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By Ralph John Mijares

BLESS THE BEASTS AND THE CHILDRENDSWD 6 Assesses 4Ps; Year’s Other Projects, Activities

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By Edalyn Acta

ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MAIL AT THE ROXAS CITY POST OFFICE ON FEB. 25, 1982 P15 IN CAPIZDECEMBER 10 – 16, 2012

By Davy Gregorio

CAP THE YEAR RIGHT Colorful arrays of locally made caps with signature designs are a common sight along Roxas City sidewalks as peddled by itinerant storekeepers who only have until New Year to take advantage of the buyers' demands for just about anything under the sun.

They have provided them more opportunities to be in school rather than becoming out-of-school children,” Democrito Barrientos II, principal of Manocmanoc Elementary School said, referring to the allowances given under the Pantawid

held Dec. 9, at the Boracay Tropics in Malay, Aklan. “The youths were excited because they would now go to school with something in their pocket and they do not need to walk going home,” Barrientos said. Barrientos’s impression forms part of the many benefi ts enjoyed by least fortunate constituents under the DSWD’s 4Ps.

Dengue Cases Rise by 800%; Kills 9 Now is the time to apply the (4S) Strategy by the Department of Health (DOH) in your homes and communities. At the end of 2012, Capiz has recorded a dramatic increase in dengue cases—by 792 percent, to be exact. According to the Capiz Epidemiological Surveillance and Response Unit, as of Morbidity Week 49 starting

Dec, 8, there are 785 cases compared to 88 in the same period last year. Out of the 659 cases, Roxas City leads with 193; followed by Mambusao, 163; Jamindan, 67; Panay, 52; Pontevedra, 31; Dumarao, 23; Sigma, 21; Sapian, 18; Dao, 15; Tapaz and Panit-an 13; Ivisan, 12; Cuartero and Dumalag, 9; Pilar, 8; Pres.

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ON THIS SITE/4

Capiz will no longer be just the Seafood Capital of the Philippines, but also

On This Site Will RiseText by Ralph John Mijares and Jose Arsenio QuinzonPhotos by Ralph John Mijares

a religious destination for the millions of Catholics across the country. Such is the vision of Mr. Antonio Ortiz, owner of the San Antonio Resort and its group of companies. Emanating from the mandate of the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Capiz, Msgr. Jose Advincula, a new shrine dedicated to the Nuestro Señor Jesus Nazareno (Black Nazarene) is being constructed in Ortiz’s San Antonio Village Resort in barangay Baybay in Roxas City. As one of the 19 shrines across Capiz proposed for construction, this mission station is Mr. Ortiz’s way of “paying back what God gave” to him and his family. “Everything I have belongs to God; I am just His steward,”

Black Nazarene Shrine to be given for faith for Capiznons

Members of the Social Security System (SSS) can

Under New GuidelinesSSS Offers Higher Loans, More Flexible Terms

now look forward to higher salary loan amounts and more fl exible terms under the agency’s revised lending guidelines that took effect Dec. 1, 2012. SSS President and Chief Executive Offi cer Emilio De Quiros, Jr. said the new guidelines—approved by the Social Security Commission (SSC) on April 18, 2012—aim to align the SSS salary loan program with prevailing market conditions. “Amid the current low

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Pamilyang Pilipino Program by the Department of social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The school principal made the remarks in a speech during the Yearend Conference of the DSWD VI in Best Western Visayas

In fact, children aren’t the only ones benefi ted by the 4Ps. Parents and guardians are also enjoying their benefi ts. “On the part of the parents, they became more eager to bring their children to school because of the budget allotted for them,” he said. According to DSWD VI Information Offi cer

The new Champion of the local devotees. This miniature replica of the Black Nazarene will be the patron of the local devotees who feel hopeless from their problems in life according to Mr. Antonio Ortiz.

Nine local amateur bands rocked the Roxas City Bandstand with their Christmas song compositions during the Rock-Rakan 2012 recently. The Fried Rice band won fi rst prize worth P 10,000 during the jam-packed event. Organizers also gave prizes to individual performers who stood out in singing and handling musical instruments. The event also included games, Suzuki Biker’s Motorcade, fi reworks, and Search for Suzuki Biker Babe. The event aims “to give chance to the youth especially those with musical talents to develop their skills and talents”, according to Rotarian Edalyn Acta. The Rock-Rakan 2012

Rock Bands Rock Roxas Band StandBy Ralph John A. Mijares

was a part of a six-night “fun and family bonding activity” called Christmas Ville Carols. Other performers featured were St. Pius X Seminarians, Dagway Sigmahanon, Inc., Stages Dance and Arts, children choirs, and rhythm bands. There was also a Christmas carol competition for the baranggay and High School levels. Aside from live performances, a Food Festival and Paseo Night Market were held; the former ended on December 23 while the latter on New Year’s Eve. The events were made possible by the Roxas City Government, Rotary Club of Metro Roxas Council, Suzuki Motors, Suzuki Motorcycles Distributors Inc., and some media partners.

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2 DECEMBER 10 – 16, 2012Capiz TimesThe OPINION

Dream. Believe. Inspire.

Editorial

The Capiz TimesTHE VOICE OF THE CAPICEÑO

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Toward the end of the year, one poignant story inspires us. Few days before Christmas, an 8-year-old boy stricken with

acute lymphoblastic leukemia was “appointed” by Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Alan Purisima to the rank of inspector, which helped fulfill the boy’s wish to become a police officer. The boy is Christianel Dolosa from Hagonoy, Bulacan, who wanted to become a police officer—“para hulihin ang mga magnanakaw at mga nagdo-droga, at kung minsan ay lumalaban sila sa giyera.” Through the Wish Kid Foundation, an organization which grants the wishes of children (ages 3 to 17) suffering from life-threatening medical conditions, Dolosa’s dream was realized. In Camp Crame, Dolosa was briefed on the history, vision and values of the police service and was given tour of the PNP facilities. Then, Dolosa was detailed “on duty” for a day by Purisima to the PNP

Special Action Force. Dolosa was made to experience patrol duty on board a mobile patrol

unit, after which the PNP chief gave the boy two toy patrol cars—perhaps more as tokens of appreciation than aginaldo for the season. This heartwarming story is not new, though. Back In 2003, the PNP also granted the wish of a six-year-old boy, also stricken with leukemia, of becoming a police officer and gave him the rank of a Police Officer 1. One Joe Allan Mark Mendoza also became a police officer for day and reported for duty in complete general office attire uniform.In 2006, after Mendoza died due to acute lymphocytic leukemia, the police did not only have Mendoza’s remains interred at the Mortuary Chapel in Camp Crame; they also gave him “full honors” as a departed fellow member of the police service. Such stories poignantly tell us how our children bless (the profession of) our cops—such display of sincerity if not innocence makes us reconsider the repute of the police force, despite the ill repute they have gained through the years. The boy’s gesture transcends his innocence. It is rather the best Christmas gift given to the police force in years—inspiring cops to do better, as perhaps admonished by Purisima himself who called on the 148,000 PNP members to be good examples to the children across the country. The boy’s appreciation inspires cops to be not like the others who are even caught violating the laws he himself is trying to uphold. His appraisal of the profession of the police—his simple dream to become one with the force and help uphold the law—is rather the more priceless gift given to our kapulisan. At least now, no greater amount of confidence from anyone can boost their morale.

