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LOW TIDE. Dusk creeps and waters subside at Sorsogon City Pier in this photo taken by young Razvale Sayat.

Moratorium on Buhi fishing mulled

Gov’t troopers and
rebels clash anew
TigaOn, CamarinEs sur—pa-
TrOling government troopers clash anew
with communist rebels in remote barangay
San Ramon, Pamplona, Cam. Sur, the 42nd
Infantry Battalion, PA, which has jurisdiction
over this province reported on Tues. (Nov.
16).
42nd Infantry Battalion commanding
officer, Lt. Col. Ernesto Cruz revealed that a
rEBEls / PAGE 5
“Drastic” measures proposed to save lake
sonnY sAlEs
buhi, CamarinEs sur (16 nov) —a
ThrEE yEar Moratorium which will
prohibit the operation of commercial fish
cages, and confining fish cage operations
to only 10% of the lake area are among
the drastic measures being proposed by an
inter-agency group now conducting studies
on the worsening pollution in Lake Buhi.
These measures, together with the
dismantling of illegal fish cages and the
non-issuance of new fishing licenses, were
proposed by concerned agencies during a
joint Sangguniang Panlalawigan and Sang-
guniang Bayan of Buhi session held in this
town the other day to probe the fish kill
incident that resulted to some P 80-Million
in losses to the Tilapia-raising industry in
this lake town.
In a report at the joint session, the pro-
BUHi / PAGE 5
Robredo: Government not
forcing STL operations
dumaguETE CiTy, nOv. 18 - ThE
operation of the Small Town Lottery (STL)
will only be allowed if the local government
unit concerned will allow it, according to
Secretary Jessie Robredo of the Department
of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Robredo’s clarification comes in the
wake of reports that the operation of STL is
being forced by the government while keep-
stl / PAGE 5

Quakes jolt Bulusan,
more explosions
expected - Phivolcs
lEgaZpi CiTy, nov. 19 - at least 41
volcanic earthquakes jolted Mount Bulusan
on Friday, the highest number so far detect-
ed by seismic instruments for the past five
days, signifying that pressure is still building
up and this may probably lead to more ash
and steam laden explosions, volcanologists
said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology
BUlUsAn / PAGE 5
Bicol University eyes offering weather
forecasting courses
BY dAnnY o. cAllEJA
lEgaZpi CiTy, nOv. 17 -– in response
to the shortage of weathermen in the coun-
try, Albay Gov. Joey Salceda on Tuesday
said he is all out in supporting the plan
of Bicol University (BU) to offer climate
science-related courses leading to a degree
in meteorology.
“It is a given fact that our weather
bureau is being confronted by a shortage
in weather forecasters and that we need
science-oriented colleges or universities
offering courses leading to this line of
expertise,” Salceda said.
So far, it is only the College of Science
(CS) at the Diliman campus of the Uni-
versity of the Philippines (UP), through its
institute of Environmental Science and Me-
teorology (IESM), that produces doctorate
BU / PAGE 5
DTI keeps tight watch on
substandard Christmas
lights, other products
daET, CamarinEs nOrTE (18 nO-
vEmbEr) -- The Department of Trade
and Industry (DTI) here has conducted an
enforcement activity for the substandard
products like Christmas lights.
Beth Parro, Senior Specialist of the
Consumer Welfare Division, said that of
the 11 inspected last week, there were no
apprehensions selling substandard products
dti / PAGE 5

Dead holduppers identified

naga CiTy (16 nOvEmbEr) —wiTh
mOsT localities being assessed as a “crime
free day” last Sunday (Nov. 14) because of
many residents being glued to their TV sets
for the Pacquiao-Margarito fight, in Pam-
plona, Camarines Sur, two notorious armed
robbers engaged a joint team of lawmen
in shoot-out which eventually ended their
lives.
Police Provincial Director, Sr. Supt.
Jonathan Viernes Ablang, identified last YOUNG SHOOTER. 7 year old Razvale Sayat who took the photo above started shooting using a DSLR when he was five, and started using a point-
HoldUPPErs/ PAGE 4 and-shoot camera when he was three years old. He was trained and guided by his father and two uncles who are all professional photographers.
2 Volume XXVIII | Issue no. 26|
Tough choices
Early this month we stated that
in order to begin saving Lake Buhi, the strict
implementation of the Fisheries Code provision
that only 10 percent of the total area of any lake
be occupied by fish
Editorial
cages ought to be
effected. This, we
admitted, had very
troubling direct consequences to the economy
of Buhi where majority of the inhabitants are
largely dependent on the fishing industry.
In the recent joint session between the Sang-
guniang Panlalawigan of Camarines Sur and
Sangguniang Bayan of Buhi, the above measure
together with other “bitter pills” for the lake-
side municipality had been proposed by invited
experts to save the lake whose waters had been
confirmed to be dangerously polluted. These
“pills” include a moratorium on the operations
of fish cages, the review and possible revocation
of fishing permits, and the cessation of issuance
of new fishing permits.
The experts’ final recommendations are
still pending until the impact assessment of the
proposed measures had been completed; yet,
it is becoming apparent that Buhi and its LGU
will have to make difficult choices soon. For it
is clear that the current condition of the lake’s
eco-system endangers the very industry which
had since throve in it: fish kills will continue
if the pollution of the lake persists and remain
unaddressed.
As the town of Buhi makes the tough choic-
es in the face of this environmental and social
problem, the provincial and national govern-
ments must put into place the needed safety nets
that will allow support for the said municipality
and its community members. An obvious exam-
ple of these is available funding for alternative
livelihoods.
These safety nets, following the well-known
proverb, must not just provide the people with
fish, but instead must teach them to fish for
themselves. Albeit in this case, these safety nets
must teach the people of Buhi to fish elsewhere
other than the lake.
Gospel...
One of the criminals hanging with Jesus insulted him,
“So you are the Messiah? Save yourself and us as well!”
But the other rebuked him, saying, “Have you no fear of
God, you who received the same sentence as he did? For
us it is just: this is payment for what we have done. But
this man has done nothing wrong.” And he said, “Jesus,
remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus
replied, “Truly, you will be with me today in paradise.”
Vox Bikol Viewpoints
Truth
“Have you found the truth?” I joked Atty.
Cho-Choy Medina, a member of the Truth Commission,
when I met him on Nov. 9, during our meeting of the
Philippine Working Group for an ASEAN Human Rights
Mechanism.“Not yet,” he replied.
Seriously though, the Truth
Commission should consider the
report by Human Rights Watch on
the Maguindanao Massacre and the
Ampatuans and other warlords, which
was released a few days ago.
Entitled, “‘They Own the People’:
The Ampatuans, State-Backed Militias,
and Killings in the Southern Philippines,” the report also
implicates former Pres. Macapagal-Arroyo of nurturing the
Ampatuan clan. Thus—
“While killings among ruling families in central
Mindanao are not uncommon, the scale and brutality of the
November 23 massacre far exceeded previous attacks in
this violent region. It also focused international attention
on ruling families like the Ampatuans, and the lawlessness
that persists in much of the Philippines. Less scrutinized
than the violence itself, however, but ultimately of greater
significance, is the support that the national government
provides such families throughout the country, and the near
total impunity that their abusive militias enjoy. Successive
national governments have not dismantled and disarmed
these militia forces, as stipulated in the 1987 Philippine
Constitution, nor have they investigated and prosecuted
unlawful activities by those who control, arm, and use them
for private ends.” (p. 3)
“The private army of the Ampatuan family may be
among the most abusive in the Philippines, but it is just one
Calling Each Other
The way we call each other now resolves a long
and interesting debate about kinship. The old debate was
between the search for the universals in human relations and
that which saw in the terms we used to address each other the
trait of languages – fluid and symbolic.
Fluidity and a strong sense of
the arbitrary are the rules in kinship
terms. Listen to couples calling each
other “Papa” and “Mama” instead of
their respective names. Where did
this start, and what was the reason for
the dominance of this labeling? Some
parents I asked informally years ago
told me that the reason for this calling
was to instill early on in their kids the
manner by which they wanted to be addressed. I do not
understand this explanation because in my generation, our
parents never called each other “Papa” and “Mama.” Does
this mean the succeeding generations of children were slow
to learn the proper names for their father and mother? Were
the children more distracted and dumber?
In my family, I learned to call my elder brother, Manong,
even if my father and mother called him by his nickname,
Pempe. I knew that he was Manong and that I could not call
him Pempe. My parents did not call him Manong so that I
would learn to address him in that manner. I just knew that
he was Manong.
In families now, elder male children are addressed as
“Kuya,” again using the same reasoning that the siblings
would then learn to call him as such. This is most interesting
because out in the public areas, in internet cafes, for example,
staff would usually address little boys as “Kuya.” Again, this
has no explanation except perhaps for us to assume that the
name boosts the maturity of the male little kids.
Addressing authorities is even a more complex field, as
baroque as the studies done by early anthropologists. We
have varied choices but “Sir” and “Ma’am” have become
current and popular appellation. In campuses, teachers are
either “Sir-This” or “Ma’am-That.” The noble sound in those
names does not readily translate into respect. You can hear
students talking about how gross “Sir __” is, and how dumb
“Ma’am __” is.
In Bikol, I know a student is not from Naga when s/he
15 -21 november 2010
among many. More than 100 private armies, large and small,
are estimated to be operating throughout the Philippines,
primarily but not exclusively in rural areas, and often but
not always where there is an active insurgency. The level
of direct government support for these
militias varies, but if the Ampatuan
example is any indication, a history
of abuses is no disqualifier. So long
as such official support continues, so
will these forces and the atrocities for
which they have been responsible.” (p.
6)
“The Arroyo government, in
exchange for political support from the Ampatuans, tacitly
permitted if not actually facilitated the strengthening
of various militia forces, increasing the sale of military
weaponry, and ensuring impunity for rights abuses in
Maguindanao.xxx Under the Arroyo administration, militia
forces under the control of the Ampatuans grew considerably.
