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2 killed in shootout with buy-bust operatives

TACLOBAN CITY – After welcoming visitors for half a decade on Kalanggaman Island, the legitimacy of the local government of Palom-pon, Leyte to run the site for tourism is now under scrutiny by the Department of Environment and Natu-ral Resources (DENR).

The DENR regional office here confirmed that the local government has no authority to run tourism activities since the agreement signed in 2014 only al-lowed them to “protect, conserve, and preserve” the island.

“The local government of Palompon as the operator and developer has no issued tenurial instrument giving them the au-thority to develop the island much more to sub-lease it to another person or entity,” said DENR Re-gional Director Crizaldy Barcelo in a letter sent to the Regional Development Council (RDC) Wednesday.

In an inventory conducted by DENR early this year, the agency found out that the island has 12 concrete structures used as toilets and dressing rooms, 22 cottages made of light materials, and a pa-vilion made of concrete materials.

Barcelo said the manage-ment of small island ecosystem is governed by a special regulation provided under an administrative order issued in 2000.

The DENR field office here assessed Kalanggaman, acting on

His Excellency, President Rodrigo Duterte, is seen here handing a certificate of appreciation to skateboarder Margielyn Didal for bringing a gold medal to the country during the Asian Games. Mayor Richard Gomez, who was chef-de-mission of the Philippine delegation is seen second from left. His leadership proved successful as the team went home with four golds. The gold medalists gets around P 6-million in incentives and cash prize, the mayor said. (Photo credit, Philippine Sports Commission)

ORMOC CITY – Two alleged drug personalities, including a barangay chairman, are dead after a buy-bust operation was done by regional and city anti-

drug police operatives at Brgy. Punta, this city, at around 9:00 PM of September 11 (Tuesday). The victims were identified as Eric Enecio y Manansala, in his

mid 30’s, the son of a prominent family here, and Peter Ablen y Dinoy, 41, barangay chairman of District 16 and a cook by pro-fession.

The target of the buy-bust, it was learned, was Enecio. He was reportedly in the region’s “high value target” list.

The buy-bust was done by joint elements of the regional drug enforcement unit (RDEU) led by Sr. Insp. Dino Goles and person-ally supervised by Supt. Harry Sucayre, chief of the RDEU 8, and Ormoc City Police Office-Police Station 3 personnel led by Sr. Insp. Parangan, OIC.

Report obtained from the police blotter in Police Station 3 says the two reportedly fired at the police operatives when the buy-bust was announced.

In the blotter report, the two alleged drug personalities were immediately brought to the Or-moc District Hospital after the alleged shootout but were an-nounced dead on arrival.

In a body search done at the

hospital, the police reported re-covering several pieces of plastic sachets of different sizes contain-ing “white crystalline powder suspected as shabu” and marked money to include P 15,000.00 in fake bills, aside from personal belongings. The dead body also had an empty holster on his waist. The police also impounded a Toyota Grandia with Temporary Plate No. 1201-0100744 “for safe-keeping.”

From the body of Ablen, the police reported recovering a mag-azine of a Cal. 45 pistol loaded with 7 bullets and 7 sachets of dif-ferent sizes containing suspected shabu, aside from money.

Ablen’s family, through a cousin, on the other hand, said Ablen was a police asset. They are angry at the claim that he fought back, saying he was partially paralyzed after a stroke and could not possibly fire a gun.

They also believe that Ablen was also targeted because he

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PRO-8’s ‘clean rider’ campaign gains support from over 1,300 EV motorcyclists

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PRO-8 RD PCSupt. Dionardo Carlos and LTO RD Edgar Catarungan lead the launching of “Clean Rider Waray” Campaign.

PALO, LEYTE – Over 1,300 motorcycle-riders from all over Eastern Visayas have expressed support during the launching of the “Clean Rider Waray” Campaign of the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) here on Saturday (September 15).

“The campaign is Chief PNP General Oscar Albay-alde’s idea being a rider himself primarily to as-sist our motorcycle-riding community in the differ-ent checkpoints to imme-diately identify them as law-abiding citizens com-pared to motorcycle-riding suspects,” PRO8 regional director PCSupt. Dionardo Carlos said.

Land Transportation Office regional chief Ed-gar Catarungan added that “Clean Rider Waray” aims to enroll over 100,000 regis-tered motorcycles in the re-gion, which will help curb, if not totally eradicate crimes and accidents involving motorcycles that are non-compliant of the law.

Catarungan also as-sured the public that the campaign will not entail any human rights violation, but will instead be beneficial to the motorists because they would have easy access dur-

ing the regular checkpoints being conducted by the police and traffic enforcers.

“This is to easily iden-tify our law-abiding riders. The LTO will also be depu-tizing all PNP personnel on the ground dahil kulang kami tao. Kung law-abiding citizens kayo, wala kayong dapat ikabahala,” he noted.

To qualify, Carlos said that motorcycle owners should voluntarily present

the official receipt and cer-tificate of registration of their motorcycle, a valid identifica-tion card and their driver’s license in their respective mu-nicipal or city police stations.

He added that they w o u l d t h e n u n d e rg o background verification for criminal records while their motorcycles would be checked to determine if these had been used in pre-vious crimes. The sticker for

the motorcycle and driver’s license can be claimed in an hour after verification.

RD Carlos has also di-rected all police who own motorcycles to register in the campaign and secure a sticker because according to him, no one is exempted from complying with the law as they would also be subject to checkpoints on the road. By Marie Tonette Grace Marticio

GEOTHERMAL LEADER Energy Development Cor-poration (EDC) will hold its first GEO 24/7 Battle of the Brains quiz bee in Leyte this September 2018.

The GEO 24/7 Battle of the Brains is a quiz bee de-signed to educate the students in its host towns in Leyte on renewable energy, sustainabil-ity, and climate change.

More than 40 schools from the two divisions of Leyte Division (Kananga, Carigara, Capoocan, Jaro) and Ormoc City will send their student representa-tives to compete in the semi-finals, which will be held on September 20 in Holy Cross College Inc., Carigara, Leyte and on September 21 in New Ormoc City National High School, Ormoc City.

The semi-final winners will then compete in the Grand Finals in Ormoc City on October 11, 2018. The winners will receive cash prizes and bring prestige to their school by becom-ing the first-ever GEO 24/7 Battle of the Brains Grand Champion in Leyte.

Organized by EDC, in partnership with DRINK Editorial and Design, Inc., GEO 24/7 Battle of the Brains aims to empower

the youth of Leyte Island with useful knowledge about renewable energy (RE) and sustainability, and how they positively impact the environment amidst climate change.

“Through this quiz bee, we hope to empower the youth of Leyte to not just live more sustainably, but to also be proud of the abun-dance of geothermal en-ergy in the province,” said Erwin B. Magallanes, head of EDC’s Corporate Social Responsibility Department in Leyte.

“It’s about time that the youth become more aware about the state of their en-vironment and take a more active role in ensuring a brighter and more sustain-able future for all.”

EDC is one of the world’s largest vertical-ly integrated geothermal company and biggest geo-thermal producer in the Philippines. The company has been powering infinite possibilities in Leyte and the rest of the Visayas re-gion for over 35 years now through geothermal energy, the only form of RE that can provide sustainable power 24 hours a day, rain or shine, all year round. (PR)

Capsized boat off Catbalogan rescuedCATBALOGAN CITY – Nine people were rescued when a motorized boat

capsized at the vicinity of Sitio Canduyong, Brgy. Estaka in Maqueda Bay here at about 10:50 P.M., Thursday (September 13).

Initial investigation dis-closed that “3J Shine Star” motorboat skippered by 53-year old Joseph Duran, the boat captain, was travelling from Cinco Sierra Island towards Brgy. San Roque, Buri Island.

According to Duran, their gang flank fell off on the rocky portion of the area, got stuck on the rocks and hit the starboard bow of the said motorboat, which caused a large hole on its starboard bow.

He added that he and his crew tried to cover the hole and started draining the water, but unfortunately they were unable to do it because the hole was too large to cover, eventually causing their motor banca to be filled with water and submerge.

“There was nothing left

ORMOC CITY – ECLIPSE, Inc. (Exodus from Child Labor to Integration, Play, Socialization and Educa-tion) in partnership with the Ormoc City Youth De-velopment Office (CYDO) held a Child Rights Pro-tection and Advocacy Ori-entation on September 11, 2018 at the Sutuwaki Restaurant this city.

The event was attended by student leaders of three selected schools in the city, namely: Western Leyte Col-lege; St. Peter ’s College of Ormoc; and, Eastern Visayas State University – Ormoc City Campus.

A group picture of ECLIPSE and Ormoc City Youth Development Office personnel together with the student leaders of Saint Peter’s College of Ormoc, Eastern Visayas State University - Ormoc City Campus, and Western Leyte College. Also in the photo are City Youth Development Council person-nel and a representative from the local media. (Photo grabbed from ECLIPSE, Inc. Facebook page)

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Suplay sa NFA rice dugangan – NFAUpat ka ‘drug suspect’ dakpan sa buy-bust operation

ORMOC CITY – Dugan-gan sa National Food Au-thority (NFA) ang suplay sa bogas matag negosyante nga accredited sa NFA hu-man naobserbahan nga kuwang gyud ang 20 ka sako kada semana matag negosyante.

Ning uwahing mga adlaw nasuta sa EV Mail ang taas nga pila sa mga tawo nga gustong mopalit ug bogas kay ang bogas komersyal karon tag P50.00 na kapin kada kilo. May higayun nga sa kataas sa pila sa mga tawo, inig abot sa ilang torno, hurot na ang bogas.

Ang bise presidente sa GRECON, ang kapunongan sa mga negosyanteg bogas sa merkado, Roy Arcelo, niingon mas daghan gyud sa mamalit ug NFA rice mao sa adlaw nga Sabado

ug Domingo kay ting lug-song man kini sa taga bukid nga magdala sa ilang mga produkto sa merkado.

May monitoring team ang ahensiya gidestino sa merkado aron maseguro nga dili matapigan ang bogas. Osa ka higayun nasaksihan sa EV Mail ang osa ka kawani sa NFA nga nangasaba sa tag-iya ug tindahan di-hang ang bogas sa gobi-yerno giipon pagbutang sa kinamada nga com-mercial rice. Aron mawa-la ang duda sa mga tawo gipapagawas kini ug gi-papilahan sa pumapalit.

May nangutana kun dili ba kaha mapon-an sa NFA ang alokasyun para sa Ormoc. Gikuhaan ug pahayag si NFA Provincial Manager Marla Santos, tubag niini sa pangutana

Ang taas nga pila sa merkado sa Ormoc giagwantahan sa mga konsumedor para lang makapalit og barato nga NFA rice

nga sugod sa ikaduhang semana sa Septiyembre, pun-an nila ug napulo ka sako, ang kanhi 20, karon 30 na. Dugang pa ni Ms. Santos, madugangan pa sa mosunod nga mga adlaw ang suplay sa NFA rice sa

merkado kay ang gobiyerno nagdugang ug angkat ug bogas gikan sa Thailand ug Vietnam. Ang bogas komersyal mokunhod sad kun makaani na ang mga mag-uuma sa ilang humay. Ni Paul Libres

ALBUERA, LEYTE – Upat ka drug suspect ang na-sikop sa Albuera police sa buy-bust operation niad-tong Septiyembre 11 sa gabii sa managlahi nga lugar.

Ang una nga buy-bust gihimo sa barangay Damu-laan nga nagresulta pag-kasikop nila Cyril Abelita, 23 anyus, ulitawo ug taga Navotas, Manila ug Jeshel Gilbuena, 28 anyus ug taga Malabon, Manila. Sila mga bakasyonista ug may mga kadugo sa maong dapit.

Ang Albuera police gi-pangulohan ni Sr. Insp. Ronald Espina ug may mga pulis gikan sa Regional Mo-bile Force Battalion nagsilbi nga kaabag. Nakuha gikan sa suspek ang duha ka pak-ite sa gidudahang shabu, kuarta nga osa ka libo ka pesos nga marked money.

Sa kasayuran nga na-hipos, kapin osa ka semana nga naniid ang mga pulis sa kalihukan sa mga suspek human nila nadawat ang im-pormasyun nga nalambigit sila sa ilegal nga drugas.

Ang sunod nga buy-bust pasado alas otso sa gabii sa maong petsa. Ilang gipuntarya ang barangay San Pedro ug ang ilang target mao si Ricky Smith Abelita, taga Navotas, Ma-nila ug ginganlan ug Valen-

tino Gutierez, 44 anyus ug taga San Pedro, Albuera. Nasikop ang mga suspek human nibaligya ug shabu sa usa ka nagtakuban nga pulis. Karon anaa sila sa detention cell, ug giandam na ang kaso batok kanila.

Sa laing bahin, dinhi sa Ormoc, gihimo sad ang usa ka buy-bust didto sa barangay Alta Vista, Septiy-embre 11, nga nagresulta sa pagkasikop sa osa ka ahente ug ice cream. Ang team nila Ch. Insp. Roger Octaviano sa police station 1, ug Sr. Insp. Joseph Joevil Young sa City Drug Enforcement Unit nidakop kang Jay Fe-liciano, 39 anyus, minyu ug taga Tanauan, Leyte. Napalitan siya sa pulis nga nagpakaaron ingnon nga adik ug usa ka pakite sa gidudahang shabu sa kan-tidad nga osa ka libo ka pesos isip marked money. May duha pa ka pakite sa gidudahang shabu ang na-kuha sa iyang dalang sling bag. May kuarta nga 10,000 mil pesos.

Gikuhaan ug habig sa EV Mail si Feliciano kun tinuod ba ang pasangil batok kaniya, tubag niya nga tinuod nga iya ang na-kuhang drugas. Kaso nga kalapasan sa RA-9165 gian-dam na sa mga pulis batok kaniya. Ni Paul Libres

Poste sa LEYECO V nihirig, human nag ‘brownout’ORMOC CITY – Nihirig ang poste sa LEYECO V diha sa barangay Punta dihang nihuros ang hangin ala una pasado sa kaad-lawon, Septiyembre 15, gisundan sa usa ka sipa nga buto. Mga nanimuyo sa kanait nga dapit sa nihi-rig nga poste nakasinate ug brownout, hasta na didto sa barangay Linao.

Gawas sa poste sa LEYECO V, naharag sad ang poste sa suga, nga gibitayan sa CCTV sa barangay Punta. Wala pay alas siete sa bun-tag, anaa na ang crew ug linemen sa LEYECO dala sa ilang mga ekipo.

Peligro ang poste kay anaa ang tumbada sa tunga sa kalsada. Tuyo sa mga kawani sa kooperatiba nga madali pagpabarog ang poste aron makaagi ang mga sakyanan nga paingon ug gikan sa Naungan ug Linao,

Tungod sa dinala nga hangin sa Bagyong Ompong, usa ka poste sa Brgy. Punta ang nihirig, ug maoy hinungdan sa brownout sa maong dapit.

pero dili gyud madali matud sa taga LEYECO V kay ilisan man nila ang poste nga ni-hirig ug ang didto sa pikas daplin sa kalsada.

May mga motorista nga mopugos gyud ug sulod kuno kay nagdali, pero wala sila tugti sa nagbantay nga pulis kay peligro kun

matumbahan sila sa nahis-gotan nga poste. Hapon sa maong adlaw, nibalik na sa normal ang kuryente sa lugar. Ni Paul Libres

LGU urges biz to welcome mentors with “Thank you, Teacher!” promos, discountsORMOC CITY – In line with the City’s hosting of this year’s World Teach-ers’ Day celebration on October 4-5, 2018, the City Government is urging businesses to help wel-come them by offering discounts and freebies in their establishments.

