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Planters’ president slams omission of sugar in DANA• Says omission was “irresponsible”, adds that at this point in time “we should forget politics”

THE PRESIDENT of the Leyte Cane Planters’ Association has aired his disappointment at the City’s omission of the sugar industry’s Damage and Needs Assessment report presented during the “full council” meet-ing held last February 1, 2014 by the City Disaster Risk Reduc-tion Management Council. The mayor chairs the council.

Engr. Herme Serafica, LCPA president, said he was “frustrat-ed” at the council for “forgetting” in its report one of Ormoc’s ban-ner industries, saying the neglect affects not only them but some 14,374 sugar workers and their families. “This city was built on sugar”, he also reminded.

“How irresponsible are these people to forget the industry”, Serafica said. He added that aside from the 14,374 sugar workers, the city also stands to lose an average of five to eight million a week in circulation from the local economy if no efforts are taken to help the industry revive.

“We can take care of our-selves (the planters)”, he said, “but we need help for our sugar workers.” “The least that they could do is include the sugar industry in the DANA which we understand would be submitted to national agencies so that it is official reported”, he pointed out.

Sugar planters here are ap-pealing to government agencies and international non-govern-ment organizations to help fund a P 400-million rehabilitation package they are proposing. “We are proposing for a P 200-million grant and a P 200-million soft loan”, he said.

Serafica said that he would even want to bet that it was the sugar sector that was first to submit their DANA to the city. “If they say they cannot help the sugar industry because it was private, why was the coconut

Football superstar David Beckham visits Yolanda victims in Tacloban

DAVID BECKHAM plays with a little kid whose family still stays at the Tacloban Astrodome. Photos on the right shows Beckham with Ina Larrazabal-Gimenez and Tacloban councilor Cristina Romualdez. Photos from PIA and the FB pages of Ina and councilor Cristina

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FOOTBALL superstar and sports model David Beckham was in Tacloban City on February 14 and 15 to visit various evacu-ation sites and bring cheer to children there. Beckham is also a United National Children’s Fund “ambassador of good-will” who lent his celebrity presence to bring joy to kids and their parents, even if most of them did not know who he really was.

Like UNICEF ambassador of goodwill Gary Valenciano, who was also in Taclo-ban on January 30, Beckham was offered

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A L B U E R A , L E Y T E – The Alliance of Philippine Community Organization (APCO) Inc. based in Syd-ney, Australia were at the Seguinon Elementary School in this town on Friday, Feb-ruary 14, to give pupils there a memorable Valentine’s Day. The APCO, whose local partner is the Water, Agro-Forestry, Nutrition and De-velopment Foundation, Inc. (WAND) said they are in the area to see for themselves the situation of the school which they might be adopting for a long term nutrition program.

Present for APCO were Cen Amores, the umbrella organization’s founding chair-man and former radioman Jun Salazar, current APCO president. Cen Amores, it was learned, is also the authorized Filipino community represen-tative to the Australian govern-ment and was appointed such by the Aussie prime minister two years ago.

Amores, in an interview, said the APCO is an umbrella organization of more than 50 Filipino NGO’s in Australia. It coordinates efforts to help their homeland like what happened to Yolanda-afflicted areas.

For the Yolanda-affected areas, she said, they did various fundraising activities, adding that APCO has been effective in rallying other ethnic com-munities in Australia to pitch in. She said that they were able to raise 92-thousand Australian dollars from the Vietnamese community there, aside from another 2-thousand Australian dollars from the Indian com-munity who “bidded” for a dinner date with the reigning Ms Filipina-Australian beauty.

She said doing the fund-raising via their umbrella or-ganization makes their efforts easier. It also promotes trans-parency and accountability, she noted, as there are many eyes looking inside.

She also emphasized that APCO was working with local NGO’s with reputable track records to ensure that whatever help they extend reaches the

grassroots. Their local partner for their nutrition program was the WAND, she said.

She added that they are also reaching out to Tacloban City and was seeing represen-tatives from the Volunteers for the Visayas Foundation that day to have a meeting of the minds.

Meanwhile, Dr. Cora Z. Sayre, executive director of WAND Foundation, said they will still be finalizing arrange-ments with the APCO and asked he be not interviewed yet. However, he said that part of their advocacy is to food security and on the grassroots level, this involves backyard

gardening and teaching moth-ers to prepare nutritious and palatable meals from their gardens. They are also for the ecology and sanitation.

Jonat Velasco, a commu-nity worker of WAND, said they have already distributed more than 200 toilet bowls in various barangays, including shelter kits to totally damaged houses. Velasco said toilets are necessary in Yolanda-afflicted areas because it helps in the sanitation, thereby reducing the risk of contracting diseases.

The visit of APCO also excited the Seguinon pupils with the presences of Chef Marx Canoy, a known chef in Australia known for his

passion for Filipino cuisine. He has already published a cookbook on Filipino cuisine, said Cen Amores.

The young chef taught schoolchildren to bake cook-ies and simple pastries using an improvised stove. He told them good food need not be cooked in fancy ware. To make the cookies and pastries nutritious, malunggay leaves were added. He said there were many other locally available vegetables that can be turned into culinary delights with the right tweak to it. The children had a heyday cooking the cookies and pastries and eating it afterwards. With a report from Paul Libres

Top photo shows the APCO and WAND reps in a pose for posterity with the teachers of the school. Middle: Chef Marx Canoy while demostrating how to cook cookies for kids to learn, and he also gave principal Rhea Amante a copy of his published cookbook. Below,

Jun Salazar and Cen Amores mingle with the kids who were later given a lunch treat.

Club president Luz Escalon and other officials turn over to Cpt. Salve Evangelista the plaques of appreciation.

THE ROTARY Club of Ormoc Bay, on February 11, gave certifi-cates of appreciation to four Army soldiers who helped rebuild the Sto. Niño Elementary School, which the club adopted for its iRebuild Ormoc program.

The awarding of the certificates was held at Don Felipe Hotel during the Club’s weekly meeting. The certificates were for Ltc. Eduardo P. Antonio Jr., Col. Arnold F. Fernandez, Maj. Neil Joey N. Mina, and Cpt. Luel Adrian M. Benedicto.

The recipients, who weren’t able to come over to receive their certificates, were represented by their community relations officer Cpt. Salvieh Conejos-Evangelista.

Rotary District 3860 Asst. Governor Stephanie “Twinkle” Chu recalled that Sto. Niño Elementary School was the first school the Club chose to rehabili-tate. It was “off grid” but close enough to closely monitor. Chu recalls the club had no problems sourcing the materials because of the donations it got, but labor was nil.

It was a good thing their soon-to-be sister club, the RC Balayan, had a group of Marine and Engineers with them who volunteered to do the work.

After the awarding, the Rotar-ians discussed how to distribute the remaining 580 hygiene kits, 400 boxes of shampoo, hospital kits, walkers and crutches that was donated by Star of Hope Sweden through the efforts of club member Iñigo Larrazabal and former club president Dr. Judith Garcia.

They are eyeing to turn it over to City Jail and the military camp at Camp Downes. “We still have to evaluate the population of the Jail and the military camp. Only then can we set the schedule of turnover”, said incumbent tClub President Luz Escalon. By Jhay Gaspar

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Football is not really a popular game in the coun-try. A few years back, how-ever, the Azkals which is managed by Taclobanon Dan Palami, spiked the nation’s interest with the game.

Even as the kids and their parents did not know who they were, news re-ports have it that he was warmly welcomed. Kids sang songs for him and gave him Valentine’s Day cards.

Beckham and his wife Victoria, a super model in her own right and a mem-ber of the now defunct Spice Girls, are a celebrity couple and constantly hounded by media. Beckham, how-ever, kept his visits private

and his itinerary was not released. Media men who hounded him were not per-mitted to cover his activities up close, even the big inter-national news agencies.

Beckham, nonetheless, met with some VIP’s in Ta-cloban like Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. who was in the city during his visit. He also met with May-or Alfred Romualdez and his councilor-wife Cristina. Romualdez and councilor Cristina thanked him for visiting their ravaged con-stituents.

Tacloban City is consid-ered the “ground zero” of Yolanda. More than 8,000 are estimated to have per-ished from the storm surges that came with it, some fatalities of which have yet to be found as of press time.

