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ers for the October 28 vilTACLOBAN CITY- The Commission on lage polls have registered Elections in this region said that more than during the registration 300,000 people had trooped to the dier- period. The registration peent local elections oces during the 10-day riod ended on July 31. registration for the forthcoming barangay Of the 304,857 people and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. who trooped to their reBased on the records of the regional office of the spective Comelec offices, Commission on Elections, 304,857 prospective vot- 227,596 of them were for

BY JOEY A. GABIETA

Over 300,000 register for barangay, SK elections

the SK polls while the remaining 77,261 were new voters for the barangay elections. But this number of registrants are expected to decrease as we have to wait for the results of ERB hearing, lawyer Jose Nick Mendros, Comelec regional director said during the weekly media forum Express it at the Park held at the Leyte Park Resort. During the hearing of the Election Registration Board, which is slated on August 12, those who want to disqualify a registrant may formally file his opposition. In a separate interview, polls assistant regional director Felicisimo Embalsado said that non-residency is mostly the ground for the petition filed by those to page 7

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Scattered thunderstorms. High 84F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.

TACLOBAN CITYMayor Pelagio Pel Tecson, Jr. of Tanauan town here in Leyte said that he intends to

Mayor Tecson plans to transform Tanauan into residential hub

transform his town into a residential hub as he plan to invite some of the countrys real estate developers. Tecson, speaking in a news conference, said that there are areas in his town whose locations are ideal for housing developers to build their units. I envision to make Tanauan as a residential hub. That is why, we want to invite organized housing companies like the Camilla to come to Tanauan and build a mass housing for a start, Tecson said during the weekly media forum Express it at the Park, held at the Leyte Park Resort. Tecson said that for him to realize his plan, needed infrastructures should be put into place like expanding its town center. Transforming Tanauan as a residential hub is part of Tecsons economic medium and long term plan as he revealed that they are now revisiting the towns existing comprehensive development plan. With the projectto page 2

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PARANAS, Samar The towns endangered forest has been saved by ecotourism, as people turn to tourists for income, instead of cutting trees and hunting wild animals. Tour guide Eugene Igdalino, a native of Brgy. Tenani of this town, said that the arrival of tourists in Ulot has changed livelihood activities of locals. Before tourists came, our group used to be hired in transporting logs and timber poaching. Thats the fastest way to earn money, said 34-year-old Igdalino. From logging, he earned a maximum of P3,000 monthly, less than their P4,000 monthly pay from tour guiding. Igdalino is just one of the hundreds of villagers engaged in ecotourism activity. There are nine peoples organization in Ulot Watershed that are now service providers to tourists such as tour guiding, boat services, catering, food production, among others. Before the launching of Ulot River Torpedo Extreme Boat Riding in November 2010, locals earned their living through destructive activities timber poaching, illegal logging, charcoal making and

Tourism turns illegal loggers into tourist guides in Samar

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hunting. The tourist activity is a two hour and 15 minutes riding in a boat without outriggers going downstream and upstream. An adventurist described the action as fast and the place as perfect. Since its launching, the community has already earned about P500,000 from tourism activities. Angelito Villanueva, protected area superintendent of the Samar Island Natural Park, said that of the P1,825 boat rental fee for every five tourists, only P100 goes to SINP and the rest goes to peoples organization. If people in the barangay will see that they are benefiting from activities in ecotourism destinations, they will take part in protecting the area, Villanueva said.

Boatmen and river guides were earlier trained by the government on how to deal with tourists and ensure their safety during the tour but their skills in boating was acquired from hauling illegally-cut logs. Elaine Springgay, ecotourism and enterprise development advisor of Ulot Watershed Model Forest (UWMF), said that number of visitors have been growing no just during summer months We are happy to announce that last year, we had the most number of visitors or 200% increase from the previous year, Springgay said in a media briefing here. Extreme boat ride is one of the main ecotourism activities in the 87,536-hectare UWMF.

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from page 1 ed economic growth of Palo, town proximate to Tanauan, it is but expected that his town would also benefit from it as a spill over effect. Tecson, who just won the recently-concluded Ulot,a 520-kilometer river, is the longest in Samar Island. The SINP only has 10.5-kilometer stretch for tourism activities, which is the most accessible part of the stream from the SINP headquarters in Brgy. Tenani. Long before roads became the main transportation route, Ulot River served as nautical highways for trading products and transporting people from and to Samar and Eastern Samar. (SAR-

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elections, said that he is serious in making his town economically developed and he can only achieve his goal if there would be investors that will invest in Tanauan. With investors coming in to his town, not only it would generate flow of money but more so provide employment, the town mayor said. Tanauan, one of the oldest towns in Leyte, is classified as second class town with more than P60 million annual income and 17 kms away from the regional capital of Tacloban. It presently houses the regional bottling office of Pepsi Cola and the oil mill New Leyte Edible Oil Manufacturing Company. Tecson assured his people that while he would push for the economic develop-

ment of his town, he would make sure that its environment is protection. Thus, he said, he would not allow any quarrying activities or heavy industries in his town. Definitely, I will not allow any mining activities in Tanauan. That would contradict my vision to make Tanauan a delightful living, Tecson said. The town mayor also said that he also intend to promote the tourism industry of Tanauan which is now fast becoming famous for its annual skim boarding competition.(JOEY A.
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PCIC targets 5,000 fisherfolks for fisheries insurance program

