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EV commemorates 7.6 magnitude quake of 2012

By JOEY A. GABIETA & REYAN ARINTO

STRONG YET SURVIVED

TACLOBAN CITY ousands of faithful coming from all walks of life are to commemorate today the horrifying earthquake that struck across the region one year ago.
e 7.6 magnitude tremor that was felt in the region, particularly in Leyte and Eastern Samar provinces, on August 31, 2012 was considered the strongest to hit the region in 20 years. And despite of its high magnitude, the region was spared with destruction, enough for us to be grateful to the Lord, says Francesca Babes Custodio, station manager of DyVL and one of the convenors of the ATOM (August irty One Miracle) Magnitude 7.6. Aside from Custodio, the other convenors of the ATOM Magnitude 7.6 are Leyte Samar Daily Express publisher Dal-

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Several residents in Homonhon Island, Guiuan town in Eastern Samar staged their protest against mining operations on their island. ( PHOTO COURTESY, FELIX ABUG,JR.)

Groups probe alleged human rights abuse by mining operators in Homonhon Island
TACLOBAN CITY-Several anti-mining groups to include Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) have urged the government to investigate the alleged human rights abuses perpetrated by mining operators of Mt. Sinai Exploration and Development Corporation (MSEDC) in Homonhon Island, in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. On August 5, 2013, residents of the island were allegedly assaulted by the mining operators when four of its protesters, including oneyear old baby and a mother, were scooped up by a pay loader machine in an attempt to break their barricade, ATM statement reads. ...Human rights groups, particularly Task Force Detainees-Philippines (TFDP) are still completing their fact- nding report, Jaybee Garganera, ATM national coordinator, told Leyte Samar Daily Express in an interview online. Garganera, whose group is currently pushing for moratorium on mining in the country, added they have not yet raised this issue to the DENR central o ce, as the community and the local non-government organizations in the area are still waiting for legal advise from our lawyer-friends, and trying to engage the regional environment and natural resources o ce located in Tacloban. Updates of the fact- nding reports will be issued next week, Garganera said. According to ATM, the residents had their barricade starting August 1 following the expiration of a temporary restraining order to MSEDC. e group, however, demanded action from the Commission on Human Rights.

ORMOC CITY - e traditional task of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that was to ght insurgency is now expanded as they include advocating leadership trainings, basic education literacy and many others, associating with the other government and non-government agencies.

Army extends help DOH on youth health

Just recently, the Army collaborated with the Department of Health in the three-day Adolescent Reproductive Health training in Jaro, Leyte, an area previously known of insurgency problem. Our three major ac-

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ON IRRIGATION MATTERS ----- House independent minority bloc leader and Leyte (1st dist) Rep.Ferdinand Martin FM Romualdez (2nd right) exchanges views with National Irrigation Authority Administrator Claro Manahan (left) during the House discussion on the agencies 2014 budget,policies and programs which affects their constituents.Looking on are Abakada party-list Rep.Jonathan De La Cruz (2nd left),Surigao Del Sur Rep. Philip Pichay (center) and Camarines Sur Rep.Datu Arroyo (right)

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NEWS

Saturday, 31 August 2013

Tacloban vendors apprehended for selling cigars along campus areas

TACLOBAN CIT Y Owners of 15 stores were apprehended by a composite team created by the city government of Tacloban for selling cigarettes near school campuses. e campaign of the city government is in relation to the implementation of a national law that prohibits selling of cigarettes near school campuses and public areas. e team is headed by Dr. Gloria Fabregas, Mayor Alfred Romualdez consultant for special health project, and composed with personnel from the City Treasurers Office, City Health Office, Tra c Operation Management Enforcement and Control O ce and Tacloban City Philippine National Police. About 132 packs of cigarettes were con scated from the 15 stores and nine were issued with citation tickets worth P1,000 during the operation on Wednesday. ose that were issued tickets were given three days to pay. e composite team conducted their operations at Holy Infant College, Leyte National High School, Eastern Visayas State University, Leyte Normal University and Asian Development Foundation College. Fabregas said that based on their interviews with the vendors, they told her group that they were aware of a law prohibiting selling cigarettes 100 meters away from schools. But others, like those at the EVSU, pleaded innocence, she added. Prohibiting the selling of cigarettes along campuses would not only result from students to take the vice but ensure that they would not acquire ailments attributed to smoking, Fabregas said. She added that more operations would be conducted by her team against stores near schools that are selling cigarettes and liquor. (ROEL
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Alay Lakad this Sunday to EV.... from page 1 fund town scholars macio Massey Gra l, Je
BASEY, Samar -- An early morning Alay Lakad initiated by the municipal government of Basey will be held tomorrow (Sunday) with the funds generated to be used to fund scholarship program. e activity will kick o at 6:00 a.m. at the Basey Rizal Park and will end up in a beach side of the coastal village of Bacubac, a little over three kilometers from this towns center. Government o cials, employees, police, military, young scholars, non-government organizations, and some individuals of the locality will join the walk- for- a-cause carrying a theme Bawat Hakbang, Kinabukasan ng Kabataan in. e Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) disclosed that last year it gathered nearly 500 individuals. e total amount raised was P40, 000 to include the P4, 200 generated from a gala during the program. Jesma Colandog, project committee chairman of the Alay-Lakad Foundation Incorporated(ALFI), said that at present, they have an amount of close to P51,000, counting from the previous fund raising they conducted last year and in 2011. Of this amount, Colandog said, about P48, 800 were given as educational assistance to scholars of ALFI. She added that ALFI was able to produce ve scholars that graduated last March 2013 namely Narlita Amada and Elenita Enriquez from Amandayehan; Beverly Lalyn Estojero of Old San ; Lucybeth Regahal of San Fernando and Erika Caboboy of Loyo. Continuing as scholars include 13 students namely Ronald Ivan Laurio; Jo-an Ducducan; Harly James Manibong; Leahlyn Odal; Lezil Pacalan; Sherie Ann Llenado; Rea Beth Caboboy; Dina Jadlong; Leo Nito Caliba; Rosenie Malibago; Realyn Ciata and Joyce Digos. All are currently enrolled in various colleges in cities of Catbalogan and Tacloban. Each scholar receives P4, 000 as a nancial assistance, Colandog said. Meanwhile, Mayor Igmedio Ponferrada said he is grateful to the support of his constituents in helping out-ofschool youths continue their studies. If the youth has something to be busy of like going to schools, the tendency there is that there would be lesser cases of petty crimes, Ponferrada said. (RICKY J.BAUTISTA)

