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Christmas ‘bonus’ for gov’t workers released DECEMBER 6 - 12, 2011
CATBALOGAN CITY - The giving of the P10,000 Christmas bonus for each worker in all government agencies in the region has started, an official of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said over the weekend. DBM Regional Direc- mas bonus; they have altor Imelda C. Laceras said ready prepared necessary that prior to the issuance documents to facilitate of an administrative or- disbursements. der and budget circular “We were told that payrelated to the granting ment of the PEI by agencies of Productivity Enhance- to workers will not be made ment Incentive (PEI) com- earlier than December 8, monly known as Christ- 2011 and we are looking at
completing the release process on or before December 15,” Laceras told Samar Weekly Express. The DBM regional chief pointed out that heads of agencies have no reason not to release the benefit on time even with the delay in the issuance of Special Allotment Release Order and Notice of Cash Allocations since they are allowed to use
ATI chief bats for natural pesticides B� NINFA QUERANTE CATBALOGAN CITY -- The chief of the Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) in Eastern Visayas urges all Samarnon farmers to utilize organic and natural pesticides in their rice farms. Dr. Paulino Cabahit, ATI chief was in Catbalogan, Thursday for the inauguration of the agriculture bio-control laboratory inside the compound of the provincial agriculture. “Farmers can plant lemon trees in the rice paddies, these will serve as natural pesticides as insects shy away from the natural odor it emits,” Cabahit said. He also asked them to plant pole beans, which he claims are also natural pesticides. Cabahit also urged provincial agriculturist Anita Taran-provincial to write a SEE ATI P2
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VOL. IX NO. 18
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BELEN EXHIBIT. This exhibit showcasing a boat with a Belen presented by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Catbalogan is one of the well-lighted and a�rac�ve exhibits in the capitol park. Various agencies and non-government organiza�ons par�cipated in the ligh�ng �lt.
PNP files charges vs LBC hold-up suspects B� RICKY J. BAUTISTA
TAKBO SA PAGKAKAISA. The Philippine Na�onal Police and the Philippine Army in Eastern Visayas led other joggers in the “Takbong Maharlika Tungo sa Pagkakaisa” last December 11, 2011. They sweated off running a hundred kilometers from Samar to Leyte. (Ricky J. Bau�sta)
CATBALOGAN CITY – The Philippine National Police in this city has already filed appropriate charges against the three suspects who robbed the LBC recently. Police Superintendent Avelino B. Doncillo, the city chief of police, said a robbery charges has already been filed at the prosecu-
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DECEMBER 6-12, 2011
Army’s 8ID declares Leyte as ‘insurgency free’ TACLOBAN CITY – The reason why Leyte was declared as “manageable conflict affected area” and ready for development area was due to the effort of the leadership of local officials, particularly the provincial government. Major General Mario Chan, 8th Infantry Division commanding general, said this statement right after the province of Leyte was declared as manageable conflict-affected and ready for development last Thursday. The signing of the declaration was done at the provincial capitol with Governor Jericho Petilla, Major General Chan, Colonel John Bonafos, commander of the
802nd Brigade and Brigadier General Alejandro Estomo, deputy commander of Central Command of the AFP together with the provincial board members and mayors in the province of Leyte. Chan said that in order to attain their objective to make problem of insurgency in the province inconsequential, contribution of officials from different local government units has big part on the campaign. “Military operation is not the only solution in attaining this level but the participation of local government officials are also one of the basis why Leyte was declared as manageable conflict-affected area,” Chan said.
“Although we asked for two replacements, the higherups only provided us with one battalion, but we still managed to provide security for the province of Leyte,” Chan added. With the declaration of Leyte as manageable conflict-affected area, this would mean a security for the province to invite more investors, according to Governor Petilla. The declaration would mean that insurgency is not a problem and local governments to included law enforcers have the capability to secure and maintain peace and order. Biliran and Southern Leyte were earlier declared as insurgency free provinces.
Samar provinces among 20 pilot areas for Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agri
The provinces of Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Samar in Eastern Visayas are among the 20 pilot provinces nationwide which will be covered in the conduct of the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA), a significant endeavor of the Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Cluster of the national government, the Regional Statistics Office here said. The three Samar provinces together with the 17 others were identified through the 2009 poverty incidence; proportion of household population 15 years and over who engaged in agriculture; proportion of barangays with more than half of its population 10 years old
and over who engaged in agriculture; and declared as calamity area from 2002 to 2007. The registry system will facilitate the digitization of basic agricultural information to include the profile of farmers, farm laborers and fishermen as well as their farming and fishing activities. The database aims also to have a manageable access to baseline agricultural information by government stakeholders which is deemed important for government planners and policymakers to effectively formulate significant policies for agricultural development. Registration at the barangay level will be undertaken by hired interviewers
through a house-to-house visit on January 2-24, 2012 with the cooperation of barangay secretaries to ensure timely and complete registration activity. Barangay secretaries and hired interviewers will undergo the necessary training from December 14-16, 2011 to equip them with the needed skills and knowledge for this particular undertaking. The Department of Budget and Management is the lead agency for this undertaking in collaboration with the National Statistics Office, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform and the Local Government Units. (PIA-8 with NSO-8)
Borongan folks participate forum concerning children BORONGAN CITY – Around 300 townsfolk assembled at the Mayor Pablo Bandilla Memorial Sports Complex in Llorente, Eastern Samar, Thursday, to participate in the public forum on a proposed municipal ordinance that will promote positive and nonviolent forms of discipline in children. The said ordinance known as “Promoting positive discipline of children” sponsored by Sangguniang Bayan Member Bonifacio C. Borja was drafted to instill in the minds of parents, guardians, teachers, and all other persons responsible for the care and custody of children the responsibility to preserve the dignity and protect the welfare of children at all times for them to become useful and active members of the society. According to Llorente Mayor Tito Codoy, the forum was an opportunity
to gather suggestions and reactions coming from various sectors of the society whose inputs would be included or incorporated in the ordinance before its final approval. Among those that were discussed in the forum was Section 11, the proposed ordinance which applies to parents of children who are about to enrol in elementary school. Section 11 requires parents to undergo a seminar on the promotion of positive discipline of children to be able to enrol their children in day care centers. The forum underscored the need for parents to discipline their children early, right in their homes, as fewer problems will come their way when they enter school. Likewise, it was emphasized that parents should live by the rules and act as good examples to their children, teaching them to determine right from wrong.
