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King of Sweden visits Tacloban

SEE PEOPLES SURGE P. 6

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Peoples Surge slams govt

inaction

King Gustaf of Sweden (standing in the middle) is anked by Philippine Vice-President Jejomar Binay on the left

and Tacloban Mayor Alfred Romualdez on the right as they pose with the teachers of schools that the royal visitor

went to during his sorties.

TACLOBAN CITY More than 12,000 Yolanda (Haiyan)survivors ooded the streets here on Friday, January 24,in an display of discontent over the Aquino administra-tions criminal negligence and utter incompetencein delivering adequate relief and rehabilitation to theYolanda victims.

The mass mobilization

is the rst biggest gatheringof demonstrators in this cityin more than a decade andwill not be the last, organiz-

ers said in a press releasesent to media outlets.

This is a people surge a swelling of the peo -ple demanding justice for

TACLOBAN CITY - King CarlXVI Gustaf of Sweden, accom-panied by Philippine Vice Presi-dent Jejomar Binay and otherdignitaries, arrived in this cityto pay homage to Boy Scouts inthe city who perished during theonslaught of Typhoon Yolandalast November 8, 2013.

His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf,King of Sweden, heads the WorldScout Movement. Vice PresidentJejoman Binay, on the other hand,is the national president of the Boy

Scouts of the Philippines.The King also led the distribu-

tion of scouting uniforms to 75 se-nior and 100 boy scouts at the SanJose National High School and theSan Fernando Elementary School.

After the distribution, theKing and his party went to theBoy Scout Rotunda for a shortprogram. The Philippine andSwedish ags were hoisted in thearea, alongside the banners of theUnited Nations and the World

Scouting Foundation.A one-minute silence was also

observed to pray for the repose ofthe Boy Scouts and victims of thetyphoon who perished.

Antonio Cinco Jr., chairmanof the Leyte Scout Council, saidKing Gustaf welcomed to theregion and Tacloban City by Gov-ernor Dominic Petilla, TaclobanMayor Alfred Romualdez, DepEdregional director Dr. Luisa Yu,Philippine Information Agencydirector Olive Tiu and the UN-

Ofce of Coordinating Humani-tarian Assistance Tacloban headJesper Lund.

In his speech, VP Binay saidthat 276 Boys Scouts and 18 vol-unteer teachers died during thetyphoon which bought a stormsurge that went inland by some300 meters and as high as 10 feet.

In an earlier media interac-tion at the airport, it was learned

SEE SWEDEN P. 8

Tans secretary arrested for qualied theftTHE ONCE trusted sec-

retary of Atty. Eddie and

Mrs. Daisy Capahi-Tan

was arrested by the police

here on the morning of

January 23, 2014 at their

home at Brgy. San Anto-

nio, this city for estafa and

qualied theft.

The suspect is Daisy

Doguiles-Pilapil, the daugh-

ter of San Antonio barangay

chairman Samuel Doguiles.

Two arrest warrants for

estafa and one warrant of

arrest for qualied theft issued

by Judge Girlie Borrel-Yu wasserved on Daisy Doguiles-

Pilapil by warrant server PO3

Roberto Arafol. To gain tem-

porary liberty meanwhile the

case against her is being heard,

the suspect has to cough up

a total of P 86,000.00 for the

three counts.

To recall, Daisy Doguiles-

Pilapil was sued by the Tan

couple for estafa and qualied

SEE TRUSTED P. 6

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ORMOC CITY Eight peo-

ple, including a minor, were

arrested by the police over

the week for the rash of

thieveries that have victim-

ized various telephone com-

panies here, including the

electric cooperative, setting

back the restoration work

on the power and telecom-

munications for weeks now

aside from causing millions

of damages to the company.

The suspects were identi-

fied as Alexander Lato, 32,

a resident of Brgy. Linao;

Florentino Canque, 53, tri-

cycle driver; Leonardo Abao,

18; Nio Caballes, 19; Regie

Calles, 30; Jovanie Tumulak,

24; Edgardo Lumanta, another

tricycle driver and the minor

Ivan. The tricycle drivers

motorcycles had the police

numbers 504 and 1670.

The suspect Alexander

Lato is being pinpointed as the

mastermind of the thieveries.

He was a trafc enforcer during

the time of former Mayor Eric

Codilla and was red just last

October, for alleged abuse of

authority. He is said to be close

to personalities of the previous

administration.

The group was arrested by

the police intelligence division

composed of PO3 Danilo Re-

bato, PO3 Alberto Pepito, and

PO3 Romeo Blanco.

In an interview with the ar-

resting team, Pepito said they

arrested the group at Brgy.

Doa Feliza Mejia.

In a routine inspection, they

found the group had copper

wires in their possession, a saw

for cutting metal, ashlights,

screw drivers and other things

that could be used to cut wires.

Last week, the police also

caught four people said to be

involved in the same modus.

They were identified as Al

Campus, 38, residing in Brgy.

San Pablo and a native of

Tabango, Leyte; Mark Noel

Calixtro, 24; Noel Cabcaban,

24 and Eric Retana, all of

Brgy. San Antonio. They were

arrested dawn of January 21

while riding a motorcycle on

the way to a junkshop. They

had with them around 30 kilos

of copper wires.

Work on restoring telecom-

munication lines in the city

has been hampered after these

thieves preyed on the lines of

Globe, Ortelco and PLDT. All

of them have recorded reports

of their lines being stolen just

a day after it is laid out. The

cable lines, which cost mil-

lions, are just vandalized for

its copper which is being sold

to junkshops here for P 400 to

P 500 a kilo.By Paul Libres

From Singapore with Love

Five young concert artists from Singapore, three of which are of Filipino descent, and a

Cebuana who has found her niche in the entertainment industry in the Land of the Merlion,

were in Ormoc City on Saturday, January 25, for a free concert dubbed From Singapore

with Love. The concert was held at the Ormoc Superdome from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM wherethe group sang popular songs aside from two Waray favorites, Ang Balud and Waray-Waray.

From left: Pamela Wildheart Pilapil of Cebu who is now a major recording artist and host

in Singapore, Princess Jean Kyaw, Neil Chan Thim Yan, Gail Alexandra Belmonte, Low Eng

Kim and Miranda Ho Sze-Yi. Kyaw and Yan were born in the Philippines while Belmonte is

half Filipina, half Myanmar. After Ormoc, they proceeded to Tacloban, Borongan and Guiuan

to also hold free concerts there. The artists were brought over by the Help Direct Initiative

founded by Mary Jane Salomon, publisher of the Bagong Bayani, a magazine about OFWs in

Singapore. Mary Jane is from Northern Samar herself and empathizes with Yolanda victims.

TACLOBAN CITY In or-

der to help the food securitystakeholders, the Depart-

ment of Agriculture recently

turned over farm implements

and fishing equipment to

farmers and shermen from

four towns of Leyte who were

affected by super typhoon

Yolanda.

Despite inclement weather,

DA gives farmers, fishers in four Leyte

towns equipment, implementsDepartment of Agriculture

Undersecretary Emerson Paladand Assistant Secretary Ed de

Luna were joined by BFAR

Director Asis G. Perez, BFAR

8 Director Juan Albaladejo

and PCA Assistant Director

Joel Pilapil during the turnover

rites.

Together with Senator

Cynthia Villar, the chairper-

son of the Senate Committee

on Agriculture and Food, the

team handed over ten mo-

torized bancas, 500 bags of

vegetables and fruits seeds for

backyard gardening compris-

ing of kangkong, cucumber,

tomato, watermelon and mass

melon to each of the townsof Tabango, Villaba, Calubian

and Leyte.

The team also turned over

ten bags of corn seeds at 18

kg per bag and 125 coconut

seedlings with entitlement and

certicate for a maximum of

500 pieces per farmer based on

the allowed 100 coconut seed-lings per one hectare from the

Philippine Coconut Authority

(PCA).

The distribution was part

of the continuing program of

the Department of Agriculture.

It was learned that DA will

continue distributing vegetable

seeds for the inter-cropping.

An additional 20,000 coconut

seedlings will be distributed in

the next six months.

Meanwhile, it was also

learned that more motorized

ban cas are expecte d to be

given to all shermen within

the next six months.

Furthermore, Senator Vil-lar as chair of Philippine Red

Cross -Las Pinas also distrib-

uted 500 food packs per town

and from the Villar Founda-

tion, she distributed 115 sacks

SEE DA P. 3

A 6-HECTARE proposed relocation site purchased by the

City Government in the year 2000, under Mayor Eufrocino

Codilla Sr., could be a white elephant after all.The 13th Sanggunian Panglunsod, this week, during its regu-

lar session, found out that the area could not be used for social-

ized housing because developing it would be very expensive.

