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Hello, Senior Citizens, did you get your P 1,500 “birthday gift”?

Rama, council scrutinize Birthday Gift ordinance

By Lalaine M. Jimenea

ORMOC CITY – The city council here is poised to approve by Thursday (August 7), a P 6.6-million supplemental budget intended for the “birthday gifts” of senior citizens in the city.

However, they have also set in motion an inquiry on how the P 4.5-million allotted in the city’s 2014 annual regular budget was used up, receiving complaints that there are senior citizens who had their birthdays on the first half of the year, but did not get it.

Starting January 2014, senior citizens in the city are supposed to receive a P 1,500.00 birthday gift.

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) requested for the allocation of P 4.5-million for 2014, but now claims it was not enough. Hence, they are asking for an additional appropriation of P 6.6-million.

Councilor Mario Rodriguez, councilor Vincent Rama related, pointed out that when the P4.5million was asked for during the budget deliberations, they were made to understand it was enough for the whole year. Now, they are asking for a supplemental budget, and bigger than the original budget.

Councilor Vincent Rama, chairman of the committee on social welfare, said that during a joint committee hearing last July 28 on the matter with the committee on finance headed by councilor Rodriguez, it was determined that, indeed, some qualified senior citizens did not get their birthday gifts.

“It was quite funny”, said Rama in an interview, “because one of them was councilor Atty.

Mariano Corro.” During the committee meeting, Corro said his wife was able to claim hers but he did not receive his.

He added that getting the privilege was not easy. “There are certain requirements like you apply for it a month or two before.”

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Poverty is not a hindrance to success, says CPA topnotcher ROMMEL EDUSMA, 25, who topped the licensure exams for Certified Public Accountants (CPA) is a Yolanda survivor.

But Yolanda is just one of the many storms he encountered through life, as he detailed the story of a poor kid who worked his way through school, dependent on the generosity of relatives and other people.

Rommel scored an impressive 94.57 average grade in the recent exams, bringing pride and honor to the Asian Development Foundation College (ADFC) in Tacloban City that was badly battered by supertyphoon Yolanda.

A daunting journey The 6th of 10 siblings, Rommel said he graduated from

college late because they would have to wait for an elder sibling to graduate, find work, before the younger siblings can enroll or continue schooling. There were years when he had to stop schooling totally.

His father, Rustico, 58, is a retired soldier while his mother, Flores Cacubio, is a housewife.

His father retired from service early, and since then, it was a hard life for them. The family’s current official address is in Pinabacdao, E. Samar, where the couple tends to a small farm.

With the help of his older brother, who also joined the Armed Forces after graduating, he eked through college.

His life was literally a journey, with his quest to finish college

taking him places. He took his first year at the Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) in Borongan City.

Then, he transferred to the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU) in Tacloban City.

In Tacloban, he said, he lived with his aunt Maria Fulseda Carolino at V&G Subdivision, who was kind enough to give him free room and board.

He would then qualify for a CHED scholarship and decided to enroll at the ADFC. While it was a private college, he said, he liked their class schedules see

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ROMMEL EDUSMA walked to school, skipped meals and lived on relatives’ generosity just to finish college. He would finish late compared to peers, at 25, but finished on top.

Accredited overseas recruitment agencies donate modern, state-of-the-art Practical Arts building to Albuera ES ALBUERA, LEYTE – “Ever since we arrived here this afternoon, everybody has been thanking us.

You should not thank us. We should thank you. We should thank you because you are giving us the chance to complete our soul, to give meaning to our existence,” said Nestor “Jun” Macas, president of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Employment Providers of the Philippines (ANZAEPP), to an audience of LGU officials, teachers and parents of the Mahayahay Elementary School in this town on August 1 in the afternoon.

Together with Marcia Gonzalez, president of the Phil. Licensed Agencies Accredited to Kuwait (PHILAAK) and Anna Marie Nangan, president of the Pilipino Manpower Agencies Accredited to Taiwan, Inc., Macas was at the elementary school for a ceremonial groundbreaking of where a “modern, state-of-the-art practical arts building will rise.”

Also with them were Department of Labor and Employment regional director Exequiel Sarcauga and Butz Eguia of Tacloban City, who is doing

a coffee table book for the three recruitment organizations to raise funds for the practical arts building.

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Pupils at the Mahayahay Elementary School in Albuera, Leyte cheer their visitors for donating a practical arts classroom and P 10,000 to repair the roof of a classroom damaged by Yolanda. Standing from left to right are Nestor “Jun” Macas of ANZAEPP, Anna Marie Nangan of PILMAT, Marcia Gonzalez of PHILAAK, principal Evelyn del Prado, Mayor Junie dela Cerna and Butz Eguia of Tacloban City.

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NEWS Bad news, good news

Star Theater, Ormoc’s lone movie theater shuts down IT’S BAD news, but at the same time, good news. Star Theater will be running its last movie showing up to August 8, a Thai film titled “Revenge of the Cobra”, and will close thereafter.

However, it is not a “final closure”. Albeit, said Angie AblenCodilla, manager, it heralds a new beginning for movie enthusiasts in the city. During the brief hiatus, they will be junking their old 35-mm movie equipment and will replace it with 2D. The migration from 35-mm to 2D, she said, will enable them to show the latest movie blockbusters. She said that movie producers have totally scrapped the 35-mm films for digital films, hence they had to acquire new equipment to meet the change of the times.

Angie Ablen-Codilla said the decision to migrate to 2D was a bold one and was seriously discussed by their family. 2D equipment is pricey but she believes there is a market for movies in the city, as long as they could show the latest films.

However, there would also be a commensurate increase in ticket prices, she said, as they would have to recoup their investment.

The planned re-opening is scheduled on September 3, she said. And to meet popular demand, they would be running 2D blockbusters that Ormocanons missed the past months when they stuck to getting 35-mm reruns.

She said even sourcing 35-mm films had become difficult as movie producers have pulled out their films, to force movie theater owners to go 2D. She said the tentative first movie that they would show is the “Amazing Spiderman”. They are also planning to show Captain America 2: Winter Soldier. There are also regular patrons asking them to run “Frozen” as their children would want to see it on a big screen. For their clients to get used to the ticket prices, they plan to increase it to P 100 - P 110 during this period.

Once they have established a regular connection with their film distributor, she said, they would soon show movies simultaneously released in big malls and theaters.

Isabel’s ex-postmaster arrested ISABEL, LEYTE – A former postmaster in this town was arrested by the police recently for alleged malversation of public funds.

Julito Visto Maraon, 50, from Tagna, Maasin, So. Leyte admitted to using P 72,000 of NOW SHOWING @ the post office’s money, which he said was used for his sick wife’s medical treatment.” up to Aug. 8, 2014 Aggrieved post office clients filed a complaint against him at the Ombudsman, which later remanded the case to the Regional Trial Court.

As of press time, Maraon is out on bail. He posted P 40,000 for his temporary liberty. By Paul Libres

STAR THEATER

To give movie goers a better viewing experience and the latest in movie releases, Star Theater will be closed starting August 9 to September 3 to migrate from 35-mm film to 2D equipment. The management is asking its regular patrons to bear with the inconvenience as this will pave the way to better service.

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July 28 - August 3, 2014

Ormoc dads formally thank Tzu Chi Foundation THE CITY council this week, on mass motion, passed a resolution “profoundly thanking” the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation for their “generous and magnanimous act of helping” the people of Ormoc through their relief and rehabilitation activities since Yolanda struck the city and the region.

The measure, originally proposed by councilor Rolando Villasencio, was adopted on mass motion by the body.

To recall, Tzu Chi was among the first of international NGO’s who arrived in Ormoc City to help Yolanda victims.

They were invited to Ormoc City by 4th Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez and were welcomed when they arrived at the Sabin Resort Hotel by ViceMayor Leo Carmelo “Toto” Locsin, Jr. and his Liberal Party mates.

The Tzu Chi members immediately distributed relief items to some barangays and a week later, expanded the relief distribution to include cash ranging from P 8,000 to P 15,000 per family. 10,000 families aside from around 1,000 city employees received the much-needed cash assistance.

They also returned to Or-

COUNCILORS MAYONG RODRIGUEZ AND BENNET PONGOS JR. are seen here distributing school supplies to elementary pupils. The school supplies are being distributed by the office of Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr. through the auspices of his cousin Iñigo Larrazabal who got the donations from Barebones Inc. and Goal Zero, two American companies which provided temporary shelters for Yolanda victims in Brgy. Donghol, aside from donating solar lamps and gadgets. moc recently and distributed 50,000 sacks of rice to various barangays. They would also be developing the relocation site for 2,000 families, to include typhoon victims and informal settlers.

In Tacloban, they helped clean up the city with their

cash-for-work scheme.

They also assisted other Yolanda-damaged towns and put up temporary learning centers in various schools.

In their resolution, the city council said “LGU-Ormoc acknowledges and affirms the noble intention of Tzu Chi

Foundation as a very admirable and a gesture of profound generosity equivalent to that of a good Samaritan who extend great help and assist the Yolanda-affected communities of Ormoc City in its recovery and development.”

VSU suffers double whammy with road rage, death of mechanical engineering student ALBUERA, LEYTE – The Visayas State University in Baybay City, some 40 kilometers away, suffered a double whammy the past two weeks with the death of an student during their intramurals and the killing of a school bus driver in what is an alleged case of “road rage.”

A longtime driver of a service vehicle of VSU was killed wantonly by two gunmen on July 29 (Tuesday), who were reportedly irked when his minibus overtook them at the highway.

The gunmen, who were on a black Nissan Navarra allegedly with no plates, chased the bus and stopped it at Brgy.

Cambalading, this town. They then boarded it, poked their guns at the driver expressing outrage why he overtook them and then shot him.

The victim was identified as one Restituto Soria Jr., 55, married, and a resident of Baybay City.

Sr. Insp. Martin Padenas, chief of police of Albuera, said passengers of the bus, which reportedly included VSU students, said the minibus overtook the Nissan Navarra somewhere on the highway at Brgy. Caridad, Baybay yet. The Navarra then gave chase and overtook the bus at Cambalading where the killing happened.

When the gunmen went up the bus, the witnesses said they

immediately asked the driver why he overtook them, to which the victim retorted that they were the first to overtake them.

The police have withheld the names of the witnesses to protect them. They are also looking at other angles.

Netizens in the locality also observed the road rage incident highlights the failure of the implementation of the “new license plates system.” Many cars, some as old as two years, still have “for registration” The death of the driver is the second bad news to hit VSU. Last July 24, during its intramurals, a mechanical engineering student died from a heart attack while playing Frisbee. Camelo Ediza, the student, has since been interred.

The university doctor said the student had a lung condition which could have contributed to the heart attack, but debunked claims rough play caused it.

VSU is one of the premier state universities in the Visayas.

An agricultural state college before it became a university, it has produced many topnotchers especially in the field of agriculture and agricultural engineering. It is also a worldrenowned research university and is home to the Philippine Coconut Research Center and the Philippine Rootcrops Research Center. By Paul Libres and Lalaine Jimenea

PPA to hike ancillary, permit fees after 16 years

THE PHILIPPINE Ports Authority brought together private and public sector representatives for a public hearing on the proposed 116.13% rate increase of ancillary permit and regulatory fees in port areas.

The public hearing, it was learned, was simultaneous with 24 other Port Management Offices holding the same hearing nationwide.

The presented proposal is to increase the regulatory fee from P 300 to P 650 while the permit fee is to be raised from P 1,500 to P 3,240, apart from the Value Added Tax. This will affect all ancillary services operators using PPA-owned facilities in the port. These include services such as vessel maintenance/repair, waste disposal, chandling, canteen, communication, fumigation, laundering, barging, parking, photocopying, security, shops/stores, transport services/shuttle, towing and water supplies.

PPA said they have not adjusted its ancillary service fees for 16 years already. As a result, inflation rate have gone up to enormous levels, from 1997 up to 2013 based on the Philippine Consumer Price Index. All government entities have adjusted its fees and charges since then but the PPA fees remained as is.

When asked by the EV Mail “what took them so long to formulate the increase?”, Port Manager Jose Cesario Bautista said that “As much as possible, we don’t like to increase. We understand our port users”. PPA is a self-generating agency.

Half of its entire funds will be remitted to the National Treasury.

“We, in MARINA, have increased many times already” said Lino Maceda, MARINA Regional Office 8 representative. He commended how PPA, despite the unadjusted fees, continuously improves services. PPA is monitoring all ports in the region even those LGU-administered ports like Bato and Naval, to ensure quality of services.

Present during the public hearing were representatives from the Ormoc Chamber of Commerce, NEDA-RO8, DPWH-RO8, DENR-RO8, Bureau of Local Finance, MarinaRO8 and DOTC head office.

Port area stakeholders from Naval, Palompon, Isabel, Baybay, Hilongos, Maasin and Ormoc were also present.

By Jhay Gaspar

July 28 - August 3, 2014

Fire guts 2 homes ORMOC CITY – A fire caused by old electrical lines gutted two houses in Purok Dama de Noche, Brgy. Cogon at around 1:00 PM of July 28 (Monday).

The fire started from the house of Angel and Daisy Pacabes. Mrs. Pacabes told fire investigators that she noticed fire coming from ceiling, and that she immediately went out to ask for help from their neighbors to put out the fire. She also needed help to move her husband who is ill and immobile.

She said it was a staffer of the warehouse of Brodeth Hardware, Allan Mansa, who responded to her call for help.

Mansa rushed into the burning house and carried out her husband.

The fire also burned down the adjacent residence of Trefon Venezuela. The victims weren’t able to immediately call the Bureau of Fire Protection. It was the Ormoc Rescue Team who called the BFP to the scene.

SFO2 Roel Wenceslao said that the estimated cost of damage of the fire is over 2-Million pesos. They found out during an investigation that the cause of the fire was a short circuit in the Pacabes’s electrical line, installed way back in 1979 yet.

The BFP, with the recent incident, are reminding households, especially those with time-worn electrical lines, to have their lines checked by legitimate electricians to avoid a similar incident.

On the other hand, the Bureau of Fire Protection is now headed by newly installed Ormoc City Fire Marshall Sr. Insp. Romeo Jaca effective July 14. He was the ground commander during the aforementioned fire incident. Jaca replaced former fire marshal Charlie Gerzon who is now assigned to Tacloban. By Paul Libres

PDEA destroys P 6-M dangerous drugs TACLOBAN CITY -- Some P6 million worth of drug and non-drug evidence that were kept in custody of the Philippine Drugs Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Eastern Visayas were destroyed at the Balyuan Center here Wednesday.

The activity that marked the 12th anniversary of the drug agency was also in compliance with section 21 of Republic Act 9165, said Liza Baoy, information officer of PDEA “PDEA is required to dispose or destroy drug and non-drug evidence taken from various operations that were conducted not only

by PDEA but also by the Philippine National Police (PNP),” she explained.

Baoy said that huge amount was attributed to the confiscated one brick of cocaine that was seized from a port in Eastern Samar way back 2009 amounting to some P5 million.

The case she said has caused the conviction of Arnulfo Beringen that was promulgated August 12, 2013 at the Branch 3 of the Regional Trial Court in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Others that were destroyed included some P200,000 worth of expired medicines considered as dangerous drugs or those that are in need of yellow prescription.

“Medicines, considered are dangerous drugs, once expired, will be returned to PDEA so will be disposed in compliance with the law,” she explained.

The rest of those destroyed were confiscated methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu and other drug paraphernalia.

PDEA 8 officer-in-charge Mark P. Damaso, meanwhile, said that the destruction of illegal drugs is one way of ensuring that “they will not once again come into the hands of illegal drugs personality.”

He expressed hope that drug problem in Eastern Visayas “will turn to negligible if not entirely eliminated” with the support of various sectors.

The burning of confiscated drugs, expired medicines and non-drug evidences placed in two drums was witnessed by representatives from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), civil society groups and the local media.

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NEWS Regional wage board studies possible wage adjustment TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) -- The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is conducting a survey on possible wage adjustment nearly nine months after super typhoon Yolanda struck the region.

