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By Samuel D. Candido

PLAN International Inc., together with other stakeholders, recently held the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Summit at the Municipal Covered Court of Hernani in this province. This activity aims to address the fundamental needs of early childhood. This is the age from birth to age six when children must be provided with basic holistic needs. This refers to the full range of health, nutrition, early education and social services to promote their optimum growth and development. PLAN Area Supervisor Leah A. Payud said ECCD plays a vital role in the development of a childs personality and his well-being. Payud gave an overview of the summit followed by an orientation on ECCD programs and their status by Estelita Afable, provincial assistant social A Buhawi (tornado) shocks the people enjoying the beach of Canigao, Matalom Leyte last June 15 at 3P.M. The beach lovers numbering closely 500 welfare and development ofran for cover when they spotted the buhawi. (VICKY C. ARNAIZ/Contributed Photo) to page 3

MB places Rural Bank of Borongan (Eastern Samar) under PDIC receivership

All valid insured deposit claims will be paid
PDIC took over the bank on June 17, 2013. Rural Bank of Borongan is a single-unit bank located at corner J. Bocar and Cardona Streets, Borongan City, Eastern Samar. Latest available records show that as of March 31, 2013, Rural Bank of Borongan had 350 accounts with total deposit liabilities of P16.55 million. A total of 345 deposit accounts or 98.6% of the accounts have balances of P500,000 or less and fully covered by deposit insurance. Total insured deposits amounted to P15.61 million or 94.3% of the total deposits. PDIC said that upon takeover, all bank records shall be gathered, verified and validated. The state deposit insurer assured depositors

The Monetar y Board (MB) placed the Rural Bank of Borongan, Inc. under the receivership of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) by virtue of MB Resolution No. 962.A dated June 14, 2013. As Receiver,

By Alicia E. Nicart The Provincial Nutrition Council here is currently preparing for the celebration of Nutrition Month in July. In the planning conto page 2 ference held recently, the

Local nutrition council gears for Nutrition Month celebration

Council agreed to hold a press conference which shall be covered live over the local radio station, in their interest to make known the current nutritional status of children

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Allow LGUs to hire new board passer teachers parents

Many parents in Eastern Visayas are urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to reconsider their issued moratorium for the local government units (LGUs)- hired teachers to address the lack of teachers in the region. DepEd officials in the region admitted in interviews that another reason that triggered for the lack of teachers in the region is the moratorium issued by DepEd on teachers hired by the LGUs. The officials claim that DepEd issued such a mem-

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Philippines destroys 5 tons of ivory tusks
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Six agrarian scholars in East Visayas earn college degrees

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LEGAL NOTICES
Republic of the Philippines Province of Eastern Samar Municipality of San Julian OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL REGISTRAR

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
RA10172 Form No. 10.1(LCRO)

In compliance with Rule 7 of R.A. 10172, a notice is hereby served to the publi that ALVA JOY C. TOMAS has filed with this Office a petition for correction of clerical error in the entry on
(error on sex to be corrected) (complete name of petitioner)

MALE

to

(clerical error to be corrected)

SEX

from

FEMALE
(correct sex)

in the Certificate

of Live Birth of ALVA JOY CARTEL TOMAS who was born on May 9, 1995 at CASOROY, SAN JULIAN, E. SAMAR and whose parents are ALFREDO VILLAR TOMAS and BARBARA MADOLID CARTEL.
(name of mother) (name of father) (complete date of birth) (place of birth) (complete name of document owner)

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition before this office not later than 01 July 2013. (Sgd.) LEAH S. VERANA Municipal Civil Registrar ESB: June 18-24, 25-July 1, 2013

Republic of the Philippines Province of Eastern Samar City of Borongan OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

MANILA -- Government workers used a backhoe and an incinerator Friday to crush and burn more than five tons of smuggled elephant tusks worth an estimated $10 million (P430 million) in the biggest known destruction of trafficked ivory outside Africa. The government said the destruction of the stockpile, gathered from seizures since 2009, demonstrates its commitment to fighting the illegal ivory trade. It also eliminates any opportunity for corrupt officials to resell the ivory, as was the case in 2006 when the largest single shipment of 3.7 tones vanished from the inventory, according to an international network that tracks the illegal trade.

