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QUEEN MOTHERS --- Leyte (1st dist) Representative and Tingog party-list 1st nominee Yedda Marie K. Romualdez(left) with Tingog endorser movie actress, singer and TV host Karla Estrada join the motorcade around Tacloban City during the 2nd launching of Tingog party-list and and block screening of Estrada’s movie ‘Familia Blondina’ at Robinson’s Cinema North Tacloban.With them were actor Jobert Austria, and City Councilor Aimee Grafil. Photo by Ver Noveno

TACLOBAN CITY – After six-years of being to-gether as live-in partners, Noela Cristine Tare, 28 and Genaro Adora Jr, 37 finally had their union blessed in a sacrament of marriage dur-ing a mass wedding spon-

GUIUAN, Eastern Sa-mar – A Chinese national could no longer set his foot at the historic island of Homonhon, this town.

This after the officials of the villages of Canawayon

TACLOBAN CITY- Samar Rep. Milagrosa ‘Mila’ Tan immediately posted a bail of P240,000 after she was found guilty by the Sandigan-bayan for her alleged misuse of calamity funds of the province while she was still the governor.

Found guilty by the Sandiganbayan

Samar Rep. Tan posts bail; pursues gubernatorial bid

JOEY A. GABIETA

And with her provision-al liberty, Tan will continue her desire to reclaim the gu-bernatorial post she held for nine years, an aide said.

The same aide, who asked not to be identified, said that her lawyers have also filed their motion for reconsideration.

The Sandiganbayan, on March 1, found the Samar congresswoman guilty of eight counts of graft with

a possible imprisonment of 65 years involving P1.61 million worth of the prov-ince’ calamity funds.

The anti-graft court also ruled that Tan could no longer be eligible to get any elective post.

“She is confident that she will eventually be acquitted on the charges filed against her,” the aide, in a phone in-terview, said.

Quoting Tan, he said

that the charges against her were “politically mo-tivated” intended to derail her gubernatorial bid.

“She still remains a candidate for governor of Samar and she will surely campaign once the cam-paign period starts,” the aide said.

Candidates seeking for local posts are to start their

PSA says marriage results to legitimization of children

sored by Oxfam, We Care Partners and the city gov-ernment of Tacloban.

The mass wedding, held on March 1, served as the opening salvo of the activi-ties lined up by the city gov-ernment for the Women’s

Month celebration.Unlike the 128 other

couples, Adora and Tare were both deaf-mute and were classmates since el-ementary and became a couple six years ago.

Homonhon Island declares a Chinese national as a persona non grata

and Casuguran filed a reso-lution declaring Yang Ming as a persona non grata.

Ming is the president of the Cambayas Mining Cor-poration (CMC), a mining company which entered into an agreement with an-other mining company, Te-chIron.

However, CMC lodged a complaint against TechI-ron claiming that the latter failed to comply their profit sharing agreement.

The persona non grata resolution against Ming was filed by the village officials of Canawayon and Casugu-ran on February 13.

Last Feb.6, Ming ar-rived at the historic island reportedly accompanied with a group of armed men purportedly to enforce a liquidation order issued by a court against TechIron without any sheriff with them.

This apparent show of force by the Chinese na-tional not only alarmed the villagers but caused trauma to them, particularly the children, the resolutions said.

“They did not seek con-sent when they entered the

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Samar Rep. Milagrosa ‘Mila’ Tan (right) was found guilty of eight counts of graft by Sandi-ganbayan but immediately posted bail of P240,000. Tan is running for governor of Samar in this year’s midterm elections. (Photo courtesy)

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BORONGAN CITY- Department of Pub-lic Works and High-ways Eastern Samar District Engineering Of-fice (DPWH ESDEO) completed 16 river land-ing projects in the up-stream barangays in Can-avid, Dolores, Oras, Eastern Samar.

These river landing structures are conver-gence projects of DPWH funded by the Depart-ment of Transportation (DOTr).

These completed pro-jects were constructed at the five upstream baran-gays in Can-avid, Eastern

TACLOBAN CITY – The mayor of Culaba town in Biliran denied that he delisted families from the list of a housing project.

Mayor Lorenzo Revel-dez said that he was sur-prised on the allegation saying that the list has been drawn three years ago.

These families are living in coastal areas identified by the government as risk areas reason they are to be resettled in safe zones.

“The final list was sub-mitted to the National Housing Authority in 2016,” Reveldez said in an interview conducted by on-line website Biliran Island on March 2.

The NHA constructed about 700 housing units in Barangay Guindapunan.

“Who told them that if they will not vote for me and my brother ,who is running for mayor, will be delisted? How can we not award them the house

TACLOBAN CITY- On top of the vaccine, breast milk could have minimized the number of measles-in-fected babies and infants in the region.

So said Dr. Exuperia Sabelberino, assistant re-gional director (ARD) of the Department of Health 8 (DOH-8) during the in-auguration ceremony of the Human Milk Bank on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC), here.

“Babies are protected

TACLOBAN CITY-Mayor Cristina G. Romualdez officiated the wedding of 129 couples from 37 barangays at the Tacloban City Convention Center (Astrodome) on March 1, 2019.

The couples enjoyed the free ‘kasalang bayan’ or mass wedding, a regu-lar program of the city government through the City Civil Registrar’s Office (CCRO).

Fees for marriage ap-plications and marriage licenses were also waived for the newlyweds and a free wedding reception was sponsored for them by the local government.

Mayor Romualdez, in her message during the mass wedding ceremony, reminded the couples that marriage is a covenant be-tween the couple and ad-vised them to be steadfast

Tacloban City Mayor Cristina Romualdez asked the newly-wed couples to always love and respect each other for their union to last forever. Mayor Romualdez officiated the mass wedding of 129 couples during a ceremony held at the Tacloban Convention Center on March 1. (A. ALAMOS)

In BiliranTown mayor denies claim

he plays politics in identifying gov’t-sponsored housing project

Mayor Lorenzo Reveldezif their name is in the list? Reveldez said in the same interview.

Earlier, some residents of the town claimed that their names were either delisted from the list of the housing resettlement pro-ject or purposely lifted out due to politics.

They also alleged that Mayor Reveldez asked them to ‘vote straight’ and in return, would be includ-ed in the list.

Reveldez is running for

vice governor of the prov-ince in this year’s May 13 elections with his brother, Rodito, who is an incumbent town coun-cilor, running for mayor.

“I don’t want to accuse but I know pol-itics has to do

with this issue. We know that election is coming and issues even they are untrue will come out to destroy other candidates,” Reveldez said.

“Maybe I am a threat (to them) that is why they are throwing issues against me. But I can’t dictate the people whom they should vote for. If they will choose me, then I will thank them but if not, I have to accept it,” Reveldez added. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)

Mayor Cristina officiates “Kasalang Bayan” for 129 couples

in their relationship.Sixty Seven-year-old Ed-

uardo Penidillo and Clarita Enosario, 65 were the old-est beneficiaries of the pro-gram. The couple who were unable to hold a wedding because of poverty has been living together for 30 years.

Coinciding with the event was the launching of the #iLabaYu advocacy campaign of Oxfam with celebrity influencer Camille Prats.

According to Oxfam, the campaign encourages men to share in household chores, particularly laun-dry and contribute to rais-ing a future generation of Filipinos that live out the true meaning of respect and equality beginning at home.

Prats was accompanied by Oxfam Country Director Rosario Felizco. The non-government organization partnered with the CCRO

for the free civil wedding program.

Philippine Statistics Authority Leyte Director Wilma Perante, City Social Welfare Officer Remedios Buna and CCR Officer Im-elda Roa also witnessed the Mass Wedding.

Before the event on Fri-day, the couples attended a pre-marriage orientation and counseling activity con-ducted by the City Popula-tion Office, in coordination with the CSWDO that had topics on “Marriage and Re-lationships”, “Responsible Parenthood,” “Child Rear-ing” and Family Planning.”

According to the CCRO, Pre-Marriage Orientation and Counseling is “pre-req-uisite” activity for would-be spouses to help ensure a strong and healthy married life.

(HENRY JAMES ROCA/CIO)

DPWH finishes P40-M river landing in Eastern Samar

Samar namely Malogo, Ma-buhay, Camantang, Cagha-long, and Baruk; another six barangays in Dolores, Eastern Samar particularly in Sta. Cruz, San Pascual, Magsaysay, Denigpian, San Roque and Buenavista; and another five remote areas in Oras, Eastern Samar in Cagdine, Gamot, Batang, Alang-alang and Cadian.

According to District Engineers Manolo A. Ro-jas, river landing projects are small ports constructed along the shore of rivers at the upstream barangays.

DE Rojas also disclosed that the completion of the projects will provide

convenient and safe facili-ties to commuting public and easy transportation of goods and services to near-by mainland.

