Tuesday, June 06, 2006

PNRC Aklan Chapter

PNRC Aklan Chapter holds a one day District and Schools Red Cross Youth Coordinators Conference last May 30. The participants discussed several topics to improve further the services of the Red Cross in Aklan and the process of mitigating the negative effects to life and property of disaster like earthquake, flood and typhoon. Picture shows Vice Governor Ronquillo C. Tolentino, chairman, PNRC Aklan Chapter and Dr. Victorina Laroza, OIC, Schools Division Superintendent, Aklan.
Vice Governor Tolentino discussed the role of the Red Cross to the participants specially in times of catastrophe. Dr. Laroza challenged the participants, most of whom are public schools teachers, to perform their task accordingly. “We should not only be motivated to do our job because of our salary but we do it because it is our duty”, she pointed out. Dr. Laroza stressed that: “Teachers are the companions of God for the perfection of man”. /mP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

Ro Kahilway

Ni Atty. Ronquillo C. Tolentino

(Editor’s Note: We are publishing “Ro Kahilway” by Aklan Vice Governor Ronquillo C. Tolentino in commemoration of the Philippines Independence Day on June 12. This is the second and last part.)

Ro eamigas it nacionalismo nga produkto it Revolusyon sa Pransya ko ika 18 nga siglo o 18th century hay nag-abot sa Pilipinas it ika 19 siglos o 19th century. Sa kamatu-oran, owa kita it matawag nga sentido nacional bago mag-abot re Españoles. Ag bisan kilaea eamang kita bilang Las Islas Filipinas ko rehimen it Español, ro mga tawo natawag nga “Filipinos” hay na-aplicar eamang sa mga Español nga natawo sa Filipinas o natawag nga insulares ag ro tunay nga Filipino hay guintawag it mga Español nga “Indios” mana ko mga “Indians” sa America. Ro mga Indios hay bukon it bilog o may espiritu nga unidad sa andang paghambae ag bueohaton dahilan man ngani nga ro simbahan it Español ag ro mga opisyales it gobierno, eabi eon guid do mga frayles, nagdivider ag naggobierno it mga tumandok. Ngani ro “indio” hay guintawag eamang nga “Filipino” sa mga ulihi nga dinag-on it pagdumaea it Español ko mga 1890s.
May movimiento ko Filipinos nga noble sa pagreformas owa man pagpamati-i it mga Español. Una ro pag expresar it pagpaeapna-ag it intereses it Filipinos ag ko Filipinas pag-agi sa pag-fondar it periodico nga nahingadlan nga “La Solidaridad”. Una ro guinpanueat nanday Graciano Lopez Jaena, Marcelo del Pilar ag ni Dr. Jose Rizal. Una eon dayon ro pagguwa ko ay Dr. Jose Rizal nga “Noli Me Tangere” ag “El Filibusterismo”. Una ro pagforma it “La Liga Filipina” nga bisan man ngani bukon man it subersivo nga organisasyon hay duyon ro pagsugo it Español sa pagdakup kay Rizal ag pagtapuk kana sa Dapitan.
Ro movimiento it reforma hay palyado evidensya nga ko temprano pa it 1892 guindakop si Rizal ag guintapuk sa Dapitan. Pero una guihapon ro pag-eaom eabi-eabi eon sa “middle class” nga pamati-an o maghumok pa guid ro taguipusu-on it España sa mga reformas nga guinapangayo. Sa raya nga rason, nagpadayon ro movimiento para sa matawhay nga reformas it mga ap-at pa nga dag-on o hasta sa 1896 nga ro masa, sa pagdumaea ni Andres Bonifacio hay nakipagsukoe it madugu-an kontra sa Español.
Si Andres Bonifacio isaeang ka tawo nga tueangkod ro anang ha-abutan sa pagtu-on pero may tinago nga mataas nga ka-aeam hay nagfondar it Katipunan sa gabi-I mismo nga ro balita ko pagtapuk kay Rizal sa Dapitan hay nakaeapus ay ro pagtapuk kay Rizal guinhimo nga secreto it mga otoridad Español. Bukon it mana ko mga “middle class” nga naghangup eamang it matawhay nga reformas. Si Bonifacio ag ro anang mga sumueonod hay owa eamang magpanamgo it reformas Interesado sanday Bonifacio nga librehon ro banwang Pilipinas sa alima it mapintas nga pagdumaea it mga Castila ag sa anda nga panimu-ot ag panan-aw, ro daean eamang agud matuman ro andang hangup hay sa pagpreparar it tawo sa armadong conflicto o sa rebolusyon. Busa, ro Katipunan hay guin fonder sa radical nga plataforma eabi-eabi sa pag abot it Independencia ag kahilway sa fuerza it armas.
Dagaya ro nagkaeamatay sa pagsukoe sa Español. Dagaya man ro naguing martires. Una ro trece martires it Cavite, ro 12 martires it Bicol, ro 19 martires it Aklan. Sa Mindanao, indi mahuyap ro guinpamatay ko Castila tagtiempo it revolusyon. Ag una man kara ro pagbaril kay Jose Rizal sa Bagumbayan ko Disyembre 30, 1896.
Sa madugo nga pagsukoe it mga Filipino kontra sa Español, nagpaguwa it dekreto si Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo ko Hunyo 5, 1898 sa pagbutang sa Hunyo 12, 1898 bilang adlaw it proklamasyon it independensya. Ana nga guin komisyon si Julian Felipe, isaeang ka composer nga taga Cavite, sa pagpreparar it sangka composisyon nga iga presentar o igapatocar para sa ceremonyas independencia. Ko Hunyo 11, pinakita ni Julian Felipe ro “disenyo” it anang composisyon musika nga natituluhan “Marcha Filipina Magdalo”. Si Aguinaldo ag ibang lideres it revolusyon, pagkabati ko composition nga guintukar sa piano, dayon nagdecidir nga adoptahon ra nga martsa opisyal it Pilipinas. Guinhinyo ni Aguinaldo nga tur-an ni Julian Felipe ro katapu it banda it San Francisco de Malabon agud sa masunod nga adlaw hay anda nga matocar. Guin cambyohan ni Julian Felipe ro ngaean it martsa sa Marcha Nacional Filipina (Philippine National March) nga makaron hay ginakanta naton nga “Philippine National Anthem” Ra umpisa sa Pilipino hay “Bayang Magiliw” nga kon amat man ngani hay bukon it ma-init naton nga gina kanta.
Ko Hunyo 12, 1898, mga banda alas 4 ag alas sinco it hapon, si Aguinaldo, sa presencia it dagaya nga tawo, nagproclamar it independencia it Pilipinas sa kato anay nga Cavite el Viejo , (nga makaron hay Kawit, Cavite). Sa primero nga tiempo it aton nga maragtas, ro bandera it Pilipinas nga guinhimo sa Hongkong ni Marcela Agoncillo ag guin asistihan it pag-obra ni Lorenza Agoncillo ag Delfina Herboza, hay opisyal nga guin pasaka ag dayon ro Marcha Nacional Filipina guin pabati sa publiko. Ro acto it Declaration it Independencia hay guinpreparar ni Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista, nga imaw man ro nagbasa. Ro declaration it paghilway it Pilipinas hay guin pirmahan it 98 nga katawo, eakip eon ro isaea nga Amerikano nga opisyal it army nga nagtestigo sa proclamasyon. Raya hay sa mapig-ud ro capitulo it historya it Pilipinas ko anang adlaw it paghilway.
Eamang nga pagkatapos it Hunyo 12, 1898, una man ro pag-ucopar it Pilipinas it mga Amerikano ag nagpa-idaeom ro banwang Pilipinas sa andang gahum sa sueod it mga 45 anyos, pagkatapos it mga 377 anyos nga pagcolonizar ag pageopig it mga Kastila. Ag tagha-um eon kita nga husto mag dogaling, umabot ro mga Hapon ko pangaywang guerra mundial ag dayon man kita nga guin pa-idaeum sa andang pagobierno.
Ko Hulyo 4, 1946, guinpa-ibabaw eon man do bandera Pilipinas ag rato ro aton nga guincelebrar nga “Independence Day” hasta ko pagpresidente ni Diosdado Macapagal. Guin balikan ni Macapagal ro husto nga petsa it aton nga paghilway – Hunyo 12.
Tag si Macapagal pa hay nagacampanya sa pagkapresidente, ka-abo-an nga mga “nationalists” hay nagpanan-aw kana nga binuhat man lang imaw it mga imperialista ag mga maeagko it mga eogta sa Pilipinas, medyo owa na-ila ro mga “nationalists” sa Pilipinas sa ana nga pagda-ug bilang presidente. An-om nga buean pagkatapos imaw napili, guinsurprisa ni Macapagal ro mga nagaduda. Anang guin paguwa ro isaeang ka Executive Order nga nag saylo it Philippine Independence Day halin sa Hulyo 4 pa-adto sa Hunyo 12, ro adlaw nga siin ko 1898, ro Deklarasyon it Independencia it Pilipinas hay guin basa sa Kawit, Cavite.
Ro paghalin it petsa hay owa maka-escapar sa mga mata it Americano ag andang mga “sympathizers” riya sa Pilipinas. Busa guin acusar nanda si Macapagal it paghalin it petsa it Philippine Independence Day pa-adto sa Hunyo 12, bukon nga owa sanda maconvincir sa rasones nga guinpaguwa ko administrasyon ni Macapagal kundi ro Camara de Representante it Estados Unidos owa mag-apropar it 73 milyones dolyares nga “War Damage bill”. Sa mga “nationalist”, ro hueag ni Macapagal hay mayad kanda nga surprisa ay sa anda nga libro ag panan-aw, si Macapagal hay na-expectar nanda nga medyo ikog sa sapi-sapi nga bolador it Americano. Ngani, halin ko 1962, ro Republika it Pilipinas hay nagacelebrar it andang Independence Day kada Hunyo 12. Ag ro Hulyo 4 naguing “Philippine-American Friendship Day”.
Independente kita nga nacion. Ogaling ro aton nga paghueag kon amat hay medyo ginadictahan kita it mga banyaga nga naciones. Matu-od man ro hinambae nga nagpuyo kita sa kalibutan it “dependence ag interdependence”, “trade liberalization ag globalization” pero bukon sa pagsunod nga it sa may medyo higot sa ilong sa sugo o pagsunod it polizia o kadadikta it mga banyaga.
Ro istorya it banwang Pilipinas istorya it pagsacrifisyo ag paghaead it kabuhi it aton nga mga ninuno makita eamang naton ro kahilway. Halin kay Lapu-Lapu sa Mactan pa-adto kay Rizal ag kay Bonifacio, halin man kay Rizal ag kay Bonifacio pa-adto pa guid sa madugo nga kaeanasan it Bataan ag kabukiran it Corregidor pa-adto sa EDSA, matan-aw gid naton ro higugma it Pilipino sa kahilwayan ag sa paghaead it kabuhi kon kinahangeanon sa altar it kahilway.
Sa aton nga paghilway, ro kinahangeanon naton bukon eamang ro pagpa-ino-ino it aton nga mga derechos kundi man ko aton nga responsibilidad o obligaciones bilang pumueoyo it naciong Pilipinas. Ay ro nacion nga ro pumueoyo pirme eamang sa isip rong derechos ag owa na man nabalanse it anang katungdanan hay indi man mag uswag it madali.
Una sa aton nga banwang Pilipinas bukon eamang ro pagkinahangean it madasig nga paghugod kundi man ro disiplina. Ro banwang Hapon, nag-uswag eamang tag nag-umpisa sanda it “national discipline”. Pagtumba it “Japanese Shogunate”, dayon ro banwang Hapon nakapa-ino-ino nga panan-awon ro disciplina sa nacion. Sa sueod it 200 anyos nag-imponer sanda it “national discipline” ag naguing avante ro pagpangabuhi it tawo. Mawroyon man ro hanabu sa Singapore ag sa Taiwan.
Kon maghambae man kita it kahilway, bukon man it kumpleto rong kahilway kon owa man it kalinung. Alinun eon lang it sangka nacion nga may ambisyon nga mag-uswag kon owa man it kalinung sa palibut o sa “countrysides”. Indi kita makadugang it produksyon kon sige ro pag-ilinaway sa aton nga palibot.
Sa kaulihanan, ro kahilway hay makapabugtaw katon it mayad. Pa-agi sa kahilwayon matapna naton ro pag-abuso sa gobierno. Pa-agi sa kahilway, mapaninguha naton ro hustisya.
Sa adlaw it pagcelebrar it atong kahilwayan, ipangadie naton sa Maka-ako nga ro mga nag-sacrifisyo, naghaead it andang kabuhi, rong mga martirez, ro mga naduea sa mapintas nga mga rehimen agud makakita it kahilway hay kabay man magkalipay sa gahum ag kandungan it aton nga Guinu-o.
Mabuhi rong Pilipinas, kahapon, makaron, ag hin-aga ag sa masunod nga mga dinag-on ag siglo! /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com


