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‘The Winning Team’ BY GAY B. GASPAY & JOEY A. GABIETA

The winning team for Tacloban’s progress were joined by more than 28,000 Taclobanon which ﬁlled the entire Tacloban City Convention Center and its premises to witness the grandest Nacionalista Party (NP) proclamation rally yesterday led by the winning team I Love Tacloban-Team Romualdez reelectionist Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez, his wife Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez, the entire slate namely: re-electionist Councilors Jerick Dane Granados, Willy Domingo, Edwin and Frederick Chua, Afredo Padernos, Idelbrando Bernadas, Dra. Elvie Casal , Boom & Noel Malate who were endorsed and proclaimed by NP national president Senator Manny Villar together with Sens. Ferdinand “Bong-bong Marcos and Allan Peter Cayetano. (PHOTOS BY: GAY B. GASPAY)

TAC L O BA N CITY -- No less than former Senate president and Nacionalista Party (NP) president, Manny Villar proclaimed the Team Romualdez during a grand rally held yesterday at the Tacloban City Convention Center(astrodome). Sen. Villar proclaimed the NP local slate led by reelectionist Mayor Alfred Romualdez and wife, Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez and Leyte 1st dist. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. The proclamation of Team Romualdez was the grandest held by the NP-the oldest political party of the country -in Eastern Visayas. The NP grand rally was started with a moto page 11

Angara supports Bem Noel’s plan to make the EVRGC operational

Leyeco II to hike power rate

the city by making operational the Eastern Visayas Regional Growth Center (EVRGC). Angara, on a media briefing during his visit yesterday, said that more jobs would be provided to the people of Tacloban once the EVRGC become operational. “Developing the economic zone of a certain place serves to page 3

II officer-in-charge Ma. Rosario Avestruz who said that their application for rate adjustment was submitted for ERC’s approval in 2009. The petition for rate adjustment would help the power utility address its needs and help improve its service to its more than 50,000 member-consumers. “Higher DSM (distribution, supply and metering) rates would certainly allow Leyeco II to sustain the

The winning Team for Tacloban’s progress were joined by some twenty eight (28) thousand of pure Taclobanon which filled the entire Tacloban City Convention Center and some who were outside the TACLOBAN CITYastrodome to witness the grandest Nationalista Party (NP) proclamation rally May 8, 2013 ledThe by Energy the Regulatory Commission (ERC) has TACLOBAN CITY – Team winning team I Love Tacloban-Team Romualdez incumbent mayoralty candidate Mayor Alfred S. yet to approve the petition of the PNoy senatorial candidate EdLeyte II Electric Cooperative (Leygardo “Sonny” Romualdez, his wifeAngara & Firstlauded Lady Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez, the entire slate namely: re-electionist teco II) for a possible rate adjustthe initiative of mayoralty bet Councilors Jerick Dane Granados, Willy Domingo, Edwin & Frederick Chua,ment. Afredo Padernos, Idelbrando Florencio Gabriel “Bem” Noel Bernadas, Dra. the Elvie Casal part , Boom andwas proclaimed confirmed by byNP Leyeco to develop northern of & Noel Malate who were proudly endorsedThis

level of performance it has at present for the benefit of its memberconsumers,” the Leyeco II said on its petition-application before the ERC. Also, it would help generate the Leyeco II additional operating funds to cover its increasing operating and maintenance expenses due to the rising costs of materials and increased coverage areas due to the rural electrification involving 12 sitios within its coverage, the management added. Based on their petition, the Leyeco II management seeks an increase of about P1.11 for residential if it involves adjustment with a perforto page 10

NEWS

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PRO8 assures election security in place

CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – Security preparations and operations in the May 13 midterm polls are in place and polished five days before the conduct of the automated elections, assured Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) Director Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria. “We have enough troops ready to secure the electoral proceedings, we assure the people of Eastern Visayas that we are working doubly hard so that the ultimate goal of secured and fair elections will not be hindered by any security concern,” Soria said. He added that all augmentation forces had been deployed 10 days before the actual polls to help reinforce local territorial forces while

Reactionary Standby Support Forces (RSSF) were activated at the regional headquarters and provincial and city police offices to immediately respond to all forms of emergencies. The police official said that a total of 4,852 policemen will be deployed to polling centers to perform election duties on election day while the rest of the 6,244-strong PRO8 police force will be performing other election-related duties aside from their routine police functions. Regular coordination with the Commission on Elections and the counterparts in the Philippine Army are also being done through the Joint Security Control Center (JSCC) while the Election Monitoring and Action Centers (EMACS) closely supervise troop movements and all

election-related concerns. “Security forces were given specific instructions on their responsibility in the security of polling centers and automated election system machines including its retrieval to include the safety of the board of election inspectors carrying election results and other paraphernalia from the polling centers,” he added. In the meantime, Soria also assured the security of the 5,135 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines now deposited in 3,773 voting centers throughout the region by providing police personnel and tapping force multipliers like the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) to secure the polling centers. Comelec Resolution No. 9669 promulgated last April 17 defined the re-

5 killed in Mayon Volcano ash explosion At least five persons were killed and seven other climbers were hurt when Mayon Volcano in Albay province spewed ash known as a phreatic eruption on Tuesday morning. According to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), Mayon produced a small phreatic event at 8 a.m. which lasted about 73 seconds, sending out ash 500 meters above its crater. Eduardo del Rosario, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and

Management Council (NDRRMC), said the five include four foreigners and one tour guide. Albay Governor Joey Salceda also reported that rescue teams are already being dispatched to the area to check for other climbers and guides who are trapped near the crater. Gov. Salceda has ordered suspension of human activities within 6-kilometers permanent danger zone. Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum said “there’s no need to evacuate,”

adding they are continuously monitoring the volcano’s activity. “The recent activity of Mayon volcano is still considered normal…a phreatic or shallow explosion only involves giving off steam, water, volcanic rocks and ashes, but without magma,” said Solidum in his media reports. Philvocs maintained the crater’s condition to be at Alert Level Zero, as the recent activity of Mayon is “normal” in any volcano, Solidum added.m (RONALD O. REYES)

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sponsibility of the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in ensuring that election results manifest the true will of the electorate by providing security assistance through protecting the sanctity of the official ballots, election paraphernalia and the AES machines, consisting of the PCOS and Canvassing and Consolidation System (CCS), the polling centers and the electorate. “Our men were directed to focus their attention in protecting the votes, the voters and the candidates”, the top police official averred. (PINSP ROMUEL

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Noel file perjury case against a radioman who accused him of harassment TACLOBAN CITY- Out-going An Waray party-list Representative Florencio “Bem” Noel filed a case of perjury before the City Prosecutor’s Office here yesterday against a radioman who accused him of barging inside the announcer’s booth of a local radio station and tried to grab the microphone while on-air. Noel, a mayoralty candidate of this city, during an impromptu press conference, said that he was greatly affected by the lies spread by Manuel Marta, a block-time anchorman of DyBR, as people were teasing him during their sorties in the barangays. “Walang katotohanan na inagaw ko ang microphone sa kanya (Marta). Sinabi ko sa kanya na tatlong taon mo na akong binabanatan, bigyan mo naman ako ng kahit na

tatlong minuto lang para sagutin ang mga banat mo sa akin,” Noel said. Noel said that Marta did not allow him to speak on the air, claiming that the former was winding up his program. “I am just asking for my right to reply but he did not gave me the time that I deserved kahit man lang isang minuto tapos ako pa ang kanyang denimanda na hahagisan ko raw sya ng granada,” Noel said. Noel will also file a perjury case against Boy Hidalgo, a resident of Brgy. 88 this city who accused the congressman and his police bodyguard, SPO2 Narciso Repollo, of poking a gun at his head. Marta, in an interview, said that he was not surprised by the move of the congressman as he now shows his true color. “In fact, there is

a continuing threat to me and my family. May pumunta na sa anak ko sa school at nagpakilalang kumpare ko raw sya at gusting kausapin ang aking anak. May mga umiikot-ikot sa bahay naming at may mga sumusunod sa akin,” Marta said. Marta confirmed that he already sought the help of the Commission on Elections and sent a letter to President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino asking for intervention on the continued harassment by Noel. Noel claims to be a close friend of the President. (MARVIN T. MODELO)

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NEWS

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Unopposed bets still need at least 1vote, says Petalcorin

TACLOBAN CITY— Candidates running unopposed in the May 2013 midterm elections should not be too confident of their victory, according to an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec-8 acting Regional Director Veronico Petalcorin said candidates running without rivals cannot be declared winners unless someone actually votes for them. “Even if they are unopposed, Comelec still needs to have a record of votes for these unopposed candidates before proclaiming them as winners,” Petalcorin

said. “They (unchallenged candidates) must remind their supporters to vote for them on May 13,” Petalcorin added. In the automated elections, the Comelec would have to wait for data from one precinct to be transmitted before it could proclaim an unchallenged candidate as winner. “But such candidate needs only one vote to win,” Petalcorin said. In Eastern Visayas, among those unchallenged candidates include Dominico Petilla for Leyte governor and re-electionist Rep. Ferdi-

nand Martin Romualdez in Leyte’s first congressional district. For mayor, unopposed candidates were re-electionists Leonardo Javier of Javier, Leyte; Ernesto Martillo of Pastrana, Leyte; and Septemio Santiago of Maslog, Eastern Samar. For vice mayor, unopposed aspirants were Oscar Amigo of Jipapad, Eastern Samar; Alfredo Lagumbay of Hinundayan, Southern Leyte; William Yu of San Ricardo, Southern Leyte, Georg Arevalo of Palompon, Leyte; and Heracleo Santiago of Maslog, Eastern Samar. (REYAN L. ARINTO)

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ing to attain his main objective, which is to help alleviate the economic condition of the people in this city,” Angara said. The candidate revealed that Aurora province was the last to open its economic zone. “When Aurora province started the operation of its economic zone, a number of companies and investors were recorded to have come to the area to start their businesses,” Angara explained. Noel, who is thankful for the support of Angara, said that the full operation of

EVRGC will help ordinary Taclobanon uplift their life status as businesses will expand and offer employment opportunities, thus increasing their purchasing power and driving the economy of the city faster. The mayoral candidate, who is pushing for the realization of the EVRGC, questioned as to why the present administration is not attending to it despite the fact that it has been declared as export processing zone, said: “I don’t know why we are not moving. Growth centers in Aurora and Cagayan prov-

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as an avenue for the business sector to come in and start their business operation,” he said. Angara added that when more businesses come to the city to operate, then it could be assured that more job opportunities would be provided for the Taclobanon. “I am so happy that Noel has this kind of initiative for his constituents. I am giving my assurance that I am always open for any kind of support that he will be need-

The BN 12-0 Team led by mayoralty bet Rep. Florencio “Bem” Noel in a recent political rally at the grandstand in Tacloban City.

