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‘Ito ang araw na ginawang Panginoon ... magsaya!’

NI FR. ANTONIO T. LEETAI, S.J.Bilang paggunita sa Mahal naAraw, inilalathala muli ang arti-kulong ito na unang inilimbagng Mabuhay noong Abril 19,1981. — Patnugot

“PASKO ng Pagkabuhay —ito ang araw na ginawa ngPanginoon; dapat tayongmagsaya dahil dito.”

Katulad ng Pasko, angPasko ng Pagkabuhay ayisang panahon ng pagsasaya.Ipinagsasaya ang Pasko parasa Banal na Sanggol na natu-

tulog sa braso ni Maria; ipi-nagsasaya naman ang Paskong Pagkabuhay bunga ngpagkakahulagpos ng mana-nakop sa yakap ng libingan.

Alam natin na ang Sang-gol ng Bethlehem ay hindipalaging yakap ng Kanyangina. Lumaki Siya bilangisang trabahador sa Naza-reth at ipinangaral ang kato-tohanan ng Diyos sa isangdaigdig na nagmamahal sa

kasinungalingan, at tinang-ka Niyang isabog ang liwa-nag sa isang daigdig na nag-mamahal sa kadiliman.

Kaya isang gabi, hinuliSiya ng Kanyang mga kaa-way habang nagdarasal saisang halamanan, ipinako Si-ya sa krus, at matapos Siyangmamatay ay mabilis Siyanginilibing sa nitso ng isangdi nakikilalang tao. Ito na,sa kanilang palagay, angKanyang wakas. Nguni’t sila

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Justice for Marlene Esperatwill help end reign of impunity

Following is the statement of the Freedom Fund for Fili-pino Journalists (FFFJ) on the 5th anniversary of the kill-ing of Marlene Esperat. — Editor

FIVE years have passed since Marlene Esperat waskilled, apparently for exposing corruption in the De-partment of Agriculture regional office in SultanKudarat. It took over two years for her killers to beconvicted, but the masterminds who ordered her deathhave not been tried or even apprehended.

It is not as if the justice system has no suspects.The suspected masterminds are both government em-ployees, and have in fact returned to their place ofwork in the Department of Agriculture (D.A.), as aresult of both the government’s indifference and evencollusion, since it was their superiors who allowedthem to return to their posts. The immediate reasonwhy both suspects have not only been free but arealso at work is the result of a motion they filed be-fore the Court of Appeals asking that the warrant ofarrest issued against them be suspended, and whichthe Court granted.

The Esperat killing resonates with the echoes ofa larger conspiracy: the fertilizer scam of 2004 in whichformer D.A. Undersecretary Joc-joc Bolante figuredprominently, and for which he has not been called toaccount. Apparently Esperat, by exposing the anomaliesin the regional D.A., uncovered in 2005 part of theconspiracy that helped assure the so-called electionof Mrs.Gloria Macapagal Arroyo — thus the impu-nity from arrest and prosecution of the alleged mas-terminds in her murder.

For so long as these suspected masterminds arenot prosecuted, for so long will the Esperat case beamong the most severe cases of impunity in the kill-ing of journalists in the Philippines — and for so longwill the killers of journalists be encouraged to killand kill again. That is why it is imperative that thetwo suspect’s motion for certiorari and prohibitionasking the Cagayan de Oro Court of Appeals to de-clare the denial of their motion to dismiss the caseagainst them as a grave abuse of discretion by theTacurong City RTC judge should be immediately re-solved, even as the media and press community con-tinues to monitor developments in the effort to prosecutethe masterminds, and to demand justice for MarleneEsperat.

MALOLOS — Sasampahan ng kasongimpeachment at disbarment ni datingGob. Roberto “Obet” Pagdanganan angpansamantalang nanunuparang Pu-nong Mahistrado ng Korte Supremana si Antonio Carpio kaugnay ng nagingkilos nito hinggil sa protestang isinampani Pagdanganan noon pang 2007 labansa pagpoproklama ni Joselito “Jon-jon”Mendoza bilang gobernador ngBulacan.

Bukod dito, magsusumite ng mosyonsa Korte Suprema si Pagdanganan pararebisahin nito ang inilabas na desisyonnoong Marso 23 na pumapabor kayGob. Mendoza.

“I will file impeachment and dis-barment charges against Justice Carpioearly next week,” ani Pagdanganan saMabuhay sa isang panayam sa tele-pono noong Marso 26.

Gayunpaman, ayon sa mga tauhan

ni Pagdanganan, hindi pa naisasampaang nasabing kaso nang kumpirmahinito ng Mabuhay noong Marso 30.

Bukod dito sinabi niya na mag-sasampa rin siya ng petition for inhi-bition laban kina Carpio at MahistradoJose Perez na umakda sa 15-pahinangdesisyon ng Korte Suprema na pumaborkay Mendoza.

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BALIUAG, Bulacan — Isangreality show ang pinapla-nong isagawa sa natutuyongAngat Dam na naglalayongmapukaw ang pansin ng mgakandidato at mamamayanpara sa pangangalaga sakalikasan at pagtitipid satubig.

Sa kasalukuyan, halosisang metro na lamang angnalalabi bago sumayad sa

kritikal na 180 metro angtaas ng tubig sa Angat Dam.

Ayon sa mga opisyal, tina-tatayang sasayad ito mata-pos ang Semana Santa.

Ayon kay Martin Fran-cisco, tagapangulo ng SagipSierra Madre EnvironmentalSociety (SSMES), mula no-ong Marso 25 nagsimula naang negosasyon ng Green-peace at mga opisyal ng

National Power Corporation(Napocor) para sa isang re-ality show sa telebisyon namakakahalintulad ng PinoyBig Brother.

Ang pagkakaiba nito aysa kabundukan mananatilisa loob ng tatlong linggo angmga lalahok na environmen-talist, samantalang sa PinoyBig Brother na inilalabas ngABS-CBN 2 nasa loob ng

bahay at isang bakuran angmga kalahok.

Ang Greenpeace ay isangpandaigdigang samahan ngmga environmentalist onangangalaga sa kalikasan,samantalang ang Napocorang namamahala sa AngatDam Watershed kung saannagmumula ang 97 porsi-yento ng tubig inumin ng

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NI DINO BALABO

Samantala, apat na bayan sa lalawi-gan ang patuloy na minamanmananng Commission on Elections (Comelec)bilang “areas of concern” sa daratingna halalan sa Mayo.

Sa pagbabaliktanaw naman ngMabuhay sa mga insidente ng kara-hasan sa lalawigan na may kaugnayansa pulitika mula 1995 may 14 katao

ang napaslang kabilang ang ilangpulitiko.

Isinagawa ang paglagda sa peacesa Simbahan ni Santiago Apostol sabayan ng Plaridel sa pangunguna ngParish Pastoral Council for Respon-sible Voting (PPCRV).

Nilahukan ito ng mga pulitiko salalawigan mula sa mga kandidato sa

MALOLOS — Buong pagkakaisang lumagdasa isang peace covenant o tipan para sa ma-payapa, tapat at malinis na halalan ang mga

lokal na kandidato sa Bulacan noong Marso 21o limang araw bago magsimula ang kampanyasa halalang lokal.

pagka-gobernador at kongresista, sapagka-alkalde at konsehal.

Hindi lahat ng kandidato ay naka-rating ngunit ayon kay Father Den-nis Espejo, kura paroko sa nasabingsimbahan, padadalhan nila ng kopyang tipan ang mga hindi nakaratingna kandidato.

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Malaki na ang nabawas sa tubig na nakatinggal sa AngatDam at halos isang metro na lamang ang nalalabi bagosumayad sa kritikal na 180 metro ang taas ng tubigdito. — SAGIP SIERRA MADRE ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY

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IPINAGDIRIWANG ng mga Bu-lakenyo ang kaarawan ng Sisneng Panginay na si Francisco Balag-tas tuwing sasapit ang Abril 2. SiBalagtas ay isinilang sa barangayPanginay, Bigaa (Balagtas ngayon)noong Abril 2, 1788.

Ang kanyang mga magulangay sina Juan Balagtas at JuanaDela Cruz.

Ang pagdiriwang ay sa pama-magitan ng isang parada mula samunisipyo hanggang sa Bantayogni Balagtas sa Barangay Panginayna lalahukan ng iba’t ibang sama-hang sibiko at mga batang mag-aaral.

Si Balagtas ay itinuturing naPinakadakilang Makatang Tagalogna siyang sumulat ng walang kama-tayang Florante at Laura.

Sa nasabing aklat ay naibulalasniya ang kanyang sinapit na ka-biguan sa pag-ibig kay Maria Asun-cion Rivera na siyang napangasawa

Buntot Pagé PERFECTO V. RAYMUNDO

Ika-222 kaarawan ni Balagtasng taong nagpakulong sa kanyana si Mariano Capuli.

Tama ang kanyang sinabi: “Pagang isinalubong sa iyong pagdatingay masayang mukha’t may paki-tang giliw, lalong pakaingata’t ka-away na lihim darating ang arawna kakabakahin.”

2 alkalde walang kalabanBATAY sa talaan ng Commissionon Elections (Comelec), walang naislumaban sa dalawang alkalde salalawigan ng Bulacan.

Sila ay sina Plaridel MayorAnastacia Vistan at Calumpit Ma-yor James De Jesus.

Sa kasaysayan ng halalan saBulacan, ngayon lamang nagka-roon ng dalawang kandidatongalkalde ang tumatakbong walangkalaban.

Masuwerte itong sina MayorVistan at Mayor De Jesus, hindipa naghahalalan ay sigurado na

ang panalo.

Bulakenyong kandidatong panguloSA ikalawang pagkakataon aynagkaroon ng kandidatong pangulona isang Bulakenyo. Naunangkumandidatong pangulo ng bansasi Hen. Alejo Santos na sa palagayng marami ay pinatakbo lamangnoon ni Pangulong Ferdinand E.Marcos para magkaroon siya ngkalaban.

Ibig sabihin, pinalitaw lamangni Marcos na may nakalaban siya.

Sa ngayon ay muling tumak-bong pangulo si Bro. Eddie Villa-nueva ng Bangon Pilipinas sa ika-lawang pagkakataon, sa paniwalaniya na siya ay iboboto ng mgaPilipino. Sana ay magkatotoo angkanyang paniwala.

Kung sadyang itinakda siya ngAma sa itaas na maging pangulo ngating bansa, sana ay manalo siya sadarating na halalan sa Mayo 10.

Promdi DINO BALABO

Pangalan ng mga kandidato, part 2MARAMING kandidato sa lokal nahalalan ang ipinagmamalaki angkanilang propesyon. Kabilang sakanila ay mga Abogado, Doktor atArkitekto. Kaya naman ang ginamitnilang palayaw na nakalista sakanilang certificate of candidacy(COC) ay “Dok”, “Attorney,” o kayaay “Architect.”

Katulad naman ng ilang kan-didato, ang battlecry na kanilangginagamit ay “ipaglalaban ko kayo.”Sabi ni Father Pedring ng Leigh-bytes Computer Center sa Malolos,“Teka, di ba may bayad ang serbisyoninyo?”

* * *Totoo ang komento ni Father

Pedring. Hindi ba’t kapag hina-wakan ng mga abogado ang kasoay humihingi muna ng bayad?

Gayundin sa mga doctor, pag-katapos kang suriin, nakangitiitong haharap sa iyo at ituturoka sa kanyang sekretarya. Angibig sabihin ng ngiting iyon ay“dun ka magbayad.”

* * *Pero mayroon ding pasado sa

pagiging abogado na mas minabu-ting kumandidato, sa halip na mag-trabaho at gamitin ang kanilangpropesyon.

Sabi ni Father Pedring, “Bakaabugadong pulpol ’yan. Bakit hindi,mas malaki ang kikitain nila saprivate practice, pero mas gustongpumasok sa pulitika.”

* * *Sa lungsod ng Meycauayan ay

sinasabing mabigat ang kandida-tong konsehal na si Mario Aguirreng Nationalist People’s Coalition(NPC) dahil ang ginamit niyangpangalan ay “Barbell”.

Sabi ni Father Perding, “Bakasa bigat niya ay hindi umangatat matalo sa boto.

* * *Sa bayan ng Norzagaray, nag-

babala ang mga kalabang kan-didato ni Efren Dela Peña, isa sa

mga kandidatong konsehal ng Lib-eral Party, dahil ang ginamit ni-yang palayaw ay “Kamot.”

“Ingat kayo, baka kayo ma-kalmot.”

* * *May pangamba naman ang mga

botante ng Obando sa indepen-dienteng kandidatong konsehal nasi Roberto “Kung Fu” Babehis.

