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Special Commentary by Anthony Kings With only ten months left before the 2010 na-tional elections, voters are wondering if there’s really enough time to establish a fully automated poll counting machinery in the 82,200 barangays in the country. For those who think it’s an easy task, consider this; under the proposed system each pol l ing center would have two computers, the one that would copy and relay the vote to the municipal or city canvassing center,

and a back-up computer in case the other one malfunctions. This would require a total of 164,400 computer units, and this does not include the computers that would be needed at the town, city, provincial and national level. This mammoth un-dertaking will require the training of all the people involved in the election process; from the teachers who will man the voting centers, to the poll watchers and the COMELEC field and central office personnel. And since an estimated

25 percent of our polling precincts have no elec-tricity, the computers as-signed there would have to be battery operated. SLT discussed this is-sue with the Provincial COMELEC Director At-torney Antonio Gulay and this is what he had to say. “Ever y off ic ia l a t COMELEC wants to au-tomate the election can-vassing system. Because the current one is old and obsolete, slow and cumbersome, and ideal for cheating. But we field officers have not yet been

informed of the shape and form that the Smart-matic Consortium’s fully

automatic processing system will take and therefore cannot elabo-

rate on it at this time.” The bottom line is that no one seems to know what the automated system looks like, and how it will operate, except (perhaps) the author of this 11.3 billion peso scheme. In the congressional law mak-ing process, our situation would be the equivalent of a bill which has been passed but its implement-ing guidelines had not yet been finalized.

TACLOBAN CITY -- Despite assurances from five GSIS VIPs from Manila, who were sent there to assuage their fears about the pending bank-ruptcy of the beleagured insurance company, the public information of-ficers of Eastern Visayas who were invited to the GSIS forum left it more confused than when they had arrived. For a l though Jun Ebdane of the GSIS

central office and Vil-ma Mooney its Regional Manager insisted they had no money problem, and that their loan servic-es had not been stopped, but were simply delayed because their IBM data retrieval system had bro-ken down - the key ques-tions in the minds of the PIOs (as GSIS members) remained unanswered. Among these were: why did the GSIS chose Union Bank as its service bank

when it had only a few branches in the country and its members had to travel so far and at great expense to reach them? “Was it because it was owned by GSIS Presi-dent Winston Garcia’s

family?” asked an ex-asperated information officer who requested anonymity. “How can we as public informa-tion officers explain this dubious decision with a straight face?”

Another issue that was never raised, but was on every informa-tion officers mind at the meeting was why the GSIS governing board had allowed local governments to pile up page 2

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Are we really ready forautomated polls?

Phil-Am Friendship Day Issue:The landing of US troops in Palo Leyte, which marked the begining of the end of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, was the starting point of Corporal Grant Brown’s narrative of his war time experiences in Leyte and his chance meeting with Leoncia Dionese a pretty student of the Maasin Institute. Read excerpts of his story on page 8.

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Southern Leyte Engineering DistrictMaasin City, Southern Leyte

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BIDMay 29, 2009

The Southern Leyte Engineering District, Maasin City, Southern Leyte through the Bids & Awards Committee (BAC) invites potential Bidders to apply for eligibility and, if subsequently eligible, to bid for:

Contract ID: 09-IL-0061Contract Project: Cluster XV- Const. /Impv’t. Of Bogo Multi-Purpose BuildingContract Location: Maasin City, Southern leyteBrief Description: Const./Impv’t. of Multi-Purpose BuildingApproved Budget for the Contract (ABC): P2,837, 000.00Contract Duration: 150 calendar days

The BAC will conduct this public bidding in accordance with R.A 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A.

To be eligible to bid for this contract, a contractor must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) and must meet the following major criteria: (a) prior registration with the DPWH, (b) Filipino citizen or 75% Filipino-owned partnership/corporation with PCAB license applicable to the type and cost of this contract, (c) completion of a similar contract costing at least 10% of the ABC, and (d) Net Financial Contracting Capacity at least equal to ABC, or credit line commitment/cash deposit certificate for at least 10% of the ABC. The DPWH will use non-discretionary pass/fail criteria in the eligibility check, preliminary examination of bids, evaluation of bids, post qualification, and award.Unregistered contractors, however, may submit their LOIs simultaneously with their applications for registration, to the Southern Leyte Engineering District before the deadline set below for the receipt of LOIs.

The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will first process the contractor’s application for registration and issue the Contractor’s Certification of Registration (CRC) before processing their LOIs. The DPWH Central BAC-TWG will process only those with complete registration requirements.

