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By Jennifer P. rendon

WHAT was supposed to be a petty incident led to the im-prisonment of a barangay kagawad in Mandurriao, Iloilo City evening of May 20, 2018.

Barangay Kagawad Jafsie Roy Rico of Block 22, PHHC (People’s Home-site and Housing Corporation), Mandurriao was arrested after he acted unruly inside the Mandurriao Police Station.

Rico apparently wanted policemen to release Jonel Lanciola, a passenger jeepney driver who was arrested after almost hitting a motorcycle-riding policeman along Q. Abeto St., Mandurriao.

Lanciola allegedly challenged Police Officer 2 (PO2) Angelo Martinez to

By Louine HoPe Conserva

THE sewage pipe found buried in the sands of Boracay Island contains high coliform bacteria levels, according to the Depart-ment of Environment and Natu-ral Resources (DENR).

DENR-6 regional director Jim Sampulna said the pipe’s coliform level was 74,000 most probable number per 100 mil-liliters (MPN/100ml), which is way higher than the safe level of 400 MPN/100ml.

“Secretary (Roy Cimatu) was worried because hindi niya

ini-expect yun,” he said.Coliforms are a broad class

of bacteria found in our envi-ronment, including the feces of man and other warm-blood-ed animals. The presence of coliform bacteria in drinking water may indicate a possible presence of harmful, disease-causing organisms.

The owner of the pipe has yet to be identified, according to Sampulna, but it is among the 33 sewage pipes that were found buried in the White Beach area.

PERSoNNEl of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) are moving ballot boxes from Iloilo City and province from May 21-25 to the Philippine Span Asia Containers, Inc. in Balabago, Jaro, Iloilo City. The retrieval is part of the election protest of defeated vice presidential bet Ferdinand “Bong-Bong” Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Sr. (Ricky Alejo)

By Louine HoPe Conserva

THE Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) under the Supreme Court has started re-trieving ballot boxes from 2,748 clustered precincts in the city and province of Iloilo as part of the manual recount of votes for

the 2016 vice presidential race.Iloilo is among the three pilot provinces

which defeated vice presidential bet Ferdi-nand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. chose for the recount as part of his election protest.

The legal team of Vice Pres. Leni Ro-bredo is in Iloilo to observe the retrieval

from May 21-25, 2018 which will be stored at the warehouse of Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. (PSACC) in Balabago, Jaro, Iloilo City.

Atty. Emilio Marañon, a member of the legal team, said the first day was for the

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ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A word war has erupted between two members of the Sanggunian Panlungsod (SP) here relative to the dry run of the “odd-even” traffic scheme which has drawn negative comments from the public.

City Councilor Julius Abela was the subject of negative attacks by fellow Councilor Powell del Rosario after the

former posted and personally reacted via Facebook to the latter’s opposition to the traffic scheme being implemented by the Traffic Management Unit (TMU).

Several netizens and Facebook fol-lowers also attacked Abela, prompting him to allegedly delete the reac-tions.

Under the proposed scheme which started Tuesday last week, tricycles were divided into two groups, odd and even,

based on the last digit of their assigned body numbers.

But after a 3-day dry run, the city government suspended the “odd-even” traffic intervention scheme in due to negative comments from commuters and transport groups who riled at the limited number of tricycles plying the roads.

TMU head Junie June Hervias con-firmed the cancellation of the traffic

plan. He added that since the TMU recommended the scheme, it was proper for him to ask the city government to cancel it after the feedbacks.

The dry run of the traffic plan was supposed to last for two weeks, start-ing May 15.

Rosario has expressed opposition to the traffic proposal saying the mechan-ics and time frame of the dry run were unclear.

By Jennifer P. rendon

A MAKATI-based business-man was arrested recently for an illegal-drugs related case.

Eneki Araneta, who also goes by the name Juan Igna-cio Araneta, 42, was collared around 5:30 p.m. on May 16, 2018, at his bakeshop on Kama-gong Street, San Antonio Vil-lage, Makati City

Araneta’s arrest was relayed to the media late Sunday af-ternoon.

Members of the Aklan Po-lice Provincial Office (APPO) Investigative and Detective Management Branch, Makato Police Station, and the Criminal Investigation and Detective Group (CIDG), served the arrest warrant to Araneta for violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act 9165 (Com-prehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) under Criminal Case No. 10141.

Judge Marietta Homena-Valencia of RTC-6 Branch 1, Kalibo, Aklan issued the arrest warrant on Dec. 11, 2011.

Bail bond for his temporary liberty was set at P200,000.

THE net worth of outgoing Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has increased by more than P17.778 million since her appointment as chief of the anti-graft body in 2011, according to her Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN).

Morales declared a net worth of P58,527,347.84 million as of December 31, 2017, or about P4.4 million higher compared to her 2016 wealth of P54.13 million.

Morales, who retires as Ombudsman in July, started her seven-year term with a net worth of P40.749 million.

The biggest gain in the wealth of Morales came from her per-sonal properties, which increased by more than P9.936 million after seven years.

Morales said her personal properties, which include cars, jewel-ries, books and cash investments, had a total worth of P38.976 mil-lion in 2017. This only amounted to P29.040 million in 2011.

Morales reported in her 2016 SALN that her personal properties had a total amount of P34.49 million.

The bulk of the increase came from Morales’ cash on hand and cash investments inclusive of retirement benefits at the Supreme Court Savings and Loan Association (SCSLA) and other coopera-tives worth P35.028 million.

She had declared her personal properties to be around P25 million seven years ago.

It may be recalled that Morales served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court for eight years before former President Benigno Aquino III appointed her as Ombudsman.

In 2017, the Provident Fund of Morales which was acquired from 2014 to 2017 amounted to P124,787 while her collection of jewelries, books, furniture antiques, and silverware purchased since 1972 had a cost of P3.3 million.

From four motor vehicles seven years ago, Morales only de-clared a car purchased in 2003 worth P390,000 and a P132,850 van acquired in 2011.

REAL PROPERTIESMeanwhile, the worth of the real properties of Morales had

a difference of P5.53 million compared to when she started her term as Ombudsman and her second-to-the-last SALN before retirement.

The latest property purchased by Morales in 2013 is a condo-minium unit in Makati City worth P4.9 million.

She also declared two residential lots and a house in Muntin-lupa City valued at P3.33 million, including improvements. The improvements were not included in 2011.

The other properties of Morales including three condominium units valued at P8.5 million, a house and lot in Lemery Batangas

By louine HoPe Conserva

THE Western Visayas Sanitarium (WVS) in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo will have a new chief on June 1, 2018.

Provincial Administrator and Hospital Management Office head Dr. Raul Banias reported that Provincial Health Officer 1 Dr. Judy Ann Dumayas was chosen as the new WVS chief.

Banias said the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health has already informed Dr. Dumayas for her appoint-ment.

“She is being requested to submit all necessary documents. After submission, her appointment will be signed by the secretary. We assume that by June, she can be installed already as the new chief of hospital of Western Visayas Sanitarium,”

he said.Dr. Dumayas currently serves as officer-

in-charge of Sara District Hospital. She was only appointed two weeks ago follow-ing the retirement of former SDH chief Dr. Jeremiah Obañana.

Dumayas has very rich experience in hospital management and is academically qualified, according to Banias.

BALIKBAYANS from Canada and USA complete their vacation by visiting the Agro-Industrial Fair of Manggahan Festival at Guimaras Capitol Grounds, May 16, 2018. The chandeliers of mangoes and the eat-all-you-can mangoes remain crowd drawers especially those who want to take photos for social media posts. (Ricky D. Alejo)

City councilors trade barbs over traffic scheme

Makati bizman nabbed over 2010 Boracay cocaine arrest

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AFTER he fired Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, President Rodrigo Duterte gave his first instruction

to the new Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat: “Just don’t be corrupt.” Her reply was just as curt “Yes, of course.”

Her predecessor, Wanda Teo, was told to resign on the suspicion that she and her family had unlawfully gained financially from the P60 mil-lion placement of Department of Tourism advertisement in the government television network, PTV 4. Now she and her husband, Roberto, are facing graft charges for giving unwarranted advantage to a water company in Boracay. Roberto, who had earlier resigned, headed the Tourism In-frastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority that is an agency under DOT.

