VOLUME 6 No. 21 Borongan City, Eastern Samar Php 10.00 September 2-8, 2012

REPORTEREastern Samar

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Lechon Parade highlights 2012 Borongan City fiesta

By Ranulfo Docdocan / ichosephil.ph

ESSU Cong’l scholars to get refundsYouths trained on

media skills

Borongan City Fiesta. Mayor Ma. Fe Abunda here with the whole local government unit launched the Borongan Lechon Parade aiming to boost the infant city’s tourism. Now on its second year, the activity already drew crowds not only from the city but from neighboring places as well. This much awaited gathering of the “most delicious pigs” was one of the highlights of the city fiesta. Among the activities for the fiesta of the Our Lady of the Nativity, the city’s patron saint, was the walk for peace with Mary where devotees brought with them different icons of the Blessed Mother (bottom left). Photos from Borongan City Tourism FB page and ichosephil.ph

Borongan City--It’s not Cebu which got the best lechon (roasted pig). Bo-rongan has it too.

Tourists and residents alike lined up the streets of this city on September 6, 2012 to witness the parade of lechon. This was part of the annual fiesta celebra-tion in honor of Our Lady of Nativity.

Fourteen “litsoneros” joined the competition. They showcased their best roasted pig vying for the “The Best Tasting Lechon”.

Each lechon was pa-raded on festively deco-rated tricycles, motorcycles or pedicabs. The roasted pigs were decorated with different embellishments. Some used pineapples, gabi and other root crops. Other lechons wore hats and sun-glasses. And, the most at-tractive of all lechon was the one who wore a bikini and shades.

At the end of the pa-rade the crowd occupying the city plaza cheered for the winner, Joel Pilarca, a 27-year-old litsonero for bagging the grand prize. He received P15,000.

The second and third

placers took home P10,000 and P7,000, respective-ly. A consolation prize of Php 5,000 each were given to the 13 litsoneros who didn’t made it.

It was Ms. Kris Aqui-no who donated the cash prizes for the winners who got the grand and conso-lation prizes while Boy Abunda, the brother of the incumbent mayor Maria Fe Abunda, was instrumen-tal in the success of their first-ever Borongan Lechon Parade.

Kris Aquino, the sis-ter of President Noynoy Aquino, declared her ap-preciation for the Borongan lechon in a previous visit to Boy Abunda’s native Borongan.

In an interview made by ABS-CBN Tacloban to Mayor Maria Fe Abunda, she announced that next year they will not just have a parade of lechons but it will already be a Lechon Festival so expect to see more roasted pigs.

Aside from fishing and farming, we should be proud that “Boronganon” are also now known of their lechon livelihood.

Daram, Samar– Thirty young children and youth participated in the Ad-vanced Media Skills train-ing conducted on August 24, at Barangay Saugon, in the island town of Daram, Samar.

The participants aged 11 to 17 were from the mu-nicipalities of Daram, Gan-dara and Santa Margarita, all in the province of Samar, according to Janice Tapil a Plan Philippines youth volunteer.

The training was spearheaded by Plan Phil-ippine, a non-government organization that advocates and protects the rights of children, and AnakTV, that advocates for child-sensi-tive and family-oriented television programs.

According to Camille Mapa, one of the partici-

pants in the said train-ing, the participants were taught on how to produce music television or MTV, public service announce-ments or PSAs and mini documentary.

“The PSAs and MTVs we produced are not common because what we want to convey are sto-ries about the concerns that young children and youth encounter and face in the present time,” Camille informed.

To recall, last July 25-26, the Sinebata Ka-bataang Pinoy Media Fes-tival participated in by children and youth from all over the country was conducted in Tacloban City. That event was par-ticipated in mostly from this town. PIA

Borongan City – Congress-man Ben P. Evardone re-ported that the remain-ing unpaid Congressio-

nal scholars of the Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) can now ask for the refund of their tuition fees.

Evardone said this through media, adding that aside from the fund his of-fice has allocated, he has sent some P260thousand more as a supplemental budget for scholars who are graduating.

