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Palompon is Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan awardee

By LaLaINE M. JIMENEa

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sEE LUCY p. 8

• 10 “yes” votes from EV congressmen, 1 “no” and 2 “absent”

MMK AWARDEES. LGU - Palompon officials proudly pose with their national trophy (in the shape of a fish) and a plaque citing them as 1st runner-up in the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) awards held at Malacañang on March 8. The MMK award is just one of many environmental awards that the LGU has amassed through the years under the leadership of Mayor Ramon Oñate.

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ORMOC CITY – Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez has no qualms about her “yes” vote for the re-imposition of the death penalty.

Mayor Richard Gomez also supports the congresswoman’s vote. He said, “tama lang na may death penalty especially to drug lords, including policemen who coddle and protect drug lords. Sana nga included ang rape.”

Rep. Gomez said that, “I thought long and hard about it. Voting yes gave me the most peace. I like knowing that there is capital punishment for the evil ones.”

The congresswoman, who is known to be prayerful, admits that a recent brush with these “evil ones” helped her make up her mind. “Admittedly, minus the Espinido episode, maybe I can be swayed to vote otherwise, but given that it happened, I like knowing there is capital punish-ment for the evil ones.”

Rep. Gomez is referring to the controversial cop, Ch. Insp. Juvie R. Espinido, who handled the Es-pinosa drug syndicate in Albuera. Espinido manipulated the slain Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa to implicate her husband, Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez, in the drug trade here. The cop would later be unmasked during the Sen-ate hearings as the hatchet man of the Gomezes’ political rivals, the Codillas, and a protector of self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa.

Gomez said that criminals should also be mindful of their

PALOMPON, LEYTE – This town, home to the now famed Kalanggaman Island, has bagged another national award, this time as 1st runner up of MMK (Mali-nis at Masaganang Karagatan). The citation comes with a trophy and P 8-million prize.

The town of Cortes in Bohol, on the other hand, got the top plum, while Calatagan, Batangas is third runner-up.

Pres. Rodrigo Duterte himself, together with Agriculture Secre-tary Emmanuel Piñol and DA top brass, handed out the awards in

Malacañang in the afternoon of March 8.

Mayor Ramon Oñate received the award. He was also proud that Leyte governor Dominic Petilla, Vice Governor Carlo Loreto and all the provincial board members were there during the awards, to show their support.

Palompon town is not new to getting awards under the tute-lage of Mayor Oñate. In 1995, on Oñate’s first term ever as mayor, the LGU was cited a “Galing Pook” awardee. On his comeback, the town was cited a PEARL Tour-ism Awardee for several years and

No less than Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and Agriculture Secetary Emmanuel V. Piñol handed the trophy and plaque to Palompon Mayor Ramon Oñate.

Ormoc marks International Women’s DayBy JOsEph pILapIL

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MARCH IS National Women’s Month in the Philippines. This year’s International Women’s Day focused on the theme: “WE Make Change Work for Wom-en”. In line with this, Ormoc City joined the whole world in celebrating International Wom-en’s Day (IWD) on Wednesday, March 8.

With the strong support of the city’s local government unit, the event converged hundreds of women at the Superdome, com-ing from both private and public sector and from various women’s

organizations to celebrate their rights and empowerment.

One of the highlights of the congress was the ceremonial sign-ing of the revised Gender and De-velopment (GAD) Code of the city by Mayor Richard Gomez, which was passed and approved by the 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod in January. Originally authored by SP member Leah Doris Villar in 2013, the city council revisited the ordinance and added more provisions to further strengthen women empowerment in the city, just in time for the national

women’s month. The revised GAD code was

authored by SP member No-lito Quilang, co-sponsored by SP member Vincent Rama, chair-man of the Committee on Social Welfare.

SP member Quilang, who presented the milestones of the city government in terms of gen-der and development, mentioned some salient points of the re-vised GAD Code. He said that the revised ordinance includes

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DAR Secretary bats for 2-year suspension of land conversion

Coke asks for TRO vs. regulation of HFCSORMOC CITY – The lo-cal sugar industry and soft drink giant Coca-Cola Bottling Philippines, Inc. – FEMSA, are at odds again over High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), after Coke sued for a Temporary Re-straining Order (TRO) against the implementa-tion of Sugar Order No. 3 regulating the importation of the sweetener.

However, the Court, which heard the petition and SRA’s answer to it, has not issued a TRO to date. Sugar Order No. 3 took effect on Friday, March 10.

Hermenegildo R. Se-rafica, board director rep-resenting sugar planters of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), said that Coke filed for a TRO with prayer for the issuance of a permanent injunction on March 3, 2017, the very same day SRA received a letter from them asking for a reconsideration of the sugar order.

Respondents to the pe-tition are the SRA, includ-ing chairman Atty. Anna Rosario V. Paner and Atty. Roland B. Beltran, sugar millers’ representative; Ag-riculture Secretary Manny Piñol and Bureau of Cus-toms commissioner Nica-nor Faeldon.

Serafica slammed Coke for the underhand tactic, writing SRA to reconsider their order, yet on the same day files a court action. The SRA board had calendared Coke’s asking for reconsid-eration on March 9.

Serafica added he also has reliable sources saying that on the day Sugar Order 3 was passed, the beverage companies ordered huge volumes of HFCS. “As we speak, large tankers loaded with HFCS from China are on their way to the coun-try,” Serafica said.

It was learned that Coke filed the case at the

Bulwagan ng Katarungan in Quezon City, and had been raffled to the Court of Judge Marilou Runes-Tamang. A preliminary hearing was immediately done on Tues-day, March 9, and the judge gave the SRA two days to file their written opposition to the petition for TRO.

In their undated letter to the SRA asking for recon-sideration, Coke-FEMSA claims that Sugar Order 3 is anti-business.

The soft drink com-pany argued that Philippine sugar prices are 30 percent higher than world market pricing, “impacting not only our industry but Fili-pino consumers as well.”

Coke also said that Fili-pino consumers pay P 60.00 per kilo for sugar, which is only around 33-37 pesos in India and Thailand. The domestic supply of sugar cannot also fully supply the actual sugar demand of the country, because of the decline in production.

They also played the economic card, saying that “the beverage industry di-rectly employs over 70,000 associates and partners with over 1 million sari-

sari store owners”, and that they are only getting a 2-5% profit margin from their op-erations because they are “a high volume but low mar-gin business because 80% of consumers come from the C, D and E economic segment.”

For his part, Serafica said Sugar Order 3 does not ban the entry of HFCS to the country. “It only regulates the volume of importa-tion,” he said, because they would also want companies like Coke to patronize local sugar.

Sugar planters blame the unregulated entry of HFCS into the country for the decrease of farm gate price of sugar, and Sugar Order No. 3 was hailed as a milestone for the sugar industry when it was ap-proved on February 17, 2017, in an SRA board meet-ing held here.

Records obtained from the BOC show that for the year 2015, Coke import-ed 169,521.38 metric tons (MT) of HFCS, equivalent to 3,390,427.65 sacks of raw sugar. In 2016, Coke imported 254,863 MT of HFCS, or the equivalent of

5,097,260.00 sacks of raw sugar. The difference alone, which is 1,706,832.40 bags of raw sugar, could have helped the sugar industry had it been bought locally, said Serafica.

He also debunked the claim that Philippine sugar prices are higher than world market prices. Serafica said that currently, raw sugar is selling at P 28.79 per kilo at the mill level, and P 34.00 wholesale. Refined sugar, on the other hand, sells at P 44.00 wholesale and P 56.00 retail.

Serafica also said that it is also alarming that HFCS is considered an unhealthy alternative to sugarcane sugar. Made through a chemical process from squeezed corn stalks, Se-rafica said, “we don’t even know what chemicals they put in to produce HFCS.”

HFCS use has also been directly linked to rising obesity and diabetes rates by some medical studies, he pointed out, quoting the ar-ticle “5 Reasons High Fruc-tose Corn Sugar Will Kill You” written by Dr. Mark Wyman, medical director at the Cleveland Clinic’s Cen-ter for Functional Medicine.

Meanwhile, sugar-pro-ducing parts of the country are gearing up for another fight with beverage com-panies. Here in Ormoc, the city council on Tuesday, March 7, passed a resolu-tion “manifesting strong support” for Sugar Order 3 and “urging concerned bodies for the strict and immediate implementation thereof.”

Similar resolutions are expected to pass over the week from other areas like Western Visayas and Tarlac Province.

This is not the first time that the local sugar industry and Coke has had a dispute over HFCS importation. In 2011, the Bacolod-based Sugar Watch group initi-ated a call to boycott Coke products for importing pre-mix sugar and HFCS. By Lalaine M. Jimenea

P 88,000.00 for NOCNHS basketball team

NOCNHS BASKETBALL TEAM. The high school team, together with their coach Numeriano Cabeltes, gave Mayor Richard Gomez a visit to solicit for transport and fare expenses to represent Ormoc during the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC) championships at SM-Mall of Asia on March 12-17. Mayor Richard Gomez immediately approved the request, had the papers processed, and an P 88,000.00 check released to the coach on Friday, March 10, at 3:00 PM. The mayor even wanted to give the team a pair of shoes each, like he did to EVRAA athletes, but unfortunately his office was informed late about the games and the required procurement and supply procedure could not be processed on time.

T A G B I L A R A N C I T Y (PNA) – For food security and farmers protection, Agrarian Reform Secre-tary Rafael “Ka Paeng” Mariano reinforced the stand of his department for a two-year freeze of land conversion in the country.

He said he hoped Presi-dent Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) signs the proposed Executive Order declaring moratorium of land conver-sion in the country despite some opposition mostly from land developers.

This concern is one of the highlights of the Agrar-ian Reform Beneficiaries Summit 2017 held here where Mariano was the guest speaker along with PARPO II Grace Fua, DAR regional director Alejandro Otacan and agrarian reform communities in the prov-ince attending.

“Pakigbisog Alang Sa Kalamboan ug Tinooray nga Repormang Agraryo” (Struggle towards Develop-ment and Genuine Agrarian Reform Program) was this year’s theme.

He told media the agen-cy he leads awaits President Duterte’s signing of the EO suspending for two years the processing and approval of all applications for land-use conversions of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses.”

The former Anak Pawis representative to the House

said the freeze “will be ap-plied to all awarded lands under Republic Act 6657 as amended, Presidential Decree No. 27 and other agrarian reform laws.”

“Also, agricultural lands with notices of cov-erage issued by DAR, ir-rigated and irrigable lands, prime agricultural lands, retention areas of the land owners which are tenanted and agricultural lands with presence of agricultural activities that are being cultivated by the farmers individually or collectively are all covered in the EO implementation,” a report quoted him of this.

Mariano said once the EO is signed, a task force would be formed to the status of the land-use conversion in the country and the DAR would call upon the support of other Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp)-implementing agencies.

DAR says, “The rel-evant provisions in the Phil-ippine Constitution give a foundation which specifi-cally addresses the issue of industrialization based on sound agricultural develop-ment and agrarian reform while ensuring the optimal use of the nation’s limited land resources (Article XII, Sec. II, The 1987 Constitu-tion of the Philippines)”

The provision is quali-fied by the declaration that the use of property bears a social function, implying maximum productivity for all lands (Article III, Sec-tions I, I5 and I6, The 1987 Cosntitution.

“Land use conversion is allowed because of the following realities: (1) Re-quirements of people for housing to respond the growing housing needs of the people; (2) Industrial-ization. Some agricultural lands need to be developed for non-agricultural pur-poses as not to hinder in-dustrialization in urban and rural areas; (3) Agricultural lands already devoted to non-agricultural uses prior to affectivity of CARL but are classified as agricultural lands; (4) Land Resources maximization. There are programs that need to be

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Rabies Awareness Month

March is Rabies Awareness Month. Ra-bies is a disease with almost 0% survival rate. Usually, when symptoms appear, the rabies virus has reached the brain and death is imminent. All patients diagnosed with rabies will eventually die.

In 2015, the Department of Health not-ed that there were 432,458 animal bite cases and there were 226 reported deaths due to rabies. It is lower compared to 257 deaths reported in 2010. Rabies is considered to be a neglected disease. It is 100% fatal yet it is 100% preventable. It is not among the most common causes of death but it is a significant health concern. This is because it is one of the most sudden and devastating diseases which is responsible for about 200 to 300 deaths in the Philippines annually.

The DOH plans to eliminate rabies by 2020. Their strategy includes pre and post exposure vaccination to certain groups at risk, health education and advocacy, train-ing and capability building for health work-ers and the establishment of more animal bite centers nationwide.

Rabies is a zoonotic disease. It means it is being transmitted from animals to man. The virus is usually transmitted through animal bites – by rabies-infected dogs, cats, rats and bats. Usually, rabid dogs die first before the bitten person dies. A rabid dog usually exhibits hyper-salivation, hyper-activity and irritability; we call it “iro na buang”. These animals have the tendency to bite anyone or any animal along their path.

In the Philippines, no one has survived of rabies infection. In human infection, from the day of the animal bite, it takes 20-90 days (incubation period) before symptoms become prominent. Initial symptoms include fever, weakness, loss of appetite, dizziness, vomiting, pain and/or itchiness at the site of the bite. After a few days, symptoms indicating brain involvement are manifested by hyperac-tivity, bizarre behavior and presence of hallucinations. It will then be followed by frequent salivation, hydrophobia or fear of water (refuses to take a bath, even drink-ing water), aerophobia or anxiety or fear of moving air (fanning or air from electric fan) and seizures. If these symptoms are manifested, death is imminent. Doctors can only give supportive care to patients which includes giving of IV fluids, administering of anti-seizure medications, confining the patient in a dim room, with no moving air

and no noise. Persons who are bitten by pets must

thoroughly wash the site of the bite with soap and water for 5-10 minutes. Avoid putting vinegar, nor sucking the wound. One must see a doctor so that appropri-ate anti-rabies vaccines can be given (at the recommended interval and number of doses, if indicated). If the bite is inflicted by a vaccinated and domesticated dog, the dog must be observed for 10 days, noting that the first symptoms of rabies in humans appear in more than 2 weeks after the bite. If the dog survives after 10 days of obser-vation, the animal bite is most likely “non-rabid”. However, if the dog dies before 10 days, the victim must be vaccinated with rabies vaccines. This is why the dog must not be killed, but instead be confined for observation. But, if the victim can afford rabies vaccination which can be expensive, up to 20,000 pesos depending on the dose (the dose is dependent of the weight; so the heavier the victim, the more vaccines he/she needs). It is very important to report the animal bite incidents to the local ani-mal bite centers which tally the cases, and provide rabies vaccine to victims if stocks are available. There are about 480 animal bite centers nationwide.

Eighty percent (80%) of dog bites occur in the home. The only way rabies can be prevented is through the routine vaccina-tion of pets, and it is always wise to consult our friendly veterinarians; coupled with ‘responsible pet ownership.’ Immunizing our pets will not only protect our neigh-bors, both ourselves and the members of our family from rabies. Several cities and towns have passed ordinances allowing the impounding of stray dogs and strictly penalizing dog owners who fail to keep their dogs within their homes. Those dogs roaming around the neighborhood are likely to be bitten by rabid dogs, thus, can also transmit the rabies virus. In this light, rabies prevention starts with responsible pet ownership. And if one is bitten by either a pet or stray animal, it should not be ignored. One should immediately seek consultation in the nearest animal bite cen-ter for proper management and treatment.

DR. DOYDORA is a visiting internist-pulmonologist at OSPA, Gatchalian and Ormoc Doctor’s Hospitals.

