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Rotary of Makati South donates 50 boats for Ormoc fishers

Photo on top shows Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez receiving the checks from Rotary Club of Makati South president Ritz Estorco as payment for 50 motorboats that were donated to fisherfolks of Naungan and San Juan in Ormoc City. (L-R) Richard Gomez, Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr., Manuel Torres Sr., the delegation from the Rotary of Makati South and Lucy, councilors Vince Rama, Tommy Serafica, Dr. Gerry Penserga and Dr. Mayong Rodriguez. At right, the Gomez couple wth Mayor Ramon Oate and Vice Mayor George Arevalo during the turnover of 20 motorboats to fishers in Palompon town.

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ORMOC CITY It was the anathema of the known Filipino machismo, but men folk of Brgy. Naungan and San Juan here visibly cried as their leader made a tearful speech, thanking the Rotary Club of Makati South and Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez for giving them motorized bancas on the morning of Tuesday, March 11, 2014. I n t h e v e r n a c u l a r, Naungan-San Juan Mangrove Planters Association (NASAMPA) president Renato Quilay said the motorized bancas will not only give them back their livelihood, but it also gave them hope and faith in the goodness of men. Di gyod ni nako makalimtan nga adlaw sa ako kinabuhi, Maam, Sir. Amo ni himoong holiday sa ako pamilya. Ako gyod suginlan ang ako mga anak, mga apo, og mga anak sa akong mga apo kabahin ning adlawa nga gihatagan mi og Bangka sa among congresswoman nga gwapa na kaayo, bulawanon pa ang dughan, he said. (I will never forget this day in my life. I will make this day (March 11) a holiday for my family and I will tell them about this day when our beautiful congresswoman and people with golden hearts gave us our lives back through a motorized boat.) At his back were his members who tried to hide their tears unsuccessfully. It was an emotional moment that Rep. Lucy T. Gomez, at loss on what to say, just hugged Quilay. I was very touched at his words, said Lucy, and hearing him seeing them in tears, so thankful and happy, just makes all the hard work worth it. There was a light mom e n t , h o w e v e r, w h e n Quilay mentioned that even if fishing nets were not included in the gift of hope they got, they will find a way to put it to use immediately. It elicited laughter from the guests because they knew it was his way of asking for it. 50 bancas with Honda engines at P 32,000 each were distributed to the NASAMPA today. There were more to come, Rep. Gomez said. The motorized bancas were donations from the Rotary Club of Makati South and its sister clubs from other parts of the world that they coursed through Lucys 6,200: Mission Possible. The sister clubs are the Rotary Clubs of Tokyo Jonan, Hapan; Jakarta Gambir, Indonesia; West Lake Village, California; Tanglin, Singapore; Gumbak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rep. Gomez said Rotary Club of Makati was the first donor of motorboats who called her, signifying they wanted to help her district. It was another answered prayer, she said. The Leyte congresswoman has since launched 6200: Mission Possible, aiming to raise 6,200 motorboats for her constituents.
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Leyte coco farmers get 500 chainsaws

ORMOC CITY The UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) turned over to the International Organization on Migration and the Philippine Coconut Authority some 500 chainsaws donated by the Swedish power tool producer Husqvarna The UN-Commission on Human Rights turns over 500 chainsaws from the on Friday, March Swedish power tool company Husqvarna to the International Organization 14, during a Me- on Migration (IOM) and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) on Friday, dia Orientation March 14, in Ormoc City. (L-R) Jaime Nunez, PCA officer for West Leyte on Humanitar- and Biliran, Caroline Blay of UNCHR, Christy Marfil of IOM, and Ashley ian System and Clements of UN-OCHA in Ormoc. Yolanda Reback on their feet and The IOM is the co-lead in sponse organized hasten shelter completion. the clusters for shelter and by the UN-OCHA. The turnover was done camp coordination and The chainsaws are the latest of non-food interven- by Caroline Blay of UN- management. Standing as tions that the UNCHR is HCR-Ormoc to the IOM witness to the donation was giving to Yolanda victims represented by Christy Ashley Clements, head of in Leyte Province, to help Marfil and the PCA, repSEE UNCHR P. 9 affected communities get resented by Jaime Nuez.

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ORMOC CITY now has P 8,415,175.84 in a special account it opened with the Land Bank of the Philippines, for cash and check donations from various donors intended to help the LGU respond to the Yolanda crisis. The generated donations cover the period from November 8 to March 4, according to a signed report by city treasurer Angelo Roman obtained from councilor Vincent Rama. The top four donors are the City Government of General Santos City which gave P 1.5-million; and the LGUs of Cebu City, the Province of Bukidnon and the City of San Juan which gave P 1-million each. First to donate was the LGU of Cebu City which gave their donation on November 12. Mayor Mike Rama himself personally delivered the check to the City Hall. However, the publicized P 3-million from Davao City, as allegedly announced by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte through the national media, has yet to materialize. Mostly, the donors were LGUs, among them the City of Mandaue (P 600,000); Valenzuela (P 500,000); Province of Misamis Occidental (P 500,000); Panabo City, Davao del Norte (P 400,000); Gingoog City (300,000); Iligan City (250,000); Digos, Davao del Sur (P 200,000); Sto. Tomas, Batangas (P 200,000); and P 100,000 each from Pigcawayan in Cotabato, the Island Garden City of Samal, San Isidro in Davao Oriental, San Fernando in Pampanga. Maasin City in Southern Leyte gave P 50,000. The LBP-Ormoc Branch also donated P 200,000 while Senator Ramon Revilla and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez gave a combined amount of P 100,000. Other donors are CFI Community-Ormoc and CFI Community-Tacloban for P 50,000 each; John 15 Foundation which gave 750 US dollars or P 33,262.40; lawyers Thaddeus Alviso and Allan Fontansa gave P 10,000 each, and spouses Randy & Charlene Rautolo, P 5,000. The DSWD Kalahi Pantawid of Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur donated P 3,082.75; Sixto Comia of NBI Manila, P 2,000; Michael Curry, P 1000; Felix Mallen, 645.50 and Benjie Pore, P 100. NOW SHOWING @ The deposits already earned an interest income of 415.09 but P 330 was deducted as cost of MARCH 14-20 check stub.

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New Zealand commits 2.5-million dollars for agricultural rehabilitation through FAO
to the Philippines Reuben Levermore. Also with them was Rajendra Aryal, FAO representative to the Philippines, and assistant regional directors Ismael Aya-ay and Dr. Jennylyn Ruiz-Almeria of the Department of Agriculture. In an interview with one villager, Leopoldo Morbos, 49, he was very thankful at the intervention of international NGOs. He was looking forward to the farming interventions that the FAO would be giving them. Morbos has 10 children. He has a rice and coconut farm. His rice, already harvestable when Yolanda slammed through last November 8, are all gone. All of his coconut trees, about 100, are totally damaged. The farmer Morbos said that he used to have a reasonable income from selling tuba, at P 300 per Jerry can before Yolanda. He could have made a killing now because tuba is being sold at P 300 a gallon or P 1,000.00 for one Jerry can, but the problem is, he does not even have one tree to gather tuba from. He was able to send all of his children to school. In fact, two have graduated from college and were already helping them with the daily expenses. However, both lost their jobs after Yolanda. Now, he said, except for the rice supply that they are getting from relief organizations and a small vegetable patch, he does not know what to do. Another villager, Estelita Ladrera, 60, said that among their biggest needs in Brgy. Gacao is shelter assistance. Pointing to the houses nearby, she swears that they have not received any sim or GI sheets and most of them are making do with trapal or plastic sheets for their roofs.

Farmers pose with New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Reuben Levermore, NZ Civil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye, FAOs representative to the Phils. Rajendra Aryal (2nd, 3rd, 4th from left). Flanking them are DA assistant regional director Ismael Aya-ay and Dr. Jennylyn Ruiz-Almeria. PALO, LEYTE New Zealand Minister of Civil Defence Nikki Kaye announced during a meeting with villagers in a Yolanda-affected farming community here on the afternoon of Sunday, March 16, that their government is giving 2.5-million NZ dollars to restore their livelihoods and farms. In Philippine peso, the amount is P 96-million. The aid is on top of the 5-million NZ dollars the country immediately donated for emergency relief aid, she told villagers of Brgy. Gacao, this town. The 2.5-million dollars agricultural aid would be coursed through UNs Food and Agricultural Organization, just like their previous donation for relief aid was coursed through international NGOs like Oxfam and the like. Rajendra Aryal, FAO representative to the Philippines, said that the money would be used to help the farmers restore their farms, replant it, buy tools and farm animals. Necessary trainings would also be held for both the farmers and agricultural technicians. Minister Kaye, on the other hand, said that New Zealand, being an agricultural country, feel they can impart their knowledge in the area. She shared that they also have had their share of tragedies which they are still recovering from, the most severe in recent years was the Christchurch earthquake. We are still rebuilding but more important than buildings are the lives of people, she said. Our hearts are with you, she added, and this time, we are putting our money into it. She emphasized that her presence in the village was a show of how committed they are to help the villagers but added they did not want to impose the solutions to their problems but would rather that the approach taken is community-based. It was also learned that aside from the emergency aid released by the NZ government to international NGOs that responded to the Yolanda situation, their government is also giving the Philippine government an annual assistance of 4-million NZ dollars. Kaye said these funds could come handy to continue the work of the FAO if the emergency fund runs short. The villagers of Gacao warmly welcomed Minister Kaye and NZ Ambassador

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PA L O M P O N - F O U R months after the Super Typhoon Yolanda (International name Haiyan) devastated Philippines, the Leyteos are now recuperating. As the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) launches its economic recovery plans, efforts supporting Leytes tourism industry started this week. This week, the DILG regional office turned over 10 stand-up paddle boats and glamping tents funded by the Canadian Government Palompon folk scrutinize the paddle boats. through the Local Governance Support Program for tourism activities in Kalanggaman Island. Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED). LGSP-LED is working with the Province of Leyte to The Palompon Municipal Ecotourism Council (PMETC), revitalize key attraction sites along the North West (NW) Inc. received the equipment through a turnover ceremony held Leyte Tourism Circuit in order to invite tourists to go back at the towns Tourism Building. The PMETC is a private secSEE PALOMPON P. 9 tor partner of the Municipality of Palompon in managing the

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UN-OCHA, international NGOs orient media on the dynamics of humanitarian response

DAR Secretary issues AO to govern coco holdings

Anne Skatvedt of UN-OCHA. THE DANGEROUS thing during an emergency are rumors, said UN-OCHA Public Information Officer Anne Skatvedt during the Orientation for Media on Humanitarian System and Yolanda response held at the Sabin Resort Hotel on March 14. The orientation, organized by the United Nations Office of Japan, 5% from Australia and 7% from CERF. The Central Emergency Response Fund or CERF, said Ashley Clements, are pooled funds from various sources that can be accessed for emergency purposes, in the meantime the UN is still calling out for donations. The donations, he said, has helped 4 million displaced people and 1 million damaged

Registered landowners and tenants were oriented of the administrative order and it was made clear that the AO does not only protect the rights of the tenants but also landowners. DAR officers appealed to both parties to settle amicably at all times and for landowners to follow the law in ejecting erring tenants. ORMOC CITY As part of their efforts to help farmers in the Eastern Visayas recover from Typhoon Yolanda, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is going on an all-out campaign to inform tenants and owners of coconut lands the provisions of an administrative order issuing rules and regulations on leasehold operations in tenanted coconut lands. It was signed by DAR Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes on February 26 and published on March 4. It will take effect on March 14, Friday, and by Saturday, the DAR regional office will be holding its first conference with landowners hereabouts to inform them of its provisions. DAR regional director Eliasem Castillo said that by March 17, Monday, their office would hold pulongpulong or consultations at the barangay levels in all towns in Leyte, Samar and Biliran. This is to ensure that the information is well-disseminated to avoid conflicts in the future. However, they have not received any complaints yet. The AO, he said, addresses possible situations that could crop up, which answers scenarios raised in an earlier consultation with coconut farmers attended by the Secretary himself. Former DAR Usec. Augusto Quijano, now a legal consultant of DAR, explained its provisions to media during a conference in the evening of March 11 at the Sabin Resort Hotel. He added the AO is there to stay even after Yolanda to cover affected coconut farmers during fortuitous events and natural disasters. The AO aims to protect tenants of coco lands with leasehold agreements with the landowners. The AO was an offshoot of an earlier consultation with them led by the Agrarian Secretary himself. The rules strictly prohibits ejectment and dispossession of the tenants just because they cannot pay their lease, which is the case now after Yolanda. It also gives the tenant a foothold to re-negotiate a new leasehold agreement with the landowner, to include a change of crops meantime they are waiting for the coconuts to recover. The AO further provides that consideration for the lease shall not be more than the equivalent of 25% of the average harvest during the past three years after said fortuitous events happened. Partially damaged coconut trees will take 2 to 3 years before they bear fruit again, said DAR regional director Eliasem Castillo. Totally damaged trees, on the other hand, are not totally useless, Castillo added, as it can be used as coco lumber. The AO also covers this. After deducting the cost of cutting it up to lumber, transport and hauling are deducted and reimbursed to whoever shouldered it, the tenant and his landowner will divide the proceeds with the tenant getting the lions share of not less than 75%. It was also learned that during the consultation, there were questions raised as to where the tenants would remit their payments in case the landowners are incommunicado. In the case of Yolanda, some landowners could be among the more than 6,000 who perished in the storm surges. The AO again provides an answer to this. All the tenant has to do is to go to the nearest Municipal Agrarian Reform Program Officer (MARPO) to report the problem. Then he deposits the 25% due to the landowner at the nearest LandBank. DAR regional director said their office had to issue the AO to answer to the plight of coconut farmers. The major crop in Eastern Visayas, he said, was coconut. Of the 92 Agrarian Reform Communities in Leyte, Samar and Eastern Samar, which were badly hit by Yolanda, 49 were severely affected. This translates to 58,416 agrarian reform beneficiaries and their families from the 112,000 ARBs, 29,000 of who are severely affected. By LMJ

For the Yolanda response, US $788-M was targetted to be raised from donors but polled only around $370-M. Thats only 47% of the requested fund, said Ashley Clements, head of UN-OCHA in Ormoc.
the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA), was intended to inform media practitioners hereabouts about the humanitarian system and its role during emergencies. Anne Skatvedt also emphasized on the importance of humanitarian reporting, putting human interest into stories to uplift the spirit. UN-OCHA, also briefed media of their role as a coordinating arm, with local and international agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It was learned that these agencies and NGOs, including international ones, are grouped into clusters according to their emergency response priorities to avoid overlapping of priorities during a crisis situation. Some of the clusters are classified as Health, Education, Nutrition, Shelter, Water and Sanitation Health (WASH) and Child Protection, among others. UN-OCHA presented to participants the statistics accumulated from the beginning of their Yolanda humanitarian response here in Leyte. Accordingly, they requested US $788-M but polled only around $370-M. Thats only 47% of the requested fund, said Ashley Clements, head of UN-OCHA in Ormoc. Of the US $370-millon, 32% of that comes from private individuals and organizations, 11% from United States, another 11% from the United Kingdom, another 7% from houses due to the typhoon. UNOCHA has given food assistance to the 4 million people, given seeds to 44,000 families, given basic emergency shelter materials to 500,000 households, screened 97,000 children for malnutrition, provided learning materials to 420,000 children and gave temporary shelters to 140,000 families. After the UNOCHAs presentation, cluster coordinators from their partner agencies also discussed their respective humanitarian system and response. Representatives from International Medical Corps, Save the Children, UNHCR, WASH and International Organization for Migration briefed participants of their respective mandates. During the Q&A time, the participants raised various concerns and deliberated on parameters on how to deliver information and psychosocial support to the community despite being victims of the disaster themselves. It was learned that in times of crisis such as that of Yolanda, accurate information is as crucial as food and shelter, and that communication is aid; to tell positive stories and to be result-oriented. Meanwhile, the UN-OCHA head of challenged mediamen to shed light on issues that the community dont know and highlight them in stories; otherwise, it will continue to be a problem. By Jhay Gaspar

Sagip Kapamilya Fdn. donates 2 buildings to NOCNHS

A CEREMONIAL ground breaking of two 4-classroom buildings donated by ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya Foundation to New Ormoc City National High School was held last March 11. Sagip Kapamilya Foundation, through the Energy Development Corporation (EDC), partnered with the Department of Education to provide eight additional classrooms for the New Ormoc City National High School (NOCNHS). The construction, with 90 days target completion, is set to start this month. The projects budget is yet to be fixed as the design is still evolving and the cost might get higher, says EDC Project leader Edwin Magallanes. Magallanes said that NOCNHS was chosen as first recipient of their Schools Rebuilding Program because it
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Dropping the time capsule during the ground breaking are (from left): DepEd Superintendent Dr. Marissa Magan, Ormoc City Mayor Edward Codilla, Kananga Mayor Elmer Codilla, EDC-LGBU Strategic Unit Head Rico Bersamin, EDC Leyte Rehabilitation and building Project Manager Leonardo Ablaza, NOCNHS PTA President Mrs. Amelia Ong, Brgy. Don Felipe Larrazal Chairman Angelita Melgazo, NOCNHS Principal Imelda Amodia, NOCNHS SSG President Alexis Isabela Gabrielle Durog.

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P 93-million plus P 8.4 million equals 1 dengue death?

WHILE COVERING the session this week, councilor Vincent Rama handed me a paper containing the report of city treasurer Angelo Roman on how much the city already got from money donations. (see story on page 2 about the donors) First, let us thank the donors for their generosity. Most are LGUs. There are also kindhearted individuals who gave from out of their pockets. Aside from these generous donations, intended to help the city respond to the calamity, the city itself has P 93-million in calamity funds. Initially, it was thought to be P 130-million but after a thorough accounting of the funds, what was actually on hand as of December 2013 was P 93-M. This is the money where the citys emergency purchases like the P 50,000 a day for crude oil and gasoline for the six water sources come from. There has been no liquidation shown of the money yet, I was told. However, despite having such funds, the city already has posted one dengue fatality. In his report before media during a UNOCHA affair, sanitation inspector Rolando Quilantang reported that Ormoc already posted its first fatality this month. In January, there were 164 cases while there were 133 cases for February. The dengue outbreak last December which spiked to an all time high by January was declared a calamity already by the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC), in its full council meeting held last February 7 yet. With the declaration, a report by Dr. Nelita Navales was adopted, including a recommendation to buy Temephos, a larvicide. The larvicide is to be sprinkled on where clean water stagnates because it becomes the breeding ground of mosquitoes, especially Aedis Egypti kind which is the vector of dengue and a cousin, Chikungunya. At this juncture, I recall Quilantangs PowerPoint spell it as Chickengunya which made it seem it was a disease affecting chickens, L-O-L. To recall, CDRRMC approved the release of funds to purchase Temephos, which by the way, IPI is offering at cost. Commercially, this larvicide is being sold at P 3,000 per kilo. But IPI, owned by the very generous Rotarian Bobong Castillo who has even lent his huge property in Tacloban for the temporary housing of Yolanda victims, is selling it at cost (P 315.00 per kilo) to help combat dengue. I came to know this week that the larvicide has not yet been bought as wa pay P.O.. Compounding the problem is that the Commission on Audit (COA) has reportedly told Navales that her recommendation to hire 100 people to do apply larvicide simultaneously in the citys barangays had no legal basis. I learned this during the councils discussion about the matter. Dr. Mario Rodriguez reported that he got the said information from Dr. Nelita Navales. At that time, he even said
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Our lifelong warfare

WITH LENT in our midst, we should be reminded of our duty to hone up our skills in spiritual warfare. We should not let this Lenten season pass without doing anything to improve ourselves in this particular department. Christ already hinted this much when he said: From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent bear it away. (Mt 11,12) We have to understand though that to be violent in this sense does not mean to be destructive but rather constructive, driven by love and the desire to be united with God and with the others in a way proper to us as children of God and brothers and sisters among ourselves. Our life here on earth cannot but be in some form of struggle. Aside from our innate urge to grow and develop that requires some effort, we also have to contend with enemies whose sole intent is precisely to bring us down, to divert us from our proper path toward holiness. We are not simply ranged against natural difficulties, challenges and trials in life, but rather with very powerful and subtle nemeses. The natural enemies alone are already formidable. St. John describes them this way: For all that is in the world is the concupiscence of the flesh, and the concupiscence of the eyes, and the pride of life, which is not of the Father, but is of the world. (1 Jn 2,16) Thats why we can talk easily about envy, jealousy, vanity, lust, greed, sloth, etc. For this type of enemies alone, we need an extensive spiritual pharmacopeia and moral regimen to cleanse us of their affliction. Thats why we are encouraged, especially during Lent, to intensify our fasting and abstinence, and other forms of mortification. We should not take this indication lightly. They are very necessary. Yes, we need to pray a lot and grow in the different virtues so we can be strong, optimistic and cheerful, prudent and capable of handling these challenges. We have to learn how to deal with our weaknesses and the usual temptations that come from the flesh and the world. But we still have enemies tougher than these. As St. Paul said, Our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and power, against the rulers of the world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places. (Eph 6,12) This type of enemies affects us more deeply. They corrupt not only the body, but also our very spirit that is supposed to be our immediate and direct conduit with God. They bring our warfare from the arena of the natural to that of the spiritual and supernatural. With these enemies, our intelligence and will, our thoughts and desires would then operate outside the context of Gods will. Our thoughts and desires would then be at the mercy of evil spirits that can only be handled properly if we also use spiritual and supernatural means, and not just some natural power. When we fail to deliberately offer everything we think, say and do to God, as told to us in the gospel, then we open ourselves to the coming of another spirit that will offer us, at
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FILIPINOS SHARE one common item in our everyday existence: rice, National Scientist Gelia Castillo wrote in her book on a cereal that makes or breaks presidents. Rice In Our Life reviewed three decades of studies into rice that was sown, between 6,000 BC and 400 AD, in Ifugao to Lucena. Rice self-sufficiency has been an upward moving target, always out of reach, even as we calculate we are only three percent short, she wrote . Seared deep in the psyche of Filipino politicians are crises when we could not find rice, even if we had the money to buy it. Unseasonal storms, meanwhile, ripped up the old rice calculus. Sendong tore into Cagayan de Oro and Iligan in 2011, leaving 1,080 corpses. Typhoon Pablo later clobbered Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. This shattered the historical pattern of one typhoon cutting through Mindanaos breadbasket every 18 years. Then, the Bohol earthquake and Super-typhoon Yolanda, last November, savaged farms. Only 97 percent sufficiency was attainable for 2013, Agriculture Department conceded. National Food Authority opened the applications for imports, for use and as buffer stock. Ayaw magsaligan ring tiyan, sa anat ibang taegsan, an Aklan proverb says. Dont count on someone elses rice bin for what you eat. The immediate, however, can blur the long term threats. The number of crop species that now feed more people than half a century ago, is shrinking. Rice, wheat, sugar and potatoes form a new globalized diet. Over the past 50 years, diets around the world have become more similar, notes Colombia-based International Center for Tropical Agricultures Colin Khoury. Todays diet includes staples that were not important half a century ago, particularly oil crops like soybean. Other crops however declined, including sweet potatoes, cassava, yams and millets. This narrowing base raises concerns about the global food systems resilience. Another danger is a more homogeneous global food basket makes agriculture more vulnerable to drought, insect pests and diseases, Luigi Guarino, from Global Crop Diversity told BBCs environment reporter Mark Kinver. Diversity of cultivated crops, in fact, declined by 75 per cent during the 20th century, UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates. If this slide persists, a third of todays