Insiders reported that President Arroyo was a regular visitor
to the Ampatuan compound.” (p. 72)
“There are credible reports that the Ampatuans
fraudulently manipulated the 2004 and 2007 elections
in favor of Arroyo and her administration. In 2004,
Maguindanao was one of the provinces mentioned on the
‘Hello Garci’ tapes, the tapes of wiretapped conversations
between, among others, a man presumed to be Elections
Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano and a woman alleged
to be President Arroyo, which prompted allegations that
Arroyo had rigged the 2004 elections. In two municipalities
in Maguindanao, Ampatuan and Datu Piang, Arroyo’s
opponent Fernando Poe, Jr. received zero votes; in two other
municipalities he received five votes.” (p. 74)
calls his/her female teacher “Madam.” This is eerie because
in many novels and short stories “Madam” has collapsed
from her shining pedestal down to a more dubious level of
being a caretaker of “brothels.”
The universe of titles, to illustrate how complex and
fluid it has become, is social-status
sensitive. However much you respect
or pretend to respect the janitor or the
woman managing the canteen, they
will never be “Sir” or “Ma’am” but
Manong and Manang. This is a Manila
import, a practice of students especially
in exclusive schools where the term is
rural enough to implicate the roots (as
perceived by students) and origins of
these canteen help and assistants. In Naga, these “Manong”
and “Manang” have taken roots also. The variation is
“Manay” and “Manoy.” A word of caution: even if you want
to go native and go cute, never addresss a teacher “Manong”
or “Manang.”
In our highly matriarchal society, there is also the
creature called “Mommy.” There is nothing matriarchal
however, with this being, for that person who is given this
title is usually the despotic type, a kind of a virago in the
guise of a good spirit. This woman, far advanced in age and
about to retire, is difficult to deal with and is badly in need of
attention. To defuse her virulence, a title of warmth and care
is then dispatched to her side. Sometimes it works, but even
when it works, the “Mommy” always suffocates. There is
no equivalent in the male gender. However mature that male
manager in your office, he is never called a “Daddy.” If he
is called as such, we can assume the relationship between
the “callee” and the caller is never patriarchal. You cannot
address him also as Papa for that would indicate a kinship
that is more economic than filial. Behind the back, however,
of all prospective “Mommy” and “Daddy” and “Papa,” they
can always be addressed as “Lola.” Finally, the dearest term
for our grandmother has been turned into a classification for
somebody not endearing.
David Schneider who is the foremost authority on
symbolic kinship is right: “kinship . . . is essentially undefined
and vacuous: it is an analytic construct which seems to have
little justification even as an analytic construct.”
15 - 21 november 2010
PPP: More Public Debt, Less Government Responsibility
By IBON FEATURES
(Bulatlat.com) Analysis
Manila – Aside from further bloating the debt
burden, Aquino’s PPP thrust will also facilitate increased corpo-
rate takeover of government roles and at the expense of public
interest
On November 17-19, Malacañang will host a major event
called “Infrastructure Philippines 2010” or what is referred to in
the media as the public-private partnership (PPP) summit. This
is an important summit for President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino
III, who has made PPP the centerpiece of his administration’s
development plan.
According to its website, the summit “will examine invest-
ment opportunities, profiles of PPP projects in the Philippines, as
well as policy, regulatory, and legal concerns in developing the
infrastructure sector in the Philippines”.
Apologists of neoliberal globalization argue that while the
corporations and banks will profit from PPP projects, they will in
return finance and build much-needed infrastructure, which the
cash-strapped government cannot afford. Aside from reaping the
gains brought about by more infrastructures, the people will also
supposedly benefit from improved government services since
limited public resources will now be more focused on the provi-
sion of social services.
But are PPP projects, just like in any partnership, a mutually
beneficial setup?
At no cost?
With a population of more than 94 million and growing,
and a government that is facing a record fiscal deficit of Php325
billion by yearend, the Aquino administration claims that there
is no viable way to meet the tremendous and increasing need for
infrastructure in the country other than the PPP route.
Meanwhile, compared to its Southeast Asian neighbors that
are spending on infrastructure an average of 5% of gross domes-
tic product (GDP), the Philippines is only spending 3 percent.
The logic is that PPP will allow the government to save
its scant resources because the private sector will shoulder the
financial burden of building, maintaining, and operating costly
infrastructure. In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA)
last July, Aquino keenly plugged his PPP thrust declaring that
through such partnerships, “we will meet our needs without
spending, and we will also earn”.
However, no capitalist will invest in big-ticket projects in
a relatively small market like the Philippines without certain
guarantees that will ensure the protection and profitability of his
investment.
Consequently, PPP contracts are loaded with favorable terms
for investors like guaranteed return on investment, guaranteed
market and sales, fiscal incentives, full cost recovery including on
inflation and currency fluctuation, and even unheard of sweeten-
ers such as subsidies for production input (the fuel cost subsidy
of Napocor’s independent power producers comes to mind) – all
of which are borne by the people as consumers and as taxpayers.
This has been the case in past PPP efforts since the first
Aquino administration, Noynoy’s late mother Pres. Cory, intro-
duced the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law in 1990.
Not Manna From Heaven
But Aquino wants to outdo his predecessors including the
Arroyo administration whose much-hyped “legacy” centers on
supposed unprecedented achievements in infrastructure develop-
ment. “I am very confident we will not only exceed (Arroyo’s
achievements) but will beat it by a mile,” Finance Secretary
Cesar Purisima boldy predicted.
How do Aquino and his economic managers plan to do that?
Underneath all the talks about bureaucratic reform and fighting
corruption to attract the best capitalists to invest in PPP, the harsh
reality is that more investors will come only with more state
guarantees and protection such as guaranteed investment return,
access to loans backed by government guarantees, and in recent
years, protection from risks arising from unfavorable court deci-
sions that affect profitability.
PPP investments are “not manna from heaven”, as Purisima
has recently admitted. Put more concretely, PPP will exact costs
from the government and the people, contrary to Aquino’s earlier
proclamation that we will not spend a single peso.
Regulatory Risk Insurance
To make its PPP summit more saleable, the Aquino adminis-
tration has designed a new scheme to protect the interest of inves-
tors. Aside from the traditional state guarantees on profits, etc.
the government is also offering “pertinent incentives” to further
stimulate private resources for PPP projects.
One of them is a so-called “regulatory risk insurance” under
which the government will protect investors from “certain regula-
tory risk events such as court orders or decisions by regulatory
bodies which prevent investors from adjusting tariffs to contrac-
tually agreed levels”.
Aquino’s economic managers explain that such insurance
could take the form of make-up payments from the government
to PPP investors, other guaranteed payments, and adjustment to
contract terms. The terms of protection will be included in the
contract of each PPP project.
While the government assures us that the risk insurance will
only be offered on a case-to-case basis, it is reasonable to expect
every profit-seeking investor that will participate in PPP projects
to ask for the said insurance.
But if the government is operating on a serious deficit,
Vox Bikol Viewpoints
how can it fund the regulatory
risk insurance? National Economic and Development Authority
(NEDA) chief Cayetano Paderanga said that they will tap multi-
lateral institutions to provide for the guarantees so that when PPP
investors face risk, they can still “be paid fast and immediately”.
Ultimately, however, it will still be the taxpayers who will
foot the bill of the risk insurance through debt payments – inter-
est and principal – to the multilateral creditors. Likely sources in-
clude the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank,
two of the most aggressive lenders and active promoters of PPP
projects. The latter has already indicated a willingness to provide
funds for the PPP projects of the Aquino administration.
Thus, even if government claims that it is not providing
notorious sovereign guarantees for PPP projects, the country may
still end up more indebted than ever before.
Undermining The Courts
In addition, the risk insurance guarantee may also have the
effect of undermining the system of check and balance and the
use of courts to protect public interest.
For example, people who will turn to courts to question and
stop the implementation of disadvantageous and harmful PPP
contracts – like those that will lead to an enormous increase in
toll rates, MRT fares, water and electricity bills, etc., or those that
will result in physical displacement, environmental degradation,
etc. – may get a favorable ruling.
But this favorable ruling will be negated, if not become
practically meaningless, because the private operator will still
be compensated through the risk insurance, which the people
themselves will ultimately pay for to the World Bank, ADB, or
whichever multilateral bank is funding the risk insurance.
Infrastructure Fund
Aside from the risk insurance, the Aquino administration is
also working with the multilateral banks for the establishment
of the Philippine Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF). This
new entity is being patterned, according to the finance depart-
ment, after India’s Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd.
(IDFC) and Indonesia’s PT Indonesia Infrastructure Finance
(IIF).
In its website, the IDFC is described as “India’s leading
infrastructure finance player providing end to end infrastruc-
ture financing and project implementation services”. On the
other hand, the IIF was officially launched just last August as a
private infrastructure financing company with an initial capital
of US$170.3 million from the Indonesian government, the World
Bank’s private lending arm International Finance Corp. (IFC),
and the ADB on top of a 2 trillion rupiah loans from the same
multilateral banks.
There is no official and final announcement yet on how the
planned PIDF will raise resources. But it is likely that similar
to the IIF of Indonesia, the Philippine government will shell out
funds for the new entity’s initial capital, which is also expected
to be beefed up by loans from the World Bank, ADB, and other
foreign creditors.
In earlier statements, finance officials also disclosed that the
PIDF may engage in issuing 25-year bonds domestically, target-
ing pension and insurance companies. The money borrowed will
then be re-loaned to investors involved in PPP projects. Thus, in
effect, the PIDF will become a mechanism of the Aquino admin-
istration to guarantee funders and creditors that the money loaned
to PPP investors will be repaid.
Corporate Takeover
For the Aquino administration, the private sector does not
simply aim to profit but is in fact the “main engine for national
growth and development”. Thus, through PPP projects, many
crucial responsibilities of the government are being transferred
to profit-oriented private corporations and banks, particularly the
development and operation of core infrastructure such as roads
and mass transportation network, power generation, and water
supply and distribution, among others.
Consistent with the neoliberal agenda, PPP reduces the role
of the public sector in stimulating growth and development, and
consequently undermines the responsibility of the government
to ensure economic opportunities for the weak and vulnerable
and equitable distribution of wealth. The supposed role of the
government as regulator is tokenism at best since the main idea
as espoused by neoliberalism is to let the corporations operate in
the most favorable condition possible, i.e. no state intervention.
PPP initiatives are governed by contracts that set out the
terms of the supposed partnership. But these contracts are often
pre-designed by multilateral funders and banks to ensure that
they are attractive enough for the private investors, in the process
taking away any meaningful government regulation. One exam-
ple is the MWSS privatization wherein the World Bank-designed
concession contracts created a government regulatory body that
is toothless and ineffectual.
The Cost of PPP
The Aquino administration, whose team of economic man-
agers and advisers are made up of the same people behind the
neoliberal reforms of the past regimes, including the Arroyo ad-
ministration, considers PPP as a magic bullet that will help solve
the country’s chronic fiscal deficit and lack of infrastructure.
Combined with a strong anti-corruption drive, the program will
supposedly bring in and maximize private investments, create
Volume XXVIII | Issue no. 26 3
Solemnidad ni
Kristong Hade
Yaon na kita sa pinakahuring Domingo kan
Kalendaryo Liturhiko. Asin sa sunod na Domingo, mapoon
na naman kita nin bagong taon sa paagi kan Enot na Do-
mingo nin Adbyento.
Sa Domingong
ini, pinapagirum-
dom kita kun sisay
an tunay na Hade sa
satong buhay. Sya
mayong iba kundi
si Jesus na satuyang
Kagurangnan. Sa
solemnidad na ini, tinutukduan man kita kan tunay tang
pagmidbid kan sadiri asin kan tamang pagkasabot kan lider
nin banwaan.
An debosyon ki Kristong Hade saro sa maluyang debo-
syon sa satong nasyon. Natatahuban sya kan debosyon sa
Penafrancia na kun sain si Jesus saro sanang omboy. O sa
Santo Nino na kun sain si Jesus sarong omboy. Alagad, an
debosyon ki Kristong Hade mahalaga man sa sato.
Sa paagi kan debosyon na ini, magkakaigwa kita nin
pagkasabot kan halaga kan lider sa satong buhay. Sosog sa
satong ekspiryensya, igwa kita sa satong nasyon nin krisis
sa liderato. Kulang an mga lider na may tunay na pagmaku-
log sa sato asin sa satong banwaan.
Ano an mga pagirumdom kan mga babasahon ngun-
yan?
Enot, kita mga peregrino. Kita mga byahero. Kita mga
naglalakbay pasiring sa Kahadean nin Dyos. An salmo iyo
an nagtataong paliwanag kaini. An satong kaipuhan bako
an kinabanon na kasiraman kundi an langitnon na kaogma-
han. Bilang peregrino, dai dapat kita malingaw kan satong
hinahanap, kan satong padudumanan. Bakong ranga asin
ginhawa nin laman, kundi ranga asin ginhawa nin kalag. An
satong padudumanan: Kahadean nin Dyos.
Ikaduwa, sa paglakbay na ini, an satong lider igwang
kakayahan siring ki David. Makukua ta ini sae not na bina-
sa. An lider dapat igwa nin dunong. Dai sapat na sya igwa
nin charm, nin karisma sa tawo. Mahalaga na igwa sya nin
hararom na pagkasabot asin mahiwas na paghiling tangan-
ing matawan kita nin tamang giya sa satong paglakbay. An
saiyang kakayahan ginagamit tanganing makatao nin tunay
na pangataman sa satong buhay sagkod na makaabot kita sa
satong padudumanan. An lider inaapod nyatong pamayo. Sa
payo kan pamayo, yaon dapat an dunong.
Ikatolo, ipinapamidbid sa sato an tunay na Hade, si
Jesus. Sa ebanghelyo, ipinapamidbid sa sato si Jesus bilang
Hade bako huli kan saiyang magagayon na katukduan o
huli kan mga milagro na saiyang ginibo. An kapahayagan
kan saiyang pagkahade yaon sa pagtuya-tuya sa saiya; yaon
sa paghampak sa saiya, yaon sa pagkorona saiya nin mga
tunok; yaon sa pagpasan nya kan krus; yaon sa pagpako
saiya sa Kalbaryo.
An saiyang kakayahan sa pag-ako kan kasusupgan, an
pagtios kan saiyang kasakitan sa bukid nin Kalbaryo, iyo an
nagpatotoo na si Jesus iyo an tunay na Hade nyato gabos.
Sisay an mga lider sa satong banwaan na makakaarog
sa saiya? An mga pulitiko naghahanap kakampi; Si Jesus
naghahanap parasunod. An mga pulitiko nambabakal boto;
si Jesus nakikilimos nin tiwala asin pagtubod. An mga puli-
tiko nagmamasaker nin mga kaiwal; si Jesus nagpapabago
kan buhay nin mga kaiwal. Sa puso kan mga lider nyato iyo
an bisyo. Sa puso ni Jesus na iyo an tunay na Hade iyo an
birtud. Igwa kita nanggad nin krisis sa liderato. Kaipuhan
tang gayo nin mga lider na nagsusunog sa paarog ni Jesus.
Siring ki Jesus, namimidbiran kita bilang mga para-
sunod nya, bilang mga disipulo, sa satuyang kakayahan na
magpasan kan krus na itinao sa satuya. Asin siring ki Jesus,
ipapako kita sa krus kun kita saiyang katuwang sa pagmuk-
na kan saiyang kahadean digdi sa satong kinaban.
jobs, and consequently address poverty.
But as repeatedly pointed out by critics, the country’s experi-
ence since the time of Cory clearly shows that PPP initiatives do
not guarantee savings for the government. Worse, in many cases,
notably the privatization of the power industry, PPP initiatives
even increase public debt.
Unfortunately, with additional schemes being cooked up
such as the regulatory risk insurance and infrastructure fund on
top of the usual incentives, the danger of more indebtedness and,
as a consequence, of even less resources for social services and
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Lahar from Bulusan flows into
Sorsogon rivers
LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 17
-- Intermittent rains caused
lahar from the slopes of Bulusan
Volcano to flow into a river along
Barangay Patag and another in
Gulang-Gulang, both in Irosin
town, and the Rangas river in
Juban town.
The rivers, which turned
grayish due to volcanic sand, ash
UNEP all set for ICCS Confab
Iriga City - The Univer-
sity of Northeastern Philip-
pines (UNEP) is all set for the
upcoming 4th International ICCS
Convention on Media Commu-
nications happening next week,
November 27. On top of the
preparation is no less than UNEP
President Atty. Remelisa Alfelor-
Moraleda.
“We have been waiting for
this event to finally materialize
and now we’re a week shy from
the convention proper. We have
invited professional speakers, in
Holduppers...
November 15 the armed robbers
as Roberto San Jose Nazaret, a
resident of San Vicente Pamplona,
Cam. Sur; and a certain Rey-
mund Posadas Lamadrid of Bikit,
Bulacan.
Police sources said that Naza-
ret previously served as a body-
guard for a Bikolano politician in
an island province, while Lama-
drid is being linked to a crime
group operating in Metro Manila.
The official report of the
Camarines Sur Police Office stated
that the two suspects fought a
joint team of lawmen consisting
of elements of the PNP Regional
Intel-Office, National Bureau
of Investigation (NBI) agents,
units from the PPO, and the Goa,
Tigaon, and Pamplona municipal
police stations.
Reportedly, the fleeing sus-
pects were in a motorcycle when
they were cornered during a chase
by the lawmen at the Junction
Road of Barangay Tambo, Pam-
plona.
In the ensuing but brief fire-
fight with the police at 1:20 P.M.
last Sunday, the suspects were
China...
Eight open bishops who are
in communion with the pope, laid
their hands on the new bishop’s
head.
Bishop Peter Fang Jianping of
Tangshan was the main celebrant
with co-ordainers, Bishops Joseph
Zhao Fengchang of Liaocheng and
Joseph Li Shan of Beijing.
Bishops Paul Pei Junmin of
Liaoning (Shenyang), Paul Meng
Qinglu of Hohhot, Peter Feng
Xinmao of Hengshui (Jingxian),
Joseph Li Liangui of Cangzhou
(Xianxian) and Coadjutor Bishop
Francis An Shuxin of Baoding as
well as about 20 priests concel-
ebrated.
Many bishops have been
and similar tiny debris, had lahar
which was a combination of rain-
water with less than 60 percent
sediment, said Phivolcs Resident
Volcanologist Ed Laguerta in an
interview at the Bulusan Observa-
tory in Sorsogon City.
But Laguerta explained that
a 60 percent sediment content of
lahar is not very dangerous, com-
fact, the cream of the crop from
their generation, to partake with
the participants their expertise
on communication. This, I know
would also give additional learn-
ing to our own community here at
UNEP, especially our communica-
tion students and personnel.”
The ICCS Convention is set
to gather all communication en-
thusiasts and practitioners during
the one-day event. Speakers com-
ing from different communica-
tion genre are expected to impart
their proficiency in various field
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eventually felled by the authori-
ties’ bullets.
Recovered from the suspects
were; two Cal. 9-MM pistols
with serial numbers: 157903 and
710998; two hand grenades; 17
rounds of ammunition for 9MM
pistols; and one laptop computer.
It was reported that earlier,
Tigaon police chief, Police Sr.
Insp. Tyrone Dotimas conducted
a pursuit operation and called for
back-up after holduppers robbed
Joy Mabana Sanoy, 33, and a care-
taker of some P 300, 000 in cash,
cellphones, and laptop computers
in a warehouse at Burabod St.,
Poblacion, Tigaon town at 9:30
A.M., Sunday.
According to reports, seven
armed men involved in the holdup
fled in three motorcycles after the
crime.
The Tigaon municipal police
station had confirmed that Nazaret
and Lamadrid were among the
group that earlier robbed the
warehouse owned by Marissa
Cervantes Mabana at the town’s
poblacion. (SONNY SALES)
taken away by the government
officials in the past few days as
pressure to take part in the service
grew.
Retired Bishop John Liu
Jinghe, whom the government
still regards as the ordinary of
Tangshan, was dismissed from his
position on Nov. 17 for refusing to
attend the ordination, sources said.
