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website: leytesamardaily.net VOL. XXV NO. XXIII http://www.scribd.com/lsde_scribd e-mail: Editorial - lsdaily2@yahoo.com SUNDAY MAY 05, 2013 P10.00 IN TACLOBAN
BY REYAN L. ARINTO, Staff Writer

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PNP monitor presence of armed groups in N. Samar

TACLOBAN CITY e Philippine National Police (PNP) is monitoring the potential presence of armed groups in Northern Samar province, which could be used in the upcoming elections.
S/Supt. Isaias Tonog, Northern Samar police director, said they have monitored the arrival of 10 unidentified persons in one of the villages of Laoang town. They reportedly came from Agusan del Norte and we are strictly monitoring their movements. I also directed the intelligence team to validate reports of presence of some armed men in various parts of the province, Tonog said. What we are doing now is to prevent the possibility that they to apge 7

TACLOBAN CITY Institutions of higher learning in Eastern Visayas were given until May 15 by the Commission on Higher Education (ChEd) to submit documents that would news page

ChEd gives schools until May 15 to submit documents for tuition hike
allow them to increase tuition fees that would be collected from students this coming school year 2013-2014. ChEd Regional Director Libertad Garcia said some schools have lacking documents and the agency would reject the request if they fail to meet the requirements. There were 12 requests but these are not final. We are still studying them. Some documents were lacking so we returned it to the schools for them to accomplish before May 15, Garcia

Archdiocese of Palo media coordinator Rev. Fr. Amadeo Alvero leads the members of the local media in prayer as they converge at the Noblejas Junction to commemorate the World Press Freedom.
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said. One of CHEeds requirements requires schools to consult students and other concerned groups about the planned tuition hikes. If they cannot comply, then we will have to disapprove the request, Garcia said. Garcia added that if granted, 70% of the incremental proceeds from the school fee increase should go to upgrading teachers and school personnels benefits, salaries Media members of the Express it at the Park poses for posterity at the Leyte Park Resort Hotel as they join in the commemoration of the World and allowance. to page 7 Press Freedom Day Saturday.

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PALO, Leyte The Philippine National Police has completed the deployment of 1,400 policemen to all cities and municipalities in Eastern Visayas, in preparation for next weeks elections. The additional personnel sent to augment troops assigned in city and municipal police stations, are composed of uniformed personnel performing administrative works and undergoing training. Generally, they will help deter disruptions on elections by secure the transport of precinct count optical scanner (PCOS) machines and ensure the security of polling centers on election day. They are expected to conduct patrol, man

PNP deploys 1,400 policemen in EV

checkpoints and other activities. They will also form part of standby reactionary unit to respond to any untoward incidents, said Senior Supt. Roel Acidre, chief of the Regional Police Community Relations Division. According to Acidre, the newly deployed personnel will stay in their temporary assignment until May 17 or four days after balloting. The police regional office held the send o ceremony Friday morning for the 1,080 policemen, comprising the second and last batch of deployment in the region. Acidre said that all city and town police stations will get augmentation. However, more personnel will be deployed in Samar province, considering its tag as election hotspot. Out of the 1,080 policemen deployed, 342 are in Samar, 216 in Samar, 200 in Eastern Samar, 100 in Leyte, 100 in Southern Leyte, 55 in Biliran, 45 in Ormoc City, and 22 in Tacloban City. Augmentation forces are coming from the regional headquarters, national support units, and those undergoing mandatory schooling at the Regional Training School. The respective police provincial and city oces will decide where they will signed these additional troops in their areas,Acidre said. On third week of April, the police regional oce has sent 50 policemen to Calbayog City in Samar. More personnel from the Regional Public Safety Battalion were deployed to the three Samar provinces. Of the 267 policemen, 98 were sent to Samar, 72 to Eastern Samar and 97 to Northern Samar. Eastern Visayas, which has 2,576,250 registered voters, is geographically divided into six provinces, 12 congressional districts, seven cities, and 136 municipalities. The poll bodys record show that of the 3,282 candidates in the region, 31 are running for Congress, 15 for provincial governor, 14 for vice governor, 123 for board members, 303 for mayors, 299 for vice mayors, and 2,497 for city or municipal councilors. (SARWELL Q.

NEWS

Sunday, 05 May 2013

MENIANO)

TACLOBAN CITYConsul General Zhang Wei Guo of China on Friday paid a courtesy call to Mayor Alfred Romualdez, acknowledging also the favorable growth and unique history of the city. Accompanied by ocers of the Tacloban Filipino Chinese Amity Club Incorporated, Guo was welcomed by Mayor Romualdez, city administrator Atty. Tecson John Lim and other department officials. Mayor Romualdez, who briefed the Chinese consul general on the business climate and development in the city, received appreciation from Guo particularly on the harmonious relationship between the city government and Fil-Chinese chamber of commerce and businessmen in Tacloban.

