics.
If noisy oppositionists like Rep. Mitos Magsaysay are
to be believed, members of the Liberal Party are given
much larger shares of the pork barrel funds in the trillionpeso national budget, unlike those belonging to GMA’s
dwindling clique of supporters who are like little pigs
kept away from the feeding trough.
There being not much the people can do about the
present state of national and local politics, Governor
Joseph Cua cannot be accused of insincerity in
proclaiming that he decamped to the Liberal Party for the
good of the province.
Recall that several months ago, Agriculture Secretary
Proceso Alcala came bearing gifts of farm equipment and
fishing gear, mouthing promises of further funding for
irrigation and farm-to-market roads. It would not be too
far from the truth if someone claims the good secretary
whispered to the governor that, like in the US television
game show of old, “All this can be yours, if the price is
right!”
Last month, the P95 million in proposed funding
assistance and projects from the DA was reported to be
still in the pipeline, meaning the certainty of the Special
Allotment Release Order (SARO) ever reaching the island
hung in the balance. By this day, two weeks after Cua
swore his loyalty to the Liberal Party, the people can be
sure the funds are on the way.
Upon receiving from Congressman Cesar Sarmiento
the news of Cua’s conversion as a Liberal, Budget
Secretary Butch Abad is reported to have remarked that it
would now be much easier to support the development of
Catanduanes now that the governor and the
congressman are united.
Let us not mourn the loss of the Nacionalista Party, for
there are no real political parties with real development
agenda at the local level. All we have is the politics of the
personal: the people are either for Cong, Boboy, Bong,
Jun or JAS.
Thus, we have no choice but to welcome the biggest
boy on the block: the Liberal Party of Congressman
Sarmiento and Governor Cua, and the rest of local
officials who will be eager to swear the same oath of
loyalty in less than a month.
Let us hope that our two leaders make good on their
vow that their closeness to the powers-that-be in
Malacañang would not only lead to their reelection in
2013 but deliver the development and progress that
Catanduanes needs.
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A lot more to happen within LP
The move of Governor
Joseph Cua, formerly of
Manny Villar’s Nacionalistas,
to the Liberal Party of
President PNoy came as no
surprise.
Congressman Cesar
Sarmiento, as well as several
LP bigwigs in the League of
Provinces of the Philippines,
has been urging Cua to
become a Liberal but the
latter always told them of his
only one condition - be
designated
provincial
chairman – as a way of
saying no.
Las t F eb rua r y, t al k
surfaced that a key Cua ally –
PBM Kalem Surtida – was
circulating for signature of
municipal councilors a
petition urging the LP
leadership to name the
governor as provincial party
chairman. Cua confirms that
such a petition was indeed
circulated but it was never
presented to the LP leaders,
with the gov’s men salvaging
some use for it as a kind of
loyalty check.
Under the agreement
forged prior to Cua’s
oathtaking at the LP’s Balay
headquarters in Quezon City,
both the governor and the
congressman would be cochairs of the party in
Catanduanes. Nothing more
has been agreed upon, both
political leaders affirm.
Cua says he has yet to
discuss with c o -cha ir
Sarmiento the details of how
the LP would be run on the
island, particularly with just
over two months to go before
the deadline for the
submission of certificates of
candidacies for the 2013
local elections. “We will have
to sit down pa and agree
kung sisay ang kasama sa
line-up,” Sarmiento said.
Q
The party’s immediate
activity is to identify who
among their local allies at the
provincial and municipal
levels are joining them at LP.
The recruits would have to
undergo a seminar to be
conducted by officials from
the LP national headquarters
prior to their taking their
oaths before the party cochairs.
Meanwhile, the third man
in the boxing ring – Vice Gov.
Bong Teves, who was in the
US at the time Cua swore
allegiance to PNoy’s party –
told the Tribune that the
development would enable
him to decide where he
would go by Oct. 5.
The gov told this writer that
he has no problem with
running alongside Teves as
vice gubernatorial candidate
and his uncle Cesar as
congressional bet.
The real problem would
arise if Teves runs for the
governorship, which would
then test the party loyalties of
both Cua and Sarmiento. If
the vice gov reneges on his
promise that he would not
seek the congressional seat,
Cua would be obligated to
support the incumbent.
The LP lineup would take
shape as the CoC deadline
approaches and depending
on who volunteers to join the
Liberal Party in the next few
weeks.
*****
NOTES:
Among
the
witnesses in the
July 5
oathtaking of Cua were Jun
Alcantara, presumptive
Bagamanoc mayoral bet
Remegio Villaluna of Tri-Ex
Tower Co., and Architect
Enrique Olonan, who is
reportedly angling for another
run
as
partylist
representative…. Now that
Isip-isipon ta
Gov. Cua is a Liberal, what
does this make of original
Liberal party members Larry
Que and Nonong Mendoza?
Will Que, a Chinese school
classmate of the governor,
mend fences with his
erstwhile close friend? Will
Mendoza suppress his desire
to become mayor of San
Andres again and settle for a
directorship with DOTC or
LTO????
Meanwhile,
assistant provincial assessor
Romy Camano, whose main
claim to fame is filing cases
against sitting governors, has
reported back to his old post.
Last May, he fired off another
letter to the Ombudsman’s
Field Investigation Office to
inquire about the status of the
plunder case he filed against
Cua.
Acting
Director
Ferdinand San Joaquin
assured him that it is
conducting a full-blown probe
into the issues. “The
allegations is in its factfinding
stage,
thus
investigators are undergoing
a case build-up before it
could formally file a complaint
if warranted.” San Joaquin
said.
*****
STUPID DIET. An elderly
couple were killed in an
accident
and
found
themselves being given a
tour of heaven by Saint
Peter. "Here is your
oceanside condo, over there
are the tennis courts,
swimming pool, and two golf
courses. If you need any
refreshments, just stop by
any of the many bars located
throughout the area."
"Heck, Gloria," the old man
hissed when Saint Peter
walked off, "we could have
been here ten years ago if
you hadn't heard about all
that stupid oat bran, wheat
germ, and low-fat diets!"
qui
Tang Tacio
Maniwang ang mga doctor sa JMAMDH
Herac man palan kan
sarong tawohan diyan sa
Juan M. Alberto Memorial
District Hospital sa San
Andres. Grabe na an pagtios
dahel sa kakulangan nin
marinas na pagcaon sa
ospital.
Segun sa mga reclamador
sa kahadean ni alcalde Tay,
kan fecha veinte daa nin
Mayo 2012, alas siete
cuarenta y cinco nin banggui,
dinara daa ninda sa ospital
an saendang macuapo ta
nangiligkitig. Pag-abot daa sa
ospital, sinabihan daa sinda
kan nars na an doctor daang
naka-duty nin veinte-cuatro
oras nasa Virac.
Ta caipuhan an doctor,
nagduman daa sinda qui Tay,
na inibahan man sinda
p a ba r ik sa J MA MD H .
Kinumpirmar daa kan nars na
nasa Virac si Dr. Gibson
Gabitan na namangui, duman
siguro sa Jollibee, he! he! he!
An nahayblad daang
alcalde, sinabihan na sana
an nars na ipaguilomdom qui
Dr. Gibbs na dapat aduman
siya sa ospital kung nakaduty nin 24 hours. An maraot
ta paghale ni Tay, nag-abot
man daa an doctor, basog na
siguro, y sinabihan an mga
reclamador na maglayas na
sa ospital y darahon an
pasyente sa EBMC ta dae
nya bobolongon. Balik na
naman qui Tay an mag-agom
para makapanobre nin
sakayan.
Kan siring man na
banggui, saro man na
pasyenteng napaso sa
daghan an dae man
nabolong ta wara ngani si
Doctor Gabitan. Ngonian,
dacul pa daang vez na ini
nangyari, dae lang daa
nakaabot sa mga hade sa
capitolyo ta dae man nin
gareclamong pormal.
