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DAILY EXPRESSPOSITIVE FAIR FREEVOL. XXIV NO. 348 WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 05, 2012 P10.00 IN TACLOBAN
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Leyte governor-in-waiting Leopoldo Dominico Mic Petilla (inset) led in the switch-on
ceremony of a giant Christmas tree in Burauen,Leyte. He was joined by Mayor FeRenomeron and other town officials. (GINA P. GEREZ)
TACLOBAN CITY -- Thousands of
residents of this city and of Saint Ber-
nard in Southern Leyte were moved
to evacuation centers as part of the
preemptive evacuation measure insti-
tuted by the concerned local govern-
ment units due to typhoon Pablo.The Department of Social Welfare and De-
velopment regional ofce here has prepositioned
P688,753 worth of supplies and P459,596 stand-by fund to augment assistance to local govern-
CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte -- EasternVisayas has 265 new policemen with the recent ap-pointment of police recruits into the ranks of thePhilippine National Police.
These warm bodies will surely improve ourcrime ghting capability as they will beef up ourstrength for law enforcement and public safety oper-ations, Police Chief Superintendent Elmer RagadioSoria, PRO-8 regional director, said.
With additional personnel, Soria hopes to close
the gap of police to population ratio.Currently, we have a police to population ratio
of one policeman for every 666 population while theideal ratio is 1:500 to conform to international stand-ard, Soria informed.
He stressed that about half or around 130 are con-sidered as additional force to the PRO-8 strength of6,140-strong PRO-8 personnel while the other halfwill serve as replacement to those who have or areexpected to retire, dropped-from-rolls, resign anddismissed from the service.
In 2011, PRO-8 has 184 policemen who left theorganization due to retirement, dismissal and res-ignation. An average of 2,500 to 3,000 policemenleaves the PNP yearly.
While he welcomed the new recruits to the PNP
TACLOBAN CITY -Leyte, Leyte Mayor ArnoldJames Ysidoro will face aP1,600 ne after the Su-preme Court (SC) ThirdDivision has approved thedecision of Sandiganbayanto impose a penalty againsthim due to his technicalmalversation case.
The motion of Ysidorowas denied by the SC due
Thousands evacuate astyphoon Pablo hits EV
By JOEY A. GABIETA
Staff Writer REYAN L. ARINTO & SARWELL Q. MENIANO
Correspondents
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PRO-8 has 265 new cops
Leyte town mayor ned by SCto lack of merit.
Based on the records,Ysidoro has approved therelease and signed the with-drawal slip for four sacksof rice and two boxes ofsardines worth P3,396.00to Core Shelter AssistanceProgram (CSAP) where itwas believed an illegal di-version of food intendedfor those suffering from-
malnutrition to the beneciar-ies of reconstruction projectsaffecting the homes of victimsof calamities.
Meanwhile, Ysidoro calmlysaid that he will face the deci-sion of the court, even if he hasnot yet received the copy of theSupreme Courts decision.
If it is the decision of the
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Rebs ambush 2
govtworkers
DPWH-8 to
adopt electron-
ic accounting
system
House moves
on to individ-
ual amend-
ments to RH
bill
Power to
drive growth:
Aboitiz
Samar takes on
22 rural infra
projects worth
P500 M
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2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Wednesday, 05 December 2012
TACLOBAN CITY-
Members of the New Peo-ples Army ambushed twogovernment workers in aremote village of San Josede Buan, Samar last Mon-day morning.
And one of them, identi-
ed as Harvey John Abeli-do was wounded on his leftchin, Captain Gene Orense,chief of the public affairsofce of the 8th InfantryDivision based in Catbalo-gan City, said in a text mes-sage.
The companion of Abe-
lido, Renato Dacaymat,as unhurt during the am-ush incident in Barangay
Babaclayon, eight kmsaway from the town proper
of San Jose de Buan, con-
TACLOBAN CITY
The National Democratic
Front (NDF) in EasternVisayas admitted Tuesdaythat a local unit of the NewPeoples Army (NPA) was
ehind the deadly ambushof soldiers last Dec. 1.
Rebel priest and NDF-Eastern Visayas spokesper-son Santiago Salas said thelocal unit Mt. Amendewincommand was behind the
attack on 78th Infantry Bat-talion troops in sitio Calin-gatnan, Barangay San Pe-
dro in Albuera, Leyte.The ambush is a sym-
olic victory showing therevolution continues anddisproves the 8th InfantryDivisions [of the Philip-pine Army] announcementthat the NPA is nished inLeyte, Fr. Salas said in astatement released yester-day.
One soldier was killed
sidered one of the towns inSamar where presence ofNPA rebels remain visible.
Orense said that thetwo government workerswere on their way to the ba-
rangay proper of Babaclay-
on last Monday at around
10:55 am on board a singlemotorcycle.While the two victims
were at sitio Manobo, partof Babaclayon, around 15NPA members red uponthem, resulting to the injuryof Abelido at his left chin.
He was brought to amedical facility at the town
poblacion for treatment.
Dacaymat was unhurt.The two victims were
workers of the Departmentof Social Welfare and De-
velopments KALAHI-CI-DSS (Kapit-Bisig Laban saKahirapan-ComprehensiveIntegrated Delivery of So-cial Service),a program ofthe government which aimsto improve the poor livingconditions of the people inthe countryside.
In a press statement,Major General Gerardo La-yug, commander general ofthe 8th ID, condemned theact of the rebels, involvingthe civilian workers.
It is unfortunate thatthe NPA is targeting civil-ians doing community de-velopment works which isa clear disregard to HumanRights and violation of In-ternational Human Rightsand Rule of Law Layugsaid.(JOEY A. GABIETA)
Rebs ambush 2 govtworkers
and two others were wound-ed in an ambush staged bythe communist rebels. Thesoldiers were on their wayback to base after a com-munity outreach programwhen they were red uponby about 15 NPA rebels.
The NPA ambush wasa punishment for the 78thIBs human rights viola-tions. The people have longdemanded the punishment
of the military for commit-ting human rights violationin its area of responsibil-ity, Salas said.
Salas claimed the sol-diers have been terrorisingcivilian communities in thehinterlands of Burauen andAlbuera towns.
The soldiers also vio-late international humani-tarian law by staying inthe houses of civilians andin using barangay halls,schools, chapels and other
civilian structures, Salasadded.
As this developed, themilitary has deployed addi-tional troops in Leyte afterthe rebel attack.
Capt. Gene Orense, 8thID spokesman said the Phil-ippine Army condemned
the ambush and vowed tobring its perpetrators to jus-tice.
Orense added the am-
bush does not mean the NPAhad regained its strength inLeyte.
The ambush is just anisolated case. Leyte has al-ready been declared a year
ago as manageable conict-affected area and ready for
development, Orense said.The NPA has been
launching successive at-tacks in the past few weeksthat resulted in casualtieson the military side. (REY-AN L. ARINTO)
NDF admits NPA behindambush that killed soldier
of his opponents.This is all politics, now
all I have to do is to let the
people judge about this. Iknow myself and I have aclean conscience, he add-ed.
The decision states thatYsidoros act, no matterhow noble or miniscule theamount diverted, consti-tutes the crime of techni-cal malversation. The lawand this Court, however,recognize that his offenseis not grave, warranting amere ne.(ROBERT FRAN-CISCO)
Supreme Court, he said.In the 9-page decision of
the Supreme Court, it was
said that Ysidoro has ig-nored the guidelines whenhe approved the distribu-tion of goods.
During the interview,Ysidoro admitted that hewas not able to inform theSangguniang Bayan inLeyte, Leyte about the al-leged diversion of fundswhich resulted to his case.
However, he is con-vinced that this is solelypart of the political tactics
Leyte ...from page 1
court, I may do so, he said,
referring to his ne.As of press time, Ysi-
doro said that he is stillwaiting for the advise of hislawyer in which he added
that they might le for an-other motion for reconsid-eration but was convincedthat this is impossible.
We might le for an-other motion for reconsid-eration, but I dont think itspossible because the deci-sion was already from the
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EDITORIAL
Both hands amidst the storm
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Hope in Gods mercy
Leyte Samar
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Observer
alvin gz. arpon
to page 5
ONE of the great challeng-
es in dispensing divine mercy
through the sacrament of pen-
ance or confession is how to re-
assure penitents in the throes
of despair that there is always
hope, God always forgives, its
not yet the end of the world.
