VOL. XXXII, NO. 20 JULY 18, 2012 VIRAC, CATANDUANES 8 PAGES 10.00 (052) 811-2822

COMELEC: Decision stays despite TRO

Viga crisis hurts 80 LGU workers

THE DBP TOP BRASS, Director Alberto Lim (2nd from left) and President/CEO Francisco del Rosario Jr, (3rd from left) are flanked by Congressman Cesar Sarmiento and Governor Joseph Cua during the inauguration and blessing of the DBP branch office in Virac July 9.

IT’S MORE ABOUT THE FUNDING. The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) team led by Engr, Bonifacio Magtibay of the World Health Organization have recommended short- and long-term strategies against the cholera outbreak, projects that would cost money.

The political stand-off in Viga town has started to affect the public, especially the permanent and cas-ual workers of the local government whose salaries and wages for the first quincena of July have yet to be processed and released.

JMAMDH, EBMC agree on critical care re dialysis

TESDA to train tourist guides, plumbers The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has teamed up with a water firm and a travel agency to pro-vide training for would-be plumbers and tourist guides. Last week, the TESDA provincial office inked sepa-rate memoranda of agree-

ment with the Virac Water District and Venzbay Travel and Tours to jointly under-take the implementation of technical education training in Plumbing NC II and Tour Guiding Services NC II. TESDA Provincial Direc-tor Jose Serrano Jr. signed the agreements with

TESDA to/page 2

AND NOW THERE’S TWO. The Liberal Party becomes the dominant political party in Ca-tanduanes after recruiting Governor Joseph Cua, seen here taking his oath before LP Na-tional Treasurer and Oriental Mindoro Gov. Alfonso Umali last July 5 at the Balay in Quezon City, with Congressman Cesar Sarmiento witnessing the ceremony.

Funding needed for WASH projects - Cua

Alternative Learning System needs support from LGUs

Manhunt on for Baras rob-slay suspect Local government units

would have to provide fund-ing support for the Alterna-tive Learning System (ALS) being implemented by the Department of Education if they would to see a signifi-cant reduction in the num-ber of functionally illiterate Catandunganons. This was stressed re-cently by ALS provincial coordinator Mesalina Gon-zales as she presented to the Congressional District Office the learning modules procured through an alloca-tion from Congressman Cesar Sarmiento. She encouraged LGUs to

follow the lead of the mu-nicipal government of Bato headed by Mayor Eulogio Rodriguez which she said is in the running for its second National Literacy Award, thanks partly for its robust support for ALS. Local offi-cials can either reproduce the learning modules for use of ALS mobile teachers and facilitators in barangays within their jurisdiction or finance the P2,000 monthly honorarium for learning facilitators who help De-pEd’s mobile teachers in handling learners in the barangays.

Alternative/page 6

DBP execs lead

inauguration of

Virac branch Forty years after it first set foot in Catanduanes as a mere agency, the Devel-opment Bank of the Philip-pines formally inaugurated its first-ever branch office in the capital town last week, with the bank’s top execu-tives in attendance. DBP President and CEO Francisco del Rosario Jr. expressed the bank’s grati-tude for being part of the history of the province and said it would endeavor to assist its people in the de-velopment of the abaca industry and agribusiness sector, including micro-enterpreneural activities. Branch manager Vicente Balmaceda, who has roots

DBP execs/page 2

Police operatives are now tracing the where-abouts of the lone suspect charged in the 2010 rob-bery and killing of two Virac fish vendors along an iso-lated road in Baras. According to the police, the suspect, Domingo Ogalinola Tayoto, also known as “Korit”, left his home in barangay Danao two weeks before the Re-gional Trial Court issued a warrant for his arrest follow-ing the filing of a

Manhunt/page 5

An agreement was signed last Friday (July 13) between the Juan M. Al-berto Memorial District Hos-pital (JMAMDH) and the Eastern Bicol Medical Cen-ter (EBMC) regarding the provision of acute care to patients on dialysis treat-ment at San Andres in case of emergencies. The contract signed by JMA chief of hospital Dr. Ma. Bessie Rodulfo-Zafe and EBMC chief of hospital Dr. Greg Macero reportedly takes care of the absence

JMAMDH/page 2

It would take adequate funding to implement the water, sanitation and hy-giene (WASH) projects rec-ommended by an assess-ment team from the World H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n (WHO), Department of Health (DOH) and Local Water Utilities Administra-tion (LWUA), Governor Jo-seph Cua bluntly told the team last Friday. The governor’s reply came after the team pre-sented its report and rec-ommendations to Cua, health officials and agency representatives at the capi-tol. Stressing that the provin-cial government does not have enough development

funds, being 98% depend-ent on Internal Revenue Allocation (IRA) from the national government, Cua said that the P1 million per barangay allocated under the Salintubig program for six towns is too small to construct even a Level II water system. The provincial chief ex-ecutive called for a review of the Salintubig criteria, which has effectively ex-cluded the hardhit towns of Virac and San Andres from coverage due to their higher classification and its being serviced by water districts. In the capital town alone, he said, the Virac Water Dis-trict covers only 24 villages,

Funding/page 6

The political stand-off in Viga town has started to affect the public, especially the permanent and casual workers of the local govern-ment whose salaries and wages for the first quincena of July have yet to be proc-essed and released. A department head who requested anonymity told the Tribune that they do not know what to do as both Vice Mayor Emeterio Tarin and Mayor Abelardo Abundo Sr. are claiming to be the rightful local chief executive of Viga. He disclosed that they

have sought clarification from the Land Bank of the Philippines as to whose signature would be honored by the Virac branch but were told that the bank is still awaiting the advice from its Manila headquar-ters. The bank is reportedly asking Tarin, who has yet to submit his specimen signa-tures to the bank, to present a resolution from the Sang-guniang Bayan authorizing him to sign checks and other treasury warrants as local chief executive. Shortly after Tarin sought

Viga crisis/page 2

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TESDA to…. from page 1 VIWAD Interim Manager Mercy Mendez and Chair-man Antonio Kiong, as well as Venzbay Manager Ma. Daisy Gapaz. Under the MOA with the water firm, TESDA will pro-vide qualified trainers, con-duct competency assess-ment of all the traineer, pro-vide the training curriculum in consultation with VIWAD, and provide the training venue. On the other hand, VIWAD will recruit inter-ested participants from the unemployed sector, provide training supplies and mate-rials, and provide the P6,000 honoraria for the trainer. At least seven of the ini-tial 15 trainees will come from current employees of the water district. The 200-hour training, to be con-ducted over 20 days, will be conducted based on the trainee’s skill level. Those with zero skills will have to start on the basics while those already exposed to plumbing work will handle

more complicated tech-niques, Serrano said. He advised the trainees to use the skills they will learn from the course as their capital for a sustainable livelihood. IGM Mendez, for her part, did not promise imme-diate employment to course finishers but said the firm will consider hiring those who will excel as future re-placements for inefficient VIWAD plumbers. The oth-ers could be hired to repair water lines and fixtures by households within the dis-trict’s service area covering 24 barangays. On the other hand, the agreement on the tour guid-ing services training man-dates TESDA to train and assess participants identi-fied by Venzbay, as well as provide and pay for the qualified trainers. Venzbay will provide the training venue and cause the em-ployment of 60 percent of the graduates on a per-engagement basis. An ini-tial 15 trainees will be ac-commodated as scholars of Congressman Cesar Sar-miento.

Opportunities offered to would-be enterpreneurs Thirty would-be entrepre-neurs from the capital town of Virac and nearby munici-palities were offered poten-tial business schemes last week during the 2nd Busi-ness Opportunities Forum conducted by the Depart-ment of Trade and Industry (DTI) at RHAJ Inn last July 10. Upon invitation by DTI, three companies who are into direct selling and mar-keting business offered product lines and services to the participants, a mix of former Overseas Filipino Workers, their kin and busi-ness-inclined individuals.

After a short lecture on “How to Start a Small Busi-ness” by the DTI, the three business presenters began their separate pitches: Di-rect Shopping, Inc. for home products, Max Inter-national for health products and Personal Collection (from Legazpi City) for per-sonal care and home prod-ucts. A financing institution, the Rural Bank of Camalig, presented its loan windows that may be availed of by the participants while the DTI also gave away busi-ness guide booklets to the aspiring entrepreneurs.

DBP execs…. from page 1 in Bagamanoc, said the Virac office completes the bank’s presence in each of the six Bicol provinces and would seek to improve its deposit base here and offer competitive market rates in financing business ven-tures. On the other hand, Con-gressman Cesar Sarmiento, who flew in with the visitors, said he sought the assis-tance of DBP Director Al-berto Lim in developing tourism in Catanduanes. He thanked Lim for allocating P5 million for the develop-ment of the Puraran board-walk when the latter was still Tourism secretary. Governor Joseph Cua said DBP’s entry in the local banking scene satisfies the great demand for financing institutions willing to help the emerging agribusiness sector, particularly those engaged in abaca and lasa

processing. Capital mobili-zation would now be acces-sible to farmers and small and medium enterprises. Also present during the inauguration of the branch office at the Old Capitol building were several DBP vice presidents, Vice Mayor Roy Laynes who repre-sented Virac Mayor Cito Alberto, provincial board members, some mayors and other local officials.

JMAMDH….. from page 1 of an equipped Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and doctor of internal medicine at JMAMDH where the dialy-sis center has been estab-lished. Under the agreement concurred by Governor Jo-seph Cua, JMAMDH will provide first aid to the pa-tient prior to referral to EBMC and transport the patient to Virac using its ambulance and trained staff. On the other hand, EBMC will handle the re-ferred patient at its ICU, with the patient charged fees for services rendered in accordance with the hos-pital fee schedule. During the same occa-sion, the dialysis center established by KEB was inaugurated as the first Pri-vate-Public Sector Partner-ship project in the Bicol re-gion. Gov. Cua said the facility represents the first phase of proposed Health & Well-

ness Center at JMAMDH, to be followed by another facil-ity dedicated to recovery and rehabilitation of stroke patients. This will decon-gest the provincial hospital and afford patients with kidney ailments access to relatively inexpensive and accessible dialysis treat-ments right on the island. Hans Tecson, KEB nurse administrator, promised to provide the best care for dialysis patients who no longer have to travel to the mainland at great cost and inconvenience. Present during the inau-guration were PBMs Rafael Zuniega and Nel Asanza, San Andres Mayor Antonio Romano, Baras Mayor Chito Chi, Panganiban Mayor Robert Fernandez, San Miguel Mayor Edna Bernal, and Vice Mayor Medin Zafe and members of the municipal council.