Teo had initially said she will not resign and waged a media defense of her decision on the placement of ads. She alleged she did not know about the placement but her explanations only raised more questions ending with the President telling her to just resign; now there are more exposition of

her term in DOT.In her farewell speech before the DOT

officials and employees, she admitted she made a mistake by not checking the ads

contract and must take the blame for “command re-sponsibility”. She fell short of saying that her family financially benefited from the deal because her family owned the advertising firm that handled the placement. She also failed to explain why she did not check an expenditure of P60 million. That lapse of discretion can-not exculpate the facts.

She has more now to defend particularly because the new DOT Secretary is digging up more dirt in the department, the latest being a “Buhay Carinderia” project under Cesar Montano. Montano pointed to Teo as the responsible official.

She blamed media for her problems. In her farewell speech, she did not give the reason for pointing at media for her sudden exit, but the issue had initially exploded in the media when she was accused of spend-ing millions in her foreign trips that in-

cluded her hairdresser and make-up artist. It was viewed as an abuse of privilege.

The case opened other issues with the charge involving the ads placement. The rest, as it is said, is history.

Media reports only what had transpired; it cannot be blamed for what people in public office do that contravenes the law. Public officers are responsible for their decisions. An independent media is duty-bound to report their actions.

The best principle in office for public office is the President’s advice to DOT Secretary Puyat, “Just don’t get corrupt”.

The country’s problem is that govern-ment officials seem not to have heard of the phrase, “don’t get corrupt”. They surely have heard God’s command, “thou shall not steal” hundreds of times in school, at home and in church. But how come many are corrupt?

The record of the Philippines, corrup-tion-wise, is known and attempts at curtail-ing it are taking decades, but nothing seems to have stopped this crime against the people. In fact, the Philippine Constitution established the Office of the Ombudsman with the intent of putting an end to corrup-tion or at least minimizing the crime. But

“With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower.” – Johnny Weissmuller

NEW YORK CITY – With 12 months to go before the 2019 congressional elections in the Philippines, Iloilo City Mayor Jose “Joe III” Espinosa III and brother-in-

law, Iloilo City Rep. Jerry P. Treñas, are still adamant to disclose their complete line-up.

Their alleged “quarrel” has already bor-dered on soap opera.

Others swallow the “feud” hook, line and sinker; but some astute analysts think they’re just rerouting the procession which will eventually end up in the church any-way.

Aside from confirming that “I am defi-nitely running in 2019”, Mayor Joe III has continued to keep his followers and critics in suspended terror; the mayor and the congressman have continued to cultivate an air of unpredictability (Law 17 of the 43 Laws of Power).

Although mayoralty aspirant Treñas has revealed his running mate would be Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon, he hasn’t announced his candidate for congressman, a crux that has raised some eyebrows.

Egged by some confused supporters to “stay put” and run for city mayor versus Treñas, Mayor Joe III himself has refused to reveal his political cards for 2019, thus deepening the mystery further.

The million dollar question for Joe III is still: to run for mayor or to run for congressman alongside Treñas and Ganzon?

Their supporters in Iloilo City and abroad want to know.Impatient and excited Ilonggos are hankering for an honest-to-

goodness answer; they want it now, and they want it quick.But even if we can bring the horses to water, still we can’t

force them to drink.

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This will give trail horse Councilor Joshua Alim, the most senior among the incumbent oppositions in the city council, the opportunity to woo the Ilonggos and unveil his intention to run for the position to be vacated by Treñas.

Now that Alim has secured the support of businessman and for-mer mayoral candidate Rommel Ynion and probably the Gonzalez political clan, led by matriarch Dr. Pacita Trinidad Gonzalez, he can be a sentimental favorite if he announces his bid soon.

While the Joe III-Treñas-Ganzon camp dilly-dallies on the disclosure of its ticket in the major positions, Alim may start barnstorming the metropolis’ 180 barangays where some of the newly elected officials are fresh faces and incorruptible.

In terms of political upset, Alim may use 1992 political neo-phyte Rafael “Paeng” Lopez-Vito as a model and rallying point.

Even before then semi-retired former senator Rodolfo “Roding” Ganzon announced his intention to run for congressman in the

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WE have to strongly and frequently remind ourselves that we are supposed to be another Christ, who as the Son of God, the perfect image that God has of himself,

is the pattern of our humanity, and who as the God-made-man, is the redeemer of our damaged humanity.

We have to do everything to achieve that goal, that ideal, for which Christ has already given us everything. In fact, he has given his own self, and not just some means.

We need to be truly Christian, going beyond just being Chris-tian by name, nor even just being a Christian performer or actor or scholar, quite active in church activities and knowledgeable

about Christian doctrine. Much less should we be contented with being a Christian caricature.

We have to have the mind and heart of Christ, his very own spirit which is given to us this time in the Holy Spirit, such that while we can say that we are so-and-so as our personal, individual identity, we can also say with conviction that we are another Christ.

Our human identity, let us remember, is not complete unless it is merged with the identity of

Christ. And this is possible and achievable because in the first place Christ wants it that way. “You are mine,” we read in the Book of Isaiah (43,1), underlining the fact that as a creature of God, we cannot be without our Creator and Savior.

That is why God continues to beg us to be with him. “My son, give me your heart and let your eyes delight in my ways,” we read in the Book of Proverbs. (23,26) Are we aware of this divine plea and are we doing something about it?

We should try our best to exercise our faith to the hilt, the faith that God himself gives us. We have to be guided by our faith more than anything else so that we can have not only an encounter with God through Christ in the Holy Spirit, but also to enter into vital union with him, such that God and us become one.

This is no pipe dream. It’s true, of course, that while this ideal will only be definitively achieved in heaven, it is also true that it has to be pursued earnestly, without let-up, while here on earth. It can be done. It should be done, what with all the resources Christ has made available for this purpose.

When we have the mind and heart of Christ, we would know how to understand everyone and everything, and would be willing, like Christ, to bear whatever burden there is in our relation with others. We would know how to be patient, compassionate and merciful. Anger, envy and pride would be far from us.

We would prefer to suffer and even die than to compromise our charity. That would the real mark of one who is truly identified with Christ. We would be full of charity. We may have defects and still commit some mistakes, but our charity stays and is lived abidingly.

Everyday let us craft a plan or strategy to keep our vital identification with Christ a reality. This is not falling into some kind of psychological complex, since if we truly try to be another Christ, Christ himself will be the first one to make us humanly simple and humble.

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PRESIDENT Duterte takes pride in his being smart on geopolitics. After all, as he more than once told his

captive audience, he is a graduate of For-eign Service at the Lyceum University.

Recently, however, he revised it to just say he took up foreign service after he was exposed not to be on the list of those who graduated from Lyceum with a degree in foreign service.

Last Tuesday, he again demonstrated his expertise in geopolitics, belittling the United States for having “lost its will to fight.”

“Amerikano has lost its will to fight. Ang kanila ‘yung puro weapon rin na lang – cruise missile, maybe they also have the supersonic thing. But ‘yung boots on the ground, ‘yung pupunta doon tapos makipag-away tao por tao, takot ang America,” he said at the send-off of the scientists who will conduct a study in Benham Rise, renamed Philippine Rise, which has been declared as by the United Nations as part of the Philippines’ extended continental shelf.

“Hindi mo maasahan ang America,” he said.

He said his knowledge of geopolitics is the reason why he does not insist on the Philippines’ claim over features in the

Spratlys which are also being claimed by China.

“So naggaganun-ganun ako. I’m playing geopolitics with everybody. Pag ka wala eh di sabihin ko China pwede ka sigurong magdala ng --- ubos na ang mga sundalo ko, maybe you can replace it with about

three battalions eh puro armored ‘to lahat. Might as well start with them in the front,” he said.

Besides, Chinese Pres-ident Xi Jinping, he said,

promised to support him against those who will try to oust him. He earlier identified the Central Intelligence Agency as wanting to oust him.

He said: “But the assurances of Xi Jin-ping was very encouraging, we will not --- ayan, nandiyan ngayon sila --- we will not allow you to be taken out from your office and we will not allow the Philippines to go to the dogs. Siguro kasi freely elected leader naman ako. It could be a very justi-fied statement.”

Former Solicitor Florin Hilbay said on Facebook Duterte’s statement is that of a “Commander in Chief who doesn’t trust the Armed Forces of the Philippines.”

He added: “That is a President who fears the wrath of fellow citizens. This is a Presi-dent who remains in power for himself. He will not defend our territories. He will not

serve and protect Filipinos.”Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, a critic of

Duterte, said, “Duterte’s statement betrays his paranoia about the state of affairs in his own country. No one is trying to kick him out; he is doing the destabilizing all by himself.”