IT CERTAINLY would seem so, if we have to consider the tone of the exchanges of ideas, opinions and views in the media today—especially the American media. It’s amazing that people who flaunt their being tolerant, broad-minded, politically correct, etc. to the public, are throwing verbal barbs and inflammatory words to those who may have different or conflict-ing views.

There’s a lot of toxic air around nowa-days, and this should be a great challenge for us. We can always disagree with the oth-ers in many issues, but these disagreements are no excuse for us to indulge in seething and prolonged anger, if not bursting hatred.

Yes, we are free to express our views, but let’s not curtail or undermine the same freedom that others also have to express their views either, no matter how lowly we consider their views to be.

We should expect a great variety of opinions and positions, especially today when the world is growing in sophistica-tion. But this variety that can include not only different but also conflicting views should occasion in us an enrichment of our knowledge of things.

It should not occasion animosity, discord and division. We have to be wary when our reactions to the views of others start to hover around impatience, irritation, irony, sarcasm and the like.

We have to practice a lot of patience and understanding, trying to see where the others are coming from. Patience is our capacity to suffer or to bear, and in this life, we cannot help but suffer and bear the burden of the others.

We have to learn how to discipline our emotions and polish our temper. We should refrain from immediately answering back when we feel provoked.

We have to see to it that our heart is full of goodness and compassion, because, as the gospel has told us, “out of the abun-dance of the heart the mouth speaks.” (Lk 6, 45) What we have in our heart should only be goodness that is stronger than evil.

Of course, the current problem we have in this field is a call for us to return to God. Without him, we would be at the mercy of our emotions, passions and intellectual powers. We should immediately realize that this situation is dangerous to us.

We all know that if these are not an-chored on God, there is no other way but for them to go wild. What was meant by God to be good for us can turn to be a great evil if used simply by our own designs. This is a basic truth in human and Christian morality.

It does not mean that we would be im-poverishing our public exchanges of views and opinions if we discipline and restrain our emotions, passions and intellectual powers. The contrary is true. When we dis-cipline them, our public discourse would become more purified of unnecessary and confusing elements. It would become more focused on the essentials.

One thing we can always do is to rectify our intentions before, during and after our exchanges, and to cultivate the virtue of tactfulness. Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

I KNOW that the raging debate of this week would be the death penalty. Here in our parts, there would be buzz about why congress people so-and-so voted for yes, and why some congress-people were absent, why there was only one “no”.

There will also be those indignant and righteous who will invoke the Church in their arguments. Thanks to the internet, the days of ignorance is gone (if you read the net) and not gullible enough to believe fake news hook, line and sinker.

It is interesting to note that as late as 1969, even Vatican City, the seat of Catholicism, had a death penalty. It was only abolished as an ad-vocacy of Pope Paul VI. To quote: “Pope Paul VI removed the capital punishment statute from the “fundamental law” of Vatican City in 1969, along with other adaptations, four years after closing the Second Vatican Council, announc-ing the change only in the August 1969 issue of the Gazette, which is published in Latin. The change came to public attention only in January 1971 after reporters accused Paul VI of hypoc-risy for his criticisms of planned executions in Spain and the Soviet Union.”

Before that, Pope Innocent III viewed capital punishment as a function of the secular govern-ment. The Church also authorized executions of non-believers. To quote: “Pope Innocent III required Peter Waldo and the Waldensians to accept that “secular power can, without mortal sin, exercise judgment of blood, provided that it punishes with justice, not out of hatred, with prudence, not precipitation” as a prerequisite for reconciliation with the church. During the Middle Ages and into the modern period, the Inquisition was authorized by the Holy See to turn over heretics to secular authority for execu-tion, and the Papal States carried out executions for a variety of offences.”

The manner of execution then were burn-ing at the stake, hanging and beheading. In the Philippine version, what is recommended is hanging, electrocution or lethal injection.

There is also this misplaced notion that there is no death penalty anymore in the United States of America. This is not true. 31 states in the US still has the death penalty, only 19 doesn’t. In some states, the death row convicts can choose the manner of their death aside from lethal injection. It can be electrocution in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia; gas inhalation in Ari-zona and California; hanging in Washington and even firing squad in Utah.

Belarus in Europe is the last holdout in the cold continent, however, there are also demands for its return especially in countries bugged by terrorists. The demand, however, is limited to citizens corroborating with terrorists and not the radicals. The biggest punishment they can give to the radicals and the radicalized is to prevent them from dying, and thus preventing their ‘martyrdom.’

The seriousness of the drug menace, ex-posed by the Duterte administration (who I think was also taken aback by the number of surrenderers), has made so many people angry.

Early on Duterte’s term, I remember an acquaintance turning up at our door crying. I asked what she was crying about, and she said her son had just admitted to being a meth or shabu addict to her. He wanted help because he was afraid of the Duterte administration. I hope she has found a solution to her problem and that her son has turned a new leaf. I don’t think she is forgiving of the people who had victimized her son.

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The Gospel on Sunday

March 19, 2017Third Sunday of Lent

How old is old age?

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Exercise for your heart

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EVERY NEW YEAR, millions of people make a resolution to exercise. In January, they buy gym memberships, new running shoes and bicycles. By February, those resolutions are often distant memories. As a person who would really rather read than exercise, I can totally relate. But research shows the tremendous amount of benefit that exercise can have.

Regular exercise can lower blood pres-sure, cholesterol, blood sugars and weight. In addition, it lowers your risk of coronary artery disease, heart attacks, strokes and dying. It’s really discouraging that most Americans do not get regular exercise. Also, many who are exercising are not doing it ef-fectively to lower their cardiovascular risk.

What most people want to know is how much and how intensely they should exercise to gain maximum benefit. Here is what we know so far: You should get about 2.5 hours of moderate exercise per week. Moderate exercise means that your breathing quickens, but you aren’t panting for breath. Also, you’re sweating.

Another way to assess this is by mea-suring your heart rate. You can buy heart rate monitors these days for a relatively cheap price. You want to aim for about 50 to 70 percent of maximal predicted heart rate, or MPHR. Your maximal predicted heart rate is determined by your age. The formula is 220 minus your age. So if you are 50 years old, then your MPHR is 170. To determine 50 to 70 percent of MPHR, you have to multiply by 0.5 (50 percent of heart rate) to 0.7 (70 percent of heart rate). Your heart rate should be between 85 and 119 beats per minute for moderate activity.

Some people will find this too easy. If you do, for more vigorous exercise, you can raise your heart rate range between 70 and 85 percent of MPHR. For our 50-year-old

patient, that would be around 119 to 144 beats per minute. If you’re doing vigorous exercise, you need to exercise 75 minutes a week. For patients who haven’t been ex-ercising at all, it’s important to start slow. Often patients push themselves, they get injured and then they quit exercising all together.

Also, it’s really important to find exercises you like to do. If you hate the treadmill, then pick something else. The best exercise is the one you will continue to do without quitting.

Some people want to walk, others prefer to swim. It does not matter as long as you do it and do it continuously at a moderate or vigorous pace. Change up your exercise routine, too, so that you don’t get bored. In addition to aerobic exercise, as we get older it’s important to improve our strength and balance. Light weight training, yoga, tai chi and Pilates are great ways to achieve these goals.

It’s important that we make exercise routine in our life. If it’s not routine, it will eventually fall away from your schedule, and exercise will be something you think about but don’t do. Try to make exercise as easy and convenient as possible. You don’t have to go to a gym or spend a lot of money to exercise. Also, try to exercise in spurts. If you can’t exercise 20 minutes at a time, try to exercise 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes at night. Try to exercise during lunch.

It is important to know that it’s never too late to start exercising. If you have never exercised, talk to your doctor before you embark on an exercise program. Just remember: It’s never too late to start gain-ing the benefits of regular exercise.

Dear Atty. Golo,

Tinood ang “grand champion” sa Tawag ng Tanghalan taga bukid? Yehe amo nang panahon. Niadto, ila ming sogsogon nga taga Cebukid. Mauwaw me kay tawgon pa jud me og “yellow tiks” kay “yellow” ang among tikod. Karon, di na me mauwaw nga ingnon taga bukid. Champion na ang taga bukid. Lupig ang taga syudad. Ingon sila nga sa sunod eleksyon, di na pabotaron ang taga bukid kay dali lang paliton. Apan ang mamalit namo kay taga syudad man. Ang taga syudad maoy angay di pabota-hon, kay kon di me nila paliton, di pud me mahalin.

Matinahuron, Mr. Tomoy-tomoy

Dear Mr. Toms,

Ang “grand champion” sa Tawag ng Tanghalan mao si Novel Belleza. taga Negros Occidental. Iyang giawit ang kanta sa Air Supply. Ang iyang tingog, nanganawkanaw sa kahinganan. 99.96% iyang “score.” Ang iyang premyo, 2 million cash, “house & lot”, “one-year contract” sa showbiz, ubpn. Ang matag Filipino nag-edad og 18 may katungod pagboto (Art. V, Sec. 1, 1987 Constitu-tion). Ayaw ibaligya og ayaw pagpalit og boto. “Load” hinoon ang paliton, aron inig “text” vote sunod tawag ng tangha-lan pohon, taga ato gihapon ang ma “ champion.”

Imong amigo, Manny G. Golo Probinsyano

JN 4:5-42Jesus came to a town of Samaria called

Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. It was about noon.

A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.”

His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, “How can you, a Jew, ask me, a

Samaritan woman, for a drink?” For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.

Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink, ‘ you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

The woman said to him, “Sir, you do not even have a bucket and the cistern is deep; where then can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this cistern and drank from it himself with his children and his flocks?”

Jesus answered and said to her, “Ev-

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NOW THAT we are into the middle part of the season of Lent, it makes us retro-spect and wonder what is in store for us by setting aside the daily grind of life. It has reached so far that we forget the quality of life due largely to our incessant search for the better life. We forget that life is more than just the daily search of what lies ahead in our day to day grind. Let us ease off from the serious part of life in order to give substance to the quality of life. It is not just the daily search for the peso to pay for our daily needs. It was said that “more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.” Therefore, let us consider our options of life.

Actually we are just travellers in this big wide world. None of us are permanent. Even the greatest Saints pass away (the eth-ical way of saying that we die). It is only in dying that we are born to eternal life. Even Jesus Christ died (to redeem us). It is in the Bible that only two men were spared from dying: Enoch who disappeared into thin air, and Elijah who was taken up to Heaven in a fiery chariot. Death is not entirely the end of Man’s existence. It is how we will be in the afterlife: Heaven or Hades. Those who follow religiously the Ten Commandments are sure to inherit Heaven. Let this corner review the Ten Commandments for those who forgot it:

01) Thou shalt not have strange gods before me;

02) Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain;

03) Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbath Day;

04) Honor thy father and thy mother;05) Thou shalt not kill;06) Thou shalt not commit adultery;

07) Thou shalt not steal;08) Thou shalt not bear false witness

against thy neighbor;09) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s

wife;10) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s

goods.The Lord already planted these ten

Commandments in our hearts. Every time we sin, why does our conscience bother us? The more often we sin, the farther we dis-tance ourselves from God so that eventually our conscience will not bother us anymore. This is bad. We are doomed to perdition. So that this will not happen to us, let us listen to our conscience. As soon as our conscience bothers us, refrain from going any further with what you have planned. If so, you are saved. How many of us listen to our parents? The grafters in us are thieves.

Living a clean life makes us like the early settlers of earth. How come they lived long lives? The Bible says that Methuselah reached the age of 969 years. Those after him may not have attained his age but nonetheless they reached old age. It could however be because they did not live a complicated life like what is now happen-ing with our endless search for a better life to the point that it bothers us to see our neighbor who is better off than us. There was a Japanese who was said to reach 121 years old. Some of us may have reached a hundred years but certainly not 500 or even 200. And if we are to attain old age, this corner will find it odd to reach old age because we become loners. All of our

THE COMMISSION on Appointments (CA) of Congress has rejected the con-firmation of Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay for telling the Commission members a lie that he did not acquire US citizenship. The CA cannot do anything but to deny confirmation of Yasay’s ap-pointment since what kind of a high gov-ernment official is he for declaring an un-truthful statement that he did not acquire a foreign citizenship when he just filed a renunciation of his US citizenship at the US Embassy in Manila on June 28, 2016, just two days before he was appointed by President Duterte. And aside from telling a lie on the grant of US citizenship to him, imagine if his appointment was confirmed by the CA, if he was not found out to have taken an oath of allegiance as a US citizen? Then we would have a foreign affairs secretary and cabinet member who is not a full pledged Filipino citizen.

Now, will the Commission on Ap-pointments make a strike two and also deny confirmation of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez on different issues such as her closure of 23 operating mines, and the suspension of five more mines after being found out to have violations of mining laws and for damaging watershed areas.

Due to her official actions of closing operating mines and the cancellation of 75 mining contracts still due for development and operation in the future, several mining groups led by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines filed letters of opposition to Secretary Lopez’s confirmation before the CA. The mining groups claim that the

mining audits done by Sec. Lopez on the closed mines were not done well and in accordance with law. They also accused Lo-pez of being influenced by her “prejudices”, and for being mainly an environmentalist in orientation and not being knowledge-able or technically well-versed in mining operations.

Sec. Lopez countered during the CA hearings that she is assisted in her job in the department by technical experts she has appointed to help her in the DENR. She has submitted programs to be implemented by DENR such as development of a “green economy” and ecotourism projects as alter-native economic plans to fill in lost income from the closed mines, including plans to help displaced miners who lost their jobs.

The Commission members now are facing a dilemma which side they will hear favorably and support. Will it be Sec. Lopez and her environment protection advocacy? Or, the side of the big mining groups and their plea for help for the lost income in their mining operations and the displaced mine workers and their families? Is there no way for a middle ground to be reached on this problem of the mining industry and the DENR officials? A middle ground or a consensus among the environment of-ficials and mining companies officers to be reached and agreed upon like support for the environment officials led by Sec. Lopez in the protection of the Philippine environ-ment, and the mining officers guaranteeing to implement safe mining operations and for the protection of the environment in their mining areas and not only aim for the big money their companies will earn.

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activities for the recipients to ensure sustainability of the project.

They have also hired provincial and area coordinators to monitor its progress in the local level.

Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan said that they will venture into goat raising especially in the island towns.

They will also create a common rice milling station, and will buy the

farmers’ produce on a higher price.Priority towns are Basey, San

Jorge and Calbayog since they are the big rice producers in the province.

Torres said that once the provinces are able to liquidate the amount from the first tranche, they will be able to get another P25 million from DA under its 2017 budget.

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Moreover, they will receive P15 for the projects that were not identified or included in the 2016 and 2017 budget. This will be for expansion and other complimentary projects that they will be implementing after the funds have been utilized. By Tonette Marticio

Cambatutay Bay in Samar now red tide freeTACLOBAN CITY (PIA) - Cambatutay bay in Samar is now negative for paralytic shellfish poison otherwise known as red tide toxin.

Shellfish advisory no. 08 series of 2017 dated March 6, 2017 released by the Bureau of Fisher-ies and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) disclosed that shellfish samples collected from said coastal waters yielded negative results for red tide per laboratory results that were obtained from three (3) consecutive weeks of sampling in the area.

Thus, shellfish samples harvested from Cam-batutay bay in Samar are now safe for human

consumption or can be gathered and eaten now by the public. However, the coastal waters in Eastern Visayas of Daram Island and Irong-irong bay in Samar; Matarinao bay in Eastern Samar; Leyte in Leyte and the coastal waters of Biliran are still positive for red tide toxin.

BFAR Undersecretary for Fisheries Director Eduardo B. Gongona assured that BFAR and the local government units concerned are continu-ously monitoring the status of the coastal waters in Eastern Visayas to safeguard the health of the public and to protect shellfish industry.