Exequiel Sarcauga, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional director and RTWPB chairman, said that teams have been deployed this month to establishments and workplaces to find out the economic conditions of both management and laborers.

“The deferment of wage consultation is still in effect. There’s no timetable for this because we are dependent on how the region will recover in terms of economic activity, but we can’t wait until everything is restored to decide,” Sarcauga said in a news briefing.

Last December 2013, the DOLE suspended wage consultation due to the economic impacts of the disaster.

Result of the survey, which will be up next month will be tackled in monthly meeting of RTWPB members, composed of regional heads of DOLE, National Econom-

ic Development Authority, Department of Trade and Industry, and representatives from labor and management sectors.

Sarcauga said they initiated the survey after the National Wages and Productivity Board ordered the RTWPB office here to tackle wage issues after the super typhoon.

“We need the result of survey to decide what is best for the region. We will try to balance the needs of both management and worker sectors,” he added.

Before the super typhoon on November 8, the wage body planned a series of consultations scheduled in November and December 2013, but was cancelled due to the devastation that forced at least 2,290 major business establishments to shut down, affecting more than 19,000 workers.

Under Wage Order No. 17 that took effect October 16, 2012, the wage body raised the workers’ daily pay from P253 to P260.

The RTWPB decided to initiate consultations since it’s been more than a year since the latest pay adjustment.

Since the typhoon struck, there has been no petition for wage filed by a worker’s group despite skyrocketing increase of

prices of basic goods due to lack of supply coupled with logistical constraints during the first few weeks after the calamity.

Eastern Visayas and Central Luzon have the oldest wage orders in the country, both issued in October 2012.

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Invitation to Bid Water Supply System Repair Works in Leyte AECOM International Development Inc., a contractor of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Be Secure Project, is soliciting proposals for the repair of municipal water supply systems in two areas in Leyte Province (Baybay and Carigara) that were damaged by super typhoon Yolanda.

The repairs should result in more climate-resilient water systems.

Interested parties should email procurement@besecure.ph or text 0922-573-9943 by 5 p.m. August 8 to get a free copy of the Request for Proposals. Please use subject line “RFP-893-2014-09.”

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What is with the slow recovery?

IN BAYBAY around two weeks ago, people at the treasurer’s office asked me why, until now, the City has not yet repaired the two terminal buildings. They were complaining since they took public transport, they were most affected. If it was hot, the sun shines directly at the buses which would be hellholes.

If it rained, water pours like cats and dogs.

I told them that the terminal is the least of my complaints. I am more worried with the fate of our schoolchildren who have to use umbrellas inside their classrooms, whether it was hot or raining because most LGU schoolbuildings have not been repaired yet. May I also point out that most of the school buildings that totally lost their roof were those constructed by the LGU. We can distinguish it by their light yellow and green color.

The problem is so, I told them, that some teachers have “begged” to have nipa roofs, in the meantime the city has not decided what to do.

Our Rotary Club of Ormoc Bay had to donate nipa to the Donghol Elementary School to help them find a stopgap measure. And in my rounds of some city schools, I can see that many LGU school buildings still have been untouched.

The people in Baybay asked me, “wa diay kwarta ang Ormoc, Ma’am?”

Now, that’s the fallacy. Ormoc is practically rolling in cash. It has more than P 200-million in previous years’ surplus.

This year, it has P 40-million in Special Education Fund, 8-million of which was reportedly used to buy school supplies for distribution to the city’s school children. This is on top of various donated school supplies from Unicef, Barebones, and many other iNGOs. I still, however, have to see an actual school kit bought by the city and distributed to the pupils.

In fact, I am inclined to endorse the “e-pal” ways of old. Even if publicly bought notebooks, pencils and what nots had the names of politicians in the recent past, as if they bought it with their own money, at least we knew where the money went.

When it’s not marked by “e-pal” and is completely generic, we do not even know if the money was actually bought for real supplies!

Here’s more. When Yolanda struck, it had 90-million in calamity funds, readily made available by the city council for the mayor’s disposal.

Then, barely a month after Yolanda, the city got some P 8-million in cash/check donations, a bulk of which comes from various LGUs. Mayor Edward Codilla said he was keeping the money to buy land for future resettlement area.

The mayor’s pronouncement made me think. Was that the intention of the donors?

For the city to hold on to money they hastily released from their coffers to help Ormoc?

It’s almost nine months since Yolanda struck. Tacloban City, which was badly battered by Yolanda, is now visibly showing signs of recovery.

We, in Ormoc, have bounced back faster – as far as the private sector is concerned. But for the government side, it has been the observation that “hinay gyod kaayo.”

Mercy as National ID IMMEDIATE REACTION to confirmation that Pope Francis will visit the Philippines January 15 to 19, 2015 titillated many. Will he, unlike his predecessor Paul VI, speak at a university other than Santo Tomas this time?

Like John Paul II, will he lodge at the Nunciature’s spartan quarters? And will more of the faithful who, crested at over four million in Luneta for JPII, come?

Are these really the significant concerns?

This is the of visit of a pastor who’d booked his return to Argentina, never thinking the conclave would elect him as 265th successor to Peter the Fisherman, after Benedict XVI resigned.

The last time a pontiff quit was in 1415 when Pope Gregory stood down to avoid schism.

Rome will announce the detailed timetable later this year, Manila’s Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said. Francis had earlier expressed his wish to visit victims of super-typhoon “Yolanda” in Eastern Visayas. Would he hopscotch then to earthquake devastated Bohol?

In less than two years, Francis won for himself the admiration of millions, including non-Catholics, even atheists, for his openness and shunning the “trappings of power.” He shunned the papal apartments and lives instead at a modest Casa Santa Marta guesthouse, BBC notes. “He lines up for coffee.”

“The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds…like a field hospital after battle,” Francis wrote. “It is useless to ask a seriously injured person if he has high cholesterol and about the level of his blood sugar.

You have to heal his wounds. Then we can talk about everything else.”

“Painting me as a sort of superman, I find offensive,” he told the editor of Italy’s leading daily newspaper. Francis makes decisions only after prayerful reflection. He rues over making “many mistakes”. “I am a man who laughs, cries, sleeps quietly, and has friends, just like everyone else.”

There are many forms of poverty, like material destitution that disfigures the faces of people, Francis stated. But “there is only one real kind of poverty: not living as children of God and brothers and sisters of Christ... Unjust social conditions that rob people of their dignity lead to moral destitution - a kind of “impending suicide”.

In his first year, Francis instituted reforms focused on the much criticized Vatican Bank

and finances. He named eight cardinals to constitute his inner advisory council. None was from Italy. Cardinal George Pell, from Australia, heads a new ministry to coordinate Holy See finances.

In remarks that will resonate in the Philippines, Francis said: Christians who lead “a double life” by giving money to the Church while stealing from the state deserve to be tied to a rock and thrown into the sea. People engaged in corruption are “whitewashed tombs… A life based on corruption is “varnished putrefaction”.

Hear that Senators Vicente Sotto III and Gringo Honasan? Both hastily withdrew their proposed resolution to accord special lodgings for detained-for-corruption Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla.

Francis tackled simmering issues of clerical sexual abuse and a greater role for women in the church. He named initial members for a new commission.

“The group includes an equal number of women and men, more lay people than clergy, plus an Irish activist Marie Collins who was abused as a 13-year-old by a hospital chaplain,” New York Times noted. Yet, again “Francis had deliberately shaken up the usual way of doing things at the Vatican”.

The pope left the door ajar for future Asian and African members where the church “is growing most rapidly and the issue of child sexual abuse is still taboo”. Both the scope of its work and future members will be set by the commission itself, said Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi.

“A quiet revolution is afoot in the Vatican”, reports AFP. Francis’ new appointments are prying loose, slowly but surely, the Curia from the centuries-old grip of Italian apparatchiks.

John Paul II and Benedict XVI had little appetite for turf wars in Church’s corridors of power. But the world’s first Latin American pontiff has had no such qualms, appointing fresh faces from diverse countries.

“The pope is putting himself on a collision course with the Curia’s traditional power,” said Italy’s leading daily Corriere della Sera. “He is up against ferocious ambition, corruption and, sometimes, secret wantonness.

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IF ONLY we know the great and true power of prayer! Our problem is that we often relegate this duty of ours practically to oblivion, banishing it to exile and branding it entirely as useless, as just fantasy, too abstract to have any impact on what we consider as the real world.

And by real world, we usually mean the world where we simply have to be practical, more concerned about immediate results than about morality, mindful only of worldly values and criteria rather than spiritual and supernatural considerations.

But we cannot deny that deep in our heart there is a yearning for some stable contact with the very source of life, of goodness, of a joy without end, of peace that would go on and on, etc.

It’s this yearning that, from the subjective point of view, lays the foundation for our need of prayer. We want to know the ultimate causes of things, but many times we abort this desire just to give way to reasons of practicality. We have to be aware of this bad tendency and do something to correct it.

There’s, of course, an objective basis for our need of prayer, but this would require faith which actually is given to us in abundance but which we also have to correspond. The problem lies precisely in our non-correspondence or at least in our inadequate correspondence to this God-given faith and many other graces.

The objective truth is that we are creatures of a Creator, of whom we have an inkling that he must be all-powerful, all-knowing, all-wise, etc. That inkling is validated and reinforced with the motu proprio revelation the Creator makes of himself and of us and of everything else in life and in the world.

According to that revelation, made in full in Christ and perpetually kept and taught by the Church, we have been made in the image and likeness of God our Creator, endowed with a spiritual soul that enables us through our intellect and will to know and to love, to enter into relationships with everybody else, starting ideally with God himself.

We need to learn to pray, because it is in so doing that we get in touch with the very foundation of reality himself, God our Creator and heaven. It is in praying that we keep ourselves spiritually alive and put ourselves in position to know the human and divine meaning of everything that happens in our life.

We cannot deny that in all aspects of our life, we have to contend with difficult and complicated issues, problems, and challenges.

Whether it is about our very intimate private, personal and spiritual life, or in our collective life of business, politics and work, we unavoidably have to face complicated situations.

With prayer, our understanding and reactions to things and events would be deep and extensive, going beyond what is merely practical and convenient, what is socially or politically correct, etc. Our understanding and reactions to things and events would be marked by true wisdom and prudence.

When we pray, we somehow would know how to distinguish between what is essential and see

JOSE SANRO C. JIMENEA Business Manager

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July 23rd: The Apolinario Mabini Day WE HAVE just celebrated the 150th birthday of Apolinario Mabini but this corner used to accept this fact on its face value. There was a time when it was celebrated on the 22nd instead of the present 23rd.

He was born in Talaga, Batangas on the 23rd of July 1864. The apparent error of dates came about because Talaga is very far away from more prominent Tanauan where he was baptized. It was the practice then to baptize a newly born baby immediately after birth.

Somebody must have surmised wrongly that for the child to be baptized on the 23rd of July, he could have been born on the day before due to the issue of distance. This was corrected by means of a proclamation of then Pres. Marcos with his PD 2367 making the day a non-working holiday while establishing it also as his birthday.

This corner always rely on the works of history of my favorite, Ambeth Ocampo, who writes a column in the Inquirer.

Apolinario Mabini, known as the the “Sublime Paralytic,” was the brains behind our efforts of nationalism. He may not have been as colorful as Jose Rizal but he figured well in our drive to overthrow the hated Spanish conquistadors. In the Catholic calendar, July 23 is feast day of San Apolinario. As such, there can be no confusion on dates. Marcos was correct in laying the error to rest by going back to July 23 instead of the previous July 22.

Mabini was the “brains” because he had an illustrious education: he cross-enrolled at the Letran in Intramuros and the University of Santo Tomas College of Law located in España Street for his law. He, of course, took the bar and passed it.

We became an American possession when the U. S. took over after we were ceded to the US as provided for in the Treaty of Paris in 10 December 1898. This was the gist of the manifestation that Muslim lawyer, a certain Atty. Ely Pamatong, who filed it before the US Supreme Court and which remains unanswered to this day. Think of how many of our brothers -- the TNTs -- would have been benefited from a favorable ruling to make their stay legal.

It seems he had an aversion for canned goods during his stay in Guam where he was exiled by the US. He could not stand the smell

Lonely is the lonely

of canned goods. It made him feel nauseated and repugnant. He had a failing health -- no wonder he was called the ‘sublime parlytic.’ He eventually passed away in 1903 due to cholera.

He held the position of Foreign Minister in Aguinaldo’s Cabinet. The claim that he had syphilis is false after a team of Doctors went through his remains after exhuming his body.

The only plausible reason why he had paralysis was polio. American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had polio, too, but it did not deter him from being a great president. Correct governance can only come from what is in the heart -- love. rrr

The SONA of P-Noy lastMonday, 28th July 2014, seemed like a telenovela. It tried to play on the emotion of the public to burst out crying.

He eased off from hitting the Supreme Court but he lamented on how he can be of service to the people without the ..er.. DAP as if to say that his hands are tied. He can always ask Congress -- his Congress -- to pass an appropriation for miscellaneous emergencies rather than doing it from out of the various savings of the various Departments under his Office. If the “power of the purse” comes from Congress, no SC can rule the same as unconstitutional. To accumulate savings as what he originally did, he will have to wait for the end of the fiscal year. How about matters that occur at the start or at the middle portion of his term? The only hitch is that the appropriation will have to be done meticulously and not generalized. But he has several bright boys who can do it for him. It is just a matter of attitude! How come past presidents did not have DAP but they functioned. In the final analysis, it is not the end of the world for him.

His feeling of gloom is therefore misplaced.

The true measure of a man is in how he can manage after a fall. He can still aspire greatness if he wants to. He even has a big edge because the LP is the ruling party and he commands a great following fron the House of Representatives and from the Senate. He does not have to behave like a “spoiled brat” who was not given his lollipop.

Lung Cancer A FEW weeks ago, everyone was surprised to see Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago revealing to the public her ailment. She claimed to have lung cancer, stage 4. Many felt bad about the news. However, the feisty senator declared she can be and will be totally cured in a few months time with the new medication she is currently taking.

August is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

It is one of the top 5 common causes of cancerrelated deaths among Filipinos. Here are some frequently asked questions: 1. What is lung cancer? Lung cancer is the presence of cancer in the lungs due to mutation. Mutation is a change of any type of cells from normal to abnormally fast-growing cells either due to heredity, environmental exposure or both. Lung cancer is primarily caused by cigarette smoking (active or passive). Family history of cancer is also a key element for the development of lung cancer, even among non-smokers. There are different types of lung cancer. They can be located within the airway (endobronchial) causing hemoptysis or coughing out of blood or located within the lung tissue (parenchyma).

2. What are the signs and symptoms of lung cancer? Although not purely confined to cancer - prolonged cough associated with loss of weight and loss of appetite; with or without coughing out of blood, are its primary signs and symptoms. Although PTB also presents these same symptoms.

BEFORE VSU REACHES the Centennial Year in 2024, majority of its faculty and staff, even those recruited from its first batch of graduates, will be senior citizens or reaching retirement age. Unless they have a viable old-age plan, many of them may have to think about how to protect themselves from depression, low subjective wellbeing and early mortality. And being lonely is a distinct possibility for them.

Loneliness may not only be miserable but also unsafe, according to new research linking extreme loneliness to an increased risk of death.

Researchers of the study said that feeling lonely in old age may increase your risk of premature death by up to 14 percent. The newly discovered mortality factor is almost as strong as socioeconomic hardship and disadvantage, which has been shown to increase the risk by 19 percent. Loneliness is a risk factor for early death beyond what can be explained by poor health behaviors.

The findings suggest that a number of different issues may accelerate aging during loneliness. First, older lonely people may have a hard time recovering from stress and adopting a positive outlook in the face of adversity. Similarly, loneliness appears to disrupt sleep, elevate blood pressure, and increase levels of cortisol (a hormone tied to major depressive disorder).

