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Aparis Jr. withdraws from nomination to replace dad

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BY LAlAINE M. JImENEA
JOHN EULALIO Nepomuceno Omega Aparis II or Jay-R for short, the late councilor Nepomuceno P. Aparis Is junior, has asked the Sangguniang Panlungsod here through the office of the Vice Mayor, to withdraw his name from being a nominee to replace the permanent vacancy resulting from his fathers demise. Aparis II was nominated by the city council, in a unanimous vote of those present, to fill up the vacancy alongside Mrs. Evangeline Cotiangco in session last October 29, Tuesday. He was nominated by both his fathers co-independent councilors and the majority LP members. To recall, Aparis IIs father died last September 30. His late father served as vice-mayor of this city for four terms, aside from being councilor in 2001-2004. He ran for councilor again this May 2013 and won, but this time as independent. He died a few months later, creating the vacancy. The late councilors son said that while it may be true that my family and I had agreed to the resolution, they were not given sufficient opportunity to weigh the same and hence agreed thereto under hurried, very emotional and difficult circumstance. Aparis II said that he is convinced that it should be the his fathers LAKAS-CMD party mates who should choose his replacement, and not the rest of the council which is dominated by Liberal Party members.
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Rep. Lucy T. Gomez with barangay chairman Armando Marson and 4th LED Engr. Lino Gonzales, cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the already cemented portion of the 2.5-kilometer farm-to-market road at Brgy. Domonar, with a 5-km. road opening funded by DA and the congresswomans PDAF. The road shortens the travel from Ormoc to Palompon town from 70 kilometers to only 22 kilometers.

Rep. Cari estimates around 750 scholars cant study this sem
BAYBAY CITY Rep. Jose Carlos L. Cari of the 5th district of Leyte estimates around half or 750 scholars, more or less, funded from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) werent able to enroll this semester. On the other hand, Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez of the 4th district of Leyte, said her scholars are still safe for this year but laments for those seeking hospital assistance. I dont have funds anymore at the hospitals, she said, which was usually where indigents would get assistance to buy medicines and supplies not available in the hospital pharmacies. This, after the Supreme Court issued a freeze order from further releasing the remaining balances of the PDAF of House members for 2013. For the first semester, he said, his scholars were able to enroll yet as they were still able to avail of their financial assistance of P 3,000 each. The congressman has 1,500 scholars scattered all over his district, and enrolled in various schools. They get a financial assistance of P 3,000 each per semester, which are released to the schools where they are enrolled and more or less cover an ample part of their tuition. The average tuition per semester at state colleges and universities and even some private colleges in the 5th district is P 3,000.00 to P 8,000.00. Thats already P 9-million from his P 70-million PDAF, Cari pointed out. However, since the remaining half was frozen, he could not give assurances to the scholars that they can continue
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Sibol: Recreating Forest Products exhibit in Tacloban, will come to Ormoc City
TACLOBAN CITY A one of a kind exhibit dubbed Sibol: Recreating Forest Products is set to be staged at the Robinsons Place Activity Area on November 6, Wednesday, at 9:30 in the morning. The organizers are also planning to bring over the same exhibit to Ormoc City on December 1, Chris Villarino said, in a message to the EV Mail. They are eyeing the City Hall lobby as the venue but is open to suggestions to hold it somewhere else. The Exhibit will showcase products of Peoples Organizations from the different provinces of Eastern Visayas and new collection pieces introduced by Mr. Heidrun Milan, a renowned interior designer in the region. Invited to be the guest of honor to the Opening Ceremonies is here in Tacloban is Philippine Information Agency Regional Director Olive Tiu, said Mr. Deonilo Pantas, Regional Chairman and President of the Leysambil Community Based Forest Management Peoples Organizations Federation. Mr. Pantas said the Sibol Exhibit is different from other exhibits because of the use of the living exhibition or interactive exhibit strategy. This means that the people can interact with the display. If the exhibit is a bamboo chair, the spectator may sit on it. While the exhibit is ongoing, an actual mat weaving is being conducted. The Sibol Exhibit in Tacloban runs until November 14. It is part of the activities of the 3rd Leysambil Community-Based Forest Management MultiStakeholders Summit on November 6 to 8. The Summit is organized by the Leysambil Community Based Forest Management Peoples Organizations Federation, Inc. and supported by the Foundational Center, Inc. and DISOP-Philippines together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as the lead host agency in cooperation with other key program implementers. PIA

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Lucy turns over various road projects, breaks ground for new Palompon District Hospital
ORMOC CITY Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez attended various official functions and turned over projects this week, among them two major road projects in this city that were started during her first term. She also graced the groundbreaking ceremony of the P 20-million Palompon District Hospital. She was warmly welcomed to the town by Mayor Ramon Oate and other town officials. The congresswoman said the funds come from the Department of Health. Mayor Oate said that the initial funding is for development of the new hospital site. More funding would be released in the future, he said, to finish the hospital. When the new hospital is up and functional, the old one would be demolished because it is dilapidated already and located at a landslide prone area. The congresswoman, together with husband Richard Gomez and 4th Leyte District Engineer Lino Gonzales, started her day on October 29 with a turnover of a 205-meter multipurpose pavement to the people of RM Tan which was received by barangay chairwoman Judith Marson and husband, incoming chairman Rudy Marson. Engr. Lino Gonzales said the MPP was funded through the congresswomans Priority Assistance Development Fund (PDAF). The second turnover was held at Brgy. Domonar, where outgoing barangay chairman Armando Marson received the 2.5-kilometer road constructed with funds from the Department of Agriculture and PDAF. Engr. Gonzales said that P 25-million of the road concreting funds came from the DA while Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez gave a counterpart of P 5-million from her PDAF.

Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, together with outgoing and incoming barangay officials at Brgy. RM Tan, cuts the inaugural ribbon during the turnover of a 205-meter paved road there. With her is husband Richard Gomez and Engr. Lino Gonzales.

BSP notes hike in net loan portfolios, deposit liabilities in EV

TENTATIVE SHOWING NOV. 6-12, 2013
TACLOBAN CITY There is a significant increase in net loan portfolio and deposit liabilities in Eastern Visayas, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Tacloban Branch recently disclosed. Presenting the Banking and Finance Statistics of Region 8 during the closing program for the National Statistics Month celebration in Eastern Visayas, Ms. Ma. Theresa N. Labrador, Senior Research Specialist of Bangko Sentral Tacloban said that there was a 19.2% increase in net loan portfolio from the 11,308.70 in 2011 to 13,479.47, in million pesos, in 2012. Ms. Labrador explained that loan portfolios are loans that have been made or bought and are being held for repayments. Loan portfolios are the major as-

Rama says independent councilors made a mockery out of the SP proceedings

CITY COUNCILOR Vincent Rama who was appointed OIC Mayor on October 29, Tuesday, while the resolution appointing Aparis II (see front page story) and Mrs. Evangeline Cotiangco was being deliberated intensively, said the five independent councilors have made a mockery of out the proceedings, after they manifested to withdraw their votes. He emphasized to the locals gathered that the project funds was stretched to include the road opening that was 5-kilometers long, which now connects Ormoc to the town of Palompon, Leyte. Aside from reducing the cost of transporting farm produce to the city, he said that the travel distance from Ormoc to Palompon, a popular tourist destination, has been reduced to 22 kilometers only from the usual 70 kilometers it would take a traveller coming from Ormoc to go to Palompon. To motorists, this means a big savings on gas and time. Rama is the brother-in-law of Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, the party chairman of the Liberal Party in the district. They made a mockery of the Sanggunian the entire procedure. Its very simple. People were made wait for four hours. Councilor Capahi made amendment, insertions and I even made a joke that with all the insertions that Councilor Capahi made, I hope everybody is referring a rubber. In her short speeches, the congresswoman always urged the locals to take care of the roads as this will not only be good for the present generation, but also for the future. In Domonar, she said it was unfortunate that there is a stretch of the road that remains unpaved because the landowner would not allow it to be cemented. The 189-meter stretch, it was learned, is controlled by contractor Dodong Baltonado who is married to Violeta Martinez, a relation of the congresswoman. Rep. Gomez said she displeased her aunt because And then, two days later, he said, they withdrew their votes and their anointed nominee also withdraws his acceptance of the nomination. Asked if his OIC mayorship was a strategy to take him out of the session hall so he cannot help defend the LPs choice of Mrs. Cotiangco, he said it was obviously but added that even without him, the
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they wanted to be the ones to work on the project but she asked them to submit their intention directly to the DPWH and submit it through the regular bidding process. Nonetheless, she asked the 4th LED people to look into legal means to finish the road project. She also told them that she regrets some of her projects might be stalled because of the freezing of the PDAF funds, but added she will continue to look for ways and means to bring them relevant and sincere public service. By Lalaine M. Jimenea

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in a white robe with a mask from the head of an animal, and begged for food. (Ireland is also the source of the jack-olantern fable: A man named Jack was not able to enter heaven because of his miserliness and he could not enter hell because he played practical jokes on the devil; so he was condemned to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.) The Scots walked through fields and villages carrying torches and lit bonfires to ward off witches and other evil spirits. In Wales, every person placed a marked stone in the huge bonfire. If a persons stone could not be found the next morning, he would die within a year. Besides the Celtic traditions in place, the Roman conquest of Britain in AD 43 brought two other pagan feasts: Feralia was held in late October to honor the dead. Another Autumn festival honored Pomona, the goddess of fruits and trees; probably through this festival, apples became associated with Halloween. Elements of these Roman celebrations were combined with the Celtic Samhain. With the spread of Christianity and the establishment of All Saints Day, some of these pagan customs remained in the English speaking world for All Hallows Eve (or Halloween, All Saints Eve), perhaps at first more out of superstition and later, more out of fun. Nevertheless, All Saints Day clearly arose from genuine a Christian devotion. Along with the Feast of All Saints developed the Feast of All Souls. The Church has consistently encouraged the offering of prayers and Mass for the souls of the faithful departed in Purgatory. At the time of their death, these souls are not perfectly cleansed of venial sin or have not atoned for past transgressions, and thereby are deprived of the Beatific Vision. The faithful on earth can assist these souls in Purgatory in attaining the Beatific Vision through their prayers, good works and the offering of Mass. In the early days of the Church, the names of the faithful departed were posted in Church so that the community would remember them in prayer. In the 6th century, the Benedictine monasteries held a solemn commemoration of deceased members at Whitsuntide, the days following Pentecost. In Spain, St. Isidore (d. 636) attested to a celebration on the Saturday before Sexagesima Sunday (the second Sunday before Lent, the eighth before Easter in the old calendar). In Germany, Widukind, Abbot of Corvey (d. 980) recorded a special ceremony for the faithful departed on Oct. 1. St. Odilo, the Abbot of Cluny (d. 1048), decreed for all of the Cluniac monasteries that special prayers be offered and the