Manibay, station manager of CAT 8 television station and Father Amadeo Alvero, social communications o cer of the Palo archdiocese here in Leyte. at 7.6 magnitude earthquake was so strong, enough to cause (massive) destructions and deaths. However, none of these happened. is is more than enough for us to say our thank you to the Lord, Custodio said. Custodio said that expressing our collective gratitude to the Lord a year a er the earthquake hit the region is never too late. She said that it is but tting to mark with prayers and thanksgiving as we commemorate the tremor that we have experienced exactly one year ago today. Series of activities have been lined up to mark the one-year anniversary of the 7.6 magnitude quake, Custodio said, adding that everybody is welcome to join. Based on the monitoring of the local station of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quakes epicenter was located at 112 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar. Over 200 a ershocks were recorded days a er the major 7.6 magnitude earth-

quake. With exception of more than 100 houses made of light materials in General MacArthur town in Eastern Samar, the tremor did not cause much damage. Gra l, one of the convenors of the ATOM, said people from all walks of life will gather today as one community to thank God for the great blessing and a miracle in sparing the region from any casualties and fatalities during last years earthquake. Starting at 4 a.m., a fun run will be held with a projected 500 marathoners coming from di erent starting points, namely, San Jose rotunda, Diit police substation, DyVL station and Palo cathedral, to participate. At 6 a.m., an ecumenical prayer will be stage along the Noblejas Junction at Justice Romualdez Street, fronting radio station DyVL. en at 3:30 p.m., there will be procession along the major streets of the city that will end at the Santo Nio Church where a anksgiving Mass will be held at 6 p.m. Archbishop John Du will lead the anksgiving Mass along with the priests of the Santo Nio Parish. Members of various Church-based choirs will have their mini-concert at the Rizal Park. And at 8:47 p.m., there will be peelings of the Church bell at the Santo Nio Church, the exact time the earthquake was felt in the region.

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tivities in Eastern Visayas are peace advocacy; communitybased security and development; and focused military operations, Col.Rafael Valencia, commanding o cer of the 802nd Infantry Brigade, which is based this city, said. e health advocacy training supported by the military was the rst of its kind in the region wherein 115 out-of-school youth aged 16 to 19 from Leyte province were chosen. Dr. Milagros SalvacionBolito, medical specialist of the Department of Health-8, said that the chosen youth were considered to have the potentials of promoting the healthy practices including drug awareness, teenage pregnancy prevention and environmental sanitation in their respective areas. MAN-ROA) Bolito said that they were overwhelmed on the support extended by the AFP as she added that this could result to a continued endeavor with other government agencies like the

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PDEA(Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency), DepEd, PNP(Philippine National Police), DENR(Department of Environment and Natural Resources) and Popcom(Commission on Population). Similar trainings are scheduled in the other provinces of the region with the assistance of the same partners, she added. Leyte Board Member Anlie Apostol, who represented Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla, pledged to bring TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) to Jaro and facilitate the same OSY for skills training to equip them towards leading a brighter future and in believing in yourself na kaya nyo, she said. e DOH funded the program aimed at creating health awareness in rural neighborhood. (ELVIE RO-

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Church hails absence of peryahan for the Borongan esta celebration

BORONGAN CITY- e Cathedral Parish ofthe Nativity of Our Lady commended one unusual decision made by Mayor Ma. Fe Abunda relative to the forthcoming city esta on September 8, which also is the feast of the whole Borongan diocese. In an open letter sent through the Facebook, Reverend Father Leroy Geli, head, Team Ministry of the Diocese, expressed their appreciation to the city government for the absence of peryahan (carnival fair) this year which had been a traditional part of esta celebration in the past. According to Fr. Geli, such initiative of Mayor Abunda is a positive step for the community of Borongan, saying that the peryahan causes great distractions from the more important spiritual activities, especially to our young who are tempted to vices like gambling, absenteeism from school, frat violence, etc. His letter added that as spiritual leaders, it had always been their constant concern that estas be celebrated with proper accord, significance and focus that they ought to have. We thereby encourage, support, and commend you for not allowing the operation of peryahan establishments this year, and hopefully in the future, Fr. Leroy said, referring to Mayor Abunda. The city government was extolled further by the Borongan diocese because of its full support in bringing back of the Angelus Prayer habit at every six oclock in the a ernoon. At the strike of Cathedral Bells every 6 p.m. police and tra c enforcers asks motorists to stop until the playing of the recorded prayer on top of the church tower is nished. ere also had been some observations that Mayor Abunda herself, whenever caught by the 6:00 oclock bell by the road, gets out of her car and tell hardheaded tricycle drivers to stop and listen to the prayer. In an interview with the Philippine Information Agency, the mayor said that she is happy to see people in the plaza bowing their heads in prayer. Its nice and very touching scenery, she said. Concerning the absence of peryahan, the mayor said, that she deemed it better without it because it is better to have peace in her city. However, some emissaries had been sent to her o ce she said, to lobby for the operation, but she had repeatedly turned them down, she stressed. (ALICE NICART,
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Seminar workshops for local government unit

