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PNP, AFP prepare for Ormoc Undas 2019

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A big fire engulfed Robinsons Place Tacloban on October 23, Wednesday, damaging 30% of the mall with the total damage being pegged initially at Php 40-million. The fire also leaves around 200 tenants closed for business and their more than 1,000 employees now jobless.

TACLOBAN CITY – After 16 hours of fighting fire, firefighters were finally able to contain the fire that engulfed Robinsons Place Taclo-ban Wednesday night, October 23.

Initial investigation disclosed that the fire reportedly started around 5:40 in the afternoon at Brgy. Marasbas here. The Bureau of Protec-tion (BFP) 8 regional director, SSupt. Renato Marcial, said a thick smoke started to billow out of the extension area, particularly from the range hood of the kitchen of a restaurant.

The fire reportedly spread into the neighboring establishments, and continued to spread to the main building and the expansion area.

City Mayor Alfred Romuldez, who immediately went to the area, said the fire was contained earlier in the evening, but it spread to the ceiling, and moved to the front portion of the mall.

The fire then reached 4th alarm prompt-ing 39 firetrucks from nearby municipalities of Palo, Tanauan, Tolosa, Dulag, San Miguel, Mayorga Abuyog, Sta. Fe, Alangalang, Jaro, Dagami, Pastrana, Carigara, Babatngon and Capoocan, Leyte, as well as Basey, Samar to assist the local fire bureau in putting it off.

It was declared fire out at 9:03 AM, Thurs-day, where Marcial said was understandable considering the chemicals and other combus-tible materials stored in the mall.

“At least nobody was hurt, the fire was identified earlier so we were able to move and evacuate the people (from the build-ing),” Mayor Romualdez shared.

The extent of the damage was initially pegged at Php 40 million, while 30 percent of the mall has been damaged by fire.

As of this writing, the BFP is still deter-mining the cause of the fire.

THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL Police - Ormoc City Police Office (PNP-OCPO) and the Philippine Army are now preparing for a peaceful and orderly celebration of Undas 2019.

Tapping the assistance of other Na-tional Government Agencies (NGAs) like

the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), City Health Department (CHD), and City Disas-ter Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) and other force multipliers like Barangay Tanods, KABALIKAT Civicom, Philippine Guardians, and many others, Lt. Col. Joel Camacho is hopeful that the

celebration of Undas 2019 here in this city will be as peaceful and orderly as what City Mayor Richard I. Gomez and everyone for that matter would want it to be.

The Undas 2019 security operations

QUEENS OF LEYTE SHINE BRIGHT. The annual Queen of Leyte pageant brought together the best of Leyte province last October 26; and the winners are: Queen of Leyte-Universe - Shane Lee Hikaru from Ta-bango, Leyte (middle); Queen of Leyte-World - Cris Ibañez from Tacloban City; Queen of Leyte-International - Mara Amit from Dulag, Leyte; Queen of Leyte-Earth - Ysabella Vestil Caindoc from Albuera, Leyte; and Queen of Leyte-Tourism - RC Velasquez from Bato, Leyte. (By Dailyn Cabarse)

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DOT conducts PAS orientation to Ormoc’s tourism enterprises

Comelec suspends Oct. 26 congressional polls in Southern Leyte

Ormoc LGU, CAO give recognition to 8 Bida sa Agrikultura Awardees

Burauen is 32nd town in Leyte to be drug cleared – PDEA 8

MANILA (PNA) – The Com-mission on Elections (Come-lec) has postponed the con-gressional polls for the first and second legislative dis-tricts of Southern Leyte set on Saturday, October 26, in anticipation of a possible Supreme Court (SC) ruling to stop the polls.

Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said on Thurs-day, October 24, that the elections in the two districts of Southern Leyte will not push through as scheduled, just like what happened in the first and third legislative

districts of South Cotabato, also slated this month.

“The Commission re-solved to suspend the elec-tions in view of the possibility that the Resolution of the SC in the Banas-Nograles case will be applied in the Mer-cado case, as both cases are similarly situated,” Jimenez said in a press conference.

The poll body official add-ed that all activities related to the Southern Leyte polls have consequently been suspended.

Jimenez, however, noted that they were looking to hold the congressional polls

in Southern Leyte on Novem-ber 30, in case the SC has yet to decide on the matter.

“(This is) to avoid any prolonged vacuum in the Of-fice of the Representatives for the first and second districts of Southern Leyte,” he said.

Southern Leyte Rep. Roger Mercado ran for re-election in the May 2019 polls and received the most votes.

Republic Act 11198 has reapportioned Southern Leyte from one to two leg-islative districts.

The poll body was re-ferring to the decision of

the High Court declaring as null and void the Comelec resolution setting the con-gressional elections in the first and third legislative districts of South Cotabato.

The SC also ordered to proclaim Shirlyn Banas-Nograles as the duly elected representative of the first district of South Cotabato, in-cluding General Santos City.

On September 25, the poll body decided to comply with the SC decision and cancel the October 26 polls in the first and third legislative districts of South Cotabato.

ORMOC CITY – Farmers and fisherfolks came in Fili-piniana gowns (females) and Barong Tagalog (males) during the culminating activity of the Agri-Aqua Trade Fair, in line with the 72nd Adlaw sa Ormoc, on October 21, 2019.

The night was high-lighted with the giving of recognition to eight Bida sa Agrikultura Awardees, namely: Troy D. Bumagat (Outstanding Agri-Entre-preneur, Gawad-Saka 2019); Oligario F. Paredes, Jr. (Out-standing Rice Farmer, Ga-wad-Saka 2019); Rufino A. Cabale (Outstanding Sug-arcane Farmer, Gawad-Saka 2019, and national finalist of the said award); Climaco V. Evangelista (Outstand-ing ICCAFC, Gawad-Saka 2019); Gravela O. Rele (Out-standing Agri-Entrepre-neur, Ugmad Award 2019); Christian Keruel Y. Laur-ente (Champion, Regional Quiz Bee in the Regional 4H Club Convention and national finalist of the said event); Ethyl S. Oliveros (Champion, Song-writing

The eight Bida sa Agrikultura Awardees together with (L-R): Judith Paredes and Ma. Elena A. Mendoza of the City Agriculture Office and Councilors Tomas R. Serafica, Peter M. Rodriguez, and Roiland H. Villasencio.

Contest in the Regional 4H Club Convention and national finalist of the said contest); and, the QUEUFA or the Quezon Jr. United Farmers Association who was 1st Runner-up in the Corn Cluster Management Excellence Award, National Excellence Award 2019.

City Councilors Tomas

R. Serafica (Councilor-In-Charge, Committee on Ag-riculture and Fisheries), Peter M. Rodriguez (Chair-man, Charter Day ExeCom), and Roiland H. Villasen-cio (Councilor-In-charge, Committee on Coopera-tives and Accreditation of Non-Government Orga-nizations), graced the mo-

mentous event exclusively dedicated for the farmers and fisherfolks of Ormoc.

Counci lor Seraf ica shared that it has been his dream for farmers and fish-erfolks to be given one “special night” to recognize their special job of feeding the people. “Karon pa gyud ni nahitabo nga hatagan ta og usa ka gabii para mahatagan og dungog ang atong mga mag-uuma, ma-ong lipay kaayo ko niining gabhiona,” said Hon. Se-rafica. Having said that, he thanked the Local Govern-ment Unit of Ormoc headed by City Mayor Richard I. Gomez and the City Agri-culture Office headed by Maria Elena A. Mendoza. Addressing the farmers and fisherfolks, he kiddingly said, “Kung dili tungod nin-yo, ang among mga lawas dili maingon-ini, tungod ni ninyo mga farmers.”

He ended his speech by saying that the Local Government Unit of Ormoc will continue to give its full support to the farmers and fisherfolks through the City Agriculture Office’s vari-ous ongoing and coming programs and projects. By Dailyn Cabarse

ORMOC CITY – 48 tour-ism-oriented enterprise participants in this city attended the Progressive Accreditation System (PAS) & National Tour-ism Standards’ Orienta-tion that was requested by Congresswoman Lucy Torres-Gomez from the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 8.

The orientation that was held at the Ormoc City Museum on October 22 aims to help all tourism-ori-ented enterprises to easily process their accreditation with PAS so that if they were already accredited, it would become more con-venient for both customers and owners in giving tour-ism services.

Lexie Day Flores, Tour-ism Operations Officer of the Office of Tourism Stan-dards and Regulation, said that the Primary Tourism Enterprises (PTE) that fails to comply will be issued a necessary closure, accord-ing to Memorandum Circu-lar no. 2019-17 of the DILG.

Accordingly, under RA 9593 or The Tourism Act of 2009, it is mandatory for Primary Tourism Enter-prises such as Accommo-dation, Travel and Tours Agencies, Tourist Transport

Operators (Land, Air and Sea), MICE Organizers and Facilities, Adventure Sports and Tourism Services and Tour Guides to be accred-ited with the Department of Tourism (DOT). On the other hand, for Secondary Tourism Enterprises such as Restaurants, Health and Wellness Facilities, Theme Parks and Zoos, Shops and Department Stores, Muse-ums and Galleries, accredi-tation is voluntary.

The DOT accreditation is a certification issued to a tourism enterprise that officially recognizes it as having complied with the minimum standards for the operation of tourism facilities and services. Fur-thermore, it has two-fold regulation process: Physi-cal, which is the ocular inspection of the enterprise building, and Legal, which is the evaluation of the en-terprise’s legal documents.

Meanwhile, the Pro-gressive Accreditation Sys-tem (PAS) of the DOT has a three-level scheme: Basic Registration is issued to a tourism-oriented enter-prise found to be compliant with the basic requirements set by the DOT with one

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TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforce-ment Agency (PDEA) 8 has declared Burauen town as the 32nd drug-cleared Municipality in the Province of Leyte, Thursday, October 22.

PDEA 8 Regional Di-rector Edgar Jubay, who led the ceremonial dec-laration and signing of certificate, said 39 out of 77 villages of the town have been affected by il-legal drugs, while 38 were unaffected.

“19 affected baran-gays were previously de-clared cleared last July 12, 2019. The remaining 20 were declared today, thus, leading to the declaration of Burauen as a drug-cleared municipality” he shared.

He added that it was the 98th municipality de-clared as drug-cleared out

of 136 towns in Eastern Visayas.

M e a n w h i l e , J u b a y lauded the provincial gov-ernment of Leyte, the ba-rangays’ drug abuse coun-cils (BADAC), Philippine National Police (PNP) and all other line agencies, which played vital roles in making Burauen a drug-cleared municipality.

“Wag lang po tayong magsawang suportahan ang anti-drug campaign ng ating pamahalaan,” he urged the public.

However, the official stressed that the greater challenge lies in main-taining their drug-cleared status.

“It should not be the end of our fight against drug menace, but the be-ginning of our total com-mitment in the crusade against drugs,” he noted. By Marie Tonette Marticio

LEYTE LANDING MURAL FOR 75TH LEYTE GULF LANDINGS COM-MEMORATION. Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico “Mic” L. Petilla and former Palo Mayor Remedios “Matin” L. Petilla received the Leyte Landing Mural donated by Mr. and Mrs. Russel Sandlin of USA to the province of Leyte on October 20, 2019 during a luncheon held at the Oriental Hotel, Palo, Leyte. (By Gina P. Gerez)

“Oplan: Biyaheng Ayos, Undas 2019” aktibo na

3OCTOBER 21-27, 2019

LTO may abiso sa mga biyahedor karong ‘kalag-kalag’

Mag live-in naglalis, babaye niambak sa tulay

Sr. Sto. Niño de Cebu gihangup sa mga deboto

ORMOC CITY – Aktibo na sab ang Passenger As-sistance Center (PAC) sa Philippine Coast Guard, MARINA, PPA sa abag sa mga sakop sa PCGA dinhi sa siyudad. Ang tuyo niini nga malusad ang “Oplan: Bi-yaheng Ayos, Undas 2019”.

Magsugod ang PAC Oktubre 25 hangtud kini sa Nobiyembre 4. Matud ni SN2 Jervin Castillo, officer on duty sa Coast Guard Sta-tion Western Leyte, sumala sa mandato gikan sa ilang mga labaw nga hugtan ang seguridad sa mga pasahero anaa sa pantalan nga mo-sakay sa mga barko. Si Lt. Christopher Michael An-gelo Dulnoan, station com-

mander, nimando sa tanang mga substation command-ers nga doblehon ang ilang pagbantay sa mga pantalan ug tabangan ang mga pasa-hero nga adunay problema.

Ang suhest iyon sa PCG sa mga pasahero nga kun mahimo magpares-erba nang daan ug ticket aron dili mahasol sa bi-haye, ug moanha ug sayo sa pantalan duha ka oras sa dili pa ang eskedyul sa biyahe. Ang PCG ug ang ilang K9 unit, MARINA, ug mga guwardiya sa PPA magsiksik sa mga bagahe sa mga pasahero sa dili pa mosulod sa passenger terminal aron pagseguro nga way mga kontrabando

dala ang pasahero ug sa kaluwasan sa tanan.

A n g p a n t a l a n s a Ormoc mao ang may pinakadaghang pasaherong mogikan sa Cebu ug moabot sab gikan sa nahisgotan nga dapit base kini sa datus nakuha ning mantalaan sa buhatan sa PPA. Tungod niini, angayan hugtan pa ang seguridad sa atong pantalan. Ang pier gipali-butan sa mga closed circuit television (CCTV) nga dako kaayog gamit kun simbako adunay mahitabong kasikas sud sa pantalan.

Bahin sa biyahe sa mga barko para Cebu, ang Or-moc daghan ug masakyan, sama sa biyaheng Camotes

anaay duha ka “roro” un-ang dungguan ang pan-talan sa Pilar. May tulo ka dagkong barko para Cebu; alas otso sa buntag anaay passenger-cargo sa Lite Shipping mogikan sa Ormoc ang destinasyun sa Ouano wharf sa Mandaue; alas onse sa buntag anaa ang barko sa Roble Ship-ping Lines; ug alas diyes sa gabii mobiyahe ang barko sa Lite Shipping para Cebu. Sa mga fast craft, adunay siyam ka biyahe gikan Or-moc paingon sa Cebu. Kini nga eskedyul nakuha sa EV Mail gikan sa buhatan sa Coast Guard Station West-ern Leyte dinhi sa Ormoc. Ni Paul Libres

ORMOC CITY – Gihangup sa taga Ormoc si Sr. Sto. Niño de Cebu, sa ikaduha nga higayun nga gibisita sa Senyor ang siyudad hu-man sa bagyong Yolanda niadtong 2013. Una niyang duaw niadtong 2018.

Oktubre 19 hapit na ang alas diyes sa buntag naabot ang Senyor sa tug-pahanan sa siyudad diha sa barangay Airport sakay sa training aircraft sa Indi-ana Aerospace University. Si Mayor Richard Gomez didto nisugat sa imahe ug si Dr. Juvenal Turing, ug ang asawa nga si Cecilia ug mga anak. Wala makahigayun si Kongresista Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez tungod sa kagip-ot sa panahun.

Gikan sa Airport gi-hatud ang bisita didto sa Mother of the Redeemer Parish sa Cogon, gibisita sab sa Senyor ang parokya ni San Lorenzo Ruiz de Ma-nila sa barangay San Pablo.

