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CIDG arrests another Espinosa

minion for drugs and guns

By Lalaine M. Jimenea

VILLABA, LEYTE - The 8th Regional Criminal Investigation

and Detection Unit (8RCIDU)
arrested a member of the notorious Espinosa criminal group
operating in Northern Leyte in a
raid at barangay Poblacion Del
Sur, this town, over the week.
The suspect was identified
as Jerome Ignacio y Bugasan, 21,
single, a resident of Rizal corner
Lilion Sts in the same barangay.
Operatives successfully
seized assorted caliber of firearms and ammunition, and also
recovered from the premises 4 big
sachets of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu,
aside from 12 small sachets.
In a phone interview, Sr. Insp.
Elvis Angayangay, chief of the
Northern Leyte CIDG, said that
the street value of the shabu
would be worth more than P
100,000.00. The big sachets, called
bulto (bulk) in street lingo, were
reportedly worth P 20,000.00 each.
He said that the raid was led
by Ch. Insp. Patrick Freddie Vona
and Sr. Insp. Noel Mondragon. Tacloban City Regional Trial Court
executive judge Alphinor Serrano
see

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p.

Lim Solar Inc. donates solar panels to Isabel

By Paul Libres
ISABEL, LEYTE Lim Solar Philippines, Inc. represented by its President and owner Engr. Winston
Mendoza, turned over to the LGU of Isabel, Leyte, 20
solar panels which could power up the town halls
electricity needs.
The turnover was held on Wednesday, May 28.
Present to receive it was Mayor Greg Cerillo. Also
present to witness the turnover were Engr. Vincent
Sayson, municipal administrator; Joffrey Hapitan, SVP
for manufacturing of PhilPhos; Butch Veloso of PASAR
and Troy Bumagat of the Rotary Club of Ormoc who
is also a personal friend of the donor, Mendoza.
In his turnover speech, Engr. Mendoza said the
solar panels would answer to the needs of the LGU for
power, especially in times there would be brownouts.
The solar panels will be installed at the municipal
halls rooftop and the power generated would be
enough to power up the municipal hall, including
air-conditions. He said the solar panels should last
30 years.
Mendoza added that he had offered the solar
panels to other LGUs but were refused. He did not
mention what LGUs were these.
In his response, Mayor Greg Cerillo said he was
very grateful for the donation and vowed to make
good use of it, and take care of the solar panels so that
it would last long.

see

ISABEL

p.

Mayor Greg Cerillo (right) of Isabel, Leyte gives Engr. Winston Mendoza a plaque of
appreciation to show how grateful and honored the LGU is for having been chosen as
recipient of his donation of 20 solar panels.

Thanks to Lucy, PhilStars Operation Damayan

donates one 5-classroom schoolbuilding to Ormoc
ORMOC CITY - The STAR Group, led by
its president and CEO Miguel G. Belmonte
and wife Milette, turned over three school
buildings to three schools in the region over
the past two days.
Belmonte, in an exclusive interview, said
they were in Marabut, Samar and Palo, Leyte on
Tuesday (May 27) where they turned over one
6-classroom school building to selected schools
there. He said the classrooms were built from
donations of readers and private individuals to
the STARs Operation Damayan.
Here in Ormoc, the STAR Group turned
over to the Department of Education one
5-classroom school building located at the
Valencia Elementary School.
The turnover was witnessed by Leyte 4th
district Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, a STAR
columnist and Ormoc Mayor Edward Codilla.
Also present were other city officials led by
Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo Locsin Jr.
Belmonte said that they chose Ormoc as one
of the beneficiary LGUs because of Rep. Gomez, who is very close to their family. Belmonte
is the son of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte.

Councilor Vincent Rama, on the other hand,

said that Rep. Gomez pointed out in her speech
that Belmonte was her first donor to her Rebuild
Ormoc and the 4th district of Leyte campaign.
Belmonte donated P 1-million to her campaign
to raise shelter kits for the homeless.
It was also learned from Mrs. Melvyn
Baldomar that she requested that the school
building be divided into five classrooms only,
to accommodate their class sizes of 40 pupils or
more. One classroom, on the other hand, would
be the school library and clinic.
The Valencia ES is one of Ormocs biggest
elementary schools, with almost close to 1,000
expected to enroll before classes start on June 2.
Mrs. Baldomar said she was very thankful to
the STARs Operation Damayan and its donors
for choosing their school. We are lucky. There
are still other schools that need help, she said.
However, even with the 5-classroom building and another 3-classroom building that the
Rotary Club of Ormoc is currently construction,
the principal said they still lack more classsee

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Miguel Belmonte, President and CEO of the STAR Group, cuts the ribbon with Rep. Lucy TorresGomez to inaugurate the classroom. With them are (L-R) city councilors Tommy Serafica, Vincent
Rama, Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr., DepEds representative Ernesto Barquio, principal Melvyn
Baldomar and councilor Mayong Rodriguez.

NEWS

UNICEF repairs nearly 1,500

classrooms in E. Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) -- The United Nations Childrens
Fund (UNICEF) is repairing nearly 1,500 classrooms in
Eastern Visayas to make it functional for the opening a new
academic year in less than two weeks.
In addition to repair works, the UN agency is also funding
the construction of 207 temporary learning spaces (TLS) in the
region, which is targeted for completion within June, said Ma.
Lourdes de Veyra-Mateo, UNICEF Philippines chief of education.
Of the 1,485 classrooms being fixed, 958 are in various Leyte
towns, 200 in Tacloban City, 164 in Ormoc City, 119 in Eastern
Samar, and 44 in Samar.
Majority of identified sites has ongoing classroom repairs.
We cannot complete all of these by June 2 because of the vast
need, but we are completing these projects as quickly as possible, Mateo added.
The UNICEF is now pulling out tents set up in campuses in
December and early this year since it is not anymore conducive
to learning, however, they have prepositioned 200 tents if in
case needed.
Only few tents will be left as functional temporary classrooms. We will transfer school children to rehabilitated classrooms and temporary learning spaces, Mateo told reporters.
Temporary learning spaces are typically made of woods
and galvanized iron sheets as roofing materials. Each unit
cost about USD 3,500 to USD 4,000 or roughly PHP153,000
to PHP175,000. The size follows the education departments
standard of 63 square meters.
Repair of partially damaged classrooms, on the other hand,
entails a cost of USD 2,000 or roughly PHP87,500.
Since the typhoon struck, the agency has repaired and reconstructed 750 damaged classrooms. The humanitarian relief
organization also provided learning desks and chairs.
The agency has served 1,351 temporary learning spaces
through distribution of learning supplies and materials to 470,000
preschool and school-aged children.
Some 135,000 children benefited from 1,351 temporary learning spaces equipped with school-in-a-box kits, and recreational
and early childhood development materials.
UNICEF is targeting 500,000 children to go back to school
on June 2 in communities flattened by super typhoon Yolanda.

CHED scholarship to benefit more

than 14,000 in E. Visayas
TACLOBAN CITY, May 21 (PNA) -- More than 14,000
college students stand to benefit from the Php 172 million
fund for scholarship program and financial assistance of
the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) intended for
Eastern Visayas this school year.
CHED regional director Dr. Maura Consolacion D. Cristobal
said that a deliberation to determine the ranking of almost 20,000
applicant-students was done Monday.
They also have to ensure that every congressional district
has fund allocation.
More than 13,000 of the slots will fall under the Tulong
Dunong program where recipients will receive Php 6,000 grant
annually or depending on the tuition of the school.
CHED also offers full and half merit scholarship where recipients each semester will receive Php 15,000 and Php 7, 500
assistance, respectively.
Unlike the Tulong Dunong that only requires a passing
grade, recipients of the merit scholarship have to maintain a
certain grade for them to continue with the program.
She added that the increase in funds and scholarship was
due to the downloading of what used to be the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) of legislators directly to CHED
for that purpose.
see

CHED

p.

May 26-June 1, 2014

IBM donates 18 Kidsmart computers to various

Leyte towns through Rep. Gomezs office
ORMOC CITY- 18 sets of
kidsmart computers were
donated by IBM thru the
office of Congresswoman
Lucy Torres- Gomez to the
different schools in Leyte
especially to the typhoon affected areas.
Last May 26, selected
computer literate teachers
from recipient municipalities
such as Palompon, Ormoc
and Tacloban were trained
about the operation of the said
computers. The following day,
IBM released the units to the
recipients after a short lecture
led by Del Calub from Asia
Pacific College.
Based on the list, 5 elementary schools from Palompon,
Leyte received the 5 sets of
kidsmart computers. They are
Mazawalo Elementary School,
Seaside Elementary School,
South and North District and
San Juan Elementary School.
In Ormoc, six schools also
received the computers like the
SPED Center, San Isidro Elementary School, Can-adieng,
Cogon, Ormoc City Central
School, and Batuan/Alegria.
Another 7 sets were given
to elementary schools in the
municipalities of Burauen,
Tanauan, Tabon-Tabon, Dagami, Alang-Alang, Binuntoan
and San Miguel.
Kidsmart computers cost
P 250,000 per set. It features
lessons intended for kinder
and grades 1 to 3 pupils to
make learning a fun process
for them, aside from making
them computer literate.
Ormoc City Central School
already received 1 set of
Kidsmart last 2012 but it was
damaged after the onslaught of
super typhoon Yolanda.
City Central School Principal Henrietta Managbanag
said almost 2,000 pupils from
kinder to grades 1 to 3 will
benefit the newly donated
kidsmart computers.
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Another husband commits suicide

ORMOC CITY Another husband
committed suicide, this time at
Brgy. Milagro, this city.
The victim was identified as
one Ronald Manicar y Roca, 24
years old, a resident of Bagong
Buhay and with a live-in partner
whom he was estranged from.
According to the police investigation, the incident happened
early dawn of May 25. The body of
the victim was found hanging on
a rope at their sala. His mother,
Emma, discovered the dead body.
A brother told police that the
victim went home at around 3:00

AM already of that morning and

they did not mind him. However,
they knew he had problems with
his live-in partner and his children.
The police learned that the
victim and his partner, Rubelyn
Empimo, had a quarrel last May
18. The woman left their house,
bringing their lovechild with her
and went home to their house in
Brgy. Ipil.
It was further learned that the
victim tried to woe back Rubelyn
on May 24, but the woman refused
to come back. Rubelyn said that
as the victim left them, he hugged

their kid tightly and told her to take

care of the child and love her well.
When he reached their
house, the victims mother Emma
told police that he told her to get
the child from her mother and take
care of her.
To recall, one man committed suicide last week. He was Edgardo Alba, 36, a resident of Brgy.
Milagro. He had been reported
already suicidal and succeeded in
taking his life on his third try. He
was also having troubles with his
partner. By Paul Libres

VILLABA ... from P. 1

issued the search warrant
for suspected violation of
Republic Act (RA) 10591 or
the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Law.
Based on the inventory of evidence, the CIDG
operatives seized a caliber
9mm pistol; a caliber 38
revolver and a caliber 357;
live ammunition of M16,
45 and 9mm; 33 empty shell
of 9mm; a butterfly knife
or balisong and brass
knuckle.
The suspect is reportedly a member of the said
Espinosa criminal group
that is engaged in big time
drug-trafficking and gunrunning activities in Leyte.
Sr. Insp. Elvis Angayangay added that they are also
looking at the possibility
that Ignacio is one of the
gunmen involved in various shooting incidents in
Ormoc City.
On March 25 last year,
just a month before the
2013 polls, policemen from

The guns and drugs confiscated from the 21-year old drug
dealer and gun runner.
Ormoc City Public Safety
Company (OCPSC) while
conducting checkpoint in
Purok 3, barangay Bantigue highway, nabbed three
fully armed men who boldly announced they were
members of the Espinosa
criminal group. They were,
however, released after
posting hefty cash bails.
The arrest of the Ignacio is the under the CIDGs

flagship projects Oplan

Paglalansag Omega (campaign against loose firearms) and Oplan Big Bertha
(campaign against illegal
drugs).
Angayangay said that
as of press time, the suspect
was in the custody of the
regional office which would
be filing charges of violation of 10591 and RA 9165
against Ignacio.

May 26-June 1, 2014

NEWS

Chevron Intl chooses FleetCor

MANILA FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT),
a leading global provider of
fuel cards and workforce payment products to businesses,
announced that it has signed a
long term fuel card system processing contract with Chevron
International Pte Ltd covering
the Philippines, expanding
FleetCors footprint in one of
the fastest growing economies
in Asia.
Utilizing its Global FleetNet (GFN) fuel card processing platform, FleetCor will
also process transactions for
Chevrons private label commercial fuel card program
in Hong Kong, Singapore,
Malaysia, Thailand and New
Zealand in addition to the
Philippines.
Chevron has a significant
presence in the Philippines
dating back to 1917, and now
has over 800 Caltex service
stations nation-wide.
We are committed to ensuring that we have a strong
technology solution to underpin the strong value proposition of our range of fuel cards
said Shahid Ahmed, Chevrons

General Manager Sales &

Marketing Support Asia
Pacific.
Ron Clarke, FleetCors
chairman and CEO said, We
are delighted to be further
broadening our global relationship with Chevron in an emergent Philippine market. This
deal marks our fifth new oil
partnership this year, building
momentum for our continued
expansion in the Asia Pacific
region and beyond.
The GFN platform is expected to go live in 2015.
About FleetCor
FleetCor is a leading global
provider of fuel cards and
workforce payment products
to businesses. FleetCors payment programs enable businesses to better control employee spending and provide
card-accepting merchants with
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that can increase their sales
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Philippines can be Asias

valuable brand in services
THE PHILIPPINES has vast
potentials to be the heart of
services trade in Asia Pacific.
A study authored by Dr.
Ramonette Serafica, research
consultant of state think tank
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), underscores the vast opportunities
left untapped in the services
sector.
The services sector has
significantly contributed to
the Philippine economy in increasing employment, investment, and revenue generation.
It represents 44.15 percent
in gross exports in terms of
service value added, Serafica
said. However, there are still
vast opportunities left untapped to fully exploit its role
in the economy.
The countrys strong information technology-business
process outsourcing industry
places the country in a comparative advantage as a net
exporter of services, Serafica
said.
The main source of the
countrys comparative advantage is its pool of skilled,
semiskilled, and low-skilled
workers, Serafica said. Moreover, technological changes in
information and communication technology and the business models of multinational
companies that are leaned toward outsourcing and offshoring of services have leveraged
the countrys human capital.
Serafica added that the
Philippines has a strong potential to become a major hub
in ship repair because of its
strong labor force. Other plus
factors are its geographical
location which is ideal as a
logistics hub for cargo and
its deep seashores that make
the country suitable as a ship

repair hub.
The growing numbers of
overseas Filipinos across the
globe, more than 10 million to
date, are a natural market for
Philippine services, Serafica
added.
Despite the countrys decades of experience as a supplier of labor, there should
be a comprehensive services
export initiative to help facilitate the overseas expansion of
other services, Serafica said.
There should be an umbrella
program dedicated to services
exports that would help create
the Philippines as a valuable
brand in services trade.
Serafica noted that based
on the World Banks services
trade restrictiveness index
(STRI), the Philippines has
one of the most restrictive
policy environments for services. STRI is a gauge of a
countrys degree of discriminatory restrictions in financial
services, telecommunications,
retail, transport, and professional services. Among the
sectors included in the index,
it is in professional services
where the extent of restrictiveness [of the Philippines]
is highest, Serafica said. In
addition to restrictive policies, anticompetitive business
practices also exist, she noted.
Serafica suggested that
a government policy on innovation and human resource
development (HRD) be implemented to further create an
environment conducive to
improving competitiveness.
She cited a World Bank report
where many countries both
developed and developing
are using innovation as the
foundation of competitive
industries from agriculture
to services. This innovation