The significant times and deadlines of procurement activities are shown below:1. Receipt of LOIs from Prospective Bidders 10:00a.m June 5, 20092. Issuance of Results of Eligibility Check June 15, 20093. Issuance of Bidding Documents June 16, 20094. PRE-Bid Conference 10:00a.m June 16, 20095. Receipt of Bids 10:00a.m June 30, 20096. Opening of Bids 2:00p.m June 30, 2009

Prospective bidders may get hard copies of LOI Form and shall submit same duly accomplished, In Person or through their authorized representative as reflected in their CONTRACTORS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (CRC), to the Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), DPWH, Southern Leyte Engineering District, Maasin City, Southern Leyte upon payment of non-refundable fee of: P500.00 for projects 1 million and below P1, 000.00 for projects above 1million less than 5 million P1, 500.00 fro projects above 5 million less than 10 million P2, 000.00 for projects above 10 million less than 20 million P2, 500.00 for projects 20 million and above

And upon presentation of the following:1. Original CRC with Xerox Copies (1 set)2. Two (2) valid ID’s pf Proprietor/Manager of Authorized representative submitting the above

Prospective bidders may also download the Bidding Documents (BDs), if available, from the DPWH website. The BAC will also issue hard copies of the BDs at the same address to eligible bidders upon payment of a non-refundable fee of: P2, 000.00 for project 1 million and below P2, 500.00 for project above 1 million less than 5 million P5, 000.00 for project above 5 million less than 10 million P6, 000.00 for project above 10 million less than 20 million P10, 000.00 for project 20 million and above

Eligible bidders that will download the BDs from the DPWH website shall pay the said fees upon the submission of their bids. The Southern leyte Engineering District reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process anytime before Contract award, without incurring any liability to the affected bidders.

Approved by: (sgd.)

LINO FRANCISCO C. GONZALEZOIC-Asst. District EngineerBAC ChairmanDPWH, SLEDAsuncion, Maasin City, Southern LeyteTel. No. 053-381-3581 / Fax No. 053-381-3581

A US soldier’s Love Story(continued from page 8)

To make up for the beer consignment they lost when the supply ship it was on was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. He said the Kentuckians of his company built 6 mini-whisky distilling plants in Tacloban which made brandy from fruit juice and hard alcohol. “Unfortunately,” he wrote “we had to close the plants when the doctors at the army hospital complained about the dis-appearance of huge quantities of rubbing alcohol from their dispensary.” Brown fondly recalls the Colabosog River in Dulag where they used to bath naked while ogling the women on the opposite shore who were washing their clothes. It was their favorite pastime, but they stopped cold turkey, when their medics told them the river was infested with deadly Schistosomes; a parasitic warm which entered through the mouth or any opening of the body and attacked its vital organs. But not all his reminiscences were happy ones. One tragic event he said he would never forget was the accidental shelling of the Dulag Church by US navy ships which killed the 300 men, women and children inside.. Brown also recalled his trip to Baybay town while on a furlough during the last days of the war. “We passed through a mountain teaming with mahogany trees whose massive trunks rose over a hundred feet high. And marveled at the multi-collared Cockatoo parrots perched on its branches.”

While walking along Baybay’s scenic beach he chanced upon a beautiful young woman who was with some friends and nervously introduced himself. Her name was Leoncia Dominese who was then a student at the Maasin Institute. After exchanging sweet nothings about themselves she invited him to lunch at her home to meet her family. He said it was his first real taste of Filipino hospitality and carabao steak which was so delicious he ate four platefuls. “I was captivated by Leoncia’s charm and her English which was better than mine or the commanding officers of my company,” he narrated. Corporal Grant would leave Leyte for the US soon after that chance encounter . But he never forgot Leoncia, and since he became a widower several years ago, he has been trying to find out if she was still alive. If any of our readers know anything about Leoncia Dominese please contact Mr. Grant D. Brown at 665 Angelita drive, Prescott AZ 86303-5014 USA., or better still e-mail him at gb24@localvet.com

SOGOD - It still over nine months before the 2010 elections, but there are already ripples of political ma-neuverings to further strengthen the stranglehold of the Mercado Dynasty in the province. The lastest salvo has come from the Provincial Executive Officers and members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Councilors League here headed by its President Leoncio T. Uy III. In its Manifesto of Support ad-dressed to Congressman Roger Mer-

cado and the Governor; Uy said, the League was unanimously supporting them because of their “strong leader-ship and dynamism that has paved the way for overall development of the province.” Coucilor Uy who is also a member of the Provincial Board cited Gover-nor Damian Mercado for his “Aksyon, Solusyon, Inisyatibo” program, and the Congressman for his tourism, environ-ment and infrastructure projects in Southern Leyte.

(By RUEVIVAR “Wowie” REYES)

unpaid debts amounting to P30 bilion. “Wasn’t it Winston Garcia’s job, as the GSIS president to make sure this didn’t happen,” asked a Public Information officer from Samar. “And since he made such a mess of the insurance firm, why didn’t President Arroyo replace him?”

(By MARK RIMAS )

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Letters to the EditorWhy I Am An OFW

I am frustrated with our local politicians. I have been working in Dubai for the past 5 years because I had to choice. I couldn’t find work in Maasin. I do not come from an influential family and have no influence with the powers there. It’s sad to admit that my college education didn’t count for much in Southern Leyte. And I do hope in the future our leaders would hire people based on what they know, and not who they know. Is that asking for too much? ~Uncle Bob (Email: expatsdubai@yahoo.com)

