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CAMP KAN-

GLEON, Palo,

Leyte - At least 18

alleged members

of private armed

groups (PAGs) op-erating in Samar

surrendered before

police authorities

on Saturday.Te surrender o the

alleged members o pri-vate groups was person-ally witnessed by PoliceDirector General AlanPurisima, who said thattheir decision would

ACLOBAN CIY-Te administration oMayor Alred Romual-dez appears to be onthe mode o privatizingsome acilities and ser-

vices owned and man-aged by the city govern-ment.

Among those con-

ACLOBAN CIYWith the extended rainyseason, health authori-ties in the region re-minded the public totake precautions againstthe killer disease dengueand another mosquito-borne disease chikun-gunya.

Byrant Labastida,Department o Health-8

Alleged PAGs members

In Samar surrender to policeBY JOEY A. GABIETAStaff Writer& ROEL AMAZONACorrespondent

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inormation offi cer, saiddengue and chikungu-nya cases are likely tocome during rainy sea-son, so people must takenecessary precautions.

About 60 personshave been affl icted withdengue in Guiuan, East-ern Samar, one o which

reportedly died o the

DoH-8 reminds public ondengue, chikungunya

sidered under the pro-posed privatizationscheme ranged romthe streetlights and theadministration o theacloban ConventionCenter (astrodome) andpossibly, the aclobanCity Hospital.

Tis was admitted by

city administrator ec-son John Lim who saidthat the idea stemmedrom the act that thecity government couldsave more i these acili-ties and services wouldbe handled by the pri-

vate sector.Were studying the

City govt to privatize

more facilities, services

Police Director General Alan Purisima (center) witness the voluntary surrender of alleged members of two private

armed groups in Samar and the recovery of loose rearms last Saturday. With him were Police Regional Director

Chief Supt. Elmer Soria(left) and his deputy, S/Supt. Edgardo Basbas(right) (LITO A. BAGUNAS)

PhilHealth in

E. Visayas covers

most number of

birthing facilities

in PHL

DTI to assist

more MSMEs

in EV

The Senates

hidden ugly

image surfaces?

The girl who

cried out

of desperation

DOST-Leyte to

partner with Palo

in operating veg-

gie noodle

processing plant


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5MR) in the 2011 Fam-ily Health Survey o NSOamong the 17 regions inthe country.

Giving birth to babiesat home was tagged as themajor actor contributingto alarming rates o ma-ternal, inant, and underve children deaths.

We have not yet seenthe impact o aggressiveMCP accreditation be-cause we just started theaccreditation in 2010,Bacareza said.

Citing World HealthOrganization report, theoffi cial said that 74% oFilipino mothers claimedthat they preer to givebirth at home because othe absence o PhilHealthbenets or maternal carein rural health units.

o address thatproblem, we stepped up

nana, sugar, milksh, nativechicken, ruits and vegeta-

bles which are o large po-tentials or agri-business inthe region, Nierras said.

She added the DI willcontinue to conduct work-shops on cluster approachor industrial development,strategic business planningand ormulation o actionplans.

We will continue towork towards strengthen-ing the business environ-ment through conductingadvocacy o policies, pro-grams and laws in improv-ing the competitivenesso MSMEs, Nierras said.

(REYAN L. ARINTO)

maternal mortality ratiois still high in the regionat 79% in 2011, ar romthe 56% reduction target

by 2015.Proportion o births

attended by skilled healthpersonnel is only 75%.Te goal is that all moth-ers should deliver birthin healthcare acilities at-tended by trained proes-sional in 2015.

Forty out o every1,000 inants in the re-gion die shortly aerbirth while 53 childrenunder ve years old dieout o every 1,000 livebirths in the region, theNational Statistics Offi ce(NSO) said in a report re-leased this week.

Te region recordedthe highest inant mortal-ity rate (IMR) and underve mortality rate (U-

the watch o trained pro-essionals.

O the 143 rural healthunits, 43 are in Leyte, 23

in Eastern Samar, eightin Biliran, 19 in SouthernLeyte, 24 in Northern Sa-mar and 26 in Samar.

Te state-run healthinsurance agency has alsolisted 148 hospitals andgovernment health acili-ties oering birth deliv-ery services, and 80 pri-

vate hospitals and clinics.As o end o 2012, we

have already accredited198 acilities providingmaternity care packages,higher than obviouslybigger areas like Region3 and Region 4-1, withonly less than 150 MCPaccreditation last year,Bacareza claimed.

Despite perormancein MCP accreditation,

ACLOBAN CIY-Te Philippine HealthInsurance Corporation(PhilHealth) in Eastern

Visayas has covered themost number o birthingacilities in the countrywith the hope to addresshigh maternal and inantdeaths in the region.

PhilHealth regionalvice president WalterBacareza said that onlytwo municipalities SanJorge and alalora in Sa-mar province has no o-ering o Maternity CarePackage (MCP) with theabsence o birthing clin-ics.

Bacareza added thegoal is to recognize all a-cilities oering birth de-livery services to encour-age more mothers to seekmaternity care services inequipped acilities under

our MCP accreditation in2012. We hope to makematernal care servicesavailable in all areas with-in the rst hal o 2013,he added.

PhilHealths MCPcovers charges or deliv-ery, postpartum care, andcounseling or reproduc-tive health, breast eeding

and newborn screening;room and board; drugsand medicines; laborato-ry, supplies and other an-cillary procedures; labor,delivery and recoveryrooms; and other medi-cally necessary chargesor delivery and postpar-tum care. (SARWELL Q.MENIANO)

PhilHealth in E. Visayas covers most

number of birthing facilities in PHL

ment in Eastern Visayas,DI has identied 12 pilot

industry clusters.Practical and sustain-able operations plans indus-try cluster approach weredesigned and ormulatedor implementation in the12 clusters identied in theregion, Nierras said.

For the region, the in-dustries chosen include theInormation and commu-nications technology (IC),tourism, and agribusiness.

Te regional develop-ment councils economicdevelopment committeehas also certied prioritycrops such as coconut, ba-

tor Cynthia Nierras saidalong with the existing

MSMEs assisted, the gov-ernment will invest morein assisting additional MS-MEs to create jobs, generatedomestic sales and exportdeals.

Just like what we didin 2012, we are committedin adopting the industrycluster approach to support

the development oMSMEs in the regionand help the countryseconomy, Nierrassaid.

Nierras added inpromoting the indus-try cluster develop-

ACLOBAN CIYTe Department o rade

and Industry (DI) here inthe region said it will con-tinue to assist more micro,small and medium enter-prises (MSMEs) this yearto advance the industrycluster approach as an in-tegral part o its industrialdevelopment policy.

