Alicia Pagay Festival preparing for their Giant Bambanti icon made of rice hulls and indigenous materials

while their Pagay Festival Dancers continues their rigid training and
practice. Bambanti Festival 2017 becomes famous and household name among Isabelenos whenever New Year comes. Bambanti Festivals is coined after the scarecrow in many rice
fields to drive away pests and birds who flocks and eat ripe palay grains. The Patriot lensman, jgd

Bambanti Festival 2017 entries

get ready bakbakan na!
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela - Sa January
23, Lunes ng umaga ang pagbubukas
ng Bambanti Festival 2017 village.
Lahat ng paghahanda ng 36 na bayan
at dalawang syudad ng Isabela ay
kinasasabikan ng daang libong
Isabelenos kung sino sa mga
delegadong mananayaw ang sisikat
ngayong taon.
sundan sa p./ 2

Legarda bats for

regulation of plastic
bags use
SENATOR Loren Legarda
recently renewed her call for
the regulation of the use of
plastic bags to help prevent
oceans from carrying more
plastic than fish as projected
in one study.
Legarda made the call
as she noted a 2016 report,
The New Plastics Economy:
Rethinking the Future of
Plastics by the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation,

which showed that the

world produced 20 times
more plastic in 2014 (311 million tonnes) than it did in
1964 (15 million tonnes) and
at this rate, oceans are expected to contain more plastic than fish (by weight) by
the year 2050.
Plastic bags are ubiquitous components of the
worlds consumer culture.
turn to p./ 2

ALICIA PAGAY FESTIVAL. Parang walang kapaguran ang mga high school students na sama samang gumagawa ng
palamuti sa binubuong Bambanti Giant icon at dekorasyon sa itatayong Bambanti hut sa pagbubukas ng Bambanti
Village sa harapan ng kapitolyo. The Patriot lensman, jgd

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CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA
For catering & reservation contact:
CP Nos. 0917-574-1404 / 0936-803-2086

January 23 - 29 , 2017

Bambanti Festival 2017...

mula sa p./ 1
Tiyak na mapupuno ng
mga bisita at turista ang
formal opening ng Bambanti
Village sa harapan ng
capitol building ngayon pa
lang maaga.
Deadline ang araw ng
Linggo January 22 ng
hatinggabi tiyak mayroon
pa ring gumagawa ng
kanilang Bambanti Village at
Bambanti Giant icon na
siyang sentro ng mga board
of judges na binuo ng
Committee on Best
Bambanti Village at Giant
Bambanti icon.
Halimbawa
ang
Pagay Festival ng Alicia,
Isabela tiyak na may mga
palamuti ng butil at uhay ng
palay, simbolo ng Rice
Granary at malaki at libong
tonelada ng palay ang
taunang inaani sa bayan ng
Alicia.
Isa pang halimbawa
ang kalapit na Echague
Yogad country kung saan
dalawang alkalde at lahing
D yang namumuno dito.
Sa Alicia si Mayor Ian
Paul Laguatan-Dy habang
si Mayor Francis Faustino

Kiko Dy, anak nina Cong.

Napoleon Dy at Governor
Bojie Dy ayon sa
magkasunod.
Silang dalawa ang
inaasahang makikipagbakbakan sa Street Dancing
at ang mainit na sagupaan
sa Showdown Competition
sa gitna ng Isabela Sports
Complex, Ilagan City.
Hindi
din
magpapalamang ang mga
taga-Roxas, Luna, Isabela
ang Bato Festival ni Mayor
Jimmy Atayde at ang San
Manuel, Isabela, Quirino,
Isabela hanggang sa
bayan ng Cabagan at San
Pablo.
Nag-scout na rin ng
kanilang consultant si
Mayor Pagauitan ng Sta.
Maria mula sa sikat na
cultural dancers group sa
Metro Manila.
Todo preparasyon
ang aming cultural dancers
kaya
huwag
silang
pakasigurado, tiyak may
ibubuga din an gaming
delegasyon sa January 2728, 2017. Joe Dasig, The
Patriot News

Legarda bats...
These non-biodegradable
plastic bags symbolize the
throwaway culture that we
have developed. We cannot
go business as usual as it
pollutes our oceans and
water, and even the air when
burned, she said.
The Senator also noted
that the Philippines, together with China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam,
is considered among the top
contributors of plastic trash
dumped into the sea. The
five countries are spewing
out as much as 60 percent
of the plastic waste that enters the worlds seas (Ocean
Conservancy, 2015).
In line with this,
Legarda filed the proposed
Plastic Bags Regulation Act
under Senate Bill No. 430,
which aims to strictly regu-

from p./ 1

late the production, importation, sale and use of plastic bags.

This proposed measure discourages the use of
plastic bags and encourages the use of native reusable bags made of organic
or recycled materials, and
reusable containers made of
glass or non-toxic and nonhazardous materials, she
said.
Under the bill, a pointof-sale store will be prohibited from providing the consumer with plastic bags for
the purpose of carrying or
transporting items or products purchased. This will
put the use of single-use
plastic bags to a minimum.
Only plastic bags that
are used to contain fresh
fish, meat and poultry prod-

Hardest practice daily for Alicia Pagay Festival Dancers girds for Overall Category during this years Bambanti
Festival 2017. The Patriot lensman, jgd
ucts, and primary plastic
packaging used to pre-pack
food items and in the manufacturing of finished products for sale in the general
market are excluded from the
prohibitions under the bill.
The disposal and management of plastic waste
shall be done in accordance
and pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 9003
or the Ecological Solid
Waste Management Act,
which Legarda principally
sponsored and authored.
Legarda explained that
the bill would also address
the concerns of affected employees and workers of the
plastic industry.
The Department of
Trade and Industry (DTI),
the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and the
Department of Labor and
Employment (DOLE) will
develop programs for alternative livelihood opportuni-

ties for the affected employees and workers.

As the problems of
pollution, environmental
degradation and severe
weather shifts escalate, all
sectors of society must act
with urgency. Citizens

should make conscious efforts to change daily routine

and practices to produce a
positive impact on our environment. Companies must
change their economic
mindset, wasteful production processes and packag-

ing methodsfrom the use

of seemingly cost-effective
plastic bags into investing
in long-term reusable and
recyclable bags which are
more sustainable in the long
run, Legarda concluded.

