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Bontoc Convention
AQUINO RUNS; LARDIZABAL REPUDIATED
No confirmation was a- vailable yesterday as to whether or not President Roxas has allowed Gov
ernor Dennis Molintas to resign to enable him to run for a seat in the provincial board.
CONVENTION
In a convention attended by 23 mu
nicipal mayors of Mountain Province on September 6 and 7 at Bontoc, Go
vernor Dennis Molintas was picked as one of the two official candidates of the Liberal Party for third member of the provincial board. The other liberal no
minee was Santiago Balajo, former guerrilla officer and several times muni
cipal district mayor of Mayaoyao in If-
NACIONALISTA The convention which was scheduled to start at 2:00 o’clock did not get under way until two hours later be
cause some Nacionalista stalwarts like Rangel, Alabanza, Larnuit, et. al,
■were not yet in and had t.o be fetched.
Fangonil took upon himself the task of getting them and when they final
ly arrived, Armefia’s drawing room shook with the big hand accorded
When seen at his office at La Trini
dad this week, Molintas declared that he is determined to run for board mem
ber in the coming elections, even at the sacrifice of his present position, in order to put to a test before the electorate whether or not his appointment as gover
nor by President .Roxas is a free expres
sion of the people of Mountain Province.
It was also gathered that former Go
vernor Felix Diaz has already filed his certificate of candidacy for board mem
ber under the Nacionalista banner. Mo
lintas hinted that he is in for the fight to determine the people’s choice between him and Felix Diaz.
However, the selection of Governor Molintas as candidate.is contingent up
on President Roxas acceptance of his re
signation as governor.
The convention resolution nominating Molintas provided that in case President Roxas will not permit him to resign, an alternate candidate in the person of Agustin Castro, present mayor of Ta- buk, Kalinga, will replace him.
Molintas left for Manila Thursday to confer with national officials on impor
tant provincial matters and to see the President about his nomination. He f Continued on page 4
“Lardi” Lardizabal, who was the storm center iu the gathering, ap
peared the most unexcited man in th»
convention During the numerous loud discussions regarding his ap
pointment to the council and his ac
ceptance of the Liberal nomination, he was nonchalantly trying to 6olve the cross word puzzle in Wednesday’s Chronicle.
But when he stood up several times to answer questions, he pounded the mahogany desk vigorously, and in a ringing voice filled with emotion harped on his stand: “I am a Nacio- nalista and will always be a Naciona
lista”. or "If you d ui’t believe, or refuse to believe
Continued on page 2
Trinidad Treasurer Dies
Basilio Tumpap, former municipal district treasurer of La Trinidad, Benguet, passed away at his home in La Trinidad on September 5 after a brief illness. Treasurer Tumpap was a veteran government employee and for over 21 years head of the treasury office in Trinidad until his death. His remains have been sent to Buguias, his hometown, for in
ternment. Surviving him are his wife and several children.
Officials Map Out City ECAFE Plans
A decision to start a beautification and sanitation campaign throughout the whole city as part of the plans for the November conference in Ba
guio of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE;
was made Tuesday at a meeting of city officials. The different phases of local plans for this international conference, to dovetail with those of the national government, were taken up at the meetiae which was attended by Baguio councilmen and heads of the different departments.
It was decided that the city will give a reception forthe delegates on the “City of Baguio” night at the Burnham auditorium. There will be dancing and other forms of enter tainment at the auditorium every evening during the period of the conference, which" will be held for around two weeks starling Novem
ber 24. However, the entertainment of guests will start as early as Nov
ember 11 when the staffs of the de
legates are due to arrive.
The Baguio Rotary Club will have Continued on page 4
Pargas Enjoins Rotarians To Help Curb Juvenile Delinquency
Touching on the subject of the mount? g rate of juvenile delinquency in the Islands, Major Rafael Pargas, GAC, AP, in his talk before the Ba
guio Rotary Club at the Monaco yesterday noon, enjoined local Ro
tarians “to do something about it.”
as this has become a grave national problem
He reminded his Rotary hosts that as leaders of the community they set the example of fostering good citizenship among th,e young people.
"When the Japs were heie, they saw nothing but hunger, disease and cor
ruption,” he said, “It is no wonder then that we now have a crop of youths who have learned to steal, to rob, to kill and thus become social outcasts.
“The Philippines is enjoying a good reputation abroad. Americans believe we are a great nation capa
ble of doing tnings. It is our duty
as good citizens to live up to that impression”.
The speaker’s talk centered on his impressions in the United States where he staved about a year at the U. S. Army Command and Staff School, Fort Leavenworth. He was introduced by Rotarian “Joe” Icard who said that Miijor Pargas is one of only two Filipinos who earned superior grades at the Army School.
The other Filipino, said Icard, is B ig Gen. Calixto Duque.