According to researchers, it is important to remember that the elevated risk arises from a subjective feeling of isolation rather than physical solitude. Retiring to your home province where everyone is practically a stranger isn’t necessarily a good idea if it means you are

The Gospel on Sunday AUGUST 10, 2014 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Matthew 14: 22 - 33 Then he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

But when the disciples saw him walk-

disconnected from the people who mean the most to you.

This study adds to a growing series of attempts to understand how feelings of solitude shape our physical health as well as our mental well-being. Similarly, solitude has also been tied to a weakened immune system.

Getting yourself to retirement is not an easy feat. Many individuals who reach retirement age are finding themselves unprepared for this phase. For some people it is a matter of not having enough money.

Other people discover they have not put any real thought into life after the job and find themselves unprepared to fill their day with enough activities to occupy the hours. Across the board seniors are realizing there is no guarantee of a fulfilling retired life.

Now, here are some practical approaches on how to be happy upon retirement: • Build your home close to friends or immediate family. For me, it is easier to connect to our friends, former office mates and students if our house is near VSU. • Take care of your health by watching your diet and exercising regularly.

• Be involved in the community – socially and religiously.

• Get a new hobby or activity that you are most comfortable with. But also find new friends as you keep your old ones.

• Travel domestically or abroad. Smile, laugh and enjoy every moment of retirement.

You’ve earned it.

ing on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear.

But immediately he spoke to them, saying, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.”

And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you on the water.”

He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me.”

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “O man of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.”

3. How is lung cancer diagnosed? Given the above signs and symptoms, chest x-ray is the initial test. However, a more sensitive test is chest CT scan with contrast study. Once a pulmonary nodule, mass or even cavitation is detected, it may represent cancer. But CT scan alone cannot confirm if the lesion is cancerous (malignant) or not. Depending on the location, a CT-scan guided lung biopsy or bronchoscopy-guided lung biopsy is done to obtain lung specimen for further studies.

Lately, immunohistochemical studies are done in some centers in Manila to determine its response to certain drugs. Through histopathologic studies/biopsy, the type of lung cancer is identified. There are 4 main types of lung cancer. Each has its own characteristics and aggressiveness; staging then follows. Staging is an assessment of the degree of spread of the cancer from its original source. It is one of the factors affecting the prognosis (outcome) and the choice of potential treatment of lung cancer. It may include further tests such as abdominal ultrasound to scan the abdomen if there are tumors in the liver, or other organ in the abdomen. It may include bone scan to determine if there are lytic lesions in the spine see

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NI ATTY. MANING GOLO

Pork barrel Dear Atty. Golo,

Dear Florens,

Ang “proposed budget” para sunod tuig dunay gitawag nga SPF (Special Purpose Fund) kapin sa 500 ka bilyon. “Pork barrel” lagi kay “lump sum appropriation” man. Kining atong mga magbabalaod, dili jud mobiya sa “pork barrel”. Mas sayon pa nila biyaan ang asawa. Unsaon pod ning atong asawa inig katambok ngilngig pa man sa “pork”. Unya madugay natong dog mora na man lang og igsoon. Dili baya makaminyo ang managsoon kay baliwon, di ba? Sa ato pa, pwede lagi ta mobowag sa asawa, labi na kon maldita pareha sa akoa.

Ang “pork barrel” maoy gatasan sa mga “corrupt” mao nga maningkamot sila nga magpabilin kini bisan gibadlong na sa Korte Suprema. Mangita og losot ang atong mga politico. Parehas pod nimo. Mangita’g paagi aron makabuwag sa asawa. Tinood, ang managsoon dili makaminyoay kay giisip mang “incestuous” ang ilang kaminyoon (Art. 37, Family Code). Apan ang imong asawa dili nimo igsoon. Huna-huna ra na nimo nga wa mamao. Suma gud sa imong suwat, ingon ka nga ikaw matinahuron, peru ang imong asawa, imo lang libakon.

Imong amigo,

Manny G. Golo e.g.gololaw@gmail.com 09155595449

Matinahuron, Florens

People, News

6 Cebu Pac flies 8 million passengers from Jan - June 2014 CEBU PACIFIC (PSE: CEB) flew 8 million passengers from January to June 2014, an increase of about 8% over 7.5 million passengers flown in the same period last year.

In June 2014, CEB carried 1.3 million passengers, an increase of 9.5% over 1.2 million passengers flown in June last year. CEB flights were about 85% full during this period.

The airline achieved notable 1H 2014 passenger growth in several international tourism and trade markets, such as Japan, Indonesia and Taiwan contributing to foreign tourist arrivals in the country.

“As CEB continues to expand its network in Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Australia, we are proud to offer the fastest, most affordable access to the widest network to and from the Philippines.

We look forward to serving even more travellers in these regions,” said Atty. Jorenz Tañada, CEB VP – Corporate Affairs.

Cebu Pacific is set to begin its thrice weekly service between Manila and Kuwait on September 2, 2014 and its four times weekly service from Manila and Sydney, Australia on September 9, 2014. PR

PAL flies Muslim orphans to Manila to start new lives

Photo shows the Muslim children (with Social Welfare workers as escort) from Cagayan de Oro upon arrival at Terminal 3 – eyes filled with anxiety and uncertainty on what their future holds.

THE DECADES-OLD armed conflict in Mindanao, notwithstanding recent successful efforts at forging peace with Muslim rebels, continues to take its toll on innocent children, many of whom have turned orphans as their parents become statistics of war casualties.

The Dar Amanah Children’s Village Foundation, the only Muslim orphanage in Luzon, is one of those humanitarian groups who provide shelter to orphans, offering hope to such collateral damage of insurgencies in Mindanao.

In 2009, the PAL Foundation received its first request for free air transport of Muslim orphans to be brought to the Dar Amanah orphanage in Cavite. The children are from poor families and processed by the Social Welfare Department office in Mindanao.

Since then, the Dar Amanah Foundation has been coordinating with the PAL Foundation to fly Muslim orphans to Manila.

Last June, PAL flew 28 orphans – mostly girls, from 7 to 13 years old – from Cagayan de Oro (a separate group of four children came from Zamboanga) to Manila, to take refuge at the orphanage in Cavite.

With no parents, no homes and no money, the children are trying to rebuild their lives and possibly start new dreams, with a little help from the PAL Foundation.

Tacloban Chinese Chamber says 2014 SONA “the best” TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) - The State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Benigno S. Aquino III on the Monday has earned praises from the president of the Tacloban Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce Inc. (TFCCCI) here.

“I believe this is the best SONA of the President. No promises, only telling the truth about accomplishments,” said Go Tic Ching, president of the Chinese chamber.

Among others, the business group was focused on listening to the President talk about the government’s accomplishments and plans on the rehabilitation of communities affected by typhoon Yolanda.

The Filipino-Chinese group under TFCCCI is very aggressive in the rehabilitation of Yolanda-stricken areas.

Already, it has donated 40 classrooms in Tacloban City and Palo, Leyte and 500 disaster-resilient houses at the Filipino-Chinese Friendship Village in Palo, aside from food relief.

They also donated 100 fishing boats and implements in Guiuan, Mercedes and Guinapondan in Eastern Samar and Marabut in Western Samar.

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”

- Winston Churchill

Ormoc Supreme & Ultimate Lions hold induction THE ORMOC Supreme and Ultimate Lions Club had their joint induction of officers on July 26 at the Hotel Don Felipe. They also inducted their new members that night.

Inducted as presidents were Phillip Arcuino for the Supreme Lions, an all male club, and Juanita Armea for the Ultimates, their counterpart all female club.

Manuel Piamonte Jr., 1st District Vice Governor, was inducting officer.

Businessman Robert Castañares, Regional Governor of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Eastern Visayas, was keynote speaker.

Also present during the induction ceremonies were Melvin Jones Fellows and former district governors Theresa Chua and Climaco Evangelista. There were also guests from the Palompon Hinablayan Lion Club.

Immediate past presidents Beatriz Guillemer and Martin Villar enumerated what they have done during their term and thanked the members for their support. The past year was particularly activity-filled, what with the relief efforts done by the club together with partners and donors, to meet the needs of Yolanda victims.

On the other hand, the newly inducted presidents promised to implement projects, programs and activities that will further promote the principles of Lionism and service.

1st district vice governor Manuel Piamonte, in his speech, lauded the efforts of the Ormoc Supreme and Ormoc Ultimate Lions Club, for helping others even if they were victims themselves. They were very visible in the relief efforts and inspired many to join. He urged them to continue their partnership with international NGOs, especially in the relief operations.

PCCI –EV Regional Governor Robert Castañares, on the other hand, gave those present a view of the present economic status of the region vis a vis pre-Yolanda times. PR

Kiwanis of Geo-Ormoc holds fun run ORMOC CITY – Veteran runner Jordan Bacong and Ormoc’s pride Michelle Arpon topped the Run for Kiwanis: Race for the Children, a fun run organized

by Kiwanis Club of Geo-Ormoc spearheaded by the Club President, Kwn. Catalina Juntilla.

The defending champion, Jordan Bacong, took advantage of his peak season by a solo lead in the final turning point to rule the field. The pride runner of Carigara, Leyte, finished the premier 10-kilometer of action in 36 minutes and 16.28 seconds.

Meanwhile, Dodong Vosotros, the second placer and emerging king of the road, underscored his readiness and did not come easy as he had to battle down the wire with the stiff opposition of eventual runner up, Rodulfo Pepito.

Both of them captured the runner-up honors with a time of 37:17.38 and 37:18.21, respectively.

On the distaff side, Michelle Arpon ruled the 10-km in women’s race in 54 minutes and 35 seconds to clinch the women’s tiara. Janesa Suplico logged in 1 hour and 3 seconds which settled her for second place. Abeth Aranaydo also grabbed part of the limelight by landing third in 1 hour 2 minutes.

The winners in the 5K men’s division were led by Aldo Bacasiras of Carigara (19:06), Jomel Mercader of Ormoc (19:44) and Romulo Agravante of Ormoc (24:20) while Rodith Ollave (25:14), Regina Tumampo (30:32) and Christine Dela Cerna (34:07) topped in the women’s side.

The 3K Beginner’s run were dominated by Rodney Celeterio (10:46), Arthur Gallano (11:45) and Deo Mercader (12:08) in the men’s division and Angelie Padua (17:05), Sherilyn Masias (19:23) and Denise Marie Con-ui (21:03) were the top runners in the women’s division.

For the special awards, 67-year-old Gregorio Caubat was honored as the oldest participant while the 9-yearold Fuppa Loi Petiluna as the youngest participant in the fun run.

The Biggest School Contingent award was given to Saint Peter’s College that had tallied 55 registrants, while Sto. Nino College (45) and San Lorenzo College (38).

The race was co-sponsored by Aquahealth, Avon Life Fit, Ormoc Mercury Hardware, Ormoc Diesel Center, MAC Builders, EV Mail, and Kids Zone Play Hauz.

The run was also backed-up by Ormoc Bigfoot Runners Club and Running SMART organizing service group.

It is the first year that Kiwanis Club of Geo-Ormoc has held a fun run. Funds raised from the campaign will be used to the club’s project - read around the world, feed my starving children, and eliminate maternal/neonatal tetanus. By Jonahs Tan

Ormoc Supreme Lions president Phillip Arcuino and Ormoc Ultimate president Juanita Armea present their guests Robert Castañares (abov 1st district vice governor Manuel Piamonte (below) plaques of appreciat gracing their induction ceremonies.

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Household Tips

By Ina Larrazabal-Gimenez

Cleaning jewelry with dish soap

MY COUSIN Miko taught me how to clean my jewelry a few years b When I browsed through the net last night, I happened to see this ti wikihow.com and it is somehow similar to that of his which would be v useful in cleaning jewelry. Try it!

Put a few drops of liquid dish detergent in a bowl of warm (not hot) w Mix gently. Though ordinary tap water will work fine, for even better res you can use sodium-free seltzer water or club soda. The carbonation in t liquids can help loosen accumulated dirt and debris.[1] o Don’t use hot or boiling water, especially if your jewelry cont fragile precious stones. Some precious stones, like opals, can crack if subje to rapid and drastic temperature changes.[2] Soak the gold jewelry in the solution. Allow the jewelry to sit in the w for about 15 minutes. As it soaks, warm soapy water will work its way the cracks and crevices, loosening hard-to-reach buildups of dirt.[3] Gently scrub the jewelry with a soft-bristle toothbrush. Scrub each piec jewelry individually, paying special attention to nooks and crannies where may be hidden. Use a very soft brush - the softer the better. Stiff bristles scratch the surface of your jewelry. If your jewelry is gold-plated (as oppo to solid gold), especially stiff bristles can even remove the gold layer entir o Special brushes designed for this purpose are best, but most sm soft brushes (like, for instance, eyebrow brushes) will also work.

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[This is an English translation of the speech delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City, on July 28, 2014] This is my fifth SONA; only one remains. We have a saying: Those who do not look back to the past, will never get to where they wish to go. Therefore, today it is only right for us to reflect on what we have gone through.

This was our situation in the past: To dream was an absurdity. We had a senseless bureaucracy; padded contracts had become the norm; and corruption was endemic to the system.

We were known as the “Sick Man of Asia.” The economy was weak; industry was sparse. We failed to gain the confidence of investors. The result: very few jobs were created. We found a people deprived of hope. Many of us had already given up, and were forced to take their chances in other countries. With heads bowed, we had come to accept that we would never be able to rely on our government or our society.

The Philippines sank deep into despair because of dirty politics.Our trust in each other disappeared; the confidence of the world in the Philippines ebbed, and worst of all: we lost faith in ourselves.

It was at this juncture that we began our journey on the straight and righteous path.

As the father of our nation, on my shoulders rest not only the problems that we inherited and the problems that arise today—it is also my duty to prepare for the future. At every moment, I must be mindful of the concerns and perspectives of all. Think about it this way: it is as if you are watching two hundred TV channels at the same time. You need to understand not just what is unfolding before you—you also need to know what happened before, and where it could all lead. Confusion is not an option, and you must have a response for every question, suggestion, and criticism—and you must have all the answers even before the questions are asked. This is not an easy job, and I am only human, one who at times is also capable of feeling apprehension.

In spite of this, my resolve is firm because my primary goal is clear: To return government to its rightful mandate—to serve the Filipino people always.

Is it not true that we have a saying: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. An example of this is the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). The Disbursement Acceleration Program contributed 1.6 billion pesos to TESDA’s Training for Work Scholarship Program. This amount enabled the graduation of 223,615 beneficiaries. 66 percent of these—or, 146,731 graduates—now have jobs. As for the remaining 34 percent, TESDA is helping them find employment. Just take a look: All of these scholars have their names and other pertinent data listed down, should you wish to confirm them. [Applause] If we divide the allocated funding by the number of graduates, we will see that government invested around 7,155 pesos in every scholar. In the BPO sector, a monthly salary of 18,000 is already considered at the low end. Every year, he will earn 234,000 pesos. If he is given the maximum tax deduction, his annual income tax will be: 7,900 pesos. This means that in the first year alone the 7,155 pesos that the government invested in him would have been paid back—and there will even be a profit.

This and all the taxes he will be paying the government until he retires will, in turn, provide his countrymen with the same opportunities he was given. This is good governance: The right intentions, practices, and results. Everyone wins.

Let us listen to the stories of two TESDA graduates: rrrrrrrrr

Translated transcript of Testimonial of Marc Joseph Escora, TESDA beneficiary Even when you’ve realized your dreams, you should know that success, it’s still not stable. You still need to work hard for it.

I am Marc Joseph Escora. I am a high school graduate.

Through the help of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority [TESDA], I have my career in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry right now.

I was based in the Libertad public market for seven years. I worked as a barker forpublic transportation vehicles. My family couldn’t afford to put all of us through school, so I needed to find a way to support myself, so I could graduate.

The most important thing I’ve learned is to have the confidence to interact with other people. When people see that you have a disability, they usually won’t be able to see past it, to your abilities. So you need to trust yourself.

If TESDA wasn’t there to help me, I probably wouldn’t be where I am now. Our way of living now is much better than how we lived back then. rrrrrrrrrrr

Translated transcript of Testimonial of Jonnalyn Navarossa, TESDA beneficiary TESDA helped me finish my studies, find a job, and support my family.

