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  • VOL. 15 NO. 11 ORMOC CITY P 15.00 at the newsstands APRIL 7-13, 2014

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    Police, SP probes buy bust gone bad in TambulilidBy LaLaine M. JiMenea

    Celebrate Easter Sunday in Palompon

    see easTeR p. 9

    STUDENTS OF VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS IN PALOMPON, LEYTE learn how to Stand Up Paddle (SUP), one of the cocktail of events that they will be competing in during the Abre Grande.

    Overturned chairs and an abandoned refreshment stall at a mini cockpit are mute witnesses to an alleged buy bust that went wrong. Reliable sources said the cockpit was where high stake gamblers usually converged and had a VIP section.

    ORMOC CITY 10 police-men assigned to the Police Station 3 at Brgy. Linao here have been restricted to camp to pave the way for an impartial investigation of a botched drug buy bust op-eration at Brgy. Tambulilid on Tuesday, April 8, result-ing to the death of the three people and wounding of six others.

    Sr. Supt. Jose Macanas, city police director, said that a special investigation task force from the region had already been composed and that they are gathering testimonies and evidences to find out what re-ally happened that afternoon.

    In the freezer are police station chief, Ch. Insp. Edgar-do A. Encina and his deputy, Sr. Insp. Harris P. Rebato, and the eight policemen who executed the buy bust.

    The drug buy bust opera-tion that went wrong resulted to the death of Dr. Jay Mov-illa, 32, a young dentist who was just elected president of the Ormoc Host Lions Club here the day before; Wilfredo Alberto, a member of the Ormocs Civil Security Unit (CSU) and one Sim Serrano, see BUy BUsT p. 3

    the subject of the buy bust. Six other people were

    injured including Movillas vice-president Rodolfo Villar, 63, who had to undergo an operation to get a bullet lodged inside his left chest. Villar is a former barangay chairman of Naungan, a neighboring barangay.

    The others are Alex Oli-veros, 40, a resident of Brgy. Tambulilid, Ormoc City; Joey Liporado, 38, who sustained a gunshot wound on his right cheek that exited on his left cheek; Gonzalo Mindaros, 57, of Brgy. Manlilinao, Or-moc; Rene Ejares and the lone woman victim, Melodia

    Mangubat, 32, who had just arrived at the cockpit to fetch her father when the shootings happened.

    There were many more who reportedly suffered slight injuries from the stampede that ensued, but have not sought medical attention in hospitals.

    Sr. Supt. Macanas added

    that whatever the result of the investigation was, it was up to the families of the victims whether to file charges or not. Karapatan nila iyan (Its their right), he said, adding that he cannot determine when the investigation ends.

    PALOMPON, LEYTE Of-ficials here led by Palom-pon Mayor Ramon Oate and Vice Mayor Georgina Arevalo are inviting all, residents and non-resi-dents of the town, to join them during their Abre Grande (Grand Open-ing) on April 20 (Easter Sunday).

    The Abre Grande is a cocktail of events and activities to open the towns eco-tourism program for the summer months, said Raoul Bacalla, municipal environment officer.

    Palompon town has one of the regions most successful tourism pro-grams, with Kalanggaman Island already attracting the attention of international tourists.

    The morning-to-eve-ning Abre Grande activities kick off with the Color Walk. Bacalla said it was a fund-raising walk for the rehabilitation of the Bita-og Stamp and registration was only P 5.00 per participant. They encourage partici-pants to wear colorful sun-glasses, hence the Color Walk moniker.

    The walk ends up at the town center where the launching of Palompons annual Hulagway maga-zine will be held. It will also be followed with the re-launching of the Lib-erty Park which was badly battered by Yolanda but has since been rehabili-tated. There will also be the blessing of the Veterans

  • 2 NEWS April 7-13, 2014

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    Mar Roxas discusses with city officials why civic centers like the Ormoc Superdome where they were in, was among the important infrastructures that DILG wanted to immediately reconstruct. Aside from hosting events, it becomes an evacuation center during calamities. Flanking him on the left is Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo Locsin Jr. who is Roxass inaanak and Mayor Edward Codilla.

    ORMOC CITY Secretary Mar Roxas of the Depart-ment of Interior and Local Government today (Fri-day, April 11) condemned party mates of a small town hereabouts for too much politicking by not giving the mayor the authority to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with DILG to access the Re-construction Assistance on Yolanda (RAY) funds.

    Roxas, who initially did not name the town during his Tacloban sortie yesterday, April 10, finally revealed it this morning at a gathering of mayors from the Western part of Leyte held at the Sabin Resort Hotel.

    He said it was the town of Albuera, whose mayor Ra-mon dela Cerna (LAKAS), is crippled by his vice-mayor and eight councilors who are mem-bers of the Liberal Party (LP).

    Roxas, however, did not mask his displeasure at the perceived politicking of his party mates, saying it was not the time for politics. The RAY funds are the national govern-ments assistance to LGUs to reconstruct their damaged city/municipal halls, public markets and civic centers.

    From the paper trail, it

    was gathered that Mayor dela Cerna, through his municipal administrator, asked for the authority on April 3 yet. At-tached was a pro-forma letter of Roxas explaining the RAY and another pro-forma of the MOA as drafted by the DILG. It was also certified urgent which means the council had to act on it immediately.

    The mayor again reiterated his request on April 8, saying he needed to submit it by April 10, yesterday.

    On the same day, Vice Mayor Norman Mesina an-swered the mayor, claiming that they were not aware of the priority projects and that the mayor should have been courteous to inform them because the council was not his stamping pad.

    We are also Officials of this municipality and whatever programs and projects you deem in need of rehabilita-tion, you should be courteous enough to inform us for we are not your stamping pads that whatever you want will be au-tomatically carried on en toto without regard to procedure, Mesina said in his letter.

    Albuera, it was learned from the DILG communication and pro-forma MOA, should

    have received P 7.75-million for the repair of its municipal hall (P 800,000.00); public market (P 1.45-million) and civic center (P 5.5-million).

    Sources added that the town of Tunga is in the same boat, albeit in their case, the mayor is the Liberal Party candidate but the rest of his council are oppositionists. The council, however, are report-edly on an official travel that is why they could not hold a spe-cial session for the measure.

    Roxas d i s t r i bu t ed P 832-million in RAY funds to 3 cities and 40 towns in Leyte during a provincial visit that started in Tacloban City yes-terday in the morning, then Baybay City in the afternoon and Ormoc City today.

    Roxas said 171 LGUs af-fected by Yolanda will receive the funds. A second tranche is scheduled which would directly be released to the ba-rangays, for the repair of the barangay halls.

    And, as it to emphasize the administrations message that the RAY funds was beyond politics, the City of Tacloban got the lions share of the funds. Tacloban received P 232-million for the repair of its city hall, the Tacloban City

    Convention Center or Astro-dome and its public market. Roxas personally turned over the checks to Mayor Alfred Romualdez on the morning of Thursday (April 10) at the Tierra de Milagros in Palo, Leyte before Leyte governor Dominic Petilla and Javier Mayor Sandy Javier, national president of the League of Municipalities.

    Roxas also heaped praises on Ormoc Mayor Edward Co-dilla but even as he said that he liked the mayor, Ormoc City, however, only got two checks: P 51-million for the repair of the Ormoc Superdome and P 40.38-million for the public market. Ormocs City Hall became ineligible for the RAY because the city already partly repaired it.

    Baybay City, on the other hand, received P 3-million for its City Hall, P 18.5 million for its public market and P 9.46 million for its municipal gym.

    Roxas encouraged the mayors to spend the funds locally to infuse capital to Leytes economy, and to re-construct by administration rather than contract it out. By Lalaine M. Jimenea

    ORMOC CITY The Gov-ernment Service Insurance System (GSIS), in a letter to the city council this week, said that much as it wanted to pay the benefits of barangay officials un-der the Barangay Officials Insurance Fund (BOIF), they cannot because the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) owes them some P 977-million in premiums and P 695-mil-lion in interest.

    The letter was in re-sponse to the councils Res-olution No. 2014-2002 ask-ing the GSIS to implement RA 6942 or An Act Increas-ing the Insurance Benefits of Local Government Of-ficials and Providing Funds Therefor enacted on April 1990 yet.

    The resolution was pro-posed by Liga president and ex-officio member of the

    council Atty. Mariano Corro who told the council he was disturbed at the reports that survivors of barangay officials who passed away were not able to claim their benefits under the BOIF.

    In their response to the Ormoc council, GSIS Vice President Margie A. Jorillo of the Corporate Commu-nications Office, said that the GSIS administered from 1991 to 1995 the BOIF which was sourced from the national government. Since 1995, however, the National Government has not remit-ted the required premium contributions to the BOIF. The national government, Jorillo said, already owes GSIS P 1,672,941,057.38.

    Jorillo added that the concerned officials at the time were aware of this. In 2001, she said, they wrote then DBM Secretary Emilia

    T. Boncodin about the mat-ter, a copy of which was furnished to then DILG Secretary Joey D. Lina, Jr.

    Nonetheless, Jorillo said, despite the non-pay-ment of the premiums, the GSIS continued to pay claims from 1996 to 2000. This ate up 85% of what-ever BOIF funds they had and as a result, BOIF had to borrow from other inde-pendent funds of the GSIS.