DI-8 Regional Direc-

DTI to assist more MSMEs in EV


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Republic of the PhilippinesSANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

Calbayog City

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULARSESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITYOF CALBAYOG HELD AT THE SESSION HALL ON SEPTEMBER

3, 2012 AT 9:00 OCLOCK IN THE MORNING

PRESENTHon. Regina B. Rabuya - President Pro-Tempore,

Temporary Presiding OfficerHon. Danilo G. Bernate - Majority Floor LeaderHon. Susano D. Salurio - 1st District Deputy Majority Floor Leader

Hon. Virgilio B. Clemens - 1st District Asst. Deputy MajorityFloor LeaderHon. Virgilio B. Porlares - 2nd District Asst. Deputy Majority

Floor LeaderHon. Ronald Mark F. Aquino - MemberHon. Arturo D. Pasacas - MemberHon. Justiniano D. Belleza - Ex-Officio Member, Liga President

Hon. Dave Kevin D. Irigon - Ex-Officio Member, SK FederationPresident

ABSENT:Hon. Rey James R. Uy - City Vice MayorHon. Julius A. Mancol - 2nd District Deputy Majority Floor LeaderHon. Rogelio T. Casurao - MemberHon. Raymund C. Uy - MemberHon. Jonas A. Montealto - Member, O.B.

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-29-043

AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING FIVE PESOS (PHP5.00) REGULATORY FEE THERE-OF PER CUBIC METER OF EARTH MATERIALS WHICH ARE REMOVED, TRANS-PORTED/DELIVERED IN THE CITY OF CALBAYOG

Sponsor: HON. SUSANO D. SALURIO

WHEREAS, the Philippines Constitution authorizes LGU to pass ordinancethat would regulate and sustain its various programs and projects so long as suchordinance shall not be unfair and oppressive, must not contravene existing statute,and consistent with public policy. The Constitution provides that utilization of mineralresources shall be under the control of the government;

WHEREAS, Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local GovernmentCode of 1991, empowers local legislative body to protect the environment and imposeappropriate penalties for acts which endanger the environment against smuggling ofnatural resources;

WHEREAS, Republic Act 7942, the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 and its Im-plementing Rules and Regulations granted LGUs significant role in protecting the en-vironment;

WHEREAS, the Philippine law on local taxation authorizes local governmentunits to exercise power to creat its own sources of revenue through imposition of feesand charges consistent with the basic policy of local autonomy so long as such feeshall accrue to the government to defray government projects;

WHEREAS, the imposition of Five Pesos (P5.00) as regulatory fee shall defi-nitely benefit the government to raise funds to initiate, implement and undertake pro-

jects for the welfare of the public given the great volume of earth materials remove dailyin the different parts of the city;

WHEREAS, this local wealth, which nature has gifted our locality will at leastbe protected and preserved, for the enjoyment of the community and for subsequentgenerations to come.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CAL-BAYOG IN REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLED:

SECTION 1. TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known as An Ordinance Impos-ing Five Pesos (Php5.00) Regulatory Fee Per Cubic Meter for Earth Materials suchas Clay, Crushed Rock, Stone, Boulders and Rocks, Filling Materials, and Sandstone,which are removed and transported/delivered in the City of Calbayog.

SECTION 2. DEFINITION OF TERMS. For purposes of this O rdinance,the following terms are hereby defined;

a) CLAY- refers to a soft earth consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminum, whichis a result of wearing down and decomposition in parts of rocks containing aluminousminerals as granite, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients.

b) CRUSHED ROCK- refers to rock fragment and pebbles.c) SANDSTONE- refers to the product resulting from the artificial crushing

of rocks or large cobblestone, substantially all faces of which have resulter from thecrushing operation.

d) BOULDERS AND ROCKS - is a rock with grain size of usually no less than 256mm (10 inches) diameter.

e) FILLING MATERIALS - a substanc e or thing used for filling.SECTION 3. IMPOSITION. A regulatory fee in the amount of Five Pesos

(Php5.00) shall be collected by the City Treasurer or the City Environment and NaturalResources Office who are deputized revenue collection agent, which fee shall accrueto the general fund of the city.

SECTION 4. ROADSIDE MONITORING STATION.There shall be es-tablished a roadside monitoring station, preferably along the national highway, to checkall types of deliveries of earth materials and impose the same fee. Said monitoringstation shall be manned by the City ENRO Staff, Revenue Collection Officer from the

City Treasurers Office in the absence of CENRO deputized collection officer, and PNP.SECTION 5. EFFECTIVITY. This ordinance shall take effect upon approval

by the Local Chief Executive and after having complied with the legal procedural re-quirements in compliance to the mandate of Section 511 of RA 7160 otherwise knownas The Local Government Code of 1991.

SECTION 6. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If for any reason, any part or provision ofthis Ordinance shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, other parts or provisions hereofwhich are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

ENACTED: September 3, 2012.CERTIFIED CORRECT:

REGINA B. RABUYAPresident Pro-TemporeTemporary Presiding Officer

ATTESTED:

ROSENDO A. MORALESSecretary to the Sanggunian

APPROVED: Sept. 10, 2012

RONALDO P. AQUINO, CPACity Mayor


Calbayog City

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULARSESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF

CALBAYOG HELD AT THE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM ONNOVEMBER 12, 2012 AT 10:20 OCLOCK IN THE MORNING


Temporary Presiding OfficerHon. Danilo G. Bernate - Majority Floor LeaderHon. Virgilio B. Clemens - 1st District Asst. Deputy Majority Floor

Leader

Hon. Julius A. Mancol - 2nd District Deputy Majority Floor LeaderHon. Virgilio B. Porlares - 2nd District Asst. Deputy Majority FloorLeader

Hon. Ronald Mark F. Aquino - MemberHon. Arturo D. Pasacas - MemberHon. Rogelio T. Casurao - Member

ABSENT:Hon. Rey James R. Uy - City Vice MayorHon. Susano D. Salurio - 1st District Deputy Majority Floor LeaderHon. Raymund C. Uy - MemberHon. Jonas A. Montealto - MemberHon. Justiniano D. Belleza - Ex-Officio Member, Liga PresidentHon. Dave Kevin D. Irigon - Ex-Officio Member, SK Federation President

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-38-061

AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING FORCED EVACUATION AS A RESORT WHEN ADISASTER OR EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE CITY AND DANGER OFLOSS OF LIVES BECOMES IMMINENT, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR ANDFOR OTHER PURPOSES

