People would usually associate the term “cleansing” with spiritual purging wherein believers receive the grace and mercy through the Holy Sacrament of Reconciliation or simply put, the confession. This is true among the Roman Catholics. Faithful from other sects and religion have their respective ways of purging their spirits and their souls. The society in general has its mechanism of purging its ranks of toxic elements. Politics has the elections and other constitutional remedies. Crimes have the laws and the courts to weed the streets of sinister minds. Organizations have their adminstrative recourse to discipline their officers and members. If the spirit and the society are not void of these cleansing strategems, the sacred human body has the mechanism to free itself of destructive components in all that it it ingests. There are those who consult beauty experts for some superficial clinical procedures. Others do the strenuous muscle flexing, while some apply the healing wonders of nature. The media is overloaded with ads and spam messages on the various products that could aid the human body in its cleansing process. To some, those advertised are effective, while to the rest not. Here, however is one product that has proven its worth to remain in the market, although through direct selling. Cleansing Advanced Formula, another quality product of M&S Imported Health anf Beauty Care Products, is an option for thosr who have tried other products but ended up frustrated. The Cleansing Advanced Formula, which now comes in mixed berry blend, consists of beneficial organic ingredients, which are not only healthy but truly helps shrink the waistline to a trimmer size. It has the following ingredients that bring out the desired result if taken regularly, such as mixed berry extracts that are rich in anti-oxifants and offer protection against a wide range of illnesses including cancers, heart disease, memory loss, macular degeneration, aging and inflammation. Cleansing of M&S HB Important Products has oil palm fiber, an insoluble fiber which will clean all food scraps along the intestine and colon; mixed powder from spinach, celery, cabbage, peas, wheat grass, which are good for good bacteria in our colon. It also has guar gum from the plant cyamopsis tetragonolobus that is effective in promoting regular bowel movements and relieving constipatuon and other chronic bowel ailments amd able to absorb toxic substances. Psyllium husk, which is responsible in the reduction of absorption of blood cholesterol and bile acids from the intestine, is a special component of Cleansing. This product also has Fructose Oligosaccharides extracted from tomatoes, bananas, asparagus, garlic, and others. Further, Cleansing has chlorophyll believed to be a powerful blood cleanser and citric acid which helps regulate pH balance in the digestive tract and aids in the remival of toxins from the body and helps breakdoen fatty foods. Boyax, a first-timer in patronizing this line of food supplement, tried this miracle product on hope that his beer belly would significantly reduce. His hope did not fail him. After a month of continuous drinking of Cleansing of M&S HB Imported Products, his waistline shrank by 4 inches. Now he got too engrossed with Cleansing, almost making it a part of his daily morning and evening meals. Boyax only had the trimming of his waistline in mind when he started consuming his first box of Cleansing. Little did he know about the benefit of cleansing. What should be noted though are the effects of not detoxifying oneself. Toxic body, accelerated aging, bad breath, getting tired easily, and being able to acquire lifestyle diseases, diabetes and head-ache are among the downsides if ine will not detox. Marlaw Kaquilala and Shirlee nee Herrera gladly distribute these products not actually for profit but as a mattet if public concern and service.
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Part II – Conserving, Protecting, Documenting, and Publishing the Philippines’ Marine Resources
Following my ‘graduation from government service’, I have shifted my study area to the waters of the 6 provinces of Eastern Visayas, not only because I am from Leyte, but because Region 8’s rich marine natural resources have remained very anemically studied. More or less, I can now talk authoritatively on the marine macro-algae of Biliran Province – my study area since my Philippine National Museum (PNM) days starting as a fledgling seaweed researcher. Also, I acknowledge the financial research funds from the PNM, UNESCO Philippine National Commission, and DOST Region 8. Now, I have moved to Leyte Province with research funds from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). The province has been phycologically divided into Northeastern Phase (survey, documentation of its seaweed flora already completed, final report awaiting publication by the NRCP), and Northwestern and Southern Phases of the Island, with funds coming from the same agency aforementioned. For the 3 provinces of Samar Island, only a few more coastal towns of Northern, Eastern, and Western provinces have remained to be botanized, yet – Samar island having been included in the PNM funded research under the project on “The Marine Algae of the Philippines”. It might be well to mention that my efforts to hasten the study of the macro-algae/seaweeds of Region 8, have been made lighter following support of my Masters Degree Graduate