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Diwa ng kabayanihanIsang araw matapos ipagmalaki ng Provincial Disaster Manage-ment Office (PDMO) ang kahandaan ng Bulacan sa malawakangkalamidad ay nasukat ito ng bagyong Ondoy noong Sabado,Setyembre 26.

Kinabukasan, inamin ni Gob. Joselito Mendoza na hindi handaang Bulacan, at sinabing ang kahinaan ng lalawigan ay tubig obaha.

Ang pag-amin ng gobernador ay isa na sanang hakbangpatungo sa karunungan at pagresolba sa problema ng lalawiganhinggil sa pagtugon sa mga kalamidad. Ngunit ipinilit pa rin ngPDMO na handa sila at ang mga bayan ng Bocaue at Marilao nakapwa sinalanta ng bigla at malalim na pagbaha.

Ipagpalagay nating tama ang pahayag ng PDMO. Pero gaanoba sila kahanda?

Sapat ba ang kakayahan nila sa paghahatid ng babala sa mgataong posibleng maapektuhan?

Paano nila pinadaloy ang impormasyon mula sa mga lugar naapektado at sa mga mamamahayag? Ilan ba ang mga kagamitannila tulad ng rubber boat na nakahanda noong manalasa si Ondoysa Bulacan? May sapat bang tauhan na tutugon at mga pasilidadna magagamit? Alam ba nila kung magkano ang calamity fund nglalawigan?

Nauunawaan namin hindi simple ang trabaho ng PDMO. Mgatao rin namang napapagod ang bumubuo sa kanilang tanggapan,at hindi paninisi ang tugon sa mga problemang lumutang sapanahon ng pagtugon nila sa katatapos na kalamidad.

Ngunit nauunawaan din ng Mabuhay na dapat masagot ngPDMO ang mga katanungang nabanggit sapagkat sa kanilang mgakamay na nakasasalay ang buhay at kaligtasan ng 3,200,000Bulakenyo sa panahon ng pagharap at pagtugon sa kalamidad.

Ito ay nagpapaalala sa atin na ang mga dapat humahawak samga posisyon sa gobyerno ay ang mga itinuturing na “the best andthe brightest” sapagkat ang nararapat sa sambayanang Bulakenyoay primera klaseng serbisyo at hindi segunda klase.

Para sa mga bumubuo ng pahayagang Mabuhay, ito ay hindiisang pagbatikos. Sa halip ito ay isang pagtawag pansin upangmabuksan ang mga tikom na isipan.

Naniniwala kami na ang bawat pagsubok na dumating sasambayanang Bulakenyo ay higit na magpapatibay sa pananaligng bawat isa sa Diyos na Maylikha, at patuloy na magbibigkis samga Bulakenyo sa pagbangon patungo sa mas magandang bukas.

Patuloy nating panatilihin ang diwa ng bayanihan sapamamagitan ng pag-amin sa ating mga pagkukulang, upangsinuman ang higit na may kakayahan ay makatulong atmakapagbahagi ng kanilang kakayahan.

Tandaan natin, ang ating pamahalaan ay magiging kasinggaling lamang ng mga taong kanilang pinamamahalaan, at angmga taong pinamamahalaan ay magiging kasing galing lamang ngpamahalaang namamahala sa kanila.

Promdi DINO BALABO

Puwede sisiUNA sa lahat, nais iparating ngPromdi ang taos pusong pakiki-ramay sa mga naulila ng bagyongOndoy sa Bulacan at ibang ba-hagi ng bansa. Salamt din saPanginoong Diyos sa paggabay atpagliligtas sa mas marami sa atin.Tapos na ang pagsubok. Sabi ngmga Tsino, kasunod ng pinaka-madilim na bahagi ng gabi aymadaling araw. Bumangon tayong may pag-asa.

* * *Dahil sa pananalasa ng ba-

hang hatid ng bagyong Ondoy saBulacan noong Sabado, Set-yembre 26, maraming Bulakenyoang nasawi at daang milyong pisoang halaga ng ari-arian at mgapananim na nasira.

Ilan ang nagpahayag ng rek-lamo laban sa Provincial Disas-ter Management Office (PDM-CO) na dating kilala sa tawag naProvincial Disaster CoordinatingOffice (PDCO), na kung minsanay tinatawag na PDCC o Provin-cial Disaster Coordinating Coun-cil.

* * *Para sa ilang empleyado ng

PDMO, ang mga reklamo labansa kanila ay natural na rekasyonng mga taong nangangailangan

ng tulong.Kesyo mabagal daw ang pag-

tugon nila. Kaya kung minsan, sahalip na PDMO o PDCC angitawag sa kanila ay “puwede sisi”ang itinatawag sa kanila.

* * *Totoo, tampulan ng paninisi

ng ilang Bulakenyo ang PDMO.Pero dapat unawain na hindilahat ng aksidente ay makakayanilang tugunan.

Kaya naman itinatag ang Res-cue 566 ng PDMO para sa mab-ilisang pagtugon sa mga emer-gency sa lalawigan. Ang Rescue566 ay emergency response unitna tumutugon sa mga iniulat nainsidente sa numerong 044-791-0566.

* * *Ang Rescue 566 ay inilunsad

noong Agosto 15, kaugnay ngpagdiriwang ng Bulacan ng ika-431-taong pagkakatatag bilangisang lalawigan.

Ngunit sa mga unang araw ngoperasyon ng Rescue 566 aynapalitan ang pangalan nila ngRetrieval 566. Ito ay dahil sahindi rescue ang nagawa nilanoon sa halip ay retrieval ngkatawan ng nasawi sa pagka-lunod.

* * *Malaking katanungan sa ma-

raming Bulakenyo ang kaka-yahan ng PDMO at Rescue 566sa pagtugon sa mga kalamidad salalawigan.

Ayon kay Felicisima Mungcal,hepe ng PDMO, nakahanda na-man daw sila. Pero ang tanong,may sapat ba silang kagamitan attao na tutugon sa mga emergencysitutation?

* * *Noong Sabado, Setyembre 26,iisa ang nakahandang rubberboat ng Rescue 566.Nakahanda nga. Pero hindi na-man sapat.

* * *Okey naman sana ang Rescue566 ng PDMO, ngunit ang prob-lema ay ang ginawa nilang ‘hype’o pagmamalaki sa nasabing prog-rama ng kanilang ihalintuladiyon sa Rescue 911 ng Amerika.Dahil dito, napakataas ang expec-tation o inaasahan ng mga tao saRescue 566. Kapag hindi nilanaabot ang inaasahan sa kanilang mga tao, puwede sisi angbagsak nila.

* * *Bilang pangunahing tanggapan

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Kastigo BIENVENIDO A. RAMOS

2 kagalang-galang, kapuri-puriNGAYONG papatapos na angmagulo, mapanikil at ala-Mafiana may 10 taong pamamahala niPangulong Macapagal-Arroyo—na mandi’y ibig pang palawiginng nakararaming matakaw-sa-suhol, walang delikadesang kaga-wad ng House of Representa-THIEVES, hindi ko naiwasangmaalaala ang dalawang kaga-lang-galang at kapuripuringKINATAWAN NG BAYAN ngBulacan sa Kongreso—sina Roga-ciano “Roning” Mercado ng ika-2 distrito, at si Teodulo C. Nati-vidad ng Unang Purok.

Ang dalawa ay nakapagpapa-alaala kina Thomas Paine atPatrick Henry—ang dalawangmatatapang na kinatawan saHouse of Burgesses—ang kapu-lungang itinawag upang pag-usapan at pagpasiyahan angarmadong paghihimagsik ng 13colonies laban sa Gran Britanya.Sipiin natin ang bahagi ng ta-lumpati ng dalawa.

Ani Thomas Paine: Tyranny,like hell, it is not easily con-quered, yet we have this consola-

tion with us, that the harder theconflict, the more glorious thetriumphi…”

Sabi naman ni Patrick Henry:“Is life so dear. or peace so sweet,as to be purchased at the price ofchains and slavery? Forbid it, Al-mighty God! I know not whatcourse other may take: but as forme, give me liberty or give medeath!”

Kapwa abugado sina Mercadoat Natividad; si Mercado aynaging piskal sa Bulacan bagopumalaot sa pulitika. Samantala,si Natividad ang naging top-notcher sa unibersidad tungkolsa criminology sa Amerika, na-ging dean ng college of Criminol-ogy, bago pumalaot sa pulitika.

Si Natividad ay naging mahig-pit na fiscalizer sa Administras-yon ni Pangulong Diosdado Ma-capagal; si Mercado, kahit inalokni Marcos ng matabang puwesto,ay nanatiling kalaban ng dikta-durya at mga paglabag sa kara-patang-pantao—hanggang sasumiklab ang EDSA Revolution.

Batay sa record, ang dalawa

nina Mercado at Natividad aynaging tunay na kinatawan ngbayan sa Kongreso, hindi nasu-hulan, o nakipagkutsaba sa admi-nistrasyon. Kahit nang ipasara niMarcos ang Kongreso—mataposideklara ang martial law—siMercado ay hindi natakot onabusalan—patuloy niyang ipi-naglaban ang kalayaan at kara-patang-pantao—kahit sa pana-hon ng pag-iral ng martial law atbanta ng military.

Sa pagsusuri, sina Mercado atNatividad, ay patotoo lamang namatatalino ang mga manghahalalna Bulakenyo—sa pagpili ngkakatawan sa kanila sa Kong-reso—mararangal, may deli-cadeza, hindi nasususuhulan—athindi ipagkakanulo ang tiwala ngmamamayang naghalal sa kanila.

Ibang-iba sa kasalukuyangmga tonggresista, na nasangkotna yata ang ilang miyembro salahat ng uri ng krimen, garapalsa pagsisipsip kay Aling Gloria,manhid na sa pagkasuya ngtaumbayang patuloy na nauutoat ginagago nila!

Napapanahon LINDA R. PACIS

Pista ni San Agustin: Walang musikoIDINAOS ang kapistahan ni SanAgustin noong Agosto 19-28,2009 sa Parokya ni San Agustinsa Baliwag, Bulacan.

Sa mensahe ni Kura Paroko,Msgr. Enrico Santos, ipinaalamniya na ang pagdidirwang ay“hindi para sa ating kasiyahankundi para sa kapakinabanganng mga beneficiaries ng iba’tibang proyekto ng ating founda-tion lalo na sa scholarship pro-gram para sa ating kabataan.”

Idinagdag pa niya na “bagu-hin an gating sarili at an gatingpaligid tahanan at bayan. Itakwilang maluhong pamumuhay, nanaguudyok sa tao na gumawa ngkatiwalian at magnakaw, man-daya at manlamang. Mamuhayng simpleng at mababang-loob,katulad ng Ulirang Pamilya saNazareth. Pairalin ang kata-rungan at ipagtanggol ang kato-tohanan, ang katarungan at angkalikasan. Ang pulitika at linisin

at ang negosyo ay gawing ma-paglingkod sa bayan — huwagsamabahin ang pera at tubo. Sawakas ng buhay titimbanginhindi ang laman ng ating pass-book, kundi ang laki n gatingpuso!”

Ayon naman kay Dr. EmiterioTiburcio, tagapangulo ng Pama-mahayag na siyang namuno saselebrasyon ng pista, bukod sasiyam na araw na misa, nobe-naryo at prusisyon, may medialmission o gamutin ng mga seniorcitizensa kagandahang loob ninaDr. Benjamin at Emerita Rod-riguez (Baliwag Drug) katulongang mga Baliag University Stu-dent Nurses na ginanap saKnights of Columbus Hall ngparokya. Pinarangalan din angtanging ina ng anim sa sub-par-ishes ng parokya. Sila ay ang mgasumusunod: Mga Gawad ng StaMonica na sina: Amparo Reyes(Bagong Nayon); Adelaida

Mendoza (Concepcion); DoloresSumbillo (Poblacion); OfeliaDandan (Sto. Cristo); JocelynPecino (Subic); at Delia EugenioGarcia (Tibag).

Ang mga paring tubong Bali-wag ang mga nagmisa gaya nina:Fr. Ricky Ramos, Fr. NorbyGagui. Fr. Francis Cortez III, Fr.Dennis Pascual, Fr. EdmundSantos, Fr. Edgardo Toribio, Fr.Conrad Zablan, Msgr. MannyVillaroman, Msgr. Tom Gonzales,Fr. Lamberto Tomas, Fr. DannyDelos Reyes, Fr. Rodel San Juan,Fr. Lou Evangelista atbp.

Simple lang ang selebrasyon,walang artista at walang musiko.Ang tumugtog sa prusisyon ayang Baliwag University Band, nadonasyon ng Baliwag University.

Sa lahat yata ng bayan sabuong Bulacan, ng Baliwag alangang nagpipista ng walang musi-ko. Naalala ko tuloy noong ka-

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OCTOBER 2-8, 2009 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 3

Regarding Henry

HENRYLITO D. TACIO

Climate change: Is thePhilippines ready for it?

WHEN it learned of the findingsof United States-based physicistDr. Josefino Comiso that climatechange and the melting of polarice caps in the Arctic region canlead to the flooding of Manila, theMalacañang branded it as a“doomsday scenario”.

During a recent conferenceheld at the Philippine Atmo-spheric Geophysical AstronomicalServices Administration(PAGASA), Dr. Comiso said thePhilippines is not spared from thedestruction that will likely to hap-pen as a result of global warm-ing.

Dr. Comiso, a senior researchscientist at the Cryospheric Sci-ences branch of the NationalAeronautics and Space Adminis-tration (NASA) at the GoddardSpace Flight Center, a space re-search laboratory in Greenbelt,Maryland, is working on a projectto monitor the effects of globalwarming in the Philippines.

He said the country’s sea lev-els could rise to seven meters or23 feet. He knows what he istalking about. He has a 25-year-long research on climate change,which has taken him to the Arc-tic and whose paper correctly pre-dicted the decline of polar icecaps.