Sponsor: HON. ARTURO D. PASACAS

WHEREAS, it has been a national policy under Section 2(a) of RA 10121, other-wise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Actof 2010to uphold the peoples consitutional rights to life and property by addressingthe root causes of vulnerabilities to disasters, strengthening the countrys institutionalcapacity for disaster risk reduction and management and building the resilience of localcommunities to disasters including climate change impacts;

WHEREAS, the local government units (LGUs) are authorized under Section 16of the Local Government Code of 1991, otherwise known as the General Welfare Clauseto xxx exercise the powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for its efficient and effec-tive governance and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare;

WHEREAS, Punong Barangay [Section 389(b) (6)], Municipal Mayors [Section444 (b) (viii)], City Mayors [Section 455 (b) (vii)], and Governors [Section 465 (b) (vii)]are all mandated under the local Government Code of 1991 to carry such emergencymeasures as may be necessary during and in the after-math of man-made and naturaldisasters and calamities;

WHEREAS, the LGUs, through their local sanggunians, are enjoined under DILGMemorandum Circular No. 2012-35 dated 21 February 2012 to cause the enactment oflocal ordinances for the implementation of forced evacuation as a resort when a disasteror emergy has been declared and danger of loss of lives is imminent within their areasof jurisdiction;

WHEREAS, the City government of Calbayog is highly concerned with and com-mitted at protecting the lives of its residents at all times and at mitigating the effects ofman-made and natural disasters;

NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Cal-bayog City that:

SECTION 1. It is the declared policy of the City of Calbayog to protect the livesof its residents at all times and whenever possible mitigate the effects of man-made andnatural disasters within the locality;

SECTION 2. DEFINITION OF TERMSAs used in this Ordinance:2.1 Disaster - means the result of a natural or man-made event which causes

loss of life injury, and property damage, including but not limited to natural disasters suchas hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high winds, and other weather related events, andman-made disasters, including but not limited to nuclear power plant incidents, hazard-ous materials incidents, oil spills explosion, civil disturbances, public calamity, acts ofterrorism, hostile military action, and other events related thereto;

2.2 Imminent Danger - means an immediate threat of harm;2.3 Evacuation - means an operation whereby all or part of a particular popu-

lation is temporarily relocated, whether individually or in an organized manner, from anarea in which a disaster or emergency has been declared and is considered dangerousfor health or safety of the public;

2.4 Forced Evacuation - means an evacuation ordered as a resort when

a disaster or emergency has been declared and danger of loss of life is imminent, andconditions exist that critically imperil or endanger the lives of those in a defined area.

SECTION 3. TRAINING AND ORIENTATION ON DISASTER RISKREDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT - The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Man-agement Office (CDRRMO) shall organize and conduct training and orientation on thepossible natural hazards, vulnerabilities and climate change risks as well as knowledgemanagement activities on disaster risk reduction and management within the locality atleast once during summer as declared by the Philippine Atmospheric and AstronomicalServices Administration (PAGASA).

The foregoing trainings, orientations activities and information dissemination shallbe intensified and made year round as reflected in the CDRRMOs scorecard at the onsetof the rainy season as declared by the PAGASA.

During the aforesaid trainings and orientations, the CDRRMO shall also discussand highlight in local dialect RA 10121, otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster RiskReduction and Management Act of 2010; DILG MC No. 2012-35 dated 21 February 2012regarding the Guideliines in Ensuring Public Safety During Man-made and Natural Dis-asters; this Ordinance: and other laws, rules and regulations on disaster risk reductionand management.

The CDRRMO is also encouraged to conceptualize posters, newsletters, brochuresand pamphlets regarding disaster risk reduction and management and cause the sameto be posted at the conspicuous places of the city/municipality and/or, it possible, dis-seminate through radio and TV advertisements.

SECTION 4. FORCED EVACUATION - If upon the assessment or deter-mination of the CDRRMC, forced or preemptive evacuation of local residents is alreadynecessary, said Council shall immediately make recommendation of such assessmentor determination.

On the basis of such recommendation the City Mayor shall immediately declare theimplementation/enforcement of forced evacuation which shall include but shall not belimited to the following.

a. The designated area where vehicles provided by the city government are waitingto transport local residents to the identified evacuation centers;

b. Evacuation centers or such places where the evacuated local residents will betemporarily taken;

c. The necessity of the evacuated local residents to stay in the aforesaid evacua-tion centers until there be another issuance declaring that the imminent danger withinthe affected area is no longer there it this is still possible; and

d. Measures ensuring the safety of local residents in the evacuation areas.However, immediately after declaration of forced evacuation but before actual

implementation/enforcement thereof, the city government shall see to it that the localresidents are informed in local dialect of the need for them to evacuate and that thereis no other alternative way to ensure their safety.

SECTION 5. ENLISTMENT OF ASSISTANCE OF OTHER GOV-ERNMENT AGENCIES - In declaring the implementation/enforcement of forcedevacuation, the memberts of the PNP, AFP, BFP and BJMP assigned within in theaffected locality may be enlisted by the City Mayor.

All emergency measures adopted shall be a coordinative and collaborative effortbetween the City Government, BFP units and PNP units.

SECTION 6. REFUSAL OF LOCAL RESIDENTS TO LEAVETHEIR HOMES OR, AFTER EVACUATING, GO BACK THEREINWITHOUT AN ORDER ALLOWING THEM TO DO SO - in the event thatlocal residents refuse to leave their homes or, after evacuating, go back to their homes/affected areas without an order issued to this effect, the city government as well as themembers of the mobilized units of the PNP, AFP, BFP and BJMP m ay use such physi-cal force that is commensurate under the circumstances, without discrimination andwith conscious attention to the needs of vulnerable sectors such as children, women,the elderly and persons with disabilities, with the end view that lives are safely secured.

SECTION 7. PENALTY CLAUSE - Any public official found to violate any ofthe pertinent provisions of this Ordinance shall be subjected to a fine not exceedingPhp5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year (for Cities), or both in the discretionof the court, without prejudice to adminstrative sanctions as may be imposed underexisting laws, rules and regulations.

SECTION 8. REPEALING CLAUSE - Any ordinance, order, memorandum, ruleand regulations which is consistent with the provision at this Ordinance is hereby modi-fied or repealed accordingly.

SECTION 9. EFFECTIVITY - This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) daysafter its publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City.