CPP condemns US spying on Philippine text messages;

Tulong Kabataan slams US-Philippines defense pact
THE COMMUNIST Party
of the Philippines (CPP), in
a press release this week,
condemned the US government and its security,
defense and intelligence
apparatus for conducting
cellphone surveillance in
the Philippines, as alleged
by former US National
Security Agency employee
Edward Snowden, who
claimed he left his former employer to protest
the electronic surveillance
methods which violate
the privacy rights of every
single internet user.
Snowden claimed that
the US collects all text messages and metadata in the
country, which the CPP
said was an outright case
of interventionism in violation of Philippine national
sovereignty and in all-out
contempt of Filipino privacy rights and local laws.
In a report published
in the online publication
The Intercept, it reports
that NSA has already put
involves the use of new technologies and practices as well
as HRD policies that will ensure a high-quality labor force
and a favorable labor market
performance. PR

CHED ... from

P. 2
She announced, however,
that many of the applicants
were disqualified for their
failure to follow the CHED
guidelines. These include enrolling in schools with CHEDrecognized programs and must
choose courses that are within
the priority menu of the commission. (PNA

A true leader
is one who is
humble enough
to admit to
their mistakes.

in place its MYSTIC data

collection program which
gathers text messages content and metadata (time,
location and other data
related to the text message).
It pointed to an entry in the
2013 budget proposal of
the US intelligence community that seeks allocations to
sustain MYSTIC capabilities to provide comprehensive metadata access and
content against targeted
communications in Kenya,
Caribbean, Mexico and the
Philippines.
The CPP pointed out
further that in having set
up its spy apparatus in
the Philippines, the US
government is capable of
gathering valuable political
intelligence which it can use
to effectively intervene, influence and ensure a favorable outcome of Philippine
elections.
The CPP cited an article published last May 8
by the French newspaper
Le Monde which revealed
that the US National Security Agency (NSA) had
conducted spying operations against Vice President
Jejomar Binay and Sec. Mar
Roxas of the Department of

Interior and Local Government (DILG), as Snowden

claimed.
On the other hand, a
youth volunteer group calling itself the Tulong Kabataan joined the mobilization
against the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement. Under the EDCA, the

US military and the AFP are

scheduled to hold exercises
in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
Jonas Aclado, national
coordinator, said the youth
volunteers are against
EDCA, because it would
increase the incidence of
see

CPP

p.

May 26-June 1, 2014

Without counting
the cost

The business of
our butts

GOOD NEWS: The Philippine Stars Operation Damayan, led by Miguel Belmonte and
his wife Milette, turned over one 5-classroom
building to the Valencia Elementary School.
The bad news? On the wee hours of the
morning, a thief crept into the room where
the Star staff were sleeping after an exhausting evening preparing food for the pupils and
took away their bags, including P 200,000
in the care of Emie, Operation Damayans
point person. Kauwaw sad oy! These people
came to help us and somebody robs them?
Damn shame!
rrr

I WAS reading the news today, about two

women gang-raped in a village in India. After
raping them, they were hanged and killed. They
were relieving themselves in the outskirts of
their village because they cannot do so in the
comforts of their own homes because they dont
have latrines or comfort rooms. Depending on
where you are, they come in many names: the
loo, toilets, restroom and in Vietnam, happy
house.
I condemn the violation and killings of
these women but I will not be talking about
rape in this issue. I would like to touch on the
topic about how toilet facilities seem to take a
backseat in some cultures. The Philippines is not
that advanced either, including Ormoc.
A few weeks ago, I was able to attend a
meeting about the Lake Danao Natural Park development plan, and the subject of persistently
high fecal E. Coli levels was brought up. Engr.
Daday Flores added that the readings from their
Water Quality Monitoring of Anilao River were
equally high.
The conclusion is that there were still houses
that have no toilets in Lake Danao, and this was
validated by the barangay chairman who was
also present. As for Anilao, we can also draw
the same conclusion. If there is something that
we should be thankful, no woman has yet been
reported raped and killed here because they had
to defecate in the bushes.
The problem has been around for years, so it
is easy to conclude that the business of our butts
is the least on the minds of our chief executives.
They dont seem to realize that a simple CR can
solve a lot of woes from health to rape.
I have often wondered why we seem to have
a very low regard for a very important part of the
house/establishment. Is it something cultural?
I was just in the town of Naval. While
looking for a place to eat, we saw a carinderia.
Beside it was an air-conditioned fastfood joint.
Since it was hot, we naturally gravitated to
the air-conditioned fastfood. It was pretty and
homey. Alas, its comfort room could have been
better. It was clean and had water, yes, but I
expected a better seat considering the effort
given to beautify the place.
Lets not go far away. Lets take Gaisano
Riverside Mall. If my memory serves me right,
it has three cubicles. Only one worked at the
time I was there and the facilities were not impressive. Compare the mall to a similar sized
one in Singapore. The latter would have 10 cusee

VIEW FROM ORMOC

p. 6

A shepherd comes
NOW ITS definite. On his flight back to
Rome, after a grueling Holy Land trip, Pope
Francis confirmed he plans to visit the Philippines, come January 2015.
With regard to Asia, two trips are planned,
Francis said, according the Vatican Information
Service. One will be to South Korea where hell
meet young Asians. The other will be a twoday trip to Sri Lanka, then on to the Philippines,
to the area affected by the typhoon.
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal
Tagle said the Pope who stresses the need to
reach out to the worlds peripheries wants
to visit areas hit by disasters such as Super
Typhoon Yolanda and the magnitude-7.2 earthquake in the Visayas.
Francis seeks to come close to the people
who suffered from the recent typhoon and the
earthquake, Tagle added in an interview at a
stopover at Catholic University of America
in Washington, DC. Hed want that to be a
defining character of his trip.
Francis visit ought to be a barn-burner of a
trip, John Allen of Boston Globe wrote. When
(now Saint) John Paul visited Manila for World
Youth Day in 1995, he drew a crowd estimated
at around 4 million plus. That made it among
the largest Christian gatherings of all time. And
theres no reason to assume the turnout would
be any less massive now.
The Philippines remains one of the most
profoundly Catholic nations. Street signs in
downtown Manila, for instance, read Caution:
Masses and Prayers Always in Progress. And
even commercial shopping malls have chapels
with several daily services.
Some basic figures on the country that
Francis will find waiting. As of 2014, population here was estimated to crest at 100,617,630.
Thats quintuple that of the1940 census. The
next census is due 2015. Bracketed between
Mexico and Ethiopia, that makes the Philippines
the 12th most populated country in the world.
Its people send two billion text messages a day
-- a world record.
Islam and Christianity were introduced
upon an indigenous religious base here, an
Asia Society paper notes. Beginning in 1350,
Islam spread from Indonesia into the Philippines. Magellan in 1521 brought Catholicism
first into Cebu. People later were resettled from
dispersed hamlets and brought debajo de las
compaas (under the bells), into Spanish organized pueblos. This set a pattern that is still
evident in todays towns.

The results of 400 years of Catholicism

were mixed -- ranging from a deep theological
understanding by the educated elite to a more
superficial understanding by the rural and urban
masses. The latter is commonly referred to as
Filipino folk Christianity, combining a surface
veneer of Christian monotheism and dogma
with indigenous animism.
Here is the breakdown of religions: Roman
Catholic - 80.9 percent; Muslim 5 percent;
Evangelical - 2.8 percent; Iglesia ni Kristo - 2.3
percent; Aglipayan 2 percent; other Christian
- 4.5%,
Francis predecessor, Pope Paul VI, visited
the Philippines in November 1970. At the Manila International Airport, a Peruvian pyschopath Benjamin Mendoza, garbed in a priests
cassock, tried to stab him. He was foiled by the
prelates personal secretary Pasquale Macchi.
The then martial law censored press tried to
peddle the story that it was President Ferdinand
Marcos who grabbed the knife. No one bought
the claim. Mendoza was sentenced to 38 months
in prison for attempted murder and deported to
Bolivia in 1974.
The Vatican will beatify Pope Paul VI on
October 19, after recognizing a miracle that
he cured an unborn baby, Italian news agency
ANSA reported. This leaves him one step from
sainthood. The apparent miracle was identified
by the Vaticans Congregation for the Causes
of Saints.
Paul VI was praised for his efforts to seek
closer ties with other Christian denominations
but his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae was
controversial for spelling out a ban on all forms
of artificial contraception. The application for
beatification was begun in 1993.
Pope Francis will find his flock welcoming
-- and also troubled. On Sundays, churches are
packed to the seams. But more do not attend
mass. Only six percent of young Filipinos today
received significant religious instruction. A
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines
study showed, Filipino youth are not turning
away from their faith, as Filipino theologian
Catalino Arevalo wrote earlier. They are simply not being reached.
An estimated 560 thousand illicit abortions
occur every year, given lack of access to family
planning information and services, the Catholic

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WE HAVE to learn to give everything,

especially to God and, because of him, to
everybody else. Lets be convinced that this
is what is expected and proper of us. Christ
himself said it very clearly.
Love the Lord your God with your whole
heart, and with your whole soul, and with all
your strength, and with all your mind, and your
neighbour as yourself. (Lk 10,27)
These divine words are actually put as an
order, a command, that indicates what really is
the very mind and will of God for us. They are
not meant only as a desire, an ideal to keep in
mind only but not so much in practice.
Obviously, Christ always respects our freedom and does not impose things on us even if
he commands us something. This we also have
to be clear. His commands never take away
nor undermine our freedom. Rather they foster
our freedom.
We have to learn to give our all without
counting the cost. We should not be afraid to
do so, because Christ himself assures us that he
who gives more shall also receive even more
than what he has given.
Listen to these words of his: Everyone who
has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father,
or mother, or wife, or children or lands for my
names sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and
shall possess life everlasting. (Mt 19,28)
We have to learn to give ourselves as a gift
to God and to others the way God himself has
given himself as a gift to usfirst, our life,
then our talents, etc. He gives himself to us
completely gratuitously, even if we choose not
to correspond to his generosity.
Let us train to give ourselves to God and
to others more and more each day. Lets not be
afraid of losing everything, because the contrary
will actually take place. Instead of losing, we
gain by giving ourselves more.
In fact, what we consider as a gain by keeping things instead of giving will actually be a
loss to us, or will become a toxic and harmful
element in our life. This has been proven endless
times in lives of people.
When we give out of love for God and others, out of our faith and trust in Gods words,
we may lose something in the physical sense,
but we gain something spiritual that eventually
will express itself in some material form, given
our body-and-soul constitution.
A number of people have told me that when
they are more generous with their money and
other resources to help other people and especially to help in promoting the worship of God,
they end up getting pleasantly surprised because
they tend to receive much more than what they
have given away.
Even in terms of energy, what we spend
certainly will diminish our stock of it. But we
will notice also a surge of a certain kind of
energy, spiritual if not supernatural, that simply
comes out.
We can be sure that its the grace of God that
goes beyond, and even seems to defy, if need
be, the laws of nature.
God cannot be outdone in generosity. Christ
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May 26-June 1, 2014

Is P-Noy president of
the Philippines or of
his allies

WE ALL know how Pres. P-Noy was elevated

into the presidency. We all know that it was
largely because of the popularity of his parents, Ninoy and Cory, that he now rests in
their laurels.
We also know that he did not figure well
during his three terms as Congressman and
up to half his term as Senator when he was
miraculously elevated to that of being now the
President of the Philippines. He seems to be
doing well in curbing the tide of corruption that
is plaguing us since the martial law years. His
father, Ninoy, was Senator under the Liberal
Party despite the gargantuan effort that Marcos
did to trounce the whole LP slate. Even after he
(Ninoy) was proclaimed as Senator in a rigged
election, they were planning to unseat him because he was said to be too young. Good thing
somebody filed a bill in Congress lowering the
age requirement for Senators. His tenure made
it more dramatic - because he was the only
candidate that won from the whole LP slate.
Marcos and the whole government bureaucratic
foolishness was poured into that election, yet
Ninoy made it. If there was no cheating, he
would have made it overwhelmingly.
It is understandable that Pres. P-Noy is
also LP. But if we follow the example of Pres.
Manuel Quezon, he then said that his loyalty
to his party ends when his loyalty to his country
begins. To the thinking of this corner, these
words made Quezon stand out as the greatest
statesman of all time. Pres. P-Noy is now the
President of the Filipinos. But why is there a
perceived cover-up with the ongoing investigation into the misuse of the PDAF more popularly
known as pork barrel funds? He must show
to the people that he is earnest in his avowed
matuwid na daan policy. Let heads roll as
they come.
A President must always have his heart for
the people. That the allies of Pres. P-Noy may
have been involved in this scam must be taken
seriously. If even two of his Cabinet men are
involved, they must be told that they will not
be handled with kid gloves. Any position in the
Cabinet must always be immaculately clean;
spotless! They are the alter ego of the President. Pres. P-Noys heart must always be for

The Gospel on Sunday

JUNE 8, 2014
Pentecost Sunday
John 20: 19 - 23
On the evening of that day, the first day
of the week, the doors being shut where the
disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus
came and stood among them and said to
them, Peace be with you.
When he had said this, he showed them
his hands and his side. Then the disciples
were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus
said to them again, Peace be with you.
As the Father has sent me, even so I send
you.
And when he had said this, he breathed
on them, and said to them, Receive the
Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any,
they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of
any, they are retained.

