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The Exponent of EASTERN SAMAR PROGRESS

Vol. XI Issue No. 71
Sept 21-27,2014

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PACIFIC
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Baybay 3,
Borongan City
Eastern Samar

Oras town received seal of

housekeeping from DILG
ORAS, Eastern Samar - The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) bestowed this town
with the Seal of Good Housekeeping
(SGH) last month.

As an awardee, the local government unit

(LGU) will have access to other national program
windows such as the Grassroots Participatory
Budget Process, PAMANA, Salintubig and special
local road fund, as may be eligible based on DILG
policies.
PAMANA (Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan)
is the national governments framework and program for peace and development in conflict-affected areas. Salintubig (Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig
sa Lahat) is a government program in response to
increase access to safe water in the community.
DILG conducts evaluation to all municipalities
nationwide and chooses potential LGUs that perform well and qualify special national government
projects.
Launched in 2011 by former DILG Secretary
Jesse Robredo, SGH is awarded by DILG to LGUs
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Yolanda. Locations for the movie are in San Jose iand in Anibong. in the City of Tacloban. Photo by Mel Caspe

Court declared mayor in Eastern

Samar fails to assume post
TACLOBAN CITY- The court declared mayor of
San Policarpo town in Eastern Samar has yet to take
her post with less than two years before the holding of
the next elections.
Virginia Acol, who was earlier declared as the
rightful winner could not just yet assume the post
occupied at present by Mayor Conrado Nicart III after the latter secure a 60-day temporary restraining
order (TRO).
The TRO, issued by a regional trial court in Oras,
also in Eastern Samar, is to expire on September 30.
We respected the TRO thus we were constrained
not to hold office for the meantime. We know how to
follow the law Acol said.

Local press attends training

on child-friendly reporting
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar,
Sept. 28 (PIA) To ensure that all local
media practitioners in Eastern Samar are
aware of child protection laws and protocols in proper handling of children, PLAN
International Inc., conducted Training on
Child Protection and Child -Sensitive Reporting and Local Media Briefing on Positive Discipline , on September 26, 2014 at
Markyz Pension House, Brgy. Balud, this
City.
During the training, a session on the
concepts and measures of child protection,
such as encouraging child participation

and treating children in a manner that

is respectful of their rights, integrity, and
dignity was conducted.
The training also discussed the guidelines on child sensitive reporting, including the preservation of the privacy of children victims and compliance to childrens
request if they do not want their photos
to be taken.
In the afternoon, a field visit or local
media briefing on child protection initiatives and promotion of positive and
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Interestingly, the court that issued the TRO was

the same court that ruled that it was Acol who won
the mayoralty race against Nicart, son of Eastern
Governor Conrado Nicart.
In her ruling, Judge Juliana White, presiding judge
of RTC- Branch 5 ruled that Acol was the real winner
during May 2013 mayoralty polls against Nicart, who
is now serving his second term.
Based on the court decision, Acol garnered 3,773
votes against Nicarts 3,667 votes or a margin of 106
votes.
Nicart was proclaimed by the members of the
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Region losing potential

tourists, DOT exec said

TACLOBAN CITY
Eastern Visayas is bound
to lose 1,183 daily tourists
or 106,470 from September to December due to
limited air travel operation at the Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport.
With this situation, the
regional office of the Department of Tourism ad-

mitted that they could not

possibly reach their target
of tourist arrivals at more
than 769,000 for this year.
The DZR Airport
serves as the gateway. With
the limited operations of
the airport, we are also
faced with limited air seats
for incoming and outgoing
passengers, said DOT Re-

gional Director Karina Rosa

Tiopes.
Limited flights and
schedules also make travel
to the region inconvenient
to both visitors and the travelling public, she added.
Before the runway
problem, Tiopes recalled
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Easter Samar Bulletin

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
8th Judicial Region
Branch 3
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN (E.S.), INC.,
Mortgagee,
-versusSPOUSES TEOFILO
CABACABA and CONSTANCIA CABACABA,
Mortgagors
EJF File No. 230
For:
EXTRA JUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE OF
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT
3135 as Amended By
ACT 4118
x- - - - -- - - - - - -x