RCDA gives assistive devices to PWDs

TUGUEGARAO CITY,
Cagayan The Regional
Council on Disability
Affairs (RCDA) in the
Cagayan Valley region
recently awarded some
persons with disabilities
(PWDs) with assistive
devices.Amalia Decena,
RCDA regional coordinator,
said the assistive devices
were donated by some
private organizations here
and abroad to promote
greater independence to
people
living
with
disabilities.
She said the recipients,

Alicia, Isabela Pagay Festival cultural dancers taking a break while listening to their dance instructor on what and
how to do for their presentation for the Bambanti Festival 2017 which will start on January 23, 2017. The group is
gunning for the championship trophy. The Patriot lensman, jgd

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who are from Penablanca,

Solana, Enrile and in this
city, together with their
respective Municipal Social
Welfare and Development
Officers (MSWDOs) were
trained on how to use and
maintain the assistive
devices.
Aside from the donors,
Decena also expressed her
gratitude for the support
and assistance provided by
the Fatima Medical
Hospital, Mabuhay Deseret
Foundation, Tahanang
Walang Hagdan and other

private
individuals
nationwide who responded
to the needs of the PWDs
and other vulnerable
sectors.
Decent said the council
has partnered with various
medical
teams
and
volunteer groups in the
region so that PWDs will
continuously
receive
necessary treatment and
rehabilitation services
and be provided with
opportunities to become
productive and self-reliant.
Gene V. Baquiran

Dela Rosa: South

Korean trader killed
inside Camp Crame
PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) Chief Ronald Dela Rosa
said Thursday that South Korean businessman Jee Ickjoo was killed inside the police headquarters in Camp Crame,
Quezon City.
Ick-joo was abducted in his residence in Angeles City
last October 18, 2016.
The PNP Chief said it was based on the statement of
an Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (AIDG) operative who admitted participation in Ick-joos kidnapping.
The witness claimed that he was made to believe by
Senior Police Officer 3 Ricky Sta. Isabel that the operation
against Ick-joo was legitimate as the businessman was involved in illegal drug activities.
Dela Rosa said that after he ordered a manhunt against
Sta. Isabel, his cohorts surrendered to the AIDG director
and told him that Ick-joo was killed inside Camp Crame.
[I am] very angry, very offended and kung pwede
lang matunaw na ako ngayon sa kinalalagyan ko sa hiya. It
happened sa loob ng Crame. Kinuha nila sa [Pampanga]
dinala sa Camp Crame at doon pinatay. Kung pwede lang
matunaw ako ngayon sa hiya. Hiyang-hiya ako, he said.
If I have my way, papatayin ko kayong mga pulis
kayo. But I cannot do that, thats against the law, Dela
Rosa added.
He said Ick-joos remains were cremated in a funeral
parlor in Caloocan City owned by a former police officer
and now barangay chairman.
Dela Rosa said the South Koreans ashes were flushed
down the toilet by one of the funeral parlors employees.
He said this may not be the first time that this group
committed a similar crime. SunStar Philippines, Third Anne
Peralta-Malonzo

January 23 - 29 , 2017

Tagumpay ng 5ID sa 2017, panalangin ng Commander ng 5ID

CAMP MELCHOR F DELA
CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela
Tagumpay sa pagganap
ng tungkulin at pag-alaga
sa kapakanan ng bawat
kasapi ng 5th Infantry (Star)
Division sa taong 2017,
iyan ang panalangin ni
Brigadier General Paul
Talay Atal, Doctor in Public Administration (D.P.A.)
AFP, Commander 5ID.
Sa kanyang pagdalo sa
pagdiriwang ng ika-58 na
kaarawan ni Bishop
Prudencio Andaya Jr. ng
Apostolic Vicariate of
Tabuk noong ika-2 ng
Enero
ng
taong
kasalukuyan, maliban sa
kanyang pagbati sa
tinaguriang pinuno ng Diocese, hiniling ni Brigadier
General
Atal
ang
panalangin ng lahat ng
nasasakupan ng Bishop sa
mga lalawigan ng Kalinga
at Apayao para sa
tagumpay ng kanyang
Pamunuan.
Ang
pagdiriwang ay naganap sa
Parish Pastoral Center sa
Bulanao, Siyudad ng
Tabuk, Lalawigan ng
Kalinga.

Ang panalangin ay
napakahalaga para sa lahat
ng kasapi ng 5ID sapagkat
ang pamunuan ay patuloy
ang pagharap sa mga
hamon sa seguridad hindi
lamang sa bahaging ito ng
Luzon kung hindi lalo na sa
lalawigan ng Sulu sa
katimugan ng bansa kung
saan naninilbihan ang
Brigada ng 501 st kasama
ang mga talupad ng 21 st,
41st, at 45th.
Mababatid na si
Bishop Andaya ay hindi
lamang kilala sa buong
Rehiyon sa pamumuno sa
kalagayang ispiritwal,
kundi siya rin ay may
paninindigan sa pagtugon
sa
mga
ibat-ibang
pangangailangan
sa
lipunan. Dahil sa kanyang
paninindigan, siya ay
kinikilala ng pamunuan ng
5ID bilang napakahalagang
kabahagi sa pagtahak ng
Hukbong Katihan tungo sa
inaasam na pag-unlad ng
institusyon patungo sa
taong 2028.
Kaakibat
ng
panalangin ni Bishop
Andaya
sampu
ng

Nagbigay-galang ang butihing Commander, 5ID na si Brigadier General Paul Talay Atal, D.P.A. AFP sa pagdalo nya sa
ika-58 na kaarawan ni Bishop Prudencio Andaya Jr. ng Apostolic Vicariate ng Kalinga noong ika-2 ng Enero ng taong
kasalukuyan kasabay ng paghingi ng puspusang panalangin para sa kaligtasan ng mga magigiting na sundalo ng 5ID.
kanyang nasasakupan,
inanyayahan din ni Brigadier General Atal ang mga
namumuno sa ibat-ibang

bahagi ng lipunan at mga

mamamayan sa lambak ng
Cagayan at kabundukan ng
Cordillera, na manalangin

para sa ikatatagumpay ng
pangkalahatan sa mga
lalawigang nataguriang
Peaceful and Ready for

Further Development
tungo sa tunay na
kapayapaan at kaunlaran
para sa lahat.

Bangkay ng ginang natagpuan sa damuhan kinilala ng mister

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya - inilala na ng kanyang mister ang sarili nitong misis na natagpuang bangkay sa ilalim ng puno ng kawayan sa barangay Kirang, Aritao, Nueva
Vizcaya noong Dec. 30, 2016.
Matatandaan na natagpuan ang katawan ng babae na hinihinalang may ilang araw umanong itong patay at naihiwalay pa ang ulo sa kanyang leeg sa tindi ng pagtigpas ng
hindi pa nakikilang salarin.
Ayon kay Police Chief Inspector Joeberman Videz, napatay mula sa pagkakataga ang naturang biktima na kinilala ni Roger Kiray ang asawa misis nitong si Mary Kiray
tatlumpung (30) taong gulang, isang barangay health worker at residente ng Sanggit, Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya.
Batay sa imbestigasyon ng PNP, ang naturang biktima ay nawala pa noong Dec. 16 makaraang bumaba ito mula sa Dupax del Norte para magbayad sana sa St. Vincent
Cooperative.
Bitbit umano ng biktima ang halagang dalawamput isang (P 21,000) na pambayad sana sa kanilang utang at dalawang cellphone.
Huling nakita ang biktima na nagtungo sa palikuran ng naturang kooperatiba at mula noon ay hindi na ito nakabalik pa.
Natagpuan na lamang ang bangkay ng biktima ng isang magsasaka na magpapastol ng kanyang alagang baka sa nabanggit na lugar.
Patuloy pa rin tinitignan ng mga otoridad ang angulo ng holdap ang dahilan ng pagpapatay sa naturang biktima. Subalit sa kabila nito ay mayroon pang ibang angulo na
tinitignan ang mga otoridad ang pulisya. Julius Seva NV news breau

Duterte tells priests: Use shabu to realize seriousness of drug problem

NUEVA ECIJA President
Rodrigo Duterte slammed
anew on Wednesday the
Catholic Church for opposing his deadly war on
drugs.
In a speech delivered
at the 20th anniversary of
Premiere Medical Center in
Cabanatuan City, the President hit the church for criticizing the rising death toll
of drug personalities since
he assumed the presidency

in July 2016.
Duterte then challenged the priests to use
shabu, in order for them
to realize the seriousness
of drug menace in the country.
The church really
doesnt understand. They
know [the drug problem],
they know that it is worst,
and yet, they said that extrajudicial killing [is not
good], the President said.

