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Rotary Club of Manila, Boysen distribute 105 boats through Lucy

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SM Foundation Member of Board of Trustees Felicidad Sy, SM Vice Chairperson Teresita Sy-Coson and TV host Kris Aquino join the awardees of the SUPER Media Awards, among them EV Mail publisher and editor-in-chief Lalaine M. Jimenea (left most, second row), who persevered in sending stories through texts a day after Yolanda hit and continued the regular publication of the newsweekly despite no revenues and power outtage all over the region.

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ORMOC CITY The Rotary Club of Manila, the countrys oldest Rotary Club, distributed 100 fishing boats on Friday, May 23, to seven groups of fishermen from Merida, Leyte, through the office of 4th district Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez.

Rep. Gomez also distributed an ad-ditional five fishing boats, this time to fisher folks at Brgy. Ipil, this city, spon-sored by Pacific Paint (Boysen) Phil. Inc.

Key officers of the Rotary Club of Manila, including Rotary District 3810 Governor Karen Tamayo, were present. Also present were Richard Gomez, Leyte Vice Governor Carlo Loreto, Merida Mayor Tony Martinez and Provincial Board Member Mesias Arevalo.

Ebb Hinchliffe, executive director of the American Chamber of the Phil-ippines, was also around to meet Rep. Gomez for the first time after many long phone conversations. Hinchliffe is looking around Lucys district to see what the American Chamber can help improve its economy and earlier talked with the local Ormoc Chamber of Com-merce and Industry officers.

In his speech before the recipients, club president Rudy Bediones said their club decided to sponsor the fish-ing boats after Rep. Gomez and hus-band Richard visited them in a club meeting and appealed for their help.

He also introduced to the fish-ermen their biggest donor for the endeavor, Hermie Esguerra, who donated all of his winnings from a horse race to it. Other Rotarians who came were Bedioness wife haron, incoming president Frank Evaristo, Dr. Cesar Ubaldo and Hannah Toledo.

Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, on the other hand, told the recipients to take care of the Rotary of Manilas dona-tions. The fishing boats, she said, will be operated by the seven federations. The fishermen will rent the boats from the federation, and the pooled funds would be used for its mainte-nance and other needs.

It was learned that the fishermens federations were organized by provin-cial board member Mesias Arevalo.

MANILA The Commission on Elections once again upheld the victory of City Mayor Carmen L. Cari in a re-canvass of her votes on Wednesday, May 21, held at the Comelec Central Office at the request of her opponent.

A Special Board of Canvassers convened by Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes at the Comelec central office in Intramuros, Ma-nila proclaimed Mayor Carmen L. Cari anew as the rightful winner of the May 2013 polls after a re-canvass of her votes showed she garnered 30,618 votes last May 2013 elections, while her oppo-nent Ma. Lourdes V. Galenzoga got only 15,421.

The re-canvass of the votes showed exactly the same results in the May 2013 canvassing that Galenzoga disputed.

To recall, the proclamation of Mayor Carmen L. Cari was nullified by the Commission on Election en banc after Galenzoga protested the composition of the CBOC as illegal.

Cari filed a motion for recon-sideration which the Comelec en banc denied and a re-canvassing

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ORMOC CITY Governors and mayors from various local government units in Eastern Visayas convened in this city on May 22 and 23 at the Sabin Resort Hotel, to attend the regional leg of the Iba na ang Panahon: Early Warning, Early Action, Sci-ence for Safer Communities roadshow spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology and its allied agency, the Philippine Insti-tute of Volcanology and Seis-mology (PhiVolcs) and Office of Civil Defense (OCD).

The Department of Inte-rior and Local Government (DILG) was also an important partner in the activity, having supervision over LGU execu-tives.

The objective of the ac-tivity was to strengthen the knowledge of LGU executives on how to cope with disasters, especially on preventive mea-sures. The ultimate aim, it was emphasized, was to avoid loss of lives or minimize it, as the value of the life of a person cannot be quantified.

Present as resource speak-ers were DOST Asec. Ray-mund Liboro who represented Sec. Mario Montejo, Dr. Re-nato Solidum of PhiVolcs, DILG regional director Pedro Noval, among others.

Director Noval said he can-not overemphasize the role of mayors and governors in man-aging disaster management. In turn, they can mobilize the barangay chairmen who are presumed to know more about their villages, its risks and how to cope with possible disaster scenarios.

He also emphasized the importance of information and letting the people know, and just not leave everything to Gods will.

EV has 56 monitoring stations

Meanwhile, Asec. Ray-

Asec. Raymund Liboro of the DOST informs the audience that EV already has enough weather monitoring stations to help LGUs prepare for eventualities in times of disasters.

mund Liboro said that Eastern Visayas, at present, has 56 weather monitoring stations with the latest equipment. This do not include those from other private entities.

He said that these weather monitoring stations have the capability to measure even the strength of lightning and thunder.

President Aquino, he add-ed, would be putting up 500 weather monitoring stations all over the country soon, and a good number would be in Eastern Samar. The project is being supported by the World Meteorological Organization.

E. Samar eyed for strong tsunami, Cabalian an active

volcanoDr. Renato Solidum, on the

other hand, said they are eye-ing the possibility of a strong tsunami happening in the east coast of Samar, if a strong quake happens under the sea nearby.

Armed with maps, he ex-plained the Philippine fault lines and where they pass through. A vulnerable area is Eastern Samar which is near the Philippine Deep.

The Philippine Fault Leyte Segment also shows that it passes right through Biliran Island, then passes through Ormoc down to Cabalian in Southern Leyte. Mt. Cabalian, he said, is still an active vol-cano.

Their studies show the vol-cano erupted 10,000 years ago and since it is still active, could erupt anytime in the future. He said that nobody can prevent a volcano from erupting but there are many ways to prevent loss of lives, in case it does. By Paul Libres

The two victims lie dead on the ground after the gunmen left. Photo from the FB page of Maria Theresa Baunsit-Arias

ORMOC CITY Two people were peppered with bullets and killed at a hollow block factory owned by a Baybay city policeman late afternoon of Thursday, May 22.

The victims were identified as one Reynaldo Arevalo, 45, a mechanic residing at Brgy. San Pablo, this city, and Joel Calle, 25, a native of Baybay City and currently residing in Ormoc. Arevalo had a shop beside the hollow block factory while Calle lived at the factory to-gether with his live-in partner Shao-yen Austria.

Sr. Insp. Rio Tan, chief of police station 3, said their initial investigation show that the hollow block factory was owned by a policemen, SPO2 Boy Datahan from Baybay City who is currently assigned at the intelligence division of the regional PNP office.

Datahan, it was learned, was drinking with the two shortly before the incident happened. The cop left the two saying he had some busi-ness elsewhere. Minutes later,

two men arrived and thereafter started shooting at the two.

The two men were literally peppered with bullets. Some 26 slugs and empty shells of caliber 45 were reportedly recovered from the scene but the report at the blotter states only 22.

Calles live-in partner, Shao-yen, said she was even shot at by one of the gunmen when she ran away and attract-ed their attention. Luckily, he missed her. She cannot think of anybody who is angry with Calle, good enough to kill him.

On the other hand, it was learned that the victim Arevalo got drunk last May 15 during the barrio fiesta at San Pablo. He reportedly got rowdy and showed off his gun.

Police said the gunmen were really pissed with the victims that they spent more than 20 bullets to make sure they are dead. The gunmen were described by some wit-nesses as decently dressed. By Paul Libres

Man commits suicideORMOC CITY A man killed himself after an argu-ment with his wife in the evening of May 20, Tuesday, at Brgy. Dolores, this city.

The victim was identified as Edgardo Abad, 36 years old. His wife found his lifeless body hanging on the rafter of their house. Mercelyn told police that when she saw his body hanging on a rope, she immediately ran to her mother-in-laws house nearby to ask for help.

It was the victims mother, Semeona, who took a knife and cut down the rope, hoping to catch her son alive. However, he was already dead.

It was learned that the vic-tim had always been suicidal. The wife told police investi-gator PO2 Dindo Tuando that previously, her husband had at-tempted suicide twice already. On the first attempt, he slashed his wrists but was saved. The second time, he attempted to drink poison but was stopped.