Ngonian na ini nakaluwas
na dahel sa surat kan
nagadanan
nin
aqui,
inaapodan an comitiva ni
PBM Freding na manlansar
nin imbestigasyon tanganing
maisihan kun ngata sa Virac
pa namanggui an doctor,
baya an mga cliente sa
ospital ni Mona Lisa. Marinas
na sa magayon na kimot ni
Doc Gibbs madangog kan
mga vocal an bagay na ini.
Ngonian, habang dae pa
naka-iskedyul an hearing sa
Sangguniang
PangContractor, imbestigaran man
kan municipio an clase kan
mga putahe diyan sa kusina
kan JMAMDH ta tibaad mga
pan-os nang rinuto pati
ginisang mga tadang maluto
an pigluluwag diyan sa mga
doctor na grabe na ngani an
sacrificio sa hababang sueldo
sa trabahong daeng relyebo.
Helingon man an mga
caonan diyan sa tampad
kung an mga putahe bagay
man na ihungit sa doctor.
Kung talagang bacong
marinas y dae masaho an
mga pagcaon sa ospital y
cataraning na lugar, dapat
maqui-areglo
an
manejamiento sa Jollibee,
Sea Breeze y Blossoms kung
puede sinda magkahang nin
branch sa tampad kan
ospital. Kung puedeng magextra an mga kusinero ninda
sa kitchen kan ospital, mas
magayon, si alcalde Tay an
mabayad kan sueldo, he! he!
he!
*****
Habang baco pa man na
panahon nin riso -riso,
magayon na maadalan kan
mga servidor nin banwaan sa
SP an posibilidad na
magcaigua nin automaticong
liquor ban kung iguang
senyal nin bagyo.
Ini daa giniguibo na duman
sa Isabela y mas pabor sa
mga nanunungdan kung
daeng boltoc na naglalayawlayaw sa calzada o caya
maporbang mangarigos kung
an lungso dacula pa sa
simbahan.
Sa sistemang ini, magiging
bawal na an pagtinda y paginom nin agua de pataranta
magpoon gin, cerveza,
sioctong,
matador
o
emperador, ginebra kapitan o
san Miguel, fundador, red
wine, whisky asin iba pang
nacabaridang nin isip.
Puedeng dacupon an sisay
man na maheling na gaigtoc
sa tinampo.
Pabor ini sa mga nanay na
an gusto marinas an isip ni
tatay kung iguang maabot na
delubyo. Pabor man ini sa
mga barangay na an maabot
na
pagselebrar
nin
kapiyestahan iguang senyal
nin PAGASA, tipid na sa
inumon, tipid pa sa pulutan,
he! he! he!
*****
Para sa kamad-ayadan
kan banwaan nin Viga, lalo
na kan mga empleyado sa
municipio, dapat nang
sigurong magpahunod na
ngona si alcalde Lardy.
Magutom an mga familia
kan mga empleyados, lalo na
itong an mga suweldo dos
cientos pesos man sana
cada aldaw,
Segun sa ultimong orden
kan Comelec, dae caini
babag-ohon an decision sa
caso ni mayor, caya matener
an writ of execution na
iniluwas kan RTC.
Pabayaan na ngona si
Tarin ba iyo an magmanejo
kan Viga, habang maskat
naman sa Corte Suprema an
mga abogado ni Lardy para
ribakon si Commissioner
Sixto Brillantes.
Harimbawang mag-isyu
naman nin TRO sa RTC,
saka naman siguro siya
magtucaw sa municipio.
5
JULY 18, 2012
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FLORO TABOR PADAYAO
Tang Poling, para hag-ot
At 77, Tang Poling
may be hard of hearing
but still physically able to
strip abaca, a work he
has been at for the past
62 years. With his earnings he supported his
family and sent his five
children to school. Three
became teachers and
one is a civil engineer
working at FICELCO. His
eldest did not continue
her schooling due to a
physical disability. One
married a German and
is now living there.
The family owns a
small abaca plantation
by the hillsides. They prefer to plant the abaca
suckers of the Abuab,
Pula, Puti and Yuga varieties. However, they
like the Abuab better
because they provide
finer,
whiter
and
stronger
fibers.
He
learned how to strip
from his father Jose who
was a carpenter as well
as an abaca stripper.
Mapagal ang pag-hagot (Abaca stripping is
tiresome),
he
said.
Matugod ka ngon-a
(You first build an open
hut). This is where the
hag-otan
(stripping
knives) are set. Tapos
mahawan ka (You remove the dry leaves
and clear up the area)
bago
ka
manakol
(before you cut down
the plant close to the
corm,
remove
the
leaves and cut the stalk
to its desired length).
Tapos ma supnit ka na
(Then you remove the
white upper portion of
the stalks (upas). Two to
four strips are placed
between the strippers
which are made of two
bolo
blades
facing
each other. The strips
are then pulled hard
enough to remove the
pulp leaving the fine
fibers. This is the actual
paghag-ot (abaca stripping). The fibers are
hung to dry. Naogma ka
na kaan (You can be
happy then.) Makapabacal ka na. Su pagal
mo, imo na. (You can
now sell your produce.
The hardships of labor
have become money).
Abaca was sold at
three centavos a kilo
during
the
preJapanese period. This is
the reason why Tang
Poling had to work as a
carpenter and till the soil
for more income. He
even worked as hired
labor for other plantations and farms. At present, prices are according to the kind of fiber
one produces. Sa grado
na an. (That’s according
to grades). Tang Poling
continues to use the traditional
method
of
Kaleidoscope
abaca stripping. He refuses to try the new
ones, afraid that he has
to start adjusting to it
and lessen his production. His son Antonio,
who used to help him
while still a student, is
now an engineer and
goes to work everyday.
Tang Poling was born
on January 7, 1935. His
father Jose Padayao
was a carpenter while
his mother Filipa Tabor
stayed home to be a
simple housekeeper like
most women of her
time. There were nine
children in the family but
the son Jose was able to
finish 2nd year high
school.
He
married
Remedios and had five
children.
ALEX
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by Babes C. Masagca
OF FACILITATOR AND FRIENDSHIP
Year 1988 was my “baptism of fire” when it comes to facilitating student leadership
training-workshop. It all started with an invitation from our university guidance center
to students willing to be trained as peer counsellors. It was an intensive out-of-town
training for three days and two nights and I’ve been fortunate to have passed the
screening. After a year of priding a nameplate we were privileged to wear inside campus which spells our name and under which the title, ‘Peer Counselor’, our guidance
center opted to rename it ‘Peer Facilitator’.
From then on, the word ‘facilitator’ has become my alter-ego.
Years later, I joined as participant in one seminar to which the speaker professed that
one should, once and for all, do away from using the word ‘facilitator’ as it has become
so “gasgas” (worn-out or over-used). I was made to realize that maybe I should let go of
the word. I groped for other better words...trainer, conveyor, catalyst, enhancer, expeditor, effecter, processor...what have you...
I ended up going back to the “gasgas” word. I finally concluded that if ‘facilitator’ is the
most appropriate word that I can find...so be it! Language is dynamic, it’s a reality. Yet
one doesn’t have to be ‘in’ to get across with what he or she is trying to convey. Some
things are made to stay that way, I believe so. When I say, “Allow me to facilitate your
convenient and unforgettable stay in our province...” (With due respect to my highly
admired high school Language mentor, Prof. Nimfa B. Zafe), I sense a personal touch, a
heart-warming feeling attached to the word.
After all, would it be more appropriate to tag along someone else’s name, Peer Facilitator, rather than Peer Processor?...
