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ISSN–1655-3853 • JUNE 19 - 25, 2009 • VOL. 30, NO. 25 • 8 PAHINA • P10.00

Marami pa ringtakot kahit okayna ang 10 mayA H1N1

AH1N1 sa Bulacan

saBulacan

Mutya ng Ilog Angatsi Laica Joy Jimenez

Pahina 6

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Face mask, alcogel

ace mask, alcogelubos sa mga botika ubos sa mga botika

NI DINO BALABO

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS— Gumaling na ang 10Bulakenyong positibo saswine flu o InfluenzaAH1N1, ayon sa mataas naopisyal ng kalusugan salalawigan. Ngunit, maramipa rin ang nangangamba,ani Dr. Joycelyn Gomez, ta-gapagsalita ng Bulacanhinggil sa A H1N1.

Marami pa rin ang na-ngangamba sa nakakaha-wang sakit katulad ng mgataga-San Miguel kung saanay 132 mag-aaral ang ki-nakitaan ng sintomas ngswine flu, ani Dr. Gomez.Ang patuloy na paglaganapng swine flu ay nauwi na-man sa pakaubos ng mgafacemask, alcogel at vitaminC sa mga botika sa lala-wigan.

Walo sa 10 Bulakenyongnagpositibo ay mula sabayan ng Bulakan, at tig-isasa bayan ng Hagonoy at ngGuiguinto ay gumaling na,sabi ni Dr. Gomez nangmakapanayam sa teleponong Mabuhay noong Hunyo19.

Ang walong nagpositibosa bayan ng Bulakan aypawang mga mag-aaral nanasa ikalawang taon ngDonya Candelaria MenesesDuque High School(DCMDHS) sa BarangayBambang.

Ang nagpositibo sa Ha-gonoy ay isang lalakingbalikbayan na 35 taonggulang, samantalang ang

sundan sa pahina 6

Pasahero sa DMIA dumaramikahit may flu pandemic – Luciano

VICTOR JOSE LUCIANO

ThrThroat swab sample pasusuri na rinoat swab sample pasusuri na rinsa laboratorsa laboratoryo ng pribadong ospitalyo ng pribadong ospital

HAGONOY, Bulacan —May oportunidad kahitsa panahon ng kalami-dad.

Ito ang karaniwangsinasabi ng mga eko-nomista at negosyantena nagkakatotoo magingsa panahong ito na angmundo ay nahaharap sakalamidad dulot ng In-fluenza A H1N1 o swineflu pandemic.

Isang halimbawa ayang bayang ito na mata-tagpuan sa baybayin ng

Bulacan at may kabuuangpopulasyong 126,329 kataobatay sa resulta ng censusna isinagawa noong 2007.

Kumalat ang balita sapamamagitan ng text mes-sage noong Hunyo 10 namay isang estudyante nakinakitaan ng sintomas ngAH1N1 virus.

Ilang araw lamang angnakalipas, halos wala nangmabiling face mask sa Ha-gonoy. Ang huling dalawanito ay nabili ng Mabuhaynoong Hunyo 16.

Ayon sa mga tinderasa mga botika, ilangaraw lamang mataposkumalat ang balita namay kinakitaan ng sin-tomas ng Influenza AH1N1, marami na angbumili ng face mask sakanila. Maging alcogel,alkohol at vitamin C aymarami ang bumili.

“Paisa-isa lang angbili ng mga bumibili ngface mask, pero halossunod-sunod naman ka-

sundan sa pahina 6

BULAKAN, Bulacan — Bibigyan ng ac-creditation o kapangyarihan ng Depart-ment of Health (DOH) ang mga la-boratoryo sa iba’t ibang pribadongospital sa bansa upang makatulong sapagsusuri ng mga isinusumiteng na-kulektang “throat swab samples”.

Ito ay bilang tugon sa pagtaas ngbilang ng mga taong kinakakitaan ngsintomas ng Influenza A H1N1 katuladsa bayan ng San Miguel, Bulacan kung

saan ay 132 mag-aaral ang nasipon,inubo at nilagnat simula Hunyo 11.

“We are planning to give accredita-tion to private laboratories as additionaltesting centers,” ani Health SecretaryFrancisco Duque sa Mabuhay nangsiya ay makapanayam sa kanyangpagdalaw sa bayang ito noong Hunyo17.

Ayon kay Secretary Duque, tanging sundan sa pahina 6

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS — Patuloyang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga pasaherosa Diosdado Macapagal International Air-port (DMIA) sa Clark Freeport saPampanga sa kabila ng pandaigdigangkrisis sa ekonomiya at pagtaas ng WorldHealth Organization (WHO) sa stage sixng swine flu pandemic.

Ayon kay Victor Jose Luciano, pangulong Clark International Airport Corpora-tion (CIAC), umabot sa 29 na porsiyentoang itinaas ng bilang ng mga pasaherongdumaan sa DMIA sa unang apat nabuwan ng taon kumpara sa katulad napanahon noong nakaraang taon.

“Hindi pa namin nararandaman angrecession at flu pandemic,” ani Luciano

matapos ang isinagawang product updateroadshow ng DMIA sa BarCIE Hotel ditosa Malolos noong Hunyo 18.

Sa nakaraang buwan ng Mayo, ipi-nagmalaki niya na tumaas ng 26 naporsiyento ang bilang ng pasahero saDMIA, ngunit wala siyang ibinigay naeksaktong bilang.

“We expect at least 650,000 passengersat DMIA this year,” aniya at binigyangdiin na nagsimula lamang sila sa 7,500pasahero sa unang taon ng DMIA mayapat na taon na ang nakakaraan.

Isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit tumaasang bilang ng pasahero sa DMIA ay dahildaw sa nagiging paborito ito ng Overseas

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NABAWASAN ang pangamba ngPromdi sa kumakalat na Influ-enza A H1N1 virus mataposlinawin ni Dr. Joycelyn Gomez,provincial public health officer ngBulacan na hindi iyon airborne.

Ibig sabihin, hindi natatangayng hangin ang nasabing virus.Haay, salamat!

***Ayon kay Gomez, ang na-

sabing virus ay maaaring ma-kahawa kung ang taong may dalanito ay bumahing at natalsikanka ng laway. O kaya’y ang bagayna nahawakan ng nasabing taoay iyo ring nahawakan, pag-katapos ay naipahid mo sa iyongilong o bibig ang iyong kamay.

Ibig sabihin nito, kailangan parin natin ang dagdag na pag-iingat.

***Ang Influenza A H1N1 virus

ay maaaring pumasok sa bibig,ilong o kaya ay sa sugat na

Promdi DINO BALABO

Dagdag ingat, bawas pangamba

Buntot Pagé PERFECTO V. RAYMUNDO

Araw ng Kalayaan ginunitaLIBU-LIBONG Bulakenyo sapangunguna ni Gob. Joselito‘Jon-jon’ Mendoza at mga lokalna opisyal sa Bulacan ang nag-sama-sama sa paggunita sa ika-111 taon ng Araw ng Kalayaansa makasaysayang simbahan ngBarasoain sa Malolos.

Naging masigla ang pagdi-riwang sa pamamagitan ng por-mal na pagbubukas ng LivelihoodFairs at pagsasanay sa kabu-hayan para sa manggagawa.

Ang paggunita ay may temang“Kagitingan, Kagalingan at Ka-sipagan: Tungo sa Tunay naKalayaan” ay sinimulan sa pa-mamagitan ng isang motorcadena nagsimula mula sa CapitolCompound hanggang sa maka-saysayang simbahan ng Bara-soain.

Naging panauhing pandangalsa naturang okasyon si EducationSecretary Jesli Lapus. Sa kan-yang pagsasalita sinabi ni Lapusna, “It is high time that every Fili-pino should work hand in handand unite to fight poverty and glo-bal crisis and strive for develop-ment as well as creation of morejobs.”

Pinaalalahanan din niya angbuong sambayanan na lagingsariwain sa isip ang ginawangpagtatanggol sa ating bayan ngmga bayaning nangabuwal sa

Kastigo BIENVENIDO A. RAMOS

Kapit-tuko sa poderMULA sa rehimeng Marcos, ma-liban kay Cory Aquino, lahat ngnaluklok na Pangulo o PunongTagapagpaganap ay naghangadna manatili sa poder—sa iba’t-ibang paraan—pero nakasentrosa pagbabago o pagpapalit ngKonstitusyon. Hindi dahil sa maydepekto ang Konstitusyon ng1987 (gaya ng idinadahilan ngnakaupong Pangulo o ng ka-nilang alipuris), kundi dahilitinatak ng kasalukuyang kons-titusyon ang isang prubisyon naang isang halal na Pangulo aymaglilingkod lamang sa loob ng6 na taon—nang walang re-eleksiyon.

Kasama ring tinakdaan ngKonstitusyong ito—sa 3 sunud-sunod na tigatlong taong pa-nunungkulan ang mga opisyal nalokal—mula sa kinatawan ngdistrito, gobernador, bise go-bernador, mga kagawad ng sang-guniang panlalawigan, alkalde,bise alkalde at ang mga kagawad

Ang kalayaanat pananagutan

Sa ika-111 taon ay ginunita ang Araw ng Pagpapahayag ng Kalayaanng Pilipinas nitong nagdaang Hunyo 12.

At katulad sa mga nagdaang taon, nananatili at nagsusumamopa rin sa kasagutan ang katanungang tunay nga ba tayong malaya?

“Depende,” ang maikling sagot ng karaniwang Bulakenyo nanangangahulugan na hindi buo ang kalayaan ng mga Pilipino.

Para sa mga dalubhasa sa kasaysayan, ang kalayaang natamonatin noong Hunyo 12, 1898 ay kalayaan lamang sa larangan ngpulitika kung saan pinutol ng pag-aaklas ng mga rebolusyunaryoang halos 400-taong paghahari ng mga Kastila sa Pilipinas.