The victim would always attempt to commit suicide after getting into a fight with her, she added. On the recent and fatal one, they had a fight on Sun-day, May 18, but befriended each other the next day. By May 20, he hanged himself. By Paul Libres

TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) -- 620 people trained in carpen-try and basic construction work in Ormoc and Tacloban are set to graduate on May 28 and 29, respectively.

The 620 individuals under-went rigorous training for three months under supervision of master carpenters, said Haidi Fajardo, public affairs director of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) which is funding the training program.

The recipients were those who expressed willingness to be trained and construct their own houses as well as that of their neighbors, she added.

The training program fa-cilitated by the LDS is in line with its goal of providing shel-ters to families whose houses were destroyed by Yolanda.

The church provided them

620 to graduate from carpentry training in Ormoc, Tacloban

with construction materials and tools while labor was pro-vided by the recipient.

Not only did they gain a home- they learned a skill which could provide them live-lihood since the need for car-penters is immense in Yolanda stricken areas, the LDS said in a statement.

To date, 3,210 houses have been built by LDS recipients.

Graduation exercises will be held in Ormoc on May 28 and another one on May 29 for Tacloban City.

It will also mark the cul-mination of the LDS Yolanda shelter project, which along with the training, is dubbed as a celebration of Filipino resiliency and how a caring, nurturing environment brings people together to accomplish a greater good, the statement stated.

Ormoc has new cable TV provider

ORMOC CITY (PNA) Or-moc City residents will now have a choice of which Cable TV provider they would sub-scribe to, or go for the more pricey Cignal.

The Phil ippine News Agency said in a report that a new cable television company is now on test broadcasting stage and are even offering free subscription to those located near the signal source.

The Bay Cable is managed by Lea Doris Villar, a former city councilor. PNA reported that Villar said they are offer-ing low connection charge of

P1,000, with a P500 refund-able deposit and no advance monthly fee.

The company wishes to provide low-cost and client-centered services in order to help fill the peoples months of hunger for news and in-formation updates through television.

They would also be us-ing fiber optics for clearer transmission and laying out the lines are now focused on different locations -- Alegria, Punta, Linao, Naungan and Tambulilid.

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MOST NORMAL people do not forget where they come from, who their ances-tors were, or how they were raised. Establishing ones links with the past, whether recent or farther in time, is the most natural thing to do as it keeps one rooted like a tree. In a way, such links are our sources of strength and inspiration. We look back to our ancestors because they provide us clues to our own identity, and tell us who we really are. Some of us, in fact, keep a trunkful of memorabilia and souvenirs in our baol, cabinets or in carton boxes. They remind us of endearing moments in our lives that inspire us to keep moving forward.

In a similar vein, the bigger community of individuals, like a town or city, prides itself in knowing how it came to be, who were its founding fathers, the major historical moments that that helped shape such a community. In every major city in the world, we see mu-seums and heritage centers where items of the citys past are displayed with appropriate captions, describing to view-ers what the items stood for and their usefulness to their past owners. An old dress, for instance, told people about the lifestyle of its wearer in her time. A pot of ancient clay told a volume about an era during which the pot was used. The existence of such museum in a particular community tells us about that communitys value system, that is, if it treasures its own past and values its ancestry. The lack if it must be an indicator of a lack of such a perspective.

Id like to think that Or-mocs current political lead-ership has not totally veered away from this cultural per-spective. But its recent move to declare the old city hall a patrimonial property seems to be a move in the opposite direction as this patrimonial character gives it a leeway to use the property for commer-

The old City Hall right after it was abandoned four years ago. Now, after Yolanda, it is in bad shape but nonetheless, it is one of the buildings in the city that has character. More than 50 years old, it is considered an important cultural property, but the present mayor wants to commercialize its use.

cial purposes, in the manner that they did to the more re-cent executive and legislative buildings. Its lame excuse is, it does not have the budget. (Or should we say they do not want to give it a budgetary allocation.) Thus, they argue, to save the building from total ruin, it should be leased to private businesses who can re-store and develop the building. They also argue that certain conditionalities can be added to the lease agreement.

If this happens in Ormoc, it would be indeed a unique arrangement because museums all over the world (except those privately owned) never have commercial establishments operating right in the heart of the structure. Commerce and culture dont seem to mix well like coffee and cream. Thats probably the reason why mu-seums cannot be tainted with commerce as it dilutes our cultural mission and values. In all probability, commerce

will overwhelm the concerns of culture.

This is the reason why we oppose moves to declare the old city hall a patrimonial property. By all means, the city leaders must allocate part of its hundreds of millions to the preservation of Ormocs cultural heritage. As I said, the lack of fund argument is a poor excuse. - EMIL B. JUSTIMBASTE , Ormoc Historical Society

Tacloban airports terminal fee increases to P 150 by JuneTACLOBAN CITY De-spite Yolandific conditions of the Tacloban airport, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will push through with the second round of terminal fee adjustment starting June.

From the current airport terminal fee of P75 per pas-senger, it will increase by 33 percent to P100 by next month, as the state-run airport opera-tor implements CAAP Circu-lar No. 09-13 series of 2013.

The increase next month represents the second tranche of the staggered adjustment that took effect last year. We have to do this even if the air-port is not yet fully operational since it is already scheduled under the 2013 circular, said Efren N. Nagrama, CAAP Eastern Visayas area manager.

In July 2013, the govern-ment raised the Tacloban Air-port terminal fee from P30 to P75. The biggest hike will be implemented next year, from P100 to P150.

Nagrama said that the ad-ditional funds that will be generated from the staggered increases is not an income for CAAP, but a recovery of cost for various improvement and maintenance of airport facilities. The old rate has been implemented since 1997.

However, there are opposi-tions to the increases.

Oliver Cam, vice president and chief operating officer of Welcome Home Leyte Hold-

ings Inc. said the adjustment should be deferred since peo-ple are still suffering from the impacts of the super typhoon.

CAAP should consider the plight of storm survivors here in Tacloban and Region 8. The business sector will tackle this impending adjustment and will probably make a formal request for deferment, Mr. Cam said. We maintain our stand that there should be no adjustments unless the airport is already developed.

The businessman asked the airport management to conduct a public consultation anew since people forgot about second tranche adjustment, as attention has been diverted to Yolandas aftermath.

CAAP will post this week notices about the fee hike in strategic areas of the DZR Airport to make the public aware about it.

Currently, CAAP is restor-ing the badly damaged airport facilities through a P42.46-million rehabilitation project that kicked off in February. Work is expected to be com-pleted in two months.

Restoration activities are concentrated on the recon-struction of the damaged air-port terminal building, pe-rimeter fence, and CAAP administration office. The project is on top of the P2.1 billion earmarked for the full development of the Tacloban Airport, targeted to be com-pleted on 2017. PNA

1st post-Yolanda simulation exercise held in Tacloban TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) - Residents went out of their tents following a loud siren past 9 a.m. Friday, May 23.

The elderly, persons with disabilities, children and other vulnerable members of their families were first ushered to safer grounds and transported to the Astrodome, the biggest evacuation center in Tacloban City.

The scenes were just some of the scenarios acted out in the conduct of the first ever post-Yolanda storm surge community drill, participated in by around 100 vulnerable households from Barangay (village) 88, one of the hardest storm-hit barangays at the San Jose district of this city.

It also marked the culmina-tion of the 5-day contingency planning and simulation work-shop attended by officials of barangays 85, 86, 88, 89 and 90, organized by Oxfam Phil-ippines and the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) and sup-ported by the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) in East-ern Visayas.

Gabriela Luz, deputy pro-gram manager of Oxfam in Tacloban, said that through the drill, they wanted the people in the area to know the steps to take in order to evacuate and prepare for disaster.

Its almost typhoon sea-son. We dont want to be caught off-guard again. We need to understand what kinds of disasters are present in the area, she said.

What really comes out from this exercise is that peo-ple are not going to sit down and have the disaster take over. They want to do this drill be-cause they want to know what they can do for themselves, she added.

OCD regional director Blanche T. Gobenciong said that the drill could address gaps experienced during the period of preparation for Yolanda.

The failure was that we were not prepared for storm surge, she said adding that its impact was not fully ex-plained.

She added that the simu-lation drill was a worst case scenario , based on the actual impact of Yolanda and even worse.

