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Fear hounds supporters of Malot Galenzoga in Baybay

BY FRED PADERNOS

TAC L OBA N CITY -- An atmosphere of fear still hounds thousands her supporters who were reportedly illegally arrested and suffered massive human rights violations under Mayor Carmen Loreto Caris administration, so said Baybay mayoralty candidate Marilou Malot Galenzoga.
Galenzoga made it clear that she had not been hiding from the law because there is no case filed against her that would warrant an arrest, even if Mayor Cari posted a P500,000 reward for her arrest that was published in a national newspaper on July 13, 2013. to page 9

No Search Warrant, No Warrant of Arrest : At wee hours on July 01, 2013 policemen raided the residences of Marilou Malot Galenzoga in Baybay City, Leyte, following the earlier rally. Upper left photo, supporters were ordered to drop facing the ground at Armalites point lower left, a no plate number truck of the LGU was used and rammed the steel gates of the residence to forcibly open it. . Right upper, Rex Llaga, photographer of Malot BY LITO A. BAGUNAS was mauled during the raid, lower right, a cook at the residence was also being arrested.

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PALO, Leyte- Commissioner Constancia De Guzman of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) said that the transformation program of the Philippine National Police would not only benefit the police organization itself but the community in general.

NAPOLCOM exec says transformation program to also bene t community

A locality that is enjoying a stable peace and order situation can expect a better economic atmosphere, De Guzman said during an interview. The NAPOLCOM chief was the guest speaker during the three-day gathering of the police officials and personnel in the region relative to the conduct of the PNP Patrol 2030 program held at the Camp Ruperto Kangleon, the police regional headquarters. The PNP Patrol 2030 is a long-term integrated program of the police organization which not only aims to make the police force of the country be more professional but rather make it proactive in addressing problems besetting the organization and the community it serves. According to De Guzman, one of the aspects of the program is not only to improve the policing function of the PNP which refers on peace and order campaign but rather involvement in the community. The community should be an active partner with the PNP, she said. For Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria, police regional director, he said that they are achieving the aim of the program. We are doing this to ensure that all the personnel will be aware on this

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transformation program of the PNP. We are one of the two regions that are complying with this transformation program up to the last scorecard, Soria said. The vision of the program, he said, is to make the PNP more capable and credible in all aspects in delivering the services expected from them by the community like law enforcement. (JOEY A.

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NEWS

Thursday, 11 July 2013

PRO8 chief orders probe on recovery of illegal drugs in Leyte jail

CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte The regions top cop ordered a thorough investigation to determine how illegal drugs were able to pass through inspection on way to a lock-up cell in Leyte sub-provincial jail in Baybay City. This was discovered in a surprise check on cells and inmates by provincial jail guards Saturday afternoon. Nine inmates - Fernado Balagbis, Dexter Flandez, Fernando Huerta, Eliseo Lascota, Mark Rubin, Jimmy Crame, Eduardo Metro, Lando Lumacad and Zosimo Galano, are being investigated when a sizeable amount of suspected shabu were found in cell number 3 to include several drug paraphernalia. Ten heat-sealed sachet containing suspected shabu with total estimated street value of P100,000; 21 lighters; a scissor; cellphone charger and twelve mobile phones were confiscated by jailguards. PCSupt. Elmer Ragadio Soria, director of Police Regional Office 8, also ordered inspection on all jail facilities in the region in coordination with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and other concerned correctional agencies. The intensified implementation of our existing strategy against illegal(drugs) is part of strengthened support mechanism to carry-out holistic operations in the national anti-drug campaign, said Soria. Intensified police operations against illegal drugs must continue, the police official said, adding that complacency in the conduct of anti-drug operations will only burden the PNP with the social costs of the continuing drug problem that are highly correlated with criminality. Meanwhile, a buybust operation on Sunday night at Brgy. Dawahon Island, Bato, Leyte by joint elements of Bato police station and Leyte Police Provincial Office resulted in the arrest of one Emmanuel Tagsip alias Ondo, 39, seaweed farmer and confiscation of four sachet of suspected shabu with an estimated market value of P5,000. In District I, Mc Arthur town,also in Leyte, one Richard Macnamara, 37, married, meat vendor, was nabbed by operatives in a buybust operation that also led in the seizure of two

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plastic sachet of suspected shabu and several drug paraphernalia. Gary Cuartero, 35, was also nabbed in a buybust operation in Dist. VI, New Road, Barugo, Leyte that led to the confiscation of four sachet of suspected shabu worth P4,000 and the P500 buybust money. In Sitio Cabulado, Brgy Sto. Rosario, Matagob, Leyte, a buybust operation resulted in the arrest of one Roy Olorvida, 43, and the confiscation of two sachet of suspected shabu and two pieces P500 marked money. Soria informed that the confiscated items were brought to the Leyte Provincial Crime Laboratory Office for examination as the police have filed criminal charges against the suspects. (PIN-

DepEd-8 to celebrate its 38th founding anniversary

TACLOBAN CITY- All employees of DepEd-8 will be encouraged to give importance to their active participation in our efforts in sustaining excellent quality services to our stakeholders, Regional Director Luisa Bautista-Yu said. Bannering the theme Celebrating Strengths, Sustaining Excellence, the Department of Education-8 (DepEd-8) will celebrate its 38th founding anniversary on July 15 to 17, 2013 at their regional office at Government Center, Candahug, Palo, Leyte. The three-day celebration will be spearheaded by a thanksgiving mass and parade. On July 15 and 16, the scheduled activities are the tree-planting, the academic and literary contest, and the prepageant for the search of king and queen of DepEd-8. While on July 17, parlor games, awarding of the winners of the various activities, and the search for the king and queen of DepEd-8 will be held. Moreover, in its efforts to recognize the nonteaching employees of DepEd-8, one of the highlights of the celebration is the awarding of the outstanding nonteaching employee of DepEd-8 among the various divisions of the regional office. (DAYANARA
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TACLOBAN CITYIn commemoration of the 18th police community relations management anniversary, the Philippine National Police here in the region will conduct various activities in different responsive communities. According to PNP8 spokesperson Police Inspector Romuel Nacar, these activities anchored on the effective

PNP-8 to carry out community activities

partnership between the PNP and the communities. It also aims to enhance public awareness for the community to support the different plans, programs, and activities of PNP. A drug abuse and prevention education symposium will be conducted targeting different high school and college institutions through the coordination of PNP re-

gional headquarters and offices. This symposium intends to inform the students with regards to the effects of drug abuse as well as its prevention,Nacar said. Moreover, there will be a barangay visitation, wherein police officers will conduct a meeting with the village folks, community elders and barangay officials. In addition, a medical and

dental mission on July 23 will be conducted as residents of Brgy. Campetic will serve as the beneficiaries. On July 25, they will also conduct a blood donation wherein PNP employees are involved in partnership of Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) and the Philippine Red Cross. We can only be effective if we have an effective partnership with the community, said Nacar. (MARY
GRACE M. GOMEZ, LNU INTERN)

