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‘Ursula’ disrupts Christmas festivities in Eastern VisayasBy Marie ToneTTe Grace MarTicio

Leyte-born OFW hailed as IOM ‘Champion of Migration’

TACLOBAN CITY – After three landfalls of Typhoon Ursula in Eastern Visayas on Christmas eve, a still undetermined number of families were left homeless because of strong winds and heavy rains, and some areas remain isolated with electricity and communication lines down.

In Tacloban City, houses near the shoreline in Anibong District were swept by huge waves. A fire broke out in the midst of the typhoon in Brgy. 66, leaving 13 houses totally damaged and 6 houses partially damaged. Vice-Mayor Jerry Yaokaisin said the victims lamented that they suf-fered two tragedies at the same time – a typhoon and fire. There were no casualties reported.

Reports of storm surges at Peerless Village and in the vicinity of Ritz Tower de Leyte have been confirmed by the Regional Disas-ter Risk Reduction 8, too.

Several people, particularly last-minute shoppers and store employees were stranded in the downtown area of Tacloban because of severe flooding, no transport facilities available, fall-ing debris and electric posts.

Meanwhile, the Tacloban Doc-tors Hospital’s roof has been blown off by the typhoon along Cong. Mate Avenue (Rizal Ave Ext).

In Eastern Samar where the typhoon first landed, many gov-ernment infrastructures were also damaged, such as the town hall and gym of Salcedo, Eastern Samar according to Councilor Krystelle Joy Palconite.

Salcedo Mayor Melchor Mer-gal said before the landfall, strong

winds and heavy rains were already felt within the vicinity as early as 3:15 PM.

“Surprisingly, the wind weak-ened and there was fair weather. Practically there was calm condi-tion. Then at around 5:30 strong winds started again,” he shared.

The local government unit is now conducting a Rapid Dam-age Assessment.

In Biliran Province, Caibi-ran Mayor Rhodessa Delante Revita reported strong winds and rising up of seawater in her town. Roofs of some houses in Kawayan town were also report-edly blown off by strong winds.

In addition, the Tacloban-Na-val, Biliran road, Ormoc-Naval, Biliran road, Biliran, Biliran-Naval, Biliran road, and cross country road in Biliran province are still not passable.

As of December 24 evening, at least 3,000 passengers have been stranded in Northern Samar, Leyte and Southern Leyte following the suspension of air and sea travels.

The Northern Samar Disas-ter Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO) reported that 2,408 passengers – all bound for Luzon – had been stranded since Monday at the three ports in Allen town due to bad weather spawned by Ursula.

HELP! BUS ON FIRE. People could not help themselves but watch as a Silver Star passenger bus burnt itself up, while plying the Maharlika Highway in Poblacion 2 in San Jorge, Samar Thursday (December 19). Accordingly, all 53 bus passengers were reported safe. Initial investigation disclosed that the vehicle came from Naval, Biliran and while navigating the highway in the portion of Poblacion 2 of San Jorge, Samar, the rear-left tire of the said passenger bus blew up and consequentially caused a fire. The whole bus was engulfed by the blaze, but all of the passengers were safely evacuated. No one was reported injured. Also, it was declarèd fire out at around 1:25 P.M. by responding personnel of San Jorge Bureau of Fire Protection. (By Marie Tonette Marticio & Photo by Daryl Pangilinan)

Warpeace M. Arnold (center) receives the award as “Champion of Migration” from International Organization for Migration (IOM) Chief of Mission in the Philippines Kristin Dadey (right) and De-partment of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary for Administra-tion J. Eduardo Malaya (left) last December 16, 2019 in Manila. (Photo courtesy of Embassy of the Philippines-UAE)

THE INTERNATIONAL Organization for Migra-tion (IOM) has awarded the “Champion of Migra-tion” to Warpeace Martinez Arnold, an overseas Filipino worker from Palompon, Leyte.

“We firmly believe that your contribution has been immensely beneficial in promoting safe, orderly, and humane migration for the benefit of all,” IOM said in selecting Arnold as one of its awardees.

“This recognition by IOM of her contributions to the work of protecting the welfare of overseas Filipinos should serve as an inspiration for everyone that while the challenges may seem insurmount-able, we should all do our part especially for those vulnerable to the vagaries of migration,” added Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Hjayceelyn Quintana, lauding Arnold on her award.

In a statement, the ambassador said that Arnold “has been a valuable partner of the Philippine Embassy in promoting the welfare of Filipinos in the UAE.”

Arnold, who left the country in 1986 “in search for better opportunities for her and her family,” is the current president of United Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Organization in UAE.

“With the determination and the will to keep learning, she was able to prove herself and build great relationships with her employer, helping her endure adversities and rise above them,” IOM said of Arnold, who once became a victim of illegal recruiters.

After 33 years, she now serves as manager of a ship recycling management facility abroad.

Arnold also advocated the passage of the pro-posed “Department of Filipinos Overseas (DFO) Act of 2019” for the safety and protection of OFWs.

IOM Chief of Mission in the Philippines Kristin Dadey awarded Arnold last December 16, 2019 at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City, Manila. (Contributed By Ronald O. Reyes)

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‘Pride of Albuera’ highlights town’s 102nd Founding Anniversary culminating program

The loyalty and service awardees with their unique “plaques” of achievement.

ORMOC CITY – On De-cember 26, 2019, the City Government of Ormoc gave awards and incen-tives to some 65 employees for having been “loyal” government servants, that is, having served the gov-ernment for at most 40 years and at least 10 years.

Five of these awardees have served the govern-ment for 40 years now. They are Adelaida H. Biacolo, Cristeto F. Mandras, Letecia A. Peñalosa, Gemeniano V. Ponce, and Nora C. Sosme-ña. These five have worked for the City Government of Ormoc the longest.

Meanwhile, six have served the government for 35 years. They are Ger-man C. Alvarez, Zoraida R. Baculi, Roy M. Capala, Delia D. Corbo, Edwin C. Omega, Roberto L. Tizon.

Those who have served the government for 30 years now are the following: Eriberto M. Alkuino, Ira Nieva P. Bantasan, Celsa A. Cabunilas, Nenita C. Ceniza, Melenia G. Deme-

terio, Lourdes B. Devila, Maribel V. Gucela, Virginia B. Lirazan, Fulton Emman-uel S. Manawatao, Judy Veneranda B. Mendiola, Maria Elena A. Mendoza, Gracielda V. Molina, Imelda T. Remollo, Rodrigo A. Ri-vera, Crisologo M. Salazar, and Maria Teresita H. Sia.

As for the other award-ees, 11 have served for 25 years, 12 for 20 years, six for 15 years, and nine for 10 years.

City Mayor Richard I. Gomez expressed his great appreciation for the service the employee-awardees have rendered to the people of Ormoc. “Kinahanglan nga ang atong hunahuna as government employees, is to give service to the people. We chose to be in government therefore we should serve the people. The fact that we chose to work here, that means we want to help our people.

Your loyalty should not be with the mayor but with the people. Time will come na mapulihan gyud ang mga mayors but most of you will still be here. Just give your utmost respect sa tanang mga mayor ug mga elected officials nga molingkod,” said Mayor Gomez.

Also gracing the award-ing ceremony were City Councilors Benjamin S. Pongos, Jr. and Nolito M. Quilang. By Dailyn Cabarse

THE DEPARTMENT of Health in Eastern Visayas has advised the public to celebrate the Yuletide sea-son with a healthy mind and body, away from ill-nesses and injuries.

John Paul Roca, DOH 8 information officer, urged parents not to allow their children to play with fire-crackers, instead buy toys that are age-appropriate.

“For the parents, they should monitor their chil-dren where they spend their money because they might just buy firecrackers,” he said.

Despite the Christmas shopping rush, he also urged them to check labels and expiration dates of food and make sure to buy fresh meat and vegetables.

“In preparing food, please observe cleanliness

and proper hygiene. Make sure to wash your hands before cooking and sepa-rate the cooked from raw ones,” he noted.

He asked them to en-sure that food is covered, so it would not be contami-nated by flies and bacteria.

For those who have maintenance drugs, Roca asked them to take their medications on time and to eat sweets in moderation to avoid high blood pressure and diabetes.

He also asked those who will attend parties not to drink and drive to avoid road crash.

“Lastly, celebrate the season together with family and by giving thanks to our Creator for all the blessings received.” By Marie Tonette Grace Marticio

The five pride of Albuera together with Municipal Mayor Sixto B. Dela Victoria (farthest right) and Vice-Mayor Tita P. Alajas (leftmost). In the picture are Antonio L. Nabre, Safeo Juanillo, Rizalyn D. Labanan, TASVEFA representative, and Rene Mae E. Silvano.

ALBUERA, LEYTE – On December 19, this munici-pality celebrated its 102nd Founding Anniversary; and the very highlight of the culminating activity of the anniversary was the giving of recognition to some five proud Albuera-nons and one organization, who, in their own ways, have brought pride and honor to the municipality.

Two of these were given recognition for rep-resenting Eastern Visayas to the 2018 Palarong Pam-bansa in the Dance Sports event Juvenile Category. They are Safeo Juanillo and Rene Mae E. Silvano.

Another pride of Al-buera is Rizalyn D. La-banan. She was awarded as 2019 Outstanding Teaching Personnel of Region 8.

Antonio L . Nabre , most popularly known

as Tonette.com, was also given recognition as a pride of the municipality for hosting the Modern

Pentathlon Event during the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) held on November 30 to Decem-ber 11 , 2019 in Subic , Zambales.

Michael Wunder also gave pride to the municipal-ity for entering “Bahay ni Kuya” as one of the house-mates in the PBB (Pinoy Big Brother) Teen 8 Edition.

Meanwhile, the TAS-VEFA (Tinag-an, Anti-

polo, Salvacion Vegetable Farmers Association) also brought pride and honor to the municipality for being the 3rd Placer (SIP-SIBOL) in the search for National Sulong Bayanihan 2019 of the Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Depart-ment of Social Welfare and Development, Central Of-fice, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City. By Dailyn Cabarse

ALBUERA, LEYTE – On December 19, this munici-pality launched its official hymn, in line with the municipality’s celebra-tion of its 102nd Founding Anniversary. According-ly, the 10th Sangguniang Bayan of Albuera, in its 20th regular session held on November 18, 2019, passed and approved a Resolution adopting the song “Albuera, Lungsod nga Bililhon” as the of-ficial municipal hymn of Albuera, Leyte.

The song goes, “Albuera, Lungsod nga Bililhon”:

Lungsod nga bililhon, ang palibot bahandianon

Mga katawhang mapailobon, kanunay nga malaomon. Sa kalisod ug pagsulay,

lig-on kanunay Kining mga gasa, ato nga

ampingan Nga kapahimuslan natong

tanan Atong ipaambit kaaghop ug

panagdait Dili ta kawangon, kaakuhang

lungsodnon Mga pangandoy atong

buhaton, kalinaw ug kalipay maangkon

Ang kalamboan nga matagamtam, bunga sa

kakugi natong tanan Ato nga dasigon kaliwat nga Sibugaynon Albuera, angay kang amumahon ug mahalon Ug kitang katawhan salig sa

kahitas-an Ato nga panalipdan

bulawanong kinaiyahan Sa mga damgo sa

kabulahanan, magkahiusa kitang tanan

Maghugpong kita! Molambo kita! Viva Albuera!” The music of the song

was composed and arranged by Isagani Villarojo while the lyrics was written by Ma-rio I. Cubi. Accordingly, the title of the hymn is about the worthiness of the municipal-ity. The first part of the song describes the worthiness of Albuera in terms of its rich natural resources as well as the perseverance, resilience, and the optimism of the people during hardships like natural and man-made calamities and even personal and community threats of peace and order.

The Albueranons are also reminded by the song to secure, conserve, and pre-serve the aforementioned for them and the future gen-eration to benefit and enjoy. Meanwhile, the refrain of the song, according to the interpretation, encourages the locals to share their traditional traits of being hospitable and sincerely concerned to others who are in need. Albueranons are also enjoined to do their share as part of their civic duty for the betterment of the town, hence, to real-ize their dreams of lasting peace and happiness.

The chorus part, on the other hand, aims to inspire the locals to see the worthiness of their town, thus everyone is encouraged to always be faithful to God, as well as to protect, sustain, and take good care of the rich environment and natural wealth.

The last part of the song is “optimistic for a devel-oped Albuera”, hence, ev-eryone is enjoined to unite and act together as one. By Dailyn Cabarse

3DECEMBER 23-29, 2019

BFP may pasidaan sa publiko kontra pabuto

Mga pasahero tanggongORMOC CITY – Daghan mga pasahero sa barko nga motabok unta sa Cebu ang nan-gatanggong dihang gipugngan sa Philip-pine Coast Guard (PCG) nga makalawig ang mga barko dihang giisa sa PAG-ASA ang signal number 2 sa bagyong Ursula lukop Sidlakang Kabisayaan, Lunes sa buntag, Desiyembre 23.

Way nahimo ang mga pasahero. Daghan kanila nagbagotbot kay linaw daw kaayo ang dagat. Daghan kanila nagpa-refund, ug nanguli, apan adunay daghan nagpabilin sa Ormoc naghuwat kun kanus-a may biyahe. Ang may mga kuarta niestar sa mga lodging houses samtang ang uban nga igo-igo lang ang dalang kuarta, diha nipasilong sa lounge sa bus terminal. Ang adlaw naglagiting sa kaiinit hangtud na lang niabot ang hapon.

Desiyembre 24 sa buntag nagpakita pa ang adlaw, hangtud nianang udto. Ang PAG-ASA nideklalar na nga signal number 3 ang bagyong si Ursula sa tibuok Leyte, nianang pagkahapon. Didto na nagsugod pag-uwan ug hangin hangtud nikusog nianang pagkagabii. Nilurang ang nagpanaghoy nga hangin pasado alas onse na sa gabii, Desiyembre 24.

