Sunday, November 22, 2015

GOSPEL MASS SA UP

                                        
Mga Kababayan, ang University of the Philippines Church of the Risen Lord ay magtatanghal ng Gospel Mass Ray sa buong panahon ng worship sa Linggo, ika-29 ng Nobyembre 2015 as UP Diliman, Quezon City. Ito ay bilang bahagi ng pagdiriwang ng ika-68 taon ng Church of the Risen Lord, na itinayo noong 1956 sa tulong ng mga estudyanteng Protestante na nag-aaral sa UP  (UP Christian Youth Movement, '47).

Ang Gospel Mass ay naglalaman ng mga sumusunod ng mga awit: Kyrie, Lord Have Mercy; Gloria – Glory to God in the Highest, Credo, I believe in God, Acclamation – Hallelujah Praise the Lord, Sanctus – Holy, Holy Lord God of Hosts, at Agnus Dei- Lamb of God. Likha ni Robert Ray, isang kilalang American composer ang Gospel Mass na inaawit sa mga simbahan sa Amerika. May limang boses ang Gospel – soprano, alto, tenor, basso at countertenor.

Marami pong magagandang kumanta sa choir at magtataka kayo dahil walang patakaran kung anong idad ang maaaring maging kasali -- basta nasa tono, marunong magbasa ng nota, at marunong ng tempo at may Christian belief at spiritualidad. Magaan ho ang pagdadala ng mga namamahala sa choir kung kaya't masisipag ang lahat ng miyembro. 

Ang Gospel Mass ay kakantahin ng sa ilalim ng baton ni Chris Arceo at piano ni Sara Matsuura. Ang Choir ay pinangangasiwaan ni Alexander Cortez. 

Lahat ay inaanyayahang manood ni Reverend Jeremias M. Lagahit sa ika-29 ng Nobyembre 2015, alas 10 ng umaga, sa Church of the Risen Lord, UP Diliman, Quezon City. Makinig tayo sa mga awitin na puno ng mga salita ng Diyos. 


PLAYING GOD?

highquality pictures face paint childrenI think the intelligence group in the Philippines is being over zealous. They hound me down like I a fugitive who has done something wrong. I go to places that have free wifi and what do I experience -- inability to open my email, a slow-down of my uploading of files,  websites that would not open as soon as they are political news, but after a while would be opened, as if someone had screened and now after analysis, has approved it for reading. 

We only live once in this lifetime, and no way we can be assured of being revived should we kick the bucket. So our lives should be led as if we are already on the verge of meeting our maker any time. In that situation, we do the best that we want to do. Yet, some people play God and that is really what irks me. 

PLANET TIME, FOR HUMANS?

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The Paris attacks of ISIS reveal:

1. vulnerability of nations despite having  strong police forces. In our country, the Philippines, the police are in the know of four terrorist leaders in the south, how they are going about teaching people about terrorism -- how to make bombs, etc. I wonder why they are being let loose - to be wiped out once all the groups they have gone through are pinpointed?

2. the extreme suicidal tendencies of terrorists in carrying out their missions; a recent report said that the woman who blew up in Paris did not do it herself but a more recent update said that the terrorists could be high in drugs when perpetuating their violent acts;

3. the helplessness of ordinary citizens in terms of being protected from terrorist attack. In our country, terrorists could be existing that they seem to be not the hardliner type although those found in Mindanao are -- as they blow up buses;

5. the existence of violent minds despite the leaps of intellectual developments in first world countries -- Huffington Post reported that  "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, brutal head of ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham), is not only a terrorist leader, but a poet with a Ph.D. from Baghdad's Islamic University. We have just managed to obtain a transcript of his doctoral defense of his dissertation, "On Creating an International Caliphate," and are happy to share it with our readers. A "doctoral defense," for those unfamiliar with academic procedures, is a formal questioning held before two distinguished faculty members in the same field, after a candidate has completed his dissertation. It is the last step in obtaining the Ph.D. "

Where would such doctors get their unethical concepts of annihilating people?

This shows how the educational sector is not quite up to par in instilling the ideas of human rights among students. Maybe we need to have a review of all the educational systems and find out why violent minds could exist or could develop despite such a high degree of studies.