Viga crisis…. from page 1 and got a certification from the Department of the Inte-rior and Local Government (DILG) provincial office that he is the duly recognized municipal mayor based on the writ of execution issued by the Regional Trial Court and his having taken his oath as such before Judge Lelu P. Contreras. Abundo, however, distrib-uted copies of a July 10 memorandum from DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero communicating the department’s position on the issue, stating that the TRO issued by the Su-preme Court “has the effect of rendering Mr. Abundo as the one still entitled to the seat as Mayor of Viga, Ca-tanduanes.” Usec. Panadero ordered the DILG regional office to coordinate with the Come-lec provincial election su-pervisor anent their compli-ance to the Supreme Court TRO, as well as inform mu-nicipal officials about it and ensure compliance to said TRO. Last Friday, however, another wrinkle was added to the controversy after the Comelec en banc issued an Order with regards to the Supreme Court TRO se-cured by the Abundo camp. Abundo counsel Atty. George Erwin Garcia had written the Commission with regards to the TRO, re-minding the Comelec that the June 21 order declaring the case against Abundo as final and executory as well as the Entry of Judgment were sourced from the resolutions which were ef-

fectively restrained and ren-dered inefficacious by the TRO. Garcia asked the Come-lec to inform and advice the parties concerned, including RTC Branch 43 Presiding Judge Lelu P. Contreras, to observe and comply with the directive of the High Court enjoining the Come-lec from implementing the challenged resolutions. The Commission en banc brushed aside Garcia’s re-quest and informed that the Order declaring the May 10, 2012 resolution, together with the Entry of Judgment, had already been served to the counsels of both parties and that the lower court records have already been remabnded to the RTC on June 29, prior to the issu-ance of the TRO on July 3. With the Comelec taking no action to comply with the TRO, Mayor Abundo’s bid to retain his post appears to be dead in the water, pend-ing any further petition to the Supreme Court to in-clude the RTC in the re-straining order.

JULY 18, 2012 3

Some Random Thoughts Atty. Romulo P. Atencia

A.B., LlB., Bar Topnotcher Former Executive Judge, RTC, Virac

PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO There are so many negative things said about Filipinos which sometimes make us cringe and cover our faces in shame. Like women of the night, we sell our honor to politicians during election time – never mind the next three years. We do not see anything wrong with stealing from the government, as long as we get a piece of the loot. We claw at each other and try to bring down those that have managed to rise higher than us. We can't seem to stay together. Where other countries think of excellence and transcendence, we think only of just getting by.

***** Before World War II, the Philippines was the jewel of this part of the world, an envy of others. People of ne ighbor ing countr ies , notably the Chinese, even had to smuggle themselves into our country just to have a chance at a better life. But the Philippines went downhill all throughout the postwar years, until we found ourselves being at the bottom of the heap in Southeast Asia.

***** You see how we differ with the Japanese in the astonishing recovery of Japan after World War II. Japan was leveled to the ground during the war. Two of its great cities, Nagasaki and Hiroshima, were the first places in this planet to be blown to pieces by atomic bombs exploded in anger. Yet, until it was recently overtaken by China, Japan rose from the ashes to become the second most developed economy in the world, next only to the United States. This resilience of the Japanese was again more recently demonstrated after the Iwate Prefecture in T o h o k u , J a p a n w a s d e v a s t a t e d b y t h e earthquake/tsunami last year. Today, the place has been fully restored, without any trace of the unimaginable disaster it suffered only a year ago. One is tempted to say that that recovery is miraculous, but that is not so to the Japanese. For them recovery is not an option, it is the only way.

***** By contrast, many of our government leaders are not thinking about ways and means to improve the common weal, but to enrich themselves in office. And it seems that the country is

WEEKLY REFLECTIONS

MISTAKES TO AVOID William Arthur Ward,

Up Words

The mistakes to avoid:

Remorse over yesterday's failures.

Anxiety over today's problems.

Worry over tomorrow's uncertainty.

Waste of the moment's opportunity.

Procrastination with one's present duty.

Resentment of another's success.

Criticism of a neighbor's imperfection.

Impatience with youth's immaturity.

Skepticism of our nation's future.

Unbelief in God's providence.

Hanggang ngayon ay wala pa ring nagsusuweldo sa mga empleado ng munisipyo ng Viga dahil sa hindi mala-man ng mga department heads kung sino ang susundin sa dalawang al-kalde ng Viga. Kahit ang totoo ay mali-wanag ang order ng husgado ng mag-implement ito ng writ of execution na ang alkalde ay si Bise Bong Tarin at hindi na si Mayor Abundo. Ang armas ni Bong Tarin ay ang order ng husgado at ang panunumpa niya bilang alkalde na ng Viga. Ang armas naman ni Mayor abundo ay ang TRO galing Supreme Court at ito nga ay na-treat na sa Comelec en banc nitong nakaraang linggo at negatibo ang resulta dahil sa wala na raw ang record sa Comelec at ito ay remanded na rito sa RTC. So, kung batas ang susundin si Bong Tarin pa rin ang siyang alkalde at hindi si Mayor Abundo. Pero pare-hong may pinanghahawa-kang mga bala kaya’t pati-gasan ang labanan. Sino ngayon ang lugi? Ang kawawang mga empleado ng munisipyo!

***** Kamakailan ay nai-serve sa ilang mga empleado ng munisipyo ng Viga ang order ng husgado to show cause kung bakit hindi dapat ma-contempt of Court (sila-mga empelado ng munisipyo ng Viga) na ayaw i-receive ang writ of execution ng korte noon. Ang masama pa nga raw doon sa ginawa ng isang empleado ay inilagay pa raw sa isang flower pot ang order ng korte. Ang tapang, ano? Tinanggap naman ng korte ang paliwanag ng bawat isa pero may fine sila na tig-iisang Libong Piso. Mabuti at multa lang at walang kasamang kulong at kasong administratibo.

***** Tama ba ako sa pagsasa-bing ang i-hohonor lang daw ng Land Bank ay ang mga dokumentong ang may pirma ay si Mayor Bong Tarin? Marahil sa paniniwalang ang talagang mayor ngayon ng Viga ay si Mayor Bong Tarin na nga. Sabi ko nga magkasama ang dalawa sa partido. Magka-vibes sabi nga. Dati nagkakaintindihan. Bakit hindi muna sila mag-usap at nang malutas na ang prob-lema\? Bigayan. Kung si Tarin, di si Tarin. Kung du-mating ang hinihintay ni Mayor Abundo na siya na naman, di siya na. Ang importante ay masu-welduhan ang kawawang mga empleado!

***** Ang isa pa raw armas na pinanghahawakan ngayon ni Mayor Abundo na nagsasa-

PALPAK ANG SERBISYO SA JMA HOSPITAL?

only trying to survive, not to excel. What makes all this difficult to understand is that we have a tradition of heroism. We have an as ton i sh ing a r ray o f accomplishments to make us proud of ourselves, to make us think there are no limits to what we can do.

***** In a recent column entitled "More on National Pride", I enumerated some reasons for us to be proud, namely: Mayon Volcano, the Banaue rice terraces, Boracay beach, the ach ievements o f Pacquiao and Jessica Sanchez, runner up in the recent American Idol search. It has been pointed out to me, not without reason, that the things I mentioned cannot really be cause for national pride. While the Banaue rice terraces really is an awesome achievement, Mayon Volcano and Boracay Beach can in no way be attributed to the character, industry or achievement of the Filipino. They were given to us by God without our intervention in any way. The next two are private achievements, not made by the Filipino as a people.

***** Okay. As Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales a d m i t t ed d u r i ng t h e Impeachment proceedings, "mea culpa". I left out the really important things that should make us proud to be Filipinos.

***** And there are quite a few of them. For instance, we were the first country in Asia to rise up against colonial rule. While others were being subjugated and made to bow b e f o r e E u r o p e a n conquistadores, Lapu-Lapu was killing the foreigner who transgressed upon our shores. Lapu-Lapu (1491-1542) was the ruler of Mactan, an island in the Visayas, who is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted the Spanish colonization. On the morning of April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu led 1,500 Mactan warriors armed with barong, spears, kampilan, and kalasag, in a battle against Portuguese explorer and conquistador Ferdinand Magellan who led a force of forty-nine Spanish soldiers armed with guns in what would later be known as the Battle of Mactan. During the battle Magellan and several of his men were killed.

***** While the Latin American revolutions of the early 1800's were led by local elite or illustrados, ours was led by the common man. The Katipunan was founded by Andres Bonifacio, a plebeian who personified the average Filipino, and its members did not belong to the landed and the wealthy. These simple folks dared raise their bolos against the rifles of the Spaniards, fuelled only by the red blood of the Filipino patriot, and their resolute conviction that they were fighting for their country, freedom and honor.

***** We were also the very first to oust a dictator through People Power, a peaceful revolution which pitted the rosary against the rifle; prayers against the dictator's rhetoric. Although the co nce p t o f pe ace fu l revolution has been in existence for some time (remember the espousal of c ivi l d isobedience by Mahatma Gandhi of India?) nobody but the Filipino had the courage before to suddenly and spontaneously join others in front of huge tanks, defying the cannons and soldiers with their bare flesh. The methods used amounted to a sustained campaign of civil resistance against regime violence and electoral fraud. This case of nonviolent revolution led to the departure of President Ferdinand Marcos and the restoration of the country's democracy. It a victory of the people against the 20-year runn ing au tho r i ta r ian , repressive regime of then president Marcos and made news headlines as "the revolution that surprised the world".

***** Finally, we can only be proud of our hospitality, respect for our elders, intelligence, and the fortitude to bear any misfortune with undiminished cheerfulness and resilience. Filipino customs, traditions and beliefs handed down to us by our forefathers, are the source of envy of other cu l t u res wh i ch have degenerated in to the quagmire of materialism.

