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Vice-President Jejomar Binay Sr.
VP Binay
grateful for
70% satisfaction
rating - Remulla
VICE President Jejomar C.
Binay remains grateful for the
“very good” rating he received
from the Filipino people based
on the latest Social Weather
Stations survey, said Gov. Jonvic Remulla, vice presidential
spokesperson for political concerns.
“Vice President Jojo Binay
is happy and thankful that 70
per cent of Filipinos are satisfied with his performance,”
Remulla said.
“The numbers are surprising.
Despite the toxic atmosphere
brought about by the kangaroo
court of the senate and the
incessant attacks by political
detractors, he still outperforms
the rest of the field. It really
goes to show that it’s hard to
put a good man down.”
“It makes him more committed to bring the issues directly
to the people and perform his
duties,” he added.
The survey, conducted on
September 26-29, indicated that
Binay retains a “very good”
rating with 70 percent satisfied
and 17 percent dissatisfied, or
a net satisfaction score of 52
percent. His rating also remains
the highest among government
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‘Be wiser in choosing
property developers’
= Tuesday, October 14, 2014
page
By Louine Hope Conserva
LET IT be a lesson to
future buyers.
THIS vacant lot at Village 1 of Providence Subdivision in Pavia, Iloilo is supposed to be the interactive children’s playground and kid’s
swimming pool with shop houses of the gated community. But the project never materialized after more than 10 years. A group of
realtors said the Providence issue should serve as a lesson to home buyers to be careful with home developers. (Contributed photo)
The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Association,
Inc. (CREBA)-Iloilo chapter
advised future home buyers to
be wiser following the alleged
housing scam besetting Providence Subdivision of St. Rafael
Development Corp. (SRDC).
CREBA-Iloilo president
Herminio L. Maravilla refused
to comment on the Providence
issue but he said that the incident has both positive and
negative effects on the real
estate industry.
“The bad side is that those
who bought from SRDC will be
directly affected. Looking at the
bright side, it serves as lessons
to Ilonggo buyers to be more
careful next time,” he said.
Maravilla said the situation
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DOH: De Guzman’s case will be based on documents
By Louine Hope Conserva
THE Department of Health (DOH-6) said they will
observe due process on the charges filed against the
chief of the Western Visayas Sanitarium (WVS) in
Sta. Barbara.
In an interview with The Daily Guardian On Air last
weekend, second strict congressman Arcadio Gorriceta
said he wants Dr. Annabelle De Guzman ousted due
to their misunderstanding on the construction of the
P25-million hospital ward expansion project in the
sanitarium.
But Gorriceta denied he is interested in the bidding
or construction of the project and is only concerned
with its wrong orientation.
Dr. Marlyn Convocar, DOH-6 regional director said
the regional office will base its decision on De Guzman’s case on the evidence and documents presented
by both parties.
Four WVS employees accused de Guzman of op-
pression, humiliation and abuse of authority.
“The result of the investigation will serve as basis
for the action of DOH. We will stick to the facts and
supporting documents,” Convocar said.
Covocar said a lawyer from the central office arrived
yesterday to conduct a preliminary investigation on the
charges filed against De Guzman.
Convocar said she talked with Gorriceta and the
congressman conveyed to him the same concern.
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Chinese investor Mabilog takes a swipe at DPWH via Facebook
interested in MIWD
By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon
By Wenceslao E. Mateo Jr.
A CHINESE businesswoman is interested in helping the Metro Iloilo
Water District (MIWD) solve the water crisis in its franchise area.
Yudin Lu of CAMC met Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog
and lone district Rep. Jerry Treñas Monday to express her company’s interest in the water distribution problem of the city.
“I heard the city’s problem with water shortage, so I told the
mayor that we are interested, but nothing is final,” Lu told City
Hal reporters.
Treñas told The Daily Guardian that Lu is interested in the
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ILOILO City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog took social networking
site Facebook to blame and express his disappointment with the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on the recent
flooding in the city.
On Sunday, Mabilog took a the road. You dont need a letswipe at the DPWH and Iloilo ter because you yourselves
City District Engineer Rodney pass through this highway
Gustilo for causing the floods - tagalogon ko para ma intienbrought by Typhoon Ompong’s dehan sang tagalog nila nga
rains.
regional director “tingnan mo
The mayor’s FB post reads: ang bagong gawa mo na ninoy
“Paging DPWH - I dont think aquino diversion road sa area
you are blind nor naive that ng overpass, ang pinagyayayou dont see the condition of
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‘BLAME GAME’ Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick (right) is blaming
the DPWH led by Engr. Edilberto Tayao for the recent flooding in
the city.
Capitol’s P3.3-billion annual 2
investment fund approved
By Louine Hope Conserva
THE Iloilo Provincial Development Council (PDC) approved
the P3.3-billion annual investment program and 20 percent
development fund for 2015.
The budget was approved
during the council’s meeting
last October 8.
Provincial administrator
Raul Banias said the AIP is a
list of projects prioritized by the
various sectors (general public
services, social services and
economic) but not all will get
the funding.
“Only the 20 percent development fund or P358.2 million
will be funded in 2015. Those
that are not listed cannot get
the approval whenever fund is
available,” he said.
The items which did not
avail of the funding can get
from other sources such as loans
or grants from the Korean International Cooperation Agency
(KOICA) and World Bank.
Various sectors validated the
programs identified and added
more projects for possible funding during the PDC meeting.
Banias said the province
prioritizes projects in the economic sector with P58 million
counterpart funding from the
Philippine Rural Development
Program and P40 million for
health programs for hospitals.
Social services projects also
received a substantial amount.
The PDC is composed of
municipal mayors, with 30 percent of its members from nongovernment organizations.
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Intel cop suspect
in ‘bayle’ shooting
By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon
A MEMBER of the Regional Intelligence
Office (RIO) 6 under the Police Regional
Office (PRO-6) is a suspect in Sunday’s
shooting incident which wounded a 25year old man at Brgy. Sooc, Arevalo, Iloilo
City.
No less than the victim, Fernando Caturas Jr. of Project 3, Sooc village, positively
identified his neighbor, Benjie Calunsod, as
the one who shot him.
Senior Inspector Tranquilino Querubin,
Arevalo police chief, said that the victim
referred to Police Officer 3 Benjamin
Calunsod who is assigned at RIO-6 in Camp
Delgado, Iloilo City.
Caturas, who is still recuperating from a
gunshot wound on the lower left back portion of his body, briefly talked to Arevalo
police investigators Sunday.
Querubin said scene of the crime operatives (SOCO) recovered three empty shells
of caliber .45 bullets.
“We already sent a request addressed to
RIO-6, through the Police Regional Office
(PRO) 6, to conduct ballistic examinations
on PO3 Calunsod’s firearm,” he added.
But while Caturas survived the incident,
his friend Aldrin Gasis, 23, of Project 4,
Brgy. Navais, Mandurriao, died of a stab
wound on his back.
Querubin said witnesses identified a
certain “Negro” as Gasis’ assailant.
Aside from Calunsod and Negro, two
other suspects were also identified by witnesses.
Querubin said they have yet to determine
the motive for the incident.
The two victims were on their way home
when a group of men attacked them from
behind shortly after midnight of Sunday.
It was believed that the victims had a
misunderstanding with the suspects during
a community dance at the village hall.
New commanders assume Army units in Panay, Negros
By Jennifer Ponsaran-Rendon
THREE Philippine Army battalions under
the 3rd Infantry Division have new commanders.
The revamp involved the 82nd Infantry
“Bantay-Laya” Battalion based in Miag-ao,
Iloilo; 47th Infantry “Katapatan” Battalion
based in Cauayan, Negros Occidental; and
the 12th (Cadre) Battalion based in Banga,
Aklan.
On Monday, October 13, Lieutenant
Colonel Enriqueto Deocadez, Jr. assumed
as commanding officer of the 82IB replacing Lieutenant Col. Aldwine Almase.
Deocadez is the outgoing Executive
Officer of the Army’s 301st Infantry
“Bayanihan” Brigade. He served as the
Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil-Military
Operations, G7 of the 3rd Infantry Divi-
sion and was involved in the orchestration
of the Civil-Military Coordination during
the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster
Response operations in the aftermath of
Super Typhoon Yolanda last year.
Lieutenant Colonel Pompeyo Jason
Almagro will take over the command of
47IB from Lieutenant Col. Ariel Reyes
today, October 14.
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Ompong leaves 3 dead in Iloilo City
By Wenceslao E.Mateo Jr.
THE sheer rains of Typhoon Ompong (international name Vongfong) killed three youngsters in
Iloilo City since October 10.
Alfredo Villanueva, Iloilo
City Social Welfare and Development Office chief, identified
the fatalities as Angelo Clavines,
10, of Brgy. West Habog-Habog,
Molo; John Paul Obaredes, 15,
of Brgy.Calajunan, Mandurriao;
and Anthony Jardelza, 15, also
of Calajunan village.
Clavines was electrocuted
to death when he accidentally
touched an open electric wire.
Obaredes and Jardeleza drowned
while swimming in the Calajunan
Creek. Their companion, Christian
Alegre, 15, survived.
Neighbors said Obaredes
could have saved himself also,
but he swam after Jardeleza to
rescue him but to no avail.
Villanueva said 28 barangays
in the city were flooded, forcing
many residents to take refuge in
43 evacuation centers.
The evacuees have returned
to their homes as of Monday.
The last to return home were
two families in Sto. Domingo,
Arevalo and 35 families in Katilingban, Molo.
By Angelica L. Tapalla
Burglars strike apartment in Jaro
TWO unidentified burglars robbed an apartment in Brgy. Fatima,
Jaro, Iloilo City Sunday evening.
The suspects ransacked the in their living room.
apartment owned by a cerWitnesses told the police
tain “Nimfa” and carted away that the burglars fled on board
P10,000 in cash, appliances and a yellow multicab.
cellphones.
The owner discovered the
Man rapped for using
fake money
burglary after she was roused by
the noise inside the apartment.
A 38-year-old man was arPolice said the burglars broke rested early Monday morning
the jalousie window to enter the for allegedly using fake peso
apartment.
bills in buying goods in AreThe suspects reportedly also valo, Iloilo City.
attempted to stab the victim
Authorities said a store venwho happened to be sleeping
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Did Rep. Gorriceta apply
arm-twisting tactics on Sanitarium?