Desiyembre 25 sa buntag nakita ang daghang destroso. May mga sakyanan sa pulis ang napusgay ang samin dihang gi-hapak sa hangin. Ang patrol car sa OCCLO o PNP-SOCO nahugmakan sa nabanggi nga sanga sa kahoy.

Sa police blotter sa PS1 si Executive Mas-ter Sargeant Frederick Cabaltera nagpa blotter kay ang iyang sakyanan ang nadestroso ang samin tungod sa paghapak sa hangin.

Sa plaza, ang Christmas Tree napukan, mga siot nagpasad sa kalsada, ug mga basurero wala makaato ug hinlo hangtud Desiyembre 26.

Gisusi sa EV Mail ang lounge sa bus terminal ug gikumosta ang mga na-strand-ed nga mga pasahero. Matud ni Manuel Angelio, ang duty nga Civil Security Unit, gihatdan ug pagkaon sa CSWD ang 54 ka mga pasahero nga diha nipasilong pana-hun sa bagyo. Kan-on, tubig, corned beef, ug ubang sud-an ang giandam sa mga kawani sa CSWD kanila. Imbis kauban nila ang ilang tagsatagsa ka pamilya sa pasko, dinhi sila sa Ormoc nagpalabay mentras tanto nga way biyahe.

Si Nestor Lusay, kauban ang anak lalake, mobakasyun sa Negros Oriental kay moduaw sa iyang mga ginikanan nagkanayun, wala siyay mahimo kay bagyo man maayo na lang nga anhi sila sa luwas nga lugar, adto na lang sila magsaulog sa bag-ong tuig sa Negros uban sa iyang mga ginikanan. Sa Bicol na nanimuyo si Nelson human siya naminyo.

Desiyembre 25, buntag gilibkas na sa PAG-ASA ang signal sa bagyo, pero ang mga barko didto pa sa Cebu, mao nga gabii na nakagikan ang mga natanggong nga pasahero tabok sa Cebu, matud ni PO3rd Ceferino Tabobo ug SN2 Akmad Ullang sa Philippine Coast Guard.

Sa laing bahin, may mga nangutana gi-kan sa pipila katawo, ngano daw nga serad-an man ang passenger terminal area sa PPA kun mag bagyo, imbis anha na lang mopasilong ang pasahero nga matanggong, tubag ni Port Police Senior Inspector Kerstin Joy Duran nga pinasubay sa mando gikan sa taas, ilang serad-an ang terminal kay dili kini luwas nga himuon nga evacuation center kay daplin ra sa dagat. Peligro kun mosuyla unya ang dagat kun modagko ang bawud ug mohapak sa terminal, mameligro hinuon ang mga tawo. Adto sila angay mopasilong sa mga evacua-tion centers nga gitagana sa gobiyerno.

Sa buhatan sa Philippine Coast Guard Station Western Leyte, sila nag-abiso sa mga pasahero nga mosayu ug anha sa pier aron malikayan ang kalangan. Estrikto karon ang mga awtoridad. Ang mga way ticket dili makasulod sa pantalan.

May mga K9 unit sa PCG nakaalerto, tanang mga bagahe iplastar sa x-ray machines para sa inspeksiyun aron pagseguro nga way kontrabando makalusot. Ni Paul Libres

ORMOC CITY – Ang “Oplan: Iwas Pa-putok” 2019 gilusad karon sa Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) nunot sa pasidaan sa publiko nga likayan ang paggamit sa bisan unsang matang sa pabuto aron malikayan ang desgrasya.

Sa report nahipos nag-ingon ang PNP adunay lima ka klase lamang sa pabuto ang gitugtan maibaligya sa merkado pero kun ang BFP ang pasultion, mas maayo gyud nga dili na tugtan ang mga pabuto kay sa datus nga nahipos, pasko ug pagtikang sa bag-ong tuig naa gyoy mabuthan.

Dinhi sa Ormoc matud ni SFOI Dino Daniel Barsumo, ang information officer sa BFP, ning nanglabay nga mga tuig, wala gyud hinuoy nalanding sa tambalanan tun-god kay nabuthan. Butang nga gikahimuot

sa BFP nunot sa pahayag nga desiplinado ang katawhan sa siyudad, pero bisan pa niini wala sila mohatag ug kompiyansa.

Si City Fire Marshal SINSP. Felipe Ali-cando Jr. nimando sa iyang mga sakop nga paspasan ang pahibalo ngadto sa publiko. Nagrekoreda ang mga kawani sa BFP tumong nila ang terminal, merkado, ug kadtong lugar nga gideklara sa BFP nga fire prone areas.

Matud ni SFOI Barsumo kapin napulo ka lugar sa siyudad ang giingon nga peli-groso kun may sunog mahitabo mao nga kini ang osa sa giseguro nilag adto.

Ang ilang mga firetrucks kanunay magpatrolya adlaw ug gabii aron madali ra nila pagresponde kun simbako may alarma sa sunog. Gawas niini, may pahinumdum ang BFP adtong mobakasyun o kaha bi-

yaan ang ilang balay kay adunay adtoon ang tagbalay, ibilin kini sa kasaligan nga mga tawo o silingan aron dili sundon ug kawatan. Ang mga nakasaksak nga linya sa aplayanses sama sa TV, electric fans, ug refrigerator ibton, pero kun adunay sulod nga mga pagkaon, kini lang ang ibilin na-kasaksak ang linya. Dili kalimtan ang naka charge nga flashlight ug cellphone kay kun masubrahan na sa kainit, mobuto kini ug osa sa hinungdan sa sunog.

Kadtong kahoy gigamit nga pangsug-nod, ayaw biyae ang abohan nga adunay mga baga aron dili mameligro sa sunog ang inyong balay. Gikinahanglan sa BFP ang hingpit nga kooperasyun sa publiko kay kini para sa kaayuhan sa tanan, dugang ni SFOI Barsumo. Ni Paul Libres

Mga aksidente sa kalsada ning uwahing mga adlaw sa DesiyembreORMOC CITY – Lima katawo ang naan-gul tungod sa aksidente sa kalsada. Kini nga kasayuran nakuha sa EV Mail gikan sa Traffic Management Unit (TMU).

Desiyembre 21 pasado ala una sa kaadla-won, tulo katawo ang gitabang sa rescue unit dihang duha ka motor ang nagkabanggaay didto sa barangay Linao. Ang osa ka motor gisakyan sa managtiayung Jay Covero Ge-rundio, 43, ug Rubelin, 40, mga taga Camp Downes ning siyudad. Ang nibangga kanila

gimaneho ni Mark Crispin Victorio, 26, es-tudyante ug taga Tongonan ning siyudad.

Sila P/MSgt. Roland Murillo ug P/SSgt. Dante Manatad niresponde; sa ilang inbistigasyun, ang managtiayung Gerundio gikan sa Naungan paingon sila pauli sa Camp Downes, ug sa diha na sila sa Linao nabanggaan sila sa motor nga gimaneho ni Victorio. Nangalamba sa kalsada ang mga biktima, hasta na ang drayber sa nakabangga nga motor nga si

Victorio. Ang managtiayun gitabang sa rescue team sa Bureau of Fire Protection ug gidala sa Ormoc Doctors Hospital samtang si Victorio gitabang sa Ormoc Rescue Team ug gidala sa OSPA-FMC.

Desiyembre 23, sa follow-up nga gihimo sa EV MAIL gikan sa TMU na-sayran nga nakagawas na sa tambalanan ang mga biktima ug sa barangay na daw nila husayun ang problema.

Desiyembre 21, alas sais pasado sa gabii, nadasmasgan ug motor ang 18 anyus nga ginang nailhan nga Rojim Merino, taga Linao. Ang nakabangga kaniya mao si Del-mar Villegas, 27 anyus ug taga Dayhagan ning siyudad. Ang ginang nitabok sa pikas tampi sa kalsada subay sa pedestrian lane diha sa Lilia Ave., Cogon dihang nahitabo ang aksidente. Nadala ang biktima sa ODH ug nagkasabot ra ang masigkahabig.

Laing aksidente ang nahitabo pud; naangul si Arsenio Panilag, 61 anyus ug taga Panalian, Ipil, dihang ang ilang gisakyanan nga motor gidumbol sa nagsunod kanila. Kini nahitabo sa barangay Can-adieng alas onse pasado sa buntag, Desiyembre 21.

Ang nakadumbol kanila nideretso lag sibat. Sa inbistigasyun, si Panilag angkas sa motor, ang drayber mao ang iyang anak nga si Alladin. Paingon sila sa siyudad; sa diha na sila sa Can-adieng, gipunggit sila sa nagsunod nilang motor. Ang tiguwang nga biktima gidala sa OSPA-FMC aron patambalan ang mga bon-og nga naangkon. Dili hinuon grabe, polong sa taga TMU. Ni Paul Libres

MAYOR RICHARD GOMEZ GISUGAT ANG PASKO SAMTANG NAG-CHECK PALIBOT SA ORMOC. Sa picture inyong makita si Mayor uban ni OCPO Dir. Police Col. Armel Gongona nga mi-responde sa usa ka report nga dunay kadudahan nga mga saky-anan nga naglibot-libot sa Barangay Sto. Niño. Negative ang resulta, pero hangyo ni Mayor Gomez sa mga residente nga padayon nga alerto. (By JKDP)

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Holiday Heart Syndrome

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column will return next issue.

FOR THE PAST days, some patients got admitted due to dizziness, chest pain, blurring of vision and even loss of consciousness; only to find out after further tests that their condition was attrib-uted to uncontrolled high blood pressure coupled with high cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

This Christmas season, we attend a lot parties, reunions and even fiestas that people often have the tendency to binge; eating and drinking more than what we used to consume. This predisposes people to develop the so-called Holiday Heart Syndrome. This condition can occur in certain people with or without a prior history of heart rhythm problem when they simply have had too much alcohol to drink.

There are studies stressing the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption, however, there had been documentations of harmful conse-quences associated with heavy consumption of alcohol over an extended period of time. The Philippines has already been tagged by a Geneva-based World Health Organization study, being one of the top 3 alcohol consumers in Southeast Asia. Filipinos were found to consume mostly beer. And alcohol consumed in large quantities has long been recognized to induce an alcoholic-induced heart structural abnormality called cardiomyopathy. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a major form of secondary heart enlargement nowadays. It basically causes a change in heart structure and decline in heart function and, it exists as the probable cause of other heart ab-normalities, especially abnormal heart rhythms or atrial and/or ventricular arrhythmias. Only in the past 20-25 years has the potential role of short-term alcohol consumption been elucidated in patients without previous heart problems.

In 1978, Dr. Philip Ettinger et al conducted a study on 32 separate abnormal heart rhythms episodes in 24 patients. These patients consumed alcohol heavily and regularly; in addition, they took part in a weekend or holiday drinking binge (consuming more than they could handle) immedi-ately prior to heart evaluation. Based on the results of this study, the term holiday heart syndrome was coined. It was defined as a sudden cardiac rhythm and/or conduction disturbance, most commonly supraventricular tachyarrhythmia, associated with heavy ethanol consumption in a person without other clinical evidence of heart disease.

Typically, this resolved rapidly with spon-taneous recovery during subsequent abstinence from alcohol use. The effect of alcohol on caus-ing abnormal heart rhythms / arrhythmias is dose-dependent. It is independent of pre-existing heart diseases.

Holiday heart syndrome now most com-monly refers to the association between alcohol use and heart rhythm disturbances, particularly supraventricular tachyarrhythmia in apparently healthy people. Similar reports have indicated that recreational use of marijuana may have cor-responding effects. The most common rhythm disorder is atrial fibrillation, which usually con-verts to normal sinus rhythm within 24 hours. Although the syndrome can recur, its clinical course is benign, and specific antiarrhythmic therapy is usually not indicated. But interest-ingly, even modest alcohol intake can be identi-fied as a trigger in some patients with transient abnormal heart rhythms like atrial fibrillation. Although other rhythms such as atrial flutter, isolated ventricular premature beats, isolated atrial premature beats, junctional tachycardia, and various other rhythm disturbances may occur with less frequency. But AF is the most common cause of strokes, thus, endangering people with predisposing conditions such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and diabetes to developing cardiac (heart attacks) and stroke events. The outcome of Holiday Heart Syndrome depends on the presence of underlying heart disease. Long-term alcohol use increases the risk of cardiomyopathy and chronic liver disease.

Patients often have a history of previous alcohol exposure. This often occurs in binges on weekends, during vacations, and, of course, on holidays like Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Pa-tients may present with varying symptoms such as very fast hear rates / palpitations, syncope (loss of consciousness), difficulty of breathing on exertion or chest pain. They must be brought immediately to the emergency department. Although, mental status examination maybe impaired by alcohol intoxication, nevertheless these patients must be brought to the emergency department so that important tests could be done to determine other life-threatening con-ditions. This is especially true for those with previous stroke, hypertension, congestive heart failure, diabetes, and age >65-75 years old.

This group of patients may need further work-up and treatment. Those who present to the emergency department with sustained abnormal heart rhythms secondary to acute alcohol toxicity are usually admitted and can be observed with ECG monitoring and baseline 2D echocardiography (heart ultrasound) is done.

sEE HEALTH p. 8

CHRISTMAS is, of course, about the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. It is such a beautiful event that, thanks to God, we still like to ro-manticize to the hilt. But no matter how much romance and fantasy we put in there, we know that we actually can never fully fathom the tre-mendous wonder that this event brings about, since the whole thing is a mystery.

Christmas is about God’s great and over-whelming love for us. It is about God who by becoming man adapts himself to us to recover our lost dignity as his image and likeness, ad-opted children of his, meant to share in his very life and nature. It is about God lowering himself to raise us up to where he wants us to be. It is a completely gratuitous love that we should also learn to develop in ourselves.

Pope Francis recently has written about how wonderful it would be if we continue to put the nativity scene in our homes and in many other places. In it, he explained the symbolism attached to the different characters and elements we like to put in the crèche. He is encouraging us to do our prayer and meditation in front of the crèche.