Councilor Roland Villasencio, chairman of the committee on

land use and zoning, said they were considering the property for

socialized housing as it was already owned by the City. It would

not only save the city millions from acquiring a new property

but make it useful also, considering it has been there for 15 years

already and left unused.

The property is a rice eld. A small area along the highway

is not, which is now occupied.

The national government has asked the LGU to come up

with a suitable site for socialized housing to resettle victims of

Yolanda, including informal settlers.

Pres. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino, in his visit here after the

supertyphoon, told city ofcials that if they have a site ready, that

his ofce would release funds for socialized housing.

However, Villasencio, in his committee report, said that Engr.Raoul Cam, city planning ofcer, said that it was unsuitable for

the program for two reasons. One is the high cost of its develop-

ment and second, that it was ood prone.

Cam also informed Villasencio and committee members that

the same property was already presented to the National Housing

Authority for the same purpose. It was rejected by the NHA for

the reason that developing it was costly.

The City bought the lot

in the year 2000 from Jose-

na Martinez de Cordova and

Richard Raymond L. Cordova.

The purchase price was P 71.00

per square meter or a total of P

4,341,863.00. It was intended

as additional relocation site

for those displaced by the JICA

ood mitigation project but was

never developed after it waspurchased.

In the year 2002, during

the time of Mayor Carmelo

J. Locsin, he presented the

same property to the NHA for

development into a socialized

housing unit. Cam told the

committee members that after

inspecting the site, the NHA

said it was too expensive to de-

velop.By Lalaine M. Jimenea

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that the King of Sweden hasbeen a lifelong supporter ofthe Scouting Movement. Hewas himself a scout whenhe was 10 years old.

King Gustaf acceptedthe role of Honorary Chair-man of the World ScoutingFoundation in 1977 andhas since been leading theWSF in raising funds tosupport scouting projectsworldwide.

Among his stops inTacloban City was to BoyScout Building to see theextent of its damage. An-tonio Cinco added that theKing also made a side trip toAnibong where four ships

SWEDEN ... from P. 1

beached 100 meters inland.Lunch was held at the

Leyte Park Hotel. There, theking received tokens fromvarious agencies.

Department of Tourismregional director KarinaRosa Tiopes presented theKing with a painting by lo-cal artist Dante Enage usingtuba (coconut wine) on can-vas as his medium. It was apainting of the Curacha, acourtship dance often calledWaray-waray in Taclobanand Samar.

After lunch, KingGustaf and company wasshown around some ofLeytes historical monu-

ments, among them theScout in Motion monumentat the government center inPalo, Leyte and the LeyteLanding monument. They

left shortly for Manila af-

terwards.King Carl XVI Gustaf

arrived in the Philippineson Saturday. When he left,it was the promise that hewould continue to supportthe programs of the BoysScouts, especially those inLeyte. Sweden, it was fur-ther learned, were amongthe rst countries that sentaid and assistance overto Tacloban and Yolanda-stricken areas.

The arrival of the King of Sweden momentarily thawed the usual chilly relations between Mayor

Alfred Romualdez and the Petillas. Gov. Dom Petilla is seen here sharing a good laugh.

DA ... from P. 2

of fertilizer, 400 galvanized

iron (GI) sheets and two boxes

of umbrella nails good for 100

families per town. Each family

will receive four pieces of GI

sheets and half a kilo of nails,

it was learned.

As chairperson of the Com-

mittee on Agriculture and

Food, Senator Villar sees to it

that what was promised during

the visits will be implemented.

Her commitment is to nor-

malize the agriculture sector

within a year or earlier.

The Lady Senator urged

the beneciaries to make good

use of whatever they have re-

ceivedIn return, she requested

beneciaries to make good use

of whatever they have received

for it was not easy to bring all

those to Leyte, especially with

the bad weather.

The group visited Guiuan

and ve other municipalities in

Eastern Samar over the week-

end. In December, the same

team visited Tanauan, Dulag,

Julita and Mayorga, all in the

province of Leyte.PIA

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PHIL. PRESSINSTITUTE

Whistle-blowers

galore

Great calamitiesbring great changes

SEE FR. ROY P. 5SEE MERCADO P. 5SEEVIEW P. 6

A HELICOPTER pilot, who shuttles over

Ayala Alabang says: A landmark that he

uses is the house of embattled Senator Ra-

mon Bong Revilla. Now, another mansion

twice the size of the current one, is rising.

Can anyone shed light on this matter?, the

blogger asked.

You mean the new partially completed man-

sion on 114 Saranggani street in Muntinlupa

shielded by blue tarpaulin?

Revilla is constructing a new one across

his present home, the investigative Rappler

wrote Ayala Alabang residents estimate the new

four-storey house plus basement, costs almost

triple the present P35 million one. The lot price

tag is another P35 millionSenator Jingoy Estrada, like Revilla, is

enmeshed in the pork barrel scam. He, too, is

building a mansion at high-end Wack-Wack Vil-

lage. The 3,084-square-meter digs is estimated

at P120-million. Rappler asserted. His reported

net worth in 2012, when he started building, was

P193,580,509.

Asked why his 2012 SALN does not include

the Wack-Wack house, he replied, Ano? Hello?

(What? Hello?). And the line was discon-

nected. Text messages were unanswered

Both Revilla and Estrada, like Juan Ponce

Enrile and 24 other ofcials, twist in corrup-

tion charges due to whistle blowers. Thats a

phrase coined by US activist Ralph Nader in the

1970s, referring to those who exposed sleaze.

Inquirer picked seven whistleblowers as

Filipinos of the Year. Theyve made the big-gest positive impact on the life of the nation in

the year just past. Meet Benhur Luy , Mary

Ariene Baltazar, Merlina Suas, Gertrudes Luy,

Marina Sula and Simonette Briones. They were

on the front page in Witness Protection Program

bullet-proof vests.

Revilla funneled P503.6 million of his pork

to eight questionable NGOs, the COA audit

shows. Two of these NGOs were managed by

the scams main whistleblower, Benhur Luy. So

did his father before him, Luy asserts.

Revilla hired a handwriting expert to debunk

charges. Senator Revilla says that it is fake?

asked COA chair Grace Pulido-Tan. But he

conrmed authenticity of the signatures -- in

writing.

Whistleblower notebooks reveal deals by

detained Janet Lim-Napoles from 2012 up toAugust 2013, They list cash doles, properties,

over 400 bank accounts and code names.

Kuya and Sexy are the handles for Sen.

Jinggoy Estrada. An entry says P20 million was

allotted for Kuya and Sexy. Pogi is used

for Revilla Jr.. Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, 89, is

dubbed Tanda (old man).

Till now, whistleblowers had a rough ride.

Primitivo Mijares was one of Ferdinand Mar-

cos chief propagandists. He wrote the book

Conjugal Dictatorship and testied against the

dictatorship. Mijares disappeared in 1977 and

his 15-year-old son was later found murdered.

Cruel, says 83-year old Imelda Marcos of

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyos hospital detention.

Shanghaied by government agents, RodolfoJun Lozada testied before the Senate how

a ZTE broadband loan, for $132 million, bal-

looned to $329 million. Still guarded by Catho-

lic nuns today, Lozada is harassed by charges.

Marlen Garcia-Esperat reported fertilizer

scams in the Department of Agriculture in Cen-

tral Mindanao. Good evening Maam, said the

visitor before he shot her dead. The accomplices

testied that they were hired by two ofcials. A

Cebu court meted out life imprisonment to three

who admitted they were hired for P120,000 to

kill Esperat. Cases against the masterminds are

still on going.

Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon

Papers to the New York Times, leading to re-

examination of the Vietnam War. Many coun-

tries recognize the value of whistle-blowers.

They adopt laws to ensure that whistle-blowershave institutional protection against retaliation.

Thus, South Africa has a Protected Disclosure

Law. The US Labor Department safeguards,

by federal law, those who expose malfeasance.

Not every whistle-blower is a candidat e

for beatication. Former police ofcer Cezar

Mancao II, who offered to blow the whistle on

the Bubby Dacer murder, bolted NBI custody

when courts ordered his transfer to jail.

Both the kind and extent of support that

a legitimate whistle-blower should be able to

expect remains unclear, says an earlier Asian

Institute of Management study titled Whistle-

blowing in the Philippines: Awareness, Atti-

tudes and Structures. An explicit policy that

will govern whistle-blowing is needed.