Batay na rin sa ating kasaysayan, ang kalayaang iyon ay hindiagad nagkaroon ng kahulugan dahil sa pananakop ng Amerikanoat mga Hapon sa bansa. May mga bahagi ng ating kasaysayanmula sa panahon ng digmaan hanggang sa kasalukuyan kung saanay nagkaroon tayo bilang isang bansa na angkinin ang tunay nakalayaan at bigyan ito ng higit na kahulugan, ngunit napabayaanat hindi natin inalaagaan ang kalayaang iyon na tinubos ng dugong mga ninunong rebolusyunaryo.

Hindi namin sinisisi ang bawat isa sa pananaw ito. Nais lamangnaming bigyang diin na bilang isang Pilipino, Bulakenyo man oKapampangan o Ilocano o Cebuano, ang bawat isa ay mayresponsibilidad hindi lamang sa sarili at sa pamilya kungdi para sabuong bayan.

Ang responsibilidad na ito ay hindi nangangahulugan na tayoay muling hahawak ng armas para sa isang madugong digmaan,sa halip, ito ay isang paalala at panawagan sa bawat isa na gawinang tama at nararapat bilang isang mamamayang Pilipino.

Hindi dapat ipagkibit-balikat ang personal na responsibilidadnatin bilang mamamayan sapagkat dito nakasalig ang iba pangkalayaang dapat nating makamtan. Kabilang dito ay kalayaangmamuhay ng payapa, kalayaang magpahayag, kalayaang umunlad,kalayaang kumain ng sapat, kalayaan sa mga sakit tulad ng Influ-enza A H1N1, kalayaan sa pagsamba, kalayaan sa kamangmangan,kalayaan na magkaroon ng sariling tahanan, kalayaan na itaguyodang isang pamilyang nagmamahal sa kapwa, may pananalig saDiyos at nagtitiwala sa pamahalaan, at iba pa.

Sa madaling salita, ang kalayaan ng bawat isa sa atin aynakadepende sa ating pagiging responsableng mamamayan nasiyang susi sa tunay na pagbabago.

Sa pamamagitan nito, higit nating mapatatatag ang atingpamilya, bayan at bansa.

Simulan natin ang pagbabago ngayon sa pamamagitan ngpagiging isang responsableng mamamayan para sa mas malayangkinabukasan.

dilim ng gabi. “Let us not forgetour heroes who fought for our in-dependence, because they serve asour inspiration for a more pro-gressive country,” pagwawakasniya.

Dumalo rin sa nasabing oka-syon sina Central Luzon RegionalPolice Chief Supt. Leon Nilo A.dela Cruz, gayon din ang kata-talagang Bulacan Acting PoliceDirector S/Supt. Diosdado Ra-mos.

Kasama ring dumalo sina BiseGob. Willy Sy-Alvarado, Kint.Marivic Sy-Alvarado ng unangdistrito, Malolos City MayorDanilo Domingo, Christian Na-tividad, Engr. Romeo Castro atmga barangay opisyal mula saiba’t ibang bayan ng Bulacan.

Pulitika sa MalolosMAHIGIT na sampung buwan nalamang at halalan na sa daratingna Mayo ng susunod na taon. Salungsod ng Malolos ay tatlo angkasalukuyang may hangaringpumalit kay Mayor Danilo Do-mingo, na tatlong termino nangama ng lungsod.

Unang nagpahayag ng kan-yang layuning maglingkod bilangpunong lungsod ng Malolos siGng. Carol Mangawang. Sa ka-salukuyan ay lumulutang din angpangalan ni dating Bise Alkalde

Al Tengco.Isa pang may hangaring ma-

ging mayor ng Malolos ay siBoard Member Christian Nati-vidad, anak ng tinaguriang‘Agila’ ng Bulacan na si nasirangKint. Teodulo Natividad.

Sa kanilang tatlo ay wala kangitulak-kabigin, dahil pare-parehosilang taga sa panahon.

Sinuman sa kanilang tatlo angpalarin ay tiyak na ang kaun-laran ng lungsod ng Malolos angsiyang pangunahing gagawin.

Pagwasak sa KalikasanNANGANGAMBA ang mga Bu-lakenyo sa pangunguna ni Gob.Joselito Mendoza sa patuloy napagwasak sa makasaysayangbundok ng Biak-na-Bato sa bayanng San Miguel.

Hindi mapigilan ang pagmi-mina sa nasabing lugar dahildiumano sa pagbibigay ng pahin-tulot ng Department of Environ-ment and National Resources(DENR) sa Roosemoor Miningand Development Corporation.

Binalewala ang utos ni Gob.Mendoza na itigil ang gina-gawang pagmimina dahil diu-mano sa pahintulot ng DENR.

Ano ba yan! Winawasak naang kalikasan, may pahintulotpang ibinibigay.

Sta. Banana!

ng sangguniang-bayan o sang-guniang lunsod.

Pinutol ang sobrang pamumulitikaHINDI ako abugado o constitu-tionalist, pero bilang manunulatat peryodista, alam kong sinadyang mga umakda at nagpatibay ngkasalukuyang Konstitusyon—naputulin ang sobrang pamumu-litika ng mga pinunong-bayan, attakdaan ang kasakiman sa poderng sino mang pulitiko. Naginglubos sana ang ganitong layuninng Saligambatas na ito—kungtuwirang ibinabawal ang di-nastiyang pampulitika—at hindiipinaubaya sa Kongreso ang pag-akda ng isang enabling law obatas na magpapatupad ng tad-hanang nagbabawal sa dinas-tiyang pampulitika.

Ito ang butas sa Konstitusyon,na sinamantala ng mga tuso atgahaman sa kapangyarihan, atpatuloy na pamamayani ng iilangpamilya sa palingkurang-ba-

yan—ang sabay-sabay na panu-nungkulan ng mag-iina, mag-aama, magkakapatid—sa Kaga-warang Ehekutibo, Lehislatura,at Hudikatura. Ang takdang 3sunud-sunod na termino ngpanunungkulan ay nagawangpalusutan sa pamamagitan ngpagpapalit-palit ng pusisyon atng kumakandidato na mula saiisang pamilya. Kung tapos naang 9 na taong panunungkulanng kongrerista, gobernador omayor, maaaring ikandidatonaman ang asawa, kapatid, oanak nito.

Ang isang malaking butas ngtakdang termino ng panunung-kulan, at ang di pagpapatupad saprubisyong anti-dynasty sa Kons-titusyon, ay makikita sa kaso niPangulong Macapagal-Arroyo.Para mapatalsik nang legal siGMA, ang kailanga’y sa camarade respresentantes maghain ngimpeachment complainst. Nga-

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walang takip.Payo ng mga doktor, ugaliing

maggtakip ng bibig kapag uuboo babahing. Dapat ding ugaliinang paghuhugas ng kamay.

***Ugaliin, isabuhay, lagi. Ito ang

mga mahahalagang salita sapaalala ng mga doktor upanghindi makumpromiso ang atingkalusugan.

Palagi rin nating isa-isip angmga katagang iyan dahil ang vi-rus na ating kalaban at hindinakikita, bukod pa sa hindi iyontumitigil sa pagpapadami. Ibigsabihin, 24-oras ang pagdami ngvirus sa loob ng katawan ng taongnadapuan nito. Dagdag ingattalaga ang dapat.

***Hindi lang ang Promdi ang

mamamahayag sa Bulacan nanakaramdam ng pangamba sainfluenza A H1N1 virus.

Sabi nga nila, “sino ang mag-

kokober kung mahawa at mag-kasakit tayo?”

***Totoo. Kaya, maging mama-

mahayag ay nag-iingat din. Dahildito, laging abala o busy angkanilang mga telepono.

Iyan ang tinatawag na cover-age by phone. Mahirap kasingmahawa, katulad ng napa-ulatna dalawang empleyado ng ABS-CBN ang diumano’y nahawa na.

***Hindi po biro ang maaaring

sitwasyon kung mga mamama-hayag ang mahawa sa sakit.

Una, hindi sila makakapag-sagawa ng coverage o hindimakakapagbalita.

Ikalawa, paano kung mahawasa mga mamamahayag ang mgataong kanilang kinakapanayam?Posible iyan dahil ilang araw dinang incubation period ng virus sakatawan ng tao kaya’t hindi agad

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EDITORYAL

JUNE 19 - 25, 2009 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 3

Depthnews JUAN L. MERCADO

‘Hey Dad!’

Regarding Henry

HENRYLITO D. TACIO

Cebu Calling FR. ROY CIMAGALA

Aspirations in school

A matter of destiny“WHEN I was a boy of 14, my fa-ther was so ignorant I couldhardly stand to have the old manaround,” Mark Twain wrote.“But when I got to be 21, I wasastonished at how much helearned in seven years.”

Twain’s wisecrack appearedfirst in “Atlantic Monthly” of1874. Without fail, this joke nowbobs up on “Father’s Day”. The“old man” finds himself isswamped with greetings, specialdinner, outings, etc.

The day is one of the newerkids on the block. Mother’s Daycame much earlier. A simplechurch rite, in West Virgina,launched Father’s Day in 1908.US president Lyndon Johnsonelevated it a federal holiday onlyin 1966.

Today, 52 countries mark“Father’s Day” on third Sundayof June. That includes Japan, thePhilippines, Panama to Switzer-land and Malaysia. Portuguesecelebrate “Dia do Pai”. Italiansmark “Festa del Papa”. Thais linkFather’s Day to the December 5birthday of reigning KingBhumibol .

ANOTHER school year has justbegun. In the papers, the focus ishow to contain the spread of thedreaded H1N1 virus. Also the glutin the public schools is noted, dueto transfers from and closure ofprivate schools that in turn maybe due to the global recession, al-ready biting in the US, but not yetthat bad here.