Meanwhile, the project manager of DOTr-Mari-time Sector Julius Carlos said in an interview that these projects were men-tioned by President Du-terte in his first state of the nation address (SONA) regarding the socio-eco-nomic development that promotes inter-island link-ages.

“With the absence of a road network, the next best means of transportation es-pecially in the island prov-

Breast milk saves babies, infants from measles -- DOH-8 official

from diseases when moth-ers breastfeed them ex-clusively from birth to six months and up to two years,” she said.

“However, there is a very low coverage in the region, of mothers who are feeding their babies with their milk only, despite the best quality that is being told them by health workers and media,” she added.

Sabelberino recalled that in the olden days, there were lesser babies who were affected by measles, six months after birth, because they were fed exclusively with their mother’s milk.

“In the recent days, however, babies as young as three months were already

reported to have been in-fected with the highly viral disease, some even died,” she lamented.

“It could be because many mothers today, ei-ther are not aware or re-fuse to believe that the human milk is filled with substances that are not present in animal’s milk nor in other commercial formula,” she pointed out.

“Breastfeeding should be a multi-sectoral con-cern, from correct infor-mation, advocacy cam-paign to behavior change and practices, because breastfeeding is more than just a nutrition,” Dr. Sabel-berino concluded.

(AEN/PIA-8)

inces is to use water trans-port. DOTr implements these development projects to give the people the privi-lege of a safe, convenient and affordable transport experience throughout the archipelago,” said Carlos.(JAYSON ESPESO,PR)

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TACLOBAN CITY-The first ever Human Milk Bank for Visayas was in-stalled on Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center (EVRMC) in this city.

Costing an approximate P9 million, the equipment that preserve the human milk is a lone donation of the United Nations Chil-dren’s Fund (UNICEF) in its aim to help the people in the region promote ex-clusive breastfeeding and prevent disease and mor-tality among babies and infants.

As Chief of EVRMC, Dr. Salvador Evardone, expressed his overwhelm-ing joy during the inaugu-ration program, because according to him, this is another health program which the region’s medical center can give service to the people with excellence.

Asked why EVRMC was chosen among other

BORONGAN CITY- For good governance and transparency, Eastern Sa-mar Development Project Monitoring Team (ESDP-MT), Department of Pub-lic Works and Highways Eastern Samar District En-gineering Office (DPWH ESDEO) and National Ir-rigation Administration (NIA) joined together in one meeting on January 18, 2019 at DPWH ESDEO Function Hall to discuss status of infrastructure projects in the province of Eastern Samar.

The meeting was initi-ated by ESDPMT, an inde-pendent, ethics-oriented civil society group, com-posed of individuals repre-senting the various stake-holders.

The team is composed of lawyers, engineers, per-sonalities from the aca-deme, religious group and other sectors in the gov-ernment.

During the preliminar-ies, Bishop Crispin Var-quez, one of the leaders and organizers of ESDP-MT, stated that the main purpose of the meeting is to monitor and ensure the proper implementation of infrastructure projects in the province.

The assembly discussed the DPWH Eastern Sa-

TACLOBAN CITY- The mayor of Guiuan town in Eastern Samar who was ordered suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman cries political harassment.

Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales, outgoing mayor of Guiuan town, said that he finds it unfortunate that the decision of the anti-graft court came at a time as the country is to hold elec-tions.

He said that the case against him was filed while he was seeking for a reelec-tion as mayor of Guiuan in March, 2016.

Gonzales, who is serv-ing his third and last term as mayor of Guiuan is seek-ing for a congressional seat for Eastern Samar lone con-gressional district in this year’s midterm elections.

“It’s purely harassment and politically motivated. This issue always come out every election. But it’s not true because the local gov-ernment of Guiuan has no disallowances from the Commission on Audit,” Gonzales said.

He also said that the complaint against him were fabricated and that he sub-mitted the lacking docu-ments before the anti-graft court when he was asked to answer it earlier.

“There was no find-ings by the Ombudsman that there were overpriced but just lack of documents which we already provided earlier,” Gonzales said.

He also said that he has yet to receive the copy of the Ombudsman ruling. But once he received it, he would immediately file his

G O V E R N M E N T CENTER, PALO,Leyte- Anti-drug elements of the Philippine Drug Enforce-ment Agency (PDEA)RO8 together with 8th Military Intelligence Battalion(MIB) and Catbalogan City Po-lice Station arrested a drug personality during the con-duct of buy-bust operation at Purok 2, Barangay Mau-long, Catbalogan City on February 24, 2019 at around 7pm.

In a report submitted to PDEA Director General Aaron N. Aquino, elements

Soldier arrested in a buy-bust operation in Catbalogan City; found in possession

of shabu valued at P1,500 of PDEA RO8 under Direc-tor Edgar T. Jubay together with 8th MIB and Catba-logan CPS identified the suspect as Agapito Anto-nio, member of the Philip-pine Army, 32, single, and a resident of Bannawag, President Quirino Sultan, Kudarat; and Ronnel Acera, 31,single,jobless,and a resi-dent of Brgy. Maulong of the said city.

Purchased and confis-cated during the said op-eration were three pieces of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachet containing

white crystalline substance suspected to be shabu weighing 0.21 gram with an estimated market value of P1,500 and drug para-phernalia.

The suspects will be fac-ing charges for violation of section 5 (sale of dangerous drugs), section 11 (posses-sion of dangerous drugs), and section 12 (possession of drug paraphernalia), ar-ticle II of RA 9165 and are now temporarily detained at Catbalogan City Police Station lock-up facility. (PR)

Guiuan mayor claims political harassment on suspension

order issued by Ombudsman

Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales

motion for reconsideration.Ombudsman Samuel

Martires, on his February 12 order, preventively sus-pended Gonzales for six months without pay for grave misconduct and gross neglect of duty.

The case against Gonza-les stemmed from a com-plaint filed by Kiriath Jearn Andrie Tumanda and Ave-lino Balagbis, Jr., both resi-dents of the town, claim-ing for misuse of Recovery Assistance on Yolanda (RAY), a fund downloaded to towns and cities hit by Yolanda from the Depart-ment of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

The town received P43 million intended for the re-pair of its municipal build-ing and P13 million for its public market.

It also received P152.99 million to be used for the repair of about 89 barangay halls.

But the Ombudsman, however, said that its Field Investigation Bureau found no proof contractors, Pedro

S. Labasbas Construction and EDG Americas Inc., submitted documents stat-ing their technical, legal and financial competence to undertake the projects.

The Ombudsman said EDG Americas Inc., which bagged the contract for the works involving the repair of public market and the barangay facilities, also de-viated from the approved plans stated in the pro-gram of works, such as dis-crepancies in the construc-tion materials used and the number of floors built.

Also suspended by the Ombudsman were mu-nicipal accountant Adrian Bernardo; municipal treas-urer Felicisima Bernardo; bids and awards commit-tee members Arsenio Sa-lamida, Esperanza Cortin, Danilo Colandog, Gilberto Labicante, Ma. Nenita Ecleo, and Felipe Padual; and Zosimo Macabasag, BAC technical working group member.

(ROEL T. AMAZONA/JOEY A. GABIETA)

Human Milk Bank for Visayas installed at EVRMC

big hospitals in Eastern Visayas, Dr. Wigdan Ma-rani, UNICEF’s representa-tive and chief for health and nutrition said, that after super typhoon “Yolanda,” they saw how EVRMC re-sponded to the traumatized victims of the disaster, chil-dren in particular.

“We were witnesses of babies and infants in need of medical attention and nutritional intervention. We knew then they could not be fed properly of their mothers’ milk because of the trauma the parents themselves manifested from the enormous disaster,” Dr. Marani shared.

“In an area that is prone to disaster, there could be a high incidence of infant mortality, thus UNICEF pours medical and nutri-tional assistance for the people in Tacloban in par-ticular, being the most “Yolanda” devastated area,” Marani added.

She also appealed to lac-tating mothers to donate their milk to help save the lives of babies requiring the world’s best milk.

The Human Milk Bank is capable to store the hu-man milk in a week time, after it has undergone the process from expressing to pasteurizing to thawing etc.

It is made available to babies needing to be fed with the human milk as prescribed by a doctor.

“Breastfeeding mothers have only to include any soup of their taste in their diet to produce the milk, so there wouldn’t be any prob-lem in producing it, as other mothers assert they don’t have,” said Dr. Nelita Sali-nas, EVRMC’s chairman of Pediatrics Department, “and since the milk is do-nated, it shall be given free, except for the pasteurizing cost of P220 per 100ml,” Dr. Salinas further informed. (AENicart/PIA-8)

Private group eyes infra projects in Eastern Samar

mar on-going and lined up projects; Maydolong-Basey Road construction update; status of damaged roads along national highways; engineering solution to landslide-prone areas and situation of the irrigation system in Eastern Samar.

District Engineer Mano-lo A. Rojas of DPWH ES-DEO said that 107 project will be implemented in Eastern Samar this 2019.

