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website: leytesamardaily.net VOL. XXV NO. L III http://www.scribd.com/lsde_scribd e-mail: Editorial - lsdaily2@yahoo.com TUESDAY JUNE 04, 2013 P10.00 IN TACLOBAN
School principal Jean Codilan said that at present, TACLOBAN CITY- As expected, chaos the school enrolment has reached more than 6,000 marred the opening of classes yesterday students. We still accept enrolees until Friday so we expect with school o cials complaining of lack of our enrolment to reach up to 7,000, she said. facilities and of increasing number of stuus, the more than 200 teachers of the school may dents. end up handling 45 to 55 students and still need more At the Leyte National High School, considered to than 50 new classrooms to meet the in ux of students. be the biggest secondary public school in Eastern ViCodilan said to address the classroom shortage, sayas, its school principal projects an enrolment for two sections using the same room was devised by this school year to reach 7,000. them. BY JOEY A. GABIETA

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Students attends their rst day of classes at the Leyte National High School in Tacloban City as the new school year (2013-2014) formally opened yesterday. LITO ABALA BAGUNAS

e school principal admitted of having so much students per classes would a ect the quality of education. At the Kapangian Elementary School, the fourth biggest elementary school of Tacloban, school principal David Alcober said that they have now 2,125 enrolment which was higher compare to their previous enrolment of 2,006. He also lamented that the school need 10 new classrooms out of its present 43 classrooms to accommodate the increasing number of students of the school. Much as we want to have new classroom buildings here in our school, we cannot do that due to lack of space, Alcober said. us, classes in certain levels are being done in shi s due to lack of classrooms. Alcober said that classrooms used for Grade I, for example, are also being used for kindergarten classes. While the school is su ering from shortage on classrooms, teachers needs is not a problem, the school principal said. At present, the school has 47 teachers and additional four more, he said. Meantime, members of the 19th Infantry Battalion joined the opening of classes yesterday. In particular, they joined in the saying of the national pledge at the Leyte National High School. Private First Class Rodelio Nabaunag led in saying the Panatang Makabayan. Lt. Jairus Mira,who led the four-member team, said that they are happy that they joined in the opening of classes by leading the recitation of the national pledge. We want to help foster heroism and patriotism among our students, Mira said. to page 6

DILG implementing water projects in Leyte, Biliran

TACLOBAN CITYFour water projects in Leyte and Biliran provinces are now being implemented by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), an o cial said. DILG-8 Regional Director Pedro Noval, said the project called Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG) are located in Culaba, Biliran; Calubian, Alangalang and Tolosa,all in Leyte. Noval added that the four water projects have recently been inspected by the DILG central o ce to look into the nancial and physical status

NIA exec optimistic PHL to attain rice su ciency this year

rice self su ciency this year. is is attainable within June, Nangel told reporters in the sidelines of Irrigators Association Day here. Of the 150,000 hectares new areas 40,000 hectares is up for development in the rst half 110,000 hectares in the second semester of the year. Nangel said the country has 10.3 million hectares of agricultural lands. Out of this, 3.1 million hectares are irrigable, with 3% devoted to rice and corn. Irrigated land areas have increased from 1.48 million hectares in 2010 to 1.73 million hectares in 2012. to page 6

TACLOBAN CITY e National and ensure that government money is Irrigation Administration (NIA) is tarspent for its intended purpose. geting to complete the development of e water system for the rural 50,000 hectares of farms this month to health unit (RHU) of Culaba, Biliran attain rice self su ciency in the country is now fully completed. Aside from by midyear. serving the RHU, the water supply sysNIA Administrator Antonio Nantem was expanded to 30 households gel said that as of end of April, at least covering three barangays, Noval said. 26,000 hectares of new areas have been Another project, the Level 3 wa- supplied with irrigation or 17.33% of the ter system in Calubian is about 45% 150,000 hectares of new irrigation areas done and on time for completion by planned this year. July. About ve barangays in CaluWe are working double time to debian which are presently using Level 1 velop additional 24,000 hectares by end (communal well) water system will be of June. e target is to bring water to to page 3 50,000 hectares of new areas to attain

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CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte A er ensuring the peaceful midterm elections, the Police Regional O ce 8 (PRO8) has shi ed its focus to the opening of classes as the entire police force in Eastern Visayas was placed on heightened alert status wherein an estimated 1.2 million students troops to various public schools in the region as school year 2013-2014 formally starts Monday. PRO8 Director PCSupt. Elmer Ragadio Soria informed that Police Assistance Desks (PADs) were established in different schools regionwide as intensi ed Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS) is continuously conducted in di erent schools, campus, and universities particularly in Tacloban City and

