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people.an said that while

she is doing her best toimprove the health a-cilities in the province,it would be useless ithere were no doctors

T A C L O B A NCITYWe did it

again!So said Alangalang

Mayor Loreto Yu a-

ter Tribu Lingganayemerged as the grand

champion during Sun-days Sinulog Festival

in Cebu City, best-ing other contingents

rom other provincesin the country.

Its heart-warming.Its another pride andhonor to win in the pres-tigious Sinulog Festival,Yu said by phone aer

the contingent in the Si-nulogs ree interpretation

ACLOBAN CIY Native bags andmats maker aps Handmade Products iscurrently negotiating with two Americanrms and a aiwanese rm or a direct ex-port, the rm owner said.

eresita Policarpio said that oreign buy-ers have bought samples during the Manila

Fame last October 2012, wherein the Leyte-based bag maker became the top seller, sur-

CASH ASSISTANCE .Yedda Romualdez, wife of (Leyte 1st dist. Rep. Ferdinand Martin FM Romualdez) assisted by

son Marty distribute nancial assistance to more than 700 beneciaries coming from the different municipalities of the1st district in need of hospitalization,medicines,educational,transportation and burial assistance held at Rep.FMs con-

gressional sub-district ofce, Real St. Tacloban City . Photo by VER S. NOVENO

Lingganay Festival wins

anew in Sinulog FestivalBY REYAN L. ARINTO,Staff WriterAHLETTE C. REYES &

ROEL AMAZONA

Correspondent

ACLOBAN CIY- he governor o Sa-mar, Sharee Ann an,is calling medical prac-titioners, particularlydoctors, to work withher to help ease themedical needs o her

Samar in need

of more doctors

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passing the P30 million sales o waterlily processors in Laguna.

We have been exchanging e-mailsand we hope to come up with nalagreement soon. o close the negotia-tion, they will come back to see how wemake bags, mats and other products,

she told Leyte Samar Daily Express.

Local bag, mat maker negotiatingwith 3 oreign rms or direct export

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Earthquake

sways EV

DOH undertaking

measures

to stop spread of

chikungunya

DA to strengthen

goat, sheep

production

in Samar island

EDC to hold

youth congress

First PPP

pharmacy in

the country

successful in

N. Samar


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2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, 22 January 2013

ACLOBAN CIY-Te 5.5 magnitude tremorthat hit the dierent partso the region Saturdaynight did not result to anydamage to properties.

Tis was conrmedseparately by Rey Gozon,regional chair o the Re-gional Risk ReductionDisaster ManagementCouncil (RRRDMC) andPerry Balase,the provin-cial chair o same councilin Eastern Samar, whereseveral towns to includeits provincial capital oBorongan City elt thetremor.

Gozon said that heimmediately monitoredthe earthquake incidentby calling the disaster o-cials in areas aected bythe tremor.

(Tere) was no re-

Reposar Jr., using a metalpipe and a rope made onylon.Te Izusu truck in-curred a mechanical deectbecause its brake systemencountered a mechanicaldamage.

Te Isuzu truck andtowing truck travelledrom Rizal Avenue andwhen it reached the area oBrgy. 66, Paseo De Legaspi

while on their way to newbus terminal, particularlyat the uphill portion o theroad, the metal pipe andrope attached to the Isuzuruck were suddenly de-tached.

Te Isuzu truck movedbackward, hitting a passen-ger multicab, which wastravelling towards Anibo-ng, damaging its le sidebody portion o the mul-ticab. Te Isuzu truck con-

Te conrma-tion o chikungunyacases in two barangays oVillareal,Samar indicatesthe presence o the dis-ease in the region. Healthauthorities are undertak-ing measures to stop itsspread. (JANNENE LIEKAS. CENIZA, EVSU intern)

port o damage (due to thetremor), Gozon said in atext message.

Balase said that on Sun-day, his team went aroundthe areas where the 5.5

magnitude tremor was eltin Eastern Samar to moni-tor i there was any damagecause.

We are just happy toreport that based on ourmonitoring to the areaswhere the earthquake waselt, no damage was report-ed, he said.

According to him,while the tremor was quitestrong, it did not createdany panic among the peo-ple as it only lasted lessthan 30 seconds.

Te earthquake didnot strike ear among thepeople because it did notlast long; just around 30

seconds, Balase said.Borongan City May-

or Fe Abunda said thatwhile the tremor was quitestrong, the people did notwent into panic.

It was quite strong butI guess not strong enoughto cause damage here inBorongan, she said in aphone interview.

Myra Dolina, o the lo-cal Philippine Institute oVolcanology and Seismol-ogy (Philvocs) o ce locat-ed in Palo town, Leyte, saidthat the tremor o tectonicorigin occurred around9:48 pm with a magnitudeo 5.5.

It was located 11.38 de-grees north, 125.50 degreeseast, 027 km south 15 de-grees east o Borongan Citywith a depth o 049.

Te tremor was elt in

Borongan City,Llorente,Hernani, Balangkayan andMercedes, all in EasternSamar at intensity 5;in-tensity 4 in acloban City,Palo, both in Leyte; Basey

in Samar and a, EasternSamar.

It was intensity 3 inAbuyog,anauan,olosa,all in Leyte; CatbaloganCity in Samar and SanPolicarpo, Eastern Sa-mar; intensity 2 in SaintBernard, Southern Leyteand Catarman, NorthernSamar and intensity 1 inSurigao City and IloiloCity. (JOEY A. GABIETA &RESTY CAYUBIT)

Earthquake sways EV

chikungunya is Kima-konde language, whichis to become contorted

and describe the stoopedappearance o suering

joint pain.Te joint pain

is oen very debilitatingbut usually ends within aew days or weeks, mostpatients recover ully butin some cases joint painmay persist or severalmonths or even years,according to the RegionalEpidemiology and Sur-

veillance Unit 8.

range rom 2 to 68 yearsold (Median; 37 yearsold). en (36%) were

conrmed to have chi-kungunya through IgMELISA testing by the Re-search Institute or ropi-cal Medicine.

Chikungunya isa mosquito-borne viraldisease rst described

ACLOBAN CIY- wenty-eight cases oever rashes and joint

pains were reported bythe Digital errestrialelevision Broadcasting(DB). Tis was con-rmed by the RegionalEpidemiology and Sur-

veillance Unit 8.Ages o the cases

during an outbreakin southern an-zania in 1952. It isan alphavirus othe amily oga-

viridae. Te name

DOH undertaking measuresto stop spread o chikungunya

tinued to move backwardaer hitting the multicab,until it rested at the road-side aer hitting the rontportion o the house there-at. Te metal ence made osquare bar and pipe situat-ed near the Sabang Bridgewas also damaged.

As a result o the inci-dent, the six passengersand the driver o the mul-

ticab were injured. All thevictims were rushed to theSt. Pauls Hospital by theEmergency Medical Ser-

vice (EMS) personnel orimmediate medical treat-ment.

Reposar and an arenow in the custody o thePolice Station 2 or properdisposition. Te vehiclesinvolved were also im-pounded by the police.(ROXANNE JOY F. CAPATOY,

EVSU Intern)

7 injured in vehicular accidentACLOBAN CIY

Seven persons were injuredin a vehicular accident onJanuary 18 along Barangay66, Paseo de Legaspi, thiscity.

Initial investigationshowed that prior to theincident, the Isuzu truckdriven by Henry an hadencountered an accident atRizal Extension. Te Isuzu

truck was then towed bythe towing truck o theomeco driven by Exequil


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3Leyte Samar Daily ExpressTuesday, 22 January 2013 NEWS

ACLOBAN CIY Te Department o Ag-riculture (DA) here in

the region will strength-en goat and sheep pro-duction in Samar Island,expecting a populationgrowth rate o 5% in thenext our years.

Wilson Cerbito, DAregional technical direc-tor, said that they willlaunch a consultationthis month with localgovernment units, stateuniversities and colleg-es, and armers groupin the three Samar prov-inces to map out strate-gies or small ruminantsenterprise development.

We will identiywhere goats and sheepare being raised in Sa-mar provinces. Aerdetermining the basicresources, we will con-sider where the projectwill be concentratedand apply existing tech-nologies that workedin Leyte, Cerbito told

Leyte Samar Daily Ex-press.

Under the program,the national govern-ment will require 20%counterpart rom lo-cal government units toensure support and sus-tainability. Value chainapproach rom pre pro-duction to marketingwill be employed.

For research and de-velopment o small ru-minants industry, part-

nership will be orgedwith the University oEastern Philippines inCatarman, NorthernSamar; NorthwesternSamar State Universityin San Jorge, Samar;and Eastern Samar StateUniversity in BoronganCity.

Its time to strength-en the Samar agenda oragricultural develop-ment. Small ruminants

commercialization willbe our priority by de-veloping it throughavailable technologies.Te growth potentialis there with avorableclimate and idle landsalong road sides, Cer-

ACLOBAN CIY Dave Jesus Devilles,communication o cer oEnergy Development Cor-poration (EDC), said that

they will hold once again ayouth congress in Novem-ber this year, which aimsto inspire and encouragethe youth to become anenvironment warrior toprotect Mother Earth.