“Intervention only works when the people concerned seem to be
keen for peace.” – Nelson Mandela
I
T appears the feud between Iloilo second district
Rep. Arcadio “Cadio” Gorriceta and officials
of the Western Visayas Sanitarium (WVS) in
Sta. Barbara, Iloilo developed only after one camp
refused to follow the wishes of another camp over a
WVS projected implemented by the Department of
Health (DOH).
Since a standoff is unacceptable, Gorriceta is now
calling for the ouster of WVS chief, Dr. Annabelle
de Guzman.
Gorriceta’s move, however, was viewed by some observers as an
“arm-twisting tactic” only because he failed to get what he wanted.
As a member of the legislative branch, Gorriceta is supposed to enact
laws, not to interfere in projects pushed by the executive branch.
By calling for De Guzman’s ouster only because she crossed his
path, Gorriceta, a best friend of Senate President Franklin Drilon, is
showing “who’s the boss”; he could be guilty of influence peddling
or “waslik poder.”
The Liberal Party congressman is flexing his political muscles.
TEACHERS
We were told since elementary days that the teachers are our second
parents.
Therefore we should be kind to them; we should accord them the
love and respect we give our parents.
We can forget the names of some of our relatives but not our teachers.
Gorriceta must have forgotten this fundamental ethos when he allegedly belittled the teachers by comparing them to officials of the WVS
during the executive committee (EXECOM) of the WVS meeting in
Sta. Barbara, Iloilo early this year.
The spat with the WVS officials occurred when Gorriceta reportedly pushed for his recommendation to change the orientation of the
WVS’ P25-million hospital ward extension project when he barged
inside the EXECOM meeting.
The Daily Guardian, which interviewed Gorriceta over Aksyon
Radyo on Saturday, reported that the neophyte solon reminded the
officials the extension project must take into consideration the P137million Sta. Barbara-San Miguel access road project and the presence
of an ongoing residential project.
When hospital officials did not accept the congressman’s suggestions, Gorriceta allegedly called them “close-minded and stubborn.”
The ward extension has been approved by the DOH central office
and that WVS is just the implementer, asserted De Guzman.
INCIDENT
TGD reported October 13 that the EXECOM incident report also
quoted Gorriceta as saying that the WVS officials are “like public
school teachers who just follow all the whims and wishes of their
superiors.”
“He further accused the EXECOM members of being afraid of
‘imperial Manila’,” the EXECOM resolution added.
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Bare Facts
THE JICA flood control project
prevented a major flooding but...
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AST WEEK, three days
of heavy rains proved
that the JICA Flood
Control Project serves its purpose of preventing a major
flood in Metro Iloilo.
Without the floodway, the
heavy downpour would have
caused waist deep flooding in
Pavia, Iloilo and Jaro, Iloilo City.
But why is still there minor flooding, mostly
in the streets of downtown Iloilo City?
As far as drainage capacity is concerned, it is
now proven that the JICA floodway can adequately drain the storm waters (the technical term for
rain water that hits the ground) even at the most
extreme and heavy prolonged rainfall.
But why oh why is there still flooding in the
streets of the city? One does not have to be a
scientist to know why!
The simple reason is that the drainage system
of the city is lousy, that it CANNOT deliver the
storm water towards the Jica flood way or towards
the sea. The claim of some city hall apologists that
Iloilo City is below sea level is not true.
I still remember that our first surveying exercise in college was to determine the elevation
from sea level of the first floor of Roblee Hall
where the office of the College of Engineering
was formerly located. We started at Parola and
traversed our way via the Railway tract up to CPU
campus and our findings shows that definitely
Iloilo City is above sea level!
Street flooding is also a barometer of how
disciplined we are as a people. If we wantonly
continue to throw our garbage, especially plastics,
anywhere, even the functioning city canals will
be clogged up.
The city has been rehabilitating the drainage
system but flooding still occurs, a sign that the
effort of the city engineer is not enough and that
the people still continue to throw garbage into
the canals.
We go back to the role of the JICA floodway in
preventing a major flooding in Metro Iloilo. There
were misgivings (including this author) before
the heavy rains that the floodway will overflow
because it is filled with sediments and giant cogon
grasses were allowed to flourish in the mounds
of sediments along the floodway bed.
During his inspection a year ago, the Japanese
Ambassador was dismayed that the floodway was
full of sediments and grasses and he wanted it
restored to its newly-constructed condition.
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During the early days when the floodway
was devoid of sediments and grasses, it caused
tremendous erosion of river banks upstream in
Pavia, Sta. Barbara and San Miguel because it
increased the speed of river flow. This is due to the
siphon effect of the straight floodway. Rivers are
created by nature to be winding or sinuous so that
it can expend its excess energy in the curvature
of its path, thus reducing the speed of its flow so
it will not erode the river banks.
In order for a river not to be destructive, its
hydraulic and geometric variables will have to
be at equilibrium. It then technically becomes a
river at grade.
The hydraulic variables are: sediment load of
the water, volume and timing of water delivered
by the watershed while the geometric variables
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Modesto P. Sa-onoy
Putting it right
T
OMORROW the Diocese of Bacolod will
celebrate the feast of Our Lady of the
Most Holy Rosary, its secondary patron.
This feast has been celebrated for generations.
The street named after this title of the Blessed
Mother is an indication Bacolod has been celebrating this feast since Spanish times.
Indeed the Calle del Nuestra Señora del
Santissimo Rosario, commonly known as Rosario Street is among the few remaining streets of the 20th century
Bacolod that retained its name despite attempts to change it to
honor a politician.
The antiquity of this feast is without question so that I find it the
height of presumption on the part of the organizers of this year’s
MassKara Festival to declare in press statement that the Feast of
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary is being celebrated “in connection” with the MassKara festivities.
The organizers are making it appear that the celebration of the
feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is an adjunct of the MassKara
Festival and are trying to take credit for it. They should exercise
restraint of their propensity for grabbing credit.
Must they ride on the holy festivity in honor of the Blessed
Mother when more people flock to the MassKara Festival than to
this solemn commemoration?
We must put things right; everything on its proper place and
reason. The Holy Rosary feast is a solemn religious observance;
MassKara is entertainment with tint of bacchanalia.
I also find it presumptuous for the city to ban the operatives
of the Land Transportation Office for enforcing the traffic and
vehicular law in Bacolod. The city is overstretching its powers to
please the jeepney and taxi drivers whose behavior in the streets
is an anomaly and an abnormality.
The LTO is enforcing a national regulation and local governments should know where and what they are. They cannot order
national offices to enforce the law to fit their own agenda.
The city government does not have the power to demand compliance of traffic rules without authority of the LTO. The traffic
enforcers or discipline officers cannot issue temporary operator’s
permit. How can they enforce compliance? They would be laughing
stocks to be ignored and that is what these unruly and undisciplined
drivers want. They can have a field day violating traffic rules.
The most important function of the LTO is checking on colorums that proliferate in this city, especially those vehicles plying
the ports. They charge horrendous fares. Without the LTO, what
can the city do?
The ban on LTO Region 6 surely includes the local LTO office
that is mandated to impose the fines that drivers and operators
oppose. Sure the fines are high, but that is nothing for those who
follow the law. It is only excessive for violators. If one has no
intention of violating the law, what is there to be afraid of?
But we know that these drivers and operators are the usual
violators and if the penalties are small they would rather pay the
fine. A heavy fine is a deterrent and that is the intent of these new
rates though we must also admit can be tempting for abuse.
Monico Puentevella is over-reaching his authority just to pacify
the drivers who want Butch Ebreo out. This raises the suspicion
that the drivers’ demand for Ebreo’s ouster is a bargaining ploy to
make Puentevella make a choice – Ebreo or help get the LTO off
their backs. Puentevella buckled down.
I am certain the LTO will not take this lying down. In fact the
reputation of the LTO of Region 6 personnel is being tarnished.
Puentevella said that the LTO personnel “have enough vehicles to
fine in Iloilo so they are not allowed to operate here.”
There are two implications here. First, is that the LTO personnel
operate in Bacolod only for the “fine of it” and that this “fining”
spree is a fund-raising activity. These suspicions had always been
raised by the drivers without considering that unless the drivers
have violated the law, there is nothing to fine.
The fines appear too high but not so if one complied with the
law. The problem is that the public suspect corruption in the LTO
and this mess arises from that suspicion.
Again let us put things right – LTO must enforce the law; the
ban obstructs the performance of their duty. Puentevella should
know the parameters of his authority. If there is no enforcement of
the law, Bacolod’s chaotic traffic will turn into bedlam.
Education Updates
Dr. Rex Casiple
NGP: Our best defense against natural calamities
L
AST Friday, October
10, 2014, heavy rains
caused flood in some
parts of Iloilo City.
While PAGASA did not
joist any storm signal due to
super-typhoon “Ompong”
(Vongfong)” in Western
Visayas, the intertropical
convergence zone affected
the Visayas and Mindanao
regions.
Super-typhoon Ompong is the strongest typhoon, so far, that entered the Philippine Area
of Responsibility (PAR) this year.
I would like to congratulate Mayor Jed Patrick
Mabilog for the timely cancellation of classes at
all levels in the City of Iloilo. The declaration
relieved our students and the parents from the
calamity.
The suspension was made in compliance with
Executive Order No. 66 issued by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino on January 9, 2012.
To recall, the following natural calamities
that affected the country in the last 6 years are
the June 21, 2008 super-typhoon “Frank” which
lambasted Western Visayas Region and caused
great flood in the City; the September 2009 typhoon “Ondoy” which ravaged Luzon, leaving
behind more than 460 persons dead; the August
2012 killer typhoon “Gener” which also hit
Luzon, leaving behind at least 60 casualties due
to torrential monsoon rains and heavy floods;
the December 4, 2012 super typhoon “Pablo”
which killed at least 1,000 people in Southern
Mindanao; the December 26, 2012 typhoon
“Quinta” in the provinces of Iloilo, Capiz and
Aklan, leaving behind at least 13 casualties due
to flashfloods and landslides; Super Typhoon Yolanda on Novmeber 8, 2013 which devastated the
country, particularly the provinces of Leyte and
Samar and killing at least 6,300 people; the July
2014 typhoon “Glenda” that shut down Metro
Manila, leaving the megacity in shambles and
without power, and took at least 20 lives.
Lately, a 10-year-old Grade 5 pupil of Lacayon
Elementary School in Bugasong, Antique and
winner of the regional DSWD Search for Exemplary Pantawid Pamilya children reminded everyone “to plant trees and not to throw cellophane in
surroundings” to help save the environment.
