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CONGRESSWOMAN LUCY TORRES-GOMEZ leads the ribbon-cutting during Ormoc City’s hosting of this year’s National Heritage Month opening ceremonies. The cutting of the ribbon signals the opening of the exhibit on heritage churches, which are now on display at the ground floor of the old city hall. (Photo grabbed from Kimmy Urboda through Ormoc City Government’s Facebook Page)

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In line with the National Heri-tage Month celebration in May, the city government of Ormoc has begun its biggest cultural project yet, that is, to map Or-moc’s cultural heritage. In part-nership with the Ormoc Festival and Cultural Foundation (OFCF), the local government unit of Ormoc invited experts from the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) as resource persons for the com-mencement of the cultural map-ping project on May 1.

Prof. Eric Zerrudo, director of UST’s Center for Conservation of Cultural Property and Environ-ment in the Tropics (CCCPET), defines cultural mapping as “a technique where a community will be able to identify their heri-tage in terms of resources”.

“They must be able to docu-

ment it from their point of view, kung ano ang memories nila about that particular heritage,” he said in an interview.

The UST professor also shared that there would be eight modules involved in the project, which will be tackled in four separate meetings. For every meeting, two sessions would be conducted – a lecture on the first day and field-work on the following day. “Ev-ery module is a step towards the next module,” he stressed.

For the cultural mapping, around 250 teachers coming from different villages were divided into groups and were tasked to do intensive research to identify pos-sible heritages in their assigned areas – be it natural or cultural, tangible (e.g. buildings, monu-

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ORMOC CITY – A supplemental budget worth Php10 million to be allocated for the purchase of two units of garbage dump trucks by the City General Services Office (CGSO) was granted by the city’s Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) during an SP session last May 4, Thursday.

According to Engr. Domar-doni Cayanong, CGSO officer, with the city’s rising population, the amount of garbage being gen-erated has been on a constant rise

and so, the need for more trucks to collect the city’s solid waste.

He also added that the CGSO is currently serving 75 barangays in the city for solid waste collec-tion but the said office only has 8 trucks: 5 units of garbage compac-tors, 2 units of open dump trucks borrowed from the City Engi-neer’s Office (CEO), and 1 unit of mini dump truck donated by the United Nations Development Pro-

Quezon City – A day after the Senate’s passage of the country’s first ever mental health law, celebrities and mental health ad-vocates joined Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros in celebrating what they describe as an historic victory for mental health rights.

In a press conference in Que-zon City, advocates led by Miss International 2016 Kylie Ver-zosa, Be Healed Foundation’s

Jerika Ejercito and actress Antoi-nette Taus, lauded the passage of Senate Bill No. 1354, otherwise known as the Philippine Mental Health Law. The bill, which was sponsored and authored by Hon-tiveros, seeks to integrate mental health services and programs in the public health system by setting up basic mental health services at the community level and psychiatric, psychosocial and

neurologic services in all regional, provincial and tertiary hospitals.

“We would like to thank the Senate, particularly Senator Hon-tiveros for passing this important measure. This bill brings our country one step closer to realiz-ing a national mental health policy that will respond to the Filipinos’ mental health needs and erase our record as one of few countries left in Asia without a clear mental health measure,” Verzosa said.

Taus said that she hoped that the Senate’s passage of the Men-tal health law will mainstream mental healthcare and remove the stigma and discrimination associ-ated with mental health illnesses. “There is nothing really shameful or embarrassing in talking about one’s mental health issues and finding the appropriate healthcare services to address them. Seeing a psychiatrist is no different from visiting your OBGYNE or your ophthalmologist,” the actress said.

For her part, Ejercito said that the fight for a mental health law is far from over. She said that the next battle is now in the House

PESO Ormoc hosts job and business fair on Labor Day

Hundreds of applicants flocked to the city hall to grab hold of job opportunities from various employers during a job and busi-ness fair on Labor Day, May 1.

Simultaneously held na-tionwide, the job fair in Ormoc opened over a thousand local and overseas job vacancies, according to Labor and Employment Officer Christine Bigcas. She disclosed that 122 vacancies from local em-ployers were to be filled in, while some 900 jobs were available for those who wanted to work abroad.

In a short program, city coun-

cilor Nolito Quilang lauded the newly-created Public Employ-ment Service Office (PESO) for spearheading the event in part-nership with the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-Region 8). Although the office is just barely two months old, “its hands are already full to meet expectations from various sectors,” he said, pointing out the job fair as a ‘bap-tism of fire’ for the office.

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May is National Heritage Month; and this year’s theme is “Malasakit sa Pamana” (Care for Heri-tage), which translates to “Gugma sa Kagikan” in the Bisaya vernacular.

Ormoc City hosted this year’s opening ceremonies, kicking off the celebration countrywide from May 3 to 5, as delegated by the Na-tional Commission for Cul-ture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Filipino Heritage Festival Inc. (FHFI).

The three-day opening ceremony started with a program at the old Ormoc City Hall building, which would be converted into a museum in the future. Mayor Richard Gomez, to-gether with his wife, Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez graced the event along with representatives from NCCA and FHFI.

The mayor, in his wel-come speech, shared his

(Photo grabbed from Kimmy Urboda through Ormoc City Government’s Facebook Page)

experience with the old city hall when the build-ing was abandoned with garbage inside it during the site inspection. Despite this, he saw the potential of the historical building and envisioned it to become a museum in the future. His plan was strongly support-ed by the city council with

the passing of an ordinance declaring the building as a cultural property.

Following the ordi-nance, the old city hall was converted into an exhibit area of artworks from local artists of the Ormoc City Visual Arts Association (OCVAA). In addition, a cultural mapping project

is in the works to help es-tablish the concept of the museum, which project began last May 1.

Leyte Rep. Lucy Tor-res-Gomez, a homegrown Ormocana, appreciated the city government’s efforts in improving her hometown. “We are pregnant with pos-sibilities, a diamond in the rock, waiting to shine,” she stressed, saying the city has great tourism potential. She added that once the Ormo-canons know of its heritage, they would be able to tell their history better to dif-ferent parts of the country, and be able to establish their own identity.

Also present at the opening ceremonies are Ma. Estrella Pangilinan, chairwoman of Ormoc

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Governor Damian Mer-cado of Southern Leyte is set to face trial before the Sandiganbayan after the Ombudsman found prob-able cause to charge him with Falsification of Public Documents under Article 171 (4) of the Revised Penal Code.

Case records show that Mercado failed to submit a true, correct and complete Personal Data Sheet (PDS) and the Elective Local Offi-cial’s Profile Directory (Data Capture Form). A close look at these documents showed that Mercado claimed to be a civil engineer by profes-sion and that he finished his elementary grades at the Maasin Central School from 1964 to 1971. The Om-budsman also noted that in Mercado’s 2010 PDS, respondent failed to state the years when he gradu-ated from the educational institutions he claimed to have studied in.

The Resolution states that, “Mercado’s failure to fill up the spaces for the year when he graduated (if graduated) constitutes con-cealment of information in violation of his undertaking in his PDS to state the true, correct and complete state-ment pursuant to the pro-visions of pertinent laws, rules and regulations.”

His failure to meet

head-on the observations of the complainants “on the years when he completed his elementary grades and B.S. Civil Engineering, his evasive claim that he could have been mistaken for a civil engineer because he was a contractor, and his incomplete entries in the ELOPD and PDS on those matters all engender the well-founded belief that the governor withheld and concealed the truth and falsified his entries.”

As regards the argu-ment of respondent that the complaint against him should be dismissed on the ground of inordinate delay in the investigation, Ombudsman Conchita Car-pio Morales explained that “the fact-finding case or case build-up phase of the prosecutorial process of this Office is not part of prelimi-nary investigation.”

Under Article 171 (4) of

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TACLOBAN CITY, May 4 – The Eastern Visayas Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) grew by 12.4 percent in 2016, the fastest growing region in the country, offsetting eco-nomic losses incurred from

super typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013.

The regional economy accelerated by 7.7 percent between 2015 to 2016, gain-ing PHP172.14 billion. East-ern Visayas or Region 8 bested six other regions in

the country with positive economic performance last year.

“This is the first ever double digit growth in East-ern Visayas. The region continues to improve its performance since 2014,”

said Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Regional Director Wilma Perante in a press briefing on Thursday.

The services sector,

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PALO, Leyte, May 1 – The drive to end illegal contractualization has benefited 424 workers in Eastern Visayas in the first four months of the year, but more efforts should be done to help employees get regular jobs in the next months.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Director Exequiel Sarcauga emphasized the need to conduct more ori-entations in the bid to help employers realize the value of ending “endo” or labor-only contracting.

“Hopefully, we can ask

them to volunteer regular-izing because that’s the first thing we asked or else we will impose what is stated in the law,” Sarcauga told reporters during the Labor Day regional celebration at the Leyte Academic Cen-ter .

With just more than 1,000 workers regularized in 2016 in six provinces in the region, the official said they would redo orienta-tions to employers on the ending of labor practices.

Under the Labor Code, companies may only use contractual arrangements for positions which are

seasonal or project-based in nature, and are not part of the core function of their operations.

During the Labor Day commemorative program, the government conferred the appointment to 14 reg-ularized workers of Philip-pine Smelting and Refinery (Pasar) Corp. in Isabel, Leyte and nine employees of Ultrasteel Corp. in Taclo-ban City.

Niño Eparwa, 30, of Matlang village Isabel, Leyte was one of the Pasar workers who has been ap-pointed as regular employ-ee after five years as helper

and plant operator. The young father will receive PHP20,000 monthly pay as plant operator on top of rice subsidy, house allow-ance, scholarship for his child, and leave benefits.

“I have peace of mind now that I have a stable job because I am entitled to more benefits. This is such a big help to our family,” Eparwa said.

The labor department

expects that number of workers benefiting the move to curb illegal con-tractualization will contin-ue to rise every month with the ongoing inspection of more establishments.

The DOLE adopted two tracks in eliminating illegitimate contractualiza-tion, including labor-only

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3May 1-7, 2017 BALITANG SAKSAK-SINAGOL

Managtiayun biktima sa hit and run naluwas sa helmet

Dakpan sa buy bust operation!

43 GRADUATE FROM SEASON-LONG technology transfer training for high value vegetables and fruits and from the four-month More Income in the Countryside (MIC) compact farming in barangay Bayabas, Dagami, Leyte. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico “Mic” L. Petilla and Dagami Mayor Abundio Dello personally harvested the produce of the trainees to include Honey Dew, Water Melon, Ampalaya, and Upo, among other vegetables that were planted by the trainees. The governor also handed over P5,000 as Seed Money for the Bayabas Farmers Association. He also gave them seeds. The graduation was held at the Bayabas Barangay Hall. (Gina P. Gerez)

Wa pay nangabot nga voter’s ID – COMELEC

ORMOC CITY – Naluwas gikan sa tino nga kama-tayun ang managtiayun tungod sa ilang gisul-ob nga helmet. Kun dili tun-god sa helmet hayan na-matay ang mga biktima. Sa report nakuha gikan sa traffic division, ang man-agtiayun nga Mario ug Sefora Benito, taga Valen-cia ning siyudad, pauli na sa ilang pinoy-anan dihang nasaghiran sila sa osa ka tulin nga sakyanan resulta sa pagkalandig nila sa tambalanan.

Sa report gikan sa traf-fic division nag ingon ang insedente nahitabo sa Ba-rangay Cabulihan alas siete pasado sa gabii, Mayo 1. Si SPO1 Roger Baronda, ang inbistigador, niingon ang bana nagkuha sa iyang asawa nga osa ka kahera sa osa ka gasoline station sa Bantigue. Sakay sa ilang motor nakahelmet ang manag tiayun, hinay lang ang ilang dagan, pero sa pag abot na nila sa Cabu-lihan may tulin nga close van, kolor green, ang nisa-

ghid kanila. Nangalagpot sila Mario ug Benito, ug nabatyagan ni Sefora nga nadakdak ang iyang ulo sa semento.

“Maayo gyud nga nag helmet ko sir,” polong niya kang SPO1 Roger Baronda. Pero sa nahitabo wala gyud masubay ang kolor green nga van kay tulin ang da-gan ug way nakakuha sa plaka.

Ang traffic division nakigkoordinasyun sa mga estasyun sa pulis sa OSPO ug kanait nga lungsud

diin gikataho nga ang van nga nakasaghid paingon sa Kananga. Ang manag tiayun giluwas sa Ormoc Rescue ug BFP rescue unit ug gidala sa OSPA-FMC. Si ginang Benito ang nagrabe-han sa angul. Gawas nga nabunal ang iyang lawas sa semento nadakdak ang ulo niini ug dako ang bon-og naagum sa bukton.

Ning pagkutlo sa bal-ita Mayo 3, wala pa gyud mahibaw-i sa taga traffic kinsay tag-iya ug drayber sa van. Ni Paul Libres

Mga pasahero sa V-HIRE nireklamo kay plite niumento

ORMOC CITY – Sa nila-bay nga Mayo 2 nigawas ang balita gikan sa osa ka TV network nga nahu-man na daw ug imprinta ang kapin sais milyun ka voter’s ID ug ipakuha na sa mga botante diha sa mga buhatan sa COME-LEC kon taga diin sila. Mayo 3, gisusi sa EV Mail ang Comelec Ormoc aron pagtino kun anaa ba gyud ang mga laminated o bio-metrics ID sa mga botante. Pero nadeskubrehan nga wa may nangabot ug wala pa sad sila makadawat ug abiso gikan sa Comelec Central Office bahin sa mga IDs.

Pagsud nimo sa ilang opisina, makita dayun ang pahibalo nga wa pay nang-abot nga voter’s ID gikan 2011 hangtud 2016. Gipang-utana ang taga Comelec bahin niini, tubag nila nga hayan anaa pa sa post office. Mao sad kini ang pahayag

ni Ma. Cristina Pore-Bacal-so, osa sa mga opisyal sa Comelec Ormoc.

Nisaad hinuon sila kun mangabot na ang giingon nga mga voter’s ID gikan 2011 hangtud 2016 mopa-hibawo lamang sila sa me-dia.

Gawas pa magpasa sad silag abiso ngadto sa mga botante bahin sa nangabot nga mga IDs.