PRO8 targets zero crime rate as SY 2013-2014 starts

other urban cities where huge volume of students are expected to converge. We plan to achieve a zero crime incidence as school o cials and students returns to schools, said Soria. Aside from securing them, we want also to prevent the occurrence of any untoward incidents in nearby areas. Uniformed policemen will conduct mobile and foot patrol along tra c routes leading to di erent institutions of learning and within the immediate vicinity of school premises, aside from assisting the tra c enforcement groups to help smoothen the ow of tra c. PRO8 has prepared security plans to ensure that crimes usually committed during the opening of classes will be minimized, if not totally eradicated, Soria assured. Aside from ensuring peace and order, police personnel manning the PADs would also coordinate with school o cials in handling and guiding the anticipated surge of students and pupils and ensure the smooth resumption of classes. Flyers on safety and crime prevention tips have been distributed to parents and students during the enrolment period the past two weeks, Soria said. Notwithstanding the security preparations, Soria advised the public, especially parents and students, to remain vigilant and observe precautionary measures to avoid being victims of petty crimes, like the , pick pocketing and snatching. Soria earlier ordered the deployment of antiillegal drug operatives

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near school premises to ensure that the school environment would be free of pushers and users who may in uence students and introduce them to illegal drugs. Further, the police ofcial called on the public to immediately seek the attention of the nearest PAD or report to the nearest police station any suspicious looking person, groups or actions in schools and their surroundings. (PINSP ROM-

Leyte Normal University students paid their courtesy to LSDE publisher Dalmacio Gral for their intership. (LITO A. BAGUNAS)

MARABUT, Samar ---is town has been considered as baiwick of the Tans since they ruled the province for more than a decade now. But Gov. Sharee Ann Tan lost in this municipality by over a hundred of votes to her opponent Aika Uy Delgado, reelected Mayor Percival Ortillo, Jr. told Leyte Samar Daily Express. But Vice Governor Jimboy Tan and Rep. Mila Tan in this town. With her defeat as governor in our town, I will not be surprised if our town will not get any funding or development projects from the province of Samar because this has always been the case even at the very start of my administration said Ortillo, admitting further that he has never been a political ally of the Tans. However, even without the funds downloaded from the provincial government, Ortillo could still deliver de-

Mayor Ortillo says he doesnt expect projects from the Tans

velopment projects in this municipality thru his own outsourcing initiatives. According to Ortillo, all infrastructure projects that are implemented under his administration are foreign, national and local government funded. is includes farm-to-market roads, a covered court, and more. Having been reelected for his last term, Mayor Ortillo further said that his focus would include agriculture, tourism and livelihood projects. e local government unit will also acquire a speed boat for a double purpose such as for tourism programs and enforcement of shery law to protect the marine resources within their jurisdiction from all illegal forms of shing activity - which includes illegal shers from Tacloban being a neighbor city, he added. Meanwhile, as a proof of a transparent administration, Marabut

was earlier awarded as winner for Bronze category under the DILGs Seal of Good Housekeeping(SGH) award program. And, only last March 7, 2013, Mayor Ortillo personally received at DILG Manila o ce the Silver Grade award under the SGH program as another proof that his programs are in consonance with the thrust of the national government. It was only Calbiga and Marabut municipalities in the entire province of Samar that won both bronze and silver grades awards with a prize of P1 million each that could boost our development programs, said Ortillo.
(FRED PADERNOS)

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Acidre breaks his silence on resignation issue

