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‘Ruby’ renders EV powerless; minimal casualties in all LGUs BY LaLaIne M. JIMenea

Pre-emptive and forced evacuations reduce casualties ORMOC CITY – Typhoon Ruby (international name: Hagupit) which made landfall at Dolores, Eastern Samar at around 9:00 PM of Saturday, December 6, continues to wreak havoc on Eastern Visayas as it slowly goes out of the region.

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Photos on the left (top) shows the Enecio residence which is also Yolanda ravaged it last year. Photo on the bottom shows the same building as it was boarded up early of Friday, December 5.

Tracking Ruby: Netizens provide comic relief TRUST PINOYS to have humor even on the direst situations. Think about a family picture during a funeral. Everybody composes themselves, then as the photographer says “Ready 1,2,3”, all are wreathed in

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Can anyone be a journalist? Researcher examines Citizen journ A NEW article detailing the relationship of two U.S. Supreme Court cases and how they work together to uphold freedom of expression has been published in the Georgia Law Review by William E. Lee, professor of journalism in the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Lee’s article focuses on New York Times v. Sullivan and its companion case, Abernathy v. Sullivan, in which the court upheld the First Amendment rights of both the press and ministers active in the civil rights movement. These rulings affect today’s citizen journalists. The article, “Citizen-Critics, Citizen Journalists, and the

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issue of the Georgia Law Review. While many are familiar with the landmark case New York Times v. Sullivan, the companion case of Abernathy v. Sullivan has not earned the same recognition. Both cases ruled on an editorial advertisement published in the New York Times in 1960 movement. L.B. Sullivan, public safety commissioner of Montgomery, Alabama, sued the New York Times for defamation, and in a separate case sued four Alabama ministers who appeared to have endorsed the advertisement. It was later discovered that they did not help sponsor the ad. Both the New York Times and the four ministers were found liable in Alabama courts and appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lee’s article explains why the Supreme Court ultimately blended the two cases together and ruled in favor of the New York Times and the four ministers on First Amendment grounds. “It’s important to understand that by blending the Abernathy and Times cases, the court was holding that both the ministers professor of communication law, said. According to Justice William J. Brennan Jr., author of the landmark New York Times v. Sullivan ruling, the freedoms of speech, press, assembly and petitioning the government are interrelated components and fall under a collective term that he coined

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The relationship segues to today’s citizen journalists who, with the proliferation of the Internet and cellphone cameras, are expanding the “Anyone can be a journalist and they don’t need an of the points of his article. “It’s increasingly important that unaffiliated journalists know they have the same legal protection as a reporter at a the development of alternative forms of expression that do

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Katawan ng isang estudyante ng EVSU, nakitang palutanglutang sa dagat ng Tacloban TACLOBAN CITY – Isang bangkay ang natagpuan ng mga otoridad na palutanglutang isang umaga ngayong linggo ditto sa may baybayin ng Barangay 25, Magsaysay Boulevard.

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Gi-salvage na, gipugotan pa og ulo! nI paUL LIBRes ORMOC CITY – Taud-taud na nga nimingaw ang kaso sa pagpang salvage pero karong bag-o nitumaw na sad. Sa report nakuha sa EV Mail gikan sa station 3 sa Linao, ang ilang buhatan nakadawat og alarma gikan sa pipila ka molupyo sa barangay Liloan nga may nahibudngan sila onsay sud sa usa ka dakong sako nga anaa daplin sa hagnaan. Walay nanginano sa maong sako sa pagtuo nga basura ang sud ug gilabog diha sa lugar, apan nagdagan ang

adlaw nanimaho na kini. Ang nurse sa Gatchalian Clinic and Hospital nga si Mitchell Cortez nagduda nga tawo o mananap ang sud sa sako, sanglit iya nang gipaabot ang matang ngadto sa mga pulis Disyembre 2 sa udto. Pag responde sa kapulisan pinangulohan ni Ch. Insp. Rudy Conejo, ang bag-ong hepe sa estasyun, nadeskubrehan nga tawo ang sud sa dakong sako. Ning higayuna kuyog niya si Supt. Lito Cabamongan sa Ormoc City

Gisusi sa taga PNP-SOCO ang sud sa sako, nakurat sila kay tawo, apan wala nay ulo. Ang wala pa ilhe nga biktima nakaangkon og daghang dinunggaban sa lawas, gigapos ang mga kamot ug tiil. Ang mga ilhanan lamang sa biktima nga naka sul-ob kini og long sleeve, itum nga maong pantalon. Bana-bana sa PNPSOCO nga upat kaadlaw nang gipatay ang biktima. Nagduda pa man gani ang kadaghanan nga usa kini sa mga suspek sa

kawat nahitabo sa siyudad ning uwahing mga adlaw. Naglisud gyud og ila ang kapulisan kinsa ang biktima labi pa nga wala na kini ulo. Gidala ang biktima sa morgue sa City Health Office, apan ning pagsuwat, Disyembre 3, gilubong na ang biktima kay paingon naman sa kadunot ang lawas niini. Ang hepe sa PS3 Ch. Insp. Rudy Conejo mao pay paglingkud isip hepe, gisugat dayun siya og dili kasarangan nga kremin. Ni Paul Libres

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Pre-emptive evacuations na ginawa ng mga LGUs, epektibo

Mismo ang alkalde ng Tacloban, si Mayor Alfred Romualdez, ang nangulo sa pre-emptive evacuation sa mga baybayin ng Lungsod. Photograb from the mayor’s FB page TACLOBAN CITY- Epektibo ang ginawang “preemptive” evacuations ng Lungsod dito sa hindi pa kasagsagan ng Bagyong Ruby na nag resulta sa zero casualty.

ORMOC CITY – Gisud og kawatan ang opisina sa S & R Larrazabal Aggregates nga anaa sa dalan Bonifacio. Ang usa sa trabahante sa kompaniya, si Rosalinda Ando, ang nipahibalo sa mga pulis bahin sa hitabo. Sila si SPO2 Kenneth Valley, SPO2 Mark Alexis Ruita ug PO3 Dindo Tuando nagsusi didto ug nasayran ang kawatan nakasud sa opisina pinaagi sa pagguba sa kisame sa kasilyas. Nawala gikan sa kompaniya mao ang digital camera, cash nga dol-an singko mil pesos

ug obang mahinungdanon nga butang. Nahitabo ang kawat Disyembre 1 ug nadeskubrehan sa kawani dihang nangabli siya sa opisina sa maong petsa. Sa pakighinabi sa EV Mail sa mga inbistigador, wala gyud silay giya kinsa ang suspek. Samtang sa laing bahin, niadtong Disyembre 2, si Fim Sabroso, 43, magtutudlo sa Ormoc City Central School, nisumbong sa mga pulis sa station I kay gisud sab og kawatan ang iyang pinoy-anan nga anaa sa district 14. Si PO3 Dindo Tuando

nga nakahinabi niingon ang nawala gikan kang Sabroso mao ang laptop nga Asus balor P15,000.00, kuwentas, ug relo og obang mahinungdanon nga butang. Sa inbistigasyun, nakasud ang kawatan pinaagi sa pagguba sa rehas nga kawayan sa luyong bentana. Nadeskubrehan ni Sabroso nga wala na ang iyang mga gamit dihang naabot siya gikan sa tunghaan. Sama sa naunang hitabo, wa gihapoy giya ang mga pulis kinsa kining mga kawatan apan dili molunga ang kapulisan hangtud mahibaw-an

nila kinsa gyud kining mga kiriwan. Disyembre 2, alas diyes pasado sa buntag, si Dolorosa Surigao, 42, taga Tabango, nidangup sa mga pulis kay gikuotan siya. Sa iyang tugan, nisud siya sa Gaisano Capital adtong higayuna, usa ka hamtong nga babaye iyang namatikdan nga kanunay magsunodsunod kaniya. Nawala gikan sa biktima ang pitaka nga didto sud sa iyang bag, may sud kadto nga kwarta ug importanteng butang. Ni Paul Libres