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Office of the Dead sung for all of the souls in Purgatory on Nov. 2, the day after All Saints. The Benedictines and Carthusians adopted that same devotion, and soon Nov. 2 was adopted as the Feast of All Souls for the whole Church. Other customs have arisen over time in the celebration of All Souls Day. The Dominicans in the 15th century instituted a custom of each priest offering three Masses on the Feast of All Souls. Pope Benedict XIV in 1748 approved this practice, and it rapidly spread throughout Spain, Portugal and Latin America. During World War I, Pope Benedict XV, recognizing the number of war dead and the numerous Masses that could not be fulfilled because of destroyed Churches, granted all priests the privilege of offering three Masses on All Souls Day: one for the particular intention, one for all of the faithful departed, and one for the intentions of the Holy Father. Other customs have developed regarding All Souls. In Mexico, relatives make garlands, wreathes and crosses of real and paper flowers of every color to place on the graves of deceased relatives the morning of All Souls. The family will spend the entire day at the cemetery. The pastor will visit the cemetery, preach and offer prayers for the dead and then bless the individual graves. Skeleton candy is given to the children. Similar practices occur in Louisiana. The relatives whitewash and clean the tombstones and prepare garlands, wreathes and crosses of real and paper flowers to decorate them. In the afternoon of All Saints, the priest processes around the cemetery, blessing the graves and reciting the Rosary. Candles are lit near the graves at dusk, one for each member of the deceased. On All Souls day, Mass is usually offered at the cemetery. In the Middle Ages, superstitious belief, probably influenced from Celtic paganism, held that the souls in purgatory appeared on All Souls Day as witches, toads, goblins, etc. to persons who committed wrongs against them during their lives on earth. For this reason, some ethnic groups also prepared food offerings to feed and to appease the spirits on this day. These practices are probably remnants of the Celtic Samhain festivities. Nevertheless, All Souls Day as well as All Saints Day are rooted in Christian belief and arose in this life of the Church through a healthy spirituality, despite some pagan trappings that may have survived and have remained attached to their celebration. http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/religion/ re0199.html

For the 4th time, VSU gets Tanglaw Award

BAYBAY CITY - The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) has proclaimed VSU as the winner in the Search for Tanglaw Award 2013. The award will be received by VSU President Jose L Bacusmo during the exhibit cum awarding ceremonies on November 8, 2013 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila City with the theme PCAARRD: Kaagapay sa Pag-unlad ng Industriya ng Sakahan at Pangisdaan. The award carries with it a trophy and a Php 2-million research grant for station development, capability building and upgrading of facilities. Likewise, Dr. Bacusmo together with Dr. Othello B. Capuno, VP for Research and Extension and ViCARP Director, will receive the ViCARP Plaque of Recognition as 1st Runner Up in the CY 2013 Ugnay Award during the said ceremony. This award also carries a cash incentive of P 500,000. Dr. Patricio S. Faylon, PCAARRD Executive Director, said the awarding is their way of thanking their partners and recognizing their outstanding contribution in helping shape the agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources (AANR) sectors of the country through science and technology. Tanglaw is a Filipino word for light. The award is presented to research institutions that have contributed significantly to the progress of agriculture, aquatic and natural resources R&D in the country. It looks into institutional achievement that touches the lives of the people and eventually helps the countrys farmers contribute to its economy. The selection for the Tanglaw Award was based on the following criteria: Technologies developed/utilized, significant information gathered and applied 60 points; Financial resources generated for the past five years (2008 to present) 10 points; Capability Building 10 points; and other accomplishments such as institutional publications, awards received for the past five years, linkages forged, and projects implemented 20 points. It can be recalled that the institution (thru the then ViSCA President Dr. Fernando A. Bernardo) first received the Tanglaw Award from the then Pres. Ferdinand E. Marcos on November 10, 1977 during the 5th PCARR Anniversary Celebration. The second Tanglaw Award was earned by the PRCRTC (now PhilRootcrops) on December 19, 1980 and received by its director, Dr. Marianito R. Villanueva. The 3rd Tanglaw Award was earned again by PhilRootcrops and received on November 10, 2010 by its director, Dr. Julieta R. Roa. This is the fourth time that VSU will be receiving the prestigious Tanglaw Award. By Jesus Freddy Baldos

ABre GranDe in Palompon. Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, Mayor Ramon Oate and Vice Mayor Georgina Arevalo during the awarding of the two champion kayakers during the 15-k Kayak Race from the island of Kalanggaman to the mainland. The Abre Grande, said Mayor Ramon Oate, is the opening day of their month-long festivities to their annual feast day on December 3 in honor of St. Francis Xavier, highlighted by the Lawig Festival.

The Origin of All Saints and All Souls Day

BY FR. WILLIAM SAUNDERS
WHat are the origins of All Saints and All Souls Day. Are these linked with paganism and Halloween? Both the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls evolved in the life of the Church independently of paganism and Halloween. However, elements of pagan practices were perhaps baptized by some cultures or attached themselves to the celebration of All Saints and All Souls. Let us first address the Feast of All Saints. The exact origins of this celebration are uncertain, although, after the legalization of Christianity in 313, a common commemoration of Saints, especially the martyrs, appeared in various areas throughout the Church. For instance in the East, the city of Edessa celebrated this feast on May 13; the Syrians, on the Friday after Easter; and the city of Antioch, on the first Sunday after Pentecost. Both St. Ephrem (d. 373) and St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) attest to this feast day in their preaching. In the West, a commemoration for all the saints also was celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost. The primary reason for establishing a common feast day was because of the desire to honor the great number of martyrs, especially during the persecution of Emperor Diocletion (284-305), the worst and most extensive of the persecutions. Quite supply, there were not enough days of the year for a feast day for each martyr and many of them died in groups. A common feast day for all saints, therefore seemed most appropriate. In 609, the Emperor Phocas gave the Pantheon in Rome to Pope Boniface IV, who rededicated it on May 13 under the title St. Maria ad Martyres (or St. Mary and All Martyrs). Whether the Holy Father purposefully chose May 13 because of the date of the popular celebration already established in the East or whether this was just a happy coincidence is open to debate. The designation of Nov. 1 as the Feast of All Saints occurred over time. Pope Gregory III (731741) dedicated an oratory in the original St. Peters Basilica in honor of all the saints on Nov. 1 (at least according to some accounts), and this date then became the official date for the celebration of the Feast of All Saints in Rome. St Bede (d. 735) recorded the celebration of All Saints Day on Nov. 1 in England, and such a celebration also existed in Salzburg. Austria. Ado of Vienna (d 875) recounted how Pope Gregory IV asked King Louis the Pious (778-840) to proclaim Nov. 1 as All Saints Day throughout the Holy Roman Empire. Sacramentaries of the 9th and 10th centuries also placed the Feast of All Saints on the liturgical calendar on Nov. 1. According to an early Church historian, John Beleth, Pope Gregory IV (827-844) officially declared Nov. 1 the Feast of All Saints, transferring it from May 13. However, Sicard of Cremona (d. 1215) recorded that Pope Gregory VII (1073-85) finally suppressed May 13 and mandated Nov.1 as the date to celebrate the Feast of All Saints. In all, we find the Church establishing a liturgical feast day in honor of the saints independent of any pagan influence. Now for the pagan connection: Nov. 1 marked Samhain, the beginning of the Celtic winter. (The Celts lived as early as 2,000 years ago in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and northern France.) Samhain, for whom the feast was named, was the Celtic lord of death, and his name literally meant summers end. Since winter is the season of cold, darkness and death, the Celts soon made the connection with human death. The eve of Samhain, Oct. 31, was a time of Celtic pagan sacrifice, and Samhain allowed the souls of the dead to return to their earthly homes that evening. Ghosts, witches, goblins, and elves came to harm the people, particularly those who had inflicted harm on them in this life. Cats too were considered sacred because they had once been human beings who had been changed as a punishment for their evil deeds on this earth. To protect themselves from marauding evil spirits on the eve of Samhain, the people extinguished their hearth fires and the Druids (the priests and spintual teachers of the Belts) built a huge new years bonfire of sacred oak branches. The Druids offered burnt sacrifices (crops, animals, even humans) and told fortunes of the coming year by examining the burned remains. People sometimes wore costumes of animal heads and skins. From this new fire, the home hearths were again ignited. Particular ethnic groups developed their own lore which was merged with the celebration. In Ireland, people held a parade in honor of Muck Olla, a god. They followed a leader dressed

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RELIGIOUS CONFUSION & THE STATE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Oct. 28 - Nov. 3, 2013

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ON A holiday season where the souls of the dearly departed and all saints known to the Christian faith are remembered, a controversy crops up in this city preying on the emotions of Ormocanons still raw from remembering their dead. Last Tuesday, members of the Aparis and Omega clans, including supporters, came in full force to the City Hall to attend the Sangguniang Panlungsod session where the matter of the appointment of Mrs. Evangeline Cotiangco, the lady chosen by the majority Liberal Party to fill up the vacancy left by the late councilor Nepomuceno Aparis I would be taken up. I also noticed that a lot of them were City Hall employees. A councilor noted it indicates just how many people related to Aparis have been absorbed at the LGU. Their champion, councilor Ruben Capahi, took the cudgels for the choice of the minority bloc, appealing to the Christian Charity of the LP members to appoint the son of the late Aparis I. It was hinted that a reason why they should nominate him was financial, considering Nepnep died from cancer that could be financially debilitating. Honestly, when I heard this, it left a bad taste in my mouth. I have always admired Nepnep as a person who was proud of what he has achieved in political and personal life, and never giving in even in the face of criticisms, and groveling to anybody for financial reasons is the last thing I imagine him to do. Especially for his family, who I know he and Maam Thelma worked hard to provide well. Anyway, back to Tuesdays session, the Liberal Party majority would rise up to Capahis appeal. In the spirit of Christian Charity, Tommy Serafica stood up, asked for the resolution recommending Cotiangco as the sole nominee to be amended and the name of Nepneps junior to be included. Bennet Pongos Jr., proponent, agrees. Those present, predominantly members of the Aparis family, all dressed in white T-shirts with the writings Celebrating the life of Nep Aparis, applauded the magnanimous move of the LP. They applauded them thrice, if I remember right. Since the rewording of the resolution was ticklish, two long breaks were called for. All the councilors went to the backroom of the session hall, and had a marathon meeting. By around 6:00 PM, they all come out, smiling and looking pleased. After the title of the proposed amended resolution was read, those present again gave a loud applause. And while the body of the resolution was being read, Capahi, in a loud, clear voice, would read paragraphs he helped reword, by way of assisting this body, to include the information that they are not admitting that the late Nepnep was an independent. I checked my notes, Capahi said by way of assisting this body in rewording the resolution at least two times. Then, all 10 present voted on the win-win resolution. At my back, I heard JR Aparis telling an SP staff he would be submitting his
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God writes with crooked lines