Te youth congressis to be held in the cityo Antipolo, Binhi YouthCongress aim to increasethe awareness level o stu-dents on environmentalproblem and what theycan do to solve it,Devillessaid.

Te holding o theyouth congress is underEDCs Binhi Program, areorestation project o theenergy company whichaims to plant endangeredtree seedling to about10,000 hectares orest landin the country or tenyears.

Prior to the congressproper, Devilles said thatthey would conduct a se-ries o roadshow in schoolsin the country with geo-

thermal operation.Devilles added thatthey had already sent in-

vitation to schools oer-ing environmental sciencecourses, orestry and bio-logical science.

Among the schools inthe region that were in-

ready deceased or whohave-remarried in the caseo survivorship pensioners.

Te ollowing pension-ers, however, need to do

their ARAS or the last timeor their pensions would bediscontinued: those whoare suspended as o April30 and that monthly pen-sion are about to be sus-pended due to their ailureto renew their ARAS dur-ing the birth months oFebruary, March, or April.

Pensioners livingabroad also, would still berequired to renew their ac-tive status via video call orthrough the use o Skype.

Tis initiative is part o

the continuing eort o thenew Board to provide moreresponsive service to itsmembers and pensionerssaid Vergara. (JANNENELIEKA S. CENIZA, EVSU IN-

TERN)

bito said.In the entire Samar

Island, goat commer-

cialization only exists inCalbayog City. Sheep canbe rarely seen in threeSamar provinces.

As o last year, the re-gion has 56,147 heads ogoats both in backyardand commercial arms,according to the Bureauo Agriculture Statisticsreport. For sheep, theregion has a total popu-lation 3,500, comprisingrams, ewe, growers, andlambs.

Majority o sheepraisers utilize open grass-land as their pasture area,while 54% are under acombination o produc-tion systems.

For goat production,the arm department willemploy Rural EnterpriseDevelopment (RED), anapproach that contrib-uted the increase o ru-minants population rom811 in 2008 to more than

1,700 last year in eighttowns o western Leyte.

In Samar provinc-es, we will use superiorbreeder bucks-cum-oth-er technology optionson housing, stall eed-ing with multi-purposetree species and otherimportant managementpractices to signicantlyimprove the quality oospring, Cerbito ex-plained.

Tat DA has regional

breeding stations in Mal-itbog, Southern Leyte orgoat with only 75 breederstocks. In San Miguel,Leyte, the governmentmaintains 200 breederstocks or sheep.

Te main goal o theRED project is povertyalleviation and to trans-orm the old system ortraditional way o goatraising into an enterprise.

Te three Samar prov-

inces have been identiedas top poor provinces inRegion 8 with poverty in-cidence o 54% in EasternSamar, 53.8% in North-ern Samar, and 45% inSamar. (SARWELL Q. ME-NIANO)

DA to strengthengoat, sheep production

in Samar island

vited are University othe Philippines EasternVisayas acloban Campus,Eastern Visayas State Uni-

versity, Visayas State Uni-

versity and universities inSamar provinces.Tose who want to

join the congress shouldmeet the criteria which weare to impose, said Dev-illes.

Te students must beamong the top students otheir respective classes or ayouth leader.

A committee rom theEDC will also conduct in-terviews to students whowill be selected by theirschools as representative

to the youth congress be-ore they are sent to MetroManila.

Each school shouldhave at least three repre-sentatives or the youthcongress.

Around 55 to 60 par-ticipants are expected bythe EDC to join the youthcongress this year.

Devilles added that inthe congress proper, stu-dents are to be asked tosend project proposal in-

spired by environmental-ism, which they will im-plement in their school

Te winning proposalswill unded by EDC or thestudents to implement it intheir school, said Devilles.(ROEL AMAZONA)

EDC to hold youth congressACLOBAN CIY For

survivorship pensioners, nomore ARAS (Annual Re-newal o Active Status) be-cause we dont want to im-

pose unnecessary hardshipon our pensioners especiallythe sick, said GSIS presidentand general manager RobertVegara.

He added that instead orequiring pensioners to go tothe GSIS, the state pensionund signed an agreementwith the National StatisticsO ce (NSO) to determinethe status o GSIS pension-ers.

I you are survivorshippensioner (or husband/wie o dead GSIS member

or pensioner) you can ac-cept monthly pension eventhough you have work.

Te NSO will then matchthe data with its own recordsand submit to the pensionund report on who are al-

GSIS: No more ARAS


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Leyte Samar Daily Express OPINION Tuesday, 22 January 2013

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EDITORIAL

Game of the moneyed

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Leyte Samar

Piracy thrives

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Things To

Minddoms pagliawan

ur Constitution respects the rights of indi-

viduals to run for public office so long as

they meet the basic qualifications set by the

Comelec. But common sense could determine ones

fitness to launch a campaign machinery, and to as-

sume the aspired position in case he wins. Some as-

pirants are obviously not capable of both, and so

they end up being nuisance candidates.

If a position aspired for is not that high enough,

being nuisance could be ignored. But if the position

is lofty like a senate post, then an aspirant must be

far from being such. The gravity of the responsibil-

ity attached to a senator, the knowledge that the

position requires, and the necessary logistics for

the campaign period, are some of the determining

factors that should gauge the aspirants.

It appears, quite sadly, that majority of the as-

pirants do not qualify based on the above qualifica-

tions. One may be too rich to launch an extrava-

gant nationwide campaign, or too popular to win

the peoples knowledge of him, but he does not

possess the required knowledge for the job. On

the other hand, one may have all the technical

know-how for that job, but he is hard up and

unpopular to win the peoples vote.

Some of those who are disqualified for

being nuisance, and those who qualify for

having had a name and the needed campaignfunds, turn out to be all nuisance for lacking

the more important qualifications, which are

sincerity, knowledge, commitment, etc. Those

who possess all this seldom run and cannot

win for being handicapped by funds scarcity

and unpopularity.

Why, at the end of the day, it is still mostly

a contest for the moneyed driven by personal

interests, not for the sincere public servants

driven by commitment to the peoples collec-

tive welfare, hence the rampant vote-buying

come every election day.

Here in our region, buying

pirated video and music discs is

quite easy, but in Metro Manila,

its not an easy thing to do, espe-

cially when there are scheduled

raids by the authorities. You may

go to places where you think you

can nd these items but, to your

surprise and frustration, you will

not nd them there, which is un-

believable knowing that this cityis the source, if not the floodgate

of piracy into the country.

When counterfeit CDs,

VCDs, DVDs, and other such

items proliferated, Manila had

them in great abundance. Not

only were these items mass pro-

duced there, but the big city

became the depository of

imported, pirated materials

for distribution to different

places of the archipelago.

Stockpiled in warehouses

and amounting to millions

of pesos, these imitation

products really made good

in the market, though sell-

ing at cheaper costs.

Our poor countrymen

readily welcomed the ar-

rival of these very afford-

able items. The songs that

they could hardly listen to

became so available. Their

favorite movies that they

can only watch after pay-

ing much in movie houses

likewise became too acces-

sible for them. They only

have to buy one disc and it

will enable them to watch

scores of movies in it, for

a minimal amount of fty

pesos.The poor may have

been festive over such de-

velopment, but music and

movie industries wailed in

protest against this piracy

thing. They started losing

millions to people who


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Leyte Samar Daily ExpressOPINIONTuesday, 22 January 2013

Prayer for the Nation and

for Those who Serve inPublic Ofce

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

Pray the Holy Rosary daily for

world peace and conversion of sinners(The family that prays together stays together)

January 22, 2013 Tuesday of the 2nd Week in Ordinary TimeHeb 6:10-20; Ps 111; Mk 2:23-28

THE DISCIPLES AND THE SABBATH

As Jesus was passing through a eld of grain on the Sabbath, hisdisciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. At thisthe Pharisees said to him, Look, why are they doing what is unlawfulon the Sabbath? He said to them, Have you never read what David

did when he was in need and he and his companions were hungry?How he went into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest andate the bread of offering that only the priests could lawfully eat, andshared it with his companions? then he said to them, The Sabbathwas made for man, not man for the Sabbath. That is why the Son ofMan is Lord even of the Sabbath.

