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Setyembre 12. Sila ay sina (mula sa kaliwa) Paula Chavez ng Bocaue 1st runner-up, Mary Christine Balagtas ng Malolos na tinanghal na Ms. Bulacan Turismo, Laurese Ann Caparas ng Hagonoy na tinanghal

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HAGONOY, Bulacan — Dalawang dilag mula sa bayang ito ang nagwagi sa kauna-unahang pagsasagawa ng timpalak na La Bulaqueña noong Setyembre 12. Tinanghal na Binibining Bulacan si Laurese Ann Caparas at Mutya ng Bulacan si Christine Meryil Angeles. Nilahukan ng 30 pang dilag mula sa iba’t ibang bayan at lungsod sa lalawigan ang La Bulaquena na nabuo mula sa pinagsanib na mga timpalak na Binibining Bulacan, Lakambini ng Bulacan at Mutya ng Bulacan. Bukod kina Caparas at Angeles, nagwagi rin sa timpalak sina Christine Balagtas ng Malolos bilang Binibining Turismo; Paula Chavez ng Bocaue, first runner up; at Abbygale Rey ng Marilao, second runner up.  sundan sa pahina 5

na Binibining Bulacan, Christine Meryil Angeles ng Hagonoy na nagwagi bilang Mutya ng Bulacan, at Abbygale Rey ng Marilao (2nd runner-up). — LARAWAN

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EDITORYAL

Komite de kamote KUNG minsan, nagbibiro ang tadhana upang ipaalala ang mga aral ng nagdaang panahon sa kasalukuyang henerasyon. Matatandaan na kabilang sa mga ginamit na katwiran ni dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos sa pagdedeklara ng batas militar noong Setyembre 21, 1972 ay ang kawalan ng pinatutunguhan ng mga pagdinig ng iba’t ibang komite at ang malawak na pagbaha sa Gitnang Luzon. Kasabihan noon, kung gusto mong walang mangyari sa isang usapin, ipasok mo sa komite. Ang kalagayang ito ay hindi naiiba sa mga kasalukuyang pangyayari. Sa Senado at Kongreso, walang humpay ang pulong at imbestigasyon ng mga komite, pero ano ang resulta? Ganyan din sa Sangguniang Panglalawigan ng Bulacan, laging may mga pagdinig na isinasagawa ang iba’t ibang komite lalo na kapag may kasangguniang nagsagawa ng privileged speech. Isa sa pinakahuling pagdinig na isinagawa sa Sangguniang Panglalawigan ng Bulacan ay hinggil sa mga depekto ng Angat Dam na isinagawa noong Biyernes, Setyembre 18. Ito ay bilang tugon sa privileged speech ni Bise Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado noong Setyembre 8 kung kailan sinabi niyang kumakatas ang tubig sa dike ng 41-taong Angat Dam, bukod pa sa iyon ay nasa ibabaw ng Marikina fault line. Napukaw ang mga bokal kaya’t buong pagkakaisa nilang pinagtibay ang pagsasagawa ng isang imbestigasyon ng Sanggunian bilang “committee as a whole”. Nangangahulugan ito na dadalo sa isang pagdinig ang bawat kagawad ng Sangguniang Panglalawigan na kumakatawan sa kapakanan at kinabukasan ng may tatlong milyong Bulakenyo upang matukoy ang katotohanan hinggil sa depekto ng Angat Dam para sila ang maghatid ng tumpak na impormasyon sa mga Bulakenyo sa kanilang mga distrito at sektor na kinakatawan. Naganap ang pinagkaisahan at pinagtibay na pagdinig noong Setyembre 18, ngunit ilan sa mga kagalang-galang at magigiting na bokal ng Bulacan na dumalo at nakilahok sa pagdinig ay umalis din agad matapos marinig ang pahayag mula sa mga opisyal ng National Power Corporation (Napocor) at Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) na “walang crack ang Angat Dam.” Ang “committee as a whole” na kanilang pinagkaisahan at pinagtibay ay naging “komite ng tatlo” dahil si Alvarado at sina Bokal Vicente Cruz at Ariel Arceo na lamang ang nanatili hanggang sa matapos ang nasabing pagdinig. Dahil dito, hindi narinig ng ibang bokal ang babala ng opisyal ng Philippine Institute of Volacanology (Phivolcs) na dapat maghanda ang Bulacan sa isang malagim na delubyo. Totoo. Dumalo man o hindi ang ilang bokal ay malalaman nila ang pinag-usapan, dahil mayroon namang katitikan ang nasabing pagdinig. Subalit iba pa rin kung nandoon sila mismo dahil anumang alinlangan ay maaari nilang itanong at linawin sa mga dalubhasang imbitado sa pagdinig. Ito ay hindi isang pambabatikos, sa halip ay isang pagpapaalala sa mga bokal na halal ng bayan na mayroon silang sinumpaang tungkulin sa sambayanang Bulakenyo kanilang kinakatawan, bukod pa sa pangakong pinagtibay nila sa loob ng bulawagan ng Sangguniang Panglalawigan na lalahok sila sa imbestigasyong kanilang pinagtibay at pinagkaisahan. Kung hindi matutupad ng mga kagalang-galang na kagawad ng Sangguniang Panglalawigan ang kanilang mga tungkulin, wala ring patutunguhan ang kanilang pinagkaisahang desisyon na mag-imbestiga hinggil sa mga depekto ng Angat Dam. Higit sa lahat, ang mga lupon na kanilang kinabibilangan ay magiging isa lamang KOMITE DE KAMOTE.

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PERFECTO V. RAYMUNDO

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Pulitika sa Bulacan PARANG hinalong kalamay ang takbo ng pulitika sa Bulacan. Ito ang kasalukuyang kalagayan sa lalawigan ni Gat. Marcelo H. del Pilar. Ang ihip ng hangin ay pabagubago, minsan habagat at minsan ay amihan. Si dating Gob. Obet Pagdanganan na napabalitang muling tatakbong gobernador ay

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nagbago ang ihip ng hangin. Sa pagka-kinatawan na lamang daw ng Ika-1 Distrito tatakbo ang dating gobernador. Samantala sa Meycauayan ay malamang na makalaban ni Mayora Joan Alarilla si bise-alkalde Bogs Violago. Si dating mayor Tinoy Blanco ay balitang susuporta na lamang kay Mayora Joan. Ang isa pang may balak na tumakbong mayor ng Meycauayan ay si datingVice Mayor Dennis Carlos. Muling maglalagay ng kandidato sa Bulacan ang Kilusang Bagong Lipunan o KBL. Muling lumutang ang KBL sa bayan ng Sta. Maria. Si G. Jorel E. Lopez ang ipangsasagupa nila sa pagkakinatawan ng Ika-4 Distrito na binubuo ng mga bayan ng Sta. Maria, Marilao, Meycauayan at Obando. Makakasagupa niya sina Engr. Ador Pleyto at si Linabelle Villarica. Sina Lopez at Pleyto ay kapwa taga-Sta. Maria, samantalang si Villarica ay taga-Meycauayan.

BIENVENIDO A. RAMOS

Alingasaw mula sa itaas HINDI ako kumporme sa nagaganap na sagupaan ng AFP at MILF, at NPA-AFP sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa na ang napeperhuwisyo ay mga walang malay na sibilyan; pero kumporme ako sa bakbakan ng mga pulitiko na ang nakikinabang ay ang taumbayan. Mas dapat tayong mag-aalaala kung tahimik ang Kongreso at ang Malakanyang lalo ngayong papatapos na ang panunungkulan ni Pangulong MacapagalArroyo. Sa takbo ng pulitika sa bansa, at lalo na sa pailalim, malihim na operasyon ng administrasyong ito—kung lubos na nagkakasundo ang Malakanyang at Kongreso—baka magising na lang tayo isang umaga na napalitan na pala ang Konstitusyon,

nakapagtayo na uli ng base militar dito ang Estados Unidos, napirmahan na ang MOA-AD at isa nang nagsasariling bansang hiwalay sa Pilipinas ang Bangsa Metro na ang nagkasamang namamahala ay ang MILF at Abu Sayyaf Group. At hindi na matuloy ang halalan sa 2010 dahil magpapatuloy sa panunungkulan sina Aling Gloria na siyang Unang Ministro, Presidente si Enrile, at Speaker ng Parliyamento na may iisang kapulungan si Nograles. Demokrasya ng mga elitista TANGGAPIN nating sa may 10 taong pamamahala ni Pangulong Macapagal-Arroyo, hindi na umunlad ang bansa, lalo pang naghirap ang mamamayan, ay

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Delubyo ng pulitika HINDI pananakot ang hatid ng pitak na ito. Sa halip ay isang paalala, lalo na sa mga opisyal ng pamahalaang panglalawigan, hinggil sa posibilidad ng isang delubyo na maaaring sumaklob sa sambayanang Bulakenyo. Ang paalalang ito ay batay sa babala ng direktor ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) na si Dr. Renato Solidum sa Sangguniang Panglalawigan (SP) noong Biyernes, Setyembre 18, kung kailan isinagawa ang isang committee hearing matapos ang privileged speech ni Bise Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado noong Setyembre 8 hinggil sa depekto ng Angat Dam. *** “Prepare for the worst!” Ito ang babalang iniwan ni Dr. Solidum sa SP ng Bulacan matapos kumpirmahin na nakatayo ang main dike ng Angat Dam sa ibabaw ng Marikina fault line o ang mahabang bitak sa ilalim ng lupa na kung lilindol ay maaaring maghatid ng delubyo sa maraming bayan ng Bulacan. Ngunit hindi na ito narinig ng mas maraming kagalang-galang na kagawad ng SP. Hindi pa kasi tapos ang pagdinig ng SP, umiskyerda na sila. *** Ayon kay Solidum, ang pagga-

law ng Marikina fault line ay magbubunga ng malakas na lindol na umaabot sa magnitude na 7.1 a richter scale. Dasal ng mga Bulakenyo: “Huwag namang sanang mangyari!” *** Dagdag pa ni Solidum, gumagalaw ang Marikina fault line tuwing ika-200 at ika-400 taon. Ang huling paggalaw nito na naghatid ng malakas na lindol ay naganap mahigit 200 taon na ang nakakaraan. “That means that it’s not a matter of if, but when.” Ito po ay nangangahulugan na ang delubyong darating sa Bulacan ay hindi usapin ng “kung magaganap ba”, sa halip ay usapin ng “kung kailan.” *** Hindi pa man nangyayari ang kinatakutang delubyo ay isa nang delubyo ang sumalanta sa Sangguniang Panglalawigan ng Bulacan. Ito ay ang delubyo ng pagkakahati-hati, dahil sa bitak na bunga ng pulitika ng pagkakampi-kampi. *** Ipapaliwanag ko. Noong Setyembre 8 ay nagkaisa ang buong Sanggunian na magsagawa ng isang imbestigasyon o pagdinig hinggil sa kalagayan ng Angat

