Mahigpit ang kamayan nina Isabela Governor Faustino Bojie Dy lll at Cooperative Development Authority Chairman Orlando R.

Ravanera, bilang paghanga sa kagalingan ng

gobernador habang si Mrs. Lilia dela Cruz- Castillo, ang Cooperative Officer ng Isabela ay pumapalakpak sensyales na talagang pinagsumikapan ng Isabela Cooperative na
mapalago ang diwa ng kooperatismo sa Isabela alang alang sa kinabukasan ng mga umaasa na mapababa ang kahirapan sa Isabela. The Patriot lensman, jgd

Isabela LGU, tumabo ng CDA National Awards

SANGRI-LA MAKATIMuling nag-uwi sina Isabela
Governor Faustino Bojie
Dy lll, gaya ng inaasahan ng
mga Isabelinos ng isa na
namang CDA Gawad
Parangal 2016 para sa
Isabela Development Cooperative.
Lalo
pang
lumawak
at
napasigla
ng
liderato ni Mrs. Lilia
dela Cruz-Castillo,
ang provincial development cooperative ng Isabela
sakop ang libong
samahan
ng
kababaihan, mga
kooperatiba ng
pangkabuhayan sa
buong Isabela province.

Sa kabila ng
punong abala si
Governor Dy sa
pagtugon sa libolibong biktima ng
super Typhoon
Lawin at mga tawag
sa Metro Manila-sa
N D R R M C ,
Malakaniang at iba
pang official functions sa Isabela,
hindi nawalan ng
diskarte sa maayos
sundan sa p./ 2

They deserved to be here: Its no fun fare, but in attending such official functions for our leaders in Isabela represents due recognition
of exemplary performance for the benefit of thousand Isabelinos to reduce poverty incidence. Best photo ops with Governor Faustino
Bojie Dy III, City Mayor Bernard Faustino Dy of Cauayan City, Mrs. Lilia dela Cruz-Castillo, CDO of Isabela, Vice Governor
Benglenn Ecleo of Dinagat Island province, City Councilor Zaldy Foronda, Chair ng Cauayan Cooperative Council, and Ms Sylvia
Domingo of Cauayan City Cooperative Office. The Patriot news lensman, jgd

Payo ni BM Bimbi sa mga kabataan No to early pregnancy

MOTHERLY ADVISE: Board Member Vilinda Bimbi Hamor, womens sectoral

representative, delivers her opening message to thousand high school students of
Cauayan City National High School in Brgy.Turayong, this city as a mother on early
teen marriage and unwanted pregnancy. The forum coincides in promoting her advocacy
in protecting teens who also cares to finish their studies. The Patriot lensman, jgd

CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela - Maagang

naimulat ang mga kabataan ngayon sa
kakaibang daigdig ng cyber world, mga
gadgets, cellphone, laptops, iphods na
siyang isinisisi ng mga guro at magulang
sa maagang pagbubuntis ng wala sa tamang
panahon.
Ayon kay Ms Bimbi Hamor, Provincial
Board member, Womens sectoral
representative, nakakabahala ang bilang ng
mga kababaihang nasa menor pang edad at
may gatas pa sa mga labi na maagang
nagbubuntis.
Tinawag ni BM Hamor na unwanted
teen pregnancy ang mga kababaihang early
teen age bracket mula 13 hanggang sa 19
anyos karamihan sa kanila ay tila naliligaw
ng landas bunga ng kahirapan sa buhay
ng kanilang mga magulang.
Sa kanyang adbokasiya bilang

kinatawan ng mga kababaihan lalo sa

kapakanan ng mga murang gulang, sinabi
ni BM Hamor na kailangang mabigyan
ng tamang paalala ang mga kabataan sa
lahat ng oras kung ano ang dapat nilang
gawin sa buhay para maiwasan ang hindi
inaasahang pagbubuntis.
Nangaral din si Bro. Michael Angelo
Lobrin, isang kilalang dalubhasa sa
pakikitungo sa mga kabataan hinggil sa
temang Stay Teen, No to Pregnancy.
Tanong ni Bro. Michael sa mga
kabataan, ano bas a palagay nyo ang
malaking hadlang sa inyong buhay
habang kayo ay nag-aaral o bakit nga ba
may maagang nagbubuntis?
Sabi ni Lobrin, kadalasan ng mga
contributory factors ay ang Kahirapan o
poverty na nauuwi sa kawalan ng focus
sundan sa p./ 2

November 14 - 20, 2016

Isabela LGU, tumabo...

mula sa p./ 1

na
pamamahala
na
nagbunga ng kaliwat
kanan na regional at national na parangal. Itoy
alang-alang na rin sa
kapakanan
ng
mga
umaasang Isabelinos.
Isa
sa
pinagkaabalahan ni Dy at ni
Mrs. Lilia dela Cruz-Castillo
ang
mapalakas
at
mapasigla ang diwa ng
koopertiba sa buong
Isabela kung saan malaking
halaga ng pondo bawat
taon ang inilalaan ng
Sangguniang Panlalawigan
para sa kooperatiba at
rehistradong samahan ng
lahat ng sektor.
Napasakamay ni Governor Dy ang CDA National
AwardsGovernor
Faustino G. Dy lll LGU Co-

operative Development
CHAMPION. Nakamit din ni
Ms Castillo ang 2 nd Best
Performing LGU Cooperative Devt. Office, Isabela
PCDC-Best Performing Provincial Coop. Development
Council, habang ang
Cauayan City Development
Office ay 2nd Best Performing City LGU at tumabo din
ang City of Cauayan bilang
Best Performing City/Municipal Coop. Devt. Council.
Back to back na Gawad
Parangal ang naiyuwing national awards ng mag-uncle
Governor Dy at City Mayor
Bernard Faustino M. Dy ng
Cauayan City sa Makati
Sangri-la Hotel. The Patriot
news/dzRH news Joe
Dasig

Payo ni BM Bimbi...
mula sa p./ 1
sa pag-aaral, kung kaya
nababarkada sa maling
kaibigan.
Tukso
sa
mga

environment o kapaligiran
dala ng mga naimbentong
makabagong gadgets, mga
cellphone, iphods at mahilig

A special Commendation to Provincial Government of Isabela for being adjudged as 1st placer in the Cooperative
Development Council Category. A resolution was passed by the SP recently and approved by Vice Governor Tonypet
Albano. Witnessing the commendation award are BMs Faustino Dondon Dy IV, Rick J Angobung, Rolando Tugade,
Atty. Karen Abuan, Atty. Randy Arreola and SP Sec. Manuel Boying Santos. The Patriot lensman, jgd
sa FB hanggang sa
maagang magka-boy friend
o girl friend hangang sa
silay matukso sa hindi
inaasahang sexual na
kamunduhan.
Isa din sa dahilan ng
maagang pagbubuntis ay
hango sa experimental,

Teachers and advisers of Cauayan National High School in Cauayan City posed for photo
ops with BM Bimbi Hamor, Bro. Michael Angelo Lobrin, and GMA teen star Kurt Kedrick
and Principal John Mina who also tendered simple snacks after the program on Teen
Pregnancy Forum here. The Patriot lensman, jgd

Luna after 68 years

As I descended from my service vehicle after a tough
day deliberating on the provinces 2017 budget, I noticed
the moon shining brighter than normal. Its size was larger
as if trying to get closer to me by the second. News on
TV revealed that tonight at half way past seven, the country and the rest of the world will be witnessing the most
spectacular supermoon or a perigree full moon in 68

subok-subok na walang
kaalaman kung ano ang
masamang kahihinatnan sa
dulong huliy pagsisisi.
Ayon pa kay Ms Bimbi
Hamor, malaki ang
ginagampanang papel ng
mga magulang at guro sa
paaralan na hindi dapat
magkulang sa pag-gabay sa
kanilang kinabukasan.
Dagdag pa ni Bro.
Lobrin, low educational
ambition ng maraming
estudyante at magulang,
bagamat
kanyang
ipinaliwanag na hindi
hadlang ang kawalan ng
pinansyal sa pasusulong
ng edukasyon ng kanilang
mga anak.
Kuwento ni Bro.
Michael Lobrin, siya man ay
galing sa pamilyang
mahirap subalit nagsikap na
nag-aral hanggang sa
matapos na isang Magna
Cum laude sa isang kilalang

years. According to PAGASA, the moon will pass by the

earth at a distance of 356,621.611 kilometers, the closest it
has passed since 1948 and it wont happen again until
November 26, 2034. The word perigree came from the
Greek words peri, which means near and gee, which
means earth. The perigree full moon appeared 14 percent
larger in the sky and 30 percent brighter to the peoples
eye than at minimum size and brightness.
Two topics hovered around my pate on the word
moon or luna in Spanish: the adjacent town of Luna
here in Isabela where I pass through almost everyday on

kolehiyo Maynila, pumasok

na maging pare pero
lumabas kalaunan.
Naging inspirasyon ng
libong
high
school
students at magulang ang
mga gabay ng kinatawan
ng
kababaihan
ang
inilunsad na awareness sa
teen pregnancy ng sa
ganoon maiwasan ang
maagang pagbubuntis.
Ayon kay Bro. Lobrin,
malaking bagay ang kayoy
bigyan pansin ang inyong
kapakanan sa tulong nina
Gov. Bojie Dy at Vice Gov.
Tonypet Albano na siyang
naglalaan ng malaking
pondo kada taon sa inyong
college
scholarship
program.
Pasalamat tayo kina
Gov. Bojie at Vice Governor
Albano sa kanilang
malasakit na kayo ay
makatapos sa inyong mga
kurso, kaya mag aral

kayong mabuti sa high

school para kayo rin ay
makatapos sa kolehiyo
kuwento pa ni Bro. Michael
Lobrin sa mga mag-aaral ng
Cauayan City National High
School.
Naging inspirado din
ang 4,000 high school
students ng CNHS matapos
silang bulagain ni Kurt
Kedrick ng GMA teen star
sa Stay Teen, No to
pregnancy forum.
Sa pagtatapos ng Teen
Forum sa pamamagitan ni
Principal John Mina,
kanyang pinasalamatan
sina BM Vilinda Bimbi
Hamor, Bro. Michael Lobrin
at lahat ng naging bahagi
ng Stay Teen forum sa
CNHS sa Brgy. Turayong,
Cauayan City sa kanilang
pag-gabay
sa
mga
kabataan ngayon. Joe
Dasig, The Patriot/dzRH
news