SHERIFFS NOTICE OF
RE-BIDDING/EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135,
as amended by Act 4118, filed by
the RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN
(E.S.), INC., against SPOUSES TEOFILO CABACABA and
CONSTANCIA CABACABA, of
legal age, Filipinos, with residence
and postal address at Barangay
Sulangan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, in order to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of
March 31, 2009 amounts to FIVE
HUNDRED NINE THOUSAND
NINETY-THREE PESOS and
75/100 (509,093.75) Philippine
currency, excluding penalties,
charges, attorneys fees and expenses of foreclosure and sale, the
Ex-Officio Sheriff of Eastern Samar, by and through undersigned
will sell at public auction on November 5, 2014 at 10:00 oclock in
the morning or soon thereafter, at
the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 3, Guiuan,
Eastern Samar, to the highest bidder, for CASH and in Philippine
currency, the following property/
ies with all its improvements, to
wit:
TAX DECLARATION No.
ARP 09053-00979/00980
A parcel of residential land
together with all the buildings
and improvements found thereon, located at Int. Imelda St.,
Brgy. Sulangan, Guiuan, Eastern
Samar, declared for taxation purposes in the name of TEOFILO
B. CABACABA under TD No.
ARP 009053-00979/00980, assessed at P1,420.00, bounded on
the N., by 633-Nestor Gapate;
E., by 018-Teolfilo Badoc; S., by
018-Teofilo Badoc; and W., by
031-Adela Cobacha, having an
area of 78 sq.m. 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 November 14, 2014 without further
notice.
Prospective buyers/bidders
are hereby enjoined to investigate
for themselves the Title/Tax Declaration to the property/ies described above and encumbrances
thereon if any there be.

Guiuan, Eastern Samar,

September 17, 2014.

(Sgd.) ZORAIDA P.
QUILONA
Clerk of Court VI and
Ex-Officio Sheriff
(Sgd.) ILBERTO C.
MACALE
Sheriff IV

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
8th Judicial Region
Branch 3
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN (E.S.), INC.
Mortgagee
-versusCIRILA B. QUIZA and
JEAN FRANCISCA Q.
JABAGAT,
Mortgagors
EJF File No. 0187-03
For:
EXTRA JUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE OF
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT
3135 as Amended By
ACT 4118
x- - - - - - - - -x

SHERIFFS NOTICE OF RE-BIDDING/EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135,
as amended by Act 4118, filed by
the RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN
(E.S.), INC., against CIRILA B.
QUIZA and JEAN FRANCISCA QUIZA-JABAGAT, of legal
age, Filipinos, with residence
and postal address at Barangay 2,
Poblacion, Salcedo, Eastern Samar, in order to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of
July 15, 2013 amounts to TWO
HUNDRED SIXTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY THREE PESOS and 33/100
(P266,533.33) Philippine currency, excluding penalties, charges,
attorneys fees and expenses of
foreclosure and sale, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Eastern Samar, by
and through undersigned will sell
at public auction on November 5,
2014 at 10:00 oclock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the main
entrance of the Regional Trial
Court, Branch 3, Guiuan, Eastern
Samar, to the higher bidder, for
CASH and in Philippine currency,
the following property/ies with all
its improvements, to wit:
TAX DECLARATION No.
ARP-99-19002-00037
OCT No. 8082, Lot 3021, C-3,
Pls-1044-D
A parcel of residential lot
together with all the buildings
and other improvements thereon located at Poblacion, Salcedo, Eastern Samar, declared for
taxation purposes in the name
of CIRILA A. QUIZA under Tax
Declaration No. ARP-99-1900200037, covered by OCT No. 8082,
Lot 3021, bounded on the SE-Lot
3022, 3030; SW-Lot 3056; NW-Lot
3020; NE-National Road, having
an area of 212 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 November 14, 2014 without further
notice.
Prospective buyers/bidders
are hereby enjoined to investigate
for themselves the Title/Tax Declaration to the property/ies described above and encumbrances
thereon if any there be.

