Questions and answers on the new voter registration

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Part of The Bicol Star

Title: Questions and answers on the new voter registration
Creator: Dacanay, Severo Jr.
Language: English
Year: 1967
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Fulltext: Report Of The . . . own mil line, bridges, seeutily system, stations and so many other essentials in the operation of tbe railroad, Asked why the P.N.R, is almost always in the red, Col. Jimenee said that the above • mentioned reasons plus many others and the over two million pesos monthIf payroll for the over 7,000 employees almost account to what the P.N.R, is today. Ae to the ory of inefficiency •f the rail line, the Manager asked for more understanding from tbe public on behalf of the over 7 000 employees and their families. God willing, with tbe present trend of improvement now being instituted, effeoiency will come, despite the shortage of motor cars freight cars of all kinds and coaches for passengers which are much lees than before tbe war, the P.N.R. is doing all it can, short of miracle. Taking iota considerstion the increase of volume of traffic and using less equipment and tbs same rails that it had been using for the last sixty five yeatsi the P.N.R. should be given kudos and encouragement. Freight cars before the war were 1.844 today we only have 1,097. Passenger cars in servioe areoDly 53 and 27 are alternately under repair. Again on tbe publio understanding end eooperation, tbe General Manager asked tbe traveling publio to be more conscious too of their duty to safeguard the interest of the properties of tne P N R. especially its equipment end tbe passenger eoacbes which are always subjected to vandalism and oanivalism. Every now aod then oewly installed equipment and furnishings disappear. The manager said further that it io very easy tor the rail line to make money it profit is the main eonsideration in tbe operation, but tbe public must know that tbe P.N, R. has a duty to perform and that is the National Economy, The rail line has <o serve the people that helps develop the economy of the Country by providing rreans of transportation to tbe people from small and out of places stations and towns. Without tha railway line tbe economic development of out of way places would be rustic and stagnant. Asked further to elaborate oo this point tbe Manager said that to stop a train alone in a small station means buodreeds of pesos less in terms ol wear and tear of spare parts! Yet small stations have to be maintained and serviced aod employees have to be taken in regardless of the insignificant financial return that the Company realizes from these points. Tbe Company has to loss if it expects to help develop our oatlonal eoonomy and help also tbe pub ie and its over 7,000 employees, said Col. Jimenez. Comparing oar own railway to that ol the British railway, the Manager said that the British has to lose 134 million pounds a year in order to support its own railway. Comparing that loss to our railway, ours 'a just a drop in the bucket, yet we are operating on almost LDtequatrd aid obsolete equipment and rails, which other foreign railway lines should have long ago diaearde<Jrba P.N R. i« one of tbe worst in the world because of tbe lack of gavernm«nt finane »l support yet acciden'.wisa we are one of tbe Graduation-Piano Recital The conservatory of Music of Colegio de Sta, Isabel, in Naga City will present Miss Melecia Q. Sto. Tomas iu a graduation piano recital, Associate in Musie, tomorrow, 8unday, September 24, from 5:45 p.m. at C8I auditorium Mies Sto. Tomas, is a 2nd year AB-BSE i n tbe same institution. She is a Dative of Naga City, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Antero St®. Tomas. Mr. Sto. Tomas is the division supervisor of publio schools in this division. Miss Sto; Tomas will piay the compositions by Daoh; Beethoven, Tohaikowsky, Weber, Grainger, Mendoza and Chopin. The orohestral aeoompanimeol of the Weber Concertstuok will ba render, ed on a second piano by Mies Flor Matalote. An intermission number will be given by faoulty members, Pedro C, Pineda, violinist, and Miss Flor Matalote, pianist. Questions and Answers on the New Voter Registration By ATTY. SEVERO DACANAY. JR. Quel ; Since Sept. 15 has passed, can voters still register under the new list? Neetor Magdaeng, Loooin, Albay; Ana.; Yes. With the signing