Again, with this lesson from our young pupils,
it is commendable to remind our schools and the
community of the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources’ (DENR) Memorandum
Circular No. 2011 – 01 concerning the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP).
The NGP is pursuant to Executive Order No.
23 and Executive Order No. 26, both series of
2011, mandating the DA-DAR-DENR convergence initiative to develop an NGP in coordination with Department of Education (DepEd),
Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), private sectors and other concerned
agencies and institutions.
Private and public schools, colleges and universities are urged to include in their educational pro-
View Point
grams the participation of all students in the NGP and
planting of a minimum of 10 seedlings per student
per year in the identified planting areas or sites.
Likewise, all government employees shall do
the same, while private sectors and civil society
groups shall be encouraged to participate in this
NGP program of the government.
However, we have to make sure that the trees
we plant survive. Many of those who participated in the NGP made the activity ceremonial
in nature, leaving their planted trees unattended
regardless if they survive or not.
That is not the purpose of the program. I valued
the effort of those who planted trees and nurtured
them until they are fully grown-up.
However this activity of nurturing 1.5 billion
trees, including the application of fertilizer, if
needed, lacks a clear-cut budget appropriation
from the government.
This problem should be look upon by our lawmakers for sustainable and successful greening
program, our best defense against the fatal attack
of nature through series of natural calamities.
Juan L. Mercado
Line of sight
OST of us are fixated on Vice President
Jeojomar Binay’s now 15 percent –
and still plunging – nose dive in poll
standing as well as that sprawling P1.2-billion
Batangas “haciend with air-conditioned orchid
farm or bogus bakery for Makati senior citizens
birthday cakes.”
Not mine, Binay protests. Allegations of
sleaze, lobbed at him by Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Alan Peter Cayetano, were “malicious thinly-disguised politics,” he snapped. “I’m ready to face
any fair and impartial investigation of all allegations hurled against
me and my family.” Anywhere? – Except before the Senate Blue
Ribbon Committee, he clarified.
It takes effort to raise our line of sight beyond our shorelines.
That holds whether it be Malaysia’s quarrel over “proprietorship”
to the name of Allah or the Hong Kong standoff between students
and embattled “986” – shorthand for chief executive CY Leung.
“Elected” from a committee of 1,200 controlled by Beijing,
“986” now twists in the wind. He’s been trashed for a $6.5-million
secret dole from an Australian company.
In next door Malaysia, opposition legislator Robert Phang
asked Prime Minister Najib Razak in an open letter: Why are we
quarrelling about God?....“We quarrel about almost everything,
including something so flimsy as ownership of the word Allah....
Malaysia is becoming to look like a Taliban State where religious
authorities suppress different or dissenting religious views.”
In Myanmar 3,073 prisoners were released just before it hosts
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next month’s international summit. US President Barrack Obama
and the mint-new Indonesian president Jokowi Widodo, who assumes office October 20, will attend.
Burma’s junta was tarred by its earlier suppression of Buddhist
monks and citizens calling for release of Nobel Laurate Daw Aw
Sang Suu Kyi. Governance by colonels, however, ended in 2011.
Since then, Yangon periodically granted “amnesty” to prisoners,
as curtain raisers before diplomatic conferences.
October’s releases were no different. Most who were freed had
been jailed for minor crimes, Associated Press points out. At least
eight were former intelligence officers arrested 10 years ago as part
of a political purge. Fifty-eight were foreign nationals.
Most international sanctions against Myanmar have been lifted.
International Monetary Fund estimates Yangon’s economy will
grow by eight percent in the near term, Reuters reports. But risks
to the economy were growing due to thin external and fiscal buffers. The underlying fiscal deficit is expected to increase to around
5.5 percent of GDP by March.
As mayor of Solo City in Java, Jokowi Widodo was invited
to a magazine’s office for an interview. “Who are you?” asked a
reporter who found him sitting alone. The future president-elect
stood up, bowed politely and offered his name card. “The image
of Joko as a self-effacing public servant was born.”
Strengthening Indonesia’s position as the world’s major “maritime axis” is the incoming president’s priority, said transition team
deputy Hasto Kristiyanto. Despite the time squeeze, the presidentto-be will attend the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in
Beijing on Nov. 10-11 and the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Brisbane,
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Australia on Nov. 15-16, Jakarta Post reported. He will be only
have 10 days plus in office then.
Jokowi takes over Merdeka Palace bucking efforts, by trashed
old guards, to strip Indonesians of their right to vote directly for
their district leaders or mayors, writes Elizabeth Pisani. An epidemiologist, Pisani became a foreign correspondent. She authored the
book: “Indonesia Etc.: Exploring the Improbable Nation.”
Indonesia seethes from a generational clash — between those
whose mindsets were cobbled during 32 years of the Suharto
dictatorship power and those who came of age since authoritarian
rule collapsed in 1998.
In the old guard’s corner is Prabowo Subianto, who promised
strong-arm government. In the reformist corner is Jokowi.
Prabowo and supporters whipped departing Parliament into
passing a bill that shunted control over key offices to the largest
coalition in the chamber of Prabowo’s rather than the largest party
of Jokowi. They’re now dismantling direct elections of district
heads and of provincial governors. Expensive and prone to graft,
they assert.
Indonesia switched to direct elections in 2005. “Direct elections
did not remove money from the nomination and voting process.
They did change the way candidates spent that money. Instead of
concentrating patronage on party hacks, it reaches now district
heads and voters.
“Voters proved sophisticated enough to make fine distinctions.” They tolerate patronage that delivers jobs and contracts
to an officeholder’s supporters, as long as they result in schools
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‘LGU robberies
embarrassing’
By Dolly Yasa
Bacolod City – Local government units
being victimized by robbers is more than
alarming, it is an embarrassment to Negros
Occidental, said Vice-Governor Eugenio
Jose Lacson.
Lacson issued the statement after the
municipal halls of Valladolid and Moises
Padilla towns were ransacked over the
weekend.
The treasurer’s offices of the two LGUs
were robbed, just like in previous robberies in at least six towns and cities in the
province.
“I still cannot understand why it still
happens after the first two to three cases
happened,” he said.
“I would think that the local government units concerned would have been
more vigilant. I hope they would find ways
to protect the office of their treasurers,”
Lacson said.
CENRO:
Unaware of
LGU-private
firm MOA
By Dolly Yasa
Bacolod City – The Community Environment and Natural
Resource Office in Sipalay City
is not aware that a partnership
between a local government
and a private firm was reached
to retrieve the illegally cut logs
in Hinobaan hinterlands.
In a letter to Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon
Jr., Sipalay City CENRO OIC
Vilma Limates admitted that
the memorandum of agreement
between Hinobaan LGU and a
private firm for the retrieval of
illegally cut logs was signed
without her knowledge.
Limates was made to explain
the MOA after the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources-6 ordered the suspension of the retrieval operation
amid questions raised by Abang
Lingkod partylist Rep. Carapali
Lualhati.
Limates admitted that she
was not aware that the retrieval
operation commenced, adding
that she discussed the issue
with Hinobaan Mayor Ernestro
Estrao.
I pressed for the supposed requisites such as the
need for bidding, social preparation among others, she said.
Limates said the retrieval
operation started without an
emplaced system.
Limates passed the buck to
PENRO, and said that CERNOSipalay “succumbed to the
instruction of the PENR Officer to monitor and supervise
the same, practically thinking
that all issues and concern are
already ventilated and ironed
out before the MOA for this
purpose was signed”.
Meanwhile, she said that
when DENR-6 regional executive director Jim Sampulna
ordered the halt of the retrieval
CENRO/p7
Lacson stressed that the police in the
province has still to identify who are behind
the robberies.
«There are still no findings if the cases
involve one group,» he said.
Asked about the problem of some LGU’s
lack of budget to buy closed-circuit television cameras, he said “CCTV even for just
the treasurer’s office is affordable.”
“As to watchmen, they can get the services of volunteers like the barangay tanods
and coordinate with the local police as support in the security of municipal halls,” he
pointed out.
INSIDE JOB
Governor Alfredo Maranon Jr. suspects
that most of the robbery incidents are inside job.
But he called on the Negros Occidental
PNP led by Senior Supt. Milko Lirazan and
the NBI to investigate the heists.
«Daw suki nila karon ang mga trea-
surer’s office,» Marañon said.
“It should be the responsibility of the
mayors and the local treasurers,” he said.
Marañon said he does not want to dip his
fingers into the matter lest he be accused of
meddling in the LGUs’ affairs.
The reality in many towns is that they
lack police personnel to monitor all incidents in their areas, Marañon pointed
out.
“They should ensure that the money
they collected everyday should be stored
in secure vaults,” he added.
For his part, Lirazan said the heists were
not perpetrated by one group.
“It’s not an organized crime group behind these robberies,” he stressed.
From June to September this year, ransacked by still unidentified thieves were the
treasurers’ offices of Escalante, Cauayan
and Hinobaan and Bago City.
Last year, the treasurer’s office of Calatrava town was robbed.
Almagro takes over 47thIB
BACOLOD City – Lt. Col.
Pompeyo Jason Almagro will
take over the command of the
47th Infantry Battalion based
in Cauayan, Negros Occidental,
effective today.
Almagro succeeded Lt. Col.
Ariel Reyes, the Philippine
Army’s 3rd Infantry Division
announced on Sunday.
Before his assignment to
Negros Occidental, Almagro
is the commanding officer of
the Civil-Military Operations
(CMO) Battalion based in Camp
Peralta, Jamindan, Capi. Prior
to his last designation, he also
served as the assistant chief
of staff for CMO, G7 of the
3rd ID.
Reyes succeeded Lt. Col.
Wilfredo Isaac as the commanding officer of the 12th Battalion
last Oct. 7. Isaac is slated to
attend schooling for his career
advancement.
Almagro is a graduate of
the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Maalab” Class
of 1993.
According to the 3rd ID,
while Reyes has “contributed
much in the internal peace and
security operations in Negros
Occidental, his services will
now be needed in Panay as commander of the 12th Battalion.”
“The leadership change in
the battalions of 3rd ID is very
important in coping with the
dynamics of our organization,”
Maj. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero, commander of the 3rd
ID, said in a press statement.
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from p.1
also taught CREBA members
to be wary of their dealings
and to be careful and uphold
their profession with the highest
integrity.
“This is a thing we try to
guard against. If they are a
member it would not happen
and we would have known
earlier,” he said.
