Will transport summit solve traffic woes?

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Bid to let traffic
aides issue
TCT hurdles 1st
public hearing
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Grounded
tanker used
outdated map
By Louine Hope Conserva
NO MARINE resources were
damaged and crew were injured
as a tanker vessel ran aground
in the coastal waters of Siete
Picados Islands, Guimaras last
February 4.
Lieutenant Jomark Angue,
the new station commander of
Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo,
said Motor Tanker King Andrew was supposed to leave
Iloilo for Batangas to transport
10 tons of molasses.
“Upon assuming office on
the same day, we immediately
deployed a response team to
make sure that there was no
damage on the environment.
Fortunately with the cooperation of the crew we were able
to pull out the vessel from the
grounding position,” he said.
Angue said that the incident
was caused by an outdated chart
used by the crew.
“We’ve seen lapses on the
part of the crew for using an
outdated chart. When they look
at the old chart, the area is navigable but right now the water is
already shallow,” he said.
The vessel is now detained
at an anchorage area in Iloilo
waters.
PCG will also require the
vessel to conduct underwater
haul inspection and emergency
readiness evaluation of the
crew.
“We want to ensure that they
can safely reach the next port
and can engage into long voyage,” he said.
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City hall executives face
raps on market rackets
By Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.
TWO key Iloilo City government officials
are facing charges for the alleged rackets at
the Iloilo Terminal Market or Super.
Councilor Plaridel Nava said the committee on
public markets and slaughterhouse will recommend
the filing of cases against City Administrator Norlito
Bautista and former Local Economic Enterprise Office
(LEEO) head Vincent dela Cruz for allegedly tolerating
the anomalies.
Bautista took over the LEEO after dela Cruz was
sacked after certain anomalies were discovered at the
terminal market.
Among the anomalies which the committee unearthed is the falsification of collection books and
embezzlement of rentals collected by some market
employees.
Nava said they will give the full details of the committee report next week after they wrapped up the
series of investigation on the alleged market rackets
last Thursday.
The last leg of the probe focused on unauthorized job
hires and employees who collected rentals and issued
receipts and other accountable forms to vendors.
rackets/p7
Gun, ammos
seized from
fisherman’s
house
By Angelica L.Tapalla
A FLOWER vendor at the Iloilo Central Public Market looks forward to brisk sales as Valentine’s Day approaches. (Lindy Glare Tejares)
Will transport summit solve traffic woes?
By Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.
A WHOLE-day multi-sectoral summit
on the transportation and traffic problems of Iloilo City will be held on February 11 at the city hall penthouse.
Councilor Plaridel Nava, committee
on transportation chairman, said they
invited drivers and operators of public
utility vehicles, the academe, students,
civil society groups and all other sectors
to the summit.
“We also invited the Land Transportation Franchising Board, the Land Transportation Office, and the Metro Manila
Development Authority (MMDA) to
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talk on various relevant issues on how
we may address our traffic problems,”
he said.
Atty. Francis Tolentino, MMDA
chairman, was invited to share to local
stakeholders their experience and innovations to address the traffic problems
of Metro Manila.
In August 2013, Iloilo Gov. Arthur
Defensor Sr. proposed the holding of the
traffic summit to the city government.
The move was in connection with
the controversial implementation of the
Comprehensive Perimeter Boundary
Ordinance, which affected the provincial
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HOMEMADE firearms, ammunition, and dynamite explosives
were seized from a fisherman’s
house in Carles, Iloilo Thursday.
Members of the Criminal
Investigation and Detection
Group (CIDG) and the Carles
police swooped down on the
house of Abet dela Cruz, 46, of
at Barangay Bancal, Carles.
The team recovered an M16
rifle, a caliber .45 pistol and
four magazines.
They also seized 300 blasting caps of ammonium nitrate
which dela Cruz allegedly
used in making dynamite explosives.
Chief Inspector Cris Cordero
of the CIDG said they have
been monitoring the suspect
after they received reports that
dela Cruz manufactures homemade firearms.
But dela Cruz said he was
keeping the cache of guns
and ammunition for his own
protection.
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PNoy accepts
Purisima’s
resignation
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MANILA – President Benigno Aquino III has accepted the resignation of his longtime pal, suspended Philippine National Police
(PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima, who reportedly
planned the January 25 operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao,
where 44 elite policemen were killed.
Aquino made this announcement in a televised nationwide address on Friday, his second in a span of two weeks.
Purisima is at the center of controversy following the the
bloody police operation in Mamasapano where members of the
PNP-Special Action Force (SAF), tasked to serve arrest warrant
on two terrorists in the area, clashed with members of the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and its breakaway group, the
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
On Wednesday, relieved PNP-SAF chief Director Getulio
Napeñas said he received direct orders from Purisima during the
operation, despite the police chief’s suspension following accusations of corruption.
Aquino, during his speech, admitted that he tapped Purisima
to explain the “intricacies” of the plan to arrest Jemaah Islamiyah
leader Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as “Commander Marwan,”
PNoy/p7
Leptospirosis cases in Iloilo down in 2014
By Angelica L. Tapalla
Murder suspect nabbed
A MAN accused of murder and the 11th most wanted person in
La Paz, Iloilo City was arrested Thursday evening.
Police identified the suspect as Rey Nacis, 39, of Barangay
Ingore, La Paz.
Nacis is facing murder charges in Criminal Case No. 4301 now
pending at the Regional Trial Court. He was nabbed in his house
after a concerned citizen tipped the authorities of his presence.
No bail was recommended for Nacis’ temporary liberty. He is
currently detained at the La Paz police station.
Man stabbed to death over old grudge
Revenge is believed to be the motive in the stabbing to death
of a man in Dumangas, Iloilo Thursday.
Jojo Alimas of Barangay Sulangan, Dumangas, Iloilo succumbed to multiple stab wounds while being treated at the Ramon
Duremdez Memorial Hospital.
The suspect in the incident is Ronel Donguinez also of Sulangan village.
Reports from the Dumangas Municipal Police Station (MPS)
said Donguinez probably retaliated when he chanced upon the
Police Gallery/p7
CASES of leptospirosis in Iloilo last year
went down according to the Provincial
Health Office (PHO).
PHO data recorded a total of 102 cases
with five deaths in 2014.
The deaths were reported in Cabatuan, Pototan, Sta.Barbara, San Miguel and San Dionisio.
The 2014 figure is lower compared to the
280 cases with eight deaths in 2013.
Cabatuan still topped the list with 12
cases (one death). Last year, the town reported 41 deaths with zero mortality.
It was followed by Pototan with 11
cases, Sta. Barbara with seven, Badiangan
with six and Barotac with six.
A total of 32 towns, including Passi City,
reported leptospirosis cases.
Completing the list are Maasin, San
Miguel, Leon, Mina, Alimodian, Igbaras, Oton, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Carles,
Dingle, Duenas, Dumangas, Miagao, Pavia,
Ajuy, Anilao, Janiuay, Lemery, New Lu-
cena, Passi City, San Dionisio, San Enrique,
San Rafael, Sara, Tigbauan and Zarraga.
Provincial Health Officer I Dr. Maria
Socorro Quinon reminded the public, especially the farmers to drink prophylactic
antibiotic whenever they go to the field.
“Farmers are the most susceptible to leptospirosis. So whenever they go to rice fields,
they are exposed to leptospira bacteria which
are the carrier of the disease,” said Quinon.
Quinon also encouraged every barangay
to allocate a budget for the antibiotic.
OPPAR to hold forum on Yolanda rehab updates
THE Office of the Presidential
Assistant for Rehabilitation and
Recovery (OPPAR) will hold a forum on the implementation of the
approved Yolanda Rehabilitation
Plan on February 9 at the office of
the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-6).
Following the approval of the
P167.9 billion Comprehensive
Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan
(CRRP) for areas affected by the
typhoon, OPPAR will give details and updates on the different
programs, projects and activities
(PPAs) as well as discuss their
ongoing set-up of monitoring and
validation (M&V).
The agenda include presentation of CRRP PPAs for
Iloilo, presentation of private
sector projects, presentation
of Yolanda M&V framework,
discussion of M&V coordination efforts in Iloilo and Negros
Occidental and presentation and
demonstration of eMPATHY or
Electronic Management Platform: Accountability and Transparency Hub for Yolanda.
Of the P167.9 billion re-
habilitation fund, Iloilo will
receive P17.1 billion.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. said
apart from the province’s share in
the CRRP, the P135 million as part
of the Rehabilitation Assistance
for Yolanda (RAY) for barangays
has already been downloaded.
The funds will be used for
the rehabilitation of damaged
health centers.
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Australia, New Zealand
3 prefer Ilonggo workers
No gun ban for
SK polls yet
NO, THE gun ban for the Sangguniang
Kabataan elections is not yet in effect.
For now, the start of the gun ban has been
postponed to March 26.
This was after the Commission on Elections moved anew the SK elections from
February 21 to April 25, via Resolution
9930.
Comelec spokesman James Arthur Jime-
nez said the poll body agreed to postpone
the youth polls until the passage of a bill
resetting it to October 2016.
Under the new resolution, the election
period will now start on March 26 instead
of Feb. 6, and last until May 10.
Filing of certificates of candidacy will
be on April 11, 13 and 14. Campaigning
will be from April 15 to 23, while the
former Masbate Rep. Rizalina
Seachon-Lanete will be the
Sandiganbayan’s Fourth Division chaired by Associate
Justice Jose Hernandez, while
the Fifth Division under Associate Justice Roland Jurado will
handle the plunder and seven
counts of graft cases against
former APEC party-list Rep.
Edgar Valdez.
The three counts, each of
malversation, graft and direct
bribery charges against former
Cagayan de Oro Rep. Constantino Jaraula were raffled off
to the First Division chaired
by Associate Justice Efren
Dela Cruz, while the Second
Division chaired by Associate
Justice Teresita Diaz-Baldos
will handle the five counts of
malversation, five counts of
graft and two counts of di-
EMPLOYERS from Australia and New Zealand prefer to hire
Ilonggo workers, according to the Iloilo City Public Employment
Service Office (PESO) here.