TACLOBAN CITY The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) is targeting to cover 5,000 fisherfolks in Eastern Visayas starting next year under the newlystrengthened fisheries insurance program. PCIC Eastern Visayas Regional Manager Dominico Digamon said that the program has been existing for three years but it is only next year that it will be implemented, with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources providing insurance premium to fisher folks. The BFAR and PCIC are still in the process of identifying beneficiaries. The two agencies signed a deal on May 30, this year. The PCIC provides insurance protection to fisher folks against losses in unharvested crop or stock in fisheries farms due to natural calamities and fortuitous events. The BFAR will include coverage of nonfishery assets, such as service vehicle trucks, equipments and buildings, under the NonCrop Agricultural Assets Insurance Program of PCIC. The insurance covers the cost of production inputs, the value of the fish farmers own labor and those of the members of his own household, including the value of labor of hired workers per Fisheries Farm Plan and Budget, Digamon said. Under the agreement, the PCIC covers risk due to natural disasters and an extended cover against loss of crop due to unexpected events. The premium rate will depend on the result of the pre-coverage evaluation of the type, and other factors such as agro-climatic conditions and terrain, project management factors and production and loss records. Nationwide, BFAR has set aside P150 million for premium subsidy. Considered as beneficiary are licensed operators of fishponds, fish cages, fish pens and fisheries farms which culture produce selected fish species such as milkfish,shrimps, groupers, snappers, tilapia, mudcrab, and seaweeds. Beneficiaries must agree to place themselves under the technical supervision of an accredited fishery technologist to qualify for coverage under the program. The extent of loss will be determined based on the severity of damage with the use of existing applicable loss prediction models. The state-owned crop insurance firm is expected to settle claims in 60 days. (SAWELL Q. MENIANO)

LIGHT MOMENT AT BNS CONGRESS. (left to right) Leyte Gov. Dominic Petilla, guest speaker; Maria-Bernardita Bernie Flores, executive director II of National Nutrition Council; OIC Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Segundina D. Dilao, and Joy Lumaad, president of National BNS at the Leyte Convention Cernter in Palo, Leyte.

NEA seeks DOEs approval of P108.7 M to finance Limasawa energization project

TACLOBAN CITY The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is seeking approval from the Department of Energy (DOE) to finance a P108.7 million energization project in the historic island town of Limasawa, Southern Leyte. In a recent letter to the Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla, NEA Administrator Edita Bueno said that they can only subsidize up to P28 million of the total cost that will be financed under the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP) and Barangay Line Enhance Program (BLEP). NEA will provide P28 million chargeable to the regular subsidy program of SEP and BLEP. The remaining P80.7 million will need to be approved by the DOE Secretary, Bueno said. Under NEAs existing rules, an area is qualified to receive subsidy if it is a far flung area and if it needs on-grid electrification. The island town has six barangays qualified for BLEP and 19 sitios for SEP, according to the NEA. Mayor Melchor Petracorta confirmed that in their recent meeting with energy officials, they were assured that the project is in the pipeline for 2014 implementation. Energy Secretary Petilla assured in his visit to Southern Leyte on July 1 that Limasawa project is their priority especially that this has been requested for years, Petracorta added. The NEA said they will hire a private firm to conduct detailed design study to determine the real cost of the project. Changes in the cost will be based on final feasibility study and result of marine route survey. Electricity for the island will be tapped from a substation in the provincial capital of Maasin City. It requires a 30 meter transmission line from Maasin to Padre Burgos town and five kilometers submarine cable to the island. The island municipality is being served by the Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative through a diesel generator plant with 350 kilowatt capacity. The current power rate in the island is P9 per kilowatt hour (kwh), higher than the P8.30 per kwh charge in the mainland. (SARWELL
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TACLOBAN CITY In order to fast track the land acquisition and distribution process of the land from landowner to farmer beneficiaries, the Department of Agrarian (DAR) central office has conducted an orientation on Agrarian Reform for Philippine National Police and municipal agrarian reform officers

DAR conducts orientation on land acquisition, distribution

(Maro). The 2-day joint orientation was conducted in Sabin Hotel in Ormoc City, according to Guia Abalos, assistant director of Bureau of Agrarian Reform Information and Education (DAR-BARIE)Manila. According to Abalos, the objectives of the activity were to have a common understanding of the different agrarian reform laws, issuances and Supreme Court decisions; identify the important roles of both the DAR and PNP in the land acquisition and distribution process; notice of coverage and Joint Memo Circular on DAR-Department of National DefensePNP-Department of the Interior and Local Government. There are instances that farmer-beneficiaries have already the CLOA, but the land owners dont allow them entrance to their properties as they hold on to their landholdings which might cause violence, Abalos said. Abalos said there are nine towns in Leyte which has problems in the acquisi-

tion and distribution of the land. Among the municipalities are Alangalang, Javier, Kananga, San Isidro, Leyte-Leyte, Villaba, Abuyog and the cities of Ormoc and Baybay. We hope to improve the policy of PNP-DAR for the smooth transfer of the land subject to agrarian reform. We see to it that conversion procedures are also clear and

with proper compenation, Abalos said. There is a need to cooperate in this process because land conversion is for all of us, so that the landowners can invest also in the industrialization of their land according to lawyer Aison Garcia, consultant of the Undersecretary for Legal Office. This is also to follow the example of President Aquino, whose familys Hacienda Luisita is now subject for agrarian reform, Garcia said.
(VICKY C. ARNAIZ)