It looked like, for amusement,the papers were one in splashingpictures of little boys having theirhaircut accompanied mostly bymothers. Their faces betrayedtraces of little suffering as theynow have to interrupt their sum-mer fun and go back to some seri-ous business.

Everyone, I suppose, is nowtrying to fulfill his duties towardthe never-ending task of educat-ing children. Government, NGOs,parents, school management and,of course, the students themselveshave to do their part.

In my case, as chaplain of atechnical school I’ve been throughseveral meetings to lay out ourplans and programs for the schoolyear. I had to coordinate closelywith the personal formation office

JIGSY listened attentively to sis-ter Philomena. Sister was prepar-ing them for their first commun-ion and teaching them what to doupon entering the chapel.

“Now, listen children,” sisterwaved her hands in the air to gettheir attention. “What is the firstthing you do before entering thechapel?”

“Dip you finger in the HolyWater font and make the Sign ofthe Cross!” the children answeredin chorus.

“Good!” sister Philomena waspleased to see that they remem-bered what she taught. “Now, re-member, don’t make the Sign ofthe Cross hurriedly, okay?”

“Yes, sister Philomena,” she allreplied.

“Sister?” Edmund raised hishand.

“Yes, Edmund?”“What about Jigsy?”“What about him, Edmund?”

Forward to Basics FR. FRANCIS B. ONGKINGCO

The sign of crossing

MANY Filipinos are in business,but they could hardly be calledbusinessmen in the real sense.Many of them have no access toformal credit, and because ofthat, they become victims of loansharks, some of them beingcaught in that trap for severalgenerations. This is a sad realityin a country where no one can goto jail for usury, because it is nolonger illegal here.

Although they are hard work-ing, they are hardly able to makeends meet, because interest costsare too high, and they are unableto make more sales by increasingtheir inventories. This is also thesad reality among farmers, whowork very hard all their lives, butwho are practically just workingfor the middle men who eat theirprofits by way of high lendingcosts.

Working as vendors or farm-ers, they are really just workingto survive the days that pass, butthey could not look forward to abrighter future since they are notbuilding something that theycould own in the long term, andperhaps bequeath to their chil-dren. If only they could gain ac-cess to formal credit, they wouldperhaps be able to build compa-nies that would not only beef up

Fair & Square

IKE SEÑERES

(PFO) and the student affairs of-fice (SAO).

We reviewed these plans andprograms, pruning those elementsthat now seem irrelevant and add-ing others that appear to beneeded. I was impressed by thecollegial discussions and decision-making process.

It’s nice to know that the youngstaffers can give fresh insights andnew readings to current develop-ments affecting students. I feelupdated, and quietly take note ofthe subtle changes taking placeamong the young. Yes, there arechanges, and some of them lookmajor even if they are not in theopen yet.

We have both expanded andtightened our network of personaltutorials and mentoring. Each stu-dent will be assigned a tutor, andgroups of tutors will be trainedand supervised by mentors.

So it seems that the structuresand calendar of activities are al-ready in place. We have consideredthe requirements of the differentaspects of formation: human,spiritual, religious-doctrinal, pro-fessional, and apostolic. Now

comes the harder part, the task ofimplementing, of converting ideasand goals into tangible effects.

This, I think, is where the heartof education lies. It is in the spiritthat inspires one to carry out histask and the energy he exerts topursue that task. Education is notjust a mechanical transmission ofideas. It is taking care of souls,nourishing them with their properfood that ultimately is God.

I saw the other day a mothercarrying in her arms her two-year-old little girl. They were walkingby the road when I passed by inmy car. The mother was talkingto her daughter, smiling, and thelittle girl was expressionless, butwith her little arms around hermother’s neck.

I, of course, did not hear whatthe mother was saying, but I wassure that whatever it was, therewas already a very intimate bond-ing between the mother and child,an invisible interflow of spiritualloving.

To me, it was an eloquent im-age of how education ought to bedone. I like to imagine that in that

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“Who’s going to cross him?”“Would you like to do the hon-

ors of crossing him?” sisterPhilomena smiled at Edmund.

“Of course!” was Edmund’sdelighted reply. He turned aroundand winked at Jigsy who was hisbest friend.

“Any more questions, class?”sister asked.

“Yes,” Kathy asked with a con-cerned face. “I’m wondering howJigsy does the Sign of the Corsswhen no one crosses it for him?”

“Jigsy?” sister looked at the boywho was born without both arms.“Why don’t you tell what FatherElliot taught you the other day?”

“Yes, sister Philomena,” Jigsysaid as he stood up. All eyes wereturned towards him.

He walked confidently in frontof the class. Once in front, hecalmly faced his classmates. Then,he took a long deep breath andbegan explaining.

“Father, Elliot taught me tomake the Sign of the Cross thisway: ‘God the Father is in Heaven,and so when I say IN THE NAMEOF THE FATHER, I raise myhead and look up to Heaven. Thenwhen I say AND OF THE SON, Ilook at the ground, because Jesuswas born on earth, and OF THEHOLY SPIRIT, I then take a deepbreath because the Spirit is likethe air that gives us life.”

The entire class became quietfor a few seconds, and Edmundstood up and started applaudinghis friend. Then everyone, includ-ing sister Philomena applaudedJigsy’s unique Sign of the Cross.

* * *How many lessons we can learn

from Jigsy’s childlike faith? Thesign of the Cross is not simply agesture to mark ourselves withhastily as we begin our meals, takean exam or enter the playing field.

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their own household economy,but would also strengthen thenational economy as well.

Looking back in history, it wasactually the small farmers andshop keepers that built the Brit-ish economy, laying the ground-work for an industrial economythat came later on. There is a say-ing that Britain is a nation ofshop keepers, and it is that real-ity that actually made theireconomy very strong up to now.

Going now into the practicalrealm, our own shop keepers andfarmers could only graduate andbuild their companies if they reg-ister their businesses, if theyopen bank accounts, if they keepaccounting records, if they estab-lish a credit history, if they pro-tect themselves with insurancecoverage and if they pay theirtaxes properly. These are the sixrequisites that they have to havein order to graduate from theunderground economy.

In reality, they could only getaccess to formal credit if theyhave a registered business, if theyhave a bank account for refer-ence, if they could present theirfinancial statements, if theycould show their proof of goodcredit, if they show their insur-

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Underground economy

Macao picked March 19: feastof the foster father of the Mes-siah. The carpenter Joseph fitsMark Twain’s portrait of an or-dinary man who proved extraor-dinary..

Scriptures don’t record asingle word from Joseph..Yet,when crisis struck, he took swiftdecisive action. He protectedMary and her son during Herod’sslaughter of the innocents andexile into Egypt. And he cared forthem in the “hidden years.”Nakilala sa gawa angtotohanang dakila, the Pilipinoproverb says ( “He who is trulygreat is known by his deeds”)

Universal values, however,under-gird Father’s Day wher-ever marked. All faiths accordhonor and respect for those whogave life. The Koran ( circa 651AD) , for example, warns: “Doesyour prayer enjoin you to forsakewhat our fathers honored…”

Confucius ( 551-479 BC )teaching on “filial piety” influ-enced Taiwan, Korea, Japan,Singapore, Vietnam, plus placeswhere Chinese migrants settled,as in parts of Indonesia and Ma-

laysia. “The father who does notteach his son his duties,” the sagestressed, “is equally guilty withthe son who neglects his.”

The Fourth of the 10 Com-mandments bear unique charac-teristics, the Jewish and Chris-tian faiths point out.

First: The Fourth has a prom-ise attached. “Honor your fatherand your mother”, it says butadds: “:That your days may belong in the land which the Lordyour God gives you.”

Second: Nine of in that MountSinai Decalogue, address all men.The Fourth explicitly addresseschildren. It spells out duties to befulfilled in relation to parents.

The peripatetic Paul lateramplified this instruction in oneof his letters: “Children, obeyyour parents in the Lord, for thisis right” That resonates in a prov-erb of Masbate. Isang sud-ongnang ama, tama na. ( “One wordfrom the father is enough “).

Today, there’s hand wringingover the Fourth being watereddown. “The thing that impressesme about America is how parents

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“TO be president is destiny,” re-plied Chief Justice Reynato S.Puno when he was asked if he isconsidering himself to becomethe next president of the Philip-pines. (That is, if there is an elec-tion this coming May, 2010!)

Puno’s response reminds meof the words of William JenningsBryan: “Destiny is not a matterof chance, it is a matter of choice;it is not a thing to be waited for,it is a thing to be achieved.”

Leo F. Buscaglia notes, “I be-lieve that you control your des-tiny, that you can be what youwant to be. You can also stop andsay, No, I won’t do it, I won’t be-have his way anymore. I’m lonelyand I need people around me,maybe I have to change my meth-ods of behaving and then you doit.”

To become a president, if wehave to believe the thought ofPuno, is a matter of destiny. Af-ter all, if you are the president,everything you do and say isbound to be news – howevertrivial the situation. It’s a case of“damn if you and damn if youdon’t.” You have people to rallyfor you because of the things thatare in stake like businesses, privi-leges, fame, and more impor-tantly, power. There are alsothose who are against you andthey are called opposition.

Of course, a president is notonly honored or revered but heor she is also ridiculed and criti-cized. When he was still the presi-dent of the United States, funnycaricatures of George W. Bushwere widespread. Who hasn’theard of former president BillClinton and the oral office? Ex-president Joseph Estrada is oftenthe subject of Erap jokes.

Even the current resident ofMalacanang is not spared frommockery. One of the most for-warded text messages was this:A Filipino died and on his way toheaven, Saint Peter asked him:“Where are you from?” When theman answered that he was from

the Philippines, Peter replied,“Welcome to heaven. You havesuffered much from your presi-dent.”

If that is what the presidencyis all about, you better think oth-erwise. There are other ways ofbecoming famous and successful– in your own way. However, theroad to success is oftentimes notoffered on a silver platter – ex-cept for the chosen few. You haveto do something to achieve it.Some in fact have to more thanothers.