Around 6,500 teach-ers are expected to come to the city during those days. Councilor Nolito Quilang, in a resolution passed this week, said they are encouraging “all accommodation facilities such as hotels and lodg-ing houses, as well as commercial and retail establishments, to offer discounts or freebies or special promos for teach-ers, or come up with spe-cial “Thank you, Teacher” Merchandise from Sep-tember 5, 2018 to October 5, 2018 “in celebration of the National Teachers

Month and World Teach-ers Day 2018”.

The resolution also conveys the City’s “pro-found recognition and gratitude to all the teach-ers of Ormoc City as they constantly fulfill their noble vocation and per-sistently crafting and em-powering learners amid modern day challenges.”

Quilang said the Sanggunian believes that “all sectors of the society and every Ormocanon should pay homage to the teachers and be in unison to the activities to be promulgated by the Department of Edu-cation in highlighting a widespread recogni-tion, awareness, and sup-port to the significance of teachers to the develop-ment, culture, and values of the city as well as to the nation.” By Dailyn Cabarse

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‘Typhoon or no typhoon’, DSWD-8 prepares for typhoon seasonTACLOBAN CITY – Al-though there are no ty-phoons expected to hit Eastern Visayas in the com-ing days, the Department of Social Welfare and De-velopment Regional Office 8 (DSWD-8) already has preparedness measures in place for the typhoon sea-son and other calamities.

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“We have 11,000 food packs in our warehouse aside from the prepositioned goods in local government units ready for distribution in case of any calamity,” he shared.

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LAST JUNE 2018, the whole world was shocked when Anthony Bourdain, CNN’s multi-awarded TV Host, died after com-mitting suicide. What seems to be a perfect life of a journalist was actually hounded with self-struggle and depression. Indeed, suicide prevention remains a universal challenge. Each year, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death worldwide for people of all ages. It is responsible for over 800,000 deaths, which means one suicide occurs every 40 seconds.

Every life lost to suicide represents someone’s spouse or partner, child, par-ent, friend or colleague. For each suicide, approximately 135 people suffer intense grief, depression or are otherwise affected. This amounts to 108 million people per year who are profoundly impacted by suicidal behaviour. Suicidal behaviour includes suicide, and also encompasses suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. For every suicide, 25 people make a suicide attempt and many more are seriously thinking of committing suicide.

Suicide is the result of a combination of genetic, psychological, socio-cultural and other risk factors. It is oftentimes combined with experiences of trauma, depression and loss. People who take their own lives repre-sent a heterogeneous group of individuals with unique, complex and multifaceted causal influences preceding their final act. Such heterogeneity presents challenges for suicide prevention experts. These chal-lenges can be overcome by a multilevel and cohesive approach to suicide prevention.

This year’s World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was commemorated last Sep-tember 10. Its commemoration aims to help raise awareness on suicide prevention and to prevent suicidal behaviour. Aside from information dissemination, everyone is en-couraged to show compassion and care for those who are in distress in the community, to question the stigma associated with sui-cide, suicidal behaviour and mental health problems and share one’s experiences. Join-ing together is critical to preventing suicide. Preventing suicide requires the efforts of many. It takes family, friends, co-workers, community members, educators, religious leaders, healthcare professionals, political

officials and governments.Suicide prevention requires integra-

tive strategies that encompass work at the individual, systems and community level. Research suggests that suicide preven-tion efforts will be much more effective if they span multiple levels and incorporate multiple interventions. This requires in-terventions that occur in communities and involve social and policy reforms, as well as interventions that are delivered directly to individuals. To reach a common goal in preventing suicidal behavior, the public, the various concerned organizations, the legislators and members of society must work collaboratively using a multidisci-plinary approach.

Suicidal behaviour is universal as it knows no boundaries, thus, it affects everyone. The millions of people affected each year by suicidal behaviour have ex-clusive insight and unique voices. Their experiences are vital in formulating suicide prevention measures and influencing the provision of supports for suicidal people and those around them.

This year’s World Suicide Prevention Day has the theme, “Working Together to Prevent Suicide.” This theme will be retained for WSPD in 2019 and 2020. It highlights the most essential ingredient for effective global suicide prevention- col-laboration. We all have a role to play and together, we can collectively address the challenge.

Many of those with suicidal behaviors suffer from depression. One has to differ-entiate depression from clinical depression. Depression could be an emotional state referring to sadness, which could simply go away after a few hours or days and does not affect a person’s regular function at school, at work and at home.

Depression could be hereditary or genetic; but environment or occupational factors are contributory. A healthy lifestyle may help delay, if not prevent, the onset of the illness. Alcoholism, taking illegal drugs and traumatic events can trigger or worsen depression. Aside from alcohol

I SUPPOSE this is what we observe in life in general, and especially when as priests we have to preach. We do the same things, we say more or less the same message, but we should also see to it that there is some variation in all that we do. Otherwise there is no way but to fall into boredom and complacency for all the par-ties involved.

This is actually a big challenge espe-cially to those whose effectiveness and success in life and in his mission depends on saying or doing the same things every-day. These people can be the clerics who have to say Mass everyday, preach more or less the same message. These can also be people in the media who have to write or say something everyday, etc.

These people can also be the audience who have to listen to more or less the same things everyday. They have to learn how to make some variations in the same things that they do, say, hear, read and handle everyday.

The secret, I imagine, is for one to be truly a man of God who, in the Book of Revelation, is the one referred to as saying: “Behold, I am making all things new.” (21,5) With God, everything will be new. Nothing becomes old and stale no matter how many times something is repeated.

To be sure, this business of how to make repetitious things look and sound new will bring to mind the need for cre-ativity and continuing innovation. But we just have to understand also that creativity and innovation are not simply a function of human effort and genius. God’s grace is always needed before anything else would come to the picture.

We have to realize more deeply that the ability to vary the same things that we do and say everyday, the ability to be creative and innovative, is not only a matter of techniques. There has to be a living spirit behind it. And that spirit cannot be other than God ultimately.

When we are truly inspired by God’s spirit, that is, the Holy Spirit, we would be able to say the same things in some new ways. We would not even know how this would happen. It goes beyond mere repackaging of things or mere rhetorical tricks and devices.

When we are truly inspired by the Holy Spirit, we would be like being born again and would be acting like the wind, just as Christ described it. “You must be born again,” he said. “The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” (Jn 3,7-8)

It is when we are inspired by the Holy Spirit that we would be driven with love for God and for others and empowered to transcend the limits of our human and earthly powers.

With God’s grace, with love for God and for others, nothing will actually be the same even if materially, physically, socially, things appear to be the same.

We have to do everything to be vitally engaged with God, always asking for his grace and developing our love in accor-dance to God’s love. That is when we can transcend but not contradict the laws of

ONCE MORE, the famed Kalanggaman Island is on the spotlight. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), after many years of ignoring the island, has suddenly taken a second, or even a third look at the island, and are now saying LGU-Palompon lacks the right to utilize and develop the island. They say LGU-Palompon lacks tenurial right.

This is after Kalanggaman Island has become one of the top tourist destinations in the province, if not the region.

This is after Kalanggaman was once “land-grabbed” by the late Celso delos Angeles Jr. of the Legacy Group, had it titled to his name, which should have been a no-no from the start, and the LGU had to file a complaint to have the title cancelled.

This is after the LGU-Palompon be-came Hall of Famer for the Best Tourism-Oriented Local Government Pearl Award in 2014 to 2017, was awarded Climate Change Award Adaptation Award by Climate Change Commission in 2016, Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan Award in 2016 to 2017, and Galing Pook Award on Integrated Community-based Tourism in 2017.

This after the LGU-Palompon entered into a co-management agreement with DENR itself, only under a different leader-ship then. Nonetheless, the instrument is as valid as the day it was signed because this was inter-agency and not between individuals.

This is after Kalanggaman Island was set to be recognized as a “best practice” in island tourism, where the LGU succeeded in maintaining its cleanliness, succeeded in identifying its daily carrying capacity, and maintain quality of the surrounding water so that it does not become a cesspool.

Yes, Kalanggaman by DENR’s own account, has toilets and changing rooms. And just last July, the LGU-Palompon “shut down” the whole island for two weeks for it to “breathe and recuperate”.

Actually, the issue is not new. At the time of the grand opening of Summit Hotel in Tacloban, I think that was early June, I discussed this with Cora Macabenta. She said that a co-management agreement is different from the tenurial status that they are seeking. If this is so, then DENR must rectify as this is within their bounds.

The former regional director, Leonardo Sibbaluca, entered into a co-management agreement. If this is not the right instru-ment, then it is for the DENR to correct this.

Or else, the question is raised, what has DENR been doing in the past? Who are responsible for this mistake, if truly there was?

I know that this issue can be settled between LGU and DENR. After all, both of them are government agencies. However, let this conflict not block Palompon’s bid for their “best practice” in managing Ka-langgaman become the gold standard in managing islands in the country. After all, they have proven their worth.

rrrTwo “newly identified personalities” in

the drug trade have been killed in this city.


Crime-buster Trillanes on the hot seat

GRACIAS DIOSFUERON SEGUROS

Majority of the people prefer the workings of democracy, reject authoritarian actions

Multitask challenge

sEE PULSE p. 10

THE SELF-APPOINTED crime-buster is now on the receiving end of his crusade. It seems President Rody is using a large magnifying glass to look for oversights that Senator Tony Trillanes may have committed. The President is a veteran of venalities because he used to be a Fiscal, a Prosecutor in the early stages of his life.

There was a time when Senator Tony Trillanes was going after the scalp of then VP Binay. There was also a time when he was at odds with his Senator-friend Allan Cayetano (now with the DFA). There was a time when he questioned the wealth of the Duterte children. He was doing the sleuthing as if he was in a hot drive to snoop around for oversights. There was a time when he was after the Binays. He was always in the forefront of question-able deals. Now that he is feeling the same pinch as those that were in his target, he is beginning to feel as if he is in a hot seat.

It seems Solgen Calida discovered a mistake in the papers that led to the freeing of his crime against the state. Trillanes was involved in the infamous Oakwood mutiny, which is considered as a crime against the state. President P-noy granted him a presi-dential amnesty, hence, the courts can no longer have jurisdiction over his crime. To correct this apparent error, President Rody issued his own Proclamation 572, which recalled the amnesty issued by President P-noy. Senator Trillanes is now in the de-fensive. He is forced to stay inside the Sen-ate premises to prevent his arrest. There is now a stand-off. Senator Trillanes filed an urgent motion, which will be taken up in 13 September 2018. This bears watching.

The president can issue an amnesty provided two elements must be present: 1) file an application for amnesty; 2) he must admit his mistake with a promise not to do it again. It was the Solgen who discovered that the two elements do not exist. Un-less Senator Trillanes produced these two elements, his amnesty is flawed. He will have to be taken into custody as if he was a mutineer. He will have to be arrested for a capital offense. His claim that he is now a civilian cannot be accepted because the time elements go back to this time when the Oakwood mutiny happened. He was

then a soldier. Wow! He is in a bigger mess than he must have thought of. This corner cannot imagine what a big scoop it will cre-ate in the Manila dailies. Now he will learn what it feels to be in a hot seat. People will probably be with big smiles or even smirks. A capital offense, which is what happens to a mutiny will make him ineligible to be a senator. But if President Rody would find a solution to correct it, it can be done. It is doubtful that Senator Trillanes will ask for it. It is also doubtful that President Rody will grant it. An impasse?

Let us wait for the developments in the coming days. People will be glued to the TV sets or the newspapers. It seems that there are more startling developments that are beginning to unfold. It seems that all those who were involved in the 2003 and 2007 mutinies are still to be arrested. The presi-dential amnesty that were issued to them by President P-noy was flawed and defec-tive. Nevertheless, we will have to wait for the judgment call of the Supreme Court, the final arbiter of legal issues. Senator Trillanes is still in the Senate office for haven. Now he knows how to live the life of a fugitive. The people he sent to jail will now clap their hands in glee. It is not a joke to live the life of an inmate in the confines of a cell. You will just have to spend your days reading as many books as you can muster. Or maybe, you can start writing your memoirs. Who would believe that such a “guapito” as Tony Trillanes is a jailbird.

Come to think of it. This corner cannot remember a piece of law that he crafted. Being a lawmaker, which is the work of a Senator, what law did he introduce? All he has been doing is investigate. He should have been in the Prosecutor’s office. How can it be since he is not a lawyer? Maybe, he could pass as a movie star. He has the looks.

By the time that this piece goes off the press, the Supreme Court will have ren-dered the much-awaited ruling on his case. This is also what the security escorts are waiting before they arrest him. And if we go back to 2003 or 2007, he will be reverted to the military where he was originally based. It will be the Military Court that will try him.

TO MANY OF US, today seems to be a very busy day – super busy, some would even say. You have projects to finish, re-ports to check, and your favorite ‘teleserye’ to watch all before you sleep. It’s natural to want to take some shortcuts here and there by doing multiple things at once.

Most of us struggle to multitask wheth-er we want to admit it or not. But there are a few people known as “supertaskers” that are actually highly efficient multitaskers. But they make up only about 2% of the population, according to a research study.

And women may be the frontrunners in multitasking. A study tested 120 men and 120 women on computer-based tasks. They found both groups performed slowly when asked to complete two tasks at once, but the male participants experienced a much more significant slowdown.

Why are women potentially better at multitasking? It could come from our hunter-gatherer origins — women were busy raising the children, doing things around the home, and making meals while the men were performing more linear tasks, like hunting.

The ability to switch from task to task also gets worse with age. A study tested the multitasking abilities of a group of people around their early 20s and another group around their late 60s. All participants were asked to look at photos of an outdoor land-scape but this task was soon interrupted with a picture of a face. After answering a few questions about the face, participants

were asked details about the original land-scapes they first looked at.

Older people had more trouble refo-cusing on the original landscape after the interruption was introduced. It is because when you multitask, you slow down your short-term memory, making it harder to recall information you just learned. And this has a greater impact on the elderly.

Doing too many things at once puts you in an unfocused, distracted state. And because you always feel like you have something to finish, you end up stressing yourself out, increasing your anxiety levels, and possibly even developing depression. You probably even feel physically tired and overwhelmed after taking on too many du-ties in a short timeframe.

You can’t train your brain to do mul-tiple unrelated tasks at once but you can teach yourself how to be more efficient. To do this, you should take note of all the tasks you have to get done that are related. Group those together so you don’t have to keep shifting your focus. Also make a to-do list and actually use it. Have it next to you at all times and prioritize what you have to accomplish by putting those items at the top.

And if you’re given new information such as a paper to read before a meeting and you’re already swamped with work, make sure to skim it a few times that day. Help your memory out by skimming over it multiple times when you have a minute.

Dear Atty. Golo,“Thanks God” kaayo kay wa ta maigo

ni Ompong. Toa na man padung si Ompong sa China. Inig abot sa China, hinay na ang hangin kay nakatugpa na man sa atoa. Lupig ta sa China. Kon bagyo, anhi gikan sa ato usa moadto sa China. Peru kon shabu, gikan sa China unya moanhi sa ato. Sa Asian Games labing daghana ang “medals” sa China. Ang ato upat lang kabook ang “gold”. Maayo pa masakop ta sa China. Nia poy mga politico, maayo lang sa sulti. Inig eleksyon manghatag kintahay, apan kinawat diay. Ma probinsya kaha ta sa China?

