An act providing for permanent registration of voters

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Title: An act providing for permanent registration of voters
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Year: 1964
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Fulltext: Pngo t_______★ Tbe RTCOL STAR ★ September 12. An Act Providing For Permanent Registration Of Voters FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) OF THE PHILIPPINES )S. No.275 Second Session ) (Republic Act No. 3588) An act to provide for permanent registration of voters and for this purpose to postpone tbe general renewal of registration of voters which is set for nineteen hundred siyty-three. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ot Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section I. Permanent list of voleis. - There shall be p permanent list of voters in each city, municipality and municipal district. Sec. 2. Who may be registered in the Permanent List of Voters. • All persons possessing all the qualifications prescribed for a voter and none wf the disqualifications, have tht right and duty to be registered in the permanent list of voters of the city, municipality or municipal district wherein they are domiciled and to be included in the precinct book of voters of their corresponding precinct. Any person who may not have on the date of bis registration the period of domicile required may also be registered upon proof that on the date of tbe election he shall have such qualifications. Sec. 3 Election Registrar. - There,shall be io each oity, municipality and municipal district at least one election registrar and a clerk appointed by the Commission on Elections. The salaries for the positions of election registrar and a clerk in the city, municipality and munipal district shall be at such rate as may be determined by the position classification to be mads by the Commission on Elections. Provided however, That in any city, municipality and municipal district havi g four thousand registered voters or less, the Commission on Elections may at its discretion appoint an election registrar, attach it to another political subdivision for purposes of registration, or appoint tbe city, municipal or municipal district treasurer as election re gistrar with additional compensation to be fixed by the Commission on Elections but not to exceed fifty per cent of his salary as treasurer. The city, municipal or municipal district council) as the case may be, shall provide a place for the office of the registrar. Sec. 4. Qualitication of Election Registrar. - Except in the case mentioned in the proviso of Section three hereof, only members of the Philippine Bar may qualify for appointment as election registrar: Provided, That if* there are no lawyers available for appointment, graduates of duly recognized schools of law, liberal arts and education wbc are civil service elegibles may be a ppointed. Sec. 5. Registration of Voters. - On any date, within sixty days after having acquired the qualifications of a voter, but not later than sixty days before the day of any regular election and not latjr than thirty days before the day of any special election, a qualified voter shall personally appear before the election registrar of his city» municipality or municipal district wherein he is domiciled and file with him a sworn application for registration in tiiplicate. To facilitate filing of applications for registration, the election registrar may hold office in any district, barrio or eitio within his jurisdiction, without any traveling allowance, subject to tbe rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission on Elections. Any person who fails to register within sixty days after having acquired the qualifications of a voter or is registered after 9aid period shall not be qualified to vote in the election immediately following his registration. For purposes of the nineteen hundred sixty-five elections, however, any person who is a qualified voter may legister any time before the sixty-day period preceding the date-of said elections. (As amended by R. A No 4074) See. 6. Application for registration - The sworn application for registration shall contain the specimens of the applicant’s signature and his passport or identitication photograph, which shall be at the expense of the government if the applicant should so request; and shall state the following: (a) name, surname and middle and/or maternal surname; (bj place of birth; (c) age on his last birthday; ' (d) Philippine citizenship: (e) civil statue, if married, tbe name of the spouse; (/) profession, occupation or work; (g) exact address with the name of the street, the house number or in case there be none, a brief description of the locality and place; (/?) that he possesses the qualifications required of an elector; (i) that he is not disqualified to vote; (j) that he is not registered in any other precinct; otherwise, he shall state the precinct number and the city, municipality or municipal district in which he previously registered, and attach thereto his swarn application for the cancellation of such previous registration; (k) the prints of all his ten fingers; (/) space shall be provided upon the lace of the application for the notation of the voting record of the person registered thereon: (m) such other informatien or data'which the ComRed ''Wall of Shame” is Three Years Old TIIiRD ANNIVERSARY—The third anniversary of the Berlin dividing wa I was observed in August This view shows East German workers, under the watchful eye of Communist soldiers, building up a section of the wall near the Brandenburg Gale. The Soviet Zone, regime hastily erected the concrete-and-barbed wire barrier along the 