Earlier some of the scholars have expressed their need saying that they are in financial assistance for their scheduled educa-tional trips, being a requisite for graduation.

The Congressman however said he was sur-prised at the delayed pay-ment because his office is always prompt in sending its responsibilities to the University.

However, the law-maker attributed the pay-ment delay in the recent

transition of administration, considering that there had been a recent process and turn-over of the University President.

He added that with the new administration, he is seeking clarification in the financial flow of the CDO assistance to some of its students. According to him he would allot about P5M per semester but some enrollees drop out of school but were paid up already.

“Maybe the university has to inform the office on matters like this, whether they would hold the fund or refund to CDO,” Cong. Evardone stressed.

C o n g . E v a r d o n e maintains 2,000 university scholars at ESSU alone. By Alice Nicart/PIA

PAGE 2 Eastern Samar REPORTER September 2-8, 2012

OPINION SECTION

Treasure BoxLoving in its purest state

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BYSTANDERBy FR. ROY CIMAGALA

Force vs State’s responsibility to protect

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WE have to make sure that our pursuit for love goes all the way to its purest state. We have to be wary when we get entangled along the way, getting contented only with some relatively good thing, since our goal is to reach the absolute good who is God.

“Deus caritas est,” St. John describes the essence of God. “God is love.” We cannot and should not settle for anything less. To aim at this love, we are given some guidelines—the Ten Commandments which spell out God’s designs for us. They dispose us to love.

But our Lord, Jesus Christ, spells out these Ten Com-mandments further by telling us that the greatest com-mandment is to love God with all our might, etc., and the second greatest commandment is to love our neighbor. He therefore tells us that loving God goes always with loving our neighbor. Both loves cannot be separated.

He reinforced this teaching by giving us what he termed as the “new commandment,” and that is, that we should love one another as he himself has loved us. Christ, therefore, makes himself the standard of our loving.

More than that, Christ actually makes himself the very power that would enable us to love God and others properly. That’s why he once said, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” In short, we cannot love properly unless we are with Christ.

An immediate practical corollary would be that we should at least be in constant touch with Christ. At least we have to look for him, see his example, be familiar with his teaching, enter into a living relationship with him, for we are told by our faith that Christ is alive. He is no mere historical figure.

In fact, he tells us through his apostles, “Behold, I am with you all days, even to the consummation of the world.” (Mt 28,20) These words should be deeply ingrained in our consciousness, so we can act and live according to this truth.

And what can we learn from him? How has he loved us? Of course, many, even infinite lessons. But we can cite a few.

He adapted himself to our lowly, base and wounded nature. He forgives us all the way, from the bottom of his heart and always. He took to himself the burden of the

consequences of our own sins, again all the way to death, and death on the cross.

From these considerations alone, we can learn that we need to think always of the oth-ers, because think-ing of them is also thinking and lov-ing God himself. Let’s remember that Christ only had one purpose for coming to us—and that is to save us according to the will of his Father. His mission with us is in obedience to his Father.

We need to strengthen this attitude of thinking al-ways of the others in ourselves. This attitude will bring us to God, as well as make us forget our own personal miseries which many times really have no objective basis. They are often invented by us, or are self-inflicted, precisely because we tend to think a lot about ourselves instead of the others.

We have to clearly see the connection of how loving the others is also loving God, with the implication that we forget ourselves more. We have to understand that whatever personal needs we have to consider—includ-ing our need for comfort, some pleasure, etc.—should be considered always in relation to God and to the others. Otherwise, we poison ourselves, if we just think in terms of our own selves.

And how should we love the others? Well, how does Christ love us? We are told to love without measure. That is the essence of love which Christ exemplified by loving us all the way to the cross. “No one has greater love than he who offers his life for his friend,” he himself says. And that’s quite obvious.

Even if we are still sinful, Christ continues to love us, ever willing to forgive us as often as necessary. We have to be wary of our tendency to base our loving on some reason. We need to love even if we run out of reasons for loving. This is the love in its purest state, the love lived by Christ.