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Yaokasin foresees victory

TACLOBAN CITY – Vice mayoralty bet of this city, Jerry “Sambo” Yaokasin, is hopeful that

inces have been developed. Nothing has been done to improve it despite being declared an export processing zone.” The Express noted that Noel, who acknowledges the role of the private sector towards economic development and who adopts corporate governance, sustainability and enterprise development, has already lobbied his plan regarding the full operation of EVRGC to the business sectors of this city. “I also told them (businessmen) about the EVRGC, which is an economic zone because I was already inviting them. While we will invite locators from the outside, I will never discourage,” Noel said. (REY GERILLA GRA-

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he would win the race against his opponent in next week’s midterm elections. Yaokasin, who foresees his victory this elections, using the high ratings he got on surveys conducted. “Our candidacy is gaining positive feedback from the residents of the entire 138 barangays of this city,” he said, adding that several surveys conducted showed that he is ahead as compared to his opponent incumbent Vice Mayor Arvin Antoni. Yaokasin said that the recent survey conducted by an non-government organization (NGO) revealed that 56

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Thursday, 09 May 2013

EDITORIAL

Clean up the mess

andidates normally hire people during the campaign period who could post their campaign materials within public view. Candidates cannot do this by themselves. Besides being enormous, the task requires numerous personnel to effectively handle the job. These workers then spread the ﬂiers, posters, streamers, etc., in hopes of inviting attention to the candidacy of their bosses. Places that are strategic for being frequented by people become their priority. In fact, they spread these stuffs even in places that are not allowed by the Comelec. But the hiring of these workers is just limited to the distribution and spread of campaign materials. Come the time to backlash those posters that have been put up, these workers no longer roam around to retrieve these things and all that are still glued to the walls, electric

posts, tree trunks, and more. It’s not apparently part of their job to do so. They were not paid for it. As is the case every time there is an election, trash made of campaign materials accumulates. They litter everywhere as disgusting eyesores. These people are only good at littering their garbage, never taking responsibility in cleaning up their mess. It’s understandable if non-winning candidates will utterly abandon this responsibility because they are still nurturing their aching hearts. But for winning bets to equally turn their backs on their trash is irresponsible. Candidates should require their workers to also collect their garbage, whether they win or lose. If they won’t attend to this, they will continue to create a bad impression among the people they claim to serve.

If NDF is only sincere in its warning... as Chiz is in his calls The National Democratic Front-Eastern Visayas issued last April 7, 2013 a written warning against “vote-buying and election violence” inside what it calls as “revolutionary jurisdiction”. The warning is addressed to all political candidates. The NDF, however, did not mention names of specific towns, barrios, sitios, cities or provinces in the Samar-LeyteBiliran area. That leaves all, including the military and police intelligence officers, either totally unaware that there really exist territories where members of the NDF and the New People’s Army are in total CONTROL and in ACTUAL GOVERNANCE – which is the relatively deepest meaning of the term “revolutionary jurisdiction” – or, cowardly scared and terrified to tell the truth about such existence, or otherwise, they themselves are

also ACTIVE MEMBERS, or OPERATIVES, or SUPPORTERS of the NDF and NPA. If the 8th Infantry Division and PNP regional chieftains cannot pinpoint these areas that are within the rebels’ “revolutionary jurisdiction”, then the logical conclusion that intelligent Waray denizens are compelled to make and hold on to would be that they are ineffective,

incompetent, and unreliable. If the reverse is true, then the conclusion would be that this “revolutionary jurisdiction” thing is only a figment of imagination. QN is inclined to believe on the veracity of the NDF’s claim of such a controlled territory (which is another deep meaning of “revolutionary jurisdiction”). That, even if the Waray region

has yet to hear of an actual apprehension made by the NDF or NPA of an election candidate who has gone against the NDF warning. But intelligent Waray denizens have already seen, and continue to see, vote-buyers everywhere, and peso bills (P20 or 2 pieces of P20 for a sanggunian candidate, P50 to P100 for vice-mayor, 3 pieces of P100 or P500 for mayor, and higher still for higher elective posts) with attached paper cut-outs containing the number and name of a vote-buying candidate being given inside homes. That said, the NDF may wish to clarify itself where its claimed jurisdiction lies. At the outset, the warning has been a boost to the

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Thursday, 09 May 2013

Fostering Technology Innovation: Road to a strong S & T Philippines

Holding technology innovation fairs in school campuses creates a sense of science awareness among students and teachers as well as the general public. Such move has a domino effect in as far as generating interests in science is concerned, a move that should reach the very last school in the barangays. Again, as it has been before, Metro Manilabased schools host in fostering technology innovation activities, e.g. Barangka National High School of Marikina City, DLSU’s Colleges of Engineering, Science, and Computer Studies. The BNHS highlighted the faculty-supervised students

“Feces Energy” – converting pig manure into gas for cooking. Though not really a new idea, similar projects had been funded by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCPDOST), exemplified by the Maya Farms Industry that generated biogas (Methane) from pig manure for industrial and household uses as well as providing light to the community where company workers live. The S & T affair dubbed “Project Tuklas”drew participations of “. . . 32 teams from 18 public high schools in MM totaling 200 students . . .”. De La Salle’s innovation and technology fair had 58 technologies exhibited, had

for its theme: “Ideas and Solutions for Nation Building”. The “technologies and inventions presented . . . reflected five industrial zones that are considered critical boom areas of the future: Energy and Environment, Food, Health, Learning Innovation, and Software Technology.” The fair highlighted sustainable ideas and global solutions by faculty, students and university staff – all designed ‘to create innovative products and services.’ Only last March 22, this writer was an invited speaker to 30 plus science students and teachers of the Burauen Comprehensive National High School (BCNHS), in Burauen, Leyte. The purpose of the invitation (extended by its School Principal Ms. Eleanor Cagara and her science department faculty staff), was to dialogue with the high school students and teachers on whose shoulders lie the preparation for S & T activities for BCNHS initial hosting of the Sep-

Go for the right leaders

It’s never a guarantee that the best and most qualified leaders win in elections. Just because they possess the best qualities does not mean they will get the people’s support and make it. On the other hand, those who get elected into various positions are not necessarily the best. They are sometimes the worst among the aspirants. Why do such candidates make it instead? Why not those whose qualifications and integrity are beyond question? Why not those who, besides possessing the best leadership abilities, are vehemently against graft and corrupt practices in public service? Well, it is because in this country of ours, choosing a leader is not

determined by the candidates’ attitudes and credentials; it is determined by how much favors the latter can give to voters. These favors may be translated into community projects, or jobs, or key positions, but most often, they are translated into cash especially among the needy, distributed among them prior to the elections. Despite the fact that good leaders are what we badly need nowadays, most people are still confused whom to vote during elections. They truly can’t figure out for themselves who is the right leader to vote for. Because of this, candidates have to spend a lot of money on campaign advertisements, just to convince the voters why they should vote them. This was the case

during the last American 2008 elections where most could not tell who was their clear candidate. Good leaders organize and inspire people to solve their problems efficiently, urgently, and justly, thereby empowering them to propel the country onwards. They are intellectually aware of all their visions and their consequences, with appropriate solutions and alternatives to nagging problems, local or national in scope. This should have been the people’s criteria in voting for their candidates. Good judgment avoids future calamities. There should also be a good team that a leader must surround himself with. Lower levels of leadership should not be ignored during elections. Too many good leaders fail because their subordinates in governance were not well chosen to suit their needed workforce. And so the leader fails to lead the subjects to next levels, causing problems to persist. These unresolved crises just accumulate every day until there is total fail-

tember 2013 Philippine Youth Science Club celebration. Most importantly, was for the BCNHS to identify and present a competitive science project/s for the District 2-wide science fair. Burauen, considered one of the biggest towns in Leyte boosting of 77 barangays located in the upland and lowland areas, is a virtual laboratory for secondary-level S & T projects, experimental or investigative ones. Indeed, there are many facets among its natural resources awaiting young minds to explore and accept the challenge to put the town in the S & T Map of the Philippines. His (this writer) talk focused on 14 researchable topics/problems he suggested in both natural science and social sciences centered on the town”s resources. The 2-hour encounter with the BCNHS science students and teachers was capped with a freewheeling open forum and a strong suggestion that a Science Club be organized per school year level and a Central Club for the BCNHS – the members will be the ones to take the lead in all science-related activities of

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the school, henceforth. The Club is expected to instill in the students a sense of better understanding about science, the ‘mystery’, if any, about science and why students have shied away from taking science-related degree courses! Modest aside, this humble writer seems to have been the only one (to date) to have intruded into the realm of the unknown called science among the 10,000 or so alumni of what used to be the Burauen High School, Burauen Provincial High School, and now the Burauen Comprehensive National High School, one of Leyte’s most populated secondary schools. In his

own little way, this writer stands positive that there will be future TOYMs (Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines), OYSs (The Outstanding National Young Scientists), and National Science Achievers awardees among future graduates of BCNHS. He is committed to nurture those who show promise in science initially by donating medals for the Best in Science to graduating students and help avail of college scholarships since receiving his TOYM and OYS awards. ooo000ooo NEXT TOPIC : “Coral Reef Monitoring: An Environmental Concern”

May 9, 2013 - Thursday, 6th Week of Easter Acts 18:1-8; Ps 98; Jn 16:16-20

THE RETURN OF JESUS Jesus said to his disciples: “Within a short time you will lose sight of me, but soon after that you shall see me again.” At this some of his disciples asked one another, “What can he mean, ‘Within a short time you will lose sight of me, but soon after that you will see me?’ And did he not say that he is going back to the Father’” They kept asking, “What does he mean by this ‘short time’? We do not know what he is talking about.” Since Jesus was aware that they wanted to question him, he said: “You are asking one another about my saying, ‘Within a short time you will lose sight of me, but soon after that you will see me.’ “I tell you truly: you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices; you will grieve for a time, but your grief will be turned to joy.”

SORROW INTO JOY

ure in the entire leadership, like the current recession in the world. That is why people need to change leaders and choose the best ones instead of being driven by personal agenda and all sorts of favors that leave them endlessly beholden to the candidates. In today’s society, we cannot speak of “One Nation one Dream” because a dream cannot be conceived by the rich for the poor. In a democracy, it is up to you to choose whom you think are the best leaders, not allowing bribery and people’s opinions to influence you. That’s what democracy is all about--you enjoy freedom of choice. You choose wisely and reap the rewards of that action. Wrong choices result in bad leadership that ruins people’s lives, gives birth to criminalities, and breeds political violence and civil unrest among the people. It is therefore important for everyone to know that, when electing a leader, they should choose the most qualified and trustworthy. Otherwise, they can only blame themselves, not God or even the bad leaders, should problems arise as a result.

“To walk out of God’s will is to walk into nowhere.” wrote C.S. Lewis. Equally. To walk into God’s will is to walk into joy. To have the bright aspirations of a young life forever blasted, to bear a daily burden never congenial and to see no relief, to be pinched by destitution, to be fettered by some incurable physical disability, to be stripped bare of loves ones until I stand alone to meet the shocks of life, and to be able to say with Jesus in such a school of suffering, “Shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me?” is the highest form of obedience, for it is the crowning point of faith. Such a faith deserves pure joy which the world can not give, but God can. In fact, Jesus promised this joy to those who suffer for walking by God’s will. He told his disciples: “You will be sorrowful, but sorrow will turn into joy” (Jn 16:20). St. Paul experienced sorrow and joy in hi missionary endeavours. In Corith, the Jews insulted him for preaching Christ, but in Gentile territory, to his great joy, many came forward to be baptized (Acts 18:8). A 13 year-old girl had just died of leukemia. While going through her belongings, her parents found a poem written several months previously. A portion of it reads as follows: “O God, I am free! Valleys are green and the sun shines through the storms of tempest. Your hand came through and I grasped it. O God, you brought me life. You came through the dark; a faint spark; but it lit my soul; my fire is burning Lord; no one can put it out. My God, I am free!” Our Lord’s promise that if we live by the Father’s will, he will turn our sorrow into joy, will really come true. We can try it. (His Word is Life by Vima Dasan, S.J., published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel. #321-3195) Sower’s Thought: “Mary had the highest holiness. In the “Hail Mary” and in the litanies the Church invokes her as “Sancta Maria” [“Holy Mary”]… It repeats this “holy” several times and goes on to invoke her as “most holy”. This is a superlative given to no other saint. This show the very special virtue, grace, merit and glory that Mary enjoys.” -Blessed James Alberione, SSP, S.Th.D., Founder of the Pauline Family

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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PROJECTS OF LEYTE 2 ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (LEYECO II) DISTRIBUTION DEV’T PLAN 2016, WITH MOTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ERC CASE No. ___________ LEYTE II ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (LEYECO II), Applicant, x-------------------------------------------------x APPLICATION COMES NOW, applicant LEYTE II ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. hereinafter referred to as LEYECO II for brevity, through the undersigned counsel, and unto this Honorable Commission, most respectfully files this application for the approval of Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Projects under its Distribution Development Plan for the year 2016, and in support thereof states as follows: THE APPLICANT: 1. The applicant, LEYECO II is a non-stock, non-profit Electric Cooperative duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the Presidential Decree 269, as amended, with capacity to sue and be sued, represented in this instance by its Officer-in-Charge, Ma. Rosario Cumpio-Avestruz, whose authority emanates from the LEYECO II Board Resolution No. 323-12-2012 and duly confirmed by the National Electrification Administration (NEA), copy of said resolution and confirmation are hereto attached as Annex “A” and “B”. 2. Applicant’s principal office address is at LEYECO II Building, Real Street, Sagkahan District, Tacloban City, Leyte, where it may be served with summons and other legal processes. 3. Applicant’s representative, Officer-in-Charge, Ma. Rosario Cumpio-Avestruz, has been authorized to file this application per Board Resolution No. 111-03-2013 copy of which is hereto attached as Annex “C”. 4. Herein applicant is the exclusive franchise holder issued by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to operate an electric light and power services in the cities/municipalities of the Province of Leyte, namely: Tacloban City, Palo and Babatngon. A copy of LEYECO II’s Certificate of Franchise is hereto attached as Annex “D”. NATURE OF APPLICATION: 5. Pursuant to the function of Distribution Utilities to provide distribution services and connections to its system for any end-user within its franchise area consistent with the distribution code, as spelled-out in Section 23, (parag.1), of R.A. no. 9136, herein applicant LEYECO II had previously filed a Five Year (2011-2015) Capital Expenditure under its Distribution Development Plan, which the same is now pending at ERC for approval. 6. The Honorable ERC through its Resolution No. 20, Series of 2011 had revise the timelines for the filing of multiyear (2011-2016 for 1st entrant group) CAPEX applications under the amended CAPEX Rules to coincide with the timelines for the filing of applications under the Tariff Glide Path (TGP) Rules. 7. This CAPEX filing is intended to complete the Six Years Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) from 2011-2015 & to 2016. 8. To coincide with the timelines for the filing of applications under the Tariff Glide Path (TGP) Rules, herein Applicant LEYECO II is respectfully filing for approval by the Honorable Commission its Capital Expenditure Projects (CAPEX) under Distribution Development Plan 2016 with Total Cost of Sixty Five Million Four Hundred Eighty Five Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Three Pesos (Php65,485,853.00), copy of which is hereto attached as Annex “E”. STATEMENT OF FACTS OF LEYECO II’s DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM 9. From the very start of its founding, LEYECO II had three (3) coverage or franchise areas, namely: City of Tacloban, Municipality of Palo, and Municipality of Babatngon, Leyte, with a total of 5,840 members and 7,830 active connections. 10.

Five years after LEYECO II’s founding, its total number

Thursday, 09 May 2013 of consumers increased by 243% or 14, 193 consumers, while active connections grew by 213% or a total of 16, 671. Potential number of households for connection was estimated at 32,500. A total of 39 barrios were served by 106.496 km primary lines and 148.656 km secondary lines which were already in place and energized at that time. 11. In 2009, a total of 10.2 km lines were installed to ensure electricity will be available to the populace within the franchise area. Presently, the total circuit km length is 1,338.85 km with 791.67 km of primary lines and 546.58 km of secondary lines. LEYECO II has three (3) substations located at: Sagkahan with 2-10MVA power transformers serving feeders 1,2 & 5; Campetic with 10 MVA power transformer serving 7, 8 & 9; and Abucay with 20 MVA power transformer serving feeders 3,4, & 6. However, due to increasing load of Campetic substation, feeder 7 was moved to Abucay substation and tapped to feeder 6. 12. Evaluation of existing distribution system of applicant, LEYECO II showed that, from the 24-year capacity analysis made, the total capacity of the its distribution system will be 70.4% by the year 2013 to 183.74% by the year 2034, which means that the performance criteria pegged at 70% of the maximum rated capacity will be breached by the year 2013, hence, the need to increase capacity. 13. Safety-wise, some parts of LEYECO II distribution were found lacking in safety devices. Hence, the installation of reclosers as means of protection of these parts is called for. 14. During simulations, it showed that at some secondary lines and at specific hours, the power quality delivered to the system is low. No issues were found for primary lines. Several considerations included in the development plan were proposed for the correction of these voltage problems. 15. Likewise, reliability is a main concern in all the feeders covered by the utility. There are no reclosers installed along midstream of the feeder lines. Moreover, the distance from NGCP substation and the length of these lines is a cause of the delay of the response to line faults. LEYECO II substations are strategically located along the length of the 69KV lines of NGCP, and acquisition of such sub-transmission line, pursuant to Sec. 8, parag.3, R.A. 9136, will be a major asset for the utility in addressing the power outages. 16. LEYECO II has consistently been within the system loss cap. For several years, it has benefited from a low system’s loss. These proposed improvements under the herein attached Capital Expenditures Projects will try to improve further the system’s performance by achieving a single digit system’s loss. SALIENT FEATURES OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PROJECTS OF LEYECO II’s DISTRIBUTION DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2016 17. From the present state of LEYECO II’s distribution system, as exposed during evaluation through simulation process, Applicant has sets its target of improvements laid down in LEYECO II’s proposed Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Projects of its Distribution Development Plan 2011-2015 and is extended in this CAPEX 2016 (please see Annex E). LEYECO II’s Distribution Development Plan (DDP) aims to meet the performance standard criteria required under Philippine Distribution Code (PDC) and the safety standards of the Philippine Electrical Code (PDC) up to the year 2016, to wit: a. Capacity: It aims to maintain the 70% loading of the maximum rated capacity of its substations, lines and distribution transformers; b. Safety: its aims to provide adequate protection for all parts of the system. Installation of protective devices to sense maximum and minimum fault currents in the entire system; c. Power Quality: It aims to maintain long duration voltage variations within 0.9 to 1.1 of the nominal voltage. Voltage unbalance should have a maximum of 2.5% of the net of the unbalance caused by the transmission system; d. Reliability: It aims to limit its SAIDI at maximum of 45 hours/ customer-year, and SAIFI at maximum of 20 customerinterruptions/ customer-year; e. Efficiency: It aims not to exceed the 13% system loss cap, and even lower its system’s loss to a single digit mark. 18. To achieve the above enumerated target improvements up to 2016, Applicant LEYECO II is proposing Network Projects under this DDP 2016, amounting to Php65,485,853.00, to wit: a.

Load Growth/Capacity Requirement: CAP-001: CAPEX for Distribution Transformer

System Reliability:

SRC-002: Primary Distribution Line Installation, Extension, and refurbishment

SRC-003: Secondary Line Installation and Extension SRC-004: Requisition of Secondary Service Drops and Metering Equipment for New Customers 19. With the implementation of aforementioned network CAPEX projects for 2016, the Applicant is expecting the following outcome: a. Sustained the systems performance level within or even above that of standard criteria under Phil. Distribution Code and safety standard of the Phil. Electrical code, up the year 2016; b. Capacity Project CAP-001 will improve the power flexibility, provide additional capacity, and relieve existing overloaded distribution transformers. It will also provide sufficient and reliable power supply in the whole coverage area of LEYECO II and will serve as additional capacity for future development up to 2016; c. System Reliability Project SRC-002 will install, extend and refurbish Primary Distribution Lines in the LEYECO II coverage area, in anticipation of foreseen/forecasted developments (at about 3.5% load growth) within the LEYECO II franchise area. This project will answer the needs for the growth required in the coverage area up to the year 2016; d. System Reliability Project SRC-003 will install, extend and refurbish Second Distribution Lines in the LEYECO II coverage area, in anticipation of growing number of customers applying for electrical power connections yearly (3.5% load growth) up to the year 2016. This project will provide more reliable and sufficient power supply throughout the coverage area of LEYECO II and will be used for future development; e. System Reliability Project SRC-004 will acquire and install Secondary Service Drops, Metering Equipment and accessories within the system in anticipation of yearly increasing number of new consumers applying for new electrical power connections, up to the year 2016. 20. The aforementioned CAPEX Projects under LEYECO II’s Distribution Development Plan (DDP) 2016 would entail budgetary requirement from Reinvestment Fund for Sustainable Capital Expenditures (RFSC), amounting to the following: Summary of Budgetary Requirement of DDP 2016: PROJECT DESCRIPTION Load Growth/Capacity Requirement Project, CAP-001, CAPEX for Dist. Transformers System Reliability, SRC-002, Primary Dist. Line Installation, Extension & Refurbishment System Reliability, SRC-003, Secondary Line Installation and Extension System Reliability, SRC-004, Requisition of Secondary Service Drops & Metering Equipment For new customers TOTAL

CAPEX (Php)

15,805,989.00

21,082,063.00 10,691,274.00

17,906,527.00 65,485,853.00

21. Herein applicant LEYECO II submits that the approval of herein attached CAPEX Projects under its Distribution Development Plan 2016, would work to the best interest of its consumers with respect to capacity and system reliability and at a least cost of electric power delivery to consumers, hence, this application pursuant to ERC Resolution no. 26, series of 2009; ERC Resolution no. 20, series of 2011; Rule 20 (C) of the ERC Rules of Practice and Procedure; and other pertinent rules and regulations. CAPEX PROJECTS’ RATE IMPACT ON LEYECO II’S OVERALL RATES 22. The financial strength and viability of the electric cooperative has always been the strongest backbone of its technical programs’ realization and advancement. One among the visions of LEYECO II is to provide the least cost effective rate for its member consumers. On the other hand, managing the dayto-day operations of distribution utility at required standards of capacity, safety, quality, reliability and efficiency would certainly entail costs. Thus, the financial aspect of this Distribution Development Plan 2016, hopes to convey a balance between over-all good and efficient service, and least cost effective rate. Thus, with Total CAPEX Plan Project Cost of Php65,485,853.00, the cash flow, computed RFSC and rate impact analysis are explained herein. 23. CASH FLOW WITH ERC APPROVED RFSC. A calculation of the Revenue from the RFSC using the current ERC approved RFSC of 0.1518 per kWh reflects a gross cash outflow or deficit of P35M (Table 6.3.1) for the year 2016, after considering its annual amortizations of loans arising from the CAPEX Plan of 2011 to 2015 and of 2016, and the CAPEX Plan approval fee of 75% for every P100 of the projects’ cost. Please note that the approval fee is based only on the annual amortization cost and not on the total project cost. The coop has no current existing