6. the weakness of the women's movement in the world to propagate the idea of peace -- of peaceful settlements of conflicts. Most of the speakers against terrorism in the Muslim world are men. I have not seen women except as victims. I think that Muslim women leaders should emerge as speakers -- and all the media could contribute to this effort -- decrying the mindlessness of terrorism of all kinds.

and corollarily, the continuing adherence to might against might, arms against arms in soving international conflicts.

7. the lack of respect of Isis for the United Nations. I think that when a group does that then everyone should be so concerned to get all those anti-humanity groups arrested and incarcerated for life. Side by side with that let us all propagate the significance of the UN Declaration of Human Rights in all the languages. Peace should be term that is understandable in its simplest and complex forms to all the citizens of the world. Time is ticking and we never know how long we shall still live on this planet. 


Despite the high level of development of military and police forces in countries like France and Spain, which have been settings of bombings, the latest was last Friday's attacks in Brussels, yet the drive to contain terrorists seems to be too weak in the face of planned violence. There simply is no way to predict, or even contain such violent minds from carrying out their aims.

2. The suicidal tendencies of the attackers are simply beyond our imagination. They completely forget their humanity and just go through their violent plans without regard for innocent human lives. Does tImage result for religions clip0 arthis not show that the United Nations appears to be very weak in terms of propagating the idea of the "dignity of every human being?" How come from the time the UN was created until now, wars have not abated and seem to be escalating even?

I once had a talk with an a bullet sller and he told me that the inventor had made sure that the bullet would kill the individual that it hits instead of ricocheting or just going through the body as the old bullets usually did. 

How far should inventors go to perfect products that would snuff out lives? A question to the departmet of science and technology. 

I think that the department of education could contribute a lot to bringing about total peace in the world if it should created lots of literacy books on the matter in the languages of the terrorists-- syrian, pakistani, etc. I think that peace has not been recognized as the highest factor for existence because everyone is caught up in that circle to find the perpetrators. It is time to sit back and view the whole situation from an educational, sociological, philosophical and spiritual point of view. 




Thursday, November 19, 2015

IN THE NAME OF INTERNATIONALISM


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Some people would probably look at me as a cock-eyed optimist for not attacking the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. I think I have become cautious about the power of the parliament of the streets ever since we installed fake presidents who could use violent means to curb dissent. By the way, are we still counting how many journalists have been killed since the time of Cory, and how many in this present administration have been added compared to other regimes?

Why do I shun the parliament of the streets? In the first place, as an elderly, my legs cannot go standing for long under the heat of the sun even if I would have a parasol. Secondly, I cannot stand listening to sloganeering which shows a lack of creativity in engaging in political discourse. Thirdly, if I would be in the streets, I would like to be able to speak out also and not just remain a stand-by, a listening board to speakers who do not know how to spice up their speeches with humour, a very important feature when you are trying to persuade people politically.

Fourthly, and this is the most important, the APEC visitors are people who were voted upon by their own peoples in their own countries. I feel that when you attack APEC, you are also attacking the capacity of our visitors to decide intelligently and to think of what is an important event that they should attend.

Hence, in the name of Internationalism, we respect the rights of other peoples to elect their own leaders and ergo, we should respect their decisions by providing the best and safe accommodations for them to be able to discuss about matters that concern our present and future lives with other countries.

The Asia Pacific region is a very important area in this planet. It has the most number of religions – Buddhism, Shintoism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, home-grown religions as well as born again groups. In other words, we are very much concerned about our souls, not just our physical well-being. So when we are attuned to the spiritual, we engage with others deeply, touching their hearts, minds and souls.

I do hope that we have learned a lot from this broad array of cultures that we have opened up to.

Next time, we should distinguish which events are worth attacking from the streets. For example, when oil companies always raise their prices and our government is just simply too lazy to abolish the oil regulation law, when many children become victims of traffickers from abroad, when labor migration is being encouraged instead of scuttling it as it is a form cop-out to the government's being able to provide decent employment or even to curb inflation so that our people could live with ample provisions for basic necessities and a little leisure and recreation; and so many other issues that are close to our hearts in wanting a better and happy life for all of us.