*****
Back in the 90s, during my singlehood/career-oriented days, I spent privileged years of
living in a mansion-turned-first-class ladies’ dormitory run by Spanish nuns (that of the
Religious of Mary Immaculate) along Sen. M. Cuenca St. in Quezon City. To qualify as a
resident, one should be recommended by somebody personally known by those Spanish nuns. There I met a petite poor-little-rich-girl named Rubie who was quite different
in many ways. She was kind of masculine in her manners, which probably made other
residents a bit aloof of her.
That didn’t stop me from befriending her as I saw a person searching for something out
of life.
One time, she borrowed a self-help book from me and upon returning it, inserted a
‘thank you’ note with a short message that has remained in my thoughts even long after that book was nowhere to be found. What she wrote struck me to this day:
“I don’t have to defend nor explain to save face to a friend...My friend will understand, and will save face for me.”
We may have had spoken to each other only on rare occasions, and only on brief moments during our stay in said domicile, yet the lesson that she left provided for me a
wider perspective when finding meaning to the word ‘friendship’.
How many among us are lucky enough to have found genuine friends who can truly and
deeply understand and will at all cost stand by us when what other people can do is try
to persecute us?...
non-bailable
criminal
charge against him for robbery with homicide. The
suspect is believed to have
gone to Metro Manila or
nearby provinces.
In the information filed
before the Court last July 5,
the Provincial Prosecution
Office accused Tayoto of
robbing Joshar and Doris
Briquillo of P150,000.00 in
cash, as well as four pieces
of jewelry and two cellphones
valued
at
P44,000.00, on Sept. 13,
2010. The accused then
hacked the couple in the
different parts of their bodies before leaving them at
the provincial road near the
tricycle they were riding.
The Baras police originally charged Tayoto, one
Dolores Tayoto Torrente,
also known as “Buba”, and
several John Does for the
crime, based on the testimony of witness Jayson
Vergara.
Vergara had told the police that he was at the
house of his sister in Danao
when he left at 2 P.M. of
Sept. 13 to go to his grandfather’s house in barangay
San Miguel.
Upon reaching the provincial road at P. Teston
where there were no
houses, he was surprised
by what he witnessed that
he hid, at a distance of 20
meters, and saw Tayoto
using a bolo to hack several
times a male person as well
as a woman, after which the
suspect left towards a forested area. The witness
then ran to his home. He
told the prosecutor that it
took time for him to report
the incident as he feared for
his life and that of his family.
According to the medicolegal examination, Joshar
was hacked nine times
while his wife Doris had
eight hack wounds.
On the other hand, witness Allan Ignacio on Sept.
12 at 8 A.M., while waking
to get firewood, he saw two
persons, one of whom was
Tayoto and the other wearing a bonnet to hide his
face, standing at the side of
the road. The following day,
he learned that the Briquillo
couple were murdered at
the same road where he
saw the two persons the
day before.
A daughter of the victims,
Shovie Brequillo, claimed
that Dolores Torrente was a
business competitor of her
parents in buying fish at
Putsan and Danao.
In his defense of alibi,
Tayoto claimed that he had
not gone to the place mentioned by Ignacio on Sept.
12 and that the following
day, he was doing his job
as “bangkero” by transporting passengers from Putsan
and Danao to Baras proper,
submitting the affidavits of
the boat owner and two
passengers.
Torrente also alleged that
in the afternoon of Sept. 13,
she was with her comembers of the Ferrari
Group of ASA Philippines
Foundation and they went
to the Cabugao office of the
NGO for the release of their
loans and returned only at 4
P.M.
They claimed they did
not know the Brequillos
personally and never encountered them in their
lives. Tayooto said Vergara
wants to get back at him
after they argued while
watching cockfighting. Torrente likewise claimed that
the police officer who filed
the case had an ill motive
against her after she refused to lend him money.
In her resolution, Deputy
Provincial Prosecutor Riza l i n a V el a sc o -Ta ñ o n
averred that Tayoto’s defense of alibi cannot prevail
over the positive identification made by witness Vergara that the accused
treacherously killed the victims.
There was also evident
premeditation, citing Ignacio’s testimony that Tayoto
and another man were waiting for somebody at the
side of road at P. Teston
the day before the crime.
Torrente was cleared of
involvement in the crime but
the prosecutor found probable cause against Tayoto
for the crime of robbery with
homicide.
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1. Oscar Columna Newsstand
Virac public market
2. U Enterprises
Concepcion
3. Cyprus Enterprises
Beside Fudhaus
4. Joyworld - CC building
5. OTOP Cariton - Airport
6. SRM Enterprises
Cavinitan
SAN ANDRES;
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2. Jollibeth’s Food Garden - San Roque
3. Anching Arcilla
PANDAN - Engr. Danilo Ibloguin
CARAMORAN - Babylen Isarna
PANGANIBAN - Floresto Robles
BAGAMANOC - Jennifer Peralta
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SAN MIGUEL—Gianan Store (Bañas Bldg.)
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The Last Time…./from page 8
After that incident, he didn’t touch firecrackers anymore.
He was a DI (dance instructor) in Tataynic but decades before, he was actually discovered in
showbiz partly because of his dancing prowess. “In my younger days, I could do the entire dance
craze except ballet. I was good at modern dance, I excelled in tap dancing, you name it, and I
could dance it. Now, I couldn’t possibly do all that. Hindi ko na kaya yong ginagawa ng mga
teenager na naglulundagan sa dance floor. I guess I can take to ballroom dancing with some
flair. Now I really prefer sophisticated dancing.”
At one time, he was asked: Which do you love more, your family or your job?
“Understandably, I said I love my job more. Jokingly, I said, “Aanhin ko ang pamilya ko kung
wala na silang makain.”
But his happiest moment as father was when he was with his children and they were enjoying
every minute of that get-together. “The saddest part was when I learned that some were involved
in rumbles and then one got knifed in the process but was nevertheless spared.”
Dolphy’s admission: “I am human like any other concerned father. No one knew the depth of my
despair when I learned that one of my sons was going to jail and he was still there since the
early 80s. If I had an extra life to spare, I prefer to take my son’s place in jail. Seeing your son
suffer behind bars is one of the worst agonies a father can go through. In that sense, I have suffered enough.”
At times, he wondered: “They only have one father and yet iba-iba ang mga ugali nila. With
my share of problems I confront in private life, how did I become King of Comedy?”
He attributed it to sheer hard work. “It is also lots of prayers. It is also pure luck. I know that there
are many talented people out there who deserve the big break that I got but they are not just
lucky. So I thank my lucky stars.”
But just like any other human being, Dolphy goes through private torments and yet his job called for him to put up a happy
face for his show.
This had happened many times.
Like when he went to Canada to do a live show and his mother
just died.”It was tough on me making people laugh while I
mourned a mother who just passed away. In another show, my
brother just died and you had to put up a happy front for the taping of Buhay Artista with Nora Aunor.”
As the song goes, that’s the way of the clown and that’s the
part he must play.
People say he had a great career and the longest one in showbiz’s history.
He had been in showbiz for more than 60 years and the memory of those decades was, for him, priceless. “I fondly remember
my Sampaguita days and the time I was doing Facifica Falaypay,
Pinoy Matador, Jack en Jill, John en Marsha, those Mars Ravelo
movies. I remember working with Lino Brocka in the film Ang
Tatay Kong Nanay with Nino Muhlach. He was a unique director who knew how to guide his actors. I was supposed to play a gay father who must act manly in front of a growing adopted son.
When I first read the script, I told Lino, ‘Why, this is not comedy. This is drama.” Well, he trusted
me with the role and here I discovered how meticulous he was as a director. Kahit na yong pagtulo ng luha may timing. When I saw the finished film, he was right all along. Talagang malaki
yong impact ng ginagawa niya. He was a real perfectionist. There are many good film directors
but there is only one Lino Brocka.”