The Intergovernmental Panelon Climate Change (IPCC), agroup of 2,000 scientists (includ-ing Dr. Comiso) which advises theUnited Nations, said the rising ofsea level is one of the most cer-tain outcomes as a result of glo-bal warming.

“A continuing rise in averageglobal sea level would inundateparts of many heavily populatedriver deltas and the cities onthem, making them uninhabit-able, and would destroy manybeaches around the world,” theUN panel said.

With a coastline of 18,000 ki-lometers, the Philippines is veryvulnerable to sea level rise. Since

1965, the government weatherbureau reported of “an increas-ing trend in the sea level rise.”

This has been supported by astudy conducted by Greenpeace,an international environmentwatch group. In a report titled,The Philippines: A ClimateHotspot, it said that all of thecountry’s 16 regions are vulner-able to the one-meter rise in sealevel that is projected to happenin 2300 and onwards.

An increase in sea level, for in-stance, would accelerate floodingin the northwest delta plain of theManila Bay, which is experienc-ing subsidence (or sinking ofland) at an alarming rate of threecentimeters a year.

A study conducted by thePhilippine Country Study to Ad-dress Climate Change found thatthe Manila Bay is already sub-jected to several hazards, includ-ing flooding and storms. “Shore-line changes due to reclamationfor housing, ports, coastal roads,buildings and other urbanizeddevelopment are high, adding toan increased threat of inunda-tion,” the study said.

Sulu is the province with thehighest land area that is highlyvulnerable to the sea-level rise.In this southern Philippinesprovince, 90 percent of the landarea of Pata municipality, and 34percent of the land area ofMarunggas municipality are vul-nerable to the rise, according tothe group.

Aside from Sulu, the otherprovinces vulnerable to sea levelrise are Palawan, Zamboanga delSur, Northern Samar, ZamboangaSibugay, Basilan, Cebu, Davao delNorte, Bohol, Camarines Sur,Quezon, Tawi-Tawi, Masbate,Negros Occidental, CamarinesNorte, Capiz, Catanduanes, Sa-mar, Zamboanga del Norte, andMaguindanao.

“Not only will great numbers continued on page 9

SUSTAINABLE development isa very complex process, but at thevery root of this process is envi-ronmental management which isthe most basic of all. It is veryimportant for all of us, includingour government officials to firstunderstand that sustainable is aPROCESS meaning that it is acomplete supply chain that has tobe managed and secured frombeginning to end.

It is also very important for usto understand that environmen-tal management is also a PRO-CESS that should be coordinatedand integrated, meaning that itshould not be addressed as frag-mented pieces, not as single partsof a whole, but also as a completesupply chain, encompassing allaspects of the environment, in-cluding the weather which is alsothe most basic of all.

For so many years now, I havealways believed that the nameand the structure of the NationalDisaster Coordinating Council(NDCC) erroneous and defective,and it is a good time now to againreview and correct whatever iswrong with it. In this connection,let me say that the name andstructure of the Federal Emer-gency Management Administra-tion (FEMA) is in the right place,

Fair & Square

IKE SEÑERES

more so now that it has beenplaced under the supervision ofthe Department of HomelandSecurity.

Let me start by saying that inmany advanced countries, emer-gency management is a privatesector function meaning that itis civilian led, even if it would al-ways involve the participation ofmilitary units, as a matter ofcourse. Here in the Philippines,the NDCC is chaired by the Sec-retary of National Defense, whichis perhaps the reason why we aremisled into thinking that ouremergency management is civil-ian led, even if it is really not thecase more often than not.

Perhaps the findings are notyet conclusive, but I would nothesitate to say that the densityof the rainfall that caused therecent floods is already an effectof climate change on one hand,and of global warming on theother hand. Having said this, Icould argue that climate changepreparedness should be treatedlike one part of the complete sup-ply chain or PROCESS thatshould also include disaster pre-paredness.

It is already a known factnowadays that the Philippine Air

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Sustainable development

Cebu Calling FR. ROY CIMAGALA

Prophet in politicsWE have to clarify the concept ofprophet these days. Sadly, evenas a word, it’s now hardly heard.No one talks nowadays about be-ing a prophet. That’s unfortunatebecause to be a prophet is an in-tegral part of our Christian iden-tity.

We all share in different waysin the prophetic mission of Christand the Church, because we aremade in God’s image and like-ness, raised to the level of graceto be God’s children, and some-how commissioned also by Christto go “preach to all nations … .”

The ideal is that we all thinkand speak as God thinks andspeaks. That’s God’s will. That’show we are also made. Obviously,given our human condition thisideal has to be pursued in stages,in varying levels and degrees, andto contend with all sorts of fac-tors, conditions and challenges.

It’s also because of this thatcertain persons are given specialgifts of prophecy to help othersto become prophets themselveseventually. St. Paul says:

Forward to Basics FR. FRANCIS B. ONGKINGCO

Crossing the cross road

“He that speaks in a tongue,edifies himself, but he that proph-esies, edifies the church.” (1 Cor14,4)

But we should never under-stand this to mean only a few aremeant to be prophets. All of usare meant to be prophets!

What makes this whole busi-ness more exciting these days isthat it seems to be prophetic isconcerned almost exclusivelyabout politics. We get the impres-sion that prophesying is reducedto things political.

Some priests and religious talkabout being prophets only whenthey want to say something aboutpolitical issues. Now that elec-tions are coming, we hear thisword more often in that context.

Some portray themselves asmystic-prophets, often to de-nounce and condemn both per-sons and problems, many timesstraying already into partisanpolitics. Others are organizingseminars to know how to be aprophet in politics.

Not that they can’t. In fact,

they should in some opportunemoments. To be sure, to be a realprophet in politics can be consid-ered as one of the highest, if mostdifficult, way of exercising theprophetic mission. It’s just thatbeing a prophet involves a lotmore than what they so far areshowing in public.

It requires not only the sacra-ments, but also the doctrine wellassimilated and lived. It requiresa living union with God, a realsanctity and genuine integrity,and not just put-on patina of righ-teousness.

It requires a lot of patience,broadness of mind, prudence,flexibility, capacity to integratevarying and often competing fac-tors. It requires discretion, forti-tude, rectitude of intention, goodmanners and even cheerfulness,and, of course, charity.

It also involves a constant ef-fort to evangelize, not only in thebig things like business, politicsand other social concerns, butalso and mainly in the little and

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“COME on, Tod, I’m suregrandma is excited to see youagain!” his dad said as he liftedhim from the back of the car. Thefour-year-old boy wasn’t so eagerto get off the car, especially withhis nap being interrupted. Butlike any kid his age, he managedto hop out and adjust to his sur-roundings quickly.

“Here, take the chocolates webrought for grandma,” hismother said. “And Dan, take theflowers from the trunk, and becareful not to ruin the petals thistime!” she reminded her eldestson. “I will take care of Teré my-self,” she secured their youngestchild into the roller.

As the family entered thehospital’s entrance Tod noticed alife-size Crucifix beside the eleva-tor door. It was the first time heever paid attention to it. As theywaited for the elevator door toopen, he slowly observed the

nails, the crown of thorns, thedripping blood and our Lord’stired and exhausted face.

[DING!] The elevator dooropened. “Let’s go gang,” theirdad said. Tod glanced one moretime at the Cross before enteringthe elevator.

After an hour or so they saidgoodbye to their grandma. As theelevator door opened, Tod rushedout first. He immediately went tothe crucifix and said, “Jesus, youmust be tired. Would you like tocome down already?”

* * *Suffering is one of the most

mysterious and undesired expe-riences of man’s life. This is be-cause man was infused with anatural disposition for happinessand perfection. What he some-times cannot grasp is why thereis suffering in his life. This expe-rience has led some to the crisispoint of “questioning God’s good-

ness and existence”: How canthere be a good God who allowssuffering? If God loves man, howcan He allow him to suffer?

The answer — though still areality that continues to elude us— is found in God’s initiative tosend His only begotten Son toredeem us. This was, however,not a simple errand of sending usa mere messenger with a notesaying we are “saved”. The mes-sage was written and sealed inthe body and blood of Christ.

The message of love and re-demption was inscribed upon thewood of the Cross when Jesuswillingly died for us. The Crosstruly is a portrait of suffering butit is likewise a masterpiece ofGod’s love and forgiveness forman. Suffering, hard as it is stillto totally embrace, no longer isan enigma for man.

The saints who longed to iden continued on page 9

from page 3

Impacts of climate changecoming faster and soonerFrom the loss of mountain glaciers andArctic ice to the acidification of oceans

New UNEP science re-port underlines urgencyfor governments to sealthe deal in Copenhagen,

says UNEP ExecutiveDirector Achim Steiner

WASHINGTON/NAIROBI, Sep-tember 24 — The pace and scaleof climate change may now beoutstripping even the most sober-ing predictions of the last reportof the Intergovernmental Panelof Climate Change (IPCC) includ-ing in Europe.

An analysis of the very latest,peer-reviewed science indicatesthat many of the predictions atthe upper end of the IPCC's fore-casts are becoming ever morelikely.

Meanwhile, the newly emerg-ing science points to some eventsthought likely to occur in longer-term time horizons, as alreadyhappening or set to happen farsooner than had previously beenthought.

In Europe, they include accel-eration of glacier melting in theAlps and Pyrenees, the north-ward spread of arid conditions inthe Mediterranean, and Euro-pean plants moving to higher al-titudes.

Researchers have become in-creasingly concerned about ocean

acidification linked with the ab-sorption of carbon dioxide in sea-water and the impact on shellfishand coral reefs.

Water that can corrode ashell-making substance calledaragonite is already welling upalong California’s coast—decadesearlier than existing models pre-dict.

Losses from glaciers, ice-sheets and the polar regions ap-pears to be happening faster withthe Greenland ice sheet, for ex-ample, recently seeing meltingsome 60 percent higher than theprevious record of 1998.

Some scientists are now warn-

ing that sea levels could rise byup to two metres by 2100 and fiveto ten times that over followingcenturies.

There is also growing concernamong some scientists thatthresholds or tipping points maynow be reached in a matter ofyears or a few decades includingdramatic changes to the Indiansummer monsoon, the Saharaand West Africa monsoons andones affecting a critical ecosystemlike the Amazon rainforest.

The report also underlinesconcern by scientists that theplanet is now committed to somedamaging and perhaps irrevers-ible impacts as a result of thegreenhouse gases already in theatmosphere.

Losses of tropical and temper-ate mountain glaciers affectingperhaps 20 percent to 25 percentof the human population in termsof drinking water, irrigation andhydro-power.

Shifts in the hydrologicalcycle resulting in the disappear

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Kakampi mo ang Batas ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO

Pagpigil sa suweldo at benepisyoQUESTION: Kapag po ba ang payeeay nakalagda na sa payroll, may au-thority pa po ba ang agency na i-cus-tody ang payroll money o ang bahaginito? mangyari po ay ang amingclothing allowance payroll aynagsasaad ng amount na P4,000.00.pag pinirmahan po ng payee ang pay-roll, ibibigay lang ng cashier ayP2,000.00. ang agency na raw po angmagdidisisyon kung anong materialang paggagamitan ang remainingP2,000.00.

maraming salamat po at mabuhay([email protected]).

ANSWER: Maraming salamat atmabuhay din po kayo. Sa ilalim ngLabor Code of the Philippines, sasandaling papirmahin ng manage-ment o ng employer ang isang mang-gagawa upang palitawing tinanggapna ng huli ang suweldo, allowance oiba pang economic benefit na dapatay bayaran sa kanya ng manage-ment, ituturing na natanggap na ngmanggagawa ang nasabing pinir-mahang halaga. At dahil ituturing natinanggap na ng manggagawa angpinirmahang halaga, ito ay kanya ngpag-aaari at hindi na pupuwede pangpakialaman ninuman ang nasabingpera. Kung pakikialaman ng iba angperang legal ng tinanggap ng mang-gagawa bagamat hindi pa niya itonapapasakamay, ituturing na nina-kawan na ang manggagawa, at angsinumang kumuha o umiipit ngperang ito ay maaaring sampahan ngkasong estafa sa ilalim ng Art. 315ng Revised Penal Code. Ganundin,maaari ding masampahan ng kasongpaglabag sa Art. 116 at Art. 288 ngLabor Code of the Philippines angemployer o ang mga opisyales nito,na may parusang pagkakakulong ngmula tatlong buwan hanggang tat-long taon. Upang maumpisahan ngmanggagawa ang paghahabol para sahalagang ito, kailangan niyangmagpadala muna ng demand lettersa kanyang kompanya.

2 uri ng diborsiyo kinikilala sa

PilipinasQUESTION: Dear atty , ma-

gandang araw po, ako po isang avidna tagsubaybay ng inyong programa,nagpapasalamt po ako ng malaki atmarami kayong natutulungan.tanong ko po, ang aking kapatid aydivorced na sa kanyang asawa, lastyear, may habol po ba ang datingaswa sa property na ipinundar ngaking kaptid nung panahon di pa siladivorce? kinasal po sila nung 1984at sakali po na bumili sya ng prop-erty ngayung hiwaly na sila maaarina po ba nya na ilagy sa pangalannya? kasi po balak nya na ilagay sapangalan ng magulang namin angbinili nyang property nuong di pa

Bitak BiyakB- iyaya ng Diyos itong kalikasan Mga mamamayan Kanyang minamahal Naimbak na tubig do’n sa kabundukan Ito’y iniipon sa masinop na Dam.

I- nimbak na tubig mahalaga ito Ang kapaligiran pawang semintado Tinitiyak naman walang tagas ito Sa nangangailangan laging areglado.

T-aon ay lumipas at napatunayan Ang paligid ng Dam ay lubhang matibay Kahit na bumagyo at maging lindol man Hindi mangangamba mga mamamayan.