“Our total appropria-tion for this year 2019 once approved is worth 1.6 bil-lion pesos, this includes improvement of shoulders and drainage system along landslide prone areas par-ticularly in Llorente and Giporlos, flood control pro-jects, roads leading to tour-ism destinations and other local infra projects,” added DE Rojas.

DE Rojas also disclosed that the Samar Island Natural Park-Protected Area Management Board (SINP-PAMB) EXECOM resolution was already ap-proved. The said resolution is endorsing the DPWH for prior clearance to continue the construction of Maydo-long-Basey Road.

“We still have four phases to fully complete the Maydolong-Basey road project amounting to P839.2 million, but for the

2019, our focus is to finish prior year contract since it was suspended last year,” said DE Rojas.

Maydolong-Basey road is one of the high impact projects of DPWH because once completed, it will be the shortest route from Bo-rongan to Tacloban and will save an hour travel from the usual four hours ride via Lawaan.

The district engineer mentioned also future net-work road development plans like the Can-avid-Do-lores-Maslog-Jipapad-Las Navas bypass road.

“Our plan is to link this road to San Jose de Buan which when realized will comprise the Samar Island Central Highway,” added DE Rojas.

Meanwhile Dr. Leo-vigildo Cardenas, a dean from the Eastern Samar State University and one of the members of ESDPMT, posted a thank you message in his Facebook account to DE Rojas for being accom-modating and supportive to the monitoring team.

On the comment sec-tion, one of the netizens named Felisa Gomba, ad-mired the DPWH Eastern Samar District Engineering Office for reporting its ac-complishments to external

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If we will try to answer the question: how’s the old conflict between Russia and the United States now?, we might say it’s gone—the two countries have already learned to get along with each other, and they are now in good terms.

We really wish this is happening, that all coun-

fter several decades of eco-nomic and developmental dep-rivations that Samar had suf-fered at the hands of allegedly corrupt political leadership, the province could finally feel

A bit of victory

avenged, now that the Sandiganbayan came up with the decision to convict the prime sus-pect of 8 counts of graft with a maximum jail term of 115 years.

The people who for years had seen the glaring effects of corruption in the supposed government services and economic develop-ments that showed so poorly in their place welcomed the decision, some claiming that such sentence should have been decided dec-ades ago if only evidences were not ironed out well, and if money was not at work up to high places. This goes to show, as observers have it, that said conviction is just the tip of corrup-

tion iceberg.While said decision can still be appealed,

at least taxpayers can somehow claim initial victory knowing that, luckily, justice still works in our courts. It’s a good lesson slapped on corruption’s face, and the people get to know who these corrupt figures are based on Sandiganbayan verdict. According to the lat-ter, they are perpetually barred from holding public office, a crucial information in today’s elections season.

May these people that were issued such verdict realize that public office demands public trust, that any form of anomaly will have dire consequences. And may all those who aspire for high positions learn from this development so that they will not end up copying fraudulent and corrupt operations that sadly drain government funds and de-prive the people of good governance.

Roads to wartries around the world (not just Russia and the US) are embracing one another in perfect harmony and un-derstanding. But, sad to say, it’s the opposite that is unfolding. Truth is, we are plagued with “wars and rumors of wars”. Over the last decades, nations of the world have been arming

themselves with weapons of mass destruction that, in previous eras, would have been unimaginable.

The Russians, for in-stance, continue to prepare for an armed conflict with the United States by build-ing sophisticated weapons systems. They just complet-ed tests on a breakthrough intercontinental nuclear torpedo called “the Posei-don”. Armed with a nuclear warhead, this 24-meter long UUV can navigate autono-mously, having maximum speed of 107 kt, and can detonate close to an enemy coastal city to generate dev-astating tsunamis.

“On its way to a target, ‘Poseidon’ will be able to avoid and overcome any anti-submarine barriers

and other enemy defence systems due to the fully au-tomated operating system. All together, the intellectu-al and performance char-acteristics of the vehicle will make it invulnerable and secure a guaranteed target destruction,” an un-named defence industry source told Russian state media.

Many countries now have the technology to “wipe ourselves” off the face of the earth, and we can only pray that cooler heads will prevail before it’s too late.

In a more subtle way of invading the world, China has embarked into the so-called ‘money trap’ to claim control of various

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Tuesday, March 05, 2019 Leyte Samar Daily ExpressOPINION 5

God, our Father, you guide eve-rything in wisdom and love. Accept the prayers we offer for our nation, by the wisdom of our leaders and integ-rity of our citizens, may harmony and justice be secured and may there be lasting prosperity and peace.

Almighty and eternal God, You know the longings of our hearts and You protect our rights in your good-ness, watch over those in authority, so that people everywhere may enjoy freedom, security and peace.

We ask this through our Lord Je-sus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen. (Courtesy of Daughters of St. Paul)

Pray the Holy Rosary daily for world peace and conversion of sinners

(The family that prays together stays together)

Prayer for the Nation and for Those who Serve in

Public Office

WE should never take the devil for granted. They are always around, ever scheming and plot-ting against us in many, many ways, and often in a manner that is so sub-tle that we may not even notice him. As St. Peter would put in his first letter: “Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion seek-ing someone to devour.” (5,8)

We should never consider the devil as a myth, or as some kind of literary device only to highlight a point in the drama of our life. He is as real as you and me. Our problem is that we think lightly or, worse, falsely of him. And so we become completely unprepared to deal with his antics.

But in spite of that unfortunate fact of life,

The list of politicians who are actively involved in the proliferation, dis-tribution and even use of illegal drugs is a very sig-nificant document which should be known to all of us specially voters in the coming May elections. It is a perfect guide for vot-ers who to vote for and who to reject in the com-ing midterm elections.

-oOo-This adminmistra-

tion’s anti-drug campaign appears having difficulty

Expose NARCO Politicians- soon

(A timely and relevant info to voters)

in completely eradicating this national menace. Drug eradication campaign is the top priority of President Duterte even as early as his assumption to duty as the newly elected President of the Pilippines. He is over 3 years now in office, and unbelievably he says drug users have increased in our land. He says that there are now from 7 million to 8 million drug users in the country.

-oOo-In 2016 there were only

4,000 as reported. There is no confirmation however if this large increase is true because no less than the PNP could not confim the number. Well they say that the President may have gathered this number prob-ably from other sources.

-oOo-PDEA Director- Gen-

eral Aaron Aquino who has the list and obviously which list could have already been shown to the President, should already release that list now for the public to know. The President has al-ready given him the go-sig-nal. So what is taking PDEA Director Aquino why he has not yet released that NAR-CO Politics list?

-oOo-If done soon It shall

signal the start of a real collapse of this illegal drug trade that had enriched these criminal – politi-cians, and has also sadly resulted in the destruction of the future of many of our young boys and girls who became victims of this life-threatening crime.

The devil and uswe should remember that the devil cannot do any-thing against us unless allowed by God. And if allowed, it is because God in his mysterious provi-dence can always draw a greater good from any evil the devil may cause in us.

This is verified in the story of the trials of Job and that gospel episode of the man possessed by a legion of devils. (cfr. Mk 6,53-56) The devils, being fallen creatures of God, cannot help but acknowl-edge the authority of God over them. So, we should not be too afraid of the devil.

We just have to learn how to cope with him. First we should realize that any evil that befalls us, especially if it is moral and not just physical or material evil, is always instigated by the devil.

Yes, we may have our own weaknesses and there also are many worldly tempt-ing allurements around, but these can hardly do us harm unless stirred by the devil.

Our problem is that we often attribute the cause of any moral evil we commit to our human limitations alone and to the natural temptations in the world. We hardly con-sider the role of the devil who, being spiritual and supernatural, are far more superior to us in terms of power. And so we fail to take the adequate means to avoid him and to rem-edy the damage caused by him.

Let’s remember that as St. Paul said, “Our strug-gle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rul-ers, against the authori-ties, against the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Eph 6,12)

We need to go to God to handle this life-long predicament of ours properly. Aside from the human means which, of course, we should never neglect, we have to avail of the spiritual and super-natural means. We have to pray, offer sacrifices, wage continuing ascetical struggle, have recourse to

President Duterte re-cently signed the Univer-sal Health Care Act. It is the law that guarantees ac-cess to quality and afford-able healthcare services for all Filipinos.

The poorest popula-tions face the highest health risks and need more health services. Universal health care had been a long sought dream for every Filipino.

The new law is said to create a national health in-surance program and ex-pand Philhealth coverage to include free medical consultations and labora-tory tests. It is supposed to

The Universal Health Care

cover cost of consultations and makes Philhealth the national purchasers of health goods and services. That should enable it to establish standards in ser-vice delivery and profes-sional fees to be charged for particular services.

I hope for this new law to succeed. We have long suffered a basic conflict of interest situation wherein doctors who own hospi-tals can potentially make more money by prolong-ing patient confinement, ordering expensive tests, and doing complicated

procedures without the benefit of second opin-ions. We shoudl look at how will the government can fund this very ambi-tious program.