my way to the Capitol and Heneral Luna, the Movie

which was released by Artikulo Uno Productions and
produced by Fernando Ortigas in 2015, which I got the
chance to watch only this year.
I was researching on the historical development of
the Municipality of Luna in Central Isabela in early 2011
when I stumbled on 3 rd District Sangguniang
Panlalawigan Member Jaime Nieto Atayde in his abode
and asked him if his ancestors particularly Don Arturo
Nieto had stories on how the town got its name and
what made the founders choose the name Luna.
Records in the LGU of Luna revealed that the towns
name was derived from the surname of Antonio Luna y
Novicio (29 October 1866 5 June 1899), dubbed as the
greatest Filipino general of the Philippine-American War
(1899-1902) who was assassinated in Cabanatuan, Nueva
Ecija by Filipino soldiers he disciplined a few weeks back.
However, I cannot make a connection or no historical
relevance can be made linking the general with the locality of Antatet, now known as the Municipality of Luna.
SP Member Atayde, now serving his second term as the
towns municipal mayor, narrated that it was his grandfather, Arturo Nieto y Mallillin, who suggested the Spanish term Luna because at the time the founders were
finalizing the conversion of Antatet from a municipal district of Cauayan (since 1928) to a regular municipality,
the moon was shining brightly, hence the name Luna.
It was during this period when the supermoon phenomenon first appeared 68 years ago. Succeeding leaders;
however, connected the name to the Filipino hero probably to give national significance to the name and to
immortalize the great Ilocano whose roots were from
Badoc, Ilocos Norte and Luna, La Union.
Luna, the municipality, was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 267 signed by His Excellency President Elpidio Quirino and will be celebrating its 68th founding anniversary on September 28, 2017. Luna, the
supermoon, which humanity first witnessed on January
26, 1948 -transpired again tonight after 68 years.
To further immortalize the revolutionist, a monument
honoring General Antonio Luna was erected at the junction of Barangay Cabaruan in Cauayan City. In 2015, coinciding with the year the Heneral Luna film was released, the City Government of Cauayan headed by
Mayor Bernard Faustino M. Dy donated through a City
Resolution, the aforementioned statue to the Municipal
Government of Luna represented by Mayor Jaime Nieto
Atayde and was permanently stationed at the junction
of Luna town facing the poblasyon. I got the chance to
have a souvenir photo with the edifice on its new pedestal. Troy Alexander Gozum Miano, DPA

November 14 - 20, 2016

Brigadier General Atal visits 5ID troops in Sulu

CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA
CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela
Brigadier General Paul
Talay Atal, D.P.A. AFP,
Commander of the 5 th
Infantry (STAR) Division,
Philippine Army visited the
Star Troopers deployed in
Sulu province recently.
He was received and
given Foyer Honors by
Colonel Jose C Faustino Jr.,
Commander of 501st Infantry Brigade with party
composition as follows:
Colonel
Ignacio
B
Madriaga - Division Chief
of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Niceforo M. Diaz Assistant Chief of Staff for
Operations, G3, Captain
Rio Anthony Gammad
Deputy Chief of Staff for
Personnel, G1, 2nd Lieutenant Pearly Regalado
Admin Officer/Aide-deCamp to the Commander,
and Captain Maria Adesita
B. Sagario 5ID Medical
Officer.
During the talk with the
troops at Headquarters
501st Infantry (Valiant) Brigade based in Camp Bud

Datu, Brgy. Tagbak,

Indanan, Sulu, Brig. Gen.
Atal emphasized that the
purpose of his visit is to
personally speak with the
ground commanders to
fully grasp the situation on
the ground and to check
the morale and welfare of
the Star Troopers in Sulu.
He also wanted to personally relay his guidance as
the new Commander and
the call of the Commanderin-Chief, President Rodrigo
Roa Duterte to end terrorism and kidnapping in the
Island Province of Sulu
and likewise bring lasting
peace and prosperity in the
area.
Brig. Gen. Arnel Dela
Vega, Commander of the
Joint Task Force (JTF) Sulu
thanked Brig. Gen. Atal for
his visit and assured him
that JTF Sulu will fully
support the Star Troopers
in all their undertakings
against the Abu Sayaff
Group.
Brig. Gen. Atal together with his staff likewise rendered courtesy

5th Infantry Division Commanding General BGen. Paul T. Atal is given Foyer Honors during his visit to Camp Bud Datu
in Barangay Indanan, Sulu where the 501st Infantry Brigade which is under the command of the 5th Infantry Division
is now stationed to help in the peace process in Mindanao.
calls on Lieutenant General Mayoralgo M Dela
Cruz AFP, Commander of
the Western Mindanao

Command and Major General Domingo B Palisoc Jr

AFP, Commander of the 3rd
Air Division. After which,

they visited the Star

Troopers who were confined at Camp General
Basilio Navarro Station
Hospital,
Western
Mindanao Command, Upper Calarian, Zamboanga
City to award the Military
Merit Medals honoring
the heroism and sacrifices
they have shown during
their intense firefight
against a large group of
Abu Sayaff on 30 October 2016 at Brgy
Panglahayan, Patikul,
Sulu. Their noble deed is
in compliance with the intent of their Commander

in Chief, President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte to
destroy the said terrorist
group.
This is just a
manifestation that Brig.
Gen. Atal really cares for
the welfare of his men as
they
continue
to
accomplish
their
mandated mission of
bringing peace and order
in the Island Province of
Sulu. 5ID forces are doing
a highly commendable job
in Sulu despite the great
challenges in the area and
being far away from their
families and loved ones.

Church to host
peace symposium
5th Infantry Division Commanding General BGen. Paul T. Atal visited wounded soldiers who belong to the 501st Infantry
Brigade which is under the command of the 5th Infantry Division now stationed at Camp Bud Datu in Barangay Indanan,
Sulu.

Inmate ng NV provincial jail nakatakas

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya- Puspusan ngayong ang

hot pursuit operations ng mga otoridad sa isang preso na
nakatakas mula sa kulungan sa Nueva Vizcaya Provincial
Jail kasabay ng Prison Awareness Month noong araw ng
Linggo.
Batay sa pahayag ni Jail Warden Ferdinand Pasion
katatapos lamang daw ng misa ng mga detainees at
magtutungo sana sila pabalik kasama ang mga female detainees ng Female and Youth Dormitory nang makatakas
ang suspek na si Carlos/ Carlo Billones Calasco, 17 taong
gulang at may kasong robbery.
Batay pa sa kanyang pahayag posible daw umakyat
sa isang bakod sa harapan mismo ng Provincial Jail sa tapat
ng Provincial Health Office na itinaon at isinabay ng suspek
habang kasagsagan ng paglalakad ng madaming tao
patungo ng Women and Youth Dormitory.

Sa kabila ng pagiging alerto ng mga guwardiya ay

posible daw na hindi napansin ang pagtakas nito dahil sa
sobrang dami ng mga tao.
Dahil sa insidente walang puknat na paghahanap ang
isinasagawa ngayon ng mga operatiba sa isinagawang manhunt operations kontra sa nakatakas na suspek upang
maibalik ito sa kulungan.
Batay naman sa isang mensaheng ipinost sa social
media o facebook ng lokal na pamahalaan panglalawigan,
magsasagawa na sila ng imbestigasyon sa mga
guwardiyang nagpabaya kaugnay sa pagtakas ng naturang
detainee.
Ang nakatakas na suspek ay naaresto noong June 2,
2016, sa bisa ng isang warrant of arrest na inilabas ni Hon.
Judge Rogelio Corpuz ng RTC Branch 27, Bayombong,
Nueva Vizcaya. Julius Seva, Nueva Viscaya news bureau

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan - The Archdiocese of

Tuguegarao is set to spearhead the conduct of the first
ever peace symposium at the new Cathedral Gymnasium here on November 28, 2016.
Archbishop Sergio Utleg said the symposium aims to
raise the public awareness on peace talks and its substantive issues and to help build a peace constituency
in the country.
Utleg said the lead negotiators of the peace talks, which
has been conducted in Oslo, Norway, are expected to
grace and serve as speakers in the said event.
We will be inviting different sectors and even other
religious sects for us to be in one accord in pushing for
the attainment of lasting peace in the province,Utleg
said.
The Archbishop said Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III,
who serves as the chief of the negotiating panel from the
government side, and Fidel Agcaoili, the chief negotiator from the side of the CPP-NPA-NDF, are also expected
to arrive to discuss the developments of the on-going
negotiations.
Utleg is hopeful that the peace symposium will give
clearer perspective on the attainment of peace which will
eventually boost the country's progress and development.
Utleg added that three representatives from the student,
professional and peasant sectors will be selected to serve
as panel of reactors during the symposium. Oliver T.
Baccay

Provincial government forms inspection team against illegal drugs

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela The provincial government here recently created a Provincial Building Inspection Team to ensure that all commercial buildings provincewide are not use
in manufacturing illegal drugs.
Gov. Faustino G. Dy III made the order after the recent discovery of the police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agents of a shabu laboratory at Barangay District I,
Cauayan City, near the airport, hours after President Rodrigo Duterte made a short visit in the province to deliver relief goods and aids to Isabela farmers.
Dy directed the building inspection team to study all the structures referred by the municipal and city governments building inspection teams that are set to be built or erected in
their respective areas.
The Provincial Building Inspection Team also requires all LGUs to form their respective building inspection team to ensure that no buildings are utilized in the manufacture of
illegal drugs or places of illegal activities.
The Building Inspection Team also ensures that all buildings constructed in the province are built according to standards for the safety of occupants.
The Inspection Team is led by Dy, Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Francis Meer as Action Officer while its members are the heads of the Provincial Engineering Office, Bureau of Fire
Protection (BFP), Isabela Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and the PDEA. Merlito G. Edale Jr.

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Pagkilala sa kakayahan ni Bojie Dy

mula sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan

Its all over

ALL that fuss from the anti-Marcos activists about the strongman
Ferdinand Marcos being buried at the Libingnan ng Mga
Bayani (LNMB) is such a waste of time and energy.
These same militants, many of whom claim to be Marcos
Martial Law victims tried again to delay the Marcos burial
despite the Supreme Court (SC) already had ruled on this issue,
stating that Marcos, having been a President of the Republic as
well as a soldier, both of which qualify him to be interred there,
can hardy be denied.
The militants, colored red and yellow, argued that there was
still a motion for reconsideration brought before the SC, which
they said the Marcos heirs
did not respect, which has
caused the MR to become
moot and academic.
But if these same militants have some honesty in them, they
would have to admit that the MR they brought before the SC
is just yet another tactic of theirs to delay the Marcos burial,
because they certainly know that their MR would be denied by
the High Court, given that a big majority of the SC members
already voted to have Marcos buried at the LNMB and that there
was no way for the SC to reverse its ruling on an MR, especially
as there would have been nothing new by way of their
arguments in the MR. As it was, there was never a lifting by the
SC on the status quo order, which was why the burial went on.
And just what makes the LNMB a burial site for heroes?
There are those who have been buried there who are hardly
heroes. Worse some of them were, in their lifetime, corrupt and
even killers. But because the militants are anti-Marcos, they
make the LNMB look like a sacred place where Marcos is not
fit to be buried. Thats a lot of bull. They just want to continue
with their militancy against something that happened well over
40 or so years. Many of them are not even Martial Law victims.
What they do not want to accept is that the Marcos issue is
as dead as the buried Marcos. While they refuse to admit that
his burial marks the end of the Marcos issue, they refuse to
move on, and insist on keeping the Marcos years alive. But for
what?