NOW THAT we are into some disasters and calamities, its good to remind ourselves that God writes straight with crooked lines. We need to strengthen our faith, making deliberate acts of faith to avoid letting the pillars of our ultimate beliefs eroded by the many trials and difficulties we are and will be experiencing because of them. God is all good, all wise, all merciful. He does not want to play tricks on us. He is not a hunter who likes to harass us and to strike us in our most vulnerable moments. He is a good father who understands us well, loves us no end, provides us with everything we need, and solves our problems in their final terms. He even assumes the mess that we make due to our sinfulness, and converts them into our way of reconciliation. His will and ways are actually simple and straightforward. What makes them to appear crooked are our own natural limitations, personal weaknesses and our own sinfulness that tend to complicate what is actually simple. The gospel gives us the basis for all these claims and beliefs. We are told to see and assess things more by faith rather than just our common sense and the power of our sciences and natural knowledge. You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time? he said (Lk 12,56), somehow telling us that we should not just look at the externals and appearance of things, but rather into the internal and spiritual aspects, where the interplay of Gods providence and our correspondence takes place. This is the challenge we have to tackle. We need to study the will and ways of God that actually are revealed to us with enough if not abundant clarity in spite of the mysteries that they also contain. Are we doing something about this challenge? The faith broadens our mind and leads us to brace ourselves to the full range of reality that we live in, a reality that includes the natural and the supernatural, the material and the spiritual. Its the faith that sheds the proper and ultimate light to everything in our life, including not only the good things that happen to us, our victories and successes, but also the bad and sad things that spring not so much from our natural limitations as from the infranatural or subhuman frailties that arise from our sinfulness. Its the faith that gives meaning and salvation to the suffering that we unavoidably will have in this life. In another part of the gospel, for example, we are told that whenever some calamities occur, one thing that we should remember as we go about tackling the consequences of such calamities is that we need to repent. Our life here on earth can be described in many ways, most of them beautiful and of the fell-good type. But one realistic way of describing it is that it is also a life meant to elicit in us sentiments of repentance and conversion. Thats because of our sinfulness. The pertinent gospel passage is the following: Some people told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with
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Three senators reportedly resigned?

THE READERS of this column will no doubt claim that I am jumping the gun on the much-ballyhoed resignation of Sens. Jinggoy Estrada, Bong Revilla and Juan Ponce Enrile. The said Senators have been reviled no end and there seems to be no end to their supposed involvement in the PDAF scam. Before going any further, please allow this corner to elucidate. For this reason allow it to quote verbatim an item that appeared in the Freeman edition of the 18th October 2013, as follows: Ottawa A Canadian Senator at the center of an expenses scandal sought medical leave yesterday as he and two colleagues were set to be sacked from government. Senator Mike Duffy said in a statement that he would be absent from work due to health concers. The Senate has been asked to consider a motion calling for the suspension without pay of Duffy, as well as fellow Senators Pamela Wallin and Patrick Brazeau. The trio -- all appointed to the upper house by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- face a criminal probe after an audit revealed troubling expense claims. All three have been stripped of their political resources but that was not enough to quell an uproar which has been a drag on the Coservativespopularity -- now at an all-time low, according to polls. Duffy is also being investigated for having accepted a Can $90,000 check from Harpers chief of staff to help the lawmaker repay funds he had wrong claimed as Senate expenses. (AFP) The above item is quoted in its entirety and being reproduced because it seems to be in the same plain as that of ours. Since the Napoles scam was unearthed, no such movement from the House of Representatives to that of the Senate has been heard or seen. This corner has to admit that any man can always claim he is
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Time to remember our dear departed

ON THE occasion of All Saints Day & All Souls Day, I am at a loss and wondering why the TV networks and radio newscasters in Manila are calling the two holidays as undas. I could not get the true meaning of this term undas describing the two holiday occasions. It has not been explained by the Manila-based TV media. I could still remember that Nov. 1 was called by the media as Todos los Santos, a Spanish name. Maybe the term undas was just coined by the Manila media to have a shortcut term for the two religious holidays. I am afraid that the media in Manila may invent another shortcut term to name the two most holy religious days of holy week, Holy Thursday & Friday. Every first of November, we are forced by religious tradition and the declared holidays to remember our dear departed and to visit their gravesites or tombstones to offer our prayers for them to rest in peace. We also bring flowers and light candles at their tombs together with our prayers perhaps for our dead to remember their scents from the far beyond. This practice was further reinforced by a poet who declared his wish before he died that flowers be brought often to his grave so that somehow he can smell their scents. The Chinese tradition, aside from the flowers and the burning of incense, includes the offering of food and fruits not only for their scents but with the Chinese belief that somehow their departed can partake some of the offered food and fruits later when the visitors leave the cemetery. The food and fruits left at the tombs almost always disappear but taken by hungry living persons or cemetery thieves when the paid guards are not alert anymore. The annual dash to cemeteries is also often the only time that we can clean or spruce-up the
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Across the divide

LiKe other families, our list gets longer, noted the wife. We were jotting names for All Souls Day requiem masses. She adds wistfully: Sooner rather than later, somebody will have to write our names in, too. Death is only a horizon, the old prayer says. And a horizon is the limit of our sight.... We give back to You Lord who first gave them to us: our faithful dead, whose beauty and truth are even now in our hearts. Anglo-Catholic and Roman Catholic churches commemorate the faithful departed on Nov 2, BBC writes. They pray for those still atoning for misdeeds. All Hallows Eve or Halloween marked the Celtic new year. In 1848, Irish immigrants brought the feast to the US. When younger, the wife and I trailed two granddaughters, in spooky dresses, knocking for trick or treat goodies in a San Francisco suburb. Here, wed light with our grandchildren candles before graves of family members. The custom resembles Mexicos Dia de los Muertos. Now, grandkids have disappeared into US and Swedish schools. We place flowers on graves of relatives whose families vanished in the immigration diaspora. There is an overload of spot broadcasts or reports: traffic jams, squatters living in cemeteries turned into two day cities, zapped by karaoke. Yet, some 2,500 years before Easters empty tomb, an ailing Job cried: Oh, that my words were engraved in rock forever. I know my Redeemer lives. And in the end, He will stand forth upon the earth. And after my skin shall have been destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God. Or try 175 BC to134 BC: A Jewish rebellion broke out against the ruling dynasty. And Judas Maccabeus wrote It is a good and wholesome thought to pray for the dead. From its start, the Church prayed for the dead. By year 998, Abbot Oddilo of Cluny picked Nov. 2 for this remembrance. The practice spread to other countries by 10th centurys end. The living can help the departed, the doctrine went, by asceticisms trio of prayer, sacrifice and alms. Who doesnt have unfinished business with someone whom death has taken? asks Fr. Ron Rolheiser. But its never too late if we take seriously the communion of saints tenet. Enshrined in our creed, it says were in real community with those who have died.
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Being male
MALES OF ALL SPECIES love to strut, call themselves top of the heap and feel entitled to every female in sight. It is also considered a given that a man could not control his sexual urges and would in fact be just too willing to bed his friends wife. Is it based on research or is it just a myth? Scientists have found that men are biologically inclined toward avoiding a close encounter with the mate of a buddy. Testosterone seems to be depressed if a friend is involved, but elevated if there is no close relationship. Mens testosterone levels generally increase when they are interacting with a potential sexual partner or an enemys mate, researchers report. It suggests that mens minds have evolved to foster a situation where the bonds of friendship are respected. The apparent lowering of testosterone levels when interacting with friends mates is consistent with mutual respect of mating relationships and enhanced cooperation among group males, the study notes. The scientists see their study as much broader than just the sexual temptation involving a friends mate because another research showed that testosterone is also involved in a wide range of human activities. They found, for example, that the level of testosterone soared in young men when they competed in sporting events with a rival from another community, but it remained unchanged if the rival was a close neighbor. And that, they suggest, shows we are biologically determined to act less aggressively within our group but we are more willing to attack outsiders. A victory against friends does not affect testosterone significantly, whereas a victory against outsiders results in elevated testosterone, the study concludes. Likewise, a defeat by friends has little effect on testosterone, whereas a defeat by outsiders results in decreased testosterone from pre-competition levels. The researchers further suggest that testosterone remains low to help members of a community work together and it rises to help defeat a threat from outside the community. Thus, it may play a critical role in human interactions, even at the international level. However, there is still some debate among scientists over testosterone. Other scientists found that testosterone does not cause aggression if that would threaten ones own status, as in dont pick a fight with a bully if hes really gigantic. Another study found that testosterone makes us less cooperative, even with our friends, and more egocentric. And other researchers found that subjects who had received an extra dose of testosterone lied less frequently so the effect can sometimes seem contradictory. But one thing is certain. Sex may not necessarily be destiny but sex hormones determine what and who we are as far as gender orientation is concerned. Perhaps the hate bashers now show more empathy for Charice and others who came out of the closet by supporting Thats My Tomboy, a popular segment of Its Showtime for lesbians on TV.

Death washes some things clean. Where hurts prevailed, it can bring a peace, a clarity, and a charity that were not possible before. Why? Its not simply because the death changed the chemistry and took someone out of the family, the office, or friends. Or, as or sometimes may seem the case, the source of the tension. It happens because, as Lukes account of Jesus on the cross teaches, Today, you will be with me in paradise! Jesus speaks those words to the good thief on the cross. And theyre meant for every one of us who dies without yet fully being a saint and without having had the time and opportunity to make all the amends and speak all the apologies that we owe to others. There is still time after death, on both sides, for reconciliation and healing to happen. Inside the communion of saints we have access to each other. And there we can finally speak of those words that we couldnt speak before. We reach
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NI ATTY. MANING GOLO

Matinahuron, Mr. Torpe

Dear Mr. Torps, Ang 4P sa atoa gitawag og Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Ang tomong mao ang pagtabang sa atong mga igsoon nga nagkalisodlisod pinaagi sa paghatag og cash assistance. Naa pod ni sa ubang nasod. Sama sa Brazil, ang tawag nila Bolsa Familia. Apan lahi sa atoa. Kay atong kwarta ilang gibulsa. Mao nga mo insist ang inyong mayor og straight voting aron ang ilang anomaliya dili maboking. Sa sunod eleksyon, himoa ang inyong mayor nga 4P, kon Pulihi, Pulihi, Pulihi og Pulihi. Imong amigo, Manny G. Golo e.g.gololaw@gmail.com 09155595449