Domingo, Oktubre 20, sa buntag gi motorcade si Sr. Sto. Niño gikan sa sim-bahan sa Fatima paingon sa kapilya ni St. Therese of

the Child Jesus sa baran-gay Airport. Daghan nga parokyano ug mga deboto sa Senyor ang naghuwat ug nihangup kaniya. Si Fr. Carlos Rodriguez ang nag-misa, didto sab ang rector sa Basilica Minore de Sto. Niño sa Cebu, ug mga Franciscan Sisters sa Baybay City.

Human sa misa nainter-biyu eksklusibo si Dr. Tur-ing, ang tag-iya sa IAU. Matud niya osa ka dakong pasalamat sa iyang banay nga gihatagan siyag higa-yun sa mga paring Augus-tinian nga nitugot mabisita sa Senyor ang kapilya ni Sta. Teresa nga nagsaulog sa iyang tinuig nga pangilin. Matud niya niadtong Marso 8, 2013, naabot ang imahen ni St. Therese of the Child Jesus sakay sa helicopter sa Philippine Airforce, ang unang piyesta niadtong October 26, 2013.

Nobiyembre 8, 2013 gikusokuso ang Ormoc sa bagyong Yolanda, nahugno ang kapilya pero ang ima-hen ni Sta. Teresa nakit-an nga way tatsa bisan gamay. Ang imahe ni Sto. Niño

didto napalgi unahan sa runway nga karon gitawag ug Indiana Aerodome, ug hangar o garahe sa iyang mga training aircraft.

Oktubre 20 gitawag ni Dr. Turing nga unang pagdu-aw ni Sr. Sto. Niño sa kapilya ni Sta. Teresa. Gipangutana siya kun aduna bay sunod niini, tubag ni Dr. Turing kun

Ang imahe sa Sr. Sto. Niño de Cebu pag-abot niini sa Ormoc.

itugot sa panahun naa.Gikan sa kapilya ni Sta.

Teresa, gi motorcade ang imahe paingon sa simbahan ni Sts. Peter and Paul, ug may Sinulog. Oktubre 21, alas nuwebe sa buntag, giuli ang Senyor, gikan sa simbahan padolong sa pier. Gisakay siya sa barko sa Roble Shipping balik sa Cebu. Ni Paul Libres

ORMOC CITY – Biyernes ug Sabado, Nov. 1 ug 2, mao ang adlaw sa mga Santos ug sa mga mina-tay. Segurado nga daghan manguli sa ilang dapit aron motanda sa lubnganan sa ilang mga mahal nga nitali-wan na sa kalibutan.

Ang mga sakyanan de pasaheroan hayan puno sa mga pasahero. Ang abiso sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) sa mga biyahedor labi na sa mga drayber, ig-mat, amping ug alerto aron malayo sa desgrasya.

Si Manny Sevilla, as-sistant district chief sa LTO Ormoc, nga nahinabi sa EV Mail nipahinumdum sa mga biyahedor nga sa ilang biyahe

unya susihon gyud ang saky-anan kun kundisyon ba, may aseyeti ug makasugakod ba ang mga ligid sa layo nga bi-yahe. Kinahanglan kompleto sab ang himan sa sakyanan sama sa signal lights, tail lights, suga sa preno ug early warning device (EWD). Ma-tud niya, ang EWD kabahin sa mga himan sa sakyanan, para sa seguridad sa kalsada, kinahanglan may dala gyud niini sa biyahe, kay kun may dakop ang mga awtoridad, dili magmulta. “Ang four wheels kinahanglan magtin-er niini pinasikad sa gitakda sa balaod,” sulti ni Sevilla.

Pila ba ang multa sa

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ORMOC CITY – Nakurat ang mga tawong nangagi sa tulay sa Alegria dihang may kalit nisinggit nga may tawo niambak dungan pagtimpasaw sa tubig sa ubos. Alas diyes pasado sa gabii kini nahitabo, Do-mingo, Oktubre 20.

May nakatawag ug rescue, ug wala madugay nangabot ang Ormoc Res-cue Team. Tumbok nila ang ilawum sa tulay ug didto ilang nakit-an ang osa ka babaye ug nahaw-as gikan sa tubig. Maayo gani kay didto kini katugpa sa tubigan nga bahin, kun sa kabatoan pa,

segurado pangus ug bon-og ang maagum niini, po-sible pang mamatay. Wala madugay nangabot sila P/SSgt. Venerando Aguipo II sa Police Station 1 (PS1). Sila na ang nidala sa babaye sa estasyun aron masukitsukit.

Nailhan siya nga si Jecile Montajes, 19 anyus ug taga Tabango, Leyte, kasamtan-gan nagpuyo sa Don Felipe Larrazabal ug nagtrabaho sa osa sa mga KTV Bar sa siyu-dad. Gikompirmar ni P/SSgt. Erwin dela Cruz, desk officer,

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Kampanya Kontra Droga: Upat nadakpan sa managlahi nga lugar ug orasORMOC CITY – Sa pada-yun nga kampanya kontra droga sa mga awtoridad, upat katawo ang nadakpan sa buy-bust operations sa managlahi nga lugar ug oras.

Oktubre 24 sa tungang gabii, ang kapulisan sa Police Station 1 (PS1) pinangulohan ni Lt. Romeo Labata ug mga sakop sa City Drug Enforce-ment Unit (CDEU) nidakop kang Ivan Gonzalez y Cre-tecio, 21 anyus, ulitawo, taga Doña Feliza Mejia ug osa ka cellphone technician.

Sa kasayuran nga na-kuha sa EV Mail gikan sa PS1, nakigtransaksiyun ang osa ka undercover agent kang Gonzalez sayo sa gabii sa Oktubre 23; pero didto na nisanong nianang tungang

gabii. Napalitan siya ug osa ka gamay nga pakite sa gidudahang shabu. Dihang nahuman na ang pinalitay, didto na gisignit ang suspek sa mga kauban adtong un-dercover nga pulis.

Sa pagrekisa sa iyang mga bulsa, didto nakuha ang markadong kuarta nga Php 500.00 ug usa ka gamay nga pakite sa pinaugang dahun sa marijuana. Saksi sa operasyun sa kapulisan si Hon. Ronald Aguilar, barangay konsehal sa Doña Feliza Mejia, ug ang media. Ang dinakpan gidala nila P/MSgt. Arvin Sarcilla sa PRO-8 Crime Laboratory aron maeksamin, hasta ang nakuhang ebedensiya.

Sa Police Station 2 (PS2)

sa Cagbuhangin, may na-dakpan sila sa buy-bust operation niadtong Ok-tubre 21, Lunes. Nailhan ang suspek nga si Ariel Cabudol y Capuyan, taga barangay Dayhagan. Ang nagtakuban nga pulis maoy nakigsabot sa suspek. Na-kuha gikan kaniya ang duha ka gagmayng pakite sa gidudahang shabu, ang marked money nga Php 500.00, ug kadtong osa ka pakite nga napalit sa pulis. Ang mga pulis nga nilusad sa operasyun sila si P/Capt. Jose Alcera, ang hepe, Lt. Remegio Combinido, ang iyang deputy, P/CMSgt. Jonathan Tomada, PSSgt. Eusebio Obligado II, ug PSgt. Jomar Nerves.

Niadtong Oktubre 22 alas siete pasado sa gabii, ang team ni P/Maj. Shevert Alvin Machete, hepe sa PS1, nidakop pinaagi sa buy-bust kang Rustom Fuertes y Alejo, 26 anyus ug taga Can-untog ning siyudad.

Sa kasayuran nga na-kuha, ang operasyun diha mahitabo sa Plaza sakop sa District 12. Napalitan ang suspek sa osa ka un-dercover agent sa estasyun ug osa ka gamay nga pak-ite sa gidudahang shabu. Pagrekisa sa iyang bulsa, didto nakuha ang pouch nga adunay lima ka pakite sa gidudahang shabu, ug ang iyang motorsiklo. Saksi

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Humans Will Never Live on Another Planet… NOBEL LAUREATE says.

Here’s the reality: We’re messing up the Earth and any far-out ideas of colonizing another orb when we’re done with our own are wishful thinking. That’s according to Michel Mayor, an astrophysicist who was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics this year for discovering the first planet orbiting a sun-like star outside of our solar system.

“If we are talking about exoplanets, things should be clear: We will not migrate there,” he shared. He said he felt the need to “kill all the statements that say, ‘OK, we will go to a livable planet if one day life is not possible on Earth.’”

All of the known exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, are too far away to feasibly travel to, he said. “Even in the very optimistic case of a livable planet that is not too far, say a few dozen light years, which is not a lot, it’s in the neighbourhood, the time to go there is considerable,” he added.

Mayor shared half of the Nobel Prize this year along with Didier Queloz for discovering the first exoplanet in October 1995. Using novel instruments at the Haute-Provence Observatory in southern France, they detected a gas giant similar to Jupiter, which they named 51 Pegasi b. (The other half of the prize was awarded to James Peebles of Princeton University for his work in dark matter and dark energy).

Since then, over 4,000 other exoplanets have been found in the Milky Way, but appar-ently, none of them can be feasibly reached.

Stephen Kane, a professor of planetary astrophysics at the University of California in Riverside, agrees with Mayor. “The sad reality is that, at this point in human history, all stars are effectively at a distance of infinity,” Kane told Live Science. “We struggle very hard as a species to reach the Earth’s moon.”

We might be able to send people to Mars in the next 50 years, but “I would be very surprised if humanity made it to the orbit of Jupiter within the next few centuries,” he said. Since the distance to the nearest star outside of our solar system is about 70,000 times greater than the distance to Jupiter, “all stars are effectively out of reach.”

Well, you might say, plenty of things seemed out of reach until we reached them, such as sending aircraft on intercontinental flights. But “in this case, the required physics to reach the stars, if it exists, is not known to us and it would require a fundamental change in our understanding of the relationship be-tween mass, acceleration and energy.”

“So that’s where we stand, firmly on the Earth, and unlikely to change for a very, very long time,” he said.

Mayor added: “We must take care of our planet, it is very beautiful and still absolutely livable.”

Andrew Fraknoi, emeritus chair of the astron-omy department at Foothill College in California, agreed that we won’t be able to travel to these stars in the near future. But “I would never say we can never reach the stars and possible habitable plan-ets,” he said. “Who knows how our technology will evolve after another million years of evolution.”

A PATIENT WAS admitted under my care due to vomiting of five episodes and wa-tery stool of also five episodes. She grew weak and decided to seek consult at the ER and was subsequently admitted. After initial work-up, she was found to have intestinal amoebiasis.

Intestinal amoebiasis is a food-borne illness, which could have been prevented by handwashing. She was noted to have eaten her lunch at a carenderya while she was travelling and recalled she drank from a water jug where the water tasted differ-ent. Yet the patient continued to drink the water since she was in a hurry. She later developed loose bowel movement followed by vomiting. The water she drank and the food she ate while travelling could have been contaminated by amoeba, a parasite which found its way to food because the food handler did not wash his or her hands properly after going to the toilet. This pa-tient of mine spent almost incurred 15,000 pesos of hospital expenses before she was allowed to go home to continue her medi-cations of intestinal amoebiasis, which is something very preventable.

Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is a worldwide campaign to motivate and mo-bilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits. Washing hands at critical points during the day and wash-ing with soap are both important.

Global Handwashing Day occurs on 15 October of each year. The global cam-paign is dedicated to raising awareness of handwashing with soap as a key factor in disease prevention. Respiratory and intes-tinal diseases are reduced by 25-50%.

The Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP), formerly called “Public Private Partnership for Handwashing” (PPPHW), established Global Handwashing Day in 2008 as a way to promote a global and local vision of handwashing with soap.

Steering Committee members of the GHP include Colgate-Palmolive; FHI 360; The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medi-cine; Procter & Gamble; UNICEF; Unilever; University at Buffalo; USAID; the Water and Sanitation Programme at the World Bank; and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council. And now, it has been implemented in local schools in the Philippines.

Continued research on handwashing habits and practices continues and the aims of Global Handwashing Day are (1) Foster and support a general culture of handwashing

with soap in all societies; (2) Shine a spotlight on the state of handwashing in each country; and (3) Raise awareness about the benefits of handwashing with soap.

Global Handwashing Day was initiated by the Global Handwashing Partnership (GHP) in August 2008 at the annual World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden. This means that the first Global Handwashing Day took place on 15 October 2008. The date was appointed by the UN General Assembly. The year 2008 was also the International Year of Sanitation.

The founding bodies in 2008 included: FHI360 (a nonprofit human development organization based in the US), US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Procter & Gamble, UNICEF, Unilever, World Bank Water & Sanitation Program and the United States Agency for International Development.

The focus for Global Handwashing Day’s inaugural year in 2008 was school-children. In that year, the members pledged to get the maximum number of schoolchil-dren handwashing with soap in more than 70 countries. In India in 2008, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and his teammates joined an estimated 100 million schoolchildren around the country in lathering up for bet-ter health and hygiene as part of the first Global Handwashing Day.

In 2014, Global Handwashing Day was used as an opportunity to fight Ebola.

Meanwhile, the theme for Global Handwashing Day 2019 is, “Clean Hands for All”; and a series of events related to handwashing were conducted throughout the country spearheaded by DOH, sup-ported by various organizations including the Philippine Medical Association and the Department of Education among others.

The campaign was initiated to reduce childhood mortality rates and related respiratory and diarrheal diseases by in-troducing simple behavioral changes, such as handwashing with soap. This simple action can reduce the mortality rate of respiratory disease by 25%. Death from diarrheal diseases can be reduced by 50%. Across the world, more than 60 percent of health workers do not adhere to proper hand hygiene. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US health care providers, on average, wash their hands less than half of the time they should. On any given day, one in 25 US

A POPULAR consideration that many people nowadays make when they try to understand someone who has a different view from theirs is to try to figure out “where that person is coming from.” I hear that expression very often these days. It’s a laudable gesture that is meant to keep a meaningful dialogue with others.

Of course, the expression, “where he’s coming from” is a reminder of the basic principle that a person sees, understands and reacts to things according to the way he is. An old Latin adage already expresses this phenomenon. “Operare sequitur esse.” Ac-tion follows being. One behaves the way he is.

If that person is male or female, rich or poor, a socialite or a farm worker, a liberal or a conservative, a racist or a feminist, etc., these conditions are somehow reflected in his views and his over-all actuations. In other words, we all have our biases and preferences. Some can be valid and legiti-mate. But others may not. It is the latter that we have to be most careful about.

To see where one is coming from is, of course, a very logical consideration to make. But then again, we do not work by logic alone, since we can also be very logical in our error.

Logic does not go the distance. We need to go metaphysical, considering things way beyond the many conditionings that describe a person. We have to go to the original and the ultimate objective truth about ourselves and about where we come from before the conditionings add their trappings on it.

And this original and ultimate truth about where we come from is that we all come from God. All creatures, of course, come from God, but in our case, we come from him in a very intimate way since we are created in his image and likeness, meant to share the very life of God.

We just did not come from our parents. We are not merely biological creatures. We are not simply products of our social and historico-cultural environment. We also are spiritual creatures who are very intimately linked to our Creator God. We are not merely the image and likeness of our parents. We, first of all, are the image and likeness of God.

While it’s true and correct to consider the personal, social, cultural background, etc. of a person to know where he is coming from when he expresses his views, we should not neglect the most basic consideration of the truth that we all come from God.