A-ng Dam ay nabunyag nabasa sa dyaryo Darating ang araw sasabog daw ito Ang mapipirwisyo’y libo-libong tao Ito ang sabi daw ni Vice Gov. Alvarado

K-agyat na kumalat lakot at pangamba Taga-Kapitolyo ay nag-imbistiga Ang Dam walang bitak, matibay talaga Ang nagpapatunay Gob. Jonjon Mendoza.

B-iyak ay narinig mula kay Bro. Eddie Sa administrasyon pagka presidente Ang Tiyo Doro ko at Bayani Ferdie At biglang sumingit si Kuya Eb Dannie.

I-pinagmalaki ng kalaban nila Silang mga “opos” may pagkakaisa Iisang layunin pangsarili pala Maglalabo-labo tigas ang matira.

Y-amang alam naman sa mga kalaban Dalawa’y ‘di buo at kabaligtaran “Damor da merrier” ang sinabi pa daw ‘Di magsisiatras, matirang matibay.

A-ting pagbalikan lumipas na taon Dito sa Bulacan nagdaang panahon Buo ang Liberal na namuno noon Ang Nacionalista sinundan din iyon.

K-asunod ay Lakas ni Obet at Josie Tapos ay ang Kampi ni Josie at Rellie Sa panahon naman ni Jonjon at Willie Kapitolyo BIYAK sariling diskarte

Buhay Pinoy

MANDY CENTENO

sila divorce pero hiwalay lang atibbalik lang kanya n parng donasyono mana. maari po ba ito/ salamat po!([email protected]).

ANSWER: Maraming salamatdin po sa e-mail na ito. Sa ilalim pong Family Code at ng mga umiiralna batas, ang isang diborsiyongnakuha mula sa labas ng bansa aykinikilala na sa ngayon sa Pilipinas.Ang unang sitwasyon dito ay kungang diborsiyo ay kinuha ng isangbanyagang napangasawa ng isangPilipino. Batay sa Art. 26 ng FamilyCode, ang kasal sa pagitan ng isangbanyaga at ng isang Pilipino ayituturing na napawalang bisa na dinsa Pilipinas kung ang banyaga aykumuha ng diborsiyo sa ibang bansalaban sa kanyang asawang Pilipino.Sinasabi kasi na hindi makatwirangituturing na kasal pa din ang Pili-pino sa kanyang banyagang asawa,dahil walang diborsiyo sa Pilipinas,samantalang ang banyaga ay hindina kasal sa kanyang asawa. Angpangalawang sitwasyon dito ay kungang diborsiyo ay nakuha ng isangPilipinong naging citizen ng ibangbansa, laban sa kanyang asawangPilipino pa din hanggang sa ngayon.Ayon naman sa Korte Suprema sakasong “Republic versus OrbecidoIII”, kung ang isang dating Pilipinoay naging citizen ng ibang bansa, atnakakuha ng diborsiyo ang datingPilipinong ito laban sa kanyangasawang Pilipino na pinakasalanniya sa Pilipinas, kinikilala na dinang diborsiyong ito. Sa kabilangdako, ang anumang ari-ariang nai-pundar ng mag-asawa noong mag-asawa pa sila ay ituturing na pag-aari nilang dalawa, bagamat isalamang sa kanila ang nakapag-pundar ng mga ito, o di kaya ayhiwalay na silang mag-asawa ngmaipundar ang ari-ariang ito. Dahilituturing na pag-aari nilang dalawaang mga ari-ariang ito, kailangangmapaghatian nila ang lahat ng ito,at, kung hindi nila ito napaghatian,maaari pa ding maghabol ang sinu-man sa kanila kahit na sila ayhiwalay na o diborsiyado na o na-pawalang bisa na ang kanilang kasal.

Anak itinatakda ng batas bilang

compulsory heirQUESTION: Atty. Mauricio, may

gusto lang po akong itanong aboutsa inheritance, ulilang lubos na pokami and may mga naiwang proper-ties ang father ko na na-acquire ngmakasal sila ng stepmother ko mayhalf-brother po ako. may right po bakami sa mga naiwang property naang father ko lang ang nag-pundarkasi po walang trabaho ang step-mother ko. May insurance ang fa-ther ko ang nakuha namin ang pera

pero ipinagkatiwala namin sa kanyakasi pambayad sa balanse sa funeralservices and also may insurance angfather ko para sa funeral servicespero di agad nagamit kaya ngayonon the process pa lang. Eh, humingipo kami one time sa kanya ng moneypero ang laging sinsabi ay wlangpera, pero willing syang magpautangsa ibang tao. Ano po ba ang dapatnaming gawin may kapatid po akosa ina. Sana mabigyang pansin nyopo ang aking problema. Kaya po akosumulat dahil napanood ng asawa koang inyong program at may sinasabipo kayong “compulsory heirs”.Salamat and God Bless you!([email protected]).

ANSWER: Salamat din, at mayGod bless you, too. Sa ilalim po ngCivil Code of the Philippines, angisang anak ng isang taong namayapana ay itinuturing ng batas na com-pulsory heirs, o sapilitang taga-pagmana. Ang isang compulsory heiro sapilitang tagapagmana ay maykaparatang makibahagi sa lahat ngari-ariang naiwanan ng kanyangnamayapang magulang. Ang kara-patang ito ay hindi nawawala kahitna nagpakasal pa sa ibang asawa angnamayapang magulang noong ito aynabubuhay pa. At ang karapatangmakakuha ng bahagi ng ari-arian aynakakasakop pati na sa mga ari-ariang naipundar ng magulang nanamayapa na at ng kanyang na-pangasawang muli pagkatapos ma-matay naman ang kanyang unangasawa. Dahil diyan, kung ang anakay hindi nabibigyan ng bahagi ngmga ari-ariang naiwanan ng kan-yang magulang na namayapa na,maaari na siyang magsampa ng kasosa husgado, upang ang hukuman angsiyang maglalabas ng utos upangmakuha niya ang nararapat sakanya. Ang tawag sa kasong ito ay“petition for settlement of estate” o“partition” o “completion of legi-time”.

-000-PAALALA: Panoorin po si Atty.

Batas Mauricio sa worldwide TV saInternet, sa “YouTube”, “metacafe”at “iGoogle”, at pakinggan siya sakanyang mga programa sa radyo:DZRB RADYO NG BAYAN 738khz. sa Luzon, Lunes hanggangBiyernes, alas 5:30 ng umaga (at sawww.pbs.gov.ph); DZRM RADYOMAGASIN, 1278 Khz. sa Luzon,Lunes hanggang Biyernes, alas 6:45ng umaga (at sa www.pbs.gov.ph);DYKA 801 khz. sa San Jose, Antique(at sa www.kinaray-a.com), Luneshanggang Biyenes, 10 ng umaga; atDYMS Aksiyon Radyo saCatbalogan City, Samar (at sawww.samarnews.com), Luneshanggang Biyernes, 11 ng umaga.

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ordinary things that are with us always.To be a prophet in politics is actually a must. We just need

also how to respect the nature and character of politics, justlike any other temporal and earthly affairs we have.

There is a certain autonomy in politics that needs tobe understood and handled well. It’s this autonomy thatprecludes easy dogmatization of views and positions thatin itself are open to opinion. It attracts pluralism of viewsthat should be respected.

We have to be understand well that the subject of rightsthat should be respected always are the persons who haveto be considered in their concrete circumstances, with alltheir positive and negative traits.

It’s not the “truth” understood as the many views andopinions we have regarding certain issues that have therights. Thus, even if we are sure that our views are thecorrect ones, we need to learn to discuss, dialogue, nego-tiate, practice tolerance, etc., in the political space thatshould be given to all of us.

Preaching Christ in politics is in this kind of attitudeand practice. It’s not in ramming our views on othersjust because we think they are the right ones. That wouldbe a kind of tyranny and dictatorship, of unhealthy cleri-calism. Christ preferred to die on the cross than fall tothese practices.

Besides, if present examples are to be considered, manyof these views are outright partisan and often based onbiases, hearsay, anger, etc.

We need to learn how to be real prophets in politics!We need to purify and upgrade our understanding andculture regarding our prophetic mission in politics.

— [email protected]

bataan ko ang Serenata ng Banda niMaestrong Anong Buenaventura saGlorietta tuwing may kapistahan.Dudungaw lang kami sa bintana saitaas n gaming botica (FarmaciaNueva Era) sa Plaza Naning upangmakinig ng serenata. Ang tinutugtognila ay mga classics at hindimusikang “rakrakan”.

Wala na ang Plaza Naning dahilginawang palengke ang parke ni dat-ing Mayor Rey Del Rosario at nagayaang mga sumunod na mayor at patikalsada ay pinuno ng mga tindahanng prutas, laruan, sari-saringpaninda, gulay at iba pa. Ito ba ay na-tional road? Di pa naming alam.Basta pagkakakitaan. Ngunit sino baang kumikita? Ang bayan o angkanilang bulsa?

Naglaho na rin ang serenata ngmga musiko dahil ang pambayad sakanila ay ibinibigay na sa mahihirap(Kryska?) ng simbahan. Hindi nakumikita ang mga musiko. Paanonaman ang kanilang pamilya? Kungwala silang kita, hindi ba magugutomna din ang kanilang pamilya?

Baliwag Water DistrictCONGRATULATIONS kay ManagerArt Baylosis ng Baliwag Water Dis-trict sa maganda at malaking gusalina naipagawa ng kanilang opisinamula sa kanilang pondo. Malaking ac-

complishment ito para sa kanilangopisina at mga namamahala at staffna kanilang maipagmamalaki. Bihiralang sa Bulacan ang may sariling loteat gusali ang water district nila.

Nailigtas kay Joc-joc at anomalyaNAILIGTAS kay Joc-Joc Bolante atanomalya ang Baliwag dahil satamang payo.

Ayon kay municipal agricultureofficer Sotero Manuel, muntik nangmaging bahagi ang Baliwag ng Joc-Joc Bolante scam. Nang ipakita sakanya na ang P140 na halaga ngpataba ay papipirmahin sila ngP1,400 bawat kilo na overprice,ipinayo niya kay Mayor Estrella nahuwag nang kumuha.

Hindi ensaymada, hindi inipitkundi okoy

Sa buong linggo ng Singkaban Fes-tival, hindi ensaymada, hindi inipitang pinipilahan at pinagkakaguluhansa Capitol Mini Forest Grounds,Malolos kundi okoy ng La FamilyaRestaurant. Congratulations kayGng. Normita Alejo, may-ari ng LaFamilya.

Hairy Tales – PinasinayaanISA na namang beauty salon angbinuksan sa Baliwag kamakailanupang makapag-paganda ang mgataga-bayan at karatig pook. Maganda

ang lokasyon nito dahil malapit samga eskwelahan, palengke at mgatindahan. Pag-aari ito ni Efren atBeth Valenzuela na may-ari din ngGloria Romero Restaurant CateringServices. Matatagpuan ito sa SanAgustin ang nagbasbas sa opening ngsalon kamakailan.

Ang mga tauhan (beauticians) ngHairy Tales ay sina Gilbert N.Zardonia (Senior Hairdresser);Marlene R. Mendoza (Jr. hair-dresser); Jimboy Javier at BarbaraAbucal (manicurist).

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Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT

Office of the Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

RURAL BANK OF SAN RAFAEL(BUL.), INC.,

Mortgagee,- versus -

MAXIMO INOVERO m/toROSALINDA V. INOVERO,

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act4118 filed by RURAL BANK OF SAN RAFAEL (BUL.), INC., with officeaddress at Cruz na Daan, San Rafael, Bulacan, the mortgagee, againstMAXIMO INOVERO m/to ROSALINDA V. INOVERO, with residence andpostal address at Bagong Baryo, San Ildefonso, Bulacan the mort-gagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 15,2009 amounts to FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND THREEHUNDRED FIFTY PESOS (P481,350.00) Philippine Currency, includ-ing/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding _____of the totalindebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and ex-penses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such otheramounts which may become due and payable to the aforementionedmortgagee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersignedSheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public in gen-eral that on OCTOBER 20, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, infront of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at theback of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound,Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealed biddingto the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the describedreal property/ies below together with all the improvements existingthereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-180613“A parcel of land (Lot No. 669-C-4-A) of the subd. plan Psd-03-127541,being a portion of lot 669-C-4, Psd-03-090294 LRC Rec. No. ) situ-ated in the Bo.of Bagong Barrio, Mun. of San Rafael, Prov. of Bulacan.Island of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx containing an area of NINETYNINE (99) SQUARE METERS.”

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-180613“A parcel of land (Lot No. 669-C-4-C) of the subd. plan Psd-03-127541,being a portion of lot 669-C-4, Psd-03-090294 LRC Rec. No. ) situ-ated in the Bo.of Bagong Barrio, Mun. of San Rafael, Prov. of Bulacan.Island of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx containing an area of FOURTHOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX (4,526) SQUARE METERS.”This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty(20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipalitywhere 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 addressed tothis 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 said date,it shall be held on October 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafterwithout further notice.Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, ifany there be.Malolos City, Bulacan, September 22, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGAEx-Officio Sheriff

BY: JOSEPH ELMER S. GUEVARASheriff V

Copy furnished: All parties concernedMabuhay: September 25, October 2 & 8, 2009

E.J.F. NO. 239-2009

EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OFREAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES

UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMMENDEDBY ACT 4118

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 13MALOLOS, BULACAN

SPC. NO. 144-M-08

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONFOR THE PROBATE OF THE LASTWILL AND TESTAMENT OFIBARRA CARBONELL CRUZ,

DAYLINDA B. TUMAMAK,

Petitioner

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ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

I, Emmanuel L. Ortega, Clerk of Court of the Regional Trial Court of Bulacan, dohereby certify that on July 29, 2009, a Decision in the above-entitled case wasfield in this Office, the dispositive portion of which reads as follows:

Wherefore, premises considered, the Last Will and Testament of one Ibarra C.Cruz consisting of two (2) pages dated January 17, 2001 is hereby allowed. Letletters Testamentary be issued to Daylinda B. Tumamak to act as executrix of thesaid Last Will and Testament without need of posting a bond therefor.