CREBA members, according
to Maravilla, are armed with
the right information and early
warning.
Maravilla said they also try
to get the right information to
help the situation.
“It’s hard to judge if you do
not have inside knowledge. If
De Guzman...
from p.1
“We consider as long as there
is supported evidence. Right
now our priority is the charges
filed by the employees against
De Guzman,” she said.
De Guzman has submitted
her answers to the charges to
Facebook...
from p.1
bang ay sira sira at lubak lubak
na ang kalye. Yung Barangay
San Rafael na hindi binabaha
noon, ginalaw nyo lang ang kalye binabaha na ngayon, huwag
muna kayong magyabang dahil
wala naman kayong talagang
ipagyayabang!!! Sana huwag
kayong manhid.”
The regional director referred to in the post is DPWH-6
head Edilberto Tayao.
It was followed by another
post, this time addressed to
Gustilo.
The post reads: “DISTRICT
ENGINEER RODNEY GUSTILO ang drainage and street
projects mo sa housing, navais
mandurriao, sa plaza molo, san
pedro, east baluarte, delgado,
mabini, tanza bonifacio, sa rizal,
sonalan, lopez jaena, lapaz, burgos jaro, simon ledesma, sooc,
calajunan kag madamo nga
iban pa, salamat sa madamo
nga projects , galing gina BAHA
tanan kung mag ulan.” (“District Engineer Rodney Gustilo,
thak you for your many drainage
and street projects in Housing,
Barangay Navais Mandurriao,
Plaza Molo, San Pedro, East
Baluarte, Delgado, Mabini, Tanza Bonifacio, Rizal, Sonalan,
Lopez Jaena, La Paz, Burgos,
Jaro, Simon Ledesma, Sooc,
Calajunan and several others.
However, these are flooded
when rain comes.)
While he acknowledged the
various projects undertaken by
DPWH, Mabilog said these
were rendered useless by the
flood.
He further told Gustilo to
revisit their projects and think
what could be done better.
Chinese...
from p.1
water distribution projects of
MIWD.
She told the congressman
that they are willing to join any
bidding for the projects.
“Hopefully, MIWD will
decide on a PPP (public-private
partnership) project and opens
it for bidding, which this Chinese company can join,” Treñas
said.
Dr. Danilo Encarnacion,
MIWD chairman, said he met
representatives from a Chinese
firm regarding possible partnerships on water services.
the story is verified, definitely
we will talk to them privately.
But if it’s not possible for us to
help, then we will have to keep
our distance,” he said.
CREBA is a private nonstock non-profit corporation and
a union of Philippine business
and trade associations in the real
estate, housing and construction
industry.
Established in 1973, it has
taken an active role in helping
improve the property and housing situation in the country by
pushing for legislations and
policies to ensure that every
Filipino will own a decent
home.
CREBA will hold its annual
national convention starting
tomorrow at Diversion 21 Hotel. The convention will focus
on how the sustain the bustling
real estate industry, especially
in Iloilo City.
Meanwhile, the National Bureau of Investigation is now
investigating the Providence case
after some realtors and homeowners claimed that SRDC is losing
money and failed to turn over to
them their property titles.
They fear they might lose
their homes if SRDC declares
bankruptcy.
The Daily Guardian will
start a series of stories tomorrow on the purported internal
problems of SRDC which led
to the problems faced by homeowners.
the DOH central office.
Convocar said they expect
to get the result as soon as
possible.
Meanwhile, Convocar said
the charges filed by the WVS
management against accountant Conrado Sorongon Jr., has
yet to be elevated to the DOH
regional office.
But she said cases filed by a
hospital staff against a fellow
employee should be settled by
the medical chief.
DOH is also now looking
into the effect of these series of
issues on the operation of the
sanitarium.
“By the way ang district
engineer is not under the city
mayor. Lain man ya ang city
engineer. Kon under kalang
sa city government kag sa city
mayor ... pangayuon ko gid ang
... kabay nga makonsensiya ka
man...pls. take note nga wala ko
di ga pang bash... am not using
harsh or insulting words ... gina
tawag ko lang attention mo ....
tubtub sa dason nga baha....”
the FB post added
(By the way, the district engineer is not under the city mayor.
The city engineer is different.
Had you been under the city
government and the city mayor
... I would ask for .... I hope your
conscience would touch you.
Please take note that I’m not
bashing... am not using harsh
or insulting words ... I’m just
calling your attention … Until
the next flood...)
Mabilog’s provocative posts
failed to ruffle the feathers of
Gustilo and Tayao.
Gustilo said that several
areas mentioned in Mabilog’s
posts are not under his jurisdiction.
Tayao said that they have a
mandate to implement the projects within the time frame.
“Hindi po kami nagyayabang. Kung mayroon po kaming
pagkukulang, we are asking for
apology. We are ready to correct
everything,” he added.
But Tayao noted that water
level in several areas tend to
build up during heavy downpour.
He also said that it is unfair
to blame everything on the
DPWH.
Mabilog’s posts also elic-
ited several comments from
netizens.
Some agreed that several
areas were indeed flooded after
the DPWH implemented several projects.
But others opposed what
they call as a “blame game.”
According to Facebook user
Zar Jane, “its not always with
the Engineer. sa pamuluyo na
kun panu ma disiplina ang pag
pangabuhi, ang pag ginawi.
what im trying to say. ang mga
basura isa sa naga pa clog sg
drainage. im not against you
Mayor. but I hope you’ll find
ways on how to make our city
more clean thru the people.
should not be always nga
ang mga gina sweldohan sg
gobyerno amo ang maninlo sg
inagyan ka mga tawo. should
be from within, every human
being, has their own responsibility. im just saying... Good
day and praying for every one’s
safe. by the way I’m in Tokyo
now and we are also preparing
for the super typhoon. God
bless.”
To which Mabilog responded: “obvious nga wala ka ga
estar diri sa iloilo kag obvious
nga ga tigda kalang. Fyi, every
saturday ang pumuluyo sang
ciudad naga volunteer clean
up sa mga barangays. Tan
awa bala ang mha fb sang sto
domingo, baluarte etc. kay gina
post nila sa ila fb ang cleaning
up nga gina siling mo. Taga
diin ang familyma mo nga guna
sagod mo di haw?”
But for a good number of
netizens, road development and
improved drainage system are
very much welcome provided
that they don’t have to suffer
floods.
Encarnacion said the water district welcomes all
private sector investors who
want to offer their help to
MIWD.
“If the mayor and congressman recommend this company,
all that the prospective investor
has to do is make an unsolicited
offer to MIWD so we can evaluate and compare it with other
proposals. We welcome all the
help we can get, especially from
our local leaders,” Encarnacion
said.
Earlier, MIWD acting manager Amarylis Josephine Castro
said they are evaluating the
unsolicited proposals of private
companies that want to help the
water utility.
the proponents include the
Pangilinan-led MetroPac Water
Investments Corp., Manila Water Company, Inc. of the Ayala
Group, Boracay Tubi System,
Inc., and Tubigan.
Castro said the offers range
from raw water supply, nonrevenue water or a combination
of both which could improve
MIWD’s services.
The proposals are now being studied by the MIWD joint
venture committee headed by
Engr. Arnold Laurente.
Reactions
VP Binay...
from p.1
officials.
In the same poll, SWS
recorded a net satisfaction score of 36 percent for
Senate President Franklin Drilon; 13 percent for
House Speaker Feliciano
Police Gallery...
from p.2
dor placed Jaime Duremdez
of Calaparan, Arevalo under
citizen’s arrest for allegedly
paying a fake P500 bill for
some bread. But Duremdez said he had no
idea that his money was a fake.
Police said Duremdez will be
detained while the alleged fake
commanders...
from p.2
Almagro is the outgoing
commander of the Civil-Military Operations (CMO) Battalion based in Camp Peralta, Jamindan, Capiz. He also served
as Assistant Chief of Staff for
Civil-Military Operations, G7
View Point...
from p.5
and roads. “But they do not
tolerate out-and-out theft. Incumbents who don’t spread
benefits widely are regularly
tossed out of office.”
By shunting the choice of
district heads back to political
parties, Prabowo’s coalition
stomped on chances of such
Bare Facts...
from p.4
are: width, depth, bank profile,
sinuosity and grade or slope
of river bed. When man alters
these variables in the name of
progress, then the river fights
back by overflowing its banks
causing destructive floods.
Protection of the watershed
is very vital because it is the one
that provides the load to the river
for delivery to the sea. Adequate
forest cover reduces sediment
load and unloads drainage water
to the river system in a gradual
manner just enough for the river
system to absorb and carry. The
leaves of the forest covers in the
watershed provide the cushioning effect for rainfall that it falls
slowly to ground and allow
more infiltration than overland
flow. This certainly reduces
Stateside...
from p.4
Gorriceta admitted to TDG
he may have said those words
but explained the context of his
statement saying, “I think I said
that because they always refer
everything to Manila.”
Gorriceta further told TDG
he does not believe that his
CENRO...
from p.6
operation, she immediately requested the recall of IDs issued
to the private contractor.
She also stressed that “all actions taken by this office over this
operation are properly coordinated with the PENR Officer and
with Hinobaan Mayor Estrao.”
Azkals...
from p.8
is organized.
“It usually takes at least 21
days to a month to arrange
friendlies, especially if it is
between two countries that are
not under the same Federation,”
said Gastanes.
With the Azkals building up
for the Suzuki Cup, Azkals captain Rob Gier lauded the PFF
for moving quickly to organize
another match for the squad.
Fast arrangements for the
7
Belmonte, Jr.; 10 percent for
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes
Sereno
SWS used face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults
nationwide. It classifies net
satisfaction ratings of +70
and above as “excellent”;
+50 to +69 as “very good”;
+30 to +49, “good”; +10 to
+29, “moderate”; +9 to -9,
“neutral”; -10 to -29, “poor”;
-30 to -49, “bad”; -50 to -69,
“very bad”; and -70 and below,
“execrable.” It also has a ±3
percent sampling error margin
for national and ±6 percent for
area percentage.
peso bill is being examined.
If proven, charges for illegal
possession and use of false treasury and banknotes will be filed
against the suspect.
A man was arrested for carrying an unlicensed handgun at
Brgy. San Jose in Arevalo, Iloilo
City Sunday.
Arrested was Kevin Eclar,
35, of the said place.
Barangay tanods (watchmen) roving the area chanced
upon Eclar and discovered the
gun from his possession.