By Virgilio Clavel

Point & Counterpoint

Third of a Series

Ang Maragtas Pakadto sa Puod sang Capiz (1215–2010)

Kakampi Mo Ang BatasBy Atty. Batas Mauricio

Killings and Assaults“I announced events beforehand, I issued the decrees and

made the predictions; suddenly I acted and they came to pass. I did this because I know how stubborn you are. Your

neck muscles are like iron and your forehead like bronze.”—Isaiah 48:3–4 PLM ALUMNI SAY FUND LACK REPORT IS POLITICS. Here is the third part of the letter of Alfredo Gabot, a former member of the Board of Regents of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM), detailing his claim that PLM may stop operating because some P569 million in its approved funds had not been given to it by the government of Mayor Alfredo Lim: “Doubt on appeal for support to PLM. Be that as it may, it is very unfortunate that some people, including a few from the PLM Batch 68, would cast doubt about my appeal for support for PLM. In an email message on November 20, 2012 after a meeting on that day of the group, the batch president, Edelmira Taclibon, stated: `So far it seems the atmosphere is quiet in PLM which makes us believe that said issue could be possibly motivated.” Advice to PLMAAI and Batch 68. But I told the batch president, as I had told earlier the president of the PLM Alumni Association Inc., Ms. Carol Mangawang, who belongs to Batch 68, that they should fi rst meet and talk to the PLM COA resident auditor (Connie G. Benedictos) and concerned PLM offi cials… to fi nd out the real score fi rst because they are the experts on the matter, before they make any comment and action, and plan to meet with Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim or the PLM president, Atty. Rafaelito Garayblas.

*** KILLINGS, ASSAULTS, BY MENTALLY DERANGED: Slowly, US authorities are fi nding out that Adam Lanza, the 20-year old man who killed 20 kindergarten students and six teachers at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut on Friday, December 14, 2012, had a personality disorder which may have triggered the second worst massacre incident in American history.

In Chengpeng, Henan, China, 36 year-old Min Yingjun, slashed and wounded some 22 school children in an elementary school also on December 14, 2012, allegedly due to a psychological disorder arising from either his having been booted out of his work, or feeling that he has been left out in China’s economic boom.And still in the US, a man shot to death a woman then killed himself at the Excalibur Hotel Casino on the Las Vegas strip also on Friday, December 14, 2012, although there was no explanation on why this happened.

*** MORE OF THESE TO HAPPEN: People are asking, why is this happening? How come people become so deranged as to enable them to carry out crimes and evil acts with just the fl ick of a fi nger? There would be plenty of theories, but my best bet is still this one: people have strayed so far away from God, no longer listening to Him or obeying His commands, so the things that God said will happen to them are indeed happening. In Isaiah 48:3–7, God said His pronouncements of things to come will come true. Among these pronouncements involve His curses descending upon a people who no longer listen to Him and who no longer obey Him (see Deuteronomy 28:15-68). Signifi cantly, one of these curses is men and women going mad and insane, and having confused minds (Deuteronomy 28:28). Therefore, unless we go back to God concretely by listening to Him once again (that is, by reading His Bible once more) and by obeying His commands, we will surely see more of these deadly massacres and brutal assaults. No one can stop them from happening, because God said they will happen if we continue turning our backs on Him.

The linguistic trace of “kapid” may now direct our gaze at the Legend of the Twin. Sources indicated that Balingnagan’s twin daughters were named

‘bulan’ and ‘adlaw’, so uncharacteristic of Malayan Muslim practice in name-giving at that time. Muslims, in general, normally chose names in either the i) patronymic mode (lineage) or ii) locative manner (place of birth or residence). On this score, the linguistic “fl avor” of the name “bulan” and “adlaw” was more attuned to the eatas choice of names for siblings. As to naming places, the origin of the name of “kapid” (Capiz) would be wisely resolved in association with the practice at the time of occurrence, using ejusdem generis by analogy. Examples. Dao (punongkahoy; scientifi c name, Dracontomelu dao); Jamindan (puno ng hamingdan; scientifc name, Macaranga hispida Maell-Arg; Ivisan (ibis, anchovies in English); Tapaz [Nagatapas, meaning, cutting cogon)]; Panit-an (lugar na pinagbalatan, place where bark of trees was removed). Moreover, Panublion, an internet site (then) maintained by the Capiz Museum, made this data entry in para 7-- x x x Capiz… “was named based on the story that when the Spaniards came to Capiz in 1570, it was the time when Datu Bangkaya’s wife of the Aklan district gave birth to twin daughters.” Captivating Capiz, another internet site, had this slightly the same version: “It is said that in Capiz in 1570, the Datu Bankaya’s wife of the Aklan district gave birth to twin daughters. Twin “Kapid” in the local dialect, so the Spaniards adopted the name Capiz (Kapid)….” These two texts run counter to the story posted in capiz.gov.ph. Subscribing to the Pios discourse, Clavel (2010, 157) wrote: “Kinuha ang pangalan ng munisipyo ng Capiz mula sa isang grupo ng mga kabibi na may ganoong pangalan. Ang mga kabibi na ito ay kinabibilangan ng “sicsic:, “tipay”, “toay” at “alocaba” (Mentrida 1841). Ayon sa bersyon ng alamat na tumutugon sa pananaw ng nusuntara si Datu Dagoob ang nakadiskubre ng Capiz noong mga 1257 nang gawin niya ang Libas (na ngayon ay bahagi ng Lungsod ng Roxas, na siya namang munisipyo ng Capis noong panahon ng mga Kastila) na pinakasentro ng gobyerno (seat of government) ng probinsya ng Akean. Si Datu Daguob ay isang Akeanon at minsan, bago siya mahalal na Pinuno ng Akean noong mga 1257, ay napadako siya sa Libas… Dahil kailangan din nila ng “sicsic” (oyster) at ibang kabibi (shells) na may mga laman na maaring gawing sumsuman…pumupunta sila sa isang lugar na sa kalaunan ay tinawag nilang Capis (na ang ibig sabihin ay “sarisaring kabibi”). Writers and historians, including teachers in the academe, agree that the Bornean datus, led by Datu Puti (or was it Datu Sumakwel?), arrived in Capiz during the middle of the 13th century. While the other datus went further in the northern

part of the country, Datu Bangkaya chose to stay in ancient Madya-as, which Conrado Norada (1954) referred the same place as “Aninipay”, a name already known to aetas under the chieftainship of Marikudo, an aeta. Aninipay is a plant that thrived in the same Island. At this juncture, Norada’s name-attribution also strengthens the “Pios discourse”. Perhaps, one overwhelming critique against the Legend of the Twin discourse deals with implausibility of its occurrence, and the likelihood that the twin sisters never existed at all. Why? Were Monteclaro (1907), Santiago-Cuino (1938) and Santaren (1902) credible ontheir respective accounts about the i) Barter of Panay, and, ii) Confederation of Madyaas – as these made allusion to how Capiz derived its name? In terms of both logic and episode, can the three authors or writers withstand today’s critics? The Spanish forces arrived in Capiz in 1565. From 1212 (!) (or was it 1215) to 1565 is 350 years. In the Medieval Age, sometime in the 12th and 13th centuries, the average lifespan of warring people worldwide was 30 years old and the maximum longevity, though very rare, 50-60 years old. Two major reasons could be cited: diseases and wars. Supposing Datu Bangkaya, at 30–year old, fathered Balingnagan whose twin siblings were born when the latter was also 30 years old. A 60-year period elapsed after the 1215 Barter of Panay took place. The reckoning year then when the name “kapid” (for Capiz) came in currency would be year 1275. The period between 1275 and 1565 is 290 years. If the accounts of both Captivating Capiz and Panublion were credible, it would be 295 years. What more, Clavel’s account put the date at 1257, the year Datu Daguob ruled the Ilaya sector of Akean, which he later named “Capis”. This discursive version is consistent with my assertion that the adoption of the name “Kapid/Capiz or “Capis” could have taken place between 1275 and 1565. It also supports the view that either Datu Bangcaya or his son Balingnagan could not have separately live longer than 60 years old. The immediate insight regarding the 290-or-295 timeline are: i) The four (4)- to- fi ve (5)-times “physical reborn” of Balingnagan, quite an impossibility, to justify the actual birth of his twin, the alleged origin of the name “kapid” or Capiz. ii) Reference to the name of either Annipay or Madyaas was already in use by the aetas before 1565. iii) Research fi nding that the other pre-colonial name of “kapid” was “Sinugbuhan”, applying a nusuntara method of history-writing. iv) Capiz was still a part of Akean before 1703, in fact the Ilaya sector of Akean after the Bornean datus subdivided the Island of Aninipay or Madya-as.