In our daily affairs, let’s see to it that this love is present, and is the motive and driving force of our actions. Again, this is possible only when we are with Christ.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said on September 5, 2012 that when non-coercive measures fail or are considered inadequate in stopping States from committing crimes against their own people, “appropriate bodies” ought to resort to the use of force in extreme circumstances.

The UN Sec-Gen issued this statement today at his presentation of the Fourth Annual Report on the “Respon-sibility to Protect”.

The “Responsibility to Protect” was adopted at the 2005 World Summit. It is limited to four of the most egre-gious and violent crimes: genocide, crimes against human-ity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing. With the exception of war crimes, these may occur in situations other than armed conflict.

This year, the UN focuses on timely and decisive response – on what “we, as a community of conscience sworn to uphold the UN Charter, should do when a State manifestly fails to protect its people.”

“This is the ultimate test of the responsibility to protect,” said the UN Sec-Gen.”Sovereignty must not be a shield behind which States commit grave crimes against their people.”

“The concept does not stand in contradiction to state sovereignty,” the UN Sec-Gen explained. “Rather, it re-affirms sovereignty as a positive responsibility in which Governments are meant to protect their populations. We have recognized that States must help each other to meet the protection challenge. International cooperation can play a crucial role in building up a state’s capacity to address tensions, inequalities, discrimination and other precursors of atrocity crimes. And we have welcomed the clarity the concept has brought to the question of who

should act, and when: in the first instance, states; but also, where circumstances dictate, the international community – and in particular the Security Council.”

The concept arose out of the brutal legacy of the 20th century, and in particular the instances in which the ma-chinery of state was used for systematic slaughter of inno-cent civilians while the world, for the most part, stood by.

The Holocaust, the killing fields of Cambodia, the genocides in Rwanda and Srebrenica, and other large-scale tragedies underlined the failure of individual States to live up to their responsibilities and their obligations under international humanitarian law.

These events also raised troubling questions about the will and capacity of the international community to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, as well as their incitement.

He cited in particular the continuing and escalating violence in Syria as a case in point.

“You have all seen the horrible images and reports coming out of Syria. Aerial bombardments of civilians. Mothers weeping, clutching their dead children in their arms.

Inaction cannot be an option for our community of nations. We cannot stand by while populations fall victim to these grave crimes and violations. We cannot look the other way while the increasing sectarian violence spirals out of control, the humanitarian emergency escalates, and the crisis spills over borders,” the Sec-Gen said.

“There should be no misuse of the responsibility to protect,” said the UN Sec-Gen. “But fears of its possible misuse should not inhibit us in the face of incitement and grave violence.”

Dandruff can be so humiliating that it affects a person’s self-esteem. More than anything, having dandruff is awful for aesthetic reasons. Flakes on shoulders look dirty and may signify poor hygiene.

Most of the time, the cause of dandruff is not related to hygiene practices. The most common cause is the abnormal over production and shedding of dead skin from the scalp. A medical condition called SEBORRHOEIC DERMATITIS is a red, scaly and itchy rash that causes the scalp to shed skin cells excessively. The cause of this condition is the overgrowth of a type of yeast known as MALAS-SEZIA. The malassezia fungus, formerly known as PITYROSPORUM, lives on most healthy scalps without causing problems, but can cause dandruff when it grows out of control.

TREATING YOUR SCALPThere are several types of shampoos avail-

able from pharmacies to help treat the problem of dandruff.

• MEDICATEDSHAMPOO. Shampoos con-taining ZINC PYRITHIONE, SELENIUM SULFIDE or COAL TAR may help relieve the scaling and itching associated with dandruff, and the slow growth of skin. When using coal tar-based products, be sure to use the rinse or conditioner to help remove the coal tar smell. You should also avoid strong sunlight, as your scalp may be more susceptible to sunburn. To avoid strong stain be sure to rinse thoroughly.

• ANTIFUNGALSHAMPOOS.Ketoconazole shampoos and miconazole shampoos contain a broad-spectrum antifungal, which inhibits the growth of yeast and other fungal infections, provid-ing relief for the scalp.

• KERATOLYTICSHAMPOOS. Kerotolytic agents such as salicylic acid loosen keratin in the outer skin cells. As the cells loosen they are dis-carded, exposing the new skin underneath.