Saturday, November 14, 2015

INTERNATIONALISM


Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Chile
People's Republic of China
Hong Kong, China
Indonesia
Japan
Republic of Korea
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
Chinese Taipei
Thailand
United States
Vietnam

These are the countries to be represented by their heads of states and other officials in Manila at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation this November 2015. More than that aspect of establishing economic ties which should aim at equalizing the lives of everyone and not just a few towering over the many, the APEC should be an eye-opener for all of us, to know how the other people live in their own countries.

I would expect the media to be carrying out brief historical backgrounds of each country, defining their systems of government and giving us a view of their customs and traditions. At the same time, i would like to be able to know which economic system has given the best kind of life to a people -- whether communist or capitalist -- and why.

Now is the time for everyone to think "internationalist" no longer the narrow-minded view of "this is me, my, mine country." It is time for us to extend a handshake and ask the others, how do you find life now, at this time when terrorism is rearing its ugly head all over the worldsd, and most especially in Paris, France where more than a hundred people have been killed?

To be an internationalist is to forget our boundaries, no not necessarily forget but rather set it aside in order to see and learn from other peoples -- how they can stand the various critical situations that are facing all of us, from air- climate change -- to land -- the terrorists. It is not easy living during these times and we need to learn more and more from each other, from other peoples how we can maintain our sanity in the face of greed, authoritarianism, and dwindling sense of compassion.

Why has the world turned so -- yes -- we can ask our neighbors what they think of current times and how they are coping with the difficulties posed by tangible and intangible factors.

Internationalism has its downside though, when our kababayan have to go to other countries, experience better life, and be able to send back home enough funds to help their families tide over their basic necessities like food and education for their children. Internationalism has to recognize the inequalities and not let it rule our lives but instead make us see perspectives that would help alleviate the problems and make everyone equal on this side of the planet.

Lastly, I would ask the Singaporean representative, may I get the blood test of my son, who worked in your country for 8 years, then lost his job without any meaningful recognition by his company, and died mysteriously in his flat on July 28, 2014? Could you helop me, a mother, know the details of his demise, and if there was foul play, to help me get justice on behalf of my family?

My son had to get out of our country in order to find a good life for his children. He had to endure hardships, loneliness, and racist treatment in his company just so to be able to afford a good life -- with secure education especially-- for his children. Unfortunately, his company was not so kind to all the hard work he put in -- most of the time, even working while on vacation with them -- answering queries and the like for his superiors.

His name, Eugenio Zigmundo O. Demigillo III. May his soul find peace despite the shortcomings of this world in giving him a happy life.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Malling, past time to forget politics for awhile




Malls are the favorite places of the ordinary folks because of the cool temperature there. No. Correction please. Not because of that but because there is great lack of cultural events for the people to enjoy. To forget the convoluted state of our politics, our people go to malls in order to have a breather.

Actually, the only one that has a consistent free cultural fare is the Luneta Park where from Friday to Sunday, Gie Villasor-Arnold and her staff at the NPDC keep the events on time and always on sked as they have advertised in the papers. In fact, I should say that we should give them already trophies for their dedication to their jobs.

In Quezon City, do we have any cultural venue that is free? Very seldom, and the events come oncee in a blue moon. Me bayad pa. In Makati, the Glorietta has events but then the idea behind them is to sell a product/s, very commercial.

Anyway, malls offer takaw-mata displays. Sales here and there – 3-day sales usually after suweldo days like the fifteenth and the thirtieth.

But Folks, I like comparing the amenities offered in these malls. Two big ones whose owners landed in the list of richest business people in the Philippines do not have any water to offer for those eating in their food courts. Customers have to buy distilled or filetered waters (not alkaline which should be the case) for P10 per bottle. In another mall, the water trickles oh so slowly from the taps so that you could get tired of waiting for your glass to fill up. Instead of waiting for that slow quenching of your thirst, you just buy a bottle again from any of the stores.

This is worse. In a big mall, the toilet is terrible – no tissue, no water, no soap. But in this nice-looking mall, they even have a douche, a tissue and soap for you to wash your hands with. I think that city halls should inspect it and demand that they offer those that could make the customers not acquire any disease from the use of their toilets.

