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Letters on Cory FOREVER YELLOW
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A personal loss
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NGAYON AT NOON — Ang ipinamalas ng sambayanang Pilipino na kahanga-hangang paggalang,
pagpapasalamat at pagpapaalam kay yumaong Pangulong Cory Aquino noong Agosto 5, gayundin
ang kahanga-hangang paggalang, pagpapasalamat at pagpapaalam ng Pilipino sa kanyang
pinaslang na kabiyak na si Dating Senador Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino Jr. noong Agosto 31, 1983.
– MNS Photos 2009 at ang unang pahina ng Mabuhay noong Setyembre 4, 1983
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EDITORYAL Buntot Pagé PERFECTO V. RAYMUNDO

Pangulong Cory Aquino

Dumarami ang nais maging pangulo
at ang liping Bulakenyo HABANG nagtatagal ay duma-
rami ang nagnanais na kuman-
hon ni Marcos, iisa lamang ang
nangungurakot sa kaban ng
may anak siyang nag-aaral sa
elementarya, bibigyan ng P20 na
HINDI man magkatulad ang paraan ng pagpanaw ng kanyang asawang didato sa pagka-pangulo ng ating bayan. baon. P180 na lamang ang para
si dating Senador Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, ang pagpanaw ni dating bansa sa nalalapit na halalan sa Sta. Banana! sa pagkain ng pamilya sa buong
Pangulong Corazon “Cory” Cojuangco-Aquino sa edad na 76 noong Mayo ng susunod na taon. maghapon.
Nangunguna sa talaan ang Pamahal nang pamahal ang bilihin
Sabado, Agosto 1, mayroon itong magkatulad na epekto. Libo-libo ang nakidalamhati sa
Ang kanilang paglisan sa mundong ito patungo sa piling ng Diyos mga senador na sina Loren Le- NABIGLA ako nang minsang
garda, Chiz Escudero, Mar Ro- mapasyal ako sa pamilihan. Nang pagpanaw ni Pangulong Cory
na may likha ay muling nagbukas hindi lamang sa mata at isipan ng
bawat Pilipino, kungdi maging sa dahon ng kasaysayang lumipas. xas, Manny Villar, Jinggoy Es- tanungin ko kung magkano ang LIBO-libong mamamayan ang
Matapos ang pagpaslang kay Ninoy noong Agosto 21, 1983, nagising trada (kung hindi puwede si dat- isang kilo ng baboy ay nabigla ako nakidalamhati sa pagpanaw ni
ang diwa ng sambayanang Pilipino mula sa mahabang pagkakahimbing. ing Pangulong Joseph Estrada), nang sabihin ng tindera na P180. dating Pangulong Cory Aquino
Jamby Madrigal. Gayundin sina Ang pinakamurang bigas ay noong unang araw ng Agosto.
Dumaloy sa mga lansangan ang nakidalamhati, hanggang sa damdamin Vice-President Noli de Castro, NFA rice na P25 isang kilo sa- Maging ang kanyang libing
sa pagkaulila sa kalayaan ay umapaw sa isang payapang rebolusyong Defense Secretary Gilbert Teo- mantalang ang commercial rice noong ika-5 ng kasalukuyang
Edsa I halos tatlong taon ang nakalipas, na nagsilang sa isang bagong doro, MMDA Chairman Bayani ay P30 pataas ang isang kilo. Ang buwan ay dinumog din ng mga
republika sa pamumuno ng kanyang maybahay na si Cory. Fernando, Pampanga Gov. Ed bangus na dati-rati ay P80 lang mamamayan.
Sa pagpanaw ni Cory nitong Sabado, bumaha ang pakikiramay mula Panlilio at Bro. Eddie Villanueva isang kilo ay P130 na ngayon. Muntik ko nang makamayan
sa iba’t-ibang panig ng mundo. Bilang paggalang at pakikidalamhati ng JIL Movement. Wala akong mabili ngayon na si Pangulong Cory Aquino nang
kay Cory na itinuturing na simbulo ng demokrasya sa bansa, mga Sa dami ng nais na maging mura. Maging ang itlog ng manok siya ay bumisita sa Bulacan sa
Pilipino’y nagsipagsuot ng dilaw na damit, nagtali ng dilaw na laso, pangulo ay naguguluhan ang mga na dati-rati ay P3.50 hanggang kanyang kaarawan noong 1989.
ipinakita ang kamay na nakadakot ngunit ang hintuturo ay nakaturo sa botante. Sino kaya sa mga nag- P4 ang isa ay P5 na ngayon. Iniaabot na ni Pangulong Cory
itaas at nakatagilid ang hinlalaki. hahangad na maging pangulo ang Ang isang kilong galunggong ang kanyang kamay sa akin para
Ang mga imaheng ito na unang nasaksihan ng bansa noong 1983 tapat ang hangaring maglingkod na medyo sariwa ay P130 kada makamayan nang bigla akong
hanggang sa paglaya sa diktaduryang Marcos noong 1986, ay sa mga mamamayan? kilo at kung medyo bilasa ay hinatak ng kanyang security. Sip-
nagpapahiwatig na muling napukaw ang damdamin ng bansa. Tanong Marami ang nagsasabing la- P100 kada kilo. sip ang nabigkas ko na lamang at
ng ilan, kasunod ba nito ay isa na namang rebolusyon at pagbabago? hat sila ay nais na maglingkod ng Papaano mapagkakasya ng nakita kong napangiti si Cory.
Oo. Ngunit ito ay hindi rebolusyon katulad ng nasaksihan at buong katapatan kapag sila ay isang ordinaryong manggagawa
nahalal. ang kinikita nitong minimum Bagyong ‘Kiko’
naranasan natin noong 1986. Maulit man ang katulad narebolusyon
noong 1986 ay tiyak na matatagalan pa. Sa aking sariling karanasan, wage kung sa pamasahe lamang DALAWAMPU at isa ang patay
Subalit ang rebolusyon sa puso at diwa ng mga Pilipino, partikular mula kay Pangulong Ferdinand niya papunta at pauwi sa pina- na iniwan ng bagyong ‘Kiko’ sa
E. Marcos, habang nagtatagal at pasukan ay P100 na. Isama mo Luzon noong nakaraang linggo.
na sa liping Bulakenyo ay nagsimula na. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng pabago-bago ang pangulo, lalong rito ang meryenda at tanghalian, Labing tatlo ang nasawi sa Cor-
pagbabalik-tanaw sa dahon ng nakalipas na kasaysayan kung saan ay maraming mamamayan ang nag- aabutin na ito ng P180. dillera Administrative Region,
matutunghayan at muling madaramang nagpapaalala ang kabayanihan hihirap. P200 na lamang ang matitira pito sa Central Luzon at isa sa
ng ating mga ninunong Bulakenyo, na sa bawat panahon ay naging bahagi Mabuti-buti pa noong pana- para sa kanyang pamilya. Kung Kalakhang Maynila.
ng kasaysayan ng bansa.
Noong Hunyo 3, 1571, buong giting na nakipaglaban ang mga
mandirigmang taga-Hagonoy kasama ang mga kapampangan sa
“Labanan sa Bangkusay” na nasundan pa ng mga pag-aalsa ng mga Kastigo BIENVENIDO A. RAMOS
Bulakenyo sa panahon ng Kastila, Amerikano at mga Hapon.
Dahil sa kanilang pagmamahal sa bayan, kabilang ang mga
Bulakenyong sina Crisanto Evangelista ng Meycauayan at Jacinto
Manahan ng Bulakan sa nagsulong upang maitayo ang kilusang
makamasa sa bansa na nagsilang sa Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas.
Hindi lingid ang aktibismong Bulakenyo kaya noong Setyembre 12,
1972 ay ibinulgar ni dating Senador Aquino sa kanyang privileged speech
Isang paghahambing
sa Senado na minamanmanan ng mga tauhan ni dating Pangulong SILA ang unang dalawang ba- naghihinayang) sa pagyao ni Tita pinasikat nila ang bansang Pili-
Ferdinand E. Marcos ang Bulacan kasama ang Rizal, at pinag-aaralan baing naging Punong Tagapag- Cory, si Aling Gloria naman ay pinas sa magkasalungat na ka-
para sa posibilidad na isailalim sa Batas Militar. paganap ng Pilipinas, at hindi halos isumpa ng 80 porsiyento ng lagayan sa sukatang moral: hina-
mahirap na gumawa ng pagha- may 90 milyong Pilipino—sa ngaan at ginaya ng maraming
Dahil walang gustong lumaban kay Marcos sa halalang pampangulo hambing—sa kanilang karakter, patuloy na pagsisinungaling ni bansa ang unang EDSA Revolu-
noong 1979, ang bayani ng ikalawang digmaang pandaigdig at dating pagganap sa tungkulin, pani- GMA, sa patuloy na pangangapit- tion, na pinangunahan ni Co-
Gob. Alejo Santos ang lumaban at kumampanya. nindigan, pagmamahal sa bayan tuko sa poder—sa tulong ng razon Aquino, tumanggap ng
Sa Edsa Peoples’ Power revolution noong Pebrero 1986, hindi rin at sa mga Pilipino (o pagma- kanyang bayarang tonggressita paghanga at papuri’t parangal si
makakalimuutan ang kontribusyon ng mga pangunahing personalidad mahal sa sarili). Sa isang normal na patuloy na nagsusulong ng Gng. Aquino mula sa iba’t-ibang
na sina Juan Ponce Enrile at Cory na kapwa may lahing Bulakenyo. Ang at tradisyonal (at moral) na Cha-Cha—sa pamamagitan ng bansa, kinilalang icon o Ina ng
ama ni Enrile ay nagmula sa bayan ng Baliuag, at ang lolo ni Cory ay sukatan, magkalayo sila—tulad Con-Ass. Demokrasya sa Asia.
nagmula sa bayan ng Malolos. ng agwat ng langit at lupa. Kung tutuusin, higit na may Sa kabilang dako, pinasikat
Sa lahat ng ito, mapapansin natin na sa tuwina, ang Bulakenyo ay Nasa langit ang puso ni Co- karapatan at pagkakataon si naman ni Pangulong Macapagal-
may bahagi sa mga pangunahing pangyayari sa ating kasaysayan bilang razon, nasa lupa ang Gloria. Pres. Cory Aquino, na magre- Arroyo ang Pilipinas, bilang 1)
isang bansa. Ito ay nagpapatunay lamang na bawat isa sa atin ay may Sa pagkamatay ni Pangulong eleksiyon (hindi pa napagtitibay pinaka-corrupt na bansa sa Asia
katungkulan para sa katuparan ng isang magandang bukas. Cory Aquino ang katotohanan— ang Konstitusyong nagbabawal kundi man sa buong mundo, at
katotohanang baka loobin ng sa re-eleksiyon noon), pero hindi 2) pinakamapanganib na bansa
Diyos na ‘makapagmulat’ at ambisyosa at lalong hindi sakim ang Pilipinas na panirahanan ng
lumikha ng pangkaluluwang sa yaman at kapangyarihan si mga peryodista, aktibista at ng

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Depthnews
“FILIPINOS must now take
stock,” Time magazine said on
President Cory Aquino’s death.
“Whom will they march with now
that their saint has gone to meet
her God?”
You wondered. Thousands
meanwhile wept, thrust the
“Laban” sign, tossed flowers and
rained yellow confetti on Cory’s
coffin. They did so in the streets,
in queues and at the wakes.
“Cory Aquino’s magic is back,”
read the Philippine Daily In-
quirer’s (PDI) headline. “In
death, she revives People Power.”
At the Manila Memorial Park
burial, people wept when the
Church recited, over Cory’s dust,
the ancient prayer it says,
whether one is statesman, in
gilded coffin, or indigent squat-
ter swaddled in buri-mat shroud.
“May angels lead you to paradise.
May the martyrs and the saints
lead you to the holy city … .”
Ayala Avenue in Makati,
where Aquino marched to defy a
dictator in 1983, and EDSA
(Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue),
where the People Power Revolu-
Cebu Calling
Emerging in our local horizon?
IN some developed countries, the
popularity of their leaders is
closely monitored. They have de-
vised a continuing tracking sys-
tem that in a manner of speak-
ing takes the pulse of the nation
and show how they view their
leaders.
This, of course, only gives at
best a sociological profile or po-
litical picture of the country at a
given time. It indicates the mood
and the sentiments, and the pre-
vailing concerns of the people. It
shows the current cultural land-
scape of a given place.
To a certain extent, it offers a
good service. It can tell us many
things about the people and the
place, and these things can be
useful for whatever purpose we
may have in mind.
But it has to be said very
clearly that it does not make the
standards of what’s supposed to
be good and evil, right and
wrong. It can only mirror, it can
only reflect the people’s state of
mind or something, but it does
not create, much less dictate,
what is supposed to be moral or
immoral.
We have to say this because
Forward to Basics
ONE day God went to check
Heaven’s pearly gates. He heard
them squeaking badly and
wanted to see if St. Peter had al-
ready oiled them. God asked St.
Michael to go and check them
out.
When Michael reached the
gates he was not only surprised
to see Peter — as usual — sleep-
ing on the job, but also the gates
left ajar. Every now and then they
gave out a gentle harmonious
squeak when a celestial stray
breeze blew by.
“Peter, wake up!” St. Michael
said trying to control himself.
“Didn’t God tell you to watch
over the gates and oil them?”
“Uh? [HO-HUM] Ah … ehhr
…,” St. Peter tried his best to
hide a wide yawn escaping from
his mouth. “Yeshh …, yes Lor ...,
I mean Michael. I’m sorry.”
“Never mind, Peter! But why
haven’t you done it yet?”
‘Austere laurels’
tion she inspired was born,
turned into seas of yellow, the
PDI reported.
The “sovereign people simply
took over the streets to pay trib-
ute” to Cory, Columnist Amando
Doronila pointed out. “The Yel-
low Army’s … silent tribute to
Cory manifests a strong public
clamor for political leadership
that exemplifies decency and
honesty …”
At Manila Cathedral rites,
people close to Cory recalled days
when she “tred the winepress”
alone. When Cory finally met
Ninoy, after weeks where he had
been half-starved in in Laur de-
tention, “a meter of barbed wire
separated them,” recalled Ni-
noy’s sister. “They could not even
hold hands.”
Fr. Catalino Arevalo SJ spoke
of simple people who waited
hours just to bid goodbye to Cory.
“It’s the only thing we can give,”
a woman explained. “And she
gave her all for us.” Her selfless-
ness, faith and courage inter-
locked into a strength that oth-
ers could lean on. Dozens of offi-
there seems to be a runaway
mentality that tries to equate
polling results and statistical
data with the legal or moral stan-
dards. In things sociological, eco-
nomic and political, where opin-
ions are given a lot of weight,
survey results can be the decid-
ing factor.
Businessmen, for example,
are keen in knowing how the
market is thinking at the mo-
ment, so they could make the
necessary adjustments to their
plans and moves.
Not so when we talk about le-
gality and morality. A stricter
and even metaphysical method
has to be used to determine
what’s supposed to be legal and
moral. There are certain realities
that do not depend on the shift-
ing sands of opinion because they
pertain more to the nature of
man and things, and this nature
is permanent albeit dynamic.
Thus, in our country where
we have population-control ad-
vocates citing all sorts of surveys
to justify their immoral posi-
tions, this distinction and re-
minder is worth reiterating. It’s
actually a cheap act truly unwor-
FR. FRANCIS B. ONGKINGCO
Spiritual hyperlinks
“ [YAAHWN!] I was up all
night.”
“All night? Doing what?”
“Surfin’ the net …,” he
rubbed both eyes trying to focus
on the conversation.
“The net? But didn’t I tell you
that it only wastes a lot of your
heavenly time?”
“I know, but you should really
check out this craze of social net-
works down there!” Peter said
excitedly.
“You mean social not-work-
ing?” Michael snuffed
“Oh, come on, just give it a
try,” Peter insisted.
“Okay, okay, okay,” Michael
said and took a seat. “Now what
am I supposed to do?”
“It’s so easy, all you have to
do is click on the links,” Peter felt
proud to be teaching the Archan-
gel a thing or two.
St. Michael took the mouse
and started surfing. “Let’s see,
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JUAN L. MERCADO
cial scoundrels, clustered in front
pews, listened with blank faces.
Cory chose a grave next to her
husband — national hero Be-
nigno Aquino Jr.— murdered 26
years ago. The masterminds lurk
unpunished in the shadows. She
declined state honors that, by
right, were hers: from burial at
Libingnan Ng Mga Bayani to tra-
ditional gun-and-carriage hearse.
For over two decades, the
Marcoses wheedled for such hon-
ors for their father. So fierce was
people opposition, that a badly-
singed President Joseph Estrada
hastily backtracked. In hands of
the crass, state funerals can turn
into, “the tawdry privilege of the
despot.”
Departing from condolence
formulas, governments spoke
glowingly of her integrity, resto-
ration of constitutional rule and
peaceful transfer of power. “So,
you’re the son of Senator Aquino
and President Cory,” South
Africa’s Nelson Mandela told
Senator Benigno Aquino III. “You
chose your parents well.”
 continued on page 8
FR. ROY CIMAGALA
thy of the dignity the people be-
hind these polls struggle to
project.
We need to alert the more vul-
nerable sectors of our society re-
garding the chicanery played on
them and on all of us. Most of
these surveys are blatantly bi-
ased, if not rigged to come out
with tendentious results.
But going back to the proper
role of these tracking systems, in
the US these days, they are wit-
nessing through their monitor-
ing devices some dramatic
changes in their political and so-
ciological demographics.
In effect, they are saying that
there’s a strong trend toward an
even more liberal culture. Liber-
alism is becoming more main-
stream. This is not so much a
phenomenon that is emerging in
the horizon as something that
has already arrived in our midst.