Dettie Panis to open new Marasbaras branch

REFUSING TO be cowed and defeated by Yolanda, Dettie Panis, the owner of the region’s leading beauty salon and spa services, will be opening a new branch on February 26, 2014 at Marasbaras, Tacloban City, just in front of Robinsons Place.

The Marasbaras branch will be the first Dettie Panis Salon and Spa which is a joint venture with her daughter, Dr. Johann Panis, a der-matologist. They would be expanding their services from traditional salon and spa services to include expert skin care. “There is a connecting door which would make it easy for clients to cross over in case they need each other’s services,” she said. “This has always been our dream”, said Dettie, who enjoys an easy and warm relationship with her daughter.

Dettie, in a telephone interview, said the branch should have opened up last November 18 but Yolanda spoiled their plans. They also almost gave up on opening the branch because whatever they poured into it was totally destroyed. The owner of the place, understanding their predicament, was open for re-negotiating their terms hence they decided to push through with it.

It was also learned that Dettie Panis opened two of her salons on November 24 yet, 16 days after Yolanda hit. This was her Ormoc City and Burgos Branch in Tacloban. Her Ormoc branch fared Yolanda’s battering very well but she had to rebuild her Burgos Branch from scratch. “It was among those looted and the storm surge reached it”, she said.

After opening their Marasbaras branch, Dettie Panis added, they would also be re-opening their V & G branch on February 26.

Panis said that God, indeed, is good. When everything seemed hopeless and dismal, she refused to leave Tacloban City because she wanted to be part of its rebuilding. Her decision to re-open her Burgos Branch proved right. “It was always full”, she said, “and I was always being inter-viewed by foreign journalists amazed that even in times of calamity, our women still found time to visit the salon.”

Dettie is not a stranger to hard times. Her chain of salons started from a small one she put up on their garage, after learning how to cut and style hair. Her endeavor was supported by her husband Atty. Peter Panis and has since grown into the chain of salons she now owns, aside from helping put their children to school. Among her first cus-tomers was former Leyte governor Remedios Petilla, now mayor of Palo, Leyte. By Lalaine M. Jimenea

BM Cayunda proposes to GF on board a Cebu Pacific flight bound for Hongkong

.... and Junjun Cayunda pops a diamond ring to Dea sending “kilig” moments to the Cebu Pac crew documenting the proposal.

IF YOU think overly romantic engagement gimmicks just happen in movies, think twice.

On February 13, 2014, on their way to Hon-gkong, Leyte board member for the 5th district Atty. Florante “Junjun” Cayunda proposed mar-riage to Andrea Lou Ambrosio from Davao City on board Cebu Pacific 5J240, much to the cheers of the passengers.

Apparently, Cayunda enlisted the help of Cebu Pacific to make his in-flight, mid-air marriage proposal to “Dea”.

The Cebu Pac crew went through the motions of doing a charade with their usual games on air and called on couples on board to join. Cayunda was chosen by the flight stewardess who then proceeded to the front to get a bouquet of flowers as his “prize”.

On the plane’s public address system, Ca-yunda told passengers how he fell in love at first sight with Dea. They have been going steady for five years already, he said. He was happy for the prize because earlier that day, Dea complained he did not bring her flowers anymore.

He added he grow up learning that he had to commit his life to serving others – his family, his constituents, his clients. With Dea, he said, he realized it was time to make himself happy, by spending their lifetime together.

Dea, at that time, was also already on the front of the plane, called over by the flight stewards. There, after handing her the bouquet, Cayunda knelt on one knee and popped her a diamond ring. “Will you marry me?”, he asked, to which Dea shyly but happily said “Yes.”

Passengers cheered the mid-air proposal. By 3:56 PM of that day, Cebu Pacific uploaded the video on their official FB page which immediately went viral.

Baybayanos and Davaoeños who know the couple flooded their walls with well-wishes, with some sighing their partners could be as romantic.

Cayunda is the eldest son of the late Baybay vice-mayor

Florante Cayunda Sr. and wife Elizabeth. Cebu Pacific, on its FB page, said the arrangements were

pre-planned as early as last year yet.

Ormoc Super Shell opens TBL CenterWITH THE influx of vehicles

into the City of Ormoc and the growing market for tires, lubes and batteries, Ormoc Super Shell Service Station opened and in-augurated its new Ormoc Super Shell TBL Center on Tuesday, February 11, 2014.

This new addition features a wide selection of tires, lubes, batteries and car care products and accessories at very low prices and that are just within your reach.

Visit them at the Ormoc Super Shell Service Station and Kia Or-moc Compound at Lilia Avenue, Cogon, Ormoc City. Wonderful giveaways await its first 100 cus-tomers. So hurry! Come and see them today!

EMB relocates reg’l officeTACLOBAN CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Eastern Visayas has transferred to a new location in Tacloban City.

EMB Regional Director Leticia Maceda said their new office is now located at the corner of Congressman Mate Avenue along the Maharlika Highway in Tacloban.

The EMB building at Brgy. Baras in Palo, Leyte was destroyed by Yolanda.

Meanwhile, Regional Executive Director Leonardo Sibbaluca of the DENR assured the public that despite suffering heavy damages from Yolanda, their line agencies are now fully operational. PIA

PDEA reg’l office has new addressTHE PHILIPPINE Drug Enforcement Agency regional office is now located at No. 024, Second Street, Sampaguita District in Tacloban City.

In their official FB page, the PDEA in region 8 advised clients that since the 2nd street is a one-way street, to take the USA (Utap-Sampaguita-Apitong) route. On foot, they can easily be reached from Real Street.

Their email address remains to be [email protected] and their Smart number 09216302394 “survived”. They also have new contact numbers: Globe (09065890085) and Sun (09326881383). No landline or fax yet, the information added.

The Rizarri family leads employees in hearing mass before the opening of the Ormoc Shell TBL Center. On the front row (L-

R) Patis and EJ, Monique R. Veloso, Manelle R. Jayme, Daya and Ernie B. Rizarri. Photos by Jhay Gaspar

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Pinoy Humor in Neon Light

100 days after Yolanda

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ARE PINOY signboards tacked on food stores, pharmacies boutiques and video shops-more humorous and literate than those you encounter on jeepneys or buses? If those bouncing in Internet are any indication, they are. Read on:

“God knows Hudas Not Pay.” That’s not misspelled political statement on Imelda Marcos & Co. It’s a street theologian’s version of Divine omniscience scrawled on a jeepney’s tailboard.

On a bus careening down Edsa, another grammatically fractured sign counsels scared passengers. “Full String To Stop Driver.” Did these painters ever master “three Rs” before dropping out from school? Of every 100 kids who enter elementary school, the education department wails, 36 quit before Grade 6.

Are those who paint shop signboards better educated? Or were the shop-owners college grads? About this century’s 12 percent of the labor force had college degrees, we looked. And 33 percent finished high school. Flip through some of their handiwork.

“Tapsi-Turbi,” for example, dishes out tapa, sinangag, at itlog (dried meat, fried rice and eggs served sunny side up.)

And “I” pride apparently leads signboards artists to flag locations. A panciteria on Boni Ave. is named “Pansit ng Taga Malabon.” And “Side” is a side street restaurant, tucked beside the glistening five-star Mandarin Oriental in Makati.

The Fried of Marikina offers fried chicken in - where else? In the city that rose from a cesspool into a topnotcher of the Asian Institute of Management’s coveted awards for outstand-ing cities.

Even signboards for Chinatown stalks flag their hopia (sweet cakes). Mr. Ho runs “Holland Hopia.” Next door is: “Poland Hopia.” That’s owned by Mr. Po.

Food has become even more international. Driving thru Cainta, in Rizal, you can make a pit stop at “Caintucky Friend Chicken.” Looking for a burger when in Naga City? Then drop by at Mang Donald’s.” It doesn’t have a golden arch though.

“Leon King Video Rental,” in Las Pinas, has the latest flicks. And so has “Fernando Pe’s Box Office Hits” in Palawan. “But “Maid To Order” is a domestic helper’s placement agency.

“Candies Be Love?” reads a confection-

ary store shingle. “Let’s Goat Together” is the come-on extended by a kambingan-cum beer garden. At the Quad in Makati , a lumpia outlet sports the sign: “Wrap And Roll.” And “Bread Pitt” is a bakery.

Pinoy love to eat, often late into the night. Thus, “Doris Day And Night” is a 24 –hour eatery. For those who want a second serving, there’s always “Babalik Karinderias.”