But you know Folks, in this very popular coffee store, I really get very “ugtas.” You know why? The toilets are unisex! Imagine! How unhealthy. The men who handle their thing when they urinate would use the faucets and the women would be holding those faucets as well. Can you imagine the transfer of ____ ? In reverse, women who were short shorts would be pulling the bottoms of their underwear which could have been dampened by their urine; so they would twist the door handles which the men would not be able to avoid not holding when they go out of the toilet.

I really don't know what was in the mind of the building permit officers when they allowed such unisex toilets to be built. Saan sila nag ma-malling, sa Hongkong kaya balewala sa kanila ang kalagayan ng ating mga kababayan dito?

Now is the time for the DILG to flex its muscles against such simple cases of no-attention to the health conditions of the people at malls:
1. unisex toilets should be banned;
2. toilet papers and soap should be available in all of them;
3. drinking water should be available in all places where there are food courts; and
4. every restaurant should have a washbasin where customers could wash their hands before eating.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

QUESTIONING THE LAW DEPARTMENT'S CAPABILITY

Dear Folks, I saw on TV how the candidates for President, Vice President and the Senate were facing the commissioners in the Commission on Elections. The place was the auditorium-like where TV cameras and reporters were allowed to enter.

I pitied the candidates because they were like ... that were being herded and then called "nuisance." That was utterly dehumanizing and inhuman. Even the Philippine Constitution guarantees respect of human rights. But in this case, the candidates had no rights at all.

The Comelec should review its methods of accepting certificates of candidacy. Its law department which handles the COCs should be entirely overhauled for its authoritarian, sarcastic and inhuman methods. They are not gods to act like that -- as if they were towering over everybody else and so the latter must kowtow to their every wish.

It is now very apparent that the root of our being immersed in corrupt governance stems from the crooked system of handling elections. The moneyed individuals, the wealthy parties can buy slots during elections and can insure the election of their candidates. They know the ways of the Commission.

Choosing leaders of the country requires agents who are wise, with managerial competence, professional, and patriotic. I wonder if these qualities have been required of those in the Law Department. It is time for us to scrutinize the backgrounds of the employees in that department.

Being lawyers is not enough if what they should do is choose who will be the candidates for such high positions as the president, the vice president, sanators and congress representavies, including partylists.

Being in a bureaucratic organization, the law department employees have been performing bureaucratic roles -- an 8 to 5 job, pushing papers, making phone calls, writing reports, and the like -- all boring activities that will not allow them to have that sociological, philosophical and creative minds to judge individuals, parties and the whole Philippine society.

Let us stop playing with the lives of our people. Give us just systems for changing leaders who will move our country and our people to greater heights of prosperity, equality and peace.


Sunday, November 1, 2015

RESPONSE TO COMELEC

Republic of the Philippines





A MESSAGE TO THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS



M a n i l a



 HOLDING PUBLIC OFFICE
Petitioner-Law Department's View of Holding Public Office = Diluted Interpretation of the Provision in the Constitution

1. The Constitution guarantees equal access to opportunities for public service.... Art. II, Section 26. By denying the Respondent her Candidacy, the Petitioner-Law Department's knowledge of that act of Holding Public office becomes glaring and wanting. It is violating the Constitution by denying the Respondent her right to run for public office.

2. To the Petitioner-Law Department, Holding Public Office is engaging in a capitalistic endeavor –the individual candidate, without a party must be able to sustain (meaning have enough spending money) the campaign, have funds, and insure his/her victory through the polls. This is a rather narrow view of the role of the Commission on Elections in the country.

Public Service, a General Category; Holding Public Office, a Sub-Category

3. To the Petitioner-Law Department, Holding Public Office is the same as Public Service. Petitioner forgets that Public Service is a general category, philosophically and politically. Philosophically, it means a service that is run for the benefit of the general ….....................................................................................................................................4 public. The sub-categories are: helping the disadvantaged groups, disseminating information on political matters for public consumption AND holding office, among others. Politically, Public Service means acting in order to create and make changes for the public.

4. Now, “Holding Office” is not a general but rather a specific category falling under the general heading of Public Service. To hold office is to be in public service. In terms of significance, holding office cannot be higher in significance than that of public service. The latter is all encompassing and general, while the former is very specific.

Therefore, the Petitioner - Law Department MISUNDERSTANDS and DILUTES the meaning of Public Service. By denying Respondent the right to run for office, it has distorted the meaning of and statement in the Constitution from being equal to unequal access to opportunities for public service.

