In 2010, the city entered into an agreement with Jeffery Lang, president and CEO of both 1787868 Ontario Inc., and Terra Vox, whereby it would acquire 51% of the shares of the latter for $239,000, plus an agreement to provide further funding to Terra Vox by way of shareholder loans totaling $200,000.
Terra Vox had made contact with the Ford Motor Company with a view to redeveloping the site of the Ford Canada St. Thomas Assembly Plant, which Ford was in the process of decommissioning.
The aim was to repurpose the site as a waste-to-energy plant. According to the statement of claim, the city had expressed an interest in public-private partnerships and Lang began introducing city representatives to Ford officials.
In a recent conversation with Lang, he verified the city, through Ascent, was involved in many of the discussions with Ford, including attending meetings in Dearborn, Michigan, and drafting documentation related to the redevelopment of the site.
Lang added the Ford project was a priority for the city. As a result, and with the knowledge and approval of the city, Terra Vox focused its efforts on this project, to the detriment of other potential revenue-generating projects.
In April of 2012, according to the statement of claim, the senior management of STHI advised Lang they would not recommend any further cash investment in Terra Vox, now known as Ascent Renewables.
According to Lang, the negotiations at this time with Ford had progressed to the point where an offer to purchase the sprawling site had been drafted by Ascent Holdings Inc., and submitted to Ford.
At the end of April, STHI management made the decision to place Ascent Renewables in "a dormant state, as this would be the most palatable state from a public relations perspective," according to the statement of claim.
The claim further alleges "the senior management team of Ascent was attempting to shield their investment record from the shareholder, the City of St. Thomas, and the taxpayers of St. Thomas.
"The decision to shut down Ascent Renewables Inc. (Terra Vox) was done with a view to protecting the reputations of the senior management team and not in the best interests of Ascent Renewables (Terra Vox) or its minority shareholder, the plaintiff, 1787868 Ontario Inc.," which estimates it has sustained losses in excess of $4 million.
None of the allegations have been proven in court and the city has 20 days to file a statement of defense or it can file a notice of intent to defend, which gives it an additional 10 days.
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Description: Second edition of the free on-line book "Programming in System RPL", a 640-page tutorial and reference for System RPL programmers. This second edition has many improvements and describes new features present in the HP 49G calculator. In Adobe PDF format.
Excelente libro para aprender a programar en Sys RPL, es muy claro y completo.
Simply THE BEST course for learning SysRPL! It merges reference with explanation chapters: a good choice, IMHO.


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Pelomeduza madagaskarska (Pelusios subniger) – gatunek żółwia z rodziny Pelomedusidae charakterystyczny dla wschodniej i południowo-wschodniej Afryki. Gatunek obejmuje dwa podgatunki: Pelusios subniger subniger Bonnaterre, 1789, Pelusios subniger parietalis Bour, 1983.

Opis
Pelomeduza madagaskarska to niewielki żółw, którego karapaks osiąga długość do 20 cm. Posiada cechy, które są charakterystyczne dla rodziny Pelomedusidae, co oznacza, że ma gładki karapaks, który jest spłaszczony w kształcie owalnym, za to brak w nim tarczy nuchalnej (szyjnej), w czaszce nie ma kości nosowych, a na tylnych stopach obecne jest 5 pazurów. U P. subniger między płytami mezoplastralnymi występuje zawias, co odróżnia go od reszty przedstawicieli tej rodziny. Przedni płat plastralny jest szerszy niż płat zadni, a także nieznacznie dłuższy od wewnątrzbrzusznego spoidła. Masa jego ciała wynosi ok. 0,8 kg. Głowa jest duża, niekiedy pokryta czarnymi plamkami, a na podbródku występuje para wyrostków.

Ekologia

Środowisko
Zamieszkują prawie wszystkie środowiska słodkowodne, od stałych jezior i rzek po potoki, mokradła, bagna, a nawet okresowe zbiorniki. Są raczej zwierzętami nocnymi, jednak często się je spotyka kiedy wygrzewają się na brzegu wód i migrujące pomiędzy zbiornikami. Są także bardziej aktywne w dzień podczas pory deszczowej. Znane są również z możliwości zagrzebywania się w ziemi do powrotu korzystnych warunków.

Dieta
Pierwotnie mięsożerne (zjadają pierścienice, ślimaki, insekty, skorupiaki, ryby, płazy). Okazjonalnie mogą spożywać rośliny wodne jak i owoce, co czyni je wszystkożernymi.

Rozród
O rozrodzie tego gatunku niewiele wiadomo. Część źródeł podaje w danych, że samica składa ok. 8 jaj późnym latem, a młode wylęgają się po 15 tygodniach. Inne podają, że jaja są składane w okolicach lutego lub marca u osobników zniewolonych, ilość jaj waha się od 8 do 12, są eliptyczne i skórzaste, ich średnia wielkość do 36 mm długości i 21 mm szerokości. Inkubacja jaj w laboratorium w temperaturze 30 ºC trwała 58 dni.

Występowanie
Zasięg występowania tego gatunku obejmuje: Botswanę, Burundi, Kamerun, Republikę Środkowoafrykańską, Demokratyczną Republikę Konga, Gambię, Madagaskar, Mozambik, Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęcą, Seszele, Tanzanię, Zambię oraz Zimbabwe.

Przypisy

Pelomeduzowate
Żółwie Afryki
Gady Madagaskaru
Gatunki i podgatunki zwierząt nazwane w 1788 roku

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Pope Francis Might Let Married Men Become Priests
This appears promising. We are informed that the whole topic is up for op[en discussion as well it should be.
In the past the compelling argument in favor of presently celibacy was purely economic and not in terms of supporting his family either. The Church had become the custodian of real land wealth in a time that this was the only source of wealth. Of course priests would work to alienate such assets to their children.
The central decision took place in the time i recall of Gregory the Great.
In the meantime the protestant churches have easily demonstrated the viability of a priestly family in terms of the modern era. So it can be done. Add in ordination of female priests as well and boots on the ground will never be a problem. All this should also sharply lower the real risk of aberrant sexuality among frustrated priests.
Although the Catholic Church does allow married men to achieve priesthood in some cases, it doesn't happen often.
http://www.newsy.com/stories/pope-francis-may-allow-married-men-to-be-catholic-priests/
Pope Francis says he might be open to letting some married men become priests.
The pope said in an interview with a German newspaper he would consider letting "viri probati" — or "tested men" — be ordained in the Catholic church.
He told the paper: "We need to think about whether 'viri probati' could be a possibility. If so, we would need to determine what duties they could undertake, for example, in remote communities."
The Catholic church does allow married priests in certain circumstances. For example, Protestant married priests who convert to Catholicism can stay married and become a Roman Catholic priest.
But for the most part, the church says priests should not get married. The belief is they should be celibate, like Christ was in the Bible.
That stipulation rules out a lot of men who would otherwise be eligible for priesthood. And, as a result, there's been a shortage of priests around the world, especially in South America. The pope is from Argentina.
Pope Francis has also been debating other groundbreaking changes to the church, like female deacons.
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Chief Keef has released his new single, "Nobody," after teasing a possible feature from Kanye West for a month. After being dropped from label giants Interscope Records less than three months ago, Sosa has come back with this single. "Nobody" includes a sample from RCA/Motown hit-man Willie Hutch, from his 1973 hit single, "Brother's Gonna Work It Out." This 1970s classic has been sampled many times from notable names, including Lloyd, Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and fellow Chicago artist, Chance the Rapper.
Chief Keef is on the scene again, dropping this song today and the album EP, Nobody, tomorrow. Chief Keef's single, "Nobody," produced by Glo Gang producer 12Hunna and Kanye West, is now available for download on iTunes. The LP, Nobody, is also available for purchase.