This piece of information
should be very interesting espe-
cially to those who place great
importance to faith and the
things of God. Liberalism is free-
dom gone wild and has no other
tendency but to precisely weaken
 continued on page 8
I’m interested in checking out
this priest who’s been writing
silly articles,” Michael’s face
lighted up with interest. “What
did you say his name was again,
Peter?”
“Oh, you mean Father so-and-
so?” Peter scratched his head.
“Yeah, that one!” Michael con-
centrated intensely on the page
as it started to load.
“Yup, that’s him alright,” Pe-
ter said rather blandly.
“You don’t look so excited,”
the archangel noticed Peter’s ex-
pression.
“Oh, no, no …, except that …
Oh, it’s nothing, go ahead, check
him right out!”
Michael clicked on the profile.
The browser took a while process-
ing the request, and then sud-
denly the screen goes blank and
the following error popped out:
ERROR 404: Unresolved link.
 continued on page 9
Regarding Henry
The healing powers of water
EVERYONE, at one time or an-
other, feels fatigued. And who
wouldn’t like to have more en-
ergy than they now have? One
solution: drink up. Not booze but
water. The day before you’re go-
ing to be out in the hot sun and
physically active – say a day at
an open park – doctors advice
that you drink plenty of water
and continue to do so on the day
of the activity. This will guard
against dehydration, which in
turn can cause fatigue.
E. Drummond King, an
American triathlete, learned the
hard way that it’s best to start
drinking a lot of fluids the day
before his body is going to need
them. “The major problem is de-
hydration and the fatigue that
comes with it,” he says. “Now, I
spend the day before walking
around with water bottle in my
hand.”
The same suggestion is rec-
ommended when you have flu.
Dehydration happens when you
have flu so water is needed. In
addition, water can provide
needed nutrients when you’re
too sick to eat.
Dr. Jay Swedberg, an associ-
ate professor of family practice
at the University of Wyoming
College of Health Sciences, rec-
ommends that you dilute fruit
juices and half with water. “A
little sugar provides necessary
glucose, but too much can cause
diarrhea when you’re ill,” he
says. “Also, dilute sugar-sweet-
ened softdrinks. And allow them
to go flat before drinking because
the bubbles can create gas in the
stomach and make you more
nauseated.”
Those with bladder infections
should also drink lots of fresh
water. This is probably the single
most important tip, for two rea-
sons: comfort and health. “Some
women get a urinary tract infec-
tion and think, ‘Aha! It only
burns when I go to the toilet,”
says Dr. Elliot L. Cohen, assis-
Fair & Square
‘Corporatives’
IT’S not a new word, but I am
fascinated by it. Simply put, a cor-
porative is a cooperative that is
run like a corporation. The basic
difference between a cooperative
and a corporation is the system
of voting. In a cooperative, stock-
holders have one vote per mem-
ber. In a corporation, stockhold-
ers have as many votes as their
number of shares. This does not
mean however that a cooperative
could not be run as efficiently as
a corporation.
In a way, I am sort of redis-
covering the cooperative move-
ment, and regaining my faith in
it. At one time, I was Vice Chair-
man of the DFA Multi Purpose
Cooperative, and I had the pleas-
ant experience of increasing our
revenues by expanding our busi-
nesses. Other than that, I was
discouraged by the way many co-
operatives have failed because of
mismanagement and infighting
due to internal politics.
Moving on to the present
times, I have been very encour-
aged by the warm reaction of Ms.
Elsa Bayani and Mr. Rene Abad
to my suggestion that we should
help in the computerization of
barangay units by giving them
reformatted and upgraded used
computers that are solicited from
personal and corporate donors
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HENRYLITO D. TACIO
tant professor of clinical urology
at Mount Sinai School of Medi-
cine in New York City. “They
then reason that they won’t have
to go if they don’t drink, so they
don’t – which is absolutely the
worst thing they can do.”
The reason: The longer any
amount of urine stays in the
bladder, the more bacteria there
are in it – E. coli doubles its
population about every 20 min-
utes, according to Dr. David
Staskin, assistant professor of
urology at Boston University
School of Medicine. More bacte-
ria mean more pain. “Absolutely,
the best thing a woman can do
to fight the burning is drink flu-
ids to flush out the bacteria that
are causing the inflammation,”
Dr. Cohen explains.
“There’s a very strong argu-
ment for drinking more fluid
both to prevent UTIs and to
treat them,” Dr. Staskin says.
“Studies have been performed
where bacteria were mechani-
cally introduced into the blad-
ders of volunteers. But voiding
just twice effectively sterilized
the bladder.”
The message is clear: The
more you drink, the sooner the
pain will stop. And a hint: If your
urine’s clear, you’re drinking
enough of it. If it’s colored,
you’re not.
It may sound elementary, but
experts agree that you should
keep your feet scrupulously clean
if you have foot odor. Use warm,
soapy water and wash your feet
as often as needed – several
times a day if you perspire a lot
or notice an odor. “Scrub gently
with a soft brush, even between
your toes, and be sure to dry your
feet thoroughly,” says Dr. Diana
Bihova, a dermatologist and au-
thor of Beauty from the Inside
Out.
Generally, doctors advise
those with chapped hands to
keep their hands out of water.
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IKE SEÑERES
here and abroad.
As I see it, the computeriza-
tion of barangay enterprises is
the next logical step to the com-
puterization of the barangay
units. Needless to say, these
barangay enterprises will most
likely be organized as coopera-
tives. When they are computer-
ized, they would have a better
chance of being managed like cor-
porations, thus giving them a bet-
ter chance of surviving and grow-
ing.
It has been more than eight
years since the Electronic Com-
merce Act (ECA) was passed. The
expectation then was to have
daughter laws and granddaugh-
ter laws thereafter, but so far
nothing has been passed. Mean-
while, e-Commerce has not really
taken off in the country. More so
in the cooperative sector, very few
if ever have entered the online
trade.
Just like in the case of coop-
eratives, I have recently revived
my interest in e-Commerce, in-
spired perhaps by my new friend-
ships with Mr. Jay Aguilar and
Mr. Thomas Lee. Jay is an Ameri-
can born to Filipino parents. Tom
is a Filipino born in the Philip-
pines to an American mother. Jay
was one of the founders of
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4 Mabuhay
‘We give her back to You, with
grateful but breaking hearts’
BY CATALINO AREVALO, SJ
Following is the Homily delivered by Fr. Catalino Arevalo, S.J. at the Funeral
Mass for President Cory Aquino at the Manila Cathedral Aug. 5, 2009. — Editor
IF I may, I will first ask pardon for what
might be an unseemly introduction. In the
last days of President Cory’s illness, when
it seemed inevitable that the end would
come, the assignment to give this homily
was given to me by Kris Aquino. She re-
minded me that many times and publicly,
her mother had said she was asking me to
preach at her funeral Mass. Always I told
her I was years older, and would go ahead
of her, but she would just smile at this.
Those who knew Tita Cory knew that when
she had made up her mind, she had made
up her mind.
What then is my task this morning? I
know for certain that if liturgical rules were
not what they are, she would have asked
Congressman Ted Locsin to be here in my
place. No one has it in him to speak as fit-
tingly of Cory Aquino in the manner and
measure of tribute she uniquely deserves,
no one else as he. Asked in an interview,
she said that the address before the two
Houses of Congress at Washington she con-
sidered perhaps the supreme shining mo-
ment of her life. We know who helped her
with those words with which she conquered
America. These last few days, too, every
gifted writer in the press and other media
has written on her person and political his-
tory, analyzed almost every side of her life
and achievement as our own “icon of de-
mocracy”. More powerfully even, images of
her and of Edsa Uno have filled hour after
hour of TV time. Really, what else is left to
be said?
SO, Tita Cory, you’ll forgive me if I don’t
even try to give a shadow of the great ora-
tion that should be given here this morn-
ing. Let me instead try to say some things
the people who persevered for hours on end
in the serried lines at Ortigas or here in
Intramuros can (I hope) more easily follow.
This is a lowly tribute at one with “the old
sneakers and clothes made tighter by age,
soaked by water and much worse for wear”
of the men, women and children who braved
the rain and the sun because they wanted
to tell you, even for a brief and hurried
moment, how much they love you. You truly
“now belong among the immortals”. But
these words are for those mortals who with
bruised hearts have lost “the mother of a
people”. Maybe less elegantly than the semi-
narian said to me Monday, they would like
to say also: “She was the only true queen
our people have ever had, and she was
queen because we knew she truly held our
hearts in the greatness and the gentleness
of her own.”
One of my teachers used to tell us that if
we really wanted to know and understand
a position held, we would have to learn it
from someone fully committed to it. Just
as only one who genuinely loves a person,
really knows him or her also. So to begin
with, I turned to three real “experts on
Cory”; to ask them where for them the true
greatness of Cory Aquino lay. My first
source thought it was in her selflessness,
seen above all in her love of country-surely
above self; yes, even above family. Her self-
giving, then, for us; what she had received,
all became gift for us. The second, thought
it was in her faith her greatness lay, in her
total trust in God which was also her great-
est strength. And the third said it was in
her courage and the unshakable loyalty that
went with it. It was a strength others could
lean on; it never wavered; it never
broke….Cory’s selflessness and self-giving;
her faith (the Holy Father just called it “un-
wavering”); her courage, her strength. May
I use this short list to frame what I will say?
O, let me name my experts now, if I may.
They were three, all of them women close
to her: Maria Elena Aquino Cruz, whom we
know as Ballsy, Maria Aurora Aquino
Abellada, Pinky to her friends; and Victoria
Elisa Aquino Dee, Viel to the family. Kris
and Noynoy are the public figures; they can
speak for themselves. I hope they will for-
give me that I did not ask.
First, selflessness
First, then, her generous selflessness.
For us this morning what is surely most to
the point is her love of country. When her
final illness was upon her already, she said-
most recently at the Greenmeadows chapel
(her last public words, I think)-that she was
offering her suffering, first to God, then for
our people. I heard that grandson Jiggy
asked her why first for country and people,
and she said that always the priority line-
up was God, our country and our people,
and then family. On radio, the other night,
LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980
the commentator asked an old woman in
line why she stood hours in the rain to get
into La Salle. “Ito lang ang maibibigay ko
po sa kanya, bilang pasasalamat.” “Bakit,
ano ba ang ibinigay ni Cory sa inyo?” “Di
po ba ang buhay nya? Ang buong sarili nya?
At di po ba ang pag-asa? Kaya mahal na
mahal po namin siya.” Early on, on TV, they
ran many times the clip from a last inter-
view. She says, “I thank God, and then all
of you, for making me a Filipino, for mak-
ing me one of you. I cherish this as one of
the truly great gifts I have received.” A few
weeks from her death, she could say that;
without put-on or the least insincerity. “I
thank you, for making me one of you.”
Her selflessness, her self-gift. Pope
Benedict likes to say that the God whom
Jesus Christ revealed to us, is Father. A
Father who is wholly self-gift; the God
“whose nature is to give Himself”-to give
Himself to us, in His Son. And, the Pope
says, that is what is the meaning of Jesus
and the life of Jesus, and, by discipleship,
what the Christian’s life is meant to be. We
Christians, too, we must give ourselves
away in the self-giving of love.
“Ang buhay po nya at sarili. Kaya po
mahal na mahal namin sya.” In the last
days, when finally and reluctantly still she
admitted she had much pain, I kept think-
ing that only a couple of weeks before, for
the first time publicly, she said that she was
offering it up first of all for us.
Second, her faith
Second, her faith. Pinky says, it was her
mother’s greatest strength; it was what was
deepest in her. Her faith was her bedrock,
and it was, bedrock. Frederick Buechner the
ordained minister and novelist likes to say
that through his lifetime, he’s had many
doubts, even deep doubt, daily doubts. “But
I have never really looked down into the
deep abyss and seen only nothing. Some-
how I have known, that underneath all the
shadows and the darkness, there are the
everlasting arms.” I think Cory’s faith was
like that, not in the multiplicity of doubts
(even if, in a life so filled with trial, there
surely were doubts too), but in the certainty
of the everlasting arms. More than once she
told me, “Every time life painted me into a
corner, with seemingly no escape, I always
turned to Him in trust. I knew He would
never abandon us if we trusted in Him. And
you know, somehow, He found a way out
for us.” And so Pinky says, “Mom was al-
ways calm even in the most trying times.
She trusted God would always be there for
us, She was our source of strength. She
made this world seem so much safer and
less cruel for us. And now that our source
of strength is gone, we have to make our
faith something more like hers. But we
know in our hearts that in every storm she
will watch over us from heaven.”
Devotion to Mary
Within this faith was her devotion to
Mary, the place Our Lady of Fatima and the
rosary held in her life. All we can say on
this, this morning is that Our Lady truly
had a special, living presence in her life:
Mary was, for Cory, true mother and incom-
parable friend; as we say in the hymn-vita,
dulcedo et spes: life, sweetness and hope.
No, Mary was not the center of her faith,
but its air, its atmosphere; and the rosary,
her lifeline through every trial and crisis.
In the long harsh months of her illness, Sis-
ter Lucia’s beads almost never left her
hands. She was holding them, as last Sat-
urday was dawning and her years of exile
were at last done, when we know her Lady
“showed unto her, the blessed fruit of her
womb.”
Third, courage
Lastly, her courage, her strength. Her
children tell us that their father was only
able to do what he wanted to do, because
her loyalty and her support for his purposes
was total, so she practically raised them up
as a single parent. Ninoy himself wrote,
again and again, that he endured impris-
onment and persecution, leaning so much
on her courage and love. And after his
death, when she could have withdrawn in
a way “safely” to her own life with her chil-
dren at last, she stayed on her feet and
fought on in the years that followed,
through the snap elections and what went
before and after them, through her presi-
dency and the seven coup attempts which
tried to bring her down. Even after she had
given up her rule, could she not have said
POLICE officers salute as President Cory’s casket leaves the Manila Cathedral. – PNA
“enough”, and we would all have under-
stood? But with not the least desire for po-
sition or power again, whenever she
thought the spaces of freedom and the true
good of our land were threatened, she went
back to the streets of struggle again.
Once again she led us out of the apathy we
so readily fall into; once again she called us
out of our comfort zones to the roads of sac-
rifice.
Purity of heart
Here, even hesitantly, may I add one
trait, one virtue, to those her daughters
have named? One day Cardinal Stephen
Kim of South Korea asked if he might visit
her. Through Ballsy, she said yes. It was a
day Malaca?ang was “closed”; they were
making up the roster of members of the
forthcoming Constitutional Convention.
Someone from the palace staff ordered us
turned away when we came; it was Ballsy
who rescued us. Stephen Kim, hero and
saint to his own people-perhaps, along with
Cardinal Sin, one the two greatest Asian
Catholic prelates of our time-spent some 45
minutes talking with her. When we were
on our way back, he said, “I know why the
Lord has entrusted her with power, at this
most difficult time…It is because she is pure
of heart. She has no desire for power; even
now it is with reluctance she takes it on.
And she has done this only because she
wants to do whatever she can for your
people.” He said, “She truly moves me by
the purity of her spirit. God has given a
great gift to your people.”
With this purity of heart, in the scheme
of the Christian Gospel, there is joined an-
other reality which really, only the saints
understand. It is suffering. How often (it is
really often; over and over through the
years) she spoke of suffering as part of her
life. Much contemporary spirituality speaks
of suffering almost as the epitome of all evil.
But in fact for all the saints, it is a mystery
they themselves do not really understand
nor really explain, Yet they accept it qui-
etly, simply as part of their lives in Christ.
There is only one painting she ever gave
me. Kris said then, when her mom gave it
to me, that it was her mom’s favorite. The
painting carries 1998 as its date; Cory
named it “Crosses and roses.” There are
seven crosses for the seven months and
seven weeks of her beloved Ninoy’s impris-
onment, and for the seven attempted coups
during her presidency, and many roses,
multicolored roses all around them. At the
back of the painting, in her own hand, she
wrote a haiku of her own: “Crosses and
roses/ make my life more meaningful./ I
cannot complain.” Often she spoke of her
“quota of suffering.” When she spoke of her
last illness, she said: “I thought I had filled
up my quota of suffering, but it seems there
is no quota. I look at Jesus, who was wholly
sinless: how much suffering he had to bear
for our sake.” And in her last public talk (it
was at Greenmeadows chapel), the first
time she spoke of her own pain: “I have not
asked for it, but if it is meant to be part of
my life still, so be it. I will not complain.” “I
try to join it with Jesus’s pain and offering.
For what it’s worth, I am offering it up for
our people.” Friends here present, I tell you
honestly I hesitated before going into this,
this morning. But without it, part of the
real Cory Aquino would be kept from view.
Quite simply, this was integral to the love
she bore for her people.
Thanks to her children
AT this point, may I, following the lead
Mr. Rapa Lopa has given, just speak a word
of thanks to President Cory’s children, who
shared so much of her service and her sac-
rifice. They have almost never had their
father and mother for themselves. For so
many years, they have been asked to share
Ninoy and Cory with all of us. And because
of the blood and the spirit their parents have
passed on to them, they too gave with gen-
erosity and grace the sacrifices we de-
manded of them. Ballsy and Pinky, Viel and
Kris, your husbands and your children, and
Senator Noynoy, may we thank you this
morning from all our hearts, and may we
offer also the gratitude of the hearts of a
AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009
people now forever in your debt.
I have used up all my time, some of you
will say, and I have not even approached
the essential: her political life, that she was
our nation’s unique icon of democracy, that
Cory Aquino who is know throughout the
world; was TIME magazine’s 1986’s woman
of the year; she who led the ending of the
dictatorship that had ruined our nation, the
bearer of liberation, of freedom, and of hope
for a prostrate people.