***** Yes, indeed, I am proud to be a Filipino. Atty. Romulo P. Atencia E m a i l a d d : romuloatencia@yahoo.com

bing siya ang dapat na al-kalde ay ang memorandum galing DILG. Ang tanong: alin ba ang mas paniniwalaan at narara-pat na susundin ang memo-randum galing DILG o ang order ng korte? Ang Comelec walang sina-sabi sa order (en banc) tung-kol sa TRO maliban sa wala na sa kanila ang record dahil sa nandito na sa RTC. Kaya ang dapat ay mag-usap ang dalawang mayor para sa ganoon ay mag-suweldo naman ang mga kawawang empleado. Mga mayor, ang prito sa ulo ay madaling itapon ‘yan. Ang dapat na isipin ninyo ay ang kapakanan ng mga taong apektado sa mga pan-gyayaring hindi naman sila ang may gawa. Tingnan na lang ninyo iyong mga taong dahil sa kasusunod sa mga ipinaga-gawa ninyo ay muntik nang makulong, makasuhan at ayon pinagmulta pa nga samantalang hindi na nga nagsusuweldo. Sa susunod naman kasi magre-receive lang kayo ay hindi pa ninyo magawa. Sa opisina pag wala ang amo, kahit sino ay puwedeng mag-receive ng isang communica-tion. Halimbawa dito sa amin sa RTC, ang isang sulat o com-munication ay naka-address kay Judge Lelu P. Contreras tapos wala siya kahit sino ay nagre-receive nito. Magre-receive lang ng isang simpleng communica-tion, hindi pa ninyo magawa? Ayan tuloy, na-fine kayo!

***** Grabe ang paratang ng isang ginang sa serbisyong ibinibigay sa mga pasyente diyan sa JMA Memorial Hos-pital. Ayon sa kanya may doctor nga pero nasa Virac at wala sa mismong station niya na JMA Hospital. At ang serbisyo ng mga nurses at iba pang mga em-pleado ng hospital ay panay mga palpak daw. Sabi pa ng ginang, magtraining daw kayo. At dapat daw ay may

permanenteng doktor kayo na palaging nandiyan lang lalo kung emergency. Sabi pa, marami na raw nagrereklamo sa serbisyong ibinibigay ng JMA Hospital kaya bihira daw ang nag-dadala ng pasyente riyan dahil sa mga namamatay daw. At iba-iba pang mga paratang na nakakasira ng malaki sa hospital na ka-makailan lang ay ginawaran ng parangal na masasabi nating natatangi dahil nag-iisa lang sa buong Pilipinas tapos panay mga palpak pala ang serbisyo? Nakakahiya, nakapanlu-lumo, nakakawalang tiwala sa parangal na iginawad sa nasabing hospital kamakailan kung totoo man ang paratang ni Ms. Sanchez. Kung totoo ang paratang, dapat imbistigahan. Hindi pupuwede ang basta lang may ganoong paratang. Ang sabihing bihira ang mga pasyenteng dinadala sa na-sabing hospital dahil sa nan-gamamatay lang at walang permanenteng doktor, lalo sa mga emergency dapat ay mapagtuunan ito ng pansin ng mga kinauukulan. Buhay ng tao ang na-kataya at hindi ito dapat bina-basta-basta. Lalong hindi pupuwede ang katuwiran na magdadala kayo ng pasyente kung kailan malala na. Ang dapat na gagawin ng mga taga hospital ay mabigyang lunas kung anuman ang sakit ng pasyente. Trabaho…trabaho at tra-bahong matino iyon ang kailangan! Hindi pupuwede na ang doctor sa hospital ay magbibigay ng instruksyon sa nurse sa pamamagitan la-mang ng text. Pag mga emergency, da-pat nandiyan ang doctor at lahat ng nararapat na ga-gawin ay gawin na na walang anumang mga sinasabi na ki sa “ kung kailan malala na ang sakit saka pa lang dadal-hin.” Palusot man ‘yan o hindi ay hindi magandang paking-gan!

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The party’s immediate activity is to identify who among their local allies at the provincial and municipal levels are joining them at LP. The recruits would have to undergo a seminar to be conducted by officials from the LP national headquarters prior to their taking their oaths before the party co-chairs. Meanwhile, the third man in the boxing ring – Vice Gov. Bong Teves, who was in the US at the time Cua swore allegiance to PNoy’s party – told the Tribune that the development would enable him to decide where he would go by Oct. 5. The gov told this writer that he has no problem with running alongside Teves as vice gubernatorial candidate and his uncle Cesar as congressional bet. The real problem would arise if Teves runs for the governorship, which would then test the party loyalties of both Cua and Sarmiento. If the vice gov reneges on his promise that he would not seek the congressional seat, Cua would be obligated to support the incumbent. The LP lineup would take shape as the CoC deadline approaches and depending on who volunteers to join the Liberal Party in the next few weeks.

***** N O T E S : A m o n g t h e witnesses in the July 5 oathtaking of Cua were Jun Alcantara, presumptive Bagamanoc mayoral bet Remegio Villaluna of Tri-Ex Tower Co., and Architect Enrique Olonan, who is reportedly angling for another r u n a s p a r t y l i s t representative…. Now that

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A lot more to happen within LP The move of Governor Joseph Cua, formerly of Manny Villar’s Nacionalistas, to the Liberal Party of President PNoy came as no surprise. Congressman Cesar Sarmiento, as well as several LP bigwigs in the League of Provinces of the Philippines, has been urging Cua to become a Liberal but the latter always told them of his only one condition - be d es ign a te d p ro v i nc i a l chairman – as a way of saying no. Last February, talk surfaced that a key Cua ally – PBM Kalem Surtida – was circulating for signature of municipal councilors a petition urging the LP leadership to name the governor as provincial party chairman. Cua confirms that such a petition was indeed circulated but it was never presented to the LP leaders, with the gov’s men salvaging some use for it as a kind of loyalty check. Under the agreement forged prior to Cua’s oathtaking at the LP’s Balay headquarters in Quezon City, both the governor and the congressman would be co-chairs of the party in Catanduanes. Nothing more has been agreed upon, both political leaders affirm. Cua says he has yet to discuss with co-chair Sarmiento the details of how the LP would be run on the island, particularly with just over two months to go before the deadline for the submission of certificates of candidacies for the 2013 local elections. “We will have to sit down pa and agree kung sisay ang kasama sa line-up,” Sarmiento said.

Herac man palan kan sarong tawohan diyan sa Juan M. Alberto Memorial District Hospital sa San Andres. Grabe na an pagtios dahel sa kakulangan nin marinas na pagcaon sa ospital. Segun sa mga reclamador sa kahadean ni alcalde Tay, kan fecha veinte daa nin Mayo 2012, alas siete cuarenta y cinco nin banggui, dinara daa ninda sa ospital an saendang macuapo ta nangiligkitig. Pag-abot daa sa ospital, sinabihan daa sinda kan nars na an doctor daang naka-duty nin veinte-cuatro oras nasa Virac. Ta caipuhan an doctor, nagduman daa sinda qui Tay, na inibahan man sinda pabar ik sa JMAMDH. Kinumpirmar daa kan nars na nasa Virac si Dr. Gibson Gabitan na namangui, duman siguro sa Jollibee, he! he! he! An nahayblad daang alcalde, sinabihan na sana an nars na ipaguilomdom qui Dr. Gibbs na dapat aduman siya sa ospital kung naka-duty nin 24 hours. An maraot ta paghale ni Tay, nag-abot man daa an doctor, basog na siguro, y sinabihan an mga reclamador na maglayas na sa ospital y darahon an pasyente sa EBMC ta dae nya bobolongon. Balik na naman qui Tay an mag-agom para makapanobre nin sakayan. Kan siring man na banggui, saro man na pasyenteng napaso sa daghan an dae man nabolong ta wara ngani si Doctor Gabitan. Ngonian, dacul pa daang vez na ini nangyari, dae lang daa nakaabot sa mga hade sa capitolyo ta dae man nin gareclamong pormal. Ngonian na ini nakaluwas

na dahel sa surat kan nagadanan n in aqu i , inaapodan an comitiva ni PBM Freding na manlansar nin imbestigasyon tanganing maisihan kun ngata sa Virac pa namanggui an doctor, baya an mga cliente sa ospital ni Mona Lisa. Marinas na sa magayon na kimot ni Doc Gibbs madangog kan mga vocal an bagay na ini. Ngonian, habang dae pa naka-iskedyul an hearing sa S a n g g u n i a n g P a n g -Contractor, imbestigaran man kan municipio an clase kan mga putahe diyan sa kusina kan JMAMDH ta tibaad mga pan-os nang rinuto pati ginisang mga tadang maluto an pigluluwag diyan sa mga doctor na grabe na ngani an sacrificio sa hababang sueldo sa trabahong daeng relyebo. Helingon man an mga caonan diyan sa tampad kung an mga putahe bagay man na ihungit sa doctor. Kung talagang bacong marinas y dae masaho an mga pagcaon sa ospital y cataraning na lugar, dapat m a q u i - a r e g l o a n manejamiento sa Jollibee, Sea Breeze y Blossoms kung puede sinda magkahang nin branch sa tampad kan ospital. Kung puedeng mag-extra an mga kusinero ninda sa kitchen kan ospital, mas magayon, si alcalde Tay an mabayad kan sueldo, he! he! he!

***** Habang baco pa man na panahon nin riso-riso, magayon na maadalan kan mga servidor nin banwaan sa SP an posibilidad na magcaigua nin automaticong liquor ban kung iguang senyal nin bagyo. Ini daa giniguibo na duman sa Isabela y mas pabor sa mga nanunungdan kung

daeng boltoc na naglalayaw-layaw sa calzada o caya maporbang mangarigos kung an lungso dacula pa sa simbahan. Sa sistemang ini, magiging bawal na an pagtinda y pag-inom nin agua de pataranta magpoon gin, cerveza, s i oc tong , ma tado r o emperador, ginebra kapitan o san Miguel, fundador, red wine, whisky asin iba pang nacabaridang nin isip. Puedeng dacupon an sisay man na maheling na gaigtoc sa tinampo. Pabor ini sa mga nanay na an gusto marinas an isip ni tatay kung iguang maabot na delubyo. Pabor man ini sa mga barangay na an maabot n a p a g s e l e b r a r n i n kapiyestahan iguang senyal nin PAGASA, tipid na sa inumon, tipid pa sa pulutan, he! he! he!