I am Jonnalyn Navarossa, Technical Trainer at Toyota Motor Philippines. I graduated top of Batch 1 of automotive servicing training class at TESDA Region 4-A. I chose to

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study automotive servicing because I’ve always dreamed of being a mechanical engineer. In order for me to both earn a living and save up, I enrolled at TESDA. We’re used to thinking that being an auto mechanic is a man’s job. But I’ve proven that as long you work hard, as long as you’re determined, we can ensure quality products. TESDA taught me the value of good, clean, and quality work.

Now, I’m more confident in myself. And it’s much easier to dream bigger. rrrrrrr

We launched the Expanded Conditional Cash Transfer Program in June of 2014, with a budget of 12.3 billion pesos. Now, the government will also support the beneficiaries until they are 18 years old. Some will ask, “Why?” According to a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, a high school graduate earns 40 percent more than someone who was only able to finish grade school.

We are investing in our most valuable resource: The Filipino people. Data from the National Economic Development Authority attests to our success. According to them, the 27.9 percent poverty rate during the first semester of 2012 went down to 24.9 percent for the same period in 2013. These three percentage points are equivalent to 2.5 million Filipinos who have crossed the poverty line.

Of course, it is only right that we focus on the needs of the poorest in our society. But we will not stop there. Now that we have greater resources, we are striving to ensure that all those who crossed the poverty line will never go back below it.

When we came into office, we found a society that was like a derelict house in which we had no choice but to live. What was even worse: we had virtually no tools and materials with which to repair the damage. Over the past few years, with the help of every Filipino who cared for the well-being of his fellowmen, we have been acquiring the tools and materials we need. One of these tools is a budget focused solely on the needs of the citizenry—a budget we have passed on-time four years in a row.

These tools include the laws that have accelerated the bringing of benefits to our bosses.

This is where—under a fair system—the resurgence of our economy began. We were able to save because of prudent fiscal management. We were able to expand the coverage of essential services without raising taxes, apart from Sin Tax reform, whose goal is to reduce vice in society.

We worked to have the ability to fund the projects that we implemented, are implementing, and will be implementing. We strengthened tax collections: from 1.094 trillion pesos in collections in 2010, we increased this to 1.536 trillion pesos in 2013.

We improved the management of our debt. The result: a decrease in our debt to GDP ratio; money that once went to paying interest, we were able to channel into social services. We were even able to fulfill the obligations of government that we inherited from past administrations. For example: In 1993, or during the administration of President Ramos, the government was required to recapitalize the Central Bank of the Philippines with 50 billion pesos, so that it could fulfill its mandate. President Ramos was able to fund 10 billion pesos and nothing was added since then. 40 billion pesos was the obligation left to us, and we have paid this in full.

We worked hard to accumulate the funds government has today, which is why we will not tolerate wasting it. If our Bosses choose the right leaders, succeeding administrations will be able to surpass what we have done because our administration has greatly reduced the number of problems remaining, giving them a stronger foundation from which to begin.

Why do we say a stronger foundation? Just this past 2013, for the first time in history, the Philippines was upgraded to investment grade status by Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard and Poor’s—the three major credit ratings agencies in the world.

Through their study of our macroeconomic fundamentals and governance, they determined that there was less risk, which led to a vast increase in confidence on the part of investors. Just this May, they upgraded the Philippines yet again. What this means: Because the Philippines is now investment grade, government will be able to borrow funds for programs and projects at lower interest rates, more businesses will be attracted to invest in our country, and Filipinos will be able to feel the benefits of our economic resurgence more quickly. [Applause] If anyone were to add up all the investmentsthat came in through the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) since its inception in 1995, they would see that 42 percent of total investments in PEZA came in during the four years of our administration. The remaining 58 percent took 15 years for past administrations to accumulate.We are confident that, before we step down from office, we will be able to match or even surpass this amount. To Director General Lilia de Lima: thank you for all you have done and for all that you will do to achieve this success.

Our economy and our country are indeed taking off, and we are already realizing even greater aspirations. For instance, we inherited a seemingly grounded aviation industry: significant safety concerns had been issued on the Philippines by the International Civil Aviation Organization, or ICAO; we were

President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28, 2014, in the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City. By Rey S. Baniquet/Malacañang Photo downgraded by the United States Federal Aviation Administration; and the European Union implemented restrictions against our local carriers.

In 2013, ICAO lifted the significant safety concerns it had previously issued for the Philippines. This was followed, in the same year, by the European Union lifting the ban on Philippine Airlines, allowing it to fly once again to Europe—which means that Filipinos will be able to fly directly from Manila to London.

Naturally, Cebu Pacific will soon follow suit, since they have also received the go signal from the EU in 2014. In this year, as well, the United States Federal Aviation Administration upgraded the Philippines back to Category 1. Because of this upgrade, it is likely that there will also be an increase in routes going to the United States. The increase in flights of our local airlines to the United States and participating countries in the EU is a big help to both tourism and business.

Today, we continue to receive news that, because of all the tourists and businessmen who wish to visit the Philippines, there is actually a shortage of flights to our country. So, all of the upgrades we have received in aviation are indeed good news: The number of flights will rise, thus providing a solution to the problem. And, through the continued cooperation of the CAAP and our local carriers, we will certainly be able to attract more businessmen and tourists in the coming years. This is a win for all those in the tourism sector; this is a win for the Filipino people.

Good governance is the source of these upgrades, and we thank Director General William Hotchkiss, the CAAP, and our local carriers for their hard work.

Indeed, the Philippines is in the limelight on the global stage.

Just this May, when we successfully hosted the World Economic Forum on East Asia, we showed the world just what we were capable of. And with the APEC Summit the Philippines will be hosting next year, we will be able to inform even more people of our progress, and the opportunities that this has opened up for all. There is no doubt: the Philippines is indeed more open for business.

Apart from fostering an improved busines climate, we are also pursuing better relations between labor and managment.

Consider this: According to the National Concilation and Mediation Board, since 2010, the number of strikes per year has been limited to less than ten. This is the positive result of the Department of Labor and Employment’s Single entry Approach, or SEnA, through which filed labor cases go through a 30-day conciliation-mediation period. The good news: out of 115 notices of strike and lockout in 2013, only one pushed through. This is the lowest number of strikes in the history of DOLE. For these achievements, I extend my gratitude to Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, the DOLE family, and the labor and management sectors.

Secretary Baldoz and I were joking in around 2012 that there were two strikes, and in 2013 there was just one. I said, “Linda, in 2014, a half-strike won’t do. Maybe we can strive for no strikes?”

We are well aware that we need infrastructure in order to sustain the momentum of our economy and to continue creating opportunities in the country. Infrastructure will entice businessmen—it will speed up the transport of goods and services, and will help us ensure that we can go head to head with overseas markets.

This sector has seen massive changes: Our budget for infrastructure has more than doubled from the 200.3 billion pesos of 2011 to 404.3 billion pesos this 2014.

I remind everyone: we did this without adding any new taxes, apart from the Sin Tax Reform, which is focused on health, while we maintained our allowable deficit, and with our debt-to-GDP see

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Under the leadership of Secretary Babes Singson of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH): Neither kickbacks nor overpricing is condoned. The loopholes in the old system were plugged, the agency’s processes were streamlined.

A simple example would be the removal of Letters of Intent from the bidding process. In the past, these bred a culture of collusion—knowing who was bidding on the same project only created a space for collusion. Another example: The requisite documents from bidders were trimmed to five, from 20. Processes are faster, and there are now fewer opportunities for the unscrupulous to ask for bribes. This allowed the Department to save 28 billion pesos and allowed them to accelerate the implementation of the next projects.

To Secretary Babes and the DPWH: Again, thank you very much.

It is truly awe-inspiring: In addition to what the DPWH has saved, the roads that they have laid out, fixed, widened, or constructed have amounted to a total of 12,184 kilometers.

When I saw these figures, I thought: How can I visualize 12,000 kilometers?

Think of it this way: This is equivalent to four roads that connect Laoag to Zamboanga City. And this just only accounts for the national roads; that number doesn’t include local farmto-market roads or tourism roads. [Applause] Now, regarding the Public-Private Partnership program: From December 2011 to just this June, your government has awarded and signed off on seven PPP projects, with a total value of 62.6 billion pesos. In just our four years on the straight path, we have surpassed the combined six approved solicited PPP projects of the past three administrations.

The difference between then and now is massive. As Secretary Cesar Purisima said: In the past, the Philippines could not entice investors; then, the government had to roll out incentives like commercial development rights, subsidies, and other guarantees for profit just to attract bidders. Now, the situation has reversed. Companies are now in close competition, trying to outdo each other; they are ready and willing to pay for the privilege to build the infrastructure we need. For example, with the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Passenger Terminal Building, the government has a premium that amounts to more than 14 billion pesos; with the NAIA Expressway Project Phase 2, the government received a premium of 11 billion pesos. Again: Good economics is borne of good governance.

Let us take a look at the TPLEX. Because of this road, the journey from Tarlac to Rosales in Pangasinan has become easier.

According to the proponents of the project, the segment of the road that reaches Urdaneta will be completed before the year ends. And by next year, the TPLEX will have extended to the end of Rosario, La Union.

Infrastructure projects that long ago had been promised by other administrations, we have been able to turn into concrete reality. The Aluling Bridge, which was conceived in 1978, is finally open to the public. Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3, part of the Metro Manila Expressway project from the 1970s, was launched this January. Those who traverse Osmeña Highway can attest to how speedily its columns are being constructed.

The Ternate-Nasugbu Road, the plans for which started to be laid out in 1994, is now 100% complete.

The Basilan Circumferential Road, which has been under construction since 2000, will soon be completed. These are but a few of the infrastructure projects that we do not intend to pass on as problems to succeeding administrations; instead, our Bosses have already begun to make use of them.

Again, because of good governance, we now have a greater capacity to find solutions to problems that are on the horizon.

For example: water. We all know that as our population grows and as our economy continues on its upward trajectory, the country will need a greater water supply in the coming years.

According to some studies, there may be a shortage of water in Metro Manila by 2021. We will not wait for a drought: The solutions that experts have studied assiduously, we have already approved—the Kaliwa Dam Project in Quezon, and the repair of the lines of Angat Dam. These solutions are significantly better than sourcing water from underground aquifers, which are more easily penetrated by saltwater. On top of this, if we were to rely solely on aquifers, then we would only hasten the sinking of land—which would contribute to flooding.

Together with the dams for Metro Manila and its outlying cities, we are providing support to those in the provinces. We have also approved the Water District Development Sector Project, under the Local Water Utilities Administration. [Applause] You may have already heard of our largest PPP project—the Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike. —for which bidding will open before the end of 2014. This is a project that will yield numerous benefits. First: flooding in nearby areas will lessen.

Today, when water levels of the Laguna Lake reach 12.5 meters, surrounding communities will be flooded. The solution: a dike with a height of more than 15 meters. Second: the water of Laguna Lake will be cleaner. Third: Less traffic. An expressway will be built on top of the dike, which will extend from Los Baños

to Taguig. When the C-6 road that will connect to San Jose Del Monte is completed, we will have another route that will allow us to travel through Metro Manila without passing through EDSA. With the cooperation of the private sector, the only obligations we have in this project are for the right-of-way; and a portion of the reclaimed land will serve as payment for the highest bidder. Because of this,we will get what we need, while spending less in the process These are only a few examples of the projects that are in the pipeline, and that will soon bring benefits to our Bosses. Might I add—there are many more: the NEDA Board has likewise approved the Laoag City Bypass Link Road Project; the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit Project; and the LRT Line 1 South Extension and Line 2 East Extension. For those of our countrymen from Palawan: Apart from the projects for the Puerto Princesa Airport, there is also the Busuanga Airport to look forward to. We have likewise given the go signal for the construction of phase one of the modern Clark Green City in Capas, Tarlac, that will certainly serve as a center for commerce and industry, not only of Central Luzon, but also of the entire country. At the end of the day, our vision for Clark Green City is that it becomes even bigger than the Bonifacio Global City. Formerly isolated places will now become areas teeming with opportunity.

Through good governance, we have been regaining the trust of the market, of the world, and of our own people, in government. This is creating a virtuous cycle: Seeing the results of our reform agenda has spurred the active participation of each and every one of our Bosses. Indeed: today the government is not alone in pushing for widespread and meaningful reform. It is true that you are our strength.

This is why, Boss: We thank you for your trust and your solidarity, both of which have become even more significant in the times when we were faced with tragedies that came to us, one after the other.

In September of 2013, lawless elements attacked Zamboanga; our countrymen who had been living peaceful lives there were used as human shields, their homes were burned down. This crisis tested the caliber of our uniformed services. Urban combat is considered the most complex kind of combat; in spite of this, our troops were able to save 195 of the 197 Filipinos caught in the conflict. We salute our countrymen in the uniformed services: Your sacrifice paved way for the victory of the Filipino people.

[Applause] Following the incident, we gave Secretary Singson the responsibility of overseeing the rehabilitation of damaged infrastructure in Zamboanga. The first priority: to provide shelter to our countrymen who lost their homes to fire. This is exactly what we are doing under the Zamboanga City Roadmap to Recovery and Reconstruction. By this coming August, affected families can begin to move into permanent housing units in Martha Drive Subdivision. We also aim to complete the construction of 7,176 housing units in other areas by June of next year. I must ask for your understanding. There were many problems surrounding the land for resettlement—problems we had to address. On top of this: We also had to make sure that the houses that would be built would be in accordance to the beliefs and culture of the beneficiaries; these will not be ordinary houses. On the other hand, to the 1,661 families that wish to build back or repair their own homes, 30,000 pesos worth of Home Materials Assistance is now being distributed.

We have set aside 3.5 billion pesos for the rehabilitation of infrastructure, the purchasing of lots, the construction of permanent houses, and other types of assistance for Zamboanga.

2.57 billion pesos from this fund has already been released to the NHA and DPWH. A few weeks after the crisis in Zamboanga, Central Visayas was rocked by an earthquake, which left Bohol the most devastated. In the midst of a calamity, we witnessed just what could be achieved when our people come together to respond to the challenges brought by a disaster. For instance, just one week after the earthquake, electricity was restored in Tagbilaran and in all the municipalities of Bohol. [Applause] Now, each of the 25 critical roads and bridges destroyed by the earthquake are passable. 3.583 billion pesos has already been released for the rehabilitation of Bohol and Cebu. [Applause] Part of this is the 2.49 billion pesos that the DILG provided to the local government for the reconstruction of markets, civic centers, bridges, water systems, municipal halls, and other government facilities.

Before the end of 2013, Yolanda made landfall. It was the strongest typhoon in history, affecting 1.47million families and 44 out of our 81 provinces. In Eastern Visayas, where the damage was most severe, so many issues required immediate attention.

The immense strength of the storm paralyzed many LGUs that were hit directly. The relief goods we prepositioned were swept away, which is why relief had to come from areas farther away. The delivery of aid was made all the more difficult by the destruction of infrastructure. There was no electricity, roads were impassable, and almost all of the trucks and heavy equipment that our first responders needed had been destroyed in the areas most affected by Yolanda.There was no gasoline, and there was no communication.

It required an enormous amount of solidarity to assist affected families, take care of the wounded and of those who lost loved

ones, and make certain that there would be no outbreak of disease, among many other responsibilities. Let us look at the delivery of food as an example: It was not just a matter of buying rice and canned goods. We needed repacking centers, several trucks, and boats that would bring aid to affected provinces. When the relief goods arrived, we had to be sure that the roads to the affected areas were cleared, and that the trucks had enough gas to return home, and load even more of our food packs.

Your government wasted no time in responding. We immediately cleared the airport, which is why, within 24 hours after the storm, three C130s were able to bring in aid. On that same day, we were also able to set up a communications hub to hasten the flow of information. On the second day, the Department of Health’s Rapid Health Assessment teams arrived, as well as additional soldiers, policemen, and BFP personnel from other provinces.