Whistle-blowers who tell the truth make

THOUGH SOME people consider preach-

ing as some kind of public enemy to be shot

down, the truth is that we need preaching,

since preaching is none other than transmit-

ting the living word of God.

Its a necessity in our life: for our survival,

for our enlightenment, and especially for our

salvation. Gods word gives life, nourishment,

light, purication and redemption. Not by

bread alone does man live, but by every word

of God, (Lk 4,4) we are told clearly by Christ.

Thats why we need to see to it that we

develop and ever polish the art of preaching,

which is a vital extension and participation ofthe preaching of Christ. Through the powers of

the sacraments and the liturgy, Christs preach-

ing continues up to now, this time making use

of authorized ministers.

This is how we have to view preaching. Its

not just some priest yakking at a certain point

in the Mass. It is delivering and listening to the

word of God as expressed once by St. Paul when

he extolled the Thessalonians:

We give thanks to God...because when you

heard and received from us the word of God,

you welcomed it not as the word of men, but,

as it truly is, the word of God who works in you

who have believed. (1 Thes 2,13)

Its about time that we give serious attention

to this very important aspect of our life, since as

we all know a lot of aws, confusion and wrong

practices have marred it through the years.I remember that as a kid in the early 60s,

I would go home at the start of the homily on

Sundays to take breakfast, and when I came

back, it was still the homily. Practically every-

one was bored and disconnected.

Thank God, a lot of improvement has taken

place since then. The men do not anymore ee

from the church during the sermon. The pr iests

in general have acquired an engaging way to

deliver their homilies. Still a lot of things need

to be done.

We have to understand that what is involved

in preaching and in listening to it is Gods Word,

which is not just any word. If we have to go

theological about it, Gods Word is the very Son

of God who became man to redeem us.

Gods Word, perfect God and perfect man,

is the perfect and sole bridge and mediator be-tween God and us. When we preach and when

we listen to it, this basic reality has to be very

much in mind, otherwise we will miss the point

and will get entangled with the peripherals.

Living faith is needed by both preacher and

hearer, a faith that exudes itself externally. Thus,

the preacher has to be more a witness to that

faith than a teacher of it. And the hearer has to

be a believer, touched rst by Gods grace, since

otherwise nothing of Gods Word would enter

his heart if he does not have faith.

It is in this regard that on the part of the

preacher, all effort should be done to vitally

immerse himself both in God and in others,

acting like a bridge and mediator between God

and men as Christ was and is.

He should plunge deep into the knowledge

of the doctrine of Christ, the fullness of Gods

IT JUST rocked, literally, as I was working

on our top oor. I could hear the neighbors

shouting booo. It was an earthquake.

By my estimates, could have been a 3.5 to

4.0 magnitude. I was wondering, are these

manifestations of climate change? The

earthquakes? Shortly before Yolanda, we

were so engrossed with the news on the Bohol

earthquake. We just woke up on November

8 to be the it in the news ourselves.

I had just finished browsing Facebook.

From here, to Mindanao and the US, people are

complaining of the bitter cold. In Australia, its

Australia Day by the way, they are complainingof extreme heat. They are roasting there while

were practically freezing here.rrr

At the general assembly and election of

ofcers of the Ormoc Chamber of Commerce

and Industry, Inc. held at Ormoc Villa Hotel

this evening, Friday, we got to talking about

the food shortage the city experienced after

days of nonstop rains brought about by Typhoon

Agaton.

A friend in Mindanao, Coring Supino,

posted in her Facebook that Agaton was a

misnomer. The Typhoon should have been

named Igaton because nag-igat-igat pa and

nagpadudingduding before it left the country

for good. It seemed very few parts of the country

were spared by the capricious I-gaton.

Igatons paduding-duding resulted to a food

shortage. Because we still lack local produce to

sell in our markets, we are now very dependent

on what can be shipped from Cebu and Min-

danao vegetables, poultry and even canned

goods. However, nothing could be shipped

here because there were no trips, whether by

slow boat or fast craft for a record of ve days!

By Thursday, the rst sunny day in several

weeks, people went out to shop, only to nd

shelves almost empty. Meat shops were closed

because no new stocks came in.

Stores in Baybay City down to Maasin were

in similar straits. They were not only catering

to locals but people from as far as Tacloban

had already driven there to buy what they need.

The food shortage did not only affect us.

Tacloban, too, had a shortage. Ms Olive Tiu,

Philippine Information Agency regional direc-

tor, in her newsbits said that they were also

having a shortage in their parts. Aside from

Cebu, Tacloban also gets its goods from Manila.

However, that route was also cut off because

huge waves prevented ferries to cross from

Matnog to Allen.

Now that the weather is better, things are

expected to resume to normal. But our problems

do not end with a good weather.

There is the specter of the food arriving, the

integrity of which might have been compro-

mised. According to one lady at our table, she

knows that truckloads of frozen poultry meat

were held up at Matnog port for days already

because of the waves. Whether the meat arrives

to us in a very healthy state or compromised

already has yet to be seen.rrr

It seems we have lots on our plates right

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The Gospel on Sunday

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The Presentation of the Lord

5January 20-26, 2014

MERCADO ... from P. 4 FR. ROY ... from P. 4

About Taekwondo

Was Sen. Bong

Revillas bombshell

a dud?

WHEN SEN. BONG delivered his privilege

speech in the Senate lately, it was as if therewas another one of his block buster movies

like he always did in showbusiness. His whole

family was there including former Senator

Ramon Revilla, his aging father, who became

emotional towards the end of his speech

and was even left in tears, wife Rep. Lani

Mercado, son Vice Gov. Jolo Revilla and

a long list of supporters in politics and in

show business. He even presented a toy truck

loaded with stacks of documents as if to show

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima that he also

has lots of documents to support his claim of

innocence to the charges of corruption on his

use of the pork barrel fund prepared by the

Justice Department.

When Sen. Bong Revilla made his privilege

speech, was it timely? This corner believes his

speech did not go with the times. He shouldhave done it when the issue was still hot,

perhaps, immediately after that of Sen. Jing-

goys or even that of Sen. Enriles. He could

have scored plenty of points with some of his

disclosures. For example: how come Sec. Mar

Roxas personally drove his ofcial car for him

instead of a regular driver; how come he (Mar)

took pains of hiding his cars plate number (No.

6) as if it was a covert operation involving state

secrets; how come this clandestine procedure

that reminds us of a James Bond operation,

fraught with sus-pense and intrigue and drama.

It can readily be seen that the government went

to such an extent of the Executive Department,

a co-equal body, putting its dirty nger on the

affairs of the Senate.

The ofce of a President can do wonders

in the way of pushing for a program if he putshis mind to it. This kind of statesmanship could

have been well appreciated if it was done for

the good of the country. But what was it for?Just to impeach a Chief Justice whose crime

could be debatable: Non-disclosure of dollar

accounts in his yearly SALN (Statement of

Assets Liabilities & Net Worth). Much bigger

crimes more than ten times - are committed

everyday in Metro Manila. And what could be

reprehensible is the use of the PDAF to lure

lawmakers and lull them to sign in the complaint

for an easy and early release of their pork barrel,

some of which are additional. Since the pork

barrel is the peoples money, we the people,

became accessories after the fact.

Maybe the reason could be much bigger

than what it appears to be. Can it be because

the administration is pushing for Mar Roxas as

its candidate for President? Too bad because he

was also this corners choice. In the beginning,

he was doing great guns. It is not just anybodythat can graduate from the prestigious Harvard.

He has a diploma tucked under his arms from

such a school. When he was Secretary of Trade

in the rst Cabinet of PGMA, his star soared

to high heavens. Hence, this corner nds it

impos-sible for him to lose to Binay in the Vice

Presidency. Be that as it may, the asco he cre-

ated in Tacloban, in the aftermath of the typhoon

Yolanda, ruined completely his face. His star is

now in tatters. Gone is the Roxas mystique from

that of Pres. Manuel Roxas, rst President of

the Republic of the Philip-pines in 4 July 1946.

This corner knows of an information concerning

how Pres. Roxas got the presidency in a silver

platter from Pres. Manuel Quezon.

Despite the SC declaring the pork barrel as

unconstitutional, the House is hell bent in ght-

ing this seeming impasse. What is now going tohappen? Maybe go back to martial law?

BECAUSE OF LACK of exercise dur-

ing the long winter months in Nebraska, Itook up taekwondo. As part of the training,

I memorized the commands in Korean,

learned the basic steps and even managed to

slowly get promoted to different belt colors.

But I never reached black.

