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Priest mum on
‘treasure hunt’
By Louine Hope Conserva
HISTORICAL authorities have stepped in the
alleged “treasure hunting” inside the Camposanto (mortuary chapel)
of the Roman Catholic
cemetery of San Joaquin,
Iloilo even as the town’s
parish priest kept his silence after his name was
dragged to the issue.
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Dr. Leoncio P. Deriada
Ilonggo literary giant
unveils new books
By Pietros Val R. Patricio
Erlyn Alunan, a member of
the Municipal Culture, Arts,
History and Tourism Office,
said the municipal government
of San Joaquin has reported the
incident to the National Museum, Feb. 24, 2016.
The National Museum has
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POLICE and historical authorities are still puzzled by the excavation inside the Camposanto (mortuary chapel) of the Catholic
cemetery in San Joaquin, Iloilo as the town’s parish priest remains mum on the issue. (Courtesy of Nenet Secondes Daulo)
PALANCA Hall of Famer and Gawad CCP Para sa
Sining (Panitikan) awardee Leoncio P. Deriada will
launch two books today, Feb. 27, 2016, 4 p.m., during
the “Produkto Lokal Weekend” Fair at The Mango
Tree Restaurant, Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
Deriada’s latest works are “Eerie” – a collection
of 14 short stories about the author’s strange personal experiences; and “Praktikal Hiligaynon para
sa mga Brodkaster kag mga Manunudlo” – a book
that discusses the most common lapses in the use of
Hiligaynon committed by broadcasters in Iloilo.
The two books are published by Kasingkasing
Press.
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Ex-Davao water district
exec tapped to head MIWD
Election laws forbid solicitations, donations
By Louine Hope Conserva
WHILE IT IS tempting to take advantage
of the 2016 elections by soliciting gifts or
cash donations from candidates, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) warned
that such act is punishable under the law.
Comelec Commissioner Christian Robert Lim said the Omnibus Election Code
(OEC) prohibits “any person or organiza-
A FORMER external affairs officer of the Davao City Water
District (DCWD) is the new general manager of the Metro Iloilo
Water District (MIWD).
Imelda Magsuci, former DCWD spokesperson, was appointed
by the MIWD board of directors and will assume office effective
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Man dead
in street
shooting
By Angelica L. Tapalla
POLICE are facing a blank wall
in the killing of a 42-year-old
man at Barasan Ilawod village,
Pototan, Iloilo early morning of
Feb. 26, 2016.
Ramil Peñaranda of Catoogan village, Pototan died on
the spot due to fatal gunshot
wounds on his face.
Police Senior Insp. Ariel
Corcino, Pototan PNP chief,
lamented the fact that no witnesses can shed light on the
incident.
But residents in the area
claimed hearing two persons
arguing around 3 a.m. followed
by gunfire.
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2 dead, 18 hurt as
jeep falls off ravine
ONE PERSON died while 16 people
were injured after a passenger jeep
plunged into a 13-meter ravine at Maliao
village in Leon, Iloilo afternoon of Feb.
25, 2016.
The Leon police said the jeepney,
which was ferrying passengers from
Bucari village, was on its way to the
town proper when the vehicle’s brakes
failed.
The jeepney was driven by Monico
Jasa Jr.
Hasa said he was driving on a blind
curve when he lost control of the jeep
in a downhill portion of the road. The
jeep turned turtle after it tumbled into
the cliff.
Responding police and rescuers immediately brought the victims to the
nearest hospital but two persons were
declare dead – Rodney Cabaluna, 34,
and Pila Guia Jasa, 80.
The wounded passengers are German Castaño, 33, of Pagsanga-an Pavia;
Winnie Hasa, 43; Mike Arnie Castaño,
27; Anjanette Jasa; Kenneth Cabaluna,
16; Annabelle Hasa, 38; Joshua Lee
Caminse, 17, of Tina-an Norte Leon;
Alvin Cabaluna, 25; Mary Ann Jasa,
29, of Pagsanga-an Pavia; Ron Carlo
Cabaluna; Eduardo Jalando-on, 53; Kurt
Ivan Cabaluna, 12; Cherry V. Jasa, 12;
John Philip Jasa, 6; and Harold John Cabaluna, Tommy Castaño, Joey Jasa and
Lorraine Jasa who were later transferred
to a hospital in Iloilo City.
Hasa claimed that his vehicle
suffered mechanical trouble as it
did not stop when he stepped on the
brakes.
The driver is currently detained at the
Leon police station.
Human Rights film fest opens in Iloilo today Support local artisans
in ‘Produkto Lokal’
By Maricyn A. De los Santos
“The candle burns not for us, but for
all those whom we failed to rescue from
prison, who were shot on the way to prison,
who were tortured, who were kidnapped,
who ‘disappeared’. That’s what the candle
is for.” - Peter Benenson, founder of Amnesty International
TO GUARD our freedom is to ensure our
rights are not violated.
Along this line, the 4th Active Vista
International Human Rights Film Festival
kicks off in Iloilo today, Feb. 27, 2016,
with the screening of award-winning film
“Engkwentro”, 2 p.m. at Cinema 2 of
Robinsons Place Iloilo.
The festival opened Feb. 24 in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the
1986 EDSA People Power Revolution,
according to the group DAKILA.
The Iloilo screening is part of the film
festival which also opened in Manila,
Davao, Cebu and Dumaguete. It is organized by DAKILA and co-presented by
the Commission on Human Rights of the
Philippines and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Pepe Diokno’s directorial debut film is
widely recognized for bravely exposing
the extra-judicial killings in Mindanao.
It won the Lion of the Future – “Luigi de
Laurentiis” Award and the Orizzonti Prize
at the 2009 Venice Film Festival.
Diokno is the grandson of the Philip-
pines’ “Father of Human Rights”, Senator
Jose “Pepe” W. Diokno, who was held in
solitary confinement during the Marcos
dictatorship.
Prior to the film screening, Ilonggos
can take part to a short talk about human
rights issues in the country, particularly in
Iloilo. The discussion will also tackle the
1986 People Power Revolution.
DAKILA said the festival will travel
to different cities nationwide. It will include workshop labs, film competition,
and conferences which will culminate on
December 10 – the International Human
Rights Day.
Festival Director, Leni Velasco, “The
power of cinema lies on its ability to mirHuman/p7
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GET THE best products, taste
good food, enjoy Hiligaynon
and Karay-a music and films
created by local artisans, musicians, and filmmakers at
“Produkto Lokal Weekend
Fair”, today, Feb. 27, 2016, in
The Mango Tree Restaurant,
Mandurriao, Iloilo City.
The event, which opens 2
p.m., is organized by Youth
First Initiative Philippines
(YFIP), a non-government and
human rights based organization working towards social
development through publicprivate partnerships.
Participating social enterprises include food brands
such as Madame Flambé, a line
of patés, syrups and breads;
Huat Cai, which offers authentic dimsum experience while
providing livelihood to persons with disabilities; Healthy
Press, which offers healthy
and delicious drinks like cold
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LGBT crash
course for Pacquiao
“A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: ‘Tell me:
when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence
of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?’ We
must always consider the person.” – Pope Francis
N
EW YORK CITY – As of this writing, there has been
no known mass movement from any organized LGBT
(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) group in
the Philippines and abroad against Rep. Emmanuel “Manny”
D. Pacquiao, except for the saber-rattling
of showbiz’s Vice Ganda, Boy Abunda,
and Aiza Seguerra, among other members
of the so-called “third sex” offended by
Pacquiao’s “masahol pa sa hayop” (worse
than animals) admonition on same sex
relationship.
Pacquiao, 37, by the way, has apologized
to those who may have been hurt by his
statement even as he clarified he was referring only to their (sexual) acts, not their
Alex Vidal persons, by invoking the Bible.
Because Pacquiao is a celebrity, his
words instantly turned into a tidal wave of
Armageddon that, for a while, threatened
to wallop his bid for the senate in the May
elections this year.
Pacquiao may be sincere in his apologies, but the recent spat
with the LGBT underscored his utter lack of understanding about
the history of LGBT advocacy in the Philippines, with reference
to the early existence of transvestism and crossing gender in the
16th and 17th century with the babaylan until their disappearance
under Spanish colonialism and the emergence of different gender
identities and sexual orientations in the 1960s.