Population Explosion is a myth

I USED to tune-in to PRTV-12 to listen to the morning commentators. After a brief comment on the still raging issue of the Pork Barrel Scams, a commentator made the observation on a lawyer who filed a case against 60-year old Freddie Aguilar for falling in love and planning to get married to a 14-year old maiden, with her parental consent. I was silently cheering on the PRTV-12 commentator, I think he was Atty. Nick Esmael, for lambasting the Abogado de Campanilla for filing the case against Aguilar instead of those clearly guilty of the Pork Barrel Scams. He is obviously an Abogado de Palagapak and no Abogado de Campanilla. Tradition forbids the ringing of altar bells during Holy Week. Instead of ringing the small bell during Mass, small wooden boards tied together are shaken by the altar boys to give off rattling sounds. This is in lieu of the lively small bells. What reminded me of this was Freddies song Anak. It became the top tune worldwide. In my 2nd official trip to South East Asian countries from Japan up North down the south of Singapore, Anak was sang in many languages. It was translated to Japanese. In Hongkong, it was translated to major Chinese languages like Mandarin or Fookien. It was also sang in Indian by the Indian community in Singapore. I even heard Anak also has a Spanish, Italian, French etc. translations. These are main languages in Europe. I humbly assumed the song Anak was a protest song of the ongoing Worldwide Population Control Program. In one of my early ECHOES columns, I wrote that the whole world population that time of 7 billion, if gathered in one place and told to stand comfortably at two persons per one square meter of that area, the world population can be accommodated on Billiran Island with lots of grounds to spare. An old scientist-philosopher formulated his Malthusian Theory of over population that will result in incessant wars and epidemics that will finally result in annihilation of the worlds population. Of course, Malthus, a old philosopher and maybe also as a scientist of his times, did not foresaw the vast improvement of the human species and science, eliminating deadly epidemic viruses and the rise of tall buildings to increase living spaces in urban areas. He never foresaw the Empire State building or Manhattan Twin Towers in New York. Or the skyscraper in Saudi Arabia that turns with the rising and setting of the sun. The old Philosopher did not foresee the eradication of malaria fever. When the Suez and Panama canals were built, hundreds of workers died during its construction because of the malaria-infested swamps turning the focus of scientists to defeat the plaque. The scourge of tuberculosis has been minimized, even in our nation, resulting to closures of TB Pavilions setup in every province of the country. The biggest TB Pavilion was in Quezon City. Even the dreaded Bbible disease, leprosy, was totally eliminated with the closure of the Leper Colony in Culion Island of Palawan. As to wars among nations, all thoughts of war for domination by a single nation was totally eliminated by the invention of atomic or nuclear bombs, forcing nations to be at peace with each other or fully destroy each other with nuclear bombs. Hence, the Malthusian Theory of Population Explosion is a false theory of causing the end of Civilization. However, recent headlines are about recurrences of the incurable HIV disease caused by same sex copulation (To be cont)

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Dear Atty. Golo, Ang among mayor nangampanya lagi og straight voting sa mga kapitan og konsehal nga iyang gisuportahan. Giingnan niya ang mga tawo nga kon dili mo vote straight pwede kono matangtang sa 4P. Unsa man ning 4P nga gigamit man sa politika? Ang mga gisuportahan sa mayor hayahay kaayo kay napun-an silag laing P, Power, mao nga 5P na sila. Maayo pa wagtangon ang 4P. Tinood naa pod konoy 4P sa ubang nasod? Nanondog sila sa ato o kitay nanondog nila? Unsa man poy ngan sa ilang 4P?

The Gospel on Sunday

NOVEMBER 10, 2013 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Luke 20: 27 - 38 There came to him some Sadducees, those who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question, saying, Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a mans brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the wife and raise up children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and died without children; and the second and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. Afterward the woman also died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife. And Jesus said to them, The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage; but those who are accounted worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, for they cannot die any more,

because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living; for all live to him.

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across deaths divide. Why do you seek the living among the dead?, those words were spoken by an angel to Mary Magdalene when she came to anoint Jesus body in the garden tomb. Curious words? Perhaps. They contain, though, a secret Seek for them among the living, not among the dead. We will meet the ones we can no longer touch by placing ourselves in situations where their spirits can flourish, John Shea writes. Every good person shapes the infinite life and compassion of God in his or her unique way. When that person dies, we must seek him or her among the living. Whether in the dim catacombs off Rome s Appian way, or in our garishly lighted cemeteries, All Souls Day 2012 speaks to us again in Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagores poignant verse: Death is not the extinguishing of life. It is putting out the lamp, because dawn has come.

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APARIS ... from P. 1
The late councilors coindependent colleagues in the council, councilors Ruben Capahi, Pedro Godiardo Ebcas, Antonio Codilla, Marina Placido and Corinne Corro, likewise wrote the SP that they were also withdrawing their affirmative votes to the resolution as Aparis II had already expressed to withdraw his acceptance of the nomination. Jay-R refers to a letter from the Comelec Law Department claiming that they received the late councilors Certificate of Nomination and Authority (CONA) as LAKAS-CMD on October 2, 2013 which was received by the Comelec in Ormoc City and their office on October 5 and 8, 2012, respectively. It is not explained however why the said CONA, executed under oath, was dated October 2, 2013, just a few days after the councilor died and how it could have been submitted to Comelec last year. A check with the official website of the Comelec also shows that Aparis, Capahi, Ebcas, Codilla won as independent candidates. An appeal for Christian Charity Last Tuesday, October 29, the council held its regular session. Among the items on agenda was Resolution No. 2013-076, recommending Mrs. Evangeline Laurente Cotiangco to fill up the permanent vacancy at the SP. The session hall was full of people, mostly relatives of Aparis and his wife, Thelma, who comes from the Omega family. There were also Criminology students from the Sto. Nio College, where the late councilor was President of the board. Aparis II is reportedly the Dean of Criminology in the same school. Councilor Bennet Pongos Jr., proponent of the resolution, first gave a committee report on the matter. When the matter was formally taken up, Atty. Ruben Capahi, speaking in behalf of the minority argued for Christian Charity from the Liberal Party bloc, to allow the Aparis family to nominate their choice. Another independent councilor, Pedro Godiardo Ebcas, made another appeal. He said there was no urgency to replace the vacancy and that they, the minority bloc, were willing to take care of the barangays assigned to Aparis, even if it meant extra work for them. The audience cheered Capahi and Ebcas. After their speeches, LP councilor Tomas Serafica asked to be recognized. In a surprise twist, he asked the council to amend the resolution and include the name of Aparis II in it.

Oct. 28 - Nov. 3, 2013

MARCOS ... from P. 4

gravesites of our dead, especially in the provinces since most cemeteries or burial places here have no hired hands to maintain and clean them, unlike the memorial parks in Metro Manila and urban cities. But with the many imposed prohibitions and strict inspection of visitors to public cemeteries in Metro Manila, such as the ban on bringing of bolos and other cleaning tools, the provincial folks are better off that they can bring their cleaning tools to clear and repaint the tombs of their dead. While in Manila, the cleaning up of tombs has become a business with the authorized cleaners asking for a minimum of P400 just to clean up one tomb and another P1,000 for repainting it. And now, the eternal question for all of us: Is there life after death? Most of all faiths and religions teach and believe that there is life after death granted by God or an Ultimate Being. Buddhism, however, modifies this belief by their reincarnation belief in other forms of life. Aside from faith, there is no real physical evidence like a personal testimony from someone who died who came back to tell personally or describe what is there beyond. I personally believe that this physical absence of a returning dead to give testimony is part of the design of an Ultimate Being since if there will be an exact testimony from one returning from the dead, either negative or positive that there is life beyond, then there will be no more surprises remaining in life for all.

The results of the May 13, 2013 elections as posted at the www. comelec.gov. ph website. To view it, click on the tab on the side with NLE 2013. Speaking in Bisaya and English, Serafica explained that Cotiangco was their party choice as Liberal Party members but in the spirit of fairness, he also suggested that the name of Aparis II is included. Cheers and applause filled the session hall, especially after councilor Bennet Pongos Jr. agreed to the amendment. The amendment was approved by the body, to the applause of the audience. Since the resolution needed to be reworded, Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr. called for a 10-minute recess. The eleven councilors, six from the LP and 5 from the independents, then withdrew for closed-door deliberations at the backroom of the session hall. The 10 minutes stretched to almost two hours. They would emerge from the backroom at around 6:10 PM with the reworded resolution. Pongos again took the matter up on the floor, which Capahi, by way of assisting this body given the limited time to arrive at a Solomonic decision helped explain the major amendments done. Among the amendments was the phrase that the resolution does not confirm in no way that Aparis was an independent candidate as interpreted by the majority. After the full resolution was read, Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr. asked the councilors to vote on it. All 10 councilors present voted yes, raising their right hands, to the cheers and applause of the audience. They were Rolando Villasencio, Serafica, Dr. Mario Rodriguez, Capahi, Pongos Jr., Antonio Codilla, Ebcas, Dr. Gerry Penserga, Placido and Corro. Vincent Rama, appointed OIC mayor that afternoon, did not participate in the deliberations. Anyari? That was October 29, Tuesday. By October 31, Aparis II and the five independent councilors changed their minds and withdrew their conformity to the resolution. Known Codilla supporters have also brought the issue to the social networking sites through real and fictitious accounts. There are also threats posted that at least 80 people or families will lose their jobs for the LPs magnanimous move to accommodate Aparis II. Accordingly, the mayor wanted him alone in that resolution and because there were two nominees, 80 people will be fired from City Hall. These are reportedly the job orders given by the mayors office to the Liberal Party SP members to accommodate their own people. Meanwhile, legislative consultant Atty. Coeli Fiel said she is still studying the matter of Aparis IIs withdrawal and that of the five councilors.

POTPOURRI ... from P. 4

innocent of any crime unless proven otherwise. Ergo: all of them are innocent. What has become of that age-old value of delicadeza which is a Spanish word for the honor system where you are the only one who can do something out of the ordinary and voluntarily resign because the demand for it makes it so. As an analogy, take the case of an incident in the Bible when Jesus said that if you are invited to a party and you do not know the seating arrangement, take the last place and when your host finds you not on the right seat, he might ask you to go higher. This way, you will be elevated; whereas if you take the higher one which was reserved for another one, you will feel embarrassed in the eyes of the other guests. None of the lawmakers are making a move for fear of being considered as an admittance of guilt. In the Biblical analogy, by taking the blame and if it was found out you were all the time innocent, you will have been exalted to the seventh heaven. For sure some or heaven forbid all of them are involved in the PDAF scam. Sen. Jinggoy already showed the way. By so doing, he has put the noose around his neck. Are there any other takers? Is there therefore a need to make a roll call? How about the Chair ofthe Blue Ribbon Committee who is now taking the cudgels for an investi-gation? Is he (Sen. T. Guingona) clean? Except for the newly elected Senators three of them are the rest just as clean, or not so clean, as the others? Since time immemorial and as far as this corner can go back to the past, there has not been a Senator that resigned from the Senate. Does it mean to say that all of the Senators in the past who got involved in some foolishness were all innocent? If any of them resigned out-right and are eventually found innocent, would it not have been very dramatic that he would have been asked to take back his seat? Lots of kudos to that Senator! Unfortunately none of them came out real statesmen. Take the case of the deposed Erap. He had the guts to go through the whole process of impeach-ment. He had nerves of steel. Perhaps not after all because he probably knew that he had a majority vote. Remember the dancing queen who danced a jigon the floor? She happened to be the Tita of Pres. P-noy? Can it be that it is only in the Western hemisphere that the flower of chivalry is still blooming? Have we not acquired the same traits as them? If we are considered as Godly as any Catholic believer, can we not have some of the true characteristics of a man of God? Why dont the whole Senate resign en masse and an investigation be done to determine who will be retained? Whoever will be retained will surely feel very great and much vindicated. The though of it makes this corner wonder in awe.