Dam matapos ang isang privileged speech ni Bise Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado. Nagka-isa sila na didinggin ang imbestigasyon ng buong Sanggunian bilang “committee as a whole.” Pero noong Biyernes, tatlo lamang sa kanila ang natira sa pagdinig hanggang sa iyon ay matapos bandang ika6:00 ng gabi. *** Ilan sa mga Bokal ay hindi dumalo sa pagdinig noong Biyernes. Ilan naman ay umalis agad matapos marinig ang pahayag ng mga opisyal ng National Power Corporation (Napocor) at Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) na walang crack o lamat ang dike ng Angat Dam tulad ng inilarawan sa mga balitang naunang lumabas sa telebisyon. Totoo. Parang sapat na sa mga magigiting na Bokal ng Bulacan na “walang crack” ang Angat Dam, at hindi na sila intresado sa iba pang sasabihin ng mga opisyal na dumalo sa pagdinig. *** Halos ganoon din ang naging ugali ng ilang opisyal ng Bulacan nang sila ay magsagawa ng isang biglang inspeksyon sa Angat Dam noong Linggo, Setyembre 13 sa pangunguna ni Gob. Jose sundan sa pahina 8

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JUAN L. MERCADO

Regarding Henry

Three ‘inevitables’ IN 2010, Benigno Aquino, Salvador Escudero, Gilberto Teoodoro or Manuel Villar may be President. Whoever is elected will inherit, from outgoing (hopefully) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, three “inevitables”: death, taxes – and nearly 92 million Filipinos. Populationwise, we’d be 20 Singapores. Rewind to 1940. The census, that year, informed President Manuel Quezon there were almost 20 million Filipinos. Quezon’s successor, next year, will have five times that pre-World War II headcount. Fast forward to 2016. Noynoy, Chiz, Gibo or Manny will step down from Malacañang. (“What about me?” asks Erap, shackled by plunder and murder charges) He will also pass on three “inevitables”: death, taxes — and probably 101.6 million Filipinos. We’d equal eight Cambodias then. That’s a given. Population growth has a momentum that ignores presidents and bishops. Not “all thy piety nor wit shall … cancel half a line,” Omar Khayam wrote. Consider the “youth bulge”.

Majority of Filipinos are young. With hormones in overdrive, many start families early, despite marriage codes that jack up minimum age requirements. They tarry in reproductive years longer. Family planning services are patchy. Other Asian nations have completed their “demographic transition”. That’s when death and birth rates drop, and population stabilizes at lower levels. Have we even started? The “Asean Twins” offer a case study. Thailand and the Philippines had, in the 1970s, almost identical demographic and economic profiles. Thailand adopted a population policy. We waffled. Today, there are almost 64 million Thais. Contrast that with 88.5 million Filipinos that our delayed 2007 census tallied. A bogged down demographic transition added 24.5 million Filipinos more. That’s almost one Malaysia. The bitter debate over the Reproductive Health bills, meanwhile, continues. Ironically, both sides agree on key points. All concur that the cascade of wizened ill-nourished babies, into

city slums or rural hovels, short of food, medicine, clean water, etc. is a scandal. This can not continue. Otherwise, we forfeit all claims to being a humane society. Shrill advocates or opponents of RH bills blur the fact that government and church agree on responsible parenthood. The Catholic Bishops’ 2nd Plenary Council, for example, taught: Parents should “beget only those children they can raise up in a truly human and Christian way … The decision on number of children rests solely with parents.” “It is legitimate for government to orient the demography of population,” the Catholic catechism says. It can do so by information, but not by coercion or “means contrary to moral law.” All recoil from abortion. Yet, “nearly half a million Filipinas opted for underground abortions, in 2000,” notes Dr. Mary Racelis formerly of Unicef. Illegal clinics and hilots ply their sub-rosa trade. Are abortions up to 700,000 today? No one really knows. But all agree women must be helped  continued on page 7

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FR. ROY CIMAGALA

Basic justice LIKE love and freedom, justice is a big word that means many things to many people. It has suffered so much stretching that it often appears distorted, warped and made use of. Its basic element is forgotten under so much clever overlays, questionable leavenings or sheer malice. Sometimes we are not even aware of it. These distortions and selfish use of justice, of course, generate their own drama that leads us to extended conflicts, usually framed within the arena of the inconsequential aspects of the issue, but not the root of the issues itself. There’s often much ado about nothing. Only self-interests are disturbed, feelings strained, biting discord generated. The higher common good is ignored, the bigger picture neglected, blinding passions revved up. They remind us of what St. James says in his Letter: “Where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every

foul practice. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, without inconstancy or insincerity.” (3,1617) What is this basic element, or the nucleus of justice? It is none other than an abiding sense of what we owe to others—first to God, then to others. Our main problem is that when we see others, we tend to think only of what they mean or have to do with us. Instead of others-oriented, we are self-oriented. This is a predicament we have to be more aware of, so we can be properly guided and reminded of our duties. We need to continually indulge in certain exercises to put us in the right track. Hopefully the proper attitude becomes second nature in the future. Let us examine ourselves: What do I think every time I see a person, or consider a person in my mind? If it’s duties we owe to them, then we are starting to live justice. If we get stuck in the ex-

Forward to Basics

ternals and, worse. pursue thoughts about how they can mean to us, we are taking the wrong turn of the crossroad. We also need to realize ever deeply that justice is an always concern. We don’t think of it only when big problems—usually causing us some discomfort— erupt. It has to be a permanent attitude which we put in active mode both in ordinary and extraordinary situations. It should never be allowed to sleep. Obviously, all this will depend on an objective law of right and wrong, good and evil. This law just cannot be generated from within oneself. It has to come from outside us—more correctly, from above us, God himself. Thus, we need to understand that justice can only be properly lived if there is an abiding relationship between a person and God, between a society and God, between our legal system and God, etc. For sure, this is going to be a  continued on page 6

FR. FRANCIS B. ONGKINGCO

The voice THE harvesters arrived one by one. They formed a single file as they prepared to get up the stage. A piercing silence filled the entire hall as each representative took his designated seat in the central stage of what looked like a huge football stadium. As each contestant sat down more lights were turned on that made the dark evening sky disappear. The judges waited impatiently – though their faces were expressionless– to listen to what these dedicated reapers were going to present. We are in the year 3000 A.D. Nothing much has changed materially with life on earth except for one thing: man no longer communicated with his speech. Through the years, men discovered how to communicate with their minds. This didn’t mean that they could read one another’s thoughts. It was more

of being able to send “mental sound waves.” The closest comparison would be what the now extinct dolphins and whales communicate underwater. This discovery was at first rejected to be inhuman and useless. With time, however, man realized that this form of communication made him able to hone in more inner energy. This contributed to a more profound peace and greater intellectual capacity. Moreover, this form of “mental speech” was so precise that one avoided saying something that could offend others by lies or sarcastic remarks. Thus, it also contributed to establishing the longawaited world peace and global co-existence. The presiding judge raised his hand and the presentation of the harvesters began. [Harvester from quadrant one, what have you reaped?] (*Note: Ever since

man began communicating mentally, the experience of speech had literally disappeared. This annual gathering was a most anticipated event when the harvesters or reapers –a term referring to scientists who hovered around the world’s atmosphere to rake whatever remnants of human speech trapped in the different atmospheric levels– after exposing themselves to great risks “presented the gathered strains of human speech” to mankind.) The judges awarded a single reward to the reaper who was able to present the most “faithful” strain of human voice. This was determined by: clarity of the gathered words and the possibility of identifying who was speaking. In past competitions no one had ever been able to gather more than bits of phrases and words. The numerous nuclear wars had  continued on page 7

HENRYLITO D. TACIO

The silent killer THIRTY-TWO year old Arman, an account executive in an advertising firm, was 27 when he was diagnosed of hypertension, more popularly called high blood pressure. With the increasing price of the medication he was prescribed, he took his medicine erratically, usually when he had symptoms only. After attending a tension-filled meeting one day, he suddenly felt dizzy with nausea and vomiting. His blood pressure surged. His wife immediately brought him to a nearby hospital, and fortunately for him, his blood pressure was controlled immediately. Filipinos suffering from hypertension are increasing in number and most of them are walking time bombs which can explode anytime with serious complications. “Two in every 10 Filipino adults, 20 years and over, are hypertensive,” reports the Food and Nutrition Research Institute. About half of 12.6 million Filipinos with hypertension are not aware of their condition until they begin to suffer illnesses that have associated complication with hypertension. “Hypertension per se does not kill, but the complications are the ones that disable and kill a hypertensive,” says Dr. Rafael Castillo, a cardiologist at the Manila Doctors’ Hospital. Health authorities consider hypertension a stubborn problem because it involves so many of the body’s interlocking systems, and lying at the center of it all is the heart. Blood travels through our body by flowing through arteries, carrying oxygen-rich blood from our heart to other tissues and organs. Once oxygen is delivered to our tissues and organs, oxygenpoor blood travels back to our heart through our veins. Our heart then pumps this blood into our lungs, where it is replenished with oxygen. After returning to our heart, the blood is pumped

out into our arteries again. Blood pressure (BP) is the force exerted by blood against artery walls as it circulates through our body. Normally, people have certain standards of BP, with a reading of 140/90 considered the median or average. The upper number, called the systolic, refers to the pumping capability of the heart, while the lower number, termed the diastolic, refers to the pressure exerted by the blood vessels all over the body. A person is said to be hypertensive if he or she has persistent elevations of BP: a systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg (millimeters mercury) or a diastolic blood pressure of more than 90 mm Hg. An individual has a mild hypertension if the systolic BP is between 140 to 159 mm Hg or the diastolic BP is between 90 to 99 mm Hg. When the systolic BP is higher than 160 mm Hg or a diastolic BP is greater than 100 mm Hg, a person is said to have a moderate to severe hypertension. Many things can cause blood pressure to rise. When we are asleep, our blood pressure is low because our body needs less oxygen-rich blood when it is at rest. On the other hand, when we are exercising, our body’s demands are greater, and so our blood pressure increases. “It is perfectly normal for your blood pressure to rise and fall in response to your body’s needs throughout the day,” says Dr. Willie T. Ong, chair of the Department of Medicine at Our Lady of Peace Hospital. Hypertension occurs when the small blood vessels that branch off from the arteries become constricted making it difficult for blood to pass through them. This adds to the workload of the heart and the increased peripheral resistance in the arteries result to hypoperfusion of vital organs which could hamper their func continued on page 7