Philippines destroys 5 tons of ivory tusks

Ivory is known to have disappeared from a number of government-held stockpiles worldwide, so it is vital that proper protocols are established, said Colman O Criodain from the World Wide Fund for Nature. The US Agency for International Development and the anti-wildlife trafficking Freeland Foundation said they were assisting the Philippine government in conducting DNA analysis of elephant tusks at the Center for Conservation Biology of the University of Washington so that law enforcement agencies will have information on the origin and transit points of the smuggled ivory. It will also help to dismantle criminal syndicates responsible for poaching in Africa. This not only sends a message to wildlife trafficklow the LGUs to hire board passer teachers to solve the problem, commented one parent, Imelda Abude, whose daughter is enrolled in one of the elementary schools here. Earlier the DepEd officials in the region admitted that Eastern Visayas is in need of 4,943 more teachers for school opening. However, their central office has given the region an allocation of only 3,760 or still a gap of 1,183 teachers. The parents pointed out that since the lacking 1,183 teachers cannot be hired anymore by the DepEd even though they are board passers due to unavailability of items, the LGUs should be allowed to them to minimize if not solve the problem for the lack of teachers. (RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT) ers that the Philippine government is taking firm action against the illegal ivory trade, but also takes a stand against corruption by burning their ivory stockpile so it cannot be stolen then sold into the black market, said Steven Galster, director of Bangkok-based Freeland Foundation. The Southeast Asian nation has been used as a transit route between Africa and the rest of Asia. Ivory can fetch up to $2,000 per kilogram ($910 per pound) on the black market and more than $50,000 for an entire tusk. The Elephant Trade Information System, which tracks the illegal trade on behalf of the 1989 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, said the Philippines is among nine countries and territories identified as being

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most heavily implicated in the illegal trade. The others are Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China and Thailand. The Philippines is a transit point but also is known for its carving industry producing religious sculptures and artifacts. Last year, National Geographic magazine featured an ivory collection allegedly belonging to a Roman Catholic priest, Monsignor Cristobal Garcia of Cebu, who was suspended in 2012 by the Vatican because of a sex abuse case. The Philippines National Bureau of Investigation has said it would question Garcia over the origin of the ivory icons. Officer Sixto Comia said Friday he had not received any reports on the result of the investigation. (AP) For depositors that need not file deposit insurance claims, PDIC targets to start mailing payments to these depositors at their addresses recorded in the bank no later than the last week of June. For depositors that are required to file deposit insurance claims, the PDIC targets to start claims settlement operations for these accounts no later than the first week of July. The schedule of the claims settlement operations will be announced through notices to be posted in the bank premises and other public places as well as through the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph. According to the latest Bank Information Sheet (BIS) as of December 31, 2012 filed by the Rural Bank of Borongan with the PDIC, the bank is majority-owned by Exequiel D. Singzon, Jr. (37.38%), Leonardo Y. Medroso (18.45%) Marivic Reyes (4.98%), Paz V. Anacta (4.65%), and Virginia Kishida (4.51%). Its Chairman and President is Exequiel D. Singzon, Jr. For more information, depositors may communicate with PDIC Public Assistance personnel stationed at the bank premises. They may also call the PDIC Toll Free Hotline at 1-800-1888-PDIC(7342), the PDIC Public Assistance Hotlines at (02) 841-4630 to (02) 8414631, or send their e-mail to pad@pdic.gov.ph.(PR)

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orandum because the LGUhired teachers are not board passers. The parents, however, refute such claim saying that there are also LGUhired teachers who are board passers, and on the other hand, there are many teachers who are board passers but are not hired or accommodated by the DepEd due to lack of funds or new items for teachers but the LGUs are willing to hire them. The parents averred that the LGUs should be allowed to hire the board passer teachers that cannot be accommodated by the DepEd due to lack of funds or availability of items. The DepEd should reconsider its position and the moratorium issued and al-

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0067-2013 RA 10172 Date: June 19, 2013

In compliance with the publication requirements and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013 - 1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172) Notice is hereby served to the public that BASELIA C. CARANZO has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from MALE to FEMALE in the Birth Certificate of BASELIA CASIMO CATUDIO who was born on 16 April 1986 at Banuyo, Borongan, Eastern Samar and whose parents are ALEJANDRO B. CATUDIO and WENEFRIDA B. CATUDIO. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 5 July 2013. (Sgd.) MA. LUISA M. AZUL III City Civil Registrar ESB: June 18-24, 25- July 1, 2013

