Monday May 26, 2025

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Fallen soldiers to be honored today at several ceremonies

By THE STAR STAFF

As a powerful statement of respect, gratitude and remembrance, Veterans’ Advocate Agustín Montañez Allman is calling upon all citizens to honor, on Memorial Day, the ultimate sacrifice made by those who answered the call of duty to defend freedoms around the globe.

Today, the Bayamón National Cemetery will host its traditional ceremony at 9 a.m. In the afternoon, the official government event will take place in Aguadilla at 2 p.m., with Gov. Jenniffer González Colón attending. The Atlantic Garden Veterans Cemetery, associated with the Veterans’ Advocate’s Office, will serve as the site for the tribute.

Meanwhile, numerous municipalities will conduct tribute events to honor fallen military personnel in a demonstration of the deep gratitude held by island communities for those who took the oath to serve, regardless of the risks.

and heroism of the Borinqueneers of the 65th Infantry, one of the most distinguished military units in American history, which served valiantly during World War II and incredibly in the Korean War.

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“Puerto Rican combatants have consistently proven their commitment to their oath of service with unparalleled honor and dignity,” said Montañez Allman, who is a decorated veteran for his role in the liberation of Kuwait. “They embody discipline and heroism, and above all, exhibit humility and the strength needed to confront the challenges of combat.”

In addition, Montañez Allman posthumously recognized Puerto Rican soldiers awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by the U.S. president. The honorees include Fernando L. García, Juan E. Negrón, Demensio Rivera, Miguel A. Vera, Carlos James Lozada, Humbert Roque Versace Ríos, Félix M. Conde-Falcón, Eurípides Rubio and Héctor Santiago-Colón, each of whom made the supreme sacrifice on the battlefield to save their fellow soldiers.

The veterans’ advocate also emphasized the courage

Initially intended to honor Union soldiers who died in the Civil War, Memorial Day has evolved to recognize the sacrifices of soldiers from all wars and military actions. Originally called “Decoration Day,” it was first commemorated at Arlington National Cemetery in May 1868, just three years after the Civil War concluded.

Some 230,000 Puerto Ricans have served in armed conflicts as members of the United States Army during events such as World War I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and conflicts in Libya, Lebanon, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Somalia and Afghanistan. Over a thousand of those brave individuals were killed in action, 5,170 were wounded, and some 8,500 are disabled. Among the 10,000 Puerto Ricans who participated in the Gulf War, nearly a thousand were women, showcasing the significant contributions of all members of the community.

would create ‘State Medical Guard’

By THE STAR STAFF

District 13 (Manatí, Florida, Barceloneta and Arecibo)

Rep. Jerry Nieves Rosario, who chairs the Northern Region Committee in the House, filed House Bill 649 over the weekend, which seeks to amend the “Military Code of Puerto Rico” in order to establish the “State Medical Guard,” which would be attached to the Puerto Rico National Guard.

“This will be the military force organized to attend and respond to any emergency: natural disasters, epidemics or other situations related to public health issues [under the jurisdiction of] the Government of Puerto Rico,” the lawmaker said.

“After the great scourge of hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, a large part of our population lacked drinking water

and hygiene, dangerously increasing the probability of the spread of various diseases, which could well have triggered outbreaks or epidemics,” Nieves Rosario said.

The news media in Puerto Rico reported cases of scabies, conjunctivitis and gastroenteritis, among many others, which further complicated the outlook in some of the shelters that were operating after Hurricane Maria, he noted.

By the end of October 2017, at least 76 suspected or confirmed cases of leptospirosis (named for a bacteria found in the urine of rodents and other animals) had already been reported. Two deaths involved leptospirosis and were confirmed through laboratory tests.

“It tends to spread after floods, through drinking water or open wound infections, according to the World Health Organization,” the legislator said.

Veterans’ Advocate Agustín Montañez Allman

Experts provide guarded outlook on island economy

By THE STAR STAFF

At a recent economic symposium organized by the Financial Oversight and Management Board, Gustavo Rojas Matute, assistant director at Moody’s Analytics, provided a cautious outlook for Puerto Rico’s economy.

While the current economic state remains stable, a significant slowdown is anticipated in the near future. In his presentation, Rojas projected that real gross domestic product growth for fiscal year (FY) 2025 would decline sharply, dropping from 2.1% in FY 2024 to just 0.4% year-over-year. The slowdown is expected to persist, with growth forecasts ranging between 0.1% and 0.5% through FY 2030.

Rojas attributed the slowdown to the diminishing momentum from the initial fiscal injection of federal spending. As the effects of this stimulus wear off, economic growth is likely to stagnate. Puerto Rico’s economy is mainly driven by the construction, transportation, and leisure sectors, with tourism playing a significant role within the leisure sector. Despite the challenges, the unemployment rate is expected to remain relatively stable, averaging around 6% through FY 2030 -- a notable improvement from the 8-9% average seen in the previous decade.

Moody’s Analytics projects that federal funding for disaster relief, COVID-19 aid, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Puerto Rico will total $8.7 billion in FY 2026, with a cumulative disbursement of $44.3 billion over the FY 2026-FY 2035 period. However, Rojas cautioned that those projections depend on continued federal support; if this assistance decreases, Moody’s may need to revise its forecasts downward.

Joelle Scally, an economic policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, expressed optimism about Puerto Rico’s economic growth and population stabilization.

Scally highlighted several indicators of economic recovery, including the private sector reaching historically high

levels, a decrease in foreclosures, an increase in residential property values, and a stabilization in population numbers attributed to strong economic conditions.

Data presented by Scally revealed that Puerto Rico’s economy has experienced gradual decline since 2005, experiencing further challenges following Hurricane Maria, the 2020 earthquakes, and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, recent years have shown signs of stabilization, as indicated by the island’s population figures, which have remained around 3.1 million after a post-2017 dip.

While acknowledging the potential impact of the positive economic indicators, Scally also emphasized the importance of continued growth and support to ensure long-term stability for Puerto Rico’s economy and population.

Sergio M. Marxuach of the Center for a New Economy expressed concerns regarding Puerto Rico’s fiscal stability as the island faces deep cuts in federal funding. With a proposed budget of $32.6 billion for fiscal year 2026, the island may see significant funding losses due to President Donald Trump’s executive orders and Department of Government Efficiency actions.

Marxuach noted that Puerto Rico has already lost some $800 million in federal funding, with $512 million of that amount specifically allocated for energy resilience projects. Potential future cuts may further impact essential programs such as climate initiatives, green energy projects, and unspent COVID-19 funds. Additional consequences could include public employee dismissals, contract cancellations, and grant terminations for non-governmental organizations and academic institutions.

Another potential concern lies in the U.S. government’s reconciliation bills process, which could lead to cuts in Medicaid and nutritional assistance program funding. Although this threat is not imminent for Puerto Rico, Marxuach warned that it could be applied to the commonwealth in the future.

The uncertainty surrounding Puerto Rico’s federal fund-

ing underscores the precarious nature of the island’s fiscal situation and highlights the need for sustainable solutions that prioritize long-term economic stability and growth, the experts said.

Economist José Joaquín Villamil focused on high housing costs and the island’s fragile financial status. With 46% of the government’s budget stemming from federal funding, Villamil emphasized the potential ramifications of anticipated federal cuts and the island’s reliance on the United States for 60% of its imports.

The impact of tariffs on major importers, such as Mexico and Canada, is expected to exacerbate inflation concerns for Puerto Rico. Villamil also questioned the effectiveness of Law 60’s incentive program, which has primarily benefited individuals who have created a maximum of five jobs, falling short of the intended economic boost.

Villamil predicted slow economic growth, with persistent migration challenges and housing inaccessibility issues continuing to hinder progress. While opportunities exist, the island’s financial weaknesses must be addressed, along with improving its physical and social infrastructure, he said.

PREPA bondholders lose bid to end briefing in $3.7 billion administrative claim

By THE STAR STAFF

In the ongoing legal battle surrounding the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) bankruptcy case, bondholders have encountered resistance in their pursuit of a $3.7 billion administrative expense claim.

The claim arises from PREPA’s alleged failure to pay bondholders net revenues since the bankruptcy proceedings began in 2017. The Financial Oversight and Management argued that the money was spent maintaining PREPA’s electrical system, and therefore wasn’t net revenue.

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain, who is overseeing the Title III bankruptcy case, recently ruled that the oversight board may submit additional briefing regarding the bondholders’ claim. This decision comes despite the oversight board’s previous indication that it would request extra briefing ahead of the bondholders’ final reply. Judge Swain argued that a surreply from the bondholders would assist the court in its decision-making process.

“The bondholders’ specific qualms with respect to the manner in which the Oversight Board pursued additional briefing are well taken,” Swain wrote in her order. “However, given that the bondholders are asserting a substantial administrative expense claim that, if allowed, may meaningfully affect the debtor’s ability to propose a confirmable plan of adjustment, and that supplemental briefing may assist the court, the court will permit modest supplemental briefing including an opportunity for the Bondholders to respond.”

The oversight board maintains that new arguments have emerged during the proceedings, necessitating a response. They include bondholders’ assertions that their claim does not impact PREPA’s assets, that uninsured disaster repair costs should have been funded by PREPA’s self-insurance fund, and that PREPA’s post-petition collateral use equates to the extension of post-petition credit.

The oversight board has until this Friday to file its surreply and bondholders have until June 6 to respond to it.

Gustavo Rojas Matute, assistant director at Moody’s Analytics (LinkedIn)

Sergio M. Marxuach, policy director at Center for a New Economy (grupocne.org)

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón gave assurances over the weekend that she will nominate the secretaries of Justice, State, and Labor before the end of the current Legislative Session.

Her remarks were made after Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz expressed concern that those agencies currently have interim heads and warned that if formal nominations are not submitted by June 30, when the legislative session concludes, the upper chamber may take action.

Besides saying she will nominate the aforementioned three secretaries before the end of the session, the governor also stated that it was incorrect to claim that the interim secretaries are unconstitutionally occupying their positions.

Rivera Schatz noted that, although the current occupants -- Narel Waleska Colón Torres at the Department of State, María del Pilar Vélez Casanova at the Department of Labor, and Héctor L. Siaca Flores at the Department of Justice -- have not been officially appointed by the governor, the Senate “took note” of their roles and reserves the right to act on their appointments before June 30.

“The Puerto Rico Senate has officially recognized that there are three individuals holding these positions and reserves the right to act on those appointments by June 30,” Rivera Schatz stated late last week. “Everyone has been warned and cautioned.”

He cited Section 47.3 of the Senate Rules to support his stance and emphasized that nominees must meet the established requirements to be considered.

Puerto Rican Independence Party Sen. María de Lourdes

Governor says she will nominate new secretaries before session ends PREB denies Genera’s request for $32.48 million incentive

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB), the island’s energy regulator, has denied a request from Genera PR, the operator of the energy utility’s power plants, for a $32.48 million incentive payment related to work completed by New Fortress Energy.

According to the PREB, Genera is seeking the payment by claiming that “an affiliate made an investment in LNG [liquefied natural gas] regasification infrastructure at the Palo Seco and San Juan facilities.” Genera argues that following the conclusion of temporary emergency missions by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its affiliate has not received rental payments for the continued use of the regasification infrastructure.

“Furthermore, Genera appears to imply that if the requested payment is not approved, its affiliate may remove the regasification equipment -- an action that could potentially disrupt fuel supply operations and compromise system reliability,” the PREB wrote, adding that the Genera statement can be in-

terpreted as an implicit threat. “Specifically, Genera contends that if the affiliate-owned infrastructure is withdrawn due to a lack of acknowledgment or approval for the requested incentive, it could take up to a year to design, procure, and install replacement regasification infrastructure. This would require significant capital investment from the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) and lead to increased fuel costs due to continued reliance on ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) in the interim.”