Students from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), thus: Sis Hermelina Puig (Biliran Province), Ms. Patria Castronuevo (Eastern SamarProvince), and Mr. Ceasar Adriasola (Northern Samar). My research data and those contributed by my theses advisees consisted of accounts on the rich growth of Sargassum in Eastern Visayas, especially along its Pacific corridors, ecologically rich because of its being in the Tropics. The thick and tall growths of Sargassum along the St. Bernardino Strait, between Sorsogon and Northern Samar Provinces as well as the same seaweeds’ dominance in the ‘central’ coastal towns of Leyte have convinced me to use the sobriquet of “Sea-Forest of Leyte Gulf”, referring to the rich and luxuriant population of brown seaweeds dominated by Sargassum and Hormophysa triquetra (=Cystoseira triquetra), an equally large brown algae. Indeed, our call (amongst Filipino Marine Biologists), is for concerned government offices to put more sharper teeth, to the Fishery Law and other related administrative memoranda to stop the “rape” of the seaweed resources of the Philippines! Unless we are prepared to destroy our marine ecosystem that “basically provides a life support system to most aquatic marine organisms.” And, that “the natural re-colonization and recovery of damaged sea grass and algae areas would take decades.” To this, I would like to add, that most edible seaweed species or sea vegetables (e.g. Caulerpa racemosa ‘Lato’, Codium ‘Ambang’, Eucheuma and Kappaphycus ‘Guso’, Gracilaria ‘Gulaman-dagat), Sargasssum ‘Aragan’, Hydroclathrus clathratus ‘Balbalulan’, and Porphyra ‘gamet’ are rich in protein, carbohydrate, and iodine needed by the human body. While, sea grass are used as pollution indicator and some species (Thalassia hemprechii) is eaten in northern Philippines! With the quoted statements, we, however realize the gigantic role people expect from DA and BFAR to marshal the country’s long coastal line and should therefore realize the need to link with other offices (LGUs specifically), NGOs, the academe (SUCs and HEIs), and S & T Organizations, e.g. Society of Fishery Technologists of Eastern Visayas (SOFTEV), Federation of Freshwater and Marine Institutions (FIMPS), Philippine Association of Marine Sciences (PAMS), NRCP Visayas Regional Cluster, among others, primarily to educate the dire need to protect, preserve, and conserve the country’s aquatic resources.
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In Eastern Samar — Mining company cut mangroves to pull back vessel washed inland during Yolanda’s onslaught
TACLOBAN CITY- A vessel that was washed inland in Quinapondan, Eastern Samar during the onslaught of supertyphoon Yolanda has resulted for the destruction of mangroves. Margarita de la Cruz, a known environmentalist and former professor of the University of the Philippines-Tacloban Campus, said that the vessel is owned by a mining company that operates in the province. According to her, the owner of the vessel is trying to pull it back to the waters which resulted for the destruction of the mangroves. De la Cruz said workers of the mining company cut the mangroves on their effort to tow the vessel back to the waters which was stuck in Barangay Santo Nino, Quinapondan town. The said vessel was washed inland 120 meters from the water as a result of a storm surge generated during the onslaught of Yolanda. “The national government has allocated P1 billion for the planting of mangroves and we have a case here of mangroves being destroyed wantonly,” she said. She said that mangroves are important not only because they serves as breeding grounds for fish but as barriers for storm surges. De la Cruz said that she is not aware if the action of the mining company cutting mangroves as it tow back the vessel to the water has permission from the local government or from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Quinapondan is estimated to have more than 900 has mangrove cover. Based on a study conducted by the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, research arm of the DENR, the damage to mangrove sites due to Yolanda was estimated at 350 hectares in two out of the six mangroves sites bordering the Leyte Gulf Area. And close to seven months after Yolanda, most of the mangroves are still without leaves and could be dead. (JOEY A. GABIETA)
Sen. Marcos frustrated on the snail-like rehabilitation
TACLOBAN CITY-It’s very disappointing that seven months after supertyphoon Yolanda hit Eastern Visayas, the government still don’t have an over-all master plan despite of the fact that officials of all affected areas have already submitted their post disaster assessment needs. Thus said Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. who visited Tacloban and other Yolanda-hit areas last May 23. Marcos, who chairs the Senate committee on local government, added that until now the funds that are intended to go to the LGUs hit by the typhoon and even to the affected public schools, state colleges and universities remained undelivered. “Yolanda-affected state universities and colleges reported they haven’t received a single centavo of the fund to be used for their facilities,” Marcos said in a press conference. “Right now, reconstruction and rehabilitation are still being spearheaded by international agencies, non-government organizations and private Philippine corporations. But we are still waiting for massive assistance