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former PAGs members

and that of the loose

firearms are part of the

campaign of the PNP-8 to

ensure a safe and orderly

conduct of elections in

Samar, identied as one

of the 15 provinces in the

country as a priority or

hotspot areas in relation

to the midterm elections

this year.A special task force,

dubbed as the Regional

S p e c i a l O p e r a t i o n s

Task Group (RSOTG),

h e a d e d b y S / S u p t .

Edgardo Basbas, was

organized with the aim of

neutralizing the existing

PAGs in Samar and the

proliferation of loose or

unlicensed rearms.

The visiting police

director general will

be we lc om e by Ch ie f

Superintendent Elmer

Sor ia and other top

regional officials at the

grounds of the Camp

Ruperto Kangleon, this

town.

Se n io r Sup t .Roe l

Acidre, chief of the

police and communityrelations of the PNP-8,

said that during the brief

visit of the police director

general, former members

of a private armed group

would be presented to

him.

Acidre also said that

close to 100 loose rearms

are also to be presented to

the PNP director general.

The presentation of

Police DG Purisima arrives todayPALO, Leyte-Police Director General Alan Purisima is scheduled to visit today at the regional headquarters

of the Philippine National Police (PNP)and is to be brief on the accomplishment made by a special task force

created to dismantle the partisan armed groups, particularly in Samar province.

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TACLOBAN CITY-

A hostage-taking in-

cident that took place

inside a government

office in Catbalogan

City yesterday after-

noon ended with the

suspect dead and injur-

ing two others.

Patrocinio Dabucol, a

security guard assigned

at the Social Security Sys-

tems (SSS)-Catbalogan

branch, shot his colleague

and an employee of the

said office during his

hostage-taking stunt that

lasted for more than two

hours.

Dabucol, who sus-

tained injuries at his ab-

domen and both legs,

was declared dead by

attending doctors at the

Samar Provincial Hospi-

tal at 4:20 p.m. or more

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IN CATBALOGAN

Hostage-taker killed,two others wounded

sa pansin (lacking of

attention).

Its a very flawed

(complaint).The city

government was not

shortchanged. To me,

that was nothing but an

act of a KSP, Fiel said

during a press confer-

ence yesterday.

Romualdez along

TACLOBAN CITY-

Mayor Alfred Romual-

dez is condent that the

graft charge led against

him and 10 others would

not prosper.

In fact, his legal of-

cer, Beulah Coeli Fiel,

called the complaint led

by opposition Councilor

Neil Glova as nothing

but an act of a kulang

Complaint againstAlfred, others flawed,

says top legal aide

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Dolores Mayor Emiliana Villacarillo is being interviewed by LSDE staff writer Rey-

an Arinto at LSDE office yesterday. (Story on page 2)

Dolores mayor

claims politics

marred the towns

water project

Councilor

proposes

resolution

for blood-type ID

JV, the active

netizen

Dettie Panis Salon

and Spa to open

new outlets

news page 3

Inauguration

and Blessing

of New San Jose

Health Office

By JOEY A. GABIETA, Staff Writer


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2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Saturday, 19 January 2013

You know it is

al l poli t ics. They

are thinking I mightrake in a big amount

from this project.

Right now, I am

only dependent on

funds that need no

authorization from the

Sangguniang Bayan

because majority of

them are opposed to

all of my projects in

Dolores, Villacarillo

said. (REYAN L. ARINTO)

(BAC).

I was surprised

w h e n R i c h m a r k Construction filed

a case when in fact

they were invited to

join in the re-bidding

of the water system

project, Villacarillo

said.

However, despite

fo l lowing a l l the

pr oc ed ur es for re-

bidding, the project

was again marred

with controversy. W e a l r e a d y

had a certificate of

fund availability

puydi na mag-award

kay pag - t r a n s f e r

nala han pondo ha

[municipal] treasurer.

What is needed is a

Sangguniang Bayan

resolution authorizing

the municipality to

open a separate bankaccount, but until wara

ako tagi, Villacarillo

said.

She added the

contractor proceeded

with the works but

because of not giving

her the SB resolution,

it eventually stopped

because the local

g o v e r n m e n t u n i t

could not pay.

Leyte Samar Daily

Express.

In December of2011, I was on leave,

and by that t ime,

there was already a

schedule for bidding.

When I returned in

January 2012, I went

over the documents

and found out some

inconsistencies, she

said.

B u t d u r i n g

tha t b idd ing , no

representative fromthe Commission on

Audit was around

r e a s o n w h y s h e

called for another

bidding on the same

project with all those

who joined the first

bidding were invited,

she said.

I t was l e a rned

that the Richmark

Construction, thew i n n i n g b i d d e r

during a previous

bidding, did not join

in the re-bidding.

It instead fi led

a c r i m i n a l a n d

a d m i n i s t r a t i v e

T A C L O B A N

CITY Politics got

in the way on herproject to provide a

safe drinking water

for her people.

So claim Mayor

Emiliana Villacarillo

of Dolores, Eastern

Samar.

A c c o r d i n g t o

V i l l a c a r i l l o , t h e

m u n i c i p a l i t y o f

Dolores has acquired

a loan for the water

s y s t e m p r o j e c tthrough the Municipal

Development Fund

Office (MDFO) of

the Department of

Finance (DoF).

A n d s o I

asked and got an

authorization from

the Sanggun iang

Bayan to look for

fund ing , commi t

and appropriate itfor the water system

project. Eventual ly,

we were allowed by

the MDFO to proceed

with the bidding,

Villacarillo said in

an interview with

Dolores mayor claims politics

marred the towns water project

c a s e a g a i n s t

Villacarillo and

members of the

Bids and Awards

C o m m i t t e e

(GSIS), Social Se-

curity System (SSS)

and Land Transpor-

tation Office (LTO).

According to him,

indicating the hold-

ers blood type i s

important during anemergency.

In case of emer-

gency, the holder can

donate blood or in

case of accident, the

medical personnel

who will be attend-

ing the patient could

easily determine the

holders blood type

through his ID, he

said.