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the question of Trajano in their Facebook
account or produced a meme on the issue
and uploaded it online. Good for them,
EDSA I People Power revolt took place in
1986 and the Marcos regime was ousted.
In an earlier incident, Liliosa Hilao
was arrested in 1973 and brutally tortured.
She died in detention and autopsy report
revealed she was raped and muriatic acid
was poured into her mouth.
Had People Power did not occur in
1986, it would have been the soldiers of
Bongbong Marcos, son and namesake
of the dictator, who would be knocking
at the doors of the millennials arresting
them without warrant for questioning his
rule. They are lucky if they end up in jail
for most likely they will share the fate of
Trajano and Hilao. Life under a dictatorship was harsh and present generation are
fortunate not experience it.
It is easy to take for granted freedom
especially if one has not experienced losing it. This is the gap between the pre- and
post-EDSA I generations.
Those who lived through the horrors of
the Marcos dictatorship remember what it
was like to live under the rule of repres-
APUA Institute of Technology
(MIT), 1977, the height of the
Marcos dictatorship. In a jampacked student forum with no less than
the president’s daughter Imee Marcos as
guest, a student stood up and spoke. He
questioned the
qualification
of the guest to
head the Kabataang Barangay (KB), the
youth arm of
the regime saying she got the
post because
Artchil Fernandez her father is the
president.
Soldiers immediately accosted the student, whisked him off, and he was never
seen again. Few days later, the tortured
dead body of Archimedes Trajano was
dumped in an isolated place in the metropolis.
This is what would have happened to the
millennial generation today if they posted
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sion, when basic freedoms are denied to
the people and human rights are violated
with impunity by those in power. One is not
free to express opinions and views critical
to the government in the media. People
are not allowed to assemble and express
their grievances. Anyone can be arrested
without warrant and detained indefinitely
without due process. And those arrested
were subjected to torture and heinous
indignities.
Had the post-EDSA I generation lived
through the ”golden age” Bongbong Marcos is bragging about, they could have been
one of the 3,257 killed; 40,000 tortured;
or the 60,000 illegally detained by the
Marcos dictatorship. As a consequence,
the millennial generation could have been
among the 10,000 victims of human rights
violations who filed a class suit in Hawaii
District Court against the Marcos estate.
The victims won. The court ordered the
Marcos estate to pay them $ 2 billion in
compensation, the biggest in history.
Aside from political persecution and
lack of freedom, Marcos dictatorial rule
was also marked by massive corruption and
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As a legislator, Pacquiao should have been aware that the
Philippines is signatory to many relevant international covenants
promoting human rights, though LGBT rights are not always
supported by the state.
Same-sex activity is not criminalized and sexual orientation is
mentioned in various laws, it was reported.
The most important issue in terms of law is considered the lack
of an anti-discrimination bill, which Pacquiao and his colleagues
in the House of Representatives, should have endorsed in order to
establish an LGBT desk in police stations and to allow same-sex
couples to jointly own property.
In the absence of national legislation, anti-discrimination
ordinances at the level of local government units and cities have
been recently passed, according to the history and overview of
the LGBT Rights in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, even Bible scholars differ on their interpretations
of the Genesis 2: 19-25 “Adam and Eve:”
BORN AGAIN
Pacquiao, a “born again” Christian, may have anchored his
opinion on anti-gay Christian ministers who have used the argument of “In the beginning, God made Adam and Eve, not Adam
and Steve, nor Eve and Jane” as a crux to propagate the myth that
homosexuality is “unnatural.”
Those who disagree with Pacquiao and other gay and lesbian
bashers maintain that while the Bible in Genesis asserts that God
made male and female, “this does not really mean that all males
and all females need to end up with opposite sex partners.”
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Is schism afoot?
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T WILL BE a terrible thought and a sad
moment if indeed the Catholic Church
is drifting towards schism, the break of
some from the Church on matters involving fundamental doctrine. We have seen
schism in the 16th century when some clerics rejected the teachings of the Church and
formed their
own religious
sects. Though
intended as a
Reformation,
the break became known
as the birth
of Protestantism. Since
then ProtesModesto P. Sa-onoy tant groups
split and
continue to
split and new
religious groups are established departing
from the Catholic doctrine.
There were earlier schisms, like the
break of the Eastern Churches that led to
the distinction between the churches of the
east and the west. There was schism that
led to the formation of the Anglican Church
or the Church of England on the issue of
divorce that King Henry VIII wanted the
Pope to agree on. The Pope remained firm
on the teaching of the Church on the dissolubility of marriage. The Church would
rather lose the kingdom than violate its
doctrine.
There is now a furor over gay couples
union (we cannot call it a marriage because
it is not) and Manny Pacquiao got clobbered for speaking his mind – his opposition to the so-called marriage. Although
he has left the Catholic Church, Pacquiao
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retains the fundamental Church teaching
on the marriage bond.
In an article published by the magazine “In Defense of the Catholic Faith”
(October 1, 2015), Maike Hickson cited
Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller, the head
of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith to have warned that “German bishops are leading the Church to a schism”.
The Congregation is the Vatican office
guarding the Catholic faith. A previous
head of this office became Pope Benedict
XVI.
The Cardinal was quoted to have said
that the “tendency of German bishops to
divide doctrine from pastoral practice is
not unlike the abuses surrounding the Protestant split in 1517”. He said “one should
be very vigilant and not forget the lesson
of Church history.”
The article claimed that radical German
cardinals led by Walter Kasper “are behind
a big push to change Church teaching and
practice on issues as allowing ‘remarried’ Catholics to receive the Eucharist,
as well as redefining marriage to accept
‘non-traditional’ unions such as between
homosexuals.”
Cardinal Muller debunked the claim of
some German bishops as the “leaders of the
Catholic Church while flouting teachings
on marriage and sexuality despite dramatic
reductions in church attendance, shrinking
number of seminarians, and a drop in vocations to the religious orders.”
Indeed some so-called Church leaders
try to satisfy people’s barest instincts with
an attempt to suit the teachings of the
Church to these people to the detriment of
the faithful.
The Cardinal lamented that “He who
remains faithful to the teachings of the
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thievery of people’s money. The economy stagnated and on the
verge of collapse when the Marcos family fled in 1986.
When Marcos was elected president in 1965, the country’s
foreign debt stood at $2 billion and the exchange rate was 3.90
pesos to a US dollar. When Marcos was ousted in 1986, the foreign
debt ballooned to $ 27.2 billion and the US dollar was 26 pesos.
That’s how low the Philippine economy sunk under the 20-year
rule of the Marcoses.
By the time the Marcoses were removed from power, the
Philippines was second from the bottom in terms of economic
development in the region, compared to the second best performing economy in the region, next only to Japan when Marcos
began his rule.
The biggest lie being peddled by the Marcos family and their
supporters is the rule of Marcos was the most idyllic and blissful era in Philippine history. Economic facts and data during the
period belie the false claim. In the twilight years of the Marcos
dictatorship, 49.3 percent of Filipinos live in abject poverty.
The Guinness Book of World Records under the section thievery and robbery named Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos the biggest
thieves in the world and their estimated loot is $10 billion. So far
the post-EDSA I administrations have recovered only $4 billion
of the Marcos booty.
The Marcoses have never disputed and have muted this fact.
Though they did not go through the nightmares of Marcos
dictatorial rule, the post-EDSA I generation must study, under-
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When talking about “what’s
natural,” in the beginning,
the first humans did not wear
prescription glasses to see,
use wheelchairs to get around,
or attach prosthetic limbs to
enhance mobility. “Are all of
those aspects of humanity unnatural?” asked the Religious
Tolerance.
“Many translations say that
God makes Adam a ‘suitable
helper/companion.’ While
Adam already had all the animals of the world under his
dominion, God saw that Adam
Church is attacked by the media, and even
defamed as an opponent of the pope.” This
is “as if the pope and all the bishops in
union with him were not witnesses of the
revealed truth which has been entrusted
to them so that it does not run the risk of
being leveled down by men to a human
measure.”
“We may not deceive the people, “he
added “when it comes to the sacramentality
of marriage, its indissolubility, its openness
toward the child, and the fundamental
complementarity of the two sexes. Pastoral
care has to keep in view the eternal salvation as opposed to a desire to be popular
or accepted in the world.”