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HIGHLIGHTS
LIBERAL The Liberal convention last Sunday looked mbre of a Nacionalista-Liberal get-together session than anything else Among the 81 delegates were known Naciomtlistas or otherwise identified with the local chapter of the opposition.
It was a Nacionalista man, Marce
lo Pajel, who nominated Councilor F. S. Reyes and another Nacionalista, Toribio Mayo, who nominated his fellow Nacionalista Luis Lardizabal.
Among the Liberals themselves there was bickering. Vice-Mayor V.
de Guia complained she'has not been consulted, as secretary of the Liberal directorate, about pre-eonvention plans. Evidently, she felt she was being ignored.
Even the newlv elected directorate of the Liberal partv has a Naciona
lista streak A man of the opposition brand landed a berth in the eight
man Liberal directorate. Whether this is "infiltration” or “absorption”!
observers are at a loss to 6 ay.
Continued on page 2
Santos UrgesChange In School System
The urgent need for revising the present educational system was brought out by Roman L. Santos, division superintendent for Mount
ain Province, at his talk before the Baguio Rotary Club on September 6, saying that under the present set
up the school children are not being prepared adequately for life in this
“complicated atomic age.”
Mr. Santos pointed out the de
fects of the Educational Act of 1940, passed as an economy measure,’
which he said should be amended so as to 1).restore the seventh grade, 2) make the national government responsible only for free primary education, 3) make the municipal and city governments responsible for intermediate education,and 4) al
low local governments to levy addi
tional taxation to enable them to support intermediate education.
“The Educational Act of 1940 has cut down the elementary curriculum from seven to six years,” Mr.Santos explained. “The supposed six years is not really six years because of the two sincle session plan. Instead of staying morning and,afternoon in the class, primary pupils stay only half a day so that instead of four Continued on page 2\
3 Guerrillas Acquitted By Amnesty Commission
Three natives of Kiangan, Ifugao, were recently acquitted in a decision of the Third Guerrilla Amnesty Commission, while seven others from Sabangan, Bontoc, were grant
ed absolute pardon by President Roxas.’
The three Ifugaos are Lt. Guinid Taguinay, Pvt. Nacaki and Private Mariano Dominguez, who were ac
cused in connection with the exec
ution of Pedro Laragan, secretary to the municipal mayor of Kiangan, during the occupation. Those par
doned were Maggay Nganay, Cop- siyan, Domingo Owan, Angiyot, Clemente Velasco, Luis Tilaguen and Castor Mangay-at, who were held for the death of one Abelardo Martinez, alleged Japanese spy and collaborator.
Ayson, Carantes Fling Deli As Independents; Ten Aspirants In
At the approach of the zero-hour for the filing of candidacy certifi
cates last Friday, Baguio witnessed .the climax of a hectic political week marked by sensational developments that included:
Nacionalistas Pick zLardi\ Fangonil
In a stormy convention Wednesday punctuated by heated discussions re
garding Luis Lardizabal’s appointment as councilman and his nomination in the Libera! party, Baguio Nacionalis- tas gave him a vote of confidence and picked him to run for the same post, with Sinforoso Fangonil as his running mate. With this lineup local opposi
tionists were able to tide over what at first appeared to be an imminent split in its ranks and^to close its convention hopeful that it can give the Liberals a good fight in November.
The selection was made at the resi
dence of former Mayor Pedro Armena, chairman of Baguio Nacionalistas, who maintained that contrary to the common impression the Liberals are the ones losing men in their ranks while the Nacionalista party is gaining strength every day.
There were four nominees but Lar
dizabal and Fangonil were far aheld of the others. The former received 32 and the latteer 25 votes, while Dr. Leoca- Continued on page 4
Election Flashes
1. The repudiation of Luis Lardiza
bal by the Liberals.
2. The drafting of Florendo Aquino in his stead as council candidate to team up with Francisco S. Reyes; anu 3. The decision of Roman Ayson and Pedro Carantes, both Liberals, to run independently in protest against the party convention.
Aquino was chosen as Reyes’ running mate at an emergency meeting;of the Li
beral directorate Friday morning.. This decision was arrived at after Lardizabal, an avowed Nacionalista who was no- miri'ated on the Liberal ticket Sunday in an effort to form a coalition with his fac- ion, also accepted the Nacionalista no
mination three days later.
With the collapse of the projected Liberal-Lardizabal faction tielup, both parties geared for the election fight with a clear-cut position regarding Lardiza
bal’s status, each side claiming to have been strengthened by these new lopments. While the Nacionalistas claim they have a more solid front than before, the Liberals also claim that they have stronger chances than ever with the drafting of Aquino, and with the com
ing in of some oppositionists like Mar"
celo Pajel and Toribio Mayo. The two definitely aligned themselves with the
The d,tes for the registration of vo
ters are on September 26 and 27 and on October 3 and 4, while the final lists of voters will be made on November 1.
The following names were received by the secretary’s office as senatorial candidates other than those officially nominated by the two major parties:
Fabian Abellera, RosendoZaldarriaga, Tito Estrella, Fabian Rama Tenebro, Osmundo Ramos Castillo, and Melchor Delizo Lagasca.
Moises Colewan, Liberal, filed his certificate as candidate for the provin
cial board of Mountain Province in Trinidad Friday afternoon.
The city started to prepare for the coming registration of voters by setting up tents for different precincts. There are 27 precincts in the city, which are now numbered consecutively as recent
ly approved by the city council.
Friday, after attending the Nacionalista meeting two days before.
During the Liberal emergency meet
ing, it was explained that before Lardi
zabal was considered for nomination in that party and recommended
Continued on page for 2
Independents Run For Council Posts
Roman Av6on, former (Jeputy asses- or of Baguio, and Dominador T. Lac- samana, businessman, were among the candidates for councilor who filed their certificates at the city secretary’s of
fice after the two converitidns of the major parties Sunday and Wednesday.
A total of ten candidates filed their certificates upto deadline midnight September 12, with those not affiliat
ing with any party writing down “In
dependent” on their papers. Others running are Major Lazaro Ei-pejo, In
dependent; Fmilio A. Farrales, Natio- Conlinued on page 4
‘Conserve Trees’, Lizardo Urges As City Observes 2nd Arbor Day
Mass tree planting featured the ce Iebration for the second time of Arbor Day in Baguio yesterday under the di
rect supervision of the district forestry ofiice. Thirty four separate gronps in the city, including schools, government bffices and civic entities were assigned a tree to plant at the grounds in front of the flagpole below the old City Hall.
Baguio observed the same day on Au
gust 9, the original date set for this occasion. But under the new proclama
tion of President Roxas, the date has been changed to September 13. Ten thousand pine seedlings were planted by various groups in the first observance of the day here
Among the organizations which took part in tree planting ceremonies in va
rious places in the city and in Ben
guet were the boy and girl scouts, Ba
guio Colleges, Baguio Press Club, and the different schools and government of
fices.
LeOnor Lizardo, acting provincial forester, in an Arbor Day statement, declared that the day is doubly signifi
cant for Baguio because the city is.
situated in the heart of a forest area and the pine trees here and other fea
tures of a temperate landscape consti
tute one of Baguio’s chief attractions.
“A large part ofour pine forests was.
destroyed during the war,” said Mr, Lizardo, “and there is a necessity for us to replace them. It is the duty of all good citizens to help.conseve our forests by seeing to it that there is no wanton and unnecessary destruction of trees. In themselves trees are useful as building materials and the source of use
ful by-products and they also prevent erosion and floods. Arbor Day is <?ne means of educating the population to the economic and esthetic importance of trees, and the precepts of conservation that it teachesshould be practiced every
Page 2 BAGUIO MIDLAND COURIER Sunday, September 14,1947
Convention Highlights
Continued from page 1 LIBERAL
In his speech accepting his nomi
nation by the Liberals, Lardizabal said: “I still maintain I am a Nacio nalista and will not submit myself to the whims of the Liberal party as the Liberals expect me to do.” There wai amused laughter that followed.
When a point of order was raised by Vice-Mayor V de Guia regarding the closing of the nomination after Councilors Reyes and Lardizabal were nominated, evidently to admit other nominees, Mayor Carino appeared troubled and uneasy in his chair.
Attorney Aquino helped him out of the situation and Vice Mayor de Guia’s plan was foiled in the voting.
Throughout the procedings, the Ma
yor looked worried, but after the convention he was in jovial mood and high spirits.
NACIONALISTA But for sheer patience and unruffled countenance in the turbulent session, the cake went to Armena, the presid
ing officer. At the outset he gave the keynote for the whole convention that the “Nacionalista party is not disintegrating blit on the contrary it is becoming stronger.” He was a pic
ture of the grand old man Osmefia himself, whose poise has never been disturbed by noisy party discussions.
Johnny Zarate was conspicuous by his absence At one of the new breath
ing spells, the big poser was repeated time and again: “Where, oh, where is Johnny?
Campaign Manager Ramon P Mi
tra announced in his presentation of the nominees: "We have chosen a die-hard Liberal and an equally die
hard Nacionalista to be the standard bearers of the Liberal party in the coming election*.”
There were varied reactions to the result of the Liberal convention.
Dr. Yandoc, a member of the party directorate, expressed dissatisfaction over the equivocal acceptance bysLar
dizabal of his nomination He ques
tioned whether Lardizabal should be supported by loyal Liberals.