Chinese consul general acknowledges Taclobans economic growth

Consul General Zhang Wei Guo of the Peoples Republic of China with Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez and city administrator Atty. Tecson John Lim during Guos visit in Tacloban. Aside from discussing possible sister city agreement , Guo was in the city to induct the ofcials of the Tacloban Filipino Chinese Amity Club Incorporated. During his visit, Guo thanked Mayor Romualdez for creating harmonious relationship with Fil-Chinese businessmen in the city. (IMAGE COURTESY OF ATTY. TECSON JOHN LIM) Also discussed during the meeting was the possible sister city agreement between Tacloban and one of Chinas cities. Tacloban has already been a sister city of

Fukuyama in Japan. Guo also talked about possible creation of better trade relations thru the forging of sisterhood with the mayor also thanking him for the said economic opportunity. The consul general was in the city to induct the officials of the Tacloban Filipino Chinese Amity Club Incorporated. In an interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express, city administrator Lim also disclosed that Tacloban is doing good economically particularly when it became the first highly-urbanized city in Eastern Visayas region. It has been a very good year for Tacloban in general. Over the years, from being number 22 in position among 33 HUCs and independent cities in the country, we are now on number 6 in terms of local government performance system. In the entire region, we are also on the number 1,. Lim

said. Lim added that since Tacloban transformed from a component city of the Leyte province to HUC in 2008, the mayor has been leading in the re-engineering of the city government itself which, according to him, brought awards and recognitions to the city in terms of good governance and economic opportunities. In 2012, Tacloban received the DILG-Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award for 2012, the highest honor given by Department of Interior and Local Government to deserving local government units for its exemplary performance in administrative, social, economical and environmental governance. Other awards recently received by the city include Outstanding City Cooperative Development and Livelihood Assistance oce; National Literacy Award 2012, PNP Service Award for Best LGU 2011; Seal of Good House Keeping 2011-Bronze Category, Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentive Award; Certificate of Recognition

for generating the highest Revenue Eciency Collection 2010, No.1 among the Cities of Region 8. Lim also stressed that big businessmen are showing confidence in Tacloban when the city is now the new home of all major banks in the country apart from the opening of at least 9 major car dealers, the recent of which are Toyota Motors, Hino Cars and Foton Philippines. Aside from car dealers, malls and department store like Robinsons Land Corporation, SM and Gaisano, Lim disclosed that Ayala and SM Prime Holdings are also locating eyeing Tacloban for their investments. About five airline companies now serve Tacloban with about 17 daily flights (Manila-Tacloban-Manila). (RONALD O. REYES)

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NEWS

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DPWH regl o ce given authority to OK project plans up to P100M

PALO, Leyte - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) main oce has given its regional oce here an authority to approve project plans up to P100 million, half than the P50 million cut o rate for field oces. DPWH Regional Director Rolando Asis said the new development will facilitate speedy implementation of projects since approval of big projects can be done within the region. In the past, all plans for infrastructure projects worth more than P50 million has to be forwarded to the central oce. Implementation experience delays considering the number of projects up for review nationwide, Asis said. The DPWH has announced the adjustment during the recent Regional Development Council meeting. DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson said in his Department Order 21, that the increase in the limits of delegated authority was based on the result of the assessment conducted by the Bureau Design on the design capability of various field oces nationwide. These levels of authority will be temporary while the regional directors and district engineers are doing well, Singson said. Also given the P100 million limit were Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Cordillera Administrative Region, Zamboanga Peninsula and CARAGA regions. Despite its increased authority, the regions 13 district engineering oces will still observe the P20 million project approval limit. For 2013, the region is tasked to implement 697 projects worth P6.1 billion. Of these projects, 41 are already completed, 611 are ongoing, and 45 have not yet started. (SARWELL Q.

MENIANO)

Leading environmental group GREEN Mindanao Association or Geographic Rediscovery of Endangered Environment and Nature in Mindanao today urged the government to take serious steps in ensuring the liberty and lives of indigenous people after another tribal leader was shot to death at around 2 a.m. Thursday while he was heading home from a vigil. Police identified the victim a Manobo chieftain Datu Manuel Quintapa Kajug-jug Gardigo, 63, from the present chairperson of Kalasag indigenous peoples organization covering the municipalities of Lanuza, Carmen, Tago and Tandag all in the province of Surigao del Sur with nine tribal communities. Datu Kajug-jug had four children. Quoting one of the chieftains daughters, Aida, Green Mindanao Association campaigner and media coordinator Nokie Calunsag disclosed the family wanted only one thing from the authorities on the death of

Tribal leader killed anew in Mindanao

their father. We want justice for the killing of my father, we love our father so much as we know his good performance to our fellow indigenous peoples. We cannot imagine what happened to our father, the people did this has no mercy of killing my father although he cannot fight back. We believed that the person did this is a hired killer because the shooting incident is very clean and quite operated, said Aida, as quoted saying. Police report says Datu Kajug-jug was repeatedly shot with caliber 45 pistol. Recovered from crime scene 5 empty shells and 1 slug of caliber 45 and maroon Baja CT100 motorcycle that being used by the victim before he was shot. Calunsag meanwhile reiterated to the authorities to scrutinize the issues very closely since this is not the first time killings of indigenous people in the province happened. Stop illegal logging in the municipality of Lanuza, call on government to prioritize human rights first before profit from logging, call for justice for another

TACLOBAN CITY Thousands of supporters joined the grand rally conducted by the 12-0 coalition team of mayoralty bet Florencio Bem Noel last Friday afternoon at the Leyte Sports Development Center (LSDC). Presidential sister and victim of human rights violations and abuses and call for protection for human rights defenders in the indigenous peoples aected communities, Calunsag said. Calunsag disclosed that Datu Kajug-jugs alleged recent activities before his death will help to the investigation. Calunsag said that the chieftain and his group were able to apprehend illegal logging operation in their ancestral domain area on April this year. Also Datu Kajug-jug was keen on the implementation of their indig-

ousands attend BN 12-0 coalition team grand rally

movie television host-actress Kris Aquino, Senator Francis Joseph Chiz Escudero and senator bet Grace Poe, served as the guests of the slates grand rally. Bert Malate, Noels executive assistant, said an estimate 31,000 people joined the grand rally to show their full support to the 12-0 BN slate. Malate said that the multi-sectoral supporters (to include the youth, middle ages and adult) who joined the grand rally represents the 138 barangays of Tacloban. The participants, who fully occupied all of the blechers of the LSDC, joined voluntarily. Meanwhile, Kris Aquino on her message, said that Noel is a close friend of his brother, President Benigno Noynoy Aquino III. Aquino said that it is very rare that the President would request her to visit an area to give support. The President is very choosy on selecting friends. And Noel is so lucky to be one of his trusted friends. My presence today is based on the request of the President, she added. The host-actress shared that the President is just a text and a call away by Noel. All the projects that Noel wanted to implement here would be realized with the help of President Aquino. He is just a text and call away, Aquino said. On their part, senatoriables Escudero and Poe assured that Tacloban would be one of their priority places to be given of projects through their priority development assistance fund. Meanwhile, An Waray party-list Representative Neil Benedict Montejo feels very happy that the exerted eorts of Noel in his intention to serve the city foresee a bright future. The crowd who joined the rally could testify that the Taclobanon really hope to change the leadership of

the present administration, which is under Mayor Alfred Romualdez, Montejo said. As a childhood friend and the leaders who made An Waray to where is it now, we feel so happy that the Taclobanon are showing their full support to his mayoralty race, he added. We do not expect such kind of crowd to be around during the rally. According to him, Noel is a person who could be approached easily and he has the heart to help the people of Tacloban uplift their living condition through effective delivery of basic social services. We are very thankful that the Taclobanon are coming out to support his campaign. We expect that the number of supporters who joined the rally would be tripled and be translated to actual votes in the upcoming May 13 elections, Montejo said. (REY GERILLA GRADO)

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OPINION

Sunday, 05 May 2013

EDITORIAL

How about parallel manual counting?

mid growing concerns that the May 13 elections may be one of the messiest and most questionable poll exercise in recent years, various groups are suggesting for a parallel manual count of votes. But the Commission on Elections (Comelec) tries to assuage the fears of the public that through some manueverings, the results in some races will not reect the true will of the electorate. The biggest concern involves the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines and the software to be used in the second fully computerized elections in the Philippines. Three years ago, the very same PCOS machines that the Comelec will be using this coming elections were used in the presidential polls, the first time that the country had a computerized electoral exercise. On the surface, the 2010 elections appeared to have gone well. A popular candidate was elected

president. No one questioned the results of the presidential polls. But this was not the case with the other elective positions. There were enough allegations of cheating and statistical improbabilities in some areas to indicate that some form of computerized cheating may have taken place. What remains most bothersome at this point, with less than two weeks to go before the people head for their polling precincts to cast their computerized votes, is the utter lack of safety measures that guarantee that electronic cheating will not occur. How many times must the Comelec chief be reminded that saying a problem does not exist will not make that problem go away. Not when there is a growing body of evidence to indicate that somethingmany things, actually can go wrong on May 13.
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Check this out: P10,000-P20,000 per Samar voter!