We dont know, if this happens today, this may hap-pen again in the future and even worse if we dont start our preparation, the regional director explained.

She added that the training was just a pilot as they are just testing the modules prepared by the Oxfam.

Once it is effective it will

be replicated not only in Ta-cloban as she disclosed that many have signified support to the program.

My thrust is community-based. The community is the first line of defense and during disasters they are the first to be hit, hence they have the right to know what steps to take, she added.

The module starts with un-derstanding the barangays and distinct hazards, assessment of the capability and vulnerabil-ity, among others.

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EL NIO is suddenly in the headlines as thermometers surge and we all swelter. So, what is El Nino? How does that differ from La Nina? Above all, how does that affect our daily lives?

The scientific explanation is dense: Large-scale ocean-atmosphere climate interaction linked to a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures, across the central and east-central Equatorial Pacific.

Got that? No. Transposed into laymans lan-guage that means: Warmer water, in the Pacific Ocean, that messes up normal weather patterns across the world.

El Nio of 1997 bore more energy than a million Hiroshima bombs writes National Geographic. By the time it had run its course eight months later, it had deranged weather patterns worldwide. The death toll rose to 2,100 and property damage bill crested at $33 billion dollars.

In Peru, this caused massive rainfall which led to deadly flooding and mudslides. El Nio whipped Hurricane Linda off the coast of Mexico, which turned into the strongest East-ern Pacific tropical cyclone ever recorded. The extreme weather spurred cycles of mosquito-transmitted diseases in Africa. Meanwhile, other countries experienced severe drought.

Its not uncommon for El Nio to be fol-lowed by La Nia. Then, climate patterns and worldwide effects are, for the most part, op-posite of each other. Where there was flooding, drought spread. Three La Nias followed El Nios in a 15 year span.

El Nio conditions here, for example, still prevailed in December 2013. There was way above normal rainfall over from Cordillera Autonomous Region to Camarines, most of Vi-sayas area and Western Mindanao. However, the rest of Luzon including Metro Manila, Southern Palawan and Eastern Mindanao were parched by below to way- below-normal rainfall.

Fast forward to today. Weather bureau Pag-asa spotted early this month a significant increase in the sea surface temperature. This could usher in an El Nio come June. And itd probably peter out by the first quarter of 2015. That would reduce rainfall. Worse, itd alter the track and intensity of the 18 to 20 typhoons that slam into the country annually, causing them to become erratic.

The UNs World Meteorological Organiza-

tion, earlier this year, predicted a warming of the tropical Pacific. A majority of models indicate that an El Nino may develop around the middle of the year. And this weeks data, collected by US National Space Agency satel-lites showed conditions in the eastern Pacific at the beginning of May 2014 were similar to those experienced in May 1997.

BBC points out that the periodic warming El Nino and cooling La Nina of sea surface temperature, in the eastern Pacific, are phases in the naturally occurring phenomenon El Nino-Southern Oscillation --- ENSO in shorthand.

These phases shift position of the jet stream. That, in turn, alters temperature and rainfall patterns in many regions and results in extreme weather conditions. Drought or abnormal rainfall has a knock-on effect on crop yields, which are heavily influenced by temperature and precipitation levels.

El Nio events can have a significant impact on yields of major food crops, like Filipino staples maize and rice, BBC environment re-porter Mark Kinver writes. El Nino can whittle down maize yields by more than four percent.

Nature Communications states that latest re-search show El Nio likely improves the global-mean soybean yield by 2.15 percent. There is a big But. But it appears to change the yields of maize, rice and wheat by -4.3 to 0.8. percent. The global-mean yield of all four crops during La Nia years tend to be below normal

These crops account for almost 60 percent of food calories produced on the worlds crop-lands. Rice is one of the four staple foods that provide more than half of the global calories from crops.

This new work tells us that we can pre-dict when the bad years will be, ahead of the harvest, explain co-author Prof Andy Chal-linor from the University of Leeds, UK. The researchers found that the high reliability of ENSO forecasts presented an opportunity to link it with global crop yields data. This, in turn, would be beneficial for food monitoring and famine early warning systems.

The scientists suggested that the forecasts could help mitigate impacts by influencing planting dates, crop choices, as well as consid-

THIS is a task we have to do, obviously with Gods grace. But I wonder if many people are aware of it, and if they are, if they are really dead serious in carrying out that duty.

Restoring our divine image, of course, presumes that we have been made in the image and likeness of God, a fact that was distorted and corrupted by our sin. Its a truth of faith that somehow expresses itself in our innate desire for what is true, good, simple and beautiful.

In spite of our wretchedness, we are at bot-tom a religious being. We are always looking for a god, if not explicitly, then implicitly. The history of man bears witness to this fact ir-respective of the complicated twists and turns.

The restoration work, for sure, is a joint effort between God and us. On Gods part, ev-erything has been done to make it possible. In a sense, he has supplied us with the plans, the materials, the strength, and the other resources we need.

In fact, he gives himself to us. If we only re-alize the power and effectiveness of Gods word, the sacraments and the Church herself, then we would have no doubt that God is constantly with us and intervening in our life. The meaning of Easter and Pentecost highlight this truth.

Things now depend on us, on whether, first of all, we are aware of this duty, and then on whether we decide to pick up the task. Thats why, for those who already know and are con-vinced, theres always a need for apostolic work, for catechesis and evangelization. Lets hope that all this gets going all the time.

The task of restoring our divine image is a matter, first of all, of faith. Without it, then we would not know what to do next. But with it, we would soon realize that the task involves constant docility to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, prayer, and the love for sacrifice.

We need to be docile to the Holy Spirit who is actually guiding and leading us all the time to our real end. He never withdraws from us. But we have to realize also that to be more able to discern his promptings, we should be familiar with the teachings of Christ and now the Church.

Constant study of the doctrine of our faith is a must. We should never take this for granted, thinking that with our common sense and with our occasional reading and reflection of Gods word, we already would be properly enlight-ened. Gods doctrine contains a lot of mysteries that require us to probe them always.

This study of the doctrine will help us build a sense of beginning and end of our life. It will show us the pattern and itinerary of our life as given to us by Christ himself. It will reassure us that whatever happen in life, there is always a means to bring us back to God.

Thats why we also need to pray. Prayer is our continuing conversation with God. And while it usually touches on our daily affairs and concerns, it is also the best occasion to plumb deep into the Gods mysteries that are unavoid-ably entwined with our life.

We should really find time for it. That time will never be a waste. Rather, prayer would be the best way to spend our time, since it will give us a sense of direction, and fill us with the

FIRST THING first. Those who are waiting for Engr. Raoul Cams side to the allegations leveled at him last week about acting rude during a fact-finding probe of the oversight committee will never get to read it. Raoul was generous to grant me an interview, but at the end of the day, he preferred to keep mum about it. So, I will respect his wishes.

rrrIt was a hectic week. I had to fly to Manila

on Monday to attend the awarding for SMs Super Journalist awards. It was held at the SMX Convention Center, just beside the MOA (Mall of Asia and not Mall of Alegria, lol). The ceremonies were short and sweet.

The journalist who was appointed to give the acceptance speech was Jamela Alindogan of Al Jazeera. She gave a powerful speech and the sentence that struck me was Journalism is not a crime.

She was asking colleagues in the profession to help crusade for the fate of her colleagues at Al Jazeera who were imprisoned for truth-telling. One is already in poor condition after going into a hunger strike. He has been in prison for more than 200 days already, and counting.

We also had the chance to exchange stories about our ordeals, the things we had to do dur-ing and after Yolanda, as journalists. One thing was clear. Our discipline as story tellers kicked in, even when faced with personal difficulties. We just had to get the information out there, no matter what the cost and hassle.

Around 80 percent of our colleagues in the industry here in Leyte have joined NGOs. Some have gone to work for call centers. Very few are now full time reporters. In fact, a few days after the award, an awardee has also joined an NGO. That is how hard it is for us journalists right now.

We hope to pass over these trying times. And thank you to the many people who texted and called in to congratulate, including those who liked and PMd me on Facebook. You keep me going!

