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The Exponent of EASTERN SAMAR PROGRESS

Vol. XIII Issue No. 19

Oct. 11-17, 2015

E.Samar is
peaceful

Provincial Director, Eastern Samar Police Provincial Office

(ESPPO) claims that generally Eastern Samar is peaceful

EASTERN
PACIFIC
HARDWARE
Baybay 3,
Borongan City
Eastern Samar

By SAMUEL D. CANDIDO
BORONGAN CITY The Philippine National Police
(PNP) has instituted the Integrated Transformation Program
Performance Governance System (ITP-PGS) last January
2009 in order to measure the effectiveness of the PNP organization in preventing crimes and solving those that has
already been committed.
The said program serves as the organizations roadmap
to lasting change aimed to transform the PNP organization
into a more capable, effective and credible police service by
2030 through the development of individual scorecards/
dashboards.
During the Provincial Peace and Order Council held recently in the city, the ITP-PGS program presented through a
powerpoint on the peace and order situation and the status of
anti-drug campaign for January to September 2015.
In the ensuing discussion of the presentation, Police Sr.
Supt. Romeo P. Campomanes, Provincial Director, Eastern
Samar Police Provincial Office (ESPPO) emphasized on the
crime situation and their accomplishments for the months of
January to September, 2015.

E.Samar/turn to Page 2...

Second try. Former Guiuan Mayor Annaliz Gonzales files her CoC for
representative of the lone district of Eastern Samar before the Provincial Comelec- Eastern Samar Borongan City.
PIA-ES

Incumbent-Liberal Party candidates of Eastern Samar pose for posterity just after filing their respective certificates of candidacy for the 2016
national/local election at the Provincial Comelec- Eastern Samar Borongan City. In photo from (l-r) Vice- Gov. Dindo Picardal, Gov. Aklan Nicart,
Rep. Ben Evardone.
Photo By: PIA-ES

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NEWS

DOLE-8 to host Regional

SPES Congress
-- DOLE 8 has scheduled to hold the Regional SPES
Congress this December 2015 in Tacloban City that would
showcase the successful stories of its beneficiaries on the
Special Program for the Employment of Students and intensify awareness on the program in the whole region.
SPES is an employment strategy of DOLE to facilitate
the implementation of Republic Act No. 9547, otherwise
known as An Act Strengthening and Expanding the Coverage of the Special Program for Employment of Students.
It aims to help poor but deserving students pursue their
education by encouraging their employment during summer and/or Christmas vacations, and at the same time, by
developing their intellectual capacities and potentials for
the vision of national development.
The Regional SPES Congress is one of the flagship
initiatives of DOLE 8 to provide the SPES beneficiaries,
otherwise called as SPES babies, an enriching experience
on the developmental aspect of the program. The event,
likewise, aims to gather them for fellowship and for the
creation of network of friends and co-SPES babies as an

avenue for learning sessions.

DOLE 8 Regional Director Elias A. Cayanong invites
all SPES beneficiaries from all over Eastern Visayas to register, witness and participate in the regional gathering as it
entails great opportunities for their personal growth and
development.
This is a great opportunity for all the SPES babies in
Eastern Visayas to learn from and share their experiences
with other beneficiaries from the myriad of towns in the region. To establish camaraderie and share valuable insights
and knowledge acquired are the primary focus of the activity. And, it will be a new and refreshing experience for
everyone, said the regional chief.
The event is open to all beneficiaries that have availed
of the program twice or thrice until they finished college.
Qualified beneficiaries may visit the DOLE North
Leyte Field Office in Tacloban City or the nearest DOLE
Field Office. They may also inquire at the local PESO in
their respective towns for registration. The regional congress is free of charge.

E.Samar...

ed persons (MWPs) and

159 other wanted persons
(WPs) were arrested for the
same period.
The ESPPO assessed that
peace and order remains
generally peaceful.
This peace and order situation is attributed to the
continuing support extended by the Armed Forces of

...from Page 1

In the report, especially

in its crime volume presentation, it was known that
the province had an Average Monthly Crime Rate of
33.2 percent.
Crime statistics showed
that the following Index
Crimes were: Carnapping
-15, Cattle Rustling 3,
Homicide 25, Murder
30, Physical Injury 406,
Rape 39, Robbery 39
and Theft 179,with a total
index crime of 736 or 57.4
percent.
For Non-Index Crime
under Special Laws such
as Violation of R.A. 9262
Violation Against Women and Children (VAWC),
Violation of R.A. 7610
Child Abuse Act, Violation of R.A. 9165 Illegal
Drugs and others were 240;
while for other Non-Index