Refrigerated van nagkarga og kahoy, nasakpan sa Albuera PNP ALBUERA, LEYTE – Kinsay nagtuo nga ang sud ning usa ka refrigerated van dili diay mga utanon o pagkaon kon di mga ginabas nga kahoy? Ang sakyanan anaa karon sa Albuera PNP ug ang mga pahinante nadakpan ug gikihaan na atubangan sa piskaliya. Sa spot report nga nakuha sa EV Mail gikan sa Albuera Police station, nasayran ang mga pulis sa lungsod inabagan sa mga sakop sa Regional Public Safety Batallion ang nagpahigayun og check point

diha sa Lawis, Poblacion ug atol niagi ang van nga may plaka TXM-464 nga gipanagiya sa Gelo Trucking Services nga nakabase sa Pasig City. Sa report ang mga pulis gipangulohan ni Sr. Insp. Martin Pardeñas, ang hepe, ug Insp. John Rey Rosales Layog sa RPSB-8, didto na nag check point ang mga pulis sa sityu Lawis, Nobyembre 30, mao paglabay sa sakyanan. Gipara kini og gipangutana ang drayber diin gikan ug onsay sud, ang drayber nitubag nga:

Kay arogante nga pagkatubag sa drayber, didto nagduda ang kapulisan. Gipaablihan ang van, didto nakita ang kinamada nga kahoy. Ang mga nadakpan sila si Juric Rubio, drayber; John Michael Mayo, ug Allen Bermudo, mga pahinante, anaa sa mga hingkud nga pangidaron, taga Manila. Usa ka Parly Maceda ang giingong tag-iya sa mga kahoy apan wala kini makakuyog sa biyahe. Si PO3 Rene Ablan, inbistigador sa kaso, nipahayag sa EV Mail nga diay ang saky-

anan gikan sa Pasig, nagkargag mga produkto sa McDonald para sa Cagayan de Oro City sa Mindanao. Karon na nila masayri nga nag sideline diay ang mga pahinante og kontrabando. Gikihaan na ang tulo atubangan sa piskaliya, ang piyansa gibungat tag P58 mil pesos kada usa. Wa pay labot sa ilang atubangon gikan sa tag-iya sa trucking services. Ang sakyanan ug mga kahoy anaa pa karon sa Albuera PNP. Ang kantidad sa mga kontrabahando P109,000.00. Ni Paul Libres

Padayong rigodon sa hepe sa mga estasyon, nakalipong sa mga sakop Ps3 SA Linao Bag-o na sad ang hepe ORMOC CITY - Hinay ra ang linog nga nasinate sa duha ka estasyun sa Ormoc City pong og naka low morale sa mga pulis tungod sa rigodon sa mga hepe nga dali ra kaayo makahulip si City Director Jose Bucsit Macanas. Didto lamang sa Station 2 sa Valencia wa ra makaabot og tulo ka buwan si Sr. Insp. Raul

Sarabia, nipuli kaniya si Insp. Bernidie Magamay, kadali ra sad kaayo, karon ang nag hepe sa estasyun mao si Sr. Insp. Arvie Trazo. Samtang ang station 3 sa Linao, gikan kang Sr. Insp. Rio Tan, nihulip kaniya si Sr. usa sa bantog nga inbistigador sa estasyun ug swerte nga nakapasar sa eksaminasyun ug nahimong opisyal. Pero si Sr. Insp. Baliton, wala ra kaabti

ing ni Ruby, handa na ang

na handang bantayan ang

og duha ka buwan kay lagi, matud sa report, may wala mauyuni niya ang city director. Gihulipan siya ni Insp. Bryan Irandio nga kapin usa ra ka buwan ang paglingkud niini. Karon si Insp. Irandio girelibohan na sad nga usa ra ka buwan nagsilbing hepe sa station 3. Disyembre 1, ang nilingkud nga hepe sa station 3 mao si Ch. Insp. Rudy Conejo, ang iyang deputy mao si Sr. Insp. Orlando Viacrucis, nga

gikan sa station I. Si Sr. Insp. Rio Tan nga hepe sa station I diyot na sad marelibohi, ambot unsa o kinsay naka anghel kaniya nga wala man madayon. Karon ang deputy ni Sr. Insp. Tan mao Si Tan ibalik na sad unta sa PS3, matud sa kasayuran nga nahipos sa EV Mail. Nasagmuyo ang ubang mga pulis nga dili buot magpaila sa panagana nga kon mahibaw-an ang ilang komentaryo sa ilang city director, ibalhin sila ngadto sa Samar o sa laing mga lugar. “We pa gani maka muntar ug maayo ang hepe aron ibuylo ang iyang mga plano, girelibohan naman. “Kanus-a man ni sad marelibuhi ang among city diNi Paul Libres

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Pay the BIR or else.... Thank you, Yolanda?

We need to see the cross

I KNOW the title sounds macabre. Almost sacrilegious and unrespectful. But just read the column with an open mind. As I was working on this issue, a friend suddenly pops up at my Messenger, asking me who we should be thanking for the tight preparations we had for the onslaught of Ruby, which admirably, has led to almost zero casualties in all LGUs. Well, I answered simply that we had to thank

THAT’S simply because without the cross, there’s no other way but for us to get spoiled. Our sense of freedom and of what is good, right and fair would get unhinged from its proper foundation, and would fall easy prey tive allurements of the world, and the wiles of the devil.

recorded history in modern times, has taught us one big lesson – that we have to be well prepared and heed government. I knew he was expecting me to name people, but he laughed and said “maldita gyod ka, but Well, I just had to be brutally honest. If not for Yolanda, do you think that we would have prepared as we had for Ruby? I think not. Anyway, the preparations paid off. There was minimal loss of lives, which is the primary objective. You can always replace things, rebuild houses and your homes, but not resurrect the dead. An update I just got is that there were two deaths in Leyte Province; 6 in Northern Samar; 6 in Eastern Samar and 1 in Biliran. we’ve had, even with ordinary typhoons, we can conclude that the pre-emptive evacuations and lives and properties have indeed worked. And had Yolanda not struck the region last year, I can imagine the mayor’s remaining hair falling off, including that of the vice mayor’s, in trying to convince people to evacuate from their homes. My worry though, is that because some people might think we have gone overboard with the evacuations, even re-evacuating people already in coastal schools to uphill barrios, it might lead the hardheaded Pinoy to be stubborn again next time. They might think we are OA, but for our house, I told the hubby that we keep the window boards around, in a high, dry place, for the next typhoon season. We must admit it, we live in a typhoon belt. We may have had a reprieve of around 10 years when we didn’t have a typhoon passing through, but the reality that we are back again on the typhoon belt is stark. As Ormocanons, lumad or not, we already a preemptive measure that the experience never happens again, city authorities then passed an ordinance prohibiting people from living along riverbanks. Unfortunately, this ordinance has been forgotten. There was a huge outcry against illegal logging, but unfortunately, the practice continues with powers-that-be ignoring it, even abetting it. Just this week, a refrigerated van was caught illegally transporting lumber. While the lumber presumably comes from felled trees after Yolanda, it can also be presumed it was from freshly cut trees because who are we to tell? Now, the horrors of Yolanda is still fresh in our minds. But three years from now, a decade from now, will we still remember that? see

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completing and perfecting his work of human redemption. It is the instrument of our salvation, the tree of life that counters the tree of death. No wonder that he commands us to carry the cross: “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow

In the year of his Lord (THE WALL editorial in its Christmas issue in 1948. It has been republished every year since then. ) When Saul of Tarsus set out on his journey to Damascus the whole of the known world lay in bondage. There was one state, and it was Rome. There was one master for it all, and he was Tiberius Caesar. Everywhere there was civil order for the arm of the Roman law was long. Everywhere there was stability, in government and in society, for the centurions saw that it was so. But everywhere there was something else, too. There was oppression – for those who were not the friends of Tiberius Caesar. There was the

Caesar gave largesse to the people. There was

the Emperor prescribed. What was man for but to serve Caesar? There was the persecution of men who dared think differently, who heard strange voices or read strange manuscripts. There was enslavement of men whose tribes came not from Rome, disdain for those who did not have the familiar visage. And most of all, there was everywhere a contempt for human life. What, to the strong, was one man more or less in a crowded world? Then, in a sudden, there was a light in the world, and a man from Galilee saying: Render unto Caesar the things that are his; and to God, what was God’s. And the voice from Galillee, which would defy Caesar, offered a new Kingdom in which each man could walk upright and bow to none but his God. ‘Inasmuch as ye have done it unto see