So, by your leave, may I add one item,
along this line at last. In October 1995,
Milano’s Catholic University, conferred on
her the doctorate honoris causa in the po-
litical sciences (incidentally, only her
twenty-third honorary degree). This was
only the fifth time this particular one had
been given since the university’s inception:
the first time to an Asian, the first ever to a
woman. She wanted, at the end of her lectio
magistralis, to spell out, perhaps for the first
time with some explicitness and complete-
ness, her personal political creed. She listed
seven basic beliefs which, regarding politi-
cal life , she said she tried to live by. Then
she spoke of one more, “one more I may
not omit.” Perhaps the paragraph which
followed is worth citing here, even without
comment, because it has something to say
to our present hour.
(We cite her words now.) “I believe that
the vocation of politics must be accepted by
those who take up the service of leadership
as a vocation in its noblest meaning: it de-
mands all of life. For the life of one who
would lead his or her people-in our time as
never before-such a life must strive for co-
herence with the vision aspired to, or else
that vision itself and its realization are al-
ready betrayed. That vision must itself be
present, in some authentic way, in those
who seek to realize it: present, in the wit-
ness of their example; present, in a purity
of heart vis-?-vis the exercise and usages of
power; present, in an ultimate fidelity to
principle, in a dedication that is ready to
count the cost in terms of ‘nothing less than
everything.’ It is Cardinal Newman, I be-
lieve, who said that in this world, we do good
only in the measure that we pay for it in
the currency of our own lives. For us Chris-
tians, there is always the image of Jesus,
and the price his service demanded of him.
And for me there has been, as a constant
reminder, the sacrifice my husband offered,
and the word that it has spoken, to me and
my people.” (Cory Aquino, end of citation)
Conclusion
With all this said, I am done. Ma’am,
tapos na po ang assignment ko. It has been
so hard to do what you asked. But I com-
fort myself that these so many words really
do not matter. What counts in the end is
really-what all this week has been; these
past few days’ outpouring of our people’s
gratitude and love; what will come after all
this today; what we will do, in the times
ahead, in fidelity to your gift. I received a
text last night from a man of some age and
with some history behind him. “She made
me proud again, to be Filipino.” Maybe that
says it all. Cardinal Sin used to put it some-
what differently. “What a gift God has given
our people, in giving Cory Aquino to us.”
The nobility and courage of your spirit, the
generosity of your heart, the grace and gra-
ciousness that accompanied you always.
They called it “Cory magic”-but it was the
truth, and the purity and beauty, clear and
radiant within you, that we saw. And the
hope that arose from that. And when the
crosses came to you and you did not refuse
to bear them, more to be one with your
Christ and one with your people and their
pain. “Blessed are the pure of heart; for they
shall see God.”
Thank You Father in heaven, for your
gift to us of Cory Aquino. Thank You that
she passed once this way through our lives
with the grace You gave her to share with
us. If we give her back to you, we do it with
hearts of thanksgiving, but now, oh, with
breaking hearts also, because of the great-
ness and beauty of the gift which she was
for us, the likes of which, perhaps, we shall
not know again. Salamat po, Tita Cory,
mahal na mahal po namin kayo.
AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009
1983 ulit NI MICHAEL CHARLESTON B. CHUA
Ang mga sumusunod ay isang pagmumuni-muni ng
isang batang historyador, isang guro ng kasaysayan sa
Pamantasang De La Salle Maynila, Pangalawang
Pangulo ng Philippine Historical Association, at isang
25-taong gulang na batang Tarlakin sa kanyang pagtapak
sa kasaysayan bilang nakibahagi sa paghahatid ng bayan
kay Tita Cory noong 5 Agosto 2009. — Patnugot
“They came to me with one
cry — DEMOCRACY.” — Cory Aquino
LAGI kong sinasabi na nagsisisi ako na hindi
pa ako naipanganak upang makimartsa para
sa libing ni Ninoy Aquino noong 31 Agosto 1983
kung saan dalawang milyong tao ang naki-
paglibing (mas malaki pa kaysa kay Mahatma
Gandhi). Nagsisisi rin ako na masyado pa
akong bata para sumama sa Kapangyarihang
Bayan sa EDSA noong Pebrero 1986 kung saan
dalawang milyon din ang masayang nakibaka
para sa demokrasya sa kabila ng panganib.
Naging panalangin ko na sana malasap ko man
lang kahit kaunti ang karanasang “People
Power.”
Hindi ko inaasahan na matutupad ito noong 5 Agosto
2009, sa paghahatid sa huling hantungan sa dating
pangulong Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino.
Nagsimula ang araw ko bilang isang panauhin sa
Umagang Kay Ganda sa ABS-CBN 2. Kinapanayam ako
ni Winnie Cordero ukol sa aking pangongolekta ng Cory
at Ninoy memorabilia sa kabila nang hindi pa ako nai-
papanganak nang mapaslang si Ninoy. Doon ko ipinakita
na bata pa lamang ako, inspirasyon na sa akin si Tita
Cory. Na simula nang mamatay si Tita Cory ay disori-
ented ako at kulang sa tulog kaya kailangan kong pumila
ng tatlong oras sa La Salle Greenhills (kasama sina Tita
Honey at Ivana Guevara) upang masulyapan siya kahit
sandali noong madaling araw ng 3 Agosto. Bumata siya
ng tatlumpung taon at napakapayapa ng kanyang mukha.
Naikuwento ko rin ang aking pakikiramay sa dalawa
niyang anak, si Noynoy at Pinky at ang pagkabuhay ng
aking diwa nang makita ko ang libo-libong tao sa
telebisyon ilang oras ang nakalipas sa paglilipat sa
kanyang mga labi patungong Katedral ng Maynila. Na
liban sa pagpapanatili ng demokrasya, ang kanyang
pangunahing kontribusyon sa atin ay ang pagbabalik ng
tiwala ng Pilipino sa kanyang sarili.
Sa mga nakaraang taon akala ko, nakalimutan na siya.
Kakaunti na lamang ang dumidinig sa kanya sa tuwing
nagpapatawag siya ng suporta laban sa mga pagbabanta
sa demokrasya bagama’t nananatili siyang tinitingala.
Sa isa sa kanyang mga huling text message, nadama
niyang sa kanyang karamdaman, nag-iisa lamang siya sa
pananalangin para sa bayan. Hindi ko inaasahan ang mga
sumunod kong makikita.
Sa paghatid sa akin sa Katedral, nakita kong may iilan
nang tao ang naroroon. Kasama ko sa bandang CO-
MELEC sina Ayshia Kunting at Kerby Alvarez, mga
kasama sa U.P. Lipunang Pangkasaysayan. Ang huli ay
may tiket sana sa loob ng Katedral ngunit siya ay nahuli
kaya hindi na nakapasok. Halos maluha na siya dahil
doon. Nakita namin ang galaw ng bayan. May mga
nabigyan ng trabaho dahil sa pagkamatay ni Tita Cory,
nagbebenta ng samu’t saring mga pins (P 20), mga t-shirt
(P100), mga dilaw na laso (P20) at mga payong (P120).
Ang mga VIP na dumadaan ay maayos na pinapapasok,
tumabi nang magmartsa ang militar. Bagama’t tumili
nang makita si Piolo Pascual at iba pang mga artista, sa
mga bulong-bulungan, hindi si Kris Aquino o James Yap
ang kanilang ipinunta doon kundi ang magpasalamat kay
Tita Cory. Alam ng bayan kung bakit sila nandoon.
Nagsimula ang misa ganap ika-9 ng umaga, hindi
namin naririnig sa labas ang mga nangyayari sa loob.
Nang mamatay si Tita Cory, makulimlim ang langit.
Nang saluduhan ang labi niya sa La Salle Greenhills ng
militar biglang umulan, at tumigil matapos ang
pagsaludo. Nang pumuwesto kami malapit sa Ayun-
tamiento, umulan muli nang malakas. Nabasa ang ilang
libro ko sa loob ng aking bag pero ayos lang. Nakita kong
hindi natinag ang bayan. Kahit may mga payong, kami
ay nabasa, pero okay lang. Bahagi kami ng kasaysayan,
at para ito kay Tita Cory. Noong 1983, sa paghahatid kay
Ninoy, ang ulan at baha ay hindi pumigil sa mga tao.
Sa wakas, narinig namin ang pasasalamat at pama-
maalam ni Kris Aquino, napaluha kami. Wika niya sa
mamamayang Pilipino, hiniram ang mga kataga ng
kanyang bayaning ama, “You have given our family honor
beyond anything we could ever have hoped to receive, that
no matter how great the sacrifices of my parents, I can
honestly say to all of you that for my family, the Filipinos
are worth it… Paano po ba kami makakapagpasalamat
sa inyong lahat sa effort ninyong pumila sa gitna ng
matinding init at malakas na pagbuhos ng ulan para po
masulyapan ang mommy namin, magbigay respeto at
maipagdasal siya sa huling pagkakataon?” Ngunit
pinalakpakan ng lahat ang kanyang deklarasyon na
ipagpatuloy ang laban ng kanilang ama’t ina, “Noy, ikaw
at ako ang nasa posisyon para ipagpatuloy ang lahat ng
kanilang nasimulan.” Bumuhos lalo ang emosyon sa
pagsabay namin kay Lea Salonga sa pag-awit ng “Bayan
Ko.”
Sa mga oras na iyon, nakita naman namin na
gumagawa ng pelikula ang Kapampangan na si Brillante
Mendoza, unang Pilipinong nagwagi bilang pinaka-
mahusay na direktor sa Cannes Film Festival ngayong
taon, ukol sa isang batang mahirap sa gitna ng pagluluksa
ng bayan ay hindi pinapansin ng mga tao. Siyempre todo
Mabuhay
LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980
TANOD PANDANGAL — Anim na sundalo at isang pulis
ang tumayong tanod pandangal nang ilipat ang mga
labi ni Pangulong Cory Aquino buhat sa La Salle Green-
hills sa San Juan patungong Manila Cathderal noong
Agosto 3, at mula doon hanggang sa Manila Memorial
Park sa araw ng libing noong Agosto 5. Mula sa kaliwa:
“acting” naman ako sa kanyang pagdaan, kino-Coree ko
lang yung bata.
Inaasahan ko na motorcade lamang ang mangyayari.
Nang makausap ko si Margie Juico, dating sekretarya ni
Tita Cory, masyadong malayo ang Manila Memorial kung
martsa ang gagawin. Nakita ko na sa pagtatapos ng misa,
kinordonan na ng pulis ang mga tao.
Sa paglabas ni Tita Cory ng Katedral mga bandang
ika-11:45 ng umaga, tumigil ang tubig-ulan. Napalitan
nang pag-ulan ng confetti mula sa helikopter, at sa taas
ng Katedral at Palacio del Gobernador.
Nagsigawan ng “Coree! Coree!” at ginawa ng bayan
ang Laban sign sa kamay sa pagdaan ni Tita Cory sa
kanilang harapan. Nagsimula na ang kalbaryo at
kagitingan ng apat na honor guard—Navy Petty Officer
2 Edgardo Rodriguez, Army Pfc. Antonio Cadiente, Air-
man 2nd Class Gener Laguindan, at Police Officer 1 Danilo
Malab, Jr., na inasahan na dalawang oras lamang tatayo
at hindi gagalaw. Sa kanilang pagtayo ng siyam na oras,
nagbigay sila ng malaking karangalan, hindi lamang sa
kanilang dating commander-in-chief, kundi sa kanilang
uniporme na rin.
Nang makadaan ang coaster ng pamilya Aquino,
nakakapangilabot ang aking nakita. Hindi na napigilan
ng mga awtoridad ang pagsunod ng mga tao sa prusisyon.
Nais samahan ng bayan si Tita Cory at ang kanyang
pamilya sa huling sandali. Sumama na rin kaming tatlo
sa paglakad. Ang aming mga kasama, isinisigaw ang
pangalan ni Tita Cory. Sumasagot ang mga taong
nakatayo sa tabi ng kalsada. Mga matatanda, maging ang
mga bata. May mga gawa sa bahay na mga plakard na
nagpapasalamat sa dating pangulo. Nang makarating ako
sa Anda Circle at sa A. Bonifacio Drive, sa paglingon ko
sa likod, ang daming taong nakasunod, isang dagat ng
dilaw. Dilaw ang kulay ni Tita Cory, ang bagong pula,
ang bagong kulay ng kagitingan at kalayaan.
Naluha ako. Lagi kong sinasabing ang nakararaming
Pilipino ay wala nang pakialam sa bansa, na nakalimutan
na nilang magtiwala sa kanilang sarili. Ngunit sa
sandaling iyon, nakita ko na ang dami pa palang nag-
mamahal sa bansa natin. Hindi pa pala namatay ang diwa
ng Kapangyarihang Bayan sa atin, natutulog lang pala
ito. Nakita kong natuwa si Kerby na kasama niya ang
bayan sa mga oras na iyon. Hindi hamak na mas matindi
ang pagpupugay sa labas ng Katedral kaysa ng mga elit
na nasa loob.
Nakita ko ang aming punong-lungsod sa Tarlac,
Alkalde Aro Mendoza, na pinangunahan ang batalyon ng
mga bus ng mga cabalen namin ni Tita Cory. Kasama
naming lumalakad ang mga inspirasyon ng bayan sa
ngayon, si Gobernador Among Ed Panlilio ng Pampanga,
at si Jun Lozada, na nagbigay ng maikling panahon upang
makipagkwentuhan sa akin.
Napaka-cute ng mga bata na sumisigaw ng “Coree!”
Isinigaw ko bilang palaala sa kanila, “1983 ulit!” habang
hawak-hawak ang dala-dala kong Mr. and Ms. Special
Edition, “Ulitin natin ang kasaysayan!” Noong 1983, sa
kabila ng pagkukubli ng medyang pambalana na maka-
Marcos noon sa pagbabalitang may isang namatay dahil
tinamaan ng kidlat, ang Mr. and Ms. Special Edition, at
ang pahayagang Mabuhay ang nagpakita ng mga
larawan na milyon-milyong tao ang nakipaglibing kay
Ninoy.
May mga ilang nakakilala sa akin dahil napanood nila
ako noong umaga at binati ako ng masaya at nakipag-
kodakan pa. Nakapanayam pa ako ng maikli sa News-
watch ng RPN-9 kung saan sinabi ko na kahalintulad
noong 1983, walang nag-organisa at spontaneous ang
kilos ng mga tao noong araw na iyon.
Mayroon lang isang presidentiable na kinamayan ang
mga tao habang nasa loob ng kanyang kotse, tahasang
inaagaw ang atensyon na para lang sana kay Tita Cory.
Mayroong sumigaw, “Bawal mangampanya dito !”
“Lumakad ka!”
Hindi natinag ang mga tao sa kabila ng lakas ng alon
sa Look ng Maynila. Liban sa mga bayaning bumberong
nakalinya upang magpugay sa isang Dakilang Pilipina,
5
Army PFC Antonio Cadiente, Airman First Class Sherwin
del Rosario, Army PFC Rico Sena, ang may akda ng
artikulo na si Michael Charleston B. Chua, Airman 2nd
Class Gener Laguindam, Navy Petty Officer 3 Edgardo
Rodriguez, Navy First Class Arturo Roadilla at Police
Officer 1 Danilo Malab Jr. – TV grab
naroroon ang mga magkakapamilya, magkakaibigan,
magkakaklase na nakalinya sa daan. Sa bawat pagsigaw
ko sa kanila ng “Tuloy ang Laban!” habang itinataas ang
Laban sign, sumasagot sila, at nakikita ko ang kanilang
mga mata, puno ng pagmamahal sa bayan. Naramdaman
ko ang pagtanggap nila sa akin bilang kababayan. Mga
kapatid ko sila. Nalasap ko rin sa wakas ang diwa ng
EDSA, na nasasalamin sa mga kataga ng awitin ni Jim
Paredes, “Kay sarap palang maging Pilipino,” “Naging
langit itong bahagi ng mundo!”
Hindi matatapatan ng mga karaniwang rally ang aking
naranasan. Sa mga pagkilos man ng kaliwa o kanan,
kadalasa’y galit at hinaing ang kanilang ipinapakita.
Noong 1983, pinagsamang galit sa diktadura at
pagmamahal sa bayan ang nakita. Sa mga sandaling iyon
sa libing ni Tita Cory, pagmamahal sa bayan at
pasasalamat kay Tita Cory ang nasa mga mata ng mga
tao. Hindi sapat ang makita ito sa telebisyon. Nakita at
nadama ko ang katotohanan ng mga damdaming ito nang
samahan ko ang bayan noong araw na iyon.
Lumakad pa kami hanggang sa Quirino-Taft. Ba-
gama’t ang itaas na kalahati ng aking katawan ay
nalulunod sa pagmamahal ng bayan at gusto pang
sumama, dinama ko ang aking mga tuhod at pagod na
ang mga ito. Nagpasya kaming kumalas sa prusisyon
bandang ika-2 ng hapon. Pero pauwi sakay sa bus,
nagpakita kami ng Laban sign, tinitingnan namin kung
may sasagot sa amin tulad kanina, isa man lang masaya
na kami. Liban sa isa na nagbigay sa amin ng gitnang
daliri, sampu ang sumagot sa amin ng Laban! Ito ang
aming simbolikong paraan upang ipaalala sa aming sarili
na baon namin pauwi ang laban nina Ninoy at Cory.
Samantala, sa telebisyon na namin nasundan ang
pagpapatuloy ng paghahatid kay Tita Cory sa huling
hantungan, hanggang matapos ang 22.8 kilometro mula
Katedral ng Maynila, dumating ang mga labi ng dating
pangulo sa Manila Memorial Park. Nais ng pamilya
Aquino na maging pribado ang paglilibing. Ngunit nais
ng taumbayan na ihatid ang kanilang Tita Cory hanggang
sa huli.
