April 29 2012 issue - Ilocos Times

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Re-entered as a second class mail matter on April 19, 1969 at the Laoag City Post Office 

Vol. 55 No. 27 

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BY LEILANIE G. ADRIANO 

STAFF REPORTER 

WITH THE October 31 

deadline recently set, the 

Commission on Elections 

(COMELEC) has started 

conducting off-site registrations 

in barangay levels to 

ensure that everyone gets to 

register for the elections. 

Prospective applicants are 

required to present ID cards 

ranging from employment to student 

identification, senior’s ID, 

drivers license and other valid 

identification. In the absence of 

any identification documents, the 

applicant may be identified under 

oath by any registered voter 

of the precinct, or by any of his 

relatives. 

Community tax certificates 

(cedula) or certifications/identification 

cards issued by 

barangay officials shall not be 

honored. 

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RAFEN I to support 

NNC’s 2012 Nutrition 

Month celebration 

BY EMMAROSE C. PINEDA 

NUTRITION OFFICER I, NNC REGION I 

DAGUPAN CITY—The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources- 

National Integrated Technology and Development Center (BFAR- 

NIFTDC) hosted this year’s 1 


st Quarter Meeting for the Region I Agriculture 

and Fisheries Extension Network (RAFEN I) held at Bonuan 

Binloc, Dagupan City on March 22-23, 2012. RAFEN I now on its 2nd year, continued to expand its partnership and network with the different 

agencies in order to strengthen its extension service to be provided 

to the farmers and fishermen, especially among the identified 

Indigenous People (IPs), thus tapping the National Commission on 

Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). 

During the fellowship night, Dir. Alberto B. Maninding, Deputy 

Director for AFE Extension on Operations, ATI Central Office gave an 

inspirational message. He mentioned that due to climate change rice 

yields in the coming years will be affected. He encouraged the extension 

workers to help the Filipinos consume more on vegetables, and 

high valued crops like tubers and other root crops and be less dependent 

on rice, in order to address the problem on too much rice importations. 

He even challenged the extension service providers to send 

April 23-29, 2012 

Story on page 9 

SSS cuts interest rates; 

offers higher housing loans 

THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS) has cut down its interest 

rates and raised the maximum amount of its housing 

loans to help members gain wider access to decent shelter 

at affordable terms, a top official said. 

SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de 

Quiros, Jr. said members can now borrow up to P2 million, 

which is double the amount offered in the past, while annual 

interest rates were reduced by as much as five percent. 

“The revised guidelines aim to align SSS housing loan 

programs to current industry practices. Our longer pay- 


COMELEC conducts 

off-site registration 

MEMBERS of the Philippine Obstetrics and Gynecology Society make a courtesy call to Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee 

Marcos on April 12. The group of doctors was in the province to conduct free birth deliveries and maternal 

health checkup and seminars. 

Fire razes LC building 

BY DOMINIC B. DELA CRUZ 


A THREE-STOREY commercial 

building in Laoag City’s business 

center was razed in a fire 

that lasted for more than three 

hours, according to the Laoag 

Bureau of Fire Protection. 

The fire broke out at about 

3 pm on April 15 and it later led 

to a general alarm. 

The building, identified as 

Felmar Building owned by William 

Ruiz, housed various business 

establishments as well as 

a boarding house and a worship 

service church. It housed 18 

occupants. 

Fire Sr. Insp. Bonifacio 

Sacatrapos, Laoag fire marshal, 

reported that five fire trucks im- 

mediately responded to the 

alarm where they set up in strategic 

location—the eastern, 

western and southern portion of 

the building. 

Shortly after, fire fighters 

from all over the province joined 

the Laoag firemen. 

Records later showed that 

there were no fatalities or injuries 

during the fire. 

Sacatrapos said they still 

have not yet determined the 

cause of the fire nor the amount 

of the damages and that they are 

still investigating the incident. 

Reacting to this, Laoag 

Mayor Michael V. Fariñas apologized 

to members of the local 

media for he had no time for interview 

during the fire as he 

also had to do his job that at 

FERNANDO L. MANGAPIT 

the scene. 

He said some of the different 

department offices of the 

city hall also responded during 

the fire. 

The mayor said the city 

government plan to purchase 

additional firefighting equipments 

as well as other equipments 

for other forms of calamities. 

The mayor said that all the 

proposed equipments were recommended 

by the agencies involved 

including the Department 

of Public Safety. 

He instructed the city social 

welfare office head to list all the 

names of the affected occupants 

and to talk to him on the possibility 

of helping them thru the 

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THE ILOCOS TIMES 

RAFEN I to support NNC’s 2012 

Nutrition Month celebration 

From page 1 

their children to the scholarship 

grants of DA ATI for baccalaureate 

and post graduate 

courses. After his message, he 

was awarded a Plaque of Appreciation 

for his great contribution 

to the Extension Program. 

NPC Victoria N. Mañez, Nutrition 

Program Coordinator of 

the National Nutrition Council 

(NNC) Region I, disseminated 

the Guidelines on the Recipe 

Development Contest using five 

(5) local vegetables in connection 

with the 2012 Nutrition 

Month theme “Pagkain ng 

gulay ugaliin, araw-araw itong 

ihain”. She mentioned that winning 

recipes will be compiled 

into a recipe book that will be 

published and distributed 

among Conditional Cash Transfer 

(CCT) beneficiaries or to the 

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino 

Program (4Ps) beneficiaries. 

She also encouraged the 

RAFEN I members to submit 

their recipe entries to join the 

contest. 

Mr. Rogelio C. Evangelista, 

Center Director, ATI-RTC O1 encouraged 

the RAFEN I members 

to support the programs of the 

NNC as part of the extension 

program especially on the promotion 

of this year’s Nutrition 

Month theme. He stressed the 

importance of eating vegetables 

and encouraged everyone to 

eat more vegetables especially 

Fire razes LC building 

From page 1 cies. 

city government. 

Fariñas thanked the municipalities 

and private individuals 

who extended their help in 

fighting the fire. 

The mayor took into consideration 

the possible presence of 

a fire truck here at the heart of 

the city for a more immediate 

response in cases of emergen- 

the children. Accordingly, this 

is also one way to increase the 

income of the farmers especially 

the local vegetable growers. 

Mr. Angelito E. Dela Cruz, 

OIC- Asian Fisheries Academy 

(AFA), NFRDI of BFAR- 

NIFTDC, facilitated the tour of 

the RAFEN I members to the 

BFAR-NIFTDC Facilities. The 

tour was a continuation of Mr. 

Dela Cruz presentation on AFA. 

The AFA was inaugurated in 

February 2008 and operates as 

a training facility of the BFAR/ 

NFRDI. The academy aims to 

be the leading training center in 

the Philippines for sustained 

dissemination of new and improved 

fisheries technologies. 

The RAFEN I members also visited 

the Seafood Processing 

Complex in Dagupan City; which 

was established through the 

partnership of the Korean Government 

and the Philippine Government 

provide training and 

research facility on seafood processing 

to produce high-quality 

and safe seafood products 

for domestic and export markets 

and to make the country’s aquaculture 

industry globally competitive. 

There was also a visit to the 

Bangus breeding and hatchery 

station, as well as for the Ulang 

production, Saline/Red Tilapia, 

Sea Bass, Aquarium fishes, and 

the Live Oyster Farm which was 

first established in the Philippines 

located in Dagupan City. 

He said that the city government 

already did this during 

Christmas and New Year and 

probably the suggestion will be 

granted and it will be located at 

the city public market. 

The BFP building was located 

here at the poblacion but 

it has since been transferred to 

Barangay 1 in front of the city 

police headquarters. 

NEWS 

From page 1 

“The COMELEC is trying to 

reach out to our voters and registrants. 

They just have to wait 

for the next schedule for the 

COMELEC to come to the 

barangays for off-site registrations,” 

said Atty. Alipio Castillo, 

provincial election supervisor. 

As of April 19, there are now 

10 municipalities and 1 city which 

have conducted off-site registration, 

allowing local residents especially 

in remote areas to register 

and exercise their right of 

suffrage. 

These are Batac City and the 

municipalities of Bacarra, 

Dingras, Marcos, Pagudpud, 

Paoay, Pasuquin, Pinili, San 

Nicolas, Sarrat and Solsona. Offsite 

registration for the remaining 

municipalities including Laoag 

City is expected in the next 

couple of days and next month. 

Alipio said filing of certificate 

of candidacy has been made 

earlier on October 1-5 due to the 

automated mode of elections on 

May 2013. 

“Being an automated election, 

it’s harder to prepare because 

we will use different forms 

and require other technical 

preparations of the 

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From page 1 

ment terms and fixed interest rates 

also make SSS loans competitive to 

lending facilities offered by other 

institutions such as banks,” he said. 

The new interest rates for individual 

members are pegged at eight 

percent per annum for loan grants 

of up to P400,000; nine percent for 

up to P1 million; ten percent for up 

to P1.5 million; and 11 percent for 

up to P2 million. Interest rates are 

fixed for a period of 15 years. 

Employees, self-employed individuals 

and overseas Filipino workers 

with at least 36 contributions, 

including 24 months of continuous 

payment of premiums, and have no 

retirement or total disability claims 

can borrow. They and their spouse 

must have no delinquent SSS loans. 

“We also increased the 

P300,000 limit on House Repair and 

Improvement loans to P1 million. 

Among those who will benefit are 

members whose homes were damaged 

by natural calamities and fami- 


THE INEC-Multi-Sectoral Advisory Council (MSEAC) led by INEC board director Leonardo Velasco leads a pig 

dispersal activity as livelihood assistance and other gift packs to beneficiaries in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte. 

COMELEC conducts off-site registration 

COMELEC,” he said. 

With the early filing of candidacy 

made earlier, the 

COMELEC expects to deal similar 

issues of early campaigning, 

SSS cuts interest rates; offers 

higher housing loans 

LEI ADRIANO 

electioneering and many other 

election-related issues but Alipio 

assured the COMELEC has set 

clear guidelines to resolve these 

issues. 

lies who want to expand or renovate 

their house,” de Quiros said. 

SSS lowered its 14 percent interest 

rate to 11 percent for entrepreneurs 

and developers of subdivisions, 

condominiums and other 

residential properties. To be eligible, 

employers must have current contribution 

and loan payments and a 

record of profitability for the last 

three years. 

“Applications for SSS housing 

loans are coursed through participating 

financial institutions. Interested 

borrowers of House Repair 

and Improvement Loans, OFWs 

and trade union members can apply 

directly at any SSS branch,” he said. 

The maximum term is 30 years 

for Individual Loans; 15 years for 

OFW Loans; 20 years for Apartment, 

Dormitory, House Repair and 

Improvement Loans; and five years 

for Development Loans. Borrowers 

aged 60 at the time of application 

will have a maximum loan term of 

five years.