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diversity could disappear by 2050. Seepage of crop diversity also jacks up the number of people that are exposed to harvest failures. And climate change compounds the risk. Warmer temperatures are causing malaria to spread to higher altitudes and once-disease free regions in Asia, South America and Africa, says the Science journal. A 1 C rise in temperature could lead to an additional three million cases in a year, cautions University of Michigans Mercedes Pascual. The Philippines targets nationwide malaria elimination by 2020. But it still lacks a long term domestic program even as international funding dwindles. A perfect storm of growing populations, climate change and diminishing resources for food production confronts the world, warns the new Foresight Report on Food and Farming Futures, commissioned by the United Kingdom. The two-year study involved 400 experts from 35 countries. Do we have 20 years to arguably deliver 40 percent more food; 30 percent more fresh water and double energy output? asks the UKs chief scientific adviser, Sir John Beddington. The current system must be radically redesigned to produce more food sustainably. We cant wait ... There is an urgency in taking what may be very difficult policy decisions, he adds. The food system is working for the better off..... But those at risk of hunger have least influence on decision-making. The UK recommends that the most resource-intensive types of food be curbed. Waste in food production has to be radically curbed. Yearly, the Philippines loses a million metric tons of already-harvested rice, from slipshod processing to shabby storage. Cabbage spoilage mars a third of harvests, UP Los Baos studies found. Fish losses crest at 40 percent. Consumers in rich countries junk as much food as sub-Saharan Africa produces. Wasting food is stealing from tables of the poor, Pope Francis told a UN World Environment Day audience. A culture of waste is despicable when many suffer from hunger. Our grandparents were very careful not to throw leftover food.
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March 10-16, 2014

St. Joseph: The least heard of the saints

WE ALL know the circumstances that propelled St. Joseph to an enviable accolade; after all, he was the foster Father of Jesus Christ, who redeemed mankind from the abyss it was headed due to sin. And as such, he was also the husband of Mama Mary which in itself is quite a feat and an honor. There was a time when the young girls were dreaming to be the mother of Jesus Christ as foretold by the prophets. The young girls were vying for such an honor. Little did they know that the honor was already earmarked to Mary who was already chosen by God the Father even when she was yet in the womb of her mother. To be the mother of Jesus, she had to be spotless. The title Immaculate Conception was to be bestowed on her because Jesus Christ cannot be born to a young girl who was not clean, one who is not free from sin. Mama Mary is the Queen of Heaven and Earth. For those who pray the Rosary, all the attributes of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) is found in the Litany which follows after each recital. There are more than fifty of such accolade attributed to the BVM. The Rosary is considered the highest form of prayer; second only to the holy sacrifice of the mass; it is like a small Bible. There are two people in the Bible with the name of Joseph which this corner would like to dwell on. There is one which is quite popular in the play entitled Joseph the Dreamer. He is the youngest of 12 brothers with 2 mothers. He was hated by his older brothers because of his many dreams that depict him as a person where his elders would bow to him. Moreover, he was also the pet of his father, Jacob, who made him a robe with several colors which made his brothers envious of him all the more. They could no longer hold their hatred for him. The opportunty came for them to dispose of him by killing him and telling their father that he was devoured by wild beasts. They changed their plan to a lesser evil: selling him as a slave due to the urging of Reuben (who was friendly to Joseph). It was his destiny that he will become an officer, in fact a Governor of the Pharaoh, because the Lord was with him. The complete narrative of him can be found in Genesis from Chapter 37 onwards. It is a beautiful narrative in which his brothers, the very ones who hated him, were made to eventually realize their biggest blunder. It was here that Joseph showed his humility by telling his brothers not to worry about what they did because it was Gods plan to save them from the famine that lasted seven years. The other Joseph is the direct descendant of David who was betrothed to Mary who was already chosen by God the Father. When he found out that she was carrying a child not by him, he could have denounced her. She would have been stoned to death because this was the penalty for infidelity. What did he do to exercise his right as husband? Not only did he remain silent, he was even willing to leave her without creating noise. Here in Ormoc City, he was the equivalent of a turutot, an under the saya or what is termed USAFE for under the saya forever and ever. Jewish law would have demanded stoning. But this is the kind that saintly people are made of. Considering that it was what made him ten feet tall, and considering that he was eventually elevated to be the Patron Saint of the whole Catholic Church, there is not much about him that can be found in the Bible. His death was never mentioned. There is an entry in the Concordance that claim he must have died during the three years of the public ministry of Jesus Christ because of the term that Jesus Christ is the son of a carpenter. If we use that as our yardstick, then Mama Mary was already a widow during the time when Jesus went through with his Passion on the Cross. With the death of Jesus on the Cross, she became a loner. She was only 48 years old when she died. She was wed at 15 yrs and Jesus died at age 33: not so young and not so old. St. Josephs feast day is this coming 19th March. To all graduates of the University of San JoseRecoletos (USJ-R), this day is very memorable because it is its College day. This corner, along with three other brothers was enrolled during its founding in 1946. This year makes it its 68th anniversary. At that time, the school gave free scholarship to one of four brothers who enrol at the same time. The privilege was given to me, but eventually given to my next in line Tony - when I earned my own scholarship on my merits. Tony passed away last year. Bless his soul! Being a Carpenter by profession, it follows that St. Joseph is the Patron Saint for the labor sector. The Church therefore celebrates two masses in honor of St. Joseph on the 19th March and on 1st May.

Perfect Pitch
RANDY JACKSON, former judge of American Idol, used to comment to a contestant that he or she is pitchy. I dont exactly understand what it means but it is obviously not good. Turning to science, researchers have found that a drug known as valproate (or valproic acid) might help people learn how to produce perfect pitch. Besides the assistance valproate could give to The Voice of the Philippines contestants, the study is intriguing because it suggests the adult brain can learn better and faster through drugs that enhance its neuroplasticity. Perfect pitch, which scientists refer to as absolute pitch, is the rare ability to identify or produce the pitch of a musical note without any reference point. Experts believe that the ability to produce absolute pitch may be a genetic trait that must be nurtured through musical training in early childhood or its unlikely to develop. Young children are known to have an unusual degree of neuroplasticity, which enables them to pick up languages and other skills much more easily than adults, play a new musical instrument or learn other new skills. But the latest study into the development of absolute pitch suggests that neuroplasticity isnt necessarily a closed window after childhood, and valproate might help open that window. Valproate belongs to a class of drugs known as histone deacetylase inhibitors. Marketed under the names Depakote, Depacon and Stavzor, valproate has been used for years to treat migraines, epileptic seizures and mood disorders, including bipolar disorder. (The drug is not recommended for women who might be pregnant, because it can cause decreased IQ and other developmental problems in newborns.) Earlier research in rats had suggested that histone deacetylase inhibitors might help the animals recover from neural deficits induced by limiting vision in one eye. The drugs seem to work through epigenetics, the external modifications to DNA that switch certain genes on or off. To build on this earlier research, and to test the hypothesis that psychoactive drugs might enhance neuroplasticity, researchers gathered volunteers and gave them either a placebo or valproate for two weeks. After two weeks of taking either valproate or a placebo, the volunteers were asked to identify pitch tones: Those who had taken valproate learned how to identify absolute pitch and scored significantly higher than those who had taken the placebo. Valproate is a mood-stabilizing drug but it also restores the plasticity of the brain to a juvenile state. This finding suggests that valproate could have some use in teaching adults skills that they would otherwise have difficulty mastering. But the drug has two common side effects stomach pain and rapid hair loss. Perhaps a bit of off key singing is not so bad after all. Besides, the use of any drug to enhance learning by inducing greater neuroplasticity also poses some ethical issues. Critical periods have evolved for a reason, and it is a process that one probably would not want to tamper with carelessly.

The Gospel on Sunday

MARCH 23, 2014 3rd Sunday of Lent John 4: 5 - 15, 19 - 26, 39 - 42 So he came to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacobs well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, Give me a drink. For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria? For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Jesus answered her, If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, `Give me a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water. The woman said to him, Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep; where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, and his sons, and his cattle? Jesus said to her, Every one who drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling

FR. ROY ... from P. 4

first, a lot of attraction and allurement, until we are so enslaved by it that it would be very difficult for us to detach ourselves from it. Thats why today we have such phenomena as atheism, agnosticism, materialism, and other forms of ungodliness, with their corresponding manifestations, such as, the legalization of abortion, the spreading culture of death, all forms of corruption, etc. This big and open hostility against God and also against our nature always starts in a small, unobtrusive way, cleverly spiced and glibly packaged to grab our attention. We have to be most wary of these little openings to sin by making our conscience more refined and sensitive, and by growing in the virtues. We have to understand that at every point of our life is always a choice between God and ourselves, between God and the devil, between God and the world. We have to be humble enough to choose God always. The humility involved here would lead us to feel the need to continue asking for the grace of God, since without him, we can accomplish nothing that would bring us to our eternal life. The humility involved here would lead us also to trust in God, especially when we see our own weaknesses, mistakes, failures. With such trust, we simply begin and begin again in our struggles. Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

Chikadora Momentz
OVERHEARD. A manager of a utility firm here has been branded by the bugoy in his neighborhood as having a stiff neck already. Di na daw managed, labi na og singitan kun kumusta na daw mga buhay-buhay? Paspas buhay-buhay, hinay ang trabaho, they said. Guess who? LEGITIMATE CONCERN. Some people are asking if the so-called contractors of LEYECO V are paying their taxes to BIR? Some of them rerrr

up to eternal life. The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come here to draw. The woman said to him, Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain; and you say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus said to her, Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for such the Father seeks to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. The woman said to him, I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ); when he comes, he will show us all things. Jesus said to her, I who speak to you am he. Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the womans testimony, He told me all that I ever did. So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, It is no longer because of your words that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.

portedly made a killing in the recent months, ngano daw dili maoy gukdon sa BIR? Theyve got a point here. Calling the attention of Atty. Otero, our very abtik nga RDO! ILLEGITIMATE CONCERN. Naay nagbuwag nga mag-asawa. Di na kahibudngan. Ang kahibudngan, gwapa man unta si girl and the boy is not that gwapo. Pero guess kinsay gi-alisdan?
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MERCADO ... from P. 4

Our so-called food surpluses are a mirage, former FAO agricultural economist Ti Teow Choo stressed. Increase purchasing power of todays poor even marginally. Then, those impressive stockpiles would be bought out overnight by people who needed the food but could not afford it. Government is trying to whittle down the poverty rate from 25 percent in 2012 to 16 percent by 2016. When President Benigno Aquino III steps down, he hopes therell be fuller rice bins. What if Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla funneled their pork chunks to curbing post harvest rice losses, reducing fish and vegetable spoilage? Theyd have had the blessing promised to those who gave the hungry to eat. Instead, they chose to sow the wind with fake NGOs. Ironically, they dont have a clue why theyre reaping the whirlwind of what is a perfect storm.