Evidence piling up vs Leila

THE way the evidence is piling
up against Sen. Leila de Lima,
Ombudsman Conchita CarpioMorales, a good friend of Leila,
will be very hard put not to indict
her.
Morales and her field
investigators,
under
her
command and direction, indict on
the basis of mere affidavits when
it comes down to indicting the
political foes of her yellow

patron, Noynoy Aquino.

Oftentimes, Morales, who is
a former Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court and should
therefore know better about the
Constitution, the law and the
rights of an accused, comes up
with indictments that are halfbaked, such as the indictment
that she came up with against
now former Sen. Juan Ponceturn to p. 8

Kapag ang isang pamayanan

ay may pagkakaisa na ating
inihahambing sa isang local
government unit sa Isabela,
walang dahilan na hindi maabot
ang dapat na solusyun sa mabigat
na pinaghuhugutan ng isang
lider.
Lahat
ng
senaryong
pinagdaanan ng isang Bojie Dy
at Tonypet Albano ay maagap na
nalalapatan ng aksyon lalo na
kung paparating ang unos ng
kalamidad.
May mga paraang solusyun sa
kabila ng rough sailing ng isang
barko na may dalang suliranin ng
sambayanan. Dalawang bagyo
ang muling dumaan sa buhay ng
Isabelinos, si Karen at si Super
Typhoon Lawin, pero bago pa
mang tumama sa kalupaan, agad
ng umisip ng kung ano ang
unang
hakbangin
para
maiwasang mahagip ng tuwiran
ang ating mga kababayan.
Force
evacuation
kung
kinakailangan, paglikas sa mga
delikadong lugar, dalisdis ng
kabundukan na maaring sila ay
matabunan ng gumuguhong lupa.
Kautusang legal na bawal ang
pumalaut sa karagatan at ang
mahigpit na pagbabawal na
magbenta at uminom ng
nakalalasing na alak, higit sa
lahat ang maging mapagmasid at
labis na pag-iingat.
Nitong mga nakaraang linggo
sa kabila ng puspusang pagtugon
sa mga biktima ng Lawin sa

Hilagang Isabela, dumalo sa

isang malaking Gawad Parangal
ang buong konseho ng Isabela
Cooperative Development Office
sa pangunguna ni Governor Bojie
Dy at Ms Lilia dela Cruz-Castillo
para tanggapin ang hindi
matawarang national pride
awards na ikinaloob ng CDACooperative
Development
Authority.
Muling iginawad ng CDA sa
dalawang pinuno(Dy at Castillo)
ang pagkilala sa kanila kung
paano mabawasan kahit paano
ang antas ng mga Isabelinos sa
larangan
ng
cooperatives.
Pagpapalawak ng kaalam tungo
sa ayudang dapat mahalin ng
mga samahan sa kooperatiba.
Ang sabi nga ni Ms Castillo
sa The Patriot news Its a word
of exemplary performance of an
lgu. That despite the absence of
cash renumerations, LGUs thru
local chief executives, still
provide assistance and support
programs for coop development.
Thereby uplifting the lives of the
people and help in the poverty
alleviation.
Marami ng sumubok sa
kakayahan ni Dy, kahit anong
hirap ng buhay ng mga nasa
kanayunan, mga marginalized
farmers, Gov. Dy champions in
this plight kaya marapat lamang
na tawaging Brilliant Man in
doing so.
Who else would care to help
sundan sa p./ 5

Those whom hypocrisy wishes to destroy, first

become President Dutertes critics
CRITICS of the President are at
the forefront of projecting
themselves as authentic servants
of justice and equality, the rule
of law and decency. They have
deployed icons in this regard,
faces that they keep on posting
as role models antithetical to the
allegedly unjust, illegal and
vulgar excesses of the President.
One of their favorites is
Ombudsman Conchita CarpioMorales.
Ombudsman Carpio-Morales
may not have directly confronted
the President, perhaps due to
some
filial
relationship
emanating from the marriage of
Dutertesdaughter and Davao
City Mayor Inday Sara to her
nephew. But it seems that the
Ombudsman is fighting Duterte
through a proxy war by turning
her attention to General Bato dela
Rosa, whom she ordered
investigated for accepting a free
travel package from Senator
Manny Pacquiao, his longtime
friend, to enable him and his

family to watch the senators

latest boxing bout in the United
States.
This is the same Ombudsman
who refused to investigate
Senator Leila de Lima, who has
been accused of having had a role
in the drug trade inside the
National Penitentiary. She is
quick to order a motupropio
investigation of General Bato for
allegedly violating the code of
ethical conduct of government
employees when he accepted the
free trip offer from Senator
Pacquiao, yet did not lift a finger
when Leni Robredo used a
private airplane rented by a
private individual for a trip to
Bicol.
The critics of the President do
not see this patent selectivity and
continue to deify Carpio-Morales.
These are the same critics
who bannered the battlecry of
human rights, accused the
President of violating these, and
called on him to respect the rule
turn to p. 8

November 14 - 20, 2016

OPINION

Nailibing na pero tumahimik na kaya?

INILIBING na kahapon sa
Libingan ng mga Bayani ang
dating diktador na si Pres.
Ferdinand Marcos. Marami ang
nagulat sa biglaan at lihim na
paglilibing kay Marcos. Maski
ang mga anti-Marcos ay walang
kamalay-malay na ililibing na
pala ang dating Presidente isang
linggo makaraang paboran ng
Supreme Court (9-5-1) ang
paglilibing dito. Dakong alas
dose ng tanghali nang ilibing si
Marcos at ginawaran ng 21-gun
salute.
Nagpasalamat
ang
pamilya ni Marcos sa supporters
at kay President Rodrigo
Duterte.
Nang kumalat ang balitang
nailibing na si Marcos, bumaha
sa
kalsada
ang
mga
nagpoprotesta. Naglabasan ang
mga estudyante sa kanilang
school at nagsagawa ng noise
barrage. Maraming sumugod sa
people power monument sa

EDSA. Dumagsa sa Mendiola

ang maraming anti-Marcos
group at mga nagpepetisyon
para pigilin ang paglilibing.
Marami nga ang nagulat sa
lihim na paglilibing-. Ginawa
iyon sa kabila na may petisyon
pa sa Supreme Court para pigilin
ang paglilibing. Maski umano si
Duterte na nasa Lima, Peru at
dumadalo sa APEC ay nagulat
din daw. Wala raw alam ang
Presidente na ililibing. Maski si
PNP chief Dir. Gen. Ronald dela
Rosa ay nagsabing nalusutan
siya.
Nagbabanta ang malaking
rally dahil sa pagli-libing kay
Marcos. Hindi raw karapatdapat si Marcos- sa LNMB.
Hindi raw ito bayani. Hindi
nababagay sa LNMB ang isang
magnanakaw, torturer, at human
rights violator.
Binabatikos din ang SC
Justices
na
pumabor
sa

Lisensyadong Civil
Engineer, madalas bumatak,
sinibak ng multi-national
company, madalas ding
manapak ng kanyang misis
ALAM nyo bang mistulang
kalansay at humpak na
humpak na ang mukha ng
isang lisensyadong civil
engineer sa kababatak ng
shabu mula noong siyay
nag-asawa na at nagkaroon
ng anak?
Ayon sa ating
bubuwit.sumama pa kaysa
dati ang ugali nitong civil
engineer na sanay tumino kasi
nga bukod sa isa siyang license civil engineer at may
trabaho at may anak na dapat
niyang arugain at magpakita
ng disiplinado sa komunidad,
isa na siya ngayong adik-adik
at walang trabahong matino.
Sabi nga ni Pangulong
Digong, ang kabuuang component ng crystalized shabu
ay lason, mga kemikal tulad
ng ephedrine, tubig ng
baterya, na siyang
nagpapaliit sa utak ng tao.
In short, wala na sa katinuan
ang isang nilalang kasi nga
puro kemikal na nakakalason
ang laman ng kanyang pagiisip. Ano pa ba ang aasahan
ninyo kapag shabu na ang
nasa utak nyo. Eh di WOW!
Praning na sila.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit
happy birthday nga muna
kay Cong. Napoleon Pol
Sanchez-Dy ng 3rd District ng
Isabela. Ang balita Cong.
Pol, walang marangyang

handaan, bilang pakiki-isa

sa mga kababayan nating
sinalanta ng super typhoon
Lawin na winasak ang
malawak na pananim-pala at
mais hanggang sa gulayan at
livestocks sa halos buong
Northern Isabela.
Sabi ng kinatawan ng
Isabela, magpapadala na
lang siya ng maagang
Handog Pamasko sa mga
biktima ng hinayupak na
Lawin, kahit hindi niya
saklaw ang dalawang
distrito ng 1 and 2 sa Isabela,
tutulong pa rin siya.
Happy birthday pa kay
City Treasurer Elizabeth
Casabarhappy ka ba mare
kasi mukhang sumabit si
Balong mo sa kaso ng Oplan
Tokhang, ni raid ang inyong
kulungan ng panabong na
manok at may nasamsam daw
na shabu at maliit na
timbangan ng droga. May
pinaghuhugutang malalim na
problema si Mrs. Casabar just
recently.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit
itong si civil engineer
kamakailan at iniwan na at
umanoy pinalayas na ang
kanyang misis sa kanilang
bahay, habang ang anak nila
ay binawi na sa kanyang
poder. Ask DSWD whose
custody dapat ang isang
musmos na baby.

paglilibing kay Marcos. Ayon sa

desisyong ng SC si Marcos ay
dating presidente, commanderin-chief, sundalo at beterano ng
digmaan at ang kanyang
pagkakapatalsik sa puwesto
noong 1986 ay hindi dapat
maging dahilan para pagkaitan
siyang maili-bing sa LNMB.
Sinabi rin sa desisyon ng SC na
hindi umabuso si Duterte nang
pumayag itong mailibing si
Marcos sa LNMB.
Karapatan naman ng bawat
isa na magprotesta. Hindi sila
mapagbabawalan.
Ang
mahinahong pakikitungo ng mga
awtoridad sa protesters ay dapat
ipa-kita. Maximum tolerance.
Walang dapat masaktan sa
pagkakataong ito para huwag
lumala ang gulo.
ITAPON SA MALAYO ANG
MGA KOTONGERO
MADADAGDAGAN
na
naman ang bilang ng mga pulis
nang
ipresenta
noong
Miyerkules sa Camp Crame ang
700 recruits. Nanumpa na sila sa
tungkulin at nakatakda nang
ideploy sa ibat ibang lugar sa
bansa. Dumami umano ang nais
na maging pulis mula nang
maupo sa puwesto si Pres.
Rodrigo
Duterte.
Ngayon
lamang umano dumami ang
recruits. Siguroy dahil nadama
nila na malaki ang malasakit ni
Duterte sa mga pulis. Mula nang
maupo si Duterte, pawang
pagmamalasakit sa mga pulis
ang kanyang ipinakita. Nadalaw
na halos lahat niya ang police
headquarters sa buong bansa.
Itinaas niya ang sahod ng mga
pulis at binigyan pa ng service
firearms. Nangako rin si Duterte
na ipagtatanggol ang mga pulis
na makakasuhan dahil sa
pagtupad sa tungkulin lalo pat
may kaugnayan sa pag-aresto sa

mga drug suspect.