(To be continued)

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3Capiz TimesTheDECEMBER 10 – 16, 2012

AnáyoBy Niño Manaog

Songs for The Son

OPINION

FlashbackBy Bienvenido Cortes

STRIKETHROUGHBy Ralph John Mijares

Blocktime Bashing

police files

Robbery Incident

Despite the cooler weather in the “-ber” months, I can still feel the hot exchange of words between political parties through their blocktime programs over the

radio. Election time has come, indeed. Exposés and name-calling dominate the duration of their programs. I’m not going to cite examples because I might be perceived as partisan. But if you happen to tune in to these

programs, you would know what I’m talking about. There are also positive reports on their respective candidates. It’s okay to reveal the unpleasant acts of others knowing that they’re true. It’s up to the people to determine which is factual and which us fi ctitious. But name calling is childish. Please, enough with these attacks. It’s an abuse of the right to free speech. This is not Fliptop (perceived to be a modern Balagtasan wherein two rappers throw personal insults to each other in rhyme with rhythm or a cappella). Besides, it’s Christmas time. Have people forgotten that politics should only be about public service? or have they ever known it as such? It would be better to take advantage of the time given to expose the wrongdoings of the candidates and to discuss of future plans for the community and how to impose them. Or better yet, start broadcasting on the actual campaign period and use some of what’s supposed to be paid to certain radio stations to help more less fortunate people. Now, that’s what we can call “money well spent.”

LET’S TALK BUSINESSBy Edalyn Acta

Miracles HappenThe recent Sinadya sa Halaran showed that our festival

need not spend much to lure a good number of revelers and followers.

Festival spokesman Rommel Lastimoso explained that “we want to go back to the basics” on why this year’s version of the festival is more subdued, simpler and focused more on the religious aspect e.g. on the role of Mama Mary on our lives.Quoting Roxas City Mayor Angel Alan Celino, one of the prime movers this year’s celebration, Lastimoso said the mayor was happy and contented of the results of the festival. The mayor has seen how happy the people were as they trooped to the Roxas City plaza, main venue of this year’s celebration, and participated in the various activities. By going back to the basics, they want the festival to be put in proper perspective—which meant that it should be solely

devoted for Mama Mary as the patroness of Capiznons. Indeed, Capiznons are among a breed of people who have developed a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. And their special devotion is not without basis. There’s this case of a wealthy woman suffering from a rare kidney ailment who, as reports had it, could not be cured by modern medicine. The woman prayed hard for Mama Mary’s intercession. Lo and behold, this woman even wondered that her ailment just vanished. This she has attributed as the Miracle performed by Mama Mary. This woman is just among the thousands of devotees who have their own stories to tell as gifts of their deep devotion to the Blessed Mother. Susan Calinao, 39 of Barangay of San Jose, Roxas City, has her own story to tell: “When my husband and I were in Manila several years ago, there was a time when we practically had nothing to support our daily needs. The situation made me cry. I pleaded for Mama Mary’s help. Then, all of a sudden, a woman claiming to be a distant relative, came and gave us rice and assorted goods.” Susan said she was overcome by emotion that she could hardly recall the name of the woman and what transpired during their conversation. Since then she has made it a habit to pray for Mama Mary’s intercession. “Our economic situation has also quite improved so much so that for every blessing that comes our way, I see to it to thank the Virgin Mary and further implore her help for future blessings.”

At about 2:00 a.m. of 10 December 2012, at 3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Army, Brgy. Jaena Norte, Jamindan, Capiz Victim: Fernando Cabuslay y Arce, 35 years old, married, member of Philippine Army and a resident of Brgy. Jaena Norte, Jamindan, Capiz suspect: Norman Eleuterio y Denosta, 18 years old, single and a resident of Brgy. Jaena Norte, Jamindan, Capiz (at large) brief facts of the incident: Investigation conducted by Jamindan PS disclosed that the rented Apartment of the victim situated inside the vicinity of 3rd Infantry Division, Philippine Army Brgy. Jaena Norte, Jamindan, Capiz was entered by the suspect by destroying and passing through the bamboo wall of said apartment. Said suspect carted away one (1) unit Laptop Computer (Brand Dell) amounting to more or less Thirty Thousand Pesos (Php30,000.00), one (1) USB Card, One (1) Charger with memory card and two (2) pieces magazines of alleged cal. 45 loaded with live ammos. Said suspect was caught in the act by the army intelligence operatives having in his possession a laptop computer, however, said suspect was able to elude arrest and fl ed to unknown direction. recovered items which was abandoned and left behind by the suspect were: one (1) Destroyed/Damage Laptop Computer (Brand Dell), One (1) Color black bag with marked Acer, One (1) Knife, One (1) Athletic short color gray with stripe color orange and one (1) Sugarcane bolo. Status of the case: Under Follow-up Investigation by Jamindan PS Offi cer on Case: SPO3 Edgar V. Alantuson

Shooting, Hacking Incidents At about 8:00 p.m. of 10 December 2012, at Brgy. San Jose, Dumalag, Capiz victim: Romeo German y Ferren, 48 years old, married, farmer and a resident of aforesaid place suspect: Nelson Feren y Faulve, 57 years old, married, farmer and also resident of same place brief facts of the incident: Investigation conducted by Dumalag PS disclosed that the victim and suspect had a heated argument. Then said suspect hacked several times German with the use of a sugarcane bolo. said victim sustained hack wounds on his left fi ngers and both right and left arms and was rushed to Dao District Hospital, Dao, Capiz for medical treatment while suspect was arrested by the elements of Dumalag PS and presently detained thereat for proper disposition. Recovered from the crime scene was one (1) Sugarcane bolo measuring twenty fi ve (25) inches long from handle to tip motive: Drunkenness status of the case: under investigation by Dumalag PS Offi cers On Case: SPO2 Edmundo Febrada

“Sing a song of gladness and cheer!/ for the time of Christmas is here!” sings Jose Mari Chan, in his all-time favorite anthology “Christmas in Our Hearts” (1990). Very well, these words spell my mood, inspired by

listening to these heart warmers in my Christmas collection. Through the years of Christmas celebrations, holidays and December vacations, I acquired them. Every year, I have continually appreciated what they offer to the soul. They share grace and joy to whoever can listen to them. How these albums got into my rack or how I got these masterpieces I have yet to recall. But regardless of their history and motivations, in all their original selections and covers of traditional songs—they offer one and the same message— ceremoniously and soulfully they pay tribute to Baby Jesus, the Lord of All.

Bonding with the Boy98 Degrees, "This Christmas," MCA Universal, 1998Boy band, boy bond—whatever term you use, Nick Lachey and his friends give us all the reasons to celebrate Christmas as they render cool covers to most traditional Christmas carols like “Silent Night,” “O Holy Night,” “God Rest Ye Merry

Gentlemen,” and “Little Drummer Boy.” Here, they hardly resemble NKOTB, evading the boy band image by hitting notes that spell sweet things like “mistletoe” and “chestnuts roasting on an open fi re.” The solos in some songs display vocalization and rhythmic intonations that remind us of more solemn choirs in churches. Surely, such style does not fail to send shivers from the spine to the soul.