***** Para sa kamad-ayadan kan banwaan nin Viga, lalo na kan mga empleyado sa municipio, dapat nang sigurong magpahunod na ngona si alcalde Lardy. Magutom an mga familia kan mga empleyados, lalo na itong an mga suweldo dos cientos pesos man sana cada aldaw, Segun sa ultimong orden kan Comelec, dae caini babag-ohon an decision sa caso ni mayor, caya matener an writ of execution na iniluwas kan RTC. Pabayaan na ngona si Tarin ba iyo an magmanejo kan Viga, habang maskat naman sa Corte Suprema an mga abogado ni Lardy para ribakon si Commissioner Sixto Brillantes. Harimbawang mag-isyu naman nin TRO sa RTC, saka naman siguro siya magtucaw sa municipio.

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Gov. Cua is a Liberal, what does this make of original Liberal party members Larry Que and Nonong Mendoza? Will Que, a Chinese school classmate of the governor, mend fences with his erstwhile close friend? Will Mendoza suppress his desire to become mayor of San Andres again and settle for a directorship with DOTC or LTO???? Meanwhile, assistant provincial assessor Romy Camano, whose main claim to fame is filing cases against sitting governors, has reported back to his old post. Last May, he fired off another letter to the Ombudsman’s Field Investigation Office to inquire about the status of the plunder case he filed against Cua. Act ing D i rec to r Ferdinand San Joaquin assured him that it is conducting a full-blown probe into the issues. “The allegations is in its fact-f i n d i n g s t a g e , t h u s investigators are undergoing a case build-up before it could formally file a complaint if warranted.” San Joaquin said.

***** STUPID DIET. An elderly couple were killed in an a c c i d e n t a n d f o u n d themselves being given a tour of heaven by Saint Peter. "Here is your oceanside condo, over there are the tennis courts, swimming pool, and two golf courses. If you need any refreshments, just stop by any of the many bars located throughout the area." "Heck, Gloria," the old man hissed when Saint Peter walked off, "we could have been here ten years ago if you hadn't heard about all that stupid oat bran, wheat germ, and low-fat diets!"

For the good of Catanduanes

Just like the rest of the administrations before it, the current occupants of Malacañang are not above patronage politics.

If noisy oppositionists like Rep. Mitos Magsaysay are to be believed, members of the Liberal Party are given much larger shares of the pork barrel funds in the trillion-peso national budget, unlike those belonging to GMA’s dwindling clique of supporters who are like little pigs kept away from the feeding trough.

There being not much the people can do about the present state of national and local politics, Governor Joseph Cua cannot be accused of insincerity in proclaiming that he decamped to the Liberal Party for the good of the province.

Recall that several months ago, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala came bearing gifts of farm equipment and fishing gear, mouthing promises of further funding for irrigation and farm-to-market roads. It would not be too far from the truth if someone claims the good secretary whispered to the governor that, like in the US television game show of old, “All this can be yours, if the price is right!”

Last month, the P95 million in proposed funding assistance and projects from the DA was reported to be still in the pipeline, meaning the certainty of the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) ever reaching the island hung in the balance. By this day, two weeks after Cua swore his loyalty to the Liberal Party, the people can be sure the funds are on the way.

Upon receiving from Congressman Cesar Sarmiento the news of Cua’s conversion as a Liberal, Budget Secretary Butch Abad is reported to have remarked that it would now be much easier to support the development of Catanduanes now that the governor and the congressman are united.

Let us not mourn the loss of the Nacionalista Party, for there are no real political parties with real development agenda at the local level. All we have is the politics of the personal: the people are either for Cong, Boboy, Bong, Jun or JAS.

Thus, we have no choice but to welcome the biggest boy on the block: the Liberal Party of Congressman Sarmiento and Governor Cua, and the rest of local officials who will be eager to swear the same oath of loyalty in less than a month.

Let us hope that our two leaders make good on their vow that their closeness to the powers-that-be in Malacañang would not only lead to their reelection in 2013 but deliver the development and progress that Catanduanes needs.

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Tang Poling, para hag-ot

At 77, Tang Poling may be hard of hearing but still physically able to strip abaca, a work he has been at for the past 62 years. With his earn-ings he supported his family and sent his five children to school. Three became teachers and one is a civil engineer working at FICELCO. His eldest did not continue her schooling due to a physical disability. One married a German and is now living there. The family owns a small abaca plantation by the hillsides. They pre-fer to plant the abaca suckers of the Abuab, Pula, Puti and Yuga va-rieties. However, they like the Abuab better because they provide finer, whiter and stronger fibers. He learned how to strip from his father Jose who was a carpenter as well as an abaca stripper. Mapagal ang pag-hag-ot (Abaca stripping is tiresome), he said. Matugod ka ngon-a (You first build an open hut). This is where the hag-otan (stripping knives) are set. Tapos mahawan ka (You re-move the dry leaves and clear up the area) bago ka manakol (before you cut down

the plant close to the corm, remove the leaves and cut the stalk to its desired length). Tapos ma supnit ka na (Then you remove the white upper portion of the stalks (upas). Two to four strips are placed between the strippers which are made of two bolo blades facing each other. The strips are then pulled hard enough to remove the pulp leaving the fine fibers. This is the actual paghag-ot (abaca strip-ping). The fibers are hung to dry. Naogma ka na kaan (You can be happy then.) Makapa-bacal ka na. Su pagal mo, imo na. (You can now sell your produce. The hardships of labor have become money). Abaca was sold at three centavos a kilo during the pre-Japanese period. This is the reason why Tang Poling had to work as a carpenter and till the soil for more income. He even worked as hired labor for other planta-tions and farms. At pre-sent, prices are accord-ing to the kind of fiber one produces. Sa grado na an. (That’s according to grades). Tang Poling continues to use the tra-ditional method of

abaca stripping. He re-fuses to try the new ones, afraid that he has to start adjusting to it and lessen his produc-tion. His son Antonio, who used to help him while still a student, is now an engineer and goes to work everyday. Tang Poling was born on January 7, 1935. His father Jose Padayao was a carpenter while his mother Filipa Tabor stayed home to be a simple housekeeper like most women of her time. There were nine children in the family but the son Jose was able to finish 2nd year high school. He married Remedios and had five children.

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OF FACILITATOR AND FRIENDSHIP

Year 1988 was my “baptism of fire” when it comes to facilitating student leadership training-workshop. It all started with an invitation from our university guidance center to students willing to be trained as peer counsellors. It was an intensive out-of-town training for three days and two nights and I’ve been fortunate to have passed the screening. After a year of priding a nameplate we were privileged to wear inside cam-pus which spells our name and under which the title, ‘Peer Counselor’, our guidance center opted to rename it ‘Peer Facilitator’. From then on, the word ‘facilitator’ has become my alter-ego. Years later, I joined as participant in one seminar to which the speaker professed that one should, once and for all, do away from using the word ‘facilitator’ as it has become so “gasgas” (worn-out or over-used). I was made to realize that maybe I should let go of the word. I groped for other better words...trainer, conveyor, catalyst, enhancer, expe-ditor, effecter, processor...what have you... I ended up going back to the “gasgas” word. I finally concluded that if ‘facilitator’ is the most appropriate word that I can find...so be it! Language is dynamic, it’s a reality. Yet one doesn’t have to be ‘in’ to get across with what he or she is trying to convey. Some things are made to stay that way, I believe so. When I say, “Allow me to facilitate your convenient and unforgettable stay in our province...” (With due respect to my highly admired high school Language mentor, Prof. Nimfa B. Zafe), I sense a personal touch, a heart-warming feeling attached to the word. After all, would it be more appropriate to tag along someone else’s name, Peer Facilita-tor, rather than Peer Processor?...

***** Back in the 90s, during my singlehood/career-oriented days, I spent privileged years of living in a mansion-turned-first-class ladies’ dormitory run by Spanish nuns (that of the Religious of Mary Immaculate) along Sen. M. Cuenca St. in Quezon City. To qualify as a resident, one should be recommended by somebody personally known by those Span-ish nuns. There I met a petite poor-little-rich-girl named Rubie who was quite different in many ways. She was kind of masculine in her manners, which probably made other residents a bit aloof of her. That didn’t stop me from befriending her as I saw a person searching for something out of life. One time, she borrowed a self-help book from me and upon returning it, inserted a ‘thank you’ note with a short message that has remained in my thoughts even long af-ter that book was nowhere to be found. What she wrote struck me to this day: “I don’t have to defend nor explain to save face to a friend...My friend will under-stand, and will save face for me.” We may have had spoken to each other only on rare occasions, and only on brief mo-ments during our stay in said domicile, yet the lesson that she left provided for me a wider perspective when finding meaning to the word ‘friendship’. How many among us are lucky enough to have found genuine friends who can truly and deeply understand and will at all cost stand by us when what other people can do is try to persecute us?...

The Last Time…./from page 8 After that incident, he didn’t touch firecrackers anymore. He was a DI (dance instructor) in Tataynic but decades before, he was actually discovered in showbiz partly because of his dancing prowess. “In my younger days, I could do the entire dance craze except ballet. I was good at modern dance, I excelled in tap dancing, you name it, and I could dance it. Now, I couldn’t possibly do all that. Hindi ko na kaya yong ginagawa ng mga teenager na naglulundagan sa dance floor. I guess I can take to ballroom dancing with some flair. Now I really prefer sophisticated dancing.” At one time, he was asked: Which do you love more, your family or your job? “Understandably, I said I love my job more. Jokingly, I said, “Aanhin ko ang pamilya ko kung wala na silang makain.” But his happiest moment as father was when he was with his children and they were enjoying every minute of that get-together. “The saddest part was when I learned that some were involved in rumbles and then one got knifed in the process but was nevertheless spared.” Dolphy’s admission: “I am human like any other concerned father. No one knew the depth of my despair when I learned that one of my sons was going to jail and he was still there since the early 80s. If I had an extra life to spare, I prefer to take my son’s place in jail. Seeing your son suffer behind bars is one of the worst agonies a father can go through. In that sense, I have suf-fered enough.” At times, he wondered: “They only have one father and yet iba-iba ang mga ugali nila. With my share of problems I confront in private life, how did I become King of Comedy?” He attributed it to sheer hard work. “It is also lots of prayers. It is also pure luck. I know that there are many talented people out there who deserve the big break that I got but they are not just lucky. So I thank my lucky stars.” But just like any other human being, Dolphy goes through pri-vate torments and yet his job called for him to put up a happy face for his show. This had happened many times. Like when he went to Canada to do a live show and his mother just died.”It was tough on me making people laugh while I mourned a mother who just passed away. In another show, my brother just died and you had to put up a happy front for the tap-ing of Buhay Artista with Nora Aunor.” As the song goes, that’s the way of the clown and that’s the part he must play. People say he had a great career and the longest one in show-biz’s history. He had been in showbiz for more than 60 years and the mem-ory of those decades was, for him, priceless. “I fondly remember my Sampaguita days and the time I was doing Facifica Falaypay, Pinoy Matador, Jack en Jill, John en Marsha, those Mars Ravelo movies. I remember working with Lino Brocka in the film Ang Tatay Kong Nanay with Nino Muhlach. He was a unique director who knew how to guide his ac-tors. I was supposed to play a gay father who must act manly in front of a growing adopted son. When I first read the script, I told Lino, ‘Why, this is not comedy. This is drama.” Well, he trusted me with the role and here I discovered how meticulous he was as a director. Kahit na yong pag-tulo ng luha may timing. When I saw the finished film, he was right all along. Talagang malaki yong impact ng ginagawa niya. He was a real perfectionist. There are many good film directors but there is only one Lino Brocka.” Where did he get his flair for comedy? Watching Pugo, Lupito and Patsy in his younger years exposed him to the craft but to sum it up, it was experience which taught him a lot. “There is nothing like experience to teach you what will work and what will amount to a dud. Most of my comic acts I drew from real-life experience. Experience is also a university. As I didn’t finish my schooling, it was experience which taught me how to deal with people and how to deal with your career on a day-to-day basis. I didn’t even have a manager when I started. Everything was pure luck and pure guts and lots of prayer.”