Mas malayo ang distansya ng prusisyon ng dalawang
milyong katao para kay Ninoy noong 1983 mula sa
Simbahan ng Sto. Domingo sa Lungsod Quezon, 12 oras
ang inabot. Sa halos kalahati ng distansya mula Katedral
ng Maynila (kung saan mga matataas na kaparian lamang
ang ibinuburol), ang prusisyon ng 300,000 tao ay umabot
na nang 9 na oras. Higit pa ito sa karangalan ng isang
state funeral (na gagastusan sana ng pamahalaan). Ayon
kay Manolo Quezon, ang desisyon ng pamilya ay
konsistent sa buhay ni Tita Cory na hindi ninais ang kahit
anong karangyaan at karangalan na inasam-asam ng iba,
“But as Cory Aquino lived, so she remains in death: hav-
ing accepted only the barest minimum in terms of the hon-
ors of state, because she only held the position to accom-
plish the transition back to democracy, and doing so with
a scrupulous regard not to burden the public purse with
fuss over her person. / For Cory, the presidency had al-
ways been a means to an end, not a means in itself; so it is
truly fitting she will be laid to rest with nothing more
than what she’d started out with, as a widow: a nation by
her side, united in grief, and in a manner that ultimately
manifests the power of the people and not of whoever hap-
pens to comprise today’s officialdom.”
Sa ganap na ika-8:35 ng gabi, humimlay sa pagma-
mahal ng kanyang pamilya at mga kababayan ang unang
inang pangulo ng Pilipinas, muling nakatabi ang kaisa-
isang lalaking kanyang minahal, si Ninoy.
Nang hapon na iyon, ako ay dinala sa ABS-CBN upang
kapanayamin para sa programang Y-Speak. Doon aking
sinabi, “She may not be the best president, but she did her
best as president.” Si Tita Cory mismo ang nagsabi sa
kanyang huling State of the Nation Address noong 1991,
“I hope that history will judge me as favorably as our
people still regard me, because, as God is my witness, I
honestly did the best I could. No more can be asked of any
man.”
 sundan sa pahina 6
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LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009

Letters on Cory A personal loss to me, too

BY JUAN L. MERCADO BY FLORANGEL ROSARIO BRAID ted to talk to Bernie Villegas Joe study. Some of our colleagues
Romero, Gabby Iglesias, Ben from civil society (representing
(Cory Aquino’s death have seen a flood of letters flow in. The THE death of Cory is a personal Mondejar and myself regarding a farmers, women and the youth,
writers range from hard nosed journalists, priests to book editor. loss to me and to everyone who report on a multisectoral consul- human rights, and the religious),
They give intimate insights into this “simple housewife” who yearns for the leadership that she tation that we had carried out. realized that we had been chosen
toppled a dictatorship and those turbulent yet exhilarating years personifies. Courage, integrity, Here, we documented and ana- by Cory herself, something that
– JLM ). transparency, moral ascendancy, lyzed perceptions and visions could never have happened un-
service over personal gain.The from people in several regions – der another presidency since we
ARNOLD Zeitlin served as Associated Press bureau chief in erosion of these virtues may ex- their concerns regarding agricul- did not have either political or
Manila until expelled by the Marcos regime. He now visiting plain why we are divided, why ture and agrarian reform, educa- economic clout. If I were to name
journalism professor at Guandong University. He wrote: there exists this sense of helpless- tion, media, and other aspects of three people who made a signifi-
“After hearing of Ninoy’s murder, I went to Cory’s Chestnut ness. These past days both those our social, political and economic cant influence in my life, one
Hill house. I took my two daughters because I didn’t think I who knew her well and those life. Of course we were honored would be Cory. Every task I had
could handle visit alone. When i entered the house, Cory was who had not met her but have and flattered that she should con- subsequently undertaken was
coming down the stairs. “Oh, Arnold,” she said, “I never thought been touched by her sincere love sult with us and pleased to learn guided by Cory’s ideal of service
it’d come to this.” for people and country, had come that she had read the alternatives for the common good.
The house was mad. reporters, TV cameras, including a Japa- out to tell their stories. Let me proposed as she inquired whether Cory’s governance style was to
nese crew. Cory beckoned me to sit beside her as reporters threw also add my own. they were viable. She was then ensure fair and equitable partici-
questions. One woman from Time asked a quesiton that touched I first met Cory, the main ral- considering whether she would pation of every sector of society.
a Cory nerve. I don’t even remember what the question was lying figure during the protest accept the nomination for the She respected the right of the
now. “You don’t know Ninoy!” she shouted. I patted her arm. marches organized by anti- presidency. What impressed us Constitutional Commission to
She calmed… Marcos groups, two of which I most was her humility, openness, make decisions without interfer-
On her return from Ninoy’s burial, she appeared at a Cam- was actively involved with - and willingness to explore new ence from the Executive or any
bridge Memorial arranged by Ben Brown of Harvard. Again, Manindigan! and Concerned ideas. other external body. Exercising
she asked me to sit by her. She was much more in control. A Women of the Philippines. We Bernie Villegas and I, both executive privilege would have
reporter addressed her mistakenly as “Mrs Marcos.....” were part of the boycott against academics, were later appointed been anathema to her. Indeed,
There was an embarrassed pause. Cory broke it by saying cronies and the “piso-piso” cam- to the Constitutional Commis- she would have made a credible
sternly, “I don’t think Imelda would have liked that, too.” It paign during the snap election. sion and had the opportunity to poster president when it comes
was then that I wondered : Should I do an AP piece about Cory We were surprised one day translate frameworks and con- to strict adherence to the rule of
running against Marcos. when she called saying she wan- crete proposals contained in that  continued on page 11
In January of her final year in office, I called on her in
Malacanang. “167 days left, Arnold.” She was counting the days

1983 ulit
when she could leave office. DEMOCRACY. Not food al-
“She once told me: Her goal as president was to make sure though they clearly needed it
that no other woman would ever have to go through what she but DEMOCRACY. Not work,
went through when Ninoy was jailed after Marcos imposed mar- although they surely wanted
tial law. That goal she achieved. May she rest in peace.”  mula sa pahina 5 noong 2007, “People used to com- it but DEMOCRACY. Not
From Ireland, Redemptotist priest Patrick Martin emailed: Sa pagkamatay ni Tita Cory, pare me to the ideal president, but money, for they gave what
“The memory I cherish is from the time of the snap election bagama’t inaalala natin ang he doesn’t exist and never existed. little they had to my cam-
and the coming of Marcos to Cebu - the one who claimed 90% of kanyang pangunahing papel sa He has never lived.” paign. They didn’t expect me
the vote and love of the people. Cebu was like an armed camp kasaysayan ng Pilipinas bilang Hindi santa si Tita Cory, to work a miracle that would
— “to protect him from love of the people?” Ina ng Demokrasya, hindi ibig bagama’t madasalin siya, alam instantly put food into their
“Cory came a week later. No army. No armalites. Just wel- sabihin na kinakalimutan natin kong sa kanyang kababaang loob mouths, clothes on their back,
coming, hopeful, freely milling people at the Fuente Osmena. ang kanyang mga naging pag- hindi niya tatanggapin na da- education in their children
“On the morning Marcos left, news filtered out that this was kukulang, sapagkat dapat itong kilain siya bilang ganoon. Sa and give them work that will
so. I went down Jones Avenue and the was a slight air of uncer- gawing balon ng aral. Bagama’t aking opinyon, hindi rin siya put dignity in their lives. But
tain hope. A few hours later, that changed to gloom as Marcos hindi nabahiran ng alegasyon ng pambansang bayani tulad nina I feel the pressing obligation
appeared on the Palace balcony - still here - still President! personal na pangungurakot, Rizal at Bonifacio na namatay to respond quickly as the
“Later that evening he was gone. At the Fuente, there was hindi siya naligtas sa kontro- para sa bayan, ngunit bayani siya leader of the people so deserv-
exhilaration, hope, and joy was unforgettable. Cory brought this bersya: ang hindi pagpapatupad tulad ng lahat ng nabubuhay ing of all these things.”
joy and sense of pride to the people - a truly wonderful gift. ng CARP sa sariling lupa ng para sa bayan ay bayani. Halim- Kung noong 1983, nagsimu-
“Who will bring it now? Ar dheis De go raibh a anam. “May kanilang pamilya sa Tarlac, ang bawa na maging ang mga pina- lang bumagsak ang diktadura,
her soul be a God’s right hand.” trahedya ng pagbaril sa mga kasimple sa atin ay maaaring ang fearless forecast ko ay sa
From Washington, former Wall Street Journal reporter Eddie magsasaka sa Mendiola noong maging bayani. Hindi siya per- 2009 ay magdudulot, hindi ng
Lachica wrote: “I felt Cory’s passing as a personal loss. You 1987 (na sinasabi ng adminis- pekto, ngunit ang kanyang puso pagbagsak ng isang rehimen,
probably felt the same way. trasyong Aquino na may nang- ay nasa tamang lugar sa panahon kundi nang pagmulat ng Pilipino
“Some of us did bring to the table the best our powers and gulo kaya nangyari), ang tina- ng mga mahihirap na pagpa- na pumili ng tamang lider sa
circumstances allowed us. And Cory, in my view, did better than tawag na “Kamag-anak, Inc.,” pasya. Ito ang nakita ng mga tao. 2010, pagpigil nila sa maka-
most. What makes me sadder is the little promise there is in ang pagmamalabis ng ilan sa mga Ang gusto nating gunitain ay ang sariling kilos sa pagbabago ng
the succeeding generation’s ability to improve on or at least kasapi ng itinaguyod niyang ci- mga sakripisyo na ibinigay ni Saligang Batas, at gawin ang
preserve what has been accomplished so far. vilian defense, ang pagsang-ayon Tita Cory para sa bayan—ang makakaya upang sa sariling
“I’m the least qualified to say this because I was not around sa pananatili ng mga base militar kanyang asawa, at ang kanyang paraan, ituloy ang laban nina
to help Cory during her beleaguered presidency or even to pay ng Estados Unidos sa bansa. buhay; ang kanyang determi- Ninoy at Cory sa loob ng marami
my respects when she lay dying of cancer. Reporting the Aquinos Ayon pa sa mga kritiko, hindi nasyong mistulang bakal laban sa pang taon.
in their Boston exile and Cory’s People’s Power triumph was naman daw siya naging instru- siyam na bantang coup d’etat na Pero sa aking palagay, ito na
the most satisfying thing I ever did in my life. mental sa pagbabalik ng de- nagpanganib sa ating demok- ang huling manipestayson ng
“I made a selfish career choice of leaving the post-Marcos mokrasya, sa halip nagtago sa rasya (Maging ang isa sa mga “People Power” na makikita na-
Philippine story for a more professionally rewarding Washing- isang kumbento sa Cebu kasama nanguna sa mga pagtatangkang tin sa mahabang panahon. Isang
ton beat. I have not been able do anything for the Philippines ng mga Pink Sisters nang su- ito na si Comm. Rex Robles ay lider sa kalibre lamang ni Cory
since, and looking back I see what I have missed. I truly regret miklab ang Kapangyarihang mangiyak-ngiyak pang humingi ang makapagbubuklod noon.
it. Bayan noong 22 Pebrero 1986. ng tawad at inalala ang katapa- Si Tita Cory rin mismo ang
‘I hope you continue to remind readers of the values of the Hindi nalalaman na bumalik siya ngan ng babaeng pangulo); at ang nagpahiwatig maraming beses na
good people of our generation so that those who served well. . kinabukasan sa Maynila at sakay pagbabalik ng mga institusyong hindi na dapat maulit ang EDSA.
PS—The Washington Post devoted nearly half a page to Cory’s ng isang kotse, naglakbay pa sa demokratiko—ang kongreso, ang Dapat hindi tumigil sa ilang araw
death, a lengthy tribute by Bill Brannigin, a fellow-People’s kalagitnaan ng mga tangke ng malayang korte, malayang pama- na pagpapakita ng pag-kakaisa
Power scribe. But not a single line for Gloria’s tete-a-tete with diktadura. Hindi rin siya nag- mahayag, nagsasariling pulisya; ang mga tao. Kailangang kumilos
Obama.” papigil na magsalita sa harapan at marami pang ibang mga ta- para sa totoong “People empow-
Book Editor Carol Go wrote from Quezon City: “Twenty- ng gusali ng POEA upang sama- gumpay, sa kabila ng mga pang- erment.” Ipinakita ito ni Tita
three years ago, in response to a nighttime radio call by Jaime han ang mga tao. Bagama’t sina gugulo, lindol, bagyo, at pagsabog Cory sa pagtataguyod ng micro-
Cardinal Sin, I rushed to EDSA. With me were my co-lectors in Min. Juan Ponce Enrile, Hen. ng Bundok Pinatubo. Pinatu- finance at edukasyon noong siya
our parish church then to participate in what is now known as Fidel Ramos, Butz Aquino at nayan niyang wala nga siyang ay nabubuhay pa.
People Power. Jaime Cardinal Sin ang naging alam tulad ng ipinaratang sa Para sa akin, ang tunay na
“Many of us were still in our pajamas! Little did we know tagapanguna ng Kapangyarihang kanya, “I admit that I have had Kapangyarihang Bayan ay mag-
then that we’d be making history. That event would also signal Bayan sa EDSA, ang damdamin no experience in cheating, steal- sisimula sa pagbabago ng ka-
the toppling down of other dictatorial regimes around the world. ng mga mamamayan ay naihanda ing, lying or assassinating politi- looban tungo sa kaginhawaang
“I just want to say thank you. First, to God for keeping my na ni Tita Cory nang magpata- cal opponents!” Modelo sa bawat inadhika ng ating mga bayani
family safe during those times; next, to Cory for being like wag ito ng boykot ilang araw ang lingkod-bayan at kawani. mula Himagsikang 1896, hang-
Ninoy—undaunted in believing that the Filipino is worth dy- lumipas, at muntik nang bumag- Ang ibinigay na parangal ng gang sa Kapangyarihang Bayan
ing for. sak ang ekonomiya bilang paki- militar, pagpapaputok ng kanyon 1986. Sa pagsisimula nating
“ My 20-year-old son will be playing the violin, with the UST kibaka laban sa diktadura. Tulad sa mga kampo ay isang vindica- bigyang kahulugan ang ating
Symphony Orchestra, during Cory’s wake at the Manila Cathe- ni Rizal na inspirasyon nina tion sa ginawang pang-aapi ng pag-iral na mas malaki pa sa
dral. I hope he realizes that the woman in the casket, together Bonifacio at ng Himagsikang instutusyong militar sa kaniya at ating mga hangarin para sa sarili
with millions of other ordinary citizens of the country, once 1896, si Tita Cory ang inspi- kay Ninoy noong Batas Militar. tulad ng sinabi ni Tita Cory, “I
bought for him the freedom he now enjoys. God bless the Phil- rasyon ng Kapangyarihang Ba- Kapag namamatay ang isang would rather die a meaningful
ippines and the next generation of Filipinos. May He raise up yan noong 1986, ang isinigaw ng sikat na tao, ginugunita ang mga death than to live a meaningless
for us a new leader like Cory Aquino.” bayan upang pamunuan sila. magagandang bagay lamang ukol life.”
From Hong Kong, former CNN staffer Hope Ngo wrote: Maging ang hindi paghingi ng sa namatay, ngunit kadalasa’y Nang makapanayam ko siya
“When they took the remains of Cory to Manila cathedral, I felt bansa ng debt moratorium o debt hindi pag-aaksayahan ng labis na sa kanyang opisina sa Makati
tears welling up. I remembered, being university student— gal- repudiation na nagpanatili ng panahon ng mamamayan. Ang noong 2003, sa kabila ng kanyang
vanized by that same lady in yellow, asking us : fight the dicta- utang ng diktadura para ating mahabang pamamaalam ng ba- pagiging pormal, hindi ko na-
torship that gripped the country in terror. bayaran ay isinisisi ng mga yan, ang mga taong lumabas sa pigilan na sabihin sa kanya na
“I remembered marching down Ayala avenue to chants of kritiko kay Tita Cory. Kung alam kalsada, at nagpupugay sa buong fan niya ako, at dahil sa kanya
‘Cory, Cory, Cory!’ and ‘walang babaril’ at the intersection where lamang nila na dahil dito napa- daigdig ng Cyberspace, ay nagpa- ipinagmamalaki kong Pilipino
students had been gunned down. I remembered the covering natili ang ating dangal sa harap patunay na sa lahat ng kanyang ako, na mahal ko siya. Hindi ako
creation of the constitution — : the same one which the current ng mundo, na nagtiwala siya sa nagawa, ang naaalala natin ay nagsisisi na sinabi ko yun noong
government is trying to mangle today. mga Pilipino na muli nilang ang maybahay na pinakiusapan buhay pa siya.
Today, the promise of a new dawn had vanished. In its place itatanghal ang kanilang bansa nating pamunuan tayo. Kinai- Sa paghahatid natin sa kanya
are: cynicism, anger, desperation. When I saw myself turning upang maging dakila ito at maba- langan natin siya, at dininig/ sa huling hantungan, muli nating
my press pass to a policeman, asking to be exempt from weird, bayaran din natin ang ating mga tinanggap naman niya ang ma- sinasabi sa kanya, “Hindi ka
rules of coding , I realized : I gave up core principles or leave., I utang. Mukhang ang dapat ita- bigat na pakiusap na ito. Ayon sa namin iiwan sa laban dahil hindi
chose to leave. nong ay hindi kung binigo ba tayo kanyang talumpati sa Kongreso mo kami iniwan. Mahal ka na-
The country is at a political impasse, with an improbable ni Tita Cory kundi, “Binigo ba ng Estados Unidos noong 18 min”
wanna-be forever leader at the helm. . Is the timing of Mrs. natin siya at ang ating mga Setyembre 1986, “Wherever I Tuloy ang laban!