TACLOBAN CITY- The municipality of San Sebastian, Samar conducted a seminar headed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG municipal government operation officer Carel Jean Uy said that the seminar was to orient the newly and re elected o cials about monitoring and supervising the local government unit (LGU). is seminar is composed of mayor, vice mayor, Sangguniang Bayan, department heads and other head o cials in different provinces. The seminar will helped the new and reelected o cials in their obligation and implementing towards Jaime Lao, MSEDC operations manager asking Sir, ano na ang gagawin natin?(Sir, what are we going to do?) Lao then stepped out of the vehicle and looked in front of the pay loader where he saw the people sitting facing the heavy equipment a group which included children. Lao then gave the order saying, Sige, sagasaan ang mga yan, buldusin. (Run them over with the bulldozer.) Abueme alleged the loader advanced on the group of protesters. In the process, Silvia Abug, Eduardo Sandoval, Margarita Sandoval, and her 1-year-old baby, were pushed into the bucket of the loader. ey were then raised up to the air and shaken up, down, and sideways for about 10-minutes. Unidenti ed security guards also began shooting at the group of protestors. e incident was already their planned projects. And also to build a road map for the LGU in attaining transparent accountable participating and e ective in support to the Presidents vision which is inclusive growth and reduction poverty, said Uy. We cannot give what we do not have, but leaders should give what they can do. Leaders should be trained by attending seminars,Uy added. e goal of the said seminar is to have a good leader towards the community. To have competitive and resistant LGUS for socially protective in safe communities. (JOAN A.

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Suspected salvaged man found oating at sea in Ormoc

ORMOC CITY -- A sherman from a coastal barangay in this city discovered a lifeless body of a man believed to be a victim of summary execution oating near the shore of Ormoc Bay around 5:25 p.m. on August 27. Danilo Vicera found the unidenti ed naked body already bloated, decomposing and reeking with foul smell, believed to have been dead for more than 24 hours. He dragged the cadaver to the shore and called for police assistance. e result of a post mortem autopsy conducted at the City Health O ce is yet to be released but the case investigator, SPO1 Mark Alexis Ruita of police sta-

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TACLOBAN CITY- e regional o ce of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA-8) is still accepting for their search on Model OFW Family of the Year (MOFYA). A l b e r t o P e a f l o r, OWWA-8 information officer, said that nomination forms and other information about MOFYA 2013 is available on their website (www.owwa.gov.ph) or interested participants may visit their o ce located at DOLE Compound, Tarcela Street, this city. The nominations for MOFYA 2013 started last May 2 and will be open until August 31. The MOFYA, which is now on its ninth year, is a medium that commends the achievements of OFWs and their families in managing the impact of overseas employment in family life. The nomination criteria, among others, includes the following: the family is headed by an OFW who is formerly or presently working abroad with a formal or informal contract of employment or work permit and with proof of OWWA membership; the OFW, either married or single, is the breadwinner of the family and has at least four years or work experience as an OFW; and the family is known as a solid and stable family in the locality. Accordingly, two regional winners will be declared and to compete on the National MOFYA participated by 17 regions from all over the country. Said competition will be held at Manila on November 15, 2013. Last year, OWWA RWO-8 representative, Captain Manuel Gabornes and family from Lawaan, Eastern Samar, was awarded as the National Model OFW Family of the Year.
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According to ATM, the alleged human right abuse in the island was relayed by Billy Abueme, president of Homonhon Environment Rescuers Organization (Hero). In a report from ATM, Abueme narrated : On Aug 5, at around 12noon, the concerned residents of Brgy. Canawayon were manning the barricade, which were positioned at the road near the elementary school. A pay loader (heavy equipment) of MSEDC arrived at the barricade, a total of 8 people, including the driver. A er 15-minutes, a certain Florencio Morana Jr. rushed up

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reported to the local police, while the provincial government has also made a separate investigation on the incident. Meanwhile, ATM has sought for the issuance of a cease-and-desist order against Mt. Sinai, following the alleged violent behavior against a legitimate community protest. Emmanuel Amistad, executive director of the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines said that the incident clearly the assault made by the mining company endangered lives and is a violation of the peoples right to peaceably assemble in redress of grievances. ere is no excuse for the use of force against a peaceful protest against mining. We reiterate anew Tao Muna, Hindi Mina, Amistad said in a statement. Residents and anti-mining groups are opposing the continued mining in the Island due to its fragile ecosystem. (RONALD O. REYES)

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Today, Tacloban says Thank You, Lord for ATOM 7.6

year ago today, Tacloban experienced a 7.6 temblor that rocked homes and establishments. It brought tremendous fear and panic among people and families. Miraculously, no one was hurt even the buildings were left unscathed save for a few cracks on glass panes. It was a horrendous experience that brought to mind apocalyptic events only seen in movies. The incident brought to mind the happenings in distant lands where people are devastated watching homes, buildings and structures totally destroyed, razed to the ground with the survivors wailing and mourning over their dead. Tacloban and the rest of Eastern Visayas were miraculously spared. Philvocs experts said we were luckier that the origin of the quake was deeper than the ones felt in other lands. But the truth is, we were lucky that there was Divine Intervention, the great hands up there stayed the great swaying of the earth and prevented the tide from rising..

