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Vol 6 Issue 19 Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8 May 9 - 15, 2016
In this IssueIn this IssueIn this Issue
DepEd official hails teachers for election duties
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WV voting peaceful
ILOILO CITY, May 13 (PIA6) – The May 9 elections
in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental were peaceful and orderly and except for some glitches the results were known as early as possible through the use of the Vote
Counting Machines. The general assessment was made by officials and
representatives of various institutions involved in the conduct of the elections including the Commission on
Elections (COMELEC), Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, Philippine Army, and Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting,
among others. Winning candidates for various local posts have been
proclaimed in different areas of the region and the Negros
province which used to be a part of Region 6 before it joined Negros Oriental to form the Negros Island Region
or Region 18.
No major incidents that could disrupt the elections were reported. The political exercise went on peacefully and orderly in general.
Old and new faces emerged winners in an election that was highlighted by the election of national officials from president, vice president, senators, congressmen and
party list representatives.
Local posts that were contested included the governor, vice governor, members of the sangguniang panlalawigan, mayor, vice mayor, and members of the
sangguniang panlungsod and bayan. (PIA6)
CEBU, May 11 (PIA) – Commission on Elections
(Comelec-7) Regional Director Jose Nick Mendros said losing candidates must honor and respect the outcome of the May 9 election amid reports that some candidates are
questioning the poll results. ―The electoral process allowed people to reflect their
votes and that we need to respect," said Mendros as some losing candidates are not accepting their defeat.
Mendros said there is a need to change the
orientation of Filipinos and accept all eventualities, whether in victory or in defeat.
In the Philippines, candidates usually do not accept defeat, claiming that they were cheated, added the Comelec official.
Mendros said some losers tend to blame the Comelec why they lost saying they were cheated.
He said losing candidates should not discredit the
institution that is spreading the democratic system, "as there is a need to level up our maturity and accept the will of the people through their votes."
―We spent many hours preparing for this,‖
said Mendros as he lauded the Board of Election Inspectors, police, military, and Comelec for the hard work poured into ensuring that the elections would be
peaceful. ―Credit should be given to these people (BEIs)
and their P5,000 to P7,000 honorarium is not enough,‖ he said.
Mendros, however, said it is the right of any losing
candidate to file a protest. Msgr. Joseph Tan, spokesperson of C-CIMPEL, on the
other hand, said some candidates accepted defeat graciously and even extended reconciliation to their political opponents, like Senator Grace Poe.
Meanwhile, Police Regional Office -7 Regional Director C/Supt. Patrocinio Commendador said he ordered the activation of the Civil Disturbance
Management team especially in Cebu City in anticipation of possible mass protest from supporters of losing candidate dissatisfied with the poll result. (rmn/fcr/PIA7)
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EASTERN VISAYAS
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 11 (PIA) —
An official of the Department of Education praised all
teachers who braved the intense political rivalry in Samar just to serve this election.
Samar Division Superintendent Gregorio Diaz said that 2, 537 teachers in his division rendered election duties and perfunctorily reported to their assigned posts without questions.
Diaz said he is happy that no untoward incident happened to any of the teachers.
―It helped to activate the Election Task Force ready
to respond to any distress call from any of them,‖ said Diaz.
In Lanao policemen had to assume BEI posts as
teachers feared to render election duties. Secretary Arman Luistro announced earlier that
teachers were getting P 4,500.00 honorarium and legal
assistance.
The Comelec also offered some sort of an insurance
should something happened to them while doing election
duties. ―While DepEd is busy with BrigadaEskwela and
OplanBalik-Eskwela, our teachers are just willing to render additional duties this election,‖ said Diaz adding that Comelec has always relied on them for elections ever since.
As to additional service credits, they are still assessing this, added Diaz.
Although not required, most teachers still opted to
serve election duties. ShirleenNicartDadison, a teacher who served as
BEI said that it is another kind of fulfilment for
them to take part in shaping the country’s history.
Elections will never be the same without teachers,
she said. (NBQ/PIA8-Samar)
WESTERN VISAYAS
CENTRAL VISAYAS
Voters flock Naval Central Elementary School,
one of the biggest polling centers in Biliran
during the May 9 elections.
Fayette C. Riñen
Election 2016: Senior Citizens and persons
with disabilities get priority lanes in polling
precincts as seen in Guintas Elem School this
morning while other voters line up to load
their ballots at the Voter's Counting Machine.
Voting went on smoothly as Board of Election
Inspectors organized the the process of voting
orderly with PPCRV volunteers helping voters
find their names in the voter's list. (PSM/
PIA6Antique)
A Kapihan sa PIA was held May 11 at the
DOH -7 Tugas Conference Room, Osmeña
Blvd., Cebu City with guests (l-r) Medical
Officer IV Dr. Jeanette Pauline A. Cortez, Dr.
Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, Dr. Dino Caing,
Medical Officer III Dr. Shelby Blanco and
Nurse II Mark Reizner Wenceslao to talk on
the observation of World Aids Candlelight
Day and Safe Motherhood Week. The forum
was aired-live from 10:00 am - 11:00 am at
DYMR-Radyo ng Bayan 576 khz and delayed
telecast at Sky Cable-Cebu Channel 61 at 5:00
pm. (vvv/PIA Cebu)
Respect outcome of election, candidates told
A voter is assisted by members of the Board of Election
Inspectors (BEI) to cast his vote at a polling precinct in
Iloilo City during the May 9 elections. So far, voting in the
area was peaceful and ran smoothly. (PIA6)
WESTERNWESTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 222
Aklan proclaims election winners
KALIBO, Aklan, 13 May (PIA6) -- Winners in the recent election for provincial and congressional positions were proclaimed
Wednesday, May 11 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall here by the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC).
T he PBOC, led by Chairman Atty.
Roberto A. Salazar, Provincial Election
Supervisor II, together with Atty.
Ma.Maya Bien Mayor Tolentino, Provincial
Prosecutor, Vice Chairman; and Dr. Jesse M.
Gomez, DepEd Schools Division of Aklan,
Member-Secretary, first proclaimed the
winning Sangguniang Panlalawigan members
composed of Nemesio Neron, Emmanuel
Soviet Russia Dela Cruz, and Lillian Tirol of the
eastern side; and Andoy Gelito, Miguel
Miraflores, Jay Tejada, Esel Flores and Nelson
Santamaria of the western side of the province.
Also proclaimed were incumbent
Governor Florencio T. Miraflores and
provincial vice gubernatorial winner Reynaldo
M. Quimpo.
The PBOC also proclaimed former Aklan
Governor Carlito S. Marquez, who was elected
representative for the lone district of Aklan;
and re-electionist SP member Harry Sucgang,
and Atty. Immanuel Sodusta in the later part of
the event.
A total of 13 candidates for the
eastern and 12 for the western sides of the
province ran for election to the Sangguniang
Panlalawigan while there were only two
contenders each for the positions of
Congressman, Governor and Vice Governor.
(JCM/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)
By By Venus G. Villanueva
BACOLOD CITY, May 11 (PIA6) – The Loan Restructuring Program (LRP) of the Social Security System (SSS) is now
available to member-borrowers who have previously lived or worked in disaster and calamity-stricken areas.
Loan restructuring available to SSS members
By Carlson B. Alelis
T he LRP aims to assist these members
to help them clean up their overdue
calamity and other past due short-term
SSS loans.
Josephine Sombilla, Officer-in-Charge
Assistant Branch Head of SSS – Bacolod, said
that around 300 member-borrowers here have
inquired about the program, while 80 have
availed of it as of May 5.
―The program has a one-year period
wherein members who have delinquencies
can pay their loans,‖ she said during a radio
interview with PIA.
She said that those who are eligible to
apply for the program are member-borrowers
with past due short-term loans of SSS such as:
Calamity Loan, Salary Loan Early Renewal
Program, Salary Loan, Emergency Loan,
Educational Loan (old), Study Now Pay later
Plan, Vocational/technical Courses Loan, Y2K
Loans and Investments Incentive Loan.
The LRP started last April 28 and will end
on April 27 next year.
The areas are declared by the
National Disaster Risk Reduction Council and
the national government are those that were
affected during the following disasters or
calamities:
Ondoy (2009), Sendong (2011), Pedring,
Qiuel and Pablo (2012), Labuyo, Amring, Santi,
Yolanda and Agaton (2013), Glenda, Mario,
Ruby and Sendang (2014), Lando and Nona
(2015).
Janice Diaz, senior communications
analyst, said members can visit the SSS
office and bring with them valid identification
cards so that the agency can check their
eligibility.
Through th is , SSS can check
the balances and give members payment
options.
A member who is unable to visit the SSS
office can send a representative with an
authorization letter to inquire of the balances.
(JCM/CBA/PIA6-Negros Occidental)
SAN JOSE, Antique, May 11 (PIA6) - The Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed the newly elected Governor Rhodora J.
Cadiao and Congressman Paolo Javier as winners of the May 9 Election.
C adiao won with 134,693 as against
Governor Exequiel Javier with 102,686
total vote count while his son
incumbent Congressman Paolo Javier was
proclaimed winner with 120,096 over the
closest rival Raymundo Roquero with only
88,727.
Newly elected Vice Governor Edgar
Denosta is also an incumbent Sangguniang
Panlalawigan Member.
The Provincial Board of canvassers
proclaimed the winners at about nine
in the evening of May 10 after the
town of San Remigio transmitted the final
result.
Newly elected members of the
provincial board for the south district are Rony
Molina, Vincent Piccio III, Fernando Corvera
and Santiago 'Bingbing' Lotilla .