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Why Is Napoles still free?

ts been almost if not more than a month now since the time P10-B pork barrel scam was exposed and further revealed that it benetted businesswoman Janet LimNapoles and reportedly in cahoots with legislators both in the Upper and Lower Houses. We recall and daily observed reports of government litigations and those of even just mere allegations made by people against perceived lawbreakers in this country were immediately apprehended and jailed or if ever freed temporarily after putting up bail if crime is bailable. The Napoles case, by any judicial standards, is a grievous crime of graft and corruption. To defraud government of P10 billion from pork barrel funds of legislators allegedly

used by non-existent non-government organizations, allegedly owned by Napoles herself is thievery of the highest plane. With no less than her own employees who exposed these corrupt practice so we ask, what prima facie evidences justice still is waiting for to formally charge Napoles in court. We suspect that inuential senators and congressmen named in the fraud may have inuenced the not ling cases against her so far. Are her billions greasing the palms of DOJ prosecutors? This Napoles appears more inuential than former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who is in prison on corruption charges albeit comfortably jailed in a hospital.
Lapids,Bon Revillas, Manny Pacquiaos and other ineffective movie stars, comics, entertainers and the like. It shall indeed be the august hall of Congress. -oOoThe ever active, intelligent though at times (loquacious?) lady Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago has introduced a resolution calling for the scheduled phasing out of PDAF but not immediately. She has targeted a 3-year phase out resolution. Indeed her proposal is rational; the P200M a year for senators to the reduced to P100 million in 2014; P50M in 2015 and eventually no more in 2016. In the house, congressmens share of P70 million will be reduced half to P35M 2014 and P15M in 2015 and down to nothing 2016. -oOoBut after 2016 there will be some deep thinking legislators who will find ways to restore the pork in another manner to carry another name. Bet?

When pork is melted...!

The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel originally had a good and laudable purpose. It still has, only that scheming politicians conspiring with enterprising private sector saw a wayward guiding light to divert sizeable chunk of the funds to line deep pockets of both some evil-inspired public ofcials and private individuals. The Janet Lim-Napoles caper is not the first of a kind. A similar conspiracy of treasonous officials and greedy unpatriotic citizens have been in the works and lorded over projects in our land since time immemorial. The only difference lies in the magnitude of corruption and this alleged Napoles crime so big to have accumulated in a period of ten years P10 billion probably the biggest of a kind in the country that is/ was initiated by only one

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person and with a ready and speedy imprimaturs from our representatives of the people in Congress. -oOoSo the public is now openly declaring its rife for its abolition. -oOoMethinks that even if Congress will not be in session for a year or two, this government will not collapse. There are already hundreds of laws governing governance. In addition, when pork melts with certainty it could invite really qualied professionals clothed with adequate

education or experience in democratic governance. Outputs in legislative deliberations will impressively be of high calibre, well perused and intelligently thought of laws that people will nally accept, follow and respect. What will happen to congressmen if they will no longer enjoy pork? If Congress at last becomes purely a lawmaking body, it will experience inutile on the part of lawmakers -oOoIt shall be a real honourable Congress. Certainly there will be no Lito

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The art of entering a house

instruction that we were made to do, nothing else. Paying courtesy call is the first act that an official does when he is just new in his post. Certain protocols are needed to be done; no newcomer is foolish enough to throw his weight around without first knowing that he is accepted by the group. It reminds me of the sudden change effected by an organization in the region lately. One of its city officials was changed with no prior notice. It was done on the merits of personal complaints of a visitor. The official was replaced by another one who was not probably educated on the art of entering a house. He occupied his seat without fanfare and in his haste to go to work immediately; he forgot to even pay the basic, courtesy call to his superior. Naturally, certain sectors were aghast at the callousness. This happens when the government goes overboard and uses every chance it has on politicking. Poor organization, it is getting what it deserves. it has to reach its perfection, which is none other than engaging it vitally and faithfully to God, its proper source and end. It has to go into how the child is training his mind and heart to relate his thoughts and desires to God, how he is connecting the knowledge, data and skill he is learning at home, in school and everywhere else to the Creator of everything. It has to clarify that all the pieces of knowledge and the skills resulting from such knowledge are just materials, occasions and means to keep that engagement with God going in a happy, virtuous, not vicious, cycle of fueling it and expressing it. Its crucial that this essence of education be known, appreciated and pursued by everyone, and especially by parents and teachers who partner themselves to educate the to page 6

