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NEWS
Academe, ICT industry should help govt go electronic, says Edgardo Sonny Angara
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Bank targets P42-B loan release to farmers, fishers

BY SARWELL Q. MENIANO, Correspondent

Rep. Mercado hopes House proposal on student loan program be pursued

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Camella Palo to construct model family homes

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. House Assistant Minority Leader and Leyte (1st dist) Rep. Ferdinand Martin FM Romualdez (4th right) assisted by party-list PL-AA Kasosyo candidate Nasser Pangandaman (right) distributes financial assistance to more than 300 beneficiaries of his Weekly Financial Assistance Program coming from the different municipalities of the 1st district including Tacloban City that needs of hospitalization,medicines,educ ational,transportation and burial assistance. PHOTO BY VER S. NOVENO

TAC L O BA N CITY State-run Land Bank of the Philippines is targeting P42 billion loan release for small farmers and fisher folks in the country in 2013, higher than P39.9 billion assistance to the sector last year.

Land Bank president and chief executive ocer Gilda Pico said the program is expected to benefit 300,000 borrowers in the agriculture and fishing sector. The strategy is to get more conduits to reach out those in the priority sector. We are tapping more cooperatives, rural banks

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Scattered thunderstorms in the morning. Partly cloudy skies late. High 86F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

WEATHER

TACLOBAN CITYVarious members of the rescue groups who ex-

Kananga LGU, EDC give award to landslide rescuers

tended assistance during the landslide incident inside the geothermal complex of the

City Hall: Presscon has nothing to do with elections

TACLOBAN CITYThe holding of a regular press conference by the City Hall has nothing to do with the forthcoming elections. Thus said city administrator John Tecson Lim, parrying questions on what could have motivated the City Hall to conduct the press conference which has been tabled every week. The press conference, dubbed as Kapihan ha Balyuan, started on Wednesday which was attended by Lim, city treasurer Zosima Cordao, city information ocer Bernardita Bering Valenzuela and Mila Ragot, president of the Government Association of Tacloban Employees(GATE). This is not part of (our) election (strategy) but rather to make it regular. The task of the City Hall is to be transparent on issues concerning the city. This way, we can share it with you, Lim said. The incumbent mayor of the city, Alfred Romualdez, and his wife, Councilor Cristina Gonzales Romualdez, are running in this years midterm elections. Lim said that the holding of a regular press conference involving to page 6

Energy Development Corp. (EDC) in Kananga, Leyte, were given recognition for their heroic acts. The recognition to these different rescue groups was their way of showing their gratitude for their efforts during the accident, particularly in retrieving the fatalities, Kananga Mayor Elmer Codilla said in a phone interview. They really helped us a lot during the retrieval operations. And recognizing them is our way of showing our appreciation, Codilla said. The giving of recognition was held at the Sabin Resort Hotel in Ormoc City last March 19, which was initiated by the EDC and

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NEWS

Friday, 22 March 2013

Academe, ICT industry should help govt go electronic, says Edgardo Sonny Angara
CEBU CITY - Team PNoy senatorial candidate Edgardo Sonny Angara today called on universities to partner with players in the software industry to ramp up eGovernment in the country for a more competitive and ecient delivery of services to the people. Were now living in a dynamic, digital world. Filipinos have been complaining about the sluggishness and diculty in processing government requirements. We must keep up with the demands of the society by becoming more hi-tech, Angara said. The Cebu City government won first prize in the eGovernance Awards for Local Government in the G2B (Government to Business Empowerment) Category held on November 22-23, 2012 in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Besting 57 other local government units all over the country, Cebu City bagged a trophy plus a check worth P100,000. The eGovernance Awards is conducted in honor of the late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo to recognize local government units (LGUs) utilizing information and communications technology (ICT) in the delivery of services. The eGov Awards are in two categories, namely: G2C (Government to Customer Empowerment) Award and G2B (Government to Business Empowerment) Award. Angara, a member of the Congressional Commission on Science and Technology and Engineering (COMSTE) and chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Higher and Technical Education, said that by partnering with players in the Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry and government, the academe ensures that their academic

programs and R&D (Research and Development) are relevant. Cebu City, now a growing hub for the IT-BPO industry, was chosen as the center of an innovation cluster a publicprivate partnership among government, the academe and industry - on Information and Communications Technology for Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS). This innovation cluster called the Visayas Cloud Capability Project (VCCP) seeks to promote the cloud-capability in the pilot areas such as the cities of Cebu, Iloilo and Bacolod, and to develop software applications using the cloud. The cluster will first focus on creating cloud applications for eGovernment, covering regular activities of local government units such as the issuances of business permits and payment of local taxes. The cluster will then move on to applications for eGov to Business (G2B), and will scale up to applications for eGov to Business to Education (G2B2E). Cloud computing will promote better work productivity and eciency in the government, and will promote interoperability among entities and agencies, Angara, a representative of Aurora, said. Last 2012, COMSTE collaborated with the Depart-

ment of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and successfully pushed for the allotment of P50 million in the national budget for this project. According to a recent report of the National Economic Development Authority, the economy of Central Visayas continues to be one of the fastest in the country. NEDA said the growth in the

region can be attributed to the expanding BPO operations which employed more workers and substantially contributed to the high purchasing power by consumers. Cloud computing will increase the potential of the Visayas to become a center for non-voice BPO like software development, and in turn, enhance the countrys profile as an alternative investment haven, Angara said. (PR)
ernment unit of Kananga. It showed that in whatever situation, the military as an organization is always ready to help. The recognition was for the efforts of the soldiers as the first responders to the accident, Nacnac, in a text message, said. Dominic Eamiguel, team leader of Ormoc City Rescue Group, said that they were very pleased on the recognition extended to them. It was unexpected as it is seldom that the efforts of rescue groups like us are being recognized. We are thankful both to the EDC and the Kananga municipal government for giving us recognition, Eamiguel, in a phone interview, said. He said that more than the recognition, they were contended with their efforts as all the dead persons were retrieved. The Kananga municipal council passed Resolution No.