Of course, there are peoplewho become star overnight – be-cause of sheer luck or talent. Butnot everyone can have that kindof success. In most instances, tothose who become star overnight,fame is swift and fleeting. Some-where, sometime, a younger andeven more talented individualwill come along the way and takesthe limelight from the formerstar. But success based on hardwork and perseverance is difficultto be taken away from you.

Thomas Alva Edison knewthis fact. “Genius is one percentinspiration and 99 percent per-spiration,” he said. “Accordinglya genius is often merely a tal-ented person who has done all ofhis or her homework.”

Do your own homework. Don’trest on your laurels. Never settlefor anything less. But whateveryou do, do your very best. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr. reminds: “Alllabor that uplifts humanity hasdignity and importance andshould be undertaken with pains-taking excellence. If a man iscalled to be a street sweeper, heshould sweep even asMichelangelo painted, orBeethoven composed music, orShakespeare wrote poetry. Heshould sweep streets so well thatall the host of heavens and earthwill pause to say, ‘Here lived agreat street sweeper who did hisjob well.’”

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4 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 JUNE 19 - 25, 2009

Kakampi mo ang Batas ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO

Dapat sundin ang pinasok na kontrataTANONG: Mabuhay po kayo AttyMauricio! Ako po ay kasalukuyangnag-ti-training at nag-aaral sa isangbanyagang eskwelehan. Ang school-ing/training ko po ay aabot ng 6 nabuwan, eto po ay may kontrata na saloob na 6 buwang training ako po aymakakatangap ng allowance araw-araw, ang schooling/training ko po aysagot (binabayaran) ng aking kum-panya sa ngayon. Sa kontrata ko ponakapaloob din ang aking di pag-alissa aking kumpanya sa loob ng pitong(7) taon. Ang katanungan ko po aymakatarungan po ba ang pitongtaong pananatili ko sa aking kum-panya bilang kabayaran sa akingschooling/training? Kung hindi poako nagkakamali dati po ay walangkontratang ganoon katagal, noongkinalaunan naging tatlong taon, at saakin po naging pitong taon. Maka-tarungan din po ba na palitan obaguhin nila ang patakaran habangnasa kalagitnaan ka ng schooling/training, i.e., pagtanggal sa isangtrainee kung bumagsak ng tatlongbeses sa exam. Kung saan dati aywala namang ganitong patakaran.Meron po akong tatlong kopyangkontratang pinirmahan subalit saloob ng 3 buwan ay hindi pa akonabibigyan ng personal kong kopya.Sana po ay masagot ninyo ang akingkatanungan.

Maraming salamat po! Mabuhaypo kayo!

— my_emeyl@yahoo.comSagot: Maraming salamat po sa

tanong na ito. Sa ilalim ng Civil Codeof the Philippines, ang isang ka-sunduang boluntaryo at kusang loobna pinasok ng magkabilang panig aymay bisa ng batas na dapat sundinng lahat ng nakalagda sa kontrata.Kung hindi susundin ng magkabilangpanig ang mga nakasaad sa ka-sunduan, maaaring magsampa ngkaso ang naagrabiyadong partidoupang pilitin ang hindi tumutupad sakanyang kasunduan na tuparin angkanyang obligasyon sa ilalim ngkontrata, at upang magbayad nganumang danyos perhuwisiyos parasa pinsalang idinulot ng hindi niyapagsunod. Sa kaso ng isang training

agreement, itinuturing ng batas nakusang loob na pinasok ng mag-kabilang panig ang ganitong mgakasunduan, at dahil boluntaryo angpagpasok nila sa kasunduan, hindipupuwedeng talikuran ninuman angmga nilalaman ng mga ito. Maaaringsabihin ng isa sa mga magkabilangpanig na masyado namang disadvan-tageous sa kanya ang mga nakasaadsa kontrata pero, kung wala namangpumilit sa kanya at pumirma siyadahil gusto niyang maka-avail ngmga benepisyo ng nasabing trainingagreement, hindi siya papayagangtumalikod na lamang sa kasunduan.Kung talagang inakala ng panig naito na hindi maganda ang trainingagreement, sana ay hindi na lamangniya ito nilagdaan. Pero kung ni-lagdaan niya ito dahil gusto rinniyang mabiyayaan nito, kailangangtuparin na niya lahat ang mganakasaad dito, kung hindi ay maaarisiyang makasuhan ng breach of con-tract at damages. Ang isang kasun-duan ay ituturing na may bisa kahitna mabigat ang mga nakasaad dito,kung sinang-ayunan naman ito ngmagkabilang panig. Sa kabilangdako, tungkol naman sa mga ka-ragdagang probisyon na hindi datinakasaad sa kontrata pero ipinag-pipilitang ipatupad ng isa sa mganakalagda doon ng hindi munanagbibigay ng pagsang-ayon angkabilang panig, hindi pupuwedengipatupad ang mga karagdang pro-bisyong ito. Una, hindi naman itotunay na pinagkasunduan, at, dahildiyan, hindi ito makakasakop sa hindisumang-ayon doon. Pangalawa, angmga dagdag na probisyon sa isangkontrata ay magkakabisa lamangkung sinang-ayunan ito ng magka-bilang panig.

Capital gains tax dapat bayaran ngnagbenta kung hindi siya nagba-buyand sell ng lupa at iba pang ari-arian

TANONG: Good day Atty. Batas, Ijust want to ask a question about saleof property through installment. TheSeller issued a deed of conditional salein favor of the buyer since terms of

payment is 15 yrs. Now that thebuyer already paid the 25% of thecontract price of the property, is theseller required to pay the 6% CapitalGains Tax to the BIR? Is the buyeralso required to pay the 1% Documen-tary Stamps Tax to the BIR eventhough the term of payment is 15 yrs?I hope you can help me on this. Thankyou very much and more power toyour program!

— mike_3rd@yahoo.comSagot: Thank you, too, for this

question. Under the National Inter-nal Revenue Code, the payment ofcapital gains taxes for the sale oflands, buildings and other propertiesconsidered as real properties, is a con-dition for the recognition by the gov-ernment of such sale. Without thecapital gains taxes being paid, the salecan not be given effect, and no trans-fer of ownership can ever be allowed.According to officials of the Bureauof Internal Revenue, however, capi-tal gains taxes are required to be paidonly when the seller is not engagedin the buy and sell of lands or otherreal properties. If the seller is en-gaged in the buy and sell of lands orother real properties, he will not beliable to pay any capital gains taxes,but income taxes, at the end of theyear. Be that as it may, if the sale isin installment basis, the obligation topay the tax arises only after the fullpurchase price shall have been paid.

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Buhay Pinoy

MANDY CENTENO

Tatlong gintong gunita (2)Sa tanging parada ay inaasahanNa makakasama, Punong LalawiganGob. Jon-jon Mendoza, kanyang kasamahanSi Bise Gob. Willy, sana ay magbigay.Inaasahan din, kasama din ditoTanging Congresswoman sa unang distritoSiya’y walang iba kundi Marivic Sy AlvaradoNa lubhang masipag sa kanyang trabaho.Aanyayahan din , tiyak na sasamaSi Mayor Domingo, punong lungsod siyaKapag silang lahat ay nagkita-kitaAng magiging paksa, syempre pulitika.Hanay ng parada sa bawat barangayUna ay ang banda o Drum at ang Lyre BandAng kasunod nila ay mga opisyalNa nanunungkulan sa pamahalaan.Mga namumuno, katandaan doonSikap Kabataan sa nasabing nayonAng Samahang Saya, sumasayaw ngayonMga kinatawang kasamahan doon.Bawat paaralan, mga kabataanSa mga kumpanya na naninilbihanSamahang kasunod, pawang pangsimbahanFloat ni Sta. Isabel, doon sa hulihan.Kung may ikalawang banda ng musikoPuedi na lumagay sa hulihan ditoNang upang masaya, ang paradang itoSa ikalulugod ng maraming taoItong tatlong pangkat ay inaasahanAng pagtatagpuan, patyo ng simbahanGanap alas onse, may palatuntunanIpapaliwanag itong pagdiriwang.Ang pamatid-uhaw nakahanda namanSa mga naglakad, nakisamang tunaySilang lahat naman, pasasalamatanSa pakikiisa’t pakikipagdiwang.Pagsapit ng hapon, ganap ikalimaSa buong Parokya may banal na misaSa mga barangay, mayro’ng kani-kanyaKung ‘di nakasimba, noon sa umaga.Hulyo labingdal’wa, araw din ng LinggoIskedyul ng misa’y susunding totooGanap ikasiyam, pagbubukas itoNg tanging eksibit, itatanghal dito.St. Elizabeth Hall, ang pagtatanghalanPagsasalarawan nitong kasaysayanNasabing Parokya ay matutunghayanHulyo labinsiyam itong katapusan.Agosto anueve, pagtatapos itoNg unang limampung araw na totooNa Gintong Gunita, gaganapin ditoPaglulunsad naman’” Pangarap Mo , Sagot Ko”.Ganap ikasiyam, matapos ang misaProyektong “Pangarap, paliliwanag naIto ay kahawig, “Wish Ko Lang” programaIpagkakaloob, kahilingan nila.(May karugtong)

IT’S not everyday that acolumnists sees his workpublished in book form. Inthe case of FrancisOngkingco, who regularlywrites the column, “For-ward to Basics,” for thisnewspaper (Mabuhay). Ithas become a reality.

If you’ve ever read aChicken Soup for the Soul(CSS) book, you knowwhat’s waiting for you here– a collection of stories thatare meant to inspire, toheal and to warm the heart.Maybe we can even go asfar as dubbing it as“chicken arroz caldo for thesoul”, since the book catersto the Filipino and con-cerns itself with the life andloves of a true Pinoy. Un-like the CSS series, how-ever, Rated GP/TextingGod is not simply a feelgood read. Yes, it lifts thespirit but it does so by mak-ing the reader aware ofGod’s loving presence inthe ordinary everyday cir-cumstances of our lives.