Y a o k a s i n e x -

pl ai ne d th at th er e

are times that when

a patient is hospi-

t a l i zed , t hey a re

having difficulties

in getting blood do-

nors for they firstneed to undergo

blood typing.

Many of us usu-

ally do not know

what our blood type

is. This also hin-

ders us in donating

bloo d to ou r re la -

tives during emer-

gency cases, he

said. (REY GERILLAGRADO)

T A C L O B A N

CITY The mem-

bers of the ci ty coun-

cil here approved a

resolution request-

ing all the national

agencies to include

the blood type of aperson when issuing

identification cards.

Counci lo r Je r ry

Yaokasin proposed

the resolution during

their regular session

held last Wednesday.

The national agen-

cies mentioned by

Yaokasin include the

Government Service

Insurance Sys t em

Councilor proposes resolution

for blood type ID


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3Leyte Samar Daily ExpressSaturday, 19 January 2013 NEWS

Pili Tree Planting in Calbayog. Mayor Ronaldo Aquino (in black shirt) as he took

time to pose with some stakeholders during the ofcial launching of the Pili Tree

Planting Program of Calbayog. The said program is a joint undertaking of LGU-

Calbayog, DepEd Calbayog and the barangay ofcials and PTA ofcers and

members of selected barangays in the Happy Valley area. It is aimed at bothfor environment protection and to provide livelihood to the barangay folks in the

said area. In photo with Mayor Aquino are (l-r) Tomasa Antivo (DepEd Calbayog

District III supervisor), Antonio Eloja (Palayamanan president), Arnold Jaraba

(DepEd Calbayog EPS for TLE and EPP), Adela Ocenar (city agriculturist), Atty.

Fiel Almendra (DepeEd Calbayog SDS), Marto Calamayo (3D CUPS asst direc-

tor), Lorenzo Ras (OIC of CENRO) and the parent leaders from the Happy Valley

area. (CTIO/ Ronald Ricafort)

Despite his hecticschedule which includesprovincial trips and busi-ness meetings, San JuanRep. JV Ejercito Estradasays he never ails to

check and regularly up-date his social media ac-counts through his Black-berry, iPhone, and iPadMini.

Ejercito Estrada isconsidered as one o themost active netizen-po-liticans in the Philippinestoday. He loves to con-nect with his 18,723 ol-lowers on witter. He alsouses the micro-bloggingservice to see updates onbreaking news, thoughtsand opinions o mediaoutts, political leaders,amily, and colleagues.

Te young lawmakerdoes the same with his Fa-cebook account, where heposts his daily activitiesto update 5,159 riendson his personal account,and 61,257 riends on hisFan Page.

It is through socialnetworking sites that Iget the pulse o the peo-

ple on certain issues.witter and Facebook arecurrently the astest andmost convenient waysto get in touch with theyouth and Filipinos all inother parts o the world.

Best o all, they are ree,he said.

Ejercito Estrada ad-mits that he is hooked onsocial networking sites.Its been my habit tocheck replies and posts assoon as I wake up, duringmy ree time, when Imtraveling, and just beoreI go to sleep.

Since most social net-working accounts o pub-lic gures are manned bytheir sta, several o hisFacebook riends nd ithard to believe that hepersonally manages hisown pages.

Many people doubt iI really do the posting onFacebook and witter. I

do it mysel because I likebeing hands-on. Also, a-ter a days hard work, itstherapeutic to share whatyouve done to the onlinecommunity, said EjercitoEstrada.

As a youth advocate,he said being an activenetizen enables him to beup to date with the latesttrends and other develop-ments concerning young

people.Youth development is

one o my advocacies asa public servant. So be-ing able to interact withstudents on a daily ba-sis through witter andFacebook allows me toidentiy their needs andhelp them, the solonsaid.

On the role o socialmedia in his campaignor the 2013 elections,Ejercito Estrada said heintends to share his legis-lative agenda to 30 millionactive Facebook users and9.5 million active witterusers in the Philippines.

While some netizensuse social networkingsites as a venue to rantagainst politicians, hebelieves that the govern-ment must not be giventhe power to regulate theonline activity o Filipi-nos. Te young lawmaker

noted that the Cyber-crime Law contains pro-

visions which practicallypermits the state to sup-press reedom o speechand persecute its politicaloes. (PR)

JV, the active netizen

Only Region IV-Bhas the most number

of geologists which

count to about four of

them, he said.

G e o l o g i s t s a r e

important because

they engaged in ex-

ploration for mining

companies in search

of metals, oils, and

other earth resources.

They are also in

the forefront of natu-ral hazards and di-

sasters warning and

mitigation, studying

earthquake, volcanic

activity, tsunami and

weather storms.

Their studies are

used to warn the pub-

lic of the occurrence

of these events.

Currently geolo-

gists are also engagedin the discussion of

climate change as

they study the history

and evidence for this

earth process. (ROELAMAZONA)

one year of govern-ment scholarship.

They also need

to maintain a grade

weighted average of

2.0.

Fresh graduate,

transferees and even

returning students

may avail the pro-

gram but they should

meet the criteria for

the scholarship pro-

gram and maintainthe set grades to con-

tinue cover by the

program.

The purpose of

said scholarship pro-

gram is to increase

the number of ge-

ologists serving the

country, a problem

which the MGB is

currently experienc-

ing.Mos t MGB re -

gional offices has

only one geologist,

this to include East-

ern Visayas, Billedo

said.

T A C L O B A NCITY A scholar-

ship program will be

offered by the Mines

and Geosciences Bu-

reau (MGB) for high

graduating students

who are interested to

take geology course.

E lmer B i l l edo ,

MGB-Manila assis-

tant director, said

that this is one of

the priority projectsof their office which

they will implement

this year.

Anyone can avail

this scholarship pro-

gram for as long as

they will take BS

Geology course,

Billedo said.