Worm Food is used to summon the Eater of Worlds. The item must be used in The Corruption, but it does not matter whether it is day or night. Player-made Corruption works as well (You will have to hear the Corruption music to summon it). Attempting to use it outside of The Corruption will do nothing since the update which removed the penalty; previously attempting to use it outside The Corruption would cause the player to receive 7000 damage (minus Defense), effectively killing the player.
This item is crafted using 30 Vile Powder (Which in turn requires 6 Vile Mushrooms at Placed Bottle/Alchemy Table) and 15 Rotten Chunks, a common drop from Corruption enemies. It would also require a Demon/Crimson Altar.
Using another Worm Food while the first Eater of Worlds is still alive will again cause the player to take approximately 7000 damage (minus Defense). Another worm may appear but it will disappear after the player's death; however, the first eater will stay in the map. The death message resulting from this will appear somewhat incomplete, such as "(Playername)'s entrails were ripped out.) with no death cause mentioned.
An alternative to this method is to break 3 Shadow Orbs. Most of them will spawn under layers of ebonstone, which can be mined with a Nightmare Pickaxe or better. You can also use explosives to break the ebonstone. A hammer is required to break a shadow orb.
500 Ebonstone blocks will allow use of the Worm Food.
On occasions when summoning the Eater of Worlds, it may not spawn even though the message appears that states his summoning. Players may choose to use another worm food. This action may kill the user and a message that simply states "(player) has been slain". It commonly happens if the player summons it near space (especially in hard mode, due to a Wyvern spawning), as the spawn rate of harpies interferes with the spawning of the Eater of Worlds.


Melde dich bei YouTube an, damit dein Feedback gezählt wird. You can only upload a photo or a video. it will take a while as i have mentioned but at the end you still will have the firmware you were originally on as this is not wiped . Follow @NextGenUpdate Copyright � 2008-2016, NextGenUpdate.
Natives? It seems that PSN changed their server IPs." If this ever happens again it might be useful to suggest to PureVPN support they check if PSN server IPs have changed. :) Extras Popular Tags Advanced Search Home Sony prevents Spoofed-CFW access to PSN (Error: 80710A06) PSX-SCENE Forum Discussion for Sony PlayStation/PsOne/PS2/PS3/PSP/PS VITA Sony prevents Spoofed-CFW access to PSN (Error: 80710A06) It's working once again.
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Science Kids has been fantastic this term. Both Bathgate Park and St Bernadette's primary schools have had really good attendance, and the involvement from the schools has been really positive and encouraging for the kids. The final session's feedback was really good, with family members eager to join in on the experiments and younger siblings excited to see what their brothers and sisters had been getting up to.
I think the highlight for the term for the kids was visiting the Life before dinosaurs exhibit at the museum, the kids were thrilled that they were able to visit, and it tied in with the work that they had done on fossils in the previous weeks. The teacher from St Bernadette's was also thoroughly impressed, as we were able to attend the exhibit and watch a planetarium show on flying dinosaurs after.
In the last week Steph has bumped into one of the kids involved in the programme who came running up to her outside the hub. This particular child has had a bit of a rough time as of late, with her mother in prison. Although she was disappointed that Science Kids had come to an end, she told me how much she enjoyed it, and that she hoped to be able to participate again. It is really cool to learn how much of a positive influence that the programme can have.
It has been an interesting time getting to know, and work with, the students who are already established in their learning through the Foundation Skills at the Otago Correctional Facility, their attitude has been welcoming and they are appreciative of the fact they are there to learn and want to get on. One new student joined the Step Up class, his confidence was low as he had given up on school by the age of 13 and had problems concentrating for longer periods of time, but he wanted to do his best. Although only 22, he is a father to 3 children and wants to do something for them to be proud of. He decided numbers were his strongest area of learning so he began working with problem solving using number, he surprised himself how much he actually knew and how easily he could pick up new strategies. When the lesson time came to a close he was sad to go, he had enjoyed himself, something he had never thought to really happen in a classroom environment. As he left the programme's building one of the guards commented he had never seen this student look that happy, that "he was lit up like a light bulb".
A student was on the audio-visual link to his partner and when she told him she was working on her CV, the student then said, "I've just got my unit standard in CV writing so I can help you". He then advised her on fonts and number of pages and has asked her to send him a copy in so he can work on it for her. He also said that he wouldn't have been able to do the interview unit without the training we did in class. And after the issues he had, he was ready to give up on studying in prison but now feels very keen to continue after doing the interview CV.
An elderly lady self-referred to the client support service needing help to go over her Meals on Wheels bill as she felt she was being overcharged. A home visit was organised and together we went over bill. We then rang the Meals on Wheels provider to compare their dates with what the client had. Unfortunately at the time of ringing the provider there was no answer so a message was left for them to contact the client support in regards to the bill. The client was happy for the client support worker to discuss her bill with the Meals on Wheels provider. A follow up appointment was arranged with the client to ensure her need had been met – in the meantime the Meals on Wheels provider did ring the client support worker back and it worked out that the bill was correct. At the follow up appointment the client support worker went through the bill and calendar days with the client to show how the Meals on Wheels provider had charged the correct days. The client was happy with the findings and duly wrote a cheque for the amount owing. She was very thankful to have had the help to clarify her bill as it was causing her some stress.


On Tuesday 12th December we will be undertaking some Library System Maintenance from around 15.00pm until 17.00pm – although it may be a risk for some time after this.
During this period you will be unable to issue or return books using our equipment and our main catalogue will be unavailable.
To issue items staff will be available at the desk at the Forum and St Luke's library and by phone from the Old Library.
To find items which are physically on our shelves you can use the Worldcat catalogue – https://www.worldcat.org/ . Just search for your items and then you can check for it at a location so you can search for the University of Exeter.
All our databases are available from their pages at http://libguides.exeter.ac.uk/az.php just search and access as normal.
ALL OF OUR ONLINE MATERIAL IS AVAILABLE – you can search from the web but you will need to login to get access to any subscribed materials if you are off campus.
If you need help with anything then please do get in touch by email – library@exeter.ac.uk or phone 01392 723867.
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Formula One notes: Ecclestone: New Jersey, Mexico races not likely next year
Dave Doolittle
After qualifying for the U.S. Grand Prix concluded Saturday, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone stopped by the media center at Circuit of the Americas. He said New Jersey's Grand Prix, still on the preliminary calendar for 2014, will not happen next year. He's hoping for 2015, he said.
Eccelstone also indicated that the Mexican Grand Prix, another event on the 2014 slate, was more likely to happen the following year, too.
Regarding the New Jersey effort, Ecclestone said, "We're not getting too far with that at the moment. We haven't given up. It will be 2015. Definitely not next year."
Ecclestone said that he was pleased with Austin's second Grand Prix and that he wouldn't change a thing with the operations.
"Everyone is happy. I'm looking for something to complain about," the most powerful man in F1 joked.
Disappointment for Rosberg: While qualifying for Mercedes, Nico Rosberg endured a disappointing Saturday.
The German didn't make it out of the second qualifying session and will start 14th, his worst starting position in a season in which he's qualified on pole three times. Before arriving in Austin, Rosberg had missed out on the third qualifying session only twice, each time starting 11th.
Rosberg blamed hard tires on soft asphalt for his struggles.
"The tires were not working properly, and so you just drop off the curve and it just doesn't go anywhere," he said.
Rosberg, who started 17th last year and finished in 13th place, said a good start Sunday could help him make up ground.
"It's about the start and having good race pace and hoping some people will drop off the tire curve and just wear their tires too much, for example," he said. "I'll push, you know, give everything to try and get a good start and make up some positions there."
Kovalainen fits in nicely: Heikki Kovalainen is making the most of his time with Lotus this weekend.
The Finnish driver joined the team this week after Kimi Raikkonen dropped out of the season's final two races to undergo back surgery for a long-term problem.
On Saturday, Kovalainen qualified eighth, the first time he's made it into the top 10 since qualifying ninth at the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix while driving for McLaren.
"I'm very happy," Kovalainen said. "It was important to be calm for today because it was always going to be very close in qualifying."
Kovalainen flew to England on Wednesday for simulator work and other preparations before climbing into the race car Friday in Austin.
"Within the short time frame, I think we've done quite well," he said.
Kovalainen, 32, hadn't driven in a Formula One race since last season, when he competed for Caterham. He was dropped from the team at the end of last year but returned early this season as a reserve driver and has run in six practice sessions.
"I think it was worthwhile to stay in Formula One and not to switch focus to something else," he said. "It's funny how quickly things change in Formula One. Things might change suddenly, so you have to keep your focus where your heart feels."


