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CIDG arrests another Espinosa minion for drugs and guns

Thanks to Lucy, PhilStars Operation Damayan donates one 5-classroom schoolbuilding to Ormoc

By LaLaine M. JiMenea

see VILLABA p. 2

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Mayor Greg Cerillo (right) of Isabel, Leyte gives Engr. Winston Mendoza a plaque of appreciation to show how grateful and honored the LGU is for having been chosen as recipient of his donation of 20 solar panels.

see GOMEZ p. 6

Lim Solar Inc. donates solar panels to IsabelBy pauL LiBres

see ISABEL p. 6

ISABEL, LEYTE Lim Solar Philippines, Inc. rep-resented by its President and owner Engr. Winston Mendoza, turned over to the LGU of Isabel, Leyte, 20 solar panels which could power up the town halls electricity needs.

The turnover was held on Wednesday, May 28. Present to receive it was Mayor Greg Cerillo. Also present to witness the turnover were Engr. Vincent Sayson, municipal administrator; Joffrey Hapitan, SVP for manufacturing of PhilPhos; Butch Veloso of PASAR and Troy Bumagat of the Rotary Club of Ormoc who is also a personal friend of the donor, Mendoza.

In his turnover speech, Engr. Mendoza said the solar panels would answer to the needs of the LGU for power, especially in times there would be brownouts. The solar panels will be installed at the municipal halls rooftop and the power generated would be enough to power up the municipal hall, including air-conditions. He said the solar panels should last 30 years.

Mendoza added that he had offered the solar panels to other LGUs but were refused. He did not mention what LGUs were these.

In his response, Mayor Greg Cerillo said he was very grateful for the donation and vowed to make good use of it, and take care of the solar panels so that it would last long.

VILLABA, LEYTE - The 8th Re-gional Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (8RCIDU) arrested a member of the noto-rious Espinosa criminal group operating in Northern Leyte in a raid at barangay Poblacion Del Sur, this town, over the week.

The suspect was identified as Jerome Ignacio y Bugasan, 21, single, a resident of Rizal corner Lilion Sts in the same barangay.

Operatives successfully seized assorted caliber of fire-arms and ammunition, and also recovered from the premises 4 big sachets of suspected methamphet-amine hydrochloride or shabu, aside from 12 small sachets.

In a phone interview, Sr. Insp. Elvis Angayangay, chief of the Northern Leyte CIDG, said that the street value of the shabu would be worth more than P 100,000.00. The big sachets, called bulto (bulk) in street lingo, were reportedly worth P 20,000.00 each.

He said that the raid was led by Ch. Insp. Patrick Freddie Vona and Sr. Insp. Noel Mondragon. Ta-cloban City Regional Trial Court executive judge Alphinor Serrano

Miguel Belmonte, President and CEO of the STAR Group, cuts the ribbon with Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez to inaugurate the classroom. With them are (L-R) city councilors Tommy Serafica, Vincent Rama, Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr., DepEds representative Ernesto Barquio, principal Melvyn Baldomar and councilor Mayong Rodriguez.

ORMOC CITY - The STAR Group, led by its president and CEO Miguel G. Belmonte and wife Milette, turned over three school buildings to three schools in the region over the past two days.

Belmonte, in an exclusive interview, said they were in Marabut, Samar and Palo, Leyte on Tuesday (May 27) where they turned over one 6-classroom school building to selected schools there. He said the classrooms were built from donations of readers and private individuals to the STARs Operation Damayan.

Here in Ormoc, the STAR Group turned over to the Department of Education one 5-classroom school building located at the Valencia Elementary School.

The turnover was witnessed by Leyte 4th district Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, a STAR columnist and Ormoc Mayor Edward Codilla.

Also present were other city officials led by Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo Locsin Jr.

Belmonte said that they chose Ormoc as one of the beneficiary LGUs because of Rep. Go-mez, who is very close to their family. Belmonte is the son of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte.

Councilor Vincent Rama, on the other hand, said that Rep. Gomez pointed out in her speech that Belmonte was her first donor to her Rebuild Ormoc and the 4th district of Leyte campaign. Belmonte donated P 1-million to her campaign to raise shelter kits for the homeless.

It was also learned from Mrs. Melvyn Baldomar that she requested that the school building be divided into five classrooms only, to accommodate their class sizes of 40 pupils or more. One classroom, on the other hand, would be the school library and clinic.

The Valencia ES is one of Ormocs biggest elementary schools, with almost close to 1,000 expected to enroll before classes start on June 2.

Mrs. Baldomar said she was very thankful to the STARs Operation Damayan and its donors for choosing their school. We are lucky. There are still other schools that need help, she said.

However, even with the 5-classroom build-ing and another 3-classroom building that the Rotary Club of Ormoc is currently construction, the principal said they still lack more class-

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CHED scholarship to benefit more than 14,000 in E. Visayas

issued the search warrant for suspected violation of Republic Act (RA) 10591 or the Comprehensive Fire-arms and Ammunition Law.

Based on the inven-tory of evidence, the CIDG operatives seized a caliber 9mm pistol; a caliber 38 revolver and a caliber 357; live ammunition of M16, 45 and 9mm; 33 empty shell of 9mm; a butterfly knife or balisong and brass knuckle.

The suspect is report-edly a member of the said Espinosa criminal group that is engaged in big time drug-trafficking and gun-running activities in Leyte.

Sr. Insp. Elvis Angayan-gay added that they are also looking at the possibility that Ignacio is one of the gunmen involved in vari-ous shooting incidents in Ormoc City.

On March 25 last year, just a month before the 2013 polls, policemen from

Ormoc City Public Safety Company (OCPSC) while conducting checkpoint in Purok 3, barangay Banti-gue highway, nabbed three fully armed men who bold-ly announced they were members of the Espinosa criminal group. They were, however, released after posting hefty cash bails.

The arrest of the Igna-cio is the under the CIDGs

flagship projects Oplan Paglalansag Omega (cam-paign against loose fire-arms) and Oplan Big Bertha (campaign against illegal drugs).

Angayangay said that as of press time, the suspect was in the custody of the regional office which would be filing charges of viola-tion of 10591 and RA 9165 against Ignacio.

The guns and drugs confiscated from the 21-year old drug dealer and gun runner.

VILLABA ... from P. 1

ORMOC CITY- 18 sets of kidsmart computers were donated by IBM thru the office of Congresswoman Lucy Torres- Gomez to the different schools in Leyte especially to the typhoon af-fected areas.

Last May 26, selected computer literate teachers from recipient municipalities such as Palompon, Ormoc and Tacloban were trained about the operation of the said computers. The following day, IBM released the units to the recipients after a short lecture led by Del Calub from Asia Pacific College.

Based on the list, 5 elemen-tary schools from Palompon, Leyte received the 5 sets of kidsmart computers. They are Mazawalo Elementary School, Seaside Elementary School, South and North District and San Juan Elementary School.

In Ormoc, six schools also received the computers like the SPED Center, San Isidro El-ementary School, Can-adieng, Cogon, Ormoc City Central School, and Batuan/Alegria.

Another 7 sets were given to elementary schools in the municipalities of Burauen, Tanauan, Tabon-Tabon, Da-gami, Alang-Alang, Binuntoan and San Miguel.

Kidsmart computers cost P 250,000 per set. It features lessons intended for kinder and grades 1 to 3 pupils to make learning a fun process for them, aside from making them computer literate.

Ormoc City Central School already received 1 set of Kidsmart last 2012 but it was damaged after the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda.

City Central School Prin-cipal Henrietta Managbanag said almost 2,000 pupils from kinder to grades 1 to 3 will benefit the newly donated kidsmart computers.

Scheduling nalang amo

buhaton ani kay ayuhonon pa man ang usa ka unit, kadtong gi donate sa una. Example karon buwana ang grade 1, sunod buwan ang grade 2, in-gon ana ba said Managbanag.

She said the Kidsmart com-puters eradicated absences and laziness with the children, as learning was more fun. By Paul Libres

Another husband commits suicideORMOC CITY Another husband committed suicide, this time at Brgy. Milagro, this city.

The victim was identified as one Ronald Manicar y Roca, 24 years old, a resident of Bagong Buhay and with a live-in partner whom he was estranged from.

According to the police in-vestigation, the incident happened early dawn of May 25. The body of the victim was found hanging on a rope at their sala. His mother, Emma, discovered the dead body.

A brother told police that the victim went home at around 3:00

AM already of that morning and they did not mind him. However, they knew he had problems with his live-in partner and his children.

The police learned that the victim and his partner, Rubelyn Empimo, had a quarrel last May 18. The woman left their house, bringing their lovechild with her and went home to their house in Brgy. Ipil.