• CORTICOSTEROIDLOTION. If the scalp is very itchy, occasional applications of a topical corticosteroid, such as mometasone scalp lotion.

• SUPPLEMENTS. There are supplements that may help control dandruff such as flaxseed or evening primrose oil, multivitamins (including Zinc), and betacarotene.

TIP: avoid excessive use of hair products (including dyes) and change shampoo if it is not proving effective. An allergy-free product may be of benefit.

own five-year action agenda, place a strong emphasis on early warning, early action, a preventive approach to human rights and efforts to strengthen the rule of law.

However, when non-coercive measures fail or are considered inadequate, enforcement under Chapter VII of the Charter will need to be considered by the appro-priate intergovernmental bodies. This includes carefully crafted sanctions and, in extreme circumstances, the use of force.

There are understandable concerns related to se-lectivity – why political organs have invoked the concept in some instances and not in others.

There have been disagreements on the oversight of implementation measures, differences over the in-terpretation of Security Council resolutions, and dismay at the loss of innocent lives in operations undertaken to protect populations.

The concept of “responsibility while protecting” in-troduced by the Government of Brazil is thus a welcome initiative.

There should be no misuse of the responsibility to protect. But fears of its possible misuse should not inhibit us in the face of incitement and grave violence.

There are also concerns about a tendency to see the responsibility to protect and the protection of civil-ians in armed conflict as one and the same. While the two concepts share elements, there are fundamental differences.

The protection of civilians agenda relates to viola-tions of international humanitarian law and human rights law in situations of armed conflict.

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Republic of the Philippines Eighth (8th) Judicial Region REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Branch 3 Guiuan, Eastern Samar

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHER-IFF

EJF File No. 0248 For:

EXTRA JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT NO. 3135, AS AMENDED BY

ACT NO. 1805

RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN, (E. SAMAR), INC.,

Morgagee,-versus-

EDWIN BAUTISTA & ENRIQUETA G. BAUTISTA, Mortgagors,x-------------x

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135,

as amended by Act 1805, filed on AUGUST 15, 2012, by RU-RAL BANK OF GUIUAN, (E. SAMAR), INC., Mortgagee/Petitioner with principal and office address at Guiuan, Eastern Samar, against EDWIN BAUTISTA & ENRIQUIETA G. BAU-TISTA, Mortgagors, of Hospital Village, Brgy. 8, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, in order to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 30, 2012 amounts to SIX HUNDRED THIR-TY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TEN PESOS AND FIFTY SIX CENTAVOS (Php630,110.56) excluding penalties, charg-es, attorney’s fees, sheriff’s fees and other expenses of fore-closure, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Eastern Samar/Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 3, Guiuan, Eastern Samar thru the undersigned will sell at public auction on October 24, 2012 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning to 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 3, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, to the highest bidder, for CASH, MANAGER’S CHECK and in the Philippine Currency, the following property/ies with all its improvements, to wit:

TAX DECLARATION/ARP no. 05-09055-00521“A parcel of Residential lot together with all the plants,

and all other improvements existing thereon declared for taxation purposes in the amount of P31,290.00; in the name of the above MORTGAGORS; under TD/ARP Nos. 05-09055-00521; situated at National Road, Brgy. Surok, Guiuan, E. Samar; with an Area 819 square meters more or less bounded on the following boundaries to wit:

North – 056-Hrs. of Feliciano Cadayong; East – 055-Hrs. of Mamerto Yodico; South – 059-Pedro Cabaguing; and West – National Road”

The MORTGAGORS are in actual and peaceful pos-session of the above described property.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date it shall be held on October 31, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the Title/Tax Declaration to the property/ies described above and encumbrances thereon if any there be.

Guiuan, Eastern Samar, August 22, 2012. FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

BY: (Sgd.) ILBERTO C. MACALE Sheriff IV

Copy furnished; Rural Bank of Guiuan, (E. Samar), Inc., Guiuan, Eastern Samar Edwin Bautista & Enriqueta Bautista, Hospital Village, Brgy. 8, Guiuan, Eastern Samar Atty. Pedro Felicen, Jr., counsel for the plaintiffs, 116 Gorgo-nia Ave., Lot 10, Blk. 2, Phase 1, V & G Subd., Tacloban City WARNING: It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this Notice of Sale on or before the date of sale, under penalty of the law. ESR Aug. 26- Sept. 1, 2-8, & 9-15, 2012

Republic of the Philippines Eight (8th) Judicial Region

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Branch 3

Guiuan, Eastern Samar OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO

SHERIFF EJF No. 0251

For: EXTRA JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE

MORTGAGE UNDER ACT No. 3135, AS AMENDED BY ACT No. 1805

RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN, (E. SAMAR), INC.,

Mortgagee, -versus-

LEO HERERRA and ISABEL AYLLON-HERERRA, Mortgagors,

x----------------------xSHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extrajudicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135, as amended by Act 1805, filed on August 15, 2012, by RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN, (E.SAMAR), INC., Mortgagee/Peti-tioner with principal and office address at Guiuan, Eastern Samar, against LEO HERERRA and ISABEL AYLLON-HERERRA, Mortgagors, of Guimbaolibot Ave., Brgy. 9-A, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, in order to satisfy the mortgage in-debtedness which as of June 30, 2012 amounts to SIX HUN-DRED EIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE PESOS and ELEVEN CENTAVOS ONLY (Php 685,521.11) excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees, sher-iff’s fees and other expenses of foreclosure, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Eastern Samar/Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 3, Guiuan, Eastern Samar thru the undersigned will sell at public auction on October 24, 2012 at 10:00 o’clock in the morn-ing to 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 3, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, to the highest bidder, for CASH, MANAGER’S CHECK and in the Philippine Currency, the following property/ies with all its improvements, to wit:

TAX DECLARATION/ARP NO. 05-09011-0059 “A parcel of Residential Lot together with all the plants,

building and improvements existing thereon declared for taxation purposes in the amount of P15,770.00; in the name of ISABEL AYLLON-HERERRA under TD/ARP No. 05-09011-0059 situated at Int. Guimbaolibot Ave., Brgy. 9-A, Guiuan, Eastern Samar with an Area of 330 square meters, more or less and bounded on the following boundaries, to wit:

North….. 012- Cornelio M. Sison; East…. 040 –Vicente R. Ayllon; South… 046- alma Y. Yodico; 047; and West.. 042- Priscila Sawaa-an.” THE MORTGAGOR is in actual and peaceful posses-

sion of the above described property. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned

on the above –stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on October 31, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers/bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the Title/Tax Declaration to be property/ies described above and encumbrances thereon if any there be.

Guiuan, Eastern Samar, August 22, 2012. FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

BY: (Sgd.) ILBERTO C. MACALE Sheriff IV

Copy furnished: Rural Bank of Guiuan, (E. Samar), Inc., Guiuan, Eastern Samar Isabel Ayllon-Hererra, Guimbaolibot Ave., Brgy. 9-A, Guiuan, Eastern SamarAtty. Pedro Felicen, Jr., counsel for the plaintiffs, 116 Gorgonia Ave., Lot 10. Blk. 2, Phase 1, V & G Subd., Tacloban City WARNING: It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this Notice of Sale on or before the date of sale, under penalty of the law. ESR Aug. 26- Sept. 1, 2-8, & 9-15, 2012

Republic of the PhilippinesEighth (8th) Judicial RegionREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Branch 01Borongan Eastern Samar

IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF ENTRY SPEC. PROC. NO. 120-11

IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MARYJEAN L. CARTAGENA Under Register No. 74

MARY JEAN L. CARTAGENA Petitioner.