Money talk in politics made new twists this past mid-week. Political turncoat leaders (abandoned bibingka political volunteers) have divulged some secrets in how the biggest political candidate in Samar spends cash just to ensure a win in the polls. Where before, talks reaching QN said that in Pinabacdao, individual voters in certain barrios were given P2,000 each by this politico (of course, thru subalterns who operate on the last six hours before election starts), now, QN has been informed that the vote-buying cash for each voter actually went to as high as P5,000! And this revelation came from baryohanon turncoats in a town some 42 kilometers south of Pinabacdao. Today, there are talks walking from barrio to barrio that each vote will be bought at between 10 and 20 thousand pesos! If interested in the final outcome of the election in the towns and barrios where such vote-buying will take place. As it is today, there are no active election watchdogs in Samar. Were they bought already for a very juicy price? The military and the police are, in the meantime, still being awaited for their integrity which can only be equated, as far as the present electoral campaign is going, with arrests of money-givers or planners of money-giving activities. Yes, you got it right, there are no reports yet. Did somebody order soldiers and policemen not to arrest and stop vote-buying perpetrators and planners? Come on. The mili-

this will be true come May 12, 2013, then the biggest election vote-buyer in Samar will most likely win. Against this background, though, remains hanging the stiff warning of the National Democratic Front. In its earlier statement, the NDF said it will stop vote-buying practices by politicians. If votebuying will nevertheless just

go on unchecked, but voters will keep tab of the NDFs warning, it is also most likely that the P10,000-P20,000 per voter cash will just be pocketed by voters but the voters will not vote for the bribegiver. And so, Samar is a province to watch in terms of vigilance against vote-buying. Vigilantes will actually be

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OPINION
Check... from page 4
tary and the police cannot conceal this irregularity. In another development, senator Chiz Escudero has urged the government, particularly the Civil Service Commission, to cut discretion and red tape in order to reduce, if not totally stop, graft. In a press release from the senators office, QN learned that Escudero has equated discretion to corruption. Having said that, he said the results of the Report Card Survey (RCS) of the Civil Service Commission showing some 150 government offices miserably mired in red tape was a testament to the deep-seated culture that breeds corrupt practices in government. I have always advocated that discretion equals corruption and cutting red tape is putting a stop to discretion, Escudero said. Based on the RCS, those who failed the efficiency test were offices of the Government Service Insurance System , Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Butuan City branch), Philippine Postal Corp. (Butuan City branch), National Bureau of Investigation (ARMM and Butuan City

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branches), Bureau of Fire Protection (Baguio City branch) and eight branches of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). The study was conducted by the CSC last year. Escudero said red tape has been a persistent problem that hounds every administration. Discretion multiplies at the same rate that an officials signature is affixed to a document, thus, reducing red tape is in itself removing invitation to corrupt practices, he said. In a technologically advanced paperless world, its a big mystery why it is still necessary to have an average of 10 signatures on documents to transact with the government and to have the signatories decide on the fate of the person seeking to avail of government service, Escudero lamented. He said that while many private now transact business online, those that seek to secure permits or licenses still face the ordeal of carrying bundles of documents to be signed or initialed by up to 30 government functionaries in some cases. Escudero cited the RCS result on 11 BOC regional offices nationwide in which only its main office in the Port of Manila earned a good rating. Discretion is involved in the evaluation and determination of what shipments to withhold or

Philippines an agricultural country

Our country is fortunate to have fertile ground. Food production is composed of farming, fisheries, livestock, and forestry.
water and space to build a fishpond is better for additional source of food. Once the children get used to planting vegetables, they will grow up with the habit of planting that brings joy during harvest time. Bureau of Plant Industry can be great help to increase food production by providing seeds or seedlings to those who are interested planting vegetables and trees. However, according to Ordoez, Under the Local Government Code, the mayors, not the Department of Agriculture, are primarily responsible for agriculture development. BPI can only respond to the requests for assistance from these mayors. But BPI is getting few such requests. The mayors may not have known the assistance the Bureau of Plant Industry can make that is the reason even in schools gardening is not practiced. Whether there be assistance from BPI or the mayor, it is best for families with spaces to plant should make the habit of planting. A signboard somewhere in Palompon, Leyte, read: Plant now to avoid hunger tomorrow. (Feedback welcome, g_duna@yahoo.com)