Comments on the Coconut Industry Poverty Reduction Roadmap

Engr. Robert Castaares, President of the Southern Leyte Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SLCCI), informed that his organization was responsible for crafting the Southern Leyte s Economic Development Framework in 2010 which included the Coconut Rehabilitation Roadmap and the Tourism Development Framework, as the two flagship programs. According to Engr. Castaares, the roadmap was implemented during the first quarter of 2011 thru Public Private Partnership. He added, SLCCI was able to successfully position Southern Leyte as The Playground of Eastern Visayas in 2012 thru the completion of several tourism hubs which were all accredited by the Department of Tourism. Accordingly, the Coconut Rehabilitation Roadmap is currently being implemented by SLCCI in cooperation with the Philippine Coconut Authority, National Anti Poverty Commission, LGU s, the Diocese of Maasin and other stakeholders although, its implementation slowed down during the recent election period. The group announced that both the Tourism Development Framework and Coconut Rehabilitation Roadmap crafted by SLCCI were adopted by the other chambers in Eastern Visayas as a template for their own roadmaps. Engr. Castaares stressed that SLCCI was also responsible for the review and improvement of the Regional Development Plan in 2011-2012. Below are the comments penned by Engr. Castaares on the said issue: The general approaches and program components embodied in the roadmap are not new, per se. In fact, most if not all of the program components were already implemented by the responsible agencies but the result was far from what we have expected - due to the absence of a single coordinating body to manage all the activities. The primary purpose of the roadmap should be to achieve a high and rising standard of living for the coconut farmers, not just poverty reduction. The main goal must be to get the farmers out of poverty. The focus should be on how to increase the income of the coconut farmers to a level

Filipinos have a beautiful way of showing respect when entering a house. The person knocks softly and says, Maupay. The word itself proclaims something good. Maupay in English is good. Customarily, anyone who enters a home asks to be let in, bringing something good to the people inside the house, such as exhibiting courtesy or bringing some good news to the family. No one barges in and exhibits haughtiness or arrogance. The contrary only happens when the person has bad intentions. Anyone with best interest in mind does not only knock softly, he waits until the person inside invites him in. When he is inside, he courteously greet the people

he meets, takes to one side until he is given the signal to take a seat. It is seldom that the person who gets inside this way is denied entry or is not let inside the house. This is the Filipino hospitality that is known everywhere. In the Tagalog region, the same thing happens, also in the Visayanspeaking areas, the word maayo is used which means good. Courtesy dictates that people answer back the basic courtesy displayed. The art reminds us of the ways in which we enter certain places. When we were deployed to our assignments as training officers to conduct training needs surveys in the Tagalog areas in 1985, we were told to pay our respects to the Barangay officials. It was the first

that would allow them to eat at least three decent meals a day, send their children to college, provide them with a decent dwelling, allow them access to quality health services, etc. In short, we need to start with the end in mind. Our target must be real numbers - not just abstract goals.

We need to determine what

should be the ideal income for the coconut farmers for them to enjoy a relatively comfortable standard of living. Then, we work backwards by determining the programs and projects that would deliver the desired income. Based on the

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August 5, 2013 Monday of the 18th Week Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81; Mt 14:13-21

THE FEEDING OF THE FIVE THOUSAND

Jesus withdrew on a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed him on foot from their towns. When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, and he cured their sick. When it was evening, the disciples approached him and said, This is a deserted place and it is already ;ate; dismiss the crowds so that they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves. Jesus said to them, There is no need for them to go away; give them some food yourselves. But they said to him, Five loaves and two fish are all we have here. Then he said, Bring them here to me, and he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples, who in turn gave them to the crowds. They all ate and were satisfied, and they picked up the fragments left over- twelve wicker baskets full. Those who ate were about five thousand men, not counting women and children. There is a great difference between our wants and our needs. A child cries for some junk food to eat. But her mother insists that her child eats only good and substantial food, for that is what it needs. God is like this mother. He always gives us what we need, though not always satisfying our wants. The Eucharist is not nearly palatable as the dinner we eat at home. Some of us would wish that Jesus could have given us a gift of food different from the Eucharist, a food that could have made our life more comfortable. But Jesus knew what we really need is his own Body and Blood as our spiritual food. Therefore, whenever God does not answer our prayer of wants, it is good to recall what C.S. Lewis said: If God had granted all the silly prayers Ive made in my life, where would I be now? (His Word for Today by Vima Dasan, SJ, published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel. No. 321-3195) Sowers Seeds: If our will is to be both docile and yet firm, we have to overcome all obstacles and use positive means. One external obstacle is human respect, whereby a person does good or commits evil to gain the respect of others. It is a voluntary slavery. Another obstacle is bad example, in the form of worldly maxims. These have a very powerful effect on human beings who of their nature tend towards evil. A third obstacle is the devil. The serpent, who used guile against our progenitors, now does the same against all those of good will. Blessed James Alberione, SSP, S.Th.D., Founder of the Pauline Family

Parents for education

WANTS AND NEEDS

I JUST got invited recently to a talk about the role of parents in the education of their children. It was an interesting discussion that covered more than what I expected. Indeed, parents play a very crucial role in the education of their children. Thats why it behooves them to form themselves continually for this delicate duty of theirs. First of all, we need to be clear about the real essence of education. Its not simply imparting some knowledge

and skills to the children. Thats important, of course, but the academic aspect is not the whole of education, nor its core. The essence of education goes much further and deeper than that. It has to do with the formation of the soul of the child whose origin and goal just cannot be restricted to earthly, material and temporal sources and ends. The task of education has to touch on the spiritual core of man. Its how the soul has to develop, grow and mature, how

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from page 5 children. Education cannot and should not be held captive by the merely earthly, material and temporal dimensions of life. It has to address itself to the whole picture of human lifeits origin and end, its proper growth and perfection, etc. The biggest problem we have now insofar as the education of children is concerned is precisely the marginalization if not the total exclusion of the spiritual and basically religious foundation of education. And the world culture and environment have largely adopted this mindset to such an extent that we can say that educating children today involves not only teaching them about God and the ways to relate ourselves to God. Its also about teaching them how to discern the dangers around and protect themselves from