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POLEYTECAL Tidbits and Beyond BY RaMMeL B. CagULada, Cpa

Living a ‘sayings-based’ life LIFE IS what we make it, so to speak. When life goes wrong, we tend to blame God. But when life seems good, so much so when hapin our life, God was never in the picture. Of course, not all. There are those whose faith are beyond reasonable doubt. There are those who consider trials as tests in one’s faith without reservation, that God is really good at all times. Just keep the faith. After all, “faith can hurdle obstacles”. According to a statement by Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Virginia Palanca - Santiago during one of the seminars I attended in Ormoc during the pre-Yolanda era, the number one reason why people, both in government and in private sectors, succumb to graft and corruption is due to their unconditional love for their families. In Tagalog, one may quip, “gagawin

the case may be, for personal use. Take note that incidence of graft and corruption is higher in the private sector compared with that in government. Most people in the private sector are condemning the people in the government for the things they, too, are doing in their respecbecause everybody does it, it may sound morally ordinary or normal. We must all remember that “bad is bad even if everybody is for it and good Most, if not all, of our actions are driven by our ambitions in life. Of course, we must do it so that all our actions must be directed and motivated to a particular objective in the future. Such objective perhaps, is a result of our past musings to live life to its fullest and to enjoy what is there to relish in life. One has to work out hard according to what he or she believes is is – to reap in the future the fruits of what was sowed in the past. As human beings, we must

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Christ’s cross is the effective counterbalance of our freedom, which can swing in any which way. It keeps our freedom in the orbit of truth and charity that can only come from God, our creator and father. It heals what is wounded, cures what is sick in us, especially our tendency to be lazy and complacent. It makes us humble and simple, protecting us from the dangers of pride, bigotry, conceit and self-righteousness. It assumes all our sins, mistakes and other stupidities, and atones for them, repairing what they damage, making up for whatever we ourselves cannot anymore resolve humanly. It also serves to strengthen us, making us more resistant to the different evils of this world. and wisdom, widens our perspectives and compassion It pushes us to where we ought to go but usually do not like to. It’s a stimulus for growth in all aspects of our life, goading us on the road toward human and Christian maturity. Above all, the cross is the strongest proof of love. It somehow captures the whole range of love which is not contented only with giving and sharing, but also of suffering for the loved one. It is the grand school of mercy. The good effects of the Christ’s cross are abundant. They are actually beyond accounting, because the dignity proper to us as well as our capacity to do evil for which the cross serves as a foil, are also beyond accounting. In short, it has many mysterious good effects. We actually need the cross more than we need air. That’s why we have to train ourselves to love the cross, seeking it actively and not waiting for it to come. Knowing the way we are, with our wounded condition, this is the proper attitude to take toward the cross. But we have to make sure that we have the right understanding of it. We have to be wary of the reductionist if not perverted attitudes toward the cross. Sad to say, the world today is also full of doctrines and ideologies that promote such attitudes. So we have to be always watchful and discerning, frequently rectifying our intentions, promptly correcting ourselves when we notice we have strayed from the right path. We can start by taking advantage of the constant opportunities to embrace the cross in the usual events of our day. We should not eat

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Thoughts on Christmas 2014 THE APPROACH of December augurs many things about Christmas that come to mind. If Jesus Christ chose to be born on a This is the season of Advent in the calendar of the Catholic Church. Advent comes from the Latin word: “advenir” which means “to come.” Jesus Christ is the One who will come. Advent for this new year is also the start of the Liturgical year, Cycle B for 2015. The matter of His coming can be seen in two ways: the coming on the last day when all humanity will be judged for the last time. This latter thought can be what is found in the Bible, the Gospel according to St. Matthew: “When the Son of Man comes as King and all the angels with him, he will sit on his royal throne, and the people of all the nations will be gathered before him. then he will divide them into two groups, just as a shep-herd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the righteous at his right and the others at his left. Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink; I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me, in prison and you visited me. The righteous will then answer him, When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you a drink? When did we ever see you a stranger and welcome you in our homes, or naked and clothe you? When did we ever see you sick or in prison, and visit you? The King will reply, I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the

The Gospel on Sunday NOVEMBER 14, 2014 Third Sunday of Advent John 1:6-8, 19-28 A man came, sent by God. His name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness to the light, so that everyone might believe through him. He was not the light, he was to bear witness to the light. This was the witness of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, ‘Who are you?’ He declared, he did not deny but declared, ‘I am not the Christ.’ So they asked, ‘Then are you Elijah?’ He replied, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you the Prophet?’ He answered, ‘No.’ So they said to him, ‘Who are you?

Laughter is the best medicine least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me! “Then he will say to those on his left, Away from me, you that are under God’s curse! Away the Devil and his angels! I was hungry but you would not feed me, thirsty but you would not give me a drink; I was a stran-ger but you would not welcome me in your homes, naked but you would not clothe me; I was sick and in prison but you would not take care of me. Then they will answer him, When, Lord, did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and we would not help you ? the King will reply, I tell you, whenever you refused to help one of these least important ones, you refused to help me. These, then, will be sent off to eternal punish-ment, but the righteous will

a load of laughter now and then. published by Phil. Bible Society Imprimatur: John Whealon; Re-Imprimi Potest: Jaime On the other hand, what about the aspect of Jesus Christ who was born in a manger? He assumed human nature in his role as the Redeemer of mankind. God the Father promised He will ing the Great Deluge and the story of Noah in the Ark. True to his role, we were saved with Cross. In other words, Jesus Christ had to be born as a human being. But how many of us remembers to greet Jesus Christ on His birthday? Christmas is also his birthday. This corner does not remember any mass when the priest see

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We must take back an answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?’ So he said, ‘I am, as Isaiah prophesied: A voice of one that cries in the desert: Prepare a way for the Lord. Make his paths straight!’ Now those who had been sent were Pharisees, and they put this question to him, ‘Why are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, and not Elijah, and not the Prophet?’ John answered them, ‘I baptize with water; but standing among you -- unknown to you- is the one who is coming after me; and This happened at Bethany, on the far side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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to join a laughter meditation program that provides people with hour-long sessions in which they laugh and then meditate. The sessions start with a short “smile medismile and get into a relaxed, positive state. time because laughing is actually considered a mild workout. Much like exercising, laughter stretches muscles, sends oxygen to tissues and releases hormones. Most people laugh at different levels and some people can only give what they can give. But if you are giving your 100 percent, you are allowing your mind to completely relax, and

you begin to feel the depth within you. Even if the laughter starts out fake, it usually induces real laughter. We all know laughter is therapeutic but it is not chemotherapy, so it probably won’t cure your cancer. But it can provide a welcome relief from the stress of cancer, doctors say. There is a historical use of laughter in medical therapy. Surgeons in the 13th century used it in preanesthetic days to distract patients from pain. But what is important is not to get too hung up on whether the laughter is real or fake because “the body doesn’t know the differespecially well because laughter causes the diaphragm to move up and down, and it shakes up the surrounding organs. you’re laughing. If you don’t like something, laughter makes it so much easier. Use laughter as a coping skill, so instead of crying or getting angry, just laugh. Even if it is fake, it changes your whole perspective. Take note of who makes you laugh and smile, and spend time with them. Grab a cup of coffee or a pot of tea with your jovial co-worker. Call up your goofy cousin. Social bonds and the Every day make a conscious effort to seek humor. Read the newspaper and look for silly headlines. Take a quick break at work to watch a funny video. Record a TV show that makes you laugh. Keep a journal of all these little things so that when you are feeling blue, you have a pick-me-up guide.