RAINBOW MIX is a small bou-tique that opened on March 8, 2017 on the 2nd Floor of UN Building at Brgy. Alegria, this city. For the unfamiliar, it is the building right before you take a turn for Gaisano Riv-erside coming from Alegria Bridge.

It sports the local best brands of RTWs that spans from chil-dren’s clothes to teen apparel and for adults. There is also a nook that carries children’s books and even accessories.

Five business minded fash-ionistas are being the store. They are the slimmer-than-their-mannequins Lucille Perez and Peachy Larrazabal, Kathleen Ballais, Julianne Rae Alfaro, and Lovella Bantasan.

Indeed, the lovely ladies are a rainbow mix themselves. Peachy’s stores are Little Owls for the little ones, WEarhouse, Elation and V&A Fasion “Fun to be a tween” (the brand for your baby-teen).

Lucille’s, on the other hand is Fashion Trend (The Brand for Your Trendy Outfits).

Kathleen’s is Fit ‘n Smile (for Maxi dresses and casual outfits). There is also Closet Haul by Ju-lianne and Renzo’s Bookshelves by Lovella where classic fairytale books are available at reasonable prizes.

No less than Mayor Richard Gomez graced the simple inaugu-ration. The mayor, councilor Vin-cent Rama and wife Caren, who were also around, are personal friends of Lucille Perez.

So, want a new blouse or perhaps a gift for an inaanak? Rainbow Mix might just be your answer. By LMJ

Mayor Richard Gomez and Councilor Vincent Rama with the beautiful boutique owners.

PANNY’S HOMEBAKE PRODUCTS, INC. is now in Ormoc City. In a soft opening on March 8, the Sy family of Southern Leyte gave invited family, friends and guests a peek preview of their Ormoc Branch. The Ormoc branch is Panny’s 7th since the Sy’s opened in 1992 their first bakeshop in Maasin City. The owners Nestor Sr. and Panny Sy, together with their children Nestor Sy, Jr. and his twin, Effie Panny, graced the opening. Mrs. Panny Sy is currently the President of Southern Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry, while Nestor C Sy Jr was a former President of Baybay City Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Picture on top shows (left to right) the family corporation’s board members Effie Noreen Anog, Effie Niña Fernandez, Doc. Effie Nadine Magale,Epifania “Panny” Sy (president), Nestor M. Sy, Effie Panny Sy, and Nestor C. Sy Jr.

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ASC Ref .No. E017N081116E

8 March 6-12, 2017NEWSExtrajudicial Settlement and Parti-

tion with Waiver NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the properties of the late Sps. FE-LIXBERTO S. ARRADAZA and BELEN L. ARRADAZA re a 1/11 share of a parcel of land Lot 2-B situated in Poblacion , Ormoc City containing an area of 236 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 43700 ; and 1/11 share of a residential house erected of the above-mentioned lot were settled among their heirs and waived in favor of PEREGRINA A. TURNER per Doc. No. 431; Page No. 87; Book No. LXXXIII; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan- Tolibao. EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late FRANCISCO JAYAG re a parcel of land Lot 3671-E, Psd-08-000580, situated in Brgy. Mabini, Ormoc City, Leyte, containing and area of 39,790 sq. m. was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of GOLDEN BGT HOLDING CORP. represented by its president BERNANDINO G. TACOY per Doc. No. 391; Page No. 79; Book No. VI; Series of 2017 of Notary Public EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late RICARDO F. MIRO re ½ share of a parcel of land Lot 5368-A-7, situated in Brgy. Barrio Bagong Buhay, Ormoc City, Leyte, containing an area of 956 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 49966 ; 1/6 share of a parcel of land Lot 2268-I-5-G-3, situated in Brgy.Punta, Ormoc City, containing an area of 126 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 44839; and 1/6 share of a parcel of land Lot 5281-A, situated in Brgy. San Isidro, Ormoc City, containing an area of 1,792 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 44838 were settled and partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 390; Page No. 78; Book No. LDXI; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Nicolas S. Maglasang. EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement with Absolute Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late SOTERA GERMANO re an Urban Land situated at Brgy. Iniguihan, Bato, Leyte, under TD No. 0600300084 with Cad. Lot No. 325 (340) containing an area of 108 sq. m. was settled among her heirs and sold in favor of SPS. JIMMY and ROSALINA GO per Doc. No. 106; Page No. 23; Book No. 9; Series of 2002 of Notary Public Rico E. Aureo. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

Extrajudicial with Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late ROGELIO A. GUIBAO re a parcel of land Lot 2493-B-8, Psd-08-001153, situated in Barangay Utop, Tacloban City, containing an area of 180 sq. m. covered under TCT No. 122-2010001707 was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of ROMELYN LIBOT GUIBAO per Doc. No. 45; Page No. 9; Book No. VIII; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Rogelio P. Gula . EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26, 2017

Affidavit of Ownership, value and present possession

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JEFFERSON S. LAGUNA of legal age, single and resident of Brgy. Camp Downes Ormoc City, Leyte, owner and the possessor of a certain parcel of land Cad Lot No. 10611situated at Brgy. Hilapnitan, Baybay City, Leyte, containing an area of 44,045 sq. m., he acquired the said landholding through inheritance from his late grandfather MELQUIADES CORTES SALINAS, which he possessed in 1954 until his death, that is tracked through the possession of his mother Myrna S. Laguna and her siblings of about 30 years more or less. He executing this affidavit freely and voluntarily in order to attest the truth of the foregoing facts, subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of December 2016 at Ormoc City, per Doc. No. 175; Page No. 35; Book No. XCIX; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan- Tolibao. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

Affidavit of Ownership, value and present possession

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JESSIE JOSE S. LAGUNA JR, of legal age, married and resident of Brgy. Camp Downes Ormoc City, Leyte, owner and the possessor of a certain parcel of land Cad Lot No. 10610 situated at Brgy. Hilapnitan, Baybay City, Leyte, containing an area of 86,453 sq. m., he acquired the said landholding through inheritance from his late grandfather MELQUIADES CORTES SALINAS, which he possessed in 1954 until his death, that is tracked through the possession of his mother Myrna S. Laguna and her siblings of about 30 years more or less. He executing this affidavit freely and voluntarily in order to attest the truth of the foregoing facts, subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of August 2016 at Ormoc City, per Doc. No. 488; Page No. 97; Book No. XCIX; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan- Tolibao. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of

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that the property of the late RESTITUTO MARABELES re a parcel of land Lot 2259-1-A, Psd-08-001146 situated in Barangay Alegria, Ormoc City, Leyte, containing an area of 868 sq. m. was settled among his heirs and 108 sq. m. described as Lot No. 2259 I-2-A-4 sold in favor of REYNALDO C. CASAS per Doc. No. 142; Page No. 29; Book No. LXXXVIII; Series of 2015 of Notary Public Ruven R. Capahi. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

Affidavit of Self AdjudicationNOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN

that the property of the late URSULA PONGOS re a parcel of land Lot 1754-B, Psd-231848, situated in Brgy. Ipl, Ormoc City containing an area of 327 sq. m. TCT No. 18846 was adjudicated unto himself by ARTURO P. CABALIN per Doc. No. 385; Page No. 77; Book No. XLIX; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Philip A.Albeos III. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017 Extrajudicial with Deed of Absolute

Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late ANTONIO SULAYAO re an Agricultural Land under ARP No. 04-00006-00228 R-11, Survey # 3095-P, located at Brgy. Cabibihan,Caibiran, Biliran, containing an area of 4,486.00 sq. m was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of NIDA B. DEMATE per Doc. No. 145; Page No. 29; Book No. XIV; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Meljohn B. De La Peña. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the late FELICIDAD J. MACANAS had left an account with the Land Bank of the Philippines was settled among her heirs per Doc. No. 274; Page No. 55; Book No. I; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Clemencio C. Sabitsana, Jr. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late PRESCILA BATUTO re a parcel of agricultural land situated in Brgy. Calumpang, Naval, Biliran denominated as survey No. 946-P covered by TD No. 00173, containing an area of 0.0931 has. was settled among her heirs and sold in favor of Sps. TEOFILO TRESVALLES GAVIOLA, III and ROWENA BELARMINO LAZARO. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26, 2017

Republic of the Philippines PROVINCE OF LEYTE

Municipality of AlbueraOFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL

REGISTRAR R.A. 9048/10172 Form No. 10.1

(LCRO) NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 10172 and 9048 a notice is hereby served to the Public that MONINA DALANON BELACHO as filed with this office a Petition for Correction of Clerical Error on child’s Particularly in his date of Birth from “JAN. 23, 1956” to “JANUARY 21, 1956”;the mother’s first name from “VICTORIA” to “MONINA” and the child’s first name from “ANTOLITO” to ANTONIETO” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ANTOLITO DALANON BELACHO who was born on January 23, 1956 at Albuera, Leyte and whose parents are TOMAS BELACHO and VICTORIA DALANON BELACHO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than February 22, 2017.

(Sgd . ) MARIA LU ISA V. GRANADA

Municipal Civil Registrar Date: February 24, 2017 EV Mail March 6-12, & 13-

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Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry Office

Province of Leyte MUNICIPALITY OF KANANGA

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION 03 March 2017

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that CARLOT G. BROŇA, petitioner has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from “LOUTH” to “CARLOT” in the Certificate of Live Birth of LOUTH GODEN BRONIO who was born on February 25, 1982 at KANANGA, LEYTE whose parents are MARCELINO BRONIO and ENA GODEN bearing registry number 159.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than March 21, 2017.

(Sgd.) ENGR. NEWTON A. ISAAC Municipal Civil Registrar

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Publication Notice R.A. 10172

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-007-2017 March

02, 2017 I n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e

publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that ROXAN A. TANDO has field with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in the gender of the child from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROXAN AMBILONG TANDO who was born on November 25, 1980 in Brgy. San Ignacio, Kananga, Leyte and whose parents are ATANACIO FIEL TANDO and BELLA CAUBAT AMBILONG.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than March 21, 2017.

(Sgd.) ENGR. NEWTON A. ISAAC Municipal Civil Registrar

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

PROVINCE OF LEYTE MUNICIPALITY OF ALBUERA Republic of the Philippines) Municipality of ALBUER )SS

Province of LEYTE )Petition No. CFN-0003-2017

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME I, MISAEL SILAO SAURO, of

legal age Filipino, married and a resident of Mahayag, Albuera, Leyte after having duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that:

1. I am the pet i t ioner seeking the change of first name in:

a. My certificate of Live Birth

2. I was born on July 20, 1959 at Albuera, Leyte

1. The birth was recorded under registry number 162

2. The first name to be change is from MECHAEL to “MISAEL”

3. The grounds for filling this petition are the following:

a. The f i r s t name i s extremely difficult to write or pronounce;

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

c. The first name is tainted with dishonor;

d. The f i r s t name i s ridiculous;

e. The first name causes confusion;

f. Other: 4. I submit the following

documents top support this petition: a. O.R. & comm.. tax cert. b. Police & NBI clearancesc. Voters reg. record d. Aff. Of non-employment e. Birth cert. (LCR & PSA) f. Marriage & baptismal

cert. g. Birth & baptismal cert.

child) h. ID s & clippings 5. I have not filed any

similar petition and that to the best of my knowledge, no other similar petition is pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.

6. H a v e n o p e n d i n g criminal, civil or administrative case in any court or any quasi-judicial dody.

7. I am filing this petition at the LCRO of Albuera, Leyte in accordance with R.A. 9048 and it’s implementing rules and regulations.

(Sgd.) MISAEL S. SAUROPetitioner

VERIFICATION I , M I S A E L S . S A U R O ,

the petitioner hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Sgd.) MISAEL S. SAUROPetitioner

SUBSCRIBE AND SWORN to before me this 23rd day of February in the Municipality of Albuera, Leyte, petitioner exhibiting his Community Tax Certificate No. 23359191 issued at Albuera, Leyte on 01/02/17.

(Sgd.) MARIA LUISA GRANADAAdministering Officer

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GOSPEL ... from P. 5eryone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”

Jesus said to her, “Go call your hus-band and come back.” The woman an-swered and said to him, “I do not have a husband.”Jesus answered her, “You are right in saying, ‘I do not have a husband.’ For you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true.”

The woman said to him, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors wor-shiped on this mountain; but you people say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.”

Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.You people worship what you do not understand; we worship what we understand, because salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.”

The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming, the one called the Christ; when he comes, he will tell us everything.”

Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one speaking with you.” At that moment his disciples returned, and were amazed that

he was talking with a woman, but still no one said, “What are you looking for?” or “Why are you talking with her?”

The woman left her water jar and went into the town and said to the people, “Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Christ?” They went out of the town and came to him.

Meanwhile, the disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat of which you do not know.” So the disciples said to one another, “Could someone have brought him something to eat?”Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not say, ‘In four months the harvest will be here’? I tell you, look up and see the fields ripe for the harvest. The reaper is already receiving payment and gathering crops for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper can rejoice together. For here the saying is verified that ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the work, and you are sharing the fruits of their work.”

Many of the Samaritans of that town began to believe in him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me everything I have done.”

When the Samaritans came to him, they invited him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. Many more began to believe in him because of his word, and they said to the woman, “We no longer believe because of your word; for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the savior of the world.”

classmates and relatives and close friends will have been gone to the wild blue yonder and leaving us as if we are strangers. Who will we go to? And if we are to drink in a bar to whom will we offer a toast?

Lent is actually the Spanish word “Cuaresma” which means the vernacular “Cuarenta” (or forty) because this is how long Lent is. Jesus Christ fasted for forty days out in the desert. If Jesus Christ was tempted by the Devil three times, how much more with us mere mortals. The best solution here is pray, pray, pray. If you have with you such sacramentals as a Rosary bead, the brown scapular of Mama Mary,

or a vial of Holy Water, the devil will have second thoughts to approach you. Better yet, you yourself must be a temple of the Holy Spirit by being a daily commu-nicant and making frequent confessions. “If God is with you, who can be against you?” Set aside a period to be make yourself as holy as possible. God invited us to be “as holy as God.” Here’s hoping to see you in any church trying to reconcile with God.

As for old age, it is like a rainbow that appears in an instant and disappears just as fast. Nothing is achieved with old age ex-cept the bad whispers from the young ones.

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actions. “We do not live for ourselves. All our actions have consequences. People who choose to engage in and promote the illegal drug trade should be held accountable. They threaten the very dignity of human life. They destroy the family unit,” she said.

“In my capacity as representative of the 4th district of Leyte, I vote for capital punishment. It is a deterrent to a crime as evil as drugs,” she said.

The other congressmen from Eastern Visayas who voted “yes” to the measure were Rep. Vicente “Ching” Veloso of

the 3rd district of Leyte and chairman of the House com-mittee on justice; Rep. Jose Carlos L. Cari of the 5th dis-trict of Leyte; Rep. Rogelio Espina of Biliran; Rep. Roger Mercado of South-ern Leyte; Rep. Ed-gar Sarmiento, 1st district of Samar; Rep. Milagros Tan (2nd district of Sa-mar); and Rep. Ben Evardone, Eastern Samar. Rep. Victo-ria Noel of An Wa-ray also voted yes.

Only Rep. Raul Daza of Northern Samar voted “no”, while Rep. Yedda Romualdez of the 1st district of Leyte and Rep. Henry Ong of the 2nd dis-trict of Leyte were absent.

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provisions on the establishment of a city council for women, and a technical working group that would be responsible in mak-ing sure that the allocated 5% of the city government’s budget is utilized for GAD programs and projects within the city.

The ordinance also mandates agencies and stakeholders to increase participation among men in the advocacy on anti-vio-lence against women. Moreover, he pointed out some provisions in the revised code that would give priority programs such as scholarship grants, and livelihood trainings for young and solo parents, rural women, domestic helpers, and to the abused women in the society.