Hinuon nipahibawo ug naghanyu ang Comelec Ormoc niadtong may mga IDs nga wala kuhaa nga ipakuha na. Nangabot kin-ing mga IDs niadtong wa pay bagyong Yolanda.

Gipangutana sad sa EV Mail ang Comelec kun mahinayun ba o dili ang eleksiyun sa Oktubre 23, silang tanan way gikatub-ag. Polong nila mahibaw-an ra unya kini kun may kumunikasyun na ang Central Office kanila. Ni Paul Libres

ORMOC CITY – Osa ka tawo ang nasikop sa mga kawani sa City Drug En-forcement Unit (CDEU) pinaagi sa buy bust opera-tion Mayo 3 sa gabii. Ang ilang target mao si Daryl Escabarte, 29, taga Fatima, Cogon ning siyudad. Ang team sa CDEU gipangu-lohan ni Sr. Insp. Joseph Joevil Young.

Matud sa mga pulis dugay na nilang gipanid-an ang kalihukan ni Escabarte. Nakuha gikan kaniya ang osa ka pakite sa gidudah-ang shabu ug usa ka libo ka pesos nga marked money.

Gawas marked money may nakuha sa gikan kaniya nga tin foil ug lighter. Ang testigos sa operasyun mao si Hon. Bebelina Dagoy, kagawad sa Cogon ug osa ka sakop sa media.

Sa datus nakuha sa EV Mail gikan sa station 1,

diyotay na lamang ang nasikop sa mga pulis nga mga tawo nga nalambigit sa drugas. Sa nangagi nilang operasyun dili sad daghan ang nakuha gikan sa mga suspek. Pero dili molugak ang kapulisan pagpaniid niining mga drug suspek.

Sa habig ni Escabarte nga gikutlo Mayo 4 sa bun-tag, siya nihimakak nga namaligya siyag drugas ngadto sa osa ka under-cover agent. “Ila lang kung gitawag sir maong niduol ko,” ingon ni Escabarte.

Wala moingon si Escab-arte nga gitamnan siya, ga-was nga kosganon niyang gisalikway ang pasangil wa daw siya mamaligyag drugas. Ning pagkutlo sa balita, giandam na ang kaso sa kalapasan sa RA-9165 batok sa suspek. Anaa siya detinido sa station 1. Ni Paul Libres

Coastguard niuswag sa petsa sa pasulit

ORMOC CITY – Mayo 5 nakalitan ang mga pasa-hero sa V-Hire kay kalit ni umento ang plite gikan sa P70.00 karon P100.00 na ang pasahe Ormoc-Baybay, pero ang Ormoc-Maas-in wala hinuon mausab. Nitungtong na ang mga pasahero sa van pero pag-kahibawo nga ang pasahe osa ka gatos pesos na, dal-ing nanganaug ug nibalhin sa bus.

Gisusi sa EV Mail ang terminal sa van, didto na-sayran nga tinuod ang umento nga plite. May uban pasahero nibasol sa pa-munuan sa terminal butang nga gisalindot sa Caretaker nga si Rudy Marson. “Wa koy kalabutan sa umento kay polong sa mga drayber ilang gibasehan mao ang taripa nga giisyu sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LT-

FRB),” pasabot ni Marson. Sa dokyumento nga

nakuha sa EV Mail nasuta nga ang taripa giisyu pa ni kanhi LTFRB Regional Di-rector Atty. Arthur Daipu-din niadtong Marso 9, 2015. Gisusi ni Marson bahin niining umento nga plite ug ang gahum sa giisyu nga taripa sa UV Express nga niadto pang 2015, tubag daw sa LTFRB may gahum pa ang taripa kay wala

may giisyu nga bag-o ang ahensiya.

Nasayran sad nga ang ubang UV Express van nga biyaheng Palompon ug Isa-bel wala man mag umento. Rason sa mga drayber ni-ining V-Hire para Baybay-Maasin kay luag na ang sakyanan ang ilang gisal-ot nga bangko aron madugan-gan ang sakay gitangtang base sa mando sa Land Transportation Office. Ang van may kapasidad nga 18 ka pasahero, karon katorse na lamang.

Nakadesider na ang mga drayber nga ipatuman na nila ang taripa basta mosakay ug V-Hire gikan Ormoc- Maasin P147.50 ang plite ug duol ra ang destinasyun mao gihapon kini ang angayan nga plite base sa taripa gikan sa LT-FRB. Ang taripa sa UV Express wala mag base ug kilometrahe, dili pareho sa bus ug jeepney.

Mga pasahero nga duol ra ang destinasyun adto na sa bus mosakay. Mga gini-kanan nga may estudyante sa VSU sa Baybay niingon sa bus na niya pasakyon ang anak kay osa ka gatos pesos na man ang plite. Ni Paul Libres

ORMOC CITY – Gianun-siyo sa Philippine Coast-guard ang petsa nga himuon ang pasulit o eksaminasyun. Imbis sa Mayo 10, giuswag kini ngadtyo sa Mayo 16 aron mahatagan ug lugway ang mga aplikante nga makakuha sa tanan nga mga rekisitos. Ang ap-plication forms giusab polong ni Commander Lawrence Roque, ang Chief of Staff sa Coast-guard District Eastern Visayas sa interbiyu sa EV Mail kaniya, Mayo 4.

Ang deadline sa sub-misyun sa application

forms imbis Mayo 5, gius-wag kini ngadto sa Mayo 12. Ang mohatag sa pasu-lit mao ang mga person-nel gikan sa Coastguard Central Office.

Ang lugar himuon ang eksaminasyun anha sa EVSU Ormoc City Cam-pus, magsugod alas 8:00 sa buntag hangtud sa alas 5:00 sa hapon. Kadtong mga lagyo nga aplikante kinahanglan silang mo-sayo aron makaandam. Ang Philippine Coast-guard nanginahanglan ug kuatro mil ka mga person-nel lukop nasud, diyes por siento niini para sa mga

opisyal ug may pangina-hanglan silag mga babaye nga personnel.

Si Commander Roque sa samang higayun nga kadtong mga nangaplay sa nilabay nga 2016, ug nipasar na, naghikay na sa mga papeles aron sila mopailawum na sa train-ing adto kini himuon sa kaulohan.

Sa mga bag-ong ap-likante may panahun pa maghikay sa mga kinah-anglan nga rekisitos, ma-himong magpakisayud lamang sa ilang buhatan anha sa port area . Ni Paul Libres

Wanted drug personality captured by

anti-drug operativesAnti-drug elements of PDEA RO8 and the 8th MIB Phil. Army, arrested a drug personality during the implementation of a Warrant of Arrest at Brgy. 57, Sampaguita, Tacloban City on May 2, 2017 at around 12:00 NN.

In a report submitted to PDEA Director General Isidro S. Lapeña, elements of PDEA Regional Office 8 under Director Edgar T. Jubay and 8MIB PA iden-tified the suspect as Bene-dict Enconio y Omega,

Pedicab Driver, 17 years old, male, with live-in partner, and a resident of Brgy. 57, Sampaguita, Tacloban City.

Enconio managed to elude arrest during the conduct of a buy-bust operation against Rauline Pindos y Bayana alyas “Raw” and Richard Ripal-da y Pasa alyas “Chard” at Brgy. 51, Independencia St., Tacloban City on April

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WITH THIS feast of St. Joseph the worker on May 1, we are reminded of the great value that our work represents in our life and in our need for salvation. We have to revisit the basic character of our work that we often take for granted as we allow it to be over-taken by other considerations that, while important, only hold secondary importance.

The first thing to remember is that our work, whatever it is, as long as it is honest, is an integral part of our nature. It is not a mere obligation or an unavoidable neces-sity. It somehow defines us.

And more than that, it is what enables us to correspond and cooperate with the God’s continuing providence over all of us. In a sense, our work is sacred, since it cannot help but be a participation in God’s continuing sacred work over all his creation.

For us to see the sacredness of our work, we need to be driven first of all and always by faith and an abiding piety. There is a great need to bring our faith and piety down to the middle of the world. There is a great need to develop and live an authentic Christian spiri-tuality of secularity and not confine them in churches or some sacred places alone.

We should therefore love our work, do-ing it as best as we can. And this can mean that we carry it out very conscientiously, “squeezing” each hour for all it is worth. And we should work in such a way that we would always be short of time for finishing what we would like to do?

It can also mean that we look very carefully after the details in finishing well our daily work. We should lovingly exert the necessary effort for it and embrace the sacrifices involved—that is, the setbacks, the difficulties, the tiredness and fatigue.

These are normal occurrences in our daily work that we should not anymore be surprised about. We just have to be prepared for them, since they are occasions to grow in our love for God and others. In short, in our holiness.

One big challenge we now face with respect to our work is the issue of how the new technologies should be used. These things definitely offer us a lot of good, but they too can occasion a lot of disorder in us, since they can be a big, almost irresistible temptation to be simply on our own, that is, separated from God and from others.

Our new technologies should, in fact, nourish our piety and our relation with oth-ers. That’s why, the tremendous practical advantages offered to us now by our grow-ing technology should always be related to God. We just cannot get stuck at the level of fascination because of the novelty it offers, the convenience and practicality it gives.

At the very least, we can thank God for them. These new things should bring us closer to God and to one another, instead of distancing us from Him and putting us in self-absorption.

From here, let’s try to discern what God’s purpose is for these new powerful things. They are supposed to boost our love for God and for others.

AS THE days of summer continues to sizzle, more and more people go to the beach and enjoy the sun and the sea. But one has to avoid prolonged exposure to in-tense sunlight because too much exposure to it can lead to skin cancer. Currently, between 2 and 3 million non-melanoma skin cancers and 132,000 melanoma skin cancers occur globally each year. One in every three cancers diagnosed is a skin cancer and, according to Skin Cancer Foundation Statistics, one in every five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. Although in the Philip-pines, the incidence rate of skin cancer is only 1.2% as we rank 92nd around the world in skin cancer incidence; there has been a rise in the incidence of these can-cers for the past years. Cancer problem in the Philippines is huge. In fact it places 3rd in incidence after communicable or infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases in the top 10 most common causes of death in Filipinos.

As our ozone levels are becoming thin and are depleted, the atmosphere loses more and more of its protective filter func-tion and more solar UV radiation reaches the Earth’s surface. It is estimated that a 10% decrease in ozone levels will result in an additional 300,000 non-melanoma and 4,500 melanoma skin cancer cases. The global incidence of melanoma continues to increase – however, the main factors that predispose to the development of melanoma seem to be connected with rec-reational exposure to the sun and a history of sunburn. These factors lie within each individual’s own responsibility.

Skin cancers are due to the develop-ment of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other parts of the body. There are three main types: basal cell cancer (BCC), squamous cell cancer (SCC) and melanoma. The first two are known as non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). Basal cell cancer grows slowly, may damage the tissue around it but is unlikely to spread to distant areas or result in death and it often appears as a painless raised area of skin that may be shiny with small blood vessel over it. It may also present as a raised area with an ulcer. The squamous cell cancer is more likely to spread appearing as a hard lump with a scaly top but may also form

an ulcer. The 3rd type: melanomas are the most aggressive. It usually appears bigger than a mole that has changed in size, shape, color, has irregular edges, has more than one color, is itchy or bleeds.

Greater than 90% of cases are caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. This exposure increases the risk of all three main types of skin cancer. Between 20% and 30% of melanomas de-velop from moles. People with light skin complexion are at higher risk, including those with poor immune function such as from medications (like steroids or chemo-therapy) or those with HIV/AIDS. Skin cancer diagnosis is done by biopsy.

Treatment is generally by surgical removal but may less commonly involve radiation therapy or topical medications. In those people whose disease has spread to other areas of their bodies, palliative care may be used to improve quality of life.

So how do we avoid skin cancer? One must avoid the sun when its rays are the strongest-between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. We have to wear clothing to protect our exposed skin—a wide-brimmed hat, long pants, sunglasses and a long-sleeved shirt. But many would dare to bare one’s skin (but many bare one’s skin especially for documentation or picture-taking!) It is best to apply sunscreen that protects us against both UVA and UVB rays with a sun protective factor (SPF) of 15 or higher. It is recommended to reapply sunscreen every two hours for maximum protection from UVA and UVB rays and apply the sunscreen lotion or sunblock 30 minutes to one hour before sun exposure (which we usually NOT do, because we just apply sunblock 5 minutes before plunging into the sea!). This time, we need to apply the sunscreen lotion earlier, for it to be more ef-fective. If you have skin lesions that seems not to go away, it is best to consult a PDS (Philippine Dermatological Society) certi-fied physician. You can always visit their website for their members.

Dr. Doydora is a visiting internist-pulmonologist at OSPA, Gatchalian and Ormoc Doctors’ Hospitals.

WE HAD just come from a live show at the Princess Theater featuring the Maro-shka dancers of Russia. For 45 minutes, they regaled a crowd of Regal Princess passengers with a hodgepodge of folk dancing and singing, with one even ven-turing to sing the popular tune “Those were the days” in mixed Russian and English, to the delight of all.

By the way, I just learned that “Those Were The Days” is actually a Russian song translated into English! It’s original title is Dorogoi Dinnoyu or “By the long road” in English.

As we watched them dance, pirouette and prance away on stage, I couldn’t help notice similarities in Russian folk danc-ing to other dances which truly indicates that dance and singing are universal languages. In one number, I noticed that their costumes were almost akin to that of Spain and Mexico, even the Philippines which was once a Spanish colony. The movements of the male dancers are akin to that of manlalatik. There was even a dance number that was very much like the Pandango and the Bulaklakan. But noth-ing came close to Tinikling which I could say is unique to the Philippines, maybe because of the abundance of bamboo in our native land.

The applause that the Russian cultural dancers, singers, and instrumentalists, drew was heartwarming. It kind of made me sad to think that if a cultural show was held in our parts, it might not be well pa-tronized. It’s truly time for us to be proud of our heritage and promote our culture.

Culture and arts is big here in Europe. In the countries we’ve gone to, a part of our tour is a stop at their various opera houses. Even here in Russia, which un-derwent a huge cultural upheaval, with the Bolshevik Revolt “erasing” Russia’s opulent and decadent Tsarist years, they have undergone a revival. They’ve recon-structed their palaces and are building opera houses here and there. The Tsars are no longer abhorred but is a national memory from the past about theocracy and giving so much power to a few. Those years might have been repressive but Rus-sians understand they are in the fiber of their nation. Their past is what is shaping their present.

