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Architect eyes creation of tourist- friendly streets


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If Dumaguete City, which is currently the 5th


Solar panels generate P6.5M in savings


best place to retire in the world according to Forbes magazine, markets itself as an eco-tourism Mecca in the Philippines, it›s high time for city planners and the local government to focus on safe, secure, convenient, well- managed and well-designed streets that recognize the value of short-walking trips as an alternative to short- motorcycle trips! The streets of Dumaguete


should be designed with consideration for the safety and maintenance of the Foot Traveler, the elderly and the disabled. The goal is to promote the development of streets and public spaces that people on foot can use and enjoy. The overall vision is to help the elderly and the disabled get out and walk with confidence and lead independent lives.


Metropost publisher Alex Pal gets a rare photo in this chance encounter with Raul Dillo who, at 7’3” is the Philippines’ tallest man, and his best friend Dardz Valdez, who stands 2’5”, Sunday in a restaurant in Quezon City. (Photo by Alexis Pal)


Punta Fisherfolk President Marilou Alegria of Dauin town (leftmost) cites natural calamities and illegal fishing as some of the issues encountered by local fisherfolk community during the Kapihan Forum on Fish Right (FR) and issues of women in the fishery sector held on March 26, 2019, at Yanson Beach Conference Room, in Dauin. Joining her in the panel are (l-r) Poblacion District 1 United Fisherfolk President Victoria Elumir, Dr. Aileen Maipa, fishery specialist of FR Program, and Dr. Hilconida Calumpong, Science Operations Coordinator and Eco-systems/Resilience Specialist of FR Program. (Photo by PIA7-NegOr)


leading Dumaguete City- based architect, names speeding vehicles, broken or blemished pavements, sidewalk motor cyclists, poorly manned crossings, insufficient lighting, inadequate street signage, scarce street names as the most hated hazards especially by tourists, foreign or local. The architect, however, suggests the introduction of walkable neighborhoods, one-stop shops, cycling pavements (for bicycles), jogging paths, proper zoning and urban gardens for canopy trees and landscaping. (Ned Carlos)


Architect Ned Carlos, a


has generated about P6.5 million worth of solar energy since the University switched on its solar panels in August 2016. Engr. Edgar Ygnalaga Jr., Buildings & Grounds superintendent, reported March 15 that from August 2016 to January 2019, SU has saved P6,534,298 in energy costs, having sourced from its solar panels energy amounting to 656,765.38 kwh.


The solar panels located at the College of Business Administration building, SU Main Library, and the Luce Auditorium have a total generating capacity of 210 kw that is equivalent to the University’s base load or the minimum level of electricity demand.


on campus is one of the University’s efforts to advance its environmental advocacy. (SU OIP)


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university/college or private school identified as Center of Excellence or Center of Development in order to avail. The said scholarships are open to all graduating senior high school students who are enrolled in public and private schools.


Grade 12 students taking up Science, Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) strand are all qualified to apply.


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government policies and programs will serve progress and the greater good.” The daughter of former Sen. Santanina Tillah Rasul and


the late Ambassador Abraham Rasul admitted to having fallen in love with Silliman University when, as editor-in- chief of her high school paper in Jolo, Sulu, she came to Silliman to participate in a journalism workshop, so that she was in a dilemma which university to attend in college, UP or SU. The impasse was only broken, she said, by the fact that both her parents attended UP. The author of several books on the Mindanao conflict, Rasul-Bernardo warned the graduates against divisive forces who seek to divide the Filipino people with their highly emotional, politicized, negative rhetoric. “They use alternative facts, a ridiculous definition of the word ‘lie,’” she explained, exhorting her audience to speak their mind. “In a democracy, each of us has the right to speak out. In fact, it is the duty of each citizen to speak out. We cannot be afraid to refute the obnoxious statements of trolls … We cannot be a “silenced majority.”