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Thursday, 09 May 2013 loan for CAPEX although per initial CAPEX Plan 2011 to 2015 a loan resulting to a P64.5M annual amortization is considered on the computation. The total project cost that will be incurred for the period inclusive of approval fee is P74.2M. Table Error! No text of speciﬁed style in document..1 CALCULATION OF NET REVENUE FOR CAPEX (RFSC Approved by ERC) Particulars

2016

TOTALS

ERC Approved RFSC Total Forecasted Sales (in kwhr)

0.1518 258,150,382.11

258,150,382.11

Sales Revenue from RFSC (in Pesos)

39,187,228.00

NEA Loan 2011-2015 CAPEX PLAN

64,552,878.01

NEA Loan 2016

9,094,158.16

73,647,036.18

552,352.77

74,199,388.95

(35,012,160.94)

Total Loan Amortization for CAPEX CAPEX Approval Fee (75% per P100) Total CAPEX PROJECT COST NET CASH FLOW Inﬂow/(Outﬂow)

Note: Currently, there are no existing loans incurred for CAPEX Project. However, an application for loan for the initially submitted CAPEX Plan 2011-2015 may arise as shown in the above computation under NEA Loan 2011-2015. 24. RATE IMPACT ANALYSIS. Considering that there is only one year for rate impact analysis the method used to simplify presentation using the Microsoft Excel application is the What-if Analysis Goal seek. Result of this analysis is shown in Table 6.4. This method allows computing a rate that will result to a zero cash ﬂow at the end of year 2016 using the given 2016 data such as the forecasted sales in kWhr, current RFSC rate of P0.1518, and the loan amortizations from CAPEX Plan 20112015 and 2016. Table Error! No text of speciﬁed style in document..2 RATE IMPACT ANALYSIS: ERC Approved RFSC

0.1518

Required RFSC

0.2874

Increase in RFSC

0.1356

89.35%

2016

TOTALS

Particulars Required RFSC

0.2874

Total Forecasted Sales (in kwhr)

258,150,382.11

Sales Revenue (in Pesos)

74,199,388.95

Total CAPEX Plan Cost to Customers

74,199,388.95

NET CASH FLOW Inflow/(Outflow) 25. NEW RFSC. The Required RFSC from Rate Impact Analysis (Table 6.5.1) should be the new RFSC to implement the projects herein this plan. Table Error! No text of specified style in document..3 NEW RFSC RATE

YEAR

ERC Approved Approved

NEW RFSC Rate

Increase/ (Decrease)

RFSC (Php/kwhr)

(Php/kwhr)

in RFSC (Php/

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

0.2937 0.2937 0.2937 0.2937 0.2937 0.2874

0.1518 0.1518 0.1518 0.1518 0.1518 0.1518

kwhr)

0.1419 0.1419 0.1419 0.1419 0.1419 0.1356

26. CASHFLOW WITH THE NEW RFSC. The Cash flow using the New RFSC (Table 6.6) results on a zero cash-flow at the end of year 2016 while meeting its capital project requirements through debt servicing in a period of fifteen (15) years. Table Error! No text of specified style in document..4 CASH FLOW WITH THE NEW RFSC RATE 2016 Particulars

2016

TOTALS

NEW RFSC

0.2874

Total Forecasted Sales (in kWh)

258,150,382.11

Sales Revenue from RFSC (in Pesos)

74,199,388.95

Total CAPEX PROJECT COST

74,199,388.95

NET CASH FLOW Inﬂow/(Outﬂow)

Table Error! No text of speciﬁed style in document..5 CASH FLOW WITH THE NEW RFSC RATE 2011-2015 Particulars

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

NEW RFSC

0.2949

Total Forecasted Sales (in kWh)

194,991,934.98

207,825,169.89

221,106,835.76

234,702,268.89

248,476,805.57 1,107,103,015.10

Sales Revenue from RFSC (in Pesos)

57,509,403.35

61,294,337.75

65,211,528.88

69,221,260.09

73,283,814.71

326,520,344.78

Total CAPEX PROJECT COST 65,304,068.96

65,304,068.96

326,520,344.78

(4,009,731.21)

(92,540.07)

3,917,191.14

7,979,745.76

0.00

NET CASH FLOW Inﬂow/(Outﬂow)

(7,794,665.61)

COMPLIANCE WITH PRE-FILING REQUIREMENTS 27 .LEYECO II has duly complied with the pre-filing requirements mandated under Rule 3, Section 4 (e) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the EPIRA and as required in Section 2, rule 6, of ERC Rules of Practice and Procedure, by furnishing copies of the Application together with its supporting annexes and accompanying documents to the Sangguniang Bayan of Palo and Babatngon, Sangguniang Panlungsod of Tacloban City and Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte. It likewise publish the Application in its entirety in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, where the franchise area of Applicant LEYECO II is located. 28. In Support of the instant Application for the approval of the Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Projects of LEYECO II’s Distribution Development Plan 2016, Applicant herein further attaches the following documents to form as integral part hereof, to wit: Annex “F” Certification issued by the Office of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte attesting that their office was served a copy of the Application and its annexes;

TOTALS

Provisional Authority pending ﬁnal approval of the instant Application, thus issuance of Provisional Authority is clearly imperative. PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered the Applicant LEYECO II respectfully and humbly prayed for this Honorable Commission that pending hearing, PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY be issued to Applicant LEYECO II, authorizing it to immediately implement the rate structure in this subject CAPEX Plan Projects speciﬁcally the New Reinvestment Fund for CAPEX Contribution (RFCC), and that after due notice and hearing, the instant APPLICATION BE DULY APPROVED. Other reliefs, just and equitable under the premises are likewise most respectfully prayed for. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED. Tacloban City for Pasig City, this 6th day of May 2013.

Annex “G” Certification issued by the Office of the Sangguniang Bayan of Palo attesting that their office was served a copy of the Application and its annexes; Annex “H” Certification issued by the Office of the Sangguniang Bayan of Babatngon attesting that their office was served a copy of the Application and its annexes; Annex “I” Certification issued by the Office of the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Tacloban City attesting that their office was served a copy of the Application and its annexes; Annex “J” Notarized Affidavit of Publication by local newspaper publishing company; Annex “K” Copy of the newspaper issue where the Application as published appeared; Annex “L” Letter to Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Regional Office No.8 seeking approval of some CAPEX projects which needs environmental clearance; Annex “M” Sworn Statement that LEYECO II has caused the filing of an application for approval from concerned agency, notably, the Environmental Mgt. Bureau; MOTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY 29.All the foregoing allegations are repleaded by reference in support of the instant Motion for the issuance of provisional authority; 30.Taking consideration of the ever increasing economic activities within the Franchise area of applicant, LEYECO II triggered perhaps by conversion of Tacloban into Highly Urbanized City, the increase of load demand yearly is eminent. Thus, LEYECO II is in dire need of additional capacity to accommodate load growth of its existing consumers and absorb additional customers. 31.More so, pending approval of the instant Application, and without a provisional authority granted, Applicant LEYECO II will be unable to procure necessary equipments and mobilize its resources to meet its yearly forecasted demand, to the detriment and prejudice of its member-consumers.

ATTY. ROGELIO P. GULA Legal Counsel of LEYECO II LEYECO II Building, Real Street, Sagkahan District 6500 Tacloban City, Leyte Roll No. 48025; Lifetime IBP No. 07688; PTR No. 0276775 dtd 1/2/13 MCLE Compliance No. IV-0004539, dated 02/7/2012 VERIFICATION and CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING That I, MA. ROSARIO C. AVESTRUZ, of legal age, Filipino, and with principal office address at the Main Office of Leyte II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO II), Real St., Sagkahan District, Tacloban City, after being sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and say: 1.That I am the incumbent OIC-General Manager of the application LEYECO II in the above-captioned case who is duly authorized to represent the Petitioner and file this Application by virtue of LEYECO II Board Resolution No. 323-12-2012 and Board Resolution No. 111-03-2013, hereto attached as Annex “A” & “C”, respectively. 2.I have caused the preparation and filing of this CAPEX Application. I have read the foregoing Application and I attest that the allegations therein are true and correct according to my own personal knowledge, information and belief, and the same is based on authentic records in my possession. 3. That I have not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issue and nor is any pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any other tribunal or agency and should I learn thereafter that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any other agency or tribunal, I undertake to promptly inform this Honorable Commission within five (5) days there from. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have affixed my signature this 6th day of May 2013 at Tacloban City.

32.Rule 14, Section 3 of this Honorable Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, clearly mandates the issuance of Provisional Authority pending approval of the Application, thus: Section 3. Action on the Motion. - Motions for provisional authority or interim relief may be acted upon with or without hearing. The Commission shall act on the motion on the basis of the allegations of the application or petition and supporting documents and other evidences that applicant or petitioner has submitted and the comments or opposition ﬁled by any interested person, if there be any. (Emphasis ours) 33. Evidently, there is a sufﬁcient basis for the issuance of the

MA. ROSARIO C. AVESTRUZ Afﬁant/OIC-LEYECO II SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, a Notary Public for the Province of Leyte, this 6th day of May 2013, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines.

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Republic of the Philippines ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City

for the operational efﬁciency of the ECs in setting their rates. There shall be a performance incentive “S” which shall reward or penalize the EC for above or below standard performance, respectively. The TGP is intended as a cap and the EC may move up to the cap, if it is a positive adjustment. If the cap is lower than the current average tariff, a reduction may be implemented.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF ADJUSTMENT IN RATES PURSUANT TO THE TARIFF GLIDE PATH (TGP) RULES, WITH PRAYER FOR PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ERC CASE NO. _________________ LEYTE II ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (LEYECO II) Applicant. x----------------------------------X APPLICATION COMES NOW, applicant LEYTE II ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., herein after referred to as “LEYECO II” for brevity, through the undersigned counsel, and unto this Honorable Commission, most respectfully ﬁles this Application for approval of adjustment in rates pursuant to the Tariff Glide Path (TGP) Rules, and in support thereof states as follows:

9. The TGP Rules prescribe the methodology, the regulatory process and the timeline that the ERC shall undertake in the full implementation of Article VII of RSEC-WR. It is a rate adjustment mechanism which provides an opportunity for the ECs to adjust their rates once every three (3) years. The rate adjustments may occur at the start of the fourth year of the first Regulatory Period and every three years thereafter. 10. Under the TGP, the regulatory period is six (6) years for each entry Group. For the First Entrant Group, the first regulatory period is from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016. LEYECO II belongs to the First Entrant Group. 11. Further under the TGP Rules, the concerned EC shall use the following formula in determining the TGP for the first to third years of the Regulatory Period, to wit:

THE APPLICANT:

TGPA= TGPn + TGPn+1 TGPn+2

1. The applicant, LEYECO II is a non-stock, non-profit Electric Cooperative duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the Presidential Decree 269, as amended, with capacity to sue and be sued, represented in this instance by its Officer-inCharge, Ma. Rosario Cumpio-Avestruz, whose authority emanates from the LEYECO II Board Resolution No. 323-12-2012 and duly confirmed by the National Electrification Administration (NEA), copy of said resolution and confirmation are hereto attached as Annex “A” and “B”.