Kananga..

the local government unit of Kananga. In all, 155 rescue workers were given recognition. Among those cited were members of the EDC, First Balfour and JE Arradaza rescue teams, EDC Medical team, Makati Rescue Team, Ormoc City Rescue Team, Bureau of Fire Protection in Kananga, Philippine National Police in Kananga, and soldiers from the 8th and 19th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. Joining the other honorees are members of the Partners Multi Purpose Cooperative, Security guards of the Silver Link Security and Investigative Services. Colonel Joel Alejandro Nacnac, commanding ocer of the 19th IB which is based in Brgy. Aguiting, also in Kananga, said that they were glad with the recognition extended by the EDC and the local gov-

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19R. 13-495, series of 2013, commending the efforts of various volunteer rescue teams for their prompt, timely, and appropriate emergency response to the landslide at PAD 403 in Upper Mahiao, Kananga town. The resolution, which was approved and issued last March 13, was presented by Councilor Marcos Clavel in behalf of Mayor Codilla and the municipal government. The municipal government presented another resolution (No. 19R.13-494, Series of 2013) expressing heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family of the workers who perished during the catastrophic landslide and thanking EDC and its contractor First Balfour for extending every possible help to the victims of the landslide. EDC president Richard Tantoco hailed the rescuers as heroes and recognized their help in successfully retrieving the bodies of 14 workers who were buried by the landslide while bringing 31 others to safety. The EDC gave each rescuer a certificate of appreciation and a token gift.

They showed us what is in the heart of every rescuer, a heart for service and of selflessness and humility, Tantoco, a certified technical diver, said. The landslide was very tragic for everybody in EDC and the community. Still, we wanted to honor these dedicated rescue personnel. We wanted to thank them personally. We wanted to make them feel that rescue work is not a thankless job after all, he added. The landslide accident at PAD 403, sitio Upper Mahiao, Barangay Lim-ao,10 kms away from town proper of Kananga, last March 1 has resulted to the deaths of 14 workers. The casualties were among the 45 workers working on the concrete shelter of steam pipes of the EDC from the cascading debris from the mountain.(JOEY A. GABIETA)

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Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR Catarman -oOo-

ORDINANCE
carrying vehicle.

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Sangguniang Panlalawigan

EXCERPT FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF THE PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2012, AT 11:10 OCLOCK IN THE MORNING AT ITS SESSION HALL, CAPITOL BUILDING, CATARMAN, NORTHERN SAMAR. ORDINANCE NO. 20 Series of 2012 Authored by: Honorable ALBERTO C. MENDADOR First District, Province of Northern Samar AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL CONCERNED BUS COMPANIES, OPERATORS/ OWNERS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLES OR FOR HIRE VEHICLES CARRYING PASSENGERS TO TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED THEIR TRIPS, FROM THE POINT OF ORIGIN GOING TO LUZON OR BICOL, VIA SAN ISIDRO AND ALLEN, NORTHERN SAMAR WHENEVER PUBLIC STORM WARNING SIGNAL NO. 1 OR HIGHERS IS HOISTED OVER NORTHERN SAMAR, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR ANY VIOLATION THEREOF. WHEREAS, every time a typhoon hits Northern Samar or even when it is just under Public Storm Warning No. 1 hundreds if not thousands of passengers bound for Bicol or Luzon are usually stranded at the ports of the Allen and San Isidro, Northern Samar due to the suspension of sea travel by the Philippine Coast Guard for obvious safety reasons. WHEREAS, the influx of thousands or just hundreds of stranded passengers in the concerned municipalities of this Province could result to the outbreak of diseases considering the severe lack if not absence of public sanitation facilities that could accommodate for several days the needs of such great number of people. WHEREAS, these stranded passengers suffer hunger and all forms of discomfort because the bus companies/PUV operators and owners of private or for hire passenger carrying vehicles, which are responsible for transporting them despite prior knowledge that operators of sea vessels are suspended in this Province whenever it is under Storm Signal No. 1, do not provide any assistance that would alleviate them from their predicament. WHEREAS, due to very limited resources, the Province of Northern Samar and its concerned lower LGUs can only provide little assistance to stranded passengers who usually are mostly poor that have no choice but rely to the compassion and kindness of the Nortehanons; NOW, THEREFORE, foregoing premises considered, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, on motion of Honorable Alberto C. Mendador, duly seconded BE IT ORDAINED by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Northern Samar that: Section 1. Whenever Public Storm Warning Signal No. 1 or higher is hoisted over Northern Samar Province by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), all concerned bus companies, operators/owners of public utility vehicles or for hire vehicles carrying passenger to temporarily suspend their trips, from the point of origin going to Luzon or Bicol via San Isidro and Allen, Northern Samar. Provided, that non-compliance with the foregoing provision resulting to the stranding of passengers within the territorial jurisdiction of the Province of Northern Samar shall constitute a violation of this Provincial Ordinance. For this purpose, all concerned bus companies, operators/owners of public utility vehicles or for hire vehicles carrying passenger including their respective chief executives officers, the manager of the station or terminal where the trip originated and the drivers of the vehicle that transported the stranded passengers shall be held liable for violation hereof. Sec. 2. All vehicles subject in Section 1 hereof shall not be detained and those bound for Luzon or Bicol shall be allowed to continue their trips after the necessary investigations have been conducted by the Person in Authority, as required under Section 3 hereof, and after the suspension of sea travel is lifted by the Philippine Coast Guard. Sec. 3. The Local Government Unit (LGU) concern through the assistance of the Philippine National Police (PNP) shall conduct an investigation to all subject vehicles violating said Provincial Ordinance and file appropriate charges in court if evidence warrants. Sec. 4. Violation of this Provincial Ordinance shall subject the offender to imprisonment of not less than three (3) months but not more than eight (8) months or a fine of not less than Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00) but not exceeding Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) for every vehicle that transported stranded passengers, or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. Provided, that the said fine shall be paid by the concerned bus company. PUV owner/operator or owner of private or for hire passenger