The quest to provide the nation with industrialized economy has diverted agriculture to industry. Youths have less interest in taking up agricultural courses. If they enrolled in agricultural colleges or universities, the intent is merely to gain a diploma. Many graduates in agriculture related schools are employed in jobs not related with their degrees. It is unfortunate the government have set aside funds to increase food production but failed to reach the goal. Insufficient information dissemination is factor and lack field personnel to establish nurseries throughout the country. In a commentary written by Ernesto M. Ordoez in the May 3rd Philippine Inquirer issue titled Mayor nursing nurseries, he wrote that Charito Barron, director of the Bureau Plant Industry (BPI) estimated there are only 220 nurseries in the country. Out of the said figure there are only 60 percent accredited by BPI. Inadequate sources of seeds and seedlings contributed to the low motivation for agriculture graduates to pursue the courses they secured. In early days as pupil in the elementary school at Los Baos, Laguna, we learned how to plant vegetables within the school grounds. Each of us hoed a plot measuring three feet by 10 feet.

We planted our respective vegetable plots either with pechay, tomato, cabbage, or bell pepper. We watered the plants daily, except on Sundays, until harvest time. Our training in school is extended in our home backyard. We either planted with sweet potato or cassava. Our teachers and parents were happy seeing the harvest brought home. The teachers were proud to see us successfully made used of our time learning works in the garden. Likewise, our parents were proud to show to our neighbors the fruits of our labor as part of the learning process. That training is still practice quite differently in our residential grounds. We have few trees such as lemons, moringa (kamunggay), papaya, mango, rambutan, lanzones, guava, jackfruit, banana, etc. Fruit trees are easier to attend than vegetable plants. Although, we still have sweet potato, cassava, upland watercress (kangkong), chili pepper, sting beans, bitter gourd (ampalaya). Going around the Barangay schools, I noticed few have vegetable gardens. Too often herbal plants are cultivated. If the school authorities will include in their program the vegetable planting, not only inside school grounds, but extended up to their respective residences, it will augment the earnings of the family. In areas with available

release, what cargos should undergo x-ray inspection, what items will have to be imposed additional requirements on top of the basic set of what is required under the law, Escudero said. There are several areas that Customs bureau should identify where discretion is present to allow the crafting of a law to lessen it, Escudero said. It is the job of the Senate to improve the system through legislation to reduce the instances of red tape in Customs bureau and in any other agencies, Escudero added. He said that agencies should veer away from resorting to publicity campaigns in improving their image instead of actually improving the services they render. The CSC survey was based on frontline services delivery, service quality, physical working condition, and overall client satisfaction on government offices. *** As we used to say, the rectification movement is a widespread movement of Marxist education. Rectification means the whole Party studying Marxism through criticism and selfcriticism. We can certainly learn more about Marxism in the course of the rectification movement. Mao Tse Tung

PRAYER PRESS FREEDOM Almighty and ever-living God, you are the truth and you have called every media practitioner to a profoundly important task of telling that truth. We pray then today as we gather for the World Press Freedom that these media practitioners present and all those who are not here may become examples and models of proclaiming such truth. Give them the wisdom and understanding and skill to pursue it so that they may avoid the half-truth which deceives, and reject slanted word which corrupts. As they do their job, they are often manipulated, misled, managed and even maligned. May they not be discouraged. Keep their hearts from despair and give them courage and steadfastness to go to places and ask the questions and shine the light that our readers, listeners, and viewers need to read, listen and watch. May they be aware of the power of words and pictures to help them to choose them carefully, always seeking to minimize harm and never exploiting the facts. May they really possess freedom the media should have, and that they may cherish it and use it for the good and progress of our society. Keep our media practitioners safe from all harm as they do their jobs. May their reports inform, not inflame. May they encourage not discourage. May they be sensitive instead of sensationalistic Be balanced not bitter. May the words they write and speak, and the images they display describe not distort. Help them to educate and to even entertain but never to entice. May they understand that it is more important to be fair than first That respect is more important than ratings, and that truthfulness and honesty and compassion and integrity are the traits that they must pursue in themselves as much and as rigorously as they do in others. We pray, Father, that in the newsrooms and TV stations and radio studios and editing rooms, you would impress on each one of them that there is an Absolute, Unchanging Truth, that there is God that they need to open their hearts to hear. May you plant Your Truth in them so that they can then tell it to others. Father, may they daily be reminded that with great power comes great responsibility. May they please you in the way they exercise it. Finally, we pray that those media practitioners who have died, who have gone before us, May you be merciful towards them, and grant them lasting peace and eternal life you promise. We ask this in the strong name of your Son, Jesus Christ, who is the Truth, The Life and The Way. Amen.