It might be good to go through that docu-ment and transmit its message vigorously to a world that is showing signs of losing its reli-gious moorings. We cannot deny that with our world becoming more and more technology-immersed, somehow the attractiveness of the mystery of Christmas is undermined. We have to counter this trend.

Yes, with the rapid technological develop-ment today, people, especially the young, tend to be overly immersed in the earthly, material and temporal things in our life, at the expense of the spiritual and supernatural dimensions of our life. They tend to be more self-oriented rather than others-oriented, which is what is ideal for us, since we are meant for loving.

To counter this tendency, we have to be with Christ. And Christmas is a very good occasion to achieve that ideal. Christmas should mean to us as Christ wanting to be born in us, so that we that we can be born again into the life of grace, into the very life of Christ, which we lost through our sin, both the original and the personal.

Christmas is a time of rebirth, of another conversion so that our identification with Christ, the pattern of our humanity and savior of our damaged humanity, becomes ever tighter. We have to realize ever more deeply that we need to be reborn. We have to do whatever is needed to make this need felt sharply by us. We cannot deny that today’s conditions seem to desensitize us of this most basic need of ours.

Precisely for his purpose, Christ made himself so easily available to us that he makes himself not only present to us up to now, but to give himself to us completely especially in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

To be reborn in Christ, who is our “way, truth and life,” to be “alter Christus” if not “ipse Christus” (another Christ, Christ himself) as we ought to be, is not a pipe dream. Christ is all there for the taking.

And as St. Paul also asserted, “Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” (Eph 4,11-13)

Let us learn to feel at home with this tremen-dous truth about ourselves and start to do some-thing to conform our life to this truth of our faith!

Merry Christmas to one and all!

Could Time-Restricted Eating Help You Lose Weight?

PEOPLE WITH OBESITY, high blood sugar, high blood pressure or high cholesterol are often advised to eat less and move more, but our new research suggests there is now another simple tool to fight off these diseases: restricting your eating time to a daily 10-hour window.

Studies done in mice and fruit flies suggest that limiting when animals eat to a daily window of 10 hours can prevent, or even reverse, metabolic diseases that affect millions in the U.S.

“We are scientists – a cell biologist and a car-diologist – and are exploring the effects of the timing of nutrition on health. Results from flies and mice led us and others to test the idea of time-restricted eating in healthy people. Studies lasting more than a year showed that TRE was safe among healthy individuals. Next, we tested time-restricted eating in patients with conditions known collectively as metabolic syndrome. We were curious to see if this approach, which had a profound impact on obese and diabetic lab rats, can help millions of patients who suffer from early signs of diabetes, high blood pressure and unhealthy blood cholesterol,” shared the researchers.

A leap from prevention to treatmentIt’s not easy to count calories or figure out how much

fat, carbohydrates and protein are in every meal. That’s why using TRE provides a new strategy for fighting obe-sity and metabolic diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. Several studies had suggested that TRE is a lifestyle choice that healthy people can adopt and that can reduce their risk for future metabolic diseases.

However, TRE is rarely tested on people already diagnosed with metabolic diseases. Furthermore, the vast majority of patients with metabolic diseases are often on medication, and it was not clear whether it was safe for these patients to go through daily fasting of more than 12 hours — as many experiments require — or whether TRE will offer any benefits in addition to those from their medications.

Here is what the researchers found:“In a unique collaboration between our basic

science and clinical science laboratories, we tested whether restricting eating to a 10-hour window improved the health of people with metabolic syndrome who were also taking medications that lower blood pressure and cholesterol to manage their disease.

“We recruited patients from UC San Diego clinics who met at least three out of five criteria for metabolic syndrome: obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high level of bad cholesterol and low level of good cholesterol. The patients used a research app called myCircadianClock, developed in our lab, to log every calorie they consumed for two weeks. This helped us to find patients who were more likely to spread their eating out over the span of 14 hours or more and might benefit from 10-hour TRE.

“We monitored their physical activity and sleep using a watch worn on the wrist. As some patients with bad blood glucose control may experience low blood glucose at night, we also placed a continuous glucose monitor on their arm to measure blood glucose every few minutes for two weeks.

“Nineteen patients qualified for the study. Most of them had already tried standard lifestyle interventions of reducing calories and doing more physical activity.

sEE DIET p. 5

5DECEMBER 23-29, 2019

Gloomy Christmas Day due to ‘Ursula’

With cheese or rosemary

HAPPY 2020(#NewYearsResolution)

The 20-Peso Philippine Currency

IT IS NOT so much about its vibrant color or the lines, but let us dwell on the picture of the man on the bill. It shows Philip-pine Pres. Manuel Roxas. He was the First President of the new Philippine Republic after the US granted us our Independence on 5 July 1945.

We therefore had the same date as the American independence. It is also the time when we would sing only one National Anthem. We used to sing two anthems: the Star Spangled Banner and our own in that order. This representation still remembers both in English. If we give it a thought, the date is more legitimate than the one espoused by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. After all, Aguinaldo is the usurper.

The blood of the Bonifacio brothers are on his hands. The war between America and Spain ended in the victory of the US. In the Treaty of Paris Spain handed to America our country and they were given compen-sation of $20 million as the price that Spain wanted. We became an American posses-sion from 10 December 1898 up to 4 July

1945. Pres. Manuel Roxas was therefore the first President of the Philippine Republic.

There is a footnote of the Roxas presi-dency. Then Pres. Manuel Quezon was the one to convince Roxas who was still a bachelor to marry a young woman who was carrying a child in exchange for naming Roxas as Vice President, which position was vacant. Roxas agreed and the rest is history. It was a case of ambition giving way to love.

Roxas was already engaged to be married to Jovita Fuentes, also an Ilonga like him. We can just imagine the tears she must have shed. The poor girl was left with a broken heart. It was then that the jilted lover who composed the song “Kamingaw sa Payag”. It is a poignant song that makes one feel just as bad as she felt. She is a National Artist. From then on, she did not entertain any more lovers. No doubt it, it was a case of am-bition that overpowered love. The presi-dency did not last long. He died in office with almost two years left of his term.

I HAVE ALWAYS liked cheese. I often eat it with crackers or bread. That preference as it turns out is good because a recent study reported that eating cheese, specifically the aged kind containing the compound sper-midine, as found in blue cheese, is linked to a longer life in mammals.

The experiment was done with mice and I am not bothered because mice are as close as we could get to people for animal lab experiments. The mice did not only live longer when spermidine was added to the drinking water, but they are also healthier in terms of cardiac function.

Another study observed 800 Italians and found that those who ate more cheese had lower blood pressure, a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and 40% lower risk of heart failure.

But the secret to a long life may actually be in the herb garden. Residents in southern Italy regularly live to 100 or older, are less likely to develop heart disease and other age-related diseases, and have exceptional brain function into their second century. Scientists think rosemary is one reason so I have it growing in my garden.

Scientists say the benefits of fresh rosemary are linked to the essential oils it contains. Consuming 2 tablespoons of any variety of rosemary, whether cooked or raw, a few times a week is enough to see health benefits, and here are five ways to do it.

1. Marinate with meats. Rosemary can be

put into a chicken with a lemon and a little garlic. The herb goes well with the “other white meat”, too. Experts suggest you “finely chop [the rosemary], mix with olive oil and garlic, and place in a hole that extends through the entire length of a big pork loin,” before roasting the whole thing at a low temperature.

2. Combine with potatoes. One of the simplest ways to use rosemary is to roast it with potatoes. Break off a few small sprigs and sprinkle over potatoes, experts say. Add olive oil, salt and garlic and bake until crispy.

3. Add in soup. Rosemary makes for an extra-tasty white bean- and-tomato soup. Toss rosemary into your soup starter along with drained white beans, a little vegetable stock, and either fresh or canned tomatoes, for an instant flavor and fragrance.

4. Spruce up squash. Add extra flavor to butternut squash with this simple recipe: Take cubed squash, shiitake mushroom heads, two little sprigs of rosemary, salt and olive oil, and roast that at 425 degrees until lightly caramelized and tender.

5. Infuse chocolate. Rosemary and chocolate go well together. You can give added flavor to cakes and brownies by dropping a sprig into melting butter and letting it infuse for a half-hour. Remove the rosemary and bake away.

Have a healthy and hearty appetite with cheese and Rosemary, most especially during the Christmas Holidays!

CHRISTMAS DAY is supposed to be a day of enjoyment for families and their kins, a day of family gathering, together enjoying personal stories of the year past.

Instead the day came preparing for whatever typhoon Ursula would bring. And indeed Ursuala pummeled Tacloban City with strong winds at 195 kilometers per hour (kph), which brought down three 138-Kilovolt and three 230-Kilovolt power lines that cut down electric power to not only the whole of Tacloban City, but to the entire islands of Leyte, Samar, Biliran, Bohol, and other areas of the Visayas.

As of Christmas Day, typhoon Ursula had hit seven landfalls in Samar, Leyte (the whole of Eastern Visayas), the West-ern Visayas and Mimaropa, the weather bureau PAGASA said.

The typhoon first hit land in the town of Salcedo, Eastern Samar in the afternoon of December 24, and made another landfall in Tacloban City and in Cabucgayan, Biliran during Christmas Eve.

Well, typhoon Ursula may have made our Christmas Day in Tacloban City a bit gloomy but it did not dampen the spirit of Christmas in our family gathering. Dear Atty. Golo,

Niadtong pasko wa makauli sa amo ang akong bana tungod kono ni Ursula. Nagduda ko kay may uyab man si Noli sa una ginganlan og Ursula. Dili moangkon si Noli nga didto siya sa ka Ursula. Wa kono koy evidensya, “presumed innocent” kono siya. Salig lang kay abogadohon, iya lang kong ilad-ilaron. Makigbuwag unta ko ni Noli kay sugarol kaayo, ang iyang “bonus” nahurot lang sa sabong. Peru, misaad siya nga magbag-o na kono karong 2020. Di na kono siya mamuwang sonod tuig, mao kono nay iyang “new year’s resolution”. Asa may maayo magbuhat pod ko og akong “new year’s resolution” aron mahadlok siya. Kon dili me motu-man sa among mga “new year’s resolu-tion” magkinihaay ming duha?

Imong amiga, Isidra

Dear Isidra,Ang atong batakang balaod nag-isip

sa akusado nga inosente hangtod ang iyang sala mapamatud-an pinaagi sa proyba nga walay lama sa pagduda (Art. III, Sec. 14(1), 1987 Constitution). Duha ka Ursula ang apil ning imong estorya, ang bagyo og ang karibal nimo. Mao nga ikaw mismo dili segurado. Aron di na ka maglagot, hatagi na lang si Noli sa “benefit of the doubt”. Bahin sa “new year’s resolution” dili kini balaod nga pinugsanay. Mao nga dili ma priso ang dili motuman. Aron “fair”, pwede pod ka maghimo og imong “new year’s resolu-tion”, nga kon sunod tuig pohon si Noli mamuwang gihapon, sa mosketero dili na siya nimo pasudlon. Pwede pod dili nimo tumanon aron dili ka tugnawon.

Imong amigo, Manny G. Golo

The Epiphany of the LordJanuary 5, 2020

Matthew 2:1-12When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in

the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.”

When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, He inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for

thus it has been written through the prophet: And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.”

Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascer-tained from them the time of the star’s appearance.

He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage.”

After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was.

They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

As part of this study, the only change they had to fol-low was to self-select a window of 10 hours that best suited their work-family life to eat and drink all of their calories, say from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Drinking water and taking medications outside this window were allowed. For the next 12 weeks they used the myCircadianClock app, and for the last two weeks of the study they also had the continuous glucose monitor and activity monitor.

Timing is the medicine“After 12 weeks, the volunteers returned to the clinic

for a thorough medical examination and blood tests. We

DIET ... from P. 4 compared their final results with those from their initial visit. The results, which we published in Cell Metabolism, were pleasantly surprising. We found most of them lost a modest amount of body weight, particularly fat from their abdominal region. Those who had high blood glucose levels when fasting also reduced these blood sugar levels. Similarly, most patients further reduced their blood pressure and LDL cholesterol. All of these benefits hap-pened without any change in physical activity.”

Reducing the time window of eating also had sev-eral inadvertent benefits. On average, patients reduced their daily caloric intake by a modest 8%. However, statistical analyses did not find strong association

between calorie reduction and health improvement. Similar benefits of TRE on blood pressure and blood glucose control were also found among healthy adults who did not change caloric intake.

Nearly two-thirds of patients also reported restful sleep at night and less hunger at bedtime — similar to what was reported in other TRE studies on relatively healthier cohorts. While restricting all eating to just a six-hour window was hard for partici-pants and caused several adverse effects, patients reported they could easily adapt to eating within a 10-hour span. Although it was not necessary after completion of the study, nearly 70% of our patients continued with the TRE for at least a year. As their health improved, many of them reported having re-duced their medication or stopped some medication.

Despite the success of this study, time-restricted

eating is not currently a standard recommendation from doctors to their patients who have metabolic syndrome. This study was a small feasibility study; more rigorous randomized control trials and multiple location trials are necessary next steps.

“Toward that goal, we have started a larger study on metabolic syndrome patients. Although we did not see any of our patients go through dangerously low levels of glucose during overnight fasting, it is important that time-restricted eating be practiced under medical supervision. As TRE can improve metabolic regulation, it is also necessary that a physician pays close attention to the health of the patient and adjusts medications ac-cordingly. We are cautiously hopeful that time-restricted eating can be a simple, yet powerful approach to treat-ing people with metabolic diseases,” the researchers concluded. (Source: www.livescience.com)

6 DECEMBER 23-29, 2019

Republic of the Philippines Province of Eastern Samar

City of Borongan OFFICE OF SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

ORDINANCE NO. 152Series of 2019

“AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE CITY OF BORONGAN ANIMAL REGULATION AND CONTROL CODE, PRESCRIBING

REGULATORY FEES AND PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR SIMILAR PURPOSES, SUBJECT TO ALL LAWS

AND EXISTING LEGAL RULES AND REGULATIONS.”