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Our auctioneers are specially qualified to sell your classic car. Robert Zakhar is an auto body expert with 35 years of experience working with classic cars. Vince Kisala has sold numerous vehicles including antiques and high-dollar sports cars, and knows how to showcase each and every detail of these vehicles. By their combined experiences, they will give your car the treatment it needs to sell for top dollar.
Bid of History is just a few short miles from the shores of Lake Michigan, and there are many boating enthusiasts in the community. This makes our auction house a great place to sell your boat!
Indiana is home to some of the most avid collectors of farm equipment and antique tractors, and Bid of History is easily accessible from both Illinois and Michigan as well, but we don't stop there. We market your heavy equipment online to reach the maximum number of bidders. These high dollar items will sell for more with our marketing and exposure.


Quote your best photos of the sunrise/set below as well!
niiice. what country is this?
Thanks dude! I'm sure that the picture is taken in Italy but can't say the city name.
Not a truck, but here's mine.
One of My Favorite Pic. The feel is awesome when evening or morning light rays fall inside truck.


See the Postcard Project here.
A few pix from the news piece.
Buffy and Amelia strutting around being famous - AGAIN!
Remember the GIVEAWAY last week? Well, I did choose one card that came in between Friday, 2/22, and today, and that card was sent by Deb Blackmore, from Lakefield, Ontario.
It is a STITCHED drawing of my post office! How awesome is that? She says in the card, "The same thing happened to our village post office. When it closed, the heart of the town shut down".
Inspired Postcards and Postcards Again. Happy viewing! I'll be sending Deb the painting I displayed in the Giveaway post. Deb, if you don't like it, pass it on, or cut it into postcards!
Or, "Teeny Tiny Art". I am challenging myself to create 400 pieces of 4"x4" art in order to demonstrate the power of working in series. I invite you to join me in making "Teeny Tiny Art", which you can post on our Flickr Group. For details go here. I will be posting my own 4"x4" art and progress on the project.
You can buy an actual slate from my roof with a painting on it for $60! It will be shipped after the roof is stripped. Participate at any level you choose! All the details are here.
Download a pdf explaining the parameters of making 4"x4" art.
Each one is worked on separately after I cut the 8"8" in quarters. Have fun, and please post your work on Flickr.
It appears that Facebook albums max out at 1000 images, and we reached that in our postcard project yesterday. With some left over. So, I created a Postcard Gallery page on my web site, divided up into separate galleries based on the day I scanned the cards. Visit the Postcard Gallery here. I've also updated the link in the right margin. I will keep the Facebook Album up and begin a new one, so you can still find all the postcards there. The volume you are generating for our little post office IS making a difference! No decisions will be made until early next year, but this totally COUNTS! Thank you thank you thank you for all your contributions. I will continue to respond to cards, though I'm past the 200 mark, bit by bit. And I will keep you "posted" on progress. Keep the cards coming!!
Here are a few more with the post office theme. Aren't they just GORGEOUS!!!!
THANK YOU for all your participation in this Postcard Project. I am overwhelmed and delighted with the response, and vow to keep writing postcards on a regular basis. I have responded to well over 200 cards, but plan to keep at it, a few at a time, to keep up the fabulous habit of WRITING.
I will choose from cards I receive between Friday, Feb. 22 and Wednesday, Feb 27. So if you write me a card now, you have a fair shot at the giveaway. It is 9"x12" on printmaking paper, done last spring as a celebration of ramp season (ramps are the wild leeks that emerge here in April). Read my Sketchbook Challenge post about it.
Keep those cards coming! Look at the gallery on facebook. If you have an idea on a better way to display these, please let me know. THANKS again!!!
Several web sites and groups keep coming up in the postcards I am receiving, so I thought I would share them. I'm excited to see how many people are interested in mail art and letter writing, and things postal in general.
Letter Writers Alliance has some really cool stuff available, including rubber stamps, stickers, stationery, and postal PIGEONS!!!
Postcrossing is a site that allows you to send and receive postcards from random places all over the world. Check it out!
A Month of Letters is coming to a close, as it is a February project, but I hope that Mary Robinette Kowal will renew it. I've gotten lots of postcards and letters with the participant sticker on them. Start your own Month of Letters!
I found a Flickr site on Mail Art that you can join. FABULOUS gallery of work there!
Please send me, via comment or e-mail, and links to groups that you are involved in or know about, that are dedicated to mail art or postal communication.
For Valentine's Day I thought I'd post some of the heart-themed cards I've received in this Postcard Project. You can see some of my own heart-themed attempts here.
Mary Ann Van Soest in Indiana. Mary Ann wins a year's subscription to Fiber Art Now! Visit her blog here.
This is the card I received from Mary Ann. See it in the Postcard Gallery.
This was a random drawing, not based on any kind of contest. THAT would be impossible! So many cards are coming in, each one special. See the original post about this generous giveaway from Fiber Art Now.
Meanwhile, thanks for all the cards, comments, and shares for my Postcard Project! It has been such a success so far; there are over 600 cards in the Postcard Gallery, and more to come.
Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine, published by Interweave Press, has included our Postcard Project in their "Spread the Love with Art and Three Great Causes". Check it out!
Stay tuned for a video tutorial on making postcards. THANKS for all the cards! We have received over 500 already, from almost every state and many countries.
Looka here! Cultural Weekly, a weekly online publication about cultural issues, has published a little article about our Postcard Project. Take a look!
I am totally blown away by the cards coming in! I will keep making postcards and sending them out, beyond the 200 I promised. I'll post more cards as themes emerge: hearts are a big one this month.
THANKS again for all your sharing and participation in this project!! Keep the cards coming, and I'll keep them posted on FB and keep making and sending cards out.
Fiber Art Now, a quarterly magazine for contemporary fiber arts, has offered a year's subscription to one lucky winner in our Postcard Project. Here is how it works: on Friday, February 8, I will draw a postcard at random from all that I have received to date. [I'm revising that date, due to overwhelming response (I'm editing this on Monday, 2/4 at about 9:30 pm): I will do the drawing on Monday, Feb 11th. Give a little more time to get cards in]. The person who sent the card will receive this free subscription!
See the collection of postcards from this project here. See a progress report here. Make a postcard and send it to: Jane Davies, PO Box 45, Rupert, VT 05768.
The postcards are really rolling in now! THANKS to all of you who are sending cards. Keep 'em coming. I just wanted to share with you an exceptional card sent by my friend Janno Gay, who is the proprietor of Flower Brook Pottery in Dorset, VT.
I've received so many wonderful cards! Instead of posting them on this blog, I thought it would be simpler to create an album in Facebook. So here it is.
During Art and Soul's Kansas City Retreat in April, I will be hosting a FREE one-hour postcard making session, on Thursday, April 4, 5 - 6 pm. That is during the break between day and evening classes. This is just for fun, with absolutely no obligation to send the cards to my post office!