That they manage to come
to confession in spite of some
crippling doubts and fears and
that gloomy, sinking feeling of
depression, is indeed a goodsign. They need all the help and
understanding, all the reassur-
ance even as you deliver also
the medicine that may not be
pleasant to the taste.
Its indeed tricky to strike
the good, healthy balance
for this purpose, and Ioften think that the only
way to do this is really to
make oneself as closely
identifed with the merci-
ful God through prayer
and sacrifce infnite a-
tience and good grasp of
the moral doctrine. Oneneeds nothing less than
to capture Gods merciful
heart.
Theres also a need for
a lot of prudence. Asking
the penitent about the
number and the gravity
of his falls, necessary for
the integrity of the sacra-
ment, is not easy. But how
to reassure the penitents
that everything will be ok
is even a lot less easy.
A confessor, I believe,
has to combine the quali-
ties of a father, friend,
judge and doctor to his
penitents. And I under-stand why a priest, before
he hears confession, really
has to prepare himself.
Thats because in the con-
fessional, he gets to plumb
t 11 oclock in the morning yesterday,
the national weather bureau lowered the
storm warning signal over Leyte province
from Number 2 to Number 1, few hours follow-
ing Pagasa s hoisting of the typhoon signal from
1 to 2 over this same area and Biliran province.
The storm signal over the entire Samar Island
was totally lifted. This lowering did not come a
surprise if super typhoon Pablo would not alter
its track any further. Although a bane to affected
provinces, the shift in Pablos track was boon to
the people of Eastern Visayas, except Southern
Leyte which was nearer to the typhoon track.
While the local disaster risk reduction and
management councils in the region have started
initiating preemptive measures, to say the least
evacuating residents in high risk areas even
before this 700 km wide typhoon entered
the Philippine area of responsibility in ear-
ly dawn of Monday, the publics vigilance
against the storms negative impact could not
be undermined. The media and social net-
working sites are whooshing with advisories
and other similar push messages to alert the
people from the harm that the typhoon could
cause. As Pagasa has announced super ty-
phoon Pablo is perceived to be the strongest
typhoon so far to hit the country this year. It
is likened to typhoon Sendong that slammed
Mindanao in December last year causing
death toll of at least 1,300.
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Prayer for the Nation and
for Those who Serve in
Public Ofce
God, our Father, you guide every thingin wisdom and love. Accept the prayers we
offer for our nation; by the wisdom of our
leaders and integrity of our citizens, may
harmony and justice be secured and may
there be lasting prosperity and peace.
Almighty and eternal God, You know the
longings of our hearts and You protect our
rights. In your goodness, watch over those
in authority, so that people everywhere may
enjoy freedom, security and peace.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus
Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever
and ever. Amen. (Courtesy of Daughters
of St. Paul)
Pray the Holy Rosary daily forworld peace and conversion of sinners
(The family that prays together stays together)
The Sower
WEDNESDAY of the 1st Week of AdventIs 25:6-10a; Ps 23; Mt 15:29-37
THE HEALING OF MANY PEOPLE
At that time, Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up on themountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having withthem the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute, and many others.They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. The crowds wereamazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole,the lame walking, and the blind able to see, and they gloried the Godof Israel. Jesus summoned his disciples and said, My heart is movedwith pity for the crowd, for they have been with me now for three daysand have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, forfear they may collapse on the way. The disciples said to him, Wherecould we ever get enough bread in this deserted place to satisfy such a
crowd? Jesus said to them, How many loaves do you have? Sev-en, they replied, and a few sh. He ordered the crowd to sit downon the ground. Then he took the seven loaves and the sh, gave thanks,
broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave themto the crowds. They all ate and were satised. They picked up the frag-ments left over-seven baskets full.
JESUS PITY
Jesus was in a distant place but crowds of people came to himbringing their sick relatives and friends like the handicapped, the blindand the lame. He cured them all and the people marveled at this. Jesushad pity not only on the sick and the handicapped but also on theirkind relatives who had brought them to him. It was a great effort andsacrice on their part. Many of the patients had to carried since therewas hardly any transportation. Jesus loved them for their generosityand kindness to the sick and he rewarded all of them with the miracleof multiplication of the loaves. With seven loaves, thousands of peoplewere given as much as they wanted and there were seven baskets full ofleft over fragments. Jesus pity for the sick and his generosity to all the
people are models for me. Am I sympathetic to the handicapped? Do
I try to understand their difculties? Do I try to extend any help that Ican give to them? (Daily Gospel Now, R. Sullivan, OMI, published byPaulines, visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, RealSt., Tacloban City, Tel. 321-31-95)
Sowers Seeds: Lets no think that love has to be noisy. Love iscollecting ones thoughts. The stronger, more unitive and transforminglove is, the more it tends to recollection and effectiveness in the worksof the apostolate. Blessed James Alberione, Founder of the PaulineFamily
Leyte Samar Daily ExpressOPINION 5
Rid risks Hope...from page 4
Wednesday, 05 December 2012
Disaster response had
taken a paradigm shift from
rescue operations of old to
risk reduction strategy at
present. This is a proactive
stance that puts govern-
ment efforts at the fore by
taking measures that would
prevent impending dam-
age to lives and properties
that calamities may cause.
Evacuation of people and
properties that are likely to
be hit by calamities are now
undertaken before disaster
strikes.
People are brought to
safety at the initial notice of
upcoming calamities while
advisories are issued to
prevent people from going
to places where disaster is
bound to go. Forecast of ca-
lamities serves as guide for
people to take precaution-
ary measures aimed at re-
ducing adverse effects that
calamities may bring. This
reduces the risk that peoplemay fall into if not admon-
ished on what appropriate
actions must be taken to
avoid disastrous and fatal
effects of calamities.
Preemptive measures
are truly effective than re-
active responses given in
the aftermath of calamities.
We recall how lives and
properties are lost during
calamities due to the lack
of preparation on the part of
government agencies and
local government units. The
usual actions from govern-
ment are in the aftermath of
calamities when people had
already fallen victims of
disaster. We have witnessed
undue loss of lives and
properties mainly because
people had not taken proper
precautions due to lack of
advice and information.
But while response to
calamities had improved
due to the shift in strate-
gies, public infrastructures
and facilities are still inad-
equate to contain adverse
effects of calamities. The
perennial problem of oods
for instance, had not been
addressed by government
with effective solutions that
would mitigate the harm-ful effects of inundations.
Apart from destructions
of houses and buildings,
roads and highways are
cut and become inaccessi-
ble. Sludge from drainage
canals are carried up to in-
undated places as drainage
systems are clogged with
solid wastes.
Government needs to
refocus its efforts towards
the establishment of func-
tional drainage systems.
Local government units
must be compelled to comeup with a comprehensive
drainage plan that would
ensure effective disposal of
oodwater at its peak lev-
els during calamities. The
need for drainage systems
in communities, housing
areas, subdivisions and in
local government units is
of paramount importance to
promote public safety and
public health. So much cost
is being borne by taxpayers
as a result of poor drainage.
It is good that disas-
ter response had been im-
proved, particularly in the
area of risk reduction where
people and properties are
brought to safety before the
onslaught of calamity. But
the magnitude of damage
brought by calamities could
be reduced further if there
are adequate infrastructure
that are functional, Drain-
age systems had not been
part of local development
plans, as projects are often
limited to the construc-
tion of roads and high-
ways without the necessary
drainage systems that willgreatly rid risks.
Comments to alelle-
N.B.: best wishes and
warm greetings to our pub-
lisher Mano Massey on the
celebration of his birthday
this December 5, 2012.
deep into the hearts and
consciences of the peo-
ple. Things can be known
there, but a lot of mystery
is involved also, for which
a lot of prudence is need-
ed.
Obviously he is not
there out of curiosity. He
has to administer nothing
less than divine mercy, the
one that can bring back
a moribund soul to life
again. He defnitely needs
the grace of God, a good
training and tested dis-
cipline to go through the
process.
He has to be all things
to all men, as St. Paul
once said, because in the
confessional he is going
to meet all sorts of per-
sonalities, from the most
delicate soul to the most
hardened and treacherous
criminal. He should be
able to handle everyone
well, with Gods mercy, as
each penitent deserves to
be taken care of.
Lets remember that
Christ was open to eve-
ryone, even to the most
vile men who repented.
He only had hard words
on those who refused to
acknowledge his divinity
in spite of all the evidence
shown. In short, on those
who refused to live by
faith which is a gift given
to all of us. Or on those
who are self-righteous.