Crimes such as alarm and

scandal, estafa, malicious
mischief, threats, etc. were
306. Non-index crime totalled 546 or 42.6 percent.
Based on the report, it
was also learned that the
Crime Solution Efficiency
(CSE) is 44.70% while for
the Crime Clearance Efficiency (CCE) is at 65.83%.
Meanwhile, with regards
to their accomplishments,
P/Sr. Supt. Campomanes
reported on illegal drugs
and wanted persons.
For the same period,
Campomanes reported that
modesty aside, 53 persons
were arrested through buybust operations and raids/
searches. The persons arrested were either in possession of packs/sachets of
marijuana (cannabis sativa)
or shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride).
In the case of wanted
persons, 17 most want-

the Philippines (AFP), Civilian Volunteer Organizaions (CVOs), Local Government Units (LGUs), and
Non-Government Organizations (NGOs).
The ESPPO promised to
continue in its endeavor to
serve the people of Eastern
Samar to be peaceful. (ajc/
PIA8-E. Samar)

Oct. 11-17, 2015

PNP has yet to identify

election flashpoints in EV

The Philippine National Police has yet to declare areas in the region as
possible flashpoint relative
to the May 9, 2016 elections.
Chief Supt. Asher Dolina, acting police regional
director, said that that so
far, no area in the region
could be classified as an
election hotspot or an area
of concern.
Last week, the election
season in the country formally begun as candidates
filed their certificates of
candidacy for the May 9,
2016 elections.
The election period
starts from January 10,
2016 up to June 8, 2016.
Lawyer Jose Nick Mendros, regional director of
the Commission on Elections (Comelec), said that
the conduct of elections
will largely depend on the
candidate themselves.
Thus, he appealed to
them not to resort any acts
contrary to a peaceful conduct of the election.
An area is considered
to be an area of concern if
it has history of violence
during conduct of elections; presence of armed
groups like private armed

groups and New Peoples

Army.
But while they have yet
to declare any as potential
hotspot, they continue to
monitor and assess all areas in the region, especially
those with history of election-related violence, Dolina said.
In order to ensure that
the law enforcement operations on some threat
groups would be sustained, the PNP-8 recently launched the formation
of the special operations
task groups together with
the signing of a covenant
for a peaceful election and
non-support to private
armed groups in Calbayog
City.
The peace covenant
came after a spate of killings occurred in Samar,
particularly in Calbayog,
believed to have been perpetrated by private armies
being maintained by political families in the province.
Those who signed the
covenant were Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan and
Calbayog Mayor Ronaldo
Aquino. Both denied they
have private armies under
their wings. (AHLETTE
C.REYES)

Oct. 11-17, 2015

NEWS

Eastern Samar Bulletin

Govt readies corn industry

for ASEAN integration
The Philippine corn industry is getting ready for the ASEAN Economic Integration by working with national and local government
in helping local corn growers attain sustainable production of high
quality grains for both yellow and white corn varieties.

All smiles. Former representative of Eastern Samar Nonoy Libanan and Annaliz Gonzales lead their
party towards Comelec Office in Borongan City to file for their own CoCs.
PIA-ES

-- Agriculture Secretary
Proceso J. Alcala expressed
satisfaction at the current
status of the Philippine corn
sector and stressed that the
steady annual production
has greatly contributed to
the overall growth of Philippine agriculture.
[Read: PH preps for
ASEAN agriculture cooperation]
Aside from quantity,
the government has always
been watchful on the qual-

ity of corn produced. As

such, Good Agricultural
Practices have always been
followed at all layers of the
value chain, he said.
In addition to these,
mechanization and postharvest
facilities
with
standardized
processing
protocols have been strictly implemented to assure
quality and competitive
products, Alcala added.
Local government level
The Department of Ag-

riculture (DA) has always

regarded the local government as sturdy and dependable partners in the implementation of programs
and various strategies that
would enhance agricultural development, Assistant
Secretary and National Rice
and Corn Program Director
Edilberto de Luna said.
With the help of our
local executives, we are op-