PRO-PEOPLE

As I was walking around a cemetery, I noticed a marble tablet withthe following inscription: In Memoriam: Rev. A. Judson, born 9 August1788, died 12 April 1850, converted Burmans and the Burman Bible-his monument, his record is on High. It is true. God keeps a recordof all the good deeds we have done in this life and he rewards themeither here on earth or in heaven. God is not so unjust as to overlookyour work (Heb 6:10). We must never think of God as harsh, inhu-man, anti-people. He is pro-people. He cares for us. He loves to rewardus for the good deeds done in his name and in carrying out his holywill. In order to point out to us how much God is interested in humanjoy and fulllment, Jesus said: The Sabbath was made for man, notman for the Sabbath (Mk 2:27). Suppose you have a big property, but

you are so kind hearted that you gave your possessions away to all theneedy who approached you for help. Do you think that you are dyingin poverty? No. God is going to reward you for all the charity you haddone to others. After your death, you will have considerable property togo to. God is pro-people whose reward is far beyond our expectations.(His Word for Today by Vima Dasan, SJ, Published by Paulines. Visitus at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., TaclobanCity. Tel. #321-3195)

Sowers thought: We honor God not so much by acknowledginghis justice as by acknowledging his mercy. Blessed James Alberione,founder of the Pauline Family

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The Sower

The Gold Standard

in Research

Much like the parent

Of Cabbages

& Kings...

dr. nila l. filamor

The Regional Research

Agenda for 2013-2016

contains the initial list of

59 priority proposed re-

searches and 220 other re-

lated proposed researches.

These pre-identied re-

searchable topics shall be

marketed to SUCs andother research consortia.

In other words, the choice

of researches is market-

driven and may not be the

development priority of the

Region.

It appears that most of

the priority research topics

are merely descriptive and

not evidence-based. For

the public sector to benet

from social science, policy

makers must be intellectu-

ally inspired via scienti-

cally rigorous evaluations

of the effectiveness of gov-

ernment programs. This

is the gold standard for

evaluation designs.

I was motivated to com-

ment about this when BestFriend L conded that her

proud advisee disclosed

that her present study is

pioneering. I told her that

a researcher must exer-

cise prudence in declaring

such. It would be sham and

shame if literature review is

deliberately skipped from

the process for ease in de-

claring a maiden research.

This is research transgres-

sion. I would rather have a

meta-analysis of literature

than claim sole authorship.

Now that it is research

season, I appeal to student

researchers to painstak-ingly read and browse on

the topic selected. Like-

wise, research institutions,

state universities and col-

leges should encourage an

evaluation culture in all

its undertakings. Stake-

holders and practitioners

should be involved so that

they become automatic

beneciaries of the fruits of

the study. I implore SUCS

and Colleges to discourage

intellectual incest and

the Cinderella slipper syn-

drome so that researchesare genuine, responsive and

relevant.

With staggering expens-

es on research, I suggest

experimental researches,

large-scale and multi-site

studies, specic outcome

measures to assess effec-

tiveness, and thorough

evaluation from relevant

Committees be made in a

timely manner.

A woman gave birth to

her rst bouncy boy. Eve-ryone around the new mom

and her infant were so glad

to nally see both in their

private room out from the

usual fear of danger. A

quite crass guest quipped,

Hi, baby! You look like

just your parents. All the

others in the room glanced

at one another with per-

haps one thought in mind,

Whom would the child

look like then? Their neigh-

bor? (LOL!)

That simply was an an-

ecdote passed on from onemouth to another down

countless generations and

intended only as cute gag.

While others may nd sub-

stance in the aforemen-

tioned hypothetical nar-

rative, there is practically

nothing that a parent could

feel bad about unless for

some personal idiosyncrasyhis or her ego is pricked.

Generally speaking, who

would ever think that a

child would look like some-

body who has no participa-

tion in forming him in the

womb of his mother? God,

Whom the entire Christen-

dom worships as the Maker

of all things visible and in-

visible, takes exception in

this general truism, though,

because He made man in

His own image and like-

ness.

Upon this premise, eve-ry person on planet Earth is

presumed meek and kind

like His Creator Who is All

Good and Just. Although be

it, science and logic dictate

that a mans genetic make-

up, the influence of people

and events around him, and

the conglomeration of his

experiences signicantly

contribute to his total per-

son. As pastors and church

leaders in the Christian

world have been impress-

ing upon the mind of their

constituents, being like

Him or His nature, but not

blasphemously being equal

with God of course, should

be mans ultimate pursuit.

This gives relevance to

the believers of the Ro-man Catholic Church in

the Philippines practice of

celebrating the Feast Sr.

Sto. Nio every third Sun-

day of January, which is the

second Sunday in ordinary

time in the Church liturgy.

From time and again,

members of the local

Church are reminded of

their humble task of emulat-

ing the meekness of Christ

Jesus by being child-like

but not childish. In a lay-

mans spectrum, childish is

he who is egocentric, fault-nder and boastful while a

child-like adult is uncondi-

tionally forgiving, caring,

concerned of other persons

needs, and unselsh. Above

all one who is childlike, as

pastors and church lead-

ers have been telling their

people, is almost totally de-

pendent upon and submis-

sive to the will of God, the

way he relies on his parents

for survival.

Rev. Fr. Oscar Floren-

cio in a homily last Sun-

day stressed on a point that

churchgoers should also

contemplate in the celebra-

tion of the Feast of Sr. Sto.

Nio that is, the submissive-

ness of the Child Jesus and

of His biological mother

Mary and foster father Jo-

seph to the will of God, the

Father. Was it not that in the

Gospel last Sunday, Mary

and Joseph were said to go

to Jerusalem for the feast of

the Passover each year ac-

cording to festival custom?

But when Jesus was twelve

years old, as they were re-

turning, the boy Jesus re-

mained behind in Jerusalem

without the knowledge of

His parents.

The Gospel continued

that Mary got so anxious

that when she and Joseph

saw the boy Jesus, Mary

said Son, why have you

done this to us? Your father

and I have been looking for

you with great anxiety. Je-

sus answered, Why were

you looking for me? Did

you not know that I must

be in my Fathers house?

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People are bewilderedat the raging debate in-side what supposed to bethe hallowed halls o thesenate. One short-tem-pered lady senator hadtaken to task the senatepresident or what ap-peared as biased distribu-tion o unds to the mem-bers o the senate whowere handpicked by thesenate president or loybounty while our werele out and given meretokens. Te bias was sogross that the our mem-bers who got the crumbswailed in protest, notmuch because the unds

were disposed by the sen-ate president purportedlybreaching propriety not-withstanding the assur-ance that the same wasdone within the boundso law.

What is appalling isthat the chosen major-ity were grinning receiv-ing their bounty as i allis well with their tinker-ing taxpayers money.

deception to the presentgeneration, believing inthe tailored tales that de-picted a new portrait othe senate president.

It is election time andthe bounty that the sen-ate president gave to hischosen senators may ap-pear to the public as hav-ing political undertones.It may be a great divide

Te cash distributiontriggered heated debatebetween the erce andery lady senator and theold senate president whoheld his ground deend-ing his action. A lot oissues were dug up romthe dark pits o history

which raised inorma-tion that appeared untoldto the Filipino people. Somuch o the concealedinormation had brought

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6 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS/NOTICES Tuesday, 22 January 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Raymundo Cahinde ex-trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a portion of a parcel

of land, containing an area of 91 square meters, situated at at Imberio St.,

Brgy. Licod, Tanauan, Leyte, designated as Lot No. 260-A, covered by Tax

Dec. no. 38003 00112-R13; A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Jed

Malquisto Yucamco, as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc.

No. 324, Page No. 66, Book No. IX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty.

Asterio A. Villero.

LSDE: January 8, 15 & 22, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH PARTITIONNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Iluminado Duran, Sr.

extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land,

located at Arado, Palo, Leyte, Lot No. 67009, Case II, Cad. 407 with ag-

gregate area of 30,341 square meters as evidence by TCT No. P-28788 and

subdivided into 2 lots, Lot 6709 A belong to First Party and Lot 6709 B to

Gabriel E. Duran as second party; per Doc. No. 458, Page No. 93, Book

No. XI, Series of 292 of Notary Public Atty. Ronnan Christian M. Reposar.

LSDE: January 15, 22 & 29, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of late Felix S. Navarrete extrajudi-

cially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a bank deposit with Banco

de Oro Branch (BDO) of Tacloban, Justice Romualdez Branch, Tacloban

City in the amount of 1,555.74 Dollars plus interest accruing. That heirs

hereby waive their share in favor of their mother, Maria Salvacion P. Navar-

rete; per Doc. No. 77, Page No. 17, Book No. I II, Series of 2013 of Notary

Public Atty. Shiela A. Rios.

LSDE: January 15, 22 & 29, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEED

OF ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that Pastora Cruz, Esperanza Cruz, heirs of

Mateo Cruz, Jr. and heir of Bienvinida Cruz represented by Elizabeth Cruz

Macawili extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel

of riceland, Cad. Lot No. 3308, covered by O.C.T. P-499, situated in Brgy.

82, Marasbaras, Tacloban City, containing an area of 6,276 square meters,

more or less under Tax Dec.No. 00901187. A Deed of Sale was executed in

favor of SIXTO N. CHU married to LEA L. CHU as vendees for the above-

described property; per Doc. No. 103, Page No. 21, Book No. 1, Series of

2013 of Notary Public Atty. Virginia A. Brazil.