SPONSORED BY:Committee on Environment and Climate change

EXPLANATORY NOTESection 16 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government

Code of 1991 broadly vests local government units with police powers to ensure the promotion of public health and safety, among many other things that are essential to the promotion of general welfare.

Article I, Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9394 otherwise known as Charter of the City of Borongan, in the city shall exercise the powers expressly granted, those neces-sarily Implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those which are essential to the promotion of the general welfare.

Anti-rabies ordinance of 1997 provides only control of rabies from unvaccinated dogs, failing however to consider prevention if not eradication of rabies both in human and dogs. Anti-rabies Ordinance of 2011 only empowers the Barangays regarding Anti-rabies programs, it fails to authorize the barangays regarding the impounding of stray animals.

It is rampant that pet dogs and other animals are left by the owners to stray and roam around in public places and streets. Due to these stray animals, specially dogs, several motorcycle accidents on the streets and along highways had been reported which cause damage to vehicle, injuries and even death of the drivers and passengers.

Rabies is one of the many dreaded disease that are common to infect and kill the citizens of poor countries and there is a need to strictly adhere Republic Act 9482 of the Philippines or the Anti-Rabies Act of 2007, in order to minimize, if not totally eliminate incidence of animal rabies bites.

It is the mandate of Republic Act 10631 of the Philippines or the Animal Welfare Act as amended to protect and promote the welfare of all terrestrial, aquatic and marine animals in the Philippines by supervising and regulating the establishment and opera-tions of all facilities utilized for breeding, maintaining, keeping, treating of all animals either as objects of trade or as households pets. For this purpose of this Act, pet animal shall include birds.

This ordinance shall address relatively high presence incidents of road accident due to stray animals and in order to curb the increasing transmission of rabies to humans, this Sanggunian and in the interest of public safety and health sanitation, deems urgent the enactment of a policy aimed at promoting responsible pet ownership while penalizing residents who are negligent in providing proper care to their pet animals. This ordinance will also use microchip/dog tag tagging so that animal control officers and veterinarians can return lost pets quickly to their owners, mitigating expenses for housing, food, medical care, outplacing and euthanasia.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bo-rongan in Session assembled that:

Enacted:ARTICLE I

SHORT TITLE AND DECLARATION OF POLICYSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE – THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE KNOWN AS “BO-

RONGAN ANIMAL REGULATION AND CONTROL (BARC) CODE”. SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY – It is hereby declared policy of the City

Government of Borongan to protect and safeguard the health of its constituents. Towards this end, a synchronized system for the control of stray animals and prevention of the spread and eventual education of animal rabies shall be provided.

ARTICLE IIDEFINITION OF TERMS

SECTION 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS. – As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall mean and be understood as follows:

1. Animal – refer to any animal of whatever specie, genus family, size and purpose which include, but not limited, to dogs, cats, birds, etc.

2. Animal carcass waste – refers to animal`s carcass, animal tissues, organs, blood or its components and body fluids.

3. Animal control facility – refers to an establishment operated and governed by the City Government of Borongan which consists of an animal diagnostic laboratory and medical facility, spay/neuter center and dog impounding.

4. Animal facility – refers to an establishments, other than that of the local govern-ment unit, utilized for breeding maintaining, keeping, training or training of all animals, including birds, either as objects of trade or as household pets. This includes but not limited to, pet shop, kennel, veterinary clinic, veterinary hospital, stockyard, corral, stud farm, zoo, aviary and slaughterhouses.

5.Animal Registration – refers to the authority issued by the City Government allowing a person to possess or keep an animal foe whatever purpose, except those already covered by separate permits.

6. Animal Owner/Pet Owner – refers to any person keeping, harboring or having charge, care or control of an animal including his/her representatives and allows any such animal to remain about his premises for a period of no less than ten (10) days.

7. Animal Microchip/Dog Tag Registration refers to the use of a microchip/dog tag for the permanent method of electronic identification. The chip itself is very small and is implanted subcutaneously between the shoulder blades at the back of the pet`s neck. Each chip has a unique number that is detected using a microchip/dog tag scanner. The microchip/dog tag number is recorded on a microchip/dog tag database registry with details about the animal and owner.

8. Animal Registry – refers to a log where the identity of the animal and its owner are registered.

9. Animal Welfare – the avoidance of exploitation of animals by maintaining appropri-ate standards of accommodation, feeding general care, the prevention and treatment of disease and the assurance of freedom harassment and unnecessary discomfort and pain.

10. Animal Welfare Organization – refers to licensed group of individuals, whose main concern is the welfare of animals.

11. Dog – refers to a common quadruped domestic animal belonging to the other Carnivora (male or female), scientifically known as Canis Familiaris.

12. Dog Farming – refers to the raising of dog for meat, fur and other articles intended for human use/consumption.

13. Euthanasia – mercy killing: putting an end to the life of the animal by humane means in accordance with Republic Act 8485.

14. Endangered Animal Specie – refers to animals under the endangered list of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

15. Exotic Animal Specie – refers to animals generally endemic to the Philippines and those that are not generally taken in as pet animals.

16. Female dog – means any dog of the female gender that has not bees neutered.17. Foster Animal Owner – animal owner keeping animals under custody for a

period of no more than two (2) months.18. Infectious wastes – refers to used cotton, gauze, gloves intravenous lines,

catheters, disposable infected sheets used in veterinary medical treatment and operation.19. Kennel – a small shelter for dogs where they are bred or kept; a dog house.20. Male dog – means any dog of masculine gender, either castrated or not

castrated.21. Neutering – refers to the surgical removal under anesthesia of the ovaries

and uterus in the female and testicles for the male animals, performed by a licensed veterinarian.

22. Neutered Female – refers to any female animal on which ovaries or uterus have been surgically removed by a licensed veterinarian and is accompanied by a certificate that operation has been performed.

23. Neutered Male – refer to any male animal on which testicles have been surgi-cally removed by a licensed veterinarian and is accompanied by asserting that operation has been performed.

24. Other Animals – refers to animal to other than dogs and cats which are kept or cared for by persons as pets.

25. Pet Animals – shall include all domesticated living organisms belonging to the animal kingdom commonly found and kept within the households purposively for pleasure or companionship, i.e. monkey, cat, dog, rabbit, mice, and other mammal species; snake,

turtle, lizard and other reptile species; chicken, goose, pigeon and other bird species acquired either through breeding or by way of commerce.

26. Pet Shop – any store or establishment selling live animals as pets.27. Rabies – refers to a highly fatal disease caused by a Lyssa Virus, transmitted

mainly through the bite of an infected animal and is characterized by increasing salivation, hydrophobia and aerophobia, other neurological manifestations and eventual muscle paralysis and death.

28. Rabies- Susceptible Pet Animals – shall refer to all warm – blooded animals such as but not limited to carnivorous species (dogs, cats, foxes, ferrets, etc.) and other mammals such as not limited to bats including vampire bats, carabaos, cattle, goats, ships primates(monkeys), etc. that are not immune from rabies and are kept commonly as pets.

29. Registration fee – shall refer to the legal cost of registration the Office of the City Veterinarian may impose against Pet Owners as a result of the compulsory registration of all domesticated cats and dogs.

30. Stray Animals – means any unlicensed animal leaving its owner`s place or premises and found loose anywhere in the City limits. Also an animal tied outside its owner`s premises without its owner or is not under its owner`s control.

31. Vicious Animals – means any animal with known tendency to attack unprovoked or to cause injury, or otherwise threaten the safety of human beings or other animals, or has bitten any person.

32. Vaccination – means inoculation of dog/cat with standards Rabies Vaccine by a licensed government or private veterinarian or trained individual under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The services of the said trained individual shall be limited only to rabies vaccination injection in dogs and cats and only during government mass vaccination campaigns.

33. Veterinary Medical Waste – refers to animal carcass wastes, infectious wastes and sharps (eg. Needles, Syringes, scalpels, broken vials/ampule).

ARTICLE III CREATION OF BORONGAN ANIMAL REGULATION AND CONTROL (BARC)

COMMITTEE SECTION 4. BORONGAN ANIMAL REGULATION AND CONTROL (BARC) COM-

MITTEE. – The said committee shall be composed of the following, to wit:Honorary Chairman: City MayorChairman: City Veterinarian also known as the Animal Welfare/Control OfficerVice Chairman: City Health Officer/ Authorized RepresentativeMembers: Chairperson of SP Committee on EnvironmentChairperson of SP Committee on Health and SanitationChairperson of SP Committee on AgricultureCity AgriculturistCity Legal OfficerCity Information OfficerCity TreasurerSK Federation PresidentLiga ng mga Barangay as represented by its PresidentPhilippine Society of Animal ScienceChief of Police of PNP Borongan/Authorized RepresentativeRepresentative from None Government Organization (NGO’s) involved in Human Health and/or Animal Welfare ProgramRepresentative from People’s Organization (PO’s) involved in Human Health and/

or Animal Welfare ProgramDivision Superintendent of Schools/District SupervisorsMedia RepresentativeDILG RepresentativeDENR RepresentativeSECTION 5. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY VETERINARY OFFICE- in the imple-

mentation of this ordinance the city veterinary office shall:1. Established an upgraded animal Rabies laboratory diagnostic center to

ensure better services to the people.2. Ensure the availability and adequate supply of Animal Anti-Rabies vaccine

at all times.3. Ensure that all dogs are properly immunized registered and issue a cor-

responding microchip/dog tag for every immunized and registered Dog.4. Establish and maintain Dog pound.5. Strictly enforce Dog impounding activities and field control to eliminate stray

Dogs6. Ensure that Dogs are leashed or confined within the premises of the Owner’s

house or Owners house fenced surrounding.7. Ensure the enforcement of section 6 of Republic Act No. 6465 of “Animal

Welfare Act of 1996”8. Prohibit the trade of Dogs for meat.9. Prohibit the use of electrocution as a euthanasia procedure.10. Require pet shop to post information regarding Rabies and responsible pet

ownership.11. Maintain and improve Animal Rabies surveillance procedure.12. Establish and maintain Rabies free zone in coordination with the LGU

Barangay.13. Immediately coordinate and facilitate for the approval of the sale and use

of Veterinary and Human Barbiturate Drugs and Veterinary euthanasia drugs by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

14. Strengthen the training of the field personnel and the information, education and Communication activities on Rabies Prevention and Control and Responsible Pet Ownership.

15. Conduct research on Rabies and its control in coordination with other agen-cies.

16. Formulate minimum standards and monitor the effective implementation of this Ordinance.

17. Encourage collaborative activities with the LGU-Health Office, City Agriculture Office, PNP, DepEd, DILG, DENR, NGO’s, POs and other concerned section.

18. Provide Post-Exposure treatment at the minimum expenses to individual bitten by animals suspected of being rabid by which will consist of the initial vaccine and immunoglobulin dose.

19. Provide pre-exposure Treatment to high risk personnel such as but not limited to laboratory staff, veterinarians, animal handlers, catchers, vaccinators, and other persons working with Rabies virus free.

20. Maintain an upgraded animal Bite Treatment Center and ensure the avail-ability and supply of Human anti-Rabies vaccines at all times and shall coordinate with other implementing agencies and concerned NGO’s for the purpose.

21. Facilitate procurement of Veterinary and Human Barbiturate Drugs and Veterinary Euthanasia Drug in coordination with the DOH and PDEA.

22. Recommend pertinent strategies for the improvement of the program.SECTION 6. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY HEALTH UNIT.1. Coordinate with the Agriculture/Veterinary office in the development of ap-

propriate health education strategy to inform the public on Rabies prevention, control, and elimination and responsible pet ownership.