Govt

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Through the facilitation of Plan International, the Leyte Center for Development (LCDE) is a recipient of a funding from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ) for the
implementation of a three-year project titled Adaptation to Climate Change by Strengthening
Natural Resilience. The project implementation started in 2012 and will end in January 2016.
The target areas for this project are Saint Bernard and Silago municipalities in Southern Leyte
province. The project intends to contribute in reducing impacts of climate change through sustainable resource protection. Specifically, it aims to strengthen the resilience of eight vulnerable
villages (4 in Silago and 4 in St. Bernard) against the effects of climate-change-induced hazards
by capacitating the communities to protect their environment and their natural resources and to
use these resources responsibly, as well as to rehabilitate natural protection mechanisms against
weather phenomena.
We are seeking proposals/expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced NGOs,
institutions or organizations to conduct a consultancy work for the Final Evaluation of the project. This consultancy has the following purposes: (1.) To document achievements and lessons
learnt; (2.) to provide important and relevant information regarding the impact of the project
activities. The data collection will be conducted on site in eight (8) villages of Saint Bernard and
Silago municipalities in Southern Leyte.
Expertise required
A suitable consultant has the following qualifications:
Graduate of Social Science with climate change and DRR (disaster risk reduction)-related

studies; post graduate study will be a plus.
Experience in participatory field research
Experience in external evaluation of projects related to reforestation, sustainable

agriculture, costal protection and environmental advocacies
Has technical expertise on forestry, agriculture, marine conservation and education
Strong qualitative and quantitative data collection skills
Strong English writing skills
Interested parties may submit their letter of intent (short, one page maximum), technical proposal, and budget, along with comprehensive organizational profile and resume of the person/s
to be involved on or before October 23, 2015 to Maricel C. Campomanes, Plan Phils-General
Services Officer with office address at Visayas Support Center #147 Avenida Veteranos, Brgy 24-A,
Tacloban City (Email address) maricel.campomanes@plan-international.org with mobile number 0917-559-8825
Email us at the above mentioned address to secure a copy of the Terms of Reference or you can
call us at (053) 325-3631 for more details.

BFAR-8 releases
new advisory
C AT BA LO G A N
CITY, Samar, - The Bureau
of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources (BFAR), Regional Office 8 announced
that shellfish samples collected from Cambatutay
Bay (Tarangnan) in Samar
and Carigara Bay (Carigara, Capoocan, Barugo and
San Miguel) in Leyte are
now positive of the red
tide toxin.
The Paralytic Shellfish
Poisoning (PSP) toxin
level in shellfish samples
collected from the said
areas is 76-114 ugSTXeq/100g of shellfish meat.
This is different from
the advisory issued on
Oct 13 where it said that
shellfish samples from

Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan and Cambatutay Bay

in Tarangnan were found
positive beyond the regulatory limits for levels of
saxitoxin, toxin that causes
PSP.
In its Oct 15 laboratory
report, Cambatutay Bay in
Samar and Carigara Bay in
Leyte were found positive
for PSP while the coastal
waters of Irong-Irong Bay,
also in Samar remains positive of toxic microorganism.
The public is then
advised to refrain from
eating, gathering or harvesting, transporting and
marketing shellfish from
these coastal waters until
such time that the shell-

fish toxicity level has gone

down below the regulatory limit of 60 ugSTXeq/100g of shellfish meat.
However, BFAR informed that fish harvested
from the said area are safe
for human consumption
provided that they are
fresh and washed thoroughly and their internal
organs such as gills and
intestines are removed before cooking.
The
government
through BFAR facilities
continuously
monitor
Cambatutay, Irong-Irong
and Carigara Bays to safeguard public health and to
protect the fishery industry in Leyte and Samar.
(ldl/nbq/PIA 8-Samar)

Government extends P47M

to relatives killed by Yolanda

- Close to two years after

Eastern Visayas was devastated by Super typhoon
Yolanda, the national government has so far provided P47.06 million financial
assistance to relatives of
those who perished during
the monstrous typhoon.
On top of this amount,
the government also released another P46.58 million provided to those who
were injured during the onslaught of Yolanda.
Edgar Posadas, regional director of the Office of
Civil Defense (OCD), said
that since they started providing financial assistance
to relatives who were killed
during Yolanda, they have
already released P47.06
million.
The amount represents
to the 3,946 people who

died due to Yolanda across

the region. The data covers
from January, 2014 up to
September of this year.
Families or relatives of
those killed due to Yolanda received P10,000 as financial assistance while its
P5,000 for those who were
injured.
The OCD started giving
the assistance since January
of last year.
Aside from providing
financial assistance to families whose loved ones were
killed due to Yolanda, the
OCD also extended assistance for those who sustained injuries.
As of last month, about
1,528 people received
P10,000 each as assistance
from the government.
Posadas said that the
number of claimants, both

for those killed and injured,

could still increase considering that there are still
pending applications for assistance.
But as much as possible, they better do it early,
the OCD director said, adding that there is no deadline
set by the government for
the giving of financial assistance.
Eastern Visayas, particularly Leyte, suffered the
brunt of worlds strongest
typhoon to made landfall
on November 8, 2013.
For those seeking assistance whose loved one were
killed, they need to submit
birth and death certificates,
among others, while medical certificate and clinical abstract for the injured
who are seeking assistance.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)

