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Bacolod City, PhilippinesSaturday, March 17, 2012

She is isolating our
father from us

Dear Tita,

My problem is about my sister Rita, who is an old maid. She is now 47 years old and says she has no plans of ever getting married. When our 85-year-old father had a stroke, she moved in to take care of him as she said she didn’t trust the caregiver. At first, we were glad that someone was taking good care of Papa, who has a monthly pension as he was once a top executive of a big company. He also has a substantial amount of money in the bank, which is for any medical expenses he might incur as he is no longer qualified for health insurance.

The problem began when we learned that Rita borrowed a big amount from Papa’s savings, which she used to buy a piece of land in the south. My other siblings complained to me about this as they suspect that Rita is taking advantage of Papa who is getting senile, so she could get more money out of him. I talked to Rita about this and she was very defensive, saying she is sacrificing a lot taking care of our father and that she deserves whatever she gets from him. When I said I wanted to talk to Papa, she refused to let me see him as he was asleep. This is her usual excuse whenever I want to see him. Even my other siblings get the same treatment from her. We don’t know what she tells him if he asks why we haven’t visited him.

This has been going on for months now and we are very suspicious of Rita’s actuations. We can’t even talk to Papa on the phone as she won’t let us. She is now in full control of his pension and savings. My siblings are worried that there might no longer be anything left of his savings as she can cajole him into signing anything she gives him to sign. What should we do?

WORRIED DAUGHTER

Dear Worried Daughter,

It is certainly obvious your sister Rita wants to keep your father away from you. Why don’t you and your siblings go to your father’s house and insist on seeing him. If she is still adamant about not letting you see him, you can consult your lawyer and compel her, through the court, to let you see him. Also, she has to have a proper accounting of the money she borrowed from your father. This amount should be deducted from whatever money is left for all of you when he dies.

TITA

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‘Bucket list’ exhibit
opens tonight

Artist-couple Junjun Montelibano and Cindy Ballesteros will open their third duo exhibition titled “Bucket List”, 7 tonight at the Gallery Orange, a press release from the gallery said.

The exhibit is the culmination of the concept put to work last year, when the couple made a survey to choose what was common in the catalog and from there, found their painting subjects, the press release said.

Both artists are self-taught and had two duo exhibitions, also at Gallery Orange: “Warped” in 2008 and “Travellers and Wanderers” in 2011, the press release added.*

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Fire victims
receive assistance

Eight families in Brgy. VI, Victorias City, whose houses were burned to the ground recently, received assistance from Mayor Severo Palanca and his family, a press release from the city said.

The affected families are those of Lamberto Delgado, Leobert Delgado, Roselyn Alegre, Johnny Dumagat, Sonia Tobongbanua, Laylyn Sandrino, Rolando Belleza and John Rey Baguio.

The initial report of Fire Officer 3 Nathaniel Amores showed that the incident was caused by an electrical short circuit that destroyed six houses and damaged two.

Tents were made to provide shelter for fire victims, while clothes were donated by the Palanca and Clavel families, who came from New Jersey, U.S.A., and are here for a vacation, the press release added.*

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