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A.M. No. 09-8-6-SC
[ A.M. No. 09-8-6-SC, June 13, 2012 ]
RE: REQUEST FOR COPY OF 2008 STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND NETWORTH [SALN] AND PERSONAL DATA SHEET OR CURRICULUM VITAE OF THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT AND OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE JUDICIARY.
[A.M. NO. 09-8-07-CA]
RE: REQUEST OF PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM [PCIJ] FOR THE 2008 STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH [SALN] AND PERSONAL DATA SHEETS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS JUSTICES.
MENDOZA, J.:
In a letter,[1] dated July 30, 2009, Rowena C. Paraan, Research Director of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), sought copies of the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) of the Justices of this Court for the year 2008. She also requested for copies of the Personal Data Sheet (PDS) or the Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the Justices of this Court for the purpose of updating their database of information on government officials.
In her Letter,[2] dated August 13, 2009, Karol M. Ilagan, a researcher- writer also of the PCIJ, likewise sought for copies of the SALN and PDS of the Justices of the Court of Appeals (CA), for the same above-stated purpose.
The two requests were ordered consolidated by the Court on August 18, 2009.[3] On the same day, the Court resolved to create a special committee (Committee) to review the policy on requests for SALN and PDS and other similar documents, and to recommend appropriate action on such requests.[4]
On November 23, 2009, the Committee, chaired by then Associate Justice Minita V. Chico-Nazario submitted its Memorandum[5] dated November 18, 2009 and its Resolution[6] dated November 16, 2009, recommending the creation of Committee on Public Disclosure that would, in essence, take over the functions of the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) with respect to requests for copies of, or access to, SALN, and other personal documents of members of the Judiciary.
Meanwhile, several requests for copies of the SALN and other personal documents of the Justices of this Court, the CA and the Sandiganbayan (SB) were filed. In particular, these requests include the:
(1) SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM,[7] dated September 10, 2009, issued by Atty. E. H. Amat, Acting Director, General Investigation Bureau-B of the Office of the Ombudsman, directing the Office of Administrative Services, Supreme Court to submit two (2) copies of the SALN of Associate Justice Roland B. Jurado of the Sandiganbayan for the years 1997-2008, his latest PDS, his Oath of Office, appointment papers, and service records.
(2) LETTER,[8] dated April 21, 2010, of the Philippine Public Transparency Reporting Project, asking permission to be able to access and copy the SALN of officials and employees of the lower courts.
(3) LETTER,[9] filed on August 24, 2011, by Marvin Lim, seeking copies of the SALN of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, Associate Justices Antonio T. Carpio, Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Arturo D. Brion, Diosdado M. Peralta, Lucas P. Bersamin, Mariano C. Del Castillo, Roberto A. Abad, Martin S. Villarama, Jr., Jose Portugal Perez, Jose C. Mendoza, and Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno.
(4) LETTER,[10] dated August 26, 2011, of Rawnna Crisostomo, Reporter, GMA News and Public Affairs also requesting for copies of the SALN of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, Associate Justices Antonio T. Carpio, Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Arturo D. Brion, Diosdado M. Peralta, Lucas P. Bersamin, Mariano C. Del Castillo, Roberto A. Abad, Martin S. Villarama, Jr., Jose Portugal Perez, Jose C. Mendoza, and Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno, for purposes of producing a story on transparency and governance, and updating their database.
(5) LETTER,[11] dated October 11, 2011, of Bala S. Tamayo, requesting for a copy of the 2010 SALN of any Justice of the Supreme Court as well as a copy of the Judiciary Development Fund, for purposes of her securing a huge percentage in final examination in Constitutional Law I at the San Beda College Alabang School of Law and for her study on the state of the Philippine Judiciary, particularly the manner, nature and disposition of the resources under the JDF and how these have evolved through the years.
(6) LETTERS, all dated December 19, 2011, of Harvey S. Keh, Lead Convenor of Kaya Natin! Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership, addressed to Chief Justice Renato C. Corona,[12] Associate Justices Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr.,[13] Teresita Leonardo-De Castro,[14] Arturo D. Brion,[15] Diosdado M. Peralta,[16] Mariano C. Del Castillo,[17] Jose Portugal Perez,[18] and Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno,[19] requesting for copies of their SALN and seeking permission to post the same on their website for the general public.
(7) LETTER,[20] dated December 21, 2011, of Glenda M. Gloria, Executive Director, Newsbreak, seeking copies of the SALN of the Supreme Court Justices covering various years, for the purpose of the stories they intend to put on their website regarding the Supreme Court and the Judiciary.
(8) LETTERS, all dated January 3, 2012, of Phillipe Manalang of Unlimited Productions, Inc., addressed to Associate Justices Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr.,[21] Teresita Leonardo-De Castro,[22] Mariano C. Del Castillo[23] and Jose Portugal Perez,[24] and Atty. Enriqueta Esguerra-Vidal, Clerk of Court, Supreme Court[25] requesting for copies of the SALN of the Supreme Court Justices for the years 2010 and 2011.
(9) LETTER,[26] dated December 19, 2011, of Malou Mangahas, Executive Director, PCIJ, requesting for copies of the SALN, PDS or CVs of the Justices of the Supreme Court from the year they were appointed to the present.
(10) SUBPOENA AD TESTIFICANDUM ET DUCES TECUM,[27] issued on January 17, 2012, by the Senate, sitting as an Impeachment Court, in connection with Impeachment Case No. 002-2011 against Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, requiring the Clerk of Court, among others, to bring with her the SALN of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona for the years 2002 to 2011.
(11) LETTER,[28] dated January 16, 2012, of Nilo "Ka Nilo" H. Baculo, Sr., requesting copies of the SALN of the Supreme Court Justices for the years 2008 to 2011, for his use as a media practitioner.
(12) LETTER,[29] dated January 25, 2012, of Roxanne Escaro-Alegre of GMA News, requesting for copies of the SALN of the Supreme Court Justices for the network's story on the political dynamics and process of decision- making in the Supreme Court.
(13) LETTER,[30] dated January 27, 2012, of David Jude Sta. Ana, Head, News Operations, News 5, requesting for copies of the 2010-2011 SALN of the Supreme Court Justices for use as reference materials for stories that will be aired in the newscasts of their television network.
(14) LETTER,[31] dated January 31, 2012, of Michael G. Aguinaldo, Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs, Malacañang, addressed to Atty. Enriqueta Esguerra-Vidal, Clerk of Court, Supreme Court, seeking her comments and recommendation on House Bill No. 5694,[32] to aid in their determination of whether the measure should be certified as urgent.
(15) Undated LETTER[33] of Benise P. Balaoing, Intern of Rappler.com, a news website, seeking copies of the 2010 SALN of the Justices of the Court and the CA for the purpose of completing its database in preparation for its coverage of the 2013 elections.
(16) LETTER,[34] dated April 27, 2012, of Maria A. Ressa, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Officer and Executive Editor of Rappler, Inc., requesting for copies of the current SALN of all the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals and the Sandiganbayan also for the purpose of completing its database in preparation for its coverage of the 2013 elections.
(17) LETTER,[35] dated May 2, 2012, of Mary Ann A. Señir, Junior Researcher, News Research Section, GMA News and Public Affairs, requesting for copies of the SALN of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court for the calendar year 2011 for the network's use in their public affairs programs.
(18) LETTER,[36] dated May 4, 2012, of Edward Gabud, Sr., Desk Editor of Solar Network, Inc., requesting for copies of the 2011 SALN of all the Justices of the Supreme Court.
(19) LETTER,[37] dated May 30, 2012, of Gerry Lirio, Senior News Editor, TV5 requesting for copies of the SALN of the Justices of the Court for the last three (3) years for the purpose of a special report it would produce as a result of the impeachment and subsequent conviction of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona.
(20) LETTER,[38] dated May 31, 2012, of Atty. Joselito P. Fangon, Assistant Ombudsman, Field Investigation Office, Office of the Ombudsman, requesting for 1] certified copies of the SALN of former Chief Justice Renato C. Corona for the years 2002-2011, as well as 2] a certificate of his yearly compensation, allowances, and bonuses, also for the years 2002-2011.
(21) LETTER,[39] dated June 8, 2012, of Thea Marie S. Pias, requesting a copy of the SALN of any present Supreme Court Justice, for the purpose of completing her grade in Legal Philosophy at the San Beda College of Law.
Pursuant to Section 6, Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution,[40] the Court, upon recommendation of the OCA, issued its Resolution[41] dated October 13, 2009, denying the subpoena duces tecum for the SALNs and personal documents of Justice Roland B. Jurado of the SB. The resolution also directed the Ombudsman to forward to the Court any complaint and/or derogatory report against Justice Roland B. Jurado, in consonance with the doctrine laid down in Caiobes v. Ombudsman.[42] Upon compliance by the Ombudsman, the Court, in its Resolution[43] dated February 2, 2010, docketed this matter as a regular administrative complaint.[44]
Also, considering the development in Impeachment Case No. 002-2011 against Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, the Court, on January 24, 2012, resolved to consider moot the Subpoena Ad Testificandum Et Duces Tecum issued by the Senate impeachment court.[45]
In resolving the remaining pending incidents, the Court, on January 17, 2012 required the CA, the SB, the CTA, the Philippine Judges Association, the Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines, the Philippine Trial Judges League, and the Philippine Women Judges Association (PWJA), to file their respective comments.
In essence, it is the consensus of the Justices of the above-mentioned courts and the various judges associations that while the Constitution holds dear the right of the people to have access to matters of concern, the Constitution also holds sacred the independence of the Judiciary. Thus, although no direct opposition to the disclosure of SALN and other personal documents is being expressed, it is the uniform position of the said magistrates and the various judges' associations that the disclosure must be made in accord with the guidelines set by the Court and under such circumstances that would not undermine the independence of the Judiciary.
After a review of the matters at hand, it is apparent that the matter raised for consideration of the Court is not a novel one. As early as 1989, the Court had the opportunity to rule on the matter of SALN disclosure in Re: Request of Jose M. Alejandrino,[46] where the Court denied the request of Atty. Alejandrino for the SALNs of the Justices of the Court due to a "plainly discernible" improper motive. Aggrieved by an adverse decision of the Court, he accused the Justices of patent partiality and alluded that they enjoyed an early Christmas as a result of the decision promulgated by the Court. Atty. Alejandrino even singled out the Justices who took part in the decision and conspicuously excluded the others who, for one reason or another, abstained from voting therein. While the Court expressed its willingness to have the Clerk of Court furnish copies of the SALN of any of its members, it however, noted that requests for SALNs must be made under circumstances that must not endanger, diminish or destroy the independence, and objectivity of the members of the Judiciary in the performance of their judicial functions, or expose them to revenge for adverse decisions, kidnapping, extortion, blackmail or other untoward incidents. Thus, in order to give meaning to the constitutional right of the people to have access to information on matters of public concern, the Court laid down the guidelines to be observed for requests made. Thus:
1. All requests for copies of statements of assets and liabilities of any Justice or Judge shall be filed with the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court or with the Court Administrator, as the case may be (Section 8 [A][2], R.A. 6713), and shall state the purpose of the request.
2. The independence of the Judiciary is constitutionally as important as the right to information which is subject to the limitations provided by law. Under specific circumstances, the need for fair and just adjudication of litigations may require a court to be wary of deceptive requests for information which shall otherwise be freely available. Where the request is directly or indirectly traced to a litigant, lawyer, or interested party in a case pending before the court, or where the court is reasonably certain that a disputed matter will come before it under circumstances from which it may, also reasonably, be assumed that the request is not made in good faith and for a legitimate purpose, but to fish for information and, with the implicit threat of its disclosure, to influence a decision or to warn the court of the unpleasant consequences of an adverse judgment, the request may be denied.
3. Where a decision has just been rendered by a court against the person making the request and the request for information appears to be a "fishing expedition" intended to harass or get back at the Judge, the request may be denied.
4. In the few areas where there is extortion by rebel elements or where the nature of their work exposes Judges to assaults against their personal safety, the request shall not only be denied but should be immediately reported to the military.
5. The reason for the denial shall be given in all cases.