NI ATTY. MANING GOLO

Dear Atty. Golo,

SOME PEOPLE think that my laugh is too loud and I should probably tone it down a bit. I just laugh off the criticism because my laugh is part of my identity. I know that I am not very good in telling jokes but I enjoy listening and sharing laughs especially with family and friends. Research indicates that the benefits of laughter go well beyond the ever-important fun factor. Laughter may be a blood-pressure reducer, an immune-system booster, a stress buster and a friend maker. Laughter also releases endorphins, which energize and help elevate people’s moods. Studies have shown that laughter may strengthen the immune system. Functionally, laughter can help us see situations more positively and take our mind off the hard stuff. Sometimes we become too serious adults that it

Our health after the storm NOW THAT the storm has passed, many of and we were exposed to the cold rain water and wind. Usually after a strong typhoon, there would be people living in evacuation areas or people seeking shelter in their relative’s sturdy houses. One should always have enough supply of one’s maintenance medications. But staying in crowded places will increase the risk of developing communicable diseases. Here are some to watch out for: Water and food-borne diseases. Salmonella and amoeba infections cause food poisoning and diarrhea. The drinking water may get contaminated by fecal material or spoiled food. It is therefore best to practice good hygiene and sanitation by avoiding defecation in open areas. And hand washing must be done at all times. Food must be handled with extra properly. We must keep the kitchen or cooking areas clean, and wash hands properly before handling food. How long? One should be careful in consuming leftover food because it may be contaminated with bacteria, fungus or parasites. Our tap water is chlorinated to make it potable. Eight to ten minutes of boiling the water is advised if the water source is untreated; yet, it may still contain spores that cannot be killed by boiling. Influenza manifested by colds, nonproductive cough, fever and generalized body weakness is also common during the cold

rainy days. It is spread by droplet nuclei and inhalation of contaminated air where a sick person sneezed or coughed without covering the mouth and nose. To avoid its spread, one must always cover his/her mouth and nose during sneezing or coughing to avoid treatment for such viral illness. Thus, water intake must be more than 8 glasses a day to keep our bodies properly hydrated. For the elderly, annual Flu vaccination is advocated. If not to prevent Flu infection, it can reduce disease severity. Leptospirosis - a disease caused by a bacteria - Leptospira. Rats are the main hosts. Transmission happens when one is exposed to the urine of rats contaminated with Leptospira. During rains and typhoons, rat colonies may at high risk of acquiring this infection. It is muscle pains; and possible yellowing of the eyes, liver and kidney problems and even seizures. It may occur 2-20 days after exposure to as maintaining a clean environment to avoid rat colonies to arise. For those who waded in for you to be given post exposure medication

“Here’s why I take comedies seriously: they present and celebrate the world in which we survive our own and others’ mistakes, follies, transgressions, and deep sins. However lightly, dimly, or bleakly, comedies revel in our survival— in the delaying of death and the staying of the curse. Comedies tell the story of ruined folk somehow avoiding ruin.”

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that once engulfed the town more than 100 years ago. Of course, Mayor Pel Tecson did his best to implement pre-emptive evacuation then, but since the memory of the time when a tidal wave visited the town was already a distant past for the people, residents thought it would not happen again. But it did. Couple it with PAGASA’s insistence on using the politically Greek. In fact, at the height of the Ruby scare, the warning was for people along Ormoc coasts and the traditionally low-lying that could happen during the hours when it is high tide. It is coined in the past, hence it still is a politically correct term to use today, even if antiquated. And had it been used during the Yolanda warnings last November 2013, then probably, more lives would have been saved. And in memory of those who perished from Yolanda, whose deaths were painful and horrible, the only way we can honor them is to remember their plight. Disaster preparedness now is not a choice but a MUST. We owe it to them, and we owe it to our future generations.

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News from Samar

Thank you to my good friend Andone Larrazabal and family for graciously allowing me to charge my gadgets, with beer and pulutan included, as I work on this issue. We cannot put on our generator as yet, because we have to check the lines if there are no problems. I know I will be swamped with questions when power would be back. The NGCP’s recent advisory is that it would be surveying and assessing the damage to its transmission lines. It will only be that time that they could give us a timeline when we will have power again. Meanwhile, Leyeco V is also doing parallel line rehabilitation. The damage is not as bad as it was last November so I guess, we could have power here in Ormoc in a week’s time. It may be as long as 15 days for Tacloban and longer for those in Samar.

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NOTICES

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD LUNGSOD NG ORMOC EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG ORMOC HELD AT THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD SESSION HALL ORMOC CITY HALL BUILDING ON NOVEMBER 27, 2014 PRESENT: Hon. Rolando M. Villasencio, ( A c t i n g C i t y Vi c e Floor Leader Hon. Mario M. Rodriguez,

SP Member, Presiding

Hon. Ruben R. Capahi, SP Member, Asst. Minority Floor Leader Hon. Antonio M. Codilla, SP Member Hon. Vincent L. Rama, SP Member Hon. Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas, SP Member Hon. Eusebio Gerardo s. Penserga, SP Member Chapter President, Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS: Hon. John Eulio Nepomuceno O. Aparis II, ON LEAVE: Hon. Leo Carmelo L. Locsin, Jr. Vice Mayor & PresidHon. Benjamin S. Pongos, Jr., SP Member PREFATORY STATEMENT PRESENTED to the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc for consideration is an IndorseCity Mayor relative to the request of Dr. Joseph C. Cortes, City Agriculturist/OIC – City Veterinary, for supplemental budget in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED

MENTAL BUDGET. The sum of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc City is hereby reverted and appropriated to supplemented the Capital Outlay Account – Other Property, Plants & Equipment of the Ormoc City Slaughterhouse Division to be taken from out of the reversion of various Continuing SECTION 2. EFFECTIVITY, This Appropriation Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval subject however, to the compliance of the posting and publication requirements as provided in the Local Government Code of 1991. this Appropriation Ordinance together with all supporting documents be submitted to the Honorable Secretary, Department of Budget & Management,

the sum of TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOU-

Slaughterhouse Division thru: Dr. Joseph C. Cortes, OIC – Veterinary; the City Treasurer, the City Budget

taken from the Unappropriated Surplus, End of Year 2013, and the same may be used to fund the aforemen-

City Director – DILG, Ms. Lucia C. Ong and other

FOREGOING PREMISES CONSIDERED, on motion of Honorable SP Member Mario M. Rodriguez, Chairman, Committee on Finance and Appropriation, severally seconded by the Honorable SP Members Vincent L. Rama, Antonio M. Codilla, Mariano Y. Corro and Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas; be it RESOLVED, to enact: APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2014-011 (General Fund) AN ORDINANCE APPRORIATING THE AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P2,100,000.00) TO BE TAKEN FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS, END OF YEAR 2013, TO SUPPLEMENT THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF APARTMENT TYPE NICHES, CEMETERY MARKET & OSSUARY UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR. BE IT ENACTED, by the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc, That: SECTION 1. 2014 GENERAL FUND FUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. The sum of TWO MILLION ONE

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Appropriation Ordinance No. 2014- 012 which approved the General Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc city for CY 2014 was duly enacted by the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc in its regular session. Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod SP Member Asst. Majority Floor Leader SP Member SP Member Asst. Minority Floor Leader BENJAMIN S. PONGOS, JR. SP Member SP Member

cally intended for the procurement of necessary equipments which are deemed important for the day to day operation of the City’s Slaughterhouse;

Rehabilitation of Animal Pen – 2009 97,251.41 Other Equipment – 2010 3,025.00 Construction of Canopy with Freezer 3,039.31 -------------TOTAL P231,669.82 ========= Purpose: Capital Outlay Other Property, Plants and Equipment P231,669.82 the above requested amount is available to be taken from the reversion of Continuing Appropriations of the Slaughterhouse Division as enumerated above and the same may be used to cover the said request; FOREGOING PREMISES CONSIDERED, on motion of Honorable SP Member Rolando M. Villasencio, Vice-Chairman, Committee on Finance and Appropriation, severally seconded by Honorable SP Members Antonio M. Codilla, Vincent L. Rama, Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas and Eusebio Gerardo S. Penserga; be it RESOLVED, to enact: APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2014-012 (General Fund) AN ORDINANCE REVERTING AND APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY NINE PESOS & 82/100 (P231,669.82) TO BE TAKEN FROM OUT OF THE REVERSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS OF THE ORMOC CITY SLAUGHTERHOUSE DIVISION, TO SUPPLEMENT THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ACCOUNT – OTHER PROPERTY, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT OF SAME OFFICE, TO WIT:

SP Member SP Member SP Member JOHN EULALIO NEPOMUCENO P. APARIS O. III SP Member

ATTESTED:

Chapter President Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc

Majority Floor Leader SP Member APPROVED: City Mayor Date: Dec. 01, 2014 REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD LUNGSOD NG ORMOC EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG ORMOC HELD AT THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD SESSION HALL, ORMOC CITY HALL BUILDING ON NOVEMBER 27, 2014 PRESENT: Hon. Rolando M. Villasencio, ( A c t i n g C i t y Vi c e Floor Leader Hon. Mario M. Rodriguez,

SP Member, Presiding

Hon. Ruben R. Capahi, SP Member, Asst. Minority Floor Leader Hon. Antonio M. Codilla, SP Member Hon. Vincent L. Rama, SP Member Hon. Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas, SP Member Hon. Eusebio Gerardo s. Penserga, SP Member Chapter President, Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS: Hon. John Eulio Nepomuceno O. Aparis II, ON LEAVE: Hon. Leo Carmelo L. Locsin, Jr. Vice Mayor & PresidHon. Benjamin S. Pongos, Jr., SP Member PREFATORY STATEMENT WHEREAS, presented to the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc for consideration is

BE IT ENACTED, by the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc, That: SECTION 1. 2014 GENERAL FUND SUPPLE-

500,000.00 -------------TOTAL P2,100,000.00 WHEREAS, the Committee on Finance and Appropriation conducted a committee meeting regarding the matter on May 19, 2014 and it was found out that the Program of Works submitted covering said projects need some revisions as it does not correspond to the total supplemental appropriation requested by Mr. Silva and it was only on November 5, 2014 that the revised and corrected Program of Works had been submitted back to the committee; WHEREAS, the above requested projects are deemed imperative considering that the niches for interment in Ormoc Cemetery are already congested and are about to be depleted and can no longer accommodate subsequent interment. Hence, the immediate construction of the same be undertaken for the development and improvement of the Ormoc Cemetery;

and the Regional Driector, Department of Budget & Management, Tacloban City, for review purposes; ENACTED, November 27, 2014. RESOLVED, FURTHERMORE, to furnish copies of this Appropriation Ordinance one each to His Honor, the City Mayor Edward C. Codilla; the City

taken from the reversion of Continuing Appropriations of the Slaughterhouse Division, to supplement the Capital Outlay Account – Other Property, Plants

dated October 31, 2014 stating therein that the amount of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SIXTY NINE PESOS & 82/100 sion of the following Continuing Appropriations as source of funds, to wit: Continuing Appropriation: Furnitures & Fixtures – 2007 P11,890.00 Construction of 1 unit Bio Mass Steam Boiler – 2008 32,606.00 Furnitures & Fixtures – 2009 8,150.00 Const. Improv’t. of Slaughterhouse

Ossuary

of the Honorable City Mayor Edward C. Codilla, relative to the request of Mr. Archilles A. Silva, City Civil Registrar, for a Supplemental Budget to fund the following projects at the Ormoc Cemetery, to wit: PARTICULARS AMOUNT Construction of Apartment type niches P1,500,000.00 Cemetery Marker 100,000.00

from the Unappropriated Surplus, End of Year 2013 for the Construction of Apartment Type Niches, Cemetery Marker & Ossuary; WHEREAS, the City Treasurer, through a Cer-

the General Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc City is hereby appropriated as supplemental appropriation for the implementation of the aforementioned projects from the Unappropriated Surplus, End of Year 2013. SECTION 2. EFFECTIVITY. This Appropriation Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval subject however, to the compliance of the posting and publication requirements as provided in the Local Government Code of 1991. of this Appropriation Ordinance together with all supporting documents thereof, be submitted to the Honorable Secretary, Department of Budget & Manof Ormoc, and the Regional Director, Department of Budget & Management, Tacloban City, for review purposes; ENACTED, November 27, 2014. RESOLVED, FURTHERMORE, to furnish copies of this Appropriation Ordinance, one each to His Honor, the City Mayor Edward C. Codilla, the City the City Auditor, the City Civil Registrar, the DILG concerned; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Appropriation Ordinance No. 2014-011 which approved the General Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc City for CY 2014 was duly enacted by the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc in its regular session.

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE ON REMATADOS OF M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS ALL BRANCHES AT LEYTE REGION, ORMOC 1,2 & 3, NAVAL, PALOMPON, CARIGARA, ISABEL, KANANGA, VILLABA, SAN ISIDRO, TABANGO, ALBUERA, LEYTE, BILIRAN, MATAG-OB, CALUBIAN, TACLOBAN BRANCHES 1,2,3,4, & 5, PALO, CALANIPAWAN DAGAMI, DULAG, BURAUEN, MARASBARAS, ROBINSON, BAYBAY, 1, & 3, INOPACAN, HILONGOS, ABUYOG, MAASIN 1 & 2, BATO, SOGOD 1 & 2; MACARTHUR, SAN HINUNANGAN, PINTUYAN, MALITBOG, & ST. BERNARD. Commencing December 15, 2014 at 9:00 am the above mentioned pawnshop will sell on Public Auction Sale all overdue pledges left in the same up to July 31, 2013, Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts. MANAGEMENT Sa Disyembre 15, 2014, sa alas 9:00 and takna sa buntag isubasta sa publiko ang tanang butang naremati diri sa tag-sa-tagsa ka buhatan sa gihinganlan sa itaas. Tanang butang pinerenda nga wala makukat hangtud sa Hulyo 31, 2013 maapil sa subasta. Gi-awhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang mga resibo. TAGDUMALA EV Mail Dec. 1-7, 2014

AGENCIA EXQUISITE OF ORMOC, INC. Main : RIZAL ST., ORMOC CITY Tel. # 5610775 Branch: NORKIS BLDG., BURGOS ST., ORMOC CITY Tel. #5611398 Baybay Branch: R. MAGSAYSAY AVE., BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE Tel. # 5639171 Will conduct a public auction on DECEMBER 18, 2014 at 8:00 am to 6:00 pm for all unredeemed articles pawned in this establishment for the month of JULY, 2014,. Patrons are requested to verify their receipts. MANAGEMENT PAHIBALO Kining maong ahensiya magahimo ug subasta sa alas 8:00 am hangtud 6:00 pm sa DISYEMBRE 18, 2014 sa mga pinerenda nga wala malukat sa buwan sa HULYO, 2014. Gihangyo ang mga suki sa pagsusi sa ilang mga resibo. TAGDUMALA EV Mail December 1-7, 2014

Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod SP Member Asst. Majority Floor Leader

the name of Mariquita Elmundo with an

the mother Mariquita Elmundo in favor HAS was settled among their heirs and

SP Member SP Member Asst. Minority Floor Leader BENJAMIN S. PONGOS, JR. SP Member

and Waiver

SP Member SP Member SP Member SP Member JOHN EULALIO NEPOMUCENO P. APARIS O. III SP Member

Chapter President Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc ATTESTED: Majority Floor Leader SP Member APPROVED: City Mayor Date: Dec. 02, 2014