Fellow Malaya columnist JB Baylon reminded Duterte that it’s the People (and God) who install and remove leaders.

“Other countries can provide loans and/or asylum,” Baylon said.

History is replete with examples of governments providing refuge to their fallen allies.

The United States provided refuge to South Vietnam high officials when Saigon fell to Ho Chi Minh’s forces on April 30, 1975. It also provided asylum to the Shah of Iran who was driven out by angry Iranians inspired by Ayatol-lah Rohullah Khomeini on January 16, 1979.

And, of course, President Marcos who was brought to Hawaii at the height of the February 1986 People Power Revolution.

China provided asylum to Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk after he was toppled by a military coup in 1970.

Duter te has obtained the loans from China. Will he be availing of the other privilege? (www.ellentordesil-las.com)

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city’s lone district, Lopez-Vito, a lawyer and a political nobody, was already literally painting the town red, announcing to all and sundry he was running for congressman even months before the start of election season.

Nobody gave the “elite” Lo-pez-Vito a slim chance to bring down the vastly mighty Gan-zon, but the shocking defeat of formerly one of the country’s much-heralded lawmakers in the class of Ferdinand Marcos, Jovito Salonga and Ninoy Aquino to a “wet-behind-the-ears” Lopez-Vito became a hot and serious topic in political science classes for more than two decades.

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Alim, 53, is one of the only few Iloilo City officials--past

and incumbent--who is con-sistent in his crusade against Panay Electric Company’s (PECO) alleged inefficiency, overcharging, among other “abuses.”

Even before he became a city councilor, Alim was already in the forefront of the battle against PECO’s “astronomical” distribution and generation fees along with feisty lawyer Romeo Gerochi, father of Councilor R Leone “Boots” Gerochi, and the late former city coun-cilor German T. Gonzales in early 1990s.

Although some “ingrate” Ilonggo consumers did not go all out for Alim in his losing bid for city mayor against Treñas in 2004, the pride of Koronadal, South Cotabato continued to score high in public approval ratings these past years.

Former media colleague Florence Hibionada described Alim as “a very sincere pub-lic servant who visits a vigil for the dead even without the elections.”

He has friends and admirers in all sectors, especially the urban poor, the youth and the senior citizens.

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Alim, my former media colleague and kumpare (we are godfathers to the twins, Raymond and Rainier, sons of Iloilo community affairs chief Nereo Lujan), has carved a niche in public service dur-ing his days as a Bombo Ra-dyo Iloilo reporter in the late 80’s until he passed the bar in 1991.

As a newly minted lawyer, he agreed to face his former law professor in the Central Philippine University (CPU),

now Judge Nery Duremdes, in a media labor case, the first controversial case he handled as an associate of Bedona and Bedona Law Offices in 1992 and won.

When I volunteered to enter the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) jail (I was ordered by then ICPO chief Dionisio Duco) for “fighting” in 1993, then Atty. Alim, clad in Barong Tagalog, arrived and chided me, “Pre, naga ano ka da sa sulod man? Indi ka da angayan gua da (Buddy, what are you doing inside? You don’t belong there. Get out!).”

If the mayoral contest will be crowded, Alim, who has never been tainted as a public servant, may be ripe to shoot for the congressional seat.

Some of his peers in the law profession in Mindanao and other parts of the country may be waiting for him in Congress.

stealing government funds continues unabated. The Ombudsman system is from the Scandinavian countries. It

acts as the people’s investigator and accuser and has been successful in making their countries relatively honest. Why does it fail in the Philippines?

Under the Ombudsman law, the Office of the Ombudsman does not need to be called to act. It can investigate on its own, file a case and prosecute it. A news report or an anonymous letter is sufficient for the Ombudsman to act. Well, that hardly happens. The Ombudsman rarely acts without a complainant unless there is strong public pressure on highly scandalous cases. This dissuades people from complaining considering that they have to hire a lawyer, spend thousands to pursue the case and worst, more money to insure they get justice.

We have had sad experiences with the former Ombudsmen that sent the message - you are wasting your time. Have things changed? Now, for instance, how true are talks that dismissals of recent graft cases were arranged?

President Duterte depends on the person’s virtue not to be cor-rupt, but he can do more by checking how the Ombudsman and the Sandigan dismiss corruption cases.

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FORMER Congressman Jules Ledesma and wife Assunta de Rossi file libel charges against a columnist, a newspaper and its key officials at the San Carlos City prosecutor’s office on May 18, 2018.

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BACOLOD City – Former congressman Julio Ledesma IV (1st District, Negros Occ.) and his actress-wife Assunta de Rossi, filed separate libel cases against a daily newspaper columnist, its editors, and officers.

The couple, who went to the San Carlos City Prosecutor’s Of-fice on May 18, 2018, filed their separate criminal complaints, asking for a total of P140 million in damages.

The respondents are Philippine Star columnist Victor Agustin; Philstar President Miguel Belmonte; Editor-in-Chief Ana Marie Pamintuan; Managing Editor Romel Lara; and, Business Editor Marian Vego.

Atty. Ranulfo J. Javelosa III of Morales & Justiniano law office is the counsel for former Cong. Jules.

Lawyers Pretty B. Celiz and Stephanie Kate C. Arevalo, both of LMA Law firm, are the counsels for Assunta.

“We confirm the filing before the San Carlos City Prosecutor’s Office on May 18, 2018, of libel cases vs. Victor C. Agustin and his editors in the Philippine Star, for what Agustin wrote and the newspaper published on June 5, 2017,” Celiz said.

It has something to do with the writer’s “Money Go Round” column which we deemed libelous and damaging to our clients. The article of Agustin, ‘Assunta Rescues Ledesma’s Rolls Royce from the hotel caper’, we believe is libelous,” Celiz said.

Celiz, Arevalo, and Javelosa did not elaborate on the contents of Agustin’s article but they said all elements of libel are present in the column published in the daily’s business page.

“Agustin made accusations that are not true. He published

By dolly yasa

LA CASTELLANA, Negros Occ. – President Rodrigo Du-terte will wait for the final draft of the Constitutional Con-sultative Committee’s (Con-Com) report before making any comments on the proposed Negrosanon Federated Region (NFR), Vice Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson said on May 21, 2018.

Lacson said this was the topic discussed by President in a private dinner with Negros mayors on Sunday night.

As far as the President is concerned, Lacson said “he does not even know what will be the final form of the federal form of government.”

Last Friday, Arthur Aguilar, the lone Negrense member of the Concom, said that the

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LA CASTELLANA, Negros Occ. – The La Castellana Na-tional High School will be gunning for a Grand Slam win in the implementation of the Brigada Eskwela 2018.

Mayor Rhumyla Nicor- Mangilimutan said 2018 is the third year that the town’s top school will be eyeing the Hall of Fame award at the national level.

“On the part of the local gov-ernment unit, we are supporting every activity and program of the school aside from the annual Brigada,” Mangilimutan said.

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BACOLOD City – PNP Director General Oscar Albayalde reminded police forces here to serve the public with humility.

Albayalde arrived here on May 20, 2018, to visit the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO) and the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO).

Albayalde also met with Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) director, Chief Superintendent Cesar Hawthorne Binag, NOPPO director Senior Supt. Rodolfo Castil Jr., and BCPO director Senior Supt. Francisco Ebreo and discussed the situation in Region 6.

The country’s top cop also visited the police officers involved in the shootout in Cauayan last week, who are still confined at the Riverside Medical

He told NOPPO and BCPO officers to serve the community with humility and compassion regardless if they are rich or poor.

He pointed out that the best community rela-tions they can give to the people are peace and order.

Albayalde also took pot shots at police officers who went viral after they bashed him on social media, saying they are arrogant.

He pointed out such behavior by erring cops also mean they would be more prone to disre-specting complainants who are poor.

“We have to serve the people whether they are rich or poor, without fear or favor, whether they are a politician or not,” Albayalde said.

Aside from humility and compassion, he reminded the cops to also stay humble, pointing out they are the best ambassadors for change and peace.

Albayalde also reminded police commanders not to hesitate in kicking out erring cops under their command.

“This will be the first and last time that I’ll be talking to you in this way,” he said. “The

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AUTOMATIC price control was enforced on basic necessities in the Island of Boracay.

The three barangays of Balabag, Manoc-manoc and Yapak (Boracay Island) in the Municipality of Malay have been placed under a state of calamity following the issu-ance of Proclamation No. 475 by President Rodrigo Duterte.