According to Phil-health, they need some P22 Billion to implement the Universal Health Care law in its initial year. There will be mandatory payroll deductions from GSIS and SSS members. The new law is also look-ing at funds from PAG-COR and PCSO.

The positive devel-opment is that we have taken the first step to-wards universal health care. It will be difficult to implement with the huge money that will be used for funding.

Realizing this dream means no Filipino should suffer or die because he is too poor to pay for his medical expenses.

This law will cover the big gap in our health sys-tem – the larger portion of the population who cannot afford the cost of medical treatment.

the sacraments, develop virtues, etc.

In the meantime, let us also take note of the an-tics of the devil. We need to know him well as our archenemy. In this, we cannot be naïve. Especial-ly with our more compli-cated times, it is urgently imperative that we know the ways of the devil very well. We should avoid di-aloguing with the devil.

We have to strengthen our faith in God and our complete trust in the sav-ing providence of God. We should not allow our-selves to be dominated by the devil for long. We would know when are being dominated by him when we let ourselves plunge into sadness, bit-terness and depression. God is always there for us. All we have to do is to go to him.

Of course, we have to understand that our sen-sitivity to the presence and the ways of the devil and our power to avoid him or to free ourselves from him once caught by him depends on our closeness to God. In other words, the closer we are to God, the better for us with respect to our power to cope with the devil.

territories from all over the world. Using its huge mon-etary reserves, the country enters into agreements with poorer countries through grants and loans so that these countries could build their economies, infrastruc-tures, and other forms of developments.

But come the time to pay for those debts, these countries are unable to re-pay, forcing them to give up their territories to the eco-nomic giant. To date, some nations are now under Chi-nese control because of this build, build, build scheme that hooked them. Surely, this could lead to bloody uprisings among the locals

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should China take full control of their countries.

On and on, the litany of conflicts between coun-tries extends. In the Middle East, there is that endless conflict between the Israe-lis and the Arabs. Another one between India and Pakistan. Between North and South Korea. Between China and Japan. And many, many more. And these are not just primi-tive armed forces that are at odds; they modern-day militaries armed with cut-ting edge weaponry, aided with missiles and nuclear warheads.

Again, we can only pray that weapons of mass de-struction will not annihi-late all of us off the face of this planet.

6 Leyte Samar Daily Express Tuesday, March 05, 2019

CARPER LAD Form N0. 51(Revised Carp-LAD Form N0. 51)

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

Provincial Agrarian Reform OfficeLiceo del Verbo Divino, Former Law Building

Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City

NOTICE OF LAND VALUATION AND ACQUISITIONNovember 9, 2018

DIOSCORO PONO, married to Flora de VeyraBrgy. Naghalin, Kananga, Leyte

Sir/Madam

This refers to your agricultural land covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) pursuant to Re-public Act (R.A.) No. 6657, as amended by R.A. No. 9700, particularly described as follows:

OCT/TCT No. : TCT-T-10666 TD No. : 21014-00613 Lot No. : 1-A Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038875-D (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 2.2964 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 1.9611 Has. Location : Brgy. Naghalin, Kananga, Leyte

Please be informed that out of the total area indicated in the aforesaid title of Tax Declaration an area of 1.9611 hectares is subject to immediate acquisition and distribution to qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) under ( )Voluntary Offer to Sell ( x )Compulsory Acquisition.

On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to THREE HUN-DRED SIXTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY FOUR PESOS AND 84/100 (Php 361,084.84) covering 1.9611 hectares, includ-ing improvements thereon, if any.

We have already requested the LBP, with address at: Sagkahan Street, Tacloban City to deposit in your name the said amount, in cash and bonds. The release of payments shall be effected or may be withdrawn upon your submission of all documents required by LBP on the release of claims.

Please accomplish the attached CARPER LAD Form 53 (Landowner’s Reply to NLVA) within thirty (30) days upon receipt of this Notice and return it to the DAR Provincial Office.

In case you reject the compensation offered for your property or fail to reply to this notice within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, we shall advise the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB), with address at DAR Regional Office Compound, Sto. Niño Extension Tacloban City to conduct summary administrative proceedings on the matter. In the event that you subsequently accept the value as computed by the LBP based on existing valuation guidelines, you should manifest in writing with respect to such acceptance of the original value, or jointly with LBP manifest in writing with respect to the recomputed value by the LBP, with the DARAB or the regular court.

The DAR shall take immediate possession of the property upon issuance of a Certification of Deposit (COD) by LBP and the concomitant transfer of the title to the landholding in the name of the Republic of the Philippines.

Very truly yours,

PAULINA S. CANALESPARPO I / OIC PARPO II

ATTACHMENTS:CARPER LAD Form No. 50 (Memorandum of Valuation) with Land Valuation WorksheetCARPER LAD Form No. 53 (LO’s Reply to NLVA)

Copy Distribution:Original - LODuplicate - LBP

Triplicate - DARPOQuadruplicate - DARMO






ARMI PFLEIDERBrgy. Wague, Leyte, Leyte

Sir/Madam

This refers to your agricultural land covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6657, as amended by R.A. No. 9700, particularly described as follows:

OCT/TCT No. : TCT-T-6281 TD No. : 08-23031-00135 Lot No. : 1-A Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038735 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 7.3249 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 2.3249 Has. Location : Brgy. Wague, Leyte, Leyte


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to TWO HUN-DRED ELEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY TWO PESOS AND 92/100 (Php 211,822.92) covering 2.3249 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.


Please accomplish the attached CARPER LAD Form 53 (Landowner’s Reply to NLVA) within thirty (30) days upon re-ceipt of this Notice and return it to the DAR Provincial Office.



Very truly yours,


ATTACHMENTS:CARPER LAD Form No. 50 (Memorandum of Valuation) with Land Valuation WorksheetCARPER LAD Form No. 53 (LO’s Reply to NLVA)Copy Distribution:Original - LODuplicate - LBP







CLARIZA ZALDIVAR MONTEMAYORBrgy. Montebello, Kananga, Leyte

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-T-19955 TD No. : 21013-00198 Lot No. : 9664-B-1, 2 & 5 Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038893 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 9.1779 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 2.9275 Has. Location : Brgy. Montebello, Kananga, Leyte


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to FOUR HUN-DRED ELEVEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR PESOS AND 74/100 (Php 411,194.74) covering 2.9275 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,

PAULINA S. CANALESPARPO I / OIC PARPO IIATTACHMENTS:CARPER LAD Form No. 50 (Memorandum of Valuation) with Land Valuation WorksheetCARPER LAD Form No. 53 (LO’s Reply to NLVA)








LORENZO BALTONADO, married to Violeta MartinezBrgy. San Isidro, Ormoc City

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-15999 TD No. : 00027-00009 Lot No. : 11960-B-2 Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038729 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 2.0000 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 1.0795 Has. Location : Brgy. Domonar, Ormoc City

Please be informed that out of the total area indicated in the aforesaid title of Tax Declaration an area of 1.0795 hectares is subject to immediate acquisition and distribution to qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) under ( ) Voluntary Offer to Sell ( x )Compulsory Acquisition.

On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to ONE HUN-DRED NINETY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SIXTY ONE PESOS AND 18/100 (Php 191,861.18) covering 1.0795 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.

We have already requested the LBP, with address at: Sagkahan Street, Tacloban City to deposit in your name the said amount, in cash and bonds. The release of payments shall be effected or may be withdrawn upon your submis-sion of all documents required by LBP on the release of claims.


In case you reject the compensation offered for your property or fail to reply to this notice within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, we shall advise the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB), with address at DAR Regional Office Compound, Sto. Niño Extension Tacloban City to conduct summary administrative proceed-ings on the matter. In the event that you subsequently accept the value as computed by the LBP based on existing valuation guidelines, you should manifest in writing with respect to such acceptance of the original value, or jointly with LBP manifest in writing with respect to the recomputed value by the LBP, with the DARAB or the regular court.