The August Twenty One Miracle of 2012 calls for a Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving. Today, as we recall the terror, despair and panic, we get together physically and in spirit to pray and give thanks to the Lord for sparing us from the possible catastrophe and tragedy. We do not want a repeat of the experience but we want to show a miracle of thanksgiving from our end, a city that is one in action, thoughts and spirit. Never did it happen before, this show of oneness and unity to give back what we have received. Today, politics is set aside to give way to what matters most the realization that man is nothing, knows nothing and can do nothing without God. Today, a miracle has happened! For the rst time, the media people became one, not divided by political alliances and afliations, we are simply singing one song, a Song of Praise and Prayer.
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A personal account of ATOM 7.6

It was an ordinary night, the family was relaxing ready for bed. I was lying in bed conditioning my eyes to sleep when suddenly it occurred. The bed suddenly rocked vigorously. I got frightened; I started groping for my slippers as the lights suddenly went off. I called my husband who was in the living room watching TV earlier, he called back in a loud voice, get out from there and come out to the front. He was assisting our youngest daughter in her room. As I managed my way out of our bedroom, I grabbed my small emergency bag with ashlight, water, my medicines, whistle, matches, one mother yelling for everyone in their house to get outside. Later, when the temblor stopped, I asked my husband to call our daughter in CDO to know her predicament. She is a licensed social worker and trained in disaster management, yet I feared for her well-being. My husband easily connected to her and learned she and others are all out of the hotel and safe. Her father reminded her not to go back right away in case of aftershocks. Soon my two other sons came home and both volunteered to go to Housing (PHHC) to check on my

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candles and ID while calling for my son who was in his room upstairs. When I reached the front door, my husband held my hand while his other hand was with my daughter who was frightened. We walked to the gate post which to my knowledge is one of the sturdiest in the house, we

all held on to it. I feared for my two sons who were in the neighborhood basketball court talking to friends and my other daughter who was in Cagayan de Oro attending an ofcial activity. I just shut my eyes and prayed. I could hear shouting and commotion in other houses,

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The night that was

Large parts of Samar and Leyte province had no power or internet connections. The only lights you see are from vehicles in the streets headed to higher ground, said a radio reporter in the town of Borongan. The tsunami warning was initially issued for the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea and other islands in the Pacic including the U.S. state of Hawaii. Small waves of about 16 cm (6 inches) had hit a southern Philippine island, the seismology agency said, and warned that bigger ones could follow and residents were ordered to get to ground 10 meters (30 feet) above sea level. The region has been hit by two huge quakes in the past decade. At least 230,000 people in 13 Indian Ocean countries were killed in a quake and tsunami off Indonesia in 2004. Last year, an earthquake and tsunami off Japans northeastern coast killed about 20,000 people and triggered the worlds worst The rst popular ATOM as an acronym was spelledout as August Twenty-One Movement in reference to the assassination of Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr. at the then Manila International Airport. The event which took place on August 21, 1983, exactly three decades ago, has political signicance that ignited peaceful demonstrations against the despotic rule of the conjugal dictatorship. The movement pushed for the investigation of the crime which was dubbed as the murder of the century, seeking justice for Ninoy who was considered to have offered his life for the restoration of our freedom, liberty and democracy as he lived with his belief that the Filipino is worth dying for. Coincidentally, another historical event took place on August 21, 1971 when the Miting de Avance of the Liberal Party was bombed at the Plaza Miranda in front of the Quiapo Church in the countrys capital city Manila. The incident almost wiped-out the entire senatorial slate of the Liberal Party and the bombing was reportedly quickly blamed of an accused before his arrest, showing either acknowledgment of his guilt or an intention to save the authorities from the trouble and expense that his search and capture would require. The mere period of time that it took for Napoles to surrender is alone anathema to an intention on her part to spare the authorities of the trouble and money that will be required in searching for and capturing her. Now even on the assumption that Napoles is entitled to the mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender, it will not do her any good all the same. She is charged for the felony of kidnapping and serious illegal detention punishable by reclusion perpetua to death, both of which are indivisible penalties. Considering that the death penalty has already been scrapped, kidnapping is now punished with a single indivisible penalty, i.e. reclusion perpetua and our penal code decrees that that penalty should be imposed by the court regardless of any mitigating circumstance that may have attended in the commission of the deed. So regardless then of the existence of voluntary sur-

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An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Friday killing one person, damaging roads and bridges and sending people eeing to higher ground in fear of a tsunami, a politician and authorities said. The quake was centered off the east coast, 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Pacic Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for much of the region, but cancelled it about two hours later. Philippine authorities maintained their tsunami warning for longer, after ordering residents to get out of coastal areas immediately. They cancelled it more than three hours after the quake. Res-

idents can now return to their homes. Its safe now, the danger of a tsunami has passed, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology said. The mayor of Guiuan, Annaliza Kwan, told local radio there was no report of major damage. Eastern Samar congressman Ben Evardone told local radio some bridges and roads were damaged and people had ed from coastal areas in panic, seeking refuge inland. Were used to quakes here so residents immediately went to higher ground, Pinky Almaite, a resident of Sulat, a seaside town in Eastern Samar, told Reuters. Many were running as they took with them whatever their hands could carry - ashlights, food, clothes, some even took their cows.

by the administration of President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos on the communist insurgents. The bombing remained unsolved as

lamented by the survivors who are now in their twilight days. The present generation has so much to

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August 31, 2013 Saturday of the 21st Week 1 Thes 4:9-11; Ps 98; Mt 25:14-30

THE PARABLE OF THE TALENT

(Jesus told his disciples this parable,) It will be as when a man who was going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave ve talents; to another, two; to a third, one to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately the one who received ve talents went and traded with them, and made another ve. Likewise, the one who received two made another two. But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his masters money The one who had received ve talents came forward bringing the additional ve. He said, Master, you gave me ve talents. See, I have made ve more. His master said to him, Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your masters joy. Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back. His master said to him in reply, You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter? Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return? Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten. For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth,