Guiuan, Eastern Samar,

September 17, 2014.
(Sgd.) ZORAIDA P.
QUILONA
Clerk of Court VI and
Ex-Officio Sheriff
(Sgd.) ILBERTO C.
MACALE
Sheriff IV

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
8th Judicial Region
Branch 3
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN (E.S.), INC.
Mortgagee,
-versusSPOUSES FILEX G. DIMAANGAY and ISABEL
DIMAANGAY,
Mortgagors
EJF File No. 0217
For:
EXTRA JUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE OF
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT
3135 as Amended By
ACT 4118
x- - - - - - - - x
SHERIFFS NOTICE
OF RE-BIDDING/EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for

sale under Act No. 3135, as amended by Act 4118, filed by the RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN (E.S.),
INC., against SPOUSES FILEX
G. DIMAANGAY and ISABEL
DIMAANGAY, of legal age, Filipinos, with residence and postal
address at Barangay Pagnamitan,
Guiuan, Eastern Samar, in order to
satisfy the mortgage indebtedness
which as of July 15, 2007 amounts
to ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
NINETY-FIVE PESOS and 10/100
(136,895.10) Philippine currency, excluding penalties, charges,
attorneys fees and expenses of
foreclosure and sale, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Eastern Samar, by
and through undersigned will sell
at public auction on November 5,
2014 at 10:00 oclock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the main
entrance of the Regional Trial
Court, Branch 3, Guiuan, Eastern
Samar, to the highest bidder, for
CASH and in Philippine currency,
the following property/ies with all
its improvements, to wit:
TAX DECLARATION No. ARP02-09044-00124
A parcel of residential land together with all the buildings and
improvements found thereon situated at Brgy. Road, Brgy. Pagnamitan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, declared for taxation purposes in the
name of FILEX G. DIMAANGAY
under TD No. ARP-02-0904400124, assessed at P2,870.00 and
bounded as follows: N., by Barangay Road; E., by 006-Juan Caadan;
S., by 007 Dolores Pagadora; and
W., by Hrs. of Isidora Dimaangay,
with an area of 241 sq.m., 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 November
14, 2014 without further notice.
Prospective buyers/bidders are
hereby enjoined to investigate for
themselves the Title/Tax Declaration to the property/ies described
above and encumbrances thereon
if any there be.

Guiuan, Eastern Samar,

September 17, 2014.
(Sgd.) ZORAIDA P.
QUILONA
Clerk of Court VI and
Ex-Officio Sheriff
(Sgd.) ILBERTO C.
MACALE
Sheriff IV

Copy furnished:
The Manager, Rural Bank of Guiuan (E.S.), Inc., Mortgagee, Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Atty. Pedro L. Felicen, Jr., 116 Gorgonia Ave., Lot 10, Blk. 2, Phase 2,
V&G Subd., Tacloban City
Spouses Teofilo Cabacaba & Constancia Cabacaba, Brgy. Sulanga,
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
WARNING: It is absolute prohibited to remove, deface or destroy
this Notice of Sale on or before
the date of sale, under penalty of
the law.

Copy furnished:
The Manager, Rural Bank of Guiuan (E.S.), Inc., Mortgagee, Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Atty. Pedro L. Felicen, Jr., 116 Gorgonia Ave., Lot 10, Blk. 2, Phase 2,
V&G Subd., Tacloban City
Cirila B. Quiza and Jean Francisca
Quiza-Jabagat, Barangay 2, Poblacion, Salcedo, Eastern Samar
WARNING: It is absolutely prohibited to remove, deface or destroy this Notice of Sale on or before the date of sale, under penalty
of the law.

Copy furnished:
The Manager, Rural Bank of
Guiuan (E.S.), Inc., Mortgagee,
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Atty. Pedro L. Felicen, Jr., 116
Gorgonia Ave., Lot 10, Blk. 2,
Phase 2, V&G Subd., Tacloban
City
Spouses Filex G. Dimaangay &
Isabel Dimaangay, Brgy. Pagnamitan, Guiuan, Eastern Samar
WARNING: It is absolutely
prohibited to remove, deface or
destroy this Notice of Sale on
or before the date of sale, under
penalty of the law.