Pero kung gaano kaamo at
kabait si Duterte sa mga pulis,
mabangis din naman siya kapag
nasangkot sa katiwalian ang
mga
ito.
Hindi
niya
mapapatawad ang mga bugok
na pulis na mistulang mga
anay na sumisira sa PNP.
Parurusahan niya ang mga pulis
para matikman ng mga ito ang
bigat ng ginawang kasalanan.
Ang parusa niya sa mga pulis na
nangongotong ay itapon ang
mga ito sa malalayong lugar.
Ang apat na pulis mula sa
Quezon City Police District
(QCPD) ang unang nakatikim
ng bangis ni Duterte nang ipagutos nito na itapon ang mga ito
sa Autonomous Region in
Muslim Min-danao (ARMM).
Ang
apat
na
pulis
ay
inakusahang nagnakaw ng
P31,000 sa isang motorista
noong Nobyembre 12. Ayon sa
lalaking biktima, hinarang siya
ng mga pulis sa Commonwealth
Avenue
at
pinababa.
Hinalughog
ang
kanyang
sasakyan. Nakitaan siya ng itak
sa compartment. Tinakot siya na
makukulong ng 12 taon dahil sa
itak. Hiningan siya ng pera at
pinaalis na. Pero nadiskubre
niya na ninakaw pala ng apat na
pulis ang kanyang P31,000 na
pambayad sa ospital para sa
panganganak ng kanyang misis.
Sinampahan niya ng kaso ang
mga pulis na sina: PO2 Teodoro
Morales, PO2 Drazen Calix
Banatao, PO1 Juan de Asis Jr.,
at PO1 Philip John Laylo, na
mga nakatalaga sa Tactical
Moto-rized Unit ng QCPD, sa
Camp Karingal.
Nararapat lamang na itapon
ang apat na bugok sa ARMM.
Ganito rin ang gawin sa iba pang
pulis na mangongotong.

unselfishly but Bojie Dy.

Noong nakalipas na linggo, sa
inisyatibo
ng
Sanggunian
Panlalawigan memebers sa
ilalim ni Presiding Officer Vice
Governor Antonio Albano, isang
pagkilala ang iginawad in return
kay Governor Bojie sa kanyang
kagalingan na mapayabong ang

kooperatiba at muling bumalik

ng maayos ang salaping
ipinahiram sa mga samahan at
magamit din ng gusting sumapi
sa kooperatiba at yumabong ng
walang hanggan.
Isang ipinasang resolution ng
SP at pinagtibay ni Vice Gov.
Albano at Sec. Manuel Boying
Santos
at
lumagda
ang
mayoryang SP members na
kumikilala kay Gov. Dy matapos
ang isang seremonya sa Phil.
Trade Training Center sa Pasay
City.

Noong nakaraang buwan,

iniskandalo daw ni mister na
adik adik ang kanyang misis
sa pinapasukang motorcycle
sales center malapit sa
kanilang bahay.
Bitbit daw ni mister ang
ilang balutan, may lamang
mga damit-personal na gamit
ni misis at dinala sa harapan
ng sales center ng motorsiklo
na siyang pinapasukan ni
misis.ang mga laman ng
bagahe ay underwear at bra,
mga bestida at tshirts.
At saka daw nagsisigaw
sa asawa, sinabihan ng
masasamang salita, hindi
makain ng aso.
At ng akmang pupulutin
ni misis ang isinambulat na
personal belongings sa kalye
at pinagpistahan ng mga tao,
biglang bumalik si mister na
sabog sa droga at saka
inupakan ng sampal sa ulo at
mukha.
Ayon sa ating bubuwit,
ang kuwento ni misis, para

siyang ginulpi ni Sen.

Pacman sa tindi ng tama sa
kanyang mukha sa ginawang
pang-gugulpi ni mister at
saka pinagsisigawan bago
lumayas at iniwang nakahiga
sa kalye si misis.
Sabi ko na nga sa inyo,
wala sa tamang katinuan ang
isang nakabatak ng shabu...
kaya kayong mga magulang
bantayan nyo ang inyong
mga anak na lumalaki at
alamin nyo ng maaga kung
sino ang kanilang
kabarkada. Baka BAD INFLUENCE sa komunidad.
Ang misis na inupakan ng
todo ng mister na adik adik
na lisensyadong civil engineer ay si Mrs. K as in working at Kevin habang si mister
na engineer na sinipa na sa
SN Aboitiz na madalas na
hindi na kasi pumapasok at
nag-abroad din pala sa Saudi
Arabia ay walang iba kundi
si Engineer L as in luyluy na
yagballs ng Santiago City.

November 14 - 20, 2016

2 patay, 4 sugatan sa salpukan ng truck, armored van sa N. Vizcaya

BAYOMBONG, Nueva
Vizcaya- Dalawa ang patay
habang apat ang sugatan
sa salpukan ng isang Isuzu
Giga trailer truck at armored
van sa kahabaan ng Daang
Maharlika ng Barangay Indiana, Bambang, Nueva
Vizcaya.

Kinilala ng PNP ang

driver ng Isuzu Giga trailer
truck na plaka na NQE 233
na si Virgilio Cabaccan
Fuerte, 52 taong gulang at
residente ng Barangay
Tangcol, Ilagan Isabela.
Habang ang driver ng Isuzu
armored van na may plaka

na ZRK 135 na si Enrique

Maddela Nartates, security
guard at residente ng
Barangay Osmenia, Solano,
Nueva Vizcaya.
Batay
sa
imbestigasyon ng PNP
binabaybay umano ng
Isuzu Giga trailer truck ang

direksiyong
pahilaga
patungo ng norte nang
bigla umanong huminto ang
isa pang trailer truck na
kasunod nito, dahilan
naman upang mag-overtake
ang abusadong trailer
driver.
Habang nasa proseso

na sa pag-overtake itong
Isuzu Giga trailer truck sa
kabilang linya nang kalsada
ay hindi nito inaasahan ang
paparating at kasalubong na
palang armored van.
Dahil dito nagsalpukan
ang naturang trak at Isuzu
armored van at nagresulta
sa pagkakasugat sa ibatibang parte ng kanilang
mga katawan ang driver ng
Isuzu armored van at ang
mga sakay nito na
kinilalang sina Carol
Malabanan Lacbayan, Joel
Paraiso, Richard Cortez,

lahat mga residente ng

Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.
Sugatan din ang driver
ng Isuzu Giga trailer truck
pati ang helper nito na si
Archie Ochoa Binarao, 39
na taong gulang, residente
ng Barangay Tangcol,
Ilagan City, Isabela, lahat
ay isinugod sa Nueva
Vizcaya Provincial Hospital subalit idineklarang
dead on arrival sina Enrique
Maddela Nartates at Richard Cortez. Julius Seva,
Nueva Viscaya news bureau

DA 2 to sustain assistance
to QIADP

Isabela 1st Congressional District Rep. Rodito Albano assures the constituents of Delfin Albano, Isabela that all
victims of Super Typhoon Lawin will be given G.I. sheets for the restoration of their respective homes. Present are
Isabela Governor Faustino Bojie G. Day III, Delfin Albano Mayor Arnold Co and Vice Mayor Tomas TJ Pua. The
Patriot lensman, jgd

Vizcaya bares Natl Childrens Month activities

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya - Pre-school childrens activities showcasing their talents and skills will be highlighted
this month as the provincial government here throws strong support for the celebration of the National Childrens
Month.
Lita Tabudlo, provincial social welfare and development officer, said childrens month celebration which revolves
around the theme Isulong: Kalidad na Edukasyon Para sa Lahat ng Bata seeks to expose Nueva Vizcaya children on
local governance through the Little Governor, Little Vice Governor, Little Board Members and Little Provincial Board
Secretary project from November 7-8.
She said the young ones will also show their talents and skills during the Provincial Pre-schoolers Day Festival on
November 28 at the provincial capitol, TAKBULILIT on November 18 at the provincial capitol, Provincial Awarding for
the Search for Idol Kong Pamilya, Idol Kong Entrepreneur and Most Child-Friendly Barangay on November 29 at the
provincial capitol and the Presentation of the State of the Children Report to Governor Carlos Padilla on November 25 at
the provincial capitol.
These activities, Tabudlo said will be facilitated by the Provincial Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children
(PSCWC). Ben Moses Ebreo

Isabela wins Most Outstanding

READY 24/7 LGU
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela This province was recently
cited by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as this years Most Outstanding DisasterPrepared or READY 24/7 of all the provinces in the region.
The award was received by no less than Provincial
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(PDRRMC)-consultant Ret. Gen. Benito Ramos and other
provincial officials and employees.
John Castaneda, DILG regional director, said the recognition is fit for the province as it prioritized disaster preparedness and mitigation on top of its development agenda.
The province has also demonstrated an acceptable
level of disaster preparedness for, and responses to, natural calamities and human-induced disasters as evidenced
by some of its implemented innovative projects in the areas of environmental management, disaster risk reduction
and climate change adaptation.
Aside from its disaster-related innovative projects, the
province has also upgraded its rescue equipment and communication gadgets, including the skills and knowledge of
its disaster respondents through series of trainings to ensure their efficiency in disaster operations.
Meanwhile, the towns of San Mateo and Villaverde
and this city won the same award under the 1st-3rd, 4ht6th class municipality and city categories, respectively.
Merlito G. Edale Jr.