Likewise, workers from DSWD lead relief operations—in the distribution centers in Eastern Visayas or in repacking centers all around the country.

In a span of two days, the Leyte water district resumed operations; on the third day, the first gas station opened. The main roads were immediately cleared. By the 22nd of November, which was two weeks after the storm, the one millionth food pack was distributed to the victims; we had cleared 35,162 cubic meters of debris from these roads through which the relief will be transported; and 3,426 kilometers of National Roads had already been cleared and were passable. At present, we are repairing the 108.8 kilometers of destroyed roads, bridges, approaches, and landslide prone areas. By Christmas Day of 2013, all municipalities affected by the calamity had been electrified. [Applause] We took an emergency room mindset; the state utilized its full strength to stabilize the patient in the soonest possible time.

I extend my gratitude to the members of the Cabinet, who led the government response in the affected communities. Secretary Cesar Purisima, along with Secretary Joel Villanueva of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, organized the logistics in the repacking center, taking on the role of warehouse operator.

Secretary Greg Domingo of the Department of Trade and Industry became the country’s head purchasing agent, while Secretary Linda Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment served as a call center operator for all those who wished to help.

I also thank Secretary Jun Abaya of the Department of Transportation and Communications, who dispatched our transportation; Secretary Dinky Soliman, who proved that she was worthy of being the country’s chief relief worker; and Secretaries Mar Roxas of the Department of Interior and Local Government and Secretary Volts Gazmin of the Department of National Defense, who were on the disaster frontline, giving marching orders to our uniformed services. [Applause] To the members of our Cabinet, thank you.

To our friends and neighbors around the world: Your outpouring of solidarity will never be forgotten by a grateful Filipino people. Again, on their behalf, we thank you. [Applause] Perhaps, given the Filipino people’s readiness to render assistance to the best of our abilities—a characteristic embodied by our OFWs, peacekeepers, and all our other countrymen abroad—when the world saw that we were in need, they saw fit to come to our aid. Today, we express once more our gratitude to all of you, and to all the Filipinos who have offered their prayers and their support, whether here, or in other parts of the world. [Applause] Our work did not end there. We implemented livelihood interventions, to ensure that those of our countrymen who survived the typhoon could recover at the soonest possible time. This July, 221,897 jobs were created after we turned over boats, fishing and farming equipment, seeds, and livestock to our countrymen. This includes those Filipinos to whom we paid salaries for participating in the cash for work program.

Perhaps everyone can agree that Yolanda left in its wake a massive problem. According to international standards, whenever a calamity of this scale takes place, it normally takes a country one year before it transitions from relief to rehabilitation. However, in just a span of eight months, the United Nations declared the Philippines to be in the rehabilitation state. In fact, Mr. Yuri Afanasiev of the United Nations Development Program said, “We have never seen a recovery happen so quickly. And many of us have been in many different disasters.” [Applause] It will indeed take a long time for any country to recover and rise from massive calamities. In Haiti, two years after the earthquake, there are still many who live in evacuation centers.

For our brothers and sisters in Indonesia, it took eight years before they recovered from the tsunami in Aceh. And even in America, it is said that it took eight years for things to return to normal after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

Our work is not done. There are still many houses that need to be constructed; many more of our countrymen need to be assisted in getting back on their own two feet; the work to build back better for all those affected by Yolanda continues.

This is why this July, the LGU Rehabilitation and Recovery Plan for Cebu, Iloilo, Eastern Samar, Leyte, and Tacloban City was submitted to me, and I have signed it.

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July 28 - August 3, 2014 SENIORS ... from P. 1 that one of the requirements to avail of the gift is that one must have voted in the last elections. He said the requirement smacked of politics and disadvantaged senior citizens who were already immobile or bedridden.

“Being bedridden does not unmake you as a senior citizen. You are still a senior citizen, whether you were able to vote or not,” he said.

Under Philippine laws, a senior citizen is a person who has reached 60 years old. They are entitled to some perks like discounts on medicines, food and services, in recognition for their service to the country.

The joint committee has also asked the office of the city legal office to interpret section 6 of the local ordinance granting the birthday gifts. Under the ordinance, he said, it is the Office of the Senior Citizens Association that should control the program but in reality, the CSWDO was also involved in it.

Atty. Mariano Corro, on the other hand, opined that the distribution should be done by the barangays because the barangay chairmen know their constituents better. It would also bring the program closer to the people. Corro is concurrently the president of the Liga ng Barangay.

For their part, the OSCA and CSWDO told the joint committee that most of the senior citizens who were able to avail of the initial release of P 4.5-million were those residing in villages near the city. The money was lapped up early in the year that is why they are asking for a supplemental budget.

A source, however, said her mother celebrated her 84th birthday on April.

When they went to apply for the privilege, they were given a runaround and were told that her mother’s ID had to be changed. They were told that her mother would begin to receive her birthday gift on 2015 yet.

The family was known to have supported Richard Gomez as their mayoralty bet.

“Bitaw Nang, ako bitaw ge-adto ang kang Mama. Ila pa to gepa utro ang ID. Next year na daw tagaan kay wa ma-apil sa ila budget. Maayo ug kaila kay paspas ang ila papel,” the source answered through text.

Councilor Antonio Codilla, on the other hand, asked the OSCA and CSWDO to produce the list of those who already received their birthday gifts.

The council would also want to know who still have to receive theirs, and who had pending claims before the program ran out of funds.

Rama said that they would also be reviewing the ordinance itself. “We will revisit the ordinance.

If we will have to repeal it, we will, but since it is just a one-year old ordinance, we would just amend it and correct whatever needs to be corrected. Maybe, we might be adding a lot of clauses to correct the defects,” he said.

He would also want to know if the “controversial” requirement of having voted on the previous election to qualify for the gift does not smack of class legislation, as it would only benefit seniors who were still able-bodied and mobile.

To recall, the birthday ordinance for senior citizens was passed by the last council just weeks before the local election in May 2013. It was viewed then

CPA ... from P. 1 because it allowed him to more freedom to study. It was also nearer to where he lived. There were days, he said, that he had to walk to school to save up transportation money for some school project. He sometimes would skip lunch, he added.

Mayor Federico Carolino of Capoocan, Leyte, on the other hand, took him as his scholar and supported his allowance.

Rommel is not ashamed to admit that he is where he is now because of the help of relatives and friends. When it came to his school needs, he said, he felt no shame in approaching them to ask for help or borrow money. “What is important is you pay them back,” he said.

He even admits to have looted a grocery store nearby their house in V&G, “but I only took food. The owner told us it was okay to get food. There was a chance to get expensive gadgets but I did not. I only took food because we needed it.”

He also thanks his mentors and the ADFC for helping live his dream. Rommel said he really aspired to be on the top 10. With the support of his brother, his aunt, Mayor Carolino, ADFC and the review center, he took review classes twice before taking the test. But emerging on top of the Top 10 still came as a surprise to him.

“I fell happy. I almost cannot believe it,” he said. He added after the results came out last August 1, he’d been busy getting texts congratulating him and interviews from various media outlets. He would also be joining SGV and Company soon.

As for paying back the people who helped him and whether he believed in “paying it forward,” Rommel said

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AGENCIES ... from P. 1 … Of Hope and More”. A local writer and poet, Eguia is also a skilled photographer and will incorporate in the book photos of Yolanda’s devastation and how the people rose above the muck and destruction.

Macas said that they now have initial funds to start the construction of the building.

They still need more, however, but is confident that they would be able to raise the needed funds from Eguia’s book. “We will sell to the industry,” he said, and when they see it is for a noble cause, they are sure the coffee table book would sell.

The practical arts building, it was learned, would need around P 1.5-million to P 2-million to finish.

Marcia Gonzalez of PHILAAK said, “this is not just any practical arts classroom.

It is big, will be furnished like a classy house and will have a library.” It is 130 square meters big and will be built on where the old practical arts building was, which was totally destroyed to the ground by super-typhoon Yolanda.

More importantly, she said, it will have the “best CR in the country.”

Marcia Gonzalez said that they aim to give children of Mahayahay a glimpse of what as a knee-jerk reaction to Rama’s advocacy to take care of senior citizens if he is elected.

Now, Rama said, he is making good of his campaign promise. “I said I would help take care of our senior citizens. I want them to receive privileges from the city without much ado.”

He would also want to find ways to cut the red tape in availing of these privileges. “Amo pay mga tiguwang na kanang mga senior citizens, lisud-lisuron pa gyod,” he said.

life was in the homes of the better off.

“Our goal is to have a modern practical arts building that would educate every student here what it is in homes and hotels around the world. We want them to dream of going places, of having beautiful homes instead of just staying here all their lives,” she said, even as she added Mahayahay itself was amazing. Nestled on a high elevation, it is far from the poblacion but a progressive village with big houses, cemented roads and a “welcoming and smiling people.”

For the library, they would be partnering with the Books for Asia Foundation to fill it up.

Gonzalez explained that the three recruitment groups are part of around 30 countryspecific accredited domestic helper recruitment agencies in the country. However, at the moment, there are only three of

them that are working together to come up with the practical arts building.

Macas and Gonzalez explained the idea came to fore when they visited Mahayahay through the invitation of its principal, Mrs. Evelyn del Prado, a personal friend of Macas. The industry’s CSR arm “May Bukas Pa Foundation had donated P 10,000 to the school that del Prado used to repair one building which would become the E-Learning Center of the school.

They visited the school during the time when a “mega jobs fair” was held in nearby Ormoc City. Together with other country-specific recruiters, they said, they led the jobs fair, did relief distribution and a medical mission to the tune of P 3-million.

When they saw the school, the idea to build the practical arts building came up. They thought it was a good project

to somewhat immortalize their industry’s existence. Unfortunately, after the initial interest in the project, the industry became focused elsewhere, leaving just the three of them doggedly determined to see it through.

That was when they thought a coffee-table book on Yolanda, written from the perspective of a well-travelled OFW and a victim himself, would be a good fund-raiser.

The book, Eguia said, would be launched in Manila sometime on September.

The groundbreaking was also attended by Albuera Mayor Ramon “Junie” dela Cerna, Vice Mayor Norman Mesina Jr. and the town council, aside from the superintendent of Albuera South District and the principals of the school within the district. By Lalaine M. Jimenea

(L-R) Teachers Aniceta C. Escasinas, Josephine B. Bestil, Evelyn R. Del Prado -Principal, Marivic B. Mandras, Rinaluz N. Fullido, Elma V. Luzares. (Seated) Elvira M. Aporador and Brgy Capt.

Delia E. Batistis. At the back is practical arts teacher Perfecto B. Bucabuca. Middle photo: Principals from the different schools of Albuera South District with district supervisor Guillermo S. Bande, councilor Cathy Tolero and municipal administrator Lyra P. dela Cerna. Bottom: Marcia Gonzales of PHILAAK, DOLE director Exequiel Sarcauga, Mayor Junie dela Cerna, Jun Macas of ANZEPP, Lyra dela Cerna and principal Evelyn del Prado.

one should help others if given the opportunity. Definitely, he said, he will not forget the debt of gratitude to the people who’ve helped him.

A silent student Leticia A. Bartolome, ADFC department head for business courses, described Rommel Edusma as a “silent student.” He was not the flashy type but they already saw the gem in him, plus his determination to succeed.

Seeing his potential, they fielded him as their participant in various accountancy contests. He would always emerge winner.

She said Rommel could have graduated with honors, except that he had some low grades in the previous schools he attended. He was an exceptional student, she noted, surmising that some hardships may have hampered him from getting excellent grades.

She added they were very happy with the honor they brought to ADFC. “It is very timely because we are celebrating our 20th anniversary on October”, she said. They have requested the CPA topnotcher to be present on their kickoff activity on September 25, “to be an inspiration to the students and the teachers, as well.”

Dr. Edward Chua, ADFC president, on the other hand, said they had a thanksgiving mass on August 2 after learning of Rommel’s feat and a simple unveiling of a huge tarpaulin congratulating the topnotcher.

Dr. Chua said despite Yolanda, it has been a bumper year for ADFC. “We’ve had 100 percent passing rate in our other courses like Criminology. We had the highest passing rate for our Education graduates in the region,” he said.

By Lalaine M. Jimenea

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10 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 35, Ormoc City CASE NO. R-ORM-14-00039-SP IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRY OF BIRTH RECORD OF LEE DAVID AYADE HADDEN ESPERANZA R. AYADE AND DAVID R. HADDEN, Petitioners, -versus – LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ORMOC CITY, Respondent. x--------------x ORDER A verified petition having been filed by herein petitioners thru counsel Atty. Gerentstein Banzon to render judgment after due notice, publication and hearing in accordance with the Rules of Court that the citizenship of the father in the Certificate of Live Birth of Lee David Ayade Hadden in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Ormoc City and in the National Statistics Office be changed from FILIPINO to AUSTRALIAN so that it would conform to what is factual and true. Petitioners alleged that the citizenship of petitioner father David R. Hadden on the said certificate of live birth of was erroneously entered as FILIPINO instead of AUSTRALIAN considering that he is a citizen of Australia as shown in his Alien Certificate of Registration and passport. In view of this circumstance, petitioners ask that the citizenship of petitioner father David r. Hadden as reflected in the Certificate of Live Birth of Lee David Ayade Hadden be changed/corrected from FILIPINO to AUSTRALIAN. WHEREAS, this petition is hereby set for hearing on SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 AT 8:30 o’clock in the morning, at which date, time and place all persons interested may appear and show cause if any, why the prayer in the petition should not be granted.

WHEREAS, a copy of this Order shall be published in three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation at the expense of the petitioners and shall be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the bulletin boards of the Ormoc City Hall, the Public Market and of this Court.

SO ORDERED. In chambers, hall of Justice, Ormoc city, Philippines, 08, July, 2014.

(Sgd.) GIRLIE M. BORREL – YU Presiding Judge Cc: Atty. Gerentstein Banzon Esperanza R. Ayade & David R. Hadden Office of the Solicitor General Office of the City Prosecutor Local Civil Registrar, Ormoc City National Census & Statistics Office Fn.:correction.entry.order EV Mail July 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Aug. 3, 2014 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eight Judicial Region Branch 14 Baybay City, Leyte SP. PROC. NO. B-14-04-04 For: JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE WITH JUDICIAL AUTHORITY OF REMARRY LOYDA MAY P. AVILA, Petitioner, -versusKAI STRAND, Respondent. x--------------------x ORDER This is a verified amended petition for the recognition and enforcement of a foreign judgment pursuant to Article 26, paragraph 2 of the Family Code of the Philippines, filed through counsel. Petitioner alleged, among others; that she is of legal age, Filipino citizen and a resident of Brgy. Caridad, Baybay City, Leyte; that respondent is likewise of legal age, a Norwegian National, and a resident of Elgtrakket 10 4344 Arendal, Norway but he can be served with summons at his last known address. In the Philippines c/o Fernando Cabiso Jr., Barangay Maybona Baybay City, Leyte; that herein parties contracted marriage on July 10, 2010 before Rev. Fr. Arvy N. Balili at Brgy.