Sunday, June 04, 2006

Barangay Trade Fair 2006 Underway


Kalibo Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo have directed all the members of the newly formed Manggad it Kalibo Barangay Trade Fair Committee to gear up in preparation for the Manggad it Kalibo Trade Fair. This will be held on June 19-23, 2006 at the Kalibo Pastrana Park along with Kalibo Food Festival sa Kalye, the Bankathon Race and the TESDA Skills Olympics in the tradition of commemorating the town-wide fiesta of the feast day of St. John the Baptist on June 24.
The preparation is centered on the enhancement and promotion of the Dangal ng Barangay Products as well as the "One Town, One Product". The trade fair will bring the best products from the sixteen barangays of the Ati-Atihan town of Kalibo to the eyes of the public especially to the various local and foreign visitors.
The Manggad it Kalibo Trade Fair is intended to provide marketing opportunities for the products of the sixteen barangays of Kalibo. It is also intended to promote and augment employment in these barangays in Kalibo.

Livelihood Thru Indian Mangos, Squashes & Sweet Potatos

Have you ever been annoyed by Indian Mangos falling on your backyards, just rotting and creating an unsightly mess and unsavory smell? Did you ever know that those unsightly fruits can be a source of income?
On June 7 to 8, 2006, the Municipal Agricultural Services Division of Kalibo conducted a training seminar on Food Processing of Indian mangos, squashes and sweet potatos at the Kalibo Fish Processing Center in sitio Pudlon, Brgy. Mabilo, Kalibo. Some two (2) out-of-school-youths (OSY) or two (2) housewives from each of the sixteen barangays of Kalibo attended and participated in the said training seminar.
Resource persons from the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) assisted by the technical personnel from the Municipal Agricultural Services Division taught the OSYs and housewives on how to convert these fruits and root crops into pastilles, flans, kamote donuts, squash cakes and other food stuffs as livelihood sources in the barangays.
According to Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo, this training is one way of empowering people in the barangays to provide for themselves alternative sources of livelihood. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

May 27 - EDITORIAL

The Arrogance of the Military


Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita denied the administration had something to do with the disappearance of the five (5) supporters of former President Joseph Estrada. As a matter of fact, secretary Ermita was so emphatic, the administration had nothing to do with the five whom their relatives had reported missing.
But two hours after Secretary Ermita’s confirmation, the military confirmed it had the custody of the five. The admission came after the Commission on Human Rights slammed “pattern of impunity” which had marked violence against political militants and the Amnesty International deplored continuing abuses in the Philippines.
The military spokesman denied that the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) was not keeping the five missing men prior to their arrest.
According to the TV report monitored, the five are: 1. Virgilio Eustaquio who is the chair of the Union of the Masses for Democracy and Justice which is associated with former president Estrada; 2. Ruben Dionisio; 3. Jim Lucio Cabauatan; 4. Dennis Ebona; and 5. PO3 Jose Justo Curameng.
According to them, they were taken from the house of Eustaquio in Kamuning , Quezon City on Monday May 22 by men in civilian clothes and police intelligence agents who were not identified.
Before the military announced it has the custody of the five, Secretary Ermita denied the administration did not do it as it would cause destabilization. When told that the military has the custody of the five missing persons, Sec. Ermita was quick to say, “these are operational matters that you don’t expect the Palace to have knowledge of”.
Is the Malacañang occupants ignorant of what happened? Is the president of the Philippines not the Commander In Chief of the AFP? Secretary Ermita is mocking the people. Why did he in the first place, deny the military was not holding the missing men if he has no prior knowledge of it? He could have said, I have no knowledge of it and not deny outright.
For one thing, Col. Tristan Kison, AFP spokesman also denied the five missing men are in the hands of the military (ISAFP). But he later admitted the five had been in the hands of ISAFP since their arrest. He vehemently denied the five were not with the ISAFP even when the relatives of the missing persons were looking for them in ISAFP compound in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. What a tricky spokesperson of the AFP! Does Kison deserve to receive his salary and other benefits from taxes of the Filipino people?
Many believed, the arrest of the five people was a “gestapo-like” method which deserves the strongest condemnation possible.
The five missing persons were released yesterday afternoon. But before their release, they experienced torture with the military.
The case of missing persons revealed what kind of the military we have in the Philippines headed by its Commander–In–Chief whose legitimacy to the position is in question. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