Very truly yours,

PAULINA S. CANALESPARPO I / OIC PARPO IIATTACHMENTS:CARPER LAD Form No. 50 (Memorandum of Valuation) with Land Valuation WorksheetCARPER LAD Form No. 53 (LO’s Reply to NLVA)Copy Distribution:Original - LODuplicate - LBP


7Leyte Samar Daily ExpressTuesday, March 05, 2019






PATROCINO SOQUES, married to Eduardo Fructuoso1249 PeǹafranciaPaco, Manila

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-16886 TD No. : 00060-00200 Lot No. : 7446-A, D & F Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038780 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 7.8396 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 4.3195 Has. Location : Brgy. Milagro, Ormoc City


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to TWO HUN-DRED THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTEEN PESOS AND 81/100 (Php 203,716.81) covering 4.3195 hec-tares, including improvements thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,










LEONORA C. PENSERGA, married to Vicente RedoǹaSan Pablo St., Ormoc City

Sir/Madam This refers to your agricultural land covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6657, as amended by R.A. No. 9700, particularly described as follows:

OCT/TCT No. : TCT-12165 TD No. : 00082-00242 Lot No. : 3-C Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-004806 (OLT) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 3.2982 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 0.0395 Has. Location : Brgy. Valencia, Ormoc City


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to NINE THOU-SAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR PESOS AND 66/100 (Php 9,684.66) covering 0.0395 hectares, including improve-ments thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,










RAMON E. BENITEZ, married to Milagros DelantarBrgy. Consuegra. Leyte, Leyte

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-T-1369 TD No. : 08-23024-00008 Lot No. : 178-B Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038734 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 18.2238 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 0.8931 Has. Location : Brgy. Tag-abaca, Leyte, Leyte


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY PESOS AND 65/100 (Php 35,120.65) covering 0.8931 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,










DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINESc/o VP Ernesto R. PurunggananHead / AA-OPSDevelopment Bank of the PhilippinesMakati City

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-T-19360 TD No. : 08-41003-00580 Lot No. : 2-1 to 29 Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-037736 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 74.9169 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 19.1026 Has. Location : Brgy. Abijao, Villaba, Leyte


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valua-tion (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN PESOS AND 66/100 (Php 1,674,597.66) covering 19.1026 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,





8 Leyte Samar Daily Express Tuesday, March 05, 2019NOTICES

AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF RIGHTSNOTICE is hereby given that Ernesto P. Abada, Susana A. Avenido and Sonia A. Fer-

raris heirs of the late Hospicia Pabro Abada, the decedent was the surviving spouse of En-rique Fuentes Peña Abada, a PVAO Veteran Hospicia died intestate and their mother as sur-viving spouse of a PVAO Veteran is entitled to a burial assistance from the PVA, and heirs hereby waive all their rights, interest and participation in the above-described assistance in favor of their sister Amalia Pablo Lacandazo and authorize to process, sign documents and receive burial assistance covered by this waiver; per Doc. No. 121, Page No. 26, Book No. 1, Series of 2018 of Notary Public Atty. Jose Joannes S. Bagulaya.LSDE: Feb. 19, 26 & March 5, 2019

AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF RIGHTSNOTICE is hereby given that Romeo Pabro Lacandazo, one of the children/heirs of

the late Hospicia Pabro Abada, the decedent was the surviving spouse of Enrique Fuentes Peña Abada, a PVAO Veteran Hospicia died intestate and their mother as surviving spouse of a PVAO Veteran is entitled to a burial assistance from the PVA, and heirs hereby waive all their rights, interest and participation in the above-described assistance in favor of their sister Amalia Pablo Lacandazo and authorize to process, sign documents and receive burial assistance covered by this waiver; per Doc. No. 375, Page No. 76, Book No. 1, Series of 2019 of Notary Public Atty. Jose Joannes S. Bagulaya.LSDE: Feb. 19, 26 & March 5, 2019

AFFIDAVIT OF WAIVER OF RIGHTSNOTICE is hereby given that Sonia Abada Ferraris one of the children and heir of

the late Hospicia Pabro Abada, the decedent was the surviving spouse of Enrique Fuentes Peña Abada, a PVAO Veteran Hospicia died intestate and their mother as surviving spouse of a PVAO Veteran is entitled to a burial assistance from the PVA, and heirs hereby waive all their rights, interest and participation in the above-described assistance in favor of their sister Amalia Pablo Lacandazo and authorize to process, sign documents and receive burial assistance covered by this waiver; per Doc. No. 150, Page No. 10, Book No. XXVII, Series of 2018 of Notary Public Atty. Ernesto H. Mendiola.LSDE: Feb. 19, 26 & March 5, 2019

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Celso Ygbuhay extrajudicially settled,

partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated at Brgy. Tinaplacan, Calbayog City, Samar, designated as Lot No. 906, Cad 817-D, Case-3, covered by O.C.T. No. 3843, containing an area of 11,973 square meters, more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. 99-03022-00240. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Maria Angelica Y. Sumayo as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 407, Page No. 81, Book No. IX, Series of 2016 of Notary Public Atty. Alex R. Gelera. LSDE: Feb. 19, 26 & March 5, 2019

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTSNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Jeffrey Gabiana Espeña Sr., extrajudi-

cially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated in Brgy. San Jose, Tacloban City, designated as Lot 3576-D-8, Psd-083747-006772-D, covered by T.C.T. No. T-36518 with an area of 250 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 2012-01-0015-09073, assessed value of P13,750.00 and heir Fe C. Espeña hereby renounce, waive and relinquished her right in favor of her co-heirs chidren JEFFREY C. ESPEÑA and MARY GRACE C. ESPEÑA; per Doc. No. 67, Page No. 15, Book No. III, Series of 2018 of Notary Public Atty.Caryl Jane P. Villanoza. LSDE: Feb. 19, 26 & March 5, 2019

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Cerilo Relos extrajudicially settled, parti-

tioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated in Brgy. Agbanga, Matalom, Leyte, Lot No. 1137, under Tax Dec. No. 08-27004-00437 containing an area of 6,418 square meters (whole area). A Deed of Sale was executed a portion of 238 square meters from the above-described property in favor of Renato Jr. G. Galia as vendee; per Doc. No. 451, Page No. 91, Book No. XXV, Series of 2018 of Notary Public Atty. Josenilo Marquez Reoma.LSDE: Feb. 19, 26 & March 5, 2019

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Gerardo V. Peliño and Eduardo Peliño

extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcels of land, Lot No. 2973, situated at Brgy. Cabuynan, Tanauan, Leyte, covered by Tax Dec. No. 38020 00599 R-13, containing an area of 6,761 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sheila Mae Handayan Co, as vendee for the above-described property with all the improvements threon; per Doc. No. 10, Page No. 02, Book No. XXVI, Series of 2018 of Notary Public Atty. Josenilo Marquez Reoma. LSDE: Feb. 19, 26 & March 5, 2019

LSDE: Feb. 26 & March 5, 2019

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR

Tacloban City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance to Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice

is hereby served to the public that GILBERT VILLAR ARTECHE has filed with

this Office, a Petition for change of first name from GILBERT JR. to GILBERT in the

Birth Certificate of GILBERT VILLAR JR. who was born on APRIL 12, 1992 at Tacloban City and whose parents are AMELITA P. VILLAR and GILBERTO F. ARTECHE.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than March 11, 2019. (Sgd.) IMELDA A. ROA City Civil Registrar

(Complete name of petitioner)

(New first name to be adopted)(First name to be changed)

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Vicente Samong, Sr. extrajudicially

settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a aprcel of agricultural land situated in Libertad, Cabucgayan, Biliran, denominated as Survey No. 580, Assessor’s Lot No. 015 and Tax Dec./ARP No. 00433 R10, with an area of 7,951.40 square meters, assessed value of P6,540.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of HAIDEE G. ESTUDILLO as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 281, Page No. 57, Book No. 44, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty. Redentor C. Villordon. LSDE: Feb. 26, March 5 & 12, 2019

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTSNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Jeffrey Gabiana Espeña extrajudicially

settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land with improvements thereon situ-ated in Brgy. Caibaan, Tacloban City, designated as Lot 10, Block 13, Phase 4, Pcs-08-000010, under TCT No. T-17236/Tax Dec. No. 2012-01-0006-09120, containing an area of 180 square meters registered in the name of Government Service Insurance System and one-storey residential building situated at Brgy. 109 Calanipawan (V&G) Tacloban City, containing an area of 65.1 square meters with an assessed value of P182,450 pesos. That herein Fe C. Espeña hereby presents forever renounce, waive and relinquish all her rights, interest and participation over the above-described property in favor of her children/co-heirs Jeffrey C. Espeña Jr. and Mary Grace C. Espeña; per Doc. No. 168, Page No. 35, Book No. III, Series of 2019 of Notary Public Atty. Caryl Jane P. Villanoza.LSDE: Feb. 26, March 5 & 12, 2019

AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATIONNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Marcelina S. Sajorda-Engle executed

an affidavit of Self-Adjudication over parcels of land described as: 1) Parcel of residential land, together with all the improvements thereon situated at the Municipality of Babatngon, Leyte, containing an area of 444 square meters, more or less, covered by TCT No. TP-14030 and covered by Tax Dec. No. 99-04003-00442 PIN 044-04-003-02 014 - Residential with assessed value of P18,970.00, Tax Dec. No. 2008-04003-00434, PIN 044-04-003-02-014-1001- Building; 2) Agricultural land, located in Magcasuang, Babatngon, Leyte, Cad. Lot No. 3465, Ass. Lot No. 8, with an area of 2.1440 hectares, more or less, with an assessed value of P25,260.00, under Tax Dec. No. 2008-04011-00148, PIN 044-04-011-02-008; 3) Agricultural land located in Magcasuang, Babatngon, Leyte, Cad. Lot No. 3459, Ass. Lot No. 13, with an area of 0.9440 hectares cocoland more or less, with an assessed value of P11,120.00 under Tax Dec. No. 2008-04011-00149 PIN 044-04-011-02-013; 4) Agricul-tural land located in Magcasuang, Babatngon, Leyte, Cad. Lot No. 3467. Ass. Lot No. 18, with an area of 1.0660 hectares cocoland more or less, assessed value of P12,560.00, under Tax Dec. No. 2008-04011-00150 PIN 044-04-011-02-018; per Doc. No. 227, Page No. 46, Book No. XI, Series of 2015 of Notary Public Atty. Leslie Rose G. Adolfo.LSDE: Feb. 26, March 5 & 12, 2019

