DAILY EXPRESS

website: leytesamardaily.net VOL. XXV NO. XXXIII http://www.scribd.com/lsde_scribd e-mail: Editorial - lsdaily2@yahoo.com WEDNESDAY MAY 15, 2013
BY JOEY A. GABIETA, Staff Writer

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Mayor Alfred happy of winning polls

TACLOBAN CITY- The mayor of this city, Alfred Romualdez, could not hide his happiness that he won on his reelection bid despite the open support extended by President Aquino to his political opponent.
Im not only happy that the election is over but I have survived. Imagine, kalaban ko pader, Romualdez said yesterday in an interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express. Romualdez was ocially declared as the winner in the mayoralty race by the members of the City Elections Board of Canvassers at around 7:51 am Tuesday. The reelected mayor, who ran under the banner of the Nacionalista Party, garnered total votes of 45,182 against his opponent, Florencio Noels 38,460 votes. His wife, Cristina Gonzales Romualdez, was also reelected as a council member. Romualdez is a nephew of former First Lady and now Ilocos Norte Rep.Imelda Marcos whose family is the main political opponent of Mr. Aquinos family. The mayoralty race in Tacloban was seen as a proxy war between the two families as no less than the President endorsed Noel, who ran as an independent. Presidential sister, Kris Aquino, also campaigned for Noel who even uttered that it was game over in favor of Noel during a rally. Senator Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos, Jr. came to the city to endorse the mayoralty bid of his cousin Alfred. He was also joined by another cousin, busito page 2

Mayor Alfred Romualdez was reelected as Tacloban city mayor together with his wife Councilor Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez. Councilor Jerry Sambo Yaokasin won the race for vice mayor. They were joined by the Board of Election Canvassers chaired by city elections ofcer Karen Cajipo, ofcer-in-charge city schools division superintendent Gorgonio Diaz, Jr. and other personnel. Photo by Timothy Canes. Text by Eden Benusa-Reyes

Alfred and progressive Tacloban

TACLOBAN CITY- A mans inner character is tested when pushed to the wall. But for Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez ,it defines true character. Amidst the criticisms from both his friends and foes, Mayor Romualdez remains humble, quiet and focused to his job. He never thought of retaliating even from the personal attacks he received. Mayor Romualdez survived from all the dirty tactics adopted by his political opponents and from the malicious accusations against him; with just simple yet heart-warming hand shaking, people welcomed him and his party to their homes in barangays.

While serving his fellow Taclobanon, he also finds time to be with his wifeCouncilor Cristina G. Romualdez and his daughters- Sofia and Diana. Indeed, he became the model of every Taclobanon who joined the I Love Tacloban movement: Makadiyos. Makapamilya. Makabayan. His victory over his political opponent- An Waray party-list Representative Florencio Bem Noel arms it. A total of 45,182 voters have chosen him against Noel who only got 38,462 votes, with a glaring dierence of 6,722. Romualdez was proclaimed by the Board of Election Canvassers composed to page 6

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NEWS
candidates forum and massive media information campaign initiated to gain public support for fair and credible polls. On Monday, police assistance desks were established in polling centers regionwide with close to 5,000 policemen that rendered election duties coupled by police visibility patrols by Reactionary Standby Support Force (PNP-RSSF) from the regional headquarters down to municipal level units. Soria, however, said the police will not put its guards down even after the voting hours and canvassing is over as all police units under his watch will remain vigilant to ensure that all post-election activities will be safe and secured for all. The regions top cop earlier placed PRO8 on full alert status since May 6 until Friday, May 17. Minor glitches in the operations of the precinct count optical scans (PCOS) machines were also reported by line units while a failure of elections was declared by the Comelec in Brgy. Higasaan, an upland village with 218 registered voters situated in Calbayog Citys Seven Hills, due to the absence of communication signal in the area and its distance which is a 12-hour hike through rugged terrains from the city proper. As of Tuesday morning, a total of 159 persons have been arrested for violation of gun ban, the latest was the arrest of Avner San Andres, who was nabbed infront of a polling center in Brgy. Dawahon, Bato, Leyte for carrying a .45 caliber pistol with ammunitions on Monday morning. A total of 131 assorted high-powered and lowpowered firearms were confiscated in Eastern Visayas since January 13, Soria added. Police also arrested three persons in Northern Samar and two in Southern Leyte for alleged vote-buying activities while counterfeit money allegedly used for vote-buying were turnedover yesterday by Chairman Antonio Tan of Brgy. Villa in Lavezares town to Northern Samar Police Provincial Oce. (PINSP
ROMUEL NACAR)

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Elections in EV generally peaceful PRO8

CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte -The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) assessed the synchronized conduct of the national and local midterm elections Monday as generally peaceful even in Samar province that was earlier listed as a priority area and placed under tight watch by security forces. People were able to cast their votes and exercised their rights of suffrage with a great feeling of security, Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Ragadio Soria, PRO8 regional director, adding that the high voters turn-out was a testament to the stable condition with no election-related incident reported on Election Day. Soria attributed the generally peaceful situation to the advance preparations made by PRO8 to ensure secured and fair elections and the convergence of eorts with government agencies and security forces. Since November last year, PRO8 have launched a massive crackdown against private armed group, most wanted persons, crime gangs, loose firearms and unregistered firearms which may be used to sow terror during the polling period. Aside from focused police operations, the law enforcement ocial informed that PRO8 have brokered some 183 peace covenants signed by almost 3,500 political aspirants, in addition to unity walks, prayer rallies, peace caravans,

Mayor...