Now, in Ormoc, the Gomez adminis-tration is working hard to create the city’s cultural identity. This week, the National Heritage Month is marked by a Cultural Awareness workshop among the youth, and a cultural mapping seminar. This is a good start.

Rehabilitating our old city hall is just taking care of an edifice, but creating a culturally-aware citizenry is mentoring the soul for the program. And we are urging everybody to cooperate with it.

“Dorogoi dlinnoyu” (“Дорогой длинною”, literally “By the long road”)

5May 1-7, 2017

NI ATTY. MANING GOLO

Lobby money from mining groups for CA confirmation

of DENR head?

The Gospel on Sunday

May 14, 2017Fifth Sunday of Easter

The possible case between Pres.

Rody vs. the ICJ

Erasing memory

Federalism?

sEE PULSE p. 9

JOHN 14: 1-12Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled.

You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.”

Thomas said to him,

“Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?”

Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”

Philip said to him,“Master, show us the Father, and that

will be enough for us.”Jesus said to him, “Have I been with

you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father.

How can you say, ‘Show us the Fa-ther’? Do you not believe that I am in the

THERE IS talk about the filing of a com-plaint by former Davao henchman Edgar Matobato against Pres. Rody on the charge of “crimes against humanity” for the re-ported killings by the Davao Death Squad before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) [now the ICC (International Crimi-nal Court)?] which is based in The Hague, Netherlands. Before going any further, let us get a background about the Court which was formerly named World Court.

“The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the UN (United Nations). The Court has jurisdic-tion over cases that UN members or par-ties to the court’s statute submit to it. In addition to rendering judgments, the Court gives advisory opinions.

“The court’s 15 judges are elected to nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security Council. No two judges come from the same nation, and they rep-resent the world’s principal legal systems. Once elected, the judges no longer act as representatives of a government. The Court remains permanently in session, except during vacations. All questions are decided by a majority. The ICJ sits in The Hague, Netherlands. Website: www.icj-cij.org.” (Source: The World Almanac 2016.)

Some of the questions that come to mind are: can an individual file a complaint before it; can this court consider a case that occurred before we became a member in 2011; does it not need an endorsement of our own SC; and many more. How about the case of China claiming ownership of our West Philippine Sea which is very far away from their mainland?

Has Matobato and Company the right to file a complaint before the Court? Who pays the fee for the complaint? Is it enough to just file and let nature take its course? Will there be a hearing and he will be repre-sented with a Counsel that is familiar with the law applicable in The Hague? Who is footing the filing fee which must be a tidy

sum? Since we are at it, let us simplify the individual cases as presented above:

If the reported crimes committed by Pres. Rody happened during his stint as Mayor of Davao City, why did it take this long to file a case? Due to the length of time, it is quite possible that he (Matobato) can no longer remember the circumstances surrounding the incident. Moreover, can he present corroborating evidences or wit-nesses. This corner knows that “the best of friends can be the worst of enemies”. Along the same vein, it is also possible that Edgar wants to be given a position in government. He forgets that Digong is now the Mayor of the whole Philippines as against the Mayor of a city. Any act against Pres. Rody can be equated as unpatriotic because his field of coverage encompasses only Davao.

Since Edgar brought his whole family out of the country, it means he has a lot of moolah or maybe a hidden hand is making it happen. What is really the purpose be-hind the filing of a case against humanity? He has to prove that Pres. Rody ordered the EJK (extra judicial killing) which is tanta-mount to taking the law into your hands. DU30 is a lawyer and he had been a Fiscal for a long time. He knows his law. We also know that drug addiction is outlawed by our government. For one to be an addict, he must be aware that what he is doing is illegal and punishable under our laws.

When one is addicted, he becomes half crazy. In extreme cases, an addict thinks he can fly like a bird and he goes on to fly but to his death. The effect of the drug warps the mind. There had been cases of a son raping his own mother. No right mind can even pinch his own mother let alone com-mit bestial acts that will leave the mother remorseful of what she could have done to make her own son, who sucked her nipples for milk, only to discover after the pas-

sEE POTPOURRI p. 8

THERE ARE some embarrassing situ-ations or incidents at work or in my personal life that I would rather forget or memories that are better consigned in the trash, and now new research suggests a way to do just that.

Researchers found that trying to push away your thoughts about the less obvi-ous background aspects of such memories was the key to intentionally forgetting something. Those background aspects may include the smells and sounds related to the actual events you’d rather not remember.

For example, if you wanted to forget the details of a conversation you just had, you could push out of your mind a song playing in the background, or thoughts related to a scene happening outside your window or something like that.

Although the researchers did not ex-amine the details of the strategies people in the study employed to mentally push out certain thoughts, researchers have previ-ously suggested two main strategies that might help in this process.

One strategy is to clear one’s mind and deliberately try to think of nothing, and the other involves trying fill one’s mind with thoughts about something very different than whatever a person is trying to forget. If you don’t want to think of the color blue, you think of green things instead, or red. Or, if you don’t want to think of one song, you try to distract yourself with another song.

In the new study, the researchers looked at 25 people ages 19 to 34. The researchers gave the participants lists of words to study while showing them im-ages of outdoor scenes, such as forests,

mountains and beaches. The research-ers then asked the people to try to either remember the words on the list or forget them. Meanwhile, the researchers scanned the people’s brains to look at their brain activity throughout the experiment.

Results showed that when the people were asked to forget the words, they tried to push out of their minds thoughts related to the images they had been shown while studying the words. It’s like intentionally pushing thoughts of your grandmother’s cooking out of your mind if you don’t want to think about your grandmother at that moment.

However, this pushing out of the im-ages did not occur when the people were asked to remember the words, according to the study.

It also turned out that that when the people were told to forget the words, the more they pushed away their thoughts about the images, the fewer words they were actually able to recall later on. This finding shows that the process is effective at facilitating forgetting, the researchers said.

Though studies of memory often focus on how people remember things, forgetting can sometimes be beneficial, too. For example, some people, such as soldiers with post-traumatic stress disor-der (PTSD), may want to forget traumatic events. Or we might want to get outdated information ‘out of our head’, so we can focus on learning new material. The study identified one mechanism that supports these processes.

sEE GOSPEL p. 9

AFTER THE nomination of Environ-ment Secretary Gina Lopez was rejected by the Commission on Appointments of Congress this week, President Rodrigo Duterte expressed disappointment over the decision and he said that it appears that “lobby money played a part” in the rejection of her appointment by the Commission on Appointments (CA). This is a very serious accusation against the members of the CA, not only against their integrity and reputation as elected officials but also to the criminal implica-tions of receiving lobby money to influ-ence their votes. That is bribery on the part of the giver of the lobby money and graft and corruption on those members who received the bribe.

But the problem with this accusation is that it is very difficult to prove and convict those involved. In the first place, the voting in the CA was secret, and the member who disclosed how their co-members voted is punishable with expulsion from member-ship in the CA. But how can a member of the CA disclose how the other members voted if the voting was secret? Why should the CA implement this rule on secret vot-ing of members on this case when in other confirmation hearings of other appointees they are open and even explain their votes

to the public? To protect them from be-ing harassed or even pressures on how to vote? What an excuse to give them relief from pressures when they are elected high government officials and should be do-ing their jobs in an open and democratic manner. Since they are elected officials, it is up to their constituents to review their performance and make them accountable on how they do their work.

rrrIn the aftermath of the ASEAN summit

last week, it was apparent that President Rodrigo Duterte as chairman of ASEAN for this year did not include in his open-ing speech and the draft chair’s statement a reference to China’s expansionist moves in the South China Sea. Nor did he make any reference to the UN Arbitration Court ruling that denied China’s sweeping claims over the whole sea area. It was a result of the intense lobbying by China on the Philippines not to include any reference to the UN court’s ruling and the issue on China’s building activities over the South China Sea reefs.

Dear Atty. Golo,

Ang top 10 sa Bar Exam pulos taga provinsya. Lupigan ang taga Manila. Walay me “top” nga didto nag-eskwela. Sakto na jud ang “federalism” kay ang mga “bright” dia sa provinsya. Hasta sa TV sikat ang provinsyano. Peru ang mga mina nia man sa provinsya. Looy lagi ko ni Gina Lopez gui “reject” sa CA. Tinood, nangomi-syon ang mga membro sa “commission” gi-kan sa mga tag-iya sa mina? Midawat man kaha sila og “campaign contribution”. Ang mga tawo gusto ni Gina, ngano ang mga senador og congresista gusto man sa mina?

Matinahuron, Alan

Dear Alan,

Mo “congratulate” ta sa tanang naka pasar sa bar, syudadnon man o provinciano. Sa nahagbong, “better luck next time”. Mo “congratulate” pod ta ni Sec. Gina Lopez “for a job well done”. Wa lay swerte kay ang mayoriya sa CA wa ganahi niya. Kwarta man gud ang kontra. Matud pa sa atong presi-dente, dihay “money lobby”. Nakalimot sila nga ang palabihon mao unta ang “interest” sa mga kabus nga kadaghanan kay sa mga negosyo sa jutay nga adunahan. Ang na-kapait, kay sila nga atong mga magbalantay (Juan 10:10), kanato maoy miunay, hahay….

Imong amigo, Manny G. Golo

Winner of Beko PH promo flies to an all-expense paid trip to Barcelona

6 May 1-7, 2017NEWS

with a share of 44.3 per-cent, posted a 8.6 percent, a slight increase from 7.9 percent from the previ-ous year. This was due to the strong performance of financial transactions, transport, storage and com-munication sub-sectors.

“The increased finan-cial transactions brought about by booming eco-nomic activities and wider reach of banks induced the accelerated growth of the financial intermediation sub-sector at 11.1 percent,” said National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director Bonifacio Uy.

Industry sector, which accounts 44.3 percent of the regional economy, its growth accelerated from 4.9 percent in 2015 to 20.2 percent growth last year.

I ts performance is largely driven by excellent performance of construc-tion and manufacturing sub-sectors. Construction went up by 44.5 percent in 2016 from 12.3 percent a year ago while manufactur-ing rebounded from nega-tive 3 percent to positive 19.6 percent.

“The construction sub-sector peaked due to the intensified implementation of public construction proj-ects such as road widening and flood control projects, among others, on top of the remaining post-Yolanda reconstruction projects,” Uy explained.

Private construction also contributed to the sec-tor’s growth, precipitated by investments such as the opening of hotels, malls, and other establishments – largely seen as spillover from the gains in the servic-es sector, according to Uy.

Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing (AHFF) also recovered from 3.5 percent decline in 2015 to 2.4 percent growth in 2016. Farming and forestry rebounded from negative 3.6 percent to positive 1.9 percent. Fishing also man-aged to improve from 3.2 percent decrease to 4.3 per-cent increase, according to

the PSA.“This could be ex-

plained by the observed growths in the total pro-duction value of poultry and fisheries in 2016 de-spite threats of dry spell in the prior year,” the official added.

Although most of the region’s families are depen-dent on AHFF, the sector’s share to the local economy plunged to 15.1 percent from 16.7 percent between 2015 to 2016.

“The level of the pri-mary sector’s gross value added remains low than in the pre-Yolanda period. The challenge then lies in upscaling this growth by modernizing the agricul-ture and fishery sector, particularly in making it resilient to risks of disasters and climate change and in strengthening its linkages to the industry sector,” Uy added.

GRDP measures the value of goods and services produced by a region. The figure of all regions sums up to the gross domestic product (GDP) of a country. The country’s GDP growth in 2015 is pegged at 6.9 percent.

The PSA said this year’s release of annual GRDP data was three months ear-lier than scheduled.

NEDA is upbeat that better GRDP performance will translate to better eco-nomic conditions of families in Eastern Visayas, the re-gion that encompasses the two large islands of Leyte and Samar, the province of Biliran and several minor islands.

In 2014 or the year after super typhoon “Yolanda” pummeled the region, its GRDP posted a 2.4 percent decline from 4.6 growth a year earlier.

As of 2015, the region’s poverty incidence among families is pegged at 30.7 percent, which means that three out of every 10 fami-lies in the region are poor. Eastern Visayas is the third poorest among 18 regions in the country. (Sarwell Q. Meniano/PNA)

GROWTH ... from P. 2

contracting or “endo”.In the first track, the

DOLE regional offices conducted series of con-sultations and meetings to encourage employers to voluntarily regularize workers who are under “endo” and labor-only contracting arrangements.

For the second track, labor laws compliance of-ficers inspected establish-ments, principals, and con-tractors which are practic-ing labor-only contracting arrangements.

Those found to be en-gaged in labor-only con-tracting are subjected to mandatory conferences to assist them in their compli-

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ance with labor standards. (Sarwell Q. Meniano with reports from Wanda Cha-nese Antonio-OJT/PNA)

Manila, Philippines—May 4, 2017—Beko Philippines, one of the largest home ap-pliance brands in Europe, recently treated the sole winner of “Kick your way to Barcelona: The Grand Kick-off Challenge” to an all-expense paid, tax-free trip to Barcelona, Spain to watch the live match of FC Barcelona in LaLiga.

Sole winner, Rafael “Iggy” Halili, 28, who is also a football player, said that despite traveling alone for the first time, he enjoyed the seven-day trip that al-lowed him to watch his favorite football team play in a live match at the Camp Nou Arena.

Aside from the live match, Halili also enjoyed a tour of scenic Barcelona City, its iconic sites like the Sagrada Familia, as well as a side trip in the nearby town of Torre-Serona. During his stay, he was also given free hotel and food accommoda-tion and pocket money.

“It was really a fun and exciting experience. It was my first time watching a live match in Europe and I got to see my idol, Lionel Messi, score two goals. This makes the trip really unfor-gettable. I am grateful that Beko Philippines has given me this opportunity. I re-ally thank them, for giving me this once in a lifetime experience,” added Halili.

The “Kick Your Way to Barcelona: The BEKO Grand Kick-off Challenge” is one of the programs of Beko Philippines aimed at allowing football enthu-siasts the chance to show

their appreciation and love for the sport. The promo was done through the Beko Philippines Facebook fan page (@BekoPh).