5. Right vs Privilege. To state that running for public office is a mere 'privilege subject to limitations imposed by law,” is to rewrite the Constitution. “Privilege” cannot be a substitute for “right.” Nor should Right be capriciously changed to Privilege. Privilege is a capricious benefit that can be recalled at any time but Right is just entitlement, so fundamental that it cannot be obliterated by anyone. It is bestowed upon the Filipino people. To say that to run for public office is a mere privilege subject to limitations imposed by law is committing a gross violation of the fundamental law of the land. The Constitution guarantees equal access to public service; ergo, everyone should be allowed to file their candidacies and be allowed to be judged by the public except for health reasons – for example physiological may be mentioned as obstructive of serving the public, but incapacity to conduct a campaign is not at all nor should it be a hindrance because the Constitution states that everyone should have equal access to serve in office.

6. Beyond its Purview It is beyond the role of the Comelec to meddle into how any Candidate/s should conduct their campaigns as these all depend on their creativity. To allow others to be free to conduct their own and disallow others is to be selective, elitist and discriminatory. However, it has a responsibility to insure that all the barangays are informed about the backgrounds of each candidate ahead of the voting period.

7. Libelous Word. The Petitioner had called the Respondent a nuisance. Yet the
Philippine Constitution avers that the “State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights. ARTICLE II DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES............................................................................................................................................................4
Nuisance” means, an obnoxious or annoying person, thing, condition, practice, etc. In what manner, or what action, did the Respondent do to merit such a libelous name? The only interaction the Respondent has had with the Petitioner has been through the submission of the certificate of candidacy and nothing more. Now if the Petitioner-Law Department relied on the reports of other individuals or agencies such as the military and the police, then they become suspect. The only reason why they should produce any negative report is because the Respondent has been highly critical of anti-democratic practices in Philippine society.

Yet the Petitioner-Law Department violates this Constitutional provision thus blatantly destroying her reputation. Calling candidates nuisance based on pieces of paper and not a thorough understanding of their biography, of having interviewed them, or their having been assessed by competent personnel with regard to their total existence is tantamount
to committing Libel, a civil offense that is penalized by law.

8. Legacy of Marcosian One-Man Rule
Most ironically, the Petitioner-Law Department quoted from the Batas Pambansa Blg. 881 revised under the Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines, lifting the word "nuisance" without analyzing its implications. Batas Pambansa Blg. 881 is a product of the one-man rule in the country in 1985. Marcos used the word "nuisance" in order to downgrade his opponents, all of his enemies who were plotting to bring him down. Ergo, after 1986 the term should have been changed to a more humane one in order to give recognition to the political act of the people in bringing down his one-man rule and installing a democratic regime in the country.

So what guarantees can we have from the Comelec to guarantee full respect for human rights? For the Commission to become a true Filipino People's institution based on what we had fought for in 1986, then it must contend with the language being used within and being disseminated to the public and revise those that are anti-democratic. This is to insure the protection of the rights of the people to a democratic, humane, just and orderly access to public office as well as peaceful transition of leadership.

9. Discriminatory Act. The Constitution declares that The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. Art II, Section 14. The Petitioner-Law Department commits the act of discrimination against the Respondent.