It was further learned that the victim tried to woe back Rubelyn on May 24, but the woman refused to come back. Rubelyn said that as the victim left them, he hugged

their kid tightly and told her to take care of the child and love her well.

When he reached their house, the victims mother Emma told police that he told her to get the child from her mother and take care of her.

To recall, one man commit-ted suicide last week. He was Ed-gardo Alba, 36, a resident of Brgy. Milagro. He had been reported already suicidal and succeeded in taking his life on his third try. He was also having troubles with his partner. By Paul Libres

TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) -- The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) is repairing nearly 1,500 classrooms in Eastern Visayas to make it functional for the opening a new academic year in less than two weeks.

In addition to repair works, the UN agency is also funding the construction of 207 temporary learning spaces (TLS) in the region, which is targeted for completion within June, said Ma. Lourdes de Veyra-Mateo, UNICEF Philippines chief of educa-tion.

Of the 1,485 classrooms being fixed, 958 are in various Leyte towns, 200 in Tacloban City, 164 in Ormoc City, 119 in Eastern Samar, and 44 in Samar.

Majority of identified sites has ongoing classroom repairs. We cannot complete all of these by June 2 because of the vast need, but we are completing these projects as quickly as pos-sible, Mateo added.

The UNICEF is now pulling out tents set up in campuses in December and early this year since it is not anymore conducive to learning, however, they have prepositioned 200 tents if in case needed.

Only few tents will be left as functional temporary class-rooms. We will transfer school children to rehabilitated class-rooms and temporary learning spaces, Mateo told reporters.

Temporary learning spaces are typically made of woods and galvanized iron sheets as roofing materials. Each unit cost about USD 3,500 to USD 4,000 or roughly PHP153,000 to PHP175,000. The size follows the education departments standard of 63 square meters.

Repair of partially damaged classrooms, on the other hand, entails a cost of USD 2,000 or roughly PHP87,500.

Since the typhoon struck, the agency has repaired and re-constructed 750 damaged classrooms. The humanitarian relief organization also provided learning desks and chairs.

The agency has served 1,351 temporary learning spaces through distribution of learning supplies and materials to 470,000 preschool and school-aged children.

Some 135,000 children benefited from 1,351 temporary learn-ing spaces equipped with school-in-a-box kits, and recreational and early childhood development materials.

UNICEF is targeting 500,000 children to go back to school on June 2 in communities flattened by super typhoon Yolanda.

TACLOBAN CITY, May 21 (PNA) -- More than 14,000 college students stand to benefit from the Php 172 million fund for scholarship program and financial assistance of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) intended for Eastern Visayas this school year.

CHED regional director Dr. Maura Consolacion D. Cristobal said that a deliberation to determine the ranking of almost 20,000 applicant-students was done Monday.

They also have to ensure that every congressional district has fund allocation.

More than 13,000 of the slots will fall under the Tulong Dunong program where recipients will receive Php 6,000 grant annually or depending on the tuition of the school.

CHED also offers full and half merit scholarship where re-cipients each semester will receive Php 15,000 and Php 7, 500 assistance, respectively.

Unlike the Tulong Dunong that only requires a passing grade, recipients of the merit scholarship have to maintain a certain grade for them to continue with the program.

She added that the increase in funds and scholarship was due to the downloading of what used to be the priority develop-ment assistance fund (PDAF) of legislators directly to CHED for that purpose.

see CHED p. 3

4May 26-June 1, 2014 NEWSChevron Intl chooses FleetCor

CPP condemns US spying on Philippine text messages; Tulong Kabataan slams US-Philippines defense pact

THE COMMUNIST Party of the Philippines (CPP), in a press release this week, condemned the US gov-ernment and its security, defense and intelligence apparatus for conducting cellphone surveillance in the Philippines, as alleged by former US National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden, who claimed he left his for-mer employer to protest the electronic surveillance methods which violate the privacy rights of every single internet user.

Snowden claimed that the US collects all text mes-sages and metadata in the country, which the CPP said was an outright case of interventionism in viola-tion of Philippine national sovereignty and in all-out contempt of Filipino pri-vacy rights and local laws.

In a report published in the online publication The Intercept, it reports that NSA has already put

in place its MYSTIC data collection program which gathers text messages con-tent and metadata (time, location and other data related to the text message). It pointed to an entry in the 2013 budget proposal of the US intelligence commu-nity that seeks allocations to sustain MYSTIC capabili-ties to provide comprehen-sive metadata access and content against targeted communications in Kenya, Caribbean, Mexico and the Philippines.

The CPP pointed out further that in having set up its spy apparatus in the Philippines, the US government is capable of gathering valuable political intelligence which it can use to effectively intervene, in-fluence and ensure a favor-able outcome of Philippine elections.

The CPP cited an ar-ticle published last May 8 by the French newspaper Le Monde which revealed that the US National Se-curity Agency (NSA) had conducted spying opera-tions against Vice President Jejomar Binay and Sec. Mar Roxas of the Department of

Interior and Local Govern-ment (DILG), as Snowden claimed.

On the other hand, a youth volunteer group call-ing itself the Tulong Kabata-an joined the mobilization against the Enhanced De-fense Cooperation Agree-ment. Under the EDCA, the

US military and the AFP are scheduled to hold exercises in Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Jonas Aclado, national coordinator, said the youth volunteers are against EDCA, because it would increase the incidence of

see CPP p. 9

MANILA FleetCor Tech-nologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT), a leading global provider of fuel cards and workforce pay-ment products to businesses, announced that it has signed a long term fuel card system pro-cessing contract with Chevron International Pte Ltd covering the Philippines, expanding FleetCors footprint in one of the fastest growing economies in Asia.

Utilizing its Global Fleet-Net (GFN) fuel card process-ing platform, FleetCor will also process transactions for Chevrons private label com-mercial fuel card program in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand in addition to the Philippines.

Chevron has a significant presence in the Philippines dating back to 1917, and now has over 800 Caltex service stations nation-wide.

We are committed to en-suring that we have a strong technology solution to under-pin the strong value proposi-tion of our range of fuel cards said Shahid Ahmed, Chevrons

Philippines can be Asias valuable brand in services

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Ron Clarke, FleetCors chairman and CEO said, We are delighted to be further broadening our global relation-ship with Chevron in an emer-gent Philippine market. This deal marks our fifth new oil partnership this year, building momentum for our continued expansion in the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

The GFN platform is ex-pected to go live in 2015.

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THE PHILIPPINES has vast potentials to be the heart of services trade in Asia Pacific.

A study authored by Dr. Ramonette Serafica, research consultant of state think tank Philippine Institute for Devel-opment Studies (PIDS), under-scores the vast opportunities left untapped in the services sector.

The services sector has significantly contributed to the Philippine economy in in-creasing employment, invest-ment, and revenue generation. It represents 44.15 percent in gross exports in terms of service value added, Serafica said. However, there are still vast opportunities left un-tapped to fully exploit its role in the economy.

The countrys strong infor-mation technology-business process outsourcing industry places the country in a com-parative advantage as a net exporter of services, Serafica said.

The main source of the countrys comparative ad-vantage is its pool of skilled, semiskilled, and low-skilled workers, Serafica said. More-over, technological changes in information and communica-tion technology and the busi-ness models of multinational companies that are leaned to-ward outsourcing and offshor-ing of services have leveraged the countrys human capital.

Serafica added that the Philippines has a strong po-tential to become a major hub in ship repair because of its strong labor force. Other plus factors are its geographical location which is ideal as a logistics hub for cargo and its deep seashores that make the country suitable as a ship

repair hub.The growing numbers of

overseas Filipinos across the globe, more than 10 million to date, are a natural market for Philippine services, Serafica added.

Despite the countrys de-cades of experience as a sup-plier of labor, there should be a comprehensive services export initiative to help facili-tate the overseas expansion of other services, Serafica said. There should be an umbrella program dedicated to services exports that would help create the Philippines as a valuable brand in services trade.

Serafica noted that based on the World Banks services trade restrictiveness index (STRI), the Philippines has one of the most restrictive policy environments for ser-vices. STRI is a gauge of a countrys degree of discrimi-natory restrictions in financial services, telecommunications, retail, transport, and profes-sional services. Among the sectors included in the index, it is in professional services where the extent of restric-tiveness [of the Philippines]is highest, Serafica said. In addition to restrictive poli-cies, anticompetitive business practices also exist, she noted.