Sec. 5. All the subject fines shall be paid at the Provincial Treasurers Office and sixty percent (60%) of which shall be held by said office in a trust fund that can be utilized only for providing food and other immediate needs of the stranded passengers. Provided, that whenever passengers of subject vehicles are stranded in the Province, the Provincial Governor is authorized to effect the release of any appropriate amount from the said trust fund, subject to existing accounting and auditing rules and regulations. Provided further, that forty percent (40%) of the collection fine/s shall accrue to the particular municipality where the apprehension for violation of this Ordinance was affected. For this purpose, the Provincial Treasurer shall remit to the concerned local government unit its share of 40% from the fines collected within one (1) week after the payment thereof. The same shall be held by the municipal/city treasurer concerned in a trust fund that can be utilized only for providing food and other immediate needs of stranded passengers in that LGU. The Mayor concerned is authorized to effect the release of any appropriate amount from the said fund whenever such passengers are release of any appropriate amount from the said fund whenever such passengers are stranded in his locality, subject to existing accounting and auditing rules and regulations. Provided finally, that the Provincial Treasurer shall submit to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, through the Vice Governor/Sangguniang Panlalawigan Presiding Officer, a quarterly report which shall contain the amount of fines collected for the particular quarter, the names of respective persons who paid the fines, dates when payments were made, speficif amounts remitted to particular LGUs representing their respective 40% share from the fines collected, disbursements made out and remaining balance of the trust funds, and other relative information. The subject report shall be submitted by the Provincial Treasurer within fifteen (15) days after the end of each quarter. Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. Any Ordinance, rules and regulations or part thereof which are inconsistent or in conflict with any of the provision of this Provincial Ordinance are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. Sec. 7 Separability Clause. If, for any reason or reasons, any part or provision of this Provincial Ordinance is held unconstitutional or invalid, no other part or provision hereof shall be affected thereby. Sec. 8. Effectivity. This Ordinance shall take effect three (3) weeks after its posting in the bulletin board and other conspicuous places in the provincial capitol, municipal halls in the province, and/or one (1) day publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Northern Samar. PASSED AND ENACTED by this Sangguniang Panlalawigan in session assembled this 5th day of November 2012, Catarman, Northern Samar.

GOLDA S. BALLESTA BEDA M. BOGTONG Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan

RICARDO M. DAIZ Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan

DIONISIO DEXTER D. GALIT Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan

MARITES J. GILLAMAC Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan

EUSTAQUIO C. LAGRIMAS Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan

ALBERTO C. MENDADOR NEIL S. HERNANDEZ Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan PCL Federation President Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan

ALBERT A. LUCERO Temporary Presiding Officer

ADONIS H. REBADULLA Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Approved:

RAMP NIELSEN S. UY Acting Governor

LSDE: March 22, 23 & 24, 2013

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OPINION

Friday, 22 March 2013

EDITORIAL

Upholding life

he resolution dated March 19, 2013 issued by the Supreme Court on the consolidated cases assailing the Reproductive Health Law was a life saving master stroke in favor of pro-life advocates. The pushers of the Reproductive Health Law came out dismayed as the law was forestalled for 120 days. The order of a status quo ante brought all parties to the very same status prior to the enactment of the law. Primarily, government would be held back from implementing the law and proceeding with its implementation in all aspects of its coverage. So much of taxpayers money that had been earmarked for the purchase of contraceptives would be saved by the resolution. Such huge amount could be set aside for real life-saving items like food and medicines for the poor. The impoverished masses had been suffering from the grind of poverty brought about by an unjust distribution of wealth, including opportunities to earn a decent income to support the needs of the

family. The proponents of the law are bound to obey the order which give reprieve to many lives that are bound to be deprived of true health care and medical services. People could hardly get adequate medical services due to lack of medicines and lack of hospitals, not to mention the lack of facilities to meet the needs of the sick population. There are many people lying on sickbeds of congested and toxic hospitals that need full health care but could not avail due to lack of it. It would be a great disgrace if people will remain hopeless on their sickbeds waiting for
medical care and medicines to heal their illness only to get a deluge of contraceptives instead of medicines. Mothers who are sick and dying due to pregnancy related problems need medicines to be saved and not contraceptives. This brings the resolution issued by the Supreme Court of a status quo ante on the Reproductive Health Law a true and sincere act of upholding life.

Chief Justice Lourdes Sereo is right

Visayas and Mindanao regions need Supreme Court Administration office. The wisdom of opening court administrators office will be for the benefit of poor litigants. This recent Monday a friend came to me decrying the plight of their Forcible Entry case still unresolved by the Court of Appeals (CA), Cebu City, which they won in year 2006 before the Municipal Trial Court and Regional Trial Court. On the other hand, they were defeated in the case for Recovery of Ownership and Possession of Real Property, hence they appealed to the CA. Unfortunately, on January 16, 2012, petitioners received the CAs Resolution

(Part One)

dated January 4, 2012, dismissing the petition for the reasons enumerated as follows: 1) there was a deficiency in the payment of docket fees in the amount of five hundred (500.00) pesos. 2) there was no proper proof of service of the Petition to the adverse party. While Petitioners filed the Affidavit of