Little Redeemer BoyGlenn Medeiros, "The Glenn Medeiros Christmas Album: Recorded in Hawaii," Amherst Records, 1993 This 90s Leif Garrett is more than a heartthrob when he croons way, way beyond his pretty-boy image. When he reaches high notes, he is surely pop. He sounds like a lad who has seen the Baby Jesus so he doesn’t need to act silly—he just sings holy. His “Feliz Navidad” and “Ave Maria” are choice cuts, baring innocence and jolliness in varying degrees. He does away with his shrill voice when he allows the instruments to do it for him—he focuses on hitting the emotional rises of the lyrics to render a slightly pop fi nish. In all, Hawaii-born Medeiros’ almost girlish voice makes recalling the Nativity a simply light moment—just like the playful child Who shall redeem us from our lack, or utter loss of innocence.

Persons are Gifts are InstrumentsKen Navarro, "Christmas Cheer," Galaxy Records, 1996This virtuoso acoustic guitar player offers an alternative way to remember our salvation. It sets your Christmas mood through an instrumental overload—with some traditional songs like “Angels We Have Heard on High” and “Silent Night” as choice pieces. Listening to Navarro’s one-of-a-kind string renditions may tell us that salvation—by the Holy Child—need not be brought about by pain and suffering [like rock or harsh or hard sentiment]. Rather Christmas is all about cheer, strummed away by the heart. With Navarro’s work, Christmas has never been so jazz, light and easy. For sure, you would want to play this bunch

before you go to that Christmas party in which you’d render a surprise lousy fox trot number for all of them to see!

Rebels We’ve Heard on HighVarious Artists, "Christmas on the Rocks," Viva Records, 1994This album hit the stands during the grunge and rock era—a time when anxiety and discord were the heyday. It gathered mostly artists and rockers who were perhaps angry at how Christmas was usually celebrated. Featuring covers of songs composed by National Artist Levi Celerio and other traditional Filipino compositions, it portrays and documents the consciousness of a more realistic Christmas, at least as defi ned by Filipino experience. For one, Sandugo’s “Pasko ng Mahirap, Pasko ng Mayaman” sings away a social realist stance—perhaps a self-talk on the part of the oppressed class who claims it’s also Christmas in their part of the world, despite their poverty and forlorn state [or even state of mind]. While DJ Alvaro’s “Gabing Tahimik” is a more soulful rendition of ”Silent Night,” which hit playlists and charts in 1990s, Ang Grupong Pendong’s “Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit” completes this collection to compose a sort of a Lino Brocka’s counterpart opus—it collectively makes a statement on the dismal social realities brought on to Filipinos at Christmas. You may not necessarily be one of those donning a cheap Che Guevarra T-shirt to appreciate its message; but one’s own salvation, according to the album, is simply working for social justice—and all it entails. True, my collection is not the one you may have to die for—it is neither hard-to-fi nd, for these artists are not as popular as, say, Ray Conniff and his singers, Chipmunks, Destiny’s Child, Frank Sinatra or even Nat King Cole. Yet, in this season of cheer and giving, their music all the same strikes chords in my heart and mind; when I play them, I do not fail to realize all of mankind intensely desires to share the innocence, the joy, and the promised redemption by the Holy Child.

Invention: Color Film. Inventors: Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes, United States. Year: 1935. How Invented: The fi rst color fi lm use in an ordinary

camera was marketed under the name Kodacolor by the Eastman Kodak Company in 1935. Yet little is ever said about the inventors – two concert musicians who spent long hours in the Kodak laboratories timing their experiments by singing songs of a precise length. Godowsky and Mannes met as young music students at the Riverside School in New York. They shared an ambition to become concert musicians and fascination with photography. Their fi rst attempt at photographing color was to superimpose

More Simple Inventions

three separate images, using the three primary colors onto one print. The experiment failed to provide quality results, and in 1921 they turned to a chemical approach in an effort to “capture all the colors of the rainbow on a single piece of fi lm.” Their costly experiments were fi nanced with the proceeds from concert performances. A Wall Street company took interest in their work and provided $20,000 support. This in turn attracted Dr. C.E.K. Mees, a research director at Eastman Kodak, who provided them with equipment and chemicals at cost. After they had experimented for nine years in their home laboratories, Dr. Mees brought them to the Kodak Laboratories in New York. Professional scientists at Kodak resented the chamber music that Godowsky and Mannes played in the laboratories and referred to them as “crackpots.” But by1935, they had perfected the tricolor chemical process, and soon, color fi lm was in mass production.

Invention: Escalator. Inventors: Jesse Reno, Charlie Wheeler and Charles Seeberger, United States. Years: 1892 and 1898.How Invented: The fi rst escalator was patented in March 1892 by Jesse W. Reno and was known as the Reno inclined Elevator. It consisted of a continuous inclined conveyor belt made

up of grooved wooden slats with rubber cleats. Powered by an electric motor, it moved at a speed of l l/2 mph and was fi rst used at the Old Iron Pier in Coney Island, New York in 1896. Two years later, Harrods in London installed a Reno Inclined Elevator complete with a porter at the top ready to serve brandy to passengers who felt faint from the experience. Other Londoners paid a penny a ride at the Crystal Palace in Sydenham and celebrated the novelty with W.P. Dempsey’s song titled “Up the Sliding Stairs.” Charles Wheeler patented an improved model with fl at steps in August 1892. His patent was purchased six years later by Charles Seeberger, who combined the step design with his own to produce the fi rst practical “moving staircase.” The Otis Elevator Company of New York manufactured it and it was exhibited in 1900 at the Paris Exposition, where the name “escalator” was adopted. Gimbel’s Department Store in Philadelphia, installed the fi rst commercial model the following year. The Otis Company made the last fundamental improvement on the Reno and Seeberger prototypes when it incorporated a “comb-plate landing device” in 1921. Source: The Tech Record: The Offi cial Publication, College of Technology, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, March 198l.

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4 DECEMBER 10 – 16, 2012Capiz TimesThe LEGAL NOTICESDEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL

PARTITION WITH WAIVER

OF RIGHTS AND SALE

Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late RAMON F. CHU was left Four (4) parcels of land known as Lot 848-A, under TCT No. T-33087; Lot 848-C, covered under TCT No. T-18095; One half share of Lot 848-D under TCT No. T-18096 all are situated in the Barrio of Cadimajan, City of Roxas and Lot No. 3388 under TCT No. T-6042 situated in the

Barrio of Cala-an, Panitan, Capiz. The parties hereby agree to divide and adjudicate equally among themselves the one-half (1/2) undivided share of the deceased over Lot 848-A and in the sum of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND (Php300,000.00) PESOS paid by Ramil N. Chu unto Milagros N. Chu for the one-half (1/2) undivided share over Lot 848-A hereby Sell, Cede, Transfer and convey unto the vendee. THE CAPIZ TIMES,Nov. 26-Dec. 3 & 10, 2012

RA Form No. 10.1 ( LCRO )

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

City of Roxas

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JOSE ORESTE NEPOMUCENO TIROL has fi led with this Offi ce a petition for change of fi rst name from JOSE ORES to JOSE ORESTE in the birth certifi cate of JOSE ORES TIROL who was born on November 4, 1958 at Roxas City and whose parents are ORESTES TIROL and PETROCINIA NEPOMUCENO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may fi le his written opposition with this Offi ce not later than (14) days from the date of this notice.