Eating out, though, is a treat only few Filipinos can afford— Jinggoy, Johnny Ponce, Bongbong and Co and excepted. Almost 27 percent here scrimp below the poverty line. And 24 out of every 100 of the population are malnourished.

Other signs, nonetheless, spotlight the specialty of the house . A Greenbelt fastfood shop—“Maruya Currey” –offers turon and maruya. “Mikki Mao” is a noodle house. At “Goto Heaven,” tripe is served in steaming congee or hot porridge.

When customers bite into “Celopata’s” deep-fried pig knuckles, they shuck off cho-lesterol anxiety. Crispy pata is served. Fish catches in Southeast Asia have plummeted as most of the coral reefs here have been damaged. But menus at seafood restaurants proudly boast of entrees like: “Isda Best” and “Hipon Com-ing Back.”

They also offer “Pusit To The Limit.” But that’s not for diners who, like Noel Coward, think squid has “the taste of India rubber.”

Some however, prefer pork chops and T-bone steaks. For these carnivores, the place to head for is “Meating Place.” Prices here are competitive with those in “Meatropolis.”

After doing the groceries, ladies do have choices. First, they can slip into “Cinna Von” - a play on the word “sabon” or soap. This is your friendly laundromat.

Or they can purchase medicines at nearby “Memory Drug.” Completing those chores, ladies can proceed to: “The Way We Wear” (a boutique) or “Curl Up And Dye” (a beauty salon).

Men drop in at “Goldilocks.” No, this is not the pastry chain but a barbershop. After a trim ‘n shave, another “Goldilocks” is literally a stone’s throw away. They take orders for sand and gravel.

“DO NOT think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill...” (Mt 5,17)

With these words, Christ is telling us clearly that while “the law or the prophets” are not abol-ished, neither are they perfect. They need to be perfected or fulfilled. And their perfection and fulfilment is precisely in being vitally identified with Christ, the embodiment and spirit of the new law that is meant for us.

That’s the reason why Christ says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, but by me.” (Jn 14,6) And many times, he reiterated how the old law needs to be perfected.

“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,” he would say to refer to what was the norm of belief and conduct then, and then he would continue to say, “But I say to you...” This comparison is not meant to do away with the old law, which is always indispensable, but rather to go beyond it.

The old law tells us that there is a living God, that we are his creatures and more than that—that we are children of his. It tells us what is right and wrong. But it cannot bring us to God. It cannot effect our being children of his. It cannot make us do what is right and avoid what is wrong.

We need to be identified with Christ for us to be able not only to believe in God but also and more importantly to live what we believe. Our best intentions and efforts alone, without Christ, would not be enough for us to enter into the life of God. Our natural powers without the supernatural grace of God are simply incapable of reaching God.

That’s why Christ gave us the new law that we have to love one another as he himself has loved us. He makes himself not only the standard or the guide, but the very substance of goodness, holiness and righteousness. His love should the very substance of our love.

And his love for his Father and for us goes all the way to offering his own life for our sins. This is the love we have to aim at and live. It is the culmination of his love for us. But before that he tells us not only to love those who love us, but also to love our enemies.

He says that while we ought not to kill, we should also avoid even getting angry with oth-ers. We should not only avoid adultery, but also we have to avoid looking at a woman with lust.

His new law of love encourages us to be un-afraid of suffering if they come along our quest of that love. “If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away,” he says. “It is better for you to lose one of your members than to have your body go into Gehenna.”

This new law of love considers as blessed the poor in spirit, the meek and humble, those who hunger and thirst for justice, the perse-cuted, the peacemakers and clean of heart—statuses that we usually try to avoid.

This new law of love commissions us to “go and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe

FIRST AND foremost, allow me to con-gratulate Junjun Cayunda and the love of his live, Dea Ambrosio. I was kilig when I saw the video of Junjun’s proposing to Dea and happy that they have decided to tie the knot.

I remember being introduced to Dea at a function in Baybay and I could see Junjun was very happy. He had an aura around him that gave me the notion that this man is getting ready to settle down.

Considered one of Baybay’s most eligible bachelor, friends were happy to see that one lucky lady has finally caught the fancy of the well-liked Cayunda. I got a gut feeling then the relationship would prosper and happy to see it entered a new chapter with such a romantic proposal. I wanna bet wedding proposals in the country will enter a new level with Junjun’s stunt, with every other guy wanting to outdo him for creativity. I am also wondering if “The Proposal” was the thing that Cebu Pacific’s PR, Mr. Charles Lim, called me once in a hush-hush manner, asking for his number. Hmmmm… Whatever, guys, I wish you a wonderful journey together. Life and love is not without its curves and bumps but you’ll get through it fine. Even air pockets would not stop you!

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We’re so fond of milestones that we make a countdown of everything. Today, as I write this, it is not only my granddaughter’s birthday but it is also 100 days after Yolanda struck us.

We can basically say we are faring better than Tacloban that was hit horrors by storm surges but I had just come from there and defi-nitely, I can say Mayor Romualdez is doing a good job.

Their streets have been cleaned of debris. There are no “spaghetti” or wires hanging down on posts and lying on the road, which is still a common sight here. Business is beginning to pick up, slowly but surely.

Here, we have just passed a “resolution” about it, and no real action taken yet. It’s all more talk than action, really. Well, the talk of Ormoc becoming the new metropolis because of Tacloban’s destruction will remain a dream.

In fact, big businesses are already looking keenly at Tacloban, eager to be part of its recov-ery. It’s not so much because of the generosity of heart but as they say, there is always an op-portunity waiting around every great upheaval. Price of land is down as locals flee the chaos and rentals have dropped.

Here, we are still grappling with wire thefts, uncoordinated moves from various utilities that are left on their own. 100 days after the typhoon, a good portion of the city as a whole still has no power. Landowners are on a scalping mode, jacking up prices with the thought that Ormoc was going to be the new Tacloban. Our rentals have been already sky-high ever since the 1996 boom-city and with a congested city area, there is no decrease in rates.

The processing of phone applications by PLDT, a new player, is slowed down by wire thefts. Globe is also having problems. Smart, which was our only link to the rest of the world

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Retract & AtoneRemembering the unresolved 2010 hostage crisis

FR. ROY ... from P. 4

WHEN THE hostage crisis happened in Ma-nila in the year 2010, Pres. P-Noy was still new to his job and he had not yet warmed up to his seat long enough. He was barely on the third month of his presidency. On the other hand, then Mayor Alfredo Lim was such a veteran local executive, he knows how to run his office.

Moreover, this corner agrees with his con-tention that the problem is not attributable to that of the nations. Among others, the apology to Hong Kong of the City of Manila should have been done immediately. As it is, this apology was what they expected and even up to this time, they are expecting. It was therefore good that current Manila Mayor, Erap Estrada, is taking pains to relieve the tension that it created. From what this corner gathered, he is set to leave for Hong Kong to do just that. It was indeed very noble for Mayor Erap to patch up what his predecessor, Fred Lim, missed out. Considering former Mayor Fred Lim is of Chinese descent, all the more reason he should have patched up the seeming imbroglio.

Pres. P-Noy could have eased the tension generated by asking his man Jesse Robredo of the DILG to help resolve the complaint of the ex-cop who became crazy. Pres. P-Noy could have generated plus points for this seeming impasse. To be noted is that the late Jesse Ro-bredo was not yet confirmed as DILG Secretary because he (the President) must have been re-serving the DILG post for his first choice, Mar Roxas. As it was, even then Sen. Tito Sotto who was a member of the Commission of Appoint-ments, was looking for the papers of Robredo which was not yet endorsed by the President. Impossible? How else can one conclude for the missing papers? And just because the sudden death of Robredo created quite a stir with the people, Pres. P-Noy made it appear that he also condoled in unison with the mass.

The late DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo, it was learned, was planning to suspend then

Mayor Fred Lim because of his inaction. The intervening events prevented him. The formal statement of Mayor Erap is indeed very laud-able, to say the least. The Manila City Council passed a resolution formally apologizing to Hong Kong for the regrettable incident. When this column will have been off the press, Mayor Erap must have been back from Hong Kong for this purpose. What he is doing on this matter is indeed very correct. He even agreed that Pres. P-Noy need not apologize. It is the local govern-ment of Manila that must apologize.