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Entered as a second class mail matter on Jan.5, 1958 

Re-entered as a second class mail matter on April 19, 1959 

at the Laoag City Postal Office 

ilocos times - ON LINE EDITION was constructed in July 

2000. Now on its 12th THE 

ilocos times is the longest running community newspaper in Laoag City 

and Ilocos Norte, founded in 1920. Its regular weekly publication started in October 

1957. 

Edited and published in Laoag City, the paper contains 80% English and 20% 

Iluko, with a primary circulation covering the Ilocos Region and subscribers in Metro 

Manila and other provinces, and Ilocanos abroad. 

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year, it is the first Ilocos Norte-based electronic 

source of local news and information for Ilocanos across the globe. 

Publisher / Editor-in-Chief 

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To be born again 

MEMBER 

PHILIPPINE 

PRESS 

INSTITUTE 

(The following is an article written by Fr. Roy Cimagala—Ed) 

ASIDE from being a season of joy because of our Lord’s resurrection, 

the culminating event of his redemptive work, Easter time is also for 

preparing ourselves for the coming of the Holy Spirit, since our life is 

supposed to be Life in the Spirit. 

And so in many readings of this season’s Masses, together with the 

alleluias that we sing with gusto, a lot of references are made to the 

Holy Spirit. Typical of such readings is the gospel about the meeting of 

Nicodemus with our Lord, as recorded in the Gospel 

of John, Chapter 3. 

Editorial 

Editorial There we have the famous lines about being 

born again, a phenomenon we have to be very familiar 

with, because we have a big part to play in 

our own rebirth. Sad to say, this need for being born again is not yet 

known to many. 

Our Lord said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one is born from 

above, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, 

“How can a man once grown old be born again? Surely he cannot reenter 

his mother’s womb and be born again, can he?” 

“Jesus answered, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one is born of 

water and Spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. What is born of 

flesh is flesh 

and what is born of spirit is spirit.” 

To be born again is, as our Lord said, to be born of water and Spirit. 

Our first birth, our natural birth, is God’s first creation of us, an event 

where we did not have any part. 

But since, we have been made in God’s image and likeness, we are 

supposed to be free and do things knowingly and lovingly, we need to 

correspond to God’s will in creating us, and so there is the second birth, 

our rebirth, our being born again, where we willingly should go along 

God’s designs for us. 

To be born again is to willingly link ourselves with God who in the 

Spirit continues to be with us, always intervening in our life, showing 

us his will and ways, in manners both discernible and understandable 

as well as mysterious and inscrutable. This is what is meant to be born 

in water and Spirit. 

Water refers to the sacrament of baptism that signifies that we are 

willing to link up with God in the Spirit, and everything that is involved 

in such a link-up—fidelity to Christ, following his teachings, etc. 

That’s why our Lord told Nicodemus, “Do not be amazed that I told 

you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it wills, and 

you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes 

from or where it goes; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 

It is the Holy Spirit who will guide us, and all we have to do is to be 

docile to the Holy Spirit, a relationship that does not undermine our 

freedom, but rather enhances it. 

Let’s remember that our freedom is never absolute, since we as 

man, as persons, are not absolute beings, but creatures, who receive our 

existence and everything in it, like our freedom, from God. 

We need to be clear about this point, because many times we believe 

that we just have to live our own life, in complete and absolute autonomy 

from God and from others. We often consider our relationship 

with God and others as purely optional, developed at the instance of our 

own convenience, etc. 

And we often depend only on what we have—our intelligence, our 

talents, our privileges, our looks, our wealth and fame, our earthly 

powers. These endowments, without the guidance of the Holy Spirit, 

can go anywhere and nowhere. The only way we can be on the right 

track is when we are living and doing things with the Holy Spirit. 

This point may still sound strange, and even outrageous, to many. 

That’s unfortunate, because it simply shows a gaping ignorance of some 

fundamental truths about ourselves that can come only from our faith. 

It’s faith that enlarges and completes the picture, that gives us the 

ultimate dimensions of our life. Our sciences and other human knowledge 

can only cover so much, and if not guided by the Holy Spirit, again 

can go anywhere and nowhere. 

We need to be born again and cultivate a Life in the Spirit. Are we 

beginning to develop an intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit, in 

deeds more than in words and intentions? 

OPINION 

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: 

“… Then he said to them 

all: `Whoever wants to 

be my disciple must 

deny themselves and 

take up their cross daily 

and follow me’…” 

(Jesus Christ, our God 

and Savior, in Luke 9:23, 

the Holy Bible). 

GEMS OF EVERYDAY LIVING: 

Brisk walking on busy thoroughfares 

in the metropolis on late afternoons 

as a way of shedding unwanted 

fat brings untold gems of 

everyday living, if only one’s eyes 

are opened wide enough and one’s 

ears are geared up for hearing good 

enough. 

One particular gem—or gory 

detail, if you may—that hits me everyday 

is the facility with which 

very young Filipino kids utter invectives 

and profanities against one 

another, in public yet. It is as if saying 

“p..ang ..a” or “h….t” or even 

“h…p ka”, or uttering or displaying 

some other abuse against their fellow 

youngsters, has become a way 

of life for them. 

IMMIGRATION 

GUIDE 

EMMANUEL S. TIPON 


Expose thyself, all ye who enter jail 

“ABANDON hope, 

all ye who enter 

here” is the warning 

emblazoned at the 

gates of hell, according 

to Dante’s Inferno. 

A similar warning 

is believed inscribed, 

albeit invisibly, 

at the gates of 

American jails. “Unless 

you get an excellent 

lawyer,” is an invisible footnote. 

“Expose thyself, all ye who enter 

jail,” is a new sign that can now 

be sketched at the entrance to 

American jails. On April 2, 2012, the 

United States Supreme Court effectively 

gave the go-signal for such a 

sign when it ruled that “stripsearching” 

of people brought to jail 

does not violate the Fourth 

Amendment’s guarantee against 

unreasonable searches and seizures. 

Florence v. Bd of Chosen Freeholders, 

No. 10-945, 04/02/12. 

Florence was arrested during a 

traffic stop by a police officer after 

checking a computer database 

which showed a bench warrant for 

his arrest after he failed to appear at 

a court hearing. At the first jail, Florence 

disrobed, showered, and was 

checked for scars, marks, gang tattoos, 

and contraband. He opened 

his mouth, lifted his tongue and 

genitals. At the second jail, he removed 

his clothes, showered, lifted 

his genitals, an officer looked for 

body markings, wounds, and contraband, 

looked at his ears, nose, 

mouth, and other body openings. 

He was released when jailers discovered 

the fine had been paid. 

Florence filed a 42 USC § 1983 

action in the Federal District Court 

against the government entities 

operating the jails and others, alleging 

that his rights under the 

Fourth and Fourteenth Amend- 

Using ‘pork’ for other purposes is a crime? 

KAKAMPI MO 

ANG BATAS 

ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO 

VULGAR AND PROFANE LAN- 

GUAGE OF PINOY KIDS: Surely, 

this kind of an attitude and way of 

talking are merely imitated—and I 

cannot help but think that the children 

who are vulgar and profane in 

their language have either been subjected 

to such indignities right in 

their own homes, or have not been 

properly taught by their parents, by 

their relatives, and even by their 

schools. 

Do we want to remedy this 

malady? We should, unless we want 

our next generations to grow up 

with foul language in their mouths 

(and with foul language, bad character). 

And the only way to do this 

is God’s way. In Ephesians 6:4 of 

the Bible, we are told: “Fathers, do 

not exasperate your children; in- 

violated. He argued 

that persons arrested 

for minor offenses 

cannot be subjected 

to invasive searches 

unless prison officials 

have reason to 

suspect concealment 

of weapons, drugs, 

or other contraband. 

A summary judgment 

was rendered in 

his favor, the court ruling that “strip 

searching” of nonindictable offenders 

without reasonable suspicion 

violates the Fourth Amendment. 

The Third Circuit of Appeals reversed 

the decision. The U.S. Supreme 

Court affirmed. 

Safety vs. privacy 

JUSTICE Kennedy and four other 

justices concluded that the search 

procedure at the jail struck a reasonable 

balance between inmate 

privacy and the needs of the institution, 

and thus the Fourth and 

Fourteenth Amendments were not 

violated. Maintaining safety and 

order at detention centers requires 

the expertise of correctional offiments 

to the U.S. Constitution were Turn to page 6 

stead, bring them up in 

the training and instruction 

of the Lord…” 

WHAT TO TEACH OUR 

CHILDREN: What is the 

training and instruction 

of the Lord? We find this 

in Deuteronomy 6:4-9 of 

the Bible, which says, in 

part: “Hear, O Israel: The 

Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love 

the Lord your God with all your heart 

and with all your soul and with all 

your strength. These commandments 

that I give you today are to 

be on your hearts… 

Also: “… Impress them on your 

children. Talk about them when you 

sit at home and when you walk 

along the road, when you lie down 

and when you get up. Tie them as 

symbols on your hands and bind 

them on your foreheads. Write them 

on the doorframes of your houses 

and on your gates…” 

USING ‘PORK’ FOR OTHER PUR- 

POSES IS A CRIME? Budget and 

Management Secretary Florencio 

Abad maybe right in saying that 

Turn to page 6

April 23-29, 2012 OPINION 

THE ILOCOS TIMES 5 

Constants for a free press 

SEVENTY six national 

and community 

newspapers will 

gather for a two-day 

Philippine Press Institute 

conference on 

“Media Accountability 

and Public Engagement. 

President 

Benigno Aquino will 

key note this two-day meeting. 

Discussions will include sessions 

on a Philippine Center for 

Investigative Journalism presentation 

on an “Asian Media Barometer”, 

“Self-Regulation” to 

“Reporting the Environment”. 

It promises to be a useful exercise. 

Far too many today take 

liberty of expression as a constitutional 

given, “constant as the 

northern star,” Shakespeare 

would write. 

This was not always so. In 

fact, a free press had to be 

fought for every step of the way 

from World War II resistance 

papers to the “mosquito press” 

that struggled against the 

Marcos dictatorship’s gag. That, 

too, remains a “constant.” 

“When you do battle for 

press freedom, don’t put on your 

best trousers,” old editors tell 

their cubs. But we’re also craftsmen 

with abbreviated memories. 

“Baby-boom-ers” in our 

newsrooms never saw Juan 

Ponce Enrile’s photocopied arrest-and-seizure 

orders. Few 

recall how Metrocom troops 

padlocked the Manila Times and 

Manila Chronicle as well as vari- 

KNOWING that I like 

songs and music, some 

friends introduced me to 

two of our latest singing 

sensations, Adele 

and Bruno Mars. This 

development triggered 

in me the thought that 

we need to be most careful 

and very discerning 

in the appreciation of 

today’s music. 

When I first heard Adele, my 

first reaction was negative. She 

sounded drunk, or a woman 

wronged, mournful, melancholic. 

My friends immediately assured me 

it’s worthwhile to be more patient 

and to try to grow a certain taste for 

her style. 