We are supposed to be God’s image and likeness, reflecting in ourselves as much as possible God’s goodness, love, mercy, wis-dom, etc. In our dealings with others, in our discussions and exchanges, we should not forget that we all are children of God, we all are brothers and sisters, meant to love one another as Christ has loved us. (cfr.Jn 13,34)

As a consequence, we have to learn how to see the image and likeness of God in everyone, no matter how unlovable a person is to us. And also, we have to remind

5OCTOBER 21-27, 2019

The two feasts of 20 October

Pork meat products to undergo inspection?

Burying the dead

VOTE BUYING(#WhereCorruptionBegins)

Source: www.boybanat.com

lisod mahigugma; lisod mahapanggalisod masakitan; lisod magsalig

lisod mag bag-o; pero ang lisod sa tanankanang magtxt ta unya dili tah replayan

saket jud sa dughan ba?rrr

Going to hospital…Para magpa X-RAY

Feeling man jud nako nabalian ko og bukog…

Atong nahulog ko sa imo…rrr

Nagdamgo ko kagabiebreak na daw me

grabe jud nakong hilakapagmata nako

kalit ko nakatawakalimot ko wa man diay koy uyab!

THERE ARE two monumental feasts involved here. Let us take each one with a fine-tooth comb. The first one is that of the famous Leyte Landing.

The actual one that people observe is the second one because the first one was done in Dulag, Leyte. IN THE FIRST PLACE, LET US GO BACK TO THE TIME WHEN Gen. Douglas MacArthur came in answer to his promise that he shall return. He did return by liberating us from the Japanese. Before doing it, he instructed a Filipino Officer (was it Col. Ruperto Kangleon?) to inform the people in Dulag, Leyte that the landing will be done there. When the US military came with all might, it was early dawn that the big ships fired away with their big cannons with a blis-tering fire. It was the 20th October 1945. It was done to soften the enemy. When there was no answering fire from the shore, the General must have been most surprised. It meant that the enemy was not there. It also meant that they were firing at the civilians. It was a carnage. The people had no inkling whatsoever that the full force will be there. The General immediately withdrew and ordered a news blackout. It was then that he transferred to the second option. It was at the White Beach in Tacloban that he finally landed. The rest is now history.

There is an anecdote about the stay of Gen. MacArthur at the Prize Mansion, which

is now a historical shrine. He had a weekend guest in the person of the famous Composer, Mr. Irving Berlin. He is the composer of God Bless America and the very popular White Christmas. During his visit, they had a visi-tor, a girl of 9 years old who later on became the First Lady, Madam Imelda. She was invited to sing because she had a beautiful voice. True enough, she sang God Bless the Philippines. Mr. Berlin was amused with her rendition of the hymn God Bless the Philippines, which is actually a carbon copy of the American version. All of us know the hymn and if you go over it, it is even sung as a parting song in chapels. It is entitled “O Dios Bendisioni”; it is common in the rural areas. White Christmas is always sung dur-ing Christmas. It is more remarkable because he was once a Russiaan emigrant.

The other feast is the 72nd Charter of Ormoc City. It was passed into law during the time that Mr. Domingo Veloso was then the Congressman. The funny part of the Charter is that Ormoc does not belong to the Province of Leyte. It is an enigma because it is not fair that Ormoc is not in Leyte when all who go to Tacloban pass through Ormoc from the South. Look at what is happening in Cebu. Cebu is a chartered city and yet it is a part of the province. Something must have to be done to correct our case.

THE WORLDWIDE human death rate averages nearly 8 per 1,000 in population. With over six billion people on the planet, that is about 55 million deaths per year — 151,600 a day, 6,316 an hour, 105 a minute, and nearly 2 per second.

Traditional cemetery burial and crema-tion are the main means of corpse disposal but both have limitations in terms of cost and effect on the environment. Many people are now considering alternate solu-tions in burying the dead today and here are some other ways of doing it:

1. Promession is the process of freeze-dying human remains. While cremation incinerates a body resulting in ash, promession produces one mm diameter particles of organic material.

The corpse is first frozen at 0 degree Fahr-enheit (-18 Celsius) and then placed in liquid nitrogen where the temperature drops to -320 Fahrenheit (-196 Celsius). A mechanical de-vice vibrates the body for disintegration, and then the material is freeze-dried in a vacuum chamber. The dry powder is placed in an urn and returned to the family.

2. Biodegradable Caskets and Burial Shrouds are replacing wood and metal coffins to be buried in cemeteries. Innova-tive interment containers made of wicker, bamboo, or banana leaves break down quickly when placed in the earth’s organic layer, which averages two feet in depth.

3. Eternal Reefs combine a cremation urn, ash scattering, and burial at sea. Reef balls, used in artificial reef development

and restoration, are made of pH-neutral concrete and are round, hollow, and per-forated to allow the flow of water and population by marine life.

Human remains, whether reduced by cremation or promession, can be mixed with the concrete or set in individual pock-ets built into the reef ball.

4. Green Embalming replaces the method of using formaldehyde fluids in preserving a cadaver. Organic compounds can be used such as essential oils like pine, juniper, onion, and palm. These naturally occurring precursor agents are non-pollut-ing and environmentally stable.

5. Infinity Burial Suit is a garment de-signed to be worn after someone dies, which is sewn with mushroom spore–infused thread. The spores help the body decompose and return its nutrients back into the earth’s soil.

6. Bios Urns allow someone to become a tree. This patented product is essentially a sphere, which contains soil, the deceased’s ashes, and a seed. The urn itself is biode-gradable so you just plant the entire con-tainer and watch a tree sprout from what used to be a relative.

As a word of caution, follow what your heart and your brain dictate. For instance, many believe that ashes of the dead after cremation should not be scattered or kept at homes to avoid desecration of human remains and should still be buried because of the re-ligious belief in the resurrection of the body.

Dear Atty. Golo,Ngano wa man madayon ang “special

election” sa Southern Leyte? Maka Php 2,000.00 unta ko kay toa man ko marehis-tro. Tinood, dihay Trade Minister sa Japan me “resign” kay giakusahan nga nag “vote-buying”? Wa man lagi ko kadungog og politico sa ato nga me “resign”? Naa lagi gi post sa “facebook” nga dunay “road concreting project” sa bukid apan ang se-mento gipamaligya. Hakog sei ning mga tawo. Ngano paliton man nang semento nga para “project” man na. Adto unta sila palit og semento sa hardware. Wa na jud tay paglaum moasenso kay daghang “cor-rupt”. Ako ray di, pwera buyag. Mao nga lupig ta sa Japan kay ilang gipanalipdan ang ilang governo. Niadto, kon dunay hapon, moingon hupo. Karon, hayang.

Matinahuron, Mayang

Dear May,Ang Comelec me “suspend” sa special

election sa Southern Leyte kay naghuwat pa sa “final” nga desisyon sa Supreme Court bahin niini (Com. Res. No. 10612). Ang Trade Minister sa Japan nga me “resign” tungod sa akusasyon sa “vote buying” mao si Isshu Sugawara. Grabe ang paghigugma sa mga Hapon sa ilang nasud nga palabihon nila ang pagpaka-matay (hara-kiri) kay sa pagbudhi. Ang mga politico sa Japan mga “Leader”. Ang ato, “Dealer”. Dili nato ibaligya ang atong boto. Kon magpabayad ta, wa na tay bili para nila. Kon moreklamo di na tagdon. Kasuk-an pa hinoon. Kon kita matumba, dapat mobangon. Kon niadto mihupo, karon motindog. Apan kon way senena kay gibaligya, hayang-hayang lang una.

Imong amigo, Manny G. Golo

THREE PROCESSED products namely, hotdogs, longganisa (pork sausage) and tocino (cured pork), which the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) tested and which were seized at the port of the City of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro were found to be positive for the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus. The products came from Central Luzon, a region with an ASF outbreak.

Some of the processed pork products were reported to have been manufactured by Mekeni Food Corporation based in Porac, Pampanga. 0ther products seized have been homemade and were stored in styrofoam containers.

Mekeni Food Corp. was established by its president Felix Garcia and wife Medicia Santos in 1986 and the compa-ny is selling its products in Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Its other products include bacon, ham, corned beef and cured tapa.

Mekeni Food president Garcia ques-tioned the BAI inspection and seizure of its products. “The items were seized in Oct. 6 and were tested in Oct. 16. That’s almost 10 days. How do we assure the in-tegrity of the sample taken?” said Mekeni

president Garcia. He said the possibility of contamination was huge, adding that the corporation was not even informed whether the items seized were put in cold storage.

The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) spokesperson Rex Agarrado questioned the BAI for inspect-ing processed meat products when it was not part of the agency’s mandate. Under the Food Safety Act of 2013, the bureau’s jurisdiction and control cover only animals, feeds and veterinary products.

The Food and Drug Administra-tion that has the control and handles processed meat products while the Na-tional Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) has the mandate on raw meat products including imported meat.

And the Samahang Industriya Ng Agricultura that also represents live-stock producers also questioned the delayed release of confirmatory tests on processed products. The group also denounced the agriculture depart-ment’s recommendation to allow the shipment to and sale of meat products from Luzon to ASF-free areas in the Visayas and Mindanao.

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary TimeNovember 3, 2019

Luke 19:1-10At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to

pass through the town.Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief

tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see

who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in or-der to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.”

And he came down quickly and received him with joy. When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.”

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.”

And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.”

6 OCTOBER 21-27, 2019

will start from October 30 to November 2. The pub-lic is advised that there will be a traffic rerouting, hence, to follow the traf-fic scheme. The public is also advised not to bring into cemetery premises any deadly weapon (firearms, bolo/cleaning materials), illegal drugs, alcoholic bev-erages, and loud speakers. Smoking and gambling are also strictly prohibited. The public is also advised not to bring their kids and babies in going to the cemetery.

According to Lt. Col. Camacho, they are expecting that the visiting population in this year’s Undas will be much bigger than that of last year since this year’s celebra-

ORMOC UNDAS ... from P. 1tion falls on a weekend.

Just like last year, there will still be the Local Gov-ernment Unit’s “Libreng Sakay”. The elderlies and persons with disabilities (PWDs) are promised to be given special treatment, too.

“Palagi naming sina-sabi, security is everybody’s concern. Ibig sabihin, hindi lang po trabaho ng kapu-lisan at ng Philippine Army ang pag-secure during any celebration just like Un-das. Kailangan namin ang cooperation at support ng lahat. Lahat tayo magiging mapagmatyag to make the celebration peaceful, or-derly, and successful,” said Col. Camacho. By Dailyn Cabarse

approval of survey returns, and on the 30th of the same month, the agreement was formally sealed by affixing the signatures of the heads of the two offices as well as witnesses, which included Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officers (PARPOs) Gilberto Apilado of East-ern Samar, Renato Badilla of Leyte, Nida Abelido of Northern Samar, Elisea Orapa of Southern Leyte, DENR’s Assistant Regional Director for Technical Ser-vices, Dr. Eugenia Bautista; Chief of the Surveys and Mapping Division, Engr. Ramon Unay; Head of the Survey Verification Unit, Engr. Allan Vicentillo; Chief of the Original and Other Survey Section, Engr. Ev-elyn Amago; and Chief of the Land Records Section, Engr. Nila Castañares.

Among the agreements in the said document states that requests for approval of survey returns with com-plete attached documents should be acted upon by the verifier within a period of 15 days from receipt and immediately be submitted to the office of the Chief of Sur-veys and Mapping Division for recommendation, and subsequently to the Office of the Assistant Regional Di-rector for Technical Services for the approval.

For those with pend-ing patent application, DAR should secure first withdraw-al of the said application at the Community and Natural Resources Office (CENRO).

Meanwhile, to ensure

DAR ... from P. 12correct classification of lands during the prelimi-nary projection of landhold-ings, DAR shall apply the Geo Referencing approach using the digital copy of land classification map pro-vided by DENR.

In case of discrepancies of areas reflected in the land titles and the approved sur-vey plans, DAR shall secure first imprimatur from the Register of Deeds (ROD) annotating the correct area based on record stipulated in RP (Republic of the Phil-ippines) titles.

Further, for survey re-turns with “double survey”, DAR shall file first request for cancellation of the approved survey plan before submit-ting the new survey returns.

Furthermore, ROD cer-tification stating that no title has been issued yet is no lon-ger mandatory for those with “double survey”. Instead, a certified copy of the latest title and CENRO certification as to the status of the landhold-ing subject of second survey will be required.

It was also agreed that CENRO certification should be released within a period of 15 calendar days from the receipt of the request.

Considering these agree-ments DAR entered recently with the two line agencies, Leonidas is anticipating CARP’s land acquisition and distribution activities in Eastern Visayas will ac-celerate and eventually meet the 2022 deadline set by the President, when the latter’s term of office ends. (PR)

of water supply.As to the origin and cause,

he said that they are still con-ducting a thorough investiga-tion pertaining to the incident.

No one was reportedly in-jured and the extent of damages is estimated at Php 40 million.

Contrary to earlier reports that the fire started in a restau-rant in the mall’s annex building, the owner of Gerry’s Grill Taclo-ban, Eugene Tan, said it is unfair to conclude that the fire started from their establishment while the investigation is still ongoing.

“No one was cooking in the kitchen when the fire broke

1,000 ... from P. 12out, they just saw fire on the ducts and sprayed 4 fire extin-guishers, but our sprinklers and fire suppressors did not work. “We are surprised because the investigation has not yet ended, but they already had a conclu-sion that we are responsible for the fire,” he lamented.

The original mall had 33,000 sqm in 2009 and was expanded by 10,000 sqm in the first expansion in 2011. In total, the expansion mall has a gross floor area of 22,500 sqm and a gross leasable area of 14,750 sqm. By Marie Tonette Marticio

and Mr. Wenifredo G. Sola and Capt. Gerry T. Chan of IMMAJ-PJMCC.

The ultimate goal of the collaboration is to ensure the constant availability of competent Filipino seafarers in the world shipping market.

In CY 2018, NMP was able to train 25 scholars endorsed by the IMMAJ-PJMCC.

Meanwhile, NMP continues to offer other Professional Development Courses, namely, Training Course for Instruc-tors (IMO Model Course 6.09) and Training Course on the Assessment, Examination and Certification of Seafarers (IMO Model Course 3.12). Other offerings include Deck Courses, Engine Courses, Specialized Courses and Basic Courses.

Likewise in its sound efforts to fulfill and realize its mandate, NMP continues to upgrade its facilities and pro-vide maritime trainings required pursuant to the STCW Convention 1978 as amended, including value-adding courses towards improving the qualifications of Filipino seafarers for their employment acceptability and enhanced competitiveness. It also regularly conducts maritime stud-ies to come up with policies for the improvement of the manpower sector of the industry.

Those interested in NMP research undertakings may visit the NMP website (www.nmp.gov.ph) and access the e-Research Information System Portal, which is designed to disseminate NMP completed researches, present the Research Agenda and engage the industry stakeholders to collaborate in the research activities.

For more information about NMP trainings, viewers may visit the agency’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/nmptrainingcenter) where all related information on NMP trainings are available.

Further, NMP encourages OWWA registered seafarers to avail of the NMP-OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) Seafarers’ Upgrading Program (SUP) and Skills for Employment Scholarship Program (SESP), which entitles the beneficiary to receive financial assistance for training costs from the OWWA. (PR)

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year period validity from the date of issuance unless sooner cancelled for a cause; Regular Accreditation is a certification granted to a tourism enterprise found to be compliant with both ba-sic and minimum standards for operation of tourism facilities and services and with two years of valid-ity that shall be renewable unless sooner cancelled for a cause; and the Pre-mium Accreditation, which a certification granted to a tourism enterprise found to have complied with the minimum standards pre-scribed under Regular and Premium Accreditation.

