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SALAMAT AT PAALAM Ama ng dating Panguloisinilang sa Malolos

Tita CorTita Cory: In her own wordsy: In her own wordsBY MICHAEL CHARLESTON B. CHUA

I WANT to believe that my enthu-siasm for history was due to thefact that my parents saw the pass-ing of Ninoy Aquino’s funeral cor-tege near Monumento while I wasstill in my mother’s womb. But it’smore believable to think that it isbecause I grew up during the timeof the downfall of the dictatorshipand the so-called “new democracy.”This period in our history was em-

bedded in my consciousness becausethe important events of People Poweralways played on television. Becauseof this, I became a great fan of thepresident of People Power, carryingher photograph and shouting hername, “Coree! Coree!”.

And then, as a second year studentat the University of the PhilippinesDiliman, I finally got a chance to meetand interview Former PresidentCorazon C. Aquino for our Commu-nication III under Prof. Melanie

Moraga-Leaño. With HendersonGercio, Bryan Clark Hernandezand Emmalyn Sagum, I inter-viewed Mrs. Aquino on March 12,2009 in her office at the 7th Floorof the Jose Cojuangco and SonsBldg.in Makati City. Excerpts:

Life as former presidentI come to the office everyday.

And meet with people and do myletters here. … Then I also look

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NI MICHAEL CHARLESTON B. CHUAUNIBERSIDAD NG DE LA SALLE MAYNILA

PANGALAWANG PANGULO,PHILIPPINE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa inyonglahat, lalo na sa Panginoong Diyos,at ikinararangal ko na ginawa niyaakong Pilipino na katulad niyo.”

— Cory AquinoNILISAN na tayo ni Tita Cory!

Ito ang maling balita na na-tanggap ko mula sa isang estudyanteko habang ako ay nagtuturo noong

24 Hulyo 2009. Sa araw na iyon,marami ang umiyak. Mali ang balita,pero may nasilip akong bagong pag-asa sa sama-samang pananalanginpara sa kalusugan ng dating pangulo.Noong hapon na iyon, nakasakay akong taxi sa Vito Cruz nang makakitaako ng isang padyak na may mala-laking dilaw na ribbon. Naiyak ako.Hindi pa pala nakakalimot ang mgatao.

Kanina, sa ganap na 5:48 ngumaga, ang aking kaibigang si Ayshiaay ginising ako sa telepono ng isangmasamang balita — Nilisan na tayo

ng tuluyan ni Tita Cory sa oras na3:18 ng umaga. Nakapaligid angkanyang pamilyang nagdadasal ngrosaro, sa ikalimang misteryo ngHapis.

Habang isinusulat ko ito mula ditosa Tarlac, at maging sa Maynila,makulimlim at panaka-naka angulan, maging ang langit ay nag-luluksa sa kanyang pagkawala.

Bilang isang batang lumaki sapanahon ng Kapangyarihang Bayan(People Power), inspirasyon ko si TitaCory. Sinisigaw ko ang kanyang

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“KAKAMPI po ako ng katotohanan,” ani Pangulong Cory Aquino sa kanyangmensahe nang dumalo siya sa misa’t panalangin sa parokya ng Birheng Medalya

Milagrosa sa Project 4, Quezon City noong Oktubre 7, 2005. Basahin angkabuoang mensahe ng dating pangulo sa pahina 2. — MABUHAY FILE PHOTO

GMA’s final SONA text ..................... pages 6 & 7

Mas dumami ang mahihirap ................ pahina 7

NI DINO BALABO

MALOLOS — Sa lalawigan ng Tarlac isinilangang yumaong si Pangulong Corazon “Cory”Cojuangco-Aquino noong Enero 25, 1933,ngunit kinilala siya bilang isang Bulakenya atpinagkalooban ng parangal na “NatatangingDangal ng Lipi” ng Bulacan noong 1988.

Batay sa tala ng Provin-cial Planning and Develop-ment Office (PPDO), uma-abot na sa halos 200 Bula-kenyo ang pinagkaloobanng parangal na “GawadDangal ng Lipi.” Ngunittatlo pa lang ang tumang-gap ng parangal na “Nata-tanging Dangal ng Lipi”kaugnay ng taunang para-ngal na “Dangal ng Lipi.”

Ang “Natatanging Da-ngal ng Lipi” ang pinaka-

mataas na pagkilalang ipi-nagkakaloob ng pamaha-laang panglalawigan ngBulacan sa kanyang mgaanak. Kung walang naka-abot sa pamantayang iti-nakda sa nasabing para-ngal, “Gawad Dangal ngLipi” ang ipinagkakaloobng Kapitolyo.

Bukod kay PangulongCory na pinarangalan no-ong 1988, ang dalawa pang

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Buntot Pagé PERFECTO V. RAYMUNDO

Ala-ala sa pagpanaw ni Cory AquinoENERO 23 ng taong 1989 nangipagdiwang ni Pangulong CoryAquino ang kanyang ika-56 taongkaarawan sa lalawigan ng Bu-lacan. Narito ang aking naisulatsa aking kolum sa isyu ngMabuhay noong Enero 25, 1989.

* * *HANDANG-HANDA na ang ba-yan ng Malolos sa pagdating niPangulong Corazon C. Aquinongayong araw na ito (Miyerkules)upang bisitahin ang mga liveli-hood project sa lalawigan ngBulacan.

Maging ang pamahalaang pan-lalawigan sa pangunguna ni Gob.Roberto M. Pagdanganan ay aba-lang-abala sa pagdalaw ni Pangu-long Cory na nagkataong nagdi-riwang ng ika-56 na kaarawan.

Sa makasaysayang simbahanng Barasoain magsisimba si Pa-ngulong Cory kasama ang kan-yang mga anak at cabinet mem-ber sa ganap na ika-8:00 ngumaga.

Pagkaraan ng misa ay dada-lawin ng Pangulo ang lumangbahay ng mga Cojuangco sa Pob-lacion ng Malolos kung saanisinilang ang kanyang amang siJose Cojuangco Sr. at ayon sailang matatanda ay bininyagan saSimbahan ng Barasoain.

Makikipag-dialogue ang Pa-ngulo sa mga businessmen nglalawigan na gaganapinsa HiyasConvention Center at tuloy maki-kipag-usap kay Gobernador Pag-danganan tungkol sa mga pro-yektong bayan ng lalawigan.

Tutuloy ang Pangulo sa bayan ngHagonoy kung saan bibisitahinniya ang mga garment factory,Bulacan Garden at ang PrawnProcessing Plant sa BaranggayHangga. Talagang masipag itongsi Pangulong Cory, kahit kaara-wan niya ay hindi nakakalig-taang bisitahin ang kanyangnasasakupan.

Sana naman ay tularan siyang mga taong nakapaligid sakanya upang tuluyang umunladanga ting bansa.

Maligayang Kaarawan po,Mahal na Pangulo, nawa’y lagikayong tugaygayan ng pagpapalang Ating Poong Lumikha.

Pagdalaw ni Cory sa BulacanALAS-SAIS pa lamang ng umagaabala na ang mga namumuno salalawigan ng Bulacan sa paghi-hintay ng pagdating ni Pangu-long Corazon C. Aquino.

Alas-otso pasado na ng umaganang lumapag ang helicopter nakinalululanan niya at tumuloy sasimbahan ng Barasoain kungsaan siya nakikinig ng misa.

Pagkatapos ng misa ay nag-tuloy ang Pangulo sa Hiyas Con-vention Center kasama ang ha-los lahat ng kayang Kabinete atnakipag-dialogue sa mga chair-man ng Regional DevelopmentCouncil sa buong bansa, mgabusinessmen, at ng pamunuan ngPhilippine Chamber of Com-merce and Industry. Sa pagsasali-ta ng Pangulo ay kaniyang sinabina pinili niyang Bulacan ang pag-

dausan ng kanyang kaarawanupang alamin ang mga suliraningbayan ng kanyang ama at bisi-tahin ang mga small business atpaunlarin ang mga ito sa tulongng pamahalaan. Bakas sa kan-yang anyo ang kasiyahan.

Ipinagbigay alam ng pangulona may dala siyang P3 milyongtseke para sa lalawigan upang ma-gamit sa mga proyekto, kasama naang P1.2 milyon na nauukol samga kooperatiba at livelihood pro-ject ng may mahigit na 100 nag-sisipagbalik-loob na mga rebelde.

Kanya ring pinasalamatan angmga investor sa lalawigan nasiyang pinakamalaki sa buongGitnang Luzon sa taong 1988.

Binigyang-diin ng Pangulo angkanyang hangaring magkaroon ngisang milyong trabaho para sataong 1989. Ito’y para lamang sanasa labas ng Kalakhang Maynila.

Sa dami ng kasama ng pangu-lo ay ilan lamang ang aming naki-lala. Sila ay sina Defence Secre-tary Fidel V. Ramos, Trade Sec-retary Jose Concepcion Jr., Natu-ral Resources Secretary Fulgen-cio Factoran, Health SecretaryAlfredo Bengson, Social WelfareSecretary Mita Pardo-De Taveraat Cabinet Secretary Ping DeJesus.

* * *Sa pagpanaw ng dating pa-

ngulong Cory Aquino, nagluluksarin ang mga Bulakenyo. Mana-natili siyang nasa puso at diwa ngmga Bulakenyo.

Paalam, Tita Cory.

Cory: Kakampi poako ng katotohananBALIKTANAW: Narito ang mensahe ni Dating Pangulong Cory Aquino na kanyangibinahagi nang paunlakan niya ang paanyaya ni Fr. Robert Reyes na dumalo samisa’t panalangin sa kanyang parokya sa Project 4, Quezon City, sapagdiriwang ng kaarawan ng Birhen ng Banal na Rosaryo, ika-7 ng Oktubre.Una itong inilimbag sa sipi ng Mabuhay noong Oktubre 7-13, 2005. — Patnugot

FIRST of all let me thank Father Robert Reyes for inviting meto join you in this evening of prayer for peace and enlighten-ment.

During these difficult times it is fitting that we Filipinos cometogether at the spiritual level. Individually and collectively, weneed to re-affirm — before God, before ourselves and before ourfamilies — the fundamental values that we hold and cherish,the values that define us as Christians and as Filipinos.

In the current state of social conflict, we hear many voicesand viewpoints. To see through the confusion, we have to beclear about “what” we believe before we can determine “who” tobelieve. Unfortunately. This is not as simple or as easy as it soundsthese days. Discerning right from wrong, good from evil, is nolonger as clear as telling black from white. For example, in asituation where several choices present themselves, how manyof us would be content with opting for the “lesser evil.” Whenmany people routinely do something that we know to be wrong.Does that make it right? If we believe that an objective is good,would we accept any means — including vile methods — toachieve it?

If we resign ourselves to a value system where everything isrelative, then our nation is condemned to perdition. Forget aboutpolitical stability or economic progress. As Rizal said over a hun-dred years ago, any society built on weak moral foundations can-not last.

Through gatherings such as this, let us aspire to achieve moralclarity through prayer, introspection and discernment.

Magdasal po tayo upang ating matamo ang kalinawan ng pag-iisip at kalinisan ng loob. Lahat po tayo ay mga tao lamang namay kanya-kanyang pagkukulang. Walang sino man sa atin angmakapagsasabing alam niya ang lahat ng kasagutan sa ating mgasuliranin. Kailangan natin ang tulong ng Maykapal upang ilawanang ating landas.

Sikapin nating wastuhin ang pinatutunguhan ng ating bayansa pamamagitan ng tamang salita, diwa at gawa. Kapag tumagalang kasalukuyang krisis, alam natin na ang mga mahihirap angtiyak na pinakamabibigatan sa kanilang pamumuhay. Kaya’tmahalaga na ang may higit na biyaya sa atin ay magpamalas nghigit na pagmamalasakit sa mga naghihikahos nating mga kaba-bayan. Sa pamamagitan ng Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Foundation,nakikipagtulungan ako sa iba’t ibang sektor upang lumawak angmga micro-finance projects at ibang inisyatibo upang lumago angmga pagkakataon para makapaghanap-buhay ang mga mahihirap.

Sa akin pong palagay, dito natin dapat dalhin ang People Power:manumbalik tayo sa Diyos at ating tulungan ang mahihirap upangmatulungan nila ang kanilang sarili.

The days of EDSA 1 and EDSA Dos are glorious moments toremember in our recent history, but we have to move forward.People Power would be meaningless unless the poorest Filipinosare empowered to uplift their lives and thereby strengthen ourdemocracy at its roots.

Unfortunately, some quarters insist that I am trying to whipup another “People Power” revolution to oust the President. Thisis a gross misreading of my intentions.

As I have said over and over again, I am not demanding thePresident’s resignation. Hindi ko po pinipilit ang Pangulo na

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Doon po sa amin lalawigan ng BulacanMga kabanatang hindi malilimutanLunes pa lamang, si Cory ay ipinagpamisaEmpleyado’t opisyal ng Kapitolyo’y nagkaisa.Di pa natatapos ang misa’y may protesta namanDoon sa harapan ng gusaling panglalawiganMagsasakay nagpahayag ng pagtutolSa North Food Exchange di sila patol.Kahit iilan, maingay na nagsisigawAanhin pa daw ang damo kung patay

na ang kalabawSabi ng Kapitolyo, mga iskawater iyanMagsasaka daw kanilang binayaran.Matapos ang protesta, agad na lumisanDoon sa Kongreso tumuloy nang pawisanSumanib sa mga kasamang nandoonBinatikos ang pahayag sa State of the Nation.Doon naman sa panglalawigang piitanIbinalik ang pagdalaw sa mga nasa piitanMga bilanggong maysakit nagsigaling naSakit na A H1N1 napigilan.Ngunit pagdalaw ay may limitasyonLabing limang minuto lamang bawat sesyonMaging mga bata’y ipinagbabawalNa dumalaw lalo na kung walang salawal.

Kinabukasan, araw ng MartesMga Bulakenyo hindi nakatiisSONA ni Arroyong PanguloSa pananaw nila’y ang gulo-gulo.Sabi ng 14 sa 15 BulakenyoHindi raw sila magogoyoKaunlarang ipinagmalaki’y kasinungalinganDahil daw patuloy ang kahirapanPresyo ng bilihin ’di pa raw bumababaKaya’t mamamaya’y nakukubaKung hindi raw magtitiis sila matutumbaDahil sa pamamahalaang malatuba.Sumunod na araw, Miyerkoles na kasiya-siyaKinondena dalawang opisyal ng pulisyaNanindigan Bulakenyong mamamahayagSa diwa ng malayang pamamahayag.Hamak na mamamahayag inakusahanSangkot daw sa video karerahanNa minsa’y inutos ni Gob na rendahanMakina’y dinurog pa sa harap ng bayan.Sabi ng mamamahayag walang basehanAkusasyon sa kabaro’y patunayanOperasyon ng video karera’y duruginHamak na mamamahayag ’wag usigin.

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Promdi DINO BALABO

Makasaysayang isang linggo

BALIKTANAW: Narito ang komen-taryo ni Gracianus R. Reyes sakanyang pitak na may pamagat na Tabi-Tabi na unang inilimbag sa siping Mabuhay noong Agosto 7, 1983.— Patnugot

ANG mukha ng pamahalaan aymay dungis, kaya kinakailanganang paghihilamos. Mula noongpanahon ng Kastila hanggang sangayon, ang tingin ng taongbayan sa pamahalaan ay ma-rungis. Ang salitang pulitika aynaging marumi, sapagkat kapagbinanggit ang salitang iyan, angkahulugang sumasaisip ay pagsa-samantala.

Ngunit kung tutuusin, angpagsasamantala ay laro lamangng mga oligarkiya na kasabwatng mga pulitiko. Ginagamit nilaang pamahalaan upang mapagsa-mantalahan ang taong bayan.

Ang taong bayan naman ayhindi galit sa sistema ng pama-

Paglilinis sa pamahalaanhalaan kundi sa nagsasaman-talang opisyales o mga kawani nanaroroon sa kanlungan ng pama-halaan. Kaya hindi makuhangbuwagin ang sistema; at sa halipna baguhin iyan, pinapalitan nalamang ang mga opisyales sapamamagitan ng halalan.

Ngunit sa halalan, mayroonding kalokohan na gawa ng mgaambisyosong mayayaman, atito’y walang patid na dayaanhanggang humantong sa pata-yan. Kaya kanya-kanya sila ngmamamatay-tao. Taong bayanang nahihirapan. Pati inosente aynadadamay.

Bago ibinaba ang martial law,ang halalan ay larawan ng dig-maan ng mga dambuhala. Angmaliliit ay naaapakan na lamangna parang damo at nayuyurakanpa kung nakatatalisod.

Malaking kabawasan sa ka-lokohan ang nagawa ng martiallaw. At hindi lang iyan, ang

sistema ng pamahalaan ay na-bago. Maaaring hindi pa nain-tindihan ng balana, ngunit sabandang huli, maiintindihan din.Ngayon, gaya ng nabanggit sasimula, mayroon pa ring karu-ngisan ang pamahalaan sa tinginng taong bayan.

Habang unti-unting naghi-hilamos ang pamahalaan — nili-linis ang sariling bakuran, inaalisang hindi karapat-dapat na ma-nungkulan, at sinisikap na big-yan ng pagkakataon ang mgamaliliit — unti-unti rin angpagbabago ng pagtingin ng taongbayan sa pamahalaan.