Eastern Samar Bulletin

OPINION

COMMENTARY:

Oct. 11-17, 2015

EDITORIAL

By Fr Roy Cimagala
Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

The poor as the

new elite

WE have to be most careful that in our laudable effort

to love the poor, we end up making them the new elite, and
the rich guys end up prematurely judged and condemned,
ostracized and left to rot here on earth even before hell.
This can happen when our understanding of the poor
is mainly if not solely keyed on material poverty. Thus, we
consider as poor those with hardly any money, or those
whom we generally describe as having less in life, be it in
terms of material possessions and wealth, health, fame,
talents, etc.
The problem with this idea of poor is that we tend to
exaggerate things and fall to making unnecessary if not
illegitimate distinctions among people. We end up unnecessarily discriminating against some people who are rashly judged and classified simply and recklessly according to
their economic status, etc.
This has happened among those who blindly follow the
so-called Liberation Theology that while having good
and valid points, end up following a certain earthly ideology instead of Christianity.
In fact, back in 1984, the Vatican issued a document
entitled, Instruction on certain aspects of the Theology
of Liberation, precisely to clarify what the good and safe
points of such theology are, and what the unsafe and dangerous ones are.
The poor is actually all of us, since all of us are in need
of God. Thats how poverty should be understood in its
strictest sense. Thats why Christ put as the first beatitude
those who are poor in spirit because they are the ones
who acknowledge their poverty with regard to God and
are longing to be with God.
If we understand the poor in this way, it can happen
that the poorest of the poor can in fact be the richest man
in the world, in terms of material wealth, because that man
may be farthest from God and may not be doing anything
to solve his predicament. It can happen that the poorest
of the poor is not in the peripheries and fringes of our
society, but is right in the middle of societys mainstream.
Now that we are in the Year of the Poor, we need to be
clear about this point, before we fall into the subtle trick
of the devil who can mislead us in our attitude toward the
poor.
Lets remember that the weed can actually look like the
real plant, and the devil can present himself as an angel
of light. We have to be most discerning. We should not
be nave, especially nowadays when many confusing and
albeit attractive ideologies about the poor are bombarded
on us.
Its true that we have to give a kind of preferential option to those who are materially poor, precisely because
their needs may be immediate. We cannot deny that there
will always be some kind of social inequality that causes
this kind of poverty. Thus, Christ told us: You always have
the poor with you, but you will not always have me. (Mt
26,11)
Such inequality should trigger the dynamics and initiative of concern and help. St. John in his first letter tells
us: If anyone has the worlds goods and sees his brother in
need yet closes his heart against him, how does Gods love
abide in him? (3,17)
We also cannot deny that there are instances when we
find ourselves at a loss as to how to help the poor in immediate material needs. Many times, we can only cry and
suffer in silence, praying hard and thinking deeply as to
how to restructure things that give rise to this kind of social poverty. Lets be ready for these occasions and exert
effort not to fall into despair. Theres always hope in the
mysterious ways of God.

Destiny has it

he race begins. Hopefuls in the

elections next year have filed their
respective certificates of candidacies. The deadline having been
over, the fray is expected to intensify. Save
the nuisance candidates whose names are
sure to be stricken of the official list of candidates for various elective positions, these
candidates will be promenading once more.
From the presidential to the municipal
councilmans position, the wannabes will surely not each sun down without convincing the
concerned electorate of their being deserving of the coveted seat. All the usual stuff, the
Filipinos will again witness the good and
bad, the hilarious and annoying alike. The
worst, however, is bloodshed which not even
police visibility could deter from happening.
Win some, lose some. In the end destinys
dictate will chart the future of the locality specifically and the nation in general. Will prayer
for a better ruler influence the destinys rule?
Perhaps, yes, if the religious will be asked.
The pragmatic will be more circumspect, conBut this particular concern for the poor in immediate
material need, however, should not distract us from the ultimate concern for the poor in the strictest and universal
sense. We should not forget that the ultimate concern is
how to resolve the spiritual and moral poverty of the people, i.e., how to combat temptations and sin.
This is where the real battle is. It is how to convince the
rich young man in the gospel (cfr Mt 1916-30), who actually represents all of us, to go sell everything that he has
and follow Christ. It is how to undo what Christ said: It is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for
a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
We can only do this if we have the right poverty of spirit
as described in the beatitudes.