The proclamation of the winner for the
5th seat was deferred by COMELEC due to a
close margin of votes of two contenders and
there are still precincts in the towns of Anini-y
and San Remigio which were set for special
election due to lack of ballots.
SP members for the North District are
Rosie A. Dimamay, Dr. Egido Elio, Eugene
Alojipan, Errol Santillan and Juris Juanitez.
Seventeen of the 18 towns were able to
proclaim their local winners except for the
town of Anini- y which was set to conduct
special election in Barangay Mabuyong due to
lack of ballot during May 9 election.
The Provincial Board of Canvassers
is compose of Provincial Election
Supervisor Atty. Jessie Suarez as
Chairman with members, Atty. Michael
Villaret , Provincial Prosecutor and
Schools Division Superintendent Reynaldo
Gico.
The collective support of everyone has
made the election peaceful and orderly, DILG
Provincial Director Victorio Pagapulan said
earlier.
P a r i s h P a s tor a l C ounc i l f o r
Responsible Voting with more than 3,000
volunteers likewise noted the successful
conduct of election. (JCM/PSM/PIA6Antique)
COMELEC proclaims Cadiao, Javier
By Pilar S. Mabaquiao
Flores De MayoFlores De Mayo
WESTERN WESTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 333
ILOILO CITY, May 10 (PIA6) - - Incumbent governor Arhtur Defensor Sr. led the winners of the political race in the province
of Iloilo with Christine Garin, likely to become the first lady vice-governor of the province as indicated by unofficial and partial
results as of this writing.
G arin, popularly known as ―Tingting‖, was
in her third term as Guimbal mayor
before joining the vice gubernatorial
race.
For position of congressman in various
districts of the province the following are
leading: Incumbent Congressman Richard Garin
with 125,434 votes in the first district;
Incumbent Congressman Arcadio Gorriceta for
second district; Incumbent Congressman
Ferjenil Biron with 107,597 in the fourth
district; and former Vice-Governor Raul
―Boboy‖ Tupas with 110, 355. The
congressional race in the fifth district is being
closely watched in the province because
Vice-Governor Boboy Tupas was pitted
against Atty. Yvonne Angeli Lee Tupas, wife of
Congressman Niel Tupas, Jr.
Incumbent Congressman Arthur
Defensor, Jr of the third district ran
unopposed. He is the son of Governor Arthur
Defensor.
On the other hand, in Iloilo City,
incumbent Congressman Jerry Trenas running
for the Lone District of Iloilo and incumbent
Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog for the Mayoralty
race are also enjoying wide margins against
their respective challengers. Trenas got
162,365 votes against Atty. Dan Cartagena
with 26, 393. Mabilog has 144,908 votes, Gold
Gonzales had 51,796 and Arnel de Llana has
1,568.
In Guimaras, proclaimed winners were led
by reelected governor Samuel Gumarin, vice
governor-elect Edward Gando and
congresswoman-elect Lucille Nava. he five
winning mayoralty candidates are Ruben
Corpuz of Jordan town, Eugene Reyes of
Buenavista town, Emmanuel Galila of Nueva
Valencia town, Ninfa Gajo of San Lorenzo
town, and Luven Vilches of Sibunag town.
(JCM/laf/PIA6-Iloilo)
Iloilo poll winners known
By Lilibeth A. French
COMELEC proclaims winners of Bacolod City, Congressional reps
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 11 (PIA6) - - The Commission on Elections here started proclaiming winners of Bacolod City
and some district representatives.
T he Bacolod City Board of Canvassers
led by COMELEC-Bacolod Election
Officer IV lawyer Mavil Majarucon-Sia
proclaimed winners for Bacolod Lone District,
Mayor, Vice Mayor and Councilors as early as
11AM, May 10.
In Bacolod City, the red corner Grupo
Progresso of the Nationalist People’s Coalition
dominated the race claiming the top
three posts and eight out of the 12 slots for
councilors.
Bacolod Lone District incumbent
Congressman Evelio Leonardia won the
mayoralty race with group mate incumbent
Vice Mayor Greg Gasataya replacing his seat in
Congress.
Number one Bacolod City Councilor El
Cid Familiaran took the next step up as he
won the Vice-mayoralty post.
Grupo Progresso Councilors who made it
to the majority 8 are: Ricardo Tan, Caesar
Distrito, Cindy Tan Rojas, Renecito Novero,
Em Legaspi-Ang, Elmer Sy; while Ana Marie
Palermo, Wilson Gamboa, Claudio Puentevella
and Sonya Verdeflor complete the set of 12
councilors.
As of this writing, the Provincial
COMELEC led by Provincial Election
Supervisor lawyer Ian Lee Ananoria together
with the Provincial Board of Canvassers
proclaimed Third and Fourth District
Representative winners.