    Since paying these obligations would unduly prejudice the viability of the BOIF and other funds, the GSIS had to suspend the payment of claims and benefits starting October 2001, said Jorilla.

    On a happier note, Jo-rilla told the Ormoc council that discussions are un-derway in both Houses of Congress to explore the ex-pansion of the membership

    coverage of GSIS to include barangay officials, includ-ing the possible sourcing of funds from the General Appropriations Act to pay their GSIS contributions.

    Atty. Corro said that last information should give his colleagues in the baran-gay hope. At least there is hope. They are talking about it, meaning they have not forgotten the barangay officials, he said.

    The most perfect

    political community is one

    in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other

    classes.

    ORMOC CITY - With the expected exodus of people to the provinces and other places of interest during Holy Week, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has called on all local chief executives to convene their re-spective local peace and order councils to ensure the safety and security of the populace in churches, plazas, malls, and transport terminals.

    In a directive to provincial governors, city and municipal mayors, and punong barangays, DILG Secretary Mar Roxas urged the local executives to formulate proper courses of action in order to anticipate the expected heavy movement of people from different places, putting their safety as a top priority.

    Ang Semana Santa ay di lamang panahon ng pagninilay-nilay; simula rin ito ng panahon ng pagbabakasyon para sa pamilyang Pilipino kaya dapat maghanda ang mga local govern-ments para masiguro na magiging ligtas at payapa ang panahong ito, Roxas said.

    According to the DILG chief, local government officials should also deploy barangay tanods who can serve as force

    multipliers and assist the Phil-ippine National Police (PNP) in keeping peace and order in their own barangays, as well as in making sure that traffic is well-managed.

    Even while the Peace and Order Council has yet to convene, the Philippine Coast Guard here in Ormoc is already ready to handle the influx of passengers passing by the Ormoc port.

    PO1st Jose Arnel Cono-pio, PCG station commander, said they have already started implementing the Oplan Lig-tas Biyahe: Kuwaresma 2014 since April 11. Assisting them is the PCG Auxiliary headed by Capt. Jaime Elazegui which have their own nurses and rescue team.

    This is in compliance of the order of PCG commandant vice-admiral Rodilfo Isorena.

    PO1st Ariel Tina, chief Master at Arms, said they have already deployed their K-9 unit and Special Operation Group to ensure that this years Holy Week is incident free. with a report from Paul Libres

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    A time for everything

    see FR. ROY p. 10

    I WAS not surprised at all when I recently read somewhere that this selfie craze that seems to be sweeping the world these days, especially in our country, is an indication of a mental disorder.

    I imagine that the practice really has to be an obsession for it to be a serious anomaly. If its just a passing curiosity or done merely for momentary fun, then there is not much to worry.

    But the problem is that data on the ground point precisely to an obsessive craving for selfies as can be found in the social networks. Take a random look at these sites, and you will likely see a proliferation of these pictures that range from the inane and childish to the outright ridiculous and even obscene.

    It may not be a big thing yet of crisis propor-tion, but if nothing is done about it, Im afraid we are heading in that direction. We need to remind everyone that this fad that is fast be-coming a psychological syndrome ought to be approached with a lot of caution.

    Its time to wave the flag of the virtue of temperance. Contrary to what some people say, and subtly supported by many commercials, this virtue has not become obsolete. It, in fact, has become more relevant, and even in an urgent manner, because of the storm surge of power-ful instruments that can occasion this problem.

    I believe this selfie syndrome is graver than smoking and drinking about which we always warn everyone to do them with moderation since they can be harmful to our health. This selfie syndrome is graver since it affects more our mental and spiritual health than our bodily well-being.

    We have to be wary of the growing industry that promotes this culture, providing powerful and seemingly irresistible programs, apps and gadgets. They appear to do more harm than good since they are likely to lead people, the young ones especially, to self-indulgence and narcissism.

    This selfie syndrome practically imprisons one in his own world, making him increasingly indifferent to the needs of others. It actually is destructive to our social relations. Group selfies are not genuinely social, since each member of the group would be more concerned about his own individualistic interest than that of the group.

    The wings of love, of generosity, loyalty and fidelity are practically cut if not damaged. One tends to stay in the level of mediocrity and to become more vulnerable to other human weaknesses and temptations when he is afflicted with this selfie syndrome. The value of sacrifice practically disappears.

    The challenge of effectively tackling this problem is quite enormous, because we have to contend with complicated mindsets and life-styles that practically prohibit anyone from cor-recting anybody else or even from suggesting a better way of using ones time and resources.

    These mindsets and lifestyles have been with us for centuries now, cultivated under the atmosphere of laxity in Christian and even basic human morals, on the one hand, and of a grow-ing tendency to justify ones behavior using liberal and loose philosophies and ideologies,

    HISTORIAN HORACIO de la Costa, SJ, once noted that, as a nation, we celebrate our defeats as victories. Nationwide Araw ng Kagitingan rites Wednesday underscore this insight.

    Day of Valor pivots around a ceremony at Mount Samat in Bataan. In 1942, 76,000 half-starved Filipino and American soldiers sur-rendered there --- after delaying Japans thrust in Southeast Asia by three months.

    Bataan has fallen, said a broadcast from Malinta Tunnel in beleaguered Corregidor. Men are not made of impervious steel. The flesh must yield at last, endurance melts away, and the end of the battle must come.... But the spirit that made it stand cannot fall!

    Then Captain Salvador P. Lopez wrote that text. SP later became Foreign Secretary, then University of the Philippines president. Who remembers today?

    An Inquirer feature queried a jeepney driver, a second year college engineering student and a stall vendor. They hemmed, then hawed, why April 9 was a national holiday.

    I am playing Dota with friends, the stu-dent said. He knew little of history, let alone the Death March. Why should he care? Isnt Araw about easing traffic?, a jeepney driver wondered. And Bataan drew a blank stare from the vendor.

    Indeed, the memories of men are too frail a thread to hang history from. Eight out of 10 students barely recall Sen. Benigno Aquino, or why he was gunned down, surveys show.

    We have little collective memory of the past, Ateneo University President Bienvenido Nebres, S.J., told a Legacies of the Marcos Dictatorship conference. We tend to live in a perpetual present. Thus, we cannot see well into the future.

    The Death March saw POWs forced to trek 148 kilometers from Bataan to Tarlac. An estimated 2,50010,000 Filipino and 100650 American POWs did not make it. At Libingan ng Mga Bayani, the remains of 32,268 Death March veterans are interred.

    Remember President Sergio Osmea? One of his finest moments came during government-in-Washington exile. The 1935 Constitution mandated that TB-wracked President Manuel Quezons term lapse on 30 December 1943. Quezon dug in. US President Franklin Roos-evelt stayed aloof from a local issue.

    Ask US Congress to suspend succession,

    until after the invaders were ousted, Don Sergio proposed. Congress agreed on 10 November. Osmea gave up much to ensure unity.

    Then, there was Philippine Scout Sgt. Jose Calugas, who also doubled as cook. On 6 January 1942, enemy fire battered Fil-American troops at the critical Layac junction in Bataan, says the sparse citation of the Medal of Honor.

    Calguas run 1,000 yards across a shell swept area, manned a howitzer by himself, and fired effectively. Although his position was under constant heavy enemy fire, his shelling shattered advancing armored vehicles. Calugas survived the Death March. Upon release from concentration camp, he joined the underground resistance.

    Flying obsolete P-26 planes, pilots Jesus Vil-lamor, Cesar Basa, Salvador Manlunas and three others from 6th Pursuit Squadron, challenged a flight of 54 Japanese bombers and Zeroes. The grit of these men is recalled today by the sprawling Villamor Airbase, with Manlunas street running alongside. And Basa airbase is in Floridablanca, Pampanga.

    Then, there were the heels.Makabayang Katipunan ng mga Pilipino

    was formed in November 1944 to aid the invad-ers. Makapilis turned informers and torturers. In October 1947, the Supreme Court found Makapili Julio Garcia guilty of treason and sentenced him to life. Amnesty later spared other collaborators.

    Doing research at the US National Archives, in July 1985, University of South Wales Prof. Alfred McCoy came across US Army records that discredited Ferdinand Marcos claims to heroism in World War II. Thereafter, the re-cords anchored a New York Times series, by Seymour Hersh, that debunked Marcos war medals.

    Follow-up Times reports by Jeff Gerth and Joel Brinkley revealed US Army records stat-ing: Services given by Marcos and 23 others, to the 1st Cavalry Division in 1945, were of limited military value. At no time did the Army recognize that any unit, designating itself as Maharlika, ever existed as a guerrilla force in the years of Japanese occupation 1942 to 1945.

    The immensity of Mr. Marcos claim that Maharlika served the entire Luzon was absurd,

    see MERCADO p. 8

    MAR ROXAS was right. There is a time for everything and this is not the time to play politics. He was very displeased with the actuations of the councils of two towns, withholding authority from their mayors to accept rehabilitation funds. Sadly, one of them is Albuera and they are his party-mates.