Roman Ayson, who has filed his candidacy as an independent can
didate, expressed his grievance against the convention, stating he would have submitted himself to it if he had been assured there would be a free election for the party’s oflicial candidates. He said he knew beforehand that the two candidateshad already been predeter
mined, so he Refused the invitation to submithimself to theconvention.Ayson pointed to the example of Lazaro Es- pejo who, he said, came from the convention disgusted because he was Continued on page 4
Attorney Mayo appeared the most uncomfortable man in the convention.
At the start when the different com
mittees were about to be created, he stood up to say ,‘T am disqualifying myself from any deliberation in this convention because I was the one who nominated Attorney Lardizabal in the Liberal convention.” He was voted down and confidence expressed regarding his standing in the party
However, during the latter part of the meeting when he was nominated, he declined for the same reasons and announced dramatically, “So 1 am walking out now”. At the balcony of the Armena residence there was a huddle among Mayo and some party leaders, and about ten minutes later Mayo returned to say he still remains a Nacionalista. He was received back in the fold amid shouts of "MABU- HAY!”
It was originally planned thgt the Nacionalista standard bearers will be chosen by a committee, but at the convention the urgent cry was “Let the body decide". And so nominations were opened, and Rimando in an aside told the press “At least we have democracy here, not like the other
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Laraya Leaves On Inspection Trip
Sixto Laraya, division forest ins
pector for northern Luzon left Mon
day this week for his first extended inspection tour of his territory. His trip will take him as far north as Ballesteros, Cagayan and down to Bayombong, Nueva Viacaya.
During his inspection tour he will confer with forestry personnel under his jurisdiction and discuss with them important phases of forestry wbrk. His itinerary includes the fo
restry stations in Bangued, Abra;
Vigan, liocos Sur; Laoag, Ilocos Norte; Ballesteros, Cagayan; Echa- gue, Isabela; and Bayombong, Nue
va Vizcaya. Before leaving Laraya said that he may be out from his central office in Baguio for twenty days for this trip.
On August 25 Inspector Laraya motored down to Dagupan, Pang- asinan to visit the forestry office there. In his report to the director of forestry he mentioned the effi ciency of the workers there. He also recommended the opening .of a branch station in San Fernando, La Union, to coordinate forestry work in that province.
Santos Urges Change In...
Continued from page 1 years in the primary grade, children actually stay only two years. Add this to tKe two years of intermediate grades and actually you only make our children stay four years in the elementary grades.”
The division superintendent said this is not salutary to the country, pdding that in other countries school children study the same course in eight years, morning and afternoon.
The crop of elementary graduates now is so deficient, he said, that the University of the Philippines has been requiring one year preparatory for high school graduates entering the university
Mr. Santos said that while the school problem is essentially finan
cial, this can be solved by making the local governments shoulder the responsibility for intermediate edu
cation. For this reason he advocated additional local taxation for the schools. Lo?al initiative was killed . by the Educational Act of 1940, Mr. Santos said, whereas it should be encouraged At the present time parent-teachers associations are help
ing in furnishing furniture and equip
ment, showing that the people are willing to sacrifice to give their children an education.
He deplored the “retrogression in the appointment of teachers/as a result of the low pay in the pro
fession, “Before the war broke out, we were not appointing elementary teachers who were not normal grad
uates. Now we are appointing mere high school graduates because few
Aquino Runs; Lardizabal Repudiated
Continued from page 1 appointment to the city council by Mayor Carino there was anfunderstand- ing between him, and the local majority party leaders that he will gradually re
nounce his Nacionalista connections and switch over completely to the Libe
ral side. Mayor Carino told the party directors that "the party has been faith
fully carrying out its part of the agree
ment, but Lardizabal has not.”
Mayor Carino said that evidence of Lardizabal’s alleged bad faith was shown by his accepting the Nacionalista nomination with Sinforoso Fangonil as running mate, and his consistent public stand_that he is a Nacionalista.
The selection of Aquino got the un
animous vote of the party directors, after an abortive attempt on the part of Guz
man Carino to push through the nomi
nation of Pedro Carantes. Mr. Carino assailed his co-partymen by saying that there was "no democracy” in the con
vention proceedings last Sunday and that there was "railroading” of the no
minees. He also questioned the party’s policy of choosing a man as one of its standard bearers who is not a Liberal in mind and heart.
In answer to his grievances, Cam
paign Manager Ramon P. Mitra dec
lared that in a political party the “po
licy of attraction” is a proven way of strengthening the organization. It was only that there is a hitch in the agree
ment with Lardizabal that the plan to draft him under the Liberal party is be
ing abandoned, Mitra explained.