Third District Re-electionist Alfredo
Abelardo Albee Benitez won his last and
final term as congressman of his
district while newcomer and incumbent
La Carlota City Mayor Juliet Ferrer secured
her seat as the new Fourth District
Representative.
Election Officers of the other 31
towns and cities in the province made their
respective proclamations of local winners
in their area of jurisdiction since early morning
of May 10. *(JCM/EAD-PIA6 Negros
Occidental)
By Easter Anne D. Doza
Capiz provincial, congressional winners proclaimed By Jemin B. Guillermo
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 11 (PIA6) – Capiz local winning candidates for the provincial and congressional posts were
proclaimed, May 11.
T his after the Provincial Board of
Canvassers (PBOC) led by Election
Supervisor lawyer Elizabeth Doronila
completed the canvassing of the transmitted
election results from all the municipalities and
city here.
Proclaimed as the winning candidate for
governor is incumbent first district
congressman Antonio Del Rosario while
incumbent vice governor Esteban Evan
Contreras II was re-elected for the same
post.
Also proclaimed were Emmanuel Billones
Sr. and Fredenil Castro who won the
congressional race for the first and second
district of the province, respectively.
The PBOC likewise proclaimed Blesilda
Almalbis, Jonathan Besa, Eduardo Magallanes,
Roberto Ignacio and Enrique Martin as winning
candidates for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
members in the first district. The second
district winning Sangguniang Panlalawigan
candidates who were proclaimed winners
were Victor Tanco Jr., Karen Palomar,
Eleuper Martinez, Jeffrey Layo and Camilo
Robles.
Capiz, which is composed of 16
towns and one city and has 457,282
registered number of voters, is divided into
two congressional districts. (JCM/JBG/PIA6)
CENTRALCENTRAL VISAYASVISAYAS 444
CEBU, May 10 (PIA) – Commission on Elections (Comelec-7) Regional Director Jose Nick Mendros said 286 Vote Counting
Machines (VCMs) encountered glitches yesterday but this did not affect the overall conduct of peaceful elections in Central
Visayas.
Comelec-7: Polls in CV peaceful despite 286
malfunctioning VCMs
“ There were 286 VCMs that
malfunctioned but these were
immediately replaced,‖ to ensure voting
would not be hampered, said Mendros during a
post-election press conference at the Police
Regional Office (PRO-7) this morning.
Mendros said out of the 7,048
VCMs delivered to the region, the
number of 286 VCMs that malfunctioned was
negligible.
―We had 394 contingency machines that
can immediately replace any machine that
would malfunction,‖ said Mendros.
The Comelec-7 director said minor
problems like machine glitches are expected
and based on reasonable calculation requested
for almost 400 contingency machines of which
only 286 were used.
Bohol encountered the most number of
blip VCMs with 107 followed by Cebu
that used 101 contingency machines and 68 in
Negros Oriental while Siquijor had 10 VCMs
replaced.
Mendros said Comelec is legally
required to provide 1,000 VCMs nationwide
on standby in anticipation of machine glitches
but the agency prepared more than 5,000
VCMs for contingency purpose.
Meanwhile, all the winning candidates in
Siquijor’s six municipalities have been
proclaimed while in Negros Oriental, election
results in 13 localities have been transmitted
and winners proclaimed as of 11:00 this
morning, said Mendros.
In Cebu, 44 cities and towns have
transmitted poll results and winners
proclaimed with four more localities awaiting
for final results while in Bohol, 13 localities
have transmitted election results and
winners duly proclaimed while there are 12
more localities waiting for the final results,
added Mendros. (mbcn/fcr/PIA7)
Fayette C. Riñen
NEGROS ORIENTAL, May 6 (PIA) -- As part of disaster preparedness, the Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) conducted a technology training on Emergency Food Reserve (EFR) production recently.
DOST offers technology on emergency food reserve for disaster preparedness
" The activity aims to develop an
emergency food which can be
distributed as relief food to disaster
victims in times of calamity,‖ said Alvyn Klein
Mana-ay of Nutrition and Diettetics of Silliman
University. Around 25 participants from
several government, academic, and
p r i v a t e en t i t i e s , i n c l u d i n g f oo d
manufacturing enterprises participated in the
EFR training-workshop at Silliman University
(SU). Developed by DOST Industrial
Technology Deve lopment Inst i tu te
(ITDI), EFR, also known as Sagip-Nutri
Flour, is a blend of powders made from
nutritious and indigenous crops such as
cassava, sweet potato, moringa (malunggay),
squash, and mungbean (mongo).
This nutritious flour can be transformed
into an array of food products such as noodles,
cake, pastries, bread, drink powder, soup,
and native delicacies to add balance and variety
to emergency food rations and nutrition
f e e d i n g . T h e t e c h n o l o g y o p e n s
up enterpreneurial opportunities for
community livelihood generators and individual
food processors said Sean Adrian Guardiano of
DOST-Negros Oriental.