25-mile (tO-kilometer) border on August IB. 1961, to stop the flow of East German seeking freedbm in West Berlin. The Border interference was in violation of post-war agreements. Later, additional wire, cement and steel barricades were raised, trenches were dug and machine gun'fields-of-fire were cleared. A few refugees stilll manage to gel through, although many escape attempts have ended in death. Berlin —On August 13, quadruple row9 of two-me1961, the East German ter high concrete posts Communist built their ' wall Btrung with barbed wire, of shame" through the cen- Behind the barricade are ter of the city attempting earthen hreast-woika and a to sea) off the people of continuous line of trenches. East Berlin from contact The area is mined and the with West Berlin. tieoches are manned by Tbe steady westward flow guards armed with rilles and of refugees-- some four machine guns. . Observation million since 1945 --■ was towers have been placed at virtually elopped. strategic points, adding to Now. three years later, the concentration camp atthe barrier I continues to mosphere. stand as a daily reminder Despite these obstacles, cf the dramatic contrasts however, the Communists between life in free West have been unable to comBerlin and existence in pletely close their border Communist East Berlin. with West Berlin. Almost Since 1961, the Com- 10,000 East Berliners have muoists have razed build- managed to escape since the ings, torn up streets and wall was built. cleared the area behind the Some have tunneled unwall. They have strengthen- der the wall. Other have ed the barrier by adding swum the canal and river double and sometimes sections of the barrier. Still ethers have escaped by jumping ofl buildings bordering the wall or by crushing cars, trucks arid a milroad train into West Berlin. Some have not been so fuitunate. At least 65 persons have been shot and killed by the Communist police. No. one knows how m « n v perished in tha sewers of East Berlin alter the Communists began flooding this escape route Many of the refugees have been young, since East Germans in rhe 18 to 25 age group have been i n the forefront of opposition to tbe regime, along ’ with a number of leading educators. Professor Robert Hh v s - m inn, ot East Berlin’s Ilunbolt University, was attacked in February, 1964 bv n high-level Communist official for being a lesser Socrates who leads our youth astray.” The official admitted, however, that Dr Havemann had a “great following” among students. Mayor Willy Brandt called upon the popuiat on to stay at home between 8 P.M and 9 P. M. on August 13 for an ‘ hour cf silence” designed to tell "all who are looking at this eity that tbe wall remains an injustice.” Mayor Brand’s appeal was Supported by West Berlin’s political parlies, labor unions and press. Wreaths were laid at the memorials erected for the victims of the wall and re ligious service were held in several r-hiirches__________ Republic oi the Pnilippiuca COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CAMARINES SUR 10th Judicial District IN THE MATTER OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE QUIEN GHO ROGEL1O QUIEN, Petitioner. SPEC. PROCS. NO. 995 X ----- X NOTICE OF HEa RING mission on Elections may require. '-ec. 7. Approval or disapproval of application and petition for inclusions. — Upou receipt of the sworn application for registration, the election legistrar shall set it for hearing, notice of which shall be posted in the municipal brilding for at least three days before the hearing. On the date of the hearing; the el ction • registrar shall receive whatever evidence that may be submitted for or against the application. The election registrar shnll de wide within ten days from filing, all applications submitted to him and issue the corresponding identification card to life registered voters. If tbe election registrar disapproves the application tbe applicant shall be furnished with a certilicate of disapproval wherein the ground for the disapproval shall be stated. The applicant may within fifteen days from the receipt of the certification of disapproval file with the Justice of the Pedce Court or the Court of First Instance of tbe province a petition for his inclusion, which shall be decided within fift en days after filing If the decision is for the inclusion of a voter in tbe permanent list of . voters, the eledtion registrar shall activate the application for registration which has been previously denied, by placing said application in the corresponding precinct oook of voters wherein the order of inclusion by tbe court shall be entered and shall mail or deliver to the voter hie identification card If the decision is adverse, the right of appeal is heretofore granted by existing laws shall be available. Sec. 8. Challenge of right to register.—Any elector or representative of any political patty of the city, municipality or municipal district may appear before the election registrar to oppose or challenge any application for registration slating the gound therefor. The challenge shall be under oath and shall be attached by the election registrar to the application together with proof of notice to the challeuger and the voter of the date set for hearing. Src. 9. Publication of application for registration.