This is the first illicit ordina-
tion of a bishop in China in four
years, which has sparked contro-
versy over the pressure brought to
bear on legitimate prelates to take
part in the ceremony.
Bishop Guo also becomes the
first illegitimate bishop since Pope
Benedict XVI issued his letter to
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pared to an 80 percent content that
is very thick and, thereby, poses
greater hazards.
Besides, Laguerta assured
that lahar flows were still con-
fined in channel and can only
pose greater harm should there be
heavy and continuous rainfall and
once channels get heavily silted.
(PNA)
of broadcast and discuss matters
concerning professional media
practice.
The event was initiated
by ICCS-Manila who prepared
relevant and timely topics for the
attendees. This includes lecture
on Current Issues and trends
in Radio and TV Broadcasting
which will be discussed by Ceci-
lle Lardizabal of Reuters Televi-
son / Inquirer Radio.
Mr. Mark Salazar of GMA
Network will also deliver his talk
on Media Ethics while Susan
Enriquez, also from the same
network will give a Lecture on
Radio reporting. Salazar and En-
riquez will be joined by another
GMA famed media personnel in
the name of Maki Pulido who will
also share her expertise on News
Writing.
Another speaker from one of
the giant television networks in
the country, Ms. Sol Aragones of
ABS CBN will also deliver her
lecture on Documentary Making.
After each lecture, there will
be a Question and Answer portion
to give participants a chance to
clarify related issues discussed by
the speaker.
Before finally wrapping
the event, there will be a panel
discussion comprised of the
aforementioned speakers who will
answer and give their thoughts on
current media issues.
Interested participants may
still get in touch with Ms. Trina
Yuson-Pendor of ICCS – Manila
at cp number 0916-6625-394 or
you may direct your queries at
UNEP Media Office at telephone
numbers 299-2698 or 4560-
294 local 53. Inclusive of the
Php700.00 registration fee is a
certificate of participation, hand
outs and lunch.
Chinese Catholics in 2007.
That letter reiterated the
Vatican’s position that the pope
has “supreme spiritual author-
ity” on bishops’ appointments.
Many observers see the letter as a
watershed in the China Church’s
journey back to normal Church
life.
Ordained a priest in 1992,
Bishop Guo has been vice secre-
tary general of the Chinese Catho-
lic Patriotic Association (CCPA)
and a Catholic representative of
the National People’s Congress, or
China’s parliament.
Church sources said the
laypeople in Chengde, who are
simple in their faith and esteem
Golden Shower to line
South Luzon expressway
18 November -- Like miss-
ing teeth, the conspicuous
gaps of treeless patches along
the stretch of the South Luzon
Expressway (SLEX) is what a
unique tree planting project
wants to fill in with aestheti-
cally pleasing trees like Golden
Shower (Cassia fistula), Palawan
Cherry (Prunus javanica), Balit-
bitan (Cynometra ramiflora) and
Caballero (Caesalpinia pulcher-
rima).
On Saturday, November
20th, some 820 Golden Shower
tree saplings, 200 Palawan cherry,
200 Balitbitan, and 150 Caballero
seedlings will be simultaneously
planted at five different “tooth-
less” portions of the 29-kilometer
highway.
The “SLEX Tree Planting”
(STP) activity is a joint undertak-
ing of the Department of Envi-
ronment and Natural Resources
(DENR), the Rotary Club of
Makati Rockwell (RCMR) and
the South Luzon Tollways Cor-
poration (SLTC). It involves the
planting and raising of aesthetical-
ly pleasing trees on both sides of
SLEX whose roadsides are lined
with patches of acacia, mahogany,
narra, and gmelina.
The Career Executive
Service Board will also take part
in the event as part of its 37th
Anniversary this November, with
the theme “Serbisyong CESO: Pa-
munuan Tapat, Magaling, Wasto
(Modernong Gobyerno, Maka-
kalikasang Progreso, Makataong
Pagbabago).”
DENR Secretary Ramon
J. P. Paje lauded the partnership,
saying that tree planting remains
one of the most important com-
ponents of the country’s compre-
hensive strategy against climate
change.
Paje also gave credit to
former DENR undersecretary
and now Rotary Club-Rockwell
president-elect Rolando Metin
who conceived the idea of con-
tinuing the greening of the SLEX.
Quoting Metin, Paje said that the
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the pope, have no choice but to
accept their new bishop given the
political situation.
“After all, Guo’s reputation
among the local faithful is not
bad,” a Pingquan Catholic told
ucanews.com.
But there are other laypeople
who feel the incident has brought
shame to the Church.
Since news of the ordination
broke out earlier this week, there
have been heated discussions in
chatrooms while Catholic websites
have been ordered to delete news
on the subject.
Speaking to ucanews.com
after the ceremony, CCPA vice-
chairman Anthony Liu Bainian
15 -21 november 2010
choice of SLEX is “both inspira-
tional and practical.”
Metin also said that the
use of the Golden Shower as the
primary planting material for the
project is “to celebrate Presi-
dent Aquino’s presidency” as it
produces bountiful yellow flowers
while the Palawan Cherry blooms
with pink and white flowers.
Paje also said that hav-
ing two of RCMR’s members as
STC’s executives, namely SLTC
safety and environment manager
Allan Plete and environment and
in-house forester Jonas Melen-
dres, gives the project a distinct
advantage of assured sustainabili-
ty and more effective coordination
of the project.
Under the partnership, the
SLTC will shoulder the cost of
the upkeep of the planted materi-
als like the installation of tree
guards and their care, which
includes watering and removing
of grasses around the saplings
especially during the dry months
when outbreaks of grass fires
mostly originate from adjoining
open grasslands outside of SLTC’s
jurisdiction.
“Kadalasan gumagapang
lang yung grassfires papunta sa
roadsides ng SLEX. “This is why
maintenance (degrassing and
nurturing) of these planted trees
is an integral part of our activity,”
Plete said, adding that the costs
for the upkeep of the planted trees
are well addressed already in their
logistical support in terms of plan-
ning and budgeting.
But more than their aesthetic
value, Plete said the tree species
to be planted on Saturday are
ideal roadside trees since once
they are fully-grown, they also act
as wind-breakers thereby lessen-
ing the wind drag on the vehicles
coming from the sides of the road.
“These future trees will con-
tribute substantially to the safety
and fuel efficiency of vehicles us-
ing SLEX, which average 180,000
vehicles daily,” Plete added.
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laid the blame for the illicit ordi-
nation on the Vatican.
“We have done what we
could to improve China-Vatican
relations,” Liu referring to the 10
other bishops ordained with both
papal approval and government
recognition this year.
The Vatican has not shown
satisfactory reasons for opposing
Bishop Guo’s case, he said.
“We have waited for a long
time and could not wait any lon-
ger.”
The Holy See has made no
further comment since it published
a statement opposing the illicit
ordination on Nov. 18. (UCAN)
15 - 21 november 2010
Buhi...
From PAGE 1
vincial government’s Environment
Disaster Management Response
Office (EDMERO) and the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources (BFAR) regional office
stated that Buhi lake-waters had
increasing levels of hydrogen sul-
phite and ammonia from decaying
fish feeds and sediments that have
settled in the lake bottom and
had resulted to decreased oxygen
levels which in turn caused the
fish kill.
Experts revealed that acquired
soil samples in the lake bottom
consist of 70% residue and 30%
soil, an alarming condition that
is contributing to the warming of
temperatures in the lake bottom.
Blame
In his address to the joint
session, Buhi Mayor Rey Lacoste
lamented that only the local gov-
ernment of Buhi seems to get the
blame for the worsening environ-
mental degradation of the lake’s
eco-system when major govern-
ment agencies are benefited from
its lake resources.
Lacoste noted that the Na-
tional Irrigation Administration
(NIA) has its control structure in
the lake which is the source of ir-
rigation for some 18,000 hectares
of rice lands in the Rinconada
BU...
(PhD) and master’s (MS) degree
graduates in this field, Salceda
said.
For now, BU was identified as
one of the schools in which Bach-
elor of Science (BS) in Meteorol-
ogy may be offered and, for its
president, Fay Lauraya, Salceda’s
proposal is very much accept-
able and, in fact, “[BU is] already
mapping out a plan to fast-track
this project.”
“We accept the challenge and
we are now exploring all possibil-
ities of being able to offer related
courses as soon as possible,”
Lauraya said over the weekend.
In a recent visit to the BU
main campus here on invitation
from the university’s adminis-
tration, Prisco Nilo, the former
director of the Philippine Atmo-
spheric, Geophysical and Astro-
nomical Services Administration
(PAGASA) who holds a doctorate
in meteorology, agreed with the
plan.
During the visit, Nilo ex-
plained that the study of meteorol-
ogy requires a highly advanced
knowledge of mathematics and
physics. There have been only
two holders of PhD in Physics
US...
From PAGE 8
migrants, and even missionaries. He
encourages Catholics, especially our
priests, to approach this culture of
140 characters and virtual friendships
as a great opportunity for evangeliza-
tion.”
Bishop Herzog suggested that
social media -- though it’s been
around for less than 10 years --
“doesn’t have the makings of a fad.”
“We’re being told that it is caus-
ing as fundamental a shift in commu-
nication patterns and behavior as the
printing press did 500 years ago,” he
said. “And I don’t think I have to re-
and 3rd districts of Camarines
Sur; while the former National
Power Corp. (NPC) controls the
Baret Hydro-Electric Plant power
generation now managed by the
People Energy Service Inc.
The Mayor said that these
agencies have control over the
lake resources but had not contrib-
uted to preserve the lake ecology.
He also said that based on
President Marcos’ Presidential
Proclamation 873 and Executive
Order 224, the NPC still has ad-
ministrative management control
over 8,317 hectares of watershed
areas of Buhi, including areas of
the lake.
He added that even with the
advent of the Local Government
Code of 1991, the lake resources
are not solely owned by the local
government.
During the same joint session,
Camarines Sur Board member
Angel Naval, Chair of the environ-
ment committee, had proposed
that stakeholders of the lake
including some 600-strong com-
mercial fish-cage operators should
establish a maintenance fund for
the ecological sustainability of the
lake.