Matinahuron, Camlon

Dear Cams,Ang Pilipinas gawasnon nga nasud

og may kaugalingong kagahum sa iyang teritoryo (Art. 1, 1987 Constitution). Niadto, ulipon ta sa ubang nasud. Kapin 300 ka tuig ubos kita sa mga Katsila. Sa kadiyot giilog ta sa mga Hapon. Dugay2 pod ta, “colony” sa America. Ang pobre nga gawasnon bintaha pa kay sa datu nga ulipon. Apan dili pa hingpit ang atong pagka gawasnon. Ang nag-ulipon nato karon mao ang mga “cor-rupt” nga politico nga dili na mohawa sa pwesto. Maayo sila ipada sa China. Ang ko-rakot nga politico, kuyaw pa kay sa shabu.

Imong amigo, Manny G. Golo

THE CHANGING political reasons and basis for the issuance of Proclamation No. 572 by President Duterte that declared the revocation of the amnesty granted to Sena-tor Antonio Trillanes IV and ordered his arrest by the military and the Philippine National Police (PNP) may be cited per-haps as the basic grounds for the majority of the people’s rejection of authoritarian-ism in the concept and workings of the government in this country.

The proclamation against Senator Trillanes cited as its basis his alleged act of not filing an official amnesty application form and for not admitting his guilt for the mutinies he participated in against the government.

That initial reason as basis for the void-ing of the amnesty granted to Trillanes was immediately debunked by legal experts/observers as having no basis in fact and in law. Several video and photo records as evidence were presented showing that Trillanes applied for amnesty and admitted his guilt in 2011. It was also pointed out by these legal experts that the President cannot order anyone’s arrest but only the courts can do it.

Then a second justification came out from Malacañang not stated in the original proclamation that former Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin usurped his president’s authority to declare amnesty but others pointed out that Gazmin’s actions were in accordance with President Aquino’s Proc-lamation No. 75.

Later, President Duterte blurted out an-other personal reason against Trillanes for his action in his latest televised interview when Duterte stated: “Ang problema kay Trillanes ay he is crucifying Bong Go for entering into business with government”, wherein he was referring to his long-time special assistant in government.

President Duterte and his official legal counsels, Atty. Salvador Panelo and Atty. Calida, should seriously take note of the various surveys polled by SWS over the years that show that majority of the people polled from 2002 to 2018 on their prefer-ence for democracy and authoritarianism that 52 – 65 percent of the people chose democracy and were identified as Com-

September 23, 2018Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mark 9:30-37Jesus and his disciples left from there

and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it. He was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death the Son of Man will rise.”

But they did not understand the say-ing, and they were afraid to question him.

They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house, he began to ask them,

“What were you arguing about on the way?” But they remained silent.

They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the great-est. Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.”

Taking a child, he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it, he said to them, “Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the One who sent me.”

6 September 10-16, 2018

Ormoc Immaculate tops Rotary Bay’s 9/11 Quiz Bee

Contestants of the Ormoc Immaculate Concepcion School Foun-dation, Inc. topped this year’s 9/11 Quiz Bee, an annual event organized by the Rotary Club of Ormoc Bay (RCOB) for youth development, an area of focus by the international organization.

The quiz bee was joined by 19 public and private high schools in the city. It was held at the Tribeca Building on the morning of September 11, and was graced by Mayor Richard Gomez who lauded the RCOB for spearheading the contest.

City Councilor Nolito Quilang, committee chairman on educa-tion, was also present.

The mayor also left P 10,000.00 as additional prizes for the champions, on top of the club’s P 7,500.00 each for the two contes-tants and P 5,000.00 for the winning school.

The first prize winners are Luis Alfonso C. Fran III and Quiana Maxene Y. Centino, with their adviser Maria Athena Cris P. Sanico. They also received a cellphone each, courtesy of sponsor Cellworks and a trophy each. They went home with a total cash prize of P 12,500.00 each to include the Mayor’s share.

The second placers are from Linao National High School. They were Kyla O. Pilota and Marygene M. Orillano with their adviser Nelsie T. Mañago. They received P 5,000.00 each and trophies with another P 3,000.00 for the school.

The third place went to the St. Paul’s School of Ormoc Founda-tion, Inc. They are Jian Roie A. Moralde and Aries Jay M. Repaso with their adviser Jeannete M. Pollison. They received P 2,500.00 each and the school got P 2,000.00.

The annual 9/11 Quiz Bee was started by then director for youth development Dr. Rhodette Arevalo. She chose the historic date 9/11 to be remembered in Ormoc as Quiz Bee day, instead of its sad counterpart in the United States.

The club, on the other hand, are grateful for the sponsors of the contest. Apple Anido-Alagon, RCOB president, said she is thankful to co-presentor Titan Hardware and Construction Supply and gold sponsors Milagrina Restaurant, Pryce Gases, Jae Eum Bhouse, and, Dragon Fireworks. By Lalaine Marcos

RCOB’S 5TH 9/11 QUIZ BEE CHAMPIONS! Luis Alfonso C. Fran III and Quiana Maxene Y. Centino, together with adviser Maria Athena Cris P. Sanico (all carrying trophies) pose with (L-R) RCOB’s Twinkle Chu, president Apple Anido-Alagon, Chime Arevalo, Dax Arevalo, Warren Chu and judge Clem Van Den Bersseelaar.

RCOB’S 5TH 9/11 QUIZ BEE 2ND PLACERS! Contestants Kyla O. Pilota and Marygene M. Orillano with their adviser Nelsie T. Mañago, pose for posterity with judge Jake Cortes, RCOB president Apple Anido-Alagon, Dax Arevalo who was also co-presentor, and Warren Chu of Cellworks.

RCOB’S 5TH 9/11 Quiz Bee 3RD PLACERS! Jian Roie A. Moralde and Aries Jay M. Repaso with their adviser Jeannete M. Pollison pose for posterity with RCOB president Apple Anido-Alagon and judge, VSU professor Lualhati Noriel.

JULIANA GOMEZ’S birthday has been published and reported in almost all Philippine media outlets, but there never seems to be no end to the clamor to know more about her and her debut. One will have to admit though, that this is but natural, knowing that the debutante is one of the country’s famous baby-to-teen celebri-ties. After all, she is the infant who launched the well-patronized Baby Bench line.

Even though she needs no introduction to most, if not all, Juliana is the daughter of Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez and Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez of the 4th district of Leyte. For trivia seekers, take note that Juliana’s full name is Juliana Maria Beatrice, and she turned 18 last September 8.

For a teen of her status, she chose to have a very simple party. Her invitation said it was a disco-themed “come as you are” party, though the Ormocanon group did make an effort to dress up in ‘70’s attire. Even her birthday cake came as a surprise to many. It was a stack of her favorite Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

Her father, Mayor Gomez, said Juliana just wanted to have a fun-filled birthday sans the stress of dressing up and cotillion rehearsals. He admitted being surprised at the young lady’s request, “but since it is her birthday, then sige,” he said.

And fun it was …. The party was held at the Bench Tower in Bonifacio Global City

owned by Mr. Ben Chan who is like family to the Torres-Gomez brood. In one corner, chefs prepared finger foods which were either picked up or served on the tables. There was an open bar until the wee hours, an ice cream hut, and a Krispy Kreme kiosk.

What’s more was the lovely dance music by the IV of Spades band. Dance tunes from the 70’s were played from start to dawn, with just a short pause to make way for a video of friends, Richard, and Lucy wishing the celebrant a happy birthday and a meaningful life ahead. The video was projected on the walls, and after, music and dancing resumed.

It was a party full of life. Young people mixed with the not-so-young, gyrating and jumping to the pulsating beats. Bright stars, young stars and luminaries in the movie and modeling industry mixed and dance together with non-stars and ordinary folks.

From my corner of the room, I could see why Juliana wanted such a party to mark her passage into debut. I don’t know, though, if the young lady is aware that she could be starting a trend of doing away with formal debuts. By Lalaine Marcos/Photos by Caren T. Rama

Juliana poses with her “cake”.

(L-R) Ormoc councilor Bennet Pongos, Jules Torres, Ormoc Mayor

Richard Gomez, Manuel V. Torres,

SRA administrator Hermenigildo Serafica

and Nacho Serafica.


Juliana poses with her “cake”.

(L-R) Leyte provincial board member Matt Torres, Caren Rama, Julie Martinez-Torres, a relative of Juliana, Chu Serafica, Lalaine Marcos, Rica Serafica-Torres, another relative of the celebrant and Yaya Lita.

BOREDOM HAS its own rewards. While in Bacolod around three weeks ago with officers of the Ormoc Chamber to attend the Visayas Area Business Conference (VABC), we discovered the Campuestohan Highland Resort while waiting for our late afternoon flight.

The resort is in between Bacolod City and the Silay International Airport. It is in Talisay City where the famed “The Ruins” is also located.

Thanks to Engr. Elmer Cimafranca who is based in nearby San Carlos City, he toured us around Bacolod and the nearby places to while away the time. Of course, it was also an opportunity to be with his wife, Ingrid, who was with us. So, with Orcham president Maricel Ngo and trustee Gigi Chu and me (by the way, Ingrid is a trustee, too), we went on a 6-hour road trip.

First stop was the Bacolod City Hall where we had the customary picture before the façade.

Then, we proceeded to Campuestohan which was around an hour away. Without inkling what the “resort” was, we were awed by what met our eyes when we arrived there. It was a “theme park” of sorts, offering various iconic sceneries aside from adventures.

What met our eyes first were 40-foot dinosaurs: a T-Rex and a Brachio-saurus. As you go near it, you see there’s a pool and cottages across. In one side are the admin building and a cozy open-air restaurant. There was a tower where two women started riding bicycles on air. You’d think the resort is just that, but a more pleasant surprise awaited us as we explored.

As we followed a path where people who were more familiar of the place were going, every so many meters seemed magical. The “theme” changed. At first, we explored a small “village” of hobbit houses and Indian teepees. We gathered these were their rooms. Some guests were kind enough to offer information. One hobbit house can accommodate four, we were told.

Then, our eyes and ears were caught by a curious sound. We saw from afar a dinosaur’s head moving. Swiftly, we walked over and could not get over our amazement at Ram’s Dino Park.

They had dinosaurs of many kinds and what was amazing is that these were mechanical ones that moved, roared and spewed smoke. It was com-parable to that of the Jurassic ride in Universal Studios-Singapore.

Reaching the bend by the Dino Park, we saw that the resort still had many activity areas to explore. We posed with the mosaic painted elephant and “Transformers”, then proceeded to have a picture if where a huge

Kung Fu Panda statue was, together with his allies –Tiger, Snake, Crane and who else.

Further down was a still-to-be-finished Kingkong dressed in Santa’s costume. Maybe, they were finishing it for December.

The last stop (maybe for now) was a huge wave pool. Quaintly, a statue of Our Lady was perched on top of a hill by the wave pool, as if to guard the bathers.

The Campuestohan Highland Resort would be a good place to go this summer. Their rates are reasonable, and with early planning, families can have a fun stay there.

Entrance fee is P 150.00 per person, with free use of swimming pool and children’s playground. Rental for the cottages range from P 500.00 up to P 1,000.00 depending on the size and loca-tion. There’s a weekend service that leaves Ba-colod City at 9:00 AM and leaves the resort at 4:00 PM for only 100 per person.

Those who’d want to stay overnight can avail of their huts and cabins for P 2,500.00 to P 6,000.00 per night. The huts can accommo-date 4 to 6 people, with free breakfast.

For those keen on their rides, the fees range from P 30.00 to P 200.00 per person. By Lalaine Marcos

These huge dinosaurs that meet you at the entrance are impressive.

8 September 10-16, 2018

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late WILFREDO S. ALONZO re parcels of land lot 1, Pcs-08-001009-D, situated at Brgy. Ipil, Ormoc City, containing an area of 3,749 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 47064 Agricul-tural land; Lot 9-C, situated in Barangay Ipil, (Now San Antonio), Ormoc City, TCT No. 121-2012000116, containing an area of 273 sq. m. TD No. 00038-01405; TD No. 00038-01405 agricultural land located at Ipil, Ormoc City, Cadastral Lot 9-D- part, containing an area of 726 sq. m. were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 299; Page No. 61; Book No. 1; Series of 2018 Notary Public Ma. Carmencita P Bautesta Martin. EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018

Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of EMMANUEL CA-ÑETE, MARILOU C. CAÑETE, MA-RIA ELENAASUNCION C. SARMEN, MARIA CRISTINA C. WEGHOFER, MA. THERESA B. CAÑETE, JOSE MA. JESUS B. CAÑETE and JESUS ENRICO BENJAMIN B. CAÑETE re a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 1, PCS-08-000301 situated in Brgy. Linao, Ormoc City, containing an area of 9,773 sq. m. TCT no. 23425 sold in favor of JS N PS ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED per Doc. No. 26; Page No. 06; Book No. XLIV; Series of 2018 Notary Public Cyril Bryan D. Cuizon, MPA. EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018

Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the real property of the late PEDRO A. LUMAPAS and LUCRESIA M. LU-MAPAS re a parcel of land Lot 3622-B, Psd-08-027794-D, situated in Barangay Balugo, Albuera Leyte, containing an area of 333 sq. m. covered by TCT No. T-25587 was settled among their heirs and sold in favour of ANITA A. LUMAPAS per Doc. No. 480; Page No. 96; Book No. 07; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Bien Marie G. Bolcan. EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018

Extrajudicial PartitionNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the estate of the late PAULINO SANCHEZ affecting Lot #2 under TCT No. 13325 located at Poblacion, Ormoc City had been extrajudicially partitioned among his surviving heirs & consequently sold the 73.5 sq. m. to GERENTSTEIN and FLINTSTEIN both surnamed Ban-zon in a document known as Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement with Sale dated March 8, 2018 per Doc. 433, Page No. 87; Book No. LVIII; Series of 2018 of the Notarial Register of Atty. Philip A. Albeos III of Ormoc City . EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018 Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement with

Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late FERMINA TABLO re an Urban land situated at Brgy. Alejos, Bato, Leyte under TD No. 06000700438, Cad Lot No. 2117 containing an area of 356 sq. m. was settled among her heirs and 206 sq. m. sold in favor of SPS. ARJAY DAAN CONCEPCION and BERNADETTE GOMEZ CONCEPCION per Doc. No. 353; Page No. 77; Book No. 39; Series of 2017 Notary Public Rico E. Aureo. EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late TERESITA B. CAÑETE re a parcel of land Lot 1, Pcs-08-00030, situated in Barrio Linao, Ormoc City, containing an area of 9,773 sq. m. was settled among her heirs per Doc. No. 350; Page No. 070; Book No. XLIII; Series of 2018 Notary Public Cyril Bryan D. Cuizon, MPA. EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018.

Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late NENA TORCULAS re a parcel of land Lot No. 2214-G-15-A, Psd-08-023204-D, situ-ated in Brgy. Cogon Combado, Ormoc City, containing an area of 200 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 50378 was settled and partitioned among her heirs per Doc. No. 25; Page No. 5; Book No. XXXIV; Series of 2008 Notary Public ARnulfo C. Salazar. EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018.Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of

Absolute SaleNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late SPS. WENC-ESLAO CENIZA AND SHERLITA JABON CENIZA re a parcel of land covered under TD No. 08-03-0014-00415 designated as Lot No. 2670 containing an area of 6,088 sq. m. was settled among their heirs and 222 sq. m. sold in favor of JONA M. GENCIANOS per Doc. No. 23; Page No. 5; Book No. CXII; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan-Tolibao. EV Mail Sept. 3-9, 10-16, 17-23, 2018

Affidavit of Self Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late SPS. CRIS-TOBAL S. MENDOLA and DOLORES ERASMO re a parcel of land Lot 5380 covered by TCT No. 15414, containing an area of 16,111 sq. m. was adjudicated unto herself by RUVINIEU E. MENDOLA per Doc. No. 199; Page No. 40; Book No. CVXVI; Series of 2018 Notary Public Conrad P. Conopio. EV Mail Sept. 3-9, 10-16, 17-23, 2018Amended Extra-Judicial Settlement

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late SPS. LUIS VIOVICENTE and MARGARITA CAPA-ROSO re a parcel of land OCT No. P-52842, PSU-08-001626, containing an area of 35,726 sq. m. situated at Matag-ob, Leyte was settled among their heirs per Doc. No. 448; Page No. 90; Book No. XXIV; Series of 2018 Notary Public Maria Kim O. Marquez, Juban. EV Mail Sept. 3-9, 10-16, 17-23, 2018Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of

Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the late JULITO E. ALBARICO had left a motor vehicle make: Suzuki Series: Pick-up; Type of Body: Canopy; Motor No. : F6A-6339852; Serial/Chassis No.: DC51t-411364; Plate No. : YAS115; File No.: 0760-08000099262; C.R. No. 2942211-6 was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of ALFREDO C. BANZON and BEBERLITA B. BANZON per Doc. No. 424; Page No. 85; Book No.

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos,

Leyte EJF NO. H-41-2018

For:Extrajudicial

Foreclosure and Sale under Act 3135 as

Amended HILONGOS

MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE

(HMPC) Herein represented by its General Manager, Jo

Dinah F. Viterbo, Petitioner- Mortgagee.

-versus- ADONES LUZON,

Mortgagor. x-----------------------x

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE

Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed by HILONGOS MULTI-PURPOSE CO-OPERATIVE (HMPC), with principal address a t Hi longos , Leyte , herein represented by its General Manager, Jo Dinah F. Viterbo, against ADONES LUZON of Brgy. Naval, Hilongos, Leyte, to satisfy the mort-gage indebtedness which as of July 10, 2018, in the total amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY N I N E T H O U S A N D and EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT PESOS, (P139,888.00) Philippine Currency, representing interest penalties, ex-cluding expenses of the foreclosure attorney’s fees, the undersigned will SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION on OCTOBER 26, 2018, at 9:00 o’clock in the morning until 4:00 PM. or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte for CASH and in the Philippine Currency, the following property with all the improve-ments found thereon, hereunder described as follows:

“1. A parcel fo land designated as Lot No. 701 located at Barangay Naval, Hilongos, Leyte, containing an area of 2,332 square meters more or less and covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-70891.

2. A parcel of land designated as Lot No. 700 located at Barangay Naval, Hilongos, Leyte, containing an area of 811 square meters more or less and covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-70892.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the un-dersigned on the above-stated date and time.

In the event the public auction should not take place due to fortuitous event on said date, it shall be held on November 9, 2018 at the same time and place.

Hilongos, Leyte, August 13, 2018.

FOR THE EX-OFFI-CIO SHERIFF:



8th Judicial Region Branches 6,7,8,9,34,43

& 44 Bulwagan ng Katarungan

Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

EJF No. 4046 FOR:

EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF

REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER

ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT

4118 HOME

DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND,(PAG-IBIG FUND)

Mortgagee, -versus-

JENNY LYN M. POLISTICO- MANIBAY MARRIED TO JULIAN FELIPE M. MANIBAY

Mortgagor, x-------------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL

SALE (EJF NO. 4046) Upon Extra-Judicial

Petition for Sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by HOME DEVEL-OPMENT MUTUAL FUND, with principal office at Room 3520, 35th Floor, Petron Mega Plaza, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Philippines against JEN-NY LYN M. MANIBAY married to JULIAN FE-LIPE M. MANIBAY with postal address at Lot 19, Block 2, Phase 1, V & G Subdivision, Taclo-ban City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 25, 2017 amounts to TWO MILLION FOUR HUN-DRED FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE PESOS & 96/100 ONLY (Php2,444,365.96), Phil-ippine Currency, includ-ing interest and penalty charges, but excluding additional interest and penalty charges until fully paid, expenses of Collection, 10% of the total indebtedness as Attorney’s fees, plus ex-pense of Foreclosure, Sheriff’s lawful fees, and Expenses for conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION SALE thereof, the under-signed executing sheriff will sell at PUBLIC AUC-TION on October 18, 2018 at 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 43, Bul-wagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City to the high-est bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all the improvements, to wit:

Transfer Certifi-cate of Title No. 122-2011000656

A PA R C E L O F LAND (LOT 1068-A-

11 OF THE SUBDIVI-SION PLAN, (LRC) PSD-229493, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 1068-A (LRC) PSD-132050, LRC CAD. RECORD NO. 1060), SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF MARASBARAS, CITY OF TACLOBAN, PROV-INCE OF LEYTE, IS-L A N D O F L E Y T E BOUNDED ON THE:

NE.,POINTS 2 TO 4 TO 5 BY LOT 1068-A-16; on the

S., POINTS 5 TO 1 BY LOT 1068-A-10; and on the

W., POINTS 1 TO 2 BY LOT 1068-a-12, all of this subdivision con-taining an area of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT (238) square me-ters more or less.

“ I n c l u d i n g t h e house/building/s and other improvements now erected of hereafter may-be erected upon”

P R O S P E C T I V E BIDDERS AND BUY-ERS MAY INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND ENCUM-BRANCES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY IF ANY.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the un-dersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on October 25, 2018 at the same time and place without further notice.

The Real property sold at public auction is subject to redemption within a period of ONE (1) YEAR from the date of the registration of the corresponding Sheriff’s Certificate of Sale with the Registry of Deeds and/or subject to re-demption prescribed by applicable existing laws.

Tacloban City, Phil-ippines, August 14, 2018. FOR THE EX-OFFICIO

SHERIFF (Sgd.) DANILO B.

OBEDIENCIA Sheriff IV

EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018



8th Judicial Region Branch 8

Bulwagan Ng Katarungan

Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City

SPEC, PROC. NO. R-TAC-18-00640-SP

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR THE CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE

CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF HEINRICH SALVADOR RESTON

MATE ALSO KNOWN AS HEINRICH

SALVADOR MATE AYLLON

HEINRICH SALVADOR MATE

AYLLONPetitioner, -versus-

HONORABLE CITY CIVIL

REGISTRAR TACLOBAN CITY, SPOUSES JESUS R.

AYLLON AND MA. ISABEL R.

MATE-AYLLON AND HONORABLE CIVIL

REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINES

STATISTICS AUTHORITY (PSA),

Defendant, x-------------------x

ORDER Heinrich Salva-

dor M. Ayllon, through counsel filed a verified

Let copy of this Or-der be published in a newspaper of general circulation once a week for three (3) consecu-tive weeks prior to the date of hearing. Copy of this order should be posted in the bulletin boards at the Bulwagan Ng Katarungan, Leyte Provincial Capitol, City hall of Tacloban, and the City Civil Registrar for Tacloban City, Philip-pines, at the expense of the petitioner. Petitioner is likewise ordered to send copy of the petition to the office of the solici-tor general with proof of service immediately.

Furnish copy of this Order to the petitioner, his counsel, the City Civil Reg-istrar for Tacloban City, the Office of the Solicitor General, the Philippines Statistics Authority and the Sheriff of this Court.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS,

this 20th of August, 2018, at the Bulwagan Ng Katarungan, Taclo-ban City.

(Sgd.) AGERICO A. AVILA Judge

AAA/mbyEV Mail Aug. 27-

Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018

(Sgd.) GERMELINA S. PACAANAS

Sheriff IV Noted by: ( S g d . ) A T T Y.

CHRISTIAN S. VILLAS Clerk of Court VI Copy furnished: HMPC Hilongos, Leyte Adones Luzon Brgy. Naval Hilongos, Leyte EV Mail c/oMaritess Masendo-

Tayum Hilongos, Leyte EV Mail Sept. 3-9,

10-16, & 17-23, 2018

petition on July 20, 2018, for Correction of Entries in his Certificate of Live Birth. It was prayed that after due notice, publica-tion and hearing an order be issued directing the re-spondent Tacloban City Civil Registrar Office to make the necessary amendment. The correc-tions to be made are as follows:

a. Middle Name from “Reston” to “Mate”

b. Family Name from “Mate” to “Ayllon”

c. F a t h e r ’ s Name from “Ludovico C. Mate” to Jesus R. AYL-LON”

d. M o t h e r ’ s Name from “Concepcion C. Reston” to “Ma. Isabel R. Mate”

e. Date and Place of Marriage of Parents from “February 10, 1951, Tacloban City, Leyte” to “November 13, 1973, Sta. Fe Leyte”

He further asserted that at the time of his birth his parents were not yet married. When he was baptized on Decem-ber 4, 1971 in Our Mother of Perpetual Help Par-ish, Tacloban City he was given the Christian name Heinrich Salvador R. Mate. The name of his biological parents Jesus Ayllon and Ma. Isabel Mate were incorrectly en-tered in his Certificate of Baptism. Subsequently, his parents were married in a civil ceremony before the Hon. Miguel V. Roca. Hence, he was legiti-mated by reason of sub-sequent marriage under Article 269 and Article 270 of the Civil Code. Petitioner used Heinrich Salvador Mate Ayllon as well as his father ’s name Jesus R. Ayllon and mother’s name Ma. Isabel R. Mate, in all her public and private deal-ings and transactions. He also indicate November 14, 1973 as the date of marriage of his parents and Sta. Fe, Leyte as the place of their marriage.

However, petitioner learned that in his Cer-tificate of Live Birth his grandparent Concepcion R. Mate was the infor-mant in his registration of birth. But it turned out that Concepcion R. Mate married to Ludovico C. Mate registered him to be their legitimate son when in truth and in fact they were only his grandparents. They are the parents of his mother Ma. Isabel R. Mate. This discovery happened on December, 2016 while petitioner was prepar-ing the requirements for his application for the issuance of a Philippine Passport. One of the re-quirements he needs to secure and submit to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is the copy of his Certificate of Live Birth.

Finding the Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set this case for initial hearing on January 29, 2019 at 8:30 clock in the morning be-fore this court at the Bul-wagan Ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Boulevard TaclobanCity on which time, date and place any person having op-position thereto maybe heard. Such an oppositor is accordingly directed to submit a formal pleading before the scheduled date of hearing, furnishing copy thereof to petition-er’s counsel who is given five (5) days, from notice within which to reply, if so desired.


SUPREME COURT 8th Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT Branch 36

Carigara, Leyte -o0o-

SPEC. PROC. No. RTC-2018-014

IN RE; PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF DOUBLE ENTRY OF

LIVE BIRTH, ROMEO ROJAS

RODA, Petitioner, -versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF

CAPOOCAN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS

AUTHORITY, et, al. x----------------------//

ORDER In the previous or-

der dated August 22, 2018, this Court gave the State, through the duly authorized repre-sentative of the Solicitor General 10 days from notice to comment on the amended petition filed by the petitioner. None was filed. Acting on the motion to admit amended petition filed by petitioner through counsel, and finding it tenable, the same is hereby GRANTED and the Amended Petition is hereby ADMITTED to form part of the case record.

After due consider-ation of the allegations in the amended petition, the same is found to be sufficient in form and substance. Considering that petitions of the na-ture are summary on nature, set this case for initial hearing on Octo-ber 11, 2018 at 8:30 in the morning on which time and date, any per-son having interest may show cause why the peti-tion should not be given due course. Failure to appear shall be construed as waiver on the part to do so and the Court shall act accordingly. The peti-tioner is also ordered to cause the publication of this Order in a newspa-per of general circulation in the Province of Leyte. The Sheriff of the Court is also ordered to post cop-ies of this Order in three

(3) conspicuous places, namely: (1) the Bulletin Board of Brgy. Libertad, Capoocan, Leyte; (2) the Bulletin Board of the Mu-nicipal Hall; Capoocan, Leyte; and (3) the Bulletin Board of the Court. Certi-fication about such post-ing must be secured and submitted to the Court before said scheduled initial hearing.

Furnish copies of this Order to the peti-tioner, through counsel and to the Honorable Solicitor general.

SO ORDERED. GIVEN in Cham-

bers on this 5th day of September 2018, at Cari-gara, Leyte, Philippines.

(Sgd.) LAURO A. P. CASTILLO, JR.

Judge EV Mail Sept. 3-9,

10-16, 17-23, 2018

XVI; Series of 2018 Notary Public Jose REnante R. Terre. EV Mail Sept. 10-16, 17-23, & 24-30, 2018

Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late SPS. BER-NANDINO JOSEF PAYO and MAMERTA BAYRON-PAYO re a parcel of agricultural land situated at Barangay Tubod, Isabel, Leyte designated as Survey No. 3699, covered by TD No. 17-0023-00318-R13, containing an area of 6,440 sq. m. TD No. 17-0023-00318-R13 was settled and partitioned among their heirs per Doc. No. 301; Page No. 61; Book No. 83; Series of 2017 Notary Public Wilma Cordeño-Matuguina, CPA. EV Mail Sept. 10-16, 17-23, & 24-30, 2018

Republic of the PhilippinesCITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICEBorongan City, Eastern SamarNOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with the publication requirements and pursuant to OCRG memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Se-ries of 2012, a notice is hereby serve to the public that JOGIE C. ABRATIQUE has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of clerical error on Child’s SEX from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of JOGIE C. ABRATIQUE who was born on November 25, 1977 at Borongan, Eastern Samar and whose par-ents are BELEN C. CAINTO and DOMINGO A. ABRATIQUE.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file written opposition with this of-fice not later than September 28, 2018.(Sgd.) MA. LUISA M. AZUL III

City Civil RegistrarEV Mail Sept. 10-16, &

17-23, 2018

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Leyte MUNICIPALITY OF KANANGA

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION 05 September 2018 In compliance with Sec-

tion 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that EVELYN F. SISON, petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from “BELEN” to “EV-ELYN” in the Certificate of Live Birth of BELEN FUENTES SISON who was born on December 19, 1978 at TUGBONG, KANANGA, LEYTE whose parents are CRIS-TITA ODAN FUENTES and SE-GUNDO CEILO SISON bearing registry number 145.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than September 25, 2018.

(Sgd.) ENGR. NEWTON A. ISAAC

Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail Sept. 10-16, &

17-23, 2018

ERRATUM: The corrections to

be correct in the publica-tion are the ff.

- The first name to be change is from MAN-UEL to MANUELITO

- The date issues of publication should be EV Mail June 11-17, & 18-24, 2018

rrrRA 9048 Form No.