Serafica suggested that a government policy on in-novation and human resource development (HRD) be imple-mented to further create an environment conducive to improving competitiveness.She cited a World Bank report where many countries both developed and developing are using innovation as the foundation of competitive industries from agriculture to services. This innovation

involves the use of new tech-nologies and practices as well as HRD policies that will en-sure a high-quality labor force and a favorable labor market performance. PR

She announced, however, that many of the applicants were disqualified for their failure to follow the CHED guidelines. These include en-rolling in schools with CHED-recognized programs and must choose courses that are within the priority menu of the com-mission. (PNA

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WE HAVE to learn to give everything, especially to God and, because of him, to everybody else. Lets be convinced that this is what is expected and proper of us. Christ himself said it very clearly.

Love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself. (Lk 10,27)

These divine words are actually put as an order, a command, that indicates what really is the very mind and will of God for us. They are not meant only as a desire, an ideal to keep in mind only but not so much in practice.

Obviously, Christ always respects our free-dom and does not impose things on us even if he commands us something. This we also have to be clear. His commands never take away nor undermine our freedom. Rather they foster our freedom.

We have to learn to give our all without counting the cost. We should not be afraid to do so, because Christ himself assures us that he who gives more shall also receive even more than what he has given.

Listen to these words of his: Everyone who has left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children or lands for my names sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting. (Mt 19,28)

We have to learn to give ourselves as a gift to God and to others the way God himself has given himself as a gift to usfirst, our life, then our talents, etc. He gives himself to us completely gratuitously, even if we choose not to correspond to his generosity.

Let us train to give ourselves to God and to others more and more each day. Lets not be afraid of losing everything, because the contrary will actually take place. Instead of losing, we gain by giving ourselves more.

In fact, what we consider as a gain by keep-ing things instead of giving will actually be a loss to us, or will become a toxic and harmful element in our life. This has been proven endless times in lives of people.

When we give out of love for God and oth-ers, out of our faith and trust in Gods words, we may lose something in the physical sense, but we gain something spiritual that eventually will express itself in some material form, given our body-and-soul constitution.

A number of people have told me that when they are more generous with their money and other resources to help other people and espe-cially to help in promoting the worship of God, they end up getting pleasantly surprised because they tend to receive much more than what they have given away.

Even in terms of energy, what we spend certainly will diminish our stock of it. But we will notice also a surge of a certain kind of energy, spiritual if not supernatural, that simply comes out.

We can be sure that its the grace of God that goes beyond, and even seems to defy, if need be, the laws of nature.

God cannot be outdone in generosity. Christ reassured us of this. He who believes in me,

NOW ITS definite. On his flight back to Rome, after a grueling Holy Land trip, Pope Francis confirmed he plans to visit the Philip-pines, come January 2015.

With regard to Asia, two trips are planned, Francis said, according the Vatican Information Service. One will be to South Korea where hell meet young Asians. The other will be a two-day trip to Sri Lanka, then on to the Philippines, to the area affected by the typhoon.

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said the Pope who stresses the need to reach out to the worlds peripheries wants to visit areas hit by disasters such as Super Typhoon Yolanda and the magnitude-7.2 earth-quake in the Visayas.

Francis seeks to come close to the people who suffered from the recent typhoon and the earthquake, Tagle added in an interview at a stopover at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. Hed want that to be a defining character of his trip.

Francis visit ought to be a barn-burner of a trip, John Allen of Boston Globe wrote. When (now Saint) John Paul visited Manila for World Youth Day in 1995, he drew a crowd estimated at around 4 million plus. That made it among the largest Christian gatherings of all time. And theres no reason to assume the turnout would be any less massive now.

The Philippines remains one of the most profoundly Catholic nations. Street signs in downtown Manila, for instance, read Caution: Masses and Prayers Always in Progress. And even commercial shopping malls have chapels with several daily services.

Some basic figures on the country that Francis will find waiting. As of 2014, popula-tion here was estimated to crest at 100,617,630. Thats quintuple that of the1940 census. The next census is due 2015. Bracketed between Mexico and Ethiopia, that makes the Philippines the 12th most populated country in the world. Its people send two billion text messages a day -- a world record.

Islam and Christianity were introduced upon an indigenous religious base here, an Asia Society paper notes. Beginning in 1350, Islam spread from Indonesia into the Philip-pines. Magellan in 1521 brought Catholicism first into Cebu. People later were resettled from dispersed hamlets and brought debajo de las compaas (under the bells), into Spanish or-ganized pueblos. This set a pattern that is still evident in todays towns.

The results of 400 years of Catholicism were mixed -- ranging from a deep theological understanding by the educated elite to a more superficial understanding by the rural and urban masses. The latter is commonly referred to as Filipino folk Christianity, combining a surface veneer of Christian monotheism and dogma with indigenous animism.

Here is the breakdown of religions: Roman Catholic - 80.9 percent; Muslim 5 percent; Evangelical - 2.8 percent; Iglesia ni Kristo - 2.3 percent; Aglipayan 2 percent; other Christian - 4.5%,

Francis predecessor, Pope Paul VI, visited the Philippines in November 1970. At the Ma-nila International Airport, a Peruvian pyscho-path Benjamin Mendoza, garbed in a priests cassock, tried to stab him. He was foiled by the prelates personal secretary Pasquale Macchi.

The then martial law censored press tried to peddle the story that it was President Ferdinand Marcos who grabbed the knife. No one bought the claim. Mendoza was sentenced to 38 months in prison for attempted murder and deported to Bolivia in 1974.

The Vatican will beatify Pope Paul VI on October 19, after recognizing a miracle that he cured an unborn baby, Italian news agency ANSA reported. This leaves him one step from sainthood. The apparent miracle was identified by the Vaticans Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Paul VI was praised for his efforts to seek closer ties with other Christian denominations but his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae was controversial for spelling out a ban on all forms of artificial contraception. The application for beatification was begun in 1993.

Pope Francis will find his flock welcoming -- and also troubled. On Sundays, churches are packed to the seams. But more do not attend mass. Only six percent of young Filipinos today received significant religious instruction. A Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines study showed, Filipino youth are not turning away from their faith, as Filipino theologian Catalino Arevalo wrote earlier. They are sim-ply not being reached.

An estimated 560 thousand illicit abortions occur every year, given lack of access to family planning information and services, the Catholic

GOOD NEWS: The Philippine Stars Opera-tion Damayan, led by Miguel Belmonte and his wife Milette, turned over one 5-classroom building to the Valencia Elementary School. The bad news? On the wee hours of the morning, a thief crept into the room where the Star staff were sleeping after an exhaust-ing evening preparing food for the pupils and took away their bags, including P 200,000 in the care of Emie, Operation Damayans point person. Kauwaw sad oy! These people came to help us and somebody robs them? Damn shame!

rrrI WAS reading the news today, about two

women gang-raped in a village in India. After raping them, they were hanged and killed. They were relieving themselves in the outskirts of their village because they cannot do so in the comforts of their own homes because they dont have latrines or comfort rooms. Depending on where you are, they come in many names: the loo, toilets, restroom and in Vietnam, happy house.

I condemn the violation and killings of these women but I will not be talking about rape in this issue. I would like to touch on the topic about how toilet facilities seem to take a backseat in some cultures. The Philippines is not that advanced either, including Ormoc.

A few weeks ago, I was able to attend a meeting about the Lake Danao Natural Park de-velopment plan, and the subject of persistently high fecal E. Coli levels was brought up. Engr. Daday Flores added that the readings from their Water Quality Monitoring of Anilao River were equally high.

The conclusion is that there were still houses that have no toilets in Lake Danao, and this was validated by the barangay chairman who was also present. As for Anilao, we can also draw the same conclusion. If there is something that we should be thankful, no woman has yet been reported raped and killed here because they had to defecate in the bushes.

The problem has been around for years, so it is easy to conclude that the business of our butts is the least on the minds of our chief executives. They dont seem to realize that a simple CR can solve a lot of woes from health to rape.

I have often wondered why we seem to have a very low regard for a very important part of the house/establishment. Is it something cultural?

I was just in the town of Naval. While looking for a place to eat, we saw a carinderia. Beside it was an air-conditioned fastfood joint. Since it was hot, we naturally gravitated to the air-conditioned fastfood. It was pretty and homey. Alas, its comfort room could have been better. It was clean and had water, yes, but I expected a better seat considering the effort given to beautify the place.