As the author says in hispreface, “Imagine what aGod we have! He isn’t onlysomeone who tells us tomake Him a part of ourlives, but He immerseshimself amongst us to thepoint of enjoying humanexistence itself by playingwith us.” He adds, “If Godlongs to play with us, itonly goes to show how en-gaging He wants His pres-ence to be for us.”

The book is divided intotwo major parts and hastwo front covers. InTexting God, Ongkingco

reflects on the fact that inthis high-tech world wetend to become more de-pendent on our cellphonesthan on God. The book titlewas picked up from an en-counter with a little girlnamed Karmela (Karm, forshort) who has a habit oftexting Him and offers to“teach you (the author)how to text him.” The sto-ries, which show theauthor’s own fondness fortechnology and gadgetry,remind us that communi-cating with God is what re-ally matters in this messedup, mixed up world.

On the other hand, in

Book Review: ‘Rated GP/Texting God’

Rated GP (God Provides)the reader encountersChrist in the midst of themass-mediated noise ofPhilippine society. In a so-ciety so caught up withgame shows, celebritywatching and festivals,Ongkingco reflects on whatwould happen if parentshad to compete with enter-

tainment for theirchildren’s attention.

In either part, the bookis a refreshing and enlight-ening alternative to thecurrent proliferation offalse prophets who claim tohold the secrets of happi-ness, but never really go be-yond themselves — MiaoEnriquez, contributor

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ance coverage, and if they submit their income tax re-turns.

This column that you are reading is now published bythirty community newspapers nationwide, with three ofthem distributing worldwide to Filipino communitiesabroad. More than ever, this column now has the greaterpotential to become a tool for the development of smallbusiness, and I am happy to report about two recent op-portunities in relation to this goal.

Two computer experts who are regular guests in myTV show have volunteered their services to small andmedium enterprise (SME) owners, in order to help themcomputerize at the least cost to them. Using old comput-ers and free software, they could now modernize theirbusinesses by automating it. I thank Ben Garcia and LeoQuerubin for this.

The other good news is that the Development Acad-emy of the Philippines is now working on a program thatwould offer training seminars to SME owners who wouldlike to graduate from the underground economy, by teach-ing them how to bring about the six requisites that Imentioned. This will be done in cooperation with my TVshow, and I thank Trygve Bolante for this.

What is the connection between small businesses andthe stock market? Despite its many years of existence,the trading volume in our stock market is still relativelysmall, in relation to the foreign markets around us. Sadto say, less than 1% of our people are investing in thelocal stock market, compared to Japan where over half ofthe population do invest.

In the case of Japan , many of the investors are farm-ers and small business owners. It would be logical to thinkthat as soon as our farmers and small business ownersare able to graduate from the underground economy andare also able to grow their own companies, they would beable to invest in the stock market as well. In a relateddevelopment, I will soon be announcing in my TV showand in this column two breakthrough technologies thatwill boost the business of our local farmers.

Watch my TV show “Bears & Bulls”, a daily coverageof the Philippine Stock Exchange. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm inGlobal News Network. Email iseneres@yahoo.com or text+639293605140 for local cable listings.

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JUNE 19 - 25, 2009 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 5

SIX lovely ladies in Bulacanrepresenting their respec-tive towns emerged as final-ists in the Search for Mutyang Ilog Angat 2009, a beautypageant with a mission tosave the Angat River whichtraverses 11 municipalitiesof the province.

Laica Joy Jimenez ofBustos was crowned Mutyang Ilog Angat 2009. Mari-

Babaguhin ang polisiyasa pasuspinde sa klase

NI DINO BALABO

BULAKAN, Bulacan — Babaguhin ng Department ofHealth (DOH) ang mga polisiya sa pagsuspinde ng klasesa mga paaralan upang makatugon sa nagbabagongsitwasyong hatid ng Influenza A H1N1.

“We will change our protocols next week,” ani HealthSecretary Francisco Duque nang siya ay makapanayamng Mabuhay sa bayang ito na kanyang dinalaw nongMiyerkoles ng hapon, Hunyo 17.

Ayon kay Kalihim Duque, nakikipag-ugnayan na angDOH sa Department of Education (DepEd) at sa Com-mission on Higher Education (CHED) hinggil sa nasabingplano.

Sinabi niya na patuloy ang kanilang pagmamasid atpagsusuri sa sitwasyong hatid ng A H1N1 virus dalawangbuwan na ang nakakaraan mula nang maitala ang unangkaso nito sa Mexico City noong Abril 15.

“We need to change protocols to adapt to the situation,”ani Duque. “Nagbabago paunti-unti ang sitwasyon atnakadepende tayo sa mga nangyayari.”

Pagsuspinde sa klase kapag may positiboSa kasalukuyan, ipinatutupad ng DOH at DepEd ang

polisiyang magsususpinde lamang ng klase sa isangpaaralan kung may naitalang positibong kaso ng Influ-enza A H1N1 doon.

Ngunit, hindi ito ang nangyari sa Donya CandelariaMeneses Duque High School (DCMDHS) sa bayang itoat sa St. Mary’s Academy-Hagonoy (SMAH) noong Hunyo11 matapos kakitaan ng sintomas ng Influenza A H1N1ang ilang estudyante.

Sinuspinde ang klase sa dalawang paaralan noongHunyo 11, ngunit natuklasan lamang na positibo sa AH1N1 virus ang estudyante ng DCMDHS noong Hunyo15, samantalang negatibo ang estudyante ng SMAH.

Ayon kay Secretary Duque, ang polisiyangmagsuspinde ng klase kung may positibo sa A H1N1 vi-rus sa paaralan ay batay sa polisiyang ipinalabas ngDepEd noong Hunyo 1.

Batay sa nasabing polisiya, aniya, kapag sinuspindena ang klase sa isang paaralan dahil sa nakahahawangsakit, hindi na muling sususpendihin ang klase doon kungmay panibagong kasong positibo sa mga susunod nalinggo.

Hinggil naman sa posibilidad na makahawa ang AH1N1 virus sa pamilya, sinabi ni Duque na isa sa limangkasambahay ng isang positibo sa A H1N1 virus angmaaaring mahawa.

Kung sa isang klase na may 50 mag-aaral o komunidadna may 100 tao, sinabi ng Health secretary na walohanggang 10 tao ang maaaring mahawa mula sa taongpositibo sa Influenza A H1N1.

WINNERS’ SMILE — The top three beauties in theSearch for Mutya ng Ilog Angat 2009 display thewinners’ smile after their coronation on June 19at the SM City Baliwag. The Mutya ng Ilog Angat

LUNGSOD NG MALO-LOS — Higit pang paiig-tingin ang paglaban sa In-fluenza A H1N1 sa Dios-dado Macapagal Interna-tional Airport (DMIA) saloob ng Clark Freeport saPampanga sa pamamagi-tan ng pagdadagdag ngmga thermal scanners.

Bukod dito, maging mgakaanak nilang sumasa-lubong sa kanila ay pada-daanin na rin sa mga ther-mal scanners bilang ba-hagi ng paglaban sa AH1N1 sa nasabing pali-paran na matatagpuan sapusod ng Gitnang Luzon.

Ayon kay Jose VictorLuciano, pangulo ng ClarkInternational Airport Cor-poration (CIAC) na nama-mahala sa passenger termi-nal ng DMIA, bahagi ito ngpagpapaigting sa paglabansa pandemic flu virus.

“We plan to scan meetersand greeters soon as part ofour pandemic flu counter-measure,” ani Luciano nanakapanayam ng Mabu-hay sa BarCie Hotel salungsod na ito noongHunyo 18 kung kailan ay

Pati mga sasalubong papadaaninsa thermal scanner sa Clark Airport

Mutya ng Ilog Angat 2009:Beauty contest with a mission

nelle Humphreys of Ca-lumpit was named first run-ner-up and Venice Acuña ofSan Rafael, second runner-up.

The coronation ceremo-nies were held on June 19at the Event Center of SMCity Baliwag.

Aside from Jimenez,Humphreys and Acuña, thethree other finalists came

from the towns of DoñaRemedios Trinidad, Angat,and Paombong.

The coronation ritesstarted with a cultural pre-sentation by the MarianoPonce High School followedby the swimsuit paradewhich delighted the cheer-ing crowd.

The question-and-an-swer portion of the pageant

showed that the candidatesposses not only beauty butalso inner strength and re-solve in saving the environ-ment.

Among those who at-tended the pageant wereBulacan Tourism DirectorArmand Galang, actressJinky Oda and Marty Javierof the office the municipaladministrator. — PR

2009 is Laica Joy Jimenez of Bustos (center),Marinelle Humphreys of Calumpit is first runner-up (right) and Venice Acuna of San Rafael is 2ndrunner-up (left). — PR

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

PROVINCE: BULACANCITY/MUNICIPALITY: OBANDO

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is herebyserved to the public that PRISCILA DE JESUS ANASTACIO has filedwith this Office a petition for change of first name from SALOMONPASCUAL to SOLOMON in the bir th cer tificate of SOLOMON B.ANASTACIO who was born on 08 May 1961 at Obando, Bulacan,Philippines and whose parents are Esteban Anastacio and MagdalenaBaltazar.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file this writtenopposition with this Office not later than -0-.

SGD. PEDRO SEVILLAMunicipal Civil Registry

Mabuhay: June 26 & July 3, 2009

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESLOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

PROVINCE: BULACANCITY/MUNICIPALITY: OBANDO

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is herebyserved to the public that PRISCILA DE JESUS ANASTACIO has filedwith this Office a petition for change of first name from PRESIE toPRISCILA in the birth cer tificate of PRISCILA E. DE JESUS who wasborn on 16 January 1957 at Obando, Bulacan, Philippines and whoseparents are Pascual De Jesus and Pilar Elarco.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file this writtenopposition with this Office not later than -0-.