Baka daw pag natalo ay manipaat mangarate.

* * *Malaki naman daw ang posi-

bilidad na manalo ang kandidatongkonsehal ng LP sa Obando na siJocelyn “Ganda” Garcia.

Kaya lang ay baka daw sabeauty contest manalo.

* * *Sa bayan ng Pulilan naman

daw matatagpuang ang originalna kandidato ng LP, sa katauhanng reeleksyunistang si Vice MayorElpidio Castillo.

Ang palayaw na ginamit ni Cas-tillo ay “Elpy.”

* * *Umaasa din ang mga botante

ng Pulilan na magiging galante angkandidatong konsehal ng LP na siJohn “Pasalubong” Nethercott.

Ano kaya ang ipamimigay ni-yang pasalubong sa kampanya.

* * *Excited naman ang mga botan-

te ng Lungsod ng San Jose DelMonte sa kandidatura ng datingpulis na si Absalong “Astig” Salbo-ro na kandidato ng NacionalistaParty bilang Konsehal.

Gusto raw nilang malamankung hanggang saan ang tigas nitosa konseho.

* * *Sa bayan ng San Miguel, battle

royale naman daw ang labanan sapagka-alkalde sa pagitan nina datingMayor Edmundo Jose Buencamino(PMP), reeleksyunistang si MayorEric Tiongson (LP) at batang si AllenDela Cruz ng Lakas-Kampi-CMD

na anak ni dating Central LuzonPolice Director Chief Supt. LeonNilo Dela Cruz.

Maidepensa kaya ni Tiongsonang korona niya?

* * *Maging sa pagkabise alkalde

ng nasabing bayan ay mabigat dinang laban sa pagitan nina GemmaAlcantara (LP), John Mendez(LKS-CMD), at indipendientengsi Felipe “Pippin” Miguel Buenca-mino na anak ni dating MayorEdmundo Jose Buencamino.

Baka daw masingitan pa ngindipendienteng si Pippin ang da-lawang katunggali.

* * *Sa bayan ng San Rafael, maig-

ting din ang labanan sa pagitannina Kint. Lorna Silverio (LKS-CMD) at Jessie Viceo (Del Pilar).

Si Silverio ay maybahay ni Ma-yor Ricardo Silverio, samantalangsi Viceo ay dating alkalde ng na-sabing bayan at kapatid ni ex-Mayor Jaime Viceo.

* * *Sa bayan ng Sta. Maria, free-

for all ang laban sa pagka-alkaldesa pagitan nina Anselmo Adriano(Aksyon Demokratiko), Jesus Ma-teo (LP), incumbent Mayor OmengRamos (LKS-KAM.), EsperanzaRamos (PMP) at Teofilo Sta. Ana(KBL).

Maging sa labanan sa pagkabise-alkalde ng nasabing bayan, labo-labo din sina Luis Flores (PMP),Miguelito Jose (KBL), CarolinoLopez (Aksyon), incumbent ViceMayor Russel Pleyto (LKS-KAM),at Marissa Tuazon (LP).

* * *Samantala, kapansin pansin

naman ang pagkawala sa sirku-lasyon ni Ador Pleyto na kandidatobilang kongresista ng Ika-4Distrito.

Baka raw natabunan na ng mgaposter ng katunggaling si LinabelleVillarica.

Bulakenyo muling nakiisa sa Earth Hour mula sa pahina 8

ng SM Baliuag. Ang mga firelantern ay mga kuwadradong ba-langkas na yari sa kawayan atnababalutan ng iba’t ibang kulayna papel de hapon, at may kandilasa loob na nagsilbing ilaw.

Sa bayan ng Marilao, nagingtampok ang parada ng parol namay ilaw sa loob at pagsisindi ngmahigit 100 kandila.

Ayon kay Beverly Cruz, pub-lic relations officer ng SM CityBaliuag, umabot sa 109,914 wattsng kuryente ang kanilang natipidna nagkakahalaga ng mahigit saP10,000.

Halos gayundin ang natipid ngSM Supermall Marilao ayon ay

Sheryl Dela Rama, public relationsofficer ng nasabing mall.

Ayon kay Dela Rama, ang ka-nilang natipid na kuryente aykatumbas ng dalawang araw nagamit sa kuryente ng isang pa-ngunahing fast food chain.

Sinabi pa nina Cruz at DelaRama na kahit hindi Earth Houray nagtitipid sila sa paggamit ngkuryente sa loob ng mall dahilnakadisenyo ang dalawang mallpara dito.

Ito ay dahil may malalakingbintana ang dalawang mall kaya’thindi masyadong kailangan angilaw na gumagamit ng kuryentesa pasilyo sa loob nito.

Maging ang mga Bulakenyong

sina Cesar Cruz ng Hagonoy atWilly De Belen Calumpit ay nag-sabing matagal na rin silang nag-titipid sa kuryente sa pamamagitanng pagbunot sa mga kagamitansa bahay na kumokonsumo ngkuryente kapag hindi gamit.

Para naman kay Kagawad Ra-mil Bautista ng Barangay SanSebastian, Hagonoy, simple atpraktikal ang pagtitipid sa enerhiyaat tubig.

Ipinayo niya na ang mga pi-naglabahan o pinaghugasan ngpinggan ay maaaring ipangdiligsa halaman, samantalang kungnaiinitan, maaari namang buksanna lamang ang bintana para hindina gumamit ng kuryente.

Mahal na ArawBilang paggunita sa Mahal na Araw, muling inilalathala ng Mabuhayang artikulong ito na unang inilimbag noong Abril 15, 1984. – Patnugot

ANG Mahal na Araw ay magsisimula ngayong Abril 15, Linggo ng Palaspaso Domingo de Ramos at magtatapos sa Linggo ng Pagkabuhay sa Abril 22.

Batid nating mga Kristiyano na ang Mahal na araw ay isangnatatanging okasyon sa Kalendaryong Kristiyano. Dito’y ginugunita natinang paghihirap at pagkamatay sa krus ni Hesukristo.

Ayon sa mga mananalaysay, ang Mahal na Araw ay sinimulanggunitain nang makaraang ipunla ang Kristiyanismo sa bansa ng mgamananakop na Kastila.

Sa tuwing darating ang tradisyong ito, mararanasan na naman natinang pabasa, senakulo, penitensiya, moriones, kalbariohan at salubong.Mayaman tayo sa tradisyong ito kung kaya’t naaakit natin ang mgaturistang saksihan ang pagdiriwang na ito.

Makulay at kawili-wiling panoorin ang mga pagdiriwang na ito. AngMarinduque, halimbawa, ay kilala sa kanyang pagdiriwang ng Moriones.

Gayundin, di pahuhuli sa mga palabas pang-Mahal na Araw angmga bayan sa mga lalawigan ng Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan at Quezon.Sa mga bayang ito karaniwang ginaganap ang paghihirap o ang pagpi-pinetensiya ng mga tao. Sila iyong mga taong tinatawag na mga flagel-lants o plahelante. Sa mga bayan naman na nasasakupan ng Rizal ayipinagdiriwang ang mga senakulo.

Isa-isahin natin ang ilan sa mga tradisyong Pilipino tuwing Mahalna Araw.

LINGGO NG PALASPAS — Sa araw na ito, ang mga nagsisimba aynagdadala ng mga palaspas para pabendisyunan. Karaniwan ang mgapalaspas ay dahon ng palma. Pero mahal na ito sa ngayon, kaya’t dahonna lamang ng niyog ang ginagawang palaspas. Maaari rin itong pala-mutian ng mga bulaklak. Kapag benditado na ang palaspas ay isinasabitito sa labas ng bintana o sa labas ng pintuan sa loob ng isang taongsingkad sa paniniwalang maitataboy nito ang masasamang espirito.

PABASA — Maaari ring tawaging pasyon ito. Dito, tinatalakay angbuhay, paghihirap at pagkamatay ni Hesukristo at ito’y binabasa ngpakanta (chanted). Sa pabasa kalakip ang paniniwalang kapag ginawaito ay malalayo sa sakit, paghihirap at pagkakasala ang sinumangpamilyang nagtataguyod nito.

SENAKULO — Dulang pangtanghalan ito na naglalarawan ng iba’tibang kabanata sa buhay ni Hesukristo. Sa gabi ginaganap ito sa mgaplasa at sa mga hayag na lugar. Sikat sa pagtatanghal ng mga Senakuloang mga bayan ng Taytay at Cainta sa lalawigan ng Rizal.

PENITENSYA — Matanda nang tradisyon ito na noon pa ma’y gina-ganap na sa Europa at sa Latin Amerika. Ayon sa kaalamang Kristiyano,ang pagpepenitensya ay nakababawas ng mga kasalanan. Kung ilan anghibla ng pamalo, iyon ang katumbas ng mga taong itinakda ng nama-manata. Bawat taon, ang bilang ng hibla ay binabawasan ng isa hanggangsa matapos ang panata. Ang iba naman ay nagpapasan ng mabigat nakrus; samantalang ang iba ay naghihiwa sa katawan. Mayroon dingnagsusuot ng koronang tinik na yari sa alambre, siit ng kawayan o sangang bulaklak ng bonggabilya. Pagkatapos makapagpenitensya, naglu-lublob sila sa ilog o dagat, naliligo para mahugasan ang kani-kanilangmga kasalanan.

Ilan lamang ito sa mga tradisyon tuwing sasapit ang Mahal na Araw.Sa panahong ito, nakikilala natin ang ating sarili. Ito ang pagkakataonnating makapagsisi sa ating mga kasalanan.

BALIKTANAW

MARSO 26 - ABRIL 1, 2010 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 3

Regarding Henry

HENRYLITO D. TACIO

Tropical paradise (2)

Fair & Square

IKE SEÑERES

More on nation building

Cebu Calling FR. ROY CIMAGALA

Cry in the desert

Depthnews JUAN L. MERCADO

Unused bully pulpitDID the Philippines miss the busyet again? Indonesia, Vietnam,India, Brazil and China, in con-trast, made what may be a his-torical turn around in the globaldeforestation skid.

“Net rate of forest loss world-wide slowed markedly in the last10 years,” “Global Forest Re-sources Assessment 2010” reports.“Forests dwindled 13 million has.per year — 3 million less than inthe 1990s.

Losses in Africa and SouthAmerica still approximated oneCosta Rica. The Philippines “freefall” into ecological disaster con-tinued.

FRA collates data from 233countries and territories. Over 900specialists from 178 countriesanalyze the data which the U.N.Food and Agriculture Organiza-tion publishes every five years.Among FRA 2010 findings are:

Brazil cut annual losses fromthe Amazon forest to 2.6 millionhas. In the previous decade, the“World’s Lung” lost 2.9 millionhas. yearly. Indonesia whittleddown it's annual drain by 600,000has.

India, Viet Nam, China and the

Forward to Basics FR. FRANCIS ONGKINGCO

The wood and the man

LIKE St. John the Baptist whosecall for repentance as preparationfor the coming of the Redeemerwas a lonely cry in the desert, thevoice of God today as well as thatof the Church or of any spiritualand moral Christian teaching isbecoming a voice of one crying inthe wilderness.

Present circumstances in theworld point to a growing deafnessand insensibility to truths of faithand morals. The prologue of St.John’s gospel already captures thisphenomenon: “He came unto hisown, and his own received himnot.” (1,11)

The Psalms have many refer-ences to the same predicament.For example, Ps 76 says: “Howoften they rebelled in the wilder-ness! / How often they grieved himin the desert! / Again and againthey put God to the test / and pro-voked the Holy One of Israel. / Theyforgot his strength, they forgot thetime / when he saved them fromthe oppressor’s power.”

I don´t refer so much to thosewho openly declare themselves asatheists or agnostics as to Chris-

[BANG! BANG! BANG!] “Fabro,get up!” the angry voice of a manthundered through the door of asmall weather-beaten house.

“Coming! I’m coming! Please,give an old man some time,” Fabro,the handyman grabbed his tatteredrobe hanging on a rusty nail onthe wall. He tried his best to getup and answer the impatientpounding at his door. At sixty-five,even though he once served as asoldier for the empire, his bodyno longer responded like it usedto.

His eyes squinted as the lightfrom outside exploded into hishouse and shop. He saw a fum-ing Roman soldier standing be-fore him.

“Time? You good for nothingcarpenter, there’s no time! Pilatewants a speedy execution!”

“Execution?” Fabro scratchedhis bald head. “What execution?”