Mayor Richard Gomez, SP member Quilang, and the rest of the city council also assured the audience that the city govern-ment would continue to work for other legislations for women empowerment—those that would eliminate discriminatory practices and cultural barriers and promote equality in both genders.

Simultaneously conducted during the program was a special voter’s registration by Comelec, and some recreational services like manicure, pedicure, and haircut for the women.

became a Hall of Famer in 2016. Also in 2016, the town was one of 10

awardees of the Climate-Adaptive and Disaster-Resilient (CLAD) Awards for Cit-ies and Municipalities, a project of Senator Legarda and the Climate Change Commis-sion. Mayor Oñate said the CLAD prize of P 500,000.00 may not be huge, but it has given them an opportunity to source funds from other organizations.

Now, they got the MMK Award.The mayor said he is proud that Palom-

pon was named first runner-up. He said it does not matter if they didn’t get the top prize, but what is important is all the efforts that they have done to make Palompon

seas healthy and clean is being recognized even until now.

“I started this in 1995,” he said, when they launched a program to rehabilitate their seas, “and I am happy that what I started a long time ago is still being rec-ognized.

An ambitious ordinance passed dur-ing that time declaring a closed season for danggit fishing was slammed by fishermen, but he persisted in implementing it. The time came when the fishermen themselves noticed their catch improving, and began helping protect their sanctuaries from ille-gal fishers. This daring ecological program would win them the Galing Pook award.

With all his ecological programs in place, they earned a score of 99 plus in the MMK judging. The criteria included whether they had a program for garbage, no more dynamite fishing, it had a strong Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC), a de-clared close season and sanctuary. They passed all five parameters.

The mayor said their town was visited by a panel of judges who evaluated why they became the regional winner. After which, they were included in a shortlist of five towns.

The mayor added that the awards that his town has been reaping is the result of the hard work of his LGU family and the people themselves. “I cannot do it alone,” he said. “What I do is I capacitate the de-

partment heads to come up with projects and programs they think would help, and I simply approve it,” he said.

As for the P 8-million prize, including the P 2-million prize they received in the regional level, Mayor

Oñate said the money is for livelihood programs for fishermen. A three-man body composed of the MFARMC chairman, the environment officer, and municipal agri-culturist is tasked at coming up with the recommended livelihood program and identifying the beneficiaries.

Mayor Ramon C. Oñate

9March 6-12, 2017 BALITANG SAKSAK-SINAGOL

Daycare na estudyante nadasmagan, patayNI pauL LIBREs

ORMOC CITY – Patay ang kuatro anyus nga tinun-an sa Day Care dihang nadas-magan kini ug kotse ug pulis ang nagmaneho. Kini nahitbo alas nuwebe pasa-do sa buntag, Miyerkules, Marso 8, diha sa barangay San Pablo. Ang pulis, si SPO2 Troy Merin, nisuren-der sa mga pulis human sa hitabo.

Si SPO1 Roger Baronda ug PO2 Edwin Garcia nire-sponde human madawat nila ang tawag gikan sa OCPO. Pag abot nila sa lugar, didto pa ang kotse ni PO2 Merin pero ang bik-tima nga si Eljane Balidio nadala na sa ODH, pero gi-kataho nga namatay gayud kini tungod sa naangkon nga mga bon-og ug samad sa lawas. Ang Ormoc Res-cue Unit ang niresponde sa insedente.

Ang inahan sa bata si Gina, 30 anyus, nag-agak sa anak apan wala siya maapil kadumbol sa kotse, sumala

sa asoy niini ngadto kang SPO1 Baronda, kay daw may kusog nga hangin ni-tukmod kaniya.

Sa inbistigasyun, na-hibaw-an ang inahan ug anak gikan sa tunghaan kay mag ensayo para sa pagta-pos sa Day Care, pero wala mahinayun ang ensayo maong nanguli. Namidpid sila sa kalsada, ang kotse ni PO2 Merin padolong sa Villaba aron mopauli gikan duty, ni overtake sa trak sa tubo, pero nitipas kini sa daplin ug maayong pagka sentro sa bata.

Si PO2 Merin nakuhaan ug habig sa EV Mail niingon nigahe ang manubela sa iyang sakyanan, maong na-deretso sa daplin. Ang bata nadanas ug 27 piyes. Ang pulis nidugang nga taban-gan nila ang ginikanan aron mapahiluna ang bata. Dili tuman ang gibating kaguol sa ginikanan sa bata, matud sa mga pulis. Ni Paul Libres

2 ka wanted sa kasong rape, gidakopORMOC CITY – Nasikop sa mga operatiba sa PS2 sa Valencia ang duha ka tawo kinsa wanted sa kasong rape, kini sumala sa hepe Insp. Rito Pallomina sa pakighinabi sa EV Mail.

Ang duha sila si Ed-mund Buena, 21 anyus, ug Vincent Diano, parehong taga Concepcion ning siyu-dad. Sa report nakuha sa EV Mail, ang warrant of arrest batok sa duha giluwatan ni RTC Judge James Clinton Nuevo sa RTC Branch 12 pinitsahan Pebrero 13. Way piyansa gitugot ang korte

alang sa kagawasan sa mga akusado.

Matud ni Insp. Pallo-mina, human nila nadawat ang warrant of arrest batok sa duha, ilang gisuhid ang barangay Concepcion kun anaa pa ba sa barangay ang mga akusado.

Dihang nasuta nila nga anaa pa sa maong dapit sila Pabilar ug Diano, didto na nila gihimo ang pagdakop, wala hinuon mosuki ang mga nadakpan. Matud sa kasayuran nakuha sa EV Mail, sila Pabilar ug Diano gikiha ug rape tungod sa

pagpanamatamas sa osa ka babaye. Wala makuha ang pangalan sa biktima pero kun makuha man, dili mahimong itug-an ang pangalan agig pagtahud sa iyang katungod ug sa mga ginikanan niini.

Pagkakaron anaa pa natanggong sa PS2 ang duha apan kun mogawas na unya ang order gikan sa korte nga ibalhin na sila sa City Jail, anha pa nila ihatud didto, polong sa hepe.

Samtang sa laing ba-hin sa Station I, ang mga operatiba niini nisikop sad

sa ginganlan ug Rowen Lac-daying, 47, taga Bilwang, Isabel tungod sa warrant of arrest nga giisyu ni Judge Hector Salise sa RTC Caraga nga naka base sa Bayugan, Agusan del Sur. Ang kaso ni Lacdaying kalapasan sa RA 9262, ang piyansa niini P24 mil pesos.

Ang RA 9262 mao ang Violence Against Wom-en and Children Act ug ang kihante niya mao ang kaugalingon nga asawa, sumala sa pulis. Ni Paul Libres

Padayon ang dakop sa mga durugista ug pusherORMOC CITY – Human gibanhaw sa mga pulis ang operasyun kontra druga, duha na ang nadakpan sa nilabay nga semana ug niadtong Marso 7, may na-sikop na sad ang operatiba sa City Drug Enforcement Unit. Matud sa taga CDEU, daghan pa ang ilang po-sibling masikop kun dili moundang ang mga adik ug pushers.

Hapon niadtong Marso 7, ilang nasikop pinaagi sa buy bust operation ang gin-ganlan ug Daryl Peralta, osa ka bayot, diha sa merkado human kini napalitan ug

shabu sa nagtakuban nga pulis. Ang team sa CDEU gipangulohan ni Sr. Insp. Joseph Joevil Young, kinsa hepe sab sa PS3 sa Linao.

Nakuhaan kini ug duha ka gagmayng pakite sa gidudahang shabu, ug ang marked money nga P500 pesos. Si Peralta kanhi nag-puyo sa Carlos Tan, dugay nang gipanid-an sa mga pu-lis, pero dihang nasuspenso ang operasyun sa PNP kon-tra druga, nabiyaan na nila ang proyekto. Ang kasa-ligang tinobdan nag ingon dihang nahunong ang Anti-Illegal Drug Task Group

pila ka semana, hangtud niabot ug buwan, nisiaw balik ang mga pushers ang dili nila maseguro diin kaha magkuha ug drugas.

Human gibalik ang operasyun, gitawag kinig Drug Enforcement Unit, tulo na ang nasikop si Per-alta ang ikatulo. Gikasuhan

na siya sa kalapasan sa RA 9165.

Mga pulis nga sakop sa CDEU pinili sama sa mando gikan sa PNP national head-quarters, ang motrabaho sa drug operations kining mga tarung nga pulis. Ni Paul Libres

Mayor sa Albuera, mihangyo sa BFP Chief Marshal og

dugang fire truck ALBUERA, LEYTE – Nasaksihan ni Albuera mayor Rosa Meneses ang pagpakigkombate sa mga sakop sa BFP dihang may sunog nahitabo sa Poblacion ning nilabay nga semana. Ang firetruck gamay ug ang kargang tubig diyotay ra sad, busa ang mayor personal nakigkita sa fire Chief Bobby Baruelo aron paghanyu nga hatagan ug firetruck ang lungsud. May yuta nang gitagana nga tukuran ug fire station, gihatag kini sa kanhi mayor Junie dela Cerna.

Kuyog sa mayor ang iyang Municipal Administrator Engr. Arman Meneses ug ang bana sa mayor, si kanhi Vice Mayor Rustico Meneses. Bitbit ang mga papeles, gipakita sa mayor ngadto kang Gen. Baruelo ang labihan nga panginahanglan ug fire truck ang Albuera kay nag anam na kini kadaghan ang kabalayan, gani may tulo ka planta na kini karon sama sa dressing plant, Pryce Gas, ug Pulp Specialties Philippine Inc. May mga subdivisions na sad ang lungsud ug ang mga tindahan nianam kadaghan.

Na intertbiyu sa EV Mail si Engr. Meneses pinaagi sa telepono, kini niingon dihang gitug-an ni Mayor Meneses sa Fire Chief ang ilang sitwasyon, kini nisugyot nga pas-abton sad nila si DILG Secretary Mike Sueno kay siya na ang magfollow-up sa hanyu sa lungsud. Dugang ni Engr. Meneses, nagdungan sila Mayor Meneses ug ang mayor sa Inopacan, Leyte Loloy Lumarda ug bisita sa Fire Chief nga mao gihapon ang tuyo, mangayo ug fire truck.

Si Municipal Fire Marshal Gerardo Marquez, sa iyang bahin, dihang nasayud siya sa gihimo sa mayor nalipay. Matud niya ang establisemento sa lungsud niabot nag 429. Simbako may sunog sa iyang huresdeksiyun, manawag pa silag ayuda sa Central Fire Station sa Ormoc nga dunay kinse kilometros ng gilay-on. Maabot man ang firetruck, dako na ang kayo o di ba, ugdaw ang nasunog labi pa kun gama lang kini sa huyang nga materyales. Ni Paul Libres

Motor nibangga sa trak, bali ang bitiis ug naabli ang tiyan

ORMOC CITY – Nabali ang bitiis ning osa ka drayber ug motor dihang nibangga siya sa trak de karga, kini nahitabo didto sa barangay Libertad, Marso 8, alas tres pasado sa hapon.

Ang biktima dali gidala sa Ormoc Rescue Unit sa Ormoc Doctors’ Hospital, polong sa mga nirespondeng pulis. Gawas sa bali sa bitiis ni Jake Milson Abapo, 27 anyus, empleyado sa Toyota Tacloban, may taas nga samad siyang naangkon sa iyang tiyan, makita na ang tinae niini.

Ang Ormoc City Police Office nipahibawo sa traffic division sa hitabo, sila SPO1 Roger Baronda ug PO2 Edwin Garcia niresponde aron makuha ang datus sa aksidente.

Nibangga ang motor ni Abapo sa trak nga gimaneho ni Elwin Abellar, 34, minyu, taga barangay Patag. Sa in-bistigasyun sa traffic division, ang truck gikan sa siyudad ug niadto sa bodega ni Lucita Tse aron magkuha ug bogas. Paliko na ang trak ug nag signal, pero ang motor nga gi-kan dapit sa Merida kusog kaayo ang dagan uwahi nang makapreno, hinungdan nga didto kini bangga kilid sa trak.

Maayong pagkalagpot si Abapo, ang nakaayo kay naghelmet kini wa maunsa ang iyang ulo. Polong ni SPO1 Baronda kini ang naka bentaha kun mag helmet ang osa ka drayber ug motor kay may depensa siya sa panahun simbako may aksidente mahitabo. Si Abellar nisurender human sa hitabo.

Sa traffic division nasayran mas daghan sa natala nga aksidente sa kalsada nalambigit ang mga motor. Tungod niini nagpasidaan ang kapulisan nga kinahanglan maghel-met gyud ang drayber. Ni Paul Libres Commercial Rate * - P100.00 per col. cm. *

Judicial Notices *- P60.00 per col. cm. *For inquiries: Call (053) 561-0809 / 832-0704 (Or-

moc); (053) 530-3366 (Tacloban); 500-9389 (Biliran)* Exclusive of Taxes / Black and White Rate

Kaanindot unta kun tanang drivers sa traysikol magsul-ob sa ilang mga uniporme parehas ani nga driver sa No. 535. Ang Ormoc ginaduso ang turismo nga programa. Paspas ang administrasyong Gomez pagpalambo sa posibleng mga tourism activities ug areas, apil na ang batasan sa mga tawo.

10 March 6-12, 2017NOTICESRepublic of the Philip-

pinesREPUBLIC OF THE

PHILIPPINES 8th Judicial Region

Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte

SP. PROC. NO. H-574 FOR:

CORRECTION CAN-CELLATION IN THE

CIVIL REGISTRY IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION

OF THE RECORD OF BIRTH IN THE CIVIL REGISTRY OF MAU-RICE GIL G. PADA, MAURICE GIL G.

PADA Petitioner.

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

P E T I T I O N E R , M A U R I C A G I L G . PADA, by through coun-sel filed a petition for IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF THE RECORD OF BIRTH IN THE CIVIL REGISTRY OF MAURICE GIL G. PADA.

In support of his petition the petitioner avers: THAT: petitioner is of legal age Filipino, mar-ried and resident of Brgy. San Pedro, Matalom, Leyte and born on March 17, 1992 in Tacloban City by Rufo Gil Gamba and Ma. Cynthia G. Pada; that a clerical errors are made in his record of birth as the first name of the petitioner is BLANK instead of MAURICE GIL the middle initial is P. In-stead of G. for Gonzales the last name is GAMBA instead of PADA and the date and place marriage which is December 26, 1991 in Tacloban City but no marriage between his parents therefore must be cancelled; that the petitioner being known and been using to the full name as MAURICE GIL G. PADA; the peti-tioner prayed that the error has been corrected to straighten his record and avoid confusion and on order be issue cor-recting/cancelling the record of birth of the petitioner in the civil reg-istry particularly to the following: MAURICE GIL instead of Blank, G. as middle initial instead P., PADA as surname instead of GAMBA and date and place of married be cancelled for being no marriage celebrated of his parent.

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 31, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at which date time and place any-one that may be preju-diced by the approval of the instant petition may come to court in this first opportunity.

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 peti-tioner and her counsel at the given address for them to be present dur-ing the scheduled initial hearing.

ORDERED.IN CHAMBER this

21st day of February 2017, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines.