Pursuant to Section 6 of Republic Act 7581 (also known as the Price Act) as amended by RA 10623, prices of basic necessities shall automatically be frozen at their prevailing prices or placed under price control whenever an area is declared

under a state of calamity. The DTI – Aklan is closely monitoring

the prices and supply of basic necessities such as bread, canned fish, coffee, salt, potable water in bottles, processed milk, instant noodles, candles, detergent, laundry soap in these areas to ensure that business establishments comply with the price freeze and basic necessities are available, said OIC PD Iturralde.

The automatic price ceiling (APC) was published in the Daily Guardian on 5 May 2018 and was in effect since then.

The DTI advised the consumers to be

guided by the list of products under the APC which is available in the facebook page of DTI-Aklan at “Dtiph Aklan” and posted at the Negosyo Center Malay locat-ed at Boracay Action Center, Balabag, Bo-racay Island in making their purchases.

Any violation by business establish-ments shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Price Act as amended. The price control of basic neces-sities shall remain effective for a period of 60 days from the date of the proclamation of the areas under state of calamity, unless sooner lifted by the President.

THE business process outsourc-ing sector should prepare for the “inevitable” use of artificial intel-ligence to prevent job losses, So-cioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said Monday.

The use of AI on BPOs will happen in 3 to 5 years, said Pernia, who earlier flagged a growth slowdown in the indus-try’s office space take-up in the

last 3 months of 2017.“I think there’s increasing

awareness and consciousness about the possibility that cer-tain regular jobs we are used to will be taken over by technol-ogy,” Pernia told reporters.

“There’s just a need for firms, BPOs included, to adjust to get in, to prepare for the inevitable,” he said. (ABS-CBN News)

CEBU PACIFIC said Monday it broke its own record for the most number of passengers flown in a single day, as summer season demand boosted traffic.

The Gokongwei-led airline said it flew 65,298 on May 7, breaking the previous record of 64,684 on Dec. 27, 2016. The new record was set on 395 flights to 37 domestic and 26 international destinations.

“As summer peak season reaches full swing, we are seeing more tourists going on vacation,” said Cebu Pacific vice president for corporate affairs JR Mantaring.

Mantaring said the growing number of meetings, conferences and exhibitions helped drive passenger traffic.

The country’s largest airline said it had 53-percent market share in the first 3 months of 2018, during which it flew 4.9 million passengers. (ABS-CBN News)

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THE Guimaras Specialist Medical Centerc Inc. (GSMCI) community held the official groundbreaking ceremony and blessing of the island’s new and the first privately owned world class hospital.

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THE Bagani star says life is too short to dwell on negative things.

Aiko Melendez was inspired by the recent royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and could not help but post her thoughts about the event on Instagram.

“I’m sure you also get that feeling of wanting to walk down the aisle wear-ing the gown that you love and that’s exactly how I’m feeling right now,” she said in her post of photos of the Hollywood actress wearing her wed-ding dress.

Aiko also commented on bashers who keep on criticizing her love life. The actress was married twice – to actor Jomari Yllana and model Luke Jickain— but both relationships did not work out.

“Ang importante is yung ngayon, present ... Life is too short to dwell on negative things. Life is about becoming a better individual after every fall ... At ang pinaka mahalaga di ako nagpabaya bilang ina sa mga anak ko. Maayos ang buhay ng mga anak ko at napapalaki ko sila ng maayos.

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MANILA -- Enrique Gil and Liza Soberano were named this year’s Box Office King and Queen at the 49th Box-Office En-tertainment Awards given by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation.

In a heartfelt Instagram post, Soberano gave credit to all those who made this feat possible for her and Gil, citing Star Cinema’s Malou Santos, Carmi Raymundo, Mico del Rosario and director Cathy Garcia Molina.

Soberano also extended her gratitude to the ABS-CBN man-agement “for believing in me and the LizQuen tandem and for giving us the opportunity to inspire thousands of Filipinos all over the world.”

She also thanked their fans who unceasingly support all her projects with Gil.

“To our loving fans who spent sleepless nights tweeting, instagramming and putting together block screenings all for us THANK YOU. With or without this recognition we still feel like winners because of the unconditional love you show us,” Soberano wrote.

Her post also made mention how Gil always brings out the best in her.

“To my amazing partner Enrique who is always by my side, you bring out the best in me in ways nobody else can. I love you!” she said.

Of course, Soberano’s post would not be complete with-out thanking God “for lending us the talent to be able to use

our platform to make all of you happy.” (ABS-CBN News)

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MANILA -- Has Reina His-panoamericana 2017 Winwyn Marquez replaced Miss World 2013 Megan Young in the up-coming comedy “Unli Life?”

On Saturday, entertainment website PEP reported that Mar-quez is now the leading lady of Vhong Navarro in the film.

This is contrary to what the “It’s Showtime” host said in an interview back in February that he would be working with Young.

Aside from Marquez, PEP likewise reported that “Unli Life” will feature “Pilipinas Got Talent” finalist Joven Olvido.

Also included in the cast is Marquez’s father, comedian Joey Marquez.

No other details about the film has been released although based on Marquez’s Instagram post, she and Navarro have already been shooting “Unli Life.”

The movie will be produced by Regal Films. (ABS-CBN News)

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bilang senador ng singer actress na si Agot Isidro.Nagsimula ito nang pangalanan ni Senator Kiko Pangilinan sa programang Head

Start ni Karen Davila ang aktres bilang isa sa nililigawan ng Liberal Party para sa binubuo na 2019 Senatorial Line Up.

Ayon kay Pangilinan, Kailangan ng Liberal Party ng mas maraming kababaihan para sa kanilang line up.

“We’ve discussed this, we had several meetings not on the campaigns not on her being a candidate, all about issues affecting the nation today, Extra Judicial

killings, issues on China. She’s been very active,” panayam ni Karen Davila kay Senator Pangilinan.

“And on one of those meetings, not a political meeting, we asked her question if she’s open (to run for senator) of course she was hesitant, but then we said precisely we need more women to step up,” dagdag pa ni Senator Kiko.

Nakilala si Agot kanyang awitin na “Sa Isip Ko” at tatak na pagganap bilang love interest ni Aga Muhlach sa sitcom na Oki Doki Dok at iba pang Kapamilya programs.

Matatandaan na naging vocal ang singer-actress sa kanyang social media nang tawagin niyang isang ‘psychopath’ si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.

Sa ngayon, wala pang desisyon si Agot kung tatanggapin nito ang alok na tumakbo bilang isang lingkod bayan sa ilalim ng Partido Liberal. (Push.com)

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MANILA – China could soon deploy combat planes in the Spratly Islands that would place the Philippines within the Asian power’s bombing range, an analyst warned Sunday.

In a report on 24 Oras, University of the Phil-ippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea director Jay Batongbacal said the whole Philippines would be at risk of bombing as China could soon deploy aircraft in the area.

“’Pag nagkaroon ng ganiyang klaseng aircraft doon sa Spratly Islands, ang buong Pilipinas ay nasa loob na ng kayang bombahin ng China,” he said.

“It should be considered as a potential threat,” he added.

Batongbacal made the statement after China announced the landing and taking off of H-6K

long-range bomber planes on Woody Island within the Paracels group.

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiate had said that the militarization of Woody Island may play a role in China’s supposed plan to build large hangars on all of its outposts in the Spratlys including the Subi, Mischief and Fiery Cross reefs.

It said China’s facilities on the three reefs can accommodate H-6 series bombers and large trans-port, patrol and refueling aircraft.

Batongbacal said the Philippines must request for a dialog between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which the Philippines is a member.

“Nasa kalagitnaan ng ASEAN ang South China Sea... Historically, ang ASEAN, ay naging battle-

ground ang ASEAN region,” he said.For its part, the Department of Foreign Affairs

(DFA) said the South China Sea dispute was among the topics discussed by officials of the Philippines and the United States in a meeting in Hawaii.

The DFA also reiterated durign the meeting that geopolitical tensions in the area have also eased under the current administration.

In speeches made in Cebu over the weekend, President Rodrigo Duterte said reiterated that he will not engage in war, given the country’s limited resources and considering that China has “always been conciliatory.”

“Bakit ko isubo ang buhay ng mga sundalo ko pati ng mga pulis ko in a battle which I cannot win?” he said. (GMA News)

MANILA – Senator Francis Pang-ilinan announced Monday the six candidates the former ruling Liberal Party will field in the 2019 senatorial elections.

Pangilinan, LP President, said in-cluded in their slate are re-electionist Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino, former Quezon Representative Erin Tañada, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairman Chel Diokno, Magdalo party-list Representative Gary Ale-jano, and former Akbayan party-list Representative Barry Gutierrez.