Trapped sediments the fish cages is imposed as an
Meanwhile Buhi councilor
Edwin Salvamante revealed that
who headed PAGASA -- the late
Casimiro del Rosario and Roman
Kintanar.
Kintanar twice became the
president of the United Nations’
World Meteorology Organization
(WMO), Nilo said, showing that
the international physics and me-
teorology society recognizes the
capabilities of Filipino scientists.
He lamented the fact that
there are now only three meteo-
rologists in the country, thus the
dearth of experts and prospective
trainers in this field of study. He
revealed the sad reality that be-
cause of more lucrative opportuni-
ties abroad, local forecasters have
left the country.
Nilo expressed his willing-
ness to invite Bicol Univer-
sity, along with other interested
schools, to avail of their modules
and one-year training at PAGASA
main office. He said this would be
a good move towards supplement-
ing the weather bureau’s need to
re-build its capability in weather
forecasting, which would also
result in improving disaster readi-
ness in the Philippines.
The university has initial
plans of starting with the short-
mind you of what happened when the
Catholic Church was slow to adapt
to that new technology. By the time
we decided to seriously promote that
common folk should read the Bible,
the Protestant Reformation was well
under way.”
In fact, the bishop declared, “so-
cial media is creating a new culture
on this digital continent.”
He noted that youth use it as
their first point of reference. “The
news, entertainment, their friends --
are all coming to them through their
mobile devices and through their
social networks. The implications of
that for a church which is struggling
to get those same young people to
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millions of tons of residual silt-
ation were trapped at the bottom
of the lake unable to freely flow at
the NIA’s control structure due to
a coffer dam made from armour
rocks blocking the flow of sedi-
ments from the lake.
Reportedly, the coffer dam
that was built as a barrier during
the construction of the NIA con-
trol structure at the lake in 1986
has not been removed by the NIA
until today.
NPC experts claimed about
9,900,000 cubic meters of sedi-
ments were trapped in the lake
since 2001; present estimates are
at 16,200,000 cubic meters or
about five meters thick.
Currently, with more than
20,000 fish cages in the lake
operated by about 600 fish cages
operators, and more than 400 mar-
ginal fishermen, the lake area had
also shrunk from 1,800 hectares
to about 1,618 hectares according
to a recent Global Positioning
System (GPS) survey.
In the meantime, Vice-Gov.
Fortunato Peña said during the
session that Gov. Luis-Raymund
Villafuerte has expressed concern
on the thousands that may be
displaced once a moratorium on
extreme necessity to save the lake.
From PAGE 1
term courses that may be attended
by target faculty who will later on
become core faculty for the under-
graduate course.
BU Vice President for
Academic Affairs, Dr. Helen
Llenaresas expressed willingness
to prepare the proposal for the
undergraduate four-year course
observing that the general educa-
tion subjects may even be offered
while faculty are still training for
the major subjects, so that the
course may be offered sooner.
A short-term awareness
course for media practitioners and
other interested individuals will
precede all these to support the
disaster risk management system
in the locale, Llenaresas said.
Students and the general
public are looking forward to the
finalization of plans on the matter,
Lauraya said while Nilo said ex-
perts from PAGASA could serve
as resource persons in certain sub-
jects of courses in meteorology
but only during off-season, that is,
when typhoons are not impend-
ing, possibly late December or
early January, and necessarily on
weekends.(PNA)
enter our churches on Sunday are
staggering. If the church is not on
their mobile device, it doesn’t exist.
The Church does not have to change
its teachings to reach young people,
but we must deliver it to them in a
new way.”
Bishop Herzog admitted there
are obstacles to overcome when the
Church attempts to evangelize the
digital continent.
“One of the greatest challenges
of this culture to the Catholic Church
is its egalitarianism. Anyone can
create a blog; everyone’s opinion is
valid. And if a question or contra-
diction is posted, the digital natives
expect a response and something
DTI...
like Christmas lights.
She said that genuine Christ-
mas lights should have an ICC
mark with a control number re-
flecting that of the ICC certificate
of an establishment.
Parro explained that prod-
ucts with factory defects can be
returned to the establishments and
can be replaced.
Another enforcement activity
STL...
ing the numbers game “jueteng”
illegal.
Robredo, however, admits
that there is a problem in Metro
Manila, where STL has apparently
become the legal cover for jueteng.
Negros Oriental Governor
Agustin Perdices, on the other
hand, remains steadfast in his
stance against all forms of gam-
bling, while the Provincial Board
headed by Vice Governor Roel
de Gamo says the application of
Lucky Golden Gaming Corpora-
tion to operate STL in the province
does not anymore hold water for
Rebels...
9-man squad of his unit led by 2nd
Lt. Mariel Bonilla encountered 10
communist rebels in a 5-minute
fire-fight when army troopers were
fired upon by the rebels at the said
vicinity.
Troopers reported that reb-
els fled after the brief fire fight,
carrying with them a wounded
companion, while the army soldiers
also recovered from the encounter
site a 9MM KG9 Sub-machinegun,
rounds of ammunition, and a laptop
computer.
Lt. Col. Cruz also said that
Bulusan...
and Seismology (Phivolcs) bulletin
reported that seismic network de-
tected a total of 41 volcanic earth-
quakes during the past 24 hours.
Volcanologists said they could
not observe the volcano’s steam-
ing activity because its summit is
cloud-covered.
The volcano exhibited one
ash explosion on Monday night,
accompanied by a rumbling sound
while traces of ash fall were noted
in the villages of Bolos, Gulang-
gulang, Tinampo and Monbon, all
in Irosin town.
Phivolcs’ seismic instruments
have detected since Monday a total
of 139 volcanic quakes that rocked
the 1,956-meter high volcano for
the past five days, with 50 quakes
resembling a conversation. We can
choose not to enter into that cul-
tural mindset, but we do so at great
peril to the Church’s credibility and
approachability in the minds of the
natives, those who are growing up in
this new culture. This is a new form
of pastoral ministry. It may not be
the platform we were seeking, but it
is an opportunity of such magnitude
that we should consider carefully the
consequences of disregarding it,”
Herzog said.
Nevertheless, the prelate re-
flected, the Church cannot abandon
traditional forms of communica-
tion to invest in new media. Older
generations still use newspapers and
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will be conducted on December
also to check said products being
sold in the market.
Meanwhile the DTI also
started this week the monitoring of
noche buena products based on the
price updates.
The monitoring of said prod-
ucts is their regular work during
holiday seasons. (PIA Camarines
Norte)
From PAGE 1
failing to convince constituents
here during a public hearing
recently conducted by the Sanggu-
niang Panlalalwigan.
“Whether he or she will bet
on STL or other form of legalized
gambling is the moral decision of
the concerned individual, it should
not come from government,” Ro-
bredo pointed out.
He explained that based on ex-
perience as a local chief executive,
jueteng will not thrive if there is a
legal alternative to it. That is why
in Mindanao, jueteng thrives in the
absence of STL, he said. (PNA)
From PAGE 1
local informants had tipped the sol-
diers of the presence of the rebels in
the locality.
It was also reported that the
NPA rebels have kept their presence
in Camarines Sur province with
small bands of rebels in remote
villages.
9th Infantry Division com-
mander, Major Gen. Ruperto Pa-
bustan has directed 902nd Infantry
Brigade commander, Col. Teodoro
Cirilo Torralba to sustain its secu-
rity operations in Camarines Sur
province. (SONNY SALES)
From PAGE 1
detected on Monday followed by
41 quakes Friday.
Alert Level 1 is still hoisted
over Bulusan Volcano.
The public is strongly advised
not to enter inside the four-kilome-
ter radius Permanent Danger Zone
(PDZ) because it may be affected
by sudden steam explosions.
People residing near valleys
and streams were likewise advised
to be vigilant against sediment-
laden stream flows in the event of
heavy and continuous rainfall.
Due to the prevailing wind
direction, residents located in the
northwest and southwest sec-
tors of the volcano are advised to
take precautions against ash falls.
(PNA)
books, he noted, and financial donors
still rely on those means. The Church
needs to invest in both, he stated.
Finally, the prelate urged his
brother bishops to “accept the fact
that your staffs -- and perhaps you as
well -- will need training and direc-
tion.”
“On the digital continent,” he
said, “’if you build it, they will come’
does not hold true. It takes careful
strategizing and planning to make so-
cial media an effective and efficient
communication tool, not only for
your communications department,
but for all of the church’s ministries.”
(Zenit/CBCPNews)
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ANG BAHAY NI ANGELA

(Manalang Gloria) ni Abdon Balde Jr.

UNANG BAHAGI
Tila kating hindi makalkal sa isip ko ang bahagi
ng sinulat ni Niles Jordan Breis, na nanalo pa sa Palanca,
tungkol sa makatang si Angela Manalang Gloria—na
tinawag niyang Angela Buruka dahil sa pagkamasungit at
pagkamatapobre nito. Noon ko lamang nalaman na taga-
Tabaco, Albay pala ang makata. Hindi ko kilala si Breis.
Hindi ko nabasa ang buo niyang sanaysay, iyon lamang
na lumabas sa isang diyaryo. Pero sapat na ang nabasa ko
upang madalirot at makiliti ang pagka-usisero ko at hindi
tumigil hangga’t hindi mapasok ang bahay ni Angela.
Kaya nang kami ng mga kasama ko ay napadaan sa
Tabaco ay hinanap namin ang bahay ni Angela. Tikatik
ang ulan, matrapik, napakarami ng traysikad at pinapasok
pa kami ng pulis sa bagong-sunog na palengke dahil ang
pangunahing kalsada ay gagamitin sa prusisyon ng libing ng
dating alkalde ng bayan. Pero wala sa mga iyon ang dahilan
kung bakit naligaw kami… dahil Bikolano na nga ang giya
namin. Talagang kahit sa Bikol ay kaunti ang nakababatid
kung sino at saan nakatira si Angela. At kung maniniwala
ako kay Breis, ang ibang nakakikilala sa kaniya ay ibig
pa siyang burahin sa isip at iwasan ang kaniyang bahay.