MERCADO ... from P. 4

sociologist Mary Racelis notes. Of all married
women, 63 percent do not want to get pregnant
anymore; for those who already have three
children, the rate jumps to 81 percent.
The overwhelming number of maternal
deathsfar higher than the rest of Southeast
Asiathus challenges the credibility of church
leaders arguing against the RH law.
There is new leadership emerging in the
Philippine church seen in Cardinal Luis Antonio
Tagle and the new Catholic Bishops Conference
president Socrates Villegas. And reforms are
taking root in churches that, for example, shun
threats of excommunication. Instead of allowing
rich parishes to dominate, a uniform pattern of

Error in judgment

the people. It is the people that voted him into

office. The Cabinet came after he got elected.
Pres. P-Noy cannot run for reelection
because it is against the Constitution. With
this thought in mind, he does not have to play
politics. He should be serious in pursuing his
goals of good governance. More so when the
Philippines is groomed to grow faster than the
entire Southeast Asian region over the next two
decades due to growth in the manufacturing,
business process outsourcing, construction,
transportation, information and communications. According to financial advisory services
firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. (Deloitte
Global). This is its projection for the years
2014 - 2033. With this development, Pres. PNoy must have a lucky charm that will boost
our economy in the whole of Southeast Asia. If
the projection comes according to this finding,
credit will go to Pres. P-Noy.
He can therefore learn from the wisdom
of Pres. Quezon. We are all players on a giant
board. No matter if the cancer comes from
his own party, let us cut it off to prevent it from
derailing our effort of good governance. No
doubt his parents will be more than surprised
and willbe proud of him beyond measure. And
to think he was almost shot during one of the
coups that happened during the wake of his
mother, Pres. Cory. He was lucky that he had
a body guard that took the bullet meant for him.
Was it karma?
rrr

This corner condoles with the family of my

brother-in-law, Leonardo V. Varela, 86, who
passed away last 8th May 2014. His cremated
remains were interred at their family mausoleum located in Masarayaw, Kananga, Leyte on
20th May 2014. Msgr. Elmo Borgueta of Brgy.
Valencia presided in the funeral Mass.
He left behind Leonardi a.k.a Leo, Rafael
a.k.a. Randy, Sylvia, Marcos Christopher a.k.a.
Marque, and Maria Elena a.k.a. Elaine. He also
left behind his second wife, Maruja.
May he find eternal rest in the bosom of
Abraham.

FR. ROY ... from P. 4

the works that I do, he also shall do. And greater
than these shall he do. (Jn 14,12)
These words, to me, are always a jaw-dropper. They make me wonder, as everyone most
probably also would, what these things are that
are greater than what Christ did. But we have
to believe them, because it is Christ who said
them, and he cannot tell a lie nor exaggerate
things beyond the objective truth.
We really should try to live by faith. At the
beginning, like a baby learning how to walk,
we surely would be unsure of ourselves and
awkward in our ways. But if we persist, then
we would see that what we considered difficult
or impossible is actually feasible and doable.
We need to break loose from the grips of
our merely human estimation of things. We
have to allow the words of God, our Creator
and ever loving Father, to rule us. Lets imitate
his example, because we are supposed to be his
image and likeness, and with his grace, have
become in Christ children of his.
We have to learn how to give ourselves as a
gift, completely gratuitously given to God and to
others. Lets be convinced thats how we grow
humanly, and reach the fullness of Christian life.
Lets believe when Christ says: Be not afraid!
Email: roycimagala@gmail.com
compensation for priests is emerging.
Dont get tired of bringing the mercy of
the Father to the poor, the sick, the abandoned,
the young people, and the family, Francis said
in his video message for the Philippine Conference on New Evangelization at the University
of Santo Tomas. Wait until Francis repeats that
here at home.

IN MOST ACADEMIC communities abroad

the mantra is: Publish or perish. To survive
professionally, scientists must publish as
many papers as possible, especially in highprofile journals. And to do it sometimes they
cut corners or even commit mistakes.
Many research universities worldwide take
on lots of graduate students to produce more
research papers. In such an environment, a
paper published in a prestigious journal can
mean the difference between a career in science
or getting fired.
With all this pressure on scientists, they may
lack the extra time to check their own research
to figure out why some of their data do not
fit their hypothesis, for example. Instead, they
have to be concerned about publishing papers
before someone else publishes the same results.
The priority rule, a popular dogma among
scientists, gives all the credit for a scientific
discovery to whoever publishes results first. It
leads to rival research teams obsessing over
secrecy and rushing out their papers to beat
their competitors.
To ease such stiff competition, the rules
must be changed in scientific competitions and
to encourage universities to put a premium on
collaboration when they decide on promotions.
As long as getting or keeping a job, let alone
promotion, depend on the number of publications we will have this problem. Science should
be decoupled from all monetary incentives!
But a number of countries including
China, South Korea and Turkey and even in the
Philippines now offer cash rewards to scientists who get papers into prestigious journals.
In general, what is published in the scientific

literature is by and large correct. There are far

more papers where the general conclusions are
true or largely true, or some aspects of the study
are correct, while some aspects may be wrong.
The latter may not in itself be bad provided the
study was rigorously conducted, but a reagent
may have failed, as opposed to simple sloppiness or negligence.
Mistakes do happen. The key is how the
authors deal with it. As long as there is a speedy,
clear explanation of what happened and how
or if the mistake changes the conclusions, then
everything is fine, especially if the corrections
are initiated by the authors themselves.
The real problem is where this does not
happen and where half-truths remain alive in
the literature. You never hear about the lost
time students spend trying to reproduce what
cannot be reproduced.
The same scenario is reflected in the political
arena today. If the legislatures who are accused
in the Napoles scam will just come out on how
they spent their PDAF, give a full accounting
of the transactions, then it will be okay if everything is aboveboard. But what is really galling is
the temerity of some of those accused of stealing
from the coffers of the government to declare
that they are just victims of political persecution even if their hands are already caught in
the proverbial cookie jar.
Probably they are also thinking of imitating
an admission on national TV that the sin of
vote stealing was only a lapse in judgment. That
reason is simply incredulous and so G..R..R..!

Typhoon Haiyan revisited

YOLANDA VICTIMS expectations were high when they
learned that the government
and those who have pledged
to help the survivors will prioritize livelihood recovery.
The very first thing that the
international organizations did
right after the typhoon struck
the Visayas was to distribute 6 months after
relief goods and tents. Three living in tents.
months after, I could see
International NGOs working
on providing permanent shelters; livelihood
assistance, like giving of boats and fishing
equipment, seeds and agricultural tools; conducting psychosocial interventions; and even
conducting capacity building trainings to local
partners on the ground whether government
institutions or peoples organization.
A lot of work has been done; works
which are mostly accomplished by the nongovernment organizations. It is undeniable
that the government has over promised, but
under delivered. In Tacloban City alone, most
of the survivors are still in their tents and in
their temporary shelters. Many of those living
in the bunkhouses are suffering from hunger
and illnesses. Traumatic survivors experiencing bad weather again, and still living in these
unstable shelters cannot be taken lightly.
When one of the big malls in Tacloban announced its grand reopening in June, many
were a bit excited of the said development.
Many equate it as a sign of recovery. But
stop, and think: even if all those big malls and
grocery stores reopen, economic recovery will
still be very slow. Why? The reality is, copra
is the regions major crop; the major industry
that is first on the list of total devastation. The
fishing industry is still struggling to achieve its
full recovery, due to the No Build Zone policy,
which prevents fisher folks to fully operate
in their livelihoods. Even if there is on-going
cash for work scheme by the government
and organizations, still the amount would not
cover the total amount of their first financial

Yolanda hit the region, many people are still

priorities. School obligations, which are fast
approaching, add up to these financial challenges.
Yes, the national government was able to
conduct massive relief operations through the
Department of Social Welfare and Development DSWD, but it was also reported that relief goods were just stock piled in gymnasiums
of municipal halls, help that never reached in
the hands of the survivors. The office of Ping
Lacson, which is just coordinative in nature
and which cannot even put all the plans of
local government units together, make it a
paper tiger. The continued fight between the
Marcoses and Aquino seems to get deeper
as people are being divided in terms of where
to get help.
There are three elements that I think are
important, if we are really serious in helping
the Haiyan survivors. These are:
1. The government must take the lead
in all the recovery efforts.
2. The international communities or
organizations must work together.
3. In all of the relief and rehabilitation
efforts, people must be consulted at all times.
We are all aware that total recovery is not
an easy road to take. It takes a lot of pure
heart to truly serve. No personal interest. No
political agenda. Above all, no exploitation
of the misery of the survivors; these I firmly
believe. - RICO CAJIFE, Junior Program Officer, ICCO Regional Office South East Asia
& Pacific

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human rights violations,
prostitution and the like,
with the presence of US
troopers.
Aclado cited Haiti as an
example of militarization
disguised as humanitarian
missions. The United States
government continues to
receive criticism on its military intervention and its
effects in the earthquake
ravaged country. Thousands of Haitians have been
displaced due to foreign
military presence in their
country, he added.
We have seen the
needs of the people of Eastern Visayas, he added,
and EDCA, despite what

BARUGO ... from P. 12

the Aquino government
wants us to believe, does
not respond to those said
needs.
Tulong Kabataan is
currently holding its immersion program in the
Eastern Visayas. Volunteers
are deployed to different
parts of Samar and Leyte to
investigate through living
among the most affected by
the disaster the current
state of typhoon survivors.
Tulong Kabataan, Aclado explained, is a volunteer
and relief institution aimed
at mobilizing the youth in
responding to natural and
man-made disasters. with
PRs

ISABEL ... from P. 1

Mayor Cerillo said
that Yolanda might have
brought a lot of woe and
pain to the places it hit, but
looking at it from the other
side, it has also brought
good things to the town and
its residents.
He said that if observers would just look around
well, they would see that
those living in shanties
before now have sturdier
houses and GI sheet roofs,
thanks to the various donors who came to help.
Food is abundant as relief
continues to come. He said
some homeowners have

happily told him they have

stocks of rice to last them
months to come.
New companies have
also committed to construct
at the Leyte Industrial Development Estate. One is
a British company which
would be putting up a coal
plant. Another is a shipwrecking company which
would be using Philphos
facilities.
These companies, he
said, would generate more
employment and contribute
to the progress of the industrial town.

VIEW FROM ORMOC ... from P. 4

bicles at the very least, with everything working and a dedicated
worker assigned to clean it up periodically the rest of the day.
Oh, lets just compare it to Robinsons Place in Tacloban City,
which by the way is opening before Tacloban fiesta. There are 10
cubicles at the ground floor and another 10 on the second floor,
not to mention the individual CRs in restaurants.
Isnt there a ratio that should be followed by the mall
developer? Arent these things within the gambit of the city
engineering office?
The toilet situation here in our city leaves me wondering why
there still seems to be the lack of these facilities when our city
health office is spending something like P 700,000.00 a year for
latrines to give out to poor families that need it.
Right now, we have international NGOs that are also giving
out assistance under their WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
programs. I hope their combined forces can solve the problem,
once and for all.
In fact, that is the biggest issue why people are complaining
about Lake Danaos lack of facilities. Its just actually about
the CR. We now have stand-up paddles there, some kayaks, floating cottages and reason to have lots of fun but the CRs are not
working as they should be. In tourist areas, good, functioning
CRs are a MUST. Thats the least that they ask.
In Beijing, they still have the squat type CRs. However, as
they are trying to attract the moneyed West, they have already
adapted the seat-types. In some malls, one half is squat type
and the other half, the seat type. There are signs on the doors to
inform you which is which.
Vietnam has a higher respect for the business of our butts.
Theyve even dub it as the happy house because you go in
there uncomfortable but comes out relieved and happy.
There are more quaint stories about cultural differences
that I have seen on my travels, about how we treat our butts and
even our fronts that I could share here but this is all for now.
I just wish that 6 months after Yolanda, with almost everything annihilated, that we somehow grab this as a chance to start
fresh. Shelter kits and housing assistance should be accompanied with decent latrines, at each house (if possible), and that
new buildings that would be put up would have commensurate
number of toilets as recommended.
I heard SM has bought the Aznar compound, which means
they would be also be opening a mall. Knowing their reputation,
I am confident they will be giving shoppers better facilities for
our backsides.

of a sea wall as the sub-project they needed the most. Neither

did they show reluctance in volunteering to ensure that the sea
wall be implemented as planned.
Para sa ikakaupay ng barangay (For the betterment of the
community), said Nelida, when asked why she served as a
Kalahi-CIDSS volunteer who helped work on the sea wall.
Because of the CDD strategy of Kalahi-CIDSS, the residents
did not just get a sea wall, they were also able to get a lot of other
things from the project.
Honesto said, Madami kami nakuha sa Kalahi-CIDSS (We
got a lot from Kalahi-CIDSS).
He continued, enumerating, Nagka-proteksyon ang barangay. Nagkaroon ng hanap-buhay iyong mga nag-labor. Nagkaroon ng pagsasama ang mga tao. Natuto ang mga volunteers
na mag-manage. Nagkaroon kami ng sapat na kaalaman (The
community was protected. Those who worked in physical labor
were able to earn. The people became united. The volunteers
learned management. We got knowledge).
Nelia Colata, 47, could not help but agree, particularly when
it came to participating in physical labor, having served as one
of the laborers herself, hauling rocks to be used in the construction of the sea wall.
She said, Dati, ang babae akala ko, hindi kaya ito. Iyon pala,
kaya ko rin angkaya ng lalaki (I thought women were not able
to do this. It turns out I can do what men could), with pride in
her voice.
They even ensured that the quality of their sea wall will not
be compromised, even if they were already the ones who were
working on it in the first place.
Honesto shared, Watchdog kami. Binabantayan namin ang
pag-implement (We serve as watchdogs. We monitor how it is
being implemented).
Such was the communitys dedication to Kalahi-CIDSS that
they tightened the rules to ensure that the residents take part in
this.
Nelia explained, Iyong mga taga-barangay, nagsabi na
kung hindi mag-a-attend ng Kalahi-CIDSS barangay assembly,
may multa na P500 (The barangay agreed that those who will
not attend Kalahi-CIDSS barangay assemblies will pay a fine
of P500).
She added that they also used the same rule to ensure that
the Family Development Sessions of the Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino Program, the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program
of the DSWD, will also have good attendance.
Their efforts paid off. Even if the waves rose above the sea
wall during Yolanda, the structure only had minimal damage
to it.
Still, the residents remain vigilant. Honesto shared that when
the community identified that the minor damage to the wall was
due to the lack of a culvert on it, they decided among themselves
to include it even if it was not part of the original design, and
this was approved by the engineer of the Kalahi-CIDSS team
assigned in the town.
Extension
Even so, the problems of Brgy. Minuhang are far from over.
Nelida expressed her hope that their sea wall could be extended
to cover the length of the barangay along the shoreline, estimating that only 25% of that distance has been constructed so far.
Imelda Piaranda, the Barangay Secretary, agrees.
She said, Ang areas ng barangay na walang sea wall, either

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Nelida Balaes and Maricel Velasco walk on top of the

seawall they themselves help build through the Kalahi-CIDSS
program.
na-wash out ang ilalim ng bahay, o nawala talaga (The areas in
the barangay that were not protected by the sea wall either had
their floors of their homes washed clean, or these were washed
out completely).
She shared that her home belonged to the latter, having been
completely destroyed during Yolanda, which is why she, along
with the other residents of the barangay, hope that they would
be able to extend their sea wall.
She concluded, Maprotektahan sana ang buong barangay
(Hopefully the entire barangay will be protected).
Even with these concerns, the Kalahi-CIDSS volunteers who
worked on their sub-project are proud of what they have accomplished, even if the sea wall has yet to be completed.
Honesto summed up what he and his fellow volunteers felt
with his statement:Mawala man ako, proud ako na masasabi
kong isa ako sa nagpakahirap para sa barangay (Even if I will
no longer be around, I am proud to say that I was one of those
who worked hard for our barangay).