So other priests
should use shabu so they
would understand [that the
drug problem worsens]. I
recommend one or two of
the bishops [to use
shabu], he added.
In a report by Agence
France Presse (AFP),
Jerome Secillano, public affairs chief for the Catholic
Bishops Conference of the
Philippines, said that the

Duterte administrations
war on drugs is not any
more in accord with the legal processes.
Secillano also said that
the moral norms are being
violated and so now is the
time for the Church to
speak up.
The Church right now
is asserting its influence,
thats why in the coming
months, the Church will be
at the forefront in leading

PAmilya ni Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Administrator Mybelle Blossom Dumlao-Sevillena, kasama ang kanyang mga
staff na nakibahagi sa blood-letting na isinagawa ng Red Cross-Nueva Vizcaya Chapter sa pakikipagtulungan ng
office of the provincial governor kamakailan. Photo courtesy of Tropang Novo Vizcayano

against extrajudicial killings, Secillano told AFP.

Duterte said he could
not allow any Filipinos to
be affected by the proliferation of illegal drug trade.
He reiterated that he
the drug-related killings
would not stop until the
administration is able to
curb narcotics trade.
What is really raging
in my heart is that you
(drug personalities) are
making so many slaves,
millions of them, in my
country. I could not accept
that. Honestly, I could not
allow that. They are slaves
to a chemical (shabu) and
making the people very
rich, he said.
Drug problem The

killing? It will not stop, believe me Now, the bishops, the cardinals want to
stop killing? You dont want
scuffle? All they (drug dependents) have to drop the
shabu, he added.
The President also encouraged wise men from
the Church to join a special
commission tasked to address the drug problem, if
they think they could resolve the drug situation.
Now, anybody who
would just want to take over
and solve the problem, I can
place you in a special commission. Do it for us because I can[not do it alone],
I would run out of bullets,
he said. SunStar Philippines, Ruth Abbey Gita

OPINION

January 23 - 29 , 2017

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Politicians are politicians

LEGISLATORS so far have been true to form in seeking a delay
in the approval of revenue enhancing measures in the tax reform
package with suggestions of either looking for less painful
options or worse, not to implement tax increases at all.
Noynoy, President Rodrigo Dutertes predecessor, made as
his campaign pledge maintaining the tax rate and improving
the efficiency of collections to increase revenues.
Noynoys administration, however, was noted for its focus
on collecting rating upgrades rather than pushing development
resulting in gross underspending and a huge gap between
economic growth and infrastructure development.
Many economists say that had the government anticipated
the growth momentum with an infrastructure buildup in the
past administration, the
gross domestic product
would have zoomed to near
10 percent yearly.
Now, Duterte is playing
catch up and his economic managers estimate that it would cost
around P1 trillion yearly for roads and other civil works to
sustain strong growth for the country.
Dutertes economic managers are relying on the reduction
in taxes on individuals and corporations to further spur
consumer spending that would translate to higher revenues
from the sales tax but these will still be short of the required
funding.
While the popular income and corporate tax reduction
component of the measure are expected to pass this month,
members of Congress are balking at raising the fuel tax which
is a main component of the reform package.
His main critic Sen. Leila de Lima, for instance, said the
proposed increase in the excise tax on fuel should be studied
extensively because the consequences will be carried by the
poorest segment of our society.
For a politician, the word study is a euphemism for
scrapping the idea.
She said the fuel tax hike was not necessary since the Bureau
of Internal Revenue and Bureau of Customs has failed to hit its
targets last year.
Of course, most of last year was still the administration of
Noynoy of which Leila was a part.
Leave all things to our legislators; they will surely react in
measures that will greatly affect them, not as legislators but as
personal politicians for their personal interest.

Death penalty, again?

THE death penalty bill is not likely
to pass, even if the House of
Representatives have enough
numbers to pass this bill on third
reading.
More than likely, the Senate,
with a number of senators against
the death penalty, will either reject
the measure or will simply shelve
it.
The latest word from the Palace,
is that the death penalty bill,

which was earlier claimed to be a

priority legislative measure of
President Duterte, will depend on
Congress, which means, if it passes
muster, it passes. If not, then there
will be no death penalty to be
enacted into law by Congress,
which means the House and the
Senate together.
There will always be arguments
pro and con on the restoration of
turn to p. 5

Infra ng DPWH sa Daang Maharlika,

pinamamadali ng Malakaniang
May tinanggap na umanong
kautusan at pasabi ang tanggapan
ni Sec. Mark Villar mula sa
Palasyo ng Malakaniang na
maging epektibo at mahusay-nasa
tamang kapal at timplada ng
semento ang dapat mailatag sa
Daang Maharlika bunsod ng
naglalakihan at bigat ng mga
dambuhalang cargo trucks na
gumagamit na ngayon ng national
road.
Bagamat may mga pasadong
test ang naisumite na sa
maintenance at construction
division ng DPWH, marami pa ring
palusot ng ilang private contractors
dahilan sa matinding SOP na
palihim na iniyaabot ng ilang
korap na kontratista.
Isa sa tinitignan at masusing
evaluation ratings ng DPWH sa
mga nabiyayaan ng kontrata ay ang
maayos
na
compaction
sa
magkabilang gilid ng kontrata na
siyang madalas daanan ng tubig

baha at kapag madaan ng sagad ang

isang cargo truck na overloaded
tiyak magsisimula ng ang bitak
hanggang sa gumuhit ng pabiyak
sa ibang bahagi ng kalsada.
Tulay
ang
isa
pang
pinaghuhusayang matyagan ng
mga project engineers na i-monitor
ng DPWH sapagkat mas matinding
turuan
at
sisihan
ang
lalabas(pointing fingers) hanggang
sa magdemandahan sa sandaling
bumagsak ng hindi inaasahan ang
multi million peso contract.
Hindi man tayo inhenyero pero
biyahero(well travelled) may ilang
ehemplo na ang nakita nating
bumagsak at marami ang sugatan
na sakay ng isang bus ilang dekada
na ang nakalipas.
Tulad ng inaasahan, nauwi sa
trahedya
at
malalimang
imbestigasyon
at
kalaunan
demandahan ng tila walang
patutunguhan at minsanang
sundan sa p./ 5