NEWS

March 10-16, 2014

Richard Gomez makes it to the Philippine volleyball team, dons natl colors for the 4th time
ACTOR RICHARD Gomez, who ran as mayor of Ormoc City last May 2013 elections, will be wearing the Philippine colors when he joins the countrys national volleyball team at the inaugural Asian Mens Club Volleyball Championship next month. Richard Gomez, 47, told media age wont be a factor, and that he secured his place in the Philippine team by going through the team tryouts. The challenge of keeping up with the younger players pushed Gomez even more to show his best and is happy he got the slot. This is the 4th time that Gomez is represented the Philippines. His first foray was rowing, followed by fencing and shooting. He is the first Filipino athlete to represent the country in four sporting events. The Asian Mens Club Volleyball Championship will take place at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena and Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City from April 8 to 16. Among those who made it to the national team, which will be bankrolled by the PLDT Home TVolution, are Australian reinforcements

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Leyte Governor Mic L. Petilla receives the key for a donated ambulance from Dato Dr. Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, president of Mercy Malaysian. The humanitarian organization also rehabilitated the operating and delivery rooms of the Leyte Provincial Hospital. Below, Gov. Petillla and Korean Ambassador Lee Hyuk tour the Korean Base Camp at the Government Center in Candahug, Palo, Leyte.

Palo Mayor Remedios Matin L. Petilla receives from Mr. Praveen Sheen, country head of EuroP2P Direct Inc., Tabletop water purifier and Tumblerwater Purifier. With them are Mr. Dipak Shinde, accounting and finance head and Mr. Allan Guinto, national sales manager. Photos by Gina P. Gerez

Cedric Legrand and William Robert Lewis. The rest, coached by Francis Vicente, are JP Torres, Ronjay Galang, Jeffrey Malabanan, Alnakaran Abdilla, Jason Ramos and Rodolfo Labrador. Already, 18 countries have signed up for the volleyball tourney, the biggest international volleyball tournament in the Philippines in years. Vicente also told media that he hopes to recruit more players from the UAAP includ-

ing National Universitys Peter Torres, UAAP rookie MVP Mark Espejo and Rex Intal of Ateneo, Jay dela Cruz and Edmar Castro of Perpetual Help. He only wants the best, he said. Only the best and dedicated players will be chosen because we want to form a very competitive team for this tournament, he added during the launch held at SM Aura. The PLDT Home TVolution team has been bracketed with Iraq, Kuwait and Mongolia in Group A. The other

brackets are Iran, Japan, Lebanon and Vietnam in Group B, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Oman, Hong Kong and Turkmenistan in in Group C and United Arab Emirates, India, Papua New Guinea and Chinese Taipei in Group D. PLDT Home Fibr is also supporting the womens PLDT Home TVolution squad and sending it to compete in the 2014 Asian Womens Club Volleyball Championship in Nakhonpathom, Thailand set from April 17-25. PR

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Councilor Cristina Romual celebration

Locsins Help Rebuild Homes for Ormoc raffle fund-raiser puts roof over the heads of Ormocanons
LAST DECEMBER, Mrs. Paula Locsin-Bondoc, the younger sister of Ormoc Vice-Mayor Toto Locsin Jr., embarked on a fundraising raffle to raise shelter kits for residents of Ormoc. Using the power of social media, Paula spread the word about the fund-raiser through a Facebook page called Help Rebuild Homes for Ormoc. The fund-raising campaign drew the attention of Paulas friends, who donated a variety of prizes to make it more attractive. Tickets were sold at P 500 each. Truly enough, with the attractive prizes up for grabs, the raffle was able to raise an ample amount from the ticket sales. It was held on Jan 18, 2014, a Saturday, at 3:00 PM at the MUNCHTOWN in Greenhills. Immediately, the funds raised were used to buy GI sheets and other building materials to meet the shelter needs of Ormoc residents, which still is a pressing need until now. The Locsin family started distributing the core shel-

Photos show Mrs. Vicky Locsin, Vice-Mayor Toto Locsin Jr.s mom, personally leading the distribution of GI sheets and other rebuilding materials to constituents at Brgy. Nueva Vista (top photos) and Patag (bottom). The Vice Mayors family, aside from generating funds from a raffle, also generated many donations for Ormoc from friends. ter kits end of February and early March. If Vice-Mayor Toto Locsin Jr. is not available, his mother, former Ormoc mayor and congresswoman Vicky Locsin takes over the task. The vicemayors staff often assists in the distribution which are done on weekends. On his own, Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr. has been generating donations for Ormocanons. He recalls that one of his first acts after Yolanda hit the city was to write letters appealing for seed donations from various companies. A farmer before he joined politics, the vice mayor said he immediately saw by then that one of the pressing need of Ormoc, an agricultural city, was to plant cash crops to augment the income of the farmers whose farms were badly damaged.

TACLOBAN CITY As an advocate on womens welfare, particularly the drive against domestic violence and human trafficking, Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez joins women from all over the world in celebrating Womens Month. On March 8, International Womens Day, the lady councilor kicked off the event with a fun walk around the citys main thoroughfares, followed by a short program at the city hall grounds. This years national theme is, Juana, ang tatag mo ay tatag natin sa pagbangon at pagsulong. In her speech, Councilor Cristina enjoins women to know their rights and empower themselves so as not to be abused. She also urged them to fight for their family rights and welfare. Councilor Romualdez informed them that Tacloban has a shelter home for abused mothers and children, where they can go to in case this happened to them. Their, which would be a safe haven for them, social welfare experts and medical professionals can assist them. At the haven, she added, their friends and neighbors can visit them to lend moral support

March 10-16, 2014

PEOPLE, PLACES & Happenings

alaysian Princess leads Lions relief operations Ormoc, Tacloban and Biliran

OC CITY A member of the royal family laysia and a past international director of ons International was in the city this week d relief efforts here, in Tacloban City and ran province. is Suyirate Omar, a Malaysian princess and international director of District 302 B2 of sia, told members of the receiving Ormoc Ormoc Supreme and Ormoc Ultimate Lions here that she wanted to be incognito during y. Members said she only had one bodyguard er and very casual, relaxed and approachable. gether with members of her district, the sian royalty partnered with District 301 AI pines led by Past District Governor Robert d wife, Marissa Sy, to distribute P 2.68-milworth of relief assistance and intervention tims of super-typhoon Yolanda in Ormoc, ban and Biliran. fred delos Santos of the Ormoc Supreme Liub said that the partys first engagement was ran where they distributed relief goods and ood intervention. An employee of the Parole robation Office, delos Santos convinced the sian district to help their clients turn a new y giving them livelihood opportunities. Naval, Biliran, the Malaysian group together heir hosts inaugurated the Furniture Shop of liran PPO where they donated power tools sewing machine to help parolees who wanted ome furniture makers They also distributed otorized fishing boats and 10 fishnets and g (multi-pronged fishing hooks) to selected ciaries, also parolees. ey also distributed relief packs to the families y. Larrazabal. ck here in Ormoc, they gave out relief packs ected families at Brgy. Camp Downes and sewing machines.

The next day, the Malaysian Lions went to Brgy. San Jose in Tacloban City to distribute relief packs, 45 fishnets, 45 kitangs and toys to 400 children. They even did a feeding program. In Tacloban, the group was received by the Tacloban Host Lions. On their last day here, the Malaysian Lions distributed eight fishing boats at the fishing communities of Naungan and Lao here, 53 kitang, three more sets of Singer sewing machines and a total of 1,500 relief packs. with Alfred delos Santos and Khryz Gonzales

Photos show the Malaysian Lions with their hosts in the various activities at Naval, Biliran. Big photo on top shows the cutting of the ribbon during the inauguration of the furniture shop for parolees. With Ellis Suriyata Omar is Rosana Solite (3rd from left), assistant regional director of the PPO, who received the power tools for the furniture shop. Other photos show them in their various activities like distributing relief goods, posing with their bright yellow motorized bancas. Last photo right shows the members of the Ormoc Supreme and Ormoc Ultimate Lions posing with their guests at the facade of the Sabin Resort Hotel.

ldez leads Womens Month in Tacloban

Mindoro Oriental Province donates goods, educl supplies to 5 Albuera barangays

ALBUERA, LEYTE The Pro vincial Government of Oriental Mindoro donated relief goods, educational supplies and cash assistance to some barangays in this town on March 8 yet. Leyte Vice Gov. Carlo Loreto said the assistance was personally turned over to 5 barangays in Albuera by Vice Governor Humerlito Bonz Dolor. Dolor, it was learned, spearheaded a fund-raising fun run in their province called the KKK Run Adopt-a-Community and chosen as lucky recipient were the Albuera villages. The proceeds of the fun run, said Loreto, was used by the vicegovernor to buy relief goods and books and school supplies which were distributed to elementary pupils. In Cambalading, the vicegovernor also turned over P 10,000 to the school principal to help repair their facilities, and another P 10,000 to the barangay. Loreto said Dolor told him the cash was a prize his wife won as matron queen which she wanted to be donated to a deserving community. The Oriental Mindoro vice-governor and Loreto was received to Albuera by councilors Cathy Tolero and Dr. Rodanimod Cayanong and the village chairmen since other councilors were in Manila that time to attend the Philippine Councilors League national assembly. Mayor Junie dela Cerna was not also around. Loreto extended his gratitude to Dolor for thinking about Albueras plight after Yolanda and also to the other LGUs who extended their help in one way or the other. By LMJ

At Brgy. Mahayag.

so that they will not feel lonely. The Tacloban womens shelter is located at the foot of the City Hall and just a few meters away from the Tacloban City police station. She established it four years ago with the full support of her husband, Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez. In the country, March is Womens Month.The whole country is mandate to mark it with their own set of activities to boost women power. The City of Tacloban, together with cause oriented groups who advocate for women empowerment, celebrate the month with livelihood trainings in every barangay, medical missions, maternal child care health programs to include a campaign on awareness of womens health. Some cause-oriented groups, on the other hand, express their advocacies through rallies and marches to call attention to the welfare of women who are a highly vulnerable sector, especially in after calamity situations where they have to fend for their children, look for food and ensure they have adequate shelter from the elements. By Gay B. Gaspay

With very happy school kids at Cambalading.