    Roxas has been painted black in the last few months because of the controversy in Tacloban. I keenly observed him when he handed the check to Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romual-dez, trying to see if he would preen and gloat over him for taking the check, but he did not.

    rrrIt is a disappointment that Ormoc only got

    funds for two rehabilitation projects. Mar Roxas tried to soften the blow by heaping praises on Mayor Edward Codilla, but the sad truth is we only got rehab funds for the public market and the Superdome.

    Our City Hall became ineligible because we already repaired its roof. The national govern-ment wants all public infra in build back bet-ter mode. Meaning, no funds would be spent on anything that would not comply with the new standards.

    Talking about build back better, I have resource persons, experts at that, who can only laugh at the BBB.

    They said it was nice to hear those words but it is still the actual implementation that matters. Anyway, we leave this for another day, maybe in a week or two, until I have gotten the whole picture.

    rrrI was wondering if we could have some

    church ethics. I came late to the Palm Sunday mass this afternoon, since it started 30 minutes earlier. Since the church was already full, we had to remain standing.

    It gave me a chance to observe a few reali-ties. First, young people nowadays dont give way to old people. I saw many septuagenarians, even octogenarians, who had to remain stand-ing because the young men would not give up their seats to them. So sad, considering it was inside the church.

    I remember a German friend telling me that in their parts, there are church ethics or discipline or manners, whatever.

    The first one to arrive goes straight to the front row. Then, they sit at the middle of the pew so that those who come later can sit on the sides until the pew is full. Unlike here, we tend to stay at the outer end of the pews and people have to trip over just to get a seat in the middle.

    Then, he said, the young people give up their seats to the elderly, PWDs and pregnant women. Chivalry is not dead in their parts, it seems.

    It is not totally hopeless here, methinks. With just the right prodding, I think the church can talk some sense of chivalry to its churchgo-ers. In our small chapel at Barangay Malbasag, the mood of the churchgoers is set by the priests. If its Fr. Dennis Soon, people immedi-ately fill up the seats in front, fearing he would not start the mass until the chapel is entirely filled up. Fr. Soon does not like to see vacant chairs and churchgoers standing outside.

    During communion time, those at the back get to be first. This is just after one mass where Fr. Soon strictly told churchgoers to accommo-date those on the back first so that they would not jostle each other on the way out. A gentle reminder from our priests could work. Happy Easter!

  • The Gospel on Sunday

    APRIL 20, 2014EASTER SUNDAY

    5April 7-13, 2014

    Just another selfieHoly Week

    FOR ST. John Chrysostom, the last seven days of Christs redeeming work on earth constituted the Great Week because great things were wrought at that time by the Lord. Egeria, who in her convent in the West knew it as Paschal Week, noted that in Jerusalem it was called the Greater Week, a title which is also found in Roman ecclesias-tical usage. In England, it was for centuries Passion Week but this was later superseded by the now familiar Holy Week, as in many other languages, expressive of the sanctity of the time.

    From the mid-fourth century onwards, the Quartodecimans defeated, and Easter Sunday universally recognized as the festival of Christs resurrection, Holy Week, comprising the last days of Lent, which now ends at evening prayer on Holy Thursday, was endowed with distinc-tive liturgical features. Candidates received their final preparation for baptism; fasting and private devotions were intensified; and each step in Jesus progress to Calvary was recalled and, where appropriate, reenacted. In Jerusalem, it was possible to do this at sites traditionally identified and shown to pilgrims from the sec-ond century onwards and where the Emperor Constantine, determined that the new religion which he favored should be worthily represent-ed, had caused fine buildings to be constructed. Elsewhere appropriate lections at monastic and church services emphasized the historical and commemorative aspects of each day.

    This continues to be the case in the Catho-lic tradition in which there is a proper Mass for the first three weekdays, the most ancient being that for Wednesday, popularly known as Spy Wednesday because it was then that Judas agreed to betray his master for thirty pieces of silver. In the Anglican Communion, suitable epistles and gospel readings from one of the

    (Reproduced from The Christian Year, by J.C.J. Metford)

    passion narratives allow for a daily eucharistic service where this is desired.

    The reform of the Holy Week liturgy initi-ated in 1951 by Pius XII and similar revisions undertaken in many other Churches, eliminated non-essentials and re-emphasized the prime position of Holy Week in the ecclesiastical and devotional calendar. As St. Leo the Great prayed, Let trespasses be forgiven; offenses forgotten; revenge stifled; that this sacred fes-tival may, by divine and human favors, find us all happy and innocent.

    The holy week starts after Passion Sunday on the 13th April 2014. Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are two days in the government calendar that are considered holidays: on the 17th and 18th of April this year. This corner remembers the old practice when you fast on midnight of Holy Saturdasy. It was eventually lifted to one hour before Easter Sunsay. Consid-ering all these adjustments, there are still a lot of the faithful who miss out on Easter Sunday. The new generation should have been thankful of these easing by the Church. How many Easter parties have this corner skipped because of the fast. My grand parents who were practicing Catholics really stuck to this regimen. How could I not follow their practice? The faithful of olden days are models of this practice. We can do no less. There was even talk that if you jump up when the bells are rung on Easter Sunday, it could make you taller.

    Happy Easter Sunday to one and all. The Easter egg hunt was expected by the kids then. There was a time when this corner had several of these eggs onmy pocket. They were beautiful to behold. Heres hoping for a happy Easter to the readers of this paper.

    TAKING A SELFIE is turning out to be not just a fad among the young especially in the social media. But how long will it last with them when they see that the ancient genera-tion (parent, grandparents, aunts and uncles) are also avidly doing it pag may time?

    And even the American Psychiatric Associa-tion recently confirmed that taking selfies is a mental disorder. The disorder is called selfitis and is defined as the compulsive desire to take photos of ones self and post them on social media to make up for lack of self-esteem and fill a gap in intimacy.

    Nevertheless, internet search provider Yahoo estimates that in 2014 alone, about 88 billion photographs will be taken. Many of those will be selfies.

    In Britain, a survey found that 17% of men and 10% of women take selfies because they en-joy taking good-looking pictures of themselves.

    US President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron took a selfie with Dan-ish Leader Helle Thorning Schmidt at Nelson Mandelas memorial service in South Africa. Even Pope Francis had posted a selfie with teenagers at the Vatican.

    The Ellen DeGeneres-initiated selfie at the Oscars may be the most reposted but when it comes to taking the most digital self-portraits, Filipinos hold the record.

    Two Philippine cities share the distinction of being the selfie capital of the world, with at least 258 selfie-takers per 100,000 people, a TIME Magazine report said.

    Makati and Pasig in Metro Manila produce more selfies per capita than any other city in the world based on TIMEs analysis of mapped In-stagram data. The southern city of Cebu landed

    9th on the list, with 99 selfie-takers per 100,000.More Philippine cities were also included

    in the TIME lists top 100. The summer capital Baguio City came in at 16th, Quezon City at 59th and Iloilo at 72nd.

    Grouped regionally, North America and Europe still dominated the top 100, compris-ing almost two-thirds of the list of the worlds selfiest. Southeast Asian cities are also mak-ing their presence felt strongly online, with Philippine cities leading the pack of least 15 other cities in the region.

    After TIME magazine awarded the title selfie capital of the world to the city of Makati and Pasig, Sony Philippines is bringing self-capture to the next level.

    Sony unveiled its three new Xperia smart-phones and a wearable gadget, which are all great companions for users who love take selfies everywhere even underwater or in the shower.

    Based on its blog, the latest Sony smart-phones and gadget (Xperia Z1C, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 tablet and Smartband) are not just water and dust-proof, they also come with in-novative features that will surely hook users due to its useful technology.

    Innovation is about designing with the pur-pose to create something better and researchers of Sony say that with the Sony SmartBand and Xperia Z2, they feel that they have not only raised the bar for wearable technology but have made life even more entertaining and fun with these devices.

    After a selfie with an under the sea creature like Dyesebel, can one with an alien from a trillion miles away be forthcoming?

    Americas fast changing energy landscape

    LAST FRIDAYS water cooler topic with a colleague centered on several known Liqui-fied Natural Gas (LNG) projects by private entities in the US gulf coast designed to load the commodity on ships for overseas custom-ers who are energy-hungry.

    Converting natural gas into LNG transforms the fuel from its gaseous form into liquid so as to make its shipping much easier and economically feasible. LNG requires smaller container space making its shipment much cheaper.

    However, it needs to be cooled at extremely low temperature to transform to liquid during loading and will have to be re-gasified at the destination to be able to sell to consumers; a process that needs additional investment in equipment.

    The United States has made significant prog-ress in aims of attaining energy self-sufficiency. By 2015, the International Energy Agency predicts the US will surpass Saudi Arabia and Russia to be the worlds top crude producer, according to Erik Milito, American Petroleum Institutes upstream and industry operations director. The technology advances in drilling known as frack-ing unleashed huge amounts of crude and natural gas never before seen across many states from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, California, North and South Dakota, Utah, Alaska, Wyoming and others. Several Canadian provinces north of the border are also benefitting from this development.