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The Comelec is looking at, but conveniently ignoring, a solution to the problem. Its known as a manual count. It may have been a slow process, but at the end of the day, those who witnessed the manual count could say that only those who received the greater number of votes actually won. The results at the precinct level would

be reported over media, and if there were any digression, then it would serve as proof that cheating had taken place. Results could then be nullified. If todays Comelec insists on pursuing the computerized voting, so be it. But the Comelec must also allow a parallel manual count to be held at all precincts. There is no better guarantee that all votes will be counted to the satisfaction of everyone concerned.

MAY 5 SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER GOSPEL COMMENTARY Jn 14,23-29 The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I told you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. MAY IT BE THAT WE SEE CLEARLY THE VITAL AND SEAMLESS CONNECTION BETWEEN CHRIST AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND TO EXTEND IT FURTHER, EVEN THE CHURCH. WE ARE NEVER LEFT ALONE EVEN IF CHRIST ALREADY DIED, RESURRECTED AND HAS ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN. The Holy Spirit continues to be and to work on us. We just have to be more aware of this sublime reality and correspond to it as best as we can. Thats when we can have peace and joy in this vale of tear. Thats when we can have the truth and charity in a world full of lies and hatred. O LORD, INCREASE OUR FAITH IN THE HOLY SPIRIT. MAKE THAT FAITH FUNCTIONAL, ENABLING US TO SEE YOUR WILL AND DO IT GENEROUSLY, LOVINGLY. AMEN.

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0290 Ref. No. VIII-2003-0675 Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name. ANNALISA HATAYA-VENDOR ROSALITO JUNTILLA-VENDEE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-ST. PAULS-CAMPETIC & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR SALE AND TRANSFER HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDOR ANNALISA HATAYA IN FAVOR OF ROSALITO JUNTILLA HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDEE OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF ROUTE AND UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, EBOY TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 22, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 3rd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2004-0770 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a PUJ service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. ANTONIO TOMANDAO Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCETO OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-DULAG & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, S.A. DE PADUA TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 21, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 2nd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV

NOTICES
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2011-0300 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. MANUEL LEUTERIO Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCETO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-ST. PAULS-CAMPETIC & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, RICHEL TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 17, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 2nd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) Att. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2003-0433 Application for Extension of Validityof a CPC operate a PUJ service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. RICARDO CUAYCONG Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCETO OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CATBALOGAN-BURAY & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, IAN KEITH TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 22, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 3rd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2002-1989 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a PUB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. HIPOLITO GOLONG Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC OPERATE A PUB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: VILLAREAL-CATBALOGAN & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, ST. ROSE OF LIMA TRANSPORT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 17, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 30th day of April 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2003-0140 Application for Extension of Validityof a CPC operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. RODULF RAY PILANDE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CAPOOCANCARIGARA-TUNGA & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, BREN LORREINNE TRANSPORT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 22, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 3rd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

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FOR SALE: FARM LOT-MAYORGA

Riceland 4.897 HAS ------------------Php 220,000/HA 4.801 HAS ----------------- Php 220,000/HA Riceland w/ Mango 3.7611 HAS ----------------Php 250,000/HA 3.7612 HAS ----------------Php 250,000/HA 2 HAS Beach Lot Mayorga -----Php 300/sqm 3.4 HAS Beach Lot Carigara ---Php 150,000/HA CALL ELLEN - (02) 3673915 0999-6885837/ 0999-3243662
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0289 Ref. No. VIII-2010-0707 Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC operate a PUJ service with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name. OWEN A. GODES-VENDOR ELMER R. CASILLANO-VENDEE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: BORONGAN-DOLORESORAS & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR SALE AND TRANSFER HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDOR OWEN A. GODES IN FAVOR OF ELMER R. CASILLANO HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANT-VENDEE OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF ROUTE AND UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, JA-JA TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 21, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 2nd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2003-0707 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a PUJ service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/ Business Name. ARIEL CABON Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A PC OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CATBALOGAN-BURAY & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, ARTHUR NIEL TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 22 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 3rd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2003-1568 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name. ALLAN EGANO Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CAPOOCAN-CARIGARABARUGO & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, GLACE TOURS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 22, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 3rd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Oce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0768 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name. DANILO EGANO Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCETO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CAPOOCAN-CARIGARATUNGA & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME ROUTE AND SAME NO. OF UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, IGANO TOURS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON MAY 22, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 3rd day of May 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Gavino Carvajal extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located at So. Anajao, Brgy. Locso-on, Borongan City, Eastern Samar, covered by O.C.T. / OCT No. P-12983, Lot No. 7308, Case 8, Cad-434, under ARP No. 08033-00870, with an area of 3,100 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed a portion fo 264 square meters from the above-described property in favor of Sps. Joseph