On the 2013 midterm elections

Yesterday, the Filipino people in great numbers undertook their civic duty to determine who would receive a mandate in the legislature and in local governments across the country. Overall, our fellow citizens undertook this exercise and the right of suffrage with tenacity and good cheer. By all accounts, this second automated election has proceeded in a satisfactory manner, with the system and the vast majority of machines working as they were intended. While there were isolated incidents of violence and equally isolated hitches in the voting process, our institutionsfrom the COMELEC to its deputized agenciesvolunteers for poll-watching, media, and the public came together and did their utmost to ensure free, fair, and credible elections. The President led the administration into what he himself has described as a referendum on this administrationone that will determine whether there will be a continuation and acceleration of reform, or a regression to the old, selsh ways that had harmed our country. As the counting is completed and the ofcial proclamations take place, it seems clear that our countrymen have spoken overwhelmingly to conrm and expand the mandate for reform and change that they rst granted in 2010 to President Aquino. The work is cut out for all of us: rst, to respect the will of the majority; second, to witness the baton of leadership being handed over from one set of leaders to the next on the basis of the peoples will; and third, to stay on the path that the Filipino people have determined by virtue of their vote for change. The victory of Team PNoy is a renewed mandate for tuwid na daan, and a vote of condence for good governance, the continuity of reforms, and a brighter future to come. We thank the Filipino people for the support they have shown President Aquinos agenda of reform and positive change, and we also thank them for doing their part and contributing to the success of these elections. As we in government continue to fulll the mandate entrusted to us by our Bosses, the Filipino people, it is our hope that the next three years will see our country taking even greater strides along the straight path towards equitable progress, peace, and stability for all.
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from page 1 nessman Benjamin Philip Romualdez. Benjamin Philips younger brother, Ferdinand Martin, ran unopposed for the first congressional district of Leyte. He is to serve his third and last term. The reelected mayor said that he was happy that despite of the backing of the Aquinos of his opponent, he still was able to win. I was obviously the underdog, he said. He also expressed his sadness and disappointment that the President was fed with wrong information that Tacloban under his leadership did not show any progress. The President, in his message, had said that there was no development in the city during the dominance of the Romualdezes. Sa tagal na naghari ang isang pamilya sa lungsod, may

nakamit ba kayong kaunlaran? he said in his message. Despite this, Romualdez said that he is not taking it personally against the President who was just fed with wrong information by his allies in Tacloban. Those people who are not from Tacloban who campaigned against me, were misinformed by their leaders and I dont blame them, he said.
EXTRAJUDICIALLY PARTITION

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Victoriano Montalban extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated in Brgy. Hipusngo, Baybay, Leyte, Lot No. 1301, containing an area of 27,329 square meters, O.C.T. No. 3751; per Doc. No. 3437, Page No. 49, Book No. XXXIV, Series of 2002 of Notary Public Jesus V. Palermo. LSDE: May 15, 22 & 29, 2013

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electionist Mayor Alfred Romualdez won the race with 45,182 according to the Comelecs transparency server data. He defeated An Waray partylist Representative Florencio Noel who garnered 38,460 votes. Independent vice mayoralty candidate Councilor Jerry Yaokasin got 44,847 votes as against Noels running mate incumbent Vice Mayor Arvin Antoni with 34,371 votes. The mayors wife former actress Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez, regained her post as a councilor. In Ormoc City, actor Richard Gomez was defeated in the mayoralty race with 37,182 votes to 39,430 votes earned by Edward Codilla. The actors wife Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez is leading to win the congressional seat with 96,959 votes as against Ormoc City Mayor Eric Codillas 70,673 votes. Mayor Carmen Cari is heading to win the hotly contested mayoralty seat in Baybay City with 11,865 votes, far ahead of Marilou Galenzogas 6,130 votes. Calbayog City Mayor Ronald Aquino is ahead in the initial count with 13,125 votes against Rey James Uys 11,313 and Angelie Tans 5,988. (SARWELL Q. MENIANO)

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Same political families still rule in EV

TACLOBAN CITY Local government units and House of Representative in Eastern Visayas will be ruled again by same families with members of the regions political clans leading in initial counts. Based on the Comelecs transparency server data, incumbent governors, congressmen, and members of political clans are heading to victory. Leading in Biliran is incumbent Governor Gerryboy Espina with 37,255 votes as against rival Niceto Limpiados 19,413 votes. Lone Leyte gubernatorial candidate Dominico Petilla had 268,465 votes. He is the brother of former Leyte Governor Jericho Petilla, the current energy secretary. In Northern Samar, Governor Paul Daza is trailing in the count with 69,432 votes compared to Jun Ongs 98,106 votes. Ong is a brother of Northern Samar Rep. Emil Ong. Samar Governor Ann Tan got 96,423 votes, slightly ahead of Aika Uys 94,113 votes. Both are members of political dynasties in Samar province. Re-electionist Eastern Samar Governor Conrado Nicart is heading to win the race with 60,069 votes compared to challenger Javier Zacates 50,759. In Southern Leyte, Rep. Roger Mercado has initially garnered 87,209 votes in the gubernatorial race. His rival Robert Castanares got 54,748 votes. Based on Comelecs noontime transparency server tally, Eastern Visayas will surely have the same face in the House of Representatives except in Northern Samar 1st district and Southern Leyte. Former Rep. Harlin Abayon, who had 42,421 vote is slightly ahead of Northern Samar Rep. Raul Dazas 37,678 vote. Governor Damian Mercado is heading for a landslide victory for Southern Leytes lone congressional seat with 80,950 votes as against Saint Bernard Mayor Rico Rentuzas 31,916 votes. Incumbent congressmen in the region that are ahead in the latest count are Rogelio Espina (Biliran), Ben Evardone (Eastern Samar), Jose Carlos Cari (Leyte 5th), Lucy TorresGomez (Leyte 4th), Andres Salvacion (Leyte 3rd), Sergio Apostol (Leyte 2nd), Emil Ong (Northern Samar 2nd), Mel Senen Sarmiento (Samar 1st), and Milagrosa Tan (Samar 2nd). Leyte first district Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has no opponent in the May 13 elections. In Tacloban City, re-