Ma. Elena Benitez, PESO manager, said the Australia New Zealand Association of Employment Providers of the Philippines, Inc.
choose to recruit Ilonggos because of their positive work attitude.
“Ilonggo workers are dedicated to work and they really listen
during trainings,” she said.
She said that employment providers from the two countries
find Ilonggos courteous especially those who were in line with
hospitality management and were deployed in hotels.
The PESO official also said that skilled workers and graduates
of hotel and restaurant management (HRM) are the two most indemand abroad particularly in Australia and New Zealand.
“Opportunities are also given to fresh graduates especially if
they see how competent the applicant,” she said.
Meanwhile, the city government here will be conducting a job
fair on Feb. 19, 2015.
Around 33 recruitment agencies from both local and abroad are
expected to take part in this job fair. (PIA-Iloilo)
Election Day will be on April 25, from 7
a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jimenez added the postponement is due
to the bill rescheduling the SK polls is waiting for the signature of President Benigno
Aquino III.
“Both Houses are already in agreement. The only thing left is the bill being
SK polls/p7
Sandiganbayan raffles
off new ‘pork scam’ cases
THE Sandiganbayan on Friday
raffled off the cases filed against
the second batch of lawmakers
accused of pocketing money
from the alleged pork barrel
fund scam.
The raffle was conducted a
day after the Office of the Ombudsman formally filed charges
against five former members of
the House of Representatives
for allegedly funnelling their
Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork
barrel to bogus non-government
organizations (NGOs) of alleged scam mastermind Janet
Lim-Napoles.
All in all, the lawmakers
allegedly misused a total of
P339 million in their pork barrel
allocations.
To handle the plunder and
11 counts of graft cases against
By Leonard T. Pineda I
rect bribery cases filed against
former Agusan del Sur Rep.
Rodolfo Plaza.
The Third Division chaired
by Presiding Justice Amparo
Cabotaje-Tang, meanwhile,
will handle one count of malversation, five counts of direct
bribery and three counts of graft
filed against former Benguet
Rep. Samuel Dangwa.
Napoles is co-accused in all
the charges filed against the five
former lawmakers.
“After the court has determined the divisions to handle
these cases, they (court divisions) will now determine the
existence of probable cause
and issue the necessary arrest
warrants if there is indeed
probable cause to try them,”
Tang explained after the raffle.
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705,000.00
958,000.00
708,000.00
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245,000.00
332,000.00
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910,000.00
415,000.00
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468,000.00
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485,000.00
424,000.00
335,000.00
630,000.00
255,000.00
530,000.00
500,000.00
580,000.00
470,000.00
530,000.00
528,000.00
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410,000.00
438,000.00
471,000.00
555,000.00
520,000.00
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519,000.00
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425,000.00
555,000.00
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870,000.00
502,000.00
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488,000.00
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940,000.00
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Ford - Everest
Honda - CRV
Hyundai - Tucson
Kia - Soul LX
Mitsubishi - Mirage
Mitsubishi - Monterosport
Mitsubishi - Strada
Mitsubishi - Strada
Mitsubishi - Strada
Nissan - Urvan
Toyota - Altis
Toyota - Camry
Toyota - Innova
Toyota - Vios
4X4 AT Dsl
2.5L 4X2 MT Dsl
2.4 4x2 AT Gas
Theta 4x2 AT Gas
LX AT Gas
1.2L GLS AT Gas
GLS 4X2 AT Dsl
GLX 4X2 2.5L MT Dsl
2.5 4x4 MT Dsl
GLS 4x4 AT Dsl
Escapade MT Dsl
1.6L E MT Gas
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MT Gas
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Arsenal and J.M. Basa Sts., Iloilo City
FHG 418
FHG442
FHH 245
No Plate
No Plate
FGE 656
FHR997
No Plate
No Plate
No Plate
No Plate
No Plate
UFI 188
No Plate
FHR 648
FHC180
FGF 535
FHR 833
FHR 644
No Plate
FGG 182
FGX 810
29,232
27,899
16,061
29 592
29,592
171,114
7,368
3,847
14,502
12,027
17,750
61,157
16,187
6,854
33,952
21,385
37,455
103,843
13,764
7,986
29,128
Mango Ave. infront of Rivergate Mall, Cebu City
YKF 336
YJP 606
No Plate
No Plate
YLA 152
YKK 294
No Plate
FHX 910
9 0
7C 9969
7C 1380
NEN 88
YKL 237
YJS 290
YLM 241
GRE 424
YJW 370
YLE 782
7LD 292
7LD 276
YKJ 381
No Plate
YKJ 193
YFU 549
YLA 910
YKT 435
YLA960
YKN 730
YLP 375
YJX 752
TGI 873
YKC 208
HBE 194
YKB 918
HBD 507
YJF 150
YGF 273
No Plate
FHK 152
FGD 600
YKN 651
PUI 439
TII 108
YJC 464
6,334
55,162
12,227
22,619
12,242
10,025
24,781
, 8
5,609
11,352
112,133
58,522
37,101
3,750
28,755
16,749
13,890
23,890
92,743
13,758
51,057
18,980
28,967
22,624
29,834
12,750
7,028
46,875
20,322
24,784
10,393
30,773
42,565
11,963
10,820
13,467
21,796
94,307
91,483
107,350
40,755
Acasia St., Carmen, Cagayan de Oro City
UIA 769
No Plate
No Plate
KFX 775
LMT 834
KGU776
UFI 189
KFT 816
LMR 547
LMT 273
UOW851
ZAB 357
KDW 854
ZAG 758
ZLW 635
21,610
12,627
20,310
48,542
27,312
26,181
30,427
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77,894
65,055
19,113
315,218
87,491
36,606
198,799
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Poor intelligence and lack
of support was the culprit
I
NSOFAR as the senior citizens and the students
of Iloilo City are concerned, the P0.50 reduction
in minimum jeepney fare has not practically benefited them.
The reason is that only very few drivers carry with
them the loose change of P0.25 to make the P0.50 reduction in their fare. So, when you give them P6.00 you
get no change, or, when giving a higher denomination,
Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr. you get a change for the old fare of P6.00.
I am sure, though, that most of the drivers really
mean to give the P0.50 reduction in the fare of the
senior citizens and the students, if only they had P0.25
coins. For the few who mean to cheat on them, particularly the senior
citizens, sana maisip nyo rin na tatanda rin kayo and would also like to
enjoy that privilege without fail.
We suggest that the drivers’ organizations help their drivers acquire
these P0.25 coins when they move out first thing in the morning. Banks
are the best source for these coins. The organizations can save them at
their bases in an open account easily available to the drivers when they
need them.
We are also suggesting the same to the regular passengers, themselves,
by giving an extra peso for the fare in P0.25 coins.
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Artchil Fernandez
Justice
J
avenge the deaths of their fellows? Does
justice mean resumption of war with the
MILF and unleashing the armed might
of the government against them and the
BIFF as well? If this is what members of
the Philippine National Police (PNP) are
asking, then they must be prepared for the
consequences of such demand.
There is no casualty-less war. In war,
people die on both sides. If the policemen
are itching for war, they must be made
aware that many more from their ranks
will die. They cannot expect to go into
the lairs of the MILF and BIFF without
incurring losses. If they embrace wholeheartedly the outcome of war – more
widows, more fatherless children, there
should be no more complaints among
their ranks and their families once the
body bags start to come.
In heightened emotions, it is easy to
declare war. But once the reality of such
reckless demand bites, the same people
are also the most vocal in lamenting the
cost of war especially if their loved ones
become the casualties. Cops must therefore be clear what justice is for them. If
they are asking for war, they must bear
in mind that they are the ones who will
be sent to the battlefields.
For some groups, justice for the dead
SAFs is the resignation or impeachment
of the President. There is no question;
the weakness of President Noy’s leadership especially on military matters was
exposed by the Mamasapano incident.
But will the resignation/impeachment
of the President make things better for
USTICE is on
e v e r y b o d y ’s
lips today. The
slaughter of 44/64
members of Special
Action Force (SAF) in
Mamasapano, Maguindanao in last week’s
armed clash with the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro
Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) forces
led to public outcry for justice for the
slain troopers.
But what do people really mean when
they demand justice for the dead SAFs?
What specific action do people want to
give justice to the deceased elite members
of the police force? Here, the matter
becomes murky and tricky. Everyone is
jumping on the justice bandwagon but
there is no consensus on what constitutes
justice for them. The cry for justice is
now hostage to the agenda of groups and
personalities stoking the fires of unrest.
Justice for the killed SAFs means different things for these entities.
What is justice for thousands of cops
who marched nationwide for their slain
colleagues this week? “We are hoping
that justice will be served for our comrades in the service,” Senior Supt. Gilbert
Cruz said when asked what they want
during their early morning demonstration. But beyond this vague statement,
there is no specific demand, thus creating
confusion among the public.
By justice, do the cops wanted to
the country?
Again before rushing into such careless action, think about its outcome. Who
will become president once President
Noy resigns? Do Filipinos want to be
ruled by a voraciously corrupt leader?
President Noy is a weak leader but
replacing him with a thoughtless thief
without a conscience is like burning the
house down.
Impeachment is also damaging to the
nation. It is a long-drawn and atrocious
political process. Why plunged the country into political instability? Will justice
be served to the slain SAFs if the nation
descends into chaos and anarchy? Who
will actually benefit in such a scenario?
Definitely not the Filipino people.
Why the rush to get rid of President
Noy? A little over a year from now, in
2016, is the presidential election. President Noy will step down from office and a
new president elected. Once out of office,
people can file cases against President
Noy if they have compelling evidence to
indict him in relation to the Mamasapano
incident. So with little time, why the
impatience? Unless some people wanted
to reduce the Philippines to a banana
republic where there is no institutional
process in leadership change.