By Tuesday, I had to fly out. Thanks to my Manila-based reporter, she covered the Comelec re-canvass of Baybay mayor Carmen Cari. If she had not agreed, I would have personally covered it and extended another day. Congratulations Mayor Cari and thank you, Emma!

rrrWednesday, I attended to administrative

matters in the office that have piled up after my El Nido and Manila trip. By afternoon, feeling the itch to walk around, I went to Robinsons and did some light shopping.

It was dark by the time I came out. And since I was bent on taking a hike, I refused my hubbys offer to fetch me. Maglakaw lang lagi ko, I told him.

And by the time I reached home, this was what I posted on my FB status: At around 6:30 tonight, I decided to walk home from Robin-sons. Its just about 20 minutes walk. I took the turn to the left at Ormoc Doc. I dont know if I just had too much coffee for the last three days but FOR THE FIRST TIME, I FELT AFRAID WALKING THE STREETS OF ORMOC. It was dark, no streetlights. I couldnt take out

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culture of corruption

The Gospel on Sunday

JUNE 1, 2014The Ascension of the Lord

Cerebro-vascular Disease & Exercise

MERCADO ... from P. 4

WE ARE considered as the most corrupt nation with our Asean neighbors here in the Far East. This tag has been with us for quite a long time. Is there no way we can get rid of this unglamorous tag? Dont we have a redeeming value anymore? How come we are a strong Catholic country but low in moral values?

The after-effects of martial law may have been the root cause (or effect?) of the seemingly indestructible malady of corruption. Something must be done somehow in order to get rid of this cancer that will lead us to Hades. How many times have there been efforts to remove this cancer. It seems the system is now so deeply rooted in the lives of the Pinoy that the cycle seems to repeat itself. You change the top man - for example in the Customs bureau -- but the people who compose the whole Customs bureau have their own personal agenda that any effort to cleanse the ranks seems to be negated; unless we include the whole system. Maybe, if we change the top man, we may as well change the whole caboodle. No doubt it is a tall order to do this. There will be a huge hiatus, a vacuum that may lead to general chaos and loss of pro-priety.

We do not have to go too far in the ladder. When you go to any LTO office, there is always the presence of people to assist you in see-ing the right persons to get your problem; the ubiquitous so-called fixers that can get things done like magic in a rush for the necessary clearances. They have their usefulness but the whole thing smacks of a semb-lance of a scam. It is even possible that the office gets a slice of the proverbial pie.

At the time when our national hero, Jose Rizal, was yet a young man and courting the pretty Miss Leonor Rivera, the only time a gentleman can touch his lady love is only when he extends his finger that is dipped with holy water, for her to make the sign of the cross. After undergoing through trials and vicissitudes with the passage of time, it is no longer taboo for young women to walk the aisle in a mass wedding with a slight bulge in her midsection. Is this now the age of permissiveness?

Martial law made us metamorphose from being saintly to being like demons. Even the immaculately clean military people became scalawags, to say the least. The malady did not stop there. It tainted also the Education sector.

And how about the politicians? You have to be as blind as a bat not to see or hear about the scam that is shaking us all up to the extent of its sickening misuse of the pork barrel fund. How about the DPWH? This corner knew of an honorable sub-contractor who had to stop supplying sand and gravel because of the prac-tice of adding one more delivery per trip on paper to his hauling as tong for the foreman -- especially if he has a pressing domestic prob-lem. The problem could be for an emergency operation or a trip to the province. How about some local government offices where people pretending to be busy but instantly on the move when there is a little grease money to make his fingers move.

How about the time when the Customs commissioner who was president of an active faith community when two hundred container vans disappeared under his watch in the pier overnight (after a consideration of P1 million per container van). After the furor that followed, he promptly resigned (because of the windfall he got ?); after all, P200 million does not grow on trees. Moreover you can never make that much money in 20 years. Being friendly with the establishment has its advantages. His resig-nation was accepted without much ado. Can we say he now lives in a gilded palace?

How about the matter of rampant rice smug-gling? From being a rice exporter some years back, we are now importing the very commodity that gave us dollars. Something drastic must have to be done about this matter if only to stop rice smuggling. What caused this opposite change from exporting to impor-ting? The Department of Agriculture must have to be be-rated for this glaring error! Could it be because somebody is interested to go into smuggling and the commission that goes with it? Are we doomed to be beyond redemp-tion? Why dont we do the same policy that was adapted by the former agriculture Secretary? Very easy to dig deeper into the files and adopt the same. There has to be no looking back.

This is no doubt a tall order to continue with the avowed policy of matuwid na daan. We have seen the gains when we were rated a high mark by the various world fiscal agents.

IN THE MOVIE Diary ng Panget, the concept of ugly is depicted as someone who has bad skin or is acne-filled. Acne is the bane of adolescents whose raging hormones make their system go haywire and that is mostly mirrored in the face.

It has been generally assumed that bacteria and their ilk are highly host-specific. In other words, bacteria infecting plants do not make people sick and vice versa. But according to a new report, grapevines carry bacteria related to the acne-causing pathogen found on human skin. It is the first known case of a bacterium transferring from a human to a plant.

The bacteria genus known as Propioni-bacterium causes a skin problem of humans worldwide, and has always been thought of as an exclusively human pathogen. But when researchers analyzed bacterial colonies growing on the common grapevine (Vitis vinifera), they found an unknown relative of Propionibacte-rium acnes living in the bark of the plant.

Based on the genetic makeup of the new bacterium, as compared to other related strains, and the evolutionary history of those other strains, the researchers estimate farmers transferred the pathogen to the plants roughly 7,000 years ago. Since then, the bacterium has become entirely plant-adapted, and it can no longer return to its original human host.

It has never been reported that a human bacterium could be adapted to be the guest of a plant cell. This is the first time that it is de-scribed, and it finally answers the question of whether it is possible or not.

The team named the new bacterium Pro-pionibacterium zappae after the late Italian-American musician Frank Zappa, because they believe that Zappa, like the finding, was

unconventional.The word zappa also means hoe in

Italian, further justifying the name for an agri-culturally related bacterium.

Plants containing P. zappae were completely healthy, suggesting the bacterium has no nega-tive effects on the plants, and may even benefit the grapevines. Plants, like humans, require a certain balance of microbes to remain physi-ologically healthy, scientists said.

The researchers hope their discovery will inform the development of new microbial treat-ments that could potentially boost the health of grapevines and other commercially important crops, similar to how probiotics boost human health.

Though this is the first example of a human-to-plant pathogen transfer, the team thinks the same bacterium may live in other domesticated plants, and that other types of bacteria may also have transferred from humans to plants

The team next plans to analyze the entire genome of P. zappae to understand how the human-to-plant transfer changes bacterial DNA, and also hopes to determine whether the bacterium benefits the plants.

Just as we do, viruses and bacteria are also evolving and learning to adapt to new surroundings. Very interesting, and Im sure scientists will start to investigate this type of transference more.

And now I am starting to wonder if my deci-sion to become a plant pathologist (Doctor of Plant Diseases) instead of a medical doctor was valid because I thought I would be safe from the various microorganisms infecting plants!

CEREBRO-VASCULAR DISEASE (CVD), which includes heart disease and stroke, tops the list of primary causes of death among adults.

The Philippine Heart Association reports that only 7 out of 100 Filipinos exercise (>30 minutes/day of moderate exercise). Obese children and adult is a growing breed. Physi-cal inactivity and obesity are risk factors for CVD. Healthy Lifestyle which includes smoking avoidance, controlled alcohol intake and proper diet and exercise - can prevent the onset of lifestyle-induced diseases such as heart disease and stroke. CVD prevention is a lot cheaper than management.

Children, adults and seniors should en-gage in at least 30-minute exercise daily in a form of running, dancing or brisk walking, or with household chores. To make it a lot easier, it is best to choose the form of exercise that one loves most. And for seniors, it is ad-vised to see the doctor first, prior to starting a program.

During the summer months, working out is a trend. Maybe because of the pressure to look sexy in going to the beach, on those two-piece and board shorts.

Talking about exercise, there are two types of exercises: (1) Isotonic exercise is also called dynamic exercise as it includes a group of joints and muscles through a range of mo-tion. This includes brisk walking, swimming, cycling, dancing, basketball, and triathlon. (2) Isometric exercise is also called static, weight or resistance exercise. It involves more muscle work which includes weight-lifting, athletic throwing events - javelin, shot put, discus throw. So which is better? Neither. Comparing isometric to isotonic is compar-ing apples and oranges. Each one has its own specific purposes.

Isometric exercise strengthens a group of muscles in the position it is being held. It is beneficial to certain athletes such as gymnasts - who have to support or hold their bodyweight in awkward positions.

Isotonic exercise, on the other hand, de-velops stamina and endurance. One should incorporate both isometric and isotonic ex-ercises into ones workout routine to develop the most effective and well-rounded routine as possible.

When working out, one has to avoid inju-ries. To do so:

(1) Begin with a warm-up and end with cool-down exercises. A warm-up gradually increases ones heart rate and loosens the muscles and joints. This includes jumping rope or jogging in place for 10 minutes. A cool-down after a work out is important to slowly bring the heart rate back to normal. It may include walking for 5-10 minutes.

(2) Stretch before and after a workout. This increases flexibility and reduces the risk of muscle soreness and injury. It is done after the warm-up and cool-down. (3) Ease into it. When starting a program, one has to start slowly. Then gradually build on intensity, duration and frequency.

(4) Cross-train. Varying the workout rou-tine can prevent overuse of a muscle group. When a muscle group is overused, it may lead to injuries such as shin splints and tendonitis. One may run on day one, lift weights on day two then swim or cycle on day three.

(4) Listen to your body. The no pain, no gain philosophy can set up for an injury.

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Matthew 28: 16 - 20Now the eleven disciples went to

Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted.

And Jesus came and said to them, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.

ering other inputs such as chemical treatments and irrigation.

An improved response to ENSO could reduce the risk of malnutrition; allow for an increase in agricultural investment in positively impacted years; and improve the adaptation capability to climate variability and change.

El Nio is a good example to illustrate that there is indeed predictability in the midst of chaos, writes J. Shukla of Institute of Global Environment and Society. El Nio reminds Henry Diaz of NASA of the story of Prometheus and the gift of fire: a tool of great promise to humanity, but one with a sharp double edge! It is vitally important that we learn how to use our

improved knowledge wisely.So, will El Nio also affect Senators

Jinggoy Estrada, Juan Ponce Enrile and Bong Revilla?, emailed Dr. Carolina Camara of Butuan. The odds-on bets are they may be in prison by then for involvement in the Napolist pork barrel scam, she e-mailed.

Scriptures provide a reply: Your Father who is in heaven makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

FR. ROY ... from P. 4warm presence of God. Whatever happens, we can manage to remain at peace, with joy to boot.

But we should neither forget that restoring our divine image necessarily involves the cross. It cannot be helped, because thats how the ball bounces, given our nature and dignity as free and intelligent beings whose choices and deci-sion have consequences that we cannot avoid.

Yet we know that Christ took away the poi-son of sin and death through the cross, showing us that we can only conquer sin and death, and thus restore our divine image, if we too choose to be with Christ on the cross.

Thats what he said clearly. Anyone who wishes to come after me must deny himself, carry the cross and follow me. We need to overcome, with Gods grace, our natural fear for the cross, so that we can escape from the bondage of sin and death.

The cross also trains our human nature to be open to our supernatural goal of being with God. It does not destroy our nature. It simply enables us restore our divine image. Email: [email protected]

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felled by Yolanda.

The last hurdle was yet to come, though. The bridge to the falls was truly one of the most nerve-wracking crossing I have ever made. It consisted of three thin logs, just good enough for your feet to step on. The first step was okay but as you neared the middle, the logs would start to wobble and you had to keep your balance. We took off our slippers, as recommended.

Succeeding in making the difficult crossing, we beheld the majestic waterfalls we sought to come. A 20-feet tall waterfall was encased in a wall of smooth rocks, as high as the falls itself, that even at 12 noon, it was well-shaded. The water was the color of jade, deep and very cold. The long trek was worth it. You make it through a terrain like that and you witness a beauty like this at the end makes it worth every minute and second.

You dont need a lot of things to go there. Just water, a small amount of food (ready-to-eat), maybe a few drinks (drinking till you get woozy is a very bad idea) and a knack for this sort of adventure and youre all good to go.

Wear something comfortable too, something you dont mind getting wet, dirty or ripped. You can also bring a private car, as long as you dont mind rough roads. A caution though is that part of the road had caved in, but still very passable.

The house at start of the river has a big flat land and you can park your car there. And lastly, bring your best mates to go with. The funnier the people you are with, the faster time flies by! You can also ask a local for directions. Never hesitate to ask directions.

So the adventure ended with all of us falling asleep on the jeepney ride home, exhausted and weary but satisfied with our day. Nature is truly a wonderful thing.

UBAN ... from P. 12

The adventure to seek Uban Falls was made more meaningful with the company of good friends. Top left: Gabriel de Loyola, Ma. Carmina Cabiling, the author Faye, and former EV Mail

reporter Jaja Agpalo.

TOLOSA, LEYTE The American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Inc. this morning, May 22, turned over 30 motor-ized boats to fisher folks in four towns, with President Assistant for Recovery and Rehabilitation Panfilo Lacson in attendance.

The AmCham Philippines was represented by their president Rhick Jennings and executive director Ebb Hinchliffe. On hand to accept the boats were the fishermen-recipients and their mayors: Remedios Petilla of Palo, Pel Tecson of Tanauan, and Erwin Ocaa of this town. Vice-Governor Carlo P. Loreto came to represent Leyte governor Leopoldo Dominic Petilla.

Dubbed Red, While and Blue Boats to highlight the USs na-tional colors, Ebb Hincliffe said the project was conceptualized by their ex-director Rob Sears just days after Yolanda hit the country. It was literally putting into flesh the saying teaching man how to fish. The boats, he said, will help them fish, and recover the livelihoods they lost.

He even said that Lucy Torres-Gomez or Lucy Gomez-Torres, whatever and others who gave out motorboats copied the idea from AmCham, to the laughter of the guests.

Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez of the 4th district of Leyte launched a drive to raise motorboats for constituents called 6,200: Mission Possible and has already distributed around 230 boats to date, but Ebb claimed she got the idea from them.

He eventually admitted it was a good-natured jest because he was even meeting with Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez the next day, May 23, to witness a similar distribution for 4th district of Leyte fishermen.

Rhick Jennings, on the other hand, did the honor of introducing former Senator Panfilo Lacson. He said that Lacson, when he was senator, had the highest public rating ever received by a Philippine government official and lived his talk by not availing of the pork barrel.

Lacson profusely thanked the AmCham and their donors, saying the worlds response to the countrys Yolanda problem was very touching. Quoting an Indian proverb, he said, Tell me a fact and I will learn. Tell me a truth and I will believe. Tell me a story and it will live in my heart.

He said that a Yolanda-story that particularly touched him was the efforts of two US-based youngsters, with roots from Tanauan, Leyte who sold handmade bracelets to raise 1,000-US dollars to help their parents hometown. Now, Lacson said, the 10 and 11 year old siblings have raised $100,000.00 which will be used to build a 3-classroom building in Tanauan.

He said he got goose-bumps as he listened to Amado David, the siblings grandfather, related the sisters story during the ground-breaking yesterday. The lesson I learned from the story is that if a 10 and an 11-year can do that, it should inspire all of us to help, to always help our countryman. I will never forget their story, he said.

So with AmChams help, he added. We, Filipinos have a value we call utang na loob. We dont forget acts like this and we will never forget you, he told the AmCham representatives.

The AmCham representatives said there were more boats com-ing. The maker of the fiberglass boats, Michael Edwin Go, is setting

American Chamber distributes 30 red, white and blue fishing boats

up a local production line and would be training locals to make the fiberglass boats.

A recipient from Palo, Danilo Pigon, 45, said he was very thank-ful that he received a boat which would help him restore the life he had before Yolanda. The father of seven children, he said all of them are in school and his eldest, 22, is graduating already. After Yolanda, he took odd jobs like carpentry and masonry to tide over the hunger days. He said that before Yolanda, he earned an average of P 350.00 a day.

Mayor Erwin Ocaa of Tolosa expressed his thanks to the AmCham for the boats. He also made special mention of Quezon Power Philippines, Inc. which paid for the transport of the boats and a payloader donated by Monarch through the International Rural Development (IRD), a non-government organization.