Collateral damage
CHINAS cynicism is again being
fed by recent events that involve
two of its main preoccupations,
which are Japan and Taiwan.
Foreign Affairs Secretary
Perfecto Yasay said the Philippines
has filed a note verbale, which is a
mild form of diplomatic protest
with China after a United States
think-tank reported that Beijing
appears to have installed antiaircraft and anti-missile weapons
on seven man-made islands in the
disputed South China Sea.
The Center for Strategic and
International Studies report said
anti-aircraft guns and close-in
weapons systems designed to
guard against missile attack were
installed on the islands.
The US think-tank citing new
satellite imagery, added it had been
tracking construction of hexagonal
structures on Fiery Cross, Mischief
and Subi reefs in the disputed
Spratly Islands since June and July.
China has already built militarylength airstrips on these islands.
The build-up is being fueled by
incoming US President Donald
Trumps emerging policy on
Taiwan, the leader of which, Tsai
Ing Wen, frequented the United
States, holding two visits, within
this month.
Media mouthpieces of China
warned Trump that it will take
the gloves off if he keeps
challenging the One-China
policy.
Trump has been issuing
statements mainly on his social
media account that have been
making the Chinese apprehensive
over a Trump presidency.
In one of his posts he asked
why cant he accept a phone call
from the Taiwanese leader when
the US government sells military
hardware to Taiwan.

Earlier, he posted that Tsai

called
him
to
offer
her
congratulations for his poll victory.
China reacted immediately to
the post, warning Trump to honor
the One-China policy in which
Taiwan is considered a province of
the mainland.
Also in an interview with Wall
Street Journal, Trump said the
longstanding policy was up for
negotiation.
Last Saturday, after his latest
comments, the Chinese foreign
ministry warned Trump the OneChina policy was non-negotiable.
The state-owned China Daily
in an editorial Monday noted that
Trump will seldom be given the
benefit of the doubt twice, because
doing the same thing for a third
time shows intent.
Another of Chinas bugbear is
Japan, whose leader, Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe had an
intimate visit with President
Rodrigo Digong Duterte. Abe and
his wife Akie even had a meal in
Digongs house in Davao City,
which was beyond protocol of a
visiting leader.
Chinas state-run news agency
Xinhua said in a commentary that
Abe attempted to enhance his
chummy ties with Rodrigo Duterte,
president of a country who
currently holds the rotating chair
of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (Asean) and a
drifting-away US ally by offering
an aid package of $8.66 billion or
about P434 billion.
By making himself the first
head of government to officially
visit the Philippines this year and
the highest ranking leader to ever
visit Davao City, the hometown of
President Duterte, Abe is leaving
no stone unturned to draw the
turn to p. 5

OPINION

January 23 - 29 , 2017

Kidnapulis
PAWANG mga pulis ang
itinuturong kumidnap at pumatay
sa South Korean businessman na
si Jee Ick-Joo noong Oktubre 18,
2017 sa bahay nito sa Pampanga.
Nagbayad ng P5 milyon ang asawa
ng Koreano. Pero kahit nagbayad,
pinatay pa rin ang Koreano.
Dinala ang bangkay sa isang
pune-rarya sa Bagbaguin, Caloocan
na pag-aari ng isang dating pulis
at doon inimbalsamo. Pagkatapos
ay dinala sa isang crematorium sa
Maynila. Nang ma-cremate, iniutos
daw ng isang dating PNP official
na i-flush sa inidoro ang abo ng
Koreano. Nabawi naman ang mga
gamit ng Koreano, kabilang ang
golf set. Posi-tibong kinilala ng
misis ng biktima na sa asawa nga
niya ang mga gamit. Humihingi
ng tulong kay Pres. Rodrigo
Duterte ang biyuda. Gusto niyang
makamit
ang
hustisya
sa
pagkamatay ng asawa. Nanawagan
naman ang gobyerno ng South
Korea sa Pilipinas na lutasin sa
madaling panahon ang pagpatay.
Sumuko na sa National Bureau
of Investigation (NBI) si SPO3
Ricky Sta. Isabel, isa sa mga
suspect. Si Sta Isabel ay itinuro ng
mga kapitbahay na umanoy
nagmaneho
ng
SUV
na
pinagsakyan kay Jee. Una nang
pinabulaanan ni Sta. Isabel ang
paratang.

Tatlo pang pulis ang sinangkot

sa kidnapping ni Jee. Sila ay sina
Supt. Raphael Dumlao, Senior
Police- Officer 4 Roy Villegas at
Police Officer 2 Christopher
Baldomino.
Ayon sa report, inaresto ng
mga pulis si Jee kaugnay sa illegal
drugs pero napag-alaman na peke
ang arrest warrant. Palalabasin na
lehitimo ang operasyon kay Jee
pero pangingidnap at saka hihingi
ng ransom. Nagbigay ng ransom
ang asawa ni Jee pero ang
nakapagtataka ay kung bakit
pinatay pa ang biktima.
Ayon kay PNP chief Director
General Ronald dela Rosa,
pinuprotektahan si Sta. Isabel ng
isang reti-radong police official na
pinangalanan ni Duterte na
sangkot sa illegal drugs.
Nakakatakot na ang ginagawa
ng
mga
pulis
ngayon.
Ginagawang
dahilan
ang
kampanya
sa
droga
para
makapangidnap. Sana naman,
hindi kampihan ni Duterte ang
mga kidnapulis. Kapag ginawa
niya ito, malaking kuwestiyon na
ang kanyang paniniwala sa mga
alagad ng batas. Dapat namang
kumilos si Dela Rosa para
lubusang mabasag ang mga bugok
sa pinamumunuang organisasyon.
Babagsak na naman ang PNP dahil
dito.

Lady Ilong na nakapanuba ng

almost P1 million sa pekeng
airline plane ticket, ginang
naghain ng criminal complaints sa
piskalya, misis na naki sosyo pumalag!
ALAM nyo bang personal na
sumadya sa isang restaurant sa
Cauayan City, Isabela ang isang
ginang na nagsusumbong na
wanted na pala sa mga awtoridad
ang isang hambog na cousin ni
Kumander ko ang miss na
saksakan ng hangin sa ulo.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit, ilang
buwan na palang hinahanting ng
isang mises ang babaeng nagbukas ng kanyang sarileng Travel
Hub agency malapit sa simbahan
ng Cauayan City kung saan
sinuba ang maraming pasahero ng
eroplano na nahingan na nya ng
cash bilang kabayaran sa inilabas
niyang plane ticket.
Ayon sa ating
bubuwithappy birthday nga
muna kina Mrs. Marilyn Jane
Sanchez ng NFA Regional
Officenag retire ka na mare koy,
God Bless sa iyung kaarawan at
happy birthday pa kay Mrs.
Malou David ng City Prosecutors
Office at ang pamangkin kong si
Minda Dasig-Laureano ng
Canada, grabe daw ang bagsik ng
winter doon sa tindi ng snow
storm halos mabarahan ang
kanilang compound, ang mga
kotse hindi makalabas ng garahe
kasi lagpas na sa tuktok ng bahay
ang kapal ng snow sa Canada at
USA ngayon.
Happy birthday pa kay Pareng
Reuben Turingan na nagkatay ng