LSDE: January 15, 22 & 29, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Julio Gallego namely:

Severa, Alberto and Ariel all surnamed Gallego, extrajudicially settled,

partitioned and adjudicated over 2 parcels of land situated at Locso-on,

Borongan City, Eastern Samar, more described as: Parcel 1, Agricultural

land, under ARP No. 0504033-01023, Cadastral Survey No. 5974, Lot No.

009, Block No. 26, with an area of 1,445 square meters; Parcel 2, under

ARP No. 05040 33-01022, Cad. Survey No. 5974, Lot No. 008, Lot No. 26,

with an area of 157 square meters. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of

Noreen P. Huguenin married to Oliver Huguenin as vendees for the above-

described property, per Doc. No. 382, Page No. 78, Book No. XIII, Series

of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Pabilo L. Go.

LSDE: January 15, 22 & 29, 2013

NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY given that Heirs of MARINA IRINCO, namely:

Zosimo I. Kam, Lucina K. Infante, Florentina K. Luto, Juan I. Kam, Pablito

I. Kam, Roberto I. Kam and Corazon K. Bartolome have entered into an

Extra-judicial Settlement of Estate of MARINA IRINCO, with Sale, Quit-

claim and Waiver, per Doc. No. 2369; Page 75; Book V; Series of 2012,

dated 10 December 2012 of the notarial register of Atty. Felipe R. Espia.

LSDE: January 8, 15 & 22, 2013

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

& CommunicationsLand Transportation Franchising

& Regulatory BoardRegional Ofce No. 8

Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0040Ref. No.VIII-2003-0460

Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC tooperate a FILCAB service with Extension ofValidity & with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name.

JAIME OQUINO - VENDORRICHARD GALLAZA - VENDEE

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

NOTICE OF HEARINGAPPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY

FOR THE A PPROVAL OF SALE MADE BYJAIME OQUINO-VENDOR IN FAVOR OFRICHARD GALLAZA-VENDEE OF A CPCFOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSEN-GERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE:TACLOBAN CITY-DIIT & VICE VERSAWITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT A FIL-CAB SERVICE WHICH CERTIFICATE ISSTILL VALID AND SUBSISTING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATTHIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON FEBRUARY 4, 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 the ap-plication must le veried written oppositionsupported by documentary evidences on or

before the above date furnishing a copy of thesame 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.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, thi s 18th day of January 2013.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOClerk of Board

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

& CommunicationsLand Transportation Franchising

& Regulatory BoardRegional Ofce No. 8

Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2010-0656Application for Extension of Validity of a CPCto operate a FILCAB service with Prayer toAdopt Trade Name.

GREGORIO BARROSA, JR.Applicant/s/Petitioner

x.............................x

NOTICE OF HEARINGAPPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC

TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBANCITY-ST. PAULS-CAMPETIC & VICEVERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNITWHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ONMAY 21, 2013.

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

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATTHIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON FEBRUARY 4, 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 the ap-plication must le veried written oppositionsupported by documentary evidences on or

before the above date furnishing a copy of thesame 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.

WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, this 18th day of January 2013.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOClerk of Board

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH DEEDOF ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Maria Odicta extraju-

dicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated

along National Road, Can-abong, Borongan, Eastern Samar, covered by

ARP. No. 08023-00677, Cad. Lot No. 4171, containing an area of 2,983

sqaure meters with an assessed value of P3,970.00. A Deed of Sale was ex-

ecuted in favor of Ma. Gloria A. Coles as vendee for a portion of 420 square

meters from the above-described property; per Doc. No. 474, Page No. 91,

Book No. CIX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Celestino A. Cabato.

LSDE: January 22, 29 & Feb. 5, 2013

ADJUDICATION WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that NORMA G. OGSILA married to Gabriel

Ogsila heir of late Isidoro Garrigo executed an afdavit of Adjudication

over a parcel of land, situated at Brgy. 08, Lawaan, E. Samar. A Deed of

Sale was executed in favor of Marianito G. Ogsila married to Rhonalyn R.

Ogsila as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 15, Book

No. 1, Page No. 4, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty. Castor A. Gamalo.


EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late JOSE GRAFIL, SR.

extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land,

located at Brgy. Guinpoleran, Balangkayan, Eastern Samar, covered by Tax

Dec. ARP No. 05-03011-00114, Cad. Lot No. 7478, containing an area of

7,513 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor

of BARANGAY GINPOLERAN, Balangkayan, Eastern Samar represented

by: Hon. Nenita C. Calzado as vendee for the above-described property; per

Doc. No. 83, Page No. 18, Book No. XIV, Series of 2012 of Notary Public

Atty. Enrique C. Dala. LSDE: January 22, 29 & Feb. 5, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Salutacion Lariba-Su-

malinog extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel

of agricultural land, situated at Brgy. Tabunok, Palompon, Leyte, Survey

No. 6595-C, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-31028-00345-R13, containing an

area of 8,557 square meters, more or less, assessed value of P5,260.00 and

market value of P13,150.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps.

Judith Limpangog-Sumalinog married to Ricardo D. Sumalinog as vendees

for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 340, Page No. 68, Book No.

XLVI, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty. Wilma Cordeo-Matuguina.


EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Sps. Teolo O. Miro and

Concordia Lumapas-Miro extrajudidically settled, partitioned and adjudi-cated over a parcel of land situated at Brgy. Tabunok, Palompon, Leyte,

designated as Survey No. 7692, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-31046-00453,

containing an area of 16,254 square meters, more or less and assessed value

of P7,510.00; market value of P18,770.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in

favor of Sps. Ricardo D. Sumalinog and Judith Limpangog-Sumalinog as

vendees for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 114, Page No. 23,

Book No. XXXIX, Series of 2010 of Notary Public Atty. Wilma Cordeo-

Matuguina. LSDE: January 22, 29 & Feb. 5, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Concepcion Castil-Alito

extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of residen-

tial land, situated at Brgy. Libertad, Isabel, Leyte, designated as Cad. Lot

No. 2169-P, covered by Tax Dec. No. 17-0014-00016-R13, containing an

area of 64 square meters, more or less, assessed value of P3,090.00 and

a market value of P15,460.00 and two (2) storey residential house made

of mixed materials erected on the above-described parcel of land, located

at Brgy. Libertad, Isabel, Leyte, under Tax Dec. No. 17-0014-00015-R13,

market value of P157,669.00; A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of

LIDE-Affected Landowners Management and Development Corp. (LIDE-

ALMADECOR) represented by its Chairman Ignacia P. Astillero as vendee

for the above-described properties; per Doc. No. 90, Page No. 18, Book No.

XXXVII, Series of 2010 of Notary Public Atty. Wilma Cordeo-Matuguina,

CPA. LSDE: January 22, 29 & Feb. 5, 2013

Republic o the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry OceProvince: Southern LeyteCity/Municipality: Silago

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 o R.A. Act No.9048, a

notice is hereby served to the public that

NOVA JANE MASING MATUNOG has been led with

this Oce a petition or change o rst name rom

REMELIAS to JEREMIAS in the Birth Certicate o

JEREMIAS DAGANATO MASING who was born on

06 January 1964 at Awayon, Silago, Southern Leyte and

whose parents are Romaldo Honor Masingand

Claudia Buncales Donganato

Any person adversely aected by said petition may le

his writen opposition with this Oce not later than the

second publication.

(Sgd.) DOMINADOR C. MENDOZACity/Municipal Civil Registrar

LSDE: January 22 & 29, 2013

(Complete name of the petitioner)

(First name to

be changed)

(New First name to be

adopted)

(complete name of document owner

(name of father)

(name of mother)

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Loreta Sevilla extrajudi-

cially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated in

Brgy. Ipil I, Palompon, Leyte, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-31006-00250

R13, Cad. Lot No. 815, containing an area of 159 square meters, more orless and assessed value of P7,610.00. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor

of Sps. Kevin Poblete and Luz Noreen S. Poblete as vendee for the above-

described property together with all improvements thereon; per Doc. no.

1268, Page No. 88, Book No. LIV, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty.

Camilo P. Esmero.


EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER AND QUITCLAIMNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Angeles Beato extrajudi-

cially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of agricultural land,

situated at Ugban, Can-abong, Borongan, E. Samar, covered by ARP No.

04025-00625, Survey No. 4320, Lot No. 053, Block No. 10, containing an

area of 1.162 square meters, with an assessed value of P1,370.00. That heirs

Iigo Beato and Anunciacion Arante hereby waive and quitclaim the above-

described property in favor of Rosa B. Angeles and Susana B. Ayon; per

Doc. No. 498, Page No. 97, Book No. CXIII, Series of 2012 of Notary Pub-

lic Atty. Celestino A. Cabato. LSDE: January 22, 29 & Feb. 5, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Eufracia Bacal extraju-

dicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of residential land

located at Seaside St., Brgy. Lalawigan, Borongan City, Eastern Samar, un-der Tax Dec./ARP No. 08-031-00417. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor

of DR. ARMAND L. CATUDIO as vendee for the above-described prop-

erty; per Doc. No. 406, Page No. 83, Book No. XIV, Series of 2012 of No-

tary Public Atty. Enrique C. Dala. LSDE: January 22, 29 & Feb. 5, 2013

CAARMAN, North-ern Samar Te gov-ernor o this provincehas reported success o

the rst drugstore in thecountry to operate basedon public-private part-nership (PPP) agreementlocated at the NorthernSamar Provincial Hospi-tal (NHPH), here.