SO ORDERED.

And that the same has on September 1, 2009 become final and executory.

Entered this 24th day of September, 2009 in the BOOK OF ENTRIES OF JUDG-

MENT.

Atty. Emmanuel L. OrtegaClerk of Court

By: Arlene S. Dela CruzOIC-Legal Researcher


BRANCH 13MALOLOS, BULACAN

SPC BO. 144-M-08

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONFOR THE PROBATE OF THE LASTWILL AND TESTAMENT OFIBARRA CARBONELL CRUZ,

DAYLINDA B. TUMAMAK,

Petitioner

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DECISION

WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Last Will and Testament of one Ibarra C.Cruz consisting of two (2) pages dated January 17, 2001 is hereby ALLOWED.Let letters Testamentary be issued to Daylinda B. Tumamak to act as executrix ofthe said Last Will and Testament without need of posting a bond therefor.

SO ORDERED.

Malolos, Bulacan, July 9, 2009

Mabuhay: October 2, 9 & 16, 2009

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial Cour tThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.Mortgagee/Assignee,

- versus -SPS. DOMINADOR B. FRANCISCO JR. and

ELIZABETH FRANCISCOMortgagor/s,

X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.DOMINADOR B. FRANCISCO JR. AND ELIZABETH FRANCISCO, with postal ad-dresses at 6244 ILANG-ILANG ST., BATASAN HILLS, QUEZON CITY and LOT 12BLK. 3, PH. 7, BOSTON ST., PALMERA HOMES-NORTHWINDS CITY VII, BO.STO CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to sat-isfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 28, 2009 amounts to TwoHundred Fifty Three Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.253,625.00),Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest andexpenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amountwhich may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee,the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby givesnotice to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff ofBulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial CapitolCompound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed biddingto the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described realproperty/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-215083 (M)Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 12 Blk. 3 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-031420-005410,being a portion of cons. lot 598 Cad. 352, Lot 5-A-2 (LRC) Psd-133875 & lot 5-B-2 (LRC) Psd-222079 L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun.of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an area of FIFTY (50) SQUAREMETERS. xxx”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/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 this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.

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

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009


BY: JOSEPH ELMER GUEVARASheriff IV

Copy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: September 25, 2009

EJF NO. B-197-2009

EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATENotice is hereby given that the estate of the late Silvestre R. Macayawho died intestate at Plaridel, Bulacan on February 18, 2998 is extra-judicially settled by and among his heirs by virtue of extra-judicial par-tition of estate docketed as Doc. No. 137; Page No. 29; Book No.CLXXXIX; Series of 2009 of Notary Public Atty. Felimon Mangahas ofPlaridel, Bulacan.Mabuhay: September 18, 25 & October 2, 2009WITH the continuing goal

to help address iron defi-ciency anemia amongschoolchildren, Coca-ColaPhilippines launchedNutriJuice in Davao Cityfor the benefit of 2,500 stu-dents in two elementaryschools last July 6.

NutriJuice is an orangejuice drink fortified withiron, zinc, lysine and vita-mins A and C. It was devel-oped by Coca-Cola and theFood and Nutrition Re-search Institute of the De-partment of Science andTechnology (FNRI-DOST)to help combat the preva-lence of iron deficiency ane-mia (IDA).

This is a pressing prob-lem as, according to the2003 National NutritionSurvey, 37.4% of childrenaged 6-12 years are af-flicted. The problem resultsin impaired mental andphysical growth.

If children are to be-come the future leaders ofthe country, they must beenergized to learn andgrow up as responsibleadults.

In a 2006 efficacy studyin Pinaglabanan, San Juan,Metro Manila, NutriJuice

was given to 277 studentsfor 100 feeding days.

At the end of the feed-ing period, the studyshowed that NutriJuicewas able to reduce IDAfrom 100% at baseline to13% at endline. Significantimprovements were alsonoted in the children’sweight and height.

Armed with this result,Coca-Cola distributedNutriJuice for free to 5,000students in Quirino prov-ince and 1,500 students inQuezon City for 120 daysin 2008.

Now, NutriJuice is cur-rently being distributed forfree to 30,000 students na-tionwide, in Marikina, Pa-sig, Taguig in Metro Ma-nila; and Zambales, Qui-rino, Palawan andBukidnon; and TaclobanCity, and Davao City.

The launch in Davao washeld in Elpidio Quirino El-ementary School, right be-side San Roque ElementarySchool, making the event adouble celebration for thebeneficiary schools. Presentduring the launch was Atty.Karlo Nograles, Chief ofStaff of House SpeakerProspero Nograles.

The beginning of anyproject is exciting for allthose involved. The Nutri-Juice project is no excep-tion, with students, teach-ers and parents all thank-ful for this help being ex-tended to them. However,two people are especiallygrateful: Principals JoyceBonsubre and BelmaEbardo of Elpidio Quirinoand San Roque ElementarySchools respectively.

“The first word wewould like to say is happy;we are very happy becausethis is a big help to our chil-dren, especially those whocome from poor familieswho cannot even afford tobuy food,” put forwardBonsubre.

“Their parents are alsovery also thankful about it.We all feel that we are justvery fortunate that we havethis supplementary feedingfor our pupils.” AddedEbardo, “Proper nutritionis really very important be-cause first of all, if they arehealthy they will not be ab-sent, they will be protectedfrom diseases. They don’thave enough memory reten-tion because of malnutri-tion. So it also helps in im-proving their academic ac-complishment as well. If youreceive proper nutrients,your senses and your bodyfunction properly. “

“Every principal dreamsof minimizing malnourish-ment, because it is the causeof the children’s low perfor-mance. I know that

NutriJuice can help addressthat and I know that theachievement level of ourstudents can also improve,”continued Bonsubre.

Both principals relatethat the children are veryexcited whenever theyknow they are to be givenNutriJuice. They are alsovery appreciative of the factthat the program will lastfor 120 school days, some-thing that Bonsubre ishappy to emphasize.

“I’m thankful to Coca-Cola that they have givenus NutriJuice,” endedEbardo. “Hopefully thiswill not be the end but onlythe beginning. I sincerelyhope this will be continuedso that we can also con-tinue to see improvementsin the children. Let me tellyou, most of my co-princi-pals are very eager to re-ceive the same kind of as-sistance.”

Bonsubre shares withwarmth and gratitude,“Coca-Cola has been an in-strument in giving deprivedchildren the nutrients theyneed. Usually our studentsjust buy whatever they canafford, which isn’t a lot.With the help of Coca-Cola,they will taste and experi-ence what they have neverdone so before. In behalf ofthe teachers of ElpidioQuirino, the parents and pu-pils, thank you to Coca-Cola.This is not merely giving nu-trients but it is also a mission-ary act to those who are indi-gent and deprived.”— PR

Coca-Cola Philippines launchesNutriJuice in 2 Davao City schools




MANATAL MULTI-PURPOSECOOPERATIVE,

Mortgagee,- versus -

AIRENE R. CANOZA &LUDIGARIO CANOZA,

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act4118 filed by MANATAL MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, with officeaddress at #250 Manatal, Pandi, Bulacan, the mortgagee, againstAIRENE R. CANOZA & LUDIGARIO CANOZA, with residence and postaladdress at Bunga Mayor, Bustos, Bulacan the mortgagor/s to satisfythe mortgage indebtedness which as of August 31, 2009 amounts toONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED EIGH-TEEN PESOS (P177,418.00) Philippine Currency, including/ excludinginterest thereon, including/excluding _____of the total indebtednessby way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and there-after, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amounts whichmay become due and payable to the aforementioned mortgagee, theEx-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff herebygives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that onOCTOBER 13, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of theOffice of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of theBulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City,Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealed bidding to the high-est bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real prop-erty/ies below together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-179204“A parcel of land (Lot No. 3-A-5-G, of the subd. plan Psd-031406-062541, being a portion of lot 3-A-5, Psd-031406-055362 LRC Rec.No. ) situated in the Bonga, Mayor, Mun. of Bustos, Prov. of Bulacan.Island of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx containing an area of TWOHUNDRED SEVEN (207) SQUARE METERS.”This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty(20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipalitywhere 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 addressed tothis 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 said date,it shall be held on October 20, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafterwithout further notice.Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, ifany there be.Malolos City, Bulacan, September 15, 2009


BY: JUNIE JOVENCIO G. IPACSheriff V

Copy furnished: All parties concernedMabuhay: September 18, 25 & October 2, 2009

E.J.F. NO. 248-2009




MALOLOS, BULACANBRANCH 78

SPC NO. 212-M-2009IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION

OF WRONG DATE OF BIRTHERWIN KEITH D.R. AGAY, rep byhis mother, SOTERA LOURDES D. R. AGAY,

Petitioner,- versus -

NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE& THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAROF MALOLOS, BULACAN

Respondents,X————————————X

ORDERA verified petition dated August 19, 2009 having filed with this Courtby petitioner through counsel on September 1, 2009, stating amongothers that:“x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.That the petitioner was born on February 27, 1990 At Malolos City ofparents Dennis Agay and Sotera Lourdes del Rosario as evidenced byCertificate of Live Birth hereto attached as Annex “A” of this petition.That when the birth of the petitioner was registered in the Office of theLocal Civil Registrar of Malolos City, Bulacan his date of birth waserroneously recorded under tiem Number 6 of his Birth Certificate asFebruary 26, 1990 when i truth and in fact, petitioner’s date of birth isFebruary 27, 1990, and, as can be gleaned on the Certificate of LiveBirth issued by the National Statistics Office, a handwritten figure 27was placed and erasing the typewritten figure of 26 with a ballpen;That when the petioner was enrolled in school, he used his date ofbirth as February 27, 1990 and continued using the same in his highereducation. As a matter of fact, petitioner used the said date of birth inall his private and official transactions up to the present. Copy of hisscholl records are hereto attached as Annex “B” series and formingpart of this petition.That the petitioner is desirous of correcting the erroneous entry in thebirth certification of her son Erwin Keith D.R. Agay from February 26,1990 to February 27, 1990 and in order to make the records of hisbirth corrected to reflect the true date of birth of Erwin Keith D.R. Agay.That attached hereto support the allegations of this petition are thefollowing:1. Baptismal Certificate issued by the Parish of Sta. Isabel, Diocese ofMalolos;2. Under Six Clinic Growth Chart issued by the Department of Health;3. Police Clrearance Certificate;4. NBI Clearance;5. Employee’s Compensation & Withholding Exemption certificate;6. Philhealth Certificate;7. SSS Personal Record;8. BIR Income Tax Return;9. Berkley International Plans, Inc. Provider Plan;10. Philippine PassportWherefore, notice is hereby given that the said petition will be heard bythis court sitting at the New Hall of Justice Building, Provincial CapitolCompound, City of Malolos, Bulacan on November 19, 2009 at 8:30 inthe morning, at which place, date and time, all interested persons arehereby cited to appear and show cause, if they have any, why the saidpetition should not be granted.Let this Order be published, at the expense of the petitioner, in a news-paper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks, at least thirty (30) days prior to the afore-said date of hearing. Let a copy of this Order, together with the copy ofthe petition, be served upon the Local Civil Registrar of City of Malolos,Bulacan, National Statistics Office and the Solicitor General, at the ex-pense of the petitioner. Finally, let copies of this Order and of the peti-tion be posted in three (3) conspicuous places within the province ofBulacan, also at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED.

City of Malolos, Bulacan, September 4, 2009.

Original Signed

GREGORIO S. SAMPAGAJudge

Mabuhay: September 18, 25 & October 2, 2009



LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK, INC.Mortgagee,

- versus -

CECILIA P. LLENADO-RAUT,Mortgagor/s,

X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act4118 filed by LIBERTY SAVINGS BANK, INC. with office at Mac ArthurHighway, Calvario, Meycauayan, the mortgagee, against CECILIA P.LLENADO-RAUT, with residence and postal address at No. 82 TimogSt., Caingin, Meycauayan, Bulacan the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mort-gage indebtedness which as of August 14, 2009 amounts to TWOMILLION FORTY THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVEPESOS & 99/100 (P2,043,425.99) Philippine Currency, including/ ex-cluding interest thereon, including/excluding _____of the total indebt-edness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses andthereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amountswhich may become due and payable to the aforementioned mortgagee,the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff herebygives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that onOCTOBER 13, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of theOffice of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of theBulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City,Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealed bidding to the high-est bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real prop-erty/ies below together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-57.517 (M)“A parcel of land (Lot No. 9-A of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-290944,approved as a non-subd. project, being a portion of Lot 9, Psu-100147,LRC Rec. No. 50621), situated in the Bo. of Banga, Mun. of Meycauayan,Prov. of Bulacan. Island of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx containingan area of THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE (381) SQUARE METERS.”This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty(20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipalitywhere 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 addressed tothis 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 said date,it shall be held on October 20, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafterwithout further notice.Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, ifany there be.Malolos City, Bulacan, September 10, 2009


BY: OSMANDO C. BUENAVENTURASheriff V

Copy furnished:All parties concerned

Mabuhay: September 18, 25 & October 2, 2009

E.J.F. NO. 238-2009



Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 15Malolos City

SP. PROC. NO. 192-M-2009

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION/CANCELLATION OF ENTRIES IN ENTRY NO. 13,FATHER’S NAME “ROBERTO MENDOZA AQUINO”TO “ROBERTO MENDOZA AQUINO, JR.,” ANDENTRY NO. 18, THE DATE AND PLACE OFMARRIAGE “FEBRUARY 16, 1993/MANILA CITYHALL” TO “NOT MARRIED” IN THE CERTIFICATEOF LIVE BIRTH OF ROBERT EVANS VALERIANOAQUINO.