The donors of the boats include Arankada, SC Johnson & Son, Ambassador Charles Salmon, Fair Isaac (ASPAC) Lt., FICO, US Chamber Foundation, Time Depot, Harte-Hanks Philippines, New World Makati Hotel, Nu-Skin Enterprises, American Chamber Foundation, Quezon Power, Rapha Health Inst., Mary Kay Phils., Atty. Peter Yap, Manpower Group, FactSet, UHS Essential Health Phils., Rhick Jennings, Del Monte Phils. and Del Monte Founda-tion. By LM Jimenea

CEBU PACIFIC (PSE:CEB) will launch direct flights between Cebu and Tandag, the capital city of the province of Surigao del Sur, on June 29, 2014. Tandag will be the airlines 34th domestic destination.

Were very proud to be soon launching Cebu-Tandag flights, as part of our continuous commitment to enable everyJuan to fly. We hope that with direct air services to Tandag and our trademark lowest fares, we can further stimulate travel and trade to Surigao del Sur, for the benefit of the local economy, said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

According to Philippine Department of Tourism data, tourist arrivals to Surigao del Sur reached approximately 45,000 in 2013. Tandag in Surigao del Sur is the gateway to the Enchanted River, the Britania Group of Islands, Cagwait Beach, Tinuy-an Falls and the surfing spot of Lanuza.

We continue to develop our inter-island network, so an hour and five minute flight can replace longer trips through ferries and buses. This service complements our existing Surigao, Siargao, Butuan services in the Caraga region of Mindanao, she added.

Utilizing a 72-seater ATR aircraft, the maiden flight will depart Cebu at 11:10am, and arrive in Tandag at 12:15pm. The return flight will depart Tandag at 12:35pm, and arrive in Cebu at 1:40pm.

Cebu Pacifics Cebu-Tandag direct flights will surely encourage more tourists to visit, and prompt the local government units to develop other tourism assets in the area. DOT Caraga is also very hopeful that with this increased accessibility, more investments will flow into this part of the country, and local businesses can expand and become more competitive, said Department of Tourism Region 13 (Caraga) Regional Director Leticia Tan.

To introduce the new route, CEB offers a PHP1 seat sale for Cebu-Tandag flights until May 16, 2014 or until seats last. This is for travel from June 29 to December 15, 2014. PR

Cebu Pac adds Tandag to domestic destinations, offers piso fare

my phone from my bag to call for my hubby, fearful a snatcher on a motorcycle would pass by. There was no tricycle either. Luckily some houses were still open. This years intelligence funds of P 6-million were already advanced by the Peace and Order Council (the only time it met) for the Mayors pleasure. Shouldnt he be using it to restore our streetlights? In Tacloban, badly battered by the storm surges, remaining streetlights that were not destroyed were restored. Bahala og nag-ambak ambak, basta naa gyod streetlights. Cant we do this here, too?

I am wondering what the intelligence funds are for. Can it buy intelligence? Pun intended.

rrrOne thing I noticed is that our Mayor is always not around

on important appearances where he could answer questions from the people and the press. On the 6-month anniversary presscon organized by UN-OCHA, it was councilor Pedro Godiardo Ebcas who represented him. In the DOST/DILG/OCD forum on Thursday at Sabin Resort Hotel, it was also Ebcas who was in the presscon.

Councilor Godie Ebcas is a good speaker. I think he loves the thought that the mayor trusts him so much that he has become his alter ego. However, there are questions that he cannot answer, and only the mayor can. I hope the Mayor would also grace these press conferences and answer questions from the people, not necessarily from the press, candidly and without referring to his mini-iPad and cell phone.

rrrBy Thursday, I was in Tolosa to cover the turnover of boats

by the American Chamber of the Philippines to fishermen in four towns. I was amused when the Ebb Hinchliffe made a joke that Lucy copied the idea of giving out boats from them.

I did the math. It took them 6 months to distribute 30 boats. Lucy, on the other hand, has already distributed close to 300 boats since three months ago. Whos copying whom?

But Ebb Hinchliffe is a man with a humor. He guffawed over brunch when I asked him how so? He said it was in jest and that he was even meeting with Lucy the next day. He said hes have had so many conversations with Lucy over the phone but have yet to see her personally. And he had to. His Filipina wife and daughter had strict instructions for him to come home with a picture with her or else.

He got a bonus. When he came here, he also got a picture of Richard, as texted by my daughter.

VIEW FROM ORMOC ... from P. 4

ORMOC CITY COUNCILOR DR. MARIO RODRIGUEZ (3rd from the left), chairman of the committee on education, and a descendant of Lorenzo Y. Palou, donated paint to LY Palou Elementary School in Brgy. Bantigue during the first day of Brigada Eskwela 2014. With Rodriguez are DepEd officials and LY Palou Principal Derle Romo. By JKP

Oxfam is a vibrant global movement of passionate, dedicated people fighting poverty together. Doing amazing work, together. People power drives everything we do. From saving lives and developing projects that put poor people in charge of their lives and livelihoods, to campaigning for change that lasts. Thats Oxfam in action. If you share this vision and commitment, then you are exactly who we are looking for to support our Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) Emergency Response in Cebu, Bantayan Island, Samar, Tacloban and Ormoc

For our programme in ORMOC we have several job opportunities Public Health Engineering Officer/Assistants (fixed term) To lead and implement public health measures and water needs required to assist people affected by the emergency. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to design and construction of water systems, including abstraction, storage, treatment and distribution for new systems or rehabilitation of existing systems; select, design and implement the most appropriate form of sanitation system. Requirements include a degree in construction or hydraulics, work experience in a Water Authority or humanitarian programmes EFSVL (Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods) Officer/Assistants (fixed term) -- To ensure implementation of food security activities, and contribute to livelihoods recovery of the Filipino population affected by the typhoon Yolanda including restoration of agriculture and fisheries based livelihoods and other small business. PHP Assistant (fixed term)- To facilitate enhanced hygiene practices among beneficiaries, adopting an empowering approach to working with communities and contributing to achievement of Oxfam Response goals and plans. Key responsibilities of the post include, but not limited to training and supervising the Community Health Volunteers or Barangay Health Works in all evacuation centers or communities where appropriate; carrying out assessment, analyze public health needs and recommend sustainable solutions. Protection Assistant (fixed term)-To support in gathering and analyzing protection issues affecting women, men, boys and girls who are survivors of typhoon Yolanda. The incumbent will support women and men gain access to useful, reliable and accurate information about their entitlements, basic and specialist services that can enhance their protection and safety. Gender Assistant (fixed term)-To ensure the protection rights and needs of women, girls, men and boys are met in the humanitarian response. The incumbent will support the Gender Officer in the Haiyan Response Team in response operation area in enhancing their capacity to meet the minimum standards on Gender. Requirements include a demonstrated experience working on gender and protection issues in humanitarian and early recovery contexts. Finance Officer (fixed term)- To manage typhoon Haiyan response finances, ensuring that finance systems and procedures are adhered to, maintaining financial control, and minimizing any associated risks within the context of the humanitarian emergency. A requirement for this post is educated to part qualified level accounting experience and financial management skills. HR Assistant (fixed term) - To provide effective human resources support to the response team. Key responsibilities include but are not limited to coordinating recruitment, contracting, induction, keep an HR Information system, performance management. Requirements include a degree in human resources management or similar and professional experience, preferable in non-government organizations. Logistics Assistant (fixed term)- To arrange all local purchases in field office, including all requirements of Yolanda Typhoon Response Humanitarian programmes. This will involve management, according to procedures, of all received requisitions from the programme team and logistics from canvassing to final purchase and distribution to the requesting office/department, and liaising with the storekeeper on supplies to be transported from suppliers to the warehouse or direct to the field. Candidates are requested to bring their CV and application letter to OXFAM GB Office in ORMOC, AW Realty Building, corner San Vidal and Real Street, 2nd floor, Unit 3B You may also send your application by email to [email protected], clearly stating the position you are applying for as subject of your email Due to the urgency of filling up the positions, applications will be evaluated as they are received and interviews will be held immediately.