Meanwhile, tourism-oriented enterprises such as Mabuhay Accommodation Establishments, Tour Opera-tor, Travel Agency, Travel and

Tour Agency, MICE Organiz-er, MICE Venue/Facility can apply for Basic Registration, Regular and Premium Ac-creditation levels. However, there is no Basic Registration for Hotels, Resorts, Apart-ment Hotels, Homestays, Tourist Land Transport Op-erators and Online Travel and Tour Agencies. Hotels, Resorts and Apartment Ho-tels can apply for Star Rating Accreditation.

Finally, tourism-ori-ented enterprises that are not yet accredited should secure the application form from the DOT-Office of Tourism Standards and Regulation. There are corre-sponding fees to be charged depending on which type of Tourism Enterprise, its clas-sification and level, Flores shared. (PR)

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PBGen. Ferdinand Divina is new Police Regional Office 8 directorPALO, LEYTE – The newly installed regional direc-tor of the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) vowed to prioritize human resources and emphasize discipline among uniformed person-nel in Eastern Visayas.

“The best asset of any organization is its human resource. If there is disci-pline in its human resource, then there will be no need for more community re-lations kasi ‘yung tao na mismo, by their apprecia-tion will be our best com-municators ng good deeds ng policemen,” PBGen. Ferdinand Divina said.

He added that disci-pline would be their guide to observe self restraint even if no one is watching, because it is their way of life.

“I will lead PRO8 by example, and I will manage the resources well. Let us always show to people we have sworn to serve, that we, as police officers are professionals,” he urged the members of PRO8.

The official expressed optimism that his previous experience of being first as-signed in the region when he was still a new police-man in 1988 to 1991 will be an advantage to him.

“I am a Waray by choice. My policy will be very prac-tical. I am here to imple-ment all the memorandum circulars, especially on the human resources. Makikita niyo naman na ang gaganda ng equipment, continuous ang development ng build-

ings, but how come there is still much talk about? Kung disiplinado, wala dapat ‘yung aspeto ng internal cleansing,” he noted.

The official will also be implementing internal cleansing, banking on his experience from his pre-vious assignment in the Directorate for Intelligence, where he was once part of the punitive stage.

He ordered heads of of-fices and key commanders to be counter intelligence officers.

“We have the squad concept, not only for the purposes of organization. During my assignment in the intelligence, I have read a lot about the memorandum circular policies and guide-lines were efficient so it’s a question on how will this be implemented,” he said.

RD Divina maintained that the accountability of immediate superiors and key commanders would be included in the criminal and/or administrative in-vestigations of offenses of any member of PRO8.

“It will not take me to be a regional director to know if you have done something wrong, but your squad lead-ers should. It will be a very big burden on my part, so I give them the challenge. If I go there to correct the misdeeds of their personnel, take it as an insult. Nagku-kulang ka,” he warned.

Meanwhile, he said that re-vamp among provincial direc-tors down to the chiefs of police will be based on their efficiency.

PBGen. Ferdinand Divina is Eastern Visayas’ new regional director for its Police Regional Office.

He also expressed com-mitment to continue the programs of his predeces-sor, PBGen. Dionardo Car-

los, who was named as the new director of the High-way Patrol Group (HPG). By Marie Tonette Marticio

VSU IS YOUTH LEADERS FOR RESILIENCE PRO-GRAM GRAND WINNER. Photo shows the winners of the Youth Leaders for Young Resilience Program, the VSU Ideation Team, who are composed of: Magraf von jean Eslopor (1st person from left), Noah Glynn Alejandre, (2nd person from left), Mary Rose Giumbal (3rd person from left), Dave Elizar (middle) and Jovin Alguzar Sosmeña (2nd person from right) with their Ad-viser Jomari Joseph Barrera (1st person from right).

The VSU Ideation Team won the first ever Young Leaders for Resilience Program in Ormoc City conducted on the 25th of October 2019 at the New Ormoc City Hall. They were followed, as first runner-up, by Eastern Visayas State University-Ormoc City and STI College Ormoc, as the second runner-up.

The winner, accordingly, will be representing Ormoc National Level competition this coming November 11 and 12 at the SMX Convention Center in Manila.

The competition in Ormoc was participated by the different schools in the city that showcased their artistic and innovative project proposals that will help the city towards risk reduction and resilience. The event, meanwhile, was lead by the City Youth Development Office together with the City Disaster Risk Reduc-tion and Management Office and the City Mayor’s Office.

Ormoc City was one of 8 Local Government Units chosen by the National Resilience Council to promote innovative ideas that will help the country mitigate disaster risks. (By Krista Gubalane)

Summit Hotel Tacloban celebrates the 75th Leyte Gulf Landings Anniversary with a Special Promo

7OCTOBER 21-27, 2019

WHO IS ORMOC’S BEST TASTING LECHON. Jel’s Special Lechon was hailed as the Best Tasting Lechon among the 10 lechoneros in the first ever Ormoc City Lechon Kumbira, which took place at the City Quadrangle on October 20, 2019, during the 72nd Adlaw sa Ormoc. The photo shows a representative of the said ‘lechonan’ receiving the Certificate of Recognition from City Mayor Richard I. Gomez on October 21 at the City Mayor’s Office (CMO). Also in the photo are (L-R): Nelson Alindogan of the City Tourism Office; Maria Elena A. Mendoza of the City Agriculture Office; Ma. Estrella S. Pangilinan of the Ormoc Festival and Cultural Founda-tion; and Joel Mendoza of the Business Permits and Licensing Office. (By Dailyn Cabarse)

ORMOC JOB FAIR DRAWS MORE THAN A THOUSAND HOPEFUL JOB AP-PLICANTS. This year’s Ormoc City Charter Day Job Fair, which happened on October 21, 2019 at the Ormoc City Superdome, gathered a total of 1,025 applicants: seventy-five (75) of which got lucky, being hired on the spot (HOTS), and 383 are for further interview (FFI).

The Job Fair has been a regular activity of the city whenever there are major events being celebrated. The city partnered with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) to make this activity possible and successful.

City Mayor Richard I. Gomez has always been encouraging unemployed Ormocanons to come and join the city’s job fair whenever there is. It is his dream that no Ormocanon shall be left behind in the city’s way to progress. (By Dailyn Cabarse)

Picture shows a delightful team of Summit Hotel Tacloban frontlin-ers, led by Cindy Gidal, Hotel Manager (center), welcoming guests on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Leyte Gulf Landing.

SUMMIT HOTEL Taclo-ban, one of many Robinsons Hotels & Resorts property, is celebrating the 75th an-niversary of the Leyte Gulf Landing in Palo by offering special rates to their guests in this auspicious month.

At a special rate of Php 3,200net for an overnight stay on their Deluxe Twin or King rooms, the promo is also inclusive of break-fast for two (2) at Patron Casual Dining.

Summit Hotel Tacloban has 138 rooms and is situ-ated beside the sprawling Robinsons Place – Taclo-ban’s premiere mall. The hotel boasts of a ballroom that could sit 500 guests and smaller meeting rooms for small conferences and semi-nar. The seven-floor hotel also has a swimming pool, event space, and a worksta-tion for your productivity.

The promo’s booking period started on Septem-ber 8, 2019, with the stay

period starting on October 16, 2019. The hotel’s promo was supposed to run until October 21, 2019 only. How-ever, for those who were not able to avail of this promo, there’s no need to fret. Sum-mit Hotel Tacloban has since extended this promo until October 31, 2019.

Apart from Tacloban, Summit Hotels are also found in Metro Manila, specifically, Summit Hotel

in Greenhills and Summit Hotel Magnolia. You can also find them away from the bustling city like their Summit Ridge Tagaytay in Cavite. Lastly, find them in the Queen City of the South, the Summit Circle and Summit Galleria in Cebu City.

For more informa-tion, please visit www.summithotels.ph or call 0998-840-7356. (PR)

500 riders ride it out for a cause to raise funds for immuno-suppressed patientCLOSE TO 500 riders, to-gether with their back rid-ers, who come from the different motorcycle clubs in Eastern Visayas, namely: OLSRC, RRCP, LRC, LB-SRC, DRRC, Club 150 i Ya-maha Snipers MX, Yamaha TFX Club, TRC, PRC, ACP, OSC, VOS, XRMBC, R-150 All Star Nation, AMRC, MMRC, OMRC, OMMRC, KURC, REV, RS 125 Fi RC, ORRC, LTLC, Mio Nation, Street Bikers Shop, R8RC, Fox the Distance, MRC, DRC, TUMC, BORA and a few solo riders participated in a ride for a cause all throughout Region 8.

It is a ride for a cause because it was primarily aimed to raise funds for an immuno-suppresed patient currently admitted at Cebu Doctor’s Hospital. The ac-tivity was organized and spearheaded by the Eastern Visayas Motorcycle Club a.k.a. EVMC with the help of Ormoc City Councilor Goito Yrastorza’s Private Secretary, Barnsby Durano Cagang.

Such ride for a cause took off in Ormoc City and ended in Tomalistis Falls, Barangay Asug, Caibiran, Biliran last October 13, 2019.

The pack of riders en-thusiastically participated and contributed to raise money for an immuno-suppressed patient in the person of Victor Laurel. The latter is considered an “immunocompromised” host who does not have the ability to respond normally to an infection due to an

impaired or weakened im-mune system, thus, would need a series of treatment to normalize and improve his condition. The proceeds from the unity ride is ex-pected to help fund Mr. Laurel’s treatment.

With the theme, “No one is useless who lightens the burden of others. Let us be one in showing that we are not just a rider but we ride for a cause and with a purpose”, the said event was considered a great success, having raise an estimated Php 60,000 for Mr. Laurel’s treatment.

Spearheading the ride for a cause was Noel P. Ca-suco, the Founder of EVMC; and in his message to the par-ticipants and fellow riders said, “This is now the mod-ern day bayanihan, working together, sharing and pooling resources, all riding for a noble cause to achieve one goal and that is to give Victor Laurel a chance to live.”

EVMC is an organiza-tion established in 2015 with chapters scattered all over Region 8. It seeks to expand and cover other regions in the future and in fact, has founded a chapter in Manila.

On the 3rd of July 2019, EVMC gained its juridi-cal personality when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded its certificate of registration. Promoting not only the local and inter-regional tourism activities primarily by or-ganizing motorcycle rides, the club also lives up to its mission to participate in charitable causes that save lives especially the needy and the less privileged in-dividuals in the society or to promote the welfare of a deprived community.

EVMC promised that the said ride for a cause will definitely not be the last but the first of a series of chari-table works. (Contributed by Dorothy Ann Arar)

Boy Scouts Ormoc ready for ANSECORMOC CITY – The New Ormoc City National High School Boy Scouts im-mersed themselves on traf-fic manning with this city’s Traffic Enforcers And Man-agement Office (TEAM) last October 21, 2019.

The immersion was done to allow the boy scouts to acquire skills on the proper handling of various traffic situations in the city streets. This is also in preparation for the upcoming Annual National Scout Executives Confer-

ence (ANSEC) in Ormoc on November 5-9 this year.

Outfit adviser Ma. Ai-mee P. Ablen said, “we want the visitors of this event to see how visible our boy scouts are in the city.” Ablen added that being a scout helps parents in disci-plining their children, “es-pecially today nga whether we like it or not grabe ang attitude sa mga bata and they are protected by the ‘child protection policy’ so dili sila mahatagan og punishments.”

Being a boy scout, she added, as guided by their oath and law, “at least makahuna-huna sila nga ‘pag naging Boy Scout ka although mga sipat, oi Boy Scout baya ko so mag bin-outan ko. Dako ni’g tabang para ma-usab nimo ang attitude sa bata.”

The Ormoc Boy Scouts have been helping the com-munity through service during All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Accordingly,

sEE ANSEC p. 9

8 OCTOBER 21-27, 2019

Extrajudicial Settlement and PartitionNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late CANUTO J. BACAYO and FRANCISCA EDIG BACAYO re parcel of land Lot No. 2857, situated in Barrio Patag, Ormoc (Now Brgy. Patag, Ormoc City, containing an area of 6,213 sq. m. was settled and partitioned among their heirs per Doc. No. 294; Page No. 58; Book No. VI; Series of 2019 Notary Public Atty. Adelito M. Solibaga, Jr. EV Mail Oct. 7-13, 14-20, & 21-27, 2019

Deed of Extrajudicial SettlementNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the late BETTY ROM WILLIS had left an account with Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company (METROBANK), Ormoc Branch under the Savings Account No. 139-3-13975197-4 was settled among her heirs per Doc. No. 221; Page No. 45; Book No. CLXXII; Series of 2019 Notary Public Aleah Rafel G. Bantasan-Tolibao. EV Mail Oct. 7-13, 14-20, & 21-27, 2019

Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the properties of PATERNO J. OUANO and ADELA OUANO y JUMAPAO re parcels of land Lot No. 10221, situated in Barrios of San Jose and Naghalin, Ormoc City, containing an area of 77,950 sq. m., TCT No. 724; Lot No. 10085, containing an area of 87,331, TCT No. 725; Lot No. 10311, situated in the Barrios of San Jose and Naghalin, Ormoc City, containing an area of 80,176 sq. m. TCT No. 726; Lot No. 10303, containing an area of 34,187 sq. m. TCT No. 4639; Lot No. 1, containing an area of 132,213 sq. m., TCT No. 6886; Lot No. 10302, containing an area of 34,576 sq. m., TCT No. 6887; Lot 10096-B, containing an area of 8,102 sq. m., TCT No. 7305; and Lot No. 10104 , situated in Ormoc City, containing an area of 23,482 sq. m., OCT No. 0-255 were sold in favor of IÑAKI A. LARRAZABAL ENTERPRISES, INC. per Doc. No. 425; Page No. 88; Book No. XIII; Series of 1993 Notary Public Edgar F. Gica. EV Mail Oct. 7-13, 14-20, & 21-27, 2019

Deed of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the properties of SPS. PATERNO J. OUANO and ADELA OUANO y JUMAPAO re parcels of land Lot No. 10108 situated in the Barrio of Naghalin, Ormoc City, contain-ing an area of 103,101, TCT No. T-7013; Lot No. 10111, containing an area of 48,861 sq. m. TCT No. T-7014; Lot No. 10109, TCT No. T-7015, containing an area of 20,046 sq. m. ; Lot No. 10088, containing an area of 71,267 sq. m. TCT No. T-3779; Lot No. 10312, situated in Barrio San Jose, Ormoc City, containing an area of 47,983 sq. m., TCT No. T-4420 were sold in favor of IÑAKI A. LARRAZABAL ENTERPRISES, INC per Doc. No. 424; Page No. 88; Book No. XIII; Series of 1993 Notary Public Edgar F. Gica. EV Mail Oct. 7-13, 14-20, & 21-27, 2019

Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement/ Partition with Waiver

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late ANECITO D. BASCO re a parcel of land designated as Lot 3563, Case 9, Cad-638-D, containing an area of 1,319 sq. m. situated at Brgy. Bulacan, Hindang, Leyte, covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. P-72360, under TD No. 03-15007-00115 was settled and par-titioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 179; Page No. 37; Book No. L; Series of 2017 Notary Public Buenaventura C. Vilbar. EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2019

Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition with Absolute Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late FALCONERI CORCELLES GONTIÑAS re a parcel of an agricultural land, located at Brgy. Monte Alegre, Isabel, Leyte, Survey No. 6224, TD No. 17-0017-00135 R13, with a total area of 7,160 sq. m. was settled and partitioned among his heirs sold in favor of SPS. ROMEO (alias “FONI”) CORCELLES GON-TIÑAS and PRESENTACION BALBERO GONTIÑAS per Doc. No. 91; Page No. 19; Book No. 172; Series of 2019 Notary Public Melinda C. Domael – Quiambao. EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2019Affidavit of Self-Adjudication with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late FELIX N. LUMANSOC re a parcel of land Lot 5290-B, TCT No. 29310, situated in Brgy. Dayhagan (now San Isidro) Ormoc City, containing an area of 1,424 sq. m. TCT No. 29310; and Lot 5290-C, containing an area of 1,423 sq. m., TCT No. 29312 were adjudicated unto herself by HERMENEGILDA QUIAPO LUMANSOC and sold in favor of JUDITHA Q. ALTPETER per Doc. No. 86; Page No. 86; Page No. 18; Book No. LII; Series of 2018 Notary Public Ari G. Larrazabal. . EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2019Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late SPS. ANIANO MONDALA and ENCARNACION CABILING re parcels of land Lot No. 5412, C-12, Cad, 655, situated in Brgy. Antipolo, Albuera, Leyte, containing an area of 32,402 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-44648; Cad Lot No. 4392, situated at Brgy. Damulaan, Albuera, Leyte, containing an area of 168 sq. m. covered by TD No. 00139; Cad Lot No. 4797, containing an area of 617 sq. m. covered by TD No. 00140 were settled and partitioned among their heirs per Doc. No. 5; Page No. 1; Book NO. XLVII; Series of 2014 Notary Public Adelito M. Solibaga Jr. EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2019

Extrajudicial Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the properties of the late SPS. ELPEDIO SANORIA and PRECIOSA ENCARNACION re parcels of land Lot 1, Psu-08-002867, located at Mansahaon, Matag-ob, Leyte, containing an area of 14,322 sq. m., covered by OCT No. P-29867; Lot 4, Psu-08-002867, containing an area of 7,775 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-29868; Lot 5, Psu-08-002867, containing an area of 38,078 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-29864; Lot 2, Psu-08-002867,containing an area of 1,478 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-29866; Lot 3, Psu-08-002867, containing an area of 324 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-29865; Lot 6597, located at Tabgas, Casilion, Villaba, Leyte, containing an area of 15,500 sq. m. covered by TD No. 99-41015-00247; cocoland located in Mansahaon, Matag-ob, Leyte, containing an area of 10,915 sq.

Republic of the Philippines

SUPREME COURT Regional Trial Court Eight Judicial Region

Branch 17 Palompon, Leyte

SP. PROC. NO. R-PAL-18-0463-SP

IN RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE GUARDIANSHIP

OF INCOMPETENT NESTOR ABSALON

VALENZONALEONILA A.

VALENZONA Petitioner.

/--------------/ ORDER

A verif ied peti-tion for appointment as guardian was filed with this Court by petitioner Leonila A. Valenzona, through counsel, Atty. Chelissa Mae N. Rojas, CPA, praying that af-ter publication, notice and hearing, judgment be rendered appointing petitioner Leonila A. Va-lenzona to be the guard-ian over the person and estate of incompetent Nestor Absalon Valen-zona and that letters of guardianship be issued in her favor.

As the petition ap-pears to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby set for initial hearing, pursu-ant to Section 3, Rule 93 of the Rules of Court on December 10, 2019 at 8:30 o’clock in the morn-ing at the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Branch 17, Palompon, Leyte at which date, time and place, any person may appear and show cause, if any why the petition should not be granted.

Let copies of this Order be published at

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 8

Bulwagan Ng Katarungan

Magsaysay Blvd., Tacloban City

SP. PROC. NO. R-TAC-19-00420-SP

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF

ENTRY IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE

BIRTH OF ROXAN AURE,

ROXAN AURE BARRAZA, Petitioner, -versus –

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF

JARO, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS

AUTHORITY, ROLANDO SADINO

BARRAZA AND SONIA ANTONIO

AURE, Respondents.

x-----------------xAMENDED ORDER

This is a verified petition for correction of entry in the certificate of live birth of ROXAN AURE BARRAZA on file with the Office of the Civil Registrar of Jaro, Leyte.

Petitioner alleges that she is the daughter of Sonia Antonio Aure and Rolando Sadino Bar-raza born on October 9, 1995 at Brgy. Villa Paz, Jaro, Leyte. The facts of her birth were registered before the Local Civil Registrar of Jaro, Leyte. Unfortunately, and for reasons unknown to the Petitioner, an entry of “June 3, 1989 – Jaro, Leyte” was made in item no. 18 in her Certificate of Live Birth when in truth and in fact, the “Date and Place of Marriage of Par-

m., covered by TD No. 2837; Lot 171, containing an area of 166 sq. m. covered by TD No. 99-26001-0123; and Lot 221 , containing an area of 200 sq. m. covered by TD No. 99-26001-0122; Lot 1910 , TD No. 08-26001-00205 were partitioned among their heirs per Doc. No. 296; Page No. 60; Book No. 44; Series of 2017 Notary Public Jasper Lucero. EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2019

Deed of Self Adjudication with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the property of the late NATALIA FRANCO re a parcel of land Lot No. 3691, Cad 422, located at Brgy. Bagacay, Calbayog City, containing an area of 7,796 sq. m. under T.D. No. 99-01004-00044 was adjudicated unto herself by WILFREDA F. DELGADO and sold in favor of MA. LOURDES V. DELMONTE per Doc. No. 4392; Page No. 884; Book No. IX; Series of 2014 Notary Public Maricar P. Lucero. EV Mail Oct. 14-20, 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2019Extrajudicial Settlement with a Deed of

Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late VICENTE Z. BALAGA re a parcel of land lot No. 14958 Case 41, Cad. 566-D, located at Barangay San Roque Hilongos, Leyte and covered by Katibayan ng Orihinal na Titulo Blg. 083719-31224 containing an area of 1,118 sq. m. was settled among his heirs and sold in favor of JOHN KUMFIELD C. GO, MARIE HILARY C. GO and WINDEL LOU C. GO per Doc. No. 23; Page No. 6; Book No. XLVII; Series of 2019 Notary Public Ma. Lourdes Madula-Vilbar. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late ELVEN REY CABILING re a parcel of land Lot 8567-D-1-F, situated in Brgy. San Jose, Ormoc City, containing an area of 305 sq. m., TCT No. 48199 was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 284; Page No. 57; Book No. XL; Series of 2019 Notary Public Randolph P. Baquiano. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the property of the late EXALTACION E. LAMBERTE re a parcel of land Lot 650, CASE 4, CAD. 566-D HILONGOS CADAS-TRE with an area of 5,037 sq. m. TCT No. 115-2014000016 was settled among her heirs per Doc. No. 62; Page No. 14; Book No. I; Series of 2018 Notary Public __. . EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019 Extrajudicial Adjudication with Deed of

Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the property of the late ARTEMIO LARION re a parcel of residential land covered by TD No. 18238, situated at Brgy. San Antonio, Basey, Samar, contains an area of 238.00 sq. m. was adjudicated unto themselves and 84.0 sq.m. sold in favor of MARIA FE YBAÑEZ PALAD per Doc. No. 324; Page No. 65; Book No. IX; Series of 2019 Notary Public Rogelio P. Gula. . EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

Affidavit of Self Adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the property of the late ROMUALDO LIM re a parcel of land located at Brgy. Sabang Bao, Ormoc City Lot 6570-A-2-B, Psd-08-030652-D Portion of TCT No. T-52439, containing an area of 26,143 sq. m. was adjudicated unto herself by CONCHITA CORTES per Doc. No. 30; Page No. 06; Book No. XLII; Series of 2019 Notary Public Randolph P. Baquiano. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

Affidavit of Self-Adjudication with Absolute Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late GERONIMO PIAMONTE re a parcel of land Lot No. 7106, situated at Barangay Gabas, Baybay, Leyte, containing an area of 2,971 sq. m. covered by TD No.11894 R3 was adjudicated unto herself by JEANNE M. PIAMONTE and sold in favor of ANESSA ANONUEVO per Doc. No. ̀ 106; Page No. 22; Book No. LVII; Series of 2019 Notary Public Rene Allan G. Jervoso. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

Extrajudicial Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late ANTONIO CABAHUG SR. re a parcel of land Lot 10203-C-6-C, Psd-08-014046-D, situated in Brgy. Tugbong, Kananga, Leyte, containing an area of 3,267 sq. m. covered by TCT No. T-31142 was partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 460; Page No. 72; Book No. 41; Series of 2015 Notary Public Jasper M. Lucero. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019 Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the properties of the late SPS. MAM-ERTO C. MALAZARTE and LIBRADA S. MONSANTO-MALAZARTE re parcels of land Lot No. 6084-A-1, situated in Brgy. Airport, Ormoc City, TCT No. 26336 under TD No. 00083-00119-R-10, containing an area of 4,717 sq. m. ; residential house erected in Lot No. 6084-A, under TD No. 12768; Lot No. 5995-A, situated in Brgy. Lilo-an, Ormoc City, containing an area of 3,461 sq. m. , TCT No. 15888 under TD No. 00047-00300-R-10; Lot No. 6060, situ-ated in Brgy. Airport, Ormoc City, TCT No. 22849 under TD No. 00083-00121-R-10, containing an area of 23,637 sq. m. ; Lot No. 6491-D, situated in Brgy. Domonar, Ormoc City, TCT No. 9485 under TD No. 00027-00066, with an area of 14,312 sq. m. ; Lot No. 6096-A-7, situated in Brgy. Lilo-an, Ormoc City, TCT No. 15777 under TD No. 00047-00388 with an area of 2,488 sq. m. were settled and partitioned among their heirs and per Doc. No. 31; Page No. 7; Book No. LXVIII; Series of 2019 Notary Public Philip A. Albeos III. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the property of the late ANTONIA PARILLA re a parcel of land Lot No. 5386-B with an area of 7,918, covered by TCT No. 26365, situated at Brgy. Libertad, Ormoc City was settled among her heirs per Doc. No. 199; Page No. 40; Book No. XXVIII; Series of 2019 Notary Public Eusebio I. Otadoy, Jr. EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

the expense of the peti-tioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication to be made at least one week prior to the date set for initial hearing.

Furnish copies of this Order and notice of hearing to the petitioner and/or the relatives of the incompetent pursu-ant to Sec. 3, Rule 93 of the Rule of Court.

SO ORDERED. Given in Chambers,

this 24th day of Septem-ber, 2019 at the Hall of Justice, Palompon, Leyte.

(Sgd.) MARIO O. QUINIT

Presiding Judge Copy furnished: 1. Atty. Chelissa

Mae N. Rojas, CPA – A.S. Veloso St. Pob. Del Norte Villaba, Leyte

2. Leonila A. Valen-zona – Shamrock, Brgy. Poblacion, Tabango, Leyte

3. Grege A. Valenzo-na – Shamrock, Brgy. Po-blacion, Tabango, Leyte

4. Ana Maria A. Valenzona – Lebanon/Shamrock, Brgy. Pobla-cion, Tabango, Leyte

5. Elvie A. Valen-zona – Germany/ Sham-rock, Brgy. Poblacion, Tabango, Leyte

6. Jovie A. Valenzo-na – Shamrock, Brgy. Po-blacion, Tabango, Leyte

7. Jovel A. Valenzo-na – shamrock, Brgy. Po-blacion, Tabango, Leyte

8. Shamay A. Valen-zona – Shamrock, Brgy. Poblacion, Tabango, Leyte

Order/jmoq/arpd EV Mail Oct. 7-13,

14-20, & 21-27, 2019

ents” is February 25, 1997 at Jaro, Leyte as shown in her parents’ Certificate of Marriage attached to the petition as “Annex B”. As such, petitioner prays for the correction of entry (Date and Place of Marriage of Parents) from “June 3, 1989 – Jaro, Leyte” to “Not married”. Other Reliefs are likewise prayed for.

Finding the peti-tion to be sufficient in form and substance, the same is hereby given due course and the initial hearing set on December 10, 2019 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning at this Court at the Bulwagan Ng Katarungan, Magsay-say Blvd., Tacloban City on which time, date and place any person hav-ing opposition thereto maybe heard or forever be barred.

The petitioner is or-dered to publish a copy of this Order in a news-paper of general circula-tion in the Province of Leyte once a week for three consecutive weeks at her own expense.

The Sheriff of this Court is likewise ordered to post this Order in the Bulletin Boards of the Bulwagan Ng Katarun-gan, Leyte Provincial Capitol and the Local Civil Registrar of Taclo-ban City.

Furnish a copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General, the Local Civil Registrar of Jaro, Leyte and the Sheriff of this Court.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this

18th of September 2019 at the Bulwagan Ng Kata-rungan, Tacloban City.

(Sgd.) JANET M. Cabalona

JudgeJMC/mgdc EV Mail Oct. 7-13,

14-20, & 21-27, 2019

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos,

Leyte SP. PROC. NO. H-636 IN RE: PETITION OF

ADOPTION CHELSEA CINCO VASQUEZ

RONELO ALINGASA TAPAN

Petitioners x--------------------x

ORDER P E T I T I O N E R

RONELO ALINGASA TAPAN by and through counsel filed a Petition for Adoption of Chelsea Cinco Vasquez. In sup-port of his petition, the petitioner avers, THAT: petitioner is of legal age, filipino, residence at Brgy. Talisay, Hilongos, Leyte; that petitioner is in possession of his full capacity, legal rights and has the desire to adopt Chelsea as his child and give her all the treat-ment and rights like his own that the petitioner was get married to the biological mother of the involved child; that the said child Chelsea was born on August 5, 2002 to Sps. Melchor C. Vasquez and Remegia B. Cinco however, Melchor left the conjugal dwelling without any trace of his whereabout and by way of petition Melchor C. Vasquez declared pre-sumptively dead by the court; that petitioners have all the qualifica-tion and none of the dis-qualifications to adopt Chelsea under the law and that the adoption of Chelsea Cinco Vasquez is to her best interest and welfare; that petitioner

prayed that this adoption be granted and the child Chelsea Cinco Vasquez as legally adopted of the petitioner for which all legal intent and pur-poses and indeed would benefit and exercise the rights of a legitimate child of the petitioner.

W H E R E F O R E , finding the Verified Peti-tion to be sufficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE, the same is set for ini-tial hearing on March 31, 2020 in the morning at which date time and place anyone that may be prejudiced by the ap-proval of the instant Peti-tion may come to court in this first opportunity.

Published this Or-der in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnished copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General being the general counsel of the Republic at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City Regional Director of DSWD for that office to conduct a social case study report, conduct a home study report, and to submit other relevant papers within 60 days, to the natural parent of to be adopted petitioner and their counsel for them to be present on the sched-uled initial hearing.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS,

this 2nd day of October 2019, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines.