Service and incorporated registry receipts, petitioners still failed to comply with the requirement on proper proof of service. Post office receipt is not the required proof of service by registered mail. Section 10, Rule 13 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure specifically stated that service by registered mail is complete upon actual receipt

by the addressee, or after five (5) days from the date he received the first notice of the postmaster, whichever is earlier. Verily, registry receipts cannot be considered as sufficient proof of service; they are merely evidence of the mail matter by the post office to the addressee. 3) the notarial certificate on the Verification with Affidavit of Nonforum shopping did not indicate the serial number of the notary publics commission and the place of its issuance as required by Section 2 (b) & (c), Rule VIII of the 2004 Rules on Notarial Practice; and

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only because they were living in a remote town and merely relied upon Section 1 of Rule 42 of the Rules of Court, which only specifies the amount of P500.00 for the appeal cost. The SC ruled: The deficiency in payment was not at all intentional. There was a willingness to comply should any deficiency occur, as stated in their Letter to the CA Clerk of Court: Please acknowledge receipt of the amount and if the amount is insufficient pursuant to Sec. 1, Rule 42 of the Revised Rules of Court, kindly notify the undersigned and the balance if any will be immediately sent. Thank you very much. This clearly shows that the petitioners acted in good faith and substantially complied with the Rules. The said ruling even cited the decision in Heirs of Bertuldo Hinog v. Melicor, G.R. No. 140954, April 12, 2005:

Family Tales Tie Us

for blissful and resilient families? But reviewing the incident, I began to wonder: Was he right? What is the secret pesto that ties a family together? With infinite lectures in management and behavior, the stunning breakthroughs in knowledge makes my parenting job more tricky and complicated. Is this the family Arab Spring? While I wanted to echo Arab Spring to my Organizational Behavior Class, it was just regrettable that everybody scampered for home due to information overload and fatigue. Maybe, I failed in taming the adult learners. Consoling myself: a surprising juxtaposition emerged the single most important thing one can do for your family may be the simplest of all: develop a strong family culture of stories. The more we know about our families, the better we can withstand the challenges.

Nine years ago was the familys tipping point. In one of the familys weekend retreats, the eleven siblings swapped varied crises tales. With aging mom and dad so vulnerable, the girls were edgy with the bedlam of young boys and girls, while New Yorker sis was telling everyone to brace for more parental catastrophies like bullying, premarital , sex and cyber-stalking. Unsurprisingly at dinner, I noticed one nephew ignored me without the traditional bow and peck. I knew I shouldnt say anything, but I couldnt help myself and asked him

to stop. Kraaas! My brother snapped at me not to touch his child. Everybody fled to their separate corners, gathering and coaching each child. The old folks just watched and later, dad signaled me to his bedside. He lamented what he witnessed, and pointed out that I should be the one balancing spoons on everybodys noses. Mom seconded that the present generation lacks manners. He said, when I am gone, this house will go too, Intuitively, I said, Not really Papa, its stronger than ever. Having said so, which one of us was right? What is the rule

The U.P. Socialized Tuition Scheme

the U.P. Bond of Regent. With this scheme, cashstrapped parents could pay the tuition according to their financial capacity. The students capacity to pay should be based not only on the family income but on the socio-economic classification based on aggregate expenditures. The U.P. scholarships should be based more on the students financial need rather academic excellence. I empathize on what happened to Kristel Tejada as this writer was once a grant-in-aid scholar of U.P. Tacloban. The problem with our government and we, as people is we are always reactive. We do some reforms or measures after something BAD had already happened. It takes one soul to die and be wasted to improve the U.P. Socialized Tuition Scheme.

Kristel Tejada, a freshman at the U.P Manila took her life at their home in Tayuman by drinking silver cleanser. She committed suicide after she filed a leave of absence in the middle of the 2nd semester for failure to pay tuition of less than 10, 000. Kristels death triggered protests on the campuses of the U.P. System to consider reforms in its socialized tuition scheme. The U.P. socialized tuition scheme needed to be restructured to make

the economic indicators that determine a students capacity to pay more realistic, the application process less tedious and the monthly allowance increased. The no late payment tuition policy should be abolished. No student who has the intellectual capacity shall be denied access to U.P. education due to financial constraint. The U.P. Socialized Tuition Scheme should be more student friendly and efficient. The study now-pay later and installment payment scheme should be considered by

4) failure to attach relevant documents such as but not limited to a) respondents Complaint; and b) petitioners Answer which are necessary for a better understanding and resolution of the instant Petition. My friends mother corrected the deficiencies by submitting a Motion for Reconsideration with Leave of Court, in which the amount of P500 Postal Money Order was enclosed. For the Proof of Service they secured a Certification from the Postmaster that the copy of Petition for Review was delivered and received by the authorized representative of counsel for respondent. Also. they were able to submit the serial number of the notary publics commission, through the Certification from the Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court, who issued the Order for Notarial Commission of his counsel. The relevant documents, the Complaint of the respondent and the Answer of the petitioner were submitted, too. Very unfortunate, on March 8, 2013, my friend received the Resolution of CA Special Former 18th Division denying the Motion for Reconsideration. Except for the deficiency of lack of notarial commission number, the three other deficiencies were denied. Hence, my friends lawyer prepared a Petition for Review for Certiorari with grounds for the allowance stated that the CA committed serious error of law by deciding not in accord with the applicable decisions of the Supreme Court, and acted with Grave Abuse of Discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction in dismissing outright the Petition for Review. It denied the petitioner the full opportunity to establish the merits of their cause, relying solely on technicality at the expense of substantive rights. The lawyer of my friend cited the Supreme Court (SC) ruling in Martin Peoso vs. Macrosman Dona, G.R. No. 154018, April 3, 2007, that Peoso paid the docket fee of P500.00