(SGD.)ALI-SALVIO A. ALBAÑA City Civil RegistrarTHE CAPIZ TIMESDec. 3 & 10, 2012

RA Form No. 10.1 ( LCRO )

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

City of Roxas

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JORDAN ESCORPION ANTONIO has fi led with this Offi ce a petition for change of fi rst name from HEEWARD to JORDAN in the birth certifi cate of HEEWARD ESCORPION ANTONIO who was born on March 4, 1978 at Roxas City and whose parents are DANILO B. ANTONIO AND JOSEPHINE E. ESCORPION. Any person adversely affected by said petition may fi le his written opposition with this Offi ce not later than (14) days from the date of this notice.

(SGD.)ALI-SALVIO A. ALBAÑA City Civil RegistrarTHE CAPIZ TIMESDec. 3 & 10, 2012

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Notice is hereby given that the a parcel of Land consisting an area of 6,968 situated at Brgy. Banica, Roxas City registered in the name of Jesus Laserna and Emiliana Laserna which a portion of the said parcel of land containing an area of 2,656 square meters more or less which declared in the name of Dolores Laserna Deocampo and reffered to as the Vendor hereby Sell, transfer and convey in a manner absolute and irrevocable in

favor of the VENDEE Eduardo D. Villafuerte in the amount of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (100,000.00) the portion of the Lot containing an area of 2,656 square meters more or less equivalent to 531 square meters more or less and covered under Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. T-41573. Entered in the Notary Public of Atty. Alberto Deslate of Roxas City as per Doc. No. 384, Page No. 78, Book No. X, Series of 2004.

THE CAPIZ TIMES,Nov. 26, Dec. 3 & 10, 2012 EXTRAJUDICIAL

SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF JUAN A. GUEVARA

Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late Juan Guevara was left Two (2) parcels of land known as Lot 13, Block 4 of the Subd. Plan Psd-39799, being a portion of Lot 1814-B (LRC) Psd-6323, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Record No. 337, situated in the Barrio of Tiza, City of Roxas covered under TCT No. T-6381 and Lot No. 622

situated in the Barrio of Agcagay, Mun. of Jamindan, Prov. of Capiz covered under TCT No. T-17415. That pursuant to the provision of Sec. 1, Rule 74 of the Rules of Court, the parties hereby extra-judicially settled the said parcel of land. Entered in the Notary of Atty. Jul Freeman L. Amane as per Doc. No. 1, Page 2, Book No. 132, Series of 2011.

THE CAPIZ TIMES,Dec. 3, 10 & 17, 2012

DEED OF ADJUDICATION, PARTITION AND

SUBDIVISION AGREEMENT WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that the intestate estate of AZUCENA VDA. DE DADIVAS was left a parcel of land known as Lot 77-A, Psd-061912-025544 being a portion of Lot 77, Cad. 189, situated in the Poblacion, Mun. of Pontevedra, Province of Capiz covered under TCT No. T-27790 containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE (255) SQUARE METERS, more or less. That pursuant to the provision of Section I, Rule 74, of the new Rules of Court of the Philippines, the heirs of the said deceased hereby adjudicate among themselves into nine (9) equal shares each and in the sum of SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND (64,000.00) PESOS paid to the parties by LORY B. DADIVAS, married to VICENTE DEL ROSARIO JR., the 6/9 shares of heirs equivalent to ONE HUNDRED SIXTY NINE POINT NINETY NINE (169.99) more

or less hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER by way of Absolute sale unto the vendee. The vendee was caused the Subdivision of said Lot 77-A into three (3) identifi ed as follows: Lot No. 77-A-I with an area of 179.31 square meters more or less; Lot 77-A-2 with an area of 56.66 square meters more or less and Lot 77-A-3 with an area of 19 square meters more or less and for the purposes of issuance of the titles in their names the heirs also agreed that each of the following Lots shall belong to the following: To Lory D. Del Rosario were Lot 77-A-I with an area of 179.3 square meters more or less and to Luvimin B. Dadivas Lot 77-A-2 with an area of 56.66 square meters more or less and Lot 77-A-3 with an area of 19 square meters more or less pertaining to the Right of Way. Entered in the Notary Public of Atty. Albert Gregory Y. Potato of Roxas City as per Doc. No. 3097, Book No. 96 Page XVII, Series of 2011.

THE CAPIZ TIMES,Dec. 3, 10 & 17, 2012

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

6th Judicial RegionBranch 18Roxas City

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION SPL. PROC. CASETO APPROVE THE WILL OF ELMA NO. SP-122-12Y. LIM AND FOR ISSUANCE OFLETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

LETICIA LIM-IGNACIO, Petitioner.x - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x

O R D E R On October 4, 2012, this instant petition was fi led by petitioner through counsel, praying that after due notice and publication, the holographic will of the deceased Elma Yap Lim be approved and allowed and that letters of administration be issued to petitioner. The petition is hereby set for hearing on January 16, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning in the Session Hall of this Court, Room 205, Branch 18, Hall of Justice, Roxas City. Let this Order be published at petitioner’s expense once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Capiz, before the date of hearing in order that any person or persons having interest or opposition in the above-entitled petition may appear before this Court on the date, hour and place herein fi xed to present whatever claim they may have. In addition, notify the heirs named in the petition at their respective addresses, as well as the other known heirs, legatees and devisees of the decedent pursuant to Section 4, Rule 76 of the Rules of Court. Serve copies of this Order to the petitioner and her counsel. SO ORDERED. Roxas City, Philippines, October 22, 2012.

(SGD.) IGNACIO I. ALAJAR Presiding JudgeTHE CAPIZ TIMESDec. 3, 10 & 17, 2012

said Mr. Ortiz, who donated the lot on which the said shrine will rise. For Ortiz, now that the Catholics are celebrating the International Year of Faith, it is apt to build the Shrine

by the people who believe in its powers of healing. “This mission-station is being built to bring the Church closer to the people again in this International Year of Faith”, said Mr. Ortiz, which is confi rmed by Msgr. Luza. With continuous construction funded by local lay-faithful, the Shrine of Nuestro Señor Jesus Nazareno was blessed during the fi rst Dawn Mass (Misa Dulom) on December 16. According to Msgr. Victor Bendico, rector of the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral (ICMC), on January 9, the Archdiocese will lead a procession of the Black Nazarene from the Cathedral to the mission station in Baybay, coinciding with the same celebration in Quiapo Church in Manila. In anticipation of things to come, Bendico hopes the procession would later become a tradition here in Capiz, allowing for Nazareno devotees to celebrate His feast every year without anymore going to Quiapo in Manila. Other mission stations (shrines) currently being constructed in various locations are in Brgy. Bolo intended for the Most Holy Rosary and the Shrine for Padre Pio in Brgy. Gabu-an, both in Roxas City.

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The altar of the newly constructed mission-station intended for the Nuestro Señor Jesus Nazareno.