servative and very cautious, not to leave fate

to chance.
Integrity, credibility, personal background
and performance are but the usual minimum
criteria in selecting the one. In some instances civic affiliation is add on advantage. For
this, endorsement, especially of the dominant
church groups is sought for by the desperate
candidates. Mutual gain is the rule of thumb
this modern era. Is this onerous? Surely not.
This is not distinct from what surrounds
the voters individual choice for national
leaders. Better chance for development is
most popular. But really do they? Political
patronage it is for real. How many Cabinet
members were there from Eastern Visayas?
Quite a number. Did they indeed help the
region move forward? Situation differs now
from the so-called Marcos regime where
Leyte and Samar islands were so endowed

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Oct. 11-17, 2015

Republic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation
and Communication
LAND TRANSPORTATION
FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD
Regional Office No. VIII
Palo, Leyte
CASE NO. VIII-2015-4251
Application for Change of Route
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
Operate a UV EXPRESS service
With prayer to adopt trade name
ROMEO M. JAVINES
Applicant/Petitioner
x- - - - - - - - - - - - -x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a
Certificate of Public Convenience
to operate a UV EXPRESS service
for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: ORMOC CITY-SAN RICARDO VIA
BATO & VICE VERSA, with the
use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting.
In the present application,
applicant request authority to
Change the Route of Service using the same number of unit/s
along the route: TACLOBAN
C I T Y- C A R I G A R A- O R M O C
CITY & VICE VERSA.
NOTICE is hereby given that
this application will be heard by
this Board on OCTOBER 29, 2015
at 10:00 a.m. at its office of the
above address.
At least TEN (10) days prior
to the above date, applicant/s shall
cause the publication of this Notice of Hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.
This application will be acted
upon by this Board on the basis
of its records and documentary
evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable
ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional
Director, this 13th day of OCTOBER, 2015.
(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN
P. DOLINA
Clerk of Board

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
Eight (8th) Judicial
Region
Branch 5
Oras, Eastern Samar
IN THE MATTER OF
THE CORRECTION OF
ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE UNDER LOCAL
CIVIL REGISTRY NO.
2000-23
Spec. Proc. Case No. 677
For: Correction of Entries in the Civil Registry
MARY ANN M. ESPONILLA,
Petitioner,
-versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL
REGISTRY OF ARTECHE, EASTERN
SAMAR, THE ADMINISTRATOR AND CIVIL
RIGISTRAR GENERAL
OF THEN NATIONAL
STATISTICS OFFICE
AND ALL INTERESTED PERSONS,
Respondents.
x----------------------x
ORDER

A verified petition for

the Correction of Entry in the
Certificate of Marriage under Local Civil Registry No.
2000-23 of MARY ANN M.
ESPONILLA, was filed on
July 23, 2015 praying that after due notice, publication and
hearing, this Honorable Court
adjudged that petitioners
date of birth be changed from

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation
and Communication
LAND TRANSPORTATION
FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD
Regional Office No. VIII
Palo, Leyte
CASE NO. VIII-2014-4388
Application for Extension of
Validity
of a Certificate of Public Convenience
to Operate a FILCAB service
ERLINDA Q. BACSAL
Applicant/Petitioner
x- - - - - - - - - - - - -x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a
Reconstituted Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service for the transportation
of passengers and freight on the
route: CALBAYOG CITY-GANDARA & VICE VERSA, with the
use of One (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up
to December 7, 2015.
In the present application,
applicant request authority for
extension of validity of the said
certificate using the same number
of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that
this application will be heard by
this Board on OCTOBER 29, 2015
at 10:00 a.m. at its office of the
above address.
At least TEN (10) days prior
to the above date, applicant/s shall
cause the publication of this Notice of Hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.
This application will be acted
upon by this Board on the basis
of its records and documentary
evidence submitted by the parties,
unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable
ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional
Director, this 12TH day of OCTOBER, 2015.
(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN
P. DOLINA