In one episode, he
clearly spelled out his at-
titude of mercy by saying
that it is the sick, mean-
ing the sinner, who needs
the doctor. Thats why
he went with those who
were generally considered
then as public sinners, a
fact that elicited criticism
from the leading men of
that time.
Lets follow the ob-
servation of St. Paul who
once said that where sin
has abounded, the grace
of God has abounded even
more. Paraphrasing that
statement, we can say that
no matter how miserable
we may be in our weak-
nesses and sinfulness, the
mercy of God will always
be available and in abun-
dance.
There is no sin that
cannot be forgiven by
God. That sin against the
Holy Spirit which our
Lord said is the one sin
that cannot be forgiven is
the sin we commit whenwe refuse to believe in
mercy of God. God wants
to forgive always, but we
dont want to believe in
that, then thats when our
sin remains.
In one juncture, Christ
was asked how many
times should a person be
forgiven, seven times?
Seven times in the culture
of that time meant many
times. Christ replied, not
only seven times, but sev-
enty times seven. Mean-
ing, again in the culture o
that time, always or as of-
ten as needed. Theres no
limit to divine mercy.
It might be good to call
to mind the example o
the repentant thief who
managed to be forgiven
just before passing away.
And the other sinners
Mary Magdalene, and all
the other characters, in-
cluding Peter and the rest
of the apostles, and the
parables of the lost coin,
the lost sheep and the
prodigal son.
Theres hope in Gods
mercy always. What we
have to avoid nursing
our sinfulness by our own
selves, relying only on our
feelings and estimations,
where we will surely get
discouraged. We need to
go to God. Its his delight
to forgive!
As of late morn-
ing yesterday, Pagasa
reported that Pablo
is packing maximum
sustained winds of 160
kph near the center
and gustiness of up to
195 kph and has rain-
fall that amounts from
10 - 20 mm per hour
(heavy - intense) with-
in the 500 km diameter
of the typhoon. These
fgures are remark-
ably smaller than the
numbers released by
Pagasa before Pablo
made a landfall over
Baganga, Davao Ori-
Both...from page 4
ental. The typhoon
slightly weakened, ac-
cording to weather
authorities. This and
the slight shift in Pa-blos track placed the
region, again except
Southern Leyte, in a
better condition.
Not wishing for
tragedy to happen
in places that should
have been out of Pa-
blos track, the shift
in the typhoons di-
rection was a prayer
answered. In the oc-currence of this natu-
ral calamity that is
wreaking havoc in
practically two-thirds
of the archipelago,
two hands are among
the most useful parts
in a persons body.
Two hands clasped insincere prayer to God
Almighty for the safe-
ty and protection of
the people, especially
those who are weak
to defend their own
selves from natures
wrath. Two hands
extended in loving
care and affection for
those who are victims
of this calamity, thehands of help to those
in need. These are the
hands needed amidst
this stormy weather.
These two hands
shall also be lifted
unto God Almighty
in thanksgiving for
sparing most parts
of Region VIII fromthe devastation that
Pablo could have
caused in this turf.
Thanl You, Lord!
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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF REAL PROPERTY
WITH SIMULTANEOUS SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of TIMOTEA FALLER URMENETA who died Decem-
ber 2, 1994 i n Carigara, Leyte extrajudiciall y settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcelof Agricultural land under ARP No. 11032-00234, with Cadastral Lot No. 9343 located in Brgy.Nauguisan, Carigara, Leyte, declared in the name of TIMOTEA FALLER with a total land area of.098234 has. That heirs hereby SELL, CEDE, TRANSFER and CONVEY to spouses Ulpiano Ne-duelan and Erlinda Velunta-Neduelan, both of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of Brgy.Naugisan, Carigara, Leyte, per Doc. No. 133, Page No. 27, Book No. XI, Series of 2011 of NotaryPublic Atty. Ulpiano U. Arpon, Jr. LSDE: November 28 & Dec. 5 & 12, 2012
SELF-ADJUDICATION WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of late Sergio F. Gara executed an afdavit of Self-Adju-
dication over a parcel of land, situated at Brgy. San Policarpo, Calbayog District, Calbayog City,Lot No. 5265-D-3, containing an area of 490 square meters, assessed value of P36,750.00, underTax Dec. No. 99-01017-02230. A Deed of Sale was executed a portion of 212 from the above-described property; in favor of Maria Evelinda L. Zafra; per Doc. No. 6769, Page No. 54, BookNo. LXXX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Ma. Rowena L. Urot.LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
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SALE UNDER ACT
3135, AS AMENDEDUpon Extra-Judicial Pe-
tition for sale unde act 3135,as Amended led by PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHIL-
IPPINES INC. (PCPPI),
represented by CLARICE
AVILA Assistant Finance
Manager, with business ad-
dress at Brgy. Sto. Nio,
Tanauan, Leyte, Mortga-
gee, against Sps. ARVIN SIAand ARLIN SIA, of legal
age, Filipino, married and
a resident of 102 Zone II,
Mayorga, Leyte, Mortgagor,
to SATISFY the Mortgage
indebtedness which as ofOctober 20, 2012, amountedto FIVE HUNDRED NINE
THOUSAND SEVEN HUN-
DRED FORTY SIX and
50/100 pesos (P509,746.50)
Philippine Currency, exclud-
ing Penalties, Charges, At-torneys Fees, expenses forthe Foreclosure, and SheriffsLawful Fees thereof, the UN-DERSIGNED EXECUT-
ING SHERIFF WILL SELL
AT PUBLIC AUCTION
on December 19, 2012 at
9:00 in the morning or soonthereafter, at the REGIONALTRIAL COURT, MagsaysayBlvd., Tacloban City, to the
highest bidder for Cash and inPhilippine Currency, the fol-lowing Real Properties, withall the improvements thereon,to wit:
TRANSFER
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
No. TP-20053
A parcel of land designat-
ed as Lot No. 2641, Pls-788,located in the municipalityof Dulag, Province of Leyte,Bounded on the:
N., along lines 1-2 b y lot2642, Pls-788 and on the
E., along line 2-3-4 by lot2243, Pls-788; and on the
S., along line 4-5-6 by lot2218, Pls-788 and on the
SW., along line 6-7 by lot
2216, Pls-788; and on theW., along lines 7-8 by
lot 2214, Pls-788; and alonglines 8-1 by lot 2213, Pls-788.
Containng an area of
SEVEN THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND
NINETY NINE (7,899)
SQUARE METERS reg-
istered in the name of MA.ARLIN SETOSTA-SIA,
Filipino, of legal age, married.
PROSPECTIVE BID-DERS AND BUYERSMAY INVESTIGATE FORTHEMSELVES THE TITLE
AND ENCUMBRANCES,OF HEREIN ABOVE-DE-SCRIBED REAL PROPER-TIES IF ANY THERE BE.
All sealed bids must besubmitted to the undersigned
on the above-stated time anddate.
In the event the publicauction should not take placeon the said date, it shall beheld on December 27, 2012
on the same time and placewithout further notice.
Tacloban City, November
6, 2012.FOR THE CLERK OF
COURT & EX-OFFICIOSHERIFF
(Sgd.) JOSE P.
CABCABIN
Sheriff IVLSDE: Nov. 28, Dec. 5 & 12,
2012
Republic of the Philippines
PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMARCATARMAN
PROVINCIAL GENERAL SERVICES OFFICE
INVITATION TO BID
SEALED BID, subject to the General Terms and Conditions, copy attached, for the sale on ASIS and WHERE IS basis of the property as stated below will be received by the Bids and AwardsCommittee (BAC) at not later than January 9, 2013 and will be opened in the presence of the biddersat their authorized representative on the said time and date.
LOT NO. II - LOCATION: PEO MOTORPOOL UEP
VARIOUS UNSERVICEABLE VEHICLE:
Description Quantity Chassis No. Engine No. COA APPRAISEDVALUE
8TOYOTA FIRE TRUCKPLATE NO. RDL-725 1 RN40-027482 12R-1985440 PHP100,000.009.TOYOTA TAMARAW FX 1 CF05LMRX3A 2C-3291589 PHP102,665.0310ISUZU PICK UP (DOUBLECAB) PLATE NO. SDD-791 1 TFR54HD 403092 4JEL-934031 PHP106,407.0011.YAMAHA ENDURO 125CC 1 IXO-53343K P10/KILO12.HONDA TMS 125CC 1 011331PH P10/KILO13.HONDA TMS 125CC 1 CG-125E P10/KILO
013679PH14.YAMAHA ENDURO 125CC 1 594-201264 P10/KILO15.YAMAHA DT 125CC 1 4AR-058833 P10/KILO
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:1. Cash on sale to be paid within 24 hours after award.2. A bond deposit in cash or bidders bond only representing 10% of the total amount offered
should be submitted with the bid proposal.3. Property sold should be removed from the Government Compound or bodega at the expense
of the buyer within 24 hours only after sale4. The Government reserved the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any defect
therein, and to accept only such bid or any part thereof as may be considered most advantages tothe government.