Words

...continuation

DURING this meeting with the parents of the teenage girls, the minister said What happened in that
meeting... was the most significant ministry moment
Ive experienced, maybe in all of my life. When they
first entered the office, the two families embraced.
They wept, and cried together and then they sat and
prayed together.
Tears and pleas for forgiveness came as they met
with the other victims families. Later, the security
guard who shot the troubled young man was invited
to join them. When she, who had undoubtedly saved
many lives but had been forced to shoot their son,
walked into the room, the parents embraced her and
hugged her and released her from any guilt and remorse. The dad looked at her and said, Please know
were so sorry that you had to do what you did. Were
so sorry.
The minister concluded with these words, We
can talk philosophically about repentance and redemption and going forward with God, but what I
saw in that room in my office was the greatest testimony of forgiveness and redemption that I have ever
seen. It was a testimony that God really can restore
and redeem.
None of us can say with certainty, what we
would do under those circumstances. However, we
can gain courage in reviewing the actions of Jesus.
The conversation and shouts on that dismal Friday

CABARROGUIS, Quirino
The Department of Agriculture, Regional Field
Office 2, has assured its
continuous support to the
Quirino Integrated Agricultural Development
Project (QIADP) which
will be expanded to cater
the poorest of the poor
farmers in the province.
The QIADP was
funded by the Korean
government through the
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
and it aimed to reduce rural poverty and restore
the watershed ecosystem
in the province.
Resident Representative SONG Minhyeon of
KOICA and Governor
Junie Cua signed the
project agreement on August 8, 2013. It was implemented for three years
(2013-2016) and the
Quirino provincial government is again on the
process of preparing proposals for its expansion.
In the recent regional seminar of the
QIADP attended by its

stakeholders and benefactors, Kay S. Olivas,

chief, DA 2 Planning,
Monitoring and Evaluation Division said in the
past five years since 2011,
the DA RFO 2 has been
with the KOICA team in
the conduct of assessment for the crafting of the
said project and they were
witnesses to the forging
of project agreement.
For the next phase
of the project, the Department will still be there
with Quirino Province for
its sustainability and to
continue its noble objectives as discussed by the
good governor, Olivas
said.
She said that DA will
continue its programs to
enhance the rice, corn &
cassava, high value
crops (coffee, vegetable,
banana, mushroom, root
crops, legumes and fruit
trees), livestock & poultry program(small & large
ruminants. dairy, chicken,
duck, forage, organic agriculture in the province.
Thelma C. Bicarme

morning when Jesus was tried and executed were

coarse
and
bitter:
What shall I do with Jesus, who is called the
Christ?
Crucify Him!
Why?
CRUCIFY HIM!
And after spitting on him, striking him repeatedly, and mocking him they led him to the cross.
He saved others but he cant save himself.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Come down from the cross if you are the Son of
God!
If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.
Arent you the Christ? Save yourself and us.
Caustic words, acidic with sarcasm and hatred.
Wasnt it enough that he was going to be crucified?
Nails would pierce his hands and feet. Thorns would
be pressed into his brow. His body would be flogged.
But, the words the insults that were hurled had
to hurt and bruise the spirit of Jesus. Self-righteousness poisoned the barbs, sneers and insults.
What would drive human beings to mock a dying man? Where was the respect, the reverence, the
dignity of human worth? The words uttered that day
were deliberate, intentional ones meant to wound
and humiliate. Is there anything more hurtful than
words meant to wound?
Words can break our heart. Words that wound
can lead to medical complications. Words can bruise
our feelings. All of this happened to Jesus.
Listen to Peters perspective on how Jesus responded in 1 Peter 2:23, When they hurled their
insults at him, he did not retaliate; when He suffered, he made no threats. Instead, He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
...to be continued

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November 14 - 20, 2016

Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Second Judicial Region
Branch 20
Cauayan City, Isabela
RURAL BANK OF SAN MATEO (ISABELA), INC.
Mortgagee,
-versus-

EJF 4447

MS. ELIZABETH A. ABUAN,

Mortgagor/s
x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x
SHERIFF NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE
UNDER ACT 3135, AS AMENDED BY 4118
Upon Extra-Judicial for sale under Act 3135,
as amended by Act 4118, filed by the mortgagee,
RURAL BANK OF SAN MATEO (ISABELA), INC.
against the mortgagor/s MS. ELIZABETH A.
ABUAN, with residence and postal San Antonio, Alicia, Isabela, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 30, 2016, amounting to SIX HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTEEN PESOS AND 67/100 (P604,616.67)
PESOS Philippine Currency, including interest
penalty charge, excluding however, Attorneys
fees and other incidental expenses as consequence of this foreclosure. The undersigned
Deputy Sheriff of Isabela, he will SELL at public auction on December 13, 2016, between the
hours of 10:00 oclock in the morning ending
up to 4:00 oclock in the afternoon or soon thereafter within the premises of the Regional Trial
Court, Branch 20, Cauayan City, Isabela to the
highest bidder for CASH and in Philippines Currency, the described property/ies, including
existing improvement, to wit:
LIST OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY
TCT NO. T-217062
A PARCEL OF LAND Lot No. 2-B-3-B-4-A-2 of
the subd., plan, Psd-023101-400848, being a portion of Lot No. 2-B-3-4-A, Psd-023101-043695, situated in the Barrio of AURORA, Municipality of
Alicia, Province of ISABELA, Island of LUZON.
Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-B3-B-4-A-3 of the subd. Plan; on the SE., along
line 2-3 by Lot 2-B-3-A, Psd-2-02-018346; on the
SW., along line 344 by Lot 2-B-4-A-1 of the subd.
plan; and on the NW., along line 4-5 by Lot 2-B3-B-4-A-1 of the subd. plan; and o-023101-043695.
Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THREE (253) square meters more or less.
TCT NO. T-217061

Legarda: 2017 budget will help deliver

change Filipinos want
SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA today said that the proposed 2017 National Budget worth P3.350 trillion will
help deliver the change that Filipinos want.
Our proposed 2017 budget sets bold plans to meet
not just todays needs, but one that looks beyond 2017,
one that contributes to delivering long-term solutions
to the countrys long-term problems, said Legarda, Chair
of the Senate Committee on Finance, during her sponsorship speech on the proposed 2017 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Stressing that the budget is the lifeblood of the nation, Legarda said government must ensure that the resources allocated to deliver programs are not only spent,
but also spent well.
She noted that as of June 30, 2016, total unobligated allotments under the 2015 GAA amount to P156.98
Billion. The said amount is only valid until the end of
2016.
Our budget is our investment for the future. It is
supposed to construct new mass transport systems, new
airports, road systems, and schools. They are supposed
to fund services for the sick and poor; provide electricity to our people; and build irrigation for our farmers,
said Legarda, explaining that the unspent amount could
have built 678,662 decent houses for the poor; 29,276
kilometers of farm-to-market roads; more than 215,000
classrooms with toilets and furniture; or could have put
more than three million students through university.
Underspending simply means missed opportunities. We wish to encourage that we all work together
and provide the people what is due them. We are proposing a budget that provides a disincentive to hoard
funds by limiting executive discretion to impound funds,
in accord with the decision of the Supreme Court. This
budget will also clearly define the conditions under
which savings may be declared, compliant with the decision of the Supreme Court, she explained.
One of the general provisions in the proposed budget is setting a One-year Availability timeframe of Appropriations under the 2017 GAA to instill a sense of
urgency among government agencies in utilizing their
budget to the last peso.
The Senator stressed that the proposed budget for
next year seeks to deliver results and ensure the delivery of services and benefits that will be felt by all Filipinos.
The highest poverty incidence in the country is in
Mindanao and this budget takes a conscious effort to
address that. Meanwhile, as a peoples budget for real
change, P1.345 trillion or 40% of the entire budget is
being proposed to deliver social services that will address the most basic needs of our people, said Legarda.
P151.5 billion is being proposed to fund health services, including the hiring of doctors, midwives and
nurses to service the needs of our poorest communities
in the country; build more hospitals; and procure medi-

cines. Rehabilitation centers for drug dependents will

be built as part of government efforts to find a lasting
solution to our war on drugs.
Funding for education is set at the level of P699.95
billion to finance the construction of classrooms, hire
more teachers, and procure instructional materials; while
P78.7 billion is set to support a comprehensive social
investment package in the form of the Conditional Cash
Transfer Program, targeting 4.4 million eligible beneficiaries in 2017. The 2017 budget also provides social
pension to all indigent senior citizens, age 60 and above.
A leap in infrastructure spending is one of the priorities of the 2017 budget given its indispensable role in
poverty reduction, raising productivity, and in spreading the benefits of economic growth. P860.7 billion pesos for infrastructure development, equivalent to 5.4%
of our GDP, is provided under the budget for next year.
Meanwhile, the Senate amendments include: P3 billion increase in the Philhealth budget so that all Filipinos will now be covered by the universal healthcare
program, while indigent patients will not have to pay for
anything in government hospitals under the No Balance
Billing (NBB) policy; P2 billion Irrigation Fees Subsidy
in the budget of the National Irrigation Administration
(NIA) so that irrigation service fees will no longer be
collected by NIA from farmers associations; and encourage enrolment in Science, Technology, Education,
Agri-fisheries and Mathematics (STEAM) programs by
supporting the grant of scholarships to students enrolled in priority courses in all State Universities and
Colleges (SUCs).
The Senate also proposed P388 million for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology to support a humane correctional system, and another P163 million for
the Bureau of Corrections to increase prisoners daily
subsistence allowance.
Moreover, in honor of our centenarians, the Senate
has allocated P100 million for their one time cash grant.
Legarda also said that the budget adheres to the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of ending poverty and hunger, improving health and education, making cities more sustainable, combating the adverse effects of climate change, promoting peace and justice for
all, and protecting the environment and biodiversity. It
also provides funds needed for the integration and
mainstreaming of Philippine arts and culture in the
countrys educational system, as well support for the
National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
In conclusion, the Senator underscored the fact
that Congress holds the power of the purse. It is an
empty power, however, if the purse strings are drawn
tight by the governments failure to spend all of its funds
judiciously. The budget bill puts our people at the front
and center of our agenda. It aims not just to create
growth, but ensures that everyone benefits from the
growth we will create together.

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of law and rein in extrajudicial killings.

They likened President Duterte to former
President Marcos, the dictator they love to
hate, and such association they painted as
vividly manifested when Duterte ordered the
burial of Marcos at the Libingan ng
mgaBayani, which they vehemently opposed.
They ran to the Supreme Court to seek a
ruling based on law, and challenged
President Dutertes discretion, hoping that the
high court would find the President guilty of
gravely abusing such.
But when the court upheld the rule of law
and allowed the burial, they refused to accept
it, heaping insults on the nine majority
justices,even as they continue to criticize the
President for allegedly undermining the rule
of law in his war on drugs.
Former President Fidel Ramos, who has
turned somewhat critical of the President,
joined the condemnation of the courts
decision, and had the audacity to say that the
Marcosesshould apologize to the people.
This, even as Ramos who was one of the chief
enforcers of martial law, under whose direct
supervision the arrests and torture of
dissidents were implemented, has yet to
apologize himself. In fact, I also do not
remember him apologizing to the late Miriam
Defensor-Santiago.
The critics of the President thought that
they have already acquired proprietary rights
on decency, until Leila de Lima came.
De Lima brazenly appropriated the
struggle of women against misogyny. She
used this as her main platform when she
went to the Supreme Court to file a petition
for a writ of habeas data against the President.
She used #everywoman as her hashtag in her

attempt to paint her battles as a battle for all

women. She tried to appropriate for herself
the role of the new face of feminist struggle
in the country. She gained the support of
many women activists and feminists. But
such support was blindsided when she
admitted that she indeed had a relationship
with her married driver, a subordinate.
The women were blindsided not
because she admitted to the affair, for many
sexual agency feminists will not have a
problem with women who are sexually
empowered. The blindside was when she
justified such relationship by pleading her
case as emanating from the frailties of
being a woman, despite the fact that she
was the one who held the position of power
and authority over her driver-lover. Decency
flew out the window when she betrayed
everywoman. She portrayed women as
weaklings who are not in control of their
own sexualities and bodies, which can only
but horrify sexual agency feminists. Her
excuse legitimized the victimization of the
legal wife, and would make frailty of
women as a convenient justification for
philandering
husbands
and
their
mistresses.
Conchita Carpio-Morales, the rabidly antiMarcos burial crowd, Fidel Ramos and Leila
de Lima are the faces that are now being
deployed by critics of the President to
represent the fair and just, the protector of
human rights and the rule of law, and the
decent.
Yet they have also been revealed as clearly
representing injustice, lack of respect for
fairness and the rule of law, and brazen
vulgarity.
And critics of the President appear to
ignore these even as they continue to assail
him for committing the same sins.
To paraphrase the Greek adage, those
whom hypocrisy wishes to destroy, first
become President Dutertes critics.