VIEW FROM ORMOC ... from P. 4

curriculum vitae tomorrow. The session would end by 6:30 PM. Everybody was wreathed in smiles and seemingly happy over the decision. On my way out, I asked Romy Aparis, Neps brother what he felt about the Solomonic decision (as Capahi paraphrased it) and he said it was okay, just leave the choice to the president. However, what ended well was not to everybodys liking, it seems. By Thursday morning, an Ivan Delgado and Ormoc Hub began to circulate on FB a letter by Aparis II telling the SP that he wanted his name withdrawn from the resolution nominating him alongside Mrs. Cotiangco. The five other independent councilors Capahi, Ebcas, Codilla, Placido and Corro also did the same, writing formally that they were withdrawing their affirmative votes to the resolution in a copy also posted at the website. Aparis Jr. refers to a certification from the COMELEC claiming his father filed as LAKAS-CMD and was not an independent. I read the certification carefully, as posted. Oddly, it states that attached is a CONA (the late Apariss) executed under oath on October 2, 2013 which was received by the Office of the Election Officer, COMELEC Ormoc City and by this Department (the law department of the Comelec Central Office) on October 5, 2012 and October 8, 2012, respectively. I cannot fathom how a CONA, executed just this year (2013) could have been received by the Comelec last year? Anyway, I decided to check the official website of the Comelec at www.comelec.gov. ph. Just like in the ballots last May 2013, Aparis was declared a winner by the Comelec as an independent candidate. To jog every Ormocanons memory, that Ondo and his slate were reduced to independents in the May 2013 elections was a public knowledge. Only one in their slate had a party, and that was their congressional candidate. Why? They should probably be asking their congressional candidate why since he was supposed to be the authorized signatory to their CONAs. What was smugly ignored in the past as a non-necessity (mudaog man mi bisan partido, a radio spokesperson boasted) has now become a lifeline. It is understandable why the minority bloc is fighting so hard to have another ally in the council, even to the point of using a dead mans popularity. Its plain and pure politics, and politics is a numbers game. The LP majority in the council, challenged to act as statesmen, has already given the minority bloc what they wanted: a nomination. Now, for that inch, they want the arm?

FR. ROY ... from P. 4

the blood of their sacrifices. He said to them in reply, Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were greater sinners than all other Galileans? By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did! (Lk 13,1-3) May we not get lost in the drama provoked by the calamities and disasters that visit us from time to time, a drama that inevitably sparks off strong natural feelings of fear! We have to see the whole picture painted by our faith. There we can see that God actually is conveying a beautiful message for us, a message we need to know and live. Thats the reason why we have to pray always. Prayer, for us, should not just be an on-and-off affair. It should be like our breathing, our very heartbeat. Its what connects us vitally with God, and enables us to see things the way God sees them. We ought to remember that we actually cannot live without God. Thinking otherwise would lead us to some fantasy world that for sure cannot cope with all the fullness of the reality of our human life here on earth. With prayer, we somehow can detect that God actually writes straight, but his writing may look crooked because of our limitations and sinfulness.

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Household Tips
By Ina Larrazabal-Gimenez

14 Simple Gardening Tips

From using leftover coffee beans to preventing dirt from getting underneath fingernails, master gardener Paul James shares his top 14 tips and shortcuts to make spring gardening a breeze.Here, the latest tips and tricks from Paul James, host of Gardening by the Yard: 1. To remove the salt deposits that form on clay pots, combine equal parts white vinegar, rubbing alcohol and water in a spray bottle. Apply the mixture to the pot and scrub with a plastic brush. Let the pot dry before you plant anything in it. 2. To prevent accumulating dirt under your fingernails while you work in the garden, draw your fingernails across a bar of soap and youll effectively seal the undersides of your nails so dirt cant collect beneath them. Then, after youve finished in the garden, use a nailbrush to remove the soap and your nails will be sparkling clean. 3. To prevent the line on your string trimmer from jamming or breaking, treat with a spray vegetable oil before installing it in the trimmer. 4. Turn a long-handled tool into a measuring stick! Lay a long-handled garden tool on the ground, and next to it place a tape measure. Using a permanent marker, write inch and foot marks on the handle. When you need to space plants a certain distance apart (from just an inch to several feet) youll already have a measuring device in your hand. 5. To have garden twine handy when you need it, just stick a ball of twine in a small clay pot, pull the end of the twine through the drainage hole, and set the pot upside down in the garden. Do that, and youll never go looking for twine again. 6. Little clay pots make great cloches for protecting young plants from sudden, overnight frosts and freezes. 7. To turn a clay pot into a hose guide, just stab a roughly one-foot length of steel reinforcing bar into the ground at the corner of a bed and slip two clay pots over it: one facing down, the other facing up. The guides will prevent damage to your plants as you drag the hose along the bed. 8. To create perfectly natural markers, write the names of plants (using a permanent marker) on the flat faces of stones of various sizes and place them at or near the base of your plants. 9. Got aphids? You can control them with a strong blast of water from the hose or with insecticidal soap. But heres another suggestion, one thats a lot more fun; get some tape! Wrap a wide strip of tape around your hand, sticky side out, and pat the leaves of plants infested with aphids. Concentrate on the undersides of leaves, because thats where the little buggers like to hide. 10. The next time you boil or steam vegetables, dont pour the water down the drain, use it to water potted patio plants, and youll be amazed at how the plants respond to the vegetable soup. 11. Use leftover tea and coffee grounds to acidify the soil of acid-loving plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, gardenias and even blueberries. A light sprinkling of about one-quarter of an inch applied once a month will keep the pH of the soil on the acidic side. 12. Use chamomile tea to control damping-off fungus, which often attacks young seedlings quite suddenly. Just add a spot of tea to the soil around the base of seedlings once a week or use it as a foliar spray. 13. If you need an instant table for tea service, look no farther than your collection of clay pots and saucers. Just flip a good-sized pot over, and top it off with a large saucer. And when youve had your share of tea, fill the saucer with water, and your table is now a birdbath. 14. The quickest way in the world to dry herbs: just lay a sheet of newspaper on the seat of your car, arrange the herbs in a single layer, then roll up the windows and close the doors. Your herbs will be quickly dried to perfection. Whats more, your car will smell great. For more tips, you can watch Inas Household Tips at PRTV 12 Tacloban Bida ka Inay every Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 6pm or you can email me at inashouseholdtips@yahoo.com or add me on facebook.

In Javier to visit Mayor Javier. On his 2nd day in visiting the 5th district of Leyte, Agriculture Sec. Proceso J. Alcala went to Javier, Leyte to meet Mayor Sandy Javier and see how DA funded projects are going on. On top, he is seen with the Mayor as they discuss coco peat and other products being produced in the area. At right, the Javier Salabat or Ginger Tea which is grown, packaged and exported from the town.

PDAF ... from P. 1

this semester. I met with them and you can see they were worried. Almost all came. In the past, if you called them to a meeting, there would be many who absent. But during our last meeting, almost all came because they know there was a problem. Nalooy ko nila, but what can I do. I estimate around half of them wont be able to enroll this semester, he said. 2014 will not be much of a problem, he added, because we will be submitting their names to the CHED (Commission on Higher Education) and they (have given the assurance that they) will take it from there. The congressman added that aside from putting his scholars on a disadvantage, the freezing of the PDAF has also taken a toll on the small projects that are usually funded from it like school fences, water pumps, waiting sheds and infrastructures that the barangays need but cant be funded through regular funds anymore because they were minor. Rep. Cari also said his district still owes PhilHealth a lot. Its a good thing they understand, he said. Asked if he would still run for Congress even if there is no more PDAF to speak of, Cari said, Oo naman. Being a congressman goes beyond having PDAF. Its representing our people and bringing their voice to the concerned agencies. Cari, during the interview, was with Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala. Cari said he invited Alcala over to the 5th district for him to see what can be done there and to solve some problems concerning agriculture, one of which is the situation of abaca in the district. He brought Alcala to the Specialty Pulp Mill, Inc. at Brgy. Hilapnitan which had to close its abaca sorting plant because there is no more ample supply of abaca in the district and nearby areas after it was hit by the bunchy top virus. Around 80 workers were displaced, it was learned, aside from their votes after. One councilor would not take anything less than a deferment, he observed. Meanwhile, Councilor Mario Rodriguez, when asked for his comment on the issue said that since Aparis II has withdrawn his acceptance to the nomination, then there is only one nominee. As for the five independent councilors who withdrew their votes, he said the SP internal rules say a vote cannot be withdrawn once it is cast. I am not a lawyer but that is how I understand it (the internal rules), he said. He said this is a matter best looked into by legal minds. those indirectly benefiting from the plant. Alcala, upon discussing the matter with SPMI management, gave the Fiber Development Authority, the National Abaca Research Center and other concerned line agencies a two-week ultimatum to come up with a roadmap to rejuvenate the industry in the area, or at least introduce stopgap measures. Pleased with the result of the meeting of SPMI management and Alcala, Rep. Cari said this is one of his jobs as representative of the people. By Lalaine M. Jimenea

Ormoc Memorial Gardens

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LP still had the numbers. It would have been 5 LP councilors and 5 independents on the floor, with the vice mayor casting a vote to break a tie, he said. As for inserting Aparis IIs name into the nomination, he said it was a humanitarian act on the part of the Liberal Party but apparently this was unacceptable to the other side. On a hindsight, he said, there was at least one councilor who was bent to have the proceedings deferred and because he was not able to swing it, resulted to them agreeing to the resolution then withdrawing

set of banks, thrifts, and other lending institutions, she said. Bangko Sentral attributed the 19.2% increase in net loan portfolio in 2012 to the improving business conditions in the region. Meanwhile, the deposit liabilities in Eastern Visayas increased from 42,998.15 in 2011 to 48,771.84 in million pesos in 2012. The 13.4% increase in deposit liabilities in 2012 is due to increased number of banks, 4 universal banks and 4 thrift banks, Ms. Labrador said. The Loan-to-Deposit Ratio in 2011 is 26, while 28 in 2012, she added. As of June of 2013, there is a total of 173 banks in Eastern Visayas; 86 universal and commercial banks, 25 thrift banks and 62 rural / coop banks. The province of Leyte has the most number of banks with a total of 93; broken down to 46 universal and commercial banks, 13 thrift banks and 34 rural/coop banks. Southern Leyte comes second with 28 banks; 8 universal and commercial banks, 4 thrift banks and 16 rural/coop banks. Samar province has 22; Eastern Samar and Northern Samar have 13 each while Biliran has 4 banks. There are 181 Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in the various provinces of Eastern Visayas; 140 are onsite while 41 are offsite.