5. Prospective bidder may inspect the property offered for sale any time during ofce hours or
any prior to the date of sales at the Provincial General Services Ofce, Catarman, Northern Samar.
(Sgd.) WILDY P. MIRANDAChairman, Property Disposal Committee
Republic of the Philippines
PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMARCATARMAN
PROVINCIAL GENERAL SERVICES OFFICE
INVITATION TO BID
SEALED BID, subject to the General Terms and Conditions, copy attached, for the sale on ASIS and WHERE IS basis of the property as stated below will be received by the Bids and AwardsCommittee (BAC) at not later than January 9, 2013 and will be opened in the presence of the biddersat their authorized representative on the said time and date.
LOT NO. 1 - LOCATION: PEO MOTORPOOL UEP
VARIOUS UNSERVICEABLE VEHICLE:
Description Quantity Chassis No. Engine No. COA APPRAISEDVALUE
1TAMARAW FX PLATE NOSDD-780 1 CF50-0005124 2C-1443316 PHP100,082.262NISSAN URBAN SHUTTLE 1 WJLE23-A20081 25-2405029 PHP138,406.32
PLATE NO.-SDD-8023KIA AMBULANCE PLATE 1 KNFTPB152 HW419895 PHP71,825.60NO. SES-5604.SUZUKI MULTI CAB PLATE 1 DA 71T-326146 F5A-2648853 PHP37,553.60NO. GRM-4855.SUZUKI JAIL CAB 1 DJ41T-112141 F5B547CC PHP 34,488.006.NISSAN AMBULANCE PLATE 1 VRMGE24-110596 TD27-390403 PHP100,000.00NO. RDL-7237.TOYOTA FIRE TRUCK PLATE 1 FJ61-000903 2F-849919 PHP100,000.00NO. RDL-714
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:1. Cash on sale to be paid within 24 hours after award.2. A bond deposit in cash or bidders bond only representing 10% of the total amount offered
should be submitted with the bid proposal.3. Property sold should be removed from the Government Compound or bodega at the expense
of the buyer within 24 hours only after sale
4. The Government reserved the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any defecttherein, and to accept only such bid or any part thereof as may be considered most advantages tothe government.
5. Prospective bidder may inspect the property offered for sale any time during ofce hours or
any prior to the date of sales at the Provincial General Services Ofce, Catarman, Northern Samar.
(Sgd.) WILDY P. MIRANDAChairman, Property Disposal CommitteeLSDE: Nov. 28 & Dec. 5, 2012
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH ABSOLTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Irene Corcillo
extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcelof residential land, located at Pawing, Palo, Leyte, designated asLot No. 10021-P, containing an area of 63 square meters, moreor less and covered by Tax Dec. No. 99-30-026-00198. A Deedof Sale was executed in favor of Teresita C. Tablate as vendeefor the above-described property; per Doc. No. 255, Page No.51, Book No. 7, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty. SamuelC. Lagunzad.LSDE: November 21, 28 & Dec. 5, 2012
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Eduardo
Luban extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated overa parcel of land, designated as Lot No. 152, located at Rizal,Tabon-tabon, Leyte, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-37004-00119,containing an area of 268 square meters, more or less; per Doc.No. 131, Page No. 27, Book No. VI, Series of 2009 of NotaryPublic Atty. Asterio A. Villero.LSDE: November 21, 28 & Dec. 5, 2012
DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER
OF RIGHTS WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late MIGUEL DEL-
VO, who died intestate on February 5, 1991 in San Miguel, Leyteextrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel ofcoconut land situated at Barangay Duka, Barugo, Leyte, designatedas Cad. Lot No. 5121-B PLS-1061-D, under Tax Declaration No.08-05-0012-000125 (R-13), containing an area of .8348 has., moreor less, assessed at P10,744.00 and declared in the name of MiguelDelvo. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Ann-Ann S. Raad,likewise of legal age, married and a resident of Barugo, Leyte, I con-vey by way of Absolute sale, per Doc. No. 20, Page No. 65, Book
No. XXVII, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty. Bienvenido B. SayLSDE: Nov. 28, Dec. 5 & 12, 2012
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Cayetano Tejones
extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel ofland, Lot 3638, situated at Brgy. Lukay, Alang-alang, Leyte, underTax Dec. No. 4.5000 hectares, more or less. A Deed of Sale wasexecuted in favor of Salvacion Coquia as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 55, Page No. 11, Book No. III,Series of 2010 of Notary Public Atty. Blanche I. Astilla Salino.
LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Pilar Lagunzad
Asuero and Severino Asuero extrajudicially settled, partitioned andadjudicated over a parcel of land situated at the Poblacion Dulag,Leyte, having an area of 16,186 square meters, more or less, des -ignated as Lot No. 5130, Pls 788, covered by O.C.T. No. P-23108,with Tax Dec. No. 3995. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor ofIIGO G. COLASITO married to Juliana Vertulfo as vendees for theabove-described property; per Doc. No. 263, Page No. 84, Book No.X, Series of 1977 of Notary Public Leon T. Tumandao.
LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
LSDE: Nov. 28 & Dec. 5, 2012
TACLOBAN CITY The An Waray party-list is in constant moni-toring of the effect ofTyphoon Pablo in theregion in case unto-ward incidents will oc-cur, said Bert Malate,
media relation ofcerof the party-list group.Places that are con-
stantly monitored by theirgroup are the low lyingareas that may be affectedby ooding, coastal areasthat may be affected by
storm surges to includelandslide prone areasin the city of Tacloban,
Eastern Samar and Samarprovinces.
Malate added that
their immediate response
An Waray ready to give aid
to typhoon victims in EVincludes identifying andcreating an evacuationcenter and conducting re-lief operation for affected
families.Although the storm
signals were lowered bythe Philippine Atmos-
pheric, Geophysical andAstronomical ServicesAdministration (Pagasa),Malate said that they arealways on alert status ascontinuous rains occur.