Caridad, Baybay City, Leyte (Annex “A”; that few months after the wedding, the two went to Norway, however, sometime in September 2012, the two got separated after a series of debates over respondent’s womanizing and other irreconcilable differences; respondent stayed at his house while petitioner moved out and stayed at the Krisiscenter, Arendal, Norway, a place for wives undergoing trouble with their husbands; that respondent filed a divorce with petitioner before the Country Governor of Aust-Agner in Norway and was granted on October 8, 2013 (Annexes “C” & “D”);and that the divorce documents were duly authenticated before the Consular Office of the Republic of the Philippines in Norway (Annex “B”), thus, respondent, as a Norway citizen is now capacitated to remarry, likewise, petitioner herein after compliance with the requirements set forth by law, or as provided for in Article 26; par. 2 of the Family Code of the Philippines, to wit: “Where a marriage between a Filipino citizen and a foreigner is validity celebrated and a divorce is thereafter validly obtained abroad by the alien spouse capacitating him or him or her to remarry, the Filipino spouse shall likewise have the capacity to remarry under Philippine Law; that under the circumstance, all the conditions for the recognition and enforcement under the Philippine laws of the parties’ Divorce Decree are present, petitioner thus is entitled to the cancellation of her marriage to respondent with the Civil Registrar General and/or

NOTICES Republic of the Philippines REGIONALTRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 12, Ormoc City CASE NO. R-ORM-1400040-SP IN THE MATTER FOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF EVANGELYN E. CLAROS, EVANGELYN CLAROSPAIMALAN, Petitioner, -versusTHE OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF KANANGA, LEYTE and the NATIONAL, STATISTICS OFFICE, STA, MESA, MANILA, Respondent. x---------------------x ORDER Filed is a verified petition for the correction of entry recorded in the Certificate of Live Birth of EVANGELYN E. CLAROS, by petitioner through counsel praying that after due notice, publication and hearing in accordance with the Rules of Court, an Order be issued directing the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Kananga, Leyte and the Office of the Civil Registrar General of the National Statistics Office to cause the change/correction in the entries of the CERTIFICATE of LIVE BIRTH of the petitioner particularly her date of birth from MAY 29, 1979 to MAY 28, 1978 and the entry of her father’s name from ROTELIO to ROTELLO. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearing thereof on September 10, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning before this Court, at which date, time and place, any

interested party may appear and show cause if any, why the petition should not be granted.

Accordingly, let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of petitioner once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte qualified to publish judicial notices and be posted at the bulletin boards of the Kananga Municipal Hall, Kananga, Leyte and of this court before the scheduled date of hearing.

Further, let a copy thereof be furnished the Local Civil Registrar of Kananga, Leyte, the Solicitor General, Manila, the Provincial Prosecutor, Ormoc City for their information and appropriate action.

SO ORDERED. In Chambers, Ormoc City, Philippines, June 27, 2014.

(Sgd.) CLINTON C. NUEVO Presiding Judge CCN/jgsjr Copy furnished: Ofice of the Solicitor General 134 Amorsolo Street Legaspi Village, Makati City Provincial Prosecution Office Hall of Justice, Ormoc City Local Civil Registrar Office of the Local Civil Registrar Kananga, Leyte E v a n g e l y n C l a ro s Paimalan Brgy. Natubgan Kananga, Leyte Civil Registrar General National Statistics Office, Sta, Mesa, Manila Atty. Allan R. Castro Real Street, Poblacion Kananga, Leyte EV Mail July 21-27, 28Aug. 3, & 4 – 10, 2014

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Affidavit of EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF THE LATE ILANG- ILANG B. TANTUICO over parcels of land known as Lot No. 1454-A under TCT No. T-35971, Lot No. 1454-B under TCT No. T-35972, Lot No. 1454-C under TCT No. T-35973 and Lot No. 1454-D under TCT No. T-35974 all four (4) lots situated in the Barrio of Palhi, Lot No. 1369 under TCT-T-26680, Lot No. 11362 under TCT No. T-26685 situated in the Bo. Of Cabalasan, Lot No. 6062 under TCT No. T-26689 with improvements situated in the Bo. Of Cabalasan, Lot No. 6234 under TCT No. T-26711 with the improvements, Lot No. 1353-B under TD No. 07076-00540 R 12 situated in the Barrio of Palhi, Lot No. 1353-A under TD No. 0707600068, R12 situated in Barrio of Palhi, Lot No. 339 under untitled ARP/TD No. 0701100047R11 situated at Magsaysay Ave (Zone 11) (1/3share), Lot No. 6242 under TD No. 07031-00119 R 12 situated in the Barrio of Bidlinan, Lot No. 715 under TCT No. T-26663 (1/6 share), Lot Nos. 844 and 843 both situated in Saturnino Abique, Zone 23 (1/6 share), Lot No. 846 under TCT no. T-26702 (1/6 share), Lot No. 845 under TCT No. T-26660 (1/6 share), Lot No. 710 under TCT No. T-26662 with improvements situated in Zone 23 (1/6 share), Lot No. 714-B under TCT no. T-26712 with improvements situated in the Poblacion Baybay (1/6 share), Lot No. 853-B under TD No. 05-00106-R12 situated in Zone 23 (1/6 share), Lot No. 865 under OCT No. 3398 (1/6 share), all properties situated in Baybay, Leyte acknowledged before Notary Public RENE ALLAN G. JERVOSO as per Doc. No. 584, Page No. 118, Book No. XXVIII Series of 2013. EV Mail July 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Aug. 3, 2014

for the annotation of the Divorce Decree. Petitioner most respectfully prayed before this Honorable Court that judgment be rendered: 1. Recognizing and enforcing the Divorce Decree issued by the Country Governor of Aust –Agner in Norway 2. Ordering the Civil Registrar General to cause the proper annotation of the Divorce Decree; 3. Authorizing the petitioner to remarry an accordance with Article 26 of the New Civil Code of the Philippines 4.

Other reliefs just and equitable under the premises.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance, notice is hereby given that this petition is set for initial hearing on August 5, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the session hall of this court. Any person who may have an interest in this petition may file and opposition and show cause why this petition should not be granted: Let a copy of this order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Likewise, let a copy of this order be posted in the bulletin boards of the City Hall, at the Post Office and at this Court, all in Baybay City, Leyte and at the Provincial Capitol, Tacloban City.

Furnish copy of this order to the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Baybay City, Leyte, the Civil Registrar General, Manila, the Assistant Provincial Prosecutor, Baybay, City, Leyte, the petitioner’s previous husband, Kai Strand in his last known address, the petitioner and her counsel.

SO ORDERED. Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines, this 30th day of June, 2014.

(Sgd.) CARLO O. ARGUELLES Executive Judge EV Mail July 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Aug. 3, 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 JULY 24, 2014 PRESENT: Hon. Leo Carmelo L. Locsin, Jr. Vice Mayor & Presiding Officer Hon. Rolando M. Villasencio, SP Member, Majority Floor Leader Hon. Tomas R. Serafica, SP Member, Asst. Majority Floor Leader Hon. Mario M. Rodriquez, SP Member, Presiding Officer “Pro-Tempore” Hon. Ruben R. Capahi, SP Member, Asst. Minority Floor Leader Hon. Benjamin S. Pongos, Jr., SP Member 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 Hon. Mariano Y. Corro, Ex-Officio SP Member Chapter President, Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc PREFATORY STATEMENT WHEREAS, presented to the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc for consideration is a communication dated July 8, 2014 from the Honorable City Mayor, Edward C. Codilla, urgently requesting for a Supplemental Budget in the amount of TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY ONE PESOS & 60/100 (p25,771,641.60), to be taken from the savings of vacant positions for the period January 2014 to June 2014; WHEREAS, as laid down in the communication from the Honorable City Mayor, it is the desire of the City Government of Ormoc to hire casual employees for the period August, 2014 to December 2014, to augment the manpower of regular employees while still on process of hiring regular employees and this will only be realized if there are appropriations for the purpose; WHEREAS, in view thereof, the Human Resource Management Officer, Mrs. Adelaida H. Biacolo, submitted a computation of the total appropriation required for the Salaries and all mandatory premiums payable in connection with the proposed hiring of Three Hundred Twenty (320) Casual Employees for the period August to December 2014; WHEREAS, the City Budget Officer issued a Certification dated July 10, 2014 stating therein that the sum of TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY ONE PESOS & 60/100 (P25,771,641.60), is available to Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region BRANCH 15 Hall of Justice, Burauen, Leyte EJF No. 14-07-38 FOR: Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage PAG-IBIG FUND TACLOBAN CITY, Mortgagee, -versusJUANCHO A. JARO, Mortgagors, x---------------------x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135/1508 filed by CESAR VIRGILIO A. LABUGUEN, Department Manager III-LCMRD Cebu HUB, PAG- IBIG FUND, Regional Office, Tacloban City, received by this Court on July 18, 2014 against Juancho A. Jaro, a resident of Barangay 59-A, Sampaguita Ext., Tacloban City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 19, 2014 amounts to EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIX & 59/100 (Php 828,806.59) excluding penalties, charges attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auction on September 23, 2014 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 in Philippines currency, the following property with its improvements, to wit; Title No.: T-28689 Lot No.: 4501-A-1-G-20 Survey No.: Psd-083725-007779-D Location of the Property: Poblacion of Julita, Leyte Land Area: FIVE HUNDRED FORTY (540) sq. m.

Boundaries: East, along line 1-2 by Lot 4601, Psc-9;on the South, along line 2-3 by a road (4.00 m. wide); on the West, along line 3-4 by Lot 4501-A-1-G-21 of the subdivision and on the North, along line 4-1 by Lot 4501-C, Psd-08-004024.

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 September 30, 2014 without further notice.

Hall of Justice, Burauen, Leyte, July 24, 2014.

(Sgd.) LICERIO M. MARTINADA III Sheriff IV Copy Furnished: Juancho A. Jaro Pag-Ibig Fund, Tacloban City EV Mail July 28 – Aug. 3, 4-10, 11-17, 2014

July 28 - August 3, 2014 be taken from the Salary Savings of Vacant Positions for the period January 1-June 30, 2014 which amount may be utilized to fund the intended purpose; WHEREAS, the City Treasurer, through a Certificate of Availability of Funds dated July 11, 2014, likewise certified that the requested funds by the Honorable City Mayor intended for the purpose of hiring casual employees, are available to be taken from the Salary Savings of Vacant Positions from January 1-June 30, 2014; FOREGOING PREMISES CONSIDERED, on joint motion of Honorable SP Member Mario M. Rodriguez, Chairman, Committee on Finance and Appropriation, and Honorable SP Member Benjamin S. Pongos, Jr., Chairman, Committee on Laws & Ordinances, severally seconded by Honorable SP Members Mariano Y. Corro, Eusebio Gerardo S. Penserga, Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas, Vincent L. Rama, Antonio M. Codilla, Ruben R. Capahi and Tomas R. Serafica; be it RESOLVED, to enact: APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2014-005 (General Fund) AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY ONE PESOS & 60/100 (P25,771,641.60), TO FUND THE SALARIES AND OTHER MANDATORY PREMIUMS OF THE THREE HUNDRED TWENTY (320) CASUAL EMPLOYEES TO BE HIRED BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF ORMOC FOR THE PERIOD AUGUST 01 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014, TO BE TAKEN FROM THE SALARY SAVINGS OF VACANT POSITIONS COVERING THE PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 30, 2014.

BE IT ENACTED, by the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc, That: SECTION 1. 2014 GENERAL FUND SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. The sum of TWENTY FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY ONE PESOS & 60/100 (p25,771,641.60) of the General Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc City is hereby appropriated to fund the hiring of Casual Employees for the period August-December 2014, to be taken from the Salary Savings of Vacant Positions covering the period January 1-June 30, 2014.

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.

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that sufficient copies of this Appropriation Ordinance together with all supporting documents thereof, be submitted to the Honorable Secretary, Department of Budget & Management, Manila, through the City Budget Officer of Ormoc, and the Regional Director, Department of Budget & Management, Tacloban City, for review purposes; ENACTED, July 24, 2014.

RESOLVED, FURTHERMORE, to furnish copies of this Appropriation Ordinance one each to His Honor, the City Mayor Edward C. Codilla, the City Administrator, the City Treasurer, the City Budget Officer, the City Accountant, the City Auditor, the Human Resource Management Office, the City Director – DILG, Ms. Lucia C. Ong and other offices concerned; CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Appropriation Ordinance NO. 2014-005 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.

(Sgd.) JOEL S. DUERO

Secretary to the

Sangguniang Panlungsod (Sgd.) ROLANDO M. VILLASENCIO SP Member Majority Floor Leader (Sgd.) TOMAS R. SERAFICA SP Member Asst. Majority Floor Leader (Sgd.) MARIO M. RODRIGUEZ SP Member Presiding Officer “Pro-Tempore” (Sgd.) RUBEN R. CAPAHI SP Member Asst. Minority Floor Leader (Sgd.) BENJAMIN S. PONGOS, JR. SP. Member (Sgd.) ANTONIO M. CODILLA SP Member (Sgd.) VINCENT L. RAMA SP Member (Sgd.) PEDRO GODIARDO P. EBCAS SP Member (Sgd.) EUSEBIO GERARDO S. PENSERGA SP Member (Sgd.)MARIANO Y. CORRO Ex-Officio SP Member Chapter President Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc ATTESTED: (Sgd.) LEO CARMELO L. LOCSIN, JR. Vice Mayor & Presiding Officer APPROVED:

(Sgd.) EDWARD C. CODILLA City Mayor Date: 7-31-14

Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late JOSEFA PELIAS and CANUTO ALCUINO re a parcel of land lot No. 13096 containing an area of 17,290 sq. m. located in Brgy. San Roque Hilongos, Leyte covered by OCT No. P-45366; TD No. 14037 00080 R-13 was settled among their heirs and 9,800 sq. m. sold in favor of ROBLE SHIPPING INC. per Doc. No. 405; Page No. 82; Book no. VII; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Ma. Lourdes MadulaVilbar. EV Mail July 21-27, 28- Aug. 3, & 4 – 10, 2014

NEWS

July 28 - August 3, 2014 MERCADO ... from P. 4 Here, Jennalyn Sentino was born early Sunday and officially shoved the country’s population to 100 million. She received gifts.

The father, 45, is van driver Clemente Sentino.

He and the child’s mother, Dailin Cabigayan, 27, are not yet married.

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, MATAGOB, CALUBIAN, TACLOBAN BRANCHES 1,2,3,4, & 5, PALO, CALANIPAWAN (V&G) TANAUAN, ALANG-ALANG, JARO, DAGAMI, DULAG, BURAUEN, MARASBARAS, ROBINSON, BAYBAY, 1, & 3, INOPACAN, HILONGOS, ABUYOG, MAASIN 1 & 2, BATO, SOGOD 1 & 2; MACARTHUR, SAN JUAN (CABALIAN), LILOAN, HINDANG, HINUNANGAN, PINTUYAN, MALITBOG, & ST. BERNARD. Commencing AUGUST 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 MARCH 31, 2013. Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT Sa AGOSTO 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 MARSO 31, 2013 maapil sa subasta. Gi-awhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang mga resibo.

TAGDUMALA EV Mail July 28 - Aug. 3, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO. VIII-2014- 3241 Application for Issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service.

With prayer to adopt trade name.

JOEL A. RADOC Applicant/s x----------------x NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant request authority for the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB for the transportation of passengers and freight on the line: TACLOBAN CITY – ST. PAUL’S- CAMPETIC & VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit.

NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.

At least Ten (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 30TH day of July, 2014.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Copy furnished: Applicant/s : J.A. RADOC, PURISIMA ST., GUINDAPUNAN, PALO, LEYTE Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. JOMADIAO, COR. ZAMORA & SALAZAR STS., TACLOBAN CITY EV Mail July 28- Aug. 3, 2014

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Republic of the Philippines Province of Leyte Municipality of Villaba Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MARILYN L. PESA has filed with this Office a petition for the change of first name from “MARIA MARILYN” (OCRG copy) /”MA. MARILYN” (LCRO copy) to “MARILYN” in the certificate of live birth of MARIA MARILYN G. LUMAPAZ who was born on June 23, 1961 at Villaba, Leyte and whose parents are FELIXBERTO L. LUMAPAZ and PETRONILA L. GARAYAN. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 25, 2014.

(Sgd.) ENGR. MEDALLO V. PUNONG MCR EV Mail July 28- Aug. 3, & 4-10, 2014

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Samar City of Calbayog NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172)/ Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2001 (IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that CARMEN ORTIZ MABUTOL has filed with this Office, a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME AND

Ormoc City CASE NO. VIII-2014- 3242 REF. CASE NO. VIII-2012-0183-A Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TOURIST TRANSPORT service.

With prayer to adopt trade name.

FERNANDO V. CONDE JR. Applicant/s x----------------x NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TOURIST TRANSPORT service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY – AIRPORT TO SOHOTON CAVE AND NATURAL BRIDGE (BASEY), SURF CAMP (GUIUAN) – CANIGAO ISLAND (MATALOM) AND ANY TOURIST FACILITIES WITHIN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA, with the use of FOUR (4) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to JUNE 28, 2017.