ROBERT EVANS VALERIANO AQUINO,ROBERTO MENDOZA AQUINO, JR., ANDEVANGELINE ROQUE VALERIANO,As attorney-in-fact,

Petitioners,

THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITORGENERAL THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OFSTA. MARIA, BULACAN AND THENATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE,

Respondents,

X---------------------------X

ORDERThis is a verified petition filed by the petitioner, through counsel, pray-ing that after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be issuedfor the correction of Entry No. 13 - Father’s Name - from “RobertoMendoza Aquino” to “Roberto Mendoza Aquino, Jr.” and fr the cancel-lation of Entry No. 18 with entries “February 16, 1993/Manila City Hall”to “Not Married” and his former “Legitimate” status to “Illegitimate” allin the Certificate of Live Birth of Minor Petitioner Robert Evans ValerianoAquino.

The petition alleged that petitioners Evangeline R. Valeriano and RobertoM. Aquino, Jr. lived together as husband and wife without the benefitof marriage. On December 9, 1995, petitioner Evangeline R. Valerianogave birth to her first child Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino with peti-tioner Roberto M. Aquino Jr. and said birth was registered before theLocal Civil Registrar of Sta. Maria, Bulacan. The minor petitioner’s birthwas registered and appearing in his Certificate of Live Bir th-Entry No.13, Father’s Name “Roberto Mendoza Aquino” where the true andcorrect name of father is “Roberto Mendoza Aquino, Jr.” and said name

is his registered name as appearing in his Certificate of Live Birth is-sued by the Local Civil Registrar of Bocaue, Bulacan. Despite the factthat petitioners Evangeline and Roberto Jr., were not legally married,they still entered under Entry No. 18 of the Certificate of Live Bir th ofminor Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino that they were married on Feb-ruary 16, 1993 at Manila City Hall. Petitioner Roberto M. Aquino Jr, willfile a petition for permanent residency in Australia for petitionerEvangeline R. Valeriano and her children including petitioner RobertEvans Valeriano Aquino, hence, there is now a need to correct andshow the legal status of minor Petitioner as illegitimate and to be con-sistent with records of birth or minor petitioner’s sibling. To prove thatpetitioner parents were not legally married, the secured a certificationbefore the City Civil Registry Office for the City of Manila wherein thelatter issued a Certification dated July 1, 2009 certifying that there isno record of marriage between petitioners Evangeline R. Valeriano andRoberto M. Aquino, Jr. The Certificate of Live Birth of the other chil-dren of petitioners Evangeline R. Valeriano and Roberto M. Aquino, Jr.,and siblings of petitioner Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino, namely: RuthEllaine Valeriano born on August 26, 1998 and Robert Earl Valerianoborn on February 16, 2001 will further prove that petitioner RobertEvans V. Aquino’s father’s name is Roberto Mendoza Aquino Jr. andthat their parents were not married. It will be to the interest and benefitof petitioner Robert Evans Valeriano Aquino if this petition will be grantedby the Honorable Court for him to be able to go with his mother, peti-tioner Evangeline R. Valeriano, father, petitioner Roberto M. Aquino, jr.and two (2) other siblings in Australia once a visa will be issued tohim.

The Court hereby orders that the said petition be set for hearing onNovember 20, 2009 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before Branch 15of this Court sitting at the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Malolos City,Bulacan on which date, time and place, all interested persons mayappear and show cause, if any, why the said petition should not begranted.

Let copies of this order be furnished the petitioner, Atty. Reinaldo S.P.Lazaro, the office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar ofSta. Maria, Bulacan, the National Statistics Office and the office of theProvincial Prosecutor of Bulacan.

Likewise, let a copy of this order be published at the expense of thepetitioner in a newspaper of general circulation within the province ofBulacan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and the same beposted by the Sheriff of this Court at the Municipal Building of Sta.Maria, Bulacan, and on the main entrance of the Provincial Capitol,Malolos City for at least three (3) weeks prior to the scheduled date ofhearing.

SO ORDERED.

Malolos City, Bulacan, September 15, 2009.

ALEXANDER P. TAMAYOJudge

Mabuhay: Sept. 25, Oct. 2 & 9, 2009

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATEWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the deceased Juan A. Lopezwho died intestate on December 21, 1987 left a property situated inSta. Isabel, Malolos, Bulacan which more described as TCT No. T-291068 was extrajudicially settled among legitimate heirs with waiverof rights as per Doc. No. 359; Page No. 72; Book No. 113; Series of2009 in the Notarial Registry of Atty. Jose M. Cruz.

Mabuhay: October 2, 9 and 16, 2009

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Dagok ni Ondoy pinakagrabe sa 9 na taon

WALANG PRIVACY—Kahit hindi isatinig ng mga taongito ang kanilang nadarama, mapapansin ang hirap nakanilang dinaranas sa isang evacuation center sa Calumpit,

Bulacan. Ito ay dahil sa wala silang privacy katulad sa ibangevacuation center, bukod pa sa kulang sa pasilidad tuladng mga palikuran at malinis na daloy ng tubig. — DB

Ang kalamidad na dulot ng pagbaha— Sipi ng Mabuhay noong Agosto 10-17, 2007.

NI DINO BALABO

MALOLOS — Muling nasalanta ang Bulacanng malalim at malawakang pagbaha naitinuturing na pinakagrabeng pagbaha saunang siyam na taon ng bagong milenyo dahilsa dami ng nasawi at laki ng pinsala.

Ito ay sanhi ng bagyongOndoy na pumasok sa ban-sa noong Sabado, Setyem-bre 26 at nagbuhos ngmalakas na ulan sa unangsiyam na oras ng pana-nalasa.

Ayon sa Philippine At-mospheric Geophysical As-tronomical Services Ad-ministration (Pagasa) angkatakut-takot na ulangdala ni Ondoy, katumbasng ulang bumubuhos sabuong buwan ng Setyem-bre ng mga nagdaang taon.

Umapaw ang mga ilog,rumagasa ang baha nasumalanta sa mga pananimat aria-arian.

Nagpatapon ng tubigang Angat Dam na naka-dagdag sa “back flood”mula sa Candaba Swampna dumadaloy sa Ilog An-gat na patungo sa ManilaBay. Ngunit pinalubog mu-na ng agos mula Candabaang ilang barangay sa Ca-lumpit.

Batay sa tala ng Provin-cial Disaster ManagementOffice (PDMO), umabot sa37 katao ang nasawi sabiglang pagbaha sa 310barangay sa 21 bayan attatlong lungsod sa lala-wigan, kung saan lumubogsa baha ang 102,014 napamilya o 292,495 katao sakabuoang 3.2 milyong pa-pulasyon ng Bulacan.

Ang bilang ng mga nai-likas sa mga paaralangpampubliko, simbahan atiba pang ligtas na lugar ay20,338 pamilya o 41,948katao mula noong Setyem-bre 26.

Ang talang ito ngPDMO ay higit mataas samga naitalang pinsala samga nagdaang taon sa Bu-lacan katulad noong Agosto2004 kung kailan naitalaang P52 milyong halaga ngpinsala sa pananim at ari-arian sa 72 barangay sa 12bayan sa Bulacan na lu-mubog sa tubig. Ang bilangnaman ng mga taong na-salanta ay 39,355 katao.

Agad namang kumilosang pamahalaang lokal sapangunguna ni Gob. Jose-lito “Jon-jon” Mendoza nasa kasagsagan ng pana-nalasa ni Ondoy noongSabado, Setyembre 26 aynakatutok sa pamamagitanng pakikipag-ugnayan saPDMO at mga disaster co-ordinating council sa bawatbayan at lungsod ng lala-wigan; at sa mga himpilan

ng radyo at telebisyon nanaging daan upang ipa-rating sa mga Bulakenyoang mga pangyayaring maykinalaman sa bagyo.

Ang naging tugon ngpamahalaang national sapananalasa ni Ondoy ayang pagsasailalim sa “stateof calamity” ng KalakhangMaynila at karatig na lugarkabilang ang mga lala-wigan ng Bulacan, Pam-panga, Rizal, at Lagunaupang mapabilis ang pag-lalabas ng pondo ng mgapamahalaang lokal na ga-gamitin sa mga apektadong kalamidad.

Halos 300 katao angnasawi at tinatayang aabotsa P4.5 bilyon ang halagang pinsala sa mga nasabinglugar.

Pinulong ni Gob. Men-doza ang Provincial Disas-ter Coordinating Council(PDCC) para sa mabilisangpagsaklolo at pagtulong samga Bulakenyong apek-tado ng baha noong Set-yembre 27.

Kahit iyon ay araw ngLinggo, inutusan ni Men-doza na pumasok ng mgakawani ng Kapitolyo upangtumulong sa paghahandang relief goods. Idineklararin niyang walang klase salahat ng paaralan sa lala-wigan simula Setyembre28-Oktubre 2.

Inamin ng gobernadorna hindi handa ang Bula-can sa malawakang kala-midad tulad ng bahanghatid ni Ondoy, kaya’t sina-bihan niya ang mga pama-halaang lokal na maghandang pondo para sa kalami-dad upang makabili ng mgagamit tulad ng rubber boat.

Nagbawas naman ngtubig ang Angat Dam—unaay noong Setyembre 26 atikalawa noong Setyembre29 upang hindi umapawang tubig at bilang pagha-handa sa ulan na ibinuhosng bagyo.

Patuloy na nagbawas ngtubig ang dam hanggangSabado, Oktubre 4 bilangpaghahanda na rin papa-rating na bagyong Pepeng.

Dahil sa dami ng ibi-nuhos na ulan ng bagyongOndoy sa bulubundukingbahagi timog silangan ngBulacan, partikular saLungsod ng San Jose DelMonte ay rumagasa angtubig sa kailugan ng Sta.Maria, Bocaue, Marilao atLungsod ng Meycauayan.

Biglang umapaw angmga ilog sa mga nasabingbayan, lumubog ang mgalansangan, sinagasaan ngmalalim na tubig ang mgabahay partikular na saNorthville IV sa BarangayLambakin sa bayan ngMarilao na, ayon kay Gob.Mendoza ay napuruhan ngflash flood.

Ang biglang pagbaha aynaging sanhi ng pagkasawing 37 katao at pagkawasakng 179 na bahay, pagkasira145 pang bahay sa ibat-ibang bahagi ng lalawigan.

Ang halaga ng mga na-salantang pananim, ari-arian at mga imprastrak-tura ay tinatayang umaa-bot sa halos P1 bilyong.

Karaniwan sa mga na-sawi ay nakatira sa mgagilid ng ilog.

Ayon sa naunang paha-yag ni Provincial Adminis-trator Perlita Mendoza saMabuhay, pinag-aaralanna ng Kapitolyo ang pagl-ilipat sa mga naninirahansa gilid ng ilog ngunit nahi-hirapan sila dahil ang higitna may pananagutan samga taong iyon o ang mga

pamahalaan sa kani-kanilang barangay at ba-yan.

Pinabulaanan namanng pamunuan ng AngatHydro Electric PowerPlant ng National PowerCorporation (Napocor),ang namamahala sa AngatDam, na sa kanila nagmulaang flash flood sa Sta.Maria, Bocaue, Marilao atMeycauayan noong Saba-do, Setyembre 26. Ayon saNapocor, ang tubig pina-tapon mula sa dam aydumaloy sa 50-kilometrongAngat River kung saanmatatagpuan ang mga ba-yan ng Norzagaray, Angat,San Rafael, Bustos, Pla-ridel, Baliuag, Pulilan, Ca-lumpit, Paombong atHagonoy.

Ito ay taliwas sa mganaging pahayag ni Gob.Mendoza sa radyo noonggabi ng Setyembre 26 naang flash flood sa Sta.Maria, Bocaue, Marilao atMeycauayan ay bunga ngpagpapawala ng tubig saAngat Dam.

Inamin ng Gobernadorsa pulong ng PDCC nahindi nakahanda ang Bu-lacan sa malawakangkalamidad tulad ng bahakaya’t ipinayo niya samga pamahalaang lokalang paghahanda ng pon-do para sa mga kalamidadupang makabili ng gamittulad ng mga rubber boat.

“Nakita na natin nga-yon ang kahinaan natin—tubig ang kahinaan natinkaya dapat nating pag-handaan dahil hindi langngayon mangyayari ito,”ani Gob Jon-jon.

Hindi na bago sa Bu-lacan at ibang lalawigansa Gitnang Luzon angpagbaha dahil ang mgabayan at lungsod rehiyonnapapaligiran ng kabun-dukan.

Sa silangang ay mata-tagpuan ang nakakalbongSierra Madre na naka-balatay mula sa Bulacanhanggang Tarlac at NuevaEcija. Nasa kanluran athilagang kanluran namanang kabundukan ng Bata-an, Zambales at Tarlac.

Isang flood plain ang

Gitnang Luzon, ayon sapaglalarawan nina HiltonHernando ng PampangaRiver Flood Forecastingand Warning Center(PRFFWC), at RobbieTantingco ng Center forKapampangan Studies nanakabase sa Holy AngelUniversity sa Lungsod ngAngeles, Pampanga.

Bilang isang kapatagan,sabi nina Hernando atTangtingco, ang tubig ulanna bumubuhos sa mga bun-dok ay dumadaloy sa kai-lugan ng Gitnang Luzonpatungo sa Manila Bay.

Ito ang isa sa mga dahi-lan kung kaya ipinanukalaat isinagawa ang ThirdRiver Project sa Pampangailang taon na ang naka-karaan.

Ang Pampanga DeltaProject mula sa bungangang Pampanga River sa ba-yan ng Masantol, Pam-panga na isusudlong sanasa paluluwanging Laba-ngan Channel mula sa ba-yan ng Calumpit hanggangsa mga barangay ng Pugadat Tibaguin sa baybayin ngHagonoy, ngunit hindi na-tuloy ang proyekto dahil satinutulan ito ng mga Bula-kenyo.