How did the hostage incident happen and why was it so fast? Relieved policeman Rolando Mendoza must have snapped his mind and lost his bearings. His demand to be reinstated back into the force must have made him unstable when nothing came of it. He took matters into his hand and with an M-16 assault rifle in one hand a pistol in the other, he promptly com-mandeered a tourist bus loaded with Hong Kong nationals. When he was in the position to render judgment, what could have entered into his mind? How did he choose his first victim? When he shot to death two sisters and their mother, did he not like their looks? What were then his criteria? It is not a joke to act like a god. It is only God that can do it because He owns us. When the whole world perished in the Great Deluge with only Noah and his three sons and their wives that were spared – 8 in all – no one can question it. By the way, 8 is the favorite number of God the Father and Mama Mary. As it was, Mendoza’s problem must have been solved with his death when an elite member of the SWAT team swooped down into the bus and shot him. He was not fit to be a cop in the first place. Instead of saving lives, he caused it and even put us in an embarrassing situation with the Asean nations by creating this diplomatic faux pas.

MY FAVORITE MENTOR in college had cautioned us, her thesis students, to be honest and report the results we got no matter how unexpected they seemed to be. She empha-sized science’s ground rules — “the science of how you know what you know.” In short, not to “doctor” our data because what we got maybe “wrong” from our point of view but they could be the breakthrough information that our science demanded. I have taken her advice to heart and have passed it on to my students.

Unfortunately, not everyone must have heard of or listened to that piece of wisdom. Editors of reputable scientific journals abroad noted that retractions were rising at an alarming rate. A retraction is similar to a public apol-ogy for the mistakes or errors in a published scientific paper.

For example, the journal Nature reported that published retractions had increased tenfold over the past decade. The Journal of Medical Ethics published a study finding that recent re-tractions were a mix of misconduct and honest scientific mistakes.

In the Philippine setting, nobody has ever retracted his/her findings. Is it because Filipino scientists are extra careful with their research work that they do not commit any errors at all? Or is it in the Filipino psyche not to admit his/her mistakes?

Hence, a Filipino scientist does not retract in the same way that a Filipino politician does not concede defeat in an election. The reasons can vary from shame to amor propio. For what-ever reason, it reveals a glitch in the Filipino character.

The urgent need to publish in high-impact journals may be leading to more and more er-

rors. In the United States, a new crop of Ph.D.’s must compete for a small number of jobs each year, and the competition is getting fiercer.

The struggle is not over once young sci-entists get a job. Promotion is dependent on the number of papers published and not on the quality of research.

With all the responsibilities of a faculty member (teaching, extension, production and even administration), they may lack the extra time to check their own research — to figure out why some of their data do not fit their hypothesis, for example. Instead, they have to be concerned about publishing papers first and foremost.

Many hiring committees insist that only candidates with a record of maximum research productivity can be successful in their academic careers. This kind of thinking ignores the fact that academic faculty members have a least four responsibilities: 1. scholarly work, 2. classroom teaching, 3. personal mentoring of graduate students, and 4. service to the organization.

Hiring those with extreme records of schol-arly contributions may promote the research reputation, but may contribute little to the organization’s ability to meet its educational mission and to operate effectively.

No one claims that science was ever free of misconduct or bad research. But as long as getting a job or being promoted depend on the number of publications, this problem will per-sist. Science should be divorced from all extra monetary incentives but this can only happen if scientists are generously paid to discover new stuff!

Matthew 5: 38 - 48“You have heard that it was said, `An

eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist one who is evil. But if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also; and if any one would sue you and take your coat, let him have your cloak as well; and if any one forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.

Give to him who begs from you, and do not refuse him who would borrow from you. “You have heard that it was said, ̀ You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain

on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you salute only your brethren, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heav-enly Father is perfect.

all that I have commanded you.” (Mt 28,19-20)In short, he wants us to do a continuing work

of apostolate, reaching out to others and never contented with simply taking care of our own affairs and interests alone.

He assures us that he will always be with us till the end of time, and that what may appear to be pain is actually our glorification, what may be considered as loss is actually a gain.

We have to be most wary of the most de-ceptive kind of self-righteousness. That’s when we get contented with simply following the old law, the ten commandments, and not going

beyond them.That self-righteousness may lead us to know

a lot about what is right and wrong, but it does not prevent us from being judgmental, self-centered, vain and proud, very much attached to the things of this world—money, fame, power, etc. It’s incapable of understanding others and of being merciful.

In time the falsehood of our self-righteous-ness will just burst into the open. It cannot pass the test of time. Email: [email protected]

“Leaders who win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise, not the ones who promise more than they can deliver.”- Mark A. Clement (born 1955); Writer

PEOPLE, PLACES & Happenings6

Full house Valentine’s Day at

Sabin Resort Hotel

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Com-

munications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII

Ormoc CityCASE NO VIII 2014-0333

Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate

a UVE services With prayer to adopt trade name

VALENZONA, LOLITO Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UVE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the rout: MAASIN CITY- ORMOC CITY & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is STILL valid and subsisting

In the present application, applicant requests authority for Reconstitution of Records of the said Certificate on the same route with the use of the same no. of units.

NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MARCH 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas.

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

WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 3RD day of February, 2014.

ATTY. RYAN VILLABLANCAATTORNEY IV

By:(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO

CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished:

-Applicant/s: L. VALENZONA, HILONGOS LEYTE

-Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S. CER-CADO, PALO, LEYTE

EV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014 rrr



AND REGULATORY BOARD

Muslim: Mamang Pulis, bili na kayo ng pantalon! Hindi makabuntis pag gamit mo ito!After two months, balik si Mamang Pulis at sampal si Muslim!Mamang Pulis: Sabi mo hindi makak-abuntis! Delayed na asawa ko ng two months!Muslim: Hinubad mo yong pantalon, ano?

rrrNanay: Ayusin mo kama mo!Anak: Nay, magsamok ra gihapon na. Ngayo ako pa man gyod ayuson? Mura lang ko og nagmahal unya pas-akitan ug usab …Nanay: Char… nagdrama ang tapu-lan! Sige, ayaw’g kaon ha! Ikalibang ra bitaw na japon nimo. ☺Naisahan sad.

rrrNPA vs. PNP sa bus

NPA: Pards, bayad na! Pulis man unta ka. PNP: Wala nimo nabasa ning nakasu-lat sa akong uniform? Wala ka kabalo sa meaning sa PNP? PULIS NEVER PAY! Ikaw, nganu wala man pud ka ni plete? NPA: Hahaha! Wala ka kabasa ani? NPA ni … NEVER PAY ALSO!

VALENTINE’S DAY on Friday proved to be the long wanted reprieve of loyal customers and patrons of Sabin Resort Hotel from the harrowing ordeal of Yolanda and an austere Christmas and New Year’s Day celebration.

Coupled with good food the hotel is known for and the opportunity to dance their happy feet till sawa, the Sabin Resort Hotel was a full house. Their three venues for the buffet dinner with acoustic live band were full.

Valentine’s Day, in this family oriented city, is not only a day for lovers but also for the whole

family. Hence, interspersed be -tween couples were children. Also, the golden ladies known for their dancing prowess were in top form as dance instructors twirled and dipped them to their hearts content.

It was a nice evening. The weather cooper-ated and those who opted for the poolside were happy.

Indeed, good food, good music, good company and good weather made this year’s Valentine’s Day at Sabin Resort Hotel a winner!!!

Photo above shows Sabin Larrazabal, wife Rosie with their children Andone and Pancho in a pose for posterity. Upper right photo shows Andone Larrazabal with some of her close friends. Other pictures show the ballroom scenes at the Mario’s Restaurant and the Rose Grand Ballroom, including a view of the poolside. Below, a view from the top of Mario’s Restaurant which was practically full.

PEOPLE, PLACES & Happenings 7



AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII

Ormoc CityCASE NO VIII 2014-0333


a UVE services With prayer to adopt trade name

VALENZONA, LOLITO Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UVE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the rout: MAASIN CITY- ORMOC CITY & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is STILL valid and subsisting





WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 3RD day of February, 2014.



CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished:

-Applicant/s: L. VALENZONA, HILONGOS LEYTE

-Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S. CER-CADO, PALO, LEYTE

EV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014 rrr



AND REGULATORY BOARD

Regional Office No. VIIIOrmoc City

CASE NO VIII 2014-0360REF. CASE NO. VIII-2003-0774


a PUJ services With prayer to adopt trade name

LORENZO BARILLO Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the rout: TACLOBAN CITY-PASTRANA & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is STILL valid and subsisting





WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 4th day of February, 2014.



CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: L. BARILLO; San Francisco St., Pastrana, Leyte -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S. CER-CADO, PALO, LEYTEEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014

rrrRepublic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation and Com-munications

LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD





RICHARD A. CAGADOC Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service for the transportation of passengers and freight along the line: TACLOBAN CITY-ALANG- ALANG & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is valid up to DECEMBER 7, 2016.






(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOCLERK OF BOARD

Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.A. CAGADOC, Brgy. Binongto-an, Alang-alang, Leyte -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S. CERCADO; Carlos Tan St., Ormoc CityEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014








SALVADOR E. PARADO Applicant/ Petitioner

NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of

Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service for the transportation of passengers and freight along the line: TACLOBAN CITY-ALANG- ALANG & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is valid up to DECEMBER 18, 2018.

In the present application, applicant requests for Reconstitution of Records of the said Certificate on the same route with the use of the same no. of units.






Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: S. E. PARADO; Pilit, Santa Fe, Leyte -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S. CER-CADO; Carlos Tan St., Ormoc CityEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014








MACARIO ALAS Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: NAVAL – KAWAYAN- INASUYAN & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up

to DECEMBER 7, 2016. In the present application, applicant

requests for Reconstitution of Records of the said Certificate on the same route with the use of the same no. of units.






Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: M. ALAS; Kansanok, Kawayan, Biliran -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S. CERCADO; Carlos Tan St., Ormoc CityEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014






Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a

UV SHUTTLE services With prayer to adopt trade name

ERIBERTO GONZAGA Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to JULY 16, 2015.


NOTICE is hereby given that this

application will be heard by this Board on MARCH 20, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address.





Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: E. GONZAGA; 133 Lemon, Capoocan, Leyte -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S.P. CER-CADO; Carlos Tan St., Ormoc CityEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014





CASE NO VIII 2014-0451(REF. 2008-0310


SCHOOL TRANSPORT services With prayer to adopt trade name

JONATHAN IGANA, Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a SCHOOL TRANSPORT service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM RESPECTIVE RESIDENCE TO STEFI; STDC & VICE VERSA with the use of TWO (2) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting



At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general

circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon

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



Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: J. IGANA, TACLOBAN CITY -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S. CERCADO; PALO LEYTEEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014





CASE NO VIII 2014-0460(REF. 2009-0357)


a PUB services With prayer to adopt trade name

MILABETH BUTALON VELASQUEZ Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUB service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN - ST, BERNARD SO. LEYTE & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting





WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 11th day of

February, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO

CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: M. VELASQUEZ, BRGY. BARAS PALO, LEYTE -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C.S. CER-CADO; PALO LEYTEEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014





CASE NO VIII 2014-0461(REF. NO. VIII-2012-0498


FILCAB services With prayer to adopt trade name

WILFREDO EVANGELISTA Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: CARIGARA- KANANGA & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting







Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: W. EVANGELISTA, Pinamopoan, Capoocan, Leyte -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. C. CERCADO;

PALO LEYTEEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014

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CASE NO VIII 2014-0469(REF. 2000-1632)


a PUB services With prayer to adopt trade name

HELEN M. MANDALIHAN Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUB service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN -NAVAL & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting







Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: H. MANDALIHAN, BRGY. CULABA BILIRAN-Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. N SIA, AVE-NIDA VETERANOS TACLOBAN CITYEV Mail Feb. 10-16, 2014

8 NOTICES February 10-16, 2014

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 35, Ormoc City

CASE NO. R-ORM-14-00005-SP IN RE: ADOPTION OF MINOR JILLIAN M. ABI-LAR & CHANGE OF NAME FROM JILLIAN M.

ABILAR TO JILLIAN AMOR G. ALCOBER, SPS. JOEL C. ALCOBER AND AMOR G. ALCOBER,

Petitioners.X--------------------X

ORDER A verified petition having been filed with this

Court by petitioners, through counsel Atty. Jose Rom-mel A. Penaranda, prayer that after due publication and hearing, judgment be rendered to the effect that henceforth, minor JILLIAN M. ABILAR be freed from all legal obligations of obedience and maintenance with respect to her biological/natural mother and that she be declared for all intents and purposes, the child of the herein petitioners and that her name JIL-LIAN M. ABILAR be changed to JILLIAN AMOR G. ALCOBER. Petitioners further prayed that the Birth Certificate of the said minor be amended to conform to the adoption.

WHEREAS, this petition if hereby set for hear-ing on JULY 24, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning, at which date, time and place all persons interested may appear and show cause if any, why the prayer in the petition should not be granted.

WHEREAS, a copy of this order shall be pub-lished in three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation at the expense of the petitioners and shall be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the bulletin boards of the Ormoc City Hall, the Public Market and of this Court.

SO ORDERED. In chambers, Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, Philip-

pines, 30 January 2014. (Sgd.) GIRLIE M. BORREL –YU

Presiding Judge Cc: Atty. Jose Rommel Penaranda Sps. Joel & Amor Alcober Office of the Asst. Provincial Prosecutor Office of the Solicitor General Office of the Local Civil Registrar, Ormoc City GMBY/esva fn:adoption.orderEV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16

Naval, Biliran SP. PROC. NO. 422

FOR: ADOPTION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR JHONA PANCITO,

SPS. LEANDRO C. PANCITO And ANGELINA BUOT PANCITO,

Petitioner, x--------------------------x

ORDER A verified petition having been filed with the

Court by petitioner, thru counsel, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, judgment be rendered declaring the minor Jhona Pancito to be the child, for all legal intents and purposes, of the herein petitioner with the right to use their surnames and that thenceforth, the minor be freed from all legal obliga-tions of obedience and maintenance with respect to their natural parents.

Finding the petition being sufficient in form and substance, let the initial hearing be set on March 05, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at which date and time all interested person may appear and show cause, if any they have, why this petition should not be granted.

Let copy of this Order be published at the ex-pense of the petitioner once a week for three (3) con-secutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation duly authorized by this Court after a raffle had been conducted by the Branch Clerk of Court.

Furnish copies of this Order and the petition to the Solicitor General, Makati City, and the Provincial prosecutor, Naval, Biliran Province, the petitioner and counsel as well, and the Regional Director of the Department of Social Welfare Development Office for that office to conduct a social case study report, and to submit other relevant papers within 60 days.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this 15th day of January 2014 at

Naval, Biliran, Philippines. (Sgd.) BIENVENIDO M. MONTALLA

Executive Judge CC. Atty. Mario Lydinno R. OpeñaProsecutors Office, Biliran, Province Solicitor General Regional Director DSWDSps. Leandro C. Pancito and Angelita Buot Pancito EV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014


Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16

Naval, Biliran SP. PROC. NO. P-421

IN THE MATTER OF CANCELLATION OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH AND BIRTH

RECORDS OF GINA GABING LOGRO, Petitioner, - versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF KAWAYAN, BILIRAN and the LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF

BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA, Respondent.

x--------------------xORDER

A verified petition having been filed with the Court by petitioner, thru counsel, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, a decision ren-dered, as follows:

a) Directing the Office of the Local Civil reg-istrar of Kawayan, Biliran to cancel the Certificate of Live Birth of petitioner issued in 2000 bearing registry no. 2000-195; and

b) Ordering the Office of the Local Civil Reg-istrar of Bayombong, Nueva, Vizcaya to issue another Certificate of Live Birth of petitioner.

Finding the petition being sufficient in form and substance, let the initial hearing be set on March 06, 2014 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at which date and time all interested person may appear and show cause, if any they have, why this petition should not be granted.

Let copy of this Order be published at the ex-pense of the petitioner once a week for three (3) con-secutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation duly authorized by this Court after a raffle had been conducted by the Branch Clerk of Court.