Congratulations to the Newly-elected officials of ORAS, E. SAMAR

Mayor : Vivian F. Alvarez Vice-Mayor : Carlo Libanan Councilors : 1) Ervin Pormida 2) Adolfo Mugas 3) Carlo Batica 4) Bauti Docena 5) Benito Colico 6) Aldwin Picardal 7) Michael Maestre 8) Edgar Maestre

Congratulations to the newly-elected officials of Baybay City

Failure of election declared in far-flung Calbayog village

TACLOBAN CITY Conduct of Elections has failed in a far flung village in Calbayog City with the 218 registered voters not showing up for fear of threats from village officials. In a notice to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) regional office, Fidel Amacna said there were force intimidations among residents in Barangay Higasaan, thus preventing them from casting their votes. There is no communication signal in the area, which aggravated the situation because they couldnt ask for assistance to secure the polling place, Amacna said in a statement. Aside from threats from village officials, adding to the problem, according to the official is the distance of the place from the city proper. It takes 12 hours hike to get to the village passing through hilly terrain. Higasaan is a remote village of Calbayog City located in seven hills. Maricris Tumandao, election assistant of Calbayog City election office said in a phone interview that the Board of Election Inspectors(BEI) kept the precincts 164-A and 165A in Higasaan Elementary School open until noontime. There were intimidations from barangay officials not to go out and vote. Local residents were told that if they would do that, there would be violence, said Tumandao, who was supervising polling in that area. Members of the BEI decided to close the precinct midday and bring the precinct count optical scanning (PCOS) machines and other election paraphernalias back to the city. Amacna asked the Comelec regional office to reset the elections today but the latter has yet to decide on the proposal. We just forwarded the proposal to our main office. We will see if it is necessary to conduct special elections in the area based on election results in Calbayog. Barangay Higasaans 218 registered voters is just a tiny fraction of the citys 104,689. The entire province has 481,275 registered voters. The city, which is considered as hotspots ended Election Day without reports of untoward incidents in all areas despite suspected election-related violence before May 13. Three mayoralty bets had been vying for the mayoralty seat- Ronald Aquino of Liberal Party (LP), Rey James Uy, and Angelie Tan who are both independent candidates. Aquino, current city mayor, took over the seat when after the late Uys assassination. Based on official preliminary count as of yesterday morning, Aquino garnered 13,125 votes against Uys 11,313 and Tans 5,988. (SARWELL Q.
MENIANO)

Hon. Boying L. Cari

Representative, 5th District

Hon. Carmen L. Cari

City Mayor

Hon. Mike L. Cari

Vice Mayor

and to all the City Councilors

Greetings for the fiesta of

Brgy. Candadam in honor of San Isidro de Labrador, Patron Saint

Greetings from: Jose Romen & Kookie Corpuz

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OPINION

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

EDITORIAL

Generally peaceful but not that honest

every well-meaning citizen should deeply ponder on - Massive vote-buying. From the imperial Metro Manila to the rustic towns and sitios, distribution of grease money in exchange of votes was rife. The proscribed act seemed to be the norm rather than the prohibition. Vote-buying turned to be the rule of thumb rather than taboo in civilized society where government is supposed to be ruled by law rather than of men. How could the people think contrariwise when even the Bangko Sentral ng Plipinas timed the production and distribution of new
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anging in the balance is the integrity of the elections held on May 13. Was the current election in any given place in the country peaceful? Partly yes. Was it orderly? Perhaps, quite. Was it clean and honest? May be not so. This is the general impression formed in the mind of the electorate who just exercised their right of suffrage with an end in view that only the best shall win. What then is the parameter within which to say that the political fray last Monday was actually peaceful, orderly, clean and honest? National and local broadsheets ran the banner headline, which is an alarming issue that

Part I - Excerpt from DENR A. O. No. 2012 12

For the nth time, coral reef-related pronouncements and issuances from both national and local governments have been published. The latest about the topic is the meat of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 2012-3, socalled Guidelines for the Implementation of the Sustainable Coral Reef Management Program (SCREMP). May be issuances and pronouncements on coral reef monitoring are incidental as these come out whenever disasters happen in the Philippine marine environment occur. Thus, the oil spill in the upper coast of Luzons West Philippine Sea caused by the commercial vessel M/V Arita Bauxite, could have affected ters off the two provinces, is composed of only three (3) species, namely: P. crispata Kjellman, P. suborbiculata Kjellman and the third and newly discovered/identified P. marcosii Cordero. This red seaweed group have remained unreported elsewhere in the Philippine waters! These 3 species of Gamet is source of food (prepared as fresh salad) and provide livelihood to the coastal dwellers of the two provinces. Not only are the seaweeds and sea grasses most endangered each time oilspills take place, oils also toxifies and imperils other bottom-growing organisms. The latest DENR A. O.