In the present application, applicant request authority for reconstitution of records of the said certificate on the same route, with the use of the same number of unit/s.

NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.

At least Ten (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 30TH day of July, 2014.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Copy furnished: Applicant/s : F.V. CONDE JR., E1, L8, PHHC, TACLOBAN CITY Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. JOMADIAO, COR. ZAMORA & SALAZAR STS., TACLOBAN CITY EV Mail July 28- Aug. 3, 2014 CORRECTION OR SEX from MARTIN RONEL to MARTIN RONNEL and from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of live birth of MARTIN RONEL MABUTOL at Calbayog City, Samar and whose parents are ALFREDO MABUTOL and ELENA CABRAL bearing registry number 584 Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than July 23, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar EV Mail July 28- Aug. 3, & 4-10, 2014

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Samar City of Calbayog NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that RENALYN PRETENCIO has filed with this Office, a petition for CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN SEX from MALE to FEMALE is the Certificate of live birth of RENALYN PRETENCIO at Calbayog City, Samar and whose parents are EVELYN S. PRETENCIO and bearing registry number 93-00436.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than March 17, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar EV Mail July 28- Aug. 3, & 4-10, 2014

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BURAUEN ... from P. 14 “She just happened to get pregnant. But we do have plans to get married,” he told AFP.“I make just enough to get by but at least my job pays regularly. We will find a way to make it fit.”

The Catholic Bishop’s Conference of the Philippines, meanwhile, told its 82 million adherents: “the most distinctive way to prepare spiritually for the coming of Pope Francis is for the country to become “a people rich in mercy.””

“Let us make mercy our national identity”, wrote Archbishop Socrates Villegas, CBCP president. Trust in God’s mercy is part and parcel of our traditional Filipino Christian culture.

Let us make the practice of mercy our gift to the Pope when he comes to visit us.”

FR. ROY ... from P. 4 what is not in any given issue, be it in politics or ethics or whatever. We would know how to work for what is constructive in a given a situation rather than contribute to what is destructive and disunitive.

Especially in the most dizzying world of our politics and social life, we really need to pray well. Otherwise, we simply would plunge into the freefall of acrimony, grumbling and murmuring, anguish and hatred, occasioned by the increasing differences and conflicts of our opinions and preferences.

We need to realize that prayer is the language of the heart, the very breathing our soul needs in order to survive and function well. It is actually indispensable in our life. But we have to be aware of this need by activating our faith, since it is not a need that springs automatically from our feelings and bodily conditions.

When we pray, we have to constantly remind ourselves of to whom we are praying. Such awareness would help us to be in the proper attitude and disposition. It practically would show us how to prepare ourselves for prayer and how to proceed whenever we start to pray.

When we are aware of with whom we are conversing when we pray, we actually would feel at ease and at peace, with joy and sense of goodness to boot, because we would know we are with our Father who is full of mercy and compassion. Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

Republic of the Philippines ) Palompon, Leyte)SS

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Leyte City/Municipality: Palompon

Petition No. CFN-0005-2014 PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME I, ANASTACIO PAJARON VERANO, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Brgy. Ipil II, Palompon, Leyte, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that: 1) I am the petitioner seeking the change of first name in: a) My Certificate of Live Birth 2) I was born on May 2, 1961 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines.

3) The birth was recorded under registry number 45 4) The first name to be changed is from BABY to ANASTACIO 5) The grounds for filing this petition are the following: b) I have habitually and continuously used ANASTACIO and I publicly known in the community with that first name; 6) I submit the following documents to support this petition: a) Certificate of Live Birth (CECPA)/Certification of Baptism b) NSO Certification /DepEd Form 137-E/ Diploma/SSS Record c) NBI Clearance /Police Clearance/ Employment Certification d) PhilHealth Member Data Record/Passport / PRC I.D. Card e) Certificate of Marriage f) Certificate of Live Birth of my children g) Civil Registry Form No. 3A h) Certificate of Live Birth of my brother & sister 7) I have not filed any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similar petition is pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.

8) I have no pending criminal civil or administrative case in any court or any quasi-judicial body.

9) I am filing this petition at the LCRO of Palompon, Leyte in accordance with R.A. No. 9048 and its implementing rules and regulations.

(Sgd.) ANASTACIO PAJARON VERANO Petitioner VERIFICATION I, ANASTACIO PAJARON VERANO, the petitioner, hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Sgd.) ANASTACIO PAJARON VERANO Petitioner SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 25th day of July, 2014 in the city/municipality of Palompon, Leyte, petitioner exhibiting his Community Tax Certificate No. 09819396 issued at Palompon, Leyte on July 24, 2014.

(Sgd.) CARMELITA G. LODOVICA Municipal Civil Registrar Administering Officer EV Mail July 28- Aug. 3, & 4-10, 2014

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AUCTION SALE This is to inform the public that we will be conducting an AUCTION SALE on (August 6, 2014) at 9:00am to 6:00pm at Juliana Trade Center P. Lopez St., Cebu City, for all unredeemed pledge articles for the month of (February 2014) pawned on the following branches: ORMOC BRANCH: (053) 561-0733 Real St., Gaisano Bldg., Ormoc City BAYBAY BRANCH: (053) 563-8336 A.Bonifacio St., Baybay City Customers are enjoined to verify their receipts.

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that would be affected by the road opening,” Engr. Veloso disclosed.

He added that if the permit will finally be released, work on the remaining unpaved road can resume and be finished within this year.

Meanwhile, it was reported that the Albuera side of the road project was allotted P322million for 2014. Of this amount, P172-million will be used to construct bridges, while P150 million is needed to pave gravel roads and road opening activities next year.

Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, who highlighted the road as an election issue against her predecessors for cornering the contracts of the road when it was started in 2008 and poorly constructing it, however said that while the project is being pursued does not mean the past issues are buried. Albeit, she said, the lapses of the past contractor were highlighted because

their “as built” reports does not match the actual site inspection.

The past contractor is Yakal Construction, owned by Violy Codilla, the daughter-in-law of the congressman then.

The road traverses through some rebelinfested villages in the borders of northern and western Leyte. It is viewed that with the enhanced accessibility, the new road will improve the peace and order and the economic situation of the people there. It will provide also provide an alternate road between northern, central and southwestern part of Leyte and shorten travel time between Ormoc City and Tacloban City.

Motorists coming from the regional capital have to pass through eight towns to get to Ormoc City. With the new road, travelers will reach Ormoc from Tacloban by passing through five towns only. With a report from LMJimenea

DR. NINO ... from P. 5 or other bones in the body representing cancer spread (metastasis). Cancer is staged from 1 to 4. Stage 1 being confined only to the lungs and Stage 4 indicates its spread to other organs. The higher the stage, the more complicated it gets.

4. How is lung cancer treated? Although radiation can decrease the size of a tumor, surgery (tumor resection) is primarily the treatment for less advanced lung cancer with the primary aim to cure. However, for advanced lung cancershaving spread to other organs like the liver and bones, surgery may not play an important role.

Chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be done to weaken the cancer cells and delay their growth and spread to other organs not yet affected by cancer. Palliative therapy is aimed to prolong life and not to cure the cancer. Lately, with the advent of immunohistochemical staining, it becomes easy to determine which lung cancers have better or worst outcome. Fortunately, a new mode of cancer treatment called Targeted Therapy has lately been identified using the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor - Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors or EGFR-TKI’s. It is said

to have been used successfully even to those with advanced lung cancer as long as it is due to EGFR mutation. These TKI’s may be the medications being given to our dear Senator Santiago. So far, it is the most promising cancer drug as of this time.

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Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR Municipality of Giporlos Barangay Parena BID AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID The Local Government Unit of Brgy. Parena, Giporlos E. Samar, Through its Bid and Awards Committee (BAC). Invites constructors registered with and classified by the Philippines Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to apply for eligibility, to bid for the hereunder contract: Name of Contract:

Location : Brief Description : Approved Budget: Contract Duration:

CONSTRUCTION OF 1 UNIT, ONE STOREY, TWO CLASSROOM, 7M.x9M. SCHOOL BUILDING BRGY. PARENA, GIPORLOS E. SAMAR Construction of 1-unit, two (2) Classroom 7M.x9M. School Building PHP. 1,500,000 95-Calendar Days

Prospective bidders should possess a valid PCAB License to the contract, have completed a similar contract with a value at least 50% of the BAC and have a personnel and equipment (listed in the Eligibility Forms) available for the prosecution of the contract. The BAC will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids. The BAC will conduct post qualification of the lowest calculation Bid. All particular activities to Eligibility statement and screening , Bid security, performance Security, Pre Bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bid, Post –qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR).

THE SCHEDULE OF BAC ACTIVITIES IS AS FOLLOWS:

Activities 1. Issuance of Bid Documents 2. Pre-Bid Conference 3. Receipt and Opening of Bids 4. Opening of Bids

Schedule Aug. 22, 2014 Aug. 8,2014 Aug. 23, 2014, 9:30 A.M. Aug. 23, 2014, 10:00 A.M.

The BAC will issue to prospective bidders Eligibility Forms at BAC Secretariat, Brgy. Hall, Brgy.

Parena, Giporlos, E. Samar, submission of a LOI, and upon their payment of non-refundable amount of Php. 500.00 to the Brgy. Treasurer. Prospective Bidders shall submit the Eligibility Requirement to the BAC at the said address.

The BAC will issue Bidding document only to bidders declared by the BAC to be eligible for the bidding upon payment of non-refundable amount of Php. 1,000.00 to the Local Government of BRGY. PARENA. The Local Government Unit of BRGY. PARENA assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidder for any expenses incurred in the preparation on their bids.

Approved by: (SGD.) HON. SERAFIN A. BALAIS BAC Chairman CEL # 09282180411 Date of Publication: JULY 31, 2014 EV Mail July 28- August 3, 4-10, 2014

12 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 35, Ormoc City CIVIL CASE NO. R-ORM-12-00046 CV FOR: COMPULSORY EASEMENT OF RIGHT OF WAY WITH ATTORNEY’S FEE SPS. BENEDICTO LAMBONAO & IRINA R. LAMBONAO, Plaintiffs, -versusROSALINA MATUGUINA, Et.al., Defendants. x------------------------x ORDER Up for consideration is a Motion to Serve Summons By Publication filed by plaintiffs through counsel Atty. Mamerto Avila, Jr. Plaintiffs alleged in their motion that one of the defendants Marilyn M. Alba, was not yet served with summons as Process Server’s Return dated 17 June 2013 stating that said defendant cannot be located at the given address. Plaintiffs pray that an Order be issued directing that summons be served upon defendant Marilyn M. Alba by publication in consonance with Section 14, Rule 14 of the Revised Rules of Court.

Attached to the Motion is an affidavit executed by plaintiff Benedicto Lambonao as required under the Rules.

The motion is meritorious.

Accordingly, let summons together with a copy of the complaint of this case be served upon defendant Marilyn M. Alba by publication once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines qualified to publish judicial notices at the expense of the plaintiffs.

SO ORDERED. In chambers, Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, Philippines, 09 July 2014.

(Sgd.) GIRLIE M. BORREL-YU Presiding Judge Cc: Atty. Mamerto Avila, Jr. Atty. Ari G. Larrazabal GMBY/esva Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 35, Ormoc City CASE NO. R-ORM-12-00046-CV FOR: COMPULSORY EASEMENT OF RIGHT OF WAY WITH ATTORNEY’S FEES SPOUSES BENEDICTO L. LAMBONAO AND IRINA LAMBONAO, Plaintiffs -versusROSALINA MATUGUINA, LUISA MATUGUINA, HRS, OF ARSENIA MATUGUINA: LANIE M. ANDO, MARILYN M. ALBA, RANEL M. ALBA, ANDO M. ALBA, MANUEL MATUGUINA & RODRIGO MATUGUINA, Defendants. x-------------x SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: MARILYN M. ALBA, also know as ARLYN ALBA ANGELES 53/54 B. Vizacarra St., Brgy. Malibay Pasay City GREETINGS: You are hereby required within a period of not less than FIFTEEN (15) days after service of this Alias Summons upon you, to file with the Court and serve on the plaintiffs, your Answer to the Amended Complaint, copy of which is hereto attached together with the Annexes. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated 12 March 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the ground thereof as defenses in the Answer. If you fail within the time fixed, the Plaintiffs will take judgment by default and may be granted the relief applied for in the complaint.

WITNESS my hand under the seal of the Court this 16th day of July 2014.

(Sgd.) MILREYSA SALINAS DAYANDAYAN Clerk of Court REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Regional Trial Court Branch 35 Ormoc City CIVIL CASE NO. R-ORM-12-00046-CV For: Compulsory Easement of Right Of Way With Attorney’s Fee SPOUSES BENEDICTO L. LAMBONAO & IRINA R. LAMBONAO, Plaintiffs, -versusROSALINA MATUGUINA, LUISA MATUGUINA, HRS, OF ARSENIA MATUGUINA: LANIE M. ANDO, MARILYN M. ALBA, RANEL M. ALBA, ANDO M. ALBA, MANUEL MATUGUINA & RODRIGO MATUGUINA, Defendants.

AMENDED COMPLAINT PLAINTIFFS, through the undersigned counsel, unto this Honorable Court, most respectfully allege: 1.

That plaintiffs spouses BENEDICTO L. LAMBONAO and IRINA R. LAMBONAO are of legal ages, Filipinos, and residents of 689 Maricar Apartment, Fatima, Cogon, Ormoc City.

2.

The defendants ROSALINA MATUGUINA, LUISA MATUGUINA, HEIRS OF ARSENIA MATUGUINA: LANIE MA. ANDO, MARILYN M. ALBA, RANEL M. ALBA, ANDO M. ALBA, MANUEL MATUGUINA and RODRIGO MATUGUINA are likewise of legal ages, Filipinos and are residents of SSS Extension (near Chapel) Brgy. San Pablo, Ormoc City, where they could be served with summons and other processes of this Honorable Court.

3.

That on January 18, 2010, plaintiffs purchased a property situated at Brgy. Pablo, Ormoc City, consisting of six thousand seven hundred eighty seven (7) square meters from Carmelita Dejano- Tampus, best described as follows: “ A parcel of agricultural land declared in the name of Carmelita Dejano- Tampus, Original Certificate of Title No. 48459, issued by the Registry of Dees, Ormoc City, Leyte, and with an area consisting of sic thousand seven hundred eighty seven square meters, and bounded as follows to wit: N: Lot 3041-B-1 S: Lot 201-B-2 W: Lot 3045 E: Lot Anilao River A photocopy of the Deed of Absolute Sale is hereto attached as Annex “A” 4.

That after the acquisition of the said parcel of land, plaintiff Benedicto and the simple sub-division/ partition of the same into smaller residential lots that within the areas classified as RESIDENTIAL I (Light Density Residential Uses) pursuant to the approved Master Development Plan And Comprehensive Land Use in 2000, in compliance with ratified per Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (LURB) and resulting the issuance, among others, a certification relative thereto is hereto attached as Annex “B”. The following are the Tax Declarations and Titles hereof, viz: Lot No. Tax Declaration No. Title No. Area Lot No. 3041-B-2-A TD No. 00076-03093 TCT No. 54182 1,108 sq. meters Lot No. 3041-B-2-B TD No. 00076-03094 TCT No. 54183 500 sq.meters Lot No. 3041-B-2-C TD No. 00076-03095 TCT No. 54184 560 sq. meters Lot No. 3041-B-2-D TD No. 00076-03096 TCT No. 54185 738 sq. meters Lot no. 3041-B-2-E TD No. 00076-03097 TCT No. 54186 713 sq. meters Lot No. 3041-B-2-F TD No. 00076-03098 TCT No. 54187 655 sq. meters Lot No. 3041-B-2-G TD No. 00076-03099

NOTICES TCT No. 54188 761 sq. meters Lot No. 3041-B-2-H TD No. 00076-03100 TCT No. 54189 588 sq. meters Lot no. 3041-B-2 –I TD No. 00076-03101 TCT No. 54190 1,164 sq. meters The total assessed value of the above mentioned properties are more than Ph20,000.00,Philippine Currency, Machine copies of the Tax Declarations of the above-mentioned lots are hereto respectively marked as Annexe’s “C”, “D”, “E”, “F”, “G”, “H”, “I”, “J”, and “K”, while the respective Transfer Certificate of Title hereto are hereto attached as “L”, “M”, “N”, “O”, “P”, “O”, “R”, “S”, and “T” to form as an integral part hereof.