In the 1992 case of Re: Request for Certified True Copies of the Sworn Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Networth,[47] the request was denied because the Court found that the purpose of the request was to fish for information against certain members of the Judiciary. In the same case, the Court resolved to authorize the Court Administrator to act on all requests for copies of SALN, as well as other papers on file with the 201 Personnel Records of lower court judges and personnel, provided that there was a court subpoena duly signed by the Presiding Judge in a pending criminal case against a judge or personnel of the Judiciary. The Court added that for requests made by the Office of the Ombudsman, the same must be personally signed by the Ombudsman himself. Essentially, the Court resolved that, in all instances, requests must conform to the guidelines set in the Alejandrino case and that the documents or papers requested for must be relevant and material to the case being tried by the court or under investigation by the Ombudsman.
In 1993, the Court, in Request for Certified True Copies of the Sworn Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of former Judge Luis D. Dictado,[48] ruled that the OCA may extend its granted authority to retired members of the Judiciary.
With respect to investigations conducted by the Office of the Ombudsman in a criminal case against a judge, the Court, in Maceda v. Vasquez,[49] upheld its constitutional duty to exercise supervision over all inferior courts and ruled that an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman without prior referral of the criminal case to the Court was an encroachment of a constitutional duty that ran afoul to the doctrine of separation of powers. This pronouncement was further amplified in the abovementioned case of Caiobes. Thus:
x x x Under Section 6, Article VIII of the Constitution, it is the Supreme Court which is vested with exclusive administrative supervision over all courts and its personnel. Prescinding from this premise, the Ombudsman cannot determine for itself and by itself whether a criminal complaint against a judge, or court employee, involves an administrative matter. The Ombudsman is duty bound to have all cases against judges and court personnel filed before it, referred to the Supreme Court for determination as to whether an administrative aspect is involved therein. This rule should hold true regardless of whether an administrative case based on the act subject of the complaint before the Ombudsman is already pending with the Court. For, aside from the fact that the Ombudsman would not know of this matter unless he is informed of it, he should give due respect for and recognition of the administrative authority of the Court, because in determining whether an administrative matter is involved, the Court passes upon not only administrative liabilities but also administrative concerns, as is clearly conveyed in the case of Maceda v. Vasquez (221 SCRA 464[1993]).
The Ombudsman cannot dictate to, and bind the Court, to its findings that the case before it does or does not have administrative implications. To do so is to deprive the Court of the exercise of its administrative prerogatives and to arrogate unto itself a power not constitutionally sanctioned. This is a dangerous policy which impinges, as it does, on judicial independence.
Maceda is emphatic that by virtue of its constitutional power of administrative supervision over all courts and court personnel, from the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals down to the lowest municipal trial court clerk, it is only the Supreme Court that can oversee the judges' and court personnel's compliance with all laws, and take the proper administrative action against them if they commit any violation thereof. No other branch of government may intrude into this power, without running afoul of the doctrine of separation of powers.
Corollary to the above pronouncements, Section 7, Article III of the Constitution is relevant in the issue of public disclosure of SALN and other documents of public officials, viz:
Sec. 7. The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents, and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.
Emphasizing the import and meaning of the foregoing constitutional provision, the Court, in the landmark case of Valmonte v. Belmonte, Jr.,[50] elucidated on the import of the right to information in this wise:
The cornerstone of this republican system of government is delegation of power by the people to the State. In this system, governmental agencies and institutions operate within the limits of the authority conferred by the people. Denied access to information on the inner workings of government, the citizenry can become prey to the whims and caprices of those to whom the power had been delegated. The postulate of public office is a public trust, institutionalized in the Constitution to protect the people from abuse of governmental power, would certainly be mere empty words if access to such information of public concern is denied x x x.
x x x The right to information goes hand-in-hand with the constitutional policies of full public disclosure and honesty in the public service. It is meant to enhance the widening role of the citizenry in governmental decision-making as well as in checking abuse in government. (Emphases supplied)
In Baldoza v. Dimaano,[51] the importance of the said right was pragmatically explicated:
The incorporation of this right in the Constitution is a recognition of the fundamental role of free exchange of information in a democracy. There can be no realistic perception by the public of the nation's problems, nor a meaningful democratic decision-making if they are denied access to information of general interest. Information is needed to enable the members of society to cope with the exigencies of the times. As has been aptly observed: "Maintaining the flow of such information depends on protection for both its acquisition and its dissemination since, if either process is interrupted, the flow inevitably ceases." However, restrictions on access to certain records may be imposed by law.
Thus, while "public concern" like "public interest" eludes exact definition and has been said to embrace a broad spectrum of subjects which the public may want to know, either because such matters directly affect their lives, or simply because such matters naturally arouse the interest of an ordinary citizen,[52] the Constitution itself, under Section 17, Article XI, has classified the information disclosed in the SALN as a matter of public concern and interest. In other words, a "duty to disclose" sprang from the "right to know." Both of constitutional origin, the former is a command while the latter is a permission. Hence, the duty on the part of members of the government to disclose their SALNs to the public in the manner provided by law:
Section 17. A public officer or employee shall, upon assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be required by law, submit a declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities, and net worth. In the case of the President, the Vice-President, the Members of the Cabinet, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Commissions and other constitutional offices, and officers of the armed forces with general or flag rank, the declaration shall be disclosed to the public in the manner provided by law. [Emphasis supplied]
This Constitutional duty is echoed and particularized in a statutory creation of Congress: Republic Act No. 6713, also known as "Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees":[53]
Section 8. Statements and Disclosure. - Public officials and employees have an obligation to accomplish and submit declarations under oath of, and the public has the right to know, their assets, liabilities, net worth and financial and business interests including those of their spouses and of unmarried children under eighteen (18) years of age living in their households.
(A) Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Financial Disclosure. - All public officials and employees, except those who serve in an honorary capacity, laborers and casual or temporary workers, shall file under oath their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth and a Disclosure of Business Interests and Financial Connections and those of their spouses and unmarried children under eighteen (18) years of age living in their households.
The two documents shall contain information on the following:
(a) real property, its improvements, acquisition costs, assessed value and current fair market value;
(b) personal property and acquisition cost;
(c) all other assets such as investments, cash on hand or in banks, stocks, bonds, and the like;
(d) liabilities, and;
(e) all business interests and financial connections.
The documents must be filed:
(a) within thirty (30) days after assumption of office;
(b) on or before April 30, of every year thereafter; and
(c) within thirty (30) days after separation from the service.
All public officials and employees required under this section to file the aforestated documents shall also execute, within thirty (30) days from the date of their assumption of office, the necessary authority in favor of the Ombudsman to obtain from all appropriate government agencies, including the Bureau of Internal Revenue, such documents as may show their assets, liabilities, net worth, and also their business interests and financial connections in previous years, including, if possible, the year when they first assumed any office in the Government.
Husband and wife who are both public officials or employees may file the required statements jointly or separately.
The Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth and the Disclosure of Business Interests and Financial Connections shall be filed by:
(1) Constitutional and national elective officials, with the national office of the Ombudsman;
(2) Senators and Congressmen, with the Secretaries of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively; Justices, with the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court; Judges, with the Court Administrator; and all national executive officials with the Office of the President.
(3) Regional and local officials and employees, with the Deputy Ombudsman in their respective regions;
(4) Officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, with the Office of the President, and those below said ranks, with the Deputy Ombudsman in their respective regions; and
(5) All other public officials and employees, defined in Republic Act No. 3019, as amended, with the Civil Service Commission.
(B) Identification and disclosure of relatives. - It shall be the duty of every public official or employee to identify and disclose, to the best of his knowledge and information, his relatives in the Government in the form, manner and frequency prescribed by the Civil Service Commission. (Emphasis supplied)
Like all constitutional guarantees, however, the right to information, with its companion right of access to official records, is not absolute. While providing guaranty for that right, the Constitution also provides that the people's right to know is limited to "matters of public concern" and is further subject to such limitations as may be provided by law.
Jurisprudence[54] has provided the following limitations to that right: (1) national security matters and intelligence information; (2) trade secrets and banking transactions; (3) criminal matters; and (4) other confidential information such as confidential or classified information officially known to public officers and employees by reason of their office and not made available to the public as well as diplomatic correspondence, closed door Cabinet meetings and executive sessions of either house of Congress, and the internal deliberations of the Supreme Court.
This could only mean that while no prohibition could stand against access to official records, such as the SALN, the same is undoubtedly subject to regulation.
In this regard, Section 8 (c) and (d) of R.A. No. 6713 provides for the limitation and prohibition on the regulated access to SALNs of government officials and employees, viz:
(C) Accessibility of documents. - (1) Any and all statements filed under this Act, shall be made available for inspection at reasonable hours.
(2) Such statements shall be made available for copying or reproduction after ten (10) working days from the time they are filed as required by law.
(3) Any person requesting a copy of a statement shall be required to pay a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction and mailing of such statement, as well as the cost of certification.
(4) Any statement filed under this Act shall be available to the public for a period of ten (10) years after receipt of the statement. After such period, the statement may be destroyed unless needed in an ongoing investigation.
(D) Prohibited acts. - It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use any statement filed under this Act for:
(a) any purpose contrary to morals or public policy; or
(b) any commercial purpose other than by news and communications media for dissemination to the general public.
Moreover, the following provisions in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. No. 6713 provide:
Rule IV
Transparency of Transactions and Access to Information
Section 3. Every department, office or agency shall provide official information, records or documents to any requesting public, except if:
(a) such information, record or document must be kept secret in the interest of national defense or security or the conduct of foreign affairs;
(b) such disclosure would put the life and safety of an individual in imminent danger;
(c) the information, record or document sought falls within the concepts of established privilege or recognized exceptions as may be provided by law or settled policy or jurisprudence;
(d) such information, record or document compromises drafts or decisions, orders, rulings, policy, decisions, memoranda, etc;
(e) it would disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(f) it would disclose investigatory records complied for law enforcement purposes, or information which if written would be contained in such records or information would (i) interfere with enforcement proceedings, (ii) deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication, (iii) disclose the identity of a confidential source and, in the case of a record compiled by a criminal law enforcement authority in the course of a criminal investigation, or by an agency conducting a lawful national security intelligence investigation, confidential information furnished only by the confidential source, or (iv) unjustifiably disclose investigative techniques and procedures; or