Scholars will be

receiving tuition fee,

monthly stipend andbook allowance.

Also under the

contract, graduates

must render three

years of service with

the MGB for every

MGB offers scholarship

to future geologists

Ormoc City. Franchised

branches are located in

Baybay City in Leyte and

Borongan City in Eastern

Samar.

Last year, the com-

pany has slowed down

franchising, shifting its

concentration on over-

seeing company-owned

branches.

Outside Tacloban, the

salon is considering to

establish outlets in Maa-

sin City and Catarman,

Northern Samar in a longterm.

The rm, which opened

its rst branch in 1989, is

the only Tacloban-based

salon with the most num-

ber of outlets.(SARWELL Q.MENIANO)

nis said when she visited

the Leyte Samar Daily

Express ofce.

The salon has been

known in investing hu-man resources by sending

staff to trainings here and

abroad.

Currently, Dettie Panis

Salon and Spa has five

company-owned outlets

in Tacloban and one in

TACLOBAN CITY

Homegrown Dettie Panis

Salon and Spa is consid-

ering to open new outlet

within the city, banking

its manpower resource on

its growth.

Salon owner Demeter

Dettie Panis said they

are still scouting for new

sites but opening up a

branch in Robinsons or

within Marasbaras is a big

possibility.

Were not very ag-

gressive on expansionbecause it entails a lot of

investment. When I put

up a new outlet, I see to

it that I put my heart into

it. It takes time to screen

and train our staff to en-

sure quality service, Pa-

Dettie Panis Salon and

Spa to open new outlets


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Leyte Samar Daily Express OPINION Saturday, 19 January 2013

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EDITORIAL

Wages of sin

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Leyte Samar

Doubtful reason for giving

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Senses andSensibilities

deeday a. cairo

onspicuous in retail stores are the re-

markable markup in the prices of ciga-

rettes. The cost of smoke and the nicotinethat goes with every smokers breath had been

upped by every entrepreneur doing business

with cigarettes. Government had been targeting

to increase its revenues to sustain the operations

of government. It too is aiming to decrease the

incidence of death that are caused by nicotineinhalation and all the illnesses carried by such

vice.

So much is spent by government in provid-

ing basic services to the people, including its

constituents healthy existence. The increase in

prices due to the added factor dubbed as sin

taxes had caused alarm upon the smoking pop-

ulation whose life and system had thus far been

dependent if not addicted to smoking. Prices at

stick level had been raised twice as much as pri-

or to the imposition of the sin taxes.

This brings the smoker to bear a greater

burden on a habit that is too tough to stop

but is stoppable nonetheless. Those who are

addicted to smoking are in for a tough cri-

sis salivating on cigar that is now twice as

expensive or even more that what it used to

cost when they decided to get hooked into

the habit.But no matter the cost, smokers are a

tough lot to stop in their smoking as many

would opt to bear the pain of increased pric-

es in cigarettes. The sin tax measure may

cause smokers and drinkers to pause awhile

and reflect on whether or not to continue

with the vices they had lived with. It may re-

duce consumption of sin products but would

never eliminate smoking as a habit upon

News erupted of the distribu-

tion of Philhealth cards by a may-

oralty candidate in the barangays

of this city. Numerous reactions

could be heard and most were not

pleasant. There were raised eye-

brows as to the real essence or pur-

pose of the gesture. It just came

out of the blue. Its sincerity was

even questioned as it did not pass

through the right entity that is sup-

posed to facilitate the enrollment in

the City. The suspicion rose as the

cards were issued by the provincial

government and distributed by an-

other, a mayoralty candidate. The

former has no jurisdiction in the

city; the latter has better areas to

focus than Tacloban.

It is known in the City that

Philhealth registration among the

indigent family heads have been

going on since years back,facilitated by the Chief Ex-

ecutive. His move was in

consonance with the desire

of the national government

to enroll all Filipinos in the

national health insurance

program whose aim is to en-

sure accessibility of the poor

to health amenities. Whileit is the ideal that all sec-

tors join hands in supporting

government programs, eth-

ics dictates that proper coor-

dination and certain protocol

must be observed. This way,

smooth implementation of

programs is assured.

Without proper coor-

dination from the ofce

in-charge of the program,

confusion and double regis-

tration could result thereby

wasting money and efforts.

Instead of being given in

areas where people have le-

gitimate need of coverage,

the cards are instead given

to the wrong hands. There

goes thousands of govern-

ment funds ushed down

the drain, all because of

political maneuvering by

political gures who have

no seriousness in what they

are doing. There are many

of such kind in our midst,

reason for the gaps in gov-

ernment programs.


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Leyte Samar Daily ExpressOPINIONSaturday, 19 January 2013

Prayer for the Nation and

for Those who Serve inPublic Office

God, our Father, you guide every thingin wisdom and love. Accept the prayers weoffer for our nation; by the wisdom of our

leaders and integrity of our citizens, may

harmony and justice be secured and maythere be lasting prosperity and peace.

Almighty and eternal God, You know thelongings of our hearts and You protect our

rights. In your goodness, watch over thosein authority, so that people everywhere mayenjoy freedom, security and peace.

We ask this through our Lord JesusChrist, your Son, who lives and reigns with

you and the Holy Spirit, one God, foreverand ever. Amen. (Courtesy of Daughters

of St. Paul)

Pray the Holy Rosary daily for

world peace and conversion of sinners

(The family that prays together stays together)

Saturday after Epiphany1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149; Jn 3:22-30

FINAL WITNESS OF THE BAPTIST

Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where hespent some time with them baptizing. John was also baptizing in Aenonnear Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and peoplecame to be baptized, for John had not yet been imprisoned. Now a dis-pute arose between the disciples of John and said to him, Rabbi, theone who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testied, herehe is baptizing and every one is coming to him. John answered andsaid, No one can receive anything except what has been given himfrom heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said [that] I am not theMessiah, but that I was sent before him. The one who has the bride isthe bridegroom; the best man, who stands and listens for him, rejoicesgreatly at the bridegrooms voice. So this joy of mine has been madecomplete. He must increase; I must decrease.