TACLOBAN CITY Describing himself as jobless and disappointed, former An Waray partylist regional chairman Jude Acidre finally broke his silence on the resignation issue. He dismissed rumors that he was pressured by the party to resign, but he said that the very limited option and very limited time prompted him to give up the congressional post. Acidre resigned from the An Waray on May 21, two days before the proclamation of An Waray as among the winners in this years midterm polls. It was a very difficult decision, I was hurt, and I was angry and feel betrayed because the leadership would have thought of other options to help, said Acidre, who served as one of the party-lists pillars for nine years and the number two nominee of the An Waray in the partylist election last May 13, 2013. The University of the Philippines political science graduate said that resigning was the most honorable thing to do since hes not anymore capable to serve the party given the very limited time and support extended. Who doesnt want to be a congressman? You can get to help a lot of people. But being in the party-list, there are a lot of decisions to be considered, Acidre told Leyte Samar Daily Express. I have to do what needs to be done. I have to be true to myself although my family and I feel regrets. For those who expressed their support and confidence to his leadership, whom he considered as a source of his strength, Acidre asked them to demand it from incoming leaders of the party to deliver the services to the Waray-Warays since they have the resources. After the defeat of outgoing An Waray Rep. Florencio Bem Noel in Taclobans mayoralty race, the party-list has been embroiled in this controversy when Acidre tendered his resignation for personal reasons. Acidre said that Rep. Noel has nothing to do with his move since the solon had not been active in the party since the campaign period kickoff. Rep. Neil Benedict Montejo said Acidres resignation surprised him but they respect his decision. We accept his decision with a heavy heart, but I can assure you there was no pressure for Acidre to resign, Montejo said in a May 31 interview. An Waray got two seats in the Lower House with 540,906 votes last midterm elections although their total votes is 200,000 less than what they garnered in the 2010 polls.
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able to avail of potable water inside their own homes once the project is nished, Noval added. Meanwhile, the project in Alangalang, Leyte is at the detailed engineering design stage. Slated to start by August, it is expected to be nished by December of this year. In Tolosa, Leyte, the local government unit has already bought a 1.8 cubic meter water tank for its RHU, and is ar-

ranging for its eventual connection to the water district. Once completed, the project will also serve the needs of the newly built municipal executive building. e DILG in the region is currently assisting 25 local government units which bene ted from the regular SALINTUBIG program for 2012, and 33 other local government units which availed of SALINTUBIG projects under the 2013 Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) system. SALINTUBIG aims

TACLOBAN CITY Families in Eastern Visayas crave for bigger and quality homes and Camella is here to fulfill that dream. Camella announced that 37 more housing units will be built this year in its first project in Barangay Campetic, Palo, Leyte. Camella Leyte currently has 432 housing units. This is in response to the clamor for bigger homes. We expect to sell all units within one month after the launching, said Geraldine Gascon-Garcia, Camella Leyte general manager. Home sizes with livable floor plans ranges from 44 to 96 square meters (sqm) with lot sizes from 70 to 110 sqm. Because of robust economic boom, we expect an influx of professionals to the regional

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to provide water supply systems to waterless municipalities, waterless barangays, and waterless health centers as part of the countrys commitment to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). (REYAN L.

capital. They will need practical housing, she added. Camella Leyte, located along the national road in Barangay Campetic, was launched in February 2009. An adjacent three-hectare property was acquired in 2011 to bring the total project area to 12 hectares. This good performance has sent signals that families in the region crave for bigger homes with unique amenities, Garcia said. Camella is also developing housing projects in Barangay Arado in Palo, Leyte and in Barangay Tambulilid in Ormoc City. Theres also a plan to expand to Calbayog City in Samar this year. The 6.3-hectare Camella Palo is located along the national road connecting this city and Ormoc. The developer is targeting to construct 500 low-cost houses in two years. Camella Ormoc, on the other hand, has a target of 300 units. Camella is a subsidiary of the Villar-led Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. (SQM)

June 2013 at your favorite Mall!

Summer has ended and the back-to-school mood has begun, but pure fun and excitement continues at your favorite Mall with these events: June 7, 5pm at the Annex Area Robinsons Supermodel 2013 2nd Monthly Finals June 10, 5pm at the Activity Area MARKKI STROEM Thousands of Pieces Album Tour June 11, 6pm at the Activity Area Department of Tourisms Banig, Hinabi, Sinamay: Pama na ng Katutubong Kasuotang Pilipino Fashion Show June 12, 4pm at the Activity Area Miss Tacloban 2013 Talent Cmpetition Plus celebrate and treat your daddies on FATHERS DAY, June 16, 2013 at Robinsons Place Tacloban these activities and freebies: June 16, 3pm at the Annex Area Daddy Got Talent Variety Talent Show. Register starting May 15 until June 15 11:00-6:00 PM only at the Marketing Communications Department. Bring your original Birth Certicate and a birth certicate of your child, or any document indicating age and children. Contest is open to all Fathers ages 25 years old and above. Any talent showcase dancing, singing, etc or combination. Fathers Day Special Treat Promo (Per DTILeyte Permit No. L-065, Series of 2013) avail yourselves of freebies or discounts on Fathers Day by simply presenting the promo coupon to the following participating tenants. Special thanks to: ABS-CBN M.O.R 94.3 Tacloban, Globe Telecom and Picture City. Fun never stops at your favorite Mall, Robinsons Place Tacloban! [PR]