May Rago-Castillo, as of November 5, some 254,483 active households have benefi ted from the program across Western Visayas. Of these, 37,200 or 15 percent are Capiznon households. As of September 18, Capiz had 20% or 107 out of 526 households that had late registration approved under the program. Capiz was the least compliant in terms of requirements to avail of education, health, and deworming programs of the 4Ps and second worst in terms of health programs for 0-5 year old children but topped the comparative average compliance turnout in family development sessions. Aklan was the most compliant in terms of requirements to avail of health, education, and deworming benefi ts of the 4Ps program. Percentages didn’t go down as far as 93.46% in all categories. Some 7,924 households across the region were delisted since the start of the 4Ps program net grants on hold due to fraud, being “non-poor”, and due to having irregular income. Aside from giving cash

subsidies, the DSWD’s supplementary feeding program benefi ted some 185,198 kids from 5,557 day care centers across the region. A total of 17,053 pupils from the 540 day care centers in the municipalities of Capiz and 48 in Roxas City were fed. In 2011, 171,548 of them from 5448 day cares have been provided for. They spent P257,322,000 and P277,797,000 for the past two years. This year, benefi ciaries of social pension also increased—15,743 shared some P68,694,500 worth of pension; and 1,699 of them are from Capiz. In 2012, some 12,981 shared P7,886,000. The DSWD Regional Center for Women has discharged 113 cases out of 187 for the past four years; 83 of which are physical abuse cases; emotional abuse, 69; incest, 15; rape and neglect, 10. They also gave shelter to abused and exploited girls aged 3 to 18. As of September 2012, 25 of them called the Home for Girls their new home; while a year before, 48 have done so. In 2012, the number of human traffi cking cases

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for the Archdiocese and its faithful. Such effort is directed to help strengthen their faith which for him is undergoing “desertifi cation.” In an interview, Msgr. Policarpio John Luza said that the shrine is intended for people who are encountering diffi culties [in life] and are looking for [patrons] to intercede about them.” During the past years that the Black Nazarene has been in the province, it was fl ocked

decreased by more than 50%; only 24 cases of human traffi cking were reported this year 9 from Aklan and 15 in Iloilo compared to 50 in 2011. Capiz has none this year unlike last year with 3. DSWD also provides KALAHI-CIDSS which are town projects in collaboration with Local Government Projects. People of the towns of Maayon and Tapaz were among the 44,371 households who were served through the KC-Makamasang Tugon. Said two municipalities and Dumarao were among the LGUs eligible to receive assistance from the KC-AusAID Project. Upcoming projects include one day-care center each in Maayon and Tapaz and two school buildings in Dumarao; three in Maayon; and six in Tapaz.

interest rates, the SSS relaxed its lending terms and conditions that result in a higher maximum loanable amount, bigger net loan proceeds, lower computation of interest payments and earlier loan renewals for members,” De Quiros said. The SSS deferred the guidelines implementation to prepare its computerized loan system for the changes and to avoid disrupting the processing of members applications for the Loan Penalty Condonation Program, which was open for availment from April 2 to September 30, 2012. Under the new salary loan guidelines, members can fi le for renewal if they have already paid at least 50 per cent of the principal loan amount and at least half of

SSS/1 the two-year loan term has lapsed. In the past, members can only renew their loan if the outstanding balance is P500 or lower. De Quiros said that while the loanable amount remains based on the average of the members latest 12-posted monthly salary credits (MSC), the new guidelines provide a maximum salary loan of P30,000, higher than the previous P24,000. Members paying at the current P15,000 maximum MSC become entitled to the full amount of two-month salary loan, which is now P30,000. “As added fl exibility, members can indicate how much they want to borrow as long as it is within their loanable amount,” he added. The loan shall be amortized over a 24-month period and the 10 percent annual loan interest shall no longer be deducted in advance, which translates to bigger net loan proceeds. In an earlier statement, the SSS cited the lack of basis on allegations of loan overcharging and said it adheres to accepted policies on credit-granting. The SSC resolution issued in 2000 and amended in 2004 served as SSS guide in administering its salary loan program for the past several years. “Since there is no ground on overcharging, there is also no basis on the giving of refunds to borrowers,” De Quiros said. Further, “the SSS is open to queries so that we can make clarifi cations for the benefi t of members and stakeholders.”

Roxas, 7; and Maay-on, 5. Outside Capiz, Aklan has the most cases recorded here with 98; followed by Iloilo, 22; Masbate, 3; Romblon, 2; and Antique, 1. Five deaths were recorded here ranging from 4 to 14 years old. Remaining casualties were residents of Kalibo and Malay, Aklan; the youngest being 7 months old and the oldest, a 51-year old. Most cases were linked to Dengue Fever (398 here, 56 outside) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (258 here, 70 outside). Males are the majority of cases reported. There were 373 here while 74 outside Capiz. One to 20-year olds were common victims of the illness totaling 570 cases here and 103 cases outside Capiz. Meanwhile, leptospirosis

cases have also slightly decreased. at this writing, there are 36 cases compared to 41 last year. Seven deaths were recorded here and one case outside Capiz, an Iloilo resident. Males commonly aged 11 to 20 (10 cases) and 21 to 30 (12 cases) yet again sustain majority of the cases with 33.

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5Capiz TimesTheDECEMBER 10 – 16, 2012 CLASSIFIED ADS

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A Blessed Christmas & A Prosperous New Year to one and all!

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ROXAS CITY — The product expo and garden show of the micro, small and medium entrepreneurs as well as cutflower growers in Capiz was able to net nearly P900,000. Information Officer Ken Queenie Cuñada of the Capiz Department of Trade and Industry disclosed that the recent four-day Capiz Product Expo posted a gross sales of P642,356.50, with furniture and other crafts accounting for 66 percent of the total sales. In addition, she said that the week-long Capiz Multi-Purpose Cooperative Garden Show was able to generate P234,927 sales. She added that the food and wellness group products had 44 percent of the total gross sales during the event. Among this year’s top earners are Kreyativo Handicraft, Grace 88 Shellcraft, Giner Pottery, Akoni Food Products, and Asia-Pacific Aqua Marine, Inc. (APAMI), she said The expo was an explosion of palate and palette as 130 new products, product lines and designs were launched to the market for the first time. Aside from the product expo, Cuñada said that there was also a garden show for the cutflower and ornamental plant growers with 13 exhibitors participated in said show. On the other hand, Capiz DTI Director Ermelinda Pollentes revealed that the Capiz MPC is now on its 7th

Capiz Product Expo, Garden Show Net P877,000By Jemin B. Guillermo

year of continued cutfoliage export to Japan. Pollentes stressed that based on DTI record, the export sales of the cooperative this year alone reached $124,324.85. She is confident that with the proactive effort of the provincial and city governments, including the Joint Chamber of Commerce, in creating and promoting an enabling business environment here, the province’s Micro, Small

and Medium Enterprise Development Council and the will be another banner year for the Capiz MSMEs. The Capiz Product Expo and Garden Show with a theme “Unity in Diversity” were among this year’s activities for the Sinadya sa Halaran Festival in Capiz. The event highlighted the province’s rich and diverse local resources as well as its creative, skillful and resourceful entrepreneurs.

(PIA/JBGuillermo)

Solid Motorcycle Distributor Incorporated celebrated its Christmas Party last Dec. 16, 2012 at Lake House III, San Antonio Resort, Bay-bay Roxas City.

Two-Hundred employees from the different SMDI Branches in Panay Island attended the said event.

Mr. Pablo Chu, President of SMDI, said that he was happy to see his employees enjoy his gifts for them. He also expects next year’s success of his company.

Loyal employees who have been working for more than 10 years in the company were given a Lot Title with an area of 95 sq.ms.each located at Diamond Country in Lawaan, Roxas City.

Mr. Chu, who according to his employees is a good father, friend, motivator, and inspiration, also gave 89 assorted gifts, 20 sacks of Rice and a Motorcycle to his beloved employees.

“Thanks for the good values to become more responsible and good person,” an employee said for Mr. Pablo Chu during an interview.

Solid Motorcycle Distributor Inc. has 24 branches nationwide.

SMDI President Pablo Chu together with VP Armando Agdon gives a prize to his employee during the SMDI Christmas Party

CornerBy Armando Agdon

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Weekend Homework, Anyone?