THE REVEALER OF GOD

Mortal eyes can see only those things that are mortal. For instance,you cannot see your own spirit; the refore, how can you behold its Crea-tor? When the spiritual eyes are opened, then surely you can see theone who is Spirit, and all spiritual realities as well. Who can open ourspiritual eyes to see God? It is Jesus Christ. We know that the Sonof God has come and has given us understanding to know him who istrue (1 Jn 5:20). St John the Baptist conrmed that Jesus Christ wassent by God to reveal him as he is, when he said to his own discipleswho complained about the baptism by Jesus, No one can receive any-thing except what is given him from heaven(Jn 3:27). It is Jesus whogives us not only the spiritual eyes to see God, but also a heart to ex-perience Gods presence. Take a piece of charcoal: however much youmay wash it, its blackness will not disappear; but let the re enter intoit and its dark colour vanishes. So also, when we receive the re of theSpirit of Christ, all the blackness of evil is driven away from our heartand thus we are able to experience Gods presence. How fortunate are

we who have been baptized by the re of Christ to be able to recognizeand experience the true liv ing God! This gift of awareness of God is nott be hoarded and kept to ourselves. We are to share this gift with others.If people refuse to listen to us, we can still pray for them to the Father.(His Word is Life by Vima Dasan, S.J. published by Paulines. Visit usat www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., TaclobanCity. Tel. #321-3195)

Sowers Seeds: Saint Paul lays down a clear principle: Do younot know that your body is a member of Jesus Christ? And that yourbody is a temple of the Holy Spirit? +Blessed James Alberione,Founder of the Pauline Family

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The Sower

The way Gov. Mimiette

wants to be remembered

Wages...from page 4

to page 6

those whose physical

system and mindset

had been hardened

by the sticky residue

of nicotine.

We do not know

how effective is themeasure in terms of

promoting a healthy

lifestyle by the pro-

jected reduction of

smoke being puffed

upon a passive pop-

ulation. The cost of

savings that govern-

ment would keep in

terms of reduced ex-

penses in health ser-

vices would eventu-

ally be the wages ofsin.

These and similar situa-

tions could have been pre-

vented if the Philhealth ofce

did not allow itself to be used

in the process. How could

such thing happen without

the back-up or loose ends on

the part of the insurance of-

ce? Instead of participatingin the political maneuvers of

wannabes, the ofce could

do well to improve its ser-

vices especially in reviewing

its capability in taking care

of its paying members who

get headaches when they get

discharged from the hospital

after connement. Insurance

coverage is so meager that

the patient gets relapse after

being shown with the hospi-

tal bill whose Philhealth cov-

erage does not even reach 50

% let alone at least 75 % of

the total because the ordinary

member has to resort to loansharks to complete payment.

Doubtful...from page 4

To say that the pre-

sent times are bordering

the point of madness and

anarchy is an enervated

statement. Natural dis-

asters, death by guns via

multiple headshots and

numerous bullet wounds,

drug-fuelled shootings, the

constant bickering of our

supposed-leaders in the

Senate, the aws and -

asco of our uniformed per-

sonnel, gambling related

and election related vio-

lence, billion peso scams,

the solons sans nesse in

their greed for pork and ul-

AutomaticFor the People

clemelle l. montallana

The constant clash

But evil is wrought by want of thought, As well as want of heart!

Thomas Hood (1799-1845)

British poet and humorist.

The Ladys Dream

timately the upgrade to hor-

ric levels of the evil that

men do, these are apparent

today.

These are real signs of

the collective decay and

continuous decomposition

of our souls as humans and

the slow demise of our so-

ciety from cultured to the

level of uncouth. These

sad events create in most

of us an in-depth intro-

spection, prompting ques-

tions, are we sliding back

to our beastly-ways? Are

we touching base with the

animalistic and consorting

with the wicked force that

lurks inside us?

Oasis in their song Won-

derwall, once lamented

there are many things that

Id like to see to you, but I

dont know how; that in anutshell is the ambiance of

this essay. Could it be that

the devil and its underlings

are waging this conict for

us to be swept in disarray, to

replace our innate kindness

with the throng of wordly

emotions or desires? And

that we allow the passion of

worldly gratication over-

take our greatness as Gods

foremost creation.

In one of my computer

browsing, I came across a

website which carries one

Angelica Zambrano-Moras

testimony. She attests that

in 23 hours of unconsum-

mated death, she had seen

Hell, Heaven and the Sce-

nario of the end-of-days.

All these happened as she

was being escorted by God.

She purportedly roamed in

Hells magma-like envi-

ronment and saw notable

personalities including Se-

lena, Michael Jackson lan-

guishing in there and even

a relative in the clutches of

the devil. Hell, according to

her, lies beneath and it was

teeming with millions of

condemned souls.

Vividly, Zambrano de-

scribe the horrifying con-

ditions in her website.

Hell according to her is

even more horrifying thanDantes account. It seems

that the terrifying concepts

from the lms is no match

to the Hell she had seen.

One disturbing detail in her

testimony is the observa-

tion that devils are toiling

profusely running in and

out its gates, to destroy

mankinds faith in God. In

my humble opinion, I seel

all these sad events as elic-

ited by the forces of dark-

ness, to sow chaos, to create

problems and to cause ourloss of faith. And it rattled

us to the core.

Zambrano says that the

fallen angels are in a dou-

ble-time going back and

forth its niche just to cause

trouble amongst us. And

She has been in the po-

litical limelight since she

plunged into the local arena

as Tacloban City councilor.

Over a decade henceforth,

nurturing a name that was

not to be undermined and a

public service that was be-

yond sheer advocacies, shewon her way up to be the

City Vice-Mayor then Vice

Governor of Leyte before

the City became a highly

urbanized city. Sticking it

on with the now ruling Lib-

eral Party from the onset

of her political career, she

nally got into the position

which according to Pres.