Furnish copies of this Order and the petition to the Solicitor General, Makati City, and the Provincial Prosecutor, Naval, Biliran Province, the petitioner and counsel as well, the Local Civil Registrar of Kawayan, Biliran and the Local Civil Registrar of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this 15th day of January 2014 at

Naval, Biliran, Philippines. (Sgd.) BIENVENIDO M. MONTALLA

Executive Judge CC.Atty. FIDEL G. SANTOS Prosecutors Office, Biliran, Province Solicitor General LCR Kawayan, , Biliran LCR Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya EV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014


8th Judicial Region Ormoc City

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT CASE NO. R-ORM-14-00001-FC

FOR:EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS

AMENDED FEBE M. MATIGA,

Mortgagee, -versus-

JUANITA MORAL, Mortgagor,

X--------------------------XNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed by FEBE M. MATIGA, Mortgagee, against JUANITA MORAL, mortgagor, of Brgy. Tambulilid, Ormoc City, alleging violation on the REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE WITH PROMIS-SORY NOTE which was registered at the Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City on March 12, 2006. To satisfy the mortgage of Indebtedness which as of August 11, 2006 amounts to THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND (P300,000.00) excluding penalties, liquidated damages, stipulated interests of 5%, attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in this proceedings. The undersigned Sheriff under the direct supervision of the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City will sell at PUBLIC AUCTION on FEBRUARY 26, 2014 at 09:00 o’clock in the morning until 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branc 12, Hall of Justice, Ormoc City to the highest bidder, for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK AND IN PHILIPPINE CUR-RENCY, the following real estate property, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 29052Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City

“A parcel of land (Lot5216-E-4, Psd-083738-007953-D being a portion of Lot 5216, Psd-083738-007782, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 1750), situated in the Brgy. Tambulilid, City of Ormoc, Island of Leyte, bounded on the NE. along line 1-2 by Lot 5216-E-1 of the subdi-vision plan, on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 5216-E-3 of the subdivision plan, on the SW., along line 3-4 by Road Lot 5216-V, Psd-083738-007782-D (5.00 m. wide); on the NW along line 4-5-1 by Road Lot 5216-V Psd-083738-007782-D beginning at a point marked “1” on plan, being S. 51 deg. 52’E., 697.82 m. from BLLM No. 42, Ormoc Cad.256; thence S. 42 deg. 38’E., 13.36 m. to point 2; thence S. 44 deg. 15’W., 20.10 m. to point 3; thence N. 43 deg. 43 deg. 43’W., 11.67 m. to point 4; thence N. 7 deg. 54’E., 2.54 m. to point 5; thence N. 43 deg. 43’E., 18.36 m. to the point of beginning; containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY SIX (266) SQUARE METERS more or less. Registered in the name of Sps. CRESENCIO MORAL and JUANITA MORAL”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the under-signed on the above stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on MARCH 05, 2014 without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby en-joined to investigate for themselves the title and other pertinent documents of the herein above described property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be, at the Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City.

Ormoc City, Philippines, January 23, 2014. For the Ex-Officio Sheriff:

(Sgd.) JOSE G. SUFICIENCIA, JR. Sheriff IV

Copy furnished; FEBE M. MATIGA Rizal Extension St. Ormoc City JUANITA MORAL Brgy. TambulilidOrmoc City ATTY. MENCIE M. MATIGA Rizal Extension St. Ormoc CityEV Mail Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte

SP. PROC. NO. H-522IN RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE CANCELLA-

TION OF THE ENTRIES IN THE BIRTH CERTIFI-CATE OF ALICIA ALBARILLO DANTE BEFORE

THE LCR OF INOPACAN, LEYTE AND TO REGISTER THE ENTRIES BEFORE THE LCR OF

HINDANG LEYTE AND FOR THE CORRECTION OF THE REMARKS ENTERED IN THE NSO IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF ALICIA

ALBARILLO DANTE, ALICIA ALBARILLO DANTE,

Petitioner, -versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF INOPACAN, LEYTE, and THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

(NSO), Respondents, x---------------x

ORDER Petitioner, Alicia Albarillo Dante, assisted by

counsel, filed the instant Petition before this Court docketed as Sp. Proc. Cas No. 522.

In support of her petition, the petitioner aver, THAT: she is of legal age, single, Filipino, and resident of Brgy. Pob. I, Hindang, Leyte; she was born on March 8, 1959 in Hindang, Leyte of parents Alfredo Dante and Miguela Albarillo (both deceased); in her birth certificate issued by the LCR of Inopacan, Leyte her place of birth is blank; in her Certificate of Live Birth issued by the National Statistics Office her place of birth was erroneously recorded in the REMARKS as Inopacan, Leyte instead of Hindang, Leyte; it is her desire to correct the records of her Certificate of Live Birth to conform to the true and correct facts, hence, prayed for correction of the following entries: (a) to order the cancellation of all entries in the Birth Cer-tificate of Alicia a. Dante before the LCR of Inopacan, Leyte; (b) to register all entries in the Birth Certificate of Alicia A. Dante before the LCR of Hindang, Leyte; and (c) to order the correction of the REMARKS in the records of the NSO from Child’s Birth Place; Onopa-can, Leyte to Hindang, Leyte.

WHEREFORE, finding the Petition to be suffi-cient in FORM and SUBSTANCE, the same is set for initial hearing on February 24, 2014 at 8:30 morning at which date, time and place anyone that may be prejudiced by the approval of the instant Petition may come to court in this first opportunity.

Published this Order in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnished copy of this Order to the Petitioner and her counsel at the given addresses for them to be present at the scheduled initial hearing.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS, this 9th day of December, 2013,

Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines. (Sgd.) HON. EPHREM S. ABANDO

Executive Judge ESA/csv

EV Mail Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014

Deed of Extrajudicial Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the

late PAPIANO L. SANTO had left an account with Landbank of the Philippines, Tacloban branch, Tacloban City under ESP account no. 0181-2864-58 was partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 109; Page No. 22; Book No. VII; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Hasmin Cristy S. Avila-Bibar. EV Mail Jan. 27- Feb. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement and PartitionNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

properties of the late DIOMEDES S. SICOY re a parcel of Residential Land Lot 2259-I-8-I-6-C-1, Psd-08-014347-D, situated in Brgy. Alegria, Ormoc, containing an area of 26 sq.m. covered under TCT No. 39264, & One (1) unit residential house erected in the above –mentioned lot were partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 433; page No. 87; Book No. XXX; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan- Tolibao. EV Mail Jan. 27- Feb. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

property of the late RICARDO RUIZ re a parcel of land Lot No. 249, situated in the Barangay San Juan Hilongos Leyte, containing an area of 1,995 sq. m. covered by TD No. 1403600317 R 13 and OCT No. P-34218 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. Doc. No. 123; Page No. 30; Book No. IX; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Ma. Lourdes Madula- Vilbar. EV Mail Jan. 27- Feb. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement with PartitionNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

property of the late ADULFO A. OBGUIA re a parcel of land Lot 4115 , L.R.C. recorded No. 1008, situated in the Barrio of Agus, Municipality of Opon, Province of Cebu, Island of Mactan, containing an area of 3,607 sq. m. was partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 193; Page No. 39; Book No. XXXII; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Josenilo O. Marquez Reoma. EV Mail Jan. 27- Feb. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014

Extra-Judicial Settlement with waiver NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

properties of the late SPS. ROMAN V. FULACHE and PAZ F. FULACHE re a parcel of residential land particularly designated as Lot No. 13867, situated in Central Poblacion Hilongos Leyte, containing an area of 563.51 sq. m. covered by TD No. 14001-00176-R13, and a residential build-ing erected on lot no. 13867 covered by TD no. 14001 00177 R13 were settled among their heirs and the shares of ROSARIO O. VELOS waived in favor of her brother CRISTUTO ONG per Doc. No. 165; Page No. 34; Book No. IV; Series of 2011 of Notary Public Ma. Lourdes Madula-Vilbar. EV Mail Jan. 27- Feb. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late GERTRODES P. SILVES-TRE, re parcels of land Lot 46 , Pcs-08-000526-D, situated in Barangay Bagong Buhay, Ormoc City, containing an area of 301 sq.m. covered by TCT No. 30706; and Lot 57-J, Psd-010746-D, situated in Barangay Bagong Buhay, Ormoc City, contain-ing an area of 123 sq. m. , covered by TCT No. 34215 were partitioned among his heirs and Lot 46 sold in favor of SPS. REMEGIAS A. VILLAR-MINO and MARIA S. VILLARMINO per Doc. No. 238; Page No. 48; Book No. XXXI; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan-Tolibao. EV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition with waiver

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ANTONIO S. FARRALES re a one (1) unit MAKE/TYPE- SUZUKI PICK UP; ENGINE NO.- 679425; SERIAL/CHASSIS NO.- DC51T-151231; PLATE – GLM-672; CERT.OF REG. NO.- CR-4587353-1 was adjudicated unto NIEVES P. FARRALES and sold in favor of TEOFILO L. OLASIMAN, JR. per Doc. No. 48; Page No. 10; Book No. CCV; Series of 2008 of Notary Public Nicolas S. Maglasang. EV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition with Waiver

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late LIBERTY DIMZON re a parcels of land consisting of One Half (1/2) share of Lot 1081, Case No. 1, Cad. 655, situated in

Tinago II, Barangay Benolho, Albuera, Leyte, containing an area of 288 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-32107; Lot No. 2213-D-4-A-2, Psd-08-002810 , situated in Barangay Alegria and Dayhagan, Ormoc City, containing an area of 245 sq.m. covered by TCT No. 51454; One (1) unit Residential House on said Lot 2213-D-4-A-2; Metrobank Time Deposit ; Metro Bank Savings Account Deposit under S/A No. 3139412754 were settled among his heirs and waived in favor of ANGELITA N. DIMZON. Per Doc. No. 83; Page No. 17; Book No. XXXIX; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan-Tolibao. EV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014.