Fair & Square IKE SEÑERES

A people’s platform THE initiative to hold people’s primaries is a good idea, but what is yet another good idea is to complement it with a people’s platform that will be the basis for choosing candidates that the people could support. The good news is, we do not have to crack our brains for new ideas because the ideal people’s platform already exists, and it is already contained in Agenda 21, the national agenda for sustainable development for the 21st century. First things first- Agenda 21 might have been a product of government processes, but it is an agenda that now belongs to the people, because it has already been affirmed by the Congress that represents the will of the people. Having clarified that, it is no longer a question of whether the people should support it or not, because that is no longer debatable. The issue now is whether we are going to implement it or not, whether we are going to just let it rot as a paper document or not. Agenda 21 is a well written and is a well thought of document. In a manner of speaking, it is a good showcase of how good we are in expressing ourselves in written English. The only re-

maining question now is whether or not we will also become good in making it happen, because talk is one thing because talk is cheap. Talk is easy, but what is hard is to stop talking and to start acting. Looking back at the background of Agenda 21, it is the local manifestation of international agreements reached in Rio de Janeiro, meaning that it is not just our own national will that is at stake here, it is also our place in the community of nations that is at stake. We said yes to the rest of the world, so there is no more excuse for us to get out of our global commitments no matter what local difficulties we are going to have. Talking about international commitments, it seems that we as a nation is not doing too well in our commitments to the United Nations, in terms of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Human Development Index (HDI). This could actually be a source of collective national shame, if only we could realize the gravity of our collective national failure. I am willing to risk my reputation as a writer to say outright  continued on page 7

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Buhay Pinoy MANDY CENTENO

Halalang ‘Two O Ten’ ang pinakahihintay Tanong ng marami kung mayro’ng halalan Sa “ year na two o ten” pinananabikan Baka magka “brown-out” pinangangambahan Ang sagot daw ni Rey,”Yes black-out na tunay.” Ang tagal pa noon nahulaan nila Madam Oreng P. Nget nadaig pa nila Baka itataon halalan talaga Sikat Hilo Garci ay madadaig pa. Pero teka muna, ang layo pa noon Ang kakandidato umuusok tumbong Silang mga “trapo” sa habang panahon Sari-saring gimik ginagawa ngayon. Usong-uso naman pagbabaligtaran Na parang hunyango, balimbing na tunay Kagya’t iiwanan dating kasamahan Sa ibang barkada kakabit na lamang. LAKAS-makaasar iniiwan nila Maka-KAMPI sila, makakapili pa Mga luma-LABAN nililipatan na Hangad na BUMANGON, Bagumbayan sila. Ang sabi ng iba si Tiyo Doro ko Sisilong sa PUNO, maGMAmana ito Kung pangit ang puno, anong bunga nito? Mabantot na durian, asim ng pomelo. Doon po sa amin ang kakandidato Kooperatiba tinatarget nito Mayroong nangako nang nagdaang Pasko Sa hangad na koop sasapi daw dito. Isang daang libong piso na puhunan Sa pagsapi niya ito’y ilalaan Hihimukin pa daw mga kaibigan Isasama niya sa pagtangkilikan. “General assembly” sa buwan ng Marso Ang kakandidato doon ay dumalo Ang salaping puhunan ibibigay daw dito Ngunit hanggang ngayon, wala kahit singko. Ang kasunod niyang dumalo din doon Kakandidato din binalita iyon Ang salaping puhunang ibibigay noon Kahit singkong duling, wala pa rin ngayon. May isang Christiano, walang kibo siya Pagkakandidato tahimik talaga Puro lang trabaho sa gawain niya Pagtungo sa koop sa isang taon pa. Muling nagtatanong itong kumpare ko Kung mayro’ng halalang magaganap dito Sakaling matuloy siya daw tatakbo Ang Bise Kapitan hinahangad nito. ○

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Ito ang check and balance sa bagong anyo ng mga elitista. Kung hindi nagkairingan sina Chavit Singson at dating Presidente Estrada, malalaman ba ng bayan ang “pamdarambong” sa kabang-bansa? Kung hindi ba natalo sa subasta si Joey De Venecia, mabubunyag ba ang NBNZTE deal at mapapatalsik ba bilang espiker si JDV? Kung si Sen. Lacson ba ay napanig kay GMA, mabubunyag ba na sangkot sa malalaking anomalya si Unang Ginoo? Kung hindi ba nag-away sina Ping at Erap mauungkat pa ba ang Dacer-Orbito double murder case at ang pagkawala ni Bentain? At kung hindi ba na-tap ang usapan sa telepono nina GMA at Garcillano, at nabunyag ang “Hello, Garci” tape, malalaman ba ng bayan na nagkaroon ng malawakang dayaan sa halalan noong 2004? Na kasabwat ang ilang matataas na opisyal ng Comelec, AFP, PNP at iba pang ahensiya ng gobyerno? Dahil daw nalalapit ang halalan kaya lamang gumagawa ng pagbubunyag sina Lacson, Jamby Madrigal (kasama ang iringan nina Nograles at Duterte sa Davao). Di ba ganito rin sa medisina? Pinupurga muna, sinusuri ang ihi at dumi, dugo ng isang pasyente — bago operahan? Ang halalan ay tulad din ng isang maselang operasyon, lalo ngayong malubha ang sakit ng bansa, laganap ang katiwalian sa gobyerno, laganap ang pagpatay at garapal na paglabag sa mga karapatang pantao. Ang pagbubunyag, iringan, pasingawan ng baho ng mga pulitiko ay makabubuti sa bayan, para matalino at tumpak na makapamili ang mga mamamayan ng malilinis, walang sakit, walang mantsa, walang kasakiman sa yaman at kapangyarihan na lalaki at babae upang ihalal nila at makahahango sa bansa sa kinalugmukang krisis ng kahirapan, katiwalian at kababaang-moralidad.

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Heinous crime ang illegal recruitment TANONG: Magandang araw po sa inyo! Ang isasangguni ko po sana sa inyo ay tungkol po sa nagre-recruit sa amin. Ito pong nagre-recruit sa amin ay dati pong nagtrabaho sa Korea, ngayon may tumawag po sa kanya na taga-Korea at ang sabi pupunta sila dito sa Pilipinas para maghanap ng tao/trabahador para sa factory ng chocolate. ‘Yun pong mga Koreanong ‘yun ay kilala ng recruiter, isa daw po ito sa mga may-ari ng chocolate factory (family business daw) na pinasukan niya, bale ‘yun pong recruiter ay supervisor daw po sa factory. Dumating po ang mga Koreano dito sa Pilipinas, nakilala po namin sila, at dahil doon naniwala kami na nangangailangan nga sila ng tao, pero isang buwan lang po silang nag-stay dito sa Pilipinas. ‘Yung recruiter hiningi po ‘yung account number ko para daw mapadali ang pagpapadala ng perang panglakad sa mga requirements ng mga tao kasi direct hire daw po kami, kapag po may pera nang dumarating agad ko pong nireremit sa recruiter. Ang lagi po niyang sinasabi wala daw kaming gagastusin dahil lahat daw ay sasagutin ng mga Koreano, na bayad na raw po ang lahat ng tao at lahat daw po ay makakaalis. Dahil sa tiwala namin sa kanya napaniwala niya kami kasi nakikita naman naming panay ang alis niya kasama ang mga Koreano, nagpupunta sila ng embassy, naiparehistro na raw nila sa POEA ‘yung company. Ang problema po namin (52 katao) hiningan po niya ng tig-1,500 pesos para raw po sa income tax return. Ang tanong ko po: 1. Kapag mag-aabroad ka po ba ay meron ka talagang dapat bayaran na ITR? Sabi kasi niya nabayaran na raw niya ‘yung ITR pero wala naman siyang pinapakita sa aming resibo ng pinagbayaran. 2. May kinalaman po ba talaga ang POEA o DOLE kung sino-sino sa amin ang makakaalis? Kasi may pinakita po siyang listahan ng mga pangalan na makakaalis daw pero ang listahan na ‘yun ay handwritten lang at wala man lang tatak ng DOLE o POEA. Hinihingi rin po namin sa kanya kung anong pangalan ng company na papasukan namin doon pero ayaw naman po niyang ibigay. Dahil po sa mga pangyayaring ito nagduda na po kami sa kanya, kaya gumawa kami ng hakbang. Naghanap po kami ng kakilala na marunong magKorean languange, pinatawag po namin siya sa Korea at kinausap ‘yun pong

Koreano na nagpunta dito, tinanong namin kung ano ang sadya niya dito sa Pilipinas pero ang sabi ay para raw mamasyal (pero ang duda po namin kaya po sila nagpunta dito ay para na rin kunin ang anak niya ‘di na lang niya talaga sinabi ang dahilan). Tinanong rin namin ‘yung Koreano kung totoo bang may factory sila, ang sabi wala, isa lang daw siyang ordinary delivery boy sa isang pizza house, tinanong rin namin siya kung gaano niya kakilala ‘yung nagrerecruit sa amin, ang sabi isa raw magsasaka ‘yung napangasawa ‘nya. Ang ibig sabihin wala talagang factory, parang ginamit lang po ng recruiter ang mga Koreano at pati na rin kami para pagkaperahan. Attorney, ano po ang dapat naming gawin kasi nabalitaan rin po namin na lalabas siya ng Pilipinas... Marami pong salamat! —[email protected]