Where did he get his flair for comedy?
Watching Pugo, Lupito and Patsy in his younger years exposed him to the craft but to sum it
up, it was experience which taught him a lot.
“There is nothing like experience to teach you what will work and what will amount to a dud.
Most of my comic acts I drew from real-life experience. Experience is also a university. As I didn’t
finish my schooling, it was experience which taught me how to deal with people and how to deal
with your career on a day-to-day basis. I didn’t even have a manager when I started. Everything
was pure luck and pure guts and lots of prayer.”
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JULY 18, 2012
Orig sa Batete and Katialis’ Pretty Girl
Alternative….
By Gabriel T. Rodulfo
While barangays are now
aware of the importance of
having basically literate outof-school youths and adults,
school dropouts, workers,
persons with disabilities,
inmates and rebel integrees
to finish elementary and
high school and possibly
enter college or a technicalvocational school, there are
still some local execs who
are against ALS, she disclosed, citing a Pandan
barangay captain who
bluntly told the mobile
teacher that he does not
want the program to be implemented in the village.
Barangays should look for
dropouts in the local population and endorse them to
the ALS program. Gonzales
said.
In the recent ALS Accreditation and Equivalency
test conducted in May, only
162 out of the 668 takers
from Catanduanes passed,
broken down into 29 elementary passers and 133
secondary passers. The
test reportedly allowed
overaged students in the
formal education system to
take the exam but most,
including those in ALS
learning classes, failed as
they were not ready.
Gonzales said her office
would be going the rounds
of all 11 towns to evaluate
ALS learners who are ready
to take the test and be
awarded certification of
learning achievements in
either elementary or secondary.
The tests are standardized paper and pencilbased tests and use multiple-choice and composition
writing. Recent passers
included some who have
entered college and several
who are themselves working for ALS as learning facilitations in their own
barangay.
PART 2
After as short walk, Piggy and
Katialis arrived at the sprawling,
Chinese-owned JSK Building
near the Town Center, headquarters of the JSK group of companies. JSK referred to Joseph S.
King, the building owner. and
JSK CEO. They surreptitiously
walked to the second floor, and
then silently proceeded to a conference room. Katialis looked at
his watch and noted that the time
was the unholy hour of one
o’clock in the morning.
“We’ll hide behind those thick
curtains, where we can’t be
seen,” the girl whispered on Katialis’ ear, pointing at the nearest
curtains.
Katialis saw many people
seated with JSK around a long
table. Despite the early morning
hour, Katialis noted many government officials present. Among
the many, he recognized the
provincial governor, congressmen, town and city mayors, the
PNP provincial director, and
heads of many government offices. He also saw several foreigners in the group.
“JSK invited everybody to be
present here this morning because a big, US company, that is
interested in joint-ops with JSK,
had requested
a simul-tele
meeting with strategic corplan
whiz kids in New York right now,
On the agenda is JSK’s accomplishment report and
future
plans here in the Philippines,
which are needed for joint-ops
benchmarking,” the girl whispered.
“Good morning, friends. You
have to excuse me for the time of
this meeting which may appear
to you to be unusual. But we
have to do this through a simultele meeting on the web with our
New York friends who chose this
time as the most convenient; it is
now one o’clock in the afternoon
in New York by the way. This
meeting will receive worldwide
coverage,” JSK began and explained apologetically.
JSK started the conference
immediately. He cited JSK’s
accomplishments. JSK first mentioned JSK’s work at improving
the economic standing of the
impoverished people of the province by providing them with affordable water and land transportation. In support of this, he also
said that JSK had acquired sole
distributorship of gasoline as well
as monopolized control over gas
stations in the province.
“Please remember that when
we established JSK Transportation, our main motive was primarily to help the poor. Soon we will
go into air transport.” JSK reminded everybody in impeccable
although thickly accented English.
“Will those things not encourage revolutions like those that
are happening in the Middle
East?” A New Yorker asked.
“These uprisings will never
happen here,” JSK confidently
answered.
“Revolutions only come, if and
when there is a strong middle
class. In my country there is no
middle class; we only have
wealthy foreigners and hungry
natives. The “tipping point” only
comes to the sober, not to the
drunken, and to the learned with
full stomachs. The hungry alcoholic has long been inured to
graft and corruption. It has been
long ingrained in the psyche of
my people. They vote only for
those who could afford to buy
their votes, so that they could
have money to spend for alcoholic drinks today. They don’t
understand issues concerning a
prosperous future or of good
governance. Incidentally, our
present President will only fail in
his fight against graft and corruption.”
“I thought JSK was for the
poor,” another New Yorker commented.
“Yes, Sir, we are; provided, if it
will result in company profits.”
JSK continued, “Our marketing
strategy is dependent on market
demand. Where there is full demand for a product or service,
like demand for transportation
services, we just maintain demand. Where there is only latent
demand, say for iron filings, or
margaha, we develop demand.
That is why we are positioning
now, iron filings, which are abundant in our shores, as a more
desirable and cheaper substitute
for iron ingots in order to attract
iron ore buyers to purchase instead our abundant iron filings.”
“Going back to the full demand
for goods and services by the
poor, we have been doing much
to maintain the status quo in our
people’s ways. For example, we
only provide money for the aspiring politician of our choice, so
that only they can win. We have
even gone as far as insuring that
those who head our schools will
support us, so that they can help
us insure that the young continue
the old ways, by extending financial and moral assistance only to
those who share our views of
governance, And for these, we
thank our educators and government officials for their support
and for having graciously come
this morning,” JSK continued.
“Furthermore, lately, we had
established drugstores to provide
medicine to the sick; we even
established a cemetery to bury
their dead in; we provide a
means of living for the healthy by
distributing to farmers corn seeds
which they plant, and which we
buy back even before they could
bear fruit, to be used as fodder to
fatten our cattle in our ranches.
We even encourage the poor to
make charcoal from the trees
they fell to clear their kaingin,
and buy back their produce. All of
these we do to benefit the poor
and maintain the status quo.”
JSK triumphantly ended.
After a brief pause, JSK continued: “Now, we shall be exporting iron “filings”. These are abundant in our shores. We are encouraging you to join us in this
venture. We will also construct
more roads, specially to the hinterlands, so that the poor will
have easy access to centers of
trade and commerce. I have in
mind right now, constructing
roads that will traverse the virgin
forests of Libod, where giant
hardwood are plenty. We shall
chop down giant narra, molave,
and yakal trees that are abundant there and export the lumber.”
At this instance, Katialis felt an
abrupt change in Piggy. He
looked at her and saw a frightening change in the pretty young
girl. Piggy had become a wild
boar, with red eyes and deadly,
protruding snouts. The boar gave
a loud snort and jumped to the
table nearest JSK. The PNP
Director quickly stood and fired
his gun, but missed. Piggy went
on to gore the Director, then run
after the fleeing JSK. Katialis
hurriedly tore away from the
curtain that he was hiding in, and
run downstairs for safety, together with the rest. That morning, all radio and TV stations
carried the news of a wild boar’s
rampage at JSK headquarters.
Nothing was mentioned about
the orig sa Batete.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an Extra-Judicial Settlement of Real
Estate with Sale has been executed by the heirs of the late Abundio
Aldea Idanan and Jovena Lizaso Idanan, namely: Rustom L. Idanan
of Calindula Village, Laguna; Wilma I. Mora of Calindula Village, Laguna; Roberto L. Idanan of Eastern Poblacion, Baras, Catanduanes;
Ricardo L. Idanan of Taguig City; Marichu I. Ablanida of Sta. Rosa,
Laguna; Ronnie L. Idanan of Antipolo City; Rolando L. Idanan of
Calindula Village, Laguna; and, Rixie L. Idanan of Eastern Poblacion,
Baras, Catanduanes, all of legal age, over a parcel of land at Nagbarorong, Baras, Catanduanes, designated as Lot No. 672 and containing an area of 3,184 sq. meters, adjudicating said property among
themselves and selling and transferring the same in favor of CATALINA B. GUERRERO, per deed executed before Notary Public Fredeswindo A. Gianan Jr., per Doc. No. 350; Book No. 71; Page No. 49;
Series of 2012.
