SC Nullifies Spurious Ancestral Land Titles

VOL. XXIII NO. 4 Treated unfairly by newspapers November 16-22, 2019 ISSN 0119-7487 that refuse to publish your response? Write us. PPI Philippine Press Council c/o Philippine Press Institute Rm. 206 BF Cond. Bldg. A. Soriano Ave. WEEKEND Intramuros, Manila Tel. No. 5279632 or 5274478 Fax 527-3390 Email - [email protected] MABUHAY ANG PILIPINO!!! BAGUIO CITY AND BENGUET LONG LIVE THE FILIPINO!!! SC nullifies spurious ancestral land titles AGUIO CITY – The the petition for review of Bcity government’s pro- the OSG and reversed the tracted battle to reclaim decision and resolution tracts of land covered of the Court of Appeals by spurious Certificates dated January 15, 2013 that of Ancestral Land Titles upheld the validity of the (CALTs) in key areas in subject CALTs. the city finally bore fruit The High Tribunal also after the Supreme Court declared as “null and void” nullified CALTs and their the National Commission derivative titles covering on Indigenous Peoples lots claimed by the heirs (NCIP) Resolution Nos. of Cosen Piraso and 107-2010-AL and 108- Josephine Abanag. 2010-AL that paved the In a 17-page decision way for the issuance of dated Sept. 25, 2019 the titles; O-CALT Nos. which was received by 129 and 130 including the Office of the Solicitor corresponding Transfer THE MAYOR AND THE TRASH - Mayor Benjie Magalong was deeply disappointed by the General on Nov. 12, 2019 Certificates of Title Nos. pile of trash along Loakan Road. The Mayor’s Facebook page captioned this as “Mayor Benjie and furnished the City and CALT Nos. covering Magalong calls out barangay officials of Greenwater Village for their failure to inspect and Legal Office by lawyer 36 parcels of lot. clean a regular garbage dumping area along Loakan Road” for which residents and officials of Marlon Bosantog of the The Piraso claims cover the mentioned barangay cried foul, saying this area is not within Greenwater, and the trash is not OSG, Acting Chief Justice the Casa Vallejo property from the residents as they have their designated and well-maintained collection area. Antonio Carpio granted Cont. on page 3 City prosecutor’s office reports 500 artisans join forces for high disposition rate •page 7 Ibagiw festival 2019 •page 8 Baguio City’s pork Ban on entry of pigs to consumption down protect 16K hog raisers by 10% amid ASF in Benguet •page 3 scare •page 3 5 health specialty centers

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page 5 !!! (Part 2) www.junctionnews.com • By: Nestor “Paken” Castro By: Atty. Batas Mauricio The JUNCTION November 16-22, 2019 2 WEEKEND NEWS Baguio City’s pork consumption down by 10% amid ASF scare AGUIO CITY -- ing. the meat should have a Pork consumption in "The farm gate price health certificate from its BBaguio City dropped by of pork is from PHP60 origin. at least 10 percent but the to PHP80 but they are Piok assured that the city veterinary office said sold at PHP220 a kilo. city veterinary office and supply remained steady I don't know where the the National Meat Inspec- and the inspection of overpricing comes in but tion Service are doing spot meat and meat products it is the consumers who and intensified inspection has been intensified. are affected. Some have system. “The consumption of diverted to buying chicken “We are inspecting all pork dropped by at least in lieu of pork so it is also animals that are coming 10 percent which could important to look at the in and those that are being have been diverted to prices of those sold," Piok slaughtered so our pork chicken or fish,” said Dr. said. meat and all other meat Brigitte Piok, chief of the In terms of safety, here Baguio are safe,” she Firm proposed put up of 15-MW City Veterinary Office Piok said inspection of said. (CVO) Monday. live animals and meat She advised the public She said the city products that get into the to check the meat itself power plant from domestic waste normally consumes more city had been intensified and the meat inspection to assure that sanitation certificate of the stalls they AGUIO CITY– The carbon emissions for the requirements as well as the than 350 hogs per day city government is mitigation of the serious documentations needed and the 10 percent drop standards and safety of buy from. B food sold to consumers “I-check din yung karne studying the proposal negative effects of climate to construct, operate and could be attributed to the of a renewable energy change to mankind. maintain the power plant. African swine fever (ASF) were met. na fresh -- amoy, itsura, She said meat sold at the kulay kasi 'yung ibang company to put up a Under the company’s The company intends scare. power plant capable of proposal, it will not be to employ some 150 She urged authorities market must be covered vendor 'pag may naiiwan, by a meat inspection cer- binebenta pa for the next producing 15 megawatts taking any tipping fees or qualified workers to be to check the prices of of power from over 500 any monetary charges for recommended by the meat products to protect tificate, a shipping certif- day or minsan hinahalo icate, and, if transported, tons of unsegregated the existing waste man- city government with consumers from overpric- Cont. on page 6 garbage produced by the agement for as long as accommodations inside city daily. the municipal solid waste the power plant with free Issuance of police, health, working FTPontillo Builders be dumped in the power meals, above minimum and Engineering Services plant and that it would wage, health insurances in the different presented to city officials also rehabilitate existing among other non-mone- issuing offices permits to be computerized a system that can produce landfill provided that the tary compensation. renewable energy from waste-to-energy plant be The company aims to did not push through AGUIO CITY – The just to get such documents alternative sources like located within or near the significantly reduce the because of issues on how future issuance of to meet requirements for garbage that can produce landfill or dumpsite. power bills of consumers B to classify the proposal police, health clearances business or employment, potential energy from The company proposed in the different parts of the whether it will be under and working permits by among other purposes. refuse and compost that a Build-Operate-Trans- city considering that the the solicited or unsolic- the city government will Based on the company’s are disposed in landfills. fer (BOT) scheme for 20 waste-to-energy power ited mode under the city be computerized once proposal, the proposed The company’s years for the project and plant can augment the government’s 2017 pub- the city will take in the system, including the proposed waste-to-ener- that it will be at no cost power requirements of lic-private partnership proposed digitization of hardware, software, gy for the city can help to the city government the city as it is pegged (PPP) ordinance. the same. other needed units of the nation towards the aside from the company at producing some 15 The proponent re-sub- The computeriza- equipment and personnel, goal of self-sufficiency in providing all financial, megawatts of clean energy mitted its proposal to the tion of the issuance of will be provided by the energy and help reduce logistical, and technical from the generated waste present administration for police, health clearances project proponent with Cont. on page 3 and working permit was possible consideration to the system catering to proposed by Eastland make the applications online application, elec- Printing which was given and issuances of such tronic verification, data 5 health specialty centers a 6-month experimental important documents verification, data printing available period by the previous through the internet and and reports and analytics here [at in a more convenient soon to rise in Baguio administration to have which will be user-friend- AGUIO CITY 25-hectare BGHMC res- manner instead of appli- BGHMC] so that patients its system in place. ly to the public. -- Patients from ervation -- would be cants having to line up However, the dry run Under the said BNorthern Luzon provinces completed in 2021. need not go to Manila proposal, the city gov- need not go to Metro He said the three-year just to receive specialized The The Junction is printed and published medical attention," Runez ernment can still collect Manila to get medical development program JUNCTION by Farco Trimedia Ventures, Inc. (FTV, Inc.) every said. the prescribed fees for the services once the five started in 2018 and is Bing Dawang-Farres: Editor (on leave) weekend, with office address c/o Valeros Law Office, police, health clearanc- The catheterization No. 27 Engineer’s Hill, Baguio City; specialty centers at the now on its second year, Freddie J. Farres: Consultant es and working permits laboratory (cath lab) of Support Staff: Mobile Phone No. (0917) 506-9123 Baguio General Hospital with the construction Regular Columnists: while the company will BGHMC, which will be Nelson Tuaño Atty. James S. Tel. No. (074) 444 - 7025 and Medical Center of several buildings E-mail Address: [email protected] part of the heart center, Gerry P. Binwagan Valeros be allowed to collective (BGHMC) become oper- being done to house John T. Bagayan Mailing Address P.O. Box 1588, 2600 Baguio City is set to formally open Atty. Batas Mauricio the so-called conveyance ational. the specialty centers. A Annabelle Pedronio Emilio Liwanen Entered as Second Class Mail at the Baguio City Central next month. The labora- fee subject to negotiations Dr. Ricardo Runez, parking building is also Bradenburg Sawac Nestor A. Castro Post Office PCC-CAR 01-04-99 tory will allow surgery Kevin Villena by both parties. chief of hospital of the being built to avoid the Member: Press Foundation of Asia Eastland claimed the procedures for patients Levis Philippine Press Institute BGHMC, on Tuesday use of roadsides to park Website:www.junctionnews.com Beyond Borders Reporting computerization of the said a kidney center, cars. who require removal of Opinions expressed by the opinion writers are their own and do not issuance of such important lung center, brain center, “We are moving toward blockade in the heart’s necessarily reflect the position of this paper. documents will be much trauma center, and heart the direction that all spe- artery. *Our articles and stories (news/features) are ready to go for printing without the cheaper to the applicants The hospital sits involvement of the editor and publisher who happen to be on leave. center -- all within the cialties will already be Cont. on page 6 Cont. on page 6 The November 16-22, 2019 JUNCTION NEWS WEEKEND 3

Ban on entry of pigs to protectradius of the town of Bayambang 16K hog raiserswell as the various in stakeBenguet- A TRINIDAD, holders, is doing massive where the outbreak has LBenguet-- The liveli- information drive for been recorded. hood of more than 16,000 all sectors, as a preven- Also included within hog raisers in Benguet tive measure against its the 10-kilometer radius will be secured if the ban possible entry. are the six towns in on the entry of hogs and Tiongan said the pig Tarlac province - Con- pork-meat products will is part of the culture of cepcion, Capaz, Bamban, be sustained, the provin- Benguet as residents Camiling, San Clemente cial veterinary office said butcher one or several to and Moncada, on Wednesday. celebrate, to commemo- The EO said only towns “We have 16,000 plus rate the passing of a loved outside these munici- raiser households. They palities or beyond the one or when a family FRESH VEGGIES. The road reblocking along Marcos Highway that will be should be protected,” 10-kilometer radius member is not feeling finished on December 21 causes heavy traffic at the major road to and from said Dr. Miriam Tiongan, are allowed to pass well, and when one had Baguio City. This causes a delay in the delivery of highly perishable vegetables provincial veterinarian of the highways leading a bad dream or simply to that come from the trading post in La Trinidad to Metro Manila where the demand Benguet. to Benguet if they are feed several people in a is expected to increase from 1.5 million kilograms to 4.5 million during the peak She said once the covered by certifications gathering or meeting. season in December. (PNA file photo by Liza T. Agoot) African swine fever (ASF) “It is an important from government agencies enters the province, it part of our daily lives as and if they are intended will mean so much to the Benguet people that is for Baguio City only. DPWH urged to fast-track repair backyard hog raisers in why several of our people Meanwhile, the provin- the 13 towns of Benguet. are into backyard produc- cial government provides “Our backyard raisers tion because they know livelihood assistance to of Marcos Highway in Baguio grow hogs to sustain that it is a commodity in the residents in the form A TRINIDAD, the education of their of cash given on zero loans Benguet-- The heads City engineering district, said the daily average the province and there will L the group cited the impor- volume of assorted veg- children. Their income always be buyers of pigs,” or in-kind in the form of of the 12 associations of from the sale of one pig piglets. vegetable traders here tance of having to deliver etables transported from he said. the goods on time. the Trading Post at this means payment for the Several petitions sup- Tiongan said residents’ have asked the Depart- tuition or payment for common request under ment of Public Works “The reblocking is capital town is 1.5 million porting Executive Order causing too much traffic kilograms. the money borrowed to (EO) 42-2019 of Governor the livelihood assistance and Highways (DPWH) pay for the tuition of the development program is to fast-track the re-block- and delay in the fast “This number doubles Melchor Diclas on Oct. 24 delivery of these vegeta- or triples to as high as children,” Tiongan said. for the ban on the entry for swine raising because ing of two areas on Marcos Hog growing in they can sell the mature Highway to avoid delay of bles. If this shall continue 4.5 million kilos every of hogs and pork products until the peak season, we December,” the group said Benguet is also an addi- in the province were pigs in just six months deliveries of their produce tional income for the with a higher gain. during the holiday season. fear that at least 14 million in the letter. submitted to the provin- kilos of assorted vegeta- The group also said thousands of farmers with cial government. An average of PHP8 In an interview on unstable means of income. million is allotted by the Wednesday, Agot Balanoy, bles will be left un-pur- the volume of vegeta- The EO bans the chased from the farmers bles started increasing as “It is where they get entry of hogs and pork provincial governor’s manager of the Benguet subsistence if they lose office for the livelihood farmers' marketing coop- for said duration- all of early as Nov. 6 with some products from the towns which will either rot or prices dropping, like that on vegetable production of Mapandan, San Jacinto, of the people, which erative, said they hope damaged by the rains. But amounts mostly go to their letter request will be be wasted or be sold at a of cabbage where prices Mangaldan, Sta. Barbara, lower prices due to lesser went as low as PHP5 a we hope for the best that Manaoag, Laoac, Alcala, swine raising. acted upon immediately is why we are heighten- "The governor is very to prevent the possibility quality,” said the letter kilo from PHP30, that it Bautista, Malasiqui, signed by the heads of is why “the swift shipping ing the quarantine with Basista, San Carlos City, supportive to protect of the perishable goods to the help of everybody,” the livelihood of the diminish in quality. the various associations of vegetable is the biggest Urbiztondo, Mangatar- of La Trinidad vegetable factor for the vegetables Tiongan said in the em, Urdaneta, Dagupan townmates in Benguet “December is the peak Ilocano dialect. because even if they just season for the demand of trading area. to be purchased from our Calasiao, Bayambang, San The group is composed locality and delivered to To date, Benguet Fabian and Pozzorubio. grow two or three pigs vegetables,” Balanoy said. remains ASF-free but the their income helps the She said the sales and of La Trinidad vegetable the key markets in the These areas are located trading post association, country since it is highly provincial government, as within the 10-kilometer family a lot. The governor’s production will be affected Cont. on page 7 by the quality of their per- Bagsakan municipal perishable.” ishable goods, adding that clusters vegetable dealers Earlier, the DPWH Firm proposed put up of... For the first five years the market, in general, will association, sayote dealers announced that the of the project, Canadian from page 2 also be affected if there is and traders association, reblocking for the two experts will be in the no enough supply of veg- backfill vegetable dealers areas at the Baguio side in the city. city to supervise the etables that will reach association, La Trinidad of Marcos Highway that Further, the company also plans to construct a day operation of the power Metro Manila on time. vegetable porters asso- started on Nov. 4 will be care center for workers with children with no one to plant and after the lapse In the two-page letter ciation, Hi-land farmers until December 21. take care so that the facility will serve as a child-mind- of the said period, trained dated Nov. 11, 2019 multi-purpose cooper- Marcos Highway is ing and development center. city engineers will be the addressed to the DPWH ative, Benguet truckers currently the primary The company will be using pyrolysis as the means ones to handle the plant’s regional office, the Baguio and traders associa- road used by motorists to in converting the unsegregated garbage to renewable operation. tion, Benguet vegetable and from Baguio City. energy to produce clean energy for the city. The company is just personnel of the different truck drivers’ associa- Balanoy said they have Initially, the company closed some 14 agreements one of the numerous offices to ascertain the tion, Early birds traders proposed two options to with different city governments in Luzon and Visayas project proponents that viability of the project association, La Trinidad authorities-- to complete for the proposed waste-to-energy project, thus, it is offered to the city gov- even if the same will be at vegetable packers asso- the reblocking before banking on a Canadian-based company to extend the ernment similar ventures no cost to the city./Dexter ciation and the Benguet December 1 or to stop appropriate technical assistance for the realization of the past several years and A. See Nueva Vizcaya farmers the repair and continue it the power plants capable of producing clean energy for these had been subjected inter traders association. in January next year./Liza the communities where it intends to operate. to scrutiny by technical The vegetable traders Agoot (PNA) The JUNCTION November 16-22, 2019 4 WEEKEND OPINIONS Another dead PMA cadet By: Victor Avecilla (www.tribune.net.ph) nother plebe, or fourth class (freshman) cadet in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), is dead. ALast Friday, 8 November 2019, PMA plebe Mario Telan Jr. reported for his 11 a.m. to 12 noon swimming class at the PMA swimming pool, and was not heard from thereafter. His lifeless body was later found in the 15-foot deep end of the PMA swimming pool. Rescuers’ attempts to revive Telan proved futile. He was pronounced dead when he was brought to the academy’s station hospital. PMA spokesman Capt. Cheryl Tindog said an investigation will be conducted, and that swimming classes have been suspended indefinitely. Tindog also came up with the usual promise to deal with any possible irregularity which may have caused the death of Telan. Capt. Tindog said security videos at the pool area reveals that 22 other cadets were inside the pool with Telan, and that there were two instructors in charge of the swimming class. Tindog said he treaded in the deep end of the pool and that nobody noticed that he did not surface anymore. KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS The autopsy done on Telan indicates that he drowned. Baguio City police investi- Pagtutuos sa mga gawa ng tao, gating the incident see no foul play in his death. Last September, the PMA was in the news when another plebe, Darwin Dormito- tiyak darating rio, died inside the academy, apparently a victim of hazing. Media reports disclose By: Atty. Batas Mauricio that Dormitorio once got a brutal beating from an angry upperclassman allegedly because he misplaced the upperclassman’s combat boots — a beating that contributed INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “… Ako’y iyong siniyasat, batid mo ang aking buhay, ang lahat kong lihim, Yahweh, ay tiyak mong nalalaman. Ang lahat ng gawain ko, to the death of the cadet. sa iyo ay hindi lingid, kahit ikaw ay malayo, batid mo ang aking isip…” (Mga Awit 139:1-2, Bibliya). EDITORIAL PMA officials have since then resigned and criminal charges have been filed against them -ooo- by the Dormitorio family. Physicians of the academy who countenanced his maltreat- PAGTUTUOS SA MGA GINAWA NG TAO, DARATING: Sa mga tiwali at ment by their alleged inaction on the cadet’s injuries are also facing administrative magnanakaw sa gobyerno, o di kaya ay laging nang-i-isa sa kanilang kapwa, dapat charges that may lead to the revocation of their professional licenses. ninyong pansinin ang dalawang balitang mula sa mga hukuman ng bansa noong Despite the initial findings made by the police regarding Telan’s death, many Nobyembre 15, 2019. Ang unang balita ay mula sa Sandiganbayan sa kaso ni dating Cagayan Province Governor Grace Padaca, at ang pangalawa ay mula sa Regional questions arise. Trial Court ng Las Pinas City, sa kaso ng apat na lalaking nagnakaw at pumatay sa In most swimming classes, the “buddy system” is strictly enforced. Under the “buddy isang babaeng papasok na sana sa kaniyang bahay noong 2013. Itinampok sa mga balitang ito ang pagpapalabas ng pasya ng Sandiganbayan system,” two classmates are assigned to each other as buddies, and they are expected to at ng Las Pinas Regional Trial Court sa mga kasong kriminal na kanilang nilitis. look out for each other’s safety. That way, when a “buddy” is missing or is drowning, Hindi po natin pakikialaman kung tama ba o kuwestiyonable ang naging mga pasya nila. Iyon ay tutuusin pa ng mga mas matataas na hukuman, kung a-apela the incident can be reported immediately to the lifeguard for remedial measures. ang mga nasentensiyahan. The “buddy system” obtains in almost every military academy in the world. Like Ang nais kong bigyang pansin dito ay ito: dumating sa dalawang kasong ito ang in the swimming pool, the “buddy system” in the military academy is an efficient dulo ng paglilitis, at ang pagpapalabas ng desisyon ng mga hukom at justices na duminig sa mga katibayan ng magkabilang panig. Ang ibig lamang ipakahulugan way of monitoring the well-being of every cadet. nito, darating at darating ang pagtutuos sa mga ginawa ng tao, ke ang pagtutuos Why did Telan’s “buddy” or classmates leave him in the pool to drown? Didn’t his na yan ay magmumula sa iba pang tao, o mula sa Diyos. “buddy” or classmates even notice that he was missing at the end of their swimming -ooo- class? Why didn’t his “buddy” report to any of the instructors that he was missing? ALAM NG DIYOS ANG LAHAT NG ATING MGA GAWA AT ISIP: Naalaala They could have looked for Telan and possibly saved his life. ko tuloy ang sinasabi ng mga pangaral ng Haring Solomon na ngayon ay nakasulat How come none of the two instructors bothered to check the pool right after the na sa Bibliya, sa Mangangaral 12:14. Ganito ang pangaral: “Ang lahat ng ating mga gawa, hayag man o lihim, mabuti man o masama, ay ipagsusulit natin sa Diyos…” class? If they did, they would have certainly noticed Telan’s body inside the pool, and Darating at darating ang pagsusulit, o ang pagtutuos sa ating mga ginawa. Hindi perhaps they could have revived him. maaaring umiwas ang sinuman sa pagsusulit o pagtutuos na ito. A lifeguard must be present at a pool site each time there are people using the pool. Ayon nga kay Jesus, ang ating Diyos at Tagapagligtas na Siyang Diyos Ama, Anak, at Espritu Santo, ang mga gawa ng tao noong nabubuhay pa siya ay magiging batayan That is a standard operating procedure everywhere. kung sa langit o sa impiyerno siya tutungo sa wakas ng panahon. Mababasa po ito It looks like there was no lifeguard at the PMA pool area during the swimming sa Mateo 25:31-46 ng Bibliya, at tinutukoy dito na ang mga kambing ay tutungo sa impiyerno, samantalang ang mga tupa ay sa langit naman matatagpuan. class attended by Telan. Had there been a lifeguard present, and if that lifeguard did Sino ang mga tao na itinuturing na tupa? Ayon kay Jesus, sila ang mga tumulong his job, Telan may still be alive today. sa mga mahihirap at maliliit. Ang mga kambing naman ay yung mga tao na hindi kinakitaan ng malasakit sa kanilang kapwa, bagamat nasa kakayanan naman nila Telan’s death could have been avoided if PMA officials and swimming instructors ang pagbibigay ng malasakit at pagtulong. observed due diligence in conducting the swimming classes in the academy. They Cont. on page 6 should resign immediately for criminal negligence. The PMA does not Contact Nos. (0917) 5069123, (074) 444-7025 need careless personnel who constitute a threat to public safety. Tired of Graft & Corruption? or you can write to P.O. Box 1588, 2600 Baguio is an anti-graft, PMA authorities ought to be reminded that parents send their sons and Linis Gobyerno City e-mail: [email protected] website: corruption prevention and detection office. www.linisgobyerno.org daughters to the PMA to become soldiers, not corpses. November 16-22, 2019 The COMMENTARIES JUNCTIONWEEKEND 5 MAGKASANGGA TAYO FAIR AND SQUARE the LTFRB, Judge now Justice Remedios Fernando, that the ninja fixers was almost eradicated when Chairman Panahon na para The Ninja Fixers Fernando adopted a close disciplinary control of the personnel of the Board en banc and in the Regional ipursigi ang SOLAR (Part 1 Offices. The loosening of control and discipline under POWER !!! (Part 2) the succeeding LTFRB Chairmen, however, gave birth to the existence of more potent ninja fixers, both in By: Nestor “Paken” Castro By: Atty. James S. Valeros the Board en banc and Regional Offices. akit mistulang parang hindi nagte-take off ang pag ike the Philippine National Police (PNP) which has In due time, more corruption perpetrated by ninja gamit nga mga solar power generation systems Ninja Cops among its rank-and-file, the LTFRB has fixers became rampant and intense and resulted in the Bsa ating bansa? Bakit sa mga ibang bansa lalong lalo Lalso Ninja Fixers among its personnel and officials. sale of decisions and CPCs to the highest bidder espe- sa mga bansa sa west at sa europa at pati na rin sa While they differ in their composition and mode of cially in contested cases for resolution of the Board en mga ibang bansa na katulad ng Vietnam, South Korea, operation, that is, ninja cops operate against people banc. The situation sort of alarmed me since meritori- Malaysia, atbp ay laganap ang pag gamit ng mga solar involved in illegal drugs, the ninja fixers operate ous cases were usually decided in favor of the parties power generation systems ? Ayaw kaya ng mga Pilipino illegally for people involved in securing irregular PUV sponsored by ninja fixers. na makatipid sa kanilang monthly electric consumption franchises. The difference between them however, stops Thus, I was constrained to recommend the ? Ilan lamang ‘yan sa mga katanungan na gumugulo there. thorough investigation of the Board for the purpose sa aking isipan at marahil ay hindi ko rin mabibig- For, both these ninjas share the same operation- of overhauling its unwanted system and proceedings, yan ng tiyakan o eksaktong kasagutan. Bagamat isang al vision and objective, that is, all for the purpose of but most of all, to stop the corruption in the Board. My bagay ang aking matitiyak at ito ay wala sa ating lahat money; they bank on the same support, if not direct abbreviated letter thereof to the late Secretary Mendoza ang ayaw makatipid sa ating monthly electric bills, involvement, of their immediate higher-ups to per- is hereto reprinted following, to prove my point. maging mayaman ka o mahirap, lahat sa atin ay gustong petuate and continue the wrongdoings that they do; makatipid sa ating monthly electric bills. both also make use of the uncompromising aspects 4 June 2009 Alam ba ninyo na ang Pilipinas ay ang bansa sa buong of the law or regulations to exact rewards from their TO: The Hon. Leandro R. Mendoza Asia na may pinakamataas na singil sa koryente? victims; and, both are unmindful of themselves, their Secretary, D O T C Hindi ba kayo nagtataka kung bakit ganooon? Katulad organizations and the fate of their families and children Ortigas Ave., Mandaluyong City halimbawa sa Malaysia - ayon sa isa kong kaibigan na when they bungled in their operations. These are just naka base sa sa Kuala Lumpur ang electric bill niya ay a few of what are common in them as ninjas. Subject: Urgent Request to Examine / Investigate na sa mga 30% to 40% lamang ng kanyang electric bill The ninja fixers have been there existing somehow The Irregularities in the Administrative and dito sa Pinas. Ibig sabihin nito ay hanep talaga ang mga as early as during the time of the BOT or Board of Quasi-Judicial Functioning of the LTFRB. negosyong nagpaparating sa atin ng koryente. Sino Transportation, the forerunner of the LTFRB. But, it Dear Sir: kaya sa kanila ang matakaw o masasabi nating baka probably gathered momentum when LTFRB was estab- nananamantala sa ating mga Pilipinong mga walang lished on 19 June 1986 and simultaneously thereafter To put it quite frankly, Mr. Secretary, the present ka muang-muang sa sobrang taas ng koryente? upon the creation of the LTFRB Regional Offices in LTFRB en banc is no longer the same Board or agency Sa tutuo lang ay kasalukuyan naming pinag aaralan the country, manned to the core mostly by retained that we knew and whom we would praise and kung bakit ganoon kataas ang ating mga electric bills, personnel of the BOT. gave respect for its efficiency, honesty and fairness bagamat ito ay hindi naman kagagawan ng isang It was to the credit though of the first Chairman of in the performance of administrative and quasi-judi- kompanya lamang sapagkat base sa aking pag kakaalam cial functions. It has gone a long way to ruin the good ay mayroon power generation o kung saan nag mumula Kakampi mo ang Batas name, honor and prestige that its predecessors had ang enerhiya ( power plant kadalasan), sunod dito ay painstakingly founded mayroon nag paparating ng enerhiya natin (National from page 4 for decades. Grid) mula sa source patungo sa sinasabi na Distribu- -ooo- Not only that it can no longer resolve and decide tion Utility (DU) katulad ng BENECO. cases in the prescribed period or reasonable time, it PAALALA NG SIMBAHANG AND KNK: Ito ang even appears that such resolutions and decisions in ### dahilan kaya mahigpit ang paalaala ng Simbahang contested cases are now for sale, that is, if we go by the Anak ng Diyos Kadugo Ni Kristo (o AND KNK) sa fact that these resolution and decisions granting CPCs Ayon sa aking pagkakaintindi, sa kasalukuyan ay lahat ng mga Pilipino. Marapat nilang tiyakin na ang are being promulgated by the Board: napakamahal pa ng storage batteries para sa storage kanilang mga pagkilos ay pawang kalugod-lugod sa a) Even with lack of compliance to jurisdictional ng solar harvested energy kaya lahat nang nalilikum Diyos na ang Pangalan ay Jesus. Maaaring sa kasalu- requirements, or na solar power ay kailangan ng gamitin or maibalik kuyang panahon ay iisipin nilang tila walang uusig o b) In the absence of essential documentary require- sa grid (eto yun sinasabi na net metering). Bagamat, magtutuos sa kanilang mga gawa, lalo na yung mga ments, or; ayon sa mga huling balita at sa rapid advancement abuso sa kanilang kapwa. c) In violation of DOTC policies and LTFRB rules of technology sa ibayong dagat ay hindi magtatagal Pero, hindi natin pupuwedeng dayain ang Diyos. Sabi or; o mga ilang taon na lamang ang ating aantayin bago nga sa Galacia 6:7, huwag nating aakalaing malilinlang d) In the absence of complete records of the cases or; mapababa ang halaga ng storage batteries nang sa natin ang Diyos. Kung ano ang ating itinanim, yun ang e) Even in violation of due process entitled the ganooon ay ang napakagandang isipin na scenario ay ating aanihin. Partikular sa mga mayayamang umabuso aggrieved party. majority of our electric consumption ay manggagaling sa mga taong naglingkod sa kanila, nakasulat na na sa solar power at kung sakali lang mabitin sa ating bagamat buhay pa sila ay inuuod na ang kanilang mga Worse, Mr. Secretary, mere applications for extension storage batteries ay saka pa lang tayo aasa sa fossil fuel kaluluwa. of validity of CPCs take more than 3 to 5 years or even based grid. Basahin sa pahina ______ng pahayagan Ngayon na ang panahon upang pagsisihan natin more, to be processed or approved. Likewise, motions na ito ang isang feature hinggil sa malaking storage ang mga nagawa nating taliwas sa mga utos ng Diyos. for reconsideration in contested cases remain unre- batteries. (https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/ Ngayon na ang panahong baguhin natin ang ating mga solved for years, up to four (4) years and running. For giant-batteries-and-cheap-solar-power-are-shoving- isip, salita, gawa, at hitsura, at tiyaking hindi naninim- this reason, the board is able to perpetrate its question- fossil-fuels-grid ). dim ang Diyos sa mga ito. Kung babalewalain natin ang able, unfair and unjust decisions for years and perhaps epekto ng mga gawa nating pumipinsala sa ibang tao, forever, to the prejudice and damage of prior operators ### at hindi tayo nagsusumikap tumulong sa mga taong who are deprived of protection in their investment and nilalang din naman ng Diyos, tutuusin Niya tayo ng who are made to suffer from great reduction in income, Basahin nyo rin ang ERC Resolution No. 06, Series walang duda. as what happened and still happening in our cases. of 2019 na inaprubahan nitong August 16, 2019 : A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE AMENDMENTS -ooo- It was precisely these reasons or causes that goaded TO THE RULES ENABLING THE NET-METERING us to write a letter to the former Cont. on page 6 PROGRAM FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY. Inyong REAKSIYON? Tawag po sa 0977 805 9058, 0918 account sa Facebook: Melanio Lazo Mauricio Jr. Email: mada-down load ang nasabing Resolution sa ERC 574 0193, 0933 8251308 o sa aking Messenger Website king saan linilinaw ng ERC para sa mga DU [email protected], mmauriciojr111@gmail. ang mga regulasyon, patakaran at standards para sa Net ng pahayagan na ito ay mabigyan nating ng espasyo com. Maaari din po kayong mag-post ng inyong mga Metering. Hopefully sa mga darating na isyu ang pag publish ng mga salient points ng ERC Reso- reaksiyon sa aking Facebook page, www.facebook. lution na ito. com/attybatas. The JUNCTION November 16-22, 2019 6 WEEKEND LEGAL/JUDICIAL NOTICES Republic of Philip- Currency, excluding pines interest and penalties and other charges P798M needed to improve Baguio REGIONAL TRIAL accruing thereon until standards at a total proposed rehabilitation COURT fully paid; (b) attor- cost of P65 million; the of the 32-year old Baguio FIRST JUDICIAL ney’s fees amounting sewerage plants AGUIO CITY – The city gov- second to increase the sewerage treatment REGION to THREE THOUSAND director of Mactan Rock capacity of the existing plant is geared towards PESOS (P3,000.00); and ernment is currently evalu- OFFICE OF THE B Industries, Inc., said the sewerage treatment plant improving its capacity (c) all cost and expenses ating the merits of a proposal to project will be divided PROVINCIAL of the foreclosure pro- from the current 8,600 to treat the waste water rehabilitate the existing Baguio into three phases, the first SHERIFF ceedings. That the under- cubic meters per day to being fed into it to ensure sewerage treatment plant and to improve the operating La Trinidad, Benguet signed Sheriff announces construct another sewerage over 28,000 cubic meters the water it discharges to that he will sell at Public system of the Baguio per day at a total cost of the Balili River complies Auction on NOVEMBER treatment plant at Lower Rock sewerage treatment plant Quarry amounting to over P798 P415 million, and third, with the new standards FOR: EXTRAJU- 26, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock to ensure its discharge the construction of a new prescribed under the in the morning or soon million. DICIAL FORE- complies with the new sewerage treatment plant latest issuances of the CLOSURE OF thereafter in front of the Lito R. Maderazo, managing Bulwagan ng Katarungan in barangay Lower Rock environment department, REAL ESTATE (BENGUET JUSTICE 5 health specialty.. 2.07 percent from Nueva Quarry with a capacity while the construction of MORTGAGE HALL), Justice Hill, La Ecija, 1.76 percent from of at least 7,000 cubic the Lower Rock Quarry UNDER ACT 3135, Trinidad, Benguet, to from page 2 Mountain Province, 1.13 meters per day with the sewerage treatment plant the highest bidder for project amounting to will help in cleaning the AS AMENDED within five hectares of the percent from Nueva CASH and in Philippine P318 million. waste water being dis- Currency, the mortgage BGHMC reservation while about Vizcaya, 0.98 percent from He claimed the charged in the Galiano SUMMIT BANK real property including 7.5 hectares are occupied by Ifugao, and 4.4 percent (RURAL BANK all improvements erected informal settler families, Runez from other provinces, OF TUBLAY thereon to the following said. The rest have been identified including those from described property to ERRATUM as forestry and watershed areas. Region 3. (BENGUET) INC., wit: In a Notice of Hearing for Extension of The BGHMC's development About 90 percent of -Mortgagee, KATIBAYAN NG Validity of CPC filed by Emeteria I. Cantillo -versus- ORIHINAL NA TITULO expansion uses 2.5 hectares. The its patients are indigents, making the government SPS. ROMEO Blg. P-19755 Lot No. hospital's bed capacity has been published in this paper issue of February 623, CAD 888-D, Case 4 subsidize around PHP400 GAMBONG increased to 800 in 2018 from the 23, 2019, the authorized route which is: Beginning at a point previous 500. million for poor patients. and MADELYN marked “1” of Lot The hospital receives about Once the development Baguio City to any point in Cordillera 623, CAD 88-D, Case GAMBONG 1,500 outpatients daily or more is completed, the current Administrative Region and Vice Versa as -Mortgagors. 04, Ba-ayan, Tublay, Benguet, being N.76-08 than 400,000 a year and an average 1,500 personnel will be published was incorrect, the route should E., 2433.63 m. from of 40,000 in-patients per year, increased to 3,000 -- the have been: LA TRINIDAD TO ANY POINT FORECLOSURE BLLM No. 1, CAD 888-D, Runez said. personnel requirement CASE NO. Tublay Cadastre, Tublay, Runez said that in 2018, data submitted prior to the IN CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE 19-EJF-2163 Benguet; thence showed that 44 percent of the start of the three-year REGION and Vice Versa, and not as S. 33-42 E., 47.20 m to patients are Baguio residents, development plan, and x------x point 2; inadvertently published. 21.38 percent are from Benguet, approved by the Depart- N. 83-48 W., 12.97 m. ment of Health./Liza SHERIFF’S NOTICE to point 3; 19.4 percent from Pangasin- (SGD) The Junction OIC Agoot (PNA) OF PUBLIC S. 52-59 W., 21.51 m. an, 4.52 percent from La Union, to point 4; country where it was Fair and square AUCTION SALE S. 20-07 W., 69.82 m. Issuance of police.. to point 5; proven that the same is far from page 5 more convenient to appli- Upon extra-judicial N. 15-56 W., 40.73 m. from page 2 Chairman, Gen. Lantion, on June 19, 2008, to request petition for extra judicial because they can reprint the same cants for the issuance of to point 6; him to conduct a formal investigation of the irregular- foreclosure of real estate N. 15-56 W., 20.72 m. with their photos if they need such documents because ities in the conduct of quasi-judicial and administra- mortgage, under Act to point 7; original copies to support their they can print out the 3135 as amended file tive proceedings in the Board. Unfortunately, despite N. 10-14 E., 12.84 m. to requirements. said documents anytime by SUMMIT BAND his being a peemayer, he did not act on it in his time point 8; The multiple printing of the said wherever they are in the (Rural Bank of Tublay N. 22-57 E., 7.82 m. to until he left the Board, copy of which letter had been documents will only be allowed by country provided they (BENGUET) Inc., with point 9; previously furnished the Honorable Secretary. office and postal address the system up to the validity date have access to the internet. N. 22-45 E., 5.79 m. to We will be more than willing to submit documen- at 2nd floor, Sia Lian of the clearances and permits. The City Health point 10; tary evidences and to testify in the investigation that Ting Building No. 35 N. 32-31 E., 29.26 m. to Mayor Benjamin B. Magalong Services Office already will be made hereof, if any. Diego Silang Street, point 11; directed the proponent to present expressed its initial Baguio City, herein N. 70-53 E., 22.71 m. to the matter to the officials of the support to the implemen- referred as the Mortgagee Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. point of beginning. Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) tation of the computeri- for the satisfaction of Containing an area Respectfully, to ensure it will not run counter to zation of the issuance of the obligation of SPS. of THREE THOUSAND Atty. James S. Valeros ROMEO GAMBONG and FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN the government’s national identifi- the health clearance from MADELYN GAMBONG, (3,507) more or less. cation system which will be rolled their office consider- Notice of Extrajudicial with residential and Xxxxx out starting next year. ing the convenience this postal address at Ba-ayan, Prospective bidder/ The company already rolled brings to the clients of the Settlement of Estate Tublay, Benguet, herein buyers may investigate referred as the Mort- out the proposed system in other city government./Dexter the title of the property highly urbanized cities in the A. See with Waiver of Rights gagors, in real estate herein above-described mortgage duly executed and the encumbrances Notice is hereby given to the Estate of the on June 23, 2017. That as Baguio City’s... thereof, if any. Philippines, this 28th day of August 29, 2019, the deceased Agustin Timpac, resident of Poliwes, All sealed bids must be of OCTOBER 2019. from page 2 above-named mortgagors, submitted to the under- Baguio City who died on November 13, 2004 in SPS. ROMEO GAMBONG nila. 'Pag nakita nilang medyo black signed on the above state FOR THE Baguio City has been the subject of an Extra- and MADELYN or green, kapag greenish -- nabubulok date and time. PROVINCIAL judicial Settlement of Estate with Waiver of GAMBONG, indebted na huwag na nilang bilhin 'yun (Buyers In the event the public SHERIFF EX-OFFICIO to the mortgagee in should check the smell, appearance, Rights executed by the heirs of said deceased auction should not take OF BENGUET the amount of THREE place on the said date, and color of the meat because there on October 23, 2019 in Baguio city and regis- HUNDRED FORTY ONE are vendors who mix old and unsold it shall be held on By: (SGD) JOSELITO tered and docketed as Doc. 127 Page. 26; Book THOUSAND THREE stock from the previous day. If they December 17, 2019 at F. SALES 27; Series of 2019 of the Notarial Register of HUNDRED SEVENTY see that the meat has turned green or the same place and time Sheriff IV Atty. Meshack C. Macwes of the City of Baguio, TWO PESOS and without need of further black in color, it is already spoiled and NINETEEN CENTAVOS notice.h they should not buy it),” Piok said. / Philippines. Nov. 2, 9, and 16, 2019 Nov. 2, 9, and 16, 2019 (P341,372.19) Philippine La Trinidad, Benguet, Liza Agoot (PNA) November 16-22, 2019 The NEWS JUNCTIONWEEKEND 7 City prosecutor’s office reports high disposition rate in this same to the different motions for reconsid- aspect of their assigned courts in the city. task. eration are denied can disposition rate Under existing rules still file the necessary disposal reached 1,549 the year. Manalo revealed and regulations, assigned AGUIO CITY – petition for review with cases. Additionally, she said estafa topped the various city prosecutors are given The City Prosecu- the Regional State Pros- Of the filed and 367 cases were filed in cases filed with the at least 60 days to resolve Btor’s Office reported a ecutor or even up to carried over cases, she the different courts while office totaling 480 cases the cases that are being high disposition rate of the justice department added that of the 1,195 15 cases were dismissed followed by other cases filed by complainants. cases filed with the said depending on the pre- cases were filed with resulting to a 100 percent with 400 and violation Complainants of cases office for the first three vailing circumstances of the different courts in disposition rate of the of the Anti-Bouncing that are dismissed can quarters of the year, their cases, among other the city, 450 cases were cases that were subject Check Law with 361 still file motion for recon- including undisposed reasons. dismissed and 4 are still to inquest proceedings. cases. sideration wherein the cases carried over to the Manalo assured com- pending resolution by The assistant city The City Prosecu- assailed resolution will current year from last plainants and defendants the assigned investigat- prosecutor claimed 132 tor’s Office is assigned be reviewed by a 3-man year. of cases filed with the city ing prosecutors with motions for reconsider- to conduct prelimi- review panel composed Assistant City Prose- prosecutor’s office that the disposition rate of ation were filed during nary investigations or of senior prosecutors, cutor Margarita Manalo assigned prosecutors the office on cases for the said period and summary hearings on excluding the investi- disclosed that there decide the dismissal or regular filing reaching all said motions were the various cases being gating prosecutors who were some 3 cases that filing of the cases based 99.73 percent. resolved by the review filed with said office to dismissed the said cases. were carried over to the on the presented pieces On the other hand, panel established for ascertain whether or Further, complain- current year which was of evidence and testimo- Manalo reported there such purpose, thus, the not the said cases have ants not be satisfied in addition to the 1,546 nies of witnesses of the were 382 cases subjected city prosecutor’s office probable cause that will by the decision of the cases that were filed involved parties./Dexter to inquest proceedings to achieve a 100-percent warrant the filing of the review panel when their during the first three A. See by the assigned inquest quarters of the year, thus, prosecutors during the sewerage system. Mayor inclined to stop... the number of cases for first three quarters of The proponent opines the priority for the city gov- from page 8 ernment should be to improve the operation of the disposal of their waste while patronizing the activities P798m needed to improve... existing sewerage treatment plant before working on increase its capacity to accommodate and treat the along Session road. from page 6 increasing volume of waste water being directed to it. Earlier, the City General Services Office committed to assign more streetsweepers and a garbage truck to River. The proposed rehabilitation of the existing sewerage help in clearing the road from the garbage left by people Mactan Rock Industries, Inc. is one of the proponents treatment plant and the put up of another similar who patronize the various activities in the area every for the rehabilitation of the Baguio sewerage treatment plant at Lower Rock Quarry is aligned with one of Sunday. plant and the put up of another sewerage treatment the administration’s 15-point collective agenda on the However, it has been observed that despite the plant at Lower Rock Quarry, while the Japan Inter- revitalizing the environment and the national govern- presence of streetsweepers and a garbage truck to clear national Cooperating Agency (JICA) and the Asian ment’s overall objective of cleaning the bodies of water the road from the garbage, there are still numerous Development Bank (ADB) have standing offers to from pollutants. residents and visitors who unscrupulously dispose their fund the proposed improvement of the city’s The city government proposed that the public works department fund the construction of the Lower waste in the plant boxes and other portion of the road P7.7m Marcos Highway... Rock Quarry sewerage treatment plant over the past thereby making these an eye sore. several years but the same was not prioritized, thus, The city government allowed the experimental from page 8 the present administration decided to look for other closure of the ascending portion of Session Road to possible for contractors to complete their awarded funding sources that will guarantee the completion of determine how this contributes in efforts to reduce the projects at the soonest possible time without sacrific- the priority development project to help improve the pollutants in the city’s air that come from the motor ing the quality of their works if they are really dedicated state of the city’s environment./Dexter A. See vehicle emissions. in prosecuting their awarded projects./Dexter A. See The experiment on the pedestrianization of Session road was initially done for 4 successive Sundays but the SC nullifies spurious... The court averred that any ancestral land prior city chief executive requested the members of the city the section provides to the effectivity of the legislative body to extend the same up to December from page 1 exceptions particularly IPRA. To stress, private this year. along Upper Session Road while Abanag’s include the those “prior land rights respondents’ rights over Ordnance No. 65, series of 2019 that approved the Pacdal Circle, Wright Park, and the city government’s and titles recognized and the subject properties… closure of Session road for 4 Sundays required the titled property in Lualhati barangay. acquired through any were never recognized city government to conduct a massive information The city government under former mayor Mauricio judicial, administrative or in any administrative or and education campaign on the matter for at least two Domogan through the City Legal Office under Melchor other process before the judicial proceedings prior weeks prior to the implementation of the closure of Carlos Rabanes since 2009 had sought the annulment effectivity of the IPRA and to the effectivity of the the ascending portion of the road. of said CALTs along with those issued covering the territories which became IPRA law,” the court said. Concerned offices initially expressed their opposi- claims of Lauro Carantes at South Drive, Ikang Paus part of Baguio after the “The CALTs and tion to the placement of garbage bins along Session at Green Valley and at the Loakan Airport maintain- effectivity of the IPRA CADTs issued by the road because it will serve as a garbage generator with ing that the lots are within forest and park reservations which is November, 1997. NCIP to respondents are irresponsible people tempted to bring their household and therefore inalienable. However, the court thus void.” waste and dispose the same in the said bins to the Together they worked closely with the OSG to ruled that the subject Domogan who led the detriment of the objective of placing the bins in the pursue the cancellation of the titles. claims do not qualify fight to reclaim the lots said areas./Dexter A. See In annulling the CALTs, the court ruled that the under said exceptions then sought the stoppage NCIP “has no legal authority to issue CALTs or CADTs citing antecedent facts of the issuance of spurious Ban on entry of pigs... (Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles)” over said and court decisions that CALTs over forest reser- from page 3 properties as townsite reservation areas in the city. proved that “respondents vations. stand is also true because infection,” Tiongan said. It said Baguio City is not covered by the Republic were not among the In 2013, he bemoaned he knows ASF has no cure Earlier, Diclas advised Act No. 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act bu original and additional the fact that one-fifth and there is no vaccine to his constituents not to do virtue of Section 78 that provides that the city “shall claimants” over subject of the city’s total land protect animals from its swill-feeding as one of remain to be governed by its Charter and all lands properties. area had been covered the preventive measures proclaimed as part of its townsite reservation shall “…The said lots in by CALTS including the government then under against ASF./Liza Agoot remain as such until other reclassified by appropriate the present case were irregular ones as he sought President Aquino./Aileen (PNA) legislation.” not shown to be part of the help of the national P. Refuerzo The JUNCTION November 16-22, 2019 8 WEEKEND NEWS 500 artisans

www.linisgobyerno.org join forces for weaving, Benita Naces and Carenia Amsawen, both from Paracelis, Ibagiw festival 2019 Mountain Province, the AGUIO CITY – More unfolds as it is stretched Montanosa Weavers Asso- than 500 works of out and tensioned to give ciation from Sagada repre- Bart, artists, artisans and the illusion of a levitating sented by Rose Wangdali, cultural workers will be structure that appears John Rae Guimbungan featured in the week-long solid and with the help and Maria Kinggingan of Ibagiw Arts Festival in the of a few black lights the Ifugao, Lily B. Bimuyag, city as part of the cele- sculpture will start to grow Divina Calingayan and bration of Baguio City as as day turns to night. Benita Balangto, Antonia a Creative City for crafts On the other hand, C. Daguyen and Catherine and folk arts by the United Raquel Diokno’s instal- E. Domigyay will be part Nations Educational, Sci- lation will show infusion of the participants in one entific and Cultural Orga- and involvement into the of the 4 core aspects of the P7.7M Marcos highway reblocking nization (UNESCO). healing process through exhibition. The Baguio Arts and their words of encourage- For basketry, the com- project done by November 18 Crafts Collective, Inc. ment to make them whole petition finalists include AGUIO CITY – section is the 549-meter city. (BACCI), the city gov- again. Johnny D. Bangao and The Department stretch from the boundary The DPWH-BCEO ernment and concerned ‘Bantay’ by solo artist Mason Maleptey, Rovilyn Bof Public Works and of Tuba, Benguet in front official expressed his stakeholders will formally Jake Espiritu and Iya Mayat-an and Romeo Highways–Baguio City of a show room of a car gratitude to the motoring open the Ibagiw Festival Regalario, a 10-foot Mayat-an, Henedina District Engineering company up to the area and commuting public for 2019 Saturday which will sculpture of a human Lota A. Bacani and Eric Office (DPWH-BC- fronting the Cordille- their cooperation during be followed by a series of head representing Baguio M. Arguelles, Randy DEO) announced the ra office of the National the implementation of the art and culture-related people seen looking at the Gawwi Bulayo, Pelin Ekin ongoing reblocking of Meat Inspection Service reblocking project, saying activities during the 9-day sky, alluding to protecting Contades, Jason Domling, some portions of Marcos (NMIS-CAR) and the that the temporary incon- period to aggressively the mountains, will also Minda Catong Ciano and highway will be completed other section is the venience caused them will promote the works of art form part of the exhibition Mary Joy Tabanda. by November 18, 2019 126-meter portion of be translated to continu- at the Diplomat Hotel. within the premises of The wood carving and that all lanes of the the road in front of the ous convenient travel One of the highlights the city’s arts and creative competition finalists road will be opened to Bakakeng Central bas- because of the improve of the 9-day event is an center. are Clinton Aniversario, vehicular traffic on the ketball court up to its condition of the road exhibit featuring Baguio Another installa- Edralin Galuten, Matchok said date. junction with Kitma road, surface, especially in the and Angono, Rizal artists tion on the Filipino trait Charles Aliguyon Gano, Engr. Alfredo However, Bannagao reblocked portions of the in an exposition dubbed crab mentality by Sonny Christopher Atiwen, Bannagao, Jr., project disclosed that aside from road. as ‘Salubong’ within the Balanga, will also be part Alex Ognayon, Adriano engineer of the Marcos working round the clock, Mayor Benjamin B. rooms of the former hotel of the 9-day art exhibit to Binwag Mahiwo and highway reblocking the contractor used a Magalong also inspected that have been converted help in enticing art enthu- Randy Lang-odan. project and chief of the quick dry concrete mix to the project sites to check to exhibition areas for siasts to visit the creative The metalcraft compe- DPWH-BCDEO con- ensure the speedy comple- on the proper implemen- over a dozen arts groups center. tition finalists are Lito F. struction division, said the tion of the project for the tation of the programmed and individuals. Further, The festival will end Malaggay, Jenny Timbol, immediate completion of convenience of both the works and the completion 4 installations will flank with the announcement of Rommel Marcelo, Clinton the project was an offshoot motoring and commuting of the project way ahead of the Diplomat Hotel winners from 32 artisans Aniversario, Pamela of the agency’s meeting public. the projected timetable of area with Ana Cecilia who participated in the Lefeber, Bongbong C. with the contractor, According to him, both the agency. Schmidt’s art deco piece 4 expert categories to Sanchez, Marla Sylvanna Goldrich Construction, the reblocked sections of Bannagao claimed the that stands at about inspire a new generation Navida Soriano, Tara considering that Marcos the road were already completion of the project 14 meters in diameter, of craftsmen, women and Lalaine B. Natividad highway is the main poured with the quick within 13 calendar days described to be a large folk artists. and Ayna Luisa Galang./ highway leading to Baguio dry concrete mix and as against the 45-day textile installation that Finalists for backstrap Dexter A. See city and any unnecessary the remaining works of contract duration is a delay in the completion of the contractor is to clear record-breaking one, Mayor inclined to stop Session the project will contribute and clean the work areas especially that the project He pointed out to monstrous traffic con- in preparation for the sites were busy portions that if people will gestions that will have a eventual opening of the of the road, thus, it is Road pedestrianization not be disciplined serious negative effect on main road leading to the Cont. on page 7 AGUIO CITY – The government will experi- in the disposal of their the peak tourism Ad Rates The city government is ment on the placement of garbage when patroniz- months. JUNCTION B Earlier, the P7.7 1 page : P19,000.00 www.junctionnews.com inclined to cut short the garbage bins in designat- ing the activities lined 1/2 page: 9,500.00 Paper/Page Size: 10” x 13” million Marcos (25 cm x 33 cm) ongoing pedestrianiza- ed areas along the stretch up every Sunday along 1/4 page: 4,750.00 tion of the ascending of Session road during its Session road, the city highway reblock- 1 column length: 29.75 cm portion of Session Road closure every Sunday and government will be con- ing project which 1/8 page: 2,375.00 @ 7 columns per page for every Sunday if residents observe the compliance strained to cut short the was divided into 1 col. cm. 85.00 judicial ads two sections was Above rates are for black and white. For colored Ads, add 30%. and tourists patroniz- of people in the proper pedestrianization of the Generous rate discounts available depending on volume of ad ing the activities will disposal of their garbage city’s main road. programmed to placements. continue to defy the strict considering the usual The garbage bins will be be completed Judicial Publication Rates: 80% of commercial advertising rates as per within 45 days or PD 1079 and SC A.M. No. 01 1-07. enforcement of the proper piling up of waste in most placed in strategic areas All Baguio and Benguet Judicial Publication Rates are standard as disposal of garbage. areas of the road after the along the road to test the from November agreed with the IBP and RTC as follows: Baguio City – P180/column inch; Benguet – P160/ column inch. Mayor Benjamin B. conduct of the activities discipline of people in the 4, to December 21, 2019. One Published every weekend except during election season when Magalong said the city on portions of the road. Cont. on page 7 publication is on a bi-weekly basis.