Sagot: Maraming salamat din po sa e-mail na ito, at nakikiramay po kami sa inyong sinapit na panloloko sa kamay ng isang kapwa natin Pilipino. Sadya yatang marami na sa ating mga kababayan ang wala nang kagatol-gatol o kakiyeme-kiyeme sa paggawa ng panlilinlang sa ating mga kawawang mga naghihirap na Pinoy. Ang masakit dito sa mga panlilinlang na ito, ang mga mahihirap pa ang mga kadalasang nabibiktima, dala marahil ng kanilang kagustuhan na rin na makahanap ng mas magandang ikabubuhay. Dahil diyan, kailangang mag-ingat ang lahat upang huwag maging biktima ng panloloko ng ating kapwa. Sa iyong mga tanong dito, naririto ang aming mga kasagutan: una, hindi na kailangan ang income tax return (o ITR) para lamang makapag-abroad at makahanap ng trabaho sa ibang bansa ang isang Pinoy. Walang ganyang alituntunin ang ipinaiiral ng gobyerno sa pamamagitan ng Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. Kung ang recruiter ay humihingi ng ITR o di kaya ay humihingi ng pera para magkaroon diumano ng ITR ang nire-recruit, siguradong ito ay hawshaw, o kalokohan lamang. Pangalawa, malaki ang kinalaman ng POEA sa pagpapaalis ng ating mga kababayan tungo sa mga sinasabing trabaho sa labas ng bansa, kasi ang POEA ang siyang nagrerehistro ng mga trabahong available mula sa ibang bansa. Kung hindi nakarehistro sa POEA ang trabaho sa ibang bansa, hindi ito tunay at maaaring

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peke lamang. Magkaganunman, kailangang magsampa ng kaso ang isang taong pinangakuan ng trabaho sa labas ng bansa na hindi naman nabigyan ng trabaho, dahil sa ito ay ituturing na panlilinlang at pagbibigay ng pinsala. Dalawang kaso ang maaaring isampa laban sa nangako ng trabahong hindi naman naibigay, at ito ay ang kaso ng estafa at illegal recruitment. Sa kasong ito ngayon, ang illegal recruitment ay ituturing na heinous crime o karumal-dumal na krimen, na maaaring maparusahan ng pagkakabilanggo ng habang buhay, kung lagpas sa tatlong tao ang nagsabwatan upang manloko, o lagpas sa tatlong tao ang naloko. Pilipinong nasa abroad, maaari pang kasuhan sa Pilipinas basta… TANONG: Magandang araw po sa inyo Atty. Batas! Ang katanungan ko po ay tungkol sa pautang. Ako po ay nagpautang sa aking kaibigan para sa kanyang puhunan sa isang maliit na negosyo. May malinaw na kasulatan o kontrata naman po kami sa pagpapautang na ito. Dahil po sa hindi naging maganda ang pagpapatakbo ng kanyang negosyo, ito’y bumagsak. Siya po ay nakabayad naman sa akin ng halos kalahati sa aking ipinautang noong kasalukuyang tumatakbo pa ang kanyang negosyo. Dahil po sa wala na siyang negosyo, hindi na po siya nagbabayad sa akin. Ang kinakatwiran po niya ay ang tungkol sa aming kontrata na ang pambayad ng utang ay manggagaling sa tubo ng negosyo. At dahil sa wala na siyang negosyo ay wala na siyang obligasyong bayaran ito. Ang hindi po maganda ay nakaalis na po siya patungong Canada upang doon na manirahan (Permanent Resident). Ang pagmamigrate po nila ay lingid sa aking kaalaman. Ang una ko pong tanong: Tama po ba ang kaniyang danilan na wala na siyang obligasyong magbayad dahil nasasaad sa kontrata na sa tubo mangagaling ang kanyang pambayad. Ganito po ang nasasaad sa aming kontrata: “Ako’y nangangako na aking babayaran ang aking pagkakautang sa pamamagitan ng buwanang hulog na kasama ang interest na P1,000.00 hanggang sa mabayaran kong lahat ang principal. Ang aking pambayad sa pagkakautang na ito ay manggagaling sa tubo ng aking naitayong negosyo.” Ang ikalawa ko pong tanong: Ano po ang aking gagawin upang masampahan siya ng kaso gayong siya ay wala na

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Propesyon, negosyo o raket? MAY natanggap kaming masamang balita na nag-oorbit (nanghihingi, namamalimos) ang ilang miyembro ng media sa mga barangay captain sa Baliwag. Galing na ba kayo sa operator ng “Sa Pula, Sa Puti”? Siyanga pala, buwanan pala ang kolekta ninyo doon. Oo nga, gipit kayo sa pera, sino ba ang hindi, pero bakit naman sa mga kapitan pa kayo pupunta? Wala ba kayong kaibigan, kamag-anak, kaklase, kainuman na tutulong sa inyo? Bakit kayo lalapit sa hindi ninyo kakilalang mga kapitan? At ipakikita lang ninyo ang media identification card na nakasabit sa inyong dibdib? Hindi ba iyon nakakahiya? Hindi ba miyembro kayo ng Bulacan Press Club at iba pang organisasyon na ang unang dapat asikasuhin at bigyan ng pansin ay ang kapakanan ng mga miyembro? Bakit ang inyong pinuno ay hindi magtayo ng kooperatiba upang sa oras na wala kayong pamasahe o iba pang kagipitan ay may matatakbuhan kayo? Ang treasurer ninyo ay dapat palaging may nakahanda na petty cash upang mapagtakpan ang inyong pangangailangan. Sumbong pa ng isang kapitan ay nananakot pa daw kayo na isusulat ang video karera sa kanyang lugar kung hindi kayo pagbibigyan. Sino ba ang nagsimula ng ga-

nitong sistema sa Bulacan? Media ba kayo talaga o kunwari lang? Harinawa na huwag naman sana na pati ang mga publisher ng mga pahayagan na nagsulputan sa lalawigan ay ginagawa din ang pagdidilihensyang ganito. Ang pagiging media ba ay isang propesyon, isang negosyo o isang raket? Karamihan kasi ay basta pumapasok sa ganitong gawain na wala man lamang background, training, skills o ano pa mang kakayahan. Basta may pera, may pambayad sa imprenta at iba pa. Humingi po ako ng paumanhin doon sa mga nasagasaan ko na may mabuting hangarin sa pagpasok sa ganitong propesyon. Bukas naman sa lahat ang anumang negosyo o propesyon ngunit kailangan ay may tinutupad na regulasyon o standards. Sa palagay ko, nasa balikat ito ng mga media organizatiion lalo na ang Bulacan Press Club at iba pang organisasyon na biglang nagsulputan sa Bulacan upang ipakita sa mga kakandidato na kailangan silang bigyan ng pera (o suporta) upang mapaganda ang imahe nila sa mga mambabasa. Ang tanong: May nagbabasa ba sa kanilang mga isinusulat? Panahon na upang ayusin ng mga namumuno ng mga organisasyon ang mga pag-oorbit at iba pang ganitong mga kaso. Lilinisin ba ninyo ang

ganitong Abu Sayyap ng media? O pababayaan na lang? Isa itong hamon... Paalam, Tia Muring Kamakailan ay binawian ng buhay ang 93 taong gulang na si Gng. Maura Fernando-Rivera, balo ni Francisco Rivera sanhi ng respiratory cardiac arrest. Naiwanan niya ang 3 anak, si Lina, Paz Maira at Vladimir at 2 apo, sina Francisca at Francis. Natatandaan ko noong araw na madalas kaming pumasyal ng Mama ko sa beauty parlor ni Tia Muring. Kahilera lang kasi ito ng botika namin sa Plaza Naning, parke na ginawang palengke ni dating Mayor Reynaldo del Rosario. Taal siyang taga-Makinabang, deboto ng Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, patron ng simbahan. Anak siya nina Feliciano at Rosa Fernando (anak ni Kabesang Inggo (Domingo Dela Cruz) na ayon kay Villacorte “Baliwag Then & Now” ay nagmamay-ari ng hekta-hektaryang lupa. Noong nabubuhay pa si Tia Muring, masyadong relihiyosa siya at makikita siyang akay-akay ang mga kapatid sa pagsisimba. Sana ay magkita na kayo ng inyong asawang si Paquito pagkatapos ng 22 taon. Kahit huli na, ipinaaabot namin ang taos-pusong pakikiramay sa mga naulila.

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LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980

Maghanda sa delubyo – Phivolcs Dam ay nasa ibabaw o malapit sa Marikina fault line system, at sinabing nakapagtala ng apat na malalakas na pagyanig ang Marikina fault line sa loob ng 1,000 taon. Ang nasabing paglindol ay umabot sa magnitude 7. “The interval of the major movements of the West Valley Fault is between 200 and 400 years,” aniya at binigyang diin na katatapos lamang ng lower interval na 200 taon ng pagyanig. Dahil hindi niya matiyak kung kailan muling yayanig o gagalaw ang West valley Fault, sinabi ng Direktor na “probability wise, parang malapit na yung susunod na movement.” Gayunpaman, nilinaw niya na ang West Valley Fault ay kasalukuyang naka-lock o hindi gumagalaw sa mga nagdaang taon. “Walang danger kung matibay ang dam, pero you have to enhance your current flood preparedness plans, para in case na magkaroon ng paggalaw, nakahanda ang Bulacan,” ani Solidum. Ipinaliwanag din niya

NI DINO BALABO MALOLOS — Paghandaan ninyo ang isang malagim na delubyo. Ito ang babalang iniwan ni Dr. Renato Solidum, direktor ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), sa mga opisyal ng Bulacan matapos ang isang committee hearing hinggil sa kalagayan ng Angat Dam na isinagawa sa Sangguniang Panglalawigan noong Setyembre 18. Iginiit naman ng mga opisyal ng National Power Corporation (Napocor) at ng Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) na nanatiling matatag at walang lamat ang Angat Dam, ngunit hindi pa rin kumbinsido si Bise Gob. Wilhelmino Sy Alvarado. “I suggest that you prepare for the worst scenario on your disaster management and coordinate with the managers of the Angat Dam,” ani Direktor Solidum kina Bise Gob. Alvarado at Bokal Vicente Cruz at Ariel Arceo sa committee hearing. Kinumpirma ni Solidum na ang main dike ng Angat

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff Malolos City, Bulacan RURAL BANK OF SAN RAFAEL (BUL.), INC., Mortgagee, - versus -

E.J.F. NO. 239-2009 EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMMENDED BY ACT 4118