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Voluntary surrender

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atty. frANZ RAYMOND P. ASPA Just when everybody thought she has already gotten away in one of her yachts and no longer within this countrys criminal jurisdiction, Janet Lim Napoles surprised us with an unusual feat. It was unusual not least because she did it two days after the mass protest akin to EDSA that called for the abolition of the very thing which has become our authorities basis for hunting her down nor because President Aquino placed a bounty on her head for her capture. It was unusual because it took her 14 long days before nally realizing there was no point in running away and hiding. Napoles was quick to reveal the reason for her surrender: she fears for her life. Although the details of it were not set out, her lawyer was similarly quick to retort that there are people who want to keep her silent permanently. Assuming that fear of hers to be just a gment of her imagination, what other good if any did her surrender do her? A modest student of law should know that voluntary surrender is one of the circumstances provided by the Revised Penal Code which mitigates the liability of an accused. Once that circumstance is found to be attendant in a particular case, it has the effect of compelling the deciding judge to either impose the lower or lowest penalty provided for the felony in case of two or three divisible penalties or the minimum period of the penalty in case of a single divisible penalty. That is however all on the supposition that there is no ag-

gravating circumstance to offset it. So did Napoles surrender to President Aquino on the night of August 28, 2013 entitle her to the mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender? I should submit that she indeed surrendered but it wasnt voluntary as would entitle her to a mitigation of her liability. For one, considering her reason for surrendering, i.e. she fears for her life, there was nothing voluntary in her act of giving herself up to the president. In relation to voluntary surrender, an act is deemed to be marred with voluntariness when it was done for no reason other than for that which lies behind the very existence of the circumstance itself, that is to say to spare the authorities of the money and the effort in searching for her. When Napoles wailed that she surrendered because she fears people are out to get her, that negated any voluntariness in her act of surrender. Second, jurisprudence is emphatic that what the law considers as mitigating is the voluntary surrender

LOVE UNFOLDING
Once a chick has emerged from its shell, or a buttery from its chrysalis, there is no going back; instead there is a continuous unfolding into the new. Similarly, we who were reborn in Christ by the power of Gods love at baptism, are called to let that love unfold day by day into increasing acts of service for others. That is why, while acknowledging the brotherly love that was manifest among his converts, St. Paul encouraged them to go on making ever greater progress in that love (1 Thess 4:10). The Lord has given each of us, too, different gifts and we are expected to use them in loving service to God and neighbour. If we are not making proper use of the gifts God has given us, at the day of judgement, he will be right if he treats us harshly, as the man in the Gospel treated the servant who had received one talent but did nothing with it (Mt 25:28). How generous are we in the use of our gifts, spiritual, intellectual and material, in the service of our neighbour? The joy of giving is tremendous. For example, if you have a happy and sunny nature, and you give of it wherever you go, it will be returned to you a thousand-fold, for everyone responds to a sunny disposition. (His Word for Today by Vima Dasan, S.J., published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel. #321-31-95) Sowers Seeds: Nothing is lost and nothing is trivial if we do it in Gods grace and for love of God. Blessed James Alberione, Founder of the Pauline Family

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former they may do by way of petition with the court asking that their client be released on bail grounded on the weakness of the evidence of her guilt. The latter they may do even without so much as lifting a nger considering that there are talks about plans to turn her into a state witness. While I doubt the soundness of the latter proposition for many reasons, not least of which is that the testimony of Napoles is not absolutely necessary, I wouldnt be surprised if somehow, sometime her lawyers are able to nd a way around it. After all, that is what they are being paid for.

NEWS/NOTICES
Atom....
dig into the two events that rocked the nation as what are being handed down are misleading information aimed to bury the historic events of August 21, both of 1971 and 1983, to the dustbin of our peoples memory if not to oblivion. Just a year ago though, another ATOM which stands for August ThirtyOne Miracle carrying religious and spiritual signicance that shook our lives as creations of God, deserves recognition and thanksgiving. It was the day when we were saved from what could have been a devastating catastrophe that hit the Eastern Visayas region. Just over an hour after sunset when the dusk had disappeared and the darkness of night set in, a strong quake jolted the region which caused people to run in shivers as they hold their ground on the face of a shaking ground. The earth surface suffered

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render, Napoles should suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua just the same if she is found later to be guilty of the charges against her. I doubt though that Napoles lawyers had the intention of looking into the paltry mitigating circumstance of voluntary surrender when their client decided to give herself in if to protect her interest. What they are looking into now, I am sure, is either the temporary release of their client while the case against her is pending or her complete exoneration of the charges or both. The

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Antonio E. Delgado, Sr. extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over 2 parcels of real properties, together with all improvements thereon both situated in the City of Tacloban City, described as: Parcel 1, Lot 5628-B-2-B, Psd-88197, covered by T.C.T. No. T-16526, containing an area of 135.50 square meters, more or less, with residential bldg. erected on Lot 5628-Part, oor area of 30 square meters, market value of P176,000.00 per Tax Dec. 02302076; Parcel 2, Lot 5628-B2-A, Psd-88197, covered by T.C.T. No. T-4024, containing an aera of 112 square meters, more or less with residential bldg. erected, containing a oor area of 64 square meters, market value of P175,390.00 per Tax Dec. No. 02300326. That heirs hereby waives all their rights, interest and participation including share of his wife, hereby waived in favor of Robert T. Delgado and adjudicated unto themselves together with all improvements; per Doc. No. 190, Page No. 39, Book No. 1, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Jerry S. Uy LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

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shear movement that caused buildings and structures to sway, power and communications lines shutting off and disturbing the calmness of the sea. So many tales had been told about varied experiences that caused people to run in panic as warnings of a tidal wave or a worstcase scenario of a tsunami may follow after the tremor. People went to high and elevated places as sketchy information came in trickles from media outlets that were able to stay on livebroadcast and streaming, sending information that the earthquake was found to have hit the 7.6 mark on the scale. Such magnitude was too strong and the aftershocks that followed caused alarm upon a restless people that feared for what would happen after the major jolt. In the aftermath of the quake, people were struck in awe that their lives were shielded and saved from perdition. Damage to properties was minimal notwith-