Naitanong ko tuloy sa sarili: ang mga makata kaya, katulad
ng mga propeta, ay hindi ring kinikilala sa sariling bayan?
Alam kong hindi tanggap na Messiah si Kristo sa Israel at
si Buddha ay panturista lamang sa Lumbini, Nepal. Pero si
Angela, na ayon kay Breis ay haligi ng panulaang Ingles sa
bansa …?
Sa bagay, bukod sa tula ay nasa wikang Ingles pa
ang mga sinulat ni Angela. Paniwalaan na nating isa siya
sa pinakamahusay sa mga makatang naunang nagsulat
sa Ingles. Namumukod pa nga raw hindi lamang dahil sa
maganda at umaawit niyang mga talata kundi dahil sa
radikal at peministang pasaring ng kaniyang mga tula. Pero
pupusta ako, ano mang araw ay hindi makapupulot saan
mang kalsada ng Tabaco ng sampung tao na nakabasa’t
nasiyahan sa kahit isang tula ni Angela. At kung ipababasa
ko man ang lahat niyang sinulat ay hindi mahuhulaang siya
ang sumulat ng mga tula. Kaya sino nga ba si Angela at pag-
aabalahan ko’t pag-uukulan ng pansin?
Hindi ko nga pala nasabi, kinukuliglig din ako ng
tawag ng Musa ng Panitik. Nangangarap din akong maging
manunulat. Baka sakaling katulad ni Breis ay makasagap kahoy ay may mga dibuhong aristokrata ang dating. At ang
din ako ng inspirasyon sa mga naiwan ng makata. Kaya maluluwang na bintanang napapalamutian ng malalapad na
masigasig akong makapasok sa bahay ni Angela. kalantipay o kapis ay hindi durungawan sa paligid kundi
Nang maulang umagang iyon ay muntik pa nga kaming tanghalan ng ganda’t yamang nasa loob— lalo siguro kung
makarating sa piyer ng Tabaco. Natatanaw na namin ang pista at dumaraan ang prusisyon ni San Juan Bautista, ang
dagat (at wala sa amin ang may hinala na sa dagat o sa patron ng Tabaco.
tabing-dagat nakatira si Angela) kaya ipinasiya naming Kaya naman marahil ang kapalaluan ay ginantihan
umikot at bumalik patungo sa kabilang dulo ng Rizal Street, ng kalikasan. Nang umagang iyon, sa tikatik na ulan, ay
palapit sa lumang simbahan. Malayo pa ay nakita ko na matingkad ang mga dungis at pilat na gawa ng matinding
ang malaking bahay. Wow! Kaparehong ayos pero mas haplit ng panahon sa lumang bahay ni Angela. Makikita
ang pamamayani ng araw, ulan at hangin sa lahat ng
panig. Laganap at malalapad ang batik ng kalawang sa
yerong bubong. Bulok ang sanepa at tanggal ang alulod.
Marami nang tuklap na pintura at baklas na dibuho sa mga
panlabas na dingding. May mga butas nang kalantipay
ang mga kawing ng bintanang sa tingin ko’y matagal nang
hindi nabubuksan. At ang masungit na bakod ay talagang
pinaghigantihan ng mga itinatakwil nito; marami nang
tapyas, tipak, bunggo ng kung anu-anong sasakyan, tama
ng martilyo at madudusing na paskil sa dalawang tagilirang
nakaharap sa kalsada. Ganoon pa man, ito pa rin iyong
malaking bahay-na-bato ng malalaking tao na maraming
misteryo sa loob. At napakahirap para sa isang may malikot
at mapagsapalarang isip ang hindi magnasang mapasok ang
bahay at masilip o makilatis ang mga lihim sa loob.
Wala kaming makuhang paradahan ng sasakyan sa
tapat ng bahay. Dikit-dikit ang nakahimpil na malalaking
trak. Nilampasan namin ang bahay at pumarada sa tapat
ng isang tindahang may nilulutong sinapot (pritong saging
na saba) sa harapan. Pagbaba ng sasakyan, ang unang
taong pinagtanungan ko kung iyon na nga ang bahay ni
malaki pa yata sa bahay ni Rizal sa Calamba. Parang lumang Angela Manalang Gloria ay hindi makasagot, may tinging
bahay sa Vigan. Bubong at pangalawang palapag lamang tila nagtataka kung bakit interesado ako sa bahay. Isang
ang nakikita sa kalsada dahil ang ibaba ay natatabingan matandang lalaki ang tumango at itinuro sa amin ang
ng mataas na bakod na bato. Sakop na yata ng bakod ang pasukan sa mataas na bakod.
buong bloke sa kanan ng kalsada. Ito iyong tipo ng bahay na Si Raffi, ang Bikolanong giya namin, ang nangahas na
parang dambuhalang lawin na mula sa papawirin ay bigla na maunang kumatok sa pintuang bakal. Nang bumukas ang
lamang sasaklutin ang iyong pansin at hindi pakakawalan pinto ay mabilis kaming pumasok sa loob, hindi lamang
ang iyong balintataw hanggang sa malaglag ang iyong baba dahil sa umuulan at nababasa kami sa labas kundi sabik
sa pagkamangha. na rin talaga akong makapasok. Nakita kong may isang
“Talaga naman palang may ipagmamalaki,” narinig kong lalaking astang may-ari ng bahay ang iniwan ang kausap,
malumanay na sabi ng kasama kong si Bobby na nasa loob kunot-noo at nagkukumahog na naglakad palapit sa amin.
ng sasakyan namin. Mukhang sisitahin kami. Mahigit limang talampakan
Sa tingin ko ay hindi lamang ang mga nakatira roon, lamang ang taas niya, bilugan ang katawan, mapusyaw ang
kahit ang bahay ay mukhang mapagmalaki rin. Ito iyong balat at singkit ang mga mata. (Itutuloy)
uri ng bahay na itinayo ng isang ilustrado noong panahon
ng mga Kastila, o kaya ay ng isang komprador
noong panahon ng mga Amerikano. Ito iyong
bahay na tirahan ng matatangkad na tao, Dialogue.. From PAGE 8
na kulay labanos ang balat, angat ang mga meeting took place.” and Development, Budget and
kilay, matatangos ang ilong at kung lumakad The next meeting will take Management, Secretary Julia Abad
ay palaging nakatingala sa langit. Sa unang place between December 7 and and Presidential Spokesman Atty.
tingin pa lamang sa kaligiran nito ay alam ko 15, 2010. Figura said from tomor- Lacierda.
nang isang buong daigdig ang nasa loob ng row until December 7, Archbishop “We will still determine who
bakod. At ang bakod ay naroon, hindi lamang Villegas and Bishop Tagle will be will speak for the CBCP on matters
para protektahan ang karangyaang nasa loob in Rome for their ad limina visit. of health because this is where our
kundi upang itakwil ang mga nasa labas. Hindi There will be no meeting after De- lay professionals will be tapped,”
kataka-takang maging matapobre ang isang cember 15 because the Aguinaldo Figura added.
taong lumaki sa loob ng bakod na iyon. Masses will take place. The dialogues will still go on
Ang palalong bubong na gawa sa The government panel for the despite the hearings on the contro-
makakapal na yero ay tila nakatalagang next meeting will be composed of versial Reproductive Health bill
makipagtalad sa panahon at sa anumang representatives from the Depart- that are scheduled to take place in
ibubuhos ng langit. Ang mga dingding na ments of Health, Social Welfare Congress. (Melo M. Acuna)
halatang gawa sa hindi pangkaraniwang

NOTICES notices from page 7

Diosdado and Anita Boregas.
Acknowledged before notary
public Atty. Florencio R. Ro-
sales, per doc. No. 959, Page
no. 191, Book no. 23, Series
of 2010.
Vox Bikol: Nov. 15, 22 and
29, 2010
EXTRAJUDICIAL SET-
TLEMENT OF ESTATE OF
ESTER CALINOG AND
JULIO TAYAS
This is hereby given that
the estate of the late ESTER
CALINOG-TAYAS and JU-
LIO TAYAS died on January
1, 2000 and May 31, 1991 left
a property situated at Bgy. Del
Pilar, San Fernando, CSur, to
wit: Lot 26, Cad 1162, with
an area of 1,788 sqm, under
ARP No. 97-010-00237. This
was a subject of Extrajudicial
Settlement of Estate of Ester
Calinog and Julio Tayas,
do adjudicate among heirs.
Acknowledged before notary
public Tirso P. Mariano, per
doc. No. 3040, Page no. 9,
Book no. xxxxii, Series of
2010.
Vox Bikol: Nov. 15, 22 and
29, 2010
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
5THJudicial Region, Naga
City
EJF No. 2010-13
NOTICE OF
EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE
Upon extrajudicial petition
for sale under Act 3135 filed
by HOME DEVELOPMENT
MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG
FUND) with principal busi-
ness address at the Atrium of
Makati Ave., Makati City as
mortgagee, against EMMA
P. CATIMBANG of Villa
Salvacion Subd., San Agustin,
Camarines Sur as mortgagor,
to satisfy the mortgage indebt-
edness which as of May 13,
2010 amounts to THREE
HUNDRED THIRTY ONE
THOUSAND EIGHT HUN-
DRED SEVEN & 13/100
(P331,801.13) Philippine
currency, inclusive of interest,
penalty charges but excluding
expenses of foreclosure, the
undersigned will sell at public
auction on August 20, 2010 at
10:A.M. or soon thereafter at
the main entrance of the Mun.
of Hall of Canaman, Cam
Sur to the highest bidder, for
cash of Manager’s check and
in Philippine currency, the
following property with all its
improvements to wit:
TCT NO. 28230
A parcel of land ( Lot 21
of the consolidation subdivi-
sion survey Pcs-05-001214,
being a portion of lots 1-15,
Block 3, Psd- 05-010517),
situated in the Bgy of San
Agustin, Mun. of Canaman,
Province of Camarines Sur,
Island of Luzon. Bounded on
the W., along line 1-2 by lot
26, on the N., along line 2-3
by Lot 20, on the E., along
line 3-4 by Road Lot 42; on
the S., along line 4-1 by Lot
22, all of Pcs-05-001214.