“No time for answers you old

I HAVE been writing about na-tional development for a ling timenow, but it is only recently that Irealized that nation building isreally a better term to use, sinceit is easier to understand, and isactually more encompassing. Basedon this new understanding, na-tion building could mean anythingand everything that will contrib-ute to the fabric of our nationallife, and the long term stabilityof our institutions as a nation.

For purposes of clarification,I still would like to point out thatgrowth is not the same as devel-opment. A nation could grow interms of population and in manyother aspects, but that does notnecessarily mean that it has al-ready developed. In this sense,nation building is really differentfrom national development; anation could be built without be-ing fully developed.

By implication, developmentshould be the outcome of a plan,as in a national development plan.Perhaps this is where nation build-ing could really be different fromnational development, becausenation building could be the ac-tivity of individual persons inparticular and the citizenry ingeneral, whereas national devel-opment is supposed to be a pro-cess that should be led by the gov-

U.S. undertook large-scale affor-estation. Over the last five years,new forests sprouted by 4 millionhas. annually. Asia gained 2.2million has.

"This is good news," FAO’sMette Loyche Wilkie said.“Thisis the first time we've been ableto say that the deforestation rateis going down across the world,”the FRA coordinator added.

The bad news is: Oceania reg-istered a net loss; Australia’s se-vere drought is a major cause. Highrates of tree cover loss is mostacute in Africa and South America.

God didn’t penny pinch thePhilippines. In 1575, forests blan-keted 27.5 million hectares here.Rich flora and fauna led the U.N.to rank us among the world’s 17“mega-diversity countries".

Not any more. Forests havebeen razed to less than 5.4 mil-lion has. Scattered patches of“virgin” forest do remain. Butsterile cogon (imperata cylindrica)blanket over 1.79 million hectaresof logged over areas. Overall, asliver of 18 percent remains un-der tree cover, government claims.

That raises eyebrows. Scien-tists peg adequate forest cover

between 30 to 40 percent. The 18percent figure hasn’t budged foryears. Why?

Government didn’t come upwith reliable data, Antonio Ca-rangdang writes in the Philippinecountry report for FRA. Reaffor-estation programs never copedwith the drain. Replanting re-ceived dutiful lip service at best.There is not a single mango treein a Cebu highway once named“Mango Avenue”.

Since 2000, no less than 69countries — primarily in Europeand Africa — enacted or amendedtheir forest laws, FRA notes. ButPhilippine forestry still works bythe obsolete PD 705. “There isno legislated forestry sector here.”

Denudation’s effects cut acrossthe board. More than half ofgroundwater today is contami-nated,” Asian Development Banknotes. About 100,000 tons of criti-cal topsoil is washed out to seayearly. Discolored waters stainDavao, Lingayen and other gulfs.Have we breached the criticalthreshold where erosion ratesexceed soil formation?

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tians themselves, some of whomflaunting their Christianity, whofail to be consistent to their be-liefs. The former needs a lot ofunderstanding and patience. Thelatter, some ¨spanking.¨

Yes, there is secularization, adeadly process of removing Godfrom society and in people´s dailylives and affairs. But this, I be-lieve, is not so much because ofnon-believers but rather of thosewho say they believe and yet be-have as if they are not believers.

There are many cases of infi-delities and disloyalties, disobe-dience and teachery within theChurch. The worst enemies arenot to be found outside the Churchbut inside, not those far from theChurch but those supposedly near,not those who declare themselvesnemeses but friends and allies.

Worse than worst is when theenemy is one´s own self. Thishappens when one is complacentinstead of ardent in his life of pi-ety, when a priest or bishop, forexample, talks more of politics andsociology and psychology insteadof God, faith and morals.

In this way, preaching is emp-tied of the power of God, and thetheologizing and philosophising donot go beyond pure intellectualexercises that do not spring froma vital contact with God.

It can have the form and thetrappings, but not the substance.It can have shreds of truth, butwithout charity. Thus, the truthsare often exploited to serve self-ish ends. They fail to comply withthe requirements of the commongood. They lack depth and scope,and often stuck in the mind withoutany good act produced.

This kind of mind-frame endsup voiding the commandments ofGod and building up purely hu-man ideologies, with ever weakerlinks to faith and ever strongerurges to be worldly.

Thus, there’s a tendency topoliticize even sacred things, likethe nature of marriage, or theChurch itself, the sacraments, thedoctrinal body of faith and mor-als, and even Christ himself. Somehave divided Christ into a Christof history and a Christ of faith,

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DAVAO City is a historic place. Ifthat’s your thing, visit the BattleMemorial, a historical marker ofthe longest-fought battle betweenthe troops of the American andFilipino forces and of the JapaneseImperial Army which took placein Mintal, Tugbok.

In Calinan district, there is amuseum that features historicalaccounts of the Japanese commu-nity residing in Davao before andduring the war.

Along San Pedro Street, youcan visit Camp Domingo Leonor,which happened to be the quar-ters of the Spanish and laterAmerican soldiers in the 1920s.At the junction of WashingtonStreet and Quimpo Boulevard, youcan get a glimpse of site of thebastion of the Muslim hero DatuBago who lorded over the TaglocRiver (the old name of DavaoRiver).

Oldest churchesFor those who are interested

in anything related to Catholicreligion, they should go first tothe San Pedro Cathedral, one ofthe oldest churches in Mindanao.The original structure of thechurch was built in 1847 in honorof St. Peter, the city’s patron saint.The old altar of then San PedroChurch is preserved at the rightwing of the cathedral featuringold/antique images of saints andthat of Saint Peter.

At the Shrine Hill in Matina,there’s the Shrine of the HolyInfant Jesus of Prague, a localmecca of the city’s Roman Catholicdevotees. At the Buhangin Dis-trict, you can say your prayer atthe Saint Mary of Perpetual Ro-sary. This is a shrine built in honorof the Blessed Virgin Mary whichfeatures series of steps which leadsto the main chapel.

Another must-see is the Da-vao Museum, just at the back ofthe Sangguniang Panglusod build-ing. It is a landmark which of-fers the opportunity to understand

the soul of the people of Davao.Its main gallery is a repositoryof tribal art and other materialculture such as: tribal art cos-tumes, jewelries, handicrafts andothers. Also a gallery of paintings,sculptures and ceramics and asouvenir shop of native crafts.

PasalubongFor pasalubong, go to the

Aldevinco Shopping Center, whichlies within the junction of ManuelRoxas Street and Claro M. RectoAvenue. The city’s premiere shop-ping place for native products, itis home to more than 100 storesselling Mindanao products includ-ing bags, antiques, accessories,clothes and souvenir shirts. Mer-chants speak in Tagalog and En-glish and they allow price hag-gling, especially if you buy in bulk.

Your Davao visit will never becomplete without spending sometime at the colorful People’s Park.Patterned after the 843-acre Cen-tral Park in New York City, thepark is barraged everyday bypeople from all walks of life - fromchildren to adults, teenagers tostudents. On its busiest days, itis here where you’ll be able to wit-ness how cosmopolitan the cityis. Even when it is raining, youwill still see a lot of people roamingaround the park.

People’s ParkThe expansive and beautiful

People’s Park features many de-lightful treats for its beholdersto discover. Grand landscaped wa-terfall, strategically scenic benches,a small but fun playground, amaz-ingly breathtaking gardens, ar-ranged multipurpose trees, lovelytraditional cottages and sophis-ticated sculptures created by fa-mous Dabawenyo artist KublaiMilan.

Davao City also has a numberof beaches to offer. Times Beach,two kilometers from the city center,bustles with picnickers during

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ernment, specifically its develop-ment and policy planners.

Based on the general definitionof nation building that I am nowpresenting, it could be said thatany form or function of corporatesocial responsibility (CSR) couldbe considered as leading to, orcontributory to nation building.This would include all efforts ofprivate corporations, as well asthose of privately led civic orga-nizations.

By definition, or I should sayby expectation, our national de-velopment plan should be trans-lated into the local developmentplans of our municipalities andprovinces. At this point, I wouldlike to suggest that we just usethe term “municipalities” to re-fer to both the cities in the towns.This should be a no-brainer, be-cause up to now, even the city hallsare still called “municipio”.

Up to now, I could not under-stand why the Local GovernmentCode (LGC) removed the super-vision and the authority of theprovincial governments from thechartered cities. As a result of that,new capitol buildings have to bebuilt outside the capital cities wherethese used to be located. In somecases, we have ironical situationswherein capitol buildings are lo-

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fleabag! We need of a beam to cru-cify a condemned man. The othershops abound in oak and tere-binths, but there are none readyfor our needs!”

“I also have some common woodto spare, but they are also recentlychopped and will take a while toprepare!” Fabro tried explaining.

“That will do perfectly,” anothersoldier pointed at a long robustbeam of wood resting on the shop’swall.

“Oh, no! Oh, no! Not that,”Fabro begged. “That is a very rareperfumed cypress, and I have paida high price for it. It is for a throneand treasure chest King Herodrequested me to make.”

“It’s the beam or your head,”the soldier threatened him bypulling out his sword.

“Please, please, understand!”Fabro begged them. “I have nevermeant harm to anyone, why suchan injustice? After all, I have earned

my citizenship from Cesar.”“If you weren’t a citizen, we

would have done you in immedi-ately,” another haughty soldiersnapped. “Think of it as a way toserve the Emperor.”

Fabro thought quickly, it seemedhe had no choice. “At least, allowme to lend it to you, and whenthe execution is over I will justtake it back.”

The soldiers were a bit per-plexed by his request, but theirleader said, “Alright! We’re losingtime and the crowd is gettingimpatient. I simply want thismadness to end!”

“Wait!” another soldier ob-served. “It’s too long! You will haveto cut it and make the holes!”

“Cut? Holes?” Fabro gasped.“Of course, you old louse! We

only need a beam long enough tonail the condemned. The holes willmake the crucifixion easier and

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4 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 MARSO 26 - ABRIL 1, 2010

Buhay Pinoy

MANDY CENTENO

Mga patutsadangumaarangkadaP -apalapit na po ang Mayo adiyesPinaghahandaan nitong opisyalesAng pangangampanya ay ubod ng bilisHalos lakad-takbo na himahagibis.

A -ng dating proyektong M.M.D.A. ditoMedical Mission Daw Alay na totooBago kampanyahan sa lahat ng dakoMga gamot naman “expired” iba nito.

T -uloy din daw noon itong pamimigayNg mga computer sa dulong barangayDatapuwa’t ngayo’y nasirang tuluyanAng nangagkaloob nangakalimutan.

U -pang matandaan ang kakandidatoSa mga okasyon bumabati ditoAng pinaka-una’y noong magpa-PaskoNew Year at Valentine, graduation totoo.

T -unay ang pagbati sa may kaarawanSa mga nagtamo nitong karangalanSa nangamatayan ang pakikiramayKoronang inalay malaking pangalan.

S -inimulan naman Marso huling LinggoAng pangangampanyang ratsada na itoMga bahay-bahay pagkamay nang hustoAt may inaabot halaga’y … ewan ko

A -ng hirit ng iba upang matandaanAy itlog na balot ipinamimigayDoon nakasulat ang kanyang pangalanNumber sa balota na paiitiman.

D -alaw sa kaanak mga kaaplidoDati’y ‘di kilala ngayon kaalyadoAng turing ay pinsan kahit makapitoMahalaga dito’y ang kanilang boto.

A -raw-araw ito todo ngiti nilaBawal sumimangot, magtampo’y saka naPagkahakot ng boto’y lubhang mahalagaSa Mayo adiyes wakas patutsada.

RUMARATSADA na mga kandidatoDo’n sa panguluhan isang mananaloWalo sa kanila’y siguradong taloTiyak PATUTSADA ay nadaya ito.

Kakampi mo ang Batas ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO

Abandonment at annulment of marriageTANONG: Gud evening po Sir! Maypag-asa po ba akong mag-asawa atmagpakasal ulit dahil iniwan po kamingmag-ina since 1991, walang sustentosa anak ko. May naging kabit siya sauna, 2 ang anak niya dun.

Sa pangalawang kabit, isa, at hulingkinakasama, isa, at ang balita ko’y nasaItalya na po siya kasama ng kinakasamangayon. Wala po kaming komuni-kasyon. Nalaman ko na lang po sa mgakapitbahay namin na nasa ibang bansasiya at sa naging kabit niya dito nakapitbahay ko. Mapapawalang bisa poba ang kasal namin? Please, sanamatulungan niyo ako na mawala angbisa ng kasal.

–jeangalang2003@yahoo.comSagot: Jean, salamat sa iyong

tanong.Sa ilalim ng Family Code, may pag-

asang mabalewala ang isang kasal sapagitan ng dalawang Pilipino kung angisa sa kanila ay hindi na nakakaganapsa kanyang tungkulin bilang may-asawa. Ang tawag sa ganitong sitwas-yon ay “psychological incapacity to dis-charge marital obligation”, at ito aybatay sa Art. 36 ng Family Code.