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Oct. 5-11, 2014

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Oct. 5-11, 2014

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Oct. 5-11, 2014

NEWS
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
8th Judicial Region
Branch 3
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN (E.S.), INC.
Mortgagee,
-versusANTONIO O. IDA,
ROSITA O. IDA and
FLORENCIA O. IDA,
Mortgagors
EJF File No. 0213
For:
EXTRAJUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE OF
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER ACT
3135 AS Amended by
ACT 4118
x- - - - - - - - - -x
SHERIFFS NOTICE OF
RE-BIDDING/EXTRA
JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act No. 3135,

as amended by Act 4118, filed by
the RURAL BANK OF GUIUAN
(E.S.), INC., against ANTONIO
O. IDA, ROSITA O. IDA and
FLORENCIA O. IDA, all of legal
age, Filipinos, with residence and
postal address at San Francisco
Street, Barangay 8, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, in order to satisfy the
mortgage indebtedness which as
of July 15, 2007 amounts to ONE
MILLION EIGHT THOUSAND
ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN PESOS and 11/100, (P1,008,111.11)
Philippine currency, excluding
penalties, charges, attorneys fees
and expenses of foreclosure and
sale, the Ex-Officio Sheriff of Eastern Samar, by and through undersigned will sell at public auction
on November 5, 2014 at 10:00
oclock in the morning or soon
thereafter, at the main entrance of
the Regional Trial Court, Branch
3, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, to the
highest bidder, for CASH and in
Philippine currency, the following
property/ies with all its improvements, to wit:
TAX DECLARATION No.
ARP-09004-00166
A parcel of commercial residential land together with all
the improvements found thereon
situated at Guimbaolibot Ave.,
Brgy. 4, Guiuan, Eastern Samar,
declared for taxation purposes in
the name of ANDRES IDA under
TD No. 09044-00166, assessed at
P16,190.00 and bounded as follows: N., by Guimbaolibot Avenue;
E., by Maria Pading; S., by Maria
Pading; and W., by Domingo
Calzita, with an area of 435 sq. m.,
more or less.
TAX DECLARATION NO.
ARP-09011-00063
A parcel of residential land
together with all the improvements
found thereon situated at Guimbaolibot Ave., Brgy. 9-A, Guiuan,
E. Samar, declared for taxation
purposes in the name of ANDRES
IDA under TD No. 09011-00063,
assessed at P6,110.00 and bounded
as follows: N., by 012-Felix Siguan;
E., by 009-Esteban Sabulao, Sr.; S.,
by 009-Esteban Sabulao, Sr., and
W., by Guimbaolibot Ave., with an
area of 315 sq.m., more or less.
TAX DECLARATION NO.
ARP 130041
A parcel of residential land
located at San Jose Street, Barangay 11, Guiuan, Eastern Samar,
declared for taxation purposes
in the name of Milagros O. Lim
(vendor) sold to DR. ANTONIO
O. IDA per Deed of Absolute
Sale under TD130041, assessed at
P6,590.00 and bounded as follows:
N., by 001-Ciriaco Pimentel; E.,
by 007-Gerardo Morrero; S., San
Jose Street; and W., by 001-Jorge
Raygon, known as Cadastral Lot
No. 231 with an area of 650 sq.m.,
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 November 14, 2014 without further
notice.
Prospective buyers/bidders
are hereby enjoined to investigate
for themselves the Title/Tax Declaration to the property/ies described above and encumbrances

Sept 21-27,2014

DAR turnovers
Php15.5-M machineries
to Samar and Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY
-- The Department
of Agrarian Reform
(DAR) recently turnedover Php15.5 million
worth of farm machineries to five agrarian
reform beneficiary organizations (ARBOs)
in Leyte, Samar and
Eastern Samar to help
them rebuild their lives
after the destruction of
super typhoon Yolanda
last year.
Region 8 Director
Sheila Enciso said the
tractors were funded
under the Agrarian
Reform Communities
Connectivity and Economic Support Ser-