Lets not go far away. Lets take Gaisano Riverside Mall. If my memory serves me right, it has three cubicles. Only one worked at the time I was there and the facilities were not im-pressive. Compare the mall to a similar sized one in Singapore. The latter would have 10 cu-

5May 26-June 1, 2014

Error in judgmentIs P-Noy president of the Philippines or of

his allies

The Gospel on Sunday

JUNE 8, 2014Pentecost Sunday

WE ALL know how Pres. P-Noy was elevated into the presidency. We all know that it was largely because of the popularity of his par-ents, Ninoy and Cory, that he now rests in their laurels.

We also know that he did not figure well during his three terms as Congressman and up to half his term as Senator when he was miraculously elevated to that of being now the President of the Philippines. He seems to be doing well in curbing the tide of corruption that is plaguing us since the martial law years. His father, Ninoy, was Senator under the Liberal Party despite the gargantuan effort that Marcos did to trounce the whole LP slate. Even after he (Ninoy) was proclaimed as Senator in a rigged election, they were planning to unseat him be-cause he was said to be too young. Good thing somebody filed a bill in Congress lowering the age requirement for Senators. His tenure made it more dramatic - because he was the only candidate that won from the whole LP slate. Marcos and the whole government bureaucratic foolishness was poured into that election, yet Ninoy made it. If there was no cheating, he would have made it overwhelmingly.

It is understandable that Pres. P-Noy is also LP. But if we follow the example of Pres. Manuel Quezon, he then said that his loyalty to his party ends when his loyalty to his country begins. To the thinking of this corner, these words made Quezon stand out as the greatest statesman of all time. Pres. P-Noy is now the President of the Filipinos. But why is there a perceived cover-up with the ongoing investiga-tion into the misuse of the PDAF more popularly known as pork barrel funds? He must show to the people that he is earnest in his avowed matuwid na daan policy. Let heads roll as they come.

A President must always have his heart for the people. That the allies of Pres. P-Noy may have been involved in this scam must be taken seriously. If even two of his Cabinet men are involved, they must be told that they will not be handled with kid gloves. Any position in the Cabinet must always be immaculately clean; spotless! They are the alter ego of the Presi-dent. Pres. P-Noys heart must always be for

the people. It is the people that voted him into office. The Cabinet came after he got elected.

Pres. P-Noy cannot run for reelection because it is against the Constitution. With this thought in mind, he does not have to play politics. He should be serious in pursuing his goals of good governance. More so when the Philippines is groomed to grow faster than the entire Southeast Asian region over the next two decades due to growth in the manufacturing, business process outsourcing, construction, transportation, information and communica-tions. According to financial advisory services firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. (Deloitte Global). This is its projection for the years 2014 - 2033. With this development, Pres. P-Noy must have a lucky charm that will boost our economy in the whole of Southeast Asia. If the projection comes according to this finding, credit will go to Pres. P-Noy.

He can therefore learn from the wisdom of Pres. Quezon. We are all players on a giant board. No matter if the cancer comes from his own party, let us cut it off to prevent it from derailing our effort of good governance. No doubt his parents will be more than surprised and willbe proud of him beyond measure. And to think he was almost shot during one of the coups that happened during the wake of his mother, Pres. Cory. He was lucky that he had a body guard that took the bullet meant for him. Was it karma?

rrrThis corner condoles with the family of my

brother-in-law, Leonardo V. Varela, 86, who passed away last 8th May 2014. His cremated remains were interred at their family mauso-leum located in Masarayaw, Kananga, Leyte on 20th May 2014. Msgr. Elmo Borgueta of Brgy. Valencia presided in the funeral Mass.

He left behind Leonardi a.k.a Leo, Rafael a.k.a. Randy, Sylvia, Marcos Christopher a.k.a. Marque, and Maria Elena a.k.a. Elaine. He also left behind his second wife, Maruja.

May he find eternal rest in the bosom of Abraham.

IN MOST ACADEMIC communities abroad the mantra is: Publish or perish. To survive professionally, scientists must publish as many papers as possible, especially in high-profile journals. And to do it sometimes they cut corners or even commit mistakes.

Many research universities worldwide take on lots of graduate students to produce more research papers. In such an environment, a paper published in a prestigious journal can mean the difference between a career in science or getting fired.

With all this pressure on scientists, they may lack the extra time to check their own research to figure out why some of their data do not fit their hypothesis, for example. Instead, they have to be concerned about publishing papers before someone else publishes the same results.

The priority rule, a popular dogma among scientists, gives all the credit for a scientific discovery to whoever publishes results first. It leads to rival research teams obsessing over secrecy and rushing out their papers to beat their competitors.

To ease such stiff competition, the rules must be changed in scientific competitions and to encourage universities to put a premium on collaboration when they decide on promotions.

As long as getting or keeping a job, let alone promotion, depend on the number of publica-tions we will have this problem. Science should be decoupled from all monetary incentives!

But a number of countries including China, South Korea and Turkey and even in the Philippines now offer cash rewards to scien-tists who get papers into prestigious journals.

In general, what is published in the scientific

literature is by and large correct. There are far more papers where the general conclusions are true or largely true, or some aspects of the study are correct, while some aspects may be wrong. The latter may not in itself be bad provided the study was rigorously conducted, but a reagent may have failed, as opposed to simple sloppi-ness or negligence.

Mistakes do happen. The key is how the authors deal with it. As long as there is a speedy, clear explanation of what happened and how or if the mistake changes the conclusions, then everything is fine, especially if the corrections are initiated by the authors themselves.

The real problem is where this does not happen and where half-truths remain alive in the literature. You never hear about the lost time students spend trying to reproduce what cannot be reproduced.

The same scenario is reflected in the political arena today. If the legislatures who are accused in the Napoles scam will just come out on how they spent their PDAF, give a full accounting of the transactions, then it will be okay if every-thing is aboveboard. But what is really galling is the temerity of some of those accused of stealing from the coffers of the government to declare that they are just victims of political persecu-tion even if their hands are already caught in the proverbial cookie jar.

Probably they are also thinking of imitating an admission on national TV that the sin of vote stealing was only a lapse in judgment. That reason is simply incredulous and so G..R..R..!

John 20: 19 - 23On the evening of that day, the first day

of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, Peace be with you.

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.

FR. ROY ... from P. 4 the works that I do, he also shall do. And greater than these shall he do. (Jn 14,12)

These words, to me, are always a jaw-drop-per. They make me wonder, as everyone most probably also would, what these things are that are greater than what Christ did. But we have to believe them, because it is Christ who said them, and he cannot tell a lie nor exaggerate things beyond the objective truth.

We really should try to live by faith. At the beginning, like a baby learning how to walk, we surely would be unsure of ourselves and awkward in our ways. But if we persist, then we would see that what we considered difficult or impossible is actually feasible and doable.

We need to break loose from the grips of our merely human estimation of things. We have to allow the words of God, our Creator and ever loving Father, to rule us. Lets imitate his example, because we are supposed to be his image and likeness, and with his grace, have become in Christ children of his.

We have to learn how to give ourselves as a gift, completely gratuitously given to God and to others. Lets be convinced thats how we grow humanly, and reach the fullness of Christian life. Lets believe when Christ says: Be not afraid! Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

Typhoon Haiyan revisited

6 months after Yolanda hit the region, many people are still living in tents.

YOLANDA VICTIMS expec-tations were high when they learned that the government and those who have pledged to help the survivors will pri-oritize livelihood recovery. The very first thing that the international organizations did right after the typhoon struck the Visayas was to distribute relief goods and tents. Three months after, I could see International NGOs working on providing permanent shelters; livelihood assistance, like giving of boats and fishing equipment, seeds and agricultural tools; con-ducting psychosocial interventions; and even conducting capacity building trainings to local partners on the ground whether government institutions or peoples organization.

A lot of work has been done; works which are mostly accomplished by the non-government organizations. It is undeniable that the government has over promised, but under delivered. In Tacloban City alone, most of the survivors are still in their tents and in their temporary shelters. Many of those living in the bunkhouses are suffering from hunger and illnesses. Traumatic survivors experienc-ing bad weather again, and still living in these unstable shelters cannot be taken lightly.

When one of the big malls in Tacloban an-nounced its grand reopening in June, many were a bit excited of the said development. Many equate it as a sign of recovery. But stop, and think: even if all those big malls and grocery stores reopen, economic recovery will still be very slow. Why? The reality is, copra is the regions major crop; the major industry that is first on the list of total devastation. The fishing industry is still struggling to achieve its full recovery, due to the No Build Zone policy, which prevents fisher folks to fully operate in their livelihoods. Even if there is on-going cash for work scheme by the government and organizations, still the amount would not cover the total amount of their first financial

priorities. School obligations, which are fast approaching, add up to these financial chal-lenges.