Entrepreneurial Farmer

Ambrosio R. Villorente

Guilt Is Guilt; Fine Is Fine

Kasamang Jerome Vega of RMN-DYKR, Kalibo, Aklan is found guilty of slight oral defamation filed by PO3 Ferdinand Relayson of the Makato Philippine National Police. The decision was promulgated by the Municipal Circuit Court, Makato, Aklan just recently. As such, Kasamang Jerome Vega is fined P100.00.
The case started with a slight altercation three years ago inside the Makato Police Office. Kasamang Jerome Vega was performing his function as a radio broadcaster. PO3 Ferdinand Relayson was also performing his function as a police officer. Due to misunderstanding, there were exchanges of unsavory words between the two, according to records of the case.
After court hearings and both parties presented their testimonies and evidences, the court found Kasamang Jerome Vega guilty of slight oral defamation and fined him P100.00. The guilt appears light and the fine seems insignificant. However, guilt is guilt and fine is fine no matter of its gravity and extent of penalty.
The slight oral defamation is considered a criminal offense which will always appear in one’s personal record. In a radio interview with RGMA – DYRU Kalibo in its program “Ilitsahan”, Kasamang Jerome Vega revealed he will appeal the decision. Please do it, you have our support until the present decision is reversed.
The case between Kasamang Jerome Vega and PO3 Ferdinand Relayson is one good lesson for all media persons. We, of the media must be prudent in the exercise of our profession, to the police officers too and to everybody as well.
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For the last few days, vehicles circulating in Poblacion, Kalibo have eased out. It is noticed, there are more elbow rooms on the roads. The tricycles are observed orderly parking in their respective parking lots according to colors. This traffic improvement is surely the result of traffic re-routing in Kalibo.
EF urges the LGU-Kalibo to continue this program as it is gaining good result. EF urges the drivers and vehicle operators to obey and cooperate in this program for the best interest of Kalibo in particular and Aklan in general.
It may be suggested to the provincial government of Aklan to adopt a program to gradually phase out the tricycle circulation on the public highway. They may circulate in the barangay and municipal roads to transport goods and people from the barangay to the poblaciones and national road and back to the barangay. Vehicles of four (4) or more wheels will be allowed to travel along the national roads.
This way will minimize if not totally prevent vehicular accidents; save on fuel and lubricants; comply with the mandate of the “Clean Air Act”; improve the ambiance of the community; and many other indirect benefits to the community and people.
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Because of negligence of duty, Prison Guard Zaulda was dismissed from the service. Zaulda was charged of negligence of duty after it was found out that he left his post in the DRSTMH even before he was properly relieved of his post.
On the basis of the report of the head of the Aklan Rehabilitation Center and on the result of the investigation made on the case, Governor Carlito S. Marquez dismissed Zaulda. Zaulda appealed his case with the Civil Service Commission.
On the basis of all the information, testimonies, and evidences submitted to the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the decision of the Office of the Provincial Governor of Aklan was “partly modified” by the CSC. It authorized Governor Marquez to re-instate Zaulda to his position as Prison Guard as Zaulda has proven he did not abandon his post.
With other problems occurring in the ARC, it is expected Governor Marquez will institute reforms particularly on personnel management. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

Beauty Shop Opens In Kalibo

In the late afternoon, Saturday, May 13, 2006, the Reyes Haircutters (RHC) opened its 217th shops in Kalibo, Aklan. The beauty shop is located in Quimpo – Calizo Building, Rizal Street, Kalibo.
Rev. Father Paul Sayon presided the blessing ceremonies while the ribbon cutting was by the owner, Mr. and Mrs. Celestino “Les” Reyes with Kalibo Vice Mayor Nilda B. Tambong, former Congressman Billie V. Calizo, SP Member Daisy Sucro Briones and SB Member Madeline Regalado. Prior to the blessing ceremonies, the haircutters went on a motorcade around Poblacion, Kalibo, Banga, and Numancia. With the motorcade were movie/TV stars Tonton Gutierez, Glydel Mercado and comedian Chocolait. The haircutters and beauticians also joined the motorcade.

History
The Reyes Haircutters (RHC) was established in 1991 by Les Reyes who comes from a clan of hairdressers. Starting off with their matriarch, Mama Ada of Ada’s Beauty Shop, in the early 1960’s then with his brother the renowned hairdresser in the 1980’s with his own chain.
In 1991, the RHC was initially known as Reyes salons, which is independent from Ricky Reyes Salons. Realizing that too many people lack the time to go to a beauty salon and most cringe at the price that go with most of the salons around together with today’s fast paced lifestyle and increasing cost of living do not mean that we should neglect the need to feel beautiful inside and out. High standards, quality products and services are the essential components of the business. When Les. discovered this consumer behavior through valuable years of experience, he changed the name to Reyes Haircutters (RHC) on 1999. Along with it are changes that led to the current look and color combinations.
With its rebirth, RHC’s began a cultural shift geared towards a Salon that offers a variety of excellent and uniform services, a warm ambiance, competent and highly trained salon staff; all in the atmosphere of the most friendly pricing in the history of the Salon Industry. RHC has positioned itself as the “Filipino Family Salon” which means that it would cater to every member of the Family at a reasonable price.
Great value and care at a price that the typical family could afford such as Haircut for P49.99 with shampoo and blow-dry and a hot-oil treatment for a minimum of P99.99 are designed for all classes of people. These prices along with the other services are boldly displayed on the salon’s façade to welcome all types of consumers, thus, equalizing all social boundaries, stressed Les Reyes.
RHC then revolutionized the image of the Salon Industry from a thing of luxury to a service-oriented segment of the society. To better reach and serve the most number of consumers at the fastest time possible, RHC opened its doors to franchising in 2001 and rapidly expanded from four (4) company–owned branches located in the metropolis to more than a hundred nationwide.
No one anticipated its phenomenal growth in just barely two years of franchise operations and be this widely accepted and in demand with the consumers. There are many more areas requesting for new additional outlets to cater to the ever growing market. The demand is not only in the Philippines but abroad, starting off with countries with a high population of Filipino Communities.




MISSION STATEMENT

▪ To provide the best quality service, reasonably priced to cater to individuals from all walks of life.
▪ To be the leader in the Beauty Industry by serving the most number of satisfied customers regardless of class, gender and age.
▪ To continuously generate awareness by following a well-planned expansion program through more outlets operated by dedicated individuals.

Our customers and employees are our reasons for being. In line with this, we are committed to:
▪ Serve the needs of our customers through the consistent delivery of innovative products and services of the best quality.
▪ Provide a supportive environment that inspires teamwork, mutual trust and professionalism where competence and excellence are recognized and rewarded. We will bring about the empowerment and attainment of the full potential of each employee.
▪ Keep to the highest standards of quality and service.
▪ Fulfill our role as a good citizen by reaching to our less privileged brothers and sisters.
▪ Grow so that we will contribute to be a major force in nation building.