Governor Paul Dazatold reporters in an inter-

view that the rst 30-dayoperation o the MetroManila-based PlanetDrugstore Incorporatedhas recorded a resound-ing success and helped

his local government unit(LGU) a lot in the deliv-ery o health services tothe people o his province.

Daza said that morethan 4,500 patients wereprovided with servicesand supplied with theneeded medicines by thepharmacy rom Novem-ber 28, 2012 to December28, 2012 or an average o150 patients per day orthe period. Aside romthis, the LGU will earn5.5 per cent o the grosssales o the medicine androm the rent on hospitalspace, Daza said.

Ma. Lodette Fuentes,manager o the pharmacybranch here, told report-ers that the gross sales or

the period was more thanP1.9 million and the netshares o the LGU North-ern Samar is more or lessP85,000 and an addition-al pharmacy rent on thehospital space o P7,500per month

Daza said that the pa-tients o the hospital andthe general public as wellwere satised with the op-

eration and the serviceso the pharmacy operat-ing 24 hours a day and7 days a week with prices

o medicines accordingto the prevailing marketprices or even lower.

Daza said that the part-nership scheme betweenthe pharmacy and hisLGU has solved the short-age, pilerage, unneces-sary expiration and theprocurement problems omedicines at the NSPH.(RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT)

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The reading went on, But

they did not understand

what he said to them. He

went down with them and

came to Nazareth, and was

obedient to them; and his

mother kept all these things

in her heart. And Jesus ad-vanced in wisdom and age

and favor before God and

man.

The Gospel story, as Fr.

Florencio explained was

telling the people of the

benet of being obedient

to the will of God and be-

ing silent when fury is try-

ing to blurt it out, because,

through this, peace nds

its way in every home, in

every heart. By what Mary

had shown to Jesus, her

submissiveness, meekness

and compassion, she hadtaught a lot to Jesus not by

words but by deeds, and

upon which acts Jesus fol-

lowed. That was the other

meaning of the celebra-

tion of the Feast of the Sto.

Nio last Sunday, accord-

ing to Fr. Florencio, that is

the mother learning some-

thing from the son, and the

son learning likewise from

their parents.

Last Saturday, Grade

3 pupils at the Sto. Nio

SPED Center in Tacloban

City had their rst encoun-ter with the Lord in the

Holy Eucharist. In the hom-

ily during the First Holy

Communion Mass, Rev. Fr.

Edwin Macalalag, Parish

Priest of Sacred Heart Par-

ish, stressed on the roles of

parents in molding the per-

sonality of their children,

among which is bringing

uch like...from page 5

them closer to God and

making them good citizens

of the society. Parents are

supposed to lead their chil-

dren to God and not the

other way around, not just

in going to the church and

receiving Christ in the Holy

Eucharist, but also setting

before them good example,

deeds that are worth emu-

lating.

Oftentimes, the parents

fail to go to Church for

various reasons, or at times

while they do so, they do

not receive Christ through

the Holy Communion also

for certain excuses. Fr. Ma-

calalag, however stressed

that parents who are not

yet married under Church

Rites (Church wedding)

are restrained from partak-

ing in the Holy Commun-

ion because they in effect

are in a state of mortal sin.

They are like violating the

6th and 9th in the Ten Com-

mandments of God, which

are You shall not commitadultery and You shall

not covet your neighbors

wife.

This explains, too, why

the Roman Catholic Church

in the Philippines reminds

the parents of children who

are to receive the First Holy

Communion that the par-

ents should rst be wed

under Church Rites if they

wish to receive the Holy

Host alongside their chil-

dren at the altar during this

momentous occasion.

Being parents does not

stop at being able to bring

the offsprings out to this

world but rearing them and

nurturing them with pre-

cepts necessary to make

them respectful and re-

spected members of the so-

ciety and above all healthy

citizens not only this world

but in Gods kingdom as

well.

As Fr. Macalalag said, it

is good to see the soul that

is healthy though the body

is not, but it is a much bet-

ter sight if both the soul and

the body are healthy and

nourished. This can only be

achieved if parents do their

part. Remember, children

are usually much like what

their parents are. In this her-

culean task, other key play-

ers in the society, primarily

the school teachers, play anequally important role.

never even invested a pennyin the multi-million produc-tion costs. They spend a lot

but earn little as their artisticproductions are immediate-ly copied by illegal means.This could only lead them toone thingclose shop andstop their showbiz business.

They could actuallyrun after the perpetratorsto bring these people to thecourts of justice. And theyare not alone in this crusade.The government, which

Piracy...from page 4

earns no taxes from piracy,is helping them. But wherecould these people be? Theyare faceless; they are no-where in sight, hiding all thetime, their operations doneunderground.

The solution that thegovernment and entertain-ment industries must havegured out is to conscatetheir items. Crush thesecounterfeit products to

pieces or burn them. Jail thetraders and distributors. Suethem all in courts. Now allthese have been done and,in the battle against piracy,

they proved very effective.That is why in Manila, thesethings come and go. Nowyou see them, now youdont. Their sale is done in aguerilla type.

The raids unfortunatelyare concentrated only inMetro Manila. It being thecase, the city maybe rid ofthese pirated products. Butunknown to mainstreamauthorities, these productsmerely make their exit to

provincial cities and townswhere these items are sellingin massive volume. Piracy

still thrives.

People ought to know bet-ter these ocials who haddone nothing more thanbeing paid with high wagesmerely because o the ocethey were elected to. Citi-zens are being called to usetheir right to vote wisely byrejecting politicians whostood or their own person-al interests rather than servethe welare o the Filipinopeople. We really need menand women who can assertor their right to elect onlythose who deserve or suchloy positions by standingrm with their principlesand not being lured withthe drop o crumbs.

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senators o the land. It un-derscored the undeniableact that so much o thesquabbles in the senate isoen the ght or moneythan principles o honor-able women and men. Teconict ultimately showedits ugly head as being root-ed on the unequal sharingo unds as our were leout in the cold just receiv-ing a token or their work.

Tose who complainedor having been le out didnot see the use o the undswrong. What appeared tothem as wrong was the un-equal distribution whichgave them a pitiul shareas against those who re-ceived bountiully merelybecause o being an ally.

among allies o conict-ing political positions, ex-pending as they whim thebounty that ell like mannarom heaven. Te amountcame aptly at a time when

the election period hadjust kicked-o. Tose whogot the huge chunks wouldhave more than what theyneed to run a campaign orreelection. It is unsure i thehuge amount which camerom the public coers willultimately benet the great-er number.

Te trouble that erupt-ed in the senate is simplyshameul and rustratingas those who portrayedthemselves as honorablemen and women beore the

public lost whatever respectthey have or their elected

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8 Leyte Samar Daily Express NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, 22 January 2013

CEBU CIY -- Al-though the crowd madehim wish or wider side-walks, Cebu City MayorMichael Rama commend-ed the organizers and vol-

unteers or making theSinulog parade awesome,majestic and superb.

Te police estimatedthe crowds in both thechurch activities andparade at our million.Te weather, sunny allthroughout, deed ore-casts o cloudy skies.

Tis is the rst time inthe past 10 years, I think,that the Sinulog grand pa-rade did not get rained onat all, said Sinulog Foun-dation Inc. (SFI) execu-

tive director Ricky Bal-lesterors, in an interviewaer the activity.

He agreed with themayors assessment andsaid their only problemwas the strong wind,which made it dicultor many dancing con-tingents to manage theirprops.

It was generallypeaceul. No major in-cidents were reported,Police Regional OceCentral Visayas Director

Marcelo Garbo Jr. toldreporters, but conrmedthere were some problemswith crowd control andpetty crimes.

Accidents that injuredtwo participants alsomarred the day, especiallyor their contingents.

Te girl who servedas Zamboanga Sibugayscontestant in the FestivalQueen competition ellace down while walkingon the parade route. Sheheld on to the Sto. Nio in

her hands, instead o try-ing to break her all.

A 16-year-old girl romthe Cotabato City contin-gent was sideswiped by amotorcycle on Imus Roadat 10:30 a.m. and report-edly wasnt well enough tokeep dancing.

As or the peace andorder situation, Ramasaid he is thankul thatthe people who joined therevelry behaved them-selves.

Sidewalks

Despite the celebra-tions success, Rama saidthere are still areas thatneed to be improved. Tisincludes widening thecitys sidewalks.