Ano ang mga obligasyon ng isangasawa na kung hindi niya magagam-panan ay maaaring maging batayanng pagbabalewala ng kaniyang kasal?

Ito ay ang mga tungkuling magingtapat sa asawa, magpakita ng pagma-mahal, magbigay ng suporta, at tumirasa iisang bubong.

Kung hindi na kayang gampananng isang asawa ang mga tungkulingito, ang kanyang maybahay o esposoo esposa ay maaari nang humiling saating mga Regional Trial Courts ngpagpapabalewala ng kanilang kasal.

Sa Pilipinas, tanging mga hukumanlamang ang maaaring mag-utos nabalewala na ang kasal ng isang mag-asawa. Sa kabilang dako, may isa pangparaan upang mabalewala ang kasalanna naganap sa pagitan ng mag-asawangparehong Pilipino. Ito ay kung angasawang nagpunta sa ibang bansa, atnakakuha ng citizenship doon, aymakakakuha ng diborsiyo.

Ayon sa Korte Suprema, kung maka-kakuha ng diborsiyo sa ibang bansaang Pilipinong naging citizen na ngbansang ito, may bisa na ang dibor-siyong ito sa Pilipinas.

Compromise agreement sa barangayTANONG: Atty. Batas, ang mga ma-gulang ko po ay may kaso ngayon. Nag-ugat po ito sa reklamo ng kapitbahaysa usok na pumapasok sa kanila mulasa lutuang kahoy namin dito sa Ma-labon City. Upang hindi na lang lumaki,pumasok po ang aking mga magulangsa isang compromise agreement (CAfor brevity) na magpapapader kapagkaya na. Pansamantala, gawan munang temporary. Gumamit kami ng G.I.sheet na luma. Ito po ay nagawanglahat subalit ang kapitbahay ay hu-mingi at nabigyan ng cetificate to file

in court. Kami ngayon ay na-orderanng City Court na mag-comply sa C.A.na magtayo raw ng concrete fence atmagbayad ng Php5000 as and forattorney’s fees, plus cost of suit. Kami’yumapela sa RTC subalit na-deny angaming TRO at Injunction prayer.

May tsansa pa po bang manalo kamibatay sa ground na ang ugat ng prob-lema (usok) ay amin nang itinigil?Kailangan bang puwersahin ang akingmga magulang na di masyadong alamang implikasyon ng pagpirma sa isangC.A. na magpapader, sa layuning matigilna lang sa reklamo ang kapitbahay?Ayon sa petitioners, nasasaad daw saLocal Government Code na kailangangipatupad ang C.A. after 6 months.Ganun pa rin ba ang interpretasyonbagamat ang ugat ng problema (usok)ay di na ginagawa? Sa tingin namin,ito ay isang paglabag sa aming Bill ofRights (Sec. 1) sapagkat kami’y dini-diktahan sa nais naming gawin saaming ari-arian. Ano po ang inyongmaipapayo? Itutuloy po ba namin angapila hanggang Suprme Court? Ma-raming salamat at pagpalain po kayong Panginoong Hesus! Benjie.

–bcbalbon@yahoo.comSagot: Benjie, maraming salamat

sa iyong sulat sa amin, at nawa’ypagpalain din kayo sa lahat ng sandaling Panginoong Hesus.

Sa iyong unang tanong tungkol satsansa ninyong manalo, kailangang

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(after Indonesia and Brazil which are 20 times larger)for severely endangered plant and animal communities,”Conservation International points out.

Mindoro's tamaraw is endangered. There are only 200of the new-to-science gail discovered in Babuyan Islands.Only four of the Cebu flowerpecker are left. That makesthe dicaeum quadricolor the world’s most endangeredspecies. “I haven’t seen birds that will never sing again,”Cebu Daily News columnist Roy Lu wrote.

But corpses bobbing in flashfloods of denuded Quezon,Aurora, Leyte, Surigao, and recently from Storm Ondoy,underscore what dull statistics tell:

“The Philippines was effectively the first Asia-Pacificcountry, in the post World War II era, to extensively liq-uidate it’s forest wealth,” noted FAO earlier. “Quickie”concessions were recklessly parceled out. Log exportscrested, in the late 60s – and never recovered ...

Yesterday’s timber prima donna is today’s wood-pauper.We buy wood from countries that invested in tree plan-tations in the 1970s. Lumber mills were designed forlarge-diameter logs that now vanished rain forests oncesupplied. Retooling hasn’t been addressed.

Legitimate timber licenses authorize cutting of 5,000hectares annually. The actual cut is many times that,FRA notes. Migrants flood into uplands where povertyincidence can reach over 90 percent. The “land’s carry-ing capacity” is exceeded.

The writ of government does not run throughout theland. In remote areas, underpaid ill-equipped forest guardsface encroachers who brandish AK-15 rifles and say: “Here’smy logging license.”

“Philippine forestry sector is continuously decliningin terms of it’s biophysical, economic and environmen-tal aspects,” FRA concludes. So did conservation ethics— the very values needed by future governments to re-verse the current slide into disaster.

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo served as president for thedecade analyzed in the FRA 2010. She failed to use herpowers, and the bully pulpit of the presidency, to regreenthe Philippines. The President of Brazil did. Luiz Inacio“Lula” Da Silva confidently sets reduction of Brazil de-forestation by 80 percent, come 2020.

The post Arroyo regime will inherit an interlockingcrisis of forests, soil, water, energy and population. If amassive response is not forthcoming, today’s stresseswill become self-reinforcing. And Filipinos of the 21stcentury will, like it or not, become the latest clutch ofimpoverished ecological orphans.

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faster. A longer beam is already waitingin the Hill of Skulls. Hurry up!”

Fabro couldn’t get himself to cutthe wood. He hadn’t yet made mea-surements for Herod’s throne andchest. “How big is the man?” He didn’twant to make holes just anywhere,and ruin the wood.

“Well, I guess about your size butone or two inches taller,” the soldierhastily replied.

After reluctantly cutting the beamFabro stretched his arms upon thenewly cut wood to measure where tomake the holes. He could smell thecypress’ distinct aroma as his cheeksfelt the cold wood.

“What a pity,” he whispered, “thatsuch a precious piece would be usedfor such a distasteful event!” Aftermarking the position for the nails, hehurriedly bored the holes.

A soldier elbowed him aside asanother came to help lift the beam.Fabro couldn’t bear seeing how sucha valuable material was treated soroughly.

The soldiers weren’t aware of theweight of the beam and accidentlydropped it. The wood gave a solid thudthat raised dust inside Fabro’s shop.“Be careful,” he protested. “I intendto use it still!”

“Then why don’t you help us carryit you old useless fool!” a soldier in-sulted him. He didn’t protest any fur-ther and helped them carry the beam.

“Let us be off to the courtyard. Theexecutioner’s are waiting!”

* * *As they drew near the courtyard,

Fabro could hear the bloodthirstyclamor of the crowd, “Crucify him! Cru-cify him!” There for the first time hesaw the condemned man. The soldier’sthrew the beam to the ground and said,“Here is your cross, oh king of theJews!”

Fabro’s heart broke as the beamslammed upon the solid pavement.Splinters flew from its surface and itssmooth texture was dirtied and bruised.“My wood, my poor wood,” he lamentedwhile trying to catch his breath.

The condemned Galilean staggeredtowards the beam. Fabro was filledwith fear and disgust. The Galilean,tall and well-built, was an open wound.His face could hardly be discerned sinceit was covered with blood, spittle anddust.

Then their eyes met, and Fabrosensed something strange, –he couldn’tdescribe it,– in the man’s penetrat-ing gaze. In the midst of all that un-reasonable outrage, he suddenly feltpeace.

He was surprised that the mancalmly, but with difficulty lifted theheavy beam. At first he embraced itas if trying to support himself upon a

huge cane. Then he raised it upon hisshoulders and started to carry it.

Fabro was struck at how the pris-oner seemed to carry the beam withcare. He did not look like someone whowanted to get it off his shoulders. Atthat moment, wood and man becameone!

* * *Fabro later learned as he slowly

followed from behind that the Galilean’sname was Jesus from Nazareth. Thecrowd was chaotic and uncontrollable.Some soldiers were hurt as they triedto contain the people. Some in the crowdspat at Jesus as he passed throughthe narrow alleys of the city. Othersthrew pebbles and stones. His preciouscypress was also spat upon and hitby stones.

Then Jesus stumbled to the groundout of sheer exhaustion. Fabro’s firstreaction was to try to protect the cy-press. A Roman soldier prevented himfrom getting any closer to Jesus. Thecondemned man fell and to Fabro’samazement, it seemed to him that hetried his best to keep the beam fromhitting the ground.

“Why is he doing that?” he won-dered to himself. “Any prisoner wouldhave used the beam to break the fall,but he seemed to be concerned aboutthe cross.”

* * *For the first time, Fabro didn’t know

why, but he felt compassion in his heartfor the Nazarene. He even totally forgotabout the costly beam.

“I’m not a Jew, but this man’s ac-tions are telling me something. I don’tknow what but I must find out!” Themore he followed Jesus, the more helonged to console and help him in someway, even just to shield him from theinsults and accusations hurled at him.

The Hill of the Skulls was wait-ing. Fear of that dreadful place madeFabro reluctant to get any closer. Froma distance he watched everything.Again, he saw how Jesus did not hurlthe beam in protest, but with his re-maining strength slowly lowered it tothe ground.

The Galilean was stripped of hisclothes. There was no part of his bodythat was spared by bruises and deepcuts. The executioners pushed Jesusto the ground and spread him uponthe cypress beam.

Fabro wanted to cover his ears fromthe hammer blows. He was even morepained to see that he had bored theholes too far apart that the executionershad to force the man’s arms to matchthe holes.

Unable to stand such inhumane cru-elty, Fabro wept and abandoned Cal-vary. He felt ashamed that he had givenmore value to a piece of wood overthe life of an innocent man. He spent

the entire evening unable to sleep andeat.

“Who was that man?” he wondered.“Why did he seem to care for a crossthat brought him death?” Fabro couldnot stop weeping and pondering overthese mysterious events.

* * *The Sabbath was ending, and Fabro

had not yet been able to sleep nor eat.There was an unusual silence over theentire city. He had not accomplishedanything the entire day and decidedto put order in the shop.

The remaining piece of the cypresswas still on the cutting table. Fabrowas amazed to see that it had driedup and had lost it perfumed smell. Itwas no longer smooth and even lostsome of its weight. It would no longerbe fit for Herod’s throne and the trea-sure chest. “I will have to find anotherworthy material.”

He retired and finally slept. Thatnight he dreamt of the beam he hadabandoned in Calvary. He saw how itsprouted branches, leaves and fruits.It grew and became a tremendous treethat covered the entire world.

* * *It was just about at dawn the next

day that the sound of a gentle knockon the door woke Fabro up.

“Coming! I’m coming!” he recalledhow two days ago he was violentlyroused from sleep by soldiers.

A brilliant light entered and illu-mined the entire house, but his eyeswere not dazed. In the midst of thelight was the Galilean. His woundshad disappeared except for the onesleft by the nails on his hands and feet.

“Fabro!” Jesus said gently. “Do notbe afraid. It is I! I have come to re-turn the wood that you have treasuredso much. Thank you for preparing myCross that has brought mankind itssalvation.”

Jesus entered and laid the beamupon the table. “Keep it well and mayit be a memory of my love and sacri-fice for you and all men!”

In a flash of light, Jesus disappeared.Fabro embraced the Cross, knelt

down and prayed, “My Lord and myGod!”

* * *Crux fidelis, inter omnesArbor una nobilis;Nulla silva talem profert,Fronde, flore germine.Dulce lignum, dulces clavos,Dulce pondus sustinet.

(*Faithful Cross, O tree all beauteous,Tree all peerless and divine:Not a grove on earth can show usSuch a leaf and flower as thine.Sweet the nails and sweet the wood,Laden with so sweet a load.Liturgical Hymn on Good Friday)

MARSO 26 - ABRIL 1, 2010 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 5

mula sa pahina 1Bahagi ng tipan ang pangako

ng mga kandidato na hindi silagagamit ng karahasan sa halalan,hindi mamimili ng boto, at hindigagamit ng maruming pamamara-an sa kampanya na nakakasira sapagkatao ng kapwa kandidato.

Nangako rin ang mga kandidatona igagalang ang batas at angkalikasan sa pamamagitan ng hindipaglalagay ng kanilang mga postersa mga punong kahoy.