Bernardo-Rasul invited the new graduates to consider a career in Mindanao, with its untapped resources and historic connection with ASEAN. “If ASEAN’s economy were integrated today, it would be the seventh largest economy in the world – larger than Europe or the U.S.,” she said, adding that as envisioned by former president Fidel V. Ramos, Mindanao should be the doorway to the ASEAN. “With the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law and the establishment of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority, Mindanao is on the path to peace and prosperity,” the Mindanao peace advocate enthused. “As long as our government is reminded by its citizens that lasting peace only comes through non-violent means.” She lamented the Marawi attack and its sad aftermath


for the over 250,000 residents who lost everything in the siege. “We need you, dear graduates, to lend a hand and help our Maranao brothers and sisters and others like them … by understanding that they are just like you and me who want a better life,” she explained. In concluding her address, Amina Rasul-Bernardo reiterated her plea to the graduates to become involved citizens. “What we need is for you, the future leaders of public and private sectors, to participate and make a difference. That is the obligation of a citizen – not just to follow but to engage.


join, you can make a difference,” she assured them. (SU OIP)


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Meanwhile, students in the Accountancy, Business & Management (ABM) strand, and those in the Humanities & Social Sciences (HumSS) strand, or Technical-Vocational Livelihood must belong to the Top 5 percent of their class to be able to apply. T h e DOST Negr o s Oriental Provincial Science and Technology Center will coordinate with the qualifiers and announce the orientation schedule as soon as contract forms are available. More than 1,300 student hopefuls in Negros Oriental took the nationwide examination in five venues last year, Oct. 21 last year – 40 percent more than examinees in 2017. (DOST PR)


of tWS during the Marcos regime and was imprisoned because of his critical views on the Marcos dictatorship. As a practicing journalist in the late 1970s, Baseleres also received death threats as the editor of an anti-Marcos community newspaper in Dipolog City wherein he continued to write editorials that exposed anomalies among government officials.


The award aims to inspire SU journalism students to be fearless in reporting the truth and to stand for the principles of journalism. It is given to senior mass communication students who have been actively involved as a member of tWS since their sophomore year, with the most number of well written news stories, in-depth or investigative reports, opinion/commentaries and editorials. A bigger weight will be given to stories published in community or national newspapers. The recipient must have a major QPA of at least 2.7 as


“My dear graduates, whatever industry or sector you


of the first semester of the school year, as certified by the Office of the University Registrar. The dean of the College of Mass Communication will form a special committee composed of members of the faculty and the College Secretary to deliberate on the selection process and to decide the winner among the applicants for the award. (PT)


Republic the Philippines Regional Trial Court 7th


Bais City, Negros Oriental


In the Matter of Correction of Date of Birth of Mario Literal Cadeliña in his Birth Certificate Registered before the Local Civil Registrar of Bais, Negros Oriental, Philippines,


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Mario Literal Cadeliña, Petitioner -versus-


Catherine C. Chong, in her capacity as the OIC/Civil Registrar of Bais City, Negros Oriental, Philippines, Respondent. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - x ORDER


SP. PROC. No. SP-19-08-B


Judicial Region Branch 75


A verified Petition filed by petitioner, thru counsels, Atty. Mithi E. Villarmea and Atty. Wilhelmo M. Degamo, prayed before this Honorable Court for an Order for the correction of entry as recorded in the Certificate of Live Birth under Local Civil Registrar No. 96 of the Civil Registry for Bais City particularly as to the date of birth from February 5, 1962 to January 19, 1962, and for the Local Civil Registrar of Bais City, Negros Oriental to so correct this entry thereat. Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial


hearing on June 25, 2019 at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon directing all persons who are interested to appear and show cause why this petition should not be granted.


The petitioner, at his own expense, is directed to publish this order in an accredited newspaper with a general circulation in the Province of Negros Oriental once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Furnish copies of this Order the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office


day of February, 2019, at Bais City, Negros Oriental.


of the City Prosecutor of Bais City, the Local Civil Registrar of Bais City, and the Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Authority. Furnish also copies of this order the petitioner as well as his counsel. So Ordered. Given this 28th


Rosario S. Carriaga Presiding Judge MetroPost March 24 • March 31 • April 7, 2019


Scene Of The Crime operatives examine the scene after the murder of Board Member Miguel Dungog Monday near the power plant of Silliman University near the SU ballfield. (Photo by Melissa Pal)


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