Solenn Heussa, Isa-belle Daza, Liz Uy, imYap and Raymond Gut-ierrez. Model coupleBorgy Manotoc andGeorgina Wilson com-posed the second groupwhile Gerald Anderson,Enchong Dee and Ray-

ver Cruz were cho sento represent the mensgroup.

he company also o-ered 35 percent o onBlackBerry smartphonesand unlimited local andinternational messagingwith BlackBerry Mes-senger (BBM) or P99 amonth.

BBM, one o the

brands top eatures willalso get BBM voice, al-lowing users to make

voi ce cal ls with anyBBM plan. Vernest saidthis eature is useul tousers who have relativesoverseas, especially am-ilies o overseas Filipinoworkers.

Vernest also assuredtheir support or thedeveloper communitycontinues, as they en-courage more Filipinosto develop or the Black-

Berry platorm. hecompany points out thatBlackBerry apps gener-ate 40 percent more rev-enue than Android apps,citing a report by VisionMobile.

his, Vernest, said,is why they hope morewill develop or Black-Berry and why theysupport activities likethe Pinoy BBDev Hack-athon held last August,BlackBerry Jam Hack inManila last October andthe BlackBerry Port-A-hon Meet-up early thismonth.

hey also expandedthe BlackBerry Academ-ic Program to includeCebu-based Southwest-ern Univerisity lastApril. he universityintegrated BlackBerrydevelopment into theircomputer engineeringand computer studiescurriculum this schoolsemester, with 35 stu-

dents now enrolled.For now, Vernest said

there are no plans tointegrate other operat-ing systems into theirphones, saying they pre-er to develop their ownand have control over it.(SUNNEX)

Te huge crowd is acontinuing challenge sothat matter (sidewalks) willhave to be addressed in theuture, he said.

Rama, the overall chair-

man o the SFI, said thereis also a need to clear theexisting sidewalks o anydivisions or obstructions toprevent accidents.

He observed, aer threerounds o the 6.1-kilometerparade route (on a motor-bike), that there were peo-ple who violated the ban oncarrying liquor during theparade.

He saw people bringingbeer aboard some oats.

Uso kaayo na sa ilakaron (Teyre so common

these days) and we dontwant it to happen again,he said.

He thanked the SFI aswell as the police, tracenorcers and volunteersor their eorts in thisyears Sinulog.

Pickpockets

Apart rom the liquor,Director Garbo said in hispress brieng that he no-ticed that some oats, par-ticularly those with celebri-

ties aboard, were throwinggiveaways and causingcommotions.

It is considered a po-tential problem in crowdcontrol, Garbo said, add-ing he will suggest to SFInot to allow that anymore.

In Police Station 2,three people, including aGerman national, reportedto the police that pickpock-ets lched their valuables.

Joel Cartagen, a balik-bayan rom Las Vegas, saidhe lost P16,000 in Fuente

Osmea.Renato Cabellon, a so

drink distributor, said helost P30,000 in ront o amall on N. Bacalso Ave.

Harard Kampheus, aGerman national, toldthe police his wallet withP3,000 cash was stolen onGen. Maxilom Ave.

Meanwhile, two menwere arrested during theestivity. Rodolo Pantio,37, was arrested outsidethe Cebu City Sports Com-plex or allegedly sellingake passes. Seized rom hispossession were eight pinkand six green passes worthP500 each.

In Barangay SambagII, a 17-year-old boy wascaught stealing inside anapartment while the ten-

ants were out to watch theparade.

But the risk o gettingones pockets picked in thecrowd didnt stop peoplerom hitting the streets or

the parade.

Motivation

Anjie Apostol and herriends elbowed their waythrough the crowd on Os-mea Blvd. Sunday aer-noon, hoping to see theiravorite celebrities.

Niari mi aron makaki-ta sa among mga idol (Wecame here to see our idols),11-year-old Anjie said.

She and her our riendslive in Barangay Capitol

Site, which is near FuenteCircle, where they waitedor hours to see Cebuanaactress Kim Chiu and herellow stars in a popularV soap opera.

For many spectators othe Sinulog grand parade,the event would not becomplete without celebri-ties.

Sania Locay, 32, bravedthe crowd aer lunch. TeCebu City resident alwayslooks orward to the Sinu-log because o celebritiesjoining the grand parade,she said.

She hoped to see her a-vorite actor Robin Padilla.Locay brought along hereight-year-old daughter,who wanted to see Chiu.

Ang ako lang nga mali-pay akong anak (I just wantto make my daughter hap-py), she said.

Celebrity

PO1 Quirino Jungco Jr.said the crowd could hard-ly be controlled every timea oat carrying celebritiespasses by.

Kung naay artista, dina gyud magpatuo ang mgataw. Mudutdot na pag-ayo(When theres a celebrity,the people will no longerlisten. Tey keep pushingorward), he said.

Among the celebritieswho were seen were ac-tors Philip Salvador andSen. Ramon Bong RevillaJr., and singer Gary Valen-ciano.

Te oat carrying Chiuand her co-stars arrivedon Osmea Blvd. by mid-aernoon. Scrambling toget a glimpse o the stars,the crowd spilled into thestreets, as though in revolt,leaving crowd control per-

sonnel shaking their headsin dismay.

For candidates in theSenate elections in May,the crowds oered an op-portunity to improve name

recall.At least six senatorial

candidates who attendedthe Sinulog praised theCebuanos or successullymerging religion and cul-ture in an entertaining es-tivity that now has interna-tional appeal.

Te Sinulog is alwaysabulous. With the wonder-ul perormances and withthe energy o the perorm-ers, theres nothing like theSinulog estival, said Rep-resentative eddy Casio

o Bayan Muna party-list.He is running or the Sen-ate this year.

Standards

Former senator JoseMiguel Zubiri o the Unit-ed Nationalists Alliance(UNA) recalled he startedattending the Sinulog es-tival in 1998 when he wasbrought here by his thengirlriend, actress-singerVina Morales, a Cebuana.

I can say that through

the years or at least the lastseven years, the Sinulogestival is becoming betterand better, Zubiri said.

He said it has insti-tutionalized estivities inthe country and set highstandards or others toollow.

his is my irst timeattending the Sinulogbut I already witnessedthe religiosity o the Ce-buanos when I attendedthe thanksgiving mass orthe canonization o Saint

Pedro Calungsod last No-vember, said another can-didate or the Senate, Cyn-thia Villar.

For his part, senatorialcandidate Richard Gordon,a ormer tourism secretary,described the Sinulog as thecrowning glory o all esti-vals in the country.

We are seriously ob-serving and studying whatthe Cebuanos are doingand see what we can adoptin Palawan. We get ideasrom well-renowned cit-ies like Cebu, said Pu-erto Princes City MayorEdward Hagedorn, who isalso an independent can-didate or the Senate.

It was his irst time toattend the Sinulog. (SUN-NEX)

4M olks join Sinulog estivalBLACKBERRY may

have lagged behind inthe smartphone game,but it hopes to changeall that this year as theylaunch two new deviceswith a brand new oper-ating system.

Research in Motion(RIM) Philippines gen-eral manager CameronVernest promises that2013 will be excitingor BlackBerry as theywill globally launch theBlackBerry 10 operatingsystem come Jan. 30.

Vernest said RIMpresident and chie ex-ecutive oicer horstenHeins will be unveiling

one touch and one qw-erty smartphone at theglobal launch.

He admitted he couldnot discuss the new ea-tures at length until theglobal launch is made.However, he was willingto give teasers by iden-tiying new eatures liketheir virtual keyboard,multi-task capabilities,Blackberry hub and timeshit or the camera.

his will be a reshstart or Blackberry,

he said, adding that heis excited to return toCebu once the new unitsare out so he can per-sonally demonstrate itsnew capabilities.

We want to enhancethe customer experi-ence. We want to makeit un to own a Black-Berry, he said.

He is unazed by whatmost analysts say aboutBlackberry being toolate in the game, sayingtheir stock prices showotherwise.

He added that re-search irm Canalysplaced BlackBerry atthe second smartphonebrand in the Philippinesor the third quarter o2012.

In the Philippines,they began an aggressivecampaign to win backBlackberry users, rollingout a campaign calledAction Starts Here tourge consumers to stay

connected with theirriends using BlackBer-ry Smartphones.

hey chose to pickthree types o barka-das to demonstrate howriends stay in touch.

hey named the itbarkada composed o

Black Berry hopes

to regain ground


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Plan International, Inc.

Visayas Program Area

2/F Uytingkoc BuildingAvenida Veteranos

Tacloban City

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID1. Plan International Inc. through its Bidding Committee invites contractors registered with and

classied by the Philippines Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to appy for eligibility and

if found eligible, to bid for the hereunder contract:

Name of Proejct Construction of One (1) unit Barangay Health

Center for Rizal

Location of the Project Brgy. Rizal, Daram, Western Samar

Duration of the Contract 30 days

2. Prospective bidders should possess a valid PCAB License applicable to the contract, have

undertaken within the last 3 years, as the contractor, one construction work project similar in

nature, and have key personnel and equipment (listed in the Eligibility Forms) available for the

prosecution of the contract. The Committee will use non-Discretionary pass/fail criteria in theEligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids and it will conduct

post evaluation of bids.