The PREB noted that in its Jan. 23 motion, Genera failed to clearly identify which affiliate allegedly incurred the referenced costs, nor did it specify the conditions under which those costs were incurred or the authority that justifies such activities. “Moreover, Genera did not specify who authorized the alleged investment, when such authorization was granted, when the investment and related works were executed, and under whose supervision these activities were carried out,” the PREB stated. “Given that Genera is requesting a payment of approximately $32.48 million to be funded by PREPA’s ratepayers, they deserve a comprehensive and well-substantiated

Santiago has said the Senate does not have the constitutional authority to accept or reject agency officials that the governor has not nominated for the positions and are merely serving on an interim or temporary basis. The Senate can only give them the green light to do so, she said.

justification for such a significant expenditure.”

Due to Genera’s inability to clearly explain the fundamental basis of its claim, the PREB concluded that the request is unfounded and, once again, is considered an improper tactic to support a claim for an incentive payment.

In its petition to the PREB, Genera alleged that the use of regasification infrastructure to convert LNG into electricity led to fuel cost savings of $64.97 million for PREPA, without requiring any capital investment from the public corporation. In its claim for the $32.48 million incentive payment, the private operator argued that it invested over $29 million in regasification systems and $3.5 million in backup fuel equipment.

However, the PREB determined that the described activity did not align with Initiative 8 of its Fuel Optimization Plan, which pertains to the acquisition or leasing of more efficient supplemental generating equipment or equipment using alternative fuels.

Additionally, the PREB clarified that the process is not adjudicative, but informed Genera that it has the option to seek judicial review within 30 days.

Ports Authority launches drone monitoring unit

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico Ports Authority Executive Director Norberto Negrón Díaz announced on Sunday the creation of the “Security Unit for Monitoring the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Vicinity of Airport Facilities in Puerto Rico.”

“The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, has grown significantly in Puerto Rico in recent years,” Negrón said in a written statement. “The operation of these systems is regulated by Part 107 (The Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Rule) of the 14th Code of Federal Regulations, which clearly establishes that drones cannot be flown in areas near airports, docks, military bases, and national parks. The Unit we are creating will have primary responsibility for ensuring that none of these devices are flown in restricted areas.”

Negrón added that new federal regulations for drone operations will go into effect on July 1, including the mandatory use of the Remote ID system on all such autonomous platforms.

The objectives of the unit, in addition, are the implementation of an action plan for monitoring incidents related to the use of UVAs in perimeters close to docks and/or airports, coordination with concessionaires to implement a monitoring program for incidents related to the use of drones, development of guidance programs for users related to state and federal regulations, and the establishment of direct and continuous communication with the Small UVAs division of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

“Among the parameters currently in effect for the use of drones in Puerto Rico are registration with the FAA through the FAA Drone Zone application, which requires that no system

weigh more than 55 pounds, that its operation must not exceed 400 feet in height, and that its use be limited to areas designated as Class G (uncontrolled airspace),” the official added.

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón

Ports Authority Executive Director Norberto Negrón Díaz (Instagram via puertospr)

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Documents show EPA wants to erase greenhouse gas limits on power plants

affordable energy,” Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator, said in a statement.

Zeldin’s spokesperson, Molly Vaseliou, declined to offer more information about the plan, other than to say “the proposal will be published once it has completed interagency review and been signed by the administrator.”

The Trump administration is methodically uprooting policies aimed at curbing climate change, and the EPA is at the epicenter of that effort. In recent weeks, Zeldin has shuttered offices responsible for regulating climate and air pollution and has launched the repeal of more than two dozen regulations and policies.

The agency is feeling pressure from the White House to finalize its deregulations by December, according to two people briefed on internal discussions who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to describe them. That would be an extraordinarily fast pace. Rewriting regulations can typically take more than a year.

of the global climate problem. “The argument is a solid argument,” said Jeffrey Holmstead, who served in the EPA during both Bush administrations and now represents utility companies as a lawyer for the firm Bracewell.

But he wondered if it would hold up under a legal challenge. “I just don’t know, if you’re contributing 3% of greenhouse gas emissions, the court will say, ‘That’s not significant,’ when there’s hardly anybody that contributes more than that.”

Only China releases more pollution from its power plants than the United States.

The EPA plan is likely to face lawsuits once it is finalized. If it survives, it could block future administrations from regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, eliminating a tool that Democratic administrations have relied on to tackle climate change. It also could make it easier to unravel other climate regulations, some experts said.

By LISA FRIEDMAN

The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the United States, according to internal agency documents reviewed by The New York Times.

In its proposed regulation, the agency argued that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from power plants that burn fossil fuels “do not contribute significantly to dangerous pollution” or to climate change because they are a small and declining share of global emissions. Eliminating those emissions would have no meaningful effect on public health and welfare, the agency said.

But in the United States, the power sector was the second biggest source of greenhouse gases, behind transportation, according to the most recent data available on the EPA website. And globally, power plants account for about 30% of the pollution that is driving climate change.

The EPA sent the draft to the White House for review on May 2. It could undergo changes before it is formally released and the public is given the opportunity to offer comments, likely in June.

The proposed regulation is part of a broader attack by the Trump administration on the established science that greenhouse

gases threaten human health and the environment. Scientists have overwhelmingly concluded that carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases from the burning of oil, gas and coal are dangerously heating the planet.

“Fossil fuel power plants are the single largest industrial source of climate-destabilizing carbon dioxide in the United States, and emit pollution levels that exceed the vast majority of countries in the world,” said Vickie Patton, general counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund, an environmental group.

She called the proposed regulation “an abuse of the EPA’s responsibility under the law” and added, “It flies in the face of common sense and puts millions of people in harm’s way to say the single largest industrial source of carbon dioxide in the United States is not significant.”

The draft reviewed by the Times said the agency “is proposing to repeal all greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants.” That would include Biden-era requirements that existing coal-fired units capture carbon pollution before it leaves the smokestack and store it, and that require some new gas plants use technologies that pollute less.

“We are seeking to ensure that the agency follows the rule of law while providing all Americans with access to reliable and

One target is a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health. That determination underpins most federal climate regulations, and repealing it would erase the agency’s legal authority to regulate carbon pollution from power plants, vehicles, oil and gas infrastructure and other sources.

Zeldin said deregulation would drive “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.”

In proposing to lift regulations on power plants, the EPA points to the fact that the U.S. share of global power sector emissions represented about 3% of worldwide greenhouse gases in 2022, down from 5.5% in 2005. So, it argued, even if U.S. power plants erased all their greenhouse gases from the power sector, the risk to public health would not be “meaningfully” improved.

But in the U.S., power plants were responsible for about 25% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2022. They emitted about 1.5 billion metric tons of emissions in 2023, which is more than the total greenhouse gas emissions produced by most countries.

Just a year ago, when the Biden administration announced tough new limits on pollution from existing coal-fired power plants as well as some new gas-burning plants, the EPA said the restrictions would mean that by 2035, the nation would annually avoid up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital visits, 1,900 cases of asthma, 48,000 school absences and 57,000 lost work days.

Attorneys who represent utility companies said they agree that the sector is a small part

“If the administration is going to do this, it is the strategically smartest way,” said Jonathan Adler, a conservative law professor at Case Western University. “If they’re successful with regard to power plants, they’re pretty much going to be successful with everything else,” he said.

Plant Bowen, a coal-fired Georgia Power plant, in Euharlee, Ga. on Oct. 19, 2022. In its proposed regulation, the Environmental Protection Agency argued that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from power plants that burn fossil fuels “do not contribute significantly to dangerous pollution” or to climate change because they are a small and declining share of global emissions. (Kendrick Brinson/The New York Times)

Trump gives commencement address at West Point, stressing a new era

By ERICA L. GREEN

President Donald Trump told cadets in a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they were the first graduates to serve in a “golden age” of the nation that was a result of his efforts to rebuild the military and reshape American society.

Gone were the “nation-building crusades” in countries that “wanted nothing to do with us” and leadership that subjected service members to “absurd ideological experiments here and at home,” Trump told the group of about 1,000 cadets.

Wearing his red “Make America Great Again” hat, Trump leaned into his aggressive agenda to purge diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the government, military and virtually every facet of American life in making his pitch that the nation was worth fighting for again.

He took credit for building the military “better than ever before,” saying it had bolstered its recruitment numbers, morale and commitment to protecting America first. He drew applause from guests at times, such as when he discussed the issue of transgender athletes playing in female sports and hiring on merit over diversity.

At the outset of his second term, he issued a spate of executive orders targeting programs and policies that aimed to help address systemic racism, which he deemed divisive and unpatriotic.

He claimed that his predecessors had “subjected the armed forces to all manner of social projects and political causes, while leaving our borders undefended and depleting our arsenals to fight other countries’ wars.”

“All of that’s ended. It’s ended strongly,” he said. “They’re not even allowed to think about it anymore.”

Trump’s crusade against diversity has

the country was in the midst of a reckoning over its racist history following the killing of George Floyd, a Black man whom the world watched cry for his mother as he lay dying under a white police officer’s knee.

In that 2020 speech, Trump urged West Point’s graduating class to “never forget” the legacy of soldiers before them, including those who had fought a bloody war to “extinguish the evil of slavery.”

“What has historically made America unique is the durability of its institutions against the passions and prejudices of the moment,” Trump said then. “When times are turbulent, when the road is rough, what matters most is that which is permanent, timeless, enduring and eternal.”

This year, Trump extolled the starkly different cultural reckoning he was leading.

“We’re getting rid of the distractions,” Trump said, “and we’re focusing our military on its core mission: crushing America’s adversaries, killing America’s enemies and defending our great American flag like it has never been defended before.”

been particularly pronounced in the military, where there has been an aggressive erasure of the valor of Black people, women and other groups, down to eliminating and obscuring content honoring those buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Trump has also sought to overhaul the military by making its ranks less diverse. He removed a Black four-star general as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and dismissed highranking women. He also banned transgender people from serving in the military.

His defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host who served in the Army National Guard, has been among the most aggressive champions of Trump’s campaign. At his first staff meeting, he proclaimed: “I think the single dumbest

phrase in military history is ‘our diversity is our strength.’”

Academics at West Point, a historically apolitical military academy that is run by the Department of Defense, were recently caught in the crossfire of Trump’s culture war.

To comply with Trump’s and Hegseth’s orders, the institution targeted books about race and gender for removal, disbanded a dozen affinity groups, scrubbed curricula and dropped classes. Faculty members have publicly criticized what they see as a dangerous infringement on the school’s academic freedom, and one even quit.

In his commencement address, Trump did not address the turmoil on campus directly but boasted about how he had “liberated our troops from divisive and demeaning political trainings.” He also trumpeted how, in his administration, appointments and promotions are not based on politics or identity.

“We’re a merit-based country again,” he said.

Trump’s remarks drew a stark contrast with the speech he gave when he spoke on the campus during his first term, as

“The job of the U.S. armed forces is not to host drag shows, to transform foreign cultures,” he continued, before seeming to misspeak by adding, “but to spread democracy to everybody around the world, at the point of a gun.”

Trump also rambled at times as he took shots at his opponents and told stories about his famous golf buddy Gary Player and how real estate developer William Levitt came to have a “trophy wife.”

He also spent considerable time praising the achievements of the graduates — he brought several of them onstage — and told them that they were graduating at a “defining moment” in the Army’s history, and were “respected more than any army anywhere in the world.”

Trump, who never served in the military and avoided the Vietnam War by citing bone spurs in his foot, touted projects that he hoped the new officers would be excited about, including “brand-new, beautiful planes,” and the Golden Dome missile defense shield initiative that he unveiled this past week.

“In a few moments, you’ll become graduates of the most elite and storied military academy in human history,” Trump said. “And you will become officers in the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known. And I know, because I rebuilt that army, and I rebuilt the military.”