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NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE
ON REMATADOS OF

NOTICES
M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS
Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LEYTE 8th Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City EJF No. 3660 For: Extrajudicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage PHCCI Multi-Purpose Cooperative rep. By Zacarias M. Mate, Petitioner/Mortgagee, -versusRonald L. Yu joined by his wife Mrs. Rovic B. Yu Respondent./ Mortgagors. x------------------x SHERIFFS NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER ACT 3135 AMENDED Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under act 3135, as Amended filed by PERPETUAL HELP CREDIT COOPERATIVE (PHCCI) rep. By Zacarias M. Mate Real Street, Tacloban City, against RONALD L. YU at BLOCK 13 LOT 31, NHA, BARAS, PALO, LEYTE to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as of July 22, 2013 amounted to ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY SIX PESOS & 56/100 (Php 1,234,236.56), Philippine Currency, excluding Penalties, Charges, Attorneys Fees, expenses of the Foreclosure, Sheriffs Lawful Fees, and expenses for conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION SALE, thereof, the UNDERSIGNED EXECUTING SHERIFF WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION on November 29, 2013 at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City, to the highest bidder for Cash and in Philippine Currency, the following Real Properties/ Personal Properties, with all the improvements thereon, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-1222011001308 A parcel of land (Lot 7, Block 2 of the consolidationsubdivision plan, (LRC) Pcs-13819, being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 2870, 2871,2873 ,2874, 2884, 2886, 2887, 2901, 2904, 2909, 2920, 2921, 2922, 2923, 2924, 2925, 2927, and 3381 Tacloban Cadastre, LRC (GLRO) Record No. 1040), situated in the Barrio of Caibaan, Tacloban City, Island of Leyte, Bounded on the : NE. Points 3 to 4 by Lot 9; on the SE, points 4 to 1 by Lot 8; on the SW. points 1 to 2 by Lot 5, all of Block 2; on the NW, points 2 to 3 by road Lot 19 all of the Consolidation Subdivision plan Containing an area of TWO HUNDRED FORTY (240) SQUARE METERS, more of less registered in the name of RONALD L. YU of legal age, Filipino, married. PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS AND BUYERS MAY INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND ENCUMBRANCES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTIES IF ANY THERE BE. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on said date, it shall be held on December 6, 2013 on the same time and place without further notice. Tacloban City, October 16, 2013. FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF (Sgd.) LUDY C. MARMITA Sheriff IV Copy furnished: PERPETUAL HELP CREDIT COOPERATIVE (PHCCI) rep. By ZACARIAS M. MATE RONALD L. YU BLOCK 13 LOT 31, NHA BARAS PALO, LEYTE EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2013

Oct. 28 - Nov. 3, 2013

Republic of the Philippiens REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Ormoc City OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF EJF No. R-ORM-13-00017-FC For: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE under Act 3135 HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (Pag-Ibig Fund), Mortgagee, -versus- ALEJANDRO G. CANONIO, JR., Mortgagor. x------------------x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE Upon Extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 filed by Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) Tacloban Regional Office, Tacloban City against Alejandro G. Canonio, Jr. to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 8, 2013 amounts to Nine Hundred Ninety One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty Five Pesos Only (P991,265.00), including interest and penalties but excluding attorneys fees, sheriffs fees and other expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on November 20, 2013 at 4:00 oclock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City to the highest bidder, for cash or managers check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all the improvements located therein, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 25877 Register of Deeds of Ormoc City A parcel of land designated as (Lot 2-C-2-C of the subdivision plan Psd-006172, being a portion of Lot 2-C-2, Psd-08-004780, situated at the Barangay of Doa Feliza Mejia Village, City of Ormoc, Island of Leyte. Bounded on the NE., along line 3-4 by Lot 2-C-2-B, on the SE., along line 4-1 by ot 2-C-2-W (Road Right of Way) on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-C-2-D, all of the subdivision plan, Psd-08-0016172 and on the NW., along line 2-3 a Road (10.00 m. wide). Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan being N. 11 deg. 59W., 497.85 m. from BBM No. 8, Cad-256, Ormoc Cadastre; thence N. 72 deg. 08W., 17.01 m to point 2, thence N. 17 deg. 52E., 8.85 m. to point 3; thence S. 72 deg. 07E., 16.99 m. to point 4; thence S. 17 deg. 43W, 8.84 m. to point of beginning; containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) square meters, more or less. Registered in the name of Sps. Alejandro G. Canonio, Jr. and Nena B. Canonio. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on November 27, 2013 without further notice. (Sgd.) ZENEN B. PURAY, JR. Sheriff IV EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2013 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte SP. PROC. NO. H-521 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF THE MINOR RHEA PEDROGAS ROSALES WHO HAS BEEN KNOWN IN SCHOOL AS RHEA F. SANCHEZ, RESTITUTA FLORES SANCHEZ, Petitioner, x-----------------------x ORDER PETITIONER-RESTITUTA FLORES SANCHEZ, by and through counsel, field a Petition to adopt minor RHEA PEDROGAS ROSALES who has been known in school as RHEA F. SANCHEZ. In support of her petition, the petitioner avers, THAT: She is of legal age, Filipino, single and without issue, a businesswoman by profession and a resident of Capt. Vilbar St., Central Poblacion, Hilongos, Leyte; she is in possession of full civil capacity and legal rights, is of good moral character, has not been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, and is emotionally and psychologically capable of caring her children in keeping with the means of family; she is sixteen (16) years older than the adoptee and underwent the pre-adoption services in accordance with law; that the subject minor is not disqualified by law to be adopted; the subject minor has been voluntarily committed to the care and custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) when her biological executed a Deed of Voluntary Commitment on March 2, 2012, hence, prayed that the petition be granted. WHEREFORE, finding the Verified Petition to be sufficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE, the same is set for initial hearing on April 10, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning at which date, time and place anyone that may be prejudiced by the approval of the instant Petition may come to court in this first opportunity. Published this Order in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner. Furnished copy of this Order to the Office General being the general counsel of the Republic at 134 Amorsolo St. Legaspi Village, Makati City; Regional Director of DSWD for that office to conduct a social case study report, to conduct a home study report; and to submit other relevant papers within 60 days, the natural parent of the minor to be adopted, Petitioner and her counsel for them to be present at the given addresses for them to be present during initial hearing. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS, this 4th day of October, 2013, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines. (Sgd.) EPHREM SUAREZ ABANDO Executive Judge ESA/csv EV Mail Oct. 28- Nov. 3, 4-10, & 11- 17, 2013
Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ELIAS MORILLO, Sr. re an agricultural land at Pili, Almeria, Biliran covered by ARP No. 00291, with an area of 3.29390.50 hectares denominated as survey No. ; and coco land, covered by ARP No. 00289, with an area of 0.9840.54 hectares, survey No. 2136, Lot No. 005, Title No. P-44533 were settled among his heirs and sold in favor of ARLIZ A. MACAPANIG per Doc. No. 83; Page No. 17; Book No. XII; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Nel JohnB. De la Pea. EV Mail Oct. 28- Nov. 3, 4-10, & 11- 17, 2013 Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late REYNALDO ALBARICO re a parcel of land consisting one half (1/2) share of Lot 2269-D-18, Psd-08-004276, situated in Brgy. Alegria, Ormoc City, containing an area of 104 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 24511
Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province: Leyte City/Municipality: Villaba Republic of the Philippine ) Villaba, Leyte) SS Petition No. CFN-04-2013 PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME I, GESHIELLA A. MONTERO, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of 249 Ilang-ilang st. Brgy. Biclatan, General Trias, Cavite after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that: 1) I am the petitioner seeking the change of first name in: b) the Certificate of Live Birth of Edgar N. Montero who is my husband 2) He was born on 6 April 1963 at Villaba , Leyte, Philippines 3) The birth was recorded under registry number 15 4) The first name to be changed is from EDGAR to PEDRO, The grounds for filing this petition are the following: b) He has habitually and continuously used PEDRO and he publicly known in the community with that first name; 6) I submit the following documents to support this petition: a) Childs birth certificate (OCRG COPY) b) NBI, PNP, Barangay and Court clearance and cert. of employment c) Form 137-E, Transcript of records, diploma and BGMT d) Marriage cert. siblings birth cert. (Jonally), E-1 MDR, civil security certifications 7) I have not filed any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similar petition is pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate. 8) I have no pending criminal, civil or administrative case in any court or any quasijudicial body. 9) I am filing this petition at the LCRO of Villaba, Leyte in accordance with R.A. No. 9048 and its implementing rules and regulations. (Sgd.) GESHIELLA A. MONTERO Petitioner VERIFICATION I, GESHIELLA A. MONTERO, the petitioner, hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Sgd.) GESHIELLA A. MONTERO Petitioner SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 21st day of October 2013 in the Municipality of Villaba, Leyte, petitioner exhibiting his Community Tax Certificate NO. 24113552 issued at Villaba, Leyte on October 21, 2013. (Sgd.) Engr. Medallo V. Punong Administering Officer EV Mail Oct. 29- Nov. 3 & 4-10, 2013

ALL BRANCHES AT LEYTE REGION, ORMOC 1, 2 & 3, NAVAL, PALOMPON, CARIGARA, ISABEL, KANANGA, VILLABA, SAN ISIDRO, TABANGO, ALBUERA, LEYTE, BILIRAN, MATAG-OB, CALUBIAN, TACLOBAN BRANCHES 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5, PALO, CALANIPAWAN (V & G) TANAUAN, ALANG-ALANG, JARO, DAGAMI, DULAG, BURAUEN, MARASBARAS, ROBINSON, BAYBAY, 1, & 3, INOPACAN, HILONGOS, ABUYOG, MAASIN 1 & 2, BATO, SOGOD 1 & 2; MACARTHUR, SAN JUAN (CABALIAN), LILOAN, HINDANG, HINUNANGAN, PINTUYAN, MALITBOG, & ST. BERNARD. Commencing November 15, 2013 at 9:00 am the above mentioned pawnshop will sell on Public Auction Sale all overdue pledges left in the same up to June 30, 2012, Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts. MANAGEMENT Sa Nobyembre 15, 2013, sa alas 9:00 and takna sa buntag isubasta sa publiko ang tanang butang naremati diri sa tagsa-tagsa ka buhatan sa gihinganlan sa itaas. Tanang butang pinerenda nga wala malukat hangtud sa Hunyo 30, 2012 maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang mga resibo. TAGDUMALA EV Mail Oct. 28- Nov. 3, 2013

Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF Regional Trial Court 8th Judicial Region Hall of Justice, Ormoc City EJF NO. R-ORM-13-00016-FC FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED IMELDA SACAY BERNDT., Petitioner-Mortgagee, -versusSPOUSES DIOSDADO AND LEONILA BAUTISTA, Respondents- Mortgagors x------------------x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by IMELDA SACAY-BERNDT of Brgy. Cogon, Ormoc City, against SPS. DIOSDADO AND LEONILA BAUTISTA of Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June, 2013 amounts to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND NINETY FOUR & 88/100 (P1,507,094.88), charges, attorneys fees, etc. but excluding expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on NOVEMBER 12, 2013, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 35, Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, to the highest bidder, for CASH or Managers check and in the Philippine Currency, the following property/s with all its improvements, to wit. TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 32193 A parcel of land certain Lot 6432-B-2 of the sub-division plan, Psd-08-009973-D, being a portion of Lot 6432-B, Psd74330, situated in the Brgy. of Liloan, City of Ormoc, Island of Leyte. Bounded on the NE., points 3-4, by Lot 6432-B-3 of the sub-div, plan; on the S, points 4-1, by Lot 6432-B-10 xxx containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO (1,152) square meters, more or less. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on November 15, 2013. Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, October 7, 2013. (Sgd.) VIRGILIO D. LENTEJAS, JR. SHERIFF IV EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2013
Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the late PASCUAL A. NABASQUIZ had left an account with Philippine National Bank (PNB), Ormoc Branch under Savings Account No. 231178000016 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 249; Page No. 57; Book No. LV; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Conrad P. Conopio. EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2013 Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late PROCESO SAMSON re a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 4388-A, situated in Barrio Magaswi, Ormoc City, containing an area of 4,604 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 18150 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 398; Page No. 80; Book No. XXX; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Maria Samuel P. Aviles. EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2013 Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late MILAGROS MALINAO re a parcel land consisting One-Half (1/2) share or One-Third (1/3) share of a parcel Lot No. 1198, situated in Poblacion, Ormoc City, containing an area of 133 sq. m. covered by under TCT No. 32250 was settled and Partitioned among her heirs per Doc. No. 380; Page No. 76; Book No. CCXII; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Nicolas S. Maglasang. EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2013 Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the property of the late VIRGINIA MIRALLES re a parcel of land Lot No. 6558-C, Psd-08-002799, situated in the Barrio Liloan, Ormoc City, containing an area of 8,299 sq. m. under TCT No. 20595 was settled among her heirs and sold in favor of JOSHUA A. FIEL per Doc. No. 516; Page No. 104; Book No. XVIII; Series of 2011 of Notary Public Alberto L. Conopio. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4- 10, 2013 Extrajudicial Settlement with quitclaim and waiver NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late JUANITO FERNANDEZ, SR. re parcels of land (Lot No. 9693/Cad-256 situated in Ormoc City, containing an area of 6,386 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-48; Lot No. 9678, containing an area of 10,961 sq. m. covered by OCT No. 0-261; Lot No. 9694, containing an area of 2,530 sq. m. covered by OCT No. 0-261; Lot 9681-B-3 situated in Brgy. Aguiting, Kananga, Leyte, containing an area of 44,043 sq. m.; Lot 9681-B-4, containing an area of 6,863 sq. m. covered by TCT No. T-30590 were settled among his heirs and waived in favor of RUDOLFO B. FERNANDEZ and HELEN FERNANDEZ PAREDES per Doc. No. 96; Page No. 20; Book No. CXXII; Series 2013 of Notary Nepomuceno P. Aparis I. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4- 10, 2013 Affidavit of Loss NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GRACE ORMA ESPINA-YPIL, Filipino, of legal age, married, and a resident of 3 Tambis St. Urgello, Sambag 2, Cebu City, Philippines, issued an affidavit of loss that her younger sister, MUTYA LUZ ESPINA- GLOVER , donated to her a paraphernal land located in So. Cambantug, Brgy. Lake Danao, Ormoc City, Leyte on July, 2010, covered by TCT No. TP-409, containing an area of 135,614 sq. m., TD No. 00022-00092, Mutya Luz her sister, personally turned over the said owners duplicate of her title together with the tax declaration thereof which also kept in GRACE ORMA ESPINA- YPILs wooden drawer was lost during the renovation house in Cebu City from Danao City, carrying with all belongings, etc., and the period of transfer and in returning back home as the carpentry work needed some finishing. She looked for the aforementioned land title and its tax declaration, but her efforts remained futile. Affidavit was subscribed per Doc. No. 458; Page No. 119; Book No. 92; Series of 2013 before Atty. Pepito C. Suello. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2013 Amended Extra-Judicial Settlement with Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the state of the late JOSE V. GAQUIT, SR. affecting his 104 shares of stocks of Western Leyte College of Ormoc City has been extra-judicially partitioned among his surviving heirs and consequently sold to EMMANUEL A. FIEL in a document known as amended extra-judicial settlement among heirs with absolute sale dated October 4, 2013, per Doc. No. 421; Page No. 85; Book No. XXV; Series of 2013 of Atty. Gerentstein T. Banzon. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4- 10, 2013 rrr Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Leyte Municipality of Hilongos NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Sec. 5, R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ADRIANO L. BELTRAN, has filed with this office a Petition for Change of First Name from EMMIE to ELBE in the birth certificate of ELBE P. BELTRAN who was born on July 18, 1983 at Hilongos, Leyte and whose parents are ADRIANO L. BELTRAN and FLORENTINA PAGAS Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than fifteen (15) days after publication. (Sgd.) ERNESTO MA. FULACHE Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail Oct. 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2013 rrr Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Biliran Municipality of Naval NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013 01 Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2013 (IRR on R.A.10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that WARREN D. CABRIANA has filed with this Office, a petition for Correction of Entry in Gender/ Sex from Female to Male in my Certificate of Live Birth of WARREN D. CABRIANA at NAVAL, BILIRAN and whose parents are ELNA DE LOS SANTOS and EXPEDITO CABRIANA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than November 03, 2013. (Sgd.) ENGR. NOEL P. CABILIN MGDH-1 (Mun. Civil Registrar) EV Mail Oct. 21- 27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2013 rrr Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Leyte Municipality of Hilongos NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Sec. 5, R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that CARMEN OROLFO LORA, has filed with this office a Petition for Change of First Name from PERPETUA to CARMEN in the birth certificate of CARMEN OROLFO who was born on August 4, 1947 at Hilongos, Leyte and whose parents are PEDRO OROLFO and REMEDIOS WENCESLAW Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than fifteen (15) days after publication. (Sgd.) ERNESTO MA. FULACHE Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28 Nov. 3, 2013 rrr NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0019-2013 Date: October 21, 2013 In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on RA. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that Windy B. Salidaga has filed with this office a correction of entry in sex from MALE to FEMALE in the certificate of Live birth of Windy B. Salidaga at Banat-I, San Isidro, Leyte and whose parents are Eusebio G. Salidaga and Letecia A. Bacalanos. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than November 4, 2013. (Sgd.) FLORIDA C. VILLARINO Municipal Civil Registrar Name of Newspaper: Eastern Visayas Mail Place of Publication: San Isidro, Leyte Date of Publication: Oct. 21-27 & 28- Nov. 3, 2013

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Leyte Municipality of San Isidro NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Guillermo Villamor Mahayag has filed with this office a petition for Change of First Name from Alfredo to Guillermo in the birth Certificate of Guillermo Villamor Mahayag who was born on 27 November 1953 at San Isidro, Leyte and whose parents are Esmeraldo P. Mahayag and Elpedia C. Villamor. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than Nov. 8, 2013. (Sgd.) FLORIDA C. VILLARINO Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail Oct 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2013
Republic of the Philippines Local/Civil Registry Office Province; Leyte City/Municipality: Palompon Petition No. CCE-0081-2013 RA 10172 PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH I, ARNIE ROMERO CARILLAS, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of Brgy. Cruz, Palompon, Leyte, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that: 1) I am the petitioner seeking correction of the clerical error in: My certificate of live birth 2) I was born on October 22, 1993 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines. 3) The birth was recorded under registry number 93-1538 4) The clerical error(s) to be corrected is (are): Item No. Description From To 2 Sex MALE FEMALE 5) The facts/reasons for filing this petition are the following: For error No. 1: This petition is hereby filed to correct my sex which was erroneously recorded in my birth certificate. 6) I submit the following documents to support this petition: a) Certificate of Live Birth (SECPA & Office File Copy) b) Certificate of Baptism/ Elementary School permanent Record c) DepEd Form 138-A/National Career Assessment Examination Result d) Voter Certification/ Police Clearance/ NBI Clearance e) Brgy. Clearance/ Personal Affidavit (Unemployment) & Medical Record f) Medical Certification /Cert. of Authenticity 7) I have not filed any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similar petition pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate. 8) I am filing this petition at the LCRO of Palompon, Leyte in accordance with R.A. 90 48/ R.A. 10172 and its implementing rules and regulation. (Sgd.) ARNIE R. CARILLAS Petitioner SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 25th day of October 2013 in the municipality of Palompon, Leyte, petitioner exhibits in Community Tax Certificate No. 11302018 issued at Palompon, Leyte on June 4, 2013. (Sgd.) CARMELITA G. LODOVICA Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail Oct. 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2013