3. The schedule is as follows:

1. Receipt from prospective bidders the January 22, 2013 @ Tacloban City OfceLetter of Intent and Issuance of Eligibility

Requirements

2. Notice of Results of Eligibility Check January 23, 2013

3. Pre-Bid Conference and Issuance of

bidding Documents January 25, 2013

4. Opening of Bids Jan. 30, 2013 @ VSC Tacloban City Ofce

4. The Committee will issue to prospective bidders Eligibility Forms at Plan International in

Tacloban City upon their submission of a Letter of Intent. Prospective bidders shalll submit the

Eligibility Requirements to the Committee at the said address. They may also obtain the results

of the Eligibility Check by the Committee at the same address.

5. The Committee will issue Bidding documents only to bidders declared by the Committee to be

eligible for the bidding upon payment of a non-refundable amount of Php.___________.

6. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of5% of the total Bid Price in

a form ofManagers Check/Cashiers Check or Cash, and must be delivered to the Bidding

Committee, Plan International, Visayas Program Area, 2nd Floor, Uytingkoc Building, AvenidaVeteranos, Tacloban City on or before 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2013. Bids will be opened at 1:00

p.m. on the aforementioned date, in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to

attend.

7. Plan International reserves the right to accept or reject any bids and to cancel the bidding

at any time prior to award of the contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affectedbidder or bidders or any obligation to inform the affected bidders of the reasons for employers

action.

(Sgd.) EDGAR NARVASA

Bidding Committee Chairperson

Plan International, Inc.

Visayas Program Area

2/F Uytingkoc BuildingAvenida Veteranos

Tacloban City

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BID1. Plan International Inc. through its Bidding Committee invites contractors registered with and

classied by the Philippines Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) to appy for eligibility and

if found eligible, to bid for the hereunder contract:

Name of Proejct Construction of One (1) unit Barangay Health

Center for Mabuhay

Location of the Project Brgy. Mabuhay, Eastern Samar

Duration of the Contract 45 days

2. Prospective bidders should possess a valid PCAB License applicable to the contract, have

undertaken within the last 3 years, as the contractor, one construction work project similar in

nature, and have key personnel and equipment (listed in the Eligibility Forms) available for theprosecution of the contract. The Committee will use non-Discretionary pass/fail criteria in the

Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids and it will conduct

post evaluation of bids.3. The schedule is as follows:

1. Receipt from prospective bidders the

Letter of Intent and Issuance of Eligibility January 22, 2013 @ Plan VSC Tacloban City

Requirements Ofce

2. Notice of Results of Eligibility Check January 23, 2013

3. Pre-Bid Conference and Issuance of January 25, 2013 @ 10:00 am Vsc Tacloban

bidding Documents City

4. Opening of Bids Jan. 30, 2013 @ Plan VSC Tacloban CityOfce

4. The Committee will issue to prospective bidders Eligibility Forms at Plan International in

Tacloban City upon their submission of a Letter of Intent. Prospective bidders shalll submit the

Eligibility Requirements to the Committee at the said address. They may also obtain the results

of the Eligibility Check by the Committee at the same address.

5. The Committee will issue Bidding documents only to bidders declared by the Committee to be

eligible for the bidding upon payment of a non-refundable amount of Php.1,500.00.

6. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of 5% of the total Bid Price in aform ofManagers Check/Cashiers Check or Cash, and must be delivered to the Bidding Com-mittee, Plan International, Visayas Program Area, 2nd Floor, Uytingkoc Building, Avenida Vetera-nos, Tacloban City on or before 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2013. Bids will be opened at 1:00 p.m. onthe aforementioned date, in the presence of bidders representatives who choose to attend.

7. Plan International reserves the right to accept or reject any bids and to cancel the bidding

at any time prior to award of the contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affectedbidder or bidders or any obligation to inform the affected bidders of the reasons for employers

action.

(Sgd.) EDGAR NARVASA

Bidding Committee Chairperson

Parents and otherconcerned citizens inJavier, Leyte can hence-orth sleep a little more

soundly with the arresto who the local PNP sayis the number one push-er in this ourishingmunicipality 73 kilom-eters south o aclobanCity.

Te Philippine DrugEnorcement Agency(PDEA) in Region VIIIarrested yesterday, Janu-ary 19, 2013 at around11:30 in the morningone Rogieroy SombrioGarcelazo, 30 years old,

married, jobless and aresident o said munici-pality, aer he sold twosmall-sized sachet osuspected methamphet-amine hydrochloride orshabu to a PDEA agentacting as a poseur-buyer.

PDEA Director Gen-eral UndersecretaryArturo G. Cacdac, Jr.

ACLOBAN CIYourism is one o the largemarkets le untapped byindustries, according toan ocial o the Depart-

ment o rade and Industry(DI) in the region.

Tus, DI-8 will closelywork with the Departmento ourism (DO) in im-plementing the value chainapproach or tourism in thedierent regions.

Te value chain ap-proach will help spur eco-nomic development be-cause it creates linkagesand interaction among di-erent stakeholders, DI-8Regional Director CynthiaNierras said during the lat-

est edition o the Express It

said Garcelazo, who isbelieved to be activelyengaged in the sale odangerous drugs in the

municipality o Javierand environs, sold twosmall packets o metham-phetamine hydrochlorideor shabu to a PDEA op-erative in a transactionworth P1,000.

Te operation wasconcluded at PoblacionZone II, Javier, Leyte byPDEA-8 operatives withsupport rom the LeyteProvincial Police OcePAIDSOF and JavierPolice Station.

PDEA through Re-gional Director Atty.Gil . Pabilona is set tole appropriate chargesagainst the suspect or

violation o Sections5 oArticle II o Republic Act9165 or the Comprehen-sive Dangerous DrugsAct o 2002, or the Sale oDangerous Drugs. I con-

victed, Garcelazo aceslie imprisonment andpayment o a ne o romve hundred thousand

to million pesos at thecourts discretion..Garcelazo is currently

detained at the PDEA-8custodial acility pendingtranser to the lock-upcell o the Javier Munici-pal Police Station.. (PR)

Javier PNP No. 1 pushernow in PDEA-8 custody

At Te Park media coner-ence held at the Leyte ParkResort.

Tis collaboration willpave the way or the estab-lishments to connect theirgoods and services with thetourism stakeholders. our-ism is a high market le un-tapped by the industries,Nierras added.

She cited the incorpora-tion o locally-made prod-ucts and materials in resortacilities as an example o avalue-chain mapping.

It was learned that East-ern Visayas was includedin the implementation othe rst phase o the pro-ject along with seven otherregionsIlocos, Bicol,

Western Visayas, CentralVisayas, Davao, Caraga,and Mimaropa specicallyin Palawan.

With this project, DOand DI hope to see sou-venir malls in each o thegrowth centers.

we need to developmore community-basedtourism (CB) and linkcommunities to the tourismvalue chain, Nierras said.

As more tourists arenow interested in the cul-ture o other places, CBwould be one way to getmore interest in places likeEastern Visayas rather thanbeing highly concentratedon large resorts, she added.(REYAN L. ARINTO)

DTI to work with DOT or tourismvalue chain approach

promotions arm o the DI.Launched in 1983, it is thesecond longest runningtrade event on house wares,urnishings, gi items, holi-day dcor, and ashion ac-cessories in the Asia-PacicRegion. (SARWELL Q. MENI-ANO)

Nationwide, there wereonly 20 producers whojoined Manila Fame underthe One own One Productcategory.

Manila Fame is a bi-an-nual trade show organizedby the Center or Interna-tional rade Expositionsand Missions, the export

plication rom the Depart-ment o Science and ech-nology.

aps o anauan, Leyteand Delzas Native Productso Basey, Samar were theonly two small and mediumenterprises that were privi-leged to join the countrysbiggest trade air in 2012.

aps have been produc-

ing 50 marketable designso woven products out o

naturally grown tikog.Policarpio said this is

their rst time to direct-ly negotiate with buyersabroad considering thatthey havent joined ManilaFame until last year.

Te producer has beena recipient o marketing as-sistance rom the Depart-ment o rade and Industry(DI) and technology ap-

Local...from page 1


10/12

10 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria, regional direc-

tor of Police Regional Ofce 8 (right, upper photo) with

other election stakeholders lighting the unity candle while

lower photo shows Soria signing the Pledge of Commit-

ment during the Unity Walk and Peace Rally at Balyuan

amphitheater last Sunday morning.

and air elections 2013.Te activity was held

ollowing the successulpeace covenant signing inSamar last January 13 withDILG Secretary Mar Roxaspresiding and supportedby the Roman Catho-lic church, other electionstakeholders and the can-didates themselves.