Many people are surprised to hear that in

the 1970s I learned taekwondo, one of the more

popular forms of martial arts, in the United

States. Finding available classes was not that

easy because of the demand to learn this art has

not yet spread then. Today, taekwondo classes

are everywhere for men, women, beginners,

advanced students, kids, teens and adults.

Originally established nearly 2000 years

ago, taekwondo gained its popularity in South

Korea in the 1950s. It was then that taekwondo

began to take off and eventually turned into one

of the most practiced forms of martial arts bythe late 1980s. In 2000, taekwondo became

an Olympic event and has become even more

recognized worldwide, thus there has been an

increase in enrollees in martial arts schools

nationwide.

Evidence of taekwondo existence as a

systematic defense method using the bodys in-

stinctive reexes can be traced back to ceremo-

nial games that were performed during religious

events in the era of the ancient tribal states.

Taekwondo largely involves the use of the

legs with the many kicks required in taekwondo.

The reason for this is that the legs are the s tron-

gest extremity. Taekwondo involves a wide

variety of different kicks and knees. The most

used kicks in taekwondo include the hook k ick,

side kick, turning kick, roundhouse kick, back

kick, front kick, spinning side kick, axe kick andcrescent kick. The blocks used in taekwondo are

the low block, middle block, high block, inward

block and outer forearm block.

Taekwondo primarily focuses on blocks,

punches, kicks and open-handed strikes. Also

important to taekwondo training are throws,

take-downs and joint locks. Self-defense is

another central part of taekwondo training. You

will nd that there are many different styles of

taekwondo taught throughout the world.Taekwondo is not difcult to learn and much

of taekwondo is highly versatile; therefore if

you learn different styles it will not hinder your

learning at all.

Among the traditional sports that have

been rev ived in modern times, the martial art

of taekwondo is one of the most widely prac-

ticed. This self-defense martial art has become

a popular international sport in the last quarter

century with thousands of Korean instructors

now teaching taekwondo in more than 150

countries.

When I joined ViSCA in 1977 and decided

to revive my interest in taekwondo, it was un-

heard of and did not really take off until the late

90s. By then I was busy with my career, raising

kids and already getting old and creaky.

Taekwondo uses the entire body, particularlythe hands and feet. I could not be that limber

anymore at my age so its a distinct limitation.

Taekwondo not only strengthens ones

physical well-being, but also cultivates char-

acter via physical and mental training, coupled

with techniques for discipline. I am glad that

children, preteens and teens (even girls!) are

taking up the sport at VFES, VLHS and VSU.

Thats a healthy sign.

AND WHEN the time came for theirpurication according to the law of Moses,

they brought him up to Jerusalem to pres-ent him to the Lord (as it is written in the

law of the Lord, Every male that opens the

womb shall be called holy to the Lord) and

to offer a sacrice according to what is said

in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves,

or two young pigeons.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem,whose name was Simeon, and this man

was righteous and devout, looking for the

consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit

was upon him. And it had been revealed to

him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see

death before he had seen the Lords Christ.

And inspired by the Spirit he came into the

temple; and when the parents brought in

the child Jesus, to do for him according to

the custom of the law, he took him up in hisarms and blessed God and said, Lord, now

lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,

according to thy word; for mine eyes have

seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared

in the presence of all peoples, a light forrevelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to

thy people Israel.

And his father and his mother marveled

at what was said about him; and Simeon

blessed them and said to Mary his mother,

Behold, this child is set for the fall and

rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that

is spoken against (and a sword will pierce

through your own soul also), that thoughtsout of many hearts may be revealed.

And there was a prophetess, Anna, the

daughter of Phanu-el, of the tribe of Asher;

she was of a great age, having lived with

her husband seven years from her virgin-ity, and as a widow till she was eighty-four.

She did not depart from the temple, wor-shiping with fasting and prayer night and

day. And coming up at that very hour she

gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to

all who were looking for the redemption of

Jerusalem. And when they had performed

everything according to the law of the Lord,

they returned into Galilee, to their own city,

Nazareth. And the child grew and became

strong, lled with wisdom; and the favor of

God was upon him.

corruption a high-risk activity, Dr. Romulo

Miral wrote in the AIM study. But the absence

of a legal framework makes the personal costs

of whistle-blowing very high. It is sometimes

a matter of life and death, the study noted.

Tell that to the family of Bubby Dacer. The

PR man never made his appointment to brief

former President Fidel Ramos on scams in-

volving Eraps government. He and driver Em-

manuel Corbito were intercepted by 22 military

agents in Makati. Blindfolded, then strangled,

their bodies were burned in Indang, Cavite.Thieves are lionized, not ostracized, here,

Viewpoint noted earlier. Cash ushers them to

rst places at tables. Those in a position to adopt

reforms are often the very persons whistles are

blown at.

Would Senators Ramon Bong Revilla,

Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada, Ferdinand

Marcos Jr. and Gringo Honasan ever scrap the

pork barrel?. Inaction by those involved is

buttressed by a culture of impunity. People bolt

from those who rock the boat with harsh truths.

revelation to us, and also into the knowledge of

men, not only in a theoretical way, but also and

more importantly in a practical and direct way.Its only in this way that preaching becomes

true, genuine preaching, and not just a deliveryof some smart lecture or entertaining show.Obviously, a lot of preparation has to be donebefore one preaches.

Of this, Pope Francis reminded us recentlyin his document, Evangelii gaudium (The Joy ofthe Gospel). He recommended that after pray-ing to the Holy Spirit, one thoroughly studies,

reects and meditates on theBiblical text that should be thebasis for the homily.

Then Gods word has to bepersonalized, going beyond thetechnicalities of the text andemploying the lectio divina,one has to ask himself whatGod wants to say to him withthe words.

Then the preacher has tokeep a keen ear to the peopleto nd out what they need to

hear. Thus, the preacher should be in constantcontact with ock to such an extent that as thePope said, he himself would smell like a sheep.

Then the delivery has to be engaging, withan idea, a sentiment, and an image. It also hasto be positive. Email: [email protected]

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6 NOTICESJanuary 20-26, 2014

Extrajudicial SettlementNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the late GERTRUDES POLO

POSAS had left a certain Savings

Account at Philipp ines Nationa l

Bank, Baybay Branch, with Account

No. 451-502467-6 was settledamong his heirs per Doc. No. 117;

Page No. 24; Book No. XXVIII;

Series of 2013 of Notary Public Ari

Larrazabal. EV Mail Jan. 20-26,27- Feb. 2, 3-9, 2014Extrajudicial Settlement with

SaleNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late PABLO

AGURA re a parcel of land located

in Brgy. Cagsalaosao, Calbayog

Dist., Calbayog City, designated as

Lot 9803-Part, containing an area of

280 sq.m. under TD No. 99-01022-00189 was settled among his heirs

and sold in favor of CLARE G.

SIOPONGCO per Doc. No. 6302;

page No. 1241; Book No. XIII;

Series of 2013 of Notary Public

Ernesto L. Penaor. EV Mail Jan.20-26, 27- Feb. 2, 3-9, 2014

Extra-Judicial Partition and

Settlement with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the properties of the late GO -

DOFREDO CANETE SUMALJAG

re a parcel of land situated in Brgy.Benolho, Albuera, Leyte declared

under OCT No. P-68107; Lot No.

987, containing an area of 673 sq.m. under TD No. 03-0004-00514,

Elsa and Godofredo Sumaljag

as declarants and Lot No. 988containing an area of 582 sq.m.

under TD No. 03-0004-00449 were

partitioned among his heirs and 673

sq.m. sold in favor of MARILYN

SUSING per Doc. No. 27; Page

No. 54; Book No. XXIII; Series of

2009 of Notary Public Faustino C.Tumamak, Jr. EV Mail Jan. 20-26,27- Feb. 2, 3-9, 2014Self-Adjudication with Absolute

Sale


that the property of the late TOMASR. TORCULAS re a parcel of land

situated at Brgy. Cagsalaosao,

Calbayog City, Samar, designated

as Lot No. 9774 covered by TD

No. 99-01022-00102, containing

an area of 2,832 sq.m. was adju-

dicated unto himself by ELPEDIOT. TORCULAS and sold in favor of

PAUL G. SIOPONGCO per Doc.No. 6301; Page No. 1241; Book

No. XIII; Series of 2013 of Notary

Public Ernesto L. Penaor. EV MailJan. 20-26, 27- Feb. 2, 3-9, 2014Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement

with Sale


that the property of the late PACITA

VELOSO re a Residential land

located at National Road, San

Policarpo, Calbayog City declaredin the name of Pacita Veloso under

TD No. 28468, with an area of 301

sq.m. was settled among her heirs

and sold in favor of BERNARDO

R. VASQUEZ married to Corazon

A. Vasquez per Doc. No. 65; PageNo. 13; Book No. I, Series of 2003

of Notary Public ________. EV MailJan. 20-26, 27- Feb. 2, 3-9, 2014

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation and Com -

munications

LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISINGAND REGULATORY BOARD

Regional Ofce No. VIIIOrmoc City

CASE NO VIII 2014-0100Application for ISSUANCE of a Certicateof Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB

servicesWith prayer to adopt trade name

CRESCENCIA O. ABAD

Applicant/ Petitioner

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is request authority for the

issuance of a Certicate of Public Convenienceto operate a FILCAB service for the transportationof passengers and freight along the line: TACLO-

BAN CITY-MARASBARAS & VICE VERSA withthe use of THREE (3) unit/s and with prayerto adopt trade name Godie Transport Service.