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Yes, today the media people and media outlets, City ofcials and employees, barangays, civic organizations, schools/academe, government workers and ofcials, Taclobanons all became one in thanking God through a walk, a procession and a Thanksgiving Mass.
standing the intensity of the earthquake and the fright from the onslaught of the sea was calmed by the tranquil waters that remained still. By whatever account and tale one may declare, we must profess to all mankind around the earth that God saved us in what we ought to mark as a day of thanksgiving, the August Thirty-One Miracle. Comments to alellema@ yahoo.com
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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional O ce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0569 Application for Issuance of a CPC to operate a TOURIST TRANSPORT service with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name. REYNALDO D. ROSTATA Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPERATE A TOURIST TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-AIRPORT TO SOHOTON CAVE AND NATURAL BRIDGE (Basey, Samar), THE SURF CAMP (Guiuan Eastern Samar) CANIGAO ISLAND (Matalom, Leyte) AND TO ANY TOURIST FACILITIES WITHIN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF THREE (3) UNITS, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, ANDREI SHUTTLE SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must le veri ed written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. is application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 27th day of August 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV

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father who was sick and on Concentrator all the time. My other son, a teacher came down from his room and told us, he could not leave his room even if he heard me calling him as he was holding on to his TV set scared that it might fall down the shelf. It was funny but a ridiculous thing to do. But it was a lesson for everyone at home to detach oneself from material things during emergencies. I had to be coaxed to come inside the house; I was scared but laughing to learn we were all safe and okay. The incident left a soft spot in my consciousness. My personal motto that I am nothing; I can do nothing and know nothing without God became pronounced. I realized how fragile life is; one second I was serenely in bed, the next moment, I was scrambling and scared. I also wondered how life is a miracle all the time. When I realized that my two sons were outside the house that night, I suddenly realized that the reality of being apart from each other when natural occurrences and calamities happen will always be there. That is when I repeated what I have always told them. When they were still studying at CRMNHS and Sped Center, I told them not to attempt to go

home (Naga-Naga is far and there will be traffic congestion everywhere) in case of Tsunami or earthquake but to try to move to Kanhuraw Hill and City Hall as these are in higher grounds and the City Hall appears to me as a sturdy edice in Tacloban. I told them to always wear IDs all the time; and that, if ever they were in Naga-Naga, I told them to go and take refuge in the TESDA compound. Now, things have changed. After that 7.6 intensity earthquake, my perspective of safety has altered. We could all be in different places and like scenarios in movies, everyone would be helpless. The only recourse is prayer. God has always been good and faithful to His people in Tacloban, in Leyte and even the rest of Eastern Visayas. Very near where the typhoons usually begin, Tacloban and RO8 are almost always spared. Todays procession and Thanksgiving Mass is a tting tribute that Taclobanons could offer to show gratitude to all the divine interventions He has afforded. To all the organizers, media outlets and personalities, the city government of Tacloban through Mayor Alfred, civic and public ofces, schools, students and the general public, let this show of unity continue to be pleasing to our Creator.

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Engracio Biore extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land with all the improvements thereon, Lot No. 5107, with Tax Dec. No. 31045-00022, with assessed valuie of P16,140.00, containing an area of 7.5971 hectares more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Jose Alenogene Limpangog and Lucena Limpangog as vendee, and heirs hereby conrm and afrm the said sale in favor of Jose Alenogene Limpangog and Lucena Limpangog; per Doc. No. 124, Page No. 26, Book No. 23, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. David Apostol. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Aniceto Baut extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, designated as Lot No. 2766, situated at Brgy. 91, Apitong, Tacloban City, covered by Tax Dec. No. 00201974, containing an area of 36,536 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Rachel Bacarra as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 23, Page No. 06, Book No. XVIII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Pacico M. Borja, Jr. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Juanito Trigo and Maria Aya Trigo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located at Zone III, Sta. Fe, Leyte, Lot No. 191-A, containing an area of 164 square meters, more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-3500300255. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Laiza T. Guda as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 170, Page No. 34, Book No. 16, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Samuel C. Lagunzad. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

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NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Virgilio R. Solano extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated at Fishermans Village, Brgy. 88, San Jose, Tacloban City described as: Lot 25; Block 15; with an area of 157 square meters, Price per square meters P29,100; Terms: 25 years. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Audel O. Solano as vendee for the abovedescribed property; per Doc. No. 55, Page No. 12, Book No. VII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Enerio M. Sabulao LSDE: Aug. 17, 24 & 31, 2013

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Genelio Sisneros Limosnero extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated at Brgy. Mahalit, Merida, Leyte, designated as Lot No. 1568, covered by O.C.T. No. P-91415, containing an area of 67 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Adormeo Samson Roallos and Analiza LimosnerosRoallos as vendees for a portion of 50.25 square meters from the abovedescribed property; per Doc. No. 436, Page No. 88, Book No. LIII, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Wilma Cordeo-Matuguina, CPA. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