kambingpulutan at papaitan
balls grabe na missed ko na pare
ko ang kambing ang sarap pare
pero ingat sa subrang kain ng
papaitan..mataas ang kulasterol
at bak sumakit na naman ang
inyong mga kasu-kasuan, mga
tuhod.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit..ilang
beses na palang sumadya ang
ginang para hanapin si Big Ilong
na siyang nagpakilalang may ari
ng Travel-Hub agency sa Cauayan
City.
Ang siste mga kapatid,
saksakan ng sinungaling si Ms
Ilong at sinasabing malaki daw
ang kanyang isinosyo sa isang
restaurant malapit sa OLPI HS
kaya pala naman may kasama
pang pulis noong hanapin ni
KumanderManunuba, scammer
at manlolokong babae talaga si
Ms Ilong.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit.ang
kuwento umano ng nilokong
ginang.sa bubuwit, maraming
talbog na personal check si Travel
Hub operator mula ng nagbukas
sila ng travel agency.
Itong si Ms Ilong, kung ano
ang laki ng kanyang ilog kamuha
ng ilong kopasintabi po sa mga
salampak ang ilong kamukha ko
na ipinaglihi yata ng inang ko sa
luyang dilaway siya ding laki
ng kabulastugan sa utak.
Nakumbinse pala ni Ms Ilong

the death penalty and quite

frankly, it really has nothing to do
with the issue of pro-life and antilife.
It really has to do with the
penal system that we have in this
country, which is highly punitive
instead of rehabilitative.
Both the detainees and the
convicted prisoners are treated like
animals, which is why it is not a
cause for wonder that these
detainees and convicts, who may
not even had committed criminal
acts before being detained and
convicted, become hardened
criminals too, as they have been
influenced by other criminals.
What is even really inhumane
is the way the detainees are being
treated like convicts and are being
punished by the state despite the
fact that they have not been
convicted at all or their cases are on
appeal.
The reason for the detainees
long time detention in jails, is the
fact that, for one, many courts,
upon receiving the charges filed
against a person accused, hardly
ever bother to check on whether
there really is probable cause.
Instead, the courts almost
immediately issue arrest warrants,
after the usual arraignment and
pre-trail, the trail proper starts.
It is usual for courts not to grant
bail, or if the charges call for bail,
the courts grant the bail but the

accused may be dirt poor to afford

bail or even a good lawyer.
When it comes to petty crimes
committed by the poor, despite the
grant of bail, the accused can hardly
cough up the bail money and
remain detained for years on end.
In other cases where it states
that the crime is non-bailable, bail
still can be sought as long as the
evidence is weak, yet in many
cases, bail is still denied by the
courts, despite the fact that no
probable cause really exists, or that
the evidence is weak.
In the meantime, those accused
who have been denied bail are
made to suffer for years on end, as
the regional courts take forever to
terminate the cases brought before
the courts and denied bail.
The accused who has been
denied bail is in essence being
punished despite the fact that the
accused is deemed innocent until
proven guilty.
The death penalty, under our
punitive system, will just breed
more criminals.
Instead of drafting a death
penalty law, what Congress should
do is make it easy for the accused,
rich or poor, to get bail. And if the
accused do not appear in court
when their presence is needed, the
best way is to ensure that they can
be tracked easilywhether under
house arrest or freed on bail
through the electronic tracking
system.
Congress should ensure that
detainees and prisoners are
rehabilitated, not punished yet,
until proven guilty.

Philippines back to the US-led

alliance network, which has stirred
up tensions in the South China Sea
and the whole Asia Pacific at large,

Xinhua said.
It noted, however, Abes
calculated plan is doomed to be
futile as more and more Asia Pacific
countries,
including
the
Philippines, have realized the
importance and correctness of winwin cooperation as well as the
toxicity of the zero-sum and Cold
War mentality.

namatay sa limot.
Sa kahabaan ng Daang
Maharlika, madalas ang ilang
humahawak ng juicy contract ang
mas malapit sa kalan, mas malapit
sa kusina at mas mapalit sa
pulitiko.
Kanya kanyang sugal (political
gamble) ang nagaganap kapag
umikot na ang diwa ng halalan sa
hanay ng mga private contractors.
Dapat sumugal sila, kung sino ang
kanilang mamanukin at siyempre
pera din ang inyong isusugal.
Kapag matunog dito tayo, kapag
matumal ang rating doon tayo mga
bosing .
Literal na pera at sugal na dapat
puhunanin ng isang private
contractor, may lalapit na asungot
at kabig ni congressman halimbawa
ang anak ni misis na mag-resign
na lang sa isang pawnshop at
magsosyo na lang daw sa Travel
Hubeh di ano pa nga ba nagresigned si miss at ang matindi,
nagsama din ang Ms Ilong sa
isang apartment malapit sa
sementeryo at may ka-live in na
daw na dating manager ng pawnshop.
Di alam ng ating bubuwit
kung sangkot din si lalaki sa
scam ni Ms IlongOMG!
Umaiiyak grabe sa sama ng
loob si mises kasi mukhang
malabo na maibalik ang Ph 650K
na hiniram ng kanyang anak
para sa sosyo kuno sa travel hub.
Ang ginang na naglulupasay
sa iyak matapos magsara na ng
tuluyan ang Travel Hub sa
Cauayan City, Isabela at

sa private contractor na may kapit

sa isang pulitiko kaya posibleng
magbibigay ng medyo may
kalakihang
milyong
cashcampaign capital para kay bosing
Kapag lumusot si Kong Bosing
sa eleksyon, may pasundot pang
paper bag o envelop na puno ng
salapi, kapag nangyari ang SOP
tiyak paborito ka ni sir na
mabulunga ng juicy contracts.
Pero kapag naging spoiled si
private contractor may nakikitang
anggulo ng pabaya, lapses at
pabandying-bandying sa trabaho at
hirap na tapusin sa tamang
panahon at palpak din ang kalidad
na binabayaran sa kanila ng
gobyerno.
Kailangang walisin sa takdang
panahon ang sinasabing talamak
na korapsyon sa ilang ahensya ng
gobyerno. Ayaw at galit si PDU30
sa ganitong pagkakataon-Ramdam
ang Pagbabago sa Duterte
Administration.
nagtatago na sa kanilang
bahay nakakatulog ka pa kaya
Ms Ilong, kawawa ka naman
ateng, pero nakita pa ng aking
bubuwit sa isang Christmas
Party sa Echague, Isabela at
noong Pista ng Patay sa
sementeryo.
Ang Ms Ilong na posibleng
sampahan nan g kasong large
scale staffa at walang piyansa,
OMG eh di mabubulok ka na sa
bilangguan ateng..WAWA ka
naman, pasensya ka ginawa mo
yan eh, Bahol mo ah galuden
dayta.
Ang Ms Ilong na delikadong
mabulok sa bilangguan sa
sandaling masakote ng Warrant
of Arrest ay walang iba kundi si
Ms Ilong as in Ms Angoluan ng
Echague, Isabela.