vices (ARCCESS) project and were intended

for the clearing and rehabilitation of farm lots
in areas greatly affected
by the typhoon.
Enciso said that
three tractors were distributed in Leyte and
one tractor each for the
provinces of Samar and
Eastern Samar, respectively.
DAR entrusted to
five ARBOs the operations and maintenance
of the machines which
cost P3,117,920 per
unit.
For Leyte, DAR
turned over the machines to the St. Ben-

edicts
Association
for Sustainable Farming which is based
in Tunga; the Boroc
Agricultural Primary
Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Ormoc; and
the Zaragosa Agrarian
Cooperative in Matalom.
Meanwhile for Eastern Samar and Samar,
DAR turned over the
machines to the Carapdapan Small Farmers and Fishermen
Producers Cooperative based in Salcedo,
Eastern Samar and the
Legaspi Farmers and
Fishermen Association
in Marabut.(PNA)

Republic of the
Philippines
Eight (8th) Judicial
Region
REGIONAL TRIAL
COURT
Branch 01
Borongan Eastern Samar
IN THE MATTER OF
THE PETITION FOR
THE CORRECTION
OF ENTRIES IN THE
CERTIFICATE OF LIVE
BIRTH OF JOSEPHINE
A. BAGON AND JASON
A. BAGON RE: DATES
OF BIRTH WITH THE
LCR, LLORENTE E.
SAMAR
JOSEPHINE A. BAGON
AND JASON A.
BAGON rep. by
JUDITH A. BAGON as
Petitioner
-versusASUNCION PAULINE
B. DAYAG, OIC, LCR of
LLORENTE, E. SAMAR
SPEC. PRO. NO. 156-13
FOR: CORRECTION OF
ENTRY
x--------------------------x

AMENDED ORDER

15, 1973 and January 24, 1976

as their dates of birth.
Finding the petition to
be sufficient in form and substance let the hearing of the
petition be set on October
29, 2014 at 8:00 oclock in the
morning at the Session Hall
of the Regional Trial Court,
Branch 01, Borongan, Eastern Samar where all interested
parties may appear in court
and show cause why said petition should not be granted.
Let this Order be published at the expense of the
petitioner in a newspaper
of general circulation in the
Province of Eastern Samar and
accredited by this Court, once
a week for three (3) consecutive weeks before the scheduled hearing.
Furnish copy of this order to Solicitor General, 134
Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village,
Makati City, the Local Civil
Registrar of the Municipality of Llorente Eastern Samar,
petitioners counsel, the petitioners, the Civil Registrar
General, National Statistics
Office (NSO), Manila and the
Provincial Prosecutor of the
Province of Eastern Samar.
SO ORDERED.
In Chamber, August
28, 2014, Borongan City, E.
Samar

thereon if any there be.

Guiuan, Eastern Samar,

September 17, 2014.
(Sgd.) ZORAIDA P.
QUILONA
Clerk of Court VI and
Ex-Officio Sheriff
(Sgd.) ILBERTO C. MACALE
Sheriff IV

Copy furnished:
The Manager, Rural Bank of
Guiuan (E.S.), Inc., Mortgagee,
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Atty. Pedro L. Felicen, Jr., 116
Gorgonia Ave., Lot 10, Blk. 2,
Phase 2, V&G Subd., Tacloban
City
Antonio O. Ida, Rosita O. Ida and
Florencia O. Ida, San Francisco
Street, Brgy. 8, Guiuan, Eastern
Samar
WARNING: It is absolutely
prohibited to remove, deface or
destroy this Notice of Sale on
or before the date of sale, under
penalty of the law.

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Oct. 5-11, 2014

This is a verified petition

for Correction of Entry in
the Certificates of Live Birth
of Josephine A. Bagon and
Jason A. Bagon praying that
the erroneous entries in the
certificates of live birth of the
petitioners on file with the
National Statistics Office be
corrected and that the date of
birth of Josephine A. Bagon be
corrected from December 15,
1973 to December 15, 1968
and also the date of birth of
Jason A. Bagon be corrected
from January 24, 1979 to January 24, 1976.
The petition in substance
alleges among others that petitioners are the children of
spouses Juan Bagon and Judith
A. Aboy who were born on
December 15, 1968 and January 24, 1976 respectively; that
upon verification at the NSO,
the entries of petitioners dates
of birth were erroneously entered as December 15, 1973
and January 24, 1979 respectively and that there is need for
its correction; that since birth
to the present petitioners have
been using in the school records the dates December 15,
1968 and January 24, 1976 and
that petitioners being catholics have been baptized and
in their baptismal certificates
appears the dates December
15, 1973 and January 24, 1976
respectively; also petitioners
being now residents of Italy
have been using also in their
passports the dates December

(Sgd) Hon. ELVIE P.