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Manhunt…. from page 1 non-ba i lab le c r imina l charge against him for rob-bery with homicide. The suspect is believed to have gone to Metro Manila or nearby provinces. In the information filed before the Court last July 5, the Provincial Prosecution Office accused Tayoto of robbing Joshar and Doris Briquillo of P150,000.00 in cash, as well as four pieces of jewelry and two cell-p h o n e s v a l u e d a t P44,000.00, on Sept. 13, 2010. The accused then hacked the couple in the different parts of their bod-ies before leaving them at the provincial road near the tricycle they were riding. The Baras police origi-nally charged Tayoto, one Dolores Tayoto Torrente, also known as “Buba”, and several John Does for the crime, based on the testi-mony of witness Jayson Vergara. Vergara had told the po-lice that he was at the house of his sister in Danao when he left at 2 P.M. of Sept. 13 to go to his grand-father’s house in barangay San Miguel. Upon reaching the pro-vincial road at P. Teston where there were no houses, he was surprised by what he witnessed that he hid, at a distance of 20 meters, and saw Tayoto

using a bolo to hack several times a male person as well as a woman, after which the suspect left towards a for-ested area. The witness then ran to his home. He told the prosecutor that it took time for him to report the incident as he feared for his life and that of his fam-ily. According to the medico-legal examination, Joshar was hacked nine times while his wife Doris had eight hack wounds. On the other hand, wit-ness Allan Ignacio on Sept. 12 at 8 A.M., while waking to get firewood, he saw two persons, one of whom was Tayoto and the other wear-ing a bonnet to hide his face, standing at the side of the road. The following day, he learned that the Briquillo couple were murdered at the same road where he saw the two persons the day before. A daughter of the victims, Shovie Brequillo, claimed that Dolores Torrente was a business competitor of her parents in buying fish at Putsan and Danao. In his defense of alibi, Tayoto claimed that he had not gone to the place men-tioned by Ignacio on Sept. 12 and that the following day, he was doing his job as “bangkero” by transport-ing passengers from Putsan and Danao to Baras proper, submitting the affidavits of the boat owner and two

passengers. Torrente also alleged that in the afternoon of Sept. 13, she was with her co-members of the Ferrari Group of ASA Philippines Foundation and they went to the Cabugao office of the NGO for the release of their loans and returned only at 4 P.M. They claimed they did not know the Brequillos personally and never en-countered them in their lives. Tayooto said Vergara wants to get back at him after they argued while watching cockfighting. Tor-rente likewise claimed that the police officer who filed the case had an ill motive against her after she re-fused to lend him money. In her resolution, Deputy Provincial Prosecutor Ri-zal ina Velasco-Tañon averred that Tayoto’s de-fense of alibi cannot prevail over the positive identifica-tion made by witness Ver-gara that the accused treacherously killed the vic-tims. There was also evident premeditation, citing Igna-cio’s testimony that Tayoto and another man were wait-ing for somebody at the side of road at P. Teston the day before the crime. Torrente was cleared of involvement in the crime but the prosecutor found prob-able cause against Tayoto for the crime of robbery with homicide.

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Extra-Judicial Settlement of Estate with Absolute Sale has been executed by the heir of the late Apolinar Tabinas, namely: Juan Tabinas, Epifania T. Tabinas, and Salvacion G. Tabinas, all of legal age and residents of Magnesia, Virac, Catan-duanes, over a parcel of agricultural land at Magnesia, Virac, Catan-duanes, designated as Lot No. 6009-pt. and containing an area of 704 sq. meters, declared under ARP No. 021-0793, adjudicating said property unto themselves in equal shares and thence selling and transferring the same in favor of JORGE C. REYES, per deed exe-cuted before Notary Public Fredeswindo A. Gianan, Jr., per Doc. No. 285; Page No. 52; Book No. 58; Series of 2012. The Catanduanes Tribune July 4, 11 and 18, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Affidavit of Sole Heir has been exe-cuted by the heir of the late William Lacson Chavez and Trinidad Trini-dad Favorito Relloso Chavez, namely: Rolando Relloso Chavez, of legal age and resident of Villa Lorenzo, Sta. Rosa, Laguna, over two (2) parcels of land at Agban, Baras, Catanduanes, described as fol-lows: Lot No. 2945 with an area of 10.3788 has. and covered by OCT-84; and, Lot No. 2943 with an area of 10.9635 has. and covered by OCT-38, adjudicating said parcels of land unto himself, per deed exe-cuted before Notary Public Alfred M. Aquino, per Doc. No. 434; Page No. 88; Book No. 313; Series of 2012. The Catanduanes Tribune July 4, 11 and 18, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Affidavit of Sole Heir has been exe-cuted by the heir of the late Juan Bigtas and Marta Torre, namely: Randy Bigtas, of legal age and resident of Baras, Catanduanes, over a parcel of land at Tilod, Baras, Catanduanes, designated as Lot No. 2960 and with an area of 8.6975 has, covered by OCT-92, adjudicat-ing said property unto himself, per deed executed before Notary Pub-lic Alfred M. Aquino, per Doc. No. 451; Page No. 92; Book No. 313; Series of 2012. The Catanduanes Tribune July 4, 11 and 18, 2012

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Judicial Region 5 BRANCH 43

Virac, Catanduanes

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR RHYANNA VINA ANGELA MOLINA WHO, AFTER ADOPTION, SHALL BEAR THE NAME OF RHYANNA VINA ANGELA PERALTA PELAGIO,

SPEC. PROC. NO. 1444 SPS. GERRY C. PELAGIO and ANABEL PERALTA-PELAGIO, Petitioners, X———————–—–————x

ORDER

A verified petition dated May 15, 2012 has been filed by peti-tioners through counsel, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment be ren-dered approving this petition to the effect that, henceforth, RHY-ANNA VINA ANGELA MOLINA be, for all intents and purposes, the child of herein petitioners and henceforth, the minor shall bear the name RHYANNA VINA ANGELA PERALTA PELAGIO.

It appearing that the said petition is sufficient in form and substance, now therefore, this Court hereby sets for hearing the aforementioned petition on August 6, 2012 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning, before this Court sitting at the Provincial Capitol, Virac, Catanduanes and directs that a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the prov-ince, once a week, for three (3) consecutive weeks. All persons opposed to the petition may file their opposition on or before the date of hearing before this Court, to show cause, if any, why the aforesaid petition shall not be granted.

Further, let a copy of this Order together with a copy of the instant petition be served upon the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Regis-trar of Bagamanoc, Catan-duanes and the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-ment, through the provincial office stationed at Virac, Catan-duanes, which department is hereby directed to conduct a social case study of the minor to be adopted, as well as the natu-ral parent and the petitioners and to submit to this Court, a report and recommendation on the matter at least one (1) week before the scheduled date of hearing and to intervene on behalf of the minor, if it finds that the petition should be denied.

SO ORDERED. Virac, Catanduanes, June 8, 2012. (Sgd.) LELU P. CONTRERAS Presiding Judge The Catanduanes Tribune July 4, 11 and 18, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Extra-Judicial Settlement of an Es-tate with Sale has been executed by the heirs of the late Rufino Camacho, namely: Pacifico T. Camacho, Socorro T. Camacho, Julian T. Camacho and Nena C. Bernal, all of legal age and residents of District 3, San Miguel, Catanduanes, over a portion of residential land at District 3, San Miguel, Catanduanes, surveyed under Lot No. 145-part and containing an area of 400 sq. meters, adjudicating said prop-erty among themselves and thence selling and transferring the same in favor of AQUILINO T. TASARRA, per deed executed before Notary Public Arnel C. Sarmiento, per Doc. No, 128; Page No. 26; Book No. 74; Series of 2006. The Catanduanes Tribune July 11, 18 and 25, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Affidavit of Adjudication by Sole Heir with Sale has been executed by the heir of the late Sps. Felipa Sor-rera and Domingo Lumbao, namely: Norma L, Toyado, of legal age and resident of San Roque, Virac, Catanduanes, over a parcel of land at Danicop, Virac, Catanduanes, designated as Lot No. 3121 and containing an area of 3,339 sq. meters, adjudicating said real estate unto herself and thence selling and transferring the same in favor of Sps. ALIPIO T. TAN and EVANGELINA B. TAN, per deed executed before Notary Public Fredeswindo A. Gianan, Jr., per Doc. No, 459; Page No. 93; Book No. 49; Series of 2012. The Catanduanes Tribune July 11, 18 and 25, 2012