Deed of Self-Adjudication with Deed of Absolute Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ANDRES ARANETA re a parcel of residential land located in Brgy. Bunga, Cabucgayan, Biliran, under TD No. 00057 denominated as survey no. 2603 Lot No. 28, containing an area of 92.50 sq. m. was adjudicated unto himself by ANTONIO ARANETA and sold in favor of AIREEN I. ARENDAYEN per Doc. No. 350; Page No. 70; Book No. 48; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Redentor C. Villordon. EV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late PACITO L. GAVIOLA, Sr. re a parcel of an agricultural and residential land located in Binalayana, Maripipi, Biliran covered by ARP/TD No. 00202-R11, with an area of 2.226687 hectares, for the agricultural land portion and 5,200 sq.m., residential land portion, both denominated as Survey No. 732-P, Lot No. 62 were settled among his heirs and 456 sq. m. sold in favor of VIRGILIO G. MURALLA per Doc. No. 223; Page No. 45; Book No. I; Series of 2012 of Notary Public CLEMENCIO C. SABITSANA, JR. EV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

Extra-Judicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

property of the late LECERIO J. ACILO re a parcel of an agricultural land, situated at Barangay Tucdao, Kawayan, Biliran, denominated as Portion of Lot No. 1996 of PSC 53-0, covered by TD No. 00003, containing an area of 1,000 sq. m. was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of SPS. CECILIO A. CANONOY and EVELYN S. CANONOY per Doc. No. 76; Page No. 16; Book No. 110; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Pepito C. Suello. EV Mail Feb. 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar City of Calbayog

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Compliance with the

publication requirement and pur-suant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Se-ries of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172)/Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2001 (IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that FE ANN ISANAN AMACNA has filed with this Office, a petition for CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN SEX from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of live birth of FAYE CHRISTINE MAY ISANAN AMACNA at Calbayog City, Sa-mar and whose parents are Fidel C. Amacna and Fe Ann T. Isanan bearing registry number 98-1566.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file

his/her written opposition with this Office not later than February 12, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICOCity Civil Registrar

Name of Newspaper : Eastern Visayas Mail Place of Publication: Calbayog City, Samar Date of Publication: EV Mail Feb. 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

rrrRepublic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office



publication requirement and pur-suant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Admin-istrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172)/ Administra-tive Order No. 1 Series of 2001 (IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that SAHTEE ESQUIERDO GETIGAN has filed

with this Office, a petition for CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN SEX from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of live birth of SAHTEE ESQUIERDO GETIGAN at Calbayog City, Samar and whose parents are Saturnino T. Getigan and Marina P. Esquierdo bearing registry number: 92-00131.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than 03 Febru-ary 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office



publication requirement and pur-suant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Se-ries of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172)/Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2001 IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that RHEA DOMO OS LUATON has filed with this Office, a petition for CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN SEX from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of live birth of RHEA DOMO OS LUATON at Calbayog City, Samar and whose parents are Iñigo D. Luaton and Emma D. Domo os bearing regis-try number 87-00021.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than Febru-ary 24, 2014


Name of Newspaper : Eastern Visayas Mail Place of Publication :Calbayog City, Samar Date of Publication: ____ EV Mail Feb. 10-16, & 17-23, 2014


Province of Samar NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pur-suant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Se-ries of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172)/ Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2001 (IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that ANTONIO C. TRENIO JR. has filed with this Office, a petition for CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN SEX from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of live birth of ANTONIO C. TRENIO, JR. at Calbayog City, Samar and whose parents are ANTONIO TRENIO and FELIPA CORBITA bearing registry number 2001-813.

Any person adversely af-

fected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than February 21, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registry

Name of Newspaper : Eastern Visayas Mail Place of Publication: Calbayog City, Samar Date of Publication: ____ EV Mail Feb. 10-16, & 17-23, 2014




publication requirement and pur-suant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Ad-ministrative Order No. 1 Series of 2001 (IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that ANTONIO C. TRENIO JR. has filed with this Office, a petition for CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN SEX from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of live birth of ANTONIO C. TRENIO, JR. at Calbayog City, Samar and whose parents are ANTONIO TRENIO and FELIPA CORBITA bearing registry number 2001-813.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than January 20, 2014 .


Name of Newspaper : Eastern Visayas Mail Place of Publication: Calbayog City, Samar Date of Publication: ___ EV Mail Feb. 10-16, & 17-23, 2014



NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section

5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that GODOFREDO B. ZAMORA, pe-titioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from SHYANE to SHYANE KHAYNA in the Certificate of Live Birth of SHYANE CUI ZAMORA who was born on September 04, 1991 at CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR and whose parent are Godofredo B. Zamora and Edna N. Cui bearing registry number 1991-0814.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than February 21, 2014.


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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0023-2014 RA 10172

Date: FEBRUARY 04, 2014 In Compliance with the

publication requirement and pur-suant to OCRG Memorandum

Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Ad-ministrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A.10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that RICO B. AUTIDA has filed with this Office, a petition for change of Gender from “MALE” to “FE-MALE” in the certificate of live birth of RICO B. AUTIDA at BAY-BAY, LEYTE and whose parents are GUILLERMO P. AUTIDA and ELEODORA CENTES BATINGAL.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later that FEBRUARY 04, 2014. (Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAG

City Civil Registrar Name of Newspaper: Eastern Visayas MailPlace of Publication: Baybay City, LeyteDate of Publication: Feb. 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

rrrNOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0021-2014 RA 10172 Date: JANUARY 30, 2014

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pur-suant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Ad-ministrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that JADE P. APONDAR has filed with this Office, a petition for change of Gender from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of live birth of JADE P. APONDAR at BAYBAY, LEYTE and whose par-ents are JESSICA P. PEÑAFIEL and ROMIEL TENAJA APONDAR.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later that JANUARY 30, 2014.

(Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAGCity Civil Registrar

Name of Newspaper: Eastern Visayas MailPlace of Publication: Baybay City, LeyteDate of Publication: Feb. 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the late AUREA C. NICOLAS-TAN had left an account with BDO Unibank, Inc. Tacloban Branch, under Account No. 102800144307; and Bank account with BPI Family Bank Tacloban Branch, under Savings Account No. 009633061278 were settled among her heirs per Doc. No. 78; Page No. 16; Book No. II; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Sheena May D. Jejano. EV Mail Feb. 10-16, 17-23 & 24- March 2, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the properties of the late NICANOR PONCE ANO-OS re parcels of land Lot 6374-A, Psd-157804, situated in Barrio Lao, Ormoc City, containing an area of 12,419 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 13687; Lot 6374-E-1, Psd-08-001252, containing an area of 2,179, covered by TCT No. 17927; Lot 6374-E-1, Psd-08-001251, containing an area of 3,037 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 17931; and Lot 6376-D-1, Psd-08-003179, containing an area of 3,268 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 22545 were settled among his heirs and Lot 6374-A, an area of 12,419 sq. m. sold in favor of SPS. MARIANO V. PILAPIL and NATIVIDAD Q. PILAPIL per Doc. Doc. No. 140; Page No. 28; Book No. XXIX; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Ari G. Larrazabal. EV Mail Feb. 10-16, 17-23, & 24- March 2, 2014

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10 February 10-16, 2014NEWS

Tacloban marks 100 days after Yolanda; UN agencies note needs remain enormous and urges for more support

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and rice sector included? Where did they get the data for these sectors?,” he further asked. There are also other sectors that should have been included like pineapple and poultry.