TGPn = In – Xn + Sn

2. Applicant’s principal office address is at LEYECO II Building, Real Street, Sagkahan District, Tacloban City, Leyte, where it may be served with summons and other legal processes. 3. Applicant’s representative, Officer-in-Charge, Ma. Rosario Cumpio-Avestruz, has been authorized to file this application per Board Resolution No. 110-03-2013 copy of which is hereto attached as Annex “C”. 4. Herein applicant is the exclusive franchise holder issued by the National Electrifiction Administration (NEA) to operate an electric light and power services in the cities/municipalities of the Province of Leyte, namely: Tacloban City, Palo and Babatngon. A copy of LEYECO II’s Certificate of Franchise is hereto attached as Annex “D”. STATEMENT OF FACTS: 5. Sometime in 2009, LEYECO II filed with the Honorable Commission an application for approval of the proposed adjustment in its rates pursuant to the Rules for Setting the Electric Cooperatives’ Wheeling Rates (RSEC-WR); 6. Under the said application (based on RSEC-WR), the Honorable Commission granted the cooperative the following initial tariffs on its Distribution, Supply and Metering (DSM) Charges, among others, to wit:

n = the first year of ther Regulatory Period and succeeding Regulatory Periods Except that for the first two years of the First Regulatory Period, “X” will be equal to zero and thereafter shall not be less than zero. The TGP calculated for each of the three years will be summed to determine the possible rate adjustment the starting on the Fourth Year of the current Regulatory Period. 12. Applying the methodology embodied in the TGP Rules, Applicant LEYECO II has determined the values of the “I”, “X” and “S” and applied the same on the formula above, as follows: Tariff x (1 + Index “I” – Efficiency Factor “X”) + Performance Incentive “S”

“S”

“I”

“X”

Year 2010

0.00%

1.50% 1.50%

0.00%

Year 2011

2.07%

0.00%

1.90% 3.97%

2.07%

Year 2012

0.00%

2.10% 2.10%

0.00%

7.57%

2.07%

Net Results

Residential

UNITS

RATE DISTRIBUTION SUPPLY METERING

PhP/kWh PhP/Meter/Mo.

0.2748

Low Voltage PhP/kWh PhP/Customer /Mo

0.3748

Higher Voltage

118.55

PhP/kW PhP/Customer/ Mo.

0.4140

59.73

0.3460 5.00

54.92

8. On May 2, 2011, the Honorable Commission promulgated the Tariff Glide Path (TGP) Rules pursuant to Article VII of the RSEC-WR whereby during the regulatory period, the rate of the Electric Cooperatives (ECs) per group shall be adjusted using the following formula: Tariff x (1+ index “I”-Efficiency Factor “X” + Performance Incentive “S”) The Index “I”, shall be an escalation factor to be used in adjusting the rates to reflect the combined impact of inflation and load factor. There shall be an efficiency factor “X” to account

TGP A (Excluding “S”)

14. Applying the above values resulted in adjustments on LEYECO II’s DSM Rates, as follows: a) WITH PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE “S” CUSTOMER TYPE

Higher Voltage

PhP/kW PhP/ Customer/Mo.

0.2956

SUPPLY

0.4453

METERING

5.38

64.25

Annex “L”

64.25

18. LEYECO II has duly complied with the pre-ﬁling requirements mandated under Rule 3, Section 4 (e) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the EPIRA and as required in Section 2, Rule 6, of ERC Rules of Practice and Procedure, by furnishing copies of the Application together with its supporting annexes and accompanying documents to the Sangguniang Bayan of Palo and Babatngon, Sangguniang Panlungsod of Tacloban City and Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte. It likewise published the Application in its entirety in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, where the franchise area of Applicant LEYECO II is located. 19. In Support of the instant Application for approval of adjustment in rates pursuant to the Tariff Glide Path (TGP) Rules, Applicant herein further attaches the following documents to form as integral part hereof, to wit: Annex “M”

Certification issued by the Office of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte attesting that their office was served a copy of the Application and its annexes;

Annex “N”

Certification issued by the Office of the Sangguniang Bayan of Palo attesting that their office was served a copy of the Application and its annexes;

Annex “O”

Certification issued by the Office of the Sangguniang Bayan of Babatngon attesting that their office was served a copy of the Application and its annexes;

Annex “P”

Certification issued by the Office of the Sangguniang Panglungsod of Tacloban City attesting that their office was served a copy of the Application and its annexes;

Annex “Q”

Notarized Afﬁdavit of Publication by local newspaper publishing company;

Annex “R”

Copy of the newspaper issue where the Application as published appeared;

59.08

RATE

0.2805

Low Voltage PhP/kWh PhP/ Customer/ Mo

0.3826

PhP/Kw PhP/ Customer/ Mo.

0.4226

Proposed TGP Calculations and supporting documents using the prescribed templates: Index “I” Calculation Efﬁciency Factor “X” Calculation Performance Incentive “S” Calculation MFSR (Sections B and E) Billing Determinants Template (kWh Sales, No. of Customers, kW Demand) Sample Bills (per customer type) Regional CPI RFSC/Reinvestment Fund Utilization Consumer Complaints (Summary or Tracking form) Audited Financial Statements

17. Herein Applicant LEYECO II is praying for the Honorable Commission that it be allowed to implement either of the two alternative calculated DSM rates under TGP Rule. Higher DSM rates would certainly allow LEYECO II to sustain the level of performance it has at present for the benefit of its member consumers. It would likewise generate additional operating funds to cover the increasing LEYECO II’s Operating and Maintenance Expenses due to rising costs of materials, and increased of coverage areas due to rural electrification of 12 sitios, a far flung communities within LEYECO II’s franchise area. Increase of DSM rates would likewise lessen the impact of 2.3 MW Big load customer which will become contestable customer when open access come into place.

59.08

UNITS SUPPLY

Nature of Document

16. From the above computation of DSM rate adjustments, the resulting values where Performance Incentive ”S” was excluded gave lower DSM rate values than the other computation which included the Performance Incentive “S”. Moreover, both DSM computations using the formula under TGP Rules are higher than the initial tariffs on DSM granted by ERC based on RSEC-WR.

127.52

PhP/kWh PhP/Meter/ Mo.

Higher Voltage

Annex “H” Annex “I” Annex “J” Annex “K”

0.4032

DISTRIBUTION

Residential

Annex “E-1” Annex “E-2” Annex “E-3” Annex “F” Annex “G”

0.3722

b) EXCLUDING PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE “S” CUSTOMER TYPE

Annex “E”

RATE UNITS

Residential PhP/kWh PhP/Meter/ Mo. Low Voltage PhP/kWh PhP/ Customer/Mo

54.92

7. The Rules for the Setting the Electric Cooperatives’ Wheeling Rates (RSEC-WR)was promulgated by Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) by virtue of an authority granted under Section 43 (f) and Section 35 of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the “Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001” (EPIRA).

TGP A

Annex No.

COMPLIANCE WITH PRE-FILING REQUIREMENTS:

13. Calculations applying the foregoing formula resulted in rate adjustment on LEYECO II’s DSM rates, as follows:

DISTRIBUTION

CUSTOMER TYPE

where

15. In support of the foregoing computations, Applicant LEYECO II is submitting herewith the following documents, which are being made integral parts hereof, to wit:

METERING

0.3532 5.10

60.97

56.06

60.97

56.06

121.00

MOTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY: 20. All the foregoing allegations are repleaded by reference in support of the instant Motion for the issuance of provisional authority; 21. Taking consideration of the mandate from the government for Electric Coops to fast track the completion of 100% rural electrification, that means, Applicant LEYECO II on its part has to reach its 12 far flung unlighted sitios, to maintain satisfactory electric service to these far flung communities would definitely entail additional operating and maintenance expense budget.

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22. Moreover, LEYECO II may have considerable reduction of its sales revenue and consequently its source of operating fund due to 2.3 MW big load customer which will be out of LEYECO II’s energy supply once Open Access is implemented soon.

Other reliefs, just and equitable under the premises are likewise most respectfully prayed for.

23. More so, pending approval of the instant Application, and without a provisional authority granted, Applicant LEYECO II will have difﬁculty budgeting its existing operating and maintenance fund to sustain its level of performance at present due the foregoing concern on rural electriﬁcation, effect of open access and ever increasing cost of man-hour.

Tacloban City for Pasig City, this 6th day of May 2013.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.

24. Rule 14, Section 3 of this Honorable Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, clearly mandates the issuance of Provisional Authority pending approval of the Application, thus:

Section 3. Action on the Motion. - Motions for provisional authority or interim relief may be acted upon with or without hearing. The Commission shall act on the motion on the basis of the allegations of the application or petition and supporting documents and other evidences that applicant or petitioner has submitted and the comments or opposition filed by any interested person, if there be any. (Emphasis ours) 25. Evidently, there is a sufficient basis for the issuance of the Provisional Authority pending final approval of the instant Application, thus issuance of Provisional Authority is clearly imperative. PRAYER WHEREFORE, premises considered the Applicant LEYECO II respectfully and humbly prayed of this Honorable Commission that pending hearing and evaluation of the instant application, PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY be issued to Applicant LEYECO II, authorizing it to implement either of the two (2) alternative proposed new rates for its Distribution, Supply and Metering (DSM) Charges, starting January 2014 and up to the next regulatory reset, and that after due notice and hearing, the instant APPLICATION BE DULY APPROVED. In summary, the two (2) alternative proposed new DSM rates are as follows:

TYPE OF CUSTOMER

PARTICULARS

UNIT

ALTERNATIVE (1) RATE @ 1ST TARIFF GLIDE PATH ADJUSTMENT WITH PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE “S”

ALTERNATIVE (2) RATE @ 1ST TARIFF GLIDE PATH ADJUSTMENT EXCLUDING PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE “S”

RESIDENTIAL Supply Metering Metering

Distribution Php/kWh Php/kWh Php/meter/mo.