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able ideal of excellence in piety. It has to be clear that if a child is bright, smart and talented, but is not pious, then we still have a big job to do, we have not yet reached our goal, we may even have a big problem in our hands. Being the primary teachers of the children, parents should give consistent example in this regard. Parents teach not so much by giving talks, classes or pieces of advice as by giving a living testimony of what they believe is the essence of education. Thats why parents should realize more than ever that they need to be very spiritually alive if they wish to carry out their duty of parents as primary teachers of their children properly. They should see if

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them, if not nullifying them and transforming them into means to their proper engagement with God. This is still a largely uncharted territory that is now crying for discovery and development. The parents, more than the teachers in school, especially with regard to little children, have the greater and more delicate responsibility to see to it that this ideal is kept clearly in mind and is pursued perseveringly whatever may be the twists and turns of the childrens steps in their education. Together with the ideal of excellence that all of us like to achieve for the children in the fields of academics, talents, physical and emotional development, etc., should be the most important and indispens-

their life of faith, hope and charity Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT is working well, if REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VIII their piety is palTrece Martires Street, Tacloban City pable and is creTel. Nos.: 325-5236/321-4667/321-3308/325-6292 Email add: doletacloban@yahoo.com/dolero8_tssd@yahoo.com ating a good and NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION FOR clean atmosphere ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT (AEP/S) around, etc. Thus, is hereby given that the following companies/employers have led with they should feel Notice this Regional Ofce application/s for Alien Employment Permit/s. the need to continName and Address of Name and Citizenship of Petition and Brief Company/Employer Foreign National Description of Functions ue with their own formation. Hanjin Heavy CHUNG, SUNG TAI-Korean Project Engineer Industries & LI, SANGMOON-Korean Construction Manager Otherwise, they Construction Co. YOO, SUNGJAE-Korean Project Manager Ltd. can be accused of Macabuyao, Brgy. Vigan, practically reneg- Gen. MacArthur Highway, ing on their priEastern Samar mordial duty to educate their chil- If you have any information/Objection to the abovementioned application/s, please communicate with the Regional Director. dren even if they can give their chilEXEQIUEL R. SARCAUGA dren everything Regional Director else their children To avail of free job referral, placement, and employment guidance services, visit the nearest Public Employment Service O ce (PESO) or log on at www.phil-job.net need. LSDE: July 29 & Aug. 5, 2013 Lets hope that EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION AMONG HEIRS we can be more deterWITH SALE NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Spouses PEDRO CASTAmined to do some adand FELICISIMA CASTAOS extrajudicially settled, partitioned and justments in our under- OS adjudicated over a parcel of land: Parcel 1, A parcel of land, known as Cad. standing and practice of Lot No. 509, situated in the Brgy. Libas, Merida, Leyte, containing an area of Four Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Six (4,676) square meters, more or less, educating children. covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-29011-00357; Parcel 2, A parcel of land, known as

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of one CLOTILDE CULTURA BALAN who died intestate in Borongan, Eastern Samar, executed an affidavit of adjudication over a parcel of mixed residential/agricultural land located at Tungkip, No. 01, Llorente, Eastern Samar Survey 129, with an area of 2,207 square meters, evidenced by TD/ARP No. 05-13001-00735 in the name of Clotilde C. Balan, per Doc. No. 520, Page No. 125, Book No. XVI, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty. Rufilo L. Tan. LSDE: August 5, 12 & 19, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON

NOTICE is hereby given that RODOLFO G. HERNANDEZ, MARIA ELENA H. TANGONAN, LILIA HERNANDEZ MORTERA and RUSTICO G. HERNANDEZ, all of legal age, Filipinos, residents of United States of America represented in this act by their attorney-in-fact ELPIDIO MORTERA, of legal age, Filipino, married, a resident of Barangay Tabalong, Municipality of Dauis, Province of Bohol executed a Deed of Absolute Sale over a parcel of land (Lot 1150-A of the Subdivision Plan, (LRC) Psd-124463, being a portion of Lot 1150, Tacloban Cadastre, LRC Cad. Rec. No. F Patent), situated in Brgy. Marasbaras, City of Tacloban, Island of Leyte, TCT No. T-3484 containing an area of Two Hundred and Fifty Seven (257) square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Palo, Inc. a corporation sole duly registered and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Philippines with Principal office in the Municipality of Palo; per Doc. No. 408, Page No. 83, Book No. VIII, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Henry L. Yaokasin, Jr. LSDE: August 5, 12 & 19, 2013

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

Cad. Lot No. 369, situated in the Barangay of Lamanoc, Merida, Leyte, containing an area of Three Thousand Five Hundred Fifty (3,550) square meters, more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-29010-00077. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Susan P. Dewitt, widow and resident of Ormoc City, Philippines and Luis A. Ponce married to Vermila T. Ponce and a resident of Poblacion Merida, Leyte, Philippines, both of legal ages and Filipinos; per Doc. No. 433, Page No. 88, Book No. CCXVI, Series of 2010 of Notary Public Atty. Nicolas S. Maglasang LSDE: August 5, 12 & 19, 2013