ENACTED: November 12, 2012

CERTIFIED CORRECT:

REGINA B. RABUYAPresiding Pro-Tempore

Temporary Presiding OfficerATTESTED:


APPROVED: Nov. 15, 2012

RONALDO P. AQUINO, CPACity Mayor

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Calbayog City

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULARSESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITYOF CALBAYOG HELD AT THE CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOMON DECEMBER 17, 2012 AT 10:00 OCLOCK IN THE MORNING


Temporary Presiding OfficerHon. Danilo G. Bernate - Majority Floor LeaderHon. Virgilio B. Clemens - 1st District Asst. Deputy Majority Floor

LeaderHon. Julius A. Mancol - 2nd District Deputy Majority Floor LeaderHon. Virgilio B. Porlares - 2nd District Asst. Deputy Majority Floor

LeaderHon. Ronald Mark F. Aquino - MemberHon. Arturo D. Pasacas - MemberHon. Rogelio T. Casurao - Member

ABSENT:Hon. Rey James R. Uy - City Vice MayorHon. Susano D. Salurio - 1st District Deputy Majority Floor LeaderHon. Raymund C. Uy - Member

Hon. Jonas A. Montealto - MemberHon. Justiniano D. Belleza - Ex-Officio Member, Liga PresidentHon. Dave Kevin D. Irigon - Ex-Officio Member, SK Federation

President, On Leave

RESOLUTION NO. 2012-39-547

A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT PRO-GRAM (AIP) FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2013 OF CALBAYOG CITY

Sponsor: HON. JULIUS A. MANCOL

On motion of Honorable Julius A. Mancol duly seconded by Honorable Virgilio B.Porlares, the Sanggunian --

RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved to approve the Annual Investment Pro-gram (AIP) for Calendar Year 2013 of Calbayog City.

ADOPTED: December 17, 2012

CERTIFIED CORRECT:

REGINA B. RABUYAPresident Pro-Tempore

Temporary Presiding OfficerATTESTED:


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Leyte Samar Daily Express OPINION Monday, 21 January 2013

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EDITORIAL

Take a stand, dont cup out on FOI

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Leyte Samar

The Senates hidden ugly image surfaces?

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T IS the season of elections and all political

parties and candidates are wont to spin a slew

of promises yet again in their drive for votes.

However we look at it, its

an insatiable greed of some law-

makers that has exposed the per-

ceived hidden ugly image of the

Senate leadership. It is frustrat-

ing to note that current Senate

is a far-cry in professionalism,

higher moral plane compared to

the Senate of the 60s.

-oOo-

Just in any and all controver-

sies that usually haunt the augusthalls of the Senate, Senator Mir-

iam Defensor Santiago has al-

ways been an active player. This

time however she leads in the

ght simply because she was

one of those excluded by Senate

President Juan Ponce Enrile in

the grant of P1.6 million to 18

Observer

ALVIN GZ. ARPON

senators only, as addition-

al ofce budget, a kind of

Christmas bonus legally

clothed with mainte-

nance and other operating

expenses (MOOE).

The others left out sen-

ators include Allan Peter

Cayetano, Pia Cayetano

and Antonio Trillanes,

known Enrile critics, who

got a measly P250,000

each. Is it really a mea-

sly amount?

-oOo-

At this point in time

the conflict has reduced

to only Senator Ping Lac-

son who admonished the

thick-lipped lady Senator

Miriam to stop her tirade

against Senate President

Enrile. Lacson says that

Miriam who poses usually

as an honest, a graft-buster

and brilliant senator, is a

crusading crookwhose

victims will tell you howmuch they shelled out for

her verbal assaults. Omi-

god!?!?

If true, Senator Miriam

Santiago could be simi-

lar to an AC-DC com-

mentator, (attack/ col-

But before they start courting voters yet again,

the first order of business is this: Political parties

and candidates must deliver on a promise theyve

made in elections past by taking and making

known their party and personal stand on the pas-

sage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill.Over the last 15 years, from the 11th to the 15th

Congress, the FOI bill has been stuck in the leg-

islative wringer for lack of clarity and coherence

in how lawmakers and their political parties stand

on the issue. Even as President Aquino himself as

a candidate in May 2010 had promised to push

the FOI into law, members of his ruling Liberal

Party and its allies in the majority coalition of the

Nacionalista Party, the Nationalist Peoples Coali-

tion, and the National Unity Party, have separately

come out as either the most ardent champions

or the most strident critics of the FOI bill.

Between the pros and the cons in the FOI

bill equation, that is where these political par-

ties are: fence-sitters with neither leadership

nor clarity of purpose with respect to the con-

stitutionally guaranteed state policies of trans-

parency and accountability that the FOI bill

upholds.Political will from all the political parties

could yet assure the passage of the FOI bill in

the remaining nine session days from Jan. 21

to Feb. 8, 2013, or before Congress adjourns

for the elections. Calling for a conscience vote

on the FOI bill is a clear cop-out by politi-

cal parties and candidates now aspiring to be

elected into office.

All voters must carefully scrutinize how


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Public Ofce

God, our Father, you guide every thingin wisdom and love. Accept the prayers we

offer for our nation; by the wisdom of ourleaders and integrity of our citizens, mayharmony and justice be secured and may

there be lasting prosperity and peace.Almighty and eternal God, You know the

longings of our hearts and You protect ourrights. In your goodness, watch over those

in authority, so that people everywhere mayenjoy freedom, security and peace.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus

Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns withyou and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever

and ever. Amen. (Courtesy of Daughtersof St. Paul)

Pray the Holy Rosary daily forworld peace and conversion of sinners

(The family that prays together stays together)

January 21, 2013 Monday 2nd week in Ordinary TimeHeb 5:1-10; Ps 110; Mk 2:18-22 or Mt 19:16-26

THE QUESTION ABOUT FASTING

The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast.People came to Jesus and objected, Why do the disciples of the Phari-sees fast, but your disciples do not fast? Jesus answered them, Canthe wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As longas they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast. But the dayswill come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and thenthey will fast on that day. No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth onan old cloak. If h does, its fullness pulls away, then the new from the

old, and the tear gets worse. Likewise, no one pours new wine into oldwineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wineand skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.

INTERNET

Talking to a group of deaf children, the interpreter frequently willpoint gracefully to the palms of her hands, and pointing to the palmsis the sign for Jesus Christ. How tting is this sign for Jesus! Jesus isthe only real and effective contact person between God and human-ity because he is God in divine nature and man in his human nature;hence he is the one designated by God as high priest after the order ofMelchizedek (Heb 5:10). Before Jesus came on earth, people had tofast and do penance in order to reach out to God, but now, we all cancome in contact with God in and through Jesus. Therefore Jesus saidto the people that God becoming man in him is a time for rejoicing anddancing, as they do when the bridegroom arrives. Can the weddingguests fast while the bridegroom is with them? (Mk 2:19). In otherwords, why should one keep his arm in a cast after it is healed? No. But,Jesus, the high priest, the sole connecting link between God and hu-manity has shared his priesthood with all those baptized in him. Do we

exercise our priestly function by being connecting links between Godand our fellow human beings? The Internet connects us to thousands ofthings on the earth. Though far apart, through it, we can embrace andspeak in love to thousands. Are we prepared to serve as Gods Internetsbringing people in contact with God? (His Word for Today by VimaDasan, SJ, Published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or atPaulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City. Tel. #321-3195)

Sowers thought: When we have our crosses to bear it is a signthat God is with us The crosses God sends are stepping stones andoccasions for making progress.