Containing an area of FORTY
THREE (43) Square meters
registered in the name of
Emma Catimbang of legal
age, Filipino, married to
Ricardo Catimbang, with resi-
dence and postal address at
53 Fraternidad Street, Tabuco,
Naga.
All sealed bids must be
submitted to the undersigned
on the above stated time and
date.
In the event that the public
auction should not take place
on the said date due to lawful
cause/s, it shall be held on
August 27, 2010 without
further notice.
July 20, 20910, Naga City,
Pilippines.
(Sgd. ) JORGE B. LOPEZ
Sheriff IV
Vox Bikol
Nov. 15, 2010
15 - 21 november 2010
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Fifth Judicial Region
Branch 23
Naga City
EJF No. 2010-13 land together with residential
IN THE MATTER OF THE
CORRECTION OF ERRO-
NEOUS ENTRY IN THE
CERTIFICATE OF LIVE
BIRTH OF ABIGAEL MAR-
CIAL
ANDAL BY CORRECT-
ING THE GENDER FROM
MALE TO FEMALE AND
TO DELETE MARCIAL BE-
SIDE HER FIRST NAME,
ABIGAEL MARCIAL AN-
DAL,
Petitioner,
Spec Proc. No. 2010-0076
-versus-
THE LOCAL CIVIL REGIS-
TRAR OF
NAGA CITY, AND THE
NATIONAL
STATISTICS OFFICE,
Re-
spondents.
x-------------------------------x
ORDER
Filed before this court is a
verified petition seeking the
correction of some erroneous
entries in the record of birth
of petitioner Abigael Marcial
Andal under Local Civil Reg-
istry No. 91-1629 of the Naga
City Civil Registry. These
entries are:
1. Petitioner’s gender which is
incorrectly recorded as male
instead of female; and
2. The name Marcial which
appears in petitioner’s record
of birth as part of her given
name is actually the family
name of her mother, Yolanda
Anyayahan Marcial, and thus
must be deleted so that her
true and correct name AB-
IGAEL MARCIAL ANDAL
may appear thereon.
Finding the petition to be suf-
ficient in form and substance,
the same shall be heard by
this court on January 25, 2010
at 8:30 o’clock in the morn-
ing, at which time and date,
all persons who have claim
any interest which would be
affected thereby may appear
and register their opposition
thereto.
Have this order published
once a week for three (3)
consecutive weeks in a news-
paper of general circulation
in the province of Camarines
Sur.
Furnish the Civil Registry Of-
fice of Naga City, the National
Statistics Office, the Office
of the Solicitor General, the
City Prosecution Office of
Naga City, and the parents of
the said petitioner with copies
of this order and the instant
petition.
SO ORDERED.
Given this 8th day of No-
vember, 2010 at Naga City,
Philippines.
(SGD.) VALENTIN E.
PURA, JR.
Presiding Judge
Vox Bikol:November 8, 15
and 22, 2010
DEED OF EXTRAJUDI-
CIAL SETTLEMENT
OF ESTATE WITH ABSO-
LUTE SALE
Notice is hereby given that
the intestate estate of the
late JOSE BORABIEN died
on September 28, 1991 at
Manila, consisting of a parcel
of land, situated at Vinagre,
Tigaon, CSur, with an area
of 204 sqm., covered by TD
No. 97-023-0958. This Deed
was extra judicially settled
by way of Absolute Sale unto
Rosseler D. Lim. Acknowl-
edged before notary public
Tirso P. Mariano, per Doc no.
2976, Page no. 96, Book no.
XXXXI, Series of 2010.
Vox Bikol:
November 8, 15 and 22,
2010
DEED OF EXTRAJUDI-
CIAL SETTLEMENT
OF ESTATE WITH WAIV-
ER OF SHARES
Notice is hereby given that
the intestate estate of the
late ROSARIO AGOTILLA
died on January 24, 2005 at
Gogon, Camaligan, CSur left
a parcel of agricultural land,
situated in the Bo. Of Patong,
Pamplona, CSur, with an
area of 16,841 more or less,
covered by TCT No. 10981,
Certificate of Land Ownership
Award No. 00579282, TD No.
97-008-00950. This Deed
was extra judicially settled by
way of waiver of share unto
Victor I. Agotilla. Acknowl-
edged before notary public
Tirso P. Mariano, per Doc no.
2956, Page no. 92, Book no.
XXXXI, Series of 2010.
Vox Bikol:
November 8, 15 and 22,
2010
DEED OF EXTRAJUDI-
CIAL SETTLEMENT
OF ESTATE WITH ABSO-
LUTE SALE
Notice is hereby given that
the intestate estate of the late
TERESITA DE LOS SAN-
TOS SAN JUAN died on De-
cember 6, 1999 at Naga City
left a parcel of land, situated
in Balatas, Naga City, with an
area of 142 sqm., covered by
TCT No. 640, Emancipation
Patent No. A-189924-H. This
Deed was extra judicially
settled by way of Abso-
lute Sale unto Sps. Toribio
Magalona Domer Jr. and Zora
Hernandez Domer portion of
land with an area of 50 sqm.,
that the remaining portion of
90 sqm., shall be transferred
as co owners among heirs.
Acknowledged before notary
public Tirso P. Mariano, per
Doc no. 2911, Page no. 83,
Book no. XXXXI, Series of
2010.
Vox Bikol:
November 8, 15 and 22,
2010
EXTRAJUDICIAL SET-
TLEMENT
OF ESTATE WITH WAIV-
ER OF RIGHTS
Vox Bikol Notices
Notice is hereby given that
the intestate estate of the late
EPIFANIO MENDIZABAL
died on July 12, 2010 at Bicol
Medical Center, Naga City
and buried at Bula, CSur left
a certain parcel of residential
house situated at Gogon-
Dugcal, Camaligan, CSur,
KATIBAYAN NG ORIHI-
NAL NA TITULO BLG.
18765, with an area of 150
sqm., more or less. This Deed
was extra judicially settled
by way of waiver of rights
in favour unto Mercedes B.
Mendizabal. Acknowledged
before notary public Florencio
B. Rosales, per Doc no. 798,
Page no. 150, Book no. ____,
Series of 2010.
Vox Bikol:
November 8, 15 and 22,
2010
NOTICE OF EXTRA
JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
WITH SALE
Notice is hereby given that
Extra-Judicial Settlement is
made and entered into by and
among:
ANGELICA I. TUDIO, of le-
gal age, Filipino, married and
resident of Blk. 49, Lot 11,
Kapayapaan Ville, Canlubang,
Calamba City; JOSEFINA
L. CARTER, of legal age,
Filipino, married and resident
of 13697 E 55th Lane, Yuma,
Arizona, ERLINDA P. LAG-
DAMEO, of legal age, Fili-
pino and resident of Balayan
St., Bagobantay, Quezon City
and BERNARDITA T. LAG-
DAMEO, of legal age, Fili-
pino, single and resident of
Himaao, Pili, Camarines Sur
and ARTURO T. LAGDA-
MEO, of legal age, Filipino,
married and with residence
and postal address at Himaao,
Pili, Camarines Sur.
That they are the surviv-
ing heirs of the late Josefina
Tiongko, who died intestate
on January 22, 1998 at Pili,
Camarines Sur, without a Will
or Testament, and without any
outstanding debts with any
person or entity; and that said
deceased left a parcel of land
covered by TCT No. 25603
and is more particularly de-
scribed as follows:
“A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot
1689-A of the subdivision
plan Psd-0517280-013105,
being a portion of Lot 1689,
Cad-291, Pili Cadastre),
situated in the Barangay of
Himaao, Municipality of Pili,
Province of Camarines Sur,
Island of Luzon. Bounded on
the E., along lines 9-1-2 by
Irrigation Canal; on the SW.,
along lines 2-3-4-5 by Lot
1689-B, Psd-051728-013105;
on the E., along line 5-6
by Irrigation Ditch (3.00m.
wide); and on the NE., along
lines 6-7-8-9 by Lot 1688,
Cad-291, Pili Cadastre.
Beginning at a point marked
“1” on the plan being S. 45
deg. 42’W., 23.39m. to point
2; thence N. 79 deg. 34’W.,
130.12m. to point w; thence
N. 84 deg. 01’W., 37.05m.
to point 4; thence N. 58 deg.
58’W., 148.19m. to point
5; thence N. 05 deg. 10’W.,
61.82m. to point 6; thence S.
80 deg. 31’E., 9.23m. to point
7; thence S. 76 deg. 21’E.,
39.40m. to point 8; thence
S. 82 deg. 07’E., 234.24m.
to point 9; thence S. 00 deg.
28’W., 94.35m. to point of
beginning, containing an area
of THIRTY THOUSAND
(30,000) SQUARE METERS.
This Deed was a subject of
of Extrajudicial Settlement
of Estate among ourselves
with Absolute Sale in favor
unto ELLEN E. BAGASINA,
acknowledged before notary
public Felix V. Brazil Jr. un-
der Doc. No. 3302, Book No.
649, Page No. IX, Series of
2010.
VOX BIKOL
Nov. 15, Nov. 22, and Nov.
29, 2010
Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province: Camarines Sur
City/Municipality: Naga
City
NOTICE FOR
PUBLICATION
In compliance with Sec-
tion No. 5 of R.A. No. 9048,
a notice is a hereby served to
the public that CATHERINE
ESCANDOR BARCELON
has filed with this Office a
Petition for Change of First
Name from CLAUDETTE to
CATHERINE in the birth cer-
tificate of CATHERINE LUS-
TESTICA ESCANDOR who
was born on April 14, 1965
at Naga City, Cams. Sur and
whose parents are SOTERO
BARRAMEDA ESCANDOR
and RUTH MARTINEZ
LUSTESTICA.
Any person adversely
affected by said petition may
file his written opposition
with this Office not later than
Nov. 29, 2010.
(Sgd.) ALEXANDER M.