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late GLORIA P. VILLEGAS who died single sometime last September 12, 1992, at Tanauan, Leyte extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, designated as Cad. Lot No. 5635, located at Brgy. Guindagan, Tanauan, Leyte containing an area of .3224.59 ha. more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. 38029-00309, per Doc. No. 237, Page No. 47, Book No. 18, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Daniel E. Pen. LSDE: August 5, 12 & 19, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF GLORIA P. VILLEGAS

A verified petition having been filed with the Court by petitioner thru counsel, praying that after due hearing and compliance with all legal requirements, it is respectfully prayed that the Local Civil

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Eighth Judicial Region Branch 16 Naval, Biliran IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION DATE OF BIRTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MARVIN T. CASAS FROM MARCH 2, 1965 TO MARCH 2, 1966, MELDRID T. CASAS, Petitioner, -VersusTHE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF MUNICIPALITY OF NAVAL, BILIRAN, AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL, NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE, Special Proceeding No. P-416 x- - - - - - - - - -x ORDER

Registrar of Naval, Biliran and the Civil Registrar General, NSO be directed to correct the entry on the date of birth of Marvin T. Casas in his Certificate of live birth from March 2, 1965 to March 2, 1966 to reflect his true date of birth. The petition being sufficient in form and substance, let the initial hearing be set on DECEMBER 11, 2013 at 8:30 oclock in the morning at which date and time all interested person may appear and show cause, if any they have, why this petition should not be granted. Let copy of this Order published at the expense of the petitioner for once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation duly authorized by this Court and after a raffle had been conducted by the Branch Clerk of Court. Furnish copy of this Order and the petition to the Solicitor General, Makati City, the Provincial Prosecutor Office, Naval, Biliran Province, the Local Civil Registrar of Naval, Biliran Province, the petitioner and counsel as well. SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this 9th day of July 2013 at Naval, Biliran, Philippines.

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late CESAR BARRO who died intestate extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of agricultural land covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-62481 registered in the name of Cesar Barro, rep. by Vicenta Barro, situated in Brgy. Abijao, Villaba, Leyte, containing an area of Twelve Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Two (12,282) square meters and declared for taxation purposes in the name of Cesar Barro under Tax Declaration No. 05-41003-00740 R-12 for the year 2008; per Doc. No. 494, Page No. 99, Book No. 29, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Elroy Raymund S. Bertulfo. LSDE: August 5, 12 & 19, 2013

DEED OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF REAL ESTATE AMONG HEIRS OF THE LATE CESAR BARRO

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of Juan Rogas extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a certain parcel of land covered by Tax Decl. No. 02-31020-00489-R11, declared in the name Juan Rogas designated as Cad. Lot No. 8717, containing an area of 1.4183 hectares, more or less; per Doc. no. 254, Page No. 51, Book No. III, Series of 2004 of Notary Public Atty. Enerio N. Ocariza Jr. LSDE: August 5, 12 & 19, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that BONIFACIO COSTIN who died at Abuyog, Leyte executed an affidavit of Self-Adjudication over a parcel of land situated at Balocawe, Abuyog, Leyte, containing an area of 11,124 square meters, covered under Tax Declaration No. 08-01015-00160 declared in the name of the Heirs of Bonifacio Costin. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Cipriano T. Sison, Jr. Filipino of legal age, married to Anna Lissa Fabrigar and a resident of Brgy. Can-uguib, Abuyog, Leyte, per Doc. No. 381, Page No. 78, Book No. 19, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Erwin V. Belleza. LSDE: August 5, 12 & 19, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late PETRA A. CHIONG extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a certain parcel of agricultural land situated in Brgy. Sabang, Palompon, Leyte, under Tax Declaration No. 583 R06, declared in the name of Arevalo, Rosalia containing an area of 0.2475 hectares, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Cesar G. Asis Jr. and Sheila S. Asis, both of legal ages, Filipino citizens and residents of Brgy. Central III, Palompon, Leyte heirs hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY ABSOLUTELY and unconditionally unto the said VENDEES; per Doc. No. 413, Page No. 10, Book No. LVIII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Camilo P. Esmero. LSDE: August 5, 12 & 19, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSON

AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION WITH SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Catalina Pealosa extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land Lot 2507-D-1-F (BL) Psd08-001719, situated in Bo. Sagkahan, Tacloban City containing an area of 795 square meters, more or less covered by T.C.T. No. T-21222 with two-storey residential house erected thereon, and heirs hereby to waive and adjudicate the above-described property with improvements thereon in favor of Joselita Pealosa-Amoma Ravelo; per Doc. No. 5, Page No.1 , Book No. 1, Series of 2009 of Notary Public Atty. Enrique C. Asis. LSDE: July 22, 29 & August 5, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Eriberto Villalon and Tarciana G. Villalon extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of residential lot situated at Barangay Butnga, Oras, Eastern Samar, having an area of 390 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 02-17003-00102. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of co-heir Rodolfo G. Villalon and his wife Nia J. Villalon as vendee for the above described property; per Doc. No. 101, Page No. 22, Book No. VII, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty. Pergentino S. Deri-on. LSDE: July 29 & August 5 & 12, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Sps. Matias Saosa and Juana Machete extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over 2 parcels of land situated in Calumpang, Naval, Biliran described as: Parcel 1, Survey No. 960-P, ARP No. 01212, containing an area of 0.9968 has. with an assessed value of P29,930.00; Parcel 2, under ARP No. 00736, Survey No. 960-P, containing an area of 0.3424 has., assessed value of P3,590.00; per Doc. No. 446, Page No. 90, Book No. 46, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Redentor C. Villordon. LSDE: July 29 & August 5 & 12, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that Trinidad B. Aberia heir of late Sabino Baula executed an affidavit of Adjudication over a parcel of land located in Sitio Cantitong, Brgy. Magtigbao, Maydolong, E. Samar covering an area of 7,356 square meters, more or less under Tax Dec./ ARP No. 11-150016-00211 & PIN 037-15-016-07-001; per Doc. No. 195, Page No. 40, Book No. V, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Louie A. Borja. LSDE: July 29 & August 5 & 12, 2013