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Territorial disputes
Defense Treaty with the US) as this declining superpower has to maintain a neutral stance in relation to China, its biggest creditor. Bringing the issue to the UN is seemingly futile the fact that China is a very prominent and inuential member of its inner circle. The issue is bound to go nowhere and will not make any headway even in that highest body. Since it cannot ght militarily against this superior opponent, the Philippines is left with no option but to drop its claims to almost all marine resources at West Philippine Sea, which China greedily claims almost up to our coastlines. Smaller claimant countries are of no match against Chinas military might, thats why armed confrontation should be ruled out. China should just act responsibly and set a good example by respecting the international law on territorial waters, which it approved together with other countries years ago. Anyway, in our case, we are just claiming those that belong to our territories based on that law.

mid the series of failures in trying to settle the territorial dispute between the Philippines and Chinarst within the local level, then at the ASEAN summit the case has been nally elevated to the United Nations to have it decided by the international law on territorial waters. This is not a mutual move between the two countries, though. Only the Philippines is lobbying for that manner of settlement, which is based on international laws, at the UN. China remains rm on its stand: to settle the matter the China way, which is, for other claimants of the Spratly Islands like the Philippines to abandon their claims in its favor. Aside from this, no other options seem to be acceptable to this greedy giant. Not willing to abandon its territorial claims within the two-hundred nautical mile zone from its shoreline, the Philippines has nowhere else to turn to but to the United Nations. It cannot also rely on the United States for help (though the country enjoys a Mutual

Championing the poor

Based on the infomercials recently seen and heard over all media outlets, the political battle in the country hinges on winning the hand of the poor, achieved most effectively by whoever could closely identify with this biggest sector in society. This required, on the part of politicians, not just a brush with poverty, but a genuine life experience that wallowed in its mud. This has become the campaign slogan of many a candidate. They claimed to be for the poor, that they came from a poor family, that they love the poor, that the poor is neglected, etc. These candidates of course were just taking advantage of the poors says he is poor is also at the same time equipped with campaign money to dangle with the politicians joining his fold. Such candidate can hire the best publicists and advertisers. He can pay the best minds in the business. And it sure pays off. Survey after survey he may lead. But how could such candidate retrieve his expense in trying to make himself fragrant to the poor? After winning the election, these kinds of candidates will be busy paying back their benefactors. And thats where governance will fail again. Thats where we are going back to square one. Well, getting the poor out of their rut is not as sim-

misery, appealing to the latters emotions by promising everything. Majority of our voters are poor so it is just natural for them to be wooed, sweet talked to, and pampered to get their nods. This kind of lavish attention to the poor, though, is good only during election time. Such a campaign strategy has been effectively used by many candidates, but once in power, they forget everything about the poor.

They accumulate wealth in a frenzied fashion, while the poor they promised to help remain poor. We have glaring examples of such politicians riding on the poor. While they are professing themselves to be champions of the poor, politicians aspiring for lower posts ock to their camps like ants knowing that they are nancially well endowed. A candidate who

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The Surrealist Sulks

with the Corpus Christi. So sublime, so transformational that a serious parishioner would agree and reconsider. Now, I got what I wanted: I, the cheated and indignant became the winner, because he enthused me literally from a distant pew. To Father RM, do not sulk, after your comprehensive examinations, you may proceed and with Gods grace, our paths may cross. Indeed, at some point I want to reect how my undistinguished run of the mill routines and all its processes attain surreality through little miracles. Ambet, the envoy was instrumental in my effort to discern the blissful effects of the Saturday Neo Eucharist of Father Gil as well as the Sundays Eucharist of Father Ric. Thank you for a very holy weekend. en, we also have many people who are in varying degrees of ignorance, confusion, error and in varying situations of pressure and harassment. Not wellgrounded on their faith, let alone in their spiritual life, they are vulnerable to the machinery-driven scare campaign. Even the UN is hell-bent to convince everyone about global warming, in spite of serious misgivings also from serious scientists who disagree with this fuss about global warming and overpopulation. I was amused to learn that UN o cials are now planning to launch a shock treatment approach to the skeptics of global warming. I thought it is supposed to hear all sides of an issue. It just cannot go on with a certain position if the reservations of the other side are not adequately resolved. e funnier recent development is the attempt to link population with global warming and poverty. Again? is is a rehashed Malthusian scare, long ago debunked but now resurrected, riding on the current intrigue provoked by the global warming issue.. I notice that this overpopulation scare and myth gets a life whenever some issue that manages to catch world attention erupts. Poor parasite! It can not stand on its own merits. It has to use other issues as its crutch. e problem with the overpopulation people is that they reduce the issue into a matter of numbers alone, and their remedies are formed strictly along the lines of what is practical, but not moral. All these cases of alarmism only re ect the state Ziklag a historical place mentioned in the Old Testament of the Holy Scriptures of Christians. Personally, I admit that I have not thoroughly scoured through the pages of the Bible because this is the rst time that I have come across this name. Those who have watched the Kerygma TV program last Sunday (June 2), however, must now be familiar with the word Ziklag. Renowned motivational speaker and pastor Bo Sanchez spoke about Ziklag repeatedly in one of the prayer and worship services he led, which was aired through Kerygma TN last Sunday. He informed that Ziklag was a place where extreme events happened. It was a place where boys

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This is quite welcome as I ended my summer post graduate classes, reviewing terminal papers and preparing student reports. While accepting one academic report, the emissary conded that the Reverend Father RM feels cheated, because the Reverend Father EM is my doctoral student and he is not. I beamed sweetly over the indignation, and remembered that it was Sunday and I hunger to the

formers homily cum lecturette. Waking up early, I positioned at the Mall so early, only to nd out that the mass was said in the annex. I got lost and the guard did not give me the right information. In my haste, I wasted my time but resolved to attend the night mass instead. Lucky me! The celebrant was no other than the lecturer I so desired. Father RM was again at his best

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ple as it is portrayed to be. It involves policy decisions that affect them. A candidate who is beholden to a privileged few can not accommodate the needs of the poor. He has to pay back to his nanciers, and his term is not even enough to do it. That is why politicians who promise and spend so much for the poor during campaign periods often fail. Voters should learn the lessons of the past. Those who are trying to represent them, and identify with them, oftentimes fail them. Its time the people elected someone who does not promise much but will do his part silently and effectively in trying to address the sad plight of the have-nots. of non-faith in the world. eres exaggerated reliance on the human sciences and technologies, on ideologies and other strictly human and material means. e inputs of faith like prayer, sacri ce, virtues, sacraments, etc., are ignored, as if these have no place in any decent discussion of problems and issues among us. We may already be knocking at the doors of the ultra-modern world insofar as the human sciences and technologies are concerned. But with regard to faith, I think we are still in the stone age, an anomaly that cries to heaven for correction. De nitely, an evangelization attuned to this predicament is a must. We have to nd ways to show the linkages and connections between faith and our most modern developments.. ere are such ways. We just have to use them!

Alarmism is Godless apocalypse

Waves and waves of alarming news are now bombarded on us. Global warming is leading our planet to a meltdown. Increasing population is primary cause of global warming and world poverty. We are running out of energy, running out of water, running out of land, of this and of that, etc. is seems to be todays version of the apocalypse. It attempts to disclose a massive future disaster if nothing is done in the mold of a worldly, that is, Godless vision. Its not a divine revelation, but a so-called scienti c revelation. Its now engaged in Goebbels-like propaganda of inconvenient truths. e funny thing is many people are actually buying these pieces. And they come from all places-the rich and the poor, the educated and the ignorant, the sophisticated and the simple, the whites, the blacks and the in-betweens, etc. Still, we can nd a few who have held on-not so much to mere facts and data as to beliefs backed up also by scienti c evidenceparrying the persistent blows and shellings from powerful men and groups.

ey can be called remnant, the few who remain faithful to Gods word even if immersed in worldly knowledge. ey have called this phenomenon as alarmism. It is exaggerating and pu ing things up with the intention of scaring people and herding them to a corral of pre-meditated options that usually take away the crucial faith and moral element. Of course, the phenomenon thrives because of a synergy of favorable factors, a perfect storm of sorts. With our technological and scienti c progress, we can now know a lot about the material and temporal aspects of our world. Its now easy to come up with a plethora of data to support any idea at all. us, ideological groups of all colors can go a long way in pursuing their agenda. ey have perfected the art of propaganda, and so you see and hear them almost everywhere. e spiritual and supernatural tone of peoples thoughts, let alone, society is systematically eliminated. ings are kept in the strictly material or earthly level. One is regarded weird if he strays from this loop.