VISION

The PHILIPPINES leading provider of globally competitive-oriented personnel united in a shared commitment to excellence in all our clients. Pursuing the greater welfare of the society by contributing our talents and resources to the achievement of national growth and development.
As a leader in our chosen market, we focus all our efforts on the customer, we pride ourselves in exceeding this expectations through quality service.
In Kalibo, the franchise holder is Ms. Patricia Cordero and the manager is Gerlie Calizo. /MP mailto: mailto: madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

GAB Awards Cash to Ex-WBF Champ

and Ex-convict Magahin

By Alex P. Vidal
Instead of condemning him and treating him as a social outcast, the Games and Amusement Board (GAB), in an unprecedented Board resolution last May 10, awarded P10,000 cash to former World Boxing Foundation (WBF) welterweight champion William Magahin of Iloilo City.
The decision to provide “welfare assistance” to the 35-year-old black mestizo retired fighter came after GAB Commissioner Alex A. Paglumotan learned that the former boxer is now jobless and penniless after his release from the Quezon City jail. Magahin spent more than two years for cases of robbery-holdup in the jail.
UNANIMOUS
“The (GAB) Board unanimously approved the P10,000 cash as welfare assistance to William Magahin. Chairman Eric Buhain and my fellow Commissioner Angel Bautista okayed the financial assistance. He can claim the money by sending us a letter of request,” Paglumotan informed WBF Philippine Supervisor Alex P. Vidal in a text message hours before the GAB official left for Chicago, USA to attend a commissioners’ meeting of the Women International Boxing Association (WIBA) scheduled on May 10-17, 2006.
For his part, Vidal thanked the GAB for “sending a positive signal to all retired Filipino boxers like Magahin”. Vidal will inform WBF President Mick Croucher about GAB’s benevolence.
“The amount will not last a lifetime but the GAB showed that it is ready to come to the rescue of destitute boxers regardless of their background,” said Vidal, referring to Magahin whose incarceration in 2003 prompted Croucher to come to Manila and visit him in jail.
CASH FOR BAILBOND
Croucher, who admitted he pitted the Amerasian ex-pugilist when he read his story in the internet, also offered cash to bail him out on August 2, 2003.
Croucher’s efforts were, however, dashed to pieces as Filipino promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde returned to Croucher the cash for Magahin’s bail “because it is better for him (Magahin) to stay in jail as he is a menace to the society.”
Magahin landed in jail after he and a male companion robbed passengers of an FX taxi in Quezon City in June 2003.
The former boxer won the WBF belt by whipping Australian Jeff Malcolm on points in a title fight at the Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City on March 25, 1995.
DEBACLE
He lost it on points to Suwito Lagola in Sumatra, Indonesia but regained it when the WBF stripped Lagola of the title for failing to make a mandatory defense.
After repulsing on points deaf-mute Hawaiian-Filipino challenger Erwin Villaver in 1996, Magahin yielded the crown to Jaime Lerma of Texas, USA on a savage 11th round disposal witnessed at the ringside by then Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com




Sugilanon Ni Tita Linda Belayro

Magic Ting-Ting

Ting-ting rong sunlog kay Tote bangod sa anang kaniwang. Kon sa Aklanon pa silhig. Putos abi it panit ag owa it tambok ro anang eawas. Guinasunlog imaw ko anang mga kaklase, ogaling owa guid naga kaugot imaw. Alinon mo kon imaw ro guina tao kana it Dios. Raya eamang ro anang pag aeam-aeam sa anang kaugalingon.
Maskin imaw ron si Tote nga maniwang, paborito guid imaw ko andang maestra. Guinasugo imaw nga mag-pilak it basura pagkatapos it klase. Malipayon guid si Tote kon sugu-on imaw ko anang titser.
Ko isaeang adlaw, samtang nagapilak imaw it basura, may hakita imaw nga silhig nga ting-ting sa puno it mangga nga maeapit sa dap-ong it basura. Matsa may isip o paino-ino rayang silhig. Guin pueot ni Tote rong silhig. Umalsa rong silhig ag dinaea si Tote sa ibabaw. Owa guid it nakakita kana tongod idto tanan sa sueod it klase ro mga onga. Sa kakibot ni Tote, guin hambaean nana rong silhig nga ibalik imaw sa idaeom. Nagtuman rong silhig. Guintago nana sa mga eamay rong silhig ag bumalik imaw sa kwarto. Nagduhong si Tote it madali dali parabil sumueod sa kwarto. Pag-eaum ko anang maestra hay may guina batyag imaw. Pagkatapos it klase, nagpilak eon man imaw it basura. Anang guin bo-oe rong silhig ag guin manduan nga indi magpahalata. Guindaea nana rong silhig sa andang baeay putos it manila paper.
Owa pa naka abot imaw sa baeay, abo nga mga tawo rong naga sininggit it sunog. Maeapit eon lang rong sunog sa andang baeay ag maymasakit pa ro anang igmanghod. Guin bo-oe nana rong silhig ag guinmanduan nga maeopad sanda. Sa madali eang nga oras, idto eon sanda sa ibabaw. Ro silhig hay nagsabwag it tubi sa kaeayo. Bangud sa tubi golpeng napaeong rong kaeayo. Nasalbar tanan rong mga baeay. Nagpaeayo si Tote agod indi makilaea.
Nangin palaisipan it mga tawo kon sin-o ratong nagsakay sa silhig. Halin kato ag bangud sa gahum it silhig, abo rong nabuligan ni Tote. Perme guid nanang guina gamit rayang gahum sa kamaeayran, nongka sa kaeainan. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

PNRC – Aklan Conducts District and School Red Cross

Youth Coordinators Conference

The Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC) Aklan Chapter will conduct a one day District and School Red Cross Youth Coordinators Conference. This will be held in APSTA Center, Poblacion, Kalibo, Aklan on Tuesday, May 30, 2006.
Among the topics scheduled for discussion are: 1. The 7 Fundamentals Principles of Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, PNRC Services and structure; 3. Red Cross Youth Programs; 4. 2006 Training Programs & Goals for Youth and Adult levels; 5. 2006 Youth Calendar of Activities and Observances; and 6. 2006 Red Cross Youth Membership goals.
There will be open forum. The participants will be requested to give their impressions and respond to final challenges with Dr. Victorina S. Laroza, Asst. Schools Division Superintendent and OIC, Division of Aklan.
All the PNRC Youth Coordinators in Aklan are expected to attend and participate actively in this conference. In the opening ceremonies, Mr. Ernesto F. Melgarejo will lead the invocation. This will be followed with the reading of the Red Cross Fundamental Principles by Ms. Mary Joe B. Galeon. Ms. Arcely P. Pelayo-PNRC Aklan chapter administrator will present the participants whom Dr. Ambrosio R. Villorente, Vice Chairman, PNRC Aklan chapter will welcome in his welcome message.
Vice Governor Ronquillo C. Tolentino and Dr. Victorina S. Laroza – chairman, PNRC Aklan Chapter and RCY membership expansion committee respectively will deliver their respective messages. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

BSP Western Visayas Elects Dir Tirol Regional Chairman

Some 214,317 boys of elementary and high school ages are the targets for memberships in the Boys Scouts of the Philippines in Western Visayas this year 2006. This was approved during the Key 3 Conference held in Iloilo National High School, La Paz, Iloilo City last week.
Some 25 members of the Key 3 from the provinces and cities of Western Visayas attended the meeting. Key 3 refers to the chairman, commissioner and scout executive of a boy scouts council.
This goal of 214,317 is only 28 percent of the total scout potential of 755,011 from the boy scouts council of Aklan, Antique, Bacolod City, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental. The goal of the BSP Aklan Council this 2006 is 23,083 or 41 percent of the total 55,841scout potential in Aklan.
As of March 2006, BSP Aklan Council has 13,565 members. This is 58.77 percent of the goal. In the scout tenure analysis, Aklan ranks number 2 among the seven (7) BSP councils of Western Visayas as there are 13,565 scout members or 86.82 percent of the total who are more than one year in scouting in Aklan. Capiz ranks first as 90.01 percent of its members are more than one year in scouting. Aklan Council is also second in advancement record as it realized 76.35 percent of its goal.
Hon. Vincent H. Piccio III presided the meeting as Regional Chairman. He relinquished the chair however after the election. Upon his request, Dir. Victoriano B. Tirol, Jr. was elected the new regional chairman. He immediately assumed the position and continued presiding the meeting. Dir Tirol is the Regional Director of DepEd, Region VI.
Other officers elected with Dir. Tirol are Hon. Vincent H. Pacifico III – regional vice chairman; Dr. Elnora A. Barrios – regional scout commissioner; Edgar C. Jimena – regional program commissioner; Atty. Adolfo E. Jaen – Regional Treasurer; Dr. Ambrosio R. Villorente – regional PR Officer; and Allan O. Encabo regional auditor.
The meeting also approved the 2006 National Regional Calendar of Events and Observances and the preparation of the BSP regional participation to the BIMP – EAGA Urban Scout Jamboree on May 26 – June 2, 2006 in Davao City.
The BSP Aklan Council was attended by Dr. Victorina S. Laroza – provincial scout commissioner, Mrs. Leila L. Pamatian – provincial scout executive and Dr. Ambrosio R. Villorente representing Vice Governor Ronquillo C. Tolentino – BSP provincial chairman, Aklan Council. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com



Ro Kahilway

Ni Atty. Ronquillo C. Tolentino

(Editor’s Note: We are publishing “Ro Kahilway” by Aklan Vice Governor Ronquillo C. Tolentino in commemoration of the Philippines Independence Day on June 12. This will be in two parts. The second part will be published in the June 3 issue.)