Enrile, when she failed to submit a bill of

particulars which is a must for the defense
of the accused in a criminal case.
She also failed to submit bills of
particulars in the case of the other two
senators, although they failed to question this
before the courts and the Supreme Court, in
the cases of now former Senators Jinggoy
Estrada and Bong Revilla.
And Morales has gotten away with this,
despite the very weak evidence that she and
her prosecutors submit to the court.
But as they were deemed by Noynoy as
his political foes, whom he wished charged
and jailed for him to crow about his claimed
achievements in his campaign against
corruption, despite his administration being
very corrupt, were promptly charged in court,
that are vulnerable to the Malacaang tenant.
Despite the evidence being strong against
Leila, of course Morales can continue to
protect her, just by sitting on her case, despite
the mounting evidence against Leila
something the Ombudsman has done in the
many complaints of plunder lodged against
her yellow patron Noynoy Aquino and his
protected Cabinet members, such as former
Budget Secretary Butch Abad and others.
She did say, not too long ago, that there is
no way she would probe Leila, a protected
yellow species. But imagine that remark from
an Ombudsman who has not even bothered
about the evidence from the Department of
Justice! And she calls herself independent
and fair? What BS she spews.
Even Leila appears to realize that the
evidence against her on her alleged prisoners
protection racket in exchange for drug money
has been mounting, especially now that the
Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC),
that earlier refused to provide Justice
Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre with the bank
records needed, has already submitted these
bank records that are believed to be linked
to Leila and her dummies.
In an interview with Senate reporters
Tuesday, where Leila opened up about her
love affair with her driver-bodyguard, and
afterwards, knew of the AMLC being
threatened by Rody together with the

AMLC submitting the bank records Aguirre

had requested, an hour after Rody issued a
warning to the agency, Leila said something
which was, in a sense, out of her normal
claims of manufactured evidence, lies and
coercion of all the witnesses.
She stated that she does not discount the
possibility of her former bodyguard-lover
collecting protection money from the New
Bilibid Prison (NBP) inmates, using her name
but keeping the money for himself. Stated
differently, Leila now seems to make Ronnie
Dayan the scapegoat, to get her off the hook
on the drug case against her which is looking
very solid indeed.
It will be recalled that at the start of the
talk of her having a love affair with Dayan
then being investigated by the DoJ and its
National Bureau of Investigation, and while
a House probe on the proliferation of illegal
drugs at the NBP, heard the many testimonies
from the prisoners, Leila kept a protective
attitude toward Dayan as well as claiming
that all those testimonies under oath from the
prisoners were all manufactured and coerced
by the DoJ chief against her.
Now Leila seems ready to make him her
scapegoat to save her own skin.
But so far, the evidence against her
appears to contradict her claims.
A relative of Dayan had confirmed that
Dayan and de Lima once had a relationship.
Maybe this romantic relationship
developed between the two. Of course they
were always together everyday. Maybe thats
how this love affair developed.
I told her, what happens if his wife
knows about your affair with her husband?
What will she say? But she (de Lima) said, I
will not abandon them and will take care of
them, Dayans relative added.
This confession should be enough to
explain the two houses of her former lover,
which certainly exceeds his pay or even his
wifes pay.
But this does not explain where Leila got
the funds to build the homes of Dayan and
his relatives since her Statement of Assets
and Liabilities net worth hardly justifies her
having so much money.
But also many believed that Dayan, who
is up to now missing and nowhere to be found
is in their worst thinking is already silenced
permanently.

KAPALARAN
ni Juan Dela Cruz

SCORPIO (October 24-November 22) Lutang na

lutang na ang iyong masidhing pakikipaglaban sa
katotohanan, ituloy mo tiyak na hahangaan ka ng
iyong mga kababayan, ikaw mismo ang maglalabas
ng katotohanan sa ginawang kabalbalan ng isang
lider sa bayan. Buwenas na numero 12, 3, 2, 18, 31, 13
buwenas na araw Miyerkoles.
SAGUITTARIUS (November 23-December
21)Masaya ang araw ng mga naipanganak sa
Kapaskuhan, tanging ang maibabahagi mo sa isang
bansa ng kristiyanismo. Maging huwaran ka sa ating
bansa sa ipinalalaganap na kadalisayan. Huwag
matukso sa ibang masama ang hangarin, manindigan
ka sa buhay na walang lamat ng kasamaan. Buwenas
na numero 3, 11, 7, 31, 15 at 6 buwenas na araw martes
at Lunes.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January19) Malinis ang
hangarin ng isang manliligaw, lamang kailangang
ipagtapat mo ng mas maaga kung ikaw nga ang dapat
nyang pakasalan. May iba pa kasing sigwada na
maaring bumulaga sa inyong relasyon. isa rito ang
asungot mong kuya na gustong umagaw ng eksena
dala ng inggit ng isang kaibigan na gustong
manligaw din sa iyo. Buwenas na numero 9, 11, 3, 16,
12 at 6 buwenas na araw Huwebes.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) Muli mong
bubuhayin ang pag-ibig ng isang babaeng
nananahimik sa isang tabi, kung kayo ay magkikita
ng hindi inaasahan. Senyales kaya ng inyong balikan
at tuluyan ng pagpapakasal. Kung ganito ang ending ng buhay nyo, tiyak walang sisihan sa dulo at
magiging masaya kayo sa inyong mga supling,
magtatagumpay ka sa isang magandang pinangarap.
Buwenas na numero 4, 13, 22, 5, 7 at 17 buwenas na
araw Lunes at Sabado.
PISCES (February 19- March 20) Huwag an huwag
magpapaniwala sa isang malungkot na panaginip,
isa lamang itong paalala na kakayanin mong
malusutan ang ilang probela sa buhay, panananalapi
at kalusugan. Iwasan ang magdamdam sakaling may
kunteng dispalinghadong lalabas sa anumang
ipinaglalaban mo, huwag maging iyakin. Buwenas
na numero 9, 2, 11, 13, 6 at 15 buwenas na araw
Miyerkoles at Sabado.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Masaya ang linggo mo,
may magandang balita na para sa iyo, kung ito ay
mamahalin, tiyak na itoy para sa isang katulad mo
na matiyaga at nagmamahal sa pinagpaguran ng
matagal na panahon. Ikaw din ang makikinabang sa
tagal ng panahon, ituloy mo ang sipag at tiyaga.
Buwenas na numero 14, 12, 6, 4, at 9 buwenas na
araw Martes.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Huwag magpapadala sa
anumang pressure, inggit lang sila sa mga tinapos
mong trabaho at propesyun. Kailangang maghinayhinay ka sa anumang pagkilos sa inyong opisina.
Maglaan ng tamang panahon sa iyong kalusugan
upang makaiwas sa masamang katawan. Buwenas
na numero 9, 11, 2, 4, 13 at 17 buwenas na araw
Miyerkoles at Sabado.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Kikitain mo dito sa
Pilipinas ang pangarap mong magpunta sa Dubai,
huwag ng ituloy ang iyong planong magtungo doon,
sayang lang ang salaping naipun mo may taong
hihikayat sa iyo subalit palpak lang kasi mga illegal
recruiter sila. Buwenas na numero 9, 11, 23, 5, 8 at 2
buwenas na araw Biyernes.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Tungkulin mo nag
makipagsara ng usapan sa isang kakontrata o kausap
na tao, na siyang una mong sinabihan, Ito ay isang
indikasyon na may malinis kang hangarin sa
anumang ginagalawan mo sa iyong negosyo. Huwag
na masisira sa anumang kausap mo, wala ng
maniniwala sa iyo balang araw. Isa kang magaling
na businessman at taus puso kung makipagusap.
Buwenas na numero 9, 2, 11, 4, 17, at 15 buwenas na
araw Linggo at Biyernes.
LEO (July 23-August 22) Kung may duda ka sa isang
kaibigan na matagal mo ng kakilala, kausapin mo
siya para maalis ang masamang impresyon, mali
ang ang iyong kaisipan at mali ang paratang na
walang batayan. Malalagpasan mo rina ng isang
mabigat na problema. Buwenas na numero 7, 18, 11,
2, 4, at 15 buwenas na araw Sabado at Lunes.
VIRGO (August 23-September 23) Hindi maiiwasan
ang makipagtalo ka sa isang mahigpit mong
katunggali pero, mas mabuti kung pakikinggan
mong mabuti ang kanyang alegasyon para hindi ka
masilat sa sagut mo sa kanya. Malusog na katawan
ang iyong pakiramdam sa linggong darating.
Buwenas na numero 7, 12, 4, 15, 5, at 3 buwenas na
araw Lunes at Sabado.
LIBRA (September 24-October 23) Lumapit ka sa
isang taong matagal mo ng gustong lapitan, huwag
sayangin ang panahon hindi ka nya papahiyain kung
salapi ang labis mong kailangan, lamang huwag
masisira sa pangakong ibabalik sa tamang panahon.
Buwenas na numero 5, 11, 2, 9, 1 at 7 buwenas na
araw Sabado at Huwebes.

November 14 - 20, 2016

Livelihood is back, jobs returned for 10,000 fishermen and port

workers after lifting of Chinese Blockade at West Philippine Sea
LIVELIHOOD is restored and jobs have returned for
an estimated 10,000 fishermen and fish port workers
at the Navotas-Malabon fish port three weeks after
Chinese coast guard seized control over the vicinity
of the Scarborough Shoal, a traditional fishing ground
for Filipino fishermen located within the Philippines
200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone.
Since 2012, Chinese coast guard and navy ships
seized control of the area following the filing of an
arbitration case at the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal by Philippine government.
The blockade deprived our fishermen from accessing their traditional fishing ground, the classification of fish and density of their harvest has been
declining for the past couple of years. According to
some commercial fisher folk, from P50, 000 daily, they
roughly earn only P10, 000 for a days worth of fishing.
Hauling jobs for more 2,000 botillos and
kargador have also dwindled significantly along
with the decreasing fish catch.