Blessed James Alberione, founder of the Pauline

5

The Sower

The girl who cried out

of desperation

Doubtful...from page 4

Senses andSensibilities

deeday a. cairo

From A

Distance

joey e. clarin

lect; defend/ collect) a

lingo addressed to corrupt

broadcast commentators.

Santiago did not re-

spond directly to the accu-

sations but obviously ex-

posed her usual arrogance

by describing her attacker

as nag aabogadogadohan

(pretending to be a law-

yer).

-o0o-

She went further to say

that her critics she calls

enemies in the Senate,

were responding to the

situation from a position

of total ignorance. My

eye ! If she is referring to

movie stars in the Senate

I would agree. Denitely

there are senators more

capable than her. Only that

they are not as loquacious

as she is.

-oOo-

But in our little corner

of this world we simply

say that the lady Senators

reaction could be an indi-

cation of greed, politicians

are known for. Had she

been included in the P1.6

million MOOE given to

favored senators would

she have gone to townwith all these acerbic re-

marks? She get P600,00

in November, they say

the rst tranche what-

ever they meant of this,

but ohMirriam simply

hummed silent night-Ho-

ly Night

-oOo-

Well we could sum-up

this article with this reac-

tion that entered my mind:

LACSON vs. SAN-

TIAGO? SANTIAGO vs.

LACSON? This is a clas-

sic case of a kettle calling

another kettle black.

Without this verbal

exchange of charges and

counter charges; insults

versus grievous insults,

the general public knows

already that both are no

less mortal than Juan &

Juana in our barangays;

that neither the lady nor

the gentleman Senator iswithout sin. Perhaps the

sin of one is more mortal

than the other.

If there is any differ-

ence, that difference is the

same pardon the expres-

sion pare-pareho lang

yan as a former President

used to say.

The people want these

Senators to shut up. They

simply should do their

jobs and stop washing

their dirty linens in public.

Naakahiya!!

these parties and

their candidates for

the 2013 elections will

stand on FOI in their

remaining nine ses-

sion days. The count-

down begins today.

How they stand on the

FOI bill, and if at all

they will take a stand

on this all-important

reform measure, will

give us an idea wheth-

er or not they deserve

our vote in the coming

May elections.

Take...from page 4

The government has

launched a system dubbed

Philgeps Virtual Store,

through which agen-cies can buy supplies on-

line and without using

cash. The service is be-

ing offered through the

Philippine Government

Electronic Procurement

System (PHILGEPS)

with support for the state

Govt cashless payment

owned Land Bank of the

Philippines.

DBM Secretary Flor-

encio Abad describe thisas a ground breaking feat

for the Philippines bureau-

cracy considering reforms

that the Aquino adminis-

tration has been pushing

over the last 2 years.

The establishment of

the e-payment system ef-

fectively brings us to realmof cashless transactions

where procurement activi-

ties can be tracked and ac-

counted very quickly and

accurately. The Philgeps

Virtual System would help

national government se-

cure supplies faster, more

efciently and with greater

responsibility and transpar-

ency.

RA 9184or the Govern-

ment Procurement Reform

Act mandates national

government agencies and

state-run corporations, -nancial institutions, uni-

versities and colleges and

LGUs to use Philgeps.

Purchasing through the

Virtual Store maybe done

at any time of the day, and

reduces the time needed to

complete transactions.

The girl was weeping

on TV, a pitiable sight con-

sidering that she was bar-

ing her soul distraught over

an incidence of unfullled

promise. For most, it was

a petty thing, something

that could easily be dis-missed as the woman looks

like one of the insignicant

members of our society

probably begging for at-

tention, taking advantage

of her situation to call at-

tention of those who are in

public service.

The sight became

touching as the womans

tears mixed with nasal drip

emotionally narrated how

she was made to go back

several times to the house

and ofce of the man who

kept on promising a newwheelchair. As her mode

of mobility, it was seen on

TV with cracked wheels,

dilapidated as the husband

continued to wheel her

around in it. Exposing her

vulnerability was probably

too much, but to a mother,

a family who has nothing,

it meant a lot to be prom-

ised something and then

made to beg, to plead and

to embarrass oneself once

again. The experience of re-

turning several times to beg

was embarrassing moments

for the couple. Begging is

one of the hardest things todo when you have nothing.

I remember a time dec-

ades ago when I saw an

ofcemate eating a bar of

chocolate. I asked for a bite

as it was mouth-watering

seeing her munching on a

milk-chocolate with nuts.

Instead of sharing a bite,

she jokingly dangled the

thing in front of me, laugh-

ing. My mouth was watery,

it was frustrating and the

joke was extra painful be-

cause at that particular time,

I really could not spend onimported chocolate. My of-

cemate nally gave me a

whole bar but I was too hurt

to accept it. I cried secretly

due to an intense pang of

self-pity. If I had money

to buy the thing, the joke

would not have affected me

that much.

Poor people are so sen-

sitive. It takes so much

courage to beg, to borrow

or to ask something. When

a poor asks for something,

it is usually done with ut-most bravado. It is easier

for rich people to ask. A

poor man asks from his

equals because begging has

never been an easy thing to

do. One usually begs from

someone in higher strata.

And when a poor man begs,

along with it is his dignity

and pride. In school, ob-

serve how poor children

would rather sacrice ex-

periencing hunger than go

to their classy classmates

for food. It is painful for

a poor person to be prom-ised or assured of help es-

pecially when they feel that

the promise is done with-

out sincerity; worst if they

are made to return several

times without answers or

optimism that their requests

will be granted.

Those in public service

must be extra sensitive on

the feelings and needs of

the clients who approach

them for assistance or help.

Many of these people have

reached the end of the rope.

Most of them are already

tired going from ofce to

ofce, one or two neighbors

to the next, and one family

member to other relatives

without respite or positive

outcome. Sometimes they

just become hopeless or too

despondent to live.

People are so engrossed

in the mundane, men and

women who are busy get-ting rich and absorbed intheir own worlds. It is hardfor them to veer away fromtheir thoughts, activities and

businesses that when peo-ple come to them for help,the most that they can do isendorsing them to aides orsubordinates. It is difcultto decipher the intentionsof the persons involved inthis story of poverty but

for sure, it is never easy tobe poor. But what is im-portant is to learn from theincident. People who have

been given much, much isalso expected of them.