Coral Reef Monitoring: An Environmental Concern

the marine resouces in La Union, Pangasinan and the waters off the Ilokandia region. As has been tackled in this column repeatedly, it is the bottom dwelling plant and animal organisms that suffer most unlike fish which could escape and swim away from the oil-spilled areas of the sea. Again, oil thrown to the sea settles to the bottom and transforms into solidified hydrocarbon that

dissociates into small particles, floats with time, carried to neighboring areas by wave action! This latest sea night-mare has caused great concern to this writer, being a marine biologist, who has explored most waters of the country, including the NE Provinces of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte, home of the protein-rich red seaweed Ilokanos call Gamet (Porphyra spp.). Gamet, growing only in the cooler wa-

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OPINION Coral...

ing the number corresponding the candidates name on the ballot as worthy over the rest. With cash being given by candidates who want to be included in the voters shortlist, voters find the excuse of just accepting the token of kindness not necessarily as a commercial transaction where their sacred votes are sold. Voters are given allocations by the candidates so that a voter who rejects the token is deemed waiving the cash that will likely go to the unscrupulous ward leaders acting as handlers of the politician. The money that any voter would reject will no longer be returned to the candidate but will anomalously go into the hands of the leader at the expense of the voter whose name was used to obtain the allocation. It may be the reason why people from all walks of life would plainly take the cash being given by candidates or else the cash will go elsewhere. While most voters go into vending their names to candidates who are out in the open buying votes, others simply wait for trickles of cash from candidates to drop by them. The usual

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man-wellbeing of the coastal communities; 3. Promote public awareness and instill social and environmental consciousness on the value of coral reefs and associated coastal and marine ecosystems, especially on mitigating the effects of climate change.; 4. Enhance the formation of positive values among the youth and other partners through shared responsibilities in sustainable management of coastal and marine resources and habitats, and; 5. Develop sustainable financing mechanisms through the establishment

Voters empowerment

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No government agency ever came out to stop or even merely mitigate the cash floods that inundated all nooks of the country as voters trooped to the election precincts to cast shades on their ballot. People wonder whatever happened to the major thrust of the countrys national police on crime prevention as vote-buyers openly violated election laws. We still have to learn of any violator who had been arrested by the authorities. It seems that the rampancy of votebuying had overwhelmed even law enforcers that the crime had been deemed normal in the ordinary course of human activities. The onslaught of cash is predicted with certainty that all sectors are expectant of the voluminous cash flow every election time. People are aware that can-

didates indulge in votebuying as people had been used to the system of commercialized elections. Candidates are well aware that voters are considerate marking their names in exchange with cash that are given as a token of gratitude to the voter who reciprocate the gift by including the name of the candidate in the shortlist. When all candidates are employing cash to get elected, voters take those who are kind in giving them a token as worthy of inclusion in their shortlist. Voters usually do not know personally the candidates and deem every aspirant as similarly situated in terms of their desire to render public service. Being unknown to the voter on a personal level, the voter considers the one who shared something for the little kindness of shad-

mandates immediate implementation of SCREMP guided by the following objectives. Thus: 1. Implement sustainable management of coastal and marine resources through resource and habitat conservation, protection and rehabilitation; 2. Contribute to food security and improve hujustification among those who have no intent of selling their votes is that the cash came their way without their asking and to reject it would only unjustly enrich the leader handling the candidate. But notwithstanding the cash flow that politicians used to influence the voters, the automated elections had practically reduced the chance of vote-buyers cheating their way to the polls to ensure that their names where voted for. Sans open ballot, the candidate has no other way to check that what was paid for was converted into a vote. The automated elections had truly given the voter the power to vote for the candidate of their choice as automation had brought about voter empowerment. Comments to alellema@ yahoo.com n.b. Congratulations to Atty. Igmedio Junji Elero Ponferrada for winning his second term as Municipal Mayor of the first class municipality of Basey, Samar as well as Vice-Mayor Pol Charles Yancha Adona and all Sangguniang Bayan Members. from: al-analiza-joker

of system of payment for ecosystem services. These are well-crafted objectives that should serve as guidelines for concerned government agencies (e.g. Philippine Coast Guard, etc.), to address the countrys perennial environmental concerns over its fragile marine ecosystem, the coral reefs specifically. ooo000ooo NEXT TOPIC : Part II - The Tubbataha Reef Fiasco, Determining Cost of Damage SHARE S & T THOUGHTS through EMail: drpacjr@yahoo. com.

May 15, 2013 - Wednesday, 7th Week of Easter St. Isidore (Isidro Labrador), farmer Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68; Jn 17:11b-19

PRAYER FOR THE DISCIPLES

Jesus looked up to heaven and prayed: O Father most holy, protect them with your name which you have given me, (that they may be one, even as we are one.) As long as I was with them, I guarded them with your name which you gave me. I kept careful watch, and not one of them was lost, none but him who was destined to be lost in fulfillment of Scripture. Now, however, I come to you; I say all this while I am still in the world that they may share my joy completely. I gave them your word and the world has hated them for it; they do not belong to the world, (any more than I belong to the world). I do not ask you take them out of the world, but to guard them from the evil one, They are not of the world, any more than I am of the world. Consecrate them by means of truth Your word is truth. As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world; I consecrate myself for their sakes now, that they may be consecrated in truth.

Generally...
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WOLVES ARE AROUND

A honeybee goes to a flower to gather honey. While engaged in this delightful task, it is sometimes stung by a spider. This sting makes it numb and the bee falls an easy prey to the spider. Likewise, a Christian community can be attacked by the Evil One while engaged in doing good and useful work. Knowing that he was about to go to his Father leaving his disciples on their own, Jesus asked his Father to keep them from the evil one (Jn 17:15). St. Paul calls the Evil One and his army wolves. Before he left his flock in Ephesus, he warned them: I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock (Acts 20:29). Suppose we ask: In what ways could the Evil One invade our Christian Community of today, both on the local and universal level and cause people to drop out of churches? The intrusions of the Evil one can be opt many kinds: theological errors, twisting of the Gospel truths, the deterioration of Catholic family life, the diminishing loyalty to a specific parish, impersonalism of the large parish, or suspicion and quarrelling that can destroy a communitys sense of the Lords presence in it. There is a way to guard ourselves against such attacks of the Evil One. In snowy countries, nature clothes animals and birds in white, so that they are of one colour with the surrounding environment and thus are safe from attacks. When the environment is different, the animals are clothed in a different way. Similarly, to be safe from all attacks and dangers from Evil One, Christians must live so close to the Lord that they are like him, and thus remain protected from the intrusions of the Evil One. (His Word is Life by Vima Dasan, S.J., published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel. #321-31-95) Sowers Thought: Mary enlightens scholars and students in their studies. She enlightens teachers and all Catholic writers even more so in their noble apostolate. -Blessed James Alberione, SSP, S.Th.D., Founder of the Pauline Family