MAXIMO INOVERO m/to ROSALINDA V. INOVERO, Mortgagor/s, X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by RURAL BANK OF SAN RAFAEL (BUL.), INC., with office address at Cruz na Daan, San Rafael, Bulacan, the mortgagee, against MAXIMO INOVERO m/to ROSALINDA V. INOVERO, with residence and postal address at Bagong Baryo, San Ildefonso, Bulacan the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 15, 2009 amounts to FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY PESOS (P481,350.00) Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding _____of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amounts which may become due and payable to the aforementioned mortgagee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on OCTOBER 20, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies below together with all the improvements existing thereon: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-180613 “A parcel of land (Lot No. 669-C-4-A) of the subd. plan Psd-03-127541, being a portion of lot 669-C-4, Psd-03-090294 LRC Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo.of Bagong Barrio, Mun. of San Rafael, Prov. of Bulacan. Island of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx containing an area of NINETY NINE (99) SQUARE METERS.” TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-180613 “A parcel of land (Lot No. 669-C-4-C) of the subd. plan Psd-03-127541, being a portion of lot 669-C-4, Psd-03-090294 LRC Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo.of Bagong Barrio, Mun. of San Rafael, Prov. of Bulacan. Island of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx containing an area of FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX (4,526) SQUARE METERS.” This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the MABUHAY a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale. All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on October 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter without further notice. Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if any there be. Malolos City, Bulacan, September 22, 2009 EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA Ex-Officio Sheriff BY: JOSEPH ELMER S. GUEVARA Sheriff V Copy furnished: All parties concerned Mabuhay: September 25, October 2 & 8, 2009

na ang lakas ng pagyanig ng isang lindol ay depende sa haba ng fault line. Kung mahaba daw ang fault line ay mas tiyak na malakas ang lindol na mararamdaman. Batay sa pag-aaral ng mga dalubhasa noong 2002, kinumpirma nila na ang West Valley fault ay nakabalatay mula sa Taal Lake sa Batangas hanggang sa Angat River sa Bulacan. Ang pag-aaral ang isa sa mga dokumentong pinagbatayan ng MWSS para bigyang katwiran ang panukalang konstruksyon at operasyon ng Laiban Dam sa Tanay, Rizal. Binanggit ng MWSS ang Report No. 1 ni Dr. Kaare Hoeg ng Norwegian Technical Institute noong Nobyembre 29, 2002 na nagsasabing, “The new information about the Marikina Fault and the uncertainties related to the future earthquake loads, and due to lack of performance monitoring to evaluate the present conditions of the structures, the level of risk involved is unacceptable.” Para naman kina Romualdo Beltran ng Napocor at Jose Dorado ng MWSS, walang dapat ipangamba hinggil sa Angat Dam dahil nananatiling matatag iyon. Ipinaliwanag ni Beltran na ang Angat Dam ay isang rock-fill dam at hindi ito kongkreto. Ito ay nangangahulugan, sabi ng inhenyero ng

Napocor, na kung sakaling lumindol ng malakas ay hindi basta masisira ang dike ng dam tulad ng mga kongkretong dike. Ipinagmalaki pa ni Beltran na pumasa sa pamantayan ng mga Hapon ang dikeng itinayo noong unang bahagi ng dekada 60. “Kung sakaling masisira ng lindol, hindi basta magigiba yung dike ng dam. Instead, its rock, soil and sand composition will only be compacted below,” ani Beltran. Inayunan naman ito ni Dorado at sinabing “Angat Dam is safe under normal conditions.” Katulad ni Beltran, sinabi ng inhenyero ng MWSS na walang lamat ang dike ng Angat. Ang mga pahayag nina Beltran at Dorado ay lumabas na naging sapat na para sa ibang kasapi ng Sangguniang Panglalawigan, dahil ilan sa kanila ay umalis at hindi na tinapos ang pagdinig noong Setyembre 18 kaya’t hindi nila narinig ang babala ni Solidum. Hindi naman kumbinsido si Bise Gob. Alvarado sa paliwanag ng dalawa, at sinabing may mga bagay pang dapat patunayan ang Napocor at MWSS upang tuluyang maibsan ang pangamba ng mga Bulakenyo na maaaring maapektuhan ng posibilidad ng pagsambulat ng Angat Dam. Ayon kay Alvarado, ta-

ma lamang ang babala ni Solidum at dapat maging handa ang mga Bulakenyo sa mga darating na araw upang maiwasan ang posibilidad ng isa pang delubyo. Binanggit din niya na minsan nang dumanas ng delubyo ang Bulacan, partikular na noong Oktubre 27, 1978 kung kailan umapaw ang dam nang di sadyang sumobra ang pagbukas ng mga flood gate nito. Naging sanhi iyon ng malalim at malawakang pagbaha sa lalawigan na ikinasawi ng maraming buhay, at ikinasalanta ng bilyong pisong halaga ng ari-arian, pananim at palaisdaan dala ng rumaragasang tubig. Matatandaan na noong Setyembre 8 ay nagpahayag si Alvarado ng isang privileged speech sa bulwagan ng Sangguniang Panglalawigan kung saan hiniling niya ang pagkakaisa ng Sanggunian na imbestigahan ang mga depekto ng Angat Dam. Iginiit ni Alvarado sa kanyang privileged speech na bago itayo ang panukalang Laiban Dam sa Rizal ay dapat munang unahin ang pagkumpuni sa mga depekto ng Angat Dam na, ayon sa MWSS, ay matanda na, may kumakatas na tubig at ito nasa ibabaw ng Marikina Fault line. Inayunan ng buong Sangguniang Panglalawigan ang panukalang imbestigasyon ni Alvarado, at

Dr. Renato Solidum, Direktor ng Phivolcs

nagkasundo sila na ang mag-iimbestiga ay ang buong Sanggunian bilang “committee as a whole”. Nasundan naman ito ng pagsasagawa ng isang biglaang inspeksyon sa higanteng tinggalan ng tubig ng Kapitolyo sa pangunguna ni Gob. Joselito “Jon-jon” Mendoza noong Setyembre 13. Ang pagpunta nila sa dam, ani Gob. Mendoza, ay upang maibsan ang pangamba ng mga Bulakenyo hinggil sa napabalitang lamat ng Angat Dam.

Susi sa pagiging milyonaryo ng magsasaka  mula sa pahina 1 Ang halimbawa ni Villacorta na dating kapitan ng Barangay Caingin ay hindi nalingid sa mga kapwa magsasaka. Sa kasalukuyan, mahigit 20 ektaryang bukirin sa bayang ito ang natataniman ng dragon fruit. Inaasahan pang higit na lalawak ang pagtataniman ng dragon fruit sa bayang ito dahil sa nagbebenta na rin ngayon si Villacorta ng binhi nito. Ang binhi ng dragon fruit ay maaaring magmula sa mga buto nito, o kaya ay mga “cuttings” o pinutol na sanga nito na itinanim sa lupa. Mas mabilis lumaki at mamunga ang binhing mula sa cuttings ng puno ng dragon fruit. “Pati si Mayor Silverio ay naingganyang magtanim ng dragon fruit, kaya mahigit limang ektaryang lupa niya ang inihanda na pagtaniman,” ani Municipal Agriculture Officer Trinidad. Sinabi niya na hindi imposibleng maging milyonaryo ang mga magsasaka sa kanilang bayan na naunang magtanim nito dahil sa patuloy ang pagdami ng mga bumibili ng bunga at mga cuttings ng dragon fruit. Sa buong lalawigan ng Bulacan, “sa San Rafael pa lang may nagtatanim at nagbebenta ng bunga at cut-

tings ng dragon fruit, kaya tiyak na malaki ang kikitain ng mga magsasaka sa amin,” sabi pa ni Trinidad. “Kinakapos pa rin sila ng ibebentang bunga dahil sa marami ang naghahanap.” Bukod sa kakaunti pa ang nagtatanim ng dragon fruit sa lalawigan, isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit mabenta ang bunga nito ang paniniwala ng marami na maganda ang benepisyo nito sa kalusugan at katawan. Ayon kay Trinidad, ang dragon fruit ay nakakagamot kung hindi man ay nakakapigil sa pagkalat ng kanser sa katawan ng tao dahil sa mga sangkap ito na panlaban sa tinatawag na “free radicals”. Bukod dito, marami rin ang naniniwalang nakakabawas sa hypertension at blood sugar ang dragon fruit; at nakakatulong na mapaganda ang paglusaw ng pagkain sa bituka, nakakatulong sa pagpapalinaw ng mata, pagpapatibay ng ngipin at mga buto. Sinabi pa ng hepe ng San Rafael MAO na malaki rin ang benepisyo ng dragon fruit sa pagbibigay ng enerhiya sa katawan ng tao, nagpapalambot din ito ng balat, nakakabawas sa kolesterol, nagpapalakas ng resistensya at nagpapabilis sa paggaling ng mga sugat.

“Marami ang naniniwala na isang ‘magic fruit’ ang dragon fruit, pero depende rin iyan sa kung sino ang kumakain,” ani Trinidad. Ipinagmalaki pa niya na kasalukuyan nilang higit na pinauunlad ang dragon fruit sa bayang ito bilang paghahanda sa paglulunsad nito bilang pangunahing produkto ng San Rafael. “We are developing it as our onetown-one product,” aniya. Iginiit pa niya na bukod sa pagpapalawak ng pagsasaka ng dragon fruit sa bayang ito, pinaghahandaan na rin nila ang pagtatayo ng pasilidad para sa paggawa ng ibang produkto mula sa dragon fruit. “Mayor Silverio is serious about dragon fruit dahil nakita niya ang potential nito kaya naghahanda na kami para sa pagtatayo ng refinery,” ani Trindad. Binanggit niya na ang mga bunga ng dragon fruit na hindi maibebenta ay ipoproseso sa nasabing refinery para gawing juice o kaya ay suka. “Gusto ni Mayor Silverio ay walang tapon, kaya yung mga reject o kaya ay maliliit na dragon fruit na hindi maibebenta ay ipapasok sa refinery for processing into other products,” ani Trinidad. — DB