He said they will be part of the Resistance Coalition.

He said they are still trying to con-

vince actress Agot Isidro to run for the Senate.

He did not say if ousted Chief Jus-tice Lourdes Sereno will be included in the line up but he noted that: “We have to have strong women in our ticket.”

“Hindi matatawaran ang galing at paglingkod sa bayan ng nasa listahan ng mga tatakbo sa ilalim ng bandera ng tunay na oposisyon. Dati nang tumaya para sa bayan ang anim na ito, at sa kanilang pagtakbo ay muling pagtaya para sa buhay at kabuhayan nating mga Pilipino,” Pangilinan said in a press statement.

He said the candidates will resist anti-people policies of the govern-

ment.“Bottom-line is the resistance to

what? The resistance to encroach-ment of China on our sovereignty, in our sovereign waters. The resistance to extrajudicial killings, which is still happening. Of course, resistance to corruption. And resistance to the lack of emphasis on creating jobs and ad-dressing the rising prices of goods,” he said.

Pangilinan said the challenge for the candidates is to bring the issues to the people.

“So hamon sa atin ito. Kinakail-angan ipaabot sa taumbayan ‘yung mga issues na palagay natin ay dapat

tinutugunan na hindi natutugunan,” he added.

Aside from LP, he said the coalition of opposition parties includes Ak-bayan, Magdalo, and the organization Tindig Pilipinas.

“It can’t be just LP. It should be based on the issues that we’ll be up-holding. We are in talks with Akbayan, with Magdalo...Tindig Pilipinas is part of the talks. And we’re still discussing and reaching out to other groups,” he said.

He added that Vice President Leni Robredo, LP chairperson, is involved in the coalition-building process. (GMA News)

MANILA – The Consultative Committee (Con-Com) tasked to review the 1987 Constitution for possible amendments proposed on Monday to have three high courts under the eyed federal type of government.

According to a Balitanghali report by GMA News’ Sandra Aguinaldo, former chief justice Reynato Puno, chairman of the 20-member con-sultative body, said there is an ongoing consensus about having a Federal Supreme Court, Federal Constitutional Court, and Federal Administra-tive Court.

Puno said the Federal Supreme Court would handle conflicts within the federal government, issues between the federal government and feder-ated regions, and conflicts among the federation regions.

The Federal Constitutional Court, on the other hand, will deal with cases questioning the con-stitutionality of laws, international agreements, presidential decrees and proclamations, and other laws that will be passed by the legislative assembly of federated regions.

Lastly, the Federal Administrative Court will handle election-related cases.

Puno pointed out that under this proposed sys-tem, cases would be hastily dealt and solved.

IMPEAchMENTThe body also suggested that under the new

Constitution, the impeachment proceedings of impeachable officers would be under the juris-diction of both the Congress and the judiciary branch of government.

Under the proposed system, the articles of impeachment will be submitted to the Constitu-tional Court instead of passing it to the Senate.

Puno said the Concom has been closely moni-toring issues hounding the judiciary branch such as the case of ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as it wants to preserve the integrity of the justice system in the Philippines.

Under the 1987 Constitution, the Congress has the sole authority to remove impeachable government officials such as the top magistrate. (GMA News)

MANILA – The Senate has elected erstwhile Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III Senate President.

Sotto took his oath Monday to replace Senator Aquilino Pimentel III after 16 senators, including the latter, signed a resolution seeking reorganization of the chamber.

No less than Pimentel nominated Sotto to lead the Senate.

Pimentel thanked his colleagues for giving him opportunity to be Senate President.

He said Sotto was the fittest to be the Senate President as he usu-ally solved issues amomg senators whenever there was an impasse on the floor.

Pimentel said senators also con-sulted Sotto whenever they needed guidance on how to proceed in the Senate legislative mill.

He also said that Sotto is an in-stitution in the Senate, in the music industry, in sports, and in his own political party.

“My nominee is always on time and always prepared,” Pimentel said.

Minority Leader Franklin Drilon did not oppose the nomination but did not nominate anyone from their bloc.

The minority senators ab-stained.

Present during the oathtaking were Sotto’s wife, Helen Gamboa, and children. (GMA News)

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CALLING all youth! We need all hands on deck to collectively achieve the global ocean targets, and youth have a critical part to play. The experience of the East Asian Seas region for the past 25 years has shown that true sustainable development is only possible with integrated and multi-stakeholder cooperation.

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IN A MOVE to make Iloilo a resilient city in the country, the National Resilience Council (NRC) held the First Stakeholders Meeting and Launching of Resilient Iloilo City Initiative at the Penthouse of the City Hall on May 10, 2018.

Mayor Jose Espinosa III said the City Government welcomed NRC’s initiative to include Iloilo City as one of pilot resilient cities.

“We are very happy that Iloilo City has been selected as one of the pilot areas in the country so that we can see to it that

we will become a resilient city in terms of environment, human development, local economy, and infrastructure,” Espinosa said.

“Iloilo City was chosen among other cit-ies because despite the risks, the metropolis could still have big contributions to the na-tional economy and development once the risks have been reduced,” NRC president Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said.

The three-year initiative is composed of two programs. “One is a leadership in governance wherein there is recognition

of new skills, competencies, knowledge that need to be imparted to LGUs par-ticularly in officials who are in charge of both disasters and development. The other is combined with science and technology that is a set of competencies and skill. These two will be the stepping stones towards the resilience roadmap of each LGU,” Loyzaga said.

Other six pilot LGUs are Bataan, Naga, Zamboanga Peninsula, Ormoc, Valenzu-ela, and Iligan. (Merianne Grace Ereñeta/Iloilo City PIO)

THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in collaboration with the Provin-cial Government of Guimaras hosted the Post 28th National Statistics Month (NSM) Evaluation Workshop on May 18, 2018, at the Provincial Health Of-fice (PHO) Conference Room in San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras.

A total of 55 NSM Coordinators from various agencies, LGUs, academe, and private institutions in Western Visayas (WV) convened to uphold the said evaluation workshop.

The activity aimed to share the best NSM practices and success in the conduct of the activities, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses, and discuss and resolve issues and concerns that transpired in the conduct of last year’s NSM.

They also recommended improve-ments in the conduct of the 29th NSM in October 2018 and to strengthen the commitment and collaboration of NSM coordinators.

NSM coordinators were also ex-pected to come up with an agreement on what best NSM practices and in-house activities of other agencies/provinces/cities that may be adopted and to elicit stronger commitment and collaborative efforts for the success of the next NSM celebration in the region.

Dr. Cathrelle Nava mentioned in her message that the activity will drive all participants to have better planning and programming for every office.

“Statistics, on the other hand, is an indispensable tool especially in the national development and it’s like a compass that gives direction to navi-gators; statistics give direction to local

planners and we can say that public health reach the benefits of statistics wherein health issues were captured faster and therefore can be addressed immediately, thus we recognized the importance of statistics and its contribu-tion to the achievement of AMBISYON 2040,” Nava said.

In his message, Guimaras Governor

Gumarin confirmed that the tourism industry of the province is on the rise as the number of trips of pump boats more than doubled, from 17 trips a day to 35.

PSA-Guimaras hosted the event for the participants to experience Mang-gahan Festival and contribute to the tourism industry of the province.

ALS FOR ALL ANd ALL FOR ALS Twenty three residents of Roxas City Jail recently completed the Alternative Learning System accreditation and equivalency program for elementary (2) and high school (21). Dr. Ferdinand Sy (top pic) was the guest of honor and speaker during their graduation held April 27, 2018 at THE Lawaan Integrated School in Lawaan, Roxas City. (J. Britanico/BJMPVICRS)

FIFTY LIBRARIANS were trained to write books in the dialect by the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) during a Training Workshop on the De-velopment of Children’s Books in Mother Tongue at City Hall Penthouse May 15-17.

The initiative was conducted for the purpose of helping subject teachers to produce books in order to fill the scarce resources in K to 12.

Iloilo City Public Library head Marion Aguirre said the outputs of participants will be compiled, produced, and distributed to various libraries here.

“This is very significant be-cause we are teaching mother tongue to our pupils but due to the scarcity of mother tongue books, we only have limited materials in schools as well as in libraries,” Aguirre said.

The training was funded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) with the help of NLP.

“Since NCCA witnessed the good results of the project, hopefully, this will be given enough budget and will contin-ue for the next years to come,” said Flordeliza T. Quiñones, assistant chief of NLP’s Refer-ence Division.