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December 1-7, 2014 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16 Naval, Biliran CIVIL CASE NO. B-1500 For: Declaration of Nullity of Deed of Waiver, Tax Declaration, etc. and Damages JAIME MORILLO BARRINA Represented herein by Her daughter and Attorney In fact, GENELYN BARRINA DEDAL Plaintiff, -versusUNKNOWN HEIRS OF CATALINO KAAGBAY, Defendants. x--------------------x ORDER For consideration in this Court is a Motion for Leave of Court to Serve Summons by Publication by Atty. Melvin Vaporoso, counsel for the plaintiff, praying that an order granting Summons by Publication be issued pursuant to Section 14, Rule 14 of the Rules of Court. Finding the motion to be in order as sanctioned by Section 14, Rule 14 of the Rules of Court, let a copy of this Order together with the Summons, complaint and its annexes be published in a newspaper of genweeks. SO ORDERED. In chambers this 12th day of November 2014 at the Halls of Justice of Naval, Biliran. Presiding Judge Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16 Naval, Biliran CIVIL CASE NO. B-1500 FOR: DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF DEED OF WAIVER , TAX DECLARATION, etc. and DAMAGE JAIME MORILLO BARRINA , Represented herein by her daughter And Attorney – In-Fact, GENELYN BARRINA DEDAL, Plaintiff, -versus – UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CATALINO KAAGBAY, Defendant. x------------------x SUMMONS TO: HEIRS OF CATALINO KAAGBAY ALMERIA, BILIRAN GREETINGS: with this Court and serve on the plaintiff your answer to the complaint, copy of which is hereto attached, together with the annexes. You are reminded of the provisions in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 to observe restraint grounds thereof as defenses in the Answer. If you fail judgement by default and may be granted the relief applied for in the complaint. WITNESS the Honorable BIENVENIDO M. MONTALLA, Executive Judge of this Court, this 19th day of November 2014. (Sgd.) ATTY. MARGAUX ANGELI R. CAÑETE Clerk of Court VI REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 16 Naval, Biliran Civil Case No. B-1500 For: Declaration of Nullity of Deed of Waiver, Tax Declaration, etc. and Damages JAIME MORILLO BARRINA Represented herein by her daughter and Attorney-in-fact GENELYN BARRINA DEDAL, Plaintiff, -versusUNKNOWN HEIRS OF CATALINO KAAGBAY, Defendants. x---------------x COMPLAINT Plaintiff, by counsel, to this Honorable Court, most respectfully alleges: 1. Plaintiff is of legal age, Filipino citizen, widower, a resident of Naval Biliran. For purposes of this action, Plaintiff may be served with copies of notices and orders, pleadings among other papers emanating from or intended for this Honorable Court in the address of the undersigned counsel at – 2nd Floor, R. Parilla Building, P. Inocentes St. Naval Biliran Philippines. He is represented herein by her daughter and Attorney-in-fact Genelyn Barrina Dedal of legal age, Filipino, married and likewise a resident of Naval, Biliran. 2. Defendants are the unknown heirs of Catalino Kaagbay. Catalino Kaagbay is likewise unknown to the Plaintiff. 3. Plaintiff is the owner of a parcel of land “It is an agricultural land located in Brgy. Poblacion Almeria Biliran now covered by TD No.

at Php2,200.00” 4. The subject property was originally owned

NOTICES by the Plaintiff’s mother, Maria Morillo. When his mother died, Plaintiff’s siblings sold their shares in the subject property to the Plaintiff making Plaintiff the owner. 5. Plaintiff, by himself or through his representative is religiously paying the taxes due on the subject property ever since he acquired ownership of the same. 6. Sometime on September 2014 however, while Plaintiff’s attorney-in-fact was attempting to pay the taxes due on the mentioned property, she found out that the tax declaration covering the subject property is no longer under his father’s name. 7. She was shocked to find out that the property is now declared under the name Catalino Kaagbay. 8. Upon further inquiries, Plaintiff found out Waiver and Quitclaim respectively dated November 14, 2006 and February 25, 2013. 9. These waivers were purportedly executed by Plaintiff in favor of Catalino Kaagbay and/or his heirs. 10. Catalino Kaagbay or his heirs were able to cause the registration of the subject property under the name Catalino Kaagbay because of said waivers. 11. Plaintiff however never waived or intended to waive the subject property in favor of anyone. He never signed any deed, waiving the subject property in favor of Catalino Kaagbay or any of his heirs or anyone for that matter. He does not even know who are not genuine or authentic and therefore a nullity. The waivers being a nullity, the Tax Declaration (Anlikewise invalid and should be cancelled and/or corrected. dersigned counsel for an agreed Attorney’s Fees of pearance Fee of One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos pects to incur expenses of litigation of at least Forty PRAYER WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, it is hereby most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court that judgment be rendered in favor of Plaintiff as follows: documents to wit: marked as Annex “C”.

claim and Request for Correction marked as Annex “D”.

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example. Whatever we like doing—our interests, our sports and hobbies, etc.—should be accompa-

one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” And he sent this gospel of the Kingdom of Man into the uttermost ends of the earth. So the light came into the world and the men who lived in darkness were afraid, and they tried to lower a curtain so that man would still believe salvation lay with leaders. But it came to pass for a while in diverse places that the truth did set man free, although the men of darkness were offended and they tried to put out the light. The voice said, “Haste ye. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness knoweth not wither he goeth.” Along the road to Damascus the light shone brightly. But afterwards Paul of Tarsus, too, was so afraid. He feared that other Caesars, other prophets that might one day persuade men that man was nothing save a servant unto them; that men might yield up their birthright from God for pottage and walk no more in freedom. Then might it come to pass that darkness would settle again over the ‘lands and there would be a burning of books and men would think only of what they should eat and what they should wear, and would give heed only to new Caesars and to false prophets. Then might it come to pass that men would not look upwards to see even a winter’s star in the East, and once more, there would be no light at all in the darkness. And so Paul, the apostle of the Son of Man, spoke to his brethren, the Galatians the words he would have us remember afterwards in each of the years of his Lord: “ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

It may just be a matter of self-discipline in terms of following a schedule, even if not having one does not make much of a difference. It could just be a matter of guarding our senses, purifying our imagination and memory, struggling to smile and to say some nice words even in the midst of some contradictions. There are endless possibilities. Or it could be taking coffee without sugar, bread without butter, taking more of what we don’t like and less of what we like. Or taking up some physical exercises especially when we tend to lead a very sedentary lifestyle. It is through these that we make ourselves ready to face the big challenges, trials—in other words, the big crosses—of our life. It is through Christ on the cross, full of love, understanding and mercy. We should also see to it that our seeking and loving the cross should make us more loving and understanding towards others. If that is not so, then we are seeking and loving the cross wrongly. And again, sad to say, cases like this are also plenty. We have to seek the cross properly and abidingly, but with naturalness. Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

Catalino Kaagbay marked as Annex “A”;

ally pay to the plaintiffs Attorney’s Fee of Twenty hearing, and litigation expenses of Forty Thousand Further reliefs and remedies just and equitable in the premises are also herein prayed for. Respectfully submitted. November 6, 2014. Province of Biliran, Municipality of Naval, Philippines. ESPINA & VAPOROSO LAW OFFICES Counsel for the Plaintiff Counsel for the Plaintiff 2nd Floor R. Parilla Bldg. Inocentes St. Naval Biliran 6543 Philippines Tel. No.: 053-5009632 E-mail: Melvin_vaporoso@yahoo.com.ph By:

proofs of identity the particulars of which are stated above below his name and signature, who avowed under penalty of the law as to the truth of the foregoing declarations. Witness my hand and seal on the date mentioned above, in Naval Biliran Philippines. Book No. VI; Doc. No. 383; Page No. 77; Series of 2014 6543 NAVAL BILIRAN NOTARY PUBLIC FOR THE PROVINCE OF BILIRAN UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2014 Roll of Attorneys No. 60079 ; TIN NO. 248-159-499 IBP No. 857944;Jan. 29. 2014, NAVAL BILIRAN PTR NO. 1427613, February 12, 2014, NAVAL , BILIRAN MCLE Compliance No. IV -0014555; 4-15-2013

Roll of Attorneys No. 60079 IBP No. 857944;Jan. 29. 2014, NAVAL BILIRAN PTR NO. 1427613, February 12, 2014, NAVAL , BILIRAN MCLE Compliance No. IV -0014555; 4-15-2013 VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON FORUM SHOPPING _____________ I, JAIME M. BARRINA, Filipino, of legal age, a resident of Naval, Biliran, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and state: 1. I am the Plaintiff of the instant case.

be inspired to make our dreams come true, and by so doing, we must “aim for the stars, for at least, if we fail, we still land on the moon”. Still on ambitions. As humans, we are capable of realizing our dreams in the future. We just simply put our words into actions. Or simply, “walk the talk”. We are superior from the rest of the animals created by God. Even if we are not the biggest in terms of physical characteristics, we are imbued with a rational brain superior to all creations. Accordingly, “what the mind can conceive, the body can achieve”. We are humans and it is really a must for us to have outlooks in life. Are we not ashamed of a Multicab, a non-human obviously, whose body sports the phrase, “When I grow up I want to be a dump truck”? Despite the trials and challenges that characterizes our existence, our resiliency motivates us to bounce back. If the challenges and trials are considered acts of God, then by all means, He has a message for us. And perhaps, such message has something to do with how we live our lives. Do we live them according to God’s purpose? Or we just live our lives just for the heck of living. And if the challenges and trials are results of our wrong choices on the options of life, then by all means too, we have to struggle to get back and pick up the pieces and start a new and more discerning slate. We should struggle not to commit the same mistakes all over again but if it can’t be avoided given our fragility as humans, at least we should try to reduce the incidence or make lesser mistakes. Remember, “to stumble twice with the same stone is a proverbial disgrace”.