A charge for illegal gun
possession will be filed against
Eclar after he failed to present valid documents for his
firearm.
of 3ID.
Meanwhile, Reyes succeeded Lieutenant Col. Wilfredo
Isaac as the commanding officer
of the 12th (Cadre) Battalion on
October 7, 2014.
Isaac is slated for a career advancement schooling
while Almase will assume a
staff position at 3ID headquarters.
Deocadez and Almagro are
graduates of the Philippine
Military Academy (PMA)
“Maalab” Class of 1993 while
Almase, Reyes and Isaac belong
to the PMA “Tanglaw-Diwa”
Class of 1992.
candidates’ emerging in the
future. An October newspaper
Kompas poll reported that 82
percent of respondents, in 12
cities, thought 86 percent of
politicians were corrupt.
“There is an irony here,”
Pisani adds. “Although Indonesians are losing democratic
rights, it is happening through
entirely democratic proce-
dures”. But Joko is a politician,
not a saint, and Indonesian politicians have a talent for unlikely
compromise. He could tempt
one or two of those parties to
scurry over to his side.
“Reverting to direct elections and keeping the door to
reform open would be the ultimate revenge for Indonesian
democracy.
load to the river and increases
the groundwater resource.
Rivers are created by nature
that it has its own way of adjusting to the water and sediment load from the watershed
but only up to a certain limit.
Beyond that limit, the river
becomes destructive.
The straight floodway is
against nature’s way of creating rivers, hence its increase
in water speed causes bank
erosion.
BUT because of abundant
cogon grasses and mounds of
accumulated sediments, which
provide the RESISTANCE to
flow, the floodway now is not
as destructive as it was when it
was new with respect to bank
erosion upstream.
It is now, therefore, a compromise or a trade-off between
a very clean floodway and one
with sediment mounds and
cogon grasses. Maybe the accumulated sand, gravel and
garden soil should be removed
at the center of the river for
about 20 meters wide, stopping
at 6 meters from the edge of the
concrete toe of the dike.
It should be the Flood Control Department of the DPWH
that will provide the guidelines
on the removal of accumulated
sediments for implementation
by the local government.
Right now, there is no control to the point that there are
portions of the concrete toe
basement of the dike that are
exposed due to indiscriminate
quarrying.
Regulated removal of sediments will be a big source of
income for the local people.
statement was insulting to the
teachers as he observed that
teachers are always hesitant to
speak up on their needs before
their superiors.
“They are always overwhelmed
by their officials. That’s also the
same impression I got from the
WVS officials. They kept on saying that it’s with Manila already.
What kind of justification is that?
Just because Manila said that the
rear part of the hospital ward
will face the main road, you will
just follow it?” said Gorriceta as
quoted by TDG.
The congressman further
told TDG the incident report is
dubious and self-serving on the
part of the hospital.
Limates also maintained that
“in the absence of the requisites
for this operation such as the
need for public bidding, social
preparation IEC, etc.. the operation will cause more problems
than not, therefore, final operation of the same until all requirements are met and all collaborative mechanisms are emplaced
is just deem practical.”
She also asked the provincial government for help to
strengthen the forest protection activities in the Wilderness
Area “since the termination
of the retrieval operation will
give full opportunity in favor
of timber poachers for a much
rampant timber poaching.”
match became possible since
Papua New Guinea coach
Wynton Rufer and Azkals
coach Thomas Dooley used to
play against each other in the
Bundesliga. “He was always
kicking me,” remarked Rufer
during the press conference
where the two coaches took part
in good-natured ribbing.
“Organization for the match
was 24/7,” Dooley said, adding that he and Rufer had been
in contact through e-mail for a
couple of years. The two former
Bundesliga players also played
in a few charity matches since
their retirement from playing.
Like Dooley, Rufer just started
coaching the Kapuls earlier this
year, but is based in his native
New Zealand. Before the game,
he remarked that he would be seeing about six of his players play in
a match for the first time.
Coming into the match, the
Kapuls were ranked 199th in the
world according to FIFA. Their
highest was 160th in June 2004.
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Man nabbed for illegal gun
Giants, Bumgarner shut
down Cardinals in opener
ST. LOUIS – The road warriors of the San Francisco Giants, led
by their ace left-hander Madison Bumgarner, beat the St. Louis
Cardinals 3-0 to claim the opening game in the National League
Championship Series on Saturday.
Bumgarner pitched seven and two-thirds innings, giving up
four hits and striking out seven, and got all the support he needed
when the Giants scored two runs in the second and another in the
third off the Cardinals’ top starter, Adam Wainwright.
It was the Giants’ seventh consecutive postseason road win and
Bumgarner put his name in the record books by extending his scoreless
playoff road streak to 26 and two-thirds innings, overtaking a 90-year-old
mark of 23 innings set by New York Giants hurler Art Nehf in 1924.
Sergio Romo finished up the eighth and Santiago Casilla retired
the Cardinals in order in the ninth to claim the save.
“He executed all night against a tough lineup,” Giants manager
Bruce Bochy said of Bumgarner. “What a great job he did. This
guy is one of the best left-handers in the game. He got us off to a
great start tonight with his effort.”
Bumgarner, 25, had no explanation for his road dominance.
“I think it just happened to work out that way,” he said. “I’ve just
been lucky enough to have the ball bounce my way on the road.”
Some funny bounces and uncharacteristic mistakes worked
against the defending NL champion Cardinals in a battle between
two teams that have alternated trips to the World Series for the
last four years.
An error by St. Louis third baseman Matt Carpenter allowed an
unearned run to score in the second inning, and a potential double
play ball that was mishandled by second baseman Kolten Wang in
the third inning led to another run.
Pablo Sandoval went 3-for-4 and scored a run, while Brandon
Belt and Travis Ishikawa contributed RBI-singles.
“They capitalized,” said St. Louis manager Mike Matheny. “We
knew that going in, that it was going to be that kind of game, it’s
probably going to be that kind of series.
“You have two teams that figure out ways to score runs, that have
to manufacture and capitalize on the other team’s mistakes.”
The Cardinals had their best chance in the seventh inning -- the
inning they thrived in against the Dodgers in their Division Series
triumph, scoring 15 runs.
One-out singles by Yadier Molina and John Jay put men on first
and second. Wang bounced a grounder wide of first and Bumgarner
raced over and put a rough tag on Wang after taking a toss from
first baseman Belt.
With men on second and third and two outs, Bumgarner appeared to have balked, which would have scored a run, but it was
not called and he proceeded to strike out pinch-hitter Tony Cruz
to end the threat.
Game Two of the best-of-seven series to determine the National
League’s representative in the Fall Classic will be in St. Louis on
Sunday. (Reuters)
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ON FIRE. Mark Hartmann (right) was on fire against Papua New Guinea with 4 goals. (Photo courtesy
of Josh Albelda/Rappler)
THE Philippine national football team manhandled Papua
New Guinea, 5-nil, in a friendly
match on Sunday at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.
Mark Hartmann scored four
goals for the Azkals right in the
first half, with three in the first
14 minutes of the match.
Phil Younghusband scored
at the 41st minute to add to the
Philippine total.
It was a hastily-organized
friendly, with the announcement of the match coming
less than a week before it was
played and a few days after the
Azkals’ date with Malaysia was
canceled. Papua New Guinea
also had a scheduled friendly
versus Timor Leste that did not
push through. It was the first
international friendly between
the two countries.
Before the match, Philippine
Football Federation secretarygeneral Edwin Gastanes was
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Oceania Football Federation,
under which Papua New Guinea
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MVP Durant out indefinitely with broken foot Spoelstra admits to
OKLAHOMA CITY – Fourtime NBA scoring champion
Kevin Durant, last season’s
NBA Most Valuable Player, has
been sidelined indefinitely with
a broken right foot, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced
Sunday.
Durant, who complained of
pain after a Saturday workout,
will require surgery for the
break at the base of the small
toe, which typically takes six
to eight weeks of recovery time
but could take longer depending on the severity of Durant’s
specific injury.
The 26-year-old forward
figures to be out for at least the
first six weeks of the upcoming
NBA season, about 20 games or
nearly a quarter of the season.
“After practice yesterday,
Kevin made us aware of discomfort in his right foot,” Thunder general manager Sam Presti
said. “We proceeded to perform
the necessary imaging studies
to determine the cause of his
discomfort.
“We are in the process of
collaboratively evaluating the
most appropriate next steps
with Kevin, his representatives,
and Thunder medical personnel. Until a course of action is
determined, we are unable to
provide a timeline specific to
Kevin’s case.”
Presti said the team was
lucky to have caught the injury
quickly.
That could make the difference in getting Durant
back by the time the Thunder
face the NBA’s top superstar, LeBron James, and the
Cleveland Cavaliers at home
on December 11 in what
typically would be one the
season’s most eagerly anticipated matchups.
Durant averaged 32 points,
7.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists
a game last season, sparking
the Thunder to the Western
Conference finals, where they
were eliminated by the eventual
NBA champion San Antonio
Spurs.
Last year, the Thunder were
hampered by an injury to guard
Russell Westbrook much of the
season. Durant picked up much
of the slack in Westbrook’s
absence and the reverse will
likely be needed for Oklahoma
City early in the 2014-15 campaign.
“In these cases, we can withdraw or advance and we’re going to advance,” Presti said. “I
have confidence in the team that
we’ve built here. How we react,
how we respond, how we adjust, how we adapt, that’s going
to be the measure of our team.”
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Although the Miami Heat had
been downplaying the game
against LeBron James all along,
coach Erik Spoelstra and Chris
Bosh admitted Saturday that
they were glad the encounter
was finally out of the way.
Spoelstra said there was
“certainly a level of strangeness” in the preseason game in
Rio de Janeiro, while Bosh said
that he hopes now everybody
can “move on.”
The Cleveland Cavaliers
won 122-119 in overtime, with
James scoring seven points and
picking up eight assists from 20
minutes at the HSBC Arena.
It was the first time James
played against the Heat since
returning to Ohio after leading
his former teammates to two
NBA titles in four years.
“For me it was a special
moment to be back there competing against my old teammates,” James said. “I didn’t
get that awkward feeling, but
a lot of memories came back
about the things that we accomplished.”
James barely talked to his
teammates before and during
the game, though, doing his
usual game routine.
“If you have to do something like this, I think it really
benefits both teams to get the
awkwardness out of the way in
the preseason,” Spoelstra said.