The promo attracted a number of Facebook fol-lowers who submitted and posted their creative selfies welcoming Beko’s arrival in the country with #hel-lobekoph. Successful entries qualified for the Kick-Off Challenge, held last January 14, 2017 at Sparta Philip-pines, the official event venue partner. Sparta Phil-ippines is a sports complex that houses the country’s only indoor and FIFA 1-star certified soccer pitch.

During the Kick-Off Challenge qualifier, each participant was given rapid fire attempts within one minute to try to kick a ball inside a customized mock-up washing machine for as many as they can from a distance of 20 feet. The most number of goals will determine the winner. In the final round, Halili won over ten other qualifying participants.

“Though the Philip-pines is not a football coun-try, we recognize that there is a strong following for the

sport. This promo aims to make football more popu-lar among Filipinos,” said Dyeun Zapanta, Sales and Marketing Head of Beko Philippines. “Aside from this, we also want to em-phasize Beko’s underlying brand campaign as a brand that is relevant to the mass premium market—a vi-brant market of aspiring individuals who seek for reliability to overcome the demands of their day to day living—breathes its lat-est global brand campaign Beko as the Official Partner of the Everyday.”

As a relatively new player in the country, Beko has steadily gained presence in the country’s highly competitive home appliance market. It is also known for its partnership with FC Barcelona, its glob-al advertising anchor. With over 300 million FC Barce-lona football fans around the world, this partnership connotes the brand’s dedi-cation towards teamwork and excellence.

“We would like to thank all of the customers who joined our “Kick your way to Barcelona” promo. The campaign was success-

ful since it helped increase our social media fan base as the campaign goes on inviting families, Filipino families, to join our team – the Beko Team,” Zapanta added.

Since 2015, Beko Philip-pines already doubled its distribution in SM Appli-ance Center and tripled its sales through its improved and aggressive product line that continuously meets the need of the Filipino market. Intensive brand campaigns–both FC Bar-celona Partnership and the Official Partner of the Ev-eryday–resonates among its Filipino consumers through trade-focused initiatives with SM Appliance Center as well as in digital social media and corporate social responsibility efforts for wider brand reach.

Beko Philippines will soon open its door to other business partners as it aims to reach more Filipinos and become their Official Part-ner of the Everyday.

To know more about Beko and Beko Philippines, like the Beko Philippines fan page (@BekoPH) or visit the website at www.beko.ph. PR

Agri-fishery dev’t pushed in Eastern Samar townFor the first time ever, the Municipality of Arteche in Eastern Samar conducted a Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Day on April 25, 2017 initi-ated by the Local Govern-ment Unit in celebration of its founding anniversary. The LGU seeks to recog-nize and honor the valu-able contribution of farm-ers and fisherfolk in food production and economic development.

Hon. Roland Boie Evardone emphasized

in his message that farm modernization will push through with the imple-mentation of various agri-fishery interventions in the said town. “It is ironic how Arteche is dubbed as an agricultural municipal-ity yet we get some of our products from our nearby towns. With the support of everyone, let us slowly move forward for the ad-vancement of our town,” the young Mayor said.

In fact, he also an-nounced that a resolution will immediately be crafted to regularly conduct the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Day every year. The “One Barangay, One Gulay” project will also be a flag-

ship program of the LGU wherein various vegetable seeds will be provided in each barangay for backyard gardening. Upon harvest, a farmer’s association will be tapped, which shall act as consolidator to market the produce in the neighboring municipalities.

Meanwhile, Mr. Fran-cisco C. Rosaroso, Chief of the Department of Agricul-ture Regional Field Office 8’s Information Section, who represented OIC-Re-gional Executive Director, U-Nichols A. Manalo, un-derscored that the DA has been celebrating Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s Month ev-ery May for almost 47 years now. “We firmly believe that the most important profession is in the farming and fishing sectors, thus we will relentlessly support all agricultural endeavors of this town,” Mr. Rosaroso averred.

The Info Chief also lauded the LGU for ini-tiating the event which manifests their support for

the agriculture sector. He further urged the LGU to give awards to outstanding farmers and fisherfolk in Arteche for their exemplary performance.

Also highlighted in the activity was the inaugura-tion of the Fish Landing Center, a project provided by the Bureau of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources-8. The center will serve as a venue for post-harvest equipment used for the preservation of good quality fish and fishery products. Mr. Jaime Salazar, Eastern Samar’s Provincial Fishery Officer, graced the event and also shared his message of sup-port.

Representatives from other partner agencies such as the Office of the Provin-cial Agriculturist-Eastern Samar, Department of La-bor and Employment and Department of Social Wel-fare and Development also presented their respective agencies’ programs or ser-vices, which the partici-pants could avail of. PR

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7May 1-7, 2017 NOTICESREPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS

SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSODLUNGSOD NG ORMOC

EXCERPT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE FOURTEENTH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG ORMOC HELD

AT THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD SESSION HALL, ORMOC CITY HALL BUILDING

ON MARCH 07, 2017 IN LIEU OFMARCH 09, 2017

PRESENT: Leo Carmelo L. Locsin, Jr., Vice Mayor & Presiding OfficerRolando M. Villasencio, SP Member, Majority Floor LeaderVincent L. Rama, SP Member, Asst. Majority Floor LeaderMario M. Rodriguez, SP Member, Presiding Officer “Pro-Tempore”Tomas R. Serafica, SP MemberBenjamin S. Pongos, Jr., SP MemberEusebio Gerardo S. Penserga, SP MemberGregorio G. Yrastorza III, SP MemberNolito M. Quilang, SP MemberJohn Eulalio Nepomuceno O. Aparis II, SP Member, Minority Floor LeaderLea Doris C. Villar, SP Member, Asst. Minority Floor LeaderMariano Y. Corro, Ex-Officio SP Member, Chapter President, Liga ng mga Barangay ng Ormoc

PREFATORY STATEMENTWHEREAS, it is imperative that causes of traffic accidents, fuel and energy

wastage, trip delays and congestion occuring daily along the streets of Ormoc City, be eradicated or at least lessened and minimized;

WHEREAS, the City Government of Ormoc deems it wise to provide ways and means to maximize the safe use of roads and streets in the City of Ormoc;

WHEREAS, commencing in the Month of August Year 2016, the City Traffic Technical Working Group, based on their studies and recommendations, conducted a series of rerouting and traffic management scheme within the City Streets of Ormoc;

WHEREAS, after further studies and adjustments on the traffic scheme by the City Traffic Technical Working Group, there is now a need to declare the present scheme as permanent, having been proven to be successful;

WHEREAS, this legislative action and proposal is pursuant to Article II, Section 458 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991”, which empowers the Sangguniang Panlungsod to regulate traffic on all streets and bridges within its territorial jurisdiction for justifiable reasons such as the promotion of general welfare of its constituents, and providing penalties thereof;

WHEREAS, the fast growing economy and progress of the City of Ormoc rendered the existing old Ordinances of Ormoc City which declare some streets as One-Way Traffic; Two-Way; No Parking and providing penalties thereof are already inapplicable and/or ineffective at present;

WHEREAS, there is already a need to enact a City Ordinance which will amend these existing Traffic Regulation Ordinances of Ormoc City in order to concretize the successfully implemented traffic regulation, and in conformity with the present needs of the City of Ormoc.

WHEREFORE, all foregoing premises considered, on motion of SP Member Gregorio G. Yrastorza III, Chairman, Committee on Police, Fire & Penology, severally Seconded by SP Members Vincent L. Rama, Tomas R. Serafica, Nolito M. Quilang, Lea Doris C. Villar and Mariano Y. Corro; be it

RESOLVED, as it is hereby RESOLVED to Enact:

ORDINANCE NO. 022 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SOME PROVISIONS OF THE FOLLOWING CITY

ORDINANCES: 1) NO. 50, SERIES OF 1968 – “PENALIZING VIOLATORS OF ONE-WAY TRAFFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS”; 2) NO. 18, SERIES OF 1978 – “AN OR-DINANCE REGULATING PARKING IN ORMOC CITY AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF”; 3) NO. 24, SERIES OF 1980 – “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 6 OF ORDINANCE NO. 18”; 4) NO. 84, SERIES OF 2001 – “AN ORDINANCE DECLARING AS ONE-WAY TRAFFIC AT ALL TIMES THE PORTION OF RIZAL STREET FROM ITS CORNER ON EBONY STREET NORTHWARD UP TO THE CORNER OF OSMEÑA STREET AND PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF”; 5) NO. 23, SERIES OF 1979 – “AN ORDINANCE TO MAINTAIN THE ONE-WAY TRAFFIC OF AGUA DULCE STREET FROM ITS CORNER ON SAN PABLO STREET TO ITS OPPOSITE CORNER ON C. AVILES STREET”; 6) NO. 112, SERIES OF 2004 – “AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER VIII OF TITLE ELEVEN OF ORDINANCE NO. 2003-130A”; AND, 7) NO. 113, SERIES OF 2004 – “AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER VII OF TITLE ELEVEN OF ORDINANCE NO. 2003-130A”.

BE IT ORDAINED, by the 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Ormoc in session duly assembled that:

SECTION 1. ONE-WAY STREETS. The following portions of the City Streets are hereby declared as “One-Way Flow Vehicular Traffic Passage” at all times in all days of the week in the manner or direction provided hereunder:

Carlos Tan Street, from Corner Rizal Street, towards Mabini Street; Carlos Tan Street, from Corner Hermosilla Drive, towards J. Navarro Street; Rizal Street, from Corner Ebony Street, northward to Corner Carlos Tan Street; Bonifacio Street, from Corner Carlos Tan, southward to Aviles Street; J. Navarro Street, from Corner Carlos Tan, southward to Aviles Street; Arradaza Street, from Corner Ismael Cataag Street, northward to Carlos Tan

Street; San Pedro Street, from Corner Osmeña Street, southward to Aviles Street; San Pablo Street, from Corner Aviles Street, northward to Osmena Street; Lopez Jaena Street, from Mabini Street towards Agua Dulce Street; Ismael Cataag Street, from Corner Agua Dulce Street towards Arradaza Street.”

SECTION 2. ONE-SIDE PARKING ON ONE-WAY STREETS. Those Streets declared as One-Way Traffic by this Ordinance shall have Left Side Parking Only.”

SECTION 3. NO LEFT TURN STREETS. The following portion of the City Streets are hereby declared as “No Left Turn Vehicular Traffic Passage” at all times in all days of the week in the manner or direction provided hereunder:

All vehicles coming from the Pier Area at Bonifacio Street going northward to the Corner of Aviles Street;

All vehicles coming from the Pier Area at Rizal Street going northward to the Corner of Aviles Street;

All vehicles coming from Hermosilla Drive to Real Street; All vehicles coming from Aviles Street to Agua Dulce Street.”

SECTION 4. PENAL CLAUSE. All persons or drivers found violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be issued a city citation ticket and be penalized by a Fine of Not Less Than One Thousand Pesos (Php 1,000.00), and Not More Than Two Thousand Pesos (PhP 2,000.00), and/or Imprisonment of Not More Than One (1) month, at the discretion of the court.

The violator may opt to pay an Administrative Fine of Five Hundred Pesos (PhP 500.00) at the Treasurer’s Office of Ormoc City within Ten (10) days from the issuance of city citation ticket otherwise, an appropriate case will be filed in court.

SECTION 5. ENFORCEMENT. The Traffic Enforcement And Management (TEAM) Office of the City of Ormoc; the Philippine National Police (PNP); the City Treasurer’s Office and other concerned government agencies shall ensure the strict implementation of this Ordinance.

SECTION 6. TRAFFIC SIGNAGES. The TEAM, in coordination with the City Engineering Office, shall ensure that proper visible permanent Traffic Signages must be placed in the areas designated for the purpose upon the approval of this ordinance.

SECTION 7. NON-APPLICABILITY CLAUSE. This Ordinance shall not apply to Police and Law Enforcement Patrol Cars or Vehicles; Fire Trucks; and Ambulances responding to on-going police operations and/or emergency situations.”

SECTION 8. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If for any reason, any provision, portion or part of this ordinance is found to be inconsistent with any law, other provisions or part or parts thereof not so affected shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 9. REPEALING OR AMENDATORY CLAUSE. The pertinent parts or provisions of the following Ordinances which are affected or altered by the amendments ordained herein are hereby amended accordingly: 1) Ordinance No. 50, Series of 1968 – “Penalizing Violators of One-Way Traffic Rules and Regulations”; 2) Ordinance No. 18, Series of 1978 – “An Ordinance Regulating Parking in Ormoc City and Providing Penalty for Violation Thereof; 3) Ordinance No. 24, Series of 1980 – An Ordinance Amending Section 6 of Ordinance No. 18”; 4) Ordinance No. 84, Series of 2001 – “An Ordinance Declaring as One-Way Traffic at All Times the Portion of Rizal Street from its Corner on Ebony Street Northward up to the Corner of Osmeña Street and Providing Penalty for Violation Thereof”; 5) Ordinance No. 23, Series of 1979 – “An Ordinance to Maintain the One-Way Traffic of Agua Dulce Street from its Corner on San Pablo Street to its Opposite Corner on C. Aviles Street”; 6) Ordinance No. 112, Series of 2004 – “An Ordinance Adding Chapter VIII of Title Eleven of Ordinance No. 2003-130A”; and, 7) Ordinance No. 113, Series of 2004 – “An Ordinance Adding Chapter VII of Title Eleven of Ordinance No. 2003-130A”. All other ordinances rules and regulations or part or parts thereof, which are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are also hereby repealed, amended and or modified accordingly.

SECTION 10. EFFECTIVITY. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its approval and publication in the local newspaper of general circulation, and posting in conspicuous places in the City of Ormoc as required under the Local Government Code.

ENACTED, March 07, 2017.RESOLVED, FURTHER, to furnish Copies of this ordinance one each to the

City Mayor Richard I. Gomez; the City Administrator, Mr. Vincent L. Emnas; the Acting City Legal Officer, Atty. Marcelo C. Oñate; the City Treasurer’s Office; the Engineering Office; the Land Transportation Office; the Head, Ormoc City Traffic Enforcement and Management Office; the City Director, Ormoc City Police Office; the City Prosecutor’s Office; the Municipal Trial Court in Cities; the respective Punong Barangays of Brgy. Districts 1-29, Ormoc City; the President, OMTODA; the OIC-City Director, DILG; and other offices concerned;

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the above ordinance.