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I have been living in Lungsodaan Padre Burgos for over 4 years now run-ning a dive resort. I enjoy living here because its peaceful and safe. I have been promoting Southern Leyte and its diving wonders for over 3 years at http:www.sogodbayscubaresort.com http:divingsogodbay.blogspot.com. I am very concerned about tourism here and want to know what the tourism offices here are doing about it. Where is their website? Using google search engine you type Southern Leyte tourism and you don’t even get Southern Leyte tourism site. A website is the most important tool to encourage foreigners to Southern Leyte. Bohol and Dumaguete are so far ahead of us.We have a wonderful port in Maasin but we have no fast crafts? How can we encourage tourists to come here when our only passenger boat arrives at 2 in the morning..I have to fetch my clients from Tacloban because of the ridiculous schedules of the Cokaliong shipping lines. Please write something in your newspaper about this or this great opportunity will pass. ~ Phil McGuire, Sogod Bay Scuba Resort

MAASIN CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry’s provin-cial office here will hold a Mini Product Exhibit and Business Form for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) this week in connection with the observance of MSME week from July 6-12. The week long activity will be held at the Ana-talio Gaviola Plaza from July 9 and 10, while the Business Forum will be held at the second floor

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of Jollibee Maasin at 2:00 pm July 9. Both activities will cover the priority sec-tors of food, engineered bamboo, fashion acces-sories, house wares and tourism-related activities said DTI Provincial Di-rector Michael Nunez. He said he has invited businessmen and stu-dents to the activity and expected fifty entrepre-neurs to attend the af-fair. The forum’s main ob-jective will be to create

awareness to local prod-ucts and encourage inves-tors to us them instead of imported materials. Nunez said the DTI’s campaign to use native baskets (bayongs) instead of plastic bags when shopping will also be discussed in the forum. The two-day activity for the province’s MSME observance is being sup-ported by the city and provincial governments Nunez said.

(By MARK RIMAS)

Some critics suggest we implement the automated polling system at the country’s three top cities first e.g. Ma-nila, Cebu and Davao in 2010 so that Smartmatics and COMELEC could streamline it before going nationwide. From our standpoint this appears to be

the most rational option. The question we should really be asking ourselves is: why the sudden rush to automate? We’ve endured the present system for 102 years and can certainly wait a few more years so we can fine-tune its replacement.

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TACLOBAN CITY - The battle for the political control of Northern and Western Leyte is brewing, and the first salvo has come from Christina “Kring-Kring” Gonzales Romuldez, the most popular councilor of the City - and the new Belle of Tacloban. Less regal but prettier than her idol Imelda Marcos “Kring-Kring” whose husband is the Mayor off Tacloban City has confirmed that Richard Gomez will be running against Eufrocio Codilla for Ormoc City’s lone Congressional seat in next year’s elections. The Romualdez’s who fled after the 1987 EDSA rebellion, which all but demolished its stranglehold on the province, have slowly cript back on the political scene and now control Tacloban’s city hall and one of five congressional seats of the province. Having secured these strategic beac-heads political pundits believe they are now ready to challenge both the Petilla and the Codilla family headed by Rep-resentative Eufocino Codilla Sr. and his

Romualdez’s to battle Petillas, Codillas in 2010 elections

son Eric who is the current mayor of Ormoc City.. The actress said the Romualdez’s were thrilled over Gomez’s decision to help the people of Leyte. “I know that he has the heart for politics and the heart to serve the peope and I know he will win,” Romualdez said. Gomez and Romualdez are both from Leyte province and the hunk ac-tor’s wife, Lucy Torres-Gomez hails from Ormoc City. Although Gomez had said he was still undecided about whether to run for Senator or Congressman in 2010, many Ormocanoans believe he will campaign for a seat in congress because he was now considered a sure winner with the support of the Locsin, Larrizabal and Romualdez families. Gomez, a former nominee of party-list MAD (Mamamayang Ayaw sa Droga) ran for senator in 2007 but lost. (By ANTHONY KINGS)

Three killed in stabbing spree BARANGAY MALANGSA, LILOAN - Rudy Delos Santos alias “Long Long” A farmer here was allegedly stabbed to death with a “Pisaw” by 29 year old Benjie Patsa Pilisco a fellow farmer and resident of the same place. The victim sustained several stab wounds and died on the spot.

BARANGAY HIMBANGAN, SAINT BERNARD- Vicente Alfaro Bacus, a 46 year old agricultural laborer and resident of Panyan was also reportedly stabbed with a “Pisaw” by 65 year old Felix Contredas Hingpit a fellow farmer and a resident of Sitio Calimpian, Brgy. Panian. Bacus sustained a single stab wound below his arm pit and was rushed to the Regina Medical Clinic in San Juan town but died before reaching it.

BARANGAY. ZONE II, SOGOD – A 15 year old resident here was knifed by a fisherman for no apparent reason. Police identified the victim as Marion San-chez Pitogo and his assailant as Christopher Sabotanan Prima alias “Topher”of Barangay San Jose. The victim suffered several deep stab wounds and is now being treated at the Sogod district hospital where doctors say he is in critical condition.

BARANGAY MAAC, SOGOD - Bonifacio Sapin Hetel alias “Boy”, a farmer and a resident here was allegedy hacked with a razor sharp bolo by Geno Kalalin Goso alias “Lopo” a 21 year old farmer and a resident of the same place. The victim sustained two hacked wounds on his left neck and hand and is now recuperating at the Sogod District Hospital.

SANTA CRUZ, MALITBOG – 37 year old Chito Guzon Labite a farmer was shot to death here with a shotgun by an unidentified assailant. Responding Malitbog Policemenled by SPO2 Antonio Lura said the victim had just left his house when his wife Anna Marie heard a gunshot and found his lifeless body two minutes later.

