Sorsogon Rep. Salvador Escudero III passes away

From : GMA News

Sorsogon Rep. Salvador Escudero III passes away

August 13, 2012 7:33am

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(Updated 7:47 a.m.) - Sorsogon Rep. Salvador Escudero III, the father of incumbent Sen. Francis Escudero, passed away in his Quezon City house before dawn Monday, the office of the House Secretary General said.

Rep. Escudero, 69, died in his sleep after battling cancer for two years, a text message from the office of House Secretary General Marilyn Barua-Yap confirmed.

His remains will be brought to the Mt. Carmel Church in New Manila in Quezon City on Monday afternoon, the House Secretary General added.

Rep. Escudero died at about 3:30 a.m., radio dzBB's Nimfa Ravelo reported.

The dzBB report said Sen. Escudero thanked those who offered prayers for the family, and asked the public for more prayers.

A separate report by dzBB's Rowena Salvacion quoted House majority leader Neptali Gonzales II as saying Escudero was a "big loss" to the House of Representatives.

The Philippine flag at the House of Representatives in Quezon City is to fly at half-mast to mourn his death.

The report said the elder Escudero, despite his failing health, even attended President Benigno Aquino III's State of the Nation Address last July 23.

At the time, the report said Escudero was wheelchair-bound and had to be assisted when boarding his vehicle.

Escudero's page in the House of Representatives website indicated he chaired the basic education and culture committee and was a vice chairman of the food security committee.

He was also a member of the following committees:

• Agrarian Reform
• Agriculture and Food
• Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources
• Bicol Recovery and Economic Development
• Civil Service and Professional Regulation
• Higher and Technical Education
• Population and Family Relations

Rep. Escudero had been part of the legislature from 1984 to 1986. He was reelected to the House of Representatives from 1987 to 1998. He again won as a congressman during the 2010 elections.

The late congressman also once became agriculture chief during the administration of Presidents Ferdinand Marcos and Fidel Ramos. –KG, GMA News

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Nakikiramay po kami.

-Antonio L. Buensuceso at buong mag-anak.

August 14, 2012 follow up e-mail

antonio jr. Buensuceso antoniobuensuceso@gmail.com	Aug 14
to dzuccala

August 14,  2012

Dear Ms. Debbie Zuccala,

I am sending again this  e-mail  from me  dated  August 8, 2012 .

Please acknowledge receipt of this e-mail to let me know  that the

information and question I posted therein  have come to  your

knowledge and attention.

I will appreciate your prompt response to this matter.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Antonio L. Buensuceso

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From: antonio jr. Buensuceso <antoniobuensuceso@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:19 AM
Subject: WWTP Grade 1 OPERATOR EXAMINATION APPLICATION
To: dzuccala@waterboards.ca.gov, antonio buensuceso <antoniobuensuceso@gmail.com>


August   8,  2012

Ms. Debbie Zuccala

Office of Operator Certification

Division of Financial Assistance

Dear  Ms. Debbie Zucalla,

Re: WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR -IN-TRAINING CERTIFICATION

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      Operator-in-Training (OIT)  Certification.

2.   Review of my application indicates that I am not currently employed in operations  at a   

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3.   To be eligible for an (OIT) Certificate, a person must be employed  in the day-to-day

      operations of a WWTP  overseen by Public Utilities Commission

4.   Therefore, an (OIT) Certification  cannot be issued in my favor.

As I looked over the duplicate copy application form that I have submitted to you,

I noticed  that I have filled up the form titled "APPLICATION FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT 

PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATION"  indicating a fee of  $95 for GRADE 1 Level  where,

I should have filled up  the form titled "EXAMINATION APPLICATION FOR WASTEWATER

TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR " with a lower fee of  $80 .

My intention is to take the GRADE 1 Level WWTP Operator Exam in October  6,  2012,

and be certified  after passing the examination. Am I qualified to take this examination ?

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Antonio L. Buensuceso Jr.

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AUGUST 8, 2012 first e-mail inquiry

antonio jr. Buensuceso antoniobuensuceso@gmail.com	Aug 9
to dzuccala

August   8,  2012

Ms. Debbie Zuccala

Office of Operator Certification

Division of Financial Assistance

Dear  Ms. Debbie Zucalla,

Re: WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR -IN-TRAINING CERTIFICATION

I received your letter dated August 2, 2012 informing me  the following: 

1.   Acknowledgment of the receipt of my application and fees for Waste Water Treatment Plant

      Operator-in-Training (OIT)  Certification.

2.   Review of my application indicates that I am not currently employed in operations  at a   

      municipal wastewater treatment plant  (WWTP)

3.   To be eligible for an (OIT) Certificate, a person must be employed  in the day-to-day

      operations of a WWTP  overseen by Public Utilities Commission

4.   Therefore, an (OIT) Certification  cannot be issued in my favor.

As I looked over the duplicate copy application form that I have submitted to you,

I noticed  that I have filled up the form titled "APPLICATION FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT 

PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATION"  indicating a fee of  $95 for GRADE 1 Level  where,

I should have filled up  the form titled "EXAMINATION APPLICATION FOR WASTEWATER

TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR " with a lower fee of  $80 .

My intention is to take the GRADE 1 Level WWTP Operator Exam in October  6,  2012,

and be certified  after passing the examination. Am I qualified to take this examination ?