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NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Pedro Ballan extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located at Crisologo St., Brgy. 07, Dolores, E. Samar, under ARP No. 05-06007-00056, with an area of 67 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of co-owner/sister Necitas Bula married to Vinancio L. Bula as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 248, Page No. 51, Book No. III, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Pablito M. Go. LSDE: July 29 & August 5 & 12, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALE

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the highest number of registrants at 87,608 followed by Samar (50,202); Northern Samar (32,757); Eastern Samar (28,598); Southern Leyte (16,937) and Biliran with 9,132. For the barangay elections, 32,263 were from Leyte; 15,851 from Samar; 12,170 from Northern Samar; 8,401 from Eastern Samar; 5,704 from Southern Leyte and 2,872 from the island province of Biliran. Eligible to cast for votes for the SK polls are those from 15 to 17 years old. Those 18 and above are to cast for the barangay elections.

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The success of intercropping is anchored on economies of scale. There has to be a separate intercropping roadmap that should guide the farmers and other stakeholders. The manufacture of coconut related products like coco coir, charcoal, coco water, coco sugar, coco nectar, etc. could also increase the income of the farmers by at least ten times. There has to be a separate roadmap to develop the manufacturing sector using coconut as a platform. The local entrepreneurs must be encouraged to slowly shift from retail to manufacturing to help generate more jobs in the community. Farmers must be organized and trained to produce those products to lessen their dependence on copra. Access to capital thru the coco levy fund must be readily made available to MSMEs and the farmers group. In order to accelerate the development of the manufacturing sector, investors must be encouraged to establish a fully integrated coconut processing plant on a per province basis. This will help reduce our dependence on copra by producing other high value products from coconut. It will also provide employment opportunities to the local residents. We can start initially with the 80-20 mix, meaning we can dedicate 80 percent of the total tree population to copra production while the 20 percent will be utilized for the production of other coconut products like coco sugar and coco nectar, among others. This strategy will surely push the price of copra up due to competition. In summary, if we could effectively implement the following initiatives i.e. 100 percent increase in nut production, intercropping, and manufacturing of coconut related products the farmers present income of Php1500 per month could easily be increased to about Php15k to 20k per month. This level of income would already afford the farmer a comfortable standard of living for his family which is way above the Php7,821 monthly poverty threshold. Conclusion and Recommendations - It is ironic that while the national economic growth rate has reached the 6.8% mark, the majority of the regions especially the coconut producing ones were able to achieve only a 1.8% growth rate as in the case of Region 8. The current programs and projects to improve the performance of the coconut industry are to some extent already adequate. But the big question is - Why did we fail to successfully implement

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who oppose the registration. A voter has to reside at least six months before the elections for him to become an eligible voter. Mendros said that this early, they are taking the necessary precautions to ensure that the upcoming barangay and SK elections would turn to be peaceful and orderly. We dont disparage the barangay elections. In fact, we are taking it seriously because of intense rivalries among candidates, the Comelec regional director said. Mendros had just

met with security officials in the region to map out strategies to ensure that the conduct of elections would be orderly and peaceful. Embalsado said that the despite of the appeal by some sectors, to include those who failed to avail the 10day registration, no extension had been approved by their central office. Perhaps, our central office wants to teach our people to follow the schedule and dont have to wait for the final day, Embalsado said. Meantime, of the 227,596 SK would-be voters, Leyte posted

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recent NSCB report, the monthly food and poverty thresholds for a family of five are Php5,458 and Php7,821, respectively. Comparing these with the present Php1,500 monthly income of the coconut farmers, it is no surprise that they are living a life of misery and abject poverty. The primary determinant of standard of living is productivity. The current low harvest and the industrys full dependence on copra - are the two major reasons why the coconut farmers are poor. On the average, the present output of the coconut industry is less than 50 percent of its potential capacity due to the following: Large tracts of land which are suitable for coconut farming are left idle including former abaca farms which were hit by the bunchy top virus in 2005; About 10-15 percent of tree population are senile; only 90 trees are planted per hectare instead of the ideal 150 trees; Low volume of nut production due to inadequate or lack of fertilization; and the Presence of pests like the coconut beetle, brontispa and cocolisap. The effect on the income and standard of living of the farmers would be exponential if we could double the production output thru planting, replanting, fertilization, and eradication of pests in three to six years time. Moreover, intercropping with cacao, coffee, banana or cassava could easily increase the income of the farmers by at least five times. The reason why intercropping in most provinces failed in the past was due to the lack of comprehensive agriculture program at the provincial level.