January 23 - 29 , 2017

Henry Pua: AUP Rice Mill and Grains

Center is legit business group
CABATUAN, Isabela - Hindi kami drug lords o operator ng shabu lab ito ang naging reaksyon ni Mr. Henry
Pua-mas kilala sa trade name na AUP Rice Mill and Grains
Center ng Brgy. Luzon, Cabatuan, Isabela matapos
makaladkad ang AUP sa usaping illegal drugs (Patriot/
Valley Hot news).
Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng AUP Grains Center na
ayaw magpabanggit ng kanyang pangalan, halos 30 years
na silang nagtatag ng kanilang maliit na buying station
at gumigiling(rice millng) ng bigas at dahan dahan na
umangat ang kanilang negosyo.
At sa tulong ng ibang kaibigan sa larangan ng grains
and milling business, gumanda ang kanilang ugnayan
sa kapwa nila Fil-Chinese community at magandang
kooperasyon sa mga local government units at barangay.
Ayon sa PDEA-PNP AIDG Anti illegal Drug Group,
dalawang beses na naglabas ng statement ang ahensya
na malinis at hindi umano sangkot ang AUP Grains and
milling center sa anumang iligal na droga, kung kaya
walang kinalaman ang kompanya ni AUP-Henry Pua sa
operasyon ng shabu. Purely grains trading ang AUP.
Anya, mula pa noong naging maganda na ang
kanilang kooperasyon sa government agencies, lalo
pang sumigla ang kanilang negosyo hanggang sa
nakilala na sila sa buong komunidad bilang mga
lehitimong businessmen ang AUP.
Mula sa liblib na barangay ng Brgy. Luzon sa bayan
ng Cabatuan, lalo pang yumabong at sumigla ang

kalakalan ng butil ng palay na ginigiling na maging bigas,

dagdag kuwento ng tagapagsalita ng AUP Rice Trading
Corporation.
Ang AUP Grains at Trading Center ay pag-aari ng
isang Henry Pua, isang kilalang Chinese Rice Traders
na nakipag sabayan sa pioneer grains business sa Central Isabela.
Kinikilala ang Isabela sa buong bansa bilang Numero
Unong Rice Surplus na siyang sumasagot sakaling
magkaroon ng kakulangan sa staple rice supply sa Mega
Manila.
Dito na sumigla ang industriya ng bigas sa tulong
ng NIA Magat Irrigation System na ipinatayo ng
yumaong Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos na isinulong ni
yumaong Governor Faustino Lakay Tino Dy ng
Isabela.
Kalaunan, ayon sa source nabiyayaan ng malaking
loan package ang AUP Grains Center ni Mr. Henry Pua
mula sa Land Bank of the Philippines kung kaya
nakapagtayo ng mas malaking bodega (ware house) sa
bahagi ng Brgy. Harana, Luna, Isabela bunga ng kanilang
sakripisyo at tiyaga kung kaya mabilis na inaprubahan
ang Ph 300 million loan assistance ng government bank.
Kasalukuyang nagbabakud si Mr. Henry Pua sa mas
malawak na lupaing nabile ng AUP Grains Center para sa
kanilang protection at preparasyon sa susunod na summer harvest season sa mga buwan ng March hanggang
sa Abril. The Patriot/dzRH news Joe Dasig

KAPALARAN
ni Juan Dela Cruz

SCORPIO (October 24-November 22)

Kung makikipagkasundo sa isang grupo,
tiyakin na walang sabit sa anumang
transaksyun, para umiwas sa mabigat na
gulo. Buwenas na numero 22, 3, 19, 4, 15,
32 at 10 buwenas na mga araw Miyerkoles
at Sabado.
SAGITTARIUS( November 23-December
21)Labis na pag-aalala mo sa kaibigang
nasa ibayong dagat, pagpayuhan mo siya
at huwag padadala sa maling balita.
Buwenas na numero 33, 2, 10, 4, 13, at 16
buwenas na mga araw Lunes at Linggo.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19)
Mas maganda ang susunod mong linggo
kung mas matatag ang kilos mo sa
trabaho, huwag parang pagong kung
gumalaw. Buwenas na numero 8, 11, 4,
17, 2, 40, 33, at 15 buwenas na mga araw
Martes at Miyerkoles.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18)
Tamang tiyempo ang kailangan mo sa
sigla ng Year of the Metal Rabbit, para sa
mas mabilis na pag-unlad mo sa
hanapbuhay. Buwenas na numero 3, 20,
11, 45, 25, 15 at 9 buwenas na mga araw
Huwebes at Sabado.
PISCES (February 19-March 20) Kung
anuman ang magiging pasya ng iyong
magulang sa planong trabaho, huwag
kalimutan ang kanilang mabigat na payo
sa iyong kaligtasan. Buwenas na numero
8, 12, 30, 15, 3, at 16 buwenas na mga araw
Miyerkoles at Biyernes.
ARIES (March 20-April 19) Libre at
walang bayad ang managinip sa inaasam
asam mong pagbabago sa gastusing
kinakaharp mo, sabayan mo ng dasal para
sa sarileng gabay ng Diyos sa iyo.
Buwenas na numero 18, 30, 22, 11, 10 at 5
buwenas na mga araw Biyernes at
Martes.

AUP Rice mill center sa Cabatuan at Luna: We are not drug lab operators, lehitimo kaming negosyante, bukas kami
sa inspection anumang oras na pumasok ang PDEA at PNP. The Patriot lensman, jgd

Will Maxine Medina get a translator for

Miss Universe pageant?
I WILL request if I have
to.
This was the response
of Maxine Medina on the
issue of getting an interpreter in case she makes it
to the Top 5 of the Miss
Universe pageant.
The 26-year-old believes theres nothing
wrong if she uses the option to have an interpreter
if she thinks it will help her

chances in the competition.

Napakaganda ng Tagalog. Theres this one
time Pia (Wurtzbach) and I
were talking and all the candidates were like, Oh, its
so nice to hear you talking
in Tagalog. So, walang
masama kung magta-translate tayo. Im here also to
win, she said.
Medina is on the spotlight after she received

Miss UniversePhilippines Maxine Medina walks the runway during the swimsuit fashion show at J Park Island
Resort and Waterpark in Cebu City. Mark Sullivan/Miss
Universe Organization via WME IMG Collection

negative comments over

her poor command of the
English language.
Mark Arthur Abalos,
her training specialist from
John Robert Powers, recently came to her defense
and said the beauty queen
has been training since
April to improve her communication skills.
Abalos said it is normal to commit grammatical
errors especially when English is not ones first language.
Meanwhile, Gloria Diaz,
the first Filipina to bring
home the Miss Universe
crown, encouraged Medina
to get an interpreter if the
latter feels more comfortable
asserting herself in Tagalog.
Diaz, who won the title
in 1969, said it doesnt
make her less of a beauty
queen if she will use her
mother tongue in the final
question and answer portion.
Get an interpreter if
she feels that she can better express her thoughts
using our vernacular language. She is a Filipina and
I dont think it will make her
less of a beauty queen if
she will decide to use our
language on the Grand