True enough, when I heard her 

“Set fire to the rain,” I started to 

reconsider. She has a very powerful 

voice, but more than that, it’s a 

voice with a great ability to shift 

tones with rapidity, and to think that 

she’s only in her early 20s. 

That flipping style and her very 

unusual or, I would even say, erratic 

way of phrasing seem to 

sound like the rumblings of a volcano 

nearing eruption. The pentup 

emotions and passions are seeking 

a hole, or making it, to find urgent 

release. 

Then I started to listen to her 

other songs. “Someone like you” 

can really make you cry. Those 

abrupt and sharp shifts from low to 

high tones can leave you feeling 

like you are twisting in the wind. 

“Chasing pavements,” “Rolling in 

the deep,” etc., reinforce the lingering 

impression she has a distinctive 

style that’s worth taking note 

of. 

I examined the lyrics, and what 

can I say? They seem to be mainly 

IN-DEPTH 

JUAN L. MERCADO 

ous radio stations. 

The name of columnist Antonio 

Abad Tormis, who was the 

first to be gunned down for exposing 

corruption in Cebu rings 

few bells in the young, Tormis’ 

killing foreshadowed today’s 

body count. Since 1986, over 130 

journalists have been murdered. 

In a “culture of impunity,” no one 

has been called to account. 

“The Philippines is in danger 

of becoming the new Colombia 

as one of the world’s most dangerous 

places to practice journalism,” 

the International Federation 

of Journalists warned in 

2003. 

Just last Tuesday, the Committee 

to Protect Journalists published 

in New York its 2012 impunity 

survey. A dysfunctional 

justice system wedges the Philippines 

third among the four nations, 

failing to nail journalist 

murderers. The other three 

“black sheep” are: Iraq, Somalia 

and Sri Lanka. 

Journalism students learn, 

early on, the law shields reporters 

from revealing their sources 

of information. But who recalls 

that five newsmen chose jail in 

Sifting 

ANALYSIS 

FR. ROY CIMAGALA 

plaintive, sad, and all that. There’s 

a king of angst, a sensation of being 

caught in a corner and not knowing 

what to do. And with her style, 

the emotions and sentiments become 

so transparent and raw they 

can be easily felt by the listener. 

Composers nowadays seem to 

reflect very well the complicated and 

confused character of our times. 

There’s, of course, some merit in 

that. But I would not allow myself 

to be taken in by them completely. 

Caution always helps so as to avoid 

being swallowed by rampaging 

emotions. These composers can 

express the pathos and ethos of the 

times. 

Sometimes, I say, poor Adele. 

Oh, what she has to go through, 

and how she is coping with it all! 

No wonder, Adele is raking in many 

awards. Must be making a lot of 

money too. 

Then I listened to Bruno Mars 

and I immediately understood why 

many people, especially the young, 

like him. He has such a funny and 

cheerful style that you like to dance 

and simply to be carefree. I believe 

his songs are more of the R and B 

and reggae types, but he actually 

blends many genres. That’s versatility 

for you. 

And yet he is also capable of 

being extremely mushy. His “Talking 

to the moon” is even haunting. 

the 1950s, rather than 

finger their news 

sources? Congress 

thereafter wrote into 

the books “journalism’s 

most inflexible rule.” 

Joaquin “Chino” 

Roces and Teodoro 

Locsin Sr. didn’t flinch 

when the dictatorship 

seized the Manila Times and 

Philippine Free Press. Marcos 

claimed this ensured “press responsibility.” 

That “New Society” 

excuse was a patent fraud. 

Sadly, it resurfaced in bil ls, 

filed, to legislate right of reply, 

already a recognized duty in our 

Code of Ethics. If enacted into 

law, this would convert government 

into editors. 

Failure, by some, in our 

ranks, to curb “abuse of press 

freedom as a marketing strategy” 

would be compounded by 

government intrusion—minus 

military jackboots—into a constitutional 

no man’s land. 

The media meanwhile basks 

complacently in these liberties. 

The Philippine Press Institute 

conference reminds us that “we 

drink from cisterns we never 

built; and we reap from vineyards 

we never planted.” 

The People Power Constitution, 

indeed, guarantees a free 

press. “Liberty is the right not to 

lie,” Albert Camus reminds us. 

Thus, the flip side is: The press 

itself should guarantee a fair— 

and a perceptive—one. 

That task demands unflag- 


Yes, he has a powerful 

voice, high-pitched yet 

solid, and yes, he also 

knows how to flip not 

only tones but also in 

phrasing. What a singer! 

I again looked at the 

lyrics of his songs, 

mostly if not all composed 

by him. And again 

they reflect the temper of 

the times—complex, a bit confused, 

playful, mischievous, rebellious, etc. 

But there’s no doubt that together 

with the tune and beat, they 

are very catchy, and easily accessible, 

as the Wiki describes them. Just 

check out his “Lazy song.” I find it 

funny, but also disturbing. I know 

it’s not just a song. It is an expression 

of today’s mind and attitude. 

All these considerations bring 

us to what I feel we need to do—to 

be careful, to not easily be taken in 

by the external charms of the songs 

and music. We need to go deeper 

into the spirit that animates them— 

whether they are good, healthy and 

safe or not. We have to learn to sift 

the good from the evil, the safe from 

the dangerous. 

Truth is the more engaging or 

stimulating or absorbing or, worse, 

addicting, some things like songs 

and gadgets are to our senses, emotions 

and mind, the more we have 

to refer them to God. 

They should not be left to tickle 

us only in those levels and aspects. 

They need to be related to God, 

scrutinizing them spiritually, not 

carnally or emotionally, nor even 

intellectually alone. Those would 

not be enough. Those only give us 

a part of the picture, and can be dangerous 

if not related to God and not 

assessed spiritually also. 

Email:roycimagala@gmail.com 

MLQ3 to meet 

Ilocos Norte 

MALACAÑANG Communications Undersecretary Manuel 

Quezon III, grandson of the Commonwealth President, is coming 

to the province on May 4 for a couple of engagements. Himself a 

blogger, he wishes to meet Ilocos Norte bloggers in the afternoon. 

I am helping his staff identify participants, and I have so far listed 

twelve, aside from myself. 

Tina Tan - blauearth.com 

Edwin Antonio - ilocandiatreasures.com 

Ericke Tan - surprisinglykitsch.com 

Shermon Cruz - ilocosfutures.wordpress.com 

Guien Garma - guiengarma.wordpress.com 

Marianne Pasion - maryaneeephotography.blogspot.com 

Tricia Domingo - triciadomingo.blogspot.com 

Sherene Ruiz - mylifeneverbeeneasy.blogspot.com 

GD Baltazar - iamthesupergd.wordpress.com 

Jonas Paul dela Cruz - simplejonas.wordpress.com 

Peter La Julian - pedroblogspotcom-peter.blogspot.com 

Ritchelle Blanco Dejolde - 

resurrectingtheilocanospirit.wordpress.com 

I have met Manolo Quezon on several occasions, especially 

when I was still teaching at Colegio de San Juan de Letran, the 

alma mater 

of his illustrious 

lolo. 

RIKNAKEM 

bloggers 

HERDY LA. YUMUL 

At the 

Intramuros 

school, the 

Quezon 

family alw 

a y s 

graces the 

August 

birthday celebration of the Ama ng Wikang Pambansa. I am a fan 

of The Explainer, his television show where issues are discussed 

with great detail and insight. Also, he is supportive of the Philippine 

Blog Awards where I have been a national finalist three years in a 

row in the society, politics, and history category. I really look forward 

to May 4. 

Do you know of any other serious blogger who might be interested 

to join the activity? This is the first time bloggers here are 

coming together, and I am thinking of finally initiating the Ilocos 

Norte Bloggers Commune. In other parts of the country, bloggers 

have long organized their respective societies which allow them to 

initiate activities and write for common causes and advocacies. 

Now is time to do it here. 

Please send me an email at herdiology@yahoo.com if you know 

a blogger I missed. 

*** 

REVERED journalist and blogger Peter La Julian writes the following 

in his blog about the obvious bias of a government agency 

for a certain writers group. 

“We are trying to make Timpuyog Journal a credible outlet for struggling 

Iluko writers and those who write in English. Awan ti bayad 

dagiti bannogmi—it’s all for our love for writing and the language. 

“For one of our activities, pinadasmi ti nagsolisit iti pondo iti 

Ahensia dagiti Arte ti Pagilian, ngem pinaaydakami after providing 

them the necessary requirements. 

Kunada a we fell short of their expectations, or whatever. But 

they earlier said we satisfied the requirements and, therefore, we 

were qualified for the grant. 

“Now comes “the perceived graft-ridden” Ilocano writing group 

winning some subsidy? A P50,000 grant for a lecture in Iluko orthography 

in Laoag City. What? Iluko orthograpy? And the “lecturer” 

came all the way from Manila? And the NCCA spent P50, 

000 for this one-day activity? Okey laeng koma no ni Apo Juan 

S.P.Hidalgo, Jr. ti immay. 

Another grant is expected for them during their annual convention 

in La Union. Nagasatkayo a talaga, kakadua. 

“Come on guys. Explain why you rejected us in favor of this 

group whose officials, it appears, pocketed some of the money for 

the construction of the Ilokano writers’ house in Suso, Sta. Maria, 

Ilocos Sur. ‘Bulok ti gunglo, Peter,’ kinuna idi ni Dr. Dedicacion 

Agatep-Reyes, balo daydi Dr. Godofredo Reyes, namin-13 a 

nagpresidente iti gungloda. 

“For those who are still in the dark, you can see the GHOST of 

this perfidy which has been converted into a bodega on a lot by the 

sea in Suso.” 

*** 

ISAYANGKAT ti Timpuyog Journal, babaen ti panangesponsor ni 

Lady Fele Mann, Filipina a lider-sibiko iti Darwin, Australia, ken 

presidente ti TMI-Global Australia, ti Salip ti Salaysay Para Kadagiti 

Agdadamo a Mannurat 2012. 

TEMA: Gagangay a Tao, Naidumduma nga Aramid Ken Ugali 

Masapul a maripirip iti salaysay ti aniaman nga aspeto ti 

panagandur, kinapudno, wenno pannakigayyem, kinaanus wenno 

kinamanagtulong iti pada a tao . 

Saan a kualipikado a makisalip dagiti nakaipablaaken iti sarita 

wenno salaysay iti nasional nga Ilokano a magasin ken dagiti annak 

Turn to page 6

6 


MLQ3 to meet Ilocos Norte 

bloggers 

From page 5 ngem Abril 30, 2012. Mayawatto 

ken kabagian dagiti kameng ti 

Editorial Board ti Timpuyog Journal. 

DAGITI 

PAGANNUROTAN: 

1. Maysa laeng a salaysay ti 

isalip ti mannurat. 