— Within two days from approval or disapproval of any application for registration; the election registrar shall post a notice in the municipal building giving (Continued on page 14) A verified petition having been filed with this Court by ROGELIO - QUIEN, represented by Atty. Guillermo R. Luntok, praying among others, that he be appointed administrator of the eetate left by the decedent QUIEN CHO who, as alleged in the petition died intestate on August 4, 1964 in the City of Naga, his residence at the timeof his death, leaving both real and personal properties with an approximate value of from EIGHTY THOUSAND PESOS (P80 - 000 00) to ONE HUNDRED THOU SAND PESOS (PlOO 000.00); WHEREFORE, notice is hereby given that said petition will be beard on September 17, 1964at 8:30o’cleck a.m., in the session hall of . Branch I of this Court at Naga City, on which date, time and place, all persons having opposition thereto may appear to show cause, if any they have, why said petition should not be granted. Let this notice of heaving be published at petitioner's expense once a week for three consecutive werks in the “THE BICOL STAR”, a weekly newspaper edited in the City of Naga aod of general circulation in this province, for tbe info*mation of nil concerned. Naga City, Philippines, August 21, 1964. MAURO B. FAJARDO Actg. Clerk of Court Pub Aug. 29,Sept. 5, 12, *64 September 12. 1964 66 Years Old.... Page U________________ THE BICOL STAR_______ An Act Providing For Permanent Registration Of Voters (Continued from page 4) tha name and address ef the applicant and the date of the application and the action taken on the application. Sec. 10. Preparation of precinct Book of Voters.—The election registrar shall prepare the precinct book of voters of each precinct which shall consist of all the original cepies of the approved applications of voters for registration arranged alphabetically belonging to the same precinct, in a suitable binder or devioe. Each precinct book of voters, before delivery to the board of inspectors shall be duly sealed and certified by tbe election registrar tbat the approved applieations contained therein, stating the exact number, are complete for the precinct. The election registrar shall deliver this precinct book of voters to the chairman of the board of inspectors at tbe same time the board takes delivery of its official ballots, for the use of the board during the voting and which shall be returned to the election registrar for his custody at the same time the statement of election returns are delivered. Thirty days before a regular election and ten days before a special election, all precinct book of voters shall be sealed and shall not be available for examination by the public. Sec. 11. Permanent list of voters of each city, municipality or municipal district.—The approved applications of registration contained in all tbe preoinct books ef voters of the city, municipality or municipal district shall comprise tbe permanent list of voters of said city, municipality or municipal district Sec. 12. Provincial Central File of Registered Voters — The duplicate copies of all approved applications for registration shall immediately be sent to the Provincial Central File of Registered Voters which shall be under tbe custody and supervision of the eleetion registrar assigned in the capital. These applications shall be arranged alphabetically by city, municipality or municipal district and shall be open during office hours to tbe public with legitimate inquiries for purposes of election. Sec. 13. National Central File of Registered Voters.— The triplicate oopies of all approved applications for registration shall immediately be sent to the Commission on Elections. These applications shall be arranged alphabetically by eity, municipality or municipal district and shall be open during office hours to the public with legitimate inquiries for purposes of election. Sec. 14, Voter's Identification.— The voter’s identification card shall serve and be considered as document for tbe identification of each registered voter. No extra copy or duplicate of the voter’s identification eard shall be prepared and issued except upen authority of tbe Commission on Elections. The voter’s identification card shall be subject at any time to examination, change or renewal by the Commission on Elections, and any registered voter who fails, without cause, after due notice, to surrender his voter's identification card shall b- sufficient ground for its cancellation, Eaeh identification card shall bear the name and address of the voter, his age, sex, civil statue, occupation, bis passport or identification photograph, thumbmark, number of the precinct where be ie registered, hie signature and the signature »f tha registrar. No fees shall be collected for tbe issuance of the voter’s identification card. See. 15. Petition for exclusion of voters and decision thereon.—Any elector, representative ef a political patty or tbe election registrar of tbe city, municipality or municipal district may at any time except forty five days before a regular eleetion and twenty five days before a speeial election file with tbe J slice of the Peace Court or tbe Court of First Instance of the province a sworn petition for exclusion from the permanent list of voters of any voter on the ground that he is disqualified. disable or illegally registered, which petition shall be decided within fifteen days after filing The right of appeal as provided for in existing laws shall be available ,o any interested party. The election registrar upon receipt of tbe final decision ordering exclusi n of a voter shall remove bis application from tbe corresponding precinct book of voters and place said application in tbe inactive file, wherein tbe order of exclusion by the court shall be entered. The election registrar shall submit monthly reports or as often as the Commission on Elections may order, of all cancellations made by him pursuant to eourt orders, so tbe corresponding action can be taken on tbe copies of the application in the Provincial Central File and in tbe Commission on Elections. 8ec. 16. Cancellation due to death, conviction, and failure to vote in two successive preceding elections.