NOTICE is hereby given that thisapplication will be heard by this Board onFEBRUARY 2, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Ofce

at the above address.At least TEN (10) days prio r to the

above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice

once in one (1) daily newspaper of generalcirculation in Visayas.

This application will be acted uponby this Board on the basis of its records and

documentary evidence submitted by the parties,unless the Board deems it necessary to receiveadditional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 15th day ofJANUARY, 2014.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOCLERK OF BOARD

Copy furnished:

-Applicant:-Counsel for applicant:EV Mail Jan. 20-26, 2014

rrrRepublic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation and Com -munications

LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Ofce No. VIII

Ormoc CityCASE NO VIII 2014-0129

(REF. No. VIII-2000-1799)Application for Reconstitution of Records of aCerticate of Public Convenience to operate a

FILCAB servicesWith prayer to adopt trade name

SAMUEL TULAYTAY

Applicant/ PetitionerNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is A GRANTEE of a Certi-

cate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCABservice for the transportation of passengersand freight along the line: LIBAGON-BONTOC,

SOUTHERN LEYTE & VICE VERSA with theuse of ONE (1) unit/s which Certicate is validup to Jan. 16, 2016.

In the present application, applicantrequests for Reconstitution of Records of thesaid Certificate using the same route and

same no. of unit.NOTICE is hereby given that this

application will be heard by this Board onFEBRUARY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Ofce

at the above address.At least TEN (10) days prio r to the



This application will be acted upon

by this Board on the basis of its records anddocumentary evidence submitted by the parties,unless the Board deems it necessary to receive

additional documentary and/or oral evidence.WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.

SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 20th day of

JANUARY, 2014.(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO

CLERK OF BOARD

Copy furnished:-Applicant: S. TULAYTAY, Casac, Bontoc,So. Leyte

-Counsel for applicant: Atty. E. Jomadiaocorner Zamora, & Salazar Sts., Tac. CityEV Mail Jan. 20-26, 2014


Department of Transportation and Com -

municationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARD


CASE NO VIII 2014-0130

(REF. No. VIII-2010-0071)Application for Reconstitution of Records of a

Certicate of Public Convenience to operate

a PUJ servicesWith prayer to adopt trade name

RAUL O. ROSARIO


Applicant is A GRANTEE of a Cer-

ticate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJservice for the transportation of passengers andfreight along the line: ORMOC CITY MERIDA

& VICE VERSAwith the use of ONE (1) unit/swhich Certicate is valid up to May 19, 2018.

In the present application, applicantrequests for Reconstitution of Records of the

said Certificate using the same route andsame no. of unit.

NOTICE is hereby given that this

application will be heard by this Board onFEBRUARY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Ofceat the above address.

At least TEN (10) days pri or to the

above date, applicant/s shall publish this noticeonce in one (1) daily newspaper of general

circulation in Visayas.This application will be acted upon

by this Board on the basis of its records and

documentary evidence submitted by the parties,unless the Board deems it necessary to receiveadditional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 20th day ofJANUARY, 2014.


Copy furnished:

-Applicant: R.O. ROSARIO, Brgy. San Juan,Ormoc City-Counsel for applicant: Atty. E. Jomadiaocorner Zamora, & Salazar Sts., Tac. City

EV Mail Jan. 20-26, 2014


Department of Transportation and Com-munications


Regional Ofce No. VIII

Ormoc CityCASE NO VIII 2014-0131(REF. No. VIII-2003-1012)

Application for Reconstitution of Records of aCerticate of Public Convenience to operate

a PUJ services

With prayer to adopt trade nameJIMMY OMAMBAC


NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is A GRANTEE of a Cer-

ticate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJservice for the transportation of passengers and

freight along the line: ORMOC CITY MERIDA& VICE VERSAwith the use of ONE (1) unit/swhich Certicate is valid up to Aug. 22, 2018.



application will be heard by this Board on

FEBRUARY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Ofceat the above address.

At least TEN (10) days pri or to the

above date, applicant/s shall publish this noticeonce in one (1) daily newspaper of generalcirculation in Visayas.

This application will be acted uponby this Board on the basis of its records anddocumentary evidence submitted by the parties,

unless the Board deems it necessary to receiveadditional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 20th day of


CLERK OF BOARD

Copy furnished:-Applicant: OMAMBAC, Brgy. Puertebello,Merida, Leyte



Department of Transportation and Com-munications



Ormoc City

CASE NO . 20140133(REF. NO. VIII-2002-0612)

Application for Reconstitution of Records of aCerticate of Public Convenience to operate

a PUB servicesWITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME

ROY P. SERDONCILLO.


Applicant is a grantee of a Certicate

of Public Convenience to operate a PUB servicefor the transportation of passengers and freightalong the line: BURAUEN-DULAG-TACLOBAN

CITY-BORONGAN-GUIUAN & VICE VERSAwiththe use of ONE (1) unit/s and which certicate isvalid up to July 3, 2017





At least TEN (10) days prior to the






JANUARY, 2014.


Copy furnished:-Applicant: R.P. SERDONCILLO; Rimas,Paraiso, San Jose, Tac. City






CASE NO VIII 2014-0134

(REF. No. VIII-2013-0536)Application for Reconstitution of Records withExtensionof validity of a Certicate of Public

Convenience to operate a PUJ servicesWith prayer to adopt trade name

MARY ANN B. NISHIMOTO


Applicant is A GRANTEE of a Cer-

ticate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJservice for the transportation of passengers andfreight along the line: TACLOBAN CITY-PALO

VIA GOVERNMENTCENTER & VICE VERSAwith the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certicateis valid up to May 11, 2015.



application will be heard by this Board onFEBRUARY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Ofce

at the above address.At least TEN (10) days prior to the








CLERK OF BOARD

Copy furnished:-Applicant: M.A.B. NISHIMOTO, Brgy. 110, Zone5, Utap, Tac. City

-Counsel for applicant: Atty. E. Jomadiao cornerZamora, & Salazar Sts., Tac. CityEV Mail Jan. 20-26, 2014






CASE NO . 2014-0135

(Ref. No. VIII-2011-0537)Application for Reconstitution of Records of a

Certicate of Public Convenience to operatea PUJ services

With prayer to adopt trade nameMARY ANN B. NISHIMOTO


Applicant is a grantee of a Certicate

of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ servicefor the transportation of passengers and freightalong the line: TACLOBAN CITY-PALO VIANATIONAL HIGHWAY & VICE VERSAwith the

use of ONE (1) unit/s and which certicate isvalid up to July 4, 2017

In the present application, applicant

requests for Reconstitution of Records of thesaid Certificate using the same route andsame no. of unit.

NOTICE is hereby given that thisapplication will be heard by this Board onFEBRUARY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Ofce

at the above address.At least TEN (10) days prior to the








CLERK OF BOARDCopy furnished:

-Applicant: M.A. NISHIMOTO , Brgy. 110, Zone5 Utap, Tac. City-Counsel for applicant: Atty. E. Jomadiao

corner Zamora, & Salazar Sts., Tac. CityEV Mail Jan. 20-26, 2014






CASE NO. 2014-0148

Application for Reconstitution of Records of aCerticate of Public Convenience to operate a

FILCAB services

BIENVENIDO M. JUAREZ, JR.Applicant/ Petitioner

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a Certicate

of Public Convenience to operate a FC servicefor the transportation of passengers and freightalong the line: TACLOBAN CITY-ABUCAY VIA

KASSEL HOMES & VICE VERSAwith the useof ONE (1) unit/s and which certicate is validup to July 29, 2017





At least TEN (10) days prior to the


This application will be acted uponby this Board on the basis of its records anddocumentary evidence submitted by the parties,


WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 21th day of


CLERK OF BOARD

Copy furnished:-Applicant: B.M. JUAREZ, JR., Brgy. 91(Abucay), Tac. City






Ormoc CityCASE NO. 200

VIII 2014--0094Application for issuance of a Certicate of

Public Convenience to operate a PUJ services

With adoption of a trade/businessSUSAN REBAMONTAN


NOTICE OF HEARINGApplican t i s RE QUEST A UTHOR -

ITY THE ISSUANCE of a Certicate of Public

Convenience to operate a PUJ service for thetransportation of passengers and freight along theline: TACLOBAN CITY-BASAY2 & VICE VERSA

with the use of ONE (1) unit/s and with prayerto adopt trade name, A LDEVARAN TOURS.