2. Maimakinilla ti salaysay iti 

kompiuter, 12 font, bold, doble 

espasio 

3. Agatiddog ti salaysay iti 6-7 

a panid, short coupon bond 

DAGITI PREMIO: 

1. Umuna—P6,000.00 ken 

sertipiko 

2. Maikadua—P5,000.00 ken 

sertipiko 

3. Maikatlo—P4,000.00 ken 

sertipiko 

4. Tallo a konsolasion a premio 

a sag-P1,000.00 ken sertipiko 

Kasapulan a maawat dagiti 

manuskrito iti saan a naladladaw 

ging dedication to standards for 

daily truth-seeking, a grueling 

task in a society of skewed privileges. 

Here, “the powerful extract 

what they want and the 

poor grant what they must.” 

New technology’s ever-accelerating 

speed renders the job 

more complex. Google’s News 

Frontpage, for example, is 

“rematted” every 15 minutes 

worldwide. And the fax, 

cellphone and e-mail have loosened 

traditional editorial oversight. 

Cadres of people who pronounce” 

deafen us with unedited 

bombast. “Visual TV soup” spills 

from tar-and-feather exercises, 

dolled up as legislative probes. 

Police blotter-type reporting is 

applied to complex issues to 

democratic survival. 

As a consequence, lies are 

re-cycled in print or aired without 

challenge. This is journalism 

of unedited assertion. 

Media do not operate in a 

vacuum. We live in a “constrained 

democracy.” Institutions 

rebuilt from Marcos’ scorch- 

Expose thyself, all ye who enter jail 

From page 4 vidual possesses drugs or other 

cials, who must have substantial 

discretion to devise reasonable solutions 

to problems. The inspections 

served not only to discover but also 

to deter the smuggling of weapons, 

drugs, and other prohibited items. 

The admission of new inmates creates 

risks for staff, the existing detainee 

population, and the new detainees 

themselves. Officials must 

screen for contagious infections 

and for wounds or injuries requiring 

immediate medical attention. 

The argument that new detainees 

not arrested for serious crimes or 

offenses involving weapons and 

drugs be exempted from invasive 

searches is unworkable. The seriousness 

of the offense is a poor 

predictor of who has contraband. 

Invasion of privacy 

JUSTICE Breyer and three other 

Justices dissented, saying that a 

search of an individual arrested for 

a minor offense that does not involve 

drugs or violence—say a traffic 

offense, a regulatory offense, an 

essentially civil matter, or any other 

such misdemeanor—is an 

“unreasonable search” forbidden 

by the Fourth Amendment, unless 

prison authorities have reasonable 

suspicion to believe that the indi- 

dagiti gunggona inton Mayo 2012 

a pannakaangay ti TMI-Global 

International Literary Conference. 

Ipatulod dagiti manuskrito 

ken ni Peter La. Julian iti 23 

National Road, Oscariz, Ramon, 

Isabela ken ni Mar R. Llarenas, 

Salinongan East, San Mateo, 

Isabela. Ilukon ti narikpan a 

sobre a nakailanadan ti pudno a 

nagan ti mannurat, adres ken 

affidavit a mangipaneknek a 

sinuratna ti salaysay. 

No email, isend dagiti 

manuskrito iti 

andrewlab2011@hotmail.com cc 

frapmac_era@yahoo.com. 

Ipatulod dagiti narikpan a sobre 

ken affidavit kadagiti adres iti 

ngato. Abril 30, 2012 ti deadline 

ti panagisubmitir. 

riknakem.com 

Constants for a free press 

From page 5 earth rule remain frail. They’re 

constantly besieged by powerseekers, 

through “coups for rent” 

or systematic smearing. 

Have our constitutional reflexes 

so atrophied, we glamorize 

junta builders? And why are 

we so superficial? Are we addicted 

to the soundbytes, rather 

than substance? Do we prefer 

the obvious instead of reporting 

“deep-running currents? Corruption 

in our ranks? 

And what can we do as the 

country stumbles into what will 

be probably the most bitter election 

of this century? 

Those called to the “priesthood 

of journalism,” Nobel Laureate 

Gabriel Garcia Marquez 

insists, must examine ourselves. 

Do we measure up? The call is 

for balance. We all need perspective. 

What advances the 

common good—not what entertains—should 

command priority. 

Journalists who come after 

us will also need cisterns of 

press freedom. We too, must 

replenish that for them. 

Email: juan_mercado77@yahoo.com 

contraband. “Prison walls do not 

form a barrier separating prison inmates 

from the protections of the 

Constitution” “A strip search that 

involves a stranger peering without 

consent at a naked individual, and 

in particular at the most private portions 

of that person’s body, is a serious 

invasion of privacy.” It is 

“demeaning, dehumanizing, undignified, 

humiliating, terrifying, unpleasant, 

embarrassing, [and] repulsive, 

signifying degradation and 

submission.” 

RECOMMENDATION. Don’t commit 

any offense if you wish to avoid 

jail and exposing yourself. If you 

have a court hearing, you must attend 

it, even though you have paid 

the fine. Show the receipt to the 

judge and ask him to dismiss the 

case so that it will be reflected in 

the computer. 

QUERY: Since lawyers have to visit 

clients in jail, can we now be subjected 

to “strip searches” on the 

theory that it is necessary to maintain 

safety? As an Ilocano lawyer 

told a urologist wanting to conduct 

exploratory surgery on his privies 

to determine why he frequented the 

bathroom at night “Only my wife 

FEATURES 

(Umona iti dua nga 

passet) 

ANIA ti tumaray iti 

panunutayo, no 

manngagyo ti sao a 

“MILAGRO”? 

IMPOSIBLE kunayo 

ngata! Ngem, possible 

dayta! Adda ti taraon a 

narnuoyan iti milagro! 

Daytot man ti Paulo ken 

saludsodtayo ti artikulo ti kolumtayo 

itoy a lawas, a talantanentayo iti 

daytoy a kanito. Mabalin a 

sungbatan iti WEN dagidiay 

mangitantandudo iti moral, napatak 

a SAAN kuna met dagiti dadduma 

nga awan ti bukod a panangilasin 

no ania ti naggidiatan ti dakes ken 

naimbag ken iti makapaladingit 

addada kadagiti ag-NEUTRAL ( 

mabalin a DIAK AMMO ti 

sungbatda wennno awan ti 

dasdasiganda a dida ammo ti 

mapaspasamak iti aglawlawda. 

Nalabit a maysaka kadagiti 

naagapatayo iti ngato ti sungbatyo 

iti daytoy nga indatagtayo a 

saludsod. 

Mabingay man nga agpayso ti 

kapanunotan dagiti tattao. 

Agsisimparat dagiti pannirigan iti 

maysa a banag nangruna no awanan 

iti umiso a pannakaawat. Mabalin a 

dakkel ti impluensiana iti pamilia a 

nagtaudan, lugar a dimmakelan, 

nagun-odan nga adal, kannawidan/ 

kaugalian ken dadduma pay a possible 

a mangapektar iti pampanunot, 

kababalin ken panagbiag. Ti 

nainkasigudan a panangmatmat iti 

maysa a banag, saan a 

mabalusingsing uray aglabas ti adu 

a tawen; annurotendanto pay laeng 

nupay addatayon iti makunkuna a 

computer age. Saan a mabaliwan ti 

panangmatmat a pinalagda ti 

panawen. 

Ngem, naiduma daytoy. 

Ammotayo amin a ti pagilian a 

Pilipinas ket kakaisuna a Kristiano 

a nasion iti Asia. Dandani amin nga 

umilina ket agkunkuna a 

Kristianoda: managbutengda 

ngarud iti Dios ken ammoda ti 

naggidiatan ti dakes ken naimbag 

nangruna kadagiti naipasdeken a 

moral a pagalagadan ti Dios a 

masarakan iti Nasantuan a 

Kasuratan wenno ti Biblia. 

Nakaskasdaaw! Saan a 

and girl friend can see my private 

parts.” (The lawyer went to another 

doctor who told him, among other 

things, to avoid coffee after dinner 

and it cured the problem. The lawyer 

won’t say what “other things” 

the doctor told him to avoid.) 

(Atty. Tipon has a Master of Laws 

degree from Yale Law School and 

a Bachelor of Laws degree from the 

University of the Philippines. He 

specializes in immigration law and 

criminal defense. Office: 800 Bethel 

St., Suite 402, Honolulu, HI 96813. 

Tel. (808) 225-2645. E-Mail: 

filamlaw@yahoo.com. Website: 

www.ImmigrationServicesUSA.com. 

He is from Laoag City and 

Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. He served 

as an Immigration Officer. He is coauthor 

of “Immigration Law Service, 

1 st ed.,” an 8-volume practice 

guide for immigration officers and 

lawyers. Listen to the most funny, 

interesting, and useful radio program 

in Hawaii on KNDI at 1270, 

AM dial every Thursday at 7:30 

a.m., rebroadcast at 

www.iluko.com. This article is a 

general overview of the subject 

matter discussed and is not intended 

as legal advice. No warranty 

is made by the writer or publisher 

as to its completeness or correctness 

at the time of publication.) 

TAMBOR 

KERWIN C. DOMINGO 


Ti taraon a napnuan iti milagro 

nagaranaar ti kinapudno. 

Nagtultuloy a naabbungotan ti 

sipnget iti pampanunot dagiti tattao 

ket nagbalinda a bulsek a 

nagkatangkatang iti napuskol a 

daguyemyem.Dida naan-anay a 

mailasin ti saan nga umiso ken 

umiso iti lubong a 

paggargarawanda. Saanda a Makita 

ti pudpudno a lawag tapno itundana 

iti rumbeng a pagdaliasatanda. Ket 

agbannawag ti naslag nga agsapa. 

No iwarastayo ti panagkitatayo 

ita, dandani amin a bambanag ket 

naigameran iti panangtabbaaw iti 

moralidad. Dagiti electronic gadgets 

ken appliances nga inaldaw nga 

usaren ken Makita a kas iti 

cellphone, computer, television, 

ipod ken dadduma pay a bambanag 

a mabalin a mangimpluensia iti 

pampanunot ken kababalin ti maysa 

a tao. Iti rumangrang-ay a siensia 

ken teknolohia, adda ti 

kabulbulonna a peggad. 

Naaramidda man dagitoy a nalaka a 

magun-odan: mabalinmo nga ibolsa, 

ibag ken awiten iti sadinoman a 

papanam. 

Kinapudnona, ti sentido a 

panagkita (mata) ti kapeggadan a 

paset ti bagi ti maysa a tao. Kunada 

a narnuoyan dayta iti lunod! No 

saan a madisiplinaan, agbalin a 

managbasol nga agtungpal iti 

mataginayon a panagsagaba. 

Aniaman a Makita ti mata, 

parayrayenna dayta babaen iti 

panangapektarna iti 

panagpampanunot ken panagem ti 

puso. Daytoy ti pangrugianan 

tapno kabaelanna a balbaliwan ti 

kababalin wenno kondukta. Ket 

daytoy ti mangrubrob/mangidarirag 

a mangaramid ti maysa banag a 

pagbabawyanna kamaudiananna. 