During the blockade, our fishermen have no

other choice but to fish in some other part of the open
sea, catching fewer amounts of fish. The dilemma
caused by the territorial dispute between by two countries affected the lives of both municipal and commercial fisher folks considering most of them derived their
livelihood from the open waters of West Philippine
Sea, said Angelo Tolentino, welfare officer of the
Associated Labor Unions (ALU).
Fisher folk, their families as well as fishing communities where they belong have suffered from the circumstances caused by decreasing fish catch and dwindling of their income. Inhibiting someone from fishing
on their own waters is like killing their only source of
livelihood, he added.
But three weeks after the Chinese blockade had
been lifted following a meeting between Philippine
President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi
Jinping held last month, every small and medium scale
fishermen were able to catch more than 1,000 kilograms
of fish in two days which they intend to sell in Malabon

Paying due Respect to Elders in Isabela: Isabela Governor Bojie Dy paid respect to hundreds of elderly Isabelinos
during the celebration of the Elderly Filipino Week celebration held at Governor Faustino N Dy Session Hall,
Provincial Capitol, Ilagan City. Dy awarded cash considerations assisted by PSWD chief Lucy Ambatali. The Patriot
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and Navotas Fish Port Complex for around P120, 000.

On his part, Gerard Seno, ALU executive vice president, said the fishing industry plays a major role in the
Philippines economic progress as it provides direct
and indirect employment to millions of people. He also
said that profit alone is not enough to uplift the lives
of our fisher folks. According to Seno, workers in the
fishing industry must also be empowered, acquire basic social protection and must secure a decent working
condition.
The ALU is keen to carry out its initiatives to organize the fisher folk to help workers in the fishing
industry obtain collective bargaining power, protection of their labor rights as well as enhancing workers
productivity, Seno said.
We also aim to develop and implement programs
that would response to the major concerns of workers
in the fishing industry such as environmental protection, workers and family welfare, occupational safety
and health, alternative livelihood and sustainable fishing, he added.

DILG bares 2016

SGLG passers
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela
The Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently recognized and awarded some
Local Government Units
(LGUs) which passed the
Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) this year.
John
Castaneda,
DILG regional director,
said of all the LGUs assessed for this year s
SGLG Award regionwide,
19 got the award. These
are
Camalaniugan,
Claveria, Lal-lo, Sta.
Praxedes and Sanchez
Mira
in
Cagayan;
Ambaguio,
Aritao,
Bagabag and Villaverde in
Nueva
Vizcaya;
Angadanan, Alicia, Delfin
Albano,
Divilacan,
Echague, Ramon, San
Mateo and San Guillermo
in Isabela; and Saguday,
Quirino.
Each LGU-awardee
received a plaque of recognition and P3 millionworth of local projects.

This year, Isabela and

Quirino provinces got the
SGLG Award under the provincial category where
each received a plaque of
recognition and P4 millionworth of local projects.
The Santiago and
Ilagan cities also got the
SGLG Award under the city
category. Each received a
plaque of recognition and
P3.4 million-worth of local
projects.
Castaneda said the
awardees passed the
SGLGs three core criteria
which include financial administration, disaster preparedness, social protection, business friendliness
and
competitiveness,
peace and order and environmental protection.
He also urged other
LGUs to excel more in their
respective communities as
they are duty-bound to
continuously provide
prompt and quality services to their constituents.
Merlito G. Edale Jr.

DA shifts on climate resilient programs, projects in 2017-2022

CABARROGUIS, Quirino The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 2 has presented its programs and
projects for 2017-2022 focusing on climate resilient farming practices to meet its goal of providing available and
affordable food for the people, increase farmers income
and at the same time their resilience to climate change risks.
The Departments report during the recent regional
seminar for stakeholders and benefactors of the Quirino
Integrated Agricultural Project showed that climate
change has rendered everything unpredictable in agriculture.
To address this, the DA will focus on rice, corn,
chicken, meat, milk and dairy products, fish and marine
products and fruits, especially banana, high value crops
include coconut, cavendish and lacatan banana, pineapple, cacao, coffee, rubber, oil palm, abaca, shrimps, fish
and marine products, seaweeds, organically grown rice

and vegetables, pork, halal chicken, spices, essential oils

and tropical fruits.
The DA will pursue institutional restructuring and
paradigm resetting and will also finalize a Memorandum
of Agreement with the Department of the Interior and
Local Government to detail agricultural extension workers from LGUs to DA-RFOs.
It will have an intensive technology updating and
sharing, modernization and mechanization program, easy
access financing program for farmers, fishermen and agriculture and fisheries stakeholders, provision of free crop
insurance coverage to around 1.5 Million farmers.
The Department will increase competitiveness and
promote value added to agricultural products by providing strategic and effective post-harvest, storage and processing facility, l pursue an aggressive marketing campaign especially for high-value crops in foreign markets

to generate jobs and increase the incomes of our farmers

and fisherfolks.
It will also coordinate with other government agencies to ensure the protection and preservation of water
source.
An aggressive enforcement of agricultural and fisheries laws shall be carried out to ensure the sustainability
of crop production and fisheries.
The DA shall also re-introduce basic agriculture in
the primary and elementary grades in the country with
emphasis on the value of the land, water and seas and the
maximum but prudent utilization of these resources.
The agency has also announced its legislative
agenda such as free irrigation for farmers; establishment
of a coco levy trust fund; National Land Use Policy;
Urban Agriculture; Philippine Native Animal Development Act and Right to Food. Thelma C. Bicarme

DILG cites Best Bottom-Up-Budgeting implementers

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently recognized some Local Government Units (LGUs) as this years best regional
implementers of the Bottom-up-Budgeting (BUB) programs and projects.
John Castaneda, DILG regional director, lauded the efforts of the local officials in their pursuit to alleviate poverty at the grassroots and providing quality service to their
constituents.
This years 10 Best BUB LGU-implementers are City of Ilagan (environment), San Guillermo (health), Gonzaga (trade and industry), Solano (agriculture), Ballesteros (good
governance), Cabarroguis (labor and employment), Angadanan (fisheries and aquatic resources), Cabagan (social welfare and development), Sta. Praxedes (tourism) and San Manuel
(skills and development).
DILG-2 also recognized the top three Best BUB national government agency-implementers to include the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),
Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Each awardee received a plaque of recognition from the DILG.
The BuB is a program of the DILG aimed at giving the LGUs the opportunity to implement programs and projects to reduce poverty in their respective communities other than
their regular budgets.
Castaneda said he expects others to excel more in their respective communities as LGUs are duty-bound to continuously provide prompt and quality services to its constituents.
Merlito G. Edale Jr.

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Warren assails Trump for Wall Street

Elites on transition team
ELIZABETH WARREN
says
President-elect
Donald Trump is already
violating promises he made
to voters by filling his transition team with Wall
Street elites and corporate
lobbyists.
The American people
are watching to see if you
were sincere in your campaign promises to look out
for the interests of working families, rather than the
interests of the rich and
powerful, Warren, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, wrote in a Tues-

day letter to Trump. Unfortunately, you already

appear to be failing.
Trump repeatedly
pledged to drain the
swamp in Washington on
the campaign trail, saying
he would strip power from
lobbyists, political insiders
and powerful corporations.
Media reports, including those saying that
Trump could nominate
former Goldman Sachs
Group Inc. executive Steve
Mnuchin to be Treasury
Secretary, raise questions
about whether he will stick

to his promise, Warren

said. She said she would
be happy to provide recommendations to Trump
about who he should hire
to help with the transition
as well as who should staff
his administration, according to the letter.
Spokesmen for Trump
didnt immediately return
an e-mail seeking comment.
Warrens scrutiny of
Trumps transition advisers
contrasts with statements
made Monday by President
Barack Obama, who said
the incoming president

needs room and space to

put his administration together.
Warren said the Trump
advisers who especially
concern her include David
Malpass, a former executive
at Bear Stearns Cos., and
Paul Atkins, a former member of the Securities and
Exchange Commission who
was tapped to review financial regulators.
Warren said that she
would oppose Trump every step of the way if he
fails to remove the individuals she specified. Newmaxx

Isabela wins Most Outstanding READY 24/7 LGU

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela
This province was recently cited by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) as
this years Most Outstanding Disaster-Prepared or
READY 24/7 of all the provinces in the region.

The award was received by

no less than Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management
Council
(PDRRMC)-consultant Ret.
Gen. Benito Ramos and
other provincial officials
and employees.
John Castaneda, DILG re-

gional director, said the recognition is fit for the province as it prioritized disaster
preparedness and mitigation on top of its development agenda.
The province has also demonstrated an acceptable
level of disaster prepared-

ness for, and responses to,

natural calamities and human-induced disasters as
evidenced by some of its
implemented innovative
projects in the areas of environmental management,
disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation.

Aside from its disaster-related innovative projects,

the province has also upgraded its rescue equipment
and communication gadgets, including the skills and
knowledge of its disaster
respondents through series
of trainings to ensure their

efficiency in disaster operations.

Meanwhile, the towns of
San Mateo and Villaverde
and this city won the same
award under the 1st-3rd, 4ht6th class municipality and
city categories, respectively.
Merlito G. Edale Jr.