(Sgd.)MARIA ANTONIETA G. CO HAT(OIC – SP Secretary)

Supervising Administrative Officer

ATTESTED:(Sgd.)LEO CARMELO L. LOCSIN, JR.

Vice Mayor & Presiding Officer

APPROVED:(Sdg.)RICHARD I. GOMEZ

City Mayor

14 Mar 2017(Date)

Giawhag ang tanan nga mga ginikanan nga nagpa eskwela sa ilang mga anak sa ORMOC CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL / SPED

CENTER sa pagtambong niining dakong kalihokan,

Brigada Eskwela karon (May 15-20, 2017).Aduna kitay opening program sa

Ormoc City Central School Stage/Covered Court karong

Mayo 15 alas 8:00 sa buntag. Ang inyong bililhong presensya

among pagalauman.

Nagpasibya: Ormoc City Central School /

SPED Center Administration and Staff pinanguluhan ni

Mrs. Maria Pia B. Chu – Principal ug Mrs. Riza Rosello – Asst. Principal

8 May 1-7, 2017NOTICESRepublic of the Philippines City Civil Registry Office

Province of Eastern Samar City of Borongan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. 9048,

a notice is hereby serve to the public that TEODI ALDEN S. TEGIO, has filed with this Office a Peti-tion for Change of child’s first name from ALDIN to TEODI ALDEN in the Certificate of Birth of ALDIN SACO TEGIO who was born on 11 September 1988 at Brgy. G. Borongan, Eastern Samar and whose parents are IMELDA P. SACO and DIOS-DADO Q. TEGIO,

Any person adversely affected by said peti-tion may file written opposition with this office not later than 08 May 2017.

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA M. AZUL III City Civil Registrar

4-20-17EV Mail April 24-30 & May 1-7, 2017

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARD Office of the Provincial Adjudicator

2nd Flr. LVD, LAW Bldg, Avenida Veteranos Tacloban City

DARAB CASE NO. 10894(REG. CASE NO. R-0801-090-99)

FOR: CANCELLATION OF EP’S TITLES AND TAX DECLARATION HEIRS OF MIGUEL IGAŇA,

NAMELY: ATTY. RAMON A. IGAŇA, CONCEPCION I. SANDIGAN AND

DR. ANTONIA I. LADION Petitioners

-versus-BEIVENIDO PADRIQUE, OSMUNDO BALARES,ANACLETO NOTARTE, TELESFORO NOTARTE,

FIDEL NOTARTE, GUILLERMO BARDOS,JOAQUIN PANAL, GREGORIO LOR represented by:

TEOFILA LOR AND SEGUNDINA VILLAFLORRepresented by: DIONESIO VILLAFLOR

Private RespondentsDAR REGIONAL DIRECTOR, PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM

OFFICERS (PARO) AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDSPublic Respondents

x--------------------------xO R D E R

Filed is a March 29, 2007 Motion for Execution (copy hereto attached).Before the motion can be acted upon, respondents are DIRECTED to file com-ment or opposition to the said motion.

The Motion for Execution is set for hearing on June 13, 2017 at 10:30 in the morning, DAR City Office, Baybay City.

SO ORDERED.DAR, BAYBAY. APRIL 25, 2017.

(Sgd.) VIRGILIO L. ROSACAYRegional Adjudicator/

Provincial Adjudicator-LeyteEV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region

ORMOC CITY OFFICE OF THE

CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

EJF No. R-ORM-17-009-FC

For: EXTRA-JUDICIAL

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORT-

GAGE under ActPHILIPPINE SAV-INGS BANK,

Mortgagee, -versus-

Sps. FRANN-BENSIL L. MALIJAN & REGINA CORAZON S.

MALIJAN,Mortgagors. x--------------xNOTICE OF

EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE

Upon Extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 filed by Philip-pine Savings Bank (PS-Bank), PSBank Center, 777 Paseo de Roxas cor-ner Sedeño St., Makati City against Sps. Frann-Bensil L. Malijan and Re-gina Corazon S. Malijan to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of April 3, 2017 amounts to Two Million Three Hundred Thirty Four

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Eight Judicial RegionBranch 14

Baybay City, Leyte=

SP. PROC. NO:B-16-11-54

IN RE: CANCEL-LATION OF BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF

FRANCIS SABELLANO YAMASHITA

FRANCIS SABELLANO YAMASHITA,

Petitioner,The OFFICE OF THE

LOCAL CIVIL REGIS-TRAR,

The PHILIPPINE STA-TISTICS AUTHORITY,The OFFICE OF THE

SOLICITOR GENERAL,Respondents.

O R D E RThis is a petition

for cancellation of birth certificate of Francis Sa-bellano Yamashita filed by the petitioner through his counsel. Petitioner al-leges, among others, that he is legal age, married, Filipino citizen, and with postal address at No. 273 Brgy. Candadam, Baybay City, Leyte. He may be served with summons, orders and other pro-cesses of this Honorable Court at his counsel s of-fice address at Units 102 and 201, L & A Building , Sumulong Highway, Sto. Nino, Marikina City; that Respondent Civil Registrar of the Local Civil Registry of Baybay City is a government functionary whose main duty and function per-tains to civil registration. Summons and other pro-cesses of the Honroable Court can be served at the Office of the Local Civil Registry of Baybay City, Leyte, that Respon-dent Administrator and Civil Registrar General, Philippine Statistics Au-thority is also a public functionary; Summons and other processes of the Honorable Court can be served to the said respondent at the Philip-pine Statistics Authority,

East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City; that Re-spondent Republic of the Philippines is represent-ed by the Office fo the So-licitor General, Summons and other processes of the Honorable Court can be served at the Office of the Solicitor General at No. 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City; that he, petitioner, is a bonafied resident of Brgy. Candadam, Bay-bay City, Leyte since his childhood years or for at least three (3) years prior to the filing of this petition. Attached to the Petition and marked as Annex “A” is a machine copy of the Barangay Clearance and is made an integral part thereof, that he was born on Decem-ber 03, 1990 in Brgy. Can-dadam, Baybay, Leyte to his biological mother, Cipriana N. Sabellano. Attached to the Petition is a machine copy of his Birth Certificate marked as Annex “B” and is made an integral part thereof; that when he was born, the fact of his birth was not immediately recorded and registered as his biological mother, Cipriana N. Sabellano, was very confused be-cause her pregnancy to him was unexpected and she was still very young then; that, eventually, on February 10, 1992, his mother got married to a Japanese citizen named Hisao Yamashita in Bay-bay, Leyte as evidenced by the attached machine copy of the Certificate of Marriage marked as Annex “C” and is made an integral part of the Petition; that Hisao M. Yamashita was very fond of him and he treated him like his very own son. He also came to love and recognize Hisao Yamashita as his own father; that due to the love and special liking that Hisao M.Yamashita had with him, he prod-ded his wife, Cipriana N. Sabellano, to have his name be registered under

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his family name making it appear that he was his biological father, that as his mother, Cipriana N. Sabellano, was very young then and so much in love with her husband and as she was thinking of her child’s future; she acceded to her husband’s persistent request; that his biological mother and Hisao Yamashita then caused the late reg-istration of his Certificate of Live Birth which is FRANCIS SABELLANO YAMASHITA. Since he was a child and up to the present, he has cus-tomarily used the said name and his school and other public records bear the same name; that the relationship of him and Hisao Yamashita re-mains the same and has not changed through all these years. He had never met and known his biological father dur-ing his lifetime; that, however, an unfortu-nate event happened as his residence status in Japan was revoked due to the own admission by his biological mother, Cipriana Sabellano, that he was not really the biological son of Hisao Yamashita. Attached to the Petition and marked as Annex “D” is a ma-chine copy of the Noti-fication of Revocation of Status of Residence and is made an integral part

thereof; that he now sees the need to correct his public records particular-ly the cancellation of his Birth Certificate which gives the impression that Hisao M. Yamashita is his biological father for all legal intents and pur-poses; that, in view of the foregoing, he hereby most respectfully prays that his Certificate of Live Birth bearing the name, FRANCIS SABELLANO YAMASHITA, which was issued by the Office of the Local Civil Reg-istrar of Baybay, Leyte and authenticated by the Philippine Statistics Au-thority be CANCELLED and that a new one with the name, FRANCIS SA-BELLANO, be issued. Petitioner most respect-fully prays of this Hon-orable Court that, after hearing, a judgment be issued: ordering the Lo-cal Civil Registry of Bay-bay, Leyte to cancel the Certificate of Live Birth of FRANCIS SABEL-LANO YAMASHITA, and ordering the Local Civil Registry of Baybay, Leyte to issue a new Cer-tificate of Live Birth in the name of FRANCIS SABELLANO. Petitioner likewise prays for other reliefs just and equitable under the premises.

The petition being sufficient in form and substance, notice is here-by given that this petition

is set for initial hearing on May 23, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at the session hall of this Court. Any person who may have an interest in this petition may file an opposition and show cause why this petition should not be granted.

Let a copy of this order be published at the expense of the peti-tioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Likewise, let copies of this order be posted in the bulletin boards of the City Hall, of the Post Office and of this Court, all in Baybay City, Leyte, and of the Provincial Capitol, Tacloban City.

Furnish copies of this order to the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Baybay City, Leyte, the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Office of the Solicitor General, the City Prosecutor of Bay-bay City, Leyte, the pe-titioner and his counsel.

SO ORDERED. In Chambers, this

17th day of April, 2017, at Bulwagan Ng Katarun-gan, Baybay City, Leyte.

(Sgd.) CARLOS O. ARGUELLES

Presiding Judge COA:mtj EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Thousand Four Hun-dred One & 02/100 Pe-sos Only (P2,334,401.02), including interest and penalties but excluding attorney’s fees, sheriff’s fees and other expenses of foreclosure, the un-dersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on May 24, 2017 at 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all the Improve-ments located therein, to wit:

T C T N o . 1 2 1 -2013000155

Register of Deeds of Ormoc City, Leyte

“A parcel of land (Lot 8 Blk. 6, Pcs-08-000586-D, being a por-tion of the consolidation subdivision of Lot 5532-A, Psd-08-008743-D, Lot 5533-A Psd-08-0008744-D and Lots 5534, 5535, 5538, 5539, 5561 and Lot 5562, all of Ormoc Cad; situ-ated in at Barangay San Pablo, Municipality of Ormoc City, Province of Leyte. Bounded as fol-lows: on the SW along line 1-2-3 by Road Lot 4 (10.00 m. wide); on the NW along line 3-4

by Lot 7, block 6; on the NE. along line 4-5 by Lot 5557, Ormoc Cad.; and on the SE along line 5-1 by Lot 9, Blk. 6; all of the subdivision plan, begin-ning at a point marked “1” on plan being S. 23 deg. 05’E., 555.29 m. from BLLM No. 123, Ormoc Cad.; thence N. 03 Deg. 52’W., 1.92 m. to point 2; thence N. 19 deg. 35’W., 7.87 m. to point 3; thence N. 71 deg. 58’E., 15.03 m. to point 4; thence S. 19 deg. 40’E., 19.66 m. to point 5; thence N. 75 deg. 59’W., 18.67 m. to point of beginning; containing an area of Two Hun-dred Twenty Four (224) square meters. Regis-tered in the name of Sps. Frann-Bensil L. Malijan and Regina Corazon S. Malijan.”

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on May 31,2017 without further notice.

April 24, 2017, Or-moc City, Philippines.

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

EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION AGENCIA EXQUISITE OF ORMOC, INC.

Main: Rizal St., Ormoc City Tel # 5610775Branch: Norkis Bldg., Burgos St., Ormoc City Tel # 5611398

Baybay Branch: R. Magsaysay Ave., Baybay City, Leyte Tel # 5639171Maasin Branch: T. Oppus St., Maasin City Telephone # 570-9188

Will conduct a public auction on May 18, 2017 at 8:00 am to 6.00 pm for all unredeemed articles pawned in this establishment for the month of December,

2016, Patrons are requested to verify their receipts. --- MANAGEMENT

PAHIBALOKining maong ahensiya magahimo ug subasta sa alas 8:00 am hangtud 6:00

pm sa Mayo 18, 2017 sa mga pinerenda nga wala malukat sa buwan sa Disy-embre, 2016. Gihangyo ang mga suki sa pagsusi sa ilang mga resibo.

--- TAGDUMALA EV Mail May 1-7, 2017

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Ormoc City

OFFICE O THE CLERK OF COURT

EJF CASE NO. R-ORM-17-00010-FC

FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE

MORTGAGE 3135 AS AMENDED

METRO ORMOC COM-MUNITY MULTI-PUR-POSE COOPERATIVE,

Mortgagee, -versus-

SPOUSES MARCE-LINA RANOT AND KENETROY RANOT,

Mortgagor,

x--------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-

JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial

petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filed by AISA O. DUM-LAG, Branch Manager of Mortgagee coopera-tive, against SPS. MAR-CELINA RANOT AND KENETROY RANOT, mortgagors, No. 4350 D.Veloso St., Ormoc City, alleging violation on the REAL ESTATE MORT-GAGES registered on June 18, 2009 and May 26, 2010 at the Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City. To satisfy the mortgage of indebtedness which as of JULY 19, 2016 amounts to EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOU-

SAND EIGHT HUN-D R E D E I G H T P E -S O S A N D N I N E T Y EIGHT CENTAVOS (P825,808.98) including interests and penalty charges, the undersigned Sheriff under the direct supervision of the Clerk of Court and Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City will sell at PUBLIC AUC-TION on MAY 24, 2017 at 9:00 o’clock in the morn-ing until 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 12, Hall of Justice Ormoc City to the highest bid-der, for CASH or MAN-AGER’S CHECK AND IN PHILIPPINE CUR-

RENCY, the following real estate property to-gether with the improve-ments now existing or which may hereafter be made thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CER-TIFICATE OF TITLE No. 51417

Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City

“A parcel of land (Lot 5672-D of the sub-division plan, (LRC) Psd-272956, approved as a non- subdivision project, being a portion of Lot 5672, Ormoc Ca-dastral L.R.C. Cad. Rec. No. 1750), situated in the Barangay Salvacion, City of Ormoc, Island of Leyte. Bounded on the NE., points 2-3 by Lot 5672-E of the subdivision

plan; on the SE., points 3-4 by Lot 5713, Ormoc Cadastre; on the SW., points 4-1 by Lot 5672- C of the subdivision plan; and on the NW., point 1-2 by Lot 5714 Ormoc Cadastre. Begin-ning at a point marked “1” on plan, being N. 47 deg.10’W., 779.77 m. from BLLM #124, Or-moc Cadastre; thence N. 68 deg. 39’E., 27.52 m. to point 2; thence S. 26 deg. 53’E, 90.84 m. to point 3; thence S. 50 deg. 16’W., 29.72 m. to point 4; thence N. 25 deg. 58 W., 100.11 m. to the point of beginning; containing an area of TWO THOU-SAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE (2,689) SQUARE METERS more

or loss and registered in the name of KENETROY B. RANOT and MARCE-LINA H. RANOT.”

