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website: leytesamardaily.net VOL. XXV NO. 155 http://www.scribd.com/lsde_scribd e-mail: Editorial - lsdaily2@yahoo.com SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14, 2013 P10.00 IN TACLOBAN

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DESPITE OF A COMELEC ORDER

Lack of funds may hamper brgys to come up counterparts for the village polls
By AHLETTE C. REYES & LIZBETH ANN ABELLA

TACLOBAN CITY Not all barangays may be able to cough up funds for the village elections this October.

Margarita Cari, president of the Association of Ba-

reason why they might rangay Chairman here in not be able to come up Leyte, disclosed this say- with funds as their couning most of the barangays terparts for the village have already spent their polls. We could have preallocations for the year

pared for this if we were told early on while some barangays have already allotted the amount for other projects, Cari, an ex-officio member of the provincial board, stressed. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) passed Resolution No.9739 mandating all local government units to set aside P10,000 from each clustered precinct to help them defray election expenses. Comelec cited Section 50 of the Omnibus Election Code stating that local government units are required to appropriate funds to defray election expenses.

Under the law, the LGUs shall appropriate funds to defray necessary and reasonable expenses of the members of the board of election tellers, board of canvassers and the printing of election forms and procurement of other election paraphernalia and the installation of polling booths. The Comelec said they are forced to collect the said fund because of the insufficiency of the fund allotted to them by Congress. The Congress has allotted P1.17 billion for the conduct of the 2013 barangay and SK electo page 7

NNC to go full blast on nutritional guidelines campaign

Upsilon Sigma Phi Batch 85 member and Leyte (1st dist) Rep.Ferdinand Martin FM Romualdez (left) delivers his message to more than 300 brod members during the 2013 Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association Testimonial Fellowship at Manila Golf and Country Club, Makati City.Upsilon Sigma Phi was founded in 1918 and the oldest fraternity in the Philippines. PHOTO BY VER S. NOVENO

Rep. Ong urges youth to focus on their studies

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TACLOBAN CITYNorthern Samar Rep. Emil Ong said that youths should focus on their studies rather than try their young hands in politics. Thus, he was one of the lawmakers that endorsed for the postponement of the Sangguniang Kabataan polls this October to 2016, a prelude for its eventual abolition, Ong said. I am incline on the idea that they should study first rather than engage themselves to politics, Ong, a member of the committee on suffrage and electoral reform at the House of Representatives, said in an interview. Ong also said that with the cancellation of the SK elections next month, all the incumbent youth officials would end their terms effective October 28 this year. There will be no hold-over officials of the SK. That was agreed during our committee hearing, Ong said. The Northern Samar lawmaker said that he believes that it is better for the youth to focus on their studies rather than to page 3

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TACLOBAN CITY The National Nutrition Council (NNC) is bracing for the full promotion of the 2012 Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF). NNC regional nutrition program coordinator Segundina Devota Dilao said there is ongoing consultation with different stakeholders on drafting the final communication plans. We will have to consult various sectors on how to carry out the promotion of new guidelines. We recognize their contribution on how to better promote NGF, Dilao said. The Department of Interior and Local Government is also drafting guidelines for promotion of NGF in the local government level. Local nutrition official were told to incorporate the promotion of NGF in existing nutrition education activities such as nutrition

school-on-the-air, mothers classes and family development sessions. Similar to the NGF formulated in 2000, the guideline has 10 messages but it now includes the nutritional and health rationale for each message, according to Dilao. These 10 messages are: eat a variety of foods everyday to get the nutrients needed by the body; breastfeed infants exclusively from birth up to 6 months then give appropriate complementary foods while continuing breastfeeding for 2 years and beyond for optimum growth and development; eat more vegetables and fruits everyday to get the essential vitamins, minerals and fiber for regulation of body processes; consume fish, lean meat, poultry, egg, dried beans or nuts daily for growth and repair of body

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NEWS BPATs plays key role in crime prevention - Soria

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unique policing practices, projects, programs, procedures and priorities, said Soria. This creative dismemberment of PNP dinosaur spawned small Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams which are trained, equipped and are fast, agile and responsive to the needs of the community and works at the ground level where crime operates, the police official added. He informed that the BPATs are based on the barangay peacekeeping operations concept that is a comprehensive and catchall anti-crime strategy They are an effective tool in the effective prevention, control and suppression of crime and efficient management of disasters and emergencies and are valuable partners in the development of the community, the regions top cop said during Wednesday culmination program of the 19th National Crime Prevention Week at PRO8s Matapat Hall. The general concept of barangay peacekeeping is to involve the barangay officials, tanods, civilian volunteer organizations, barangay auxiliaries, nongovernment organizations and other peoples organization in the task of crime prevention, control and suppression in partnership with the PNP from the provincial down to the community precincts level and the local government executives and heads of concerned agencies. The BPATs, as the main actors, conducts commu-

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CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte- The Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs) have a key role to play in crime prevention, according to the top official of the Philippine National Police in Eastern Visayas. Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) Director PCSupt. Elmer R. Soria said that the PNP, with its myriad and diverse tasks and functions that are so huge have been slow to respond due to its sheer weight and enormousness as compared to crime and criminality that have become so dynamic, inadvertive and fast. Time calls for the creative dismemberment of such PNP tasks and functions, the empowerment of the community to formulate and implement its

nity-based activities and information campaign in support of the PNPs anticriminality effort, internal security operation, and disaster management and control program. Soria informed that 4,118 out of 4,390 or almost 94 percent of barangays in the region have organized BPATs wherein close to 30,000 participants were trained on the concept of BPAT that include lectures on law enforcement, disaster relief, conflict resolution and environmental protection. They are really of big help as force multiplier in maintaining the tranquil peace and order situation in the region, the police official averred. (INSPECTOR ROMUEL NACAR)

DBM introduces yet new scheme on public funds spending

TACLOBAN CITY The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is now raising the awareness of government officials on the performance-informed budgeting, a new system where each peso is now presented alongside the results that the government wants to achieve. In various meetings, the DBM have been informing government officials about the new system that will be implemented in the 2014 national budget. With the performance informed budgeting, there is kwento in every kwenta. We organized the budget to reflect non-financial performance information alongside the budgetary allocations, DBM Regional Director Imelda Laceras. Performance-information typically include the purpose for the funds required, outputs that would be produced or the services that would be rendered, outcomes that would be achieved by the outputs and services and cost of the programs and activities proposed to achieve the objective. Laceras explained that performance-informed budgeting differs from the traditional line item-based budgeting as it focuses more on outputs and outcomes and places less emphasis on the inputs. It links funding to results, and provides a framework for more informed resource allocation and management. The new face of the national budget will no longer contain an excessively detailed line item document, but a budget that presents performance information aligned to planned resources that promises to be understandable and accessible to the people. Through the new system, ordinary citizen would have to understand what government agencies are doing, thus enhancing citizen engagement in financial management, Laceras added. The budget department has been introducing public

Tacloban council commended heroism of Melanie Joy Diaz

TACLOBAN CITYMembers of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, this city, unanimously approved a resolution commending the heroism displayed by Melanie Joy Diaz, a crewmember of the ill-fated MV Thomas Aquinas. The resolution, authored by Councilor Raissa Villasin, commended the heroism of Diaz who helped several passengers of the said passenger vessels to safety before the vessel sank off the waters of Talisay in Cebu. The councilors also expressed their deep sympathies to the bereaved family members of the 29-year old crew of the MV Thomas Aquinas, which is operated by 2GO Travel. Diaz, who was a resident of Barangay 96, Calanipawan of this city, personally distributed life jackets to the passengers, to include women and children. Vice Mayor Jerry Sambo Yaokasin, speaking before council members, said that he visited the family of Diaz and learned from her mother that stories from survivors showed that she was already in a safe place during the accident. However, she chose to help the passengers by giving them life jackets instead of thinking of her personal survival. Diaz failed to escape from the sinking vessel as the door where was in at that time, were shut off due

expenditure management mechanisms to enhance transparency and accountability. Among these are organizational performance indicator framework, mediumterm expenditure framework, zero-based budgeting, program budgeting and bottomup budgeting. Laceras pointed out that public expenditure management should mean spending within governments means, spending on the right priorities and spending with maximum impact. No matter how small is the budget as long as it is used properly, it will have an impact to the poor, Laceras said. (SARWELL Q.MENIANO)

NNC....

tissues; consume milk, milk products and other calciumrich foods, such as small fish and shellfish, everyday for healthy bones and teeth and consume safe foods and water to prevent diarrhea and other food and water-borne diseases. Also, use iodized salt to prevent Iodine Deficiency Disorders; limit intake of salty, fried, fatty and sug-

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Q.MENIANO)

ar-rich foods to prevent cardiovascular diseases; attain normal body weight through proper diet and moderate physical activity to maintain good health and help prevent obesity and be physically active, make healthy food choices, manage stress, avoid alcoholic beverages and do not smoke to help prevent lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases. (SARWELL

to power interruptions. Her remains were found three weeks after the August 16 accident. On September 4, her remains were brought back to Tacloban and were cremated six days. Truly, a heroine and a Taclobanon at that so I think its good that the Sangguniang Panlungsod passed a resolution acknowledging her heroism as well as extending our deepest condolences to the bereaved family Yaokasin. On 16 August 2013, the passenger vessel collided with a cargo ship MV Sulpicio Express Siete of Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation off the waters of Talisay in Cebu which caused it to sink that claimed more than 100 lives.(LIZBETH ANN A.
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NEWS

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TACLOBAN CITY The city government of Baybay is set to spend P8 million for the construction of a grandstand in time for its hosting of the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletics Association (EVRAA) Meet next year. Baybay City Mayor Carmen Cari said the city is more than ready to host the biggest sporting event in the region with almost all of their sports facilities and venues already in place. We only need to have the grandstand for a better sports venue, Mayor Cari said.

Baybay ready to host 2014 EVRAA Meet, says its mayor

She said that sporting venues for such as track and field, swimming, badminton and basketball are already in place and ready for use. Additional comfort rooms would also be set up. Cari likewise added that this early, the city government has already identified schools, for the billeting of athletes, coaches and other officials who would be joining the event. We have already chosen schools near the city where the athletes would be housed. We have more than enough for them, Mayor Cari disclosed. Some 6,000 delegates

and athletes, coaches and officials are expected to converge in Leyte for the EVRAA Meet that features football, badminton, athletics, gymnastics, softball, table tennis, taekwondo, arnis, boxing, tennis, volleyball, archery, basketball, chess, baseball, sepak takraw and swimming. EVRAA is an annual competition of the best athletes in the elementary and high school levels and serves as a qualifying game to the Palarong Pambansa. This 2013, Leyte hosted the event at the Leyte Sports Development Center.
(AHLETTE C. REYES)

TESDA-8 conducts competency assessment and certification activities

TACLOBAN CITY- In its effort to upgrade the qualifications of workers, trainers, and assessors to a higher level to ensure better delivery of training services, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will be holding a series of competency assessment and certification activity nationwide. TESDA-8 Regional Director Cleta Omega said that the National TVET Competency Assessment and Certification (NATCAC) Program organizers are targeting trainers of public and private technical vocational institutions, public utility drivers, workers and other industry practitioners who want to undergo competency assessment. Returning overseas Filipino workers and expatriates with relevant technical vocational education and training experience and industry practitioners can also join the competency assessment program, Omega said. For this particular series, which started last August and is to end on December, it was bared that NATCAC will not be offered to graduating students or trainees of various TESDA registered programs. It was learned that the assessment would cover all qualifications in national certificate II, III, and IV levels, which will include those that are covered by specific government regulations such as driving, and automotive servicing. The TESDA regional office will determine the qualifications to be covered during the schedules of assessment based on the market demand of the region. On the other hand, in the case of the provincial office, they will prepare the final list of applicants per qualification, the assessment center, which may also be determined by the regional office, the schedule, and the assigned competency assessor. Moreover, NATCAC is expecting 60,000 individuals who will benefit the free program offered by the TESDA. (PRINCESS ALEXIS
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Upsilon Sigma Phi Batch 85 member and Leyte (1st dist) Rep.Ferdinand Martin FM Romualdez (center) wears the symbolic Upsilon cap awarded by Upsilon Sigma Phi president Pong Ejercito (left) and chairman Ben Tabin (right) during the 2013 Upsilon Sigma Phi Alumni Association Testimonial Fellowship at Manila Golf and Country Club, Makati City for those brod members who won last May 2013 election. Upsilon Sigma Phi was founded in 1918 and the oldest fraternity in the Philippines.
PHOTO BY VER S. NOVENO

Rep. Ong....

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Government authorities sought to look into the price increases of rice in Tacloban
TACLOBAN CITY- A councilor of this city has called on government authorities to look on the sudden price increases of rice sold in the market. Councilor Neil Glova, who chairs the committee on urban poor, urged the Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry, the National Food Authority and the city price monitoring council to take legal actions who could be responsible for the increases particularly on so-called commercial rice. He said that he went around to personally monitor the price of rice being sold in the market and was shocked to know that one can buy a kilogram of rice at P50, a price that is beyond the means of an ordinary and poor Taclobanon. Glova suspected that there are rice traders who took advantage of the situation by hoarding their stocks and sold them later at a much higher price. The councilor chided both the DA and the NFA for announcing that the price of rice would soon stabilized. Both agencies said that the sudden increase on the price of rice sold in the market would be short-lived with the expected harvest in the next few months which would result to a more abundant supply of rice. This would, the agencies added, result to reduction of the price of rice per kilogram. (LIZBETH ANN A.
ABELLA)

2 students from the Sagkahan National High School wins poster-making contest
TACLOBAN CITY Students from the Sagkahan National High School, this city, won the first and second places in a poster-making contest sponsored by the regional office of the National Statistics Office recently. The poster-making contest was in line to the month-long anniversary celebration of the NSO 8. Sixteen high school students from various schools in the city participated in the visual interpretation of this years theme Handog ng NSO: 73 Taong Taos-Pusong Serbisyo sa Mundo. Students from the Sagkahan National High School bagged the first and second prizes, Neptune Pilapil and Anthony Dacutanan, respectively. Alyka Sumapig of Sacred heart School landed third place. The winners received P1,000, P700 and P500, respectively. The board of judges was composed of Rodolfo Novillo, statistical coordi-

commit themselves to early politics as he admitted that there were really flaws in the youth organization. For one, he said, the youths are exposed early to the dirty side of politics which is vote-buying. It is easy to have this vote-buying in the SK because there are only a handful of them. (Prospective) candidates can easily buy their voters unlike in the barangay which has a bigger number of voters, Ong said. The committee of suffrage and electoral reform of the Lower House had earlier voted to cancel the scheduled youth elections slated on October 28 this year. The barangay elections, scheduled on the same day, however, will push through. Earlier, Tacloban City SK federation president, Edmund Edward Chua, maintained that their council should not be abolished by Congress saying that it gives them the platform to be heard and gives them the voice
nation officer of the NSOLeyte; Engineer Felimon Garcia Jr. and Concepcion Superada, administrative officer V of NSO 8. The posters were judged based on creativity/presentation (50%), originality (30%) and relevance to the theme (20%). (ENCARNACION GERIAN LNU INTERN) SALAZAR,

in governance. He instead called for some reforms like increasing the age from 18 to 21 from the current 15 to 17 saying this would give them more maturity to grasp their roles and obligations and youth leaders and be given fiscal autonomy in so far as their own fund is concerned. Meantime, poll assistant director for Eastern Visayas Felicisimo Embalsado said that any moves to cancel altogether the SK elections should be made early. This way, the distribution and printing of the ballots would not be affected. Embalsado said that

printing of the ballots needed for the barangay ad SK polls have begun last Sept.4 with the distribution scheduled to be done on Sept. 17 to 18. But I am in favor for the abolition of the SK. I do not see any improvements among our SK leaders, he said, citing that their projects mostly include construction of signages and basketball courts. Based on the recently held SK registrations, Eastern Visayas has 227,930 youths who could vote for the youth elections while there are 2.64 million eligible voters for the barangay.
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Welcoming the new police chief

e knocked at the door with courtesy and respect, bringing good tidings to the people inside with his simple, Maupay . . . He was let in, equally with courtesy and admiration. This is the art of public relations best epitomized by a person entering a house. One does not barge in. Uninvited people especially start knocking on the door until it is opened and the guest is led inside. Once inside, the guest sees to it that he pays his respects on the people he meets. He does not show high-handedness but certain decorum that makes the people inside at ease with him. It is good for the people that the new police chief paid courtesy call on the father of the city. With him, he brought the news that he will ensure the peoples safety and

security against bad elements and especially promised to curb criminality in the streets. On the other hand, just like the father in the great Book, he returned back the privileges the son lost when he left the fathers fold. The gesture on both sides augurs better relations between the city government of Tacloban and the PNP. It is good for everyone involved, most especially the public. With friendship renewed, certain privileges will return. It will be recalled that PNP-Tacloban had a good working relationship with the city government. The city government provided the police with a building and water system, motorcycles, patrol cars, various weapons and ammunitions, handheld radios, SWAT
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Making workers more productive

It is known that the government is the biggest employment agency not just in the country but anywhere in the world. The local government units are not spared from this role. Chief executives have the tendency to accommodate their constituents out of generosity or kindness and also out of political accommodations or considerations, whatever it is, workers are expected to be productive. In the city of Tacloban, there are close to 2,000 job order workers that eat up a big portion of the citys annual budget. The big number has not escaped he critical eyes of the public. With the austerity measures being undertaken by the government, officials are left with no other option but to curb hiringhers that have been employed for years are forced to bebe utilized or employed in the enforcement of laws, ordinances and other regulatory actions of the city government. Working closely with the various departments and offices with regulatory functions, the composite teams are deployed in the streets and barangays of the city. The enforcement teams are dreams come true for every peace-loving Taclobanon. Streets and thoroughfares will be cleared or cleansed from scalawags. Tacloban does not lack in ordinances to make its city streets orderly and peaceful but it lacks enforcers due to lack of people to do them. Now, they will comb the streets from jaywalkers, motorists who beat the red light, driving without license, drunken driving or parking in pedestrian lanes

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come more like working machines by accepting more assignments or multitasks. In other set-ups, the organization is left with narrower options and ends up removing or eliminating workers specially the lessperforming ones. Observers have openly criticized the bloated manpower in government that have been noted to be depleting hardearned revenues. Employing JOs to become members of enforcement teams is a novel idea.

It is making workers more productive. On the other hand, the workers get more exposures and challenging experiences in interacting with the public and business community than when they are only inside the confines of offices doing routinary work that could be done by regular employees. Now, instead of getting retrenched, JO workers get the chance to prove that they can also contribute productively to the government. They will

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What is in a photo?
working sites, including the Instagram account of the Napoles. Questions as to what the picture actually conveys oated as if pictures alone can prove ones closeness or affiliation with another individual or other persons appearing in same photo. Is it not a fact that, as Yahoo! News had reported, this youngest daughter of the dubbed Pork Barrel Scam queen Janet Napoles loved to y around for photo shots with showbiz, business and political luminaries here and abroad? This is part of her being a bighead at that. Spare Jeane of this miscalculation and unsavory commentary, any person who gets the chance to be somewhere near a muchadmired or sought-after figure in the society would love to have a souvenir photo with the latter. Photos are not only meant for lovers, family members, kin, friends, classmates, group mates and colleagues. They are also for acquaintances and fans. Oh yes, the idol-fan situation best explains a photo op between two strangers one is the icon while the other is the buff. The

A Part of Me Wonders
If you are like me, an average Filipina and confused and alarmed about the PDAF and worried about how my hard-earned taxes gets into the pockets of the honorable senators and congressmen, you have all the right to be concerned. A part of me wonders, whether President Noy is serious about his authority to use his legal powers to abolish PDAF including his own billions. This authority, if put to use, makes sense. Are you paying attention? TO my little mind, it so strikes me as obviously false and hopeless that the politicians would be punished in Noys time. Is the BIR and the Ombudsman have any intention operating in good faith? With the infinite number of boxes of evidences against Napolis, do we expect accountability? I was in the capital city for ten days and paid full attention to the news. From sign in to sign off of the television news edition the PDAF news dominated , not even the news about Claudine Barreto and estranged hubby. Now, will Napolis really cooperate and turn over the precious information to government control. Let us have no illusion. Look at GMA. Maybe, there is a possibility that the PDAF plunderers and their prosecutors are just stalling and will fib and cheat in the end. Just to take care of logistical and political obstacles to secure Napolis swiftly and completely. Indeed, a part of me wonders. Are you wondering too? How do we end or reduce corruption and moral proigacy in the public sector? How do you rethink your conventional notion of morality, of decency, of justice. You hear of someone you know get butchered to death by yet another someone out of whim or trip and you suddenly reconsider the reality that ours is a government of laws and not of men. You remember and hear all these and you wish to epitomize an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. I myself have thought about it. Our criminal justice system sucks as it is and by the rate that our criminal cases are getting disposed, there seems to be no improving it soon. By the delay in which they are brought to jus-

Picture picture para Facebook! Selfie selfie pag may time. Throwback photo! These are the usual lingo of netizens who love to post photos on social networking sites, such as the universally renowned Facebook. Filipinos, who eventually have earned the global fame of being the most enthusiastic texters and social media users in the world, significantly contribute to the volume of messages scooting across the cyber highway every second of the day. Largely, they come with images, such as graphics, codes and photos. From the simple gripping smiles to the grotesque morbid videos, from the bare inspiring quotes juxtaposed over cheek background to satirical camera arrests, from snapshots to fan page series, photos and videos surf fast and in real

time without boundary as they are Liked and Shared, unless suppressed or deleted by the source. This is how powerful the cyberinformation technology is these days. This potency of the virtual portals poses, however, the great challenge to netizens to be more circumspect in posting their messages and still and motion pictures on the World Wide Web. Worse it could create two implications: either such post incriminates one person to an unwholesome incident or expose how carefree he could become. Lately, Pres. Noynoy Aquino is persistently being linked to the popularly derided Janet Napoles simply because of few snapshots taken of him in her company or of her showoff daughter Jeane Napoles. These photos were partly grabbed from social net-

we measure good faith in public service? How would Pres Noy retain his leverage to keep the honorable and the prosecuting arm focused on implementing the true spirit of the law. Alright, this is just loose talk and will not help in any way. Really, our President is challenged to confront his own allies and possibly his own self too. So

give President Aquino the credit for standing up for an important principle in a dishonored nation. But let us also give the Filipinos some credit. They are telling our legislators something important: It is hard to keep facing down the Upper and Lower Houses, when there are prudent, dedicated and accountable officials on the other side.

September 14, 2013 Saturday of the 23rd Week Feast of the Triumph of the Cross Nm 21:4b-9, Ps 78, Phil 2:6-11, Jn 3:13-17

THE SON OF MAN

Jesus said to Nicodemus, No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

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Of laws and men

TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS

Throughout the world the cross stands as the instantly recognizable symbol of Christianity. It stands on cathedral spires and above high altars. It is attached to prayer beads and even ladies necklaces. The crucifixion of Jesus was the defining moment in the life of Jesus as well as in the life of the world, since he redeemed the world through his cross. When I am lifted up, said Jesus, I will draw all people to myself. But, in order to draw all people to himself, Jesus had to go down to the very depths of suffering, even crying to his Father, My God, my God, why have you deserted me? But the Father did not abandon him forever; having accepted his sacrifice for the sake of all humanity, he raised his Son from the dead after three days. We believe that the risen Jesus is with us offering his new life. Yet the sign that leads the way to new life is the cross. Making the sign of the cross is an act of profession, a prayer, a dedication, a benediction, for it brings life, not death, light, not darkness, Paradise, not its loss. It is the wood on which the Lord was wounded in his hands and feet and side, and thereby healed our wounds. A tree destroyed us; a tree now brought us life. Therefore let us embrace our daily crosses. Let us have the firm hope that our suffering on earth will lead us to glory. (His Word is Life by Vima Dasan, S.J., published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel.# 321-3195) Sowers Seeds: Jesus is the teacher of the science of the cross, science of pain, of suffering and of mortification. He is always a teacher; he is the perfect teacher because: he makes us understand the cross, the value of suffering and mortification, he teaches us how to suffer, he extends to us his help to practice mortification, to carry out well our duties, to bear our physical and moral sufferings. Blessed James Alberione, SSP, STD, Founder of the Pauline Family

Upping the Ante

atty. frANZ RAYMOND P. ASPA There is more than a few ways to describe the atrocity that caused the city of Zamboanga suddenly waking up from its deep slumber in the wee hours of September 9. There is more than one way to describe the brutality of Nur Misuari and his Moro National Liberation Front when they, out of nowhere, decided to up and sow terror in the said city. And polish isnt one of them. Really, that is a feat least to be expected from a group headed by one who is distinguished as a certified UN Peace Prize Awardee and who was once a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nominee. Talk about utter contradiction, talk about sheer paradox. This is saying it with prejudice and betrayal to the rule on hearsay but there probably was once a time in the long forgotten past when a family need not lock their doors with chains and bolts for them to have a long and peaceful snooze. There was once a time then when a door was nothing more than a mere and simple symbol of protection rather than an actual implement to keep away those outside. A door existed then as a mere idea, not a concrete promise, of fortification. A door was there then to make those inside feel they were safe, not to make them feel they are actually protected. The seeming naivet of the past is however a grave contrast to the now. Leave your doors and windows unlocked before retiring

for the night and you will be sure to lose anything and everything you own. Impose upon yourself now that seeming naivet of the past and you are sure to lose not only your possessions but even your life. Or worse the life of dear ones. A door has ceased to become a mere symbol. It has transcended its purpose as such, if not indeed trailed it. It has long abandoned its symbolism of protection, it has long ceased even to become an implement of defence. A door now isnt just enough instrument to keep intruders away, to keep criminals at bay. It has, by itself, ceased to become a warning to keep away but rather has become an invitation to barge in. Amidst all these chaos and violence, you hear of someone like Rodrigo Duterte and it makes you think twice on your belief that even the basest of criminals are humans with rights that ought to be respected. You remember the Visconde massacre or the tragedy that befell the Chiong sisters and it makes

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not only a gentleman among peace ofcers; his previous assignments have proven an excellent personality and reputation in public service. Assigned for long in others places such as Mindanao and Western Visayas, he was gone from Region 8 for quite some time. His assignment in Tacloban is therefore a welcome respite being a Waraynon from Biliran.A graduate of the Philippine National Police Academy, Lakan Cabillan is one of the prides that the Academy has produced.
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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0596 Application for Issuance of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name. (COLORUM LEGALIZATION) DONALD SALAMIDA Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-UTAP-APITONG VIA CONG. MATE AVENUE & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, SAN ROQUE TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 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 12th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2010-0070 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. DOUGLAS LEGION Applicant/s/Petitioner 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 ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-PHHC-DIIT & VICE VERSA WITHT HE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, MUMAY TRANSPORT SERVICE, WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2013. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 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 12th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0593 Ref. No. VIII-2007-0315 Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service with Extension of Validity with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name. IMAM A. MAUYAG-VENDOR ANTONIO G. PALON-VENDEE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL OF SALE MADE BY IMAM A. MAUYAG IN FAVOR OF ANTONIO G. PALON OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-SCANDINAVIAN & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2013. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR SALE AND TRANSFER OF ITS CPC USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, CHESKA GRACE TRANSPORT SERVICES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 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 11th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0594 Application for Issuance of a CPC to operate a VEHICLE FOR HIRE service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. (COLORUM LEGALIZATION) ALFREDO CASICAS Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A VEHICLE FOR HIRE SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF CONTRACTING PASSENGERS FROM HINUNANGAN, SO. LEYTE TO/FROM ANY HOTELS, RESORTS & PORTS & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, CASICAS EXPRESS TOURS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 30, 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 12th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0595 Application for Issuance of a CPC to operate a PUJ service with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name. (COLORUM LEGALIZATION) ANECITA R. UMBAN Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: NAVAL-KAWAYAN-INASUYAN & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, ANECITA TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 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 12th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2003-1563 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Business/ Trade Name. PACIFICO SOMBREO Applicant/s/Petitioner 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 ALONG THE LINE: INOPACAN-BATO AND VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 12, 2013. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR EXTENSION OF VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, PEPS TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 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 12th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2003-1206 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. WILLIAM NUDALO, JR. Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: ORMOC CITY-VALENCIAMONTEBELLO & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, ANGEL AND JADE TRANSPORT SERVICE, WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2013. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 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 11th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0470 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC to operate a SHUTTLE BUS service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name. KENNETH DE LUNA Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: FROM LILOAN, SO. LEYTE TO ANY POINT IN REG. 08 WITH THE UE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, SOPHIA YZABEL BUS LINE, WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON OCTOBER 7, 2013. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 30, 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 12th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

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and fuel support. The assistance afforded them to deliver the services that are expected of them in curbing criminality in the city. The relationship soured when it was perceived that it leaned on the other side during the recent midyear elections. S/Supt.Domingo Say Cabillan is expected to run the agency with utmost veracity, neutrality and evenhandedness. He is

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tice, criminals get to be acquitted even before their guilt is pronounced. They make a living out of justice delayed is justice denied. But then you realize dispensing justice in these parts isnt just for the mere sake of dispensing it. It is dispensing it with due process; it is dishing it out with fair play. It is dispensing it with all these in mind because no matter its faults, no matter its shortcomings, no matter its inadequacies, ours remain to be a government of laws, not of men. Because no matter how imperfect the system is, it is all that we have.

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Genelio Sisneros Limosnero extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated at Brgy. Mahalit, Merida, Leyte, designated as Lot No. 1568, covered by O.C.T. No. P-91415, containing an area of 67 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Adormeo Samson Roallos and Analiza Limosneros-Roallos as vendees for a portion of 50.25 square meters from the above-described property; per Doc. No. 436, Page No. 88, Book No. LIII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Wilma CordeoMatuguina, CPA. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Aniceto Baut extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, designated as Lot No. 2766, situated at Brgy. 91, Apitong, Tacloban City, covered by Tax Dec. No. 00201974, containing an area of 36,536 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Rachel Bacarra as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 23, Page No. 06, Book No. XVIII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Pacifico M. Borja, Jr. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

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NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of late Leoncio Oyzon Sr. and surviving wife Victoriana Penaranda Peroda extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcels of land described as: Parcel 1) Located at Capoocan, Leyte, identified as Lot 679, covered by T.C.T. No. T-3020, containing an area of 20,053, under Tax Dec. No. 2604; Parcel 2) Lot No. 574, located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte, containing an area of 5,354 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 924; Parcel 3) located at Astorga, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 1473, containing an area of 3,293 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 706; Parcel 4) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 1101, containing an area of 1,257 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 1493; Parcel 5) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte, identified as Lot No. 1067, containing an area of 229 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 1507; Parcel 6) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 1073, containing an area of 1,158 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 1521; Parcel 7) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 1087, containing an area of 930 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 1527; Parcel 8) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot 1057, containing an area of 6,701 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 1591; Parcel 9) located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 492, containing an area of 265 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 978; Parcel 10) located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 465, containing an area of 239.65 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 1060; Parcel 11) located at Bolod, Sta. Fe, Leyte, identified as Lot No.____, containing an area of 10,207 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 3405; Parcel 12) located at San Roque, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 250, containing an area of 4,784 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 0191; Parcel 13) located at San Roque, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 251, containing an area of 7,582 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 0239; Parcel 14) located at Atipolo, Capoocan, Leyte, identified as Lot No.___, containing an area of 42,888 square meters covered by Tax Dec. 2288; Parcel 15) located at San Vicente, Tunga, Leyte identified as Lot No. 640, containing an aera of 10,276 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 0462; Parcel 16) situated at Cogon, Carigara, Leyte containing an area of 4,828, covered by Tax Dec. 6256; A residential house erected on Lot 465 with a value of P30,000 located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte made of concrete ooring, wood walling and GI roofing; A commercial building used as bakery with a value of P35,000 located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte erected on Lot 465 made of concrete ooring, RCHB walling, RC beans & girders including the machinery & equipment found therein used for bakery; Parcel 17) situated at Brgy. 44 Salazar (Quarry Dist.) Tacloban City, containing an area of 118 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 58945; Parcel 18) A parcel of land situated at San Mateo, Carigara, Leyte, containing an area of 2,612 square meters; per Doc. No. 320, Page No. 63, Book No. I, Series of 1993 of Notary Public Atty. Absalon G. Apostol. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH ADJUDICATION AND PARTITION

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Juanito Trigo and Maria Aya Trigo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located at Zone III, Sta. Fe, Leyte, Lot No. 191-A, containing an area of 164 square meters, more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-3500300255. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Laiza T. Guda as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 170, Page No. 34, Book No. 16, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Samuel C. Lagunzad. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

PUBLICATION NOTICE R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0007-2013
Date: September 3, 2013

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Engracio Biore extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land with all the improvements thereon, Lot No. 5107, with Tax Dec. No. 31045-00022, with assessed valuie of P16,140.00, containing an area of 7.5971 hectares more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Jose Alenogene Limpangog and Lucena Limpangog as vendee, and heirs hereby confirm and affirm the said sale in favor of Jose Alenogene Limpangog and Lucena Limpangog; per Doc. No. 124, Page No. 26, Book No. 23, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. David Apostol. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Antonio E. Delgado, Sr. extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over 2 parcels of real properties, together with all improvements thereon both situated in the City of Tacloban City, described as: Parcel 1, Lot 5628-B-2-B, Psd-88197, covered by T.C.T. No. T-16526, containing an area of 135.50 square meters, more or less, with residential bldg. erected on Lot 5628-Part, oor area of 30 square meters, market value of P176,000.00 per Tax Dec. 02302076; Parcel 2, Lot 5628-B2-A, Psd-88197, covered by T.C.T. No. T-4024, containing an aera of 112 square meters, more or less with residential bldg. erected, containing a oor area of 64 square meters, market value of P175,390.00 per Tax Dec. No. 02300326. That heirs hereby waives all their rights, interest and participation including share of his wife, hereby waived in favor of Robert T. Delgado and adjudicated unto themselves together with all improvements; per Doc. No. 190, Page No. 39, Book No. 1, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Jerry S. Uy LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH CONFIRMATION OF SALE

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

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 RA 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ALICIA REPOLLO DALWATAN has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in the date of birth from April 29, 1957 to April 28, 1957 in the certificate of live birth of ALECIA ZETA REPOLLO at Zumarraga, Samar and whose parents are Pedro S. Repollo and Lilia D. Zeta. Any person claiming interest or adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition within ten (10) calendar days with this office (Sgd.) MIGUEL D. AVESTRUZ, JR. Municipal Civil Registrar
LSDE: September 7 & 14, 2013

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tions. The Comelec said that they need P3.45 billion to conduct the village elections. The augment fund would come from the general fund of the barangays which have been reserved and set aside for Sangguniang Kabataan. However, Board Member Cari said that not all barangays might be able to afford this as some barangays host multiple clustered precincts. In Baybay City, where she is the ABC municipal federation president, there are barangays which have a total six clustered precincts. It would mean they would share to as much as P60, 000. There is no problem though for barangays with only one clustered precinct. The amount would be easy to shoulder, Cari said. For Baybay alone, the expected augment share from the LGU is P1.76 million for its 92 barangays. With 42,000 barangays nationwide, the Comelec can collect around P420 million, an amount that can augment the expenses the election will incur. The amount that will be forwarded to the Comelec pursuant to the resolution teachings at that, could veer his mind away from judgmental myopia and be somehow pragmatic and legalistic. How much for those who know even just an iota of the basics of law, such as those in the now called quad-media? If this expos is not simply what Sen. Jinggoy Estrada tagged as bar of public opinion, it is sheer insinuation. shall be used to defray the expenses of the board of election tellers (BETs) for the meal allowance at P500 each; transportation allowance in the amount of P500; trainings, seminars and meetings in the amount of P4,500 and supplies at P1,000 for each clustered precinct.

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0451 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC to operate a UV EXPRESS service with Prayer to Adopt Business/Trade Name. SIDNEY M. ZOSA Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A UV EXPRESS SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITYCALBAYOG & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF THREE (3) UNITS WHICH CERTIFICATE EXPIRED ON OCTOBER 9, 2013. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR EXTENSION OF VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, GRAND TOURS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 25, 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 12th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City

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fans definitely know their idol, but rarely it goes vice versa. Not all school deans know their student constituency but would definitely oblige to have photos with
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0597 Ref. No. VIII-2012-0084 Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name. ANDRES B. CINCO-VENDOR ROBERT RYAN C. NEGRANZA-VENDEE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR THE APPROVAL OF SALE MADE BY ANDRES B. CINCO IN FAVOR OF ROBERT RYAN C. NEGRANZA OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-ST. PAULS-CAMPETIC & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 6, 2018. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR SALE AND TRANSFER OF ITS CPC USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, ICEFEAR MULTICAB. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 26, 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 13th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0592 Ref. No. VIII-2008-0414 Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC to operate a UV SHUTTLE service with Extension of Valdiity and w/ Prayer to Adopt Trade Name. HEIRS OF TEODORO PENEDA Rep. By: LORNA PENEDA & CHARMEN MILLARES VENDOR ALMER SARNO-VENDEE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A UV SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: FROM PALOMPON, LEYTE TO ANY POINT IN REG. 08 WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR SALE AND TRANSFER HEREIN REFERED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDOR HEIRS OF TEODORO PENEDA REP. BY: LORNA PENEDA & CHARMEN MIRALLES IN FAVOR OF ALMER SARNO HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDEE OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF ROUTE AND UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, ONRAS TRANSPORT, WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2014. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON OCTOBER 9, 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 12th day of September 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

them when occasion warrants. In the same vein, not all who take chance for photo ops with the president of the nation is known to him even though all those with the hall are filtered down. Although photos are mementoes of the captured moment of togetherness of certain individuals in one place at one time, it is not conclusive of their being close friends, lovers, relations or in any manner connected among themselves. It may be an indication but not an irrefutable evidence. Rev. Fr. Amadeo Corpuz Alvero, a licentiate in social communications after finishing a course in it in Rome and a steadfast promoter of responsible use of social media, harbors the same thought. In a text message he stated that it is not proper to judge a person by mere picture or pictures. PNoy having pictures with Janet Napoles or with her daughter doesnt mean that he knows them personally or much more a conduit of corruption, he stated. He encouraged the people to turn ourselves to the main issue, and that is, finding the truth on the Pork Barrel Scam. Let the evidences and testimonies be known so that the truth come out so that those behind this scam, may they be ordinary men or congressmen, or senators, or even a president, will be brought to justice. Fr. Alvero, a priest and expert in Christ Jesus

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Leyte Gov. Petilla vows to continue support on anti-poverty program of the national government
TACLOBAN CITY - The provincial government of Leyte assures support to Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)s Kapit-Bisig Laban SA Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), the national governments community-driven development (CDD) strategy to reduce poverty. Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said the provincial government continues to be in full accord with KALAHI-CIDSS tried and tested strategy to combat poverty, as well as the counterparting scheme it employs which help a lot in empowering the people in the villages. Gov. Petilla was in Mahaplag town recently for the inauguration of Kalahi-CIDSS project which include a day care center in Brgy. Liberascion, river flood control in Brgy. Bunga, farm to market road in Brgy. Union, water system rehabilitation in Brgy. San Isidro and concrete path walk in Brgy. Mabuhay. I would like to reiterate the importance of working together with various agencies such as the DSWD and the DILG to push for development. The beauty of the project of the Kalahi-CIDSS and the convergence strategy is the presence of participation aspect of partners in coming up priority projects which they believe can provide the needs of the communities. That is why, the provincial government of Leyte is always ready to partner with the LGUs and government agencies towards such a noble undertaking, the governor said in his speech. In previous KALAHICIDSS implementation in Leyte, major projects prioritized by communito page 7
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