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Elesio T. Asis extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated in Brgy. Pinamono-an, Mahaplag, Leyte, under Tax Dec. No. 08-25019-00048, containing an area of 5.2147 hectares, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Elmer Alagon Casinillo and Niña VI Maunes-Casinillo as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 238, Page No. 49, BOok No. VII, Series of 2015 of Notary Public Atty. Jason Alonzo. LSDE: Feb. 26, March 5 & 12, 2019

LSDE: March 5 & 12, 2019


Tacloban City


is hereby served to the public that HIGINIO B. HOMERES has filed with

this Office, a Petition for change of first name from ANDRES JR. to HIGINIO in the

Birth Certificate of ANDRES JR. BELCHES HOMERES who was born on JANUARY 11, 1961 at Tacloban City and whose parents are LUCINA D. BELCHES and ANDRES R. HOMERES.




LSDE: March 5 & 12, 2019


Tacloban City


is hereby served to the public that GIORGIANA P. CAÑETE has filed with

this Office, a Petition for change of first name from MERCEDES to GIORGIANA in the

Birth Certificate of MERCEDES PEDRERA who was born on MARCH 26, 1960 at Tacloban City and whose parents are MERCEDES HIPE and GORGONIO PEDRERA.




EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Elysier G. Margate extrajudicially set-

tled, partitioned and adjudicated over one-half (1/2) share of conjugal property, described as: a parcel of land, designated in the Brgy. of Caibaan, City of Tacloban, Island of Leyte, covered by TCT No. T-22068, which parcel of land still in the name of GSIS, containing an area of 240 square meters, more or less; per Doc. No. 625, Page No. III, Book No. IX, Series of 2001 of Notary Public Atty. Alfredo C. Verona. LSDE: March 5, 12 & 19, 2019

AFFIDAVIT OF LOSSNOTICE is hereby given that Rose G. Gabon,

a collector of St. Peter Life Plan, Inc. executed an affidavit of Loss of Official Receipt of St. Peter Life Plan Inc. with Series # 0394401 - 0394450, 50 sheets and its whereabouts cannot anymore be found despite due and diligent search made and undertaken; Document Notarized by Public At-torney Atty. Mary Ann B. Llanera.

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that Edgardo T. Siabal executed a Deed of Absolute Sale of

a motorized passenger ship/motorbanca described as: Name of Ship: MBca “EDMAR’S”; Official Number: 08-0003527; Type of Ship: Passenger ship/Motorbanca; Hull Material: Wood; No. of Engine: 1; Length: 20.07 meters; Gross Tonage: 8.64; Net Tonage: 5.88; Breadth: 2.02 meters; Depth: 1.18 meters; Engine Make: Mitsubishi; KW: 70.00 in favor of ARVIE Y. MOSQUERIOLA as vendee/new owner and the name of the ship is changed to MBca RB; per Doc. No. 3293, Page No. 659, Book No. VII, Series of 2019 of Notary Public Atty. Hernando M. Hernandez Jr. LSDE: March 5, 12 & 19, 2019

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

and CommunicationLAND TRANSPORTATION

FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD

Regional Office No. VIIIPalo, Leyte

R8-EV/PA-FC-2019-02-20140397Case No. VIII-2014-0397

Application for Extension of Validityof a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service

CAROLINA L. LAGO, Applicant/sx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a Reconstituted

Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY-MANLURIP VIA APITONG & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting until MARCH 19, 2019.

In the present application, applicant request authority for extension of validity of the said certificate using the same number of unit/s.

NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on MARCH 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at its office of the above address.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall cause the publication of this Notice of Hearing once in a newspaper of local circulation.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO, Regional Director, this 28th day of FEBRUARY, 2019.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTORegional Director





R8-EV-PB-2019-3-20160530Case No. VIII-2016-0530

Application for Extension of Validityof a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUB service

MARTIN D. ABARRATIGUE, Applicant/sx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a

Reconstituted Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUB service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY-CALBAYOG CITY & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting until JUNE 17, 2019.





WITNESS the Honorable GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO, Regional Director, this 1ST day of MARCH, 2019.








LUCENA C. CABRERA, Applicant/sx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x


Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY-MARASBARAS & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting until MAY 15, 2019.













ROBERTO V. YUSON, Applicant/sx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x

NOTICE OF HEARINGApplicant is a grantee of a

Reconstituted Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: CALBAYOG-GANDARA & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which Certificate is still valid and subsisting until JULY 2, 2019.











R8-EV-UV-2019-02-20140770Case No. VIII-2014-0770

Application for Extension of Validityof a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV EXPRESS service

OSCAR M. NACINO, Applicant/sx- - - - - - - - - - - - -x


Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a UV EXPRESS service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY-ARTECHE & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit/s which

Certificate is still valid and subsisting until JUNE 26, 2019.





WITNESS the Honorable GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO, Regional Director, this 28th day of FEBRUARY, 2019.


9Leyte Samar Daily ExpressTuesday, March 05, 2019 NEWS

campaign on March 29.Tan, who was present

during the 1:30 pm prom-ulgation, is serving her third and last term as a congresswoman represent-ing Samar’s second district and is running for gover-nor, a post currently occu-pied by her daughter, Sha-ree Ann Tan.

The younger Tan is run-ning for the congressional seat to be left vacant by her mother.

The criminal complaint

Samar Rep.......from Page 1

TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Environ-ment and Natural Resources (DENR) here in the region has called on candidates to stop nailing their campaign materials on trees.

DENR Regional Execu-tive Director Crizaldy Bar-celo said that trees become susceptible to diseases and attacks of harmful insects when harmed by nailing and eventually may cause the tree’s death.

Barcelo cited section 3 of Republic Act 3571 which prohibits, the cutting, de-stroying, or injuring of trees along public schools, roads, and other public areas as

against Tan stemmed from a complaint filed by the ‘Isog Han Samar Move-ment’ which accused the then governor and the oth-er provincial officials of al-leged anomalous purchases of “emergency supplies” worth P1.6 million.

The purchased items in-cluded rice, medical items and electric fans earmarked for victims of typhoon “Ki-dang” which hit portions of the province on December 4 and 5, 2001.

Aside from Tan, the court also found her co-

accused Rolando Montejo, her provincial administra-tor, and Reynaldo Yabut, a private contractor, guilty beyond reasonable doubt in all the cases.

Acquitted, meanwhile, were her other co-accused, then provincial account-ant Romeo Reales; former budget officer Maximo Sison; former administra-tive officer of the Provin-cial Health Office Aurelio Bardaje Jr. and Numeriano Legaspi, former provincial property custodian.

During the entire wed-ding ceremony, the couple had an interpreter who relayed to them what the host and the speaker were saying.

They both said their “I dos” through a sign lan-guage.

Adora said that while have they have wanted to get married before they could have children, lack of money hindered them to do it.

“We also don’t know how we can get married,” Adora said in sign lan-guage relayed by an inter-preter during an interview.

When they learned about the mass wedding, they immediately grab the chance given by the city government and its part-ner Oxfam and We Care Partners since they were already living together for six years.

For a couple to avail of the mass wedding, they must be living together for about five years.

Legalizing union is very important because it will not only benefit couples but including their chil-dren, Wilma Perante, re-gional director of the Phil-ippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

“We are happy that the city government and its partners came up with this program because Region 8 is rank second with the most number of illegiti-mate child in the country,” Perante said.

“This program will cor-rect that problem because after this ceremony you will apply for legitimation even they are already us-ing the father’s surname. This would change the sta-tus of your child and this is the greatest gift that you can give to your life after this marriage ceremony,” Perante added.

Based on the PSA data, as of June 2017, a total of 97, 834 babies were born

PSA.......from Page 1

out of wedlock or illegiti-mate child in the region.

“Giving legitimacy to your children will greatly affect them. This will take the stigma away from your children who sometimes suffer bullying because you are not married,” Perante shares.

Mayor Romualdez, who solemnized the wed-ding ceremonies, advised the newly-wed couples to always love each other and always show affection to them.

“As a couple who loves each other, you should learn how to be patient and knows how to forgive when-ever your partner com-mitted something wrong,” Romualdez advised.