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NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of late Leoncio Oyzon Sr. and surviving wife Victoriana Penaranda Peroda extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcels of land described as: Parcel 1) Located at Capoocan, Leyte, identied as Lot 679, covered by T.C.T. No. T-3020, containing an area of 20,053, under Tax Dec. No. 2604; Parcel 2) Lot No. 574, located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte, containing an area of 5,354 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 924; Parcel 3) located at Astorga, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 1473, containing an area of 3,293 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 706; Parcel 4) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 1101, containing an area of 1,257 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 1493; Parcel 5) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte, identied as Lot No. 1067, containing an area of 229 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 1507; Parcel 6) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 1073, containing an area of 1,158 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 1521; Parcel 7) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 1087, containing an area of 930 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 1527; Parcel 8) located at San Pedro, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot 1057, containing an area of 6,701 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 1591; Parcel 9) located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 492, containing an area of 265 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 978; Parcel 10) located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 465, containing an area of 239.65 square meters covered by Tax Dec. No. 1060; Parcel 11) located at Bolod, Sta. Fe, Leyte, identied as Lot No.____, containing an area of 10,207 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 3405; Parcel 12) located at San Roque, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 250, containing an area of 4,784 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 0191; Parcel 13) located at San Roque, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 251, containing an area of 7,582 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 0239; Parcel 14) located at Atipolo, Capoocan, Leyte, identied as Lot No.___, containing an area of 42,888 square meters covered by Tax Dec. 2288; Parcel 15) located at San Vicente, Tunga, Leyte identied as Lot No. 640, containing an aera of 10,276 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 0462; Parcel 16) situated at Cogon, Carigara, Leyte containing an area of 4,828, covered by Tax Dec. 6256; A residential house erected on Lot 465 with a value of P30,000 located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte made of concrete ooring, wood walling and GI roong; A commercial building used as bakery with a value of P35,000 located at Sto. Nio, Tunga, Leyte erected on Lot 465 made of concrete ooring, RCHB walling, RC beans & girders including the machinery & equipment found therein used for bakery; Parcel 17) situated at Brgy. 44 Salazar (Quarry Dist.) Tacloban City, containing an area of 118 square meters, covered by Tax Dec. No. 58945; Parcel 18) A parcel of land situated at San Mateo, Carigara, Leyte, containing an area of 2,612 square meters; per Doc. No. 320, Page No. 63, Book No. I, Series of 1993 of Notary Public Atty. Absalon G. Apostol. LSDE: Aug. 31, Sept. 7 & 14, 2013

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NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Sps. Lauriano Tolibas and Runa Ripalda extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land Lot No. 10629, Cad. Case No. 34, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in Brgys. of Cadahonan, Jugpa, Malaihao and Takin Mp. of Burauen, Province of Leyte, containing an area of 11,500 square meters, more or less. That heirs hereby waive, ownership, right and participation over their respective shares in the above-described property in favor of Ernita Tolibas Cerna; per Doc. No. 235, Page No. 47, Book No. IX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Belinda Cinco Alcober. LSDE: Aug. 17, 24 & 31, 2013
NOTICE is hereby given that Angeles V. Macasil heir of late Simeon Macasil executed an afdavit of Adjudication over a parcel of land located in Brgy. san Joaquin, Palo, Leyte, containing an area of 3,817 square meters, covered by O.C.T. No. P-17613, and designated as Lot No. 2108 Palo Graphical Cadastre No. 407; per Doc. No. 140, Page No. 28, Book No. 70, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Dexter L. Aguilar. LSDE: Aug. 17, 24 & 31, 2013

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AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Ariston Bibera and Quintina Regis extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated in Brgy. Lunang, Hilongos, Leyte, under Tax Dec. No. 14024-00285R13, designated as Lot No. 12469 situated at Brgy. Lunang, Hilongos, Leyte, with an area of 8,747 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of James Vincent Go, Jimelyn Ross Go, and Joanne Ross Go as vendees for a portion of Lot No. 12469 with an area of 3,071 square meters from the abovedescribed property; per Doc. No. 486, Page No. 98, Book No. XXXII, Series of 2013 of Atty. Josenilo Marquez Reoma. LSDE: Aug. 17, 24 & 31, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that Gloria Meniano executed a Deed of Absolute Sale in favor of Sps. Ryan Baculio Gallego and Cherry Buranday Gallego as vendee for a parcel of land situated at Brgy. Calsadahay, Burauen, Leyte, designated as Lot No. 6057, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-0024-00050 Rev 13, containing an area of 288 square meters, more or less and assessed value of P15,630.00; per Doc. No. 222, Page No. 45, Book No. I, Series of 2013 of Noatry Public Atty. Von Kaiser P. Soro. LSDE: Aug. 17, 24 & 31, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Simeon Guiates extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, situated at Brgy. Canmarating, Municipality of Abuyog, Leyte, containing an area of 16,997 square meters, more or less, covered by O.C.T. No. P-8947. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Adelaida P. Escobio and Salome J. Arias as vendee for a portion of 8,456 square meters, more or less from the above-described property; per Doc. No. 417, Page No. 84, Book No. 30, Series of 2010 of Notary Public Atty. Edwin Y. Chua. LSDE: Aug. 17, 24 & 31, 2013

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Saturday, 31 August 2013

NEWS
Of course, everyone was thankful that God, though had allowed the Earth to shake tremendously on the dreadful night along the Philippine Plate facing the Pacic, he did not allow any life to perish, not even allowed a tsunami to happen after the quake. In the onslaught of the killer quake that slaughtered at least 20,000 lives in Japan in 2010 and the other similar earthquakes that wrought havoc and countless deaths, documentaries were released in the quad-media about the Pacic Ring of Fire where the Philippine Pacic Plate is located. There was a report that it another deadly earthquake as strong as the Magnitude 9 tremor that rocked Japan could happen anytime in the Pacic, particularly the Philippine Plate which could cause gripping destruction and death toll. When the August 31 quake off the coast of Eastern Samar last year happened, an initial reaction was that it could already be the one fear of. Yet, it was not, on the contrary, no one was seriously hurt. As for my family, such saving power of God was another compelling reason for us to ponder how ready are we to face Him when Judgment Day comes. After the earthquake, my family and I said our regular Holy Rosary prayer thankful to the Holy Trinity, Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Jude and St. Anthony of Padua for keeping us all safe. It was really, for me, a night of miracle. To God be the glory!