PART 2 After as short walk, Piggy and Katialis arrived at the sprawling, Chinese-owned JSK Building near the Town Center, headquar-ters of the JSK group of compa-nies. JSK referred to Joseph S. King, the building owner. and JSK CEO. They surreptitiously walked to the second floor, and then silently proceeded to a con-ference room. Katialis looked at his watch and noted that the time was the unholy hour of one o’clock in the morning. “We’ll hide behind those thick curtains, where we can’t be seen,” the girl whispered on Kati-alis’ ear, pointing at the nearest curtains. Katialis saw many people seated with JSK around a long table. Despite the early morning hour, Katialis noted many gov-ernment officials present. Among the many, he recognized the provincial governor, congress-men, town and city mayors, the PNP provincial director, and heads of many government of-fices. He also saw several for-eigners in the group. “JSK invited everybody to be present here this morning be-cause a big, US company, that is interested in joint-ops with JSK, had requested a simul-tele meeting with strategic corplan whiz kids in New York right now, On the agenda is JSK’s accom-plishment report and future plans here in the Philippines, which are needed for joint-ops benchmarking,” the girl whis-pered. “Good morning, friends. You have to excuse me for the time of this meeting which may appear to you to be unusual. But we have to do this through a simul-tele meeting on the web with our New York friends who chose this time as the most convenient; it is now one o’clock in the afternoon in New York by the way. This meeting will receive worldwide coverage,” JSK began and ex-plained apologetically. JSK started the conference immediately. He cited JSK’s accomplishments. JSK first men-tioned JSK’s work at improving the economic standing of the impoverished people of the prov-ince by providing them with af-fordable water and land transpor-tation. In support of this, he also said that JSK had acquired sole distributorship of gasoline as well

Orig sa Batete and Katialis’ Pretty Girl

By Gabriel T. Rodulfo

as monopolized control over gas stations in the province. “Please remember that when we established JSK Transporta-tion, our main motive was primar-ily to help the poor. Soon we will go into air transport.” JSK re-minded everybody in impeccable although thickly accented Eng-lish. “Will those things not encour-age revolutions like those that are happening in the Middle East?” A New Yorker asked. “These uprisings will never happen here,” JSK confidently answered. “Revolutions only come, if and when there is a strong middle class. In my country there is no middle class; we only have wealthy foreigners and hungry natives. The “tipping point” only comes to the sober, not to the drunken, and to the learned with full stomachs. The hungry alco-holic has long been inured to graft and corruption. It has been long ingrained in the psyche of my people. They vote only for those who could afford to buy their votes, so that they could have money to spend for alco-holic drinks today. They don’t understand issues concerning a prosperous future or of good governance. Incidentally, our present President will only fail in his fight against graft and corrup-tion.” “I thought JSK was for the poor,” another New Yorker com-mented. “Yes, Sir, we are; provided, if it will result in company profits.” JSK continued, “Our marketing strategy is dependent on market demand. Where there is full de-mand for a product or service, like demand for transportation services, we just maintain de-mand. Where there is only latent demand, say for iron filings, or margaha, we develop demand. That is why we are positioning now, iron filings, which are abun-dant in our shores, as a more desirable and cheaper substitute for iron ingots in order to attract iron ore buyers to purchase in-stead our abundant iron filings.” “Going back to the full demand for goods and services by the poor, we have been doing much to maintain the status quo in our people’s ways. For example, we only provide money for the aspir-ing politician of our choice, so that only they can win. We have

even gone as far as insuring that those who head our schools will support us, so that they can help us insure that the young continue the old ways, by extending finan-cial and moral assistance only to those who share our views of governance, And for these, we thank our educators and govern-ment officials for their support and for having graciously come this morning,” JSK continued. “Furthermore, lately, we had established drugstores to provide medicine to the sick; we even established a cemetery to bury their dead in; we provide a means of living for the healthy by distributing to farmers corn seeds which they plant, and which we buy back even before they could bear fruit, to be used as fodder to fatten our cattle in our ranches. We even encourage the poor to make charcoal from the trees they fell to clear their kaingin, and buy back their produce. All of these we do to benefit the poor and maintain the status quo.” JSK triumphantly ended. After a brief pause, JSK con-tinued: “Now, we shall be export-ing iron “filings”. These are abun-dant in our shores. We are en-couraging you to join us in this venture. We will also construct more roads, specially to the hin-terlands, so that the poor will have easy access to centers of trade and commerce. I have in mind right now, constructing roads that will traverse the virgin forests of Libod, where giant hardwood are plenty. We shall chop down giant narra, molave, and yakal trees that are abun-dant there and export the lum-ber.” At this instance, Katialis felt an abrupt change in Piggy. He looked at her and saw a frighten-ing change in the pretty young girl. Piggy had become a wild boar, with red eyes and deadly, protruding snouts. The boar gave a loud snort and jumped to the table nearest JSK. The PNP Director quickly stood and fired his gun, but missed. Piggy went on to gore the Director, then run after the fleeing JSK. Katialis hurriedly tore away from the curtain that he was hiding in, and run downstairs for safety, to-gether with the rest. That morn-ing, all radio and TV stations carried the news of a wild boar’s rampage at JSK headquarters. Nothing was mentioned about the orig sa Batete.

Alternative…. from page 1 While barangays are now aware of the importance of having basically literate out-of-school youths and adults, school dropouts, workers, persons with disabilities, inmates and rebel integrees to finish elementary and high school and possibly enter college or a technical-vocational school, there are still some local execs who are against ALS, she dis-closed, citing a Pandan barangay captain who bluntly told the mobile teacher that he does not want the program to be im-plemented in the village. Barangays should look for dropouts in the local popu-lation and endorse them to the ALS program. Gonzales said. In the recent ALS Ac-creditation and Equivalency test conducted in May, only 162 out of the 668 takers from Catanduanes passed, broken down into 29 ele-mentary passers and 133 secondary passers. The test reportedly allowed overaged students in the formal education system to take the exam but most, including those in ALS learning classes, failed as they were not ready. Gonzales said her office would be going the rounds of all 11 towns to evaluate ALS learners who are ready to take the test and be awarded certification of learning achievements in either elementary or secon-dary. The tests are standard-ized paper and pencil-based tests and use multi-ple-choice and composition writing. Recent passers included some who have entered college and several who are themselves work-ing for ALS as learning fa-cilitations in their own barangay.

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Extra-Judicial Settlement of Real Estate with Sale has been executed by the heirs of the late Abundio Aldea Idanan and Jovena Lizaso Idanan, namely: Rustom L. Idanan of Calindula Village, Laguna; Wilma I. Mora of Calindula Village, La-guna; Roberto L. Idanan of Eastern Poblacion, Baras, Catanduanes; Ricardo L. Idanan of Taguig City; Marichu I. Ablanida of Sta. Rosa, Laguna; Ronnie L. Idanan of Antipolo City; Rolando L. Idanan of Calindula Village, Laguna; and, Rixie L. Idanan of Eastern Poblacion, Baras, Catanduanes, all of legal age, over a parcel of land at Nag-barorong, Baras, Catanduanes, designated as Lot No. 672 and con-taining an area of 3,184 sq. meters, adjudicating said property among themselves and selling and transferring the same in favor of CATA-LINA B. GUERRERO, per deed executed before Notary Public Fre-deswindo A. Gianan Jr., per Doc. No. 350; Book No. 71; Page No. 49; Series of 2012. The Catanduanes Tribune July 18, 25 and August 1, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Extra-Judicial Settlement of Real Estate Among Heirs has been executed by the heirs of the late Sps. Jose de la Rosa and Isabel P. de la Rosa, namely: Lourdes P. Serios of Cheltenham, Vic, Australia and Eastern Cavinitan, Virac, Catan-duanes; Estrella P. dela Rosa of Doveton, Vic, Australia and Nelia P. Bas of Melbourne, Australia and Eastern Cavinitan, Virac, Catan-duanes, all of legal age, over three (3) parcels of land, including im-provements in one of the parcels, as follows: Lot No. 1403 at Hicming, Virac, Catanduanes, covered by OCT No. 3947 and containing an area of 12,792 sq. meters; Lot No. 4631-B at Calatagan, Virac, Catan-duanes, covered by TCT No. 12405 and containing an area of 1,562 sq. meters; and, Lot No. 10832P including improvements thereon at Cavinitan, Virac, Catanduanes, declared under ARP No. 2000-11-009-0444 and containing an area of 200 sq. meters, adjudicating said property among themselves in the manner agreed upon, per deed executed before Virginia Kalong, Honorary Consul of the Republic of the Philippines in Victoria, Australia, per Service No. 2012-820; and, Doc. No. 2012-1129; Series of 2012. The Catanduanes Tribune July 18, 25 and August 1, 2012

DEPED ALS COORDINATOR Mesaline Gonzales shows to Congressional District Office chief of Staff Dicol Rojas the learning modules reproduced using funding provided by Cong. Cesar Sarmiento.

Funding…. from page 1 or less than half of the 63 barangays. In reply, team leader Engr. Bonifacio Magtibay said they will forward the findings to the WASH clus-ter for possible funding by international aid agencies, once the local governments submit project proposals. He added that Catan-duanes, being under a state of calamity, would be given priority The team also urged the LGUs to conduct an inven-tory of all water sources, especially shallow wells or jetmatic pumps as well as surface water sources to determine if the water is safe to drink. Those positive for contamination should be labeled as unsafe for drink-ing, it said. In its report, the WHO-DOH-LWUA team said that based on its site visits to barangays Capilihan, Sto. Domingo and Palta Salva-cion in Virac, as well as barangays Codon and Cab-cab in San Andres, water quality and sanitation prob-lems were observed. The team, however, noted the decreasing number of chol-era/diarrhea cases, with just 40 cases recorded in the past week. Among the findings were: open defecation practices in the barangays; absence of chlorination in all water sys-tems; poor water source protection; uncontrolled disposal of garbage and wastes from backyard pig-gery and poultry; and, ab-sence of regular water qual-ity monitoring. Also noted was the fact that several confirmed cholera cases were residing along rivers and shorelines. Aside from the Salintubig program, the team recom-mended the following short-term solutions: orientation and training on zero open defecation program by DOH and CHD-5; orientation and training on household water treatment and safe storage (biosand filter and hyposol); use of design for improve-men t o f c a t c hme n t (drainage and intake box) by LGUs; design of waste containment for piggery and poultry wastes; organiza-tion, activation and training of local drinking water qual-ity monitoring committee; orientation and training on drinking water safety and water safety planning; train-ing on PHC media prepara-tion; provision of chlorine and chlorine residual com-parator kits; development of sanitation and hygiene ad-vocacy and awareness campaign materials; and, development of WASH pro-posals for inclusion in the Province-wide Investment

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P24-T bail….. from page 8 the farm where they saw the two respondents remov-ing the husks from the co-conuts. Torrano told them to place the nuts inside the sack and they went to the barangay captain where the incident was recorded. Conciliation proceedings were conducted at the barangay level but these failed, prompting the com-plainant to file the case against the duo for the loss of the coconut worth P1,000.