Iti panagbuya ti telebision, CD, 

DVD, computer ken cellphone ket 

dakkel ti impluensiana kadagiti 

naruay nga agbuybuya. No 

maminsan, saan a maar-arisit dagiti 

dadduma a programa iti telebision. 

Kaaduanna ket panangitandudo iti 

pannakiabig ken pannakikamalala, 

kinaranggas, espiritismo, okultismo 

ken dadduma pay. Ikalintegan dagiti 

agbuybuya, a “dakkel ti maadal” 

wenno leksion ti maagsaw 

kadagitoy a programa a 

mangiyanninaw iti pudpudno a 

mapaspasamak iti aglawlaw. Ngem, 

ikabilangantayo koma no siasinoda 

ti kaaduan nga agbuybuya:dagiti 

ubbing a kaarigna agsussoso iti 

barukong ni inana. Kapigsada unay 

iti agsursuro kadagiti bambanag a 

makitada nangruna kadagiti aramid 

a dida matarusan ti kaipapananna. 

No maminsan, isuda pay ti 

agsukimat, agtakuat ken 

ageksperimento. Padasenna dagiti 

bambanag a ti ammona ket 

ignorante.Ngem, iti nasakit, 

masansan nga agresulta iti nakaapaprang 

a pasamak. Mabalin a 

nasadiwa pay laeng ti panunotyo 

iti napasamak idiay Laoag City: 

narames ti maysa nga ubing a babai 

babaen iti dua nga ubbing a lallaki 

gapu iti pannakabuyada iti video ti 

sex scandal da Katrina Halili ken 

Hayden Kho. Pinadasda nga 

inaramid ti nakitada no kasano ti 

kinaimnasna. Ngem, daytoy ti 

nangituggod kadakuada nga 

agbasol. 

Saan laeng iti telebision, DVD, 

CD, uray pay iti cellphone: dandani 

a naiprograma aminen dagiti 

alikamen iti uneg ti balay. Adda TV, 

computer, camera, radio ken 

dadduma pay; a dagitoy ti 

mangimpluensia ti 

panunot ken kababalin ti 

maysa a tao. No saan a 

naannad ti maysa, 

mabalin a mangituggod 

kenkuana a makaaramid 

iti pakaisagmakanna. 

Kellaat nga agparang 

lattan ti maysa nga 

eksena (erotic scene) a 

di maawat ti 

konsensiana. Daytoy pangrugian iti 

mangkibor iti panunot aginggana 

nga in-inut nga adipenennakan. 

Dimonton mapupuotan a maysakan 

kadagiti biktima. Ket nakarkaron ti 

agbalin nga aramidem gapu iti di 

pannakapnek. Nakaay-ay-ay ti 

mabalin a resultana: nakas-ang a 

pannakarakrak ti pamilia, panagsina 

ti agassawa ken mataginayon nga 

ut-ot. 

Nakapegpeggadan ti lubong iti 

kaaldawantayo. Sabidong a 

makapapatay iti agsaksaknap iti 

agdama. Ta uray nagpatak a dakes, 

ikalinteganna a naimbag. Kastoy 

man ti prinsipio ti lubong: TI 

NAIMBAG KET DAKES, TI 

DAKES KET NAIMBAG. Saan kadi 

a kastoy ti maiparparangarang ita? 

Daydi pandiling ni lola, in-inut a 

maputputdan. Nagbalinen a miniskirt, 

spaghetti, ken Macarena. No 

maminsan, kakaasida a mangibaba 

iti nakiting a kawesda. 

Dagiti host ken dancers iti 

telebision, saanen a mapili ti 

sasawen ken isusuotda. Natibnokan 

iti angaw/rabrabak a mangyanninaw 

iti maysa a banag a makadurmen 

wenno dagitay sasao a double 

meanings. Dandani awanen tapar 

dagiti dancer iti bagida no 

agparangda kadagiti sanguanan ti 

camera. Kasla nasayaatda, ngem, 

agdadata a kinulbod dayta! 

Adda met dagiti announcer iti 

radio, a dina pampanunoten ti 

sasawenda iti ere. No 

nakasangodan iti microphone, 

kunam la no isudan ti kalaingan. 

(puera de los Buenos) Addada 

dagiti nabasa ti ngiwatda, a daytoy 

met mangkayaw kadagiti 

agdengdengngeg a makiraman. 

Nupay daytan ket mangibaban iti 

moralidad. Saanen a Makita/mailasin 

ti siasinoman gapu ta nabulskedan 

ti agdadata a kinapudno. Wen. 

Mapukpukaw nga agpasyso ti moral 

a pagalagadan! Sumagmamano 

laeng dagitoy ti mangpaneknek iti 

daytoy. 

Ti pannakiabig…saan koma 

uray madakamat iti 

nagtetengngaanyo kas maitutop 

kadagiti nasantuan a tattao; uray ti 

nakababain nga ugali wenno 

minamaag a pagsasao wenno naalas 

a panagang-angaw…. 

Using ‘pork’ for 

other purposes is 

a crime? 

From page 4 

using pork barrel of funds of lawmakers 

in Congress and in the Senate 

for purposes other than what 

the funds were originally intended 

for has been approved by the lawmakers 

themselves in the 2012 General 

Appropriations Act. 

But the Revised Penal Code is 

quite clear that it is a criminal act to 

use government money for a purpose 

other than what that money 

was originally intended for, and this 

is called technical malversation. 

Art. 220 of the Code says: “Any 

public officer who shall apply any 

public fund or property under his 

administration to any public use 

other than that for which such fund 

or property were appropriated by 

law or ordinance shall suffer the 

penalty of prision correccional…”

April 23-29, 2012 NOTICES 


NOTICE OF ADJUDICATION 

AND SALE 

Notice is hereby given that 

the estate of the late IGNACIO 

AGLIDAY represented by 

Santos Agliday consisting of a 

parcel of land located at Brgy. 

Tabug, #17, Batac City, designated 

as Lot No. 23468 covered 

by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo 

No. P-1208 has been adjudicated 

by heirs, Erlinda G. Ruguian and 

Janice G. Ruguian and simultaneously 

sold to Avelina N. 

Lumang as per Doc. No. 115, 

Page No. 65, Book No. XXVI, 

Series of 2012 duly notarized 

before Notary Public Mariano R. 

Nalupta, Jr. dated March 27, 

2012. 

April 16, 23, 30, 2012*IT 

______________________________ 

DEED OF ADJUDICATION 


the intestate estate of the deceased 

TOMAS J. MIGUEL consisting 

of a parcel of land designated 

as Lot No. 12230 of the 

Laoag Cad. covered by TCT No. 

T-36069containing an area of 

1,838 sq.m. situated in the Barrio 

of Santa Maria, Laoag City 

(before) now Brgy. 31- 

Talingaan, Laoag City has been 

adjudicated by his heirs ratified 

and acknowledged before Notary 

Public Francisco A. Musni 

as per Doc. No. 382; Page No. 

77; Bk. No. LII; S. of 2012. 


_____________________________ 

DEED OF ADJUDICATION AND 

ABSOLUTE SALE 


the intestate estate of the late 

ALBERTA SAMPAYAN, widow 

and BASILIA SAMPAYAN, 

widow consisting of a parcel of 

land Lot No. 12595 with an area 

of 776 square meters covered 

by OCT Title No. 0-88 situated at 

Santa Joaquina (now Brgy. San 

Lorenzo), Laoag City is subject 

of Deed of Adjudication and Sale 

executed by Amado D. Llacuna, 

married to Milagros A. Llacuna 

and sold to LESTER B. 

PASCUAL, married to Anelyn 

Mary Ann D. Pascual as per Doc. 

No. 130; Page No. 27; Book No. 

XL; Series 2012; before Notary 

Public Atty. Norberto A. Manuel 

of Laoag City dated March 28, 



______________________________ 


ABSOLUTE SALE 



CECILIO SILVESTRE consisting 


as Lot No. G-8-B, Psd-01-73809, 

being a portion of Lot G-8, Psd- 

01-052091, L.R.C. Rec. No., covered 

by TCT No. T-40637 containing 

an area of 446 sq. m. situated 

at Brgy. No. 40, Balatong, 

Laoag City has been adjudicated 

by his heirs and simultaneously 

sold to Sps. Adriano Corpuz and 

Norma Corpuz ratified and acknowledged 

before Notary Public 

Francisco A. Musni as per Doc. 

No. 33; Page No. 7; Bk. No. LIII; 

S. of 2012. 

April 23, 30, May 7, 2012*IT 

___________________________________ 

DEED OF ADJUDICATION WITH 

QUITCLAIM OF A PORTION OF 

A PARCEL OF LAND 



MAGDALENA R. MORALES 

consisting of 1/3 share of a parcel 

of land designated as Lot No. 

272 of the Batac Cad., Cad. 

Case No. N-1-IV, LRC Cad. 

Record No. N-523 under OCT No. 

0-3493 containing an area of 

649.40 sq. m. located at Brgy. 

No. 11, Ben-agan, Batac, Ilocos 

Norte has been the subject of 

Deed of Adjudication with Quitclaim 

of a Portion of a Parcel of 

Land executed by her heirs ratified 

and acknowledged before 

Notary Public Da Vinci M. 

Crisostomo as per Doc. No. 240; 

Page No. 49; Bk. No. CXCV; S. 

of 2012. 


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PARTITION 



SPS. FAUSTINO B. BAGASOL 

and MATILDE SIMFUEGO consisting 


as Lot No. 1238, Cad-445- 

D under OCT No. P-36032 containing 

an area of 3,760 sq.m. 

located at Brgy. Mumulaan, 

Paoay, Ilocos Norte has been the 

subject of Deed of Adjudication 

with Partition executed by their 

heirs ratified and acknowledged 

before Notary Public Da Vinci M. 


Page No. 86; Bk. No. CXCI; S. of 

2011. 


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RODRIGO M. SADORNAS consisting 

of Yamaha Motorcycle 

with sidecar with Plate No. 

ZX3020; Motor No. 4PF 156967; 

Chassis No. 4PF 156967; CR No. 

55040152; Franchise was 

granted by virtue of Municipal 

Ordinance No. F2009-267-R under 

FRN No. 010 TC No. 460 issued 

by the Municipal Government 

of Paoay, Ilocos Norte has 

been adjudicated by his heir ratified 


Notary Public John Paul A. Martin 

as per Doc. No. 459; Page 

No. 92; Bk. No. XVIII; S. of 2010. 


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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT 

OF ESTATES 



SPS. EULALIO ULEP and 

ISIDORA NACION, VICTORIANO 

ULEP, SR., VICTORIANO ULEP, 

JR., SPS. MANUEL ULEP and 

ENCARNACION ULEP, NONETTE 

U. PAGARIGAN and MARIANO 

T. DELA CRUZ consisting of nine 

(9) parcels of land designated 

as Lot Nos. 17131, 17157, 

17145, 17891, 17312, 17657, 

16954, 17119 and 17200 all of 

Cad-307-D covered by OCT Nos. 