TRANFER CERTIF-ICATE OF TITLE No. 43782

Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City

“A parcel of land (Lot 2333 of the Casdas-tral Survey of Ormoc) with the improvements thereon, situated in Brgy. Alegria, City of Ormoc. Bounded on the NE., by Lot No. 2268; on the SE., by Lot No. 2332; by the SW., by a Road; and on the NW., by Lot No. 2334. Beginning at a point marked “1” on plan, being S. 14 deg. 55’E., 248.40 m. from BBM No. 20; thence N. 43 deg. 40’E., 5.78 m. to point 2; thence S. 50 deg. 13’E.,8.64 m. to point 3; thence S. 45 deg. 26 ‘W.,5.60 m. to point 4; thence N. 51 deg. 31 W., 8.48 m. to the point of beginning; containing an area of FORTY EIGHT

(48) SQUARE METERS more or less and reg-istered in the name of KENETROY BIWAG RANOT and MARCE-LINA HAYO RANOT.”

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on MAY 31, 2017, without further notice.

Prospective bidders or buyers are hereby en-joined to investigate for themselves the title and other pertinent docu-ments of the herein above described property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be, at the Reg-istry of Deeds of Ormoc City and at the office of the METRO ORMOC COMMUNITY MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERA-TIVE.

Ormoc City, Philip-pines, APRIL 27, 2017.

For the Ex-Officio

Sheriff: (Sgd.) JOSE G. SUFI-

CIENCIA, JR. Sheriff IV

Copy furnished: AISA O. DUMALAG

Branch Manager METRO ORMOC

COMMUNITY MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE

Arradaza St., Ormoc City

SPOUSES MARCE-LINA RANO AND

KENETROY RANOT No. 4350 D. Veloso St.

Ormoc City ATTY. ADELITO M.

SOLIBAGA, JR. SOLIBAGA LAW

OFFICE Pro Deo Et Patria Bldg.

J. Navarro St., Ormoc City WARNING

It is absolutely prohib-ited to remove, deface or destroy this Notice

of Sale on or before the date of sale under

penalty of law. EV Mail May 1-7, 8-14, & 15-21, 2017

POTPOURRI ... from P. 5sage of time that the child turned out to be a monster. What will the father do to such a son? And how about the case of a brother raping his sister. Dastard-ly!! It is as if he did not learn anything about morality.

If the ICJ (or is it ICC?) finds itself out of order with the case of China’s acquiring islands far away from the m a i n l a n d , w h y dwell on such a very little offense of an individual just because the Philip-

pines is classified as a Third World Country and China is a behemoth that all nations of the world owe a lot of money to her? If China was the Philippines, what would they have done?

9May 1-7, 2017 NEWS

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE ON REMATADOS OF M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS

ALL BRANCHES AT LEYTE REGION, ORMOC 1,2 & 3, NAVAL, PALOMPON, CARI-GARA, ISABEL, KANANGA, VILLABA, SAN ISIDRO, TABANGO, ALBUERA, LEYTE,

BILIRAN, MATAG-OB, CALUBIAN, TACLOBAN BRANCHES 1,2,3,4, & 5, PALO, CALA-NIPAWAN (V&G) TANAUAN, ALANG-ALANG, JARO, DAGAMI, DULAG, BURAUEN, MARASBARAS, ROBINSON, BAYBAY, 1, & 3, INOPACAN, HILONGOS, ABUYOG,

MAASIN 1 & 2, BATO, SOGOD 1 & 2; MACARTHUR, SAN JUAN (CABALIAN), LILOAN, HINDANG, HINUNANGAN, PINTUYAN, MALITBOG, & ST. BERNARD.

Commencing May 15, 2017 at 9:00 am the above mentioned pawnshop will sell on Public Auction Sale all overdue pledges left in the same up to December 31, 2015,

Patrons are enjoined to verify their receipts.

Sa May, 15, 2017, sa alas 9:00 and takna sa buntag isubasta sa publiko ang tanang butang naremati diri sa tag-sa-tagsa ka buhatan sa gihinganlan sa itaas. Tanang bu-

tang pinerenda nga wala makukat hangtud sa Disyembre 31, 2015 maapil sa subasta. Gi-awhag ang tanang suki sa pagsusi sa ilang mga resibo.

--- TAGDUMALA EV Mail May 1-7, 2017

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branches 6,7,8.9. 34, 43,

& 44 BULWAGAN NG KATARUNGAN Magsaysay Blvd.,

Tacloban CityOFFICE OF THE

CLERK OF COURT NC No. 2017-05-61 to 64

PETITION FOR RE-NEWAL OF APPOINT-

MENT AS NOTARY PUBLIC FOR AND WITHIN THE TER-RITORIAL JURIS-DICTION OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL

COURTS OF TACLO-BAN CITY

X-----------------XNOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE is hereby given that a Summary Hearing on the Petition for Renewal of Commis-sion as Notaries Public for and within the Ter-ritorial Jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Courts of Tacloban City, (Leyte) for the years 2017-2018, of :

1. A T T Y . F E D -ERICO N.TRISTE, JR.

2. ATTY. MA. GLORIA ALPHINE SY LARIBA

3. ATTY. IRE -NEO A. ESCOBAR, JR.

4. ATTY. ISA -GANI S. ESPADA

Shall be heard on May 10, 2017, at the RTC, Branch 6, Session Hall, at 2:30 o’clock in the after-noon. Any person who has any cause or reason to object to the grant of

the petition may file a verified written opposi-tion thereto, received by the undersigned before the date of the Summary Hearing.

Let this Notice of Hearing for Renewal of Notarial Commission of said Petitioners, be pub-lished in the newspaper of general circulation in the City or Province where the same shall be heard by the Executive Judge on the aforemen-tioned date, time and place.

This 26th Apri l 2017, at the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City.

(Sgd.) HON. ALPHI-NOR C. SERRANO

Executive Judge EV Mail May 1-7, 2017

Father and the Fa-ther is in me?

The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing

GOSPEL ... from P. 5his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves.

Amen, amen,

I say to you, who-ever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.”

President Duterte’s not mentioning the South China Sea issue during the summit is part of his plan not to disturb China over its sovereignty claims in the area for now but to win over China to the Philippines’ view and interest thru friendship and diplomacy but he promised that he will bring up later before China’s leaders the UN Court ruling favoring the Philippines. We wish only the president good luck that China will listen to his side and views later and not become adamant over its claims of ownership and sovereignty.

But at least due to the insistence of Vietnam, one ASEAN member affected by the claims of China, the chair’s draft state-ment, which supposedly reflect the views of the ASEAN countries’ leaders, introduced a call to stop further “land reclamation and militarization” of the South China Sea.

The ASEAN summit meeting ex-pressed hope that before the end of this year that ASEAN and China will agree to a code of conduct in the South China Sea after 15 years when it started to create a draft agreement.

PULSE ... from P. 5

Republic of the PhilippinesCity Civil

Registry OfficeProvince of

Eastern Samar City of Borongan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 7 of R.A.9048,

a notice is hereby serve to the public

that RAQUEL ALIDO AQUINO , has filed with this Office a

Petition for Change of child’s first name

from MARIA NILDA to MA. NILDA in the

Certificate of Birth of MARIA NILDA

CEBRERO ANACTA who was born on June

11,1974 at Borongan , Eastern Samar and whose parents are

BENITA B. CEBRE-RO and SANTIAGO

B. ANACTA .Any person ad-

versely affected by said petition may file

written opposition with this office not later than 19 May

2017.

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA M. AZUL III

City Civil Registrar

ERRATUM: In last week’s issue of the EV Mail, April 24-30, 2017, we mistakenly attributed the articles to fellow writers: (1) Turnover ceremonies for New School Building at Liloan Central School and (2) DOTR8 prepare a two-day fusion of Region VIII specialties during the Flavor of the Philippines: Taste of Eastern Visayas”. Both were written by Shanice Mae Suarez.

CULTURE ... from P. 1ments, books, paintings) or intangible (local beliefs, practices, traditions), or anything valuable that they would like bring to the next generation, according to the professor.

“The ultimate aim is to identify all the heritages to be woven together to be presented as a story,” he said. Zerrudo added that the city already has the ‘shell’, referring to the old city hall building, but there is no definite content yet, hence, the cultural mapping for the concept or the story for the museum.

He also made mention that Ormoc’s cultural mapping activity is one of the big-gest mapping projects to be undertaken in the country, and that he has high hopes of the success of the project, pointing out that there is a strong support from various agencies, such as the Leyte 4th district con-gressional office, Department of Education (DepEd), and the regional director of the Department of Tourism (DOT).

It can be recalled that the old city hall was already declared a cultural property of the city through an ordinance passed by the 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod in 2016, as envisioned by Ormoc Mayor Richard Gomez.

The mapping project would last until the last week of June or the first week of July this year.

CGSO ... from P. 1gramme (UNDP). Soon, Brgy. Patag will be added to their task list, which will now mean a total of 76 baran-gays to be served by the CGSO, in their garbage collection services.

M o r e o v e r , when SP member John Eulalio Nepo-muceno Aparis II asked Engr. Caya-nong on why his office prefers open dump trucks to compactors, Caya-nong expla ined that dump trucks

are more practical because it can ac-commodate more volume of garbage than compactors and that compactors have several moving parts that require in-ventories and strict maintenance.

Furthermore, once the two dump t r u c k s b e c o m e available, the CSGO would then return the two open dump trucks that they borrowed from the CEO. By Krisha Jane Mercado & Plinky Osmeña

MENTAL ... from P. 1

of Representatives, which has not yet ap-proved its version of the bill. “While we cel-ebrate this historic victory in the Senate, we must also reserve our energy and prepare for the next battle in convincing our con-gressional representatives to pass its own version of the bill. We hope Congress will respond positively to our clamor,” she said.

Ejercito’s statement was echoed by Khryzza Pinzon, Chairperson of the Stu-dent Council Alliance of the Philippines (SCAP). She said that student council leaders are planning a national mental health campus tour to build a strong youth constituency to convince Congress to pass its counterpart bill.

In 2012 alone, the World Health Orga-nization (WHO) reported that there were

2,558 cases of Filipinos committing suicide, averaging to 7 suicide cases daily. On the other hand, the Department of Health (DOH) counts that 1 in 5 Filipino adults have some form of mental illness, with schizophrenia, depression and anxiety topping the incidents of disorder.

Hontiveros’ mental health bill was co-authored by Senators Vicente “Tito” Sotto, Loren Legarda, Antonio Trillanes, Bam Aquino, Sonny Angara, and Joel Vil-lanueva.

The press conference was also attended by the Philippine Psychiatric Association, Youth for Mental Health Coalition, Student Council Alliance of the Philippines and different family support groups for mental health. PR

NO HEALTH WITHOUT MENTAL HEALTH. L-R Actress Antoinette Taus, Be Healed Foundation’s Jerika Ejercito, Senator Risa Hontiveros, Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa and Student Council Alliance of the Philippines’ Khryzza Pinzon

ordinance that insti-tutionalized PESO, recalled that dur-ing their previous visit to villages, the problem of unem-ployment was often raised by the locals. He made mention that the creation of the office is the city government’s re-sponse to help solve the issue.

“PESO is a pov-erty reduction mea-sure and the liveli-hood center of the city,” Quilang told the participants. He added that with the

LABOR ... from P. 1newly-hired invest-ment promotions officer in place, PESO can generate more jobs from in-vestors coming into the city.

He assured ev-eryone that the cur-rent administration shall continue to work hard to create more job opportuni-ties, and is commit-ted to pursue good governance in the city.

On a person-al note, Quilang stressed that he “will not get tired

of pursuing reforms and put in place good governance in the city, may it be for accountability, rule of law, trans-parency and partici-pation”.

M e a n w h i l e ,

Chief Labor and Employment Of-ficer of DOLE-West Leyte Field Office, Marites Z. Viñas, led the ceremonial release of livelihood assistance to ben-eficiaries from Al-buera and Calubian, Leyte. DSWD’s Sus-tainable Livelihood Program Associa-tions (SLPAs) also showcased their products from food to handicrafts at the Labor Day fair. By Joseph Pilapil

Festival and Cul-tural Foundation (OFCF), Araceli R. Salas, FHFI Trea-s u r e r , R e v . F r . Harold Rentoria, commissioner for culture heritage of NCCA, and SP m e m b e r N o l i t o Quilang, tourism committee chair.

During the pro-gram, the Eastern Visayas State Uni-versity (EVSU) cul-tural dance troupe danced the “Polka sa Nayon” (Polka in the Village), a pop-ular dance staged in

GUGMA ... from P. 2large social affairs or fiestas.

M r . M a n n y Panta , a home-grown internation-al musician and a “Garbo sa Ormoc” awardee, also sur-prised the guests as he performed an original Ormo-canon song entitled “Ormocana/Or -mocano”, which he composed in a span of one week.

T h e e v e n t c losed with the guests’ signing of a memorandum of understanding that

expresses “Com-mitment in Promot-ing and Advancing National Heritage Program”, followed by the ribbon-cut-ting for the heritage churches’ exhibit, now on display at the ground floor of

the old city hall.Other cultural

activities that Or-moc hosted includ-ed the “Paduwang Pinoy”, which was facilitated by the Youth Develop -ment Office. It was held at the quad-

rangle of the Ormoc City Plaza. In the evening, a harana was also staged by the Philippine Op-era Company at the old city hall.