CAYETANO
City Civil Registrar
Vox Bikol
Nov. 15 and 22, 2010
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
5TH Judicial Region
Branch 36, Iriga City
In Re: Declaration of Pre-
sumptive Death of Absentee
Spouse Shiela C. Ajez-Daza
Spec. Proc. No. IR-2509
ROGELIO B. DAZA,
Petitioner,
x---------------------------x
ORDER
Considering that the
Office of the Solicitor Gen-
eral was by inadvertence, not
furnished with the notice and
copy of the petition, set this
case anew for initial hearing
on January 26, 2011, at 8:30
o’clock in the morning, at
which time, date and place
aforesaid, all interested per-
sons are cited to appear and
show cause, if any, why this
petition should not be granted.
Furnish the Office of the
Solicitor General and the Of-
fice of the Local Civil Regis-
trar of Nabua, Camarines Sur
and the Local Civil Registrar
Volume XXVIII | Issue no. 26
of Olongapo City, with a copy
of this order and the petition.
SO ORDERED.
Given this 3rd day of Novem-
ber, 2010.
(Sgd.) TIMOTEO A.
PANGA JR.
Acting Presiding Judge
Vox Bikol
Nov. 15, 22 and 29, 2010
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
5TH Judicial Region
Branch 60, Iriga City
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PETITION FOR THE COR-
RECTION OF ENTRY
IN THE BIRTH CERTIFI-
CATE OF JONY LOS BA-
NOS ABAGAT JONY LOS
BANOS ABAGAT,
Petitioner.
SPEC. PROC. NO. IR-2535
THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF
NABUA, CAMARINES SUR
& NATIONAL STATISTICS
OFFICE, QUEZON CITY,
Respondents.
x------------------------------x
ORDER
A verified petition was filed
by the petitioner Jony Los
Banos Abagat praying that
after due notice and hearing,
an order be issued directing
the Local Civil Registrar of
Nabua, Camarines Sur and
the National Statistics Office
to correct and change the
date of birth of the petitioner
Jony Los Banos Abagat from
January 2, 1957 to January 2,
1958.
Finding the petition to
be sufficient in form and
substance, a notice is hereby
given that this petition will be
heard on December 14, 2010
at 8:30 in the morning at the
sala of RTC Branch 60, Hall
of Justice, Iriga City, at which
time, date and place aforesaid,
all interested persons may ap-
pear to show cause, if there is
any, why this petition should
not be granted.
Let this order be pub-
lished at the expense of the
petitioner in a newspaper
of general circulation in the
Province of Camarines Sur,
once a week for three (3)
consecutive weeks and copies
of this Order be, together
with a copy of the Petition,
furnished, served the Office of
the Solicitor General, Makati
City, the Local Civil Registrar
of Nabua, Camarines Sur and
the National Statistics Office,
East Avenue, Quezon City.
SO ORDERED.
Given in Chambers this
29th day of October, 2010 at
Iriga City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) TIMOTEO A.
PANGA, JR.
Judge
Vox Bikol
Nov. 15, 22 and 29, 2010
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
5TH Judicial Region
7
Branch 34, Iriga City
IN THE MATTER OF THE
PETITION FOR THE COR-
RECTION OF ENTRY
IN THE CERTIFICATE OF
LIVE BIRTH OF JANINH
OCBINA Y CAIGAS
APPEARING AT THE LO-
CAL CIVIL REGISTRY
OFFICE OF NABUA, CA-
MARINES SUR AND THE
NATIONAL STATITICS
OFFICE
JANINH OCBINA Y CAI-
GAS
Petitioner,
SPEC PROC. NO. IR-2636
-versus-
THE LOCAL CIVIL REGIS-
TRY OFFICE OF NABUA,
CAMARINES SUR AND
THE NATIONAL STATIS-
TICS OFFICE,
Respondents.
x-------------------------------x
ORDER
Before this court is a veri-
fied petition filed by Janinh
Ocbina y Caigas praying for
the correction of the errone-
ous entry appearing on her
Certificate of Live Birth
on file with the Local Civil
Registrar of Nabua, Cama-
rines Sur and the National
Statistics Office, particularly
the sex/gender from MALE to
FEMALE.
Finding the petition to
be sufficient in form and
substance, let this case be
heard on January 11, 2011 at
8:30 o’clock in the morning
at the sala of RTC Branch 34,
Hall of Justice, Iriga City on
which time, date and place, all
interested persons may appear
to show cause, if any why this
petition should not be granted.
Let this order be published
once a week, for three (3)
consecutive weeks in a news-
paper of general circulation
in the province of Camarines
Sur and the cities of Naga and
Iriga. Furnished the Solicitor
General, the Civil Registrar
General, National Statistics
Office, the Local Civil Regis-
trar of Nabua, Camarines Sur
and the Office of the Provin-
cial Prosecutor with a copy of
this order and the petition.
SO ORDERED.
Given this chambers this 3rd
day of November 2010 at
Iriga City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) MANUEL M.
ROSALES
Presiding Judge
Vox Bikol
Nov. 15, 22 and 29, 2010
EXTRAJUDICIAL SET-
TLEMENT OF ESTATE
WITH SALE
This is hereby given that the
estate of the late RUFINA
BAGACINA VDA. DE NA-
LDO died on September 21,
1976 at Iriga City, left certain
real property located in Bgy.
Sta. Isabel, Buhi, CSur; to
wit: Lot No. 5596, TD No.
97-036-0003, with an area
of 0.2881 sqm more or less.
This was a subject of Extra-
judicial Settlement of Estate
with Sale in favor unto Sps.
notices continued on page 6
 Gospel (November 21, 2010)
The people stood by watching. As for the rulers,
they jeered at him, saying to one another, “Let the
man who saved others now save himself, for he is the
Messiah, the chosen one of God!”
Volume XXVIII | Issue no. 26| 15 - 21 november 2010 The soldiers also mocked him and when they
Lk 23:35–43
drew near to offer him bitter wine, they said, “So you
are the king of the Jews? Free yourself!” For above
him was an inscription which read, “This is the King of
the Jews.”
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Gov’t, CBCP meet to discuss RH dialogue framework

China ordination A photo of his mother and sister in one of his “tutorials” with his father. Seven year old Razvale Sayat took the photo using a programmed setting in a DSLR.

pushes through
despite Vatican
opposition
20 November -- Father
Joseph Guo Jincai was today
made the first bishop of Chengde
in northern Hebei province, with-
out papal approval and under close
surveillance of local government
officials.
More than 100 faithful and
dozens of government officials
attended the ordination Mass at
the church in the rural town of
Pingquan.
The area was surrounded
by about 100 uniform and plain-
clothes police. Cameras were
banned in the church and mobile
phone signals blocked in the area.
The ceremony proceeded
smoothly, Church sources told
ucanews.com.
china / page 4

US Bishops seeking
missionaries for
digital continent
MANILA, Nov. 20, 2010—Gov- sues was held in preparation for a that will be included in the series of the Family Foundation; and Dr.
BALTIMORE, Maryland, ernment and Church represen- series of dialogues that will be held dialogues are health, social welfare Angelita Aguirre, a cardiologist
Nov. 16, 2010--The world of social tatives yesterday met to discuss the in the future,” Msgr. Figura said. and public policy. with University of Santo Tomas and
media might seem like a fad, but it’s possible framework in pursuit of a He explained the meeting was The CBCP panel to the pre- University of Asia and the Pacific.
not going away. In fact, it’s a “digital dialogue on the controversial Re- an offshoot from the controversies liminary meeting was composed Msgr. Juanito Figura served as
continent,” with natives, immigrants productive Health bill now pending generated by the reported excom- of Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop secretary of the CBCP Panel.
-- and in need of missionaries. at the country’s legislature. munication and calls for civil Socrates B. Villegas, Chairman The executive branch was rep-
This was the reflection offered Msgr. Juanito Figura, CBCP disobedience last month. of Episcopal Commission on resented by PMS Chief Julia Abad,
Monday, the first day of the United Secretary General, in an interview The CBCP has earlier written Catechism and Catholic Educa- Health Secretary Enrique Ona,
States Conference of Catholic Bish- with CBCP News today said the President Benigno Simeon Aquino tion; Imus Bishop Luis Antonio G. MD, Secretary Edwin Lacierda,
ops (USCCB) fall general assembly,
meeting took place at the Presiden- III with the intention of pursuing Tagle, Chairman of the Episcopal Ms. Alona Bermejo of DSWD and
by Bishop Ron Herzog of Alexan-
tial Management Staff conference the line of dialogue. Commission on the Doctrine of Director Eugene Caw of the Presi-
dria, Louisiana.
room at San Miguel District, in The preliminary meeting the Faith; and Atty. Jo Imbong dential Management Staff.
“I often hear people, both in my
Manila. which discussed the dialogue of the CBCP Legal Office; Atty. Figura said both parties were
work and in my circle of friends, who
dismiss social media as frivolous and “The first official meeting framework was “very friendly and Dindo Garciano, professor at the looking forward to the meeting
shallow. Who can blame them? [...] between the CBCP and Malacañang cordial,” according to Figura. University of the Asia and Pacific with sincerity and “we’re happy the
The very words used by the prac- about the Reproductive Health is- He said three important topics and president of the Alliance for dialogue / page 6
titioners seem to beg for ridicule,”
the bishop said. “Their light-hearted
twisting of the language suggests that
these are the latest fad in a culture
that picks up and drops fads quicker
than the time it takes me to figure
out my cell phone bill. I am here
today to suggest that you should not
allow yourselves to be fooled by its
appearance. Social media is proving
itself to be a force with which to be
reckoned. If not, the Church may be
facing as great a challenge as that of
the Protestant Reformation.”
Bishop Herzog admitted such
an affirmation could sound like exag-
geration, but he offered some statis-
tics as proof: “There are more than
500 million active users on Face-
book. If it were a nation, only India
and China would have more citizens.
The American Red Cross reported
that it raised more than $5 million
dollars, $10 at a time, through a text
messaging service. One out of eight
married couples in the United States
say they met through social media. It
took 13 years for television to reach
50 million users. After the iPod was
introduced, it took only nine months
for 1 billion applications to be down-
loaded.”
The Louisiana prelate noted that
Benedict XVI calls social media a
digital continent, “with natives, im-
US / pagE 5