P-4641, P-4724, P-4723, P- 

15741, P-4466, P-4048 and P- 

4447 Free Patent Nos. 429753, 

431018, 431019, 7117, 429517, 

431695 and 431682 containing 

an area of 7,740 sq.m., 2081 

sq.m., 4,105 sq.m., 4,936 sq.m., 

292 sq.m., 1,223 sq.m., 994 

sq.m., 1,188 sq.m. and 450 

sq.m., respectively situated in 

the Barrio of Bingao, Barrio of 

Payan, Barrio of San Lorenzo 

all of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte 

has been the subject of Deed fo 

Adjudication and Extra-judicial 

Settlement of Estates executed 

by their heirs ratified and acknowledged 


Bernie Francis B. Constantino as 

per Doc. No. 4411; Page No. 83; 

Bk. No. IX; S. of 2011. 


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APOLONIO B. DUMBRIQUE consisting 

of a tricycle more particularly 

described as follows: 

Make – Honda; Type – MC w/ 

Side Car; Engine No. – 

KB506058033553E; Chassis No. 

– KB506-058-033553; Cert. of 

Reg. No. – 1666374-0; Plate No. 

– QC 4954; Franchise Case No. 

– TC-2009-01-1967; Side Car 

No. – 1967-19 has been adjudicated 

by his heir Fidela G. 

Dumbrique ratified and acknowledged 

before Notary Public Jerry 

D. Alejandro as per Doc. No. 64; 

Page No. 13; Bk. No. LIII; S. of 

2011. 


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SALE 



ISAAC BAPTISTA married to 

HILARIA PASCUA consisting of 

a parcel of land designated as 

Lot No. 17130, Cad-307-D of the 

San Nicolas Cad. covered by 

OCT No. P-6460 Free Patent No. 

405103 containing an area of 


of Bingao, San Nicolas, Ilocos 

Norte has been adjudicated by 

their heir and simultaneously 

sold to Rafful U. Pagarigan a 

portion of the above-described 

parcel of land containing an area 

of 260 sq.m. ratified and acknowledged 




Bk. No. XI; S. of 2012. 


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SALE 



ISAAC BAPTISTA married to 

HILARIA PASCUA consisting of 


Lot No. 17130, Cad-307-D of the 

San Nicolas Cad. covered by 

OCT No. P-6460 Free Patent No. 

405103 containing an area of 


of Bingao, San Nicolas, Ilocos 

Norte has been adjudicated by 

their heir and simultaneously 

sold to Marlon U. dela Cruz a 

portion of the above-described 

parcel of land containing an area 

of 937 sq.m. ratified and acknowledged 




Bk. No. XI; S. of 2012. 


_____________________________ 

NOTICE OF ADJUDICATION 

AND SALE 


the estate of the late BENIGNO 

T. BAYANGOS and PETRA S. 

BAYANGOS consisting of a parcel 

of land located at Brgy. 

Acosta, #8, Batac City, Ilocos 

Norte, designated as Lot No. 860 

covered by Original Certificate 

of Title No. 0-3218, has been 

adjudicated by heirs, Leticia 

Bayangos-Pacardo and Lydia 

Bayangos-Ravelo and simultaneously 

sold a portion with an 

area of 23 square meters, unto 

the Heirs of Dolores Agunat represented 

by Edwin Agunat- 

Franco as per Doc. No. 507, 

Page No. 41, Book No. XXVI, 

Series of 2011, before Notary 

Public Mariano R. Nalupta, Jr. 

dated October 14, 2011. 


______________________________ 


SALE 



MARIA S. BOLONG consisting of 


Lot No. 10886, Cad-398 under 

OCT No. P-17344 containing an 

area of 778 square meters situated 

at Brgy. Billoca, Batac, 

Ilocos Norte has been adjudicated 

by her heirs and simultaneously 

sold to Sps. Marcelo P. 

Buquing and Ilma A. Buquing ratified 


Notary Public Da Vinci M. 


Page No. 55; Book No. CXCV; S 



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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC 

Please be informed that our parents, Dr. Rizal G. De 

Peralta and Virginia “Monina” Andrews De Peralta have 

passed on to the next life. Accordingly, Claudio A. De 

Peralta, M.D. and/or Atty. Domingo Egon Q. Cayosa are 

authorized to manage or administer the estate of our 

parents, our common properties, and those properties 

located in Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Quezon City earlier 

ceded by our late mother to our family corporation, 

Andrews De Peralta Company, Incorporated. 

The Cayosa, Fernan-Cayosa Law Offices of 

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan and Atty. Vicentito Lazo of 

Laoag City, Ilocos Norte have been engaged and authorized 

to safeguard and enhance the family corporation’s 

ownership, interests, and options over such properties. 

They may take any necessary and appropriate legal action 

to do so. 

Please be particularly notified and forewarned that no 

other person, family member or otherwise, has been authorized 

to take possession of, administer, deal, sell or 

in any way alienate or mortgage or in any way encumber 

any of such properties. Any transaction or collaboration 

with any unauthorized person shall not be honored by 

the family corporation and shall be questioned in the 

proper forum, with damages. 

We execute this notice/document not only for the protection 

and preservation of corporate rights but also to 

protect innocent persons. 

ANDREWS DE PERALTA COMPANY, INC. 

DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL 

SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE 



ROSA ALOG, LEON ALOG, 

GREGORIO ALOG and wife 

VALENTINA ANCHETA, TERESA 

ALOG, JUSTINA ALOG, BASILIA 

ALOG, BLAS ALOG and wife 

ENGRACIA PASION, LORENZA 

ANDRES and husband PAULINO 

CORPUZ, LUCIA ANDRES and 

husband PATRICIO ALOG, RO- 

MAN ANDRES and wife 

ARCADIA LUIS, DONATILA 

ANDRES and LEONA ANDRES 

consisting of their respective 

shares of a parcel of land designated 


Laoag Cad., under ARP No. 08- 


751 sq. m. with improvements 

thereon situated in the Barrio of 

Vira (now Salet-Bulangon), City 

of Laoag has been the subject 

of Deed of Extra-judicial Settlement 

of Estate executed by their 

heirs ratified and acknowledged 

before Notary Public Isidro 

Corpuz as per Doc. No. 389; 

Page No. 78; Bk. No. LXXIX; S. 



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RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) 

Republic of the Philippines 

Local Civil Registry Office 

Province of Ilocos Norte 

Municipality of Paoay 

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION 

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is 

hereby served to the public that JAN NATHANIEL G. GALEON 

has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name 

from MARIGEAN to MARY JEAN in the birth certificate of 

MARIGEAN G. GALARSE who was born on September 23, 

1964 at Paoay, Ilocos Norte and whose parents are Pedro 

Galarse and Josefina Gajelonia. 

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file 

his written opposition with this Office not later than May 7, 


(SGD) ROBERT M. GUIEB 

Municipal Civil Registrar 

April 23-29, April 30-May 6, 2012*IT 

______________________________________________

8 THE ILOCOS TIMES 

NOTICES 

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 

MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN 

CITIES 

FIRST JUDICIAL REGION 

LAOAG CITY 

Branch 02 

THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, 

Petitioners, 

-versus- 

ANASTACIA ABAD, ET. AL., 

Claimants. 

MARY NYRE DAWN S. 

ALCANTARA 

AND AVELINO C. SALES, JR. 

Petitioner/Claimants. 

CAD. CASE NO. 47 

L.R.C. CAD. REC. NO. 1205 

LOT NO. 23608 

x—————x 

ORDER 

INASMUCH as the court had 

already admitted the answer 

filed by movant/claimants Mary 

Nyre Dawn S. Alcantara and 

Avelino C. Sales, Jr. in lieu of the 

answer filed by claimant Herenia 

C. Manuel, let this case be set 

for hearing on July 12, 2012 at 

8:30 in the morning for reception 

of evidence to determine 

whether or not the court may 

grant the issuance of a decree 

of registration in favor of said 

movant/claimants. 

Let a copy of this Order and 

the corresponding Notice of 

Hearing be published in a newspaper 

of general circulation in 

the Province of Ilocos Norte and 

in the City of Laoag, once a week 

for three (3) consecutive weeks 

at the expense of the movant/ 

claimants. Let another copy of 

the same be posted at Brgy. 23, 

San Matias, Laoag City where 

the lot is situated 

SO ORDERED. 

Laoag City, Philippines, 12 

April 2012. 

(SGD) JONATHAN A. 

ASUNCION 

Judge 


MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN 

CITIES 


LAOAG CITY 

Branch 02 

THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, 

Petitioners, 

-versus- 

ANASTACIA ABAD, ET. AL., 

Claimants. 

MARY NYRE DAWN S. 

ALCANTARA 

AND AVELINO C. SALES, JR. 

Petitioner/Claimants. 

CAD. CASE NO. 47 

L.R.C. CAD. REC. NO. 1205 

LOT NO. 23608 

x—————x 

NOTICE OF HEARING 

TO: 

THE SOLICITOR GENERAL- 

134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, 

Makati City 

THE ADMINISTRATOR, Land 

Registration Authority- East 

Ave., Quezon City 

THE CITY PROSECUTOR- 

City Prosecutor’s Office, Laoag 

City 

PENRO, Land Management 

Sector, DENR- Laoag City 

ATTY. MELCHOR GUILLEN- 

Counsel for Petitioners- Laoag 

City 

HEIRS OF PEDRO ADIARTE- 

Burgos, Ilocos Norte 

HEIRS OF MAXIMO 

DOMINGO- Laoag, Ilocos Norte 

AND TO ALL OF WHOM IT 

MAY CONCERN: 

You are hereby notified that 

the above-entitled case will be 

heard before this Court at the 

Marcos Hall of Justice, Laoag 

City on 12 July 2012 at 8:30 A.M., 

and therefore, you are hereby 

directed to appear to present 

such claims as you may have 

unto the above-mentioned lot or 

any portion thereof, and to 

present evidence, if you have 

any, in support of such claim on 

said date, time and place. 

And unless you appear at the 

scheduled hearing, your default 

will be recorded and the title to 

the land will be adjudicated and 

determined in accordance with 

the prayer in the petition and 

upon the evidence before the 

court and you will be forever 

barred from contesting such 

petition or any decree entered 

thereon. 

WITNESS the HON. 

JONATHAN A. ASUNCION, Presiding 

Judge of this Court, on the 

12 th day of April 2012, at Laoag 

City, Philippines. 

TERRY A. JACINTO 

Clerk of Court III 

Apr. 23, 30, May 7, 2012*IT 

_________________________________________ 


REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 


BRANCH 11, LAOAG CITY 

IN RE-PETITION FOR THE 

ADOPTION OF THE MINOR 

RENZ JOSEPH SORIANO, 

CARMELITA TOMAS, 

Petitioner. 