Never Too Old to Study

Dynamic Learning Program

EDUCATION

Homeworks on weekends: to assign or not to assign. That’s the age-old question. This has been long argued by teachers, students, parents and guardians. In 2010, the Department of Education (DepEd) prohibited teachers from handing out

assignments on weekends so that students can have enough rest and spend more time with their families. The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition didn’t agree with this implementation though because they

By Elena C. Monares, Teacher IIIMaayon Elementary School, Maayon, Capiz

believe that teachers know how much work is to be assigned and believe that assignments do not only enhance self-learning and self-discipline but also develop time management skills. For one, assignments are benefi cial to students because by doing so, student do not only learn their lessons more; they are also inculcated the said values. But weekends are rest days. It’s the time when kids are supposed to act like kids, so to speak. It is the time when they get to play with friends and bond with their family. As a student in my youth, I observed how some fellow students were not as eager in their studies at the start of the week because they have to worry about school work on the weekend and probably the lack of rest. The case is true even today. It is not good to deprive students of their right to take a break from school. It is not advised to overwork our students. After all, they would only get to be young once.

Are you frustrated with the low scores of your students? Are your students getting bored with the long class lecture? Are they too tired to listen due to so much homework the night before?

Here’s a remedy to these problems which I read from a news article in the Inquirer, the Dynamic Learning Program. Through the DLP, students do most of the work through answering questions related to the 15-20 minute discussion. It was developed by physicists and owners of Central Visayan Institute Foundation (CVIF) in Bohol, couple Christopher and Ma. Victoria Bernido. This “no-tech” method only requires a piece of paper and a pen. Students answer questions related to the lesson in worksheets after the discussion. No home works are assigned due to so much work already done during the class. It gets rid of the perennial problem of lack of classrooms since the developers say that lessons

By Choly B. Villanueva, Ed.DPrincipal I, Cogon Elementary School, District of Sigma

can be thought outside a classroom and lessons are short leading to faster transition from one class to another, according to Mon Isberto, Smart public affairs chief. Smart communications helps the 2010 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees with this initiative. The program also produced quality students and improved their academic performance. Nine-thousand students in Cagayan De Oro that tried DLP showed “highly signifi cant” improvement in their English, Math, and Science tests in March 2012 compared to almost a year before. CVIF also churned out consistently UPCAT (considered as one of the hardest admission tests in the country) passers since adopting the program. This way of teaching isn’t all about work though. It has a “strategic break” on Wednesdays wherein it focuses on PE, music, and arts. I’m impressed with this effi cient teaching method. I don’t know why DepEd gave this style a chance. But they should’ve. No textbooks and notebooks for students, no back and shoulder problems, no worries of lack of teachers and classrooms, students are prepared on how to fi nd the answers for themselves, no burnout from doing homework, lower costs to be incurred because of only having to print or photocopy worksheets, students are even allowed to use the back of old calendars. This is brilliant. This is a proof that sometimes, you don’t have to invest a lot to get a great return.

A widowed father of two, Chris takes on the job as a kargador and also sells stuff in a sari-sari store. All his efforts seem not enough. He is an elementary graduate. He is 24. He believes that going back to school and earning a college diploma will help change

their lives. Chris is a bit hesitant though because of his age and his income—not to mention the opinions of others about him still studying. After all, a 30-year-old student isn’t something you hear of everyday. He is one out of eight Filipinos, or some 6.24 million people aged 6 to 24 who are considered out-of-school youth (NSO, 2010). I can understand Chris’ insecurities since there are people who often poke fun at those who are “too old for basic and even tertiary education” but it’s nothing to be insecure about.

By Joebel A. Villanueva, Ed.D.Atty. Santiago Abellavito Elementary SchoolMalapad Cogon, District of Sigma

Prior to the start of some ABS-CBN News programs, there is that old lady who shows up proving that when it comes to education, age doesn’t matter. Surely, it may be out of the norm but it’s not wrong. The DepEd is providing opportunities to people like Chris—whether young or old through the Alternative Learning System (ALS). This is available for those who want to fi nish elementary school or high school.ALS isn’t like the typical school environment in which students can choose a schedules suited to their availability. It can be conducted in school, community halls or private places. The lesson modules in ladderized subjects offered are the same—these include Science, Math, Filipino, English and Social Studies. Those who are able to graduate elementary in a formal classroom system like Chris can advance to the secondary level depending on which year level he stopped, in his case—fi rst year. Once you graduated from your ALS secondary education, you can choose either to take up a vocational or collegiate education. Age was never a requirement in getting education, only the will to learn.

What if you were required to participate in remedial classes? How would you react? Those were the questions I asked some of my

students. Some answered it positively while others had the following responses. “Ati! Upod ko mga bundol!” (Yuck! I’ll be with the dumb ones!) “Kalahuya ya!” (It’s embarrassing!) “Usik lang na sang oras.” (It’s a waste of time.) “Itulog ko na lang ina tani kaysa magsulod sa remedial.” (I’d rather sleep than to be in a remedial class.) “Dugang na naman nga oras sang klase? Nadugangan naman ang boredom, eh!” (Additional hours of classes? That adds to

Remedial ClassesBy Darwin D. Pahayculay, Teacher IIIMaayon Elementary School, Maayon, Capiz

the boredom!) “Mamingot ako kay akon mga klasmeyt tapus na sa ila klase kay ako wala pa.” (I’ll get jealous of my classmates who are already done with their classes because I’m not.) “Hala! Basi akigan ako ni Mama kag Papa kay sa sobra kanubo sang akon grado ginbutang ako sa remedial!” (Oh no! My mom and dad might scold me because my grades are too low—they put me in a remedial class!) Before we get to the pros and cons, fi rst, we need to know what remedial classes are. These are often used to focus on the basics of a subject. This helps students cope with more advanced concepts later on or for the students who seem to be left behind to keep up with the desired standards. It gives them a more complete grasp of the ideas being taught. Classes don’t often last a semester. These usually last for only a few days or weeks. Homework and tests are done a lot for the comprehension of the students.

All of us have been taught historic events like the Spanish invasion and control of the Philippines, Martial Law during the Marcos era, the discovery

of America by Christopher Columbus and the origin of man, among others. We all practiced repeatedly our national anthem,

Local History and HymnsBy Divina Calizo, Master Teacher IMaayon Elementary School, Maayon, Capiz

Teachers, as a rule, must have an inherent love for children. This should be a major precondition for one to become a teacher.

It is not enough that a teacher has the skills and enough knowledge of the various subject matters that need to be taught to students. He or she must be someone who has the zest for life and who has the patience and understanding—like any parent must have.A good or a great teacher would not be effective unless he or she has affinity with kids.

Teachers Must Love KidsBy Jacinta G. Alfon, Teacher IIIDon Manuel Arnaldo Memorial School, Milibili, Roxas City

Now back to their reactions. What makes them have such a negative response? Some believe that they’ll be poaked fun at when they become part of a remedial class. Others prefer playing, chatting and loitering with friends, and as mentioned, sleeping rather than being in school longer. But I believe that the major reason is the fear that comes with getting scolded by their parents. There’s nothing wrong with remedial classes. The advantages are: it makes the student more motivated to focus on the academics; it makes them less hesitant to ask questions which will help them learn more; it doesn’t pressure them since remedial classes are at their pace. Being in a remedial class should be considered a blessing because it gives a student a chance to “redeem” himself and to understand the lessons more. There is a challenge that comes with being in a remedial class but students should face it with determination not only in words but in action—a value which they can apply for the rest of their lives.