Plan International Campaign Coordinator for Anti-Corporal Punishment (AcoP) Project, Airah T. Cadiogan cited a 2005 survey conducted by Save the Children-UK which revealed that 85 percent of Filipino children were being punished in their homes. Some 82 percent of this said they were hit on different parts of the body, she said. She further said that based also on a survey conducted in areas covered by UNICEF, some 3.6 million women claimed they employ one form of psychological or physical punishment to discipline their children. Being a State Party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international human rights instruments, the Philippines has an obligation to prohibit all forms of corporal punishment, she said. The proposed ordinance stipulates that infliction of
MAJOR Gen. Mario Chan, AFP, Commander(above photo), 8th ID, PA assures that there will be no pull-out of troops in the province of Leyte and later on shakes hand with Leyte governor Jericho Pe�lla (photo below) during the signing of the joint declara�on of a Manageable Conflict-Affected and Development-Ready Leyte at the Governor’s Hall, Capitol Bldg., Tacloban City held on December 8, 2011. (Vino R. Cuayzon) bodily assaults, or verbal abuse and such other corporal punishments as enumerated in Section 3 of the proposed ordinance is punishable with a fine not exceeding P2,500 or six months imprisonment or both. The public forum was sponsored by the Llorente Community-Based Advocacy and Monitoring Group (CBAMG) and was attended by representatives of various sectors of the society. The activity was conducted as part of the project on “Strengthening Civil Society in Eliminating Violence against Children in the Philippines” which is supported by the European Union and Plan International. The project which seeks to contribute to the full implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is implemented in eight pilot areas throughout the county namely Lagawe in Ifugao, Quezon City, Naga City, Cawayan in Masbate, Cebu City, Davao City, Isulan in Sultan Kudarat, and Llorente, Eastern Samar. (PIA)
PNP from page 1...
armed in broad day light and carted away around P600 thousand. Also previously, three armed suspects also held up a gas station in Basey and carted away some P17, 000 while three suspects has also been tagged by the police in some hold up cases occurred in Guiuan town, and in other part of Leyte areas.
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letter of intent to the department for the needed information materials for Samar farmers. Although Cabahit brought with him a kit from the training institute, he also urged them to avail of the technogabay information package that is offered. Apart from the bio-control laboratory inaugurated on Thursday, another one-storey structure named Agri-Tourism Information Office was also inaugurated. Cabahit said the physical structures provide “a structure of acceptance, of seriousness in providing the mechanisms for agriculture development in Samar.” (NBQ)
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Samar ARC gets early ‘gift’ from House
CALBAYOG CITY – Agrarian reform beneficiaries at Panoypoy Agrarian Reform Community got an early Christmas treat from House Committee on Agrarian Reform members Representatives Pryde Henry Teves and Nasser Pangandaman. The two congressmen visited Panoypoy agrarian reform community (ARC) during their recent trip to Samar province for the congressional hearing on House Bill 374 (Genuine Agrarian Reform Bill) held in Calbayog City. Former Agrarian Reform Secretary now “AA KASOSYO” Party List Representative Pangandaman pledged P100,000 assistance to a cooperative composed of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) as he and Representative Teves (3rd District, Negros Oriental) side-tripped to Panoypoy ARC prior to the start of the hearing in the afternoon of November 17 with the Bill author “Anak Pawis” Rep. Rafael Mariano. The amount will be utilized for the Panoypoy Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Inc.’s livelihood activities particularly on vegetable production to raise the income of every ARB household here, Mr. Jose Alsmith Soria, DAR-8 Information Officer said. The cooperative was required to submit a proposal before the amount will be released, Mr. Soria added. At present, Development Facilitator Raul Monforte disclosed that the average annual household income in this ARC is at P58, 000, which is below the poverty threshold. For his part, Rep. Teves, chairman of the committee on agrarian reform in the Lower House, called on the members of the cooperative to submit resolutions requesting funding for projects that would help improve the lives of the farmers particularly the 62 ARBs in this area. Teves instructed the ARBs to submit all these documents to his office in the House of Representatives as soon as possible to be included in the agenda of the committee’s next session and eventually get funded under the current fiscal year. Among the problems presented by the cooperative and prayed that these get funded are road opening in the interior-most part
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Department of Trade and Industry 8 regional director Cynthia Nierras (right) answers ques�ons from the par�cipants in a forum during the basic Free Trade Area informa�on session held at Hotel Alejandro, December 5, 2011. Also in photo (l-r) Mr. Nestor Palabyab Deputy Execu�ve director Philippine Trade Training Center, Bureau of Import Services director Luis Ca�bayan and Ms. Lourdes Guevara of Bureau of Customs. (Raul Tiozon/PIA-8)
DA embarks on intensified promotion of organic farming TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture Regional Office 8 has embarked an intensified campaign to promote organic farming in Eastern Visayas. The DA is wasting no time in advocating the program as mandated under Republic Act (RA) 10068 otherwise known as Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. The law provides for the development and promotion of organic agriculture in the country to increase productivity, reduce environmental degradation, cut expenses on imported farm inputs, and protect the health of farmers, consumers and the general public. No less than Agriculture Regional Executive Director Antonio G. Gerundio led the organic farming promotion as he exhorted the local government partners in the provinces of partners in the provinces of Southern Leyte and Biliran “to go back to the basics” through organic farming. “There is now a global or worldwide trend to reembrace the natural farming system due to prevalence of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives that excessively harm the environment,” RED Garundio said. RED Gerundio made the call to the participants composed of local chief execu-
tives, municipal agriculturists, agricultural technologists and other key partners who attended the Orientation and Briefing on the Organic Agriculture Program (OAP) held in Maasin City, Southern Leyte and Almeria, Biliran on November 24 and 25, 2011, respectively. “We have ‘bad habits’ formed during the Green Revolution” in the 1960s. But we cannot blame anyone because at that time the world was faced with an emerging food shortage due to rapid population increase. Hence, the world resorted to science to develop high yielding varieties in the hope of meeting the global food requirements. But high yielding varieties also require high application of inorganic fertilizer, pesticides and artificial enhancers that significantly contributes to environmental destruction. It was proven that chemicals destroy soil micro-organisms resulting in poor soil structure and aeration, thus decreasing nutrient availability,” Director Gerundio explained. The briefing paved the way to initially orient the participants on the program and to organize provincial and municipal/city Local Technical Committees for the OAP. It will be patterned from the composition of the National Organic Agriculture Board (NOAB) which is composed of
representatives from the DA, DILG, DENR, DAR, DOST, DTI, DepEd, DOH, small farmers organizations, NGO, the academe, and the private sector/agribusiness firms. Each member-agency/ sector will have an important role to plan in order to successfully carry out various activities under the program, RED Gerundio said. Also present as resource speakers during the activity were OAP Regional Focal Person Engr. Melecia C. Gordillo, OAP support staff and DA-8 Executive Assistant Mr. Onisimo C. Paduano, Eastern Visayas Organic Agriculture Network Chair and VSU Dean Dr. Edwin A. Balbarino, and Ms Ma. Elena A. Mendoza, LGU Ormoc City Marketing Division chief. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines organic farming as a production system that avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators and livestock feed additives. Organic farming systems rely on crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, legumes, green manures, offfarm organic wastes, and aspects of biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and tilt, support plant nutrients and control insects, weeds and other pests. (PR)