Plainly, while the payment of the prescribed docket fee is a jurisdictional requirement, even its non-payment at the time of filing does not automatically cause the dismissal of the case, as long as the fee is paid within the applicable prescriptive or reglementary period, more so when the party involved demonstrates a willingness to abide by the rules prescribing such payment. Thus, when insufficient filing fees were initially paid by the plaintiffs and there was no intention to defraud the government, the Manchester rule does not apply. In fine, the CA erred in dismissing the petition for review outright. To be continued, Part Two on coming Sundays issue will be argument on the other deficiencies. NOTE: The actual names of persons and some of the places are not named. (Feedback welcome, g_duna@yahoo.com)

March 22, 2013 Friday of the 5th Week of Lent Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18; Jn 10:31-42

FEAST OF THE DEDICATION

The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of this are you trying to stone me? The Jews answered him, We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods? If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and scripture cannot be set aside, can you say that the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because I said, I am the Son of God? If I do not perform my Fathers works do not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize (and understand) that the Father is in me and I am in the Father. (Then) they tried again to arrest him; but he escaped from their power. He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained. Many came to him and said John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true. And many there began to believe in him.

GODS PROVIDENCE
The Jews were ready to throw rocks at Christ and to kill him by stoning. The Law, given to Moses, provided exactly this kind of death for anyone who would blaspheme or make himself equal to God. Christ had just claimed to be equal to God, as indeed he truly is. The time for him to be put to death for making this claim had not yet come and the Gospel tells us that Christ escaped from them. This was part of Gods plan. (The Daily Gospel Now by Robert E. Sullivan, O.M.I. Published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel. # 321-31-95) Sowers Thought: The spirit of piety is not only made up of vocal prayers or external good works, but also of habitual conformity of our will to the will of God. - Blessed James Alberione, Founder of the Pauline Family

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from page 1 in deposits and assets. Pico said they are very optimistic to gain higher net income as they increase their deposit and loan portfolio, and maintain its position as the fourth largest bank in the country. We are on target on the first two months of 2013, well-positioned for continued growth taking off from our solid performance in 2012. Our primary focus this year is to continuously grow revenue and manage expenditures in order for us step up our support to priority sectors, Pico told LSDE. The highest Land Bank official expects to raise its total assets by 2.67% from P681.8 billion last year to P700 billion this year. The bank also targets to expand its deposits to P550 billion in 2013 from P543.8 billion as of end of 2012. The bank is targeting to open eight new branches this year to serve its growing clientele. To date, the Bank has 213 branches in Luzon, 53 in Visayas, and 68 in Mindanao. The bank has set up 1,082 automated teller machines nationwide. Land Bank, which will mark its 50th year on August has more than five million depositors nationwide. (SARWELL

NOTICES
City Hall..
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Friday, 22 March 2013

Valenzuela, citing records from the finance department, said that last year, the city government has earned more than P827 million income and has now fully received the amount from the Robinsons Land Corp on the property it bought at the New Bus Terminal in the amount of more than P300 million. She said that not because the administration of Mayor Romualdez entered into a loan agreement, the city government has no money. Valenzuela said securing a loan is a common practice among local government units, to include businessmen, saying that the incomes of these entities are not spent for a single activity. (JOEY A.
GABIETA)

Bank...

Loans for agri-related activities grow at an average of 10% every year, Pico told Leyte Samar Daily Express at the sidelines of Land Bank Tacloban building inauguration. Land Bank recorded a P205.3 billion loan for priority sectors in 2012, which accounts 75% of the banks gross loans portfolio of P273.8 billion. We only expect 70% share of loan from the priority sector but were able to achieve 75%, she added. Aside from small farmers and fisher folks, also listed as priority sectors associations; agri-business, aqua-business, and agri-aqua related projects of local government units and government corporations; micro, small and medium enterprises, communications, transportation, housing, education, health care, environment-related projects, including clean renewable energy, and tourism. Meanwhile, Land Bank is eyeing a P10.5 billion net income in 2013, 4% up than last years P10.1 billion profit, banking on sustained growth

and irrigators association.

City Hall ocials interacting with members of the local press, is an indication that they are open to scrutinises saying they have nothing to hide. In fact, he said, his oce is always open to the members of the media. Lim answered several issues raised by the members of the media during the more than one hour press conference held at the BalyRepublic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2002-0963 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name. CHERYL FORTUNATO Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-MARASBARAS-VILLA DOLINA & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON MAY 19, 2013. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE,

uan Center. Among the issues raised was why the city government under Mayor Romualdez has to enter into a loan agreement with a bank in the amount of more than P300 million. Lim, together with Cordao and Valenzuela, said that the move of the City Hall to secure a loan should not be interpreted that the city government is on the red, financially. We are very liquid, Cordao said.
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NOTICE is hereby given that Ruel T. Valles, heir of late Leon and Cresenciano Valles executed an affidavit of Self-Adjudication over a parcel of land, Cad. Lot No. 8084, covered by Tax Dec. No. 05-1403500221, containing an area of 2.1888-62 has. more or less, market value of P35,250.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Joseph Sagud married to Flora-May Daguhoy as vendees for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 142, Page No. 29, Book No. XXIV, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Lemuel Nerves. LSDE: March 22, 29 & April 5, 2013

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NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Juan Caspe Rep. by Cecilia Caspe-Apura extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located at Brgy. Alang-alang, Borongan City, Eastern Samar, O.C.T. No. P-5391, Lot No. 3194, Cad - 434-D, Case 4, containing an area of 12,538 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed a portion of 225 square meters, more or less, from the above-described property in favor of Benedicto Miralles as vendee; per Doc. No. 215, Page No. 44, Book No. III, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Enrique C. Dala. LSDE: March 22, 29 & April 5, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that Felipe Caubalejo Pilande heir of late Fausta Caubalejo Toribio executed an affidavit of Self-Adjudication over a parcel of riceland, situated at Canal, Carigara, Leyte, Identified Lot No. 232 with OCT No. 62300, with an area of 4,610 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed in afvor of Sps. Joel B. Caneso and Cathrine A. Caneso as vendees for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 766, Page No. 153, Book No. 20, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Edgar J. Tonolete. LSDE: March 22, 29 & April 5, 2013