money bills few days before the elections? Automated teller machines and over-thecounter withdrawals yielded crispy peso bills that were trim to keep in the pouch and pockets, just like Christmastime. News is yet to be heard about just anyone penalized for giving and receiving vote bribe as vote-buying is most difficult to prosecute. Mounting complaints alone for this crime is onerous especially no one will has that fortitude to implicate someone on crime which to many is but just normal. The Commission on Elections, to take cognizance of complaints on vote-buying, requires witnesses to execute affidavits and stand by these sworn attestations until the verdict is promulgat-

ed. Who then has the courage to give someone a dagger to plunge it in his heart? As a political critic said, it takes one successful test case to warn and many more of these final convictions to make the electorate shiver in fright even just at the thought of looking at the election bribe money. Yes it may be true that voters in this information age are already wise, purpose-driven and conscientious, the fact that money is a persuasive animator of a passive mind could not be discounted. The vacuum left by poverty wiggles in excitement when easy money is right at the doorstep. There are those who could not help but vote for the briber. This kind of voters is particularly the grateful ones or those who acknowledge the bribe as manna from heaven, such kind of debt of

gratitude. Archbishop John Du, as relayed to newsmen by the archdiocese of Palos media coordinator and director of Commission on Social Communications Rev. Fr. Amadeo Alvero, reiterated his abhorrence to the rampant vote-buying that happens every election period, justifying that vote-buying leads to more graft and corruption. Alvero, who made his rounds in polling places in Tacloban and Palo in the afternoon of the Election Day as way of support to the teachers and the volunteers of Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), commented that candidates should stop vote-buying as this would impede freedom of the electorate to vote for the rightful candidate. This in a way confirms the notion that really when money talks even the

angels listen. If the spate of killing in election-related violent incidents marred the peacefulness of the current elections, and the troubles and hassles that malfunctioning precinct count optical counting (PCOS) machines disturbed the orderliness in the polling precincts, the cleanliness and honesty of the mid-term elections were tarnished by vote-buying. With all these factors present, is it safe to say that the recently wrapped up elections were successful? Truly the mid-term elections were generally peaceful and orderly but not that clean and honest.

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been canvassed. The third-termer city chief executive thanked the Taclobanon for their sacrifices in ensuring that the election was peaceful, smooth, saying that the hard-part is over and its time to go back to work and make a new start, he said that hes now excited to work with the newly proclaimed vicemayor- Jerry Sambo Yaokasin and the unopposed Leyte

NOTICES
Governor- Dominic Petilla to bring more progress to Tacloban, to the province of Leyte and the whole Eastern Visayas. Romualdez is known for being a result-oriented leader and a man of character, who pushed for the transformation of Tacloban from a mere component city to a highly urbanized city in 2008. In his twoterms as city mayor, Tacloban ranked number 6 among the countrys HUCs and have been a multi-awarded city. To mention some is the award for Good Governance-The Seal of Good Housekeeping and the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Best LGUPNP for 2011. He is a man of action, who work things quietly and dedicates his life in helping people. He is known to be there with the people during calami-

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ties that hit the city such as floods, fire incidents and storms. He has implemented pro-poor programs such as the Self- Employment Assistance Program (SEAP), barangayan, and Peoples Day, free late registration of birth, free mass weeding and mass baptism. He supported the transport sector, the vendors, farmers associations and the fishery sector. He was able to attract investors here in the city and has given more job opportunities for his people. He has worked with civil society organizations and the church for Values Formation. He has consistently given support to the education sector and the youth.He built health and birthing centers in some strategic areas in the city and hired more nurses and doctors to address the health needs of people. Together with his wife, Councilor Cristina, they were able to build houses for the displaced individuals and the employed families thru the Gawad Kalinga, and other housing projects in partnership with the private sector and the national government agencies. Mayor Romualdez is excited to go back to work and bring more progress not only to the city but to the lives of every Taclobanon and to be able to build stronger relationship together. (EDEN
BENUSA-REYES)

Alfred...

City Prosecutor- Ruperto Golong and OIC, city schools division superintendent- Dr. Gregorio Diaz yesterday morning after 94.70% ballots of the total number of precincts here in Tacloban have