-versus-LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BORONGAN CITY,

EASTERN SAMAR, Respondent.X--------------------------------------------------------X

ORDERThis is a verified petition for Correction of Entry in the

Certificate of Live Birth of Mary Jean L. Cartagena praying that after due notice, publication and hearing a judgment be rendered ordering the Local Civil Registrar of Sulat, Eastern Samar to immediately cause the necessary correction in the Certificate of Live Birth of herein petitioner under Civil Reg-istrar No. 74, to wit: 1. The date of birth of herein petitioner be changed from December 18, 1972 to December 19, 1972 and the first name of herein petitioner be change from MARY ANN to MARY JEAN; Ordering the Local Civil Registrar of Sulat, Eastern Samar to furnish immediately the National Statistics Office copy the duly corrected Certificate of Live Birth of herein petitioner; Other reliefs which are just and equitable under the premises are likewise prayed for.

The petition alleges in substance among others that she was born to spouses Teresita Biboso and Pio Lobrio on December 19, 1972 at Brgy. Sto. Niño, Sulat, Eastern Samar; that when she obtained a copy of her Certificate of Live Birth at the National Statistics Office in Quezon City, Metro Manila she noticed that her date of birth and her first name were

erroneously entered; her date of birth appeared as December 18, 1972 instead of December 19, 1972; that here first name was made to appear as Mary Ann, a name different from Mary Jean a name herein petitioner had since time immemorial been using in all her official dealings with various agencies of the government and private institutions and under such a first name of Mary Jean is officially recognized and publicly known; that the erroneous entry has spawned confusion and conflict in her other official records on file in various offices of the government as well as other private offices which all consis-tently showing her date of birth as December 19, 1972 and not December 18, 1972as erroneously stated in her Certificate of Live Birth and likewise unambiguously showing Mary Jean as herein petitioner’s first name.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and sub-stance let the hearing of the petition be set on October 26, 2012, at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the Session Hall of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 01, Borongan, Eastern Samar where all interested parties may appear in court and show cause why the said petition should not be granted.

Let this Order be published at the expense of the peti-tioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Eastern Samar and accredited by this Court to publish legal notices, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks before the scheduled hearing.

Furnish copy of this Order to the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St, Legaspi Village, Makati City, the Local Civil Registrar of the City of Borongan, E. Samar, petitioner’s coun-sel, the petitioner, the Civil Registrar General, National Sta-tistics Office (NSO), Manila and the Provincial Prosecutor of the Province of Eastern Samar.

SO ORDERED.In Chambers, August 22, 2012, Borongan, Eastern Sa-

mar.(Sgd) ELVIE P.LIM Presiding Judge

ESR Sept. 2-8, 9-15, 16-22, 2012

Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of

ELISA B. TITONG Rep. by atty. ROSALINDA SO re an agri-cultural land containing an area of 18,296 sq. m. under Kati-bayan ng Original na Titulo Blg. 1354 in the name of ‘Heirs of Cirilo Abunda Rep.. by Pedro Abunda, located at Brgy. So-hotan, Borongan, Eastern Samar was sold in favor of RIA TANINAS-ARTIGA and ALDEN JESUS ARTIGA per Doc. No. 476; Page No. 97; Book No. XI; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Pablito M. Go. ESR Aug. 26- Sept. 1, 2- 8, & 8-15, 2012

Borongan City- More than 600 third year students from the Eastern Samar National Comprehensive High School (ESNCHS) took the National College Aptitude Entrance Test(NCAET).

School Principal Teresa Siguan said this is being conducted in order to assess the academic, vocational or technical inclination of the students. But this is only a guide to them, she said because ultimately they are still the ones who will decide what course to take in college with the advice of their parents.

Mrs. Siguan added that they did not even give review sessions for their students knowing well that the test will only assess the actual knowl-edge the students have so far acquired.

ESNCHS has most of the number of high school students in the province and their teaching staff and personnel reach to more than a hundred. It has been identified to pilot the K to 12 Academic Curriculum come 2013 with focus on Science and Mathematics. Alice Nicart/PIA

Lope de Vega, Northern Samar – The troops of the 20th Infantry (We Lead) Battalion, Philippine Army conducted bloodletting activities as part of their celebration of the 62nd founding anniversary of the said unit last September 6, 2012.

A total of seventeen (17) bags which is equivalent to more or less 8,500 cc were extracted from the troops which they donated to the blood bank of Northern Samar Pro-vincial Health Office headed by Dr. Gleen Anthony Luzano, MD.