Ayon kay InhinyeroJose Gabriel ng Depart-ment of Public Works andHighways (DPWH) sa Git-nang Luzon, ang pagpa-paluwang at pagpapalalimsa Labangan Channel nanatapos hukayin noong1978 ay magsisilbing “ex-pressway” ng tubig bahamula sa mataas na bahaging Gitnang Luzon patungosa Manila Bay.

Matatandaan na mulanoong huling bahagi ngdekada ’60 at noong 1970,’72, ’74, ’76, at ’78, angmalaking bahagi ng Bu-lacan at Pampanga ay lu-mubog sa malalim na bahana tumatagal ng halosisang buwan bago matuyo.

Sa pagsisimula ng de-kada ’80 hanggang sa pag-tatapos ng dekada ’90,hindi nakaranas ng ka-tulad na malalim at ma-tagal na pagbaha ang hila-gang kanluran ng Bulacanat timog kanluran ng Pam-

panga dahil sa paghukaysa Labangan Channel nadumaan sa mga bukirin sahangganan ng mga bayanng Paombong at Hagonoy.

Sa pagpasok naman ngbagong milenyo,nakaranas pa rin ngmalawakang pagbaha angBulacan, ngunit hindi naito nagtatagal katuladnoong dekada ’70.

Matatandaan na ma-higit 300 barangay sa lala-wigan ang lumubog sa ba-hang hatid ng bagyo noongNobyembre 2000 kaya’tdumalaw pa si dating Pa-ngulong Joseph Estrada sabayan ng Hagonoy.

Ang paglubog na ito aynasundan noong 2004kung kailan ay bumaha samga buwan ng ng Agostoat Disyembre; at noongAgosto 2007 kung kailanisinailalim ni Gob. Men-doza sa state of calamityang buong lalawigan.

Kumpara sa mga na-banggit na pagbaha saBulacan, ang bahang ha-tid ni Ondoy sa pagpasokng bagong milenyo ay iti-nuturing na pinakagrabedahil sa ito ay naging sanhing pagkasawi ng mas ma-raming Bulakenyo at pag-kasira ng halos P1 bilyonghalaga ng maraming ari-arian imprastraktura, pa-nanim, palaisdaan, ne-gosyo’t kabuhayan.

Ang mga biktima aynakilalang sina Abet SanPedro, Roberto Pacao, atErick Portugal ng Bocaue;Angelica Arajo at BenjaminJuliano ng Bustos; RodelCasino ng Guiguinto;Ramon Demistrosa, For-tunato Saturnino, Arman-do Brillo, Ely Guanzon, atFaustino Policarpio ngLungsod ng Meycauayan;Jan Joven ng Lungsod ngSan Jose Del Monte; Agus-tin Margallo at mga batangnakilala sa pangalangEddie, Ervin Marlon, Jas-mine at Jasper ng Nor-zagaray; Felomena Ramos,Rolly Balete at RannieSagutao ng Sta. Maria; atCarmelita Lacap, FelizaMagpayo, HermogenesLacap, at Lito Sta. Romanang Marilao.

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MEDICAL MISSION— APhilippine Air Force sur-geon examines an infant inan evacuation center inBarangay Hagonoy, TaguigCity, Metro Manila. Air Forcemedical personnel havebeen ordered to supportgovernment and volunteerorganizations in need ofmanpower in conducting re-lief and medical missions inthe aftermath of TyphoonOndoy. — PIO/PAF Photo

BULLDOZING THE FILTH AWAY— A bulldozer of thePhilippine Air Force 355th Air Engineer Wing clears aninner street in Santolan, Pasig City of debris and gar-bage left behind by storm Ondoy. The Air Force per-sonnel wielding brooms and spades, backed up byheavy equipment, were deployed to Pasig two daysafter Ondoy’s record rainfall flooded Metro Manila and

environs. Lt. General Oscar H. Rabena, PAF command-ing general, redeployed the soldiers from Cavite,Batangas and Pampanga to support the various reliefand emergency missions in the National Capital Re-gion and adjacent areas. — Photo courtesy of Lt. Col.Gerardo M. Zamudio, Jr. Director of PAF Public Infor-mation Office

BY ANDREA AUGUSTINE R. PAVIA

IT all started last September 26, 2009.It was my family day, and as we wereinformed, it was also my brother, Jak’sfamily day. I decided to make way andinstead, go to Jak’s family day. We wentthere at about ten am. We were late, sowe stayed at a sheltered area andwaited. The other students were per-forming. Then my dad started to takepictures of Jak.

When the rest of the sections per-formed, it was time for my mother toleave and prepare for the upcomingLaw Bar Exam. I kissed my momgoodbye and waved as she left. Then Ihad my attention to my brother, again.After a little while, someone tapped meon the shoulder. It was my dad. I lookedconfused that he was still here.

“Andy, we have to go. The flood isrising. ” He explained.

I nodded my head and followed himoutside, but then he stopped me at thedoor, saying “Fold your pants. The floodis until here.” He said pointing to themiddle of the leg. I followed exactlywhat he said. I folded my pants and ranto the door. I went outside with my dad.I was surprised that he was telling thetruth. The flood was really high. I wentinside the car with my other yaya, AteGina and I slammed the door. My mom

was inside and my dad sat in front. KuyaJonard drove us to my house. When wereached the house, it was nearly flooded.Ate Gina and I got out of the car and ranto the house. It started flooding.

After a minute, my mom knocked at thedoor. She didn’t get to leave Marikina. Therain went stronger. My mom got the thingsand put it on top of the sofas, chairs andtables. The flood started to get higher andstarted going inside the house.

I screamed. My mom and ate Gina fixedthe things while I stayed upstairs. After awhile, my dad came, carrying my brother.The water was already at my dad’s knees.I took care of my brother. My mom, dad,Kuya Jonard, my yaya, and ate Gina werescattered downstairs, saving our things. Istayed near the stairs, helping them bringthe things up the stairs and too my room.

After an hour, a boat came to rescue us.My brother and I rode the boat; my momjust had her hand hooked on one of thestrings. My dad, yaya, ate Gina and KuyaJonard used our kiddy swimming pool astheir boat and rescued my neighbors.

They brought us to Parco selections, agrocery store. On the way to Parco, mybrother was shaking. I fell on a rock whenwe reached Parco selections. The peoplefrom my village stayed in the second floorof Parco selections, too. We stayed therefor the rest of the day.

At about ten-thirty, we left Parco selec-

tions and went to my grandfather, LoloJeremy’s house at Filinvest 1. We arrivedthere at about eleven o’clock.

The next day, my relatives from mymom’s side came to see us. Then we leftand went to my grandmother’s house tostay there for a week.

We stayed there, happily until anotherstorm came: BAGYONG PEPENG. Up tonow, I still can’t believe that there weretwo storms that visited the Philippines atthe same time.

And now, I’m still here, at mygrandmother’s house for another week,making sandwiches to the other victimswho experienced a worst feeling than mine.

Andy Pavia is a fifth grader at Miriam

College, Quezon City. She, brother Jak, 3,Daddy Dok and Mommy Alma reside at the

Ateneo Ville, in Nangka, one of the manyvillages in Marikina City ravaged by the

floods caused by Ondoy.

The flood got higher and higher...a boat came to rescue me and Jak

Andy girl, 11, is a fifth grader at Miriam College. Brother Jak, 3, is a preschooler.

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na namamahala sa mgakalamidad, nararapat dinsukatin ang kakayahan ngPDMO sa iba pang la-rangan.

Kabilang diyan ay angkakayahan sa forecastingand warning system opaghahatid ng babala;evacuation o paglilikas samga taong posiblengmaapektuhan ngkalamidad; maging sa res-cue and retrieval opagliligats at pagsagip; atrelief o paghahatid ngtulong.

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larangan ng forecasting obabala. Sa Bibliya, ito aytinatawag na propesiya obabala at paalala ng Diyossa tao sa pamamagitan ngmga propeta. Isanghalimbawa ay ang babalang Diyos ng pagbaha sapamamagitan ni Noah.

Dalawa ang larawan ngbabala ng Diyos. Magandaat pangit. Pag maganda,hatid ay pag-asa tulad ngpropesiya hinggil sapagdating ng Mesiyas. Pagpangit, iyon ay parusakatulad ng ginawa ng Diyossa mga lungsod ng Sodomat Gomorah; o katulad ngnakatala sa Aklat niPropeta Daniel, at ngApokalipsis.

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patuloy pa ringnangungusap ang Diyos sapamamagitan ng tao atkalikasan. Ngunit angkaraniwang babala ngayonay batay sa sa mgaimpormasyon naipon samahabang panahon nahatid ng mga siyentipiko atmga dalubhasa sa ibat-ibang larangan.

Isa halimbawa ay angbabala ni Dr. Renato Soli-dum ng Philippine Insti-tute of Volcanology(Phivolcs) sa Bulacannoong Setyembre 18 kungkailan ay sinabi niya nadapat maghanda sadelubyo ang lalawigan.

* * *Ang babala ni Solidum

ay may kaugnayan sakatotohanang nakaupo saMarikina fault line angmain dike ng Angat Dam,na kung lilindol ay mayposibilidad na masira atmaghatid ng delubyo ng

pagbaha sa Bulacan ka-tulad ng malawakang pag-baha noong Oktubre 27,1978.

Parang nagkatotoo naang babala ni Solidum ngmanalasa sa Bulacan siOndoy noong Setyembre 26at sagasaan ng flash floodang Bocaue, Sta. Maria,Marilao at MeycauayanCity. Ano sa palagay ninyo?

* * *Noong nakaraang taon,

nagbabala na Sagip SierraMadre Movement sa pag-kakalbo ng kabundukan ngIpo Dam Watershed atAngat Dam Watershed.Ayon kay Bise Gob.Wilhelmino Alvarado,nagdudulot ng siltation samga dam ang pagkakalbong kanbundukan kayakonting ulan lang ayumaapaw ang mga damdahil mahina na ang waterholding capacity.

Parang nagkatotoo rinang pahayag ng Sagip Si-erra Madre at ni Alvarado.Noong Setyembre 26 atSetyembre 29 hanggangOktubre 3 ay nagbawas ngtubig ang Angat Dam at IpoDam bilang paghahanda saulan na hatid ng mgabagyong Ondoy at Pepeng.Ano sa palagay ninyo?

* * *Magkakaiba naman ang

reaksyon ng tao sa mgababala. Sa Bibliya, iilan angnaniwala sa babala ngpagdating ng pagbaha,gayundin sa paggunaw saSodom at Gomorah.

Sa Bulacan, iniwan ngmga Bokal ang pulong saS a n g g u n i a n gPanglalawigan noongSetyembre 18 kaya dinarinig ang babala ni Soli-dum.

* * *Para kay sa mga Bokal,

sapat na ang marinig angpahayag ni Solidum at ngaNationao Power Corpora-tion na walang bitak angAngat Dam.

Hinggil naman sapagkakalbo ngkabundukan ng Ipo atAngat Watershed, sinabi niGob. Mendoza na ayon samga taga-Department ofEnvironment and NaturalResources,a ng nakakalboay ang kabundukan sabahagi ng Nueva Ecija athindi sa bahagi ng Bulacan.

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ance of regional climates withrelated losses of ecosystems, spe-cies and the spread of drylandsnorthwards and southwards.

Recent science suggests thatit may still be possible to avoidthe most catastrophic impacts ofclimate change. However, thiswill only happen within the timespan of the current civilization ifthere is immediate, cohesive anddecisive action to both cut emis-sions and assist vulnerable coun-tries to adapt.

These are among the findingsof a report released today by theUnited Nations EnvironmentProgramme (UNEP) entitled theClimate Change Science Com-pendium 2009.

The report, compiled in asso-ciation with scientists around theworld, comes with less than 80days to go to the crucial UN cli-mate convention meeting inCopenhagen, Denmark.

In a foreword to the docu-ment, the United Nations Secre-tary-General, Ban Ki-moon, whothis week hosted heads of statein New York, writes, “This Cli-

mate Change Science Compen-dium is a wake-up call. The timefor hesitation is over”.

“We need the world to real-ize, once and for all, that the timeto act is now and we must worktogether to address this monu-mental challenge. This is themoral challenge of our genera-tion.”

The Compendium reviewssome 400 major scientific contri-butions to our understanding ofEarth Systems and climatechange that have been releasedthrough peer-reviewed literature,or from research institutions,over the last three years.

Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEPExecutive Director, said, “TheCompendium can never replacethe painstaking rigour of anIPCC process—a shining ex-ample of how the United Nationscan provide a path to consensusamong the sometimes differingviews of more than 190 nations.”

“However, scientific knowl-edge on climate change and fore-casting of the likely impacts has

Impacts of climate change coming faster and soonerbeen advancing rapidly since thelandmark 2007 IPCC report,” headded.

“Many governments haveasked to be kept abreast of thelatest findings. I am sure that thisreport fulfils that request and willinform ministers’ decisions whenthey meet in the Danish capitalin only a few weeks time,” saidMr. Steiner.

Key scientific observationsand developments documentedsince the IPCC’s Fourth Assess-ment Report in 2007 include:

ASIA PACIFICSouthern, Eastern and West-

ern Australia are projected to beamong the regions shifting toconditions of permanent droughtcrisis during dry seasons – withWestern Australia projected tosuffer an increase in dry-seasonaridity approaching 20 percent.

Ice cores collected from theNaimona’nyi glacier on the Ti-betan plateau suggest there hasbeen no net accumulation of icesince at least 1950. It is the high-est glacier documented to be los-ing ice mass annually, with im-

plications for other glaciers in theregion under a warming Earthscenario. The impacts could beprofound, as these glaciers feedthe headwaters of the Indus,Ganges and Brahmaputra riversthat sustain one of the world’smost populous regions.