Unity walks and peacerallies were also held in thecities o Catbalogan and Cal-bayog in Samar, Catarmanin Northern Samar, Boron-gan City in Eastern Samar,Maasin City in SouthernLeyte and Naval, Biliran.(PINSP ROMUEL A NACAR)

Santiagos ragile health

condition developed ol-lowing an outburst in a tel-evision interview last weekover her disagreement withthe distribution o someP1.6 million to senators be-ore Christmas using Senatesavings.

I am quarantined romcertain toxic people, and Iam sequestered rom po-litical news. I may as wellbe shot. But then again, Iwill have more time or myour granddaughters, everysingle one o whom is pre-

cocious, beautiul, brilliant,and a potential Olympicchampion, Santiago said.

Te senator will not at-tend the resumption oSenate sessions on Mondayto speed up her recovery.(SUNNEX)

A SENAOR askedthe Presidential Com-mission on the Visit-ing Forces Agreement(VFACOM) and thePhilippine Coast Guard(PCG) to explain howthe US Navy ship endedup along the ubbatahaRee, which reportedlysustained damage aerthe minesweeper recent-ly ran aground there.

Te government is setto conduct a probe onthe incident as SenatorLoren Legarda expressedconcern over what shesaid was a troubling pat-tern o environmentalassault that has resultedrom the visits by UnitedStates naval ships in the

SILL on her way to

recovery rom mild stroke,eisty Senator Miriam De-ensor Santiago is acinganother ordeal due to lowblood cell count that a-ects the delivery o oxy-gen to dierent parts oher body.

Te senator had a se-ries o blood tests last Fri-day at the Philippine HeartCenter laboratory, whereresults showed that she hasabnormally low red bloodcells and low hemoglobin.

Low hemoglobin is

maniested through a-tigue, shortness o breath,heart palpitations and oth-er symptoms.

o combat Santiagosrecurring ailment, her car-diologist Dr. EsperanzaCabral prescribed injec-tions o a drug called Epo-etin (commonly known asEprex).

Te hormone erythro-toietin stimulates the stemcells within the bone mar-row to orm blood cells. Inextreme cases, bone mar-

row transplantation romthe patients amily mightbe necessary.

Years ago, Santiagosbone marrow disordercaused her to ell downrom the stage on her toway to podium in a con-erence in urkey. Shebroke her arm and eye-glasses but still insisted ondelivering a lecture, whichreceived an ovation romthe crowd.

Other results o herFriday blood tests show

she has high amounts ocholesterol, triglycerides,calcium, uric acid, bloodurea, and very high LDL(known as bad choles-terol), which increases therisk o heart attack andstroke.

Santiago saddled with

bone marrow disorder

violence and intimidation,Soria said.

Te top police ocialalso assured that PRO8would continue to conductaggressive police operationsin the crackdown o par-tisan armed groups andloose rearms in the region.

Leaders o various reli-gious groups led the inter-aith prayer, ollowed by thelighting o the unity can-dle, recitation o the Vot-ers Pledge, signing o thePledge o Commitment,and releasing o doves andwhite balloons to signiy theunited eort o all the par-ticipants towards secure

acloban City or the prayerrally. Te participants in-clude top government o-cials and employees, re-ligious leaders, military,students, academe, civicgroups, election watchdogsand other election stake-holders.

Any electoral exer-cise needs guidance romthe Almighty so we couldchoose the right leaders thatwould guide us in the nextew years. Te electorate hasa signicant role to play inensuring a peaceul conducto the polls and the true willo the people must be re-ected and not as a result o

CAMP KANGLEON,Palo, Leyte Tousands opeople rom all walks o liecommitted themselves or asecure and air electoralexercise and actively partic-ipated in Sunday morningsUnity Walk and Prayer Ral-ly or SAFE 2013 in a showo ull support in attaining apeaceul May 13 polls.

Police regional directorChie Superintendent Elm-er Ragadio Soria o PoliceRegional Oce 8 (PRO8)expressed his apprecia-tion to the more than 3,000participants who walkedrom three staging pointsto Balyuan amphitheater in

EV olks unite or SAFE 2013

country.Last Tursday, the USS

Guardian grazed parts othe world-amous reeand eventually got stucksome 80 miles o Pala-wan. Some reports indi-cate that at least 10 linearmeters o the ree, hometo some endangered ma-rine species, may havebeen damaged.

Legarda, chair o theSenate committee on or-eign relations, noted theailure by the US authori-ties to coordinate themovements and route othe USS Guardian whilein Philippine waters.

Ships are not allowedto go near the area sinceit is a protected site, ac-

cording to Republic Act10067 or the ubbatahaRees National Park Acto 2009.

What kind o coor-dination was carried outwhen ocials on boardthe USS Guardian re-used to respond to theradio calls made by Phil-ippine authorities whowere investigating theirpresence in our protectedarea? Legarda asked.

Te ubbataha man-agement oce earliersaid the 68-meter shipentered these areas with-out permission and ailedto coordinate with envi-ronmental ocials.

Te incident camethree months aer a US

navy contractor, GlennMarine Deense AsiaPhilippines, was ound tohave dumped hundredso thousands o liters osewage waste collectedrom visiting US ships oZambales.

Legarda conducted aninvestigation on the mat-ter and is expected to re-lease the report.

While we obviouslyneed to make the USaccountable or the de-struction they caused,more importantly, weneed to look beyond thepesos and cents and seehow instruments such asthe VFA can truly serveour national interest, thesenator said. (SUNNEX)

Agencies told to explain presence o stuck US Navy ship

drops and stage decora-tions.

Yu also announcedthat ribu Lingganay

Queen Rhegine RuthRona was awarded thebest costume in the Sinu-log Festival Queen 2013search.

Yu said that they willnot participate in theorthcoming Aliwan Fes-tival to be held in MetroManila this last week oApril.

Yu said that the orth-coming elections wouldhamper their participa-tion in thie Aliwan Fes-

tival 2013 as they wouldbe busy in the campaignperiod.

Tis, aside rom theproblem on nances thatthey always encounterevery year when stagingLingganay Festival.

In their recent achieve-ment, Yu said that theyreceived a P1-million cashprize

ribu Lingganay, how-ever, is expected to againgrace the estival competi-tion in June or the Pinta-dos-Kasadyaan Festival inacloban City.

railing ribu Ling-ganay in the ree inter-pretation category wereLumad Basaknon o CebuCity; ribu Himug-ulawo Placer, Masbate; alam-ban National High SchoolCultural roupe; Land oBeauty and Bounty o La-

nao del Norte.Lumad Basakanon was

also chosen as the contin-gent with the Best Cos-tume and Best Musicality.

Lumad Basakanonwas last years ourth plac-er whole ribu Himag-ul-

aw was last years secondplace winner.

Lingganay Festival wasthe grand champion dur-

ing last years Leyte Pinta-dos-Kasadyaan Festival oFestivals.

Lingganay Festivalwas derived rom Alang-alangs olklore about thegolden bell that peals withthe sweetest sound so thatpeople are encouraged togo to church when theyhear it.

Te pealing o the bellreaches even as ar as thenext town, so the peo-ple say. When pirates at-tempted to steal the bell,the townspeople threw itinto the river.

ribu Lingganays Si-nulog Grand Parade per-ormance opens with thesearch and nding o thisbell inside a cave that

serves as a dwelling o theairy.

It depicts how thepeople managed to get

the bell but at great ex-pense o the community,which suered rom thecurse o the cave dwell-ers. Te people call uponthe Seor Sto. Nio andHe healed the town o itsafiction.

In the Sinulog-basedcategory, winners in-clude Sinanduloy Cul-tural roupe o angubCity as Grand Champion;Carcar City Division orsecond place; KulturangPlacereo o Placer Mas-bate or third place; al-isay City Central Schoolo alisay City, Cebu orourth place and ApasNationalHigh School oCebu City or h place.

Lingganay...from page 1

category was announcedas this years grand cham-pion.

ribu Lingganay re-

ceived P1 million cashprize. Mayor Yu howeverexpects more prizes as thetop ve winners wouldhave a repeat peror-mance Monday aernoonat the Cebu City SportsComplex.

Our eorts have beenruitul. Again, we placedAlangalang in the map.Aside rom the cash prize,we are happy to give hon-or or our town and theprovince o Leyte, Yu

added.Te contingent was

composed o 96 dancerscareully selected romthe elementary and sec-ondary students o Alang-Alang. At least 220 othersbrought the groups back-


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CEBU CIY -- CebuGovernor Gwendolyn

Garcia stepped out oher Capitol oce or thelongest time in a monthin order to oer a danceto the Seor Sto. NinoSunday aernoon.

Her political alliesrom the United Nation-alist Alliance (UNA),headed by Vice Presi-dent Jejomar Binay, vis-ited her at the Capitolthen applauded romthe grandstand when

she perormed past 7p.m.I am here because

my devotion supersedeseverything else, Garciasaid.

Not long aer thestanding ovation thatcapped