MALAKI ang pasasalamat at utang na loob ni Chief Public Attorney Persida V. Rueda-Acosta kay Tita Cory. Naaalala ng PAO chief si Tita Cory  lalo sa tuwing sasapit ang paggunita  ng  EDSA People Power Revolt. 

Ipinaliwanag ni Chief Acosta na  dahil sa bisa ng Executive Order No. 508, Section 5, na-promote ang kanyang ranggo katumbas ng isang department secretary matapos niyang mapagwagian ang highest Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award in Outstanding Public Service mula sa Civil Service Commission noong September 2004.

Chief Acosta was promoted to a rank that is equivalent to a department secretary, as provided under Section 5 of Executive Order No. 508, entitled, “Instituting the Lingkod Bayan Award as the Presidential Award for Outstanding Public Service”, dated March 2, 1992, issued by the late former President Corazon C. Aquino.

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Since the Acosta’s era at PAO, the public attorneys and staff have been inspired as can be gleaned from the PAO accomplishment in 2011.

Out of the 61.09 percent  favorable dispositions involving CICLs, the top three regions which obtained the highest rates are the Calabarzon Region with 31.90 percent, NCR with 29. 59 percent and Central Luzon with 13.27 percent.

The PAO Central Office’s legal and medical jail visitation and decongestion program benefited total of 9,094.

There were 5,179 inmates released, 5,214 beneficiaries in medical assistance and 3.447 beneficiaries in legal assistance.

The PAO head pledged to support and push the rule of law, access to justice and governance framework, strategies and principles of President  Aquino‘s Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016.

The PAO has managed to handle total of 680,858 cases in courts nationwide and other legal services such as counseling, documentation, jail visitation, administration of oaths, mediation, and conciliation which involve 5,835,027 clients.

These means that every public attorney handled average of 470 cases and rendered assistance to an average of 3,806 clients for the same period.

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Hindi biro ang sakit ng ulo ni Mayor Bistek kung hindi maipapatupad ang paglilipat ng mga informal settlers na nakatira sa paligid ng Trinoma mall sa North Avenue, Quezon City.

Ang Quezon City ang mabebenipisyuhan kung maisasakatuparan na ang pag- convert ng naturang prime lot sa North Avenue na pag-aari ng National Housing Authority bilang isang business at commercial district.

Ayon kay City Treasurer Ed Villanueva, saan nila huhugutin ang pondo na kailangan sa mga proyekto ng lungsod  para matustusan ang lumalaking populasyon, gastusin at ang mga proyekto nito?

Una nang naisip ni Mayor Bistek ang socialized housing tax para sa mga pabahay ng informal settlers kung saan P100 milyon ang inaasahan na malilikom sa karagdagan na pondo ng lungsod na umabot na sa P11 bilyon noong 2011 na koleksyon sa buwis.

Aabutin sa kalahating bilyon na pamilya o humigit kumulang sa 1.5 milyon na residente ang mabebenipisyunan ng naturang socialized housing tax.

Subalit, dahil sa pulitika, may kalabuan na maipatupad ang pag-demolish sa mga squatters sa may North Avenue, Quezon City, ngayong taon lalo na at election season ang 2013.

Malaki din na pondo ang kailangan sa susunod na taon ng QC government dahil sa dagdag na dalawang distrito kung saan multi-milyon pondo din ang kailangan ng may 12 bagong local officials na uupo.

Kaya ipit ang QC government lalo pa kung patuloy na mapag-iiwanan pa rin ang North Avenue sector kung saan dagdag na pondo sana ang malilikom mula sa magsusulputan na parang kabute na mga bagong business establishment dito sa  paligid ng Trinoma na pag-aari ng Ayala clan.

Plano ng NHA, Quezon City local government at Ayala Corp. na ma-develop ang Quezon City’s North Triangle area bilang central business district modeled after                 the Makati business district.

Kabilang sa North Triangle property ang  East Triangle, Veterans Memorial Medical Center at ang  Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife.

Ang mga residente dito ay ililipat sa Montalban, Rizal kapalit ng P6,000 at house and lot sa naturang relocation site.

Inaasahan na kikita ang NHA ng P12 bilyon sa pagbebenta ng reclaimed area sa may Trinoma.

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P-Noy meant well when he gifted his former GF eight wine glasses for Councilor Shalani Soledad for prosperity, bounty and longevity of togetherness. Pears for P-Noy’s good health especially with Korean luminary Grace Lee in his heart and mind.

Tips for lovers. Take dark chocolates and peanuts for good mood since these food are mood stabilizers, enhancing our serotonin and endorphins or feel good hormones in our brain.

For more colorful and exciting dates, good amount of protein and spices mixed with food are recommended. Sex however should be taken with caution by people with HB in consultation with their medical doctors.

Chia seeds spell the difference owing to its nutrients  for raw materials that helps in hormonal production, meaning estrogen and testosterone hormones.

For good heart health, take the potassium-rich banana for breakfast, beef broth with “si-but” or         seven herbs from Chinese drug store mixed with gynura procumbens leaves, according to nutritionist and wellness specialist Jeff Panela, of Right Harvest International. Potassium could also be taken in from salmon, fish and other marine products.

To tickle your funny bone: Boy: Alam mo, para kang sisig. Girl: Ganun ba? Ibig sabihin masarap ako at hot?

Boy: Mali, masarap kang tadtarin at iluto sa apoy.

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