of Barangay Panoypoy to hasten the transportation of the farmer’s products for trading; and the upgrading of water supply facility in the area from level-1 to level-2. From Barangay Panoypoy one has to take two rides with a total fare of P40 in reaching the city proper, which is 24 kilometers away. Regional Director Eliasem Castillo of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), who accompanied Teves and Pangandaman, was happy with the latter’s visit to the ARC as it turned out to be beneficial to the ARBs. Castillo directed Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) Gregorio Fiel Jr. to provide the necessary assistance to the ARBs in coming up with the required proposals and resolutions before the deadline set by the congressmen. According to him, these are opportunities that we must grab in improving the quality of life of the CARP beneficiaries. Meanwhile, Castillo likewise presented the accomplishments and balances of CARP implementation in the region under its three program components – Land Tenure Improvement; Program Beneficiaries Development; and Agrarian Justice Delivery, during the hearing as the committee also assesses the status of program implementation in the country. (PIA 8/DAR8)
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OPINION
DECEMBER 6-12, 2011
• EDITORIAL • Exploratory talks for peace So far, it’s quite satisfying that exploratory talks to end the Mindanao conflict resumed last Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This peace talks between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is designed to come up with a political settlement to fast-track peace negotiations in the first quarter of next year. Government chief negotiator Marvic Leonen stressed the need to work on their mutual task for a negotiated political settlement “within the soonest possible time” to end the decades old conflict in Mindanao. “We are satisfied with the current ground conditions. We reiterate our commitment to respect our agreements relating to the cessation of hostilities as well as those in relation to the setting up and maintenance of the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group,” Leonen emphasized. For their part, the MILF said that they are committed to the peace process. “We are here to discuss hard issues in order to move the peace process towards the signing of a peace agreement,” thus said MILF peace panel chairman Mohagher Iqbal. With these committed statements, there is high hope that both sides will be able to thresh out thorny issues that has eluded peace for a long time. Foremost of that is the controversial ancestral domain and the proposed expansion of the autonomy for Muslims or their quest for a sub state. Whatever political settlement that would be drawn in the next round for peace talks it should not compromise the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Philippine republic. Animosities that have remained for hundreds of years should now be set aside in order for peace to be achieved.
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QUIDNUNC’S NEIGHBOR SAMAR POST BY CHITO DELA TORRE One more hope for the Philippines I came home weak and tired from enervating intermittent rain showers that kept my contacts for December 5 from meeting me at our appointed places in Basey, Samar. Headache from a developing colds downed me to sleep without dinner. I missed my favorite evening GMA programs. We made fast decisions, nevertheless. We wanted to make sure that our forthcoming activities won’t be adversely affected by the effects resulting from the heavy rains that made travel to most inland communities risky, even to farmers who are used to slippery earth surfaces. The following morning, my better half excitedly broke my breakfast (of crispy chicken which my younger son prepared for me the afternoon before as he rushed for his duty in Borongan, Eastern Samar) with an ingemination about President Noynoy lashing at the Supreme Court and Chief Justice Renato Corona who was among his audience in the 1st National Criminal Justice Summit when he delivered that bashing speech at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel on December 5. An internet research hours later, provided me additional details of that Summit message by the President. Some remarked that it was bad for PNoy to have flayed the Supreme Court and Corona, while others somewhat congratulated him for that. A public opinion debate was somehow triggered. Senators and lawyers shared their own views. The general view has rested on the fundamental principle of democracy on the independence of the Judiciary as a co-equal branch of the Executive Department. I beg to disagree, though, on the shallow argument, however it is made to appear as couched on certain provisions in the Philippine Constitution, that Pres. Noynoy cannot and should not have spoken out his official views DALMACIO C. GRAFIL Publisher RICKY J. BAUTISTA Editor CATHERINE GERADILA Office-in-Charge
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against how the judicial system (whose bastion is the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Philippines) behaves and decides. My view is my own, however, and, this early, I would like to thank everyone for siding with me on my refutation. What do I say? When the highest court commits an act that looks very much contrary to the expectation of the highest leader of an electing constituency, who else is left so brave and authoritative to tell the constituency and the whole world about that? It would be futile for the President, or the Executive Department, to keep toeing back to the Supreme Court for a favorable relief or action where the latter has kept iterating its dishonor of how the former views matters that affect the whole democratic system of governance. It is always opportune for the President to say what the Executive Department feels about how things are going, whether they are the effects of the doings of judges and justices. A very close and tight look at the principles of check and balance and of the co-equal entity paradigm will show that our laws lack, except in the endowment of the constitutional provision on the freedom of expression, something that can actually put a halt to a clearly perceived wrong or commission of a wrong, or an iteration of wrongful pronouncements or acts, attributable only to the Judiciary or the Supreme Court. The laws on these principles are vivid only as to making the Supreme Court so powerful as to stop either or both of its co-equal entities – the Executive and the Legislative branches. The Executive can exercise its power “over” the Judiciary only during appointments time. Outside of that, it is powerless. The Legislature is similarly situated. However, the President, as the person duly elected Chief Executive, should always be looked up to as the ultimate representative of the electing constituency. As such chief representative, he deserves the highest respect of all, by which token the Legislature and the Judiciary must be models in according that respect. Respect, in turn, can be translated into bias-free support even to seemingly radical policies taken by the Executive. Radical policies include those that may tend to overhaul erratic systems built in previous administrations, such as those pronounced by Noynoy during his presidential campaign. You know what? I still believe that we have not yet completed our peaceful revolution against the evils that emerged during the Marcos regime and before. I still believe that there still are saucy forces that insist and persist on power influence notwithstanding whether this evil act SEE QN P5
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KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS BY ATTY. MELANIO ‘BATAS’ MAURICIO NOTARY PUBLIC Aren’t all lawyers plagiarists? LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Jesus answered, `I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’...” (John 14:6, the Holy Bible). -o0oPOLICEMEN MUST UNDERGO SPIRITUAL COUNSELING: I commend the relief and suspension from office of four officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from the Regional Public Safety Batallion-Northern Mindanao who were accused of subjecting to hazing two of their junior officers. Good move, Chief Superintendent Jufel C. Adriatico, chief of the PNP Northern Mindanao. But the four---Senior Police Officer 2 Charles C. Osip, RPSB battalion chief, and Police Officers 1 Dhon Isador P. Oracoy, Rex E. Luzdoc, Reynante H. Cam, and Ryan T. Mañoza---should also be required to undergo spiritual counseling, depending on what religious affiliations they may have, on top of the regular daily physical exercises they are being subjected to right now. The horrors of hazing and maltreatment of another, for any reason, really spring from lack of fear and lack of love of God, and gross ignorance of God’s admonitions about loving our fellowmen in the same way that we love ourselves.