—The election registrar shall remove tbe voter’s application for registration from the corresponding preeinet book of voters of tbe following after entering therein the cause for cancellation and shall place them in tbe inactive file; (a) Those who have since died as eertified to at tbe end of each month by the local civil registrar. (5) Those who have since been sentenced by final judgment to suffer an imprisonment of not less than one year or found guilty of having violated their allegiance to the Republic of tbe Philippines as certified to at the end of each month by tbe clerk oT court, tbe clerk of tbe municipal court in chartered citiesand the justice of tbe peace. (c) Three who did not vote in the two successive preceding regular elections as showD by tbe voting records ef each voter after tbe bolding of an election. (Continued on page 15) Republic of tbe Philippines COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF CAMARINES SUR lUth Judicial District BRANCH IV CH1O CHO, Plaintiff, -versusCIVIL CASE NO. T-84 — X NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE Whereas, by virtue of the Whereas, on September I, 1964, the undersigned Frovincial Sheriff Ex O'fiom, levied upon and attached all tbe rights, title, interest, dominion and participation which the defendants, hereon, have or might have in and over the following deecribed property together with all the improvements, thereon, to wit; “A parcel of coconut land, located in sitio Compilan, barrio of Tinorognan, municipality of Sagnay. Camarines Sur, having an area of 5.4589 hectares, more or less: bounded on the North, by Tamuyanon Creek; on tbe East, by Sagnay River;on tbe South, by Jacinto Jallores; and on the West, by Gregorio Borela. This property is declared in tbe name of Apolinaria Urtua under Tax Declararlion No. 6109 (old) and assessed at 1*590.00,” Therefore, by virtue of the aforeeaid writ of execution and in pursuant of the provisions of Section 16 pci auuuiu ui me aaiu o'uuuu u nuiv os. -------8 of from tbe date of filing this Court, the Provincial Sheriff 1964, at bis offiee for tbe Filipinos, be said that ‘‘this barong should come home.” Mr. Oeampo, in accepting the donation said, that "this .¥CtauB. barong will be a valuable FRANCISCO DEL CAScontribution to our histoiical fiLLO et 0| relics to be displayed at the Defendants Freedom House, Aguinaldo Shrine at Kawit. Cavite ” ( Mr. Ocampo said that tbe x Aguinaldo Shrine is the first historical museum to be so constituted and will house all relics depicting the various ¥¥UBreaSi oy viriue O1 lllo epochs in the Philippine wrjt of execution issued by struggle -or freedom’ the Court of Firet Inela[ice The museum director a so of Camarines Sur. Branch 1V, joined the Philipp ne Air jn tl,e above.entitled case, Force in expressing their daled the l5th dav of June graiilude for her enduring 19ti4 and received by the interest and hospitality she Sheriff’s Office on August 5, has extended to all Filipino 19e4 whereio tfae Pr0Bvinciai personnel of the PAF on Sherl(f 0f Camarines Sur 8r duty t°ur to the U.S. of his |awful deputles w n'n P‘»»‘>PPines, was oommanded to Hraake th. Williams were semi- pffective tbe 8um of 8IK of float I guests of the Phi- HUNDRED SEVENTY -FIVE lipptne Air horse. Mrs, Wil- PESOS P675.00), Philippine liams is Mommy Williams currency, plus interest at to 400 officers and men of the rate of six (6) per cent —--------the PAF who studied in per annum of tbe said amount Rule 39 of the Rules military bases in Texas. llllu& JliB On July 13, 1964, the case on October 18, 1962, announces, that on SeptemCity of Lipa passed board until fully paid, and plus ber 28, 1964, at his offiee resolution No* 1799, making the sheriff’s fees and other located on the .Second Floor tbe Williams the first adopted lawful expenses incident to of the Provincial Capitol of American family of the City, this execution; and Camarines Sur in Naga City, he will sell at public auction for cash to tbe highest bidder, all the rights, title, interest, dominion and par ticipation tbat the defendants hereof have or might have in and over the above-desA Contest in literature on a Japanese theme will cribed property together be held in Tokyo in commemoration of the Tokyo Olym with all tbe improvements pics under tbe sponsorship of the Japan P.E N. with a thereon, in order to satisfy view to promoting goodwill among peopl. s and to further therefrom the amount of mural understanding. the execution, sheriff’s fees All Filipinos and ether non-Japanese national alike and lawful expenses incident residing in the Philippines are invited to send in an eri- thereto, ginal. unpublished poem, play, essay or short story to the Japan P.E.N. Club not later than December 20, 1964 This notice of auction sale The best entry will receive the Japan P.E.N. Award will be published in the of US$1,000 and four runners-up will receive US$500 each. BICOL STAR, a weekly reThe details of the contest follows: gional newspaper, published and edited in the City of The compitition is open to all non-Japanese na- Naga, having a general cirtionals. culation in the province of Any aspect of Japan may be dealt with, but Camarines Sur and Naga entries in any language other than Japanese, Chi- City, once a week for three nesej English, French, German or Russian must be consecutive weeks, the first accompanied by a translation into one of these six • ■ - ...... languages. The length should not exceed 6,000 words or thirty Japanese manuscript pages; not more than 5,600 characters if written in Chinese. Only one entry may ba submitted by any one writer. Pen names may be used. Manuscripts must be typed double spaced, if written in a language other than Japanese or Chinese The manuscript should bear the title of the piece but NOT the name of the author. Name, address, nationality and other personal data should be put on a separate sheet of paper and attached to the manuscript. Manuscripts (2 copies) should be sent to; The Japan P.E.N. Club c/o The A.abi Shimbun Bldg. Yurakucho, Cbiyoda —ku Tokyo, Japan They should be marked: OLYMPIC CONTEST. 