were buried and where kings were enthroned. Academically speaking, Ziklag is the Biblical name of a town that was located in the Negev region in the south of what was the Kingdom of Judah. An online site describes Ziklag as the place in the possession of the Philistines when David ed to Gath from Ziph with all his followers. Achish, the king, assigned him Ziklag as his place of residence. There he dwelt for over a year and four months. From this time it pertained to the kings of Judah. During his absence with his army to join the Philistine expedition against the Israelites, it was destroyed by the Amalekites, whom David, however, pursued and utterly routed, returning all the captives. Two days after his return from this expedition, David received tidings of the disastrous battle of Gilboa and of the death of Saul (Book of Samuel). (biblestudytools.com) There are other spiritual writers who give varied nomenclature to the name Ziklag. One says fortress, others winding road and still some others a place of great distress and loss, such as spiritual Ziklag. By analogy, Ziklag is a condition in a mans life where he could shape his state of being. As Sanchez expounded, it is a place where, if one is made of wood, he is burned to death; but if he is of gold, he is puried. Although truly a real

geographical site, Ziklag is also likened into a situation where one could make or break his true humanity. In Davids story, as Sanchez narrated, when he learned that Ziklag was under siege, sought the help of God. Angered, God commanded David to rally his men and rise up against the Amalekites and set their captives free. Challenged by Gods fury, David took upon himself Gods tall order and pursued the enemies until Ziklag and all the bounties there in were restored to David and his people. Sanchez topic was actually about encouraging oneself in the face of the surprising challenges in life. Self-initiative and self-motivation as psychologists code these factors, encouraging oneself, according to Sanchez, means he does not need to wait for someone else to push him to rise above the trials and adversities in life, especially with God by his side. And one day, God will restore by His grace everything that was lost to this victorious man and later is able to withstand hardships. What about you? Are in in a spiritual Ziklag? Try God. By His grace, He will restore to you even the most precious person or thing forcibly taken from you by another. God, in His son Jesus, has so much mercy, love and compassion to give upon those who call upon Him.

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fort is paying o as they have now about 925 students as of yesterday. Last school year, PCS had only 690 students. For elementary school to be considered as a central school, it must have a student population of at least or more than 1,000. As one of the downsides of not being a central school is a reduced budget on MOEA(maintanance and other operating expenses).At present,the school has only P29,000 for its MOEA. We can still accommodate at least 100 students. at is why, we are doing our campaign for parents to enrol their students here in our school, Refuerzo said. PCS, at more than 100 years is one of the oldest public schools in the region, is located in an area where

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many of its residents could be considered as well-o with parents chose to enrol their children in private schools. e school, which has a teaching force of 22 teachers, is also competing for enrolment with at least three big schools, the Rizal Elementary School, the Santo Nino Speed Center and Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Elementary School. e school is supposed to cater children of elementary ages from the villages of 1 and 4;5 and 5-A; 6 and 6-A;7-A;8-A;9; 10;11;12,13 and 14. With a low student population, a teacher of the said school only handles 35 students at the average. e ideal teacher to students ratio is one is to 45 students

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From 15.77 million metric tons (mt) in 2010, total production is targeted at 22.73 million mt by 2016 at an average growth of 6% annually. Harvest area is expected to expand by 2% every year while yield will rise by 4% yearly. For 2013, the target is to produce 20.04 million mt from 18 million mt in 2012. Of the target output, 16.30 million mt will be from irrigated areas and 3.75 million mt from rain fed farms. In its long term plan, NIA aims to expand irrigated rice harvest area under large scale irrigation projects by more
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional O ce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0366 Ref. No. VIII-2003-0803 Application for Sale and Transfer of a CPC operate a PUJ service with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name with Extension of Validity. RAY ARQUISOLA-VENDOR RAY SCHUBERT ARQUISOLA-VENDEE Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x 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-SAN JOSE-AIRPORT & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING. IN THE PRESENT APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR SALE AND TRANSFER HEREIN REFERRED TO AS APPLICANTVENDOR RAY ARQUISOLA IN FAVOR OF RAY SCHUBERT ARQUISOLA HEREIN REFERRED

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from page 1 While having so much students appears to be a problem among big

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public schools, the same does not hold true at the Panalaron Central School(PCS), this city. In fact, the school principal is practically begging parents to have their children enrol at their school in order to increase their students population and in the process, help other schools decongest their population. School principal Acila Refuerzo said that they are campaigning at the barangays located within or near the school as part of their effort to shore up their enrolment. And apparently, the ef-

e new service areas will bring the NIAs total coverage area to more than 1.8 million hectares by the end of this year, more than the requirement for the rice self su ciency plan, he claimed. e agriculture development dra ed the plan in 2010 for implementation in 2011 to 2016. Budget for irrigation development has been raised from P19 billion in 2012 to P26 billion this year. About 1.45 million hectares have been identi ed by NIA as potential for irrigation development. About 60% of these areas are in Visayas and Mindanao regions, according to Nangel.