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Lucky City High teens get basketball training in the US

Lucky teeners John Laurence Salvoro and Rechelle Mae Pepito, together with their moms, pose for posterity with Richard and Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez who were instrumental for their getting a chance to go to the US. In the picture is Ebb Hinchliffe, AmCham executive director.

TWO LUCKY teens from the New Ormoc National High School (NOCHNS) are back from a two-week trip to the United States where they got the chance to see some of their idols in basketball.

They are John Laurence Salvoro and Rechelle Mae Pepito, both 15 years of age and in Grade 8, and all from Ormoc City. They are mem-bers of the NOCNHS male and female basketball teams and were chosen by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to represent Leyte in a 16-man team, including two coaches, sent to train and hone their basketball skills in two major states in the US.

Ormoc councilor Vincent Rama said that the training trip was part of PSCs pro-gram to help re-store the interest of youth in sports, especially those in Yolanda-affected areas. They were also sort of youth ambassadors for the country, to help spread the word about the plight of sports in Yolanda-affected areas.

With the repre-sentation of Rich-ard and Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, PSC decided to choose the two delegates from Leyte to come from Ormoc City.

Sa lvo ro and Pepito, he added, were lucky to be chosen because they were only con-sidered second best in their respective teams. However, the top players had some catching up do to with academic matters and were not recommended by their coach Ben-jie Inong.

Rama said the two were really des-tined to be Ormocs representatives to the team, recalling how divine inter-vention helped t h e m g e t t h e i r passports in a jiffy. Rama, brother-in-law of Rep. Lucy T. Gomez, said he personally accom-panied the two to Cebu to get their passports.

W h e n t h e y reached Cebu, it was only then they realized it was a holiday because it was Cebus Charter Day. While watch-ing the festivities, Rama added, he fell into a conversation with a lady beside him. Guess who? It was the newly ap-pointed Department of Foreign Affairs

officer for Cebu!The chance meeting with

Atty. Nica Fernandez paved the way to the kids passport processing and they were able to complete their papers in time for the trip, Rama added.

Salvoro and Pepito said they went to Miami in Florida and Washington, DC. There, they met with some basket-ball greats like Lebron James including Coach Eric Espol-stra of Miami Heat, a Fil-American.

Salvoro said it was a re-warding trip. The basketball techniques they were taught were not much different than

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NMP offers course on Ship SecurityTACLOBAN CITY The Na-tional Maritime Polytechnic (NMP), the premier govern-ment owned maritime training center of the Philippines, now offers Ship Security Aware-ness Training and Seafarers with Designated Security Du-ties (SSAT and SDSD) Course starting April 24, 2014, for a training fee of One Thousand Two Hundred Pesos (P1,200) at the NMP Training Complex, Cabalawan, Tacloban City.

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8 NOTICES May 19-25, 2014Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar City of Calbayog

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Rule 7 of A.O.

#1, series of 2012, a notice is hereby served to the public that PEDRO, JR. SARMIENTO GARCIA petitioner, has filed with this Offices a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from CHRISTINA CAMILE to CAMILLE in the Certificate of Live Birth of CHRISTINA CAMILE B. YBAEZ who was born on March 08, 1992 at QUEZON CITY, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION and whose parents are PEDRO, JR. SARMIENTO GARCIA and EVANGELINE B. CUEVA bearing registry number 92-19294.

Any person adversely affected by said petition my file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 20, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar City of Calbayog

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5

of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that REYNEL MAHI-LUM IGNACIO, petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from REYNEL ATHANI-ELLE to GIOVANNI in the Certificate of Live Birth of REYNEL ATHANIELLE CORSINO IGNACIO who was born on June 30, 2009 at CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR and whose parents are REYNEL M. IGNACIO and EVELYN P. CORSINO bearing registry number 2009-2568.

Any person adversely affected by said petition my file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 23, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar

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Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Eastern Samar Municipality of JipapadNOTICE THE PUBLIC 21st April 2014 CCE-001-2014 In compliance with the pub-

lication requirement and pursuant to Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that Rosalinda O. Alipez-Javier has filed with this Office, a petition for Change/Correction of entry in sex from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of Mary Jane Alipez Javier who is her child and whose father is Edilbert G. Javier from Jipapad, Eastern Samar.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written op-position with this Office not later than May 12, 2014.

(Sgd.) NOLI P. BALASE Municipal Civil Registrar Jipapad Eastern Samar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Samar City of Calbayog NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Compliance with the pub-

lication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative order No. 1 Series of 2012 9IRR on R.A. 10172)/ Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2001 (IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that MARLISSA ORTIZ MARTINEZ has filed with this Office, a petition for COR-RECTION OF ENTRY ON THE DAY AND/OR MONTH IN THE DATE OF BIRTH from JANUARY 6, 1950 to JANUARY 26,1950 in the Certificate of live birth of MARLISSA M. ORTIZ at Calbayog City, Samar and whose parents are RUFINO P. ORTIZ and MERCEDES D. MIANO bearing registry number 22.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 09,2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar

Name of Newspaper: Eastern Visayas Mail

Place of Publication: Calbayog City, Samar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar City of Calbayog

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In Compliance with the pub-

lication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172)/ Administra-tive Order No. 1 Series of 2001 (IRR on R.A. 9048) Notice is hereby served to the public that MALINDA ALBERIO MILLARES has filed with this Office, a petition for CORRECTION OF ENTRY ON THE DAY AND/OR MONTH IN THE DATE OF BIRTH from SEPT. 5, 1965 to SEPTEMBER 6, 1965 in the Certificate of live birth of MAYLYN MASECAMPO ALBERIO at Calbayog City, Samar and whose parents are ANDRES ALBERIO and MARIA MASECAMPO bearing registry number 515

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 06,2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICOCity Civil Registrar

Name of Newspaper : Eastern Visayas Mail

Place of Publication: Calbayog City, Samar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014rrr

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0048-2014

R.A. 10172Date: MAY 06, 2014

In Compliance with the pub-lication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby

served to the public that NELLO CELLO D. NUEZ has filed with this Office, a petition for change of GENDER from MALE to FEMALE in the certificate of live birth of NELLO CELLO D. NUEZ at BAYBAY, LEYTE and whose parents are INOCENCIO G. NUEZ and AQUILINA T. DACERA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written op-position with this Office not later than MAY 06, 2014.

(Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAGCity Civil Registrar

Name of Newspaper: Eastern Visayas Mail

Place of Publication: LeyteDate of Publication: May 12-18, 19-25,

2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar Municipality of PagsanghanNOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In Compliance with the pub-lication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular 2013 1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172)/ Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2001 (IRR on R.A. 9048)

Notice is hereby served to the public that LEA GAL OLIVA has filed with this Office, a petition for CORRECTION OF ENTRY ON SEX from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of HENRY GAL OLIVA at Pagsanghan, Sa-mar and whose parent/s is/are LEA GAL OLIVA bearing registry number 2009-92.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than 23 May 2014.

(Sgd.) LUCYLDA G. BATO Municipal Civil Registrar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar City of Calbayog

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5

of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that JONNA VIL-LARAZA PUSA, petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from JESSICA to JONNA who was born on April 12, 1993 at BRGY. BINALIW, CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR and whose parents are RICARDO E. PUSA and DIOSCORA V. VILLARAZA bearing registry number 93-00175.

Any person adversely affected by said petition my file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 09, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar City of Calbayog

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5

of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that MELANIE MARIA JALAYAJAY SENARIO, Petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from MELANIE to MELANIE MARIA in the Certificate of Live Birth of MELANIE RELLETA JALAYAJAY who was born on December 03, 1972 at CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR and whose parents are ANIANO JALAYAJAU and LEONCIA RELLITA bearing registry number 418.

Any person adversely affected by said petition my file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 12, 2014

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar City of Calbayog

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 5

of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ROSARIO M. TAGHOY , petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from DIONESIO to JIMMY in the Certificate of Live Birth of DIONESIO MARQUEZ ABARRO JR. who was born on May 24, 1969 at BRGY. MALAJOG, CALBAYOG CITY, SAMAR and whose parents are DIONESIO ABARRO SR. and ROSARIO MARQUEZ bearing registry number 114.

Any person adversely affected by said petition my file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 12, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUEROLJICO City Civil Registrar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province: Mahaplag City/Municipality: Leyte

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION In compliance with Section 7 R.A.