What is clearly emerging now is that
there are groups with personal and political agenda who wanted to hijack the grief
of the nation for pure selfish ends. These
groups are inflicting a greater injustice to
the slain SAFs and insult their sacrifices
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I HAVE talked with a friend, who knew well what he was saying,
about the SAF encounter with Muslim rebels last Jan. 25.
He believed that the ambush and massacre at Mamasapano last Jan.
25 that killed 44 SAF commandos was largely a failure of intelligence
and lack of withdrawal support.
It appeared, he said, that the SAF commandos did not know the
place well enough. It was easy for them to enter the area to serve the
arrest warrants to Marwan and Usman, but it turned out that their little
knowledge of the area gave them the nightmare of being trapped with no
escape. Instead of being able to withdraw fast in an established escape
route, they actually got lost and entangled in a battle of attrition with
the combined forces of MILF and BIFF for 10 hours that cost the lives
of 44 of them and allegedly 18 on the other side.
My friend lamented a later report that the bulk of the SAF force (over
300 of them) simply waited many miles away unable to give quick
support and assistance. No rescue helicopters were also in sight. The
commanders of the mission have a lot of explaining, indeed!
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I have seen this movie about a similar mission by U.S. soldiers to
save a woman doctor from the hands of a drug syndicate who took and
tortured her in a well-guarded hideout in the jungle of Latin America
for being a “very valuable asset” for authorities.
Only about a dozen composed the assault force – a small force indeed
but well-trained and well-armed.
The choice of a small assault force was probably in recognition of the
advantages of a small number from detection, for ease of movement, for
less resources required, and for less trouble in making the withdrawal.
Using a drone to pinpoint the area where the doctor was held, they
started to move in stealthily, while speed boats were on standby in the
river for their escape. Helicopters were also nearby.
In that mission, as it turned out, only one U.S. soldier was killed,
while another was blinded by a near burst of powder in the firefight that
ensued. And the doctor? Saved, though with drilled holes in both palms
and a smashed and bloody face.
This was different in the mission to arrest Marwan and Usman. A
whole battalion was reportedly used with an assault force and a back-up
force each with over 50 troopers. This big number proved to be unwieldy
and casualty-prone.
The mission, I understand, was planned out pronto on first knowledge
that Marwan and Usman were in Mamasapano. Immediately the mission
was hatched, which must have been the first mistake. A hasty preparation
usually ends up in shambles.
The two rebels were known to be residing in that place in their own
homes and not likely to leave anytime soon. The raiding force should
have meantime made fuller preparations with increased intelligence
and ample provisions for reinforcement and rescue operations before
plunging into the mission. But that didn’t happen, and so the tragic fate
of the 44.
They could have also given importance to the relationship of the
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Modesto P. Sa-onoy
No parking
HE BACOLOD City
government must have
been encouraged at
what it considers a successful
campaign to get rid of vehicles
parking along Araneta and
Lacson Streets and is expanding the coverage area of “No
Parking” in the city streets.
But while very few vehicles
still park along these two streets, others by force
of circumstance have gone up the sidewalk to
park. Although this is still illegal and more so,
the campaign is only on the streets so strictly the
sidewalk is not a street. The technically-minded
traffic enforcers really do not mind, excuse the
pun and so vehicles and tricycles use the sidewalk
and force the pedestrian to the streets.
Emboldened, perhaps the city government
now wants the vehicles to not park in front of
the San Sebastian Cathedral. Not that Monico
Puentevella has anything against the Church in
Bacolod but why did he single out the area in
front of the Cathedral when there are other places
where vehicles illegally park?
In the first place the space in front of the
Cathedral is already a “No Parking” area. It is
the area across the Cathedral where vehicles
park because that is the Cathedral’s allotted
parking space long before Puentevella’s greatgrandparents were born. That space, as one can
notice its elevation is never intended for passage
of vehicles but for parking. That space is not and
never has been part of Rizal Street which, by the
way is also owned by the Church. That parking
space is private property.
If Puentevella wants to remove even parking in
spaces allotted to parking in buildings and other
structures as mandated by the National Building
Code but they connect to the curb, then he should
get an ordinance so that all the parking spaces
adjacent to the street curbs can be vacated. That
would really clear all the streets of possible obstacle to the free and unhindered flow of vehicular
traffic and no vehicle in parking areas.
However first he should remove all parking
around the plaza, starting with those owned by the
city because Gonzaga and Gatuslao Streets are
more congested than in front of the Cathedral. Of
course he should also remove the sidewalk vendors and demand that owners of the commercial
buildings there open parking areas.
The Plaza Mart and the other commercial
establishments fronting the plaza do not have
their own parking spaces and are using public
property unlike across the cathedral which is
private property. Of course the vehicles parking across the BAYS Center should also vacate
since part of the spaces there are owned by the
Church and should be its own parking space for
church-goers.
He should remove all vehicles parking at
Luzuriaga all the way to Lacson because they
are parking on streets and streets are for passage
not parking and the buildings there are required
by the National Building Code to have parking
spaces. Sure, some of these buildings predated
the NBC but several were newly renovated and
should not have been issued a building permit
without a parking space appropriate for their
floor space.
To be fair, why are they exempted while those
parking in the Cathedral’s own, private parking
spaces are to be ejected? The space here is for
church-goers although everybody, including
owners and customers of buildings nearby without their own private parking areas also use the
Cathedral’s.
In fact the Bacolod City government is guilty
of violating this requirement for parking spaces
so that before it demands the citizens to comply
with the law, it should start with itself. Where
is the parking area of the Bacolod City Markets
– Burgos, Libertad and Central? If the streets
are not crowded with sidewalk (actually street)
vendors, traffic will indeed flow smoothly.
If Puentevella wants to clear the Cathedral
area, he can start removing the obstructions right
there at San Juan Street at the side entrance and
exit of the Cathedral. The sidewalks have been
converted into cooking area for barbecue, while
the tables and chairs occupy the streets for the
diners. There are double parked vehicles on
both sides while the trisikads have established
their terminal just before the entrance to DYAF.
They have even constructed a shed where they
pee and wash.
If there is sincerity and not hypocrisy or to
show power by clearing the streets, the city can
identify scores of illegal usage of the streets other
than prohibited parking. Some have converted
the streets into repair shops and living quarters.
Why pick on the Cathedral parking? What’s his
beef?
Ex Scripturis
Fr. Czar Emmanuel Alvarez, O.S.A.
Focusing on the heart of Jesus’ message
5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Gospel Reading: Mark 1,29-39
I
N OUR Gospel account this Sunday we
see Jesus perform a series of extraordinary
acts (such as curing the sick and expelling
evil spirits from them). They are presented
within the context of his teaching – that is, of
preaching about the Kingdom of heaven. In
fact, the passage begins by pointing out that
he was coming from a synagogue (v.29) and
ends by saying that he went about neighboring
towns and villages all over Galilee teaching in the synagogue
(v.39).
This relationship between Christ’s teaching and performing
miracles and exorcisms shows us that they form one single part in
the fulfilment of his mission and, hence, should be not separated.
Curing the sick and expelling demons, on the one hand, serve to
demonstrate that Jesus indeed was the Son of God since he had
the power to overcome evil in its many manifestations. Thus,
his actions as God is the fulfillment of what he says elsewhere:
“If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able
to stand; if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he
cannot stand but is finished!” (Mk 3:25-26) In other words, it is
the realization of the messianic prophecies about the Anointed
One (Christ) being sent into the world to defeat the forces of evil
once and for all.
Jesus’ teaching in the synagogue, on the other hand, first, shows
the primacy of hearing and listening to God’s word. It is the very
heart of the Good News (kerygma) and the very foundation of the
Lord’s action. It should serve to help people understand the message behind all the miracles, the exorcisms and other prodigious
actions he was performing. Unfortunately it is quite easy for people
to pay more attention to the accompanying external gestures of
the Messiah than to the message they are supposed to convey. An
example of this would be the famous multiplication of the bread
that fed thousands of men, women and children in the Gospel account (cf. Jn 6:1-15). Thus we read: “Therefore when the people
saw the sign which he had performed, they said, ‘This is truly the
Prophet who is to come into the world.’ So Jesus, perceiving that
they were intending to come and take him by force to make him
king, withdrew again to the mountain by himself alone” (cf. Jn
6:14-15).
It is crucial that one focuses more on the message than on the
concrete gestures that accompany it. The latter should serve only
to make sure that those who witness the external actions truly understand what they are supposed to convey. This explains why even
when he teaches the crowd using parables in very plain language,
Jesus sees to it that, at least, his disciples – who are expected to
continue his mission after he returns to the Father – clearly grasp
the message. We recall the parable of the sower, in this case (cf.
Mt 13:1-30). “With many such parables he was speaking the word
to them, so far as they were able to hear it; and he did not speak to
them without a parable; but he was explaining everything privately
to his own disciples” (Mk 4:33-34).
If we were to apply this to our present case, it seems that we,
too, are challenged to ask ourselves as to what the focus of our
faith is. Many religious groups nowadays succeed in attracting
people. Many charismatic groups, for example, have healing
sessions and people are really drawn to their gathering either
to witness an outpouring of the Holy Spirit (for curiosity’s
sake) or in the hope of receiving some healing from different
types of both physical and spiritual affliction. The emotional
level becomes very high as demonstrated by how the participants are moved to tears during such encounters. They claim
that they do not experience the same thing when they attend
the regular Sunday Mass, which they usually find quite “dry”
and less striking. But the question is: Do they really get the
message God wants to communicate to them when they experience healing of various sorts? The risk of becoming like the
contemporary of Jesus is always present – that is, of focusing
more on the external accompanying actions rather than on the
message itself.
Christian believers need to focus more on what is essential. It is
God’s word that really counts and how it transforms us into becoming like Jesus himself. The true measure of our faith is how God’s
word becomes the very center of our lives and how it changes our
way of thinking, feeling, dealing with one another, and so forth.