(Sgd.) EPHREM S. ABANDO

Executive Judge EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Ormoc City

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

EJF No. R-ORM-17-001-FC

For: EXTRA-JUDICIAL

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORT-

GAGE PEPSI-COLA PROD-UCTS PHILIPPINES INCORPORATED,

Mortgagee, -versus-

SPS. NORBERTO & LOURDES G. DAC-

ILLO and JOANOR G. DACILLO,

Mortgagors. x-----------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLO-

SURE SALE Upon Extra-judicial

petition for sale under Act 3135 filed by Pep-si-Cola Products Phil-ippines, Inc. (PCPPI), Tanauan, Leyte rep-resented by Stephany Grace E. Castillo against Sps. Norberto & Lourdes G. Dacillo and Joanor G. Dacillo to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 10, 2017 amounts to FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT & 33/100 Pesos Only (P522,598.33), ex-cluding interest, penal-ties, liquidated damages, attorney’s fees and other expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on March 30, 2017 at 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all the improve-ments located therein, to wit:

TCT No. T-19706 Registry of Deeds of the Province of Leyte

“A parcel of land (Lot No. 10892 of the Cadastral Survey of Or-moc), with the build-ing and improvements thereon, si tuated in the Barrio of Kananga, Municipality of Ormoc. Bounded on the N. by Lot No. 10443; on the E. by Lot No. 10893; on the SE. by Lot No. 10891; and on the W. by Pro-vincial Road. Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan, being S. 76 deg. 22’W., 824.40 m from B.L.L.M. N. 155; thence N. 89 deg.15’E., 23.54 m. to point 2; thence S. 6 deg. 20’E., 10.43 m. to point 3; thence N. 89 deg. 10’W., 24.03 m. to point 4; thence N. 3 deg. 53’W., 9.73 m. to the point of beginning; containing an area of TWO HUN-DRED AND THIRTY NINE (239) square me-ters, more or less. All points referred to are indicated on the plan; Bearings true; Declina-tion 1 deg. 09’E., Date of survey, August 1928 – June 1935. Registered in the name of Norberto Dacillo and Lourdes G. Dacillo.”

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 April 5, 2017 without further notice.

February 17, 2016,

Ormoc City, Philippines. (Sgd.) ZENEN B.

PURAY , JR. Sheriff IV

EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Regional Branch 18

Hilongos, Leyte EJF NO.H-035-2017

RURAL BANK OF HIN-DANG (LEYTE), INC.,

represented by REY-NALDO A. DAYOLA,

CPA, MM, CEO, Applicant-Mortgagee,

-versus- MS. RENITA M.

GULLES, Mortgagor.

x-----------------------xSHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE

Before the Office of the Sheriff/Clerk of Court is an Extra Judicial Foreclosure of Real Esate Mortgage under Act 3135, as amended by Act No. 4118 filed by RURAL BANK OF HINDANG (LEYTE) INC., repre-sented by REYNADO A. DAYOLA, CPA, MM, CEO of legal age, Filipi-no, single and with office address at Brgy. Pobla-cion I, Hindang, Leyte, Phil ippines, against RENITA M. GULLES of legal age, Filipino citizen and with postal address at Brgy. Pobla-cion I, Hindang, Leyte, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which com-puted in the total amount of FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOU-SAND AND FIVE HUN-DRED SIX AND 29/100 (PhP435,506.29) Philip-pine Currency, represent-ing interest, penalties excluding the expenses of the foreclosure and other expenses in con-nection with the proceed-ings, the undersigned will SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION on April 21, 2017 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning until 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte for CASH and in the Philippine currency, the parcel of land with all the improvements found thereon, described as fol-lows, to wit:

ORIGINAL CERTIFI-CATE OF TITLE NO.

P-43879(TAX DECLARATION NO. 02-15001-00488)

“A parcel of land situated at Pob. I, Hin-dang, Leyte, designated as Cad. Lot No. 606-A, declared in the name of Renita M. Gulles, con-taining an area of 151 sq. meters, bounded as follows:

SE: line 1-2 by lot 606-B, Csd-08-006176-D;

W: line 2-3 by Na-tional Road;

N: line 3-4 by lot 605, Cad 638-D; E: line 4-1 by lot 2558, Cad. 638-D.

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 or any reason under the exist-ing Rules on Extra Ju-dicial Foreclosure of any other legal reason, on the above-mentioned date the said public auction shall be held on April 28, 2017 on the same and place.

Let this Notice be published for three (3)

consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the Province of Leyte.

Hilongos, Leyte, February 20, 2017.

(Sgd.) CHRISTIAN S. VILLAS

Clerk of Court VI/Ex-Officio Sheriff

NOTED: (Sgd.) HON. EPHREM

S. ABANDO Executive Judge Copy furnished:

Eastern Visayas Mail C/o Maritess Masendo C,V. Alcuino St., Hilon-gos, Leyte Rural Bank of Hindang (Leyte), Inc. Hindang, Leyte Renita M. Gulles Brgy. Pob. I, Hindang, Leyte EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5, 6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Eighth Judicial Region Branch 14

Baybay City, Leyte SP. PROC. NO. B-16-

01-03 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR

CORRECTION OF EN-TRIES IN THE BIRTH RECORDS OF VILMA

ROSE L. CANO, VILMA ROSE L.

CANO,Petitioner, -versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REG-ISTRAR OF MAHAP-

LAG, LEYTE,Respondent. x--------------x

ORDER This is a petition

for correction of entries in the Birth Records of Vilma Rose L. Cano filed by petitioner through counsel. Petitioner al-leges, among others, that she is of legal age, female and a resident of Inay-awan, Cebu City, where she may be served with notices and other pro-cesses of this Honorable Court and also through the office address of her counsel; that Respondent Local Civil Registrar of Mahaplag, Leyte is an officer of the govern-ment in-charge of keep-ing birth records of per-sons born in Mahaplag, Leyte and he/she may be served with summons and other processes of this Honorable Court in Mahaplag, Leyte; that Respondent Local Civil Registrar of Mahaplag, Leyte is within the area of jurisdiction by this Hon-orable Court; that the Records of Birth of Vilma Rose L. Cano in the Civil Registrar of Cebu City bear the following data: Registry Number : 89-794 Name of the Child : Vilma Rose L. Cano Sex : Female Date of Birth : September 1, 1989 Place of Birth : Mahaplag, Leyte Name of Mother : Marilou C. Rusora Nationality : Filipino Name of Father : Pastor S. Cano Citizenship : Filipino Marriage Date of Parents: September 15, 1978 Place of Marriage : Cebu City

A copy of the Phil-ippine Statistics Office, certified copy, of the Cer-tificate of Live Birth of Petitioner Vilma Rose L. Cano is hereto attached as Annex “A” and a copy of her birth certificate issued by the Local Civil

Registrar of Mahaplag, Leyte is hereto attached as Annex “B”, that late last year, she started to process her requirement for the Professional Reg-ulations Commission (PRC) Board Examina-tion in Civil Engineering and when she obtained her Certificate of Live Birth from the Philippine Statistics Office (PSA), she found the error in the entry of her middle name initial which is “L”. This error in her middle name initial is also reflected in her Certificate of Live Birth issued by the Local Civil Registrar of Mahap-lag, Leyte; that the cor-rect middle name of her mother is “Rusora” and not “Lusora”. This fact is supported by the entry of family name of her moth-er in her (petitioner) birth certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Of-fice (PSA) which shows that her mother ’s last last name is “Rusora”. In addition, on page two (2) of the said documents, the affidavit of delayed registration of birh also shows that the affiant’s name reflected is “Mar-ilou R. Cano”, that with the above predicament, her application for PRC Board Examination was denied to her prejudice. She sincerely desires to take the examination this 2016; that she has no hand in the erroneous en-try on her middle name initial in her Certificate of Live Birth; that because of this predicament, she begs that the entry on her birth certificate as regards the initial of her middle name be changed from “L” to “R”. Peti-tioner most respectfully prays of this Honorable Court that, after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be is-sued directing the Civil Registrar of Mahaplag, Leyte to correct the entry in the Records of Birth of Vilma Rose L. Cano, particularly in the initial of her middle name to be changed from “L” to “R”. Petitioner likewise prays for other reliefs just and equitable under the circumstances.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance, notice is here-by given that this petition is set for initial hearing on March 29, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the session hall of this Court. Any person who may have an interest in this petition may file an opposition and show cause why this 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) consec-utive weeks. Likewise, let copies of this order be posted in the bulletin boards of the Municipal Hall and Post Office of Mahaplag Leyte, as well as in the bulletin boards of this Court and of the Provincial Capitol, Taclo-ban City.

Furnish copies of this order to the Solici-tor General, the Local Civil Registrar of the Municipality of Mahap-lag, Leyte, the Assistant Provincial prosecutor of Baybay City, Leyte, the petitioner and her counsel.

SO ORDERED. In Chambers, this

28th day of February, 2017, at Bulwagan Ng Katarungan, Baybay

City, Leyte. (Sgd.) CARLOS O.

ARGUELLES Presiding Judge

COA:mtjEV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

SUPREME COURT Regional Trial Court Eight Judicial Region

Branch 17 Palompon, Leyte

SP. PROC. CASE NO. R-PAL-17-0430-SP

IN RE: CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE RECORD OF BIRTH OF FRANCISCO G.

MAMALES Petitioner -versus-

MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF

PALOMPON, LEYTE AND PHILIPPINE

STATISTICS AUTHOR-ITY (formerly NSO)

At Quezon City Metro Manila

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

ORDERA verified petition

having been filed with this Court by petitioner, through counsel, Atty. Renold C. Arpon, pray-ing that after publica-tion, notice and hearing, judgment be rendered directing the Office of the Municipal Civil Registrar of Palompon, Leyte and the Philippine Statistics Authority to correct the erroneous entry in the Certificate of Live Birth of the petitioner, particu-larly, on the entry of date of birth from February 11, 1958 to February 11, 1956.

As the petition ap-pears to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing, pursuant to Section 3, Rule 105 of the Rules of Court on May 8, 2017 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 copies 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 this Order to the Office of Municipal Civil Registrar of Palompon, Leyte, Of-fice of the Solicitor Gen-eral, Office of the Civil Registrar General, Philip-pine Statistics Authority, and the petitioner.

SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers,

this 17th day of January, 2017 at the Hall of Justice, Palompon, Leyte.

(Sgd.) MARIO O. QUINIT

Presiding Judge Copy furnished: 1. Atty. Renold Arpon- Palompon, Leyte 2. Office of the Solicitor General 3. Office of the Assistant Prosecutor of Leyte- Palompon, Leyte 4. Office of the Mu-nicipal Civil Registrar of Palompon, Leyte 5. Office of the Civil Registrar General 6. Philippines Statistics Authority – Manila/ Philippine Statistics Authority 7. Francisco G. Mamales – Taft St. Brgy. Ipil II,

Palompon, Leyte 8. EV – Mail Ormoc City jmoq/arpdEV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Regional Branch 18

Hilongos, Leyte EJF NO.H-035-2017

RURAL BANK OF HIN-DANG (LEYTE), INC.,

represented by REY-NALDO A. DAYOLA,

CPA, MM, CEO, Applicant-Mortgagee,

-versus- MS. RENITA M.

GULLES, Mortgagor.

x-----------------------xSHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SALE

Before the Office of the Sheriff/Clerk of Court is an Extra Judicial Foreclosure of Real Esate Mortgage under Act 3135, as amended by Act No. 4118 filed by RURAL BANK OF HINDANG (LEYTE) INC., repre-sented by REYNADO A. DAYOLA, CPA, MM, CEO of legal age, Filipi-no, single and with office address at Brgy. Pobla-cion I, Hindang, Leyte, Phil ippines, against RENITA M. GULLES of legal age, Filipino citizen and with postal address at Brgy. Pobla-cion I, Hindang, Leyte, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which com-puted in the total amount of FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE THOU-SAND AND FIVE HUN-DRED SIX AND 29/100 (PhP435,506.29) Philip-pine Currency, represent-ing interest, penalties excluding the expenses of the foreclosure and other expenses in con-nection with the proceed-ings, the undersigned will SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION on April 21, 2017 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning until 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte for CASH and in the Philippine currency, the parcel of land with all the improvements found thereon, described as fol-lows, to wit:

ORIGINAL CERTIFI-CATE OF TITLE NO.

P-43879(TAX DECLARATION NO. 02-15001-00488)

“A parcel of land situated at Pob. I, Hin-dang, Leyte, designated as Cad. Lot No. 606-A, declared in the name of Renita M. Gulles, con-taining an area of 151 sq. meters, bounded as follows:

SE: line 1-2 by lot 606-B, Csd-08-006176-D;

W: line 2-3 by Na-tional Road;

N: line 3-4 by lot 605, Cad 638-D; E: line 4-1 by lot 2558, Cad. 638-D.

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 or any reason under the exist-ing Rules on Extra Ju-dicial Foreclosure of any other legal reason, on the above-mentioned date the said public auction shall be held on April 28, 2017 on the same and place.

Let this Notice be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the Province of Leyte.

Hilongos, Leyte, February 20, 2017.

(Sgd.) CHRISTIAN S. VILLAS

Clerk of Court VI/Ex-Officio Sheriff

NOTED: (Sgd.) HON. EPHREM

S. ABANDO Executive Judge

Copy furnished: Eastern Visayas Mail C/o Maritess Masendo C,V. Alcuino St., Hilon-gos, Leyte Rural Bank of Hindang (Leyte), Inc. Hindang, Leyte Renita M. Gulles Brgy. Pob. I, Hindang, Leyte EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5, 6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Deed of Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the late RENATO C. BACANG had left a motorcycle re Make – Rusi TC 125 Motorcycle; Plate No. – 9001 HL; Engine No. – RW157FMIHA035244; Chassis No. – RWCLPP 202BE235244; CR No. – 10891734-0 was adjudicated unto herself by LOUELLA A. BACANG and sold CONCEPCION ARAZO per Doc. 530; Page 106; Book No. L; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Gerentstein T. Banzon. EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Affidavit of Self-Adjudication with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the late RAMELITO S. DIMAS SR. had left a certain one (1) unit HONDA MOTORCYCLE; ENGINE NO. – XRM15E046230; SERIAL – XRM15046223; PLATE NO. – 6132HB; CERT. OF REG. NO. – 7554667-1 was adjudicated unto herself by ANA MARIA OMEGA DIMAS per Doc. No. 481; Page No. 91; Book No. CI; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan- Tolibao. . EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late LELIA POLIDO JUMAO-AS (a.k.a.) re parcels of land Lot 2268-J-5-H-2, Pcd-08-015590-D situated in Brgy. Alegria (now Punta), Ormoc City , containing an area of 86 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 39710; Lot 2268-J-5-G-5-A, Psd-08-015606-D,containing an area of 46 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 48505; Lot 2268-J-5-H-3-A, Psd-08-020732-D, containing an area of 50 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 121-2012000792; Lot 2376-A-2, Psd-08-019117-D, situated in Barangay Linao, Ormoc City, containing an area of 1,355 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 45159; Lot 2376-A-3-A, Psd-08-019774-D, containing an area of 21 sq. m. ; Lot 2376-A-3-B, Psd-08-019774-D, containing an area of 29 7 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 45759; Lot 2376-A-3-C, Psd-08-019774-D,containing an area of 450 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 45760; Lot 2376-A-1-A, Psd-08-019773-D, situated in Brgy. Linao, Ormoc City, containing an area of 564 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 45860; Lot 2376-A-1-B , Psd-08-019773-D, containing an area of 565 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 45861; and one (1) Residential House located at Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City erected on

Lot 2268-0-1 covered by TD No. 16496 were settled and partitioned among her heirs per Doc. No. 336; Page No. 68; Book No. CDXI Series of 2016 of Notary Public Nicolas S. Maglasang. EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017

Affidavit of Self-Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the late LEMUEL CATADO SORIA had left a tricycle re Make: SKYGO; Motor No.: 161FMJD1118228; CHASSIS No.: LX8PCK506DE000568 ; MV FILE No. : 0802-00000035526; Cert. of Reg. No. :173029894; Official Receipt No.: 978425350 was adjudicated unto herself by BEULAH ELOINE C. SORIA per Doc. No. 467; Page No. 94; Book No. XCVI; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Ruben R. Capahi. EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017

Affidavit of LossNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that BIBIAN AVELLANA GERALDO, 36 years of age, and a resident of 30-de Deciembre St. Baybay City, Leyte, a Plan Holder of LOYOLA PLANS CON-SOLIDATED, INC. having been issued a Contract No. 10273757was inadvertently lost due to Typhoon Yolanda, that have exerted all means to locate the same but all efforts proved futile, executed this Affidavit and Undertaking for the purpose of attesting to the veracity and truth of all the facts herein above-mention. Subscribed and sworn before this on Feb. 17, 2017, per Doc. No. 41; Page No. 9; Book No. XLLI; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Ernesto M. Butawn. . EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017

Affidavit of Self Adjudication with Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late RODULFO AGRAVANTE re a parcel of land Lot No. 304 containing an area of 4,394 sq. m. located in Brgy. San Juan Hilongos, Leyte, covered by CT No. TP-11546 was adjudicated unto herself by AGRIPINA R. AGRAVANTE and solve in favor of GENALYN P. VISCARA per Doc. No. 40; Page No. 9; Book No. XV; Series of 2015 of Notary Public Ma. Lourdes Madula-Vilbar. EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

11March 6-12, 2017 NOTICESRepublic of the Philip-

pines REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT8th Judicial Region

Branch 35, Ormoc City CASE NO. R-ORM-16-

00008-CVFOR:

SURRENDER OF OWNER’S COPIES OF TRANSFER CERTIFI-

CATES OF TITLE NOS. 32196 & 24293 UNDER SEC. 107 OF PD 1529 IN RE: PETITION TO COMPEL THE REG-ISTERED OWNERS

TO SURRENDER THE OWNER’S COPIES OF TRANSFER CERTIFI-CATE OF TITLE NO. 32196 AND 24293, IS-

SUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR ORMOC

CITY, RODOLFO CACANOG,

Petitioner, -versus-

LEONILA BAUTISTA and the Heirs of DIOS-DADO T. BAUTISTA,

namely: THOMAS DIONEL R. BAUTISTA,

et. Al., Respondents.