9- Manuscript should reach the above address not later than December 20, 1964. Those airmailed with a December 10, 1964 postmark will be accepted even " if they arrive at the above address later than December 20. 10. The Award wili consist of US$1,000 for the best 2| entry and US$500 each for four runners-up. 11’ Results will be announced not later than March 15,1965 by the Japan P.E.N. Awards will be transmitted to the winning authors immediately after public announcement of tbe results unless otherwise requested by the authors. a 12. The entries will be judged by a committe selected ®eP^* 12, 19, 1964. by the Japan P.E.N. 13. The Japan PE.N, reserves the right of publication of the winning manuscripts in Japan, full or in part, in their original language as well as in Japa- PprycZ nese Any remunsration thus accrued will be paid to the authors. 14. The Japan P,E.N. reserves the above rights on the some terms in any other entry which has not won an award. 15 Manuscripts will not be returned and no correspondence will be accepted concerning the entries. Invitation to Participate in the Olympic Contest in Literature I. 2. 3. 4. 7. publicat on to take place at. least twenty (20) days before the date set for the public auction -sale; Likewise, for tbe same period ef time three (3) copies of this notice will be posted on three public and conspicuous places in the municipality of Sagnay, Camarines Sur where the above-described property is located, and another three copies will be posted in the City of Naga where the auction sale shall take place. Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby injoined to investigate for themselves tbe title to the property, and the encumbrances thereon, in case there be any, for the protection ef their interest. Done in the City of Naga, Philippines, this September “ 1964. MAURO B. FAJARDO Actg. Prov. Sheriff of Camarines Sur Ex Officio the Bicol Star Page 15 ★ The DICOL STAR * An Act Providing For Permanent Registration Of Voters (Continued from page 14) The election registrar shall notify by mail or by personal ivery tbe registered voter of hie cancellation and the reo require the snrrender of his voter’s aentification card. In cases of death, all notices and requirements shall be directed to the voter’s next of kin. 1 tie names cancelled shall be published in the bulletin oard immediately stating the reason for the canc'Ration 8 j .l o 6 .reported to the Commission on Elections and the Provincial Central File together with copies of the certified statements of the local civil registrar, tbe clerlr of court, the elerk of the munieipal court of chartered cities and the justice of the peace. The Provincial central Bile and the Commission on Ejections shall accordingly remove the application for registration of the voters and file them in the inactive file after entering in their respective application tbe cause for the cancellation of their registration. Sec. 17 Cancellation of previous registration—Any registered voter may request for the cancellation of his registration by personally filing a ewom application for said cancellation with the election registrar, who shall proceed to cancel the same and issue the cartifinate of cancellation to the voter. Any registered voter who has transferred and acquired a new domicile may request for the cancellation of bis previous registration as stated in the first paragraph hereof or by sending by legistered mail a sworn application for cancellation of registration in duplicate giving bis old and new addresses and enclosing his voter’s identification card, or by personally filing said s worn application with the election registrar of bis new domicile, who upon receipt thereof Shall transmit tbe same, together with the voter’s identification card, to the election registrar of the voter’s eld domicile. Tbe election registrar concerned shall upon receipt of the application for cancellation of registration remove hie application for registration from the corresponding book of voters, which shall be placed in the inactive file, and issue the certificate of cancellation to the voter by registered mail or personally. The election registrar shall enter the corresponding notations in the application of registration of said request for cancellation, The election registrar shall preserve all applications for cancellations and shall report all cancellations made by him under this Section to,tbe Commission on Elestions and to the Provincial File Center for their corresponding action. Tbe names of voters cancelled shall bs posted in the bulletin board for thirty davs, Sec, 18 Change of Address of Voter In the Same City, Municipality or Municipal District.— Any voter who has changed his address in the same city, municipality or municipal district where he is registered shall immediately notify his election registrar not later than forty-five Gays before any regular election day and thirty days before a special election day. If tbe change of address involves a change of precinct, the election registrar shall transfer his apDlicetion of legistration from the precinct book of voters of his old precinct to his new precinct, AH changes of address shall be reported to the Commission on Elections and the Provincial Filing Center by tbe election registrar and he shall immediately notify tne voter that h’s change of address has been noted in his application f registration, together with his precinct number if new. Sec. 19. Adjustment of the Precinct Book of Voters in Caee of Division or Merger of Precinct.