Himalayan glaciers are re-treating at the rapid rate of be-tween 10 and 60 metres per year.In a number of locations, includ-ing Nepal’s Lake Imja Tsho in theKhumbu-Everest region, there isa growing risk of flooding disas-ters as swollen glacial lakes riskbursting through natural barri-ers and inundating the valleysbelow.

Cyclone Nargis in theIrrawady Delta during May 2008demonstrated how storm surgesin low-lying regions affected bysea level rise can contaminatecoastal fields with salt water,while such regions are furtherthreatened by saltwater incur-sions in freshwater aquifers thatsupply groundwater resources.

The compendium also docu-ments a number of significant

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do not have the aircraft and thevessels needed for our air and seadefense, how much more for res-cue purposes. On the other hand,it is also a known fact that thereare more civilian aircraft and ves-sels that our military forces haveon hand. Knowing this, is this notenough reason for us to realizethat our emergency managementshould really become civilian led?How and when are we going tomove towards this direction?

Perhaps it is just a matter of se-mantics, but it is really wrong to saythat disasters could be “coordi-nated” so to speak. The more appro-priate term if ever should be “disas-ter mitigation”, but even that is toolimiting and too reactionary, consid-ering that “disaster preparedness”should really be the more proactive

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from page 3of our people be displaced, entirecommunities including theirsource of livelihood, their culturesand traditions will likewise bechanged and dislocated forever,”deplored Heherson T. Alvarez, theconvening chairman of the Asia-Pacific Leaders’ Conference onClimate Change held in Manila in1995.

“The Philippines is extremelyvulnerable to the ravages of cli-mate change,” the World WideFund for Nature (WWF) said. Dr.Comiso pointed out that slightchanges in ocean temperature willdefinitely affect the country’s coralreefs.

Increased temperature is onestressor that can cause “the tropi-cal rainforests of the sea” tobleach, which in turn diminishtheir growth and threaten criticalhabitat for fish and other marineresources.

“An increase of one to two de-grees Centigrade can cause coralsto bleach, as they expel the algaethat provide them with food andlend them their vibrant colors,”explained Molly O’Meara, a staffresearcher at the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute. “Sus-

tained increase of 3-4 degrees Cen-tigrade can cause significant coraldeath.”

In the Philippines, an esti-mated 10-15 per cent of the totalfisheries come from coral reefs.“Coral reef fish yields range from20 to 25 metric tons per square ki-lometer per year for healthyreefs,” says Dr. Angel C. Alcala,former environment secretary.

According to the internationalmarine watchdog group ReefCheck, fish species are alreadystarting to disappear from Philip-pine waters as delicate coral reefs,some of the biggest in the world,are destroyed in the archipelago.In a report last year, the group saidcoral reefs were already sufferingfrom severe bleaching.

Increasing sea level rise wouldendanger the drinking water qual-ity and agricultural productivity,weather specialist Rosa Perez said.This is due to possible salt intru-sion in coastal soils and fresh wa-ter aquifers.

Using simulation in climatechange, a PAGASA team hasfound that the water supply fromboth Angat Dam in Luzon andLake Lanao in Mindanao would beat a serious deficit by 2050. Angat

Dam supplies most of the waterrequirements of Metro Manila andirrigates 28,000 hectares of farms.Lake Lanao account for 90 percentof the total hydropower ofMindanao and serves domesticand irrigation water needs as well.

Climate change also threatensthe wildlife species. “If climatezones shift, existing national parksor protected areas would no longerpreserve the habitat for plants,fish and wildlife for which theywere established,” noted LuluBucay in a primer circulated bythe Department of Environmentand Natural Resources. “Few for-ests, for instance, could keep upwith the predicted temperaturechange causing hard consequenceson the species that depend onthem.”

As Dr. Comiso puts it, risingtemperatures could reach a pointwhere “various living creatures”would start to die in large num-bers. “Such temperatures wouldvary from species to species,” hesaid. “But the deaths of these crea-tures would gravely affect the foodsupply chain.”

Another consequence: spreadof diseases. Greenpeace Philip-pines said climate change couldamplify the proliferation andtransmission of vector-borne dis-

eases such as malaria and denguefever because of changes in waterdistribution, rising temperatureand the increase of microorgan-isms.

“Global climate change willhave diverse, escalating impactson human health,” said TonyMcMichael, a professor atAustralia’s National University,who launched an international ef-fort to study global environmen-tal change and health.

Global warming refers to an in-crease in average global tempera-tures, which in turn cause climatechange. “To completely under-stand why global warming hap-pens, it is important to know thatour atmosphere, which is made upof gases such as nitrogen, oxygen,and carbon dioxide as well as wa-ter vapor, has a profound influenceon Earth’s surface temperature,”explains the Worldwatch Institute.

Gases such as carbon dioxideand methane absorb heat, thusreducing the amount that escapesback to space. “As the atmosphereabsorbs heat energy,” Worldwatchnotes, “it warms the oceans andthe surface of the Earth. This pro-cess is called the greenhouse ef-fect. Without this effect, theEarth’s atmosphere would aver-age about 50 degrees Fahrenheit

recent climate anomalies forAsia-Pacific, including:

An intense heat wave in Indiaduring January 2009 resulted innearly 100 fatalities.

China suffered its worstdrought in 50 years during Feb-ruary 2009, affecting four millionpeople and threatening morethan 10 million hectares of crop-land.

Tropical Cyclone Sidr in No-vember 2007 was the worst to hitBangladesh since 1991. Morethan 8.5 million people were af-fected and over 3,000 people died.

In 2009, Australia suffered itswarmest January since 1950, andits driest May on record. Someparts of the country have experi-enced drought conditions formore than a decade.For more information please contact:

Nick Nuttall, UNEP Spokespersonand Head of Media, on Tel: +254 207623084, Mobile: +254 733 632755,or when travelling: +41 795965737,

or e-mail: [email protected];Satwant Kaur, Tel: +66-2-288 2127,

Mobile: +66-(0)-83-908 6000, Email:[email protected]

colder, making it impossible to sus-tain life on Earth. Rising levels ofheat absorbing greenhouse gasessuch as carbon dioxide in the at-mosphere will increase global tem-peratures (called global warm-ing).”

“The consequence of global cli-mate change are so pressing thatit doesn’t matter who was respon-sible for the past; what matters iswho is responsible for the future– and that means all of us,” de-clared actor ArnoldSchwarzenegger, governor of Cali-fornia. “The rich nations and thepoor nations have different re-sponsibilities. But one responsi-bility we all have, and that is ac-tion… action, action, action!”

“The issue is not stopping glo-bal warming — this will almostcertainly not be possible withinmost of our lifetimes,” notesWorldwatch’s Christopher Flavin.“Rather, the challenge is to slowthe production of greenhousegases immediately, so as to avoidthe most sudden and catastrophicclimate changes. If trends con-tinue unabated, only radical, dra-conian measures would be suffi-cient to save the climate later on.”


tify themselves with Christ arehumble and brilliant examples ofhow to embrace suffering. In thisyear dedicated to priests, it is sotimely to quote some of St. JohnMary Vianney’s writings on suf-fering.

• The cross is the ladder toheaven.

• The crosses we meet on theroad to heaven are like a fine stonebridge on which you can cross ariver. Christians who don’t suffer,cross this river on a shaky bridgethat’s always in danger of givingway under their feet.

• You say it’s hard? No, it’seasy; it’s comforting; it’s happi-ness! (...) Only you’ve got to lovewhile you’re suffering and sufferwhile you’re loving.

• On the road to the cross, it’sonly the first few yards that hurt.

• Souls who give themselvescompletely to God in their suffer-ing feel an extraordinary content-ment. Vinegar will always be vin-egar, but oil softens its sharpnessso that you scarcely taste it.

These simple but profoundconsiderations reveal how suffer-ing becomes a concrete means to

unite ourselves with God. But suf-fering itself is not what binds usto Christ for it would be senselessto suffer for suffering’s sake.Rather, suffering becomes an oc-casion for us to offer the gift of oursacrifice of love — which some-what packages and fittingly wrapssuffering in its various forms —to God.

In order to gather our experi-ence of suffering (i.e., natural ca-lamities, poverty, illness, loneli-ness, misunderstanding, partingand death, etc.) into a fitting sac-rifice we must possess the samepriestly sentiments of Christ uponthe Cross. These sentiments are

not only something emotional.They are engraved by our Baptismwhich makes us sharers in thepriesthood of Christ. This isknown as the common priesthoodof all the faithful.

This priestly identity of everyChristian is what St. Josemaríaloved to call priestly soul. He wrotein Forge 369, “Live and work forGod, with a spirit of love and ser-vice, with a priestly soul, eventhough you may not be a priest.Then all your actions will take ona genuine supernatural meaningwhich will keep your whole lifeunited to the source of all graces.”

The Christian’s priestly soul

becomes, so to speak, the activat-ing element that allows us to con-vert all noble earthly realities intodivine encounters with God. TheChristian’s heart, as St. Josemaríaalso once taught, becomes an al-tar upon which Christ offers Him-self — through our fragile condi-tion — to continue to pour out Hisgrace, mercy and love upon men.A transformation of love takesplace even now in one’s lifetime,if one allows Christ to work, thatare best summarized in St. Paul’swords: “It is no longer I who live,but Christ who lives in me.”


and more forward looking terminol-ogy.

As expected, illegal logging anddrainage clogging are again beingblamed for the onset of the floods.While these two causes might be par-tially the culprits for the flooding,the problem of flooding is actuallycaused by more reasons, given thefact that there is really a supplychain that also complicates thisproblem, being also a PROCESSthat builds up towards the compli-cation of this disaster.

Also as expected, our local andnational officials are taking thehigh profile in showing to votershow active they are in giving helpto the disaster victims. That is agood thing for them to do, and weare thankful to them for whatthey are doing, but how many ofthem would actually work on thelong term solutions long after theshort term publicity value of thisflood is gone?

Going back to the subject ofmy earlier column, when is ournational leadership going to re-visit Agenda 21, our long termagenda for sustainable nationaldevelopment? When are our na-tional leaders going to realizethat short term natural disastersare directly related to long termsustainability?

In the days to come, we willread in the newspapers howmuch damage the floods have in-flicted to our national productiv-ity. I hope that these statisticswould be a wake up call to all ofus, to start thinking long term forgood.

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mula sa pahina 10Kaugnay nito, hindi naman

kumbinsido ang ilang Bulaken-yong nakapanayam ng Mabuhay,partikular na ang mga nakaranassa delubyo noong 1978.

“Sa tingin ko hindi handa angBulacan sakaling maulit ’yungpagbaha noong 1978, dapat ku-milos sila ngayon,” ani NemecioSabino ng Hagonoy.

Gayundin ang naging pahayagnina at Board Member PatrocinioLaderas at Vice Mayor ElmerSantos na kapwa residente rin ngHagonoy na lumubog sa baha ngmahigit isang buwan noong 1978.

“In case of adisastrous flood, noway we can prevent it. The 1978 di-saster was man-made,” ani BokalLaderas at iginiit pa na, “earth-quakes can never be predicted, ifAngat Dam lies within the fault line,it is everybody’s concern.”

Sinabi naman ni Bise AlkaldeSantos, “kung ganoong kalaki(delubyo noong 1978) ang tra-hedya na maaring mangyari, hinditayo nakahanda, kaya’t dapatpangunahan ng pamahalaangpanglalawigan ang paghahanda.”

Ipinayo pa niya na dapat mag-bigay ng alarma sa bawat bayansa lalawigan ang Kapitolyo ukol samaaring idulot na kapahamakanng pagkasira ng Angat Dam.

Para naman kay Mara Bautistang Bulacan Chamber of Com-merce and Industry (BCCI),“mayaman tayo sa human re-sources equipped with strongestfaith. But for materials, moneyand machines, we have alwaysbeen impoverished.”

Bilang solusyon, ipinayo niyana manalangin ang bawat isaupang hindi masalanta ngkalamidad ang lalawigan.

Hindi handa ang Bulacan...


NI DINO BALABO

MALOLOS — Hindi handa ang Bula-can sa kalamidad tulad ng biglaan, atmalawakang pagbaha baha, ayon kayGob. Joselito “Jon-jon” Mendoza ilangoras matapos manalanta ang bagyongOndoy sa lalawigan noong Sabado,Setyembre 26.

Ang pag-amin ni Gob. Mendoza sakalagayan ng kahandaan ng lalawigan sapagtugon sa kalamidad ay nagaganapkinabukasan, ng linggo, Setyembre 27; odalawang araw matapos ipagmalaki nghepe ng Provincial Disaster ManagementOffice (PDMO) na handa ang Bulacan sakalamidad; at mahigit isang buwan namanmatapos ilunsad ang Rescue 566 ngpahalaang panglalawigan na inihalintuladsa ng Rescue 911 ng Amerika.

“Hindi tayo handa sa ganito kalakingkalamidad,” ani Mendoza sa Mabuhaybago magsimula ang pulong ng ProvincialDisaster Coordinating Council(PDCC) saHiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center(HBCC) dito sa Malolos.

Muli pang inulit ng gobernador angnasabing pahayag sa mga dumalo sapulong ng PDCC matapos ilarawan naumabot sa 118 barangay sa 21 bayan attatlong lungsod sa lalawigan ang inisyalna naapektuhan ng pagbaha sanhi ngbagyong Ondoy.

“Hindi natin inaasahan ang dami ngulan na bumuhos,” ani ng gobernador

Sinabi ni Mendoza na sa pagtugon samalawakang kalamidad tulad ng pagbaha,kulang sa kagamitan ang Bulacan namagagamit tulad ng rubber boat.

Ayon kay Mendoza, iisa ang rubber boatng Rescue 566 ng Kapitolyo, dalawa angsa Bocaue at isa sa Marilao.

“Nakita na natin ngayon ang weaknessnatin. Tubig ang weakness natin, kayakailangan natin ng dagdag na rubberboats,” ani Mendoza.