He also criticized his fellow German
bishops who have declared that “life
realities” must be taken into account
as part of the Church teachings and
salvation.
However, Hickson quoted Muller who
said “the goal should not be about ‘adopting the Revelation to the world but…about
gaining the world for God’.”
This is also the dilemma of Pacquiao a
candidate for senator. His opinion against
same sex union was assaulted by people
with easy access to media and media
hyped it up. But while he apologized, he
stood firm against the trending of same
sex marriages.
Some plan to junk him but I believe
there are more voters here who would vote
for Pacquiao not so much for his being a
boxing champ but because he stood firm
on his religious belief as against people
whose morality changes with “realities”
that in many cases are of their own making
founded on relativistic morality.
Will this lead to schism? The Church
cannot be threatened.
stand and learn from the experience of the pre-EDSA generation.
This is the only way for them not to make a terrible mistake of
repeating the past.
Do they have to live through the horrors of Marcos horrible
rule in order to understand its terror? The Marcos era was a dark
chapter in Philippine history.
Millennial generation is likely to taste the Marcos brand of
cruelty should they make a dreadful error of supporting the vice
presidential run of Bongbong Marcos. The handwritings are
clearly on the wall. Bongbong Marcos not only refused to apologize for the barbarity of his father’s rule. He openly declared he
saw nothing wrong with his father’s dictatorship, emboldened by
his rising poll rating.
If the son of the dictator is proud of the terrible things his father
did to Filipinos, he is most likely to repeat those horrible deeds.
Torture, extrajudicial killings, massive and systematic robbery
of national treasury, abuse of power and a host of horrifying
crimes, Bongbong Marcos found them fine. Without remorse
or acknowledgement of these terrifying misdeeds, Bongbong
Marcos will likely do them again should Filipinos return him to
Malacanang.
Never again!
This must be the battle cry of Filipino voters as the Marcoses
attempt to make a comeback. It is bad enough that the Marcoses
were never punished for their high crimes. For them spit on
Filipinos through a Marcos victory in the vice presidential race
is too much.
Reject Bongbong Marcos in the 2016 election.
was alone and he needed a
‘suitable’ helper, who just
so happened to be first lady
Eve.”
COMPANIONS
It explains further: “Relating
this to our own lives, so many
of us are surrounded by many
‘helpers’ and ‘companions,’
but, only a few, maybe one,
are truly suitable to aid and
comfort a person throughout
his or her life.
“People who are gay or
lesbian maybe surrounded by
heterosexual mates who are
perfectly ‘adequate’ helpers,
but the ‘suitable helper and
companion’ that God has made
for them is not a person of the
opposite sex.
“Plus, if gay people are not
meant to be with their ‘suitable
helper/companions,’ are they
meant to be alone, without a
helper? I believe God would
say ‘no,’ according to Genesis
2: 18.”
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Giving a good
homily
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ORRIED about the complaints many people make
about priests’ homilies, the Vatican has issued a
Homiletic Directory that gives tips on how to give
good homilies.
It cannot be denied that people nowadays, rightly or wrongly,
judge the quality and the attractiveness of the Mass by the homilies priests give.
Of course, their judgment is not the ultimate criterion to
use to evaluate the effectiveness of the homilies and much
less, of the Mass itself. But
their observations count a lot
because the homilies are meant
to make a certain impact on
their lives.
If their reception of the
homilies is not good, if they
find them boring or too pedantic and abstract, or heavily pepFr. Roy Cimagala pered with rhetorical gimmicks
and pompous words, etc., then
most likely the desired effect
of the homilies of fostering
greater holiness and closer
intimacy with God and more love for others, would already be
aborted.
Homilies are meant to be an organic extension of God’s
continuing dialogue with men. The priests who give them
should be most aware that the words are not his, but Christ’s,
and that they have to be most faithful, if not, vitally identified
with Christ.
You can just imagine with what preparation and dispositions
the priests should have to properly deliver them. They—we, me
included—should prepare the homilies with prayer and appropriate study. We have to acquire and assume nothing less than the
very mind and sentiments of Christ.
That’s why only priests or, at least, deacons can give the
homilies, because they have been ordained to personify Christ
as head of the Church who preside over the Mass, even if it is
the whole assembly who offers the Mass. Only the clerics have
the power to preach the homilies, even if there are laypeople
who are more gifted in theological knowledge and rhetorical
skills.
Like Christ, we, clerics, have to be mediators who link both
God and men, and therefore, should be intimately identified with
God and with men to be effective mediators.
The homilies then cannot be other than a message of salvation, of mercy, which in the end is the very mission of Christ.
They somehow have to proclaim the whole nature and mission
of Christ all the way to the cross and his resurrection. They just
cannot be too focused on the cross without the resurrection, nor
on the resurrection without the cross.
In fact, the homilies should be an expression and manifestation
of Christ himself. When the assembly listens to the homilies, they
should have the sensation and conviction that they are listening
to Christ.
The homilies should somehow show God’s eager desire to
save man, and man’s necessity to be saved. The homilies should
somehow manage to portray the concrete human conditions of a
given people at a given time which are in need of divine redemption. Thus, homilies are not meant to be generic messages of
salvation. They ought to have a specific focus even if the message
of redemption remains the same.
To be sure, the effectiveness of the homilies is not only a matter of techniques, though these are always necessary. It is more a
matter of the genuine sanctity of the homilists. Homilies should
not be reduced into some kind of theatric performance, or a class
lecture.
Thus, more than just honing up our studies and rhetorical skills,
we, clerics, should really work on our spiritual life, on our real
identification with Christ. We should be filled with nothing less
than the spirit of Christ. We should be most generous and heroic
in our prayers and sacrifices.
Obviously, this process will always be a work in progress.
It will be a lifetime concern. We should not think that it is
undoable, because while it’s true that it’s really a daunting
duty, it is also true that God has already given us everything
for us to be what we ought to be and do while giving the
homilies.
What is needed is trust, faith and hope in God’s word, his grace,
his mercy. And like a baby goaded by his mother to start to learn
to walk, we just have to make the first step, then the next, and the
next, till we can walk steadily and with elegance, never mind the
occasional missteps and setbacks.
If properly done, the homilies will always have the qualities of
Christ’s words—with wisdom and charity, with power and humility. They will have a transforming effect on those who, with faith
in God also, would hear them.
They will be words that would bring us eternal salvation!
Reflections
6
News
8 houses razed
in evening fire
EIGHT HOUSES were gobbled by a fire in
Molo, Iloilo City evening of Feb. 25, 2016, the
Bureau of Fire Protection reported.
The fire, which started at about 7:30 p.m.,
totally gutted three houses and partially damaged
five more in Zone 4 San Juan, Molo.
Fire Superintendent Jerry Candido, Bureau of
Fire Protection (BFP)-Iloilo City fire marshal,
said the totally damaged houses were owned
by Nestor Capistrano, Rudy Gamuza, and the
Sudario family.
Candido said they received a call for assistance some 15 minutes after the fire erupted.
Fortunately, the fire broke out in an area
near the road, not in the inner alleys, which
made it possible for firefighters to reach the
fire scene.
The fire was declared out at about 8:35 p.m.
Initial investigation indicated that electrical
short circuit may have triggered the blaze in the
ceiling of Capistrano’s house and quickly spread
to other parts of the house.
Except for the concrete walls, the houses
were mostly made of wood, which could explain
the little amount of time it took for the fire to
spread.
The BFP has yet to give an estimated amount
of damages lost during to the blaze.
Another gun ban violator collared
A RESIDENT of Bakhaw village in Mandurriao,
Iloilo City was arrested evening of Feb. 25, 2016
for alleged violation of the gun ban imposed by
the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and
PNP.
Police arrested Jorry Rubinas Jr., 22, after
receiving a tip that an armed person was roaming
their neighborhood.
Couple
nabbed for
drug raps
The officers said they saw the apparently
drunk Rubinas brandishing a handgun and immediately called ordered him to surrender.
Police said Rubinas attempted to hide his
firearm but no to avail.
Recovered from the suspect were homemade
caliber .45 pistol with one cartridge and another
patented caliber .45 pistol.
Rubinas is now detained at the Mandurriao
police station.
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brace for
more rebel
offensives
By Dolly Yasa
BACOLOD City – Chief Supt.