MAY 13, 1978 to MAY

13, 1977 in the certificate of
Marriage at the National Statistics Office, Manila and likewise at the Local Civil Registrar, Arteche, Eastern Samar.
Finding the petition to
be sufficient in form and substance the court hereby orders
that the petition be set for
hearing on October 6, 2015 at
1:30 oclock in the afternoon
at which date, time and place
all persons interested may appear and show cause why the
petition should not be granted.
A copy of this order shall
be published at the expense of
the petitioner once a week for
three (3) consecutive weeks in
a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Eastern Samar with the last publication at least one (1) week
prior to the date set for initial
hearing.
Furnish copy of this Order: The Office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo
St., Legaspi Village, Makati
City; Office of the Provincial
Prosecutor, Oras, Eastern Samar; The Local Civil Registrar, Arteche, Eastern Samar;
The Civil Registrar General,
National Statistics Office,
EDSA, Quezon City, Metro Manila; And Petitioners
counsel, Atty. Robert John M.
Tejero, of Public Attorneys
Office, Oras District Office,
Oras, Eastern Samar.
The petitioner is directed
to furnish copy the aforesaid
offices each with a copy of the
petition.
SO ORDERED.
Done in Chambers this
30th day of July 2015, Oras,
Eastern Samar.

JULIANA ADALIM
WHITE
Presiding Judge

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OWWA holds entrepreneurial
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Eastern Samar Bulletin

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation
and Communication
LAND TRANSPORTATION
FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD
Regional Office No. VIII
Palo, Leyte

CASE NO. VIII-2015-0978

REF. CASE NO. VIII-2011-0329
Application for Sale and Transfer
of a Certificate of Public Convenience
to operate a PUJ service
with prayer to adopt trade name
with Reconstitution of Records
with Extension of Validity
Change of route and Dropping &
Substitution

CRISTY G. ORAIZ-Vendor
ALDWIN C. BANATE-Vendee
Applicant/Petitioner
x- - - - - - - - - - - - -x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant-vendor request authority for the approval of sale and
transfer made by CRISTY G. ORAIZ
in favor of ALDWIN C. BANATE,
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service for
the transportation of passengers and
freight with the use of ONE (1) unit/s
along the line: HILONGOS-MAASIN-SOGOD VIA MALITBOG &
VICE VERSA.
In the present application, applicant-vendee request the reconstitution of records with extension of
validity, dropping and substitution of
unit/s and change of route to: MAASIN-SOGOD VIA LUNAS & VICE
VERSA which Certificate is valid
until June 22, 2016.
NOTICE is hereby given that
this application will be heard by this
Board on OCTOBER 29, 2015 at
10:00 a.m. at its office of the above
address.
At least TEN (10) days prior
to the above date, applicant/s shall
cause the publication of this Notice
of Hearing once in a newspaper of
local circulation.
This application will be acted
upon by this Board on the basis of its
records and documentary evidence
submitted by the parties, unless the
Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral
evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 14th day of OCTOBER,
2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN

P. DOLINA

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation
and Communication
LAND TRANSPORTATION
FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD
Regional Office No. VIII
Palo, Leyte
CASE NO. VIII-2014-4242
Application for Change of Route
of a Certificate of Public Convenience
to operate a UV EXPRESS service
With prayer to adopt trade name
ROMEO M. JAVINES
Applicant/Petitioner
x- - - - - - - - - - - - -x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
operate a UV EXPRESS service for
the transportation of passengers and
freight on the route: ORMOC CITYSAN RICARDO VIA BATO & VICE
VERSA, with the use of ONE (1)
unit/s which Certificate is still valid
and subsisting.
In the present application, applicant request authority to Change
the Route of Service using the same
number of unit/s along the route:
TACLOBAN
CITY-CARIGARA-ORMOC CITY & VICE VERSA.
NOTICE is hereby given that
this application will be heard by this
Board on OCTOBER 29, 2015 at
10:00 a.m. at its office of the above
address.
At least TEN (10) days prior
to the above date, applicant/s shall
cause the publication of this Notice
of Hearing once in a newspaper of
local circulation.
This application will be acted
upon by this Board on the basis of its
records and documentary evidence
submitted by the parties, unless the
Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral
evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 13th day of OCTOBER,
2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN

P. DOLINA

-As part of Overseas Workers Welfare

Administration(OWWA)s immediate assistance to returning
OFWs(Overseas Filipino Workers) who
were displaced from
their jobs due to stressful situation and to the
bereaved family of a
deceased OFW whose
membership is still
active at the time of
death, the office provides technical and
consultancy services
and conducts specific
technology skills or entrepreneurship training for these distressed
OFW.
One of these programs is the entrepreRepublic of the Philippines
Department of Transportation
and Communication
LAND TRANSPORTATION
FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD
Regional Office No. VIII
Palo, Leyte
CASE NO. VIII-2014-2900
Application for Extension of
Validity
of a Certificate of Public Convenience to
Operate a FILCAB service
VIRGILIO C. ROSEO
Applicant/Petitioner
x- - - - - - - - - - - - -x
NOTICE OF HEARING
Applicant is a grantee of a
Reconstituted Certificate of Public
Convenience to operate a FILCAB
service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY-APITONG-MANLURIP & VICE VERSA, with the use
of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate
is still valid and subsisting up to August 6, 2015.
In the present application, applicant request authority for extension of validity of the said certificate
using the same number of unit/s.
NOTICE is hereby given that
this application will be heard by this
Board on OCTOBER 29, 2015 at
10:00 a.m. at its office of the above
address.
At least TEN (10) days prior
to the above date, applicant/s shall
cause the publication of this Notice
of Hearing once in a newspaper of
local circulation.
This application will be acted
upon by this Board on the basis of its
records and documentary evidence
submitted by the parties, unless the
Board deems it necessary to receive
additional documentary and/or oral
evidence.
WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 12th day of OCTOBER,
2015.

(Sgd.) Atty. PAUL FLORIAN

P. DOLINA

neurial development
training that is generally designed to provide
technical
assistance
to the beneficiaries of
the Balik-Pinas, Balik-Hanapbuhay Program (BPBH) and Education and Livelihood
Assistance
Program
(ELAP).
The EDT aims to
help participants conduct
self-assesment
on personal, enterpreneurial competencies
(PEC); to facilatate
identification of potential entrepreneurial
ventures based on personal interest, available
resources and market
opportunities; to briefly discuss functional
areas of a business in

Destiny...
...from Page 4

besides the fact

that the countrys first lady
then hails from
Leyte.
What if Leyte
or Region VIII
gets two seats in
the Senate? This
is far best condition to hope for.
The mutual benefit is anticipated.
Although drafting
legislative measures is Senates
main work, the
PDAF and DAP or
its counterpart
this time in form
of lump sum ap-

relation to business
plan preparation and to
present small business
registration
process
and its requirements.
The BPBH) and
ELAP are two of OWWAs welfare program
that cater towards the
protection of the interest and promotion of
the welfare of its members-OFW and their
beneficiaries.
The training was
conducted last October
2, 2015 at DOLE Compound, Tacloban City
and was attended by 21
participants, 15 ELAP
beneficiaries and 6 Balik-Pinas, Balik-Hanapbuhay beneficiaries
all over the region.
A starter kit worth

P15,000 were be given

to the ELAP beneficiaries (spouse/parents
of a deceased OFW)
and P10,000 worth of
starter kit for the BPBH
beneficiaries or OFWs
that were repatriated
with unfinished contract).
Ernesto Montes Jr.
of DTI Leyte served as
the resource person for
the training and thoroughly discussed topics on Entrepreneurial
Mindset and Business
Palnning.
The said event was
headed by Catherine
astor, overseas workers
welfare offficer IV and
Heidi Hosillos, family welfare officer of
OWWA-8. (KATRINA
D. OBEJERA/PR)

propriations in Govt...
the General Ap...from Page 3
timistic that our napropriations Act tional programs trickle
is a sweet invite. down to the rural areas
the countryside, and
It is about time in
benefit those who realthat the people ly need assistance, he
of this region added.
In 2013, the DA
get their pens to- launched the National
Quality Achievgether and vote Corn
ers Awards to give recfor the senato- ognition to the invalurole of the local
riables from this able
government (LGUs) in
side of the archi- mentoring corn farmand stakeholders.
pelago. Destiny ers The
LGUs have
for senate seats been consistent in effectively carrying out
could be in the policies and projects
regions side this that ultimately push
for the robust protime in the strike duction of high-grade
of the voters pen. corn.

NEWS

Eastern Samar Bulletin

Oct. 11-17, 2015

PH ambassador to grace
Yolanda art exhibit in London
- Philippine ambassador
to the United Kingdom H.E.
Enrique Manalo will grace
Taclobans
Haiyan-inspired
art exhibition at the Temple
Church, London on 08 November marking the second
anniversary of supertyphoon
Yo l a n d a ( i nt e r n at i o n a l
name:Haiyan).
Held at the 12th Century
Triforium in one of Englands
historic churches, the remarkable one-man-100-frame art
exhibition is a visual journey

depicting the tragedies, trials

and triumphs in the worlds
first confrontation against the
rising effects of global warming.
Temple Church Committee Chairman Ian Mayes is
honored by Manalos attendance at the formal launch and
reception Taclobans art exhibition.
The presence of Ambassador Enrique Manalo as honored guest is a very welcome
development. This exhibition