“There was certainly a level of
strangeness to it.”
He said he didn’t think it really affected the way the teams
approached their preparations,
though.
“I think both teams also
used this week just to concentrate on themselves,” Spoelstra
said. “We have quite a bit of
work to do to get our defense
and our continuity offensively
together. This was just another
step, so in terms of game plan
I don’t think either team spent
a lot of time on that.” (Associated Press)
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Probe WESM rates - Marañon
By Dolly Yasa
Bacolod City – Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. of
Negros Occidental called the province’s solons to investigate the “highly anomalous” charges of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) that threatens to
jack up the price of electricity in Western Visayas.
The governor issued the call after electric cooperatives in Western Visayas issued a statement opposing
WESM’s rates.
In a press conference Monday, Central Negros
Electric Cooperative (CENECO) president Atty. Arnel
Lapore said electric coops in Region 6 came up with a
position paper addressed to Energy Secretary Jericho
Petilla.
Lapore said the electric coops in the region are
asking Petilla to suspend WESM’s imposition of the
“questionable charges,” which the coops claimed are
excessive, lacking in transparency, and abusive.”
He claimed that the billing charged by WESM is
“unreasonable” and lacks justification.
Lapore said WESM charges will jack up CENECO
power rates by P2 per kilowatt hour, or P3 in other
electric cooperatives.
But Lapore assured that CENECO will not pass on
the “questionable charges” to its consumers.
The governor also asked the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to have a position paper on the issue.
HOW WESM WORKS
WESM was created following the restructuring
of the energy sector under Electric Power Industry
Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001. WESM is where power
suppliers disclose energy outputs and agree on energy
prices. The Philippine Electricity Market Corporation
(PEMC) facilitates the trading at WESM.
At WESM, the stakeholders determine the total
demand for electricity for a certain hour. Seeing the
Pinoy bizmen positive on
business outlook - survey
M A N I LA – F i l i p i n o
entrepreneurs are confident
that the country’s economic
environment will improve in
the next six months, according
to a survey.
The recent Global
Entrepreneur Indicator (GEI)
showed that 60 percent
of business owners in the
Philippines expect a better
operating environment while
the remaining 40 percent believe
there will be no change.
The survey also revealed
93.33 percent of business
owners predict a better business
landscape in the next six
month.
Pinoy /pB6
How to plan your finances
MANILA – Planning one’s finances changes as
one goes through different stages in life.
Crizz Borja, a financial adviser from Sun Life
Financial Philippines, explained the different financial concerns people of different ages should
think about.
Borja said young professionals should start
planning their finances as early as possible.
“During your 20s, it’s very important to build
the habit of saving. What you do with your finances today will greatly affect your financial
freedom in the future,” she told ANC’s “On The
Money.”
However, it
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demand, the suppliers submit bids, essentially telling
PEMC they are willing to supply, for example, 100
megawatts at P10 per megawatt.
PEMC ranks the bids from the lowest to the most
expensive, until it has enough supply bids to meet the
total demand for power.
The highest priced offer that is accepted becomes
the spot market’s price for the hour.
Electricity is thrown to the grid and facilitated
by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
(NGCP).
Then it is distributed to households and businesses
through distribution companies.
Trading goes on an hourly basis, depending on
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is more common for people in their 20s to be
lured by the idea of spending their first salary,
or using their first credit card, instead of saving
their income.
“When income comes, the first thing on their
mind is expenses: shopping, gimmicks, going to
the beach,” Borja said.
In order to start the habit of saving, Borja
advised people in their 20s to set aside a specific
amount as savings before spending their income.
She also debunked the myth that it is impossible to save because of small salaries, adding
that saving any amount will do.
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DTI
empowers
Ilonggo
consumers
By Lilibeth A. French
THE DEPARTMENT of Trade
and Industry-Iloilo recently convened consumer groups in Iloilo
to update them on trade and
other consumer-related laws.
According to Judith Degala,
OIC of DTI-Iloilo Trade and Development Division, said the oneday workshop held in Iloilo City
last October 8 gathered participants from the towns of Tigbauan,
Leon, Janiuay, New Lucena and
Iloilo and Passi Cities.
The participants were representatives of consumer organizations and staff manning consumer welfare desks of various
establishments in the two cities.
Through the workshop, the DTI
strengthens its partnership with the
LGU and businesses by helping
them implement their consumer
welfare programs, Degala said.
Aside from the updates on
Fair Trade Laws and Consumer
Rights and Responsibilities,
another topic discussed was
“Energy Efficiency and Conservation”. Alexis Matel Carlos
of the Department of Energy
discussed the topic.
Engr. Rey Maleza, EIMD
Supervisor of DOE Visayas,
briefed the participants on the
use of LPG.
Maleza said the DOE will
spearhead a consumer advocacy
campaign in Roxas City.
The workshop was part of
the DTI-DOE’s 2014 Consumer
Welfare Month celebration,
with the theme “Sapat na Impormasyon: Susi sa Wastong
Paggamit ng Enerhiya”.
Meanwhile, Degala said the
DOE held a Consumer Quiz
Bee last October 10. The participants were students of public
schools which are beneficiaries
of DOE’s Personal Computers
for Public Schools program.
A Diskwento Caravan is
tentatively scheduled on October 27-28 in Calinog, where
consumers can buy discounted
products. (PIA-Iloilo)
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Housing aid for ‘Yolanda’ survivors released
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By Felipe V. Celino
ROXAS City – The Roxas City
government and the National
Housing Authority started the
distribution of long-overdue
construction materials for the
rebuilding of houses of super
typhoon Yolanda survivors in
this city.
The first batch of beneficiaries
who received the assistance
released on Monday at the
Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center
were from Barangays I to XI.
The material kit is composed
of six pieces of galvanized iron
sheets, six pieces of plywood
and two kilos umbrella nails.
Present during the
BENEFICIARIES of construction materials from the government line up at Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center, Roxas City, October 13. (Roxas City Press Bureau)
distribution were NHA OIC
regional director Luz Ysatam and Roxas City identified and validated by the Task Force
Piansay said the validation aims to avoid
She said that the taskforce found that some
officials including City Administrator Gilbert Bangon created by Mayor Angel Alan Celino.
duplication of names of beneficiaries.
names were duplicated in the list of persons with
Tan, City Planning and Development Coordinator
The task force, which was created through an
“We revalidate the reports submitted by damaged houses.
Lorelie Piansay, and City Social Welfare and executive order, aims to rebuild communities in village chiefs to ensure that there will be no
She said the TF’s validation will serve as
Development Officer Cynthia Besana.
this city which were destroyed or damaged by duplication in the lists of damaged houses,” database of typhoon survivors who are qualified
The beneficiaries of the material kits were super typhoon Yolanda.
Piansay said.
to get assistance from the government.
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6 barangays receive disaster tools Man
for women,
By Felipe V. Celino
ROXAS City – Six barangays in the province of
Capiz considered as Geographically Isolated and
Disadvantage Area (GIDA) received basic emergency
disaster equipment from the International Organization
for Migration (IOM).
Barangay Aglalana in Dumarao, Parallan in Maayon,
Matinabus in Sigma, Mahabang Sapa in Cuartero, the
island barangays of Olotayan in Roxas City and Manapao
in Pontevedra were the recipients of a spine board,
megaphone, solar lamps and solar transistor radios.
The turn-over ceremony held recently was attended
by Arshad Rashid, Head of the IOM sub-office in
Visayas and the Punong Barangays of the particular
GID Areas.
The six pilot areas were selected because in times
of emergencies and calamities, they have difficulties in
accessing needed help from their respective municipalities
because they are usually isolated, said Rose Marie
Baguios, Operations Officer of the IOM in Capiz.
Disaster officials of the GIDA barangays also
attended a two day training and workshop to prepare
them in responding to various emergencies, said
Esperedion Pelaez, Action Officer of the Capiz
Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Office.
child abuse
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By Felipe V. Celino
ROXAS City – A man wanted
for crime against women and
children was arrested by the
police last Sunday morning in
Dumarao town.
The police arrested Marlon
Pasco, 38, of Barangay
Calapawan, Dumarao town
for alleged violation of AntiViolence against Women and
Children Act of 2004.
The warrant for the suspect’s
arrest was issued by Regional Trial
Court Judge Jeffrey Almalbis of
Branch 14 (Family Court) dated
September 30, 2014.
Pasco can post bail of
P24,000.
JAMBOREE. Bureau of Fire Protection - Roxas City firefighters conduct Fire Fighting Drill and Hose Bath to the 286 Boy Scout participants in the District of Panay 41st
BSP Camporal held at Bago Chiquito Elementary School, Panay, Capiz, Oct. 11, 2014. (RCFS photos)
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-At least two years sales experience,
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with managerial background
Salon
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-With good communication skills
for men & Women
-People Oriented
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Mabini St., Iloilo City
-Self Motivated
Second Level Plazuela de Iloilo Manduriao, Iloilo City
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-Passion for Success
Landline (033) 5016521
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For your Financing
MOBILE 0922.837.7868
Contact: Mr. Vic Mina, Jr.
We sell:
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c/o Asian Lumber Bldg. Door 5 & 6
Needs
Services
Electrical & Construction Materials
144 M.H. del Pilar St., Molo Iloilo City
• Manicure 75
• Pedicure
80
Accept
Real Estate
Tel.
No.
33-33399/
Owned & Managed by:
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• Haircut 100/130
• Footspa
250
CP No. 0920-911-5708
• Make Up 350
• Haircolor 680
& Chattel Mortgage
Iznart St. Iloilo City
336-1840 336-9723
335-1280
(Branch Manager)
G/F CCC Finance Bldg.
M.H. Del Pilar St., Molo, Iloilo City
Email: [email protected]
Tel# 300-11-78 / 0949-805-1870
SkinStation
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For men
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and Women
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Philippine
LARGE FORMAT DIGITAL PRINTING
• Tarpaulin printing
• Sticker Printing
• Panaflex Sign
• Stailess Sign
• Neon Sign
• Brass Sign
• Directional Sign
• Billboard Sign
• Menu Board
Contact
ELEANOR P. BRITO
My Sanctuary
Wellness
Center, Inc.
Lower Ground Floor
SM City, Iloilo
0917-5892371
RESTAURANT SERVICES INSTITUTE
“Iloilo’s beauty &
wellness haven!”
