Volume IX No. 22

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June 25 - July 1, 2007

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COMELEC PROCLAIMS BIÑAN, LAGUNA OFFICIALS . . .  Biñan town in Laguna province has a new set of local officials, led by mayor-elect Marlyn "Lenlen" Alonte, the incumbent vice mayor, and vice-mayor elect Walfredo Dimaguila Jr., an incumbent councilor. Alonte, a Genuine Opposition bet, was reportedly ahead by more 7,000 votes over her closest rival, Francisco "Cookie" Yatco, a Team Unity bet. Dimaguila, a lawyer who passed the bar in 1999, was the topnotcher in the council race in the 2004 elections. . . . more

  COOPERATION PLEASE . . . Amid strong showing by the Genuine Opposition candidates which already counts eight senators in the much-delayed Comelec count Malacañang last week sent a strong signal to the "winning" GO senatorial bets to put an end to political differences and instead focus on legislation that would promote national interest. "They (opposition bets) know that they were elected not to bicker and engender political tension but to promote. . . . . .  more

INFOCEN TIDBITS . . .  Nagpulong kamakailan ang mga kasapi ng Technical Working Group (TWG) ng Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC) na pinamumunuan nina PCSUPT..NICASIO J. RADOVAN, Regional Director, Police Regional Office 1V-A bilang Chairman at VICENTE F. TOMAZAR, Regional Director ng Office of the Civil Defense na siyang Executive Officer ng RDCC para sa pangrehiyong programa sa darating na NDCM sa buwan ng Hulyo. . . . . . more

NO INDEPENDENCE WITH CONTINUED KILLINGS, POLL FRAUD, POVERTY . . . Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno pointed out that continuing poverty, a culture of impunity of crimes and the perception of electoral fraud are fast eroding democracy and freedom in the country and that much has still to be done for the nation to become independent. In a speech given before last week's . . . . 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.

ELECTED CALAUAN OFFICIALS. Laguna Gov. Teresita S. Lazaro (center) poses with the elected municipal officials of Calauan during the recent Oath-taking and Thanksgiving Ceremony held last June 22, 2007 at the Covered Court of Calauan Parks and Playgrounds, Brgy. Kanluran, Calauan, Laguna.

  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   Snow . . .  snow . . .   PINOY friends of Makiling Journal in Morocco

SUPREME COURT Chief Justice Reynato Puno (3rd from left) is flanked on his right by Laguna Gov. Lazaro and Calamba City Mayor Chipeco on his left, during the commemoration rites of Jose Rizal’s 146th birth anniversary at the National Hero Shrine in Calamba City.

Newly Appointed Justices & Judges

Calabarzon Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon

San Luis Scion Asks People to Text their Representative on Speakership Issue . . . Representative-elect Edgar San Luis (Independent, Laguna, 4th district) yesterday appealed to the public to write, call, email or text their congressmen, especially the first-termers, on their choice of Speaker of the House of Representatives. "The choice for the Speaker of the House of Representatives is too important to be left to us congressmen and congresswomen alone," said San Luis. "We need leaders, not dealers!" According to him, the "issue of leadership in the House goes beyond numerical superiority among those in the majority coalition. It is not a question of numbers. It is a question of integrity."   . . .  .  .  . more

CJ PUNO SPEAKS ON THE LIFE AND DEATH OF DR. JOSE RIZAL . . . By Katrina M. Martinez  There is no greater experience in one’s life than to live with freedom, peace, and justice. Speaking at last week’s commemoration of the 146th birth anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal at the Rizal National Shrine in Calamba, Laguna, Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno underscored the significance of the life and death of the country’s national hero in the struggle for national independence. . . . more

Palace Backs Supreme Court Multi-Sectoral Summit on Killings . . . Malacanang welcomed today Chief Justice Reynato Puno’s proposal for a broad-based summit to discuss measures to address the problem of extra-judicial killings. In a statement issued this afternoon, Press Secretary and concurrent Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R. Bunye also stressed that the "administration has a clear policy condemning cold-blooded murders and other crimes." "In line with this policy, we support the Chief Justice’s initiative for a multisectoral summit on the role of the judiciary against these killings," he said. "We also assure the people that our drive to get to the bottom of these killings is purposive and relentless," Bunye added. . . . . . more

THOSE BUMPER STICKERS . . . "The National Statistics Office projects that the number of Filipino elderly will surge to nine million in three years", I e-mailed a demographer friend. "Care to discuss what that implies?" She didn’t zip back the usual professorial commentary. Instead, she sent on a bunch of car stickers. "These, of course, are not for you," she scribbled on the covering note. "But feel free to share with friends who’re showing signs of wear and tear." Here they are: Sticker 1 : "Goodbye Tension. Hello Pension." . . . . . . . . more 

JUDICIAL FORECLOSURES

Adoption of Minor

Appointment as Notary Public

JBC ANNOUNCEMENTS

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