SGD. PEDRO SEVILLAMunicipal Civil Registry

Mabuhay: June 26 & July 3, 2009

isinagawa ng CIAC angisang product update bi-lang promosyon sa DMIA.

Iginiit pa ng pangulo ngCIAC na maglalagay dinsila ng mga alcohol dis-penser sa loob ng airport attitiyaking may sabon samga comfort room na ma-gagamit sa paghuhugas ngkamay.

Bukod dito, maglalagaydin sila ng tatlo pang ba-gong thermal scanners saairport na nagkakahalagang P2-Milyon bawat isabilang karagdagan sa ther-mal scanner na kanilangginagamit na idinonasyonsa kanila ng Department ofHealth (DOH).

Kapag nakahanda naang kanilang mga bagongthermal scanners, sinabi niLuciano na maging mga pa-saherong paalis ng bansaay padadaanin na rin niladoon.

Sa kasalukuyan, ta-nging ang mga pasaherongpapasok sa bansa ang du-madaan sa mga thermalscanners.

“If we can detect thatthey have symptoms before

leaving, that would help incontrolling the spread ofvirus,” aniya at ipinagkibitbalikat ang pananaw nawalang bisa at ‘false hope’lamang ang hatid ng ther-mal scanners.

Ayon pa kay Luciano,may mga doktor sa DMIA

Pasahero sa DMIA dumarami mula sa pahina 1

Filipino Workers (OFWs) kumpara sa Ninoy Aquino In-ternational Airport (NAIA) sa Metro Manila.

Ayon kay Luciano, 25 porsiyento ng kabuuang bilangng pasahero sa DMIA ay OFWs.

Sinabi pa niya na umaasa silang aabot sa 2-milyonang bilang ng pasahero sa DMIA kapag natapos angkonstruksyon ng panukalang Terminal 2 sa 2011.

Sa kasalukuyan, naghahahanda ang CIAC para saikatlong bidding sa Terminal 2 na nagkakahalaga ngP6 na bilyon.

“It’s our way of preparing to become the premier air-port in the country,” ani Luciano, at sinabing ang NAIAat ang Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) aykapwa halos 50 taon na at malapit nang maabot ang“saturation point” ng dalawang paliparan sa mgasusunod na taon.

Bukod dito, sinabi niya na madadagdagan ang mgaairline na gumagamit sa DMIA mula sa Middle Eastmatapos ang matagumpay na negosasyon ng CIAC saKuwait, United Arab Emirates at Qatar.

Ang DMIA ay matatagpuan sa Clark Field saPampanga, na nilisan ng U.S. military.

Itinalaga ni President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo angDMIA bilang susunod na pangunahing internationalgateway sa Pilipinas at center for logistics and servicessa Asia-Pacific region.

Ang DMIA na nasa ilalim ng pamamahala ng CIAC,ay bahagi ng Clark Civil Aviation Complex na sumasakopsa 2,367 ektaryang lupain sa loob ng Clark Freeport Zonesa labas lamang ng Lungsod ng Angeles.

Sa kasalukuyan, may 56 na international air flightat 11 na domestic flight bawat linggo sa DMIA. —DB

na laging nakaantabay samga pasaherong kakiki-taan ng sintomas ng AH1N1.

“If our doctors diag-nosed them with flu symp-toms, we can immediatelytransfer them to nearby hos-pitals,” aniya. — Dino Balabo

Tangkilikin ang gawang Pinoy!

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mula sa pahina 1ang Research Institute for Tropi-cal Medicine (RITM) ang nag-sasagawa ng pagsusuri sa mgathroat swab sample ng mgataong may sintomas ng A H1N1virus.

Kailangan ang tulong ng mgapribadong laboratoryo upangmaging mabilis ang mga isa-sagawang pagsusuri, ani Duque..

Planong bigyan ng akredi-tasyon ng DOH ay ang mgalaboratoryo ng mga pribadongospital sa Hilagang Luzon, Visa-

Lumahok sa pagdiriwang ng aming ika-30 anibersaryo

mula sa pahina 1ya mabilis naubos ang supplynamin,” ani ng isang empleyadang Mercury Drug na nakapa-nayam ng Mabuhay noongHunyo 16 kung kailan sinubu-kang bumili ng face mask.

Gayunpaman, nilinaw ni Dr.Joycelyn Gomez, ProvincialHealth Officer at tagapagsalitang Bulacan hinggil sa A H1N1,hindi na dapat bumili ng facemask ang mga tao.

“Hindi naman airborne ‘yungvirus kaya hindi kailangan angface mask,” ani Dr. Gomez nangmakapayanam ng Mabuhay sabayan ng Guiguinto noong arawding iyon.

Ipinaliwanag niya na ang AH1N1 virus ay nalilipat sa taomula sa kapwa tao sa pamama-gitan ng mga air droplets o

tilansik ng laway kapag umubo.Ang droplets ay maaaring may

kasamang virus kung ang taongumubo ay may sakit na flu AH1N1 at sa pag-ubo at nati-lansikan ang katabi niya, ma-hahawa naman ang katabi kapagang air droplets ay maipapahid sailong o bibig, o kaya ay dumaposa sugat.

“Ito ang dahilan kung bakitlaging ipinaaalala namin naugaliing magtakip ng bibig kapaguubo, at laging maghugas ngkamay,” ani Dr. Gomez.

Maging sa mga botika sa loobng SM Supermall sa Baliuag atMarilao ay malakas ang benta ngmga facemask, alcogel, at vitaminC sa mga nagdaang araw.

Ayon kay Beverly Cruz ng SMCity Baliuag, nagsimulang tu-maas ang benta ng face mask

noong Mayo. Ngunit nitong na-karaang linggo at higit pangtumaas ang benta nito, ani Cruz.

“Halos 50 percent ang itinaasng benta ng facemask, alcogel atvitamin C ng mga drug stores saSM Baliuag since last week,”aniya.

Gayundin ang sinabi ni SherylBaltazar, tagapagsalita ng SMCity Marilao.

Sinabi rin ng dalawa na nag-lagay na rin ang SM Supermallsa Baliuag at Marilao ng mga al-cohol dispenser at palagiangnililinis ang mga gabay ng esca-lator at hagdan upang matiyakna mawawala ang virus kungsakali mang may naiwan doon.

“Gusto naming matiyak naligtas din ang aming mga kos-tumer sa Influenza A H1N1,” aniBaltazar. — Dino Balabo

Face mask, alcogel ubos

Throat swab sample pasusuri na rinsa laboratoryo ng pribadong ospital

yas at Mindanao.Sa Kalakhang Maynila, aniya,

kinukunsidera nila ang labo-ratoryo ng San Lazaro Hospital,Philippine General Hospital,Medical City at ang Unilab saMandaluyong City.

Ayon kay Duque, ang mgapatakarang sinusunod ng RITMang susundin sa mga pribadonglaboratoryo.

Una rito, sinabi ni Dr. Ian JayRetuerma, isa sa mga duktor sabarangay ng bayang ito na uma-bot sa 45 ang mga panibagong

throat swab sample ang kanilangipinadala sa RITM noong Hunyo16.

Ang mga sample na naku-lekta nina Dr. Retuerma ay mulasa mga mga residente ng ba-rangay kung saan may naitalangwalong estudyanteng positibo saA H1N1 virus noong Hunyo 15.

“Bahagi iyan ng aming pag-babantay upang matukoy kungmay nahawa nang mga kaba-rangay doon sa mga estudyante,”ani Dr. Retuerma.

— Dino Balabo

Marami pa rin ang takot mula sa pahina 1

nagpositibo sa Guiguinto ay ba-likbayan din na ang edad ay hinditataas sa 50 taon.

Ang bawat isa sa 10 nagpo-sitibo sa A H1N1 sa Bulacan aynagsimulang kakitaan ng sin-tomas sa pagitan ng Hunyo 8 at12, ayon kay Dr. Gomez.

“Dumiretso ng pagpapagamotsa Maynila ‘yung dalawang balik-bayan kaya magaling na nang ma-laman naming nagpositibo sila,”ani Gomez sa Mabuhay sa bayanng Bulakan noong Hunyo 17.

Hinggil naman sa mga mag-aaral ng DCMDHS, sinabi ng pro-vincial health officer na unangkinakitaan ng sintomas ang mgaestudyante noong Hunyo 10,kaya’t iniutos ng Department ofHealth (DOH) na suspendihin angklase doon noong Hunyo 11. Atnakumpirma namang positibo saA H1N1 virus ang walong mag-aaral ng DCMDHS noong Hunyo15.

Ito ay nangangahulugan naang klase sa kanilang paaralan aymuling magbubukas sa Hunyo 22,batay sa 10-araw na quarantine naitinakda ng DOH at Departmentof Education (DepEd).

Sa loob ng 10 araw na quaran-tine umaasa ang DepEd at DOHna huhupa ang kinatatakutangsakit, bukod pa sa mapipigilaniyon sa pamamagitan ng paglilinissa buong paaralan sa pamama-gitan ng paggamit ng mga disin-fectant samantalang nagpapa-gamot at nagpapagaling ang mganagkasakit na mag-aaral.

Kaugnay nito, umabot sa 132mag-aaral ng Sacdalan Elemen-

tary School at Vedasto SantiagoMemorial High School sa Ba-rangay Salacot, San Miguel angkinakitaan din ng sintomas ng In-fluenza A H1N1.

Ayon kay Dr. Gomez, agad napinuntahan ng pambayaang ma-nggagamot ng San Miguel angmga mag-aaral upang suriinnoong Hunyo 11 subalit noonlamang Hunyo 18 sinimulan ngDOH ang pagsasailalim ng mga itosa “throat swabbing.”

“Nasuri na ang mga estud-yante at may mga sintomas nga,”ani Gomez.