A committee was also appointed du
ring the meeting to contact national party leaders in Manila for setting a date when local nominees will be offi
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THE CONVENTION For the first time in the history of po
litics in the city of Baguio, two different candidates for the city council, belong
ing separately to the majority and the minority parties, have been by the Liberal Party as its standard bearers in the coming local elections on Novem
ber 11 this year. Francisco S Reyes and Luis L. Lardizabal, both practicing lawyers of this city were unanimously chosen by the Liberal Party as its offi
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Addressing the members of the con
vention, Lardizabal briefly declared that he was grateful for his nomination as a Liberal Party candidate. He stress
ed, however, that he was running as a Nacionalista and that nothing could make him change his party affiliation.
If elected, he said, he would act as the best interests of the people would war
rant and not as the Liberal Party ex
pects him to.
Reyes likewise expressed his appre
ciation for his nomination as date of the Liberal Party for councilor in the city of Baguio Until informed of the party’s choice of himself as one of lhe two official candidates of the ma
jority in the local election, he said, he had not committed himself as a cially proclaimed candidates of the Li-
candidate for the position. He pledged his mind and his heart for the best inte
young people would want to be teachers due to the poor pay offered.
I plead for improving the lot of our teachers. Financial worries do not make them the mentors o,f our youth that we expect them to be.”
rests of the people of Baguio.
Former Assemblyman and City Ma- Continued on page 4
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Domondons Entertain At Christening Party
With the typical Ilocano pinapai- tan, Councilor and Mrs Sixto A. Do- mondon gave a party at their home in Lucban, Baguio, on Sunday, Sept ember 7 on the occasion of the birth
day of their daughter, Coeliflor. Ce
lebrated on the same'-occaoion was the confirmation of their son, Sixto Salvador Percival, and the christen
ing of their two-month old daughter, Perla Eleanor. City Engineer Eduar
do de los Santos sponsored the con
firmation of their son. Miss Dativa Cristobal and Engineer Enrique San
tamaria sponsored the baptism of their daughter and Mrs E A bell era, Judge G. A. Buendia and Mrs. Pat I.
Nivera, her confirmation.
Among those present were: Mayor and Mrs. Jose M. Carino and their daughter, Grace; Engineer E. de los Santos, Dr. and Mrs E. L. M. Abel- lera; Miss Dativa Cristobal; Judge and Mrs G. A. Buendia; Mrs. Pat I.
Nivera; Attorney and Mrs. Ramon P. Mitra; Attorney and Mrs. Floren- do P. Aquino; Councilor and Mrs.
F. S. Reyes; Attorney Sinai Hamada;
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tal has been given its allotment of the collection. A sanitation and beauti
fication campaign in the city has been decided for the coming tw<^
mouths.
Those present at the meeting were Mrs. Virginia O. de Guia, represent
ing the Y. W. C A.; Mrs. Ethel Tho
mas Herold, MondayClub; Mrs. Ana
tolia Lopez, Baguio Women’s Club;
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GS Drum & Bugle Corps Organized
Baguio might yet cop the honor of having the first girl scout drum and bugle corps in the Republic. Two troops, designated as No. 1 and 2, but self-baptized “Bulldozers” and “Bull
dogs” as a sign of their tenacity and determination, have been rehearsing inspiring martial airs in a manner that should worry the PA and the U. S. Marine bands. Chosen majoret
tes are Caridad Arciaga and Aida Muller, both from the Baguio City High.
Now, according to reports, a drum and bugle corps is not a simple thing to have and for lack of some instru
ments the GS are not able to blow and beat the real McCoy. It-needs to have a bass drum, a tom-tom drum, a snare drum, bugles, pistons, heralds, crmbals—not really as complicated as they sound when they can be ordered with cash, the girls say. When a Mid
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Arturo Plata reports from Manila that he is now connected with C.S.
Gonzales & Company, realtors and insurance agents, which manage the Travellers Agency and Eastern Trad
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go there will not find a job but can enjoy big'game hunting with him.Mr Tiagoy was formerly a Baguio miner who is now trying his luck in the chromite district and his communica
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EDITORIALS
BAGUIO POLITICS Politics everywhere in the Is
lands is essentially the same. The so-called game of politics follows a common pattern in the Philip
pines. Parties or factions meet to choose their candidates, the elec
tion campaign is conducted, pro
mises are made, attacks and counter-attacks are hurled by the candidates against each other, af
ter all of which the electorate gives the final verdict.
In Baguio, while election cam
paigns are attended with the same interest and intensity as those in the lowlands, there is much less heat and passion injected into campaigns in this city than those in lowland towns. Whether this
>s due to the climate of the city, or to the temper of local residents, the happy observation is note
worthy. It has become a tradition here in Baguio1 that when the election is over, the rival candi
dates remain friends, the verdict of the electorate is respected, the sores of the election are forgotten, and the people at once settle back to work, having spoken.