If only the poor ladywere not promised to be

provided with a replace-ment of her wheelchair - thevery thing that she neededmost, both parties wouldhave been spared of embar-rassment and humiliation.

Let me share this, youhave not lived well untilyou have given to a person

who cannot pay you in re-turn. (Adapted).


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6 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS/NOTICES Monday, 21 January 2013

DON ORESTES ROMUALDEZ ELECTRICCOOPERATIVE, INC. (DORELCO)

San Roque Tolosa, LeyteTrunkline: +6353 322 7157 Telefax: +6353 322 7101/7103

Email: [email protected]

BIDS & AWARDS COMMITTEE NON TECHNICAL

INVITATION TO BID

The Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Cooperative Inc., (DORELCO)

through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Non-Technical invites

all interested parties for the bidding of the following services:

Particulars Janitorial Manpower Security

Manpower Requirement 5 30 12

Pre-Bid Conference February 7, 2013

Opening of Sealed Bids February 8, 2013

Interested Bidders may purchase bidding documents from January 21,

2013 to February 7, 2013 at a non-refundable fee of Php 3,000.00. Bid-

ders are required to attend a pre-bid conference and opening of sealed

bids to be held at DORELCO Board Room, Brgy. San Roque, Tolosa,

Leyte at the dates specied above.

DORELCO reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any re-

quired formality in the bids or to accept any offer that it considers most

advantageous to the cooperative.

For further inquiries, please contact the BAC Secretariat at 053-322-

7157 loc 101.

(SGD) ENGR. EVELINA K. OPENIANO (SGD) ATTY. EMMANUEL P. SAO

Chairperson, BAC, Non-Technical General Manager

Plan International, Inc.Visayas Program Area

2/F Uytingkoc BuildingAvenida Veteranos

Tacloban City

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID1. Plan International Inc. through its Bidding Committee invites contractors registered with and

classied by the Philippines Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to appy for eligibility and

if found eligible, to bid for the hereunder contract:

Name of Proejct Construction of One (1) unit Barangay HealthCenter for Cervantes

Location of the Project Brgy. Cervantes Northern Samar

Duration of the Contract 30 days

2. Prospective bidders should possess a valid PCAB License applicable to the contract, haveundertaken within the last 3 years, as the contractor, one construction work project similar in

nature, and have key personnel and equipment (listed in the Eligibility Forms) available for the

prosecution of the contract. The Committee will use non-Discretionary pass/fail criteria in the

Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids and it will conduct

post evaluation of bids.

3. The schedule is as follows:

1. Receipt from prospective bidders the January 21, 2013 @ Vsc Ofce TaclobanLetter of Intent and Issuance of Eligibility CityRequirements2. Notice of Results of Eligibility Check January 23, 20133. Pre-Bid Conference and Issuance ofbidding Documents January 25, 20134. Opening of Bids Jan. 30, 2013 @ Vsc Ofce Tacloban City

4. The Committee will issue to prospective bidders Eligibility Forms at Plan International in

Tacloban City upon their submission of a Letter of Intent. Prospective bidders shalll submit theEligibility Requirements to the Committee at the said address. They may also obtain the results

of the Eligibility Check by the Committee at the same address.

5. The Committee will issue Bidding documents only to bidders declared by the Committee to be

eligible for the bidding upon payment of a non-refundable amount of Php.___________.

6. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of5% of the total Bid Price ina form ofManagers Check/Cashiers Check of Cash, and must be delivered to the Bidding

Committee, Plan International, Visayas Program Area, 2nd Floor, Uytingkoc Building, AvenidaVeteranos, Tacloban City on or before 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2013. Bids will be opened at 1:00

p.m. on the aforementioned date, in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to

attend.

7. Plan International reserves the right to accept or reject any bids and to cancel the bidding

at any time prior to award of the contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected

bidder or bidders or any obligation to inform the affected bidders of the reasons for employers

action.

(Sgd.) EDGAR T. NARVASABidding Committee Chairperson

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH PARTITIONNOTICE is hereby given that Lelibe th B. Baltar he ir of late Ca talino J. Butlig executed an afdavit of

Self-Adjudication over a motor vehicle described as: Make/Type: Fuso-JITNEY; Motor No.: 4DR-384213;

Chassis No.: LTO-RO8-2002-1146-0844C; Plate No.: HVR-192; C.R. No.: 73995996 02-10-03; O.R. No.:

7334 99255 (02-26-10). A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Johnny C. Brosas as vendee for the above-

described motor-vehicle; per Doc. No. 485, Page No. 97, Book No. VXII; Series of 2011 of Notary Public

Atty. Romulo A. Tiu. LSDE: January 14, 21 & 28, 2013

help the process o achievingpeaceul elections in Samar.

Samar was tagged as oneo the 15 provinces in thecountry as a priority orhotspot area relative to theorthcoming midterm elec-tions.

Tose who surrenderedbelong to the so-called Molo-boco and Montealto groups,which reportedly operate inthe rst congressional dis-trict o the province.

Te district covers thecity o Calbayog and thetowns o Almagro, Gandara,Matuguinao,Pagsanghan,SanJorge, Sta.Margarita,Sto.Nio, agapul-an, andarangnan.

O the 18 PAGs mem-

bers who surrendered, 13 othem belong to the Monteal-to group and the remainingve were said to be identiedwith the Moloboco group.

Te two armed groupsalso gave up nine caliber45 rearms - ve rom theMontealto and our rom theMoloboco groups.

Jonas Montealto, a reelec-tionist councilor o Calbayog

Allleged...from page 1

City and said to be theleader o the Monteal-to group, declined toissue a comment.

But his youngerbrother, Emerito Mon-tealto, said that theywere surprised thatthey were presented to

the media as memberso PAGs.

Weve never beenPAGs members. Weresurprised that we wereidentied as PAGs.But at least, it gives usa chance to clear ournames that we are nota part o any PAGs,Montealto said.

Montealto onceserved as a chie osta and administrator

o the late CalbayogMayor Reynaldo Uy,himsel accused omaintaining a privatearmed group.

Chie Superinten-dent Elmer Soria, po-lice regional director,admitted that whilethe rearms surren-dered by the armedgroups would be seized

rom them, the memberswould not be charged orany oense.

Tey will not be ar-rested as there are nowarrants issued againstthem. Tey are not ac-cused o any crimes.

Tey voluntarily surren-dered and we are happythat they decided to (giveup), Soria said.