LIM
Presiding Judge

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Sept 21-27,2014

OPINION

COMMENTARY:

Easter Samar Bulletin

EDITORIAL

By Fr Roy Cimagala
Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

Warning against
self-righteousness

THE kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who

went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. (Mt
20,1) Thus starts the gospel we heard recently at Mass. Its
a parable that contains a precious lessona warning, in
factespecially to those who feel advantaged and privileged in life for a number of reasons.
As the parable continues its story, the landowner
agreed to pay the laborers who were hired at the first
hour the usual daily wage. But since he noticed there
were still idle people in the different parts of the day, even
at the last hour, he decided to hire them just the same,
promising to pay them what he thought would be just.
At the end of the day, when paying time came, he
chose to pay all his laborers the same usual daily wage,
including those who were hired at the last hour. Obviously, those hired at the first hour felt unfairly treated.
These last ones worked only one hour, and you have
made them equal to us, who bore the days burden and
the heat, they said. But to this, the landowner said, My
friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me
for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go
The parable simply tells us at bottom that God cares
for everyone of us. He does not make distinction of persons insofar as loving is concerned. His love is universal.
It covers all.
This is the thought that should be with us everytime
we see the differences and the great variety of conditions
we have among ourselves. Yes, we have to acknowledge
our differences, our advantages and disadvantages, etc.,
but we should not forget that God loves all of us and that
we too should love everybody else the way God loves all.
Let us remind ourselves that our differences are meant
to develop, if not enrich, everyone through the dynamics
of complementation and supplementation. Lets see to it
that we are not unduly entangled with the unavoidable
tension and conflict, and that we manage to go past them
and see the bigger picture.
What is incumbent on us is to give what we have, what
has been entrusted to us by Godour talents and other
giftsas much as we could for the common good. This is
where our true joy and self-fulfillment. Its in giving that
we truly love, and that we truly get blessed.
We should never think that our talents, gifts, blessings
and other privileges and advantages we can have in life
are a right to lord it over others, or to be proud and vain,
or to expect more privileges. They are never meant to
make us feel superior to others, turning us into conceited
persons.
If ever, these things should only make us more aware
of the greater responsibility we have to contribute to the
common good. That consideration, which we should try
to be with us always, should sober us and stop us from
making fantastic, baseless ideas of ourselves.
These gifts and blessings should make us more humble and more responsible, as well as more discerning as to
what God has in mind for their proper use. Thats because
when not referred to God, these things can have no other
effect than to spoil us.
And thats when we, unwittingly perhaps, lead ourselves down the road to a blinding self-righteousness. We
have to be most wary of this danger which is very common and can come to us in subtle ways.
The worst form is when we use our sanctity because
we may be a priest, a nun or a monk, as a claim to superiority over others. This can happen when we have little or
even no patience for those who may not behave properly in certain liturgical celebrations and we feel we have
the right to scold them in public.
The real saints and heroes never thought it beneath
them to suffer the inadequacies and the mistakes of others, following the example of Christ who even went to the
extent of washing the feet of his apostles, and who clearly

VP Binays presidential bid in peril?

here is no doubt that the

sincere desire of Vice
President Jejomar Binay
to become President of
the republic has been
shaken and could be
shattered for good if nothing effective and credible moves be made to
enhance his image and change the
seeming ugly perceptions about his
credibility now before the start of the
2016 presidential campaign.
The alleged graft and corruption
charges hurled at him in the past
few months that regularly appear in
print, seen and heard in broadcast
channels nationwide have somehow
eroded his once-upon-a time high
credibility as a person and as a model public servant.
His address to the nation last Sept.
18 at the Philippine International
Convention Center (PICC) purportedly to explain, defend and justify
the alleged overpricing of the modern parking lots in Makati that were
constructed during his incumbency
as mayor of Makati, was not convincing.
However, it is too early to predict
that the Vice President is already a
goner in his presidential bid. It is still
a year and a half before the 2016
said that he came to serve and not to be served.
Since any authority on earth is a participation of the
authority of God, those who have it, especially the sacred
ministers, should see to it that the exercise of their authority would make others see God instead of their own
selves.
We have to follow the example of St. John the Baptist
who said, He must increase, but I must decrease.