the foregoing complaint; I have read and understood the allegations therein and certify that the same are true and correct as per my personal knowledge and based on available authentic documents. 3. I further certify that I have not commenced any other action involving the same issue against the Defendants, before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals or any division thereof or any tribunal or agency; to the best of my knowledge no such action against the Defendants is pending before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals or any tribunal or agency; and 4. Should I thereafter learn that a similar acthe Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, or any other tribunal or agency, other than the one abovementioned, I shall undertake to report such fact to IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this 6th day of November 2014 in Naval Biliran Philippines. CTC No. 26742285 issued on 11-6-14 in Naval Biliran Philippines Senior Citizen Control No. 00833 SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this

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EV Mail Dec. 1-7, 8-14, & 15-21, 2014

December 1-7, 2014

NOTICES Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16 Naval, Biliran FOR: ENFORCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT SOCORRO R. MOCORRO, Rep. By LEAH M. ALAGAO, Plaintiff, -versus-

JOSON, Defendant. x-----------------------x NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION ON REAL PROPERTIES WHEREAS, by virtue of an Order of Execution issued in the above-captioned case for Damages against the defendant who is liable to pay plaintiff the amount of FIVE HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND and expenses of execution; LEVY was made thru the on the rights, ownership and participation of the deon the real properties more particularly described as follows: TAX DEC. NO. 00533 It is a residential land located at Brgy. Atipolo, Naval, Biliran with an area of 259.08 sq. m. With Market value of Php. 205,191.36 and assessed value of Php. 16,420.00 bounded as follows:

WEST: SEASHORE DECLARED IN THE NAMES OF: ERENEO, ANTONIO L. JOSON, BROS. & SISTERS. JOSON ONLY. NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the Order of Execution and in pursuant to Rule 39, Sec. 18 of the Rules of Court of The Philippines the undersigned will SELL at PUBLIC AUCTION to the HIGHEST BIDDER for CASH Philippines currency on December 4, 2014 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at Justice Hall, Larrazabal, Calumpang, Naval, Biliran Province on the rights, interests, ownership and participating of the defendant, Anita Estanislao on the above described real properties in order to satisfy said Order of Execution together with the legal fees, costs, sheriff’s fees and expenses of execution. Prospective BIDDERS are hereby enjoined to submit their sealed BIDS to the undersigned on the above stated date and time. In the event the PUBLIC AUCTION should not take place on December 16, 2014 on the same time and place without further notice. Naval, Biliran this 12th of November 2014. Sheriff IV Copy furnished; Atty. Clemencio C. Sabitsana, Jr. EV Mail Nov. 24-30, Dec. 1-7, & 8-14, 2014 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16 Naval, Biliran FOR: ENFORCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT SOCORRO R. MOCORRO, Rep. By LEAH M. ALAGAO, Plaintiff, -versusSPS. ROMEO JOSON and MILA JOSON, Defendant. x-------------------x NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTIES WHEREAS, by virtue of an Order of Execution issued in the above-captioned case for Damages against the defendant who is liable to pay plaintiff the amount of FIVE HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUlegal fees and expenses of execution; LEVY was made Province on the rights, ownership and participation of the defendant, Asps. Romeo and Mila Joson on the real properties more particularly described as follows: TAX DEC. NO. 00533 It is a residential land located at Brgy. Atipolo, Naval, Biliran with an area of 259.08 sq. m. with market value of Php. 205,191.36 and assessed value of Php. 16,420.00, bounded as follows:

SEASHORE DECLARED IN THE NAMES OF: ERENEO, ANTONIO L. JOSON, BROS, & SISTERS N.B. AS TO SHARE OF ROMEO JOSON ONLY. NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the Order of Execution and in pursuant to Rule 39, Sec. 18 of the Rules of Court of The Philippines the undersigned will SELL at PUBLIC AUCTION to the HIGHEST BIDDER for CASH Philippines currency on December 4, 2014 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at Justice Hall, Larrazabal, Calumpang, Naval, Biliran Province on the rights, interest, ownership and participation of the defendant, Anita Estanislao on the above described real properties in order to satisfy said Order of Execution together with the legal fees, costs, sheriff’s fees and expenses of execution.

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region BRANCH 15 Hall of Justice, Burauen, Leyte EJF No. 14-11-39 FOR: Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage PAG-IBIG FUND TACLOBAN CITY, Mortgagee, -versusEDILBERTA L. LEONA, Mortgagors, x----------------x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act. Department Manager III-LCMRD Cebu HUB, PAGby this Court on November 07, 2014 against Edilberta L. Leona, a resident of District I, Market Site, Julita, Leyte, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 29, 2014 amounts to FOUR HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on January 12, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the main entrance of the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 15, Burauen, Leyte, to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16 Naval, Biliran FOR: ENFORCEMENT OF SETTLEMENT SOCORRO R. MOCORRO, Rep. By: LEAH M. ALAGAO, Plaintiff, -versusANITA ESTANISLAO, Defendant. x----------------------x NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTIES WHEREAS, by virtue of an Order of Execution issued in the above-captioned case for Damages against the defendant who is liable to pay plaintiff the amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN THOUSAND and expenses of execution; LEVY was made thru the on the rights, ownership and participation of the defendant, ANITA ESTANISLAO on the real properties more particularly described as follows: TAX DEC. NO. 00482 It is a residential Building located at P. Inocentes, Naval, Biliran with an area of 55.00 sq. m. With market value of Php. 180.36 and assessed value of Php. 18,000.00, declared in the name of Anita B. Estanislao and Edgar Estanislao, TAX DEC. No. 00388 located at Brgy. Atipolo, Naval, Biliran with an area assessed at P2,230.00 declared in the name of Edgar Estanislao and Anita Dicoy Estanislao, bounded as follows:

NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the Order of Execution and in pursuant to Rule 39, Sec. 18 of the Rules of Court of The Philippines the undersigned will SELL at PUBLIC AUCTION to the HIGHEST BIDDER for CASH Philippines currency on December 4, 2014 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at Justice Hall, Larrazabal, Calumpang, Naval, Biliran Province on the rights, interest, ownership and participation of the defendant, Anita Estanislao on the above described real properties in order to satisfy said Order of Execution together with the legal fees, costs, sheriff’s fees and expenses of execution. Prospective BIDDERS are hereby enjoined to submit their sealed BIDS to the undersigned on the above stated date and time. In the event the PUBLIC AUCTION should not take place on said date, it shall be held on January 16, 2014 on the same time and place without further notice. Naval, Biliran this 12th of November 2014. Sheriff IV Copy furnished; Atty. Clemencio C. Sabitsana, Jr. Anita Estanislao EV Mail Nov. 24-30, Dec. 1-7, & 8-14, 2014 Prospective BIDDERS are hereby enjoined to submit their sealed BIDS to the undersigned on the above stated date and time. In the event the PUBLIC AUCTION should not take place on said date, it shall be held on December 16, 2014 on the same time and place without further notice. Naval, Biliran this 12th of November 2014. Sheriff IV Copy furnished; Atty. Clemencio C. Sabitsana, Jr. Sps. Romeo and Mila Jason EV Mail Nov. 24-30, Dec. 1-7, & 8-14, 2014

in Philippines currency, the following property with its improvements, to wit; No. T-28532 “A parcel of Land designated as Lot 4334-B-8 of the subdivision plan, Psd-083725-00666-D, being

similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similar petition

NAME

No. 1152, situated in the Brgy. of Julita, Municipality of Burauen, Province of Leyte, Island of Leyte, Bounded on the NE, along line 1-2 by Lot 4334-B-5; on the SE, along line 3-4 by Lot 4334-B-9 by the subdivision plan; and on the NW. along line 4-1 by Lot 4334-B-7 of the subdivision plan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan being S. 22 deg. 04’ E., 66.97 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 8, Burauen Cadastre.” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 19, 2015 without further notice. Hall of Justice, Burauen, Leyte, November 11, 2014.