44.(LCRO)(Devised 15 Aug. 2001)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES LOCAL CIVIL

REGISTRY OFFICE Province: LEYTE

City/Municipality: ALBUERA

Republic of the Philippines)

Municipality of ALBUERA)SS

Petition No. C FN-0005-2018

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

I, MANUELITO BATISTIS TARIPE , of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Salvacion, Albuera, Leyte, after having been duly sworn to in accor-dance with law, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petition-er seeking the change of the first name in:

a) My Certificate of Live Birth

2) I was born on November 14, 1951 at Salvacion, Albuera, Leyte

3) The birth was recorded under registry number 2008-880

4) The first name to be change is from MAN-UEL to MANUELITO

5) The ground for filing this petition are the following:

b) I have habitually and continuously used “MANUELITO” and I publicly known in the community with that first name;

6) I submit the fol-lowing documents to support this petition:

a) Comm.. tax cert. & cert. of indigence

b) Police & NBI clearances

c) Voters reg. record d) Birth cert. (LCR

& PSA) e) Baptismal cert. f) Marriage cert.

g) Birth & baptismal cert(children)

h) Affidavit of non-employment

i) Some ID’s & clip-pings

j) Affidavit of pub-lication

7) I have not filed any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other sim-ilar petition is pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.

8) I have no pend-ing criminal, civil or administrative case in any court or any quasi-judicial body.

9) I am filing this petition at the LCRO of Albuera, Leyte in Ac-cordance with R.A. No. 9048 and its Implement-ing rules and regulations. (Sgd.) MANUELITO B.

TARIPE Petitioner

VERIFICATION I, MANUELITO B.

TARIPE, the petitioner, hereby certify that the al-legations herein are true correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Sgd.) MANUELITO B.

TARIPEPetitioner

S U B S C R I B E D AND SWORN to be-fore me this 30th day of May 2018 in the City/Municipality of Albuera, Leyte, petitioner exhibit-ing his Community Tax Certificate No. 06691891 issued at Albuera, Leyte, on 05/26/18(Sgd.) MARIA LUISA

V. GRANADAAdministering Officer

EV Mail June 11-17, & 18-24, 2018

nature and be swept away by the spiritual laws of God’s grace and love.

For this to happen, we need to pray, to cultivate a recollected and contemplative lifestyle even as we are immersed in the things of the world. We need to discipline our bodily and human powers so they don’t hinder but rather facilitate the way of God who makes all things new. In this way, we can manage to vary the way we do and say things even if we have to repeat them often everyday.

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REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH 44

8th Judicial Region Bulwagan ng Katarungan

Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City

SPEC. PROC. NO. R-TAC-18-00582-SP

FOR: CHANGE OF NAME AND

CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE

CERTIFICATES OF LIVE BIRTH AND CER-

TIFICATE OF MAR-RIAGE

JASMIN SIA DUZAR, Also known as JASMIN D. TIUNAYAN, joined

by her husband ALBERTO M.

TIUNAYAN, KAYLE DOROTHY D. TIUNAYAN,

Acting through her Attorney-In-Fact

ALBERTO M. TIUNAYAN, and

JOSHUA ALBERT D. TIUNAYAN,

represented by his natural guardian

ALBERTO M. TIUNAYAN, Petitioners, THE CIVIL

REGISTRAR OF TACLOBAN CITY,

represented by: IMELDA ROA,

OBDULIA DUZAR, LEONARDO DUZAR,

EDGARDO DUZAR, AMELITA

DUZAR, NANCY DUZAR, ALEX

DUZAR, REBECCA DUZAR, VIOLETA DU-ZAR and JOEY DUZAR,

Respondents. x--------------------x

ORDER Petitioner JASMIN

DUZAR-TIUNAYAN also known as JASMIN D. TIUNAYAN, through counsel initially filed on

July 12, 2018, a petition for change of name and correction of entry in her Certificate of Live Birth and named as respon-dent the City Registrar of Tacloban City, seeking to correct the following:

1. Pet i t ioner ’s full name – from Jasmin Duzar Sia to Jasmin Sia Duzar; and,

2. Place of Birth – from Tacloban Mater-nity Hospital to Tacloban City.

In support of the instant petition, the fol-lowing documents were submitted:

Annex “A” Pho-tocopy of the Certificate of Birth of Jasmin Duzar-Sia with Reg. No. 1482;

Annex “B” Photocopy of Voter’s Af-fidavit of Obdulia Duzar;

Annex “C” Pho-tocopy of Certification from the Our Lady of the

I m m a c u l a t e Conception Parish of Burauen, Leyte on the baptism of Obdulia Du-zar;

Annex “D” Pho-tocopy of Highschool Diploma of Jasmin S. Duzar;

Annex “D-1” Photocopy of the Official Transcript of Records of Jasmin S. Duzar,

Annex “D- 2” Pho-tocopy of the Certificate of Honorable Dismissal of Jasmin S. Duzar;

Annex “E” Photocopy of the Cert. of Marriage between Al-berto M. Tiunayan and Jasmin G. Duzar;

Annex “F” Pho-tocopy of the Cert. of Live Birth of Kayle Doro-thy Duzar Tiunayan;

Annex “F-1” Photocopy of the Cert. of Live Birth of Joshua Albert Duzar Tiunayan;

and Annex “G”

Photocopy of Voter Reg. Record of Jasmin Duzar Tiunayan;

Noting such entries sought to be changed and corrected as substantial in nature, the Court, in its Order dated July 26, 2018, directed petition-er through counsel to amend herein petition to comply with the provi-sions as mandated by the Rules and to cite the basis in law to use the surname of petitioner’s name as her middle name.

On August 7, 2018, petitioner through coun-sel submitted her Com-pliance attached thereto an Amended Petition.

A m o n g o t h e r things, instant Amended Petition incorporating several amendments now seeks to correct the following:

1. The case title, particularly the names of the petitioners and the respondents as reflected in herein title, and the Nature of the Case;

2. Changing in her Certificate of Live Birth the name “Jasmin Duzar Sia” to “Jasmin Duzar”, without any middle name;

3. To enter “Ta-cloban City” as her place of birth in addition to “Tacloban Maternity Hospital”;

4. To effect cor-rection in her Certificate of Marriage by deleting “S” as her middle name, to read only as “Jasmin Duzar”, without any middle name;

5. To effect cor-rections in the Certifi-cates of Live Birth of peti-tioner’s children – Kayle Dorothy D. Tiunayan and Joshua Albert D. Tiunay-

an – by deleting “Sia” as the middle name of the mother, to read only as “Jasmin Duzar”, without any middle name

In support of the Amended petition, the documents previously submitted were also therein annexed, addi-tionally with;

Annex “H” Special Power of Attorney ex-ecuted by Kayle Dorothy D. Tiunayan;

Finding the peti-tion to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course.

Let a copy of this Order be posted in three (3) conspicuous places and published before the hearing thereof, at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, in some newspaper of general circulation pub-lished in the province, as the court shall deem best, in accordance with exist-ing rules and procedure and at the expense of the petitioners.

The initial hearing is set on January 18, 2019 at 1:00 o’clock in the af-ternoon before this Court sitting at the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Magsay-say Blvd., Tacloban City.

Any interested per-son may appear on said date and time and then and there file his/her opposition thereto, if any, and to show cause why the petition should not be granted. To facilitate the e-court processes, petitioners are directed to submit listing of their documentary exhibits in compliance with jurisdic-tional requirements with the proposed markings thereon at least five (5) days before the set ini-tial hearing. Likewise,

petitioners are directed to submit the Judicial Af-fidavits of their witnesses within the same period.

Similarly for e-court purposes, the Branch Clerk of Court is hereby directed to effect the nec-essary changes in the Case Information and Nature of the Case of instant petition.

Furnish a copy of this order to the petition-ers and their counsel, the Local Civil Registrar of Tacloban City and the Office of the Solicitor General.

SO ORDERED. ISSUED IN CHAM-

BERS this August 23, 2018 at the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City.

(Sgd.) ELIGIO P. PETILLA

Presiding Judge Copy Furnished: J a s m i n D u z a r -

Tiunayan, Lumbang 2. Calanipawan, Tacloban City – Alberto M. Ti-unayan/ Kayle Dorothy D. Tiunayan/Joshua Al-bert D. Tiunayan, Lum-bang 2, Calanipawan, Tacloban City – Atty. Antonio C. Salinas, B5 L 9 Bliss Calanipawan, Tacloban City – office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, The Civil Registrar of Taclo-ban City represented by Imelda Roa, Kanhuraw Hill, Tacloban City- Ob-dulia Duzar, 172 P. Pa-terno St. Tacloban City – Leonardo Duzar, 172 P. Paterno St. Tacloban City – Edgardo Duzar, 172 P. Paterno St. Taclo-ban City- Alex Duzar, 172 P. Paterno St. Tacloban City – Nancy Duzra, 172 P. Paterno St. TAcloban City – Amelita Duzar, 172 P. Paterno St. Taclo-

ban City – Joey Duzar, 105 Imelda Vet. Aven., Tacloban City- Violeta Duzar, Brgy. 74 Lower Nula Tula, Tacloban City – Rebecca Duzar, Brgy. 6-ASto Niño Ext. St., Ta-cloban City – Office of the Clerk of Court – Calixto Gutierrez Br. Sheriff Br. 44, RTC Br. 44, Tacloban City.

EV Mail Aug. 27- Sept. 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2018


SUPREME COURT 8th Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT Branch 7 (FAMILY

COURT) Bulwagan ng Katarungan

Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City

-o0o- SP. PROC. CASE NO.

R-TAC-18-00690-CV FOR: Adoption

IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF MINOR JOEL GAVIN

REPOSO VALENZONA,

SPS. DENNIS V. BERENGUER AND

HERMINIA V. BERENGUER

Petitioner. x----------------------x

ORDER Filed in court is a

Compliance of the peti-tioner through counsel dated August 17, 2018 and received on August

20, 2018. Petitioner is compli-

ance with the order of the court dated August 6, 2018 and pursuant to the requirements under AM No. 02-6-02-SC, hereby submits the (a) Affidavit of Consent to the Adop-tion of the biological parents, Sps. Joel Petilla Valenzona and Maria Del Amor Pundavela Reposo Valenzona, the biological parents of the child to be adopted; b) Affidavit of Consent of Valerie Bernadette V. Berenguer, 19 years old, only child of the adopting parents; and (c) proof of service of copies of the Petition sent to the Office of the Solicitor General and the prosecution Office.

Acting thereon, the filing thereof is NOTED.

Accordingly, find-ing the petition being sufficient in form and substance, it is hereby ordered that it be set for hearing on December 11, 2018 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon, on which time and date all persons who have objection to the petition may appear and show cause why the same should not be granted.

Let this order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a duly accredited newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte and in the City of Tacloban to be selected by raffle

under the supervision of the Executive Judge of this Court, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks with the last pub-lication to be made before December 11, 2018.

Let copies of the petition be served upon the Office of the Solicitor General, the DSWD Re-gion VIII, Tacloban City and the Social Worker of this Court Ms. No-rie Villero, Office of the Clerk of Court, Tacloban City who is hereby di-rected to conduct a home study on the prospective adoptive parents and the child study on the minor sought to be adopted and her biological parents. The Reports with her recommendations must be submitted to the court on or before the date of hearing.

Notify the petition-ers and their counsel, the Solicitor General, the Re-gional Director, DSWD, Region VIII, Tacloban City and Ms. Norie Vil-lero, Social Worker, Of-fice of the Clerk of Court, Tacloban City.

SO ORDERED. GIVEN in Cham-

bers on this 3rd day of September, 2018 at Bul-wagan ng Katarungan, TAcloban City, Leyte, Philippines. (Sgd.) GEORGINA UY

PEREZ Acting presiding Judge

EV Mail Sept. 10-16, 17-23, & 24-30, 2018

I extend my condolences to the families of the victims that they have fallen to the brutal war against drugs. Both victims/suspects were young. One was even a barangay chairman.

I just hope there won’t be more, and those that have joined the fray should stop. Please stop if you have started, and please don’t start if you have not yet started.

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10 September 10-16, 2018




Leyte CIVIL CASE NO.

H-964 CHARRY ANN

PAYOT CELLONA –SEROY, Plaintiff, -versus-

JOHN PAUL GOMEZ SEROY,

Defendant X--------------X

ORDER TO: JOHN PAUL

GOMEZ SEROY 551 Sitio Katam-

bisan Brgy. San Isidro Ormoc City A DECLARATION

OF NULLITY OF MAR-RIAGE was filed against you by JOHN PAUL GOMEZ SEROY on the grounds of psychological incapacity under Article 36 of the Family Code The plaintiff in filling the petition for declaration of nullity of marriage is praying that after due notice and hearing this Honorable Court will render judgment declar-ing the marriage a nul-

lity for evident absence of formal requisite of marriage and psycho-logical incapacity of the defendant to perform his essential marital ob-ligations ordering the local civil register of Baybay City, Leyte to effect the cancellation of plaintiffs records of marriage to defendant and correspondingly to effect a cancellation of her marriage record in the National Statistic Of-fice and further praying for such other reliefs and remedies deemed just and equitable under the circumstances.

WHEREFORE, on the basis of the afore-mentioned grounds you are hereby summoned and required to file and serve our sworn answer to the Complaint within thirty (30) days from the last issue of publication.

SO ORDERED. GIVEN, this 20th

day of August 2018, Hi-longos, Leyte, Philip-pines.

(EPHREM SUAREZ ABANDO

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SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT 8th Judicial Region

Branch 47, Ormoc City SP. PROC. CASE NO. R-ORM-18-00018-SP IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR RECOGNITION OF

FOREIGN DIVORCE/CANCELLATION OF

THE ENTRY OF MARRIAGE IN THE

CIVIL REGISTRY. RICHELLE ALONZO

DELA CRUZ, Petitioner, -versus-

The Civil Registrar (Or-moc of the Local Civil Registrar), Philippine Statistics Authority

(PSA) represented by the National Statisti-

cian and Civil Registrar General, and Brendan

James Ian Curtis, Respondents.

ORDER Filed is an amended

petition for judicial rec-ognition and enforce-ment of the foreign di-vorce decree of petition-er, RICHELLE ALONZO DELA CRUZ, through counsel praying that af-ter due notice and hear-

ing in accordance with the Rules of Court, this Honorable Court would give due course to the petition and judgment be rendered RECOGNIZ-ING the Foreign Divorce Decree issued by the Federal Circuit Court of Australia; DISSOLVING the marriage contracted by the petitioner with Brendan James Curtis in Ormoc City, Leyte on June 15, 2014; RECOG-NIZING and ENFORC-ING the Certificate of Divorce issued by the Federal Circuit Court of Australia; and ORDER-ING the Civil Registrar General to cancel the entry of marriage of these parties from its Books of Marriage.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearing thereof on 09 January 2019 at 8:30 in the morning before this Court, at which date, time and place, any inter-ested party may appear and show cause if any, why the petition should not be granted. Accord-ingly, let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of petitioner once a week for two (2)

consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Prov-ince of Leyte qualified to publish judicial notices and be posted at the bul-letin boards of the New City Hall of Ormoc City, Leyte and of this Court before the scheduled date of hearing.

Further, let a copy thereof be furnished the Department of Foreign Affairs, Civil Registrar of Ormoc City, City Pros-ecutor’s Office of Ormoc city, the Civil Registrar General in the Philip-pine Statistics Authority, Sta. Mesa, Manila, the Office of the Solicitor General, Makati city and the Australian Embassy for their information and appropriate action.

SO ORDERED. In Chambers, Or-

moc City, Philippines, 10 August 2018.

(Sgd.) MARIA CORAZON S.

VERGAR-NARAJA Presiding Judge Copy furnished:ATTY. CONRAD P.

CONOPIO Conopio Law Office Anubing St., Brgy.