Proprietor
Dra. RIZALINA V. BERNARDO
Ledesma Street Iloilo City
Sales: (033) 337-6140
Service: (033) 337-2083
Telefax: (033) 337-0132
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Mr. Bonito L. Robiso
(Rates may Change without Prior Notice)
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20 MH Del Pilar St., Molo, Iloilo City
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Since 1963
Tel. No.: 338-3758
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Glory Cell No.:
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0948-4287053
G/F SM City, Mandurriao,
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Tess Cell No.:
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0909-1325849
Iloilo City
Email add.:
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Te l . N o .
[email protected]
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KRYZ CULINARY ARTS &
ADDRESS: DOOR #1, ASIAN LUMBER BLDG
M.H. DEL PILAR, MOLO, ILOILO CITY
TEL. NO.: ILOILO - 336-0535
ANTIQUE - 540-7765
Mr. RODOLFO L. BORRES
(permit to operation driving school)
Travel & Tours
RESTAURANT
(FINE DINING/FASTFOOD)
SUPERMARKET
COLLECTION/BILLING SYSTEM
DEPARTMENT STORE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
SPECIALTY STORE
DRUGSTORE
WHOLESALE
Diversion Road, Taft North,
Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Tel. No. 321-1012
09063746686
09164776516
HOLIDAY BOUND
Prospec Office Systems Products
&
CAR WASH
Urban Inn Bldg., Luna St,
Lapaz I.C
PROBLEMA SA KWARTA??
Kadto sa OCS LENDING…
AUTO SALES
WESTERN
DRIVING SCHOOL
G/F Angeles Arcade Building,
Mabini St., Iloilo City
Tel. # (033) 503-2092/09989860911
09477430528/09106034032
283 Iznart St., Iloilo City
Tel. No. (033) 336-3675 • 509-9895
Rm. 19 Capiz Provincial Business Center
Front of Capiz high
NHOYGLADZ
CABLE STAR, INC
2F, Cischo Bldg., Brgy. Mabolo
Delgado, Iloilo City
Tel. # 508-6714 l 8570704
Cell # 0908-9289284
SHORT COURSES OFFERED
1. Cookery NC II (316 hrs.)
2. Food and Beverage Service NC II
3. Bread and Pastry Production NC II
4. Bread and Pastry Production NC II
+ Singapore
HOPE
LENDING
Prudential
Life Insurance Company, Inc.
CORPORATION
Quezon St.,
Iloilo City
Tel no. 337-6703
320-4581
FOOD WEALTH
Stronghold
AGRO-VET
TRADING
Tabuc Suba, Jaro
Iloilo City
Tel. No. 329 6001
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SILVER & U
320-1383
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J.B. ERECRE DESIGN
& CONSTRUCTION
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NORKIS GROUP OF COMPANIES
Cell: 09082535100/09985497280
NORKIS 5R SERVICES, INC.
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JGM FINANCE
FASHION
CORPORATION
Office: 509-92-04
“SELLING SLIGHTLY USED MOTORCYCLE’’
Offered:
Cash or installment basis
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• Low Down payment for only P 1,000 pesos.
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• 24 months installment plan
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• Sells volume of motorcycles with a minimum
LGF SM CITY, ILOILO
of 5 units.
(Near Toy Kingdom)
VISIT US @ COM. CIVIL JARO ILOILO CITY
OR CALL ( 033 ) 329-1646/509-3020
E-mail add: [email protected]
Website: Erecre Group Realty & Construction
Office address: Door 5, Ground Floor,
Zerrudo Commercial Complex
E. Lopez Street, Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines
BUILDERS,
INC.
NCI
GLASS
CAR TINT
Buhang Taft North, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Smart - 0939-939-0690
Tel. Nos. (033) 501-6093 * (033) 857-7053
SERVICES OFFERED:
l AUTO GLASS l CAR TINT
l ALUMINUM
Tel. Nos.
(033) 5086871 ) 3381229
TAPALES
Hair Relax Foot Spa Manicure
Fax No. (033) 508-1490 Monday-SatTel. No.
Pedicure l Hair and Make Up l Etc.
urday Tel # (033) 396-5743 l 396-5744
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8:00am to 5:30pm
COSMOPOLITAN
22 AMA Bldg., Delgado St., Iloilo City
Salon
G/F Marymart Mall Valeria St., Iloilo City

Mr. Gaspar Igona
Tel# 301-14-00
VETERINARY CLINIC
INSURANCE
COMPANY,
INC.
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Cell#. 09216392878
Proprietor
“Your complete New-Life Insurance Company”
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DR. REYNALDO S. TAPALES
ILOILO BRANCH:
Services Offered:
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Veterinarian
For More Information Text:
Hair Rebond l Hair Spa l Hot Oil
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Brgy. San Rafael, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
399
Huervana Street
l Hair Cut l Facial l Cellophane l
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09173043777 l 09088954768
La Paz, Iloilo City
RJV
AMA Computer Learning Center
S.P.A
Iloilo Interior, Diversion Road
Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Telefax: 321-3801 to 03
Cellular: 09081090939
email: [email protected]
Lydia Songano Bldg., Brgy. Tagbak,
Jaro, Iloilo City • Tel. # 300-3272
ROXAS BRANCH:
Km. II Lawa-an, Roxas City
(Infront of Rusi)
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Safer playgrounds
for Pinoy kids pushed
By Maricyn A. De los Santos
AS the country observes the National Children’s Month this October, environmental and
health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition called
on the government to ensure that playgrounds are
safe to their health and well-being.
In a statement, the group said it is the responsibility of the society to realize the Article 31 of
the Convention on the Rights of the Child that
governments, including the Philippines, adopted
in 1989.
Article 31 of the Convention stressed that
signatory governments recognize the ‘right of
the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play
and recreational activities appropriate to the age
of the child and to participate freely in cultural
life and the arts.”
Thony Dizon, coordinator of the EcoWaste
Coalition’s Project Protect, said the government
has the responsibility to provide all children with
opportunities to relax and have fun in a safe environment that will not pose risk to their health
and well-being.
“The right to play is indispensable to a child’s
complete growth and development as a person,”
he emphasized.
To emphasize the conditions of play environment
in the country, the group cited that some of the playgrounds and recreational sites they visited in Manila
are “in various states of disrepair and neglect.”
Safer /pB7
Brainsbee high school winners (from left) Emerald Esona, 3rd; Reneben Carnaje, 2nd; and
Lindsay Joseph Martinez, 1st; and elementary winners Kenneth Berja, 1st; Patricia Anne Patria,
2nd; and Kyna Hosillos, 3rd, with Vice-Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, DepEd Superintendent Juliet
Jeruta, and Mary Ann Dino of Betty Bantug Benitez Foundation during the championship round held
October 11, 2014 at Victorias City Coliseum, Victorias City.
Probe..
AWARDING. John Albert Rapista (4th from left) receives his prizes during the awarding ceremony held at Hotel Carmen, Kalibo, Oct. 11,
2014. Also in photo are (from left) Venus G. Villanueva of PIA-Aklan, Merlene B. Aborka of DENR-Aklan, Odon S. Bandiola of SP-Kalibo,
former Aklan Rep. Atty. Allen S. Quimpo, and Madyaas Pen Editor-Publisher Dr. Ambrosio R. Villorente. (PIA-Aklan)
GCT student tops PIA-DENR essay writing tilt
By Venus G. Villanueva
KALIBO – A student of Garcia College of
Technology (GCT) bested 24 other studentwriters in the On-The-Spot Essay Writing
Contest on Climate Change Mitigation and
Adaptation held here recently.
The contest was sponsored by the
Philippine Information Agency and
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources.
John Albert Rapista took home P10,000
cash, while runners up Mary Claire D.
Gellang of Aklan Catholic College , and Jane
Dalyn R. Oliveros of Aklan State University
– Makato Campus received P7,000 and
P5,000 cash prizes, respectively.
Their schools also received certificates
of recognition.
The three were awarded in a ceremony
held on October 11 at Hotel Carmen here.
The awarding of winners served as a
special feature of the “Kapihan Sa Aklan”, a
regular program of the Aklan Media Forum
every Saturday.
Other participating schools were
Northwestern Visayan Colleges, Altavas
College, and the five campuses of Aklan
State University, namely: Banga, Kalibo,
Ibajay, Makato and New Washington.
The three will represent Aklan in the
regional contest on October 17 in Iloilo City.
Veteran journalist and now SP Aklan
Secretary Odon S. Bandiola, CENRO
Kalibo Merlyn Aborka, and Peter S.
Mangilog, a PIA IWAG Awardee and Best
Performing Information Officer in the
region in 2013, composed the board of
judges. (PIA6)
from p.B1
ing Monitoring Indices. These
devices “suggest the presence
of market power and other behaviors that could undermine
market efficiency.”
The MAG Marketing Monitoring Indices include the following:
The Price Setting Frequency
Index (PSFI) counts the number
of times a participant sets the
price in a specific period. If a
participant’s price became the
last accepted offer, they have
more opportunities to design
bidding strategies that influence
prices, says WESM.
The Pivotal Supplier Index
(PSI) studies whether the demand
can be supplied without a particular generator. Pivotal suppliers
Pinoy..
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It also said that 73.33
percent of local businesses
reported a favorable business
environment.
The annual GEI uses five
indicators such as job creation,
outlook, employment, debt
and revenues to forecast global
trends.
It reflects key figures
from 2,800 members of the
Entrepreneurs’ Organization
are watched because they can
influence the pricing scheme.
The Combined PSFI-PSI
Index (CPPI) counts the number of intervals a participant is
both a price setter and a pivotal
player.
These indeces, however, are
not definitive tests to measure
excessive market power, or
even if such market power was
misused.
Notes from the WESM market analysis show that in most
instances, pivotal players and
price setters are those from
coal-fired plants in 2010, followed by natural gas plants.
They have yet to determine if
these happened in the same
trading hours. (With a report
from www.rappler.com)
(EO), mostly small and
medium enterprises, across 46
countries.
SMEs, which account for
99.6 percent of total registered
enterprises in the Philippines,
contribute 35 percent to the
country’s gross domestic
product.
The data in the Philippines
study was based on the responses
of local EO members. (ABSCBNnews.com)
B7
Tuesday,
October 14, 2014
ReymundoSalao
Just Another
Film Junkie
FDCP Cinematheque screens
‘Mga Anino ng Kahapon’
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he FDCP Cinematheque will
screen “Mga Anino ng Kahapon”
this week.
The film is about a family coping with
the challenges of schizophrenia. It stars
Agot Isidro and TJ Trinidad who play
married couple Irene and Ed, who are
both nurses.