Sa granitong pader it “Harvard University” makit-an rondayang panueat ni Archibald Macleish: “How shall freedom be defended? By arms if it is attacked by arms; by truth when it is attacked by lies; by democratic faith when it is attacked by authoritarian dogma. Always, and in the final act, by determination and faith.”
Sa Hunyo 12, 2006, nataw-an it banwang Pilipinas it kahigayunan nga magcelebrar kita it adlaw it atong kahilwayan, dayon nakon nadumdoman ro ratong manunueat nga naghambae nga ro kawsa it kahilway hay kawsa man it Maka-ako.
Ro personal nga Libertad hay mata-as nga kinahangeanon sa dignidad it tawo ag sa kalipay man it tawo.
May hinambae si Ralph Waldo Emerson it mawraya sa English: “For what avail the plough or sail, or land or life, if freedom fail? O sa inakeanon, anano ro pagkinahangean pa it arado o eayag, eogta o kabuhi kon pagpalya man lang ro kahilway?
Ro kahilway ina sa pa-ino-ino ag tagi-pusu-on it tawo o nacion nga nagahangup it kahilway.
Kon amat eani nabutang sa mga kanta ro parte sa Libertad ag kahilway. Bukon eamang sa aton nga banwang Pilipinas mana sa mga kanta nga “Bayang Magiliw”, “Bayan Ko”, o “Pilipinas Kong Mahal”. Mana sa mga iba nga naciones ina ro pagbutang it pagtaeopangud sa kahilway mana sa ay Julia Ward Howe nga “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, nga mawraya ro nagsa-ad sa sangka stanza:
“In the beauty of the lilies
“Christ was born across the sea,
“With a glory in His bosom
“That transfigures you and me
“As He die to make men holy
“Let us die to make men free
“While God is marching on”

O sa ratong kinanta it mga Black Americans sa paniempo ni Martin Luther King, nga mawraya:

“O, justice, O justice
“Oh, justice over me
“But before I’ll be a slave
“I’ll be buried
“In my grave I’ll be home to my land
“And be free

Sa kanta nga may .titulo nga “All my trials Lord” may palabras nga mawraya:

“There was a book that was given to me
“And every page spelled Liberty
“All my trials Lord, soon be over now”

Si Abraham Lincoln, naghambae anay it mawraya: Ro mga tinuga nga nagapamalibad it kahilway sa iba bukon man it para kanda ro anda nga nakutoe nga kahilway ag sa idaeom it gahum it Maka-ako ro mga nagapamalibad ag nagakutoe it kahilway hay indi man magbuhay sa anndang pagkutoe it kahilway.
Bugtawon naton sa atong pa-ino-ino, padabdabon naton sa aton nga mga tagipu-su-on ro paghigugma sa banwang Pilipinas bukon eamang sa pagcelebrar it adlaw it kahilway kundi sa aton nga pag-gawi adlaw-adlaw. Guintaw-an kita it Maka-ako it sangka nacion nga aton nga higugmaon and puyusan.
Nag-umpiisa ro mga Filipino it pagsukoe sa mga Españoles sandig sa naga-iba-iba nga kabangdanan hay nagtilipon ag nagsabwag sa nacional nga moviemiento sangka “national struggle” samtang ro mga Filipino nakipag-away para mahilway sanda sa pagdominar it mapintas nga pag-administrar sa Pilipinas pag-agi sa “Philippine Revolution” it 1896 hasta 1897.
Ko October 1889, isaeang ka grupo it illustrados sa Paris nga nagpirma sa bansag nga “Ro Filipino” nagpanueat it articulo nga may titulo “Sa Amon Nga Nahigugma nga Inang Banwa España” o “To our Dear Mother Country, Spain”.
May parte ro articulo nga mawraya:
“Kon ro awo hay ginabusaean; kon ro ana nga dignidad, honor ag Libertad hay naeapak; kon owa it legal nga pa-agi kontra sa mapinas nga pag-eopig it manog-eopig, kon ro mga reklamos , mga petisyones ag mga panaghoy hay owa na-intiendiha; kon owa nasugti bisan ro pagpanangis; kon ro ultimo nga pag-ea-om hay guina eogos pa sa tagipusu-on…sa royon eamang nga kon owa eon it remedyo nga pagabuytan it nagakurog nga alima halin sa mga altar ro madugo nga daga it revolusyon.”
Si Lapulapu it Mactan (1521) ag si Dagami it Cebu (1567) ro mga primero nga Filipino nga nagpamalibad nga magsaludo it Español. Ro mga pagsukoe sa Español it rimero hay mahambae naton nga dumaeahan it mga political nga lideres (mana ko mga datu,maginoo ag maharlika) ag ko mga lideres it mga tumueo-o mana ko mga babaylan, katalonan. Pangaywa, ro pagsukoe sa buko’t makatarungan nga polisiya sa economiya ag ko mga institusyones it relihiyon ag ro pangatlo, ro problema sa eogta.
Kon isaysay naton it bato-bato ro mga temprano nga pagsukoe ag pakibaka contra sa mga Españoles, hay basi makasueat kita it daywang ka libro. Aton eamang nga panan-awon nga ro mga temprano ngara nga pagsukoe hay nagpalya bisan pa man rato nga mga 85 anyos nga Dagohoy “revolt” o mana ko pagrebelde ni Diego Silang sa Ilocos, ni Palaris sa Pangasinan ag ni Matangga sa Cagayan. Rondaya nga pagpalya it pagsukoe sa Español hay bangud ko eapta eapta nga mga isles o matawag man naton nga “insular makeup” it Pilipinas ag nagcondicion sa mga isipan it Filipino anay kato nga magpuyo nga maeayo sa isaea ag isaea. Owa ngani it nakita nga sentido it unidad nacional.
Sa mga temprano ngato nga pagsukoe, may mahambae kita nga may mabahoe nga agwat da komunikasyon it mga pumueoyo sa Luzon, Visayas ag Mindanao, eabi-eabi eon guid abi kato sa mga pumueoyo nga maeayo sa poblaciones. Ina man ro nagakasari-sari ag owa gahilobtan nga linguaje pero owa it matawag nga linguaje nacional nga ma-intindihan it tanan nga makapabuylog kanda, bisan pa man eani may mga layes colonial nga mga guinpasa sa pagturo it linguaje Español sa mga Filipinos. Dagaya ro andang guin bangdanan mana abi ko kakueangan it mga “language materials” ag ko kakueangan man it estratehiya sa pagturo it linguaje nga banyaga ag eabaw sa tanan, ro kueang nga kwalificado nga manugturo it linguaje Español. Pero sa likod it tanan kara o sa rayang mga rasones nga mmaabaw hay sa paglimbong sa kamatu-oran nga kahadlok it mga frayles Español nga ro Filipinos nga naka antigohan it linguaje it Kastila hay maguing educado nga mayad ag maguing futuro nga subersivo of filibustero. /MP madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

Tricycle For Hire Operators/Drivers

Dapat May Permiso O Dokumento Nga Makabyahe Sa Kalibo


Ko halin pa it Mayo 22, 2006, ro Transport and Traffic Management Unit (TTMU) it banwang Kalibo hay naga monitor ko operasyon it tanan nga tricycle for hire nga nagaoperate sa sueod it territorial jurisdiction it Kalibo.
Ginapadumdum sa tanan nga operators o drivers it tricycle–for–hire nga dapat may anda gid nga ginabuytan nga nagakaigo nga permiso halin sa taeatapan ko gobyerno lokal it banwang Kalibo nga sanda hay ginapahinugutan nga makapamasada sa karsadahon it Kalibo.
Bangod kara ginapaabot gid it transport management unit ro tanan nga kooperasyon it nagakasari-sari nga organisasyon it transportation kapin pa sa mga tag ana it tricycle nga nagabiyahe o nagapamasada sa banwa it Kalibo nga magasunod sa bag-o nga traffic code ko gobyerno local it banwang Kalibo agod malikawan ro anumang insidente sa daeanon.
Sa rayang ka angtanan, ro mabuhay eon nga reklamo it mga tricycle driver nga nagabuyot it nagakaigo nga permit sa Municipalidad it Kalibo hay gin aksyonan it TTMU nga kutob sa colorum o naga – operate it tricycle nga owa it pahinugot mag operate sa banwa it Kalibo hay pagadakpon sa pagtuman ko kasuguan sandig sa Municipal Ordinance No. 044, ro Traffic Code of Kalibo.
Ro bag-ong tukod nga TTMU ni Mayor Rebaldo base sa ordinansa hay maga-obserbar ag maga-monitor sa hueag it tanan nga estilo it transportasyon agud mapamayad ayad ro sistema it trapiko ag malikawan ro disgrasya.
Ginpaabot ni Ms. Gay Quimpo nga kun may una nga dapat bag-ohon o idugang hay magpadaea eang sanda it sueat sa taeatapan it TTMU sa Municipal Hall it Kalibo. /MP madyaas_pen@yahoo.com