It is sad to see how much we fail, in this regard. We may undergo
a very intense emotional experience with God and even receive
some healing after we have attended a charismatic gathering, but
how much of this is extended to the rest of our lives? We may also
regularly attend Sunday Masses, but how much of what we learn
really transforms our concrete everyday life?
Vidality
Ilonggos face moral bankruptcy with STL’s surge
“Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy - the
bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in
hope and expectation.” – Eric Hoffer
AMBLING–legal or
illegal—should not be
used as a weapon to
fight poverty.
There are many ways to
combat poverty.
Number one is population
control.
A bloated population means
more mouths to be fed.
Less people means less problems in malnutrition; less problems in shortage of food production; less problems in housing; less problems in
employment and other social services.
The government won’t be over-burdened.
Inviting investors to build factories; encouraging small-scale businesses; and pushing for
income-generating programs and activities that
G
provide employment opportunities.
But not gambling.
Gambling corrupts both the poor and the rich.
It corrupts those in political power absolutely
as they stand to benefit once we allow gambling
like small town lottery (STL) to be legalized in
Iloilo province.
Poverty can’t be solved overnight.
We are supposed to embrace the value of hard
work if we want to rise in the economic ladder,
and not to depend on numbers game.
STL, when legalized, can provide employment
for those who solicit bets, but it will eat up the
moral fiber of Ilonggos, who will only rely their
luck-or even next meals-in the game of chance.
Since they expect to win an instant lump sum
of cash for a small bet by the stroke of luck, Ilonggos will become head-over-heels with STL.
MANNA
They will only wait for the manna from heaven, thus they will end up lazy and won’t dream big
beyond earning via easy money schemes.
Gambling will also teach Ilonggos to become
subservient to politicians or those who advocated
the removal of any barrier to make it legal.
Gambling or the legalization of STL will also
send a wrong signal to the younger generation.
When our own leaders are the ones pushing for
gambling, it means it’s not evil per se; it means
whether it is moral or immoral depends on the
interpretation or choice of our leaders.
The church has been consistent on its stand
against any form of gambling, much less any
move to provide it with a legal structure.
We expect the church to make a solid stand
once the provincial board of Iloilo will pass a
resolution to give the governor’s office the green
signal in favor of the legalization of STL.
We already have so many legalized gambling
operations in the country.
LOTTO
Online-lotto under the auspices of the Philip-
Alex P. Vidal
pine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PSCO) is one
of them.
But life of the Filipinos has not improved.
Many still live under the poverty belt.
Crime rate is still blamed on overpopulation,
unemployment and lack of economic opportunities for qualified job-seekers.
The number of poor has not been reduced.
Despondent heads of families will no longer
dream big and will be hooked on the legalized
gambling for instant relief from the rigors of
life.
In STL, only the politicians and police will
stand ten feet tall, not the members of the hoi
polloi.
It will not ensure an instant food on the table
for bettors; it will not ensure an instant tuition fee
for the students; it will not ensure a better life for
Ilonggos as a whole.
Ilonggos will suffer from moral and even
spiritual bankruptcy.
Negros
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st
TCT hurdles 1 public hearing
BACOLOD City – The proposal to let traffic enforcers in this city issue Traffic Citation Ticket (TCT) to erring drivers hurdled
its first hearing yesterday, with the author of
the ordinance and representatives of drivers
and operators here in attendance.
The proposed ordinance seeks to revise
and compile the traffic rules and regulations
of Bacolod City by inserting Section 3 or
the printing and issuance of Traffic Citation
Ticket (TCT).
Authored by Councilor Claudio Jesus
“Kalaw” Puentevella, the proposal seeks to
amend City Ordinance No. 214, Series of
1998, or an “Ordinance amending chapter
XVI of City Ordinance No. 110, Series of
1956”.
Present during the public hearing were
Bacolod Traffic Authority Office (BTAO)
head Reynaldo Ebreo, Land Transportation
Office (LTO) chief Renato Novero, Bantay
Banwa’s Vic Tan and representatives of
transport groups in Bacolod, including
the United Drivers and Operators Center
(UNDOC), Sentrong Samahan ng Tsuper
at Operators Negros (SSTON), Alliance of
Concerned Transport in Occidental Negros
(ACTION) and Federation of Bacolod City
Drivers Association (FEBACDA).
According to Puentevella, the amendment will empower traffic aides to issue
citation tickets to violators and will give
them the leverage to implement traffic
related city ordinances.
“They are augmented to help in keeping
traffic/p7
TURN OVER. Provincial Board Member Alain Gatuslao of 5th district, Negros Occidental turns over
grasscutters to Barangay Captains Minda Judilla of Pilar (left) and Juanita Casuyon of Candumarao,
both in Hinigaran town.
DSWD spot-checks pawned
Pantawid Pamilya cash cards
By Dolly Yasa
Bacolod City – After the discovery of beneficiaries pawning their Pantawid Pamilya cash
cards, the Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD) is checking if the same is
happening in other areas in the province.
According to Dionela Flores-Madrona, head
of DSWD Negros Occidental Pantawid Pamilya
Operations, they will check other areas in the
province after the recovery of about 67 cash
cards pawned to a loan shark in Barangay Banago
here.
She said the DSWD has also discovered that
eight cash cards were pawned by beneficiaries
in Brgy. 35 here.
Aside from Bacolod City, there were also
Pantawid Pamilya cash cards reportedly pawned
in Cadiz City and Hinigaran town.
There are 126,667 Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries in Negros Occidental and in this
city.
Amid criticisms, Madrona claimed that those
who pawned their cash cards represent only a few.
There are many Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries
with successful stories, she added.
The 67 beneficiaries who pawned their cash
cards will not receive their pay-outs for this
month to discipline them, she said.
Loan sharks keep the cards so they can withdraw from the bank the amount they loaned,
from P500 to P1,000, plus 30 percent interest,
said Madrona.
The DSWD seized the cash cards from the
loan shark in Banago as these are government
property.
Those caught misusing their cards were given
counseling, she said.
A third-time offender will be delisted from the
program, she warned.
The beneficiaries receive their cash assistance
every two months, in the amount of P600 to
P2,800, depending on the number of children
enrolled in the program, she explained.
Marañon
shrugs off
NDF’s
opposition
to NIR
By Dolly Yasa
Bacolod City – Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. is taking lightly the opposition of the National Democratic
Front to the proposed Negros
Island Region (NIR).
He said he is not even surprised that the group opposed
NIR, for the group “oppose anything that will spell progress and
development for the people.”
The governor, who has been
lobbying for the NIR, labeled
NDF’s opposition as “standard answer to the government’s efforts to
improve the lives of the people.”
In the open letter signed by
a certain “Ka Frank Fernandez” and sent to various media
outlets here, NDF-Negros said
the proposal to group Negros
Occidental and Negros Oriental under one political region
is “devious.” Thus, it must be
exposed and opposed, it said.
“No amount of flowery
words and sweet talkings can
ever conceal the evil motives
of this Marañon–Coscolluela
clique in espousing such a
project,” it said.
NDF-Negros said the NIR
will only expand the power and
riches of the political leaders and
the landlords from the Occidental side to the whole island.
Negros, the country’s largest
producer of sugar, is home to vast haciendas and sugarcane plantations.
Proponents espouse that
NIR will be beneficial to both
provinces. Despite the National
Economic and Development’s
non-committal stance on NIR,
its proponents are hopeful that it
will materialize soon through an
executive order of the President.
A series of consultations
about NIR were started since
June last year, in various venues
in both provinces.
However, Negros Oriental
Governor Roel Degamo remains non-supportive of NIR.
Bacolod Central Market undergoes repair
By Max N. Macahilo
BACOLOD City – The improved collection of rentals
from Bacolod Central Market
tenants resulted to the improvement of market facilities, said
Market Administrator Mila
Gomugda.
Gomugda said the Central
Market has recently undergone
repairs and improvements,
including the unclogging of
gutters of the two gates along
Bonifacio Street, the removal of
cobwebs in the ceilings, and the
repair of comfort rooms in the
north wing of the market.
The entrance walls are being
repainted to revive the market’s
look, she said.
The stalls in the fish section
are also undergoing repairs,
she added.
A septic tank will be installed in the southern wing to
make the comfort rooms more
sanitary for both tenant and
customers, she said.
Currently, the Bacolod Central Market administrator is
gearing up for the elimination
of fraudulent scales inside and
outside of the market by putting
up a consumers’ desk complete
with a weighing scale. The customers can check if they if they
got the right weight for their
vegetables, fruits, grains, fish,
poultry and meat purchases,
Gumugda said.
The improvements are aimed
to make the Central Market
a model market in terms of
sanitation, good service, and
homey ambience with accurate
scales.
True to its goal, the management with the help from the
City Legal Office of Bacolod
City and the tenants will come
up with massive campaign/
confiscation of the of fraudulent scales to make the market
a fraud-free market of the city,
added Gomugda.
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BIFF with the residents there,
including the MILF with whom
the government has an ongoing
peace process.
Blood is thicker than water,
so it is said. As admitted later,
the BIFF supporting Marwan
and Usman had close relatives
even with the MILF, which
must have compelled the latter
to join the BIFF in a do-or-die
fight with the SAF commandos.
The SAF commanders must
have failed to realize this. Had
they, they must have really
Hot&Spicy...
from p.4
by using their deaths to advance
their narrow and vile agenda.
Surely destroying the nation
is far, far from the mind of the
dead SAFs.
If justice is to be served to
the slain SAFs, there must be
accountability especially from
those who crafted and executed
the poorly designed strategy to
get the wanted terrorists. Accountability not must be limited
to the national leadership - civilian, police and military but
must include the government of
the United States (US).
Reports are now emerging
SK
polls...
from p.3
signed into law by the President. That hasn’t happened yet.
The Comelec does not want to
pre-empt the President’s signature,” Jimenez said.
Should Aquino sign the law,
the SK polls will be cancelled and
moved to next year, he added.
“So if the bill becomes a law,
the SK elections are postponed.
If the bill does not become a
law, then everyone interested
in participating in the SK elections now have more time to
prepare,” said Jimenez.