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that Esmeraldo Abobo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a one-half (1/2) conjugal share of a parcel of land described as: Parcel 1, A parcel of land Lot 2320-C-18, Psd-95943, situated in Bo. of Anibong, Tac. City, containing an area of 250 square meters, more or less, covered by TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-50936; Parce 2, A parcel of land Lot 2320-C-19, situated at Bo. Anibong, Tacloban City, containing an area of 403 square meters, more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-50938; Parcel 3, A parcel of land Lot 100, situated in the Bo. of Tigbao, Tacloban City, containing an area of 380 square meters, more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-5055; Parcel 4, A parcel of land designated as Lot No. 1697, situated at San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 127 square meters, more or less, declared under Tax Dec. No. 01505892; Parcel 5, A parcel of land Lot No. 1694, situated in Bo. of San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 65 square meters, more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-59989; Parcel 6, A parcel of land Lot 1695-B, situated at Bo. of San Jose, Tac. City, containign an area of 25 square meters, more or less, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-59988; Parcel 7, A parcel of land, Lot No. 1696, situated at Bo. of San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 123 square meters, more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-59987; Parcel 8, A parcel of land Lot No. 1701, situated at Bo. San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 131 square meters, more or less, covered by TCT # 59828; Parcel 9, A parcel of land Lot No. 1700, situated in the Bo. of San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 173 square meters, more or less, covered by TCT #T-59832; Parcel 10, A parcel of land Lot No. 1698, situated in the Bo. of San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 444 square meters, more or less, covered by TCT # 59831; Parcel 11, A parcel of land Lot 1695-C, situated at the Bo. of San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 212 square meters, more or less, covered by TCT #T-59829; Parcel 12, A parcel of land Lot No. 1702, situated in the Bo. of San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 150 square meters, more or less, covered by TCT# T-59829; Parcel 13, A parcel of land Lot No. 1699 Tac. Cad. with improvements thereon, situated in the Bo. of San Jose, Tacloban City, containing an area of 84 square meters, more or less, covered by TCT# T-59834; per Doc. No. 284, Page No. 57, Book No. 109, Series of 2004 of Notary Public Atty. Samuel P. Lagunzad. LSDE: April 28, May 5 & 12, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 38 Gamay, Northern Samar IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF YOLANDA QUILICOL MENDEZ YOLANDA Q. MENDEZ, Petitioner, -versusLITO M. GUMA, in his capacity as the LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR of Gamay, Northern Samar, THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, and ALL PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM OR WITH INTERESTS,

Petitioner, thru counsel, filed a verified petition for correction of Entry in the Live Birth of Yolanda Quilicol Mendez, alleging that her Certificate of Live Birth with Registry No. 54 issued to her at the National Statistics Office bears an erroneous date of Birth which is July 25, 1955, instead of the correct one which is July 25, 1956. Petitioner prayed that after due notice and hearing, an order be issued by this Court directing the Local Civil Registrar of Gamay, Northern Samar and the National Statistics Office TO CORRECT the Certificate of Live Birth of Yolanda Quilicol Mendez from July 25 1955 to July 25, 1956. Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearing of this case on May 24, 2013 at

Respondents SP. PROC. NO. 12-038 x- - - - - - - - - -x ORDER

8:00 oclock in the morning. Any person having opposition thereto is directed to submit his/her written opposition before the scheduled date of hearing. Let therefore. a copy of this Order be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of General circulation in the Province of Northern Samar, at the expense of the Petitioner. Let also copies of this Order be furnished the Petitioner, his/her counsel, Atty. Ceasar J. Clacito, Office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City and the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Gamay, Northern Samar. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS, this 28th day of February 2013, at Gamay, Northern Samar.