Coronation, she was

quoted saying at the
Governors Ball held last
January 16 at the SMX
Convention Center in
Pasay City.
Miss Universe 1999
first runner-up Miriam
Quiambao also agreed with
Diazs sentiment.
She said that it is important that Medina is comfortable with the language
she will use and if an interpreter helps to win the title,
then the latter can do so.
She might want to
consider mag-Tagalog na
lang siya. Gumamit na lang
tayo ng interpreter, kung
dun
siya
magiging
kumportable, Quiambao
said.
The former beauty
queen added that she appreciates Medinas efforts
to improve her communications skills.
What I appreciate
about her is she is sure of
her answers and she is confident when she tells them.
Medina and 85 other
ladies will compete for the
Miss Universe crown on
January 30 at the Mall of
Asia Arena in Pasay City.
SunStar
Philippines,
Glaiza Jarloc

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Mas matining

ang lagay ng sarile mo kumpara noong
nagdaang taon pero maaring sumablay
kung magiging pabaya ka. Buwenas na
numero 7, 4, 22, 10, 5, 30 at 19 buwenas
na mga araw Lunes at Miyerkoles.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Lagyan mo ng
konteng palabok ang bawat kilos at
pakikitungo sa iyong mga kasamahan sa
trabaho, kung nais mong makilala sa
tamang paraan. Buwenas na numero 7,
11, 2, 30, 14, at 13 buwenas na mga araw
Martes at Huwebes.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Mag-ingat sa
anumang pupuntahang biyahe, may ilang
sagabal kung hindi ka gagawa ng paraan
laban sa masasamang espiritu. Buwenas
na numero 7, 30, 33, 43, 1, 22, at 14
buwenas na mga araw Lunes at Sabado.
LEO (July 23-August 22) Maglakip ng
ilang bagay na makakalakas ng pangarap
mong negosyo maging maliit sa simula,
lalaki din ito sa tagal ng panahon.
Buwenas na numero 33, 2, 10, 5, 19, at 15
buwenas na mga araw Miyerkoles at
Martes.
VIRGO (August 23-September 23)
Makagaganti ka rin sa gumulo sa trabaho,
mismong employers mo ang gagawa ng
daan para sila ay maalis sa trabaho kung
iiwas ka sa alok na kalokohan. Buwenas
na numero 3, 22, 10, 6, 43, 6 at 18 buwenas
na mga araw Miyerkoles at Biyernes.
LIBRA(September 23-October 23) Huwag
na huwag sasagot sa ilang masalimuot na
katanungan sa mga kasamahan baka ka
makaladkad at madamay sa hindi mo
naman ginawa, laging mag-ingat sa kilos
nila lalo na ang mga bad imluence gang
na malalandi at puro kabit. Buwenas na
numero 8, 13, 45, 23, 15 at 2 buwenas na
mga araw Sabado at Huwebes.

January 23 - 29 , 2017

Isabela 2017 annual...

nakalaan sa capital outlay
na P93,700,000.
Bilang comparison,
noong nakalipas na taon,
ipinasa sa final reading ang
version ng P2.7 billion
annual budget 2016, lumaki
ng P1.6 billion.
Ayon
kay
Vice
Governor Antonio Albano,
Presiding Officer, patuloy
ang mas malaking pondo
para
sa
BRO
Opportunities-Sagut
Kadagiti Mannalon sa
agrikultura, edukasyon,
pangkalusugan at iba pang

basic services na ang

makikinabang ay pawang
mga mahihirap nating
kababayan na ang hangarin
ay mabigyan sila ng sapat
na ayuda sa lahat ng basic
services.
Hindi nahirapan ang
mayorya ng Sangguniang
Panlalawigan members sa
ipinasang final version ng
2017 annual budget, lamang
may minor revisions sa
ilang bahagdan na dapat
mas
malaki
ang
mapuntahan, gayunman,
bigong
maipaliwanag

pansamantala ni Sec.
Manuel Boying Santos at
ito ay nasa kamay ni
Governor
Dy
kung
kinakailangang mabaling
ang mas mahalagang pondo
ngayong 2017.
Makakabawas pahirap
sa masang Isabelenos ang
mas malaking budget na
inilaan para sa infra, mga
nasirang eskuwelahan,
tulay at government
buildings noong nagdaang
bagyong Lawin.
Inaasahan pa rin na
may inalaang malaking
budget
ang
Dy
Administration
sa
kasagsagan ng Ilagan CityDivilacan road project
patungo sa coastal eco-

A CHILLY mountain temperature welcomed reigning

Miss Universe 2015 Pia
Alonzo Wutzbach and the
28 international beauties as
they arrived in Baguio City,
Wednesday, January 18.
Weather in the Summer
Capital dipped to a freezing
9 degrees, with groups braving the cold as early as 5
a.m. to greet the Miss Universe candidates at the
Loakan airport.
The beauties were welcomed by Mayor Maurico
Domogan, city officials, and
the Hotel and Restaurant
Association of Baguio
(HRAB) led by its president,
Anthony De Leon, general
manager of the Baguio
Country Club.
This is a very rare oc-

casion where the beauties

of the world are here,
Domogan said. The highland welcome is most
unique, setting the city
apart from the rest of the
local hosts with the mini
version of the annual flower
festival prepared for the one
day affair, he added.
Seventy cadets from
the Philippine Military
Academy (PMA) Class of
2018 wowed the candidates
with a silent drill exhibition
at the airport. Another 30
stood and drew their
swords to line the path for
candidates upon landing.
Before the drill ended,
PMA cadets gave roses to
Miss Australia - Caris Tivel,
Miss Columbia Jealisse
Andrea Tovar Velasques,

Miss Peru Veleria Piazza

Vasquez, Miss Puerto Rico
Brenda Azaria Jimenes
Hernandez, Miss Spain
Nohelia Freirie Benito, Miss
Albania Lindita Idrizi,
Miss Aruba Charlene
Leslie, Miss Barbados Shannon Harris, Miss France
France Mittenaire, Miss
Guam Muneka Joy Cruz
Taisipic, Miss Haiti
Raquel Pellisier, Miss Israel
Yam Kaspers Anshel,
Miss Italy Sophia Sergio,
Miss Kenya Mary Esther
Were, Miss Korea Jenny
Kim, Miss Kosovo Camila
Barraza, Miss Malta
Martha Fenech, Miss
Mauritus Kushoo
Ramnawaj, Miss New
Zealand Tania Dawson,
Miss Norway Chirstina

mula sa p./ 8

tourism development plan.