Republic of the Philippines Province of Eastern Samar MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR DOLORES

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

CCE-0009-2013 Date: June 14, 2013

Republic of the Philippines Province of Eastern Samar City of Borongan OFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

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 Zairyl Tegerero Sabandeja has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from female to male in the certificate of live birth of Zairyl Tegerero Sabandeja at Dolores, Eastern Samar whose parents are Edato Diolola Sabandeja and Natividad Catudio Tegerero. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than June 26, 2013. (Sgd.) LILIA L. ROBEDIZO Municipal Civil Registrar ESB: June 11-17, 18-24, 2013

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Date: June 19, 2013 CCE-0065-2013 RA 10172 In compliance with the publication requirements and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013 - 1, Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that ELMA TRISTE PEDERSEN has filed with this Office, a petition for correction of entry in sex from MALE to FEMALE in the Birth Certificate of ELMA MOSCARE TRISTE who was born on Sept. 24, 1970 at Bato, Borongan, Eastern Samar and whose parents are FIDEL NOGAR TRISTE and EMMA CHICANO MOSCARE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 09 July 2013. (Sgd.) MA. LUISA M. AZUL III City Civil Registrar ESB: June 18-24, 25- July 1, 2013

that all valid deposits shall be paid up to the maximum deposit insurance coverage of P500,000.00. T h e P DIC a l s o an nounced that it will conduct a Depositors-Borrowers Forum on June 21, 2013 to inform depositors of the requirements and procedures for filing deposit insurance claims. Claim forms will be distributed during the Forum. The schedule and venue of the Forum will be posted in the bank premises and in the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph. The claim forms and the requirements and procedures for filing are likewise available for downloading from the PDIC website. Depositors may update their addresses with the PDIC representatives at the bank premises or during the Forum using the Mailing Address Update Forms to be furnished by PDIC representatives. Duly accomplished Mailing Address Update Forms should be submitted to PDIC representatives accompanied by a photobearing ID of the depositor with signature. Depositors may update their addresses until June 24, 2013. Depositors with valid deposit accounts with balances of P15,000.00 and below need not file deposit insurance claims. But depositors who have outstanding obligations with the Rural Bank of Borongan including co-makers of the obligations, and have incomplete and/ or have not updated their addresses with the bank, regardless of amount, should file deposit insurance claims.

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Praying with the heart

WE are told that we should avoid praying like pagans, that is to say, just rattling and babbling words, multiplying them and making noise and a show of it, but actually not praying, that is to say, not conversing with God, not experiencing any enlightening and transformative effect, etc. Its an old reminder that continues to be most timely, since we always have the very likely possibility of praying simply with our lips but not with our heart. This, sadly, is part of our human condition, a consequence of a nature weakened by sin, both original and personal. We also have to consider that our sin, if not corrected, tends to gather strength and create historical, cultural and social structures that can perpetuate sin in time, exerting bad influence on us. We need to be aware of this fact, and skillful in how to tackle this problem. We therefore have to arm our heart properly, wary of its delicate condition especially in its beginning stage, and of the many elements, usually subtle and tricky, that it has to contend with. Obviously, we have to understand our heart not simply in the biological or physical sense, but more importantly as the seat of our thoughts and intentions, our desires, dreams and of what make us excited or concerned. Our heart tends to be unstable at the beginning. Unless disciplined, trained and nourished properly, it can be quite flippy and capricious, going from one thing to another without firm foundations and clear purpose. As the gospel tells us, the heart is where our treasure is. We need to ask what our treasure really is. Is God our true and most precious treasure or is it something else, like something material and worldly money, fame, power, or just food and drink, fun and pleasure? We need to put more serious attention to the real needs and workings of our heart, so we can treat it properly. At the moment, we seem to take this responsibility for granted, allowing our heart to simply go anywhere, to get attached to what we consider would just come naturally. For this we need to study the doctrine of our faith, since it is there that we get the ultimate truths about ourselves, and not just passing facts. Its faith that refers us to God our Creator, the one who designed us, who gave us our nature and the laws proper to us, and besides, who actually keeps us in existence and leads us to our proper end. Because of that, we need to develop a theological mind, that is to say, relying on faith first and foremost, before we make use of our common sense and the knowledge we derive from the sciences and arts. This latter knowledge need to be rooted on faith, otherwise they can just lead us anywhere in some goose chase and can be highly dangerous. We have to disabuse ourselves from our proclivity to rely too much on common sense and our purely intellectual pursuits. We have to learn to pray from the heart, which also means that prayer should be second nature to us. As such, prayer becomes a constant activity. We can and should turn everything into prayer. Even our work and mundane affairs should be an occasion or even means of prayer also. We should end up praying as we breathe, and