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

For resolution is petitioner’s Motion For Leave Of Court To Serve Summons By Publica-tion filed thru counsel on 19 July 2016, pray-ing that summons for respondents Leonila Bautista and the Heirs of Diosdado T. Bautista, namely: Thomas Dionel R. Bautista, Benedict R. Bautista and Christopher R. Baustista be served through publication. At-tached to the motion is a Judicial Affidavit executed by petitioner Rodolfo Cacanog.

Resort to this mode of service of summons was made in light of the return made by Sheriff Dexter Lance B. Man-gubat stating that re-spondents are no longer residing in the address provided by the petition-er in his petition which is Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City. Attached to the sheriff’s return is a Certification issued by the Punong Barangay of Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City certifying that respondents are in-deed no longer resid-ing in the said barangay since 2005.

Finding the motion sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby GRANTED. Pe-titioner is granted leave of court to serve by pub-lication in a newspaper of general circulation the Summons together with the Petition upon the respondents Leonila Bautista, Thomas Dionel R. Bautista, Benedict R. Bautista and Christopher R. Bautista once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

The Branch Clerk of Court is directed to fur-nish by registered mail a copy of the summons ad order of publication to the respondents at their last known address.

Respondents are ac-corded a period of sixty (6) days from notice within which to file their answer.

SO ORDERED. In chambers, Hall

of Justice, Ormoc City, Philippines, 02 February

2017. (Sgd.) GIRLIE M.

BORREL-YU Presiding Judge

Cc: Atty. Nicolas Magla-sang Rodolfo CacanogLeonila Bautista

Thomas Dionel BautistaBenedict Bautista Christopher Bautista Fn.:civil.publication

Republic of the Philip-

pines REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT8th Judicial Region

Branch 35, Ormoc City CASE NO. R-ORM-16-

00008-CVFOR:

SURRENDER OF OWNER’S COPIES OF TRANSFER CERTIFI-

CATES OF TITLE NOS. 32196 & 24293 UNDER SEC. 107 OF PD 1529 IN RE: PETITION TO COMPEL THE REG-ISTERED OWNERS

TO SURRENDER THE OWNER’S COPIES OF TRANSFER CERTIFI-CATE OF TITLE NO. 32196 AND 24293, IS-

SUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR ORMOC

CITY, RODOLFO CACANOG,

Petitioner, -versus-

LEONILA BAUTISTA and the Heirs of DIOS-DADO T. BAUTISTA,

namely: THOMAS DIONEL R. BAUTISTA, BENEDICT R. BAUTIS-TA and CHRISTOPHER

R. BAITOSTA. Respondents.

x------------------xSUMMONS BY PUB-

LICATION TO: LEONILA BAU-TISTA THOMAS DIONEL R. BAUTISTA BENEDICT R. BAU-TISTA CHRISTOPHER R. BAUTISTAAll of Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City

GREETINGS: You are hereby re-

quired within a period of not less than SIXTY (60) days from the last publication of this Sum-mons, to file with the Court and serve on the petitioner, your Answer to the Petition, copy of which is hereto attached together with the An-nexes. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA Memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated 12 March 2002 to observe restraint in filing a Motion to Dismiss and instead allege the ground thereof as defenses in the Answer. If you fail within the time fixed, the peti-tioner will take judgment by default and may be granted the relief applied for in the petition.

WITNESS my hand under the seal of the Court this 13th day of February 2017.

(Sgd.) MILREYSA SALINAS DAYAN-

DAYANClerk of Court V

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 35, Ormoc City CASE NO. R-ORM-16-

00008-CVFOR:

SURRENDER OF OWNER’S COPIES OF TRANSFER CERTIFI-

CATES OF TITLE NOS. 32196 & 24293 UNDER SEC. 107 OF PD 1529 IN RE: PETITION TO COMPEL THE REG-ISTERED OWNERS

TO SURRENDER THE OWNER’S COPIES OF TRANSFER CERTIFI-CATE OF TITLE NO. 32196 AND 24293, IS-

SUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR ORMOC

CITY,

RODOLFO CACANOG,Petitioner, -versus-

LEONILA BAUTISTA and the Heirs of DIOS-DADO T. BAUTISTA,

namely: THOMAS DIONEL R. BAUTISTA,

BENEDICT R. BAU-TISTA, and CHRISTO-PHER R. BAUTISTA,

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

PETITIONER, by and through under-signed counsel, unto this Honorable Court, most respectfully avers:

1. Petitioner, RO-DOLFO CACANOG, is of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Ormoc City, Philippines, where he may be served with legal processes;

2. Respondents LEONILA BAUTISTA and the Heirs of DIOS-DADO T. BAUTISTA, namely: THOMAS DI-ONEL R. BAUTISTA, BENEDICT R. BAUTIS-TA, and CHRISTOPHER R. BAUTISTA, are all of legal age, Filipinos, and with last known address at Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City, Philippines;

3. Respondent Leonila R. Bautista and his late husband Dios-dado T. Bautista are the registered owners of two (2) parcels of land more particularly described as follows:

PARCEL I “ A parcel of land

Lot 6432-B-5 of the sub-division plan, Psd-08-009973-D, being a portion of Lot 6432-B, Psd- 74310, situated in the Brgy. Of Lilo-an, City of Ormoc. Bounded on the NE. points 3-4, by Lot 6432-B-6 of the subdivision plan; on the SE. points 4-1, by Lot 8012, Ormoc Cadastre; on the SW., points 1-2, by Lot 6433, Ormoc Cadastre; and on the NW., points 2-3, by Lot 6432-B-10 (Road Lot) of the subdivision plan. Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan, be-ing S. 7 deg. 11’E., 696.20 m. from BLLM No. 169, Ormoc Cadastre; thence N. 69 deg. 50’W., 31.82 m. to point 2; thence N. 27 deg.46’E., 38.47 m. to point 3; thence S. 62 deg. 03’E., 31.11 m. to point 4; thence S. 27 deg.02’W.,34.16 m. to point of beginning; containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT (1,138) SQUARE METERS, more or less, registered in the name of Diosdado Bautista and Leonila Ruiz, covered by Transfer Certificate of Titke Bi, 32196 issued by the Registry of Deeds for Ormoc City.”

PARCEL II “ A parcel of land

(Lot 6430 of the Cadastral Survey of Ormoc) with the improvements there-on, situated in the Barrio of Liloan, Municipal-ity of Ormoc. Bounded on the N. by Lot Nos. 6429 and 8012;on the SE. by Lot Nos. 6412 and 6425; on the S. by Lot No. 6425 and on the W. by Lot No. 6428. Begin-ning at a point marked “1” on plan, being S. 6 deg. 21’E., 804.80 m. from B.L.L.M. No. 169; thence S. 78 deg. 54’E., 68.92 m. to point 2; thence S. 22 deg. 42’W., 19.66 m. to point 3; thence S. 23 deg. 15’W., 52.85 m. to point 4; thence N. 89 deg. 18’W., 85.06 m. to point 5; thence N. 1 deg. 55’E.,78.98 m. to point 6; thence S. 89 deg. 59’E.,43.23 m. to point of beginning. Containing an

area of SEVEN THOU-SAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY SIX (7 ,536) SQUARE METERS more or less, registered in the name of Diosdado Bau-tista and Leonila Ruiz, covered by Transfer Cer-tificate of Title No. 24293 issued by the Registry of Deeds for Ormoc City.”

P h o t o c o p i e s o f Transfer Certificate of Ti-tle No. 32196 and Trans-fer Certificate of Title No. 24293 are hereto attached as Annexes “A” and B, respectively, while a copy of the Death Certificate of Diosdado Bautista is hereby attached as An-nex “C”.

4. Petitioner and MARILU ROMERO, are presently the rightful owners of the above-described parcels of land, having bought the same at public auctions held on November 23, 2011 and February 6, 2013 for the partial satisfaction of the judgment in Civil Case NO. 4213-0;

5. Petitioner and MARILU ROMERO were later issued with Sheriff’s Certificates of Final Sale for failure of respondents to redeem the property within one year from registration of the sales; Photocopies of the Sher-iff’s Certificates of Final Sale dated August 15, 2013 and May 30, 2014 are hereto attached as Annexes “D” and “E”, respectively;

6. D e s p i t e a l -ready being the new owners of the property, the registration of the property cannot be trans-ferred to the name of petitioner and Marilu Romero without the owner’s copies of Trans-fer Certificate of Title No. 32196 and Transfer Certificate of Title No. 24293. Petitioner and Marilu Romero thus filed a Motion to Compel De-fendants to Surrender the Owner’s Copies of Cer-tificates of Titles before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, Ormoc City in Civil Case No. 4213-0;

7. The Motion to Compel Defendants to Surrender the Owner’s Copies of Certificates of Titles was granted, but the writ for the execution of the Order granting the motion was returned unserved because defen-dants could not be lo-cated in their last known address; Copies of the Writ of Execution dated February 20, 2015 and the Return of the Writ of Execution dated June 15, 2015 are hereto attached as Annexes “F” and “G”, respectively;

8. Petitioner and Marilu Romero then filed a Motion with the same Court praying that an Order issue declaring the owner’s copies of Trans-fer Certificates of Title Nos. 32196 and 24293 as null and void and direct-ing the Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City to issue new owner’s copies of the certificates of title, but the same was denied for lack of merit in its Order dated October 16, 2015, the relevant portion of which reads;

“This court is mind-ful of the fact that issu-ance of second owner’s copy of Certificate of Title of a parcel of land can only be had pursuant to Sec. 107 of PD 1527. It provides that a petition must first be filed before the proper court and only after hearing should the remedies enumerated therein be granted. In

other words, it cannot be availed of by just filing a mere motion.”

A copy of the Order dated September 16, 2015 is hereto attached as An-nex “H”;

9. Petitioner and Marilu Romeo have ex-erted all efforts to re-trieve the owner’s copies of Transfer Certificates of Title Nos. 32196 and 24293 from the respon-dents but the same proved futile as their present whereabouts is unknown and the own-er ’s copies of Transfer Certificates of Title Nos. 32196 and 24293 could no longer be found;

10. Petitioner is thus constrained to file the instant petition, in accordance with Sec-tion 107 of P.D. No. 1529 otherwise known as the Property Registration Decree which provides:

“Section 107. Sur-render of withhold dupli-cate certificates. Where it is necessary to issue a new certificate of title pursuant to any invol-untary instrument which divests the title of the registered owner against his consent or where a voluntary instrument cannot be registered by reason of the refusal or failure of the holder to surrender the owner’s duplicate certificate of title, the party in inter-est may file a petition in court to compel sur-render of the same to the Register of Deeds. The court, after hearing, may order the registered own-er or any person with-holding the duplicate certificate to surrender the same, and direct the entry of a new certificate or memorandum upon such surrender. If the person withholding the duplicate certificate is not amenable to the process of the court, or if not any reason the outstanding owner’s duplicate certifi-cate cannot be delivered, the court may order the annulment of the same as well as the issuance of a new certificate of title in lieu thereof. Such new certificate and all duplicates thereof shall contain a memorandum of the annulment of the outstanding duplicate.”

PRAYER W H E R E F O R E ,

premises considered, it is most respectfully prayed of this Honorable Court that, after due notice and hearing.

(a) An order issue directing respondents to surrender the owner’s copies of Transfer Certifi-cates of Title Nos. 32196 and 24293;

And in the alterna-tive, should said regis-tered owners unjustly fail or refuse to comply with the said order,

(b) To declare the owner’s copy of Transfer Certificates of Title Nos. 32196 and 24293 in the possession of the regis-tered owners as null and void and to direct the Registry of Deeds for Ormoc City to issue new owner’s copies of Trans-fer Certificates of Title Nos. 32196 and 24293 in lieu of the owner’s copies of the certificates of title requested to be declared null and void.

Other just and equi-table remedies under the premises are also respect-fully prayed for.

Ormoc City, Philip-pines. January 28, 2016.

M A G L A S A N G LAW OFFICE

2 / F B r a z i l

Bldg.,Bonifacio St., Or-moc City

Counsel for Peti-tioner

(Sgd.) NICOLAS S. MAGLASANG Roll No. 41354

IBP No. 0989462, Leyte Chapter, 01/14/2015

MCLE Compliance IV- 0018062

(Sgd.) ALEAH RAFEL G. BATAAN-TOL-

IBAO Roll No. 58859

IBP No. 0989463, Leyte Chapter, 01/14/2015 PTR No. 4482104, Or-moc City, 01/08/2015

MCLE Compliance IV – 0018354

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

CITY OF ORMOC ----) S.S.

VERIFICATION/CERTIFICATION

AGAINST FORUM SHOPPING

I , RODOLFO C. CACANOG, Filipino, of legal age, and a resident of Brgy. Liloan Project, Ormoc City, after having-duly sworn in accordance with law, hereby depose and say that:

I am the petitioner herein and have caused the preparation of the Petition. I have read and understood the allega-tions in the compliant and the same are true and correct of my own personal knowledge and based on authentic docu-ments annexed and made part thereof. I have not filed before any other court, tribunal or agency a complaint/ petition involving parties, issues and subject matter simi-lar or the same to those involved in the forego-ing Petition and should I learn that there is such a similar case, I will inform this Honorable Court of the same within 5 days from acquiring knowl-edge thereof.