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT Carigara, Leyte SHERIFFS NOTICE OF SALE RTC-2013-006-EJF Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118, filed by the petitioner, Metro Ormoc Community Cooperative (OCCI), Tacloban City Branch, with postal address at Arradaza St., Ormoc, City against Roberto C. Sotto, resident of Brgy. 88 Balok Ii, San Jose, Tacloban City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of August 2013 amounted to THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY PESOS and 51/100 (PhP389,920.51) Philippine Currency, excluding attorneys fees, sheriffs fees and other incidental expenses that may be incurred in the conduct of the sale, which the undersigned will sell at public auction on November 20, 2013 from 9:00 oclock in the morning to 2:00 oclock in the afternoon, at the Hall of Justice Building, Carigara Leyte, to the highest bidder, in cash and in Philippine Currency, the property with improvements thereon, to wit: (Original Certificate of Title No. P-39397) A parcel of agricultural land designated as Lot No. 3898, situated at Brgy. Bahay, Municipality of San Miguel, Province of Leyte. Bounded on the North Cad Lot No. 2509, East Creek, South Cad. Lot No. 3839/ Ass. Lot No. 017, West Cad. Lot No. 2508/ Ass. Lot No. 010; Containing an area of FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND AND FORTY THREE SQUARE METERS (47,043 sq. m. ) Prospective bidders and buyers may verify for themselves the title and encumbrances in the herein described property from the undersigned. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the date and time stated above. The undersigned sheriff reserves the right to postpone, reject any bid or all bids in the interest of justice and the parties concerned. In the event the public auction should not take place on said date, it shall be held on November 28, 2013 on the same place and time without further notice. Carigara, Leyte, Philippines, October 24, 2013. FOR THE CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF. (Sgd.) EMMANUEL P. BARIATA Sheriff IV, RTC-OCC EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2013

was partitioned among his heirs and sold in favor of ADELIZA DE LEON MANGILAYA per Doc. No. 476; Page No. 96; Book No. CCCL; Series of 2013. EV Mail Oct. 28- Nov. 3, 4-10, & 11- 17, 2013 Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late MELITON ARSENAL re a parcel of an agricultural land Lot No. 11431, situated in Ormoc City, containing an area of 52,344 sq. m. covered by OCT No. 0-309 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 449; Page No. 90; Book No. 31; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Edward A. Adlawan. EV Mail Oct. 28- Nov. 3, 4-10, & 11- 17, 2013 Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late MIGUEL APURILLO re a parcel of land Lot No. 776, situated in Alang alang, containing an area of 2,178 sq. m. ; and Lot No. 1245 , containing an area of 33,549 sq. m. both parcels covered by OCT No. 11381 were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 276; Page No. 56; Book No. IV; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Daniel Pen. EV Mail Oct. 28- Nov. 3, 4-10, & 11- 17, 2013

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Councilor Erpe exhorts 4Ps beneficiaries to make govt program work
IN THE culmination of the National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty last Wednesday, October 23, 2013, Tacloban City Councilor Dalisay Erpe exhorted close to one hundred beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) to take advantage of government programs, especially that which would help lift them out of poverty. She specifically pointed that of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), citing the Pantawid Pamilya as a good poverty alleviation strategy which invests on human capital, particularly on the health and education of children aged 0-14 years old, through a conditional cash transfer scheme. The newly elected city official told the community folks who come from nearby barangays of Tacloban City never to lose hope but to struggle hard and enjoy whatever opportunities the government offers. Erpe told them that being a Pantawid Pamilya grantee is a blessing. On the other hand, DSWD Assistant Regional Director for Administration Virginia Idano, emphasized in her speech that poverty is a global phenomenon. Hence, she added, there is a need for all sectors of society to stand united in the fight against poverty. Idano, who represented DSWD Regional Director Remia Tapispisan in the program held at the Family Park in Tacloban City, thanked the City Government under Mayor Alfred Romualdez and the Lions Club of Tacloban headed by president Alfredo Junjun Cua for lending support to the activity. She said that the DSWD organized a half-day event to increase public awareness on the need to come together to build closer partnerships and hear from the people living in deep poverty themselves their experiences of battling with their day-to-day living. Before the program, there was a walk around the city, with beneficiaries holding anti poverty slogans. Said slogans were entries to a competition, with cash prizes at stake. Winning first prize of Php 2,500.00 was Reche Ann Gravoso; second prize of Php 2,000.00, Michelle Eslira; and third prize of Php 1,500.00 was won by Yolly Caones. There were consolation Prizes of Php 666.00 each for the three other participants, namely Lilia Advincula of Barangay 39, Julieta Abella of Barangay 48-B, and Sarah de la Pena of Barangay 37. By Vina Aquino, DSWD-8

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Dayaw 2013: Biggest gathering of Indigenous Cultures to come to Leyte

Dayaw, the biggest gathering of indigenous Filipino cultures organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), will be gracing Tacloban, Leyte this November 27-30. 2013. The NCCA is led by its Chairman Felipe M. De Leon Jr. and Executive Director Emelita V. Almosara, CESO IV. Spearheaded by the NCCAs Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA), under Commissioner Joycie Dorado-Alegre, Dayaw is annually done in in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month observed every October. Leyte-Samar Heritage Society, Inc. and the local government of Leyte headed by Gov. Dominic Petilla will be the partners of NCCA for this years festival. This year, Dayaw 2013 will showcase the different indigenous groups of the country, and an enriching and interesting array of activities including institutionalized film showing, fashion show of authentic indigenous wear and a food festival. Other activities are performances, rituals, forums, traditional cuisine demos, traditional games, arts and crafts exhibit and cultural tours, among others. There will be four venues for the event University of the Philippines Visayas, Leyte Normal University, Leyte National High School and Eastern Visayas State University which will hold different activities simultaneously. Dayaw also goes international this year as 64 representatives from indigenous groups from 32 countries will be invited to grace Dayaw to view the Philippines communities, mingle with the countrys indigenous peoples and share their own cultures to Filipinos. These delegates will come from the Asian Cooperation Dialogue. Dayaw 2013 aims to highlight the importance and richness of indigenous cultures, discuss the issues that the indigenous peoples face today and the interaction with other indigenous peoples from other nations. It also aims to mine traditional knowledge as well as draw inspiration and insight from indigenous ways of life to find solutions for modern problems. Numerous indigenous peoples from all over the country are expected to participate including the Gaddang, Isinay, Tinggian, I t n e g , I b a n a g , Yo g a d , Itawit, Malaweg, Ivatan, Bugkalot, Isnag, Kalinga, Ifugao, Ibaloi, Kankanaey, Balangao, Bontok, Applai, Ayta, Mangyan, Palawani, Molbog, Jama Mapun, Tagbanua, Palawan, Batak, Cuyunon, Agta, Ati, Panay Bukidnon, Waray, Abaknon, Yakan, Subanen, Manobo, Higaonon, Bagobo, Mandaya, Mansaka, Blaan, Sangir, Ata Manobo, Tboli, Teduray, Arumanen, Mamanwa, Maranao, Magindanao, Iranun and Tausug. The NCCA has been annually celebrating the National Indigenous Peoples Month in different parts of the country through Dayaw. The festival is in consonance with Presidential Proclamation 1906, declaring October as National Indigenous Peoples Month. In 2007, Kalimudan: Panaghi-usa sa Mindanao (Mindanao Indigenous Peoples Gathering) held in Davao City in November, featuring Mindanaos ethnic groups. The following year, Timpuyog: Indigenous Peoples Month Celebration in Luzon was held in Santiago City, Isabela, focusing on Luzon ethnic groups and featuring performances, arts and crafts workshops, cultural awareness lectures, forums, tours, and a theme-park exhibition featuring the traditional houses, cultural resources, practices/rituals, chants, music, songs and dances, stories, traditional arts and crafts, indigenous games. In 2009, the Indigenous Peoples Festival was held in the Visayas, particularly in Roxas City, Capiz, called Dungog, with similar activities and aims. Dayaw 2010 was held in Metro Manila, and in 2011, it was held in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. Last year, Dayaw graced the province of Bulacan. PR/National Commission for Culture and the Arts

Best tasting Tuba in Ley-Sam awarded at 5th Octubafest

THE 5TH year Octubafest program launched by the An Waray party list to recognize the best produced and best tasting local wine of tuba in Leyte and Samar Islands was held on Wednesday (Oct. 30) at the Leyte Park Convention Center in Tacloban City. The OCTUBAFEST theme for this years celebration is Pasidungog (recognition}, Pagrayhak (have fun), and Pasalamat (give thanks) which idea-theme is intended for the recognition of local producers of the tuba wine and participants in the program. The Octubafest program was organized thru the efforts of former Cong. Florencio Bem Noel, Cong. Neil Montejo and the newly elected An Waray party list Congresswoman Victoria Binky Noel. The yearly festivity for the tuba enthusiasts/consumers and local producers has for its goal the further development and refinement of the local wine-making industry and also to promote the tuba wine as a viable export product said Cong. Bem Noel. In fact one local tuba producer and refinery in Tacloban City is now exporting its bottled wines to the U.S. after securing approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its bottled tuba wines. The An Waray representatives have filed a bill in Congress for the further development and growth of the whole coconut industry with the purpose of also utilizing the P70-Billion coco levy fund now deposited with the Bureau of Treasury instead of the fund being disbursed for other government projects, it was informed by Atty. Lauro Noel, chief of staff of Congresswoman Noel. The local tuba processors who brought their produce from their towns for sampling and tasting in the Octubafest were chosen for the following categories and prizes by a group of wine tasters and judges: For the Bahal Tuba (newly fermented wine) Category: 1st Prize Burauen, Leyte; 2ndPrize Hinabangan, Samar; 3rd Prize Palo, Leyte (E.F. Winery); Bahalina Tuba (aged wine from 1 year upwards) Category: 1st Prize Hinabangan, Samar; 2nd Prize Mayorga, Leyte; and 3rd Prize Palo, Leyte. Cash prizes of P15,000. P10,000 and P5,000 were awarded to the winners of the first, second and third placers respectively. For next years Octubafest the organizers are planning to include again in the contests for the tuba producers, aside from the best tasting bahal and bahalina wines, a contest for the best tuba mixed cocktails (kinutil) and the best food menu using tuba as an ingredient or taste enhancer. By Ted Marcos

The Beauty Lounge debuts in Ormoc

Enjoying manicure and pedicure at The Beauty Lounge on October 31 in the evening were Leslie Ann Chu, Atty. Joy Mejia-Romero and Anna Abanes-Bumagat. The Beauty Lounge is now open. It is located at the ground floor of the Ormoc Villa Hotel, San Pedro St., neighboring Fatchoi and Ormoc Net Main. The spa is owned by cousins-in-law Patricia Rizarri, Josephine Marie Larrazabal and Jasmine Larrazabal. It took us a year of tedious planning to ensure that even the littlest details will come together to provide luxurious services and experiences for our customers--- from the training of our staff, the homemade tea to be served, to the color of paint on the wall, said Josephine Poochie Larrazabal. The Beauty Lounge is a one-stop shop that offers facial services, massage services, body treatments, waxing, and nail care. Although ALL its services are highly recommended, The Beauty Lounge takes most

Friendly staff greets you upon entering the spa. pride in its facial. Our facial still involves the basic process of steaming, cleansing, scrubbing, and moisturizing, but what sets us apart is our signature face lifting- massage to enhance natural skin toning, which is included in all our facial services. We also offer imported clay and algae masks both from the USA and Spain that well complements the treatments, Poochie added. The Beauty Lounge, equipped with four individual facial rooms, three individual massage rooms (one being a couples room), and a sophisticated manicure and pedicure room, gives the impression of modern comfort. Luxury doesnt have to be expensive. Our services are very reasonably priced. You can enjoy luxurious pampering for as low as 150 pesos. We invite everyone to The Beauty Lounge. It is an experience you have to feel for yourself because you deserve only the best., the spa co-owner added with a smile.