Apart from the mass wedding ceremony, the campaign for equal dis-tribution of housework between couples was also launched led by movie and television actress and care work advocate Camille Prats.

The campaign, dubbed as “I Laba Yu”, encour-

ages husbands and wives to share household’s chores and responsibilities.

“Sharing houseworks with your partner is a best example that you can show and teach to your children, and to express your love to your husband or wife,” Prats said.

In the 2017 Oxfam’s Household Care Survey from Eastern Visayas and Mindanao, shows that women spend an average of 4.5 to 6.5 hours of house-holds chores which is six times higher than men.

It also said that women spend a total of 11 to 12 hours of elderly or child care which is two to four hours times longer than men.

“Women disproportion-ately carry the burden of unpaid care work. It is time that we resurface and rec-ognize it as shared respon-sibility by everyone. Equal-ity should begin at home,” Oxfam Philippine Country Director Maria Rosario Fe-lizco said.

(ROEL T. AMAZONA)

DENR warns candidates of possible imprisonment if they nail trees with their campaign materials

the legal basis for his appeal to candidates.

The same prohibitions are also provided under section 3 of PD 953 which provides that an imprison-ment of not less than six months and not more than two years, or a fine of not less than P5,000 or with both imprisonment and fine shall be imposed for vi-olation of said prohibitions.

Since the start of the campaign period, posters and other campaign ma-terials could be seen being nailed at the trees.

Together with the call against nailing campaign materials on trees, Barcelo

also reminds the public to be mindful of the wastes that will be generated dur-ing the campaign period.

“Do not litter our streets and clog our water ways with campaign materials and other sort of wastes, strictly observe RA 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000,” the DENR executive re-gional director said.

However, Barcelo em-phasized that this appeal to stop harming trees and maintaining cleanliness is a call that extend beyond the election period.

(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

stakeholders.“It takes a lot of cour-

age to submit projects for assessment by volunteers of professionals,” Gomba said.

ESDPMT has been a monitoring government projects for 11 years which ensures that transactions will bring to a higher mor-

Private......from Page 3

al ground through honest, efficient and transparent use of the public funds al-located to improve the de-livery of basic services to the people.

The vision of ESDPMT is that Eastern Samar will become a place where people lives in peace and prosperity and in a man-ner befitting their dignity as human beings. (JAYSON ESPEJO, PR)

TACLOBAN CITY- The Department of Tourism (DOT) here in the region recently launched, as a pilot project, the Inclusive Local Growth (IloG) Project: Ba-sey Golden River Cruise in

Part of the Spark Samar campaignDOT promotes cruise tourism

at the Golden Riverthe town of Basey.

The program, which is part of the provincial gov-ernment’s tourism promo-tional campaign known as ‘Spark Samar’, capitalizes the old town’s natural at-

tractions like the Sohoton Natural Bridge Natural Park, its historicity and the diverse communities that live along its riverbanks.

The ground breaking

BLAS URBANA married to DARAB CASE NO. LV-0801-0042-2018CONCORDIA CALDOSA Landowners, FOR: FIXING OF JUST COMPENSATIONx- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARINGTo: BLAS URBANA, married to PAULINA S. CANALES CONCORDIA CALDOSA PARPO II Brgy. Binotong, Alangalang, Leyte DAR Prov’l., Office Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City FIEL M. PEDROSA Head Agrarian Operations Center- LANDBANK Real St., Sagkahan District Tacloban City

G r e e t i n g s,

Please take NOTICE that this Office, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of R.A. 6657, as amended and its implementing rules and regulation, will conduct a summary administrative proceedings on April 11, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at DARAB Office, DAR LVD Compound, Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City, to determine the just compensation of the property of BLAS URBANA, mar-ried to CONCORDIA CALDOSA under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-13347, Lot No. 4141-A & C, with an area of 2.2795 has., area acquired is 1.9160 hectares and located at Brgy. Binotong, Alangalang, Leyte subject of Compulsory Acquisition scheme of R.A. 6657.

The proceeding being summary in nature, you are directed to submit within thirty (30) days from receipt hereof your respective memorandum/position paper and affidavits, supported with pertinent docu-ments and evidence as to just compensation of said property. Parties may examine the claim folder in the Adjudicator’s Office.

DAR, LVD Law Bldg. Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City, February 14, 2019.

FOR THE ADJUDICATION

MESALINA M. PAMAT Clerk of the AdjudicatorLSDE: March 5, 12 & 19, 2019

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORMADJUDICATION BOARDOffice of the Provincial Adjudicator2nd Flr. LVD, LAW Bldg., Avenida VeteranosTacloban City

see DOT /page 12 ...

I do. Aside from making their union official-and-blessed, marriage will now ‘legitimize’ the children of couples who have been living together without the benefit of marriage. On March 1, about 129 couples availed a mass wedding offered by the Tacloban city government. (CIO)

10 Leyte Samar Daily Express Tuesday, March 05, 2019



Provincial Agrarian Reform OfficeLVD Compound (LAW Bldg.) Avenida Veteranos

Tacloban City


TITO QUILANTANGAgua Dulce Street, Ormoc City

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-19068 TD No. : 00055-00125 Lot No. : 3893-A, B, C, E, F, & H Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-039024 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 15.1584 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 1.6591 Has. Location : Brgy. Mahayahay, Ormoc City


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to SIXTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR PESOS & 73/100 (Php69,924.73) covering 1.6591 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,








Tacloban City

NOTICE OF LAND VALUATION AND ACQUISITIONDecember 12, 2018

MERCEDES M. AGUILARc/o Garcia Garcia Ong Law Offices401 Oftana Bldg., cor. Jasmin & Don Mariano Cui Sts.Cebu City

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-18779 TD No. : 08-33-0019-00319 Lot No. : 1,3 to 10, 12, 13, 15 to 17, 19 to 23, 25, 28 to 31, 34, 35, 37, 40 to 49, 51 to 55, 57 to 63 & 68 Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038384 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 38.0318 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 34.7694 Has. Location : Brgy. Tinago, San Isidro, Leyte


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to THREE MIL-LION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY FOUR PESOS & 04/100 (Php3,625,494.04) covering 34.7694 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,

PAULINA S. CANALESPARPO I / OIC PARPO IIATTACHMENTS:CARPER LAD Form No. 50 (Memorandum of Valuation) with Land Valuation WorksheetCARPER LAD Form No. 53 (LO’s Reply to NLVA)






Tacloban City


PATROCINIO SOQUES married to Eduardo Fructuoso1249 Peña Francia, Paco, M. Manila

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-18218 TD No. : 00060-00197 Lot No. : 7452-A-2-A Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038900 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 3.0948 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 2.9793 Has. Location : Brgy. Milagro, Ormoc City


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valua-tion (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE PESOS & 65/100 (Php75,279.65) covering 2.9793 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,








Tacloban City


TRINIDAD PONOBrgy. Naghalin, Kananga, Leyte

Sir/Madam


OCT/TCT No. : TCT-T-6352 TD No. : 21008-00143 Lot No. : 9987-1 to 16, 18, 20, 21, 23 to 26, 30, 33 to 35 Approved Survey No. : Psd-08-038779 (AR) Area per OCT/TCT/TD No. (has) : 18.3013 Has. Area acquired per ASP : 10.1552 Has. Location : Brgy. Lim-ao, Kananga, Leyte


On the basis of the value determined by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) per attached Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and Land Valuation Worksheet (LVW), the compensation for your landholding amounts to ONE MIL-LION FOUR HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE PESOS & 77/100 (Php1,401,945.77) covering 10.1552 hectares, including improvements thereon, if any.





Very truly yours,





11Leyte Samar Daily ExpressTuesday, March 05, 2019 NEWSRepublic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORMADJUDICATION BOARDOffice of the Provincial Adjudicator2nd Flr. LVD, LAW Bldg., Avenida VeteranosTacloban City

JESUS M. PASAGUI, married to DARAB CASE NO. LV-0801-0043-2018JULIETA DUMDOMA PASAGUI Landowners, FOR: FIXING OF JUST COMPENSATIONx- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARINGTo: JESUS M. PASAGUI, married to PAULINA S. CANALES JULIETA DUMDOMA PASAGUI PARPO II Brgy. San Agustin, Palo, Leyte DAR Prov’l., Office Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City FIEL M. PEDROSA Head Agrarian Operations Center- LANDBANK Real St., Sagkahan District Tacloban City

G r e e t i n g s,

Please take NOTICE that this Office, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of R.A. 6657, as amended and its implementing rules and regulation, will conduct a summary administrative proceedings on April 11, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at DARAB Office, DAR LVD Compound, Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City, to determine the just compensation of the property of JESUS M. PASAGUI, married to JULIETA DUMDOMA PASAGUI under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-20553, Lot No. 1-A & 1-C, with an area of 2.7034 has., area acquired is 2.6164 hectares and located at Brgy. San Agustin, Palo, Leyte subject of Compulsory Acquisition scheme of R.A. 6657.