elections and many developments

relative to this issue will still surface
that could change the present perceptions of the Filipino people about
the Vice President.
Besides it appears that, while
there are already several presidential dreamers and hopefuls who have
albeit clandestinely expressed a desire to become head of state, they
still have to create a strong and convincing massive impact of acceptance from our people at this point
in time.
It is still a wait and see stance on
whom among them will eventually
capture the imagination of Filipino
electorates to vote for on Election
Day.
However, Vice President Jejomar
Binay must appear before the blue
ribbon committee to answer questions about this graft and corruption
issue leveled at him to clear his name
and put the issue at rest.
E A S TE RN S A M A R

Dalmacio C. Grafil
Publisher
Aljim Denver M. Arcueno
Editor-in-Chief

Romeo Cebreros
OIC
Brgy. Songco, Borongan City
Eastern Samar

(055) 261-3319

Easter Samar Bulletin

NEWS

Sept 21-27,2014

DENR warns against

open burning
BORONGAN CITY, - Provincial environment and
natural resources officer Arturo Salazar warned against
burning of garbage in ones backyard or open burning,
locally known as pagtap-ong, as it is one of the causes
of global warming and climate change.
Salazar said this during the Kapihan Para sa Kalikasan, a radio program of the Philippine Information Agency and the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources aired over Radyo ng Bayan Borongan-DYES on Friday, September 26.
He also added that aside from effects on the environment, burning garbage is also against the law.
The Ecological Solid Waste Management Act or RA
9003 prohibits open burning.

DA readies for possible impact

of El Nio to farmers in the region
TACLOBAN CITY-The Department of Agriculture (DA8) is now monitoring the rice areas in the region in anticipation of the El Nino phenomenon.
Nearly half of the regions 169,502 hectares of rice areas that most of them are in Samar areas are endangered to
drought during an El Nino phenomenon, said Elvira Torres,
DA regional technical director for research and regulation.
Its priority is the 81,096.79 hectares of rain fed rice areas
that are sensitive to unfavorable impact of a dry season.
The rice farmers are encouraged to use the diversified rice
farming and to adopt an effective water management approach
as a way to lessen the impact of the phenomenon.

Region losing...

that the Tacloban airport

had nine flights per day
with an average airline
seats per plane of about 70.
That means we lost 79%
of our airline seat capacity,
she said.
Based on their tourist
target for this year, 2,109
tourists are to arrive a day
in the region using the
DZR Airport. Assuming
that 80% or 1,687 visitors
arrival via Tacloban Airport, the region will have
a significant gap between
visitor air seat demand and
supply, Tiopes said.
Presuming that of the
630 passengers from nine
flights per day, 80% or 504
of them are visitors, then
we are losing about 1,183
tourists per day, she observed.
For 60-room Hotel Alejandro, the situation since
early September has been
unusual.
Our occupancy rate
since September 4 was
just 70% to 80%. Prior to
airport problem, we have
been fully booked. We lost
walk-in clients due to flight

cancellations, said Nellie

Abiertas, front desk officer
of Hotel Alejandro.
The airport was shutdown on September 3 for
emergency patching of
large pothole, as recommended by airline companies. After 24 hours, the
runway has reopened, but
only for propeller driven
aircraft to give way to long
term repair.
The situation prompted
airline companies to cancel
flights to DZR Airport.
Only the Manila-bound
Philippine Airlines turboprop planes and Cebu-bound Cebu Pacifics
small aircraft use the airport.
The DZR Airport has
2,100-meter runway. Unlike Airbuses, smaller aircrafts can only use half of
the runway, paving the way
for the massive rehabilitation of runways asphalt
overlay.
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
(CAAP) Tacloban area
manager Efren Nagrama
said that massive runway