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than 728,000 hectares by 2016 and an additional 96,000 hectares for small scale system. e NIA chief said that while rehabilitation does not add to harvest area, it is crucial to avoid the deterioration of existing systems that can eventually reduce harvest area. (SARWELL

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Norberto Kuizon extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over an Agricultural Land situated at Brgy. Dolho, Bato, Leyte under TD No. 06001500069 with Cad. Lot No. 1217 containing an area of .2099 has., A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Bernardino and Eusebia Tan, both of legal age, Filipino citizens, residents of Brgy. Dolho, Bato, Leyte for the above-described parcel of land, per Doc. No. 572, Page No. 115, Book No. 26, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Rico E. Aureo. LSDE: June 4, 11 & 18, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS OF NORBERTO KUIZON WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that Heirs of the late SERGIA TAGOLINOQUIAMCO extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a certain parcel of residential land situated in Brgy. Lili-on, Palompon, Leyte covered by Tax Declaration No. 88-310009-00394 containing an area of 76 square meters, more or less, with an assessed value of P1,530.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of SPS. RENATO L. CLITAR and NILDA O. CLITAR both of legal age, Filipino citizens and residents of Brgy. Lomonon, Palompon, Leyte, per Doc. No. 734, Page No. 74, Book No. LVIII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Camilo P. Esmero. LSDE: June 4, 11 & 18, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Tomas Lodovica, who died intestate, extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over two (2) parcels of land more described as follows to wit: Parcel 1, A parcel of land covered under Tax Declaration No. 99-31028-00319 R10, designated as Cadastral Lot No. 2734, containing an area of .1020 square meters; per Tax Declaration but the actual and correct area is 841 square meters situated at Brgy. Lomonon Palompon, Leyte, per Doc. No. 1796, Page No. 9, Book No. X, Series of 2003 of Notary Public Camilo P. Esmero. LSDE: June 4, 11 & 18, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

DEED OF EXTRA JUDICIAL PARTITION

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Felipe Butron extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over an agricultural land situated at Brgy. Rivilla, Bato, Leyte covered by Original Certicate of Title No. 3130 with Cad. Lot No. 7215 containing an area of 7,602 square meters under TD No. 06002700050. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Joselito C. Mallari and Estrellita Ayoc, both of legal age, Filipinos, residents of Brgy. Rivilla, Bato, Leyte for the above-described parcels of land, per Doc. No. 258, Page No. 52, Book No. 25, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Rico E. Aureo. LSDE: June 4, 11 & 18, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS OF FELIPE BUTRON WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

TO AS APPLICANT-VENDEE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE USING THE SAME NO. OF ROUTE AND UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, CHERRY TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON JUNE 24, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must le veri ed 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. is 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 June 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

ERRATUM
IN LTFRB Case No. 2013-0334, Applicant Jose Agusto Jaral, application for CPC to operate a PUJ Service with prayer to Adopt Trade Name the hearing should be read as June 05, 2013. We regret the error. ED EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF PEDRO ARANTE WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late PEDRO ARANTE who passed away on February 8, 1971 at Cebu City, extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 187, located at Liberation St. Cor. Paz St. Poblacion, Leyte, Leyte, with Tax Declaration No. 08-23001-01108 under Property Identication No. 044-23-001-04-042 containing an area of One Thousand One Hundred Seventeen (1,117) Square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of ELEANOR A. BUGHO of legal age, widow, Filipino and a resident of Brgy. Consuegra, Leyte, Leyte for the above-described parcel of land including all the improvements situated thereon, per Doc. No. 356, Page No. 72, Book No. 18, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Samuel C. Lagunzad. LSDE: May 21, 28 & June 4, 2013

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Maria Aguilar extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over an Agricultural land situated at Brgy. Bago, Bato, Leyte under TD No. 06001000036 with Cad. Lot No. 5771, containing an area of 1.5184 has. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Jasmin Pades Hassan of legal age, Filipino citizen, single, resident of Brgy. Lunang, Hilongos, Leyte, heirs hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY for the above-described parcel of land, per Doc. No. 768, Page No. 154, Book No. 27, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Rico E. Aureo. LSDE: June 4, 11 & 18, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS OF MARIA AGUILAR WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Procopio Palaran extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over an Agricultural land situated at Brgy. Alegria Bato, Leyte under TD No. 06000600182 with Cad. Lot No. 3433, containing an area of .9399 has. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of CLARITA S. RENAUD of legal age, Filipino citizen, married, residents of Bato, Leyte, parties hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY, per Doc. No. 480, Page No. 26, Book No. 26, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Rico E. Aureo. LSDE: June 4, 11 & 18, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS OF PROCOPIO PALARAN WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