— When a precinct is divided into two or more precincts or certain precincts are merged, the election regstrar shall accordingly transfer the application for registration of the voters included in the precinct book of voters of the precinct or precincts affected to tbe corresponding precinct book of voters of the resulting new or adjusted precinct. AH adjustments shall be reported to the Commission on Elections and the Provincial Filing Center for their corresponding action. Voters affected by the adjustment of precincts shall be notified by mail of their new precinct resulting from the adjustment. Sec. 20. Publication of the Precinct List ot Voters —For tbe purpose of public information and reference only, thirty days before the day of a regular election and ten days before the day of special election, the election registrar shall furnish tbe candidates, heads of the national political parties in tbe city, municipality or municipal district, tbe Provincial Central File and the Commission on Elections a popy of the certified list of the names and addresses of all tbe voters in each prec’nct of tbe city, municipality or municipal district Changes [n this list shall be distributed in the same manner as supplementary lists. Tbe election registrar shall also furnish two certified copies of said precinct list to tbe poll, clerk for post ng in the polling place and for (he use of the board of inspectors on election day. Sec, 21. canvass to Check Registration.—The eleetion registrar shall, subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission on Elections, conduct such mail check or bouse to bouse canvass or both, without traveling allowance, of the voters of any precinct for the purpose of filing exclusion proceedings. Sec. 22. Power of election registrar to administer oaths and issue summons.—The.election legistrar shall have the same powers possessed by justices of tbe peace te administer oaths, to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, swear witnesses, and to compel witnesses to appear and testify, but if the summons is issued at the instance of any private party, the eorsesponding fees and the ex(Continued on page 8) Sen I ember 12, 196^ Republic of the Philippines IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF PILAR Sorsogon SILVESTRE YUSAY, Plaintiff, -versusADOLFO STA. ANA, Defendant. Civil Caee No 164 EXECUTION OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF SORSOGON,SORSOGON NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION SALE WHEREAS, by virtue of the Writ of Execution issued in the above entitled case bv Hon. JUDGE JOSE INZON of the Municipal Court of Pilar, Sorsogon, on June 16, 1964, which was received by the Provincial Sheriff of Sorsogon on July 30, 1964 and executed on August 17, 1964, whereby the Provincial Sheriff of Sorsogon or his legal deputy, wss coramandfd to make or cause tit be made effective the sum of SIX HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR PESOS ■ 1*664.(10) Philippine Currency, which was recovered in a suit on February 17, 1964. plus FORTY PESOS (1*40.CO) cost uf suit, plus the sheriff’s fees and other incidental expen s e s inburred in connection with this execution and sale. WHEREAS, upon indication of the plaintiff in this case the undersigned Provincial Sheriff Ex - Officio of Sorsogen levied and attached all the rights, title, interest, dominion and participation that of the defendant hereof, has or might have in and over the following described real property together with all the improvements thereon existing, to wit: TAX DECLARATION NO 7419 PILAR. SORSOGON Greetings from. JORDANA INTERPRISES FANNY JORDANA-Prop. PaDganiban St. Naga City Greetings from. McIntosh Tailoring Makers of Elegant Suits Former. Cutter of Stedman Gen. Luna St. Naga City Welcome Pefiafrancia Visitors— TABUCO LUMBER We stII all kinds of Lumber Tabuco Naga City Greetings from: Arrow Poultry Supply '(Dealer of High Quality Feeds) Igualdad St. Naga City Welcome Visitors, Friends & Pilgrims Mar’s Tailoring Elias Angeles St Naga City A parcel of coconut and cogon land situated in the Barrio of PaDgpaiif, Pilar, Sorsogou, containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN THOU SAND THREE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR (113,334) SQUARE METERS more or less xxx Bounded on the North, by Lot 264 - Tito Esquila, Lot 136 - Saturnino Esquila and River; on the East, •by Bagnon River) on tbe South, by Lol 252 Pt, Jacinta and Gloria Sta. Ana; and on the West, by Lot 252 Pt-Hermeneglide Sta Ana, Lot 262 Leoncio Labayo and Road. This land is part of Lot 253 and Tax Dec. No, 7419 and Assessed for P890.00. Coconuts are ~tbe permanent improvement and concrete poets of the BL are the visible boundaries. Greetings from: C. G. Lacerna’s Glassware STORE 94 Igualdad St. Naga City Welcome Pefiafrancia Pilgrims and Visitors— ANTONIO'S STORE Gen. Luna St. Naga City Antonio’s Glassware Igualdad St.