that we have been promised,” Marcos added. According to Marcos, he learned that Budget Secretary Butch Abad has announced that P32.8 billion was already released, and for this Marcos expressed hope “that the funds will be felt by the LGUs on the grounds because those are badly needed.” The senator said that some of the mayors that he met were affiliated with the ruling party, thus, dispelling speculations that politics could be the reason for the delay on the release of financial assistance. “But these mayors refused to talk about it openly for fear that they might not receive the financial assistance,” Marcos said. Marcos said that since the LGUs are requesting him about the funds, he said what he can do is to “just keep bringing it up.” “We are still in an emergency. I do not propose that we’ll cut corners. But I think we can do a lot to expedite the process,” he said. Marcos said he understand about the dilemma faced by rehabilitation Secretary Panfilo Lacson “since his office doesn’t have the funding and it is only on making proposals and coordination.”(RONALD O.REYES)
Couple, 2 others, nabbed by PDEA for illegal drug possession, selling
TACLOBAN CITY- A couple with two others was arrested by members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in different sting operations in the region for using and selling the prohibited hydrochloride methamphetamine or shabu. Liza Baoy, PDEA information officer, identified the arrested persons as Danilo Bueta, 50 and his common-law wife, Nenita Solayao, 44; Melvin Facturan; and Conrad Borneo. Bueta and his wife were arrested by the PDEA agents in Calbiga, Samar last May 13 in a buy bust operation which yielded for the confiscation of five sachets of purported shabu, various drug paraphernalias and P500. The couple are now detained at the Calbiga police station and charged for violation of Republic Act 9165, the comprehensive drugs law, particularly for possession and selling of the illegal drug. Meantime, Factoran of Lumbang 1, Calanipawan of Tacloban was arrested in possession of shabu weighing 6.9 grams last May 21. Also arrested was a Conrad Borneo,34 and married in Brgy. Santo Nino, Matalom, Leyte during a buy bust operation last May 24 with agents of the NBI were able to seize from the suspect one gram of shabu with a street value of P10,000. Cases for illegal possession and selling shabu were filed against the suspect who is now detained at the PDEA-8. Baoy said that suspects arrested by them are place under their custodial unit while those arrested in a joint operation with police are locked up at jails. (LIZBETH ANN ABELLA)
Mayor Aquino talks his vision for Calbayog’s transformation as agri-eco-tourism hub for EV
BAYBAY CITY- Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino shared the PGS (Public Governance System) practice of his administration during the first ever Partnership Summit on human resource reforms and good governance held this city. The summit, spearheaded by the Civil Service Commission(CSC-8) held last May 26, were participated by regional directors of the different national government agencies, managers of government owned and controlled corporations and water districts in the region as well as presidents of state colleges and universities; DepEd Superintendents, mayors and their human resource officers and human resource management practitioners. The CSC conducted the summit to report to their partners and colleagues in government service their HR principles; what have they done when it comes to the delivery of their mandate and share with them their experiences in their journey to transformation thru PGS. CSC Regional Director Victoria Esber said that they started using PGS in 2010 and alongside restated their vision to becoming “Asia’s leading center of excellence for strategic Human Resource and Organization Development by 2030”. In his talk at the summit, Mayor Aquino asserted his commitment to transform Calbayog into the premiere eco-agri-tourism hub by 2020. To support this vision, he said that on September 2012, Calbayog renewed its commitment to pursue the “institutionalization” stage. A refreshed strategy map called the “Calbayog 2020 Development Strategy Map”, the city governance scorecard and 15 strategic initiatives, he further said, are now fully installed for the city to finally reach the said long overdue potential of achieving its vision. The “2020 Development Strategy Map of Calbayog” is anchored on the values of good governance, better quality of life for empowered God-loving citizens, and private-public partnership for a sustainable economic development, entrepreneurship and self-reliance. Whereas, its mission is to initiate programs with holistic approach that will promote sectorial recognition and role actualization, thus affording its citizens and tourists with quality basic services for progress and total well-being. Meanwhile, for governance scorecard, Calbayog has identified 30 quantifiable, reliable and regularly available strategic indicators, but during the summit, Mayor Aquino only discussed three – first is the increased total local income that is therefore a sign that Calbayog is now “fiscal self-reliance;”second, an investor-friendly atmosphere that is best in the region and third, a place that people will want to visit because of its beautiful waterfalls, caves, long coastal area, arts and culture, and strategic geographic position. (AIMEE A. CATALAN/PR)