Noynoy Aquino she so

much deserved the gov-

ernorship of Leyte.

Gov. Ma. Mimietta Sa-

torre Bagulaya of the third

district of Leyte is all thank-

ful to Divine Providence for

the prize for her loyalty, and

steadfastness and dedica-

tion to public service and

ever challenge that went

it on top of a remarkablereputation in good govern-

ance. With a litany of ci-

tations, recognitions and

awards, including a life-

time achievement award

as former chairperson of

the League of vice Gover-

nor of the Philippines, no

one would ever think that

she could not make it to the

governorship in an elec-

tion. The tie is ripe for her

to work on that step of the

ladder.

For reason she wants the

public to understand, she is

pleased of getting the popu-

lar vote for member of the

Sangguniang Panlalawiganrepresenting the third dis-

trict of Leyte in the elec-

tions on May 13 this year.

Many would opt to think

that her being the gover-

nor for 8 months to June

30 when she bequeaths the

post to the so-called Gov-

ernor-in-waiting Leopoldo

Dominic Loreto-Petilla is

a bonus. As Gov. Mimiette,

who rst built her name in

the society as academician

and local TV newscaster,

has said, she has no mil-

lions of pesos to gamble inan election for the position

of governor with no assur-

ance of winning at all. She

sincerely wished, though,

to be the governor of Leyte

one day.

The prayer was nally

answered when Gov. Car-

los Jericho Icot Petilla

was appointed in Novem-

ber last year by P-Noy to be

the next Energy czar upon

resignation of then Dept. of

Energy Sec. Rene Almen-

dras. This is it! As newsmen

thought of her words in a

guesting in the January 12

edition of Express It At The

Park, this is the governor-

ship that heaven reserved

for her, and to reiterate,

the well-deserved oppor-

tunity to be the governor.

The opportunity she calls,the free seat.

Now that she is in such

key post the highest ex-

ecutive ofcial of the rst-

class Province of Leyte,

and with only eight months

to stay on it till June 30 this

year, how does she want to

be remembered by the peo-

ple, especially that the Petil-

las - from Gov. Leopoldo

Petilla to his wife Remedios

Matin Petilla (who later

became congresswoman af-

ter three terms) then to their

son Icot (who like is mom

became a multi-awarded

LGU leader), have already

put in place the ground-

works for Leytes progress

with their landmark pro-

grams and projects?

Maintaining I never

plan, I just prepare refer-

ring to how he career run in

her years in local govern-

ance, Gov. Mimiette Bagu-

to page 7


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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER AND QUITCLAIM NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Benito Tabay, Sr. extrajudiciallysettled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated at Brgy. 04, Po-blacion, Can-avid, E. Samar covered by ARP No. 05-05004-00194, containingan area of 120 square meters, more or less and heirs hereby waive and quitclaimall their rights and interest in favor of co-heir ELLIE T. TOMAS; per Doc. No.124, Page No. 24, Book No. CIX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Celes-tino A. Cabato LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Romana Homerez-Fortuna

extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land,Cad. Lot No. 4201, with all the improvements thereon, situated at Brgy. 99,Di-it, Tacloban City covered by Tax Dec. No. 008-0192, assessed value ofP17,010.00, containing an area of 1,546 square meters, more or less, perDoc. No. 081, Page No. 081, Book No. XXXXIV, Series of 2000 of NotaryPublic Atty. Bonifacio B. Matol. LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER/DONATION NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Pastora Dolina Castillote ex-

trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No.6687, situated in Brgy. Arado, Palo, Leyte under Tax Dec. No. 08-30-0008, con-taining an area of 900 square meters, more or less, and heir Maria Fabi-Nogarhereby voluntarily transfers, conveys and waives her shares the property de-scribed above by way of Absolute Donation unto said co-heirs Eva V. Molvizarand Tromo E. Villas; per Doc. No. 41, Page No. 3, Book No. I, Series of 2013of Atty. Ronelito O. Ticoy. LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

& CommunicationsLand Transportation Franchising

& Regulatory BoardRegional Ofce No. 8

Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0034Application for Issuance of a Certicate ofPublic Convenience to operate a VEHICLEFOR HIRE service w/ Prayer to Adopt Trade

Name

JOSE VIVA

Applicant/s/Petitionerx.............................x

NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITYFOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATEOF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPER-ATE A VEHICLE FOR HIRE SERVICE FORTHE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERSAND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: FOREXCLUSIVE USE OF CONTRACTINGPASSENGERS FROM CATARMAN, N. SA-MAR TO/FROM ANY HOTELS, RESORTS& PORTS WITHIN REGION VIII & VICEVERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATTHIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON JANUARY 30, 2013 AT9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVEMENTIONED 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 inEastern Visayas.

Parties opposed to the approval of theapplication must le veried written opposi-tion 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.

This application shall be acted upon bythe Board on the basis of its records and thedocumentary evidences submitted by partiesunder the board deems it necessary to receiveadditional documentary or testimonial evi-dences.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, this 17th day of January 2013.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOClerk of Board




Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0020

Application for Extension of Validity of a Cer-ticate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJservice with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name.

ZOILO LIMBAUAN


NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF ACPC TO OPERAE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: BORONGAN-DOLORES & VICE VERSA WITH THE USEOF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATEWILL EXPIRE ON JANUARY 30, 2013.

IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION,APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TOEXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USINGTHE SAME UNIT AND ROUTE.



Parties opposed to the approval of the ap-plication must le veried written oppositionsupported 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.

This application shall be acted upon by theBoard on the basis of its records and the docu-mentary evidences submitted by parties underthe board deems it necessary to receive addi-tional documentary or testimonial evidences.






Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0028Ref. No. VIII-2003-0363

Application for Sale & Transfer of a Certicateof Public Convenience to operate a PUJ servicewith Extension of Validity and with Prayer toAdopt Trade Name

REBECCA RALPH-VENDOR

EDGARDO CARPIO-VENDEE


NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITYFOR THE APPROVAL OF SALE MADE BYREBECCA RALPH-VENDOR IN FAVOR OFEDGARDO CARPIO-VENDEE OF A CPCFOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSEN-GERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE:TACLOBAN CITY-SAGKAHAN-BLISS &VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1)UNIT A PUJ SERVICE WHICH CERTIFI-CATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING.




before the above date furnishing a copy of thesame to the applicant, and may if they so desire,appear on said date and time.


WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, thi s 17th day of January 2013.





Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0037Application for Extension of Validty of a Certif-icate of Public Convenience to operate a UVEservice with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name as VSGRAND TOURS

SIDNEY M. ZOSA


NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPCTO OPERATE A UVE SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBANCITY-CALBAYOG & VICE VERSA WITHTHE USE OF THREE (3) UNITS WHICHCERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON FEB. 21,2013.

IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION,APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TOEXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USINGTHE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE.











Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0128Application for Extension of Validity of a Cer-ticate of Public Convenience to operate a UVSHUTTLE service w/ Prayer to Adopt Trade

Name

SIDNEY ZOSA


NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPCTO OPERATE A UV SHUTTLE SERVICEFOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSEN-GERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE:FROM CATBALOGAN, N. SAMAR TO ANYPOINT IN REG. 08 WITH THE USE OF TWO(2) UNITS WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EX-PIRE ON APRIL 18, 2013.

IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION,APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TOEXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USINGTHE SAME NOS. OF UNITS AND ROUTE.











Tacloban City


Application for Issuance of a Certicate of Pub-lic Convenience to operate a SHUTTLE servicew/ Prayer to Adopt Trade Name as LAZARATRANS.

ROSARIO LAZARRA

Applicant/s/Petitioner

x.............................xNOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITYFOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATEOF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPERATE ASHUTTLE SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPOR-TATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHTALONG THE LINE: FOR EXCLUSIVE USEOF EMPLOYEES & PASSENGERS OF THEMUNICIPALITY OF ARTECHE SAMAR TOTHEIR RESPECTIVE RESIDENCES WITH-IN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA WITH THEUSE OF ONE (1) UNIT.








DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Pulqueria B. Tupaz extrajudi-cially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a portion of parcel of land, Lot

No. 9697, situated at Brgy. Cambula, Dulag, Leyte, with an area of 77.01 squaremeters, more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-13-003-00065. A Deed of Salewas executed in favor of Sps. Lino L. Resticar and Teresita C. Resticar asvendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 144, Page No. 29, Book

No. XXVIII, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Ryan M. Oledan.LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Cesario Marilla extrajudiciallysettled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of unirrigated riceland in Brgy.Guindag-an, Tanauan, Leyte, as Cad. Lot No. 5542, with an area of 9,721.68sq.m., more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. ARP No. 18029-00302. A Deed ofSale was executed in favor of Cecilia Royeras-Reeve as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 71, Page No. 16, Book No. V, Series of 2007of Notary Public Atty. Benjamin M. Granada. LSDE: Jan. 5, 12 & 19, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Martin dela Pea extrajudiciallysettled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No. 3446, Case6, Cad-220, tac. Cadastre, located in Brgy. San Jose, Tacloban City, covered

by O.C.T. No. P-365, containing an area of 5,736 square meters, more or less;subdivided into 1/5 share each heir; per Doc. no. 22001, Page No. 3296, Book

No. XL, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Noele Masecampo.LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

Republic o the Philippines

OFFICE OF HE CIY CIVIL REGISRARacloban City

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 o R.A. Act No.9048, anotice is hereby served to the public that

LIAM ETHAN T. RADAZA has been led with this

Ofce a petition or change o rst name rom

SAMUEL to LIAM ETHAN in the Birth Certicate o

SAMUEL TAJARROS RADAZA who was born on

February 2, 2000 at acloban City and whose parents

are AILLEN R. AJARROS and HANSEL D. RADAZA

Any person adversely aected by said petition may

le his writeen opposition with this Ofce not later than

JAN. 28, 2013.

(Sgd.) MS. JUDY H. BORJACity Civil Registrar

LSDE: January 19 & 26, 2013

(Complete name of petitioner)

(First name tobe changed)

(New First name to beadopted)

AFFIDAVIT OF ADJUDICATION NOTICE is hereby given that Teodora Delis Serrante heir of late Leon Del-is executed an afdavit of Adjudication over a parcel of land situated in Ba-batngon, Leyte, containing an area of 144 square meters, more or less, under TaxDec. No. 96-04002-00077; per Doc. No. 81, Page No. 17, Book No. 31, Series

of 1998 of Notary Public Generoso Casimpan.LSDE: Jan. 19, 26 & Feb. 2, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF

SELF-ADJUDICATION NOTICE is hereby given that Al-

berto Mario Almonte of 3rd St. Parai-so, Brgy. 83, San Jose, Tacloban Cityheir of late Donata Avila Almonteexecuted an afdavit of Self-Adju-dication over a bank deposit with theBanco de Oro, Tacloban City; perDoc. No. 489, Page No. 98, Book No.I, Series of 2013 of Notary PublicAtty. Sam Dominic T. Lagunzad.

LSDE: Jan. 19, 26 & Feb. 2, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS NOTICE is hereby given that Rebecca P. Antoc, of Poblacion, District IV, Ju-lita, Leyte and current Barangay Treasurer of Brgy. District IV, Poblacion Julitaexecuted an afdavit of Loss of one (1) booklet of ofcial receipts known as AFNo. 51 with ofcial Receipts Nos. 1248801 to 1248850 and had missing in herles since 2008; per Doc. No. 17, Page No. 4, Book No. 1, Series of 2012 ofNotary Public Atty. Eric T. de Veyra.LSDE: Jan. 19, 26 & Feb. 2, 2013




Tacloban City


Application for Extension of Validty of a Cer-ticate of Public Convenience to operate a FIL-CAB service.

ALFREDO &/OR ANITA ABASOLA


NOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF ACERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCETO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGTH ALONG THE LINE: INOPACAN-BATO & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OFONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE WILLEXPIRE ON JANUARY 21, 2014.

IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION,APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TOEXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USING

THE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT

THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON JANUARY 30, 2013 AT9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVEMENTIONED ADDRESS.


Parties opposed to the approval of theapplication must le veried written opposi-tion supported by documentary evidences on or


This application shall be acted upon bythe Board on the basis of its records and thedocumentary evidences submitted by partiesunder the board deems it necessary to receiveadditional documentary or testimonial evi-dences.


(Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R.P. MARTILLOAttorney IV

further Zambrano says that

spirits of men and women

are constantly falling into

the pits like sand, innu-

merable, countless.

The writing process of

this column manifests the

power of these entities. Inthe keyboard, it seems that

I cant get beyond word

350 and that my eyes are

nding it hard to stay

open at past nine oclock

in the evening, too early

to bed time to some. And

while writing this, what

blares in the media player

is Tomorrow youll be

thinking to yourself, where

did it all go wrong?But

the list goes on and on

The song is Glee Casts

Gives You Hell.As one would reect,

now more than ever, the

constant clash of good and

evil are occurring within

and without our cogni-

tive awareness. We must

always attempt and make

best efforts to let the light,

the good and the truth

withstood the onslaught

of our sins and iniquity.

We know full well its the

greed sowed by our frailty

in spirit that is the culprit,

the malevolence that wekeep in our hearts is the

thing that put us down,

reconciliation to the innate

good in each of us must

be the key. The goodness

must be nourished with

humility and kindness. As

Eric Clapton crooned Let

it grow, let it grow. Let it

blossom, let it fow.

The constant...from page 5

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opened that can cater up to

30,000 individuals resid-

ing in San Jose Tacloban

City which has birthing

services, Opinion said.

Aside from the mainhealth center, there are

also health centers in

Sagkahan, Diit and that

provide birthing services

in a few weeks in V&G.(GLAZE MARIE E. LORA)

Norkis Tacloban robbed

TACLOBAN CITY

The inauguration and

blessing of the new San

Jose Health Ofce was

spearheaded by the City

Mayor Alfred Romualdeztogether with City Health

Ofcer, Dr. Jaime Opin-

ion Jr.

One of the priorities

of the mayor is to pro-

mote health and another

bigger Health Center was

TACLOBAN CITY

-- SOCO Senior Inspec-

tor Darwin Morallos re-

ported that the NORKISTacloban at Real St. was

robbed by an unidenti-

ed suspect.

At 2:46 am, the

Branch Control Ofcer

received a missed call

from Security Systems

and Monitoring Inc.

(SSMI) which is the se-

curity provider of the es-

tablishment he said.

When the police of-

cer team got a call from

the SSMI, they imme-

Inauguration and Blessing

of New San Jose Health Ofce

diately went to the said

establishment and con-

ducted an investigation.

We found out thatthe unidentied suspect

got his way in from the

second oor and the

alarm system was al-

ready turned off when

we arrived, he said. Its

either it was disarmed or

the SSMI turned it off.

The unidentied sus-

pect got an undetermined

amount of cash. This

case is still under inves-

tigation. (GLAZE MARIE E.LORA, EVSU intern)

laya keeps this principle in

setting the legacy she wish-

es to leave behind, If you

commit error, the people

will suffer for a long time.

Careful but resolved, she

will continue to implement

programs of former Gov.

Icot. Over and above that

though, she outline some

important undertakings.

Religious and God-fear-

ing that she is, Gov. Mimi-

ette will turn the Crucied

Christ sculpture nestling on

top of the Kanhuraw Hill

near the Madonna of Japan

Shrine along Magsaysay

Boulevard in Tacloban City

into a tourism site while

promoting religious fer-

vor in the Roman Catholic

Church. She will revive theholding of Holy Mass at the

site every rst Tuesday of

the month. This is not only

keep the place spruced up.

She took special note the

Magsaysay Boulevard is

prone accident where lives

are at times taken.

She likewise mentioned

of further promoting cul-

ture and heritage in the

province and the plan of

coming up with a coffee-ta-

ble which she described as

an anthology on the culture

The way...from page 5

and heritage, and dialect

and language of the people

of Leyte . This endeavor

will be in cooperation with

the Dept. of Education and

Dept. of Tourism, according

to the lady governor.

Too little time, too

many things one wishes to

achieve. It is not the number

or quantity but the qualitythat will gauge ones suc-

cess in his led of endeavor.

Gov. Mimiette, a self-made

achiever, a treasure of Leyte

, can likewise make the dif-

ference.

* * *

January 20 is a very mo-

mentous day each year for

this woman of substance,

a generous friend and very

responsible mother and for-

mer boss of The Reporter

Weekly. She is the kind of

person, as far as I know of,

who could put her own ben-ets at stake for others in

pleasing and helping them.

God-fearing and believer of

good faith, there is no stone

one could throw upon her.

To the person who

helped build my career in

the fourth estate, my warm-

est greetings: Happy Birth-

day, Ms Vicky Arnaiz! May

God the Father return to you

in hundred-folds the gra-

ciousness you have shown

to others! God bless you al-

ways!

seeking for governor, vice

governor, congressional

seats as well as for

pro vin ci al bo ar d an d

mayora l ty pos ts for

Catbalogan and Calbayog

signed the pact.

T h e P N P - 8 , i n

c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h

the Comelec will also

conduct a Unity Walkand Prayer Rally for

Secure and Fair Elections

(SAFE) 2013 on Sunday,

January 20, in Tacloban

Ci ty and provinc ia l

capitals regionwide to

drumbeat the signicance

of the midterm elections.

Since its creation,

the RSOTG was able to

arrest PAG leader Julito

Aragon on December 23,

2013 in the hinterlands

of Brgy. Peapla ta ,

Gandara, Samar. Aragonwas listed as the number

one most wanted person

in Samar and wanted for

two counts of murder.