Yes, the national government was able to conduct massive relief operations through the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-ment DSWD, but it was also reported that re-lief goods were just stock piled in gymnasiums of municipal halls, help that never reached in the hands of the survivors. The office of Ping Lacson, which is just coordinative in nature and which cannot even put all the plans of local government units together, make it a paper tiger. The continued fight between the Marcoses and Aquino seems to get deeper as people are being divided in terms of where to get help.

There are three elements that I think are important, if we are really serious in helping the Haiyan survivors. These are:

1. The government must take the lead in all the recovery efforts.

2. The international communities or organizations must work together.

3. In all of the relief and rehabilitation efforts, people must be consulted at all times.

We are all aware that total recovery is not an easy road to take. It takes a lot of pure heart to truly serve. No personal interest. No political agenda. Above all, no exploitation of the misery of the survivors; these I firmly believe. - RICO CAJIFE, Junior Program Of-ficer, ICCO Regional Office South East Asia & Pacific

sociologist Mary Racelis notes. Of all married women, 63 percent do not want to get pregnant anymore; for those who already have three children, the rate jumps to 81 percent.

The overwhelming number of maternal deathsfar higher than the rest of Southeast Asiathus challenges the credibility of church leaders arguing against the RH law.

There is new leadership emerging in the Philippine church seen in Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle and the new Catholic Bishops Conference president Socrates Villegas. And reforms are taking root in churches that, for example, shun threats of excommunication. Instead of allowing rich parishes to dominate, a uniform pattern of

compensation for priests is emerging.Dont get tired of bringing the mercy of

the Father to the poor, the sick, the abandoned, the young people, and the family, Francis said in his video message for the Philippine Confer-ence on New Evangelization at the University of Santo Tomas. Wait until Francis repeats that here at home.

MERCADO ... from P. 4

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Musings of a runner: Racing against yourself around Mt. Mayon

VIEW FROM ORMOC ... from P. 4bicles at the very least, with everything working and a dedicated worker assigned to clean it up periodically the rest of the day.

Oh, lets just compare it to Robinsons Place in Tacloban City, which by the way is opening before Tacloban fiesta. There are 10 cubicles at the ground floor and another 10 on the second floor, not to mention the individual CRs in restaurants.

Isnt there a ratio that should be followed by the mall developer? Arent these things within the gambit of the city engineering office?

The toilet situation here in our city leaves me wondering why there still seems to be the lack of these facilities when our city health office is spending something like P 700,000.00 a year for latrines to give out to poor families that need it.

Right now, we have international NGOs that are also giving out assistance under their WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) programs. I hope their combined forces can solve the problem, once and for all.

In fact, that is the biggest issue why people are complaining about Lake Danaos lack of facilities. Its just actually about the CR. We now have stand-up paddles there, some kayaks, float-ing cottages and reason to have lots of fun but the CRs are not working as they should be. In tourist areas, good, functioning CRs are a MUST. Thats the least that they ask.

In Beijing, they still have the squat type CRs. However, as they are trying to attract the moneyed West, they have already adapted the seat-types. In some malls, one half is squat type and the other half, the seat type. There are signs on the doors to inform you which is which.

Vietnam has a higher respect for the business of our butts. Theyve even dub it as the happy house because you go in there uncomfortable but comes out relieved and happy.

There are more quaint stories about cultural differences that I have seen on my travels, about how we treat our butts and even our fronts that I could share here but this is all for now.

I just wish that 6 months after Yolanda, with almost every-thing annihilated, that we somehow grab this as a chance to start fresh. Shelter kits and housing assistance should be accompa-nied with decent latrines, at each house (if possible), and that new buildings that would be put up would have commensurate number of toilets as recommended.

I heard SM has bought the Aznar compound, which means they would be also be opening a mall. Knowing their reputation, I am confident they will be giving shoppers better facilities for our backsides.

Mayor Cerillo said that Yolanda might have brought a lot of woe and pain to the places it hit, but looking at it from the other side, it has also brought good things to the town and its residents.

He said that if observ-ers would just look around well, they would see that those living in shanties before now have sturdier houses and GI sheet roofs, thanks to the various do-nors who came to help. Food is abundant as relief continues to come. He said some homeowners have

happily told him they have stocks of rice to last them months to come.

New companies have also committed to construct at the Leyte Industrial De-velopment Estate. One is a British company which would be putting up a coal plant. Another is a ship-wrecking company which would be using Philphos facilities.

These companies, he said, would generate more employment and contribute to the progress of the indus-trial town.

ISABEL ... from P. 1

rooms. Yolanda totally de-stroyed two more classrooms of the school that have yet to be replaced, she said, and there are still seven classrooms that are roofless.

The Department of Public Work and Highways (DPWH), she said, gave them 500 GI sheets but it was not enough. The roofs of some classrooms, on the other hand, cannot be simply restored because the trusses have collapsed.

By school opening, she said, some pupils would have to make do with temporary learning shelters. Not that she wanted to sound ungrateful to the donors of the TLS, but she said they could become so hot that students would use um-brellas inside the classrooms to deflect the heat.

The turnover was festive and meaningful. The pupils were treated by the STAR group to hotdogs and snack items and were also given school bags with supplies each.

Belmonte added that Epson also donated projectors, scan-ners and other digital equip-ment to the school.

He described Operation Damayan as a sort of an informal foundation of the STAR Group but because of its high trust rating and confi-dence, they are easily able to raise funds.

Operation Damayan, he added, has been donating two 3-classroom buildings every year to various com-munities for the past 16 years. This year is an exception, though, because they donated the equivalent of three years allocation. The devastation is so much that we had to donate more this year, he said.

The only cloud in the ho-rizon during the turnover at Valencia was that burglars broke into a classroom where the STAR team have been camping out, to prepare for the turnover. The team lost P 200,000 in cash to the burglars.

The STARs Operation Damayan classroom. Picture taken the afternoon before its turnover. Below, the spot where the classroom now stands over a previous one that Yolanda totally pummelled to the ground.

GOMEZ ... from P. 1

human rights violations, prostitution and the like, with the presence of US troopers.

Aclado cited Haiti as an example of militarization disguised as humanitarian missions. The United States government continues to receive criticism on its mili-tary intervention and its effects in the earthquake ravaged country. Thou-sands of Haitians have been displaced due to foreign military presence in their country, he added.

We have seen the needs of the people of East-ern Visayas, he added, and EDCA, despite what

the Aquino government wants us to believe, does not respond to those said needs.

Tulong Kabataan is currently holding its im-mersion program in the Eastern Visayas. Volunteers are deployed to different parts of Samar and Leyte to investigate through living among the most affected by the disaster the current state of typhoon survivors.

Tulong Kabataan, Acla-do explained, is a volunteer and relief institution aimed at mobilizing the youth in responding to natural and man-made disasters. with PRs

CPP ... from P. 3of a sea wall as the sub-project they needed the most. Neither did they show reluctance in volunteering to ensure that the sea wall be implemented as planned.

Para sa ikakaupay ng barangay (For the betterment of the community), said Nelida, when asked why she served as a Kalahi-CIDSS volunteer who helped work on the sea wall.

Because of the CDD strategy of Kalahi-CIDSS, the residents did not just get a sea wall, they were also able to get a lot of other things from the project.

Honesto said, Madami kami nakuha sa Kalahi-CIDSS (We got a lot from Kalahi-CIDSS).

He continued, enumerating, Nagka-proteksyon ang baran-gay. Nagkaroon ng hanap-buhay iyong mga nag-labor. Nagka-roon ng pagsasama ang mga tao. Natuto ang mga volunteers na mag-manage. Nagkaroon kami ng sapat na kaalaman (The community was protected. Those who worked in physical labor were able to earn. The people became united. The volunteers learned management. We got knowledge).

Nelia Colata, 47, could not help but agree, particularly when it came to participating in physical labor, having served as one of the laborers herself, hauling rocks to be used in the construc-tion of the sea wall.

She said, Dati, ang babae akala ko, hindi kaya ito. Iyon pala, kaya ko rin angkaya ng lalaki (I thought women were not able to do this. It turns out I can do what men could), with pride in her voice.

They even ensured that the quality of their sea wall will not be compromised, even if they were already the ones who were working on it in the first place.

Honesto shared, Watchdog kami. Binabantayan namin ang pag-implement (We serve as watchdogs. We monitor how it is being implemented).

Such was the communitys dedication to Kalahi-CIDSS that they tightened the rules to ensure that the residents take part in this.

Nelia explained, Iyong mga taga-barangay, nagsabi na kung hindi mag-a-attend ng Kalahi-CIDSS barangay assembly, may multa na P500 (The barangay agreed that those who will not attend Kalahi-CIDSS barangay assemblies will pay a fine of P500).