“Habang hinihintay namin angDOH, tuloy ang pagsubaybay samga bata na naka-home confine-ment kung saan ay binibigyan dinsila ng gamot,” ani Gomez.

Kinumpirma ito ni Dr. Ir-mingardo Antonio, medical officerng DepEd sa Bulacan.

Ipinaliwanag ni Gomez naDOH lamang ang may hawak ngtest kit para sa A H1N1 na gi-nagamit sa pagsusuri sa sample nanakuha sa bawat mag-aaral sapamamagitan ng throat swabbing.

Ang bawat sample na iyon ayipinasusuri sa Research Institutefor Tropical Medicine (RITM) saKalakhang Maynila.

Dahil naman sa sunod-sunodna balita hinggil sa insidente ng AH1N1 sa Bulacan, napukaw angpansin ng maraming Bulakenyo atang kanilang naging reaksyon aybumili ng facemask, alcogel at vi-tamin C.

Nagka-ubusan ng mga katuladna produkto sa mga botika salalawigan sa mga sumunod naaraw.

PPI BOARD OF TRUSTEES — Nanumpa sa tungkulinang mga opisyal at trustee ng Philippine Press Institute(PPI) sa harap ni Chief Justice Reynato Puno noongHunyo 11 sa Korte Suprema. Mula kaliwa: AugustoVillanueva ng Journal Group, assistant treasurer; Quirino

Alban ng Makiling Journal, trustee for Luzon; DalmacioGrafil ng Leyte-Samar Daily Express, trustee for Visayas;Fr. Jonathan Domingo ng Mindanao Cross, secretary; Jus-tice Puno; Isagani Yambot ng Philippine Daily Inquirer,chairman-president; Vergel Santos ng Business World,

trustee; Antonio Katigbak ng Philippine Star, treasurer;Amado Macasaet ng Malaya, vice-chairman at Jose L.Pavia ng Mabuhay, executive director. Wala sa larawansina Rogelio Salazar ng Manila Standard Today at Juan L.Mercado ng Press Foundation of Asia, mga trustee.

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Regarding Henry from page 3

obey their children,” the Duke ofWindsor said during a 1957 visit tothe US.

But when was the Fouth, let alonethe other nine, ever fully heeded? TheDecalogue, we’re told, has been down-graded into “The Ten Suggestions”.

”Here”, a friend said.. “Try thisfor your Father’s Day reading., Hehanded over a dog-eared copy ofEammon Bredin’s book: “Disturbingthe Peace” This book asks us thedeeper questions,”. says AteneoUniversity’s Catalino Arevalo, SJ inthe foreword. “We should also ask ithard questions.”:

A professor in Ireland, Bredinworked with campesinos of Peru.Among other things, he examines, inthis book, “the Abba theme”: howJesus of Nazareth, in history, under-stood the word “father”

Jesus spoke in Aramaic. In thatlanguage, “Abba” ( Father ) was not

a word for formal rites. Rather, it re-sembled “Tatay” or “Papa”, even“Dad.”, Children and adults used thisword to address their fathers. “Itevoked all the authority, care, tender-ness and mutual trust…at the heartof their lives.

Most people, however, approachthe transcendent Divinity with hon-orific titles: “Lord of the Universe”,“Creator of Heaven and Earth”, etc.Barbara Greene and Victor Gollanczdocument this in their book:: “Godof a Hundred Names.”. We’reschooled to keep God at a respectfuldistance. Most approach with awe.

Thus, many were scandalized thatJesus spoke to the One God “in thewarm familiar tones of Abba”Thisradically new usage was a consistentcharacteristic of Jesus’ way of speak-ing.”

He did so because “Abba” lay atthe core of his “experience of his re-

lationship to God,” Briden writes. “Italone was the word by which to ad-dress and describe God as Jesus knewhim… Only the word “Abba” couldbring to speech this distinctive inti-macy with all it’s richness.”

Jesus was aware of the differencebetween his experience of God andthose of his disciples, Briden ob-serves.. That doesn’t faze him from.teaching his disciples: “When youpray, say: ‘Our Father who art inheaven….”…

That insight spilled into all of hislife and teaching. “He spoke of aFather’s love that numbered the hairsof one’s head. “You are of more valuethan many sparrows”, sold for a fewcoins. And to the resentful son, aProdigal Father would say::Rejoice…your brother who was losthas been found.”

Hey, Dad.— juanlmercado@gmail.com

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Forward to Basics from page 3

It is much more than this. It is a sign that reminds us ofwhat we ought to be as our Lord taught: “If anyone wishesto follow me, let him deny himself and take up his cross,daily.” Through it, we brand every fiber of our existencewith the presence of Christ: with His life, passion, deathand resurrection.

Benedict XVI says that the “most basic Christian ges-ture in prayer is and always will be the sign of the Cross.(…) The sign of the Cross is a confession of faith: I believein him who suffered for me and rose again; in him who hastransformed the sign of shame into a sign of hope and ofthe love of God that is present with us. (…) By signingourselves with the Cross, we place ourselves under the pro-tection of the Cross, hold it in front of us like a shield thatwill guard us in all the distress of daily life and give us thecourage to go on. We accept it as a signpost that we follow:“If any man would come after me, let him deny himselfand take up his cross and follow me” (Mk 8:34). The Crossshows us the road of life—the imitation of Christ.” (In TheSpirit of the Liturgy, April 2006, Ignatius Press)

In our present world heavily dependent on signs andsymbols, it is unfortunate that we Christians sometimeslose sight of the significance of this simple yet marveloussign of our belonging to God. May we treasure it, and real-ize that this gesture is already both a prayer said and asacrifice offered to God, and our readiness –as God’s sol-diers– to love and serve our neighbor.

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Depthnews from page 3

who learned what failure is all about.Don’t give up and don’t give in. Fail-ures or rejections ran into the hun-dreds before a person achieve success.Conrad Hilton once said, “Successseems to be connected with action.Successful people keep moving. Theymake mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

Ever heard of one of America’smost outstanding failures? In 18931,he failed in business. In 1832, he wasdefeated for legislature. In 1833, heagain failed in business. In 1834, hewas elected to the Legislature but wasdefeated for Speaker in 1838. In 1843,he was defeated for Congress but waselected to Congress in 1846. He wasdefeated for Senate in 1855, for Vice-President in 1856, and for Senateagain in 1858. But in 1860, he waselected to President of the UnitedStates. His name: Abraham Lincoln.

Donald Phillips commented, “Ev-erything – failures as well as suc-cesses – became stepping stones tothe presidency. In this sense,Lincoln’s entire life prepared him forhis future executive leadership role.”

Being handicap is not hindranceto become successful in life. Winston

Churchill, famous for his eloquence,had a speech impediment as a boy.Theodore Roosevelt spoke with diffi-culty. Mahatma Gandhi was so fear-ful of public speaking that in his firstattempt to represent a client as herlawyer he became tongue-tied whenit was time for him to speak in court.

Clarence Chamberlain, the aviatorwho flew the Atlantic, could neverpass the standard test for depth per-ception, but they closed an eye andgave him a license anyway, and hebecame one of the safest of fliers.Glenn Cunningham, who hung upnew records for the mile in running,had both legs so badly burned thathe was expected never to be able towalk again.

Now, you’re rich and famous. Youcan have everything you want in life.But hope the story of a genie in thebottle will remind you of something.A little boy found a corked bottle atthe foot of a tree. There was a curi-ous buzzing sound inside and so hepulled out the cork to see what it was.Out came a cloud which formed intogenie and then expanded as big as ahouse. The genie then threatened to

kill the boy.With great presence of mind, the

boy wondered out loud how such abig object could fit to such a smallbottle. So he asked the big genie toshow. Foolishly, it did. Then he cappeddown the cork again.

The genie kept cursing and threat-ening and shouting. But the corkedstayed on. Then the captive took anew tack and promised not to hurtthe boy if he left him out again. Theboy thought about this for a long timeand was skeptical and did not wantto get tricked. Finally, he agreed thathe would let the genie out only if hebecame his servant. He agreed.

Success is like a genie. It will be-come bigger and bigger and beforeyou know it, it will rule over your life– and even destroy you. But like thelittle boy, you have to make your suc-cess your servant instead of yourmaster.

Charles Reade reminds: “Sow athought, and you reap an act; sow anact, and you reap a habit; sow a habit,and you reap a character; sow a char-acter, and you reap a destiny.”

— henrytacio@gmail.com

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Cebu Calling from page 3

moment, the seed of education is taking root in the ten-der heart of the little girl, thanks to the generous heart ofthe mother, who is always our first teacher.

I think we have to find a way to continue with this in-visible interflow, obviously in a manner proper to our hu-man and natural conditions. Unless this takes place, I don’tthink we can talk about educating children properly. Edu-cation is like journeying with the students, but understoodmore in the spiritual and moral sense.

Of course, we need some practical guidelines for this,and also standards to measure in some way the effective-ness of our education work. We have to continually renewand update them so they can truly reflect the state of thestudent’s mind and heart.

For me, what gives joy and satisfaction is when studentson their own come to have a heart-to-heart talk not onlyabout personal and family matters, not only about academicissues, but also about their faith and their love for God andothers.

Through the years, I have seen, thanks to God, an in-crease of students who see me for this purpose, and amarked improvement in their behavior, showing a greaterconsistency between what the faith teaches and their day-to-day life and activities.

I see them learning how to pray, understanding the valueof sacrifice, going to Mass and confession, doing their workand study with responsibility, etc.