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NEWS

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TACLOBAN CITY The Department of Public Works and Highways will showcase P4.14 billion worth of completed and nearly finished infrastructure projects in Eastern Visayas for the Presidents State of the Nation Address (SONA). DPWH Regional Director Rolando Asis said that almost all of the 11 projects have been completed as of June 2013. Some construction phases of these projects are up for funding and completion until 2014. We have consolidated facts and figures that will serve as the basis for the reporting of our departments accomplishments that will be used in the President Aquinos SONA on July 22, Asis said. First in the list of SONA accomplishments is the P970.70 million Biliran circumferential road. The 109-kilometers road traverses the towns of Biliran, Naval, Almeria, Kawayan, Culaba, Caibiran, and Cabucgayan. The project is scheduled to be finished by December. In the Leytes first district, this project is the Bagahupi-BabatngonBarugo-Carigara road. The 23-kilometer highway also includes construction of Caraycaray and Bagacay bridges. The same road network is almost completed in Leytes second district. The national government has allocated P104.36 million for road upgrading and installation of reinforced concrete pipes. The road network provides alternative route from Carigara to Tacloban City via Babatngon. The DPWH aims to connect the new road link of Leytes two districts by next year. Since 2010, the central government has been pouring out P310.37 million funding in Leytes 3rd district to concrete 14.56 kilometers road linking the towns of Calubian, San Isidro, Tabango, Villaba,

P14.4 B completed, nearly finished infra projects in EV included in PNoys SONA

and Palompon. The target is to pave the entire road section next month. An existing LibungaoMat a g - o b - Pa l o mp o n road in fourth district has been rehabilitated through a P447.86 million funding. The 34.15 kilometers road is scheduled for completion on January 2014. The infrastructure agency has just completed the road from Ormoc City to Lake Danao, the department is currently constructing 4.2 kilometers tourism access road. The road project started last year with a P83.43 million allotment. DPWH said that in Samar first district, included as SONA accomplishment is the P556.40 million Calbayog diversion road starting from Brgy. Cagsalaosao, Calbayog City to Brgy. Monbon, Sta. Margarita, Samar. The road is up for completion within this month. The access road to Sohoton Cave in Basey, Samar will also be showcased. The 23.9 kilometer road project has a funding of P261.45 million and set for completion in 2014. Of the 12 sections, 11 have already been paved, the report said. Funding for the remaining section has been included in the 2014 plan. The Catbalogan diversion road in Samar has the highest allocation among 11 SONA projects. The rehabilitation project aims to minimize traffic congestion in the city proper by diverting vehicular traffic to the new alternative road. Also listed is the newly completed P88 million Subang Daku Bridge, designed to reduce travel time and cost from Sogod, Southern Leyte to Panaon Island and Pacific Area. Another SONA commitment is the P50 million road constructions from Biri(Northern Samar) town center to the rock formations. The tourism project, which was completed last month, involves the construction of elevated foot-

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TACLOBAN CITY The newly -elected president of the League of the Municipalities of the Philippines Leyte Chapter said that he would be organizing a seminar for Leyte municipal mayors on how to fund projects even with meager fund. Mayor Leonardo Sandy Javier of Javier town said that there are several schemes for a local chief executive to gather funds for their projects but this is not known to some of them reason why he will organize said seminar within this year. I already finished my first term and it was not that hard in looking for funds if a chief executive would want to implement a project even they only have meager fund, said Mayor Javier in an

LMP-Leyte prez to organize seminar for all Leyte mayors

interview. You only need to look and ask what government agencies could help you in providing fund for the project you are to implement, Javier added. Javier, whose town is classified as a fourth class municipality, said that if only the mayors know the appropriate government agencies that could help them in project implementation, it would be easy to look for fundings for their programs. In his first term, Javier had made a major development for his sleeping town after he was able to finish concreting almost all road networks interconnecting its 28 barangays. By next year, all barangays have concrete roads and all bridge constructions are done, Javier said. This year, they are targeting to finish the road concreting project of the remaining 29 kilometers of road, Javier said. The secret, according to him,was the convergence of all government agencies and his administration to address the pressing problem in his town, which was not addressed by the previous administration as they have no idea on how to get funds from other sources aside from their local funds. Agencies which they tapped were the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Social Welfare and Development and foreign agencies like the World Bank. What I did in Javier is what I wanted for other local chief executives to do in their areas so I will organize a seminar

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for them to know how I did it in my town, said Javier. Javier also stressed the importance of the bottoms-up policy of the government in choosing project to be funded and the participation of people in deciding what project should be funded and implemented in their respective locality.
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bridges and view deck at the site. Asis said that for unfinished sections of these 11 SONA projects, the central government is committed to provide funding to ensure completion by next year. The DPWH regional office here has proposed P11 billion funding for next year. (SARWELL Q.

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OPINION

Thursday, 11 July 2013

EDITORIAL

Wrong move
erwise, the remedy ceases to be viable) and it can be led only by a candidate who has led a certicate of candidacy and has been voted for the same ofce (that is why Susan Roces, the bereaved wife of the late Fernando Poe, Jr., was not allowed to le an election protest in behalf of her husband against the cheating GMA because she was not a candidate who has been voted for the presidency). Very frustratingly, Malot Galenzoga, the also-ran adverted to, deed the conventional and the legal and decided to stage her protest, not in the four walls of the Comelec where she ought to lobby her protest but, in the streets. Worse, she had to drag many of her supporters thinking that by it, her folly will be validated. There were reports that Galenzoga staged
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he arrest of more than 700 individuals in Baybay City at 2 oclock in the morning or thereabouts of July 1 is a new low in the already smeared game of politics in this country. It showcased the twisted conviction of many of our political aspirants not to easily accept defeat even if defeat is the only thing screaming at their faces. It is unfortunate that this time, means beyond legal, even bordering on deception, was resorted to to protest an otherwise legal proclamation of the winner. Ordinarily, a candidate for public ofce who lost but could not accept his defeat has the remedy of questioning the proclamation of the winner through the process that is election protest. The caveat however is that it must be led 10 days after the proclamation of the winner whose election is being contested (oth-