2. Develop and maintain human Rabies surveillance system.3. Encourage collaborative activities with the LGU-Health Office, DepEd, DILG,

DENR, NGO’s PO’s and other concerned section.4. Referral to identified Animal Bite Treatment Center for post exposure treat-

ment of individual bitten by animal suspected of being rabid.SECTION 7. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY LEGAL OFFICERa. Attend to and resolve all disputes, complaints or grievances that may arise

in relation to the implementation of the program, only after failure of mediation in the BARC and the corresponding certificate to file action issued.

b. Recommend penalties to violators in accordance with existing laws.c. Set case hearing and notify the concerned individuals of the schedule.SECTION 8. INFORMATION AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. It shall be the main

function of the City information Office to seek assistance and participation of NGO’s, PO’s, DepEd/Academe, Media, Liga ng mga Barangay, SK Federation, PNP, DILG, and DENR in any of the following activities:

1. Community mobilization.2. Strengthen health education/information dissemination on Rabies and

responsible pet ownership.3. Promotion of the Anti-Rabies campaign during pet or any animal shows.4. Any other activities geared towards the prevention and complete eradication

of Rabies.SECTION 9. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF BORONGAN ANIMAL REGULATION

AND CONTROL COMMITTEE (BARCC). The committee shall undertake the planning, implementation and monitoring of all its programs, projects and activities in coordination

with the National Rabies Prevention and Control Committee (NRPCC) and all concerned government agencies and non-government organizations (NGO’s) with the end in view of eradicating and/or neutralizing the threat of rabies against the population and inline thereto:

a) The Committee may create technical working group which shall likewise be multi-sectoral or multi-agency for the purpose of assisting the committee.

b) The City Veterinary Services Office shall act as secretariat for the Committee. The secretariat shall be responsible among others in the sending of notices, keeping all minutes, records, and documents relative to the meeting or deliberation of the committee and submission of reports to NRPCC and forwarding of list of violators to the City Legal Office for appropriate legal action.

c) The Committee, on common consensus shall schedule a regular meeting during the initial year of implementation of the Borongan Animal Regulation and Control Program and every quarter of the succeeding year; however, a special meeting called whenever necessary.

d) The Committee shall establish the appropriate organizational structure and internal rules governing its operation and management to ensure orderly, consistent and full cooperation of its members effective immediately.

e) The Committee shall formulate its program, and recommend additional rules and regulations in coordination with the NRPCC, as may be necessary in the implementa-tion thereof.

f) The Committee shall likewise be responsible for the following:i. Identify activities, projects and priority areas for rabies elimination.ii. Prepare and recommend the work and financial plan for the Program for

inclusion in the City Veterinary Office budget proposal under the General Appropriation Act.

iii. Identify other sources of funds and authorize receipt of grants/donations to support the implementation of the program.

iv. Recommend the operational budget of the Committee and its Secretariat for inclusion in the annual appropriations of the City Veterinary Office.

v. Monitor the activities contained in the Program by the participating agencies and organization.

vi. Recommend and coordinate the conduct of researches on rabies, its preven-tion, control and eradication in coordination with other agencies.

vii. Recommend the rabies-free areas to the NRPCC for the joint declaration of the Department of Agriculture and Department of Health.

viii. Conduct a local performance evaluation annually or as deemed necessary and assess if the objectives of the program were achieved. Corollary, it shall prepare local annual report to be submitted to the City Mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod.

g) Enforce the apprehension of dog impounding to eliminate stray dogs.h) Conduct “Search for Best Barangay in Rabies Prevention and Control

Program” to assess or evaluate if the objective of the program is achieved.i) It shall identify “rabies risk” barangay or areas within the City.j) Initiate and exhaust all means for amicable settlement between the opposing

parties or individuals. k) Conduct barangay mediation/ conference between adverse parties and issue

a certificate to file actions and/ or facilitate an amicable settlement any parties it needed.ARTICLE IV

CREATION OF THE BARANGAY ANIMAL REGULATION AND CONTROL COMMITTEE (B-ARCC)

SECTION 10. COMPOSITION. Effective immediately, there shall likewise be cre-ated in every barangay a Barangay Animal Regulation and Control Committee (B-ARCC) who shall implement the program activities in the barangay, the BARCC shall oversee the proper implementation and monitoring of activities of the BARCC to be composed of the following:

a) Barangay Captain-Chairmanb) The School Principal-vice Chairman andc) Membersi.The Barangay Secretaryii.The Barangay Rabies Coordinatoriii.The Barangay Kagawad- (Committee Chairman on Agriculture and Health)iv.The Chief of Barangay PoliceSECTION 11. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES.a. Appoint the barangay Rabies Coordinator preferably from Barangay Health

Worker.b. Implement and supervise census of animals every first quarter of the year to

be submitted to the Office of the City Veterinary Office on the last office day of February annually.

Strictly implement, supervise and monitor rabies program and activities such as dog registration, immunization and education information campaign in the barangay.

c. Strictly enforce dog leashing and confinement of stray dogs.d. Formulate measures on control of stray dogs or dog impounding to raise

revenue. Accommodate and assist veterinary personnel during conduct of rabies vac-cination and other related activities.

e. See to it that penalties to violators under existing laws are properly enforced.SECTION 12. THE B-ARCC shall conduct regular monthly meetings and may

call special meeting when necessary. The presence of at least 4 members including the chairman shall constitute a quorum.

SECTION 13. THE B-ARCC shall identify activities, projects and priority areas for rabies elimination and shall conduct a B-ARCC performance evaluation annually or as deemed necessary and assess if the objectives of the program were achieved. Corollary, it shall prepare the local annual report.

SECTION 14. THE BARANGAY SECRETARY shall take all records of the meeting to be submitted to Borongan Animal Regulation and Control Committee for monitoring and recommendation.

SECTION 15. THE B-ARCC shall prepare, propose and recommend work and financial plan for the Program for inclusion in the barangay budget proposal under the General Appropriation Act and shall allocate funds for the construction of temporary dog confinement facility or pens accordance with the standards set by the B-ARCC in their respective barangay Internal Revenue Allotment.

ARTICLE VPET OWNER’S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

SECTION 16. ANIMAL OWNERS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES – failure to perform any of these will be penalized by the implement-ing bodies through an Ordinance Violation Receipt (OVR):

a. Take care and provide for the needs of their animals such as proper groom-ing, adequate food and clean shelter and to prevent any from cruelty to their animals in accordance with Republic Act 8485, otherwise known as the Animal Welfare Act of 1998.

b. Shall have their Dog regularly vaccinated against Rabies and maintain a registration card which shall contain vaccinations conducted on their Dog for accurate record purposes.

c. Should keep their animals within their premises. Also owners should not tie or leash their animals in any public property such as sidewalks or streets.

d. To keep his/her animal under control or physical restraint as to prevent such animal from becoming a danger to persons or property or from trespassing upon the property of the other.

e. Prevent his/her animal to run loose in public places, and must not allow it to roam the streets or any public place without a leash.

f. Must not allow the animal to defecate on another person’s property, on any street lane, boulevard, and pathway or on any public place. If unavoidably, the animal defecates on the said places, the owner is responsible for the proper collection and disposal of the excreta/feces.

Penal provisions herein imposed. However, in provoked cases and unlawful entry, the owner shall not be liable to pay.

ARTICLE VIDOG FIGHTING AND DOG AND CAT MEAT TRADING

SECTION 20. DOG/CATS MEAT TRADING- It is strictly prohibited the trading of dog/cats meat. The trade of dogs/cats shall include but not limited to buying and/or selling of dogs, dog meat and carcasses, dog farming, collecting, and/or slaughtering of dogs for commercial consumption.

SECTION 21.MALTREATMENT OF ANIMALS- It shall be unlawful for any person to maltreat, kill or torture any animal or subject any dog to dogfights.

ARTICLE VIIANIMAL REGISTRATION

SECTION 22. COMPULSORY REGISTRATION OF DOMESTICATED DOGS AND CATS.

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control of any dog or cat within the household, commercial establishment, or any private property without first submitting such pet animal(s) to the Office of the City Veterinarian for compulsory registration. Henceforth, within reasonable time but not to exceed six (6) months after this Ordinance shall have taken effect, the Office of the City Veterinarian shall cause the notification of all concerned city residents of this provision.

b. The Office of the City Veterinarian concerned, upon presentation of any cat or dog for registration, shall require the pet owner thereof the Duly Accomplished Registration From.

c. After due compliance of the foregoing requirements, the Office of the City Veterinarian, within reasonable time but not to exceed three (3) days upon registration, shall cause the issuance of Certificate of Registration of such dog or cat to the pet owner concerned, specifically stating thereon the following:

1. Name, Address, Contact Number and other vital information pertaining to the registrant pet owner;

2. Name, Breed, Sex, Color and other vital information pertaining to the regis-tered dog or cat (i.e., vaccination, medication and/or health record.)

d. To ensure accuracy in identification, the Office of the City Veterinarian shall be authorized to impose permanent Animal Registration using microchips/dog tag upon each registered dog or cat, to consist of information or serial numbers that would exactly and clearly identify the pet animal with the registration Certificate issued there for.

e. Upon reaching three (3) months from birth of the pet, owners shall pay the following amount for registration, vaccination and microchip/dog tag of dogs and cats. The payment of such shall be made directly to the Office of the City treasurer as follows:

First Two (2) Pets - P100 per petThree (3) and succeeding Pets -P300 per pet f. Within reasonable time but not to exceed 6 months after this Ordinance shall

have taken effect, the Office of the City Mayor through the Office of the City Veterinarian shall immediately cause the procurement of Microchips/dog tag for animal registration including the essential accomplishments thereof in accordance with RA 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act.

g. The following are deemed exempted from the provisions of this Section:1. Dogs/cats owned or in the custody of or under control of persons who are

non-residents of the city or temporarily sojourning thereat for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days;

2. Dog/cat brought to the city exclusively for the purpose of registering them as participants in dog/cat shows or other animal exhibitions;

3. Dogs/cats placed on sale at pet shops and other enterprises for animals with proper business licenses issued for by the City provided, that immediately upon the sale of any such dog or cat, the storeowner concerned shall not fail to advice the buyer of the provisions required of the latter to accomplish pursuant to this Ordinance. Any negligent act committed by any such storeowner in violation of this Ordinance shall be punishable under this Ordinance.

ARTICLE VIIIVACCINATION

SECTION 23. COMPULSORY VACCINATION OF ALL RABIES-SUSCEPTIBLE PET ANIMALS.

a. No person, while residing in the city shall keep as pet any dog or cat which is unvaccinated with anti-rabies vaccines.

b. The office of the City Veterinarian concerned shall see to it that all registered dogs and cats are re-vaccinated with anti-rabies vaccines every after one(1) year begin-ning from the time of first vaccination or in accordance with the labels of the Bureau of food and Drugs (BFAD licensed rabies vaccines.

c. Refusal/failure by any pet owner to have their dogs and cats vaccinated in accordance with the above-prescribed period shall be punishable with the maximum penalty provided for under this Ordinance.

ARTICLE IXIMPOUNDING AND DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS

SECTION 24. DESIGNATING OF CITY ANIMAL POUND OR BARANGAY POUNDS. For purposes of this ordinance, the city mayor shall designate a place as the city pound or as may pound areas and preferably one for each barangay of this city where impounded animals will be kept or deposited pending their disposition. Every Barangay shall have Barangay Dog Pound.

SECTION 25. IMPOUNDING AUTHORITIES. All barangay official of each barangay of this City, motu propio or through the assistance of the Philippine National Police shall cause the impounding of stray animals in their respective Barangays and shall accompany the City Veterinarian in vaccination and catching dogs and cats.

The office of the City Veterinarian is designated as the principal agency tasked to cause the impounding of stray animals in coordination with each barangay of this City.

SECTION 26. IMPOUNDING OF STRAY ANIMALS. Animal impounded shall only be released to its owner after paying fines imposed under this ordinance. Besides payment of penalty, owners of impounded dogs should present the following before redeeming their dogs:

1. Pets Registration Card2. Pets Vaccination Certificate or Card3. Unregistered Dog must be registered and vaccinated before the owner can

claim their pet.SECTION 27. DISPOSITION – In case nobody claims the animal after three (3)

days from the date of impoundment, the same shall be put or offered for sale/adoption for petting purposes, donated to institutions for medical/scientific study purposes and/or disposed of by means of euthanasia. The adopter shall pay the costs of vaccination, safekeeping and the registration fee. All animals to be adopted should be neutered/spay and vaccinated against rabies before being released.

All Veterinary Medical Wastes which includes carcasses of euthanized animal shall be collected and disposed of properly by the Ecological and solid Waste Management Office or through any other means of disposal authorized by law such as incineration, donation to medical institutions and other animals facilities, etc.

SECTION 28. THE KILLING OF ANY ANIMAL OTHER THAN CATTLE, PIGS, GOATS, SHEEP, POULTRY, RABBITS, CARABAOS AND HORSES IS HEREBY DE-CLARED UNLAWFUL EXCEPT IN THE FOLLOWING INSTANCES:

1. When it is done as part of the religious rituals of an established religion or sect or a ritual required by tribal or ethnic custom of indigenous cultural communities;

2. When the pet animal is afflicted with an incurable communicable disease as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian;

3. When the killing is deemed necessary to put an end to the misery suffered by the animal as determined and certified by a duly licensed veterinarian;

4. When it is done to prevent an imminent danger to the life or limb of a human being;

5. When done for the purpose of animal population control;6. When the animal is killed after it has been used in authorized research of

experiments; and 7. Any other ground analogous to the foregoing as determined and certified

licensed Veterinarian. In all the above mentioned cases, including those of cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, poultry, rabbits, carabaos and horses the killing of the animals shall be done through humane procedures at all times. For this purpose, humane procedures shall mean the use of the most scientific methods available.

SECTION 29. QUARANTINE – A dog/cat which is known to have bitten or injured any person so as to cause an abrasion of the skin, or a dog/cat which in the opinion of any licensed veterinarian to be rabies suspects, shall be closely confined by its owner in accordance with the direction of the City Veterinarian or Barangay.

If the owner of the dog/s cannot be determined or located, then the City Veterinar-ian or Barangay shall order the confinement of the dog at the City/Barangay Pound for a period of not less than three (3) days then turn over to City Veterinarian Office. It shall be subject for observation from the City Veterinarian.

SECTION 30. IMPOUNDING FEES SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS, TO WIT:1. First Offense – P500.00 per dog and P100.00 succeeding days for three (3)

consecutive days;2. Second Offense- P600.00 per dog and P100.00 succeeding days for three

(3) consecutive days;3. Third Offense – Confiscation;

ARTICLE XBORONGAN CITY ANIMAL REGISTRY

SECTION 31. ESTABLISHMENT OF ANIMAL REGISTRY –it is hereby established the City and Barangay Animal Registries in Borongan. The City Veterinarian and Barangay Kagawad of Committee on Health of each barangay are hereby designated as City and Barangay Registrars, respectively.

SECTION 32. BARANGAY ANIMAL REGISTRY. – The barangay Registrar shall

be charged with the duty of registering animals, particularly dogs and cats, within the barangay. The list of registered animals shall be forwarded to the City Registrar, together with all requirements, before the end of the month.

The Barangay Registrar shall also submit a yearly report of all animals registered in their barangay to the city Animal Registry.

SECTION 33. CITY ANIMAL REGISTRY. – The City animal registry shall be charged with the duty of collating data from the Barangay Registries and shall manage the centralized animal registry for Borongan City, including the supervision and control on the issuances of animal registration using microchip/dog tag. The City animal Registry shall also submit a monthly report of all the animals registered in the city to the committee chairman on Agriculture, Health and Sanitation and Environment.