“Umaasa kami na igagalang nilaang nilalaman ng covenant parasa mapayapa at malinis na halalansa Bulacan,” ani Espejo.

Inayunan ito ni Ambrosio Cruz,dating alkalde ng Guiguinto namuling kumakandidato bilangkongresista ng Ika-2 Distrito ngBulacan.

“Kung ang lahat ng kandidatoay susunod dito magiging magandasapagkat ang pag-uusapan ay pro-grama at isyu at hindi ang per-sonal na atakihan. Sana’y maiangatang antas ng kampanyahan ditosa atin,” ani Cruz.

Inayunan din ito nina IsaganiGiron at Lalaine Santos na kapwakandidato bilang konsehal sa Lung-sod ng Malolos at ni Jeff Rivera,ang kandidato ng Partido ng Ma-sang Pilipino para bokal sa Ika-2Distrito ng Bulacan.

Ayon kay Rivera, nararapat la-mang na maitaas ang antas ngkampanya ng mga kandidato,upang maibigay sa mga botanteang responsibilidad nitong bumoto,hindi ayon sa relasyon sa kandidatokundi ayon sa kakayahan ng kan-didato na mamuno at manindigan.

Para naman kay Pedro Santos,isa sa mga kandidato sa pagka-alkalde ng Hagonoy, hindi pa nag-sisimula ang kampanya ay naunana ang paninira ng kanyang mgakatunggali sa nasabing bayan.

“Walang ibubungang mabutiang paninira sa kapwa, kaya dapatay mag-isip-isip ang mga kan-

Tipan sa halalan nilagdaan ng mga kandidato

Reality show balak isagawa ng Greenpeace sa natutuyong Angat dam

Kasong impeachment, disbarment isasampani Obet Pagdanganan sa Acting Chief Justice

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pagkakamali ang nagawa ani Carpio dahillumalabas na ito ang bumoto para kayPunong Mahistrado Reynato Puno na naka-bakasyon nang magbotohan ang mga mahis-trado sa kaso ng protesta ni Pagdangananlaban kay Mendoza.

“Lumalabas na ibinoto niya si JusticePuno,” ani Pagdanganan at binasa pa angisang bahagi ng desisyon kung saan ihinayagni Carpio na inayunan ni Puno na ibotoniya ito sa nasabing desisyon.

“How could he do that?” ani ng datinggobernador. “Puwede na ba ang absenteevoting sa Supreme Court.”

“Isang malinaw na misrepresentationang ginawa ni Justice Carpio at iyon aylabag sa kanyang sinumpaang tungkulin,”ani Pagdanganan.

Iginiit niya na kaya siya magsasampang kaso laban kay Carpio ay upang malina-wan kung totoong binigyang karapatan niPuno si Carpio na bumoto para kanya.

Patungkol naman sa desisyon ng KorteSuprema na pumabor kay Mendoza, nag-pahayag ng pagtataka si Pagdanganan.

Aniya, “Paanong nagkaroon ng graceabuse of discretion ang Comelec sa pagbibigaysa akin ng karapatan na manungkulan, ehako ang nanalo sa protesta.”

didato,” ani Santos.Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Abo-

gado Sabino Mejarito na apat nabayan sa Bulacan ang patuloynilang minomonitor kasama angpulisya bilang bahagi ng areas ofconcern sa lalawigan.

Ito ay ang mga bayan ng Bocaue,San Ildefonso, Sta. Maria at Lung-sod ng San Jose Del Monte.

Ang mga nasabing bayan atlungsod ay nabilang sa areas ofconcern ng Comelec at pulisya dahilsa mga insidente ng karahasangmay kaugnayan sa pulitika sa mganagdaang taon.

Samantala, batay sa tala ngMabuhay, umabot na nga sa 14katao ang napaslang sa Bulacankaugnay ang pulitika mula 1995,kabilang ang mga pulitiko o kaanaknila na pinaslang sa panahonghindi nasasakop ng halalan.

Ang unang biktima ay si Con-rado Concepcion, dating election

officer sa bayan ng Malolos, napinaslang sa kanyang bahay ma-tapos ang halalan noong 1995.

Noong 1998, dinukot at pi-naslang ng mga hinihinalang re-beldeng New People’s Army si TatoPerez, kapatid ni dating MayorHermie Perez ng Hagonoy na mu-ling kumakandidato bilang alkalde.

Kasunod sina Honorato Galvez,dating alkalde ng San Idlefonsona pinaslang ’di kalayuan sa kan-yang bahay noong Hunyo 2000,at si Esteban Paulino, mayor ngbulubunduking bayan ng DRT natinambangan at napatay sa bayanng Angat noong Disyembre 2000.

Sa pagsisimula naman ng ha-lalan noong 2001, hinagisan nggranada ang noo’y nagbabalik naalkalde ng Angat na si LeonardoDe Leon. Nakaligtas si De Leonna ngayon ay nagtatapos ngikatlong termino at kumakandi-datong bise alkalde.

Matapos ang halalan noong2004, pinaslang si dating CalumpitVice Mayor Arthur Garcia sa tapatng bahay ng kanyang asawa saBarangay San Juan, Hagonoy.

Noong Mayo 14, 2006, pinaslangsa Barangay Balungao, Calumpitsi Dr. Norman Josue, bayaw at taga-suporta ni Mayor Jaime De Jesusng nasabing bayan.

Sa bayan ng Sta.Maria, pinas-lang noong unang linggo ng Enero2007 si Rudy Da Silva na isa samga kakandidatong kongresistang Ika-4 Distrito ng Bulacan sahalalan noong Mayo 2007.

Sa bayan ng Bocaue, napataysi Corporal Leonardo Pataray yGalvan ng 3rd Infantry Batallionnoong Mayo 4, 2004 matapos maki-pagbarilan sa isang tauhan niMayor Jonjon Villanueva.

Sa bayan ng Bulakan, tinam-bangan, napaslang at pinagna-kawan si Luisito Sta. Maria habang

nagmamaneho pauwi dalawangaraw bago isagawa ang halalannoong Mayo 14, 2007.

Sa bayan ng San Miguel, ni-rapido ang bahay ni Edmundo JoseBuencamino noong Enero 2008 ngmga hindi nakilalang suspek. SiBuencamino ay dating alkalde ngnasabing bayan.

Kasunod nito ang pamamarilsa bahay ni Kapitan Melvin Santosng Barangay Camias. Walang na-saktan sa dalawang magkasunodna pamamaril.

Noong Mayo 4, 2008, pinaslangsa Calumpit si dating MayorRamon Pagdanganan, ang nakaba-batang kapatid ni dating Gob. Ro-berto “Obet” Pagdanganan.

Noong Hunyo 2008, tinam-bangan at napaslang si InhinyeroContantino Pascual sa BarangaySta. Rita Matanda sa bayan ng SanMiguel. Si Pascual ay dating pa-ngulo ng Rosemoor Mining andDevelopment Corporation at ilangbeses ding kumandidato bilangalkalde ng San Miguel.

Noong Hulyo 31, 2008, angdating alkalde naman ng katabingbayan ng Apalit, Pampanga na siTirso Lacanilao ang pinaslang sakahabaaan ng MacArthur High-way sa Calumpit.

Noong Pebrero 13, 2008, bi-nugbog ng mga tauhan ni datingMayor Eddie Alarilla sa loob ngmunisipyo ng Lungsod ng Meyca-uayan si Adriano Daez at ErnestoOliva. Si Daez ay kasalukuyangkumakandidato bilang alkalde ngnasabing lungsod.

Noong Marso 2, pinaslang ngmga rebeldeng New People’s Armysi Genaro Aguirre sa Barangay SanMateo, Norzagaray, Bulacan. Siyaay kapatid ni Ignacio Aguirre,dating konsehal ng Lungsod ngSan Jose Del Monte.

Nitong Marso 26, pinaslang siCristopher Santiago, nakatatan-dang kapatid ni Vice Mayor JoseSantiago Jr., ng bayan ng Bocaue.

mula sa pahina 1Kalakhang Maynila.

Sa panayam ng Mabuhay kayFrancisco sa SM City Baliuag noongMarso 27, sinabi niya na nailatagna ng Greenpeace sa mga opisyalng Napocor ang plano at nag-hihintay na lamang ng pinal nadesisyon.

“Final decision na lang anghinihintay ng Greenpeace,” aniFrancisco na nakipag-ugnayan sanasabing grupo upang higit namabigyang pansin ang panga-ngangalaga sa Angat watershed.

Sinabi niya na tinatayang ma-higit sa 40 environmentalist anglalahok sa isasagawang reality showna hanggang ngayon ay hindiinihahayag ang magiging titulo ngnasabing palabas.

Mananatili ang mga kalahokng tatlong linggo sa mga itatayongkampo sa loob ng watershed atmga kalapit na lugar tulad ng SitioManalo at Sitio Pinag-anakan sabulubunduking bayan ng DonyaRemedios Trinidad, Sitio Ipo saNorzagaray, Sitio Balagbag at SitioIlas sa Lungsod ng San Jose DelMonte, at sa Bustos Dam na mata-tagpuan sa ibaba ng may 50-kmIlog Angat sa pagitan ng mga bayanng Bustos at San Rafael.

Ayon kay Francisco, habangnasa kampo ang mga kalahok,kukunan sila ng video cameramaging ang kanilang kapaligiran.

Bawat araw ihahatid ang maku-kunang video footage sa mga istas-yon ng telebisyon at internet sapamamagitan ng mga satellite

kung saan nakaugnay ang mgakamera.

“Umaasa kami na matutupadang layuning mapukaw ang pansinng mga tao, maging ang mga kan-didato, ng planong palabas at mau-nawaan nila ang kahalagahan ngpangangalaga sa kalikasan parti-kular na ang Angat Dam na nag-iisang pinagkukunan ng tubig ngKalakhang Maynila sa ngayon,”ani Francisco.

Habang ipinakikita ni Franciscoang mga larawan ng kalbong ba-hagi ng watershed at mga taongnagbubuhat ng mga pinutol nakahoy, sinabi niya na umaasa silana magiging bahagi ng agenda sakampanya ng mga lokal at nas-yunal na kandidato ang panganga-laga sa kalikasan.

Ang mga nasabing larawan naipinakita ni Francisco ay nakunannoong ikatlong linggo ng Marsosa loob ng Angat watershed.

Kabilang sa mga larawang kan-yang ipinakita at ipinagkaloob saMabuhay ay ang mga larawanng tuyong bahagi ng Angat Dam.

Batay naman sa tala ng Pro-vincial Disaster ManagementOffice, bumaba sa 182.25 metroang taas ng tubig sa Angat Damnoong Marso 30, kumpara sa naita-lang 182.45 metro noong Marso29.

Ayon kay Inhinyero RodolfoGerman ng Angat River HydroElectric Power Plant, bumababang isang metro tuwing ikatlongaraw ang tubig sa dam.

Ito ay nangangahulugan na

maaaring sumayad sa kritikal na180 metro ang tubig sa dam sapagtatapos ng Semana Santa saLinggong ito.

Ayon pa kay Francisco, sinabisa kanya ng mga opisyal ng Napo-cor na kailangan ang tatlong bagyona kasing lakas ng Bagyong Ondoyna nagpabaha sa Bulacan noongSetyembre, upang muling mapunong tubig ang dam.

Ngunit sa kasalukuyan, walapang bagyo na namataaan malapitsa Pilipinas ang Philippine Atmo-spheric, Geophysical, AstronomicalServices Administration, mataposdumaan ang bagyong Agaton no-ong nakaraang linggo na naghatidlamang ng ulap at manaka-nakangpag-ulan sa iba’t ibang panig ngbansa. — Dino Balabo

JOCAP ENVIRONMENTAL FORUMPROACTIVE on Climate Change Leaders convenor Victor Ferrer, Jr. (3rd fromleft) extends his invitation to Environment and Natural Resources Secretary HoracioC. Ramos (second from left) to keynote the launching of the Jose CapadociaCivic Journalism Environmental Forum slated on April 8, 2010 at the NationalPress Club in Intramuros, Manila during a recent courtesy call at the DENR inQuezon City. Also in photo is the forum coordinator Andy L. Ilustre (left) andMines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) OIC Director Edwin Domingo (right).

— ANDY ILUSTRE, MEGA MANILA BAY PRESS CLUB

Ipinaalala niya na dalawang taon atpitong buwan na siyang naghihintay sa na-sabing desisyon, ngunit naharang pa rinito ng Korte Suprema.

Ayon kay Pagdanganan unang nakialamang Korte Suprema sa kaso ng protestana kanyang isinampa laban kay Mendozanoong Hulyo 2009 matapos magpetisyonang huli.