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

GAB Awards Cash to Ex-WBF Champ
and Ex-convict Magahin
By Alex P. Vidal

Instead of condemning him and treating him as a social outcast, the Games and Amusement Board (GAB), in an unprecedented Board resolution last May 10, awarded P10,000 cash to former World Boxing Foundation (WBF) welterweight champion William Magahin of Iloilo City.
The decision to provide “welfare assistance” to the 35-year-old black mestizo retired fighter came after GAB Commissioner Alex A. Paglumotan learned that the former boxer is now jobless and penniless after his release from the Quezon City jail. Magahin spent more than two years for cases of robbery-holdup in the jail.
UNANIMOUS
“The (GAB) Board unanimously approved the P10,000 cash as welfare assistance to William Magahin. Chairman Eric Buhain and my fellow Commissioner Angel Bautista okayed the financial assistance. He can claim the money by sending us a letter of request,” Paglumotan informed WBF Philippine Supervisor Alex P. Vidal in a text message hours before the GAB official left for Chicago, USA to attend a commissioners’ meeting of the Women International Boxing Association (WIBA) scheduled on May 10-17, 2006.
For his part, Vidal thanked the GAB for “sending a positive signal to all retired Filipino boxers like Magahin”. Vidal will inform WBF President Mick Croucher about GAB’s benevolence.
“The amount will not last a lifetime but the GAB showed that it is ready to come to the rescue of destitute boxers regardless of their background,” said Vidal, referring to Magahin whose incarceration in 2003 prompted Croucher to come to Manila and visit him in jail.
CASH FOR BAILBOND
Croucher, who admitted he pitted the Amerasian ex-pugilist when he read his story in the internet, also offered cash to bail him out on August 2, 2003.
Croucher’s efforts were, however, dashed to pieces as Filipino promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde returned to Croucher the cash for Magahin’s bail “because it is better for him (Magahin) to stay in jail as he is a menace to the society.”
Magahin landed in jail after he and a male companion robbed passengers of an FX taxi in Quezon City in June 2003.
The former boxer won the WBF belt by whipping Australian Jeff Malcolm on points in a title fight at the Iloilo Sports Complex, Iloilo City here on March 25, 1995.
DEBACLE
He lost it on points to Suwito Lagola in Sumatra, Indonesia but regained it when the WBF stripped Lagola of the title for failing to make a mandatory defense.
After repulsing on points deaf-mute Hawaiian-Filipino challenger Erwin Villaver in 1996, Magahin yielded the crown to Jaime Lerma of Texas, USA on a savage 11th round disposal witnessed at the ringside by then Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila. /MP

Editorial- May 20, 2006

Malacañang Transgression of CES Law


One of the conditions obtaining in countries under the parliamentary form of government is a strong government bureaucracy. The government personnel from the lowest rank up to the highest non elective official in a ministry are not affected in any way in case there is a change of leadership at the top.
Government personnel are so professionalized to their jobs. Prime Minister and Minister of a ministry may come and go, but personnel in the bureaucracy are left to continue doing their respective jobs. They are like cats and dogs which when its master left, it remains in the house. When another master comes, it welcomes the new master.
But not in the Philippines, not yet. How then can the Philippines shift from the presidential to the parliamentary form of government when the Philippines bureaucracy is not prepared for it?

Politicization of Career Service

In Resolution No. 619 of the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) on March 20, 2006 the members were alarmed of Malacañang personnel actions affecting Career Executive Service Officers (CESO) that have transgressed laws, rules and regulations and undermined the principles of professionalism and meritocracy.
To support this indictment, the CESB cited the case of DepEd undersecretary Luz who refused to honor post dated checks issued by the President’s social Fund for the scholarship program of Zambales Rep. Antonio Diaz. These checks were said to have been issued in return for Rep. Diaz’ opposition to Arroyo’s impeachment. Luz was sent a “thank you letter” and an order transferring him to another office.
Another transgression of Malacañang was the easing out of an executive in a government corporation and replacing him with a non – eligible outsider with strong political backing. In 2002, Crisostomo, after he opposed the suggestion to put his agency under the Department of Housing, left the government after serving the Pag Ibig Fund for more than 17 years.
As of February 2006, some 843 CESOs and CES eligibles are occupying non-CESO positions inspite of the 6,388 positions in the career executive service.

Bloating the Bureaucracy


At the time President Joseph Estrada was driven out of Malacañang, there were 63 under secretaries and 64 assistant secretaries in 19 departments. Today, the Arroyo administration has 85, undersecretaries or 22 more than Estrada’s and 72 assistant secretaries or 12 more that Estrada’s. Arroyo has bloated the bureaucracy despite her repeated pronouncements to trimmed the fat in the government.
According to the records in the Department of Budget and Management, there were 1.2 million permanent positions in the national government in 2005. This is 47,555 more than what Estrada has in 2000. Moreover, Arroyo has 677 positions which are exempt from the salary standardization law which did not exist at the time of Estrada. Arroyo has also doubled to 1,617 part time positions.
The CESB viewed with grave concern the apparent politicization of the career service “as a non CES eligible occupying a CES position is deemed as a political appointee who serves at the pleasure of the President.” In an inventory done by the CESB, it was shown that of the 2,583 CES positions, 2,122 positions are occupied of which 1,227 or 58 percent have a third level eligibilities while the remaining 895 or 48 percent are filled up by non eligibles.

How Does CES Operate


The Career Executive Service operates on the rank concept similar to the Armed Forces and the Foreign Service. The rank defines status, compensation and security of tenure. To become eligible for the CES, one must pass management aptitude test battery. This is followed by a series of simulation exercises designed to measure managerial capability potential. A formal interview by a CESB or by a panel will be conducted and performance validation on the job.
After one passes all the requirements, he is conferred CES eligibility. His name is included in a list of eligibles where the CESB gets the name to be recommended to the President to be given a CESO rank. There are six CES ranks with corresponding salary grades ranging from 25 to 30 being the highest and the salary starting from P28,875 a month to P34,323, the highest.
With the approval of Resolution 619 of the CESB that expressed alarm over the transgression of the Career Executive Service law, rules and regulations, Malacañang is gradually replacing the current members of the CESB with men subservient to Malacañang.
In view of these, the Arroyo government will convert the Philippine bureaucracy into an inverted pyramid, pay more money to assistant secretaries and undersecretaries and other high positions, give rise to conflicts over turf competition for more attention, thereby creating discord and disunity in department offices. The present bureaucracy is not suited and prepared to perform its functions in a parliamentary form of government. /MP