Dahan-dahan naiintindihanna ang pamahalaan pala ay naka-gagawa rin ng kabutihan para sabalana. At gaya ng nasabi, nawalaang mga awayan ng mga dam-buhala, at nawala ang kanilangsistemang paggamit ng taongbayan upang sila ay makapag-

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Depthnews JUAN L. MERCADO

Stark irony

Regarding Henry

HENRYLITO D. TACIO

Cebu Calling FR. ROY CIMAGALA

Virtues and celebrities

The making of salted eggsSAN FRANCISCO — Filipino-Americans fret over a stark irony.Martial law fears have resurgedprecisely when Corazon Aquino,who sparked “People Power” intosmashing Marcos dictatorship,battles cancer.

This irony will dog PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo whenshe meets President BarackObama on July 30. So will Fil-American activist Melissa Roxas’abduction.

Under Leila De Lima, theonce-flabby Commission on Hu-man Rights pieced together thesix-day snatch and torture ofRoxas. The evidence confirms theState Department’s annual hu-man rights reports of impunitythat cloaks abductors and tortur-ers, both military and insurgents.

Majority (58%) of Fil-Ameri-cans voted for Obama. The 2007census tallied 3.1 million Filipi-nos in the U.S. They’re the sec-ond largest Asian Americangroup. Almost half of Filipino im-migrants cluster in this state.Hawaii, New York, Illinois andNew Jersey account for smaller

THIS is still a dream strugglinghard to become a crisp reality.Imagine if our celebrities, insteadof showing off their inanities, fri-volity and the like, become mod-els of virtues, showcasing themany aspects of these ideal hu-man qualities!

At the moment, it sounds veryunbelievable, quixotic, even im-possible, but there’s always hopein our world. We need to put teethinto that hope by making a con-certed and sustained effort to cre-ate a culture of virtues in ourworld of media, entertainmentand showbiz.

Of course, all this should bepursued on the basis first of allof spiritual and supernaturalmeans of prayer, sacrifice, sacra-ments, doctrine. But all the hu-man means, like the virtues andall the way to the art and skill ofmaking war, should not be ne-glected either.

Perhaps, an immediate task isto do some thorough houseclean-ing, especially in the papers, TVand other major media outlets.By now, we should be aware of therotten excuse that because offreedom, right of expression, cre-

I STUMBLED over this wonder-ful commentary about how we’reraising our tech-savvy childrentoday. Although it was in my e-mail archive dated 2005, I believeit is still very timely.

I have yet to discover the au-thor of such an intellectuallychallenging work. The commen-tary is entitled: PEOPLE OVER35 SHOULD BE DEAD NOW. Ithink it would be appropriate tochange 35 to 40 by now, but themessage will be clearly much thesame and here’s why.

* * *“According to today’s regula-

tors and bureaucrats, those of uswho were kids in the 40’s, 50’s,60’s, or even the early 70’s prob-ably shouldn’t have survived.Our baby cribs were covered withbright colored lead-based paint.We had no childproof lids onmedicine bottles, doors or cabi-nets, and when we rode our bikes,

Forward to Basics FR. FRANCIS B. ONGKINGCO

‘Unplugging our kids’

I AM very much inspired by thewarm response of my readers tomy offer of teaching local commu-nities about computerizing thedelivery of public services by wayof low cost hardware and soft-ware. To those who are not tech-nologically savvy, I would like toexplain that in my offer, I wastalking about using open sourcesoftware like Linux, and free ap-plications software that will bedonated by some advanced localgovernment units (LGU).

In reality, the computerizationof public services delivery doesnot really require rocket science.Most of the LGUs could actuallyafford it, except for those at thelow end, the fourth class and thethird class municipalities. Most ofthe barangay units could not af-ford it however, and this is wherelow cost machines and freewarecould be most useful.

Linux and all the otherfreeware have been around for along time, but it was previouslyvery difficult to maintain thesesystems, because these were nottoo user friendly. Over the yearshowever, these freeware haveevolved to a point wherein ordi-nary users could actually main-tain these on their own. In addi-tion to that, online tech supportis now available.

Fair & Square

IKE SEÑERES

ative and artistic rights, etc., wecan just show anything in themedia.

No, sir! These rights and free-dom need a clear foundation oftruth and sense of responsibilityto spring from. Otherwise, theybecome a spout of licentiousness,a source of malice and evil in alltheir varied expressions andsubtle forms.

There has to be a better un-derstanding of these human pow-ers and privileges that have of-ten been misused and abused. Atthis time, with all that we haveaccomplished as well as the direlessons learned from sad experi-ences, we should already knowthe delicate character of theseprivileges.

They have at least dual effects,good or bad, and in betweenthem, endless possibilities andvariations and combinations thatwe should try our best to rein in,control and direct properly.

There are signs we have lostcontrol of these crucial humanelements, and we just allow our-selves to be at the mercy ofchance. This latter thinking isnaïve, because things are never

happen purely by chance. Theyare ruled, if not by us, then byhigher spirits, that is, either byGod or the devil, to be simplisticabout it.

I cannot understand, for ex-ample, why everyday newspapersshould highlight the escapades ofso-called sex-kittens and brutehunks, their strange peculiaritiesand idiosyncracies, etc.

They seem to glorify vanityand to flaunt a certain disturb-ing notion that at some point,certain people, precisely the ce-lebrities, can be above moral con-siderations. They can do any-thing in public and for public con-sumption without having to ac-count for it.

One time, while in a taxi, Iheard over the radio the driverwas listening to, songs withclearly risqué lyrics embedded indouble-meaning words. And theannouncer was reeking with flip-pant commentaries soaked withsexual innuendoes. All this, donewith an air of impunity!

Ok, it’s all very easy to com-plain, and we should not stopthere. We need to build, to con-

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we had no helmets. (Not to men-tion the risks we took hitch-hik-ing.) As children, we would ridein cars with no seatbelts or airbags. Riding in the back of apickup truck on a warm day wasalways a special treat. We drankwater from the garden hose andnot from a bottle. Horrors! We atecupcakes, bread and butter, anddrank soda pop with sugar in it,but we were never overweightbecause we were always outsideplaying. We shared one soft drinkwith four friends, from one bottle,and no one actually died fromthis.”

“We would spend hours build-ing our go-carts out of scraps andthen rode down the hill, only tofind out we forgot the brakes.After running into the bushes afew times, we learned to solve theproblem. We would leave home inthe morning and play all day, aslong as we were back when the

streetlights came on. No one wasable to reach us all day.”

“NO CELL PHONES!!!!! Un-thinkable! We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X-Boxes,no video games at all, no 399channels on cable, movies on vid-eotape or DVD, surround sound,personal cell phones, personalcomputers, or Internet chatrooms. We knew how to chatwithout the Internet. We hadfriends! We went outside andfound them.”

“We played dodge ball, andsometimes, the ball would reallyhurt. We fell out of trees, got cutand broke bones and teeth, andthere were no lawsuits from theseaccidents. They were accidents.No one was to blame but us. Re-member accidents? We had fightsand punched each other and gotblack and blue and learned to getover it.”

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Computerization is not the beall and end all of local public ser-vices delivery. Computers aresimply just tools for people to use,so it is very important that theusers of these tools are alsoequipped to use these tools, andthat should start with the appre-ciation of what these tools coulddo. The fact is, there should ac-tually be manual systems inplace. If there are no manual sys-tems, there is nothing to comput-erize.

Due to the response that I gotfrom my offer to help, I am goingto make sure that we could sus-tain this upgrade program assoon as we start it. Yes you readme right; this is really just a pro-gram to upgrade the quality ofgovernance in the LGUs, down tothe lowest level of the barangay.I think however that the key tothe sustainability will be thepeople, the people who will usethese systems, and the peoplewho will maintain these.

Having identified people asthe key, I will now talk to the or-ganizations that will be helpingus in this upgrade program, mak-ing sure that the time tested bal-ance of resources in computeriza-tion will be in place, referring tothe balance of manpower, infra-

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Upgrade Philippines

numbers.“We fought the Marcos Con-

jugal Dictatorship,” three womenleaders said over dinner.”Whatmakes the Arroyo Conjugal Au-tocracy think it can undo whatCory stands for?”

They oppose scrubbing 2010elections, martial law or panickycharter change. They scoffed atthe idea of installing Ms. Arroyoas caudillo in a “transition revo-lutionary government”.

Security Advisor NorbertoGonzales peddled the transitoryjunta idea to the Supreme Courtchief justice. But Justice ReynatoPuno rebuffed him and, by impli-cation, Gonzales’ shadowy prin-cipal — the President.

How deeply do Fil-Americansfeel about these issues? Scientificstudies are few and far between.Kids here are like youngstersback home. They have no memo-ries of martial law. Their worldis of anchored freedoms. A des-aparecido, like Jonas Burgos, isbeyond them.

Ranks of those who foughtMarcos are thinning. Those who

sign up with the Overseas Absen-tee Voting Secretariat are few butarticulate. Ex-defense secretaryAvelino Cruz’s July 22 warning,before the Integrated Bar, how-ever, stoked concerns of many.

Leading presidential aspirantsvow “to prosecute President Ar-royo and First Gentleman MikeArroyo after she steps down,”Cruz noted. A president, whostays too long, is tempted to re-sist leaving. She fears losing con-stitutional immunity. What aboutthe First Gentleman’s de-factoimmunity? Cruz didn’t delve intothat.

Will the President snip termsfor today’s heads of key ArmedForces services?, Cruz asked.That’d “pave the way for the riseof PMA Class of 1978. They could“run the security apparatustasked to secure the 2010 elec-tions?”

Armed Forces leaders assureus PMA class 1978 will be spit n’polish professionals. Did they for-get the “Rolex 12”? Or MilitaryCommission No 1?

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ALTHOUGH it ranks secondonly to chicken for egg and meatproduction, duck is also an impor-tant sub sector of the Philippinepoultry industry. It provides em-ployment and income-generatingopportunities for Filipinos, par-ticularly those in the rural andmarginal areas.

Among the avian species,ducks are considered the mostadaptable because they thrivewell on almost all kinds of envi-ronmental conditions. They needsimple, less expensive, and non-elaborate housing and rearingfacilities.

Ducks can be fed a variety offoods, such as rice, cassava, copra,corn and fruits; they have thenatural tendency on foraging ongreen legumes, algae, aquaticweeds, fungi, snails, earthworms,maggots and insects, which re-duce feed cost. They can also beused to control golden applesnails, which serve as pest to riceplants in some parts of the coun-try.

And, since they live longerthan chicken, farmers can al-ready make a profit in the secondyear of laying (the Mallard duckor itik lays an average of 250 eggsin one year of laying). Anotheradvantage is the longer intervalrequired for the replacement ofstock.

Duck production is one of themost profitable livestock indus-tries in the Philippines mainlybecause of its egg which can bemarketed through differentchannels. But one disadvantageof duck eggs is that the have afishy odor and flavor which mostpeople don’t like. This is the rea-son why most duck eggs are pro-cessed into two major Filipinodelicacies: balut (a fertilized eggwith a nearly-developed embryoinside that is boiled and eaten inthe shell) and salted egg (itlog namaalat).

Although balut is very popu-lar not only in the Philippines but

in other parts of the world as well,salted egg is now well accepted byconsumers. In fact, it is a com-mon feature in Filipino diningtable especially during breakfast.It can be eaten along or withsteamed rice or mixed in saladstyle with diced tomatoes and on-ions.

Salted egg is also used as aningredient in pastries and top-pings on breads and other bak-ery products, especially bibingka.In China (where it is eaten withcongee), the yolk of salted egg ishighly prized as it is used inmooncakes to symbolize themoon.

Eggs contain nutrients essen-tial to our body’s growth and de-velopment. Salted egg is packedwith nutrients. Compared tofresh egg, balut, penoy, or centuryegg, salted egg is highest in cal-cium (120 milligrams), carbohy-drates (4.4 milligrams), ash (202milligrams), and thiamin (0.74milligram).

So popular is salted egg thatFilipinos who are now living orworking abroad are looking for it.A study conducted by Dr. JovitaM. Datuin, of the Don MarianoMarcos State University showedthe Philippines is already export-ing processed duck products in-cluding salted eggs to Kuwait,Arabia, Peninsula, Bahrain, andeven the Trust Territory in thePacific Islands.

Traditionally, salted eggs aremade from duck eggs and couldtake up to 3 weeks to prepare.They may be processed using asalt and brine solution, or saltand clay. In brine solution, themixing proportion is one and one-fourth cups of table salt dissolvedin one liter of water.

Salted egg makers boil thewater with salt. After boiling,they allow the solution to cool.Then, they pour it over the duckeggs in a container until all theeggs are submerged. They then

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4 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 JULY 31 - AUGUST 6, 2009

Buhay Pinoy

MANDY CENTENO

Ang pagkikita ninaGema at Oh Bahma

Sa isang barberya ito ang kwentuhanSa Jimbet Barber Shop sa aming barangayIto’y Sta. Isabel dating Bagong BayanAng dakdakan dito ay ating pakinggan.Ang pangalan nila ay medyo binagoPati ang usapan upang maging usoItong naging paksa, tsismosa, tsismosoDalawang bida daw nagbolahan dito.Sabi daw ni Gema, “Oh Bhama, Oh BahmaKahit kulay uling ay matso ka palaPangalan na Burak dapat palitan naGawin nating Labak nang upang gumanda.”Sagot ni Oh Bahma medyo nasiyahan“Ikaw pala Gema, very cute na tunayKahit ang itsura’y parang grade 2 lamangNakaganda’y nunal singlaki ng bangaw.Sabi pa ni Negie na ito daw PinasKahit na bulilit ang suntok matigasAng mga kalaban lubhang matataasKung hindi matalo ito’y pumapatas.Pinuri pa niya ito daw si GemaMatigas labanan mga teroristaAt hindi katulad ng kum-erap niyaPangakong pagpulbos talcum powder pala.Mga aktibistang doo’y sumalubongAng sigaw at “Tuta”! Hindi asong ulolSapagkat bulilit lahat pumapatolMga alipores nakuha sa suhol.Si Leon Guerrero doon ay nagpuntaHangad ay larawan Oh Bahma kasamaKunwa’y tinataas itong kamay niyaHindi nakapasok, nawalan ng porma.Sabi ni Zubero mga kasama dawAy mga “bootlickers” o kay sakit namanAng wika daw niya, sila’y sipsip lamangDila ay ginamit ito’y pareho lang.Mantakin po ninyo alipores ditoKampon No-Nograles dalawampu’t waloLimang partilista, pawang bagong-bago‘Di pa nag-iinit puwet sa Kongreso.Pati daw asawa doon kasamahanSana po totoo kung sila’y number oneAng ginastos nila ay kaban ng bayanMay kaparte doon ang buwis ni Juan.Nakita sa TV, tagay ni Oh BhamaProblema’y nilutas sa inuman palaSana si Mrs. Shell doon ay ginayaHain ay pulutan tulad ni Aling Dionisia.Sabi daw ni Clodyo itong pagkikitaWari’y sinimento tunay pagsasamaSa pagtutulungan sila’y nagkaisaPinay na si Gema, Kano na Oh Bahma.

Kakampi mo ang Batas ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO

Kustodiya ng ina sa 7 taon pababa na anakTANONG: Dear Atty. Batas, ma-gandang araw po sa inyo. Isa po akosa mga tagahanga ninyo. Alam n’yopo hindi lang po sa marami akongnatututunan na mga tungkol sa batassa programa n’yo kundi you make melaugh pa every afternoon. Ang galingn’yo po magpatawa.

Atty. Batas matagal-tagal ko na rinpo pinag-isipan kung mag-e-email poako sa inyo ng problema ko o hindi.Kasi alam ko na ako rin ang talo sakasong ito. Pero sabi ko sa sarili kotry ko na lang po na mag e-mail sainyo. By the way, hi! kay Atty.Marissa. More power din.

Pasensyahan n’yo po ang Tagalogko kasi tubong Iloilo ako. Atty, angproblema ko ay tungkol sa anak kona 5 years old. Malabo na ang pag-sasama namin ng asawa ko kasinoong una niyang pagtrabaho saSaudi ay nakatanggap po ako ng sulatna hihiwalayan n’ya ako kasi maybabae siya doon. Pero hindi po iyonnatuloy kasi pinauwi ko at pamilyan’ya dito sa Pilipinas. But since thenlagi na po kami nag-aaway at hindina po kami magkasundo.

Bumalik po siya ulit ng Saudi atnaging malabo na po ang communi-cation namin. Kaya ako naman naki-pagsapalaran na lang na pumuntadito sa Maynila para magtrabaho po.Dahil sa wala ako mapag-iwanan nganak ko kasi half body paralyzed naang nanay ko kaya sa mga magulangng asawa ko iniwan ang anak namin.Since then sa mga magulang niya narin siya nagpapadala ng pera. Ok nalang po iyon sa akin kasi nandoonnaman po ang anak namin.

The worst thing lang po Atty aynagkaroon po ako ng ka live-in dito.He is my long lost friend po, si Boy.Atty, mabait po siya sa akin, singlepo siya at alam niya po na may asawaat anak po ako. May anak na po kami,4 months old na. Siya po ang nag-bigay sa akin ng buhay na dapatresponsibilidad iyon ng asawa ko.Alam ko po na adultery na po ito. Atty,mahal niya po ako. Alam ko po nanapakalaking pagkakamali po ito sabatas at sa mata ng Diyos peronandito na po ako. Hindi ko po itina-go, pinaalam ko sa asawa ko at sapamilya niya. Nasa Saudi pa ngayonang asawa ko. Ang mga magulangniya ang nagbabawal sa akin nakausapin ang anak ko. Nagalit po silasa akin, kaya ngayon hindi na nilasinasagot ang tawag ko, hindi ko na

rin po nakakausap ang anak ko. Iyonpo ang pinakamasakit sa lahat, anghindi ko na makakausap ang anak ko.