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July 18, 25 and August 1, 2012
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an Affidavit of Adjudication by Sole Heir
with Sale has been executed by the heir of the late Sps. Felipa Sorrera and Domingo Lumbao, namely: Norma L, Toyado, of legal age
and resident of San Roque, Virac, Catanduanes, over a parcel of land
at Danicop, Virac, Catanduanes, designated as Lot No. 3121 and
containing an area of 3,339 sq. meters, adjudicating said real estate
unto herself and thence selling and transferring the same in favor of
Sps. ALIPIO T. TAN and EVANGELINA B. TAN, per deed executed
before Notary Public Fredeswindo A. Gianan, Jr., per Doc. No, 459;
Page No. 93; Book No. 49; Series of 2012.
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July 11, 18 and 25, 2012
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an Affidavit of Sole Heir has been executed by the heir of the late Juan Bigtas and Marta Torre, namely:
Randy Bigtas, of legal age and resident of Baras, Catanduanes, over
a parcel of land at Tilod, Baras, Catanduanes, designated as Lot No.
2960 and with an area of 8.6975 has, covered by OCT-92, adjudicating said property unto himself, per deed executed before Notary Public Alfred M. Aquino, per Doc. No. 451; Page No. 92; Book No. 313;
Series of 2012.
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July 4, 11 and 18, 2012
LEGAL NOTICE
JOLLIBETH’S
FOOD GARDEN
San Andres
from page 1
SRM
MOTORCYCLE REPAIR
SHOP & GEN. MDSE.
Cavinitan, Virac
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an Extra-Judicial Settlement of Real
Estate Among Heirs has been executed by the heirs of the late Sps.
Jose de la Rosa and Isabel P. de la Rosa, namely: Lourdes P. Serios
of Cheltenham, Vic, Australia and Eastern Cavinitan, Virac, Catanduanes; Estrella P. dela Rosa of Doveton, Vic, Australia and Nelia P.
Bas of Melbourne, Australia and Eastern Cavinitan, Virac, Catanduanes, all of legal age, over three (3) parcels of land, including improvements in one of the parcels, as follows: Lot No. 1403 at Hicming,
Virac, Catanduanes, covered by OCT No. 3947 and containing an
area of 12,792 sq. meters; Lot No. 4631-B at Calatagan, Virac, Catanduanes, covered by TCT No. 12405 and containing an area of 1,562
sq. meters; and, Lot No. 10832P including improvements thereon at
Cavinitan, Virac, Catanduanes, declared under ARP No. 2000-11-009
-0444 and containing an area of 200 sq. meters, adjudicating said
property among themselves in the manner agreed upon, per deed
executed before Virginia Kalong, Honorary Consul of the Republic of
the Philippines in Victoria, Australia, per Service No. 2012-820; and,
Doc. No. 2012-1129; Series of 2012.
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July 18, 25 and August 1, 2012
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an Extra-Judicial Settlement of an Estate with Sale has been executed by the heirs of the late Rufino
Camacho, namely: Pacifico T. Camacho, Socorro T. Camacho, Julian
T. Camacho and Nena C. Bernal, all of legal age and residents of
District 3, San Miguel, Catanduanes, over a portion of residential land
at District 3, San Miguel, Catanduanes, surveyed under Lot No. 145part and containing an area of 400 sq. meters, adjudicating said property among themselves and thence selling and transferring the same
in favor of AQUILINO T. TASARRA, per deed executed before Notary
Public Arnel C. Sarmiento, per Doc. No, 128; Page No. 26; Book No.
74; Series of 2006.
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July 11, 18 and 25, 2012
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an Affidavit of Sole Heir has been executed by the heir of the late William Lacson Chavez and Trinidad Trinidad Favorito Relloso Chavez, namely: Rolando Relloso Chavez, of
legal age and resident of Villa Lorenzo, Sta. Rosa, Laguna, over two
(2) parcels of land at Agban, Baras, Catanduanes, described as follows: Lot No. 2945 with an area of 10.3788 has. and covered by OCT84; and, Lot No. 2943 with an area of 10.9635 has. and covered by
OCT-38, adjudicating said parcels of land unto himself, per deed executed before Notary Public Alfred M. Aquino, per Doc. No. 434; Page
No. 88; Book No. 313; Series of 2012.
Notice is hereby given that an Extra-Judicial Settlement of Estate
with Absolute Sale has been executed by the heir of the late Apolinar
Tabinas, namely: Juan Tabinas, Epifania T. Tabinas, and Salvacion
G. Tabinas, all of legal age and residents of Magnesia, Virac, Catanduanes, over a parcel of agricultural land at Magnesia, Virac, Catanduanes, designated as Lot No. 6009-pt. and containing an area of 704
sq. meters, declared under ARP No. 021-0793, adjudicating said
property unto themselves in equal shares and thence selling and
transferring the same in favor of JORGE C. REYES, per deed executed before Notary Public Fredeswindo A. Gianan, Jr., per Doc. No.
285; Page No. 52; Book No. 58; Series of 2012.
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July 4, 11 and 18, 2012
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July 4, 11 and 18, 2012
DEPED ALS COORDINATOR Mesaline Gonzales shows
to Congressional District Office chief of Staff Dicol Rojas
the learning modules reproduced using funding provided by
Cong. Cesar Sarmiento.
Funding….
from page 1
or less than half of the 63
barangays.
In reply, team leader
Engr. Bonifacio Magtibay
said they will forward the
findings to the WASH cluster for possible funding by
international aid agencies,
once the local governments
submit project proposals.
He added that Catanduanes, being under a state
of calamity, would be given
priority
The team also urged the
LGUs to conduct an inventory of all water sources,
especially shallow wells or
jetmatic pumps as well as
surface water sources to
determine if the water is
safe to drink. Those positive
for contamination should be
labeled as unsafe for drinking, it said.
In its report, the WHODOH-LWUA team said that
based on its site visits to
barangays Capilihan, Sto.
Domingo and Palta Salvacion in Virac, as well as
barangays Codon and Cabcab in San Andres, water
quality and sanitation problems were observed. The
team, however, noted the
decreasing number of cholera/diarrhea cases, with just
40 cases recorded in the
past week.
Among the findings were:
open defecation practices in
the barangays; absence of
chlorination in all water systems; poor water source
protection; uncontrolled
disposal of garbage and
wastes from backyard piggery and poultry; and, absence of regular water quality monitoring. Also noted
was the fact that several
confirmed cholera cases
were residing along rivers
and shorelines.
Aside from the Salintubig
program, the team recommended the following shortterm solutions: orientation
and training on zero open
defecation program by DOH
and CHD-5; orientation and
training on household water
treatment and safe storage
(biosand filter and hyposol);
use of design for improvement
of
catchment
(drainage and intake box)
by LGUs; design of waste
containment for piggery and
poultry wastes; organization, activation and training
of local drinking water quality monitoring committee;
orientation and training on
drinking water safety and
water safety planning; training on PHC media preparation; provision of chlorine
and chlorine residual comparator kits; development of
sanitation and hygiene advocacy and awareness
campaign materials; and,
development of WASH proposals for inclusion in the
Province-wide Investment
Funding/page 7
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Judicial Region 5
BRANCH 43
Virac, Catanduanes
IN THE MATTER OF THE
ADOPTION OF THE MINOR
RHYANNA VINA ANGELA
MOLINA WHO, AFTER
ADOPTION, SHALL BEAR
THE NAME OF RHYANNA
VINA ANGELA PERALTA
PELAGIO,
SPEC. PROC. NO. 1444
SPS. GERRY C. PELAGIO and
ANABEL PERALTA-PELAGIO,
Petitioners,
X———————–—–————x
ORDER
A verified petition dated May
15, 2012 has been filed by petitioners through counsel, praying
that after due notice, publication
and hearing, judgment be rendered approving this petition to
the effect that, henceforth, RHYANNA VINA ANGELA MOLINA
be, for all intents and purposes,
the child of herein petitioners
and henceforth, the minor shall
bear the name RHYANNA VINA
ANGELA PERALTA PELAGIO.