Under Section 5 of the Omnibus Election Code, Comelec
traffic...
from p.6
our streets safe and secure, but
they are ignored most of the
time,” he said.
The councilor stressed that it
is high time to review the city’s
traffic rules as it was formulated
59 years ago.
On LTO’s part, Novero said
a local government unit (LGU)
can issue traffic citation tickets
but only the LTO has the authority to revoke the licenses
of violators.
Although this is just a
“guideline”, Novero is pushing for the approval of the said
ordinance.
PNoy...
from p.2
which ultimately led to the
deadly clash.
Purisima was appointed in
December 2012.
Mamasapano clash
On January 25, 44 PNP-SAF
members were killed and 12 others were wounded during a firefight with MILF and BIFF forces.
The MILF, which has an existing
peace agreement with the government, said 17 of its fighters
perished in the encounter.
The SAF members supposedly entered an MILFcontrolled area to arrest Filipino
bomb maker Abdulbasit Usman
and Jemaah Islamiyah leader
Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan,
who government authorities
said was killed in the operation
and whose DNA sample from
confirmed by the US Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
In an earlier televised speech,
7 rackets...
prepared the SAF commandos
for the worst.
As also known later, the SAF
commandos did not have much
ammunition to pull through a
10-hour firefight, which must
have cost them so many casualties. An empty weapon helps no
one and gives the enemy all the
time to wipe you out.
Being familiar with the terrain, the MILF and the BIFF
could have been expected to be
on an advantage in maneuvering
in the area, where to concentrate
their forces to advantage, and
when to strike with most lethal
effects. The aftermath of the
battle showed that. This could
have been minimized with a
better preparation for combat.
A few SAF commandos, as in
the movie we mentioned above,
could have done the job with the
least noise and risk of lives. It
could have also been easier to
escape and hide with their small
number. But the SAF commanders thought otherwise.
Well, that’s history now – a
very sad history, though! But let
our soldiers and policemen learn
from this gory incident to avoid
the same in the future. #
that the whole operation to get
Marwan and Usman was fully
funded by the US government.
Inquirer reported that “the
Americans who have a secret
facility inside the La Vista del
Mar Resort (in Zamboanga)
planned and funded the operation.” The US is more interested in Marawan than the Philippine government. It was the
FBI who placed a $ 6-million
bounty on his head.
Warning had been raised
years ago that Philippine involvement in US war on terror will drag the country into
trouble and compromise our
sovereignty. Are the Ameri-
can authorized to operate in
the country? Is this provided
by the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the Enhanced
Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA)? More likely
this operation to get Marwan
and Usman is in violation of
the said agreements and 44/64
Filipinos, many of them young
and promising officers were
sacrificed in the irregular war
of the US.
If Filipinos want justice, they
must demand accountability.
Both the Philippine and the
US governments have much to
answer for the massacre of the
44/64 SAFs.
may postpone the scheduled
elections to a date which should
be reasonably close to the date
of the election.
Earlier, Comelec Resolution
No. 9928 set the election period
from February 6 to March 2.
GUN BAN
During the election period,
considered prohibited are:
-carrying of firearms or other
deadly weapons
-use of security personnel or
bodyguards by candidates
-organizing or marinating
reaction or strike force
-illegal release of prisoners
-transfer or detail of officers
Meanwhile, ACTION chairman Teddy Macainan quoted a
Court of Appeals ruling “as a
valid reason” that will allow
the LGU to confiscate licenses
of violators. He also suggested
that the tickets be called Ordinance Violation Receipts
(OVR) which the city can also
use for jaywalking, anti-alcohol
and other campaigns.
SSTON Secretary General
Jesse Ortega likewise pointed
that only qualified traffic
aides will be allowed to issue
TCT to limit corruption and
biases.
Traffic personnel should also
be held accountable for their
Aquino admitted to knowing
about the Mamasapano operation, but did not say who
ultimately gave the go signal
to the SAF.
A Board of Inquiry has already been formed by the Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) to look
into possible operational lapses
in the operation. The MILF is
also investigating the incident.
The Department of Justice,
upon Aquino’s orders, is looking into the possibility of filing
charges against those responsible for the deadly encounter.
Following the incident, the
Senate suspended its deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, which seeks to
embody the peace deal signed
by the Philippine government
and the MILF last year.
Purisima suspension
In early December last year,
the Office of the Ombudsman
and employees in the civil service
including public school teachers.
Last Jan. 22, the Comelec
cited “compelling reasons”
in postponing the start of the
gun ban for the Sangguniang
Kabataan elections from Jan.
22 to Feb. 6.
In Resolution 9928, the
Comelec said it deemed there
are “compelling reasons to
warrant the amendment of the
Election Period” for the Feb. 21
SK elections
Under the gun ban, violators
may face prison of up to six
years and lose the right to vote
or be elected to a government
post. (GMA News)
actions, Ortega added.
Ebreo explained that the
tickets are “accounted forms”
and that his office has created
a databank wherein all tickets
will be encoded.
Should there be any discrepancies; the officer must explain
it in writing before he is issued
with a new stub, Ebreo said.
The Councilor, who considers the proposal as an aid to the
ongoing No Parking rules along
Lacson and Araneta Streets will
also help in disciplining the private sector and for the general
motorists to have more respect
to traffic discipline officers.
(CMO-PIO)
ordered a six-month preventive suspension on Purisima
over an allegedly questionable
contract the PNP entered into
with a courier service, to make
sure he would not influence the
outcome of the investigation
into the deal.
The complaint that triggered
the Ombudsman probe on Purisima and the other officials alleged
that the respondents entered
into a contract with courier service WERFAST Documentary
Agency in 2011 for the delivery
of firearms license cards even
without proper accreditation.
Purisima is also facing two
plunder complaints before the
Office of the Ombudsman
over his alleged hidden wealth.
He had been criticized for his
sprawling resthouse in San
Leonardo, Nueva Ecija, and the
allegedly questionable renovation of the PNP chief’s official
quarters inside Camp Crame.
(GMA News)
from p.1
LOWER COLLECTIONS
Meanwhile, an official of the
Iloilo City Treasurer’s Office
fear that market collections
especially from cash tickets
(arkabala) will decrease following Thursday’s public hearing
on alleged anomalies at the
Iloilo Terminal Market.
City Treasurer Katherine
Tingson was absent in the hearing as she was in Manila for a
conference.
During the public hearing
led by the committee on public
markets and slaughterhouse,
market workers were reminded
that only bonded and authorized
personnel are allowed to collect
rentals and issue receipts to
stallholders.
ammos...
The accountable forms include the official receipts (ORs),
cash tickets and community tax
certificates (CTCs).
An accountable officer is
required to post a P30,000
bond.
A source from the CTO said
“these non-bonded employees
may already be afraid to hold
and issue ORs, CTCs or cash
tickets on entering goods.”
In her affidavit, Administrative Officer I Emmalene Diana
said non-bonded employees
collect and issue receipts to
vendors which violates the
market code.
Diana said the average daily
cash ticket collections range
from P12,000 to P15,000. Collections from goods and rentals
covered by official receipts is
from p.1
between P15,000 and P20,000
daily.
“Without the non-bonded
employees helping collect and
issue the cash tickets and other accountable forms, I fear
that collections of P12,000 to
P20,000 are no longer possible
with only the bonded accountable officers doing the job,” the
CTO source said.
“Since there are only five
bonded accountable officers and
the market has 8 gates of entry
and the work is 24 hours a day,
I am sure many entering goods
may no longer be accounted for,
resulting in uncollected fees,”
the source added.
Under the present circumstances, the 8 gates would
require 24 accountable officers
– 3 per gate on an 8-hour shift.
Before his arrest, Cordero claimed that dela
Cruz was into the gun running business for
several years before changing his base of operations.
The suspect is now detained and will be
charged for violating Presidential Decree
1866 as amended by Republic Act No. 8294
and further amended by R.A. 10591 (Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation
Act).
from p.1
public utility jeepneys entering the city.
One of the agenda in the proposed summit was
the 2009 findings of the Multi-Stakeholder Transport Planning and Traffic Management Improvement in Metro Iloilo-Guimaras (MTMI-MIG).
Funded by Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), the study was conducted by the
University of the Philippines (UP Visayas) for the
Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development
Council (MIGEDC).
transport...
tanker...
from p.1
Angue replaced Commander
Dominador Senador III who
served as PCG-Iloilo commander for two years.
Senador is now assigned as
deputy operations officer at the
PCG head office in Manila.
Police Gallery...
from p.2
victim.
It was found out that Alimas
mauled Donguinez on several
occasions.
Donguinez fled on board a
motorcycle together with the
knife he used in stabbing the
victim.
Suspect in hacking incident
charged
A 29-year-old man from
Sipalay, Negros Occidental
Galero...
“Basically I will continue the
programs for the enforcement
of safety regulations of coast
guard particularly on the aspect
of conducting pre-departure
inspections of vessels departing
ports of Iloilo,” Angue said.
The new commander also
vowed to intensify their operation
in the conduct of maritime law
enforcement patrols to combat
illegal activities in the province.
“We will be having frequent
patrols on vital installations and
conduct periodic evaluation of
vessels to check their readiness in times of emergency,”
he said.
is facing murder charges for
hacking his friend at Barangay
Iwa Macatol, Pototan Iloilo
Thursday.
Senior Police Officer 4
John Pasaporte of the Pototan police said charges were
filed Friday morning against
Wilfredo Basay, 29, of Sipalay, Negros Occidental who
hacked Jessie Mallorca of the
same place.
He will also be charged for
resisting arrest and escaping
authorities.
The incident allegedly broke
out when suspect and Mallorca
figured in an argument.
The verbal tussle heated
and ended into the hacking
incident.
Initial report said the suspect then fled from the crime
scene but it did not take hours
after he was intercepted and
collared by responding police
officers.
Charges will be filed against
the suspect who is detained at
the Pototan police station.
from p.8
to impress over the course of twelve rounds en
route to a unanimous decision defeat.