Collective agenda from election campaign promises

If partisan election promises were to be believed, then time has come that those elected (whether elected for the first time or for another or last term) last May 13, 2013 finished their planning homework so that by their first working hours last June 30, 2013 they shall have been ready to issue marching orders for all those under their fresh authority to support, implement or reinforce. The most common center of promises in every election campaign period is reduction of poverty, which comes in terms of infrastructures (better and new roads and bridges, hospitals, school buildings, markets, wharves, seawalls and other shore protection roads or barrio-to-poblacion roads, plus, where actually absent but are badly needed, bridges. Such roads and bridges should be sturdy and durable enough as to withstand the worst typhoons that keep haunting the Philippine archipelago, continuous heavy rains, ashoods, and earthquakes, or at least, in the case of roads and highways, prevent landslides or soil or embankment erosion. The President is very, very, very correct in considering that with better infrastructures and more of the same introduced and being present in road-less or bridge-less communities, investors will be attracted to put in huge and

structures, river walls, etcetera), livelihood and other income-generating projects undertaken by the electorate, increased farming and fishing support or, where absent, provision of needed support, for the consequential increase in the buying power of farmers and fisherfolks and increased food production volume so that

where more food are available, some effects or indicators of poverty can be resultantly reduced. No less than President Noynoy Aquino has repeatedly been emphasizing on his administrations priority on poverty and the extra need to build roads that will link barrios and sitios and not simply farm-to-market

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Collective...
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long-lasting investments in those communities, directly benefitting their denizens and indirectly, the people in the whole town or city. The Department of Public Works and Highways and Department of Agrarian Reform have already recalibrated their focuses in compliance with the wishes of President Noynoy. They have already been introducing, and completing in many instances, the road and other public works projects that the Aquino administration has placed on their shoulders. The people, generally, are elated to know that Budget Secretary Florencio Abad has been releasing the funds needed for approved project proposals, or keeps on facilitating the approval of similar proposals, most of which came out as expressed community needs and endorsed or worked out by peoples organizations. (Basey, Samar, QN learned, is among a few priority impoverished localities in the country to have been chosen along this insight. Information reaching QN said that only 4 out of several proposals had already been approved and could already be awaiting the approved budget so that they could already be undertaken. These proposals, all road concreting, when finished, are those between Baloog and Balante via Sarunay, Dolongan and Villa Aurora via the access road through Valeriano C. Yancha Memorial Agricultural School and via Balante, Villa Aurora and Buenavista up to Sawa, and between Manlilinab and Mabini via Burabod. The proposals were results of a series of community dialogues, consultations and planning spearheaded by the DOLE-registered Baktas Kabubwason Rural Workers Association and the Basey municipal office of the Department of Agrarian Reform. At the time of this writing, Baktas leaders and core leaders in the different barrios are just waiting for the projects to start. By next month, Baktas intends to submit additional proposals or requests for PNoy to act on. On the first month of the presidency of Noynoy Aquino, Baktas prexy Teodorico Dioring Porbus wrote President Aquino, defining and stating requests of Basaynons, more than 3,000 of whom are agrarian reform beneficiaries of DARs land distribution program which involves more than 9,000 hectares of lands within the Basey portion of the Samar Settlement Project. Malacaang directed government departments concerned to immediately act on those proposals or requests. Today, barrios Cogon, Cancaiyas and Villa Aurora are sights of massive road work in progress, which work is just awaiting completion.) If on the first 22 working days from June 30, 2013 elected officials particularly at the local government level will not present, at their own gumption, at least an initial work plan containing their priority promises, then we cannot expect them to fulfill what they promised. Yet, apart from the election promises, those at the local level should be ready by the first week of July with solid plans and strategies as to how confront such priority local concerns as ooding, landslides, low productivity, unemployment, and the like, I mean, the usual priorities. (They are always a priority because they are always either totally ignored at the beginning of each local administrations post-election term or not so seriously looked into.) All people in all communities should be always alive, awake, enthusiastic, and thoroughly vigilant so as to avert possible propensities to renege on election campaign promises. At about the same time, at the sangguniang bayan/panlungsod/panlalawigan main office, all efforts should already be seriously exerted to gather, collect, and file in sequence all past, present and new ordinances and resolutions passed, as well as minutes of sessions and committee meetings

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and public hearings and in time make all these available to every person wanting to have access to them. QN is very much aware of the fact that all such offices have no complete files, from the very first session since having been constituted when this our country, the Philippines, was still under the Spanish regime, or as a result of republicanism and legislation. Local government executive offices should also give priority to the production of all past records and documents , very especially those that have historical and/or statistical significance. For instance, LGUs, whenever asked, should be able to provide, at least access to, historical records [including photographs, and other hard evidences of history] and laws that officially proclaimed or declared a town or city or province, and valuable information on annual local taxation performance and historical progress of business establishments, past calamities and extent and magnitude thereof, and specific names and dimensions and governing authority of old and later-years local roads and public buildings constructed in the town/city/province. Even exact population figures have to be documented and reported out. Thats why, Pres. Aquino was very, very, very correct when he doubted the governments own official statistics on population

The man for LNU

interviewed him. Make no mistake, however, in thinking that he makes light of this position, because after a consultation with his family regarding the matter, he took his joining of the race, and his eventual triumph, very seriously. Now he is happy and thankful to God about it. He believes that God paved the way for his entry to the university. He dedicates this lofty position to his family, his siblings, and his loved ones, vowing to do all he can to catapult LNU to greater heights. What could be unique about his administration is that, he packs an enormous hoard of knowledge and skills in management operations. His administrative and leadership experiences are abundant, much to the benefit of the university he now heads. Yes, I can manage LNU, he assured. This could be far from a hollow prediction, given his Masters in Public Management from the to page 8

Today marks another milestone in the history of Leyte Normal University, the regions premiere university in teacher education. Having had presidents with exceptional leadership prowess in the past, it is again installing another one, today being his investiture as the third university president. If someone tells you that this new president is a familiar figure in Philippine showbiz, you might believe it, especially if you will get the chance to witness the event and see him in person. But, no, he is not Gardo Verzosa, the handsome guy in his starred movies. They just happened to look alike. This new president is more than a celebrity and a starhe is a manager and,

above all, an educator. Its time you got to know him. The Beatles of old sang their hearts out, mentioning his name in an internationally renowned hit song, Hey Jude. Yes, Jude is his name, to his friends, and to those who fondly call him. But to scholars, academicians, and other professionals, his name is Dr. Jude A. Duarte, the newly-elected LNU president. He was one of those who applied for LNU presidency a few months ago. Prior to this, he never aspired to join the school in this capacity. It didnt cross his mind, wasnt part of his plans. He came upon this announcement on the search for a new LNU president, But I didnt take it seriously, he said when I