5.|That the above partitioned lots are surrounded by other immovable and do not have adequate passage and outlet to the public highway. To prove this, a copy of the Subdivision Plan taken from Register of Deeds is hereto attached as Annex “U”, to form as an integral part hereof.

6. Herein defendants are owners of the immovable surrounding the said partitioned lots owned by the plaintiffs. That the passage to the property of the defendants are the shortest to the public highway, as shown in the map of City planning Office, a copy of which is hereto attached as Annex “V”, and will cause last prejudice to them as servient estate; 7. For plaintiffs to have an easy passage to the public highway, plaintiff Benedicto requested the defendants to surrender few meters of their properties to him and the same time informed them that he was willing to give them proper indemnity. Copies of demand letters furnished to herein defendants are hereto attached as Annexes “W”, “X”, “Y”, “Z” and “AA”, to form as an integral part hereof.

8. However, herein defendants refused to give plaintiffs what they asked from them. In fact, they blockaded lately the existing small pathway as shown in the pictures hereto attached as Annex “BB”, which used to be the small outlet leading to the public highway.

9. That at present the plaintiffs have on going negotiation with the Ormoc Motorized Tricycle Operator Drivers Homeowner Association (OMTODHA) represented by Pres William Rojas, Urban Poor Affairs Office (UPAO), Presidential commission On Urban Poor (PCUP). That in relation thereto, a Certification is hereto attached as Annex “CC”.

10. Furthermore, as a result of the defendants’ refusal to grant the road right of way, plaintiffs have no adequate access to the public highway at a point least prejudicial to the servient estate, the herein defendants, and where the distance from the dominant estate to the public highway is the shortest. The distance is only forty five (45) square meters, which is the shortest, as against One Hundred Ten (110) meters from another existing right of way as shown in the map said indicated as Annex “V; 11. That the plaintiffs are entitled to demand an easement of Right of Way from defendants and is still willing and ready to pay the property indemnity consisting of the amount of damages that maybe caused to the servient estate, or execute a Deed of Exchange of property, or MOA, so to speak; 12. That prior to the filing of the instant suit, plaintiffs brought the matter to the Barangay of San Pablo, Ormoc City, for a required Barangay Conciliation, but the parties herein failed to reach a settlement. A machine copy of the Certificate to the Action is hereto attached as Annex “DD”, to form as an integral part hereof.

13. By reason of defendants failure to heed the request of the plaintiffs, the letter was compelled to engage the services of a counsel for a fee in the amount of TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php 20,000.00) as an acceptance fee, with an agreed appearance fee of TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PESOS Php2,500.00), and stands to incur legal expenses for the duration of this suit in the estimated sum of TEN THOUSAND PESOS (Php10,000.00). Law and justice demand that defendants be compelled to pay jointly the said amount.

PRAYER WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, it is most respectfully prayed that judgments be rendered as follows: 1.

Ordering defendants to grant Right Of Way to plaintiffs, particularly on the front side of their houses or at the back thereof, and to fix the indemnity for the easement of right of way, which shall consist of the amount damage that may be caused to the servient estate, or execute a Deed of Exchange of property, or MOA, so to speak; and, 2.

To order defendants to pay jointly plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees in the sum of TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS (Php20,000.00) representing the acceptance fee, is TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (Php2,500.00) as an appearance fee, per hearing, subject to computation to reflect the total number of appearances, and the sum of TEN THOUSAND PESOS (Php 10,000.00) as cost of it.

Other relief just and equitable are likewise prayed for.

Cebu City (for Ormoc city), Philippines, October 9, 2012.

(Sgd.) MAMERTO L.AVILA, JR. Plaintiff’s Counsel AVILA & EPONDULAN LAW OFFICE Rm 201, Cebu Hallmark, 179 Osmena Blvd., Cebu City PTR No. 10148442- Jan. 9,2012- Cebu City IBP No. 822265- Dec, 20, 2011 – Southern Leyte Roll No. 46794 MCLE Compliance No. III-0007398 issued on Jan. 14, 2010 VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM SHOPPING WE, spouses BENEDICTO L. LAMBONAO and IRINA R. LAMBONAO, of legal age, married, Filipino citizens, and residents of 389 Maricar Apartment, Fatima Village, Cogon, Ormoc City, Philippines, subscribing under oath, hereby depose and say that: 1.

We are plaintiffs of the above-captioned AMENDED complaint; 2.

We have caused the preparation and the filing of the same AMENDED complaint and have read the allegations contained therein and known them to be true and correct based on my own personal knowledge and based on authentic records; and 3.

We hereby certify to the truth of the following facts and undertakings: a) That we have not heretofore commenced any other action or proceeding involving the same issues in the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals or different divisions thereof, or any other tribunal or agency: b) to the best of my knowledge, no such action or proceeding is pending in said courts, division, tribunal or agency; c) If we will learn that there is such an action or proceeding which is either pending or may have been terminated, we will report that fact within five (5) days therefrom to this Honorable Court.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto affixed our signatures this October 9,2012 at Hinundayan, Southern Leyte, Philippines (Sgd.) BENEDICTO L. LAMBONAO Affiant ID No. (Sgd.) IRINA R. LAMBONAO Affiant ID No. SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this Oct. 09, 2012 at Hinundayan, Southern Leyte, affiants exhibiting to me their respective ID shown above, as their competent proof of identity.

(Sgd.) ATTY MAMERTO L. AVILA, JR. Notary Public Notary Public until Dec. 31, 2013 Office: Mabini Cor. Veloso Sts., Hinundayan, S Leyte.

TR No. 10148442- Jan. 9, 2014 IBP No. 8822265-Dec. 20, 2012 Roll No. 46794, MCLE Compliance III-000/398 -1-14-10 TIN No. 925-892-408 Doc. No. 359; Page No. 72: Book No. XXVIV Series of 2012

July 21-27, 2014 rrr Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late EDGARDO M. ESTRERA, SR. re a parcel consisting One-Half (1/2) share of land designated as Lot 8478-C-4, Psd-08-011575-D situated in the Barangay Valencia, Ormoc City, containing an area of 1,600 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 35574 ; Lot 8478-C-3, containing an area of 598 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 35573; Lot 8372-B-2-B, situated in Brgy. Cagbuhangin, Ormoc City, containing an area of 200 sq.m. covered by TCT No. 40831; a parcel of 5,798 sq. m. of a parcel of land Lot 7015, situated in Brgy. San Jose, Ormoc City covered by TCT No. 15819; and One (1) unit Residential Building erected on said Lot No. 8474-C-3 were settled and partitioned among his heirs per No. 316; Page No. 64; Book No. XXXIV Series of 2014 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan-Tolibao. EV Mail July 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Aug. 3, 2014 rrr LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Affidavit of Self-Adjudication of the Late ISAGANI R. BERNARDO, over parcels of land known as Lot No. 10648 under TCT T-26683,situated in Barrio of Gubang, Lot No. 341 under TCT T-26698 with improvements, Lot No. 715 under TCT No. T-26663 (1/6 share), Lot Nos. 844 and 843 both situated in Saturnino Abique, Zone 23 (1/6 share), Lot No. 846 under TCT No. T-26702 (1/6 share), Lot No. 845 under TCT No. T-26660 (1/6 share), Lot No. 710 under TCT No. T-26662 with improvements situated in Zone 23 (1/6 share), Lot No. 714-B under TCT No. T-26712 with improvements situated in the Poblacion (1/6 share), Lot No. 853 –B under TD no. 05-00106-R12 situated in Zone 23 (1/6 share), (1/6 share), and Lot No. 817 under OCT No. 3365 with improvements (1/6 share) all situated in Baybay, Leyte acknowledged before Notary Public Barbie E. Samson as per Doc. No. 148, Page No. 30, Book No. 1 Series of 2013. EV Mail July 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Aug. 3, 2014 Extra-Judicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late VICTORIO C. NOVAL re parcels of land Lot 13, Pcs-08-000526-D, containing an area of 221 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 30673; and Lot 57-A, psd-08010746-D, containing an area of 132 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 34206 all situated in Barangay Bagong Buhay,) formerly San Isidro), Ormoc City were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 134; Page No. 27; Book No. XXXII; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Ari G. Larrazabal. EV Mail July 21-27, 28- Aug. 3, & 4 – 10, 2014 Affidavit of Self Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late BUENAVENTURA VIOVICENTE re a parcel of land covered by OCT No. P-15077, with TD No. 3177-A, located at Sto. Rosario, Matag-ob, Leyte, containing an area of 1,030 sq. m. was adjudicated unto herself by BRENDA V. GOJO CRUZ per Doc. No. 12; Page No. 4; Book No. XXVI; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Conrad P. Conopio. EV Mail July 28 – Aug. 3, 4-10, 11-17, 2014.

Affidavit of Self Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late LUCELA VIOVICENTE re a parcel of land covered by OCT No. P-15077, with TD No. 3177-B, located at Sto. Rosario, Matag-ob, Leyte, containing an area of 1,030 sq. m. was adjudicated unto himself by DELAN GERRY VIOVICENTE per Doc. No. 11; Page No. 4; Book No. XXVI; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Conrad P. Conopio. EV Mail July 28 – Aug. 3, 4-10, 11-17, 2014.

Extra Judicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late SPS. ANIANO VIOVICENTE and CEFERINA VIOVICENTE re a parcel of an Agricultural land covered by TD No. 3177, located at Sto. Rosario, Matag-ob, Leyte, with an area of 8,248 sq. m. was settled among their heirs per Doc. No. 250; Page No. 50; Book No. IV; Series of 1998 of Notary Public Lorenzo B. –Caballero. EV Mail July 28 – Aug. 3, 4-10, 11-17, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement with Quitclaim NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the late TEODORO YCOY SR. had left a certain SKYGO motorcycle with sidecar bearing Plate number HY69954, Engine No. 161FMJA1017796, Chassis No. LX8PCK504AE000113 and City Identification (Police) No. 35 was settled among his heirs and quitclaimed in favor of ALEJANDRO MALATE YCOY per Doc. No. 120; Page No. 24; Book No. XXXI; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Evergisto S. Escalon. EV Mail July 28 – Aug. 3, 4-10, 11-17, 2014 Affidavit of Self adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late LORETA MALINAO re a parcel of land Lot 5700-B-2-B, Psd-08-028133-D, situated in Brgy. Dayhagan, Ormoc City, containing an area of 20,963 sq. m. covered

by TCT No. 121-2012000428 was adjudicated unto herself by MARISSA S. INTING per Doc. No. 150; Page No. 30; Book No. XCV; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Cleto L. Evangelista, Jr. EV Mail July 28 – Aug. 3, 4-10, 11-17, 2014.

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late SPS. ISIDORO M. MAÑAGO and GUILLERMA M. MAÑAGO re a parcel of land Lot 9006-D Psd-115117, situated in Barrio Valencia, Ormoc City under TCT No. 10641, containing an area of 189 sq. m. with residential house erected/ improvements was settled among their heirs per Doc. No. 181; Page No. 37; Book No. XXXII; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Ari G. Larrazabal. EV Mail July 28 – Aug. 3, 4-10, 11-17, 2014 AFFIDAVIT OF SELF ADJUDICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late PRIMO FUMAR re a parcel of land Lot 2305, situated in Barrio Alegria, Ormoc City, containing an area of 419 sq. m. , covered by OCT No. 22972; and Lot 8832, situated in Barrio Manlilinao, Ormoc City, containing an area of 103,232 sq.m. , covered by OCT No. 2591 were adjudicated unto himself

by ROMEO R. FUMAR per Doc. No. 128; Page No. 26; Book No. XXVI; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan-Tolibao. EV Mail July 28 – Aug. 3, 4-10, 11-17, 2014

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC DATE: July 19, 2014 CFN- 0004-2014 CCE-0043-2014 RA 10172 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that Hermenegilda Rios Abang has filed with this Office, a petition for change of first name from “HERMENIGILLO” to “HERMENEGILDA” and correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” and correction of entries in the child’s middle name and mother’s last name from “PITOY” to “ESCOTOTO”; the father’s first name from “NARCISO” to “GENARO” and the mother’s middle name from “ESCOTOTO” to “MERIN” in the certificate of live birth of Hermenigillo Pitoy Rios at Palompon, Leyte and whose parents are Narciso Rios and Alberta E. Pitoy.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later that July 29, 2014.

(Sgd.) CARMELITA G. LODOVICA C/MCR EV Mail July 21-27, & 28- Aug. 3, 2014 Republic of the Philippines Province of Leyte Municipal of Villaba Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that EMELDA S. VERZOSA has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “JULIUS CEASAR” to “CAESAR” in the certificate of live birth of JULIUS CAESAR R. VERZOSA who was born on June 09, 1960 at Villaba, Leyte and whose parents are EPIFANIO VERZOSA and NIEVES ROSAL. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 18, 2014.

(Sgd.) ENGR. MEDALLO V. PUNONG MCR EV Mail July 21 – 27, & 28- Aug. 3, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Leyte Municipality of Hilongos NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Sec. 5, R.A. No. 9048/ R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that DOMINGO JR. L. LASQUITE, has filed with this office a Petition for Change of first name from DOMINGO to DOMINGO JR. in the birth certificate of DOMINGO JR. L. LASQUITE who was born on January 16, 1970 at HILONGOS, LEYTE and whose parents are DOMINGO L. LASQUITE and CONSTANCIA U. LELIS. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/ her written opposition with this office not later than fifteen (15) days after publication.

(Sgd) ERNESTO MA. FULACHE Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail July 21-27, & 28- Aug. 3, 201

EV Mail July 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Aug. 3, 2014

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NEWS

July 21-27, 2014

Burauen side of controversial Albuera-Burauen road almost finished TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) - The side of the BurauenAlbuera road in Leyte province under the 2nd Leyte Engineering District gets P50-million this year to fully pave the remaining three kilometers of road, said District Engineer Carlos Veloso of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Engr. Veloso said once the remaining unpaved road will be completed, the Burauen side can already be fully utilized.

The road project is already passable to motorcycles and trucks.

“It’s really a beautiful project. The contractors have done a good job on the concreting and on providing canals on the side so the road can be protected. Travel time and transportation of goods would really be a lot easier if this project would be fully completed,” Engr. Veloso said.

It was likewise learned that delay in the release of the permit to cut trees by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources interrupted the works on the final 3 kilometers of the road project.

“We expected to be given the permit earlier; however, we were told they (DENR) they still have to make a good count and review of the trees see

BURAUEN p. 11

Leyte governor Mic Petilla (middle) signs a MOA with Nestor Balagon (2nd from the left) of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, regarding the electric transmission company’s donation of 20 schoolbuildings to the province. Also in the picture are some mayors like Pel Tecson of Tanauan and Greg Cerillo of Isabel. Photo by Gina Gerez/PMRC

Tacloban City councilor and first lady Cristina G. Romualdez distributed school supplies to some 300 pupils at the Liceo Vivero and Bayanihan Elementary Schools this week. One of Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez’s priority programs is to provide Yolanda-stricken children with their school needs.

Photos by Alex Alamos & Billie Cinco/ Gay B. Gaspay-TISAT

As usual, Leyte 4th district Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez was named among the top 10 Best Dressed Women during the State of the Nation Address of P-Noy held at the House of Congress last July 28. She is wearing a Randy Ortiz Filipiniana Gown with a serpentine bottom that compliments her slim figure very well. With her is husband, actor Richard Gomez, who looks dashing in a black suit with striped shirt and dotted tie. The picture was taken at Lucy’s office.