Malate added that asper instruction of bothReps. Florencio BemNoel and Neil Benedict
Montejo, immediate re-sponse is to be made bytheir group to the affectedfamilies. (ROEL AMAZO-NA)
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7Leyte Samar Daily ExpressWednesday, 05 December 2012 NEWS
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OF THE
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OF TACLOBAN
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JOIN TRIBU
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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of t he l ate Soledad Sumabat and
Sofronia Abordo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over aparcel of land, Cad. Lot 252-B, located at Brgy. Tagbibi, Hindang, Leyte,under Tax Dec. No. 08-15020-00594, containing an area of 11,648 squaremeters. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Bonifacio Solon andMerceditas L. Solon as vendees for the above-described property; per Doc.No. 499, Page No. 100, Book No. III, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty.Rosarie A. Pateros. LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that Joel, Louise, Leonilo all surnamed
Abrantes are heirs of late Cecilic Abrantes extrajudicially settled, partitionedand adjudicated over a portion of a parcel of land, situated at Doos del Sur,Hindang, Leyte, under Tax Dec. No. 08-15010-00137, this portion is part ofLot 1632 and now designated as Lot 1632-B, having an area of 68 squaremeters. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Leonilo Abrantes andLolita E. Abrantes as vendees for the above-described property; per Doc.No. 45, Page No. 3, Book No. XXIV, Series of 2011 of Notary Public HugoB. Kudera. LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION WITH ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that Rafael A. Bacaycay executed an afdavitr
of Self-Adjudication over a parcel of land located at Poblacion 2, Motiong,Samar, containing an area of 46,124 square meters, covered by O.C.T. No.8966, Lot 693, Pls-658-D. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps.Rosendo Gabon and Nelia Godin-Gabon as vendees for the above-describedproperty; per Doc. 568, Page No . 114, Book No. 125, Series o f 2011 ofNotary Public Atty. Medino L. Acuba. LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Sps. Catalino Ramos and
Agapita Balintong-Ramos extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudi-cated over parcels of land, si tuated at Brgy. (105), San Isidro, Tacloban Citymore described as: 1) Parcel 1, agricultural land, Lot No. 4388-B, coveredunder Psd-08-023840-D, containing an area of 5,968 square meters, more orless; Parcel 2, Cad Lot 2, Lot 4388-B-2, containing an area of 40,793 squaremeters, more or less; Parcel 3, Cad. Lot No. 3, designated as Lot 4388-B-3,containing an area of 35,371 square meters, more or less; per Doc. No. 391,Page No. 78, Book No. IX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Asterio
A. Villero. LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of t he late Jimmy O. Yaokasin ex-
trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over the following proper-ties: 1) personal effects/properties/jewelries valued at P1,500,000.00; II) Aparcel of land, Lot No. 808-B-3C-2-B, situated i n Brgy. 56-A, Sagkahan,Tacloban City, and the improvements situated thereon, with an area of 1,394square meters, more or less, under Tax Dec. No. 028 00531, under T.C.T. No.T-16659 and III) the improvements consisting of one (1) residential Build-
ing with oor area of 72 square meters, more or less under Tax Dec. No.02800694; with market value of P313,310.00, and all other improvementsfound thereon, A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of YKS REALTY DE-VELOPMENT, INC. represented by its Corporate Secretary as vendees forthe above-described properties; per Doc. No. 365, Page No. 74, Book No.XII, Series of 2012 of N otary Public Atty. Irene T. Pontejos.LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Sinforosa Royo extrajudi-
cially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of agricultural land,located at Pawing, Palo, Leyte, covered by Tax Dec./ARP No. 08-30-002600862, P.I.N. No. 044-30-0026-001-17, Cad. Lot No. 10092, containing anarea of .2380 square meters; per Doc. No. 38, Page No. 9, Book No. X,Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Henry I. Yaokasin, Jr.LSDE: Dec. 5, 12 & 19, 2012
Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation
& CommunicationsLand Transportation Franchising
& Regulatory BoardRegional Ofce No. 8
Tacloban City
LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2012-0650Ref. No. VIII-2008-0515
Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC op-erate a GT EXPRESS service with Extensionof Validity with Change Name of service toUV EXPRESS service & with Prayer to AdoptTrade Name.
EDUARDO ONG-VENDOR
JESSE BACOLBAS-VENDEE
Applicant/s/Petitionerx.............................x
NOTICE OF HEARING
APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITYFOR THE APPROVAL OF SALE MADE BYEDUARDO ONG-VENDOR IN FAVOR OFJESSE BACOLBAS-VENDEE OF A CER-TIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCEFOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSEN-GERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE:TACLOBAN CITY-CARIGARA & VICEVERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNITA UV EXPRESS SERVICE WHICH CERTIFI-CATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATTHIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON DECEMBER 20, 2012 AT9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVEMENTIONED ADDRESS.
At least TEN (10) days prior to the date,applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one(1) Daily newspaper of general circulation inEastern Visayas.
Parties opposed to the approval of the ap-plication must le veried written opposition
supported by documentary evidences on orbefore the above date furnishing a copy of thesame to the applicant, and may if they so desire,appear on said date and time.
This application shall be acted upon by theBoard on the basis of its records and the docu-mentary evidences submitted by parties underthe board deems it necessary to receive addi-tional documentary or testimonial evidences.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, this 23rd day of November, 2012.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOClerk of Board
Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation
& CommunicationsLand Transportation Franchising
& Regulatory BoardRegional Ofce No. 8
Tacloban City
LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2007-0263
Application for Extension of Validity of a Cer-ticate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJservice with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name.
MELCHOR LOBOS
Applicant/s/Petitionerx.............................x
NOTICE OF HEARINGAPPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCETO OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CATARMAN-CATUBIG VIA RAWIS & VICE VERSAWITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICHCERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON NOV. 26,2012.
IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION,APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TOEXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USINGTHE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATTHIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON DECEMBER 20, 2012 AT9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVEMENTIONED ADDRESS.
At least TEN (10) days prior to the date,applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one(1) Daily newspaper of general circulation inEastern Visayas.
Parties opposed to the approval of the ap-plication must le veried written opposition
supported by documentary evidences on orbefore the above date furnishing a copy of thesame to the applicant, and may if they so desire,appear on said date and time.
This application shall be acted upon by theBoard on the basis of its records and the docu-mentary evidences submitted by parties underthe board deems it necessary to receive addi-tional documentary or testimonial evidences.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, this 23rd day of November, 2012.
(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOClerk of Board
BAYBAY CITY I
thought she would beonly make a beso-besoto me but she held myface with both hands,applied enough forceto crumple my face andwith anger told me in
vernacular, siguraduhalang nga mudaog ka ha?- kay kung dili gukuronta dyud ka. (make sureyou will win - if not, Iwill really run after you).
This was how ElitaMantajas Datahan nar-rated to Leyte Samar
Daily Express her verysurprising sad experi-ence allegedly did to
her by the mayor on De-
cember 1, around 2:00oclock in the afternoonat the Bamava Chapel
situated in the vicinity ofthe public market.
Baybay City Police
blotter entry No.231 dat-ed December 1, containsthe complaint of the vic-
tim wherein she namedMayor Cari to have al-
legedly committed suchact against her publicly.
Complainant who ispopularly known as BB
Datahan is running forcity councilor under theslate of mayoralty can-didate Marilou MalotVeloso Galenzoga. Data-han who is the chairmanof the meat section ofthe Baybay Market Ven-dors Association, furtherrevealed that they were
having an activity at the
market place, and afterthe mass at the chapelMayor Cari reportedly
approached here and justdid that to her in front
of people that, she said,caused her bad pain andalmost made her cry.
Feeling humiliated ofwhat Cari allegedly did
to her, Datahan imme-diately ran to the police
station and have this re-corded on blotter for fu-ture legal action againstthe suspect.
Galenzoga could nothelp but react on this in-cident involving one of
her candidate councilors,calling it a desperateact and harassment ofher political rival to her
group because, she said,numerous group of wom-
en have already joinedher (Malots) womensorganizations in Baybaywho are now supportingher bid for mayor of the
city.
To get her side of thestory, before 12 noonyesterday (Dec. 04)Leyte Samar Daily Ex-
press called up the May-ors Ofce but still tono avail, because as perinformation from a staff,Mayor Cari was having
a meeting. Contact num-bers of the writer was leftwith the mayors staff forthe mayor to have accessanytime to tell her side ofthe story. (FRED PADERNOS)
Malots city councilor candidate
claims Mayor Cari maltreated
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8 NEWS Wednesday, 05 December 2012Leyte Samar Daily Express
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projects in Region 8 witha total funding of P3.78
billion. Next years pro-posed budget is P6.26billion constructions and
upgrading of roads andbridges, ood control,school building, and oth-er infrastructures. (SAR-WELL Q. MEIANO)
The new police re-cruits were turned overto the Philippine PublicSafety College throughits Training Director Po-lice Superintendent JokerCuanzo to undergo thePublic Safety Basic Re-cruit Course (PSBRC)for six months and therequired Field TrainingProgram (FTP) for an-other six months beforethey would be assignedto full duty status in the
Regional Public SafetyBattalion 8 (RPSB8).The recruitment pro-
gram is part of the mod-ernization program of
the PNP under the PNP
PRO-8 ...from page 1
led their applications atthe start of the recruit-ment period. Applicantsunderwent the screeningand selection processesof neuro-psychiatric/psy-chological examination;complete physical, medi-cal and dental exami-
nation; physical agilitytest; drug test; complete
background investiga-tion; and nal committeeinterview.
Of the 265 new re-cruits, 198 were maleand 67 were female. Thissemesters batch is com-
posed of 129 criminolo-gists, 29 nurses, 19 teach-ers and 88 from otherelds of discipline.
A newly-appointed
policeman will com-
mence with a rank ofPolice Ofcer 1 (PO1)and will receive a ba-
sic monthly salary ofP14,834 excluding al-lowances and other non-cash benets.
if you will abuse and mis-behave, Soria warned.
The doctrine of
transparency was ob-served in the entire re-cruitment process chaired
by Police Chief Super-intendent Vicente Areo
Loot, PRO-8 deputy re-gional director for ad-
ministration.Almost 500 applicants
PATROL Plan 2030 orthe Peace and Order
Agenda for Transforma-tion and Upholding of theRule-of-Law, the police
organizations roadmapin attaining a highly
capable, effective and
credible police serviceby year 2030, Soria ex-plained.(ROMUEL NACAR)
organization, Soria alsoreminded them that leav-
ing the organization iseasier than getting in.