Aquino’s death her final gift to the Filipino people? Instead of sarili?” went in the campaign, slum — 11 Agosto 2009, ika-11:08 NU;
giving the gift to the world, it is time to give the gift to our- Ayon nga sa isang panayam na area or impoverished village. Silid 304A, Bulwagang Gokongwei,
selves as a nation? ibinigay niya sa Philippine Star They came to me with one cry, Pamantasan ng De La Salle sa Maynila
AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009
Buhay Pinoy
Si Pangulong Cory
at si Sister Remy
Pakikiramay sa pamilya Aquino
“Necrological services”, na ginawa dito
Ay kapansin-pansin tahimik ang tao
Maliban sa madre nang matapos ito.
Siya’y ikasampu doo’y nagsalita
Wari ay naantig ang puso ng madla
Pagkat nang matapos sa pagsasalita
Ay pinalakpakan at bakit nga kaya ?
Ako ay masuerte pagka’t pinadalhan
Nang binasa niya doon sa Cathedral
Ito’y testamento na lubhang personal
Ni Sister Remedios ‘di malilimutan.
Sa pambungad pa lang ay sinabi niya
Isang karangalan na mapili siya
Na makapagbigay nitong testimonya
Kay Pangulong Cory mahal ng balana.
“Mga pangyayari ay napakarami
Ito’y nauukol kay Pangulong Cory
Naging inspirasyon sa aking sarili”
Ang unang nabanggit nitong Sister Remy.
“Paglilingkod niya’y malinis, matapat
Sa anak at apo kanyang pinamulat
Wag daw gagalawin pag-aaring lahat
Nitong mamamayang lubhang naghihirap.”
“Pagtungo sa abroad anak isinama
Pangulong nagbayad pamasahe niya
Subalit sa ngayon ang buong pamilya
Ang buwis ni Juan nilulustay nila.”
Ang binanggit naman itong pangalawa
Ang kanyang tiwala sa ‘ting Diyos Ama
“‘Di siya sumuko sa mga kudeta
Tanging Panginoon ang kanyang pag-asa.”
“Siya ay matatag na prinotektahan
Ating demokrasya na pinagbuwisan
Butihin si Ninoy nitong kanyang buhay
Kabiyak ng pusong pinakamamahal”.
“Kababaang-loob pinamalas niya
Pagiging pangulo nang hindi na siya
Do’n sa Iloilo nang minsa’y nagpunta
“Friend of Sister Remy” kanyang pakilala”.
Nang muling magkita ay napag-usapan
Itong pagkagamit ng kanyang pangalan
“Ginang Presidente ikaw po ay “welcome”
Daugthers of Charity ika’y minamahal”.
“Taong two thousand five, GMA nagsabi
Ng tungkol kay Garci itong: I’am sorry”
At hinimok siya ni President Cory
Bumaba na doon pagkat walang silbe.”
“Nang si Tita Cory minsan ay nagpunta
Asilo de San Vicente siya’y inistima
Nitong mga madre malugod talaga
Ang dating pangulo ay ikinasiya.”
“Nang magkitang muli ay sinabi nito
Lugod nang pagtanggap sa dating pangulo
“Ito Sister Remy ay dahil sa iyo”.
Ang sabi ko naman, “Mahal ka ng tao”
“Itong ika-apat tanging pagmamahal
Na dapat tularan ng mga magulang
Noon na inamin ni Kris kasalanan
Pinatawad siya’t higit na minahal”.
“Pinasalamatan ni Kris kanyang ina
Sa pagkakamali napatawad siya
Tanging pagmamahal pinadama niya
Hanggang sa malagot ang kanyang hininga”.
“Marami pa ako na dapat banggitin
Bayaan ang iba na marinig natin
Perhaps we can stop praying for her
And start praying to her as she is now
Among the blessed in heaven”.
“Presidente Cory “I will miss you ngayon
Alam naman naming happy ka with the Lord
Our Blessed Mother and your beloved Ninoy
Salamat sa tiwala at pag-asang bubukal sa puso
Sa habang panahon.”
Pinakamasayang nakinig sa iyo
Ang mga kapatid, pamangkin at apo
Sa ibang bansa man masayang totoo
Si Sister Remy po tunay kapatid ko.
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Kastigo
ang Unang Ginoo—sa mga hinalang sangkot ito sa
malalaking anomalya.
Sa harap ng pangkalahatang pagdadalamhati at
panghihinayang ng sambayanang Pilipino sa pagyao ni
Pangulong Cory Aquino, saka lamang marahil makikita
ni GMA ang kanyang mortal na pagkakamali—ang
pagsira niya sa dangal ng kanyang salitang hindi na
kakandidato sa halalan sa 2004—ambisyong nahubaran
ng maskara nang mabunyag ang “Hello, Garci” tape. Ang
“Hello, Garci” tape ang kahon ni Pandora na nang
mabuksan ay unahang nagsilabas ang mga peste—
katiwalian, extra-judicial killing, walang katapusang
panlilinlang at panunuhol, at mga pailalim na mani-
pulasyong mapalusutan ang mga batas at Konstitusyon—
upang makapanatili sa poder.
Patay na si Cory Aquino, pero lalo siyang dinakila hindi
lamang ng sambayang Pilipino—kundi ng buong daigdig
na nagmamahal sa katarungan, katotohanan, kalayaan.
Ang tatlong matitibay na haligi ng tunay na demokrasya.
Mabuhay
LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980
FOREVER YELLOW
BY ARIEL C. SEBELLINO
Ariel C. Sebellino, of the Philippine
MANDY CENTENO Press Institute writes for the
Mabuhay an occasional column en-
titled Murmurings. Here he recounts
how he spent the 5 days from Presi-
dent Cory’s death on August 1 to her
funeral on August 5. – Editor
AUGUST 1 — I woke up to an over-
cast and rainy Saturday morning that
was made gloomier by the sad news
of former President Corazon C.
Aquino’s demise. For thirty minutes,
I remained quiet and gathered my
thoughts.
The first thing that came to mind
was yellow. This color has never been
my favorite until a meek and reluc-
tant yet defiant figure stood flashing
the signature L or laban sign, proudly
wore it twenty-three years ago. Nei-
ther was Tie A Yellow Ribbon my last
song syndrome.
The downtrodden morning greet-
ing was no good way to start or even
last the day. But everything yellow
once more has painted the hue-less
sky and overridden typhoon Jolina.
August 2 — The second day of
mourning was a feast of smorgasbord
of news and sound bytes from people
taking turns reminiscing Cory. Pe-
rennial political fiends could not help
but glorify the remarkable deeds of
the late president who in 1986 was
merely an instrument of a lethargic
and fearful nation that eventually re-
gained freedom and democracy.
Perhaps the most awaited story
was Kris Aquino’s who appeared in
her Sunday afternoon television pro-
gram The Buzz from which she took
a leave of absence as co-host during
her mother’s critical days. The most
visible and outspoken of Mrs.
Aquino’s daughters recounted every
detail of the family’s ordeal.
I was weepy again. This was the
second time I shed tears shamelessly.
Any person who lost a mother not so
long ago, would. For many Filipinos,
she was a mother they wish they had.
Occasionally I would choke up when
poignant scenes and tearjerker state-
ments on Tita Cory were shown on
television.
August 3 — It was impossible for
me to reach the office in Intramuros.
Roxas Boulevard was not passable. If
I have given up and gone back home
immediately, I would have not caught
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Promdi
Crisostomo ang direktor ng Bahay
Saliksikan ng Bulacan. Ibig sabihin,
siya ang isa sa mga awtoridad sa
kasaysayan ng Bulacan.
Ngunit parang hindi niya bi-
nabasa, pinag-aaralan at sinusuri ang
mga materyales at impormasyon sa
kanyang tanggapan, na noong 2006
ay nagsagawa ng pagsasaliksik at
pagsusuri na ang naging bunga ay
ang pagkakatukoy na ang Bulacan ay
isang lalawigan mula pa noong
Agosto 15, 1578.
***
Hindi sa minamaliit ko ang kaka-
yahan ni Dr. Crisostomo. Sa halip ay
hinahamon ko ang kanyang masu-
sing pagsusuri sa pangungusap na
kanyang inilathala sa DB Mag na
ipinamimigay sa mga paaralan sa
Bulacan ngayon; at ikumpara niya sa
pag-aaral na ginawa ng Bahay Salik-
sikan noong 2006 kung kailan ay
hindi pa siya ang direktor ng Bahay
Saliksikan ng Bulacan.
Kung mali ang Promdi na buma-
batay sa resulta ng pananaliksik at
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pagsusuri ng Bahay Saliksikan noong
2006, nakahanda akong humingi ng
 mula sa pahina 2 paumanhin sa pitak ding ito. Ngunit
kung ang nagkamali ay Dr. Crisos-
tomo, marapat lamang sigurong
ipatigil at bawiin ang kopya ng DB
Magazine na ipinamahagi dahil sa
mga maling impormasyon nakatala
doon.
***
Ang ipinangangamba ng Promdi
ay baka ang impormasyong matu-
tunan ng mga kabataang nagsa-
sagawa ng pagsasaliksik ngayon ay
ang impormasyong hatid ng DB
Magazine. Isang malaking kapama-
hamakan ito sa isipan at pananaw ng
mga batang Bulakenyo o sinumang
Halalan 2010, rehistrado ka na ba?
a glimpse of the throngs of people who
lined the whole stretch of the boule-
vard and the slow maneuver of the
lowly truck cascading with flowers
that bore the remains of the late icon
of democracy. This time, people from
all walks of life took to the streets to
show gratitude and love. For the
Aquino family, this gesture was far
more heartwarming than a State Fu-
neral.
August 4 — I woke up very early.
I was going to drop by the Manila Ca-
thedral which is just a stone’s throw
away from my office. If I had to pay
my last respects, I had to ready my-
self with the long line of people want-
ing to catch President Cory for the
last time. I braved the rain and wind.
I got wet. I bought some ribbons for
family members and close neighbors
to wear on the day of the burial the
next day even if we only had to watch
the entire final rites on television.
For eighteen months and into her
final days, Tita Cory was as frail as a
wilting flower. But as her remains lie
in state, she was as peaceful as a saint-
in-waiting. Quickly looking at her
face, I thought the physical suffering
has been rewarded with a blissful
eternal rest. She had been a trium-
phant living hero. Like an obedient
parishioner, I made the sign of the
cross. Her countenance was a divine
vision.
The public viewing was tempo-
rarily halted noontime to give way to
the necrological service at the Manila
Cathedral. A few meters from the
PPI office, we could here the prayers
and music boom that solely engulfed
the historical Intramuros. I would
found out that when the viewing re-
sumed, the queue of people stretched
all the way to SM Manila.
My conscience bothered me; so in-
stead of just watching the eulogies on
television early evening, I sashayed
back to the Cathedral to merely feel
the atmosphere and watch people
patiently wait for their turn for final
viewing of the late President’s re-
mains.
August 5 — “Minamahal kong
mga kababayan…For the family, the
Filipinos are worth it…I thank you
for the privilege of being your
child…Dad, it’s your turn to take care
of Mom. You were her one and only
love…It will take a lifetime for us to
be okay…I love you, Mom. Paalam.”
These were probably the most
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makakabasa ng DB Magazine.
Sayang, ginastusan pa man din ng
Kapitolyo ang DB Magazine. Pera
iyan ng Bulakenyo na dapat ay
pangalagaan at proteksyunan ng mga
opisyal ng pamahalaang panglala-
wigan, ngunit lumalabas na nagka-
roon sila ng pagpapabaya dahil sa
hindi pagsusuri sa mga materyales na
inilathala gamit ang pera ng Bu-
lakenyo.
***
Narito ang isang problema, na
matatagpuan naman sa pahina 93 ng
DB Mag. Ito ay isang quotation
mula kay Ian Christopher Alfonso,
ang punong patnugot ng DB Mag na
nagsasabing, “Bilang lalawigan
(Bulacan) na laging ipinagmamalaki
ang kanyang mayamang kasaysayan
at kalinangan, sapat na ang kilalanin
nito ang (sic) pinagmula(n) niyang
inang Kapampangan na minsan itong
naging bahagi ng kanyang maya-
mang kahapon.”
Pansinin ang mga katagang “sa-
pat na ang kilalanin nito ang (sic)
pinagmula(n) niyang inang Kapam-
pangan.” Bakit magiging ina ng
Bulacan ang Pampanga? Hindi ba’t
ang Bulacan ay kinikilala na bilang
isang lalawigan mula pa noong
Agosto 15, 1578 ayon sa pag-aaral at
pananaliksik ni Dr. Jaime Vene-
racion?
***
Matatandaan na noong Mayo 12
ay binigkas din ni Bulacan Provincial
Administrator Pearly Mendoza sa
isang kumperensiya sa Holy Angel
University sa Pampanga ang mga
katagang, “Di nagtagal, nahiwalay
ang Bulacan sa piling ng kanyang
inang Pampanga noong 1755 at
gumuhit ito ng sariling kasaysayan
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heart-wrenching statements uttered
by President Cory’s youngest daugh-
ter Kris Aquino who was the last to
speak during the Requiem Mass
whose rites were traditionally be-
stowed for higher echelons of the
Roman Catholic Church.
The eight hours-long journey from
the Manila Cathedral to Cory’s final
resting place in the Manila Memorial
Park beside her husband Ninoy
Aquino in the family mausoleum, was
a sight reminiscent of the late Ninoy’s
interment — the only difference was
in numbers. Had the weather coop-
erated, more people would have
joined the funeral procession. But
then again, both burials were record
breaking.
As I watched the entire event on
television, that was only interrupted
by partial regular programming, I
wished I had gone out again and
braved the erratic weather one more
time. But as a sign of solidarity, some
of us residents in the subdivision
wore yellow clothes. In our home, we
lit a candle surrounded with small
ribbons and a Cory button pin which
I bought from the Manila Cathedral
a night before.
There was another typhoon Kiko
waiting to take over. I thought two
typhoons during the entire bereave-
ment were no match to the seven
coup attempts the late President
weathered during her term. The
heaven must have grieved too. And
the people did not seem to mind
For me, the full honors rendered
by the military for Cory Aquino at the
Manila Memorial Park, was a defin-
ing moment for all Filipinos.
Through peaceful ways, the nation
joined her in putting an end to a dic-
tatorial rule and in peace, thousands
of Filipinos walked her to her eter-
nal repose. It is honor that also de-
fines the character of the ‘mother of
Philippine democracy’ from start to
finish.
The final and critical days of Presi-
dent Cory up to the funeral offered
memorable moments and things that
will always remind us of her presence.
Sincere, humble, simple, honest, so
on and so forth. These descriptions
redounded and consistently echoed
by those closed to the late President,
by people who worked with her, and
by simple folks who had faith in her.
But yellow will always be sharply as-
sociated with Cory.
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na hiwalay sa kanyang ina. Tila isang
anak na nasa hustong gulang na at
naisipang bumukod sa kanyang
mahal na ina.”
Ito ay minsan nang binigyang
pansin ng Promdi sa pitak na ito, at
lumalabas ang talumpating binigkas
ni Mendoza sa nasabing kumpe-
rensiya ay batay sa impormasyong
nagmula sa Bahay Saliksikan ng
Bulacan.
***
Sa paggunita ng Bulacan sa kan-
yang ika-431 taong pagkakatatag
bilang isang lalawigan, mas maka-
bubuti sigurong isa pang kumpe-
rensiya ang isagawa hinggil sa kasay-
sayan ng Bulacan upang ituwid ang
mga pagkakamali sa mga nagdaang
buwan.
Ito ay para sa kabutihan ng sam-
bayanang Bulakenyo at susunod na
henerasyon ng dakilang liping Bula-
kenyo na kinabibilangan ng mga
bayaning tulad ni Gat.Marcelo H. Del
Pilar, mga dakilang alagad ng sining,
at iginagalang na mga Bulakenyong
katulad nina dating Pangulong
Corazon Aquino, at dating Senador
Blas F. Ople.
***
Kung magsasagawa ng isa pang
kumperensiya upang ituwid ang mga
pagkakamali sa mga pahayag ng mga
awtoridad sa kasaysayan, dapat din
sigurong tuluyang bawiin at ipatigil
ang pamamahagi sa huling sipi ng
DB Mag.
Panahon na rin siguro upang
bigyang pansin ng pamahalaang
panglalawigan at ng Bulacan State
University (BulSU) kung ang mga tao
sa likod ng Bahay Saliksikan ng
Bulacan ay tumutupad sa kanilang
tungkulin.
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LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009
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PAGBABAHAGING LABAS SA HUKUMAN

NA MAY BILIHANG GANAP O LUBUSAN
ALAMIN ng lahat na ang namayapang si NICOLAS VALERIO, na namatay
noong Setyembre 17, 2000, sa Obando, Bulacan, at nakaiwan ng isang
lagay na lupa na matatagpuan sa Paco, Obando, Bulacan, at mapag-
kikilanlan sa Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 29803 P (M), ay
nagpagpasiyang manahin sa labasng hukuman ng mga lehitimong
tagapagmana na may bilihang ganap o lubusan ang isang kabahaging
lupa na may sukat na dalawang daan at limampu (250 sq. meters)
metro pasukat na babawasin sa lupang nasa unahan kay Noberto Dela
Cruz Jr. at mas higit na kilala sa Kas. Blg. 68; Dahon Blg. 15; Aklat Blg.
XIX; Taong 2008 ni Notaryo Publiko Atty. Oliver C. Castro.