NOTICE is hereby given that thisapplication will be heard by this Board onFEBRUARY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Ofceat the above address.

At least TEN (10) days prior to theabove date, applicant/s shall publish this noticeonce in one (1) daily newspaper of general

circulation in Visayas.This application will be acted upon

by this Board on the basis of its records anddocumentary evidence submitted by the parties,


WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L.

SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 15th day ofJANUARY, 2014.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO

CLERK OF BOARDCopy furnished:-Applicant: SUSAN REBAMONTAN SAN

ROQUE ST., MERCADO POBLACION,BASEY, SAMAR-Counsel for applicant: Atty. E. Jomadiao

corner Zamora, & Salazar Sts., Tac. CityEV Mail Jan. 20-26, 2014

(Republic of the Philippines

Department of Agriculture

Pambansang Pangasiwaan ng Patubig

National Irrigation Administration

Interim Irrigation Management Ofce

Eastern Samar

Ofce Address: Borongan City

Tel. No. (055) 560-9278 Fax No. (055) 560-9043

[email protected]

INVITATION TO BIDNo. 01-2014

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Interim Management

Ofce, Eastern Samar, through the General Appropriation Act of CY 2014,

invites bids for civil works for the Construction of various CIPs/CISs.Bids Received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid

opening. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding

Documents, particularly, in Section II, Instruction of Bi dders.

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding pro-

cedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criterion as specied in the

Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA

9184), otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act.

A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested

Bidders at the Ofce address above upon presentation of Letter of Intent

(LOI), renewed PCAB License with SMALL B in Irrigation and Flood

Control, Certicate of Site Inspection issued by the Ofcer-in-Charge of

IIMO, Eastern Samar and upon payment to the cashier of non-refundable

fee of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) for ABC above Five Million

& Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) for ABC below Five Million.

The NIA reserves the rights to reject any or all bids, waive minor

defects or informalities therein, and accept only bids it may consider to be

advantageous and benecial to the government.

(SGD.) AGRIFINO G. SENOBIO

BAC Chairman

NOTED:

(SGD.) EDGAR M. MERCADO

Ofcer-in-Charge

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now. There is the dengue outbreak. As of this

week, the ofcial count is already 84 and Janu-

ary is still to end. These are the cases that sought

medical attention. Some who preferred to nurse

it themselves are not documented. There could

be more. Same situation in Tacloban, I was told.I am also convinced that when the summer

months come, we would be having an outbreak

of skin diseases. This usually happens after great

calamities which result to an imbalance. In the

ood of 1991, there was a scabies epidemic

after a year.

It was quite an interesting spectacle to see

the well-shod and the not-so-well off equal-

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ized in such an inglorious manner. People

were scratching like crazy and their station in

life didnt matter. Scratch, scratch, scratch .rrr

As they say, great calamities bring great

sorrow. They also bring great upheavals. Somefor good, some for worst. Families who werent

talking to each other suddenly reconnected.

Some, sadly, lost family members and got

disconnected. Such incidents also present

great losses, for some great opportunities. Some

fortunes would be broken, while some would

be made. The circle of life

Yolanda victims and as-serting their right to food,housing, livelihood andsocial services. The massivenumber of people is proofof their intense discontentover Aquinos criminal neg-ligence and utter incompe-tence in looking after thewelfare of its people. Thisis just the rst of a seriesof protests that will ll thestreets of major cities acrossthe country in indignationof the Aquino administra-tion, said Sr. Edita Eslopor,OSB, chairperson of PeopleSurge (Alliance for the vic-

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tims of typhoon Yolanda).Sr. Eslopor is a nun at theSt. Peters College in OrmocCity.

The 12-000 strong ral-lyists came from variousmunicipalities of NorthernSamar, Eastern Samar, Sa-mar, Western Samar andLeyte. They demand jus-tice for the victims of ty-phoon Yolanda and holdthe Aquino administrationresponsible for the massivedeaths in the region becauseit failed to guarantee thesafety and welfare of thevictims when supertyphoon

Yolanda struck the countryon November 8, 2013.

Countless lives havebeen lost in Yolandas wakeand damages to agriculture,public and private proper-ties cost billions of pesos.The devastation wroughtby super typhoon Yolandamay have been horrific,but more horrendous is theNoynoy Aquino govern-ments ineptness in ad-dressing the wellbeing of itspeople, said the alliance inits unity statement.

The alliance also as-sailed the Aquino govern-

ment for its slow deliv-ery of immediate relief tothe victims even after twomonths, the corruption-riddled bunkhouses, andthe anti-people no-buildpolicy imposed on resi-dents within the 40-meterstretch from the shore. Italso criticized NEDAs Re-construction Assistance onYolanda (RAY) or popularlyknown as Build Back Bet-ter saying that the haplessvictims, not big businesses,should be at the core of therelief, rehabilitation andreconstruction efforts of thegovernment.

The assembly of morethan 12,000-strong protest-ers from various parts ofthe region, majority fromfar flung villages, beliesthe recent SWS survey thatrated the Aquino govern-ment very good indelivering the reliefand rehabilitationfor the typhoon vic-tims, said Dr. EedaBautista, one of theconvenors of the saidalliance.

Among the alliancesimmediate demands arethe P40,000 monetary aidper family of typhoon vic-tims, the scrapping of theno-build zone policy thateffectively evicts families incoastal communities fromtheir homes and livelihood,the immediate reconstruc-tion of vital public infra-structure such as schoolsand hospitals and the im-mediate restoration of utili-ties such as power andwater sources.

The rally was the culmi-

nation of a two-day activitywhich began with a vigil-memorial for the typhoonvictims the previous nightat the Eastern Visayas StateUniversity in Tacloban City.

Meanwhile, at least 11jeepneys carrying Yolandavictims and supportersfrom Western Samar werestopped on January 24 inPinabacdao and preventedby the PNP-Regional Mo-bile Group from attendingthe vigil-memorial and in-dignation rally.PR

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theft after she allegedly wiped

clean the couples bank ac-

count. She also emptied their

deposit boxes of land titles.

Post-dated checks issued by

buyers of the couples proper-

ties were also encashed and

rediscounted.

When the complaint against

the former secretary was led

at the scals ofce, she did

not submit a counter-afdavit

to refute the allegations against

her.By Paul Libres

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7January 20-26, 2014 PEOPLE, PLACES & Happenings

Ormoc Chamber has new presidentTHE ORMOC Chamber ofCommerce and Industry,Inc. have elected its newset of ofcers after hold-

ing its general assemblyon the afternoon of Friday,January 24. The chambersnew president is Atty. No-lito Quilang, who wasformerly its vice-presidentfor chamber management.

The general assemblyalso elected seven newboard members to ll in theposts left by board memberswhose terms expired, in-cluding outgoing presidentIigo Larrazabal. They willbe serving the chamber forthe next two years.

They are Raymund Tan,Angel Ignacio Veloso III,

Eric Joseph Tolo whoveserved previously; andnewbies Emily Rodriguez,Dennis de Veyra, ClaireLagado and KatherineAbuel.

The members of theold board whose termsare yet to expire are Ro -meo Ocampo Jr., Roy Pan-gilinan, Reynaldo Franco,Ma. Lourdes Alagon, andOrlando Salino.

The chamber also wel-comed into its midst fivenew member establish-ments, among them Be-bidas whose owner Claire

Lagado was elected into theboard.

In his valedictory ad-dress, Iigo Larrazabal saidit was a fruitful two yearsand it was about time forhim to step back and letyoung blood take the reinsof the chamber. He also saidthe chamber was in capablehands of its new president,who was his very efcientpartner in running the af-fairs of the chamber.