May
nakikitang
malaking pagbabago sa
mga naninirahan sa mga
bayan ng Maconacon at
Divilacan si Governor Dy,
Una, ang livelihood at
employment sa sandaling
magsimulang sumipa ang
epekto ng turismo tulad ng
halos fully develop
Honeymoon Island sa
Divilacan, Isabela.
Marami ang umaasang
sa susunod na 2019
magbubukas ng soft
opening ang 82 kilometers
road special project na
iiwanang magandang alaala ng Dy-Albano tandem.
Joe Dasig, The Patriot
News

Waage, Miss Slivenia

Lucija Potocnik, Miss
South
Africa

Ntandoyenkosi Witess
Kunene, Miss Sweden Ida
Ovmar, Miss US Virgin Islands Carolyn Carter,
Miss Denmark Christina
Dalgaard Mikkelsen, Miss
Finland Shily Karvinen,
Miss Canada Siera Lacee
Bearchell and Miss Japan
Sari Nakazawa.
We are very glad na
nakasama kami sa pag-welcome ng Baguio City dito
sa ating mga candidates.
Baguio is very fortunate na
mapili as one venue for the
event, let us maximize it,
PMA Information officer
Reynaldo Balido said.
Roads in the city were
closed early morning to pre-

Cold Baguio weather greets Miss Universe candidates

BAGUIO. Miss Universe candidates wave to the crowd during a mini Baguio Flower Festival parade as part of their
visit in the Summer Capital. Roderick Osis

DRAGON DANCE: Ang mga kabataan mula sa Nansing

School ng Cauayan City ang bumulaga sa tahanan ni
Isabela Governor Faustino Bojie Dy III para salubungin
sila ng dumadagundong na ingay ng mga Dragon Dancers.
Ang maingay na sayaw ng mga Fil-Chinese ay isang
nakaugaliang kultura sa paniwalang ang maingay na
saliw ng tambol ay upang bugawin ang malas sa bawat
tahanan. The Patriot lensman, jgd
pare for the mini version of
the flower festival with four
floats and eight street dancing contingents ready for
the exhibition performance
for the international visitors.
A contingent of 5,000
composed of schools,
groups and officials paraded with the candidates
along the stretch of Upper
Session road until the
Baguio Country Club to the
delight of the waiting
crowd.
Special cheers went to
Miss New Zealands Tania
Dawson, who traced her
roots from the city with her
mother, Margarita Palabay
being born here and maintains a family home in Kias.
Palabay with a small
contingent of her family
joined the crowd to support
her daughter whom she is
hopeful to become the next
reigning queen.
Talented at magaling
ang anak ko, we are praying she will get the crown,
Palabay said. Palabay,
born in the city but was
raised in Sta Maria, Tayug,
Pangasinan said a series of
prayer novenas will be held
for the success of her
daughter.
We also want to go to
Manaoag to pray and offer
candles for her, added
Palabay.
Baguio City Police office traffic chief Freddie
Lazona estimated a crowd
of over 20,000 who lined the
streets to watch the beau-

ties wave to the crowd atop

flower-decked floats especially prepared for the one
day affair.
Sitting
at
the
Panagbenga Park along
South Drive, 87yearold
Corazon Nonez said she
waited for this moment to
personally see the Miss
Universe candidates in
Baguio City.
Gusto kong makita
ang mga Miss Universe delegates na magaganda, she
said adding its her second
time to witness the pageant,
being part of the crowd
when it was held in Manila
in 1974. Fifty-twoyearold
Leato Agrano also wanted
to watch the beauties of the
world.
First time na makakita
sa mga delegates ngayon at
gusto rin naming makita si
Miss
Universe
Pia
Wurtzbach, Agrano added.
Foreign nationals also
waited and wanted to witness the candidates parade
the city streets. I want to
see what is their impression
about Baguio and if they
become first, what will they
say about Baguio and what
are they gonna do, Korean
An Som Won said.
Chinese
national
Michael Young said I wish
that there is Miss China. I
want to see the very beautiful (Ms China) and tell her
to enjoy her stay in Baguio
City. Sun Star, Maria
Elena Catajan with Ian
Jefrey Addatu and Elamae
Membrere

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Fil-Chinese community posed for posterity shot photo with Isabela Governor Faustino Bojie Dy lll and Nansing Family after the Dragon Dancers from Nansing School in Cauayan
City performed a very impressive dances as the New Year 2017 greet every one with New Hope and Peaceful-fruitful 2017. The Patriot lensman, jgd

2017 Budget: P3.056B!

Isabela 2017 annual budget aprubado

na; infra, BRO, atbp., inilaan ang pondo
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela - Aprubado na ng Sangguniang
Panlalawigan ang mas malaking Proposed Annual Budget
sa 2017 kumpara sa nakalipas na taon.
Ibinatay sa Annual
Investment Plan (AIP) ang
pinalaking puhunan ng
lalawigan na siyang
prayoridad ng leadership ni

Isabela Governor Faustino

Bojie Dy III.
Batay sa Finance
Committee proposals,
inaasahang magpapalakas

sa ekonomiya ng buong
probinsya kung may
malaking pondong inilaan
sa infra, agrikultura, health
at edukasyon na siyang
magpapabilis at lalaki ng
mas malaking porsiyento
ang
pag-unlad
ng
ekonomiya sa inilaang
capital outlay para sa mga
dapat puntahan ng pondo.
Sa estimated income
ngayong 2017, ang Internal
Revenue Allotment mula sa
national
government,
pumalo sa P2.490 B o 82%,
habang sa local tax revenue
collections naman nasa
estimated
income
collections sa P94, 000,000
million, habang ang
operating at miscellaneous
revenue umakyat sa P477,
140, 529.00 million na may
kabuuang estimated income
na P3,056,333.00.
Kung susumahin (see
attached chart) sa estimated
na gastusin para sa ibatibang proyekto ng lgu
Isabela 27 porsiyento para
sa personal services na
kabuuang Ph 825 million
humigit kumulang habang
ang maintenance at iba
pang
operating
expenditures mas lumaki
kumpara noong nakalipas
na taon sa P1.058 billion
habang 3% ditto ay
sundan sa p./ 7

ISELCO-I gears up for 20 MVA

Substation, Drive-Thru
ANOTHER historical groundbreaking ceremony was held at San Fermin, Cauayan
City on July 13, 2016 in preparation for a new 20 MVA Substation and Drive-Thru
Collection Office.
Given that ISELCO-I is exceedingly committed towards unrelenting improved services for the community, the Board of Directors (BOD) together with the management
has approved the said new project. It is noteworthy to say that ISELCO-I will now
have its second Drive-Thru Collection Office, next to Batal Drive-Thru located at the
city of Santiago which was labeled as the first EC Drive-Thru Collection Office entire
the Philippines.
The new project is in response to the increasing demand of member-consumers as
spurred by the increase in population as well as increase of business establishments
such as malls, rice mills and the like.
Currently, the construction of the substation is ongoing activity and is expected
to be completed until end of this year.

GM Virgilio Montano-ISELCO 1-CEO joined other ISELCO-1 Board of Directors in

this simple groundbreaking ceremonies for the proposed 20 MVA sub station along
Daang Maharlika, San Fermin, Cauayan City to cater growing electric subscribers in
Cauayan City, Luna and the rest of Cabatuan, Isabela. Photo courtesy of Ms Precious
Ann Oria, PIO ISELCO-1 (inset photo) This is how the ISELCO-1 sub station in San
Fermin in its finishing touches and about to finished and operational by first Quarter
of 2017. The Patriot lensman, jgd