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Office of the Sangguniang Bayan EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 22nd REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN FOR CY 2012 HELD ON MAY 28, 2012 FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M. AT THE MUNICIPAL SESSION HALL, BATO, CATANDUANES, WITH THE MUNICIPAL COUNCILOR, HON. CENON AVELINO R. TE-VES, PRESIDING. PRESENT: Hon. Cenon Avelino R. Teves - Municipal Councilor/ Temp. Presiding Officer

Hon. Reynato V. Almanza - Municipal Councilor Hon. Roberto T. Tasarra - Municipal Councilor Hon. Errol N. Soriao - Municipal Councilor Hon. Rafael M. Joson - Municipal Councilor Hon. Francisco R. Toledana - Municipal Councilor Hon. Domingo S. Prensader - Municipal Councilor Hon. Roberto P. Rodulfo - Municipal Councilor Hon. Gabriel T. Tejerero - ABC President/ Ex-Officio Member Hon. Mike Vincent T. Olino - SKMF President/ Ex-Officio Member

ABSENT: None.

MUNICIPAL RESOLUTION NO. 2012-070

A RESOLUTION EMBODYING MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO. 2012-04 OF BATO, CATANDUANES.

WHEREAS, the Local Government Unit of Bato, Catanduanes has applied for a loan at Land

Bank of the Philippines Virac Branch purposely for the renovation of the old Municipal Building, which was constructed more than fifty (50) years ago; as such, the proposed repair, renovation and improvement of the structure which is contemporary in design is necessary to have a better work place for employees which is essential in function to help the LGU maximize its capability to effectively deliver programs, projects and services to the people;

WHEREAS, such repair is likewise deemed imperative in the face of recurrent natural calamities

that has been predicted by experts in the light of global warming and other significant climatic changes and weather patterns, considerably knowing that the Municipality of Bato is located within the typhoon path of the island province of Catanduanes;

WHEREAS, by virtue of Municipal Resolution No. 2010-061,which was passed by the Sang-

guniang Bayan on October 18, 2012, the Land Bank of the Philippines considered the loan application of the LGU thru the authority granted by the Sangguniang Bayan to the Local Chief Executive to negotiate loan with the said funding institution; consequently, the terms and conditions of the approved loan of the LGU with LBP was adopted, confirmed, ratified and approved by virtue of Municipal Resolution No. 2011-061 of the Sangguniang Bayan approved last August 22, 2011 ;

WHEREAS, due to some unexpected changes in policies and guidelines set forth by the funding

agency, there is a need to pass an ordinance that authorizes the LGU to avail such loan to determine the public social acceptability, thereby stating, among others, the project name, the borrower, amount of loan, purpose, the term and manner of payment/mode of release, interest rate, collateral or guarantee and others, which is now a new requirement prior to the release of the loan;

NOW THEREFORE, on motion of Hon. Domingo S. Prensader, Municipal Councilor, duly sec-

onded by Hon. Francisco R. Toledana, Municipal Councilor; the following Municipal Ordinance is hereby adopted as follows:

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE NO.2012-04

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PROPOSED BORROWING OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF BATO, CATANDUANES IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN MILLION PESOS (P 15,000,000.00) TO FUND THE RENOVATION OF MUNICIPAL BUILDING LO-CATED AT LIBOD POBLACION, BATO, CATANDUANES.

BE IT IN ENACTED, as it is hereby ENACTED, by the Sangguniang Bayan of Bato, Catanduanes

in session assembled, that:

SECTION 1.The Municipal Mayor, Hon. Eulogio R. Rodriguez, in representation of Municipality of Bato, Catanduanes hereinafter referred to as the “Municipality” is hereby authorized to enter into Loan Agreement (Term Loan 2) with the Land Bank of the Philippines in accordance with Section 297 of Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code, in the amount of Fifteen Million Pesos (P 15,000,000.00) un-der the terms and conditions herein set forth and such other terms and conditions as may be agreed upon with any person, corporation or entity for the purpose of funding priority project, and subject to the require-ments under Section 123 of Republic Act No. 7653 as implemented by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Circular No. 402. In this connection, the Municipal Mayor shall have full power and authority to represent the Munici-pality in negotiating the terms and conditions for the said borrowing and in signing, executing and delivering such agreements, contracts, deeds, papers, and documents as may be necessary and proper for the full and total implementation of the authority herein granted;

SECTION 2.The said priority project is herein specified as the Renovation of Municipal Building

located in Libod Poblacion, Bato, Catanduanes is hereby certified to be a local infrastructure and/or other socio-economic development projects in accordance with the approved local development and public invest-ment program for calendar year 2012 of the Municipality of Bato, Catanduanes and is supported by the best estimate of the Municipal Engineer.

SECTION 3. Consistent with the covering Loan Agreement (Term Loan 2) contract, deeds and

assignment, mortgage contracts, and such other agreements as maybe entered into by the municipality in connection with the borrowing, the features, terms and conditions shall be as follows and are hereby ap-proved:

3.1 Project Name: Renovation of Municipal Building Borrower: Municipal Government of Bato, Catanduanes Amount: Fifteen Million Pesos Purpose: To finance the major renovation of the Municipal Building Term: The Loan shall have a term of ten (10) years, inclusive of 1 year grace period, if under internal funds or up to 15 years inclusive of 1 year grace period, if under L2GF, as follows:

Principal : Payable in 108 equal monthly amortizations if under Internal funds or up to 168 monthly amortizations if under L2GF to start at the end of the 13th month, reckoned from the date of initial loan release.

Interest : in 120 monthly payments if under internal funds or up to 180 monthly payments if under L2GF, to start at the end of the 1st month after the initial loan release. Manner of Payment / Mode of Release: The loan shall be released in the following manner:

Initial release - P 2.250M upon execution of loan documents and compliance to with all pre-release requirements 2nd Release - P 3.750M upon 25% completion per LBP validation 3rd Release - P 3.750M upon 55% completion per LBP validation 4th Release - P 3.750M upon 85% completion per LBP validation

Final Release - P 1.500M or balance, upon 100% completion per LBP Total - P 15.00M validation

======== Interest Rate: Prevailing prime rate plus minimum 3% spread, subject to semestral repricing

or at L2GF average cost of funds plus minimum spread of 2.5% but not lower than 9%, fixed for the duration of the loan; GRT for the account of the LGU.

Collateral / Guarantee / Security:

Payment of the Loan, including interest, penalties, advances, fees and other charges, as well as the extension, renewal, or restructuring thereof, shall be secured by assignment of Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA).

Front-end Fee: None Commitment Fee:

Commitment, handling, filing, appraisal/inspection and processing fees are waived, except when required by the special financing accessed.

Guarantor: None

Guarantee Fee: None Sinking Fund (if applicable) or other Funding arrangements: None SECTION 4. The Municipality hereby appropriates the entire proceeds of the borrowing exclusively

to finance the Renovation of Municipal Building and other financial obligations relative thereto. SECTION 5. Any Ordinance or parts thereof inconsistent with this enactment is hereby repealed or

amended accordingly. SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its publication and compliance with all proce-

dures required under Republic Act No. 7160 of ordinance for its validity, including the affixation of signatures of the Sangguniang Bayan Members, in concurrence thereto, composing at least majority thereof, out of the total of eleven (11) members, on all the pages of this Ordinance.

SO ORDAINED / ENACTED. RESOLVED FURTHER, that copies of this Ordinance be furnished the Honorable Mayor Eulogio

R. Rodriguez, the Municipal Accountant, and the Municipal Auditor, all of this Municipality of Bato, Catan-duanes the Land Bank of the Philippines and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for their information and ap-propriate action.

ADOPTED this _28th day of _May , 2012. I HEREBY CERTIFY as to the correctness of the foregoing Resolution Embodying Municipal

Ordinance No. 2012-04 of Bato, Catanduanes.

(Sgd.) ERLINDA T. ROJAS Secretary to the Sanggunian ATTESTED: (Sgd.) CENON AVELINO R. TEVES Municipal Councilor / Temporary Presiding Officer APPROVED: (Sgd.) JOSELITO T. ALBERTO Municipal Vice Mayor / Acting Mayor CONCURRED IN: (SANGGUNIAN MEMBERS) (Sgd.) REYNATO V. ALMANZA (Sgd.) ROBERTO T. TASARRA

Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor (Sgd.) ERROL N. SORIAO (Sgd.) FRANCISCO R. TOLEDANA Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor (Sgd. RAFAEL M. JOSON (Sgd.) DOMINGO S. PRENSADER Municipal Councilor Municipal Councilor

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. RODULFO (Sgd.) GABRIEL T. TEJERERO Municipal Councilor ABC President/ Ex-Officio Member (Sgd.) MIKE VINCENT T. OLINO SKMF President / Ex-Officio Member VALIDATED AS CONSISTENT WITH LAW: (Sgd.) URSUS S. DE QUIROS Sangguniang Panlalawigan Secretary (Sgd.) JOSEPH C. CUA Date Validated: 07-09-2012 Provincial Governor

The Catanduanes Tribune July 18, 25 & August 1, 2012

Narra bound…. from page 8 P157,581.00, was taken to the police headquarters for proper disposition and sub-sequent turnover to the De-partment of the Environ-ment and Natural Re-sources (DENR). Four days after the sei-zure, the Department of Interior and Local Govern-ment (DILG) announced that it will sanction any local chief executive - whether governor, city and municipal mayor, including barangay chairmen--if they defy or fail to comply with President Benigno Aquino III’s direc-tive for a total log ban in all natural and residual forests of the country. Robredo said if a particu-lar LCE fails to prevent the entry or transport of illegal

logs or timber within their territorial jurisdiction, he or she will stand liable for any violation of the total log ban under Presidential Execu-tive Order No. 23, which provides for a moratorium on the cutting and harvest-ing of timber in natural and residual forests of the entire country. Robredo also issued a separate directive to PNP chief Gen. Nicanor Bar-tolome for the inclusion and implementation of a one-strike policy or immediate relief of police provincial directors or chiefs of police found to have been violat-ing the log ban or remiss in preventing the entry or transport of illegal logs or timber within their assigned jurisdiction. Many police officers are actively enforcing the law but are hamstrung by the interference of politicians, including elected officials, who intercede for those caught in possession of ‘hot’ lumber and ask for their release. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, the Virac police led by PO2 Dario Gregorio and PO2 Lorenzo Alberto of CATPIS recovered 66 pieces of 2x6 sawn lumber with a total volume of 396 board feet at barangay Bi-gaa.