DOST -ITDI first introduced the EFR
technology in Negros Oriental in 2015
through a training- workshop with some
professors of the SU-ND.
Guardiano said after a short lecture about
disaster preparedness, food safety, and EFR
production's relevance and implications,
the trainers took turns in teaching the
participants through the step-by-step
procedure of producing the Sagip flour, and its
byproducts that include chocolate bars,
polvoron, and dried noodles.
Meanwhile, a total of 30 entrepreneurs
from micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) attended the Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP) Awareness Seminar
conducted recently.
―Food safety refers to the elimination of
hazards that may make food injurious to the
health of the consumers. From farm to plate,
let us make our food safe,‖ said Evelyn Fajardo
of SU.
She said that many of the potential
hazards in a processing plant are prevented by
using a standard set of principles and hygienic
practices for the manufacturing and handling of
food. (rmn/jct/PIA7-Negros Oriental)
By Jennifer C. Tilos
CEBU CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- The tie up with schools and the Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA)
had sped up the earning chances of the young people.
D ah Combate, training director of
the University of Southern Philippines
Foundation (USPF), said that since
TESDA had tied up with schools like them,
it is now easier for the youth to earn while
completing their courses.
USPF was one of those who participated
in the recently held job and career fair in
Mandaue City which was visited by President
Benigno ―Noynoy‖ Aquino III.
Combate said their TESDA unit had
already produced over a thousand scholars in
their various training programs.
―We already have baristas, cooks,
hotel persons and they earn while studying,‖
Combate said.
Lemi Labaya, of Basak Pardo, is one of the
baristas who was earning while on the job
training.
Labaya was in 2nd year Nursing course
when he stopped because he could not be
supported by an elder sibling.
When he graduated, he was immediately
employed as one of the pioneering staff of
Civet Coffee Shop. The scholars availed of
skills education worth P20,000 to P30,000.
Jessie Daclan of Tisa Labangon and Dave
Abadilla showed off their bartending skills in
the event.
They are scholars enrolled in the
International School for Human Resource
Management (ISHRM). They are already
accredited trainers of bartending when their
skills were evaluated.
Both performed their ―bottle tricks‖ for
the attendees. The Scholarship and Student
Assistance Programs of TESDA aim to
address equity and access by providing
direct financial assistance to deserving
Technical Vocational Education and Training
(TVET) enrollees across all regions in the
country.
The program seeks to extend financial
assistance to marginalized but deserving
students in post-secondary non-degree
courses, promote TVET, contribute to the
development of a competent skilled workforce,
and assist private institutions in their
development efforts by assuring a steady supply
of enrollees to their course offerings.
In the said event, there were over 200
applicants who were hired on the spot both
for local and international vacancies. (rmn/fcc/
PIA7 –Cebu)
TESDA school partnership lets youth earn early
Ferliza Calizar-Contratista
Flores De MayoFlores De Mayo
CENTRAL CENTRAL VISAYASVISAYAS 555
TAGBILARAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- Some 23 rice-producing towns in Bohol received a total of 28 communal irrigation
projects from the government during the 6th anniversary of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Region 7.
Bohol farmers get 28 irrigation projects, tractors
R ecipients of the different irrigation
projects are the towns of Alicia,
Antequera, Anda, Batuan, Bilar, Calape,
Clarin, Candijay, Carmen, Dagohoy, Danao,
Dimiao, Duero, Garcia Hernandez, Inabanga,
Jagna, Mabini, Pilar Sierra Bullones, Tubigon,
Ubay, and Valencia.
The projects are funded from the
Agri-Pinoy Rice Program of Department of
Agriculture in Region 7 and NIA–7.
Other than irrigation projects, farmers
organizations and cooperatives also received
seven 4-wheel drive tractors and 11 hand
tractors, according to NIA-7.
The projects and farm mechanization
implements form part of the close to P95M
worth of agricultural projects turned over to
farmers’ associations in Bohol, said Anthony
Alonzo, NIA-7 information officer.
Seven cooperatives which received the
4WD tractors were Untaga Multi-Purpose
Cooperative of Alicia, San Miguel Organic
Farmers Association and San Miguel-Caluasan
Farm Service Provider Organization of
Dagohoy, Malingin Irrigation System Farm
Service Provider Organization, Ubay AXR
Cultivators’ Association of Ubay, and Soils and
Water Research Development Station of DA-7
in Ubay. Hand tractors were given to Tubod
Farmers’ Association, Patong Farmers’
Association, Sambag Farmers’ Association and
Sto. Nino Water Impounding Irrigators’
Association of Talibon, San Miguel
Development Association and Dagohoy Seed
Growers Association of Dagohoy, Trinidad
Multi-Purpose Cooperative and PCCT United
Farmers’ Association of Trinidad, Cagayan
Farmers’ Association and San Jose Farmers’
Association of Inabanga, and Buga-ong Cantuba
Irrigators Association of Buenavista,.