(Sgd.) EPHREM S. ABANDO

Executive Judge . EV Mail Oct. 7-13,

14-20, & 21-27, 2019

Republic of the Philippines LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRY

OFFICE Province: Leyte

Municipality of: Matag-obRepublic of the Philippines)

Province of Leyte) SSPetition No. CFN-003-2019

PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME

I, JESSICA B. DAM-AYO, of legal age Filipino and a resident of Brgy. Mansalip, Matag-ob, Leyte after hav-ing been duly sworn to in ac-cordance with law, hereby declare that:

1.) I am the petitioner seeking the change of first name in

a.) My Certificate of Live Birth

2.) I was born on No-vember 10, 1980 at Matag-ob, Leyte, Philippines

3.) The birth was re-corded under the Registry Number 282(J-80)

4.) The first name to be change is from LEAH to JESSICA

5.) The grounds for filing this petition are the following:

b.) I was habitually con-tinuously used JESSICA and I publicly known in the commu-nity with that first name;

6.) I submit the follow-ing documents to support this petition:

a.) NBI b.) Police clearance c.) Birth Certificate Au-

thenticated d.) Baptismal Certificate e.) Form 137, Birth cer-

tificate of Children 7.) I have not filed any

similar petitions and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similar petitions is pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.

8.) I have no pending criminal, civil or administrative case in any court or any quasi-judicial body.

9.) I am filing this petition at LCRO of Matag-ob, Leyte in accordance with R.A 9048 and it implementing rules and regulations. (Sgd.) JESSICA B. DAMAYO

Petitioner VERIFICATION

I, JESSICA B. DAMAYO, the petitioner, hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Sgd.) JESSICA B. DAMAYO

Petitioner SUBSCRIBED AND

SWORN to before me this 11th day of OCTOBER, 2019 in the City/Municipality of Matag, Leyte, petitioner exhibiting his Community Tax Certificate No. 06719571 issued at Matag-ob, Leyte on January 11, 2019.

(Sgd.) ENGR. AGUSTIN D. PEDRANO, JR.

Local Civil Registrar EV Mail Oct. 14-20, &

21-27, 2019

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 47, Ormoc City SP. PROC. CASE NO. R-ORM-19-00065-SP IN THE MATTER OF

THE CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE

RECORDS OF BIRTH OF ALADIA ROSE

TITO SUGUE, PARTICULARLY IN

THE ENTRIES UNDER MARRIAGE

OF PARENTS TO “NOT MARRIED” and NAME

UNDER CERTIFICATION OF INFORMANT FROM

“LYDIA T. SUGUE” TO “LYDIA T. TITO”. LYDIA T. TITO,

Petitioner, -versus –

CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ORMOC CITY, PHILIPPINE STATISTICS

AUTHORITY, AND ALL PERSONS WHO MAY BE AFFECTED

THEREBY, Respondents.

x-----------------------x

ORDER Filed is a verified

Petition for the Correc-tion of Entry in the Re-cords of Birth of minor Aladia Rose Tito Sugue particularly in the en-tries under marriage of parents to “Not Married” and the name thereon under Certification of Informant from “Lydia T. Sugue” to “Lydia T. Tito”, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing in accor-dance with the Rules of Court, a Judgment be rendered ordering the Local Civil Registrar of the Ormoc City, Leyte and the Philippine Statis-tics Authority to correct the above-said entries in Aladia’s record of birth.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the hearing thereof on Feb-ruary 12, 2020 at 1:30 in the afternoon before this Court, at which date, time and place, any interested party may appear and show cause if any, why the petition should not be granted. Accordingly,

let a copy of this Order be published at the expense of petitioner once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte quali-fied to publish judicial notices and be posted at the bulletin boards of the Provincial Capitol of Tacloban City; of the Mu-nicipal Hall of Kananga, Leyte; and of this Court before the scheduled date of hearing.

Further, let a copy thereof be furnished the Local Civil Registrar of Ormoc City, Leyte, the Civil Registrar General in the Philippine Statistics Authority, Sta. Mesa, Manila, the Office of the Solicitor General, Makati City; Office of the City Prosecutor, Ormoc City for their information and appropriate action.

SO ORDERED. In Chambers, 11th

of October 2019 at the Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines.

(Sgd.) MARIA CORAZON S.

VERGARA-NARAJA

Presiding Judge Copy furnished: Atty. Oliver Nor-

man P. Yee Public Attorneys

Office Hall of Justice, Or-

moc City Office of the City

Prosecutor Hall of Justice, Or-

moc City Office of the Solici-

tor General 134 Amor-solo St., Legazpi Village

Makati City Office of the Local

Civil Registrar New Ormco City

Hall, Ormoc City, Leyte Civil Registrar Gen-

eral Philippine Statistics

Authority Solicarel Bldg., Ra-

mon Magsaysay Blvd., Sta. Messa, Manila RTC-OCC, Ormoc

City Hall of Justice, Or-

moc City Lydia T. Tito Sitio Santol 2, Brgy.

Aguiting Kananga, Leyte EV Mail Oct. 21-27,

28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

ourselves, that in spite of our personal idio-syncrasies and peculiarities, we are also the image and likeness of God who are meant to see, understand and react to things the way God sees, understands and reacts to them.

For this, we have to look closely at the teaching and example of Christ who is the fullness of the revelation of God. He is “the way, the truth and the life” for us. We are patterned after him and we have to follow him to be what we ought to be.

And Christ makes himself alive in

PASSERBY ... from P. 4

us through his word and the sacraments. Thus, we cannot overemphasize the need to study the gospel, the catechism, etc., and to have recourse to the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist, to figure out where everyone is coming from.

makalapas, tubag niya, singko mil pesos matag salaod. Lain nga abiso kun ang drayber o kaha kundoktor nga maningil ug sobra sa gitakda nga pasahe nga wala sa taripa, bisan mga traysikol, isumbong sa ilang buhatan aron maaksiyunan.

Dugang polong ni Sevilla ang siyudad

karon nianam kadaghan ang mga saky-anan, ug mas daghan gyud mao ang mga motorsiklo. Iyang hunahuna, tungod kini nga pagkakaron barato na ang downpay-ment. Anaa man gani tindahan ug motor nga bisan way ihatag nga downpayment madala na pauli ang yunit. “Pasabot kini nga padayun ang pagasenso ang atong dapit,” dugang ni Sevilla. Ni Paul Libres

LTO ... from P. 3

nga hubog si Montajes adtong higayuna.Sa inbistigasyun nahibaw-an nga sa wala

pa miambak sa tulay si Montajes, init ang ilang lalis sa kapuyo niini. Human niadto, nag-inom ang babaye hangtud nga nahubog.

BABAYE ... from P. 3

Niadto sa tulay sa Alegria ug niambak.Si P/SSgt. dela Cruz niingon nga dili

kadto ang unang higayun nga nadala sa PS1 ang babaye. Pila ka buwan na ang nakala-bay, nadala na ang babaye sa estasyun sa pulis kay kuno nag-away ang managtiayun, hubog gihapon ang babaye wala hinuon madugay sa estasyun si Montajes kay nadala ug am-am sa kapuyo. Gipaningkamotan sa EV Mail nga makuha ang pangalan sa ka live-in pero pakyas kay way record sa pulis. Sa iyang pulso makita ang uwat nga daw nisuway kini ug hikog kaniadto.

Gikan sa estasyun, nakigkoordinasyun ang PS1 sa Lingap Center aron mentras tanto anha una papoy-on ang babaye aron mamaymayan sa taga DSWD unsa ang maayo ug makadaut kaniya. Ni Paul Libres

9OCTOBER 21-27, 2019

Republic of the Philippines

Republic of the Philippines

8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos,

Leyte SP. PROC. NO. H-637

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR CORRECTION

OF ENTRIES IN THE RECORD OF BIRTH OF PABLITO GARIN

TIMKANG PABLITO GARIN

TIMKANG Petitioner, -versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF

MATALOM LEYTE and the PHILIPPINE

STATISTIC AUTHORITY Respondents,

ORDER P E T I T I O N E R ,

PABLITO GARIN TIM-KANG, by through coun-

sel filed a petition for CORRECTION OF EN-TRIES IN THE RECORD OF BIRTH OF PABLITO GARIN TIMKANG.

In support of his petition the petitioner avers; THAT petitioner is of legal age filipino, citi-zen, widow and resident of Brgy. San Pedro, Mata-lom, Leyte; that petition-er was born in Matalom, Leyte on December 27, 1967 by Sps. Fruoctuso Timkang and Margarita GarinTimkang; that the certificate of Birth of the petitioner issued by the Local Civil Registrar his date of birth was errone-ously indicated as De-cember 27, 1973 and also in Philippine statistic Of-fice erroneously indicted as September 6, 1973 but in truth and in fact the date of birth of the pe-titioner is December 27, 1967; that the petitioner

has been using Decem-ber 27, 1967 as his true and correct date of birth since birth up to the pres-ent in all of his transac-tions; that the petitioner prayed that the instant petition be granted and ordering the office of the Local Civil Registrar of Matalom, Leyte and the Philippine Statistics Of-fice to correct and change of date of birth from De-cember 27, 1973 in Civil Registrar Matalom, Leyte and September 6, 1973 in Philippine Statistics Office to December 27, 1967 and other reliefs just and equitable are also prayed for.

W H E R E F O R E , finding the verified peti-tion to be sufficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE the same is set for initial hearing on November 12, 2019 at 8:30 in the morning of which date

time and place anyone that may be prejudiced by the approval of the in-stant petition may come to court in this first op-portunity.

Published this Or-der in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnish copy of this Order to the petitioner and his counsel at the given address for them to be present during the scheduled initial hearing.

ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this

3rd day of October 2019, Hilongos, Leyte, Philip-pines.

(Sgd.) EPHREM SU-AREZ ABANDO

Executive Judge . EV Mail Oct. 7-13,

14-20, & 21-27, 2019

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos,

Leyte SP. PROC. NO. H-634

IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF

MINOR ETHAN MICHAEL OBALLES AND CHANGE OF

NAME FROM ETHAN MICHAEL OBALLES

TO ETHAN MICHAEL OBALLES LARSEN

SPS. LUDA OBALLES – LARSEN AND

STEVEN RICHARD – LARSEN

Petitioners x-------------------x

ORDER PETITIONER – SPS.

LUDA OBALLES-LARS-EN AND STEVEN RICH-ARD- LARSEN by and through counsel filed a Petition for Adoption of minor Ethan Michael Oballes and Change of Name from Ethan Mi-

chael Oballes to Ethan Michael Oballes Lars-en. In support of their petition the petitioners avers, THAT: petitioners are husband and wife Luda Oballes-Larsen is of legal age, filipino and Steven Richard Larsen of legal age an American residence at Brgy. Owak Hilongos, Leyte; that the petitioners has desire to adopt their biological son a minor Ethan Michael Oballes born on May 2, 2014: that the said child was born at the time the petitioners were not yet married; that the peti-tioners applied for legiti-mization was denied for the legal impediment of petitioner Steven Richard Larsen’s divorce Decree not attained its finality at the time the child was conceived; that petition-ers have all the qualifi-cation and none of the disqualifications to adopt a child under the law and that the adoption of

Ethan Michael Oballes is to his best interest and welfare; that petitioners prayed that this adoption be granted and the minor Ethan Michael Oballes be declared as legitimate child of the petitioners for all legal intents and purposes freeing him from being illegitimate child of the petitioners Further, prayed that the name of the child be changed from Ethan Michael Oballes to Ethan Michael Oballes Larsen.

W H E R E F O R E , finding the verified peti-tion to be sufficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE, the same is set for initial hearing on March 31, 2020 at 8:30 in the morn-ing at which date, time and place anyone that may be prejudiced by the approval of the instant Petition may come to court in this first op-portunity.

Published this Or-der in a newspaper of

general circulation in the Province of Leyte at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnished copy of this Order to the Office of the Solicitor General being the general counsel of the Republic at 134 Amorsolo St. Legaspi Village, Makati City, Regional Director of DSWD for that office to conduct a social case study report, conduct a home study report, and to submit other relevant papers within 60 days, to the natural parent of to be adopted petitioner and their counsel for them to be present on the sched-uled initial hearing.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS,

this 25th day of Sep-tember 2019, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines.

(Sgd.) EPHREM SUAREZ ABANDO

Executive Judge EV Mail Oct. 7-13,

14-20, & 21-27, 2019

Republic of the Philippines

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos,

Leyte SP. PROC. NO. H-635 IN THE MATTER OF

THE CORRECTION OF ENTRY IN THE CIVIL

REGISTRY OF EUGENIO B. OCON

JR. Petitioner -versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR, Matalom, Leyte and PHILIPPINE

STATISTICS AUTHORITY QUEZON

CITY Respondents,

x----------------------xORDER

PETITIONER, EU-GENIO B. OCON JR., by

through counsel filed a petition for correction of entry in the Civil Regis-try of Eugenio B. Ocon Jr.,

In support of his petition the petitioner avers: THAT petitioner is of legal age filipino citizen and resident of Brgy. Poblacion, Mata-lom, Leyte, that the pe-titioner was born On June 3, 1959 at Matalom, Leyte to Spouses Eugenio Ocon and Rosario Balani; that a clerical error were committed in the record of birth of the petitioner the birth year of the pe-titioner as indicated was 1957 when the true and correct was 1959 and the name of his father was Eugenio Ocon Jr, as in-dicated but the true and correct name of his father is Eugenio Ocon without

Jr. that to avoid confusion the errors must be cor-rected to straighten the record of the petitioner; the petitioner prayed that an order be issued for correcting the birth year of the petitioner from 1957 to 1959 and to delete the word JR. in the name of his father in the record of civil registry and petitioner prayed of other relief just and equitable.

W H E R E F O R E , finding the verified peti-tion to be sufficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE the same is set for initial hearing on November 18, 2019 at 8:30 in the morning time and place anyone that may be prej-udiced by the approval of the instant petition may come to court in this first

opportunity. Published this Or-

der in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Leyte at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Furnished copy of this Order to the peti-tioner and his counsel at the given address for them to be present dur-ing the scheduled initial hearing.

ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS this

19th day of September 2019, Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines.

(Sgd.) EPHREM SUAREZ ABANDO

Executive Judge EV Mail Oct. 14-20,

21-27, 28- Nov.3, 2019

Republic of the Philippines Province of Leyte

Municipality of Villaba Office of the Municipal Civil

Registrar NOTICE

FOR PUBLICATION CFN-11-2019 In compliance with

Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that TERESA M. ECOLING has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “TERE-SITA” to “TERESA” in the Certificate of Live Birth of TERESITA M. MONTERDE who was born on May 03, 1966 at Villaba, Leyte and whose parents are GRE-GORIO MONTERDE and MARIA MONARES.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than October 23, 2019. (Sgd.) ENGR. MEDALLO

V. PUNONG Municipal Civil Registrar

EV Mail Oct. 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2019

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0197-2019 R A 10172 Date: OCTOBER 14, 2019

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Ad-ministrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that CLINT JAY SOLANO FIEL has filed with this Office, a petition for Change of Gender from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of live birth of CLINT JAY SOLANO FIEL at BAYBAY, LEYTE and whose parents are JUNZE M. FIEL and MERLY B. SOLANO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than OCTOBER 14, 2019.

(Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAG

City Civil Registrar EV Mail Oct. 21-27, &

28- Nov. 3, 2019

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Leyte City of Baybay

Republic of the Philippine)Province of Leyte) SS

Petition No. CFN-0020-2019 PETITION FOR CHANGE OF

FIRST NAME I, LEOCADIA L. ILIDAN,

of legal age, FILIPINO, and a resident of B-C9 L12 BRGY. SAN LUIZ I, DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seeking the change of first name in:

b) the Certificate of Live Birth of JOEL L. ILIDAN who is my SON

2) He Born on Sept. 24, 1978 at Baybay, Leyte, Philippines,

3) The birth was re-corded under registry number 2003-1336,

4) The first name to be changed is from JOE to JOEL,

5) The grounds for filing this petition are the following:

b) He has habitually and continuously used JOEL and he is publicly known in the community with that first name;

f) All my records shows “JOEL” as my first name.