So, it is without any apprehen
sion that, although events during the week in the local political scene have moved with unpredict
able and amazingly rapid changes, the election will be conducted as it has always been in the past.
The people of the city of Baguio will see to this.
Some people, a definite number, have suddenly made hand-shaking and back patting a loose habit with them. Shaking the hand, a good old Spanish custom adopted in this coun
try, has always,retained, more or less, its private and personal character.
Now, the attempt of the several is making the custom public and cheap
X XXX Don’t be alarmed, however, for the gentle art of shaking the hand will re
assume its normal role, sanctioned by time and usage. Surely, the new revolt ing use to which this form of greeting has been put to will pass, for it can’t be put a passing fancy. Ah, these fads.
For a time, we were breathless, try
ing to catch up with the developments in the local political scene We were going to quote some people upon their request, but then they withdrew their statements at the last moment. Some thing about backbones, breaking of.
•ices, and fighting like hell.
x x x x Caucus here, caucus there. The picture is clearer now Our local elect
ion will be interesting. We shall have the time of our lives, listening to campaign speeches The candidates will have to do a lot of explaining.
One of the candidates accepted ap
pointment by President Roxas as a councilor. Then he Bccepted appoint, ment as official candidate of the Liberal Party. Then he accepted nomination as official candidate of the Nacionalista party. He was ac
cepting right and left. This was a little too fast. So the first nomina
tion had to be withdrawn. At last, he is a Nacionalista candidate.
X X X X Yes, .there will have to be a lot of explaining by both sides, and soon.
The people have to know. Then they will decide. It seems funny that per
sons who want to serve the people have to fight for the privilege of doing so. Maybe, this democracy. If asked, tbe people would rather be served without any fighting. All who want to serve are only too welcome, if they really mean to.
ROTARILY YOURS
By Ben Salvosa
What Baguio needs is a press agent.
We have something to sell.
We have the whole world as a mar
ket.
American tourists alone spent f'860 million in 1946. Less than 1% of that is F8-1 /2 million. Let Baguio rake in one hundredth of one per cent and a lot of people will be happy
This time college students put one over Rotarians and city officials They have organized a tourist and travel bureau. They have a student writer, Jose Florendo, as PRO to sell Baguio to the countrv.
That is stealing the thunder of City Hall Selling Baguio is a public, business. It should not be left solely to the vitality, inexperience and daring of youth.
We are told that the citv govern
ment used to have a Press Relations Officer. Let us have one now to drum up Baguio publicity
A press ballyhoo, now and then, will not do Baguio any harm. We need a Baguio booster on government payroll
Government is a business. It is big business. All the government has to do to balance its budget is to tax people to death. It has already done that to the rich. Some of them would rather have the tax and let the gov
ernment get their income The city government has all of Ba
guio residents as stockholders. It i-, about time the city pays dividends on the taxes we say in the fo m of
Molintas Is Chosen For...
Continue! from page 1 said his certificate of candidacy has been prepared in Bontoc, and will be filed before the deadline on Septi 12, as soon as he sends word from Manila after seeing the President. In his party is Board member AnteroS. Alumit, whom . he is recommending to assume the act
ing. governorship should President Roxas give him the “.go ahead” signal.
The Bontoc convention was also at
tended by ranking provincial officials, besides the mmiicipal mayors. Before proceeding to the nominations resulting in the choice of Governor Molintas, the convention took up various administra
tive matters affecting the province.
Of Tourist and Historical Interest j
THE SACRED TREE OF FIDELIZAN By Mrs. Annie B. Alipit The papatayan is an old sacred tree in Fidelizan, Sagada, revered by the pagans in that district. The tree used to be an altar where animals were sacri
ficed five times a year to appease the evil anitos (spirits of the dead) and to invoke the aid of Lumawig, the Bontoc god, from all dangers and vexations. It was there also that the people prayed for plentiful harvests.
One stormy day in 1946, a strong lightning struck the sacred tree and broke one of its branches. The tree was wounded, and accordingly, the barrio folks in Fidelizan should have offered a special sacrifice for the damage done.
But the people having been Christian
ized, did not care to do anything at all
for the papatayan. So, the once-vene
rated tree was left to stand desolate until it withered and died. Leafless and lifeless, it still stands firmly on a hill
top a few yards away west of the barrio of Fidelizan.
The tree died, but the spirit it com
manded for many years in the village still remains in the hearts of the barrio pagans. Its drying trunk and leafless branches sadly echo the grief the sacred tree silently harbors after the barrio folks paid no attention to it any more.
Nevertheless, it stands there braving and weathering the stormy winds The villagers say that since it was neglected they have had veryrpoor crops.
Nacionalistas Pick...• Liberal Convention Highlights....