    Natural gas is clean energy resource that helps provide fuel to kitchens in American homes, steel plants, bakeries, and many other industries including power plants to produce electricity. Tight emission regulations by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have steered many privately owned power producers to use natural gas instead of coal although the latter has lower initial cost. Coal plants are now mandated to scrub their exhaust stacks of harmful contaminants before they are emitted to the atmosphere thus the decision to use natural gas as fuel makes financial sense

    to plant owners. Many electricity generators have mothballed coal plants to skip spending hundreds of millions is scrubbing equipment cost. New power plant installations have cho-sen NG as fuel because of the same financial advantage. In addition, host communities put up a lot of opposition whenever coal plants poise to operate in their neighborhood making the is-suance of environmental permits a contentious proposition which could potentially derail the project viability.

    The cost of natural gas is about one half that of diesel fuel. That is the reason why many owners of truck fleets have begun switching to NG. Majority of Americas industries rely on trucks to move their goods to the market. Hundreds of millions of dollars are expected to be saved during conversion to natural gas. Oklahomas second largest city of Tulsa has all of its city buses and garbage haul trucks now running on NG.

    Many urban centers now have municipal transport equipment mandated to use NG as fuel. The list of NG users continues to grow. As more gas fields are discovered in Americas heartland, the price of the commodity has helped stabilize the price of other fuels such as gasoline and other finished petroleum products. During the last 24 months, the price of unleaded regular gas ranged around $3.50, give and take a few cents per gallon, and continues to fall especially in areas where competition plays a factor in pricing at the pump.

    The abundance of NG spawned develop-ment in other sectors of the economy that bears watching. In the marine transportation segment, diesel fuel cost is increasing. If one is familiar with New York Citys Statue of Liberty, tourists from Manhattan take a ferry ride to the iconic landmark to enable watching and exploring Americas towering symbol of democracy, a gift by the people of France to the former British

    colony during the early days of its founding. Staten Island Ferries is converting all its ships to NG due to huge fuel cost savings and at the same time reduce CO2 emissions by 25%. In the west coast, some Washington ferries are drawing plans to use natural gas in their ships. In 2010, fuel cost account to 11% of shipping lines expenses but that number has jumped to 30% now. Totem Ferries with its 6 ships expects to save $8 million a year by using NG.

    From its northern neighbor in Canada, BC Ferries conducted a study on the benefits of using NG. It spends $120 million annually in diesel fuel cost, second only to employee wages. In the case of one vessel, Queen of Capilano, its conversion to NG would yield annual savings of $1.9 million. The conversion of its 12 ves-sels would result in $29 million yearly savings.

    Cars and light trucks previously using gaso-line can now be converted to NG using after-market kits that cost as much as $2,500. Cost of recovery of conversion cost hovers between 3 years or less depending on the amount of driving one does. Most cities now have NG stations so refueling is no longer an issue for many.

    So how are these developments relevant to the Philippines?

    The answer lies in the Filipinos day to day lives which notably rely on diesel fuel to run buses, trains, cars, taxi cabs, transport ships, boats and fishing trawlers. The countrys 7,100 islands need to be fed, supplied with food, construction materials, electricity and other materials that require petroleum to let the economy grow. Converting a big portion of its fuel consumption to natural gas is a win-win for the environment and of the economy being cheaper and cleaner.

    Pacific Rim producers from Alaska to In-donesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Myanmar and Australia have big potential to be major suppli-ers of NG. New NG fields in Qatar and Iran are also poised to be shipped to the Asian markets because of oversupply in that part of the world. Onshore infrastructure needs to be constructed in major islands where there is much concen-tration of consumer industries in Luzon, Cebu, Panay and Mindanao to enable users to have easy access to this valuable commodity.

    Tordillo can be reached through his e-mail address [email protected] for com-ments.

    John 20: 1 - 9Now on the first day of the week Mary

    Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran, and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.

    Peter then came out with the other dis-ciple, and they went toward the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first; and stooping to look in, he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in.

    Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb; he saw the linen cloths lying, and the napkin, which had been on his head, not lying with the linen cloths but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead.

  • Roxas personally hands over RAY checks to Leyte governor, city and town mayors

    Fil-Chinese chambers donate 500 houses, 10 classrooms CSC pays tribute to 4 state workers who

    perished on duty during Yolanda

    Memorial. Town officials also

    timed their Abre Grande with the distribution of livelihood assistance to their fisher folks like non-motorized bancas and fish-aggregating device or payao.

    In the afternoon, there would be contests be-tween participants from various high schools of the town on stand-up pad-dling, kayaking, swim-ming, rappelling and even scuba diving. There would also be volleyball and chess games.

    Bacalla said one of the interesting and fun to watch would be a tug-of-boat where the partici-pants would be on boats and tug at each other until one gives in.

    The awarding of the

    A young woman tries her hand at rappeling.

    EASTER ... from P. 1

    winners will be on the eve-ning at the Night Market.

    To ensure that the activ-ities would be a success, the town recently sponsored a clinic for the students of various high schools on

    how to use the stand up paddles, kayaks, and other sporting events that would be held that day.

    There are also events for non-residents, said Ba-calla. For a minimal fee,

    they can try stand up pad-dling, rent kayaks and other gears.

    This is the second year the town has launched its summer festivities with an Abre Grande on Easter.

    Our Summer Destination this week is Palompons Abre Grande segment and Surfing in Dulag. We enjoin resort owners, gimikan

    and eventologists to call us if you want coverage. Contact Lalaine at 0918-923-4408 or 0917-795-6172!

    TACLOBAN CITY Four public servants from Taclo-ban City and Leyte, who died in the line of service in the midst of typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) will be honored on April 14, at the Civil Service Commission Regional Office-8 according to Regional Director Victoria F. Esber.

    The four are Salvacion Avestruz of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA and three fireman from the Tanauan Leyte Fire Station namely FO2 Rolando S. Cinco, FO2 Melquiades S. Baguio. and FO1 Felix G. Miranda.

    Director Esber said the four perished in the line of duty during the super typhoon. Avestruz, an employee of Pa-gasa is still missing, while the three firemen were rescuing residents of Calogcog village in Tanauan early morning of November 8, 2013, when the rising waters dragged their fire truck a kilometer away from the area.

    This is a tribute to the men and women in the government workforce who died while in the performance of their du-ties, Esber added.

    She said that the Pamanang Lingkod Bayani (PLBi) Exec-utive Committee has initially selected four beneficiaries in our area. The others who died in service, but still lack the necessary documentation, will be honored in another date and venue.

    The beneficiary family of the four deceased public ser-vants will receive a citation, a cash assistance of P 100,000 each, and scholarships in state universities and colleges for their dependents. By Vicky C. Arnaiz

    DILG Secretary Mar Roxas hands over P 31-million worth of checks to Baybay Vice Mayor Michael L. Cari in a visit to the city on the afternoon of Thursday (April 10). With them (L-r) are Leyte 5th district Rep. Jose Carlos L. Cari who was celebrating his birthday that day, Mayor Leonardo Sandy Javier Jr. of Javier town and the LMP national president and Leyte Governor Dominic Petilla.

    see ROXas p. 8

    TACLOBAN CITY - The na-tional government has made available almost P1.8 billion for the rehabilitation of vi-tal public buildings owned and operated by local gov-ernment units in Yolanda-affected areas, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas announced dur-ing his visit to Leyte on April 9 and 10.

    According to Roxas, the government through the DILG, will release the funds amount-

    ing to P1,791,400,000 begin-ning this month, subject to the complete submission by local government units of required documents.

    Roxas toured Yolanda-af-fected areas in Leyte province to personally distribute the rehab fund checks to may-ors who had submitted all the needed documents. He said that the P1.79-billion fund is only the first batch of rehabilitation fund for LGU-owned buildings. The

    second batch, amounting to P358,348,047.54, is still being processed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

    Roxas explained that the special funding was made pos-sible through the Reconstruc-tion Assistance on Yolanda (RAY) the national govern-ments strategic plan to guide the recovery and reconstruc-tion of the economy, lives, and

    PALO, LEYTE - Go Tic Ching, president of the Tacloban Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (TFCCCI), said that the Federation of the Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) would be constructing 500 houses and 5 2-room school buildings in Barayong, this town, one of the resettlement areas identified by local government officials for constituents from the no build zones.

    He said that Dr. Alfonso Siy, president of FFCCCII and Dr. Lucio Tan, chairman emeritus of the organization, together with Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Carlos L. Petilla led the guests during the groundbreaking held April 11. Aside from Siy and Tan, 25 other officers of the FFCCCII were present. Alan Cabigon, FFCCCII Regional Governor for Eastern Visayas was also present.

    Energy Secretary Petilla said the Fil-Chineses largesse would build a village already. It is definitely a village within a village, he said, adding that Leyte (has) received more than its share of classrooms under the Schools for the Barrio program of the Federation, more than any other provinces in the country.