Galero recorded his first loss dropping to 11-1
with 5 knockouts while Menayothin improved
his unbeaten record to 37-0 with 12 knockouts.
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Antique athletes join
2015 WVRAA meet
8
By Vicente W. Villavert
SAN JOSE, Antique – The province of Antique is all set to send
392 athletes to the Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) Meet on February 8-13, 2015 in Aklan province. “Our athletes will leave for Aklan on February 5, and our delegation’s billeting quarters will be at the Aklan National School of
Arts and Trade, Kalibo, Aklan,” said Division Sports Coordinator
Roger Jamolo of the Department of Education-Antique.
Jamolo said Antique’s delegation numbering to about 485
is composed of athletes, coaches, assistant coaches, chaperon, and
delegation officials from DepEd Antique. Jamolo said that the games will include futsal, archery, arnis,
billiard, athletics, badminton, basketball, chess, sepak takraw, sipa,
football, swimming, table tennis, volleyball, softball, baseball,
gymnastics, and athletic games like bocce for the SPED pupils.
(PIA-Antique)
Galero fails in world title bid
MISAMIS Oriental native Jeffrey Galero was soundly beaten
in his first world title attempt
against WBC world minimumweight champion Wanheng
Menayothin on Thursday at
Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.
After a cautious start in the
opening round, Menayothin
began taking over from round
three onwards- reconstructing
Galero’s face in the process.
The 24-year-old Filipino
never found a way to answer the
Menayothin puzzle as he failed
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Stallion FC joins
UFL tourney
By Elyrose S. Naorbe
AFTER falling short of the PFF-Smart
National Club Championship – National
Group Stage Finals, Stallion Football Club
of Iloilo will try their luck again in the
United Football League (UFL) 1st Division
at the Rizal Sports Complex on February
7, 2015.
Ten teams including Stallion FC will
join this year’s UFL League - Ceres FC
of Bacolod City, Loyola Meralco Sparks
FC, Green Archers FC, Kaya FC, Manila
Jeepney FC, Pachanga FC, Socceroo FC,
Philippine Army FC and defending champion Global FC.
Stallion FC will be an all Ilonggo team
composed of six players from Iloilo City,
five from Barotac Nuevo, and one from
Sta. Barbara.
The team is under the management of
head coach Ernest Nierras, manager Filbert
Alquiros, owner Eduardo Robles Jr., and
coaching staff Jessie Sazon, Marjo Allado
and Richard Bedia.
The UFL will kick off on February 7
until middle of August 2015.
UFL League champs to qualify
for AFC Cup group stage
THE 2015 Global FC team. (Handout photo)
Global FC kicks off 2015 with gala launch
GLOBAL Football Club launched its 2015
campaign in style as the club introduced
this season’s line-up with a gala launch
at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel Monday
ahead of its title defense in the United
Football League (UFL).
Global FC, the defending UFL champions, made history last year by becoming
the first Philippine club to qualify for the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup,
the most prestigious continental tournament for champions of emerging football
nations.
Global FC will play the champions of
Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Myanmar in
the tournament’s group stages and the club
begins its international campaign against
Hong Kong’s South China AA on Febru-
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to have the distinct opportunity as the first
Filipino football club to qualify for the
prestigious AFC Cup,” Global FC founder
Dan Palami said. “This is a testament to
the hard work and dedication to excellence
of our players, coaches, and staff.” (ABSCBNnews.com)
THE United Football League’s (UFL) league competition kicks
off on February 7, with the eventual tournament champions of the
six-month long competition qualifying to the group stages of the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup.
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) officially confirmed
that the League champions will make it to the AFC Cup group
stages, an honor first earned by Global FC after winning last season’s title in emphatic fashion.
Defending champion Global FC, the first Filipino club to
participate in the AFC Cup group stages, has had to endure some
heartbreak in their last two competitions, however.
The Leigh Manson-coached side recently lost to the Loyola
Meralco Sparks in the final of the PFF National Club Championship, compounding its woes after a disappointing defeat
to Ceres-La Salle in the final of the FA League Cup last November.
But with the Suzuki Cup and the PFF Nationals now out of
the way, Global FC has the opportunity to focus its attention on
defending the crown.
Global FC will begin its campaign against Green Archers
United in the final match of the opening day. Newly promoted
sides Ceres-La Salle and Manila Jeepney will clash to start proceedings, with Kaya seeing action against Philippine Army shortly
after, in what will be an action-packed triple-header to kick off
the competition.
Much like the FA League Cup, which got the ball rolling for
the 2014-2015 season, the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium
will be the venue for most of the UFL matches, which take place
primarily on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. ABSCBNnews.com)
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DTI warns against buying
some imported apples
By Max N. Macahilo
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
warned consumers from buying and consuming
Gala Apples “Big B” and Granny Smith Apples
“Granny’s Best” or “Big B” as these imported
fruits were recalled due to its exposure to
Listeriosis.
The US Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) ordered the recall through a notice
sent to Maria Roseni Alvero, Commercial
Counselor, Philippine Embassy in Washington
D.C., USA.
In the notice, FDA said the 2014 harvests
of the two brands of apples is associated
with the “Listeriosis Outbreak” which has
a reasonable probability that the use of,
HAPPINESS is seen on the kids’ faces as they delight on simple pleasures such as balloons and
bubble-maker toys. Enterprising Pinoys take advantage of fiestas and public celebrations to earn.
(Ricky D. Alejo)
Boracay Water starts P86-M transmission line
Boracay Water said it has
started building the Nabaoy
Transmission Line, which
is aimed at increasing water
supply capacity in Boracay
Island in Malay, Aklan.
The P86-million project
includes the construction of a
5.5 kilometer pipe connecting
Nabaoy River water source to
the Caticlan Water Treatment
Plant.
The project will increase
water supply capacity from
14.5 million liters per day
(MLD) to 20 MLD. The transmission line is
expected to be completed by
mid-year.
It is expected to meet the
increasing water demand of
Boracay, due to the growing
number of tourists.
The Department of
Tourism estimates that tourist
arrivals to Boracay will jump
22 percent to 1.8 million
this year. Boracay is one
of the places that will host
the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Summit
this year.
Boracay Water, a company
formed through the partnership
of Manila Water and the
Tourism Infrastructure and
Enterprise Zone Authority in
2009, provides water and used
water services in Boracay,
Malay, Aklan, particularly
in its three barangays –
Manocmanoc, Balabag, and
Yapak. (ABS-CBNnews.com)
or exposure to these products will cause
serious adverse health consequences or
death.
The US FDA has received information that
the two brands of apple products may have
shipped in the country.
Other Asian countries that received shipments
of the two apples like Hong Kong also received
the FDA recall notice.
The US FDA reported that 30,000 cartons
of Gala Apples have been shipped to countries
outside the United States, each carton weighed
40 lb., while 345,000 cartons were exported by
the Granny Smith.
The FDA and the DTI appealed to the public
to provide information to ensure these products
are removed from the markets.
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Guardian
the daily
Read and Respected
Salakayan Festival: An enjoyable
way to experience Miagao’s history
By Bombette G. Marin
Photos by Kim Isiah Valencia
A
LL ROADS lead to Miag-ao,
Iloilo this Saturday, February 7,
as the town celebrates the annual
Salakayan Festival.
Salakayan Festival derived its name
from Hiligaynon word “salakay” or attack. The festival chronicles and re-enacts
the town’s struggles against Moro attacks
common during the Spanish and even
American Colonization periods.
Aside from the Dinagyang Festival,
Salakayan is now becoming known all
over the country as it also made appearances in the Aliwan Fiesta.
The enjoyable start of reliving Miagao’s history through the Salakayan Tribe
Competition will start at 9 AM at the
town plaza.
It will be participated by various high
schools and colleges in Miag-ao.
The 17th Salakayan Festival is celebrated simultaneous with the towns’ 299th
Foundation Anniversary, with the theme
“Sa Pagbag-o nga Mainuswagon, Pinanubling Miagaowanon Tipigan Naton.”
The weeklong festival kicked off last
January 31 with a Fun Run led by UP Ichthyophilic Society and Opening Salvo.
Other events held from February 1 to
6 were: Sectors’ Nights, Search for Miss
Salakayan 2015, Agro Trade Fair, Film
Festival, Battle of Sounds, etc.
The festival will culminate on Sunday
with a Fun Run at 5:30 AM, Motorcross at
7 AM, Fun Ride at 7:30 AM, Awarding of
Outstanding Miagaowanon, and Coronation of Queen of Miagao at 8 PM.
In the coastal towns of the 1st district
of Iloilo where Moro attacks were com-
mon, the residents and the local government units relive the struggles of their
forefathers to defend their shores from
attackers who capture locals, and sold
them as slaves.
The festivals have evolved through the
years, but the locals take pride in their
town’s rich history.
In Miag-ao, key to the re-enactment of
the pirate attacks is the building of the St.
Thomas of Villanova Parish to its present
site. It was originally built in Sitio Ubos
near the river. There was no battle then.
While there had been small revolts by the
town’s natives because they were frequent
targets of Piracy. The oppression ended
when the locals successfully defended
their town from the attack of the Sulu
pirates in May 7, 1754.
Each year, Miagaowanons from other
regions and outside of the country return
to Miagao to take part in Salakayan
Festival. The celebration is organized by
the local government unit headed by the
very active and tourism-oriented Mayor
Macario Napulan.
Miagao is 40.5 kilometers south from LOCAL and foreign tourists can expect a level-up merry-making and re-enactment of Miag-ao’s history in this year’s
Iloilo City. Comprised of 199 barangays Salakayan Tribe Competition.
with a land area of 13,286 hectares, the
town is bounded by the town of Igbaras
in the northeast, by Guimbal in the east,
by San Joaquin in the west and by the
- 5”2 IN HEIGHT at least Colmunicipality of Sibalom in the province lege Level
of Antique in the northwest.