Sp. Proc. No. 15441 

x—————x 

ORDER 

Filed with this Court is a verified 

petition for the adoption of 

the minor Renz Joseph Soriano 

of Brgy. Maab-Abaca, Piddig, 

Ilocos Norte. If the petition is 

granted, the registered name of 

the minor will be Renz Joseph 

Tomas. 

Finding the petition to be sufficient 

in form and substance, 

the Court hereby sets the hearing 

of the petition on June 11, 

2012 at 8:30 A.M. at the Regional 

Trial Court, Marcos Hall of Justice, 

Branch 11, Laoag City at 

which date, time and place, any 

interested person may appear 

and show cause why the petition 

should not be granted. 

Let a copy of this Order be 

published once a week for three 

(3) consecutive weeks in any 

newspaper of general circulation 

in the province of Ilocos 

Norte and Laoag City at the expense 

of the petitioners. 


furnished the Solicitor General 

through the City Prosecutor pursuant 

to Rule on Adoption (A.M. 

No. 02-6-02-SC) effective August 

22, 2002. 

SO ORDERED. 

Done in the City of Laoag, this 

10 th day of April, 2012. 

(SGD) PERLA B. QUERUBIN 

Judge 


_________________________________________ 





IN THE MATTER OF THE 


KIMBERLY MYRELLE LIGSAY, 

SPOUSES LAWRENCE R. 

MAMACLAY AND MARY ANN 

AGUIBAY MAMACLAY, 

Petitioners. 


x—————x 

ORDER 

FREPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 




IN THE MATTER OF THE 


KIMBERLY MYRELLE LIGSAY, 

SPOUSES LAWRENCE R. 

MAMACLAY AND MARY ANN 

AGUIBAY MAMACLAY, 

Petitioners. 


x—————x 

ORDER 

Filed with this Court is a verified 

petition for the adoption of 

the minor Kimberly Myrelle 

Ligsay by spouses Lawrence 

B. Mamaclay and Mary Ann 

Aguibay Mamaclay of Barangay 

4, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. If 

the petition is granted, the registered 

name of the minor will be 

Kimberly Myrelle Aguibay 

Mamaclay. 

Finding the petition to be sufficient 

in form and substance, 

the Court hereby sets the hearing 

of the petition on May 28, 

2012 at 8:30 A.M. at the Regional 

Trial Court, Marcos Hall of Justice, 

Branch 11, Laoag City at 

which date, time and place, any 

interested person may appear 

and show cause why the petition 

should not be granted. 


published once a week for three 

(3) consecutive weeks in any 

newspaper of general circulation 

in the province of Ilocos 

Norte and Laoag City at the expense 

of the petitioners. 


furnished the Solicitor General 

through the City Prosecutor pursuant 

to Rule on Adoption (A.M. 

No. 02-6-02-SC) effective August 

22, 2002. 

SO ORDERED. 

Done in the City of Laoag, this 

27 th day of March, 2012. 

(SGD) PERLA B. QUERUBIN 

Judge 


_________________________________________ 

AFFIDAVIT 


JULIE MAGDALENA T. CAMPOS 

is a Cashier at the Technical Education 

and Skills Development 

Authority (TESDA) in charge of 

the custody and issuance of 

Official Receipts; that sometime 

in August 2011, 50 booklets of 

O.R. of the Republic of the Philippines 

were procured and delivered 

to TESDA Ilocos Norte, 

the box containing the said O.R. 

were caused by her to be deposited 

and kept for safekeeping 

at the TESDA Cashier’s filing 

cabinet; that sometime in November 

2011 when it was time to 

use the booklet where O.R. Nos. 

5864151-5864200, she discovered 

that O.R. No. 5864151 was 

not in the roll, neither was then 

in the original box; that she exerted 

efforts to locate the said 

missing O.R. but the same could 

not be found, notices were subsequently 

posted as to the fact 

of the loss of the said O.R. in the 

TESDA Provincial office; that she 

executed this Affidavit in order 

to attest to the truth and veracity 

of the foregoing facts and in 

support of the request to be relieved 

of accountability and/or 

responsibility for the loss of the 

said Official Receipt; ratified and 

acknowledged before Notary 

Public Jason Bader Ll. Perera as 


Bk. No. LII; S. of 2012. 


___________________________________ 


SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE 



SPS. SABAS BAPTISTA and 

FELICITAS GABRIEL BAPTISTA 

consisting of three (3) parcels 

of land designated as Lot Nos. 

31938-A, Cad. 398, 31938-C, 

Cad-398 and 1243 covered by 

OCT Nos. P-34332, P-34333 and 


4,524 sq. m., 25,863 sq. m. and 

601.60 sq. m., situated at Brgy. 

24 Sumader and Brgy. 10-N 

Lacub, Batac, Ilocos Norte have 

been adjudicated by their heirs 

extra-judicially ratified and acknowledged 


Yvette N. Convento-Leynes as 

per Doc. No. 57; Page No. 6; Bk. 

No. XXI; S. of 2012. 


___________________________________ 

PUTAR NI AMADO I. YORO 

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION 



ESMERALDA P. MARTIN consisting 

of a bank deposit with 

BANCO DE ORO (BDO) BANK, 

LAOAG CITY BRANCH under 

Savings Account Nio. 

0960172696 has been adjudicated 

by her heirs ratified and 


Public Bernie Francis B. 

Constantino as per Doc. No. 

5298; Page No. 60; Bk. No. XI; S. 



___________________________________ 



the intestate estate of the deceased 

LUIS TEJADA, JULIA 

TEJADA, FRANCISCO TEJADA 

and ROMAN ROMERO consisting 



Laoag Cad. covered by OCT No. 

11465 containing an area of 982 

sq.m., situated in the Poblacion 

(Barrio of San Matias), Municipality 

of Laoag has been adjudicated 

by their heir ratified and 


Public Francisco A. Musni as per 

Doc. No. 417; Page No. 84; Bk. 

No. LIII; S. of 2012. 


___________________________________ 


ABSOLUTE AND IRREVO- 

CABLE SALE 


the estate of the late FELIPE M. 

SALVADOR consisting of a parcel 

of Residential lot situated at 

Barangay No. 7 Sucsuquen, 

Piddig, Ilocos Norte designated 

as Lot No. 8555, Cad-657-D, 

covered by Original Certificate 

of Title No. P-54907 has been 

adjudicated by his heirs, VIR- 

GINIA G. SALVADOR and 

ROGEILIO G. SALVADOR and 

they simultaneously sold to 

MARIA BACLAYEN-SALVADOR 


82; Book No. XLVI; Series of 

2011 before Notary Public Atty. 

Melchor B. Guillen dated December 

20, 2011. 


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EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT 

OF ESTATE 



NICASIO CABUYADAO consisting 

of eleven (11) parcels of land 

designated as Lot Nos. 11826, 

22756, 11840, 11757, 11915, 

22739, 12430, 12031, 12080, 

11564, 22765 all of Cad-445-D 

covered by OCT Nos. P-20911, 

P-24599, P-21078, P-20912, P- 

22635, P-24598, P-21560, P- 

23954, P-21079, P-20910 and P- 

24678 containing an area of 561 

sq.m., 1,021 sq.m., 903 sq.m., 

990 sq.m., 3,145 sq.m., 1,002 

sq.m., 473 sq.m., 1,322 sq.m., 

1,495 sq.m., 797 sq.m. and 508 

sq.m., respectively located at 

Brgy. Pambaran, Cayubog, 

Paratong and Lawa all of Paoay, 

Ilocos Norte has been adjudicated 

by his heirs extra-judicially 

ratified and acknowledged before 

Notary Public Kira M. Espino 


93; Bk. No. IV; S. of 2012. 


___________________________________ 

RA Form No. 10.1 (LCRO) 

Republic of the Philippines 

Local Civil Registry Office 

Province of Ilocos Norte 

Municipality of Sarrat 

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION 


In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is 

hereby served to the public that ROLANDO RESPICIO 

RAMOS has filed with this Office a petition for change of first 

name from JOSEFINA to JOSEPHINE in the birth certificate 

of JOSEFINA RESPICIO RAMOS who was born on October 

20, 1965 at Sarrat, Ilocos Norte and whose parents are 

Fernando Rasalan Ramos and Catalina Salvador Respicio. 

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file 

his written opposition with this Office not later than May 7, 


(SGD) JOAN A. DUQUE 

Municipal Civil Registrar 

Apr. 23-29, Apr. 30-May 4, 2012*IT 

______________________________________________ 

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL 

SETTLEMENT AND QUITCLAIM 


the estate of the late SPOUSES 

LORENZO RUMBAOA and 

MAMERTA ALEJO RUMBAOA 

consisting of their interest in Lot 

No. 13315-A of the Laoag Cadastre, 

covered by TCT No. T- 

32202 and the improvements/ 

house erected thereon, has 

been the subject of the extrajudicial 

settlement and quitclaim 

by their heirs, as per Deed of 

Extra-judicial Settlement and 

Quitclaim, designated as Doc. 

No. 379; Page No. 76; Book No. 

CCCXXVIII; Series of 2012 of 

Notary Public Atty. Juan Conrado 

A. Respicio II. 


____________________________________ 

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL 

SETTLEMENT 


the estate of the late ALFONSO 

G. ACERET of Bacarra, Ilocos 

Norte consisting of their interest 

in Lot No. 46515 of the Bacarra 

Cadastre, covered by OCT No. 

P-50212; Lots Nos. 57031, 

57052, 57216, all of the Bacarra 

Cadastre covered by ICT No. P- 

50213; Lot No. 39724 of the 

Bacarra Cadastre covered by 

OCT No. P-51357; Lot No. 57452 

of the Bacarra Cadastre, covered 

by OCT No. P-57294 and 

Lot No. 57466 of the Bacarra 

Cadastre, covered by OCT No. 

P-57294, has been the subject 

of the extra-judicial settlement by 

his heirs, as per Deed of Extrajudicial 

Settlement, designated 

as Doc. No. 312; Page No. 63; 

Book No. CCCXXII; Series of 2012 


SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE WITH 

DONATION 


the estate of the late CANDIDO 

P. PRUDENCIANO consisting of 

six (6) parcels of Agricultural 

and Residential lands and a Residential 

Building situated at 

Barangay No. 7 Sucsuquen and 

No. 8 Tangaoan, all at Piddig, 

Ilocos Norte designated as Lot 

Nos. 7584; 7917; 7947; 7859; 

8585 and 12598, Cad-657-D and 

covered by Original Certificates 

of Title Nos. P-49772; P-49769; 

P-49771; P-49768; P-49767; and 

P-52828 have been adjudicated 

by his heirs, namely:NORMA V. 

SALVADOR-PRUDENCIANO; 

JOY S. PRUDENCIANO; 

RAQUEL S. PRUDENCIANO- 

AÑONUEVO; KENNEDY S. 