It appearing that the said
petition is sufficient in form and
substance, now therefore, this
Court hereby sets for hearing
the aforementioned petition on
August 6, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock
in the morning, before this
Court sitting at the Provincial
Capitol, Virac, Catanduanes and
directs that a copy of this Order
be published at the expense of
the petitioner in a newspaper of
general circulation in the province, once a week, for three (3)
consecutive weeks. All persons
opposed to the petition may file
their opposition on or before the
date of hearing before this
Court, to show cause, if any,
why the aforesaid petition shall
not be granted.
Further, let a copy of this
Order together with a copy of
the instant petition be served
upon the Office of the Solicitor
General, the Local Civil Registrar of Bagamanoc, Catanduanes and the Department of
Social Welfare and Development, through the provincial
office stationed at Virac, Catanduanes, which department is
hereby directed to conduct a
social case study of the minor to
be adopted, as well as the natural parent and the petitioners
and to submit to this Court, a
report and recommendation on
the matter at least one (1) week
before the scheduled date of
hearing and to intervene on
behalf of the minor, if it finds that
the petition should be denied.
SO ORDERED.
Virac, Catanduanes, June 8,
2012.
(Sgd.) LELU P. CONTRERAS
Presiding Judge
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JULY 18, 2012
Republic of the Philippines
Province of Catanduanes
MUNICIPALITY OF BATO
Front-end Fee:
Commitment Fee:
Office of the Sangguniang Bayan
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 22nd REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
FOR CY 2012 HELD ON MAY 28, 2012 FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M. AT THE MUNICIPAL SESSION
HALL, BATO, CATANDUANES, WITH THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR, HON. CENON AVELINO R. TEVES, PRESIDING.
PRESENT: Hon. Cenon Avelino R. Teves
Hon. Reynato V. Almanza
Hon. Roberto T. Tasarra
Hon. Errol N. Soriao
Hon. Rafael M. Joson
Hon. Francisco R. Toledana
Hon. Domingo S. Prensader
Hon. Roberto P. Rodulfo
Hon. Gabriel T. Tejerero
Hon. Mike Vincent T. Olino
ABSENT:
-
Municipal Councilor/ Temp. Presiding Officer
Municipal Councilor
Municipal Councilor
Municipal Councilor
Municipal Councilor
Municipal Councilor
Municipal Councilor
Municipal Councilor
ABC President/ Ex-Officio Member
SKMF President/ Ex-Officio Member
None.
MUNICIPAL RESOLUTION NO. 2012-070
A RESOLUTION EMBODYING MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2012-04
OF BATO, CATANDUANES.
WHEREAS, the Local Government Unit of Bato, Catanduanes has applied for a loan at Land
Bank of the Philippines Virac Branch purposely for the renovation of the old Municipal Building, which was
constructed more than fifty (50) years ago; as such, the proposed repair, renovation and improvement of the
structure which is contemporary in design is necessary to have a better work place for employees which is
essential in function to help the LGU maximize its capability to effectively deliver programs, projects and
services to the people;
WHEREAS, such repair is likewise deemed imperative in the face of recurrent natural calamities
that has been predicted by experts in the light of global warming and other significant climatic changes and
weather patterns, considerably knowing that the Municipality of Bato is located within the typhoon path of
the island province of Catanduanes;
WHEREAS, by virtue of Municipal Resolution No. 2010-061,which was passed by the Sangguniang Bayan on October 18, 2012, the Land Bank of the Philippines considered the loan application of the
LGU thru the authority granted by the Sangguniang Bayan to the Local Chief Executive to negotiate loan
with the said funding institution; consequently, the terms and conditions of the approved loan of the LGU
with LBP was adopted, confirmed, ratified and approved by virtue of Municipal Resolution No. 2011-061 of
the Sangguniang Bayan approved last August 22, 2011 ;
WHEREAS, due to some unexpected changes in policies and guidelines set forth by the funding
agency, there is a need to pass an ordinance that authorizes the LGU to avail such loan to determine the
public social acceptability, thereby stating, among others, the project name, the borrower, amount of loan,
purpose, the term and manner of payment/mode of release, interest rate, collateral or guarantee and others,
which is now a new requirement prior to the release of the loan;
NOW THEREFORE, on motion of Hon. Domingo S. Prensader, Municipal Councilor, duly seconded by Hon. Francisco R. Toledana, Municipal Councilor; the following Municipal Ordinance is hereby
adopted as follows:
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO.2012-04
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED BORROWING
OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF BATO, CATANDUANES
IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN MILLION PESOS (P 15,000,000.00)
TO FUND THE RENOVATION OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT LIBOD POBLACION, BATO, CATANDUANES.
BE IT IN ENACTED, as it is hereby ENACTED, by the Sangguniang Bayan of Bato, Catanduanes
in session assembled, that:
SECTION 1.The Municipal Mayor, Hon. Eulogio R. Rodriguez, in representation of Municipality of
Bato, Catanduanes hereinafter referred to as the “Municipality” is hereby authorized to enter into Loan
Agreement (Term Loan 2) with the Land Bank of the Philippines in accordance with Section 297 of Republic
Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code, in the amount of Fifteen Million Pesos (P 15,000,000.00) under the terms and conditions herein set forth and such other terms and conditions as may be agreed upon
with any person, corporation or entity for the purpose of funding priority project, and subject to the requirements under Section 123 of Republic Act No. 7653 as implemented by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Circular
No. 402. In this connection, the Municipal Mayor shall have full power and authority to represent the Municipality in negotiating the terms and conditions for the said borrowing and in signing, executing and delivering
such agreements, contracts, deeds, papers, and documents as may be necessary and proper for the full
and total implementation of the authority herein granted;
SECTION 2.The said priority project is herein specified as the Renovation of Municipal Building
located in Libod Poblacion, Bato, Catanduanes is hereby certified to be a local infrastructure and/or other
socio-economic development projects in accordance with the approved local development and public investment program for calendar year 2012 of the Municipality of Bato, Catanduanes and is supported by the best
estimate of the Municipal Engineer.
SECTION 3. Consistent with the covering Loan Agreement (Term Loan 2) contract, deeds and
assignment, mortgage contracts, and such other agreements as maybe entered into by the municipality in
connection with the borrowing, the features, terms and conditions shall be as follows and are hereby approved:
3.1
Project Name:
Renovation of Municipal Building
Borrower:
Municipal Government of Bato, Catanduanes
Amount: Fifteen Million Pesos
Purpose:
To finance the major renovation of the Municipal Building
Term:
The Loan shall have a term of ten (10) years, inclusive of 1
year grace period, if under internal funds or up to 15 years
inclusive of 1 year grace period, if under L2GF, as follows:
Principal : Payable in 108 equal monthly amortizations if under
Internal funds or up to 168 monthly amortizations if
under L2GF to start at the end of the 13th month,
reckoned from the date of initial loan release.
Interest : in 120 monthly payments if under internal funds or up
to 180 monthly payments if under L2GF, to start at the
end of the 1st month after the initial loan release.