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Republic of the Philippines Local/Civil Registry Office Province: Leyte City/Municipality: Palompon NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0025-2014 R A 10172 CFN-0001-2014 Date: FEBRUARY 11, 2014 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 R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that CHRISTIAN ALPHIE C. YAP has filed with this Office, a petition for change of Gender from FEMALE to MALE & Petition for Change of First Name from ALPHIE to CHRISTIAN ALPHIE in the certificate of live birth of CHRISTIAN ALPHIE C. YAP at BAYBAY, LEYTE and whose parents are PAUL M. YAP & ALMA P. CAETE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than FEBRUARY 11, 2014. (Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAG City Civil Registrar Name of Newspaper: Eastern Visayas Mail Place of Publication: Leyte Date of Publication: March 10-16, & 17-23, 2014 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0034-2014 R.A. 10172 Date: MARCH 07, 2014 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 R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that LEONEDISA V. BANDALAN has filed with this Office, a petition for change of GENDER from MALE to FEMALE in the certificate of live birth of LEONEDISA V. BANDALAN at BAYBAY, LEYTE and whose parents are ALBERTO QUIAMCO BANDALAN and EMERENCIANA BALDEVIA VEGA. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than MARCH 07, 2014. (Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAG City Civil Registrar Name of Newspaper: Eastern Visayas Mail Place of Publication: Leyte Date of Publication: March 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

NOTICES
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0425 Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UVS services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UVS service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 & VICE VERSA with the use of two (2) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to FEBRUARY 6, 2014 In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 25TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.R. PFLEIDER II, BLM. 2,L4 PHASE 5 V & G SUBD, TACLOBAN CITY -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. N. SIA. AVENIDA VETERANOS TACLOBAN CITY EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0660 REF. CASE NO. VIII-2001-1660 Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to Dec. 7, 2016 In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 24TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.R. PFLEIDER II, Sto. Nio St., Tacloban city -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. Neil Sia, Avenida Veteranos St., Tacloban City EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0661 REF. CASE NO. VIII-2010-0034 Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 & VICE VERSA with the use of two (2) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to March 17, 2015 In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 24TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.R. PFLEIDER II, Sto. Nio St., Tacloban city -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. Neil Sia, Avenida Veteranos St., Tacloban City EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0663 REF. CASE NO. VIII-2002-1468 Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to December 5, 2017 In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 24TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.R. PFLEIDER II, Sto. Nio St., Tacloban city -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. N. M. Sia, Mabini Cor. Carlos Tan St., Ormoc City EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0664 REF. CASE NO. VIII-2009-0579 Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 & VICE VERSA with the use of two (2) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to Jan. 22, 2015. In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records with extension of validity of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 26TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.R. PFLEIDER II, Sto. Nio St., Tacloban city -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. Neil Sia, Avenida Veteranos St., Tacloban City EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0667 (REF. CASE NO. VIII-2010-0650) Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UVS services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UVS service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 & VICE VERSA with the use of FIVE (5) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to NOVEMBER 3, 2015. In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records with extension of validity of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 26TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.R. PFLEIDER II, Brgy. 91 Abucay, Tacloban City -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. Neil Sia, Avenida Veteranos St., Tacloban City EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0695 (REF. CASE NO. VIII-2004-0620) Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 & VICE VERSA with the use of FIFTEEN (15) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to SEPTEMBER 15, 2014. In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records with extension of validity of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 25TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.B. PFLEIDER II, BAP Bldg., Brgy. 91 (Abucay), Tacloban City -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. Neil Sia, Avenida Veteranos St., Tacloban City EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0709 (REF. CASE NO. VIII-2003-0078) Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to FEBRUARY 20, 2018. In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records with extension of validity of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of

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general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 25TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.B. PFLEIDER II, BAP Bldg., Brgy. 91 (Abucay), Tacloban City -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. E. JOMADIAO, COR. ZAMORA & SALAZAR ST., TACLOBAN CITY EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0714 (REF. CASE NO. VIII-2002-1763) Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV SHUTTLE service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION 8 7 VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to NOVEMBER 22, 2017 In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records with extension of validity of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 25TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.B. PFLEIDER II, BAP Bldg., Brgy. 91 (Abucay), Tacloban City -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. E. JOMADIAO, COR. ZAMORA & SALAZAR ST., TACLOBAN CITY EV Mail March 10-16, 2014 rrr Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII Ormoc City CASE NO VIII 2014- 0730 (REF. CASE NO. VIII-2008-0379) Application for Reconstitution of Records of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV EXPRESS services With prayer to adopt trade name RODOLFO PFLEIDER II Applicant/ Petitioner NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV EXPRESS service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: FROM TACLOBAN CITY CATBALOGAN & VICE VERSA with the use of FOUR (4) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to FEBRUARY 18, 2014. In the present application, application request authority for reconstitution of records with extension of validity of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s. NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MAY 6, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address. At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Visayas. This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 26TH day of FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished: -Applicant/s: R.B. PFLEIDER II, Blk2, L4 Phase 5 V & G Subd., Tacloban City -Counsel for applicant/s: Atty. N.M. SIA; AVENIDA VETERANOS ST., TACLOBAN CITY EV Mail March 10-16, 2014

Petition No. CCE-0014-101RA 10172 PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH I, JULIVI MANSING ASTILLERO, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of Brgy. Tabunok, Palompon, Leyte, After having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that: 1) I am the petitioner seeking correction of the clerical error in: My certificate of live birth 2) I was born on July 19, 1990 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines 3) The birth was recorded under registry number 90-667 , 4) 4) The clerical error(s) to be corrected is (are): Item No. Description From To 2 Sex MALE FEMALE 5) The facts/reasons for filing this petition are the following: For error No. 1: to correct my sex which was wrongly written and recorded in my birth certificate. 6) I submit the following documents to support this petition. a) Certificate of Live Birth (SECPA & Office File Copy) b) Certificate of Baptism/DECS Form 137-E & form No. 137-A c) NBI Clearance/ Police Clearance/Personal Affidavit d) Court Order/Manifestation & Formal Withdrawal of Petition e) Medical Certificate/Sonographic Report/ Voter Certification f) Medical Certification / Certificate of Authenticity, 7) I have not filed any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similar petition pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate. 8) I am filing this petition at the LCRO of Palompon, Leyte in accordance with R.A. 9048/R.A. 10172 and its implementing rules and regulation. (Sgd.) JULIVI M. ASTILLERO Petitioner VERIFICATION I, JULIVI M. ASTILLERO, the petitioner, Hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Sgd.) JULIVI M. ASTILLERO Petitioner SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 7th day of March 2014 in the city/municipality of Palompon, Leyte, petitioner exhibits in Community Tax Certificate No. 34484629 issued at Palompon, Leyte on March 4, 2014. (Sgd.) CARMELITA G. LODOVICA Municipal Civil Registrar Administering Officer EV Mail March 10-16, & 17-23, 2014
Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Leyte Municipality of Hilongos NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Sec. 5, R.A. No. 9048/R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the public that CYRIL JANE M. JULIA, has filed with this office a Petition for Change of Gender from MALE to FEMALE in the birth certificate of CYRIL JANE M. JULIA who was born on June 27, 1992 at Hilongos, Leyte and whose parents are EDWARD M. JULIA and JOSEFINA L. MANCIO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this office not later than fifteen (15) days after publication. (Sgd.) ERNESTO MA. FULACHE Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail March 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

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ARIANE ABALLE CAMARINES, petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from GEISHA RHIANE to RAIZEL RHIANE in the Certificate of Live Birth of GEISHA RHIANE CAMARINES LUCERO who was born on December 10, 2012 at CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR and whose parents are BERT NEAL PATRICK LUCERO and ARIANE ABALLE CAMARINES bearing registry number 2013-0068. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/ her written opposition with this Office not later than March 21, 2014. (Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, 2014 Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Samar City of Calbayog NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANNIEL COQUILLA CABUBAS, petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CORRECTION OF A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN SEX from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of ANNIEL C. CABUBAS at CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR and whose parents are NOLI P. CABUBAS and LUZ L. COQUILLA bearing registry number 2001-659. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/ her written opposition with this Office not later than March 18, 2014. (Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, 2014 Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Samar Municipality of Sta. Rita NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ANA MARCIAL RAZ, petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from LORALIE to MA. RHEALENE in the Certificate of Live Birth of LORALIE MARCIAL RAZ who was born on DECEMBER 17, 1975 at STA. MARGARITA, SAMAR and whose parents are LEODEGARIO C. RAZ and ANA MARCIAL-RAZ bearing registry number 2013-0068. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than 25 FEBRUARY, 2014. (Sgd.) ENGR. AIVIZE G. LIBUNAO Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, 2014 Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Samar Municipality of Almagro NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that HEDA MATADOS MERINO, petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from MARIA BISA to VESA in the Certificate of Live Birth of MARIA BISA MATADOS MERINO bearing registry number 39 and whose parents are PATROCENIO MERINO and HEDDA MATADOS. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than two weeks. (Sgd.) NELIDA N. BERNALES Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, 2014 Self Adjudication with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the property of the late M ARIA BURACAN re a parcel of land designated as Cad. Lot No. 3509 containing an area of 9,900 sq. meters declared under TD No. 99-01032-00222 in her name situated at Brgy. Guin-on. Calbayog District, Calbayog City was adjudicated unto himself by AGAPTIO P. LAYONG and sold in favor of TEODORA M. ANDO per Doc. No. 1760; Page No. 52; Book No. CXII; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Rowena Urot. EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, 24-30, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late RUFINO TORCULAS re a parcel of agricultural land designated as Lot No. 1235-Part containing an area of 25,600 sq.m. under TD No. 9902026-00087 was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of MAXIMA TORCULAS BALATAYO per Doc. No. 147; Page No. 31; Book No. XXVIII; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Alex R. Gelera. EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, 24-30, 2014 Deed of Extrajudicial Partition of a Portion of Land with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the property of the late DIONESIO A. CAMILON which he co-owned with other heirs described as a parcel of land designated as Lot. No. 1889 at Magsaysay Boulevard, Brgy. East Awang, Calbayog City, containing an area of 65 sq.m. and declared under TD No. 99-01006-00937 was settled among them and sold in favor of SPS. RAMON and CAROLINA BARING per Doc. No. 453; Page No. 91; Book No. V; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Jennylyn D. Sumagang-Doriendo. EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, 24-30, 2014