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NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late Clemencio T. Sabitsana, Sr. who died on April 19, 2011, which estate consists of parcels of land situated in Talahid, Almeria, Biliran (Survey No. 2222-P covered by ARP No. 00360, Survey No. 2262 covered by ARP No. 00361, and Survey No. 2264 covered by T.D. No. 00385) and some residential and commercial buildings erected thereon, has been the subject of an extrajudicial settlement on June 8, 2011 by and among his heirs namely: his wife Placida and children Resurius, Letecia, Edgardo and Clemencio Jr., wherein they agreed to divide the estate pro-indiviso among his children but retained the usufruct thereof to his wife Placida during the rest of her lifetime, as evidenced by the document executed and acknowledged before notary public Atty. Meljohn B. dela Pea of Naval, Biliran and entered in his notarial register as doc. no. 75, page no. 15, book no. x, series of 2011. LSDE: March 22, 29 & April 5, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Paz Baque Nacional heir of late Bonifacio C. Nacional executed a Deed of Self-Adjudication over a personal property, that during the lifetime of her husband, he was a member of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and was issued a GSIS e-Card Plus issued in his favor by the Union Bank, bearing number 957 0142051 01 8; per Doc. No. 712, Page No. 67, Book No. III, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Ambrosio B. Lacaba, Jr. LSDE: March 15, 22 & 29, 2013

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Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under act 3135, as Amended filed by RADIOWEALTH FINANCE COMPANY Tacloban City Branch, against Sps. DENNIS L. ARIZA AND MUTYA

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LEYTE 8th Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT Tacloban City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF OF LEYTE RADIOWEALTH FINANCE COMPANY Mortgagee, -versusSPS. DENNIS L. ARIZA & MUTYA M. ARIZA Mortgagor EJF No. 3611 IN RE: Petition for Extrajudicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage under Act No. 3135, As amended x- - - - - - - - - - -x SHERIFFS NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER ACT 3135, AS AMENDED

M. ARIZA, both of legal age, Filipino, and residents of Fishermans Village, San Jose, Tacloban City, Mortgagor, to SATISFY the Mortgage indebtedness which as of February 28, 2013, amounted to FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY NINE (Php 464,399.00) Philippine Currency, excluding Penalties, Charges, Attorneys Fees, expenses for the Foreclosure, and Sheriffs Lawful Fees thereof, the UNDERSIGNED EXECUTING SHERIFF WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION on April 19, 2013 at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter, at the REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City, to the highest bidder for Cash and in Philippine Currency, the following Real Properties/Personal Properties, with all the improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 122-2012000945 A parcel of land designated as Lot 1758-A-3-B, Psd-08-025434-D, being a portion of lot 1758-A-3, Psd08-016810-D, Lot 4313-I-1, situated in the barangay of San Jose, City of Tacloban, Province of Leyte. Island of Leyte. Bounded on the: SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 1758-A-3-D; on the SW., along line 2-3 by Lot 1758-A-3-C, both of this sub-