Manner of Payment / Mode of Release:
The loan shall be released in the following manner:
Initial release
- P 2.250M upon execution of loan documents
and compliance to with all pre-release requirements
nd
2 Release
- P 3.750M upon 25% completion per LBP validation
rd
3 Release
- P 3.750M upon 55% completion per LBP validation
4th Release
- P 3.750M upon 85% completion per LBP validation
Final Release
- P 1.500M or balance, upon 100% completion per LBP
Total
- P 15.00M
validation
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Interest Rate:
Prevailing prime rate plus minimum 3% spread, subject to semestral repricing
or at L2GF average cost of funds plus minimum spread of 2.5% but not lower
than 9%, fixed for the duration of the loan; GRT for the account of the LGU.
Collateral / Guarantee / Security:
Payment of the Loan, including interest, penalties, advances, fees and other
charges, as well as the extension, renewal, or restructuring thereof, shall be
secured by assignment of Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA).
None
Commitment, handling, filing, appraisal/inspection and processing
fees are waived, except when required by the special financing
accessed.
Guarantor:
None
Guarantee Fee:
None
Sinking Fund (if applicable) or other Funding arrangements: None
SECTION 4. The Municipality hereby appropriates the entire proceeds of the borrowing exclusively
to finance the Renovation of Municipal Building and other financial obligations relative thereto.
SECTION 5. Any Ordinance or parts thereof inconsistent with this enactment is hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its publication and compliance with all procedures required under Republic Act No. 7160 of ordinance for its validity, including the affixation of signatures
of the Sangguniang Bayan Members, in concurrence thereto, composing at least majority thereof, out of the
total of eleven (11) members, on all the pages of this Ordinance.
SO ORDAINED / ENACTED.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that copies of this Ordinance be furnished the Honorable Mayor Eulogio
R. Rodriguez, the Municipal Accountant, and the Municipal Auditor, all of this Municipality of Bato, Catanduanes the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for their information and appropriate action.
ADOPTED this _28th day of _May , 2012.
I HEREBY CERTIFY as to the correctness of the foregoing Resolution Embodying Municipal
Ordinance No. 2012-04 of Bato, Catanduanes.
(Sgd.) ERLINDA T. ROJAS
Secretary to the Sanggunian
ATTESTED:
(Sgd.) CENON AVELINO R. TEVES
Municipal Councilor / Temporary Presiding Officer
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) JOSELITO T. ALBERTO
Municipal Vice Mayor / Acting Mayor
CONCURRED IN: (SANGGUNIAN MEMBERS)
(Sgd.) REYNATO V. ALMANZA
Municipal Councilor
(Sgd.) ROBERTO T. TASARRA
Municipal Councilor
(Sgd.) ERROL N. SORIAO
Municipal Councilor
(Sgd.) FRANCISCO R. TOLEDANA
Municipal Councilor
(Sgd. RAFAEL M. JOSON
Municipal Councilor
(Sgd.) DOMINGO S. PRENSADER
Municipal Councilor
(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. RODULFO
Municipal Councilor
(Sgd.) GABRIEL T. TEJERERO
ABC President/ Ex-Officio Member
(Sgd.) MIKE VINCENT T. OLINO
SKMF President / Ex-Officio Member
VALIDATED AS CONSISTENT WITH LAW:
(Sgd.) URSUS S. DE QUIROS
Sangguniang Panlalawigan Secretary
(Sgd.) JOSEPH C. CUA
Provincial Governor
Date Validated: 07-09-2012
The Catanduanes Tribune
July 18, 25 & August 1, 2012
Funding….
from page 6
Plan for Health.
For the long-term, the
team suggested the following: toilet construction by
communities with assistance from LGUs; procurement of chlorine and chlorinators by water supply operators; improvement of
catchments by water supply
operators; enactment of
ordinance to control and
regulate sanitation activities; improvement of the
capacity of provincial and
CHD water laboratories;
provision of portable test
kits for on-site water quality
monitoring; implementation
of water safety plan by water firms; operationalization
of the local drinking water
quality monitoring committee; and, an IEC campaign
for improving sanitation and
hygiene practices at the
community and schools.
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from page 8
P157,581.00, was taken to
the police headquarters for
proper disposition and subsequent turnover to the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Four days after the seizure, the Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced
that it will sanction any local
chief executive - whether
governor, city and municipal
mayor, including barangay
chairmen--if they defy or fail
to comply with President
Benigno Aquino III’s directive for a total log ban in all
natural and residual forests
of the country.
Robredo said if a particular LCE fails to prevent the
entry or transport of illegal
P24-T bail…..
from page 8
the farm where they saw
the two respondents removing the husks from the coconuts. Torrano told them
to place the nuts inside the
sack and they went to the
barangay captain where the
incident was recorded.
Conciliation proceedings
were conducted at the
barangay level but these
failed, prompting the complainant to file the case
against the duo for the loss
of the coconut worth
P1,000.
logs or timber within their
territorial jurisdiction, he or
she will stand liable for any
violation of the total log ban
under Presidential Executive Order No. 23, which
provides for a moratorium
on the cutting and harvesting of timber in natural and
residual forests of the entire
country.
Robredo also issued a
separate directive to PNP
chief Gen. Nicanor Bartolome for the inclusion and
implementation of a onestrike policy or immediate
relief of police provincial
directors or chiefs of police
found to have been violating the log ban or remiss in
preventing the entry or
transport of illegal logs or
timber within their assigned
jurisdiction.
Many police officers are
actively enforcing the law
but are hamstrung by the
interference of politicians,
including elected officials,
who intercede for those
caught in possession of
‘hot’ lumber and ask for
their release.
Meanwhile, in a separate
incident, the Virac police led
by PO2 Dario Gregorio and
PO2 Lorenzo Alberto of
CATPIS recovered 66
pieces of 2x6 sawn lumber
with a total volume of 396
board feet at barangay Bigaa.
Help the RED CROSS
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JULY 18, 2012
2D Echocardiography:
Bridging gaps in heart care
by Rene V. Reyes, MD, FPCP, FPCC
The most accurate recognition of heart disease is
not easy. The cardiologist
has to make a logical analysis of a patient's clinical
history and physical examination findings supported
by available laboratory and
diagnostic tests. In provincial settings where diagnostic facilities may not
be ideal, one has to exert
an even more rigorous
analysis to arrive at the
most plausible diagnosis.
Certain tests like the ECG
and Chest X-ray as well as
basic blood examinations
greatly help, but more sophisticated procedures may
have to be resorted to in
order to come up with the
most accurate analysis.
Two dimensional echocardiography or 2D echo
Doppler is one such examination. Based on the principle of ultrasound, it can
create real time images of
the beating heart, enabling
burabod
efren ETASOR sorra
MGA MAUGMANG GIOK SA CSC, 2
antes magbaryo sa CDC
kinseng taon akong nahanggob
sa tamang ethica sa pagtrabaho
sa catanduanes college; pero –
namag-uhan ako sa complicadong
proceso sa trabaho sa govierno;
dakul ang caipuhan mamatidan
nganing maging efectibong empleado.
dahil sa seryosong pagaadal
nabuksan sakô ang panorama
kang kamugtakan ning CSC
en relasyon sa ibang mga agencia
kang republika, caya nagka-confianza.
ibang-iba sa dating trabaho.
limitado ang pigahiwas-hiwasan;
dangan baco sanang higos,
pagkamoot saka respeto sa tawo
kundi cooperasyon, legalismo,
danay na pagadal, pakikikapwa-tawo…
boda, pulitika!
sa primerong taon kang CSC
biyong gabarahâ ang operasyon:
constraksyon, pagbukas ning mga
escuelahan sa mga municipio
(rural development hs)
laboratory, library, mga gamit,
hiring ning ginatos na empleado.