The following day, a youth forum was conducted fol-

lowed by a tour of the city’s heritage sites. The purpose of the tour was to increase youth awareness on the importance of the country’s cultural heritage. By Shan-ice Kae Suarez

4, 2017 at around 12:20 NN.

Enconio will be charged for viola-tions of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 12 (Possession of

WANTED ... from P. 3Drug Parapherna-lia), Article II of RA 9165.

Since the sus-pect is still a minor, he was turned over to DSWD Tacloban City. PR

the Revised Penal Code, Falsification is committed by a public officer who makes an untruth-

GOVERNOR ... from P. 2ful statement in a narration of facts in a document by tak-ing advantage of his official position. PR

Only I can change my life. No one can do it

for me. --- Carol Burnett

10 May 1-7, 2017NOTICESExtrajudicial Settlement

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ANGELES DOCAL-LOS JUNTILLA re a parcel of agricultural /residential land located in Matanggo, Almeria, Biliran covered by TD No. 00234 denominated as survey No. 2688 Lot No. 37 declared in the name of CEZAR JUN-TILLA, containing an area of 0.225000 has. was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 224; Page No. 45; Book No. 53; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Redentor C. Villordon. EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the properties of the late ROSALIO LAUREL re parcels Lot No. 4913, situated in brgy. San Poli-carpo, Calbayog City , con-taining an area of 10,451 sq. m., TD No.99-01017-00267; lo t No . 2572 , Cad 422 , situated in Brgy. Matobato, Calbayog City containing an area of 37,200 sq. m. TD No. 99-01016-01106 were set t led among h is he i rs per Doc. No. 92; Page No. 20; Book No. I; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Ma. Carmencita P. Bautista. EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late LORETA MENDIOLA re ½ share of a parcel of agricultural land covered under TD No. 00068-00269 designated as Lot No. 3758, containing an area of 14,645 sq. m. That the area subject of this settlement is only 7,322.5 sq. m. was settled among her heirs and sold in favor of D.S. CATIN-GUB BROS.CORPORATION represented by DANILO CAT-

Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late GAUDENCIO

LANIC re a parcel of land Lot 37 located in Barangay Atabay Hilongos, Leyte containing an area of 4,563.29 sq. m. covered by Declaration No. 0814000500472 was settled among his heirs and 200 sq. m. sold in favor of ELLEN L. ERLANO per Doc. No. 182; Page No. 38; Book No. XXV; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Ma. Lourdes Madula- Vilbar. EV Mail April 17-23, 24-30, & May 1-7, 2017

Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ELEUTERIO

BAUTISTA re a parcel of land designated as Lot 10216, Cad 566-D, located at Tuguipa, Hilongos, Leyte, covered by OCT No. P-77711, covering an area of 9,233 sq. m. was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of EVELYN G. DELANEY per Doc. No. 104; Page No. 22; Book No. XXVIII; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Efren B. Mendoza. EV Mail April 17-23, 24-30, & May 1- 7, 2017

Extrajudicial SettlementNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late TELESFORO

CAGOYONG re ½ share portion of a parcel of land, Lot No. 3524 situated in Brgy. San Antonio, Ormoc City, Leyte, containing an area of 5,179 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 121-23841 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 100; Page No. 20; Book No. XXXVIII; Series of 2015 of Notary Public Gerentstein T. Banzon. EV

Republic of the Philip-pines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16

Naval, Biliran SP. PROC. No. P-461 IN THE MATTER OF

THE CANCELLATION OF THE SECOND REG-

ISTRATION OF THE BIRTH OF NADINE ANNE ZAYRA A.

DIAO, NADINE ANNE ZA-

YRA A. DIAO, Petitioner-versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REGIS-TRAR OF KAWAYAN, BILIRAN and the CIVIL

REGISTRAR GENER-AL, PSA.

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

ORDER A verified petition

having been filed with the Court by petitioner, thru counsel, praying that the second certificate of live birth of petitioner, marked and attached as Annexes “B” and “B-1”, be cancelled.

Finding the petition being sufficient in form and substance, and after the Office of the Solicitor General has entered its appearance being one of the jurisdictional re-quirements, let the initial hearing be set on MAY 18, 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at which date and time all inter-ested person may ap-

pear and show cause, if any they have, why this petition should not be granted.

Let copy of this Order published at the expense of the petitioner once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation duly autho-rized by this Court after a raffle had been con-ducted by the Branch Clerk of Court.

Furnish copies of this Order and the peti-tion to the Solicitor Gen-eral, Makati City, the Civil Registrar General, the Philippine Statistics Administrat ion, the Provincial Prosecutor, Naval, Biliran Province, Local Civil Registrar of Kawayan, the petitioner and counsel as well.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this

29th day of March 2017 at Naval, Biliran, Philip-pines. (Sgd.) BIENVENIDO M.

MONTALLA Executive Judge

CC Local Civil Registrar of Kawayan Atty. Redentor Vil-lordon Prosecutors Office, Biliran Province Solicitor General Civil Registrar General Nadine Anne Zayra A. Diao PSA EV Mail April 17-23, 24-30, & May 1-7, 2017

Ang LMB WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC. with POEA License # 188-LB-071015-R is in need of Domestic Helper to Bah-rain, KSA, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. No cash out, no salary deduction, FREE medical and financial assistant are granted for those interested applicant even without passport, 23-45 years old and can react and write English. For interested applicants please call nos.: 09209011956/ 09171291795/535617464

Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF

AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATION BOARD

Office of the Provincial Adjudicator

2nd Flr. LVD. LAW Bldg. Avenida Veteranos

Tacloban City CANC-0801-0025-3016 FOR: CANCELLATION OF CER-TIFICATE OF LAND OWNER-SHIP AWARD (CLOA) NO. 00270618 COVERING ORIGI-NAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. OC-16354 TEOFILO YU AND HEIRS OF RODOLFO YU, AS REPRE-SENTED BY ALLAN YU AND RODOLFO YU, JR. Petitioners-versus-THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM REP. BY THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, THE PROVINCIAL AGRAR-IAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER AND THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS (ROD)-LEYTE Public Respondents ANTONIO Y. CAINO,

GODOFREDO C. YU AND ROSITA C. YU, Private Respondents

x--------------xApril 6, 2017

NOTICE TO COMMENT ANTONIO Y. CAINO, HEIRS OF ANTONIO Y. CAINOTingib, Pastrana, Leyte GODOFREDO C. YU Brgy. Cavite East, Alverado St. Palo, Leyte ROSITA C. YU Tingib, Pastrana, Leyte THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, DAR, Region VIII Sto. Nino Extension, Tacloban City THE PARPO N, DARPO, LEYTELVD, LAW Bldg. Avenida Veteranos, Tac. City THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS (ROD), Leyte GINOO/BINIBINI,

Binibigyan po kayo ng abiso na ang CLOA NO. 00270618 na rehistrado sa pangalan ninyo AN-TONIO Y. CAINO, GODOFREDO C. YU AND ROSITA C. YU, ay pinapakansela sa tanggapan ng Kalihim ng DAR nina TEOFILO YU, AS REPRESENTED BY AL-

LAN YU AND RODOLFO YU, JR. Ang petisyon para sa pagkan-sela ay naisumite noong ika 15 ng Setyembre 2016 . Kalakip nitong abiso ang kopya ng petisyon at mga ebedinsya. Binibigyan po kayo ng labing limang (15) araw mula sa pagtanggap ninyo nito para magharap ng inyong kasa-gutan o depensa sa pagkansela ng nasabing CLOA. Maaari pong isumite ang inyong nakasulat na kasagutan o depensa sa tang-gapan ng opisina ng Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator na mahahanap sa 2nd Floor, LVD, LAW, Bldg., Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City.

Para sa inyong kaalaman, maliban sa alituntuning sumasak-law sa pagdinig ng mga aksyong pagkansela ng CLOA, ibang mga Administrative Order naman ang susundin pagdating sa aspetong kasong Agrarian Law Implemen-tation (ALI) nito.

Lubos na Gumagalang, (Sgd.) VIRGILIO L. ROSACAY

Regional Adjudicator/Provincial Adjudicator-Leyte

EV Mail April 17-23, 24-30, May 1-7 2017

INGUB, JR. per Doc. No. 303; Page No. 61; Book No. XCVIII; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G.Bataan- Tolibao. EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late JOSE AGURA re a parcel of agricultural land, Lot no. 5866, containing an area of 12,403 sq. m. under TD No. 99-01022-00715 situated at Brgy. Cagsalaosao, Calbayog District, Calbayog City and 300 sq. m. sold in favor of ELIZA-BETH S. SILAGAN per Doc. No. 4780; Page No. 36; Book No. CCXXII; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Ma. Rowena L. Urot. EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement Partition with Waiver

NOTICEIS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late REGINO CARAUSOS re a parcel of residential land, designated as Lot No. 5408, containing an area of 114 sq. m. under TD No. 99-01020-00842 situated at Zamora St., Brgy. Trinidad, Calbayog District, Calbayog City was settled and partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 3716; Page No. 44; Book No. CCXX; Series of 2017 of Notary Public ma. Rowena L. Urot. EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017 Deed of Self-Adjudication

With Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the property of the late ANIANO LENTEJAS re a parcel of land denominated as Lot No. 6904 situated at Brgy. Tinambacan Sur, Calbayog City Samar, covered by TD No. 99-03002-00539 containing an area of 977.77 sq. m. and 500 sq. m. sold in favor of JEN-NIFER RAPEZA DREYER per

Doc. No. 2491; Page No. 499; Book No. V; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Hernando M. Hernandez, Jr. EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late RODOLFO PELEŇO re a parcel of agricultural land, designated as Lot No. 6542, Cad. 422, Case 67, containing an area of 14,873 sq. m. reg-istered under OCT No. 6491, under TD No. 99-01012-02435 was settle among his heirs and sold in favor of ALEJANDRO S. LABOSTA JR., ALEJANDRO P. LABOSTA SR., EVERLITA P. LABOSTA and EVELYN P. LABOSTA per Doc. No. 6133; Page No. 31; Book No. CLXXXIII; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Ma. Rowena L. Urot. EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017 Deed of Extrajudicial Settle-

ment with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the property of the late BENITO PATON-OG POR-CADILLA re an Agricultural land, situated at Barangay Mabini (now Quezon Jr.), Ormoc City, Leyte, containing an area of 14,645 sq. m. under TD No. 00068-00269, Cadastral 3758 was settled among his heirs and 7,322.50 sq. m. sold in favor D.S. CATINGUB BROS. CORPORA-TION per Doc. No. 50; Page No. 11; Book No. CXXXVIII; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Conrad P. Conopio. EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the late CORA-ZON CABEROS had left a TIME DEPOSIT deposited with RCBC-Ormoc City, bear-ing Time Deposit Account No. 0007449003785004 was settled among her heirs per Doc. No.

100; Page No. 20; Book No. XXVI; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Serentstein T. Banzon. EV Mail May 1-7, 8-14, & 15-21, 2017 Extrajudicial Settlement and

Partition with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the property of the late HAZEL C. ROJAS re ½ share of a parcel of land Lot 4, Block 4, Pcs-08-000521-D, containing an area of 104 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 45533 situ-ated in Barangay of San Isidro, Ormoc City was settled among her heirs and sold in favor of PAUL ACE D. SODE per Doc. No. 23; Page No. 5; Book No. XCVII; Series of 2016 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan- Tolibao. EV Mail May 1-7, 8-14, & 15-21, 2017

Deed of Extra Judicial Partition

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late JOSE CAYANONG re a parcel of land Lot No. 3814, TD No. 00120, located in Ma-hayahay, Albuera, Leyte with an area of 69,481 sq. m. was partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 7985; Page No. 84; Book No. XXVI; Series of 2007 of Notary Public Demosthenes F. Tugonon. EV Mail May 1-7, 8-14, & 15-21, 2017

Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that the property of HAN-NAH M. DECLARADO re a par-cel of agricultural land situated at Brgy. Himarco, Palompon, Leyte, covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-84393, Lot No. 1428, Cad 519-D, with TD No. 08-31024-00388 R13, contain-ing an area of 1.4791 hectares sold in favor of SPS. JOSUE C. SUAN and ALMABELLA E. SUAN per Doc. No. 2131; Page No. 40; Book No. LII; Series of 2011 of Notary Public Camilo P. Esmero. EV Mail May 1-7, 8-14, & 15-21, 2017

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 35, Ormoc City

-o0o-CASE NO. R-ORM-17-00014-SP

FOR: JUDICIAL RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN

JUDGMENT OF DIVORCE MARIA GRACE G. ALABAT,

Petitioner, -versus-

PAUL TEDROW, Respondent.

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

A verified petition having been filed by pe-titioner Maria Grace G. Alabat thru counsel Atty. Jose Rommel A. Peñranda praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, an Order be issued recognizing and enforcing the foreign Divorce Decree issued by the Morgan Superior 1 Court in the Country of Morgan, State of Indiana, United States of America declaring the marriage between petitioner Maria Grace G. Alabat adnrespondent Paul Tedrow as dissolved and ordering the Civil Registrar General to cancel the entry of their mar-riage from its Book of Marriages.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the petition is hereby set for initial hearing on 21 July 2017 at 8:30 o’clock in the morn-ing before this Court at which date, time and place, all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any, why this petition should not be granted.

WHEREAS, a copy of this Order shall be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation qualified to publish judicial notices once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and shall be posted at the bulletin board of the Ormoc City Hall, the Public Market and of this Court.

SO ORDERED. In chambers, Hall of Justice, Ormoc City,

Philippines, 20 April 2017. (Sgd.) GIRLIE M. BORREL –YU

Presiding Judge Cc: Atty. Jose Rommel A. Peñaranda Office of the Solicitor General Office of the City Prosecutor Maria Grace G. Alabat Civil Registrar GeneralEV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Republic of the Philippines Province of Biliran

MUNICIPALITY OF CAIBIRAN OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION CCE-003-2017 RA 10172

Date: April 26, 2017 In compliance with the publication requirement

and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on RA 10172), NOTICE IS HEREBY SERVED TO THE PUBLIC ROXAN ROSTATA BANQUILAY has filed within this office a Correction of Entry on Sex in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROXAN ROSTATA BANQUILAY at Caibiran, Biliran whose parents are FLORENCIO BANQUILAY and GERILYN ROSTATA bearing Registry No. 2002-447.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 7, 2017.