Taga-Hagonoy ang Mutya at ang Binibining Bulacan  mula sa pahina 1 Ayon kay Hagonoy Vice Mayor Elmer Santos, sina Caparas at Angeles ay agad na binigyang pagkilala ng bayan matapos na sila ay makoronahan noong gabi ng Setyembre 12. “Karangalan para sa bayan ng Hagonoy ang hatid nilang dalawa dahil hindi lahat ay nagwawagi sa mga beauty pageant na tulad ng La Bulaqueña,” ani Santos. Binigyang diin pa niya na dahil sa 32 ang lumahok sa nasabing timpalak ay naungusan ng dalawang dilag na taga Hagonoy ang iba pang naggagandahang kalahok. Ayon naman kay Jo Clemente, ang taga-pangulo ng timpalak na La Bulaqueña, magkakaroon ng pagkakataon ang limang nagwagi na makasali sa mga mas prestisyosong timpalak ng pagandahan sa bansa tulad ng Binibining Pilipinas at Mutya ng Pilipi-

nas sa susunod na taon at sa Turismo Pilipina na isasagawa sa darating Nobyembre. Ipinaliwanag ni Clemente na isa sa dahilan kung bakit pinag-isa sa La Bulaqueña ang iba’t ibang timpalak ng paggandahan sa Bulacan ay upang makatipid ang pamahalaan sa pagbibigay ng tulong sa mga magwawagi na maisali ang mga ito sa mas mga prestisyosong pambansang timpalak. “Magastos sumali sa mga national beauty pageant kaya kakailanganin talaga ng mga mga bata yung tulong mula sa local government,” ani Clemente. Binigyang diin niya na kapag nakasali sa mga prestisyosong timpalak ang mga nagwagi sa La Bulaqueña maghahatid iyon ng karangalan sa bayan na kanilang pinagmulan at maging sa lalawigan ng Bulacan na laging ipinagmamalaki na ito ay

lalawigan ng magagandang dilag. Samantala, sinabi naman nina Caparas at Angeles na hindi nila inaasahan na sila ang magwawagi sa timpalak na La Bulaqueña dahil sa magaganda at magagaling ang iba pang kalahok. Sinabi rin nila na pinaghahandaan na nila ang nalalapit na pagsali nila sa iba pang timpalak kaya’t regular silang nagsasagawa ng ehersisyo at nagbabawas ng pagkain upang mapanatili ang magandang porma ng kanilang katawan. Gayundin ang naging pahayag sa Mabuhay nina Chavez at Rey dahil sila man ay maaaring sumali sa mga pambansang timpalak. Ang La Bulaquena ay isinagawa sa unang pagkakataon sa taong ito bilang bahagi ng taunang Singkaban Fiesta na ipinagdiriwang ang pagkakatatag ng lalawigan ng Bulacan,

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dynamic relationship which can admit some errors and confusion. So we need to give allowance to these possibilities. But if it is earnestly pursued, I’m sure we can see the true face of justice. Short of that, let’s not deceive ourselves and say we have justice. We will never have justice. At best, we can have an appearance of justice, which can be worse, since it will be a very treacherous kind of justice. Sad to say, this is what we have aplenty. Without a strong mooring on God, we go about trying to have justice in our own conflicting terms. Things can get worse when the media come in, since another agenda alien to the original intent of justice can be pursued. The recent Simala controversy is an illustrative example. I suppose all parties involved have a point to make, as in all other controversies. When the media joins in, usually already with a defined, if hidden, bias, the picture which in the first place is not supposed to be seen by all, gets more muddled. I wonder what kind of justice will be achieved here. Just the same, some good can always come out. In this particular case, I’m happy that allegations about gay presentations within the shrine are emerging, so that these anomalies can be corrected, if painfully. In one Christmas clergy party (not in Cebu), I was devastated to see a priest, who acted as the emcee, dressed as a girl with wigs, screaming make-up and revealing offshoulder gown. Some bishops were there, and a good number of the laity also. This kind of jest is simply foul!

SP. PROC. NO. 192-M-2009 IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION/ CANCELLATION OF ENTRIES IN ENTRY NO. 13, FATHER’S NAME “ROBERTO MENDOZA AQUINO” TO “ROBERTO MENDOZA AQUINO, JR.,” AND ENTRY NO. 18, THE DATE AND PLACE OF MARRIAGE “FEBRUARY 16, 1993/MANILA CITY HALL” TO “NOT MARRIED” IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ROBERT EVANS VALERIANO AQUINO. ROBERT EVANS VALERIANO AQUINO, ROBERTO MENDOZA AQUINO, JR., AND EVANGELINE ROQUE VALERIANO, As attorney-in-fact, Petitioners, THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF STA. MARIA, BULACAN AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, Respondents, X---------------------------X

ORDER

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT THIRD JUDICIAL REGION MALOLOS, BULACAN BRANCH 78 SPC NO. 212-M-2009 IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF WRONG DATE OF BIRTH ERWIN KEITH D.R. AGAY, rep by his mother, SOTERA LOURDES D. R. AGAY, Petitioner, - versus NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE & THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MALOLOS, BULACAN Respondents, X————————————X

ORDER A verified petition dated August 19, 2009 having filed with this Court by petitioner through counsel on September 1, 2009, stating among others that: “x.x.x.x. x.x.x.x. That the petitioner was born on February 27, 1990 At Malolos City of parents Dennis Agay and Sotera Lourdes del Rosario as evidenced by Certificate of Live Birth hereto attached as Annex “A” of this petition. That when the birth of the petitioner was registered in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Malolos City, Bulacan his date of birth was erroneously recorded under tiem Number 6 of his Birth Certificate as February 26, 1990 when i truth and in fact, petitioner’s date of birth is February 27, 1990, and, as can be gleaned on the Certificate of Live Birth issued by the National Statistics Office, a handwritten figure 27 was placed and erasing the typewritten figure of 26 with a ballpen; That when the petioner was enrolled in school, he used his date of birth as February 27, 1990 and continued using the same in his higher education. As a matter of fact, petitioner used the said date of birth in all his private and official transactions up to the present. Copy of his scholl records are hereto attached as Annex “B” series and forming part of this petition. That the petitioner is desirous of correcting the erroneous entry in the birth certification of her son Erwin Keith D.R. Agay from February 26, 1990 to February 27, 1990 and in order to make the records of his birth corrected to reflect the true date of birth of Erwin Keith D.R. Agay. That attached hereto support the allegations of this petition are the following: 1. Baptismal Certificate issued by the Parish of Sta. Isabel, Diocese of Malolos; 2. Under Six Clinic Growth Chart issued by the Department of Health; 3. Police Clrearance Certificate; 4. NBI Clearance; 5. Employee’s Compensation & Withholding Exemption certificate; 6. Philhealth Certificate; 7. SSS Personal Record; 8. BIR Income Tax Return; 9. Berkley International Plans, Inc. Provider Plan; 10. Philippine Passport Wherefore, notice is hereby given that the said petition will be heard by this court sitting at the New Hall of Justice Building, Provincial Capitol Compound, City of Malolos, Bulacan on November 19, 2009 at 8:30 in the morning, at which place, date and time, all interested persons are hereby cited to appear and show cause, if they have any, why the said petition should not be granted. Let this Order be published, at the expense of the petitioner, in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, at least thirty (30) days prior to the aforesaid date of hearing. Let a copy of this Order, together with the copy of the petition, be served upon the Local Civil Registrar of City of Malolos, Bulacan, National Statistics Office and the Solicitor General, at the expense of the petitioner. Finally, let copies of this Order and of the petition be posted in three (3) conspicuous places within the province of Bulacan, also at the expense of the petitioner. SO ORDERED. City of Malolos, Bulacan, September 4, 2009. Original Signed GREGORIO S. SAMPAGA Judge Mabuhay: September 18, 25 & October 2, 2009

SETYEMBRE 25 - OCTOBER 1, 2009

This is a verified petition filed by the petitioner, through counsel, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be issued for the correction of Entry No. 13 - Father’s Name - from “Roberto Mendoza Aquino” to “Roberto Mendoza Aquino, Jr.” and fr the cancellation of Entry No. 18 with entries “February 16, 1993/Manila City Hall” to “Not Married” and his former “Legitimate” status to “Illegitimate” all in the Certificate of Live Birth of Minor Petitioner Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino. The petition alleged that petitioners Evangeline R. Valeriano and Roberto M. Aquino, Jr. lived together as husband and wife without the benefit of marriage. On December 9, 1995, petitioner Evangeline R. Valeriano gave birth to her first child Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino with petitioner Roberto M. Aquino Jr. and said birth was registered before the Local Civil Registrar of Sta. Maria, Bulacan. The minor petitioner’s birth was registered and appearing in his Certificate of Live Birth-Entry No. 13, Father’s Name “Roberto Mendoza Aquino” where the true and correct name of father is “Roberto Mendoza Aquino, Jr.” and said name

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff Malolos City, Bulacan MANATAL MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, Mortgagee, - versus -

E.J.F. NO. 248-2009 EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMMENDED BY ACT 4118

AIRENE R. CANOZA & LUDIGARIO CANOZA, Mortgagor/s, X————————————X

is his registered name as appearing in his Certificate of Live Birth issued by the Local Civil Registrar of Bocaue, Bulacan. Despite the fact that petitioners Evangeline and Roberto Jr., were not legally married, they still entered under Entry No. 18 of the Certificate of Live Birth of minor Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino that they were married on February 16, 1993 at Manila City Hall. Petitioner Roberto M. Aquino Jr, will file a petition for permanent residency in Australia for petitioner Evangeline R. Valeriano and her children including petitioner Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino, hence, there is now a need to correct and show the legal status of minor Petitioner as illegitimate and to be consistent with records of birth or minor petitioner’s sibling. To prove that petitioner parents were not legally married, the secured a certification before the City Civil Registry Office for the City of Manila wherein the latter issued a Certification dated July 1, 2009 certifying that there is no record of marriage between petitioners Evangeline R. Valeriano and Roberto M. Aquino, Jr. The Certificate of Live Birth of the other children of petitioners Evangeline R. Valeriano and Roberto M. Aquino, Jr., and siblings of petitioner Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino, namely: Ruth Ellaine Valeriano born on August 26, 1998 and Robert Earl Valeriano born on February 16, 2001 will further prove that petitioner Robert Evans V. Aquino’s father’s name is Roberto Mendoza Aquino Jr. and that their parents were not married. It will be to the interest and benefit of petitioner Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino if this petition will be granted by the Honorable Court for him to be able to go with his mother, petitioner Evangeline R. Valeriano, father, petitioner Roberto M. Aquino, jr. and two (2) other siblings in Australia once a visa will be issued to him. The Court hereby orders that the said petition be set for hearing on November 20, 2009 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before Branch 15 of this Court sitting at the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Malolos City, Bulacan on which date, time and place, all interested persons may appear and show cause, if any, why the said petition should not be granted. Let copies of this order be furnished the petitioner, Atty. Reinaldo S.P. Lazaro, the office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Sta. Maria, Bulacan, the National Statistics Office and the office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Bulacan. Likewise, let a copy of this order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation within the province of Bulacan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and the same be posted by the Sheriff of this Court at the Municipal Building of Sta. Maria, Bulacan, and on the main entrance of the Provincial Capitol, Malolos City for at least three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled date of hearing. SO ORDERED. Malolos City, Bulacan, September 15, 2009. ALEXANDER P. TAMAYO Judge Mabuhay: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 & 9, 2009