from page 1 of the City Comelec officer- Atty. Karen Cajipo,

NOTICE is hereby given that Neon A. Cinco heir of late Alejandro A. Cinco executed an affidavit of Self-Adjudication over a parcel of land Lot No. 1098 with improvements thereon situated at Brgy. Buri, Municipality of Catbalogan (now Brgy. San Roque, Catbalogan, City, containing an area of 54,951 square meters, more or less, covered by T.C.T. No. T-7958. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Julio N. Latigar married to Elvie B. Latigar as vendee for a portion of 1,800 square meters, more or less from the abovedescribed property; per Doc. No. 526, Page No. 104, Book No. 15, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Edilberto Morales. LSDE: May 8, 15 & 22, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that the estate of the late ANA PROFETISA VILLACORTE was extrajudicially settled through an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication by her sole heir Carolina Villacorte Fuentes; per Doc. No. 412, Page 83, Book No. 130, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Tomas F. Dulay, Jr. of #92 Legaspi St., Proj. 4, Quezon City. LSDE: May 15, 22 & 29, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Victoria Fidel-Rabe extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a one-half (1/2) parcel of land, Lot 12454, C-37, Cad 566-D, situated at Lunang, Hilongos, Leyte covered by O.C.T. No. P-27428, containing an area of 13,628 square metesr, more or less; per Doc. No. 399, Page No. 81, Book No. XXII, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Efren B. Mendoza. LSDE: May 15, 22 & 29, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that Anecita Geromala Germata heir of late Eusebio Barcial executed an affidavit of Adjudication over a parcel of land situated at Brgy. Punong, Matalom, Leyte, under Tax Dec. No. 08-2702000012, Cad. Lot No. 2704-P, with an area of 1,294 square meters, actual survey 2,611 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed a portion of 488 square meters, from the above-described property in favor of Sps. Reynaldo and Evelyn Bibera as vendee; per Doc. No. 22, Page No. 4, Book No. XXXII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Josenilo Marquez Reoma. LSDE: May 15, 22 & 29, 2013

SELF-ADJUDICATION WITH SALE

LEGAL NOTICE

The DSWD-Reception and Study Center for Children, (RSCC) Pawing Palo, Leyte would like to call Nilda Odquin, mother of Bb. girl Odquin, now named Angelica Odquin. Baby Angelica was newly born when Nilda Odquin left the baby at Leyte Provincial Hospital, Palo, Leyte on April 12, 2013 at about 6PM. According to nearby patients and caretakers, Nilda said to them that she will go out of the hospital to eat noodles, but she did not return anymore. The medical social worker of said hospital coordinated with DSWD Field Ofce VIII and referred baby Angelica to Reception and Study Center for Children, Palo Leyte for temporary shelter and case management. The parents, relatives or any interested party of the baby girl now named Angelica Odquin are requested to see the Ofcer in Charge or the Social Workers of RSCC Pawing Palo, Leyte or call telephone number (053) 3232666 to discuss plans of said child. Failure to appear at RSCC will serve as basis for ling a Petition for Administrative Declaration of a Child Legally Available for Adoption. (Sgd.) NIDA V. JUSAY Center Head
LSDE: May 15, 22 & 29, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Catalina Cillo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land located in Hindang, Borongan, Eastern Samar, covered by ARP No. 9604030 00352, containing an area of 2,865 square meters, assessed value of P2,680.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Alice A. Baquilod as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 294, Page No. 59, Book No. 1, Series of 1997 of Notary Public Atty. Renato Noel C. Echague. LSDE: May 8, 15 & 22, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Agustin Dacallos extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of coconut land, situated at Sandayong, Culasi, Leyte, Leyte, identified as Lot No. 1745 with Tax Dec. No. 08-23010-00079, with an area of 6.3595 hectares, more or less; per Doc. No. 549, Page No. 108, Book No. X, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Edgar J. Tonolete. LSDE: May 8, 15 & 22, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heir of the late Sps. Agaton Pica & Teofila Cinco extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No. 2197, situated at Telegrafo, Tolosa, Leyte, with an area of 6,807 square meters, more or less and covered with Tax Dec. No. 00494, assessed value of P6,420.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Eufracio A. Pedrosa as vendee for a portion of 4,420 square meters from the above-described property; per Doc. No. 238, Page No. 58, Book No. X, Series of 2005 of Notary Public Atty. Wilfredo S. Oledan. LSDE: May 8, 15 & 22, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION WITH SALE

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICE Old Capitol Bldg., Brgy. Dalakit, Catarman, Northern Samar Tel. Nos. (055) 500-9061, (055) 251-8258

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICE Old Capitol Bldg., Brgy. Dalakit, Catarman, Northern Samar Tel. Nos. (055) 500-9061, (055) 251-8258

INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY AND TO BID

The Department of Agrarian Reform, Provincial Agrarian Reform Ofce, Catarman, Northern Samar, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites interested bidders to participate in the pre-qualications and public bidding for subdivision survey of Collective CLOA Module Calendar Year 2013 as described below: MODULE NO. 2013-CC-01 2013-CC-02 2013-CC-03 LOCATION LAPINIG LAPINIG LAPINIG AREA (HAS.) 166.9343 172.5534 165.9779 505.4656 ABC: Php 1,162,570.88 Submit your prequalications documents to the BAC Secretariat on or before 5:00 oclock in the afternoon of May 10, 2013 Friday, Pre-bidding conference will be held at DAR Provincial Ofce, Catarman, Northern Samar on May 17, 2013 Friday, 9:00 oclock in the morning. Bid documents and other forms will be furnished to those qualied bidders upon payment of non-refundable fee of ONE THOUSAND PESOS (P1,000.00) Pre-qualication statement to be submitted by the prospective participants in triplicate shall be be accompanied with the following documents: 1. Current Mayors Permit; 2. DTI Registration; 3. Three (3) passport size picture of bidders and/or authorized representative of partnership or corporation; 4. Duly notarized afdavit of Project Chief regarding his past experience; 5. Current employment contract of Project Chief, Geodetic Engineer, and Junior Geodetics Engineers; 6. Xerox copies of the current Professional Tax Receipt, G.E. PRC Card, and GEP Certicate of Good Standing issued by the concerned Regional President of the Geodetic Engineers of the Philippine, Incorporated; and 7. Original copies of Registration of Surveying Instruments (e.g. Total Stations, Transits, Theodolites, Tapes, etc.) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PER E.O. 398; 1/12/2005 1. Bidder need to submit copy of LATEST income tax returns duly stamped and received by the BIR, and duly validated with the tax payment made thereon; 2. Tax Clearance from BIR to prove full and timely payment of taxes; 3. R.A. 9184 under Article XV of this act, a sworn afdavit of the bidder that he or she or any ofcers their corporation is not related to the Head of the Procuring Entity (PARO) by consanguinity or afnity up to the third civil degree. OTHERS 1. No proxy policy during pre & nal bidding; 2. Need to present physically transit, Theodolites, EDMs and Tapes during bidding. The BAC will receive sealed bids in the prescribed forms from the pre-qualied contractors at DAR, Catarman, Northern Samar on May 30, 2013 Thursday, at 9:00 A.M. Opening of bids shall be on 10:00 A.M. of the same date. All participants relative to the pre-qualications, bidders bond, performance bond, bid valuation, and award shall be discussed during the pre-bidding conference. The Department of Agrarian Reform reserves the right to reject any or all bids as well so to waive any defect therein and to accept the most advantageous offer to the government. NO. OF LOTS 13 18 19 50
2013-NL-06