The Tubod Farmers’ Association, Patong
Farmers’ Association, Sambag Farmers’
Association and Sto. Nino Water Impounding
Irrigators’ Association of Talibon, San Miguel
Development Association and Dagohoy Seed
Growers Association of Dagohoy also received
one hand tractor each.
Also bringing home a unit each were
Trinidad Multi-Purpose Cooperative and PCCT
United Farmers’ Association of Trinidad,
Cagayan Farmers’ Association and San Jose
Farmers’ Association of Inabanga, and Buga-ong
Cantuba Irr igators Associat ion of
Buenavista. (rmn/rahc/PIA7-Bohol)
Rey Anthony H. Chiu
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 9 (PIA) – The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) of the Diocese of Dumaguete lauds the active
participation of voters in this year’s election.
D EB lead convenor Msgr. Julius Heruela
said there is a high voters’ turnout
this year. Although he didn’t
mentioned any figures, Heruela explained that
the long lines and jampacked holding rooms in
polling centers are indications of high voters’
participation.
He also noted that most voters showed
eagerness in casting their vote by going to their
assigned polling center early in the morning.
Most of the polling centers in Dumaguete
City were filled with voters from early morning
to noon. The group noted that the number of
voters became less in the afternoon. The DEB
has deployed 5,100 volunteers to monitor
election proceedings in polling centers that are
under the coverage of the diocese.
The Diocese of Dumaguete covers 1,076
polling precincts from Basay town up to
Jimalalud and the 132 polling precincts in the whole province of Siquijor.
The DEB also organized a command
center at the Marian Priests Center,
Dumaguete City which receives incident
reports from Deb volunteers on field.
Msgr. Heruela disclosed most of the
incident reports they received are on
complaints on long lines, lost names from
voter’s list especially those who got delisted
because they were unable to comply with the
biometrics registration of the Commission on
Elections (COMELEC).
Aside from this, there are some incidents
of paper jamming of the Vote Counting
Machines (VCM) but these were resolved by
the technicians.
However, the DEB official also shared that
voters’ receipt boxes in some polling precincts
were reportedly open and placed on the floor
behind the VCM machined instead of being
sealed and having a hole where voters can
drop their receipts before leaving the polling place.
Voters’ receipt boxes should also be
placed beside the VCM where it is visible to
the voter. Heruela said they already informed
the COMELEC on this issue. Heruela did
not discount the possibility of having
―dagdag-bawas‖ of votes with this incident.
He once again underscored the
importance of vote secrecy. ―The voter should
witness receipt inserted (in the box) and BEIs
(Board of Election Inspectors) and the staff
should not look into it. There should be
secrecy in the receipt,‖ he said.
Now that the elections are over, the DEB
will continue to monitor situations in polling
centers for the counting and transmitting of
election results.
The DEB has designated six roving teams
that will collect copies of election results in
cluster areas in Bonawon, Basay, Jimalalud, Sta.
Agueda, Valencia, and Mabinay for the DEB and
the local chapter of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. (mbcn/ral/PIA7-Negros
Oriental)
DEB lauds active voter participation this election
Roi Anthoni B. Lomotan
SIQUIJOR, May 12 (PIA) -- Election in Siquijor province ran smoothly from the time the polling precincts opened until voting
ended, according to Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Philippine National Police here.
Comelec: Election in Siquijor peaceful
A s of 7:00 this morning, all 135 polling
centers here were activated based on
the quantum GIS of the PNP-Siquijor
Provl Election Monitoring Action Center
(PEMAC).
Sector Commander Election Assistant
Gene Villarin of the Provincial COMELEC said
some minor glitches in the operation of Vote
Counting Machines (VCMs) were reported
but with the contingency machines, this was
settled.
―So far, walay napostpone, (so far, nothing
was postponed)," Villarin said of the conduct of
election.
Sector Commander PSSupt. Enrique
Belcina for District 2 (Lazi, San Juan and Maria
towns) said the conduct of election
was generally peaceful.
Except for some precincts in Lazi town
where casting of votes were delayed due to
Vote Counting Machine (VCM) problems, all
other precincts in the five municipalities of
Siquijor, Lazi, Maria, San Juan and Enrique
Villanueva are ready for the closing of polling
precincts and the counting of votes. (rac/
PIA7-Siquijor)
Rizalie Anding Calibo
EASTERN EASTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 666
Presumptive President is Maasinhon by birth
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, May 11 (PIA) -- Exactly a year ago today, on May 10, 2015, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo
Duterte visited this city to join a reunion with the Roa clan of barangay Laboon.
D igong, as he is fondly called, carries
the middle name Roa, the surname of
his mother, whose roots are traced
here.
His elementary days, at least up to
grade four, were spent at Laboon Elementary
School.
Back then, there was no inkling that one
of Maasin’s illustrious son has set his eyes on
the highest post of the land, although rumour
had it that his going around the country was
part of the ―testing waters‖ process towards
that direction.