To get to Miagao, take a jeep at the
Don Benito Q. Acap Sr. Southern Iloilo
Perimeter Boundary Terminal in Barangay Mohon, Oton, Iloilo. Metered taxis
are also available at the terminal. For
more information, please contact, Mr.
Arli Nim, the municipal tourism officer
at 09332124066.
Miag-ao: Home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site
When visiting Miag-ao,
d o n ’t f o rg e t t o v i s i t t h e
world-famous Miag-ao
Church, also known as the
Sto. Tomas de Villanueva
Parish Church.
The edifice is a UNESCO
World Heritage Site, under
the collective title Baroque
Churches of the Philippines,
together with San Agustin
Church in Manila; Nuestra
Señora de la Asuncion Church
in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur;
and San Agustin Church in
Paoay, Ilocos Norte.
Also called the Miag-ao
Fortress Church, it witnessed
Miag-aonons struggles
MIAG-AO Church is not only a work of art, but also an edifice
which protected the locals from pirate raids in the past.
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to protect the town from
pirate attacks, and served as
defensive tower of the town
against Moro raids.
Tourists delight in the
ornately-decorated façade of
the church, which elements are
mixture of Spanish, Chinese,
Muslim influences to local
traditions and elements.
A coconut tree is prominent,
which is depicted as the tree
of life where St. Christopher
dressed in local and traditional
clothing carrying the Child
Jesus on his back is holding
on to.
Also seen in the bas-relief
are papaya, coconut and palm
tree, and Miag-ao’s fauna.
The image of the town’s
patron saint, St. Thomas of
Villanueva, can be seen below
the image of St. Christopher.
At each side of the door are
the images of St. Henry of
Bavaria and Pope Pius VI.
Above the images of St.
Henry and Pope Pius VI
is their respective coat-ofarms.
The belltowers which served
as watchtowers to defend the
town against Moro invasion
are differently designed as
it was commissioned by
different priests.
Miag-ao /pB7
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Taft North, Mandurriao,
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Iloilo City
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AT ONLY 1.67 % MONTHLY INTEREST
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Ave. Brgy San Rafael,
Tel # (033) 3213413
Fax No. 508-9069
EVZ PHARMACY
“Customer Service
is our Pride”
Wholesaler & Retailer
Free delivery in Panay
and Guimaras
Philippine
STA BARBARA, ILOILO
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VETERINARY CLINIC
DR. REYNALDO S. TAPALES
Veterinarian
399 Huervana Street
La Paz, Iloilo City
Tel. No. 320-1383
AUTO SALES
&
CAR WASH
Diversion Road, Taft North,
Tel. No. 321-1012
Mr. RODOLFO L. BORRES
Proprietor
B6
community
Guardian
the daily
Read and Respected
2 Augustinians top
Nursing Board Exam
Gerardo B. Malayo and Willie Jude S. Au of the
University of San Agustin (USA) College of Nursing
placed 9th and 10th, respectively, in the November
2014 Nursing Licesure Examination (NLE).
Malayo garnered an 85 percentage rating
while Au got an 84 percentage rating.
Of the 481 nursing schools in the country, the
USA College of Nursing placed 10th in the top
performing schools recognized by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). The College has a 92.26% over-all passing performance
vis-a-vis the 57.29% national passing rate.
“We are extending our warmest congratulations to Batch 2014 for passing the November
2014 NLE! We will always carry you in our
hearts and in our prayers with joy as you scale
greater heights, touch hearts and transform lives
as Augustinian Nurse,” said Louie P. Hijalda,
Dean of the USA College of Nursing.
Fr. Frederick C. Comendador, O.S.A., President, University of San Agustin, expressed his
appreciation on the recent board performance
of the college.
“I wish to congratulate the College of Nursing
for producing topnochers and for performing exceptionally well in the last board exam. The result
is a testament to the hard work and dedication of
our Augustinian academic community. Our sincere congratulations go as well to our graduates
and their parents for the unique honor they have
given to the university.”
PRC announced that 15,292 out of 26,690
examinees passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of
Manila, Bacolod, Baguio, Cabanatuan, Cagayan
de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag,
Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban,
Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.
PRC and BoN released the official results
of November 29-30, 2014 Nursing Licensure
Examination last January 23, 2015, 29 working
days after the last day of examination. GERARDO Malayo
WILLIE Jude Au
120 couples to wed on Valentine’s Day
MORE than 120 indigent couples from
Iloilo City will celebrate the Valentine’s
Day with proclamation of their love and
the sealing of their union in a mass wedding at the historic Fort San Pedro.
The free mass wedding is initiated by
the city government through the Civil
Registrar’s Office, in partnership with
the Red Ladies of Iloilo.
Civil Registrar Romeo Caesar L.
Take selfie
and grofie,
win a prize
T HE D E PA RT M E N T
o f To u r i s m - 6 c a l l e d
on the public to join
the Experience Weste r n Vi s a y a s “ R e h i yon ko, Ipabugal ko!”
promo.
To join, take a selfie
or groufie while experiencing various activities, products and
services of the six provinces and two cities of
Region 6.
Then add DOT Region
VI on Facebook, and
like Experience Western
Visayas First Page.
Send your photo to
DOT Region VI via Private Message. Include a
short caption about the
photo describing your
experience or describing
the place.
One can send one
entry per tourist spot
visited or tourism event
experienced.
Watch out for your
photos to be posted on
the DOT-6 page.
Selected photos will
be posted on the EWVF
Page. Entries for the
corresponding month
with most likes will
receive special token
or exclusive items from
DOT-6.
There will be top 5
winners monthly.
Manikan Jr. said the mass wedding is
a major activity in line with the Civil
Registration Month this February.
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog will solemnize the wedding.
The previous mass wedding was
held at the city’s Calle Real Street that
was declared by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines as a
heritage zone.
Manikan said that aside from providing
them with venue to legitimize their union,
the city government also would like to educate the couples of the city’s rich heritage
and increase their tourism awareness.
The couples are required to plant a
tree at the Calajunan Wedding Park situated inside the city’s dump site area.
Manikan underscored that the wedding is necessary for them to legitimize
their union to consequently allow
their children to avail of benefits, like
PhilHealth.
“Due to financial constraints some
could not avail of the wedding,” he
added.
In addition to free weddings the
couples will also be provided with rings,
cakes and mugs from the city government and other philanthropists. (PNA)
Comelec
registers
voters in
barangays
SAN JOSE, Antique – The
Commission on Elections
(Comelec) in this province
reaches out to voters in every
barangay through the Barangay
Satellite Registration held every
weekend.
In Hamtic, Municipal Election Officer Meynard Miciano
leads the team who conducts the
Barangay Satellite Registration
every Saturday, in partnership
with the barangay officials.
He said about 60 percent
of the 47 barangays in Hamtic
were already covered by the
satellite registration since the
start of voter’s registration and
validation in May 2014.
It will continue until October
31, this year, he said.
He said the Voters Registration System machines are
brought to the barangays to
capture biometrics data.
Voters Registration System
is in compliance with Republic
Act 10367 or an Act Providing
for Mandatory Biometric Voters
Registration.
The Act provides for the
policy of the State to establish a
clean, complete, permanent and
updated list of voters through
the adoption of biometric technology.
Meciano reiterated the call
for first time voters to register.
Registered voters without
biometrics data must validate
their registration at Comelec
offices in their towns. (PIA6)
13th San Agustin Writers Workshop set
THE Fray Luis de Leon Creative
Writing Institute of the University of
San Agustin (USA) is now accepting
applications for writing fellowships to
the 13th San Agustin Writers Workshop
which will be held on May 11-13, 2015
at the USA President’s Conference
Room, Iloilo City.
Ten fellowships are open to creative
writers in and from Western Visayas who
are willing to learn more about the craft
of writing from panelists led by awardwinning writers and teachers Leoncio
P. Deriada, Isidoro M. Cruz, Alice Tan
Gonzales, and Erwin Sustento. The
workshop director is the award-winning
writer John Iremil E. Teodoro.
Interested applicants must submit
the following: application letter stating
that the literary writings submitted are
the original works of the applicant ;
letter of recommendation from any
faculty member of their school or any
established writer in the region; biodata with one 2” x 2” colored picture,
and contact details (landline/cellphone/
e-mail address); for minors, a letter
of consent from parent/ guardian;
and printout of five poems, or two
short stories, or two one-act plays,
in Aklanon, Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a,
Filipino, or English, in 8 ½” x 11” bond
paper, in Arial or Times New Roman,
double-spaced; and e-mail attachment
of the same creative works, sent to
the workshop director at jieteodoro@
gmail.com, cc: [email protected].
The theme of this year’s manuscripts
will be Panay dark mythological
creatures like the aswang, maranhig,
tayhu, and many other beings in West
Visayan lore, in celebration of the 13th
year of existence of the workshop.
The fellowships cover free board
and lodging in Iloilo City during the
workshop, plus a modest transportation
allowance for fellows who are based in
Western Visayas. Fellows from other
regions are advised to look for their
own travel funding.
The deadline for applications is on
April 6, 2015. The names of the ten
fellows will be announced on April 15,
2015. They will be informed by e-mail
by the workshop director.
Please send complete applications
in a brown envelope to: Dr. Isidoro
M. Cruz, Dean, Graduate School,
University of San Agustin, General
Luna Street, Iloilo City 5000.
For more information, please contact Ms.
Antonia Perales (Graduate School secretary)
at telephone number (033-3374841 local
241) or Dr. Cruz at local 164.
Gift-giving
Project in
Tigbauan
During this colorful and wonderful season, we best exemplify our generous hearts
through the tradition of gift-giving to our
neighbors who needs an extra help.
Lifting the words of the Founder and
Chairman of SM Group of Companies, Mr.
Henry Sy Sr., “We must do something to help
others in society”, The SM Store Delgado donated 400 gift bags of assorted merchandise
to families in Brgy. Dorongon, Tigbauan,
Iloilo last December 23, 2014.
This was through the “Maliwanag na
Pasko” project of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas High School Batch ’91, in
partnership with the Municipality of Tigbauan,
Iloilo headed by Mayor Suzette Alquisada.