QN from page 4... must be done through graft and corruption or, watch out!, electoral sabotage which many opportunist politicians employ. The Freedom Constitution in fact should have continued, because it needed much longer time to win, more and more reformed leaders to radicalize in order to ensure that all evils and evil machinations could be crushed to smithereens and nothingness. I would like to believe that PNoy is just continuing the incomplete revolution that her mother, President Cory Aquino, launched. Until today, I still see vestiges of reasons why we should even reinforce that sense of radical revolution. Whether you like it or not, the manner how anti-PNoy individuals and groups are attacking the revolutionary efforts and decisions of Noynoy in an effort to preserve (which should be the correct reading of such efforts) the evils of the previous administrations!!!) is actually driving a rough and thorny wedge between the Executive and the Judiciary. It is forcing this nation to be divided, derisively, and to lapse into a civil revolution. It is inciting others, who have not yet seen the need to resuscitate the peaceful revolution of Cory and be pursued, as it now being pursued, by PNoy, to side with Corona and the Supreme Court to revolt against their own government, our republican democracy. Calls to impeach PNoy are one such shade. But these are manipulations crafted from the Devil’s workshop. We should be so sorry, to say the least, that our Judiciary is not working as a partner of government in weeding out crime from all over the Philippines, that there are those who want the Judiciary to challenge the bulwark of governance in this country by subserviating itself to the unwholesome nuances of politics and politicians. But we should always be vigilant, and ready to struggle, to protect and preserve our democracy by shielding it against the forces of such evils. We should be counted with President Noynoy Aquino and be united as a strong nation as to frustrate legal technicalities which only destroy our democratic institutions. “Tama na, sobra na!” , we shouted in the past, let’s not allow anymore abuses.
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DECEMBER 6-12, 2011
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PNOY-CORONA ROW TO ENRICH JURISPRUDENCE: Sen. Frank Drilon maybe right---what is there to mediate between President Aquino and Chief Justice Renato Corona? As things stand, the dispute between the two is really beyond mediation, because this is not a simple clash about what the law is all about.
Rosales should not only be praying that Filipinos will no longer deal in illegal drugs to avoid execution in other countries. He should pray harder that Filipino believers will try to read the Bible more often, meditate on it more often, and follow God’s commands all the time. This is what is needed by Filipinos now, Cardinal.
The solution, it appears to many, will not be found in any amicable negotiation between the executive and judicial branches of government. Let us see how this thing develops, for any resolution will surely enrich the Philippine legal and judicial systems all the more. These are indeed exciting times for law and jurisprudence.
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-o0oAREN’T ALL LAWYERS PLAGIARISTS? I am not rooting for Justice Mariano Del Castillo, but I have a question to our congressmen deliberating on his impeachment case: aren’t all lawyers, judges, and justices plagiarists in the real sense of the word because they are required, by law, to use precedents, or the legal work of others, all the time in their cases? Why are we penalizing Del Castillo for following this age-old requirement now? -o0oCONGRATS, PRESIDENT REMOLLO: While problems keep swirling around us, making life more difficult, it is nice to know that Clark Development Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Felipe Antonio Remollo is raking the taipans in, as it were, to the Clark Freeport, enticing them to set up more billion-dollar businesses and thereby provide more jobs to Filipinos. Mabuhay, President Remollo, and keep up the good work!!! -o0oPRAYER FOR FILIPINOS TO READ THE BIBLE MORE: Retired Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal
COMMENTARY BY ISMAEL AMIGO
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Supreme Power Former President Joseph Estrada once branded the sage men and women of the Supreme Court as “hoodlums in robes” but grave as his accusation was, libel charges escaped him, spared owing maybe of his Chief Executive status then. But the good men and women in robes only bided their time and when the opportunity came for them to pin him down, Estrada went tumbling down and PGMA, now CGMA, was swiftly sworn into office via Chief Justice Davide then. Even during her tenure, PGMA also experienced firsthand the supreme power throughout the land that the Supreme Court possesses or have. The SC shoot contracts after contracts Malacanang had before during PGMA’s time whatever international repercussions they may have. Now, CGMA could only hoper she’ll be dealt with a more friendly card yes, from no other than personages she appointed before. Christmas bonus Government employees are assured of a White Christmas what with President Aquino’s announcement that the national government would give P10,000 in additional holiday bonus to each one of the 1.17 million civil servants, including those hired on temporary, casual or contractual basis. But wait, here’s the kicker: Malacanang said the full amount will only be given to employees who had rendered at least four months of service as of November 30. This would be “on top of the (13th month pay and the P5,000 cash gift), there is a P10,000 productivity enhancement incentive (PEI), which is due to be given by December 15,” Mr. President said. Nice, eh? Satisfaction survey Malacanang’s feeling of Christmas generosity may be attributed to P-Noy’s latest so-so rating that says more and more Pinoys believe that life would be better in the next 12 months to come, meaning in the next chapter of our lives or in 2012. Social Weather Stations (SWS) conducted the survey from Sept. 4 to 7 of which found 39 percent of respondents
ABALOS LAWYERS SMARTER? It would seem that the lawyers of Benjamin Abalos got smarter than the lawyers of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Unlike Gloria who was immediately ordered arrested by the Pasay City Regional Trial Court, Abalos is getting a reprieve from arrest because of a timely motion filed by his lawyers. But even then, I am sure it is just a matter of time before he himself is jailed on charges of electoral cheating. The powers-that-be will see to that.
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NATIONAL NEWS
DECEMBER 6-12, 2011
12 foreigners, 4 filipinos rescued in Aparri sea mishap; 1 dead, 1 missing
APARRI, Cagayan -A Chinese national died, one was missing while 11 other Chinese nationals, one Indonesian and four Filipinos were rescued in a sea mishap after a Chinese vessel capsized along the coastal zone of Barangay Punta, this town. In the report of Cagayan Police Provincial Director Ma O R. Aplasca, police officers in the town,
DBM reminds LGUs on PEI grants TACLOBAN CITY-The Department of Budget and Management in Eastern Visayas called on local government units to exercise prudence in granting the Productivity Enhancement Incentive to personnel. As provided by the Budget Circular 2011-4 issued on December 5, 2011, the grant of the PEI to LGU personnel shall be determined by the Sanggunian subject to several conditions, DBM Region 8 director Imelda Laceras said. These conditions include that the PEl shall be charged against LGU funds, subject to the Personal Services limitation in LGU budgets pursuant to Sections 325(a) and 331(b) of RANo.7160 said Laceras. The LGUs are advised to determine whether the PEI will already be over and above the Personal Services limitation in LGU budgets. The guidelines on the grant of the PEl under subitems 5.1 to 5.5 of this Circular shall be adhered to; the amount of the PEl shall be determined by the respective Sanggunian depending on the LGU financial capability. Laceras said that the LGUs must adhere to the guidelines regarding personnel who have served less than one year as of November 30, 2011, as provided for under sub items 5.1 to 5.5 of the Budget Circular. LGUs are, however, reminded to exercise pru-
in coordination with the Philippine Coastguard and the maritime group, have immediately conducted search and rescue operations after receiving information that a Chinese vessel marked “MV Chang Da 216” had capsized one kilometer from the shoreline of the said barangay. He said they rescued 11 Chinese survivors including the one injured who was brought to the
hospital, identified as Tian Ji Liang, 31 years old and a resident of Fu Zhou City, China. The other survivors are in good condition. However, one Chinese national died identified as Ling Guang Biao. Also, an unidentified crew of the vessel is still missing. The the police, maritime and coastguard continues to search for the said crew.
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Holiday checklist FEW days to go and its Christmas already. For many of us, it is a time to relax and mingle with our old friends, family bonding and to have reunions with our old school buddies because there were many occassion that was considered as official holiday. Let us one more time check out the list of holidays in the Philippines so that we plan out our vacation as early as now. In the coming year 2012, we have additional holidays added to the list with the inclusion of Chinese New Year in the country’s 2012 holiday list. The Palace recently issued Proclamation No. 295 declaring January 23, 2012 as Chinese New Year (which falls on a Monday), as special non-working holiday. “The joint celebration is a manifestation of our solidarity with our Chinese Filipino brethren who have been part of our lives in many respects as a country and as a people,” President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, himself of Chinese heritage, said in the proclamation. Although Malacanang said “23 January 2012 may be declared as a special (non-working) day without detriment to public interest,” the said date is included in the official list of holidays. In 2012, there are six long weekends. Here’s the complete list of 2012 holiday breaks for you to be your guide. Take note of these schedules and plan early your activities. dence in the use of government funds for the purpose. The Sanggunian shall ensure that the amount of the PEl and the corresponding expenditure there for are reasonable and will not, in any way, adversely affect the delivery of services to the public. The clarification was made due to many observations that some LGUs give exorbitant amount of PEIs while it is a common knowledge that for most of the LGUs, their budget ceiling for PS have been eaten up by the big number of personnel.
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Airplane crashes into school, 11 killed MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 11 people, including two children, were killed when a light plane crashed into a school building Saturday near the Philippine capital after its pilot requested an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, officials and the Red Cross said. Mayor Florencio Bernabe of suburban Paranaque city said the plane burst into flames after hitting the F. Serrano Elementary School. He said no classes were in session when the plane hit, but officials were determining how many on the ground were hurt or killed. Police Senior Inspector Dennis Sirilan said the fire spread rapidly to nearby homes after the plane crashed. He said it wasn’t im-
In the report of coastguard chief petty officer Ernesto Renon, the vessel was about to load magnetite sand in the coast of this town to be transported to China, but due to the bad weather and very rough sea conditions, ‘MV Chang Da 216’ capsized. Renon clarified that the 12 survivor foreigners, including the missing and the dead casualty were the official crews of the vessel,
while the four Filipinos are officials from the Bureau of Customs who are supposed to conduct monitoring and inspection to the magnetite sand that the ship was about to load bound to China. As of now, Renon said, the authorities are already coordinating with the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the ship agent to attend to the needs of the foreign nationals. (PIA)
A. Regular Holidays: New Year’s Day January 1 (Sunday), Maundy Thursday, April 5; Good Friday, April 6; Araw ng Kagitingan April 9 (Monday); Labor Day May 1 (Tuesday), Independence Day June 12 (Tuesday), National Heroes Day August 27 (Last Monday of August), Bonifacio Day November 30 (Friday), Christmas Day December 25 (Tuesday), Rizal Day December 30 (Sunday). B. Special (Non-Working) Days: Chinese New Year, January 23 (Monday), Ninoy Aquino Day, August 21 (Tuesday), All Saints Day, November 1 (Thursday), Additional special (non-working) day November 2 (Friday), Last Day of the Year December 31 (Monday), C. Special Holiday (for all schools): EDSA Revolution Anniversary is on February 25 (Saturday). Under the standing Department of Labor and Employment pay rules, if an employee is not working on regular holidays, he or she is still entitled to 100 percent of his or her regular daily rate, “provided he or she was present, or was on leave with pay on the workday immediately preceding the holiday.” Meanwhile, if an employee works on a regular holiday that also falls on his or her rest day, he or she is entitled to 200 percent of the daily rate for the first eight hours and an additional 30 percent for additional hours. On special non-working days, the following shall apply: “a. If the day is unworked, the “no work, no pay” principle shall apply unless there is a favorable company policy, practice or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment on a special day even if the day is unworked. b. If worked, the employee shall be paid an additional 30 percent of the daily rate of 100 percent on the first eight hours of work. In excess of eight hours, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate on said day. c. If the day falls on the employee’s rest day and is worked, he/she shall be paid an additional 50 percent of the daily rate of 100 percent on the first eight hours of work. In excess of eight hours, he/she shall be paid an additional 30 percent of the hourly rate.”