Dahil dito, halos 100 araw na naantalaang proseso ng Comelec sa nasabing pro-testa, hanggang sa payagan ng Korte Supre-ma ang Comelec noong Oktubre at maka-paglabas ito ng desisyon noong Disyembre1 na nagsabing si Pagdanganan ang nagwagisa halalan noong 2007.

Nitong Marso 8 muling nagpetisyon siMendoza sa Korte Suprema at kinabukasanay inilabas nito ang utos na status quo anteorder kaya’t nanatili si Mendoza sa panu-nungkulang sa loob ng pitong araw.

Noong Marso 16, muling nagpalabas ngdesisyon ang Korte Suprema na nagpalawigpa ng panunungkulan ni Mendoza na dagdagna pitong araw, hanggang noong Marso 23kung kailan inilabas ng Korte Suprema angdesisyon na nagkamali daw ang Comelecat umabuso sa paglabas ng utos na nagpa-pababa kay Mendoza dahil hindi nakuhani Pagdanganan ang mayorya sa Comelec.— Dino Balabo

TIPAN SA BULACAN — Maraming kandidato sa mga lokal na posisyon sa lalawigan ng Bulacanang lumagda sa isang tipan para sa isang payapa, tapat at malinis na halalan sa Mayo noong Marso21 sa Simbahan ni Santiago Apostol sa bayan ng Plaridel. Makikita sa larawan si Ambrosio “Boy”Cruz, dating alkalde ng bayan ng Guiguinto, na kumakandidato ngayon bilang kongresista ng Ika-2Distrito ng Bulacan habang nilalagdaan ang nasabing tipan. — SUGOD BULACAN

6 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 MARSO 26 - ABRIL 1, 2010

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT

Office of the Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

PAG-IBIG FUND OR HDMF

Mortgagee,

- versus -

GUALBERTO B. ACABO, JR. M/TORAQUEL L. ACABO,

Mortgagor/s,

X——————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby PAG-IBIG FUND OR HDMF, with principal address at 2nd Flr., North CentrumBldg., Tabang, Guiguinto, Bulacan against, GUALBERTO B. ACABO, JR. M/TORAQUEL L. ACABO, with residence and postal address at Blk. 7, Lot 35 VerdeHieghts Subdivision, Gaya-Gaya, San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan the mortgagor/sto satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 22, 2010 amounts toEIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTYSEVEN PESOS & 87/100 (P873,377.87 ) Philippine Currency, including/ exclud-ing interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way ofattorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured bysaid mortgage, and such other amounts which may become due and payable tothe aforementioned mortgagee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the un-dersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public ingeneral that on APRIL 23, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of theOffice of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ngKatarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at pub-lic auction through sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philip-pine Currency, the described real property/ies below together with all the im-provements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-336058 (M)

“A parcel of land (Lot 35, Blk. 7 of the subd. plan, Pcs-03-006776, beinga portion of cons. Lots no. 4, Psu-95127, lot 929, Cad 352 LRC Rec. No.),situated in the Bo. of Gaya-Gaya, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bulacan.x x x containing an area of SIXTY (60) SQ. M.”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20)days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subjectproperty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the MABUHAYa newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to thisoffice must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated dateand hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, itshall be held on April 23, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter without furthernotice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for them-selves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if any there be.

Malolos City, Bulacan, March 17, 2010

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGAEx-Officio Sheriff

BY: JOSEPH ELMER S. GUEVARASheriff IV

Copy furnished:All parties concerned

Mabuhay: March 19, 26 & April 2, 2010

E.J.F. NO. 51-2010

EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OFREAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER

ACT 3135 AS AMMENDED BY ACT4118

for example.There are inconsistencies and gaping gaps in the lives

of many so-called believers, especialy those in public of-fice. Pretensions and hypocrisies abound, and while to acertain degree these are understandable given our frag-ile human condition, in many cases hardly anything isdone to correct them.

Some so-called Christians even go against Christ´s teach-ing in their public functions. Their idea of governancebarely goes beyond bureaucratic efficiency. Again it´s emptyof its basic requirement of vital contact with God. It´spurely human, stuck with the criteria of practicality, con-venience and the like, and nothing about fostering sanc-tity.

What can we do with this widespread scenario? I sup-pose we just have to do what St. John the Baptist did,and what other saints did, and finally what Christ did.We just have to pursue what we know is good and is God’swill, even if there’s no immediate social impact. The cryin the desert will have its fruits someday.

In the meantime, we have to patiently learn the doc-trine, wage a continuous ascetical struggle developing virtuesand convictions, then start to do personal apostolate makinguse of whatever circumstance we have at the moment.

Of course, we should also try to aim higher and deeper,even going to public places to proclaim the good news ina world sunk in confusion, ignorance and error. All ofthese done always in charity, patience and hope.

Let’s remember this is God’s work more than ours.

mula sa pahina 4malaman mo na ang isang compromise agreement o C.A.ay isang kasunduang nagiging desisyon na mismo ngbarangay o ng hukuman kung ito ay inaprubahan.

Ang ibig sabihin nito, dahil itong C.A. na ito ay nagigingdesisyon na mismo ng mga hukuman at ng barangay,kailangang sundin ang lahat ng nakasaad dito.

Kung may mga kondisyon na dapat sundin, kailangangtuparin din ang mga kondisyones na ito.

Dahil diyan, kahit na sinasabi ninyong nawala na angproblemang siyang naging dahilan kung bakit nagkaroonng C.A., kailangang sundin pa rin ninyo ang mga pinag-kasunduang dapat gawin.

Hindi magiging paglabag ito sa inyong mga karapatansa ilalim ng Bill of Rights ng Constitution. Dahil nakipag-kasundo kayo ng kusang loob, dahil pinirmahan ninyoang C.A. upang matapos na lamang ang problema ninyo,hindi masasabing nalabag ang inyong mga karapatan.

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Sundays and holidays. Historic TalomoBeach is best remembered as a land-ing site for Japanese and Americanforces during World War II; in factthere are numerous sunken ships inthe area.

Since Davao is very near the SamalIsland, you may opt to visit the BluejazResort and Waterpark. Known as afamous hotspot for extreme wateractivities such as diving, paragliding,and windsurfing, it is a first-class beachresort that offers guests a very tran-quil, relaxing, and enjoyable stay. Here,you can also ride the longest water-slides in the Philippines. Average boattrip time from Davao City is aboutthree minutes.

Water sports activitiesFurther from the city is the world-

class Pearl Farm Beach Resort. It offersa wide array of audacious water sportsactivities that include scuba diving,wind surfing, water polo, jet skiing,water skiing, and banana boat rides.Sea kayaks, hobie cat and wave run-ners are also available. Alternatively,

you can go swimming at the white-sand beach, sunbathe at two outdoorswimming pools, or relax in the re-juvenating Jacuzzi.

“This exquisite place in DavaoPhilippines is what you call paradiseon earth,” hailed Secretary Joseph“Ace” Durano, the assiduous tophoncho of the Department of Tour-ism, said of the resort. From the air-port, guests have to travel about 50minutes by car to Pearl Farm DavaoMarine wharf. From the wharf, it isa mere 45-minute board ride.

While in Davao, don’t fail to sa-vor the delicacies it offers. One of themis grilled tuna, which is served in mostof the restaurants there. Another oneis kinilaw na malasugui, a sizzlingmixture of raw marlin spiced withvinegar sauce.

Cuisines in DavaoFish is served in a variety of ways:

some are grilled over charcoal, or pep-pered with some lemon grass and gin-ger. Other favorites are fresh liempo,which are served with tuna panga,

steamed rice, vinegar, and some hotpepper. Other fine cuisines in DavaoCity are guiprito nga tilapia, whichare laden with mango ginger sauce;the puso ng saging bola bola is mixedwith umami and some ginger. Des-serts come in various shapes and sizes,and one of the most popular is cas-sava dumplings and durian coveredwith cream and various fruits.

There is no shortage of accommo-dations in Davao, ranging from thefour-star accommodations of the MarcoPolo Davao on Claveria, the RoyalMandaya Hotel on Ponciano, theGrand Regal Hotel and the Water-front Insular Hotel on Lanang, andthe Apo View Hotel in Bonifacio, tolodges and inns, all around the city.

How do you get to Davao City? Mostdomestic airlines fly multiple timesper day to Davao from Manila, Cebuand other major cities in Visayas andMindanao. Silk Air also flies directto Davao from Singapore. Davao isserved by the Davao InternationalAirport, which is about 15 minutesride from the city center. Madayaw!

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cated inside the chartered cities wherethey do not exercise authority.

Looking at it from another perspec-tive, our national development plancould also have been based on the in-puts of our provincial developmentplans, but it appears that that is notpossible now, because of the fact thatthe LGC has removed the jurisdictionof the chartered cities from the prov-inces. At the very least, I would saythat this is not good for environmen-tal planning and management, becausedespite the artificial political divisions,all the provinces, including the char-tered cities are in the same biosphere,and in the same watersheds.

Also looking at it from anotherperspective, it is really important andnecessary to support and sustain allprivately led initiatives in nation build-

ing, because of the weaknesses andshortcomings in the publicly led na-tional development planning and imple-mentation. Hopefully and with God’sgrace, the private efforts in nationbuilding could fill in the gaps that areleft open by the government led na-tional development planning function.

In theory, the government is sup-posed to be owned by the people, giventhe fact that all the officials and staffof the three branches of the govern-ment are in the payroll of the people.In this sense, it could truly be saidthat governance is not supposed to bethe exclusive domain or function ofthe bureaucracy, meaning that thepeople should be part of the gover-nance process both at the local andthe national levels.

In theory as well, the people are

supposed to be represented in themunicipal and in the provincial councils,but the actual practice is very far fromthe theory. As it is now, there appearsto be no venue where the people couldactually participate in the monitor-ing and the reporting of the status ofthe local and the national developmentplans.

The people are also supposed to berepresented in the municipal and theprovincial development councils, butthese do not seem to be functioning.If only these are functioning, then CSRprograms and projects could also help.

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‘Ito ang araw na ginawang Panginoon ... magsaya!’

mula sa pahina 1ay nagkamali. Dahil si Kristo ay Diyos— sa ikatlong araw, Siya ay tumayobuhat sa nitso habang takot na takotat nagugulumihanan ang Kanyang mgakaaway sa Kanyang muling pagka-buhay.

Pinili ang tagsibolNararapat lamang, hindi ba, na pi-

liin ng Diyos ang tagsibol upang para-ngalan ang Kanyang Anak. Dahil angtagsibol ay ang panahon ng mulingpagkabuhay ng ating kapaligiran, angoras para sa bagong buhay, bagongawitin at bagong kagandahan.

Kung paano ang isang muntingbinhi ay siniklot-siklot ng hangin ngtaglagas, binulok ng ulan at yelo atinilibing sa lupa sa buong panahonng taglamig upang muling mabuhayat tumubo sa panahon ng tagsibol —ganito rin ang katawan ng ating Pangi-noon. Bilang binhi ng Diyos, Siya aypinarusahan at pinahirapan at pag-katapos ay ibinaon sa lupa nguni’t saikatlong araw, isang magandang arawsa tagsibol sa kabundukan ng Judea,ang Kanyang katawan ay humiwalaysa pagkakabilanggo sa kamatayan atdumaan itong tulad ng isang espiritusa makapal na bato, bumangong mata-gumpay sa gitna ng pag-awit ng aleluyang mga anghel at sa gitna ng malakasna lindol na siyang parangal ng kapa-ligiran sa Diyos.

Simbahan ang pinakasalanAt dahil sa ang simbahan ang pi-

nakasalan ni Kristo, dapat itong mag-saya sa tagumpay ng muling nabuhayna ang Panginoon. Dapat itong mag-bihis ng saya tulad ng isang marang-yang trahe sa kanyang kasal. Dapatnitong isaisang tabi ang pag-aayuno,ang penitensiya at ang paghingi ngkapatawaran. Kapalit nito, dapat ni-tong isigaw ang kanyang kasiyahanat sindihan ang kandilang Paschal nasiyang simbolo ng kanyang paniniwala,pag-asa at pag-ibig. At kahit na saan,dapat nitong hingin sa kanyang mgadisipulo na magsaya dahil ang Pa-nginoon ay muling nabuhay tulad ngKanyang pangako — at tagsibol nasa espirituwal na buhay ng Simbahan.