Cogon Ormoc City

Philippine Statistics Authority

Solicarel Bldg., Ra-mon Magsaysay Blvd.,

Sta. Mesa, Manila RTC-OCC, Ormoc

City hall of Justice, Or-

moc City Office of the Solici-

tor General 134 Amorsolo St.,

Legazpi Village Makati City City Prosecutor ’s

Office Hall of Justice, Or-

moc City Office of the Local

Civil Registrar Ormoc City Hall,

Ormoc City Department of For-

eign Affairs 2330 Roxas Boule-

vard Pasay City Australian Embassy Level 23-Tower 2,

RCBC Plaza 6819 Ayala Avenue Makati City 1200 Office of the Civil

Registrar General 3/F Vibal Bldg.,

Times Street, Cor. EDSA, West

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SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT Eighth Judicial Region

Branch II Calubian, Leyte

SP. PROC. NO. SP-CN-157

For: IN THE MATTER OF

ADOPTION OF MINOR CHILD

BRIALUZ SALSVADO CANONEO AND TO

JUDICIALLY DECLARE HER AVAILABLE FOR

ADOPTION, WITH PRAYER FOR

ADOPTION WITH PRAYER COR

CHANGE OF NAME OF BRIALUZ

SALVADO SULLIVANSPS. BRIEN SEAN

SULLIVAN and LUCIA SALVADO

SULLIVAN Petitioners

x----------------xORDER

A verified petition filed by herein petition-ers, Sps. Brien Sean Sul-livan and Lucia Salvado Sullivan, through coun-sel praying, among oth-ers, to judicially declare Brialuz Salvado Canoneo available for Adoption with Prayer for a change of name to BRIALUZ SALVADO SULLIVAN and it appearing that the same is sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing on December 12, 2018 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning before this Court. Hall of Justice Calubian, Leyte at which date aforesaid, any inter-ested person may appear and show cause, if there be any, why said petition should not be granted.

The Office of the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-ment (DSWD) of the

Province of Leyte is here-by ordered to conduct Child Study and Home Study on the adoptee and her biological par-ents and Home Study on the adopters who are aliens by a foreign adop-tion agency duly accred-ited by the Inter-Country Adoption Board (ICAB), Importantly, the HSR on the adopters must show the aliens legal capacity to adopt and declares or contains a certification that their government al-lows the adoptee to enter the alien’s country as the alien’s adopted child. The Child Study Report (CSR) and Home Study Report (HSR) separately on the biological parents and alien adopters, with respective recommenda-tions thereof should be submitted before the date of the hearing directly to the Court as the same are strictly confidential.

Let copy of the pe-tition and this Order be published in a newspa-per of general circula-tion at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner and that copies of the petition and Order be furnished the Honorable Solicitor Gen-eral at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, the Philippine Sta-tistics Authority, Manila, the Assistant Provincial Prosecutor of Calubian, Leyte and the Local Civil Registrar of San Isidro, Leyte for them to appear for the government.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this

20th day of June 2018 at Halls of Justice, Calu-bian, Leyte Philippines. (Sgd.) WENIFREDO C.

CUATON Judge

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SUPREME COURT Eight Judicial Region Regional Trial Court

Branch 17 Palompon, Leyte

SP. PROC. CASE NO. R-PAL-18-0454-SP

IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR

JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF

FOREIGN DIVORCE AN JELYN ELIM

DALMAN represented by Attorney-in-fact

AMY ELIM DALMAN Petitioner, -versus –

LOCL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF

PALOMPON, LEYTE AND PHILIPPINE

STATISTICS AUTHORITY Respondent. x-----------x

ORDER A verified petition

for judicial recognition of foreign divorce, has been filed with this Court by the petitioner, through counsel, Atty. Donna Villa M. Gaspan-Cerna, praying that after due publication, notice and hearing, judgement be rendered recognizing the Judgment of Absolute Divorce issued on July 14, 2014 rendered by the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County, Mary-land, U.S.A. in favor of petitioner , directing the Local Civil Regis-trar of Palompon, Leyte to record the said Unit-ed States of America’s Judgement of Absolute Divorce in favor of peti-tioner and directing the Office of the Administra-tor and Civil Registrar General in the Philippine Statistics Authority to cancel the registration of marriage between An Jelyn Elim Dalman and Benjamin W. Cater in the National Indices of Marriages.

As the petition ap-pears to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for ini-tial hearing, pursuant to Section 4, Rule 108 of the Revised Rules of Court on December 7, 2018 at 8:30 o’clock in the morn-ing at the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Palompon, Leyte at which date, time and place, any person may appear and show

cause, if any why the petition should not be granted.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the peti-tioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication to be made at least one week prior to the date set for initial hearing.

Furnish copies of the Petition and of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Regis-trar of Palompon, Leyte, Office of the Assistant Provincial Prosecutor of Leyte, Atty. Donna Villa M. Gaspan-Cerna, Phil-ippine Statistics Office and the petitioner.

SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers

this 22nd day of August, 2018 at the Hall of Justice of Palompon, Leyte, Phil-ippines.

(Sgd.) MARIO O. QUINIT

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Branch 17 Palompon, Leyte


FOR: PETITION FOR DECLARATION OF

HEIRSHIP IN RE: PETITION FOR

DECLARATION OF HEIRSHIP OF THE DECEASED JUVILS

SANCHEZ RODADO A.K.A JUVILS

SANCHEZ RANDADO ESTELITA SANCHEZ

RODADO Petitioner,

x----------------------------xORDER

A verified Petition for declaration of heir-ship of the deceased Juvils Sanchez Rodado a.k.a Juvils Sanchez Radado has been filed with this Court by the petitioner through coun-sel, Atty. Donna Villa M. Gaspan-Cerna, praying that after due publica-tion, notice and hearing, judgment be rendered declaring Estelita San-chez Rodado as Compul-

sory secondary heir and Pedrito Sanchez Rodado, Joel Sanchez Rodado, and Jayson Sanchez Ro-dado as collateral heirs to the intestate estate of deceased Juvils Sanchez Rodado.

As the petition ap-pears to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing on De-cember 7, 2018 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Palompon, Leyte at which date, time and place, any person may appear and show cause, if any why the petition should not be granted.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the peti-tioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication to be made at least once week prior to the date set for initial hearing.

Furnish also a copy of this Order to the peti-tioner, Atty. Donna Villa Gaspan Cerna, Pedrito S. Rodado, Joel Sanchez Ro-dado and Jayson Sanchez Rodado.

SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers

this 22nd day of August, 2018 at the Hall of Justice of Palompon, Leyte, Phil-ippines.


Presiding Judge Copy furnished: 1. Atty. Donna

Villa M. Gaspan-Cerna-Palompon, Leyte

2. E s t e l i t a S . Rodado – Brgy. Cruz, Palompon, Leyte

3. Pedrito S. Ro-dado – 613 Raja Matanda St. Tondo, Manila

4. Joel S. Rodado – Brgy. Cruz, Palompon, Leyte

5. J a y s o n S . Rodado – Brgy. Cruz, Palompon, Leyte

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Branch 17Palompon, Leyte


IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF MINORS ULPIANO

M. MOSQUITE III ULYSSES JUNEL M. MOSQUITE AND

UNICE JHENELLE M. MOSQUITE AND TO SELL OR ENCUMBER THE PROPERTY OF

THE MINOR CHILDREN

JENNIFER M. MOSQUITE

Petitioner. x----------------x

ORDER A verified petition

for guardianship, filed by petitioner Jennifer M. Mosquite, through coun-sel, Atty. Burt J. Pades, praying that after due notice and hearing an Or-der be issued appointing Jennifer M. Mosquite as the legal guardian of her minor children Ulpiano M. Mosquite III, Ulysses Junel M. Mosquite and Unice Jhenelle M. Mos-quite and petitioner be given an authority to encumber the share of said minor children the parcel of land designated as Cad Lot No. 213-A located at Brgy. Ipil III, Palompon, Leyte covered Transfer Certificate of Title No. 115-2018000808 and Tax Declaration No. 08-31008-00363 R13 and/or sell portion/share of the properties of the mi-nor children for benefit.

As the petition ap-pears to be sufficient in form and substance, pursuant to Sec. 3 Rule 93, let this case be set for hearing on October 12, 2018 at 8:00 o’clock in the morning at the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Palom-pon, Leyte at which date, time and place, any per-son may appear and show cause, if any why the petition should not be granted.

Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the peti-tioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, once a week for three (3) con-

secutive weeks, with the last publication to made at least one week prior to the date of hearing.

Furnish copies of the Petition and of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-ment of Ormoc, City, the latter is hereby ordered to conduct and submit a Child Study and Home Study on the minor child and the petitioner.

Furnish copies of this Order and Petition to the Office of the Solicitor General and to Pros, Paul Florian Dolina, Assistant Provincial Prosecutor, Palompon, Leyte.

Furnish copy o this Order to the petitioner and her counsel.

SO ORDERED. GIVEN IN CHAM-

BERS, this 22nd day of August, 2018 at Palom-pon, Leyte, Philippines.


Executive Judge Copy furnished: 1. Atty. Burt J.

Pades – San Isidro, Or-moc City

2. Office of the Solicitor General

3. Pros. Paul Flo-rian P. Dolina – Palom-pon, Leyte

4. Jenni fer M. Mosquite – San Fran-cisco St. Brgy. Ipil III, Palompon, Leyte

5. DSWD Ormoc City

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Leyte SP. RPOC. NO. H-608

FOR: ADOPTION IN THE MATTER OF

ADOPTION OF MINOR NHATE DHAMYAEN P.

ALBARIDA TO BE KNOWN AS JOHN

KILMERIN ROA MICHAEL RED ROA

Petitioners, x--------------------------x

ORDER PETITIONER- MI-

CHAEL RED ROA by and through counsel filed a Petition for Adoption of

minor Nhate Dhamyaen P. Albarida to be known as John Kilmerin Roa. In support of their peti-tion, the petitioner avers, THAT: petitioner is of legal age, Filipino, single residence at Jundis Vil-lage, Brgy. tinago, Bato, Leyte; that the petitioner has desire to adopt a minor Nhate Dhamyaen P. Albarida born on Sep-tember 27, 2012 to the parent Jessie Albarida and Janice Pepito who executed an Affidavit of Consent to the Adoption; that the said child was in entrusted to the peti-tioner since the subject child was at the age of eight (8) months old that petitioners have all the qualification and none of the disqualifications to adopt a child under the law and that the adop-tion of Nhate Dhamyaen P. Albarida is to his best interest and welfare; that petitioner prayed that this adoption be granted and the minor Nhate Dhamyaen P. Albarida be freed from all the legal obligations of obedience and maintenance with respect to his biological relatives and all intents and purposes be declared the child of the petitioner. Further, prayed that the first name of the child from Nhate Dhamyaen to John Kilmen which such name of the said child has been using and known of.

W H E R E F O R E , finding the Verified Peti-tion to be sufficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE, the same is set for initial hearing on March 26, 2019 at 8:30 in the morn-ing at which date, time and place anyone that may be prejudiced by the approval of the instant Petition may come to court in this first op-portunity.

Published this Or-der in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnished copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General being the general counsel of the Republic at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City; Re-gional Director of DSWD

for that office to conduct a social case study report, conduct a home study re-port; and to submit other relevant papers within 60 days, to the natural parent of to be adopted, petitioner and their coun-sel for them to be present on the scheduled initial hearing.


this 5th day of September 2018, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines.

(Sgd.) EPHREM SUAREZ ABANDO

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mitted Democrats; while those preferring authoritarianism in government garnered only 27 percent of the respondents. These administration officials must take note also that in three polls conducted under President Duterte’s term, 78 to 86 percent polled preferred the working of democracy. So there it is. They must not resort to legal shortcuts and not take actions against the Constitution and the spirit of the law.

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sino man. I am really happy with the op-portunity that came and I will not put it into waste,” he said.

He is currently completing all the required trainings in preparation for the World Skills Competition next year.

Engr. Enrico Banario, TESDA Samar provincial director, believes that the quality of trainers, expertise and curriculum have helped them win international competi-tions such as the ASC.

“Konting support na lang at dapat madagdagan lagi ‘yung equipment para hindi tayo mahuli doon sa mga bagong technology in terms of automotive. We just need to maintain the quality of trainings for Region 8 to be the sending region to compete in skills competitions worldwide,” he said. By Marie Tonette Grace Marticio

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Leyte SP. PROC. NO. H-607

FOR: ADOPTION IN THE MATTER

OF ADOPTION OF MINOR CARLIT CRIS

PANDO SPS. ARGIE and TITA

ACASIO Petitioners.

x------------------xORDER

P E T I T I O N E R – SPS. ARGIE and TITA ACASIO by and through counsel filed a Petition for Adoption of minor Carlit Cris Pando. In sup-port of their petition, the petitioner avers, THAT: petitioners are spouses of legal age, Filipino, residence at Brgy. Ana-hawan, Bato, Leyte; that petitioners are in posses-sion of their full capacity, to sue and to be sued; that the petitioners have their desire to jointly adopt a minor Carlit Cris Pando born on April 22, 2009 at Hilongos, Leyte, that the said child is the daughter of Sps. Chris-topher and Nimfa Pando the sister of the petitioner wife Tita Casinillo Acasio who executed and Af-fidavit of Consent of the adoption; that petition-ers have all the qualifi-cation and none of the disqualifications to adopt a child under the law and that the adoption of Carlit Cris Pando is to his best interest and welfare; that spouses petitioners prayed that this adop-tion be granted and the minor Carlit Cris Pando be freed from all the legal

obligations of obedience and maintenance with respect to his biological relatives and all intents and purposes be declared the child of the spouses petitioners.


Published this Or-der in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnished copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General being the general counsel of the Republic at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City; Re-gional Director of DSWD for that office to conduct a social case study report, conduct a home study re-port, and to submit other relevant papers within 60 days, to the natural parent of to be adopted, petitioner and their coun-sel for them to be present on the scheduled initial hearing.




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Leyte SP. PROC. NO. H-609

FOR: ADOPTION IN THE MATTER OF

ADOPTION OF MINOR ZHAIRA NICOLE ANN J. NEPOMUCENO

SPS. NOLAN AND MARIA RIZZA APILAR

Petitioners. x--------- /ORDER

PETITIONER- SPS. NOLAN and MARIA RIZZA APILAR by and through counsel filed a Petition for Adoption of minor Zhaira Nicole J. Nepumuceno. In sup-port of their petition, the petitioner avers, THAT: petitioners are spouses of legal age, Filipino, resi-dence at Brgy. Guerrero, Bato, Leyte; that petition-ers are in possession of their full capacity, to sue and to be sued; that the petitioners have their desire to jointly adopt a minor Zhaira Nicole Ann J. Nepomuceno born on July 22, 2009 in Marikina City; that the said child is an illegitimate daughter of herein petitioner wife Maria Rizza Apilar; that petitioners have all the qualification and none of the disqualifications to adopt a child under the law and that the adop-tion of Zhaira Nicole Ann J. Nepomuceno is to her best interest and welfare; that spouses pe-titioners prayed that this adoption be granted and the minor Zhaira Nicole Ann J. Nepomuceno be f reed from all the legal obligations of obedience

and maintenance with respect to his biologi-cal relatives except her mother and all intents and purposes be declared the child of the spouses petitioners.


Publish this Order in a newspaper of gen-eral circulation in the Province of Leyte at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnished copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General being the general coun-sel of the Republic at 134 Amorsolo St., Legal Village, Makati City; Re-gional Director of DSWD for that office to conduct a social case study report, conduct a home study re-port; and to submit other relevant papers within 60 days, to the natural parent of to be adopted, petitioner and their coun-sel for them to be present on the scheduled initial hearing.