Also, two Montealto

PAG members, Michael

Angelo Mendoza

and Felipe Casaljay,

voluntarily surrendered

to RSOTG last

December 20 and 27,

2012 respectively while

another PAG member,

Wilfredo Moloboco, also

turned himself in lastDecember 19, 2012.

Soria earlier assured

that he will ensure that

the will of the people

is truly reected in the

upcoming elections,

even recalling his

successful experience

as Commander of Task

A s i d e f r o m

activities targeting the

humane and spiritual

side of the candidates

and the electorate like

the successful peace

covenant s igning in

Samar and the unity walk

and prayer rally for SAFE

2013 on Sunday, we will

also showcase the result

of aggressive police

operations targeting PAG

personalit ies in Samar

and loose firearms in

other parts of the region,

Soria said in a press

statement released by

media relations officer

Inspector Romuel Nacar.

Sor i a a dde d t ha t

accomplishment only

g o e s t o s h o w t h a t

PNP-8 is serious in the

crackdown against PAGs

and in ensuring secured

and fair elections not

only Samar but in the

entire Eastern Visayas

region.

To recall, a successful

peace covenant signing

was initiated by PNP-

8 he ld las t January

13 at the Saints Peter

and Paul Cathedral in

Calbayog Ci ty wi th

Interior Secretary MarRoxas presiding and

garnering support from

the Diocese of Calbayog

and other stakeholders

like the Commission on

Elections, Armed Forces

of the Philippines, civil

society groups.

M a jor c a nd ida t e s

Police...from page 1

Force: ABRA during

the 2010 national and

local elections that

ensured a peaceful

conduct of elections

in said province, then

considered as election

hotspot due to the

presence of political

warlords and heavily

armed PAGs.


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Imelda Tado, also of theLand Tax Division.

According to Glova, whois seeking for a possiblesecond term as a member ofthe city council in this yearselections, the transaction hasresulted for the city govern-ment to lose P49.2 million.

But Fiel contended thatthe transaction even resultedfor the city government torecover the amount it usedfor the construction of the

charge were city admin-istrator Tecson John Lim;city treasurer and chair ofthe city disposal and auctionsale committee (CDASC)Zosima Cordao; Engr. Di-onisio de Paz, city engi-neer and member of theCDASC; Engr. LeoncioParado, CDASC member;Johanna Solilap, of the CityPlanning and DevelopmentOfce; Maura Juli, chief ofthe Land Tax Division and

with other City Hall offi-cials were charged for graftbefore the Office of Om-budsman Visayas-Taclobanofce by Glova last Tuesdaydue to what he claimed dis-advantageous transactionthey have entered involvingparcels of lots at the new citybus terminal last year.

Also included in the

Complaint...from page 1

than two hours after the

incident was declared as

over by police authorities.

Injured were security

guard Melvin Oliva and

Dionito Mate, senior clerk

of said ofce, who were

both hit at their abdomen

by the suspect who used

his service rearm Caliber

38 in carrying out his act.

Both are conned at the

Samar Provincial Hospital

but in stable condition.

Inspector Romuel Na-

car, media relations ofcer

of the regional Philippine

National Police (PNP-8),

said that the incident took

place inside the SSS ofce

at around 1 pm located

along San Bartolome St

Hostage...from page 1

and Taft Ave, Catbalogan.

It was declared over by

2:45 pm.

Nacar said that before

the incident happened;

the three were exchang-

ing banters but for still

unknown reason, turned

into an intense argument.

The suspect, in suc-

ceeding fashion, shot Oli-

va and Mate, who both

sustained gunshot wounds

at their abdomen.

The incident resulted

for the employees of the

SSS and some of the cli-

ents present at that time

to panic and run out from

the ofce.

However, another em-

ployee, Cris tabe lle Sil-

vano, who was left be-

hind but was later released

by the suspect after a 20

minutes negotiation was

unhurt.

Nacar said that a ne-

gotiating team was hast-

ily organized, composed

of Mayor Coefredo Uy,

provincial police director,

Supt. Eusebio Mejos and

city police chief, S/Supt.Avelino Doncillo for the

suspect to surrender.

With the strong resis-

tance of Dabucol to sur-

render, Mejos, who served

as the ground commander,

ordered for the assault.

This resulted to an ex-

change of gunre between

the suspect and the assault

team composed of local

police and members of

the SWAT team. (JOEY A.GABIETA with RICKY BAUTISTA

City administrator Atty. Tecson John Lim, city treasurer Zosima Cordao and legal officer Beu-

lah Coeli Fiel answer questions from the media on the graft charges filed by an opposition

seven-hectare property.The property was built by

the city government at P200million during the admin-istration of former MayorAlfredo Bejo Romualdez,the father of the incumbent

city mayor.However, when it sold

the questioned parcels oflots, the city governmentearned P316 million, Fielsaid.

The fair market valueof the lot was only P5,000

but we were able to sold itat P13,000 per square meter.What was sold by the citygovernment as only 1/3 ofthe entire property. The citygovernment earned of morethan 100 percent, Fiel said.

City administrator Limlamented that the complaintled by Glova even dragged

private investors.He, however, assured the

business sector as a wholethat the administration ofMayor Romualdez remainsto be supportive to them ontheir effort to come to Taclo-

ban to do business.In the charge sheet of

Glova, included were localbusinessman Robert Gosycoand Frederick Go, represent-ing the Robinsons LandCorp (RLC).

The two were the oneswho acquired the lots inquestion during a bidding.

Gosyco acquired LotNumber 4-66 involving 440square meters at P5.28 mil-lion while the RLC pur-chased Lot Number 68 in-volving 24,353 square me-ters at P316.8 million.

The city government hasidentied the new bus ter-minal area as a new growthcenter of Tacloban. (JOEY A.GABIETA)councilor at the Ombudsman

Visayas-Tacloban office.

police dg purisima arrives today

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