Conrado Capa, Negros Island
police regional director, said
police units in the region are
bracing for more offensives
from the New People’s Army
(NPA) as its 47th founding anniversary nears.
Capa said the PNP will not
be surprised anymore if the
NPA will launch more operations against military and police forces as they usually do
to mark their anniversary on
March 29, 2016.
Capa said police stations in
Negros Island have fortified
their defenses in anticipation of
more attacks from the NPA.
PNP public safety companies were also ordered to
conduct operations against the
rebels and criminals.
On Feb. 11, the NPA ambushed a group of policemen
who were returning to their
station after responding to an
incident at Caningay village,
Candoni town.
Two policemen were killed
while three others, including a
civilian, were injured.
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village in Sara, Iloilo afternoon
of Feb. 25, 2016.
The suspects are Michael
Piosca, 37 and his wife Cheryl
Piosca, 37, both residents of
Improgo, Sara.
Joint elements of the Sara
police and Special Operations
Unit (SOU) on Illegal Drugs
recovered from the couple four
plastic sachets of suspected
shabu, P500 marked money,
shabu paraphernalia, assorted
live ammos and a caliber .22
revolver.
Police said the couple’s alleged forays in drug pushing
started recently when Michael
ran out of money to buy illegal
drugs.
Michael denied they are
into the illegal drug trade and
claimed it was their friend who
was selling shabu.
Meanwhile, the suspects
are presently detained at the
lock-up cell of Sara police
station and will be charged for
violation of Sections 5, 11, and
12, Section II, of Republic Act
9165 (Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act).
TWO FALL IN
TWIN BUSTS
In Roxas City, Capiz, Police
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Election...
from p.1
houses, puericulture centers,
medical clinics and hospitals,
churches or chapels, cement
pavements or any structures
for public use or for the use of
any religious or civic organizations.
“The same prohibition applies to treasurers, agents or
representatives of any party,”
said Lim, commissioner-incharge of the Campaign Finance Office.
Excluded from the ban are
“normal and customary religious stipends, tithes, or collections on Sundays and/or other
designated collection days,”
he said.
Lim said these acts are prohibited from the start of election period last Jan. 10, 2016 to
Support...
from p.2
pressed juices; Sidro, a brand of
handmade gourmet doughnuts
that uses only the highest quality and all-natural ingredients;
Sweet Rescue, a line of baked
goodies including cupcakes;
Healthy Kitchen, which started
as an online store selling delicious healthy meals; and A
Artisanal Ice Cream, which
produces fine quality ice cream
made with premium ingredients
and in small quantities to ensure their distinctive taste.
Those into arts and crafts
will not be disappointed as
the fair also features the following local craftsmen and
artists: Gab and Brie, a line
of handcrafted turbans and
glitter bows for babies and
showcased; BJ Chavez, an
award-winning designer whoe
makes accessories made of
Kamagong wood, carabao
nails and local fresh water
pearls, and semi precious
Human...
from p.2
ror and hammer society by
tapping into our consciousness.
Sometimes, it is in encountering the imaginary that social
truths become amplified—this
is “truth X Imagination”.
“Active Vista utilizes cinema first, as an educational
platform to discuss and shed
Pedal...
from p.8
Pedal for HIV founder Faustine Luell T. Angeles Jr., together with Victor Silva of Brazil
visited key locations in the
Philippines starting Feb. 15.
Pedal for HIV is a cycling
team composed of young athletes who want to promote HIV
awareness through sports in the
country.
Interestingly, only one of the
team members is positive with
HIV and that is Angeles.
The group was formed in
Man
dead...
from p.2
Initial police investigation
indicated that Peñaranda was
walking home when the un-
Election Day on May 9, 2016.
Lim stressed that under the
law, violating these provisions
constitute election offense,
thus, a written complaint is necessary to punish the violators.
He noted common violations
such as soliciting donations
from candidates for sports
uniforms, “abuloy” or funeral/
bereavement assistance, medical assistance, scholarships or
educational assistance.
Lim said the law is very
clear on election campaign
contributions and spending
“to level the playing field and
enhance transparency in the
funding of candidatures.”
“These have legal bases,
including: the 1987 Constitution, Article II, Section 26: ‘The
State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public
service, and prohibit dynasties
as may be defined by law”; the
Omnibus Election Code (BP
881), Article XI on Electoral
Contributions and Expenditures; and the United Nations
Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), ratified by the
Philippine Senate as per Senate
Resolution No.108 dated 06
November 2006,” he said.
Lim was a resource speaker
at the recently concluded “Investigative Reporting Seminar on Scrutinizing Electoral
Campaign Spending in the
Philippines” facilitated by the
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ).
Malou Mangahas, PCIJ executive director, said while
the law is very stringent, the
violations are reflections of
problems in enforcement.
stones; Art by Eru Anii, whose
works are focused on nostalgia
for people to reminisce happy
and positive experiences;
Belle Gaitan Needlecraft,
which products include travel
pouches that can hold passport, earplugs, and eye fold,
bags, swimsuits and ballet leotards; The Yarn Artisan, which
produces knitted dresses of
children, handmade mermaid
costumes, classic doll dresses,
and colorful floral garments;
Pearl Diano, who makes beautiful postcards; Hawid Panublion, a group supporting the
nito weaving craftsmanship of
Ati weavers in Sitio Nagpana
in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo; and
Kwago, a line of digitally
printed T-shirts showcasing the
owner’s artistry, passion, and
uniqueness.
Other local artisans participating in the fair are Fitstop, a
food business that also encourages an environment- and bikefriendly Iloilo City by renting
out bikes; Terra Verde, which
advocacy is to support local
farmers and environmental
preservation through cultivation and production of organic
crops; RRAW, a line of natural
and vegan-friendly skin care
products;
Tigbato.ph, which encourages learning calligraphy skills;
Prime Cut Pomade, an all natural hair styling product made
with indigenous and healthy ingredients loaded with vitamins
and essential oils; and Kasingkasing Press, a publishing firm
that promotes local literatures
by collecting and publishing
the works of esteemed writers
in the region.
Enjoy Kinaray-a and Hiligaynon music by Maharlika
Band; the Kasingkasing Press
Book Launch; film showing
of original Ilonggo films “Mel
Carreon” by Mia Reyes, “Bantay Salakay” and “Ugayong”
by Reymundo Salao, among
others.
light on the importance of
knowing and asserting human
rights; and second, as a tool
for empowerment in bringing
about relevant social change.
Thus, it showcases an array of
films tackling different human
rights issue,” she said.
The film fest is in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines
(FDCP), National Commission
for Culture and the Arts, University of the Philippines Film
Institute, Movies that Matter,
and civil society organizations
such as the Philippine Alliance
of Human Rights Advocates,
Ateneo Human Rights Center,
Alternative Law Groups, Metro
Manila Pride and Filipino Freethinkers.
May 2015 during a fun ride
event in Marikina City for the
International AIDS Candlelight
Memorial.
In August 2015 Angeles, 27,
marked his first visit to Boracay
for a greater cause.
The group is also the lone organization authorized to release
the poster in the Philippines.
The poster campaign originated
in Brazil and an initiative of
Grupo de Incentivo a Vida
(GIV) or Life Support Group.
According to Angeles, the poster is meant to erase misconceptions
about an HIV positive person.
“If exposed to sunlight or
air, the virus already dies. The
virus can only be transmitted
through sex, sharing of needles
with an infected person, or
through certain bodily fluids
that include blood and breast
milk,” he said.
The team stayed in Palawan,
Feb. 20 to 24 to kick off their
first activity and will be heading to Coron Feb. 25 to 27.
Other cities which will avail
of the lectures are Cebu (March
1-4) and Boracay (March 6-10).
identified suspect suddenly
accosted and pumped bullets
into his head.
Recovered from the crime
scene was a caliber .45 pistol.
The Pototan police said
they are also looking into the
possibility of personal grudges
as a motive for the shooting
incident.
Ilonggo...
from p.1
Teachers and mass communication students will find
the Hiligaynon book useful,
especially those who have
problems in basic Hiligaynon
and English.
Noel G. de Leon, founder
and publisher of Kasingkasing
Press, said Deriada is set to publish two more titles this year.
The other two books are
in Hiligaynon – “Mga Tinuga
sang Kangitngit” and “Panimalay Ilonggo”.