Magsaya! Bakit? Unang-una ay parasa kapakanan ni Kristo. Dahil mahalnatin Siya, dapat tayong magsaya parasa Kanyang kapakanan. Hindi na siyaang nilalait na karpintero ng Nazarethkundi ang Diyos ng bagong buhay nanakaupo sa kanang kamay ng KanyangAma. Hindi na Siya maaari pang saktanng Kanyang mga kaaway, maaari la-mang nilang saktan ang kanilang sarili.Hindi na kayang abutin si Kristo ngkalungkutan, pait at paghihirap. “Akoay muling nabuhay,” ang sabi Niya,“at Ako ay makakasama ninyo hang-gang sa katapusan ng mundo.”

Magsaya? Bakit? Dahil ang mulingpagkabuhay ni Kristo ang siyang mo-delo at garantiya ng ating sarilingmuling pagkabuhay. Dahil sa Kanyangpagkamatay sa krus, inihingi ni Kristosa Diyos ng kapatawaran ang kasalananng tao at dahil dito ay naisaayos Niyaang kasiraan ng kaluluwa sa pama-magitan ng pagkakamit ng kapang-yarihan laban sa ating mga kasalanan.Dahil sa Kanyang muling pagkabuhay,pinatay ni Kristo ang kamatayan atibinalik Niya ang kasiraan ng atingmga katawan sa pamamagitan ng pag-bibigay sa atin ng kapangyarihan namagbangon sa libingan sa ikatlongaraw.

Tinukso si KamatayanUkol sa araw na ito, tinukso pa ni

San Pablo ang kamatayan tulad ngisang tao: “O Kamatayan, nasaan angiyong tagumpay? O Kamatayan, nasaanang iyong lakas? Ah, ang kamatayanay kinain ng ating tagumpay!” Kinainnga ang kamatayan ng tagumpay niKristo dahil sa Kanyang muling pagka-buhay. Ang muling pagkabuhay na itoni Kristo ang siyang garantiya na hindikatapusan ng lahat ang kamatayankundi simula pa lamang ng isangmatagumpay na buhay. At pagkataposng huling araw, ang lahat ng nitso ngmga namatay ay sinarhan ng markang krus at mababasa sa ganitong katagana siya ring nakasulat sa libingan niKristo: “Siya ay wala dito, Siya aymuling nabuhay.”

Buksan at itaas ninyo ang inyongmga puso. Ang pag-asa ng daratingna muling pagkabuhay ay narito at

hindi mawawala. Ang ating mga kata-wang lupa ay matutulad sa katawanni Kristo. Ang pag-asang ito ang si-yang ilaw na magbibigay liwanag sakadiliman at kaguluhan ng atingmundo, ito ang lakas sa ating pakiki-baka laban sa kasalanan at inspirasyonsa ating hangaring maging banal.

Ngunit, hindi pa ngayon ang atingpag-akyat sa kalangitan; kailangan patayong magdusa sa Kalbaryo, magsuotng koronang tinik at manatili sa krusng ating buhay. ngunit kailangangbuksan natin ang ating mga puso. Saibabaw ng Kalbaryo ay nagluluningningang ating Pasko ng Pagkabuhay.

Ang Kristo na nabubuhay na kasa-ma ninyo ay ang Kristong mulingnabuhay. Siya ang nangako ng inyongkaligayahan at katubusan. At ang kali-gayahang ito ay hindi maaaring agawinsa inyo ninuman.

Madalas ninyong tanggapin angkatawan ng Kristong muling nabuhayat itatanim Niya sa inyo ang daratingna pag-akyat sa langit.

‘Ako ang daan’“Ako ang daan,” ang minsang si-

nabi ni Kristo nang kanyang buhayinsi Lazaro. “Ang sinumang kumain ngAking katawan at uminom ng Akingdugo ay magkakaroon ng walang hang-gang buhay at siya ay Aking itataassa huling araw.” Bibigyan ni Kristong bahagi ang tao sa Kanyang paghi-hirap, nguni’t bibigyan din Niya angmga ito ng bahagi sa Kanyang kalu-walhatian.

At sa wakas, huwag nating kali-mutang dalhin ang ating pagsasayasa Pasko ng Pagkabuhay kay Maria.Sa panahong ito ng kaligayahan ayhindi natin maaring kalimutan angnakagawian na nating tawaging “AngDahilan ng ating Kaligayahan.”

Tiniyak sa atin na si Maria ay mulinang nabuhay at kasalukuyan nangnasa langit. Minamahal niya tayo,ipinagdarasal niya tayo at siya’y umaasana darating ang araw ay yayakapinniya ang katawan ng lahat ng kanyangmga anak na muling nangabuhay.

Ito nga ang araw na ginawa ngPanginoon; kaya maging maligaya atmagsaya tayo.

MARSO 26 - ABRIL 1, 2010 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 7

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT

Office of the Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

EAST WEST BANKING CORPORATION

Mortgagee,- versus -

LORENA SANTOS GATUS,

Mortgagor/s,

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NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act4118 filed by EAST WEST BANKING CORPORATION, with principaladdress at 2oth Floor, PBCom Tower, 6795 Ayala Avenue cor. V.A. RufinoSt., Salcedo Village, Makati City the mortgagee, against LORENASANTOS GATUS, with postal address at No. 800 Benny St. cornerMatimyas St. Sampaloc, Manila and/or lot 40, Blk. 5A Phase 1 MelodyPlains, SJDM, Bulacan the mortgagors to satisfy the mortgage indebt-edness which as of March 15, 2010 amounts to TWENTY SIX THOU-SAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTEEN PESOS & 44/100 (P26,416.44) Phil-ippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/ex-cluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plusdaily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mort-gage, and such other amounts which may become due and payable tothe aforementioned mortgagee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan throughthe undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties tothe public in general that on APRIL 27, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. or soonthereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan,located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial CapitolCompound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction throughsealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Cur-rency, the described real property/ies below together with all the im-provements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-473859 (M)“A parcel of land (Lot 40 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-03-009081,

being a portion of Lots 1-51 Blk. 5, Pcs-03-006485, LRC Rec. No.)situated in the Brgy. Muzon of Sta. Maria, Prov. of Bulacan, Is. of Luzon.Bounded on the x x x containing an area of FORTY SEVEN (47) SQ. M.”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period oftwenty (20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the munici-pality where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City,Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will bepublished for the same period in the MABUHAY a newspaper of gen-eral circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3)consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressedto this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before theabove stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submit-ted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on May 4, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafterwithout further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigatefor themselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon,if any there be.

Malolos City, Bulacan, March 24, 2010

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGAEx-Officio Sheriff

BY: JOSEPH S. GUEVARASheriff IV

Copy furnished:

All parties concerned

Mabuhay: March 19, 26 & April 2, 2010

E.J.F. NO. 78-2010

EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OFREAL ESTATE PROPERTY/

IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT

Office of the Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK

Mortgagee,- versus -

LEILANI N. GONZAGA,

Mortgagor/s,

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NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act4118 filed by PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK, with principal address andplace of business at PSBank Center, 777 Paseo De Roxas corner SedenoStreet, Makati City the mortgagee, against LEILANI N. GONZAGA, withresidence and postal address at Blk. 800 Lot 9, Ph. 7, Heritage HomesLoma De Gato, Marilao, Bulacan the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mort-gage indebtedness which as of March 8, 2010 amounts to FIVE HUN-DRED THIRTY TWO THOUSAND THIRTY EIGHT PESOS & 57/100(P532,038.57) Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interestthereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way ofattorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, alsosecured by said mortgage, and such other amounts which may be-come due and payable to the aforementioned mortgagee, the Ex-Offi-cio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby givesnotice to all interested parties to the public in general that on APRIL23, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of theEx-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ngKatarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan willsell at public auction through sealed bidding to the highest bidder forCASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies be-low together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-493668(M)“A parcel of land (Lot 20, bLK. 806 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-

03-012931, being a portion of Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,& 11 Pcs-03-011282 LRC Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Loma de Gato, Mun.of Mar. Prov. of Bulacan x x x containing an area of NINETY SIX (96)SQ. M more or less. ”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period oftwenty (20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the munici-pality where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City,Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will bepublished for the same period in the MABUHAY a newspaper of gen-eral circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3)consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressedto this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before theabove stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submit-ted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on April 23, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereaf-ter without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigatefor themselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon,if any there be.

Malolos City, Bulacan, March 16, 2010

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio Sheriff

BY: REUEL P. RUIZSheriff IV

Copy furnished:All parties concerned

Mabuhay: March 19, 26 & April 2, 2010

E.J.F. NO. 68-2010

EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OFREAL ESTATE PROPERTY/

IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

City of Malolos BulacanBranch 19

P-839-2009

IN RE: PETITION FOR APPROVAL OFDEED OF ABSOLUTE SALEOF (ROAD LOTS) OF TRANSFERCERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO.T-259305 (M) & NO. T-149089 (M)

THE NEW APEC DEVELOPMENTCORP. HEREIN REP. BY ITSAIF HENRY A. BORAC,

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AMENDED ORDERA verified amended petition dated February 22, 2010 was filed

by petitioner for the approval of Deed of Absolute Sale of (Road Lots)of Transfer Certificates of Title No. T-259305 (M) and T-149089 (M) ofthe Registry of Deeds of Bulacan.

Petitioner alleged that the corporation is the owner of two (2)parcels of land by virtue of Deeds of Absolute Sale executed by theformer owner Pearl Island Export and Import Marketing Corporation infavor of petitioner. The subject two (2) road lots are covered and em-braced by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-259305 (M) and No. T-1490889 (M) situated at Brgy. Loma De Gato, Marilao, Bulacan, of the

Registry of Deeds of Meycauayan, Bulacan. After the purchase of theRoad Lots, petitioner was working for the transfer of titles but the Reg-ister of Deeds refused to register it under the name of petitioner unlessthe Deeds of Absolute Sale be approved by the Court. Petitioner is nowpraying that after due notice and hearing an Order be issued approvingthe Deeds of Absolute Sale of two (2) Transfer Certificates of Title No.259305 (M) and No. T-149089 (M) in favor of the petitioner and todirect the Register of Deed of Bulacan to issue new Certificates of Titlein the name of petitioner.

WHEREFORE, finding the petition sufficient in form and substancehearing is hereby set on June 15, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. before this branchof Court at which date and time all persons concerned may appear andshow cause why the said petition should not be granted.

Let copies of this Order be published at the expense of petitionerfor two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in theprovince of Bulacan and the same be posted at the main entrance ofthe Bulacan Provincial Capitol Building, Municipal Building of Marilao,Bulacan at least 30 days prior to the date of hearing.

Likewise let copies of this Order be sent by registered mail to thepetitioner and its counsel, the Registry of Deeds of Bulacan,Meycauayan Branch the Land Registration Authority, the Solicitor Gen-eral, the Department of Public Works and Highways and all the adjoin-ing owners.

SO ORDERED.

City of Malolos, Bulacan March 5, 2010.

RENATO C. FRANCISCO

Presiding Judge

Mabuhay: March 19, 26 & April 2, 2010

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATENOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the deceased Jose DazaLuna who died intestate on October17, 2008 at Makati Medical Centerleaving real properties more particularly described as 1) Transfer Cer-tificate of Title No. 1838 and 2) Transfer Certificate of Title No. 102756was extrajucially settled among legitimate heirs as per Doc. No. 468;Page No. 093; Book No. 021; Series of 2010 in the Notarial Registry ofAtty. Antonio R. Roque.

Mabuhay: March 19, 26 & April 2, 2010

EXTRAJUDICAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATEWITH DEED OF SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that the estates of the deceased Felipe T. Sicatwho died on May 15, 2009 in Angeles City. That the deceased diedintestae without will or testament leaving behind his 1/2 undivided shareover a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 542351-R with out improve-ments existing thereon situated in the Barrio of Tangle, Municipality ofMexico, Province of Pampanga. That the surviving heirs of the dece-dent entitled to succeed his estate and hereto have agreed to adjudi-cate among themselves in accordance with the civil code. That theforegoing extrajudicial settlement with deed of absolute sale amonglegitimate heirs as per Doc. No. 106; Page No. 22; Book No. 7 series of2010 in the Notarial Registry of Atty. Teddy T. Soliman.