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rooms. Yolanda totally destroyed two more classrooms

of the school that have yet to
be replaced, she said, and there
are still seven classrooms that
are roofless.
The Department of Public
Work and Highways (DPWH),
she said, gave them 500 GI
sheets but it was not enough.
The roofs of some classrooms,
on the other hand, cannot be
simply restored because the
trusses have collapsed.
By school opening, she
said, some pupils would have
to make do with temporary
learning shelters. Not that she
wanted to sound ungrateful to
the donors of the TLS, but she
said they could become so hot
that students would use umbrellas inside the classrooms
to deflect the heat.
The turnover was festive
and meaningful. The pupils
were treated by the STAR
group to hotdogs and snack
items and were also given
school bags with supplies each.

Belmonte added that Epson

also donated projectors, scanners and other digital equipment to the school.
He described Operation
Damayan as a sort of an
informal foundation of the
STAR Group but because of
its high trust rating and confidence, they are easily able to
raise funds.
Operation Damayan,
he added, has been donating
two 3-classroom buildings
every year to various communities for the past 16 years.
This year is an exception,
though, because they donated
the equivalent of three years
allocation. The devastation is
so much that we had to donate
more this year, he said.
The only cloud in the horizon during the turnover at
Valencia was that burglars
broke into a classroom where
the STAR team have been
camping out, to prepare for
the turnover. The team lost P
200,000 in cash to the burglars.

The STARs Operation Damayan classroom. Picture taken the afternoon b

Below, the spot where the classroom now stands over a previous one that Y
pummelled to the ground.

S & Happenings
Musings of a runner: Racing against yourself around Mt. Mayon

NNING ULTRA races over the past three years

continuous learning process for me. I have
own share of triumphs and defeats, joys and
trations along the way. I come to learn so
ch about myself, got amazed with what I can
beyond what I imagine I can. I am blessed I
able to run that long for I know not all can
pite their desire and will to do it for their body
not endure the extreme activity that the sports
sking for.
learn to adopt techniques as I go from one
e to the other. There are those that worked for
the first few races that do not work for me
. Along the way there are also things that I
eloped that I wish I did not.
Early month of November I promised myself
eally work on my speed, one thing that I know
ve to do if I aspire to do tough long races in
future. With that, I know I had to work on my
e, do more short distance races, speed works
intervals and lessen my ultra races. But sad
ay Typhoon Yolanda devastated my province.
ont know what to do, kung mo apil ba ba ko
na event or dili. Its very lisod, labi na pag
uman sa bagyo. Walay kuryente, delikado ang
bot ug lisod kaau e training.
Barely two months after Yolanda and with the
p of my few running mates, I have to make a
sion if I will join a race that I have been wantto, the Mayon360 Ultramarathon. My stubborn
won and I decided to join.
My goal in mind? Take an easy pace, study
nutrition and hydration, survive the heat, and
t of all HAVE FUN. Compared to my other ultra
s of almost the same distance such as Olango
nd Ultra Marathon, Camotes Island 360, this
e I came at the starting line with less expectas and less running gear. I want to run light and
free, so I only brought my 320ml hydration
le, a small pack of wet wipes and enough cash
nigurado lang na naa koy pamasahi basin dili
kahuman).
The Mayon360 Ultramarathon is known to be
and humid. It reached 41 degrees last year,
icipants said.
An hour before the gun start, we were already
he starting line. There were over 700 runners,
h over 400 participating for the 80km solo
gory and the rest spread to the two sets of
y. It was overwhelming to see familiar faces,
most especially toeing the starting line with
e of the elite runners in the country. The cash
e is also hefty. I know I could never get it but
aimed was to finis the race within cut off time.
As soon as the 10 second countdown ended,
st ran on my own pace on the streets of Lepi City with enough light from the street posts.
0am is still dark. I had a dilemma because I
not able to bring my headlamp. I passed the
aid station and the next, and it was still dark.
As I ran through one station to the next, I redid not think of the time. I just ran if I wanted
to, walked a little if I
feel like I need to. As
day light came, I enjoyed the view: Mayon
Volcano was on my right
until it becomes obscured, just to be visible
again. There were uphill
runs which I welcomed,
and also downhill runs.
One thing I noticed, I
have become patient
with the flats now as
compared to my past
road long races. One
little achievement for
me there.

before its turnover.

Yolanda totally

I rejoiced as I pass by every after 5 kilome- candy that I grab two more pieces.
I was just too glad I crossed the finish line still
ter aid station. I see to it that I grab food, drink
water and this time I tried a few sips of soda, daytime. And as I ran free mode, I did not even
hoping that it will not give me stomach trouble. bother to see what my official time was.
I achieved my goal. I did not push myself much,
As I went on, I felt sleepy that I actually slept on
a waiting shed for an hour. I thought I was alone I had a happy stomach and gallbladder, and no acid
but when I woke up, I saw there were nine of reflux this time. The few sips of soda was a big leap
us. Then, I took up the slack and ran. The sun of success for me on this race. I had sunburn but
was up and shining hot. I started pouring water was not dehydrated. I survived with no blisters on
on myself, slowly making my shoes and socks my feet despite my wet shoes and socks. I salute
wet. I asked for ice cubes wherever available and all the finishers.
I thank the people who made my journey on
put it on my headwear, my usual strategy when
it is too hot. What is amazing in this race, was this race enjoyable, memorable and possible. To
that in between stations, people prepared pails my Dagan Caritas family, to Cebu UltraRunners
of water for runners to cool our bodes. Others Club Sir Tony and Sir Doy Ledoy, if not for your
gave out ice candy. I counted eating 15 during encouragements, I could not have run this race; Sir
Gregorio Goyo Larrazabal for the registration and
the whole race course.
The festive ambiance at each aid station was accommodation. To my family and my number ONE
encouraging. Before midday, I arrived at Tabaco supporter and fan, Irene Oliveros, every distance is
City and was welcomed with food of rice and fried dedicated to you. To God Almighty, you never fail The caption on the singlets for the Mayon360
to give me strength to endure, thank you. Dios Ultramarathon is quaint.
fish. But we opted for Jollibee.
As I run beyond 45km, it was really hot and Mabalos. - ALLOYD VAN WENCESLAO
humid. Clueless of the time, I just pushed a little
harder. I can feel my skin burning. I was Maam
Marissa
Chua. Having her as
a running
mate was
a blessing.
We pushed
each other
to run on.
At kilome
ter 72, I

lost her. I
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This sun
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For our programme in ORMOC we have several job opportunities
I started

counting
Public Health Engineering Officer/Assistants (fixed term) To lead and implement public health measures and water
the kilomeneeds required to assist people affected by the emergency. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to design and
ter posts.
Reaching
construction of water systems, including abstraction, storage, treatment and distribution for new systems or rehabilitation of
the 75km
existing systems; select, design and implement the most appropriate form of sanitation system. Requirements include a
aid station
degree in construction or hydraulics, work experience in a Water Authority or humanitarian programmes
was such a

big relief. As
EFSVL (Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods) Officer/Assistants (fixed term) -- To ensure
I continued,
I thought
implementation of food security activities, and contribute to livelihoods recovery of the Filipino population affected by the
seeing the
typhoon Yolanda including restoration of agriculture and fisheries based livelihoods and other small business.
last 2 kilo
meter sign
PHP Assistant (fixed term)- To facilitate enhanced hygiene practices among beneficiaries, adopting an empowering
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relief. It did
not. The last
responsibilities of the post include, but not limited to training and supervising the Community Health Volunteers or
2 kilometers
Barangay Health Works in all evacuation centers or communities where appropriate; carrying out assessment, analyze public
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health needs and recommend sustainable solutions.
be take for
e v e r, a n d
Protection Assistant (fixed term)-To support in gathering and analyzing protection issues affecting women, men, boys and
the sight of
the finish
girls who are survivors of typhoon Yolanda. The incumbent will support women and men gain access to useful, reliable and
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accurate information about their entitlements, basic and specialist services that can enhance their protection and safety.
come soon.

There were
Gender Assistant (fixed term)-To ensure the protection rights and needs of women, girls, men and boys are met in the
s t i l l m a ny
humanitarian response. The incumbent will support the Gender Officer in the Haiyan Response Team in response operation
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experience working on gender and protection issues in humanitarian and early recovery contexts.
and some

unofficial
Finance Officer (fixed term)- To manage typhoon Haiyan response finances, ensuring that finance systems and procedures
aid stations
are adhered to, maintaining financial control, and minimizing any associated risks within the context of the humanitarian
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emergency. A requirement for this post is educated to part qualified level accounting experience and financial management
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management. Requirements include a degree in human resources management or similar and professional experience,
preferable in non-government organizations.

Logistics Assistant (fixed term)- To arrange all local purchases in field office, including all requirements of Yolanda
Typhoon Response Humanitarian programmes. This will involve management, according to procedures, of all received
requisitions from the programme team and logistics from canvassing to final purchase and distribution to the requesting
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NOTICES

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
8th Judicial Region
Ormoc City
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
EJF No. R-ORM-14-00006-FC
For:
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL
ESTATE MORTGAGE under Act 3135
SOUTHERN LEYTE EMPLOYEES MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE (SLEMCOOP),
Mortgagee,
-versusSps. MADILYN A. MUSONG AND ARNEL B.
MUSONG,
Mortgagor,
x-------------------x
NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
SALE
Upon Extra-judicial petition for sale, under
Act 3135 filed by Southern Leyte Employees MultiPurpose Cooperative (SLEMCOOP), J. Navarro St.,
Ormoc City against Sps. Madilyn A. Musong and
Arnel B. Musong to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness
which as of April 30, 2014 amounts to Nine Hundred
One Thousand Two Hundred Twelve & 29/100 Pesos
Only (P901,212.29) including interest and penalty
charges but excluding attorneys fees, sheriffs fees
and other expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned
sheriff will sell at public auction on June 25, 2014 at
4:00 oclock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk
of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City to the
highest bidder, for cash or managers check and in
Philippine Currency, the following property with all
the improvements located therein, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 1212011000668
Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City, Leyte
A parcel of land 15 Blk. 1 of the subdivision plan
Pcs-08-0001121-D, being a portion of the consolidation
subdivision plan of Lots Blk. 11, 12, 13 and Road Lot
1, all of the Pcs-08-000528-D, Ormoc Cad/ situated in
Brgy. Tambulilid, Ormoc City. Bounded on the NW,
points 3, 4,5-6 by Lot 14, Blk. 1 & Road Lot of this
subdivision, on the E. Points 6-1 by Lot 16 Blk. 1 of
this subdivision, on the S. Points 1-2 by Lot 18, Blk. 1
of this subdivision on the W. Points 2-3 by Blk. 1. Pcs08-000528-D. Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan,
Being S. 33 deg. 02W., 150. 11 m. from BLLM No. 42,
Ormoc Cad., thence S. 83 deg. 00W., 08.99 m.to point
2, thence N. 07 deg. 53W., 14.55 m. to point 3; thence
N. 83 deg. 21E., 04.75 m. to point 4; thence s. 07 deg.
52E., 03.57 m. to point 5, thence N. 83 deg. 00E., 04.03
m. to point 6, thence S. 08 deg. 24E., 10.95 m.to point
of beginning, containing an area of One Hundred
Fourteen (114) square meters. Registered in the name
of Arnel B. Musong married to Madilyn A. Musong.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take
place on the said date, it shall be held on July 2, 2014
without further notice.
(Sgd.) ZENEN B. PURAY, JR.
Sheriff IV
EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1, & 2-8, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
8th Judicial Region
Branch 12, Ormoc City
CASE NO. R-ORM-13-00063-SP
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
IN RE: INTESTATE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA WAMPLER.
DONALD G. WAMPLER ANDREBECCA S.
WAMPLER, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THEIR
ATTORNEY IN FACT, NOLITO M. QUILANG,
Petitioners
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Letters of Administration having been issued in
the above-entitled case in favor of Nolito M. Quilang.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that notice be and the
same is hereby, given to all persons having claims for
money against the decedent, Virginia Wampler, arising
from contracts, express or implied, whether the same
be due, not due, or contingent, for funeral expenses
and expenses of the last sickness of the said decedent,
and judgment for money against her, requiring them
to file their claims with this Court at the RTC-OCC
within a period of 200 days from the date of the first
publication of this Notice.
SO ORDERED.
Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines, May 12, 2014.
(Sgd.) CARL A. MAGSOLING
Branch Clerk of Court
EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1 & 2-8, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the properties of the late RICARDO J.
CONTENIDO re parcels of land Lot 325,
Cad-443-D, situated in Barrio Poblacion,
Hernani, Eastern Samar, containing an
area of 46 sq.m.; and Lot 326, Cad-443-D,
containing an area of 35 sq. m. were settled
among his heirs per Doc. No. 182; Page No.
38; Book No. XIII; Series of 2014 of Notary
Public Rodel R. Morta. EV Mail May 19- 25,
26- June 1 & 2-8, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the property of the late EDUARDO GACUD
re a parcel of land consisting of 1/6 share
of real properties, situated at Magsaysay
Blvd., Brgy. Central, Calbayog City, Samar,
designated as Lot No. 2100, covered by TD
No. 99-01007-00116, containing an area of
65 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No.
424; Page No. 81; Book No. XXXI; Series of
2013 of Notary Public Alex R. Gelera. EV
Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1, & 2- 8, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the properties of the late SINFORIANO A.
MONSANTO re a portion of land Lot No.
2403-B, containing an area of 394 sq. m.
under OCT No. 7215, situated at Brgy.
Capoocan, Calbayog District, Calbayog City

was settled among his heirs and sold in favor

of SPS. ROY D. DOMALAON and TERESITA
F. DOMALAON. EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June
1, & 2-8, 2014
Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement
with Sale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the property of the late SENECIO SERITO re
a parcel of land with Cadastral Lot No. 2583
situated in Brgy. Matobato, Calbayog City ,
containing an area of 13,894 sq. m. under TD
Declaration No. 99-01085-00005, covered
by OCT No. 1201 was settled among his
heirs and sold in favor of DENNIS DARTE &
CHRISTIAN F. TAN per Doc. No. 406; Page
No. 82; Book No. XXXIV; Series of 2014 of
Notary Public Alex R. Gelera. EV Mail May
19-25, 26- June 1, & 2- 8, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the property of the APOLONIA TAMPOS re
a parcel of land, Lot 5137-C, Psd-08-000029,
LR.C. Record No. 1750, situated in Barrio
Linao Ormoc City, containing an area of 390
sq. m. covered by TCT No. 11583 was settled
among her heirs and 190 sq. m. sold in favor
of ANANITA RAE per Doc. No. 79; Page No.
16; Book No. XIV; Series of 2011 of Notary
Public Ari Larrazabal. EV Mail May 19-25,
26- June 1 & 2-8,2014.

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
LUNGSOD NG ORMOC
EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG ORMOC HELD AT
THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY VICE MAYORS
OFFICE, ORMOC CITY HALL BUILDING ON
MAY 8, 2014
PRESENT:
Hon. Leo Carmelo L. Locsin, Jr.
Vice Mayor
& Presiding Officer
Hon. Rolando M. Villasencio, SP Member, Majority
Floor Leader
Hon. Tomas R. Serafica,
SP Member, Asst. Majority Floor Leader
Hon. Mario M. Rodriguez, SP Member, Presiding
Officer Pro-Tempore
Hon. Ruben R. Capahi,
SP Member, Asst. Minority Floor Leader
Hon. Benjamin S. Pongos, Jr., SP Member
Hon. Antonio M. Codilla,
SP Member
Hon. Vincent L. Rama,
SP Member
Hon. Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas,SP Member
Hon. Eusebio Gerardo S. Penserga, SP Member
Hon. Mariano Y. Corro,
Ex-Officio SP Member
Chapter President, Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc
ABSENT:
Hon. Nepomuceno P. Aparis I,
(Deceased),
SP Member, Minority
Floor Leader
PREFATORY STATEMENT
WHEREAS, presented to the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc for consideration is an
Indorsement dated April 16, 2014 from the Office of the
Honorable City Mayor, Edward C. Codilla, relative to
the Resolution No. 20 S. 2014 of the Liga ng mga Barangay requesting for a Supplemental Appropriation
for the Provision for Barangay Tanods operations in
the amount of Four Million Two Hundred Thousand
pesos Only (P4,200,000.00).
WHEREAS, the Liga Board found out that the
current budget for the account- Provision for Barangay
Tanods Operations is not enough to pay the incentive
of 1,750 Tanods at P700.00 each Tanod per month.
There is a difference of Four Million Two Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P4,200,000.00) computed as follows:
1,750 tanods x P700.00 x 12 months
=P14,700,000.00
Less: Provision for Brgy. Tanods operations

(CY 2014 Annual Budget)
= 10,500,000.00
Difference
= P4,200,000.00
WHEREAS, the City Budget Officer issued a
Certification dated April 15, 2014, stating therein that
funds are available from the Unappropriated Surplus,
end of year 2013, amounting to FOUR MILLION TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P4,200,000.00)
which amount may be used to cover the additional
appropriation for the Barangay Tanods Incentive for
CY 2014;
WHEREAS, the City Treasurer, through a Certificate of Availability of Funds dated April 15, 2014,
certified that the requested funds are available from
the Unappropriated Surplus, end of year 2013, and the
same may be used to fund the additional appropriation for the account Provision for Barangay Tanods
Operations;
FOREGOING PREMISES CONSIDERED, on
motion of Honorable SP Member Rolando M. Villasencio, Vice-Chairman, Committee on Finance and
Appropriation, severally seconded by Honorable SP
Members Mariano Y. Corro, Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas,
Antonio M. Codilla, Tomas R. Serafica and Vincent L.
Rama; be it
RESOLVED, to enact:
APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2014-003
(General Fund)
AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE
AMOUNT OF FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND PESOS (P4,200,000.00) TO BE TAKEN FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS,
END OF YEAR 2013, AS ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF THE ACCOUNT PROVISION
Republic of the Philippines
Local/Civil Registry Office
Province: Leyte
City/Municipality: Palompon
Republic of the Philippines)
Province of Leyte)SS
Petition No. CCE-0029-2014 RA10172
PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE OF
LIVE BIRTH
I, EDIEFERLY DALMAN ESCARTIN, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of P-20
Taglatawan, Bayugan Agusan del Sur, after having been duly sworn to in accordance
with law, hereby declare that:
1) I am the petitioner seeking correction of the clerical error in:
My certificate of live birth
2) I was born on September 13, 1982 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines
3) The birth was recorded under registry number 733 (I-82)
4) The clerical error(s) to be corrected is (are):
Item No.
Description From
To
4
SEX
MALE FEMALE
5) The facts/reasons for filling this petition are the following:
For error No. 1: To correct my sex which was wrongly written and recorded in
my birth certificate, this petition is hereby filed.
6)I submit the following documents to support this petition.
a)
Certificate of Live Birth (SECPA & Office File Copy)
b)
Baptismal Certificate/Elem. School Permanent Record/Voter Cert.
c)
NBI Clearance/Police Clearance/Personal Affidavit/SSS E-1 Form
d)
Out-Patient Record/Passport/I.D. Card/ Cert. of Marriage
e)
Birth Cert. of children/Medical Cert./Cert. of Authenticity
7) I have not filed any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no
other similar petition pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.
8) I am filling this petition at the LCRO of Palompon, Leyte in accordance with
R.A. 9048 / R.A. 10172 and its implementing rules and regulation.
(Sgd.) EDIEFERLY D. ESCARTIN
Petitioner
VERIFICATION
I, EDIEFERLY D. ESCARTIN , the petitioner. Hereby certify that the allegations
herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
(Sgd.) EDIEFERLY D. ESCARTIN
Petitioner
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 16th day of May, 2014 in the
city/municipality of Palompon, Leyte petitioner exhibits in Community Tax Certificate
No. 09814332 issued at Palompon, Leyte on April 14, 2014
(Sgd.) CARMELITA G. LODOVICA
Municipal Civil Registrar
Administering Officer
EV Mail May 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014

FOR BARANGAY TANODS OPERATIONS FOR

CY 2014.
BE IT ENACTED, by the Thirteenth Sangguniang
Panlungsod ng Ormoc, That:
SECTION 1. 2014 GENERAL FUND SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET. The sum of FOUR MILLION
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P4,200,000.00)
of the General Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc
City is hereby appropriated as additional appropriation of the account Provision for Barangay Tanods Operations, to be taken from the Unappropriated Surplus,
End of Year 2013.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVITY. This Appropriation
Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
approval subject however, to the compliance of the
posting and publication requirements as provided in
the Local Government Code of 1991.
RESOLVED, FURTHER, that sufficient copies
of this Appropriation Ordinance together with all
supporting documents thereof, be submitted to the
Honorable Secretary, Department of Budget & Management, Manila, through the City Budget Officer
of Ormoc, and the Regional Director, Department
of Budget & Management, Tacloban City, for review
purposes;
ENACTED, May 8, 2014.
RESOLVED, FURTHERMORE, to furnish copies of this Appropriation Ordinance, one each to His
Honor, the City Mayor Edward C. Codilla, the City
Administrator, the City Legal Officer, the City Treasurer, the City Budget Officer, the City Accountant, the
City Auditor, the Office of the Liga ng mga Barangay,
the City Director- DILG, Ms. Lucia C. Ong and other
offices concerned;
CARRIED, UNANIMOUSLY.
WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Appropriation Ordinance No. 2014- 003 which approved
the General Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc City
for CY 2014 was duly enacted by the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc in its regular session.

(Sgd.) JOEL S. DUERO

Secretary to the

Sangguniang Panlungsod
(Sgd.) ROLANDO M. VILLASENCIO
SP Member
Majority Floor Leader
(Sgd.) TOMAS R. SERAFICA
SP Member
Asst. Majority Floor Leader
MARIO M. RODRIGUEZ
SP Member
Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore
(On Leave)
(Sgd.) RUBEN R. CAPAHI
SP Member
Asst. Minority Floor Leader
(Sgd.) BENJAMIN S. PONGOS, JR.
SP. Member
(Sgd.) ANTONIO M. CODILLA
SP Member
(Sgd.) VINCENT L. RAMA
SP Member
(Sgd.) PEDRO GODIARDO P. EBCAS
SP Member
(Sgd.) EUSEBIO GERARDO S. PENSERGA
SP Member
(Sgd.)MARIANO Y. CORRO
Ex-Officio SP Member
Chapter President
Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc
ATTESTED:
(Sgd.) LEO CARMELO L. LOCSIN, JR.
Vice Mayor & Presiding Officer
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) EDWARD C. CODILLA
City Mayor
Date: 5/15/14
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
8th Judicial Region
Branch 35, Ormoc City
-o0oCASE NO. R-ORM-14-00031-SP
RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION/ CANCELLATION OF ENTRY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE
BIRTH OF SALVACION T. GALAN,
SALVACION T. GALAN,
Petition,
-versusCIVIL REGISTRAR OF ORMOC CITY and THE
CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY/NATIONAL
STATISTICS OFFICE, Respondents.
x----------------------x
ORDER
A verified petition having been filed by herein
petitioner Salvacion T.Galan thru counsel Atty. Ari
G. Larrazabal, to render judgment after due notice,
publication and hearing in accordance with the Rules
of Court that the middle initial of her mother which
was erroneously entered as C instead of P and
the date and place of marriage of her parents which
was October 7, 1979 at Ormoc City in her Certificate of
Live Birth in the Local Civil Registrar of Ormoc City
and in the Philippine Statistics Authority/National
Statistics office be cancelled and corrected so that it
would conform to what is factual and true. Petitioner
alleged that her mothers middle initial was erroneously entered as C instead of P when it should
have been the latter considering that her middle name
is Perales as reflected in the certificate of live birth of
her mother. Likewise, the date and place of marriage
of petitioners parents was also erroneously entered
when in truth and in fact, her parents were not married
at the time of her birth. In view of these circumstances,
she asks that her mothers middle initial as reflected
in her Certificate of Live Birth be changed/ corrected
from C to P and the entries of the date of marriage
which is October 7, 1979 and place of marriage which

May 26-June 1, 2014

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE
ON REMATADOS OF
M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS
ALL BRANCHES AT LEYTE REGION, ORMOC
1,2 & 3, NAVAL, PALOMPON, CARIGARA, ISABEL, KANANGA, VILLABA, SAN ISIDRO, TABANGO, ALBUERA, LEYTE, BILIRAN, MATAGOB, CALUBIAN, TACLOBAN BRANCHES
1,2,3,4, & 5, PALO, CALANIPAWAN (V&G)
TANAUAN, ALANG-ALANG, JARO, DAGAMI,
DULAG, BURAUEN, MARASBARAS, ROBINSON, BAYBAY, 1, & 3, INOPACAN, HILONGOS,
ABUYOG, MAASIN 1 & 2, BATO, SOGOD 1 &
2; MACARTHUR, SAN JUAN (CABALIAN),
LILOAN, HINDANG, HINUNANGAN, PINTUYAN, MALITBOG, & ST. BERNARD.
Commencing JUNE 15, 2014 at 9:00 am the
above mentioned pawnshop will sell on Public
Auction Sale all overdue pledges left in the same
up to JANUARY 31, 2013, Patrons are enjoined
to verify their receipts.
MANAGEMENT
Sa HUNYO 15, 2014, sa alas 9:00 and takna sa
buntag isubasta sa publiko ang tanang butang
naremati diri sa tag-sa-tagsa ka buhatan sa gihinganlan sa itaas. Tanang butang pinerenda nga
wala makukat hangtud sa ENERO, 2013 maapil
sa subasta. Gi-awhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi
sa ilang mga resibo.
TAGDUMALA
EV Mail May 26-June 1

Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed

of Partition
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the properties of late CIRILA
AMIHAN and LAUREANO SILAO re
a parcel of land designated as Lot No.
7215, situated in the Municipality of
Baybay, covered by under OCT No.
5271, containing an area of 6,386 sq.
m. was partitioned among their heirs,
and to HOSPECIO AMIHAN SILAO,
represented by Carlito N. Silao re a
1/3 portion of Lot No. 7155, containing
an area of 1,611.67 sq. m.; Lot 7155-B
containing an area of 1,611.60 sq. m. ;
Lot 7215-C containing an area of 1,645
sq m.; and Lot 7215-E, containing 427
sq. m. per Doc. No. 43; Page No. 40;
Book No. XI; Series of 2003 of Notary
Public Gloriosa M. Cayunda Guinocor.
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2-8, 9-15, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the properties of the late PASTOR
ARCUINO re a parcel of land Lot No.
2325-part, situated in Brgy. Punta,
Ormoc City, containing an area of 22.50
sq. m. TD No. 00067-00839; Lot No.
12061-B, situated in Dist. Of Lilo-an,
Ormoc City, containing an area of
1,217 sq. m. under TCT No. 22434;
Lot No. 12063 before Lot No. 6531-D,
Csd-9904,containing an area of 2,523
sq. m. under TCT No. 28159; Lot No.
10-G, containing an area of 2,014 sq.
m. under TCT No. 16695; and Lot No.
6532-C, containing an area of 5,228
sq. m. under TCT No. 15430 were
settled among his heirs per Doc. No.
126; Page No. 26; Book No. LXXXIII;
Series of 2014 of Notary Public Ruben
R. Capahi. EV Mail May 26- June 1,
2-8, & 9-15, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the property of the late SPS. BROMEO CONEJOS, SR. and GAUDENCIA
CASIO re a parcel of land Lot 12072-H,
Psd-231288, containing an area of 818
sq. m. covered under T.C.T. No. T-15579
located at Poblacion, Kananga, Leyte
was settled among their heirs and sold
in favor of SPS. RICARDO DEIPARINE
and SONIA CORAZON DEIPARINE per
Doc. No. 211; Page No. 43; Book No.
XXIV; Series of 2012 of Notary Public
Allan R. Castro. EV Mail May 26- June
1, 2-8, & 9-15, 2014
Deed of Absolute Sale of a Portion of
a parcel of land
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the property of ROSENDA SILAOGALO represented by CARLITO N.
SILAO re a portion of a parcel of land
Lot No. 7215 , situated in Baybay City,
Leyte, covered by under TCT No.
T-35951 registered in the names of
Tertuliana Silao Beldad, containing an
area of 6,386 sq.m. and 518 sq. m. the
share of Rosenda Silao- Galo sold in
favor of SPS. JESUSITO B. VILLOCINO
and AIDA F. VILLOCINO per Doc. No.
246; Page No. 050; Book No. II; Series
of 2012 of Notary Public RYSAN C.
GUINOCOR. EV Mail May 26- June 1,
2-8, & 9-15, 2014.

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CCE-16-2014-R.A.10172
May 16, 2014
In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG
Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of
the Administrative Order No. 1 Series
of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice
is hereby served to the public that
Amabelle R. Dejito has filed with this
Office, a petition for correction of entry
in sex from MALE to FEMALE in the
certificate of live birth of Amabelle E.
Remulta at Villaba, Leyte and whose
parents are Nestor R. Remulta and
Rosalina P. Ensoy.
Any person adversely affected
by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than
17 May 2014.
(Sgd.) ENGR. MEDALLO V. PUNONG
MCR
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1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province of Leyte
Municipality of Hilongos
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In compliance with Sec. 5, R.A.
No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to
the public that LOIDA C. CAEL, has filed
with this office a Petition for Change of
First Name from NELLYOD to ARNEL
LLOYD in the birth certificate of ARNEL
LLOYD CAEL ORAPA who was born on
October 29, 2002 at Hilongos, Leyte and
whose parents are JOSE ARNILO B.
ORAPA and LOIDA C. CAEL
Any person adversely affected
by said petition may file his/her written
opposition with this office not later than
fifteen (15) days after publication.
(Sgd.) ERNESTO MA. FULACHE
Municipal Civil Registrar
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province: Leyte
City/Municipality: Mahaplag
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section
7 R.A. No. 10172, a notice is hereby
served to the public that MARNEL C.
BITOR as filed with this Office a petition
for correction of clerical error particularly
in his gender from MALE to FEMALE
in the Certificate of Live Birth MARNEL
C. BITOR who was born on August 4,
1990 at Mahaplag, Leyte and whose
parents are LORENZO BITOR and
LILIA CABARDO.
Any person adversely affected
by said petition may file his written
opposition with this Office not later
than _____
(Sgd.) CARMELITO C. ALONZO
Municipal Civil Registrar
EV Mail May 26- June 1, & 2-8, 2014

is at Ormoc City be cancelled or deleted.

WHEREAS, this petition is hereby set for hearing
on JULY 31, 2014 AT 8:30 oclock in the morning, at
which date, time and place all persons interested may
appear and show cause if any, why the prayer in the
petition should not be granted.
WHEREAS, a copy of this Order shall be published in three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper
of general circulation at the expense of the petitioner
and shall be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in
the bulletin boards of the Ormoc City Hall, the Public
Market and of this Court.
SO ORDERED.
In chambers, Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, Philippines, 20 May 2014.
(Sgd.) GIRLIE M. BORREL-YU
Presiding Judge
cc:
Atty. Ari G. Larrazabal
Salvacion T. Galan
The Solicitor General
Office of the City Prosecution
Local Civil Registrar, Ormoc City
National Statistics Office
GMBY/ esva
EV Mail May 26- June 1,2-8, & 9-15, 2014

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May 26-June 1, 2014

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-0668
Application for Issuance of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a UV
SHUTTLE service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
JUANITO FALLORINA
Applicant/s
x----------------x
2nd NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant request authority for the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a UV SHUTTLE for the transportation of
passengers and freight on the line: FROM TUNGA
LEYTE TO ANY, POINT IN RO8 & VICE VERSA,
with the use of ONE (1) unit
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JUNE
26, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR
L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 21st day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : J. G. FALLORINA, JR. 012 REAL
ST. STO NIO TUNGA LEYTE
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. NEIL SIA, AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-0790
Application for Issuance of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB
service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
DANILO NAYON
Applicant/s
x----------------x
2nd NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant request authority for the
issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience
to operate a FILCAB for the transportation of
passengers and freight on the line: ORMOC
MONTEBELLO & VICE VERSA, with the use
of ONE (1) unit
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JUNE
11, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 21st
day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : DANILO NAYON, BRGY.
CONCEPCION ORMOC CITY
Counsel for applicant/S: N. SIA AVENIDA
VETERANOS TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-1315
Application for Issuance of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ
service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
BIENVENIDA DIAZ
Applicant/s
x----------------x
2nd NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant request authority for the
issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience
to operate a PUJ for the transportation of
passengers and freight on the line: ORMOCDOLORES- TONGONAN & VICE VERSA, with
the use of ONE (1) unit
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JUNE
26, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 21st
day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : B.D. DIAZ, BRGY. DOLORES
ORMOC CITY
Counsel for applicant/S: E. JOMADIAO, COR,
ZAMORA & SALAZAR ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-1704
Application for Issuance of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB
service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
ORVILLE P. DEL PILAR SR.
Applicant/s
x----------------x
2nd NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant request authority for the
issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience
to operate a FILCAB for the transportation of
passengers and freight on the line: CARIGARATUNGA- JARO & VICE VERSA, with the use
of ONE (1) unit
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JUNE
26, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 21st
day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : O. P. DEL PILAR, SR. BRGY.
RIZAL CARIGARA LEYTE
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. JOMADIAO
COR ZAMORA SALAZAR ST. TACLOBAN
CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-1938
REF. CASE NO. VIII-2007-0169
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a UV EXPRESS service With prayer
to adopt trade name.
RODOLFO B. PFLEIDER II
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of

Public Convenience to operate a UV EXPRESS
service for the transportation of passengers and
freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY- ORMOC
CITY & VICE VERSA, with the use of TWO (2)
unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting
up to JULY 13, 2017.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on AUGUST
27, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 13th day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : R.B.PFLEIDER II, EAP Bldg. Brgy.
91 (Abucay), Tacloban City
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. B.
JOMADIAO; Cor. Zamora & Salazar Sts.,
Tacloban City
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-1938
REF. CASE NO. VIII-2007-0169
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a UV EXPRESS service With prayer
to adopt trade name.
RODOLFO B. PFLEIDER II
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a UV EXPRESS
service for the transportation of passengers and
freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY- ORMOC
CITY & VICE VERSA, with the use of TWO (2)
unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting
up to JULY 13, 2017.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on AUGUST
27, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 13th day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : R.B.PFLEIDER II, EAP Bldg. Brgy.
91 (Abucay), Tacloban City
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. B.
JOMADIAO; Cor. Zamora & Salazar Sts.,
Tacloban City
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-1940
REF. CASE NO. VIII-2010- 0365
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a UV SHUTTLE service With prayer
to adopt trade name.
RODOLFO B. PFLEIDER II
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE
service for the transportation of passengers and
freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO
ANY POINT IN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA,
with the use of FOUR (4) unit/s which Certificate
is still valid and subsisting up to JULY 14, 2015.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on AUGUST
27, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 13th day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : R.B.PFLEIDER II, EAP Bldg. Brgy.
91 (Abucay), Tacloban City
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. B.
JOMADIAO; Cor. Zamora & Salazar Sts.,
Tacloban City
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-1942
REF. CASE NO. VIII-3002-1571-A
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a UV EXPRESS service With prayer
to adopt trade name.
RODOLFO B. PFLEIDER II
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a UV EXPRESS
service for the transportation of passengers
and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITYBORONGAN & VICE VERSA, with the use of
TWO (2) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and
subsisting up to JULY 16, 2018.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on AUGUST
27, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 15th day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : R.B.PFLEIDER II, EAP Bldg. Brgy.
91 (Abucay), Tacloban City
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. B.
JOMADIAO; Cor. Zamora & Salazar Sts.,
Tacloban City
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Department of Transportation and Communications

Regional Office No. VIII

Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2122
REF. CASE NO. VIII-2000-0204
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a PUJ service With prayer to adopt
trade name.
WITH DROOPPING & SUBSTITUTION
MARICEL MONTON
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ for the
transportation of passengers and freight on the
route: HINUNANGAN MAASIN VIA BATO &
VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s
which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up
to MARCH 10, 2015.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JUNE
10, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 15th day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : MARICEL MONTON; Otama,
Hinunangan, So. Leyte
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. N.M.SIA;
Avenida Veteranos St., Tacloban City
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2127
Application for Issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
RONILO M. DEOCADIZ
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant request authority for the
issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience
to operate a FILCAB for the transportation of
passengers and freight on the line: TACLOBAN
CITY PHHC- DIIT & VICE VERSA, with the
use of ONE (1) unit
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JULY
15 , 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 19TH day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : R.M. DIOCADIZ, RR CY, 99, DIIT,
TACLOBAN CITY
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. NEIL SIA, AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2190
REF. CASE NO. VIII- 2010-0686
Application for Reconstitution of Records
With Extension of validity of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB
service With prayer to adopt trade name.
CONSTANCIO R. CANONIGO
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service
for the transportation of passengers and freight on
the route: MAASIN CITY- MACROHON PADRE
BURGOS & VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE
(1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to NOV. 22,2015.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 2, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 21ST day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : C. R. CANONIGO, CALUBIAN
LOWER VILLA JACINTA, MACROHON,
SO. LEYTE
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. NEIL SIA, AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2196
REF. CASE NO. VIII-2001-0220
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a PUJ service With prayer to adopt
trade name.
LOCELYN FRIO

Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service
for the transportation of passengers and freight
on the route: TACLOBAN CITY- SAN MIGUEL
& VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s
which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to
MARCH 11, 2016.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JULY
22, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 21ST day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : J. FRIO, BRGY. PATONG, ALANG
ALANG, LEYTE
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. NEIL SIA, AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2250
(REF. CASE NO. VIII- 2013-0018
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a PUJ service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
CESAR DELA TORRE
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service for
the transportation of passengers and freight on
the route: CATARMAN ALLEN & VICE VERSA,
with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate
is still valid and subsisting up to FEB. 14, 2018.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on SEPT
3, , 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 23RD day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : C. DELA TORRE, KINABRANAN
ZONE II, ALLEN N. SAMAR
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. JOMADIAO,
COR. ZAMORA & SALAZAR STS., TACLOBAN
CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2259
(REF. CASE NO. VIII- 2007-0134)
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a PUJ service With prayer to adopt
trade name.
PEDRITO L. ACUIN
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service
for the transportation of passengers and freight
on the route: CATARMAN CATUBIG- RAWIS
& VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s
which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up
to MAY 23, 2017.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 3, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 26TH day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : PEDRITO, ACUIN CARMEN
BOULEVARD, LITTLE VENICE (POB) LAONG
N. SAMAR
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. NEIL SIA, AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2290
(REF. CASE NO. VIII- 2013-0412
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a TRUCK- HIRE service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
SUSAN CELLONA
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of

Public Convenience to operate a TRUCK- HIRE
service for the transportation of passengers and
freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO
ANY POINT IN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA,
with the use of TWO (2) unit/s which Certificate
is still valid and subsisting up to JULY 11, 2018.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 4, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 27TH day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : S. CELLONA, # 137 AVENIDA ST.
BRGY.23, TACLOBAN CITY
Counsel for applicant/S: E. B. JOAMADIAO/
COR. ZAMORA & SALAZAR STS, TACLOBAN
CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2294
(REF. CASE NO. VIII- 2008-0587
Application for Reconstitution of Records
With Extension of validity of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB
service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
SERGIO T.BOYANO
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB
service for the transportation of passengers and
freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY NIA VIA
MARASBARAS & VICE VERSA, with the use of
ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and
subsisting up to FEB. 4, 2014.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JULY
15, , 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 28TH day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : S.T.BOYANO, B12,L5,P6,
SAPHIRE ST., BRGY. 109,V & G SUBD.,
TACLOBAN CITY
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. NEIL
SIA,AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN
CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2302
(REF. CASE NO. VIII- 2010-0657
Application for Reconstitution of Records
With Extension of validity of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ
service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
MEDARDO A. BASCO
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service
for the transportation of passengers and freight
on the route: MAASIN CITY HILONGOS SOGOD& VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1)
unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting
up to OCT. 19, 2015.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 4, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 28TH day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : M. A. BASCO, BRGY. MALAPOC,
NORTE, MAASIN CITY
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. NEIL SIA, AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2304
(REF. CASE NO. VIII- 2012-0392
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a FILCAB service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
LIEZEL Q. CAFE
Applicant/s
x----------------x

9
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service
for the transportation of passengers and freight
on the route: BORONGAN MAYDOLONG &
VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s
which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up
to NOV. 22, 2017.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 4, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 28TH day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : L. Q. CAF, BRGY. MAYDOLONG, BORONGAN, E. SAMAR
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E.
B.JOMADIAO COR. ZAMORA & SALAZAR
STS., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2314
(REF. CASE NO. VIII- 2012- 0558
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a VEHICLE FOR HIRE service
With prayer to adopt trade name.
MEDANO G. UY
Applicant/s
x----------------x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a VEHICLE FOR
HIRE service for the transportation of passengers
and freight on the route: FOR EXCLUSIVE USE
OF CONTRACTONG PASSENGERS FROM
SAN ISIDRO, LEYTE TO / FROM ANY HOTELS,
RESORTS & FORTS WITHIN REGION VIII &
VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s
which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up
to OCT. 23, 2018.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route, with the
use of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on SEPT
4, , 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 28th
day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : M. G. UY, E. PEARANDA ST.,
BAWOD, SANISIDRO LEYTE
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. NEIL SIA, AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING
AND REGULATORY BOARD
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO VIII 2014- 0834
REF. NO. VIII-2010-0749
Application for Reconstitution of Records
With Extension of validity of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a TRUCK
HIRE services
With prayer to adopt trade name
RAMON CHU OATE
Applicant/ Petitioner
2ND NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a TRUCK -HIRE
for the transportation of passengers and freight on
the route: FROM PALOMPON, LEYTE TO ANY
POINT IN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA with
the use of TWO (2) unit which Certificate is still
valid and subsisting up to DECEMBER 22, 2015.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route with the use
of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JUNE
25, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the
above address.
At least TEN (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR
L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 28TH day
of May 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
CLERK OF BOARD
Copy furnished:
-Applicant/s: R.C.OATE; Mazawalo Pob.,
Palompon, Leyte
-Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. N. M. SIA;
Mabini Cor. Carlos Tan Sts., Ormoc City
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING
AND REGULATORY BOARD
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO VIII 2014- 2366
REF. NO. VIII-1999-0641
Application for Reconstitution of Records
With Extension of validity

of a Certificate of Public Convenience to

operate a PUJ services
With prayer to adopt trade name
DOMINADOR E. PERCILA
Applicant/ Petitioner
2ND NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ for
the transportation of passengers and freight
on the route: TACLOBAN CITY- PALANOG
& VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit
which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up
to JUNE 11, 2014
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route with the use
of the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on
JULY 9, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the
above address.
At least TEN (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR
L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 30TH day
of May 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
CLERK OF BOARD
Copy furnished:
-Applicant/s: D.E. PERCILA, BRGY. 103
PALANOG, TACLOBAN CITY
-Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. N. M. SIA; AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING
AND REGULATORY BOARD
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO VIII 2014- 2332
REF. NO. VIII-2011-0409
Application for Reconstitution of Records
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB services
With prayer to adopt trade name
OSCAR C. TAN
Applicant/ Petitioner
2ND NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate
of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB for
the transportation of passengers and freight
on the route: ORMOC CITY- MONTEBELLO
& VICE VERSA with the use of TWO (2) unit
which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up
to JULY 27, 2016.
In the present application, applicant
request authority for reconstitution of records of
the said certificate on the same route with the use
of the same number of unit/s.