May plano po ako before na daaninsa legal remedy para makuha ko anganak ko pero alam ko po na walaakong laban kasi ako ang may malisa ganitong sitwasyon. Atty, habangbuhay ko na lang po ba sasakripis-yohin na hindi makausap o mayakapang anak ko? Siguro ito na ang parusang Diyos sa akin. Atty ano po angmapapayo ninyo sa akin? Maramimgsalamat po sa inyo. More power!–rosemarie7878_1116@yahoo.com.ph

Sagot: Maraming salamat din sae-mail na ito. Sa ilalim ng FamilyCode of the Philippines, ang isangbatang mababa ang edad sa pitongtaong gulang ay ibinibigay sa panga-ngalaga at kustodiya ng ina. Nariritoang sinasabi ng pangalawang talatang Art. 213 ng Family Code: No childunder seven years of age shall beseparated from the mother, unless thecourt finds compelling reasons to or-der otherwise.

Ano ang mga maituturing na com-pelling reasons o mabibigat na dahi-lan upang alisin ang batang mababaang edad sa pitong taong gulang sapangangalaga ng kanyang ina?

Ayon sa mga autoridad, ang mgadahilang ito ay maaaring ang pagi-ging malupit ng ina sa bata o pagka-karoon nito ng sakit na nakakahawa.Hindi dahilan ang pagkakaroon ngina ng relasyon sa ibang lalaki upangipagkait sa kanya ang kanyangkarapatang arugain at ilagay sakanyang pagkalinga ang bata.

Kung sakali at ang bata ay nasapangangalaga na ng kanyang ama ong mga magulang o iba pang mgakamag-anak ng ama, maaaring mag-sampa ng kaso ang ina at ang huku-man, batay sa nasabing Article 213ng Family Code, ang siyang mag-uutos na ibigay sa ina ang bata.

Legal personality ng korporasyon,nananatili kahit nagpalit ng may-ari

TANONG: Magandang araw po, AttyBatas. Nagkita na po tayo minsan saisang mall, nagkatanguan lang.Itatanong ko lang po kung paano poang paraan ng paglilipat sa ibangmay-ari ang isang establishment.Puwede pa po bang gamitin iyongnatirang resibo? Isa pa pong tanong,ano po ang masasabi ninyo tungkolsa conflict of interest na reklamo saisang empleyado na nagbenta ng

produkto ng kompanyang kanyangpagmamay-ari sa kanyang kom-panyang pinagtratrabahuhan? Anopo ang suggestions ninyo? Maramingsalamat po at mabuhay kayo.

—palm_alba@yahoo.comSagot: Maraming salamat at

mabuhay din po kayo. Sa unangtanong ninyo, sinasabi ng Corpora-tion Code of the Philippines na anganumang paglilipat ng pagmamay-aring isang korporasyon ay hindi maka-kaapekto sa operasyon nito, lalo nakung ang nagpalit lamang ay ang mgamay-ari pero hindi ang korporasyonmismo. Ang ibig sabihin nito, angisang korporasyon ay nananatilingnagpapatuloy ang kanyang buhay atsariling legal personality, kahit nasino pa ang siyang may-ari nito, okahit na nagpapalit-palit na ang mgamay-ari nito.

Dahil diyan, ang kanyang mgapapeles, dokumento, at, lalo na, angkanyang mga resibo, ay nagpapatuloydin, at maaari pa ring gamitin.Walang magiging paglabag sa batasang sino mang bagong may-ari ngisang korporasyon kung siya aymagpapatuloy ng paggamit ng mgadating mga resibo o iba pang doku-mento ng kompanya. Sa katunayan,sa ilalim ng National Internal Rev-enue Code, kailangang ituloy nito angpaggamit ng nasabing mga dati onatitirang mga resibo.

Sa inyong pangalawang tanong,magkakaroon lamang ng conflict ofinterest kung may malinaw na pa-nuntunan o alituntunin ang kom-panya laban sa pagbebenta ng isangempleyado ng kanyang mga produktosa kompanyang kanyang pinagta-trabahuhan.

Ibig sabihin, kung may batas naipinaiiral ng kompanyang pinagta-trabahuhan ng isang manggagawa nanagbabawal ng pagbili nito ng anu-mang produkto mula sa kanyang mgaempleyado, o sa mga kompanyangpag-aaari naman ng mga emple-yadong ito, magkakaroon nga ng con-flict of interest kung babalewalain itong manggagawa. Kaya lamang, kungwalang batas, o di kaya naman aykahit may batas pero ang kom-panyang pinagtatrabahuhan ngmanggagawa ay kusang loob o bolun-taryong bumili ng mga produkto ngmanggagawa o ng kanyang sarilingkompanya, hindi pupuwedeng sisihino bigyan ng anumang pananagutanang manggagawa.

structure and content.In the response that I got, it became even clearer to methat the priority of which function or service to focus onwill really depend on the prime movers of the upgradeprograms in each locality. Some of those who respondedhave identified the primary and secondary schools, whileothers have identified health centers and computer cen-ters.

For those who are reading my column for the first time,I would like to say again that my offer was to teach localcommunities what it takes to upgrade their local publicservice delivery systems. The plan is for them to solicitold computers from local and foreign sources. I will startby teaching them how to re-format these old machinesby installing new Linux operating systems. I will also helpthem look for free applications software.

The use of Linux is really nothing new. What is new isthat new versions of Linux have come up, making it prac-tically user friendly. As a matter of fact, Google will sooncome up with a version that is still Linux, but will betweaked to make it more seamless with the popular searchengine.

The choice of connecting these upgraded machines tothe Internet should also be the decision of the local primemovers. Nowadays however, it is not very difficult to con-nect any machine to the Internet, old or new. In my pre-vious column, I suggested that local communities shouldinterconnect their computers so that they could buildtheir own Virtual Private Networks or VPNs.

Technically speaking, an Intranet is just one of theapplications that could be run within a VPN. Over theyears however, these two terms have become synonymous.In layman terms, an Intranet is in effect a private net-work within another network such as the Internet.

Looking at the long term, it would be good to plan forlocal Intranets that could eventually connect to theInternet in general, and to the Intranets of national gov-ernment agencies in particular, for upgraded connectiv-ity.

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mula sa pahina 2magbitiw sa tungkulin. ’Yan po aypinauubaya ko na sa kanyang kon-syensya at sa kanyang pagmama-lasakit sa bayan. Magbuhat pa noongJuly 8, ang tanging hiling ko po aykung maaaring mag-alay ang Pangu-lo ng pinakamalaking sakripisyo —“supreme sacrifice” — upang ma-iligtas ang ating bansa at upangmaghilom ang hidwaan sa atinglipunan. Ang boluntaryong pagbibi-tiw sa tungkulin ng Pangulo at angpaghalili sa kanya ng ating Vice-President, sa aking palagay, angtanging paraang naaayon sa atingSaligang Batas upang mawakasanang krisis nang walang gaanongkaguluhan.

The other constitutional path, theimpeachment process, was unfortu-nately cut short. There went the onlylawful way to evaluate forms of evi-dence of electoral fraud allegedly com-mitted by or in behalf of the President,which cast serious doubt on the legiti-macy of her mandate. Sa pagsara ngpinto ng impeachment, nawalan ngpagkakataon ang Pangulo upangpabulaanan ang mga paratang labansa kanya at mapatunayang siya ngaang tunay na nahal na pinuno ngating bansa.

Gusto ko pong maging malinaw.Hindi po ako “kontra GMA” — ka-kampi lamang po ako ng katotohanan,ng demokrasya at ng pananagutan satungkulin.

Malalim po ang krisis na hina-harap ng ating bayan. Malalim po angkrisis dahil hindi lamang ito pam-pulitika o pang-ekonomiya. Tulad ngnasabi ko kanina, malala ang atingkalagayan dahil tila hirap na tayong

alamin o suriin kung alin ang tama omali, kung alin ang mabuti o masamasa ating pang-araw-araw na buhay.Kaya hindi katata-taka na libo-libo saating mga kababayan ay nagnanaismakatakas na lamang upang maka-pagtrabaho o manirahan sa ibangbansa.

Kung politika o ekonomiya lamangang kailangan nating ayusin, kahitpaano’y makakaahon din tayo kungtayo’y magtutulungan at kung tayo’ypapatnubayan ng Panginoong Diyos.Ngunit kapag ang moralidad o mis-mong pagkatao ng Pilipino na angnaagnaas, tiyak na walang patutu-nguhan ang ating bayan kundi kapa-hamakan.

Huwag nating pahintulutangmangyari ito. Ipagdasal natin angating bayan at kumilos tayo ng naa-ayon sa ating konsensya at pagma-malasakit sa ating mga anak at mgakapwa Pilipino.

Today we celebrate the feast of

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary.We all know that October is also des-ignated as the month of the HolyRosary. Let us all pray the rosary ev-ery day for peace in our country andin the whole world.

Ever since the imprisonment ofNinoy during martial rule, the rosaryhas become my favorite prayer. I be-lieve that praying the rosary everyday has helped me through my mostdifficult times, as in the time ofNinoy’s assassination and in thetimes of the coup attempts against myadministration. My day is not com-plete if I do not pray the rosary and Itry my very best to pray four rosa-ries a day.

Thank you again for inviting meto pray with all of you. Let us prayfor each other and ask Our BlessedMother to intercede for us with herDivine Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Magandang gabi at marami pongsalamat!

Cory: Kakampi ako ng katotohanan

MASAYANG kinakausap ni Tita Cory ang isang batang parokyano niP. Robert Reyes nang dumalaw ang dating pangulo sa Project 4, Q. C.

JULY 31 - AUGUST 6, 2009 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 5

from Page 1into the other letters that I have to answer, I do my let-ters myself.

I have been chairperson [of the Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.Foundation] from the very beginning since 1983 and Icontinue to be that. We had put up the Aquino Center inTarlac. … So the idea first of all was to make sure thatpeople will not forget Ninoy and our very concern, espe-cially after his assassination, that people would get tothe truth. Because in the beginning, the Marcos dicta-torship was saying that it was Galman who shot Ninoy,so we want to have everything documented and also therole of People Power in the restoration of democracy …

… Then, after my presidency … well, exactly a yearafter my presidency, I said that we would like to put upan Aquino Center, so that was in 1993 when I firstlaunched the campaign. And we were finally able to in-augurate in 2001, so it took me eight years to go around,to solicit funding and … anyway I’m very happy that I’vebeen able to do this, not only for Ninoy’s sake and mysake, but more importantly for our young people to knowabout our history. And also, I always tell them that Ninoywas ready to offer his all for the country and it was justnot a matter of … of words but he did it, I mean he cameback, even though there was much risk to his life, and infact, he was killed. But, then for my part I vowed that Iwould continue his work. And so, I hope that all of usFilipinos will try to look within ourselves and find outwhat it is that we are asked to do or we feel we can do forour country. In other words, I want people to know …nobody’s excused, if you are Filipino, you do somethingfor your country. You don’t have to die for the countrybut there are so many things that you can do and youdon’t wait for the country. Kamukha nung kay John F.Kennedy, “Ask not what your country can do for you, butwhat you can do for your country.”

Learning how to paintWell, I started painting in 1996. I like painting except

I know my limitations. Anyway, I visited a friend of mine,si Marites Lopez, and she invited me to have a look-seeat their painting lesson in her house. At that time, theywere already two years into painting so, of course, I wassaying, “Oh, no way can I join this group …” They reallyseem to me as having so much talent but then she said,“No, no. Our teacher is very patient and he’ll be able toteach you.” And she was telling me, “Everybody canpaint.” Of course, I wasn’t sure about that. But anyway,it was my oldest daughter Ballsy who told me, “Mom, goahead. Anyway, with your name your painting willamount to something.” So I did, and I organized a group… we were about 10 in the beginning. We’d have lessonsevery Wednesdays, three hours each time, and we had ayoung teacher, Jeffrey Consumo, who didn’t even takeformal lessons but he was so patient, and I think thathelped, and very encouraging. And for my first lesson, Iwas able to finish a painting in three hours, and I wasjust so amazed and I was happy. And so I took lessonsfrom him for three years but since that time I’ve beendoing it on my own and I tried different things. As I said,I’m lucky I have a name. But normally, it’s the other wayaround. Artists really struggle hard in order to have aname. So I’m doing it backwards. Start with the name,and then do the paintings.

… There are days when everything comes easy, and itcomes on the way you’d like it too. But, there are dayswhen you’re not too happy. But anyway, I’m really grate-ful to my teacher that because of him I’ve been able to dothese paintings and I give them as gifts, well … first, tothe donors of the Aquino Foundation, and then to peoplewho have everything, like when President Kim Dae Jungwas elected, for his inauguration as president I gave hima painting. George Schultz who used to be Secretary ofState, because he was so good to me when I was presi-dent, I gave him a painting when he got married for thesecond time. To the Sultan of Brunei, I told him, I knowyou have everything, you manage a state. And then hesaid, “But I don’t have a Cory Aquino painting, yaaah….” So that made me feel good. Then, when I’m ninangfor weddings, so that’s what I give. And one of myinaanaks was joking and said, “Can this be retroactivefor the time that you have … you were ninang but youdidn’t know how to paint yet. So I said, I have to thinkabout that.

… I like paintings and it’s something that I thought Icould never do. But, apparently, all of us can paint. Whocares whether it’s a masterpiece or not!

Childhood dream and being privateI wanted to be a teacher. … It’s just when I got mar-

ried I knew Ninoy, you know, was aiming for that (thepresidency) and that he really loved politics and he was apublic person. I’m really a private person. I value my pri-vacy, in fact, I still value my privacy. Once, first, whenNinoy was imprisoned it was a incumbent for me to havea more public stance.

Cory as a wifeWell, I always say that Ninoy and I were able to bring

the best in each other. And I think that’s all that’s neces-sary for a married couple: To try to bring out the best ineach other.

Cory as a motherWell, you ask my children, I think they’re very happy

with the way I brought them up. I certainly spent muchtime with them and I was a full-time wife and mother. Ofcourse there were times that it was boring pero that wasmy commitment when I got married: That I vowed that Iwould be a good wife and mother.

NinoyWell, anyway, people ask when we first met. Ok, the

earliest I remember was we were both nine years old.You must remember Ninoy and I both came from Tarlac,both the Aquinos and Cojuangcos were and are in poli-tics. My father was congressman on the first district of

Tita Cory: In her own words

The Author with the late President

Tarlac and Ninoy’s father was congressman of the sec-ond district. It was inevitable that we would meet. Infact, my first cousin married the older brother of Ninoy,and my father was the Godfather of Lupita Aquino(Kashiwahara). So, inevitable ’yon. We met, I rememberit was the birthday of Ninoy’s father and nung araw fami-familia kung magpunta … so my parents took all of usthere. … And that was it, and I didn’t see him again ... Iwent to the United States to study when I was 13. So Ididn’t get to see him until I was 16, when we came backfor a vacation.

… I have to say, before Martial Law Ninoy’s worldwas all politics and ... well, that was the style then, nabahala ang mother. But Ninoy, I would insist that at leastwe would go to mass together every Sunday and that wewould go out for lunch or dinner at a Chinese restaurantin Chinatown. Nung araw wala pa itong mga classy Chi-nese restaurants. And then we go to a movie with thechildren. And then once a year, or twice a year, we go toHong Kong. So that would be the treat na Ninoy wouldtake all of us and that would be the time that we wouldat least have time for each other.

… We enjoyed yung Moonlight Serenade. … It was aGlenn Miller thing. … Miller had an orchestra or a bandand it was more for the music rather than for the lyricsthat we liked it. At that time, nung hindi pa kami kasal,it was very popular in the Philippines ... the Glenn MidlerStory had been shown and everytime they play that wereally danced to the tune.

Incident with young NinoyActually, we had come from a movie and, you know, at

that time I got my chaperone. So my chaperone was myolder sister Josephine. So we were driving on EDSA,which was Highway 54 before, and this had happenedparang two or three months, or maybe a month, afterNinoy had worked for the surrender of Luis Taruc. So wewere on Highway 54 and suddenly there was a jeep com-ing from the ricefields — on both sides nung araw mayricefields d’yan sa Highway 54 — just bumped us. So thecar door flew open. My sister was thrown out first ... thenI fell out. And my sister at that time was in fact threemonths pregnant. She lost her baby. We were taken tothe hospital, sa Lourdes Hospital, by an American whohad played golf. Kasi I couldn’t get up and because, youknow, you’re thrown out and then you just land flat onyour back. Ninoy was not hurt because he was holdingon to the wheel. I stayed overnight in the hospital. Luck-ily there were no injuries, I mean, no major injuries, butI was black and blue all over and my older brother said,“Cory, you have to go to Baguio tomorrow” because I wasreally expected by my parents to go to Baguio but I askedif we could go the following day because my younger sis-ter and I will go to a party. And, of course, with Ninoy. Iwanted to stay behind for that but of course we’d still goto the movies before going to the party. So in spite of myfeeling — whooo! — really bad and the long ride fromManila to Baguio I went and when we got there mymother was really furious and she was telling Ninoy,“From now on Cory will not ride in your car, she’ll justride in our car! And that was the first time I saw Ninoyreally scared and, yeah, because he knew while it wasn’tdirectly his fault but the fact is that we were in his car.

Her U.S. Congress speech[After People Power, President Cory’s speech was citedas one of the best speeches ever heard in that augustchamber.]