The said activity was also par-ticipated by personnel from Lope de Vega Municipal Health Office headed by Dr Jocelyn Galvez, MD.

The conduct of bloodletting activities is a customary practice of the 20th Infantry Battalion as one of

the highlights of their founding an-niversary celebration.

According to LTC Noel Vestu-ir, 20IB’s commanding Officer, “this year’s celebration of the 62nd found-ing anniversary of the battalion is not only a commemoration the colorful history and heroic achievements of the gallant men of the unit, but also an occasion where each and every soldier renewed their commitment of service to the people”.

Among the activities were pin-ning of ranks to newly promoted personnel, field mass and mass wedding being officiated by the 8ID command chaplain, awarding of medals to deserving personnel who did a good job in accomplish-ing their tasks and squad challenge participated in by personnel from

organic line companies of the battalion.

The 20 IB a l so awarded certificates of appreciation in recog-nition of the support of civilian partners, other stakeholders from other local government agen-cies, the PNP and lo-cal chief executives for

their continued support to the peace and de-velopment ef-forts of the bat-talion.

20th IB army holds another bloodletting activity

Troops of 20th Infantry (We Lead) Battalion, 8th Infantry (Stormtroopers) Division, Philippine Army conducted bloodletting activity in connection with their 62nd founding anniversary last September 6, 2012.

PAGE 4 Eastern Samar REPORTER September 2-8, 2012

Cong. Evardone leads pledge of peace

DOH spearheads campaign against suicide in EV

Borongan City– Governor Conrado B. Nicart led the provincial employees in their “Pledge of Peace” during the launching of the month-long celebration of “Peace Month”.

The Pledge partly mentioned of everybody’s duty to promote the culture of non-violence and prom-ise to achieve their goals through peaceful means.

The launching which was held recently stressed on the peace agenda of President Benigno Aquino for all government instru-mentalities to initiate and participate in peace pro-grams and activities.

For his part, Gov. Nicart announced that the long-awaited salary increase of the provin-cial employees was now implemented. According to him, since he has earlier committed to give it to them, he finally has in-structed implementation of the same.

This year’s 9th An-nual Celebration of Peace

Month is dubbed as a 3-in-1 celebration.

According to Mrs. Lydia Loyola, Officer-in-Charge of the Department of Interior and Local Gov-ernment (DILG), the cel-ebration will mark the Civil Service Month, Crime Pre-vention Month and Peace Month.

She added that it is everybody’s desire to achieve peace, be it in their homes, in their work places and in the community. She also urged everyone to continue their devotion to Borongan’s Patron Saint, the Nuestra Senora de la Natividad, as she related the Boronganons’ faith in Her why they were spared of any major damage from the 7.9 earthquake that hit the place three days earlier.

Meanwhile the Peace Month launching was joined in by Civil Service Provincial Chief Albert Uy with the officials and personnel of the PNP and BJMP. By Alice Nicart/PIA

The Department of Health is set to spearhead a symposium on suicide preven-tion on September 7, 2012 at Patio Victoria in Tacloban City.

DOH 8 Regional Director Jaime S. Bernadas informed that this is in commemo-ration of the World Suicide Prevention Day every September 7 of each year.

ASec Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial of the Department of Health is scheduled to be the keynote speaker while in the sym-posium proper, the suicide situationer in Region 8 will be discussed by a psychiatrist from Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center.

Moreover, the signs and symptoms of depression will be discussed by DOH-8 ARD Minerva Molon while the strong mind advocacy will be discussed by Ms. Jane Goulbourne.

A press conference with ASec Ubial and Ms. Goulbourne is scheduled at 1:30 in the afternoon, Director Bernadas informed.

The World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 promotes worldwide com-mitment and action to prevent suicides. Ac-cording to the World Health Organization, suicidal behavior is a major public health

problem across the world. On the average, almost 3000 people commit suicide daily. For every person who completes a suicide, 20 or more may attempt to end their lives.

WHO indicates that approximately one million people worldwide die by sui-cide each year. This corresponds to one death by suicideevery 40 seconds. The number of lives lost each year through suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined.