ARTICLE XIANIMAL CONTROL FACILITY

SECTION 34. ESTABLISHMENT OF FACILITY. – It is hereby established a City Animal Control Facility under the control and supervision of the City veterinary Office. The facility shall consist of:

1. Spay Center2. Existing Impounding AreaSECTION 35. COLLECTION OF FEES.A. Fecalysis – Direct Fecal SmearP100.00B. Neutering Male P250.00 (Dog) P150.00 (Cat)Female P300.00 (Dog) P150.00 (Cat)C. Spaying Female P500.00 (Dog) P300.00 (Cat)D. Treatment Fee –P100.00All neutered dogs and cats will be permanently marked. The marking will be based

in accordance with international standards. Fees collected under this section shall go to a Trust Fund for the exclusive use of the City Veterinary Office.

SECTION 36. DOG POPULATION CONTROL- In furtherance of the policy of this Ordinance to prevent, control, or eradicate rabies, there is the need to control the dog population and reduce the number of unwanted stray dogs. As such, it is hereby by mandated that.

a. The City Information Office, City Agriculture Office and City Health Unit in coordination with the DepEd, DILG, Media, DENR, Liga ng mga Barangay, PNP, NGO’s and PO’s shall undertake an educational and promotional campaign on responsible pet ownership, including the option of spaying or castration.

b. An incentive system shall be provided whereby owners of Dogs which have been spayed or castrated shall be given a subsidized or discounted pet registration fee of fifty percent (50%).neutered animals shall avail free treatment services at the City Veterinary Office.

c. Dogs which have been impounded three shall only be released after having spayed or castrated, at the expenses of the Pet’s Owner.

ARTICLE XIIANIMAL FACILITY MONITORING

SECTION 37. REQUIREMENTS FOR ANIMAL FACILITIES.Pet shops and other animal facilities are also required to post information regarding

Rabies and s Pet Ownership.For record purpose, such as Borongan’s animal population survey and other

baseline date, all animal facilities shall provide all the necessary information and data required from them by the services Office.

SECTION 38. REGULATION ON THE SALE OF VETERINARY BIOLOGICS, DRUGS AND MEDICAL PREPARATION

All establishment and facilities concerned shall, without prescription from a licensed veterinarian in accordance with R.A. 382 known as veterinary practice act and R.A. 3720 known as Food Drugs and Devices and Cosmetics Act, regulate the sale of Veterinary Biologics, Drugs and Medicinal Preparation such as Antibiotics, hormones, corticosteroids and immunological.

ARTICLE XIIIPENALTY

SECTION 39. THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THE PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE PENALIZED AS FOLLOWS:

For violation of section 22: Animal Registration First Offense – WarningSecond Offense-P1,000.00 fine and registration of P200.00 per petThird Offense – P 2,000.00 fine plus confiscation of the animal or imprisonment of

one (1) day but not more than five (5) days at the discretion of the court.For violation of Section 23: Vaccination:First Offense – P2,000.00 fine and submit the animal for vaccinationSecond Offense – P3,000.00 fine and submit the animal vaccinationThird Offense –P5,000.00 fine and submit the animal for vaccination or imprison-

ment of one (1) day but not more than five (5) days at the discretion of the court.Offenses will be determined on a yearly basis. So that after the lapse of a year,

everyone will start on a clean slate.For violation of Section 16. Duties and Responsibilities of Pet Owners:First Offense –P500.00 fineSecond Offense-P1,000.00 fineThird Offense – P1,500.00 fine or imprisonment of one (1) day but not more than

(5) days at the discretion of the court. For violation of section 15:Improper Disposal of Pet Animal’s Cadaver –P5,000.00General:For any violation the penalty shall be P1,000 to 5,000 depending of the gravity

of the violation.SECTION 40. RESPONSIBLE OFFICES. - The City Veterinary Services Offices

and the Barangay are directed to strictly implement this Ordinance and are deputized to confiscate animals under the provisions of this Ordinance. The Borongan Police Depart-ment is hereby directed to assist said officials in the confiscation.

ARTICLE XIVISSUANCE OF ORDINANCE VIOLATION RECEIPT (OVR)

SECTION 41. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE OVR. – The City Veterinary Services Of-fice personnel, PNP or other Barangay Enforcers deputized by the City shall issue the OVR to violators of this Ordinance. Such issued OVR(s) shall specifically state therein the type of offense including the amount of the corresponding fine and other observed remarks. Settlement of cited fine(s) shall be made directly at the City Treasurer’s Office (Implementing Body.)

SECTION 42. OVR ISSUANCE. - OVR shall be issued to Pet owners who violate any of the provision of this Ordinance including, but not limited to the following circumstances:

a. During Stray Dog Operation where:1. Stray dog that has already been caught but escaped.2. Stray dog run back home.3. Stray dog that has been caught but was snatched and held back by struggling

owners.4. The dog is tied stationary outside the owner’s premises or in public places.5. The streets are narrow and the impounding vehicle in unable to enter.6. Stray dog is caught defecating or polluting on another person’s property or

on public places.b. Violators of Article III, during monitoring and inspection.c. Unsettled complaints forwarded by the barangay to our office. The said

complaints are those issues and cases that the Lupon ng Barangay wasn’t able to settle or resolve.

d. Failure to perform any of the owner’s duties and responsibilities stated in Article III

SECTION 43. PROCEDURE OF ISSUANCE. – The following procedure shall govern issuance of OVRs:

1. The stray dog will be monitored by enforces to know to whom it belongs. If the dog is tied in a public place, the enforcer should find the owner.

2. The OVR will be issued to concerned owner after being informed of the violation committed and of corresponding fines.

3. All duplicate copies of the OVR issued will be forwarded to the Veterinary Services Office for record keeping.

4. The violator will only be given three (3) working days to comply.5. In case of failure to comply, appropriate legal charges will be filed against

the owner.SECTION 44. DISPOSITION OF FINES. – The fines collected using the OVR for

the violation of this Ordinance shall accrue in favor of the following:

1. 40% to the City Government2. 20% Maintenance of feeds in the City Dog Pound.3. 40% to the Barangays concerned as an incentive for the implementation of

this Ordinance.Provided that only those concerned barangays hereof who actually and directly

collected, through the barangay Treasurer, can avail their apportioned share.SECTION 45. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS it shall be the task

of the Borongan Animal Regulation and Control Committee to draft the implementing rules and regulations within six ( 6) months from the passage of this Ordinance, subject review, approval and adoption by the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

SECTION 46. REWARDS AND RECOGNITION – In line with this Ordinance, there shall be an Annual Recognition during the “Pasidungog” to be given by the local govern-ment unit of the City of Borongan selected among barangays with the highest percentage of vaccination coverage and having zero rate of impounded dogs.

SECTION 47. APPROPRIATIONS- An amount necessary to implement the provi-sion of this Ordinance shall be included in the annual budget of the City Veterinary Office, City Agriculture Office and the City Health Unit. The amount so appropriated including an amount for anti-Rabies program and shall be used by the BARCC committee to cover the following the expenses:

a. Acquisition of anti-rabies vaccines for human and dog, and other parapher-nalia;

b. Training of vaccinators and dog catchers;c. Production of information education Campaign materials;d. Celebration of “Anti-Rabies Awareness Month” every month of March of the

yeare. Incentive plaque for Barangay with highest percentage of vaccination cover-

age and zero rate of impounded dogsf. Travelling expenses of the following personnel:• Anti-rabies Vaccinators, Dog Catchers, and Veterinarian• Service Vehicleg. OthersSECTION 48. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE – In case any provision of this Ordinance

is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 49. REPEALING CLAUSE- All ordinances or Resolutions that are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.

SECTION 50. EFFECTIVITY – This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon approval and after due compliance with the requirement of publication or posting.

Enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Borongan in Session assembled:(Sgd.) HON. MA. ROZENE D. DAZASangguniang Panglungsod Member

(Sgd.) HON. ANNA KATRINA L. ANACTA-SADAC Sangguniang Panglungsod Member

(Sgd.) HON. KATHLYN JANE B. CAINDAYSangguniang Panglungsod Member

(Sgd.) HON. LYRA GEL A. LIMBAUANSangguniang Panglungsod Member

HON. MELCHO A. ARAGOSangguniang Panglungsod Member

(Sgd.) HON. GLAIZA G. TIUSangguniang Panglungsod Member(Sgd.) HON. RENATO C. BAGACAYSangguniang Panglungsod Member

HON. BYRON M. SUYOTSangguniang Panglungsod Member

(Sgd.) HON. KURT RYAN R. TYSangguniang Panglungsod Member(Sgd.) HON. GLENN A. ESCOTO

Sangguniang Panglungsod Member(Sgd.) HON. RENERIO B. ADOR, SR.Sangguniang Panglungsod Member(Sgd.) HON. MAY LANIE O. ANACTASangguniang Panglungsod Member

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and approved during the Regular Session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on November 19, 2019 at Borongan City, Eastern Samar.

CERTIFIED AND CORRECT:(Sgd.) HON. EMMANUEL T. TIUSONCOCity Vice Mayor/ Presiding OfficerATTESTED:(Sgd.) ANTONIO B. SACMARBoard Secretary VI(Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod)

APPROVED: (Sgd.) HON. JOSE IVAN DAYAN C. AGDA, Coe,

City Mayor

EV Mail Dec. 23-29, 2019; Dec. 30, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020; & Jan. 6-12, 2020

Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registrar

Province: Leyte City/Municipality: Palompon

Republic of the Philippines) Palompon, Leyte )SS

Petition No. CFN-0013-2019 PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME

I, EVELYN CABALLES RAMOS, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident of Zone 6, Mali-walo, Tarlac City, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seeking the change of first name in: a) my Certificate of Live Birth 2) I was born on January 28, 1975 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines 3) The birth was recorded under registry number 69 (B-75) 4) The first name to be changed is from EVELYNDA to EVELYN 5) The grounds for filing this petition are the following: b) I have habitually and continuously used EVELYN and I publicly known in the com-

munity with that first name; 6) I submit the following documents to support this petition: a) Certificate of Live Birth (SECPA & CRF No. 1A) & Certificate of Baptism of the Child b) Certification from Palompon North District & Secondary Student’s Permanent Record c) Police & NBI Clearances & Affidavit of Non-employment & Marriage Contract d) Affidavit of Discrepancy, Voter Certification & COLB of the Children 7) I have not filed any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other

similar petition is pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate. 8) I have no pending criminal, civil or administrative case in any court or any quasi-

judicial body. 9)I am filing this petition at the LCRO of Palompon, Leyte in accordance with R.A.

No. 9048 and its implementing rules and regulations. (Sgd.) EVELYN CABALLES RAMOS

Petitioner VERIFICATION

I, EVELYN CABALLES RAMOS, the petitioner, hereby certify that the allegations herein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Sgd.) EVELYN CABALLES RAMOS Petitioner

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 16th day of December 2019 in the city/municipality of Palompon, Leyte, petitioner exhibiting her UMID No. CRN: 0111-9771712-4.

(Sgd.) ANNABELLE P. MARQUEZMunicipal Civil Registrar

ACTION TAKEN BY THE C/ MCR Granted The petitioner, having been able to prove convincingly that she has been using and

publicly known in the community with the first name “EVELYN” as shown by documentary evidences she submitted to this office, the petition to change the child’s first name in the Certificate of Live Birth bearing registry number 69 (B-75) from “EVELYNDA” to “EVELYN” being within the meaning of R.A. 9048 is hereby GRANTED.

Date: 06 January 2020 ANNABELLE P. MARQUEZ

City/Municipal Civil Registrar EV Mail Dec. 23-29 & 30- Jan. 5, 2019

8 DECEMBER 23-29, 2019

Affidavit of Loss NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that AIDA PIJO, Filipino, of legal age, single and residing at Sitio Sabang, Brgy. Campokpok, Tabango, Leyte, a holder of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-14647, that when super typhoon hit in that place, some of things were soaked in waters, some scattered and some blown away probably including said TCT which could no longer be found despite diligent and earnest efforts exerted to find and retrieved it after the typhoon; That said TCT is now lost and beyond recovery; She executed this affidavit to support the fact of loss of said TCT, and for whatever purposes this affidavit may serve. Affidavit was subscribed to before ALEJANDRO R. DIONGZON- Notary Public this 6th day of December, 2019 at Tabango, Leyte. EV Mail Dec. 9-15, 16-22, & 23-29, 2019.

Extrajudicial Partition NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late CONCEP-CION TAN AQUINO re a parcel of land Lot 12 Block 1, Psd-08-016726-D, situated in Brgy. San Pablo, Ormoc City, containing an area of 300 sq. m. was partitioned among her heirs per Doc. No. 165; Page No. 33; Book No. XIII. Series of 2008 Notary Public Ari G. Larrazabal. EV Mail Dec. 9-15, 16-22, & 23-29, 2019

Extra-Judicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the properties of the late PLACIDO DEMETERIO re parcels of land Lot 222-A CSD-08-008517-D, OCT No. P-100045, TD No. 12-260001-00220 (previously covered by TD No. 0065-A), with an area of 400 sq. m.; TD No. 08-260002-00033 (previously covered by TD No. 0288-A) Lot No. 341 located at Brgy. Riverside, Matag-ob, Leyte were settled among his heirs and 200 sq. m. sold in favor of Nestor S. Demeterio, Eliza D. Monoy and Rodrigo Demeterio and 383.5 sq. m. sold in favor of Edgar S. Demeterio, Carlos S. Demeterio, Nora Analyn D. Diego, and Cristina D. Uy per Doc. No. 362; Page No. 73; Book No. XXVII; Series of 2019 Notary Public Maria Kim Marquez-Juban. EV Mail Dec. 9-15, 16-22, & 23-29, 2019. Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late LEON MONTE re a residential Lot No. 5232- part with an area of 146 sq. m. covered by TD No. 00073-01036, situated at Brgy. San Isidro, Ormoc City was settled among his heirs and ½ undivided share sold in favor of GASPAR P. MONTE per Doc. No. 652; Page No. 129; Book No. XXVI; Series of 2017 Notary Public Eusebio I. Otadoy, Jr. EV Mail Dec. 9-15, 16-22, & 23-29, 2019.