She added that they also used the same rule to ensure that the Family Development Sessions of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program of the DSWD, will also have good attendance.

Their efforts paid off. Even if the waves rose above the sea wall during Yolanda, the structure only had minimal damage to it.

Still, the residents remain vigilant. Honesto shared that when the community identified that the minor damage to the wall was due to the lack of a culvert on it, they decided among themselves to include it even if it was not part of the original design, and this was approved by the engineer of the Kalahi-CIDSS team assigned in the town.

ExtensionEven so, the problems of Brgy. Minuhang are far from over.

Nelida expressed her hope that their sea wall could be extended to cover the length of the barangay along the shoreline, estimat-ing that only 25% of that distance has been constructed so far.

Imelda Piaranda, the Barangay Secretary, agrees.She said, Ang areas ng barangay na walang sea wall, either

na-wash out ang ilalim ng bahay, o nawala talaga (The areas in the barangay that were not protected by the sea wall either had their floors of their homes washed clean, or these were washed out completely).

She shared that her home belonged to the latter, having been completely destroyed during Yolanda, which is why she, along with the other residents of the barangay, hope that they would be able to extend their sea wall.

She concluded, Maprotektahan sana ang buong barangay (Hopefully the entire barangay will be protected).

Even with these concerns, the Kalahi-CIDSS volunteers who worked on their sub-project are proud of what they have accom-plished, even if the sea wall has yet to be completed.

Honesto summed up what he and his fellow volunteers felt with his statement:Mawala man ako, proud ako na masasabi kong isa ako sa nagpakahirap para sa barangay (Even if I will no longer be around, I am proud to say that I was one of those who worked hard for our barangay).

BARUGO ... from P. 12

Nelida Balaes and Maricel Velasco walk on top of the seawall they themselves help build through the Kalahi-CIDSS program.

RUNNING ULTRA races over the past three years is a continuous learning process for me. I have my own share of triumphs and defeats, joys and frustrations along the way. I come to learn so much about myself, got amazed with what I can do beyond what I imagine I can. I am blessed I am able to run that long for I know not all can despite their desire and will to do it for their body cannot endure the extreme activity that the sports is asking for.

I learn to adopt techniques as I go from one race to the other. There are those that worked for me the first few races that do not work for me now. Along the way there are also things that I developed that I wish I did not.

Early month of November I promised myself to really work on my speed, one thing that I know I have to do if I aspire to do tough long races in the future. With that, I know I had to work on my core, do more short distance races, speed works and intervals and lessen my ultra races. But sad to say Typhoon Yolanda devastated my province. I dont know what to do, kung mo apil ba ba ko ani na event or dili. Its very lisod, labi na pag kahuman sa bagyo. Walay kuryente, delikado ang palibot ug lisod kaau e training.

Barely two months after Yolanda and with the help of my few running mates, I have to make a decision if I will join a race that I have been want-ing to, the Mayon360 Ultramarathon. My stubborn self won and I decided to join.

My goal in mind? Take an easy pace, study my nutrition and hydration, survive the heat, and most of all HAVE FUN. Compared to my other ultra races of almost the same distance such as Olango Island Ultra Marathon, Camotes Island 360, this time I came at the starting line with less expecta-tions and less running gear. I want to run light and run free, so I only brought my 320ml hydration bottle, a small pack of wet wipes and enough cash (panigurado lang na naa koy pamasahi basin dili ko kahuman).

The Mayon360 Ultramarathon is known to be hot and humid. It reached 41 degrees last year, participants said.

An hour before the gun start, we were already at the starting line. There were over 700 runners, with over 400 participating for the 80km solo category and the rest spread to the two sets of relay. It was overwhelming to see familiar faces, and most especially toeing the starting line with some of the elite runners in the country. The cash prize is also hefty. I know I could never get it but all I aimed was to finis the race within cut off time.

As soon as the 10 second countdown ended, I just ran on my own pace on the streets of Le-gazpi City with enough light from the street posts. 4:00am is still dark. I had a dilemma because I was not able to bring my headlamp. I passed the first aid station and the next, and it was still dark.

As I ran through one station to the next, I re-ally did not think of the time. I just ran if I wanted

to, walked a little if I feel like I need to. As day light came, I en-joyed the view: Mayon Volcano was on my right until it becomes ob-scured, just to be visible again. There were uphill runs which I welcomed, and also downhill runs. One thing I noticed, I have become patient with the flats now as compared to my past road long races. One little achievement for me there.

Runner Alloyd Van Wenceslao in a pose with Mt. Mayon on the background.

Oxfam is a vibrant global movement of passionate, dedicated people fighting poverty together. Doing amazing work, together. People power drives everything we do. From saving lives and developing projects that put poor people in charge of their lives and livelihoods, to campaigning for change that lasts. Thats Oxfam in action. If you share this vision and commitment, then you are exactly who we are looking for to support our Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Emergency Response in Cebu, Bantayan Island, Samar, Tacloban and Ormoc

For our programme in ORMOC we have several job opportunities Public Health Engineering Officer/Assistants (fixed term) To lead and implement public health measures and water needs required to assist people affected by the emergency. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to design and construction of water systems, including abstraction, storage, treatment and distribution for new systems or rehabilitation of existing systems; select, design and implement the most appropriate form of sanitation system. Requirements include a degree in construction or hydraulics, work experience in a Water Authority or humanitarian programmes EFSVL (Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods) Officer/Assistants (fixed term) -- To ensure implementation of food security activities, and contribute to livelihoods recovery of the Filipino population affected by the typhoon Yolanda including restoration of agriculture and fisheries based livelihoods and other small business. PHP Assistant (fixed term)- To facilitate enhanced hygiene practices among beneficiaries, adopting an empowering approach to working with communities and contributing to achievement of Oxfam Response goals and plans. Key responsibilities of the post include, but not limited to training and supervising the Community Health Volunteers or Barangay Health Works in all evacuation centers or communities where appropriate; carrying out assessment, analyze public health needs and recommend sustainable solutions. Protection Assistant (fixed term)-To support in gathering and analyzing protection issues affecting women, men, boys and girls who are survivors of typhoon Yolanda. The incumbent will support women and men gain access to useful, reliable and accurate information about their entitlements, basic and specialist services that can enhance their protection and safety. Gender Assistant (fixed term)-To ensure the protection rights and needs of women, girls, men and boys are met in the humanitarian response. The incumbent will support the Gender Officer in the Haiyan Response Team in response operation area in enhancing their capacity to meet the minimum standards on Gender. Requirements include a demonstrated experience working on gender and protection issues in humanitarian and early recovery contexts. Finance Officer (fixed term)- To manage typhoon Haiyan response finances, ensuring that finance systems and procedures are adhered to, maintaining financial control, and minimizing any associated risks within the context of the humanitarian emergency. A requirement for this post is educated to part qualified level accounting experience and financial management skills. HR Assistant (fixed term) - To provide effective human resources support to the response team. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to coordinating recruitment, contracting, induction, keep an HR Information system, performance management. Requirements include a degree in human resources management or similar and professional experience, preferable in non-government organizations. Logistics Assistant (fixed term)- To arrange all local purchases in field office, including all requirements of Yolanda Typhoon Response Humanitarian programmes. This will involve management, according to procedures, of all received requisitions from the programme team and logistics from canvassing to final purchase and distribution to the requesting office/department, and liaising with the storekeeper on supplies to be transported from suppliers to the warehouse or direct to the field. Candidates are requested to bring their CV and application letter to OXFAM GB Office in ORMOC, AW Realty Building, corner San Vidal and Real Street, 2nd floor, Unit 3B You may also send your application by email to NCasuga@oxfam.org.uk, clearly stating the position you are applying for as subject of your email Due to the urgency of filling up the positions, applications will be evaluated as they are received and interviews will be held immediately.

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The STARs Operation Damayan classroom. Picture taken the afternoon before its turnover. Below, the spot where the classroom now stands over a previous one that Yolanda totally pummelled to the ground.

RUNNING ULTRA races over the past three years is a continuous learning process for me. I have my own share of triumphs and defeats, joys and frustrations along the way. I come to learn so much about myself, got amazed with what I can do beyond what I imagine I can. I am blessed I am able to run that long for I know not all can despite their desire and will to do it for their body cannot endure the extreme activity that the sports is asking for.

I learn to adopt techniques as I go from one race to the other. There are those that worked for me the first few races that do not work for me now. Along the way there are also things that I developed that I wish I did not.