NOTICE is hereby given that heir of the late Gregorio Arar extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of cocoland, Lot No. 3180, under Tax Dec. No. 02-31027-00012 R11, situated at EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Marciana Bohol exBrgy. Liberty, Palompon, Leyte, containing an area of 5.6078 hectares, more or less, with an assessed value of P41,710.00. That heirs executed trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over 2 parcels of land, a Deed of Sale in favor of Nide Longcanaya as vendee for the above- located at Brgy. Cabacungan, Dulag, Leyte more described as: Parcel 1, described property and heirs forever waive, relinquish and quitclaim all Lot No. 2357, containing an area of 3,479 square meters, more or less, covered by O.C.T. No. P-12760; Parcel 2, Lot 2360, containing an area their rights, interest, claims in favor of vendee, of 8,973 square meters, more or less, covered by O.C.T. No. P-12762; NIDE LONGCANAYA; per Doc. No. 353, Page and adjudicated the above-described properties to Angeles C. Evangedivision plan; on the No. 71, Book No. XXVI, Series of 2011 of Notary lista as vendee; per Doc. No. 163, Page No. 33, Book No. XXXI, SeNW., along line 3-4 ries of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Ryan M. Oledan. Public Atty. Donna Villa M. Gaspan-Cerna by Lot 1758-B (LRC) PsdLSDE: March 15, 22 & 29, 2013 LSDE: March 15, 22 & 29, 2013 139706 (National Road); and on the AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION NE., along line 4-1 by Lot NOTICE is hereby given that Antonio F. Reyna married to Martina Dajime-Reyna only heir of Sps. Jose and Nicolasa 1758-A-3-A of this subdiviReyna, executed an affidavit of Adjudication over a parcel of land, Lot No. 62-A-1, Psd 54580 located in Tacloban City and sion plan covered by T.C.T. No. 1403, containing an area of 608 square meters, more or less, per Doc. No. 49, Page No. 10, Book No. Containing an area of 1, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Ambrosio P. Lacaba, Jr. LSDE: March 8, 15 & 22, 2013 ONE HUNDRED (100) SQUARE METERS, more DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE or less registered in the name NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Sps. Casiano Hernit and Filomena C. Hernit extrajudicially settled, of DENNIS L. ARIZA, of lepartitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located at Brgy.Utap, Tacloban City, Cad. Lot No. 349-B-1, covered gal age, Filipino, married to by TCT No. T-12445, containing an area of 525 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of MUTYA M. ARIZA. Sps. Leopoldo P. Jayobo, Jr. and Lydia B. Jayobo as vendee for a portion of 123 square meters from the above-described PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AND BUYERS MAY property; per Doc. No. 483, Page No. 48, Book No. XVIII, Series of 2010 of Notary Public Atty. Alfredo C. Verona. LSDE: March 8, 15 & 22, 2013 INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND ENCUMBRANCES, HEREEXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF PARTITION AND/OR WAIVER OF RIGHTS IN ABOVE-DESCRIBED NOTICE is hereby given that Bisminda, Lucille and Luzviminda all surnamed Yu are heirs of the late Lucio C. Yu exREAL PROPERTIES IF ANY trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over 14 parcels of land all situated at Palo, Leyte described as: Parcel 1, A parcel of land covered by Tax Dec. No. 02-30-0008-00452, TCT TP 15593, Property Index No. 044-30-0008-004-114, THERE BE. located in Brgy. Arado, Palo, Leyte, containing a total lot area of 1,346 square meters, more or less with assessed value of All sealed bids must be Php225,000.00; Parcel II, A parcel of land covered by Tax Declaration No. 05-30-0008-00466 Property Index No. 044-30submitted to the undersigned 0008-004-125, TCT TP 11885, located in Brgy. Arado, Palo, Leyte, containing a total lot area of 1,506 square meters, more or on the above-stated time and less, with assessed value of Php.330,000.00; Parcel III, A residential land covered by Tax Dec. No. 05-30-001-00478 Propety date. Index No. 044-30-001-06-004, located in Brgy. Buri, Palo, Leyte, containing a total lot area of 165 square meters, more or less, In the event the public with an assessed value of Php. 7,180.00; Parcel IV, A residential house erected on Cad. Lot No. 203 covered by Tax Dec. No. auction should not take place 05-30-001-00479 Property Index no. 044-30-001-06-004-1001, located in Brgy. Buri, Palo, Leyte, containing a total lot area on the said date, it shall be of 80 square meters, more or less, with an assessed value of Php. 26,400.00; Parcel V, A parcel of land covered by Tax Dec. held on April 26, 2013 on the No. 05-30-010-00520 Property Index No. 044-30-010-10-058, located in Brgy. Barayong, Palo, Leyte, containing a total lot same time and place without area of .8876 suare meters, more or less, with an assessed value of Php 2,670.00; Parcel VI, A parcel of land covered by Tax further notice. Dec. No. 05-30-010-00519 Property Index No. 044-30-010-10-055 located in Brgy. Barayong, Palo, Leyte, containing a total Tacloban City, March 01, area of 4.0392 square meters, more or less, with an assessed value of Php.12,170.00; Parcel VII, A parcel of land covered by 2013. Tax Dec. No. 05-30-0008-00486 Property Index No. 044-30-0008-004-453, located in Brgy. Arado, Palo, Leyte, containing FOR THE CLERK OF an area of 6,819 square meters, Parcel VIII, A residential land covered by Tax Dec. No. 05-30-008-00441 Property Index No. 044-30-008-04-126, TCT TP 13756, located in Brgy. Arado, Palo, Leyte, containing an area of 1,900 square meters, more COURT & EX-OFFICIO or less, with an assessed value of Php. 143,340.00; Parcel IX, A residential land covered by Tax Dec. No. 05-30-008-00442 SHERIFF Property Index No. 044-30-008-04-135 located in Brgy. Arado, Palo, Leyte, containing an area of 99 square meters, more or (Sgd.) JOSE P. less, with an assessed value of Php. 3,730.00; Parcel X, a residential land covered by Tax Dec. No. 05-30-003-00531 Property CABCABIN Index No. 044-30-003-01-040, located in Brgy. Cavite West, Palo, Leyte, containing a total lot area of 318.25 square meters, Sheriff IV more or less, with an assessed value of Php. 13,850.00; Parcel XI, A residential land covered by Tax Dec. No. 05-30-00300530 Property Index No. 044-30-003-01-039, located in Brgy. Cavite West, Palo, Leyte, containing a total lot area of 339.77 LSDE: March 8, 15 & 22, square meters, more or less, with an assessed value of P14,790.00; Parcel XII, A residential house erected on Cad. Lot No. 2013 478-P covered by Tax Dec. No. 05-30-003-00528 Property Index No. 044-30-003-01-037-1001, XIV, A residential land cov-

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Rep. Mercado hopes House proposal on student loan program be pursued