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Regional Trial Court Eight Judicial Region Branch 17 Palompon, Leyte SP. PROC. CASE NO. R-PAL-14-0401-SP FOR: CHANGE OF NAME FROM CERIACO L. AGOSTO JR. TO CIRIACO L. AGOSTO JR. AND CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH FROM JANUARY 5, 1960 TO JULY 20, 1958 IN THE RECORD OF BIRTH AND CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF THE PETITIONER CERIACO L. AGOSTO JR. (a.k.a CIRIACO L. AGOSTO JR.) Herein represented by his Attorney-in-fact, MARINA P. CALDERON Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF VILLABA, LEYTE AND THE OFFICE OF THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL represented by the CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL CARMELITA N. ERECTA Respondents. /---------------------/ ORDER A verified petition having been filed with this Court by petitioner, through counsel, Atty. Elroy Raymund S. Bertulfo, praying that after publication, notice and hearing an Order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte and the Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office to change the first name and date of birth of the petitioner in his Certificate of Live Birth and Record of Birth as found on Page 0034, Book No. 009 in the in the Register of Births in the Office of the Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte from CERIACO to CIRIACO and January 5, 1960 to July 20, 1958, respectively. As the petition appears to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing, pursuant to Section 4, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court on June 16, 2014 at 8:30 oclock in the morning at the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Palompon, Leyte at which date, time and place, any person may appear and show cause, if any why the petition should not be granted. Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication to be made at least one week prior to the date set for initial hearing. Furnish copies of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Leyte, Atty. Elroy Raymund S. Bertulfo, Office of the Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office and the petitioner. SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers, this 18th day of February, 2014 at the Hall of Justice, Palompon, Leyte. (Sgd.) MARIO O. QUINIT Presiding Judge Copy furnished: 1. Atty. Elroy Raymund Bertulfo- Torres Bugallon St., Villaba, Leyte 2. The Office of the Solicitor General- Manila 3. Pres. Lorna Pades- Palompon, Leyte 4. National Statistics Office- Manila 5. Marina Calderon Brgy. Abijao, Villaba, Leyte 6. Local Civil Registrar of Villaba. 7. EV Mail Ormoc City EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Regional Trial Court Eight Judicial Region Branch 17 Palompon, Leyte SP. PROC. CASE NO. R-PAL-13-0397-SP FOR: CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF THE PETITIONER PERTAINING TO 5 (b) THEREOF ELENA P. BASILIO Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF VILLABA, LEYTE AND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, represented by its Administrator and Civil Registrar General, CARMELITA N. ERICTA Respondents. x----------------------x ORDER A verified petition having been filed with this Court by petitioner, through counsel, Atty. Elroy Raymund S. Bertulfo, praying that after publication, notice and hearing an Order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte and the Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office to remove in the Certificate of Live Birth of the petitioner the check mark before the word First in the space numbered 5 (b) in her Certificate of Live Birth relating to the statement IF MULTIPLE BIRTH, CHILD WAS as the check mark before the word First implies that the petitioner has at least a twin when in fact there is none. As the petitioner appears to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing, pursuant to Section 4, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court on May 26, 2014 at 8:30 oclock in the morning at the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Palompon, Leyte at which date, time and place, any person may appear and show cause, if any why the petition should not be granted. Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication to be made at least one week prior to the date set for initial hearing. Furnish copies of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Leyte, Atty. Elroy Raymund S. Bertulfo, Office of the Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office and the petitioner. SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers, this 18th day of February, 2014 at the Hall of Justice, Palompon, Leyte. (Sgd.) MARIO O. QUINIT Presiding Judge Copy furnished: 1. Atty. Elroy Raymund S. Bertulfo Torres Bugallon St. Villaba, Leyte 2. The Office of the Solicitor General Manila 3. Pros. Lorna Pades Palompon, Leyte 4. National Statistics Office- Manila 5. Elena P. Basilio- Brgy. Tagbubunga, Villaba, Leyte 6. Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte 7. EV Mail, Ormoc City EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Samar City of Calbayog NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that GODOFREDO B. ZAMORA, petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from SHAIRA ANGEL to SHAIRA CORAZON in the Certificate of Live Birth of SHAIRA ANGEL CUI ZAMORA who was born on January 22, 2002 at CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR and whose parents are GODOFREDO B. ZAMORA and EDNA N. CUI bearing registry number 2002-0330. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than February 21, 2014. (Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, 2014 Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Samar City of Calbayog NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that

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NOTICES

VIEW FROM ORMOC ... from P. 4

Pinoys killer English 1. Fick up the feyfer and fall it in the trashcan! 2. BOTH of you THREE stand TOGETHER SEPARATELY 3. Will you hang that calendar or I WILL HANG MYSELF! 4. Tomorrow call your PARENTS especially your MOTHER and FATHER. 5. I have TWO DAUGHTERS, both GIRLS! 6. Stand in the MIDDLE of the CORNER. Stewardess: Would you like some dinner, Sir? Passenger: What are the choices? Stewardess: Yes or No lang Sir! (Oo nga naman, hehe)
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the UN-OCHA in Ormoc. Ms Blay of the UNCHR said that the chainsaws are to help farmers clear their land so that they can immediately replant it to cash crops, while waiting for their re-planted coconut trees to grow and bear fruit. She added it would also provide them immediate shelter materials and income, if sold. We are now on the recovery phase, she said, and this includes providing the people with better shelters and livelihood. 100 are intended for the Western part of Leyte which includes this city and the 4th and 3rd districts of Leyte, while the rest are for the Waray-side of Leyte including Tacloban, and Eastern Samar. She also assured that spare parts for the Husqvarna chainsaws are available locally, though she said the brand was well-known in Europe for durability. She said that maybe by the time the chainsaws have problems, all the needed work to be done is over. Jaime Nuez of the PCA, on the other hand, said that to ensure the longevity of the chainsaws, they would train operators to handle it. He said there will be only one person allowed to handle one chainsaw, and they will be deployed wherever their services are needed. He said 1.5-million coconut trees have been felled in Leyte and Biliran islands, direly affecting 192,000 coco farmers.

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has the highest student population in Leyte with 5,205 students this school year. We tapped First Balfour for this first project. As we rebuild another school, we might engage another contractor, added Magallanes. He further revealed that Sagip Kapamilya Fdn. and EDC will be rebuild 21 schools in Leyte, eight of which are from Ormoc. In fact, they have already started the major repair at the Milagro Elementary School as mentioned by Dr. Mariza Magan, Schools Division Superintended, in her speech. After the Ceremonial ground breaking, EDC handed out gift packs to the students of the NOCNHS. By Jhay Gaspar

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to the destination and also encourage more tourist arrivals. The provision of equipment, including training and business enterprise management, provides for more visitor activities and adds to the destinations attractiveness to tourists. The enhanced site will be able to cater to more tourists, particularly for the upcoming third visit of the cruise ship MS Europa 2 on March 19, 2014 to Kalanggaman Island. MS Europa 2s last visit brought over 300 foreign tourists who participated in voluntourism activities, boosting the tourism economic recovery Before todays event, Rep. Gomez has already distributed 25 motorboats to fisherfolks in Tinag-an, Albuera, Leyte which she got from Senator Franklin Drilon. I was watching volleyball and he turned to me and asked if I wanted boats. I said yes, very much! That afternoon, Richard and Rep. Lucy T. Gomez proceeded to Palompon town to distribute another 20 motorboats to town fishers. Richard Gomez said it was many more motorized boats will be distributed in the near future. in the area. DOT Secretary Jimenez previously expressed plans to put Kalanggaman Island on the cruise ship tourism map of the world in his last visit in Palompon. 10 more stand-up paddle boats and glamping tents are scheduled to be turned over to Ormoc City on March 25, 2014. The Barangay Organization to Guide, Serve and Accommodate You (BOGSAY), a peoples organization protecting and co-managing the Lake Danao Natural Park, will receive the said equipment. On top the said initiatives, to hasten business recovery,

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The number is based on the registered fisherfolks who lost their bancas and boats to Yolanda. At first, it seemed a mission impossible but as things shaped up, we called it Mission Possible, she said. Present during the turnover were officers of the Rotary Club of South Makati led by their president Ritz Estorco. His party included past presidents Lito Panlilio, Louie Vega, Dars Padilla, Pocholo Chunsim and Bobon Topacio. Also present were Richard Gomez and his incumbent Liberal Party mates Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo Locsin Jr., city councilors Roland Villasencio, Tommy Serafica, Mario Rodriguez, Bennet Pongos Jr., Vincent Rama and Gerry Penserga. Club members also admitted being touched by the emotional moment. Ritz Estorco told the The Star that while he did not want to promise, he would look into their club funds if they can afford to give the fishermen the nets they needed. The fishermen said it would cost around P 5,000 each at local prices. In his speech before the fishermen, Estorco admonished them to take care of their boats well. He added it was their clubs way of helping, not by giving them fish but teaching them how to fish. Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo Toto Jr. Locsin, on the other hand, urged the recipients to make good use of the boats at once. You will not only be helping your families but with more supply in the market, your catch can help bring down the prices of fish, he said. Price of fish here, especially the good ones, ballooned to almost P 300 a kilo after Yolanda.

that we are lucky that with the delay in buying the larvicide, that the dengue strain that we have here in Ormoc is the least virulent or vicious kind. Now, there is one fatality. I dont know if he knows this already but the victim reportedly comes from Bagong Buhay, which is a top notcher in the dengue stats. I was bothered by the information I heard. It behooves me that a simple thing as buying the larvicide has been delayed and its application has become a complicated matter. Why do I say this? Let me give you a short history on Temephos application. The larviciding activity was introduced in Ormoc by the two Rotary Clubs in July. Actual implementation was August 17. With a combined membership of around 50 members (not all of who really joined the actual applications), the two clubs were able to effectively apply larvicide on Ormocs top 10 dengue afflicted barangays. The first activity was a success as cases dropped dramatically in the said barangays. Before it was done, however, Rotary members of both clubs, especially doctors, went around to deliver lectures to barangay officials on what the activity was all about, why it was important and more importantly, how it was to be done properly so that the larvicides would not be wasted and for it to be effective. The gains of the August larvicide applications, however, would be diminished after Yolanda hit the city. With lots of debris and areas where water pooled, it was a dengue mosquitos dream come true. On December 24, with the use of Temephos left over from the August activity, the city health reportedly went larviciding. It was a careless decision, apparently, because it was very wet by then and always raining, which probably diluted the effect of the larvicide. Hence, cases spiked on January. As a Rotarian, I can only ask, why do we have to hire 100 people? Why cant we appeal on the spirit of volunteerism of our barangay people, after all the life we might save from the activity might be theirs? Why is it that until now, LGSP-LED is supporting NW we havent bought Temephos? Leyte in developing its tourism Bobong Castillo of IPI is willing to send over the larvicide industry recovery plan which to Ormoc, even if there is no aims to reopen the Ormoc payment yet, as long as there Airport to commercial flights is the presence of Rotary in as a gateway to NW Leyte. The the activity. plan will serve as a guide and And as these things are tool that LGUs, private sector, dilly-dallied, how many deaths and other tourism stakeholders do we need to register from can use to coordinate and fast dengue to hasten things up. We track economic recovery in are not saying larviciding is the NW Leyte. end all and be all of dengue, LGSP-LED is a DILG but isnt it time that we exhaust program funded by the Gov- all possible measures to stem ernment of Canada. It seeks the infection? I also hope that whoever is to reduce poverty by creating business-friendly LGUs and handling the purchase docucompetitive tourism indus- ments would realize that the next dengue victim could be tries. PR him or her or a loved one.

The Rotarians, Richard and Lucy Torres-Gomez, with the fisherfolk recipient of the motorized bancas.