The guest for the eve-ning was Kasper Engborgof the United Nation-OfceCoordinating Humanitar-

ian Assistance (UN-OCHA)for the Ormoc Hub. He gavethe chamber a post-Yolan-da situationer of what vari-ous humanitarian groupswere doing in the city.

The chamber learnedthat of 59 non-governmen-tal humanitarian organiza-tions working in the west-ern part of Leyte, 48 weredirectly working with Or-mocanons in rehabilitatingand rebuilding it.

The outgoing and new board members pose with new Chamber president Nolitz Quilang and

outgoing president Iigo Larrazabal for posterity.

Incoming president Nolitz Quilang is inducted into ofce by

Chamber regional governor Atty. Roy Bernard Fiel.

The Chambers ve new members. The Ormoc Chamber is the

biggest in the region.

Guest speaker Kasper Engborg of the UN-OCHA gets a plaque

of appreciation from IPP Iigo Larrazabal.

IPP Iigo Larrazabal is given a plaque of appreciation by the Chamber presidents before

him (L-R) Atty. Roy Fiel, Joel Brazil, Larrazabal, Milagros Rizarri, Climaco Evangelista

and Jovencio Laurente.

Last January 12, American John Gregory Cassier wed his beloved Adelaida Lanie Enero in Church.

The couple met by chance and it was a case of love at rst sight for the handsome American. Theyalso have one of the most beautiful love stories I have ever heard in real life. May you two be blessed

with happy years together! - Jose Sanro & Lalaine Jimenea

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8 NOTICESJanuary 20-26, 2014

Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thelate ELISEA L. MERACAP had left a savingsaccounts with Land Bank of the Philippines under

Savings Account No. 0181-3505-55 and SavingsAccount No. 0181-3098-73 were settled amongher heirs per Doc. 115; Page No. 23; Book No. VI;

Series of 2014 of Notary Public Lorelee Anne Y.Rama. EV Mail Jan. 6-12, 13-19, & 20- 26, 2013

Deed of Self-Adjudication

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT theproperty of the late SPS. VICENTE MANCOLand MIGUELA MANCOL re a parcel of land

denominated as Lot No. 1882 situated at Brgy.East Awang, Calbayog City, covered by TD No.99-01006-00763, containing an area of 535 sq.m.was adjudicated unto herself by EPIFANIAM.

CINCO and sold in favor of SPS. EDWIN CANOand AMELIAP. CANO per Doc. No. 6453; PageNo. 1291; Book No. XIII; Series of 2013 of Notary

Public Hernando M. Hernandez, Jr. EV Mail Jan.13- 19, 20-26, & 27- Feb. 2, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that theproperty of the late GODOFREDO D. TIU, SR. rea parcel of land Lot 10520, located in Tugbong,

Kananga, Leyte, containing an area of 18,714sq.m. covered by under TCT No. T-31583 was

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

EIGHTH (8TH) JUDICIAL REGIONCITY OF BORONGAN, EASTERN SAMAR

BRANCH 2SP. PROC. NO. 157-13

For: ADOPTIONIn the matter of the Petition for the Adoption of

Minor Kisha AnthonetteSPS. RICO AND MARNIE GELI

Petitioners.x--------------------------------------------------x

ORDERThis is a veried petition for adoption of minor

Kisha Anthonette Borinaga Ty led by petitioners- Sps.Rico Geli and Marnie T. Geli, praying that after duenotice, publication and hearing, judgment be issued:(1) ordering the Local Social Welfare and DepartmentOfce to conduct the requisite child study and house

study reports; (2) declaring the minor child, KishaAnthonette Borinaga Ty, the child of petitioners for alllegal intents and purposes; and (3) as a consequenceof her adoption, that the childs name be change toKisha Anthonette Ty Geli.

Finding the petition to be sufcient in form andsubstance, set this case for hearing on March 27, 2014at 9:00 oclock in the morning at the Session Hall of thisCourt. Any person having or claiming any interest inthe adoption of minor Kisha Anthonette Borinaga Tymay, within fteen (15) days from notice of the petit ionor from the last date of publication of this Order, lehis opposition thereto.

Let a copy of this Order be published once aweek for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaperof general circulation in the province of Eastern Samarand accredited by this Court to publish judicial andlegal notices, at the expense of the petitioner.

settled among his and sold in favor of CLARITA

C. UDAN per Doc. No. 323; Page No. 65; BookNo. XXXVI; Series of 2013 of Notary PublicAllan R. Castro. EV Mail Jan. 13-19, 20-26, 27-Feb. 2, 2014

Deed of Extra-Judicial SettlementNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

late CRISOSTOMO (SR.) PEPITO SARCO hadleft an existing account with LANDBANK OFTHE PHILIPPINES, Ormoc branch, Ormoc City,

Leyte, with Savings Account No. 0951-0441-48and with Passbook SANo. 3866431, was settledamong his heirs per Doc. No. 435; Page No. 87;

Book No. 46; Series of 2014 of Notary PublicMelind C. Domael. EV Mail Jan. 13-19, 20-26,27, & Feb. 2, 2014

SELF-ADJUDICATIONNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

property of the late TERESITAM. AVILA re aparcel of residential land, designated as Cadastral

Lot No. 5421, containing an area of 68.60 sq.m.declared under TD No. 99-03006-00667 situatedat Brgy. Malajog, Tinambacan District, Calbayog

City was adjudicated unto himself by ANSELMOAVILAper Doc. No. 2998; Page No. 100; BookNo. LXXXVIII; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Ma.

Rowena L. Urot. EV Mail Jan. 13-=19, 20-26, &27- Feb. 2, 2014

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT8th Judicial Region

Branch 12, Ormoc CityCASE No. R-ORM-13-00035-CV

For: Declaration of Nullity of MarriageGERRY B. TABON,

Petitioner,MARILYN M. TABON,

Respondent.X---------------------X

ORDERThis treats the Motion For Leave To Serve Sum-

mons By Publication dated 16 December 2013 led bythe petitioner through counsel. From a careful perusalof the said motion as well as the record of this case,the Court nds that the factual bases as alleged by thepetitioner in said motion are well supported by thefacts on record. Consequently, the Court nds thatthe instant motion is impressed with merit, hence, itis GRANTED.

Accordingly, leave is hereby given to the peti-tioner to effect service of summons by publication bypublishing the Petition dated May, 28, 2013 with itsAnnexes once in a newspaper of general circulationin Ormoc City and in the Province of Leyte, pursuantto Rule 14 of the 1997 Civil Procedure.

SO ORDERED.In Chambers, Ormoc City, 17 January 2014.

(Sgd.) CLINTON C. NUEVOPresiding Judge

CCN/dtm

Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURTREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial RegionOrmoc City

Branch 12, Ormoc CityCASE NO. r-orm-13-00035-CV

For: DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGEGERRY B. TABON,

Petitioner-versus-

MARILYN M. TABON,Respondent.

x-------------------xSUMMONS

TO: MARILYN M. TABONBrgy. BusaySan Isidro, LeyteGREETINGS

You are hereby required within sixty (60) daysafter service of this summons

Upon you, to le with this Court and serve onthe plaintiff your answer to the complaint, copy of

which is attached, together with the annexes. You arereminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA memoran-dum on Policy Guidelines dated March 12, 2002 toobserve, restraint in ling a motion to dismiss insteadallege the ground thereof as defenses in the Answer.If you fail within the time xed, the plaintiff will take

judgment by default and may be granted the reliefapplied for in the complaint.

WITNESS my hand under the seal of the Courtthis 20th day of January 2014 in Ormoc City, Philip-pines.

(Sgd.) CARL A. MAGSOLINGBranch Clerk of Court

Republic of the Philippines8th Judicial Region

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTBranch__

Ormoc CityCIVIL CASE NO. R-ORM-13-00035-CV

For:DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF MARRIAGE

GERRY B. TABON,Petitioner,-versus-

MARILYN M. TABON,Respondent.