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or substance abuse (especially of opiates and cocaine), impulsiveness, and certain familial factors may greatly increase the risk for suicide. These include a past history of mental problems or substance abuse, suicide in the immediate family, family violence of any type, and separation or divorce. It is established that those with family history of depression has a higher tendency to have depression as well, indi-cating that it is a genetic illness.

Patients with depression in general, have a 2- to 3-fold increase in suicide rates. However, suicide is not limited to clinical depression, it also occurs in other psy-chiatric illness, such as untreated bipolar disorders, etc. and there is even what we call an accidental suicide.

Scientists have shown that in patients with depression, they have a hormonal im-balance, which is the lack of serotonin (also called the happy hormone). So one mode of treating depression is targeting the existing hormonal imbalance. There are 2 types of therapies: the pharmacologic (taking of oral medications) and non-phamacologic therapy, which includes talk therapy and counseling.

Suicide is a tragic exit of patients suf-fering from depression. A common profile among those who commit suicide are those very young <19, or those >45, males have higher suicide rates than females, (+) his-tory of drug abuse and alcohol dependence and (+) medical condition or illness.

The Department of Health officially launched last September 2016 a national ho-tline that will provide help to people with mental health concerns. The department partnered with the Natasha Goulbourn Foundation (NGF) for the HOPELINE Project, a 24/7 crisis support hotline for depression and suicide prevention. They have responders trained by psychiatrists and psychologists, to screen callers in terms of their mental capacity, in terms of their emotional capacity, and in terms of their educational background. These are

professionals who will answer the hotline. Hotline numbers are (02) 804-4673 and 0917-558-4673.

As mentioned, according to the World Health Organization, over 800,000 people die by suicide each year, a number that translates to one death for every 40 seconds. In 2012, WHO also puts the Philippines in the 150th place in a list of 170 countries in terms of suicide rates. The suicide rate in the country is 2.9 in a population of 100,000 – lower than the annual global-age standardized suicide rate of 11.4 per 100,000 population.

Every single suicide is still a tragedy. One should not be ashamed to seek sup-port and consult whenever one experiences suicidal thoughts and it is nothing to be ashamed of. This happens to a lot of people. People who have these thoughts are not alone. They must seek counsel so other is-sues can be addressed including abuse, bul-lying, incest, gender issues, separation of families, and loneliness in aging. According to HOPELINE Project, their youngest caller is 7 years old. This proves that even young people are capable of killing themselves.

One has to be aware of the common profile, as well as the alarm signals of in-dividuals who are probably suffering from clinical depression and, therefore, has a higher risk of having suicidal tendencies. These include severe sadness, inability to work or go to school, refusal to eat, cannot perform daily chores at home, inability to sleep, even refusal to take a bath and just stay in bed – hampering their functional status. Some even have psychotic tenden-cies. They cannot delineate right from wrong and becomes violent to others and to themselves. Should anyone experience depression, it is best to talk to friends and family members. Should symptoms per-sist, one should not hesitate to consult our friendly psychiatrists.

Dr. Doydora is a visiting internist-pulmonologist of OSPA, Gatchalian and Ormoc Doctors’ Hospitals.

HEALTH ... from P. 4to be recovered on the motorboat because it had been totally shattered into pieces due to strong current and some of its parts had totally submerged,” he said.

PRO-8 Information Officer PSupt. Bella Rentuaya said that the crewmembers were able to swim to a near islet and were res-cued by the rescue team from Catbalogan City Police, CDRRMO, Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Army, which immediately proceeded to said place at around 10:00 P.M.

Other passengers who were saved during the incident were: Emily Duran, Oliver Bueno, Rexan Duran, Joel Dultra, Jun Villegas, Jovito Bueno, Samuel Milloren and Alejandro Beja; all residents of this city.

The Philippine Coastguard advised Duran to submit a marine protest to them and the MARINA within 24 hours; and to coordinate with brgy. officials of brgy. Cabugawan, Buri Island, if there were any marine damage caused by the said incident.

He was likewise admonished for dis-regarding the advice of this station not to venture out at sea during ‘bad’ weather. By Marie Tonette Grace Marticio

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“We will try to inspire you to become advocates like us because if we have an advocacy, mas naay purpose ang atong kinabuhi,” said Jhay Gaspar, City Youth Development Officer, as he welcomed the participants.

Meanwhile, Raymundo Borines, an advocate, who is also a former child laborer, said that even the simplest ways can greatly contribute in bringing better changes in the community and the city. “Dili man nato diha-diha dayon makita ang epekto sa atong mga ginahimo na mga inputs pero along the process, makita nato nga sa gamay nato na gibuhat, naa diay siyay ikahatag na kausaban,” shared Mr. Borines.

He also related that to be an effective advocate, you need to show more affection towards what you do and what you’re fighting for. “Estudyante pa mo, pero naa na moy ma-contribute, pwede na mo maka-influence, ug pwede mo makahimo og movements. It’s a challenge para sa ato nga mo-contribute in order to protect and prevent any form of abuse diha sa sulod sa atong school, diha sa sulod sa atong com-munity, ug labaw sa tanan diha sa atong family,” ended Mr. Borines.

The participants were also asked about their expectations from the orientation.

Symon M. Celedio, SSG President of SPC-Ormoc, said that as a group or an ac-tion team, they are expecting to learn ways in providing necessary actions; while Jan Alden S. Escabarte, SSG President of WLC, said that they are expecting for a joint col-laboration between schools (public or pri-vate) and the youth organizations/offices.

He also said that they are hoping to be shared with knowledge/insights on how and where to start, and what to do in order to be an effective advocate. They are also expecting that the youth officers will equip them “the necessary knowledge”.

On the other hand, Marcelo S. Pintoy, SSG President of EVSU-OCC, shared his experience of being a child laborer. He said he grew up being a worker on a sugarcane plantation. “I wanna know how to help my friends sa hornal nga i-fight gyud ang among right ug nga mapaabot gyud sa city government ang among mga suliran. Ganahan ko nga ang mga bata sa amo maka-eskwela pud sila ug dili sila magdako ug mamatay na lang sa hornalan,” related Mr. Pintoy.

Prior to the orientation proper, Jenny Marx-Diancin, Executive Director of ECLIPSE, Inc., gave a discussion about Children’s Rights and Protection, particu-larly the UNCRC (United Nations Conven-tion on the Rights of the Child). Meanwhile, Shiela Mae Cadenas, Advocacy Officer of ECLIPSE, discussed about advocacy and

the essence of being an advocate. After the discussions, Mr. Gaspar discussed the main objective of the Child Rights Protection and Advocacy Orientation.

As per Mr. Gaspar, the said orienta-tion was being done in preparation for the upcoming “YOUR Talk Show” (Youth of Ormoc United in Reform Talk Show), which will happen on October 15, 2018 at the Origami Center, Ormoc City. This event will be initiated by the Ormoc City Youth Development Office in partnership with ECLIPSE, City Health Office, Ormoc City Police Office, City Social Welfare and Development Office, Plan International, Youth Organizations, FB pages’ adminis-trators, Barangay Officials, and the three participating schools.

The Talk Show aims to provide an av-enue for the in-school youth to participate in the discussion regarding the most press-ing but often overlooked health and abuse issues of the youth, as well as to strengthen coordinating mechanisms within students and concerned agencies in alleviating rape cases and sexually transmitted diseases.

Accordingly, there had been 10 rape cases in the city last year 2017, as reported by the Ormoc City Police Office. But as of September this year, there are already 23 reported rape cases.

As for HIV-AIDS, a total of 21 HIV cases were reported last 2017 and it rose to 27 cases as of July this year, making these issues alarming to the youth and other con-cerned stakeholders, as these problems can lead to several other problems to the youth involved such as depression, anxiety, and many others.

During the Talk Show, the data will be presented for the information of all the participants in the Talk Show. Then, the interview with the guest speakers by the host will follow. Then, a panel interview with the guest speakers that will be initi-ated by the students and all the audiences will follow right after. Everything will also be simulcast live on Facebook pages.

“If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired,” shared Mr. Gaspar. “We can do everything for as long as we are together,” he ended. By Dailyn Cabarse

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hired professional choreographers to train their students in order to win the coveted prizes. “Staying focused on what I taught them on the exact execution of every step and the musical accompaniment” was, accordingly, the most important advice he gave to his team.

Meanwhile, Efren Dulfo, one of the trainers of the ESNCHS team, said that their strong teamwork gave them an upper advantage over the other competitors. He also added that he always emphasized to his team members to be focused on the syn-chronization of the accompaniment along with their bodily movements to achieve an excellent performance.

Borongan City Mayor Maria Fe Abun-da expressed her appreciation to all the competing teams for their participation, especially to those from other municipali-ties. Mayor Abunda also invited the guests and visitors among the audience to come and experience Borongan.

The First Provincial Marching Band 2018 Competition was a colorful event that has contributed to the excitement of the Borongan City fiesta celebration and has truly entertained both locals and visitors alike. By Rolex Pelayo Gelig

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‘Ompong’ fails to stop Siglaro 2018

BUY-BUST ... from P. 1other hand, did not issue a statement. However, his mother Laura, commented on her FB account “Binggot Oicene” that “What they did to my son was BULLS-EYE SPLATTER TARGET. 13 shots.”

Meanwhile, the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) who processed the site of the alleged shootout reported recovering one Cal. 45 Colt pistol with Se-rial No. 476201 loaded with six bullets and another one jammed in the chamber, 13 pieces empty cartridge of a 9mm pistol, 3 pieces of empty cartridge of M16 rifle, and one sachet of sus-pected shabu.

Sr. Supt. Ceazar Biso, Ormoc City Police Director, on the other hand, said he believes that members of the city drug enforcement unit is due for revamp and is asking for clearance from the regional director to do

the same. He pointed out the successful bust was carried out by the region-al unit. Information has reached him that Enecio has been pushing and using his Punta address as a drug den for a longish time already.

On the other hand, in-formation reaching this writer says that there were two city policemen with Enecio and Ablen when the buy-bust happened, but the two escaped. Biso did not deny nor confirm the information.

Biso added that there was no need for Ormoc to be alarmed about a resur-gence of drugs because “in a scale of 1-10 mga 2 to 3 pa ang drug prevalence dito” and promised an intensi-fied anti-drugs operation. He also wants to maintain Ormoc’s status as the “saf-est city” in the country for one and a half years now. By Lalaine Marcos

1, 2018, to check the envi-ronmental compliance of establishments in tourism destinations. The directive came after President Ro-drigo R. Duterte declared that tourists have turned Boracay Island into a “cess-pool”.

T h e B o r a c a y c l o -sure that started April 26 prompted the DENR to evaluate all tourism-related activities in unclassified public forest such as Ka-langgaman Island.

The DENR regional office released the report on the status of the island after the RDC asked the agency to comment on the proposal enjoining local governments with tourism sites in the region to rep-licate the best practices of Palompon, Leyte.

Kalanggaman Island is part of the municipality of Palompon, which is about 115 kilometers east of the airport in Tacloban City, the

regional capital.Raoul Bacalla, head of

the Palompon municipal environment and natural resources office said they were shocked to receive the letter from the DENR informing them the need to legitimatize their tourism operations.

“The local government has been operating on the concept of co-management agreement signed with DENR in 2014. The main purpose is to conserve the island. We are using tour-ism approach as a tool for nature conservation. We are so particular on how we do tourism activities on the island. We are so particular with protocols,” Bacalla told RDC members during a meeting here Wednesday.

The official said the lo-cal government and DENR will meet soon to settle this issue and comply all requirements.

Department of Tourism Eastern Visayas Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes said they are concerned with the issue since Ka-langgaman is the region’s most visited destination.

“It’s quite alarming that our island destinations have several issues. It’s difficult for DOT to sell if internally there are so many prob-lems… I hope we can settle this for the good of Eastern Visayas,” Tiopes added.

The DENR confirmed that other destinations such as Sambawan Island in Maripipi, Biliran and Cu-atro Islas in the towns of Hindang and Inopacan in Leyte are facing the same management issues. How-ever, only Kalanggaman was highlighted due to a proposal to make the island as tourism model.

Palompon town has been receiving awards for managing Kalanggaman such as Best Tourism-Ori-

ented Local Government Pearl Award in 2014 to 2017, Climate Change Award Adaptation Award by Cli-mate Change Commission in 2016, Malinis at Masa-ganang Karagatan Award in 2016 to 2017, and Galing Pook Award on Integrated Community-based Tourism in 2017.

The number of tourists visiting the island rose to 101,312 in 2017 from 95,677 in 2016.

Kalanggaman Island, a one-hour boat ride from the mainland, is a postcard-per-fect virgin island endowed with powder-white sand and crystal clear waters. It has a long sandbar that stretches toward both sides of the island.

The island that is ideal for relaxation, swimming, snorkeling and scuba div-ing is one of the sites offered for cruise tourism destina-tion in the Eastern Visayas. PNA

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ORMOC CITY – Overcast skies and strong winds of Ompong failed to deter around 4,500 young ath-letes from 99 public and 23 private schools here from competing in the recently concluded Ormoc Siglaro 2019 held on Thursday and Friday.

The athletes continued with the elimination games held in various venues, as they vie to be the best among the best of their

NEVER AGAIN! The LGU of Baybay City led by Vice Mayor Michael Cari commemorates the 12th Anniversary of the discovery of the Inopacan Mass Grave where 67 remains of the victim of the Oplan VD purge by the New People’s Army were buried. The commemoration was held at the Baybay Parish Church on September 3, 2018. Also present were 78th Infantry (WARRIOR) Batallion 8ID head Lt. Col. Dupial, councilors Atty. Ernesto Butawan, Jorge Rebucas, Dominador Murillo, and Nathalie Andres, SK Federation President. Photo by Herman Valencia

sports so as to represent in the Eastern Visayas Re-gional Athletic Association (EVRAA) Meet that Ormoc City is hosting in 2019.

Manuel Albaño, DepEd superintendent, said the winners of the various games will represent the City during the EVRAA. After the winners have been ascertained, their training for the coming EVRAA starts.

The awarding of the winners was held on Friday, September 14.

Mayor Richard Go-mez, during the Siglaro Ormoc 2018 opening pro-gram urged the athletes to do their best and that like last year, he will bring in national coaches to train them. He challenged them to maintain Ormoc’s stand-ing as defending champion, the very first time the City topped the regional games

since its inception. The opening program

inspirational speaker, Ce-sar Verunque, who is also DepEd’s regional coordi-nator, said that the Ormoc athletes are lucky to have Gomez as their mayor who is not only known nation-ally but has also competed internationally.

Verunque added that Ormoc has also produced athletes of national renown like cager Rey Evangelista and boxer Johnriel Casi-miro.

The speaker also noted of how Ormoc is the fa-vorite venue, not only for sports, by the DepEd.

On the other hand, act-ing mayor Leo Carmelo Locsin Jr. personally spear-headed the preemptive measures put in place by the city disaster risk reduc-tion management office for Ompong.

The vice-mayor or-dered the cancellation of classes in all elementary and high school levels on September 13, Thursday.

Mayor Gomez was stuck in Manila after he at-tended the honoring of the Philippine Asian Games delegation held Wednesday afternoon in Malacañang and attended the Depart-ment of Information and Communications Technol-ogy (DICT) evaluation for Ormoc’s bid for the national award for E-Cities.