Graduating cadets listen to a commencement address from President Donald trump, at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point N.Y., on Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Kenny Holston/ The New York Times)

Pivoting from tax cuts to tariffs, Trump ignores economic warning signs

By TONY ROMM and COLBY SMITH

The day after House Republicans approved an expensive package of tax cuts that rattled financial markets, President Donald Trump pivoted back to his other signature policy priority, unveiling a battery of tariff threats that further spooked investors and raised the prospects of higher prices on American consumers.

For a president who has fashioned himself as a shrewd steward of the economy, the decision to escalate his global trade war Friday appeared curious and costly. It capped off a week that saw Trump ignore repeated warnings that his agenda could worsen the nation’s debt, harm many of his own voters, hurt the finances of low-income families and contribute far less in growth than the White House contends.

The tepid market response to the president’s economic policy approach did little to sway Trump, who Friday chose to revive the uncertainty that has kept businesses and consumers on edge. The president threatened 50% tariffs on the European Union, and a 25% tariff on Apple. Other tech companies, he said, could face the same rate.

Since taking office, Trump has raced to enact his economic vision, aiming to pair generous tax cuts with sweeping deregulation that he says will expand America’s economy. He has fashioned his steep, worldwide tariffs as a political cudgel that will raise money, encourage more domestic manufacturing and improve U.S. trade relationships.

But for many of his signature policies to succeed, Trump will have to prove investors wrong, particularly those who lend money to the government by buying its debt.

So far, bond markets are not buying his approach. Where Trump sees a “golden age” of growth, investors see an agenda that comes with more debt, higher borrowing costs, inflation and an economic slowdown. Investors who once viewed government debt as a relatively risk-free investment are now demanding that the United States pay much more to those who lend America money.

That is on top of businesses, including Walmart, that say they may have to raise prices as a result of the president’s global trade war. The onslaught of policy changes has also left the Federal Reserve frozen in place, unsure as to when the economy will call for lower interest rates in the face of persistent uncertainty. As a result, borrowing costs for mortgages, car loans and credit cards remain onerous for Americans.

President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington, on May 22, 2025. The president’s economic policy approach is so far rattling markets, businesses and consumers. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Still, Trump continues to proclaim that his policies will bring prosperity. This past week, the White House released data showing that its tax cuts could increase U.S. output as much as 5.2% in the short term, compared with the gains it would have achieved if the bill is not adopted. The administration has stood largely alone in offering such rosy predictions about the effects of Trump’s policies on businesses, average workers and the nation’s fiscal future.

In report after report, economists this past week predicted that Trump’s signature tax package could add well over $3 trillion to the national debt. Some found that the measure is unlikely to deliver substantial economic growth, and could enrich the wealthiest Americans while harming the poorest, millions of whom could soon lose access to federal aid for food and health insurance.

The tax cuts are largely an extension of ones that Congress passed in 2017, meaning that few taxpayers will see an increase to their after-tax income. In fact, some might see their financial situation deteriorate: Many of the lowest earners may even see about $1,300 less on average under the Republican bill in 2030, according to the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model, which factored in the proposed cuts to federal safety-net programs.

Facing an onslaught of red flags and dour reports, the White House has remained

bullish.

“I think folks have cried wolf a lot,” Stephen Miran, chair of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers, said in an interview, stressing that Trump’s agenda would “grow the economy.”

In the past, investors and businesses might have rejoiced over Trump’s grand proclamations about lowering taxes, reducing regulations and opening access to foreign markets. But the most common reaction this past week was concern over Trump’s sclerotic approach, which has renewed fears that the economy could enter a prolonged period of pain.

“It’s possible that you’re going to get a big benefit to growth, but the costs are so obvious and so clear that I think it’s hard to put a lot of faith in that at the moment,” said Eric Winograd, an economist at the investment firm AllianceBernstein.

By most metrics, Trump inherited a solid economy. Layoffs were low when he took office and have stayed that way, helping to keep the unemployment rate stable. And consumers, even amid elevated prices, continued to spend apace.

Four months into his second term, however, there are signs that the economy

is beginning to come under greater strain, in what experts worry is a prelude to a more substantive slowdown. Although economists do not expect the economy to tip fully into a recession, they say Trump’s tariffs in particular have raised the odds of a downturn, as both businesses and consumers begin to cut back.

Many of the president’s allies maintain that Trump is doing exactly as he promised during the 2024 presidential campaign, acting out of a belief that his vision can spur robust economic growth. In doing so, that can help to create jobs, raise wages and generate the sort of activity that can lessen the nation’s fiscal imbalance, said Stephen Moore, a conservative economist who served as one of Trump’s advisers during his first term.

Some businesses have forecast price increases as a result of Trump’s tariff threats. A report this past week from Allianz found that many businesses are trying to push the added tariff costs onto suppliers or consumers, with roughly half of its survey respondents saying they may increase prices.

The potential for rising prices while growth is slowing poses a unique challenge for the Fed and its voting members, forcing them to reconcile with conflicting missions — a goal to pursue low, stable inflation, and a desire to sustain a healthy labor market.

“The bar for me is a little higher for action in any direction while we’re waiting to get some clarity,” Austan Goolsbee, president of the Chicago Fed and a voting member on this year’s rate-setting committee, told CNBC on Friday.

Goolsbee recalled a recent exchange with the CEO of a construction business, who said: “We’re now in a put-your-pencilsdown moment.” Businesses, Goolsbee said, now “have to wait if every week or every month or every day there’s going to be a new major announcement.”

“They just can’t take action until some of those things are resolved,” he added.

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Wall St falls as Trump tariff threats spark market uncertainty

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, notching a weekly loss, after President Donald Trump recommended 50% tariffs on European goods, reopening a new front in global trade tensions and unleashing a fresh wave of market uncertainty.

All three main Wall Street indexes pared early losses but each still ended lower and shed more than 2% for the week. Technology, communication services and consumer discretionary stocks were the biggest losers of the S&P 500’s 11 subsectors. Utilities, consumer staples and energy stocks gained.

Apple touched a two-week low and finished down 3% after Trump warned the iPhone-maker it could face potential 25% tariffs on phones sold to U.S. customers but not manufactured in the country.

Treasury yields eased from multi-month highs, falling 4.4 basis points to 4.509% for the benchmark U.S. 10-year note.

“If I were to put a headline on today’s story, it would be ‘Here We Go Again!’” said James St. Aubin, chief investment officer at Ocean Park Asset Management in Santa Monica, California.

“This is Trump turning on the temperature on the tariff conversation with the EU and Apple. The markets were hoping that the worst was behind us when it comes to the tariff rhetoric. But in reality, there’s still some smoldering embers when it comes to the tariff talk,” St. Aubin added.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 256.02 points, or 0.61%, to 41,603.07, the S&P 500 lost 39.19 points, or 0.67%, to 5,802.82 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 188.53 points, or 1.00%, to 18,737.21.

For the week, the Dow lost 2.47%, the S&P 500 fell 2.61%, and the Nasdaq shed 2.48%.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Trump did not believe the EU’s trade offers were of sufficient quality. He also said he hoped the threat of fresh tariffs would “light a fire under the EU” in negotiations.

Most megacap and growth stocks fell, including Amazon, Nvidia and Meta Platforms - which all lost more than 1%. Tesla ended down 0.5%.

The CBOE Volatility Index, Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” hit a more than two-week high and finished up 10%. Semiconductor stocks dropped 1.5%.

Deckers Outdoor slumped nearly 20% after the maker of UGG boots forecast first-quarter net sales below estimates and said it would not provide annual targets due to tariff-led macroeconomic uncertainty. Sportswear maker

Nike dropped 2.1%.

Volume on U.S. exchanges was 17.67 billion shares, compared with the 17.73 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.

Global equity funds have seen weekly outflows for the first time in six weeks, pressured by rising U.S. Treasury yields and mounting concerns over the U.S. debt burden and taxcut legislation, following Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating.

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According to LSEG Lipper, global equity funds saw $9.4 billion in net outflows, a sharp reversal from more than $20 billion in inflows the previous week.

U.S. equity funds led the retreat, with $11 billion in redemptions, followed by $4.6 billion from Asian funds. European equity funds, on the other hand, received $5.4 billion in inflows.

“We suspect investors will be more cautious about piling into the U.S. stock market after the turmoil in April, especially given concerns around fiscal policy,” said John Higgins, chief markets economist at Capital Economics.

Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 of a doctor’s children, Gaza officials say

By AARON BOXERMAN and RAWAN SHEIKH AHMAD

It began Friday afternoon with an immense boom that residents say reverberated throughout the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis.

Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatric physician, was at work at the city’s Nasser Hospital when she heard her neighborhood south of the city had been hit in an Israeli airstrike. By the time she arrived, emergency workers were pulling out the bodies of her children, said Ali al-Najjar, her brother-in-law, who had also rushed to the scene.

“We had pulled out three charred bodies and were pulling out the fourth,” Ali al-Najjar said. “She recognized them immediately.”

At least seven of the Najjar family’s 10 children were killed, according to Gaza health officials and the family. Two remain missing, presumed dead under the rubble of their home, according to Ali al-Najjar and Mohammad al-Najjar, the nephew of Alaa Najjar’s husband.

The building next door had been storing car tires, said Ali al-Najjar, and they went up in flames in the blast. The fire quickly spread to the Najjars’ home, he said.

They were the latest casualties in a renewed round of fighting between Israel and Hamas after more than a year and a half of full-blown war. The Israeli military has escalated its airstrikes across the enclave in recent weeks and threatened a major ground assault.

The New York Times provided the approximate time and coordinates of the strike to the Israeli military. In response, the military said it had “struck a number of suspects” in a structure near Israeli forces in Khan Younis but was still checking if “uninvolved civilians were harmed.”

There were believed to be only two survivors, Gaza officials said. Hamdi al-Najjar, the doctor’s husband, remains in critical condition with severe brain injuries, while one of their children, Adam, was in moderate condition, said Ahmed al-Farra, the head of the pediatric care ward at Nasser Hospital. Al-Farra backed the family’s ac-

count of the deaths of the children in the strike.

The deadliest war in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel’s battle against Hamas has killed more than 50,000 people in Gaza, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants, but its published casualty lists include thousands of children.

Hamas began the war on Oct. 7, 2023, with a surprise attack on southern Israel that killed about 1,200 people and saw roughly 250 others taken back to Gaza as hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that the latest offensive will finally lead to the defeat of Hamas, the militant group that has long run Gaza.

But critics — including many in Israel — say the war appears set to drag on with no clear end in sight. In the meantime, the already immense civilian toll in Gaza is rising.

An investigation by the Times published last year found that Israel changed its rules of engagement at the start of the war, raising the number of civilians it deemed permissible to endanger in strikes on military targets.

The Israeli military has ordered many Palestinians living near Khan Younis to flee their homes or face potentially deadly Israeli attacks. Israeli officials say the measures show how committed they are to protecting Gaza’s civilians in a complex war.

The evacuation orders included the neighborhood of Qizan al-Najjar — a

southern suburb of Khan Younis — where the Najjar family lived.

“The Khan Younis area is a dangerous war zone. Before beginning operations there, the IDF evacuated civilians from this area for their own safety,” the Israeli military said in a written response to a request by the Times for confirmation of the strike Friday, referring to the Israel Defense Forces.

But the Najjars had stayed in their home nonetheless, feeling that they could not move their 10 children — including a baby — into a crowded tent camp without any services, Ali al-Najjar said.

Nor were they convinced that anywhere else in Khan Younis would be safer, he added. The Israeli military has occasionally struck areas designated as humanitarian zones, arguing that Palestinian militants were operating from within. Hamas fighters have also hidden under residential neighborhoods in Gaza, storing their weapons in tunnels, houses, mosques and other places.