(g) it would disclose information the premature disclosure of which would (i) in the case of a department, office or agency which agency regulates currencies, securities, commodities, of financial institutions, be likely to lead to significant financial speculation in currencies, securities, or commodities or significantly endanger the stability of any financial institution, or (ii) in the case of any department, office or agency be likely or significantly to frustrate implementation of a proposed official action, except that subparagraph (f) (ii) shall not apply in any instance where the department, office or agency has already disclosed to the public the content or nature of its proposed action, or where the department, office or agency is required by law to make such disclosure on its own initiative prior to taking final official action on such proposal.
Rule VI
Duties of Public Officials and Employees
Section 6. All public documents must be made accessible to, and readily available for inspection by, the public during working hours, except those provided in Section 3, Rule IV.
The power to regulate the access by the public to these documents stems from the inherent power of the Court, as custodian of these personal documents, to control its very office to the end that damage to, or loss of, the records may be avoided; that undue interference with the duties of the custodian of the books and documents and other employees may be prevented; and that the right of other persons entitled to make inspection may be insured.[55]
In this connection, Section 11 of the same law provides for the penalties in case there should be a misuse of the SALN and the information contained therein, viz:
Section 11. Penalties. - (a) Any public official or employee, regardless of whether or not he holds office or employment in a casual, temporary, holdover, permanent or regular capacity, committing any violation of this Act shall be punished with a fine not exceeding the equivalent of six (6) months' salary or suspension not exceeding one (1) year, or removal depending on the gravity of the offense after due notice and hearing by the appropriate body or agency. If the violation is punishable by a heavier penalty under another law, he shall be prosecuted under the latter statute. Violations of Sections 7, 8 or 9 of this Act shall be punishable with imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or a fine not exceeding five thousand pesos (P5,000), or both, and, in the discretion of the court of competent jurisdiction, disqualification to hold public office.
(b) Any violation hereof proven in a proper administrative proceeding shall be sufficient cause for removal or dismissal of a public official or employee, even if no criminal prosecution is instituted against him.
(c) Private individuals who participate in conspiracy as co- principals, accomplices or accessories, with public officials or employees, in violation of this Act, shall be subject to the same penal liabilities as the public officials or employees and shall be tried jointly with them.
(d) The official or employee concerned may bring an action against any person who obtains or uses a report for any purpose prohibited by Section 8 (d) of this Act. The Court in which such action is brought may assess against such person a penalty in any amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000.00). If another sanction hereunder or under any other law is heavier, the latter shall apply.
Considering the foregoing legal precepts vis-à-vis the various requests made, the Court finds no cogent reason to deny the public access to the SALN, PDS and CV of the Justices of the Court and other magistrates of the Judiciary subject, of course, to the limitations and prohibitions provided in R.A. No. 6713, its implementing rules and regulations, and in the guidelines set forth in the decretal portion.
The Court notes the valid concerns of the other magistrates regarding the possible illicit motives of some individuals in their requests for access to such personal information and their publication. However, custodians of public documents must not concern themselves with the motives, reasons and objects of the persons seeking access to the records. The moral or material injury which their misuse might inflict on others is the requestor's responsibility and lookout. Any publication is made subject to the consequences of the law.[56] While public officers in the custody or control of public records have the discretion to regulate the manner in which records may be inspected, examined or copied by interested persons, such discretion does not carry with it the authority to prohibit access, inspection, examination, or copying of the records.[57] After all, public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency, act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives.[58]
WHEREFORE, the Court resolves to GRANT the requests contained in the (1) Letter, dated July 30, 2009, of Rowena C. Paraan; (2) Letter, dated August 13, 2009, of Karol M. Ilagan; (3) Letter, dated April 21, 2010, of the Philippine Public Transparency Reporting Project; (4) Letter, filed on August 24, 2011, by Marvin Lim; (5) Letter, dated August 26, 2011, of Rawnna Crisostomo; (6) Letter, dated October 11, 2011, of Bala S. Tamayo; (7) Letters, all dated December 19, 2011, of Harvey S. Keh; (8) Letter, dated December 21, 2011, of Glenda M. Gloria; (9) Letters, all dated January 3, 2012, of Phillipe Manalang; (10) Letter, dated December 19, 2011, of Malou Mangahas; (11) Letter, dated January 16, 2012, of Nilo "Ka Nilo" H. Baculo; (12) Letter, dated January 25, 2012, of Roxanne Escaro-Alegre; (13) Letter, dated January 27, 2012, of David Jude Sta. Ana; (14) Letter, dated January 31, 2012, of Michael G. Aguinaldo; (15) undated Letter of Benise P. Balaoing; (16) Letter, dated April 27, 2012, of Maria A. Ressa; (17) Letter, dated May 2, 2012, of Mary Ann A. Señir; (18) Letter, dated May 4, 2012, of Edward Gabud, Sr., Desk Editor of Solar Network, Inc.; (19) Letter, dated May 30, 2012, of Gerry Lirio, Senior News Editor, TV5; (20) Letter, dated May 31, 2002, of Atty. Joselito P. Fangon of the Office of the Ombudsman; and (21) Letter, dated June 7, 2012, of Thea Marie S. Pias, insofar as copies of the 2011 SALN, PDS, and CV of the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, and the Court of Tax Appeals; Judges of lower courts; and other members of the Judiciary, are concerned, subject to the limitations and prohibitions provided in R.A. No. 6713, its implementing rules and regulations, and the following guidelines:
All requests shall be filed with the Office of the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, the Court of Tax Appeals; for the lower courts, with the Office of the Court Administrator; and for attached agencies, with their respective heads of offices.
Requests shall cover only copies of the latest SALN, PDS and CV of the members, officials and employees of the Judiciary, and may cover only previous records if so specifically requested and considered as justified, as determined by the officials mentioned in par. 1 above, under the terms of these guidelines and the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. No. 6713.
In the case of requests for copies of SALN of the Justices of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan and the Court of Tax Appeals, the authority to disclose shall be made by the Court En Banc.
Every request shall explain the requesting party's specific purpose and their individual interests sought to be served; shall state the commitment that the request shall only be for the stated purpose; and shall be submitted in a duly accomplished request form secured from the SC website. The use of the information secured shall only be for the stated purpose.
In the case of requesting individuals other than members of the media, their interests should go beyond pure or mere curiosity.
In the case of the members of the media, the request shall additionally be supported by proof under oath of their media affiliation and by a similar certification of the accreditation of their respective organizations as legitimate media practitioners.
The requesting party, whether as individuals or as members of the media, must have no derogatory record of having misused any requested information previously furnished to them.
The requesting parties shall complete their requests in accordance with these guidelines. The custodians of these documents[59] (the respective Clerks of Court of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, and Court of Tax Appeals for the Justices; and the Court Administrator for the Judges of various trial courts) shall preliminarily determine if the requests are not covered by the limitations and prohibitions provided in R.A. No. 6713 and its implementing rules and regulations, and in accordance with the aforecited guidelines. Thereafter, the Clerk of Court shall refer the matter pertaining to Justices to the Court En Banc for final determination.
Carpio, Leonardo-De Castro, Brion, Peralta, Bersamin, Del Castillo, Abad, Villarama, Jr., Perez, Sereno, Reyes, and Perlas-Bernabe, JJ., concur.
Velasco, Jr., J., on official leave.
[1] Rollo (A.M. No. 09-8-6-SC), p. 2.
[2] Rollo (A.M. No. 09-8-7-CA), p. 1.
[3] Rollo (A.M. No. 09-8-7-CA), p. 2; rollo (A.M. No. 09-8-6-SC), p. 15.
[4] Rollo (A.M. No. 09-8-6-SC), p. 11.
[7] Id. at 21.
[10] Id. at 117-118.
[11] Id. at 123.
[32] Entitled "An Act Providing for the Centralization of Filing of Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) of Public Officials and its Mandatory Disclosure to Promote Transparency and Accountability in Public Service, Amending for the Purpose Section 8 (A) of Republic Act No. 6713 otherwise known as "The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards For Public Officials and Employees."
[33] Rollo (A.M. No. 09-8-6-SC), p. 318.
[40] Section 6. The Supreme Court shall have administrative supervision over all courts and the personnel thereof.
[41] Rollo (A.M. No. 09-8-6-SC), p. 24.
[42] 413 Phil. 717 (2001).
[44] Docketed as A.M. OCA IPI No. 10-21-SB-J.
[45] Rollo (A.M. No. 09-8-6-SC), pp. 272-273.
[46] Resolution dated May 2, 1989.
[47] A.M. No. 92-9-851-RTC, September 22, 1992.
[48] A.M. No. 92-9-851-RTC, November 11, 1993.
[49] G.R. No. 102781, April 22, 1993, 221 SCRA 464, 466-467.
[50] 252 Phil. 264, 271-272 (1989).
[51] 163 Phil. 15, 20-21 (1976).
[52] Legaspi v. Civil Service Commission, 234 Phil. 521 (1987).
[53] Entitled "An Act Establishing a Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, to Uphold the Time-Honored Principle of Public Office Being A Public Trust, Granting Incentives and Rewards For Exemplary Service, Enumerating Prohibited Acts and Transactions and Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof and For Other Purposes."
[54] Chavez v. PCGG, 360 Phil. 133, 160-162 (1998).
[55] Subido v. Ozaeta, 80 Phil. 383, 387 (1948).
[57] Hilado v. Judge Amor A. Reyes, 496 Phil. 55 (2005), citing Lantaco, Sr. v. Llamas, 195 Phil. 325, 334 (1981).
[58] Sec. 1 Article XI, 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.
[59] Section 1, Rule VII, Rules Implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) - What is summer without flip flops?
Flip flops are a staple when it comes to the dog days of summer -- but is the fashion worth jeopardizing our health for?
We spoke with Dr. Daniel Cuttica, a foot and ankle surgeon with The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, who practices in Falls Church, Va. He gave us some insight on summer's hottest shoe.
The big question is: are flip flops possibly the most dangerous footwear?
"There is definitely a lot of truth to that," Dr. Cuttica explained.
But don't fret! Dr. Cuttica added, "everything in moderation."
So don't go parting ways with your summer love, the flip flop just yet. Dr. Cuttica answered a few questions about our flip flop concerns.
Why are flip flops often labeled as "dangerous shoes?" There are lots of issues that can come from wearing flip flops, including injuries, clumsiness and overuse of the foot.
What are some of the most common injuries that flip flop wearers should be concerned about? Because flip flops have very little support and very little arch support, injuries are not uncommon. Some of the most frequent injuries are overuse, stress fractures, muscle pains, tendonitis, arch pain and heel pain (which side note: can be difficult to treat.) Additionally, flip flops make you clumsy, which makes it easier to trip and fall, leading to potential strains and fractures.
Are there any other issues that can come from wearing flip flops? Because flip flops provide very little protection, flip flop wearers sometimes get stepped on. Flip flop wearers often have to deal with cuts, sunburn, and fungal infections. Wearing flip flops can also damage toes because it is hard work to hold the flip flops under your feet. Sometimes hammertoes can develop from wearing flip flops too long.
How soon should you see a professional if you believe you have any of the above-mentioned injuries? If you are experiencing some sort of pain and it lingers more than a couple of days, you should visit a medical specialist.
When should or shouldn't you wear flip flops? It's all about moderation. It's best to avoid wearing flip flops when walking long distances, sightseeing, running, etc.(OR when you DON'T have a pedicure.) Flip flops should only be worn when walking short distances or at the beach.
What are some good alternatives? Wearing sandals with a strap will help with support and are better than wearing flip flops. Dr. Cuttica also recommends the following flip flop brands: SOLE, Quiva and Birkenstock. Always look for flip flops with a stiff sole, more support and something that isn't too flimsy. Additionally, the sole should have some traction on it so you can't slip.
How often should you get new flip flops? Dr. Cuttica said flip flops should be changed every season or about every six months.
Is it safe to drive in flip flops? Driving with flip flops on is not advised, because it is very easy for the flip flop to get wedged between the pedal and floor. But driving barefoot is also not recommended. The pedal and brake are not the most hygienic places to put your feet. Driving without shoes on can expose your feet to bacteria etc. It's best to always driving in some sort of shoes.
The moral of the story is: Too much of anything is never good. You don't need to go ditching your flip flops -- but try reevaluating when or where you decide to throw them into your wardrobe mix.