Crime Watchby Anthony Kings

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AS I SEE IT

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Perpetual Feastby Juan L. Mercado

Talk does not cook rice,” the Chinese say. “Presiden-tiables” Chiz Escudero and Loren Legarda, chat-ter about rice. Specifically about kickbacks for im-ports. They haven’t shown hard evidence – so far. But when did this ad-ministration skip a chance to shear “big ticket” items? Never. Be they broadband deals, road construction, fertilizer or rice. Rice prices spiked in summer of 2008. They surged 36 percent over the previous three years. “This could be the end of the ‘Goldilocks era’ when food prices kept an even keel for three decades,” BBC noted. “We’re on the cusp of a new era of volatility and rising prices.” The President wasn’t surprised, huffed Pal-ace spokesmen. Really? Nonetheless, Ms Arroyo scrambled to shop abroad. In Asia, governments can collapse when rice runs short.

Today’s hefty import or-ders mean GMA is ensur-ing there’ll be rice in 2010. That’s when computers tally our votes for the first time. But what about the day after? And who of the “pres-identiables” has really sketched out a program against hunger? Even among those with jobs, almost 14 percent suffered “involuntary hunger, at least once in three months, Social Weather Station reports. Hunger is a prison camp. And malnutrition is slow-drip torture whose effects span generations. Scrawny kids are Exhibit A. As in Togo, Africa, 28 percent of our children, under five, are underweight, In next door, Thailand, it is nine percent. The IQs of wizened kids, borne and nursed by ill-fed mothers, will be impaired. “Their remotes will always lack a button

or two.”.Every time dismal results of the International Mathematics and Science Tests trickle in, we’re re-minded of this extortion-ate cost. The chronically hungry far out number those held in the country’s 1,069 jails. Last we looked, there were 61,021 inmates held by the Bureau of Jails Manage-ment and Penology. The ill-fed form about a fifth of our population. Worldwide, UN shows the number of malnour-ished will top 1.02 billion this year. This reverses decades of declines. The global recession could add 103 million to rosters of the hungry. Food is the most basic human need. Man has a fundamental right to adequate food. This right

is the bedrock for other human freedoms. So, what we have today is a mas-sive infraction of human rights. At the core of all rights are people. Most are poor. They are not “another race of creatures, bound on other journeys,” to bor-row a phrase from Charles Dickens, (Rather,we all) are fellow passengers to the grave.” “Philippine Human De-velopment Report 2009” reveals incidence of pov-erty varies widely: from 8.5 percent in Metro Manila, 34 percent in Cebu, 54 percent in Sorsogon to 94 percent in Sulu. The affluent can pay for better nutrition, modern health services, schooling, not to mention the third car, summer vacations, etc. They live, on average, almost a generation longer than the poor. Consider varying life expectancies of our prov-inces. People born in La Union in 2006, for exam-ple, could hope to live 74 plus years. That’s not the case with those in Palwan where life spans are 63

years. Tawi-Tawi’s is even shorter: 53 years.“The shortened life spans of the poor is a scandal that calls for urgent redress,” the late National Scientist Dioscoro Umali wrote. “We can ignore this injus-tice only if we forfeit all claims to being a civilized society.” Today’s “fault lines zig-zag between an affluent few, blind to responsibility that wealth entrusts, and an indigent minority whose human needs, stoked by rising expectations, fester unmet. Yet, justice is the insurance we take out for our skins. The causes for hunger interlock. Many can not af-ford to buy. More than 5.6 million have only part-time jobs. Population increases are another. There are five mouths today where there was one in 1940. And if a “demographic transition” doesn’t occur, there’d be six mouths by 2015. Neglect, conflict and abuse kept Mindanao from fulfilling it’s potential to be the country’s breadbasket. Food for our grandchil-

dren depend on a few inches of topsoil. And this soil is being washed into the sea by flash-floods from deforestation. Our fishing grounds accumu-late deposits of plastic and cyanide. If food is to be on our grandchildren’s tables, cynical neglect of farmers and fishermen– symbol-ized by Joc Joc Bolante’s fertilizer scam–must end. No one else can produce food but these frail men and women. The G-8 leaders, at the L’Aquila summit meeting, stressed this point. They called for a shift from food aid to invest-ments in agriculture. It pledged $20 billion to help small farnmers, in poor na-tions, get the farm inputs they need. This new thrust is rel-evant to us since our agri-cultural policy makers be-lieve importation is equal to production and no lon-ger just a policy tool to address food shortages. That has to be reversed. Joseph of Scriptures il-lustrates, for there is really