Php/kWh 0.4453 0.3722 5.38

0.2956 0.4226 0.3532 5.10

0.2805

LOW VOLTAGE Supply Metering

Distribution Php/cust/mo Php/meter/mo

Php/kWh 64.25 59.08

0.4032 60.97 56.06

0.3826

HIGHER VOLTAGE Metering

Distribution Supply Php/meter/mo

Php/kWh Php/cust/mo 59.08

127.52 64.25 56.06

121.00 60.97

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Ormoc City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF VISAYAS GOODWILL CREDIT CORP. (VGCC), rep. by Jasper A. Guevarra, Mortgagee, -versusSps. MAMERTA LOURDES & JAIME ZACARIAS CON-UI and HENRY JAYME, Mortgagors EJF No. R-ORM-13-00004-FC For: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLSOURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE under Act 3135 x- - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE

Upon Extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 filed by Visayas Goodwill Credit Corporation (VGCC), Ormoc City against Sps. Mamerta Lourdes & Jaime Zacarias Con-ui, Henry James & Clint Winston Jayme to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of March 4, 2013 amounts to Two Hundred Eight Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Five Pesos & 10/100 only (P208,285.10), including

interest and penalties but excluding attorney’s fees, sheriff’s fees and other charges & expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on May 29, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. at the Ofﬁce of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all the improvements located therein, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 27263 Register of Deeds of Ormoc City “A parcel of land designated as Lot 14, Block 2 of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-083738-000413-D, being a portion of Lots 5348, Ormoc cadastre; situated in the Brgy. of Salvacion (now Bagong Buhay), City of Ormoc, Island of Leyte. Bounded on the NE. along line 1-2 by Lot 13, Block 2 of this consolidation-subdivision; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 5353,Ormoc Cadastre; on the SW., along line 3-4 by Lot 5352, Ormoc Cadastre; and on the NW., along line 4-5 by Lot 15, Block 2; along lines 5-6-1 by Road Lot 2 (6.00 m. wide) all of the consolidationsubdivision. Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan, being S. 87 deg. 50’W., 202.85 m. from BLLM No. 40, Ormoc Cadastre; thence S. 58 deg. 22’E., 17.4 m. to point 2; thence S. 34 deg. 41’W., 11.76 m. to point 3; thence N. 74 deg. 18’W., 15.00 m. to point 4; thence N. 14 deg. 50’E., 10.03 to point 5; thence N. 49 deg. 59’E., 2.36 m. to point 6; thence N. 32 deg. 16’E.,

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 7 8th Judicial Region Bulwagan Ng Katarungan Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR ELOAH ERINRICH L. BACOY, ELAJAH R. ORTEGA and RUTCHEL L. ORTEGA, Petitioners SP. PROC. NO. 201303-09 For: ADOPTION x- - - - - - - - -x ORDER A verified petition for adoption of minor 4.01 m. to point of beginning; containing an area of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY ONE (231) square meters, more or less. Registered in the name of EDITHA A. JAYME married to HENRY JAYME, Rizal St, Ormoc City.” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on June 5, 2013 without further notice.

(Sgd.) ZENEN B. PURAY, JR. Sheriff IV

LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

VERIFICATION and CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING That I, MA. ROSARIO C. AVESTRUZ, of legal age, Filipino, and with principal office address at the Main Office of Leyte II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (LEYECO II), Real St., Sagkahan District, Tacloban City, after being sworn to in accordance with law, hereby depose and say: 1. That I am the incumbent OIC-General Manager of the application LEYECO II in the above-captioned case who is duly authorized to represent the Petitioner and file this Application by virtue of LEYECO II Board Resolution No. 323-12-2012 and Board Resolution No. 110-032013, hereto attached as Annex “A” & “C”, respectively. 2. I have caused the preparation and filing of this Application. I have read the foregoing Application and I attest that the allegations therein are true and correct according to my own personal knowledge, information and belief, and the same is based on authentic records in my possession. 3. That I have not commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issue and nor is any pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any other tribunal or agency and should I learn thereafter that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pending before the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or any other agency or tribunal, I undertake to promptly inform this Honorable Commission within five (5) days there from. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have affixed my signature this 6th day of May 2013 at Tacloban City. MA. ROSARIO C. AVESTRUZ Affiant/OIC-LEYECO II SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, a Notary Public for the Province of Leyte, this 6th day of May 2013, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines.

Doc. No. 359 Page No. 72 Book No. V Series of 2013

ELOAH ERINRICH L. BACOY, having been filed by Spouses Elajah R. Ortega and Rutchel L. Ortega, thru Atty. Jovito C. Abarquez, praying that after due notice and hearing, judgment be rendered adjudging that Eloah Erinrich L. Bacoy, be freed from all and legal obligations of obedience and maintenance with respect to his natural parents, and that they be declared in all legal intents and purposes the child of the herein petitioners, and to issue a new Certificate of Live Birth stating herein the name of petitioners as the adopting parent. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course. WHEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the above-entitled case is set for hearing on July 30, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before this Court sitting at the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Tacloban City. Any interested person may appear on said time and date, then and there file his/her opposition thereto and to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Further, let this copy of this order be published in Leyte Samar Daily

Express a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte and in the City of Tacloban once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner. Let copies of the petition and annexes be furnished the Office of the Solicitor General, the DSWD Region VIII, Tacloban City who is hereby directed to prepare and submit child and home study report, and the Social Worker of this court, Norie Villero to conduct, counseling sessions with the biological parents on the matter of adoption fo the adoptee and to submit said report before the date of hearing. Furnish copies of this Order to the petitioners and their counsel, the Solicitor General, the Regional Director, DSWD, Region VIII, Tacloban City and to Ms. Norie Villero, Office of the Clerk of Court, RTC, Tacloban City. SO ORDERED. GIVEN this 25th day of March 2013 at Bulwagan Ng Katarungan, Tacloban City. (Sgd.) CRISOLOGO S. BITAS Presiding Judge LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE NOTICE is hereby given that Jesus F. Doyon executed an affidavit of Deed of Absolute Sale of a motor vehicle including its Franchise, described as: C.R.: 11994392-4; Denomination: Truck Bus; Make: Nissan; Body Type: Bus; Engine No.: FE6-064202B; Chassis No.: RB80G-00168; Plate No.: HVB918; Model: 2000; in favor of Isagani L. Doyon as vendee for the above-described motor vehicle; per Doc. No. 503, Page No. 101; Book No. XXXVIII; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Adelito M. Solibaga, Jr. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE NOTICE is hereby given that Jesus Doyon executed a Deed of Absolute Sale of a motor vehicle including its CPC Franchise under LTFRB Case No. VIII-2002-0118 described as: C.R.: 238724894; Denomination: Tourist Bus; Make: Nissan; Body Type: Bus; Engine No.: FE6-1050-798; Chassis No.: JM210GTN-00030; Plate No.: HVN 629; Model No.: 1994; in favor of Sps. Isagani Doyon and Erlita V. Doyon as vendees for the above-described motor vehicle; per Doc. No. 278; Page No. 56; Book No. XXXVII, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Adelito M. Solibaga, Jr. LSDE: LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE NOTICE is hereby given that Jesus Doyon, executed a Deed of Absolute Sale including its CPC Franchise in favor of Sps. Isagani L. Doyon and Erlita V. Doyon as vendees for a motor vehicle described as: C.R.: 2833054-0; Denomination: N.A.; Make: Nissan; Body Type: Bus; Engine No.: FE6-062761B; Chassis No.: RB 80GT-00138; Plate No.: HVN: 630; Model: 1994; per Doc. No. 279; Page No. 56, Book No. XXXVII, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Adelito M. Solibaga, Jr. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Generoso E. Paa extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated at Brgy. Bunga, Cabucgayan, Biliran, covering A.R.P. No. 01444 R10, with an area of 230 square meters, assessed at P4,600.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Rolando and Gemma Relosa as vendee for a portion of 150 squre meters from the above-described property; per Doc. No. 97, Page No. 72, Book No. VII, Series of 2003 of Notary Public Atty. Arleen Vic B. Ochondra. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that Jesus Doyon, Sr. executed an affidavit of Deed of Absolute Sale in favor of Isagani L. Doyon as vendee for a motor vehicle including its Franchise covered by CPC No. 11993754-3 described as: C.R.: 119937543; Denomination: Tourist Bus; Make No.: Nissan; Body Type: Bus; Engine No.: FE6-063376B; Chassis No.: RB80GT-00155; Plate No.: HVM409; Model: 1989; per Doc. No. 401, Page No. 81, Book No. XXXVIII; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Adelito M. Solibaga, Jr. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

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campaign of especially the poor candidates (whose only real intention is to serve the public and not to make money while holding an elective position). But QN has been informed that while there was no act of vote-buying in some barrios which previous military reports confirmed to be either “influenced” or “infested” by the NPA, some who identified themselves as belonging to the NPA made these demand and claim: don’t proceed with your campaign unless you pay first the permit to campaign, and pay higher to win as the NPA will do it for you. So, NO VOTEBUYING but only PERMIT TO CAMPAIGN, and PAY TO WIN, are these the rules? If so, there is no sense in the warning. That is extortion under the legal criminal law. At least three names of candidates for sangguniang bayan had been named as already through delivering their payments. A candidate for congressman had also been named, except that the extortion agent said that that candidate will surely win because the NPA is backing him up as he is one of their recognized leaders (well, actually, QN had been shown a video wherein this particular candidate was one long evening talking to rebels in a plenum a few years ago). If such extortion acts are prohibited by the

NDF and the NPA itself, then these twin rebel groups should prove to the people about their good intentions for clean, honest and fair elections by forthwith punishing those violating such intentions. It is not clean, honest and fair where the NPA stops candidates from campaigning or distributing or displaying posters and the like, where the NPA demands and accepts PTC or PTW cash, where the NPA campaigns for certain personalities, where the NPA scares campaigners (candidates and their staff or companions) – by the way, scaring is terrorizing! – and where the NPA assures the victory of their choice candidates. All these acts are evil and not makatawo. They destroy democracy itself. They kill freedom. Come on. But the NDF’s warning does make sense. ‘“The election candidates must comply with the guidelines of the people’s democratic government, especially the prohibition of vote-buying and coercion,” said Fr. Santiago Salas, NDFEV spokesperson. ‘“While the reactionary ruling system pretends to undergo clean and honest elections, the reality is that traditional politics have always meant the use of money and armed minions to buy and coerce votes. Thus, the revolutionary movement asserts to the traditional politicians that such condescencion towards the people will not be tolerated.” ‘The NDF-EV spokesper-

son noted that previous studies have shown the reactionary elections as elitist and rotten to the core.’ In an earlier other development, senator Chiz Escudero had said that the blame for widespread oil smuggling in the country that costs the government P30 billion in lost revenues every year should fall squarely on the shoulders of the Bureau of Customs (BoC), underlining the need to overhaul the agency. “The Lateral Attrition Law mandates penalties on government personnel who fail to perform their duties. The unabated smuggling of oil products and other commodities indicates a massive failure of the BoC requiring top to bottom changes to be effected within the agency,” Escudero said. Escudero said the only possible answer to the questions on the resilience of smuggling syndicates is that smuggling is mostly done in collusion with some Customs insiders. *** Some text messages could carry damaging effects if believed, but only on the believer. This one is an example, from a sender identified only by the celfon number used (09322343790) : “Its Confirmed... Sen. L... & T... are Co-Authors of a Senate Bill that will Reduce Pension Benifits of AFP,PNP, BJNP, BFP & Teachers. Vacation No Work No Pay.. Sen. D... is Mastermind w/R... and E... are supporters of Said Senate Bill. Pls pass 2 Teachers & Pen-

sioners..how SAD!” Another, thru +639055875481, sent to a Globe number at 09:05 PM last 04/29/2013, sounds too good to be true but spamlike: “Congratulations! Last ‘04/28/2013. U’r cell# had Won!P850,000.00+ SONY LAPTOP, from :/PCCNScompany.per DTI#3483S’13, Pls’ Call me now!” The sender behind the cell number identified himself thus: “I’m Atty;MANUEL G. LOPEZ”. Are messages like these enough to lure to action the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)? In the first example, it is unlikely that the senatorial candidates named in the text message will react. Generally, the best rule to observe when faced with pranks or spams like these two examples is to IGNORE THEM and, don’t react, don’t respond. I’d like to think that my fellow broadcasters Marvin Modelo and Fred Jaca (both of DyBR and PRTV12) find text messages like these two to be “bad copy”. *** PREMYO SA RESIBO REMINDERS: Today, holders of official receipts of purchased goods or services have a last chance to join the Vice Ganda patron concert tickets raffle or to become one of tomorrow’s 10 winners (last 10 of the 100 targetted for this summer) of P5,000 PSR cash prizes. Entries sent now also entitle senders to participate in the one million peso draw.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City

If NDF...