REGIONAL OFFICE-VIII Trece Martirez St., Tacloban City

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF QUALIFIED ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE TRIPARTITE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE TO LABOR STANDARD (TCCLS) The following companies/establishment are qualied to the TCCLS after submission of the required documents to DOLE Regional Ofce No. 8. 1. Energy Development Corporation Tongonan, Ormoc City, Leyte 2. Bayantel Inc. T. Claudio and Sto. Nio Sts., Tacloban City, Leyte 3. SANVIC Enterprises Rizal St. Poblacion Norte, San Isidro St., Northern Samar 4. ESAMELCO Brgy. Cabong, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. Any opposition/objection to the above mentioned rms may be communicated to DOLE Regional Ofce at telephone number 321-3308. (Sgd.) EXEQUIEL R. SARCAUGA OIC-Regional Director

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Maria P. Vda. de Muoz and Vicente G. Muoz, extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over three sixths (3/6) parcel of land with all the improvements thereon, situated in Municipality of Catbalogan, Province, Samar, Philippines, Lot No. 33, with an area of 239 square meters, more or less, covered by T.C.T. No. 103, containing an area of 239 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Leo L. Lofranco and Grace M. Lofranco as vendee, per Doc. No. 22, Page no. 05, Book No. IV, Series of 2005 of Notary Public Roberto V. Jimenez LSDE: May 28, June 4 & 11, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SIMULTANEOUS SALE

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR Tacloban City

Republic of the Philippines Civil Registry O ce Province of Northern Samar Municipality of Mondragon

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that GERALDINE V. CONGE has led with this Ofce a Petition for Change of First Name from EDUARDO JR. to EDMUNDO JR. in the
(First name to be changed) (New First Name to be adopted) (Complete name of the petitioner)

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

In compliance with Rule 7 of RA 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that ROSEMARIE GALUPO MANANGAN has led with this O ce a petition for Correction of Clerical and typographical error in the entry of sex from MALE to FEMALE and the entry in the Date of Birth for month from 04 to APRIL in the Certi cate of Live Birth of ROSEMARIE CALIMBO GALUPO, who was born on APRIL 4, 1981 at Brgy. Cablangan, Mondragon, N. Samar and whose parents are ROMEO GALUPO and MARIA CALIMBO. Any person adversely a ected by said petition may le his/her written opposition with this O ce not later than 10 days. (Sgd.) MARIBEL A. PINANGAY Municipal Civil Registrar
LSDE: May 28 & June 4, 2013

Birth Certi cate of EDUARDO VILLALINO CONGE JR. who was born on March 12, 2009, at Tacloban City and whose parents are Geraldine S. Villalino and (Name of Mother) Edmundo D. Conge Sr..
(Name of Father) (Place of Birth)

LSDE: May 28 & June 4, 2013

Any person a ected by said petition may le his/her written opposition with this O ce not later than June 13, 2013. (Sgd.) MISS JUDY H. BORJA City Civil Registrar LSDE: June 4 & 11, 2013

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NEWS

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TFCCCI soon to turn over 20 more classrooms to DepEd, LGUs

TACLOBAN CITY With the opening of classes this week, the Tacloban Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (TFCCCI) announces that 20 more classrooms are to be turned over this year to some local government units and the Department of Education (DepEd). In an interview with TFCCCI president Go Tic Ching (Jack Uy), he said that the 20 classrooms, constructed during rst half of the year and end of 2012, will be turned over around July so that these can be used by the students. Ching said that some classrooms have been nished last April, but will be turned over together with the other classrooms being constructed this month. e TFCCCI is under the umbrella organization of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) and for the last 54 years, has been actively partnering with DepEd in its banner advocacy -- the Operation Schools for the Barrio Program. e FFCCCIIs advocacy program is one of the cost-e cient strategy to address the shortage of classrooms across the country said Ching. We ll the gap, where the government cannot provide. Our school building has two classrooms with two-comfort rooms. Our model school building cost P400,000, while the government with almost the same structure costs P800,000 and even up to a million pesos, Ching said. In Southern Leyte province, there are twoschool buildings in Liloan, one-school building in Maasin City SPED Center, Maasin City. In Leyte, oneschool building each, has been constructed in Dulag, Pastrana and Carigara municipalities. Two school buildings were constructed in Calbayog City and another one in Marabut, Samar. All in all there are 20 classrooms that will be turned-over within the year. However, Ching said that the harsh words of President Benigno Aquino III during the 29th biennial convention of FFCC-

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