Mabuhay: Hulyo 31, Agosto 7 & 14, 2009
PAGBABAHAGING LABAS SA HUKUMAN
NA MAY BILIHANG GANAP O LUBUSAN
ALAMIN ng lahat na ang namayapang si NICOLAS VALERIO, na namatay
noong Setyembre 17, 2000, sa Obando, Bulacan, at nakaiwan ng isang
lagay na lupa na matatagpuan sa Paco, Obando, Bulacan, at mapagki-
kilanlan sa Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 29803 P (M), ay
nagpagpasiyang manahin sa labasng hukuman ng mga lehitimong
tagapagmana na may bilihang ganap o lubusan ang isang kabahaging
lupa na may sukat na dalawang daan at limampu (250 sq. meters)
metro pasukat na babawasin sa lupang nasa unahan kay Pedro Pangan
at mas higit na kilala sa Kas. Blg. 67; Dahon Blg. 15; Aklat Blg. XIX;
Taong 2008 ni Notaryo Publiko Atty. Oliver C. Castro.
Mabuhay: Hulyo 31, Agosto 7 & 14, 2009
Republic of the Philippines
Depthnews
Straits Times of Malaysia, New York Times to Honolulu
Star Bulletin, Jakarta Post to Gulf News saluted her un-
blemished integrity and efforts to rebuild from a corrupt
dictatorship without soft-peddling her failures.
“Midnight always threatened Aquino but never
struck,” wrote Time.“She was a good woman whose good-
ness alone, at the very end, was what proved enough, if
only by an iota, to save her country.”
Despite coups, natural disasters, dogged opposition by
corrupt officials, she survived and ensured “continuation
of democracy in her homeland.” In crises, “Cory Aquino
rose above the bureaucratic procrastination, reminding
her people: they once astonished the world with their
bravery — and that they could do it again.”
But only three years back the question seemed differ-
ent. A bejeweled Imelda Marcos strode into a 80th birth-
day bash, as little girls tossed roses, violinists played, and
cronies clapped.
The “fluffy, cooing” front-page story “was devoid of
reproach,” observed Manuel Quezon III. So was (former
Press Secretary) Kit Tatad’s paean to Madame as a vic-
tim of the uneven application of justice … Wasn’t the
glowing coverage a sign of complete political restoration?,
he asked. “The battle for history has been won — by
Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos.”
Now, the death of an officially powerless woman throws
that judgement into question. Here is a leader who, by
sheer force of example, compelled even rebels, like Rex
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Robles, and Danny Lim, to admit that all power does not
grow necessarily from the barrel of a gun.
The road-less-travelled by Cory is sketched out in the
“Austere are the Laurels of the Republic” homily. The
late Fr. Horacio de la Costa SJ delivered it on the death
of Manuel Roxas in April 1948. It bears rereading today:
“Authority belongs to the people who may entrust it
to whomsoever they freely choose. Neither does it endow
the (person) to whom it is entrusted with any special of
impeccability or infallibility. He may not claim thereby
the ‘divinity that doth hedge a king.’
“He must spend himself in the public interest as
though they were his own. Yet he may not derive any
personal profit from his position. He is held accountable
for the authority he holds in trust.
“And when his mandate is revoked, he must be will-
ing to relinquish that authority and return, a private citi-
zen, to the ranks from which he came. Let him not ex-
pect any reward, but the consciousness of having done
his duty and served his people and his God.
“For often, he will get no reward but this. Nay. He
may find in the end his name vilified, his motives mis-
represented, his deeds misjudged.
Cory worked by those standards. And people accorded
love her the “austere laurels of the republic”: their love
and gratitude.
“Now cracks a noble heart./ Good night (sweet lady)/
May flights of angels sing them thee to thy rest.
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REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Third Judicial Region
Malolos City, Bulacan
BRANCH 84
SPC NO. 105-M-2009
IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION
FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
ROSARIO ARIBE AQUINO,
Petitioner
-versus-
CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SAN JOSE DEL
MONTE CITY OF THE PROVINCE OF
BULACAN, HIROKI UCHIYAMA KATO,
HIROMEI AQUINO KATO,
Respondents
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ORDER
In the interest of justice, the amended petition filed by the petitioner in
the compliance with the Order of this Court dated May 26, 2009 is
admitted.
Before the Court is a petition for correction of entry in the birth certifi-
cate.
Petitioner Rosario Aribe Aquino alleged that: she is of legal age, Filipino
and resident of Area G, Barangay Citrus, RC 7 Sapang Palay, San Jose
Del Monte City, Bulacan; respondent Civil Registrar of San Jose Del
Monte City, Bulacan is a government official and heads the Office of
the Civil Registry of said Municipality and who is in-charge of the reg-
istration of births, marriages and other matters affecting civil status of
the municipality’s constituents and citizens with which it has jurisdic-
tion; he may be served with copies of summons and petition at his
address at San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan; respondent Hiroki
Uchiyama Kato (Hiroki for brevity), is a Japanese National who is pres-
ently abroad and who used to reside at the address of the petitioner at
Area g barangay Citrus, RC 7, Sapang Palay, San Jose Del Monte City,
Bulacan and where he may be served with copies of summons and
petition; respondent Hiromei Aquino Kato is a minor, single likewise
and a resident of Area G, Barangay Citrus RC 7, Sapang Palay, San
Jose del Monte City, Bulacan where she may also be served with cop-
ies of summons and petition through the petitioner herself; she is the
mother of Hiromei Aquino Kato (Hiromei for brevity) who was born on
December 29, 2001 in San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan as evidenced
by the Certificate of Live Birth (Annex A); Hiroki left his child in the
Philippines; she and Hiroki were allegedly married in City Hall Manila
on December 25, 1995 as appearing in the birth certificate of her child;
on January 3, 2002, after (5) days from Hiromei’s birth, she had her
birth reported to the Office of the Civil Registrar in San Jose del Monte
City, Bulacan; probably confused by the foreign sounding name being
given to the newly born child, the Clerk of the Civil Registrar mistakenly
type an X on the male gender line of the certificate of live birth when in
truth and in fact, the new born child is a female; attached in the report
(Annex B) of the assisting trained midwife (hilot), corroborating the
fact that the child is a female; she was originally filing a petition pursu-
ant to R.A. No. 9048 with the Civil Registrar of San Jose Del Monte,
Bulacan however, she was directed instead to go to the Regional Trial
Court of Bulacan as the one having jurisdiction over this matter; hence,
she is filing this petition with this Honorable Court; she filed this peti-
tion to correct the error committed by the clerk of the Civil Registrar
and for the benefit of the child and for the purpose of correcting the
said erroneous entry of MALE to FEMALE so that the corrected entry
will be forwarded to the Civil Registrar General.
Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the petition
is set for hearing on October 12, 2009 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning
at which date and time notice is hereby given to anyone to appear and
show cause why the petition should not be granted.
Let the copy of this order be published in a newspaper of general cir-
culation in Bulacan once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Like-
wise, let a copy of this Order be posted at the bulletin board of the
Provincial Capitol Building of Malolos City, Bulacan, at the municipal
hall of San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan, and of this Branch of Court at
the expense of the petitioner.
Finally, let a copy of this Order together with the petition be served to
the Local Civil Registrar of San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan, the Civil
Registrar General, National Statistics Office, the Office of the Solicitor
General and the office of the Provincial Prosecutor, Malolos City,
Bulacan.
SO ORDERED.
City of Malolos, Bulacan, July 13, 2009.
WILFREDO T. NIEVES
Presiding Judge
Mabuhay: July 24, 31 & August 7, 2009
Cebu Calling
faith and our perception of the spiritual and supernatu-
ral world.
And while the general nature of this ideology is al-
ready quite known, together with its history, assump-
tions, consequences and implications, we need to know
its concrete manifestations, arguments and actual ten-
dencies that vary from place to place, from person to
person, so we would be able to engage it more effectively.
It’s good to know its past as lived by a particular
Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK INC.
Mortgagee, EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OF
- versus - REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMMENDED
SPS. ERNESTO C. CARILLO &
BY ACT 4118
NELIA O. CARILLO,
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act
4118 filed by BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK INC., with principal office
address at BPI Family Bank Center, Paseo de Roxas corner dela Rosa
St., Makati City, the mortgagee SPS. ERNESTO C. CARILLO & NELIA
O. CARILLO, with residence and postal address at Blk. 6 Lot 8 Bulacan
Meadows Subd., Caypombo, Sta. Maria Bulacan, the mortgagor/s to
satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 6, 2009 amounts
to ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT THOUSAND SIXTY
TWO PESOS & 91/100 (P1,978,062.91) Philippine Currency, includ-
ing/ excluding interest thereon, including 25% of the total indebted-
ness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and
thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amounts
which may become due and payable to the aforementioned mortgagee,
the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby
gives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on
AUGUST 18, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the
Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the
Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City,
Bulacan will sell at public auction through sealed bidding to the high-
est bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real prop-
erty/ies below together with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-527715 (M)
“A parcel of land (Lot 4086-A-1-A of the subd. plan, Psd-03-142780,
being a portion of Lot 4086-A-1, (LRC) Psd-302147, LRC Rec. No.
8503), situated in the Brgy. of Caypombo, Mun. of Sta. Maria, Prov. of
Bul., Is of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx xx containing an area of FIVE
HUNDRED EIGHTY (580) SQ. METERS.”
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-527716 (M)
“A parcel of land (Lot 4086-A-1-B of the subd. plan, Psd-03-142780,
being a portion of Lot 4086-A-1, (LRC) Psd-302147, LRC Rec. No.
8503), situated in the Brgy. of Caypombo, Mun. of Sta. Maria, Prov. of
Bul., Is of Luzon. Bounded on the xx xx xx xx containing an area of
TWO HUNDRED TEN (210) SQ. METERS.”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty
(20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality
where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City,
Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will be
published for the same period in the MABUHAY a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3)
consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to
this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above
stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall
be opened.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,
it shall be held on August 25, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter
without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for
themselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if
any there be.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 21, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
By: NORMAN S. IPAPO
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 24, 31 & Aug. 7, 2009
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people or even by a specific person. The past tells us a
lot about the present, just as the present can give us
leads as to how the future will be.
It’s important that we get out of the confines of theo-
ries, descend from the tower of principles, to get a hands-
on, real-time experience of the breathing reality of lib-
eralism as lived by actual, not virtual, persons.
We need to attune our styles and approaches, our
words and reasonings to the mentality of persons soaked
in liberalism. This is the challenge we have now locally.
Our horizon is giving signs with colored clouds that re-
flect what’s happening in many other places, especially
the U.S.
These can come to our shore, and we better be pre-
pared!
E.J.F. NO. 181-2009
Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
FILIPINO SAVERS BANK, INC. E.J.F. NO. 186-2009
Mortgagee, EXTRA-JUDICAL FORELOSURE OF
REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
- versus -
UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMMENDED
ROEL ENRIQUEZ AND SPOUSES BY ACT 4118
GLORIA & LAMBERTO ENRIQUEZ,
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act
4118 filed by FILIPINO SAVERS BANK, INC., with principal office and
postal address at No. 457 Tandang Sora Avenue, Quezon City the mort-
gagee against ROEL ENRIQUEZ AND SPOUSES GLORIA & LAMBERTO
ENRIQUEZ, with residence and postal address at Tuktukan, Guiguinto,
Bulacan the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which
as of June 15, 2009 amounts to FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT THOU-
SAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY SIX PESOS & 42/100 (P568,826.42)
Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/
excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees,
plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said
mortgage, and such other amounts which may become due and pay-
able to the aforementioned mortgagee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan
through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested
parties to the public in general that on September 2, 2009 at 10:00
A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of
Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provin-
cial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction
through sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philip-
pine Currency, the described real property/ies below together with all
the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-16684
“A parcel of land (Lot 1232- G of the subd. plan, Psd-03-047957, be-
ing a portion of lot 1232, Cad. 334, Guiguinto Cad., LRC Rec. No.),
situated in the Bo. of Tuntukan, Mun. of Guiguinto, Prov. of Bulacan Is.
of Luzon. xx xx xx Containing an area of EIGHTY (80) SQ. M. x x x”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty
(20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality
where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City,
Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will be
published for the same period in the MABUHAY a newspaper of gen-
eral circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3)
consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to
this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above
stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall
be opened.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,
September 2, 2009, it shall be held on September 24, 2009 at 10:00
A.M. or soon thereafter without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for
themselves the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if
any there be.
Malolos City, Bulacan, August 6, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
By: BENJAMIN C. HAO
Sheriff V
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: August 7, 14 & 21, 2009
AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court Third Judicial Region
Malolos, Bulacan
BRANCH 78
SPC NO. 134-M-2008
IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY
IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF
MINOR ANGELICA Y ANTIPASADO,
AS REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER ANABEL
ANTIPASADO QUIRIEQUIRIE,
– versus –
THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE,
THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF STA. MARIA,
BULACAN AND JOVENCIO AYSON ANCHETA
Respondents,
X----------------------------------X
AMENDED ORDER
A verified amended dated May 22, 2009 having filed with this Court by
petitioner through counsel on the same date, stating among others that:
“x.x.x.”
2. That the Petitioner is representing her minor daughter ANGELICA
AYSON Y ANTIPASADO, whose certificate of live birth is sought to be cor-
rected and whose custody and parental authority is with the petitioner to-
gether with his husband, JOVENCIO AYSON Y ANCHETA copy og minor
ANGELICA AYSON Y ANTIPASADO’s Birth Certificate is hereto attached as
Annex “B”
3. That the Local Civil Registrar of Sta. Maria Bulacan, as well as the
National Statistics Office are made respondents herein because they are the
custodians of the record of birth of the minor ANGELICA AYSON Y ANTIPA-
SADO. They may be served with summons and other processes of the hon-
orable Court at their place of office in Sta. Maria, Bulacan and at EDSA corner
Times Street, West Triangle, Quezon City, respectively. Furthermore, the fa-
ther JOVENCIO AYSON Y ANCHETA is also impleaded herein pursuant to Sec.
3, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court and he may be served with the processes
and notices at 1530 kilometer 40, Pulong Buhangin, Sta. Maria, Bulacan;
4. That the Certificate of Live Birth of minor ANGELICA AYSON Y
ANTIPASADO was duly registered with the Offices of the respondents and
with Local Civil Registry No. 99-240;
5. That some of the entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of minor
ANGELICA AYSON Y ANTIPASADO were found to be erroneous and for
which reasons this petition was filed to correct said erroneous entries;
6. That entry no. 6 in the Certificate of Live Birth of minor ANGELICA
AYSON Y ANTIPASADO regarding the Mother’s Name where the entry
“ANNABELE QUERE QUERE ANTIPASADO” appears is erroneous and should
be corrected by the entry “ANABEL QUIREQUIRE ANTIPASADO” as it ap-
pears in the Certificate of Libe Birth of ANABEL QUIREQUIRE ANTIPASADO,
herein attached as Annex “C”, and Identification Card as Annex “D” & “E”;
7. The entry No. 11 in the Certificate of Live Birth of minor ANGELICA
AYSON Y ANTIPASADO regarding the Mother’s Age at the time of this Birth
where the entry “21” appears is erroneous and should be corrected by the
entry “18” as it appears in the Certificate of Live Birth of QUIREQUIRE
ANTIPASADO.
8. The entry No. 13 in the Certificate of Live Birth of minor ANGELICA
AYSON Y ANTIPASADO regarding the Father’s Name where the entry “BEN
ANCHETA AYSON” appears is erroneous and should be corrected by the
entry “JOVENCIO ANCHETA AYSON” as it appears in the Certificate of Live
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-181-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. ALFREDO A. ESCUADRA and BY ACT 4118
GLORIA ESCUADRA
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed
th
by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI
Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.
ALFREDO A. ESCUADRA AND GLORIA ESCUADRA, with postal addresses at 24
JUNE ST., CONGRESSIONAL VILLAGE, PROJECT 8, QUEZON CITY and LOT 34
BLK 28, PH 3A, VENUS ST., PALMERA HOMES-NORTHWINDS CITY III, BO. OF
STO. CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to sat-
isfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 28, 2009 amounts to Two
Hundred Eighty Eight Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.288,625.00),
Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding
25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and
expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount
which may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee,
the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives
notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at
10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of
Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol
Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding
to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real
property/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-184469 (M)
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 34 Blk. 28 of the subd. plan Psd-031420-054124, being a
portion of Psu-155849 L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun.
of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an area of FIFTY (50) SQUARE
METERS. xxx”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
BY: JUNIE JOVENCIO G. IPAC
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
Mabuhay
LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980
Birth of JOVENCIO ANCHETA AYSON, herein attached as Annex “F” and
Identification Card as Annex “G” to “J”.
9. The foregoing entries were erroneously filled-up due to the honest
mistakes, excusable oversight and error in typing/writing of the one who
prepared the same at the time said Certificate of Live Birth of minor AN-
GELICA AYSON Y ANTIPASADO was prepared and registered with the local
civil registrar of Sta. Maria Bulacan.
10. The entry No. 18 in the Certificate of Live Birth of minor AN-
GELICA AYSON Y ANTIPASADO regarding the Place and Date of Marriage of
Parents where the entry “MAY 07, 1998” appears is erroneous and should
be corrected by leaving the same in blank.