During the presentation of the now controversial DANA, city planning officer Engr. Raoul Cam said the DANA of the sugar indus-try was somehow overlooked and promised it would be included in the next council meetings. He said the DANA was a live document that would be revised every so often because the needs change as time progresses.

The LCPA president said it was “doubly frustrating” that their DANA would not be includ-ed when they know they were the earliest to submit a report, both to national and local agencies.

The report was submitted to the CDRRMC before Christmas yet.

“The NEDA director was even impressed with our report, complimenting that it was com-plete yet easily understandable, that he told Ormoc-Kananga Mill District chairman Atty. Roy Ber-nard Fiel he would adopt it as the template for other sectors.”

“Four days after Yolanda, the SRA administrator called Atty. Iñaki Larrazabal Jr. to come up with a report on the sugar in-dustry. All the associations were tasked to make the report. Our report made then was fresh from Yolanda. We saw the actual con-ditions of our farms, our mill and the state of our workers.”

He said the heads of the five sugar planters association here met everyday to complete the re-

port. These would be the Ormoc-Kananga Mill District, LCPA, Or-moc Sugar Planters Association, OLFAMCA and Unifarm, includ-ing the lone mill HISUMCO. All affected LGU’s, or where there are cane planted, were furnished the report – Ormoc, Kananga, Albuera, Matag-ob, Villaba and even Leyte town.

They also furnished the report to Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez who went the extra mile to put it on the tables of people that matter. “The report has already made it to Secretary Alcala of DA, rehabili-tation czar Senator Ping Lacson and even the president”, Serafica said. Ironically, the Ormoc LGU neglected to include it in their DANA.

Serafica said that if there was something political in the

omission of the report, that city officials now set aside politics. “Maybe they neglected it because Lucy’s family is associated with sugar but this is beyond politics”, he said. “We are talking here of people and the economy suffer-ing”, he said.

For example, he said, the city stands to loss P 359,000.00 from payment of Community Tax Certificates if their sugar workers opt not to pay it because they see no need for it. PhilHealth, on the other hand, stands to loss about P 2.874-million a month from unpaid premiums because their sugar workers are unemployed. There is also the SSS premium which amounts to P 1.724-million a month.

The planters’ association president said that because of

Yolanda, they are expecting a reduction of 40 percent of their projected production. The Ormoc-Kananga mill district produced more than 800,000 metric tons of sugar in 2012 which Serafica said was “a good year”. But their projected increase of 12 percent for 2013 was shot down after the super-typhoon.

On the bright side, Serafica thanked Secretary Rosalinda Bal-doz of the Department of Labor and Employment for releasing P 5.6-million to the Ormoc-Kananga district for “cash for work”. He said that unlike the “cash for work” coursed through barangay chairmen which was used as a political tool, they allotted each planter certain number of sugar workers depending on their re-corded production.

PLANTERS ... from P. 1

after Yolanda slammed us, has de-veloped a weak signal that they can’t seem to address.

I was told that until their repeater at Zenaida’s is repaired, we’d be hav-ing the intermittent signals. And it’s 100 days after Yolanda! Meantime, subscribers pay for their data and unli plans without reprieve.

Nonetheless, there are a few good news. I was told we would be getting our cable signals. A new cable opera-tor is coming to town, too, though I am wondering what happened to their application to operate here. There seems to be no movement after they signified their intention to come over. With a new cable operator, we get a choice and means a leveling up on the services that they offer.

Anyway, that is all for now.

VIEW FROM ORMOC ... from P. 4

TACLOBAN CITY – City residents here led by Mayor Alfred Romual-dez had a simple Thanksgiving ceremony on February 16, 2014 at the Tacloban Astrodome, 100 days after Typhoon Yolanda struck the region, killing more than 8,000 in its wake and destroying the lives and homes of around 1.4-million people on its path.

A mass started the simple affair. In his invitation to Tacloban residents, the mayor requested them to wear purple or anything purple to remem-

Mayor Alfred Romualdez and wife, councilor Cristina, together with dignitaries of various humanitarian agencies pray during the thanksgiving ceremony.

ber those who died from the typhoon. He also said it was an opportunity

to thank the generous people who came to help the Taclobanons and for them to know what the city’s rehabilitation plans are.

Meanwhile, in press statements to media, UN Resident and Humanitar-ian Coordinator for the Philippines Luiza Carvalho noted “the Govern-ment-led relief operation has made marked progress.”

“But millions of people still re-quire urgent assistance to rebuild their lives and livelihoods and ensure that the gains made thus far are not rolled back as devastated communities be-gin the difficult process of recovery,” she added.

“In the days, weeks and first months after Typhoon Haiyan hit, humanitarians tirelessly provided millions of people with timely relief. In support of the Government-led response, the United Nations and partners provided food, medicine, water and sanitation and hygiene assistance. We distributed tents and tarpaulins so that 500,000 families would have some form of a roof over their heads and implemented emer-gency employment programmes that helped them get back on their feet and pumped money into local economies. We ensured that vulnerable people had access to protection services and farmers were able to go back to their fields in time to plant. The UN and partners helped remove more than 500,000 cubic metres of debris from Tacloban alone,” she said.

On the other hand, the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) also noted that “Lingering issues include a heightened risk of human trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence, child exploitation and con-cerns about highly vulnerable sectors such as elderly people, persons with disability and indigenous popula-tions caused mainly by the loss of dwellings and livelihoods linked to the disaster.

With people living in cramped and less ideal circumstances, the risk of violence in tent communities are high. To combat this, Joel Andersson, Head of Yolanda Operations for UNHCR in Tacloban said, “We have been heavily involved in training local authorities, aid workers, and members of the Armed Forces and the Police force on

the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, child protection and sexual and gender-based violence to-gether with the other members of the Protection Cluster. Through this, we have a dialogue with national protec-tion actors on how to bring a human

rights perspective into the emergency response and search for solutions for the most vulnerable populations.”

To address these problems, the UN agencies said that the Humani-tarian Country Team (HCT) for the Philippines is now prioritizing pro-

gramming for shelter and livelihoods, while continuing to assist the most vulnerable people with life-saving assistance and protection services. Of the $788 million required for the SRP, 45 percent has been received.

MANILA - ONE of the highlights of the recent Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA)’s 21st Travel Tour Expo 2014 (TTE) 2014, entitled “Love Life, Love Travel” at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City on Feb. 14 to 16, 2014 was “Bangon Tours”, a domestic tourism program of the Depart-ment of Tourism geared at helping Typhoon Yolanda hit areas to get back on its feet.

The DOT’s Bangon Tour Booth was one of the biggest in the Expo. Bangon Tours was initiated by DOT through the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) and special focus was given to Eastern Visayas.

DOT regional director Karina Rosa S. Tiopes together with her team Tourism Operations Officer II Bing Noberto P. Lumbre and Admin Aide

Bangon Tours promote “voluntourism”VI Lemuel C. Palejaro were personal-ly present to assist interested tourists.

According to Ms. Tiopes, “there is Tourism after Yolanda in Eastern Vi-sayas. Some of the places were mini-mally harmed such as the Southern Leyte Dive areas and Biliran Islands”.

Bangon Tours is promoting their package titled “Be a Voluntour-ist!” promoting “Voluntourism” – a combination of volunteering for the region’s rehab efforts while touring it. Activities include park clean-up and beautification, restoration work on monuments, planting of propagules, arts and crafts workshops, therapy theatre (Dance/Music/Drama), cu-linary arts workshops and life and survival skills interaction. The tour destinations include a city tour to Yolanda Village, the Sohoton Natural Bridge National Park, Kalanggaman

Island and Tabuk Marine Park.The DOT regional office has

also come up with a program titled “Tourism Students Welfare Program” a cash-for-work program where tour-ism students are given work every weekend for P 260.00 a day and P 80.00 meal allowance. Their job is to clean up parks like the Madonna of Japan along Magsaysay Boulevard in Tacloban and the MacArthur Park, said Bing Noberto P. Lumbre.

“This is a marginalized program given to the four Educational Insti-tutions that offer the course namely Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU), Leyte Normal University (LNU), Asian Development Founda-tion College (ADFC) and Asian Busi-ness College (ABE)”, Tiopes further explained. Said program will roll out next week. By Emma Lago

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