    Siy, on the other hand, said that if Dr. Lucio Tan, chairman emeritus of the FFCCCII, will like the outcome of the friendship village, he might add more units. Dr. Tan is one of the most generous people in the Philippines, president Siy said.

    He added that they also have similar projects elsewhere in the country. Right now we are constructing 300 houses for the people affected by typhoon Sendong in Compostela Valley, Cagayan.

    It was learned that the construction of the 500 houses would cost P40 to P45 million while the school buildings, totaling to 10 classrooms in all, will be at P2 million. Construction starts next month.

    FFCCCII secretary general Fernando Gan said that the ma-terials are pre-fabricated and there will be five units to a row house. Each unit will have an area of 21 square meters, with a common comfort and bathroom per row house.

    The funding for the project comes from the different affili-ated organizations led by the FFCCCII Foundation Inc. like the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Associations of the Philippines, World News Daily, Filipino-Chinese Amity Club, Overseas Chinese Alumni Association of the Philippines, Filipino-Chinese Shin Lian Association, and the Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. By Vicky C. Arnaiz

    THE NEW Zealand Embassy is once again inviting eligible students from the Philippines to apply for postgraduate development-related studies at a tertiary institution in New Zealand through the New Zealand ASEAN Scholarship program.

    The New Zealand ASEAN Scholars (NZAS) awards are open to qualified candidates from the public, private, and civil society sectors who want to pursue further studies in the fields of agriculture, tourism, governance, public sector, trade, devel-opment, disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, and renewable energy.

    An indicative allocation of 18 scholarships is made available for Filipinos who desire to obtain a postgraduate degree in New Zealand commencing in 2015.

    Applicants will be selected on merit, including the develop-ment benefits of their proposed course of study. Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate leadership qualities and potential for future leadership. Priority will also be given to applicants who have demonstrated high academic achievements especially in their undergraduate degree.

    The program aims to empower individuals with the knowl-edge, skills and qualifications to contribute to the economic, social, and political development of the ASEAN region.

    The scholarships are funded by the New Zealand Aid Pro-gramme for post-graduate study at New Zealand institutions in the subject areas most needed for the development of your country.

    Applications for the 2014 scholarships close on 15 July 2014. Further information, including eligibility and application form, can be found at the New Zealand Embassy website http://www.aid.govt.nz/funding-and-contracts/scholarships/eligible-countries/philippines

    For further queries or clarifications, please contact Ms. Reina P. Lino, NZAS Programme Administrator of Bato Balani Foundation Inc. at (632) 8925462 or e-mail [email protected].

    New Zealand Now: World Class education awaits

    Filipino Scholars

    One swallow does not make a summer,neither does one fine day;

    similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.

    - Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

    6 NEWS April 7-13, 2014

  • This is to notify the public that Mr. Gabriel D. Kirong, who appears in the photograph above, is no longer connected with the Philippine National Bank (PNB). Any transaction entered by him purporting to be in behalf of PNB shall not be honored.

    Any information as to his whereabouts shall be greatly appreciated and may be communicated to Cesar P. Engcoy, Jr, Area Head, Samar-Leyte Area, with office address at PNB Cor. Sto. Nino-Justice Romualdez Sts., Tacloban city, 6500, and office landline (053) 325-4592 or (053) 523-2814.

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    7April 7-13, 2014 NEWS

    Menarini launches Commit to Control PE advocacy among Filipino couples

    MENARINI, THE worlds largest Italian biopharmaceutical company in the world, launched the Commit to Control PE ad-vocacy for couples recently at the Marquee Hall of Edsa Shangri-La Manila. With the aim to educate Filipino couples on the issue of premature ejaculation (PE), Menarini invited celebrity couples and medical practitioners to discuss the issue and provide significant insights and suggestions on how to deal and overcome the disorder.

    According to Dr. Cai de Quiroz, medical di-rector of Menarini, one in three men suffer from PE and that 20% of relationships and marriages break down because of it. Perceived causes of PE among Filipino men include stress (47%), unhealthy lifestyle (40%), fatigue (38%), and anxiety (38%).

    Because the issue has always been kept under the sheets, so to speak, Menarini believes that there is a need to discuss the topic of PE especially that 83% of Filipino men and 82% of Filipino women agree that mutual sexual satisfaction plays a very important role in a successful relationship.

    Top celebrity couples Anthony and Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan, Paolo and SuziEntrata-Abre-ra, and Lander and RegineTolentino-Vera Perez shared valuable insights and experiences on how to ensure that relationships are satisfying for both partners. Popular psychologist on sex therapy Dr. Margie Holmes and Dr. Dennis Ser-rano of the UP-PGH also provided a scientific perspective on the issue.

    Men with PE often report emotional and relationship distress and some avoid pursuing sexual relationships altogether because of PE-related embarrassment. But the issue is not iso-lated to men as female partners also experience emotional and psychological distress which often leads to unwanted stress in the relation-ship, says RJ Ledesma, who hosted the launch.

    The good news is that couples do not need to suffer from the effects of the disorder to their relationship. An effective solution is coming soon. You may consult your doctor or visit the website we built to help sufferers find the doctor for him so he gets the proper treatment, says Dr. de Quiroz. (For more information, visit www.controlPE.ph.) PR

    Toto Locsin Jr. launches artificial reef projectORMOC CITY Vice May-or Leo Carmelo Toto Jr. Locsin of this city launched an artificial reef project at Brgy. Naungan, this city, on Wednesday, April 8, with help of Brgy. Chairman Ra-fael Taneo and members of the Naungan-San Juan Man-grove Planters Association (NASAMPA).

    The vice-mayor, 39 years old and known to be an envi-ronmentalist, said the project was his own initiative and financed by donations from family friends. They are Mrs. Chinggay Almeda Lopez, his Ninang Mrs. Linda Lagda-meo, Ms. China Jocson and Ms Camilla Sundman.

    12 artificial reef balls were dropped to the sea that day, while a 13th one re-mained at the barangay hall as a demo unit. The vice mayor said they are still seeking for more donors and that he targets to launch 500 artificial reefs at the Ormoc Bay.

    He is upbeat that his simple cause for the environment and welfare of fishermen in the area was already calling the attention of people who matter.

    Locsin said that together with his friend, Joe Enero, they researched and designed the reef balls themselves, based on various models theyve seen in other places. The vice-mayor is a diving and surfing enthusi-ast and is at his element in the sea. He even dived with the fisher folks to see for himself

    ORMOC VICE MAYOR LEO CARMELO LOCSIN JR (in white T-shirt and holding the right end of the banner), Naungan barangay chairman Rafael Taneo (beside the VM) and members of the Naungan-San Juan Mangrove Planters Association (NASAMPA) posing for posterity to remember the launching activity.

    the reef balls as they descended to the bottom of the sea.

    The artificial reefs were hauled to the deep part of the sea with a floater or a raft from Petron Corporation.

    He was also happy to see that around 50 fisher folks came to help in the launch-ing of the reefs bayanihan style. I could only offer them lunch, he said, but they are more than happy to help. They know that what we are doing will benefit them in the long run.

    The NASAMPA, just a few weeks ago, also received 50 motorboats from the Ro-

    tary Club of Makati South donated through Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez. The con-gresswoman and vice-mayor Locsin are political allies in the Liberal Party.

    Brgy. Chairman Rafael Taneo, on the other hand, said he was enthusiastic with Loc-sins project, saying that a few years back, the same area also had artificial reefs. However, because they were smaller than what Locsin designed and it was a long time ago already,

    most have crumbled already. Based on their experience,

    he said that they believe artifi-cial reefs help increase the fish population. He added that the problem of illegal fishers in the area has been minimized already, if not totally eradi-cated. With the motorboats that they got, and the artificial reefs to boot, barangay chairman Taneo said he is confident their fish catch will increase and give fisher folks a decent in-come. By Lalaine M. Jimenea

    Regardless of construction method, artificial reefs generally provide hard surfaces where algae and invertebrates such as barnacles, corals, and oysters

    attach; the accumulation of attached marine life in turn provides intricate structure and food for assemblages of fish.

    KANANGA, LEYTE - Lt. Col. Nedy Espulgar, com-manding officer of the 19th Infantry Battalion, said the military will continuously assist former rebels to avail and intensively implement LBPs mini farm program. He also urges them to in-clude their relatives in the endeavor.

    This is the military offi-cials commitment, in his avid interest to help former enemies to earn and live decent lives. He said this during a visit of Mr. Domingo Diaz, LBP Di-rector and Mr. Gil Carandang, the Father of Philippine Or-ganic Farming, at the 19th IBs camp at Brgy. Aguiting, this town on Saturday, April 12.

    Diaz and Carandang, to-gether with other LBP staff, were warmly welcomed by the military and 20 former rebels who also helped the 19th in the preparations.

    The duos visit was ar-ranged purposely to evalu-ate the status of the model organic garden for all of the clusters held by the military in the Bangon Sustainable Integrated Natural Organic Mini Farm Program. The 300 square meters commando or-ganic garden, which is a parcel of the Bangon Alpha Kananga Cluster, has also passed the standard protocol of the mini farm program as surveyed by Carandang.