The first book revisits the
terminologies of Panay’s traditional folk tales, myths and
legends while the other one
is a basic children’s language
manual in Hiligaynon (partly
with English explanations) for
parents, primary school teachers and young readers.
“His publications are sought
after by many in the academe
and literary circles not just in
the region but throughout the
country,” said de Leon.
“These are much anticipated
titles that will surely have a big
impact on how Ilonggos treasure their linguistic and literary
Priest...
from p.1
declared the Camposanto a
national cultural treasure, a title
bestowed on sites with unique
cultural property and possess
outstanding historical cultural
artistic or scientific value.
Alunan said since they do
not have direct lines to the National Museum, they coursed
their concern through the National Historical Commission
of the Philippines (NHCP).
In a text message to The
Daily Guardian, NHCP Executive Director Ludovico
D. Badoy said the incident
is a concern of the National
Museum.
“Mr. Rommel Aquino of
NHCP’s Church and Restoration Division informed me that
he will forward my concern
to Architect Reynaldo Lita,
officer-in-charge of the Historical Preservation Division. As
early as Wednesday (Feb. 24) ,
National Museum director Jeremy Barns said he is getting in
touch with the LGU the soonest
time possible. And we are constantly reminding them to come
over. The instruction to us is to
secure the area until they come
over,” Alunan said.
Ex-Davao...
from p.1
March 1.
Dr. Teodoro Robles, MIWD
board chairman, said they will
meet Magsuci on Feb. 29,
2016 and will introduce her to
the department heads and acting general manager Moises
Molen Jr.
Robles said they chose Magsuci out of seven applicants
because of her experience in
running a water district.
“We need a manager who
is experienced in many different areas such as commercial,
finance and other areas of
operation. She can better appreciate what is going on instead
of somebody who only knows
politicking,” he said.
Couple...
from p.6
SOTG) of the Capiz Police Provincial Office (CPPO) arrested
Glen Orda, 38, of Purok 2 Libas
village here, and Alex Artuz of
Poblacion Tapaz, Capiz.
Recovered from Orda were 7 sachetsofsuspectedShabu,P500marked
7
heritage, and how Hiligaynon
is being taught and used as a
regional language,” he added.
Often regarded as the “Father of Contemporary West
Visayan Literature”, Deriada
has guided and molded many
young writers in the region
through workshops and seminars he has either co-organized
or participated over the years.
A 17-time recipient of the
Carlos Palanca Memorial
Awards for Literature, many
of Deriada’s works were published in literary anthologies
and magazines, locally and
internationally.
Throughout his teaching
career, Deriada has been a
staunch advocate for the use
of local language inspiring
many of his protégées to become distinguished writers
in Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a and
Aklanon, apart from Filipino
and English.
Also touted as the region’s
brightest hope for a National
Artist Award for Literature, he
received the prestigious Gawad
CCP Para sa Sining (Panitikan)
from the Cultural Center of the
Philippines in 2015, showing
little sign of slowing down or
retiring from his craft.
Deriada is Professor Emeritus of UP in the Visayas. He
has a Ph.D. in English and Literature (Creative Writing) from
Silliman University (1981), an
M.A. in English from Xavier
University (1970), and an A.B.
major in English from the Ateneo de Davao (1959). He finished high school at the Davao
City High School (1955).
Among his other recognitions are Metrobank Outstanding Teacher (2002); Kampeon
ng Wika from the Komisyon
ng Wikang Filipino (2014) and
Lifetime Achievement Award
in Literature from the National
Commission for Culture and
the Arts (2013).
He has written and edited
more than 20 books since 1984.
His first novel, People on Guerrero Street, was a co-winner of
the National Book Award for
the Novel in English (2004).
The book launch is presented
by Kasingkasing Press and Hubon Manunulat, in cooperation
with Produkto Lokal Weekend
Fair and Youth First Initiative
Philippines, Inc.
Ten persons were arrested
evening of Feb. 24 for digging a
50-foot hole inside the Camposanto in purportedly in search
for hidden treasures.
They were jailed for violating Republic Act 10066 (National Cultural Heritage Act
of 2009) which mandates the
protection and conservation
of national cultural sites and
structures.
Alunan said they received a
report from Punong Barangay
Napoleon Secondes of Purok 1
Poblacion and the cemetery’s
caretaker about the involvement of Father Nelson Silvela
in the excavation.
Senior Inspector Raymond
Gemarino, San Joaquin police
chief, said they tried calling
Silvela to find out who ordered
the excavation but the latter did
not answer.
Gemarino said if the digging is indeed part of an ongoing project of the NHCP or
other agencies, the proponents
should have secured permits
from the local government and
other concerned offices.
First district board member
Ninfa Garin, a native and for-
mer mayor of San Joaquin, said
she is bringing the concern to
the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
in their next regular session,
March 1.
“I will be having a privilege
speech for that case,” Garin
said.
As to the alleged involvement of the priest, she said they
cannot easily act on it because
the Camposanto is the property
of the Catholic Church.
“Hindi ka man ka dali-dali
magsiling nga ma-aksyon kami
agad kay si father ara da. Hambal ni father nga ‘akon na ya
responsibilidad’ (We cannot
immediately act because the
priest is there. He already said
it is his responsibility). We are
happy because the people of
San Joaquin are very much
concerned of the property of
the church which we consider
our treasure,” she said.
Prior to the media report,
Garin said she already instructed the police four days
ago to conduct a surveillance
of the cemetery.
Several locals of the town
also held a prayer rally yesterday in front of Camposanto following the arrest of the alleged
treasure hunters.
Magsuci served as finance
officer and external affairs office
head of DCWD before she applied for the top MIWD post.
Robles said they don’t see
any problem with Magsuci
being an outsider or stranger
to Iloilo.
“We have apprised her of
what is happening. We do not
want her to come in blind so we
let her understood what is the
background here. And also, we
want somebody that is neutral.
Because sometimes, there are
conflicts within so we want to
make sure that she is not like
any other general managers.
And from what I learned she
has relatives here,” he added.
Molen, who assumed as
MIWD general manager on
July 1, 2015, resigned Jan. 31,
2016.
But MIWD board requested
that he extend his services until
they appoint his replacement.
Robles assured that MIWD’s
ongoing and pending projects
are still in place despite the
change in management.
MIWD is set to undertake a
multibillion peso joint venture
project with Metro Pacific
Water Investments in a bid to
improve water supply and
distribution.
The water utility is also in
the middle of a dispute with one
of its bulk water suppliers, FLO
Water Resources of businessman Rogelio Florete Sr., due
to disagreement over payment
of undelivered water.
money, and drug paraphernalia.
Police seized from Artuz 10
sachets of suspected Shabu,
P400 marked money and, drug
paraphernalia.
The two denied they were
into illegal drug trade.
Inspector Myles Dieron,
PAIDSOTG chief, said the
suspects are on the watch list of
suspected drug peddlers.
The two are presently detained at the lock up cells of
Roxas City and Tapaz police
stations and will be charged
for violating Republic Act 9165
(Comprehensive Dangerous
Drugs Act of 2002).
PROBE
Pedal for HIV
activities in Iloilo
By Elyrose S. Naorbe
“IF PREJUDICE is an illness,
information is the cure.”
These words were given
emphasis in the 2016 Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Positive Poster of Tour De
Pilipinas event in Iloilo, Mar.
10-16.
The city and province of
Iloilo will be one of the hosts of
this year’s activities sponsored
by the Pedal for HIV group.
The event aims to increase
visibility of the HIV Positive
Poster, to provide lectures on
HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),
and to empower the youth to
become advocates by ending
the stigma and discrimination
against HIV patients.
Pedal/p7
Suzuki Cup organizers nixed
Rizal Memorial as venue
CYCLIST Faustine Luell T.
Angeles Jr. (K. Bermejo)
THE PHILIPPINE Football Federation
(PFF) said the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) thumbed down Rizal Memorial
Stadium from being the primary venue of
the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup.
In a statement, PFF secretary general
Edwin Gastanes said the Suzuki Cup rights
holder required a 30,000-seat-capacity
stadium for primary venues of the biennial event.
“After inspection by its rights holder
Lagardere Sports (formerly World Sports
Group), the Asean Football Federation
(AFF) has disapproved the 15-thousand
seat Rizal Memorial Football Stadium as
primary venue of the Group Stage matches
to be hosted by the Philippines,” he said.