“At home, they had water, they had solar panels with electricity,” al-Najjar said.

Alaa al-Najjar has worked at Nasser Hospital for about a decade as a pediatrician, said al-Farra, who oversaw her work in the ward. He described her as a “kind person” who “treated the children with a blend of maternal care and professional expertise.”

Her husband is also a doctor. He occasionally wrote social media posts in which he appeared to praise Hamas and the Oct. 7 attacks. His family denied that he had any formal connection to the armed group.

A Palestinian rescue worker carries the body of an infant recovered from the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Jabalia, Gaza Strip, on Friday, May 23, 2025. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)

Iran-US nuclear talks: What’s at stake?

By VIVIAN NEREIM, VIVIAN YEE and STEVEN ERLANGER

Iran and the United States made modest progress during talks in Rome over the future of Iran’s nuclear program, an intermediary said Friday after the fifth round of discussions.

The two sides met for a little less than three hours and had “some but not conclusive progress,” Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said in a cautiously optimistic message on social media. His country has mediated the talks.

“We hope to clarify the remaining issues in the coming days,” he added.

The main issue in the latest round of talks was Washington’s demand that Iran halt all uranium enrichment and dismantle all of its centrifuges. Iran has insisted it will not give up the right to enrich uranium at lower levels, as guaranteed by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is trying to find a formula that works, and the fact that the talks did not break up in acrimony was viewed as positive. It also suggests that Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister and Witkoff’s counterpart in the discussions, will need to consult with his country’s leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, over how to proceed.

Still, it was clear that the core disagreement over enrichment had not been resolved. The negotiators are trying to break this deadlock so they can draw up the outlines of an agreement that technical teams can then fill out with details.

If a deal can be struck on the principles, a full agreement will have to cover complicated issues like the phasing of sanctions relief in return for specific steps by Iran to dilute or export its highly enriched uranium, or even to dismantle its extensive enrichment infrastructure.

That would take time, so there is also talk of a possible interim arrangement. If the principles can be agreed on, and while the details are negotiated, Iran might stop enriching uranium in return for some immediate sanctions relief.

A statement by a senior U.S. official said, “We made further progress, but there is still work to be done.”

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What happened in previous talks?

Trump aims to prevent Iran from ever obtaining nuclear weapons. Iran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

Both Iran and the United States have said they want to resolve the decades-old dispute, with Tehran limiting its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of U.S. and international economic sanctions.

In Oman on May 11, Iran proposed the creation of a joint nuclear-enrichment venture involving Arab countries and American investment as an alternative to Washington’s demand that it dismantle its nuclear program, according to four Iranian officials familiar with the plan.

Araghchi proposed the idea, originally floated in 2007, to Witkoff, according to the Iranian officials. They asked not to be named because they were discussing sensitive issues.

A spokesperson for Witkoff denied that the proposal had come up. But since then, Witkoff has outlined a harder administration position.

“An enrichment program can never exist in the state of Iran ever again, that’s our red line,” Witkoff said in an interview this month with Breitbart News. “No enrichment. That means dismantlement, it means no weaponization, and it means that Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan — those are their three enrichment facilities — have to be dismantled.”

What’s at stake?

The talks have the potential to reshape regional and global security by reducing the chance of a U.S.-backed Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities and preventing Iran from producing a nuclear weapon.

A deal could also transform Iran’s economic and political landscape by easing U.S. sanctions and opening the country to foreign investors.

Iran has been enriching uranium to around 60% purity, just short of the level needed to produce a weapon. It has amassed enough to build up to seven bombs if it chooses to weaponize, according to the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.

The IAEA says it has not found signs of weaponization.

If its nuclear facilities were attacked, Iran has said it would retaliate and consider leaving the U.N. Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, left, and Michael Waltz, the national security adviser, speak to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025. Officials said Iran and the U.S. made progress during the latest round of negotiations, but a core disagreement over uranium enrichment was not resolved. (Eric Lee/ The New York Times)

A big one is the question of whether to allow Iran to continue enriching uranium.

Witkoff had earlier described a possible agreement that would allow Iran to enrich uranium at the low levels needed to produce fuel for energy, along with monitoring. But he now says that total dismantlement of the enrichment program is the American bottom line.

That would appear to negate Iran’s proposal of the threecountry nuclear consortium, in which Iran would enrich uranium to a low grade, beneath that needed for nuclear weapons, and then ship it to certain Arab countries for civilian use, according to Iranian officials and news reports.

Iranian officials have said they are willing to reduce enrichment levels to those specified in the 2015 nuclear agreement with the Obama administration — 3.67% purity — around the level needed to produce fuel for nuclear power plants.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suggested that Iran could have a civilian nuclear program without enriching uranium domestically by importing it, as other countries do.

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Iran’s economy and the future of its 90 million people are also on the line.

Years of sanctions have led to chronic inflation, exacerbated by economic mismanagement and corruption. Many Iranians say they feel trapped in a downward spiral and hope a nuclear deal would help.

What are the sticking points?

The previous deal between Iran, the United States and other world powers, signed during the Obama administration, put measures in place to prevent Iran from weaponizing its nuclear program by capping enrichment of uranium, transferring stockpiles of enriched uranium to Russia and allowing monitoring cameras and inspections by the IAEA.

Trump unilaterally exited the deal in 2018. European companies then pulled out of Iran, and banks stopped working with Iran, fearing U.S. sanctions. About a year after Trump left the agreement, Iran, not seeing any financial benefits, moved away from its obligations and increased its levels of uranium enrichment, gradually reaching 60%.

What comes next?

Both sides have agreed to meet again in the near future. But a deal is not necessarily around the corner. The sides have to break the impasse over enrichment. And talks could still break down at the technical level, which was the most challenging part of previous negotiations.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

President Barack Obama’s signature achievement, the 2010 expansion of health insurance known as Obamacare, has proved successful and popular. More than 45 million Americans have health insurance today as a direct result of the legislation. And most Republican politicians have stopped openly campaigning to kill the program.

But make no mistake: The big domestic policy bill that Republicans are trying to push through Congress is an effort to reverse the progress of the past 15 years. Despite their claims of having become a working-class party, Republicans are seeking to take away health insurance from millions of Americans, and they are doing it to give billions of dollars in tax cuts to the wealthy.

The most important attempt to undermine Obamacare is also the most cleverly disguised. To restrict access to Medicaid — the federal program that Obamacare expanded and that covers medical costs for lower-income people, including children, the elderly and people with disabilities — House Republicans are proposing to add a work requirement to the program. The proposal would strip Medicaid benefits from working-age adults who do not have children unless they can prove they are working at least 80 hours a month. That would result in 7.7 million Americans losing health insurance by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Proponents describe it as a common-sense measure to encourage work and prevent mooching off the government. They

insist it is substantively different from cutting Medicaid funding. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, for example, has described outright cuts as “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” but he says he is in favor of work requirements.

We are sympathetic to the idea that some government benefits should be tied to employment. People benefit from working, and society benefits when more people are working. But health care is the wrong target. All Americans deserve access to affordable health care. Every other developed nation already ensures universal access, and the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare, while flawed and inefficient, has brought the United States closer to that goal. Republicans are not proposing to fix the flaws. They are not proposing to deliver better health care at a lower cost. The bill would save money by depriving Americans of health insurance.

Furthermore, the evidence suggests that work requirements don’t work. Federal law already allows states to impose Medicaid work requirements in some situations, and Arkansas briefly did during the first Trump administration. Subsequent studies found no resulting increase in workforce participation. Most of those subject to the work requirements already were working, and the termination of benefits did not address the reasons the remainder were not.

The primary effect of the Arkansas program was to strip Medicaid from people who were eligible. The work requirement was mostly a paperwork requirement. It punished people for failing to fill out forms. Two-thirds of those who lost coverage in Arkansas were victims of red tape, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a progressive think tank.

Luke Seaborn is a case study. He is a 54-year-old auto mechanic in Georgia, another state that introduced a Medicaid work requirement, and he initially obtained insurance through the program. Over the past year, he has worked steadily but lost his insurance twice because of paperwork problems, according to ProPublica. “I did what I was supposed to, but that wasn’t good enough,” he said.

The problems extend beyond paperwork. A work requirement can deprive people of health insurance if they lose work through no fault of their own or if they are unable to obtain enough work. The loss of health care can then make it harder for them to find a new job. Insurance helps to keep workers healthy. Studies show that people with health insurance work more and are significantly more productive.

Republicans are right to say that America should increase labor force participation. If they want to help make that happen, they should push legislation to make health insurance cheaper and more widely available.

The expansion of Medicaid has been one of two main ways that Obamacare has helped Americans get health insurance. The other has been the creation of marketplaces selling subsidized private insurance for people who are not covered through their jobs. In 2021, Congress built on Obamacare’s framework by increasing the insurance subsidies, bringing coverage within reach of millions of additional American families.

The Republican tax bill would take health insurance from millions of lower-income Americans and give the savings to the wealthiest Americans, writes The New York Times Editorial Board.

The Republican plan would reverse that progress, too. It would not extend the subsidies, which are scheduled to expire in the fall. The money would be used for tax cuts.

Republicans are also proposing to impose other limits on the exchanges, such as by reducing the annual enrollment period by one month. The stated purpose is to reduce fraud. The effect would be to reduce access to health care. The changes to the exchanges would probably deprive an additional 6 million people of health insurance.

All told, the number of Americans living without health insurance would increase by at least 13.7 million, or more than 50%, by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

It is easy to get lost in the complexities of America’s health care system, but understanding the current debate doesn’t require any mastery of the details. The legislation that Republicans are pushing through Congress does not include any substantive proposals to improve the current system. The question on the table is whether the government should take health insurance from millions of lower-income Americans and give the savings to the wealthiest Americans.

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En el día de hoy Isabela honra a sus veteranos con proyecto de $2.5 millones

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– El alcalde de Isabela, Ing. Miguel ‘Ricky’ Méndez Pérez, anunció que como parte de los proyectos municipales de actualización y mantenimiento de las facilidades públicas bajo su administración, el día de hoy, lunes, 26 de mayo de 2025, se realizará la actividad de la primera piedra en la Plaza de los Veteranos.

“Mañana lunes es precisamente el Día de la Recordación, y nosotros en Isabela honramos a todos nuestros veteranos. A las 10:30 am, anunciaremos los detalles de este proyecto. A todos los invitamos a la actividad, en la intersección de la PR113 con Avenida Juan Hernández Ortiz km 1.7 en Barrio Pueblo“, señaló el alcalde. El proyecto tiene una asignación de $2.5 millones, provenientes de fondos combinados de la Agencia Federal para Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA) y ‘City Revitalization’,

con una duración aproximada de nueve (9) meses “Este proyecto tiene el fin de mantener la representación cultural y multicultural de nuestra ciudad, en su Distrito Histórico, dirigida a sectores de la población joven y de diversos niveles económicos para mantener y reconstruir el patrimonio histórico, arquitectónico y ambiental de nuestra ciudad”, añadió el alcalde. Dentro del proyecto, se incluyen demoliciones parciales, se incluirán postes de iluminación y remoción de mobiliario del lugar, así como demolición parcial del pavimento de la plaza. Se incluirán nuevas losas de concreto, acabado estampado, reparación de jardineras y muros bajos. De igual manera, el mobiliario urbano incluye mesas y sillas de concretos, envases para desperdicios sólidos, portabicicletas, letrero de entrada de Isabela, pérgola del museo y portón de acero, así como jardinería y plantaciones, mejoras eléctricas, sistema de agua y conexiones.