It was Duterte’s second visit to the city,
actually, for his first was in 2013 days after
Yolanda, when he landed by chopper to deliver
P3 Million cash assistance personally received
by Gov. Roger Mercado.
Before he proceeded to Laboon for the
Roa reunion, Duterte was warmly welcomed
by the people and the leaders at the port area
where his helicopter landed, up to the city hall
where he held a pep talk like a simple town hall
meeting.
He explained he was not interested in the
presidency -- a position he kept saying until the
last minute of December 10, 2015, the last day
for substitution of candidates.
He said he was simply preaching the
gospel of federalism, an idea which time he
believes has come.
In March this year, when Digong
stepped again in Maasin soil, he was already a
presidential candidate.
With his trademark invectives-riddled
speech, he warned Maasinhons that ―kon
mapildi kodinhi sa Maasin, pang-sunogon ta
mong tanan ha‖ (If I lose in Maasin I will burn
you all).
The audience simply laughed it off
knowing fully well that it was said in jest.
But it was no joke when he claimed that
he was born here, brandishing a copy of a
baptismal record Catholic Bishop Precioso
Cantillas gave him minutes ago when
he dropped by at the convent for a courtesy
call.
And yes, Maasin will be spared from
―burning‖, because out of 46,061 voters who
actually voted, Duterte got 20,789 votes
against Roxas’ 16,925.
It will only be a matter of time before this
Maasinhon will be addressed President Rodrigo
RoaDuterte. (mmp, PIA8-Southern Leyte)
Catbalogan water district starts water rationing
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 11 (PIA)—With the long absence of rain, the water district resorts to
rationing of water for Catbalogan residents.
E ngr Ralph Uy, manager said that with
normal situation, they serve 9, 082
connections from three sources
Karamayon, Masacpasac and Kulador, the
combined production can serve 13 thousand
with 150 liters/second.
Presently, the two water sources have
been almost dry that only Caramayon source is
supplying water, but even its production has
dropped by 30%; it can only produce 16 liters
per second that can serve 5, 300 service
connections.
The Catbalogan Water District is now
rationing its water supply through scheduling
to Northern barangays as Phase 1 from 3:00
PM -9:00 AM and the Southern barangays the
next day from 9:00 AM to -3:00 PM.
Another contingency is water rationing
through a water tanker but no bidders for a
tanker unit of 16–cu.m, this is now for
re-bidding.
The advisory also said that the drought
may intensify until June, 2016.
The water district has also posted a
prayer for rain which has long been absent in
Samar.
The prayer seeks for rain to replenish all
water sources and promises to be better
stewards of water when supply does come.
(Nbq/PIA8-Samar)
Flores De MayoFlores De Mayo
Leyte’s incumbent gov and vice-gov proclaimed
T his, despite the unfinished canvass of
votes from seven municipalities and
two cities in the province that were
facing difficulty in the electronic transmission
system.
The Provincial Board of Canvassers
granted Petilla’s lawyers’ request to proclaim
the two as well as the board members for the
first and second district of Leyte considering
the high margin of votes they got on Monday’s
election. Aside from this, the results of the
unfinished canvass will not affect their winning.
Petilla, had two opponents while Loreto
ran unopposed.
Earlier on that day, Yedda Marie
Romualdez, wife of outgoing congressman
Ferdinand Martin Romualdez was also pro-
claimed as new congresswoman in the first
district of Leyte.
It is expected that at 8:30 in the morning
today, March 11 the Provincial Board of
Canvassers in Leyte will resume its canvassing
of the electronically-transmitted certificates of
canvass from the remaining areas and proclaim
the other provincial officials.
– Local candidates in this city were
proclaimed by the Tacloban Board of
Canvassers eight hours after the polling
precincts closed during Monday’s elections.
Incumbent Councilor Cristina Gonzales
Romualdez won in the mayoralty race against
her two opponents the popular broadcaster
Neil Glova and Golda Hilda Cabudoy.
Romualdez, a former actress and
wife of the incumbent mayor Alfred
Romualdez got an overwhelming 72, 077 votes
while her closest rival councilorGlova got 23,
612 votes and Cabudoy, 379. Also
proclaimed were the winning city councillors.
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 11(PIA) — Leyte’s incumbent governor LeopoldoDominico L. Petilla and Vice-Governor Carlo
Petilla Loreto remain on their posts after they were proclaimed winners by the Provincial Board of Canvassers last night.
EASTERNEASTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 777
196 detainees cast votes in jail in Southern
Leyte
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte May 11 (PIA) – Hundreds of detainees cast their votes behind bars during election day.
A ccording to Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology (BJMP) Maasin City
Warden CINSP Jennifer Joyce Abar,
some 196 detainees throughout the province
cast their votes last May 9 right from their
respective special polling precincts in their
prison camps.