Gastanes said they nominated the
Philippine Sports Stadium (PSS), which
has a seating capacity of 20,000, but they
needed a signed contract with the owners
of the stadium.
“AFF however requires submission
of a written stadium-hire contract. [The]
Deadline of 31 January 2016 and further
deadline of 9 February 2016 lapsed with-
out PFF receiving a signed contract from
PSS,” he said.
The PFF said it will bring the issue of
the venue disqualification at the AFF Council meeting on March 12 in Vietnam.
ASEAN Football earlier reported that
the PFF withdrew from hosting this year’s
ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki
Cup.
The report said that the PFF “notified
the ASEAN Football Federation that they
have withdrawn as hosts for the upcoming
Suzuki/p7
Curry
triples for
128th game
in a row
STEPHEN CURRY scored
51 points and set an NBA
record with a 3-pointer in his
128th consecutive game as the
Golden State Warriors beat the
Orlando Magic 130-114 on
Thursday night (Feb. 26, 2016
in PHL).
A night after scoring 42 in
a six-point victory at Miami,
Curry made 20 of 27 shots
from the field, including 10
3-pointers. The Warriors pulled
away in the closing minutes of
the third quarter, with Curry
banking in a 44-foot shot at the
buzzer for a 99-91 lead.
The reigning MVP topped
50 points for the third time this
season, the first player to do it
that many times since LeBron
James and Dwyane Wade in
2008-09.
That wasn’t his only highlight of the night.
Curry surpassed Kyle Korver’s mark of 127 straight
games with a 3, which he tied
while making six 3s at Miami
on Wednesday night.
Including the postseason,
Curry has made 3s in 149
straight games, also a record.
The Warriors improved to
52-5, the best 57-game start
in league history. The 1995-96
Chicago Bulls won 51 of their
first 57 on the way to finishing
72-10.
Curry, who scored 24 in
the third quarter, was 10 of
15 on 3-pointers and finished
with eight assists and seven
rebounds, helping the Warriors
weather a quiet night from
backcourt mate Klay Thompson, who had nine points on
4-of-10 shooting.
Evan Fournier led Orlando
with 20 points. Nikola Vucevic
had 17 points and nine rebounds.
CELTICS TAKE
DOWN BUCKS
Isaiah Thomas scored 27
points, including eight in the
fourth quarter, and the Boston
Celtics recorded their ninth
straight home victory, 112-107
over the Milwaukee Bucks on
Thursday night.
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Sugar industry urged
to try cogeneration
By Max N. Macahilo
SUGAR MILLS in the country are encouraged to start building cogeneration
plants to become more competitive and
to survive problems caused erratic movement of sugar prices.
Citing growing demand for clean and
renewable energy and additional power to
match economic growth, former Negros
Occidental governor Rafael Coscolluela
said sugar mills should put up cogeneration projects to augment Negros’ power
capacity aside from having an independent power plant for their operations.
Coscolluela is also the provincial consultant on investment and promotions,
trade and export development and interagency coordination,
He said cogeneration plants improve
the efficiency of the mill’s broilers by reusing bagasse from mills. The plants can
also generate excess steam and power
which can be sold to the grid.
“There may be some technical and
procedural problems like sending out of
power and payments for the power generators that need to be resolved, but we
are hopeful that these will be fixed before
the year ends,” he said.
Coscolluela stressed that now is the
best time to invest in cogenerations plant
as it will take time to build the facility.
He cited the case of the First Farmers
Milling Corp. which sent an engineering
team to Hawaii to dismantle the existing
power cogeneration plant and send the
pieces to the country for installation.
The company finished assembling the
plant in two years but actual operation
had to wait as they had to install a new
water filtration system. They also had to
learn the installation of the transmission
lines and power generation.
“It took them 5 to 6 years to complete
and perfect the operation and now their
expertise are ready for export to other
sugar mills who want their services,”
Coscolluela said.
He said cogeneration is way of diversifying the sugar industry adding that
“sugar industry is saving itself through
cogeneration.”
While power in the province is enough
for now, it will be maxed out by 2018 and
“we have to look for other ways to catch
up with the need, most especially of the
heavy power user industries,” he said.
Cogeneration project is a biomass-based
power plant being implemented and encouraged for mills to be power sufficient with
excess electricity to be sold to the grid.
Negros Occidental, being the renewable power capital of the country, already
has five sugar mills that operate cogeneration systems.
The sugar mills of La Carlota, Lopez
Sugar Central in Sagay, First Farmers
Milling Corp., Victorias Milling Corp.
and Sonedco in Kabankalan are already
selling powers in varying quantities to the
grid.
Charcoal from farm wastes eyed
By Max N. Macahilo
THEDUTCHgovernmentthrough
the Project Uitzending Managers or PUM conducted a series of
investigation and validation on a
possible charcoal-making project
using grasses and farm waste products in Negros Occidental.
Provincial veterinarian Renante Decena said the provincial government tapped the expertise of Jacques Poldervaart
and Joep Van Doorm, PUM
Netherlands’ senior program
experts, for possible charcoal production using grasses,
cane tops, rice hulls, and farm
wastes.
Decena said the visit of the
two Dutch experts stemmed
from a trip of the provincial
delegations to Europe to observe innovations in certain
farm and agricultural products
and practices.
Charcoal from biomass is
seen as one of the most doable and economical sources
of household fuels.
Decena said the governor
sees potential in the project
which, aside from providing
fuels from recycled materials,
will also help restore Negros
forest ravaged by constant
slash-and-burn activities of
“kaingeros”.
The group investigation
and validation was conducted
on live stocks farms, particularly the First Negros Ranch
in Sta. Rosa, Murcia where
the provincial government’s
cattle and live stock farms are
located.
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Strong demand to prop up
imports despite decline
EVEN WITH the hefty decline registered in December 2015,
the government is confident that imports will continue to be
supported by the strong demand and growing investor confidence in the country.
“Despite this decline in December, strong domestic demand will prop up imports in the near term, as we expect continued expansion in inward shipments of power-generating
machines, office and electronic data processing machines,
and telecommunications equipment,” NEDA Deputy General
and OIC Margarita R. Songco said in an emailed statement.
“Investor confidence in the country is still growing and is
seen to increase investments. This will in turn boost demand
for imports of capital goods as well as raw materials and intermediate goods,” Songco added.
This developed after the Philippine Statistics Authority
(PSA) on Monday announced that imports dropped nearly 26
percent in December, its sharpest fall since 2009 as semiconductor shipments contracted by almost 40 percent.
The same sentiment was shared by University of Asia and
the Pacific (UA&P) Economic Program Vice Dean Cid Terosa
who said that the drop in December was expected but it is not
seen to linger for the rest of the year.
“It was expected to drop but it was surprising that it
dropped by so much. Obviously, the drop in petroleum prices
and weak global demand depressed imports,” he said in a text
message.
“This year imports will improve because of base effects
and better global economy outlook towards the end of the
year...Domestic demand has remained upbeat,” he added.
However, Terosa said that investor confidence is only expected to kick in after the elections slated in May.
“The Philippines’ sound macroeconomic fundamentals
should continue to attract attention from investors, both domestic and foreign. The government must pave the way to
sustain this renewed interest through institutionalizing reforms from the past five years,” NEDA’s Songco said. (GMA
News Online)
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business
PH buyers purchase
110,000 T feed wheat
HAMBURG – A group of animal feed
makers in the Philippines purchased about
110,000 tonnes of feed wheat from optional
origins in a tender which closed on Wednes-
day, European traders said on Thursday.
The wheat can be sourced from any optional origins worldwide excluding India
and Brazil, they said.
Half was purchased at around $180 a
tonne for May shipment and half at about
$181.50 a tonne for June shipment, they
said. (Reuters)
PSE Inc.’s 2015 net income down 21%
THE PHILIPPINE Stock Exchange (PSE) Inc.
posted a 21-percent drop in net income last year,
citing the backlash from China’s economic slowdown and the decision of the US Federal Reserve
to hike interest rates.
Such developments overseas spurred market
volatilities around the world, including the Philippine, the operator of the local stock market noted.
The bottom line fell to P683 million in 2015,
the local bourse said. Listing-related income
dropped 41 percent to P483 million.