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the real properties of the late SALOME

CONOPIO CAPAHI re parcels of the following land:

were settled among her heirs per Doc. No. 486; Page No. 98; Book No. XCVII; Series of 2017 Notary Public Ruben R. Capahi. EV Mail Dec. 9-15, 16-22, & 23-29, 2019.

Republic of the Philippines

SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT BRANCH 43

8th Judicial Region Bulwagan ng Katarungan

Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City

SPEC PROC. CASE NO. R-TAC-19-00365-

SP IN THE MATTER OF

THE RECTIFICATION OF

ENTRIES AS APPEARING IN THE

CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF PHILIP ANDREW SURPIA

CACHO, WITH REGISTRY NO. 86-3506

PHILIP ANDREW SURPIA CACHO @ PHILIP ANDREW

SURPIA SUMILANG, Petitioner, -versus-

LOCAL CIVIL REGIS-

TRAR OF TACLOBAN CITY,

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

ORDER This is a verified

Amended Petition filed by Petitioner Philip An-drew Surpia Cacho @ Philip Andrew Supia Sumilang through coun-sel for the rectification of entries as appearing in the Certificate of Live Birth of Philip Andrew Surpia Cacho, with Reg-istry No. 86-3506.

The Court, finding the Amended Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, hereby gives due course to this case.

WHEREFORE, no-tice is hereby given that the above-entitled Petition is set for Initial Hearing on April 22, 2020 at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon before this Court sitting at the Bulwagan ng Katarun-gan, Tacloban City.

The Local Civi l Registrar of Tacloban City, Philippine Statistics Authority, Rodolfo Co-billa Cacho, Juliet De Paz Surpia, Adriano Tadiosa Sumilang, Rowena De Paz Surpia and any per-son having or claiming any interest under the entry whose rectification is sought may, within Fifteen (15) days from notice of the Amended Petition, or from the last date of publication of such notice, file their op-position thereto.

Let a copy of this Order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Prov-ince of Leyte and Taclo-ban City for Three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of Petitioner.

Further, let a copy of this Order be fur-nished to the Honor-able Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St., Le-

gaspi Village, Makati City, Local Civil Registrar of Tacloban, Philippine Statistics Authority, Sta. Mesa, Manila, Office of the City prosecution of Tacloban through Public Prosecutor Hannah R. Delgado, Rodolfo Cobilla Cacho and Juliet De Paz Surpia both of Tacloban City, Addriano Tadiosa Sumilang and Rowena De Paz Surpia-Sumilang both of Whitelane, Brgy. 57, Sagkahan, Tacloban City and to the Petitioner and counsel.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS,

this 27th day of Novem-ber, 2019, Regional Trial Court, Branch 43, Bul-wagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City.

(Sgd.) EVELYN P. RIÑOS-LESIGUES

Presiding Judge EV Mail Dec. 9-15,

16-22, & 23-29, 2019.

Republic of the Philippines

SUPREME COURT REGIONAL TRIAL

COURT BRANCH 43

8th Judicial Region Bulwagan ng Katarungan

Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City

SPEC PROC. CASE NO. R-TAC-19-00754-

SP IN THE MATTER OF

THE USE OF SURNAME OF THE

FATHER AND CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE

CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MARIA

QUENNIE CUEVAS MARIA QUENNIE C.

MARQUEZ-BALAURO, Petitioner, -versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF

TACLOBAN CITY, ELMA CUEVAS

MARQUEZ AND THE

PHILIPPINE STATISTICS

AUTHORITY, QUEZON CITY,

Respondents. x---------------------------x

ORDER The Initial Hearing

of the above-entitled case is reset to April 29, 2020 at 1:30 o’clock in the af-ternoon per Court Order dated October 1, 2019.

This is a verified Pe-tition filed by Petitioner, MARIA QUENNIE C. MARQUEZ-BALAURO for the Use of Surname of the Father and Cor-rection of Entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of Maria Quennie Cue-vas with Registry No. 98-0152.

The Court, finding the Petition to be suf-ficient in form and sub-stance, hereby gives due course to this case.

W H E R E F O R E , notice is hereby given that the above-entitled Petition is set for Initial

Hearing on April 29, 2020 at 1:30 o’clock in the af-ternoon before this Court sitting at the Bulwagan ng Katarungan, Tacloban City.

The Local Civi l Registrar of Tacloban City; Philippine Statistics Authority; Elma Cue-vas Marquez; Manuel C. Marquez and any person having or claiming any interest under the entry whose cancellation or correction is sought may, within Fifteen (15) days from notice of the Peti-tion, or from the last date of publication of such notice, file their opposi-tion thereto.

Let a copy of this Order be republished in a newspaper of gen-eral circulation in the Province of Leyte and Tacloban City for Three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of Petitioner.

Further, let a copy of this Order be furnished to the Honorable to the

Honorable Solicitor Gen-eral, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City; the Local Civil Reg-istrar of Tacloban, Office of the Civil Registrar, Tacloban City; Philip-pine Statistics Author-ity, 3F PSA CVEA Bldg., East Avenue, Quezon City; Office of the City Prosecution of Tacloban through Public Prosecu-tor Hannah R. Delgado; Manuel C. Marquez and Elma C. Marquez both of Barangay 90, Baybay, San Jose, Tacloban City as well as to the Petitioner and counsel.

SO ORDERED. IN CHAMBERS,

this 9th day of Octo-ber, 2019, Regional Trial Court, Branch 43, Bul-wagan ng Katarungan, Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City.

(Sgd.) EVELYN P. RINOS-LESIGUES

Presiding Judge EV Mail Dec. 9-15,

16-22, & 23-29, 2019.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

EIGHT JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 47 ORMOC CITY

Land Reg. Cas No. R-ORM-19-00006-LR LRA Record No. E-ORD-2019000031

NOTICE OF INITIAL HEARING

To the Hon. Solici-tor General, Office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St., Le-gaspi Village, Makati City; the Director, Land Management Bureau, Escolta, Manila; the Re-gional Director, Region VIII-DENR, Tacloban City; the Hon. Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila; the Hon. Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform, PTA Bldg., Elliptical Road, Diliman; the Director, Forest Management Bureau, Visayas Ave., Diliman, both in Que-zon City, Metro Manila; the Provincial Governor, the Provincial Prosecu-tor, the General Services Officer, the Provincial Engineer, all in Leyte; the Public Works and High-ways District Engineer, Leyte 4th District Engi-

neering, Office, Ormoc City; the CENR Officer, CENRO, Land Manage-ment Sector, Ormoc City, the Municipal Mayor, the Municipal Council of Isabel; the City May-or, the City Council the City Prosecutor; the City Treasurer; the City Engi-neer all in Leyte; Hrs. of Luisa R. Martin repre-sented by Anita Cerillo, Brgy. Poblacion, Leyte, Leyte; Samson Martin, Brgy. Sto. Niño, Isabel, Leyte, Lorenzo Ruiz Sr. Brgy. Sto. Niño, Isabel, Leyte, Provincial Road, C/o DPWH, Palo, Leyte; AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

A n a p p l i c a t i o n having been filed in the above entitled case by KINGDOM HALLS FOR JEHOVAH’S WIT-NESSES IN THE PHIL-IPPINES, INC., repre-sented by Allan O. Alvez & Dennis D. Tan. 186 Roosevelt Ave., San Fran-cisco del Monte, Quezon City, thru, Casa-Nueve Law Office, Castin Street, Corner Vicentillo Naval, Biliran by Atty. Roble Charles D. Pascual, pray-ing for the registration and confirmation of the title to the following de-scribed land with im-provements thereon.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Survey Plan No.: PSU-08-005534-Amd. Lot No.: Lot 3-A Portion of: Lot 3 & 4, Psu-08-005534 Location : Barangay of Marvel (Poblacion : Municipality of Isabel : Province of Leyte : Island of Leyte Boundaries:

LINE DIRECTION ADJOINING LOTS/ FEATURES 1-2 NE., Provincial Road 2-3 SE., Property of Samson Martin 3-4 SW., property of Luisa Requitilli 4-1 NW., Lot 3-B, Psu-08-005534- Amd., Tie Point : BLBM No. 4, Municipality of Merida Leyte Lot Description: LINE BEARING DISTANCE Tie Point 1 N. 87 deg. 57’ E., 350.27 m. 1-2 S. 72 deg. 21’ E., 24.69 m. 2-3 S. 27 deg. 31’ W., 44.87 m. 3-4 N. 61deg. 46’ W., 17.29 m. 4-1 N. 17 deg. 38’E., 41.03 m.

AREA: EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY-FOUR (894) SQUARE METRS. More or less.

Description of Corners: All corner are PS cyl. Conc. Mons. 15 x 60 cm.

Bearings: True Date of Original Survey: October 6, 1983 Date of Subd./ Cons. Survey: March 13-15, 1985 Geodetic Engineer: Venancio g. Besavilla

be adjudicated and de-termined in accordance with law and the evi-dence before the court, and thereafter you will forever be barred from contesting said applica-tion (or petition) or any decree entered thereon.

Witness, the HON. MARIA CORAZON S. VERGARA-NARAJA, Presiding Judge of said Court, on the 18th day of July, 2019.

Issued at Quezon City, Philippines, this 29th day of October, 2019.

ATTEST:

You are hereby served this notice to ap-pear before this Court at its session to be held at the Regional Trial Court, Branch 47, Ormoc City, Philippines, on the 16th day of January, 2020 at 1:30 o’clock in the after-noon, then and there to

present such claim as you may have to said land or any portion thereof, and to submit evidence in support of such claim and unless you appear at said court at the time and place aforesaid, your de-fault will be recorded and the title to the land will

RENATO D. BER-MEJO

Administrator Land Registration

Authority By:(Sgd.) JOEL MARI

MARTIN M. BIGORNIA Chief, Docket Divi-

sionCERTIFIED THRU

COPY: (Sgd.) ANNA E.

CORTEZ--Publication of No-

tices Section EV Mail Dec. 9-15,

16-22, & 23-29, 2019

Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late DIONISIO OLIVA re a parcel of residential land located in P. Inocentes, Naval, Biliran de-nominated as survey No. 835-P covered by TD No. 00963, containing an area of 180 sq. m. was settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 60; Page No. 12; Book No. 59; Series of 2019 Notary Public Reden-tor C. Villordon. EV Mail Dec. 9-15, 16-22, & 23-29, 2019. Deed of Self Adjudication with Deed

of Absolute Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late SPS.RO-BERTO S. VILLARINO and TERESITA V. VILLARINO re a parcel of land, LOT 17-C, Psd-083737-00881-d (AR), situated in Brgy. Agpangi, Naval, Biliran, covered by TD No. 00851 under TCT No. TC-2038, containing an area of 15,356 sq. m. was adjudicated unto himself by EDGAR V. VILLARINO and 2,000 sq. m. sold in favor of THELMA LEBIOS CAPILLAS per Doc. No. 130; Page No. 26; Book No. 55; Series of 2017 Notary Public Redentor C. Villordon. EV Mail Dec. 9-15, 16-22, & 23-29, 2019.

Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late ROBERTO S. VILLARINO re a parcel of land, Lot 17-C, Psd-083737-007881-D (AR), situated at Barangay Agpangi, Naval, Biliran under TCT No. TC-2038, containing an area of 15,356 sq. m. was settled among

his heirs and 500 sq. m. sold in favor of Redentor C. Villordon per Doc. No. 914; Page No. 914; Page No. 194; Book No. VIII; Series of 2016 Notary Public Mario Lydinno R. Opeña. . EV Mail Dec. 9-15, 16-22, & 23-29, 2019.

Extrajudicial Partition with waiver and Quitclaim

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the property of the late FROC-TOUSO PASTOR re a one-half (1/2) portion of a parcel of land Lot 8890, Psd-083738-007842-D, situated in Brgy. Manlilinao, Ormoc City, containing an area of 21,000 sq. m. covered by TCT No. 27836 was partitioned among his heirs per Doc. No. 365; Page No. 73; Book No. 43; Series of 2019 Notary Public Jasper M. Lucero. EV Mail Dec. 16-22, 23-29, & 30 & Jan. 5, 2020

Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the property of the late SPS. RE-BECCA V. BARBUSA and GREGORIO BARBUSA re a parcel of land Lot 11877, C-36, Cad. 566-D, Katibayan ng Orighinal na Titulo Blg. P-45355, with an area of 12,882 sq. m. covered by OCT No. P-45355 located at Brgy. Talisay, Hilongos, Leyte was settled among their heirs and 1/3 each undivided portion of the above mention property donated in favor of DR. ELEANOR R. VILLAFLOR per Doc. No. 264; Page No. 53; Book No. IV; Series of 2019 Notary Public Joseph F. Fulache. EV Mail Dec. 16-22, 23-29, & 30 & Jan. 5, 2020

Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Eighth Judicial Region Branch 14

Baybay City, Leyte EJF No. 214

FOR: EXTRA JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE & SALE UNDER ACT

3135 AS AMENDED. RURAL BANK OF

DULAG (LEYTE), INC. -versus-

SPS. JOSELITO BARABAD and

EDITHA BARABAD Mortgagors,

x----------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-

JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE &

SALE Upon extra-judicial

petition for sale under Act No. 3135 as amended filed by the mortgagee RU-RAL BANK OF DULAG (LEYTE) INC. ORMOC BRANCH with principal place of office and busi-ness address at Kempis St., Dulag, Leyte against the mortgagors SPS. JO-SELITO BARABAD AND EDITHA BARABAD, with postal address at Brgy. Balugo, Albuera, Leyte, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of

November 8, 2019 amount to SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE THOU-SAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN PESOS AND FIFTY ONE CEN-TAVOS (PHP773,427.51) Philippine currency, in-cluding interest thereon, plus daily interests, other charges and further plus 10% attorney’s fees, the undersigned sheriff un-der the supervision of the Clerk of Court Regional Trial Court, Branch 14, Baybay City, Leyte will sell at public auction on Janu-ary 29, 2020 at 9 o’clock in the morning and will closed at 4 o’clock in the afternoon at the office of the Clerk of Court, Re-gional Trial Court, Branch 14, Baybay City, Leyte to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all its improvements, to wit:

R E S I D E N T I A L LOT

ORIGINAL CER-TIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-90067

TAX DECLARA-TION NO. 03-0003-00094

LOT NO.3601 A residential lot

located at Brgy. Balugo Albuera, Leyte with an

area of FOUR HUN-DRED SEVENTY FOUR (474) SQUARE METERS more or less covered by Original Certificate of Title P-90067 and a Tax Declaration No. 003-0003-00094-R13, a copy of which is hereto at-tached as Annex “A” and Annex “B” respec-tively and made integral part of this Real Estate Mortgage, including all improvements thereon.