DOH to hold youth summit vs DOLE holds info drive against

teenage pregnancy
contracting, subcontracting
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan In an effort to curb the prevalence rate of teenage pregnancy in the Cagayan Valley region, the Department of Health (DOH) is set to conduct a
Youth Summit on November 24-25, 2016.
Sheila Marie Villamil, program coordinator, said the summit is a sequel of the first
summit conducted last year where the participants came from the top five municipalities
and cities with the highest number of teenage pregnancies regionwide.
This time, we also invited the next top LGUs in the list with the most number of
teenage pregnancy cases to join the summit, she said.
Villamil said the event aims to heighten the awareness of the youth on teen pregnancy
issues and to educate them on how to avoid getting pregnant at a very young age.
She said the young participants, who will be trained on how to handle peers serious
problems like premarital sex, substance abuse, juvenile delinquency and other adolescent
health practices and behaviors, will serve as advocates of adolescent health to lessen if
not to totally eradicate teen pregnancy incidence in the region.
She said aside from the series of discussions on adult health and development, illegal
drugs, and teenage pregnancies, film viewing and group activities are also expected during
the two-day event.
We expect mixed groups this year as we also invited youth leaders, academic achievers and out-of-school-youth in the region to join, Villamil said. Oliver T. Baccay

TUGUEGARAO CITY,
Cagayan - The Department
of Labor and Employment
(DOLE) conducted an information dissemination drive
on the agencys policy on
contracting and subcontracting earlier this month.
The primary aim of this
activity is to educate the employers and employees on
the DOLEs Department Order No. 18-A specifically in
strengthening the rights of
contractual employees and
imposing obligations on the
contractors, Regional Director, Atty. Sixto T.
Rodriguez Jr. said.
At least 57 participants
including the employers,

principals, contractors and

Labor Law Compliance Officers (LLCOs) attended the
said activity in Cagayan
while 126 and 60 participants attended the same
information drive in Isabela
and Nueva Vizcaya, respectively.
Rodriguez said the
governments call to eradicate contractualization and
end of contract (endo), is
not a form of harassment to
the employers but an emphasis on one of the most
important elements of employment which is the security of tenure of the workers.
With the prevailing

issue
on
endo,
contractualization, and labor-only contracting, the
activity is timely as it is one
of the best way to learn and
address the controversies
faced by private employers, the lawyer-director
said.
By nature, contracting
is legal if the contractor or
subcontractor is registered
with DOLE and carries a distinct and independent business, has a substantial capital or investment and service agreements must comply with all the rights and
benefits of employees under Labor Laws. Katrina
Joy C. Ubia, DOLE

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November 14 - 20, 2016

Mayor Tonton Uy...

mula sa p./ 12
Ayon
sa
OMBUDSMAN decision,
wala silang nakikitang
substantial evidence na
magdidiin kay Mayor Uy
na magpapalala sa kasong
Grave Abuse of Authority,
Oppression.
Hindi rin pinatulan ng
Ombudsman ang hiling ni
SB Uaje na patawan ng
preventive suspension
ang apat na inakusahan
dahilan sa naglabas na ng
Decision ang Ombudsman
at naging moot and
academic.
Ang administrative
complaint ni SB Uaje sa
Ombudsman laban kina
Mayor Uy, Vice Mayor
Mario
Acosta,
SB
members Alexander Troy
Miano at Bernardo
Panyong Garcia ay
nagtutuwid din sa mga
balitang
posibleng
mapatawan sila ng
kaparusahan na una ng

ikinakalat ni Ms Uaje
noon. Therefore hereby
DISMISSED for lack of
substantial evidence.
Dahil dito, laking
pasasalamat ni Mayor Uy
sa
kanyang
mga
kababayan at natuldukan
na sa wakas ang iniindang
kaso sa Ombudsman na
isang uri ng character
assassination o paninira sa
kanyang pagkatao.
Lalo pang ginanahan
ang alkalde sa kanyang
panunungkulan kasunod
ng kanyang masayang
kasal sa kanyang butihin
at magandang maybahay
na si Mrs. Rowena Tan-Uy.
Laging katuwang ni
Mayor Uy ang kanyang
maybahay sa maraming
okasyon bilang First Lady
ng Cabatuan, Isabela lalo
na sa mga barangay
kababaihan affairs. Joe
Dasig The Patriot/dzRH
News

67th Founding anniversary: Crowned Miss Cabatuan 2016 Andrea Mae Daquioag, lass from Brgy. Diamantina at
center stage as she was finally chosen among 22 equally beauteous teens from different barangay of this town. The
Patriot lensman, jgd

TUGUEGARAO CITY,
Cagayan - Nearly twothirds of investors in the
Social Security Systems

(SSS) voluntary provident

fund created for local members are young adults of up
to age 35, based on enroll-

ment data of the SSS Personal Equity and Savings

Option (PESO) Fund as of
end of September 2016.

Young adults comprise majority of investors in SSS voluntary provident fund

TESDA opens 30,000 scholarships
for Cagayan Valley
CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) is offering about 30,000 slots for training scholarships in the Cagayan Valley
region starting this month up to April 2017.
TESDA Director General Atty. Guiling Mamondiong, in his recent visit here, said the
scholarship grant is in support to President Dutertes agenda of reducing poverty at the
countrysides.
The program is also in time for the rehabilitation program of the national and local
governments for Lawin-affected residents in the region, Mamondiong said, adding that
such endeavor will also empower and enhance the community such as livelihood opportunities.
He said through the scholarship program, TESDA is expected to produce world-class
skilled workforce needed by the industries.
We will partner with the technical vocational education and training schools
regionwide to ensure that interested students, including out-of-school-youth will avail of
the scholarship training, the secretary said.
He vowed to increase the number of scholarship slots allotted for Region 2 as soon as
the skills mapping for interested applicants will be completed before the year ends. Merlito
G. Edale Jr.

URGENT HIRING
2 HRM GRADUATE
WAITRESS
COOK
SERVICE CREW
DISHWASHER

PREFERABLY HIGHSCHOOL GRADUATE

30 - 45 YEARS OLD (FEMALE)
Apply at: Spicy Bites Restaurant, Maramag St., San Fermin,
Cauayan City, Isabela
Text: 09052243547
Submit Resume and biodata
NOTE: Must be resident of Cauayan City.

SSS Officer-in-Charge
of the Voluntary Provident
Fund
Department
Marichelle L. Reyes said of
the 3,649 total PESO Fund
enrollees, 2,353 are young
adults mainly belonging to
the millennial generation,
while the rest are members
aged 36 to 54.
PESO Fund aims to
give members an extra layer
of protection through a safe
and secure savings facility
for retirement and other
needs. It is heartening to
see a growing number of
members taking the initiative
to prepare for their future
early in their working years,
she said.
Employees comprised
a large share of PESO Fund
enrollment with 3,116 members or 85 percent, followed
by voluntary members with
321 enrollees or nine percent. Other enrollees include self-employed individuals, household helpers
and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
Slightly more female
SSS members have joined
the program so far with 57
percent as compared with
only 43 percent for the male
enrollees. We urge all members, regardless of gender,
to invest in their future since
financial emergencies can
happen to anyone, she
said.
Launched last year, the
PESO Fund is a voluntary
provident fund offered exclusively to active SSS
members here and abroad.

The program gives members

another option to save their
hard-earned money to
supplement their social security benefits under the
regular SSS program.
Ten SSS branches initially offered the PESO Fund
under its pilot implementation in May 2015, and it was
then rolled out to all SSS
branches nationwide in October 2015. Members have
invested a total of P17.08
million for their PESO Fund
savings as of September 30
this year.
All types of SSS members are eligible for the PESO
Fund, provided they meet
certain requirements such
as payment of at least six
consecutive contributions
within the 12-month period
immediately prior to the
month of enrollment. They
must also be 54 years old or
below, Reyes said.
To qualify, members
should have no final benefit claim under the regular
SSS program. Those covered as self-employed and
voluntary should also be
paying contributions based
on the P16,000 maximum
monthly salary credit, the
highest income per month
currently covered by SSS.
PESO Fund enrollees
enjoy guaranteed and taxfree earnings on their savings. The funds are placed
in investments with a sovereign or government guarantee, which is an assurance
to members that their savings are safely kept for the

long-term, Reyes added.

Members can invest a
maximum of P100,000 per
year and a minimum of
P1,000 per PESO Fund contribution. Self-employed,
voluntary and OFW members must have paid the
maximum regular SSS premium of P1,760 for the same
month as their PESO Fund
contribution.
SSS members can also
enroll in the PESO Fund by
registering at the My.SSS
portal of the SSS website at
www.sss.gov.ph. By enrolling online, they can begin
building up their investment
and remit their PESO Fund
savings even before the
completion of the whole enrollment process, which is
convenient especially for
busy workers who have
little time to spare to visit
SSS branches, Reyes said.
To complete the enrollment process, online registrants may visit any SSS
branch to personally sign
the PESO Fund enrollment
form. This procedure will
confirm their enrollment so
that they can withdraw or
claim their PESO Fund savings in the future.
PESO Fund contributions of SSS members are
allocated to three types of
accounts 65 percent for
retirement or disability, 25
percent for medical needs,
and 10 percent for general
purposes, including contingencies such as education,
housing, livelihood and unemployment. PIA/SSS

Pinag-iingat ang lahat na huwag

patulan ang mga
mamamahayag/ media na
ginagamit ang THE PATRIOT News
sa kanilang paghihingi ng CASH o
PABOR kapalit ang bitbit na
THE PATRIOT newspaper sapagkat
sila ay hindi konektado sa
pahayagang ito.

Diamantina Street Dancers declared and adjudged champion during Cabatuans 67th founding celebrations. Behind them are Cabatuan Mayor Charlton Tonton Uy and several SB
members- Mrs. Jasmin Miano, SB Hermo Asuncion and others who joined the said competitions among school children. The Patriot lensman, jgd

Case dismissed!

Mayor Tonton Uy vs. Chanda Uaje

sa Ombudsman case, alkalde wagi
CABATUAN, Isabela - Wagi at mistulang nabunutan ng tinik ng isdang Burasi mula sa Magat River si Mayor
Charlton Uy ng Cabatuan, Isabela at tatlong pa nitong kasamahan sa isinampang kaso sa Office of the Ombudsman
ng isang SB Chanda Gonzales-Uaje.
Tuluyan ng ibinasura
ng Ombudsman ang
kasong Grave Abuse of
Authority, Oppression;
Conduct Prejudicial to the
Best Interest of the
Service(OMB-L-A150150) na inihain ni SB Uaje
noong March 9, 2015.

Sa tatlong pahinang
DECISION Ombudsman,
sinabi ng Ombudsman na
walang masustansyang
ebidensya laban kay
Mayor Uy na idinulog ni
SB Uaje.
Nag-ugat ang kaso
matapos akusahan ni Uaje

si Mayor Tonton Uy na
sinisikil daw ang kanyang
karapatang bumiyahe at
kailangan pang humingi o
makakuha ng written
approval
mula
sa
tanggapan ng alkalde sa
tuwing sila ay may
malayong lakad mula sa

labas ng kanilang AOR.

Anya madalas siyang
makaramdam
ng
diskriminasyon at tila
nasisikil ang kanyang
kalayaan, kung saan sa
ilalim
ng
Local
Government Code, hindi
nakasaad doon ang

kapangyarihan ng LCE na
sumasaklaw sa mga SB
members, gayunman sa
mga appointive officials
kailangan ang prior
approval to travel sa ilalim
ng Sec. 96 na maaring
gamitin din ni Mayor Uy
sa kanilang lahat, at ang

direktibang
ito
ay
presumed to be regular
paglilinaw
pa
ng
Ombudsman.
Si Uy ay nagpatupad
ng Ruling sa validity ng
Memorandum Order No.
27 series of 2014.
sundan sa p./ 11

First Lady Rowena Tan-Uy sits beside his machoman and dedicated hubby Mayor Charlton Tonton Uy during the Grand Finals and Coronation Night of Search for Miss Cabatuan
2016 during its 67th founding celebrations. Also present are BM Bimbi Hamor, Atty. Karen Abuan and SB Jazmin Miano. The Patriot lensman, jgd