I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, we here-unto set my hands this 01 Feb. 2016 at Ormoc City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) RODOLFO C. CACANOG

Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND

SWORN TO BEFORE ME this 01 Feb. 2016 at Ormoc City, Philippines. (Sgd.) ATTY.NICOLAS

S.MAGLASANG NOTARY PUBLIC FOR

ORMOC CITY NOTARIAL COMMIS-SION NO. ORM- 14-

01-002COMMISSION UNTIL

DECEMBER 31,2016ROLL NO. 41354IBP NO. 0989482,

LEYTE CHAPTER, 01/14/2015

PTR No. 4452103, OR-MOC CITY,01/08/2015

TIN No. 153-545-298Doc. No. 458Page NO. 92Book No. CDIV Series of 2016 PROOF OF SERVICE

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on ____ copies of the foregoing Petition were furnished to: By personal service: OFFICE OF THE REG-ISTER OF DEEDS Ormoc City By registered mail: THE ADMINISTRATOR (R.R. No. ___) Land Registration Authority Quezon City THE REGIONAL EX-ECUTIVE DIRECTOR (R.R. No. ___)DENR Regional Office No. 08, Tacloban City THE BARANGAY CHAIRMAN

(R.R. No. ___) Brgy. Liloan, Ormoc City LEONILA BAUTISTA and the Heirs of (R.R. No. ____) DIOSDADO T. BAUTIS-TA, namely: THOMAS DIONEL R. BAUTISTA, BENEDICT R. BAUTISTA, and CHRIS-TOPHER R. BAUTISTA, Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City Service was made via registered mail due to distance and lack of messengerial service. IN WITNESS WHERE-OF, I hereunto set my hand this ____ at Ormoc City, Philippines. RICHARD R. ABUTIN SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME this ____at Ormoc City, Philippines. Doc. No.Page No.Book No.Series of 2016

EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5,& 6-12, 2017

12 March 6-12, 2017NOTICESRepublic of the Philip-

pines SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT BRANCH 43

8th Judicial Region Bulwagan ng Katarun-

gan Magsaysay Boulevard,

Tacloban City SPEC. PRO. R-TAC-16-

01669-SP IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION /CANCELLATION

OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE

BIRTH OF ERLINDA ALCARAZ,

ERLINDA ALCARAZ, Petitioner, -versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF TA-

CLOBAN CITY, PHIL-IPPINE STATISTICS

AUTHORITY, RAMIL E.CENTILLAS AND

ALL PERSONS / ENTI-TIES WHO/WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED

THEREBY, Respondents.

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

This is a verified Pe-tition filed by Petitioner Erlinda Alcaraz for the correction of entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of Erlinda Alcaraz, issued by the Civil Reg-istrar of Tacloban, and the Philippine Statistics Authority.

The Court, finding the Petition to be suf-ficient in form and sub-stance, hereby gives due course to this case.

W H E R E F O R E , notice is hereby given that the above-entitled Petition is set for initial hearing on August 16, 2017 at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon before this Court sitting at the Bul-wagan ng Katarungan, Tacloban City.

The Civil Registrar of Tacloban City, Philip-pine Statistics Authority, Sta. Mesa, Manila, Ramil E. Centillas and any per-son having or claiming any interest under the entry whose cancellation or correction is sought may, within Fifteen (15) days from notice of the Petition, or from the last date of publication of such notice, file their op-position thereto.

Let a copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Prov-ince of Leyte and Taclo-ban City for Three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of Petitioner.

Further, let a copy of this Order be fur-nished to the Office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorosolo St., Le-gaspi Village, Makati City; Local Civil Regis-trar of Tacloban; Philip-pine Statistics Authority, Sta. Mesa, Manila; City Prosecutor Hannah R. Delgado; Ramil E. Cen-tillas of Tacloban City. Likewise, furnish a copy of this Order to the Peti-tioner and to her counsel.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS,

this 28th day of Decem-ber, 2016, Regional Trial Court, Branch 43, Bul-wagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City.

(Sgd.) EVELYN P. RINOS-LESIGUES

Presiding Judge EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

SUPREME COURT8th Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT Branch 36

Carigara, Leyte SP. PROC. NO.

RTC2017-001-SP IN RE: PETITION FOR

CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE BIRTH RECORDS OF BENJA-MIN VALLE-RAMOS TACMO AS FOUND

IN THE REGISTRY OF BIRTH OF THE OFFICE

OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SAN MIGUEL, LEYTE, BENJAMIN VALLERA-

MOS TACMO Petitioner, -versus-

MA. LOURDES V. LABACLADO IN

HER CAPACITY AS MUNICIPAL CIVIL

REGISTRAR OF THE OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SAN

MIGUEL, LEYTE, Respondent

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

Filed before this court is a petition seeking the Correction of Entry in the Birth Records of the petitioner, BENJAMIN VALLERAMOS TACMO, on the with the respon-dent which is the public office mandated by law to be the custodian and repository of records per-taining to Births Mar-riages, Deaths and other incidents of human exis-tence. The entry sought to be corrected pertains to his first name whereby BENJAMIN was errone-ously spelled as BENJA-MEN, as well as to his year of birth, from March 31, 1972 as indicated in the Register of Births instead of March 31, 1982

A perusal of the petition shows that the same appears to be suf-ficient in form and sub-stance. Set therefore the initial hearing on May 12, 2017 at 8:30 in the morning.

The petitioner is DI-RECTED to cause at his expense, the publication of this Order once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in an accredited newspaper of general circulation in the Prov-ince of Leyte. To expedite the proceedings in this case, the petitioner is also DIRECTED to sub-mit to the court, within (15) days from notice, a Manifestation about the documents desired to be marked during the initial hearing. Failure to com-ply shall be construed as violation of Section 3, Rule 17, 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Court will act on it accordingly.

During the initial hearing, all those inter-ested person/s are given the opportunity to ven-tilate their opposition, if any, to the petition. Otherwise, if they fail to appear, their claim shall be barred and the petitioner will be allowed to adduce evidence in support of the petition.

The Sheriff of this Court is also hereby ORDERED to post a copy of this Order on three (3) conspicuous places namely: (1) Mu-nicipal Trial Court of San Miguel, Leyte; (2) the Bulletin Board of the Municipal Hall of San Miguel, Leyte; and (3) the Bulletin Board of this court.

Furnish copies of this Order to the peti-tioner through counsel

Republic of the Philip-pines

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos,

Leyte SP. PROC. NO. H-578

FOR: ASSUMPTION OF

IDENTITY FE GEMMA KINANA-

HANPetitioner,

NATIONAL STATIS-TICS OFFICEX--------------X

ORDER PETITIONER, FE

GEMMA KINANAHAN, by through counsel filed a petition for ASSUMP-TION OF IDENTITY.

In support of her petition the petitioner avers: THAT: petitioner is of legal age Filipino, mar-ried and resident of Brgy.Combado Bato, Leyte and born on December 29, 1968 in Bato, Leyte by father Ursulo Kinanahan and mother Salustiana Cubijiano, whose birth was registered late on December 18, 1982 is one and the same person; that petitioner since birth has been using the name FE GEMMA KINANA-HAN and never used a different identity; that the instant petition is filed for the sole purpose of petitioner’s assump-tion of her identity as recorded in the registry of birth in the Office of the National Statistics Office which required by Taiwan Embassy; the petitioner prayed that the instant petition be granted and the peti-tioner will be allowed to assume the identity of FE GEMMA KINANAHAN based on the birth as recorded in the National Statistics Office (NSO) by the petitioner.

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 20, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. at which date time and place any-one that may be preju-diced by the approval of the instant petition may come to court in this first opportunity.

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 peti-tioner and her counsel at the given address for them to be present dur-ing the scheduled initial hearing.

ORDERED. IN CHAMBER this

21st day of February 2017, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines.

(Sgd.) EPHREM S.ABANDO

Executive Judge EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017

Affidavit of Self Adjudication with Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late RODULFO AGRAVANTE re a residential building erected on Lot No. 396-A, Psd-08-029136-D situated in Barangay San Juan Hilongos, Leyte covered by TD No. 14036 00078 R13 adjudicated unto herself by AGREFINA R.AGRAVANTE and sold in favor of MANUELITA R. ERJAS per Doc. No. 145; Page No. 30; Book No. XVII; Series of 2015 of Notary Public Ma. Lourdes Madula- Vilbar. EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement and Parti-tion with Waiver

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late ACHILLES S. ARRADAZA, (A.K.A ARCHILLES S. ARRADAZA) re a 1/11 share of a parcel of land Lot 2-B situated in Poblacion , Ormoc City containing an area of 236 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 43700 ; and 1/11 share of a residential house erected of the above-mentioned lot were settled among his heirs and waived in favor of PEREGRINA A. TURNER per Doc. No. 415; Page No. 83; Book No. LXXXIII; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan- Tolibao. EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017Addendum Extrajudicial Settlement

and Partition with waiver NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the properties of the late FEDERICO S. ARRADAZA re a 1/11 share of a parcel of land Lot 2-B situated in Poblacion, Ormoc City, Leyte, containing an area of 236 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 43700 ; and 1/11 share of a residential house erected of the above-mentioned lot were settled among his heirs and waive in favor of PEREGRINA A. TURNER per Doc. No. 410; Page No. 82; Book No. LXXXIII; Series of 2015 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan-Tolibao. EV Mail Feb. 27- March 5,6-12, & 13-19, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late BUENAVEN-TURA BAUTISTA re a parcel of land designated as Lot 10174, Cad 566-D, located at Tuguipa, Hilongos, Leyte, covered by OCT No. P-77709, covered with an area of 7,890 sq. m. was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of EVELYN GESULTURA-DELANEY per Doc. No. 105; Page No.22; Book No. XXVIII; Series of 2014 of Notary Public EFREN B. MENDOZA. . EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017\Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of

Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late ROSARIO BORNILLO re a parcel of an agricultural land situated in Brgy. Sto. Niño, Naval, Biliran denominated as survey No. 386-P and Lot No. 021 under TD No. 00040 with an area of 0.2736 has. was settled among her heirs and sold in favor of LUCILLE C. ROA per Doc. No. 206; Page No. 42; Book No. 53; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Redentor C.Villordon. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

Affidavit of Self Adjudication with Deed of Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the late CELSO M. DOLORES had left a motor vehicle C.R.- 66571143; CLASSIFICATION – NC LIGHT; MAKE – ISUZU; BODY TYPE- JEEP; MOTOR NO. – C223-804629; CHASSIS NO. – KPAKCBBCICP000115; PLATE NO. – HAW-493; MODEL – 2001 was adjudicated unto herself by TEODORA T. DOLORES and sold in favor of JOVENCIO C. DIANO per Doc. No. 436; Page No. 88; Book No. LXXI; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Adelito M. Solibaga Jr. EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

for his compliance, as well as the Honorable Solicitor General for his information and appro-priate action.

SO ORDERED. GIVEN in Cham-

bers on this 10th day of February, 2017, at Cari-gara, Leyte, Philippines.

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

Judge Lapc/rpe

EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017

Affidavit of Self- Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the property of the late BUENAVENTURA GONZALES re a parcel of unregistered land situated in the Barrio Villa Solidaridad, Baybay, containing an area of 14,000 sq. m. under TD No. 07090-00126R-11was adjudicated unto herself by FLORDIVINIA PACANAN-POLO per Doc. No. 246; Page No. 50; Book No. XLIII; Series of 2015 of Notary Public Ernesto M. Butawan. . EV Mail Feb. 20-26, 27- March 5, & 6-12, 2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Ormoc City

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

EJF No. R-ORM-17-002-FC FOR:

EXTRAJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF

REAL ESTATE MORT-GAGE under Act 3135,

AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118

HOME DEVELOP-MENT MUTUAL

FUND, Mortgagee,

-versus-VEVENCIO P. DIMOL,

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

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLO-

SURE SALE Upon Extra-judicial

petition for sale under Act 3135 filed by HOME DEVELOPMENT MU-TUAL FUND, Pag-Ibig Fund WT Corporate Tower, Mindanao Ave-nue, Cebu Business Park, Cebu City against Veven-cio P. Dimol to satisfy the mortgage indebted-ness which as of Decem-ber 15, 2016 amounts to FOUR HUNDRED NINE T H O U S A N D T W O HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE PESOS AND 85/100 ONLY (P409,259.85), in-clusive of interest and penalty charges, plus attorney’s fees, sheriff’s fees and other expenses of foreclosure, the under-signed sheriff will sell at public auction on May 11, 2017 at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Regional Trial Court Br. 35, Ormoc City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following properties with all the improve-ments located therein,to wit:

TCT No. 14222 A parcel of land

(Lot 3-K of the sub. Plan, Psd-08-006162 being a portion of Lot 3, Psd-08-004587, situated in the Brgy. Of Tubod (Bilwang before), Isabel, Leyte. Bounded on the NE. point 1-2 by Lot 3-L of the sub. plan; on the SE. points 2-3 by Lot 3-W of the sub. plan, Perpetual Right of Way 6.00 m. wide;on the SW. points 3-4 by Lot 3-J of the sub. plan and on the NW. points 4-1 by Lot 3-D of the sub. plan. x.x.x con-taining an area of two hundred (200) square meters, more or less.

TCT NO. 14223 A parcel of land Lot

3-L of the subdivision plan, Psd-08-006162, be-ing a portion of Lot 3, Psd-08-004587, situated in the Brgy. Of Tubod, (Bilwang before) Isabel, Leyte. Bounded on the NE., points 2-3, Lot 3-M of the subdivision plan; on the SE., points 3-4, by Lot 3-W, perpetual right of way of subdivision plan (6.00 m. wide); on the SW., point 4-1, by Lot 3-K of the subdivision plan and on the NW., points 1-2, by Lot 3-B (Parks and Playground of the subdivision plan. xxx containing an area of two hundred (200) square meters, more or less.

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 May 18, 2017 without further notice.

H a l l o f Jus t i ce ,Ormoc Ci ty, March 8, 2017. (Sgd.) DEXTER LANCE

B. MANGUBAT Sheriff IV

EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 8

Bulwagan Ng Katarun-gan

Magsaysay Blvd., Taclo-ban City

EJF No. 3820FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORT-GAGE under Act 3135 as amended BY ACT

4118 HDMF (PAG-IBIG FUND) Petitioner/Mortgagee, -versus- SPOUSES MAY L.

CONDE-HERNADEZ and FRANCIS PAUL V.

HERNANDEZ Respondent/Mortgagor,

x------------------xSHERIFF’S NOTICE

OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER ACT 3135 AS

AMENDED Upon Extra-Judicial

Petition for sale under act 3135, as Amended filed by HDMF (PAG-IBIG FUND) CEBU CITY Branch at WT Corpo-rate Tower, Mindanao Avenue, Cebu Business Park, Cebu City, against S P O U S E S M AY L . CONDE-HERNANDEZ and FRANCIS PAUL V. HERNANDEZ, with postal address at Aslum Sagkahan, Tacloban City to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as of September 20, 2016, amounted to SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY F O U R T H O U S A N D FIVE HUNDRED THIR-TEEN PESOS & 74/100 (Php734,513.74), Philip-pine Currency, including Penalties, Charges, At-torney’s Fees, expenses of the Foreclosure, Sher-iff ’s Lawful Fees, and expenses for conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION SALE, thereof, the UN-DERSIGNED EXECUT-ING SHERIFF WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUC-TION on March 31, 2017 at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter, RE-GIONAL TRIAL COURT, Magsaysay Blvd., Taclo-ban City, to the highest bidder for Cash and in Philippine Currency, the following Real Proper-ties/ Personal Properties, with all the improve-ments thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CER-TIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T. 67163

A parcel of land (Lot 12,Block 19, of the consol-idation-subdivision plan (LRC) Pcs-13819, being a portion of the consolida-tion of Lots 2870,2871, 2872, 2873, 2874, 2884, 2886, 2887, 2903, 2904, 2908, 2920, 2921, 2922, 2923, 2924, 2925, 2927 and 3381, Tacloban Ca-dastre, LRC (GLRO) Re-cord No. 1040), situated in the Barrio of Caibaan, Tacloban City, Island of Leyte. Bounded on the: NE., points 2 to 3 by lot 14, Block 19; on the SE., points 3 to 4 by Road Lot 1; on the SW., points 4 to 1 by Lot 10; on the NW., points 1 to 2 by Lot 11, both of Block 19 all of the consolidation plan, con-taining an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

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 PROPERTIES I ANY THERE BE.