Soria said that themen would be regular-ly monitored by themto ensure that they wouldmake good o their com-mitment not to sow vio-lence during the May,

2013 elections.Te two groups were

branded as PAGs basedon their intelligence re-port. Teir surrender wasdue to a negotiationwith the police authori-ties which Soria declined

to elaborate.With their decision

to surrender, they havecommitted themselvesto ensure that the con-duct o elections in theprovince would be peace-

ul and orderly, Soriasaid.

For his part, SeniorSupt.Edgardo Basbas,head o the RegionalSpecial Operations askForce (RSOF), said thatthey are upbeat that with

the commitment o thetwo armed groups to shyaway rom violence, elec-tions in Samar wouldnow be peaceul.

We can say that we

have now neutralized thePAGs in Samar but wecannot totally say that theelections there can reallybe peaceul. Tere pres-ence is just one o theactors (why the conducto elections could not be

peaceul), said Basbas,whose group was taskedto ensure the neutrali-zation o PAGs and theprolieration o loose re-arms.

The 18 alleged members of the partisan armed groups, the Montealto group(left) and the Moloboco

group(right), were presented before the media with Police Director Gen.Alan Purisima hailing it as a way of

achieving a peaceful elections in Samar. (LITO A. BAGUNAS)


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7Leyte Samar Daily ExpressMonday, 21 January 2013 NEWS

Republika ng Pilipinas

PAMAHALAANG LUNGSOD NG TACLOBAN

City Government of Taclboan

TANGGAPAN NG INGATYAMAN

Ofce of the Treasurer

NOTICE OF REAL PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT IN THECITY OF TACLOBAN FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2013

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 7160 otherwise known

as the Local Government Code of 1991, the Basic tax on real property at the rate of two percent

(2%) per annum, on all commercial and industrial lands, buildings and improvement and one

percent (1%) for the Special Educational Fund (SEF) for the Calendar Year 2013 shall become

due and payable on the rst day of January. Said taxes, however, may be paid in for (4) equal

installments without interest at the option of the taxpayer, as follows:

1st Installment on or before March 31, 20132nd Installment on or before June 30, 20133rd Installment on or before September 30, 20134th Installment on or before December 31, 2013

UnderOrdinance No. 99-58 of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Tacloban City, any taxpay-er who pays the real property taxes due on his property within the prescribed period of payment

shall be given the following discounts:

If Annual tax is paid on or before January 31, 2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20% discount

If paid on or before the last day of the 1st month

of every quarter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15% discountIf paid within the quarter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10% discount

Provided however, that there is no real property tax delinquency on the subject property.

Accordingly, if the real property tax due for the rst quarter of a tax year is not paid on or

before the 31st day of March of the same year, the interest shall be reckoned from the rst day

of January at the rate of two percent (2%) for every month of delinquency or fraction thereof,

on the basis of the total amount due for the entire year and not on the amount due for the rstquarter of the year.

After the end of the year for which the taxes are due and the real property taxes are not paid

this ofce will avail of the remedies provided for by law to enforce collection thereof.Failure to pay the real property taxes for both the Basic and Special Education Fund tax

(SEF) on or before the dates indicated above shall subject the taxpayer to the payment of

interest of two percent (2%) for each month of delinquency or fraction thereof, until the tax isfully paid, but in no case shall the total interest on the unpaid tax or portion thereof exceed 36

months or 72%.

January 3, 2013

(Sgd.) ZOSIMA A. CORDAOCity Treasurer

Copy furnished:

THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF FINANCE, MANILATHE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE REGION VIII

THE BARANGAY CHAIRMAN, TACLOBAN CITY

Republika ng Pilipinas

PAMAHALAANG LUNGSOD NG TACLOBAN

City Government of Taclboan

TANGGAPAN NG INGATYAMAN

Ofce of the Treasurer

NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY IN THE PAYMENT OF REAL PROPERTY TAX IN THECITY OF TACLOBAN FOR 2012 & PRIOR YEARS

Notice is hereby served pursuant to the provisions ofSection 254 of the Local GovernmentCode of 1991 (RA-7160) and Ordinance No. 99-58 of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Taclobanthat the Real Property tax due for the Calendar Year 2012 has become delinquent with respect

to the following:1. The rst installment thereof becomes delinquent as of April 2012.

2. The second on July 1, 2012

3. The third on October 1, 20124. The fourth, after December 31, 2012

Under the Code and Ordinance the undersigned is charged to enforce collection of delinquent

taxes (2012 and prior years) and empowered to resort to any or all the following remedies tosatisfy taxes, interest and costs.

1. Seizure of personal property of the taxpayer and sale thereof at public auction;

2. File civil suit with the proper court;

3. Levy on real property and sale of delinquent property or a usable portion thereof at

public auction.

If however, at any time before any of the above stated remedies are instituted, payment of the

delinquent tax or installment thereof and the corresponding interest hereunder provided and theexpenses of sale are made, it shall free the taxpayer of his property from liability to such action.

PENALTY FOR DELINQUENCY: Failure to pay the real property tax during the period of pay-ment without penalty of the quarter installment thereof shall subject the taxpayer to the payment

of interest at the rate of two (2%) percent per month or a fraction thereof, until the delinquent tax

shall have been fully paid provided that in no case shall the total interest on the unpaid tax or por-

tion thereof exceed thirty six (36) months.Further, unless the tax, surcharges and penalties are paid before the expiration of the year

for which the taxes due except when the notice of the assessment or special levy is contested

administratively or judicially pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 226 or RA 7160, the delinquent real

property will be sold at public auction, and the title to the property will be vested in the purchasersubject, however, to the right of the delinquent owner of the property or any person having legal

interest therein to redeem the property within one (1) year from the date of sale.DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS are therefore, requested to pay their delinquent tax or install-

ment thereof to forestall ling of judicial action against the delinquent real property owners and/or

the inclusion of the property in the list of delinquent properties to be sold at public auction.

THIS NOTICE is given for the purpose of selling at public auction or ling civil suit against thedelinquent taxpayer with the proper court.