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John Gunderson: Dany Lauzon will be a tough test
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This is number thirty-eight in Jack Brown’s series of interviews with MMA fighters and personalities, and for this particular interview, we’re pleased to feature UFC veteran and World Series of Fighting lightweight, John Gunderson.  Gunderson has had 50 pro MMA fights and is 34-14-2.  His next fight is scheduled to be against UFC veteran, Dany Lauzon, at WSOF 3, on June 14th.  Please enjoy the conversation below.

Jack Brown: What was your first experience with martial arts/combat sports, and how did it become more than just a hobby for you?
John Gunderson: I started boxing at 14 at a local boxing club in Bend, Oregon. I loved combat sports so much that, after the very first MMA show I watched, "Desert Brawl," I was hooked and started training.
JB: What do you recall about your first professional MMA fight, a TKO win in Desert Brawl, and how prepared do you feel you were at the time?
JG: My very first fight I was not prepared at all. I just wanted to get in there and see how it went.
JB: Before entering the UFC you had already been fighting professionally for eight years and had amassed a record of 29-9-2. What were the highlights of those years of your fighting career?
JG: Winning the Sport Fight lightweight title meant a lot because, at the time, I also had the only other Oregon show, Desert Brawl's, belt. Also, stopping Crazy Horse in Oregon, when he was on a nice streak and coming off a big win in PRIDE. Then there was also competing in the IFL, after winning the lightweight spot on the Lions in a tryout that had a few hundred other guys trying out.
JB: You entered the UFC back at UFC 108 in January, 2010. What was that debut like for you and do you think fighting in organizations like the IFL prepared you for what to expect?
JG: My debut in the UFC was nerve-wracking because I was in no shape to take it on less than two weeks' notice, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get in there.
JB: After your loss to Yves Edwards, you were released by the UFC. You finished with a record of 1-2 in the promotion, all three fights having gone to decisions. How would you characterize your time in the UFC and what, if anything, would you have done differently?
JG: My career in the UFC went fast and I was disappointed. I flew out to Abu Dhabi and had my fight cancelled on the day of it. I took a fight a month later and won. Then I fought Yves two months later and was released. If I could go back I would have taken more time between fights to prepare and I would have thrown caution to the wind and fought more aggressively.
JB: Since leaving the UFC, you have gone 4-3 with various promotions and have beaten veterans of the sport like Justin Buchholz and Karo Parisyan. What have these last few years of fighting been like for you and how has your training been going?
JG: The last few years definitely have had their ups and downs. After so many fights, and so many gym wars, my body feels about sixty-five years old at times. This year, I switched my camp up to Syndicate MMA in Las Vegas, and I feel great.
JB: You are now part of the World Series of Fighting and you are scheduled to face another UFC veteran, Dany Lauzon, at WSOF 3 on June 14th? What do you think about the WSOF, this matchup with Lauzon, and what advantages do you think you'll have in the fight?
JG: I'm happy to be a part of WSOF. They're throwing shows in Vegas so I can fight at home in front of friends and family. I think Dan will be another tough test. He's very underrated and very dangerous. But when I'm healthy, and I'm on, I'm a handful for any 155er out there. I don't care who it is. It's a fight and any fighter can win on any given night. That's the beauty of the lightweight division. Anybody can beat anyone in the top 50-75. You never know.
JB: Of all the other fighters out there at 155, who would you most like to fight someday and who are the ones that you admire or respect the most?
JG: I would love to fight anyone I've lost to, and the flip-side to that is I would rematch anyone I've beaten to give them that same opportunity. Most of all though, I'd like to fight the last guy I lost to, who I believe I overlooked and should have trained for.
JB: What else do you enjoy outside of training and fighting, and who are the individuals who have supported you most in life?
JG: The only other thing I do besides fighting is soccer with my daughters 5-6 times a week. My daughters and my wife, Kristen, are my life and I have no idea where I would be if it was not for their love and support.
JB: Last question, John, and thanks for taking the time to do this. What does it mean to you to be a fighter and how much do you enjoy it?
JG: I enjoy being a fighter so much and believe, even if MMA were not around, I would be in some sort of combat! MMA is a way of life for me and I would not change it for anything. I want to thank JT Taylor for introducing me to this wonderful sport!
Thank you so much for reading and please follow @JohnGunderson55, and @Jackjohnbrown on Twitter.
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meatball April 25, 2013, 1:10am #2
Yes. It will be a tough test. I'm still down for a bet Joe.
Jack_Brown_2 April 25, 2013, 7:59am #3
Thanks, JG
meatball April 25, 2013, 12:08pm #4
Jack_Brown_2 June 13, 2013, 3:23pm #6