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 said date, it shall be held on April 7, 2017 on the same time and place without further notice.

Tacloban City Feb-ruary 20,2017.

FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFI-CIO SHERIFF (Sgd.) LUDY C. MAR-

MITA SHERIFF

HOME DEVELOP-MENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG FUND) SPOUSES MAY L. CONDE-HERNANDEZ and FRANCIS PAUL V. HERNANDEZ ASLUM, SAGKAHAN TACLOBAN CITY EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26, 2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

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

44Bulwagan ng Katarun-

gan Tacloban City

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

OF LEYTE EJF No. 3812

For: EXTRA JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE/PER-SONAL PROPERTY

MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135

HOME DEVELOP-MENT MUTUAL

FUND Mortgagee,

-versus-SPS. RENE L. BIANO

and NANCY D. BIANO, Mortgagor.

x----------------------xAMENDED NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL

SALE Upon extra-judicial

petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by HOME DEVEL-OPMENT MUTUAL FUND, with office ad-dress at Room 3520, 35th Floor,Petron Mega Plaza Building, 358 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City against SPS. RENE L. BIANO and NAN-CY D. BIANO with postal address at Lot 21, Block 16, Villa Lolita Subd.,SanJose Tacloban City, Leyte, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 20, 2016 amounts ONE HUNDRED FORTY SIX THOUSAND SIX HUN-DRED TWENTY EIGHT PESOS & 31/100 (Php P146,628.31) in Philip-pine 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 the Foreclosure, Sheriff’s lawful fees, and Expenses for conduct-ing the PUBLIC AUC-TION SALE thereon, the UNDERSIGNED EXECUTING SHERIFF WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION on March 30, 2017 or soon thereafter at Regional Trial court, Bul-wagan ng Katarungan,

Magsaysay Blvd., Ta-cloban City, to the high-est bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following proper-ties with all its improve-ments, if any to wit:

TCT No. T-64519 A parcel of land

designated as Lot 21 Block 16 of the consolida-tion-subdivision of plan Pcs-08-000650-D, being a portion of lots 3405-A, 3405-B, Psd-08-008896-D and 3438-B, (LRC) Psd- 56350, situated in the Barangay San Jose, City of Tacloban, Province of Leyte. Bounded on the:

NE., along line 1-2 by Road lot 13 (6.50m wide); on the

SE., along line 2-3 by lot 19, block 16; on the

SW., along line 3-4 by lot 22, block 16; on the

NW., along line 4-1 by lot 23, block 16 all of this subdivision

Containing an area of FIFTY FOUR METERS (54) SQUARE METERS, more or less.

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

P R O S P E C T I V E BIDDER AND BUYERS MAY INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE ANDENCUM-BRANCES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTIES IF ANY THERE BE:

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 April 05, 2017.

M a g s a y s a y Blvd. ,Tacloban c i ty, Leyte, Philippines.

Feb. 23,2017. FOR THE CLERK OF

COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHER-

IFF (Sgd.) LEONARDO C.

AGUILAR Sheriff IV

RTC-OCC, Tacloban Copy Furnished: Atty. Paul E. Plaza Clerk of Court VI RTC-OCC, Tacloban EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 35, Ormoc City

-o0o- CASE NO. R-ORM-17-

00007-SP IN RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF

ANNOTATION IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF DIANE

MAINES y LEGASPI IN THE LOCAL CIVIL

REGISTRY DIANE MAINES y LE-GASPI represented by

EDITHA LAPINID, Petitioner,

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

A verified petition having been filed by herein petitioner Diane Maines y Legaspi who is represented herein by Editha Lapinid, thru counsel Atty. Rhahezza N. Maidin of the Public Attorney’s Office, pray-ing that this Court ren-der judgment after due notice, publication and hearing in accordance with the Rules of Court directing the cancella-tion of the annotation of legitimation in the records of her birth both in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Ormoc City and in the Philip-

pine Statistics Authority (PSA) so the same may conform with her true and real civil status.

WHEREAS, this petition is hereby set for hearing on 28 APRIL 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning before the session hall of this Court, at which date, time and place all persons inter-ested may appear and show cause, if any, why the prayer in the petition should not be granted.

WHEREAS, a copy of this Order shall be published in three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation at the expense of the petitioner and shall be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the bulletin boards of the Or-moc City Hall, the Public Market and of this Court.

SO ORDERED. In chambers, Hall

of Justice, Ormoc City, Philippines, 21 February 2017. (Sgd.) GIRLIE M. BOR-

REL- YU Presiding Judge

Cc: Public Attorney’s Office Editha Lapinid The Local Civil Regis-trar, Ormoc City The Solicitor General Philippine Statistics Office Office of the City Pros-ecutor, Ormoc City fn:sp.proc.2017EV Mail March 6-12, 13-19, & 20-26,2017

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14 March 6-12, 2017NEWS

House votes overwhelmingly for deathLGU, OrCham name EDC as “Large Biz Entrepreneur of the Year”

implemented in agricul-tural but marginal areas.”

Under Section 65 of RA 6657, Department of Agrar-ian Reform (DAR) is “au-thorized under certain con-ditions, the reclassification or conversion and the dis-position of lands awarded to the Agrarian Reform Ben-eficiaries (ARBs). Section 4 of the Executive Order No . 129-A mandates DAR to approve or disapprove the conversion, restructuring or readjustment of agricultural lands into non-agricultural uses. Section 5 of the same EO authorizes DAR to have exclusive authority to ap-prove or disapprove con-version of agricultural land to residential, commercial, industrial, and other uses as

may be provided for by law. Section 4 of Malacañang Memorandum Circular No. 54, s. 1993 provides that action on application for land use conversion on in-dividual landholdings shall remain as the responsibility of the DAR.”

Mariano lamented that since the approval of the Constitution in 1987, no single government agency has monitored land conver-sion in the country.

He stressed this move for land conversion freeze should be done now before it’s too late because “we have to preserved agricul-tural lands for food security and farmers’ protection.” Mariano also distributed CLOAs during the summit.

LAND CONVERSION ... from P. 2

SAYAHAN FALLS is rocking Ormocanons. It is located at Sitio Maglahog in Brgy. Gaas and except for locals, it was not well known until it was “revealed” two weeks ago by barangay chairman Marjun Magno and documented by photo-videographer Vincent Paulo Cortes. The waterfall has caught the fancy of adventurous Ormocanons who are going there in droves during weekends, and their numbers are expected to increase by the summer months.

THE HOUSE of Represen-tatives, voting 217-54 with one abstention, passed Tuesday night House Bill 4727 or the proposed “Death Penalty Law,” which seeks to reinstate the punishment of death for drug-related heinous crimes.

The re-imposition of the death penalty will require the repeal of Republic Act No. 9346 entitled “An Act Prohibiting the Imposi-tion Of Death Penalty in the Philippines”, and fur-ther amendment of Act No. 3815, as amended, or “The Revised Penal Code,” and Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the “Comprehensive Danger-ous Drugs Act Of 2002.”

The bill defines heinous crimes as “grievous, odious and hateful offenses, which by reason of their inherent or manifest wickedness, viciousness, atrocity and perversity are repugnant and outrageous to the com-mon standards and norms of decency and morality in a just, civilized and orderly society.”

Under the bill, the death penalty shall be imposed on the following offenses: (1) importation of dangerous drugs; (2) sale, trading, ad-ministration, dispensation, delivery, distribution, and transportation of dangerous drugs; (3) maintenance of a den, dive, or resort where any dangerous drug is used or sold; (4) manufacture of dangerous drugs; and (5) possession of 10 grams or more of dangerous drugs.

The death penalty shall also be enforced when the crime is committed under the influence of dangerous drugs, provided that the of-fense committed is punish-able by reclusion temporal or 12 years and one day up to 20 years.

However, the imposi-tion of capital punishment is not automatic, as the proposed law provides for an automatic review by the Court of Appeals or by the Supreme Court, and a ma-jority vote is required for it to be imposed.

Moreover, death pen-alty shall not be imposed when the offender is below 18 years old or more than 70 years old when the crime was committed.

Among those who vot-ed in favor of the bill was Rep. Emi Calixto-Rubiano (Lone District, Pasay City) who said her affirmative de-cision was based on consul-tations and meetings with her constituents, which reflected overwhelming support for the death pen-alty reimposition.

“After a series of con-sultations and meetings with the different sectors in our city, which started as early as November 2016,

and after the survey I com-missioned just last month to get the sentiments of my constituents, majority, if not all, favored the reimposi-tion of the death penalty. Being their lone represen-tative and voice here in Congress, I bring with me today the decision of my people. Therefore I vote Yes in favor of House Bill 4727,” said Calixto-Rubiano.

Rep. Aniceto “John” Bertiz III (Party-list, ACTS OFW), in explaining his affirmative vote, said hei-nous crimes in the country continue unabated mostly due to uncontrolled drug trafficking.

“We cannot afford to see more lives wasted, more futures destroyed by big-time drug syndicates op-erating in our country. Our OFWs who are working so hard for their families deserve to know that their own government will be just as tough on drug traf-fickers as most other coun-tries are,” said Bertiz.

Bertiz added “Pinagta-tawanan at pinapalusutan lang po tayo ng mga West African drug syndicates na ginagawang transship-ment ang Pilipinas at gi-nagamit ang ating mga kababayan bilang drug couriers abroad. Tulad po sa kaso ni Mary Jane Veloso, yung sangkot na African nationals, hindi man lang natin naipakulong at napa-rusahan. Kung may death penalty, sila na mismo ang iiwas sa Pilipinas. At ang mahalaga, ‘yung mga kawani ng pamahalaan na nasa bulsa ng drug lords ay maari na ring maparusahan ng kamatayan.”

Rep. Ruwel Peter Gon-zaga (2nd District, Compos-tela Valley) likewise voted in favor of the bill, saying the enactment into law of HB 4727 will not violate the International Conven-tion on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). He said the late President Corazon Aquino ratified the ICCPR on October 23, 1986. The Batasan Pambansa did not concur with the ratification made by the President of the ICCPR simply because the Batasan Pambansa was abolished by virtue of Proc-lamation No. 3 signed by Mrs. Aquino establishing a Revolutionary Govern-ment.

Gonzaga also said that Fr. Joaquin Bernas, in his book, Philippine Constitu-tion: Comprehensive Re-viewer, states, ‘’Article 6 Paragraph 2 of the covenant explicitly recognizes that capital punishment is an allowable limitation on the life to right, subject to the limitation that it may be imposed for the most seri-ous crimes.’’

The second issue clari-fied by Gonzaga is that the

death penalty, if enacted into law, will not violate the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR. “The Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR is not a treaty nor an international agreement because the ratification of the President did not have the concurrence of at least two-thirds of all members of the Senate as required under Section 21 Article 7 of the Constitution,” said Gonzaga.

Rep. Rozzano Rufino B. Biazon (Lone District, Muntinlupa City) also vot-ed for the bill, saying his return to the House in the 17th Congress has given him another opportunity by his constituents to repre-sent them. He said his view about illegal drugs remains the same that “it is a menace to society, it brings about moral decay, it fuels crime and brings misery in the life of anyone and everyone who gets entangled in its web.’’

Biazon said the Consti-tution allows capital pun-ishment for compelling reasons involving heinous crimes. “The continued proliferation of the illegal drug trade with its devas-tating effects is a compelling reason. And the resulting crimes are heinous. Under the authority of the People of Muntinlupa City for me to be in this Chamber, I vote yes,” said Biazon.

Deputy Speaker and Camarines Sur First District Rep. Rolando Andaya, Jr. said the real crime deterrent is the certainty of apprehen-sion, the certainty of pros-ecution, and the certainty of conviction.

“Ano ang punto ko, hindi lang parusa kundi

ang buong sistema ang i-reporma. Sang-ayon ako sa hindi mandatory ang death penalty, sang-ayon ako sa automatic review, sang-ayon ako na iisa lang ang sakop ng batas na ito. I vote in the affirmative,” said Andaya.

Meanwhile, leading those who voted against the bill was Rep. Edcel Lagman (1st District, Albay). He cit-ed two overriding reasons for his vote: one, the imposi-tion of death penalty would openly defy the country’s irrevocable commitment not to re-impose the death penalty as a State party to the Second Optional Pro-tocol to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights; and two, the 1987 Constitution abol-ished death penalty. How-ever, it allowed Congress to re-impose it for compelling reasons on heinous crimes.

These two stringent conditions are separate but concurring. Lagman said the proponents have failed to comply with the Consti-tutional prerequisites.

Rep. Kaka Bag-ao (Lone District, Dinagat Islands) said her “No” vote to the bill was based on funda-mental values anchored on social justice and human rights, and dignity.

“Ang urong-sulong na pagtanggal ng krimen na nasasakop sa parusang bitay tulad ng rape, plun-der, murder ay indikasyon na wala namang sapat na pamantayan para sa com-pelling reason at heinous-ness na sinasaad na kondi-syon ng Supreme Court para sa pagbabalik ng pa-rusang bitay,” said Bag-ao. House of Congress Editorial and Newswriting Group

Erwin Magallanes, representing EDC, receives the award for the fourth year in a row. At the left is Jude Abenoja, OrCham president, and on the right is Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez.

ENERGY DEVELOPMENT Corporation (EDC), the country’s leading producer of geothermal energy, was again named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Ormoc City Local Government Unit and Ormoc City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (ORCHAM). This is the fourth time that EDC which owns and operates the 701-MW Leyte geothermal plants won the award under the Large Business, Manu-facturing Category.

EDC’s manager for com-munity partnerships in Leyte, Erwin Magallanes, received the plaque of recognition from Ormoc City Mayor Rich-ard Gomez and ORCHAM president Jude Abenoja at the awarding ceremonies held at Ormoc City multi-purpose hall

last February 28.The award giving-body

recognized EDC’s contribu-tion to the local economy particularly in Ormoc City as well as the corporate social responsibility programs being implemented by EDC to uplift the lives of its host communi-ties in Leyte.

“We are honored to receive this recognition. This affirms the value of our humble con-tribution to the local economy and communities. This will serve as an inspiration and mo-tivation for us to continuously improve our CSR projects,” Magallanes said.

Aside from EDC, its sister company Therma Prime, also received the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award under the Large Business, Service Cat-egory. PR

SAAD vows more projects for SamarTACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Agriculture (DA) through its Special Area for Agricultural Devel-opment (SAAD) continues to implement development projects in the three prov-inces of Samar, which are among the twenty poorest provinces in the country.

DA Asst. Reg’l Director for Research and Regulation Elvira Torres told EV Mail that after its launching last De-cember 19, wherein they have distributed P25 million for each province, they continue

to identify suitable projects for the area, aside from increasing their rice and corn production, livestock and high value crop production.

“Our focus for SAAD is enhancing production and live-lihood interventions, while the infrastructures such as farm-to-market roads will be under our regular programs like the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP),” she shared.

She added that they are undertaking social preparation

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