January 3, 2013

(Sgd.) ZOSIMA A. CORDAOCity Treasurer

NOTEIn case payment has already been made on the above tax delinquency, please inform theCity Treasurers Ofce of the Ofcial Receipt/s and/or other evidence supporting the tax pay-

ment for record purposes.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SET-

TLEMENTNOTICE is hereby

given that heirs of thelate Reynaldo D. Arbosoextrajudicially settledand adjudicated over anamount to be collectedfrom PSSLAI as memberthereof during his life-time, per Doc. No. 716,Page No. 142, Book No.20, Series of 2012 of No-

tary Public Atty. Edgar J.Tonolete.LSDE: January21, 28 & Feb.4, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH

ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Car-

los M. Mendiola extrajudicially settled, partitionedand adjudicated over a parcel of agricultural land,covered by O.C.T. No. P-34188, Cad. Lot No. 3344,Cad. 505, Case No. 3, under Tax Dec. No. 38020-00798 (R-13), situated at Brgy. Cabuynan, Tanauan,Leyte, containing an area of 1,856 square meters. ADeed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Gerardo R.Cadion and Agnes P. Cadion as vendees for the above-described property together with all improvements;per Doc. No. 380, Book No. 57, Page No. 12, Seriesof 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Benjamin M. Granada.LSDE: January 21, 28 & Feb. 4, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL

SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the

late Ciriaco Verano extrajudicially settled,partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel ofland, situated at Brgy. San Isidro, Palompon,Leyte, under Tax Dec. No. 08-31037-00673,Cad. Lot No. 4655-A, containing an area of0.5112 hectare, more or less. A Deed of Salewas executed in favor of Sps. Dominador R.Abadies and Paciencia V. Abadiez as vendeefor the above-described property; per Doc.No. 1327, Page No. 100, Book No. LIV, Series

of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Camilo P. Es-meron.LSDE: January 21, 28 & Feb. 4, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH PARTITIONNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of late Cornelio Daylo extrajudicially settled,

partitioned and adjudicated over 2 parcels of land, both situated at Brgy. Salvacion,Alangalang, Leyte, described as: 1) Parcel 1, Cad Lot No. 2554, containing an area of13.3362 has. more or less, and covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-02-042-00045; Parcel 2,Cad. Lot No. 2711 containing an area of 2.4479 has., more or less and covered by TaxDec. No. 08-02-042-00046; per Doc. No. 569, Page No. 56, Book No. VII, Series of2010 of Notary Public Atty. Leodegario Alimanguhan.LSDE: January 7, 14 & 21, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Catalino J. But lig extrajudicially

settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a motor vehicle described as: Make: Fuso;Type of Body: Jitney; Motor No.: 4DR5-384013; Plate No.: HVR-192; Serial No.:

LTO-RO8-2002-1146-0844C. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of co-heir Le -libeth B. Baltar as vendee for the above-described motor vehicle; per Doc. No. 117,Page No. 24, Book No. 5, Series of 2009 of Notary Public Atty. Samuel C. Lagunzad.LSDE: January 14, 21 & 28, 2013


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dents and at the same timecould held people living indepressed area to have nu-tritious ood in a cheaperamount.

Aside rom Palo andacloban, Ocaa addedthat a no-cook nutritiousood made rom rice,monggo and sesame seedsare now being producein Baybay City, under thepartnership with the citygovernment.

Tis ood is or inantand children age 3 yearsold, but we will also mar-ket this or sick people andelderly, he added.

Te same project willalso be implemented in thetown o Hilongos but thistime it is in partnershipwith the offi ce o SenatorPia Cayetano.

A processing plant onutritious ood productsor school age children.(ROEL AMAZONA)

ties, people would be eatingoods that are nutritious,and we will started it withthe processing o veggie cupnoodles, Ocaa said.

He added that once theproducts are done by theend o the quarter, they willstart in marketing it in theprovince.

Te acloban projectwill be implemented inBarangay Anibong whichthey are hoping to start thisquarter.

Street oods that areortied and were ormu-lated with the FNRI are tobe marketed in aclobanto ensure that children andstreet ood lovers would beeating and getting enoughor right nutrition rom theood they are eating.

In the project o Palo,it is located in Brgy SanFernando wherein it isenvision to be a source olivelihood o barangay resi-

ACLOBAN CIY Te Department o Scienceand echnology(DOS)in Leyte is set to havepartnership with the localgovernment unit o Palo,to construct and operate aprocessing plant or veggienoodles while in the city oacloban they will ocus onproducing street oods thatare ortied with nutrients.

Tis project was a resulton the survey conducted bythe Food and Nutrition Re-search Institute, citing thatthe most common problemo local government unit isnutrition.

Glen Ocaa, provin-cial director o DOS saidthat they had already re-lease the unds or Palo andacloban, which they hopeto start the project in thisrst quarter.

What we want in ourproject in Palo is to ensurethat even time o calami-

DOST-Leyte to partner with Palo

in operating veggie noodle

processing plant

world. Symptoms appear314 days aer the inec-tive bite. Dengue ever is aebrile illness that aectsinants, young children andadults.

Labastida said sur-roundings should be keptree rom stagnant water,where dengue-carryingmosquitoes breed.

Meanwhile, the DoH inthe region will also be onthe lookout or other diseas-es such as fu and A(H1N1).

He also said the De-partment o Health alreadystarted administering vac-cination on health workerswho are deemed most atrisk or A(H1N1). (REYAN

L. ARINTO)

disease. Meanwhile, resh

cases o suspected chikun-gunya have also been re-ported in Villareal, Samar,Labastida said.

Late in December lastyear, about 263 residents oVillareal have been affl ictedwith chikungunya.

Te World Health Or-ganization (WHO) saiddengue and chikungunyaare transmitted by the biteo Aedes mosquito inectedwith various types o vi-ruses.

Dengue virus inectionsare common in tropical and

sub-tropical areas o the

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And sometimes, theyasked or a discount whichis even less rom what wepay or the electricity, Va-lenzuela said.

Lim also said that theyare also toying the idea othe possible privatizationo the acloban City Hos-pital.

I there are peoplein the private sector whoknows how to run hospi-tals, better. Tey can sub-mit a proposal that we canstudy, Lim said.

Our duties and re-sponsibilities is to protectthe rights and interests othe city government andits people. I we see thatthe proposal is good andthat the city governmentcould generate an incomethat can be use to provideservices to our people, then

it is our duty to see that itbe so, Lim added. (JOEY A.GABIETA)

o more than P10 million.Te city government

eventually paid its nancialobligation with the LeyecoII.

Lim admitted that theoperations o the astro-dome is taking some nan-cial toll to the city govern-ment as he said that theyare not getting much in-come out o the operationand maintenance o saidacility.

Yes, were losing (in-come) but I cannot giveyou the exact gure as tohow much the city govern-ment is losing, Lim said.

Inormation offi cer Ber-nardita Bering Valenzue-la said that the negative in-come generated by the citygovernment out o its op-erations o the astrodomewas due mainly to various

requests by some groupsseeking or a discount orental.

matter based on the direc-tive o the mayor...werestill nalizing the study,Lim said.

Te city administra-tor said that in the case opublic streetlights, the citygovernment stand to saverom P18 million up to P20million a year i this will behandled by a private sector.

Last year, several street-lights ound within the citywere temporarily discon-nected by the Leyte II Elec-tric Cooperative (LeyecoII) due to the ailure o the

city government to settleits obligations with the saidpower utility in the amount

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