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LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2007-0226

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2003-1723

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2010-0277

Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a UV EXPRESS service w/ Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name, REDEN TOURS

Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a FILCAB service w/ Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name.

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0293 Ref. No. VIII-2003-1089

Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a FILCAB service w/ Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name.

REDENTOR AFANTE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPERATE A UV EXPRESS SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-SOGOD & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, REDEN TOURS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 22, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 8th day of May 2013.

BERNARDITA G. CHAVEZ Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: BAYBAY-VISCA & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, TOBEB’S TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 23, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 7th day of May 2013.

Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC operate a PUJservice w/ Extension of Validity w/ prayer to adopt trade name.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

NECIA NEDRUDA Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: BARUGO-CAPOOCAN VIA CARIGARA & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, NERIEL TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 23, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 7th day of May 2013.

MARISSA SAMSON-VENDOR LIBERATO V. VILLAMOR-VENDEE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-SAN JOSE-AIRPORT & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR SALE AND TRANSFER HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDOR MARISSA SAMSON IN FAVOR OF LIBERATO V. VILLAMOR HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDEE OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF ROUTE AND UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, L.V. VILLAMOR TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 23, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 7th day of May 2013.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION WITH SALE OF A PORTION

NOTICE is hereby given that Apolinario B. Esoy married to Salvacion M. Esoy, heir of Sps. Hilario Esoy and Leovigilda Bantula Esoy, executed an affidavit of Self Adjudication over a parcel of land, Lot 2475, Case 14, Cad. 863, situated at Capahu-an, Tabon-tabon, Leyte, containing an area of 9,524 square meters, more or less and covered by O.C.T. No. P-53104. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Magdalena Del Agua, as vendee for a portion of 4,762 square meters from the above-described property; per Doc. No. 07, Page No. 01, Book No. III, Series of 2012 of Atty. Ronelito O. Ticoy. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Diosdado V. Obispo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, designated as Lot 121 Cad 555 D, covered by AP-08-000928 situated in Brgy. Sto. Rosario, Naval, Biliran covered by Tax Dec. No. 00440, containing an area of 582 square meters, more or less and hereby waive, transfer and convey the above-described property in favor of co-heirs/children; per Doc. No. 4168, Page No. 203, Book No. IV, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Mario L. R. Opeña. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

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mance incentive while it would amount P1.05 without a performance incentive. Accordingly, the management of Leyeco II followed all the regulations as mandated under the EPIRA Law (Republic Act 9136) like providing the necessary papers to the municipal councils of Palo and Babatngon and to the city council of Tacloban. (joey a. gabieta may 8,2013) The Leyeco II operates within the towns of Babatngon, Palo and the city of Tacloban. The increase for rate adjustment for Leyeco II is imperative as it would face difficulties budgeting its existing operating and maintenance fund to “sustain its level of performance at present due to the foregoing concern on rural electrification, effect of open access and ever increasing cost of man-hour.” (JOEY A. GABIETA)

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE INCLUDING ITS FRANCHISE NOTICE is hereby given that Jesus F. Doyon, Sr./LBOA Transport Services of Brgy. Cabulihan, Ormoc City, executed a Deed of Absolute Sale of a one (1) unit Toyota HiAce Commuter Van and including its franchise route of CPC described as: Make: Toyota; Type: Commuter Van; Motor No.: 2KD6611021; Serial/Chassis No.: JTF JSO-2P700026126; Plate No.: HVT 566; Case No.: VIII-2011-0604; Model: 2011 in favor of Romeo O. Fermano as vende; per Doc. no. 969, Page No. 94, Book No. XXI, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Aleah Rafel G. Bata-an-Tolibas. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Anunciation Mantua extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No. 675, situated in Baybay City, containing an area of 1,804 square meters, more or less, under Tax Dec. No. 11860-R7 assessed value of P18,500.00; per Doc. No. 224, Page No. 45, Book No. 45, Series of 2004 of Notary Public Atty. Generoso Casimpan LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Jose G. Tiu Sonco extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated at L. Amboy St., Barangay A, Borongan City, covered by Tax Dec./ARP No. 08-001-00034, Survey No.: 447PRT C, Lot No. 035, with an area of 806 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Kingdom Halls For Jehovah’s Witnesses in the Philippines, Inc. represented by Junie J. Mira as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 008, Page No. 003, Book No. VII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Gladdys Gerial Atienza. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Placido Menoro and Hipolito Peñaranda Menoro extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land Lot No. 1850, Pls-1067-D, containing an area of 111,691 square meters, more or less located at Brgy. Cabac, Daram, Samar, covered under Tax Dec./ARP No. 05-015-00095, PIN No. 035-05-015-02-010, market value of P83,190.00; market value of P33,280.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Reynaldo Menoro Papauran, 50,000 square meters; Rowena B. Papauran, 30,845 square meters; Reymark B. Papaura, 30,845.50 square meters as vendees; per Doc. No. 375, Page No. 76, Book No. 178, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Medino L. Acuba. LSDE: May 2, 9 & 16, 2013

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ernos, Elvie Casal, Idelbrando Brando Bernadas from page 1 and businessmen Noel torcade around Taclo- and Boom Malate. ban’s major streets. Senator Ferdinand Thousands of sup- “Bongbong” Marcos, a porters from Tacloban’s stalwart of the NP, said 138 barangays came to that the party is throwing show their full support its “all out support” on of the I Love Tacloban- the reelectionist bid of his Team Romualdez slate cousin, Mayor Romualinclude reelectionists dez who is seeking for his Jerick Dane Granados, third and last term. For Willy Domingo, Edwin his part, reelectionist Sen. and Frederick Chua; Allan Peter Cayetano said media man Fred Pad- that while he is a friend of

Romualdez’s opponent in this year’s elections, he is giving his total support on the reelection bid of the mayor. “Mayor Romualdez can assure my total support on his reelection bid,” he said adding that it is clear that Tacloban’s current good economic condition could be attributed to the leadership of the incumbent mayor. The city mayor led for the conversion of

Tacloban into a highly urbanized city in 2008 which hasten its economic boom with several investors of the country, including the so-called blue-chip companies. coming in which, in turn, helped generate employment not only among the people of the city but even those coming from other parts of the region. For his part, Mayor Romualdez expressed his gratitude for the support extended to him by his party-mates underscoring the fact that those running for senators are in coalition with the Liberal Party, the ruling party of the country headed by President Aquino. The city mayor said that he is committed to give his suppor to the Team PNOY, an act which was appreciated by Sen. Cayetano. He said that partisan politics should be set aside in the name of public service and Top ofﬁcials of the Nacionalista Party lead by its president, Sen. Manny to uplift the economic Villar(left) assured their total support to the reelection bid of Mayor Alfred condition of the FiliRomualdez(center). Also in picture are Sen. Allan Peter Cayetano, Sen. pino people. Bongbong Marcos and Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez. TOTEX ARCUENO

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from page 3 banon are aware that I performed well on my term as a councilor, (2.) I have a good track record, (3.) I am a good leader, (4.) they wanted to try my leadership ability, and lastly (5.) they saw that Antoni has not done his responsibilities and obligations well for two consecutive terms,” he said. Yaokasin, who is on his last term as a councilor, said that he is running for vice mayor to help the poor, particularly the poor sector of Tacloban. “I ran as an independent for I do not want that somebody would dictate on my leadership. I am free to give

my stand for no one controls me. Of course my stand would be for the benefit of the people and not for personal interest only,” he said. Yaokasin added that with the remaining days before the elections on Monday, his camp works hard until the last day. “I would continue to let the Taclobanon know of my platforms. I would refrain from attacking other people’s personal lives in my campaign,” he said. Moreover, Yaokasin encourages the voters of Tacloban to vote wisely and choose those who have the passion to serve them. (REY GERILLA GRADO)

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VSU prexy, other DOST officials in Mexico, USA for gov’t mission Dr. Jose Bacusmo, VSU president, together with some key officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) headed by Secretary Mario Montejo, visited Mexico on April 9-14, 2013. The mission visit was part of the project titled, “Reinvigorating the coconut industry through in vitro culture (somatic embryogenesis) and strengthening agricultural biotechnology laboratories using advanced and cost-cutting methods and products” which will be implemented by the Visayas State University. The other members of the group included: Dr. Amelia Guevarra, Undersecretary for research and development; Dr. Patricio Faylon, executive director of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD); Dr. Ponciano Batugal, S&T consultant and chair of PCAARRD’s Coconut and Oil Palm Cluster; Dr. Leah Buendia, director of PCAARRD’s Policy Coordination and Monitoring Division; and Dr. Reynaldo Ebora, director and Philippine Coordinator of the Program for Biosafety Systems (PBS), National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH) in UPLB. The Philippine delegation was warmly welcomed by Ambassador George Reyes and Consul Jason Anasarias of the Philippine Embassy in Mexico. The visit in Mexico aimed to explore collaborative activities particularly with the Centro de Investigacion Cientifica de Yucatan (CICY) and the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT), and to negotiate for access of CICY’s protocol for in vitro culture of coconut using somatic embryogenesis technology. According to Dr. Bacusmo, the group had a

meeting with the officials of CICY wherein its general director, Dr. Inocencio Higuera Ciapara, gave an overview of CICY and what are their present research thrusts. In response, Dr. Reynaldo Ebora made a presentation on what the Philippine government has been doing as regards biotech researches and developed technologies. On the other hand, Dr. Carlos Oropeza Salin presented the CICY’s coconut researches and technologies and vividly discussed the somatic embryogenesis technology in mass propagating coconuts. The meeting also paved the way to discussing possible collaboration and arrangement on transfer of the somatic embryogenesis technology between CICY and Philippine R&D. Dr. Bacusmo also said that “Technology transfer agreements such as training + royalty payment and technology trade-off were discussed.” The group also visited some laboratories including the tissue culture laboratory and net house where Dr. Salin conducts the somatic embryogenesis. Moreover, the group had a meeting with Dr. Felipe Sanchez Teyer, CONACYT Director General, together with his Deputy Director Luis Mier y Teran Casanueva, and discussed further the possible arrangements for accessing technologies from both countries. Dr. Bacusmo explained that Mexico’s CONACYT is the counterpart of Philippines’ DOST in which it offers 2,000 scholarships each year available to Filipinos. Its research institutes are degree-granting (MS and PhD) to individuals for research devoting 30% of their time for lecture and 70% for research. He further said that the research institutes are working closely with their country’s universities and with the SEP (Mexico’s Department of Public Education). SEP conducts periodic quality