by President Marcos of tbe Rodrigo • Diokoo Poll Registration Bill, tbe registration of voters under the new list is now extended until October 15, 1967. Tbe author has not yet gotten bold ol a copy of the full text of tbe law. Once be does, be will aause tbe publication in this paper of tbe pe<tinent provisions of the law. The author urges and appeals to all qualified voters to now’RUSH UP to register AT THEIR FIRST OPPORTUNITY AND WITHOUT DELAY in their respective city and municipal eleotion registrars’ offices ou any day, Monday through Sunday. All Comeleo offices are now open during office hours daily, Monday to Sunday, Those whose applications are still looking, especially those without successfully developed photographs, to complete and have their applications va'idated or approved by their Eleotion Registration Boards; those who have aheady received their IDs or who bad registered but are not very sure If they could vole, to check in tbe list of validated and approved applications in their election registrars’ offioes if they art included among those voters sure to vote; those who have ooaiplaints with respect to mistakes or discrepancies in their application forme, IDs, precinct PFM confers Sikatuna award to Rockefeller John D, Rockefeller, for bis “eiocere and abiding interest io advancing the welfare of Asians, particularly tbe Filipino people” was conferred by President Marcos the Order of Sikatuna, with rank of Datu. The Presidential award was given to Rockefeller during a formal dinner hosted by tbe First Couple in honor of the recipients of the RM Memorial awards for 1967 in Malaoaftang pilace. Rockefeller is io Manila in represent tion of the Rockefeller fam.ly, spoosor of tbe award. Tbe rank of Datu conferred on Rock-feller, ie the seoond highest in tbe Sikatuna series. The highest, with tbe raok of rajah, is conferred only on obiefs of state. During the award oeremonies, Rockefeller was also cited for: 1. His invaluable contribution to Philippine eduaatioo through regional and material support in the form of scholarships and grants in many fields of study provided by tbe Rockefeller Foundation and other organizations with which be is connected. 2. His assistance in tbe development ol a high yieldmore to tbe improvement uf the maintenance of regular trips and that requires tbe improvement concentrated en tbe shop to ensure the all time lerviceabiiity of trains that run avery day, the working conditions of tbe employees, tbe schedule of rune and then tbe imprrvement of stations with priority of big stations were traflie,volume is usually heavy. number, address, etc., to complaio and have them corrected immediately while tbe precinct books of voters are not yet sealed; and all those who are already certain to vote, to use and exert all their influence to have nil tbe other people qualified but are not yot registered under the new list, to register NOW, AT ONCE, IMMEDIATELY A N D AT TI1EIR FIRST OPPORTUNI1Y—to assure almost all, qualified voters of their precious light of suffrage oome Novamber 14, 1967. Ques,: Is it true that if you do not register do w under tbe new list, you might not be able to vote in the 1»G9 eleotion? Elpidio Ruiz, Caramoan. Camarines Sur. , Ans,: The law provides; ‘‘Any person who fails to regi ter within sixty days alter having acquired the qualifications of a voter or is registered aftsr said period shall not be qualified to vote in the eleotion immediately following bis registration. For purposes of the nineteen hundred sixty-seven elections, however, any person who is a qualified voter may register any time before the sixtyday peiiod preceding the date of eaid election.” (2nd sentence of paragraph 2, 8eetion 8, R A. 3588. as amended). With the approval of the Rodiige Diokno Poll Registration Bill, tbe sixty-day period preceding the date of said election is deemed amended as before tha thirty-day period. ing variety of rice in tbe Philippines through financial support to the International Rice Research Institute. 3 His sustained support to tbe Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation and tbe Ma;saysay Memorial Center, thus further enriching the memory of the late President and further ennobling tbe national heritage. 4. Other service in tbe promotion of arts, humanities, social sciences and natural scienee, all of which bare increased Philippine prestige ia Asia and the world. smM ♦♦♦♦«-« »♦♦♦♦« Support The— RED CROSS "BLOOD PROGRAM” Don’t delay—be a blood donor today. Blood— a gift that saves life »♦♦♦«« Ki ESPINOSA kita gabus, tunay na tugang niato. Si MILING brillante sa tataramon asin sa guibo. Lalaki na may palabras de HONOR. Tabane kan "ESPINOSA for SENATOR MOVEMENT" I Sept. 16, 19S7 * * TI ib BICOL STAR * 7 smallest, according to records and statistics gathered by tbe manager recently, in his studies on railways abroad. As to the Cagayan and tbe Sorsogon lines. Manager J menez said that although the project is a losing proposition it has to go thru because it is tha duty of the goveroment to h9lp tbe people in the two regions develop their economy as well as their well-being Even after fifty years of operation tbe Manager said, the capital to be invested in tbe projects can not be taken baok. Tbe Cagayan project will soon get on tbs way again because its fioanoing is coming. But tbe Sorsogon line has to wait pending the final study by the Japanese financiers It will take about six moots to survey and it is estimated that it will also take five years to complete tbe project which w.ll cost 160 million pesos. Already 60% of tbe rigbe of way have beeu purebsed according to tbe Maa8ger. As to the clamor of some lectors to sell the railway company to private enterprises tbe Manager said that nd private sector will ever consider buying the Company if it has to consider g ving back to the stockholders their money that they invested at tbe same time giving tbe same service to tbe publio that tbe P.NR. now is giving So, tbe Maoager seid that it is almost criminal to sell if we expect to have tbe same, tbe return of investment end the service that tbe P.N.R is now giving to tbe public* Maybe it is better for a private sector to put up another line of their • wn if they desire to help develop our economy. For the preeeot tbe bulk of freight carried by the railway line to peiuts of distination comes in tbe following order as per volume: Flour, Lumber, Cement, Sugar, Agricultural Products and Manufactured goods. Passengers who bought tickets at station center exceed the 11 million mark as of 1966 records of operation. While the P N.R. realized revenue from these commoditiesthe helpitmakee in the movement of those goods amouot to generating eeeoomie opportunities and generate job opportunities as well. Giving us his program of improvement as per plans do w going oo, Col, Jimeoaz eaid that emphasis in giving FM Informed On Filipinized Dole Philippines The Filipinization of Dole Philippines, a subsidiary of the world’s largest pineapple oanniog oompany, was effected with tbe taking over of most of tbe administrative. and, financial (unction of the oompany by Filipinos, President Marcos was infor-, med recently. The President was apprised of this revolutionary management move by Howard Hubbard, president of Dole Philippines, who said that eventually there will be total Filipino management of tbe compaoy ‘‘starting from the top.” Hubbard oalled recently on the President to submit a progress report on Dole’s operations in Mindanao. Hubbard also informed tbe President that in ccnso nance with the offer made by Castle and Cooked, Inc,; mother company of Dole, investments in the oorporation has already exceeded £35 million Zend an additional $7 million is projected within the next two years under tbe Filipino m stge ment. Dole Philippines bae set up a pineapple oannery in Polomolok, Cotabato about 30 kilometers Iron tbe southern seaport of General Sanios. Under lhe new expansion scheme cf tbe country, it will develop Filipino -owned lands into pineappleplantations rather than lease large tracts from tbe government ee in the past] The president of the company ie slated to be turned over to Geronimo Z. Velasco, vice president, to replace Hubbard whois returning to tbe United States soon. According to Hubbard’s report which eovers a I veyear projection, sineappie will be the largest export of the Philippines after two years. It is now ranked No. 10 among the nation's exports. Dole Philippines is expeoted to pro'duae 200.000 metric tons of pineapple annually after two years. At this production rate, the Philippines could expeot to earn some §57 million in (foreign exchange from 1967 to 1972. Taxes to be realized, mostly from the 30 per cent withholding tax applicable to tbe foreign exchange borrowings of tbe projeet. ia expected to amount to ?26 million. ESPINOSA