and poverty. In a 4/25/2013 post by the RAPPLER, PNoy was quoted as saying: May konti akong duda. Hindi ba doon hindi nga ni-report nang tama yung population, yung population na pagkukunan mo ng per capita, paano naging tama yung comparison in 09 and 12? Baka naman magtampo sa akin yung National Statisticsthese are off-the-cuff remarks that were on top of my mind, Aquino said.) *** If the U.S. monopoly capitalist groups persist in pushing their policies of aggression and war, the day is bound to come when they will be hanged by the people of the whole world. The same fate awaits the accomplices of the United States. Mao Tse Tung *** The Budget as a Social Contract with the FILIPINO People In 2012, our national budget was sharply focused on this Administrations Social Contract with the Filipino People. In 2013, we remain focused on fulfilling that Contract, and have intensified the level of prioritization of our key result areas we had laid out earlier. - His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines, To the Fifteenth Congress of the Philippines, On The National Budget for 2013, [July 24, 2012]

July 11, 2013 - Thursday of the 14th Week St. Benedict, abbot Gn 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Ps 105; Mt. 10:7-15

THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE

(Jesus said to the Twelve) As you go, make this proclamation: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. Do not take gold nor silver or copper for your belts; no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep. Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave. As you enter a house, wish it peace, if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you. Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Endangered Tongue
conceitedly blowing their own horns or just plain ignorant. I sincerely pity them and their kids. Our problem with our language has been an unacknowledged predicament since. Our tongue is becoming an endangered tongue and a few people are realizing how deadly this could be. The unique language that we speak is like oxygen. Should we lose our language, we lose our history, our culture and our identity. People have the notion that children who speak English are smart and are red carpet. We should master our own language first before we teach the generations another language. And the best channel of education is through mother tongue instruction. This is not contemporary truth. Other countries have mastered their respective languages first and later, have sought the assistance of English-uent countries, like the Philippines, to learn English. We speak better English over them because all this time, we have been practicing a language calamity by pri-

SHARING A SMILE
I once wrote to a wealthy and inuential businessman requesting a subscription to a worthy charity. I promptly received a curt refusal, which ended by saying: As far as I can see, this Christian business is just one continuous give. After a brief interval I answered, I wish to thank you for the best definition of the Christian life that I have yet heard. Jesus has asked us not only to give to the needy buy give without charge. You received without pay, give without pay (Mt 10:8). Sold by his brothers into slavery, Joseph had risen, by sheer gift of God, to a position in Egypt practically equal to the Pharaoh himself. Knowing that this favour was from God and not just for his own benefit, he forgave his brothers treachery and supplied them with food in times of famine (Gen 45:4). It is not only our material possession but all that we have are Gods gifts. He is asking us to share them with others freely. Just think of this one gift: smile! It is a gift that enriches the receiver without diminishing the giver; a gift that can be given in a ash, but can have an impact that lasts for ever; a gift that is of no earthly value until it is given away; a gift which, no one is so poor that he or she cannot share. (His Word for Today by Vima Dasan, SJ, published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel. No. 321-31-95) Sowers Seeds: Pius XII says: While materialism and the moral corruption that derives from it threaten to submerge all virtue and to ruin so many lives, thus provoking wars, our hope is that when we reect on the assumption of Mary, body and soul, into heaven, it will become manifestly clear to all what a sublime destiny awaits the body and soul. -Blessed James Alberione, Founder of the Pauline Family

I have to do customer relations at work and it is bitter sweet. I enjoy doing it because the conversations are so hilarious and entertaining. But through out the process, I also am dismayed most of the time. Most of the customers that we have are mothers. These mothers usually come with their children to bond and spend the rest of the day by themselves. These mothers are the ones causing my disappointment. I remember an unforgettable encounter with a middle-aged woman and her grade-school kid. I was in the middle of listening to her experiences with illmanaged restaurants when her kid interrupted. The child was looking at his Math book and was puzzled of an assignment so he sought the assistance of his mother. Ms. Grace, with

all her might, explained the simple math problem in crooked English. She kept on reiterating words that were obviously unfamiliar to the child and she kept on mispronouncing them too. Did you understood? She kept on asking and the child just kept on looking at her, more puzzled than before. I came in and explained the problem myself in Waray language. I knew the child understood me more. I remembered a complaint from another woman. She was instructing her grade-school daughter to return a miscommunicated order. She mumbled the English Language and I believe that the child understood nothing but verbal diarrhea. They ended up not complaining because none of them understood each other. These people are either

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ponent, the fact is it was her opponent who got proclaimed, not she. And her suspicion that she won, no matter how strong, is denitely not a justication to stomp on the law which, by the ofce she seeks to be elected to, she is supposedly bound to execute. When she did, she basically mocked the province of the very ofce the election to which she was seeking. That was denitely a wrong move.

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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 HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (HDMF), Tacloban city, rep. by Paulino C. Talacay Mortgagee -versusRAMIL D. BONIEL, Mortgagor, EJF NO. 3634 EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118 AND PD 385 x- - - - - - - - -x SHERIFFS NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE
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 RAMIL D. BONIEL, of legal age, Filipino, maried and a resident of BRGY. 110 UTAP, TACLOBAN CITY, to satisfy the Mortgage indebetedness which as of MARCH 5, 2013, Amounted to FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY FOUR PESOS & 96/100 (Php 588,264.96) Philippine Currency, excluding Penalties, Charges, Attorneys Fees, expenses of the Foreclosure, Sheriffs Lawful Fees, and expenses for conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION on AUGUST 1, 2013 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

Thursday, 11 July 2013

notice. TACLOBAN CITY, JUNE 3, 2013. FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

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the rally not to protest her defeat but to assert her victory, although the COMELEC has already sealed her fate with the proclamation of Cari as the winner. As it appeared, Galenzoga allegedly had a reason to believe that she won because her own tally is saying that she did. But no matter the strength of her belief that she trounced her op-

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SALE UNDER ACT 3135, AMENDED

NOTICE is hereby given that Edilberto M. Loretizo heir of late Lorena D. Beato executed a Deed of Absolute Sale over a motor vehicle described as: Make/Type: Honda/TC O.R. No.: 12288628-2 Motor No.: KB502013-002760E; Date Issued: May 13, 2008 Chassis No.: KB502-013-002760; C.R. No.: 12950043 Plate No.: HW4765 Date Issued: May 13, 2003 in favor of Elizabeth A. Lebrilla as vendee; per Doc. No. 281, Page No. 58, Book No. VIII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Enrique C. Dala. LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25, 2013

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Gorgonio C. Advincula extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over 2 parcels of land both situated in Brgy. Doa Brigida, Tolosa, Leyte, described as: Parcel 1, Lot No. 516, Case 8, Cad. 822-D situated in Brgy. Doa Brigida, Tolosa, Leyte, containing an area of 1,397 square meters, embraced with O.C.T. No. P-64064; Parcel 2, bearing Lot No. 3706 Case-8 Cad 822-D, containing an area of 238 square meters, with O.C.T. No. 64066. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Arriane Corine A. Cinco as vendee for the aboveddescribed property; per Doc. No. 115, Page No. 24, Book No. X, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Asterio A. Villero. LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

NO. T-60152 A parcel of land designated as lot 2499-C-3-B-9-A, PSD-08-016582-D, being a portion of lot 2499-C-3-B-9, PSD-08-002527, situated in the Brgy. of Utap, City of Tacloban, Province of Leyte, Island of Leyte. Bounded on the; South East, along line 1-2 by on the South West, along line 2-3-4 by lot 2499-C-3-B-9-B of the subdivision plan; on the North West, along line 4-5 by road lot 10 meters wide; on the North East, along line 5-1 by lot 2499-C-3-B-10, PSD08-002527. Containing an area of FIFTY FOUR (54) SQUARE METERS, more or less. Registered in the name of RAMIL D. BONIEL, of legal age, Filipino, married to CYNTHIA A. BONIEL. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AND BUYERS MAY INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND ENCUMBRANCES, 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 said date, it shall be held on AUG. 8, 2013, on same time and place without further

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erty with all improvements, to wit: DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TCT NO.: T-58300 LOT NO.: Lot 5, Block 29(Pcs-08-000527-D) LOCATION: Brgy. Abucay, Tacloban City AREA: 35 Sq. Mts. BOUNDARIES: WEST, line 1-2 by Lot 3, Block 29 NORTH, line 2-3 by Alley 10 EAST, line 3-4 by Lot 7, Block 29 SOUTH, line 4-1 by Lot 6, Block 29 All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and place. In the event the public auction should not take place on said date, it shall be held on August 23, 2013 on the same time and place without further notice.

LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25, 2013

(Sgd.) ELIAS N. ACOS TA Sheriff IV OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF SHERIFFS NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE (EJF NO. 3644)

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under act 3135, as amended, filed on June 17, 2013, by PAG-IBIG FUND, mortgagee, with office address at Cor. Del Pilar & L. Jaena Sts., Tacloban City, against MA. VICTORIA P. URBIZTONDO, mortgagor, of 78 Sunrise Ville Phase 2b, V&G Subd., Tacloban City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of APRIL 22, 2013, amounts PHP 471,795.31, inclusive of interest and penalty charges, the undersigned will sell at public auction on AUGUST 21, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the office of the Branch 34, Regional Trial Court, Bulwagan Ng Katarungan, Tacloban City, to the Highest Bidder, for Cash, Managers Check and in Phil. Currency, the following prop-

LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25, 2013

(Sgd.) RUBEN N. VILLACARILLO (6-21-13) Sheriff IV

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City Application for Issuance of a CPC to operate a TH service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name. FE GERONA Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0446

NOTICE is hereby given that Cindy C. Acala heir of late Evelyn Gallaron executed an affidavit of Adjudication over a parcel of cocoland, covered by Tax Dec. No. 000265, Cad. Lot No. 3829, containing an area of .0102.21 hectares, more or less, situated in Tolosa, Leyte. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Conrado and Emelinda Olimberio of Brgy. Quilao, Tolosa, Leyte as vendee for the abovedescribed property; per Doc. No. 379, Page No. 75, Book No. IX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Asterio A. Villero. LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION WITH DEED OF SALE

NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A TH SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: FROM TANAUAN, LEYTE TO ANY POINT IN REG. 08 WITH THE USE OF TWO (2) UNITS WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, GCJ TRUCKING SERVICES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON JULY 24, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 9th day of July 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV

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

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marily introducing a different language rather than allowing the young absorb our language first. Locals of other countries have each other for clarifications of their language, unlike us; we have no one when our tongue succumbs. It is not the end yet. We are only endangered. Our seniors and veterans are

still cognizant and it is not yet too late to educate the unaware, provided that, the wise and the leaders bind their upper hands. Clearly, most mothers do not always know whats best. Our home is the place where our own language should be taught first. Instead, nowadays, this is where the deviations begin and language massacres develop. This, absolutely, is fatal and frightening.

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Sotico Estember Sr. extrajudicially settled and adjudicated over a motor vehicle (public utility) described as: Make: Toyota; Series: Hi-Ace Commuter; Chassis No.: LH1147011654; O.R. No. 8243767-0; Body Type: Van; Engine No.: 2L528 3728; Plate No.: HVS536; O.R. No.: 838380045; and heirs hereby all waive their rights and interest infavor of their mother Rosita C. Estember for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 499, Page No. 101, Book No. 22, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. David G. Apostol. LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Panfilo Ortiz Flores and Ceferina Libanan Flores extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated at Brgy. Rawis, Poblacion Arteche, Eastern Samar under Tax Dec. No. ARP No. 99-01004-0074, with an area of 100 square meters; per Doc. No. 300, Page No. 70, Book No. 1, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Enrique C. Dala. LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER

EXRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

Thank you and more power Very truly yours,

(Sgd.) NIDA V. JUSAY Center Head LSDE: June 27, July 4 & 11, 2013

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Rosario Gabrillo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated at Brgy. 02, Lawaan, E. Samar, containing an area of 57 square meters, more or less, under ARP No. 05-12002-00021, Cad. Lot No. 67, CAD 418-D, Assessors Lot No. 011, Section 01, market value of 7,695.00 and assessed at P1,540.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Crecencia G. Maglinte as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 232, Page No. 47, Book No. VI, Series of 2009 of Notary Public Atty. Pablito Go. LSDE: June 27, July 4 & 11, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Policarpio A. Corre extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated in Bo. Domrog and Brgy. 7 Poblacion, covered by Tax Dec. Nos. 1026 and 1027, (now under Tax Dec. Nos. 140174, 070106 respectively) containing an area of 70,122 square meters, more or less; per Doc. No. 26, Page No. 7, Book No. I, Series of 1999 of Notary Public Atty. Severo S. Duquez, Jr. LSDE: June 27, July 4 & 11, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Felicisimo Evangelista extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located in Brgy. Diit, Tacloban City, covered by T.C.T. No. T-5154, Lot 4065-A, Psd103558, situated in Bo. of Diit and Tigbao, City of Tacloban, Leyte, containing an area of 7,778 square meters, more or less; per Doc. no. 420, Page No. 85, Book No. XI, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Jeffrey A. Didulo and Doc. No. 5511-13 Consul Jesusa Susana V. Paez of Philippine Consulate General, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that Arturo Nierras heir of late Esperanza V. Nierras executed a waiver of rights in favor of their only child Joaquin V. Nierras over a portion of commercial land, located in Rizal St., Central II, Palompon, Leyte, covered by Tax Dec. No. 203, containing an area of 247 square meters, more or less, The 1/3 portion of 183 square meters belongs to late Esperanza V. Nierras; per Doc. no. 399, Page No. 80, Book No. 1, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Lemuel R. Montes. LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Pedro Corro extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land located at Brgy. Mawodpawod, San Miguel, Leyte extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land located at Brgy. Mawodpawod, San Miguel, Leyte, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-34016-00097, with an area of 379.91 square meters, more or less, assessed at P17,205.00; per Doc. No. 1012, Page No. 91, Book No. 19, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Datusalem S. Calamaya. LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

WAIVER OF RIGHTS

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

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NEWS

Leyte Samar Daily Express

CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte The regions top police official rallied the police commissioned and non-commissioned officers of Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) to perform their duties and obligation with integrity and commit themselves for an effective and efficient delivery of public service in support to the PNP Patrol Plan 2030. With the PNP Patrol Plan 2030, the Philippine National Police now has clear sense of direction and with a competent leadership to carry-out its vision towards a highly capable, effective and credible police service, PCSupt. Elmer Ragadio Soria, director of PRO8, said during the opening ceremony of Follow-Up Cascading of Enhanced PNP Patrol Plan 2030 at PRO8 Matapat Hall on Tuesday morning. The PNP is counting on your continuing commitment and firm resolve in our quest to institutionalize a perRepublic 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 HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (HDMF), Tacloban city, rep. by Paulino C. Talacay Mortgagee -versusANTONIO S. DE VEYRA, Mortgagor, EJF NO. 3635 EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118 AND PD 385 x- - - - - - - - -x SHERIFFS NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER ACT 3135, AMENDED

Soria rallies men towards PNP transformation

formance-based public accountability aimed at instilling a transformation culture in the organization, Soria told the participants composed of provincial and city directors and police chiefs in Eastern Visayas. The Peace and Order Agenda for Transformation and Upholding of the Rule-of-Law or PNP Patrol Plan 2030 is the PNPs roadmap in attaining a highly capable, effective and credible police service by year 2030. The three-day cascading activity is administered by the PNPs Center for Police Strategy Management, activated on December 15, 2011, the unit responsible for integrating, coordinating and monitoring activities across functions and other offices to ensure alignment of strategies, resources and operations of the transformation plan. PRO8 also activated its Regional Strategy Management Unit on March 21, 2012 to oversee the plan implementation in the regional office down to station level. Soria further directed his men to fully embrace the core messages of the transformation program and to strive to become the best that they could and encourage stakeholders support to the successful operations and implementation of various programs the PNP. By sustaining public information and dialogue and gaining public trust and confidence through positive performance, these would in return sustain partnership and collaboration between the PNP and its stakeholders, the police official averred. The CODE-P program of PNP chief Police Director General Alan Purisima is incorporated to the Patrol Plan 2030, Soria further informed. CODE-P stands for Competence, Organizational Development, Discipline, Excellence and Professionalism.
(PINSP ROMUEL NACAR)

Red Cross Governor Nocon inducts newly -elected board of directors. (L-R) Ching, Padillo, Lanting, Chua, Balderian, Aure and Maas. Not in photo are Capungcol and Tec-

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 ANTONIO S. DE VEYRA, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of STA. CRUZ, PALO, LEYTE, to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as of MARCH 8, 2013, Amounted to THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE PESOS & 91/100 (Php 376,135.91) Philippine Currency, excluding Penalties, Charges, Attorneys Fees, expenses of the Foreclosure, Sheriffs Lawful Fees, and expenses for conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION on AUGUST 1, 2013, 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-52086 A parcel of land designated as lot 43, Block 10 of the consolidation-subdivision of Pcs-08-000538-D, being a portion of lots 1-8, Block 1, 1-10, Block 11, 1-10, Block 111, 1-6, Block IV, 1-11, Block V, Road lots 1-3, Psd-083747-007768-D, and lot 2971-A to 2971-F, Psd083747-007736-D, situated in the Brgy. of Calanipawan, City of Tacloban, Province

of Leyte, Island of Leyte, Bounded on the; SW., along line 1-2 by Road 10 (6.50 m. wide) of this subdivision; on the NW., along lines 2-3 by lot 44, Block 10 of this subdivision; on the NE., along line 3-4 by lot 2963, Cad. 220; and on the SE., along line 4-1 by lot 42, Block 10 of this subdivision. Containing an area of FIFTY FOUR (54) SQUARE METERS, more or less. Registered in the name of ANTONIO S. DE VEYRA, of legal age, Filipino, married to DOLORES T. DE VEYRA. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AND BUYERS MAY INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND ENCUMBRANCES, 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 said date, it shall be on AUG. 8, 2013, on the same time and place without further notice. TACLOBAN CITY, JUNE 3, 2013. FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

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LSDE: July 11, 18 & 25, 2013

(Sgd.) ELIAS N. ACOSTA Sheriff IV

TACLOBAN CITY Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Governor Andrew Nocon inducted into office the new set of board of directors after the election during the 2nd biennial assembly held at the Balyuan Convention Center, this city. The new members of the board of directors of PRC Tacloban City/Leyte Chapter are Tacloban FilipinoChinese Chamber of Commerce president Go Tic Ching, who topped the elections followed by Barangay 109 chairman and contractor Rodolfo Rudy Padillo and journalist and nutrition advocate Vicky C. Arnaiz Lanting. They previously served for two years as members of the board of directors of the chapter. Others inducted into office were Asian Development Foundation president Dr. Edward Chua, PhD; former Tabon-Tabon mayor and chairman of Colegio de Sta. Lourdes Foundation Rustico Balderian; surgeon and chairman of Maxrev Center Dr. Rommel De Paz Capungcol ; Eastern Visayas State University director for extension services and eventologist Faustito Tito Aure; businessman/ restaurateur Edwin Maas and Tanauan, Leyte Mayor Pel Tecson. Only the delegates to the assembly were allowed to vote.

PRCs Nocon inducts new board members of PRC-Tacloban/Leyte

Nocon said that the presence of the volunteers, voting delegates and officers is a manifestation their willingness to serve and save lives, the essence of being with the Red Cross, the largest humanitarian organization in the world. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to all of you. As board of directors, your first job is to raise funds for the chapter, so you can keep as many volunteers and these volunteers will share time, resources and talents. Wala pang disaster prepared na kayo, before helping others. Remember our Red Cross motto: always first, always ready and always there, Nocon challenged the new board. The more we have funds, the more we can render services to others, Nocon said. Nocon is a former mayor of Los Baos, Laguna and national president of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. There is a need also to encourage more people to donate blood, the blood you donate can save three lives, Nocon added. Philippine Red Cross is not only about blood donation, it is also into livelihood program and in building homes for the homeless. In Ormoc City, after the flashfloods in early 1990s, Red Cross built almost a hundred houses for the homeless families. Red Cross built 500 shel-

ters for displaced victims of Sendong and Pablo typhoons. Also in areas with armedconflicts, Nocon said. Chapter OIC administrator Jennifer Chico said that she hopes to get the support of the new board in organizing and strengthening the RC143 program which stands for I Love You Red Cross composed of a leader and 43 members in every barangay. The members of RedCross 143 will be trained on basic life support and first-aid to equip them of the proper know how in handling patients in times of distress. The new board together with the existing board of directors will serve for the next two years. They will convene on July 16 to elect its new set of officers, currently chaired by lawyer Miguel Tezon. There are a total 18 members of the Board and six who are sitting as mandated. Philippine Red Cross provides six major services: blood services, disaster management, safety services, community health and nursing, social services and the volunteer service. Chico said the chapter will soon publish a newsletter and is preparing for the construction of the training center.
(PRC-TACLOBAN/LEYTE CHAPTER)

Leyte Samar Daily Express

NEWS

Thursday, 11 July 2013

TACLOBAN CITYDr. Bienvenido Lumbera, the countrys national artist for Literature and known human rights advocate, is rooting for same-sex union to happen in the Philippines. Following the recent landmark ruling of the US Supreme Court declaring that denying marriage to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders is unconstitutional, Lumbera said that same-sex marriage will also promote human rights of gays and lesbians in the country. I think, maganda iyong bukas ang mga legal minds ng US sa pagbibigay sa mga gays, mga lesbians ng the same rights with other Americans. This precedent done by US will certainly be followed by other countries, in particular the Philippines, Lumbera told Leyte Samar Daily Express in an interview. Lumbera, however, said that he

Philippine National Artist Bienvenido Lumbera calls on Church to open up to new devt in the culture of the world
is not positive that the Philippines will quickly embrace samesex marriage, noting the big influence of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippine society. Medyo malaking problema dahil sa simbahan, very strong ang simbahan . I am not optimistic that it will be easy pero sana mabuksan ang isipan yong mga prelate para mas mapagbigyan freedom, human rights , added Lumbera. Asked if what else he could comment on the strong stand of the Church against same-sex union, Lumbera answered, saying: Wala tayong magagawa doon dahil siyempre laging tututol diyan dahil sa impluwensiya ng kanilang religious background . Lumbera, however, maintained his stand favoring same-sex marriage, adding that the Catholic Church, as an institution ,needs to open up to new development in the culture of the world. Already on his 80s, Lumbera was also candid enough to admit that he would not be expecting to see the approval of samesex marriage in the country in this current time. Earlier, some lawmakers in the Philippines have also expressed opinions that the country is not yet ready for samesex marriage and that such proposition is hard to be accepted in the country where majority are conservative Catholics. Also they said that most of them will oppose such plan if a bill will be filed in Congress. The Roman Catholic Church, leading nearly 80 million members, has remained vocal in opposing measures such as same sex marriage and the countrys reproductive health law which according to them will destroy the sanctity of family and the union between man and woman thru its sacrament of holy matrimony. (RONALD

The 12th Sangguniang members in action during the July 3, 2013 inaugural session at the Legislative Building. Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez in her inaugural speech welcomes the new set of elected ofcials as she emphasizes her Women & Child shelter program for domestically abused women & children and the Cristina Learn & Earn Program a comprehensive livelihood program which helped thousands of Taclobanon.
(Photos by: Allan Arcallana thru EBR / Gay B. Gaspay)

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TACLOBAN CITYDuring the inaugural session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod in this city, reelected Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez promise to continue its service in improving the living condition of Taclobanons thru the Cristina Learn and Earn Program (CLEP). In an interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express, Councilor Ro-

Councilor Romualdez vows to continue CLEP program

mualdez said that the CLEP is a comprehensive livelihood and entrepreneurial program of the city in which it has helped more than 4,000 Taclobanons who have enrolled in their different field of interests under the program. The program, Councilor Romualdez said is offering courses on reflexology, manicure, pedicure, hairstyling, hair cutting, food processing, baking, cooking, dressmaking and the latest, table skirting. Since it was initiated by Romualdez in 2007, the CLEP has

TACLOBAN CITYThe city government of Tacloban under the leadership of Mayor Alfred Romualdez has joined the whole nation in celebrating the 39th Nutrition Month celebration. OIC- city nutrition officer Ma. Lumen Tabao said this years activities followed the theme: Gutom at Malnutrisyon, Sama-sama nating wakasan. Parts of its kick-off ceremony were a motorcade and launching of nutrition month programs followed by a short program held at the Balyuan Convention Center attended by all line agencies which include the regional office of the National Nutrition Council, POPCOM, DSWD, DTI, DILG, DOH and the

Tacloban sets Nutrition Month activities

technical working group of the City Nutrition Council. Month-long calendar of activities are the following: July 2- opening of the nutri fair at the Balyuan grounds which will last until the end of the month; July 3-5monitoring of nutritional guidelines for Filipinos posters in all food chains and the breastfeeding rooms in all registered establishment in the city as mandated by City Ordinance No.2007-9-366; July 8 -12- nutrition education classes to be held in five selected barangays discussing on the 10 nutritional guidelines and personal hygiene to the parents and feeding programs for the children (This will be conducted first at Barangay 35-A Pampango); July 15-first and last canvassing for

the Search for BNS (Bida Ng Sambayanan) participated by all barangay nutrition scholars from the entire 138 barangays in the City; July 17-19 city nutrition personnel will be having a Lakbay Aral; July 22- 26- nutri bulilit week in which a mother and child nutri bulilit klase will be held at the Day Care Center in City Hall; July 23 -a preschooler gulay-eating contest open to all day care pupils in Tacloban; July 24 - group demonstration on all of the five clusters in Tacloban with city nutrition workers; July 25- pre-schoolers parlor games; July 26awarding of winners; July 29- Regional BNS Congress to be held at the Leyte Academic Center in Palo, Leyte; July 30- Regional Nutrition Council awarding cer-

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emony of outstanding BNS; and on July 31-culmination activity and coronation of the BNSbida ng sambayanan at the Balyuan Convention Center. To recall, Councilor Romualdez and the Citys Special Project for Health Coordinator Dr. Gloria Fabrigas in cooperation with the city government and the Sangyaw Foundation has launched the 10-A Day Save a Life Program which has gained the support from the public and even private individuals thru the donation of at least P10 to feed a meal for a child suffering from malnutrition. Councilor Romualdez also authored an ordinance establishing the Labs Ko An Lawas Ko which is a program on healthy lifestyle in Tacloban .( EDEN BENUSA-

documented 4,647 graduates. With the able support of Mayor Alfred Romualdez and Councilor Romualdez, lives of several Taclobanons were now empowered to sustain a living that would be beneficial to their respective families. The CLEP, now on its fifth year in serving marginalized constituents of Tacloban, still continues its service in improving the living condition of Taclobanons who avail of the program.
(RYAN GABRIEL L. ARCENAS)

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University of the Philippines-Tacloban, and Doctorate in Public Administration from Cebu Normal University. Amid his administrative forte, he is not short of experiences in academic matters, having been connected for quite long with another state university of high repute where he handled various administrative and academic positions, back there in Southern Leyte where he comes from. As to how he aims to propel LNU onwards, he mentions resources and linkages as the key words. By augmenting these, he

hopes to see a more vibrant teaching force with high morale and cutting-edge facilities that could place LNU at par with other national and ASEAN universities, that could enable the university to produce world-class graduates in various programs. A man of principles, Dr. Duarte banks on his workaholic bent that is tempered with wisdom and determination. He is a risk-taker who welcomes challenges, taking obstacles as multiplier effects that could serve as stepping stones in reaching higher goals. Surely, as it always was, LNU must now be in good hands.

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According to Galenzoga, she only secured herself from being maltreated and killed in the hands of Cari so she can defend her supporters who suffered alleged excessive abuse from lawmen and supporters of Cari. Recalling back the nightmare of Malot Team on June 30 July 01, troops of militar y from 78 IB and policemen and a number of Cari supporters with the use of a truck that rammed the gate to open it, forcibly barged into the two houses of Galenzoga, ordering ever yone to drop facing the ground and remain still until its their turn to embark the vehicle bound to the police station. Galenzoga further told Leyte Samar Daily Express that she was just lucky enough to have able to flee from her house even if it was already surrounded by heavily armed policemen. She had to walk, swim in muddy and stinky water with nipa trees and walk for five hours in an indescribable terrain in the dark of the night just to get out of Baybay and run

for her life,Galenzoga said. Supt. Carlito Gallardo, police chief of Baybay, told the media that night that they were on a hot pursuit operation when they raided the house of Galenzoga on the ground that her supporters caused physical injur y to some policemen and damaged government property during the rally in the afternoon of June 30 at the City Hall grounds. But Galenzoga claimed that the hot pursuit, as the polices basis for the raid, does not apply anymore because there was a negotiation to peacefully disperse and call off the rally- which they did and peacefully walk back to her residence. A shadow of tricker y is ver y clear here because when my supporters were all inside our compound , at around 8 p.m. the police came, sealed our gates with armed policemen, barricaded it with a militar y car at our passageway- as in nobody out nobody in, she said. The policemen searched all over the two houses without a search warrant issued by a court, arrested more than 700 supporters without warrant of arrest, searched and destroyed my ser vice

Clarifying for her side, Malot Veloso Galenzoga, is being interviewed by Arnold Clavio of GMA7s DZBB on July 05, 2013. Also in photo is Alvin Truya. (PR) vehicles all parked inside my compound, Galenzoga added. In a radio inter view aired over DZBB in Manila, Mayor Cari admitted there was no need of a warrant because it was a hot pursuitsaying further that it was lawful, as she had consulted first their lawyers prior to the raid. Galenzoga revealed that from her safe location, she flew to Manila to seek justice for her family and supporters from concerned government agencies and government officials on fear that this martial law situation in Baybay City might worsen. During the raid, her arrested supporters were also divested of their communication gadgets such as cellular phonesand worst, Galenzoga said, inside their house she lost her P19.5 million worth of jewelries- and an initial estimate of P10 million damage on cars and her residences. Our lawyers are just completing all the needed documents and we will be filing pretty soon cases against Mayor Cari, the lawmen involved, and other people responsible for the illegal search and arrest operation, said Galenzoga. In the past few days Galenzoga thru her lawyers have been bailing out the supporters arrested, but as of press time around 30 of them remain in jail for reason that their lawyers are being given a hard time posting bail, Galenzoga claimed.

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Mayor Alfred to city council members: Lets work together

TACLOBAN CITYLets work together but stay your independence. This, in essence ,was the message imparted by Mayor Alfred Romualdez during his unprecedented visit to the legislative building yesterday afternoon, coinciding with the regular session of the council members. Romualdez, whose appearance yesterday marked the third time he set foot at the legislative building since he assumed the post in 2007, said that he is of firm belief that he and the members of the council are one in purpose, which is to serve the people of Tacloban and ensure the citys continued prosperity. In his almost 13 minutes extemporaneous speech before the council members, Romualdez emphasized that he has no intention to make the city council as a rubber stamp and for them to follow what he wants. When I speak of unity, I dont mean that (you) will bow down to the mayor but rather I mean it just like crafting an essay when each and everyone of you will contribute I encourage you to debate in every subject matter, Romualdez said. The city mayor added that there is now a need for both the executive and legislative departments to work together considering that Tacloban is still in a transition period. Romualdez led in the conversion of Tacloban into a highly urbanized city from being a component city in 2009 which the mayor said saw its tremendous growth. According to him, since Tacloban was converted into a highly urbanized city, the increase of businesses operating in the city has reached more than 1,000 for the last five years with money deposits from various banks operating in the city now up to P40 billion, one of the highest in the country. (And) I wish to convey to all of you that the executive department is fully committed to support your endeavors and tasks by coming ordinances that will really shape the lives of the Taclobanons, Romualdez said. Cognizant that several newly-elected members of the council are not his political allies, Romualdez said that he is committed to helping them for them to come up with ordinances that will benefit the people of the city. The present composition of the city council includes six councilors who are not political allies of the mayor while the remaining six councilors, to include the two ex-officio members(president of the youth and barangay city federations), are considered to be political allies of Romualdez. The current presiding officer, Vice Mayor Jerry Sambo Yaokasin ran as an independent candidate. (JOEY BETHANY HOSPITAL
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