ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MAIL AT THE ROXAS CITY POST OFFICE ON FEB. 25, 1982 VOL. XXXI NO. 10 DECEMBER 24 – 30, 2012 P15 IN CAPIZ HERE COMES THE FLOOD Recently, parts of the province of Capiz were submerged once again due to the heavy rains brought about by the tropical storm Quinta which passed the country before 2012 came to a close. In the fi rst quarter of 2012, some towns in the second district of the province were also fl ooded due to torrential rains. (Photo by the Capiz Provincial Press Bureau) Pray Until It Settles Down The Archdiocese of Capiz Speaks on RH Bill By Jose Arsenio Quinzon No matter what happens, hazard to women’. the Catholic Church will The CBCP also stressed in Immediate & Timely Relief for Needy Capiznons still oppose the controversial a Pastoral Letter that the fund The destruction brought to people in need are not only To prepare for such reforestation projects Reproductive Health Bill which will be used to buy about by the fl ooding at expression of utmost concern unfortunate events, he especially in the upland which—at this writing—is contraceptives might be used the aftermath of TS Quinta but an affi rmation of the how proposes, among others, municipalities of Capiz. (Joel awaiting the signature of effi ciently for the ‘education deeply saddened Mr. Joel P. effi cient and systematic way c o m m u n i t y - b a s e d P. Longares Mediacom) PNoy. of the Filipino children and Longares, who cannot turn a According to Msgr. Victor true protection for the body.’ blind eye to the responsibility Bendico, chairman for Sacred Msgr. Policarpio John of helping his kasimanwas. Liturgy, and episcopal vicar Luza, rector of Colegio de la At the height of the fl ood, of Eastern Vicariates of Purisima Concepcion, said he advised his staff based at the Archdiocese of Capiz, that the Congressmen and Mambusao Capiz to lead the 1 the local Archdiocese will Senators who voted ‘yes’ for relief operations to help out “continue forming the faith RH Bill both in the upper those constituents adversely of the people, and we will not and the lower houses were affected by the fl ood. keep silent [about the issue].” just “pressured by PNoy’s With the participation Bendico stated that in proclamation of its ‘urgency.’” of the volunteers of the February, when the Catholics Luza said that if the RH PAra sa TAwo Para sa will celebrate the Month of Bill, which is during the CApiz (PATAPACA) Youth Family and Life, the local time of this writing is not Movement, some 500 Archdiocese will conduct yet passed by the bicameral balikbayan boxes of used activities to affi rm its stand convention, is signed by the clothing from the US were against the controversial bill. president, the Church’s last distributed to the towns of “Indi mag-atras ang simbahan solution is to fi le a motion Mambusao, Cuartero, Tapaz, [sa] sina [nga issue]” (the in the Supreme Court. “The Dumalag, Dao, Panay, Panitan Church will not hold back Church, as a mother and a and Pontevedra. Relief goods donated by Joel P. Longares given to the victims of the Typhoon Quinta in the from [that issue]),” Bendico teacher, has the obligation to Relief goods were sent province. said. care for its people, and teach through Atlas Shippers of doings should be. During the fi rst mass of them to value life,” Luza said. International, of which Longares vowed to the annual Dawn Masses he is the owner and Chief strengthen disaster mitigation 2 Career Service Exams Slated (Misa Dulom), all parishes THE CATHOLIC VOTE Executive Offi cer. efforts given the opportunity read the pastoral letter While 2013 Midterm Cuartero, being the worst- to be of service to Capiz. More applicants are Those taking the career expected to take the Civil coming from the Catholic Elections is pending, Msgr. hit municipality in the 2nd For him, the fl ood is service sub-prof exams will Service Paper and Pencil test tackle English and Filipino, Bishop Conference of the Victor Bendico said that the District, received a total of a wake-up call for every for professionals and sub- vocabulary, grammar and Philippines (CBCP) stating its Catholic Church doesn’t favor concerned Capiznon 300 packs of relief goods professionals slated to be correct usage, paragraph strong opposition against the or condemn any particular particularly food. especially considering the held twice this year, namely: organization, reading bill, which according to the politician who took side Longares believed that damage that has been done on April 14, 2013 and on comprehension, clerical letter ‘can corrupt the whole in the debates about the the timely and immediate to the environment and to the October 13, 2013. operations and numerical country’ and ‘can bring more PRAY/4 assistance that can be extended lives of the people. According to the Civil reasoning. Service Commission (CSC), The passing grade has this will establish a register been set at 80% for both of eligibles from which professional and sub- Capiz under State of Calamity certifi cation and appointment CAREER/4 By Jemin Guillermo to the second- and fi rst-level Reduction and Management for the provincial government 14,577 families (54,962 positions in the Civil Service Council (PDRRMC) here, ROXAS CITY—The to provide immediate persons) were affected by shall be made, provided fl ooded towns in Capiz have chaired by Gov. Victor assistance to affected families fl ood. that the eligibles meet the already been placed under the Tanco, passed a resolution and localities—the fund Of the total affected qualifi cations and other state of calamity. recommending to SP to source for said assistance will barangays, 26 are in requirements of the position. In a session of the declare the entire province of be charged to the calamity Mambusao, 22 in Panitan, 15 Sangguniang Panlalawigan Capiz under state of calamity. fund. each in Panay and Dao, 14 Those intending to (SP) of Capiz held Dec. 28, In its resolution, SP stressed After deliberations, SP in Pontevedra, 17 in Sigma, take the Career Service towns and barangays were that the devastation caused by noted that only those localities 8 in Maayon, 11 in Tapaz, 9 Professional exams will put under the state of calamity Quinta was unprecedented— affected by the impact of said in Cuartero, 7 in Dumalag, 4 be tested in English and after the same were affected with fl oodwater level higher typhoon will be declared in Dumarao and 3 in Roxas Filipino, vocabulary, by fl ood after the heavy rains than that of typhoon Frank under the state of calamity. City. grammar and correct usage, brought about by Tropical and the greater extent of As of 6 p.m. of December Typhoon Quinta likewise paragraph organization, Storm Quinta. damage on crops, livestock 28, the PDRRMC Action claimed two lives here with reading comprehension, The declaration came after and properties and even lives. Offi ce reported that 151 one person still missing at the analogy, logic and numerical the Provincial Disaster Risk SP likewise stressed the need barangays in Capiz, or some CAPIZ/4 reasoning. The Capiz Times OPINION DECEMBER 24 – 30, 2012 2 Sa Pagsugod sang Tuig Fr. James B. Reuter, 96 adugay na gid nga wala ako nakasulat sa From The Manila Times NOW & THEN Hiligaynon, (ukon Kapisnon?), nga amo ang aton By Fr. Rey Villanoy, Jr. much-loved American priest who Muna nga panghambal, “mother-tongue” siling sang Department of Education. Siguro nakalipatan ko ayhan ang adopted the Philippines as his home paghimo sini ukon naling-an lang. Maayo nga sa pagsugod sang quietly passed away this week. Fr. tuig 2013, ako nahatagan sang kahigayunan sa pagsulat naman A sa Hiligaynon. sang 20 ka tuig siya nagahimo sini , siguro ini nga tawo mangin James B. Reuter was 96, and he was more Sang bata pa ako siguro sang nagsugod sa pagbutho sa isa sa pinakamaayo nga tawo kag sarang mangin huwaran para than just a Catholic priest who became an elementarya, pirmi gid kami ginapahanumdum sa bulan sang sa iban. Enero nga amo man ang pagsugod sang bag-o nga tuig sang Pero may isa ka butang nga sarang maka-upang sa honorary Filipino. He was an educator, media ginatawag sa Ingles “new year’s resolutions”. Inang mga maayo pagpatigayon sang aton pagtinguha sa pagbag-o sang aton communicator, drama and music coach and nga pagbinatasan nga luyag naton ikabuhi kag ang mga makita pagpamatasan paagi sa aton “new year’s resolutions”. Ginasiling nton nga indi maayo nga pagbinatasan sa aton kaugalingon nga nga ang Pilipino may yara nga daw indi maayo nga mentalidad mentor and friend to countless Filipinos luyag naton bag-uhon. nga ginatawag “ningas-kugon”. Ini nga mentalidad nga masami whose lives he touched. Natandaan ko pa gid gani nga ginapasulat man kami nangin matuod amo nga sa pagsugod sang isa ka hilikuton ukon sang formal theme sa sini nga mga “resolutions”. Kag sang resolusyon, maayo lamang kuno kita sa pagsugod sini kag For the tried and true Roman Catholics, he nagtudlo ako sa high school nga mga seminarista, akon man mabudlay ini nga pagapadayunon. was known as the face and the voice of the ini ginpahimo sa ila. Ini tungod nga bisan tubtob subong ini Sarang man ini mahanabo sa aton pagbag-o, subong abi sang pagdula sang isa nga indi maayo nga pamatasan. Sa una pa lang Family Rosary Crusade. isa ka importante nga aspeto sang pagbag-o sang kaugalingon sang tawo. Kay sin-o lang bala abi sa aton ang makahambal mabaskog gid ang aton pagtinguha nga nangin madinalag-on He had been in the Philippines since 1938, nga siya perpekto, nga siya wala sang depekto?.