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nuclear crisis in 25 years after waves battered a nuclear power station. This is a report led by Rosemarie Francisco for Reuters in the aftermath of the Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake on August 31 last year, which according to quite a number of citizens of Tacloban is a miracle because not one life was said to have perished and few infrastructures sustained damage because of it. Her account vividly brings back to the publics mind what took place on that very frightening night It was a night many have thought could be another of the various strong tremors across the globe and in some parts of the Philippine archipelago wherein many people died and millions of pesos
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional O ce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0570 Application for Issuance of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name. (COLORUM LEGALIZATION) FLORENTINO VIERNES Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CALBAYOG CITY-GANDARA & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, CYRIL TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must le veri ed written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. is application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 28th day of August 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV

worth of properties turned to rubbles. It should be recalled that a spate of killer quakes have just shocked the people with the devastation these quakes caused and thousands dead bodies left in the ruins. Thanks be to God Almighty for freeing the people of Eastern Visayas from the massive destruction that the Magnitude 7.6 earthquake could have caused. While the Mother Church views this so-called miracle as a moment of true conversion, others take it as an eye-opener to be more vigilant and circumspect in their gestures whenever strong quakes occur. It was a reveille that sends them the punch to be always ready both physically and spiritually, for the end of time is not precisely known to man.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional O ce No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0563 Application for Issuance of a CPC to operate a VEHICLE FOR HIRE service with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name. FLORDELIZA D. CANILLAS Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A VEHICLE FOR HIRE SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: FOR EXCLUSIVE USE OF CONTRACTING PASSENGERS AND FROM GUIUAN EASTERN SAMAR, TO/FROM ANY HOTELS, RESORTS & PORTS WITHIN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, FMJ TRANSPORT SERVICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS. At least TEN (10) days prior to the date, applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one (1) Daily newspaper of general circulation in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must le veri ed written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the applicant, and may if they so desire, appear on said date and time. is application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 23rd day of August 2013. (Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTO Clerk of Board

CPES TEAM Evaluates Project of Samar I

Engr. Albert B. Lazana, chief of the maintenance section, of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Samar First District Engineering Ofce (SFDEO) assisted the Contractors Performance Evaluation System (CPES) Team from the DPWH Central Ofce during the inspection of the project, shoulder of the road. Scope of works of the project include the removal of structures and obstructions, structure excavation, construction of reinforcing steel, stone masonry and structural concrete. SFDEO anticipates the completion of this project on or before its target date of completion which will be on September 23, this year. Leviresa GetiganBarnizo, Samar I PIO Staff

Construction of Retaining Wall and Line Ditch Canal along CalbayogAllen Road Section K0699+200-K0713+000, with exceptions, Calbayog City, Samar. This project has an appropriation of P20 Million. The revised target of

completion of the project is 150 working calendar days. Water cascading along the mountain slopes will now be deposited in the line canal instead of ooding the roadway and prevent erosion of the

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Saturday, 31 August 2013

ATOM TESTIMONIES: August 31, 2012 was indeed a day of great miracle that the people of Eastern Visayas, especially those in the coastal areas facing the Paci c where the 7.6 magnitude earthquake emanated, have to thank and praise God Almighty for saving everyone from harm. (Compiled by Eileen Nazareno-Ballesteros)
I was at the Leyte Provincial Hospital then attending to my wife who just delivered our second baby. I was attending my wife and my new born baby girl named Aviyah. I just recited the most powerful prayer in Judaism Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad. (Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.) Quoted from Deuteronomy 6:4 and Mark 12:28-29. I noticed that people were panicking. Worse, the patients at the hospital including the medical sta s ran outside thinking that the building might collapsed. For fear that they might be pinned inside, people were scrambling to the exit door and I saw bundles of dreadful faces surrounded the hospital premises. Our room mate even urged us to get out of the building with haste but I calmly responded and told my wife, we are not leaving because today is Shabbat (because that was Friday eve) and HASHEM (G-d in Hebrew) will show us His salvation. To be honest, yes. I thought tsunami will hit the heart of Leyte especially that there is a warning which came from the authorities that a large sea wave will hit Region 8. Modesty aside, I was already close to Him even before that almost tragic soul breaking earthquake last year. ATTY. FERDINAND ARTHUR DIAZ, a Jew and private practitioner. I was at home having dinner with my mom when the earthquake struck, when our house started to shake. I told my mom to stay calm. Our household help started to panic and she wanted to run out of the house. I told her to stay focused. In times like these, you really have to stay focused and collected so that you exactly know what to do. Of course, you have to prepare yourself for the worst scenario but as I said, you should stay focus. We can never make sound decisions in a state of panic. I always pray to God with or without an earthquake. We should always pray for Gods forgiveness and blessings. is should be done on a daily basis. PROFESSOR STEPHEN LAGARDE, University of the Philippines- Visayas Tacloban Campus. My sick grandmother and I were in the boarding house that night. I took her from Pangasinan and brought her here to Borongan because no one is taking care of her there. In my shock and my 89-year old grandmothers fright, I carried her out of the house. It was rainy on that moment so we got terribly wet. e people panicked. en the tsunami alert broke. So what my grandmother and I did was we brought some of our belongings like cloths, biscuits, bottled water & ash light. e rst one I called was Sir Daep, the chief of the CIDG. He advised me and my lola to momentarily stay at the CIDG o ce. So that was what we did. My lola was so afraid at that time. A er few hours, authorities lowered the tsunami alert and eventually li ed it since no tsunami occurred. I am really thankful to God that the tsunami did not happen. We are very thankful to God that it did not occur and my grandmother calmed down. A little later a er the li ing of the tsunami alert, my grandmother and I returned to my boarding house safely. RAHMEL TUAZON, Supreme Court Employee, Borongan City.

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