    With the said project, the 19th IB will be maintaining

    19th IB commander, ex-rebels intensify mini-farms

    four out of the 11 clusters orga-nized by LBP through the Land Bank Countryside Develop-ment Foundation Incorporated (LCDFI). The four clusters are Kananga, San Isidro, Calubian and Jaro with a planting area of not less five hectares.

    The mini-farm program is specially designed for veg-etable growers. Under the said concept, a grower is guaran-teed to gain a net monthly income of not less than P 10,000.00 for a 1,000 square meter farm area. In the said farm size, raising swine and poultry may also be integrated.

    Also in this concept, veg-etable growers will learn meth-ods of land preparation and management as well as formu-lating natural fermented solu-tions to enhance the growth of vegetables and to control pests and diseases.

    Lt. Col. Espulgar believes that the mini farm concept is the ultimate tool that can be a show window to best address the dilemma of poverty thriv-ing not just in former rebels but also in most communities.

    Director Diaz, during the second follow-up session on the Sustainable Integrated Natural Organic Mini Farm Program held at Brgy. Lem-on, Capoocan, Leyte on Friday, April 11, said the LCDFI was initially negotiating the lead-ing malls in Cebu as potential market for the vegetables which will be produced later by the clusters. PR

  • 8 NEWS April 7-13, 2014

    reviewing officer Capt. Elbert Curtis wrote. The US shredded Marcos claims regarding Maharlika. President Aquino scup-pered House Resolution 1135 which urged a Libingan burial for Marcos.

    Across town, some of 9,541 Marcos victims received this March, their second $1,000 check awarded by the US District Court of Hawaii. It found Marcos liable for systematic torture, summary executions and disappearances.

    Walter Dacumos was one of those who got a check, writes Inquirers Ceres Doyo, also a victim. He recalled how then 2Lt. Panfilo Lacson stepped on his chest. Inapakan ako sa dibdib. I was given the water cure. I was in detention with Ricky Lee (who became a scriptwriter). He vomited blood and so did I. And what will he do with his P50,000? I will buy myself a good bed, he said softly without batting an eyelash.

    Araw ng Kagitingan rites matter because we forget at the cost of betrayal. Amnesia over past crimes reflects a weak sense of the nation and of the common good, Sociologist John Carroll writes in A Nation in Denial. Unless (the country reaffirms) those values, it may be condemned to forever wander in the valueless power plays among the elite.

    Who said remembering with undiminished intensity, over time does not make us curators of our ancestors grievances. It buttresses against corrosive national amnesia.

    MERCADO ... from P. 4

    livelihoods in areas devastated by the Super Typhoon.

    The objective of the plan is to restore the economic and social conditions of Yolanda-affected areas to their pre-typhoon levels, while also establishing a higher level of disaster resiliency.

    Bahagi ito ng pagsisikap ng pamahalaan na pabilisin ang normalisasyon sa mga lugar na nasalanta ng bagyo at maibalik ang regular na serbi-syo ng LGU sa mamamayan sa lalong madaling panahon, he added.

    The DILG has instructed all LGUs affected by Yolanda to submit their Program of Works (POW) for the reha-bilitation of damaged public buildings in their respective areas, particularly the pro-vincial, city, and municipal halls, public markets and civic centers.

    Of the 14 provinces and

    171 cities and municipali-ties falling within the 50 km. radius of Typhoon Yolandas path, four provinces and 146 municipalities and cities were reported to have sustained sig-nificant damages on the three priority facilities.

    The biggest chunk of the rehabilitation fund for cit-ies and municipalities go to Tacloban City, which gets P230,687,979.22 for the repair of the city hall, public market, and the Tacloban City Conven-tion Center or Astrodome.

    For the provinces, Leyte received the biggest funding with allocation amounting to P801,804,911.17, or about 45 percent of the total rehabilita-tion fund.

    Allocation for the other provinces in Region 8 include P19,917,634.41 for Biliran; P100,219,564.57 for Eastern Samar; and P16,528,192.25 for Western Samar. PR/DILG

    ROXAS ... from P. 6

    They are going about it carefully, he said, and a lot of tests like ballistic exams were being done.

    Ormocs tigbakay comes to light

    The buy bust was done in a mini cockpit at the ba-rangay which locals said held cockfights twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tig-bakays or illegal cockfights are a common sight in various barangays in Ormoc City and there has been no sincere effort noted to stop it.

    The cockpit was reportedly constructed by one Simban Limbano who was slated to operate the fund-raising cock-fights in the barrio in relation to its fiesta. However, the per-mit for the cockfights was for

    five days in May yet, but locals claim the area has seen many cockfights already.

    Brgy. Councilor Rodrigo Sasing, in an interview with Power FM, claimed he was the one who suggested to let Sim-ban handle the cockfights but when he heard that it started that afternoon, he went there to stop it but got scared when shots rang out.

    Brgy. Chairman Max Ja-balla, in the same interview, however claimed he did not know who Simban was and thought it was a house he con-structed on the vacant lot. He said that because of the inci-dent, he plans to scrap holding cockfights in the barangay for the fiesta.

    SP activates oversight

    committeeCouncilor Vince Rama,

    before a joint meeting of the committees on Peace and Or-der and Trade and Commerce, said that for the first time, the councils oversight committee would be activated with the incident.

    He noted that, nothing in the records of the SP shows that the oversight committee had been activated before. Ob-viously, this would be the first time in 10 to 15 years. Rama chairs the same committee.

    Rama said they will be

    summoning the barangay chairman and council to probe why a cockpit and an illegal cockfight was allowed to hap-pen that day and the reported previous cockfights. He noted it was something that cannot be concealed.

    Rama said they would be conducting the probe in aid of legislation.

    The city has an existing ordinance allowing cockfights at least five times during the fiesta period of a barangay and Rama said maybe it was time to review the said ordinance.

    BUY BUST ... from P. 1

    Sa Hospital: Doc: Mrs., si Mister ba ay nag-e-exercise? Mrs. Opo naman Doktor!Doc: Anong exercise? Mrs.: Iba-iba po! Minsan, nagbubuhat ng sariling bangko, tumatakbo sa utang, pero kadalasan ay nilalakad ang mga estafa

    cases niya! rrr

    Father: nagkaroon ba ng maraming lahi si Hudas? Sagot ni Father: Oo na-man, karamihan sa mga kamag-anak niya ay na-punta sa Pilipinas at nag-ing opisyal sa gobyerno! - By Bebot B.

    THE SECOND batch of Lions from Malaysia arrived here in Ormoc City on April 5 to launch their Solar Lamp Project at Sitio Liberty in Brgy. Camp Downes, in cooperation with the all-male Ormoc Supreme Lions and all-female Ormoc Ultimate Lions Club.

    The Malaysian Lions were headed by Past President Lion Kenny Tan of Johor Bahru, who was at the same time Program Coordinator and Organizing Chairman of District 308-B1 in Malaysia. Along with him were members of three Malaysian Lions Clubs, namely Lions Club of JB City, Lions Club of JB Metro and Lions Club of JB Tiram City.

    PP Kenny Tan said their main project initially was only to provide Solar Lamps at first, but on a last minute decision, decided to also give out GI Sheets to 15 households, kitchen utensils, water pipes, biscuits and bottled water to other villagers.

    The local partner clubs of the Malaysian Lions lauds their foreign counter-parts for thinking of the welfare of Yolanda victims in the city.

    Members also lauded the pivotal role of Ormoc Supreme past president Alfred delos Santos in proposing worthwhile and long-lasting livelihood projects to their foreign counterparts, and the support of the very active Ormoc Ultimate Lions president Beatrize O. Guillemer.

    To recognize the efforts of their Malaysian counterparts, the Supreme and Ultimate Lions gave certificates of appreciation to Sophia Tan Pres., Lions Club of JB Metro; Koh Cheng Kim Pres., Lions Club of JB Tiram City; Francis Lee Past President of JB City and Kenny Tan Past President and Organizing Chairman.

    Their local counterparts who helped out in their distributions were PP Lion Gerry Gonzales, PP Lion Boy Surbano, PP Lion Alfred delos Santos and PP Lion Jens Kruska of the Ormoc Supreme and Pres. Lion Beatriz Guillemer, Lion Khryz Gonzales, Lion Neneng Armea and Lion Tess Kruska of the Ultimates. By Khryz Gonzales

    The Malaysian Lions, their hosts and solar lamp beneficiaries.

    KC Concepcion visits women, children of DulagDULAG, LEYTE - Actress KC Concepcion was in this town this week to visit wom-en and children in the town that are supported by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).

    Ms Concepcion is WFPs National Ambassador against Hunger in the Philippine since 2008 and more than just lend-ing the face of a celebrity to the humanitarian agency, KC walked the talk last Novem-ber when Typhoon Yolanda hit Eastern Visayas.

    The World Food Pro-gramme said the young actress immediately donated over P 3-million for them to be able to mobilize soonest and provide food assistance to the typhoon-hit areas.