11. That entry No. 18 was erroneously filled-up due to the fact that at
the time of its entry, the parents of the minor ANGELICA AYSON Y
ANTIPASADO believed in good faith that the marriage they’ve contracted
May 07, 1998 in Gadtaran, Cagayan Valley, a mass wedding ceremony
officiated by the Mayor, was valid subsisting, but contrary to their belief,
when they checked with the National Statistics Office, no entry of such
marriage on January 22, 2007 in Sta. Maria, Bulacan as evidenced by their
Certificate of Marriage herein attached as Annex “A” hence at the time of
birth of the minor ANGELICA AYSON Y ANTIPASADO no record/registered
marriage was subsisting;
12. That considering the aforementioned petitioner is constrained to
file this instant petition pursuant to section 2(a) of Rule 108 of the Revised
Rules of Court of the Philippines so that the above-cited erroneous entries
in the said Certificate of Live Birth be corrected to avoid further complexi-
ties that may arise in the future concerning the minor child, ANGELICA AYSON
Y ANTIPASADO;
13. That the said errors are not intentional and cannot be attributed
on the part of the petitioner who was then recuperating from child birth or
delivery, and unaware of the facts and circumstances when the Certificate
of Live Birth of her minor child, ANGELICA AYSON Y ANTIPASADO was
caused to be registered on January 15, 1999 by Femina Sanchez, the mid-
wife who attended her;
14. That considering further that the petitioner is represented by the
PUBLIC ATTORNEY’S OFFICE (PAO) by virtue of R.A. 9406, Sec. 16-D,
which provides for the exemption from payment of fees and cost of the suit
of the client of PAO and under OCA Circular No. 121-2007 of the Supreme
Court of the Philippines dated 11 December 2007.
WHEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the said petition will be
heard by this Court sitting at the New Hall of Justice Building, Provincial
Capitol Compound, City of Malolos, Bulacan; on September 25, 2009 at
8:30 in the morning, at which place, date and time, all interested persons
are hereby cited to appear and show cause, if they have any, why the said
petition should not be granted.
Let this Order be published, at the expense of the petitioner, in a news-
paper of general circulation in the Province of Bulacan once a week for three
(3), consecutive weeks, at least (30) days prior to the aforesaid date of
hearing. Let a copy of this Order, together with the copy of the petition, be
served upon the Local Civil Registrar of City of Sta. Maria Bulacan, National
Statistics Office of the Solicitor general, at the expense of the petitioner.
Finally, let copies of this Order and of the petition be posted in three (3)
conspicuous places within the province of Bulacan, also at the expense of
the petitioner.
SO ORDERED.
City of Malolos, Bulacan, July 6, 2009
Gregorio S. Sampaga
Mabuhay: August 7, 14 & 21
Judge
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-197-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. DOMINADOR B. FRANCISCO JR. and BY ACT 4118
ELIZABETH FRANCISCO
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed
th
by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI
Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.
ALFREDO DOMINADOR B. FRANCISCO JR. AND ELIZABETH FRANCISCO, with
postal addresses at 6244 ILANG-ILANG ST., BATASAN HILLS, QUEZON CITY
and LOT 12 BLK. 3, PH. 7, BOSTON ST., PALMERA HOMES-NORTHWINDS CITY
VII, BO. STO CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s
to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 28, 2009 amounts to Two
Hundred Fifty Three Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.253,625.00),
Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding
25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and
expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount
which may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee,
the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives
notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at
10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of
Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol
Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding
to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real
property/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-215083 (M)
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 12 Blk. 3 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-031420-005410,
being a portion of cons. lot 598 Cad. 352, Lot 5-A-2 (LRC) Psd-133875 & lot 5-
B-2 (LRC) Psd-222079 L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun.
of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an area of FIFTY (50) SQUARE
METERS. xxx”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
BY: JOSEPH ELMER GUEVARA
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
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puzzled.
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broken,” Peter said.
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day,” the angel frowned at Peter.
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…,” St. Michael surfed back to the page and clicked on
the link. The screen went blank and there was a longer
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marked. Then the same error popped out.
“He must have something at least,” the angel said
quite concerned.
“Why don’t you try that one that says Related links,”
Peter suggested.
“What’s that supposed to be?” Michael said.
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The Archangel clicked on the link and the screen goes
blank and the message appears: PROHIBITED PAGE -
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PLICATIONS; MATURE CONTENT; ILLEGAL SOFT-
WARE, etc.
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***
May the Lord who clicks on the links of our life not
find them broken or unfortunately revealing that our
hearts and minds are far from Him. The page of our life
is the only one we will have. It is something our Lord
always reads and it is up to each one to enrich and up-
date that daily page so that we may be able to offer God a
new love each time.
God clicks on some aspects of our life not because He’s
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BAYAN MUNA,
BAGO ANG SARILI!
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-139-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. JORGE H. CASTRO and BY ACT 4118
MARIETTA CASTRO,
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act th
4118 filed
by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI
Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.
JORGE S. CASTRO AND MARIETTA CASTRO, with postal address at #9-D SCOUT
CHUATOCO, ROXAS DISTRICT, QUEZON CITY and LOT 3, BLK 45, PH IV-A, AL-
LEY 29, CARISSA HOMES NORTH IV, BO. STA CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE
CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as
of April 28, 2009 amounts to One Hundred Sixty Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty
Five Pesos (Php.160,925.00), Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest
thereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s
fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mort-
gage, and such other amount which may become due and payable to the afore-
mentioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the
undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public in
general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the
Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng
Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at pub-
lic auction thru sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine
Currency, the described real property/ies together with all the improvements ex-
isting thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-220319
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 3 Blk. 45 of the subd. plan Psd-031420-063771, being a
portion of lot 2, Psu-175040 Amd. LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of Sto.
Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bulacan xxx containing an area of
THIRTY FIVE (35) Square Meters.xxx”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
BY: OSMANDO C. BUENAVENTURA
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
10
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-144-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. MA. CHRISTINA L. YABOT-AMOROSO BY ACT 4118
AND EDGAR DELA CRUZ AMOROSO
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135, asth amended, filed by Balikatan
Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI Buendia Center,
Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS. MA. CHRIS-
TINA L. YABOT-AMOROSO AND EDGAR DELA CRUZ AMOROSO, with postal
addresses at BLK 22 LOT 15, PH. 2, PALMERA HOMES-NORTHWINDS CITY
BRGY. KAYPIAN, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN and LOT 15 BLK. 22,
PH. II-A, ROAD LOT 17, CARISSA HOMES NORTH II, BO. STO. CRISTO, SAN
JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACAN the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage in-
debtedness which as of May 28, 2009 amounts to Two Hundred Sixty Nine Thou-
sand One Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.269,125.00), Philippine Currency,
including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebt-
edness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter,
also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount which may become due
and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of
Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested
parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon
thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the
back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos
City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to the highest bidder
for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies together
with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-164718 (M)
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 15 Blk. 22 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-031420-004377,
being a portion of cons. B-3-A & B-3-B (LRC) Psd-0342449, B-21 (LRC)Psd-
294928,1 & 2, Psu-145622, 1, 2 & 3, Psu-192395, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in
the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an
area of FIFTY (50) SQUARE METERS. xxx”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
By: NORMAN S. IPAPO
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-136-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. LORENZO C. CANADA and BY ACT 4118
MILAGROS F. CANADA,
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act th
4118 filed
by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI
Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.
LORENZO C. CANADA AND MILAGROS F. CANADA, with postal address at SITIO
KABATUHAN GEN. T. DE LEON, VALENZUELA, METRO MANILA and LOT 25,
BLK 408,PH. IV, KEPLER ST., HERITAGE HOMES, BO. BAHAY PARE, MARILAO,
BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of
March 31, 2009 amounts to Five Hundred Eighty Thousand Three Hundred Sev-
enty Four Pesos and 51/100 (Php.580,374.51), Philippine Currency, including/
excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by
way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also se-
cured by said mortgage, and such other amount which may become due and
payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of
Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested
parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon
thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the
back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos
City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to the highest bidder
for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/ies together
with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-240849 (M)
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 25 Blk. 408 of the subd. plan Psd-031411-064811, being
a portion of lot 3, Pcs-031411-005471, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of
Bahay Pari, Mun. of Marilao, Prov. of Bulacan xxx containing an area of EIGHTY
FOUR (84) SQ METERS.”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the tile to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
BY: MANOLITO G. EUSEBIO
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
Mabuhay
LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-140-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTYIES
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. DAVE DELA MERCED BAUTISTA BY ACT 4118
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed
th
by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI
Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.
DAVE DELA MERCED BAUTISTA, with postal address at BIGTE, NORZAGARAY,
BULACAN and LOT 15, BLK 1, BLUE BIRD ST, PALMERA HOMES-NORTHRIDGE
SUBD., BO. STO CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL MONTE CITY, BULACANthe mortgagor/
s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of April 28, 2009 amounts to
Four Hundred Twenty Two Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty Five Pesos
(Php.422,825.00), Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, in-
cluding/excluding 25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus
daily interest and expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and
such other amount which may become due and payable to the aforementioned
Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned
Sheriff hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on
August 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-
Officio Sheriff of Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan,
Provincial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction
thru sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the
described real property/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-210715 (M)
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 15 Blk. 1 of the subd. plan Pcs-031420-005268, being a
portion of cons. lots 1-5, 11-12, 14-15, 19, 28 & 29 blk. 8; lots 1-24 blk. 9; lots
1-18, blk. 10; lots 1-41 blk. 11; lots 1-26 blk. 12; lots 1-48 blk. 13; lots 1-24 blk.
14, lots 1-13 blk. 15, lots 1-23 blk. 16; lots 1-20 blk. 17; lots 1-13, blk.18, blk.
19 to 21, rd. lots 7-18 Rd. widening creek 1 & 2 all of (LRC) Psd- 18443, LRC
Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte, Prov. of
Bul. xxx containing an area of SIXTY SIX (66) Sq M. xxx”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
By: Osmando C. Buenaventura
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-204-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. REMIGIO T. DE LUNA and BY ACT 4118
NIEVES F. DE LUNA
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed
th
by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI
Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.
REMIGIO T.thDE LUNA AND NIEVES F. DE LUNA, with postal addresses at NO. 377
th
10 St., 11 AVENUE, GRACE PARK, CALOOCAN CITY and LOT 16 BLK 54, PH II,
ZODIAC COR. PISCES STS., HERITAGE HOMES, BO . BAHAY PARE, MARILAO,
BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of
April 28, 2009 amounts to Four Hundred Sixty One Thousand (Php.461,000.00),
Philippine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding
25% of the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and
expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount
which may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee,
the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives
notice to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at
10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of
Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol
Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding
to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real
property/ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-146031 (M)
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 16 Blk. 54 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-03-003556, being
a portion of cons. lots 3817, 3821, 3822 & 3824, Lolomboy Est., LRC Rec.
No.), situated in the Bo. of Bahay Pari, Mun. of Marilao, Prov. of Bul. xxx contain-
ing an area of NINETY (90) SQ METERS. xxx”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
BY: OSMANDO C. BUENAVENTURA
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-163-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. RODOLFO B. BRON and BY ACT 4118
REMEDIOS N. BRON
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed
th
by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI
Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.
RODOLFO B. BRON AND REMEDIOS N. BRON, with postal addresses at BO.
TUNAS, IBA, MEYCAUYAN, BULACAN and LOT 1, ROAD LOT 4, HAZEL HEIGHTS
SUBD., BRGY. BAGBAG, CALUMPIT, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the
mortgage indebtedness which as of April 28, 2009 amounts to Three Hundred
Sixty Five Thousand One Hundred Twenty Five Pesos (Php.365,125.00), Philip-
pine Currency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of
the total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses
and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount which
may become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the
Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice
to all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00
A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan,
located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Com-
pound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to the
highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/
ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-58927
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 1 of the cons.-subd. plan Pcs-031407-005740, being a
portion of consolidated lots 12, 14, 16 & 18, blk. 4, Psd- 031407-060973,
L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of bagbag, Mun. of Calumpit, Prov. of Bul.
xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE (112) SQUARE METERS. xxx”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
BY: BENJAMIN C. HAO
Sheriff V
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
Republic of the Philippines
Regional Trial Court
Third Judicial Region
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
AND Ex-Officio Sheriff
Malolos City, Bulacan
EJF NO. B-158-2009
BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
Mortgagee/Assignee, OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY/IES
- versus - UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED
SPS. FROILAN S. DE MESA and BY ACT 4118
YOLANDA DE MESA
Mortgagor/s,
X————————————X
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 filed
th
by Balikatan Housing Finance Inc., with postal address at the 24 Floor , BPI
Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, the mortgagee, against SPS.
FROILAN DE MESA AND YOLANDA DE MESA, with postal addresses at 32 HYA-
CINTH S., ROXAS DISTRICT, QUEZON CITY and LOT 21 Blk. 36, BLUEBIRD,
PALMERA HOMES-NORTHRIDGE SUBD., BO STO. CRISTO, SAN JOSE DEL
MONTE CITY, BULACAN, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness
which as of April 28, 2009 amounts to Three Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand
Six Hundred Twenty Five Pesos and 26/100 (Php.377,625.26), Philippine Cur-
rency, including/ excluding interest thereon, including/excluding 25% of the total
indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and expenses and
thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such other amount which may
become due and payable to the aforementioned Mortgagee/Assignee, the Ex-
Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the undersigned Sheriff hereby gives notice to
all interested parties to the public in general that on August 27, 2009 at 10:00
A.M. or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan,
located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provincial Capitol Com-
pound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction thru sealed bidding to the
highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the described real property/
ies together with all the improvements existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-207662 (M)
Registry of Deeds for Meycauayan Branch-Province of Bulacan
“A parcel of land (Lot 21 Blk. 36 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-031420-005268,
being a portion of consolidated lots 1-5, 11, 12, 14-15, 19, 28, &29 blk. 8; lots
1-24 blk. 9; lots 1-18, blk. 10; lots 1-41 blk. 11; lots 1-26 blk. 12; lots 1-48 blk.
13; lots 1-24, blk.14; lots 1-13 blk. 15; lots 1-23 blk. 16; lots 1-20 blk. 17; lots
1-13 blk. 18; to 21, Road lots 7-18 road Widening, creek 1 & 2 all (LRC) Psd-
18543 Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sto. Cristo, Mun. of San Jose del Monte,
Prov. of Bul. xxx containing an area of SIXTY-SIX (66) SQ METERS. xxx”
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty (20) days in
three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality where the subject prop-
erty/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, Bulacan where the sale shall take
place and likewise a copy will be published for the same period in the Mabuhay
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks before the date of the auction sale.
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to this office
must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above stated date and
hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall be opened.
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it shall be
held on September 3, 2009 without further notice.
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves
the title to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if there be any.
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 28, 2009
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
Ex-Officio Sheriff
Copy furnished: All parties concerned
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009
AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009
Mabuhay
LINGGUHANG PILIPINO MULA PA NOONG 1980 11
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Fair & Square  from page 3

Google, while Tom on the other
hand was one of the developers of the first Apple printer.
It is perhaps simply a matter of perspective, but origi-
nally I was thinking that as soon as we teach the barangay
units and the barangay enterprises how to computerize,
they will soon discover on their own how to “internetize”
(my word invention?). My thinking changed when Mr.
Hans Koch convinced me that it should be the other way
around that they have to be connected to the Internet
first. Hans another new friend, he is an American who
has adopted the Philippines as his new home. He is one
of the founders of Syndeo Media, a social networking site
just like Facebook.
Putting two and two together, I now think that it would
be a good goal to put both the barangay units and the
barangay enterprises online, both of them having their
own good reasons to do so. Of course, the barangay units
have their own local government units (LGU) to depend
on, but why not make them independent once and for
all, with the help of technology?
Knowledge is power we always say, but nowadays it is
access to knowledge that makes us more powerful. You
might say that the barangay units have other needs such
as health, education and livelihood, but with connectiv-
ity to the Internet, these local villages could gain the
knowledge that they need to become independent in meet-
Lingap Barangay Program debuts at SM Marilao
ing their health, education and livelihood needs. INILUNSAD kamakailan ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan mentary. Naroon din ang mga kinatawan ng Kapitolyo
It is interesting to note that some cooperatives are ng Bulacan sa SM City Marilao ang “Lingap Barangay upang magpaliwanag hinggil sa layunin ng proyektong
already in the business of providing local services that Caravan.” Ipaaalam ang mga pangangailangan sa Lingap Barangay. Ang mabibiyayaang mga pamayanan
are good for the environment. As a matter of fact, it could barangay sa pagtungo sa mall ng caravan tuwing ay Malawak, Bustos; Baka-Bakahan, Pandi; Malis,
also be argued that any activity that would grow any- Sabado’t Linggo ngayong buwan ng Agosto. Kukup- Guiguinto; Tigbe, Norzagaray; Bubulong Munti, San
thing from the soil or the water is good for the environ- kopin sa ilalim ng proyekto ang 12 barangay kung saan Ildefonso; Pulong Duhat, San Miguel; San Isidro,
ment. The only thing that is needed now is a means for
the cooperatives to sell their products to the outside world, laganap ang karukhaan. Ipapaalam ng caravan sa mga SJDM; Prenza I, Marilao; Binuangan, Obando;
and selling online is certainly one good way. mamimili at dadayo sa SM Marilao ang nasabing Binakod, Paombong; Caliligawan, Malolos; at
People are more important than machines I always kahirapan sa pamamagitan ng photo exhibit at docu- Tibaguin, Hagonoy. — PR Photo
say. It is for this reason that I am now calling on anyone ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
and everyone who knows anything about computeriza-
tion and “internetization” (another word invention?) to
contact me, so that we could all work together in empow-
Regarding Henry  from page 3
ering the local villages. But in some instances, Though sufferers don’t stone you’re had, “by far too tender to touch, Dr.
a therapeutic soak is in or- feel like consuming large the single most important John Abruzzo recom-
der. “For an inexpensive amounts of liquids during preventive measure is to mends applying a crushed-
Republic of the Philippines way to achieve the same bouts of diarrhea, experts increase water consump- ice pack. “The ice will have
Regional Trial Court moisturizing effects pro- claim that increasing fluid tion,” declares Dr. Stevan a soothing, numbing ef-
Third Judicial Region duced by skin creams, sim- intake is vital to ward off Streem, head of the section fect,” explains the director
Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff ply soak your hands in dehydration. of stone disease and of the Division of Rheuma-
Malolos City, Bulacan warm water for a few min- Fluids that contain salt endourology at the Cleve- tology at Thomas Jefferson
utes. Then pat off excess and small amounts of land Clinic Foundation in University. “Place the ice
TANAY RURAL BANK EXTRA- JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE water and apply vegetable sugar are particularly ben- Ohio. pack on the painful joint
OF REAL ESTATE PROOERTY/IES or mineral oil to the damp eficial, as they help the How much water and leave it for about 10
Mortgagee, UNDER ACT 3135 AS surface to seal in mois- body replace glucose and should you drink? minutes. Cushion it with a
- versus - AMENDED BY ACT 4118 ture,” says Dr. Howard minerals lost during diar- “Enough to pass two towel or sponge. Reapply
REYNALDO D. LOJUCO, MARRIED EJF NO. 196-2009 Donsky, associate profes- rhea. A good “rehydration quarts of urine a day,” says as needed.”