“Last year was a challenging year not only for
the Philippine stock market but for the global equities market in general,” PSE President and CEO
Hans B. Sicat said in an emailed statement.
“Our local market was not spared from the
backlash of China’s economic slowdown and the
US Federal Reserve’s decision to start gradually
rising interest rates. These developments affected
both liquidity and capital market deals particularly in the latter part of the year,” he said.
Revenues dropped 15 percent to P1.4 billion.
“While capital-raising activities for 2015 were
higher, other listing activities arising from other market deals were slower compared to 2014,” it said.
Expenses grew by 2 percent to P602 million.
“A big part of the spending increase was due to
investments that are being made by the company in
line with its strategy of creating a bigger Exchange
offering more products and services,” Sicat noted.
The PSE invested in a new trading system and
a new building at Fort Bonifacio Global City,
where it plans to transfer in the first half of 2017.
“Volatility has persisted early in 2016, but we
are hopeful that the country’s sound economic
fundamentals will help temper these and will
cause investors to continue having the Philippines on their investment radar,” Sicat said.
“We foresee a potential increase in capitalraising activities after the Philippine elections,
and we hope the volatility becomes more tempered as investors get more clarity on the impact
of global developments on our market,” he added.
(GMA News Online)
Ayala Land,
Prime Orion
wrap up
purchase deal
AYALA LAND Inc. (ALI) has
completed the acquisition of a
51.36-percent interest in Prime
Orion Philippines Inc. (POPI).
In similar filings on the stock
exchange Friday, the companies
said a Deed of Subscription and
a Supplement to the Deed of
Subscription were executed on
Wednesday covering 2.5 billion
common shares of POPI.
The transaction, at P2.25 per
share, totaled P5.625 billion.
ALI has already paid POPI
P1,406,250,000.00 or 25 percent of the total subscription
price on Wednesday, February
24. The balance of 75 percent
will be paid “upon fulfillment of
certain terms and conditions.”
POPI is a holding company
which owns the Tutuban Center
in Manila through wholly-owned
subsidiary Tutuban Properties Inc.
“The acquisition is aligned
with ALI’s thrust of expanding its
leasing business,” Ayala Land Senior Vice President Jaime E. Ysmael said in an earlier disclosure.
The property developer announced last week it has increased capital expenditure at
P85.0 billion to support planned
developments.
“This year, we will remain
focused on introducing new
projects that will address market
demand and continue to work
on achieving our growth targets
in line with the objectives set in
our 2020 plan,” President and
CEO Bernard Vincent Dy said.
For its part, POPI said it
will file an application with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase its
authorized capital stock to P7.5
billion from P2.4 billion, divided into 7.5 million common
shares and priced at P1.00 per
share. (GMA News Online)
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THE DEPARTMENT of Science and Technology’s (DOST)
Science Nation Tour: Agham
na Ramdam made its Western
Visayas stop in Iloilo City, Feb.
22-24, 2016.
Science Nation Tour is a nationwide roadshow which aims
to showcase DOST-developed
scientific and technological advancements in every region of
the country and make every Juan
and Maria feel the impact of science and technology in their daily
lives, hence the tagline “Agham
na Ramdam”.
The 3-day event dubbed
““Ang Sci-Ya, Sci-Ya sa West
V!” opened with a forum with
national scientists and academicians and a health research forum,
both held simultaneously Feb. 22
at Diversion 21 Hotel and Eon
Centennial Hotel, respectively.
In the afternoon, a motorcade
around the city was held. The
Tek-Tienda MSME (micro, small,
and medium enterprises) Product
Fair and the Philippine Science
High School (PSHS) Mini-Science Exhibits also opened at SM
City Iloilo.
Both fairs, which feature products from the region’s DOSTassisted MSMEs, and science
exhibit, ran for three days.
DOST’s banner program,
SETUP or Small Enterprise
Technology Upgrading Program,
specifically targets the country’s
MSMEs for its assistance package, composed of funding, manpower training, and technology
upgrade.
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230 couples
say ‘I Do’
TWO DAYS before Valentine’s Day of 2016, a
total of 230 couples exchanged marriage vows
at Isla de Gigantes in Carles, Iloilo, an iconic
island at the northern tip of Panay Island.
The couples, majority of whom belong to
the poorest of the poor who have been living
together as husband and wife sans the benefit
of marriage, participated in the exciting annual activity of Pag-IBIG Fund dubbed “I do.
I do. Araw ng Pag-IBIG.”
Now on its 5th year, the free mass wedding
event sponsored by Pag-IBIG Fund in collaboration with the local government unit of
Carles, Iloilo once again touched the lives of
our people through marriage rites that will legalize their marital cohabitation and provide
legitimacy to their children.
The activity is undertaken to promote the
fund’s corporate social responsibility and give
full meaning to its corporate name.
The marriage ceremony was solemnized by
Mayor Siegfredo A. Betita of Carles and witnessed
by the scenic mountains, romantic sunset, cool sea
breeze, calm waters, and stretched shoreline of
Pawikan Beach Resort in Isla de Gigantes.
Ma. Lourdes Z. Uy, Pag-IBIG Fund Area
Head for Western Visayas, congratulated the
newlyweds and advised them that they should
remain strong and resilient against the challenges they will encounter throughout their
married life just as they survived Typhoon Yolanda years ago which left a trail of destruction in the Visayas area.
The couples were also encouraged to save
a portion of their income to support their family needs and their children’s future.
The goal of the mass wedding is not only
about getting married but also to enlighten the
couples of the importance of saving in preparation for their future needs which Pag-IBIG
Fund can provide with accessible and affordable provident savings programs.
As the annual mass wedding is being celebrated simultaneously in key cities and
provinces nationwide, only Pag-IBIG Iloilo
Branch managed to pull this one-of-a-kind
event held at the beach front of the remote Gigantes group of Islands.
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bizarre rock formations, crystal clear waters,
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25, 2016 at SM City Iloilo. The awardees are (from left) Entry No. 2 by Eros Endencio (1st place; prize – P10,000 worth of SM gift
certificates ), Entry No. 20 by Arthur Jusa Jr. (2nd place; prize – P5,000 worth of SM gift certificates) and Entry No. 3 by Iris Yeban (3rd
place; prize – P3,000 worth of SM GCs). Entries that landed on 4th to 10th place got consolation prizes of P1,000 worth of SM GCs
each. The Miniature Paraw Making Contest is an official event of Paraw Regatta Festival 2016.
KID FRIENDLY Passi City in Iloilo and Buenavista town in Guimaras represented by Mayors Jesry Palmares (left photo) and Eugene
Reyes, respectively, recently received the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance from Regional Directors Anthony Nuyda of DILG-6
and Rebecca Geamala of DSWD-6, with Susan Mogato of the Regional Sub-Committee on the Welfare of Children-6 in the awarding
ceremony at the Madison Hotel, Iloilo City. (Ricky D. Alejo)
entertainment
Guardian
the daily
Read and Respected
DOST’s..
from p.B6
Another highlight of the
Science Nation Tour Western
Visayas leg was the inauguration of the Iloilo Doppler
Radar and Synoptic Station at
the Western Visayas Agricultural Research Center in Jaro
and a trip to the PSHS Planetarium.
Other activities include
a visit to PSHS Western
Visayas campus, Sci-Night:
S&T Stakeholders Night at
Diversion 21 Hotel, Sci-Fit:
Science and Fitness Mix at
the Iloilo Esplanade, and the
Symposium for the Youth
with National Scientists and
Academicians at PSHS Western Visayas Campus, among
others.
Science Nation Tour, a
project of DOST’s Science
and Technology Information
Institute, started its region to
region trek in 2015. Its Western Visayas leg is its second
tour for 2016, to be followed
by the Bicol Region leg in
March. (S&T Media Service/
DOST-6)
BDO..
B7
from p.B2
percent to P27 billion after it
improved marketing efforts
and grew market reach.
The company said it will
continue to expand its presence in the provinces and tap
opportunities in growth areas.
BDO Leasing and Finance recently entered into a
joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors Philippines Corp.
(MMPC) and two Japanese
companies to provide financing services to car buyers.
BDO Leasing and Finance,
owned by billionaire Henry
Sy, provides customers direct
leases, real estate leases, sale
and leaseback arrangements as
well as receivables factoring.
(ABS-CBN News)
Syowing this Weekend
I
T’S A JAMPACKED week of great film selections
in Iloilo this week. Here are the movies worth talking about, and those you should go see. Enjoy!
Triple 9
ourselves to the harrowing tales of our past? The film
screens at the FDCP Cinematheque this weekend with
skeds on 1:30 p.m. and3:30 p.m.
Engkwentro
This crime thriller drama film is directed by John
Richard and Raymond are two teenage brothers.
Hillcoat and written by Matt Cook. The film stars an Richard is the leader of his gang, “Bagong Buwan,”
ensemble cast featuring Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejio- while Raymond is just being inducted into rival gang,
for, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, Norman
“Batang Dilim.” Complications arise at a
Reedus, Woody Harrelson, Kate Winslet, ReymundoSalao
deadly midnight engkwentro (square-off),
Clifton Collins, Jr., Michael K. Williams, Just Another
when Raymond is given the task of killTeresa Palmer and Gal Gadot.
ing his older brother. Meanwhile, the City
Film Junkie
The film follows a group of criminals
Death Squad lurks the streets. This real-life
and corrupt cops who are being blackvigilante group is allegedly backed by the
mailed by the Russian Mafia. The only way
city mayor and responsible for many unto appease them is to perform an extremely
solved murders of young gangsters. Today,
challenging heist.
they are hunting down Richard. Will they
Despite its nearly impossible difficulty,
take the younger brother, too?
they eventually hatch a plan: on one side of
This movie is part of the Active Vista
town, half of the crew will commit the murder of a rook- Film Festival, scheduled on Feb. 27, 2016, 2 p.m. at
ie cop named Chris Allen (Casey Affleck); while the rest Robinsons Movieworld Cinema 2.
of the police force is distracted by the 999 incident (Officer Down), the other half of the crew will perform the
Gods Of Egypt
heist. Although the plan is executed smoothly, Chris AlThe god of darkness Set (played by Gerard Butler)
len survives and tries to bring down the crooks.
takes over the Egyptian empire, and Thwaites plays the
Snap Impression: I am baffled that this movie has in- mortal hero Bek who partners with the god Horus, to
credibly been ignored by local theaters, with its screen- save the world and rescue his love. The film is directed
ing skeds minimized to only two screenings a day? The by Alex Proyas (Dark City, I-Robot) and stars Nikolaj
stellar and powerful cast alone is a big plus, then you Coster-Waldau (best known as Jaime Lannister from
have its director John Hillcoat who also directed such Game of Thrones), Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Bosefilms as “The Proposition” and “The Road” (not to be man, Elodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Rufus Sewell, Geconfused with the Yam Laranas movie of the same title). rard Butler, and Geoffrey Rush.
My impressions for this film are positively high.
Snap Impression: I love the director of this film Alex
Proyas. I consider “Dark City” as one of my all-time
Tigbao
favorite films. However, this film looks horrible with all
We enter the world of Mang Celio, father to a desa- its corny camp, in the trailers. But then again, the camp
parecido (“the disappeared”). As we ask the same ques- factor could be semi-intentional, and perhaps it’s all just
tions he asks, would we discover truth? Would we open pure B-movie inspired fun.
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You have high ideals, expectations and goals today. Aim
for the best sensibly. Avoid rose-colored glasses and
excessive demands.
High drama or exaggerated emotions occur around
religious and spiritual issues. Stay centered and don’t let
others create an imbalance.
Family and friends want to play with you today. Find
activities everyone can enjoy. A blend of the familiar and
new works well.
Today, your heart calls for one course and your head
another. Find a compromise between intellectual and
emotional priorities.
You flit from one thing to another today. Many options for
leisure tug at you. You can’t do everything; choose your
favorites.
You need a little drama in your life--a little magic, a little
escape from everyday life. Be sensible about how you get
your kicks.
Drama is in your life. A great day for a masquerade party,
magic show, theater, charades, or movies at home.
Imaginative abilities are high in your household today.
Go for fantasy games, role-plays, movies, TV, reading,
or daydreaming.
• Facilities • coffee shop • laundry service • meeting facilities • restaurant • room service • Sports
and Recreation •massage
*Internet ( free Wi-Fi in all rooms)
Deadpool
The phenomenal Rated-R Superhero hit “Deadpool”
deservingly continues his carnage and hilarious wit for
its third week at the theaters. In Deadpool, Wade Wilson hunts the man who gave him an accelerated healing
factor, but also a scarred physical appearance.
RECOMMENDATION: If you are 18 years and
above, I extremely recommend this big bag of irreverent
fiesta of bloody action and bad attitude. Go see it!
The Himalayas (2016)
This South Korean drama film directed by Lee Seokhoon is about mountaineer Uhm Hong-Kil and his expedition team go to the Himalayas to find the body of
Park Moo-Taek.
Other movies showing this week are Zoolander 2 and The
Choice, both movie that I won’t even bother talking about
because they were both demolished by several critics stating
how awful they are (sorry Zoolander fans, you’ve been looking forward to something that was not worth it anyway).
A day to be with people, to share ideas. Group activities
may appeal, or the simple social stimulation of others.
Communicate.
A good time to tackle some small home improvement tasks
you’ve been putting off. Direct your critical eye toward fix-it
tasks.
Features
The Other Side Of The Door
After the death of her son Oliver (Logan Creran),
young mother Maria (Sarah Wayne Callies), struggles
with the loss, along with her feelings towards her
daughter Lucy (Sofia Rosinsky), and her husband, Michael (Jeremy Sisto).
Seeking a ritual to say a final farewell to Oliver, Maria
inadvertently opens the door between the worlds of the living and the dead, unleashing a horrific figure in the form
of her son. This supernatural horror film is directed by Johannes Roberts and written by Roberts and Ernest Riera.
The Philippines get to see it in advance this week,
ahead of the UK (where this came from) where it’s
scheduled for March 4.
Snap Impression: This looks refreshing as it employs
some Indian supernatural ingredients for this horror
film. It’s scoring high in my curiousity itch.
Careful, cautious and logical in your thinking today,
you prefer a linear approach. Common sense wins
over imagination.
You gravitate toward fascinating people, scintillating
conversations and fun. Don’t be afraid to play the
entertainer, host or hostess.
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Society
B8 Sat.-Sun., February 27-28, 2016
C
OSMO Iloilo’s amiable couple, Judgee
and Sarah Peña marked their 35th wedding
anniversary and the natal day of their
daughter, Dr. Risa Peña at their plush family
home recently.
The evening started with cocktails as the
celebrators welcomed well-wishers at the
elegant sala of Peña mansion.
Risoto and mushroom crisps were passed
around amidst sips of champagne.
Soon, everyone partook of the main
course at the dining table spruced up by
Mediterranean decors.
Chef par excellence Wilson Esparancilla
designed a light and eclectic menu – spanakopita,
chorizo cuffs, French onion soup, pasta aglio
olio, pollo pruneaux, fish meuniere, and beef
wellington.
Dessert was an extra-rich treat of crepe
Suzzete and, of course, the to-die-for birthday
cake, dahlings.
As the night wore on, conversations became
more and more animated amidst sips of wines
and special concoctions of the debonair Manuel
Yulo Barandiaran.
Cheers!
DOUBLE merriment for Sarah Opolencia-Peña and daughters Rica, birthday celebrant Risa, Rita and dad
Judgee Lopez Peña
YOUR Pagemker with John Castigador, Beverly Rosales, Sarah Peña,
and daughter Atty. Rita Peña
MANUEL Yulo Barandiaran and Atty.
Rita Peña
LOVELY couple Judgee and Sarah Peña on their
35th wedding anniversary
KATHY Castronuevo, Jenne Galinabo, Ryan Pelongco, and Aikka Chiang
ERIC Castillo and Katrina Loring
THE celebrator with Jetrone Lagoc and
Sis. Eda Janagap
Celebrator Risa and sister Rita Peña
JEREMY Cembrano and Jennifer Cembrano
NICOLE Padal and Ada Juntado
CHEF Wilson Esparancilla (right)
and his eclectic spread
CELEBRATION ala Peña family
YOUR Pagemaker and Jeremy Cembrano
APRIL Dee Montiales and Ray Olac
RICA Peña with Bravo Peña and Ivan Po

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