    One of the hardest hit towns in Leyte is Dulag, which faces the Pacific. Despite the tragedy, locals continue to be-lieve that they were saved by a miracle. There are accounts that a lady in a blue cassock was seen riding a giant wave as it barreled through the ocean towards the town and with a movement of her hand, redi-rected the waves, saving them from its full force.

    KC visited Brgy. Bun-tay where she was warmly welcomed by the locals and barangay chairman Felipe Dio-rico. She joined WFP staff and partners to distribute ready-to-eat supplementary food and micronutrient powder to the locals, and handfed a few kids.

    She expressed her joy to see that despite their hardships, the kids and their parents were wreathed in smiles and excited to receive her.

    After visiting Brgy. Bun-tay, KC Concepcion and party,

    to include Praveen Agrawal, WFP Philippines represen-tative and country director, dropped by the municipal hall of Dulag for a short program. The WFP delegates were per-sonally welcomed by Mayor Manuel Sia Que.

    Dur ing the program, Praveen Agrawal lauded KCs commitment to her role as their Ambassador against Hunger in the Philippines. He said KC regularly visits WFP opera-tions to raise awareness about hunger in conflict-affected areas and supports relief op-erations.

    KC also actively raises funds for the WFP, one of which is auctioning some of her favorite personal items on eBay, through KCs Closet.

    KC brings synergy to our efforts in the country by promoting collaboration and taking initiatives. Her contri-bution enabled WFP to assist more families in the typhoon-stricken areas, said Agrawal.

    The WFP is assisting the food needs of 8,000 fami-lies with 5,000 children in Dulag alone, not to mention other areas where they oper-ate. Since the relief phase has ended, WFP is transitioning to supporting livelihood-based activities for the early recovery of the victims.

    WFP has supported around 3-million people in areas hit by Yolanda through cash as-sistance and nutrition pro-grammes implemented in partnership with the national government. It is the worlds largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide and each year, on the average, feeds more than 90-million people in 70 countries.

    Malaysian Lions distribute solar lamps, other items

    KC Concepcion feeds a child. Photo courtesy of WFP

  • 9April 7-13, 2014 NEWS

    PALO, LEYTE - Sec. Cora-zon Dinky Soliman of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) lauded the over-whelming support that local government units in Eastern Visayas and other stakehold-ers showed for the Mobile Civil Registration Project which was launched on April 7 here.

    Soliman, who led the launching of said project at the Tierra de Milagros Resort, said the mobile registration is an important step to early recovery, not only of the in-dividual but the community. She thanked the organizations that pushed for the project so that more than 20 towns and 2 cities can be covered.

    Documents are proof of the identity of a person. With (his identity established) a person will have the access to benefits and claims after disasters, said Soliman.

    Through the project, pro-cessing and releasing of im-portant documents like birth, death and marriage certificates can be done at the community level.

    It is a known fact that many Yolanda victims, especially in the hardest hit cities and towns, lost their documents.

    To facilitate the processing of these documents, mobile registration was introduced.

    The project immediately got the support of chief execu-tives like Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales of Guiuan, Gov. Conrado Nicart of the Province of Eastern Samar and Gov. Dominic Petilla of Leyte because it would help their constituents.

    The project was concep-tualized and initiated by Di-alogue and Empowerment through Alternative Legal Ser-vices Inc. (IDEALS), United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Office for the Coordi-nation of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) International Organization for Migration (IOM), Department Of Social Welfare and Development, De-partment of Interior and Local Government DILG, Office of Civil Defense, OXFAM and the Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO).

    Soliman said that she is happy with the support of the LGUs, as well as the UN agen-cies, IDEALS and their allied NGOs for the project.

    The recipients of the proj-ect include the typhoon-dis-placed residents of Tacloban City, Palo, Tanuan, and Tolosa in the first district of Leyte; Villaba, San Isidro, Tabango, Isabel, Matag-ob,and Ormoc City in the 3rd and 4th districts of Leyte; Basey and Marabut in Samar; Lawaan, Balangiga, Quinapondan, Giporlos, Gui-uan, Salcedo, Mercedes, and Hernani in Eastern Samar.

    Through mobile registra-tion, releasing of important documents like birth, marriage and death certificates can be

    Soliman lauds Mobile Registration Project

    Leyte vice-governor Carlo Loreto exhorts the crowd at Albuera, Leyte not to lose hope. In a speech that took a religious flavor, the vice governor quoted The Book of Ecclesiastes telling them that there is a time for everything. That day, he said, it was the time for them to be able to rebuild their homes, something that looked almost impossible to do after they lost their houses to Yolanda. The Vice Governor helped Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez distribute the 1,000 shelter kits she got from the Sultanate of Oman.

    facilitated at the community level.

    Soliman said that she is so happy with the support of the LGUs as well as the UN agen-cies, IDEALS and their allied NGOs and with the national government especially PSA, this only means immediate reconstruction in Eastern Vi-sayas she added. PIA 8 with Lizbeth Ann A. Abella

    TACLOBAN CITY Maasin City, the capital of Southern Leyte, is among three LGUs vying for this years Nutri-tion Honor Award (NHA).

    The NHA is the highest nutrition award conferred by the National Nutrition Council (NNC) annually.

    This was announced last week by newly designated Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator for Eastern Vi-sayas Dr. Catalino Kattie Dotollo. He said that a multi-sectoral team will make a pre-evaluation of Maasin City during the Holy Week.

    Assistant Secretary of Health and NNCs Executive Director Maria-Bernardita T. Flores will lead the inter-agency National Evaluation Team (NET) in conducting the validation visits to the nominated LGUs from April to May 2014.

    The NNC-8 gives its full support to the City of Maasin as they vie for nutritions high-est award. They have passed many resolutions last year in support for the nutrition pro-grams and to engage the people of Maasin to actively par-ticipate the local government units nutrition programs, Dr. Datollo said.

    Maasin City Mayor Malo-ney Samaco, on the other hand, said they are hopeful they can bag the highest award this year, having worked hard for good

    Maasin City vies for nutrition awardnutrition practices and the best interest of the pre-school and school-aged children of the city.

    Last year, Maasin bagged the NNCs Crown Award for the second time with a half a million pesos cash incentive. The cash prize was used to further curb malnutrition and improve the nutrition needs of the children of the city.

    This is a challenge to us because Maasin City has 85,200 population based on the 2010 Census. To have a healthy populace, this is a big nutritional challenge, Mayor Samaco said.

    The other LGUs vying for the award are the Ifugao Province in the Cordillera

    Administrative Region and the Municipality of Lal-lo, Cagayan in Region II, accord-ing to the NNC website.

    Annually, the NNC honors LGUs that have shown ef-ficient and effective manage-ment of its nutrition program consistently for the past 5 years. The nutrition programs of the LGUs shall result in the low prevalence of underweight pre-school and school-age children.

    The Awardees of NHA will get a cash incentive of P 1-Mil-lion. In 2011, the Municipal-ity of Limasawa, Southern Leyte won the Nutrition Honor Award. It was the first for the province and Eastern Visayas region. By Vicky C. Arnaiz

    CALUBIAN, LEYTE - The TESDA-Calubian National Vocational School here, in partnership with the Green Helmets a non-government organization based in Germany - and Palompon Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently conducted a 4-day Trainers Training in Carpentry.

    Present during the opening program were TESDA 8 Regional Director Cleta M. Omega, TESDA-Leyte Provincial Director Loreta D. Banario, Ms. Perla Lucas from the National Trainers Training Academy of TESDA-Central Office, the Green Helmets volunteers headed by Mr. Martin Marke Mikat and Mr. Hannes Zahner, Palompon Chamber of Commerce & Industry president Ms Warblitz Martinez, the school ad-ministrator Ms Daisy L. Lagaday and Ms Jenna from Save the Children.

    Ms Lagaday, in her welcome remarks, said she was happy for the concerted efforts and support of all partners.

    Ms Martinez, on the other hand, recalled how she was able to invite Green Helmets to come to the Philippines to help the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda, especially in their town.

    The Regional Director Cleta M. Omega was also grateful and thankful for the support of its partners who shared a common goal and understanding.

    The purpose of the training is to train instructors in the use of Green Helmets model. It is expected that after the trainers training, TESDA can use the Green Helmets technology in building a house. It was noted that the Green Helmets model house is quite different from the design commonly used by Filipinos. It is considered typhoon and earthquake resistant but economical.

    It is for these reasons that TESDA and CNVS was interested to get the technology of the Green Helmets so that its instructors can adopt it in carpentry. It is also hoped that with the support of other NGOs or LGUs, more houses can be built using the Green Helmets model.

    19 participants joined of the training. Some came from TESDA schools in Samar, Leyte, and from RTC-Cebu. Others came from private tech-voc schools, DepEd Calubian South and the rest were carpenters. PR

    TESDA adopts Green Helmets tech on building houses

    ORMOC COUNCIL FACES OFF WITH SMART, GLOBE PERSONNEL. The city council this week inquired with personnel of SMART and Globe Communications why its services has not been fully restored as yet. Both companies said they were doing their best to restore their services to pre-Yolanda level but damages to their facilities were widespread, thinning out their manpower resources. SMART added that the slow signal recently experienced by subscribers was becase sister company Sun Cellular was sharing their signal, causing congestion. (From left: Councilors Roland Villasencio, Bennet Pongos Jr., Mariano Corro, Tommy Serafica, Antonio Codilla, Gerry Penserga and the SMART and Globe personnel.)