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff Malolos City, Bulacan LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK, INC. Mortgagee, - versus -

E.J.F. NO. 238-2009 EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMMENDED BY ACT 4118

CECILIA P. LLENADO-RAUT, Mortgagor/s, X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by MANATAL MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, with office address at #250 Manatal, Pandi, Bulacan, the mortgagee, against AIRENE R. CANOZA & LUDIGARIO CANOZA, with residence and postal address at Bunga Mayor, Bustos, Bulacan the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 31, 2009 amounts to ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTEEN PESOS (P177,418.00) Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding _____of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amounts which may become due and payable to the aforementioned mortgagee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on OCTOBER 13, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies below together with all the improvements existing thereon: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-179204 “A parcel of land (Lot No. 3-A-5-G, of the subd. plan Psd-031406062541, being a portion of lot 3-A-5, Psd-031406-055362 LRC Rec. No. ) situated in the Bonga, Mayor, Mun. of Bustos, Prov. of Bulacan. Island of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SEVEN (207) SQUARE METERS.” This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the MABUHAY a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale. All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on October 20, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter without further notice. Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if any there be. Malolos City, Bulacan, September 15, 2009 EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA Ex-Officio Sheriff BY: JUNIE JOVENCIO G. IPAC Sheriff V Copy furnished: All parties concerned Mabuhay: September 18, 25 & October 2, 2009

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed by LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK, INC. with office at Mac Arthur Highway, Calvario, Meycauayan, the mortgagee, against CECILIA P. LLENADO-RAUT, with residence and postal address at No. 82 Timog St., Caingin, Meycauayan, Bulacan the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 14, 2009 amounts to TWO MILLION FORTY THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE PESOS & 99/100 (P2,043,425.99) Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding _____of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amounts which may become due and payable to the aforementioned mortgagee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on OCTOBER 13, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies below together with all the improvements existing thereon: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-57.517 (M) “A parcel of land (Lot No. 9-A of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-290944, approved as a non-subd. project, being a portion of Lot 9, Psu-100147, LRC Rec. No. 50621), situated in the Bo. of Banga, Mun. of Meycauayan, Prov. of Bulacan. Island of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx containing an area of THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE (381) SQUARE METERS.” This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the MABUHAY a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale. All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on October 20, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter without further notice. Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if any there be. Malolos City, Bulacan, September 10, 2009 EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA Ex-Officio Sheriff BY: OSMANDO C. BUENAVENTURA Sheriff V Copy furnished: All parties concerned Mabuhay: September 18, 25 & October 2, 2009

BAYAN MUNA BAGO ANG SARILI!

Mabuhay

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Forward to Basics badly damaged the atmospheric layers and made reaping difficult. This year, however, it was rumored that some reapers –by tweaking the crystal cosmic fans used to capture the nearly invisible traces of sound– were not only able to catch complete sentences, but also managed to also identify who was speaking. When news of this reached the media, everyone in the world was excited to experience what “someone’s voice” from the past was like. *** [Harvester from quadrant one, sector of Capricorn, present] the presiding judge said. [From quadrant one, sector of Capricorn, I present to you the words and voice of John F. Kennedy] The reaper twisted a very intricate looking crystal flask. It glowed with changing colors and patterns. It grew brighter and then gradually dimmed. Then a human voice emanated: “Mothers all want their sons to grow up to become president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process.” ○

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Regarding Henry tions as well. This might eventually lead to target-organ damage involving the brain, heart and kidneys. Complications like a stroke, heart attack, kidney failure, blindness or impaired vision may develop. Majority of Filipinos with hypertension have no symptoms and many don’t even realize they have high blood pressure. “Practically nine out of 10 hypertensive patients have uncontrolled blood pressure which make them good candidates to develop heart attacks and strokes, or literally drop dead before they could realize what was wrong with them,” said Dr. Esperanza Cabral, who used to head the Philippine Society of Hypertension. Studies have shown that only 14 percent of Filipinos with hypertension are aware of their condition. Of those who know they’re hypertensive, only half are taking medications; and of those who are taking medications, less than half have their blood pressure controlled to optimal levels. According to Dr. Castillo, detection ○

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voice.] He unscrews his crystal container and a long hissing sound of static is heard. “(STATIC) Spirit will come upon (HISS), and the power of (STATIC) you; therefore the child (HISS) will be called (HISS) Son of God.” [That is the worse reaping I have seen in my life.] said one judge. A moan of mental discontent was heard from the audience. [Wait, wait] the reaper said. [Don’t you see what it’s trying to say?] [That is not the point] the presiding judge interrupts him. [We care not the least for what it says. What is sought for is the integrity and clarity of the voice.] [But…but…at least you must realize that it is saying something about the Son of God?] [Unfortunately, that is not our concern. Next harvester] the judge said.

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*** “Hear and hear, but do not understand; see and see, but do not perceive.’’ (Is. 6) — [email protected]

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comes late in many cases so that in 59 percent of patients detected by physicians for the first time. “Which might be too late already,” he lamented, as the harm has already started even before these people get treatment. What is alarming is that hypertension will soon become one of the country’s biggest health burdens. Dr. Anthony Rodgers of the University of Auckland in New Zealand wrote in a report for the World Health Organization: “We are seeing that conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol are much more prominent in developing countries than previously thought and contribute significantly to their overall disease burden.” What can trigger hypertension? In 90 to 95 percent of high blood pressure cases, the cause is unknown. That’s why it’s called as a silent killer. However there are certain groups of people who are at higher risk. People who are overweight, smoke, eat salty and fatty regularly, drink excessively, physically inactive or suffer frequent ○

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stress are generally at a higher risk of developing high blood pressure. People who have a family history of hypertension are also more likely to develop hypertension. There are also less common causes of hypertension due to disorders of the kidney and endocrine glands. Perhaps the best thing you can do for yourself once you’ve been diagnosed with hypertension is to invest in a home blood pressure monitor. A daily measurement of your blood pressure can indicate whether your medication and home remedies are actually working to lower your blood pressure. But even if you notice an improvement, don’t stop taking a doctor-prescribed medication unless you have your physician’s approval. “Hypertension is truly a serious problem that requires more serious attention,” points out Dr. Cabral. “It’s no longer acceptable that just any doctor can treat any patient with hypertension. Many cases of hypertension are more complicated than they seem.” — [email protected]

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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late Silvestre R. Macaya who died intestate at Plaridel, Bulacan on February 18, 2998 is extrajudicially settled by and among his heirs by virtue of extra-judicial partition of estate docketed as Doc. No. 137; Page No. 29; Book No. CLXXXIX; Series of 2009 of Notary Public Atty. Felimon Mangahas of Plaridel, Bulacan. Mabuhay: September 18, 25 & October 2, 2009 Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court Third Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT AND Ex-Officio Sheriff Malolos City, Bulacan

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to become informed and speak for themselves Continued neglect would “abet the terrible reality of abortion as the only viable choice open to poor Filipino women.” Both sides agree that families should be educated, including natural family planning methods. Almost a third (27%) of women in the poorest fifth of the population want to limit their families, But they lack access to information and services. These are essential if couples are to make family size decisions responsibly and freely, . Pope John Paul II stressed. A “bahala na” attitude spills into unplanned pregnancies and abortions . Children are denied support to realize their Godgiven potentials. Bucking artificial contraception is not enough, says the new book, Natural Family Planning. Practical programs must replace acrimony, so family needs of people, specially the

pirical means of measuring the success or failure of local and national governance, we should just turn to the global measures set by the HDI method, namely the measurement of the per capita income, the literacy rate and the mortality rate. Simply put, the per capita income is a good means of measuring the poverty rate, the literacy rate is a good means of measuring the delivery of education services, and the mortality rate is a good means of measuring the delivery of health services. For the record, not all of the Regional Development Councils (RDCs) are meeting regularly and religiously as mandated by the law. This gives us the clue that the MDG compliance reports of the national government are probably just fabricated figures, because the data from below should have been validated by the RDCs, if only they are really meeting as they

- versus SPS. DOMINADOR B. FRANCISCO JR. and

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neediest, are met. The Research Institute for Mindanao Culture and Science Foundation, based at Xavier University and the Philippine Center for Population and Development drew up this 163 page study. It examines experience in “frontier” Mindanao dioceses — Ipil, Cagayan de Oro, Isabela (Basilan) Digos and Cotabato. Other “traditional” dioceses, Capiz and Jaro among them, are analyzing the impact. Real life experiences in scavenger areas like Payatas or rural settings as in Ipil are the book’s anchor. This compendium is a proactive response, wrote then CBCP president Angel Lagdaemo in the foreword. It is relevant for all diocesan “Family and Life” commissions. “There is need for pastoral prudence,” Cagayan de Oro’s Archbishop Antonio Ledesma writes. But we must give an effective answer to the

stark realities of unwanted pregnancies, abortions and use of contraceptives … That (calls for ) some pastoral innovation. — Duc in altum (Launch into the deep) Cagayan has an all NFP program in key parishes. Its programs incorporate the improved Standard Days Method, which CBCP accepts. Only parishes that volunteer may join. No funds from government or foreign agencies are used. Contraceptives are excluded. Ledesma urges an “inclusive approach” by openness to government support for NFP programs. “Some look at the risks involved,” he wrote. “I look at the hope. “ Isn’t that lifted from St. James’ letter of AD 50?. If you say to the needy “go in peace, keep warm and eat well”, but do not give them help, “of what use is it? “ Ask Noynoy, Chiz, Gibo or Manny. All right. Ask Erap too. — [email protected]

EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118

ELIZABETH FRANCISCO Mortgagor/s, X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed th by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS. DOMINADOR B. FRANCISCO JR. AND ELIZABETH FRANCISCO, with postal addresses at 6244 ILANG-ILANG ST., BATASAN HILLS, QUEZON CITY and LOT 12 BLK. 3, PH. 7, BOSTON ST., PALMERA HOMES-NORTHWINDS CITY VII, BO. STO CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 28, 2009 amounts to Two Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.253,625.00), Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount which may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-215083 (M) Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan “A parcel of land (Lot 12 Blk. 3 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-031420-005410, being a portion of cons. lot 598 Cad. 352, Lot 5-A-2 (LRC) Psd-133875 & lot 5B-2 (LRC) Psd-222079 L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an area of FIFTY (50) SQUARE METERS. xxx” This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale. All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened. In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be held on September 3, 2009 without further notice. Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any. Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009 EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA Ex-Officio Sheriff

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are supposed to be. As we start to choose the candidates that we will vote for, we should start asking them how they are going to implement Agenda 21 if they are elected, and how they are going to comply with our local and national MDG commitments, as well as how they are going to increase or lower the local and national HDI measures as the case may be. Truth to tell, promises of delivering livelihood would only address a means to an end, because in the final reckoning, it is the increase in the per capita income that matters most. *** Watch my TV show “Bears & Bulls”, a daily coverage of the Philippine Stock Exchange. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in Global News Network. Email [email protected] or text +639293605140 for local cable listings.