__________________ _ _______Naga City Welcome to Naga’s premier eating place— New China Restaurant Gen, Luna St. Naga City Greetings from — New South Star Drug Wholesale & Retail Padian St. Naga City When in Naga lodge at— MAJESTIC HOTEL Quiet and well ventilated Padian St. Naga City Mabuhav, Pilgrims and Visitors— SALES* STORE Prieto St. Naga City Greetings from: Gung Kang Grocery Wholesale & Retail Padian St Naga City WHEREFORE, by virtue of said Writ ot Execution and pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of Rule 39 of the Rules of Court, amount of indebtedness Sorsogon, both province of the undersigned Provincial claimed in said execution, Sorsogon where the auction Sheriff of Sorsogon will sell tbe sberi f’s fees and other sale shall take place, at public auction to the incidental expenses incurred Prospective buyers or bidhighest bidder for cash and in connection with said sale, ders are hereby enjoined to in Philippine currency, on This notice of public auc- investigate for themselves September 23, 1964 between tion sale will be published the title of the property and the hours of 9:00 a m, and in the BICOL STAR, a the sneumbranees thereto if 4:00 p.m. in the Office of weekly newspaper of general there be any for their prothe Provincial Sheriff at circulation in the Bical re- tectionSorsogon, Sorsogon, below gion including the province of Done at Sorsogon, Sorsothe Courthouse, all the right, Sorsogon, once a week for gon, this 24th day of August, title, interest, dominion and three consecutive weeks the 1964, participation that of the first publicatian to take place defendant Adolfo Sta. Ana at least twenty (20) days ARTURO R. ARGUELLES together with all tbe improve- before the date of auction Ex-Oficio Prev’l. Sheriff ments thereon existing of the sale, Likewise, for the same above described real property period of time three copies Pub. Sept. 5, 12, 19, 1964; in order to satisfy the total of same will be posted at Page 8 * The BICOL STAR ★ September 1 °, 1964 An Act Providing For Permanent Registration Of Voters (Continued from page 15) penses incident thereto ehall be paid in advance by said party. Sec. 23. Such sunn as are necesssry to carry out tbe objectives and purposes of this Act are hereby authorized to be appropriated. The positions created by this Act as well as tbe sums needed for operating expenses du* ring each fiscal year shall hereafter be included and provided for in annua) Appropriations Act. Provided, however. That the Commission on Elections ie hereby authorized to nse such sums available from any savings in the appropriation for the nineteen hundred sixty-three election as it may in its discretion deem necessary for the initial expenses to implement the provision of this Act. Sec. 24. Annulment of registry list.—Any precinct book of voters not prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Aet, or the preparation of which is effected with fraud, bribery, forgery, impersonation, intimidation, force or any other similar irregularity may, after due notice and hearing, be annulled by tbe Commission on Elections. Sec. 25. The preparation of a new list of voters which in accordance with section ninety*five of Republic Act Numbered One hundred eighty as amended by Republic Aet Numbered Five hundred sixty-three ie hereby postponed. Provided, That the list of voters for tbe nineteen hundred sixty-three election shall be prepared in accordance with section ono hundred one of the revised election code, to the date that this Act takes effect; on which date the Irst ef voters then existing shall be annulled and every voter shall have to register anew; Provided, That the provision ef this section shall not be applicable if the date this Act takes effect falls within less than one year from a general election; in wbiah case this section shall take effect on tbe first day of January next succeeding said general election. Sec. 26. Repealing clause. — Provisions of the Revised Election Code and other laws rules and regulation inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Sec.j27. Effectivity — This Act shall take effect on January one, nineteen hundred sixty-four; Provided, That section twenty-five hereof shall take effect immediately upon pproval of this Act. Approved June 22, 1963; Greetings from Manuel C. Torres PNRC—ADMINISTRA TOR Camarines Sur—Naga City Chapter City cf Naga Compliments of — Atty. Benjamin P. Ramos Senior Technical Assistant Office of the Provincial Board City ef Naga Welcome Penafrancia Pilgrims— Jenny’s Tailoring Gen. Luna St. Naga City Welcome Penafrancia Pilgrims— Tabuco Commercial Biaknabato, Tabuco Naga City For a Successful Penafrancia Fiesta/ Carolina Breeding Farm Artificial Insemination Center ♦ LANDRACE * LARGE WHITE * DUR0C JERSEY Office Address: GERONIMO TRADING Abella St. Naga City Funeraria Cosmopolita. The home of beautiful Caskets (Established in 1926) The only one tbat is equipped with spacious solemn and impressive funeral coach, unique in the Bicol Region. During interment it gives renditions of Funeral Marches, Hymns & Chiming Records. We give Day & Night Service to all our patrons in Cam. Sur, Cam. Norte, Albay and Sorsogon. Office and Display Room: 576-510 Peiiafraneia Ave. City of Naga Mrs, Gaudencia Imperial de la Paz Asst. Manager- Treasurer context of the democratic preeepts by which our government operates. One of the specific mandates of our Constitution ie that “the state shall regulate the relations between landowner aad tenant and between labor and capital in industry and in agriculture” (Article XIV, Section 6). Consider therefore, that no lees than the fundamental law of tbe land recognizee the existence of certain social classes— specifically, tbat of landowner and tenant — in agiiculture. Consider also that the Constitution provides no more than regulation of such relations. What anyway is envisioned in the Land Reform Code? A simole perusal of tbe title and tbe provisions of the law readily conveys the impression tbat tbe positive intention of the legislature is to abolish tenancy and therefore to destroy an existing social class recognized by tbe Constitution. No stretch of the imagination is necessary to show tbat abolition or destruction is not and cannot be regulation. In simple language) regulation presupposes the existence of the land ownertenant relationship, and regulation cannot exist where there is no