She noted the orderly conduct of voting
in the special polling precincts established in
different BJMP jails and the Southern Leyte
Provincial Jail (SLPJ), as follows: Maasin City
Jail – 91, Sogod Municipal Jail – 33, San Juan
Municipal Jail – 10 and SLPJ – 62.
From among the BJMP prison camps,
the election ballots for each registered
voter- detainee were retrieved from their
respective polling precincts in different
barangays by the Board of Election
Inspectors (BEI) support group and brought to
their special polling precincts, where
BEIs facilitate for the electoral process, Abar
said.
After fully documenting their ballots
by the standby BEIs, the ballots were
returned back to their respective polling
precincts to be counted, she added. (esg/
PIA8SoLeyte)
Sickness not a hindrance to success, says Korean speech winner
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 11 (PIA) – Angeli Marie Baclea-an, a resident of Tacloban City and was born with a congenital
heart problem never allowed herself to be hampered by the disease.
F orbidden by her father to work after
graduating from college due to her
poor health condition, she applied and
was hired as an interpreter with the
humanitarian group sent to Leyte by the South
Korean government to help in the
rehabilitation work in the typhoon Yolanda
devastated province.
After the contingent left the province,
Baclea-an worked as manager of a Korean
restaurant in the city and later on at
Yerang Korean Cup Rice at Robinsons Place
Tacloban.
With her background of the Korean
language, the 26-year old lady joined this year’s
Korean Speech Contest held at the Ateneo de
Manila University in April 30.
She said, she spent days with her Korean
friends who helped prepare her speech. She
emerged as grand champion of the speech
competition.
Her background on the Korean language
was a plus factor not only in the area of work
but in bagging the top place of the speech
competition. It also helped that she first joined
the regional Korean Speech Contest held in
Cebu where she emerged as the winner.
As the grand prize winner, Baclea-an
received P 30,000 cash prize, a scholarship at
the Korean Cultural Center (KCC), and a fun
Korean language trip with roundtrip ticket to
South Korea sponsored by KTO Manila.
Judges of the contest were Lee Jong Hwa,
professor at the University of the Philippines;
KCC Director
Choong Suk Oh; Kim Jong Ho, principal of
the Korean International School; Lee Jong Min,
wife of the Korean Ambassador to the
Philippines; and Park Inshik, KTO Manila
director.
The contest was organized by the Korean
Cultural Center sponsored by KTO Manila
with partners United Korean Community
Association in the Philippines, Ateneo Initiative
for Korean Studies and the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA).
Baclea-an is set to travel to South Korea
within the year and part of her travel is to
attend a five-day language class at the Kyung
Hee University.
To date, the lady speech champion works
as a volunteer Korean language teacher at the
Korean Methodist Church. (AJC/PIA)
Mayor Abunda gets bigger pie
TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, May 11 (PIA) - Despite her running unopposed in the recently held elections, incumbent Borongan
city mayor, Ma. Fe R. Abunda, gathered about 49% of the total votes cast in the city.
A report from the city’s Board of
Canvassers indicated that Abunda got
20,145 votes, showing further of35,893
Boronganons who voted.
There are 41,979 registered voters in the city.
COMELEC rules that unopposed
candidates must still gather a certain
percentage of votes.
Popular reactions to Abunda’s numerous
votes credit it to the aggressive reforms
she implemented during her six-years of
incumbency, and according to many, she can
do some more, now that she will return to
office.
―Hiyapala it nakapaghataghinsugadngad
amongakaupayan ha Borongan. Bisan it am
merkadomaupayna daman, mayda pa
urugyasan it kabataan ha Baybay‖, said a fish
vendor.
(It is during her term when we received
several improvements. Our public market is
better, we also have a park in Baybay with a
playground for our children).
Similarly, incumbent City Vice Mayor
Fidel V. Anacta Jr. has also been reelected
garnering a total of 17,080 votes.
He won against dental doctor, Edsel
Antonio Casillano who garnered a total of
14,229 votes, and Mr.Anacleto Legion, a
retired policeman, with 482 votes.
The next set of Sangguniang Panlungsod
Members (SPs) are re-electionists Victor
Franco with 26,358 votes and Renato Bagacay
with 22,928 votes.
Other SP Members are: Emmanuel
Tiu Sonco with 20,990 votes; incumbent
councilors Napoleon Bebita with 19,012 votes;
Aurora Ana sa r i a s 1 8 ,799 vo te s ;
EstanislaoQuelitano with 18,637 votes;
LeonaldoAdor Jr. with 17,355 votes; Glenn
Escoto with 17,154 votes; MarlynSy with
17,081 votes; and Jennifer Anacio with
15,347 votes, also a reelectionist.
Borongan city has 61 barangayys, with 84
clustered precincts.
The total number of voter’s turn-out for
this year’s election was 85.50%. (PIA-08/
ANicart with reports of SCandido)
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