EJF NO. B-197-2009

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. Mortgagee/Assignee,

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that our present national system of reporting our MDG compliance to the United Nations is not honest and neither is it transparent. As far as I know, all member countries of the United Nations are supposed to report actual empirical data that are collected from below, from the local city and municipal data sets, and we do not seem to be doing that. Granting for the sake of argument that Agenda 21 is too broad of a document to be used as a people’s platform, we could nonetheless argue that those who are seeking the vote of the people for local and national positions should base their campaign promises on the delivery of MDGs, which are really nothing more that the internationally accepted means of measuring the delivery of basic services at the local and the national levels. In the absence of any other em○

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The other judges were exceedingly happy with this first find. Not only was the sentence complete, but the harvester also managed to identify the speaker. [Harvester from quadrant two, sector of Capricorn, present] “Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers (STATIC) on this (STATIC), a new nation, conceived in Liberty , and dedicated to the proposition (STATIC) men are created equal.” [This is an almost perfect reap from Abraham Lincoln] the harvester said. It was difficult to extract due to the constant interference of comet showers in that quadrant. [Harvester from quadrant fortyseven, sector of Aquarius, present] The reaper stood up and presented what he gathered. [I have reaped a very ancient voice strain. Unfortunately, the speaker cannot be identified.] [There is a unanimous mental sound of disappointment from the judges and the audience.] [But bear with me and listen to the ○

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LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980

BY: JOSEPH ELMER GUEVARA Sheriff IV Copy furnished: All parties concerned Mabuhay: September 25, 2009

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LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980

Paggiba sa mga ‘Bahay Kastila’ ikinababahala NI DINO BALABO MALOLOS — Bumubuo ng mga kapasiyahan para sa mga pambayan at panglalawigang sanggunian ang Heritage Conservation Society (HCS) ng Bulacan hinggil sa pagpapanatili at pangangalaga ng mga “Bahay Kastila” sa lalawigan. Layunin din nito na mapigilan ang nakababahalang pagbebenta at paggiba sa mga nasabing bahay na bahagi ng kasaysayan, sining at kalinangan ng Bulacan. Ayon kay Jaime Corpuz, pangulo ng HCS-Bulacan, dalawang Bahay Kastila sa lalawigan ang giniba mula Enero ng kasalukuyang taon, samantalang dalawa pa ang ibinenta. Isa sa mga giniba ang bahay ng yumaong si dating Gob. Pablo Tecson ng San Miguel dahil sa hindi na mapigilan ang anay sa pagsira ng gusali. Ang nasabing tahanan ay muling itinayo sa Bagac, Bataan. Dito sa Malolos, ang lumang bahay ng pamilya Reyes sa Barangay Sto. Niño ay naibenta na. Iyon ang bahay na ginamit na tanggapan ni Apolinario Mabini na nagsilbing Kalihim para sa Ugnayang Panglabas sa panahon ni Pangulong Emilio Aguinaldo. Matatagpuan ang nasabing bahay ng pamilya Reyes sa kabayanan ng Malolos, katabi ng katedral na ngayon ay tinatawag na Basilica Minore. Ang katedral ng Malolos ay nagsilbing tahanan ni Aguinaldo o “Palacio Presidencial” sa panahon ng kanyang pananatili sa Malolos mula 1898 hanggang 1899. Ang isang pang Bahay Kastila na nabenta na rin ay ang lumang bahay ng pamilya Mercado sa Barangay Bonga Mayor sa Bustos. Kakaiba ang bahay ng ito dahil sa mga inukit na bato sa paligid partikular na sa mga haligi at mga biga. “Isang araw magigising tayo na wala na ang mga ancestral houses sa Bulacan na bahagi ng ating mayamang sining at kultura,” ani Corpuz. Ipinaliwanag niya sa Mabuhay na ang isang lumang bahay ay itinuturing na “built heritage” o itinayong pamana sa mga komunidad na kinalalagyan nito. Bukod sa mga lumang bahay, ang mga lumang istraktura tulad ng mga tulay at mga gusali ay itinuturing na built heritage kung ito ay mahigit 80 taon na at kung may kahalahagan sa kasaysayan at arkitektura. “Kailangang kumilos tayo ngayon, dahil hindi na makikita ng susunod na henerasyon ang mayamang pamana sa atin ng nagdaang panahon,” ani Corpuz. Sa kasalukuyan, inihahanda na ng HCS-Bulacan ang mga kapasiyahan na maaring pagbatayan ng mga sanggunian sa lalawigan para sa pagpapanatili at pag-iingat sa mga “Bahay Kastila” na itinuturing na built heritage. Ang mga Bahay Kastila sa Bulacan ay karaniwang makikita sa mga lungsod ng Malolos at Meycauayan, at sa mga bayan ng San Miguel, Bustos, Baliuag, Hagonoy, Calumpit, Paombong, Sta. Maria, Marilao, Bocaue, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Pulilan, Pandi, San Rafael, San Ildefonso at Bulakan. Kaugnay nito, pinaghahandaan na rin ng HCSBulacan at ng Hagonoy Water District (HWD) ang pagbibigay parangal sa mga yumaong pintor ng bayan ng Hagonoy tulad nina Philip Victor, Mike Danganan, Cenon Rivera, Nap Trono, at Pablo Victoria. Isasagawa ang parangal sa Disyembre sa pakikipagtulungan ng Hagonoy Arts Heritage Committee.

LUMANG BAHAY — Hindi pansin ng lalaking ito na nakasakay sa motorsiklo ang lumang bahay ng pamilya Mercado sa Barangay Bonga Menor, Bustos, Bulacan na kailan lamang ay ibinenta sa isang doktor at gagawin daw na museo. Ayon sa Heritage Conservation Society (HCS) Bulacan Chapter, ang patuloy na pagbebenta at pagbuwag sa mga lumang bahay sa lalawigan ay isang banta sa pamanang kalinangan ng Bulacan at isang araw ay magigising ang mga Bulakenyo na wala na ang mga ito. Nasa kanan ang mga ukit sa bato sa pader ng bahay ng pamilya Mercado. — DB

2009 RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARDS — This year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award received their prize at presentation ceremonies set majestically on a stage design executed by floral designer Rachy Cuna at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on August 31. Honored were Krisana Kraisintu from Thailand; Deep Joshi from India; Yu Xiaogang from China; Antonio

Oposa, Jr. from the Philippines; Ma Jun from China and Ka Hsaw Wa from Burma. Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno was the guest of honor. He was assisted by Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II, chairman of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF). Ayala, Emily Abrera (vice chairperson), Emmanuel De Dios (treasurer) and trustees Cynthia Rose Bautista, Cecilia

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 mula sa pahina 2 lito “Kuya Jon-jon” Mendoza kasama ang mga mamamahayag. Matapos madinig ng mga Bokal na kasama ni Kuya Jon-jon na “walang crack ang Angat Dam” lumisan na sila at hindi nagsagawa ng pagsusuri sa mga dokumento ng Napocor at iba pang pasilidad ng Angat Dam. *** Sa totoo lang, mukhang taliwas sa protocol ang ginawang biglang inspeksyon sa Angat Dam noong Setyembre 13. Matatandaan na nagkasundo ang Sanggunian na magsagawa ng isang imbestigasyon sa pamamagitan ng pagdinig

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matapos ang privileged speech ni Alvarado noong Setyembre 8. Bakit umakyat agad sila sa Angat Dam samantalang hindi pa naisasagawa ang pagdinig sa bulwagan ng Sanggunian? *** Kasi daw ay umakyat na si Alvarado sa Angat Dam noong Sabado, Setyembre 12 at nagpa-interview doon sa ABS-CBN at GMA 7. Teka, ano bang klaseng pulitika ito? Unahan sa pagpapa-interview sa media? Ang pamamahala ba ay paramihan ng interview at photo-ops? *** Kung nagpa-interview man si Alvarado sa Angat Dam noong Sabado, Setyembre 12, kailangan bang sagutin iyon ni Kuya Jon-jon at mga kakamping bokal sa

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Lazaro, Federico Macaranas, Christian Monsod, and Marianne Quebral read the award citations for each of the awardees. Carmencita Abella, RMAF president, emceed the event. The awardees each received a certificate, a medallion bearing the likeness of the late President, and a cash prize. Red Concepcion sang the National Anthem a capella. — RMAF PHOTO ○

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pamamagitan ng isa ring interview? Hindi ba dapat ay nagsagawa muna sila ng isang malalim na pagsusuri at pagaaral bago humarap sa kamera at mikropono ng mga media? *** Kasi daw ay dapat mabalanse ang lumabas na balita sa telebisyon na may “crack” ang Angat Dam na ipinangamba ng maraming Bulakenyo. Aha, nais nilang pasinungalingan yung balitang may crack ang Angat Dam. Pero hindi ba dapat ay Napocor at Phivolcs ang magbigay ng pahayag doon o gumawa ng inisyatiba upang magpaliwanag? *** Ngayong nasabi na ng Napocor at MWSS na walang crack ang Angat Dam,

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sapat na kaya iyon sa magigiting na bokal ng Bulacan. Ano naman kaya ang kanilang gagawin sa babala ni Solidum? Magpapa-interview ba uli sila at sasabihing, “Hindi pa mangyayari iyan?” Tandaan natin, ang delubyo ay hindi usapin ng “kung magaganap ba”, sa halip ay “kung kailan.” *** Kung ganyan ng ganyan ang magiging pamamaraan ng pamamahala, malamang na abutan nga tayo ng delubyo. Dapat talagang magsuri ang mga Bulakenyo upang hindi na lumawig ang governance by press release, maging ang reaksyunaryong pulitika na umiinsulto sa talino ng lahing pinagmulan ng mga dakilang bayani at natatanging alagad ng sining.