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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Regional Trial Court Eight Judicial Region Branch 17 Palompon, Leyte SP. PROC. CASE NO. R- PAL -14-0400-SP FOR: CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE RECORD OF BIRTH IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRY OF BIRTH RECORD OF SATURNINO S. ABAN SATURNINO S. ABAN Petitioner, -versusMUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF VILLABA, LEYTE Respondents. x-------------------/ ORDER A verified petition having been filed with this Court by petitioner, through counsel, Atty. Gerentstein T. Banzon, praying that after publication, notice and hearing an Order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte and the Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office to correct the date of birth of the petitioner appearing in his Certificate of Live Birth issued by the Municipal Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte, from December 23, 1954 to December 22, 1951. As the petition appears to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing pursuant to Section 4, Rule 108 of the Rules of Court on June 16, 2014 at 8:30 oclock in the morning at the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Palompon, Leyte at which date, time and place, any person may appear and show cause, if any why the petition should not be granted. Let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of the petition in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication to be made at least one week prior to the date set for initial hearing. Furnish copies of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Leyte, Atty. Gerentstein Banzon, Office of the Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office and the petitioner. SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers, this 18th day of February, 2014 at the Hall of Justice, Palompon, Leyte. (Sgd.) MARIO O. QUINIT Presiding Judge Copy furnished: 1. Atty. Gerentstein T. Banzon- Albeos & Tabucanon Law Office, Fr. Cataag St., Ormoc City 2. The Office of the Solicitor General, - Manila 3. Pros. Lorna Pades Palompon, Leyte 4. National Statistics Office- Manila 5. Saturnino S. Aban- 216 Upper Balite, Brgy. Fortune, Marikina City 6. Local Civil Registrar of Villaba, Leyte 7. EV Mail Ormoc City EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, & 24- 31, 2014
Deed of Extrajudicial Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of late RODOLFO I. ASEO, SR. re parcels of land Lot No. 24-B, situated at Dist. 17, Ormoc City, covered by TCT No. TP-477, containing an area of 59 sq. m. covered by TD No. 01017-00064; with the residential building, covered by TD No. 01017-00065; a portion of 1/3 rd of an agricultural land, Lot No. 10632-A, situated at Sitio Agayayan, Bo. Of tugbong, now Brgy. Tagaytay, Kananga, Leyte covered by TCT No. T-3572, containing an area of 77,311 sq. m. were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 453; Page No. 95; Book NO. 26; Series of 2009 of Notary Public Bruno A. Villamor. EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, & 24- 31, 2014 Extra-Judicial Settlement of Bank Accounts NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the late BENJAMIN T. PARRILLA had left an account with Land Bank of the Philippines under ESP Account No. 0951-0268-59; and Savings Account No. 0951-007675 were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 197; Page No. 40; Book No. LXXVI; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Ruben R. Capahi. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16 & 17-23, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition of Bank Deposit with Special Power of Attorney NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the late ALEX MENDOLA GENOSA had left and account with the Bank of Commerce, Ormoc City under Savings Account No. 091200034037 was settled and partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 422; Page No. 85; Book No. XL; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan-Tolibao. EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, & 24- 31, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ALFREDO MALINAO re a parcel of land Lot 1158-D, Psd-96809, situated in Poblacion, Ormoc City, containing an area of 60 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 17579 was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of SPS. LYNN R. MAGSAMBOL and GLORIA A. MAGSAMBOL per Doc. No. 68; Page No. 14; Book No. XXXV; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Allan Castro. EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, & 24- 31, 2014 Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late MOISES L. TORRENTE re a parcel of land Lot No. 4566 containing an area of 1.3513.80 hectares, located in Barangay Concepcion, Hilongos, Leyte and covered by TD No. 14015-0012R13 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 450; Page No. 91; Book No. VII; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Ma. Lourdes Madula-Vilbar. EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, & 24- 31, 2014 Extra-Judicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ARNESTO VALDUEZA re a parcel of land Lot No. 2348, containing an area of 6,418 sq. m. located in Barangay Lamak Hilongos Leyte and covered by TD No. 1402100204 R13 was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of SPS. ISMAEL U. GREGORIOS and LUCY JULIA L. GREGORIOS per Doc. No. 399; Page No. 81; Book No. VII; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Ma. Lourdes Madula-Vilbar. EV Mail March 10-16, 17-23, & 24- 31, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late REYNALDO ALBARICO re a parcel of land consisting One-half (1/2) share of Lot No. 2269-D-18, Psd-08-004276, situated in Brgy. Alegria, Ormoc City, containing an area of 104 sq. m., covered by TCT No. 24511 was partitioned among his heirs and sold in favor of ADELIZA DE LEON MANGILAYA married to MARIO SALAZAR MANGILAYA per Doc. No. 476; Page No. 96; Book No. CCCI; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Nicolas S. Maglasang. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that the property of the late ANUNSACION ELISORIO DALUMPINES re a parcel of land Lot No. 5341, situated in Barangay Salvacion (now Barangay Bagong Buhay,) Ormoc City, containing an area of 23,573 sq. m., covered by TCT No. 8016 was settled among her heirs per Doc. No. 44; Page No. 09; Book No. CLXX; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Nepomuceno P. Aparis I. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014 Extra-Judicial Settlement and Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late DANILO V. ENECIO re a motor vehicle MAKE/TYPE- MITSUBISHI/ WAGON; SERIES- ADVENTURE ; ENGINE NO. 4D56A-M1640; CHASSIS NO. - PAEVB5WLN1B005759; PLATE NO.HAX633; CERT. OF REG. NO. - ___was settled among his heirs per Doc. No.461; Page No. 93; Book No. XXXI; Series of 2014 of Notary Public EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16 & 17-23, 2014 Extra-Judicial Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the property of the late FELIPE BREGILDO re a parcel of land designated as Cadastral Lot No. 6980-P, situated in Brgy. Cruz, Palompon, Leyte, containing an area of 2,800 sq. m. covered by TD No. 31922-00022-R8 was partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 176; Page No. 31; Book No. I; Series of 2004 of Notary Public Josephine Mejia- Romero. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16 & 17-23, 2014 Extra-Judicial Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late FRANCISCO BREGILDO re a parcel of land designated as Cadastral Lot No. 6980, situated in Brgy. Cruz, Palompon, Leyte, containing an area of 27,835 sq. m. under TD No. 02-31022-00145; and Lot No. 6980-P-B, containing an area of 2,800 sq. m. under TD No. 02-31022-00025 were partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 177; Page No. 34; Book No. I; Series of 2004 of Notary Public Josephine Mejia- Romero. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16 & 17-23, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late CARLOS MATUGUINA re a parcels of land consisting One-Half (1/2) share of Lot 2273-E-2, Psd-76144, situated in Barrio Alegria, Ormoc City, containing an area of 258 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 24769 ; Lot

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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16 Naval, Biliran CIVIL CASE NO. B-1352 FOR: SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE AND DAMAGES MARIA C. ARAGON-ABRAMS, Assisted by: her husband GENE ABRAMS, Plaintiff, -versusHILARIO M. TRANI, Defendant. x-----------------------x NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION OF REAL PROPERTIES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by virtue of the Writ of Execution issued of the above-captioned case wherein defendant, Hilario M. Trani failed or refused to comply with the decision thereby plaintiffs, Maria C. Aragon-Abrams, assisted by her Husband Gene Abrams has recoverable sum of money which amounts to FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND (Php, 524, 000.00) PESOS excluding legal fees, costs and incidental expenses of foreclosure sale, levy was made by the undersigned executing sheriff on October 8, 2013 thru the Register of Deeds of Biliran Province, on the rights, interests, and participation of defendant, Hilario M. Trani in the real properties more particularly described as follows, to wit: TP No. 611 A parcel of land designated as Lot 6, Psd-08023930-D, being a portion of F-52006 situated in Brgy. Bato, Municipality of Biliran, Biliran Province, bounded as follows: NW: along lines 1-2 by road lot 11 NE: along lines 2-3-4 by lot 7 of this subd. SE-SW: along lines 4-5-1 by lot 9 Containing an area of ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIVE (1,405) SQ. M. Declared in the name of HILARIO M. TRANI. NOTE: FREE PORTION ONLY TP No. 612 A parcel of land designated as Lot 7, Psd-08023930-D, being a portion of F-52006 situated in Brgy. Bato, Municipality of Biliran, Biliran Province, bounded as follows: SE: along lines 10-1-2 by Bato river SW: along lines 2-3 by Lot 9: along (with legal easement 20.00 m. wide) lines 3-4-5 by lot 6; along lines 5-6 by lot 11; along lines 6-7 by lot 4 by along lines 7-8 by lot 9 NW: along lines 8-9 by Juan Jerez NE: along lines 9-10 by lot 8 of this Subdivision Containing an area of THIRTY NINE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY (39,360) Sq. m. declared in the name of HILARIO M. TRANI. NOTE: FREE PORTION ONLY. TP NO. 613 A parcel of land designated as Lot 8, Psd-08023930-D, being a portion of F-52006 situated in Brgy. Bato Municipality of Biliran, Biliran Province, bounded as follows: NW: along lines 6-1-2 by Juan Jerez NE-SE: along lines 2-5 by Bato River with legal casement 20.00m. Wide); SW: along lines 5-6 by Lot 7 of this subdivision Containing an area of TWENTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY NINE (29,999) SQ. M. declared in the name of HILARIO M. TRANI. NOTE: FREE PORTION ONLY TP No. 614 A parcel of land designated as Lot 9, Psd-08023930-D, being a portion of F-52006 situated in Brgy. Bato, Municipality of Biliran, Biliran Province, bounded as follows: NW: along lines 1-2 by Juan Jerez NE: along lines 2-3 by Lot 7; SE: along lines 3-4 by Lot 4; along lines NW: along lines 12-13 by road lot 11 4-5-6 by Lot 3; along lines 6-7 by road along lines 13-14-15 by lot5; Lot 11; along lines 7-8-9-10-11-12 by along lines 15-16 by road lot 11; Lot 2; Along lines 16-17-18-19 by lot 6 NE; along lines 19-25 by Bato River with SQ: along line 25-26 by lot 10 of this Legal easement 20.00 m. wide; subdivision and along line 26-1 by lot 1 of this subdivision. Containing an area of SEVENTY NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVEN (79,207) SQ.M. declared in the name of HILARIO M. TRANI.
5288-A-10, Psd-08-008170-D, situated in Brgy. San Isidro, Ormoc City, containing an area of 1,195 sq. m. covered by TCT No. T-29145; Lot 2-C-2-B, Psd-08-006172, situated in Brgy. Doa Feliza Mejia Village, Ormoc City, containing an area of 151 sq.m. covered by TCT No. 25962 ; Lot 2-C-2-A, Psd-08-006172, containing an area of 149 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 25961; Lot 5288-A-7-A-1, Psd-08-027489-D, situ ated in Barangay San Isidro, Ormoc City, containing an area of 64 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 121-2011000631; and One unit Residential House erected on Lot Nos. 2-C2-A & 2-C-2-B were partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 90; Page No. 18; Book No. XLII; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bataan-Tolibao. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16, & 17-23, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ERNESTO T. YMAS re a vehicle MAKE: Suzuki ; BODY TYPE: Van ; ENGINE No.: F6A-6485719; CHASSIS No.: DE 51V-822467; PLATE No.: YJT 483 was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of LENGIE S. DALUPAN per Doc. No. 309; Page No. 62; Book No. XXXII; Series of 2014 of Notary Public PHILIP A. ALBEOS III. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16 & 17-23, 2014