    JOINT PEACE AND ORDER/ TRADE AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE MEETING. On the proddings of the Ormoc Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. represented by Pres. Nolito Quilang (left), a meeting was held by the concerned SP committees on the matter of the recent robbery at the Cebu Gold Pacific Pawnshop. Pawnshop owners were invited, most of whove been victimized by burglars and holduppers in the past, to share their experience and their recommendations. The concensus was consistent as in the past: police visibility and a an effective crime deterrent management plan. The use of tanods as multiplier force as also taken up. A proposed CCTV ordinance shelved in the past would also be re-studied. Nonetheless, it was concluded that what was needed was the will of the executive arm.

    Small fishers to retain vital roleSMALL FISHERFOLKS will remain vital providers of food from the sea. While fish farming is seen as a major answer to dwindling fish stocks, small artisanal fishermen who go out to sea still remain the major play-ers, said Dr. Neil L. Andrew of the World Fish Center.

    There are a lot of them out there, but theyre not organized and dont have a voice, he told PhilSci. Many are both farmers and fishers.

    The seas must be protected to bring back productivity as the catch is dwindling for some fish stocks, he said. In general, there are depleted fisher-ies in the Philippines as elsewhere in the world, said Andrew, the WorldFish Regional Director for the Pacific.

    The extent to which world demand for seafood is outrunning the sustain-able yield of fisheries can be seen in shrinking fish stocks, declining catches and collapsing fisheries, the Earth Policy Institute reported in a Fact Sheet released March 27.

    Seafood plays a vital role in world food security. Roughly 3 billion people get about 20 percent of their animal protein from fishery products.

    In the last 20 years, the world fish catch has hovered around 90 million tons, according to the Earth Policy Institute. The wild fish catch per person has dropped dramatically, from 17 kilograms per person at its height in 1988 to 13 kilograms in 2012, a 37-year low.

    Over four-fifths of the worlds fisheries are either fully exploited, with no room for safely increasing the catch, or they are already over-fished and in need of rebuilding. Already, small forage fish account for over half the supply of food fish in 36 countries, including the Maldives, the Philippines and Ghana.

    This year, in what Earth Policy Institute calls a historical milestone, people will likely eat more fish from farms than from the wild. As the worlds oceans are fished to their limits, any increase in world fish consumption will come from farms.

    In 2012, world farmed fish production topped beef production for the first time in modern history. China accounts for 60 percent of farmed fish produc-tion worldwide.

    Fish farming output is expected to increase 33 percent by 2021.WordFish is helping fishers in the Visayas and Mindanao explore new

    technologies that include tilapia, catfish, rabbit fish (siganid), freshwater prawns and other freshwater species. Sea ranching of seaweed and sea cucumbers are being encouraged.

    Wild fish play a large role in the production of meat, milk, eggs and farmed fish. Some 6 million tons of fishmeal and 1 million tons of fish oil are produced each year. Nearly all of the fishmeal is fed to farmed fish, pigs and poultry; 74 percent of fish oil goes to fish farms.

    Some aquacultural producers are scaling back. Between 1995 and 2007, the fishmeal content in shrimp feed dropped from 28 percent to 18 percent. The drop was even more dramatic for salmon, from 45 percent to 24 percent.

    WorldFish is also encouraging the farming of species that are low in the food chain are being developed as possible feeds to lower the 50 percent to 70 percent feed component of fish farm production; rabbit fish, for instance, is a potential source of fish feed. PhilSci News

  • 10 NOTICES April 7-13, 2014

    Commercial rate * - P100.00 per col. cm. *Judicial Notices *- P 60.00 per col. cm *

    For inquiries: Call (053) 561-0809/ 832-0704 (Ormoc);

    (053) 530-3366 (Tacloban); 500-9389 (Biliran)* Exclusive of taxes/Black and White rate

    REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

    8th Judicial Region Branch 18, Hilongos, Leyte

    -o0o-SP. PROC. NO. H-529

    IN RE: PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF EVANGELINA LANZAROTE TO EVANGELINA

    LANZAROTE-CAGABHION and CORREC-TION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF

    LIVE BIRTH AND MARRIAGE CONTRACT OF EVANGELINA LANZAROTE CAGABHION-

    MALANGUIS,EVANGELINA LANZAROTE CAGABHION-

    MALANGUIS, -Petitioner,

    -versus-CIVIL REGISTRAR OFFICE OF BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE; and NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

    (NSO), Respondent.

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

    Petitioner- EVAGELINA LANZAROTE CAGAB-HION- MALANGUIS, assisted by counsel, filed a Petition for Change of Name and Correction of entries in her certificate of Live Birth and Marriage Contract Cancellation registered with the Civil Registrar of Baybay City, Leyte.

    In support of their petition, the petitioner aver, THAT: she is of legal age, Filipino, widow and resi-dents of Brgy. Poblacion, Inopacan, Leyte, Philippines; she was born on April 25, 1958 in Brgy. Maitum, Baybay, Leyte, her biological parents are Ernesto Cagabhion and Estrella Lanzarote (both are deceased); she was born out of wedlock hence she follows the last name of her mother Lanzarote; on February 13, 1959 her parents contracted marriage and after the marriage the petitioner adopted the surname of her father as early as elementary days, she was public known in the name of EVANGELINA LANZAROTE CAGABHION MALANGUIS and she openly and continuously use such name; aside from change of name she also seek the correction of clerical error regarding her maiden name LANZAROTE was misspelled as LANSAROTE, her birth date shows that she was born on May 4, 1958 when in truth she was born in April 24, 1958; the petitioner contracted marriage with MARCIANO A. MALANGUIS; in the Marriage Contract the last name of her husband was misspelled as MALANGIS and her maiden name was misspelled as LANSAROTE, therefore, prayed that her name be change from EVANGELINA LANZAROTE to EVANGELINA LANZAROTE CAGABHION; her maiden name from LANSAROTE to LANZAROTE; her birth date from May 4, 1958 to April 25, 1958; the last name of her husband from Malangis to Malanguis

    WHEREFORE, finding the Petition to be suf-ficient in FORM and SUBSTANCE, the same is set for initial hearing on July 8, 2014 at 8:30 in the morning 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 opportunity.

    Published this Order 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 petitioners.

    Furnished copy of this Order to the Petitioner and her counsel at the given address for them to be present at the scheduled initial hearing.

    SO ORDERED.IN CHAMBERS, this 28th day of March, 2014,

    Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines. (Sgd.) HON. EPHREM S. ABANDO

    Executive Judge ESA/csv

    EV Mail April 7-13, 14-20, & 21-27, 2014

    Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and

    Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRAN-

    CHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. VIII

    Ormoc CityCASE NO VIII 2014- 0362

    (REF. CASE NO. VIII-2912-0137)Application for Reconstitution of Re-cords With Extension of validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience

    to operate a FILCAB services With prayer to adopt trade name

    ARLYN NENEZ Applicant/

    2nd NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Cer-

    tificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB services for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: BAYBAY-BUNGA & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit which Certificate is still valid and subsisting.

    In the present application, appli-cant request authority for reconstitution of records of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s.

    NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on APRIL 28, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address.

    At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily news-paper of general circulation in Visayas.

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

    WITNESS the Honorable AR-THUR L. SAIPUDIN, Regional Director, this 10th day of APRIL, 2014. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO

    CLERK OF BOARD Copy furnished:

    -Applicant/s: NENEZ, BRGY. CANDA MAN BAYBAY LEYTE

    -Counsel for applicant/s: ATTY. N.M. SIA; AVENIDA VETERANOS TACLO-

    BAN CITYEV Mail APRIL 7- 13, 2014

    rrrRepublic of the Philippines

    Department of Transportation and Communications

    LAND TRANSPORTATION FRAN-CHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD

    Regional Office No. VIIIOrmoc City

    CASE NO VIII 2014- 0364(REF. CASE NO. VIII-2013-0463

    Application for Reconstitution of Re-cords With Extension of validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience

    to operate a FILCAB services With prayer to adopt trade name

    MARIVI G. CAPAROSO Applicant/

    2nd NOTICE OF HEARING Applicant is a grantee of a Cer-

    tificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB services for the transporta-tion of passengers and freight on the route: TACLOBAN CITY ST, PAULS CAMPETIC & VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to July 14, 2018.

    In the present application, appli-cant request authority for reconstitution of records of the said certificate on the same route with the use of the same number of unit/s.

    NOTICE is hereby given that this application will be heard by this Board on APRIL 30, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. at this Office at the above address.

    At least TEN (10) days prior to the above date, applicant/s shall publish this notice once in one (1) daily news-paper of general circulation in Visayas.

    This a


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