ollege graduation had been the passage of the young graduated to unemployment. This reality is a continuing cycle as graduation turns out great numbers beyond the employment opportunities. The number of unemployed is a growing figure as graduates keep on piling every year even before the previous graduates could find jobs. There are simply less job opportunities in the country to absorb the output of schools every graduation time. The joy of marching during graduation is more on having finished the struggle for college education than the prospect of becoming gainfully employed after receiving the college degree and diploma. The steep competition requires from the graduates the readiness to take any available job opportunity. It is therefore imperative for the graduate to have acquired the necessary skills as fallback to any available job. In some cases, underemployment is taken as a better option than unemployment. The situation pushes the graduate to abandon his chosen career and try to fit in whatever job is available. Only a few of the graduates could actually be absorbed in the world of work. At times, graduates are found incompetent in many areas to qualify as a functional and competent worker.
as our heart beats. Thus, St. Paul once said: Pray without ceasing. (1 Thes 5,17) This is no fantasy. This is no gratuitous claim. If we look at this matter more closely, we will discover that we are actually meant to pray, we have been wired and appropriately equipped for it. But neither is it forced on us, nor does it come to us automatically. It has to be willed, and we also need to be trained for it.

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The mismatch between education and jobs is one primary cause why graduates are found unfit in various fields of work. We are moving into the future where the country would be producing export quality technically skilled manpower whose capabilities had been predestined to be blue collar because of being deprived from pursuing academic courses that can mold them into competent managers. But the trend is paying good returns as more and more skilled workers are landing in offshore and overseas employment than those with academic degrees. This may be the reason why most of our graduates are lining up to take vocational courses that fit the

needs of overseas opportunities. It appears a complete reversal from old trends where students take up vocational courses and proceed to finish an academic degree afterwards. The dream education some years ago was for one to acquire a college education and be a holder of an academic degree. Technical skills was considered a fallback for one who earns a degree still needs competent skills in various aspects of hands-on work. At present, technical know-how is getting to be the priority for employment and survival in the competitive world of work with better opportunities for skilled working hands.

power.

With prayer, we keep our union with God, which can mean that we start to share his wisdom and his

when we pray properly, we can somehow get to know what is right and wrong, what is fair and unfair, what is safe and dangerous. With prayer, we can find meaning in any situation we can be in, whether we are up or down. With it, we would know how to handle our weaknesses and resist the temptations around. With it, we put into the play the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity that practically comprise the essence of our true life, spiritual and supernatural.

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in the province and how parents and duty-bearers could help in improving the problem on malnutrition. Provincial Nutritionist, Sally Jabinal brought to the Council, said Region 8 now ranks second in the countrys malnutrition program while Eastern Samars malnutrition problem is now at 48 percent, according to a Food and Nutrition Council(FNRI) report. The problem is more on stunting and thinning among children. Jabinal said parents and the general public should understand the impact of malnutrition in the total development of children, their health, ed-

ucation, participation and socialization. This years theme, Gutom at malnutrisyon, sama-sama nating wakasan aims to 1) increase awareness on hunger issues and action to mitigate hunger and malnutrition and 2) encourage stakeholders to contribute in addressing hunger issues and advocate for stronger political action to end hunger. It may be recalled that Philippines is a signatory to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals first of which is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by: reducing by half the prevalence of underweight children, reducing by half the percent of households with inadequate energy intake among others. (PIA-Eastern Samar/aen)

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Six recipients of the Programang Agraryo Iskolar (PAI) in Region-8 joined thousands other graduates who completed college education this school year. Department of Agrarian Reform Region 8 Director Eliasem Castillo said that three of the scholars graduated from the Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) main campus while the remaining three from the Visayas State University (VSU) Tolosa, Leyte Campus; Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) Tomas Oppus campus and Naval State University (NSU) in Naval, Biliran. The three graduates from ESSU in Borongan City all took up a degree in Engineering.