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yong dalawang anak ni GMA at isangbayaw ang miyembro ng kamara,kayang-kayang manipulahin at iba-sura ang ano mang sumbong labankay Aling Gloria (bukod sa nasu-hulang nakararaming mga ganid natonggresista).

sundan sa pahina 6

Iligtas ang sariling motiboDAHIL wala ngang reeleksyon angisang Pangulo, na kasabay na ringnawawala ang immunity from suit(na pribilehiyong ipinagkakaloob ngKonstitusyon), ang patuloy na pa-ngangapit sa poder ay nagkaroon ngibang motibo: iligtas ang sarili sa mgakaso—na ihahain sa dating Pangulosa mga hukuman. Kaya patuloy angpagsusulong ng charter change o cha-cha—sa lantad na hangaring gawingparilyamentaryo ang sistema nggobyerno—mula sa Presidensyal.

Aminin at hindi, si dating Pa-ngulong Ramos ay pabor sa cha-cha—una’y puwede siyang kumindidatongkinatawan sa kanyang distrito,posibleng maging Unang Ministro ngparliamento. O kung si GMA angmapipiling Unang Ministro, malakaspa rin si Ramos—at hindi na mau-ungkat ang mga katiwalian sa pa-nahon ng kanyang panungkulanbilang Pangulo.

Tutol naman si dating Pres. ErapEstrada sa cha-cha—sapagkat hindina magkakaroon ng pagkakataon angwatak-watak na oposisyon na ma-luklok sa Malakanyang, at mawa-walan na rin ng tsansa si Erap namakabalik sa poder, o maging ma-lakas sa Malakanyang—at kahitpaano ay magkaroon ng poder-pagkaraang masira ang kanyangdangal at pagkatao sa pagkakahatolkay Erap bilang mandarambong.

Kapahamakan ng bansaSAMANTALA, ang pinalulutangnamang sistemang pederalismo niSen. Aquilino Pimentel ay isangpaurong na hakbang, sa palagay ko.Ibabalik natin ang bansa sa panahonng tribalismo—na nahatiin sa estado/rehiyon ang Pilipinas. Ang resulta;patuloy na paghahari ng mga politi-cal-dynasty, patuloy na pamamayani

ng mga warlord. Ang sistemangpederalismo ang hinihintay lamangng Moro Islamic Liberation Front(MILF)—upang makapagtatag ngsariling bansa, at tuluyang humi-walay sa Pilipinas.

Ang sistemang pederalismo ay ni-lansag na sa dating Union Soviet So-cialist Republics (USSR), Yugoslavia;dating bahagi ng India ang Pakistanat Bangladesh. Kung naging mata-gumpay ang gobyernong pederal ngAmerika, nagkaroon muna ng madu-gong giyera sibil ang Hilaga at ang Ti-mog—nang humiwalay sa Union angmga estadong nasa Timog at magtatagng Confederate States o America.

Lalo namang hindi kataganggap-tanggap ang layunin ni Speaker

Prospero Nograles na baguhin angkonstitusyon—para lamang bigyanng lubos na laya ang mga dayuhanna makapag-ari ng mga lupain,industriya, likas na yaman sa Pili-pinas. Ito ay tuwirang pagtataksil sabansa—isang garapal na pagbebentang Pilipinas—sa mga dayuhan.

Higit sa alin mang panahon, nga-yon tayo dapat magkaisa, labanan na-tin ang sobrang masasakim sa ka-pangyarihan at yaman, na makapa-natili lang sa poder ay lantarang wi-nawasak ang mga institusyon ng de-mokrasya, kabilang ang Konsti-tusyon, at handang magbenta ng ka-luluwa sa mga demonyo, ibenta angbansa sa mga dayuhan—makapa-ngapit lang na parang tuko sa poder.

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natutuklasan na sila mismo ang may sakit.***

Ang mahirap kasi sa trabaho ng mga mamamahayagay kung saan-saan nagpupunta. Kung minsan ay sa mgalugar kung saan nandoon ang mga taong maysakit.

Kaso, karaniwan sa mga mamamahayag ay walang in-surance coverage o kaya ay walang personal protectiveequipment, o dili kaya ay hindi alam ang gagawing pag-iingat.

***Katulad ng sabi ni Dr. Gomez, hindi airborne ang vi-

rus. Kaya hindi tayo dapat mangambang masyado.Ngunit hindi rin iyan dahilan upang hindi tayo mag-

ingat. Sabi nga ng mga doktor, “prevention is better thancure.”

***Ayon naman sa Department of Health (DOH), “mild”

lamang ang sakit na A H1N1 na dumapo sa mga taongnahawa nito sa bansa.

Karaniwan daw sa mga naging positibo ay gumalingna kabilang ang walo sa Bulakan at tig-isa sa Hagonoy atGuiguinto. Good news iyan!

***Heto naman ang bad news. Ayon sa DOH, high risk

daw o malaki ang posibilidad na mahawa ang mga taongmay sakit sa puso, diabetes, hika, chronic obstructivepulmonary disease lalo na yung may mga sakit sa bagadahil sa paninigarilyo at kanser, at mga taong matataba.

Sabi ng DOH, kaya high risk ang mga taong may mgakatulad na sakit ay dahil sa mahina ang immune systemo natural na panlaban ng katawan ng mga ito sa virus.Kailangan talaga ang dagdag na pag-iingat.

***Hindi lamang sa Influenza A H1N1 dapat mag-ingat

ang mga mamamahayag. Batay sa tala ng National Unionof the Philippines (NUJP), limang mamamahayag na angpinaslang sa bansa mula noong Enero.

Kung ang virus ay kaya pang labanan ng immune sys-tem ng katawan, ang mga bala ay hindi.

***Bukod diyan, nakaamba rin ang mga panukalang right

of reply bill na naglalayong isabatas ang pagbibigay ngespasyo o oras sa tugon ng mga tao partikular na ng mgaopisyal na ‘nasaktan’ sa balita.

Sabi ng mga mamamahayag, hindi na kailangan angright of reply bill para ilathala ang tugon ng mga taongnasaktan sa balita dahil bukas naman ang mga pahayaganpara sa tinatawag na “letter to the editor.”

***Binigyang diin na ng mga mamamahayag na labag sa

Saligang Batas ang panukalang right of reply bill, peroparang walang nadinig ang mga kongresistang nagsu-sulong nito.

Kapag napagtibay ang right of reply bill, tinatayanghigit pa sa Influenza A H1N1 ang epekto nito sa publikodahil kapag nagtagal, tanging ang maimpluwensiyang taona lamang ang mababasa ninyo sa pahayagan.

ARAW NG KALAYAAN — Itinataas ang bandila habang tinutugtog ang Pambasang Awit ng Smarties Academy Marching Band ng Sta. Maria, Bulacan sa SM Marilao. — PR

PUTO’T KUTSINTA — Bandilang gawa sa puto’t kutsinta ay tampok sa pagdiriwangng Araw ng Kalayaan sa SM Marilao. Masarap ang puto’t kutsintang gawa sa Marilao.

Lapus: Pagkakaisaang susi sa kalayaan

NI DINO BALABO

LUNGSOD NG MALO-LOS — Ang pagiging res-ponsableng mamamayan atpagkakaisa ang mga susi satunay na kalayaan.

Ito ang buod ng mgamensahe nina EducationSecretary Jesli Lapus atmga pangunahing opisyalsa lalalwigan sa pagdiri-wang ng ika-111 guningtaon ng Araw ng Kalayaanna isinagawa sa bakuranng makasaysayang simba-han ng Barasoain noongHunyo 12.

Ayon kay Secretary La-pus, higit na magkakaroonng kahulugan ang kala-yaang ipingdiriwang taun-taon kung ang bawat isa aymagiging responsable.

“Gawin natin nang bu-ong katapatan ang trabahobilang mga magulang, ling-kod bayan, at mamama-yan,” ani Lapus sa kanyangmaikling talumpati.

Sinabi niya na dapatgabayan ng mga magulangang kanilang mga anakupang maging responsab-leng mamamayan din angmga ito.

Inayunan naman ito ngilang kaanak ng mga be-terano ng digmaan na du-malo sa pagdiriwang.

“Dapat lang, paano ma-giging pag-asa ng bayanang mga kabataan kunghindi mabibigyan ng di-reksyon ng magulang,” aning isang lalaking may 60taong gulang na anak ngisang yumaong beterano ngikalawang digmaang pan-daigdig.

Sinabi ng pinuno ngKagawaran ng Edukasyon,na “ang tunay na kaga-

lingan ay ang pagbabahaging talino sa bayan.”

Ang mensaheng ito aniLapus ay tumutukoy na-man sa trabaho at sakri-pisyo ng mga guro bilangpagpapahalaga niya sa ka-nila.

Tinugon naman ng pa-lakpakan ng mga duma-long guro ang pahayag ngkalihim.

Hinggil sa programa ngadminitrasyon ni Pangu-long Gloria Macapagal Ar-royo, sinabi ni Lapus napatuloy pa rin ang pagla-ban sa kahirapan.

Bilang patunay, sinabiniya na ang taunang pagdi-riwang ng Araw ng Kala-yaan ay ginawa na lamangsimple hindi katulad noongmga nagdaang taon naengrande at malaki angnagagastos.

“Since last year, hindina magarbo ang pagdiri-wang natin ng Indepen-dence Day, at upang bigyanito ng kahulugan ay mayginusto ng Pangulo naibuhos ang serbisyo sapubliko upang malabananang kahirapan.

Kaugnay nito, sinabi niGob. Joselito Mendoza na“walang kalayaang kunghindi tayo magkakaisa.”

Ayon kay Mendoza, kai-langan ang pagkakaisaupang bigyang proteksyonang kalayaan ng bawatPilipino, at labanan angkahirapan, at kagutuman.

Para naman kina Kina-tawan Marivic Alvarado ngUnang Distrito ng Bulacan,at Mayor Danilo Domingong Malolos ang pagdiri-wang ng araw ng kalayaanay nangangahulugan ngbukas na pagpapahayag naang bawat isa ay handangmagkaisa upang harapinang hamon ng kinabuka-san.

SECRETARY LAPUS

MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980

VOL. XXX, NO. 25 • JUNE 19 - 25, 2009 • PAGE 8

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