Continued from page 1 Continued from page 2 dio Rangel got 7 ah'd Ambrosio Rillo-
raza 3. Antonio Rimando, former Ba
guio councilor, was chosen campaign manager for the coming elections. •
Lardizabal’s nomination came after a
not even nominated despite the fact that he had made known he would present himself as a candidate.
prolonged discussion regarding his status in the party in view of his accept
ance of the council post and of the Liberal nomination. In an impassioned explanation Lardizabal told the dele
gates that 1) he accepted the appoint
ment because he was given permission to do so by Armena, 2i he accepted the Liberal nomination because he was
advertising and publicity to improve the dull trading and prostrate busi
ness of Baguio.
asked “to cooperate in the interest of the people”, 3) he “remains a Nacio
nalista qnd will always be a Naciona
lista” and 4) if the delegates refuse to believe him, he could be counted out and he will form his own party.
“If an ooposition party like ours was destroy and obstruct what is
LAMMAWIN MADE HEAD OF PGEA CHAPTER
Camilo Lammawin, provincial se
cretary, was elected chapter chair
man of the Philippine Government .Employees Association of the Moun
tain Province during its organization in Bontoc recently. The induction of the officers of this PGEA unit was scheduled to take place August 30, with Governor Dennis Molintas as guest speaker. The Mountain Province chapter has around 320 members, of which 150 are provin
cial and 170 municipal employees.
The other officers: vice chairman- Domingo R. Calub, administrative deputy of the provincial treasurer;
treasurer - Isidoro V. Bandonill, pro
vincial treasury cashier; auditor - Simeon Casimero, chief clerk of the provincial auditor’s office; secreta
ry • Alejandro C. Castro, office of the provincial board.
BONTOC, Mt. Province (By Mail) Governor Molintas announcement to run for third member was a surprise to every one and caused no little amount of conjectures since in his present post as governor he is already chairman of the provincial board.
Others who have already filed their candidacies are Felix Diaz, former pro
vincial governor, Vicente Ambucay, S.
Balajo and Ceferino Ramirez. The lat
ter three belong to the Liberal party.
OZAETA VISITS BAGUIO
Justice Secretary Roman Ozaeta was a Baguio visitor early this week when he came up with Mrs. Ozaeta for a brief rest Tuesday morning.
After calling on Mayor Jose M.
Carino, Secretary Ozaeta visited the city fiscal’s office, the couit of first instance and the municipal court.
Independents Run For...
Continued from page 1 nalista; Jose peredo, Independent.
Forty six years old Mr. Ayson wrote “Liberal” as his party on his certificate but he is running as an in
dependent under the slogan, “The People’s Choice — Not the Choice of Party Bosses ” He is a native of 8an Esteban, Ilocos Sur, and had been deputy assessor for ten years before the war His bailiwick is Campo Fili- Mr. Lacsamana, a resident of Ba
guio for the last 18 years, said be is running because he wants to serve.
He is 39 years old.
Mr. Espejo, a guerilla major, was among those who bolted the Liberal party, and has chosen to run as an in
dependent Mr. Farrales is a business
man who manages the Baguio Periodi
cal Service. Mr. Peredo is also an old- timer in the city.
Officials Map Out...
Continued from pag> 1 a night at the auditorium.
The city will assist in guiding the delegates and other guests on their sightseeing tours and will present souvenirs as gifts to each of the 15 nations which will participate. A crowd of 200 visitors is expected.
The need for beautifying the whole city and improving its sanitation was stressed at the meeting and for this purpose a campaign will be waged to'solicit the cooperation of the different official and civic en
tities to impress on all residents the importance of making the city at
tractive for the foreigner visitors.
The council will also take action to curb unduly high prices of commo
dities during the conference weeks.
Mayor Jose M. Carino heads the executivecommitteefpr the ECAFE, aided by the different department heads as members. This 'committee will also be in charge of the recep
tion of the “City of Baguio” night.
The other committees created:
Burnham Auditorium entertain
ment - City Engineer Eduardo de los Santos, chairman, and Councilor Luis Lardizabal, City Attorney Jose P. Flores, and City Auditor Rafael Uson, members.
Ladies - Vice Mayor Virginia O.
de Guia, chairman.
Sightseeing - Chief of Police Se
gundo S Vergara, chairman; Coun
cilman Luis Lardizabal and Vice Mayor O. de Guia, members.
Souvenirs - City Auditor Uson, chairman; Councilman Sixto Do- mondon and City Attorney Flores, members.
Program ■ Division Superinten
dent Roman L. Santos, chairman;
heads of public and private schools in Baguio, members.
Decoration committee - City En
gineer de los Santos, chairman.
Finance committee - City Auditor Uson, chairman; City Treasurer Melanio Honrado and Asst, City Treasurer Pantaleon Pimentel, mem
bers.
Flowers - Forestry Inspector Sixto Laraya, chairman.
