TACLOBAN City. Department of Health (DOH) Regional office 8 director Edgardo Gonzaga said firecracker-related injuries during the New Year’s Eve revelries here have lowered than that of last year.

In an earlier report, six cases were recorded at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in Tacloban City while the other two were at the Schistosomiasis Hospital at Palo, Leyte.

However, one Rodel Renoblas, 21, single, resident of barangay Tampoong, Sogod, in So. Leyte was reportedly brought at Sogod District

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METRO Manila. Malacanang announced on its support for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill with President Benigno S. Aquino III giving the “push forward” signal.

In a press conference, Presidential Communications Strategy Undersecretary Manuel L. Quezon III said that the present administration is supporting the FOI bill will, “make mandatory disclosure of a lot of information” with consideration to legitimate exceptions.

Quezon described these information as those, “you already begun to see being put up after, specifically, in terms of what media is most interested in for their stories. The money trail,” he said.

“What is budgeted for what? Who is it released to? How is it spent and that sort of thing. The different documents and paperwork that are required to do that,” he added.

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CATARMAN, Northern Samar. The Deputy House Speaker is working for the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) recognition of a historic landmark of Capul town, this province.

Deputy Speaker Raul Daza (Representative first district, N. Samar ) said during press conference here that his office is working for the recognition of the old lighthouse in Capul town - Faro de Isla Capul - by the NHCP as one of the historic sites of the municipality and of this province located in his district. Daza informed reporters that what his office is doing is also in support of the move of the local government unit of Capul. for the NHCP recognition of the lighthouse.

Deputy Speaker Daza disclosed that this Capul lighthouse built by the Spaniards in 1896 is one of the 6 lighthouses in Northern Samar which he funded for improvements with a total amount of 18 million as part of his support for tourism development in the province.

Hospital few minutes past midnight after he sustained a gunshot wound at the back.

So. Leyte also maintained its “zero” firecracker injury for the second year, officials say.

In Kananga, Leyte, twenty-six “makeshift stalls” selling firecrackers at the public market were gutted by fire in the afternoon of December 31. No injuries were reported during the incident.

Last year, around 22 firecracker-related cases were recorded in the region.

Meanwhile, DOH national office recorded

1 dead, 739 injured in New Year revelry. DOH Secretary Enrique Ona said the number of injuries is slightly lower than last year's.

Reportedly, the number of injured revelers is 55 cases or seven percent lower compared to the same period last year and 31 or four percent lower than the previous five year average (2006-2010).

Sec. Ona however said the number remains alarming and may still increase as Filipinos continue to “celebrate” despite the department’s heightened advocacy campaign

Palace okays passage of Freedom of Information bill

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Also, this FOI version stipulates that, once in place, “every agency is required to post online the SALNs (Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth) of its leading officials.”

When sought to specify the legitimate exceptions, Quezon said these include those already recognized by the law and jurisprudence.

He said exempted information are those that would harm the ability of the state – such as in protecting peace and order or relations with other countries – and the freedom of the President, as chief executive, to have the widest consultations in the freest debates within his official family.

But Quezon made it clear that this FOI exceptions will not serve “as means of covering up, excusing, hiding a crime.” If the law compels the production of that information because of a crime, then, it must produce, he said. (Domingo B. Natividad).

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•Information relating to national defense when its revelation will cause grave damage to the internal and external defense of the State;

•Information pertaining to foreign affairs when its revelation unduly weakens the diplomatic relations of the Philippines with one or more states and the position of the government in an ongoing bilateral or multilateral agreement;

•Personal information of a person other than the requesting party and its disclosure would constitute clearly unwarranted invasion of his or her personal privacy;

•Information obtained in executive sessions of the legislature.

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the demand of green mussel in foreign countries is of great help to the “tahong” industry in Eastern Visayas, she added.

Nierras said that anyone who wants to export their green mussel may visit her office for any information or assistance that may be needed by the exporter.

It was learned that mussel culture is one of the flourishing business of the fishermen and a multi-million business in Eastern Visayas.

Recently, BFAR-8 Regional Director Juan Albaladejo disclosed to reporters in an interview at his office here that more or less 20 hectares in the coastal area in South Maqueda Bay has been identified by his office to be added to the green mussel production areas in the province

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BORONGAN City. The Provincial Government of Eastern Samar recently received the Seal of Good Housekeeping for 2011 from the Department of Interior and Local Government.

The towns of Balangiga, Dolores, Hernani, Maydolong, San Julian, Sulat and Guiuan have also received the citation for completing the requisites set by the department.

Engr. Nida dela Cruz, DILG-Eastern Samar program manager said the SGH campaign encourages LGUs to adhere to the national government’s full disclosure policy.

The policy, as explained by DILG secretary Jesse Robredo, is anchored on President Benigno Aquino III’s campaign to rid

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P11.5-M local cash counterpart for Leyte KALAHI-CIDSS

towns releasedTACLOBAN City.The Provincial Government of Leyte thru Gov. Carlos Jericho L. Petilla recently released some P11.5 million as provincial cash counterpart for the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) to municipalities in Leyte.

For the municipality of Javier, the province has committed P1, 811,210.00 as counterpart; for La Paz, P2, 010, 995.00; for Julita, P1,467,636.00; for Mahaplag, P1,561,858.00; for Mayorga, P1,280,410.00; for San Isidro, P1, 108,481.00; for Tabango, P803, 450.00; and for Tabontabon, P718,895.00.

The next release will include the P1,953,415 the provincial government has pledge for the KALAHI CIDSS in Bato, Leyte. The Municipal Local Government Unit (MLGU) and Barangay Local Government Unit (BLGU) have obligated P2, 431,921.00, and delivered P2, 115,815 or 87% of the total fund.

On the other hand, Mahaplag, Leyte, which has committed a total

of P1, 226,243.10 has delivered P1, 219,021.10 or 99 %, the highest among the nine municipalities.

The local cash counterpart from the province is a requisite for downloading and disbursement of funds from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office for the identified KALAHI-CIDSS sub-projects in the above-mentioned municipalities.

Accordingly, KALAHI-CIDSS is the Philippine government’s flagship poverty-alleviation project implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development through the financial support of the World Bank.

It entrusts the poor with greater powers, supports poor LGUs in local development, and invests heavily on people, not just projects.

The Project hopes to develop self-propelling communities where people actively participate in activities and projects that will improve their lives. (Mel Caspe with reports from PIA and Inka Sanchez)

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DILG confers Eastern Samar, 7 towns with seal of good housekeeping

QUEZON City. Diwa Guinigundo, Deputy Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), recently said the Philippine economy remains stable despite the crisis affecting the world’s biggest economies.

Guinigundo said that the economy grew by 3.6 percent in the first three quarters of 2011, even as its trading partners in Europe and the US experienced economic slowdown.

He said that the 4.5 percent inflation rate recorded for the first 11 months of 2011 was within the government target of three to five percent inflation rate for the year.

Thus, the purchasing power of the peso was not affected so much by the said crisis in Europe and United States.

The country also posted a balance-of-payments surplus of $10.3 billion for the first 11 months of 2011. This surplus is attributed to the nearly seven percent growth of dollar remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFW) which amounted to $16.5 million.

The country’s foreign direct investment also displayed a positive performance posting a record of $700 million on a net basis. The influx of Business Process Outsourcing companies in the country also contributed to the positive growth of the economy.

Also, the country’s portfolio investments posted a record of more than $4 million on a net basis.

The Central Bank posted an all-time high record of gross international reserves of more than $76 billion. This positive performance also strengthened peso versus the dollar.

The year-end exchange rate was recorded at P43.80 to a dollar.

The positive credit rating given to the country’s, and BSP policies to ensure a stable banking system also contributed to the positive growth of the economy.

Guinigundo also said that with more government spending on infrastructure this year, the economy is expected to sustain its growth. (Phres A. Evardone)

Maasin City ready to host EVRAA 2012MAASIN City. With just twenty-four days to go, this city is now all set for Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association (EVRAA) sports competition, scheduled to be held here January 29 to February 4.

Everything has been laid out for the accommodations, from the billeting quarters of athletic delegates and officials to sports venues and other physical facilities, said City Sports Coordinator Dominador Rojas.

On the part of the Department of Education (DepEd) City Division, all the teachers were already oriented on their specific roles to ensure a successful hosting of the annual sports tournament among elementary and secondary schools students all over Leyte and Samar, said Fernando Salapi, Division Sports Coordinator.

Both Rojas and Salapi were the guests during the recent edition of the cable TV program “Action

Center."Rojas said the only problem he

foresee is the weather suggesting that playing venues must have alternate sites to counter the ever changing climate.

Games such as volleyball and basketball that are set to be played in open arenas of the provincial sports complex, or at the Tomas Oppus Pilot School (TOPS) oval, will be transferred to covered gyms when it rains, and for this purpose all the barangay gyms in the city may be used, said Rojas.

City Mayor Maloney Samaco had said he wanted this year’s EVRAA hosting as a memorable experience for the visiting delegates, estimated at over 6,000 from ten school divisions around Region 8, even as he also wanted athletes of the home division to be the champion.

This will be the second time Maasin City played host to the regional, annual sports meet, the

The green mussel locally known as "tahong". Best steamed, baked with cheese or cooked in strips of ginger..

the government of graft and corruption.

Local governments of provinces, cities and towns are evaluated regularly by the department to see if they adopt transparency in their transactions.

“The full disclosure policy aims to inform the people how a government is spending its money,” Robredo said in one interview published in a national daily.

“The LGUs are evaluated in four areas: good planning, sound fiscal management, transparency and accountability, and valuing of performance monitoring,” DILG’s website noted.

The award came with a P15M local government support fund that the provincial government can use for its development projects.

The LGU’s of Balangiga, Dolores and Hernani received P600,000; P1M; and P400,000 respectively while the towns of Maydolong, San Julian and Sulat received P900,000; P600,000 and P700,000.

Guiuan was earlier reported to have received a P1M local government support fund.

“If these LGUs sustain their efforts to promote transparency, they can get additional incentives through the Performance Challenge Fund which will be P1M for the municipalities and P7M for the province,” dela Cruz said.

In Eastern Visayas, the provinces of Leyte, Northern Samar, and Biliran also received the recognition. (Medora NB Quirante)

Four N. Samar villages benefit KALAHI-CIDSS Projects

Tahong has bright market abroadTACLOBAN City. The green mussel locally known as “tahong” has a bright market abroad, the Department of Trade and Industry regional office 8 (DTI 8) director, reported.

DTI 8 Regional Director Cynthia Nierras told reporters in an interview that green mussel is one of the listed products in demand abroad during the Free Trade Agreement Information Campaign dubbed as “Doing business in Free Trade Areas” attended by more than 100 participants hosted by DTI 8 recently, here.

Director Nierras disclosed that the fishermen who are into green mussel culture can now export their products.

This recent development for

CATARMAN, Northern Samar. Four villages in one town this province are recipients of KALAHI-CIDSS projects, the governor reported.

Northern Samar Governor Paul Daza told reporters in an interview at his office here that a total cost of P3,415,938 KALAHI-CIDSS projects were inaugurated recently in barangays of Bongliw, Abaton, La Perla and Vigo all of the municipality of Lao-ang. He added that the four barangays have the total local counterpart of P453,644.

Governor Daza disclosed that the projects are concrete path walks and drainage canals.

Daza also disclosed that in

Tacloban City Mayor Alfred bares 2012 priority projectsTACLOBAN City. Livelihood and health will be the banner projects of City Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez for this year.

Mayor Romualdez bared this in an interview with the local media on the day before the New Year's eve.

"We will still carry our banner program - 'I Love Tacloban' for 2012. Kasi ‘pag may pagmamahal po tayo sa syudad natin, lahat puwede nating magawa para sa ikagaganda ng Tacloban. Hindi lang ito para sa amin na nasa gobyerno kundi pati narin ng publiko at ng pribadong sector," Mayor Romualdez said.

He then said his administration's priority projects would be more on livelihood for his constituents most especially to those who’ve had “less income opportunities” during the previous year.

The operation of the city-sponsored Public Employment Services Office (PESO) and the Cristina’s Learn and Earn Program (CLEP) which have brought significant “income and

employment” opportunities to the city constituents will be also vigorously pushed by the city this year.

His second priority will be still on health, wherein he promised to build three more birthing and health centers for the northern part of the city and in V & G Subdivision, among other activities involving the delivery of basic health services to the constituents.

"Nakita naman natin kung gaano kalaki ang naibigay na tulong sa mga kababayan natin ‘yong pagkakaroon ng birthing at health centers sa kanila mismong lugar, kaya ipagpapatuloy natin ito," he added.

Also, Mayor Romualdez reiterated that the existing health and birthing centers located at San Jose, Sagkahan and Diit are now on 24/7 operation.

The non-stop operation in these health centers started November last year.

These health centers are PHILHEALTH accredited and

offered pre-natal check up and vaccination for both mothers and their babies.

Meanwhile, Mayor Romualdez said that there would be less infrastructure projects this year, yet he stressed that he will be pushing for the project solving the f looding around the city.

"Umaasa ako na maipapatupad na natin this year ang pagbibigay ng solusyon sa matagal ng problema ng pagbabaha dito sa Tacloban. Siguro naman di na natin aantayin pa na mangyari dito ang nangyari sa Mindanao. If we truly care for Tacloban and the people here then we will solve this problem as soon as possible," he stressed.

Like other Filipinos, the Mayor also has great hopes for 2012, foreseeing that more investors will be putting up businesses in the city considering it being the center of commerce in the region.

In a recent Social Weather Station Survey (SWS), 9 out of 10 Filipinos said they have “great hopes” this 2012. (Eden Benusa-Reyes)

barangay Bongliw, the project is a concrete path walk with a total cost of P381, 500.00: with a community counterpart of P71, 420.00 while in barangay Abaton is another concrete path walk with a total cost of P753, 200.00; and the community counterpart of P113, 056.00.

On the other hand, in barangay Vigo , the project is a drainage canal with a total cost of P941, 038.00 and with the community counterpart of P77, 908.00 and also in barangay La Perla another drainage canal with a total cost of P1, 340, 200.00 with community counterpart of P191, 260, Daza further disclosed.(Restituto Cayubit)

of Samar an addition to the present production areas of the municipality of Jiabong.

Albaladejo also disclosed that his office has released last year P4.6 million for the project expansion particularly in the municipalities of Calbiga, Talalora, Villareal, Daram, San Sebastian , and Pinabacdao all of Samar province.

Albaladejo also disclosed that Jiabong is considered to be the top producer of green mussel in the Eastern Visayas for several years now and one of the major suppliers of green mussel in the country in which produced green mussel were shipped to other parts of the country like Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao and other major cities and towns, Albaladejo added. (Restituto A. Cayubit)

first time was in the year 2005 where the city emerged overall champion, a feat Mayor Samaco wants repeated.

A total of seventeen sporting events will be competed, and in all these games, except for Archery, the City Division has been training hard its players in close coordination with the city local government unit, said Salapi.

As guests of honor during the opening ceremony, DepEd invited Assistant Secretary Tony Umali, while the city government invited Chito Loyzaga, Commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), but both have not yet confirmed their presence to date.

This year’s EVRAA carries the theme, “School Sports: Foundation to a Healthy Lifestyle”, a message that jibes well with the city’s no-smoking policy, which will be strictly implemented as the games unfold, Salapi said. (Bong Pedalino)

TACLOBAN City. Leyte Sports Academy (LSA) administrator Rowil Batan informed that two of their scholar athletes are now part of the national athletic team that would compete in the 2014 Youth Games in China.

The two became part of the Philippine delegate after excelling during last year's National Batang Pinoy in Naga City.

The athletes are Francis Acedillo and Angelica Publico, 3rd year and 4th year high school students

2 Leyte sports scholars to join 2014 Youth Games in China

respectively. Accordingly, Acedillo won in

the 800 meters and 1,500 meters run while, Publico earned a spot in the 400 meter low hurdle.

Earlier also, the two were formally recognized by the Leyte provincial government thru Gov. Jericho Petilla for their exemplary performance from the Leyte Provincial Meet, to the SCUAA games and up to the Batang Pinoy 2011 in Dumaguete and Naga cities. (Mel Caspe with reports from PIA)

TACLOBAN City. Regional Peasant Alliance in Eastern Visayas (SAGUPA-SB) sectary general Nestor Lebico said retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan is a “coward”, this after the military general continued to “hide” from the authorities amid warrant of arrest issued against him.

Palparan was accused of kidnapping and serious illegal detention of University of the Philippines (UP) students Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeno in Hagonoy, Bulacan, in 2006. The government has then offered a P500,000 bounty for any information leading to his arrest.

Peasant group says Palparan a coward “Waray pa hini denhe an mga kaso

ha rehiyon-8 nga iya pagbabaydan, sanglit klarado nga an paghikalupad ni Palparan ha Singapore ngan ha yana waray na magpapakita tungod han gin-issue nga warrant of arrest, in nagpapakita han iya ka-guilty han iya mga binuhatan ha katawhan,” Lebico added.

In a press statement, Lebico reported that Palparan who was assigned as 8ID commander in 2005 was also allegedly involved on strings of extra- judicial killings and other forms of human rights abuses numbering to 199, this to include the murder of Atty. Felidito Dacut, Rev. Edison Lapuz and Atty.

Norman Bocar, known critics of the general.

Also, the group reiterated the call for the fugitive general to "surface" and face his charges in court.

“Gintatapo han mga kablas nga parag-uma ha Sinirangan Bisayas an tuig 2012 hin dako nga ayat ngan singgit ha panawagan nga madakop na ha pinakamadale nga panahon an nagtitinago ha balaud nga hi anay General Jovito Palparan nga ginkikilala nga “berdugo” han mga aktibista ngan masa han madistino hiya ha aton rehiyon kumo Commanding Officer han 8th Infantry Division o 8ID hadton tuig 2005.” (Inka Sanchez)

Tacloban City mayor Alfred Romualdez together with TOMECO officers/personnel and other localofficials honor the national hero of the Philippines, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, on December 30, 2011, marking 115th year since Rizal's execution in Bagumbayan. (Photo by Tacloban LGU)

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The Law and Me(againsT The worLd)Atty. Djhoana Gene A. Antoni-Clemencio

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We will prevail...An Editorial

This gift is the commitment to live consistently or along the path of your deepest values. No matter what .

Because when everybody dies, the one who loses his time to live in this world is oneself and nobody else, it should be this same person’s right and obligation to decide to live according to his deepest convictions/hopes and dreams while his time is still on .

The saddest death bed scene would be a dying person regretting his lived life because he failed to do some something important to him.

Experts ( eg. S. Covey ) suggest this death bed scene exercise to help one discover one’s deepest values. To help one arrive at a death bed situation of no regrets. Or more positively, to set up the condition for being thankful for living a life worth living.

XxxFor some ( me included) a life worth living is a product of

a long prayerful process including some successful AND failed attempts of trying to integrate personal/family and social commitments.

In my case,a life worth living is a life of work and enjoyments bounded by two life tasks: education for the children and yet be reasonably involved in the Philippine struggle for national and social liberation.

Along the way I got my share of enjoyments and harassments including imprisonment during the Martial Law period. No regrets. This is the life I wanted to live.

Along the way I failed to get what would have been relatively easy to get higher job positions, I failed to fully pay my home automatically mortgaged to GSIS, no car, no money in bank or anywhere, no travel abroad. No regrets.

A Gift everybody should give himself

WritersInka Sanchez, Medora B.Quirante,

Restituto A. Cayubit, Bong Pedalino

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ColumnistsJenelyn Garcia, Bert Ada,

Atty. Djhoana Antoni-Clemencio,J. Colima Bajado, Gerry B. de Cadiz

Another year has passed, the Philippine government has stood the test of time

and critics. With President Benigno Aquino III still enjoying high approval and trust ratings from surveys, the positive reception of the people may also be because of the Aquino Administration’s hell-bent mission on quashing corruption.

The call for transparency in government dealings is strengthened by President PNoy’s call for expediting the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill and which has been supported by majority of legislators.

With a bill that publicizes government projects, this would hinder government officials from indulging in dubious projects and possibly be the best weapon against corruption.

And while the government is focusing on corrupt officials and get to "save" more money from the public coffers, it may take a while for the people to benefit from it. The decades-old problem with land, wages, and education is still there—people still clamoring for solutions.

Gahum Weekly's columnist Bert Ada said it best in his latest piece: "In 2012 we will see more of the same fights," but with the way things are going, we will prevail.

Given another chance, I’d basically go the same road. Only this time more effectively.

XxxxMore of the same fights.In 2012 we will see more of the same fights. Farmers

fighting for a land of their own. Workers fighting for a just wage and for sustainable job opportunities. Youth and students for accessible quality education. The Filipino people fighting for their collective right to determine their own future free from subtle and not so subtle pressure to align it to serve US and other foreign interests.

If you have cancer, you don’t change your medication to paracetamol just to have “new “ solutions.

xxxThe long term success of the armed belligerents ( AFP and

the NPA) will depend on their effectiveness in aligning with the people. Not on short term pogi points.

xxxIn 2012 , the slogan” Kung walang kurap, walang mahirap”

will be changed for being exposed as a lie.

Comments are welcome at bertada@gmail.com

J. Colima Bajado

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gios PagPauswag

Dear Atty. Djho,Ano iton sinisiring nga impeachment? Baga nakadamo

naman kita hini pakakita ha tv, pakabati ha radyo, ngan pakabasa ha dyaryo. Usa la iton akon nau-obserbahan hini nga proceso. Dagko nga mga pagkatawo iton nadadabi hini. Ano gud ini?

An imo tagsunod, King

Article XI of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines begins with the following statement: “Public office is a public trust.”

The notion of public trust connotes accountability, thus the title of Article XI which is Accountability of Public Officers.

Administrative and criminal laws provide for the prosecution, trial, and punishment of men in public office betraying their trust and causing prejudice to the people. But the Constitution – the highest law of the land, provides for a special and extraordinary process of removal from public office known as impeachment.

In Cruz’ Philippine Political Law, it is defined as “a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men” and described as “the most formidable weapon in the arsenal of democracy” and viewed as “an extraordinary means of removal exercised by the legislature over a selected number of officials, the purpose being to ensure the highest care in their indictment and conviction and the imposition of special penalties in case of a finding of guilt, taking into account the degree or nature of the offense committed and the high status of the wrongdoers.”

Being a special and extraordinary process, impeachment applies only to the following high-ranking public officers as correctly observed by the sender: (1) the President; (2) the Vice-President; (3) the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court; (4) the Chairmen and Members of the so-called constitutional commissions, e.g. Civil Service Commission, Commission on Elections, and Commission on Audit; and (5) the Ombudsman as enumerated in Section 2, Article XI of the Constitution. This is an exclusive list and may not be increased or decreased by the enactment of laws by the legislative department, lest it becomes invalid for being unconstitutional.

Another exclusive list found in the same Section 2 is the grounds for impeachment, which are: (1) Culpable violation of the Constitution; (2) Treason; (3) Bribery; (4) Graft and corruption; (5) Other high crimes; and (6) Betrayal of public trust.

Treason and bribery are defined in the Revised Penal Code and must be understood according to their meaning in criminal law. In the same manner, graft and corruption must be understood in the light of the prohibited acts enumerated in the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

As to the ground of culpable violation of the Constitution, it must be understood to mean “willful and intentional violation of the Constitution,” (Cruz, supra) and “wrongful, willful and intentional disregard or flouting of the fundamental law.” (Bernas’ The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines – A Commentary) The act must be “deliberate and motivated by bad faith,” (Cruz, supra) and not merely “committed unintentionally or involuntarily or in good faith or through an honest mistake of

What is impeachment?

judgment.” (Bernas, supra)While other high crimes, according to the special committee of

the House of Representatives that investigated the impeachment charges against President Quirino, refer to those offenses “which, like treason and bribery, are of so serious and enormous a nature as to strike at the very life or orderly workings of the government.” According to Cruz, “this rather ambiguous definition, x x x, would probably exclude such offenses as rape and murder which x x x will not necessarily strike at the orderly workings, let alone the life, of the government.”

Lastly, betrayal of public trust is a new ground added as a catch-all to cover “all manner of offenses unbecoming a public functionary but not punishable by the criminal statutes, like inexcusable negligence of duty, tyrannical abuse of authority, breach of official duty by malfeasance or misfeasance, cronyism, favoritism, obstruction of justice;” (Cruz, supra) or “any violation of the oath of office” (Bernas, supra)

If an impeachable officer is found guilty of any one of these grounds, he will be removed from office and forever disqualified to hold any other office under the Republic of the Philippines. These two penalties – removal and disqualification, always come together, and they are beyond the executive clemency or pardoning power of the President. In case, however, the officer on impeachment trial resigns prior to the conclusion of the impeachment proceedings, he may no longer be removed from office but he will be disqualified to hold any other office and such disqualification applies for as long as he shall live!

Furthermore, after removal and disqualification via impeachment, the public officer may likewise be made liable and subject to prosecution, trial, and punishment – criminally and administratively. In which case, he may not raise the defense of double jeopardy.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, let me conclude by quoting the concluding statement in the Complaint for Impeachment against President Joseph Ejercito Estrada which states: “Public office is a public trust. When a teacher or government clerk commits a dishonest act, he or she is removed from the service. When the President (or other high-ranking officials of the government) no less commits bribery, graft and corruption and other high crimes, betrays the public trust, and culpably violates the Constitution and his own oath of office, he should also be removed. No less than the people deserve faith and justice and honesty. No less than the Constitution mandates this.”

So send in your legal questions to gahumweekly@gmail.com and I’ll answer them in the following issues.

I wish to commend, perhaps as a Christmas largess, the Tacloban’s Traffic Operations Management and Enforcement Control Office (TOMECO) for a job well done in regulating

the city’s gridlock of vehicles so as to avoid traffic jam. I have witnessed not a few times on how dutiful (some

of) our traffic officers in enforcing not only the law, but also the virtue of discipline. I have likewise eyed a few times on how several drivers precede the traffic rules. I am also an eyewitness of several misconducts (of some) traffic enforcers, too. With these inaccuracies, in celebration of the Three Kings, I have to take three points, too.

One. The primary thing I don’t like is the “process” of ticketing. Once caught jaywalking, especially before eight in the morning, traffic enforcers issue a “receipt” from a piece of paper with their hand written note in exchange of the pesos-fine for the offense incurred. They will then tell the jaywalker to get the official receipt at their office in the city hall. This is simply stupid! How can you collect money without issuing an official receipt? This is impractical especially there are some (actually most) of the jaywalkers are travelers who came from outside the city, and is similarly the reason why they are not attentive with the traffic rules. Presenting a piece of paper as a note is one of the most stupid thing that the TOMECO have not considered. This should be addressed and acted upon.

Second, the “unfair discipline” by community service. I have seen several jaywalkers who have had rendered a community service by piously cleaning the pavement. I have seen also, not a few times, that some offenders just pick one or two candy wrappers and they are spared from paying the fine. They walk away merrily, with faces like that of a lotto-winner or a convict granted with parole.

Lastly, jaywalking is always attractive in Tacloban City not because of lack of enforcement, but because of the pedestrians

Jaywalking and Beyond

that are clogged by cars parking. I have noticed that one of the guiltiest street (for double parking) is the Sto. Nino and Sto. Nino Ext., especially in the DAR-DENR Area and from Kokoy’s Grocerette down to the Duptours terminal. I believe some of the cars parking by the DAR-DENR are owned by some of the employees of the mentioned offices. Good for them, they not only have a free parking area, they are also subject for a free cursing platitudes.

Moreover, peddlers are everywhere in the downtown area. Their stores swathe that sacred space: blocking the so called sidewalk with magazine stall, fruits and veggie stand, advertisement boards, etc., which eventually made the side walk vanished slowly to become really “side- walk”. Literally, you have to walk at the side.

I hope these abovementioned will be given attention.True, without discipline and respect to the law and

it’s enforcers, we’ll live in a chaotic, traffic-jammed highly urbanized city. But with self respect and dignity, we need not to be chord-struck. As we all know, laws serves as a guideline in order to govern human behavior, which will ultimately ensues a smooth flow of life traffic.

Happy New Year!

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Natural calamities are part of our lives. Especially in developing countries like ours

which lack resources to detect impending natural disasters accurately and timely, we are more often than not caught unprepared.

In the Philippines, we have gone through tragedies brought about by super typhoons, volcano eruption, mudflows. Catastrophes like these may create negative impact, especially to children’s thinking and behavior.

According to a UNICEF resource guide, teachers play three important roles during and after calamities:

1 Take care of yourselves first: As a teacher, understand first your own response to

the disaster. Only then can you take on the responsibility of helping your students and their parents cope with the situation.

2Facilitate and lead: You should take the lead in creating awareness, disseminating information

and guiding or assisting them in implementing course of actions.

3Create a network of support: Form a support group among fellow teachers and community

members to create a way to leverage strength, assistance and arrive at practical solutions for dealing with the disaster.

Below are some specific steps to guide you when dealing with distressed children:

1Do not give false hope: Do not give false hope by telling them the tragedy will not happen

again. Instead, just reassure them that the disaster was not their fault in any way.

2Talk to children in a language that they will understand: Give simple, clear and short

explanations. Vague explanations will only create more anxiety to them.

3Check children’s understanding: Find out what they are thinking and feeling. Engage them

in activities where they can express themselves better like in games, letter writing, or drawing.

4 Create one-on-one discussions: Know more about their thoughts and feelings by

complementing group activities with one-on-one discussions. This is also a good venue to clarify any of their confusion or misunderstanding.

5Teach them safety tips: Orient children on basic, key steps they need to follow in times

of any disaster, so they can be more prepared in case another tragedy strikes.

6Create positive, regular activities: Have the children participate in regular activities to

hasten their recovery process.

7Be more attentive on how children behave: Some children live in a state of shock or denial

and real feelings only surface after some time. Be more attuned to them so you can help them cope better.

(Source: smartschools.ph)

Environment & Disaster Preparedness Teaching Tips:

Helping Students Cope with Disaster

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The top five injury-causing fireworks were Piccolo, Kwitis, Fountain, Five Star, and Luces. DOH officials are now considering a proposal for a total ban on firecrackers.

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo said minors should be prohibited from lighting up firecrackers.

Also penalties for using illegal ones, usually a fine or up to a year in prison, should be increased, Robredo said in a report. (With reports from Inka Sanchez and PIA8)

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New Year's celebration in Eastern Visayas peaceful

TACLOBAN City. The top PNP-8 official in Eastern Visayas has reported that the New Year’s Celebrations in the entire Region 8 was peaceful and orderly.

Reached through his mobile phone Chief Supt. Arnold Revilla, PNP-8 regional director told Manila Bulletin that the entire police force of under his command is happy that the New Year’s celebrations in Eastern Visayas were peaceful and orderly just like in the December 25 festivities that was peaceful.

Revilla said that during these twin celebrations, there was no reported untoward incident except for negligible firecracker injuries.

Revilla said that the peaceful and orderly twin celebrations of Christmas Day and the New Year’s Eve were the result of the preparations by his command has put in place.

Revilla disclosed that his command deployed nearly 5,000 policemen all over Eastern Visayas for the twin festivities and the police force under his command was in full alert status and ready to respond to any eventuality that may crop up during the celebrations..

Revilla also attributed to the peaceful festivities the .establishment of the police assistance centers all over Eastern Visayas and the increased police visibility in public places - like the churches, terminals, airports,

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TACLOBAN City. The Department of Education (DepEd) will conduct its Early Registration Day in public schools on January 29 for first-time Kindergarten, Grade 1, and First Year enrollees.

Said initiative aims to help achieve DepEd’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in education.

Carrying the theme “Makapag-aral ay Karapatan Mo, Magpalista Ngayong Enero,” the early registration aims to ensure the enrollment of 5- and 6-year-olds in Kindergarten and Grade 1, respectively.

The Department will also guarantee the registration of soon-to-be elementary

Jan. 29 is DepEd’s early registration day

TACLOBAN City. The Palanit Bridge in San Isidro, Northern Samar will be temporarily closed to all types of heavy vehicles effective January 5 until February 5.

Sandy T. Pua of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Northern Samar 1st Engineering District said the bridge is in need of immediate repair due to damaged deck slab.

Palanit Bridge is one of the old bridges in the area that needs heavy repair.

Palanit Bridge in Northern Samar closes to heavy vehicles

“These bridges are more than 40 years old,” Pua said. Such bridges have a lifespan of only 25 years, he added.

Pua said that all heavy vehicles are advised to take the Catarman-Calbayog route via Lope de Vega.

He also called on the commuting public to bear with the temporary inconvenience which he said will result to a safer and more comfortable travel after one month. (PIA)

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and New Year’s celebrations. Revilla also disclosed that another factor

that greatly contributed was the muzzling of the service firearms of the entire police force in Eastern Visayas to make sure they will not be used for New Year’s revelry. He explained that in some cases in the past service firearms of the policemen were involved in indiscriminate firing of guns and have caused serious injuries and loss of lives to hapless civilians. (Restituto A. Cayubit)

TACLOBAN City. Two people were killed and one was injured in a grenade explosion in one of the hinterland barangays in Calbayog City , a police report said.

Reached through his mobile phone Chief Supt. Arnold Revilla, PNP-8 regional director told Gahum Weekly that Edwin Gutierrez and Edita Juanerio both of legal ages, were killed in a grenade explosion in the hinterland barangay of Hogon Rosales, Oquendo District, Calbayog City , on the morning of January 1, 2012.

He added that another one who was identified as Balbina Juanerio was also injured during the incident.

Revilla clarified that this happening cannot anymore be considered as incident during the New Year’s celebrations as this happened already at 4:30 in the morning of January 1, 2012.

Revilla disclosed that it happened during a drinking spree of the victims. He added that Edwin Gutierrez, who was already drunk was playing or toying with the grenade when the explosion happened. (Restituto A. Cayubit)

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This nationwide activity will help DepEd, local government units (LGUs), parents, teachers, school administrators, and other education stakeholders to be better prepared for the upcoming opening of classes in June.

Also, this serves as an education intervention to avoid or lessen students from discontinuing their schooling.

School officials will designate at least 3 Registration Centers within the school grounds to facilitate early enrollment on January 29. (Mel Caspe with reports from PIA)

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CATBALOGAN City. The Department of Education (DepED) is courting the barangays for its support in education.

Claire Menda, information officer of DepEd Samar, thinks that this is an idea to ‘solidify’ the school and barangay.

“We train our school heads, teachers and barangay officials together to make sure that they have a common understanding of what we envision to achieve,” Menda said.

Presently, the barangay officials are aware that DepEd is facing challenges especially on the holding power of the schools over the children.

“This is one of the three big goals that DepEd needs to achieve, one is to see to it that all school-age children are in school, next is to make sure that those in school, stay until the last day in school and those who are in school get quality education,” the DepEd official said.

She mentioned that barangay officials are not only involved during the ‘Brigada Eskwela” when communities forge alliances to prepare

DepEd courts barangay involvement in education

schools during the opening but also to help the schools weld that holding power for students.

DepEd seeks to unite a grand alliance among government organizations, families, and individuals in meeting the basic learning needs of all children.

During education summits that are periodically held, the barangays, especially those in remote areas, appeal to teachers to minimize their absences so that schoolchildren become inspired always to report to school.

“We can not always monitor them, the barangays help us do that,” Menda said.

The teachers in turn renew their commitment to hold classes the whole five days, Menda said.

The barangays keep an eye on the schools, make sure that classes are held regularly, and in turn extend affordable support to their activities.

“In whatever form, the barangays can help us maintain that holding power in our classrooms,” the DepEd official said. (Ninfa B Quirante)

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BORONGAN City. The college and theology seminarians of the Diocese of Borongan shared love at Christmas through their gift-giving to the patients of Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital last December 28, 2011.

Seminarians distributed bags of goods for media noche to about 70 patients. They also sang Christmas carols as they visited the patients in the different wards of the public hospital.

“Ours is a simple gesture of generosity. We are always called to share because God has never failed to be generous to us,” said Dindo Catalo, President of the Borongan Major Seminarians’ Organization.

The organization, also known as BORMASO, is comprised of college and theology seminarians belonging to Borongan Diocese. There are 49 seminarians who are regular members of the organization this school year.

The packs of goods came from the combined efforts of seminarians who generously went out of their way to be able to give the best to our needy brothers and sisters.

“The best that you can give is yourself. Love means self-gift,” Fr. Jan Michael Gadicho, Vocation

Director of the Diocese of Borongan, told the future priests during a recollection conducted prior to their gift-giving last December 27. He reminded the seminarians that aside from the materials gifts they can give to their neighbors, the best that they can do is self-giving.

The gift-giving of the seminarians is always at the heart of the annual outreach program of the organization every December. The BORMASO members gather annually to share with each one the love made flesh at the first Christmas.

“We must practice more seriously our call to obedience. We obey and give ourselves for a higher purpose and value. Only in that way we can counteract the culture of relativism and secularism,” said Most Rev. Crispin Varquez, DD in his homily at the gathering of seminarians.

The Bishop of Borongan was happy to note that the formation of seminarians extends outside seminary walls, even during vacation.

The gathering of seminarians was concluded by a simple dinner at the Nativity of Our Lady College Seminary lobby. (Edmel Raagas/ CBCP)

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“Hingyap ko na at han una pa, nga magkamay-ada barasahon nga

nakakahatag hin hibaro ha aton kalugaringon nga literatura”, shares Dr. Jonas Palada, author of the newly ISBN-granted books about Waray literature, Hingyap: Ha Hibaro ha Estehanon nga Literatura and Tibway: An Anthology of Waray Literature.

This is another force to fight the dangers of thrashing by our youths to the Waray culture, which was once tagged as moribund and/or dying by the National Artist Beinvenido Lumbera. In his foreword of Tibway, Dr. Palada shares that “a greater tragedy that could happen is when people are alienated from their own culture. It seems [especially that]…the Samarnon’s and Leytenhon’s…are such a people”.

He thus infer that “it is in this juncture that I made it a point to share this book…[so it may] be used as a reference [for] teachers and professors teaching literature”.

The two books is, by far, the 4th of its kind in the region. Last anthology of Waray

by J. Colima Bajado

literature is Dr. Victor N. Sugbo’s Tinipigan published in 1995. Thus, Dr. Palada’s once a “hingyap” is now a timely and necessary realization.

“HINGyAP” COME truE`Hingyap, literally means “wish” or “dream” is a realization of once a dream of educating fellow Estehanon of its own literature.

Hingyap contains short stories, poems, legends and folk songs. The 166 page book includes notable Timothy Montes, a Palanca-award winning fictionist and author of Black Men and other Stories, who hails from Borongan. Works of traditional poets like Jose Algo Basilia, Andrea “Andring” Sagaoinit, Benjamin Alar Jr., Daprosa Bugtas and Galo Ador Jr., are also included.

Likewise, poems (some are actually songs) from the revolutionary movement of Sergio “Ka Erik” Amoyo- Abella was highlighted. These poems were also published in Dr. Victor N. Sugbo’s

Tinipigan: An Anthology of Waray Literature

but Dr. Sugbo mistakenly identifies Sergio Amoyo as a different person from Ka Erik Abella. With Hingyap, this is cleared.

tIBWAy, ONCE AND FOr AllTibway is translated as “once and for all” by

the prominent Waray poet Eduardo Makabenta Sr., in his Binisaya-English English-Binisaya Dictionary. Or as according to Dr. Palada, tibway is one of the words used by Warays witn English equivalent of “so as”, “so that”, “in order” which are used to introduce adverb clauses.

What makes Tibway distinctive with other anthologies in Waray literature is the inclusion

Hingyap and Tibway:Another fete on Waray Lit

of, except poetry and fiction, legends, riddles, proverbs, aphorisms, folk song and drama.

“Tibway [will] serve as a medium of learning for veritable day to day situations od=f Warays and their status which should be brought to the fora through writings of literary genre”, he shares.

CulturAl WOrk CHAMPIONDr. Jonas Palada holds a Doctor of Education (Filipino Language Teaching) from Cebu Normal University. He is currently an Assoc. Professor IV at the Eastern Samar State University where he chairs the Curriculum and Accreditation Unit of ESSU’s Graduate School.

Other than his books in Waray literature, Dr. Palada had also previously published books on Filipino Language Teaching. He has been conferred several awards, of which, notable is the Kabayan Gawad Guro, as a national awardee in 2002.

Dr. Palada, with his timely Hingyap and Tibway, is not only an outstanding faculty and alumnus, but also a commendable cultural worker, who truly feels a concern on our Waray soul, our Waray identity- our Waray culture.

Dr. Jonas V. Palada, Tibway and Hingyap

SidayInay Hi Ako Mabayaby Ka Eric Abella (1977)

Inay hi ako mabayaRebolusyon an bubunyugan koPagrumpag han mga agaronNga nagpakuri mga kablasanon. Inay kon ako patay naAyaw niyo ig problemaMahinungdanon an akon kamatayonTungod kay pagsirbi mga kablasanon. Pahira an luha ha mataNgan bulig pagtalwas han kakurian ta.

Sergio “Ka Eric” Amoyo-Abella is formerly a member of the New Peoples Army.