them? What do we need to do in order to make those programs work? First, the coconut rehabilitation strategy must be analyzed and crafted based on the prevailing conditions at the regional and provincial level. It is necessary that the roadmap must be regionalized because the economic factors which include the infrastructure development, market structure, type of dominant agricultural crops, production volume, income level, etc. vary from region to region. Second, the present organizational set up of PCA may have to be restructured to make it more responsive to the present and future needs of the coconut industry particularly on its poverty reduction role, and its new thrust to slowly shift from copra production to manufacturing of other coconut related products. Priority must be given on programs and projects that can easily be implemented over the next three years especially those with immediate impact on the farmers income. Third, since the primary objective of the roadmap is to help the coconut farmers achieve a high and rising standard of living, NAPC should be appointed as the main coordinating body to manage and put together the efforts of all concerned agencies. NAPC should also expand its regional presence by establishing satellite offices to accelerate the implementation of the following activities: - Social preparation of the coconut farmers which should include organizing them into economic or business units, technical training, values formation, bridging the gap between the landowner and tenants, etc. - Establish a pilot project in each province for the following programs 100 percent increase in nut production, intercropping and manufacture of coconut related products. - Coordinate and manage the activities of the different agencies and stakeholders at the regional and provincial level in relation to other interventions like fast tracking of land reform, social protection, and other institutional reforms; including the monitoring of their performance based on agreed standards. - Submit periodic report to President Aquino and other concerned cabinet secretaries. (Comments at naldronaldreyes@ yahoo.com)

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headed by Evangeline Abatayo when the audit was made, told state auditors that they had no full control of all the seminars and trainings being conducted by the different departments. Usually, the departments would only send a memorandum to HRDO if they need help for facilitators and other supplies for the training. Sun.Star Cebu tried to get a comment from Acting Mayor Edgardo Labella but he was not yet available as of press time. Monte de Ramos had told the city to explain the need for conducting trainings and seminars in expensive venues. If the reason is not tenable, then the disbursement shall be disallowed, she said. A disallowance means that the transaction is not approved by COA and the officials responsible for the transaction will be made to pay for the expenses incurred. Also, COA told the city to refrain from conducting seminars and trainings in expensive hotels and resorts and other high-end venues. COA recommended that HRDO should have control over all seminars and trainings and approval of all activities. We further recommend that the city exercise due prudence such that government funds are protected and conserved and that unnecessary and extravagant expenditures are prevented, COA added.

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THE Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned the Cebu City Governments holding of extravagant trainings and seminars in hotels and resorts last year. In an annual audit report of the citys 2012 operations and transactions, COA supervising auditor Delia Monte de Ramos said the City incurred a total of P11,697,693 in training expenses. Of the total amount, expenses totaling to P5,433,185 were spent on seminars and trainings for personnel of City Hall departments in posh hotels and resorts. The conduct of trainings and seminars in expensive venues resulted in extravagant expenditures of P5.4 million and contributed to the significant increase of training expenses to P11.69 million for 2012, Monte de Ramos said. The amount the City spent for trainings and seminars last year increased by 354 percent compared to the spending in 2011, she said. In 2011, the city spent only P2.576 million for trainings and seminars. In 2010, the citys training expenses amounted to only P3.727 million. The training expenses the city incurred in 2012 were more than the combined training expenses for calendar years 2010 and 2011, which only totaled to P6.303 million, Monte de Ramos said. The state auditor said COA Circular No. 85-55 dated Sept. 8, 1985 defines extravagant expenditure as that incurred without restraint, judiciousness and economy. Extravagant expenditure exceeds the bounds of propriety. These expenditures are immoderate, prodigal, lavish, luxurious, grossly excessive and injudicious, she added. Monte de Ramos then cited COA Circular 2012-003 dated Oct. 29, 2012. The said circular explicitly considers as extravagant the payment for rent of expensive halls or rooms in luxury hotels or restaurants used for meetings and seminars and other official functions, except when such hotels or restaurants are used for government-sponsored international conventions, meetings and the like, she said. The circular also considers as extravagant the use of government funds for the conduct of out-of-town meetings, which can be made within office premises. In examining the citys expenses, the state auditors said the city spent P1,400 to P3,500 per day per participant when it conducted its seminars and trainings in hotels, posh resorts in Mactan and in other Cebu beach resorts. The city conducted last year 33 seminars and trainings, which were attended by 50 to 70 people. Monte de Ramos asked why the city was holding its seminars and trainings outside City Hall despite having in-house facilities. She considered getting hotels and resorts as venue for seminars to be a needless expense. While hotels and resorts can only accommodate 50 to 70 people in their facilities, Monte de Ramos said, the city has a training room at the third floor of the legislative building, which can accommodate a maximum of 80 people. The city also has a social hall on the fourth floor of the legislative building that can accommodate a maximum of 200 people. Evaluations show that some activities could have been done in the legislative building, which would mean that unnecessary expenses could have been avoided and would have meant greater savings for the city, she said. Monte de Ramos invoked Presidential Decree 1445 or the Government Auditing Code of the Philippines, which provides that government resources should be safeguarded against loss or wastage. The Human Resource and Development Office (HRDO), then

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