Beautification and sanitation - City Heaith Officer Andres Angara, chairman.
good for the people, then allow me to resign,” Lardizabal said.
At this juncture, Mr. Fangoni' moved that Lardizabal be nominated unanimously as one of of the Naciona
lista candidates in the coming elections, but he was ruled out of order as nomi
nations were not yet accepted. So the discussions lagged on how to launch Lardizabal’s candidacy, there evidently being a tacit acceptance of Lardizabal’s explanations on the part of the majority of delegates The loudest of objections to Lardizabal’s candidacy came from Dr. Rangel, who refused to be nomi
nated if it should turn out that the former would become his running mate.
Previously the body an a whole turned down Rangel’s motion that Lardizabal be prohibited from speaking on the platforms of the Liberal party and to sever “his connections, ' if any” from that party. Some delegates objected to this, saying that Lardizabal must be taken on his word of honor and allowed to use his discretion.
A dramatic incident occured during the convention when Toribio Mayo, one of the delegates and listed as chair
man of the committee on chapter or
ganization, walked out after he was nominated as one of the candidates Mr. Mayo explained that as he was the one who nominated Mr. Lardi
zabal in the Liberal convention, he was disqualifying himself from taking part in the deliberation of that gathering However, after a conference outside with some delegates, Mr. Mayo came back and said he “remains a naciona
lista for the sake of party unity.”
During the convention, the Naciona - listaB also formed its different com"
mittees to undertake the campaign The executive committee is headed by Mr Armena, with Leon Alabanza as treasurer, and Julian Reyes as sec
retary. The members are Antonio Ri
mando, Attorneys Fangoniland Lar- dizabal, Juan F. Zarate, Leocadio Rangel, Attorneys Marcelo Pajel and Manuel Montilla, Cecilio Cid, Agapito Dicong, Teodorico Criiz, Teofilo Pa
dilla, Bernardo Valdez, Bienvenido Garcia and Clement T. Pacio. , The head of other committees: chap ter organization Attorney Mayo; fi
nance, Mr. Alabanza; membership Mr. Zarate; propaganda and public meetings, Dr. Rangel; arrangements Teofilo Padilla; legal staff, Attorney Lardizabal.
With the candidates for councilors started off in their campaigns, local leaders have begun speculations as to the outcome of the election. Some bettors in town have started the call, five to one, that the candidate not chosen either by the Liberals or the Nacionalistas would get elected For
mer Councilman Arvisu is reportedly wagering that Lardizabal would not come out. All are agreed, however, that November 11 is the final deter
minant on who shall win the bet.
The most outspoken statement against LardizabAl’s defection was voiced just after the convention by his law partner, Sinforoso Fangonil, who protestingly said, “Look what the Liberal Party has done to a man of conviction. Luis is now lost. He has no more backbone. 1 cannot swallow the Liberal Party. I do not like what Luis has done. I will fight him like hell and give him no quarters. From"
now on, we part offices.”
(The following statement was given by Attorney Fangonil yesterday:
“If 1 have stated that 1 will fight Atty. Luis L. Lardizabal, my law partner, this coming election, it was because some people misrepresented that he turned a Liberal and left the Nacionalista Party. Now, how
ever, I am fully convinced that he has never deserted the ranks of the Nacionalista Party and that I will fight with him through thick and thin in this coming election for coun
cilors in the city of Baguio.”) Aquino Runs; Lardizabal ....
Continued from page 2 yor Ramon P. Mitra was chosen by the convention as campaign, manager for the two official candidates of the Libe
ral Party. In the same convention. Ma
yor Jose M. Carino was acclaimed the local chairman and titular head of the party, Florendo P. Aquino as vice- chairman, Fernando D. Manalo as trea
surer, and Sixto Domondon as secretary.
Members of the board of directors are, Patricio Perez, Ramon P. Mitra, Bien
venido Yandoc, Eutiquio Rulla, Mar
celo Pajel, Ernesto Abeilerg, V. O. de Guia, and Jaime Rivera. The election of all the officers, as well as the two candidates of the party, was unanimous acclamation.
The convention of the Liberal Party last Sunday was keynoted by repeated appeals on t\ie part of local party lead
ers for coalesced efforts by the people of Baguio in the common task of recon
structing and rehabilitating this city.
This was given as the explanation for the appointment of a Nacionalista man, Luis Lardizabal, to the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman T. C.
Arvisu, and also for his choice as run
ning mate of Reyes, a Liberal Party Reyes and Lardizabal were not pre
sent during the first part of the proceed
ings of the Liberal Party convention last Sunday. Upon their election, how
ever, a committee composed of Guzman A. Carino, Florendo P. Aquino and Eutiquio Rulla, was sent to fetch the two Liberal Party standard bearers.