My leadership willnot tolerate policemen
who are abusive, in-
dolent, bigheaded andlousy. I am ready to signyour termination anytime
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MANILA -- The Houseof Representatives startedMonday night discussionson proposed individualamendments to the contro-versial reproductive health(RH) bill but not withoutdelay.
Deputy Speaker andCebu Representative PabloGarcia sought to limit thedistribution of RH servicesto married persons only.
Although his proposedamendment was alreadyjunked through a viva voce
vote (ayes and nays), Garciainsisted on a nominal vote.Through a nominal voteof 91 against 75, Garciasamendment was junked.
The chamber only man-aged to discuss amend-ments until the rst para-graph in page two of the27-page substitute bill ear-lier adopted in the plenary.
Session was suspendedaround 10 p.m. and will re-sume at 4 p.m. on Tuesday,December 4.
Before RH main propo-nent Albay RepresentativeEdcel Lagman was recog-
nized in the oor, membersof the chamber took morethan an hour on voting onthe appeal of Palawan Rep-resentative Dennis Socratesto let him speak for 10 min-utes.
After several pend-ing bills were approvedon third and nal reading,Socrates requested thathe be allowed to deliver a10-minute speech regardingdue process in the Houseof Representatives.
Socrates repeatedlyappealed to the presid-ing speaker, saying he was
denied the opportunity todiscuss his position on No-vember 26 when the substi-tute bill to the RH bill wasadopted in the plenary.
Presiding speaker Lor-enzo Tanada III denied his
CEBU CITY -- Classesin four Metro Cebu cities
ere cancelled Tuesday,hile ofcials prepare to
cope with Typhoon Pablosgusts, which could reach210 kilometers per hour.
Mactan Station ChiefOscar Tabada said the pub-
lic can expect rains due tothe typhoon, which threat-ens a 600-kilometer area,
ut he is hopeful that it willeaken after landfall.
Once it lands, theresa chance the typhoon maychange direction, he toldSun.Star Cebu.
As of 11 p.m., the ty-phoon was 230 kilometerssoutheast of Hinatuan,Surigao del Sur. Cebu Prov-ince and the rest of CentralVisayas were placed understorm signal number two.
The City Governmentsof Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Man-
daue and Talisay suspendedall classes today (Tuesday)to keep students safe andallow local ofcials to fo-cus on other concerns, likethe evacuation of riverbankcommunities.
Even without a stormsignal, mayors may sus-pend classes or work ingovernment ofces, underExecutive Order 66, CebuGovernor Gwendolyn Gar-cia pointed out.
She ended a disaster pre-paredness meeting Monday
ith a call for Cebuanos topray for safety.
This is a plea to all Ce-uanos to pray for protec-
tion to our Seor Sto. Nio,Our Lady of Guadalupeand, of course, San PedroCalungsod that Cebu may
e spared from the super-typhoon, she said.
EO 66 provides forautomatic suspension ofclasses from pre-school tohigh school in areas undersignal number 2.
Classes in colleges andgraduate schools, as well asgovernment ofces, are au-tomatically suspended oncesignal number 3 is raised,
the same order states.The governor also tasked
the provinces contrac-tors to be ready with theirequipment in case clearingoperations are needed.
We have also taskedthe mayors to implementa food-for-work program,especially our sher folksthat need to go out into thesea to earn for their dailyneeds, Garcia told report-ers.
She said the shers wille given rice in exchange
for work at local levels.Capitol has previously in-sured farmers and sher-men for P58,000 each.
Police declared a height-ened alert Monday.
We will be in constantcoordination with disasterand local government units.
We will do whatever we canhelp, said Police RegionalOfce (PRO) Central Di-rector Marcelo Garbo Jr.
The Regional DisasterRisk Reduction and Man-agement Council is aimingfor zero casualty, by pro-ceeding with preemptive
evacuations.It advised local gov-
ernment units to designateoperation centers, monitorweather bulletins, and haveback-up provisions suchas power and communica-tions.
Mandaue City MayorJonas Cortes also met withthe Local Disaster Risk Re-duction and ManagementCouncil to discuss prepa-rations for typhoon Pablo.Each of the ve clusters,to which the 27 barangaysbelong, has a disaster re-sponse center.
Lawyer Jamaal JamesCalipayan, executive secre-tary of Mayor Cortes, saidthey recommended the vol-untary evacuation of resi-dents living in risky areas.Barangays near Butuanonand Mahiga Rivers are con-sidered critical areas, hesaid.
Disaster teams will besent to monitor rivers today.The City will forcibly evac-uate residents if they insiston staying once the water inthe rivers reaches a criticallevel.
Weve asked each ba-
rangay to identify evacu-ation centers. We recom-mended the use of schoolsas evacuation centers, saidCalipayan in a press confer-ence.
We dont think ourpublic schools are enough,that is why we are encour-aging the barangays to ndother evacuation sites, hesaid.
The City has set up itscommand center at theMandaue City Sports Com-plex. Calipayan said theCitys heavy equipmentwill be positioned near thecomplex.
We are asking construc-tion companies if they canspare some heavy equip-ment that we can use in ourpre-disaster and rescue ef-forts, said Calipayan.
Mayor Cortes has in-structed the City Engi-neering Ofce to removebillboards, as these mayendanger lives during thetyphoon.
We are requestingMandauehanons to monitorthe radio and television andto prepare basic necessitieslike food and water, Cali-payan said.
He said the public shouldexpect brownouts and pre-pare ashlights. He advisedthe people against usingcandles during brownouts,to avoid re.
The City has assignedhotline numbers 343-8056and 420-2868 for those inneed of help, and the CitySocial Welfare Serviceshas already prepared reliefgoods.
The Lapu-Lapu CityDisaster Risk Reduction
and Management Coun-cil also convened Mondaymorning.
Vice Mayor MarcialYcong and City Adminis-trator Teodulo Ybaez in-structed the president of theAssociation of BarangayCaptains to alert all ba-rangays.
Covered courts andschools are designated asevacuation centers. City of-cials also asked the CitysDepartment of Social Wel-fare Development to pre-pare relief goods.
The Lapu-Lapu City
Police Ofce and the CityHospital are now on alert.City ofcials also directedthe City Engineering Ofceto inspect billboards andadvise owners to removethese.
The Citys vehicles andheavy equipment are onstandby in case of emergen-cy. Clean and Green em-ployees are also deployedin ood-prone areas in Ba-rangays Basak, Langub andPusok to help in rescue ef-forts.
In a separate interviewMonday, Talisay City May-
or Socrates Fernandez saidhe ordered students at alllevels to stay at home today.
Fernandez made the an-nouncement after he andthe Talisay City DisasterRisk Reduction and Man-agement Council (TCDR-RMC) met.
Talisay City public in-formation ofcer ArturoBas said that the TalisayRescue and EmergencyAssistance Team (TREAT)and concerned city govern-ment ofces such as theCity Social Welfare Ser-vices (CSWS) are ready forPablos impact.
He warned coastal ba-rangays like San Roque toDumlog to watch out forstorm surges.
He also warned resi-dents in the citys mountainbarangays, especially Lag-tang, Jaclupan, Camp 4 andManipis, to watch out formudslides.
Talisay City Policechief Superintendent EddieRecamara said that alarmsignals and evacuation ar-eas provided by the LGUare ready. Patrol cars areon standby in case forcedevacuations are needed.
In Cebu City, Mayor Mi-chael Rama also met withall the department headsof City Hall and the LocalDisaster Risk Reductionand Management Coun-cil (LDRRMC) to discusspreparations. (SUNNEX)
Classes in Cebu cities cancelled
request but due to Socratesinsistence, he was allowedto speak for ve minutes.
Through a viva vocevote, the nays won, disal-lowing Socrates to contin-ue his speech. Rodriguez,however, sought for nomi-nal voting.
With at least 20 percentof the present membersaround 7 p.m. in favor of anominal voting, memberswere directed to register ayes or no vote on Socratesappeal. Each member can
avail of the three minutes toallow them to discuss theirvote.
Some pro-RH lawmak-ers said they voted no toSocrates appeal becausethe RH bill has been de-layed enough already.
I vote no because theHouse has been so kindto the antis. I want to voteon the RH bill already,Pangasinan RepresentativeKimi Cojuangco said.