Early month of November I promised myself to really work on my speed, one thing that I know I have to do if I aspire to do tough long races in the future. With that, I know I had to work on my core, do more short distance races, speed works and intervals and lessen my ultra races. But sad to say Typhoon Yolanda devastated my province. I dont know what to do, kung mo apil ba ba ko ani na event or dili. Its very lisod, labi na pag kahuman sa bagyo. Walay kuryente, delikado ang palibot ug lisod kaau e training.

Barely two months after Yolanda and with the help of my few running mates, I have to make a decision if I will join a race that I have been want-ing to, the Mayon360 Ultramarathon. My stubborn self won and I decided to join.

My goal in mind? Take an easy pace, study my nutrition and hydration, survive the heat, and most of all HAVE FUN. Compared to my other ultra races of almost the same distance such as Olango Island Ultra Marathon, Camotes Island 360, this time I came at the starting line with less expecta-tions and less running gear. I want to run light and run free, so I only brought my 320ml hydration bottle, a small pack of wet wipes and enough cash (panigurado lang na naa koy pamasahi basin dili ko kahuman).

The Mayon360 Ultramarathon is known to be hot and humid. It reached 41 degrees last year, participants said.

An hour before the gun start, we were already at the starting line. There were over 700 runners, with over 400 participating for the 80km solo category and the rest spread to the two sets of relay. It was overwhelming to see familiar faces, and most especially toeing the starting line with some of the elite runners in the country. The cash prize is also hefty. I know I could never get it but all I aimed was to finis the race within cut off time.

As soon as the 10 second countdown ended, I just ran on my own pace on the streets of Le-gazpi City with enough light from the street posts. 4:00am is still dark. I had a dilemma because I was not able to bring my headlamp. I passed the first aid station and the next, and it was still dark.

As I ran through one station to the next, I re-ally did not think of the time. I just ran if I wanted

to, walked a little if I feel like I need to. As day light came, I en-joyed the view: Mayon Volcano was on my right until it becomes ob-scured, just to be visible again. There were uphill runs which I welcomed, and also downhill runs. One thing I noticed, I have become patient with the flats now as compared to my past road long races. One little achievement for me there.

I rejoiced as I pass by every after 5 kilome-ter aid station. I see to it that I grab food, drink water and this time I tried a few sips of soda, hoping that it will not give me stomach trouble. As I went on, I felt sleepy that I actually slept on a waiting shed for an hour. I thought I was alone but when I woke up, I saw there were nine of us. Then, I took up the slack and ran. The sun was up and shining hot. I started pouring water on myself, slowly making my shoes and socks wet. I asked for ice cubes wherever available and put it on my headwear, my usual strategy when it is too hot. What is amazing in this race, was that in between stations, people prepared pails of water for runners to cool our bodes. Others gave out ice candy. I counted eating 15 during the whole race course.

The festive ambiance at each aid station was encouraging. Before midday, I arrived at Tabaco City and was welcomed with food of rice and fried fish. But we opted for Jollibee.

As I run beyond 45km, it was really hot and humid. Clueless of the time, I just pushed a little harder. I can feel my skin burning. I was Maam M a r i s s a Chua. Hav-ing her as a running mate was a blessing. We pushed each other to run on. At kilome-te r 72 , I lost her. I wanted to c ross the finish l ine with her.

This sun had become unbearable. I s t a r t ed c o u n t i n g the kilome-ter posts. R e a c h i n g the 75km aid station was such a big relief. As I continued, I thought seeing the last 2 kilo-meter sign would bring relief. It did not. The last 2 kilometers seemed to be take for-ever, and the sight of the f in ish line did not come soon. There were sti l l many more elec-tricity posts t o c o u n t and some uno f f i c i a l aid stations a long the way, one w i t h i c e

candy that I grab two more pieces. I was just too glad I crossed the finish line still

daytime. And as I ran free mode, I did not even bother to see what my official time was.

I achieved my goal. I did not push myself much, I had a happy stomach and gallbladder, and no acid reflux this time. The few sips of soda was a big leap of success for me on this race. I had sunburn but was not dehydrated. I survived with no blisters on my feet despite my wet shoes and socks. I salute all the finishers.

I thank the people who made my journey on this race enjoyable, memorable and possible. To my Dagan Caritas family, to Cebu UltraRunners Club Sir Tony and Sir Doy Ledoy, if not for your encouragements, I could not have run this race; Sir Gregorio Goyo Larrazabal for the registration and accommodation. To my family and my number ONE supporter and fan, Irene Oliveros, every distance is dedicated to you. To God Almighty, you never fail to give me strength to endure, thank you. Dios Mabalos. - ALLOYD VAN WENCESLAO

The caption on the singlets for the Mayon360 Ultramarathon is quaint.

8 NOTICES May 26-June 1, 2014Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Ormoc City

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFI-CIO SHERIFF

EJF No. R-ORM-14-00006-FC For:

EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE under Act 3135

SOUTHERN LEYTE EMPLOYEES MULTI-PUR-POSE COOPERATIVE (SLEMCOOP),

Mortgagee, -versus-

Sps. MADILYN A. MUSONG AND ARNEL B. MUSONG, Mortgagor,

x-------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

SALE Upon Extra-judicial petition for sale, under

Act 3135 filed by Southern Leyte Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SLEMCOOP), J. Navarro St., Ormoc City against Sps. Madilyn A. Musong and Arnel B. Musong to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of April 30, 2014 amounts to Nine Hundred One Thousand Two Hundred Twelve & 29/100 Pesos Only (P901,212.29) including interest and penalty charges but excluding attorneys fees, sheriffs fees and other expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on June 25, 2014 at 4:00 oclock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City to the highest bidder, for cash or managers check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all the improvements located therein, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 121-2011000668

Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City, Leyte A parcel of land 15 Blk. 1 of the subdivision plan

Pcs-08-0001121-D, being a portion of the consolidation subdivision plan of Lots Blk. 11, 12, 13 and Road Lot 1, all of the Pcs-08-000528-D, Ormoc Cad/ situated in Brgy. Tambulilid, Ormoc City. Bounded on the NW, points 3, 4,5-6 by Lot 14, Blk. 1 & Road Lot of this subdivision, on the E. Points 6-1 by Lot 16 Blk. 1 of this subdivision, on the S. Points 1-2 by Lot 18, Blk. 1 of this subdivision on the W. Points 2-3 by Blk. 1. Pcs-08-000528-D. Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan, Being S. 33 deg. 02W., 150. 11 m. from BLLM No. 42, Ormoc Cad., thence S. 83 deg. 00W., 08.99 m.to point 2, thence N. 07 deg. 53W., 14.55 m. to point 3; thence N. 83 deg. 21E., 04.75 m. to point 4; thence s. 07 deg. 52E., 03.57 m. to point 5, thence N. 83 deg. 00E., 04.03 m. to point 6, thence S. 08 deg. 24E., 10.95 m.to point of beginning, containing an area of One Hundred Fourteen (114) square meters. Registered in the name of Arnel B. Musong married to Madilyn A. Musong.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on July 2, 2014 without further notice.

(Sgd.) ZENEN B. PURAY, JR. Sheriff IV

EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1, & 2-8, 2014

Republic of the Philippines Local/Civil Registry Office

Province: Leyte City/Municipality: PalomponRepublic of the Philippines)

Province of Leyte)SS Petition No. CCE-0029-2014 RA10172

PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH

I, EDIEFERLY DALMAN ESCARTIN, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of P-20 Taglatawan, Bayugan Agusan del Sur, 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: My certificate of live birth 2) I was born on September 13, 1982 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines 3) The birth was recorded under registry number 733 (I-82) 4) The clerical error(s) to be corrected is (are):Item No. Description From To4 SEX MALE FEMALE 5) The facts/reasons for filling this petition are the following: For error No. 1: To correct my sex which was wrongly written and recorded in

my birth certificate, this petition is hereby filed. 6)I submit the following documents to support this petition. a) Certificate of Live Birth (SECPA & Office File Copy) b) Baptismal Certificate/Elem. School Permanent Record/Voter Cert. c) NBI Clearance/Police Clearance/Personal Affidavit/SSS E-1 Form d) Out-Patient Record/Passport/I.D. Card/ Cert. of Marriage e) Birth Cert. of children/Medical Cert./Cert. of Authenticity 7) I have not filed any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no

other similar petition pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate. 8) I am filling this petition at the LCRO of Palompon, Leyte in accordance with

R.A. 9048 / R.A. 10172 and its implementing rules and regulation. (Sgd.) EDIEFERLY D. ESCARTIN

Petitioner VERIFICATION

I, EDIEFERLY D. ESCARTIN , the petitioner. Hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Sgd.) EDIEFERLY D. ESCARTIN Petitioner