“We also wanted to encour-age the private schools in Iloilo and make them aware and I think they will follow this pro-gram,” she added.

Author Dr. Luis Gatmaitan shared his expertise in writing for children.

Irma F. Saligumba, Health and Projects Coordinator of Molave Development Founda-tion Inc., Program Manager of Beyond Access Philippines, taught the participants about Bloom Software which will be used in producing the books.

Melanie Ramirez, Librar-ian III of NLP’s Reference Division, also taught the par-ticipants about interactive sto-rytelling. (Roger Paul Timothy l. Lacuarta, Blessy Kaye Mal-lorca & Cherry Patriarca/Iloilo City PIO)

iloilo City pilot area for resilient initiative

5th East Asian Seas Youth Forum: A Call for Young Ocean Leaders

Youth engagement support-ing the sustainability of coasts and oceans has been a critical part of this journey. Youth continue to prove themselves active and dynamic agents, bringing bright ideas, powerful resolve, and the will to facilitate change by shaping the future they want.

With this in mind, the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2018 Secretariat calls for youth applicants to join the Fifth EAS Youth Forum (YF5) to be held at the Iloilo Convention Center, Iloilo, Philippines, on Novem-ber 27-30, 2018.

Launched at the EAS Con-gress 2006, and now entering its fifth session, the YF5 is a key event of the EAS Congress, serving as a platform for young leaders in the region to get involved in coastal and ocean sustainability. Over the past decade, EAS Youth Forums have engaged and enabled over 200 youth, strengthening their capacity to deliver solutions for sustainable development of coasts and oceans in East Asia.

The theme for the Fifth EAS Youth Forum, “Moving as One with the Global Agenda: Active and Engaged Youth in the EAS Region”, invites young leaders in the region to take an active role in driving the sustainable development agenda for coasts and oceans in the region. The event offers youth an opportu-nity to develop their skills and grow as ocean professionals, young leaders, and future in-tegrated coastal management (ICM) practitioners.

Apart from peer-to-peer

learning discussions, team building activities and creative workshops, YF5 will launch the EAS Youth Programme that will provide a more sus-tainable platform for youth engagement on coastal and ocean development efforts in the region. Young leaders will also have opportunity to inter-act and engage, not only with each other, but with global leaders and professionals in coastal and ocean manage-ment. Event details can be found in the Fifth EAS Youth Forum Program.

EAS YF5 is open to youth from countries of the East Asian region: Brunei Darus-salam, Cambodia, PR China, DPR Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philip-pines, RO Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Viet Nam. Applicants should be 18-25 years of age, a univer-sity or graduate student, young professional or active member of a youth organization or in-stitution working in the field of sustainable development.

Application guidelines and forms are available on the EAS Congress 2018 website. The deadline for applications is 31 May 2018.

Make the youth voice count in shaping the future of our shared seas, by becoming a YF5 delegate!

For more information about the Fifth EAS Youth Forum, please contact either the EAS Congress Secretariat at [email protected] or the Youth Forum Coordinator, Mr. Michael Villanueva, at [email protected].

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these, and it affected the status, name, and respect of people to Jules and Assunta,” Celiz added.

Celiz said he and Arevalo assisted De Rossi-Ledesma in filing the cases before the City Prosecutor’s Office Friday morning.

Atty. Javelosa, meanwhile, echoed the statement of Celiz, adding that he also assisted

former Cong. Jules in filing the charges Friday morning in San Carlos City.

“We filed the criminal com-plaint for libel. The reputation of my client as a result of the publication of the article was tarnished, his business standing was prejudiced, and the public’s confidence in him as a respon-sible citizen was also eroded or diminished,” Javelosa said.

“This case was also filed on the basis of the principle that a

journalist should be a purveyor of truth and not gossip, and publications such as the Philip-pine Star should always be on the right side.”

Atty. Arevalo meanwhile said that on the part of their client Assunta, there was no at-tempt to get her side of the story or to confirm the allegations.

Javelosa also said no one from PhilStar tried getting the former congressman’s side nor verify the story.

second time I hope is because we are calling you because we

will award you with medals or promotion.”

He added it hurts him to sus-pend or kick out erring police

officers since they too have families to take care, but they must do so as it is their respon-sibility to work proficiently.

valued at P2.6 million, and two memorial lots in Paranaque City valued at P301,500 have remained the same for seven years.

LIABILITIES, CONNECTIONS

As for her liabilities, Mo-rales no longer has the P2.4-million amortization she had in 2011 and instead declared an outstanding balance of P88,000

with Rustan’s for a “personal item” in 2017. She had de-clared no liability in her 2016 SALN.

Morales stated her member-ships at Provident, SCSLA, and an unnamed cooperative as her financial connections. These connections were the same in 2016 but she had none in 2011.

Out of nine relatives in 2011, Morales said she has three members of her family working in the government—her son Eugenio Morales III who is a

land examiner in Muntinlupa City; her brother Emmanuel Carpio who is Presiding Judge of Davao City Regional Trial Court Branch 16; and her neph-ew Waldo Carpio who is a cur-rent Assistant Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.

Morales will file another SALN within 30 days after her retirement as required under Section 8 of the Code of Con-duct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employ-ees. (GMA News)

Senior Superintendent Lope Manlapaz, Aklan police chief, said Aklan policemen searched for Araneta after his arrest war-rant was issued but he remained elusive until his arrest.

Members of the Boracay Tourist Assistance Center (BTAC) arrested the then 34-year-old suspect for possession of cocaine while staying in Boracay Island.

According to reports, a po-lice personnel accidentally

caught Araneta in possession of illegal drugs while inside the comfort room of a bar.

Araneta reportedly came out of the comfort room bring-ing along with him a sachet of cocaine and drug parapher-nalia.

She is a graduate of Master in Public Health at the Uni-versity of the Philippines in Manila.

Once appointed, Dumayas will replace Sanitarium OIC-medical center chief Dr. Gary Ong.

Banias clarified that the

management of the Sanitarium is under the DOH.

DOH-6 regional director Marlyn Convocar said she can-not comment as she has “not seen the appointment yet.”

alight from his vehicle.A confrontation ensued be-

tween the two until Martinez decided to arrest the driver. He then called the police station for back up.

Chief Inspector Juvy Na-vales, Mandurriao police sta-tion chief, said she heard An-gelo’s call as she as on patrol.

Another police team ar-rived before Navales reached the area.

“Nagapa-sikat sya kag na-pakahuy-an nya si Martinez,” Navales said.

At one point, Lanciola was heard saying, “Isugid ta kamo kay Rico.”

Martinez retorted by saying, “Pakadtu-a sya di kay kami ma-istoryahanay.”

They then brought Lanciola at the police station for booking.

Lanciola, a resident of Block 16, Barangay Block 22, was accused of alarm of scandal, oral defamation, and resisting arrest.

The driver’s wife called Rico for help and the latter arrived at the police station several minutes later.

“He was demanding to go inside the investigation room. I told him to just sit outside and wait while the incident is being investigated,” Navales said.

Rico allegedly told police-men to release Lanciola, citing that his wife was crying

The kagawad, who allegedly appeared to be uneasy, insisted on going inside the investiga-tion room.

Navales again cautioned and told him not to interfere in the investigation.

But Rico allegedly did not waver in his desire to go inside

the room. Navales then warned that he would be jailed.

But the dare irked the ka-gawad even more and allegedly told Navales to handcuff him.

This time, the lady cop gave it to him. He was arrested and put behind bars.

He is also facing complaints for alarm and scandal and dis-obedience to lawful order.

MOBBED?While the investigation was

going on, Navales left the po-lice station to conduct another round of patrol operation to check the compliance to the curfew ordinance.

But she later got a call that Fernando Jose “Boyet” Rico, Jafsie’s father, and a certain En-gineer Efren Paredes arrived at the police station with several PHHC residents.

Boyet, a former barangay captain, works as a coordina-tor of Iloilo City lone district Rep. Jerry Treñas. He used to be an executive assistant for barangay affairs at the Iloilo City government.

More or less 50 persons, believed to be PHHC residents, stormed the police station.

Boyet and Paredes alleg-edly berated SPO2 Florence Millama and demanded to talk to Navales.

Paredes reportedly told Millama that he was the one who financed the roof of the building which houses the police station aside from pro-viding the radio antenna of the Mandurriao PNP.

Paredes also purportedly told Millama that he would take back his donation.