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poration and government financing institutions, the amount vary depending on the approved fund by respective governing board but it should not be more than P10,000, according to Laceras. “For local government unit employees including barangay officials, the grant of the one-time PEI will be determined by the respective sanggunian, depending on the LGU financial capability,” Laceras said. The official explained that bonuses for LGU workers will be charged to local funds and should not exceed the Personnel Services limitations. “The LGUs shall exercise prudence in the use of local funds. In determining the amount of the PEI, the sanggunian shall ensure that the same is reasonable and the expenditure will not, in any way, adversely affect the delivery of services to the public,” Laceras said, quoting a guideline received by the DBM regional office here late Wednesday afternoon. Excluded to receive the PEI grant are consultants and experts hired to perform specific activities, laborers hired through job contracts, and other job order employees. In order to receive the full PEI, an employee should have been in government service for at least four months. Those who worked for less than four months are entitled to pro-rated PEI lesser by 10% to 40%. President Benigno S. C. Aquino III has authorized the grant of PEI to state workers for this year through an Administrative Order No. 24 issued December 1, 2011.
Palace: Dec. 26, Jan. 2 not holidays THE two successive Mondays right after Christmas and New Year’s Day – Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 – are not holidays. These days do not fall under the list of holidays for 2011 in Proclamation 84 issued by President Aquino in December 2010. The remaining regular holidays for the year are Dec. 25 (Christmas) and mediately clear how many people were on the plane, but the pilot and his co-pilot were missing. Philippine Red Cross Secretary General Gwen Pang said 11 bodies have been recovered, including that of an infant and a child. Civil Aviation Authority chief Ramon Gutierrez said the six-to-eight-seat plane sent out a distress call shortly after taking off from Manila airport for Mindoro Island. The plane crashed before being able to return to the airport. (AP Report)
Dec. 30 (Rizal Day). Dec. 31 (last day of the year) is a special non-working holiday while Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day) is traditionally a regular holiday. “The presidential proclamation is the one we’re observing so if that date falls on a particular day, it will fall on that particular day,” said presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda. The administration no longer practices the socalled “holiday economics” implemented by the Arroyo administration in which holidays are moved to the nearest Mondays. The law also mandates the provision of holiday pay to workers required to render service during regular and special holidays. Those who report for work on holidays shall receive double their daily income for the first eight hours of work and another 30 percent for work rendered in excess of eight
hours. If the holiday falls on the rest day of the worker but he is required to work, he shall receive 230 percent for the first eight hours of work and another 30 percent for work in excess of eight hours. Workers who opt not to report for work during regular holidays are also entitled to receive their daily basic pay. The Department of Labor and Employment also directed all employers to grant the mandated 13th month pay to their employees before Christmas to enable them to buy necessities while prices are still low. The National Wage Productivity Commission said most workers are supposed to receive higher 13th month pay compared to last year because the wage increases granted by the wage boards should be integrated into the computation of the 13th month pay.
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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Catbalogan, Samar Office of the Executive Judge RE: PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF COMMISSION AS NOTARY PUBLIC FOR AND IN THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR AND THE CITY OF CALBAYOG ATTY. MEDINO L. ACUBA Petitioner, x- - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF HEARING Notice is hereby given that a summary hearing on the petition for notarial commission of Atty. MEDINO L. ACUBA shall be held on December 7, 2011 at 11:00 in the morning. Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the petition may file a verified written opposition thereto before the date of the summary hearing. November 22, 2011, Catbalogan, Samar.
(Sgd.) AGERICO A. AVILA Executive Judge SWE Issues Nov. 22-28, 29 - Dec. 5 & 6-12, 2011.
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region BRANCH 41 Gandara, Samar IN RE: PETITION FOR THE DECLARATION OF HEIRS OF ASONCION C. TANMAHINAY: ELIODORO T. MAHINAY, FELICISIMA T. MAHINAY and BONIFACIO T. PAGHUGASAN; Petitioners, SPL. CIVIL ACTION NO. 40 FOR: DECLARATION OF HEIRSHIP x-----------------x ORDER A verified Petition has been filed by Petitioner though counsel on November 28, 2011, praying that after due hearing, judgment be rendered declaring ELIODORO T. MAHINAY, BONIFACIO T. PAGHUGASAN and FELICISIMA T. MAHINAY, as the sole heirs of ASUNCION C. TAN-MAHINAY. The Petition reads: “1. That they are all of ages, with capacity to sue and be
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 27 (Family Court) Bulwagan ng Katarungan Catbalogan City, Samar IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MARIANE THERESA DE PABLO ABARCAR SPOUSES MARIANO CASILIANO CABAGUING AND TERESITA ABARCAR CABAGUING Petitioners SPEC. PROC. NO. 8132-83-11 x- - - - - - - - - - - - - x ORDER Filed with the Court is a verified petition by Spouses Mariano Casiliano Cabaguing and Teresita Abarcar Cabaguing, both residents of Lot 17, Block 8, V&G Subdivision, Sitio Sto. Niño, Brgy. San Andres, Catbalogan City, Samar, through counsel Atty. Medino L. Acuba, for the adoption of the minor Mariane Theresa De Pablo Abarcar. Said adoptee was born on December 30, 2003 in Catbalogan City, Samar to her biological parents Mamerto O. Abarcar and Fe C. De PabloAbarcar. The petition being sufficient in form and substance after substantial compliance of jurisdictional requirements is
hereby set for hearing on February 8, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the session hall of this Court, Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Catbalogan City, Samar. Petitioners pray that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment be rendered to the effect that henceforth, the child, Mariane Theresa De Pablo Abarcar, be freed from all legal obligations of obedience and maintenance with support to her natural parents, and be, to all legal intent on purposes, the child of petitioners, and that the middle name and surname of said child be changed from De Pablo Abarcar to Abarcar Cabaguing, the respective middle name and surname of petitioner spouses or Mariane Theresa Abarcar Cabaguing in full name, which is, and is to be known and registered as such in the Civill Registry, Catbalogan City. The Regional Director, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Regional Office No. 8, Tacloban City through its Social Welfare Officer, is hereby directed to prepare and submit its child study report on the adoptee as well as his biological parents and Home Study Report on t he prospective adoptive parents and indicate a recommendation one (1) week before the scheduled date of
hearing. The Court Social Worker Officer II, Ms. Annie O. Llauderes is hereby directed to conduct counseling sessions with the biological parents on the matter of the adoption of the adoptee and enjoined to submit her report and recommendation one week before the scheduled date of hearing. Let this order be published at the expense of the petitioners, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a duly accredited newspaper of general circulation published in the Province of Samar to be selected by raffle under the supervision of the Executive Judge of this Court. Let a copy of this order and of the petition be furnished to the Solicitor General of the Philippines, The Provincial Prosecutor of Samar, The Regional Director, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the court SWO II Ms. Annie O. Llauderes, as well as the petitioners and their counsel. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS, Catbalogan City, Samar, November 11, 2011.