Mrs. Lolita Magdaluyo – Calagsing

Commencement Speaker, Most Outstanding Alumna

By Frank T. Ituriaga
MRS. LOLITA MAGDALUYO–CALAGSING, an Assistant professor at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City, came back recently to her high school Alma Mater – Madyaas Institute in Numancia, Aklan to be the Commencement Speaker during its 60th graduation exercises.
The Guest of Honor and Commencement Speaker, popular and a standout singer during her high school days at Madyaas Institute some four decades ago, was also cited and presented with a Plaque of Recognition as Most Outstanding Alumna for SY 2005 – 2006 on the same occasion.
Also present during the affair, among others, were Atty. Filemon C. Fernandez, President & Chairman of the Baord; Mr. Josue T. Maravilla, Vice President; Mr. Franklin T. Ituriaga, Principal and Secretary of the Board; Dr. Reinalda I. Magdaluyo, President of the Alumni Association and member of the Board; Dr. Concepcion P. Constantino, member of the Board; and other officers of the Board of Trustees and members of the Faculty.
In her speech, Mrs. Calagsing reminisced of the good times during her high school days; talked about her experiences, and made some fleeting comparisons of those times then vis-à-vis the present day situations. She talked about how good her teachers were, and how she’d brag about them to her friends and peers later on.
She briefed the members of the graduating class of the prospects on hand and looming before them, gave them simple and practical tips on how to prepare for the future, and advised them to make the most of the opportunities they could hold on to, and to endeavor to be the best of whatever they could finally be in life.
Born in Pasig City on April 10, 1947, Prof. Calagsing spent her childhood days in Numancia, Aklan where she finished her elementary education from the Numancia Elementary School with honors in 1959, and high school from Madyaas Institute in 1963, also with honors. She graduated Bachelor of Science in Education (major in Elementary Education) at West Visayas State University in Iloilo City in 1967, as Most Outstanding Student in Dramatics.
In 1998, after retiring from the teaching job (with a rank of Master Teacher II), she earned her Master of Arts in Education from West Visayas State University. Beginning 1999, and to this day, she has been Assistant Professor at the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City.
Among the responsibilities related to school and community services she is involved in now are the following: As Directress/Principal of the Leon Holy Family Learning Center in Leon, Iloilo (which started in 2000), as is Provincial Coordinator for Iloilo of the CFC-Education Foundation Inc., as President of the Teachers College Faculty Club of the University of San Agustin, and as Supervisor of the Teachers College Practicum Students of the same institution. For Academic Year 2002-2003, she was recipient of a Professorial Chair at the University of San Agustin.
Calagsing has undertaken researches, like: 1. Mga Kontemporaryong Pagpapahalagang Filipino ng mga Mag-aaral sa Unibersidad ng San Agustin. (This is a Professorial Chair Lecture sponsored by the University of San Agustin and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines – Academic Year 2002 – 2003). 2. Mga Kasanayang Pangwika ng mga Mag-aaral sa Elementarya (West Visayas State University, 1998).
Mrs. Calagsing is a member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, the Catholic Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines (CTGP), and the Philippine Association for Teacher Education. (PAPTE).
Baby, as friends and intimates call her, is married to Mr. Rodolfo C. Calagsing, a retired Division Manager, Philippine Ports authority. The couple have two children; Ken M. Calagsing is a Business Administration graduate (major in Marketing) from the University of the Philippines Visayas. He is now a Premium Finance Specialist in Los Angeles, USA. Kim Tatum M. Calagsing, on the other hand, went to college at West Visayas State University. Now a Registered Nurse, she works at McKenzie Place, Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Alberta, Canada. /MP

Entrepreneurial Farmer

Ambrosio R. Villorente

An SB Member Sponsors A Motion While Absent In The Session
For and in behalf of the Aklan Fishpond Operators’ Cooperative (AFOC), Mr. Enrique R. Dionio submitted a proposal to Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo to manage, operate and maintain the Food and Transport Terminal at Oyo Torong Street, Kalibo, Aklan. Subject to terms and conditions to be mutually agreed between the municipality of Kalibo and the AFOC, a memorandum of agreement maybe signed on a medium to long term basis.
The AFOC aims to put up a fish center, its main product. However, agricultural products like beef, pork, poultry, and fruits and vegetables will be included for wholesale and or retail. Actually, the fish center will deal with all farm products.
As AFOC envisions it, the fish center aims to provide agricultural and fish products to consumers at high quality and at reasonable price. This will be realized by stabilizing supply and prices that are more or less at farm gate. With this process, the producers will also be assured of a market and reasonable margin of profits of their agricultural and fish products.
On the part of the municipality of Kalibo, its non-performing asset will start to yield of whatever fee is agreed the AFOC will pay in return for its use. Kalibo will not need to invest any money for AFOC will take care all even its janitorial and security requirements. If there is any, it maybe a police assistance and hauling of garbage. As I heard from Mr. Dionio, Kalibo will get more indirect benefits from the project such the creation of some jobs to the people in the vicinity of Oyo Torong, vehicle maybe decongested in Toting Reyes St. and Roxas Avenue Extension around the Kalibo Wet Market. Kalibo can use its money for other projects rather than in the Tambakan area.
According to Mr. Dionio, Mayor Rebaldo was sympathetic to the proposal as he presented it on Wednesday, May 17 to the Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Market and the Committee on Finance. Hon. Melanie V. Tolentino, chair of the Market Committee was also elated to hear the proposal.
On the other hand, Hon. Gregorio Malapad, chair of the Finance Committee would limit the AFOC as a tenant in the “Bagsakan”. Hon. Malapad informed the meeting of the plan to borrow a loan of P30 million to be used in the development of the said area.
For Mayor Rebaldo to borrow P30 million for investment in the Bagsakan, it will take quite sometime following the local legislative and administrative process. If things go smoothly, and if work will start now, it maybe effective in the 2007 – 2010 term if there is election. Moreover, the future of Kalibo will be used as collateral which will affect the next generation of Kalibonhons. It will be noted that the “bolanteros” left the “Bagsakan” after they experienced nil sales for selling their wares after they were ejected of Toting Reyes Street. They did not come back to sell again in that area.
Once the AFOC gets the green light to manage, operate and maintain the bagsakan, it will be developed into a wholesome market where sellers and buyers meet regularly. It will become a sanitary and peaceful place where vendors and buyers transact business with utmost honesty.


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The Sangguniang Bayan of Kalibo on its 11th Regular Session on April 20, 2006 approved a “Resolution Conveying utmost recognition and commendation to Congressman Florencio T. Miraflores and Governor Carlito S. Marquez and Provincial Officials for the expansion and improvement of the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital“.
This improvement of DRSTMH is a long felt need of the Aklanons. It is just fitting to commend our public officials like Cong. Joeben Miraflores, Governor Carlito S. Marquez, Vice Governor Kel C. Tolentino, members of the Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan and others.
However, there is only one question. Can a Sangguniang Bayan member sponsor a resolution which is the subject of deliberation during his/her absence?
In Resolution No. 2006 – 033, approved on April 20, 2006 during the 11th Regular Session of SB Kalibo, Hon. Melanie V. Tolentino was listed absent “SB Member” (OIC Mayor). However, on the first page, second to the last paragraph of the resolution states: on motion of Hon. Melanie V. Tolentino, chairperson, Committee on Health and Sanitation, conveying utmost recognition and commendation to Cong. Florencio T. Miraflores and Governor Carlito S. Marquez. . .” Is this possible? Or maybe Hon. M. Tolentino participated in the SB session by remote control, using the “information technology”. /MP

Ro Sugilanon Ni Tita Linda Belayro

Misteryosong Bubon


May isaeang ka bubon nga maeapit sa plasa it Barangay Guingmu. Owa eon guinagamita rayang bubon ag guina pinilakan lang it basura. Ogaling sa kaabu-on ko basura nga guina pinilak adlaw-adlaw hay owa guid it pagkapuno. Kon gabii, abong nakakita nga nagakaeayo, pero owa man it sinial nga may nasusunog pagka–aga.
Isaeang gabii, nagahinampang ro mga onga sa plasa, may nakakita ag naka hugom it aso sa baba it bubon. Eaum nanda hay may nagsuga. Abo nga naka saksi pero pagka aga hay owa man it maskin nano nga nasunog. May isaeang ka magueang nga naga pakalimos nga nag paeapit sa bubon. Naghaboy imaw it pagkaon ag pumanaw nga owa it nakakita, dayon naduea.
Halin kato, nangin paeaisipan kanda sa mga taga barangay Guingmu rayang bubon. Gusto nanda nga tukibon rong misteryo nga naka putos sa bubon ngara. Sono sa mga katigueangan, rayang bubon hay tiempo pa it mga Kastila. Dating guina estaran royong lugar it isaeang ka Kastila nga naka asawa it Pilipina. Mapintas rayang Kastila. Sa owa magbuhay nag masakit rong ina ko babaye. Nagpangayo it bulig sa asawang Kastila. Owa pagtaw-i it bulig. Busa, namatay ro ina. Nagkasubo rong babaye. Nagbisita imaw sa andang baeay nga may daeang mga pagkaon. Pero owa imaw pagsugti ko anang asawa. Nagpanaw imaw nga owa nag-eaong. Pagkasayod ko Kastila, guinsueang ro asawa. Guinguyod nga parang hayop. Dayon, guinpasakay it pilit sa anang karwahe. Gustong magbaeos ro mga igmanghod it babaye ugaling guin punggan sanda ko andang magueang.
Pag-abot sa baeay, it Kastila, guin kulong rong asawa. Sa oras it pagkaon, guina daehan eang it pagkaon. Owa nana guina tabinga rong pagkaon. Nagpangamuyo imaw nga tueonon imaw it eogta. Pilang adlaw nga nagtaliwan, naglinog, nagbuka rong eogta. ag imaw nga asawa hay natabunan. Owa it naka sayod kon ano rong natabo. Nagbisita ro anang asawa, pero matsa may naghigop kana ag natabunan man imaw it eogta.
Halin ko rayang hitabo, kada gabii hay may nababatian rong mga tawo nga may naga panaghoy. Kon amat parang may nagasinggit. Guin kahadlukan rayang baeay. Pag-abot it mga hapon, guinsug-an rayang baeay tungod guin estaran it mga gerilya. Nabilin eon lang rayang bubon. Ag guin obrang tambakan it basura.
Makaron guina dayo rayang bubon sa plaza it Brgy Guingmu. Guin butangan ko Sangguniang Barangay it kurae agod indi mahueog ro mga onga. Guin obra man nga “wishing well” ag guina hueogan it mga sinsilyo. Sa kaabu abo nga naga hinaboy sa rayang bubon owa guid it pagkapuno. Sin-o baea ro nagasinaeap kara? /MP