PRUDENCIANO and BRANDON 

S. PRUDENCIANO and simultaneously 

DONATE Lot No. 8585, 

Cad-657-D, Title No. P-49767 to 

JOY S. PRUDENCIANO and 

BRANDON S. PRUDENCIANO 

which has been sub-divided to 

them according to the Sub-division 

Plan, Psd-01-079343 as per 

Doc. No. 352; Page No. 72; Book 

No. XLVI; Series of 2011 before 

Notary Public Atty. Melchor B. 

Guillen dated December 05, 

2011. 


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na matatagpuan sa Nueva Vizcaya, Misamis Oriental, Cordillera at iba 

pang bulubundukin na lugar. Ayon sa pag-aaral ng Food and Nutrition 

Research Institute ng Department of Science and Technology (o FNRI- 

DOST), ang yakon ay maaaring gawin sa ibat-ibang produkto gaya ng 

tsaa, juice, salad, at iba pa. 

Ang mga lamang-ugat gaya ng yakon ay nagbibigay ng enerhiya at 

lakas sa katawan. Ang kakulangan sa pagkain ng karbohydrat (o carbohydrates) 

ay hahantong sa mababang timban, panghihina, pagkahilo at 

pagbaba ng l;ebel ng asukal sa dugo, ayon sa Gabay sa Wastong Nutrisyon” 

ng FNRI-DOST. 

Ugaliing kumain at maghanda ng mga lamang-ugat tulad ng yakon, 

kamote, kamoteng-kahoy, ube at iba pa, upang maiwasan ang sakit na 

diyabetis at alta-presyon. 

Ang impormasyong ito ay hatid sa inyo ng FNRI_DOST, ang 

pangunahing ahensiya ng gobyerno sa pananalilsik sa pagkain at 

nutrisyon. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon at kaalaman sa pagkain 

at nutrisyon, sumulat o tumawag kay Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Direktor, 

FNRI-DOST sa kanyang email address: mvc@fnri.dost.gov.ph, 

mar_v_c@yahoo.com o sa telepono bilang 837-2934/837-3164 Maari 

ding bisitahin ang FNRI-DOST website: http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph. 

FEATURES 


Message from the Philippine Red Cross Secretary 

General on the 65th anniversary of PRC IN-LC Chapter 

CONGRATULATIONS to 

Ilocos Norte-Laoag City Chapter 

for holding the Run for Humanity 

2012 as its way of celebrating 

the 65th Anniversary of 

the Philippine Red Cross. I share 

the bliss and sense of fulfillment 

that each of you feels at this moment 

for emerging triumphant 

amidst the hurdles of the past 

year. 

I commend your chapter for 

greatly contributing to the overall 

success and accomplishments 

of the entire Philippine Red 

Cross. The commitment, hard 

work and endurance of the 

Chapter staff, volunteers, Board 

of Directors, partners and donors 

have propelled Red Cross 

to where it is now—at the top 

of service and the leading humanitarian 

organization in the 

Philippines. 

As we celebrate our 65 th anniversary, 

I would like to enjoin 

everyone to reaffirm the reasons 

why we are with the organization—we 

value human life and 

we believe in affecting meaningful 

change in the lives of others 

who are less fortunate than we 

BY JHON REY D. ORTAL 

TEACHER III, BAAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

THE ROOM for improvement is 

said to be the largest room. Hence, 

we should always find a way to 

enter into this place. Let us soar 

to the level of excellence. But what 

are we going to do? How can we 

become more professional? 

We should allocate time for 

professional development by participating 

in educational seminars 

and workshops, reading educational 

materials regularly, engaging 

in educational research and 

enrolling in short-term courses 

and post graduate programs. We 

should pursue our graduate studies 

and try all our very best to finish 

it because you cannot give 

what you do not have. We should 

attend trainings and seminars to 

keep abreast with the trends and 

innovations in education. 

Maintain proper stature and 

are. The years that passed were 

filled with remarkable challenges 

that tested our efficiency and tenacity 

as an organization. But 

because of the inspiration we 

draw out from the vulnerable 

people and from one another, we 

have risen above the challenges 

and we have remained steadfast 

in responding to the calls of time. 

The Philippine Red Cross has 

become the flicker in the dark 

and the hope in the midst of despair. 

We succeeded in transforming 

the lives of people in 

dire need and of communities on 

the edge of despondency. We 

have been champions in the past 

65 years in providing millions of 

people with a quality life—and 

we remain visionary to soar 

higher in the coming years. 

Let this event be a tribute as 

well to the people who have 

been with us, then and now, for 

selflessly devoting their resources 

and lives towards 

achieving the goals of the Philippine 

Red Cross. 

I wish only the best for the 

Chapter and for the whole organization. 

I know that we will 

continue to grow strong and progressive 

as the years pass. The 

Run for Humanity will certainly 

be a massive success in bringing 

together PRC stakeholders 

to show what the Red Cross is 

all about: unity, service, and 

commitment. May each 

runner’s participation become a 

symbol of his commitment to 

journey with Philippine Red 

Cross for another 65 years of 

wonderful service and rewarding 

sacrifice. 

My earnest thanks go to all 

staff, volunteers, Board of Directors, 

partners and donors. I 

applaud all of you for the support, 

commitment and goodwill. 

Indeed, you are part of the glorious 

history of the Philippine 

Red Cross and you are the 

champions in transforming the 

lives and upholding the dignity of 

vulnerable people. 

Congratulations and kudos to 

Red Cross Ilocos Norte-Laoag 

City Chapter for a job well done. 

Professionalism to the next level 

behavior that upholds the dignity 

of teaching and demonstrate 

one’s personal philosophy of 

teaching. Manifest personal 

qualities such as enthusiasm, flexibility 

and caring. Strengthen 

your knowledge and know well 

the curriculum to be more confident 

in teaching. 

Professionalism particularly 

to teachers has relevant significance 

in education because it affects 

the role of the teacher and 

in the long run affects the pupils’ 

ability to learn effectively. We 

should reach our pupils in a meaningful 

way and develop innovative 

approaches and techniques. 

We maintain good conduct 

whenever and wherever we are. 

We should have the ability to initiate 

and maintain quality communication 

with pupils, fellow teachers, 

administration and parents. 

Active communication opens understanding 

and develops rapport 

among people. 

Lastly, handle all situations 

with utmost professionalism. 

Thus, to become more professional, 

inculcate yourselves the 

value of decisiveness, honesty/ 

integrity, dedication/commitment, 

initiative/resourcefulness, courtesy, 

human relations, leadership, 

stress tolerance, fairness/justice, 

proper attire and good grooming 

and punctuality. We should perform 

these values at all times. It is 

not enough that we are hired as a 

permanent teacher. Strive to be 

better. Go for excellence! Levelup 

your professionalism. 

Gwendolyn Pang, Secretary General, Philippine Red Cross 

BY GILDA G. ACOSTA 

MT-I, HVMES 

CONTRIBUTOR 

AN EDUCATIONAL superior must 

acquire the needed attributes to 

achieve the desired goals. 

Being a superior, she must be 

ready to give others credit. Once a 

subordinate is discriminated upon 

by her superior, she cannot be expected 

to be an effective or efficient 

worker. So, this will come in the form 

of deficiency of the employee’s performance. 

She may have a lower level 

of satisfaction. 

A superior must be fair to her 

subordinates to avoid trouble. She 

should treat them equally, give what 

is due to them. She should not demote 

her teachers, instead, she 

should help them succeed. 

A superior must be problem-oriented. 

While she looks at the future 

with more achievements everyday, 

she should perform and achieve 

everyday. 

The superior should provide 

Batac set to hold 4th Balasang Ti Away search 

BY DOMINIC B. DELA CRUZ 


BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte—The Batac City government is set to hold the 

fourth search for the Farmers’ Festival Queen but this time, they have changed the 

name to “Balasang Ti Away 2012”. 

The search is set on May 2, 2012 in time for the celebration of the 2012 

Farmers’ Festival. 

Batac Mayor Jeffrey Jubal Nalupta said the title itself will be very different 

from other festivals in the province and even the country as it is exclusively for 

rural barangays only. 

The mayor said that he never knew that there is an existing song entitled 

“Babbalasang Ti Away” and that the said song will be used during the said search 

proper. 

He added that this will also be the time that the city government will be 

launching the city’s welcome song and will be used by the candidates in their 

production number. 

He said that the type of search in terms of criteria may be the same with the 

usual pageants but only the candidates were limited to those from the rural 

barangays carrying the banner of their respective barangays. 

This will give honor and recognitions to the rural folks because of their big 

contribution wherein they are not only feeding the people of Batac but the entire 

nation, the mayor added. 

The mayor also said that the urban barangays will also be participating during 

the parades especially barangay officials and witness the farm products produced 

by Batac. 

The mayor feels proud what the rural barangays have achieved in terms of 

agricultural products and this will be the time that all the rural barangays would 

display their best product on May 1-6. 

It was learned that there will be a booth/exhibits to be displayed for the 

agricultural products of Batac during the six-day festival. 

The mayor also said that there will be the much awaited and rare experience 

“A taste of Old Batac” featuring old foods in Batac and can be tasted for free on 

May 3 in the morning. 

The said festival’s main highlights will be the grand parade, parade of floats 

and street dance with a dance showdown in the evening plus the awarding of 

winners, all scheduled on May 5. 

Qualities of a superior 

the necessary leadership, being the 

professional leader of a teaching 

staff, working democratically, scientifically, 

and conscientiously. She 

must have skill in listening, skill in 

presenting ideas and information, 

and skill in communicating attitudes. 

She should be a good planner. 

Planning school programs cooperatively 

with all the teaching staff 

makes for easier coordination of the 

activities. 

Fellow teachers, are the traits 

mentioned above possessed by 

your superior? 

Museo 

Pambata 

BY ELISA TABORITE 

CONTRIBUTOR 

MUSEO PAMBATA is the first 

children’s interactive museum in the 

Philippines located at Roxas Boulevard 

corner South Drive, Manila and 

was opened to the public in 1994. It 

provides various educational programs 

and innovative hands-on exhibit 

enjoyed by 2-12-year old children 

which allow them to hypothesize, 

manipulate and experiment, 

test their ideas, and stretch their 

imagination. 

The Museo Pambata has put up 

several theme rooms that encourage 

children to explore and discover 

various concepts while they play 

like Kalikasan/Environment, 

Maynila Noon/Old Maynila, Bata sa 

Mundo/Children in the Village, 

Tuklas/Science through Discovery, 

Katawan ko / My Body Works, 

Paglaki Ko/Career Options, 

Pamilihang Bayan/ Marketplace, and 

Money Matters for kids. 

All year round programs and 

activities such as cultural shows, 

puppet shows, workshops and 

demonstrations, storytelling, film 

showing, stage plays and many others 

are held to educate, entertain and 

develop creativity of young visitors. 

Recognizing the fact that the 

Museo Pambata is anchored on the 

belief that learning takes place more 

readily in an environment of fun, 

challenges and discovery, the Department 

of Education(DepEd) encourages 

parents and children to 

visit and experience the interesting 

and challenging activities the 

Museo Pambata offers.

April 29 2012 issue - Ilocos Times

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