Last April 24 should have been a historic day for Southern Leyteños because of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that 50 Sectoral Representa-tives, or 20 percent of the total membership of the Lower House of Congress, must be allowed to assume their post. This meant that Attor-ney Domingo Espina, the former mayor of Libagon, and the current president of the Coconut Federa-tion of the Philippines (COCOFED) as its nominee was now it’s Representa-tive to Congress. This high court rul-ing however was clear to everyone except the Commission on Elections which has deferred seating him for reasons only they can decipher. Ye t i t wa s n ’ t t h e COMELEC’s foot-dragging

that really surprised me, but rather the lack of support that Attorney Es-pina has received from his kababayans and the mem-bers of the opposition party which he belonged to. Ironically, the only politi-cian who is helping the beleaguered COCOFED head is Representative Roger Mercado who is the Regional Chairman of the Lakas-Kampi coalition party. This situation reminds me of a recent column of Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Emil de Quiros which I mentioned in a recent column. Filipinos, de Quiros wrote, have no problem joining mammoth events like EDSA 1, but we do have problems protesting the candidacy of the likes

of Virgilio Garcilliano and Joc-Joc Bolante and the ascension of Jovito Palparan to the House of Representatives. “We are not unwilling to die for our country,” he said, “we are simply un-willing to live for it.” Wen-dell Philips underscored this reality when he wrote that, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” Unfortunately, eternal vigilance is not particularly dramatic or glorious. It’s the long dull repetitive walk that a guardsman takes when he keeps watch to save the fort from ma-rauding forces. In short, what he meant was that if we were willing to pay the price of eternal vigilance against the evil that men do - we probably wouldn’t need to die for our country. As the chief executive officer of the Coconut Federation of the Philip-pines, I believe Attorney Domingo Espina should be allowed to assume his seat in Congress and am appalled by the Commis-sion on Election’s delaying tactics - not only because Attorney Espina is a good man and qualified for the

Castanares for Mayor Movement We hope the rumor about our friend Robert Castanares running for mayor of Macrohon town is true. He could do wonders there particularly in the field of tourism. For one asset that Macrohon has over Maasin is its pristine beaches, which are much cleaner, because the barangay officials along its rivers and shorelines are strictly enforcing the law prohibiting garbage dumping in its watersheds. Robert has told us that Macrohon could be Southern Leyte’s tourism corridor because of its scenic spots, clean surroundings, and high-end beach resorts. As its town mayor, Robert could make this dream a reality.

Lydia’s Amazing Husband During a round of golf with my buddy Mayor Pete Fustanes (Lydia’s husband) I was amazed at how much he has done for Bontoc since he assumed his post there 8 years ago. Here are the facts, and they are irrefutable.Three steel bridges fording rivers which used to maroon travelers during rainy season, cemented farm to market roads, 10 school buildings and a waterworks system that uses non-carcinogenic pipes and is actually making money. He has also attracted blue chip investors like the Rural Bank of Maasin which now has a branch there by simplifying business permit requirements, providing tax incentives and the close personal partnership with the local government unit.

A Boat Passenger’s Plight Yesterday we received a complaint from a passenger of a vessel plying the Leyte-Cebu route. She claimed the sales agent here told her she had to buy a ticket on the company’s shuttle bus before she could purchase her boar ticket. “I agreed,” she said “because it was still cheaper than the price of competing passenger firms. Only to find that the bus merely drove us to the port’s gate, and since I had a lot of baggage and very little money, I had to haggle with porters who brought my bags aboard the vessel. In short, what I thought would be a hassle-free journey, turned into a horrific experience I would never forget.”

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Notice by given that ALIJANDRO MANGALO, MERLINDO MANGALO, ELISEO MAN-GALO, CONSORCIA MANGALO-AYSO, and ARIEL M. MANGALO, all of legal ages, Filipino, and residents of Brgy. Sta, Sofia, Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte; are the legitimate children of the late Perpetua Mangalo; executed an Extrajudicial Settement of Estate Among Heirs of Perpetua Mangalo with Deed if Identityl; over an certain parcel land described as follows: “A parcel of land, located at Tangkaan, Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte, declared for taxation purposes under Tax Declaration No. 10011-00214, designated as Lot No. 663, in the name of Perpetua Mangalo (deceased), containing an area of Four Thousand Three Hundred Thirteen (4,313) square meters, more or less, and bounded as follows: North – Lot No. 664, by Serapin Anaclito, Jr.; South – Lot No. 662, by Casimero Rodas; East – Lot No. 665, by Aniana Rodas; and West – Canigao Channel; hereby attest and manifest that Tax Declaration No. 10011-00214 in the name of our late mother, Perpetua Mangalo per records with the City Assessor’s Office is the same parcel of land covered by Original Certificate of Title No. 23106 in the name our father Terso Mangalo; hereby by these presents agree that the above-described property shall remain in common in the meanwhile until such time that we, including our father, Terso Mangalo will agree as to their disposition in accordance with our respective interest or share; as per Doc. No. 6, Page No.3, Book No. LII, Series of 2009, before notary public Atty. Romeo Geniston. (SLT June 3-10,