sued, and domiciled in Brgy. Quezon, San Jorge, Samar, where they may be served with summons and court processes; 2. That PETITIONERS are the children and heirs of the late ASONCION CABALLERO TAN-MAHINAY, who was born on October 13, 1912, in Brgy. Sto. Niño, Samar, and who died at the age of 79, in Brgy. Quezon, San Jorge, Samar. Attached herewith as proof are the Certificate of Live Birth of Eliodoro T. Mahinay, Felicisima T. Mahinay and Bonifacio T. Paghugasan, the latter being a half-brother of the siblings Eliodoro and Felicisima, and the Certificate of Death of Asuncion C. Tan; 3. That during the lifetime of said ASONCION C. TANMAHINAY, she acquired by inheritance the herein-below described real property, to wit; a. A parcel of agricultural land situated in Brgy. Ilijan, Sto. Niño, Samar, designed as Cadastral Lot. No. 640D, covered by Original Certificate of Title No. 25638, in the name of the Heirs of Asuncion Tan and Assessor’s Lot No. 978, and registered
for taxation purposes in the name of Asuncion Tan Under Tax Declaration No. 0517007-00172, and bounded on the North and East by Lot No. 979 (037), on the South and West by the Seashore; with a total area of 1-63-08 square meters, more or less, with a assessed value of Php23,380.00” 4. That attached and forming integral parts hereof is a machine copy of the original Certificates of Title NO. 25638 and Declaration of Real Property No. 05-1700700172 of the above described property; 5. That to the best knowledge of the PETITIONERS, their decreased mother has no other children of heirs, and therefore, they are instituting this Petition seeking for a court’s declaration that they are the heirs of Asuncion C. Tan-Mahinay.” Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and in substance, notice is hereby given that this case be set for hearing on February 2, 2012 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon before this Court, at which date, time and place, all persons who have an objection thereto may file any oppo-
sition and and show cause why the same should not be granted. Let copies of this Order be published at the expense of the Petitioners once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks prior the above-setting in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Samar and in Calbayog City; Finally, let copies of this Order together with a copy of the petition and its annexes be furnished to Provincial Prosecutor’s Office, Calbayog City, the Administrator of the Land Registration Authority, Director of Lands, Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Regional Office, Tacloban City and the Register of Deeds of Catbalogan, Samar and the adjacent property owners of OCT. NO. 25638. SO ORDERED. GIVEN this 5th day of December 2011, Calbayog City for Gandara, Samar, Philippines.
(Sgd.) MANUEL F. TORREVILLAS, JR. Acting Presiding Judge SWE Issues Nov. 22-28, 29 - Dec. 5 & 6-12, 2011.
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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 27 (Family Court) Bulwagan ng Katarungan Catbalogan City, Samar RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION CHARLES JOSHUA REBALLOS MACASPAG SPOUSES JAIME P. SINGZON AND DIZA M. SINGZON, Petitioners SPEC. PROC. NO. 814610-6-11 x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - x ORDER Filed with the Court is a verified petition by Spouses Jaime P. Singzon and Diza M. Singzon, both residents of Brgy. 6, Catbalogan City, Samar, through counsel, Atty. Alexander P. Bolok, for the adoption of the minor Charles Joshua Reballos Macaspag. Said adoptee was born on August 6, 2007 in Catbalogan, Samar to his biological mother Liza R. Macaspag. The petition being sufficient in form and substance after substantial compliance of the jurisdictional requirements is hereby set for hearing on February 8, 2011 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the session hall of this Court, Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Catbalogan
City, Samar. Petitioners pray that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment be rendered to the effect that henceforth; 1) granting the adoption of Charles Joshua Reballos Macaspag in favor of Spouses Jaime P. Singzon and Diza M. Singzon; 2) that the minor child Charles Joshua Reballos Macaspag be freed from all legal obligations of obedience and maintenance with respect to his natural parents; 3) that he be declared to all legal intents and purposes, the child of the herein petitioner; and 4) that his name be changed from Charles Joshua Reballos Macaspag to Charles Joshua M. Singzon, using the family name of the petitioners; 5) enjoining the Local Civil Registrar of Catbalogan City, Samar and the National Statistics Office to cause the registration of the birth of the minor in the adoptive name of Charles Joshua M. Singzon. The Regional Director, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Regional Office No. 8, Tacloban City through its Social Welfare Officer, is hereby directed to prepare and submit its child study report on the adoptee as well as his biological parents and Home Study Report on the prospective adoptive parents and indicate a recommendation one (1) week
before the scheduled date of hearing. The Court Social Worker Officer II, Ms. Annie O. Llauderes is hereby directed to conduct counseling sessions with the biological parents on the matter of the adoption of the adoptee and enjoined to submit her report and recommendation one week before the scheduled date of hearing. Let this order be published at the expense of the petitioners, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a duly accredited newspaper of general circulation published in the Province of Samar to be selected by raffle under the supervision of the Executive Judge of this Court. Let a copy of this order and of the petition be furnished to the Solicitor General of the Philippines, The Provincial Prosecutor of Samar, The Regional Director, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the court SWO II Ms. Annie O. Llauderes, as well as the petitioners and their counsel. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS, Catbalogan City, Samar, November 11, 2011.