Grupo EMPIRE Gas arrasa con premios en la Semana de Ingenieros y Agrimensores

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SAN JUAN – El Grupo EMPIRE Gas y su división de cogeneración de energía sustentable logró la más alta distinción y premiación del Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores, obteniendo el primer lugar en obra de Ingeniería Química, Mecánica, Industrial y Computadoras con la construcción y operación del proyecto de Cogeneración y Optimización de Utilidades en la farmacéutica Haleon de Guayama, cuya base de combustible es gas propano natural.

“Estos reconocimientos se dan en el marco de la Semana de los Ingenieros en Puerto Rico donde sus respectivos capítulos evalúan y premian proyectos innovadores los cuales demuestran aportaciones e iniciativas que ayudan a proteger el medio ambiente

y suministro energético constante, sobre todo, permiten minimizar costos de producción lo que redunda en la permanencia de las empresas, la protección y creación de miles de empleos con una buena remuneración económica. Nuestra empresa, EMPIRE Gas y su división de Plantas de Cogeneración de Energía Sustentable sale hoy por la puerta ancha con esta premiación, ya que hemos sido la primera empresa puertorriqueña en tomar en serio en ofrecer soluciones y alternativas costo-efectivas para el manejo del problema energético del país. EMPIRE Gas no ha escatimado la búsqueda de tecnologías energéticas disponibles en el mundo, donde hemos logrado acuerdos beneficiosos para el país. En el caso de la Planta Cogeneradora en la farmacéutica Haleon de Guayama, mediante un acuerdo innovador, nuestra empre-

sa diseñó, financió, construyó y opera una moderna planta de cogeneración que permite la producción de 2.5 megavatios por hora de electricidad, suficientes para mantener una operación estable y salvar cientos de empleos en la zona de Guayama, lo que redunda en una gran aportación a la economía del país”, señaló el licenciado Ramón González Simounet, principal oficial corporativo del Grupo EMPIRE Gas.

El Lcdo. González Simounet recalcó que en el proceso de solicitud de propuestas (Request for Proposal -RFP) generadas por la farmacéutica Haleon de Guayama participaron más de 60 compañías locales e internacionales de las cuales resultó favorecida el Grupo EMPIRE Gas entendiéndose que ofreció la mejor opción en diseño asegurando la producción de energía a un bajo costo.

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Iranian movie shot in secret wins Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

By MANOHLA DARGIS

The sun was still shining when the 78th Cannes Film Festival came to an emotional, exhilarating close with the Palme d’Or going to “Un Simple Accident,” from Iranian writer-director Jafar Panahi.

The announcement was met with cheers and a standing ovation in the Grand Lumière Theater. Accompanied by his actors, some who began weeping, an equally moved Panahi kept on his sunglasses as he accepted his award.

A longtime festival favorite, Panahi had until recently been barred from making movies in Iran or traveling outside the country. Although the restriction has been lifted, he shot “Un Simple Accident” clandestinely.

The movie tracks a group of men and women who join together after one of them kidnaps a man they believe tortured them in prison. Panahi, who has been imprisoned several times, drew his inspiration from stories he heard from other inmates while he was at Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran.

The Palme for Panahi capped what was widely seen as one of the strongest festivals in years. For some, the selections offered reassuring evidence that the art would continue to endure — and thrive — despite the problems facing the industry. Certainly, President Donald Trump’s recent threat to institute a 100% tariff on movies made in “foreign lands” had cast a shadow over the opening ceremony. By the close of the festival, however, the bounty of good and great work had palpably buoyed spirits.

The Palme d’Or was decided upon by a nine-person jury led by French actress Juliette Binoche. “My friends, this is the end — it was such a show,” she said, turning to her fellow jurists, who included American actor Jeremy Strong and Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia. Given Binoche’s auteur-rich resume, it is perhaps unsurprising that this jury gave a special award to Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan for “Resurrection,” a delirious, elegiac journey through cinema history.

Director Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”) presented the Grand Prix, effectively the runner-up award, to “Sentimental Value,” a wistful, visually playful family drama from Norwegian director Joachim Trier, who is best known for “The Worst Person in the World.”

“I’m very moved,” a very composed Trier said. Gesturing to the audience, he said that he shared the prize with his actors, including Stellan Skarsgard and Renate Reinsve, who play father and daughter in a story about art, family and the ghosts that haunt each. Like other winners, Trier praised Cannes for its commitment to the big screen.

The Jury Prize, presented by American actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph, was split between two very different movies: “Sirât” and “Sound of Falling.” Sirât, from French Spanish director Oliver Laxe, turns on a father who’s searching for his missing daughter in Morocco and ends up stranded in a desert with some ravers. “Sound of Falling,” from German filmmaker Mascha Schilinski, is a visually exquisite ghost story that takes place over a century on the same sprawling farm.

The best actor award, presented by Spanish actress Rossy de Palma, was given to Wagner Moura, the star of Brazilian drama “The Secret Agent,” about a man on the run during the

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country’s military dictatorship. Its director, Kleber Mendonça Filho, accepted on behalf of the star, saying “I love him very much.” Mendonça Filho returned to the stage soon after to accept the prize for best director. It was presented by French director Claude Lelouch, whose “A Man and a Woman” was featured on the festival poster.

“I was having Champagne,” Mendonça Filho said. After he praised Cannes, he gave a lusty shoutout to the theatrical experience: “I believe that cinemas build the character of a film.”

French actor Daniel Auteuil presented the best actress prize to newcomer Nadia Melliti, star of Hafsia Herzi’s touching drama “The Little Sister.” Melliti’s open, naturalistic performance — her first movie role — as a young lesbian struggling to reconcile her sexuality with her Muslim faith, had been widely and justly celebrated.

American actor John C. Reilly, after referring to a power outage that affected Cannes and the surrounding Alpes-Maritimes region earlier in the day, announced that it was his birthday. A guitarist then strolled onstage, and Reilly began singing

“La Vie en Rose,” providing some levity in the briskly paced ceremony that was over in one hour. When Reilly finished, he presented the best screenplay to Belgian filmmaking brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne for their ensemble drama “Young Mothers.” Also longtime festival favorites, they have won the Palme twice.

The Camera d’Or for best first film went to “The President’s Cake.” Accepting the award, its director, Hasan Hadi, said it was the first Iraqi movie to be honored at Cannes. The touching Nigerian drama “My Father’s Shadow,” from Akinola Davies Jr., received a special mention.

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‘The land between’: Discovering amazing wildlife along the Panama Canal

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

“Follow me,” Nando said. “I know where it lives.”

It was late morning, hot, humid and quiet. Shafts of sunlight cut through the jungle as we followed a path through the latticed shade. A few hundred yards away, gigantic cargo ships stacked with containers chugged along the Panama Canal. But that was another world.

Where we were walking was a strip of loamy-smelling rainforest that lines the canal banks and serves as home to hundreds of species of birds. We were looking for a specific one.

At an overgrown spot in the forest that to me looked like any other, Nando, our guide, stopped.

“Whoit, whoit, whoit,” he gently whistled. Then he listened.

“You can’t just use your eyes,” he whispered. “You have to use your ears.”

The third time he called, I heard, faintly calling back, “Whoit, whoit, whoit.”

It was remarkable. Nando was speaking bird.

A plump little streak-chested antpitta fluttered down onto a stick, a few feet away. I stood, awestruck, as man and bird softly called back and forth.

“This is the same bird I’ve been calling for years,” Nando said, happiness lacing his voice.

“You mean the same species of bird?” I asked.

“No, no,” he smiled. “The same individual. That bird has become quite special to me.”

It was a moment of connection between a person and a tiny animal, lasting only a few minutes. But memorable trips are made of moments like these, and our recent trip to Panama was full of them.

The other Panama

This past December, my family and I went

bird-watching in Panama. It’s a country rapidly building up its ecotourism industry. It lies in the same time zone as Chicago, thus no jet lag for most Americans, and boasts a rich, cosmopolitan history because of the canal. And Panama is home to 1,000 species of birds, both migrant and native, from the magnificent frigate bird that soars on air currents for thousands of miles, to a dizzying variety of small, charismatic forest birds like the streak-chested antpitta that Nando so delicately summoned.

The same reason that the Panama Canal was created in the early 20th century, revolutionizing world trade, explains why so many birds can be spotted here. This is a land between — between two continents, North and South America; between the world’s biggest oceans, the Pacific and the Atlantic; and between dramatically different elevations and climates, from flat sunny beaches to cool, rainforest-covered mountains rising more than 10,000 feet.

We planned our one-week trip months before President Donald Trump came into office and began thundering about the United States taking back the canal. The topic didn’t come up much at the three bird-watching sites we visited. Fellow guests were too obsessed with their bird lists, and the Panamanians we met tended to dismiss the threats as bombastic and didn’t seem too worried.

And, as Nando said, “Everyone knows the country for one thing, but actually there is so much more.”

I second that.

We started in Panama City, which was founded more than 500 years ago and became one of the most vibrant trading hubs in the Americas. The old town is undergoing a renaissance, and tucked down its red brick streets are some spectacularly renovated hotels like La Compañia, which used to be a convent, and drinking holes that ooze a sweaty, romantic, old-fashioned tropical vibe where people sit at long bars under slowly swirling ceiling fans and down cocktails gleaming with condensation. We took in some excellent jazz at a speakeasy, Villa Ana, that reminded me of a classy old house in Savannah, Georgia.

Wildlife next to cargo ships

Our first morning we hooked up with Nando, whose full name is Ismael Hernando Quiroz Miranda. He started his own bird-watching operation a few years ago and was recommended by someone I know in the hotel business. As we made the hour-or-so drive from town to the Canal Zone, he shared a little of his life story.

“I was part of the people who had no chance,” he said.

He explained how he grew up in a village picking crops and sawing wood after someone swindled his father out of the family farm. The outdoor world was his milieu and over the

years, as he worked a string of hard jobs, he taught himself about birds, trees, habitats, climate change and Panama’s fecund ecosystem.

Within minutes of arriving in the Canal Zone, he and his son Ismael who works with him, helped us spot red-lored parrots swooping across the sky; a keel-billed toucan that croaked like a frog; a whooping motmot with a long iridescent tail; and a social flycatcher, a pipsqueak of a bird with a puffed-out chest and bright yellow feathers. Nando walked with his head slightly cocked to listen — he was always listening. When he found a bird, he used a laser pointer to guide our eyes up the tree trunks. We started around 6 a.m., as a muddy sunrise spread over the canal. By 9, we had spotted more than 55 kinds of birds.

But it wasn’t just birds. My family are bird nerds, and I’ve learned to appreciate that birding is a gateway to seeing a whole bunch of other things. While we scurried behind Nando, we saw spectacular blue morpho butterflies, lumpy rodents called agouti and leaf-cutter ants that moved across the jungle floor by the thousands, a writhing red carpet. In the distance, we heard howler monkeys, well, howling. They were incredibly loud and eerie, but we couldn’t ever see them, just a wall of trees: cedar trees, ficus trees, giant figs and towering stalks of bamboo.

The magic valley

After our fruitful day with Nando, we drove two hours from the Canal Zone to a town called El Valle de Antón. As we reached the outskirts, I noticed the houses getting bigger and the gardens becoming more gorgeous. I spotted travelers with nice backpacks strolling down the main road; a few rode bikes.

El Valle looks like something out of a fairy tale — a perfect little town of red-roofed haciendas enclosed by deep green mountains. At 2,000 feet higher than Panama City, it is substantially cooler and less humid, making it a magnet for travelers and wealthy Panamanians. New cafes with brightly painted tables line the sidewalks; we sampled empanadas at several, and just thinking about those perfect crusts and gooey insides is making me hungry. El Valle had the feeling of Ubud, Bali, 25 years ago: on the verge of going big time.

We spent two days at the Canopy Lodge, a cozy retreat created by a bird-watcher for birdwatchers. The first morning I woke up early, grabbed my laptop and crept to the dining room.

“Hey!” a tall guy said to me, popping out of nowhere. “Did you see the rufous motmot?”