This activity is a great example of the true spirit
of Christmas. A generous heart is never enough
to repay what our Lord has done for us, but sure
is a good start towards showing to the world that
goodness is in all of us, we only need to share it.
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Just Another
Film Junkie
‘That Thing called Tadhana’
and other movies open this week
T
hat Thing Called Tadhana” has been getting
this explosive epidemic of buzz and hype since it
opened in the indie circuit
around November 2014 and
that buzz and hype led to its
nationwide release. Now, the
film is invading the mainstream
audience theaters. The strength of mainstream Pinoy cinema lies on really well-crafted romantic
movies. But at the same time, it is also rare
that a filmmaker’s style is well-balanced
and well-disciplined enough to find that
perfect formula that is devoid of the bad,
corny factors. For a long time, Cathy
Garcia-Molina has been that director
who brings forth the kind of mainstream
romantic cinema we can be proud of. But
recently, the industry is seeing the rise of a
new master, Antoinette Jadaone, who is the
writer-director of “Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay” and “Relaks, It’s
Just Pag-Ibig”, and who also wrote “Ekstra”
and “English Only, Please”. I was surprised back in November when
my Facebook exploded with buzz from
family and friends in Metro Manila praising
this indie film entitled “That Thing Called
Tadhana”. Back then, I knew that this is one
indie film which is not just simply going to
pass through in the not-too-brightly-lit corners of Philippine cinema history without
getting some extraordinary recognition.
Later, it garnered several awards. Angelica Panganiban getting Best Actress,
Cinema One Originals 2014, Audience
Choice Award, Cinema One Originals
2014, Champion Bughaw Award for Best
Film, 3rd Prize, Dulang Pampelikula, Don
Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards 2014.
It knocked critics off their feet and was
given an all-in-unison high reviews. Several sites also named it as one of the best
films of 2014, putting it at around the top
3 slot, the popular movie site Twitchfilm
put it at number 3 on the top. And finally,
FHM Philippines includes this film as one
of their “Ten Movies We’re Excited For
This 2015”. All the buzz, all the noise, and
all the glory about this movie, and it all
finally led to getting a nationwide release,
it opened this week in theaters across the
country. “That Thing Called Tadhana” is written
and directed by Antoinette Jadaone, and
stars Angelica Panganiban and JM De Guzman. The films asks the questions “Where
do broken hearts go?” and tells the story of a
woman, struggling to meet airline baggage
requirements, who meets a man who comes
to her aid. Both in despair out of love, they
form a charming friendship that will take
Miag-ao..
them to Sagada in their attempts to mend
each other’s hearts.
Also opening this week are “Jupiter
Ascending” which is a big sci-fi epic from
the Wachowski Siblings, who brought us
The Matrix Saga. It stars Channing Tatum
and Mila Kunis, who plays this innocent
girl who finds out that she’s some sort of
Queen in some other planet, and must go
through some amazing adventure wherein
space assassins are out to kill her (or some
sh*t like that). It looks fun and visually
mindblowing. And the big “thing” about
it is that one of the gowns being used in
the movie is designed by Filipino fashion
designer, Michael Cinco. There’s also the film “Wild” which
gave Reese Witherspoon a Best Actress
nomination for the upcoming Academy
Awards, and “Project Almanac” which is
a “found-footage”, time travel movie that
is trying its best to style and success of the
movie “Chronicle”
And of course, I am also trying to once
again convince you to watch Peque Gallaga’s “Sonata” which is still showing at the
FDCP Cinematheque this weekend. from p.B2
Inside the church, the
most prominent structure is
the gold plated retablo or
sanctuary.
The present altar is the
original altar from the late
1700’s, which was discovered
during repair excavations in
1982.
On the middle is the
crucifix and on both sides are
the statues of its patron saint,
St. Thomas of Villanova and
St. Joseph. The tabernacle
below the crucifix is finished
in 98% pure gold and silver.
On both sides of the sanctuary
are images of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus and the Immaculate
Heart of Mary which dates
back in 1780.
The baptistery contains
the image of the Birhen ng
Barangay in limestone and
traditional Filipino clothing
recovered from the 1982
excavations. The original
late 1790’s images of St.
Tomas of Villanova can also
be found enclosed in a glass
case in the rear side of the
church.
So, after enjoying the
colorful tribe competition,
head to Miag-ao Church and
discover for yourself how
it protected the locals from
pirates.
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A Kapuso star-filled
Dinagyang Festival!
A
delightful blend of feel-good shows and upbeat
performances courtesy of GMA Network’s sought-after
stars recently spiced up this year’s Dinagyang Festival in
the City of Love.
On January 21, Kapuso home-grown talent Ruru Madrid, who
was a guest performer at the Iloilo Festival Queen and Hiyas Sang
Iloilo beauty pageant held at Robinson’s Place Iloilo, served up a
musical treat, which was very well received by a large audience.
Real-life sweethearts Lovi Poe and Rocco Nacino set the
stage on fire as they regaled their supporters with a mesmerizing
production number during a Kapuso Mall Show at Robinson’s
Place Iloilo on January 23.
On a promotional tour around the city last January 24, not even
the searing heat could get Once Upon A Kiss stars Miguel Tanfelix,
Bianca Umali, Pekto Nacua, and Betong Sumaya down as they
personally touched base with fans and went around from one stop
to another via the Dinagyang Festival Corporate Parade.
“Kakaiba ‘yung naging experience namin sa parade dahil
naaabot namin ‘yung mga tao habang nakasakay kami sa float.
It’s not the typical set-up na kumakaway lang kami sa kanila,”
14-year-old Bianca said.
StarStruck Kids alumnus Miguel, for his part, shared how they
were able to take selfies with fans during the motorcade.
Senior Program Manager for GMA Regional Entertainment
TV Jocelyn Bautista-Pacleb explained the reason behind
BiGuel’s unforgettable experience. “Through the years, we also
evolve. Hindi na gaya ng dati na gumagamit pa kami ng mga truck
for our floats at nakatingala lang ang mga tao sa artista. Ngayon,
mas personal na kami at mas reachable na ang Kapuso stars.”
On January 25, it was the turn of Ang Lihim ni Annasandra’s
Mikael Daez, who delivered a live coverage on the Ati Tribe
Competition for GMA TV Western Visayas, to amuse the Ilonggo
audience. The said competition, which showcased the rhythmic
and lively dances of various tribes, took place right before the
1stPhilippine Festival Costume Expo at the Freedom Grandstand.
Display of costumes at the lobby of Provincial Capitol ran from
January 23 to 24.
It was over at SM City Iloilo, where the lead cast of soon-to-be
launched Afternoon Prime soap Kailan Ba Tama Ang Mali?—
Geoff Eigenmann, Empress Schuck, Dion Ignacio, and Max
Collins—drew in their share of huge followers during a Kapuso
Mall Show mounted on the night of January 25.
Humbled by the Ilonggos’ overwhelming love and support, Max
vowed to not disappoint her fans with her upcoming soap.
Geoff, Empress, and Dion, meanwhile, proceeded to the
Freedom Grandstand right after the mall show to take part in the
Dinagyang Festival Awarding Ceremonies.
Oliver Victor B. Amoroso, GMA Regional TV’s Head of
Regional Strategy and Business
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that he is very much delighted
that the Network had brought
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Reed Elsevier opens hub in Iloilo
By Maricyn A. De los Santos
R
eed Elsevier Philippines has officially launched its
operations in Iloilo City in a ceremony held last
January 6 at 3rd floor, Richmonde Tower, Iloilo Business
Park, Mandurriao.
Reed Elsevier Philippines is a leading global
provider of professional information solutions in the science,
medical, legal, risk management and business sectors. It is also
the first Shared Services organization in Iloilo, which supports all
Reed Elsevier divisions globally.
“We help scientists make new discoveries, lawyers win cases, doctors
save lives, corporations build commercial relationships, insurance
companies assess risk, and government and financial institutions detect
fraud,” explained Mr. Irwin Jordan Riola, Reed Elsevier Philippines
General Manager and Director for Operations in Iloilo.
“Our operations center is located in a state-of-the-art facility
at the UP Ayala Land Techno Hub in Quezon City, and Iloilo is
our first office outside of Metro Manila,” he said.
According to Mr. Eric Roberts, Reed Elsevier Philippines
Managing Director, Iloilo was chosen as its second hub in
the country for three reasons: quality of education in Iloilo,
supportive local government and the Ilonggos’ potential to be
excellent professionals.
Roberts expounded that Iloilo City has several universities and
colleges which hone students to be highly skilled and globally
competitive. “The city government of Iloilo under the leadership
of Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog has also been very supportive
since we first expressed our interest to pour investments in the
city. Lastly, the Ilonggos are very hardworking, positive and
committed to their work,” he added.
Roberts and Riola are both looking forward for successful
operations in Iloilo, similar to when Reed Elsevier first started its
operations in the country in 2010.
Reed Elsevier started its recruitment in Iloilo last year, and
is constantly looking for high caliber and passionate team
Left to Right: Eric Roberts. Managing Director, REPH; Hon. Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog; Irwin Jordan Riola, General Manager,
REPH Iloilo; and Mr. Jericho Go, SVP Business Development & Leasing - Megaworld
members who’d embrace continuous improvement and its unique
culture – Valuing What Matters.
Newly graduates or experienced professionals are
encouraged to take opportunities that Reed Elsevier offers – from
marketing to IT, content operations, customer support, quality &
training, and finance services. Reed Elsevier offers various career
opportunities that are both challenging and rewarding.
Currently, Reed Elsevier has about 28,500 global team
members. In the Philippines, the firm started with 40 team members
in 2010, and presently has 1,800 team members in Manila.
Both Roberts and Riola highlighted the firm’s commitment to
its employees. “Only by attracting and keeping good people
– and being acknowledged as a company where those good
people can do their best work – will we be able to achieve
our objectives and meet the expectations of our customers and
stakeholders,” they said.

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