INVITATION TO PRE-QUALIFY AND TO BID

The Department of Agrarian Reform, Provincial Agrarian Reform Ofce, Catarman, Northern Samar, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invites interested bidders to participate in the pre-qualications and public bidding for survey of Newlands Module Calendar Year 2013 as described below: MODULE NO. 2013-NL-01 2013-NL-02 2013-NL-03 2013-NL-04 2013-NL-05 LOCATION CATARMAN CATARMAN CATARMAN CATARMAN CATARMAN LOPE DE VEGA LAVEZARES ALLEN SAN ISIDRO SAN JOSE ROSARIO CATUBIG LAS NAVAS LAOANG PALAPAG AREA (HAS.) 166.6908 175.7794 173.6278 173.4805 169.9561 154.4385 NO. OF LOTS 10 09 10 11 10 14

2013-NL-07 2013-NL-08

175.3097 189.9693 1,379.2521

12 16 92

ABC: Php 3,310,205.04

Submit your prequalications documents to the BAC Secretariat on or before 5:00 oclock in the afternoon of May 9, 2013 Thursday, Pre-bidding conference will be held at DAR Provincial Ofce, Catarman, Northern Samar on May 16, 2013 Thursday, 9:00 oclock in the morning. Bid documents and other forms will be furnished to those qualied bidders upon payment of non-refundable fee of ONE THOUSAND PESOS (P1,000.00) Pre-qualication statement to be submitted by the prospective participants in triplicate shall be be accompanied with the following documents: 1. Current Mayors Permit; 2. DTI Registration; 3. Three (3) passport size picture of bidders and/or authorized representative of partnership or corporation; 4. Duly notarized afdavit of Project Chief regarding his past experience; 5. Current employment contract of Project Chief, Geodetic Engineer, and Junior Geodetics Engineers; 6. Xerox copies of the current Professional Tax Receipt, G.E. PRC Card, and GEP Certicate of Good Standing issued by the concerned Regional President of the Geodetic Engineers of the Philippine, Incorporated; and 7. Original copies of Registration of Surveying Instruments (e.g. Total Stations, Transits, Theodolites, Tapes, etc.) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS PER E.O. 398; 1/12/2005 1. Bidder need to submit copy of LATEST income tax returns duly stamped and received by the BIR, and duly validated with the tax payment made thereon; 2. Tax Clearance from BIR to prove full and timely payment of taxes; 3. R.A. 9184 under Article XV of this act, a sworn afdavit of the bidder that he or she or any ofcers their corporation is not related to the Head of the Procuring Entity (PARO) by consanguinity or afnity up to the third civil degree. OTHERS 1. No proxy policy during pre & nal bidding; 2. Need to present physically transit, Theodolites, EDMs and Tapes during bidding. The BAC will receive sealed bids in the prescribed forms from the pre-qualied contractors at DAR, Catarman, Northern Samar on May 29, 2013 Wednesday, at 9:00 A.M. Opening of bids shall be on 10:00 A.M. of the same date. All participants relative to the pre-qualications, bidders bond, performance bond, bid valuation, and award shall be discussed during the pre-bidding conference. The Department of Agrarian Reform reserves the right to reject any or all bids as well so to waive any defect therein and to accept the most advantageous offer to the government. (Sgd.) ATTY. EDSEL A. BALLICUD BAC Chairman