LSDE: April 21, 28 & May 5, 2013

(Sgd.) DECOROSO M. TURLA Acting Presiding Judge

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The rest would go to improvements in school facilities and equipment. Garcia, meanwhile, said CHEd is set to come out with stricter guidelines in granting petitions for increase in tuition and other school (REYAN L. ARINTO) fees.

and practices that they strongly pushed to all alleged illegal individuals who plan to encroach their resources within their territories without free prior informed consent Calunsag also disclosed that on Monday (May 1) Datu Kajug-jug went to Tandag to process some documents for the project of National Greening Program and to sign a cheque for encashment on Thursday same with another indigenous group. It can be recalled that on January this year another chieftain identified as Kitari Capion of Blaan tribe in Davao who was involved in anti-mining campaigns in Mindanao was attacked and killed in his house. Human rights groups

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is also celebrating this month the Jubilee of the Mass Media and Social Communications as part of the year-long commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of the Diocese of Palo. Afternoon novena masses at the Sto. Nio Parish, which started last night, will run up to May 12, the World Communications Day. The media are enjoined to participate as Media for Christ in the Pentecost Vigil at the Tacloban City Astrodome on May 18 and 19, and a retreat for the media on May 26 at the chancery of Palo, as well as the Media beach games on June 16, the ordination anniversary of Fr. Amadeo Alvero.

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EIATP marks World Press Freedom

By Eileen Nazareno-Ballesteros
TACLOBAN CITY- Im sorry. This was a statement uttered by DyBR blocktime program host Manuel Mannix Marta when he asked for time to be heard immediately after the weekly press forum Express It At The Park at the Leyte Park Hotel last Saturday. In his desire to be understood for his gesture in the incident that recently took place inside the said local radio station involving city mayoralty candidate Florencio Bem Noel, Marta narrated the detail of the incident as it occurred. Marta was teary-eyed when he asked for an apology. On April 26, outgoing An Waray party-list representative and now mayoralty hopeful Noel allegedly barged into a local station uninvited and forcibly wrestled the microphone from the hands of Marta who was at the time winding up his block-time program over DyBR. These allegations were nevertheless gainsaid by Noel and his companions. Among others the camp of Noel contend that the solon only wanted to reply to the negative commentaries that Marta has been lashing at him over his radio program. This incident led to Martas filing of a complaint against Noel, which the former said is now at the Comelec central oce for appropriate action. Martas appearance at EIATP was timely while the media were boldly discussing issues aecting the media during said forum yesterday. The topic largely centered on media ethics and the need for the passage of a law, such as the Magna Carta for Journalists, to protect the rights of members of the press and ensure that freedom of the press will always be respected. The local media celebrated yesterday the World Press Freedom which was actually commemorated on May 3 across the globe, with activities held at the Noblejas Junction located across radio station DyVL in Tacloban City. A prayer was led by Rev.Fr. Amadeo Alvero for the intention of the members of the fourth estate as well as those who have died in pursuit of truth. At EIATP, Fr. Alvero, as the media coordinator of the archdiocese of Palo, called on the journalists to practice their being Christians not just in the Church or in their homes but in their workplaces as well. Underscoring the great role that media plays in the progress of a society, he said, the church considers you as blessings, but called on them to be proclaimers of truth, especially in the context of Christs being source of truth. This, he said, is what media for Christ means. Philippine Press Institute representative and LSDE veteran columnist Alvin Arpon, who is one of the organizers of EIATP, stressed on the role of the media in shaping the peoples mind and be catalyst of events. (Journalism) is the only profession where you can express your thoughts and influence, if you are credible, the mind of the public on burning issues, he said. He, however, cautioned especially the younger generations of newsmen to be responsible media-

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DyBR block-time program host Manuel Mannix Marta (in mic) speaks out his side of story and apoligizes on the alleged commotion that happened recently in the radio station involving Tacloban City mayoralty bet Florencio BemNoel.Attentively listening are (clockwise) Ding Maraya, LSDE columnist Chito dela Torre, KBP-EV representative Nilda Go, Fr. Amadeo Alvero, Express It At the Park chairperson and LSDE publisher Dalmacio Massey Gral, and LSDE columnist Alvin Arpon. (BY EILEEN N.BALLESTEROS) men and practice according to the tenets of the profession so as to avoid facing suits like libel and not being ambushed or killed. National Union of Journalists of the Philippines provincial convenor Rollie Montilla of AAC-DyVL said that in order to uplift the working condition of journalists, their salary should be increased. This she said could be a way to eliminate the negative impression about the local media of being envelopmental journalists.She narrated how she was shocked to receive such impression when she first returned to Tacloban after 20 years of stay in the United States to free herself from the threats and bodily harm she suffered during her younger days as fearless journalists who was just doing her job in pursuit of truth. Nilda Go of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas regional repre-

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