EPIFANIA EGANA DARAB CASE NO. LV-0801-0044-2018 Landowners, FOR: FIXING OF JUST COMPENSATIONx- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARINGTo: EPIFANIA EGANA PAULINA S. CANALES Brgy. Binongtoan, Alangalang, Leyte PARPO II DAR Prov’l., Office FIEL M. PEDROSA Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City Head Agrarian Operations Center- LANDBANK Real St., Sagkahan District Tacloban City

G r e e t i n g s,

Please take NOTICE that this Office, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of R.A. 6657, as amended and its implementing rules and regulation, will conduct a summary administrative proceedings on April 11, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at DARAB Office, DAR LVD Compound, Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City, to determine the just compensation of the property of EPIFANIA EGANA under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-11068, Lot No. 1192-C, D, E, G, H & I, with an area of 7.7654 has., area acquired is 6.5162 hectares and located at Brgy. Binongtoan, Alangalang, Leyte subject of Compulsory Acquisition scheme of R.A. 6657.




MESALINA M. PAMAT Clerk of the Adjudicator

LSDE: March 5, 12 & 19, 2019

TEODORA R. TECSON, married to DARAB CASE NO. LV-0801-0046-2018JESUS TECSON Landowners, FOR: FIXING OF JUST COMPENSATIONx- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARINGTo: TEODORA R. TECSON married to PAULINA S. CANALES JESUS TECSON PARPO II Brgy. Salvacion, Alangalang, Leyte DAR Prov’l., Office Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City FIEL M. PEDROSA Head Agrarian Operations Center- LANDBANK Real St., Sagkahan District Tacloban City

G r e e t i n g s,

Please take NOTICE that this Office, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of R.A. 6657, as amended and its implementing rules and regulation, will conduct a summary administrative proceedings on April 11, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at DARAB Office, DAR LVD Compound, Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City, to determine the just compensation of the property of TEODORA R. TEC-SON, married to JESUS TECSON under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-7399, Lot No. 2624-A, B, D & F, with an area of 7.9502 has., area acquired is 2.2933 hectares and located at Brgy. Salvacion Farm, Alangalang, Leyte subject of Compulsory Acquisition scheme of R.A. 6657.






ALIPIO CASILAN DARAB CASE NO. LV-0801-0047-2018 Landowners, FOR: FIXING OF JUST COMPENSATIONx- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARINGTo: ALIPIO CASILAN PAULINA S. CANALES Brgy. Hugpa West, Burauen, Leyte PARPO II DAR Prov’l., Office Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City FIEL M. PEDROSA Head Agrarian Operations Center- LANDBANK Real St., Sagkahan District Tacloban City

G r e e t i n g s,

Please take NOTICE that this Office, pursuant to the provisions of Section 16 of R.A. 6657, as amended and its implementing rules and regulation, will conduct a summary administrative proceedings on April 11, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning at DARAB Office, DAR LVD Compound, Avenida Veteranos, Tacloban City, to determine the just compensation of the property of ALIPIO CASILAN under Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-16972, Lot No. 9842, with an area of 0.9112 hectares and located at Brgy. Hugpa West, Burauen, Leyte subject of Compulsory Acquisition scheme of R.A. 6657.




MESALINA M. PAMAT Clerk of the Adjudicator

LSDE: March 5, 12 & 19, 2019


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TACLOBAN CITY- Some of the country’s pop-ular movie and television actors flexed their well-built bodies and pushed and shoved against some politicians, among them was Senator Juan Edgardo ‘Sonny’ Angara during an exhibition basketball games on Sunday (March 3).

The event, held at the Tacloban Convention Cent-er, was part of the opening of the second season of the Eastern Visayas Basketball League (EVBL).

The movie and television actors present were Adrian

Sen. Angara, actors join exhibition basketball games

‘Luis’ Alandy, Marco Al-caraz, Mark Herras, Joross Gamboa, Onyok Velasco, Matt Evans, Jordan Her-rera, Tirso Cruz III, Dennis Padilla, and Christopher de Leon.

They competed with politicians headed by Sen. Angara, Biliran Governor Gerardo ‘Gerry Boy” Es-pina, Jr., and former con-gressmen Neil Montejo and Florencio ‘Bem’ Noel of the An Waray party-list group.

For almost two hours, the competing teams en-tertained the crowd, doing some antics to the delight of their audience.

Eventually, the team of Angara won the exhibition game,67-66.

Rey Evangelista, EVBL president and former PBA player, said they are happy that their first season was successful.

He said that from the original five competing teams, there are now eight of them playing for the EVBL.

Evangelista said that EVBL’s main goal is to be-come a venue for a good competitive game in the region, as well to contrib-ute to the tourism industry where the league is play-ing.

Sen. Angara said that as chairman of Samahang Basketball sa Pilipinas (SBP), he is glad of the cre-ation of a grass root bas-ketball like the EVBL for it keeps basketball alive.

Former congressman Noel, clarified, that con-sidering that he is running in this year’s elections, An Waray party-list is not giving any prizes in the league.(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

TACLOBAN CITY – Around 200 students from various state univer-sities and colleges in the country are expected to participate on the 1st Na-tional DABEST Students Research Congress slated on March 27 to 29 to be held at the Eastern Visayas State University (EVSU), this city.

DABEST stands for Development studies, Arts and humanities, Business and entrepreneurship, Ed-ucation, Science and engi-neering, Technology and innovation.

Ma. Cristina Caintic, EVSU vice president for planning, research and extension, shares that the national congress was con-ceptualized after the year-ly International STEAM (iSTEAM) Research Con-gress which aim to pool researches from the aca-demic sector to find scal-able solutions to the prob-lems prevalent in today’s society.

Caintic said that they noticed that some un-

Country’s best students to attend research congress slated at EVSU

dergraduate students are participating in the yearly congress which is intended for faculty members and re-searchers.

“So we thought of an avenue exclusively for stu-dents where they will not compete with faculty and researchers,” Caintic ex-plained, adding that the re-searches to be presented are based on the six strands of DABEST.

“Even research of food processing or product de-velopment may also be presented at the congress. This may have potential for patent application or utility model which we can pro-vided with assistance,” she added.

The participants will also have to compete in two categories, best papers and best invention where win-ners will be receiving a cash prize worth P10,000.

Among the speakers for the congress are former National Research Council of the Philippine President Paciente Cordero, 2016 Na-tional Academy of Science

and Technology (NAST) Outstanding Young Sci-entist Award for Soil Sci-ence and Ateneo de Manila University’s Environmental Science Assistant Professor Ian A. Navarrete, and Uni-versity of the Philippines Los Baños Gender Center Reproductive Health Of-fice Coordinator Teri-Marie Laude.

The organizers chose scientist who came from Re-gion VIII as speaker for the Congress to make aware-ness that there are people from Eastern Visayas who are achievers in the field of science and technology.

Caintic added that re-search is an important re-quirement of university and college life as it requires students and faculties to come up with ideas that can improve the quality of life, inventions and improve the quality of instructions.

Research output is also a vital requirement for good placement in the ranking of universities, she added.

EVSU is partnering with the Department of Science and Technology for the 1st National DABEST Students Research Congress.

(ROEL T. AMAZONA)island and give notice to our village officials includ-ing to the local government unit of Guiuan and the Philippine National Po-lice. It cause alarm to this peaceful island that does not condone violence,” the resolution reads.

The Chinese national was accompanied by ci-vilian men who were supposed to replace the current security team of TechIron and groups from the Regional Mo-bile Force Battal ion, 8th

Homonhon......from Page 1

Regional Public Safety Bat-talion and Guiuan Police.

The village officials of Casuguran also included in their resolution prohibiting the 20 armed men to enter their villages without prop-er approval from concerned government agencies.

Copies of the resolu-tions from the two villages were also forwarded to the municipal government of Guiuan and its local police as well as the provincial and regional headquarters of the Philippine National Police.

(ROEL T. AMAZONA)

rites signals the start of the construction of the different tourism facilities involved in the ILoG Project, the DOT said.

The program is an at-tempt to recreate the rural ambience of the river peo-ple in the Philippines and in the process, introduce tour-ists or visitors the culture of the people of the town and the rest of Samar province.

With the success of community-based tour-ism in Sohoton Service Cooperative, the new pro-ject aim to replicate the same to other barangays along the Golden River and provide the residents along the coast income opportunities.

The ground break-ing rites signals the start of the construction of the different tourism facilities involved in the ILOG Pro-ject. (JOEY A. GABIETA)

DOT......from Page 9

As a prelude to EVBL 2nd season

Senator Juan Edgardo ‘Sonny’ Angara(left) takes a break from the campaign trail as he participated in an exhibition basketball games against some of the country’s popular ac-tors on Sunday(March 3). Photo shows him with actor Dennis Padilla(right) and An Waray party-list congressman Florencio ‘Bem’ Noel. (LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

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