(Sgd.) MANUEL F. TORREVILLAS, JR. Acting Presiding Judge SWE Issues Nov. 22-28, 29 - Dec. 5 & 6-12, 2011.
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Catbalogan, Samar Office of the Executive Judge RE: PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF COMMISSION AS NOTARY PUBLIC FOR AND IN THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR AND THE CITY OF CALBAYOG ATTY. RANDOLPH S. UY Petitioner, x------------x NOTICE OF HEARING
No�ce is hereby given that a summary hearing on the pe��on for notarial commission of A�y. RANDOLPH S. UY shall be held on January 4, 2012 at 11:00 in the morning. Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of the pe��on may file a verified wri�en opposi�on thereto before the date of the summary hearing. December 12, Catbalogan, Samar, Samar.
(Sgd.) AGERICO A. AVILA Execu�ve Judge
Date of Pos�ng: Dec. 6-12, 2011
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Pinoys take 4 golds; PH doomed at 6th place PALEMBANG – The national baseball team completed the Philippines’ dominance in softball and baseball, a cyclist came back to reclaim a lost crown, 21 rowers from the distant land of Java paddled in full force to settle an old score and the men’s basketball squad took the gold with little opposition. Their performance glittered at various hours of the day and at different circumstances. The Phl batters hacked out a 2-0 win over host Indonesia in a final delayed by the rains. They could have won the game and the gold after the sixth inning with a 1-0 lead if the rains persisted and rendered the field unplayable. The rule awards the win to the leader if the game is called off. The team, formed at the last hour by a third party – the PSC-POC task force – following leadership issues in the association, earned its second SEAG gold, winning the first in 2005 and placing second to Thailand in 2007. Alfie Catalan ruled the 400m individual pursuit in 2005 in Manila and again in Thailand in 2007 but it took four years before he could get back to the scene to defend his crown. Catalan was one of 12 riders denied participation in the 2009 SEA Games because he was not issued a license to compete, a victim of intramurals in the cycling federation. Bucking the headache and years of frustration, Catalan wheeled back into the game and gave his warring leaders back home the only gold from the 17-man team. At the serene Cipule Lake in Bekasi, West Java, Filipino rowers matched the Burmese power with the combined muscle of 21 rowers and gained the gold in the 500m race with a silver from its 10-man crew and a bronze from a protest. Some members of that gold medal team were from the world championships but were outcast by the POC-rec-
ognized organization. In the end, their love for the sports and country became their source of courage to notch the gold. They got the bronze after organizers reversed the decision disqualifying the Filipinos in the 1000m 12-man crew event. As the lights dimmed in all stadiums in Palembang and Jakarta, coach Norman Black’s cagers went through the formality of winning the gold, pulverizing Thailand, 85-57, to cap its one-sided show of basketball power. Finally, the official SEA Games website made the mistake official. It removed the Philippine bridge mixed pair from the list of gold medal winners, correcting an encoding entry that stayed in the medal chart for two days before action was taken. With the correction the Philippines had a medal haul of 27-45-63 counting the four gold medals won so far. Virtual overall champion Indonesia had 144-119-110, winning majority of the gold medals and securing at least a bronze in almost every event, while defending champion Thailand firmed up its position at second with 90-77-101. The third position is also all but conceded to Vietnam with 80-80-85, and Malaysia is also secure at fifth with 51-44-66. Despite the day’s haul, the Philippines remained at sixth, doomed to that position for the second time since the 2007 SEA Games. Singles gold medalist Frederick Ong, leader after two blocks, lost to Adriani Ang of Malaysia, 431 (206-225) -390 (201-189) in the step ladder finals and took the silver in the men’s Masters. Adriani, who was second after two blocks, outfought fellow Malaysian Mohd Siyafiq Ridhwan, 201-183, in the first part of the stepladder finals to advance to the gold medal match against Ong.
GMA Network allows Rhian to go on leave GMA-7 will allow Rhian Ramos to take a leave from show business. In a statement sent to Yahoo! Philippines OMG!, GMA-7 said Rhian asked for a few weeks leave from her work schedule due to the “trauma she is going through.” Besides asking for a leave from her regular shows “Party Pilipinas” and “Manny Many Prizes,” Rhian requested that she be replaced in the upcoming Kapuso primetime series “The Beloved.” The statement further read, “GMA understands her (Rhian’s) request will allow her to take some time out from her obligations to the network.” Rhian will return to her regular shows and resume work on an upcoming GMA Films project after her leave. It will be recalled that Rhian expressed her desire to “rest for a little bit” after the controversy over the Youtube video uploaded last week wherein Mo Twister talked about the Kapuso actress’ alleged abortion. “For now I just asked if I could rest for a little bit. I just need some time away to spend with my family. My network, GMA, has been so good to me. They always stood by me,” Rhian said in an interview with “24 Oras” last Wednesday, December 7.
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The Cast of the “The Road”
The Road creates local and international headlines GMA Films’ latest thriller, THE ROAD, got off to a blazing start after making headlines for its spine-tingling thrills and magnificent cinematography. The film’s intense, gripping and thought-provoking screenplay definitely satisfied not only the Filipinos’ cravings for nerve-wracking horror and suspense but also the standards of Hollywood critics who raved about the movie. Director Yam Laranas has undoubtedly raised the bar of the local horror film genre with his new masterpiece which shines for its terrifying sequences and astounding music score. Moviegoers were all praises for the sterling and unforgettable performances of the cast members’ topbilled by Carmina Villarroel, Marvin Agustin, Rhian Ramos, Barbie Forteza, and TJ Trinidad together with Alden Richards, Louise delos Reyes, Derrick Monasterio, Lexi Fernandez, Ynna Asistio and Renz Valerio. The producers are very pleased at the outcome of the movie especially its widely-acclaimed popularity around the country and in the international arena. It was able to surpass their expectations for delivering a complete package of visual, psychological, and emotionally-terrifying trilogy movie. With a great cast, lots of chills, and truly shocking ending, The Road continues to scare in theaters nationwide.
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