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS

Notice by hereby given that Evelyn Quinto Palarca and Joana Paz O. Quinto, all legal ages, Filipinos, married and single respectively, and residents of Brgy. Toptop, Hinunangan, Southern leyte are the siblings of Spouses Jose D. Quinto and Paz Omang Quinto; executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of State Among Heirs over of land described: “A parcel of coconut land bearing Tax Declaration No.03009-000394 and property index No. 045-03-009-16-008 with Cadastral Lot No. 819, located at Brgy. Calayugan, Hinunangan, Southern Leyte, containing an area of One Thousand Seventy-Eight (1,078) square meters more or less, and bounded on the North by Lot No.820 registered in the name of Cecilia Quinto, on the East by a Brgy. Anatalia Tag-nipez and on the West by Lot No.817 and registered in the name of Santiago Ducenas, a copy of said Tax Declaration is hereto attached as Annex “A”;hereby partition and divide extra-judicially into two shares, and adjudicate the same real property above-described and as indicated on the hereto attached tentative sketch-plan for assigned portion of shares, as an integral part of this document; hereby affirm that we have executed the foregoing instrument out of our own voluntary free will without force, intimidation or violence upon our person, that we have received our just and proper-share and have no claim or demand against each other; as per Doc. No.733, Page No. 44, Book No. 11, Series of 2008, before notary public Atty. Esterlita Cupat Demiao. (SLT June 19-26, 2009 3rd issue) - No. 513

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DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF UNREGISTERED RESIDENTIAL LAND

Notice is hereby given that heirs of the late Sergio E. Lepiten, namely: Miguela R. Lepiten, a Filipino, widow and a resi-dent of San Juan, Southern Leyte, Philippines; Hilarina L. Galinato, an American citizen, married and resident of California, U.S.A; Sergio R. Lepiten, Jr., a Filipino widower and a resident of San Juan, Southern Leyte, Philippines; Flora Fe L. Zodiacal an American citizen, married and a resident of California, U.S.A; Wilfredo L. Misterio, a Filipino, married and a resident of Basak-San Nicolas, Cebu City, Philippines; Magdalena M.R. Lepiten, a Filipino, married and resident of Capitol Site, Cebu City, Philippines; Ramon Cecilio R. Lepiten, a Filipino, married and a resident of Talisay City, Cebu, Philippines; Maria Teresa Lepiten an American citizen, married and a resident of California, U.S.A; and Elouie Ananias Lepiten, a Filipino, married and a resident of Basak-San Nicolas, Cebu City, Philippines; all of legal ages, duly represented herein by their Attorney-In-Fact, Ramon Cecilio R. Lepiten, for an in consideration of the sum of pesos: One Hundred and Thirty Five Thousand (P 135, 000.00) Philippine currency, to us in hand paid by Florencia Muyalde Nichols, a former Filipino citizen and now an American citizen, of legal age, married to Daniel F. Nichols, a former and a resident of U.S.A., do hereby SELL, TRANSFER and CONVEY unto the said Florencia Muyalde-Nichols, her heirs and assigns, that certain portion of a parcel of residential land belonging on the vendor and in present possession of the vendor, situated in Barangay San Jose, San Juan, Southern Leyte, Philippines, with an area of Eight Hundred and Twenty five (825) sq. meters, more or less, and more particularly described as follows: A certain portion of a parcel of residential land situated in Barangay San Jose, San Juan, Southern Leyte, Philip-pines; with an area of Eight Hundred and Twenty Five (825) sq. meters, more or less; bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by remaining portion, measuring 28. 52 meters this side ; on the SE., along lines 2-3-4 by remaining portion, measuring 30. 13 meters on this side; on the NW., ALONG LINE 5-6, measuring 6.56 meters on this side; along line 6-7 measuring 4. 07 meters on this side; and along line 7-1, measuring 23. 12 meters on this side, by San Juan Polytechnic College; hereby affirms its ownership of the said parcel of residential land and warrants the vendee against eviction; as per Doc. No. 469, Page No. 94, Book No. 47, Series of 2009, before notary public Atty. Pepito C. Suello. (SLT July 2-13 1st issue) – No. 513