NOTICE is hereby given that this

application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 9, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at
the above address.
At least TEN (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR
L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 30TH day
of May 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
CLERK OF BOARD
Copy furnished:
-Applicant/s: O.C.TAN, BRGY.
VALENCIA,ORMOC CITY
-Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. N. M. SIA; AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014
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Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation and Communications
Regional Office No. VIII
Ormoc City
CASE NO. VIII-2014-0872
Application for Issuance of a Certificate of
Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB
service With prayer to adopt trade name.
MARIA C. VERGARA
Applicant/s
x----------------x
2ND NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant request authority for the
issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience
to operate a FILCAB for the transportation of
passengers and freight on the line: TACLOBAN
CITY- ST PAULS- CAMPETIC & VICE VERSA,
with the use of ONE (1) unit
NOTICE is hereby given that this
application will be heard by this Board on JUNE
25, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. at the above address.
At least Ten (10) days prior to the
above date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice
once in one (1) daily newspaper of general
circulation in Visayas.
This application will be acted upon
by this Board on the basis of its records and
documentary evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.
SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 28th day
of May , 2014.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO
Clerk of Board
Copy furnished:
Applicant/s : M. VERGARA: BRGY.
ST.MICHAEL, MENDIOLA ST, PALO, LEYTE
Counsel for applicant/S: ATTY. E. B.
JOMADIAO; Cor. Zamora & Salazar Sts.,
Tacloban City
EV Mail May 26- June 1, 2014

Pinoy 1st time sa USA. Naiihi, walang Makita

nga CR, umihi nalang sa daan, sinita ng pulis:
Pinoy: Sori, Sir, Ive to pee!
Police: No peeing here. Follow me (dinala
siya sa garden na may mga halaman). Pee here,
have a nice day!
Pinoy: Thank you! Is this American courtesy?
Police: No, this is the Philippine Embassy
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Mga Wakwak
Nanay: Kumusta man imong pang wakwak
gabii, anak?
Anak: Lagot kaayo ko Nay. Didto ko eskwelahan, abi ko tawo tong gatindog, si Jose Rizal
man diay. Gipaak nako, nah, napangag nalang
hinoon ko!
Nanay: Luoya gud nimo nak oi, pero mas
bad trip ko.
Anak: Ngano man diay Nay, kumusta man
imo gabi-e?
Nanay: Didto ko sa pikas baryo, nisuksok ko
sa balay sa buntis didto sa silong, nagpa baboy
baboy kp. Animal, naa man diay silay butakal
sa silong, nadisgraya jud ko! Hehe
ERRATA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NOTICES
OF HEARING by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) published in the
Eastern Visayas Mail issues of May 10- 16, 2014, should
have been captioned as RECONSTITUTION OF
RECORDS WITH EXTENSION OF VALIDITY.
The applicant of the said cases is Mr. Rodolfo
Pfleider III and the case numbers are: 2014 0425;
2014 0661; 2014 0662; 2014 0664; and 2014 0730.
We apologize for the oversight. EV Mail
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Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
8th Judicial Region
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Branch 36,
Carigara, Leyte
-o0oSP. CASE No. RTC-2013-040-SP
FOR: CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH OF THE
PETITIONER FROM DEC. 12,1965 TO DEC. 11,
1967 IN HER CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH &
RECORD OF BIRTH.
MARY ANN C. MULLE-MARQUEZ,
Petitioner,
-versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF LEYTE, LEYTE
AND THE OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR
GENERAL, represented by the CIVIL REGISTRAR
GENERAL, CARMELITA N. ERICTA,
Respondents.
x-----------------------x
ORDER
This treats the manifestation with motion filed
on May 12, 2014 by the petitioner, through her counsel. A reading thereof shows that it pertains to her
request for the resetting of the initial hearing to her
suggested date which is June 26, 2014, if compatible
with the Courts Calendar. She also made it of record
that the original date of initial hearing was April 23,
2014 which was cancelled due to the unavailability
of the public prosecutor who represents the Office of
the Solicitor General.
The record will show that the Erratum Order
dated March 10, 2014 in which the date of initial hearing was set, could not be published due to the letter
of Ms. Lalaine M. Jimenea of the Eastern Visayas (EV)
Mail asking the Office of the Executive Judge to bar
publications which failed to satisfy the One-year continuous publication requirement from participating in
the raffle of cases for publication of judicial orders such
as this one. With that incident having been resolved
by the Office of the Executive Judge, the raffle for the
publication of the initial order proceeded and the
initial order may now be published by the winning
publication, the EV Mail, which is a local newspaper
of general circulation in the Province of Leyte.
Accordingly, the motion is GRANTED. The initial
hearing is hereby set on June 26, 2014 at 8:30 oclock in
the morning, Withal, the Erratum Order dated March
10, 2014 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Filed before this Court is a verified petition seeking the Correction and Cancellation of the entries in
the birth records on file with the respondents, which
are the public offices mandated by
The petitioner is hereby DIRECTED to cause at
her expense law to be the custodian and repository of
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
8th Judicial Region
Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte
SP. PROC. NO. H-528
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR,
ERICA GEE AND DECLARATION AS FOUNDLING AND NEGLECTED CHILD,
SPS. AUNES ERIC AND GERMAINE NAVARRO,
Petitioners,
x-------------------------x
ORDER
PETITIONERS-SPS. AUNES ERIC AND GERMAINE NAVARRO, through counsel, filed a Petition
to adopt minor ERICA GEE, who is three (3) years old,
female and a foundling child. In support of her petition, the petitioner avers, THAT: they are both of legal
age, Filipino citizens, and a resident of Brgy. Dolho,
Bato, Leyte; the subject child was found by one Nida
N. Germano and in coordination with the social worker of the DSWD, Bato Leyte, the finder has entrusted
the subject child to the petitioners who cordially has
taken her custody and provide her care and support;
the DSWD and the petitioners have exerted diligent
efforts to locate the parents of the child which proved
futile as they were never found and no showed up to
claim the child; for the span of time that the child has
been with the petitioners, it is clear that, her parents
have substantially and continuously abandoned and
neglected him in accordance with the provision of Art.
141 of PD 603; the petition will redound to the benefit
and welfare of the subject child, hence, prayed to the
effect that minor ERICA GEE be legally declared an
abandoned and neglected child in accordance with
Art. 141 of PD 603 and to all intents and purposes be
declared the child of herein petitioners.
WHEREFORE, finding the Verified Petition to
be sufficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE, the same is
set for initial hearing on September 17, 2014 at 8:30
in the morning at which date, time and place anyone
that may be prejudiced by the approval of the instant
Petition may come to court in this first opportunity.
Published this Order in a newspaper of general
circulation in the Province of Leyte, at least once a
week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense
of the petitioners.
Furnished copy of this Order to the Office of
the Solicitor General being the general counsel of the
Republic at 134 Amorsolo St. Legaspi Village, Makati
City; Regional Director of DSWD for that office to
conduct a social case study report, to conduct a home
study report; and to submit other relevant papers
within 60 days, Petitioners and her counsel for them
to be present at the given addresses for them to be
present during initial hearing.
SO ORDERED.
IN CHAMBERS, this 9th day of May, 2013, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines.
(Sgd.) EPHREM SUAREZ ABANDO
Executive Judge
ESA/csv
EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25 & 26- June 1, 2014

NOTICES
records pertaining to Births, Marriages, Deaths and
other incidents of human existence. The entries sought
to be corrected pertains to her date of birth from December 12, 1965 to December 11, 1967 be cancelled.
A perusal of the petition shows that the same
appears to be sufficient in form and substance. Set
therefore the initial hearing on June 26, 2014 at 8:30
in the morning.
the publication of this order once a week for three
(3) consecutive weeks in an accredited newspaper of
general circulation in the Province of Leyte. The Sheriff
of this Court is also hereby ORDERED to post a copy
of this Order on three (3) conspicuous places namely:
1) The Bulletin Board of Municipal all, Leyte, Leyte;
2) The Bulletin Board of Municipal Trial Court, Leyte,
Leyte and 3) the Bulletin Board of this Court.
During the initial hearing of this petition, all
those interested person/s are given the opportunity
to ventilate their opposition, if any, to the petition.
Otherwise, if they fail to appear, their claim shall be
barred and the petitioner will be allowed to adduce
evidence in support of the petition.
Furnish copies of this Order to the petitioner
through his counsel for his compliance, as well as the
Honorable Solicitor General for his information and
appropriate action.
SO ORDERED.
GIVEN in Chambers, on this 13th day of May
2014 at Carigara, Leyte Philippines.
(Sgd.) LAURO A. P. CASTILLO, JR.
Judge
LAPC:ldp
EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Branch 7
Eight Judicial Region
BULWAGAN NG KATARUNGAN
Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
EJF No. 3688
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118 AND PD 385
HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND
(HDMF), Tacloban City, rep. by Paulino C. Talacay,
Mortgagee,
-versusELENITA C. BAYONA,
Mortgagor,
x-----------------x
SHERIFFS NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER ACT 3135, AMENDED
Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under act
3135, as Amended filed by the HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND with office address at corner
MH Del Pilar and Lopez Jaena Streets, Tacloban City,
represented by paulino C. Talacay against the ELENITA C. BAYONA, of legal age, Filipino, married
with postal address at 75 STO. NINO ST., DAGAMI,
LEYTE, to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which
as of OCTOBER 7, 2013, Amounted to FORTY TWO
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FOURTEEN PESOS
& 52/100 (Php42,714.52) Philippine Currency, excluding Penalties, Charges, Attorneys Fees, expenses of
the Foreclosure, Sheriffs Lawful Fees, and expenses
for conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION on JUNE 17,
2014, at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter, 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.
T-50394
A parcel of land designated as lot 43 Block 6 of the
consolidation-subdivision of Pcs-08-000536-D, being a
portion of lots 3417, Cad.220 and lots 40 and 41, (LRC)
Psd-12477, situated in the Barangay of Marasbaras,
City of Tacloban, Province of Leyte, Island of Leyte,
Bounded on the:
SW., along line 1-2 by lot 42, Blk. 6; on the
NW., along line 2-3 by Drainage Easement; on the
NE., along line 3-4 by lot 44, Blk. 6; and on the
SE., along line 4-1 by Road lot 5 (6.50 m. wide)
all of this subdivision.
Containing an area of FIFTY NINE (59) SQUARE
METERS, more or less. Registered in the name of
ELENITA C. BAYONA, of legal age, Filipino, married
to TED G. BAYONA.
PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AND BUYERS MAY
INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND
ENCUMBRANCHES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED
REAL PROPERTIES IF ANY THERE BE.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take
place on the said date, it shall be on JUNE 24, 2014.
On the same time and place without further notice.
TACLOBAN CITY, APRIL 14, 2014.
FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO
SHERIFF:
(Sgd.) ELIAS N. ACOSTA
Sheriff IV
EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
PROVINCE OF SAMAR
Municipality of Sta. Margarita
OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is
hereby served to the public that MA. GUEN DE GUIA FILOTEO has
filed with this Office a petition for Change of First Name from ARLYN
(NSO Copy), ARYLN (LCRO Copy) to MA. GUEN in the Certificate of
Live Birth of ARLYN CARBONERA GUIA DE (NSO Copy), ARYLN
CARBONERA GUIA DE (LCRO Copy) who was born on December 17,
1972 at Sta. Margarita, Samar whose parents were SILVINO P. GUIA DE
and LOLITA S. CARBONERA.
Any person having knowledge and/or claiming interest or may
be adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition
with this Office not later than 09 May 2014.
(Sgd.) ENGR. AIVIZE G. LIBUNAO
Municipal Civil Registrar
EV Mail May 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Branch 7
Eight Judicial Region
BULWAGAN NG KATARUNGAN
Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
EJF No. 3689
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118 AND PD 385
HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND
(HDMF), Tacloban City, rep. by paulino C. Talacay,
Mortgagee,
-versusMA. ARLENE C. DELOVERJES,
Mortgagor,
X----------------------x
SHERIFFS NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER ACT 3135, AMENDED
Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under act
3135, as Amended filed by the HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND with office address at corner MH Del Pilar and Lopez Jaena Streets, Tacloban
City, represented by paulino C. Talacay against the
MA. ARLENE C. DELOVERJES, of legal age, Filipino, married with postal address at 1102 LAPAZ ST.
BURAUEN, LEYTE, to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as of OCTOBER 7, 2013, Amounted to
THREE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR THOUSAND
SEVENTY EIGHT PESOS & 20/100 (Php 394,078.20)
Philippine Currency, excluding Penalties, Charges,
Attorneys Fees, expenses of the Foreclosure, Sheriffs
Lawful Fees, and expenses for conducting the PUBLIC
AUCTION on JUNE 17, 2014, at 9:00 in the morning
or soon thereafter, 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. 1222010000092
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that certain land
situated in BARANGAY OF ABUCAY, CITY OF
TACLOBAN, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, ISLAND OF
LEYTE, bounded and described as follows: A PARCEL
OF LAND DESIGNATED AS LOT 7 BLOCK 42 OF
THE CONSOLIDATION- SUBDIVISION OF PCS-08000527-D, BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 4997, CAD.
220 LOT 4311-B, PSD-08-001588, LOT 4313-1-1,PSD08-002329 AND LOTS 1 & 2 & 3, PCS -08- 000517-D,
BOUNDED ON THE SW., ALONG LINE 1-2 BY LOT
5, BLOCK 42, ON THE NW., ALONG LINE 2-3 BY
ALLEY 21; ON THE NE., ALONG LINE 3-4 BY LOT
9, BLOCK 42 ANAD ON THE SE., ALONG LINE 4-1
BY LOT 8, BLOCK 42 ALL OF THE SUBDIVISION.
CONTAINING AN AREA OF THIRTY FIVE (35)
SQUARE METERS MORE OR LESS. REGISTERED IN
THE NAME OF MA. ARLENE C. DELOVERJES, OF
LEGAL AGE, FILIPINO, MARRIED TO RODERICK
U. DELOVERJES.
PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AND BUYERS MAY
INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLEAND
ENCUMBRANCHES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED
REAL PROPERTIES IF ANY THERE BE.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take
place on the said date, it shall be on JUNE 24, 2014
on the same time and place without further notice.
TACLOBAN CITY, APRIL 14, 2014
FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO
SHERIFF:
(Sgd.) ELIAS N. ACOSTA
Sheriff IV
EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Branch 7
Eight Judicial Region
BULWAGAN NG KATARUNGAN
Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
EJF NO. 3674
EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118 AND PD 385
HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND
(HDMF), Tacloban city, rep. by Paulino C. Talacay,
Mortgagee,
-versusELNORA R. VILLAFLOR,
Mortgagor,
x------------------x
AMENDED
SHERIFFS NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER ACT 3135, AMENDED
Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under act
3135, as Amended filed by the HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND with office address at corner
MH Del Pilar and Lopez Jaena Streets, Tacloban city,
represented by Paulino C. Talacay against the ELNORA R. VILLAFLOR, of legal age, Filipino, single with
postal address at B7 L7 V & G SUBD., TACLOBAN
CITY, to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as
of AUGUST 6, 2013, Amounted to FIVE HUNDRED
SIXTEEN THOUSAND EIGHTY PESOS & 39/100
(Php516,080.39) Philippine Currency, excluding
Penalties, Charges, Attorneys Fees, expenses of the
Foreclosure, Sheriffs Lawful Fees, and expenses for
conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION on JUNE 9, 2014,
at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter, 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.
T-59544
A parcel of land designated as lot 1808-E, Psd-