TACLOBAN CITY Southern Leyte lone district Rep. Roger Mercado expressed hope that a House proposal to put up a voluntary student loan program by banks and government financial institutions (GFIs) will be pursued and ultimately become a law in the coming 16th Congress to help poor but deserving students finish their studies. This after a UP Manila student, Kristel Pilar Mariz Tejada, took away her own life after she was reportedly forced to take a leave of absence from her studies for failing to pay her tuition. We condole with the family of Kristel, and we hope that something will be done to truly help indigent but deserving students pursue their great dream to finish their studies and uplift their families plight, Rep. Mercado said. Mercado, chairman of the House committee on transportation, said in the 15th Congress, various proposals were filed to help students with financial problems continue their college education through scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies and incentives. He said one of these proposals is House Bill 6219, which he authored along with 23 other solons, seeking to establish a voluntary student loan program by banks and GFIs. The bill was approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives on October 15, 2012 and was transmitted to the Senate on October 17, 2012. We hope the bill will be pursued and ultimately become a law in the 16th Congress because it aims to help underprivileged students by granting them loans which they can repay when they are done studying and are already employed, Mercado said. Other authors of HB 6219 are Reps. Roman Romulo (lone district, Pasig City), Juan Edgardo Angara (lone district, Aurora), Emil Ong (2nd district, Northern Samar), Mariano Piamonte, Jr. (party-list, A Teacher), Eulogio Amang Magsaysay (party-list, AVE), Pedro Romualdo (lone district, Camiguin), Eduardo Gullas (1st district, Cebu), Cesar Sarmiento (lone district, Catanduanes), Florencio Flores, Jr. (2nd district, Bukidnon), Raymond Democrito Mendoza (party-list, TUCP), Sigfrido Tinga (2nd district, Taguig City), Pryde Henry Teves (3rd district, Negros Oriental), Isidro Ungab (3rd district, Davao City), Rufus Rodriguez (2nd district, Cagayan de Oro City), Elmer Panotes (2nd district, Camarines Norte), Fernando Gonzalez (3rd district, Albay), Evelyn Mellana (2nd district, Agusan del Sur), Arnulfo Go (2nd district, Sultan Kudarat), Agapito Guanlao (partylist, Butil), Ma. Amelita Calimbas-Villarosa (lone district, Occidental Mindoro), Emmeline Aglipay (Party-list, Diwa), Anthony del Rosario (1st district, Davao del Norte), and Lani Mercado-Revilla (2nd district, Cavite). The measure aims to assist eligible students obtain post-secondary education from Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) or technical-vocational institutes and colleges, by encouraging banks and government financial institutions to lend money to students to be repaid in installments after the student graduates or leaves the educational institution. Mercado said the loan should cover the cost of the entire program offered by the HEI or tech-voc institute or college including, but not limited to, tuition and miscellaneous fees. Adjustments shall be made in case of increase in tuition and miscellaneous fees. It shall likewise include an amount for the cost of attendance, covering necessary expenses of the student for books, food, transportation, board and lodging and a reasonable allowance for projects and other school requirements. For proper implementation and to better facilitate the collection of the loan, the bill provides that the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) shall issue, upon application, an SSS or GSIS number to the studentborrower. The number so issued shall serve as the permanent SSS or GSIS number of the student-borrower in case of future employment with the private or government sector. (REYAN L.
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Camella Palo to construct model family homes

TACLOBAN CITYCamella, the countrys top choice home development brand, will break the ground for its Lessandra series model houses next month in the new Palo site. Construction of Camella Palo model houses is expected to be completed in four months. It will be complemented with carefully- designed interiors and landscapes showcase area to give the buyers a better glimpse of their future homes, said Camella Leyte manager Geraldine GasconGarcia. Contractors are still preparing the 6.3 hectares land in Barangay Arado, Palo, Leyte for full swing development within the year. House-and-lot packages are available at rates ranging from P1 million to P1.5 million, a rate that is within the financial reach of Region 8-based professionals. Buyers have the option to acquire a single firewall house-and-lot Rina or Marga model home at 40 square meters (sqm) and 46 square meters, respectively. The Reana and Margarita, on the other hand, offers 40 sqm and 46 sqm units in a townhomes series. Once a verdant ground, Vista Land will transform the property into a community dotted with 500 units of value-for-money Lessandra series houses, an ideal place for start-up families, young professionals, out-of-town students, and rental investments. Garcia said the site will be transformed into lush greenery and calm surrounding, a safe community for families. An entrance gate, landscaped garden, central amenity with clubhouse, playground, basketball court, tree-lined avenue, and neighborhood commercial makes Camella distinctive than other subdivisions in the region. Camella Communities held the grand launching of the newest masterpiece on December 2012. Site launching was held last month. This project is on top of the ongoing development of the second phase of Camella, Leyte in Brgy. Campetic, also in Palo. Camella is the subsidiary catering to the mid-market segment of Vista Land & Lifescapes, the countrys largest homebuilder. (SARWELL

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TACLOBAN CITY- The Saint Pauls School of Business and Law (SPSBL) is very thankful for the SM Foundation for bringing their college scholarship in the city of Tacloban. SPSBL registrar and scholarship coordinator Josefina Apostol said that there are 21 students coming from different public high schools who qualified for the SM Foundation Inc. college scholarship program in which five of them will enroll at their school. The SM Foundation will shoulder all charges for the whole semester per scholar, Apostol said. This coming school year, Apostol said that their school will conduct an orientation to all scholars including the SM Foundation scholars. Apostol also said that the SPSBL together with some SM Foundation representatives will monitor the performance of each scholar of the SM Foundation Inc. per semester to prevent them from having a failing grades which may affect their scholarship I will also advise the professors of the SM Foundation scholars to let her know if there are some deficiencies or problems in the grades of the scholars so that she can take measures to help these students, Apostol said in an interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express. It is a big honor and privilege for the SPSBL to be one of the partners of SM Foundation in their college scholarship program in Tacloban, Apostol said. In a contract signing conducted by the SM Foundation last March 15, 2013 at Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City, Krishia Norimel Naputo, 15 years old, a graduating student of Leyte National High School, who is also a new scholar of SM Foundation, said that the examination and interview of the SM Foundation college scholarship program is not easy but because of her willingness and determination to be a scholar, she passed it despite of the difficult questions. To be one of their college scholars, I am very thankful for these opportunities that the SM Foundation had given me, Naputo said with a smile. With the SM Foundation college scholarship program, Naputo said that she can have better education. For next school year, she plans to enroll at SPSBL to take Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. Noreda Naputo, Krishias mother, said that the scholarship of the SM Foundation is a wonderful gift and a big help not only to her daughter but to their family considering that they are having some financial diculties. With the help of the SM Foundation, Krishia is assured to finish her college education. To the SM Foundation Incorporated, thank you very much for granting my daughter as your scholar, the elder Naputo said with tears on her face. On the other hand, the SPSBL is hoping that the SM Foundation Inc. will continue to help indigent students to achieve their dream for them to have a better future. (RYAN GABRIEL L. ARCENAS)

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