Contrary to the fundamental law of the land, the Petitioner-Law Department omits or fails to mention, intentionally or unintentionally, that the Respondent is a woman and and ..............................................................................................................................5 deserves equal treatment before the law. It ignores if not totally omits its own role in ensuring the access of women to public office. The Respondent submitted her bio-data and program of action when she filed her COC but this was clearly glossed over totally as can be gleaned from its blanket conclusion. Ironically, one Petitioner signee is a woman.
10. Denial of Responsibility of Public Information Functions. The (Omnibus Election Code) law states in Sec. 10 that . Election expenses. - Except in barangay elections, such expenses as may be necessary and reasonable in connection with the elections, referenda, plebiscites and other similar exercises shall be paid by the Commission. The Commission may direct that in the provinces, cities, or municipalities, the election expenses chargeable to the Commission be advanced by the province, city or municipality concerned subject to reimbursement by the Commission upon presentation of the proper bill.
The Petitioner-Law Department fails to recognize , or denies the responsibility of the Commission for the onus of informing the public as to the background of candidates for positions yet it is mentioned above.
Considering the archipelagic character of the country, it is stringently difficult to inform every voter in the region about the candidates. Only political parties and moneyed individuals can do that. So, when the Petitioner-Law Department mentions that “the Respondent has no bona fide intention to run for public office...absent clear proof of her financial capability, Respondent will not be able to sustain the financial rigors of waging a nationwide campaign,” it is committing the gross error of putting an added qualifier to be a candidate on the part of the Respondent, which is not sanctioned by the Constitution nor by the Omnibus Election Code. As well, it clearly discriminates against the sincerely patriotic poor and handicapped from exercising the opportunities for holding public office.
11. Jumping from Principled to Pragmatic Analysis. Moreover, the Petitioner-Law Department commits double speak when it says that “while it is true that 'the right to vote and to be voted for shall not be dependent upon the wealth of the individual concerned...reality is a bitter pill that Respondent has to swallow.” Now what kind of thought is that that jumps from a principled to a highly pragmatic stand? Is this not a case of saying one thing and then meaning another thing? Should the State allow such kind of thinking to prevail in the Commission? The Petitioner-Law Department glosses over the import of the above provision and has committed an erroneous way of thinking which should be dismissed by the higher echelons of the Commission as a warped and .anti-democratic act. It presents itself as knowledgeable about the law but its mistakes in thinking are highly gross: creating a favorable climate for the moneyed class only to be able to vie for public office. Worse, it states its bias in a very sardonic way, as if the Respondent has to swallow the poison of being rejected. The bitter pill is that the country …................................................................................................................................ 7
has a Petitioner-Law Department with great feelings of self-aggrandizement.
Elitism and discrimination based on wealth have no room in a democratic regime. These are the bitter pills of living under the aegis of a Petitioner-Law Department who twists the law to for reasons nobody can fathom.
3. Actually, RA No. 6646, An Act Introducing Additional Reforms In The Electoral System and For Other Purposes, promulgated on 5 January 1998 states that “the Commission shall cause to be printed certified lists of candidates containing the names of all registered candidates for each office to be voted for in each province, city or municipality immediately followed by the nickname or stage name of each candidate duly registered in his certificate of candidacy and his political party affiliation, if any. Said list shall be posted inside each voting booth during the voting period. Whenever practicable, the board of inspectors shall cause said list of candidates to be written clearly and legibly on the blackboard or on manila paper for posting at a conspicuous place inside the polling place. The Constitution emphasizes equal access to public service.”
In other words, during the voting period, the voters are given the chance to make a judgment right away about the credentials of the candidates. The exposure here is only in terms of the name, and not the background of the candidates. Now is there enough time to make a decent assessment of the capability of a candidate? This situation opens up the voters to familiar recall of names based on media exposure done by the candidates and not on the basis of qualifications anymore. Will there be room for an informed choice?

4. Petitioner-Law Department Transferring Promotions Responsibility Completely to Candidates Instead Of Carrying The Onus. In truth, the State, through the Commission, is burdened with the function of informing the public, to publicize as to who are qualified to run and not solely the individual candidates' acting responsibly. Self-promotion could be deceiving and downright misleading. Some candidates could hide their true nature and because they have the money could put out glossy tarpaulins and posters, give away lots of paraphernalia and sweet talk voters in order to encourage them to their side. Twin examples are these Congress representatives who got voted upon but later on turned out to be “nuisance officials” coming to the Congress sessions for only seven out of 34 sessions in 2014.

By confining its activities to informing the public only during the voting day itself nary any information on the candidates, save their names, the Commission is disallowing the public from making a good vote.
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WHEREFORE, the Respondent prays that the Honorable Commission would stop the implementation of the Petitioner-Law Department's Judgment as it is highly flawed based on the premises above. And also to approve her Certificate of Candidacy based on principles inscribed in the Philippine Constitution. The positive move shall show the seriousness of the Commission in the political exercise of voting as as the lifeblood that would define the future of everyone in society.


SIGNED THIS 2 NOVEMBER 2015 IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES


WILHELMINA S. OROZCO
Respondent

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Araneta Subdivision
Quezon City 1113
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