evaluation among those degree-granting research institutes. The group was also shown to the Science Park, the country’s ambitious dream of establishing such kind of a park through the CONACYT, as part of their educational reform (convergence) to push science and technology in Yucatan Peninsula. The Science Park, with a budget of 2-billion US dollars, shall serve as a place where parts/ units of some universities and degree-granting research institutes situate and work using common research facilities. On the other hand, Dr. Bacusmo proceeded to the United States of America on April 1520, 2013 to study governance of state universities in the state of Ohio, and to review cooperation agreement between VSU and Wilmington College (WC). The VSU president met with the WC President, Dr. James Reynolds, and discussed on governance of state universities and community colleges. He was also toured by Dr. Monte Anderson to the WC’s agriculture facilities and farms. Likewise, Dr. Alfred Conklin, VSU visiting professor who frequently visits the University, spared his time in guiding the VSU president to other facilities of the college. WC in Wilmington, Ohio has a cooperation agreement with VSU involving student and faculty exchange for a number of years. The VSU president never missed visiting the Ohio State University (OSU) where he was received by Dr. Patrick Woodward, OSU Undergraduate Program Coordinator for Chemistry Department. Dr. Bacusmo had a chance talking with Dr. Woodward how they delivered courses to more than 10,000 to 12,000 students enrolled in Chemistry subjects each semester. The VSU president was toured to the big classrooms and labora-

Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo (leftmost), together with other Philippine delegates, during the meeting with the director and deputy director of CONACYT regarding access of somatic embryogenesis technology and possible trade off of technologies between Mexico and Philippines.

LP bets disappointed over opponents’ TACLOBAN CITY – They were disappointed. This was according to members of the Liberal Party after their strongest opponents this coming elections failed to show up in the activity organized at the St. Mary College of Catbalogan for candidates in the provincial positions, reason why the forum was cancelled by the organizers. Gubernatorial candidate Rosa Jessica Uy-Delgado who led the LP team, said that their team is not hiding anything which is why they decided to attend the forum. She was with her running mate Winifredo “Didi” Estorninos and Board Member Eunice Babalcon who is running for second district congressional seat. Uy-Delgado is running against incumbent Samar Governor Sharee Ann

Tan who is seeking for re-election; Estorninos is up against Stephen James Tan, also seeking for re-election and the younger brother of the governor while Babalcon is seeking to replace Milagrosa Tan, the mother of the two, in the congressional seat. The candidates’ forum organized by Social Action Center (SAC) of the Diocese of Calbayog, PNP, Comelec and some media organizations, was scheduled last Saturday in the city of Catbalogan. Uy-Delgado, who is a neophyte in the political arena, said she was excited when she was personally invited by one of the organizers, Rommel Rutor, president of the Samar Island Press Club Incorporated, as it was her chance to tell to the people of Samar the plan for development she would want to implement if ever she wins. “But I felt bad because despite the prepa-

tory facilities for instruction of OSU. He also learned that all lecture classes are being handled by lecturers with PhD degrees in Chemistry while laboratories and recitation classes (small break ups from large classes) are handled by teaching assistants.

While in Mexico and USA, Dr. Bacusmo took chance in visiting other places such as the Mayan Ruins in Uxmal, Virgin de Guadalupe Cathedral, and Mexico City Museum of Anthropology (Aztec Culture). (Jesus Freddy M. Baldos/PR)

ration we did for this forum my opponent failed to come,” UyDelgado said. “We take this forum seriously because for us this is a great opportunity to present our master plan of governance for the province of Samar, which I personally drafted,” UyDelgado said. Fr. Cesar Aculan of the Social Action Center of the Diocese of Calbayog after announcing the cancellation of the event said that he was also disappointed as the other party had missed their chance to present themselves the public. “They missed the opportunity for them to present their platforms of government on good governance, peace and order, environment and issues that are affecting the province,” said Fr Aculan. He added that with what had happened, it will give an idea to the people of Samar who among those who are running this elections has the capability to serve the people by facing problems and challenges that may arise during their term. (ROEL AMAZONA)

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M Lhuillier conducts medical mission

The Tulay ng Pilipino conducts a Medical Mission in Luis Hervias National High School of Negros Occidental. The project was made successful last April 13, 2013, through coordination with the Bing Health representatives and officers from the participating school. Needed medical services were made available for almost a hundred beneficiaries residing within the area. Such as ECG, urinalysis, FBS and blood pressure taking. Volunteer doctors came to provide check-ups, free consul-

tations and prescriptions to aid the speedy recovery of existing minor illnesses and attend to the overall health issues of patients. Over the counter drugs and vitamins were given to all locals especially kids who graced the event. M Lhuillier Philippines also gave out t-shirts, towels and other useful items to all the attendees. A symposium on “Good Parenting” was also conducted. While health is a major concern among parents, it is of equal importance that they should be equipped with the knowledge and

skills on how to care and guide their children for them to grow up as responsible and concerned individuals. For many years M Lhuillier Philippines has taken an active role in shaping the communities’ it serve. They have structured a unique corporate social responsibility system called the Organizational Productivity Enhancement Committee (OPEC) that is strategically diploid in all the regions of the Philippines. Through this, they are able to pin point and band-aid specific societal

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DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION/SETTLEMENT

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0294 2008-0170 Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC operate a FILCAB service w/ Prayer to Adopt Trade Name with Extension of Validity. ALFRECIA HOLOPIREK-VENDOR BERNABE CABATINGAN-VENDEE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-MARASBARAS-NIA & VICE VESA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR SALE AND TRANSFER HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDOR ALFRECIA HOLOPIREK IN FAVOR OF BERNABE CABATINGAN HEREIN

REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDEE OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF ROUTE AND UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, BJ TRANS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 23, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 7th day of May 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Adela Factor Lorenzo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcels of land described as: Parcel 1, located at Brgy. Bato, Borongan City, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-015-00745, Cad. Lot No. 3304, containing an area of 5,955 square meters, covered by O.C.T. No. 8876; Parcel 2, located in Brgy. Bato, Borongan City covered by Tax Declaration No. 08-015-00285, Cad. Lot No. 3433, containing an area of 1,186 square meters; Parcel 3, located in Brgy. Bato, Borongan City, covered by Tax Declaration No. 08-015-00312, Cad Lot No. 3429, containing an area of 566 square meters; Parcel 4, located in Brgy. Bato, Borongan City, covered by Tax Declaration No. 08-015-00412, Cad Lot No. 3232, containing an area of 662 square meters; Parcel 5, located in So. Cadit-an, Brgy. Can-abong, Borongan City, covered by Tax Declaration No. 08-025-00057, Cad. Lot No. 4224, containing an area of 799 square meters; Parcel 6, located in So. Cadit-an, Brgy. Can-abong, Borongan City, covered by Tax Declaration No. 08-025-00068, Cad. Lot No. 4369, containing an area of 2,097 square meters; Parcel 7, located in So. Cadit-an, Brgy. Canabong, Borongan City, covered by Tax Declaration No. 08-025-00066, Cad. Lot No. 4229, containing an area of 1,597 square meters; Parcel 8, located in Brgy. Calingatngan, Borongan City, covered by Tax Declaration No. 080222-00065, Cad. Lot No. 15998, containing an area of 4,017 square meters; Parcel 9, located in Brgy. Alangalang, Borongan City, covered by Tax Declaration No. 08-010-00376, Cad. Lot No. 9068, containing an area of 6,911 square meters, per Doc. No. 158, Page No. 33, Book No. 11, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Pablito M. Go. LSDE: May 9, 16 & 23, 2013

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Perjury case filed vs. Manix Marta

TACLOBAN CITY – City mayoralty candidate, An Waray Rep. Florencio “Bem” Noel, formally filed a criminal case of perjury Tuesday with the City Prosecutor’s Office against local radio anchorman Manuel “Manix” Marta. The case of perjury under Article 183 of the Revised Penal Code was filed by Noel in response to a complaint filed by Marta with the office of the Commission on Elections, which the mayoralty candidate said are all subscribed and sworn “untruthful statements”. It can be recalled that Marta filed a complaint with the Comelec on April 29 following an April 27 incident at the local DyBR radio station where he alleged that Noel together with armed bodyguards harassed him, including grabbing the microphone, just as he was about to wind up his program.

However, Noel, in his complaint affidavit filed before the City Prosecutor’s Office, contended that all statements made by Marta in his complaint before the Comelec are malicious and false allegations directly made to destroy his reputation as a mayoralty candidate. Noel stated in his affidavit, that he has kept his cool and maintained a policy of “maximum tolerance” amid the accusations hurled against him following April 27. “Against the advice of some friends that I file a libel suit against Mr. Marta, I opted to answer his vicious and malicious statements in neutral radio stations and consoled myself with the thought that, after all, the issue against me is inherently incredible,” Noel further stated in his affidavit. However, it was when Marta executed an affidavit and filed at the city Comelec office that Noel decided

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An Waray Rep. Florencio “Bem” Noel, shown at right in above photo with Presidential sister and TV host Kris Aquino who endorsed Noel’s candidacy as mayor of Tacloban City during a recent political rally in Tacloban City, has ﬁled a perjury case against radioman Manuel “Manix” Marta before the City Prosecutor’s Ofﬁce. to file charges of perjury against the anchorman. “It’s time we straighten out the real facts and the real truth of what happened for the public to know. We cannot allow him to go on and spread more lies,” Noel said in an interview. Together with the complaint filed by Noel before

the City Prosecutor’s Office were affidavits executed by Liberty Jane Sumayod, Raissa Villasin and Neil Glova, all councilors running under the Bem Noel (BN) slate. Both Sumayod and Villasin were named in Marta’s complaint to have ac-

companied Noel inside the DyBR station. Sumayod, Villasin and Glova’s affidavits supported the statements made by mayoralty candidate Noel that there was no harassment that occurred. (AHLETTE C. REYES)

Leyte’s inflation rate declines to 4.2 percent in March 2013

Year-on-year rate of price change in Leyte was posted at 4.2 percent in March 2013 denoting a slight decline of 0.5 percentage point compared to the 4.7 percent yearon-year rate of price change in February 2013. The major commodity group that recorded the biggest drop on its inflation rate was housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels with 3.2 percentage points mainly due to the 8.0 percentage points decline on the

inflation rate of electricity, gas and other fuels. Moreover, inflation rate of transport went down by 0.2 percentage point. Purchasing power of the peso (PPP) in Leyte was sustained at 71 centavos from February to March 2013. For more inquiries, please call telephone number 321-8392 or visit our office at Leyte SR Bldg., Artemio Mate Extension, Brgy. Abucay, Tacloban City. (BERNADETTE R. MONTANA)

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