Funding…. from page 6 Plan for Health. For the long-term, the team suggested the follow-ing: toilet construction by communities with assis-tance from LGUs; procure-ment of chlorine and chlori-nators by water supply op-erators; improvement of catchments by water supply operators; enactment of ordinance to control and regulate sanitation activi-ties; improvement of the capacity of provincial and CHD water laboratories; provision of portable test kits for on-site water quality monitoring; implementation of water safety plan by wa-ter firms; operationalization of the local drinking water quality monitoring commit-tee; and, an IEC campaign for improving sanitation and hygiene practices at the community and schools.

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Printed by: Tri-Star Press, Calatagan, Virac, Catanduanes

MGA MAUGMANG GIOK SA CSC, 2

antes magbaryo sa CDC kinseng taon akong nahanggob sa tamang ethica sa pagtrabaho sa catanduanes college; pero – namag-uhan ako sa complicadong proceso sa trabaho sa govierno; dakul ang caipuhan mamatidan nganing maging efectibong empleado. dahil sa seryosong pagaadal nabuksan sakô ang panorama kang kamugtakan ning CSC en relasyon sa ibang mga agencia kang republika, caya nagka-confianza. ibang-iba sa dating trabaho. limitado ang pigahiwas-hiwasan; dangan baco sanang higos, pagkamoot saka respeto sa tawo kundi cooperasyon, legalismo, danay na pagadal, pakikikapwa-tawo… boda, pulitika! sa primerong taon kang CSC biyong gabarahâ ang operasyon: constraksyon, pagbukas ning mga escuelahan sa mga municipio (rural development hs) laboratory, library, mga gamit, hiring ning ginatos na empleado. (bacong problema su cuarta kundi kung pano ang paggasto. sabi caso ibang tawo) sa oficinang sakong namumugtakan, ang oficina kang president – ang surog duman ga gikan.

———————————————————————-- *N.B. Ang L o R na igwang underline sabihon tabi sa dilang Vi-racnon.

burabod efren ETASOR sorra

MY LAST MEETING WITH DOLPHY By Pablo A. Tariman

2D Echocardiography: Bridging gaps in heart care by Rene V. Reyes, MD, FPCP, FPCC

The most accurate rec-ognition of heart disease is not easy. The cardiologist has to make a logical analy-sis of a patient's clinical history and physical exami-nation findings supported by available laboratory and diagnostic tests. In provin-cial settings where diagnos-tic facilities may not be ideal, one has to exert an even more rigorous analysis to arrive at the most plausible diagnosis.

Certain tests like the ECG and Chest X-ray as well as basic blood examinations greatly help, but more so-phisticated procedures may have to be resorted to in order to come up with the most accurate analysis. Two dimensional echo-cardiography or 2D echo Doppler is one such exami-nation. Based on the princi-ple of ultrasound, it can create real time images of the beating heart, enabling

the cardiologist to assess the heart's size, quality and regularity of contraction, abnormalities in blood flow and recognize defects in it's structure, whether inborn or acquired. Later develop-ments allowed echocardi-ography to assess pres-sures and flow velocity in-side the different chambers of the heart thus determin-ing with considerable accu-racy the severity of a heart's structural damage and func-tional abnormalities. Heart diseases like blocked arteries or coronary artery disease, defects in the valves, either congenital or acquired, the latter mostly due to a previous rheumatic infection can be accurately assessed by 2D echo Doppler. Heart enlargement of whatever cause, including the actual size and weight of the heart can be measured by the procedure. Other heart con-ditions that 2D echo Dop-pler can assess with cer-tainty include congenital or inborn heart diseases like "holes in the heart" or ab-normal connections of the great vessels and cham-bers of the heart. Cardio-myopathy or muscle dis-ease of the heart as well as pericardial effusion or an abnormal collection of fluid in the sac surrounding the heart are other conditions where 2D echo is most use-ful. In certain instances, di-agnosis may be inadequate or may even be missed because of the absence of technical support like the unavailability of an echocar-diograhic examination. Al-though a bit expensive, it can counter pitfalls in heart disease recognition and thus prevent erroneous management and treatment of heart diseases. Fortunately for us here in Catanduanes, a state-of-the-art 2D echocardiography facility is now available. Installed at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Hospital in Rawis, Virac last June 27, 2012, the facility replaced the very first echo machine used in the province since 2006. Presently the only one servicing the whole province, this modality, to-gether with a treadmill stress test machine, a 24-hour ambulatory ECG moni-tor as well as the laboratory and radiologic services of the hospital, provide a com-prehensive array of diag-nostic tools available at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Hospital for the recognition and diagnosis of heart dis-eases. With the support of a cardiologist and trained technical staff and hopefully with more specialists com-ing in, the hospital"s heart clinic can provide sustained services for the benefit of heart patients in the prov-ince. Although it is now easier to recognize and manage heart conditions in our is-land, it is still important and better to prevent its occur-rence. As Benjamin Frank-lin said, "An ounce of pre-vention is better than a pound of cure". ____________ Dr. Rene V. Reyes is a con-sultant cardiologist at the Cardiovascular Center of The Medical City and at the Heart Institute, St Luke's Medical Center, Q.C. He holds clinic regularly at the Heart Clinic of the Immacu-late Heart of Mary Hospital in Rawis, Virac, Catan-duanes.

AND THEN THEY WERE GONE. Shortly after this photo was taken, members of the Satur-day Club harvested all of the mango produced by the tree at the yard of businessman Rommel Abundo. The tree bore fruit for the very first time, thanks to the application of a flowering chemical applied by Larry Que (right, with his family), who is offering the same service to other mango tree owners.

I am weighed down by sadness as I receive this news bulle-tin. The last time I saw Dolphy was during a presscon for one of his films, Tataynic, a spoof of Titanic. As I recalled then, he was surrounded by cast and crew of RVQ Productions and people close to him. Love partner Zsa Zsa Padilla, who played Rose Windshield in that film, pointed out what was special being a part of Dol-phy’s life. “I have never seen one as thoughtful as Dolphy,” she said. “He makes this clear to you by calling you regularly in your place of work, by buying your favorite food, the works.” Son Vandolph once told me what he had learned from his famous father who happens to be the King of Comedy. “When you go with someone as famous as my father, you are bound to learn a lot by just being with him. He always brings me along to his shooting and by just observing him and talking to him, I learned how to pick up jokes, how to create one and how to work with people. Luckily, I didn’t have to try too hard to be funny. Siguro talagang nasa dugo namin ang pagpapatawa.” Dolphy, 83 and father of 18 – one adopted – once unraveled to me the story of his life thus. He was born in Tondo and this was where his childhood and teenage years were spent. He was second in a family of 10 (five boys and five girls) and they lived quite comfortably. His father was a mechanic in Atlantic Gulf doing spare parts for interisland vessels and his mother was a teacher. Life then was much simpler. There was only the radio and entertainment was mostly live shows. Life was good but it turned harsh during the Japanese Occupation. At that time, he couldn’t really figure out who was rich and who was poor. Everybody wore those white suits with ties and they looked well-off in those attire. One unforgettable episode of his teenage years was one Christmas before New Year. At that time, he was already per-forming in Orient Theater. By accident, he threw a firecracker on a jeepful of policemen who just came from a raid. What he didn’t realize was that they were lugging Thompsons and grease guns. ”I could have been shot right there and then if they reacted violently,” he recalled that scary moment of his life. And so he ended up behind bars on New Year’s Day. When the inmates saw him, they exclaimed, “Aba, si Dolphy pala ito, ah. Talaga palang loko-loko ito.”

His recollection of that event: “I was with Tony Santos then who tried to reason out with the authorities. The more he ar-gued, the more they exagger-ated my offense. But a police captain who played poker with my uncle saw me and vouched for my character. I was re-leased soon after.”

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines' "King of Com-edy," the performer fondly called Dolphy by generations of Filipinos, has died. Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. was 83. He died late Monday at Makati Medical Center of multiple organ failure and complications from pneumonia, according to an email from the hospital where he had been treated. He also suffered from kidney failure.

FUTURE BARANGAY PLUMBERS. Like their counterparts in the power industry, the fu-ture graduates of the Plumbing NC-II training to be conducted by TESDA and the Virac Wa-ter District will work with VIWAD in maintaining and repairing household connections in the service area of 24 barangays. Last week, TESDA provincial director Jose Serrano, VIWAD board chairman Tony Kiong and Interim GM Mercy Mendez signed a MOA covering the training, which will be attended by 7 workers from VIWAD.

Narra bound for

mainland seized

in Caramoran

The Philippine National Police seized more than 3,000 board feet of expen-sive narra lumber at a sea-shore in Caramoran town the other week, confirming the continued illegal cutting and smuggling of furniture lumber to the Bicol mainland. In his report to Catan-duanes PNP provincial di-rector Senior Superinten-dent Lito Pitallano, the Caramoran police headed by Inspector Dexter Nabol said it recovered 159 pieces of narra flitches and cut lumber allegedly aban-doned at the beach of sitio Sugod in barangay Supang last July 7. The lumber, with a volume of 3,151 board feet and valued at

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Reyes heads Virac MAFC A businessman who has ventured into aquaculture, Engr. Jorge Reyes, now heads the Municipal Agri-culture and Fishery Council in the capital town of Virac. MAFC Chairman Reyes and his group were in-ducted into office last Friday (July 13) by Virac SB Agri-culture Committee chair Councilor Ephraim Antonio Gianan in simple rites at the ABC Hall. The other Virac MAFC officers are: Rogelio Ong, vice chair for the private sector; municipal agricultur-ist Jessie Urbano, vice chair for the government sector; Jimma Tadoy, secretary; Jaime de Leon, treasurer; Josephine Pantaleon, audi-tor; Michael Masagca, PRO; and, Carlito Zafe and Eufemio Gianan, business managers.