On Thursday, acting mayor Locsin said Ormoc is prepared for the eventual-ity of Ompong affecting the city. “We have prepared the rescue equipment, includ-ing our speedboat Lucy. All rescue vehicles have been gassed up, ready for deployment. We also have relief packs ready,” he said. By Lalaine Marcos

while enroute to Ormoc City last August 13, 2018;

15) Dexter Mendola – for his invaluable support in providing as-sistance during the conduct of the bloodletting activity last September 13, 2018 in connection with the celebration of the 7th founding an-niversary of the Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas; and

16) Red Cross – for the invalu-able support in providing assistance during the conduct of the bloodletting activity last September 13, 2018 in connection with the celebration of the 7th founding anniversary of the Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas.

Coast Guard Awards were also given, which are:

1) Award of the Coast Guard Merit Medal and Ribbon – CDR Lawrence A. Roque PCG and 31 other personnel of this District for their meritorious achievement and service rendered during the Search and Rescue Operation of the nine foreign crew of M/V JinMing No. 16. Likewise, conducted marine environ-mental protection during the conduct of salvage operation of said foreign vessel at vicinity waters of Pambujan, Northern Samar last January 2018;

2) Award of the Coast Guard Merit Medal and Ribbon – ENS Salby B. Habdulla PCG and 26 others for exemplary and meritorious perfor-mance during the successful conduct of a Joint Counter Action Operations that resulted to the apprehension of illegal transport of forest products (Mahogany and Coco Lumber) with an estimated market value amounting to P234,000;

3) Award of the Coast Guard Merit Medal and Ribbon – ENS Welky Homer S. Saga PCG and 25 others for demonstrating strong will and invalu-able service during the conduct of the Fluvial Parade last June 1, 2018 from Guiuan Eastern Samar to MacArthur Shrine, Palo, Leyte;

4) Coast Guard Outstanding Achievement Medal and Ribbon – CDR Eduardo P. de Luna PCG for distinguished and extraordinary achievement in the conduct of Drills and Dance presentation during the fiesta celebration of major cities in the region, which in turn have contributed immensely in the advancement of Coast Guard capabilities and exper-tise that brought immense prestige not only to the CGDEV but to the whole organization as well;

5) Award of the Coast Guard Search and Rescue Medal – PO3 Chris Ian L. Bulawan PCG and 4

other personnel of CGSS Bato for the exemplary conduct of Search and Rescue Operation of the 9 pas-sengers onboard a private motorized banca that capsized at vicinity waters off Canigao Island, Southern Leyte last March 31, 2018;

6) Award of the Coast Guard Search and Rescue Medal – LT Jo-honsan A. Fabilane PCG and 8 others for the meritorious and valuable par-ticipation in the SAR Operations of the 7 passengers onboard a distressed motorized banca at vicity waters of Higatangan Island, Naval, Biliran;

7) Award of Coast Guard Com-mendation Medal and Ribbon – ENS Raffy D. Laguiwed PCG and 12 other personnel of the District for the exemplary and efficient performance in a successful intelligence operation that resulted to the seizure of illegally transported processed meat at Magui-noo Port, Calbayog City, Samar last June 5, 2018; and

8) Award of Coast Guard Meri-torious Team Commendation Ribbon – CDR Eduardo P. de Luna PCG and 72 other personnel of the District for the invaluable service rendered to CGDEV during the term of Capt. Gregorio I. Adel, Jr. PCG.

Another highlight of the event was the ceremonial signing of the Deed of Usufruct in favor of the Coast Guard Station Western Leyte over a city government-owned property with an area of approximately 400 sqm. located in Brgy. Alegria, Ormoc City, for the construction of a two-storey building for the CGS Western Leyte barracks and equipment storage.

Last September 13, during the regular session of the Fourteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod at the SP Session Hall of the New Ormoc City Hall, Ormoc City Councilor Atty. Benjamin S. Pongos, Chairman of the Committee on Laws and Ordinances, sponsored the passage of a resolution authorizing Ormoc City Mayor Richard I. Gomez or the Acting City Mayor to enter into and sign the Deed of Usufruct for and in behalf of the Local Government Unit of Ormoc in favor of the Coast Guard Station Western Leyte “over a city government-owned property with an area of approximately 400 sqm. located in Brgy. Alegria, Ormoc City, for the construction of a two-storey building for the CGS West-ern Leyte barracks and equipment storage and thereby, superseding the Sangguniang Panlungsod Resolution No. 2017-166 dated July 27, 2017.”

Ormoc City Councilor Dr. Euse-bio Gerardo S. Penserga, on behalf of

City Mayor Richard I. Gomez, signed the Deed of Usufruct together with CDR Eduardo P. de Luna, Acting Deputy Commander of Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas.

“We [City Government of Or-moc] have been always thankful to the Philippine Coast Guard for their service and courage, unwavering commitment to protect and preserve our coasts and seas. Rest assured, the Local Government Unit of Ormoc is always ready to collaborate and to assist you in your mandate and performance of your functions,” said Hon. Penserga in his message to the PCG District Eastern Visayas.

Guest Speaker Edgar A. Cat-arongan MPA, Regional Director of Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region VIII, meanwhile, said in his message that the Philippine Coast Guard is close to his heart. He also requested the PCG District Eastern Visayas, particularly Capt. Bergantin, to send some of their personnel to monitor or guard or simply to protect the coasts of San Vicente, Northern Samar, as it is the source of “Tamban” (fish used in the making of sardines). He is also hoping for a joint operation with PCG Eastern Visayas and all other concerned agencies to assess and control the entry of drugs in the re-gion through ships and vessels to help the advocacy and goal of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte regarding his ‘War on Drugs’. By Dailyn Cabarse

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TESDA-8 scholar is ‘excellence awardee’ in 12th ASEAN skills competition

PCG District Eastern Visayas celebrates 7th founding anniversary, honors its ‘honorable men and women’

Killing of Eastern Samar councilor remains unresolved

Philippine Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas personnel pose with Edgar A. Catarongan MPA, Re-gional Director of LTO Region VIII (in white) and Brig. Gen. Lope Dagoy, 802nd Brigade Commander.

ORMOC CITY – The Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas recently celebrated its 7th founding anni-versary with a simple program and get-together on September 14, 2018 in one of the function halls at Bad-minton City, Brgy. Linao, this city, with the theme “Tanod Baybayin sa Silangang Kabisayaan Kabalikat ng Mamamayan Tungo sa Ligtas at Malinis na Karagatan.”

“Throughout these years, Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas has been firm to its commitment to de-liver quality service for our country in general and to the people of Eastern Visayas in particular,” said Capt. Giovanni G. Bergantin, Acting Commander of Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas, as he delivered his welcome remarks. He also added that the Coast Guard District Eastern Visayas has been a pillar in ensuring a safe, clean, and secure maritime environment in the region.

One of the highlights of the event was the giving of due recogni-tion to PCG personnel and units within the district who have significantly contributed to the successful ac-complishment of the PCG mission and functions for the past years. Similarly, appropriate recognition was also given to the deserving coast guard auxiliary squadrons who have given their utmost support to the district in order to achieve such accomplishments.

Certificates of Merit were given to the following: 1) Coast Guard Sub-Station Carigara – adjudged as Coast Guard Sub-Station of the Year; 2) PO3

Grandslam victory for Borongan’s ESNCHS, GMCES marching bands

Jaime M Los Baños 003034 PCG – adjudged as the CGDEV Non-Officer of the Year; and, 3) 1101st Squadron CGADEV – adjudged as the CGDEV Squadron of the Year.

Certificates of Appreciation were also given to the following:

1) Oliver G. Papa – LGU-Matalom employee, who provided vital information to CGSS Bato that resulted to the successful conduct of Search and Rescue Operation of five passengers onboard a motorized banca at vicinity waters off Canigao Island, Matalom, Southern Leyte last June 3, 2018;

2) Edgardo S. Gozon – Owner/operator of MBCA Lorwinds Express, who provided assistance during the successful conduct of Search and Rescue operation of the nine pas-sengers of an ill-fated motor banca at vicinity waters off Canigao Island, Southern Leyte last March 31, 2018;

3) Rex E. Ursabia – a licensed Automotive Engineer and a registered marina boat builder, who voluntarily rendered service in the repair of Alu-minum Boat-111 and Aluminum Boat-104 of CGSS Hilongos at no cost and free of charge;

4) Capt. Givanne Sabobo – Master of M/TUG PMI 11, who conducted rescue operation to a distressed fishing motorized banca that got drifted to the vicinity waters off Tinag-an, Albuera, Leyte last July

16, 2018; 5) Lester Ervin F. Legaspi – Su-

perintendent of Petron Ormoc City, who has been rendering support to various CGDEV activities and donat-ed trash bins and cleaning materials during the Brigada Eskwela 2018 in Ormoc City;

6) Hon. Samson C. Doguiles – Chairman of Brgy. San Antonio, Ormoc City, who provided assistance during the conduct of Mangrove-planting, coastal clean-up, feeding program, and Marine Environmental Awareness Campaign in connection with the 7th founding anniversary of the District;

7) Joselito L. Eco – OIC of CENRO Ormoc City, who provided assistance during the conduct of Mangrove-planting, coastal clean-up, feeding program, and Marine Environmental Awareness Campaign in connection with the 7th founding anniversary of the District;

8) Ruvinieu E. Mendola – President of OCIT, who provided assistance during the conduct of Mangrove-planting, coastal clean-up, feeding program, and Marine Environmental Awareness Campaign in connection with the 7th founding anniversary of the District;

9) Jerome Anthony A. Vapor – PIO of REACT Philippines Inc. Ogmok Group, who donated garbage sacks and assistance during the conduct

of Mangrove-planting, coastal clean-up, feeding program and Marine Environmental Awareness Campaign in connection with the 7th founding anniversary of the District;

10) Luthgarda B. Raagas – Ta-cloban Rescue Unit (TARCU), who has been rendering support and as-sistance to various CGDEV activities;

11) Vicente C. Motenegro, Jr. – Owner of Montenegro Shipping Line Inc., who provided assistance for the repair and rehabilitation of CGS Northern Samar and CGSS Allen Building;

12) Antonio Sungahid – Owner of Sta. Clara Shipping Line Corpora-tion, who provided assistance for the repair and rehabilitation of CGS Northern Samar and CGSS Allen Building;

13) MDRRMC Isabel Rescue Unit PO1 Capampangan PCG – who rendered assistance during the Medi-cal Evacuation of a passenger of Lite Ferry 17 who collapsed and became unconscious while enroute to Ormoc City last August 13, 2018;

14) Harbor Star Shipping Ser-vices Inc. – which rendered assis-tance during the Medical Evacuation of a passenger of Lite Ferry 17 who collapsed and became unconscious

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PALO, LEYTE – Amidst the investigation of Mercedes, Eastern Samar councilor Antonio Abris who was killed in a basketball court during the fiesta celebra-tion of Brgy. Sung-an of said town on August 25, Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) regional director PCSupt. Dionardo Carlos urged all the police stations in Eastern Samar to have their own CCTV cameras to help prevent the same incident from happening.

In a press conference on Monday (September 10), the official stressed the impor-tance of installing security cameras in police stations, town entrance and exits as well as other public places where big events are held so they can help in backtrack-ing incidents from one town to another.

“Marami tayong kri-men na nasosolba na kasi dahil sa recording ng secu-rity cameras. If ‘yung mga barangay and business es-tablishments have their own CCTV cameras, the more na makakatulong sa ating mga police sa pagresolba ng kri-men,” he explained.

A Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) was

formed by Eastern Samar Provincial Office to conduct a thorough investigation to shed light on the kill-ing, where it was revealed through a CCTV footage that the gunman who was clad in a hoodie jacket and face mask shot the victim from behind.

“The information came from the public na may ganitong kamukha tapos titingnan namin kung may CCTV cameras sa area. Kapag naprovide ‘yung footages, it will help in the identification and possibly the prosecution of the sus-pect kasi ebidensiya ‘yan in court.

The official also told the media that Eastern Samar Governor Marcelo Picar-dal has already pledged to provide all police stations in the province CCTV cameras with the latest technology.

Meanwhile, Eastern Samar top cop PSSupt. Fe-lix Diloy clarified that the shooting was an isolated case, and it was only the first time that it happened involving a town councilor because the political land-scape of the province is generally peaceful. By Ma-rie Tonette Grace Marticio

A contingent showing off their best moves during the 2018 First Eastern Samar Marching Band Competition held in Borongan City.

BORONGAN CITY – The marching bands of Gen-eral MacArthur Central Elementary School (GM-CES) and Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School (ESNCHS) of Eastern Samar emerged victorious during the First Provincial Marching Band 2018 Competition held at the Borongan City Plaza on the 5th of September 2018, when they bested 6 contingents in the elementary and 6 contin-gents in the high school cat-egories, respectively, from different municipalities in Eastern Samar.

General MacArthur Central Elementary School (GMCES) captured the Best

in Parade Performance, Best in Band Uniform, Best in Musicality, Best in March-ing Line Drills, Best in Cho-reography, and bagged the first prize in the Elementary Category. Bato Elementary School (BES), on the other hand, received Best in Dis-cipline and owned the sec-ond place; while Eugenio A. Abunda Sr. Elementary School took third place.

Meanwhile, Eastern Sa-mar National Comprehen-sive High School (ESNCHS) went home with the Best in Parade Performance, Best in Discipline, Best in Mu-sicality, Best in Marching Line Drills, and garnered first place. Sta Fe National

High School (SNHS) took the Best in Choreography and went home with the second place. Finally, Do-lores National High School (DNHS) bagged the third place while Southern Sa-mar National High School (SSNHS) – Balangiga got the Best in Uniform in the High School Category.

In a discussion with the trainers, they shared that they only had a month of preparation and only two to three hours’ train-ing. A male trainer from SNHS revealed that the competing schools even

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TACLOBAN CITY – A scholar of the Techni-cal Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in Eastern Vi-sayas is one of the eight medallions for excellence awardees from the Philip-pine Team to have won in the recently concluded 12th ASEAN World Skills Competition in Bangkok, Thailand held on August 30 to September 4.

Joeminel Cutcharo, a former ice candy and pan-desal vendor from Dulag, Leyte, is among the 331 competitors and 260 experts from 78 member countries who competed in 19 skills areas, both individually and collectively.

Te a m P h i l i p p i n e s bagged 1 silver medal, 2 bronze medals and 8 me-dallions for excellence in

the ASEAN Skills Compe-tition (ASC) – the biggest vocational education skills excellence event in the As-sociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

The competition aims to promote and upgrade skills standard in the re-gion to an international level, as well as to motivate the youth to develop their skills in order to meet in-ternational standards and current technology.

Despite being rejected a few times when he applied for skills scholarships in different organizations, his family motivated him to try harder before he finally got accepted for a scholarship in automotive technology in TESDA Regional Office 8.

“I really worked hard. If we really have plans for ourselves, then we will do

everything to find a solu-tion to our hardships in life. Gusto ko may mabago para sa pamilya ko kaya ito ang nakita kong paraan para maiangat ang buhay namin,” he shared.

The competition has opened many opportunities for him because he received various offers abroad, but Cutcharo prefers to stay and work here as a sign of grati-tude to the organization who helped him succeed. He is currently working as a technical service engineer in Isuzu Motors.

“Mahal ko itong kurso na ito, dahil malaki ang naitulong nila sa akin at magagamit ko ito kahit sa pagtanda ko. Ito iyong pinakasandata ko na hindi mananakaw ng kahit na

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