Actually, the speaker who said that was Speaker TipO’Neill. I’m sorry, I may sound like I’m bragging but,anyway, it doesn’t happen often that after I finished myspeech, Senator Dole said, “Mrs. President, you’ve hitthe home run …” So I said, “I hope the bases wereloaded!” And he was so surprised and he mentioned thisto the media people there, so it was written about andthey said I’m knowledgeable on baseball! And that after-noon after my speech, the House of Representatives votedto give $200 million to the Philippines as assistance. Ittook some time for the Senate to approve it but they did.So again Senator Dole was quoted as having said, “Thisis the biggest honorarium ever.” But anyway, I was happythat I could do that and that really the wonderful partwas I was never … I was never nervous, and I was say-ing, “My God! This is the first time I’m doing this andwhy wasn’t I nervous. It helped that the Speaker wasfrom Massachusetts and parang he considered me siguroa constituent or what ’cause we’ve lived in Boston. Plus

the fact that two years before I became president, we wereboth given honorary doctorates in Stonehill College whichis in Massachusetts. So parang … we’re friends, ok! ButI was really happy I could do this for our country.

“Cory Magic”Well, I don’t know. Alam mo matanda na tayo, and

then for the little kids, you know. This is what, I guess,reminds me to be humble, because when I see them, youknow, anywhere, shopping or whatever, then the momsalways say, “Siya ang mommy ni Kris Aquino.” And sabiko, ok! Oo, so I just say na what for the little kids, howthey know me. Oo. Until they go to school. … Like let metell you this, my youngest grandchild, she’s almost seven.She goes to school in Poveda and one day, — every Sun-day they come to my house for lunch — she said, “Lola,you know, my classmate her grandfather is SenatorFlavier!” And parang she was so impressed ano. Sabi ko,“Teka muna. Sabihin mo … sabihin mo dun sa kaklasemo that YOUR grandmother …” But then, my daughterwas explainin’, “Mom, kasi because she was old enoughto repeat …” Hindi ba yung there was a song about andyou repeat all the names of the senatorial candidates andshe has memorized them. So, Flavier stuck in her headand to meet the granddaughter parang, “Wow!” So I hadto tell her, “Sabihin mo …”

After the presidency[Why did Cory continuously serve the country after thepresidency?]

Well, so many things. Well, first I’m so glad that I pray,and so many people pray for me and with me and I knowthat I could not have done any of these things if it werenot for prayer. So when people ask me na parang youseem to be happy, sabi ko, “I think, I hope I’ll continue tohave that inner peace,” na I’ve come to this stage na andI hope that I would be able to continue doing things forour country, and hopefully, to be a source of inspirationnot only for women but also for men that all of us can dosomething. Like I was just a housewife before and I leftall of these public acts to Ninoy, but the time came whenhe could not do that because he’s imprisoned. So it wasincumbent upon me to at least do my share.

How she wanted people to remember NinoyWell first, I’m glad that in school, even in grade school,

the students read about Ninoy and they know aboutNinoy. But more than just that, I want them to knowthat Ninoy, first of all, was so proud to be a Filipino. Andwhen we were living in the States people were just amazedthat we never applied for permanent residence and thatwhen we went there we knew it was temporary and thatwe would come back here. But more importantly, I thinkNinoy was ready to sacrifice everything for the sake ofhis country. So I hope this is what people will rememberabout him and will try to maybe even do better than whathe did.

How she wants to be remembered by historyWell, first of all, I’d like to be remembered for having

helped in the restoration of our democracy. For you youngpeople who didn’t know what it was like living underMartial Law, maybe it will not mean as much. But whenyou see other countries still not, you know, enjoying free-dom, then you would have an idea or a sense of what itwas like here before. Where anybody would just be ar-rested without any charges, put into prison and somewould be tortured, and some were never seen again. Imean people as young as you.

Tita Cory’s challenge to all young peopleWhat I would like from you is that you would try your

best to find out what it is that our country needs of you. Imean, all of us will have different things … to do but eachone of us can do something to better life in our country.

I hope that the great lessons and legacies of the life andwords of the former president continue to live in ourhearts long after she’s gone. Let’s bring and accompanyher to her rest as a people, as she joined with our strugglewhen we needed a leader who would lead us back to free-dom and democracy.— Michael Charleston B. Chua teaches with History Depart-

ment of DeLa Salle University, while working on a master’sdegree in history at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.He is also the vice president of the Philippine Historical As-sociation.

GMA’s 8th State Of the Nation AddressFollowing is the full text of the State Of the NationAddress President Arroyo delivered on July 27, 2009at the Batasan Pambansa in Quezon City.— Editor

THANK you, Speaker Nograles, Senate PresidentEnrile, Senators, Representatives, Vice President deCastro, President Ramos, Chief Justice Puno, Ambas-sadors, friends:

The past twelve months have been a year for thehistory books. Financial meltdown in the West spreadthroughout the world...

Tens of millions lost their jobs; billions across theglobe have been hurt—the poor always harder than therich. No one was spared....

It has affected us already. But the story of the Phil-ippines in 2008 is that the country weathered a succes-sion of global crises in fuel, in food, then in finance andfinally the economy in a global recession, never losingfocus and with economic fundamentals intact...

A few days ago, Moody’s has just announced theupgrade of our credit rating, citing the resilience of oureconomy. The state of our nation is a strongeconomy. Good news for our people, bad news for ourcritics...

I did not become President to be popular. To work,to lead, to protect and preserve our country, our people,that is why I became President. When my father left thePresidency, we were second to Japan. I want our Re-public to be ready for the first world in 20 years...

Towards that vision, we made key reforms. Our eco-nomic plan centers on putting people first. Higit sa lahatang layunin ng ating mga patakaran ay tulungan angmasipag na karaniwang Pilipino. New tax revenues wereput in place to help pay for better healthcare, more roads,a strong education system. Housing policies were de-signed to lift up our poorest citizens so they can liveand raise a family with dignity. Ang ating mga puhunansa agrikultura ay naglalayong kilalanin ang ating mgamagsasaka bilang backbone ng ating bansa, at bigyansila ng mga modernong kagamitan to feed our nationand feed their own family....

Had we listened to the critics of those policies, hadwe not braced ourselves for the crisis that came, hadwe taken the easy road much preferred by politicianseyeing elections, this country would be flat on its back.It would take twice the effort just to get it back again onits feet—to where we are now because we took the re-sponsibility and paid the political price of doing the rightthing. For standing with me and doing the right thing,thank you, Congress...

The strong, bitter and unpopular revenue measuresof the past few years have spared our country the worstof the global financial shocks. They gave us the re-sources to stimulate the economy. Nabigyan nila angpinakamalaking pagtaas ng IRA ng mga LGU na P40billion itong taon, imparting strength throughout the coun-try and at every level of government...

Compared to the past, we have built more and bet-ter infrastructure, including those started by others butleft unfinished. The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway isa prime example of building better roads. It createswealth as the flagship of the Subic-Clark corridor.

We have built airports of international standard, up-graded domestic airports, built seaports and the ROROsystem. I ask Congress for a Philippine Transport Se-curity Authority Law....

Some say that after this SONA, it will be all politics.Sorry, but there’s more work....

Sa telecommunications naman, inatasan ko angTelecommunications Commission na kumilos na tungkolsa mga sumbong na dropped calls at mga nawawalangload sa cellphone. We need to amend the Common-wealth-era Public Service Law. And we need to do itnow....

Kung noong nakaraan, lumakas ang electronics,today we are creating wealth by developing the BPOand tourism sectors as additional engines of growth.Electronics and other manufactured exports rise andfall in accordance with the state of the world economy.But BPO remains resilient. With earnings of $6 billionand employment of 600,000, the BPO phenomenonspeaks eloquently of our competitiveness and produc-tivity. Let us have a Department of ICT....

In the last four years tourism almost doubled. It isnow a $5 billion industry...

Our reforms gave us the resources to protect ourpeople, our financial system and our economy from theworst of shocks that the best in the west failed to antici-pate....

They gave us the resources to do reforms parapalawakin ang suportang panlipunan and enhancespending power....For helping e raise salaries throughjoint resolution, thank you Congress.

Cash handouts give the most immediate relief andproduce the widest stimulating effect. Nakikinabangang 700,000 na pinakamahihirap na pamilya saprogramang Pantawid Pamilya.

Our preference is to invest in projects with the samestimulus effects but also with long-term contributions tonational progress....

Sa pagpapamahagi ng milyun-milyong ektaryanglupa, 700,000 na katutubo at mahigit isang milyongbenepisyaryo ng CARP ay taas-noong may-ari na ngsariling lupa. Hinihiling ko sa Kongreso na ipasa agadang pagpapalawig ng CARP, at dapat ma-condone angP42 billion na land reform liabilities dahil 18% lamangang nabayaran mula 1972. Napapanahon dahil it willunfreeze the rural property market. Ang mahal kong amaang nag-emancipate ng mga magsasaka. Ii-mancipatenaman natin ngayon ang titulo....

Nakinabang ang pitong milyong entrepreneurs saP165 billion na microfinance. Nakinabang ang 1,000 saeconomic resiliency plan. Kasama natin ngayon ang isasa kanila, si Gigi Gabiola. Dating household service

worker sa Dubai, ngayon siya ay nagtatrabaho sa DOLE.Good luck, Gigi...

Nakinabang ang isang milyong pamilya sa pro-gramang pabahay at palupa, mula sa PAG-IBIG, NHA,community mortgage program, certificates of lot awards,at saka yung inyong Loan Condonation and Restruc-turing Act....

Our average inflation is the lowest since 1966. LastJune, it dropped to 1.5%. Paano nakamit ito? Properpolicies lowered interest rates, which lowered costs tobusiness and consumers.

Dahil sa ating mga reporma, nakaya nating ibentaang bigas NFA sa P18.25 per kilo kahit tumaas angpresyo sa labas mula P17.50 hanggang P30 dahil sakakulangan ng supply sa mundo. Habang, sa unangpagkakataon, naitaas ang pamimili ng palay sa mgamagsasaka, P17 mula sa P11...

Dahil sa ating mga reporma, nakaya natingmamuhunan sa pagkain—anticipating an unexpectedglobal food crisis. Nakagawa tayo ng libu-libongkilometro ng farm-to-market roads at kasama ngpribadong sector, natubigan ang dalawang milyongektarya. Mga Badjao gaya ni Tarnati Dannawi aytinuruan ng modernong mariculture. Umabot na saP180,000 ang kinita niya mula noong nakaraang taon.Congratulations, Tarnati. We will help more fisherfolkshift to fish farming with a budget of P1 billion...

Dahi dumarami na naman daw ang pamilyangnagugutom, mamumuhunan tayo ng bago sa HungerMitgation program na nakitang mabisa. Tulungan nitoako dito Kongreso...

Mula noong 2001, Nanawagan tayo ng mas muranggamot. Nagbebenta na tayo ng mga gamot na kalahatingpresyo sa libu-libong Botika ng Bayan at Botika ngBarangay sa maraming dako ng bansa. Our efforts prod-ded the pharmaceutical companies to come up with low-cost generics and brands like RiteMed. I supported thetough version of the House of the Cheaper MedicineLaw. I supported it over the weak version of my critics.The result: the drug companies volunteered to bringdown drug prices, slashing by half the prices of 16 drugs.Thank you, Congressman Cua, Alvarez, Biron andLocsin....

Pursuant to law, I am placing other drugs under amaximum retail price. To those who want to be Presi-dent, this advice: If you want something done, do it hard,do it well. Don’t pussyfoot. Just do it. Don’t say bad wordsin public.

Sa health insurance, sakop na ang 86% ng atingpopulasyon...

Sa Rent Control Law ng 2005 hanggang2008, hanggang sampung porsyento lang maaaringitaas taon-taon ang upa. Iyong kakapirma nating batasnaglagay ng isang taong moratorium, tapos pitongporsyento lang ang maaaring itaas. Salamat,Kongreso....

Noong isang taon, nabiyayaan ng tig-P500 angmahigit pitong milyong tahanan bilang Katas ngPantawid Koryente para sa mga small electricity users....Iyong power rates, ang EPIRA natin angpangmatagalang sagot. EPIRA dismantledmonopoly. But minana natin iyong power purchaseagreements under preceding administrations, so hindipa natin makuha iyong buong intended effect. Perohappy na rin tayo, dahil isang taon na lamang iyan. Thenext generation will benefit from low prices from ourEPIRA. Thank you...

Samantala, umabot na sa halos lahat ng barangayang elektrisidad. We increased indigenous energy from48% to 58%. Nakatipid tayo sa dollars tapos malaki paang na-reduce pa iyong oil consumption. The huge re-duction in fossil fuel is the biggest proof of energy inde-pendence and environmental responsibility. Further re-duction will come with the implementation of the Re-newable Energy Act...and the Biofuels Act....again, thankyou.

The next generation will also benefit from our lowerpublic debt to GDP ratio. It declined from 78% in 2000to 55% in 2008. We cut in half the debt of governmentcorporations from 15% to 7. Likewise foreign debt from73% to 32%. Kung meron man tayong malaking kaawayna tinalo, walang iba kundi ang utang, iyong foreign debt.Past administrations conjured the demon of foreign debt.We exorcised it....

The market grows economies. A free market, not afree-for-all...

To that end, we improved our banking system tocomplement its inherent conservatism. The BangkoSentral has been prudent. Thank you, GovernorTetangco, for being so effective. The BSP will be evenmore effective if Congress will amend its Charter....

We worked on the Special Purpose Vehicle Act, re-ducing non-performing loans from 18% to 4% and im-proving loan-deposit ratios....

Our new Securitization Law did not encourage therecklessness that brought down giant banks and insur-ance companies elsewhere and laid their economies towaste. In fact, it monitors and regulates the new-fangledfinancial schemes. Thank you, Congress....

We will work to increase tax effort through improvedcollections and new sin taxes to further our capacity toreduce poverty and pursue growth. Revenue enhance-ment must come from the Department of Finance plug-ging leaks and catching tax and customs cheats. I callon tax-paying citizens and tax-paying businesses: helpthe BIR and Customs spot those cheats…

Taxes should come from alcohol and tobacco andnot from books. Tax hazards to lungs and livers, do nottax minds. Ang kita mula sa buwis sa alak at sigarilyoay dapat pumunta sa kalusugan at edukasyon. Sakalusugan, pondohan ang Philhealth premiums ngpinakamahihirap. Ponhodhan ang mas maraming class-room at computers.....

Pardon my partiality for the teaching profession. I

was a teacher....Kaya namuhunan tayo ng malaki sa edukasyon at

skills training....Ang magandang edukasyon ay susi sa mas

mabuting buhay, the great equalizer that allows everyyoung Filipino a chance to realize their dreams...Nagtayo tayo ng 95,000 na silid-aralan, nagdagdag ng60,000 na guro, naglaan ng P1.5 billion para sa teachertraining, especially for 100,000 English teachers. Isa sapinakamahirap na Millennium Development Goals ayiyong Edukasyon para sa Lahat pagdating ng 2015, nanangunguhulugang lahat ng nasa edad ay nasa gradeschool. Halos walang bansang nakakatupad nito. Ngunitnagsisikap tayo. Binaba natin ang gastos ng pagpasok.Nagtayo tayo ng mga eskwela sa higit isang libongbarangay na dati walang eskwelahan, upang makatipidng gastos ng pasahe ang mga bata. Tinanggal natinang miscellaneous fees para sa primary school.

Hindi na kailangan ang uniporme sa mga estudyantesa public schools...

We assist financially half of all students in privatehigh schools....

We have provided 600,000 college and post-gradu-ate scholarships. One of them Mylene Amerol-Macumbal, finished Accounting at MSU-IIT, went to lawschool, and placed second in the last bar exams—thefirst Muslim woman bar topnotcher. Congratulations...

In technical education and skills training, we haveinvested three times that of three previous administra-tions combined. Narito si Jennifer Silbor, isa sa sampungmilyong trainee. Natuto siya ng medical transcription.Now, as an independent contractor and lecturer for tran-scriptions in Davao, kumikita siya ng P18,000 bawatbuwan. Good job.

The Presidential Task Force on Education headedby Jesuit educator Father Bienvenido Nebres has comeout with the Main Education Highway towards a Knowl-edge-Based Economy. It envisions seamless educationfrom basic to vocational school or college....

It seeks to mainstream early childhood developmentin basic education. Our children are our most cherishedpossession. In their early years we must make sure theyget a healthy start in life. They must receive the rightfood for a healthy body, the right education for a brightand inquiring mind—and the equal opportunity for ameaningful job....

For college admission, the Task Force recommendsmandatory Scholastic Aptitude Tests. It also recom-mends that private higher education institutions andstate universities and colleges should be harmonized. Italso recommends that CHED will oversee of local uni-versities and colleges. For professions seeking interna-tional recognition—engineering, architecture, accoun-tancy, pharmacy and physical therapy—it recommendsradical reform: 10 years of basic education, two yearsof pre-university, three years of university...

Our educational system should make the Filipino fitnot just for whatever jobs happen to be on offer today,but also for whatever economic challenge life will throwin their way....

Sa hirap at ginhawa, ang ating overseas Filipinosay pinapatatag ang ating bansa. Iyong padala nilang$16 billion noong isang taon ay record. Itong taon, masmataas pa....

I know that this is not a sacrifice joyfully borne. Thisis work where it can be found—in faraway places, amongstrangers with different cultures. It is lonely work, it isvery hard work....

Kaya nagsisikap tayong lumikha ng mga trabahongmaganda ang bayad dito sa atin so that overseas workwill just be a career choice, not the only option for ahardworking Filipino in search of a better life...

Meanwhile, we should make their sacrifices worth-while. Dapat gumawa tayo ng mga mas malakas naparaan upang proteksyonan at palawak ang halaga ngkanilang pinagsikapang sweldo. That means strongerconsumer protection for OFWs investing in property andproducts back home. Para sa kanila, pinapakilos natinang Investors Protection Task Force....

Hindi ako nag-aatubiling bisitahin ang ating taongbayan at ang kanilang mga hosts sa buong mundo –mula Hapon...hanggang Brazil, mula Europa at MiddleEast hanggang sa American Midwest, nakikinig sakanilang mga problema at pangangailangan, inaalamkung paano matulungan sila n gating pamahalaan—-by working out better policies on migrant labor, or bysaving lives and restoring liberty....

Pagpunta ko sa Saudi, pinatawad ni Haring Abdullahang pitong daang OFW na nasa preso. Pinuno nila angisang buong eroplano at umuwi kasama ko....Mula sa ating State Visit to Spain, it has become ourbiggest European donor. At si Haring Juan Carlos aynakikipag-usap sa ibang mga bansa para sa ating mganamomoblemang OFW. Ganoon di si Sheikh Khalifa,ang Prime Minister ng Bahrain....

Pagpunta ko sa Kuwait, Emir al-Sabah commuteddeath sentences. For overseas workers, maramingsalamat.

Our vigorous international engagement has helpedbring in foreign investment. Net foreign direct invest-ments multiplied 15 times during our administration.Kasama ng ating mga Together with our OFWs, theymore than doubled our foreign exchange reserves.Pinalakas ang ating piso at naiwasan ang lubhangpagtaasng presyo. They upgraded our credit becauseour reserves grew by $3 billion while those of our peershave shrunk.....

Our international engagement has also correctedhistorical injustice. The day we visited Washington,Senator Daniel Inouye successfully sponsored benefitsfor our veterans as part of America’s fiscal stimulus pack-age...

I have accepted the invitation of President Obamato be the first Southeast Asian leader to meet him at the

White House, this week....That he sought us the Philippines testifies to our

strong and deep ties....High on our agenda will be peace and security is-

sues. Terrorism: how to meet it, how to end it, how toaddress its roots in injustice and prejudice—and mostand always how to protect lives....

We will also discuss nuclear non-proliferation. ThePhilippines will chair the review of the nuclear weaponsnon-proliferation Treaty in New York in May 2010. Thesuccess of the talks will be a major diplomatic achieve-ment for us....

There is a range of other issues we will discuss,including the global challenge of climate change, espe-cially the threat to countries with long coastlines. Andthere is the global recession, its worse impact on poorpeople, and the options that can spare them from theworst.

In 2008 up to the first quarter of 2009 we stoodamong only a few economies in Asia-Pacific that didnot shrink. Compare this in 2001, when some of mycurrent critics were driven out by people power, Asiawas then surging but our country was on the brink ofbankruptcy....

Since then, our economy has posted uninterruptedgrowth for 33 quarters; more than doubled its size from$76 billion to $186 billion. The average GDP growth from2001 to the first quarter of 2009 is the highest in 43years.

Bumaba ang bilang ng nagsasabing mahihirap sila,mula 59% sa 47%. Kahit na lumaki ang atingpopulasyon, nabawasan ng dalawang milyon ang bilangng mahihirap. GNP per capita rose from a Third World$967 to $2,051. Lumikha tayo ng walong milyongtrabaho, an average of a million per year, much, muchmore than at any other time....

In sum:1. We have a strong economy in a strong fiscal po-

sition to withstand political shocks....2. We built new modern infrastructure and completed

unfinished ones.3. The economy is more fair to the poor than ever

before....4. We are building a sound base for the next gen-

eration....5. International authorities have taken notice that

we are safer from environmental degradation and man-made disasters....

As a country in the path of typhoons and in the Pa-cific Rim of Fire, we must be as prepared as the latesttechnology permits to anticipate natural calamities whenthat is possible; to extend immediate and effective reliefwhen it is not….The mapping of flood- and landslide-prone areas is almost complete. Early warning, fore-casting and monitoring systems have been improved,with weather tracking facilities in Subic, Tagaytay,Mactan, Mindanao, Pampanga....

We have worked on flood control infrastructure likethose for Pinatubo, Agno, Laoag, and Abucay, whichwill pump the run off waters from Quezon City and Tondoflooding Sampaloc. This will help relieve hundreds ofhectares in this old city of its age-old woe....

Patuloy naman iyong sa Camanava, dagdag saPinatubo, Iloilo, Pasig-Marikina, Bicol River Basin, atmga river basin ng Mindanao....

The victims of typhoon Frank in Panay should re-ceive their long-overdue assistance package. I ask Con-gress to pass the SNITS Law....

Namana natin ang pinakamatagal ng rebelyon ngKomunista sa buong mundo.

Si Leah de la Cruz isa sa labindalawang libong rebelreturnee. Sixteen pa lang siya nang sumali sa NPA.Naging kasapi sa regional White Area Committee,napromote sa Leyte Party Committee Secretary. Nahulinoong 2006. She is now involved in an LGU-supportedhandicraft livelihood training of former rebels. We loveyou, Leah!

There is now a good prospect for peace talks bothwith both the Communist Party of the Philippines andthe MILF, with whom we are now on ceasefire....

We inherited an age-old conflict in Mindanao, exac-erbated by a politically popular but near-sighted policyof massive retaliation. This only provoked the other sideto continue the war....

In these two internal conflicts, ang tanong ay hindi,“Sino ang mananalo?” kundi, bakit ba kailangang mag-away ang kapwa Pilipino tungkol sa mga isyu na alam

ng dalawang panig over issues na malulutas naman saparaang demokratiko.

There is nothing more that I would wish for thanpeace in Mindanao. It will be a blessing for all its people,Muslim, Christian and lumads. It will show other reli-giously divided communities that there can be commonground on which to live together in peace, harmony andcooperation that respects each other’s religious beliefs....

At sa lahat ng dako ng bansa, kailangan natingprotektahan an gating mamamayan kontra sa krimen— in their homes, in their neighborhoods, in their com-munities.

How shall crime be fought? Through the five pillarsof justice. We call on Congress to fund more policemenon the streets....

Real government is about looking beyond the vestedto the national interest, setting up the necessary condi-tions to enable the next, more enabled and more em-powered generation to achieve a country as prosper-ous, a people as content, as ours deserve to be....

The noisiest critics of constitutional reform tirelesslyand shamelessly attempted Cha-Cha when they thoughtthey could take advantage of a shift in the form of gov-ernment. Now that they feel they cannot benefit from it,they oppose it.

As the process of fundamental political reform be-gins, let us address the highest exercise ofdemocracy...voting!

In 2001, I said we would finance fully automatedelections. We got it, thanks to Congress....

At the end of this speech I shall step down from thisstage...but not from the Presidency. My term does notend until next year. Until then, I will fight for the ordinaryFilipino. The nation comes first. There is much to do ashead of state—to the very last day....

A year is a long time. Patuloy ang pamumuhunansa tinatawag na three E’s ng ekonomiya, environmentat edukasyon. There are many perils that we must stillguard against....

A man-made calamity is already upon us, global inscale. As I said earlier, so far we have been spared itsworst effects but we cannot be complacent. We onlyknow that we have generated more resources on whichto draw, and thereby created options we could take.Thank God we did not let our critics stop us....

As the campaign unfolds and the candidates taketo the airwaves, I ask them to talk more about how theywill build up the nation rather than tear down their oppo-nents. Our candidates must understand the complexi-ties of our government and what it takes to move thecountry forward. Give the electorate real choices andnot just sweet talk....

Meanwhile, I will keep a steady hand on the tiller,keeping the ship of state away from the shallows someprefer, and steering it straight on the course I set in2001....

Ang ating taong bayan ay masipag at maka-Diyos.These qualities are epitomized in someone like MannyPacquiao....Manny trained tirelessly, by the book, withiron discipline, with the certain knowledge that he hadto fight himself, his weaknesses first, before he couldbeat his opponent. That was the way to clinch his victo-ries and his ultimate title: ang pinakadakilang boksingerosa kasaysayan..........Mabuhay ka, Manny!

However much a President wishes it, a national prob-lem cannot be knocked out with a single punch. A Presi-dent must work with the problem as much as against it,and turn it into a solution if I can…

There isn’t a day I do not work at my job or a wakingmoment when I do not think through a work-related prob-lem. Even my critics cannot begrudge the long hours Iput in. Our people deserve-a-government that works justas hard as they do...

A President must be on the job 24/7, ready for anycontingency, any crisis, anywhere, anytime....

Everything right can be undone by even a singlewrong. Every step forward must be taken in the teeth ofpolitical pressures and economic constraints that couldpush you two steps back-if-you flinch and falter.. I havenot flinched, I have not faltered. Hindi ako umaatras sahamon....

And I have never done any of the things that havescared my worst critics so much. They are frightenedby their own shadows....

In the face of attempted coups, I issued emergencyproclamations just in case. But I was able to resolvethese military crises with the ordinary powers of my of-

MALOLOS — Mas dumami ang mahihirapna Pilipino, ayon sa 14 sa 15 Bulakenyongnakapanayam ng Mabuhay isang arawmatapos ipagmalaki ni Pangulong GloriaMacapagal Arroyo sa kanyang State of theNation Address (SONA) na bumaba angbilang nito.

Sa 15 kataong kinausap ng Mabuhaynoong Hulyo 28, tanging si Kint. ReylinaNicolas ng Ika-4 Distrito ng Bulacan angnagtanggol sa Pangulo at pinabulaanan angmga akusasyon ni dating Pangulong Joseph“Erap” Estrada sa isang panayam sa DZRHradio.

Sa kanyang panghuling SONA noongHulyo 27 na pansamantalang napigil ngmahigit _____ beses sanhi ng palakpakan,sinabi ni Gng. Arroyo na matatag angekonomiya at pananalapi ng bansa.

Ipinagmalaki niya na, “in 2008 up to thefirst quarter of 2009, we stood among only afew economies in Asia Pacific that did notshrink. Compare this to 2001, when some ofmy current critics were driven out by PeoplePower. Asia was surging but our country wason the brink of bankruptcy. Since then, oureconomy posted uninterrupted growth for 33quarters; more than doubled its size from $76billion to $186 billion. The average GDPgrowth from 2001 to the first quarter of 2009is the highest in 43 years.”

Sinabi pa ni Pangulong Arroyo na,“bumaba ang bilang ng mga nagsasabingmahirap sila sa 47% mula 59%. Maski lumakiang ating populasyon, nabawasan ng dala-wang milyon ang bilang ng mahihirap. GNPper capita rose from a Third World $967 to$2,000. Lumikha tayo ng walong milyongtrabaho, an average of a million a year —much, much more than at any other time.”

Ngunit hindi kumbinsido ang 14 sa 15Bulakenyong nakapanayam ng Mabuhay.

Ayon sa premyadong pintor na si NardsGomez ng Malolos, hindi mababawasana angbilang ng mga taong mahihirap hangganghindi bumababa ang presyo ng mga pangu-nahing bilihin.

Inayunan ito ni Bong Enriquez ng bayanng Bulakan sa kanyang pahayag na“maganda sana ang kanyang sinabi kayalang mukhang lihis sa tunay na kalagayanng mga kaganapan. Mali ba ang mga datosna ibinigay kay GMA ng mga bright boys nanakapaligid sa kanya o talagang ayaw niyangmarinig at makita ang nangyayari kay JuanDela Cruz? Nasa alapaap yata siya, tayo,nasa lupa.”

Para naman kina Beverly Cruz ng SMCity Baliuag, Sheryl Baltazar ng SM Marilao,at Mara Bautista ng Bulacan Chamber ofCommerce and Industry (BCCI), umunladnga ang ekonomiya ng bansa, ngunit katuladng sinabi ng iba pang Bulakenyo, iginiit nilana dumarami rin ang bilang ng mahihirap.

Sinabi pa ni Mara Bautista na “sure shedid her best but her best is not enough. Sahusay ng credentials niya naging masmaganda marahil ang resulta, if she ruledwith the purest heart and noble intentions.”

Kinabukasan ng pagharap ni PangulongArroyo sa Kongreso para sa huli niyang Sona,binatikos siya ni dating Pangulong Estradasa isang panayam sa radyo DZRH.

“Walang saysay ang sinabi niya,”aniEstrada sa programa nina Deo Macalma atRuth Abao.

Ayon kay Estrada, pawang “kasinunga-lingan ang State of the Nation Address niya,”at “kung sinu-sino pinatamaan. Diversion-ary tactic lang ’yan para makalimutan ng taoang ginawa niya.”

Ngunit sinabi naman ni KinatawanReylina Nicolas na hindi totoo ang mgaparatang ni Estrada kay Pangulong Arroyo.

Bilang kasapi ng Oversight Committee ngKongreso, sinabi ni Nicolas sa Mabuhay nahalos dalawang linggo nilang nirerebisa angmga ulat ng iba’t ibang ahensiya ng gobyernona pinagbasihan ni Pangulong Arroyo ngkanyang SONA.

Kinampihan din ni Nicolas si Arroyo ngsabihin niya na “totoo namang umunlad angekonomiya ng bansa ngayon kumpara sapanahon ni Erap.”

Mas dumami ang mahihirapayon sa 14 sa 15 Bulakenyo

NI DINO BALABO

Inayunan ito ng gurong si GuillermoFaundo mula sa bayan ng Obando at CeliaPayongayong, isang nurse sa pribadongpagamutan sa Hagonoy.

Ayon kay Faundo, “Hanggang ngayon aypila pa rin sa NFA (National Food Author-ity), kahit kaming may trabaho gipit na gipit.Paano pa ’yung walang trabaho? Nakakainba yung statistics?”

Maging sina Board Member PatrocinioLaderas, mga entreprenyor na sina CorinaBautista ng Malolos, Eric Sincioco ng Angat,Julie Armada ng Paombong, at manunulatna si Jaime Corpuz ng Marilao ay hindimakapaniwala sa mga numerong iniladladng Pangulo sa kanyang katatapos na SONA.

Ani Bokal Laderas, “Madali lang mag-imbento ng mga figures, ang realidad ay angnakikita at nararamdaman natin. Lalongdumami ang mahihirap at lalong lumaki angagwat ng mayayaman sa kanila.”

Inayunan naman ito ni Bautista nanagsabing, “I am not an economist so thatfigures are not significant to me. Realityspeaks for itself. There are more poor peoplethese days.”

Iginiit ni Sincioco na “pambobola langiyan,” patungkol sa SONA, samantalangsinabi ni Alex Balagtas ng Malolos na “mgakapitalista lamang ang nakakaramdam ngginhawa. Anumang pag-unlad ay hindinararamdaman ng mahirap kaya lalonglumaki ang agwat sa pagitan ng mahirap atmayaman.”

Ipinaliwanag naman ni Mon Mangaranng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)na “kaya bumaba ang bilang ng mahirap sadatos ng gobyerno ay ibinaba nila ang stan-dards para masabing mahirap ang isangpamilya. ’Yung tipong nabubuhay sa onedollar ($1) a day ay hindi na nahulog sa pov-erty line. Paano mababawasan ang kahirapankung papalaki ang unemployment ratekasabay ang pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin,kuryente, tubig, gasolina at pamasahe.”

SPEAKER Prospero Nograles welcomes President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on her arrival at the Batasang Pambansa forher State Of the Nation Address. Looking on is Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. — ROLANDO MAILO/OPS-NIB

fice. My critics call it dictatorship. I call it determination....We know it as strong government....

But I never declared martial law, though they arerunning scared as if I did. In truth, what they are reallyafraid of is their weakness in the face of this self-imag-ined threat....

I say to them: do not tell us what we all know, thatdemocracy can be threatened. Tell us what you will dowhen it is attacked....

I know what to do:I know what to do, as I have shown, I will defend

democracy with arms when it is threatened by violence;with firmness when it is weakened by division; with lawand order where it is subverted by anarchy; and always,I will try to sustain it by wise policies of economicprogress, so that a democracy means not just an emptyliberty but a full life for all....

I never expressed the desire to extend myself be-yond my term. Many of those who accuse me of it triedto cling like nails to their posts....

I am accused of misgovernance. Many of those who

accuse me of it left me the problem of theirmisgovernance to solve. And we did it....

I am falsely accused, without proof, of using my of-fice for personal profit. Many of those who accuse meof it have lifestyles and spending habits that make themwalking proofs of that crime....

We can read their frustrations. They had the chanceto serve this good country and they blew it by servingthemselves....

Those who live in glass houses should cast nostones. Those who should be in jail should not threatenit, especially if they have been there....

Our administration, with the highest average rate ofgrowth, recording multiple increases in investments, withthe largest job creation in history, and which gets a creditupgrade at the height of a world recession, must bedoing something right, even if some of those cocoonedin corporate privilege refuse to recognize it....

Governance, however, is not about looking back andgetting even. It is about looking forward and givingmore—to the people who gave us the greatest, hardest

gift of all: the care of a country.From Bonifacio at Balintawak to Cory Aquino at

EDSA and up to today, we have struggled to bring powerto the people, and this country to the eminence it de-serves....

Today the Philippines is weathering well the stormthat is raging around the world. It is growing strongerwith the challenge. When the weather clears, as it will,there is no telling how much farther forward it can go.Believe in it. I believe...

We can and we must-march-forward-with-hope,optimism and determination.

We must come together, work together and walktogether toward the future.

Bagamat malaking hamon ang nasa ating harapan,nasa kamay natin ang malaking kakayahan. Halina’tpagtulungan nating tiyakin ang karapat-dapat nakinabukasan ng ating Inang Bayan....

And to the people of our good country, for allowingme to serve as your President, maraming salamat.Mabuhay ang Pilipinas.

PROTESTERS march toward Congress in Quezon City for a rally to coincide with Presi-dent Arroyo’s last State Of the Nation Address on July 27. — MNS Photo

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8 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 JULY 31 - AUGUST 6, 2009

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT

Office of the Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK INC.

Mortgagee,- versus -

SPS. ERNESTO C. CARILLO &NELIA O. CARILLO,

Mortgagor/s,

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NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act4118 filed by BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK INC., with principal officeaddress at BPI Family Bank Center, Paseo de Roxas corner dela RosaSt., Makati City, the mortgagee SPS. ERNESTO C. CARILLO & NELIAO. CARILLO, with residence and postal address at Blk. 6 Lot 8 BulacanMeadows Subd., Caypombo, Sta. Maria Bulacan, the mortgagor/s tosatisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 6, 2009 amountsto ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT THOUSAND SIXTYTWO PESOS & 91/100 (P1,978,062.91) Philippine Currency, includ-ing/ excluding interest thereon, including 25% of the total indebted-ness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses andthereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amountswhich may become due and payable to the aforementioned mortgagee,the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff herebygives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that onAUGUST 18, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of theOffice of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of theBulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City,Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealed bidding to the high-est bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real prop-erty/ies below together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-527715 (M)“A parcel of land (Lot 4086-A-1-A of the subd. plan, Psd-03-142780,being a portion of Lot 4086-A-1, (LRC) Psd-302147, LRC Rec. No.8503), situated in the Brgy. of Caypombo, Mun. of Sta. Maria, Prov. ofBul., Is of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx xx containing an area of FIVEHUNDRED EIGHTY (580) SQ. METERS.”

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-527716 (M)“A parcel of land (Lot 4086-A-1-B of the subd. plan, Psd-03-142780,being a portion of Lot 4086-A-1, (LRC) Psd-302147, LRC Rec. No.8503), situated in the Brgy. of Caypombo, Mun. of Sta. Maria, Prov. ofBul., Is of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx xx containing an area ofTWO HUNDRED TEN (210) SQ. METERS.”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty(20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipalitywhere the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City,Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will bepublished for the same period in the MABUHAY a newspaper of gen-eral circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3)consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed tothis office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the abovestated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shallbe opened.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on August 25, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafterwithout further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, ifany there be.

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 21, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGAEx-Officio Sheriff

Copy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 24, 31 & Aug. 7, 2009

E.J.F. NO. 181-2009

EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OFREAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES

UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMMENDEDBY ACT 4118

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Third Judicial RegionMalolos City, Bulacan

BRANCH 84

SPC NO. 105-M-2009

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITIONFOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THEBIRTH CERTIFICATE

ROSARIO ARIBE AQUINO,

Petitioner-versus-

CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SAN JOSE DELMONTE CITY OF THE PROVINCE OFBULACAN, HIROKI UCHIYAMA KATO,HIROMEI AQUINO KATO,

Respondentsx———————————x

ORDERIn the interest of justice, the amended petition filed by the petitioner inthe compliance with the Order of this Court dated May 26, 2009 isadmitted.

-Before the Court is a petition for correction of entry in the birth certifi-cate.

Petitioner Rosario Aribe Aquino alleged that: she is of legal age, Filipinoand resident of Area G, Barangay Citrus, RC 7 Sapang Palay, San JoseDel Monte City, Bulacan; respondent Civil Registrar of San Jose DelMonte City, Bulacan is a government official and heads the Office ofthe Civil Registry of said Municipality and who is in-charge of the reg-istration of births, marriages and other matters affecting civil status ofthe municipality’s constituents and citizens with which it has jurisdic-tion; he may be served with copies of summons and petition at hisaddress at San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan; respondent HirokiUchiyama Kato (Hiroki for brevity), is a Japanese National who is pres-ently abroad and who used to reside at the address of the petitioner atArea g barangay Citrus, RC 7, Sapang Palay, San Jose Del Monte City,Bulacan and where he may be served with copies of summons andpetition; respondent Hiromei Aquino Kato is a minor, single likewiseand a resident of Area G, Barangay Citrus RC 7, Sapang Palay, SanJose del Monte City, Bulacan where she may also be served with cop-ies of summons and petition through the petitioner herself; she is themother of Hiromei Aquino Kato (Hiromei for brevity) who was born onDecember 29, 2001 in San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan as evidencedby the Certificate of Live Birth (Annex A); Hiroki left his child in thePhilippines; she and Hiroki were allegedly married in City Hall Manilaon December 25, 1995 as appearing in the birth certificate of her child;on January 3, 2002, after (5) days from Hiromei’s birth, she had herbirth reported to the Office of the Civil Registrar in San Jose del MonteCity, Bulacan; probably confused by the foreign sounding name beinggiven to the newly born child, the Clerk of the Civil Registrar mistakenlytype an X on the male gender line of the certificate of live birth when intruth and in fact, the new born child is a female; attached in the report(Annex B) of the assisting trained midwife (hilot), corroborating thefact that the child is a female; she was originally filing a petition pursu-ant to R.A. No. 9048 with the Civil Registrar of San Jose Del Monte,Bulacan however, she was directed instead to go to the Regional TrialCourt of Bulacan as the one having jurisdiction over this matter; hence,she is filing this petition with this Honorable Court; she filed this peti-tion to correct the error committed by the clerk of the Civil Registrarand for the benefit of the child and for the purpose of correcting thesaid erroneous entry of MALE to FEMALE so that the corrected entrywill be forwarded to the Civil Registrar General.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the petitionis set for hearing on October 12, 2009 at 8:30 o’clock in the morningat which date and time notice is hereby given to anyone to appear andshow cause why the petition should not be granted.

Let the copy of this order be published in a newspaper of general cir-culation in Bulacan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Like-wise, let a copy of this Order be posted at the bulletin board of theProvincial Capitol Building of Malolos City, Bulacan, at the municipalhall of San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan, and of this Branch of Court atthe expense of the petitioner.

Finally, let a copy of this Order together with the petition be served tothe Local Civil Registrar of San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, the CivilRegistrar General, National Statistics Office, the Office of the SolicitorGeneral and the office of the Provincial Prosecutor, Malolos City,Bulacan.

SO ORDERED.

City of Malolos, Bulacan, July 13, 2009.

WILFREDO T. NIEVESPresiding Judge

Mabuhay: July 24, 31 & August 7, 2009

Ito namang pulis nag-alok ng peace talkPero mamamahayag tuloy ang himutokPangalan at kredibilidad na kay tamisSinira ng akusasyong batay sa tsismis.Sabi ng pulis handa silang mag-sorryAkusasyon nila’y kulang sa pagsusuriAno ang halaga ng kanilang “I’m sorry”Kung ang mamamahayag ay nagwo-worry.Sabi ng pulis, akusasyon nila’y joke onlyPero mamamahayag di sanay sa joke onlyKatotohanan lamang at pawang katotohananSinumpaan para sa kabutihan ng bayan.Bago matapos ang linggo, Tita Cory ay pumanawNakiramay Luzon, Visayas hanggang MindanaoDinakila ang kanyang mga kontribusyonSa demokrasyang patuloy na hinahamon.Ngunit para sa NUJP-BulacanKontribusyon ni Cory ay hindi matatawaranMalayang pamamahayag ay naibalikMatapos ang batas militar na parang nagbabalik.Kung hindi dahil kay CoryBaka tayo’y nagbabali pa ng daliriSalamat sa kanyang paninindiganTayo’y may kalayaang maaasahan.Huwag malungkot o kaya’y masiphayoBalang araw isa sa atin ay tatayoKatulad ni Cory, pag-asa ang hatid ng tapangSa bayang lumubog at lumutang.

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Regarding Henry from page 3

keep the treated eggs in a cool place at room tempera-ture for 12 to 15 days.

The length of the treatment period depends on theuse or consumer preference. If the eggs are to be con-sumed immediately, 12 days in the brine solution is goodenough. But if the eggs will be stored for a long time,they are treated for at least 15 days.

The processors take the eggs out of the brine solutionand hard boil them. They add a few drops of granite foodcoloring during the boiling to impart a red color to theshells. The red color has become a permanent identifica-tion mark of salted eggs (which is why it is sometimescalled as itlog na pula).

Finally, the eggs are air-dried and stored in contain-ers where they can last for several months without spoil-ing. (Salting, if you care to know, lengthens the shelf lifeof eggs.)

The clay mixture is composed of two parts clay soiland one part table salt. The salted egg makers moistenthe clay (which are taken from ant hills or termitemounds) and gradually mix the salt to it until it becomemuddy.

The processors then coat selected and properly cleanedeggs with the clay mixture and arranged these in layersin earthen or wooden containers. They cover the contain-ers with cloth and keep these in a secluded place at roomtemperature.

The eggs are ready for cooking on the 15th day. Eggspreserved in clay develop an oily core in their yolk.

The salted egg makers scrape the clay off the eggs andwash off the remaining mud. Then, they boil the eggslike brine-treated ones.

Duck eggs that are processed into red salted eggs areeither fresh eggs collected from ducks without drakes orinfertile eggs. In addition, eggs that are cracked, rottenor containing embryo should not be used for salted eggs.

By the way, salted eggs can also be made from chickeneggs though the taste and texture will be somewhat dif-ferent, and the egg yolk will be less rich.

By the way, according to the Health Promotion Boardof Singapore, one salted duck egg yolk weighing about 70grams contains 359 milligrams of cholesterol. The rec-ommended cholesterol intake for a healthy diet shouldbe less than 300 milligrams a day. A single salted eggyolk exceeds the recommended cholesterol intake and iftaken regularly, there might be a greater risk of elevat-ing blood cholesterol level. However, many health expertsin the United States and in the rest of Asia believe not allthe cholesterol in an egg can be absorbed, thus the actualnegative impact is much less.

It sentenced Benigno Aquino to “death by musketry.PMA Class 71 became the “mailed fist” of the dicta-

torship, notes a Yale University study, “Closer ThanBrothers.” Five among 85 graduates were torturers. Sixwere murdered. Others were coup plotters. Look atPanfilo Lacson and Gregorio Honasan. And Jose SanMartin’s words ring in your ears: “How poor the countrythat must suffer gloriously triumphant generals.”

Retirements whittled down the Supreme Court ma-jority who thrashed Arroyo’s “People’s Initiative”, Cruznotes.“The Court will soon have all its justices appointedby one President.

Recall the Chief Justice who’d trot after Imelda Marcosholding her parasol. Among other things, that Court thensurrendered the power to rule on habeas corpus petitions.Benigno Aquino’s airport tarmac speech challenged thatcapitulation. But an assassin’s bullet beat him to it.

“The martial law bogey is being used to turn peopleagainst the government,” screamed everybody the Pal-ace press-ganged into service: from Senator Juan MiguelZubiri to Secretary Ronaldo Puno and presidential ad-viser Gabriel Claudio. “That was cheap of Cruz.”

Hypocrisy is unlike bread. There is never a short sup-ply. Thus, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro purrs:“President Arroyo would not use her power for her ownpolitical gains. Take it from the “Brat Pack” bouncer forEduardo Cojunagco’s coconut levy. Juan Ponce Enrile

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spark-plugged the “God Save the Queen” coups againstPresident Aquino. He now cites the Constitution he triedto scrap on limits of presidential terms.

President Aquino came to the U.S. and addressed ajoint session of the U.S. Congress. She led Asia’s first non-violent revolution, since Mahatma Ghandi’s marchagainst the Salt Tax. That example spiraled intoCzechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolt and Lebanon’s CedarRevolution, among others. With integrity unquestioned,she ensured peaceful transition of power.

President Arroyo comes as a diminished figure. She’llposture as “leader”. Indeed, U.S. and Philippine inter-ests coincide in areas like terror’s protracted conflict. Butlike Marcos and Estrada before her, she is necklaced bysleaze. There is a Faustian desperation for a little moretime.

But this Oval Office doesn’t work by the old “she-is-our-s.o.b.” rule. “No country is going to create wealth ifits leaders exploit the economy to enrich themselves, orpolice can be bought off by drug traffickers,” PresidentObama told Ghana’s Parliament.

“No business wants to invest in a place where the gov-ernment skims 20 percent off the top, or the head of thePort Authority is corrupt. No person wants to live in asociety where the rule of law gives way to the rule of bru-tality and bribery. That is not democracy, that is tyranny,And now is the time for it to end.”

If the hat fits, wear it.— juanlmercado@gmail.com

DEED OF EXTRA- JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATENOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the deceased LIBERTY SOLISA-PEREZ who died intestate on October 28, 2008 in Quezon, City, Philip-pines, leaving personal properties such as Twenty-two (22) certificateof stocks in San Miguel Corporation worth 6,263 shares, more or less.That the surviving heirs agreed to divide equally among themselvesextra-judicially said Certificate of Stocks described above as per Doc.No. 11; Page No. 3; Book No. III; Series of 2009; of Notary Public Atty.Jesus P. Calades Jr.

Mabuhay: July 17, 24 & 31, 2009

PAGBABAHAGING LABAS SA HUKUMANNA MAY BILIHANG GANAP O LUBUSAN

ALAMIN ng lahat na ang namayapang si NICOLAS VALERIO, na namataynoong Setyembre 17, 2000, sa Obando, Bulacan, at nakaiwan ng isanglagay na lupa na matatagpuan sa Paco, Obando, Bulacan, atmapagkikilanlan sa Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 29803 P (M),ay nagpagpasiyang manahin sa labasng hukuman ng mga lehitimongtagapagmana na may bilihang ganap o lubusan ang isang kabahaginglupa na may sukat na dalawang daan at limampu (250 sq. meters)metro pasukat na babawasin sa lupang nasa unahan kay Pedro Panganat mas higit na kilala sa Kas. Blg. 67; Dahon Blg. 15; Aklat Blg. XIX;Taong 2008 ni Notaryo Publiko Atty. Oliver C. Castro.Mabuhay: Hulyo 31, Agosto 7 & 14, 2009

PAGBABAHAGING LABAS SA HUKUMANNA MAY BILIHANG GANAP O LUBUSAN

ALAMIN ng lahat na ang namayapang si NICOLAS VALERIO, na namataynoong Setyembre 17, 2000, sa Obando, Bulacan, at nakaiwan ng isanglagay na lupa na matatagpuan sa Paco, Obando, Bulacan, at mapag-kikilanlan sa Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 29803 P (M), aynagpagpasiyang manahin sa labasng hukuman ng mga lehitimongtagapagmana na may bilihang ganap o lubusan ang isang kabahaginglupa na may sukat na dalawang daan at limampu (250 sq. meters)metro pasukat na babawasin sa lupang nasa unahan kay Noberto DelaCruz Jr. at mas higit na kilala sa Kas. Blg. 68; Dahon Blg. 15; Aklat Blg.XIX; Taong 2008 ni Notaryo Publiko Atty. Oliver C. Castro.Mabuhay: Hulyo 31, Agosto 7 & 14, 2009

JULY 31 - AUGUST 6, 2009 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 9

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. ALFREDO A. ESCUADRA andGLORIA ESCUADRA

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.ALFREDO A. ESCUADRA AND GLORIA ESCUADRA, with postal addresses at 24JUNE ST., CONGRESSIONAL VILLAGE, PROJECT 8, QUEZON CITY and LOT 34BLK 28, PH 3A, VENUS ST., PALMERA HOMES-NORTHWINDS CITY III, BO. OFSTO. CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to sat-isfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 28, 2009 amounts to TwoHundred Eighty Eight Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.288,625.00),Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest andexpenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amountwhich may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee,the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby givesnotice to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff ofBulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial CapitolCompound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed biddingto the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described realproperty/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-184469 (M)Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 34 Blk. 28 of the subd. plan Psd-031420-054124, being aportion of Psu-155849 L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun.of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an area of FIFTY (50) SQUAREMETERS. xxx”This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio SheriffBY: JUNIE JOVENCIO G. IPAC

Sheriff IVCopy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-181-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. DOMINADOR B. FRANCISCO JR. andELIZABETH FRANCISCO

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.ALFREDO DOMINADOR B. FRANCISCO JR. AND ELIZABETH FRANCISCO, withpostal addresses at 6244 ILANG-ILANG ST., BATASAN HILLS, QUEZON CITYand LOT 12 BLK. 3, PH. 7, BOSTON ST., PALMERA HOMES-NORTHWINDS CITYVII, BO. STO CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/sto satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 28, 2009 amounts to TwoHundred Fifty Three Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.253,625.00),Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest andexpenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amountwhich may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee,the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby givesnotice to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff ofBulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial CapitolCompound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed biddingto the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described realproperty/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-215083 (M)Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 12 Blk. 3 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-031420-005410,being a portion of cons. lot 598 Cad. 352, Lot 5-A-2 (LRC) Psd-133875 & lot 5-B-2 (LRC) Psd-222079 L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun.of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an area of FIFTY (50) SQUAREMETERS. xxx”This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGAEx-Officio Sheriff

BY: JOSEPH ELMER GUEVARASheriff IV

Copy furnished: All parties concernedMabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-197-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. JORGE H. CASTRO andMARIETTA CASTRO,

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.JORGE S. CASTRO AND MARIETTA CASTRO, with postal address at #9-D SCOUTCHUATOCO, ROXAS DISTRICT, QUEZON CITY and LOT 3, BLK 45, PH IV-A, AL-LEY 29, CARISSA HOMES NORTH IV, BO. STA CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTECITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which asof April 28, 2009 amounts to One Hundred Sixty Thousand Nine Hundred TwentyFive Pesos (Php.160,925.00), Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interestthereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’sfees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mort-gage, and such other amount which may become due and payable to the afore-mentioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through theundersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public ingeneral that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of theOffice of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ngKatarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at pub-lic auction thru sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in PhilippineCurrency, the described real property/ies together with all the improvements ex-isting thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-220319Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 3 Blk. 45 of the subd. plan Psd-031420-063771, being aportion of lot 2, Psu-175040 Amd. LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of Sto.Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bulacan xxx containing an area ofTHIRTY FIVE (35) Square Meters.xxx”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio Sheriff

BY: OSMANDO C. BUENAVENTURA

Sheriff IV

Copy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-139-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTYUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

mula sa pahina 1pangalan sa tuwing may helikopter nadumadaan at dinadala ko ang kanyanglarawan. Una ko siyang nakamayan sapagpaparangal sa kanya ng Ramon Mag-saysay Award noong 1998, muli sa Ka-tedral ng Maynila sa misa para sa mgabiktima ng 9/11 noong 2001, at sa maramipang ibang pagkakataon. Nakapanayamko na rin siya noong 2003 at sa kabila ngpagiging pormal at makikitang pagpapa-halaga sa distansya at pribasiya, nagingmabuti ang kanyang pagtrato sa amin atpinadama niya na espesyal kami sa kanya.Kamakailan lang, nagpaunlak din siya saaking kahilingan na pirmahan lahat ngaking mga libro at memorabilia ukol sakanya. Simple lamang siya.

Ang nais kong maalala kay Gng. Aquinoay ang simpleng nilalang sa kanyangkaibuturan. Ang simpleng nilalang na saiba’y maaaring tawaging ang bata na nasaloob natin, na sa kabila ng komplikasyonat mga kakulangan ay nagpapadayon parin, hindi natitinag.

Naaalala natin ang simpleng maybahayat ina na hindi naisip ang panganib ngdiktadura, at naging tinig at tanglaw ngnakakulong na kabiyak, ang bayaning siNinoy Aquino, at ng isang pamilyangnangungulila sa haligi ng tahanan.

Naaalala natin na matapos mapaslangang asawa noong 21 Agosto 1983, sa kabilang pagnanais na magkaroon ng mapa-yapang buhay, tinanggap niya ang hamonna maging lider nang kinailangan ngipantatapat sa makapangyarihang dik-tador. Nanaig ang simpleng nilalang saloob niya, na sa kabila ng kakulangan ngkaranasan, sinunod niya ang kahilinganng milyong tao na tumakbo bilang pa-ngulo, at sa panahon ng KapangyarihangBayan noong Pebrero 1986, tinawagansiya ng mamamayan na itatag muli angbandila ng demokrasya sa bansa.

Naaalala natin ang simpleng pangulonghindi naghangad na mapag-ibayo ang

SALAMAT AT PAALAMkanyang kayamanan, gamit ang kanyangkapangyarihan. Hindi siya nabahiran nganumang alegasyon ng personal na ko-rupsyon.

Naaalala natin na matapos niyangilipat ang panguluhan ng mapayapa noongHunyo 30, 1992 sa kanyang kahalili, saunang pagkakataon mula 1965, hindinagpahinga si Tita Cory. Ang simplengnilalang sa loob niya ay nagpatuloy natumulong sa bayan, sa pamamagitan ngAquino Foundation at sa mga pakikibakapara sa mabuti at maginhawang lipunan.

Sa mga nakaraang buwan, naalalanaman natin na itinuro niya kung paanotanggapin ang kamatayan, at kung paanoialay ang kanyang mga pagdurusa sapananalangin para sa bayan. At magingsa karamdaman, at ngayon sa kamatayan,patuloy niya tayong pinagkakaisa.

Anumang pagkukulang at isyungkinaharap ni Tita Cory, nahihigitan ito ngkanyang karakter at kabutihang-loob.Ginawa at sinabi niya ang sa tingin niyaay tama, at ang simpleng nilalang sakanyang kaibuturan ay patuloy na pinang-hawakan ang pag-asa at tiwala sa mgaPilipino.

Sa kanyang pagkawala, muling magu-gunita ang Kapangyarihang Bayan kungsaan siya ang naging simbolo ng pagkilosng dalawang milyong Pilipino na nagingsimple sa isang pagkakataon at ipinakitaang lahat ng maganda sa Pilipino. Mulingmakikita ng kabataan ang kadakilaan ngkanilang bansa at lahi na sinisimbolo ngisang simpleng maybahay.

Purihin ang Diyos at nabuhay atnakasama natin ang isang DakilangPilipina, ang Ina ng ating demokrasya,naging Ina ng Bayan.

Patay na si Tita Cory, pero ipinasa niyasa atin ang pag-asa sa mas maginhawangPilipinas. Buhayin natin ito sa ating puso,isipan, at gawa.

Patay na si Tita Cory! Mabuhay angsimpleng nilalang sa bawat Pilipino …

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATENotice is hereby given that the estate of the deceased Rodolfo Bernatia who died intestate on December 10,2007 at Plaridel, Bulacan left real property which is located at Bagac, Bataan which is covered by TransferCertificate of Title No. T-235514 was extrajudicially settled among his legitimate heirs as per Doc. No. 397;Page No. 81; Book No. 127; Series of 2009 in Notary Public of Atty. Teodulo E. Cruz.Mabuhay: July 17, 24 & 31, 2009

mula sa pahina 1Bulakenyo na nakaabot sapamantayang itinakda pa-ra sa “Natatanging Dangalng Lipi” ay sina datingSenate President Blas F.Ople ng Hagonoy (2000) atsi Kalihim Alberto Gatmai-tan Romulo ng Depart-ment of Foreign Affairs(2001).

Ang pagpili at pagga-wad ng pagkilala sa mgapangunahing Bulakenyoay sinimulan ni Gob. Igna-cio Santiago noong 1974,ipinagpatuloy ni Gob. Ro-berto Pagdanganan noong1987, ni Gob. Josefina M.Dela Cruz noong 1998 at niGob. Joselito Mendoza mu-la 2007 hanggang sa kasa-lukuyan.

Ang pamilya nina Aqui-no at Romulo ay kapwanagmula sa lungsod ngMalolos. Si Cory ay nag-mula sa lahi ng mga Co-juangco at si Romulo aynagmula sa lahi ng mgaGatmaitan.

Batay sa tala ng Na-tional Historical Instituteang ama ni Cory na si DonJose Cojuangco ay isini-lang sa Barangay SanAgustin, Malolos noongHulyo 3, 1896.

Siya ay unang suplingnina Melencio Cojuangcoat Tecla Chichioco na anaknina Juan Chichioco atTimotea Valenzuela nakapwa taga-Malolos.

Noong 1896, ang mag-asawang Melencio at TeclaChichioco-Cojuangco aylumipat sa Paniqui, Tarlackung saan isinilang angkanilang tatlo pang su-pling na sina Juan, Anto-nio at Eduardo Sr.

Bukod sa pagiging isangmangangalakal, si DonJose Cojuangco Sr. ay na-ging Konsehal ng bayan ngPaniqui noong 1922-25,naging Kinatawan ng lala-wigan ng Tarlac sa lehis-latura noong 1934-47, atpinangasiwaan ang Haci-enda Luisita mula 1958-76.

Matapos mag-aral niCory sa Amerika napanga-sawa niya si Benigno “Ni-noy” Aquino Jr., isang da-ting mamamahayag at su-misikat na batang pulitikosa Tarlac. Sila ay ikinasalnoong 1954.

Si Ninoy ay unang na-halal na pinakabatangAlkalde sa lalawigan ngTarlac, at di nagtagal aynahalal din bilang pinaka-batang gobernador ng la-lawigan.

Pagkatapos nito, siya aynahalal na Senador atnaging pangunahing opo-sisyon ni dating PangulongFerdinand E. Marcos, ngu-nit noong 1980 ay nagtu-ngo sa Amerika kasamaang buong pamilya.

Nagbalik na mag-isa sabansa si Ninoy noong Agos-to 21, 1983 kung kailan siyaay pinaslang sa Manila In-ternational Airport.

Simpleng maybahaySimpleng maybahaySimpleng maybahaySimpleng maybahaySimpleng maybahayMula sa pagiging sim-

pleng maybahay ni Ninoy,naging isang pangunahinglider sa pulitika si Corymatapos ang pamamaslangsa kanyang asawang senador.

Pinangunahan niya angiba’t ibang pagkilos ngOposisyon, maging angpaghamon kay dating Pa-ngulong Marcos sa isang“snap elections” noong 1986.

Ayon kay Joey Mun-sayac, isa sa mga lider ngOposisyon at mamama-hayag sa Bulacan, si Coryay kabilang sa mga na-nguna sa isang martsangtinaguriang “Tarlac toTarmac” noong 1985.

Ang mga kasama samartsa ay hinarang ngmga kagawad ng Philip-pine Constabulary sa noo’ybayan ng Meycauayan.

“Ayaw silang paraaninng mga tropa ng P.C. dahilutos daw ng nasa itaas,pero nang makita ng mgamanggagawa sa Meycaua-yan si Cory ay sumali silaat nagsagawa ng isangrally sa kabayanan,” aniMunsayac na nagsabing siCory ang nagsilbing bato-balani ng iba’t ibang sek-tor noon laban sa dikta-duryang Marcos.

Matapos mapatalsik siPangulong Marcos ng EdsaPeople Power Revolutionnoong Pebrero 1986, na-upo si Cory bilang Pangu-lo.

Naupo naman bilangPangalawang Pangulo siSalvador “Doy” Laurel nakatambal ni Cory sa noo’ykatatapos na snap elections.

Itinatag ni Cory angisang revolutionary gov-ernment, ngunit agad dingbumuo ng isang komisyonna inatasang bumalangkasat bumuo ng Saligang Ba-tas na pinagtibay noongPebrero 1987.

Kabilang sa mga bumuosa komisyon ay si SenadorOple na nagsilbing LaborMinister ni PangulongMarcos, ngunit siya’y kini-lala ni Cory sa katapatanat katalinuhan. — D.B.

Ama ni Pangulong Corysa Malolos ipinanganak

10 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 JULY 31 - AUGUST 6, 2009

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. MA. CHRISTINA L. YABOT-AMOROSOAND EDGAR DELA CRUZ AMOROSO

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135, as amended, filed by BalikatanHousing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI Buendia Center,

Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS. MA. CHRIS-TINA L. YABOT-AMOROSO AND EDGAR DELA CRUZ AMOROSO, with postaladdresses at BLK 22 LOT 15, PH. 2, PALMERA HOMES-NORTHWINDS CITYBRGY. KAYPIAN, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN and LOT 15 BLK. 22,PH. II-A, ROAD LOT 17, CARISSA HOMES NORTH II, BO. STO. CRISTO, SANJOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage in-debtedness which as of May 28, 2009 amounts to Two Hundred Sixty Nine Thou-sand One Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.269,125.00), Philippine Currency,including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebt-edness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter,also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount which may become dueand payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff ofBulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interestedparties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soonthereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at theback of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, MalolosCity, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to the highest bidderfor CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies togetherwith all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-164718 (M)Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 15 Blk. 22 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-031420-004377,being a portion of cons. B-3-A & B-3-B (LRC) Psd-0342449, B-21 (LRC)Psd-294928,1 & 2, Psu-145622, 1, 2 & 3, Psu-192395, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated inthe Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bul. xxx containing anarea of FIFTY (50) SQUARE METERS. xxx”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGAEx-Officio Sheriff

By: NORMAN S. IPAPOSheriff IV

Copy furnished: All parties concernedMabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-144-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. DAVE DELA MERCED BAUTISTAMortgagor/s,

X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.DAVE DELA MERCED BAUTISTA, with postal address at BIGTE, NORZAGARAY,BULACAN and LOT 15, BLK 1, BLUE BIRD ST, PALMERA HOMES-NORTHRIDGESUBD., BO. STO CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACANthe mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of April 28, 2009 amounts toFour Hundred Twenty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Five Pesos(Php.422,825.00), Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, in-cluding/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plusdaily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, andsuch other amount which may become due and payable to the aforementionedMortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersignedSheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that onAugust 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan,Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auctionthru sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, thedescribed real property/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-210715 (M)Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 15 Blk. 1 of the subd. plan Pcs-031420-005268, being aportion of cons. lots 1-5, 11-12, 14-15, 19, 28 & 29 blk. 8; lots 1-24 blk. 9; lots1-18, blk. 10; lots 1-41 blk. 11; lots 1-26 blk. 12; lots 1-48 blk. 13; lots 1-24 blk.14, lots 1-13 blk. 15, lots 1-23 blk. 16; lots 1-20 blk. 17; lots 1-13, blk.18, blk.19 to 21, rd. lots 7-18 Rd. widening creek 1 & 2 all of (LRC) Psd- 18443, LRCRec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Prov. ofBul. xxx containing an area of SIXTY SIX (66) Sq M. xxx”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio Sheriff

By: NORMAN S. IPAPO

Sheriff IV

Copy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-140-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTYIES

UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDEDBY ACT 4118

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. RODOLFO B. BRON andREMEDIOS N. BRON

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.RODOLFO B. BRON AND REMEDIOS N. BRON, with postal addresses at BO.TUNAS, IBA, MEYCAUYAN, BULACAN and LOT 1, ROAD LOT 4, HAZEL HEIGHTSSUBD., BRGY. BAGBAG, CALUMPIT, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy themortgage indebtedness which as of April 28, 2009 amounts to Three HundredSixty Five Thousand One Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.365,125.00), Philip-pine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% ofthe total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expensesand thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount whichmay become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, theEx-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives noticeto all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan,located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Com-pound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to thehighest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-58927Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 1 of the cons.-subd. plan Pcs-031407-005740, being aportion of consolidated lots 12, 14, 16 & 18, blk. 4, Psd- 031407-060973,L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of bagbag, Mun. of Calumpit, Prov. of Bul.xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE (112) SQUARE METERS. xxx”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio Sheriff

BY: BENJAMIN C. HAO

Sheriff IV

Copy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-163-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. LORENZO C. CANADA andMILAGROS F. CANADA,

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.LORENZO C. CANADA AND MILAGROS F. CANADA, with postal address at SITIOKABATUHAN GEN. T. DE LEON, VALENZUELA, METRO MANILA and LOT 25,BLK 408,PH. IV, KEPLER ST., HERITAGE HOMES, BO. BAHAY PARE, MARILAO,BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as ofMarch 31, 2009 amounts to Five Hundred Eighty Thousand Three Hundred Sev-enty Four Pesos and 51/100 (Php.580,374.51), Philippine Currency, including/excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness byway of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also se-cured by said mortgage, and such other amount which may become due andpayable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff ofBulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interestedparties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soonthereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at theback of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, MalolosCity, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to the highest bidderfor CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies togetherwith all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-240849 (M)Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 25 Blk. 408 of the subd. plan Psd-031411-064811, beinga portion of lot 3, Pcs-031411-005471, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. ofBahay Pari, Mun. of Marilao, Prov. of Bulacan xxx containing an area of EIGHTYFOUR (84) SQ METERS.”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe tile to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio Sheriff

BY: MANOLITO G. EUSEBIO

Sheriff IV

Copy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-136-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. REMIGIO T. DE LUNA andNIEVES F. DE LUNA

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.REMIGIO T. DE LUNA AND NIEVES F. DE LUNA, with postal addresses at NO. 37710

th St., 11

th AVENUE, GRACE PARK, CALOOCAN CITY and LOT 16 BLK 54, PH II,

ZODIAC COR. PISCES STS., HERITAGE HOMES, BO . BAHAY PARE, MARILAO,BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as ofApril 28, 2009 amounts to Four Hundred Sixty One Thousand (Php.461,000.00),Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest andexpenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amountwhich may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee,the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby givesnotice to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff ofBulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial CapitolCompound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed biddingto the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described realproperty/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-146031 (M)Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 16 Blk. 54 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-03-003556, beinga portion of cons. lots 3817, 3821, 3822 & 3824, Lolomboy Est., LRC Rec.No.), situated in the Bo. of Bahay Pari, Mun. of Marilao, Prov. of Bul. xxx contain-ing an area of NINETY (90) SQ METERS. xxx”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.

In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio Sheriff

BY: OSMANDO BUENAVENTURA

Sheriff IV

Copy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-204-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Mortgagee/Assignee,- versus -

SPS. FROILAN S. DE MESA andYOLANDA DE MESA

Mortgagor/s,X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filedby Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24

th Floor , BPI

Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.FROILAN DE MESA AND YOLANDA DE MESA, with postal addresses at 32 HYA-CINTH S., ROXAS DISTRICT, QUEZON CITY and LOT 21 Blk. 36, BLUEBIRD,PALMERA HOMES-NORTHRIDGE SUBD., BO STO. CRISTO, SAN JOSE DELMONTE CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtednesswhich as of April 28, 2009 amounts to Three Hundred Seventy Seven ThousandSix Hundred Twenty Five Pesos and 26/100 (Php.377,625.26), Philippine Cur-rency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of the totalindebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses andthereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount which maybecome due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice toall interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan,located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Com-pound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to thehighest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-207662 (M)Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan

“A parcel of land (Lot 21 Blk. 36 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-031420-005268,being a portion of consolidated lots 1-5, 11, 12, 14-15, 19, 28, &29 blk. 8; lots1-24 blk. 9; lots 1-18, blk. 10; lots 1-41 blk. 11; lots 1-26 blk. 12; lots 1-48 blk.13; lots 1-24, blk.14; lots 1-13 blk. 15; lots 1-23 blk. 16; lots 1-20 blk. 17; lots1-13 blk. 18; to 21, Road lots 7-18 road Widening, creek 1 & 2 all (LRC) Psd-18543 Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto. Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte,Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an area of SIXTY-SIX (66) SQ METERS. xxx”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days inthree (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall takeplace and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhaya newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week forthree (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this officemust be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date andhour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall beheld on September 3, 2009 without further notice.Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio Sheriff

Copy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

EJF NO. B-158-2009EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IESUNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED

BY ACT 4118

JULY 31 - AUGUST 6, 2009 MabuhayLINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 11

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Cebu Calling from page 3

struct and sustain a cultureof goodness, of virtues, ofwhat is truly for all of us.

If what comprises hu-man goodness is still to beargued and proved, thenlet’s start there. But we al-ready have to make a stand.What is good and bad canbe known by us in a gen-eral way right from thestart. Let’s discuss theirfiner points as we go along.

But right now, peopleare in extreme need to beencouraged and supportedin their life’s endeavors andstruggles that are becom-ing more difficult. Theyneed to know how to bepatient, hopeful, cheerful,resourceful, orderly, sin-cere, humble, simple, incontrol of their emotions,passions and urges, etc.

Virtues perfect our hu-manity. They too are afoundation for more signifi-

cant developments in ourspiritual and supernaturallife.

The celebrities, if theywant to contribute to thecommon good, can do a lotin giving out ideas, wordsand ways of coping withour current difficult situa-tion. Since their everymove becomes an exampleto many, they have to bevery discriminating in theirwords and actuations.

Those who handle them—from their managers tothe media people—shouldhelp to make their wardsand talents comply withthe standards and require-ments of the common good.

Of course, the peopleshould also do their part bypromptly reacting to anydeviations these celebritiesmay make and also encour-aging them to stick to whatis truly good to all.

EXTRA- JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREOF REAL ESTATE PROOERTY/IES

UNDER ACT 3135 ASAMENDED BY ACT 4118

EJF NO. 196-2009

GET your shopping groovethis month as SM CityBaliwag holds its awesomethree-day sale from August14 to 16.

Be fashionably cash-sav-vy as you take advantage ofsuperb deals from retailshops offering 50% to 60%off on great items.

Enjoy dining with thewhole family and avail ofexciting discounts andpromos from participatingfood establishments.

Freebie fans will surely

be delighted as cottoncandy, popcorn and evenface painting treats will begiven during the three-dayweekend sale.

A single receipt fromany of the SM Foodcourt es-tablishments entitles a cus-tomer to the freebie of theday.

For the raffle promo,three Yamaha Scooters andthree Devant LCD Televi-sion sets will be given away.

The raffle draw will beheld on Aug. 16, 8:30 p.m.

at the mall’s Atrium.A total of 30 Samsung

phones with a Call All post-paid line, PLDT’s newestwireless service, are up forgrabs at the SM Depart-ment Store raffle promo.

Every P500 worth ofsingle or accumulated pur-chase qualifies a customerto one raffle entry.

An additional 10% dis-count will also be given toall SM Advantage cardholders from 10:00 a.m to12:00 noon on August 14.

To provide entertain-ment for mall enthusiasts,Starstruck’s first ultimatefemale survivor JennylynMercado will perform herOPM hits on Aug. 14, 11:00a.m. at the Event Center.

The lively and colorfulCandaba Ibon-Ebon dan-cers will perform on Aug.15.

Mark your calendarsand head to SM City Bali-wag this August for thatmuch-awaited shoppingexperience. — PR

was unheard of. They actu-ally sided with the law.Imagine that!”

“This generation hasproduced some of the bestrisk-takers and problemsolvers and inventors, ever.The past 50 years havebeen an explosion of inno-vation and new ideas. Wehad Freedom, Failure, Suc-cess and Responsibility,and we learned how to dealwith it all.”

“Now we’re raising kidsin a society with more dis-tractions. The word ‘par-ent’ has become a verb.We’ve been given moretools, more techniques tomold these children intothe best they can possiblybe, and to protect themfrom a host of new threats.We must shield them from

viruses, bullies, junkies andterrorists, while exposingthem to Mozart in thewomb, Kumon in kinder-garten, trigonometry in thethird grade.”

“Renowned educatorK.C. Smith recently cameup with this list of ‘All achild really needs: Radio. Abicycle. The public library.Swimming lessons. Typinglessons. Tickets to the the-ater and to baseball games.A grandparent. A brotheror sister.’”

“No mention of a com-puter.”

* * *This interesting reflec-

tion comes with a brief in-troduction from anotheranonymous recipient whosays: “In case you haven’tseen a version of this float-ing around, here’s a contri-

bution to the debate onkids and high tech. I’veread it several times andstill can’t figure out if it’stongue-in-cheek or deadserious.”

Whether or not it’s onlyan ironic presentation onhow different today’s chil-dren are growing up fromthose of yesterday, it stillholds a lot of ‘ordinary tap’water. This may be a goodwakeup call for both paentsand educators to ask them-selves if they’re gingerlyraising children only for apalliative present that ac-tually deprives them of liv-ing on their own in an un-known and future.

Maybe it’s about time tounplug — and hopefullywe’ve gotten around to un-plugging ourselves — ourchildren!

“We made up gameswith sticks and tennis balls,and although we were toldit would happen, we did notput out very many eyes. Werode bikes or walked to afriend’s home and knockedon the door, or rang the bellor just walked in and talkedto them.”

“Sports teams had try-outs and not everyonemade the team. Those whodidn’t had to learn to dealwith disappointment. Somestudents weren’Gas smartas others, so they failed agrade and were held backto repeat the same grade.Horrors! Tests were not ad-justed for any reason. Ouractions were our own. Con-sequences were expected.The idea of a parent bail-ing us out if we broke a law

SM Baliwag to hold three-day sale on August 14-16

Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry Office

Obando, Bulacan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Section 5 of R. A. Act No. 9048, a notice is herebyserved to the public that CONRADO LAPUZ FLORES has filed with thisOffice a petition for change of first name from RODOLFO to CONRADOin the birth certificate of CONRADO LAPUZ FLORES who was born on19 January 1962 at Obando, Bulacan, Philippines and whose parentsare Marcelo Flores and Precesila Lapuz.Any person adversely affected by said petition may file this writtenopposition with this Office not later than -0-.

SGD. PEDRO SEVILLAMunicipal Civil Registry

Mabuhay: July 24 & 31, 2009

Republic of the PhilippinesRegional Trial CourtThird Judicial Region

Office of the Ex-Officio SheriffMalolos City, Bulacan

TANAY RURAL BANK

Mortgagee,- versus -

REYNALDO D. LOJUCO, MARRIEDTO MA. MELANIE C. LOJUCO,

Mortgagor/s,

X————————————X

NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act4118 filed by Tanay Rural Bank Inc., with principal office and place ofbusiness at F.T. Catapusan St., Plaza Aldea, Tanay, Rizal, the mort-gagee, against Reynaldo Lujoco & Ma. Melanie C. Lojuco, with resi-dence and postal address at 16 Maimpok Street Sikatuna Village, QuezonCity, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which asof July 31, 2009 amounts to TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED NINETYEIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIX PESOS and TWENTY FIVECENTAVOS (P2,398,806.25) Philippine Currency, including/ excludinginterest thereon, including/excluding twenty five percent (25%) of thetotal indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest andexpenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and suchother amount which may become due and payable to the aforemen-tioned mortgage. The Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the under-signed Sheriff IV hereby gives notice to all interested parties to thepublic in general that on August 25, 2009 at 10:00 o’clock in the morningor soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff ofBulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provin-cial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auctionthru sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in PhilippineCurrency, the described real property/ies together with all the improve-ments existing thereon:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-407060 (M)“A parcel of land (Lot 2 Blk 8 of the cons. Subd. Plan LRC Pcs-11373being a portion of the cons. of lots 3685-B LRC Psd-3491; 3686, 3691,& 4198 Lolomboy Est. & lots 3698-A to E LRC Psd-3032 Amd. LRCGLRO Rec. No. 8509, Situated in the Bo. of Muzon, Mp. of SJDM,Prov. of Bul. Is. of Luzon. x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDREDFIFTY SIX (256) Sq. M. more or less. x x x.”

This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty(20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipalitywhere the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City,Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will bepublished for the same period in the Mabuhay a newspaper of generalcirculation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3) con-secutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.

All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed tothis office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the abovestated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shallbe opened.

In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, itshall be held on September 1, 2009 at the same time and place with-out further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the little to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, ifthere be any.

Malolos City, Bulacan, July 27, 2009

EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA

Ex-Officio Sheriff

By : ALVIN G. PADILLA

Sheriff IVCopy furnished: All parties concerned

Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009

mula sa pahina 2samantala na naman. Ang taong bayan ay protektado samaruming pulitika.

Hindi na mauulit pa na ang pamahalaan ay magingsangkalan ng oligarkiya, sapagkat ang pamahalaan aysawa na sa kalokohan nila. Hindi papayag ang pa-mahalaan na ito na lamang ang pagbibintangan ng taongbayan dahil sa masamang paggamit sa pamahalaan ngoligarkiya.

Kaya dahil sa pagbabagong ginawa ng pamahalaan,maaaring tawagin na natin na iyan ay “paghihimagsikmula sa gitna”. Sa ating lipunan kasi, ang pamahalaanay nasa gitna ng iilang ubod ng yaman at ng naka-raraming pangkaraniwan lamang ang pamumuhay.Sapagkat hindi papayag pagamit sa mayaman angpamahalaan at ayaw din pailong sa sigaw ng taong bayanna sumuot sa madugong pagbabago, kusang gumawa nghakbang ang pamahalaan upang baguhin ang datingipinaiiral na sistema sa ating lipunan.

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MISA’T PANALANGIN — Sandaling nanahimik paramanalangin sina Fr. Romy Sasi at Gob. Joselito “Jon-jon” Mendoza matapos mag-alay ng mga dilaw na

bulaklak noong Agosto 3 sa larawan ng yumaong da-ting Pangulong Cory Aquino, ilang minuto bago simulanang misa sa gymnasium ng kapitolyo. — PPAO BULACAN

Bulakenyo nagluksa sa pagpanaw ni Cory

Kinilala rin ng mga Bu-lakenyo, kabilang ang mgamamamahayag, ang kon-tribusyon sa demokrasya niCory Aquino na nagingsimbulo nito matapos ma-ging ika-pitong Pangulo ngRepublika ng Pilipinasbunga ng Edsa People Po-wer Revolution noong Peb-rero 1986.

Matatandaan na bagopumanaw si Cory ay ilangbuwan din siyang nakipag-buno sa sakit na kanser,ngunit dahil sa kanyangipinakitang katatagan atpananampalataya sa harapng napipintong kamatayanay naghatid ng inspirasyonsa marami kabilang angmga Bulakenyo na mana-langin.

Ang pagpanaw ng da-ting Pangulo na mas kilalasa tawag na “Tita Cory” aykinumpirma ng kanyanganak na si Senador Be-nigno “Noynoy” Aquino IIIsa isang pahayag noong Sa-bado ng umaga, Agosto 1.

Ayon sa Senador, pu-manaw ang kanyang ina saganap na ika-3:18 ngumaga noong Sabado.

“Nakikiramay kami sapagpanaw ni Tita Cory,”ani provincial administra-tor Pearly Mendoza bilangpakikiisa sa mga Pilipino atbuong mundo sa nagpa-hayag ng pagdadalamhati

sa pagpanaw ni Tita Cory.Nagpahayag din ng pa-

kikidalamhati ang mgamamamahayag at histor-yador sa Bulacan.

Sa isang pahinang paha-yag sinabi ng NationalUnion of Journalists of thePhilippines (NUJP) Bula-can Chapter, “Hindi mata-tawaran ang kontribusyonni dating Pangulong Cora-zon Aquino sa malayangpamamahayag sa pamama-gitan ng pagbabalik ngdemokrasya na nagbigaykatapusan sa Batas Militarna sa loob ng mahigit isangdekada ay sumupil sa ma-layang pamamahayag sabansa.”

Matatandaan na noongika-21 ng Setyembre, 1972ay idineklara ni datingPangulong Ferdinand E.Marcos ang Batas Militarsa bansa at ipinasara angmga tanggapan ng paha-yagan, samantalang angmga kalaban sa pulitika atmga mamamahayag ay ina-resto at ipinakulong.

Ang pagpapatupad ngBatas Militar ay ipinatigilnoong unang bahagi ngdekada ’80 ngunit ang ma-layang pamamahayag aytuluyan lamang nagbalikmatapos mapasakamay niAquino ang pamahalaandulot nga Edsa People Po-wer Revolution noong Peb-

rero 1986 na nagtaboy kayMarcos sa Hawaii at pu-mutol sa Batas Militar.

Sa mga sumunod nalinggo matapos magingPangulo binuo ni Tita Coryang isang komisyon nabumalangkas at bumuo ngbagong Saligang Batas napinagtibay noong 1987.

Ang nasabing SaligangBatas na nagbigay ng pro-teksyon sa malayang pa-mamahayag ay patuloy naumiiral ngayon sa kabila ng

mga pagtatangka na am-yendahan o baguhin ito.

Ayon sa NUJP-Bulacanchapter, “Kung hindi dahilkay dating PangulongAquino at sa Saligang Ba-tas na pinagtibay at pina-iral sa panahon ng kanyangpanunungkulan ay bakahanggang ngayon ay nana-nanitili pa rin tayo sa ilalimng isang mapanupil na pa-mahalaan na sumasagkahindi lamang sa malayangpamamahayag kungdi saiba pang pangunahing ka-layaan ng isang tao.”

Para naman sa mga lo-kal na historyador katuladnina Jaime Corpuz, IsaganiGiron, Alex Balagtas at JunJoson ng Samahang Pang-kasaysayan ng Bulacan(Sampaka), hindi bastamakakalimutan ng mgaBulakenyo si Tita Corydahil siya ay may dugongBulakenyo rin.

Ayon kay Corpuz, angama ni Tita Cory na si DonJose Cojuangco ay isinilangsa Barangay San Agustin,Malolos noong Hulyo 3,1896. Ang kanyang mgamagulang ay sina MelencioCojuangco at Tecla Chio-chioco na kapwa isinilangsa Malolos.

Ang pamilya Cojuangcoay lumipat sa Paniqui, Tar-

lac noong 1896, ngunit na-nanatili hanggang ngayonang kanilang lumang ba-hay o ancestral house saMalolos. Ang nasabing ba-hay ay nilagyan na ng Na-tional Historical Institute(NHI) ng panandang pang-kasaysayan o historicalmarker noong nakaraangtaon.

Ayon naman kina Gironat Balagtas, ang dugongBulakenya ni Tita Cory ayisa sa mga dahilan kungbakit siya sinuportahan ngmga Bulakenyo laban kayMarcos sa snap electionnoong Pebrero 7, 1986.

Batay sa tala ng paha-yagang Mabuhay naunang inilathala sa Bula-can noong Enero, 1980,nagwagi si Tita Cory sa 17sa 24 bayan sa Bulacan sanasabing snap electionnoong 1986.

Gayunpaman, batay parin sipi ng Mabuhay no-ong Pebrero 9, 1986, tinaloni Marcos si Tita Cory sakabuoan ng Gitnang Lu-zon, maging sa kanyanglalawigan ng Tarlac.

Samantala, inilarawanni Joey Munsayac na “bato-balani” ng bawat sektor siTita Cory sa huling bahaging panunungkulan niMarcos.

Si Munsayac ay ang ka-salukuyang tagapag-ugnayng Bayan Muna Party-listsa Bulacan ngunit isa samga lider ng oposisyon salalawigan noong dekada ’80na sumuporta kay TitaCory.

“Siya ang batobalani ngiba’t ibang sektor laban sadiktadurya noong 1986,”ani Munsayac nang maka-panayam ng Mabuhaynoong Sabado, Agosto 1.

Una rito, daan-daangBulakenyo na nakasuot ngdilaw na damit ang nakiisasa isinagawang misa saCapitol Gymnasium noongHulyo 27.

Ang nasabing misa aypinangunahan ni Fr. Fran-cisco Cortez III at dina-luhan ng mga opisyal atempleyado ng pamaha-laang panglalawigan sapangunguna ni Gob. Jose-lito “Jonjon” Mendoza.

“We prayed for the recov-ery of former PresidentCory Aquino because weowe a lot from her,” aniMendoza matapos angmisa.

Sinabi pa niya na si TitaCory ay simbulo ng de-mokrasya sa bansa ma-tapos pag-isahin ang mgaPilipino noong 1986.

NI DINO BALABO

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS — Nakidalamhati angmga Bulakenyo kasama ang buong mundo sapagpanaw ni Pangulong Corazon “Cory” Cojuangco-Aquino noong Agosto 1, sanhi ng cardio respiratoryarrest hatid ng sakit na colon cancer. Siya’y 76 nataong gulang.

PAKIKIRAMAY SA BULACAN — Nagtali ng dilaw na laso sa lumang kanyon saharap ng kapitolyo ang pamahalaang panglalawigan, at maging ang mga watawatay itinaas lamang sa kalagitnaan ng poste bilang tanda ng pakikiramay sa pagpanawni dating Pangulong Corazon Cojuangco Aquino noong Agosto 1. — DINO BALABO

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