It was 6:30 a.m. and I was just trying to check my email.

“It’s a gorgeous bird,” he said.

He had a 3-foot-long camera outfit with a camouflage hood and a lens as big as a howitzer.

Email, upon reflection, seemed stupid. So I followed his directions to a bush behind the kitchen where the rufous motmot sat in all of its splendor: marvelous deep colors — green, yellow and blue feathers — and a long delicate racket tail swinging like a metronome.

Canopy Lodge is part of a network of nature lodges founded by Raúl Arias de Para, an economist from one of Panama’s betterknown families. “Panama,” he told me, “is a beautiful country, very different from the unfortunate image that has been created of a tax haven, money laundering and corrupt banana republic.”

Coconut ice cream, caimans and owls

Our last stop was Isla Palenque, a luxury resort in western Panama, on the Pacific. For this, we drove back to Panama City and took a short flight to a town called David. We came here with my extended family, and there was a lot of chilling by the pool, throwing the football on the beach and pigging out at dinner (beef tenderloin soaked in delicious coffee sauce, pasta loaded with fresh seafood, lemon tarts, coconut ice cream, to give you an idea.)

Beyond our villa, wildlife lurked in the forest, and several members of the resort’s staff were, like Nando, natural naturalists. So we continued to explore.

One evening, a young man named Francis took us on a walk and found rainbow beetles, scorpions, a possum and a 3-foot-long caiman. At dawn, he brought us to a palm grove where a flock of crested oropendolas floated through the air carrying long vines in their beaks, building their nests. The nests hung from the trees like socks. I spent 15 happy minutes watching them.

Francis made the mistake of telling my 15-year-old son, Apollo, our family’s top birder (he’s the one who got us into this), about an elusive spectacled owl that lives in the jungle. Apollo was constantly asking the resort staff if and where they had seen it. On our final day, with just a few hours to go, we made a last stab of finding it.

A few minutes’ walk from our villa it felt as if we had entered a remote jungle. We could hear birds but not see them. We were covered in bugs and dripping with sweat.

As we plodded down a path, Francis held up a tight fist. I had seen U.S. Marines do this on the battlefield. It means stop, immediately.

We stopped, immediately. He motioned. I listened.

On a branch in a patch of sunlight, the owl landed and stared at us with big, bright, curious yellow eyes.

We had come face to face with one of the most magnificent creatures in the forest and it was the listening that had guided us, just like Nando had taught us that first day.

A blue-chested hummingbird in the Pipeline Road area in the Canal Zone of Panama in February 2025. Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and why it has so many stunning birds. (Toh Gouttenoire/The New York Times)

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA

EUNICE ROBLES

ROBLES, T/C/P MARIA EUNICE ROBLES

ROBLES

Peticionaria EX PARTE

Civil Número: AG2025CV00083. Sobre:

EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO.

EDICTO.

A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA

PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCION DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MAS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRA Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE.

POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan si lo creyeren pertinente ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los veinte(20) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su oposición u objeción a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Aguadilla. usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Rústica localizada en el Bo. Cibao de San Sebastián, con una cabida superficial de 1,539.3830 metros cuadrados. La finca está localizada en la carretera 455 km. 11.5. Colindando al NORTE con la carretera 455 km. 1.9: al SUR con terrenos pertenecientes a

la sucesión González Robles; al ESTE con terrenos pertenecientes a la sucesión González Robles; y al OESTE con terrenos de la sucesión Robles Román. Ubica una estructura para fines residenciales en cemento y hormigón. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es el Lcdo. Milton D. Rivera Adames, Urb. Villa Rita, Calle 2 B-4, San Sebastián, PR, 00685. Tel. (787) 810-7577. Correo electrónico: estudiolegalrivera2@gmail. com. Se le informa además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 22 DE AGOSTO 2025 A LAS 3:30 DE LA TARDE, mediante videoconferencia a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días en un periódico de circulación general, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo se identificará en letra tamaño diez puntos y en negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las regla de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe de que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria sin más citárse ni oírsele. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a 24 de marzo de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL. AWILDA CABÁN SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. LA SUCESION DE VÍCTOR MULERO GONZÁLEZ, COMPUESTA POR: FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DE TAL, LOS POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y LA SUCESIÓN DE NATIVIDAD RODRÍGUEZ MELÉNDEZ, COMPUESTA POR: JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE, LOS POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA; DEPARTAMENTO DE JUSTICIA

Demandados

Civil Núm.: TJ2022CV00438.

Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 10 de abril de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Ciudad Universitaria situada en el Barrio Cuevas de Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: número del solar: dieciséis (16) de la manzana “T”. Área del solar: trescientos setenta y ocho metros cuadrados (378.00m/c). En lindes al Norte, con la calle treinta (30), distancia de catorce (14) metros; por el Sur, con el solar tres (3), distancia de catorce (14) metros; al Este, con el solar quince (15), distancia de veintisiete metros (27); y al Oeste, con el solar diecisiete (17), distancia de veintisiete (27) metros. Sobre este solar enclava una casa de concreto reforzado dedicado a vivienda para una familia. Inscrita al folio 280 del tomo 149 de Trujillo Alto, Finca número 7,310 Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección IV. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante:

Embargo a favor del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico contra Víctor Mulero González /

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Natividad Rodríguez Meléndez, en la suma de $55,709.57, por concepto de Contribución sobre Ingreso, presentado el día 11 de febrero de 2008, anotado al folio 28, Número de Orden 109, del Libro de Embargos del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico número 2 de Trujillo Alto. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor el día 27 de febrero de 2024, notificada el 29 de febrero de 2024 y publicada en un periódico de circulación general, The San Juan Daily Star el 8 de marzo de 2024 en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $118,039.03 por concepto de principal, más los intereses sobre dicha suma a razón del 3.5%, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; $818.3 por gastos por mora, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda; más costas gastos y honorarios de abogados. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 3 DE JUNIO DE 2025 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $130,169.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 10 DE JUNIO DE 2025 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $86,779.33, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 17 DE JUNIO DE 2025 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $65,084.50, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada

si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 16 de abril de 2025. ALGUACIL MILDRED CASTRO, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE BOSCO IX OVERSEAS, LLC, BY FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AS SERVICER Demandante Vs. JUAN JOSE CORDERO SANTIAGO; SANDRA IVETTE SOTO MERCADO

Demandado

Civil Num.: PO2023CV02235. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO

GENERAL: Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Ponce, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 4 DE JUNIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA TARDE, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: “URBANA: Solar número 17 del bloque “L” de la Urbanización Montblanc Housing localizada en el Barrio Susua Baja del término municipal de Yauco, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 319.4731 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 23.08 metros con el solar número 18 del bloque “L”; por el SUR, en 23.15 metros, con el solar número 16 del bloque “L”; por el ESTE, en 14.61 metros con los solares número 7 y 8 del bloque “L”; y por el OESTE, en 13.06 metros con la Calle “G” de la Urbanización. Contiene una casa de concreto diseñada para una sola familia que contiene tres habitaciones, un baño, cocina, sala, comedor, y marquesina techada.” Finca número 17556, inscrita al folio 67 del tomo 540 de Yauco, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección II. La hipoteca antes descrita consta inscrita al folio 68 del tomo 540 de Yauco, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección II, inscripción 2ª. Propiedad localizada en: URB. VISTA DEL PALMAR, L-17 CALLE G, YAUCO, PR 00698. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según

figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Departamento de la Vivienda (PROGRAMA HOME). Suma de la Carga: $24,500.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 30 de mayo de 2019. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $65,500.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 11 DE JUNIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA TARDE, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $43,666.67, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $32,750.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 18 DE JUNIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA TARDE. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de: $52,443.03 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $8,850.40 en intereses acumulados al 29 de noviembre de 2024 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 7.250% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $298.46 de “escrow advances”; $3,344.68 en “corporate advances”; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $6,550.00, para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, los recargos pactados desde la fecha antes indicada, acumulándose mensualmente, y todas estas sumas están vencidas, son líquidas y exigibles. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior

que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy 24 de abril de 2025. JAVIER SEGARRA MALDONADO, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. MIGUEL A. TORRES AYALA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #560.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE COAMO BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE REINALDO LUIS CORREA MORALES COMPUESTA POR LILIAM L. CORREA RODRIGUEZ, LUIS G. CORREA RODRIGUEZ, LILLIAM LUZ CORREA JUSTINIANO T/C/C LILLIAM LUZ FLECHA, DOMINGO CORREA JUSTINIANO, BLANCA A. CORREA JUSTINIANO, WANDA L. CORREA RODRIGUEZ T/C/C WAND ORTIZ, CARMEN L. CORREA RODRIGUEZ, REINALDO JUNIOR CORREA ROMERO; SUCESIÓN DE MARGARITA ROMERO IRIZARRY T/C/C MARGARITA CORREA COMPUESTA POR NORMA MARTINEZ CRUZ; REINALDO JUNIOR CORREA ROMERO; “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LAS SUCESION DE MARGARITA ROMERO IRIZARRY T/C/C MARGARITA

The San Juan Daily Star

(107). El Área de Estacionamiento cuenta con control de acceso con portón motorizado operado con radio control (“Beeper”), para dar acceso a la Calle Vecinal. Le corresponde a este apartamento el uno punto mil doscientos ochenta por ciento (1.1280%) de participación en los gastos, ganancias y derechos en los elementos comunes generales del inmueble. Le corresponde a este apartamento los estacionamientos identificados con los números ciento ocho A (108-A) y ciento ocho E (108-E). La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita al Folio 169 del Tomo 1212 de Ponce Sur, finca número 29,002, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección Segunda. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $104,192.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 1RO DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. En la segunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $69,461.33. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 9 DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $52,096.00. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura de hipoteca número 546 otorgada en Ponce, Puerto Rico, el día 17 de diciembre de 2009, ante el Notario Alys M. Collazo Bougeois, y consta inscrita al Folio 169 del Tomo 1212 de Ponce Sur, Finca Número 29,002, inscripción 2da., en el Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección Segunda. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido contra la parte co-demandada, Ivelisse Rodriguez Martínez, por sí y en la cuota viudal usufructuaria de la Sucesión de Pedro Antonio Cedeño Sierra y La Sucesión de Pedro Antonio Cedeño Sierra, adeuda la cantidad de $85,803.72 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de marzo de 2020, más intereses al tipo pactado de 5.1/2% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación.

Además la parte co-demandada, Ivelisse Rodriguez Martínez, por sí y en la cuota viudal

usufructuaria de la Sucesión de Pedro Antonio Cedeño Sierra y La Sucesión de Pedro Antonio Cedeño Sierra, adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $10,419.20. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE, SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación del inmueble y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Surge de un estudio de título que, sobre la finca descrita anteriormente, pesan los gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que se ejecuta mediante este procedimiento que se relacionan a continuación. Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Popular Mortgage, Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $25,000.00, con intereses desde el 10mo aniversario hasta el vencimiento al 5 ½ % anual, vencedero el día 1 de enero de 2040, constituida mediante la escritura número 547, otorgada en Ponce, Puerto Rico, el día 17 de diciembre de 2009, ante el notario Alys M. Collazo Bougeois, e inscrita al folio 170 del tomo 1212 de Ponce Sur, finca número 29,002, inscripción 3ra. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores desconocidos, no inscritos o presentados que sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios se-

ñalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad objeto de ejecución y descrita anteriormente se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores una vez el Honorable Tribunal expida la correspondiente Orden de Confirmación de Venta Judicial. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en general se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley por espacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy día 21 de mayo de 2025.

MIGUEL A. TORRES AYALA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #560, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE, SALA SUPERIOR.