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER AND QUITCLAIM

Notice is hereby given that Ethel V. Navia, of legal age, Filipino, single and a resident at Tabango Leyte; Milagros N. Lo, of legal age, Filipino, married and a resident at Mohon, Macrohon, Southern Leyte, Zenaida Navia Saren, of legal age, widow, Filipino, and a resident at Mangagoy, Bislig, Surigao del Sur, and Emmanuel Navia, of legal age, Filipino, married to Vicenta B. Navia and a resident at Mohon, Southern Leyte, Fe Navia, of legal age, Filipino, and a resident at Mohon, Macrohon; are the sole heirs of the late Elpedio Navia, Sr., the said deceased at the time of his death, left a certain real property, situated in barangay Mohon, Macrohon, Southern Leyte, covered under Original Cerificate of Title No. 44085 issued in the name of hrs. of Elpidio Navia, Sr., and declared under APR. No._____, identified as Lot No. 1527, and more particularly described and bounded as follows: A parcel of land covered under Original Cert. of Title No. 44085, in the name of Hrs. of Elpedio Navia, Sr., identified a Lot No. 1527. Bounded as follows on the S., line 1-2 by barangay road, 10.00 m. wide; on the W., line 203 by Lot 1528 on the W., along line 3-4 by Lot 1529 on the NE., along line 4-5 by National Road, 20.00 m. wide; on the E., along line 5-1 by Lot No.1526, case 4, cad. 643-D; containing an area of One Thousand Seven hundred Eighty Five (1, 785) sq.meters; hereby by these presents agree to confirm, divide and adjudicate, as they hereby divide and adjudicate among themselves the above mentioned property in equal shares; that for and in consideration of the covenant hereto agree and purposes of this instrument, That I, Zenaida Navia Saren, voluntarily Waived, Renounced and Quitclaimed, as I do hereby waive, renounce and quitclaim all my rights and interest and participation over a portion of land as my shared in favor of Sps. Ferdinand Sarin and Marilou C. Sarin, both of legal ages, Filipinos, married and a residents at barangay Cabulihan, Maasin City, Southern Leyte; hereby by these presents agree to divide and adjudicate, as they hereby divide and adjudicate among themselves, the above described real estate in the following manner: Property Adjudicated to Zenaida Navia Sarin, and renounced in favor of Sps. Ferdinand Sarin and Marilou C. Sarin; 1). A portion of land above-described including the improvements found thereon. Designated as Lot 1527-A with an area of 288, square meters bounded on the S., 34 deg. 01 on the W., along line 1-2; on the N., 58 deg. 56’ W., along line 2-3 on the N., 28 deg. 48’ E., along line 3-4 by No., 29 deg. 33’ E., along line 5-1 on the S., 58 deg. 56’ E., -Property Adjudicated to Hrs. of Elpidio Navia, Sr. 2). A portion of parcel of land designated as Lot No. 1527-B containing an area of 287 square meters. Bounded on the S., 34 deg. 01’ along line 1-2 by 19 point 12 meters on the N., 59 deg. 48’ W. along line 2-3 by point 14.20 meters on the N., 29 deg. 29’ E., along line 3-4 point 16.31 meters on the N., 29 deg. 33’ E., a,ong line 4-5 point 3.00 meters on the S. 38 deg. 56’ E., along line 5-1 point 15.71 meters. Property Adjudicated to Milagros Navia Lo -3). A portion of parcel of land designated as Lot No. 1527-C containing an area of 287 square meters. Bounded on the N. 65 deg. 43’ W., along line 1-2 point 14.11 m. on the N., 33 deg. 19’ E., along line 2-3 point 21.17 m. on the S., 59 deg. 48’ E., along line 3-4 point 14.20 m. on the S., 34 deg.01’ W., along line 4-1 point 19.73 m. Property Adjudicated to Fe Navia -4). A portion of parcel of land designated as Lot No. 1527-D containing an area of 288 sq. meters. Bounded on the N., 65 deg. 43’ along line 1-2 point 12.80 m. on the N., 29 deg. 29’ E., along line 2-3 point 12.93 m. on the N., 25 deg. 33’ E., line 3-4 point 14.20 m., on the S., 34 deg. 01 along line 5-1 point 21.17 m. Property Adjudicated to Sps. Emmanuel and Vicenta B. Navia -5). A portion of parcel of land designated as Lot No.1527-E., containing an area of 575 sq.meters. Bounded on the N. 62 deg. 43’ W., along line 1-2 point 14.56 m. on the N., 25 deg.33’ E., line 2-3 point 15.93m. on the S. 50 deg. 08’ E., line 3-4 point 5.76 m. on the S., 62 deg. 52’ W., line 4-5 points 14.56m. on the S. 33 deg. 19’ W., line 5-1 point 16.31m; as per Doc. No.113, Book No.111, Page No.24, Series of 2008, before notary public Atty. Gromwell T. Gerong. (SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue) – No. 513

QUITCLAIM AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS TO PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that Teofilo U. Cadayona and Enrique U. Cadayona of legal ages, married, Filipino citizens and residing at Sangahon, Malitbog, Southern, Philippines respectively by virtue of these presents Have Waived, Relinquished and Quitclaimed all our rights, interests and participations unto Evelyn U. Cadayona, Malitbog, Southern Leyte, likewise of legal age, Filipino citizen and residing at Sangahon, Malitbog, Southern Leyte. Description of the Parcel Waived: “A certain parcel of land situated at Sangahon, Malitbog, Southern Leyte, declared in the name of Miguel Cadayona under ARP No. 09026-00113, with an area of .0800 sq. meters and with a total assessed value of P780.00, bounded on the North 3414-Cilda, Pauline; East by Batas, Imelda; South by National Road; West 3421-Cadayona, Vicente.”hereby warrant peaceful possession and ownership over said parcel of land and hereby defend from any adverse by third party; That really taxes of this property has been paid up to the current year. That this property has not been registered under Act 496 nor the provisions of the Spanish Mortgage Law, but parties have hereto agreed to register this instrument in accordance with Act.3344 as amended; as per Doc. No. 289; Page No. 58, Book No. W; Series of 2009; before notary public Atty. Margarita A. Bantug. (SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue) – No. 513

AFFIDAVIT OF LOSS & UNDERTAKING

Notice is hereby given that Marichu N. Adobas, resident of Villa Perla, Combado, Maasin City, Southern Leyte; executed this Affidavit of Undertaking; a Group Business Manager of LOYOLA PLANS CONSOLIDATED, INC. having been issued a Plan Application Forms (PAFS); that said 8 sets of PAFS with the following numbers: 00-0068701; 00-00124541; 00-00124542; 00-00124544; 00-00196143; 00-00220565 & 00-00260602 got lost sometime in 2006; hereby agree to hold LOYOLA PLAN CONSOLIDATED, INC. free from any and all liability that may arise in connection with the discovery of my lost assigned Plan Application Forms described above; as per Doc. No. 336, Page No. 69, Book No. VII, Series of 2009, before notary public Atty. Rafael Gromwell T. Gerong. (SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue) – No. 513