Nang tanungin ng Mabuhay kungpaano mapatataas ang antas ng kaka-yahan ng lalawigan sa pagtugon sa mgakalamidad, sinabi niya na dapat aymaghanda ang bawat pamahalaang lokalng pondo sa pagbili ng mga gamit tuladng rubber boat.

“Nasa budget preparation seasonnaman ngayon (ang Bulacan), kayaipapayo ko sa mga mayor na maglagay ngpondo para sa disaster preparedness,”aniya.

Inayunan ito ni Provincial Administra-tor Perlita Mendoza na nagsabing “it’s aneye-opener for us kasi kapag ganito kalakiang scale ng disaster, we will need moreequipment and personnel.

Matatandaan na noong Disyembre2004 at Agosto 2007 lumubog ang Bulacansa pagbaha na hatid ng bagyo.

Matapos ang pagbaha noong 2004,nagpulong ang Regional Disaster Coordi-nating Council (RDCC) sa HBCC kungsaan ay pinag-usapan ang pagbili ng mgapamahalaang lokal sa Gitnang Luzon ngmga gamit sa pagtugon sa kalamidad,partikular na ang anga rubber boat.

Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni FelicisimaMungcal, hepe ng PDMO, na nakahandaang Bulacan sa pagtugon sa kalamidadkung sakaling mabugta ang Angat Dam,ngunit hindi kumbinsido ang mga Bula-kenyo sa kakayahan ng lalawigan natugunan ang malalim at malawakangpagbaha katulad noong 1978.

Binigyang diin ni Mungcal na bukod sakahandaan ng pamahalaang pangla-lawigan ay dapat ding maging handa angmga Bulakenyo sa mga kalamidad na

Hindi handa ang Bulacan sa kalamidad, ani Gob Jonjon

DISASTER COUNCIL MEETING —Pinangunahan ni Gob. Joselito Mendoza(kanan) ang pulong ng Provincial Disas-ter Council noong Linggo, Setyembre 27bilang tugon sa pananalasa ng bagyongOndoy sa Bulacan. Inatasan ni Mendozaang mga empleyado ng Kapitolyo na

pumasok noong araw na iyon upangtumulong sa pagbabalot ng relief goods,at idineklara rin niya na walang klaselahat ng paaralan sa lalawigan. Mulakaliwa: Mayor Evelyn Paulino ng DRT,Mayor Anastacia Vistan ng Plaridel atBise-Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado. —DB

posibleng manalasa sa lalawigan.“Nakahanda kami sa mga disaster, pero

alam natin na walang makagpagsasabikung kailan darating ang mga disaster,kaya mas mabuting handa lahat,” aniMungcal nang makapanyam ng Mabuhaysa telepono noong Setyembre 25.

Ang pahayag ni Mungcal ay patungkolsa babala ni Dr. Renato Solidum, direktorng Philippine Institute of Volcanology ansSeismology (Phivolcs), sa mga kasapi ngSangguniang Panglalawigan noong Biyer-nes, Setyembre 18.

Ipinayo ni Director Solidum sa mgaBulakenyo na maghanda sa posibilidad ngmalagim na delubyo matapos niyangkumpirmahin na ang main dike ng 41-taong Angat Dam ay nasa ibabaw ngMarikina fault line.

Ang payo ni Solidum ay kaugnay ngprivileged speech ni Bice Gob. WilhelminoAlvarado noong Setyembre 8 sa Sang-guniang Panglalawigan kung saan aynanawagan siya na kumpunihin muna angdepekto ng Angat Dam bago itayo angpanukalang Laiban Dam sa Rizal.

Ayon kay Mungcal, may mga naka-handang programa sa pagtugon sa kala-midad partikular na sa pagbaha angpamahalaang panglawigan na kina-bibilangan ng early warning system o pag-papahatid ng paunang babala, pagtugonat pagsagip sa mga biktima, at paglilikasng mga biktima at mga taong apektado samas ligtas na lugar tulad ng mga pam-publikong paaralan o mga covered courtngmga lokal na pamahalaan.

Ang bawat bahagi ng nasabing naka-handang programa sa pagtugon sa mgakalamidad ay may pakikipag-ugnayan nasa mga lokal na pamahalaan at maging saiba pang ahensya ng pamahalaan katuladng Department of Education (DepEd),Department of Social Wedlfare and Devel-opment (DSWD), Philippine National Po-lice (PNP) at iba pa.

Ipinaliwanag ni Mungcal na mahalagaang early warnng system dahil nabibigyanng pagkakataon nito ang mga tao nalumikas sa mga mas ligtas na lugar.

Hinggil naman sa kahandaan ng Bula-can sa larangan ng kakayahan ng mgataong sumasaklolo sa pagdating ng kala-midad, mga rescue equipment o kaga-mitan, at mga pasilidad tulad ng mgapagamutang pagdadalhan sa mga biktimang malawakang kalamidad, sinabi ng hepeng PDMO na mayroon silang sapat.

“May mga equipment, manpower at fa-cilities ang mga local government units,bukod pa sa may 10 disaster volunteergroups sa lalawigan na may ibat-ibangkakayahan,” ani Mungcal.

Sa mga pahayag ni Mungcal, masa-salamin ang pagtatangka na ma mailayosa pangamba ang mga Bulakenyo saposibilidad na maulit ang delubyo noongOktubre 27, 1978 kung kailan ay sinalantang bigla, malawakan at malalim napagbaha ang malaking bahagi ng Bulacanna naging sanhi ng pagkasawi ng mara-ming buhay at pagkasira ng milyon-milyong pisong halaga ng pananim, ari-arian at mga palaisdaan.

Ang delubyo noong 1978 ay inilarawanng National Power Corporation bilangisang “extraordinary flood.” Nagsimula itosa malakas na pag-ulan hatid ng bagyongKading na nagpaapaw sa Angat Dam,kaya’t nagpatapon ito ng tubig.

Subalit, napalaki ang awang ng dala-wang floodgates ng dam, na naging sanhing biglang pag-ragasa ng malalim na tubigna nagpa-apaw sa mga ilog at nagpalubogsa malaking bahagi ng Bulacan at Pam-panga ng halos isang buwan.

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MALOLOS — Simula pa lamang ngpananalasa ng bagyong Ondoy noongSabado, Setyembre 26 ay nakabantay nasa mga pangyayari si Gob. Joselito“Jonjon” Mendoza.

Bilang ama ng lalawigan, nakatutoksiya sa bawat mga kaganapan na kanyangipinarating sa may 3.2 milyon Bulakenyosa pamamagitan ng pakikipanayam sakanya sa himpapawid ng mga himpilan ngradyo at telebisyon.

Maraming Bulakenyo, kabilang angmamamahayag na ito ang nakinig sa mgapahayag ni Gob. Mendoza sa radyo simulanoong gabi Sabado, Setyembre 26.

Ipinabatid niya sa mga Bulakenyo atiba pang tagapakinig sa radyo angsitwasyon sa lalawigan katulad ngpinsalang hatid ng biglang pagbaha sa mgabayan ng Sta. Maria, Bocaue, Marilao atLungsod ng Meycauayan.

“Hindi na kami matutulog ngayondahil marami ang nangangailangan ngtulong dito sa Bulacan,” ani Mendoza saisang panayam sa radyo.

Bukod dito, nabanggit din nggobernador na ang biglang pagbaha sa Sta.Maria, Bocaue, Marilao at Meycauayanay bunga ng pagpapatapon ng tubig saAngat Dam na itinuwid naman ngpamunuan ng Angat Hydro Electric PowerPlant (AHEPP) ng National Power Cor-poration (Napocor), ang namamahala saAngat Dam

Ayon kay Rodolfo German, manager ngAHEEP, ang tubig na kanilang pinataponay dumaloy sa 50-kilometrong Angat Riverkung saan matatagpuan ang mga bayanng Norzagaray, Angat, San Rafael, Bustos,Plaridel, Baliuag, Pulilan, Calumpit,Paombong at Hagonoy.

Kinabukasan, Linggo, Setyembre 27 ay

pinulong ni Mendoza ang Provincial Di-saster Coordinating Council (PDCC) nadinaluhan ng ilang kasapi ng SangguniangPanglalawigan sa pangunguna ni BiseGob. Wilhelmino “Willy” Sy Alvarado; mgaalkalde sa ibat-ibang bayan ng lalawiganat mga opisyal ng ibat-ibang ahensya ngpamahalaang nasyunal sa lalawigan.

Kahit Linggo, ipinag-utos ni Mendozaang pagpasok sa trabaho ng mga emple-yado ng Kapitolyo upang makatulong sapaghahanda ng relief goods naipamamahagi sa mga pamilyang inilikas.

Idineklara rin ng gobernador na walangpasok ang lahat ng paaralan sa lalawiganmula elementarya hanggang kolehiyo. Angpagsuspinde sa klase ay nagsimula noongLunes Setyembre 28 at umabot hanggangBiyernes, Oktubre 2.

Halatang kulang sa tulog agngobernador noong araw na iyon dahilmapapansing namamaga pa ang gilid ngkanyang mga mata.

Ngunit hindi niya iyon alintana atpagkatapos ng pulong ay pinangunahanniya ang pagbisita sa ibat-ibang lugar salalawigan na naapektuhan ng baha.

Hindi rin maitatanggi ang kahandaanni Mendoza na lumusong sa baha dahil sapanahon ng pulong ng PDCC ay nakasuotlamang siya ng de kuwelyong polo-shirt,shorts na hanggang binti at tsinelas.

Hindi man nasaksihan ng Mabuhayang aktuwal na pagbisita ni Mendoza samga binahang bahagi ng Bulacan, ilangbeses namang nakita ang kanyangsasakyang patungo sa mga mgaapektadong lugar ng mga sumunod naaraw kung kailan ang Mabuhay aynaglilibot din upang kapanayamin angmga taong biktima ng kalamidad.

— Dino Balabo

Nakabantay na si Gob sa simula palamang ng pananalasa ni Ondoy

HAGONOY, Bulacan — Katulad ng libo-libongBulakenyo, binaha rin noong Sabado, Setyembre 26ang mga dilag na nagsipagwagi sa timpalak na LaBulaquena.

Tutulong sana sila sa pagbabalot ng relief goods,ngunit hindi natuloy kaya’t tumulong sila sa paglilinisng kanilang bahay at ng kanilang kapit-bahay.

“Inabot ng tubig ang bahay namin pero hindinaman sobrang lalim,” ani Christine Meryil Angeles,17, ang tinanghal na Mutya ng Bulacan sa katataposna beauty pageant.

Si Angeles ay taga-Barangay Sta. Cruz ng bayangito na palaging binabaha, at isang mag-aaral ng STICollege sa Malolos. Sinabi niya sa Mabuhay na hindisiya nakasama sa relief operation sa Hagonoy dahilkinapos siya sa oras. Ito ay dahil sa tumulong siya sapaglilinis ng bahay nila at ng kanilang kapitbahay.

“Tumulong na rin ako sa kapitbahay namin nangmatapos kami sa amin, dahil mas mababa ang bahaynila,” ani ng Mutya ng Bulacan.

Gayundin ang naging karanasan ni Paula Chavez,17 ang first runner up sa nasabing timpalak na

Binaha at tumulong sa paglilinis ang mga nagwagi ng La BulaqueñaBinaha at tumulong sa paglilinis ang mga nagwagi ng La Bulaqueñanagmula sa Barangay Lolomboy, Bocaue, isa sa mgabayang lumubog sa biglang pagbaha.

“Affected ang lugar namin, dapat tutulong magre-packang mga candidates pero hindi natuloy,” ani Chavez naisang mag-aaral ng STI College sa Balagtas. Nagpapa-salamat siya sa Diyos, aniya dahil ligtas ang kanyangpamilya.

Wala naman sa kanilang bahay sa Meralco Village sabayan ng Marilao si Abbygale Rey, 18, nang ito ay lumubogsa hanggang tuhod na baha. Siya ang tinanghal na sec-ond runner up sa La Bulaquena.

“I was on a domestic tour for three days na require-ment sa kurso ko,” ani ng mag-aaral ng Far Eastern Uni-versity sa Maynila. “When I got home last Sunday, I wassurprised by all the damage done by Ondoy in Marilao.”

Sinabi niya na tumulong siya sa paglilinis sa kanilangbahay at maging sa loob ng Meralco Village.

“The past week is really stressful. Still, Im glad myfamily and friends are safe. I feel bad for those peoplewho lost their loved ones,” ani Rey.

Sina Angeles, Chavez, Rey ay kasalukuyan abala sakanilang pag-aaral. Gayundin sina Laurese Anne Caparas

ng Hagonoy, Binibining Bulacan, at Christine Balagtasng Malolos, Miss Bulacan Turismo.

Silang lahat ay patuloy din sa kanilang pagsasaliksikbilang paghahanda nila sa mga mas prestisyosongtimpalak na kanilang sasalihan.

Ayon kay Jose Clemente, tagapangulo ng La Bula-quena, ang limang dilag na nagsipagwagi ay maaringlumahok sa mga timpalak na Binibini at Mutya ngPilipinas, at Turismo Pilipina.

“Sila ang magiging kinatawan ng Bulacan kapagnakapasa sila sa screening ng ibang mga pageant,” aniClemente at sinabing tutulong ang pamahalaangpanlalawigan sa paghahanda ng mga nagsipagwagi saLa Bulaquena sa iba pang timpalak.

Una rito, ipinaliwanag ni Clemente na ang LaBulaquena ay ang pinagsanib na mga timpalak naLakambini ng Bulacan, Mutya ng Bulacan at BinibiningBulacan.

Ito, aniya, ay upang maging organisado ang pagpilisa mga dilag na Bulakenya na isasali sa iba’t ibang masprestisyosong timpalak sa bansa at maging sa ibangbansa. — Dino Balabo

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