6) I submit the follow-ing documents to support this petition:

a) COLB (PSA COPY) B) LCR FORM 1A c ) BRGY. POLICE,

COURT AND NBI CLEARANCE d) AFFIDAVIT OF UN-

EMPLOYMENT e) AFFIDAVIT (VOT-

ER’S CERTIFICATE) f) COLLEGE DIPLOMA g) BAPTISMAL CER-

TIFICATE h) VALID ID’s i) CERTIFICATE 7) I have not filed any

similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similar petition is pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.

8) I am filing this petition at the LCRO of BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE in accordance with R.A. No. 9048 and its implementing rules and regulations. (Sgd.) LEOCADIA L. ILIDAN

Petitioner VERIFICATION

I, LEOCADIA L. ILIDAN, the petitioner, hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Sgd.) LEOCADIA L. ILIDAN

Petitioner SUBSCRIBED AND

SWORN to before me this 7th day of October, 2019 in the city/municipality of __, petitioner ex-hibiting his/her Community Tax Certificate No. 22369148 issued at DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE on SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

(Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAG

Administering officer EV Mail Oct. 21-27, &

28- Nov. 3, 2019

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Northern Samar Municipality of San Isidro

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Date: 16 October 2019

In compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memoran-dum Circular No. 2013-1 Guide-lines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172). Notice is hereby served to the public that JOYCE E. REYES has filed with this office,

a petition for correction of entry in sex from “MALE” to “FEMALE” in the certificate of live birth of JOYCE ECO REYES at SAN ISIDRO, NORTHERN SAMAR and whose parents are GLORIA ECO and DOMINGO D. REYES.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition may file his written opposition with this office not later than November 5, 2019.

(Sgd.) EULALIO O. SOLA Municipal Civil Registrar

EV Mail Oct. 21-27, & 28- Nov. 3, 2019, 2019

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Branch 7

Eight Judicial Region BULWAGAN NG KATARUNGAN Magsaysay Blvd.,

Tacloban City OFFICE OF THE

CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

EJF No. 4240 EXTRA-JUDICIAL

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE

MORTGAGE UNDER ACT 3135 AS

AMENDED BY ACT 4118 AND PD 385

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND

(HDMF), Tacloban City, rep. by WILMER

B. LIRAZAN, Mortgagee,

-versus – MA. CRISELDA

TEJERO LLANETA, Mortgagor,

X------------------------------X

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE

UNDER ACT 3135, AMENDED

Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under act 3135, as Amended filed by the HOME DE-VELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND with office ad-dress at 3rd Floor, WT Corporate Tower, Min-danao Ave., Cebu Busi-ness Park, Cebu City, represented by Wilmer B. Lirazan, MORTGAGEE, against MA. CRISELDA TEJERO LLANETA, of legal age, Filipino, married to Ronald Baoy

Llaneta, with postal ad-dress at LOT 6, BLOCK 3, LOLITA HOME’S BRGY. SAGKAHAN, TA C L O B A N C I T Y, LEYTE, MORTGAGOR, to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as of AUGUST 1, 2019, Amounted to THREE HUNDRED NINETY EIGHT THOUSAND S E V E N H U N D R E D TWO PESOS & 66/100 (Php398,702.66) Philip-pine Currency, excluding Penalties, Charges, At-torney’s Fees, expenses of the Foreclosure, Sher-iff ’s Lawful Fees, and expenses for conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION on NOV. 20, 2019 at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Magsay-say Blvd., Tacloban City, to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following Real Properties/Personal Properties, with all the improvements thereon, to wit;

TRANSFER CER-TIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 115-2017000498

I T I S H E R E B Y CERTIFIED that certain land situated in Brgy. Guindaponan, Munici-pality of Palo, Province of Leyte, Island of Leyte, more particularly bound-ed and described as fol-lows:

LOT NO:6B L O C K N O : 3

PLAN NO: PCS-08-001479-D

LOCATION: BRGY. GINDAPONAN, MU-NICIPALITY OF PALO, PROVINCE OF LEYTE,

ISLAND OF LEYTE. TECHNICAL DE-

SCRIPTION/BOUND-ARIES:

A R E A : F O RT Y-FIVE SQUARE METERS (45), MORE OR LESS.

O W N E R : M A . C R I S E L D A T E J E R O LLANETA, OF LEGAL AGE, FILIPINO, MAR-RIED TO RONALD BAOY LLANETA.

P R O S P E C T I V E BIDDERS ANDBUYERS MAY INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND ENCUM-BRANCES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTIES IF ANY THERE BE.

LINE DIRECTION ADJOINING LOT (S)1-2 NE LOT 17, BLOCK 3, PCS-08-001479-D 2-3 SE LOT 5, BLOCK 3, PCS-08-001479-D 3-4 SW ROAD LOT 5 (6.50 M. WIDE), PCS-08-001479-D 4-1 NW LOT 7, BLOCK 3, PCS-08-001479-D

All sealed bids must be submitted to the un-dersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be on NOV. 27, 2019. On the same time and place without further notice.

TACLOBAN CITY, September 24, 2019.

FORE THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFI-CIO SHERIFF:

(Sgd.) ELIAS N. ACOSTA Sheriff IV

EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Branch 7

Eight Judicial Region BULWAGAN NG KATARUNGAN Magsaysay Blvd.,

Tacloban City 000

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

EJF No. 4241 EXTRA-JUDICIAL

FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORT-GAGE UNDER ACT

3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118 AND PD 385

HOME

DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND

(HDMF), Tacloban City, rep. by WILMER B.

LIRAZAN, Mortgagee,

-versus – CIPRIANO Z. IGNACIO, JR.,

Mortgagor, x-----------------------xSHERIFF’S NOTICE

OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE SALE

UNDER ACT 3135, AMENDED

Upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under act 3135, as Amended filed by the HOME DEVELOP-MENT MUTUAL FUND

with office address at 3rd Floor, WT Corporate Tower, Mindanao Ave., Cebu Business Park, Cebu City, represented by Wilmer B. Lirazan, MORTGAGEE, against CIPRIANO Z. IGNACIO, JR., of legal age, Filipino, single, with postal ad-dress at LOT 2, HERNIT SUB., BRGY. PAWINGS, PALO, LEYTE, MORT-GAGOR, to satisfy the Mortgage indebtedness which as of AUGUST 1, 2019, Amounted to NINETY FOUR THOU-S A N D F I V E H U N -DRED THIRTY PESOS & 73/100(Php94,530.73) Philippine Currency, excluding Penalties, Charges, Attorney’s Fees, expenses of the Foreclosure, Sheriff ’s Lawful Fees, and ex-penses for conducting the PUBLIC AUCTION on NOV. 20, 2019 at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, Magsay-say Blvd., Tacloban City, to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following Real Properties/ Per-sonal Properties, with all the improvements thereon, to wit;

TRANSFER CER-TIFICATE OF TITLE NO. TP-12212

Lot 2, Block 2, Psd-08-008128-D

A parcel of land designated as lot 2, Block 2, of the subdivision plan, Psd-08-008128-D, being a portion of lot 13-C, Csd-

08-001009, (LRC Rec. NO. _) situated in the Brgy. of Pawing, Mun. of Palo, Province of Leyte. Island of Leyte. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by lot 4, Block 2; on the NW., & SW., along lines 2-3-4-5 by Road lot (6.00 wide); on the NE., along line 5-1 by lot 1, Block 2, all of this subdivision. Containing an area of ONE HUN-DRED TWENTY-FIVE (125) SQUARE METERS, more or less. Registered in the name of CIPRIA-NO Z. IGNACIO JR., of legal age, Filipino, single.

P R O S P E C T I V E BIDDERS AND BUY-ERS MAY INVESTIGATE FOR THEMSELVES THE TITLE AND ENCUM-BRANCES, HEREIN ABOVE-DESCRIBED REAL PROERTIES IF ANY THERE BE.

ALL sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be on NOV. 27, 2019.

On the same time and place without fur-ther notice.

TACLOBAN CITY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

FOR THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFI-CIO SHERIFF:

(Sgd.) ELIAS N. ACOSTA Sheriff IV

EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 28- Nov. 3, & 4-10, 2019

sa pagkuha sa mga ebedensiya gikan sa suspek si District 12 barangay chairman Jose Maria Miguel Aviles.

Kaso sa kalapasan sa RA-9165 gipasaka sa mga pulis batok sa mga dinakpan. Anaa sila karon gitanggong sa lock-up cell sa PS1.

Sa laing bahin didto sa lungsud sa Kananga, nasikop pinaagi sa buy-bust operation si Rogelio Morata y Laguna, 40 anyus, osa ka mag-uuma ug taga baran-gay Naghalin ning lungsud. Ang hepe sa Kananga Police Station P/Maj. Ariel Salarda nilusad sa operasyun batok kang Morata dihang natino nga nalambigit kini sa pagpa-maligya ug pinaugang dahun sa marijuana. Dihang nasikop na ang suspek, girekisa ang iyang mga bulsa; didto nakuha ang tulo ka gagmayng putos sa marijuana, upat tanan apil ang napalit sa nagtakuban nga pulis.

Ang mga dinakpan nag-atubang ug kaso sa paglapas sa RA-9165 o Comprehen-sive Dangerous Drug Act. Ni Paul Libres

UPAT ... from P. 3

they help to maintain cleanliness and assist the elderly and PWDs visiting the cemetery.

There are 1,000 plus registered boy scouts in different schools in Ormoc City, composed of kids aged 5-6, Cab Scouts 7-9, Boy Scouts 10-12, and Senior Scouts 13-18. Ablen urges parents to, “let’s make scouting your partner in good parenting.” (PR / Devon Nerza)

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10 OCTOBER 21-27, 2019

Republic of the Philip-pines

Supreme Court REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT 8th Judicial Region

Branch 47, Ormoc City CIVIL CASE NO. R-ORM-19-00021-CV

FOR: DECLARATION OF

NULLITY OF MAR-RIAGE

CARLITO GAQUIT EVANGELISTA, JR.,

Petitioner, -versus-

ELENA LUZARES EVANGELISTA,

Respondent. x----------------------x

ORDER Filed is petitioner’s

Motion for Leave of Court to Serve Summons by Publication praying that summons unto the respondent be served by publication in a newspa-per of general circulation in view of the fact that respondent is currently working in Singapore.

Finding petitioner’s motion to be meritori-ous, the same is hereby GRANTED. Accordingly, let this Order, summons and the petition of this case be published once in a newspaper of gen-eral circulation in the Province of Leyte quali-fied to publish judicial notices at the expense of the petitioner.

The Branch Clerk of Court is also directed to send by registered mail a copy of the sum-mons with a copy of the Petition, together with its annexes, and the Order of this Court to the last known address of the re-spondent at the expense of the petitioner.

Pursuant to A.M. No. 03-1-09-SC- Rule on Guidelines to be ob-served by Trial Court Judges and Clerks of Court in the Conduct of Pre-Trial and Use of Deposition – Discovery Measures, the parties are hereby directed to avail of interrogatories to parties under Rules 27 and 28 within five (5) days from the filing of the answer.

Further, to effectu-ate summons by publica-tion, petitioner is hereby given five days within which to furnish this

Court five (5) original copies of his petition, together with its annexes.

After compliance by the petitioner hereof, serve copy of this Order to the defendant together with the Summons and Petition.

SO ORDERED. In Chambers, 9th of

October 2019 at the Hall of Justice, Ormoc City, Leyte, Philipines.

(Sgd.) MARIA CORAZON S.

VERGARA-NARAJA Presiding Judge Copy furnished: Atty. Randolph P.

Baquiano Pk. Nangka, Alegria Ormoc City C a r l i t o G a q u i t

Evangelist, Jr. Pk. Waling-waling,

Brgy. Punta Ormoc City Office of the solici-

tor General 134 Amorsolo St.,

Legaspi Village Makati City Office of the City

Prosecutor Hall of Justice, Or-

moc City RTC-OCC, Ormoc

City Hall of Justice, Or-

moc City Republic of the

Philippines Supreme Court

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Branch 47, Ormoc City CIVIL CASE NO. R-ORM-19-00021-CV

FOR: DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF

MARRIAGE CARLITO GAQUIT EVANGELISTA, JR.,

Petitioner, -versus-

ELENA LUZARES EVANGELISTA,

Respondent. x----------------------x

SUMMONS TO ELENA LUZARES

EVANGELISTA Brgy. Balugo, Albuera,

Leyte GREETINGS: Pursuant to Sec.

13, Rule 14 of the 1997 Rules of Court, you are hereby required within FIFTEEN (15) DAYS after service of this summons upon you to file with this Court and serve on the plaintiff your answer to

the COMPLAINT copy of which is attached here-with together with its an-nexes. You are reminded of the provision in the IBP-OCA memorandum on Policy Guidelines dated 12 March 2002 to observe, restraint in fil-ing a motion to dismiss instead allege the ground thereof as defenses in the Answer.

WITNESS my hand under the seal of this Court this 8th day of May 2019 in the City of Ormoc, Philippines.

(Sgd.) IRENE D. VIDAURRETA

Clerk of Court V Republic of the

Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT 8th Judicial Region

Branch 47, Ormoc City CIVIL CASE NO. R-ORM-19-00021-CV

FOR: DECLARATION OF NULLITY OF

MARRIAGE CARLITO GAQUIT EVANGELISTA, JR.,

Petitioner, -versus-

ELENA LUZARES EVANGELISTA,

Respondent. x----------------------x

PETITIONCOMES NOW, Peti-

tioner by counsel respect-fully states THAT:

PARTIES 1. The petitioner is

a Filipino of legal age, married to the respon-dent and can be served with summons and pro-cesses of this Court at Purok Waling-waling Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City, Leyte; where petitioner has been residing since childhood or for a period of over thirty-nine (39) years prior to the filing of this petition;

Attached hereto is the Certificate of Resi-dency of petitioner as Annex A and the Sketch Map of his residence as Annex b.

2. The respondent, a Filipino of legal age mar-ried to the petitioner, and can be serve with sum-mons and processes of this Court at Brgy. Balugo, Al-buera, Leyte, Philippines; where respondent has been living there for over twenty (20) years;

THE MARRIAGE

3. Petitoiner and respondent are husband and wife, having been married thru a church ceremony on December 22, 2007 before Rev. Fr. Ranfolf A. Raagas (Pa-rochial Vicar) in the Sts. Peter and Paul Parish. Photocopy of their Certif-icate of Marriage issued by the Local Civil Reg-istrar of Ormco City and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is hereto attached as ANNEX “C and D” respectively;

4. During the ex-istence of the couple’s marriage, petitioner and respondent were child-less;

5. Petitioner came to know the respondent while working in PSPI in the year 2007. Re-spondent was a canteen concessionaire in PSPI while petitioner was an engineer in PSPI;

6. They became in-timate with each other in the span of six months as boyfriend and girlfriend;

7. Respondent al-ready had a child from another man when peti-tioner got intimate with respondent. The child was not recognized by the father and hence bears the last name of respondent’s;

8. After six months of being in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship they finally tied the knot on December 2007;

9. After a couple of months after mar-riage petitioner worked abroad in the United Arab Emirates in the year 2008;

10. During the sec-ond year of their marriage, respondent got pregnant but after three (3) months of pregnancy respondent got a miscarriage;

11 . Respondent got pregnant three (3) times but every preg-nancy would result into a miscarriage. It was later found out by petitioner that respondent is taking drug medications that would kill the baby while in respondent’s womb;

12. Even, during prenatal and consulta-tions with their ob-gyne-cologist, the respondent would deny that she is taking drug medica-tions during pregnancy.