(Sgd.) ROSEMARIE V. SEVILLA Municipal Civil Registrar

EV Mail April 24-30, & May 1-7, 2017

Republic of the Philippines CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE Borongan City, Eastern Samar NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with the publication requirements and pursuant to OCRG memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012, a notice is hereby serve to the public that ROSEMARIE A. BEATO has filed with this Office a Petition for Correction of clerical error on Child’s SEX from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of ROSEMARIE ANACTA BEATO who was born on May 18,1992 at Pta. Maria, Borongan, Eastern Samar and whose parents are NENITA C. ANACTA and ANTONIO B. BEATO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file written opposition with this office not later than 09 May 2017.

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA M. AZUL III City Civil Registrar

EV Mail April 24-30 & May 1-7, 2017

Mail April 17-23, 24-30, & May 1- 7, 2017 Extrajudicial Settlement With Absolute Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late PERREGRINO MUYA MENDOZA re a parcel of land under TD No. 06003000306, situated at Brgy. Tabunok, Bato, Leyte, designated as Lot No. 1532 with an area of 2,213.17 sq. m. was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of TERESITA B. JARDIO per Doc. No. 235; Page No. 47; Book No. XII; Series of 2015 of Notary Public Josenilo Marquez Reoma. EV Mail April 17-23, 24-30, & May 1- 7, 2017

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late SOC NILO A.

VILLANUEVA re shares of stocks of Petron Corporation: a)500 Common Shares of Stock No. 1506787; b) 500 Common Shares of Stock No. 1290552; c) 400 Commons Shares of Stock No. 697350; and 1,600 Common Shares of Stock No. 212126; e) and several shares of stocks of Petron Corporation. .A bank deposit at the Banco De Oro, under Dollar Savings Account No. 100160945682 at SM Cubao, Quezon City.The Manufacture Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife) insurance coverage under Policy No. 4300598-2 and various Manulife shares of stocks under Policy No. 4300598-2 were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 53; Page No. 11; Book No. II; Series of 2017 of Notary Public Jesus C. Apllelado EV Mail April 24-30, May 1-7, & 8-14, 2017

Republic of the Philippines

Province of Samar MUNICIPALITY OF

STO. NIŇOOFFICE OF THE

MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR NOTICE FOR

PUBLICATIONIn compliance with

the publication require-ment and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of Administrative Or-der No. 1, series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172)/ Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2001(IRR on R.A. 9048). Notice is hereby served to the public that ESMER -

ALDO GASTANES OL-LADO has filed with this office a petition for CHANGED OF FIRST NAME from DIOSDAD-DO TO ESMERALDO and CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL OR TY-POGRAPHICAL ER-ROR OF MONTH AND DATE OF BIRTH from “NOVEMBER1, 1955” to “OCTOBER 25,1955” in the Certificate of Live Birth of ESMERALDO GASTAŇES OLLADO, who was born on Octo-ber 25, 1955 at Sto. Niño. Samar and whose par-ents are APOLONIO O

LLADO and AURE-LIA GASTANES, bear-ing Registry No. 784.

Any persons ad-

versely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than ________.

(Sgd.) SIMEON N. PARINGIT, JR. Municipal Civil

Registrar EV Mail May 1-7, &

8-14, 2017

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

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

Bulwagan ng Katarungan

Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City

o0oOFFICE OF THE

CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

LEYTE EJF 3857

EXTRA JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE/PER-SONAL PROPERTY

MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMEND-ED BY ACT 4118 AND

PD385

ALAN P. TANJUAKIOPetitioner-Mortgagee

-versus-GERMELINA J. UY,Mortgagor-Borrower NOTICE OF EXTRA-

JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial

petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by ALAN P. TAN-JUAKIO private individ-ual, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident of Tacloban City against GERMILINA J. UY, legal age, Filipino citizen and with known residence and postal addresses at Lot 8, Block 10 Phase 3, Area 7, V & G Subdivi-sion, Tacloban City to satisfy the mortgage in-debtedness which as of March 29, 2017 amounts to EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (P800,000.00), which amount is inclusive of interests, attorney’s fees in the sum equivalent to 5% of the total amount due and payable but excluding interest and penalty charges accruing from said date, sheriff’s

fee and other necessary expenses and charges incident to the enforce-ment of the requested extra-judicial foreclosure and sale of the proper-ties at public auction, the undersigned or his duly authorized deputy will sell at public auc-tion on May 25,2017, at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at Regional Trial Court, Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City, to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following properties with all its im-provements, if any to wit:

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A parcel of land designated as Lot 8, Block 10, of the consolidation subdivision of plan Pcs-083747-000440-D, being a portion of Lots 1211, 1223,1263,3393,3391, Tacloban Cad.; 224-B (LRC) Psd-164215; 1212-B (LRC) Psd-94462; 25,27,26, Blk. 12, Pcs-08-000191; 9, 10 Block 13, Pcs-08-000191; RD

Lot 26, Pcs-08-0001911 Lots 3376- A & B Psd-08-006417, situated in the Barangay of Marasbaras, City of Tacloban, Island of Leyte. Bounded on the:

NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 7, Block 10; on the

NE., along line 2-3 by Lot 10, blok 10; on the

SE., along line 3-4-5 by Road Lot 9; and on the

SW., along line 5-1 by Lot 6, Block 10 all of the subdivision.

Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIVE (105) Square meters more or less.

P R O S P E C T I V E BIDDERS AND BUYERS MAY INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND ENCUM-BRANCES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTIES IS ANY THEREBE.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on said date, it shall be held on

May 29, 2017 on the same time and place without further notice. Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City, Leyte,

Philippines. April 05, 2017.

ATTY. PAUL E. PLAZA Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

(Sgd.) LEONARDO G. AGUILAR Sheriff IV

OCC-RTC-Tacloban Copy furnished:

Alan P. Tanjuakio Tacloban City

Germelina J. Uy Lot 8, Block 10Phase 3, Area 7

V & G Subdivision Tacloban City

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Judicial Notices *- P60.00 per col. cm. *

For inquiries, call:561-0809 (Ormoc); 500-9389 (Biliran)

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12 May 1-7, 2017NEWS

DAR, LBP commend 7 Leyte farmers organizations

Leyte mayor dismissed for favoring brother

TESDA, Qatar sign MOU for TVET Program

Drug detox package available in E. Visayas –

PhilHealth

TACLOBAN CITY – Seven agrarian reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs) in Leyte province were recently commended by the Department of Agrar-ian Reform (DAR) and the Land Bank of the Philip-pines (LBP) for their out-standing performance as program conduits.

LBP-Lending Center Account Officer Maria Ugay disclosed that the seven ARBOs that availed of loans under the Agrarian Production Credit Program (APCP) for their members in 2016 were able to settle their respective accounts before the due dates de-spite the member-farmer’s encountering losses in last year’s farm operations.

Recognized during the recent quarterly assessment and consultation were the Pastrana ARC Farmers Or-ganization (Pastrana, Leyte); MAALSADA FISCO (Alan-galang, Leyte); BAKDAW FISCO (Tabontabon, Leyte); Merida Agricultural Diversi-fied Services Multi-Purpose Cooperative (Merida, Leyte); Liberty Farmers Savings and Credit Cooperative (Palom-pon, Leyte); Himamara Agrarian Farmers Associa-tion (Mahaplag, Leyte) and the Tugas Farmers Agrarian Reform Association (Bato, Leyte).

According to Zosimo Estabillo, chairman of the Pastrana ARC Farmers Or-ganization, they used the

OFFICIALS OF THE HIMARARA Agrarian Farmers Association (second and third from left) pose with (from left) Eulalio Lagapa Jr., LBP-Lending Center Head, Paulina Canales, Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer-1, and Meneleo Medino, PCIC representative, after having been commended for their outstanding performance as program conduit under the Agrarian Production Credit Program (APCP). (PR)

association’s fund first in paying their obligation to the bank as they collect ad-ditional 4.5 percent from members who availed of the said loan.

Provincial Agrarian Re-form Program Officer-1 Pau-lina Canales explained that the quarterly assessment and consultation is a venue for the ARBOs to air their problems encountered es-pecially on reasons why the member creditor couldn’t pay his or her obligation.

During this occasion, Canales added, a represen-tative from the LBP-Lend-ing Center offers solutions to the affected ARBOs to avoid being penalized.

Likewise, a representa-tive from the Philippine Crop Insurance Company

(PCIC) was invited to ex-plain to the ARBOs how the farmers could avail of crop insurance to protect them from severe losses in times of calamities or pest infestations.

Further, Meneleo Medi-no, PCIC representative, encouraged the farmers to apply for crop insurance for only P50 a year.

The most common problem encountered by the farmers during the last cropping season was the intense dry spell caused by the El Niño phenomenon.

Meanwhile, Eulalio Lagapa Jr., LBP-Lending Center Head, encouraged the ARBOs to maintain members of good stand-ing so they could qualify of the said bank’s regu-

lar credit programs when APCP ends.

DAR Regional Director Sheila Enciso stressed that APCP is one of the agency’s support programs in part-nership with LBP and the Department of Agriculture that is extended to ARBOs by offering agricultural pro-duction loans at 7.5 percent interest rate per annum.

Estabillo described the interest rate as much lower compared to that of traders who offer credit assistance to farmers at the start of the cropping season.

In 2016, Ugay said, LBP released ₱26.57 million to 35 ARBOs in Leyte and Biliran provinces serving as conduits to 1,233 mem-bers who applied for APCP loan. PR

The Office of the Om-budsman has found former Mayor Melchor Quemado, Sr*. of Sta. Fe, Leyte, guilty of Grave Misconduct and ordered his dismissal from the service. The dismissal order carries the accessory penalties of perpetual dis-qualification to hold public office, forfeiture of all ben-efits and cancellation of civil service eligibility.

T h e O m b u d s m a n found that in December 2005, Quemado incurred unnecessary and improper rent expense of Php16,000 in favor of Hayward Trav-elodge in Tacloban City. Hayward is owned by his brother, Anastacio Que-mado.

According to the Om-budsman’s Decision, “the rental was irregular since (1) it was an unnecessary expense, there being avail-able office space in the mu-

nicipal building to house the consultants conducting a feasibility study; (2) Hay-ward’s location, which is about 21 kilometers from the municipality of Sta. Fe, renders it impractical as a venue for the preparation of the feasibility study; (3) the check payment for the rental for two months was made to respondent instead of Hayward; (4) Hayward had no business permit when it transacted with the municipality.”

“By entering into the transaction, respondent gave his brother, as pro-prietor of Hayward, un-warranted benefits, advan-tage or preference when he rented the office space without the benefit of pub-lic bidding, not to mention the fact that Hayward had no business permit,” added the Decision. (*New SB member) PR

TACLOBAN CITY, May 3 – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) regional of-fice here has called on self-confessed drug depen-dents to avail the medical detoxification package.

“We have been intensi-fying our awareness drive about the availability of detoxification package. This ensures the provision of the minimum standards of medical interventions to safely manage the acute physical symptoms of with-drawal associated with stopping drug use,” said Miramar Zabala, PhilHealth Eastern Visayas regional information officer.

The program to benefit drug users was launched early this year but the pack-age has not been availed in the region.

Through the medical detoxification package, a PhilHealth member is en-titled to PHP10,000 benefits as articulated in PhilHealth Circular No. 2016-0030.

However, the state-run agency emphasized that the medical detoxification is only the first stage or the precursor to effective drug addiction treatment.

“The success of the medical detoxification de-pends on the collaborative and concerted efforts of

pertinent agencies tasked to address the challenges of drug addiction in terms of the personal, health and societal aspects of drug re-habilitation,” Zabala added.

The medical detoxifica-tion package is available to PhilHealth members with acute physical symptoms of use of amphetamine-type stimulants such as meth-amphetamine, cocaine or ecstasy or a combination of these.

The package can be availed of in all accredited levels 1, 2 and 3 govern-ment hospitals and in Drug Abuse Treatment and Re-habilitation Centers that are licensed or certified by the Department of Health (DOH) and accredited by PhilHealth.

A total of 574 drug de-pendents in Eastern Vi-sayas have surrendered and identified as high-risk based on community level assessment as of mid-April, according to the DOH re-gional office here.

Out of that number, 182 are in Leyte province, 45 in Tacloban City, 35 in Ormoc City, 223 in Southern Leyte, 55 in Eastern Samar, 17 in Calbayog City in Samar, and 17 in Northern Samar. Assessment is still ongo-ing in Biliran and Samar provinces.

The figure represents 1.71 percent of the 33,525 self-confessed drug person-alities in the region since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed the presidency last June. (Sarwell Q. Meniano/PNA)

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the State of Qatar have signed a Memorandum of Under-standing for the Techni-cal Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Pro-gram, aiming to improve the technical-vocational partnership between the Philippines and Qatar.

TESDA Director Gen-

eral, Secretary Guiling “Gene” Mamondiong and State of Qatar Ministry of Education and Higher Education Mohammad bin Abdul Wahed Al-Hamma-di led the signing of the formal agreement. It was witnessed by President Ro-drigo Duterte and Emir of Qatar His Highness Sheik Tamim Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Signing was held at the Amira Diwan Royale Palace

during the state visit of President Duterte in Qatar last April 16.

“The pact aims to en-hance hosting joint confer-ences, symposia, work-shops and exhibitions for trainees, employees, train-ers and technology institute administrators; recommend conducting joint research and technical studies which promote TVET; promote joint training programs for employees, trainers and

technology institute admin-istrators; exchange of pro-fessionals in technical areas to allow conducting train-ing programs and studies; exchange of experts in the area of managing technol-ogy institutes; exchange and publish research, stud-ies and relevant materials; exchange of technology programs among private sector organizations and technology institutes; and, exchange of information on mutual recognition of skills and qualifications awarded in disciplines to be identi-fied and given priority by both participants,” accord-ing to the MUO written in both Arabic and English.

Aside from the TVET co-operation, the Philippines is also expected to forge agree-ments with Qatar on culture, investment and health.

Mamondiong said that the TVET cooperation be-tween the Philippines and Qatar is expected to boost the skills of Filipino work-ers in Asia and other parts of the world. PR (Photo grabbed from Palompon LGU’s Facebook Page)