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board of elections inspectors as the winner based on

the strength of the votes he garnered, 3,945, as against
Acols 3,857 votes or a difference of 88 votes.
Acol, a businesswoman, said that she tried to get
inside the municipal hall last July 23 but failed to do
so as the buildings entrance was locked with dump
trucks placed just outside the front of the building.
Upon the advice of her lawyers, she rented a private place where she holds office as mayor of the
town, Acol said.
Acol said that while she is supposed to hold office
in just over a year before the conduct of the 2016 elections, she still want to discharge the functions as mayor so she could serve her people. (LIZBETH ANN A.
ABELLA)

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rehabilitation works may
end early December.
The DZR Airport is one
of the countrys busiest airports in the country, catering 611,397 inbound and
outbound travellers from
January to July 2014.
The CAAP office has no
available comparable 2013
data since all records were
swept away by big waves.
Tiopes, on the other
hand, said that the limited operation will contribute to sustainable tourism
growth in the future as
it will ensure long term
safety.
If we were to weigh the
effect of having an airport
with limited operations
versus ensuring the safety
of passengers and the integrity of the aircraft, latter
takes precedence. We just
have to bear the short term
inconvenience, she added.
Eastern Visayas is targeting an 8.5% growth this
year from the 709,498 arrival in 2013. (SARWELL
Q.MENIANO)

RA 8749 or the Clean Air Act also bans burning of

garbage because the process leads to poisonous and
toxic fumes as well as greenhouse gases which cause
global warming.
He explained that when garbage is burned, it not
only contributes to air pollution. It will, in the long
run contribute to global warming and ultimately climate change.
Salazar emphasized the importance of waste segregation and proper waste disposal in mitigating the
effects of climate change.
Also, he reiterated the other ways of protecting
the environment like conserving energy and planting
trees. (PIA8- ESamar)

The Department of Science and Technology had earlier

announced that El Nio phenomenon may start affecting the
Philippines in June and peak by end-2014.
Among the 44 provinces in the country projected to be
hit by the weather phenomenon, Samar was identified to be as
moderately vulnerable.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala had earlier announced that their department has identified some interventions as the country braces for the El Nino phenomenon.
Among these interventions include cloud seeding and giving of shallow tube wells and introduction of drought tolerant
crop varieties.
The region has a total 74,143.09 hectares of irrigated areas
and a total 14,263.05 hectares of upland rice areas.
The DA has its promotion of the Green Super Rice Variety
for 22 pilot areas in the region. (JONA MAE ESTIL, LNU
Intern)

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all over the Philippines that successfully meet the requirements of the full disclosure policy and proven to
have no adverse or disclaimer audit findings by the
Commission on Audit.
DILG scaled up SGH into the Seal of Good Local
Governance (SGLG) examining LGUs performance
in terms of good financial housekeeping, disaster preparedness, social protection for the basic sector, business-friendly and competitiveness, environmental
compliance, law and order, and public safety.
We are positive that Oras will be one of the first
awardees of the Seal of Good Local Governance
(SGLG) in 2014, said Engr. Norina Dag-um, municipal planning and development coordinator, said.
Dag-um added that they are doing their best to
follow the criteria given by the DILG for the SGLG
award. (NIZA APRIL M.PORTEZA, LNU Intern)

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non-violent discipline was conducted in the municipalities

of Maydolong and Llorente.
According to Jason Lozano, Project Manager of the said
organization, given its impact to society, the media plays an
important role in ensuring that all children are protected.
Lozano further said, aside from being the voice to stop
violations of childrens rights, journalists can also serve as
models on how to properly engage with children based on
their child-sensitive reporting procedures.
Plan International Inc., an international humanitarian,
child centered development organization is implementing
a project called the Collective Action to Promote Non-Violent and Protective Society for children.
This project is supported by the European Union and
in coordination with Lihok Filipina Foundation, Inc. and
Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD).
Some 15 local media practitioners both government
and private attended the said training. (jrc/sdc/PIA8-E.
Samar)