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

Antonio L. Buensuceso Jr.

DEBBIE ZUCCALA LETTER..aug 2, 2012

‘Critical date’ and Chinese hegemony

From: Harry Roques Blog
Date: Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 10:02 PM

New post on Harry Roque's Blog 'Critical date' and Chinese hegemony by harryroque China appears to be applying the law literally. The rule is where there is a dispute to territory, the claimant that can show a superior claim to the same, be it land or water, will be adjudged as having title thereto. In land territory, the rule is that discovery alone gives rise to an inchoate title that must be perfected through effective occupation. The latter entails submission of evidence that the disputed testimony was subject to the exercise of both sovereignty and jurisdiction. Some evidence recognized by tribunals as proof of effective occupation would include the simple act of hoisting the flag in small and desolate island territories, and such acts as the grant of concessions, appending the disputed territory to a local government unit, and proof that institutions such as the courts or civil register were functioning in the disputed area. This is why China has recently been attempting to bolster its claim to both the Kalayaan Group of islands and Panatag. Very recently, it created a new municipality, Sansha, that would exercise jurisdiction over the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. This is also why it has recently built a structure on yet another disputed island within our Kalayaan group of islands,  the Subi Reef. The order to send a 30 boat armada of Chinese fishermen is also to bolster their claim that the waters have been the subject of acquired fishing rights by its nationals. But will China's recent acts actually result in its desired result of bolstering its territorial claims? Not necessarily Justice Holmes remarked that the life of the law is not logic; it has been experience. As early as the leading case of  Palmas, an arbitration where the Americans lost Palmas Island to us, the lone arbitrator came out with a judicial technique, the "critical date" which has been adopted by other tribunals. Under this technique, international tribunals resolving territorial disputes will ignore all acts of claimants to territories after  the "critical date". This date, in turn, is the time when the controversy first arose between the parties. It is the moment in time  when the parties have advanced conflicting claims of title over the disputed territory. It is  when  the parties officially joined the issues albeit out-of-court. In the Palmas case, the lone arbitrator disregarded evidence offered by the parties after the critical date because human experience tell us that all such evidence would be self-serving. After a controversy has arisen, it is only reasonable for both parties to strengthen—rather than weaken—their respective claims. This is why after all the claimants to Kalayaan publicly advanced their claims to the islands, all of them took steps to bolster their respective claims of effective occupation over the islands. When is the critical date to the Spratlys? It would appear to vary depending on which state is making the claim. France claimed the islands in 1933 . This was met with protests from China, Japan, and even Great Britain. All those that protested the claim of France hence articulated their own basis for title to the islands. It would seem that for China and Vietnam, the latter as the successor state of France, the critical date would be 1933. But for the Philippines, the critical date would be in the 1950s after Thomas Cloma claimed discovery over the islands that he described as "res nullius"—belonging to no one. The critical date for both Malaysia and Brunei, since their claims are anchored only on the regime of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone under the UNCLOS, would be in 1984, the year when the convention took effect. Of course it is still important for the Philippines to repeatedly protest all these subsequent acts of effective occupation. Failure to protest may lead to estoppel. The international community recognizes international law as such because it forms part of a normative system.  Here, its normative content is the preservation of international peace and security.  The concept of "critical date" exists precisely to minimize the threat or the actual use of force. Were it not for this technique, claimant countries to disputed territory may resort to shooting whenever a claimant takes steps to bolster its claim after the "critical date." Because of this technique, claimants are assured that acts that transpired after the controversy may mean nothing in the resolution of the controversy and hence need not result in a gunfight. I am concerned that many of our countrymen, including those in the media, appear to be agitated with news of what China has been doing lately. Fortunately, we need not lose our cool since all these may be for naught. Like President Aquino, let's keep our cool.

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From: Alfred Clayton

Date: Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 7:43 PM

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Shell disappoints as profits fall

Jul 26th, 2012

by John Donovan.

26 July 2012

Falling energy prices have left its mark on Royal Dutch Shell after a weaker-than-expected profits performance drove a big fall in its share price.

While chief executive Peter Voser insisted the Anglo-Dutch company was “moving forward in volatile times”, Shell’s second quarter profits of 5.7 billion US dollars (£3.7 billion) were down 13% and below City hopes.

Shell increased upstream production by 4% to 3.1 million barrels a day in the quarter – driven by improved output of natural gas – but this was more than offset by the drop in global energy prices in the period.

Mr Voser said: “Our profits have fallen with energy prices, but our growth strategy is delivering to the bottom line.”

Shell has sold assets in recent years as it looks to improve financial headroom for projects with greater growth potential.

Capital investment in the second quarter was 8.1 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) and the company remains on track to spend 32 billion US dollars (£20.6 billion) this year.

Mr Voser said more than 20 construction projects were underconstruction and that Shell wanted leadership positions in the areas where it chooses to invest.

Despite the comments, shares fell by 4% and dragged rival BP lower ahead of its own figures next week.

Keith Bowman, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers, said: “A drop in earnings had been expected, but not to this extent as evidenced by the share price fall.

“At a time when investors are looking towards blue-chip reliability, the disappointment contained in the headline figures is palpable. Nonetheless, on a longer term view, there still seems much to go for.”

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