Leyte after having been duly sworn to in 1)

I am the petitioner seek-

Birth VERIFICATION

this petition are the following: b) I have habitually and 6)

I submit the following

Sheriff IV Copy Furnished: Edilberta L. Leona Pag-Ibig Fund, Tacloban City EV Mail Nov. 17-23, 24-30, & Dec. 1-7, 2014 Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 43 8th Judicial Region Bulwagan Ng Katarungan Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City SP. PROC. NO. 2014-10-51 FOR: PROBATE OF WILL IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION TO ADMIT FOR PROBATE THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF DECEASED ILDEFONSA A. FRANDO,

REGISTRAR

Guidelines in the Implementation of the -

SANTILLESES Any person having knowledge

Petitioner, x--------------------x ORDER ____________

Last Will and Testament of the decedent ILDEFONSA A. FRANDO who died testate on June 17, 2014 in Tacloban City which allegedly was the testator’s residence at the time of her death. At the time of the death of the said decedent, her estate consists of real property the approximate value of which is ONE -

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worth millions of pesos deposited at the Philippine National Bank, Tacloban City and in such other Banks in Tacloban City. ABELLA who allegedly is one of the legatees named in said Will prays for the allowance of the Last Will and Testament of the said decedent which purportedly nesses, namely: ENGEL BERT O. FUENTES, ERIC M. OSIAS and RONNIE E. ORIOL on April 28, 2014. The said Will was acknowledged by the testator and her witnesses before Notary Public RENATO M. ESMALE on even date. Further, Petitioner prays that a Subpoena Duces Tecum be issued to ALLEN B. Q. PATANO commanding him to surrender to this Honorable Court the original copy of said Will. Furthermore, Petitioner, likewise, prays that Letters of Special Administration be issued to EMILIA A. DELIMA for the purpose of preserving the assets both real and personal of the decedent until such time this Court may deem it just and proper to appoint a regular Administrator/ Executor. As alleged in the Petition, the following persons are the known heirs, legatees and devisees of the said decedent: NAMES RESIDENCES lage, Blk. 3, Lot 4, Phase 3, Tacloban City 6500;

the truth of the foregoing and for any legal

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situated in Barangay San Isidro (presently settled among his heirs and MARY ANN as a legal representative to use or offer as -

Deed of Self Adjudication

Ave., Bronx, NY 10475, USA Blk. 3, Lot 4, Phase 3, Tacloban City 6500; Meralco Village Marilao, Bulacan 3019; Atipolo, Naval, Biliran denominated as survey

St., Meralco Village Marilao, Bulacan 3019; unknown; unknown; unknown; 9. Allen B.Q. Patano (Relative/ Ececutor - 74 Interior M. H. Del Pilar St., Tacloban City 6500. WHEREFORE, in consonance with the provisions of Section 3 and Section 4 of Rule 76 of the Revised Rules of Court, NOTICE is hereby given that the initial hearing for proving the will is set on March 13, 2015 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay, Boulevard, Tacloban City, when all concerned including creditors if any may appear to contest the allowance thereof, or to show cause why the will shall not be probated accordance with Section 10 of the same Rule. Let a copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte including the City of Tacloban once a week for three Further, let a copy of this Order be personally served if practicable to the heirs, legatees and devisees who are residents in the Philippines as above-enumerated whose respective names and residences are stated

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but if the service is by mail, the Order should be mailed to the said heirs, legatees or devisees or deposited in Let copies of this Order be furnished immediately to Petitioner and to Atty. Joanne F. Montances at Stall No. 63, Tacloban Shopping Center, Rizal Avenue Street, Tacloban City, counsel for the Petitioner Rizalino B. Abella. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this 12th day of November, 2014, Regional Trial Court, Branch 43, Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City. Presiding Judge EV Mail Nov. 17-23, 24-30, & Dec. 1-7, 2014

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TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) -- Only 15,000 Roman Catholics from this storm-ravaged city will be allowed to hear cloban airport apron on Jan. 17, 2015. Slots for the city, considered as ground zero of super typhoon Yolanda, represents only 10 percent of the 160,000 expected attendees from different parts of the country. The city has a population of more than 200,000. Fr. Amadeo Alvero, Archdiocese of Palo social communications director, said that even if the mass will be held in Tacloban, only selected people from the city will have the The committee decided to allocate 1,000 attendees for each parish in Leyte. The city, according to Alvero, has 13 parishes, which means that 13,000 parishioners from the city will get seats in the holy mass. However, there is an additional allocation of 2,000 attendees from the city government and different organizations based in Tacloban. “For those in Tacloban who will not be able to hear the mass, they will have the chance to see the Pope along the Alvero said. For the 78 parishes under the archdiocese of Palo, only 78,000 will have the chance to attend the mass. Slots have been opened for those coming from Samar Island, Central Visayas, Western Visayas, and some parts of Luzon and Mindanao. Upon his arrival at the Tacloban Airport on Jan. 17, Pope Francis will lead the mass at the new 30,000-square-meter apron. The Church will put four seats for every square meter or 120,000 seats, said Chris Arthur Militante, Archdiocese of

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“We will allow them to listen to the mass at the grassy area near the tarmac. For those who cannot attend the mass, we are organizing a group that will form a line from the airport Pope Francis will visit the Philippines on January 15 to 19, 2015 primarily to comfort Filipinos devastated by the typhoon and the earthquake that hit the Visayas.

Palo Mayor thanks Korean army for their rebuilding efforts PALO, LEYTE (PNA) -- Mayor Remedios Petilla of this town last Saturday thanked the South Korean Military Joint Support Group contingent or Araw Force for their help in repairing damaged infrastructures. The latest structure that was turned over by the foreign military contingent was the Philippine Councilors League “We want to thank the contingents for the so many things told members of the Araw Forces. “They had built structure back better than what they were Petilla cited that the commander of Araw Force, Col. Chulwon Lee, never turned down any request for rehabilitation of their local government unit. For the PCL building alone, the cost is more than Php751,000, according to Captain Kwon Young Woo, Araw Aside from the PCL building, also turned over last week hall of Arado with Php430,000 cost of repair work. Recently, the Korean Army, also completed the repair of a kindergarten school in Causwagan village, which costs Php751,000, according to Kwon.

DepEd cancels two reg’l events TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) cancelled two major activities this week to ensure safety of participants as typhoon “Hagupit” threatens to hit Eastern Visayas. pended the conduct of Regional School Press Conference of Talents in Taft, Eastern Samar. Both events were originally scheduled on December 5 to “We have to announce the cancellation early because we expect that school children, their teachers and chaperone Both events were moved to December 9 to 11 in the same venue. “The cancellation is for the safety of children. We want participants to be with their families so the DepEd won’t have

Some 125 in patients at the Ormoc District Hospital had to be accomodated at the lobby and hallways to ensure their safety and warmth.

A major industry that could be hard hit is the poultry growers, again, as Manuel del Rio reported the loss of 20,000 9-day old chicks.

Councilor Pongos thanks kindhearted Ormocanos ORMOC CITY – Councilor Bennet Pongos Jr. said he is thankful to Ormocanons that have opened their homes to neighbors, even strangers, during the height of Typhoon Ruby as some designated evacuation centers already spilled over with evacuees. Through a Facebook appeal, he also appealed for people who have cars, to help ferry those who want to transfer to he said, “they can adopt a famSome 139 of 166 evacuation centers were used in Typhoon Ruby’s evacuations. However, some were not used because of their proximity to the coast and a storm surge alert was up, resulting to the spillover. Among those who responded to the councilor’s call was Mrs. Richie SacayCabajes who allowed her covered badminton court to be used. It was also learned from the Facebook threads that many private people have adopted families from their neighborhoods to take shelter with them. By LMJ

LOVE IN THE TIME OF RUBY. There was no postponing the wedding of Murphy and Moonlite, now Mr. and Mrs. Alianza, after the couple decided to push through with their wedding on December 6, the reception which was held at the Sabin Resort Hotel, even with Ruby threatening the region. Ironically, their motif was also ruby red. The couple’s engagement was postponed many times due to bad weather and they couldn’t let Ruby spoil their wedding day for them, too.