(bacong problema su cuarta
kundi kung pano ang paggasto.
sabi caso ibang tawo)
sa oficinang sakong namumugtakan,
ang oficina kang president –
ang surog duman ga gikan.
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*N.B. Ang L o R na igwang underline sabihon tabi sa dilang Viracnon.
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the cardiologist to assess
the heart's size, quality and
regularity of contraction,
abnormalities in blood flow
and recognize defects in it's
structure, whether inborn or
acquired. Later developments allowed echocardiography to assess pressures and flow velocity inside the different chambers
of the heart thus determining with considerable accuracy the severity of a heart's
structural damage and functional abnormalities.
Heart diseases like
blocked arteries or coronary
artery disease, defects in
the valves, either congenital
or acquired, the latter
mostly due to a previous
rheumatic infection can be
accurately assessed by 2D
echo Doppler. Heart
enlargement of whatever
cause, including the actual
size and weight of the heart
can be measured by the
procedure. Other heart conditions that 2D echo Doppler can assess with certainty include congenital or
inborn heart diseases like
"holes in the heart" or abnormal connections of the
great vessels and chambers of the heart. Cardiomyopathy or muscle disease of the heart as well as
pericardial effusion or an
abnormal collection of fluid
in the sac surrounding the
heart are other conditions
where 2D echo is most useful.
In certain instances, diagnosis may be inadequate
or may even be missed
because of the absence of
technical support like the
unavailability of an echocardiograhic examination. Although a bit expensive, it
can counter pitfalls in heart
disease recognition and
thus prevent erroneous
management and treatment
of heart diseases.
Fortunately for us here in
Catanduanes, a state-of-the
-art 2D echocardiography
facility is now available.
Installed at the Immaculate
Heart of Mary Hospital in
Rawis, Virac last June 27,
2012, the facility replaced
the very first echo machine
used in the province since
2006. Presently the only
one servicing the whole
province, this modality, together with a treadmill
stress test machine, a 24hour ambulatory ECG monitor as well as the laboratory
and radiologic services of
the hospital, provide a comprehensive array of diagnostic tools available at the
Immaculate Heart of Mary
Hospital for the recognition
and diagnosis of heart diseases. With the support of a
cardiologist and trained
technical staff and hopefully
with more specialists coming in, the hospital"s heart
clinic can provide sustained
services for the benefit of
heart patients in the province.
Although it is now easier
to recognize and manage
heart conditions in our island, it is still important and
better to prevent its occurrence. As Benjamin Franklin said, "An ounce of prevention is better than a
pound of cure".
____________
Dr. Rene V. Reyes is a consultant cardiologist at the
Cardiovascular Center of
The Medical City and at the
Heart Institute, St Luke's
Medical Center, Q.C. He
holds clinic regularly at the
Heart Clinic of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Hospital
in Rawis, Virac, Catanduanes.
FUTURE BARANGAY PLUMBERS. Like their counterparts in the power industry, the future graduates of the Plumbing NC-II training to be conducted by TESDA and the Virac Water District will work with VIWAD in maintaining and repairing household connections in the
service area of 24 barangays. Last week, TESDA provincial director Jose Serrano, VIWAD
board chairman Tony Kiong and Interim GM Mercy Mendez signed a MOA covering the
training, which will be attended by 7 workers from VIWAD.
Narra bound for MY LAST MEETING WITH DOLPHY
By Pablo A. Tariman
mainland seized MANILA,
Philippines (AP) —
The Philippines' "King of Comin Caramoran
edy," the performer fondly
The Philippine National
Police seized more than
3,000 board feet of expensive narra lumber at a seashore in Caramoran town
the other week, confirming
the continued illegal cutting
and smuggling of furniture
lumber to the Bicol
mainland.
In his report to Catanduanes PNP provincial director Senior Superintendent Lito Pitallano, the
Caramoran police headed
by Inspector Dexter Nabol
said it recovered 159 pieces
of narra flitches and cut
lumber allegedly abandoned at the beach of sitio
Sugod in barangay Supang
last July 7. The lumber, with
a volume of 3,151 board
feet and valued at
Narra bound/page 7
Reyes heads
Virac MAFC
A businessman who has
ventured into aquaculture,
Engr. Jorge Reyes, now
heads the Municipal Agriculture and Fishery Council
in the capital town of Virac.
MAFC Chairman Reyes
and his group were inducted into office last Friday
(July 13) by Virac SB Agriculture Committee chair
Councilor Ephraim Antonio
Gianan in simple rites at
the ABC Hall.
The other Virac MAFC
officers are: Rogelio Ong,
vice chair for the private
sector; municipal agriculturist Jessie Urbano, vice chair
for the government sector;
Jimma Tadoy, secretary;
Jaime de Leon, treasurer;
Josephine Pantaleon, auditor; Michael Masagca,
PRO; and, Carlito Zafe and
Eufemio Gianan, business
managers.
called Dolphy by generations of
Filipinos, has died. Rodolfo
Vera Quizon Sr. was 83. He
died late Monday at Makati
Medical Center of multiple organ failure and complications from
pneumonia, according to an email from the hospital where he
had been treated. He also suffered from kidney failure.
I am weighed down by sadness as I receive this news bulletin.
The last time I saw Dolphy was during a presscon for one of
his films, Tataynic, a spoof of Titanic. As I recalled then, he
was surrounded by cast and crew of RVQ Productions and
people close to him.
Love partner Zsa Zsa Padilla, who played Rose Windshield
in that film, pointed out what was special being a part of Dolphy’s life. “I have never seen one as thoughtful as Dolphy,” she
said. “He makes this clear to you by calling you regularly in
your place of work, by buying your favorite food, the works.”
Son Vandolph once told me what he had learned from his
famous father who happens to be the King of Comedy. “When
you go with someone as famous as my father, you are bound
to learn a lot by just being with him. He always brings me along
to his shooting and by just observing him and talking to him, I
learned how to pick up jokes, how to create one and how to
work with people. Luckily, I didn’t have to try too hard to be
funny. Siguro talagang nasa dugo namin ang pagpapatawa.”
Dolphy, 83 and father of 18 – one adopted – once unraveled
to me the story of his life thus.
He was born in Tondo and this was where his childhood and
teenage years were spent. He was second in a family of 10
(five boys and five girls) and they lived quite comfortably. His
father was a mechanic in Atlantic Gulf doing spare parts for
interisland vessels and his mother was a teacher.
Life then was much simpler. There was only the radio and
entertainment was mostly live shows. Life was good but it
turned harsh during the Japanese Occupation.
At that time, he couldn’t really figure out who was rich and who
was poor. Everybody wore those white suits with ties and they
looked well-off in those attire.
One unforgettable episode of his teenage years was one
Christmas before New Year. At that time, he was already performing in Orient Theater. By accident, he threw a firecracker
on a jeepful of policemen who just came from a raid. What he
didn’t realize was that they were lugging Thompsons and
grease guns. ”I could have been shot right there and then if
they reacted violently,” he recalled that scary moment of his
life.
And so he ended up behind bars on New Year’s Day. When
the inmates saw him, they exclaimed, “Aba, si Dolphy pala ito,
ah. Talaga palang loko-loko ito.”
His recollection of that event:
“I was with Tony Santos then
who tried to reason out with the
authorities. The more he argued, the more they exaggerated my offense. But a police
captain who played poker with
my uncle saw me and vouched
for my character. I was released soon after.”
The Last Time/page 5
AND THEN THEY WERE GONE. Shortly after this photo was taken, members of the Saturday Club harvested all of the mango produced by the tree at the yard of businessman
Rommel Abundo. The tree bore fruit for the very first time, thanks to the application of a
flowering chemical applied by Larry Que (right, with his family), who is offering the same
service to other mango tree owners.