Local government gets

training equipment
from the EU

Attended by DBM officials,

Mr. Achim Tillessen, head of
Development Cooperation of
the EU Delegation, and Mayor
Gerardo V. Calderon of Angono, Rizal, the turnover forms
part of the EU-funded project,
Support to the Local Government Units for More Effective and Accountable Public
Finance Management (LGUPFM 2 Project), which seeks
to elevate the current state of
Public Financial Management
(PFM) at the local government level.
Out of the countrys 1,715
LGUs, the 16 were carefully
selected by the DBM, BLGF,
NEDA, and DILG based on
their readiness and willingness
to implement PFM reforms.
The chosen LGUs are slated to
receive a full suite of IT equipment comprising four desktop
PCs, one laptop, one projector, one LCD screen, one laser
printer, and accessories.
The ultimate goal of the
LGU PFM 2 Project is to help
local governments strengthen
their public financial management systems and achieve
improved revenue generation
and expenditure management. This turnover of equipment has been in the works
since May 2013 and is one of
the many milestones weve
reached. With each new project, our intention is for LGUs
grow more transparent, responsive, and accountable,
Budget Secretary Florencio
Butch Abad said.
The Philippines has in recent years improved its public
financial management system
with crucial assistance from
the LGU PFM program, Abad
added. This latest endeavor
will allow participating local
governments and regional offices to undertake PFM more
efficiently.

is Taclobans way of extending

gratitude from their communities to the British people
and this message is magnified
even more with the presence
of the Philippine Ambassador
to the UK, said Mayes.
Meanwhile, Jeff Manibay
of civic-initiative group One
Tacloban expressed elation for
the support of the Philippine
embassy in London citing
the presence of Ambassador
Enrique Manalo at the exhibition is an honor extended
not only to the artist but to
the people of Eastern Visayas
region as well.

Resilience and cooperation has been the cornerstone

of our recovery and this is
yet another heartwarming
demonstration of our people
coming together in support
of each other. We cant thank
them enough he said.
Titled Answered Prayers
in London, the one-man-100frame art exhibition is coming off the successful staging
of Sketches held in Tacloban
City last June.
Solely created by 64year old artist-survivor Ed
Rompal, the remarkable
collection attracted close to

An efficient and effective

delivery of public goods and
services is the goal of good
governance. Public Financial
Management makes good
governance possible because
it helps us upgrade the quality
of service of the people, says
Mayor Gerardo V. Calderon of
Angono, Rizal.
He added that, the computers and the other training
equipment will surely help us
to improve financial transparency through our expenditure
reports as the public is made
aware of how much we have
already spent and where these
funds are used.
The mayor also emphasized the importance of the
donated equipment in expenditure report generation and
analysis to come up with informed and evidence-based
policy interventions that are
truly responsive of the peoples
needs.
Local authorities are in
the frontline of the delivery of
public services and are responsible for 16% of the FY 2015
National Budget or P423.3 billion. It is therefore crucial that
LGUs have the tools to perform better and more transparently which will ultimately
lead to better service delivery,
said Mr. Achim Tillessen, head
of Development Cooperation
of the EU delegation.
The new seven-year EU
support strategy more than
doubles grant assistance to the
Philippines, from 130 million
(P7 billion) to 325 million
(P17 billion). (DBM)

AFFIDAVIT of SELF-ADJUDICATION

NOTICE is hereby given that Yolanda P. Bolano heir of late Carlos M. Bolano
executed an affidavit of adjudication over a motor vehicle described as: MAKE:
MITS; MOTOR NO. 6D10-152265; CHASSIS NO. GJC-8015755; PLATE NO.
HVA-318; Per Doc. No. 07, Page No. 33, Book No. XXXVIII, Series of 2015 of
Notary Public Atty. Neil M. Sia

ESB: Oct. 4-10,11-17,18-24, 2015

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BIO
BOTO

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

Friendly reminder from:

COMELEC

& Eastern Samar Bulletin

7,000 visitors during its threeday exhibition.

Answered Prayers is supported by Thomson Reuters,
Gothong Southern, Toyota
Tacloban Leyte, Mr. Wilson

Chan, Rotary International

DG Buddy Estudillo, Tacloban
Filipino Chinese Chamber of
Commerce, Neil Montejo and
Family, and Rancho Maria
Lucas.(PR)