“Lupang Hinirang” in our kindergarten and early grade school days. But do we all know the history of our province and its official hymns? Sadly, some still don’t know. The main culprit behind this reality is the lack or no teaching of such things in some schools. It saddens me that some of the youth know the significant historical events of the country from the other parts of the world but are clueless when it comes to backtracking their own.

It is also disappointing to hear sometimes only a few students sing the Capiz Hymn and Roxas City Hymn. One day, I was shocked when I overheard a student say, “I never knew there’s such a thing as the Roxas City Hymn.” Maybe it should be mandated that the history of the respective provinces be taught in the elementary and high school years while the official hymns be taught in kindergarten or the earlier parts of elementary schooling. It is never desirable that our own students are strangers to these forms of our nationhood—or such other things that constitute our identity.

Having met this major precondition, a great teacher then can now proceed to his or her herculean task of educating the youth.But, first, let us try to find out what a good teacher is. According to some, a great teacher should be able to interact with the child, physically and mentally. For one, he or she finds time to smile to the students even when they “screw up.” Also, a teacher teaches not only textbook materials but also the truth that’s happening outside. It is not enough that a teacher understands that a child is not only a bundle of joy who smiles, laughs and cries. He or she must know more than that. A good teacher is someone who teaches not only with his mind but most importantly with his heart.

An English teacher from Albania says that a good teacher must have intuition and intelligence, both of which make him understand his students’ behaviour and therefore helping them out is much easier. Teachers, perennially deemed as the students’ second parents, must really reach out to them and not the other way around. During class hours, they must allow their students to ask questions. But a good and listening teacher does not immediately answer questions without first drawing from other students’ learning experiences. A very good teacher can be defined by two simple words—best friend. Indeed, who better to trust than a best friend? Who better to love and be loved in return than a best friend?

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Capiz Trivia

Have you ever seen a beach that is exactly like Boracay Island?An island that is about three to four hectares big, located

near Olutayan Island. It has a white sand just exactly a perfect replica of the white-powder-like-sand of Boracay. The island also has small cave and abundant shells for necklaces. The beach is alluring for it can give you a perfect tranquil experience. The water is cool and clear and free of troublesome jellyfi sh the whole year round. A small cave, about 100 meters long, winds several feet below the surface across the island. It commands a breathtaking view of Roxas City and Pan-ay.

Napti Island

Napti Island can also give a fi shing enthusiast an unforgettable fi shing experience for it has abundant school of fi sh. If you are craving for some fresh and delicious fi shes and lobsters, Napti Island can be a perfect getaway for you can experience here such pleasure when you taste its mouth-watering seafood delicacies. SOURCE: rechcredo.blogspot.com

Fire-fi ghters are not anymore the mere fi re extinguishers we used to know—but also educators and heroes of our society. This is the essence of the recently concluded 39th Fire Service Recognition Day of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) held in Roxas City Fire Station on Dec. 14, 2012.Inspired by the death of three fi re marshals from the 1973 Makati Rockwell Fire incident, the BFP holds an annual Fire Service Recognition Celebration by

“We’re Not Just Fire Extinguishers”—BFP CapizBy Jose Arsenio Quinzon

the virtue of the late President Marcos’ Presidential Decree 1323. This nationwide celebration aims to recognize the heroic deeds and successful missions of the fi re fi ghters in saving lives and informing the public the safety precautions in case of emergency. In the program, Chief Insp. Lester Kenneth Gimotea said that “this agency [of the government] is bata-on pa compared to other agencies (This agency

UNITED TO SERVERoxas City PNP OIC Chief P/Supt. Orlando Colisao commits with Chief Insp. Lester Kenneth Gimotea as to attain peace and order and provide security for the Capiznon.

Anchored on the theme, “Soaring High, Going Strong,” the Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion (CPC) High School Batch 1987 will celebrate their 25th year on Dec. 29, 2012 at the San Antonio Resort in Baybay, Roxas City. According to Edward Basilonia, in-charge of the publicity and promotions, the fun will start at 8 A.M. till midnight. At 8:30 a.m., there will be motorcade around the city’s major streets; after which a 10 A.M. Holy Mass will be celebrated at

CPC HS ‘87 Will hold Silver Jubilee ReunionBy Edalyn Acta

the Colegio de la Purisima Conception’s chapel. Basilonia said there are some 300 members of the batch—most of them scattered across the country and the world. Members of the CPC Batch ‘87 now based in the United States, United Kingdom, Arab countries have signifi ed their intentions to go home for their Silver Jubilee, Basilonia said. The December 29 event is spearheaded by Rev. John Marlon Bordo, president of CPC Batch ‘87.is new compared to other agencies).

The public do not recognize our contribution in the society, in economic, and education wise, but that has changed.” Cited in the ceremony are the fi re marshals from the different municipalities of the province who stood out during emergency crises, who gave lectures and seminars about safety during calamities, and fi re marshals who showed dedication in their profession. The ceremony was attended by the Roxas City OIC Chief of Police P/Supt. Orlando Colisao and representatives from the local media, and other fi re marshals and volunteer fi re fi ghters in Capiz.

SANTA JOJIE COMES TO OLOTAYAN Santa doesn’t ride sleigh nor climb chimneys anymore; He now rides boats and visits remote islands. Jojie Avelino, a Congressional Aspirant for the 1st District of Capiz under the National Unity Party (NUP), gives joy and early Christmas presents to the residents of Brgy Olotayan last week. Brgy Capt. Bongbong Aninang, Maria Dee L. Apostol, Jose Agdalipe, and Marlon “Toto” Escolin assisted “Santa Jojie” in bringing his boats of groceries and sacks of rice, donated by his party mates in NUP Engr. Jun Labao, and Joel Longares, to the remote island.

There’s a new chief in town (or more aptly, the city). As constituents of the city, we are liable to know more about him and his plans for our city’s peace and order. Born in La Union in 1973, P/Supt. Orlando Colisao was graduated from the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) in 1999. Prior to becoming officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Roxas City PNP, Culisao first served as platoon leader of the Regional Mobile Group I in Region I; and as Operations Officer in San Fernando City, La Union. He also served as Cost Director of PNP Scout in Iloilo; PNP Chief of Leganes; and Operations Officer of the Capiz Provincial Police Office (CPPO). Also, he was sent on special assignments to East Timor twice, among others. According to Colisao, he was only given one month by CPPO Director Domingo Cabillan and Roxas City Mayor Angel Alan Celino to act as OIC of the city police. Therefore, Becoming a full-pledged Roxas City police chief will depend on his performance on the said period. Colisao is a jack of all trades of sorts—before becoming a cop, he graduated from nursing and passed the licensure exams and became a registered nurse.Asked on his plans for Roxas City PNP, Colisao said in a mixture of Tagalog and English: “I want to make Roxas City a peaceful place.

THE ‘NEW CHIEF IN TOWN’Roxas City’s New Acting Chief of Police Sees More Peace and OrderBy Ralph John Mijares

COLISAOI also want our police to be visible, readily available and trustworthy.” He also disclosed the Operation Linis in which Hercor College criminology students helped clean the Roxas City Police Station. According to Colisao, Oplan Linis was launched to show that the Roxas City PNP is not only visible reliable, but also clean and orderly. Asked on the recent rampant robberies in schools, lending firms, business establishments and government agencies, Colisao advised that “we are expecting December would have an increase of crime rate due to other people’s need for cash to spend during the holidays.” For this, “we will intensify police patrol and visibility.” Colisao encouraged the people to be vigilant because “we can’t safeguard the entire city at once because there’s limited patrol and police visibility.” In all, Colisao deems that the biggest challenge for him as OIC is to prove to the people of Roxas City that he will do his job well and if possible, keep criminality in the city to the minimum.

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