Hence, the couple did not have any child during their marriage;

13. During their marriage, respondent was a very irresponsible person with regard to her finances as she was always asking for mon-ey despite petitioner ’s monthly remittance from abroad;

14. During their marriage respondent used the monthly remit-tance of petitioner to pay for the expenses of her side of the family as she was still clinging to her mother and brother despite having been mar-ried to the petitioner. Re-spondent was unmindful of the monetary savings that could have been saved for the future of both respondent and petitioner. She was ir-responsible with regard to her finances;

15. The couple end-ed their marriage some-time in September 2013 when petitioner can no longer bear the irrespon-sible expenses of respon-dent with regard to his monthly remittances. In fact, the couple do not have monthly savings as respondent would spend the monthly remit-tances to her own family members and other ex-penses not related to the personal needs of their marriage;

16. Respondent is unmindful of petitioner’s plight abroad and squan-dered all his money on unimportant things and vices;

17. Respondent is still immature and irre-sponsible to be commit-ted in marriage;

18. Respondent and petitioner have not live in the same roof for over six (6) years now, and she has not observe mutual love and respect to the petitioner. She is now living with another man;

19. Respondent has been showing irrational behavior which showed incapacity to sustain in-timate partnership of married life and love as shown by many epi-sodes, among which:

a. Due to respon-dent’s psychological incapacity, she did not care for the welfare of

petitioner and in fact squandered all his remit-tances while he is abroad;

b. Due to respon-dent’s psychological incapacity, she is un-mindful of petitioner’s feelings and in fact she is emotionally abusive and manipulative to him;

c. Due to respon-dent’s psychological incapacity, respondent never lived again with petitioner since 2013 up to the present and instead cohabited with another man;

20. Respondent is immature and irresponsi-ble before and after their marriage, respondent showed her narcissistic traits;

21. The existence of such eventualities, and others which shall be testified to during the hearing, are conclusive of an inherent incapacity on the part of respondent to discern and perform the rudiments of marital obligations as required under Article 36 of the Family Code;

22. That for all those years where petitioner was the lone breadwin-ner to care of their child and respondent, peti-tioner had endured all the hardships of raising their child, humiliations, aggravations, and frus-trations due to respon-dent’s behavior. From the respondent’s failure and refusal to observe mutual love, respect and fidelity and render mutual help and support, as well as the respondent’s acts of infidelity to his marital vows, there is no mar-riage to preserve.

23. By reason of the foregoing incident, peti-tioner has realized that indeed, respondent’s be-havior is an aberrant and it is terminal or hopeless in nature. Respondent has inabilities and incapacities to perform the essential marital obligations and is helpless as her behaviors are beyond cure.

24. Respondent’s psychological incapacity which is grave and incur-able can be medically identified, determined and named;

25. Having reached the limit of their submis-sion and apathy to each

other is what compelled the petitioner to seek the ultimate solution of re-lief. This is so because, to the mind of the petition-er, based on his personal experiences and obser-vations, the same had concluded that the re-spondent does not have the mind, will, and heart for the essential marital obligations of marriage. The petitioner fervently believes that the respon-dent is or could be any-body/anything but nor-mal with respect to their marital relations. And this behavioral anomaly of respondent is incur-able and in the realm of aberration.

26. The property relation is one of abso-lute community regime. No need for any order/agreement for adminis-tration of real properties because there are none.

PRAYER W H E R E F O R E ,

Premises considered, it is respectfully prayed that judgment be rendered declaring that the mar-riage between petitioner and respondent is VOID AB INITIO.

March 18, 2019 at Ormoc City, Philippines

Most Respectfully Submitted

(Sgd.) ATTY. RAN-DOLPH P. BAQUIANO

Counsel for Peti-tioner

Purok Nangka Brgy. Alegria,

Ormoc City, Leyte Tel. No. 255-8111 IBP No. 069720-

01/17/19 PTR No. 5824337

-12/27/18 MCLE No. VI –

0011101 (valid until April

14, 2022) Roll No. 57399TIN 216-434-537-

000 VERIFICATION

AND CERTIFICATION Republic of the

Philippines) City of Ormoc) S.S. I , CARLITO G.

EVANGELISTA JR., Fili-pino of legal age, mar-ried and with residence and postal address at Brgy. Punta, Ormoc City, Leyte, subscribing under oath, depose and state:

1. I am the com-plainant of the above-

mentioned Petition and that I have caused the preparation of the same, and that after reading, I found that all the allega-tions contained therein are true and correct of my personal knowledge and based on authentic records.

2. In compliance with the Supreme Court Administrative Circular No. 04-94, I hereby certify to the truth of the follow-ing facts or undertake that:

2.1 I have not there-tofore commenced any other action or proceed-ing involving the same issues in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or in the different divi-sions thereof or any other tribunal or agency;

2.2 To the best of my knowledge, no such actin or proceeding is pending in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or in different divisions thereof or any other tri-bunal or agency; and

2.3 If I should there-after learn that a similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pend-ing before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, or in the different divi-sions thereof or any other tribunal or agency, I un-dertake to promptly in-form the aforesaid courts and other tribunal or agency thereof within five (5) days therefrom as required by Sec. 4 € and 5 (d), Rule 56 and the second paragraph of Sec. 2, Rule 42.

I N W I T N E S S WHEREOF, I have here-unto affixed my signa-ture this March 18, 2019 at Ormoc City, Philip-pines.

(Sgd.) CARLITO G. EVANGELISTA JR.

Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND

SWORN to before me this March 18,2019, at Ormoc City, Philippines, affiant exhibiting to me his VIN 1243-0012B-A 1 7 8 0 C G E 1 0 0 0 0 i n competent evidence of indentity.

Doc. No. 273; Page No. 55; Book No. XXX-VIII; Series of 2019 No-tary Public RandolpH P. Baquiano.

EV Mail Oct. 21-27, 2019

hospital patients has at least one health care-associated infection.

Handwashing with soap is very effec-tive and the least expensive way to prevent diarrhea and acute respiratory infections. Pneumonia, a major ARI (acute respiratory infection), is the number one cause of mor-tality or death among children under five years old, killing an estimated 1.8 million children per year. Diarrhea and pneumonia together account for almost 3.5 million child deaths annually. Handwashing with soap is estimated to reduce cases of diar-rhea by 30% and respiratory infections by 21% in children under the age of five.

It is therefore important to make hand-washing into a habit. Good handwashing with soap before eating and after using the toilet into a regular habit can save more lives than any single vaccine or medical intervention, cutting deaths from diarrhea by almost half and deaths from acute respi-ratory infections by one-quarter.

Handwashing is usually done together with other sanitation interventions as part of water, sanitation and hygiene WASH programmes.

The Global Handwashing Day helps raise awareness of the importance of wash-ing with soap, but it also makes it fun for children to get involved.

Proper hygiene requires that individu-als know the importance of good hygiene

HEALTH ... from P. 4 and develop the habits to carry it out. There are people with plenty of money but they lack the important habits of timely hand-washing with soap, and thereby unknow-ingly endanger themselves and others around them.

Peer influence is significant to seeing increased handwashing among students. In a study conducted in Kenya, it found that students were much more likely to wash their hands when another student is present, saying: “Peer influence is only successful, however, when students know that handwashing is a desirable action.”

The last quarter of the year has started and many typhoons are expected to visit our country.

Typhoons and heavy rains may cause flood-ing which, in turn, can potentially increase the transmission of water-borne diseases in the com-munity. These diseases are transmitted through water, contaminated with human or animal waste. These include typhoid fever, cholera, leptospirosis, and Hepatitis A.

Typhoid fever is an infectious disease, which is also known as enteric fever or just typhoid (Tipus). It is caused by a bacteria known as Salmonella typhi. It spreads through contaminated food and water or through close contact with someone who is infected. Signs and symptoms include high- and low-grade fever for several days, headache, weakness, loss of appetite. It is associated with either diarrhea or constipa-

tion, and abdominal discomfort.Cholera is an intestinal infection caused

by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Its incubation period ranges from 1 day to 5 days. The infection causes a profuse, volu-minous but painless, watery diarrhea that can quickly lead to severe dehydration and death if treatment is not promptly given. In extreme cases, cholera is a rapidly deadly disease. A healthy individual may die with-in 2-3 hours if no treatment is provided.

Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection transmitted by rats (and other animals) through urine and feces. It can be found and contaminate the soil, water, and even vegetation. It is caused by Leptospira spiro-chetes bacteria. Its mode of transmission in-cludes ingesting contaminated food or wa-ter, or when broken skin or open wounds are exposed to floodwaters. Its incubation period is 7-10 days. It is usually manifested by fever, generalized body weakness, pain-ful muscles of the legs and even yellow discoloration of the eye and skin.

Hepatitis A, one of the oldest dis-eases known to humankind, is an infec-tious disease and caused by Hepatitis A virus (HAV). The most common mode of transmission is ingestion of food, usu-ally contaminated with human waste and urine of persons who have Hepatitis A. Its symptoms usually include fever, flu-like symptoms such as weakness, muscle and

joint aches, loss of appetite and dizziness. Other symptoms may be so mild that they go unnoticed. Thus, immediate medical attention must be provided to those sus-pected to having Hepatitis A infection.

Water is a necessity in our daily exis-tence. However, we must be sure that our supply of drinking water is from a safe and reliable source. When in doubt, it is a must to wait for 2 minutes or longer when the water reaches a rolling boil, or we must chlorinate drinking water to make it safe.

Food, same as water, is equally impor-tant to sustain us. Let us remember that food should be well-cooked, leftovers should be covered and kept away from household pests, and food waste should be disposed properly.

Always wash your hands before and after eating, and using the toilet; and when sick, con-sult a doctor or go to the nearest health facility at once if any of us or any household member, have any sign or symptom of infection.

Some safety reminders: (1) always wash your hands after going to the toilet, or after handling raw meat, poultry products and eggs; (2) dispose all waste properly; (3) maintain good personal hygiene; (4) do not store uncooked meat with cooked food to avoid contamination and properly store food items to avoid spoilage; and (5) take seriously the expiration dates of food items and properly label them.

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DAR enters agreement also with DENR1,000 employees displaced by Robinsons Tacloban fire

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NMP and IMMAJ ink deal

Regional Director Stephen Leonidas (seated, 2nd from left) of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Regional Executive Director Atty. Crizaldy Barcelo (seated, 2nd from right) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) formally sign the agreement that would hasten approval of survey returns to fast track processing of land valuation by the Land Bank of the Philippines of lands covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

TACLOBAN CITY – Barely a month in office, Regional Di-rector Stephen Leonidas of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) entered another agree-ment; this time with the Depart-ment of Environment and Natu-ral Resources (DENR) for the smooth approval by the latter of survey returns to fast track pro-cessing of land valuation by the Land Bank of the Philippines-Agrarian Operation Center (LBP-AOC) of lands covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

DAR Regional Director Ste-phen Leonidas and DENR Re-gional Executive Director Atty. Crizaldy Barcelo formally signed the agreement recently at Hotel Costa Brava, in support to the agreement DAR previously en-tered with LBP-AOC.

Barcelo, during the said occasion, expressed his office’s full support to the agreement between DAR and LBP-AOC specifically in the issuance of the needed survey returns.

Leonidas, on the other hand, thanked Barcelo and the entire DENR workforce for the coop-eration and support of the said agency, which according to him is for the benefit of the agrarian reform beneficiaries.

In the agreement between the DAR and the LBP-AOC, the latter will accept only approved survey

plan in requests for the conduct of joint field inspection leading to the issuance of Memorandum of Valu-ation (MOV) and/or Certificate of Deposit (COD).

To comply with this require-ment, DAR and DENR discussed on September 20 how to hasten the

TACLOBAN CITY – At least 1,000 employees and 200 tenants were displaced by the biggest fire that hit Eastern Visayas Wednes-day afternoon, October 23.

The local fire bureau said the fire razed Robinsons Place Tacloban around 5:40 PM. It reached the 4th alarm before it was declared under control around 2:30, and fire out 9:03 Thursday morning.

Pearl (not here real name), an employee of one of the mall’s ten-ants, was teary-eyed as she waits with other mall employees out-side the mall for updates, while the firefighters continue to put out the fire Thursday morning.

“It was already around 6:30 PM when we found out that there was a fire. We did not hear the alarm and the sprinklers also did not work,” she narrated.

She has been working in the establishment for over two years now. She worries that they will be unemployed this coming Christ-mas season since they have not heard from their employer nor the mall’s management yet.

“I hope that we can go back to work soon. We cannot sustain our daily needs if we will be unem-ployed for a long time,” she said.

Romwil Culas, the mall’s security manager, said they wanted the fire to be put off first because their priority is the public’s safety, that is why they could not give instructions to their tenants and employees yet.

“Wala munang trabaho ngay-on dahil hindi pa namin alam ang lawak ng pinsala ng sunog. Off limits muna ang area. First and foremost, our priority is security and maclear ang area,” he shared.

He was also not able to give an update as to when can the mall resume its operations. It has been closed since Wednesday evening, with no advisory from the manage-ment as to when it would reopen.

Representatives from the De-partment of Labor and Employ-ment (DOLE) 8 have conducted profiling for the assistance of displaced employees.

At least 30 percent of the mall has been engulfed by fire, Bureau of Fire Protection 8 regional direc-tor, SSupt. Renato Marcial said.

He added that they had a hard time putting out the fire in the department store due to the lack

RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE of advancing the instructional skills of mari-time faculty in upgrading the qualifications of Filipino seafarers, the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) and the International Mariners Management Association of Ja-pan - Philippine-Japan Manning Consulta-tive Council, Inc. (IMMAJ-PJMCC) inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the conduct of IMO Model Course 6.10 (Training Course for Simulator Instructors and Assessors) last 08 October 2019 at the 10th Floor, Ocean Breeze Building, Coral Way Drive, Pasay City.

The agreement involves the NMP’s opening of additional batches of IMO MC 6.10 to accommodate IMMAJ-PJMCC scholars coming from their member-shipping / manning companies and faculty members of member-institutions of the Philippine Association of Maritime Institutions (PAMI). It is expected that the participants will be able to develop instruc-tor traits through adoption of effective maritime simulator-based instructions in accordance with international standards.

“The IMMAJ-PJMCC recognizes our capability of providing a world class qual-ity training and this partnership affirms the multiplier effect the training of instructors has on the overall skills education and training endeavor in the maritime industry,” NMP Executive Director Joel B. Maglunsod said.

The signing was led by NMP Executive Director Maglunsod and IMMAJ-PJMCC Vice President, Capt. Teodoro B. Quijano. It was witnessed by Engr. Ponciano V. Trinidad, Atty. Ruben Y. Maceda, Ms. Grace Marie T. Ayaso, Ms. Evelyn T. Futol and Ms. Geraldine S. Paduano-Fabila of NMP

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