Millama later told the en-gineer that he could strip the building of its roof but they

have to wait for Navales.“She was crying when I ar-

rived,” Navales said.But in a subsequent inter-

view, Rico denied that he cre-ated alarm and scandal inside the police station.

He admitted, though, that he was with Paredes who indeed reminded policemen of his donations.

MISUNDERSTANDING Boyet Rico regarded the in-

cident as a petty episode caused by a mere misunderstanding.

“Gin-inform ang bata ko, nga number one kagawad-elect, nga updan ang iya constituent nga nangayo ayuda,” he said.

Boyet said that when he ar-rived at the police station, his son was already in jail.

They eventually bailed out Rico for alarm and scandal (P3,000) and disobedience to lawful order (P5,000).

The release order was signed by Executive Judge Anne Bea-trice Aguana-Balmaceda.

Boyet said they could have settled the incident peacefully if he was present when the con-frontation occurred.

He said emotions ran high, partly owing to the fact that his son is very young.

“I have nothing against Chief Inspector Navales. Maayuhay man kami,” he added.

But if policemen would pursue charges against at them, Boyet said it’s their discretion. But he still hopes that they could talk things over and settle their misunderstanding.

While the police might pur-sue charges against Jafzie, Navales said Millama will have to decide if she will file cases against Boyet Rico and Paredes.

retrieval of ballot boxes from the first district comprised of the towns of Oton, Tigbauan, Tubungan, Igbaras, Guimbal, Miagao, and San Joaquin.

The retrieval of boxes from Iloilo City is on May 22 togeth-er with the second district.

Marañon said they are con-fident that the result of the manual recount will be the same as that official result of the May 2016 elections.

“As long as tama yung pros-eso ng pagbilang, we are very confident na magma-match yung resulta ng election with the recount of the Supreme Court,” he said.

Once all the ballot boxes in the entire city and province are retrieved, these will be forwarded to Manila and will be placed in the designated storage.

To recall, Marcos protested the outcome of the elections in 22 provinces and five cit-ies. The three pilot provinces, which he claimed have al-leged undervotes, are Iloilo,

Camarines Sur, and Negros Oriental.

Marcos, the son of the late dictator Ferdinand Sr., lost to Robredo by a narrow margin of 263,473 votes. In Iloilo, Robredo got 573,829 while Marcos only got 94,411.

The former strongman’s son claimed that he was cheated and it was impossible for him to lose because his running mate, the late Miriam Santiago, was from Iloilo.

Marañon said the recount for Iloilo will start after that of Camarines Sur has been completed.

Of the 1,800 clustered pre-cincts in Camarines Sur, 800 have been recounted so far.

“Before, we expect to com-plete the recount for all prov-inces in a span of eight months. But I don’t think we can achieve that for now,” he said.

In the event that substantial recoveries will be found in the three pilot provinces, Marañon said the recount will continue with the rest of the protested provinces. Otherwise, the case with the three provinces will be

dismissed.“These three provinces will

determine whether the protest case of Bongbong Marcos will go on or not. It is not necessar-ily that the result will match. Under the rules of the Supreme Court, there should be a sub-stantial recovery. A substantial discovery means it is math-ematically possible for Marcos na maabutan yung lamang ni Robredo,” he said.

Inclement weather during the first day posed problems in the retrieval of the ballot boxes. Marañon reported that five bal-lot boxes in Miagao town were destroyed after the storage fa-cility was damaged by a fallen tree due to heavy rains.

“These are not intentional. They are beyond our control,” he said.

Meanwhile, Marañon said the camp of Robredo will also clarify with the Supreme Court whether Iloilo City is covered by the retrieval.

“We know for a fact that Iloilo City is not part of the province of Iloilo,” he said.

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President told committee in a closed-door meeting to take care of federalization, study the Constitution, and come out

with the recommendations.“What we do know is during

our close door meeting with him, in fairness to him, he said you take care of that and study it and come out with your rec-

ommendations,” Aguilar said.Aguilar and five other ConCom

members held a consultation with officials of the two Negros prov-inces last Friday on the proposed shift to federalism and the NFR.

Brigada Eskwela or the National Schools Maintenance Week is a nationwide initiative by the Department of Educa-tion (DepEd) that mobilizes thousands of parents, alumni, civic groups, local businesses, non-government organiza-tions, teachers, students, and individuals who volunteer their time and skills to do repairs,

maintenance work, and clean-up of public elementary and secondary schools.

The mayor added that the municipal government has done its part.

“Our latest assistance is a utility vehicle for the use of the school,” she said.

Aside from LCNHS, the town has two other national schools located in other areas.

On May 21, 2018, Mayor

Mangilimutan, Vice Gover-nor Eugenio Jose Lacson and newly appointed provincial schools superintendent Dr. Portia Mallorca led faculties, students and various school stakeholders in launching the Brigada Eskwela.

Lacson promised two do-nate five projectors while Rep. Alejandro Mirasol (5th district) will give P2.5 million and 60 cans of paint.

victory at home for the War-riors at Oracle Arena. Perhaps more significantly, the 41-point margin of defeat was Houston’s heaviest in a playoff game.

R o c k e t s c o a c h M i k e D’Antoni admitted his team had been battered -- but insisted they could recover.

“They gave us a haymaker and we went down,” D’Antoni said. “We’ve got short memo-ries, it’s 2-1. We’ve got to get one up here and this next one we’ve got to go get it.

“We played soft, actually, and you can’t do that with these guys.”

As well as Curry, every other Warriors starter made double figures, with Kevin Durant finishing with 25 points and Klay Thompson 13.

Rockets star James Harden meanwhile was kept relatively

quiet, with 20 points, while Chris Paul finished with 13.

The Warriors had edged into a nine-point lead in the first quarter, building momentum steadily to go 31-22 clear.

While Curry had a slow start to the night, making just one of seven three-point attempts in the first half, Durant gradually began to impose himself.

The towering forward had 15 points in the first half, and pushed the Warriors’ lead to 54-41 with just under 30 seconds left in the half.

Durant was in the thick of the action early in the third quarter, as the Warriors stitched together a trademark burst of scoring.

Eight unanswered points suddenly saw the Warriors jump into a 21-point lead at 64-43.

The Rockets responded bravely to the onslaught, going

on a 10-2 run to slash the home side’s lead to 13 points.

But just when it looked as if the Rockets were hauling them-selves back into contention, the Warriors exploded with a 13-0 run that saw them surge into a 27-point lead.

Curry was the architect, suddenly finding his range and raising the roof with a three-pointer past the covering Harden followed by an impish one-handed layup to make it 80-56.

A Durant three-pointer rubbed salt into the wound and took Golden State 27 points clear.

From there it appeared the only question to be settled would be the margin of vic-tory, but the Warriors showed no inclination to ease up, with Quinn Cook adding 11 points off the bench in five minutes. (Agence France-Presse)

in the world. I will keep you in my heart forever.”

Barca’s players then huddled beneath Iniesta and tossed him into the air.

“I feel privileged,” coach Ernesto Valverde said. “Just as they all do to have been a part of it. He is a unique, unrepeat-able player. There is none like him.”

After 22 years at the club and 16 in the first team, Ini-

esta’s 674 appearances for Barcelona is bettered only by Xavi Hernandez, who was also on the pitch before kick-off to join in the tributes.

Real Sociedad welcomed Iniesta with a guard of honor while the crowd formed an impressive mosaic to spell out ‘Infinit Iniesta’ on the two sides of the stadium, with an infinity symbol, doubling up as number eights, at the ends.

A giant flag behind one of the goals read ‘Gracies Per Tant’,

‘thank you for so much’.Torres’ swansong was less

emotional, perhaps because his fairytale ending had already arrived on Wednesday, when he lifted his first Atleti trophy after the Europa League final against Marseille.

But his double against Eibar added some extra sparkle in front of his own supporters, who stayed on after the final whistle to watch the team form another guard of honour as the striker left the pitch. (Agence France-Presse)

Sampulna said they have already unearthed three pipes

which discharged wastewater to the beach.

“Hindi mo maamoy pag-mataas ang tubig. Pero pag

mababa ang tubig lumalabas ang mabaho,” he sad.

Sampulna said Cimatu instructed that they will open all 33 pipes.

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MADRID, Spain – Two Spanish giants bid farewell to their boyhood clubs on Sunday as Andres Iniesta waved goodbye to Barcelona and Fernando Torres went out with a bang at Aletico Madrid.

Torres scored twice on his final appearance for Atletico, even if a Lucas Hernandez red card helped Eibar claim a 2-2 draw on the last day of the La Liga season.