Mabuhay: March 19, 26 & April 2, 2010

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT

Office of the Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

PAG-IBIG FUND OR HDMFMortgagee,

- versus -

SEVERINO C. BARQUEZ M/TO LUZBELLAB. BARQUEZ,

Mortgagor/s,

X——————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby PAG-IBIG FUND OR HDMF, with principal address at 2nd Flr., North CentrumBldg., Tabang, Guiguinto, Bulacan against, SEVERINO C. BARQUEZ M/TOLUZBELLA B. BARQUEZ, with residence and postal address at Blk. 524, Lot 13Heritage Homes V. Loma De Gato, Marilao, Bulacan the mortgagor/s to satisfythe mortgage indebtedness which as of January 22, 2010 amounts to TWOMILLION SIX HUNDRED FORTY TWO THOUSAND FIFTY FIVE PESOS & 79/100(P2,642,055.79) Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, in-cluding/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plusdaily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, andsuch other amounts which may become due and payable to the aforementionedmortgagee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff herebygives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on APRIL 23,2010 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-OfficioSheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, ProvincialCapitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealedbidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the describedreal property/ies below together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-270044 (M)“A parcel of land (Lot 13, Blk. 524 of the cons. subd. plan, Pcs-03-006510,

being a portion of cons. Lots 1-B, Psd-031411-06796 and lot 40 Blk. 421, Pcs-03-006383, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of Bahay Pari, Mun. of Marilao,Prov. of Bulacan. x x x containing an area of SIXTY (60) SQ. M.”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20)days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subjectproperty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the MABUHAYa newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to thisoffice must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated dateand hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, itshall be held on April 23, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter without furthernotice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for them-selves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if any there be.

Malolos City, Bulacan, March 15, 2010

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGAEx-Officio Sheriff

BY: JOSEPH ELMER S. GUEVARASheriff IV

Copy furnished:All parties concerned

Mabuhay: March 19, 26 & April 2, 2010

E.J.F. NO. P-21-2010

EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OFREAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER

ACT 3135 AS AMMENDED BY ACT4118

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NI DINO BALABO

BALIUAG, Bulacan — Tampok angmakukulay na liwanag ng may 100sky lantern na pinalipad at katuladna bilang ng firelantern na nagsilbingilaw sa labas ng SM City Baliuagkaugnay ng ika-apat na taunang pagsa-sagawa ng Earth Hour.

Ang pagdiriwang na isinagawanoong Sabado ng gabi, Marso 27 aybahagi ng muling pakikiisa sa buongmundo ng mga Bulakenyo sa pagtitipidsa paggamit ng kuryente sa pamama-gitan ng pagpatay o pagsasara sa mgailaw.

Ito ay naging dahilan upang maka-tipid ang SM City Baliuag at SM Super-mall sa Marilao ng mahigit sa tig-P10,000 halaga ng kuryente noonggabing iyon, at nagbukas sa isipan ngmga Bulakenyo sa katulad na pagtitipid.

Alas-6 pa lamang ng gabi ay nag-simula nang magtipon ang mga ma-mimili ng SM Baliuag, at mga es-tudyante sa parking lot sa harap ngmall para sa isang maikling programana nagsimula alas-7:30 ng gabi kungsaan kabilang sa mga nagsalita ay angmga opisyal ng Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Resources(DENR), at ang kinatawan ng SagipSierra Madre Environmental Society(SSMES).

Ayon sa mga opisyal ng DENR nasina Rodolfo Abrazaldo at Myrla Castro,ang pagsasagawa ng Earth Hour ayisang hakbang upang makalikha nghigit na pang-unawa sa mga tao sakahalagahan ng pagtitipid sa kuryente,matapos na hindi magkasundo-sundoang mga lider ng mundo sa kum-

perensiya hinggil sa Climate Changesa Copenhagen noong Disyembre.

Ang Earth Hour ay sinimulan niAndy Ridley ng World Wildlife Fund(WWF) sa pakikipagtulungan ng paha-yagang The Sydney Morning Heraldsa lungsod ng Sydney, Australia noong2007 kung kailan ay umabot sa 2.2-Milyon tao ang nakiisa.

Ayon sa website ng WWF(www.wwf.org), sa taong ito ay umabotsa 125 bansa sa buong mundo kungsaan mahigit sa 100-Milyon katao angnakiisa sa pagdiriwang sa pamamagitanng pagpatay o pagsasara ng mga ilawmula Europa, Timog at Hilagang Ame-rika, Africa, Australia, at Asia, kabilangang may 15-M katao sa Pilipinas.

Ang pahayag nina Abrazaldo atCastro ay sinundan ni Martin Fran-cisco, tagapangulo ng SSMES na nag-sabi na ang walang habas na paggamitng kuryente ay malaki ang epekto sakalikasan dahil ang ibang planta ngkuryente ay gumagamit ng langis atuling upang makalikha ng kuryentena ang usok ay nakakadagdag namansa global warming o pag-init ng mundo.

Iginiit niya na bukod sa pagtitipidsa kuryente, dapat ding isaisip atisagawa ng mga tao ang pagtitipid satubig at pag-iingat sa kalikasan katuladng watershed ng Angat Dam na pi-nagkukunan ng 97 porsiyentong inu-min ng Kalakhang Maynila.

“Matagal na nating naririnig angusapin sa climate change, pero hindinatin binibigyan ng sapat na atensyonang pangangalaga sa kalikasan katuladng kabundukang nasasakop ng AngatWatershed,” aniya.

Sinabi ni Francisco na sa kasa-

lukuyan ay patuloy ang pagkasira ngnasabing watershed dahil sa walanghabas na pamumutol ng punong kahoysa may 63,000 ektaryang nasasakupannito.

Naging matagumpay naman angpagsasagawa ng Earth Hour sa SMCity Baliuag at SM Supermall sa Ma-rilao dahil sa pakikisa ng mga Bu-lakenyo.

Sa Baliuag,naging tampok angpagpapalipad ng may 100 skylanternna pansamantalang nagbigay liwanagsa madilimna kalangitan habang angsky lantern na may apoy ay nakalutangsa himpapawid.

Ang sky lantern ay yari sa papelat nakakatulad ng isang malaking supotna may bilog na balangkas sa ilalimkung saan nakalagay ang isang pirasong mitsa na animo’y kandilang lapad.

Kapag ang mitsa nito ay sinindahan,naiipon ang usok sa loob ng sky lan-tern na siya namang nagpapataas dito.Ang sistema nito ay katulad ng sahiganteng hot air balloon na napapataassa himpapawid ng usok o mainit nahangin.

Sa pagtaas ng mga sky lantern sahimpapawid sa harap ng SM Baliuag,nagpalakpakan ang mga manonoodat kanya-kanyang kuha ng larawanat video gamit ang kanilang cellularphone o kaya’y digital camera.

Kapansin-pansin namang walanglokal na opisyal sa Bulacan ang nakiisasa pagsasagawa ng Earth Hour saBaliuag.

Bukod sa sky lantern, nagbigay dinng bahagyang liwanag ang mga firelanterns sa harap at food court

sundan sa pahina 2

EARTH HOURMga Bulakenyo muling nakiisa sa ika-4 na taon

8 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 MARSO 26 - ABRIL 1, 2010

Manny Pacquiao‘March Madness’

BY EDDIE G. ALINEA

KUNG ang Estados Unidos ay mayroong “MarchMadness” na patungkol sa kung kailan ang semifinalround at championship playoff ng U.S. NCAA, dito saPilipinas ay mayroon ding “Manny Pacquiao MarchMadness”.

Itong huli ay patungkol naman sa mga laban ngPambansang Kamao na ginanap sa buwan ng Marsona kasama na sa kanyang ma-alamat na pagwawaging pitong kampeonato sa mundo sa pito ring dibisyon.

Tunay na ang buwan ng Marso ay maituturingna masuwerte at mahalaga sa boxing career ni Pacmanna nagsimula noong Enero 22,1995 noong siya’y isapa lamang buto’t-balat na kumakampanya sa jun-ior-flyweight o sa timbang na 106 libra.

Sa buwan ng Marso ginanap ang anim na labansa kabuuang 56, 38 dito ay sa pamamagitan ng KO,tatlong talo at dalawang tabla.

Noong Marso 15, 2008 nang makuha niya ang WorldBoxsing Council at Ring Magazine super-featherweightchampionship sa pamamagitan ng isang split deci-sion victory laban sa Mehikanong si Juan ManuelMarquez sa isang 12-round paghaharap sa MandalayBay Resort sa Las Vegas.

Matatandaan na noong Linggo lamang ay dinominani Pacquiao si Joshua Clottey ng Ghana sa buong12-round nilang paghaharap upang matagumpay namaidepensa ang kanyang korona sa welterweight ngWorld Boxing Organization.

Petsa Marso 14 ’yun (Manila Time) na pumataknaman sa dalawang araw dapat sanang paggunitasa ika-489 taong pagkakasdiskubre sa Pilipinas ngisang Portuguese na manlalayag na may pangalangFernando Magallanes.

At hindi nalalaman ni Pacquiao mismo ang kanyangpanalo kay Clottey nagsilbing selebrasyon sa maka-saysayang araw na iyon sa kasaysayan ng bansa sadahilan ngang walang itinakdang selebrasyon angpamahalaan sa mahalagang petsang iyon.

Maaalaalang noong Marso 16, 1521 nadiskubreni Magallanes ang pulong ito nang dumaong angkanyang puwersa sa Homonhon Island sa Cebu kungsaan ay na-engkuwentro nila ang puwersa naman niLapu Lapu na kanyang ikinamatay makalipas angilang araw. Iyon din ang nagpasimula upang mabuksanang isipan ng mga Pilipino sa Kristiyanismo na nagbigaydin ng daan sa humigit-kumulang na pamamahalang mga Kastila sa bansa.

Ang naging kontrobersiyal na pagwawaging iyonni Pacman kay Marquez ang nagbigay sa idolongPilipino ng kanyang ika-apat na pandaigdig na koronamatapos niyang pagharian din ang flyweight, su-per-bantamweight at super-featherweight sa pagbu-bukas ng bagong milenyo.

Sinimulan ni Pacquiao ang kanyang bersyon ng“March Madness” noong ika-18 ng buwan ng Marsonoong 1995 nang manalo siya sa four-rounder napaghaharap laban kay Pinoy Montejo sa OccidentalMindoro. Ikalawang laban lamang niya iyon bilangpropesyonal.

Ito ay matapos talunin din niya si Edmund Entingsa kanyang debut noong Jan. 22, 1995.

Sinundan ito ng kinikilalang pound-for-pound kingng boksing ng isang KO victory naman laban kayMike Luna noong March 3,1996, ng isang four-roundstoppage kay Arnell Barotillo noong March 4, 2000para mapanatili ang titulo WBC International su-per-bantam.

Makaraan ang tatlong taon, kinailangan lamangni Pacquiao, ipinanganak sa Kibawe, Bukidnon atnaninirhan ngayon sa General Santos City ang limanground upang patulugin si Serickzhn Yeshagambetovnang magtagpo sila sa Luneta.

Ang tanging nagsilbing bahid sa matagumpay niyanglaban sa buwan ng Marso ay ang pagkatalo niya sadesisyon kay Erik Morales noong Marso 19, 2005 parasa WBC super-featherweight title sa labang ginanapsa MGM Grand sa Las Vegas.

Madali naman niyang nabawi ang pagkatalong itosa pamamagitan ng 10th round knockout noong Jan.1, 2006 at isa pang KO sa third round noong Novem-ber 18, 2006 para tapusin ang kanilang makasaysayangtrilogy sa Thomas and Mack Center sa “City of Sin”.

Mula noon ay nakapagtala pa ang three-time ‘Fighterof the Year’ awardee ng Boxing Writers Associationof America ng walong panalo, lima dito sa pamamagitnng KO o TKO, Jorge Solis (8th round), David Diaz(9th round) para sa WBC lightweight plum, De LaHoya (9thround) na nagtulak sa huli para mag-retiro,Ricky Hatton (2nd round) para sa IBO at Ring Magazinelight-welterweight title at Miguel Cotto (12th round)para sa WBO welterweight diadem and Diamond Belt.

Maliban kay Marquez at kay Clottey, si Mexicanfuture Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera angnakatapos ng 12 round nang nakatayo mula nangdumayo siya sa Amerika noong 2001 para humanapng yaman at katanyagan gamit ang nalalaman niyasa sport na sweet science.

SKY LANTERN — Maingat na sinisindihan ng mga kawani ng SM City Baliwag ang mitsa ng mga sky lanternbilang pakikiisa sa pagsasagawa ng Earth Hour noong Sabado ng gabi, Marso 27. — DINO BALABO

PAKIKIISA — Bata man o matanda ay nakiisa sa pagsasagawa ng ika-apat na Earth Hour sa SM Supermall sabayan ng Marilao noong Sabado, Marso 27 kung kailan pinatay ang mga ilaw na de kuryente at nagsindi ng mgakandila ang mga Bulakenyong lumahok. Layunin ng taunang gawain ang maipaunawa sa mga tao ang pagtitipidsa paggamit ng kuryente at pangangalaga sa kalikasan. — PR

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