No. 10172, anotice is hereby served to the public that PRECIOSA MALATE VEDUA as filed with this Office a petition for cor-rection of clerical error particularly in his /her Middle Name from M. to MALATE and the Gender from MALE to FEMALE in the Certificate of Live Birth PRECIOSA M. VEDUA who was born on January 15, 1990 at Brgy. Campin, Mahaplag, Leyte and whose parents are AUDIE VEDUA and ANITA MALATE

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than _______.

(Sgd.) CARMELITO C. ALONZO Municipal Civil Registrar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, , 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Leyte Municipality of Baybay

Petition No. CFN- 0002-2014 Republic of the Philippines)

Province of Leyte) SS PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST

NAME I, LADY DIANE Y. VEGA, of legal

age, FILIPINO, and a resident of 598 C. ARELLANO ST., BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, after having been duly sworn to in ac-cordance with law, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seek-

ing the change of first name in: a) My Certificate of Live

Birth 2) I was Born on Feb.16,

1987 at Baybay, Leyte, Philippines 3) The birth was recorded

under registry number 87-492, 4) The first name to be

changed is from ERLINDA to LADY DIANE,

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

b)I have habitually and continu-ously used LADY DIANE and I publicly known in the community with that first name;

f)All my records shows LADY DIANE as my first name.

6) I submit the following docu-ments to support this petition:

a) COLB OCRG COPYb) LCR FORM 1A c) AFFIDAVIT OF UN-EMPLOY-

MENTd) BAPTISMAL CERT. e) H.S. DIPLOMA f) BRGY. POLICE, COURT & NBI

CLEARANCE g) VOTERS CERTIFICATION

& IDs h) DECS FORM 137 i) MARRIAGE CERT. 7) I have not filed any similar peti-

tion 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, LEYTE in accordance with R.A. No. 9048 and its implementing rules and regulations.

(Sgd.) LADY DIANE Y. VEGA Petitioner

VERIFICATION I, LADY DIANE Y. VEGA, the pe-

titioner, hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Sgd.) LADY DIANE Y. VEGA Petitioner

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 21st day of April, 2014 in the City/municipality BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, petitioner exhibiting his/her Community Tax Certificate No. 11333832 issued at BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE on SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

(Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAG Administering Officer

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, , 2014rrr

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Leyte Municipality of Baybay

Republic of the Philippine)Province of Leyte)SS

Petition No. CFN- PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST

NAME I, SALOME A. GLORIA, of legal

age, FILIPINO, and a resident of BRGY. GAAS, BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, after hav-ing been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seek-ing the change of first name in:

a) My Certificate of Live Birth

2) I Born on OCT. 22, 1952 at ABUYOG, LEYTE, PHILIPPINES

3) The birth was recorded under registry number 1696,

4) The first name to be changed is from MARIA SALOME to SALOME,

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

b) I have habitually and continuously used SALOME and I publicly known in the community with that first name;

f) All my records shows SA-LOME as my first name.

6) I submit the following docu-ments to support this petition:

a) LCR FORM 1A b) MUN. FORM 102c) COLB OCRG COPY d) AFFIDAVIT OF TWO DIS-

INTERESTED PERSONe) IDs f) CERT. OF ELIGIBILITY g) CERT. OF EMPLOYMENT h) BRGY.POLICE, COURT & NBI

CLEARANCE 7) I have not filed any similar peti-

tion 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, LEYTE in accordance with R.A. No. 9048 and its implementing rules and regulations.

MIGRANT PETITION NO. CFN-0003-2014

(Sgd.) SALOME A. GLORIA Petitioner

VERIFICATION I, SALOME A. GLORIA, the peti-

tioner, hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Sgd.) SALOME A. GLORIA Petitioner

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 6th day of MAY, 2014 in the city/municipality of BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, petitioner exhibiting his/her Community Tax Certificate No. 11330679 issued at BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE on NOVEMBER 29, 2013

(Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAG Administering Officer

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office

Province of Samar City of Calbayog

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION In compliance with Section

5 of R.A. Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that DINA ACEDERA GALLANO, a migrant petitioner, has filed with this Office a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from WINNY to DINA in the Certificate of Live Birth of WINNY ACEDERA GALLANO who was born on June 19, 1985 at Brgy. Getigo, Lope de Vega, Northern Samar and whose parents are PAQUITO GALLANO and LUCINA ACEDERA bearing registry number 85-37.

Any person adversely af-fected by said petition my file his/her written opposition with this Office not later than May 12, 2014.

(Sgd.) FE D. QUIROLJICO City Civil Registrar

EV Mail May 12-18, & 19-25, 2014

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

8th Judicial Region Ormoc City

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFI-CIO SHERIFF

EJF No. R-ORM-14-00006-FC For:

EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE under Act 3135

SOUTHERN LEYTE EMPLOYEES MULTI-PUR-POSE COOPERATIVE (SLEMCOOP),

Mortgagee, -versus-

Sps. MADILYN A. MUSONG AND ARNEL B. MUSONG, Mortgagor,

x-------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

SALE Upon Extra-judicial petition for sale, under

Act 3135 filed by Southern Leyte Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SLEMCOOP), J. Navarro St., Ormoc City against Sps. Madilyn A. Musong and Arnel B. Musong to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of April 30, 2014 amounts to Nine Hundred One Thousand Two Hundred Twelve & 29/100 Pesos Only (P901,212.29) including interest and penalty charges but excluding attorneys fees, sheriffs fees and other expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned sheriff will sell at public auction on June 25, 2014 at 4:00 oclock in the afternoon at the Office of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Ormoc City to the highest bidder, for cash or managers check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all the improvements located therein, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 121-2011000668

Registry of Deeds of Ormoc City, Leyte A parcel of land 15 Blk. 1 of the subdivision plan

Pcs-08-0001121-D, being a portion of the consolidation subdivision plan of Lots Blk. 11, 12, 13 and Road Lot 1, all of the Pcs-08-000528-D, Ormoc Cad/ situated in Brgy. Tambulilid, Ormoc City. Bounded on the NW, points 3, 4,5-6 by Lot 14, Blk. 1 & Road Lot of this subdivision, on the E. Points 6-1 by Lot 16 Blk. 1 of this subdivision, on the S. Points 1-2 by Lot 18, Blk. 1 of this subdivision on the W. Points 2-3 by Blk. 1. Pcs-08-000528-D. Beginning at a point marked 1 on plan, Being S. 33 deg. 02W., 150. 11 m. from BLLM No. 42, Ormoc Cad., thence S. 83 deg. 00W., 08.99 m.to point 2, thence N. 07 deg. 53W., 14.55 m. to point 3; thence N. 83 deg. 21E., 04.75 m. to point 4; thence s. 07 deg. 52E., 03.57 m. to point 5, thence N. 83 deg. 00E., 04.03 m. to point 6, thence S. 08 deg. 24E., 10.95 m.to point of beginning, containing an area of One Hundred Fourteen (114) square meters. Registered in the name of Arnel B. Musong married to Madilyn A. Musong.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on July 2, 2014 without further notice.

(Sgd.) ZENEN B. PURAY, JR. Sheriff IV

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Republic of the Philippines Local/Civil Registry Office

Province: Leyte City/Municipality: PalomponRepublic of the Philippines)

Province of Leyte)SS Petition No. CCE-0029-2014 RA10172

PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH

I, EDIEFERLY DALMAN ESCARTIN, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of P-20 Taglatawan, Bayugan Agusan del Sur, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seeking correction of the clerical error in: My certificate of live birth 2) I was born on September 13, 1982 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines 3) The birth was recorded under registry number 733 (I-82) 4) The clerical error(s) to be corrected is (are):Item No. Description From To4 SEX MALE FEMALE 5) The facts/reasons for filling this petition are the following: For error No. 1: To correct my sex which was wrongly written and recorded in

my birth certificate, this petition is hereby filed. 6)I submit the following documents to support this petition. a) Certificate of Live Birth (SECPA & Office File Copy) b) Baptismal Certificate/Elem. School Permanent Record/Voter Cert. c) NBI Clearance/Police Clearance/Personal Affidavit/SSS E-1 Form d) Out-Patient Record/Pass