This issue has beendebated to death. Theyhave had ample time to talkabout itAny attempt todelay or even deny a voteon this issue is an attackon the democratic principlethat this House stands on,Bukidnon RepresentativeJose Zubiri III added.
The nominal vote re-sulted in 99-91-1, disallow-ing the appeal of Socrates.
Deputy Speaker andCebu Representative Pa-blo Garcia, also an anti-RHcongressman, then said thatthe amendment by substi-tution already approved onNovember 26 was a viola-tion of the rules.
Shall we violate again
our rules to accommodatethe wishes of the propo-nents? Garcia said.
Tanada denied Gar-cias appeal.
Before voting onSocrates motion, the priv-
ilege hour was opened.Nueva Ecijas third districtRepresentative CzarinaUmali lambasted rst dis-trict Representative Jose-na Joson for the latters ac-cusations involving a deathof a broadcaster.
Cagayan de Oro Repre-sentative Rufus Rodriguezalso delivered a lengthyprivilege speech on Chinasdirective to its border pa-trol police to expel foreignships entering disputedterritories, including areas
in the West Philippine Sea(South China Sea).
Rodriguez is a knownanti-RH lawmaker. The an-ti-RH camp has previouslyused the privilege hour todelay discussions on theRH bill.
After around 30 min-utes, Rodriguez ended hisspeech and was interpel-lated by Deputy Speakerand Cavite RepresentativeBoying Remulla.
Batangas Representa-tive Hermilando Mandanas,who is also against the pro-posed RH law, sought for
the extension of the privi-lege hour to interpellateRodriguez but the presidingspeaker denied his request.
Those in favor andagainst the RH bill arrivedearly before the 4 p.m. ple-nary session. Those in favorwere clad in purple whilethose against wore red.
Bishop Gabriel Reyesand Fr. Melvin Castro ofthe Catholic Bishops Con-ference of the PhilippinesEpiscopal Commission onFamily and Life were alsopresent in the House gal-lery.
Meeting with AquinoBefore the House ple-
nary session, congressmenmet with President BenignoAquino III in a luncheon inMalacanang.
(SUNNEX)
House moves on to individual
amendments to RH bill
Thousands of persons from different barangays of Tacloban were preemptively evacuat-
ed at the Tacloban City Convention Center on order of Mayor Alfred Romualdez Monda
night to avoid harm to the residents amid threat of typhoon Pablo.The evacuees return
to their homes before noon yesterday. LITO A. BAGUNAS
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THE Aboitiz Group isrelying on its power busi-ness to drive the companysfuture growth, a top ofcialsaid last week.
AboitizPower (AP)president and chief execu-tive ofcer (CEO) Erramon
Aboitiz announced that thecompany and its partnersare investing P170 billionin the next four years intoadditional generation ca-pacity for several greeneldand browneld projects ofoth hydro and clean coal
technology.AboitizPower will
continue to spearhead thegroups future growth, saidAboitiz during its annualgathering with the Cebumedia at the Cebu CityMarriott Hotel. We con-tinue to enhance our powerdistribution networks, driv-
ing further efciencies andproductivity, with the endgoal of improving reliabil-ity and customer service.
AP is the holding compa-ny for the Aboitiz Groupsinvestments in power gen-eration, distribution, retailand power services. Thecompany recorded a netincome of P18.4 billionfor the rst nine months of2012, a 13 percent increasecompared to the P16.2 bil-lion recorded during thesame period last year.
Aboitiz said AP is alsoprepared to embrace open
access when it comes, giv-ing end users (consumers ofover one megawatt at rst)the choice.
The open access schemeis expected to spur compe-tition among power stake-holders, resulting in a morecompetitive electricity pric-es. Under this regime, largepower users will have the
Leyte governor mimiette S. Bagulaya distribute incentive to the districts hospital Doctorsduring thier monthly meeting held at the provincial health ofce. (Gina P. Gerez)
liberty to choose their ownelectricity suppliers, unlikethe current system that us-ers are limited to the suppli-er that has jurisdiction overtheir respective areas.
The Department of En-ergy is eyeing a partial im-
plementation of open ac-cess this month.UnionBankIn terms of growing
their nancial services unit,Aboitiz said UnionBankwill boost its customer fran-chise through greater retailfocus and stronger salesmanagement.
He said the bank willcontinue investing in tech-nology and rationalizebranch network expansionin strategic areas to maxi-mize growth channels fordeposits and loan accounts.
He said the company is
also expected to increasethe branch network of itsthrift bank City Savingsin Luzon. The bank re-cently opened branches inBatangas and Bicol.
The companys foodbusiness unit continued togrow its our and feed busi-ness.
Aboitiz reported thatconstruction of Pilmicosthird feedmill is already un-derway.
Aboitiz also announcedAboitiz Equity Ventures(AEV) acquisition ofAboitizLand Inc., the real
estate arm of the AboitizGroup.Its strong recurring in-
come from its industrial es-tates as well as its backlogof prospective innovativeprojects makes it a very ex-citing business opportunity,in line with AEVs growthplans, said Aboitiz, who isalso the president and CEO
of AEV.Aboitiz also announced
the companys 20 years ofpartnership with the Kam-bara Group for its industrialestate joint venture, CebuIndustrial Park Developers,Inc. (CIPDI). He said that
their shipyard in Balambancontinues to roll out bulkcarriers of up to 180,000deadweight tonnage (DWT)with a back log up to 2014.
Metaphil, on the otherhand, is eyeing complexand large-scale projects inthe power, mining, petro-chemical, oil and gas in-dustries, while continuingto grow its capabilities inconstruction, fabrication,and engineering design anddetailing, Aboitiz said.
AEVs consolidatednet income in the rst ninemonths of 2012 increased
by 12 percent year-on-yearto P18 billion from P16billion. The power unitcontinued to account thelions share of the compa-nys income at 78 percent,followed by banking at 17percent and food at ve per-cent.
CSR plansOn top of growing its
businesses, Aboitiz alsosaid the company will con-tinue to strengthen theircorporate social responsi-bility projects and sustain-ability initiatives.
Despite the companys
major decision of mov-ing AEV and APs corpo-rate headquarters to Ma-nila next year, Aboitiz saidCebu will always be theirhome.
We are, however, re-taining Aboitiz & Com-panys head ofce in Cebuand expect that our busi-nesses operating in Cebulike AboitizLand, Veco, thedifferent power plants, Tsu-neishi, and others, will con-tinue to be active partners
in Cebus economic devel-opment, he said.
We will always contin-ue to be proudly Cebuanoas we pursue expanding thebusiness in the national are-na, he added. (SUNNEX)
Power to drive growth: Aboitiz
the coast,, would be hurt or
worst, killed due to Pablo.We will order for their
return to their respectivebarangays once the weath-er return to normal or ifthe storm signal is lifted,Romualdez said.
Karen Baynadaca, 25of Brgy. 90, said that sheheeded the call of the citygovernment to temporaryleave their house to ensurethe safety of her family.
We just brought ourpersonal belongings. Myhusband, Ronnie, chose tostay at our house to guardour other belongings, the
29 mother of two childrensaid. The families left theastrodome before noon yes-terday.
In Saint Bernard, South-ern Leyte, about 256 fami-lies (1,057 persons) from12 of its barangays wereevacuated to various ba-rangay halls and schools as
part of the effort of the localgovernment to ensure thesafety of their residents, ac-cording to reports reaching
Thousands ...from page 1of Civil Defense regional
director Rey Gozon.The provincial govern-
ment of Leyte and the citygovernment of Taclobanhave also closed operations.Several businesses werealso closed.
Local governmentunits all over the regionhave been ordered to acti-vate their local disaster riskreduction and managementcouncils to prevent unto-ward incidents related tothe typhoon. People livingon coastal areas and river-banks were warned to moveto higher ground, Gozon
said.Meanwhie, Tacloban
City Mayor Alfred Romual-dez said that about 247families or about 1,214 per-sons from nine barangayswere preemptively evacu-ated since Monday night atthe Tacoban City Conven-tion Center (astrodome).
Romualdez said thatby doing the preemptiveevacuation, none of theresidents of the villages,which are all located along
ment units.At noontime yesterday,
however, the state weatherbureau has lowered pub-lic storm signal warning inSouthern Leyte from level3 to 2, while in Leyte andBiliran, from storm signalno. 2 to no. 1. The three Sa-mar provinces were takenout from the list of affectedarea.
Domestic ights andferry services in EasternVisayas were suspendeddue to Typhoon Pablo.