The sponsoring International As-sociation for Suicide Prevention, the co-sponsor WHO and other partners advocate for the prevention of suicidal behavior, provision of adequate treatment and follow-up care for people who attempted suicide, as well as responsible reporting of suicides in the media.

At the global level, awareness needs to be raised that suicide is a major prevent-able cause of premature death. Govern-ments need to develop policy frameworks for national suicide prevention strategies.

At the local level, policy statements and research outcomes need to be translat-ed into prevention programs and activities in communities, WHO said.PIA

The Responsibility to Protect: Timely and Decisive ResponseEditor’s Note: This is a reprint of a portion of the message delivered by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon during the Fourth An-nual Report on the Responsibility to Protect, September 5, 2012 in New York

I welcome this opportunity to present my fourth annual report on the responsibility to protect.

I would like to start by express-ing my deep gratitude to Professors Ed Luck and Francis Deng for their distin-guished service as my Special Advisers on the Responsibility to Protect and the Prevention of Genocide.

Let us all now give our strong support to Mr. Adama Dieng, my new Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide.

Ladies and Gentlemen,The adoption of the responsibility

to protect at the 2005 World Summit was a signal achievement, not only for the United Nations, but for the people of the world.

The concept arose out of the brutal legacy of the 20th century, and in particular the appalling instances in which the machinery of state was used for systematic slaughter of innocent civilians while the world, for the most part, stood by.

The Holocaust, the killing fields of Cambodia, the genocides in Rwanda and Srebrenica, and other large-scale tragedies underlined the failure of individual States to live up to their responsibilities and their obligations under international humanitarian law.

These events also raised trou-bling questions about the will and ca-pacity of the international community to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, as well as their incitement.

“Never again” is the oft-heard cry. But I am haunted by the fear that we do not live up to this call.

The responsibility to protect is a concept whose time has come. For

too many millions of victims, it should have come much earlier.

The dialogues we have held since 2009 have broadened the basis for con-sensus and provided valuable insights about the three pillars of the respon-sibility to protect – the connections among them and the links between prevention and response.

We have agreed that the concept does not stand in contradiction to state sovereignty. Rather, it reaffirms sovereignty as a positive responsibility in which Governments are meant to protect their populations.

We have recognized that States must help each other to meet the protection challenge. International cooperation can play a crucial role in building up a state’s capacity to address tensions, inequalities, discrimination and other precursors of atrocity crimes.

And we have welcomed the clarity the concept has brought to the question of who should act, and when: in the first instance, states; but also, where circumstances dictate, the international community – and in particular the Se-curity Council.

This year, we focus on timely and decisive response – on what we, as a community of conscience sworn to uphold the UN Charter, should do when a State manifestly fails to protect its people.

This is the ultimate test of the responsibility to protect.

We all agree that sovereignty must not be a shield behind which States commit grave crimes against their people. But achieving prevention and protection can be difficult.

In recent years, we have shown how good offices, preventive diplomacy, mediation, commissions of inquiry and other peaceful means can help pull countries back from the brink of mass violence.

My earlier reports, as well as my

Extreme top photo shows (left to right) newly installed ESSU President Dr. Ed Campoto (fully covered at his right side is PIA head Alice Nicart), Sangguniang Panglungsod Members Rudy Caharop, Annabelle Capito and Jun Quilitano at the Mayor Luis Capito Cultural Stage while waiting for all the participants of the civic/military parade to reach the finish line. Congressman Ben Evardone (wearing sunglasses) is seated at the middle. To his left side are City Mayor Fe Abunda, Sangguniang Panglungsod Members Jinnefir Anacio and Dan Villarino and the Image of the Our Lady of the Nativity (Patron Saint of Borongan City) that has just been around the parade around the city.

Above photo, on the other hand, shows Eastern Samar Governor Conrado ‘Aklan’ Basada Nicart, Jr. (bearded man at the center) during the civic/military parade on September 7, Vesper Day of the City Fiesta of Borongan, Eastern Samar. Photo by Bruno Colico Rubio, Jr.

see UN SEC-GEN p. 3