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CANCEL Y POR MARLENE RIVERA

Demandante V. MARCELINO

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Demandado

Civil Núm.: SJ2025RF00573. Sobre: DIVORCIO (RUPTURA IRREPARABLE). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MARCELINO RIVERA SANTIAGO. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través de del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.

pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.

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RUA: 15441

2510 carretera 100, kilómetro 3.5 de Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico 00623

787-851-3582

clsegarra@yahoo.com Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, el 19 de mayo de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.

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Demandante Vs. LA SUCESION DE MARGARITA BERRIOS ORTIZ COMPUESTA POR MARIET T/C/C MARIETTE, ANGELITA, MIRIAM, JULIA Y ANA ROSA Y TODAS DE APELLIDOS THOMAS BERRIOS; LA SUCESION DE FELICITA THOMAS BERRIOS COMPUESTA POR MIGUEL Y SASHA RAMOS THOMAS; FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL; MEGANO Y MENGANA DE TAL; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LAS SUCESIONES DE MARGARITA BERRIOS ORTIZ, FELICITA THOMAS BERRIOS Y OLGA THOMAS BERRIOS, RESPECTIVAMENTE; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV01963. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO Y MANDAMIENTO DE INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A LA PARTE CODEMANDADA: A) ANGELITA, MIRIAM, JULIA Y ANA ROSA TODAS DE APELLIDOS THOMAS BERRIOS

COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MARGARITA

BERRIOS ORTIZ, A LAS SIGUIENTES

DIRECCIONES: (A) 335 BENT CREEK LN ORMOND BEACH FL 32174; (B) HC 02 BOX 15838 CAROLINA, PR 00987; (C) NOEL C. CONAWAY RD GUYTON, GA 31312; (D) 4929 PENWAY PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124; (E) PR 165

BARRIO MEDINA ALTA LOT 1 (364) CALLE VILLA CASTIN SANJUAN, PR 00925.

B) MIGUEL Y SASHA AMBOS DE APELLIDOS RAMOS THOMAS COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE FELICITA

THOMAS BERRIOS; A LAS SIGUIENTES

DIRECCIONES: (A)

335 BENT CREEK LN

ORMOND BEACH FL 32174; (B) HC 02 BOX 15838 CAROLINA, PR 00987; (C) NOEL C.

CONAWAY RD GUYTON, GA 31312; (D) 4929

PENWAY PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124; (E) PR 165

BARRIO MEDINA ALTA LOT 1 (364) CALLE VILLA

CASTIN SANJUAN, PR 00925.

C) FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL, COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MARGARITA

BERRIOS ORTIZ; A LAS SIGUIENTES

DIRECCIONES: (A)

335 BENT CREEK LN

ORMOND BEACH FL 32174; (B) HC 02 BOX 15838 CAROLINA, PR 00987; (C) NOEL C.

CONAWAY RD GUYTON, GA 31312; (D) 4929

PENWAY PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124; (E) PR 165

BARRIO MEDINA ALTA LOT 1 (364) CALLE VILLA CASTIN SANJUAN, PR 00925.

D) MENGANO Y MENGANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE FELICITA

THOMAS BERRIOS, A LAS SIGUIENTES

DIRECCIONES: (A) 335 BENT CREEK LN

ORMOND BEACH FL 32174; (B) HC 02 BOX 15838 CAROLINA, PR 00987; (C) NOEL C. CONAWAY RD GUYTON, GA 31312; (D) 4929

PENWAY PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124; (E) PR 165

BARRIO MEDINA ALTA LOT 1 (364) CALLE VILLA CASTIN SANJUAN, PR 00925.

E) JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE OLGA THOMAS BERRIOS, A LAS SIGUIENTES DIRECCIONES: (A) 335 BENT CREEK LN ORMOND BEACH FL 32174; (B) HC 02 BOX 15838 CAROLINA, PR 00987; (C) NOEL C. CONAWAY RD GUYTON, GA 31312; (D) 4929 PENWAY PHILADELPHIA, PA 19124; (E) PR 165 BARRIO MEDINA ALTA LOT 1 (364) CALLE VILLA CASTIN SANJUAN, PR 00925.

Por la presente se le(s) notifica que se ha radicado en la Secretaría de este Tribunal una Demanda Enmendada en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la vía ordinaria en contra de la parte demandada, en la cual se alega que adeuda a la parte demandante por concepto de hipoteca la suma de $36,978.74 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de octubre de 2024, más intereses al tipo pactado de 7.50% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 5.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de las escrituras de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $7,800.00para cubrir intereses en adición a los garantizados por ley y cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca número 213 otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 26 de febrero de 2002, ante el Notario Público Teresita Navarro García, de la finca número 28,697, inscrita al Folio 201 del Tomo 710 de Sabana Llana, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Quinta. Por razón de dicho incumplimiento, y al amparo del derecho que le confiere el Pagaré, el demandante ha declarado tales sumas vencidas, líquidas y exigibles en su totalidad. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le(s) cite a usted(es) por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda enmendada en su contra. Se les ordena a que dentro del término de treinta

(30) días, a partir de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de Margarita Berríos Ortiz y/o Felicita Thomas Berríos y/o Olga Thomas Berríos. Los co-demandados miembros de las Sucesiones de Margarita Berríos Ortiz y/o Felicita Thomas Berríos y/o Olga Thomas Berríos se incluyen en la demanda enmendada ya que como herederos responden por las cargas de la herencia según lo dispuesto en Nuestro Ordenamiento Jurídico. Se les apercibe y notifica que, de no expresarse dentro de ese término de 30 días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les apercibe que luego del transcurso del término de 30 días antes señalado contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. 2785. Se ordena a la parte demandante a que, en vista de que las sucesiones de Margarita Berríos Ortiz, Felicita Thomas Berríos y Olga Thomas Berríos, se incluye a los herederos conocidos y herederos desconocidos de Margarita Berríos Ortiz, Felicita Thomas Berríos y Olga Thomas Berríos denominados Angelita, Miriam, Julia y Ana Rosa todas de apellidos Thomas Berríos; Miguel y Sasha ambos de apellidos Ramos Thomas; Fulano y Fulana De Tal; Mengano y Mengana de Tal; John Doe y Jane Doe, proceda a notificar la presente Orden mediante publicación de un edicto a esos efectos una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de la Isla de Puerto Rico. Se le(s) emplaza y requiere que dentro de los sesenta (60) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto excluyendo el día de la publicación de este edicto conteste(n) la demanda radicando el original de la contestación en este Tribunal y enviando copia de la Contestación de la Demanda a las oficinas de CARDONA & MALDONADO LAW OFFICES, P.S.C. ATENCIÓN al Lcdo. Duncan Maldonado Ejarque, P.O. Box 366221, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-6221; Tel (787) 622-7000, Fax (787) 6257001, Abogado de la Parte Demandante. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Se le(s) advierte

que si dejare(n) de contestar la Demanda en el período de tiempo antes mencionado, podrá dictarse contra usted(es) Sentencia en Rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado sin más citarle(s) ni oírle(s). EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y con el Sello del Tribunal. DADA hoy de de 2025, en San Juan, Puerto Rico. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUZ ENID FERNÁNDEZ DEL VALLE, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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Parte Demandante Vs. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO COMO SUCESOR DE R & G PREMIER BANI OF PUERTO RICO; JOHN DOE

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2025CV01506. Sala: 803. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO E HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: JOHN DOE. Se notifica que se presentó en esta Secretaría la Demanda de epígrafe sobre Cancelación de Pagaré Extraviado Por la Vía Judicial. Se le emplaza y requiere que usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Deberá notificar con copia de la misma al LCDA. LESLIE J. HERNÁNDEZ CRESPO, PO BOX 10338, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00922, dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Si dejara de hacerlo, podrá dictarse sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. El pagaré hipotecario objeto de esta demanda, fue emitido a favor de a favor de R & G PREMIER BANK OF PUERTO RICO, o a su orden, por la suma $55,000.00, con intereses al 6 1/2% anual, vencedero el 1 de septiembre del 2023, suscrito ante el Notario Público Iradia R. Rivera Almeda. Dicha obligación quedó garantizada por una hipoteca voluntaria sobre el inmueble

que más adelante se describe, según surge de la escritura número #370, otorgada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, inscrita al folio #161 del tomo #1664 de Caguas, finca #42,171, inscripción 8va en el Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas. El pago de dicho pagaré se garantizó con hipoteca constituida sobre el inmueble que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el #119-G en el plano de parcelación de la Comunidad Rural La Barra del Barrio Rio Cañas del término municipal de Caguas, con una cabida superficial de 447.95 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con Parcelas 119-I y #119-N; por el SUR, con Parcela #119; por el ESTE, con Parcela #117-B y por el OESTE, con Calle y Parcela #119-N. Finca #42,171, inscrito al Folio móvil del Tomo #1588 de Caguas, Registro de la Propiedad de Caguas, Sección Primera.

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y el Sello del Tribunal, hoy 15 de mayo de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA GENERAL. MARIEL CRUZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV06933. (Salón: 603). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

JUAN ANTONIO RUIZ ROBLESJUAN.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.

A: YAHAIRA ROSARIO MONTANEZ.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de mayo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de

revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de mayo de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 16 de mayo de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ARELYS RIVERA MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2024CV05000.

(Salón: 500-A). Sobre: NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA.

NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.

A: DORIDEL CUTINO ACOSTA - URB.ARTESIA RESIDENCES 15 CALLE BOTICELL, GUAYNABO PR 00971; 5339 COSTA DEL SOL DR SAINT CLOUD, FL 34771-7561.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 09 de mayo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 16 de mayo de 2025. Notas de la Secretaría: SEGÚN ORDEN DEL 14 DE MAYO DE 2025. En

Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 16 de mayo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARA. IXIA CÓRDOVA CHINEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. DAVID A. DENIZARD HERNANDEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CA2024CV03616. (Civil: 406). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: DAVID A. DENIZARD HERNANDEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de mayo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 19 de mayo de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 19 de mayo de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V.

EDWIN

RODRIGUEZ NIEVES

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: NJ2024CV00145. (Civil: 406). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. Osvaldo L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. A: EDWIN RODRIGUEZ NIEVES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de mayo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 19 de mayo de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 19 de mayo de 2025.

KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ

APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante Vs. MARIE CARMEN

AGENJO AVILES

Demandados

Civil Núm.: CA2023CV03314.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A

LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO

GENERAL: Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 23 DE JUNIO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: “URBANA: Solar número 23 de la manzana HH según plano de inscripción del proyecto de solares denominado Extensión Jardines de Palmarejo, radicado en el barrio San Isidro del término municipal de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. Dicho solar tiene un área de 286.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con solar número 22 en una distancia de 23.00 metros; por el SUR, con solar número 24 en una distancia de 22.00 metros; por el ESTE, con solares números 28 y 27 en una distancia de 13.00 metros; y por el OESTE, con calle número 29, distancia de 13.00 metros. Enclava sobre el descrito solar una estructura destinada a vivienda la cual se describe como sigue: Casa de asbesto cemento y aluminio con piso de hormigón armado, techo de asbesto cemento de una sola planta, con un área de piso de 672 pies cuadrados. Tiene sala, comedor, cocina, tres dormitorios, cuarto sanitario y portal.” Finca número 12,502, inscrita al folio 175 del tomo 278 de Canóvanas, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III. La hipoteca antes descrita consta inscrita al folio vto. 176 del tomo 278 de Canóvanas, finca número 12,502, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección III, inscripción 5ª. Propiedad localizada en: JARDINES DE PALMEREJO, HH-23 CALLE 29, CANOVANAS, PR 00729. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga:

N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $71,668.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 30 DE JUNIO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $47,778.67, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $35,834.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, el 8 DE JULIO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $53,995.66 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $7,413.09 en intereses acumulados al 30 de septiembre de 2024 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 7.50% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $231.92 de “escrow advances”; $386.16 en cargos por demora; $2,140.29 en adelantos; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $7,166.80, para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, los recargos pactados desde la fecha antes indicada, acumulándose mensualmente, y todas estas sumas son líquidas y exigibles. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal

durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy 28 de abril de 2025. JOSÉ R. CRISTÓBAL, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #282.