Iniesta’s 22-year association with Barcelona, meanwhile, ended with a victory as the player marked out as the Spaniard’s successor, Philippe Coutinho, proved the difference in a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad.

With a tear in his eye, Iniesta walked off to a standing ovation from the Camp Nou in the second half, having unfastened his captain’s armband and handed it to Lionel Messi.

He hugged the Argentinian and then embraced the rest of his colleagues. The 34-year-old clapped the crowd, blew them a kiss, before exhaling and ducking into the dug-out.

An extravagent post-match ceremony followed, celebratng both Iniesta and the winning of La Liga and the Copa del Rey. Barca’s players returned to the pitch all wearing shirts with Iniesta’s name on their backs.

“It is a difficult day,” Iniesta said in a speech to the crowd. “But it has been a wonderful 22 years. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to defend and represent this club, for me the best

ROME, Italy – Rafael Nadal won the Rome Masters for the eighth time on Sunday when he defeated defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 after a stunning comeback.

German second seed Zverev was 3-1 up in the decider before two rain stoppages halted his momentum.

Top seed Nadal raced away with the last five games to secure a 32nd Masters title and ensure a return to the world number one spot.

The 31-year-old also showed why he will once again be the runaway favourite when Roland Garros begins in a week where he’ll be bidding for an 11th French Open title.

Zverev, 21, came to the court riding a 13-match win streak which included last weekend’s trophy in Madrid.

However, by the end of Sunday’s rain-hit final, his record against the Spaniard stood at five defeats in five meetings.

Nadal was 3-1 down at the first rain break but cut the gap on the resumption.

After a further half an hour off court

during the second interruption, Nadal came back out firing, winning four straight games to wrap up the win on his second match point.

“The rain break was so important, I didn’t think it would help me but it did. I was able to come back out with clear ideas, I’m very happy,” said Nadal.

“To win Rome eight times is amazing, it’s hard to describe. To have the chance to win here again is so great.

“As for Roland Garros, I’m going to enjoy this victory and think about Paris in a few days.

“For Alexander it’s amazing to have won that many matches in a row,” Nadal said after winning in just over two hours.

“Today this trophy is with me for a short time, but I’m sure you will get it again.”

He added: “This was a very difficult match played at one of the best events of the world.

“To win again after my first (Rome title) in 2005 is amazing, the 2005 final was one of the best memories of my career.”

Nadal remains the best clay-courter of

the Open Era with an astonishing 408-36 record

He will next seek an 11th French Open crown to match the 11 he owns from Monte Carlo and Barcelona.

“You are an amazing champion and you proved that today,” Zverev told the Spaniard at the trophy presentation.

“You are the greatest clay player of all time, we all saw that. I’m disappointed that my streak is over, but I did lose to Rafa, so maybe it’s OK.

“I was so close but I lost it at the end.”With the sun shining, Nadal made light

work of what looked like a disastrous start to the match as he dropped serve in the opening game.

But the king of clay quickly mounted a fightback, breaking world number three Zverev to love and going on to deny the German a winning service game in the entire set.

Nadal closed out the opener in 32 min-utes on an overhead smash to leave his challenger scratching for answers after losing six straight games.(Agence France-Presse)

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Kaya FC-Iloilo took the top spot of the Philippine Football League rankings after posting a convincing 4-2 victory over powerhouse Davao Aguilas FC in their homecoming match at the Iloilo Sports Complex in iloilo City on May 20, 2018.

The Iloilo-based squad improved their record to 16 points on five wins, a draw, and two losses while handing the Aguilas, who now drop to the No. 3 spot of the rankings, their third loss of the season.

Senegalese striker Robert Lopez Mendy starred for Kaya Iloilo in the match after registering a hat-trick performance with strikes in the 40th, 59th and 73rd minutes.

It was a quick-starting match for the offense of Kaya Iloilo as Jordan Mintah immediate took the lead for their side with a strike just 47 seconds into the match.

For Davao, James Younghusband opened the scoring with a successful header off a corner in the 52nd minute while Takashi Odawara added a strike of his own in the 68th minute.

Meanwhile, Stallion Laguna FC caught their second straight victory at the expense of JPV Marikina FC, 4-1, at their home stadium at the Binan Football Stadium last Saturday, 19 May 2018.

With the win, Stallion are now on the No. 4 spot of the standings with a record of four wins and and three losses while JPV Marikina fell to their seventh straight loss and have landed at the No. 5 spot with six points on their record. (http://philippinesfootball-league.com)KAYA FC-Iloilo players celebrate after beating the vaunted Davao Aguilas, 4-2. (Photo by Al Destacamento)

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DUMANGAS, Iloilo is going strong in the Biron Cup Season 2 tournament after capturing victo-ries in volleyball and basketball matches over the weekend.

The men’s volleyball team unleashed the heart of a champion as they rallied from a 0-2 deficit to win in a classic semifinals clash against the municipality of San Miguel, 17-25, 23-25, 25-10, 27-25, 15-8 at the Dumangas covered court, May 20.

With the win, Dumangas will take on Pavia in a Best-of-Three championship series.

In the women’s division, the dream rematch between arch rivals Pavia and San Miguel was sealed after defending champion Pavia eliminated Pototan in straight sets, 25-20, 25-16 26-24.

The municipality of San Miguel also won beat Dumangas in three straight sets, 25-19 25-22 25-12.

In men’s basketball, Dumangas escaped Barotac Nuevo, 80-73, at the Passi City covered court. The losing squad struggled in the hard court after star player Ralph Bajon missed to play the game.

Dumangas is set to face Alimo-dian in the quarterfinals.

Passi also routed San Enrique, 102-83, to advance in the quarter-final round which will be held at Punong gym in Passi City.

SKY CABLE Iloilo receives the P100,000 cash prize and the championship trophy after winning the Governor’s Cup. (Ray Cabarles)

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TEAM Sky Cable Iloilo retained the crown in the Iloilo Governor’s Cup National Invitational Basketball Championships after eliminating Letran Knights, 92-83, in the second edition of the tournament held at the Pototan Astrodome, May 20, 2018.

Aside from the title, Sky Cable also won the P100,000 cash prize while Letran took home P75,000.

Both teams played superbly early in the game, but Rodriguez Ebondo torched every defender thrown at him with 19 big points.

Letran struggled from the field in the first half,

but Ilonggo cager John Paul Calvo unleashed a 14-point performance, including two treys.

Another Letran Knight, Kier Quinto, contrib-uted 17 points to their losing cause.

In the battle for third place, Centro Escolar University (CEU) Scorpions defeated Mapua Cardinals, 99-84, to win the P50,000 cash prize. The Cardinals, on the other hand, got the P25,000 cash prize.

The four-day basketball bonanza was or-ganized by the Iloilo Sports Development and Management Office - Center for Sports and Physical Fitness. A total of four teams competed in the cup - Mapua Cardinals, CEU Scorpions, Letran Knights, and Sky Cable Iloilo.

GOLDEN State Warriors guard Stephen Curry celebrates after scoring against the Houston Rockets during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Finals in Oakland, Calif., Sunday (May 21, 2018 in PHL). (AP/Jeff Chiu)

OAKLAND – Stephen Curry silenced his crit-ics with a 35-point display as the Golden State Warriors thrashed the Houston Rockets 126-85 to take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Western Conference finals on Sunday.

Curry, targeted relentlessly by Houston as the Rockets levelled the series in game two, overcame a sluggish first-half display to lead a Warriors blowout in game three.

The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player exploded for 18 points alone in a devastating spurt of scoring in the third quarter that took the game away from Houston.

The reigning champion Warriors now have the opportunity to take a commanding 3-1 lead with a further victory in front of their home fans in game four on Tuesday as they chase a fourth straight NBA finals appearance.

Curry was relieved to have rediscovered his scoring touch, even if he had been unfazed by the

criticism of his game two performance.“That’s what I expected to do,” Curry said

afterwards. “My approach to every game is the same -- you don’t get too high on the highs, or too low on the lows.

“I’m just thankful I managed to hit some shots tonight, eventually. But there’s a long way to go. I’m just going to stay focused on that.”

Warriors coach Steve Kerr meanwhile said he had never doubted Curry even after a shaky first half display.

“We’ve seen this so many times with Steph,” Kerr said. “All it takes is one. I was never concerned. This guy’s a two-time MVP and he bounces back from bad games as well as anybody I’ve ever seen. It didn’t surprise me.”

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