A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

TAX DECLARA-TION NO. 03-0003-00877-R13

A residential build-ing erected on Lot No. 3601 covered by Tax Decla-ration No. 03-0003-00877-R13, a copy of which is hereto attached as Annex “C” and made integral part of this Real Estate Mortgage, including all improvements thereon.

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on February 5, 2020 without further notice.

Prospective bid-ders/buyers may in-

vestigate the real estate properties hereinabove described the encum-brances thereon, if any there be.

Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines, December 17, 2019.

(Sgd.) ELWIN G. OPEÑA

Sheriff IV RTC Br. 14, Baybay

City, Leyte Copy furnished: ATTY. PATRICK V.

SANTO Mortgagee Legal

Counsel Tacloban City, Leyte RURAL BANK OF

DULAG (LEYTE), INC. ORMOC BRANCH G/F JGC Bldg., Fr.

I, Cataag St., Dist. 8, Ormoc City S P S . J O S E L I TO

BARABAD A N D E D I T H A

BARABAD Brgy. Balugo, Al-

buera, Leyte WARNING IT IS ABSOLUTELY

PROHIBITED TO RE-MOVE,

DEFACE, OR DE-STROY THIS NOTICE OF SALE

ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF SALE.

EV Mail Dec. 16-22, 23-29, & 30 & Jan. 5, 2020

Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the late ATTY. JUANITO V. RAZA had left shares of stocks from RURAL BANK OF HINDANG (LEYTE), INC. more particularly described as fol-lows to wit:

were settled among his heirs per Doc. No. 338; Page No. 68; Book No. LIX Series of 2019 Notary Public Exzon B. Mendoza. EV Mail Dec. 23- 29, 30- Jan. 5, & 6-12, 2019

Republic of the PhilippinesCITY CIVIL REGISTRY

OFFICEBorongan City, Eastern

SamarNOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with the publication requirements and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1Guidelines in the imple-mentation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012, a notice is hereby serve to the public that PATRICK OROS ALPEZ has filed with this Of-fice a Petition for Correction of Child’s sex from FEMALE to MALE in the Certificate of Live Birth of PATRICK OROS ALPEZ who was born on 7 August 1999 at Borongan, Eastern Samar and whose parents are ELDA M.OROS and ROGER C.ALPEZ.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file written opposition with this office not later than 14 Jan. 2020.(Sgd.) MA. LUISA M.AZUL III

City Civil RegistrarEV Mail Dec. 23-29,

2019 & Dec. 30, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020

Republic of the PhilippinesCity Civil Registry Office

Province of Eastern SamarCity of Borongan

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Sec-

tion 7 of R. A. 9048 Change of First Name & Correction of Clerical error a notice is hereby serve to the public that MA. LORENA ANASARIAS ALIDO, has filed with this Office a Petition for Change of First Name from GINA to MA. LORENA & Correction of Child’s Birth Date from March 25, 1970 to March 24,1970 in the Birth Certificate of GINA ANASARIAS ALIDO who was born on March 25, 1970 at Borongan, Eastern Samar, and whose parents are LEO AMOYO ALIDO and LUCIA GALVE ANASARIAS.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file written opposition with this office not later than 14 Jan. 2020

(Sgd.) MA. LUISA M. AZUL III

City Civil RegistrarEV Mail Dec. 23-29,

2019 & Dec. 30, 2019-Jan. 5, 2020

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the arrhythmia persists. Young patients with no evidence of structural heart disease sometimes can be discharged with-out further treatment once their arrhythmia has stabilized.

Alcohol is the old-est known drug and

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Making something out of nothing: How an “artista lang” is leading Ormoc’s renaissanceWHILE celebrity-mayors Isko Moreno of Manila and Vico Sotto of Pasig have been hugging the headlines of late, celebrity-mayor Richard I. Gomez has been silently doing his work in Ormoc City since 2016, turning the once crime-ridden and “Drug Capital” of Eastern Visayas into the first city to be drug-cleared in the region in 2016, and the Safest City in the country in 2017 and 2018.

That is only the beginning of a long list of accomplishments he had achieved for Ormoc, the latest of which is developing world class athletes who grabbed two golds and a bronze medal in Modern Pentathlon from the recent SEA Games 2019.

City of Beautiful Champions Mayor Gomez, who is the Presi-

dent of the Philippine Fencing As-sociation and the Modern Pentathlon Association of the Philippines, was with SEA Games Gold medalists Michael Comaling, Princess Honey Arbilon and Samuel German, all from Ormoc City, who received the Order of Lapu-lapu in Malacañang just this week, aside from cash prizes that the youngsters probably never thought they would get by just running, shoot-ing and swimming.

Ormoc, which is known as the “City of Beautiful People” is also fondly called by proud residents as the “City of Beautiful Champions.” Ormocan-ons also call the city as the home of “beautiful champions” after it became champion in the Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association games in 2017 and 2018, under Gomez’s ad-ministration. Where previously it was a tail-ender, the city catapulted to the top with the mayor’s sports program.

From the local stage, Ormoc’s athletes have joined the national, even international arena. Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, the mayor’s wife, introduced dancesports to Ormocanon youth. Now, they are now reaping medals from international contests. Ormoc has also hosted for at least two times already, national dancesports competitions.

The Dancesport team has been consistently gathering medals in differ-ent local and international competitions.

Now, Ormoc is also the “Home of Modern Pentathlon,” an Olympic sport that was first launched in the

city in 2017. Mayor Gomez said he dreams of developing Olympic-caliber athletes for Ormoc and believes MP is one sport where Filipinos can excel.

Education for allOn his first term, Mayor Gomez

also ordered the institutionalization of a full scholar-ship program. City scholars come f r o m i n d i g e n t families who pass a qualifying exam.

T h e y a r e given a maximum of Php 18,000.00 tuition assistance if enrolled in pri-vate schools and gets a monthly of Php 2,000.00. They are also giv-en book and uni-form allowances. If they graduate with Latin honors, Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez gives them laptops and printers.

Currently, the City has 394 scholars.

No Smoking CityOrmoc has also many monikers

due to the awards it has gained in recent years under Mayor Gomez. It is a 2-year Red Orchid awardee for being a “No Smoking City.”

Mayor Gomez said that the pub-lic health cost of smoking is so high that it offsets any revenues gained by the government from the tobacco industry. “It’s not worth it and kawawa ang mga tao, the smokers and the passive smokers,” he said.

As this article is being written, the Sangguniang Panlungsod is amending the existing No Smoking Ordinance to increase the fines from Php 500.00 to Php 1,000.00 for the first offense and more.

Before Mayor Gomez, the Anti-Smoking Ordinance was inutile. Most city officials before Gomez and the Ormoc Development Team were smokers. On his first day of office, Mayor Gomez has had his office stripped of the carpets and had it fumigated because it reeked of ciga-rette smoke. He also found hundreds of cigarette butts thrown carelessly

around on the patio. Child-Friendly City

Ormoc City has already been adjudged finalist of the prestigious Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities (PFAMC).

While the top plum has remained elusive for Ormoc, Mayor Gomez said what is important is that Ormoc’s child-friendliness is gaining recognition.

One of his first acts as mayor in 2016 was to strip the plaza of pav-ers in the children’s area and had it replaced with sand.

President Duterte’s road clearing program

Mayor Richard Gomez is also happy that Ormoc rated a 94% score in the DILG’s road-clearing program, the highest in the region. The cleared roads have since been turned over to the barangays in a simple ceremony led by the Department of Interior and Local Government. The burden is now on the barangay chairmen to maintain the cleared roads.

“Actually, we have been clear-ing our roads from the time I became mayor. Nabigyan lang ng focus dahil sa SONA ni Presidente,” he said.

On the mayor’s first term, he succeeded where other mayors before him failed. Ormoc now has a traffic management scheme, which has ef-fectively decongested usual bottlenecks with a one-side parking scheme. Mayor Gomez also reconfigured “islands” in major junctions into rotundas. The simple reconfiguration solved years of

problematic traffic on rush hours. Cultural renaissance

Responding to the clamor of Ormocanons and being an art con-noisseur himself, Mayor Gomez was the first mayor in Eastern Visayas

to embark on a city-wide cultural mapping, this he ordered on his first week of being a Mayor. This was to pave the way for the long-dreamt Ormoc Museum.

Prof. Eric Zerrudo, di-rector of the UST Graduate School Center for Conser-vation of Cultural Property and the Environment in the Tropics (UST-CCCPET), said that per records, Ormoc is one of 50 LGUs in the country that has had cultural mapping.

The Ormoc Museum is now housed in the Old City Hall, built after the war and which was abandoned by the Codilla and left to dete-

riorate. Mayor Gomez, who inspected the building, which survived Yolanda admirably, said that it was really in a sorry state and that there were human excrement everywhere.

Now, the building has been re-stored. The ground floor has become an incubator for local artists who’ve used it for their painting lessons and exhibits, poetry readings. It is also where the Ormoc City Tourism Office is located.

On the second floor, the left wing houses the Battle of Ormoc Bay permanent exhibit. The city started commemorating the Battle of Ormoc Bay on December 16, this week, to remember the war that practically razed Ormoc to the ground.

Said to be the battle that finally put an end to the war in the country, the exhibit includes pictures taken by the R/V Petrel, owned by the late Paul Allen, of the graveyard of 4 American warships and 11 destroyers of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Among them is the historic USS Ward, the first American warship that fired the first shot against the Japa-nese bombers in Pearl Harbor when it was invaded in December 7, 1941.

Ormoc also now has its own hymn “Ormoc: Dutang Matahum” (Ormoc, Beautiful Land). The Ormoc

Festival and Cultural Foundation, a private foundation that is the LGU’s partner in its cultural enrichment, is now working on revising the Ormoc seal, which had become historically inaccurate in the passage of years and careless rendering. The Founda-tion has also helped Gomez launch the “Piña Festival”, which is the official festival of the city.

Many more accomplishmentsAnother prestigious award that

Ormoc gained recently was the PEARL Award for Best Tourism Re-search from the Association of Tour-ism Officers in the Philippines (ATOP).

Ormoc City also is the first city to establish a Youth Development Office. Mayor Gomez believes that the youth, if empowered, can be a potent force for Ormoc’s continued progress.

Ormoc is also a city where the “No Helmet Law” is strictly enforced. This is among the laws that the mayor has had traffic enforcers implement. Despite massive opposition and criticisms that the measure was “anti-poor,” the mayor plodded on and is happy that its implementation has reduced the number of deaths of motorists due to head injuries. “It’s not about collecting more revenues because of penalties. It is about sav-ing lives,” he said.

Another award winning pro-gram of Ormoc is its AGAK Drug Rehabil i tat ion Program. AGAK means Agakon ug Giyahan atong Kaigsuonan (Support and Guide our Brothers and Sisters).

Faced with thousands of con-stituents who “surrendered” to the police for drug use when the Duterte administration came in, Mayor Go-mez and Ormoc City Health au-thorities were able to come up with a program called “AGAK”, which helped medium and low risk drug users to reintegrate back to society, complete with spiritual and values training and livelihood assistance.

Mayor Gomez, a staunch anti-drug advocate, said he believes the users should be given a chance to reform. A strong partner of Ormoc’s drug rehabilitation program is the Brotherhood of Christian Business-men and Professionals, who provide the needed spiritual guidance to the rehab enrollees.

Under Gomez’s 3 and a half-year of leading, Ormoc has not only seen its peace and order restored, but also the blossoming of progress.

The city now has two malls, which opened in 2018. There are also at least 5 hotels coming up, in response to Gomez’s efforts to make the city a Meetings, Incentives, Con-ventions and Events (MICE) center.

Ormoc hosted the World Teach-er’s Day in 2018, which saw the influx of around 10,000 teachers from all over the country. This year, the city hosted the 7,000-strong Philippine Association of Local Government Accountants (PhALGA). Despite the lack of hotels, they were all praises of Ormoc’s hosting, the feeling of safety they got from knowing they were in the safest city, and the people’s honesty.

Mayor Gomez, when asked to comment on his achievements, said that it is just the beginning. “There’s more to come,” he said.

Asked how an “artista lang” was able to achieve so much for Ormoc City in his short stint as mayor, Go-mez said it’s a sad fact that people think actors and actresses are just pretty faces.

He said actors who become suc-cessful in the industry did not achieve it by accident. He said one should have the impeccable work ethics, is observant, and has real empathy with people they work with and their fans who come from all walks of life.

Translated into his entry into public service, Mayor Gomez always wears his ID, comes on time as much as possible (he said coming late to shootings is a mortal sin in the movie/teleserye industry as it upsets everybody else’s schedule), listens to experts, is consultative, and willing to learn. He always has time for every-body, whether a VIP or just a tourist wanting to have a photo with him.

Mayor Gomez is a holder of a Masters degree on Business Admin-istration at the University of Perpetual Help and on December 19, Friday, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration from the Cebu Technological University (CTU), add-ing another feather to his cap.

The “artista lang” has gone a long way and have not disappointed both political supporters and fans.