The film is written and directed by Alvin Yapan (Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa, Debosyon, Rapture of Fe) and
produced by Vim Yapan/
Alem Chua Productions in
partnership with Janssen
Philippines. The story of “Mga Anino ng Kahapon” starts
when Ed goes abroad to
work, and Irene’s schizophrenia is triggered. The
family’s peace is affected.
So, Ed, together with his
mother Flor, brother Carlo
and son, Brian, struggle to
understand Irene’s condition. In the process, Ed
and Irene also discover the
true meaning of love. The
film explores the varying degrees, forms
and issues of surveillance (the feeling of
being policed) which are the heart of the
relationship and conflict of a schizophrenia
patient and the caregiver, especially during
the treatment phase.
It intends to raise awareness about
schizophrenia, reduce the stigma associated with mental illness, and promote
compassion for individuals with this type
of condition.
finances..
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“If they save a specific
amount, regardless of what
amount that is, and as they go
comfortable with that amount,
they increase it, and they spend
the rest,” Borja said.
The film is among the five entries to
last year’s Metro Manila Film Festival
New Wave Section (full feature category),
wherein Agot Isidro won a best actress
for and a special jury prize for the film. It
received an “A” grade from the Cinema
Evaluation Board (CEB). The CEB said
that it found the movie enlightening, insightful, and well-researched. The CEB
particularly cited the excellent performance of the cast. It said, “Agot in particular received uniformly rave
reviews, not only due to her
convincing depiction, but
for imparting to the viewer
a vicarious schizophrenia,
like a mise-en-scene. Her
partner TJ Trinidad was
superb as usual, continuing
to grow and mature as an
actor. Both essayed their
roles with quiet power and
conviction.” The screening runs from
October 14 to October 19,
with 3:30 and 5:30 PM
screenings up till Friday,
and 1:30 and 3:30 PM
screenings on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is only at P100. The FDCP Cinematheque is located at the B&C Square
Bldg., Solis St., Iloilo City. The Film
Development Council of the Philippines
(FDCP) is an agency under the Office
of the President, and the lead agency for
film in the Philippines ensuring that the
economic, cultural and educational aspects
of film are effectively represented in the
country and abroad.
It is also better for young professionals to invest their savings
right away so as not to lose money
to inflation once they leave their
money in a bank account.
A person’s priority should
change once they reach their 30s,
this time, thinking of protecting
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Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’
After “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels
and Demons” there’s a third Dan Brown
novel that is up for a film.
“Inferno” will mark the return of Tom
Hanks and director Ron Howard to Brown’s
novel series which follows the mysterious
and intriguing adventures of Robert Langdon. The story of “Inferno” finds Tom Hanks’
Robert Langdon once again attempting to
solve a riddle, this time influenced by the
first portion of Dante Alighieri’s 14th Century
epic poem, The Divine Comedy. The film is
set for release on October 14, 2016. The script for “Inferno” comes from
writer David Koepp. Howard only recently
completed post-production on his upcoming
historical drama In the Heart of the Sea, and
filming on Inferno won’t begin until next
April after Hanks wraps his untitled Cold
War thriller with Steven Spielberg. Finishing Inferno by next Christmas would’ve
been a very tight squeeze. Here’s the synopsis for Brown’s “Inferno” via Amazon: “In the heart of Italy,
Harvard professor of symbology, Robert
Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world
centered on one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces,
Dante’s Inferno”
“Against this backdrop, Langdon battles
a chilling adversary and grapples with an
ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and
futuristic science. Drawing from Dante’s
dark epic poem, Langdon races to find
answers and decide whom to trust before
the world is irrevocably altered.”
their assets or themselves.
Borja said one should have a
life insurance plan by this time,
so as to ensure the future of
those who depend on them.
One should also know his or
her human economic value before
choosing a life insurance plan.
The human economic value
is a person’s average yearly income multiplied by the number
of work years left.
Borja also advised people in
their 30s to start having different
“money baskets” for different
needs. (ABS-CBNnews.com)
Vivacious and versatile, you make people laugh
and enjoy learning. You touch the child within the
people around you.
Extravagance comes more easily today and your
sense of luxury is in high focus. Do not spend
rashly.
If you are feeling like a victim, finding someone
else to help is the best bet. Life looks up when you
act to make a difference.
Too much focus on the past keeps you there.
Learn from what has been, but plan for what lies
ahead.
You’re inclined to be too hard on yourself today.
Nobody’s perfect. Give yourself a break.
Use your natural sparkle and magnetism to
further your career. Put your dynamism to work for
yourself; you can sway people today.
Keep your eyes and ears open. You pick up vital
information through observation. Silence is your
best tool.
You’ve been viewing someone through rosecolored glasses. Time to face reality (and the
music)!
You feel torn between a career and a partnership.
Dividing your time and energy isn’t easy, but you
can manage.
Your persuasive abilities are in focus. Sales go
well. You can play the comedian or entertainer for
colleagues.
A past investment--of time, energy, or money--pays
off. You gain the fruits of your labors.
Today is a great day for a party--even an impromptu
one. If that cannot be managed, set aside some
time for laughter and fun with family.
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on October 12, at the Mall of Asia Arena. (Mark Cristino/ABSCBNnews.com)
Pressure is on to score back-toback victory for PH in Miss World
F o rmer “ P i n o y B i g
Brother” housemate Valerie
Weigmann won the title of
Miss World Philippines 2014
during the coronation night at
the SM Mall of Asia Arena last
Sunday.
The Filipino-German also
won the Best in Long Gown,
Best in Swimsuit and Best in
Fashion Runway awards during
the night’s pageant.
In the Q&A portion, Valerie
said she wants to inspire others
to take up personal advocacy
when asked why she should be
Miss World.
“I believe in the importance
of empathy and compassion
because I see, if all of us can all
come together, we can all be advocates of change. And I want to
inspire and encourage everyone
to take up personal advocacy.”
Representing the Bicol region in the national beauty
search, the 24-year-old TV host/
restaurateur has big shoes to fill
as she represents the country
in the London-based pageant
come December where the first
Filipina Miss World currently
sits on the throne.
Val loves to hang out and
travel with her friends. She
is a co-owner of a GermanTurkish restaurant in Makati.
She is also involved in social
enterprise and in promoting the
use of electronic vehicles in the
Philippines.
Val loves to collect comic
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and Marvel movies based on the
comics. She has worked behind
the camera as a photographer’s
assistant. Val is passionate
about travel photography.
Her advocacy is Musikaramay, a movement she started with
her friends after super typhoon
Yolanda. Through Musikaramay,
they are raising funds to helps
indigenous peoples; specifically,
the Aetas of Tarlac. Val really
wants to help them especially
when it comes to their livelihood
and healthcare.
Val believes that all of the
Miss World Philippines 2014
candidates are winners just by
joining the pageant. She also
believes that a Miss World
Philippines titleholder should
focus on what other people are
going thru, and that she should
be able to place herself in other
people’s shoes.
For Val, the message of
Miss World Philippines is all
about being considerate and she
believes that, with the crown,
she can raise awareness and
inspire others to take up their
own advocacies.
The runners-up in the Miss
World Philippines 2014 pageant: 1st Princess - Lorraine
Kendrickson; 2nd Princess Nelda Ibe; 3rd Princess - Nicole
Donesa; and 4th Princess - Rachel Peters. (Luigene Yanoria/
Yahoo/With a report from ABSCBNNews.com)
from p.B6
“We found not a few broken seesaws and swings and rusty play
equipment that should be refurbished or altogether replaced,” he said.
The group stressed that what is disturbing is the presence of
toxic chemicals like lead.
“But what we found most disturbing was the presence of elevated levels of lead, a neurotoxin, in some play equipment and
structure with painted surfaces that are badly chipping. The lead
level of such paint chips can be much higher than the lead level
in dust and can be very harmful if ingested by a playful child,”
he pointed out.
Using a portable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) device, the group
was able to detect lead levels up to a whopping 215,000 parts per
million (ppm) in some play apparatuses and park railings, way past
the threshold limit of 90 ppm for decorative paints.
The exceedingly high lead levels detected could be attributed to the
multilayer application of paints with high concentrations of lead.
Aside from the chemical risk linked to the ingestion or inhalation
of lead paint chips and dust, the group cited the illegal practice of
open trash burning in one playground as another concern.
“Open burning releases tiny smoke particles that impair the air
quality, as well as discharges dioxins and other environmental pollutants that are particularly hazardous for children,” Dizon said.
To address the problem, the group proposed that local authorities
conduct a comprehensive safety evaluation of existing playgrounds
and parks under their jurisdiction.
The group further stressed that the authorities should carry out
appropriate remedial measures, including proper lead paint abatement, to prevent and reduce health and safety risks for children
using the facilities.
B8 Tuesday, October 14, 2014
C
OSMO Iloilo’s discriminating food lovers have a new reason to cheer
as one of the metro’s fave food haven, BBQ Park, recently opened
another branch at La Sallette building, Valeria Street, Iloilo City.
Welcoming the chic guests who braved the inclement weather were
BBQ Park owners, lovely couple Owie Yee and his charming wife, Annie
Javellana.
After the inaugural and blessing rites, everyone was feted to a long
array of BBQ Park’s popular best-sellers as well as assorted canapés,
dahlings!
Cheers to that Owie and Annie, and good luck to your new business
venture!!
RUBY Javellana with Sonny Gella and Charito Demaisip
OWIE Yee with Dr. Nelson Divinagracia and Iloilo City
Vice-Mayor Joe Espinosa III
RUBY Javellana with Herminia Pineda, Fr. Roberto Marcelino Jr. and
Consolita Yee
YEN Pormaran and Porgy Yee
JOY Flotilde, Mark Uy, Annie Javellana-Yee and brother, Roi Javellana, Leslie
Jane Young
RIKA Formaran and Redg Golez
JR and Nena Javelosa
daughter, Chelsea
YOUR Pagemaker with Mikee Magalona and RJ
Magalona
GABBY Cordova and Denise
Belmonte
KRISTOFFER Aranador and
April Jayme
ANGELO and Mary Lou Celis with Gilna and Juno Sarucho
JR Bondoc and Katrina Loring
BBQ Park owners Owie Yee and Annie Javellana, with their
BBQ Park @ La Sallete Bldg, Valeria St., Iloilo City
IA Joy Espinosa-Loring
RAY and Mary Anne Deles
Owen Escultero and Angel Yap