May 26-June 1, 2014

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Regional Trial Court
Eight Judicial Region
Branch 17
Palompon, Leyte
SP. PROC. CASE NO.
R-PAL-14-0403-SP
FOR: CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE RECORD
OF BIRTH OF THE PETITIONER PERTAINING TO
HER SEX FROM MALE TO FEMALE
MELOTTE D. VILLAMOR,
Petitioner,
-versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TABANGO,
LEYTE AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL
Respondents.
x-------------------------x
ORDER
A verified petition having been filed with this
Court by petitioner, through counsel, Atty. Elroy
Raymund S. Bertulfo, praying that after publication,
notice and hearing an Order be issued directing the
Local Civil Registrar of Tabango, Leyte and the Civil
Registrar General, National Statistics Office to correct
in the Record of Birth of petitioner MELOTTE D. VILLAMOR as found on Page 6, Book No. VII, Registry
No. 96-389 and in her Certificate of Live Birth the erroneous entry opposite the word sex or in the space
for sex which is male to FEMALE.
As the petition appears to be sufficient in form
and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing, pursuant to Section 4, Rule 108 of the Rules of
Court on June 9, 2014 at 8:30 oclock in the morning
at the hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17,
Palompon, Leyte at which date, time and place, any
person may appear and show cause, if any why the
petition should not be granted.
Let a copy of this Order be published at the
expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general
circulation in the Province of Leyte, once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication
to be made at least one week prior to the date set for
initial hearing.
Furnish copies of this Order to the Office of the
Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Tabango,
Leyte, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Leyte,
Atty. Elroy Raymund S. Bertulfo, Office of the Civil
Registrar General, National Statistics Office and the
petitioner.
SO ORDERED.
Given in Chambers, this 28th day of April 2014
at the Hall of Justice, Palompon, Leyte.
(Sgd.) MARIO O. QUINIT
Presiding Judge
Copy furnished:
1. Atty. Elroy Raymund S. Bertulfo Torres
Bugallon St. Villaba, Leyte
2. The Office of the Solicitor General Manila
3. Pros. Lorna Pades Palompon, Leyte
4. National Statistics Office Manila
5. Melotte D. Villamor Brgy. Campokpok,
Tabango, Leyte
6. Local Civil Registrar of Tabango, Leyte
EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014
08-015062-D, portion of lot 1808, Cad. 220, situated in
the Barangay of San Jose, City of Tacloban, Province
of Leyte, Island of Leyte, Bounded on the:
SW., along line 1-2 by lot 1808-D of the subdivision; on the
NW., along line 2-3 by Road lot 1793, Cad. 220;
on the
NE., along line 3-4 by lot 1808-F of this subdivision and on the
SE., along line 4-1 by lot 1808-1 (Road 4.00 m.
wide) of this subdivision.
Containing an area of SEVENTY FIVE (75)
SQUARE METERS, more of less. Registered in the
name of ELNORA R. VILLAFLOR, of legal age,
Filipino, single.
PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AND BUYERS MAY
INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND
ENCUMBRANCES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED
REARL PROPERTIES IF ANY THERE BE.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take
place on the said date, it shall be on JUNE 16, 2014,
on the same time and place without further notice.
TACLOBAN CITY, APRIL 7, 2014.
FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO
SHERIFF:
(Sgd.) ELIAS N. ACOSTA
Sheriff IV
EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014
Deed of Extrajudicial Adjudication
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late PASCUALA CASTAAS re a parcel of land situated in Brgy. Binaliw, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City,
designated as Lot No. 4116, with an area of 10,718.83 sq. m. under TD No. 99-0301100185, covered by OCT No. 281 was adjudicated unto himself by JESUS CASTAAS
MAGAN per Doc. No. 397; Page No. 80; Book No. VI; Series of 2014 of Notary Public
Jennylyn D. Sumagang Durmiendo. EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late LUTERIA N.
LACBAYO re a parcel of land, designated as Lot No. 4116, Cad-817-D, containing
an area of 10,719 sq. m. under OCT No. 281, located at Brgy. Binaliw, Tinambacan
District Calbayog City was settled among her heirs and sold in favor of RECHELL
B. ROBIATO per Doc. No. 5; Page No. 1; Book No. XXXIV; Series of 2014 of Notary
Public Alex R. Gelera. EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late FRANCISCO
LLEVER re a parcel of land, located at Brgy. Gabay, Calbayog District, Calbayog City,
Samar with Cadastral Lot No. 7773, containing an area of 69,098 sq. m. under TD No.
99-01041-00009 was settled among his heirs and 20,268 sq. m. sold in favor of JENETH CATAMORA DALONZO per Doc. No. 88; Page No. 18; Book No. XXXIV; Series
of 2014 of Notary Public Alex R. Gelera. EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014
Extrajudicial Settlement
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the personal properties of the late GUILLERMO S. YAP, JR., re an account, deposited with land Bank of the Philippines, Ormoc
Branch, under Savings Account Nos. 0951-1314-58 and 0951-0423-07 were settled
among his heirs per Doc. No. 445; Page No. 89; Book No. CCCXXXVIII; Series of 2011
of Notary Public Nicolas S. Maglasang. EV Mail May 12-18, 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014

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NEWS

May 26-June 1, 2014

7 killed in Tacloban shelter fire

Another fire happens gutting 7 buildings

Tacloban City Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez, together with cousin

Leyte 1st district Rep. Atty. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez,
joined United Nation Humanitarian Deputy Chief, Assistant
Secretary- General and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator
Kyung-Wha Kang in her assessment tour of Taclobans Brgy. 88
& 54 livelihood and shelter projects, a partnership rehabilitation
effort of humanitarian groups & the City to restore the City and
its peoples pre-Yolanda conditions. Photos by Gay B. GaspayTacloban Information Special Advocacy Team

Leyte is one of 9 LED champions

PASIG CITY The Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG) on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, recognized nine local government units (LGUs) for being champions of innovations in local
economic development during the Leaders Forum on Growing
Local Economies at the Marco Polo Hotel.
The forum is an activity under the Local Government Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED), a collaborative
program between the governments of Canada and the Philippines,
through the DILG.
DILG Undersecretary Austere Panadero, representing Secretary
Mar Roxas, identified the nine LED champions as Pangasinan, Bohol,
Zamboanga del Norte, Metro Naga, Metro Iloilo, Guimaras, Leyte, South
Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat.
Panadero said these provinces were able to attract investments,
create jobs and increase tourism arrivals within a period of three years
through the LGSP-LED program.
We are grateful to our development partners like the Canadian
government because through their interventions, we are able to provide
LGUs with much-needed financial and technical assistance to enhance
their potentials into becoming business-friendly and competitive entities, he said.
It is always fitting to recognize the vital roles and good practices
of LGUs as potent partners of the national government in achieving
sustainable economic development in the country, and I am glad that
this forum provides for that purpose, he added.
Another highlight of the forum is the launching of the new batch of
LGSP-LED projects for implementation in the provinces of Albay, Aklan,
Antique, Cebu, Davao del Norte, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Negros
Oriental, Palawan, Siquijor, and Sorsogon. All these projects will focus
on tourism development.
Canadian Ambassador Neil Reeder, local chief executives and
development partners are expected to attend the occasion and tackle
information on investments attraction and promotion, and public-private
partnerships, among others.
Through the LGSP-LED program, the DILG provides technical
advices and trainings to selected LGUs on how to engage local private
sectors in enhancing local tourism industries and creating tourism
programs to attract more investors and increase job opportunities.
From 2011 to 2013, LGSP-LED LGUs have attracted almost P6
billion in investments and created over 2200 new jobs in different
regions in the country. PR

TACLOBAN CITY They

survived Yolanda but did not
live through a 10-minute hell
that gobbled up their plastic
tent midnight of Wednesday,
May 28, at the tent city in
Brgy. 88, San Jose, this city.
The fire killed six young
siblings and their mother. The
fatalities were identified as
Maria Eleza Ocenar, 38 and
her children Kathleen, 12,
Justine, 9, Jasmin, 5, Juvylyn,
3 and Jacklyn, three months
old. John Mark, 6, survived but
died at 1:48 PM at the Eastern
Visayas Regional Medical
Center.
SPO4 Narciso Goyone of
the Bureau of Fire Protection
said that according to the report of the Tacloban fire arson
investigator, a kerosene lamp
could have caused the fire.
Neighbors told responding
firemen that they woke up to
cries for help from the burning
tent, but the fire gobbled it so
fast that it was impossible for
them to save the family inside.
The Tacloban Bureau of
Fire Protection said they were
on site at 12:49, just 9 minutes
after a call came through their
hotline but when they arrived
at the area, the fire had totally
gutted the tent.
Rescuers immediately
gathered the burn victims,
some who were reportedly still
alive, but were pronounced
dead on arrival at the EVRMC
except for the 6-year old burn
victim. The 6-year old John
Mark was badly burned he
could not even lie down at the
hospital bed.
The father of the children,
one Rey Cabangbangan, was
not around when the fire happened as he was reportedly
working at Samar and only
comes home on weekends.
The Ocenar family, according to media reports, are one
of those who chose to stay at
temporary tent shelters given
out to Yolanda victims by
international NGOs after the
typhoon. They refused to be relocated to the bunkhouses but
stayed on the area where their
house used to be. The tent city

THE MORNING AFTER. Neighbors throng around the spot where seven people burned from a 10
minute fire that gobbled their tent dwelling. Note the other tents around. Photo by Melchor Caspe

THE MORNING AFTER - 2. A fire guts a building at the commercial district of Tacloban just
a few hours after the tent shelter fire. Photo by Bobbie Alota
at San Jose is in a coastal area
called Costa Brava, literally
meaning rough coast.
Air travellers to and from
Tacloban City airport would
be familiar about where the
incident happened. It is one of
those tents lining up the road
to the airport which have been
called tent cities.
Meanwhile, Tacloban city
information officer Bernardita Valenzuela, said the Cebu
Rolling Hills Memorial Chapels, Inc., out of compassion
to the victims, has agreed to
foot the funeral arrangements

of the victims. Their wake will

be at the home of the mothers
mother at Brgy. Palanog.
Barely 12 hours after the
deadly fire, another blaze
erupted at the middle of Tacloban City.
The blaze broke out at the
mixed commercial-residential
area at Paterno Street, just near
the historic Hotel Alejandro
owned by the family of An
Waray Rep. Neil Benedict
Montejo.
Two commercial buildings
and five residential houses
were burned. The fire broke

out at 11: 50 and a fire out

declared at 2:14 in the afternoon. However, firefighters
scampered back to the site after
the fire rekindled at 3:25pm.
SF02 Siegfred Flores, officer of the day and team leader,
said the estimated damages
reached P 14,220,000. The fire
originated from the house of
one Soledad Medalla.
The fire, he said, was reported by a walk in informant
Roel Bermoy. By Lalaine M.
Jimenea

Barugo villagers are saved by their seawall

BARUGO, LEYTE If there was one thing that Nelida
Balaes, 31, is thankful for at the time when Typhoon Yolanda
hit the country, it was the fact that they had a seawall that
protected them from the said disaster.
Kung wala iyan, tapos na kami (It would have been the
end of us if the sea wall was not there), Nelida shared, her
statement all the more chilling because of the matter-of-fact
way she said it.
It was the predicted intensity of the typhoon that prompted
the local government to impose a forced evacuation on the night
of November 7 in areas along its path.
On the eve of the typhoon, the households living near
or along the coastline of Barangay Minuhang were asked to
evacuate. While they all complied with the order, they tried to
accomplish one thing before the typhoon hit the country. They
worked as much as they can on their seawall, which they got
through Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and
Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS), one of
the poverty alleviation programs of the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD). They knew that given the

predicted intensity of Typhoon Yolanda, they needed all the help

they could get to keep their homes and their lives protected.
Typhoon Basyang
Their fears had basis. Maricel Velasco, 30, shared that Brgy.
Minuhang was severely affected by Typhoon Basyang in 2010.
Noong Bagyong Basyang, umakyat talaga iyong tubig (The
water rose during Typhoon Basyang), she said, narrating how
the 2010 typhoon wreaked havoc in the municipality.
Moreso, it was not necessary for foul weather to occur to
trigger the problems in Brgy. Minuhang. During high tide, it
was common for sea water to enter the homes of the residents.
It was these problems that prompted them to identify the construction of a sea wall as the sub-project they needed to answer
their most pressing need. Not wanting to once again experience
the terror they felt when Typhoon Basyang hit the country, they
strove to do as much work for their sub-project as they could on
the eve of Yolanda to try to keep their village safe.
Their fears happened. From their vantage point from the
evacuation centers theyfled to, some of the residents witnessed
the wrath of Yolanda.

Saved by the sea wall

Nelida shared, Lumampas sa seawall ang taas ng alon ng
mga two feet (The height of the waves were higher than the
sea wall), no mean feat considering the height of the sea wall.
Recalling what they went through, Honesto Balaes, 54,
could only say, Kung wala iyong sea wall na iyon, washed out
na itong barangay (If the sea wall was not there, the barangay
would have been washed out).
It was the wish of the residents of Brgy. Minuhang to keep
their village protected from the seas, so when Kalahi-CIDSS
provided them the opportunity to do just that, they did not
hesitate to jump at the opportunity.
As a community-driven development (CDD) program,
Kalahi-CIDSS seeks to help people rise from poverty by
providing them the trainings and resources so the citizens
themselves can have the power and the capacity to pursue their
own development.
When Kalahi-CIDSS came into the picture, the residents of
Brgy. Minuhang did not hesitate in identifying the construction
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BARUGO

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