Paglumotan Exhorts Iloilo Pro Sports Execs To Organize

By Alex P. Vidal

Games and Amusement Board (GAB) Commissioner Alex A. Paglumotan has exhorted leaders of professional sports in Iloilo City to organize as a federation so they can have a set of officials that will be accredited by GAB.
In a dialogue with local professional sports leaders held at the Robinson’s mall recently, Paglumotan, former vice mayor of Bacolod City, said the federation should be composed of representatives of all professional sports in the city and province of Iloilo for proper recognition and accreditation by the Makati – based supervising and regulatory agency headed as chairman by Eric Buhain.

POTENTIAL ATHLETES

”Once you have been organized, it will be easy for you to scout for potential and quality athletes waiting to turn professionals which are our gateway to the world,” said the Ilonggo GAB commissioner for administration and finance. He admitted, “many sports enthusiasts in Iloilo don’t know how to tap connections in the national level. They lack the mechanism on how to seek help from the government.
Paglumotan stressed that the demarcation line between professional and amateur sports is cash prize saying “it is only in the aspect of sports where we can generate harmony and unity regardless of political affiliations.”
PRIZE
Professional athletes like billiard players, boxers, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players, among other contact sports can receive cash prizes while amateur athletes who don the national flag are paid only through stipend from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) where Buhain was former chairman.
Paglumotan said he and Buhain have agreed “to bring the government to the hearts and minds of the people” the reason why he has been actively disseminating the goals and objectives of the Buhain administration personally in various areas outside Metro Manila.
“Chairman Buhain is very supportive of our programs (of going to the people instead of the people going to the government) and he is always positive that we can make a difference in our desire to improve and enhance professional sports in the country,” Paglumotan said.

PROBLEMS

“Among the problems being faced by sports enthusiasts outside Metro Manila are: economic, lack of interest, lack of moral support from executives of political territories’, he pointed out.
“Sports is a good ambassador of goodwill and unity,” Paglumotan enthused. “Under the leadership of Chairman Buhain, we will see to it that there will be no more first class and second class; we threat each other as equals and partners in undertaking to assist and support all your future programs."
Paglumotan concluded: “Let us organize, reorganize, redo and review our past performances and GAB will be there to support and induct all sports federations in the country.” /MP

Kalibo News

Consul General Gavino Visits Kalibo


Philippine Consul General Erlinda Gavino of the Philippine Consulate in Guangzhou, Guandong Province, People’s Republic of China, with her associates made a courtesy call to Honorable Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo. They were accompanied by Congressman Florencio T. Miraflores just recently.
The Consul General discussed the possible advantages of economic and tourism development that the Ati Atihan town of Kalibo may derive from the Peoples Republic of China once the regional flights commence after Kalibo Airport is upgraded into an international airport.
According to Consul General Gavino, the billion people of China are potential tourists or importers of raw materials that will generate millions of pesos in the tourism industry. Kalibo and the neighboring towns will benefit with the influx of tourists since most tourists package deals may include the tourism enterprise of the different towns like the Manggad it Kalibo.
Mayor Rebaldo in affirmation with the possibility of making the Ati Atihan town of Kalibo a sister city of Guangzhou said that a Memorandum of Agreement may be drafted by the Municipality of Kalibo with the help of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consular Office in Guanzhou in partnership with the City of Guangzhou.
Kalibo Will Receive A Two Classroom Building

Once again the Municipality of Kalibo will receive a two classroom building from the “Visayas – Mindanao Barrio Schools Project” envisaged by Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, the Dept of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Incorporated (FCCCII). The project aims to help ease down the problem of overcrowding in public schools as an expected 12,382,125 public grade school students will enroll in the forthcoming opening of classes in June.
Through an official letter sent by Sen. Kiko Pangilinan’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Renan Dalisay, Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo was informed that Kalibo was chosen as one of the recipients of two (2) classroom building to be constructed by the FFCCCII.
The two (2) classroom building is expected to bring down the perennial problem of overcrowding in the public schools as more grade school students are expected to transfer from private schools.


LGU – San Francisco, Agusan Lakbay Aral To Kalibo



Some 30 people from the Local Government of San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur passed by Kalibo last week, for a scheduled Lakbay Aral. They visited the Manggad it Kalibo.
Led by San Francisco Mayor Carl Elias C. Lademora, they made a courtesy call with Kalibo’s Chief Executive, Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo.
A modest presentation and welcome program were prepared and presented. Mayor Rebaldo entertained a few questions before the tour of the Manggad it Kalibo.
The Municipality of San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur in the Caraga Region is a budding second-class municipality. It has a modern town hall. It consist of 27 Barangays.
The Lakbay Aral is look/see information gathering tour for LGU – San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur. They collected data regarding the rapid development economic growth of the Ati Atihan town of Kalibo and will find out possible ways to apply it in their municipality. /MP


Exclusive Report

Aklan Info Tech Center Opens
Hon. Florencio T. Miraflores, Congressman of the Lone District of Aklan was the guest of honor in the recently concluded launching of the Information Technology Center (ITC) located at TESDA Aklan Provincial Office, Kalibo, Aklan. The said event was held on April 24, 2006, a day before the Aklan Golden Day Celebration.
The Information Technology Center is a collaborative project of the Congressional District Office, TESDA Aklan Provincial Office, and the Local Government Unit of Kalibo. The Center aims to provide Aklanons with wider access to computer education and other computer-based livelihood projects at a minimum cost.
The establishment of the Information Technology Center was pursued by TESDA Aklan led by then PD Lorena T. Yunque (now transferred to TESDA Iloilo) in 2005. TESDA-Aklan submitted project proposal to the Congressional District Office which merited the approval of Cong. Florencio T. Miraflores. The good Congressman strongly believes in the importance of computer education and information technology as support service to almost all industries in the province especially tourism activities.
Twenty staff members from LGU-Kalibo, TESDA Aklan and the Congressional Office were the initial participants of the Center’s program during the launching. They were oriented on computer education and livelihood training projects.
Further, on May 2, 2006 the month-long training on Computer Education and Livelihood Project was started. There were 72 trainees enrolled consisting of teachers from DepEd and employees from LGUs, Provincial Health Office, and Provincial Capitol who need to develop their competencies in computer education.
The trainers were from the Dynamic Educational Systems (DES) Corporation based in Makati City. Learning sessions consisted of ten modules that covered basic computer operation such as: MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Desktop Publishing, Data Base Management, Multimedia, Internet, Maintenance and Servicing. (LRO) /MP
The Info Tech Center (ITC) is a show-window of a collaborative effort aimed to bring computer education closer to many Aklanons. It offers learning sessions and livelihood project at a minimal cost.

Mr. John Panes from the Dynamics Educational System Corp. briefing the distinguished guests on the content of the training package for the ITC clients. They are Cong. Joeben Miraflores, PD Lorena T. Yunque, Atty. Allen S. Quimpo and Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo.

Learning by Doing. Trainees listen to lecture and get hands-on exercises to fully understand the computer concepts.