LSDE: May 11 & 15, 2013

(Sgd.) ATTY. EDSEL A. BALLICUD BAC Chairman

LSDE: May 11 & 15, 2013

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

A Heart-steering Love Week for Barugo Indigents

Filipino professionals sadly experiencing lack of substantial livelihood opportunities in our land, who bravely gamble their desire for economic uplift go abroad. Most often than not, they succeed. And the most heartwarming attitude that they show and there are so many of them do not simply lie on their laurels of economic stability in foreign soils and when they can, they think of coming home to the land of their births to share their fortunes earned for the people of the place of their origin. From May 20-24, 2013 hundreds of indigents of the municipality of Barugo will be lucky beneficiaries to a free medical-dental mission of Baruguenos who made substantial good earnings from abroad. The team comes from Hope and Health Aid to the Philippines a Rotary Australian World Community Service (RAWCs) whose project manager is Dr. Grace Maano, a Barugueno. This project is sponsored by Care and Share from page 1 Army (CASA) of Sydney Australia whose members are Leyteos and Samareos and their friends in that country. These services and medicines will be freely given to solely indigents of Barugo. They are surgical, ENT, cleft, optha and Gynecology. Minor surgery operations include lumps and bumps, cysts, circumcision and extractions or dental services. On the side, this medical-dental mission will share their knowledge and expertise by conducting trainings through lectures and on the spot demonstrations to barangay health workers and midwives on first aid/CPR, basic life support, proper handling of dead bodies victims of disasters. This mission was conceptualized and initiated by Evalyn Aileen Asoy who works as one of the top ocials in an Australian Railway station together with Gilda Asoy Ponferada, her sister whose husband is from Tunga, but whose roots are in Barugo. Aileen is the youngest daughter of the late Diosdado Asoy, former chief of Police in Barugo, a relative (Ehemm) of this writer. Atty. Alden Enggoy Avestruz, the newly reelected mayor of Barugo who prepared the list of beneficiaries, in cooperation with the Municipal Social Welfare Office, revealed that some 300 400 patients will benefit the 5-day medical dental mission. He is touched by the gesture of these balikbayans and profusely thank them for their rare expression of continuing anity to Baruguenos in spite of their long absence seeking greener pastures beyond our shores, especially those less-fortunate town mates. This mission is backedup by local counterparts like Dr. Lourdes Tettot Avila of the Barugo Rural Health Unit and sta and Dr. Maribeth Aguilar of the Carigara District Hospital and sta. Major operations will be done in this hospital in Carigara, some 7 kilometers from Barugo. This information is provided by AFP Major Conrado Makabenta Delvo (Ret.) a Barugueno who now resides in Cebu and operating a security agency. He has somehow assisted in the fund raising activities to raise Au$25,000 or P1M to cover expenses on surgical-dental-anaesthetic-ophal medicines, supplies and for laboratory tests. Team members from Australia spent for their own fares coming to the Philippines.

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though violent method remained high. About 30 percent of the Filipinos continue to live on less than a dollar a day, making them vulnerable to patronage politics, which resulted to a cycle of violence to maintain government position and secure government funds, reports said. In 2009, a rich political clan in Maguindanao summarily executed 58 people, to include 34 journalists, in an attempt to subdue a political opponent. The case remains unsolved. About 12.5 million worked abroad to earn money and send back home to sustain their families. Their annual remittance is pegged at about $20 billion, helping to keep the countrys economy afloat. (RONALD O. REYES)

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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Killings, cheating mar 2013 midterm elections

TACLOBAN CITY The Philippine midterm elections on Monday remained the same for most of the 58 million Filipino voters as killings, bomb explosions, intimidation, allegation of fraud due to PCOS machine glitches and vote buying dominated the event. Latest report from the Philippine National Police said more than 60 people have been murdered in an election-related violence when ocial campaign period started on February, this include the killings of politicians, their supporters, teachers and election watchers. Threats and physical harm also happened from the countrys capital down to the remote villages of the archipelago. Celebrated politicians were not spared, like boxing legend and re-electionist congressman Manny Pacquiao who is now facing charges as he and his bodyguards reportedly beaten to a pulp one village chieftain in his home province in Saranggani after the latter confronted him for allegedly distributing cash and goods to the neighborhood in his last ditch for campaign on Saturday evening. In one town in Southern Leyte, policemen on duty reportedly got a surprise when supporters of one politician allegedly handed them envelopes containing money and names of candidates in a supposed attempt to buy their votes. On election day, seven persons on camouflaged uniforms onboard their motorcycles were apprehended in dierent towns in Leyte province for threatening voters with .45 caliber gun, M16 armalite rifles and even knives. As of May 9 report, the PNP confiscated 3,011 loose firearms, 936 bladed weapons, 195 grenades, 497 other explosive devices, and 25, 729 ammunition. Also arrested were 3,079 individuals to include 2,835 civilians, 40 government employees, 43 police personnel, 20 army personnel, three jail personnel, 1 fire personnel, four para-military personnel, and 132 security guards for possessing the said deadly and illegal items. One notable arrest was that of a 20-year old male possessing illegal firearms and ammunition, police said. About 5,000 policemen were reportedly deployed in Eastern Visayas region alone to safeguard precincts and conduct security particularly in Samar, one of the so-called perpetual election hot spot areas in the country. There one policeman was shot dead at close range by four unidentified suspects while he was guarding the election equipment. Communist new peoples army also joined the fray as it continued staging ambush and setting up own checkpoint allegedly to extort money from politicians, not even sparing a 78-year old mayoral candidate and mother to an incumbent senator Teofisto Guingona III when they reportedly ambushed her convoy and killed two of her aides. The NPA later conveyed their apology on the attack. About 135 foreign observers joined in monitoring the election event contested for a total of 18,053 dierent posts down to the local town councilors, more than 1,600 mayors, and 80 governors, and half or 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. As one study shown that political dynasty persisted in the countryindicating 70 percent for congressmen and 80 percent for senators, not to mention the political clan of incumbent Pres. Benigno Aquino IIIthe stake for winning a position

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Comelec challenger vote-buying complainants to formally file cases

TACLOBAN CITY The Commission on Elections (Comelec) dared vote- buying complainants to formally file cases against perpetrators to stop this widespread practice. Lawyer Veronico Petalcorin, Comelec acting regional director, said they have been receiving reports from concerned citizens on massive vote- buying in Eastern Visayas but no single case have been filed so far. Petalcorin confirmed that vote- buying has always been rampant every election period but this could only be solved if people would not sell their votes. Reports received by the Philippine Information Agency, vote buying in Region 8 ranges from P20 to as high as P10,000 per voter specially in areas where voting population is low. We have been receiving reports of vote buying in dierent areas but no formal complaint has been filed so far. We just dont need concerned citizens but responsible citizens as well, Petalcorin added. Petalcorin said they have lawyers to deal with vote buying cases. (SAR-

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