such relstionbip. Parenthetically, in the field of industry there is a counterpart measure of regulation of the relations between Hbcr and capital, which is R-pub ic Act 875, better known as tbe Magna Carta of Labor. This monumental legislation was enacted precisely in obedience to the constitutional mandate tbat tbe state shall regulate the relations between labor and capital in industry. It is worthwhile to note that this law does not at all seek to abolish or destroy any of such social classes recognized by tbe constitution in tbe field of industry. On tbe contrary, it seeks to preserve the relations between the capitalist and tbe laborer and to foster harmony, understanding and cooperation between such classes with industrial peace as its ultimate goal. There can there fore be no dispute that what tbe constitution desires in tbe field of agriculture is a similar regulatory effort towards the goal of agricultural peace. (Con’td. on page 10) To Intensify Promo ting of Cottage Industry Administrator Jovito A. Rivera of the National Cottage Industries Development Authority yesterday appealed to the economic sectors of the country specially to tbe rural areas to intensity the development and promotion of cottage industries as a major solation to the economic problems of the country. Rivera made the appeal as the NACIDA propares to celebrate Cottage Industries Week frem October 1-7. The NACI DA chief stressed that there is an imperative need to accelerate the production of handierrafts in view, he said, of the acceptance in the foreign markets of Philippine collage industry products. “This acceptance is the safest guarantee tbat Oottage industries, it fully developed, can significantly help in reshaping the posture of our ecouomy,” Rivera said. Rivera allayed fears of financial shortage in assisting cottage industries saying that the Cottage Industries Bank will soon operate with an initial capital of 5*5 million. He also said tbat cottage industries are more labor-intensive than capitrlintensive and therefore requires comparatively smaller capital. Rivera however warned that quality should not be sacrificed in tbe process of mass production. He admitted tbat tbe production o f interior quality handicrafts was what drew back our cottage industries prior to the creation of the NACIDA. The NACIDA, according to Rivera, will establish a technological center with the aid of the United Nations in an effort to held private producers conduct continuing researches or creatiug new products and maintaining high quality according to specifications from foreign buyers. Welcome & Farewell Party To 0-1 Members In Naga The Daughters of Isabella of Nrga City held a welcome party at the Rodriguez residence, this city in honor Mrs Virginia F. Perez, DI regent of the Naga Circle, who went to Washington 0D.C., U. S.A., where she attended the biennial convention of D.I. and Miss Tessie Palacio who also arrived from abroad. At the same time the party was also a farewell for Nena Mateus who is transferring to Davao City. Her husband, ,Ben Mateus supervisor of Philam Life in Naga, was promoted to be the Manager of Philam Life Insurance branch at Davao City. Among those present at the dual , affair were Dr. and Mrs. Joaquin I. Perez, Judge Perfecto Palacio and his daughter, Tessie, Mr. and Mrs, Benjamin Mateus, Atty, and Mrs. Delfin Rodriguez '(host and hostess) Pilaring Espinas, Dancing de la Paz, Cayang Modino, Conching Ventayen, Didang Reyes, Rosie Felipe, Benang Frias, Rosing Lim joco, Myrna Aurellano, y (Cwn’td. «>n page 10) Land Reform Under Freedom Speech delivered by Sen. Juan R, Liwag at a really of tenants held in barrio Santo Cristo, Gapan, Nueva Ecija July 20, 1964. Son. JUAN R. LIWAG During tbe regular session ef Congress this year, I took tbe floor of the Senate to deliver a privilege speech entitled “Our Muddled Rice Situation.’’ Shortly thereafter, I spoke before the 1964 Producers • Exporters Congress on the subject “The Land Reform Code — An Enigma.’’ In both of these speeches, I creticized the Land Reform Code in its present form as an undemocratic! unrealistic and unsound piece of legislation. This criticism draw varied reactions from many qu-rtere. It has been my misfurtune —or good fortune, depending on one's point of view-to ba most of tbe time involved in controversy. Be tbat as it may, I have welcomed both the praises and accusations levelled at me because this is a healthy sige of ovr growing democrayl But lest I be unjustly labeled as a mouthpiece of the landlords, as I believe I have already been so mis understood by some seeters, 1 deem it fit to clarify my position an tbe Land Reform Code. My stand on the Land Reform Code is clear; By all means, I am for land reform. I am all for the laudable objectives of the land progress. I believe that tbe wealth of tbe land that God has blessed us with should as much as possible be available to all Filipinos. But what I vehemently oppose is tbe adoption of any undemocratic or revolutions ry means of attaining this end. I am not against any particular class or in favor of any particular interest. But I cannot countenance the destruction of any social class by the coercive power ef legislation. I believe tbat success in land reform can be best attained not by a normal a revolutionary or coercive manner, but by a normal and evolutionary process. I have fsilb in freedom —like freedom of locomotion, freedom of ownership, freedom of contract, freedom of economic euterptise. I believe that freedom alone can and should be the most effective vehicle through which we can achieve progress and greatness. Under our Constitution, land reform is possible only in a regime of law, justice, liberty, and democracy. It must be pursued within tbe