As early as Monday af-ternoon, all classes in alllevels in Tacloban City,Leyte and Southern Leyteprovinces have been sus-pended, according to Ofce
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C A T B A L O G A N
CITY - By the close
of the year 2012, overP500 million worth offarm-to-market roadprojects and potablewater system had beenworked out by DARfor the province of Sa-
mar under the auspiceof the Agrarian ReformCommunity Project,Phase 2. With a totalof 122.665 kilometersthe projects are spreadat 22 agrarian reform
communities of the 13municipalities of theprovince, namely Al-
magro, Sta. Margarita,
, Tarangnan, Pagsang-an, Daram, Jiabong,
Calbiga, Pinabacdao,
Sta. Rita, Marabut, Vil-lareal and Basey.
Eight of which (Cal-biga, Pinabacdao, Daram,
Villareal, Pagsangjan,Basey and Marabut) areon-going construction.
Philippine Airlines, inFlight Advisory No. 2 itissued at 11 a.m. yester-day, has announced thatit has so far cancelled sixdomestic ights out ofManila four to Davaoand two to Tagbilaran
(and their return ights)
due to typhoon Pablo.All other domesticand international ightsoperated yesterday (Dec.4) according to schedule,the advisory said.
Weather permitting,
PAL will mount extraights to Davao and Tag-
bilaran to accommodate
the affected passengers,
Leyte Vice Governor Florante JunJun Cayunda Jr.(right) join in a singing spree as he celebrated his birth-
day held at their residence in Brgy Sta. Cruz Baybay City. Among those who joined the singing were Rep.Jose Carlos Boying Cari of the 5th district of Leyte(center) and Board Member Carlo Loreto. (GINA GEREZ)
ARC road projects inCalbiga, Pagsanjan and
Tarangnan are nearingcompletion by the end of
this year.Bidding, Awarding
of Bids and other pre-construction activitieswere conducted on ARCroad projects in Sta. Rita,Villareal (2ND ARCP2Project), Jiabong, Sta.Margarita, Pagsangjan,Almagro and the 3 ARCroad projects in Calbiga.While the potable water
system project in Calbiga
ARC and the two otherFMR projects in Pina-bacdao and Daram ARCsare for approval by the
National Sub-projectAllotment Committee
(NSAC).More rural infra
projects are coming toSamar before the ARCP2expires in 2014. But thisis for as long as the con-cerned LGU commits forits counterpart/equity,says OIC-Chief Agrarian
Reform Program Ofcerfor DARs BeneciaryDevelopment & Coordi-nating Division (BDCD)Segundino Pagliawan ina press interview heldthis month.
For ARCP2 imple-menting LGUs who meetand satisfy the qualica-tions set on ARCPs per-
formance Based GrantSystem on the projectimplementation, a rebate
of 20% of the total pro-ject cost shall be earnedby the LGU but this is inthe form of another ruralinfra project.
As of this report-ing period, the LGUs ofDaram, Pagsangjan andCalbiga are most likely toqualify in the good gov-ernance of project imple-mentation.
ARCP projects arejointly nanced by thePhilippine National Gov-
ernment and the AsianDevelopment Bank(ADB). (TERESA D. TI-JOL, PIO DAR SAMAR)
Samar takes on 22
rural infra projects
worth P500 M
it also said.Earlier, AirPhil Ex-
press, PALs sister com-pany, cancelled a total of
35 ights today includinga ight going to HongKong from Cebu.
The cancelled AirPhil
Express ights origi-
nating from Manila arethose bound for: Caticlan(all 10 ights scheduledtoday Dec. 4), Cagayande Oro (3 ights), Dum-aguete (2 ights), andone ight each to Ozam-iz, Butuan, Cotabato, Di-
polog and Surigao.The cancelled AirPhil
Express ights originat-
ing from Cebu are thosebound for: Butuan, Ca-gayan de Oro, Davao,
General Santos, Iloilo,Kalibo, Legazpi, Ozamiz,
Pagadian, Puerto Prince-sa, Surigao, Tacloban andZamboanga.
Also cancelled are
the Cebu-Davao, PuertoPrincesa-Cebu, Caticlan-Cebu and Cebu-HongKong ights.
Affected passengers ofPAL and AirPhil Expressmay call the airlines re-spective Reservations forrebooking assistance 855-8888 for PAL, 855-
9000 for AirPhil Express.
PAL, AirPhil cancel ights due to typhoon
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Five families who are ben-eciaries of the PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Program
now called as the ConditionalCash Transfer Program of thenational government through
the Department of SocialWelfare and Development
were awarded as the Huwa-rang Pantawid Pamilya for
Samar Province at the Pro-
vincial Capitol Building ofSamar.
The awarding was at-tended by ofcials fromthe DSWD Regional Ofceand THE provincial head of
PSWDO, Luz Tacal.Awarded families were
the families of Lucy Rega-hal of Basey, Samar, MarilynEmbalzado of San Sebas-tian, Rowena Advincula ofSta. Rita, Avelina Maozo ofGandara and Editha Rebatoof San Jose de Buan.
Each family received
P5,000 cash prize withplaque of recognition andcerticate.
The award given to them
was based on their religiouscompliance of the three con-
ditions set forth in the imple-mentation of 4Ps program,the education, health and nu-trition aspects.
The certicate also statesthat the family has dem-onstrated adopting Filipinovalues and strong family ties
thru the Search for the Hu-warang Pantawid Pamilyang
Pilipino nationwide.The ve families in Sa-
mar province is in addition tothe ve model families thatwere awarded in the province
of Leyte, four in Biliran andve in Northern Samar, whileselected family beneciariesin the provinces of EasternSamar and Southern Leyteare soon to be awarded.
Lucy Regahal of Basey,a 48 year old mother of vechildren, said that 4Ps pro-gram had helped their family
Baybay City Mayor Carmen Cari hands over 143 Philhealth cards to the village
chief of Kilim during her Linga-Linga sa barangay program.(GINA P. GEREZ)
5 family-beneciaries of
4Ps in Samar given awarda lot, especially in the aspectof education.
When I was not still abeneciary of 4Ps, my hus-band and I had hard time
in sending our children toschool, said Mrs. Regahal.
Their eldest was alreadyin college and they also haveother children that need to
send in school, reason whythe studies of their eldestchild was affected.
But when 4Ps came-in,we felt blessed because wealready had chance to sendnot just our elder child to col-lege but including our secondchild, Mrs Regahal added.
Mrs Regahal added thatthrough the help of 4Ps, thehealth condition of their
youngest child become stableas she was able to buy medi-cines and vitamins for him.
She added that they were
able to learn backyard gar-dening which provides thema cheaper source of food fortheir table as they wont needto buy vegetables in the mar-ket because they already havethem in their own backyard.
Aside from the cashamount she gets from 4Psamounting to P2,800, MrsRegahal added that she is intoa small business by sellingrice cake (puto) and viand inher home while his husbandis a lab-asero.
We are grateful that we
become beneciary of 4Psbecause it somehow providessolution to our problems,said teary-eyed Mrs. Regahal.
She added that the P5,000worth of cash prize they re-ceive is to be used for theschool needs of his two chil-dren who are in college (agraduating for BS Admin-istration course in EasternVisayas State University andher Social Study course atLeyte Normal University)while the rest will be used forChristmas. (ROEL AMAZONA,with a report from RESTY CAYU-
BIT)
storm surge, says provincialdisaster risk reduction man-agement chief PeregrinoBalase.
Otherwise, everything isnormal in the province,he said.
There is no report ofevacuation nor any oodingor landslide incidents in anypart of the province, Bal-ase, in a phone interview,said.
The same is true inSamar which is only ex-periencing scattered rainshower, Judy Bantulan,
provincial director of theDepartment of Interior andLocal Government.
But we remain vigi-lant, he said adding thatthey have convened theirprovincial risk reductionmanagement council tomonitor the situation in the
province.In Northern Samar, the
typhoon was hardly felt asthere was no suspension ofclasses and work across theprovince, a spokersperon ofthe provincial governmentArlene Cui said.
Southern Leyte and Leytewere stranded.
In the port of Hilon-gos,50 passengers werestranded; another 16 in theport of Bato and 33 othersin Liloan port. All the threeports are located in Leyte.While about 105 passen-gers were stranded in theport of Benit in San Ricar-do, Southern Leyte.
In the port of CalbayogCity, Samar, about 15 pas-sengers from six motor ban-cas were stranded and 72others were also stranded inthe port of Allen, NorthernSamar.
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