March 10-16, 2014

Affidavit of Self Adjudication With Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late TEOFILO BALIA and SOFRONIA BALIA re a parcel of land Lot No. 819 rem containing an area of 234.98 sq. m., located in Barangay Poblacion 1 Hindang Leyte, covered by under TD No. 08-15001-00254; and a residential building erected on lot number 819 with an area of 48 sq. m. covered by TD No. 08-15001-00255 were adjudicated unto himself by MANUEL IBAEZ BALIA also known as MANNY IBAEZ BALIA hereto represented by CORAZON Y. PILONES and sold in favor of SPS. ANNABELLE AGRAVANTE and JOSE AGRAVANTE per Doc. No. 384; Page No. 78; Book No. X; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Ma. Lourdes Madula-Vilbar. EV Mai Feb. 24- March 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late EDWIN D. PARRILLA re two (2) unit MOTOR VEHICLES : MAKE/TYPE- KAWASAKI TC HIRE; MOTOR NO. BRI25BEB06572 ;CHASSIS NO. BR125B-B-6572; PLATE NO. HY-6322; and MAKE/TYPE - SKYGO TC HJIRE; MOTOR NO.- 156FM129132842; CHASSIS NO. - LX8PCJ504E007973; PLATE NO HY-6903 were partitioned among his heirs and sold in favor of FLORENDA L. GARIANDO per Doc. No. 160; Page No. 32; Book No. CCCLV; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Nicolas S. Maglasang. EV Mail Feb. 24March 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014 Extra Judicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late PEDIRICO SEPE re a parcel of land designated as Lot 24, Block 3, Psd-08-009686-D, situated in Brgy. San Isidro, Ormoc City , containing an area of 148 sq. m. was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of CARMELITA G. ABALLAR per Doc. No. 275; Page No. 55; Book No. XXXX; Series of 2014 of Notary Public Ari G. Larrazabal. EV Mail Feb. 24- March 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late DOROTEO LIM YAP re a parcels of land, Lot 677 (AP-08000329) Case 1, Cadm 519-D, situated at Poblacion, containing an area of 127 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-36835, covered by TD No. 08-31007-00114 R13, residential building covered by TD No. 08-3100700115 R13, designated as Cadastral Lot Survey No. Cad. 519-, containing an area of 40.5 sq. m. ; Lot 687 Case 1, Cadm 519-D, situated at Brgy. Ipil II, Poblacion, Palompon, Leyte, containing an area of 70 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-41667, covered by TD No. 08-31007-00117 R13; residential land consisting of 132 sq.m. situated in Sabang, Palompon, Leyte and covered under TD No. 08-31035-00791 R13; residential land consisting of 228 sq. m. situated in Guiwan I, Palompon, Leyte and covered under TD No. 08-3100400426 R13; residential land consisting of 133.5 sq. m. situated in Sabang, Palompon, Leyte and covered under TD No. 08-31035-00790 R13; residential land consisting of 112 sq. m. situated in Ipil II, Palompon, Leyte and covered by under TD No. 08-31007-00116 R 13; residential building, covered under TD No. 08-31007-00118 R13, consisting of 45.36 sq. m. ; Lot 526-B-2 , Psd-07-05-011961, situated in Barangay Opao, Mandaue City, Cebu, containing an area of 154 sq. m. , covered by TCT No. 26947-(FP); Lot 526-C-2-A, Psd-07-05-012151, situated in Barangay Opao, Mandaue City, Cebu, containing an area of 100 sq. m. covered by TCT No.-21372-(FP) ; Lot 526-B-1, Psd-07-05-011961, situated in Barangay Opao, Mandaue City, Cebu, containing an area of 46 sq. m. , covered by TCT No. MR-5879 TP (63844) were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 10; Page No. 02; Book No. XXV; Series of 2012 of Notary Public Marcelo C. Onate. EV Mail Feb. 17-23, 24- March 2, & 3-9, 2014 Extrajudicial Settlement among Heirs NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late SULPICIA B. GEROBIESE re an Urban Land situated at Brgy. Tinago, Bato, Leyte under TD No. 06000500189 with Cad. Lot No. 1032 containing an area of 192 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-95259 and an Urban Land situated at Brgy. Tinago, Bato, Leyte under TD No. 06000500190 with Cad. Lot No. 1085 containing an area of 120 sq. m. were extrajudicially settled among her sisters per Doc. No. 135; Page No. 29; Book No. 28; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Rico E. Aureo. EV Mail February 17-23, 24-March 3, 3-9, 2014 Affidavit of Self-Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late FELISA BREGILDO re a parcel of land designated as Cadastral Lot No. 6980-P-C, situated at Brgy. Cruz, Palompon, Leyte, containing an area of 2,800.00 sq. m. under TD No. 02-31022 was adjudicated unto himself by MARCOS B. URBODA per Doc. No. 175; Page No. 33; Book No. I; Series of 2004 of Notary Public Josephine Mejia- Romero. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16 & 17-23, 2014

TP No. 615 A parcel of land designated as Lot 10, Psd-08023930-D, being a portion of F-52006 situated in Brgy. Bato, Municipality of Biliran, Biliran Province, bounded as follows: NW: along lines 1-2 by lot 1 NE: along lines 2-3 by Lot 9; SE: along lines 3-6 by Bato River SW: along lines 6-1 by Julio Trani With legal easement (20.00 m. wide) Containing an area of SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY TWO (68,292) SQ. M. declared in the name of HILARIO M. TRANI. NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of said Order of Execution and in accordance with Rule 39, Section 19, of the Rules of Court, undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine Currency, on MARCH 10, 2014, at 9:00 oclock in the morning or soon thereafter at the lobby at the Hall of Justice, Larrazabal, Calumpang, Naval, Biliran Province, the rights, interests and participation of the defendant, HILARIO M. TRANI, in the abovedescribed real properties in order to satisfy said Order of Execution, together with, costs, sheriffs fees and the expenses of execution/ sale. Naval, Biliran this 5th day of February 2014. (Sgd.) LUDENILO S. ADOR Sheriff IV and Executing Sheriff EV Mail Feb. 24- March 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014 Republic of the Philippines OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFICIO SHERIFF Regional Trial Court 8th Judicial Region Hall of Justice, Ormoc City EJF NO. R. ORM-13-00016-FC FOR: EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS AMENDED IMELDA SACAY-BERNDT, Petitioner-Mortgagee, -versus-SPOUSES DIOSDADO AND LEONILA BAUTISTA, Respondents-Mortgagors, x-----------------x AMENDED NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by IMELDA SACAY-BERNDT of Brgy. Cogon, Ormoc City, against SPS. DIOSDADO AND LEONILA BAUTISTA of Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June, 2013 amounts to ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND NINETY FOUR & 88/100 (P1,507,094.88), charges, attorneys fees, etc. but excluding expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on APRIL 8, 2014, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 35, Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, to the highest bidder, for CASH or Managers check and in the Philippine Currency, the following property/s with all its improvement, to wit: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 32193 A parcel of land certain Lot 6432-B-2 of the subdivision plan, Psd-08-009973-D, being a portion of Lot 6432-B, Psd-74330, situated in the Brgy. of Liloan, City of Ormoc, Island of Leyte. Bounded on the NE, points 3-4, by Lot 6432-B-3 of the sub-div., plan; on the S, points 4-1, by Lot 6432-B-10 xxx containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY TWO (1,152) square meters, more or less. All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on April 14, 2014. Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, FEBRUARY 19, 2014. (Sgd.) VIRGILIO D. LENTEJAS, JR. SHERIFF IV EV Mail Feb. 24- March 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014 Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eight Judicial Region Branch 37 (Caibiran) Naval, Biliran SP. PROC. NO. CB-14-255 IN THE MATTER OF THE CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF GERALD Q. PINEDA, GERALD Q. PINEDA, Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CABUCGAYAN, BILIRAN and CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE Respondents. x--------------------x ORDER Filed with this Court is a petition for the correction of entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of petitioner Gerald Q. Pineda thru his counsel Atty. Redentor C. Villordon praying that his middle name which left blank be filled up with the name QUIZOL which is the maiden name of his mother, his last name should now be PINEDA and no longer QUIZOL; the date and place of marriage of parents should now contain the entry December 2, 1985, Cabucgayan, Biliran. Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the initial hearing of this case on March 26, 2014 at 8:30 oclock in the morning which date, time and place any interested person may appear and show cause, if any, why this petition should not be granted. Accordingly, let a copy of this order be published prior to the date of hearing once a week for three consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Biliran duly authorized by this Court after a raffle conducted by the Branch Clerk of Court. Furnish copy of this order to the office of the Solicitor General, the Provincial Prosecutor of Biliran,

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte SP. PROC. NO. 527 IN RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE CANCELLATION OF LIVE BIRTH OF ANNAPE ALBARILLO UNDER LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRARA NO. 96-404, ANNALIZA ALBARILLO NALZARO, Petitioner, -versusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF HINDANG, LEYTE and the NATIONAL STATISTIC OFFICE (NSO), Respondents. x---------------------x ORDER Petitioner, ANNALIZA ALBARILLO NALZARO, through counsel, filed the instant Petition before this Court docketed as Sp. Proc. Case No. 527. In support of her petition, the petitioner avers, THAT: She is of legal age, married to Pepito A. Nalzaro, Filipino, and a resident of Brgy. Poblacion 1, Hindang, Leyte; she is the mother of Annape Albarillo who seek the cancellation of daughters Certificate of Live Birth under Local Civil Registrar No. 96-404; the petitioner applied for the late registration of her daughter before the Local Civil Registrar of Hindang, Leyte, recently she founds out from the NSO that her daughter was registered in Valenzuela Metro Manila under Local Civil Registrar No. 92-3026, hence, prayed for the cancellation of the Birth Certificate of ANNAPE ALBARILLO under Registry No. 96-404 to conform to the facts surrounding her birth and to avoid confusion of having tow birth Certificate. WHEREFORE, finding the Petition to be sufficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE, the same is set for initial hearing on April 7, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning at which date, time and place anyone that may be prejudiced by the approval of the instant Petition may come to court in this first opportunity. Published this Order in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner. Furnished copy of this Order in the Petitioner and her counsel at the given addresses for them to be present at the scheduled initial hearing. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS, this 26th day of February, 2014, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines. (Sgd.) EPHREM SUAREZ ABANDO Executive Judge ESA/csv EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16 & 17-23, 2014
Extra-Judicial Settlement of Bank Accounts NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the late BENJAMIN T. PARILLA had left an account with Land Bank of the Philippines under ESP Account No. 0951-0268-59; and Savings Account No. 0951-007675 were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 197; Page No. 40; Book No. LXXVI; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Ruben R. Capahi. EV Mail March 3-9, 10-16 & 17-23, 2014

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0005-2014 March 3, 2014 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 R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that GLORIA PAETE SABANDAL has filed with this Office, a petition for change of sex from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of NORBERTO JR. PAETE SABANDAL at Hindang, Leyte and whose parents are NORBERTO P. SABANDAL SR. and GLORIA C. PAETE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than ___________. (Sgd.) DEXTER R. SARCON Municipal Civil Registrar Name of Newspaper: Eastern Visayas Mail Place of Publication: Leyte

Civil Registrar General, the Local Civil Registrar of Cabucgayan , Biliran and the petitioner. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS, this 3rd day of February 2014, Hall of Justice, Brgy. Larrazabal, Naval, Biliran, Philippines. (Sgd.) CONSTANTINO F. ESBER Presiding Judge EV Mail Feb. 24- March 2, 3-9, & 10-16, 2014

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