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Q: Onclick change value, jquery how? I have a list of videos - On each video there is an onlick function - the onlick function should replace the value(URL) of the :
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So when clicking on a video in the list, the URL in value and src should be replaced with the new URL coming from the onlick function:
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A: You can put the object tags in a div and the regenerate entire object tag (using div.innerHTML) in your onclick event.

A: function playYouTubeVideo(link){
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    "<param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param>" +
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Welcome To Frome
In this first episode of our 3-part series, "Welcome to Frome", we explore how the small Somerset town of Frome started a revolution that has completely changed the nature of politics and economics.
In this episode, you'll meet the head of this radical new movement, and visit some of the new economics initiatives that have emerged in Frome. What is a "Share Shop?" How about a community fridge? What happens when a town council creates a position designed to address climate change? Listen to find out and to enjoy some great music along the way.
But the story of Frome, like most things in life, is not as simple as it may appear. This town has a long and at times dark history, and when parts of that history are uncovered, old wounds are revealed which tell a different story, a story of division. We'll touch on this history here before we dive much deeper into it in Episode 2.
Peter Macfadyen - Founder of Flatpack Democracy, Frome town councilor, former Mayor
Helen Johnstone - A manager at Share Shop
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Esther Deeks - Community Fridge Co-organizer
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XXXTentacion Appears On New Song With Lil Pump, Amid Controversy Surrounding Late Rapper
Written by Tom Williams on October 26, 2018
A collaborative track featuring Lil Pump and the divisive XXXTentacion has been released, amid controversy surrounding the late rapper.
The song, which was co-produced by Skrillex and is titled 'Arms Around You', arrives after a secret recording was released earlier this week, in which XXXTentacion (real name Jahseh Onfroy) confesses to domestic abuse and a series of stabbings.
The track — which also features Swae Lee, Lil Pump and Maluma — was teased by Skrillex on Twitter, and in a since-deleted Instagram post in which he reportedly included the hashtag #LLJ, which is believed to have stood for "Long Live Jahseh".
The song is the latest posthumous XXXTentacion track to be released, after iLoveMakonnen's 'Falling Down' featured XXXTentacion and the late Lil Peep last month, much to the dismay of Lil Peep's family and friends.
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