By Erlinda Olivia P. Tiu

Six agrarian scholars in East Visayas earn college degrees

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Visayas, there were 108 recipients of the scholarship program who have earned college degrees as of April of this year. DAR started offering this scholarship program to deserving children of ARBs during the school year 2003-2004. Since then, 2,494 recipients have already graduated from various courses throughout the country as of 2012. Director Castillo added that many of them have landed better paying jobs in the region and in Metro Manila. Castillo further disclosed that in 2009, Mr. Omar Jayag, one of the PAI recipients in the Region, placed 5th in the Agricultural Engineering Board exam. Currently, Jayag is in Belgium taking up advanced studies, Mr. Jose Alsmith Soria, DAR Information Officer said. (PIA)

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Grace Lumaghos and Christian Jay Lopido finished Civil Engineering, while Andrie Caspe completed a course in Electrical Engineering. Meanwhile Gabriel Abad, Alma Labastida and Aigy Rose completed BS Fisheries (VSU), BS in Information Technology (SLSU) and BS Education (NSU), respectively. All six graduates are dependents of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) which made them qualified to avail of the PAI offered by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) as among the numerous support services extended under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). According to Director Castillo, in Eastern

Family support, acceptance, emotional and financial readiness and strong spirituality will surely help in preventing deaths among pregnant mothers, the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) of the Provincial Health Office here said. Mrs. Tessie Dala, Coordinator MCH of the PHO in a forum said that in 2012, there were 14 maternal deaths in the province which could had been prevented, if only certain preparations and actions had been made in place. She said, that per Maternal Death Review conducted, it was revealed that of this number, three were teenage girls,

Fear of rejection, others cause maternal deaths By Alicia E. Nicart aging 13, 14 and 18. deliveries(multi-para), which
It is because, young pregnant girls hide their state from their parents, especially if they are still in-school, even from their peers for fear of rejection, Ms. Dala said. They should be helped and supported instead, she said. PHO also cited the late or delayed referrals of expecting mothers, meaning, they are brought to the birthing facilities, several hours or days late before the baby is born, which often times result to profuse bleeding of the mother afterwards. There are also mothers whose death had been contributed by multiple pregnancy (multi-gravida) of multiple

Dala said those who had 12 or more pregnancies and deliveries. In a way, she stressed, family planning is significant, if only it is fully accepted. After all, the health sector does not impose upon husbands and wives what method should be used, she said. Informed choice and voluntarism are the two important pillars in the aspect of Reproductive Health (RH), which should be considered by the RH antagonists, she quipped. Dala said their office continues to seek support in their awareness campaign and advocacy that No woman should die, giving life. (PIA) Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) attended. Butch Coles from the MSWDO talked about the rights of the children with an emphasis on a healthy start in life. Vicente Antofina Jr. discussed the challenges on child rearing and early education for the pre-elementary/kindergarten forum where some 30 parents of children aged 5-7 years old children-beneficiaries of 4Ps attended. For the policy-making forum, some barangay captains who are chairman on health and education attended. Conchita Genilo talked on existing programs and services of LGUs and municipal resolutions through ordinances in support to ECCD. (SDC/PIAE. Samar)

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ficer. Afable said a childs formation stage from 0-6 years old is a very critical stage in life. It is an investment period to ensure ones productive life in the future. After the orientation, an open forum was held regarding ECCD where problems and issues were identified and discussed by the participants. The ribbon cutting and opening of the booth followed the open forum. The booth contains information, education and communication (IEC) materials of ECCD by the sponsoring partners. The sponsoring partners were: rural health units (RHU), Department of Health (DOH) for basic information on maternal and child health care; Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for toys, flow charts and other IEC materials for children; Department of Education (DepEd) for IEC materials on the early stimulation of children for education such as diagrams of different components of learning and the local government unit (LGU) of Hernani for municipal plans and resolutions through ordinances to support ECCD. Sangguniang Bayan Member Emelyn B. Montero then

presented the ECCD Resolution in support of the LGU in the implementation of ECCD in Hernani. Meanwhile, Mayor Edgar C. Boco in his message expressed his support on the importance of ECCD to the growth of children. He said children who are juvenile delinquents are attributed on how they were raised by their parents. A ceremonial signing of commitment by LGUs and stakeholders then followed. Some 20 pregnant mothers attended the forum on health and nutrition where Dr. Ezra Balido, rural health doctor, discussed the proper way of breastfeeding and nutrition. For the early education forum, 30 parents of children aged 3-5 years old childrenbeneficiaries of the Pantawid

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