X------------------XPETITION

PETITIONER, by counsel, unto this HonorableCourt respectfully states that:

1. Petitioner is Filipino, 43 years old, mar-ried to respondent and a resident of Purok 6, Brgy.Libertad, Isabel Leyte, while respondent is likewise aFilipino, of legal age, married to petitioner whose lastknown address was at Brgy. Busay, San Isidro Leytewhere she may be served with summons and othercourt processes;

2. Petitioner and respondent have the capacityto sue and be sued;

3. Petitioner and respondent met each othersometime in 1995 at Isabel Leyte. Respondent was

jobless then while petitioner was already working inPhilippine Phosphate Fertilizer, Isabel, Leyte;

4. On October 19, 1996, parties got married

at Saint Isidore Parish Church, San Isidro Leyte sol-emnized by Rev. Fr. Ruben C. Caceres. Copy of thecerticate of marriage hereto attached as ANNEX A;

5. After their marriage, the parties resided inBrgy. Libertad, Isabel, Leyte until they separated infact sometime, in 2008. They are however childless;

6. Their marriage went well the rst few years.Then, respondents true character emerged. Petitionerfound out that his wife is irresponsible, unfaithful,self-centered and highly ambitious;

7. Respondent is very dominant as she alwayswants her decision to be followed without any discus-sion with the petitioner;

8. Instead of carrying out her responsibilitiesin the house while petitioner is at work, respondentwas always with her barkadas;

9. Likewise, respondent was always discon-tented of the petitioners income although the latter is

earning sufciently enough for them to live a comfort -able life as petitioner is working in Philphos, IsabelLeyte;

10. While petitioner and respondent were stillliving together as husband and wife, the latter disap-peared for at least three (3) times without informingthe petitioner of the respondents whereabouts andlater respondent eventually went abroad without theknowledge of the petitioner withdrawing all their cashsavings deposited in OCCCI, Copy of the Brgy. Blotterhereto attached as ANNEX B;

11. Worst, petitioner found out that respondent

was having an illicit relationship with a man namedDionel Jun Irato since 2007 as evidenced by severalpictures and their comments in facebook (respondentusing her nickname Libeth Mauring Tabon) por-traying their intimate relationship hereto attached asANNEXES C and series;

12. Petitioner has to have his case evaluatedby a clinical psychologist, Dr. Andres Suan Gerong,who found out that respondent is suffering fromNACISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER. Advanceelectronic copy of the expert opinion report heretoattached as ANNEX D (the signed copy will bepresented during trial);

13. At the time of marriage, the respondentwas psychologically incapacitated to comply withthe essential marital obligation, and such incapacityexisted prior or antecedent to the marriage althoughthe unmistakable behavioral manifestations of suchincapacity only occurred during the marriage. More-over, such psychological incapacity is of such gravityand seriousness as to be incurable;

14. Respondents psychological incapacity to

enter and sustain a marital relationship has made lifeunbearable to herein petitioner that he is left with noother choice but to seek the declaration of nullity of hismarriage pursuant to Article 36 of the Family Code.

PRAYERWHEREFORE, it is most respectfully prayed of

this Honorable Court that after due notice and hearingjudgment be rendered:

1. Declaring the marriage of petitioner to re-spondent as null and void ab initio pursuant to Article36 of the Family Code;

2. Declaring respondent to be psychologicallyincapacitated to comply with the essential obligationsof marriage, hence the declaration of nullity of themarriage;

3. Other reliefs and remedies just and equi-table under the circumstances are likewise prayed for.

Ormoc City, Philippines, May 28, 2013.BANZON ALBEOS & TABUCANON LAW

OFFICECounsel for the PetitionerFr. I. Cataag St., Ormoc City

(Sgd.) PHILIP A. ALBEOS III

Roll of Attorneys No. 53098PTR No. 3876385, 1/3/13, Ormoc City

IBP OR No. 876791, 1/3/13, Ormoc /CityTIN No. 947-754-295

MCLE Compliance No. IV-0003625Issued on December 2, 2011

(Sgd.) GERENTSTEIN T. BANZONRoll of Attorneys No. 53280

PTR No. 3876386 1/3/13, Ormoc CityIBP OR No. 876790, 1/3/13, Ormoc City

TIN No. 233-393-726MCLE Compliance No. IV-0003620

Issued on December 2, 2011Copy furnished:- The Asst. Provincial ProsecutorOrmoc City(by personal delivery)- The Solicitor General134 Amorsolo St.Legaspi Village Makati City(by registered mail)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

CITY OF ORMOC) S.S.VERIFICATION and CERTIFICATION OFNON-FORUM SHOPPING

I, GERRY B. TABON, of legal age, Filipino,married and a resident Brgy. Libertad, Isabel, Leyte,Philippines, after being duly sworn to in accordancewith law, do hereby depose and say:

1. That I am the petitioner in the above-entitled case and I have caused the preparation of theforegoing Petition;

2. That the allegations contained therein are alltrue and correct to the best of my personal knowledgeand based on authentic records;

3. I hereby certify that I have not commencedand action or led any claim involving the same issuesin any court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency, and tothe best of my knowledge, no such other or claim ispending therein, if I should thereafter learn that thesame or similar action or claim has been led or ispending, I shall report that fact within ve (5) daystherefrom.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto afxedmy signature this May 2013 at Ormoc City, Philippines.

(Sgd.) GERRY B. TABONAfant

Drivers License No. H10-09-000097SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 28th

day of May, 2013 in Ormoc City, Philippines.(Sgd.) PHILIP A. ALBEOS IIIRoll of Attorneys No. 53098

PTR No. 3876385, 1/3/13, Ormoc CityIBP OR No. 876791, 1/3/13, Ormoc /City


Issued on December 2, 2011Doc. No. 284;Page No. 57;Book No. XXIX;Series of 2013

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES)

CITY OF ORMOC ).S.S.AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE

I, CHARITO I. MERINO, employed at BANZONALBEOS & TABUCANON LAW OFFICE, with ofceaddress at Fr. I Cataag Street (across PNB), OrmocCity, Philippines, after having been duly sworn inaccordance with law, hereby depose and say, that:

On May 30, 2013, I served a copy of the foregoingPETITION FOR DECLARATION OF NULLITY OFMARRIAGE pursuant to Sections 3,4,5 and 10, Rule13, Rules of Court to the ofce of the THE SOLICITORGENERAL, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati

City, by registered mail due to distance.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set

my hand this 30th day of May 2013 at Ormoc City,Philippines.

(Sgd.) CHARITO I. MERINOAfant

Philhealth No. 13-050022471-2SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this

30th day of May 2013 in Ormoc City, Philippines, withafant exhibiting to me

his competent evidence of identity written belowhis name.

(Sgd.) PHILIP A. ALBEOS IIIRoll of Attorneys No. 53098

PTR No. 3876385, 1/3/13, Ormoc CityIBP OR No. 876791, 1/3/13, Ormoc /City


Issued on December 2, 2011Doc. No. 285;Page No. 57;Book No. XXIX;

Series of 2013.

Annex A Annex B

Annex C Annex D

Annex D-2 Annex D-3

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The Provincial Social Welfare and DevelopmentOfcer (DSWD) is hereby directed to conduct a Childand Home Study Report, and to conduct counselingsessions with the biological parents on the matter ofadoption of adoptee, and to submit her reports thereonbefore the date of hearing.

Furnish copy of this Order, together with a copyof the petition to the Ofce of the Solicitor General(OSG), 134 Amorsolo ST., Legaspi Village, Makati City,to the Provincial Prosecutor, (DSWDO), BoronganCity, Eastern Samar, Atty. Ang and to the petitioners.

SO ORDERED In Chambers.Borongan City, Eastern Samar06 November 2013.

(Sgd.) Nathaniel E. BaldonoPresiding Judge

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Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry Ofce

Province: Leyte

City/Municipality: AlbueraR.A. 10172

Petition No. CCE-0001-2014

Republic of the Philippines)Albuera, Leyte) S.S.

PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERRORIN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTHI, JOYCE B. CHUA, of legal age, Single, Filipino and a resident of Kalabasa, Gob-ob, Lapu-Lapu,

City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seeking correction of the clerical error in:a) My Certicate of Live Birth2) I was born on April 19, 1984, at Albuera, Leyte

3) The birth was recorded under registry number 288E-844) The clerical error(s) to be corrected is (are):Item No. Description From To

2) Childs Sex/Gender MALE FEMALE5)The fact/reason for ling this petition are the following:To be consistent with my Sex that I am a FEMALE & not MALE as reect in my birth certicate.

Therefore, I pray that my sex/gender be corrected to FEMALE and within a meaning of R.A. 10172.6)I submit the following documents to support this petition:a. O.R. & comm. Tax cert.b. police & NBI clearances

c. certicate of employmentd. birth cert. (NSO & LCRO)e.) baptismal certicate

f.) medical certicateg.) certicate of authencityh.) IDs (company & SSS)

7) I have not led any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similarpetition is pending with any LCRO, Courts or Philippine Consulate or Embassy.

8) I have no pending criminal, civil or administrative case in any court or quasi-Judicial body.

9) I am ling this petition at the LCRO of Albuera, Leyte in accordance with R.A. 9048 and itsimplementing rules and regulations.

(Sgd.)