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Parte Demandante Vs. ELBA I. GOMEZ VAZQUEZ Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV10308. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Salón: 503. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ELBA I. GOMEZ VAZQUEZURB COUNTRY CLUB 952 CALLE ESPIONCELA, SAN JUAN PR 009242329; 616 WOODLAND AVE C, PARK RAPIDS MN 56470.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731

a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de abril de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ELIZABETH AGOSTO NÚÑEZ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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Parte Demandante Vs. MARILUZ SANABRIA ARIAS Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2024CV02635. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MARILUZ SANABRIA ARIAS - URB VILLA CARMEN L28 CALLE GUAYAMA, CAGUAS PR 00725-6110. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de abril de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR. LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO

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Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2024CV03049. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JANETTE ROMAN RAMOS - HC 9 BOX 60458, CAGUAS PR 00725-9247; 312 BROAD ST BEVERLY NJ 080101107.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de abril de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. JEHODYS

TORRES MATIAS

Demandado

Civil Núm.: AG2025CV00349. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JEHODYS TORRES MATIAS. POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la radicación de una demanda en cobro de dinero por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que usted adeuda a la parte demandante, Oriental Bank, ciertas sumas de dinero, y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado de este litigio. El demandante, Oriental Bank, ha solicitado que se dicte sentencia en contra suya y que se le ordene pagar las cantidades reclamadas en la demanda. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index/php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle. El abogado de la parte demandante es: Jaime Ruiz Saldaña, RUA número 11673;· Dirección: PO Box 366276, San Juan, PR 00936-6276; Teléfono: (787) 759-6897; Correo electrónico: legal@jrslawpr. com. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación del presente edicto, se le estará enviando a usted por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda presentada al lugar de su última dirección conocida: Bo. Cerro Gordo, KM 139.3, Aguada, PR 00602; HC 59 Box 6185, Aguada, PR 00602-9660. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal en Aguada, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de mayo de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NOEMÍ ROMÁN BOSQUES, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Demandante Vs. HERBERT MASSARO, LOUISE MARIE MASSARO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00323. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: HERBERT MASSARO, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; LOUISE MARIE MASSARO, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBAS.

Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo. com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios

que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 7 de mayo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA INTERINA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Demandante, V. WILLIAM SHARRY CRUZ, HEIDY LUZ MORALES FIGUEROA

Demandados Civil Núm.: GM2025CV00270. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: WILLIAM SHARRY CRUZ - COMM MIRAMAR, 844-58 C, GUAYAMA, PR 00784; COMUNIDAD MIRAMAR, 844 CALLE NARCISO, GUAYAMA, PR 00784.

La parte demandante ha declarado la totalidad de la deuda que origina la presente causa de acción vencida; y al día 1ro de octubre de 2024, la parte demandada le adeuda a la parte demandante las siguientes cantidades: $56,617.17 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 5.375% desde el 1ro de septiembre de 2024; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $6,241.41 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La parte demandada constituye la hipoteca sobre el siguiente bien inmueble: RÚSTICA: Parcela marcada con el número 844 en el Plano de Parcelación de la Comunidad Rural Jobos del Barrio Jobos del término municipal de Guayama, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 431.13 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con la parcela número 846 de la Comunidad; por el SUR, con la parcela número 842 de la Comunidad; por el ESTE, con las

parcelas números 843 y 845 de la Comunidad; y por el OESTE, con la Calle de la Comunidad. Finca Número 14,687, inscrita al folio 122 del tomo 411 de Guayama, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Guayama. Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE

DEMANDANTE: Lcdo. Reggie Diaz Hernández RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ LLP 500 Calle De La Tanca, Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / Fax: (787) 523-2664 rdiaz@bdprlaw.com

EXTENDIDO BAJO Ml FlRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 7 de mayo de 2025. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LUZ M. GUZMÁN SANTIAGO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CO2024CV00543.

(Salón: 1). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZ, JPJULIA@RMMELAW.COM. A: DAWIL NOEL DE JESUS GONZALEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

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Civil Núm.: CB2024RF00056. Salón Núm.: 0200. Sobre: DIVORCIO. RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: VICENTE LÓPEZ ORTEGA.

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o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 19 de mayo de 2025. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 19 de mayo de 2025. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. SHEILA ROBLES HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Sudoku

How to Play:

Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.

Sudoku Rules:

Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Crossword

1. Acapulco affirmative 2. Poker call

Heartburn relief brand 4. Entry in a PDA 5. Draw ___ in the sand 6. Putting through a sieve 7. Counter-terrorism org.

8. Yes vote 9. Dorm staff (abbr.) 10. Part of Roy G. Biv

Chair

12. Cop at a drug bust 13. Grp. in a pit 18. Crook chasers 21. GPS reading

Political prefix 24. Map abbreviation

25. "Beauty ____ beauty does"

26. "___, all ye faithful..."

27. Curve toward the center

28. Two-masted sailing vessel

29. Make ___ story (lie)

31. Cleaning crew

32. Metal tag on a cord

33. Approaches

38. Nervous twitches

40. Awful

41. URL ending

44. Twitch

45. Gazelle's cousin

46. Lakota speakers

49. Settle a score

50. Seize suddenly

53. Cancel a launch

54. Guantanamo Bay locale

55. Peak

56. Relax on the sofa

58. Word before "darn it"

59. Something there oughta be?

71. Major rtes.

60. In a poor manner

Caustic agents

Fair Deal pres.

"Ick!"

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The Cubs have found expanding star power with Crow-Armstrong

By PATRICK MOONEY / THE ATHLETIC

As Chicago Cubs officials contemplated the idea of star power — how to acquire it, develop it and maximize it — they also held out hope for an internal solution. In breaking up the 2016 World Series team, someone had to fill the void at Wrigley Field, capture the imagination of fans and produce monster seven WAR seasons. Though far from a guaranteed outcome, one hypothetical centered on: What if everything clicked for Pete Crow-Armstrong?

You are looking at it right now. The Cubs in first place in the National League Central. Crow-Armstrong making leaping catches at the ivy and hitting home runs into the bleachers. Fans chanting, “P-C-A,” and roaring when he drives the ball into the right-field corner, knowing that is an easy triple with his speed. The All-Star Game buzz and MVP chatter are already picking up.

“That’s irrelevant to what I do on a daily basis,” CrowArmstrong said. “Simple as that.”

This timeline would have sounded aggressive, if not unrealistic, during the early stages of this rebuild. Just last month, Crow-Armstrong was stuck on zero home runs through 73 plate appearances, with a batting average below .200. Negotiations around a long-term contract extension had fizzled.

Though Crow-Armstrong’s floor appeared secure as a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder, his career ceiling was undefined. He looked overmatched as a September call-up in 2023, and even a good second half to his rookie season left him as a below-average major league hitter. Perhaps this would be a year with some more growing pains, which would be fine if Kyle Tucker carried the Cubs back into the playoffs.

But then Crow-Armstrong blasted two home runs April 13 at Dodger Stadium. He even blew a kiss to his parents behind home plate, which became a signature moment of ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast and the start of his unreal hot streak.

“Every time he comes up to the plate,” Cubs catcher Carson Kelly said, “you know something awesome might happen.”

It happened again during Saturday afternoon’s 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox at the Friendly Confines, where a crowd of 40,134 watched Crow-Armstrong line a two-run single into center field, steal his 14th base and hustle for a triple. Through Saturday he had played in all of the club’s 52 games, producing 14 homers, 46 RBIs, 40 runs scored and an .893 on-base plus slugging percentage, all while lighting up the defensive metrics.

This is why Cubs’ president of baseball operations, Jed Hoyer, likes to call it a young man’s game. Entering last Thursday, the players who had generated the highest Wins Above Replacement this season, according to FanGraphs, were Aaron Judge (4.3) and Crow-Armstrong (2.9), followed

Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong had played in all of the Chicago Cubs’ 52 games through Saturday, producing 14 homers, 46 RBIs, 40 runs scored and an .893 on-base plus slugging percentage, all while lighting up the defensive metrics. (Instagram via bleachernation)

by five players at 2.8: Corbin Carroll, Cal Raleigh, Geraldo Perdomo, Bobby Witt Jr. and Shohei Ohtani.

“Pete’s young,” manager Craig Counsell said. “When you have players that are this young, they come to the big leagues, and you think, ‘This is what they are.’ And he’s 23. Most guys haven’t made their debut yet. So that’s the beauty of getting to the big leagues at that age.

“It means you’ve succeeded against older players and in player development in the minor leagues. But it also means you’re just new to this. He’s a talented kid. He was a firstround pick for a reason. It’s fun watching what’s possible with players like this.”

Growing up in Southern California, Crow-Armstrong was well known in baseball circles at an early age. He played for USA Baseball at multiple levels of international competition, beginning with the 12-and-under national team. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School, which had produced first-round picks Max Fried, Lucas Giolito and Jack Flaherty.

The Cubs passed on Crow-Armstrong in the 2020 MLB draft, but they got a second chance to acquire him in the Javier Báez deal with the New York Mets at the 2021 trade deadline, a franchise-altering day in so many ways.

“I always knew he was going to be a star,” said pitcher Cade Horton, the No. 7 pick in the 2022 draft, who remembered watching Crow-Armstrong play in high school. “But this year, he’s really found a groove, and it’s awesome to watch. I love playing with guys like that, guys that just want to win and will do anything to help their team.

“He works hard. He knows what he’s good at. He’s going to cause chaos on the bases. He’s going to hit home runs. He’s going to make plays in center. He’s got all the tools.”

The Cubs have needed Crow-Armstrong’s MVP-level

stretch while some key players were out. Their leadoff man, Ian Happ, returned last Tuesday, but All-Star pitcher Shota Imanaga is not expected back until June, and Justin Steele, a 2023 All-Star, is out for the season. After a great start, Tucker had cooled off a bit, but was 6 for 8 with two home runs in wins against the Miami Marlins last Tuesday and Wednesday. Ryan Pressly lost his job as the closer. Amid those issues, the record is 30-20, and the hardest part of the schedule was front-loaded.

As flashy as Crow-Armstrong’s play can be between the lines, his demeanor off the field is mild-mannered and introspective. “This feeling’s fleeting,” he said. “It doesn’t always stay.”

Crow-Armstrong credited hitting coaches Dustin Kelly and John Mallee for helping him find a consistent stance that accentuates his athleticism. He acknowledged it is easier to hit with runners on base, in a deep lineup anchored by Tucker and Seiya Suzuki. He appreciated how teammates such as Dansby Swanson and Nico Hoerner encouraged him while he was struggling.

In terms of approach, Crow-Armstrong also gave a shoutout to Justin Turner, the team’s 40-year-old hitting guru. Whether you are feeling good or bad, Crow-Armstrong said, the main focus is “being able to go up there like it’s 0 for 0 every time.”

NBA Playoffs

Eastern Conference Finals (Best of 7) Game 1

Wednesday Indiana Pacers 138, New York Knicks 135 (OT) Game 2

Friday Pacers 114, Knicks 109 Game 3 (IND leads series 2-0)

Sunday

Knicks at Pacers, 8 p.m. ET

Western Conference Finals (Best of 7) Game 1

Tuesday

Oklahoma City Thunder 114, Minnesota Timber wolves 88 Game 2

Thursday

Thunder 118, Timberwolves 103 Game 3

Saturday Timberwolves 143, Thunder 101 Game 4 (OKC leads series 2-1)

Today

Thunder at Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

The San Juan Daily Star

Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 21