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 16th day of May, 2014 in the city/municipality of Palompon, Leyte petitioner exhibits in Community Tax Certificate No. 09814332 issued at Palompon, Leyte on April 14, 2014

(Sgd.) CARMELITA G. LODOVICA Municipal Civil Registrar

Administering Officer EV Mail May 19-25, & 26- June 1, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the properties of the late RICARDO J. CONTENIDO re parcels of land Lot 325, Cad-443-D, situated in Barrio Poblacion, Hernani, Eastern Samar, containing an area of 46 sq.m.; and Lot 326, Cad-443-D, containing an area of 35 sq. m. were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 182; Page No. 38; Book No. XIII; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Rodel R. Morta. EV Mail May 19- 25, 26- June 1 & 2-8, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the property of the late EDUARDO GACUD re a parcel of land consisting of 1/6 share of real properties, situated at Magsaysay Blvd., Brgy. Central, Calbayog City, Samar, designated as Lot No. 2100, covered by TD No. 99-01007-00116, containing an area of 65 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 424; Page No. 81; Book No. XXXI; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Alex R. Gelera. EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1, & 2- 8, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the properties of the late SINFORIANO A. MONSANTO re a portion of land Lot No. 2403-B, containing an area of 394 sq. m. under OCT No. 7215, situated at Brgy. Capoocan, Calbayog District, Calbayog City

was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of SPS. ROY D. DOMALAON and TERESITA F. DOMALAON. EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1, & 2-8, 2014

Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late SENECIO SERITO re a parcel of land with Cadastral Lot No. 2583 situated in Brgy. Matobato, Calbayog City , containing an area of 13,894 sq. m. under TD Declaration No. 99-01085-00005, covered by OCT No. 1201 was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of DENNIS DARTE & CHRISTIAN F. TAN per Doc. No. 406; Page No. 82; Book No. XXXIV; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Alex R. Gelera. EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1, & 2- 8, 2014

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the property of the APOLONIA TAMPOS re a parcel of land, Lot 5137-C, Psd-08-000029, LR.C. Record No. 1750, situated in Barrio Linao Ormoc City, containing an area of 390 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 11583 was settled among her heirs and 190 sq. m. sold in favor of ANANITA RAE per Doc. No. 79; Page No. 16; Book No. XIV; Series of 2011 of Notary Public Ari Larrazabal. EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1 & 2-8,2014.

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region

Branch 12, Ormoc City CASE NO. R-ORM-13-00063-SP

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION IN RE: INTESTATE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ES-

TATE OF VIRGINIA WAMPLER. DONALD G. WAMPLER ANDREBECCA S.

WAMPLER, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY IN FACT, NOLITO M. QUILANG,

PetitionersNOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters of Administration having been issued in the above-entitled case in favor of Nolito M. Quilang.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that notice be and the same is hereby, given to all persons having claims for money against the decedent, Virginia Wampler, arising from contracts, express or implied, whether the same be due, not due, or contingent, for funeral expenses and expenses of the last sickness of the said decedent, and judgment for money against her, requiring them to file their claims with this Court at the RTC-OCC within a period of 200 days from the date of the first publication of this Notice.

SO ORDERED. Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines, May 12, 2014.

(Sgd.) CARL A. MAGSOLING Branch Clerk of Court

EV Mail May 19-25, 26- June 1 & 2-8, 2014

REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

LUNGSOD NG ORMOC EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGU-LAR SESSION OF THE THIRTEENTH SANGGU-NIANG PANLUNGSOD NG ORMOC HELD AT

THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY VICE MAYORS OFFICE, ORMOC CITY HALL BUILDING ON

MAY 8, 2014PRESENT: Hon. Leo Carmelo L. Locsin, Jr. Vice Mayor & Presiding Officer Hon. Rolando M. Villasencio, SP Member, Majority Floor LeaderHon. Tomas R. Serafica, SP Member, Asst. Ma-jority Floor Leader Hon. Mario M. Rodriguez, SP Member, Presiding Officer Pro-Tempore Hon. Ruben R. Capahi, SP Member, Asst. Mi-nority Floor Leader Hon. Benjamin S. Pongos, Jr., SP Member Hon. Antonio M. Codilla, SP Member Hon. Vincent L. Rama, SP Member Hon. Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas,SP Member Hon. Eusebio Gerardo S. Penserga, SP Member Hon. Mariano Y. Corro, Ex-Officio SP Member Chapter President, Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc ABSENT: Hon. Nepomuceno P. Aparis I, (Deceased), SP Member, Minority Floor Leader

PREFATORY STATEMENT WHEREAS, presented to the Thirteenth Sang-

guniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc for consideration is an Indorsement dated April 16, 2014 from the Office of the Honorable City Mayor, Edward C. Codilla, relative to the Resolution No. 20 S. 2014 of the Liga ng mga Ba-rangay requesting for a Supplemental Appropriation for the Provision for Barangay Tanods operations in the amount of Four Million Two Hundred Thousand pesos Only (P4,200,000.00).

WHEREAS, the Liga Board found out that the current budget for the account- Provision for Barangay Tanods Operations is not enough to pay the incentive of 1,750 Tanods at P700.00 each Tanod per month. There is a difference of Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P4,200,000.00) computed as follows:

1,750 tanods x P700.00 x 12 months =P14,700,000.00

Less: Provision for Brgy. Tanods operations (CY 2014 Annual Budget)

= 10,500,000.00 Difference = P4,200,000.00WHEREAS, the City Budget Officer issued a

Certification dated April 15, 2014, stating therein that funds are available from the Unappropriated Surplus, end of year 2013, amounting to FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P4,200,000.00) which amount may be used to cover the additional appropriation for the Barangay Tanods Incentive for CY 2014;

WHEREAS, the City Treasurer, through a Cer-tificate of Availability of Funds dated April 15, 2014, certified that the requested funds are available from the Unappropriated Surplus, end of year 2013, and the same may be used to fund the additional appropria-tion for the account Provision for Barangay Tanods Operations;

FOREGOING PREMISES CONSIDERED, on motion of Honorable SP Member Rolando M. Vil-lasencio, Vice-Chairman, Committee on Finance and Appropriation, severally seconded by Honorable SP Members Mariano Y. Corro, Pedro Godiardo P. Ebcas, Antonio M. Codilla, Tomas R. Serafica and Vincent L. Rama; be it

RESOLVED, to enact: APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE NO. 2014-003

(General Fund)AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE

AMOUNT OF FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P4,200,000.00) TO BE TAK-EN FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED SURPLUS, END OF YEAR 2013, AS ADDITIONAL APPRO-PRIATION OF THE ACCOUNT PROVISION

FOR BARANGAY TANODS OPERATIONS FOR CY 2014.

BE IT ENACTED, by the Thirteenth Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc, That:

SECTION 1. 2014 GENERAL FUND SUPPLE-MENTAL BUDGET. The sum of FOUR MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P4,200,000.00) of the General Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc City is hereby appropriated as additional appropria-tion of the account Provision for Barangay Tanods Op-erations, to be taken from the Unappropriated Surplus, End of Year 2013.

SECTION 2. EFFECTIVITY. This Appropriation Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval subject however, to the compliance of the posting and publication requirements as provided in the Local Government Code of 1991.

RESOLVED, FURTHER, that sufficient copies of this Appropriation Ordinance together with all supporting documents thereof, be submitted to the Honorable Secretary, Department of Budget & Man-agement, Manila, through the City Budget Officer of Ormoc, and the Regional Director, Department of Budget & Management, Tacloban City, for review purposes;

ENACTED, May 8, 2014. RESOLVED, FURTHERMORE, to furnish cop-

ies of this Appropriation Ordinance, one each to His Honor, the City Mayor Edward C. Codilla, the City Administrator, the City Legal Officer, the City Trea-surer, the City Budget Officer, the City Accountant, the City Auditor, the Office of the Liga ng mga Barangay, the City Director- DILG, Ms. Lucia C. Ong and other offices concerned;

CARRIED, UNANIMOUSLY. WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ap-

propriation Ordinance No. 2014- 003 which approved the General Fund Supplemental Budget of Ormoc City for CY 2014 was duly enacted by the Thirteenth Sang-guniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc in its regular session.

(Sgd.) JOEL S. DUERO Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod

(Sgd.) ROLANDO M. VILLASENCIO SP Member

Majority Floor Leader (Sgd.) TOMAS R. SERAFICA

SP Member Asst. Majority Floor Leader MARIO M. RODRIGUEZ

SP Member Presiding Of