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE OF A PORTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND

Notice is hereby given that Rosiana G. Abelong, of legal age, Filipino citizen, single, a resident of Buenavista, Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte, the herein so called Vendor, for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20, 000.00), Philippine Currency, receipt of which is hereby acknowledge to my entire satisfaction from Josephine Morial- Blatcher, likewise of legal age, Filipino citizen, married and a resident of Buenavista, Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte, the herein so called Vendee, do hereby Sell, Cede, Transfer and Convey absolutely and forever unto the said Vendee, her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, over a portion of land hereunder more particularly described as follows: Description of the Entire Parcel- A parcel of agricultural land situated at Tangkaan, Padre Burgos, Southern leyte, declared under ARP No. 05-10011-00405, Survey No. 716-A2 in the name of Rosiana Abelong, containing an area of .3480 ha., assessed value of P3,530.00, and bounded on the north: by Lot No.714; east: by lot no. 716-A3; south: by lot no. 716-D and on the west: by lot Nos. 716-A1 & 716-C.” Description of Portion Sold- It is a portion from the above-described property containing an area of 1,000 sq.meters, which is bounded on the north: by lot no. 716-A2 (remaining portion); east: by lot no. 716-A3 (road lot); south: by lot no. 716-D and on the west: by lot no. 716-A2 (remaining portion).”hereby affirm the fact of having the perfect right to dispose the abovementioned property being the lawful owner, free from all liens, encumbrances and mortgage of whatever nature; hereby Transfer and Convey absolutely all my rights of ownership and possession over the above-described portion containing an area of 1, 000 sq. meters in favor of Josephine Morial-Blatcher, the herein Vendee and further warrant to defend the right and interests against all claims that may arise by virtue of these presents; as per Doc. No.286, Page No. 59, Book No. II, Series of 2009, before notary public Atty. Manasseh S. Baste. (SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue) – No. 513

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF STATE WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND WITH SIMULTANEOUS SALE

Notice is hereby given that Petronila C. Entuna, of legal age, married, Filipino and resident of Guadalupe Maasin City; Maria C. Saga, of legal age, married, Filipino, resident of Sto. Rosario, Maasin City; Isabelo L. Costillas, of legal age, married, Filipino, a resident of Guadalupe, Maasin City; Concepcion D. Costillas, of legal age, married, Filipino, a resident of Tawid, Maasin City; Tito D. Costillas of legal age, married, Filipino, a resident of Guadalupe, Maasin City; Virgilio Q. Costillas, of legal age, married, Filipino, a resident of Guadalupe, Maasin City; and Godofredo Costilllas of legal age, married, Filipino, and a resident of Guadalupe, Maasin City; are the legitimate heirs of the late Ildefonso Costillas; executed an Extra Judicial Settlement Of State With Waiver Of Rights And With Simultaneous Sale over of land: That the deceased left a parcel of land situated at Bilibol, Maasin City, designated as Lot No. 8249 covered by ARP No. 07013-00060, under Original Certifi-cate of Title No.25578 declared in the name of Hrs. of Ildefonso Costillas covering a total area of 1.3476 hectares, more particularly described and bounded as follows: North Lot 8251-8250-8246; East Lot No. 8444-8247; West Lot No. 8252 Silvino Costilllas; South Lot No. 8215; That further for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100.000.00) Philippine Currency, to us in hand paid to our great satisfaction by Edna A. Ameda of legal age, married, and a resident of Tawid, Maasin City, Southern Leyte, we do hereby Sell, Convey, and Transfer by way of Absolute Sale unto the said Edna A. Ameda, hers heirs and assigns, all our rights and interests in the parcel of land described above; hereby warrant our title unto the said Edna A. Ameda, and that henceforth, she shall have exclusive right of ownership and possession over said parcel of land, free from all liens or encumbrances; as per Doc. No. V, Book No. 20, Page No. V, Series of 2009, before notary public Atty. Rafael Gromwell T. Gerong. (SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue) – No. 513

EXTRA JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE

Notice is hereby given that Fedilla T. Alas and Nenita T. Magan, both of legal age, Filipino citizens, married, residents of Poblacion District I, Silago, Southern Leyte, hereinafter called as the Heir-vendors, do hereby declare and make manifest; the surviving legal heirs of the late Ana Tagnipez; executed an Extra Judicial Settlement With Sale over of land described: “It is a parcel of agriculture land situated in Sitio Dapdap, Mercedes, Silago, Southern Leyte, which covered under ARP No. 05-16012-00583 in the name of Ana Tagnipez containing an area of 4,384 sq.meters with an assessed value of P4,610.00, bounded in the North by Magno Octot, Eact by Roman Tagnipez, South by Dapdap river, and West by Blas Makiling; hereby agree and in covenant, that the above mentioned property, be allotted and adjudicated among ourselves; That for and in consideration of the sum of Seven Thousand Pesos (P7, 000.0) Philippines currency, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to our entire satisfaction from Corazon H. Tadios, of legal age, Filipino citizen, and resident of Brgy. Mercedes, Silago, Southern Leyte, herein so called the Vendee, we herein Heir-Vendors, do hereby Sell, