Volume IX No. 37

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Oct. 22 - 28, 2007

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 PHILIPPINE PRESS INSTITUTE    The National Association of Philippine Newspapers

Jake Macasaet, Publisher, MALAYA Chairman, PPI Board of Trustees

Isagani M. Yambot, Publisher, Philippine Daily Inquirer,  Vice-Chairman

Quirino "Ric" G. Alban, Makiling Journal / Treasurer

AMY CABUSAO, The Mindanao Times, Secretary / Trustee for Mindanao

Jose L. Pavia Publisher, Mabuhay! Executive Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Tony Katigbak Managing Editor, Philippine Star

Rogelio Salazar Chief Executive Officer, Manila Standard Today

Agustin Villanueva Editor in Chief, Journal Group of Publications

Juan Mercado Director, Press Foundation of Asia

QUIRINO G. ALBAN Publisher, MAKILING JOURNAL, Trustee for Luzon

Michelle So, Editor, Sunstar Cebu, Trustee for the Visayas

AMY CABUSAO, Editor-in-Chief, The Vanguard, Trustee for Mindanao

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Makiling Journal  Publisher is Chairman for Calabarzon, Federation of Provincial Press Clubs of the Philippines

REP. SAN LUIS WON'T WITHDRAW SUPPORT FOR ARROYO IMPEACHMENT. . . Laguna 4th district Rep. Edgar San Luis said Wednesday last week that he will not withdraw his endorsement of an impeachment complaint against President Arroyo. This statement was made by San Luis amid plans by the opposition to replace it with a "stronger" complaint. . . . . more

  Los Baños FARM-C's "PASYAL LAWA" Project  . . . One active and very promising fisherfolk organization in the countryside is the Los Baños FARM-C. Aside from projects that redound to the benefit of their members, they launched last month a project that benefits not only fisherfolks, but ordinary people alike. Students are also benefited. The project is called "Pasyal Lawa", basically a tourism program where interested individuals can take a short tour of Laguna de Bay within the confines of Los Baños. FARM-C members underwent training on first aid basics, navigation safety, as well as tourism promotion. Participants wear life vests on-board. . . .  more

Philippine Carabao Center to Produce First Cloned Carabao . . . SCIENTISTS at the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) are now into massive cloning of embryos of a superior breed of carabao following the unsuccessful transfer of the first batch of the cloned carabao embryos early this year. The PCC’s target is to come up with the first genetically superior buffaloes using the cloning technology this year, but scientists said the statistically most probable, yet they least expected, happened, as the first batch of the clones experienced early embryonic death. . . . . . . more

  JOSE RIZAL, the national hero of the Philippines and pride of the Malayan race, was born on June 19, 1861, in the town of Calamba, Laguna. He was the seventh child in a family of 11 children (2 boys and 9 girls). Both his parents were educated and belonged to distinguished families. . . . . more

the Asia Pacific Olympics for Choirs – is the largest international event for amateur choirs in Asia and is going to be hosted in Jakarta, the capital of the Republic of Indonesia from November 2nd until November 10th, 2007.

  Adjoining residential corner lots for sale.

  Filipino and American soldiers participating in the annual joint military training exercise Talon Vision 2008 a

Members of the Philippine Australian Alumni Association (PA3i) spearhead this year’s activities of the Clean Up the World Weekend heldt at the D.L. Umali Freedom Park at the University of the Philippines Los Baños campus.

  KAAKBAY SA PAG-AARAL is a project of the Kaakbay Citizen's Development Initiative, Inc. in partnership with the Department of Education under the "Adopt-A-School" program

Kids John, Julia and Joey Turgeon

Summer . . . souvenir picture at the beach & tourist spot in  Deep Cove, North Vancouver, Canada 

PINOY friends of Makiling Journal in Morocco

Erwin Dimaculangan,  left,  is secretary of the CTSA Inspection & Techincal Services in Dammam, Eastern Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

2007 PPI Board oath-taking. Chief Justice Reynato Puno (right) administers the oath of office on the trustees of the Philippine Press Institute July 13 at the Supreme Court, Manila .

JUDICIAL FORECLOSURES

Notice of Hearing

Filipino Electronics Workers Afforded Chance to Study . . . CALAMBA, Laguna — Continental AG, an international automotive supplier with its manufacturing plant based in Barangay Canlubang here has established the Continental University Campus. It is located inside their Calamba plant, in cooperation with the Don Bosco College. .  .  .  .  . more

Environmental Company Joins Los Baños "Linis Kapaligiran". . . An environmental waste processing company, in cooperation with the Philippine Australian Alumni Association, Inc. (PA3i) – Los Baños Chapter, took part in the Clean Up the World Weekend held 3rd Saturday of September 2007. The whole-day affair was held at the D.L Umali Freedom Park of the University of the Philippines – Los Baños. . . . . . more

TRANSCO AWARDS $10M CONTRACT TO CHINESE . . . THE National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) has awarded more than $10 million contract to Chinese firm Zhejiang Electric Transmission and Transformation Engineering Corporation to build the 230-kV Transmission Line Project in Laguna. Zhejiang won the competitive public bidding for the said steel pole, double-circuit, 18.2 kilometer-long transmission line, the last component of the Batangas Transmission Reinforcement Project (BTRP).  . . . . . more 

UP Studes for Smoke-Free Campus . . .  Devotion to freedom being a hallmark of University of the Philippines students, another new and radical event is taking place: they are pushing for a smoke-free campus. A survey conducted by the UP Association of Political Science Majors showed that the larger number of students want the campus to be smoke-free "because they know that the majority will benefit from this. . .  . . . . more

AN IDEAL RESIDENCE ready for occupancy Located at Block 11 Lot 3 JUANA 6 Complex, Biñan, Laguna, 900 meters from the Southwoods Toll Gate, 300 meters from a talipapa (community market), one block away from the sports center. Near Splash Islands Resort, Biñan Eco-Centrum. 

FARM LOT / ORCHARD with an area of  1.78 hectares planted to 200 (10-year-old) fruit-bearing mango trees, 50 near-bearing macapuno trees; 5 century-old trees; May 2005 mango harvest was 400 kaing (equivalent to 8,000 kgs.)

Southern Tagalog Region (Region IV-A - Calabarzon [Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon] & IV-B - Mimaropa: Mindoro Or., Mindoro Occ., Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan]