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– PNP Chief Police Di-rector General Ricardo C. Marquez visited the region yesterday to join the celebra-tion of the 114th Police Ser-vice Anniversary anchored on the theme “Pambansang Pulisya: Patuloy sa Maka-buluhang Paglilingkod at Makatarungang Pagpapa-tupad ng Batas”.

Marquez was accompa-nied by his wife Luz Mar-

PNP Chief Marquez warns policemen-- Police Director General Ricar-

do Marquez issued a stern warning to the members of the police organ-ization to stay away from politics as the country is to conduct general elections next year.

Marquez, who was in Palo town, Leyte where the regional police headquarters is located on Wednesday, August 26, said that anyone who would violate this order will face both criminal and administrative charges.

The police director general said that

‘Stay away from politics’

members of the police organization should at all times, maintain the policy of being non-partisan.

“We are a political organization. We will not allow our organization to be involved in any political activities. We will make sure of that and we will put in place several measures that our men will not engage in any political activities,” he said.

A police officer who has a relative up to fourth degree, either by affinity or consan-guinity running in next year’s elections will be transferred to a nearby police station, Marquez said, citing one of the measures that

PNP chief joins EV police in celebrating 114th Police Service Anniversary

quez; PNP Center for Po-lice Strategy Management (CPSM) Director Police Chief Superintendent Noel A Baraceros and Police Chief Superintendent Rolando Ualat, DIPO-Visayas.

Likewise, Major General Jet Velarmino, Commanding General of the 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, heads of national govern-ment agencies, local chief

executives, business leaders, non-government organi-zations, private sector also joined in the celebration.

In his message, Marquez commended his men led by Police Chief Superintendent Asher A. Dolina for the ef-forts made that have been instrumental in helping the PNP organization in the ful-

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Eastern Samar Bulletin2 NEWS

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Registered voters whose biometrics have not been cap-tured must undergo validation on or before October 31, 2015, otherwise they will not be allowed to vote on May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections.

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Eastern Samar BulletinCOMELEC &

Aug. 23-29, 2015

-Environment Under-secretary for field opera-tions Demetrio Ignacio, Jr. issued an appeal to protect the Philippine eagle found in the region.

Ignacio, in particular, said that the people of Sa-mar Island should always protect the eagle (Pithe-cophaga jefferyii) that was found in their island.

The call to protect the Philippine eagle, consid-ered as the country’s na-tional bird, came amid the shooting and killing of “Pamana,” a Philippine eagle last August 16 in San Isidro, Davao Oriental.

Ignacio pointed out that the existence of the Philip-pine eagle in the Samar Is-land indicates the presence of lush forests and the rich

DENR official calls protection of Phil eagle in Samar Island

biodiversity of the area.He also said that the

people in the island should play an active role in the protection of the habitat of the Philippine eagle which is favorable not only for the existence of the nation-al bird but also for other endemic and endangered species in the island.

Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Re-sources Region 8 office (DENR-8) Regional Exec-utive Director Leonardo Sibbaluca disclosed that the existence of the Phil-ippine eagle in Samar for-ests has also been reported in the early 1980s and the sightings of the bird in 1997, caused then Presi-dent Joseph Estrada to de-clare the 3,720 hectares of

Samar forest as Taft Forest Wildlife (Philippine Eagle) Sanctuary on July 31, 1999 by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 155.

Sibbaluca added that a team composed of the Philippine Eagle Founda-tion (PEF) and the Insti-tute of Biology of the Uni-versity of the Philippines – Diliman has sighted the Philippine Eagle last Octo-ber 2014 in the forest areas of Calbiga, Samar and in Taft, Eastern Samar which are both inside the Samar Island Natural Park.

It was learned that the Philippine eagle was first spotted in Paranas, Sa-mar on June 15, 1896 by a British naturalist John Whitehead. (RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT)

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, PALO, Leyte- A court judge and a court employee were recently involved in separate shooting incidents in Laoang, Northern Samar.

Reports reaching the regional head-quarters of the Philippine National Police indicated that a court employee died when he was shot inside his office while a judge managed to cheat death after he was shot by his perpetrators.

Killed was Roldan Esperas, 38,mar-ried and an employee of the MCTC Laoang town who was shot by the two suspects while he was inside his office last August 13, this year.

Esperas, a resident of Barangay San Miguel Heights of the said town, was hit at his head that resulted to his in-stant death.

Shooting incidents: judge survived, employee dead on the spot

in Northern Samar

Department of Trade and Industry Undersec-retary Adrian S. Cristobal reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to forge stron-ger bilateral relations with Spain during the 13th Phil-ippine-Spanish Friendship Day and the 116th Anniver-sary of the Historic Siege of Baler recently held in Baler, Aurora.

“A stronger partner-ship between Spain and the Philippines will allow us to advance our respective de-velopment goals, expand our markets, and improve the quality of life of our people. We are urging Spain and our friends in Latin America to seize opportunities in Asia through the Philippines,” said Cristobal.

Cristobal joined former Senate President Edgardo Angara, who authored the Philippine-Spanish Friend-ship Day Act (Republic Act 9187), and members of the diplomatic corps, represen-tatives of the business sec-tor and officials from the country’s cultural agencies in commemorating the year-long siege of Baler and Phil-ippine-Spanish relations.

“Spain is potentially an important trade partner of the Philippines- we can be Spain’s gateway to Asia. Our common heritage forged many centuries ago is a sound basis to increase trade and investments that will sustain the robust pace of growth we have been experi-encing,” explained Cristobal.

The Philippines is cur-rently one of the fastest growing economies in this dynamic region, growing at an average of 6% every year

Stronger ties with Spain will boost PH economy

Police Director General Ricardo Marquez(center) reminds the members and officers of the Philippine National Police in the region not to engage in any political activities relative to the 2016 elections. Marquez, who was in the region last August 27, posed with the regional officials led by Chief Supt. Asher Dolina(left), police regional director. (LITO A. BAGUNAS)

Meantime, Judge Reynaldo Espinar, presiding judge of Laoang municipal trial court, survived a slay attempt to his life.

Espinar, who was in Barangay Bu-rabod, Laoang, was hit by two of his perpetrators but managed to survived as he was wearing bullet proof vest during the May 18 incident at around 6:30 a.m.

The judge’ would-be assailants were identified as Felino Robilles and Catal-ino Ylan.

In both cases, the local police of Laoang are still conducting their probe as what could be the possible motives on the separate shooting incidents.

The suspects of these two incidents are still at-large. (JOEY A. GABIETA)

for the past four years and financially, in firm footing. The country improved dra-matically in competitiveness rankings since 2010 – moved up from the 85th place in 2010 to the 52th in 2014.

Meanwhile, Spanish Am-bassador Luis A. Calvo said that the Philippines, as the only country in ASEAN to be granted inclusion in the European Union’s General Scheme of Preference Plus (EU-GSP+) [1], is attracting a significant number of Span-ish companies who are inter-

ested in doing business in the country and contributing to its modernization.

Ambassador Calvo ex-plained that Spain looks for-ward to the establishment of an FTA between the Phil-ippines and the European Union (EU). He adds that, until such a time, Spain will continue to take advantage of the rapidly improving eco-nomic environment prevail-ing in the Southeast Asian region, particularly in the Philippines. (DTI)

fillment of its mission.“I am pleased to join to-

day as we celebrate and pay tribute to the 114 years of experienced service rendered by the gallant men and wom-en of our organization,” Mar-quez said.

As he commended his men, he expressed commit-

ment to serve the community and the whole country with a hope that his men will also be committed.

The PNP official came not only to thank and congratu-late his men for the accom-plishments done particularly during the Papal visit but also to ask each and every one to rally the leadership of the organization and to cross ranks so that they can better perform their functions such

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as serving the community, building state neighborhood and help contribute in nation building.

This year’s celebration was highlighted by the giving of awards and commenda-tions to deserving PNP per-sonnel and units for service excellence and exemplary performance.

Police Regional Office 8

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3NEWS Eastern Samar BulletinAug. 23-29, 2015

-Philippine imports re-corded its highest growth for the year at 22.6 percent in June 2015, recovering from three consecutive months of contractions since March, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report-ed today that the spending for imported goods rose to US$5.9 billion in June 2015 from US$4.8 billion in the same month last year. The recovery was due to signifi-cant increases in imports of raw materials and interme-diate goods (49.2%), capital goods (23.8%), and con-sumer goods (13.1%), which made up for the continuing decline in the import value of mineral fuels and lubricants (-21.9%).

“The significant surge of import payments signals improvement in the external environment. The increase in importation of raw materials leads us to expect a sustained growth of domestic produc-tion while the acquisition of capital goods indicates pos-itive investor confidence,” said Economic Planning Sec-

Police Director General Ricardo Marquez joins in the blessing and turn over of police cars during his August 27 visit to the regional headquarters of the Philippine National Police. (LITO A. BAGUNAS)

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation and Com-

municationLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHIS-

ING AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Office No. VIII

Palo, Leyte

CASE NO. VIII-2014-2405

Application for Extension of Validityof a Certificate of Public Convenienceto operate a TH service

RAINER D. MANCERAApplicant/sx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a Reconsti-

tuted CPC to operate a TH service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM PALO, LEYTE TO ANY POINT IN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certif-icate is still valid and subsisting.

In the present application, applicant request authority for extension of validity of the said certificate using the same number of unit/s.

NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at its office of the above address.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall cause the pub-lication of this Notice of Hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 25TH day of AUGUST, 2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN P. DO-LINA

Clerk of Board




Palo, Leyte

CASE NO. VIII-2015-0853REF. CASE NO. VIII-2001-0813

Application for Sale and Transferof a Certificate of Public Convenienceto operate a FILCAB servicewith prayer to adopt trade name,with Reconstitution of Recordswith Extension of ValidityChange of route and Dropping and Substitution

LORENZO M. SABONG JR.-VendorMARIA FE T. OPINA-VendeeApplicant/sx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant-vendor request authority

for the approval of sale and transfer made by LORENZO M. SABONG JR. in favor of MARIA FE T. OPINA, of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service for the transportation of passengers and freight with the use of ONE (1) unit/s along the line: TACLOBAN CITY-IMELDA VILLAGE & VICE VERSA.

In the present application, appli-cant-vendee request the reconstitution of records with extension of validity, dropping and substitution of unit/s and change of route to: TACLOBAN CITY-ST. PAUL’S-CAMPETIC VIA MAHARLIKA & VICE VERSA which Certificate is valid un-til June 27, 2016.


At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall cause the pub-lication of this Notice of Hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.



(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN P. DO-LINA

Clerk of Board




Palo, Leyte


Application for Sale and Transferof a Certificate of Public Convenienceto operate a VEHICLE FOR HIRE servicewith prayer to adopt trade name,Reconstitution of RecordsChange Name of service to UV EXPRESSChange of Route and PetitionTo Register in Lieu of Authorized Unit

CLARITA A. BAGUINA-VendorIEN GRACE B. TAÑO-VendeeApplicant/sx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant-vendor request authority

for the approval of sale and transfer made by CLARITA BUGUINA in favor of IEN GRACE B. TAÑO, of a CPC to operate a VEHICLE FOR HIRE service for the transportation of passengers and freight with the use of ONE (1) unit/s along the line: FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF CONTRACTING PASSENGERS FROM BALANGIGA EASTER SAMAR TO/FROM ANY HOTELS, RESORTS & PORTS WITHIN REGION VIII.

In the present application, appli-cant-vendee request the reconstitution of re-cords, change of route, change the name of ser-vice from UV SHUTTLE to UV EXPRESS and substitution of the authorized unit along the amended route: TACLOBAN CITY-MAASIN CITY VIA BAYBAY CITY & VICE VERSA which Certificate expired last August 28, 2018.

NOTICE is hereby given that this appli-cation will be heard by this Board on SEPTEM-BER 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at its office of the above address.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall cause the publication of this Notice of Hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documen-tary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive addi-tional documentary and/or oral evidence.


(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN P. DOLINAClerk of Board

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationLAND TRANSPORTATION FRAN-

CHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD

Regional Office No. VIIIPalo, Leyte


Application for Change of Routeof a Certificate of Public Convenienceto operate a PUJ service

HUMPHREY S. LUBANGApplicant/Petitionerx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a CPC to

operate a PUJ service for the transpor-tation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY-SAGKAH-AN-BLISS & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting.

In the present application, ap-plicant request authority to Change the Route of Service using the same number of unit/s along the route: TA-CLOBAN CITY-BLISS-CALANIPA-WAN-PAG-IBIG-WILMARS & VICE VERSA.


At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall cause the publication of this Notice of Hearing once in a newspaper of local circula-tion.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional docu-mentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable AR-THUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Direc-tor, this 24TH day of AUGUST, 2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN P. DOLINA

Clerk of Board

Phil. imports mark its highest growth

retary Arsenio M. Balisacan.Furthermore, the Phil-

ippines ranked first among monitored economies in East and Southeast Asia in terms of imports growth in June 2015. Except for Vietnam, all these countries registered a decline in imports for the said period.

Accounting for nearly half (48.9%) of the country’s total imports, payments for raw materials and interme-diate goods posted a pos-itive turnaround, after de-clining for three consecutive months, at US$2.9 billion in June 2015 from US$1.9 bil-lion in June last year. More-over, payments for imported capital goods continue to pose double-digit increase for five successive months at US$1.3 billion in June 2015 from US$1.1 billion from the same month last year.

“The country’s continued robust spending on import-ed capital goods, particularly office, electrical and telecom-munications machines and equipment, bodes well for the growth in capital formation,” the Cabinet official added.

Meanwhile, overseas spending for consumer goods

grew at US$807 million in June 2015 from US$713.4 million in June last year due to the increased payments for durable goods, particu-larly for passenger cars and motorized cycle, which re-flects an upbeat performance of the country’s automotive industry.

“For the remaining months of the year, domestic demand is expected to prop up imports growth. While there may be a slack in con-sumer activities during the third quarter of the year due to low seasonal demand for consumer goods, the recov-ery of government spending should keep imports afloat, particularly on imported capital goods,” said Balisa-can. (neda.gov.ph)

bagged the Best Performing Regional Office. Other unit awardees are the Tanauan Municipal Police Office for the Achievement Award on the arrest of Most Wanted Person and Malitbog Mu-nicipal Police Station on the Achievement Award for the Solution of Sensational Criminal Case.

Meanwhile, Leyte Police Provincial Office got two special unit awards namely the Recognition for the Unit with the Most Number of Firearms Accounted and the Recognition for the Unit with Notable Accomplishment in

the Campaign Against Illegal Drugs.

For individual awardees, two policemen received the Achievement Award in the Field of Police Operations namely Police Inspector Ben-jamen B. Lodo Jr. for the Po-lice Commissioned Officer Level and PO3 Arvin M. Cab-erte for Police Non-Commis-sioned Officer Level while PO3 Allan D. Guimbaolibot got the Achievement Award in the Field of Intelligence and NUP Maria Edna A. Sande for the Achievement Award in the Field of Gener-al Support.

Other Awardees are the


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OPINIONEDITORIAL

Eastern Samar Bulletin

COMMENTARY:By Fr Roy Cimagala

Email: [email protected]

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Dalmacio C. GrafilPublisher

Romeo CebrerosOIC

Brgy. Songco, Borongan City Eastern Samar

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Aljim Denver M. ArcuenoEditor-in-Chief

“Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.”

—Virginia Woolf

Aug. 23-29, 2015

I AM referring to the cross. More specifically, the cross of Christ. It is the tree that symbolizes all our sinfulness and all its awful effects and consequences, as well as our own salvation, that is, if we look at it the way Christ did.

The cross in all its forms should be seen in its proper perspective, and that is the perspective of our faith, as ar-ticulated by Christ himself not only in words but most es-pecially in deeds. The cross is not an afterthought of God. It is part of his eternal plan for us.

We should avoid regarding it based solely on our own estimation of things. Such attitude can keep us in an un-holy captivity, since it can only give us its dark, negative side, and not its redeeming and supernatural character. In this, we have to help everyone to overcome the common and improper tendency.

We need to see the cross in all its entirety. It certainly is not simply bad news. It actually is good news, deserving of being loved and of looking forward to. We should not be afraid of it.

The cross is the symbol of our sinfulness and all its ef-fects and consequences that ultimately include our death. That’s because our very own nature, which is not only biological but most especially spiritual with the capacity for the supernatural, would involve these effects when we misuse the gifts God gives us, especially that of our free-dom.

It is therefore unavoidable. But Christ shows us how to suffer it and to convert it into our way of salvation. He has assumed all our sinfulness and all its effects and con-sequences, especially death. But he has turned them, with his death in obedience to his Father’s will, into our way of salvation. This is the secret of that happy conversion—suf-fering in obedience to the Father’s will.

Thus, the cross becomes a tree of life, a source of grace and joy. That’s why we should not be afraid of it. We should rather welcome it and be most eager to embrace it. We need to overcome our natural fears and resistance, and in fact train our natural systems, with God’s grace that’s given to us in abundance, to conform to this wonderful truth of our faith.

We have to be wary of our tendency to be easily tak-en up simply by our feelings when crosses come our way. While we cannot avoid them, we should not allow them to lead the way in reacting and accepting these crosses. We have to react in a spiritual and supernatural way.

God’s grace in the form of faith, hope and charity can certainly enable us to bear all things. We may not be able to understand the mechanism involved. But what we know is that what is impossible with us is always possible with God.

And what is usually feared and resisted by us becomes an object of extreme interest when done with God. Christ has shown us the way, and the saints have continually giv-en testimony to this truth.

On our part, we have to take advantage of the many lit-tle discomforts, disappointments, frustrations, problems, etc., we meet everyday to cultivate this love for the cross. This is how we can prepare ourselves to face the ultimate big cross of our life—our death.

We have to be quick to see the opportunity and the invitation God is sending us to identify ourselves with Christ when suffering, in one form or another, comes our way. Yes, for this, we need to discipline our emotions and thoughts, even as we quicken our faith, making many acts of faith, hope and charity.

We should never belittle these practices that may ap-pear childish to some but actually are clear manifesta-tions of human and Christian maturity. This is another

The tree of death and life

challenge to tackle, an erroneous mindset that needs to be changed.

We have to reassure everyone the crosses, when seen from the point of view of our faith, are actually welcome events with great potentials for our own purification and atonement for our mistakes and sins, and ultimately for identifying ourselves more and more with Christ. In fact, in this life these crosses guarantee that we are dealing with Christ.

These crosses attract graces and occasion spiritual growth. We should always relate them with the abiding and never-failing providence of God. Our problem is that we usually fall into relying on our own estimation of things that no matter how brilliant can only take so much. We need to change that attitude.

Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima has fear-lessly declared that the Philippines have be-come a “banana republic”.

According to McMillan English dictionary “a banana republic is an insulting word for a tropical country with a weak economy, a dishonest and cruel government and public service that do not work.”

This brand banana republic as described by Secretary de Lima was her reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision granting minority leader – Senator Juan Ponce Enrile on hos-pital arrest for the crime of graft and cor-ruption of allegedly pocketing, together with his chief of staff Gigi Reyes P173 million in kickbacks from the projects financed by the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) also knownas pork barrel fund, the Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional.

The decision however is split to 8 in favor and 4 dissensions, among the 4 is Chief Jus-tice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Supreme Court under “trial” before the court of public opinion

SUPREME COURT

We predict that the Supreme Court will be flooded with bail petitions and expectedly Senators Bong Revilla and Jinggoy Estrada will re-file bail petitions. And many more to follow.

The granting of bail of Sen. Enrile strength-ensan all-time-belief that justice does not equally apply to everyone. Certainly there are prisoners who are poor, old and sick and political prisoners who likewise deserve this kind of decision by the courts but could not earn it simply because they are not popular, cannot hire top-rank lawyers and most of all do not have adequate financial resources to go with their application for bail.

Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile posted P1.4 million bail at the Sandigan and was released. We expect that the Supreme Court will be bar-raged by criticisms and credible charges be-fore the court of public-opinion.

5NEWS Eastern Samar BulletinAug. 23-29, 2015

Senator Fran-cis “Chiz” Escudero wants the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to regulate road infra-structures to provide reliable road instruc-tions to motorists and improve road safety in the Philippines, which is notorious for hav-ing one of the worst road conditions in the world.

Escudero filed Senate Bill No. 2886, or An Act Regulating Street and Road Signs, Waiting Sheds, Speed

Chiz to DPWH: ensure road safety, regulate infrastructures

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Eighth (8th) Judicial Region

BRANCH 2Borongan, Eastern SamarJOHN CLINTON RON-CALES LUSTRE, Rep. By

his parents MELANIE RONCALES LUSTRE & JOSE XERSES L. LUS-

TRE,Petitioners

-versus-THE CITY CIVIL REG-ISTRAR OF BORON-GAN CITY, EASTERN

SAMAR,Respondent

SPL. PROC. Case No. 172-14

For:CANCELLATION OF

REGISTRATION & CORRECTION OF

ENTRYx- - - - - - - - - - - -x

ORDERThis is a verified amended pe-

tition for Cancellation of Registra-tion and Correction of Entries filed by John Clinton Roncales Lustre, represented by his parents Melanie Roncales Lustre and Jose Xerses L. Lustre, through counsel, praying that after due notice and hearing, a decision be rendered declaring that:

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

and CommunicationLAND TRANSPORTATION

FRANCHISING AND REGULA-TORY BOARD


CASE NO. VIII-2015-0828Application for Reconstitution of RecordsWith Extension of Validity of aCertificate of Public Convenience toOperate a PUJ serviceWith prayer to adopt trade name

REYNALDO ALTARApplicant/Petitionerx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a Cer-

tificate of Public Convenience to op-erate a PUJ service for the transpor-tation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY-TO-LOSA & VICE VERSA, with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting.

In the present application, ap-plicant request authority for recon-stitution of records with extension of validity of the said certificate using the same route and number of unit/s.




WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 19th day of AUGUST, 2015.


Clerk of Board

(1) the first name of the father of the petitioner found at his first Certifi-cate of Live Birth is Jose Xerses and not Xerxes; (2) the date and place of marriage of parents found at his first Certificate of Live Birth should be read as not married instead of July 19, 1998, Arteche, Eastern Samar; (3) ordering the cancellation of his second registration; and (4) chang-ing the name of herein petitioner from John Clinton Roncales Lustre to John Clinton Roncales without a middle name.

Finding the petition to be suf-ficient in form and substance, set this case for hearing on January 18, 2016, at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court. Any person having or claiming any inter-est under the entries in the record of birth the correction of which are being sought may, within fifteen (15) days from notice of the petition or from the last date of the publication of this Order, file his/her opposition thereto.

Let a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation and duly ac-credited to publish judicial and legal notices in the province of Eastern Sa-mar at the expense of the petitioner.

Send a copy of this Order, to-gether with a copy of the petition to the Office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, and to the City Civil Registrar, Borongan City, Eastern Samar, the Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office, Manila, and to the petitioner and his repre-sentatives, as well as his counsel.

SO ORDERED In Chambers.Borongan City, Eastern Samar,

August 20, 2015.(Sgd.) NATHANIEL E. BAL-

DONOPresiding Judge

ESB: Aug. 23-29, 30- Sept.5, 6-12, 2015

Bumps, Sidewalks, Pavements, Streetlights and Other Similar In-frastructures, which mandates the DPWH to set specific standards and measurements for all road infrastructures such as road signs, streetlights, pavement markings, waiting sheds, sidewalks and speed bumps across the country.

“There is a need to put in place regulations that will promote a uniform and consistent standard for the design and installation of road

signs, waiting sheds, streetlights, speed bumps and other road infrastructures not only to promote safety but also to advance aes-thetics throughout the country’s thorough-fares,” Escudero said.

According to the World Health Organ-ization about 7,000 Filipinos die each year, and thousands more

are injured due to road mishaps. Out of this number, 79 percent are due to driver’s er-rors, 11 percent due to defective vehicles, and 10 percent due to bad road conditions and ill-maintained roads.

The latest data from the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) show that death toll due to road mishaps rises by almost 14.6 percent every year. It is projected that by 2020, without any in-tervention, around 300,000 people will die due to road crashes, the DOTC said.

“Our roads have be-come safety hazards in themselves. The gov-ernment should step up in securing the well-be-ing of motorists and the riding public by upgrading and regulat-ing the country’s road infrastructures, which have been neglected for so long,” Escudero said.

In the senator’s proposal, the DPWH is tasked with setting and defining the spec-ifications and measure-ments of all national, provincial, city, mu-nicipal and barangay road and street signs, sidewalks, streetlights and other similar road infrastructures, which shall be in accordance with the universally accepted designs and installations suitable to the country’s standards.

According to the senator, who used to chair the Senate Com-mittee on Finance, the DPWH should have no problem with this addi-tional mandate as it has the second largest allo-cation in the 2015 na-tional budget at P290.5 billion, following the Department of Educa-tion, which has P321.1 billion.

The DPWH will also coordinate with the Department of the Interior and Local Government in order to promulgate the im-plementing rules and regulations once the proposal in approved.

Under the bill, any person or local govern-ment unit who will not abide by the set stand-ards will pay a fine not exceeding P100,000. (PR)


CommunicationLAND TRANSPORTATION




Application for Sale and Transferof a Certificate of Public Conve-nienceto operate a FILCAB servicewith prayer to adopt trade name,Reconstitution of Recordswith Extension of Validity

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NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant-vendor request au-

thority for the approval of sale and transfer made by RAMIL C. HER-BAS in favor of applicant-vendee DESIREE D. HERBAS, of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service for the transportation of passengers and freight with the use of ONE (1) unit/s along the line: TACLOBAN CITY-PHHC-KASSEL-ABUCAY & VICE VERSA.

In the present application, ap-plicant-vendee request the reconsti-tution of records with extension of validity using the same number of unit/s along the same route: TACLO-BAN CITY-PHHC-KASSEL-ABU-CAY & VICE VERSA which Certif-icate is valid until March 28, 2016.




WITNESS the Honorable AR-THUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Di-rector, this 25TH day of AUGUST, 2015.


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NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant-vendor request au-

thority for the approval of sale and transfer made by EVELYN MACA-PANAS in favor of applicant-vendee NENITA A. LABABO, of a CPC to operate a PUB service for the trans-portation of passengers and freight with the use of ONE (1) unit/s along the line: TACLOBAN CITY-GUI-UAN VIA BORONGAN & VICE VERSA.

In the present application, applicant-vendee request the re-constitution of records with ex-tension of validity, dropping and substitution of unit/s and change of route to: ORMOC CITY-TA-CLOBAN CITY-CATBALOGAN CITY-CATARMAN VIA ALLEN & VICE VERSA which Certificate is valid until November 12, 2016.






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authority for the approval of sale and transfer made by HIPOLITO GOLONG in favor of AMALIA G. LABABO, of a CPC to operate a PUB service for the transportation of pas-sengers and freight with the use of ONE (1) unit/s along the line: VIL-LAREAL-CATBALOGAN & VICE VERSA.

In the present application, ap-plicant-vendee request the recon-stitution of records, dropping and substitution of unit/s and change of route to: ORMOC CITY-TA-CLOBAN CITY-CATBALOGAN CITY-CATARMAN VIA ALLEN & VICE VERSA which Certificate is valid until May 9, 2018.






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Eastern Samar Bulletin6 NEWS Aug. 23-29, 2015

--US-based Filipino sci-entist and bio-fuel expert Dr. Rico Cruz has said that one solution to energy crisis in the country is the devel-opment of renewable and clean forms of fuel sources.

“There’s a lot of renew-able energy being adapted here: solar, wind and bio-mass. What’s needed are off grid hybrids, wave, cur-rent and mini- hydros,” said Cruz in an interview.

“For biofuels: policy on at least 20 percent use of biodiesel, 10 percent eth-anol by 2020 and provide incentives for small to me-dium scale processors. Also used cooking oil must not be reused for culinary pur-poses but for biofuel use only,” he added, urging the promotion for “communi-ty-based utilities and village level production or process-ing.”

Cruz, however, said that energy programs should be run by collaboration with state universities and government agencies like Department of Energy, De-

Expert pushes biofuel to combat Philippine energy problems

partment of Science and Technology, and Depart-ment of Agriculture, not by politicians or the military.

“Politicians must not be allowed to undertake or fund projects on green technologies but just on infrastructures like farm to market roads, schools and health centers,” he said.

Cruz arrived in his home province of Southern Leyte last week for a series of lectures for farmers and local government unit of-ficials on agricultural crop, which according to him, would be vital and sustain-able in Southern Leyte and beyond.

Cruz, who also works as Tribal Agricultural Center Manager in US, introduced a “versatile crop (IH or CS)”, which he said is fast growing, few diseases and competitors, drought-re-sistant crop, and provides better yield than any fiber growing plant.

“It can be a total alter-native, or supplement to abaca, and provides more

uses and added income to farmers. Products like fiber (textiles, and cordage), pulp (paper and construction materials), oil (nutritious and medicinal), and meal (nutritious food and animal feed). There are several va-rieties that are prominently cultivated in various coun-tries, and some have been cultivated for hundreds of years,” said Cruz on the ab-stract of his lectures.

“Average yield: straw = 5,900 kg/ha; fiber/pulp (from straw) = 1,450 kg/ha; seed for oil and meal = 786 kg/ha (oil = 100 li/ha and meal = 550 kg/ha). Maturity of the plant is 70-140 days, with plant density of 370-538 per m2.

“In comparison, abaca fiber/pulp yield is 565-900kg/ha, no food/feed use, and matures 365-730 days. Fiber processing of IH is similar to abaca but less time. IH can be planted as plantation crop, in margin-al lands, and intercropped with other crops,” he added. (RONALD O. REYES)

Lunop: Haiyan Voices and Images book launchThe Leyte-Samar Heritage Society, Inc.

(LSHSi) together with the National Com-mission for Culture and The Arts (NCCA) and countless volunteers launched a book about supertyphoon “Yolanda”(interna-tional name: Haiyan) that hit the city on November 8, 2013.

“Lunop: Haiyan Voices and Images” was launched last Friday, August 29, at the UPVTC multi-purpose building.

Lunop: Haiyan Voices and Images is a book of poetry, photographs, and narra-tives by Yolanda survivors and members of their families.

The book is a testament of their grief and healing through the arts – meant to inspire hope both for the disaster commu-nities and the world. It is the fruit of a clear resolve to live on in loving memory of the departed-beloved, ruined homes and shat-tered communities.

“Lunop” is a Waray language that means “great flood” – the swelling or rising of water in the river or sea.

Storm surges generated by Yolanda reaching more than five meters inundated the city, its ground zero, that killed more than 2,2000 people.

The book is divided into three chap-

ters: “Ngarat”, translates into nightmare or bad dream depicting the wrath brought by the typhoon; “Burubligay”, Waray term for “helping together”, mirrors the gener-ous hearts that reached out to survivors during the aftermath; “Panhiuli”, the final chapter which means healing or recovery, is a showcase or how the survivors are redeeming themselves be it in a religious manner such as the visitation of Pope Francis or through artistic renditions of Yolanda in the visual arts such as the painting of Dulce Cuna, entitled “Eye of the Storm”.

Other contributors who are survivors themselves are members of “The Camera Club of Leyte-Samar”, “Katig Writers’ Net-work”, and a number of individuals from different walks of life with meaningful survivor stories and artworks in the form of poetry or photograph.

The book promotes public awareness about the urgency of natural and cultur-al heritage conservation and the reality of climate change in order to help in disaster risk reduction.

The goal of book is to help raise the seed fund for the Yolanda Memorial Mu-seum Project. (ANGELES LOPEZ, PR)

he would institute on this re-gard.

He also said that he would ask assistance from election watch dogs like the PPCRV and other non-government organizations, to include the media, to report to him of a member of the organization engaging in partisan politics.

Marquez also assured the public that he himself will follow this policy saying, “that even President Aquino could not “pressure” him.”

“All he said was to follow our bosses-our people,” he said.

Marquez was appointed by the President who anoint-ed Interior Sec. Mar Roxas as his possible successor.

The Philippine National Police is under the Depart-ment of Interior and Local Government (DILG) which is headed by Roxas.

Marquez said that vio-lator of this policy could be charged administratively and criminally.

He also directed the members of the organization not to be “used” by candi-dates like serving as escorts.

He, however, said that candidates having an escort could be discretionary, de-pending on the orders of the Commission on Elections.

Police or Army escorts are allowed by the Comelec if a candidate is under threat.

‘Stay away’...

...from Page 1Municipality of Palo, Leyte as Outstanding Local Gov-ernment Unit of the Year and PARDSS-Tacloban


Command as Outstanding Non-Government Organiza-tion of the Year.

In said celebration, PDG Marquez likewise turned over patrol cars to Police Re-gional Office to be used in patrol operations. (fej/cba/PIA-8)

Documents

ESB Aug. 23-29, 2015.pdf