TO MA. MELANIE C. LOJUCO, sor of medicine at the Uni- fluid” can be easily made Dr. Peter D. Fugelso, medi- The best way to cool
versity of Toronto. by adding one teaspoon of cal director of the Kidney down an acute flare-up
Mortgagor/s, Constipation? Experts sugar and a pinch of salt Stone Department at St. caused by backpain is with
X————————————X agree that the first thing a to one quart of water. Joseph’s Medical Center in ice, says Canadian pain re-
constipated individual If you have bad breath, California. “If you’ve been searcher Ronald Mellzack.
NOTICE OF THE SHERIFF’S SALE should do is check his diet. don’t drink other liquids; working out in the garden It will help reduce swelling
The foremost menu items gulf only water. Coffee, all day under the hot sun, and the strain on your
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135 as amended by Act for battling constipation beer, wine and whiskey are that could mean you’ll back muscles. For best re-
4118 filed by Tanay Rural Bank Inc., with principal office and place of are dietary fiber and liq- at the top of the list of liq- need to drink two gallons,” sults, he says, try ice mas-
business at F.T. Catapusan St., Plaza Aldea, Tanay, Rizal, the mort- uids. Lots of both are es- uid offenders. Each leaves he adds. “It’s the amount sage. “Put an ice pack on
gagee, against Reynaldo Lujoco & Ma. Melanie C. Lojuco, with resi- sential to keep the stool a residue that can attach of urine that matters.” the site of the pain and
dence and postal address at 16 Maimpok Street Sikatuna Village, Quezon soft and to help it pass to the plaque in your Water in the form of ice massage the spot for seven
City, the mortgagor/s to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as through the colon. mouth, and infiltrate your has several therapeutic to eight minutes,” he in-
of July 31, 2009 amounts to TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED NINETY The same thing applies digestive system. “Each powers. It comes handy to structs. Do this for a day
EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIX PESOS and TWENTY FIVE when you are having diar- breath you take spews those suffering from gout. or two.
CENTAVOS (P2,398,806.25) Philippine Currency, including/ excluding rhea. “The type of food you trace of these back to the If the affected joint is not Water, anyone?
interest thereon, including/excluding twenty five percent (25%) of the eat doesn’t really matter air,” says Dr. Jerry F. Tain-
total indebtedness by way of attorney’s fees, plus daily interest and that much,” says Dr. Lynn tor, author of The Oral
expenses and thereafter, also secured by said mortgage, and such V. McFarland, a research Report: The Consumer’s
other amount which may become due and payable to the aforemen- associate with the Depart- Common Sense Guide to
tioned mortgage. The Ex-Officio Sheriff of Bulacan through the under- ment of Medical Chemistry Better Dental Care.
signed Sheriff IV hereby gives notice to all interested parties to the at the University of Wash- Those with kidney
public in general that on August 25, 2009 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning ington. “The most serious stones should likewise
or soon thereafter, in front of the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of thing is to make sure your drink lots of fresh water.
Bulacan, located at the back of the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Provin- fluid intake is high.” Regardless of what kind of
cial Capitol Compound, Malolos City, Bulacan will sell at public auction

A personal loss to me, too

thru sealed bidding to the highest bidder for CASH and in Philippine
Currency, the described real property/ies together with all the improve-
ments existing thereon:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF THE TITLE NO. T-407060 (M)
“A parcel of land (Lot 2 Blk 8 of the cons. Subd. Plan LRC Pcs-11373  from page 6
being a portion of the cons. of lots 3685-B LRC Psd-3491; 3686, 3691, law and separation of powers. It is ironic to think that
& 4198 Lolomboy Est. & lots 3698-A to E LRC Psd-3032 Amd. LRC this president who never took advantage of her power,
GLRO Rec. No. 8509, Situated in the Bo. of Muzon, Mp. of SJDM, who willingly shared it, and gave it up when her time
Prov. of Bul. Is. of Luzon. x x x containing an area of TWO HUNDRED came, would most likely be judged by history as one of
FIFTY SIX (256) Sq. M. more or less. x x x.” the most powerful leaders.
During her six-year term, Congress enacted enabling
This Notice of the Sheriff’s sale will be posted for a period of twenty laws on provisions that created new governance struc-
(20) days in three (3) conspicuous public places in the municipality tures – Local Government Code, Cooperatives Develop-
where the subject property/ies is/are located and at Malolos City, ment Authority, the Ombudsman, Commission of Higher
Bulacan where the sale shall take place and likewise a copy will be Education and a Department of Science and Technology,
published for the same period in the Mabuhay a newspaper of general Commission on Human Rights, the National Commission
circulation in the province of Bulacan, once a week for three (3) con- on Culture and Arts, autonomous regions in Cordillera
secutive weeks before the date of the auction sale. and Mindanao, social justice structures – a comprehen-
All sealed bids with its accompanying transmittal letter addressed to sive agrarian reform program, and laws that ensured
this office must be submitted to the undersigned on or before the above adequate social services to the poor and marginalized.
stated date and hour at which time all sealed bids thus submitted shall Even more noteworthy is her own example of respect for
be opened. public accountability. Cory spent her retirement years pro-
In the event the public auction would not take place on the said date, it moting cooperatives, microfinance, and the pursuit of
shall be held on September 1, 2009 at the same time and place with- peace by rejecting attempts to change the Charter through
out further notice. a Constituent Assembly. Hers has always been a sober
voice, eschewing any form of change that involves vio-
Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for lence and extra-constitutional means. Her wisdom comes
themselves the little to the property/ies and encumbrance thereon, if from a wellspring of deep spirituality and faith. In life,
there be any. she restored freedom and pride in the Filipino; in death,
Malolos City, Bulacan, July 27, 2009 she is doing the same thing - helping us re-discover our
own capacities for greatness. The spontaneous coming
EMMANUEL L. ORTEGA
together of people from all walks of life and faiths; the
Ex-Officio Sheriff young, the old, the rich and the poor is again re-kindling
By : ALVIN G. PADILLA the spark of Edsa One. Reminiscent of Ninoy’s funeral
and the four days in 1986, people have gone out into the
Sheriff IV streets, braved the rains and the long queues to get a
Copy furnished: All parties concerned glimpse of Cory, to thank her, and perhaps to imbibe her
Mabuhay: July 31, August 7 & 14, 2009 courage and strength that would enable us to face the
challenges in these trying times.
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Iba’t-ibang pamamaraan ng pakikiramay ng Bulakenyo
NI DINO BALABO
MALOLOS — Pinagtibay
ng Sangguniang Panglala-
wigan ang isang kapasiya-
han matapos ang pag-aalay
ng isang misa na sinundan
ng pagtatali ng mga dilaw
na laso sa mga pangunahing
lansangan sa lalawigan
bilang pakikidalamhati sa
pagpanaw ni dating Pa-
ngulong Corazon “Cory”
Aquino.
Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni
Kint. Mark Cojuangco ng
Pangasinan na nakiramay
at wala siyang sama ng loob
sa dating pangulo na kan-
yang tiyahin, samantalang
madaling araw pa lamang
ay nanunuod na ng tele-
bisyon ang mga Bulakenyo
noong Agosto 5 kung kailan
ay sinubaybayan nila ang
libing ng dating pangulo.
Si Cojuangco ay duma-
law sa Sangguniang Pang-
lalawigan at ipinaliwanag
ang benepisyo ng plantang
nukleyar noong Agosto 3,
samantalang ipinagluluksa
ng kanyang mga kaanak
ang pagpanaw ni Pangulong
Cory na pumanaw noong
Agosto 1.
Batay sa Kapasiyan Bi-
lang 128-T’09 na inakda
nina Bise Gob. Wilhelmino
Sy Alvarado, Bokal Chris-
tian Natividad at Bokal
Ramon Posadas, inilarawan
nila si Cory bilang isang
“Dakilang Babae,” at sim-
bolo ng pag-asa’t pag-uu-
nawaan sa panahon ng ka-
guluhan at kahirapan sa
ating bansa.
Ayon sa kapasiyahang
pinagtibay, “matapos ang
termino ng kanyang panu-
nungkulan ay bumalik sa
kanyang pribadong pamu-
muhay subalit patuloy pa
rin ang kanyang serbisyo sa
Sambayanang Pilipino at
hindi niya ito iniwan at
patuloy siyang naging sim-
bolo ng pag-asa, pag-uu-
nawaan at pagkakaisa, la-
lo’t higit na ang ating bansa
ay nababalot sa panahon ng
kaguluhan at kahirapan na
dito ay pinakita niya ang
pagpapatuloy ng naiwang
adhikain ng kanyang da-
kilang kabiyak, ang yu-
maong dating Senador Be-
nigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino, Jr.
Maging ang Sangguni-
ang Bayan ng Hagonoy ay
nagpatibay din ng isang
katulad na kapasiyahan
noon ding araw na iyon
bilang pagkilala kay Cory at
pakikidalahamti sa pamil-
yang naiwan nito.
Ang pagpapatibay ng
nasabing kapasiyahan ay
isinagawa matapos mag-
alay ang pamahalaang
panglalawigan ng isang ba-
nal na misa noong Agosto 3
bilang pakikidalamhati sa
pagpanaw ng dating Pa-
ngulo.
Sa kanyang pahayag,
sinabi ni Gob. Joselito “Jon-
jon” Mendoza na mana-
natili sa puso ng mga Bu-
lakenyo ang alaala ni Cory
dahil “ang bawat kalayaan
natin ngayon ay utang natin
kay Tita Cory.
Sinabi rin ni Mendoza na
nasa kolehiyo pa siya noong
1986 nang maging Pangulo
ng Republika si Cory.
“Back then, hindi ko
akalaing magiging presi-
dente siya at magiging susi
ng pagbabalik ng demok-
rasya sa bansa,” ani ng
gobernador.
Bukod sa pagpapatibay
ng mga kapasiyahan at pag-
aalay ng misa ng mga pa-
mahalaang lokal, nakiisa
rin ang mga Bulakenyo sa
pakikidalamhati sa pamilya
Aquino.
Ang mga pangunahing
lansangan sa lalawigan ay
nilagyan ng mga dilaw na
laso, maging mga pribadong
sasakyan.
May mga dumalaw din
sa lumang bahay ng pa-
milya Cojuangco sa Bara-
ngay San Agustin, Malolos.
Mabuhay
Mabuhay
LINGGUHANGPILIPINO
LINGGUHANG PILIPINOMULA
MULAPA
Ang bakod ng nasabing
bahay ay may mga naka-
sabit ding dilaw na laso, ang
kulay pampulitika na gi-
namit ni Cory mula noong
1985.
Ayon sa mga historyador
ng Bulacan, ang ama ni
Cory na si Don Jose Co-
juangco ay isinilang sa Ba-
rangay San Agustin, Ma-
lolos noong Hulyo 3, 1896.
Ang kanyang mga magu-
lang ay sina Melencio Co-
juangco at Tecla Chiochioco
na kapwa isinilang sa Ma-
lolos. Ang pamilya Coju-
angco ay lumipat sa Pa-
niqui, Tarlac noong 1896.
Samantala, ipinagmalaki
rin ni Kint. Cojuangco sa
mga kasapi ng Sangguniang
Panglalawigan na ang ka-
nilang pamilya ay nagmula
sa Malolos.
Si Cojuangco ay dumalo
sa sesyon ng Sangguniang
Panglalawigan noong
Agosto 3 kung kailan ay
ipinaliwanag niya ang bene-
pisyo ng pagtatayo ng plan-
tang nukleyar.
Sa panayam ng Mabu-
hay kay Conjuangco, sinabi
niya na wala siyang sama ng
loob sa kanyang tiyahin na
si dating Pangulong Aquino
hinggil sa pagpapatigil nito
ng proyektong Bataan Nuc-
lear Power Plant (BNPP)
noong 1986 na pinasimulan
ni dating Pangulong Ferdi-
nand E. Marcos..
“Wala akong sama ng
loob sa kanya,” ani Co-
juangco na kumakatawan
sa ika-limang distrito ng
Pangasinan sa Kongreso,
patungkol sa kanyang ti-
yahin.
Iginiit pa niya na, “nai-
intindihan ko at kaya kong
respetuhin ang desisyon
niya na huwag ituloy ang
BNPP noong 1986.”
Ipinaliwanag ni Coju-
angco na isa sa mga dahilan
kung bakit ipinatigil ng
kanyang tiyahin ang BNPP
ay dahil sa insidente Cher-
PANOONG
NOONG1980
1980 AUGUST 7 - 13, 2009
nobyl nuclear power plant ding” Cojuangco ay pinsang Rosario na kapwa residente
sa Rusya noong panahong buo ni dating Pangulong ng Guiguinto, dahil sa wa-
iyon. Aquino. lang pasok sa mga paaralan
“May sapat siyang da- Nang tanungin ng at opisina ng araw na iyon
hilan noon. Tama ang de- Mabuhay kung bakit isi- bukod pa sa malakas ang
sisyon niya noon,” ani Co- nabay niya sa burol ng ulan na hatid ng bagyong
juangco sa isang panayam kanyang tiyahin ang pagpa- Jolina.
matapos magpaliwanag sa paliwanag sa Sangguniang Ayon kina Faundo at
Sangguniang Panglalawi- Panglalawigan ng Bulacan Santos, tinangka rin nila na
gan ng Bulacan na noong hinggil sa BNPP, sinabi niya pumunta sa burol nil Cory
nakaraang buwan ay nag- na dapat ay noon pang sa Manila Cathedral at sa
patibay ng isang resolus- sinundang linggo siya nag- libing nito, ngunit hindi sila
yong nagpapahayag ng pag- punta sa lalawigan ngunit nagkaroon ng pagkakataon
tutol sa panukalang reha- nagkasakit siya ng Influ- dahil sa pag-ulan.
bilitasyon ng BNPP. enza A H1N1. Kasama naman ni Hi-
Sa kanyang pananaw, Samantala, halos ika-4 lario and kanyang ilang
“hindi na tama ngayon ang pa lang ng madaling araw kaibigan na nanood ng li-
desisyon ni Cory noon, dahil noong Miyerkoles, Agosto 5 bing ni Cory sa telebisyon.
nahaharap tayo sa energy ay nanunood na ng tele- “Nakipaglibing kami kay
crisis by 2012.” bisyon ang mga Bulakenyo Cory sa T.V., at siyempre
Hinggil naman sa pag- at sinubaybayan ang libing may konting reminiscing of
panaw ng kanyang tiyahin, ng dating pangulo. the past,” ani Hilario at
sinabi niya na nakikiramay “Sa ganitong paraan binanggit ang damdaming
siya sa buong pamilya lang namin maipapahayag kanilang nadama noong
Aquino, at bumisita na raw ang aming pakikiramay kay 1986 matapos ang Edsa
siya sa burol nito. Cory,” ani Bautista na kasa- Peoples Power Revolution
“I empathize with the mang nanood ng telebisyon na naging daan upang ma-
whole family, pero sa totoo ang kanyang mga anak at upong pangulo ng republika
lang hindi ko sila mas- apo hanggang hapon ng si Cory.
yadong kilala, si Senador araw na iyon. Sinabi niya sa Mabuhay
Benigno Noynoy lang ang Ganito rin ang tanawin na halos wala silang pag-
medyo kilala ko dahil nag- sa tahanan nina Guillermo sidlan ng tuwa matapos ang
kasama kami sa Congress,” Faundo ng Obando, Pamela Edsa revolution noong 1986
ani ng kinatawan na ang Santos ng Calumpit, Dr. dahil nagbalik ang demok-
amang si Eduardo “Dan- Danilo Hilario at Elena Del rasya sa bansa.
Reflections, Sombras at mga Landas
Bilang alay pagpapasalamat sa ika-95 kaarawan ng kanyang ina na si
Asuncion “Lola Dahl” Pavia, magtatanghal si Alfred “Pat” Pavia ng isang
Photo Exhibit na bubuksan sa darating na Sabado, Agosto 15, sa ika-
3:30 ng hapon, sa Galerie Y, The Artwalk, 4th Floor Building A, SM
Megamall, Mandaluyong City. Pinamagatang “Reflections, Sombras at
mga Landas” tangkang hulihin ng mga retrato ang tatlong mundong
kinilusan ng buhay ni Pat — ang Estados Unidos kung saan siya
nanirahan at naghanapbuhay nitong huling 30 taon, ang Mexico kung
saan siya nakatagpo ng pakakasalan at ina ng kanyang dalawang anak,
at ang Pilipinas kung saan siya nagmula at umaasang babalik. Tatagal
ang pagtatanghal hanggang Agosto 23.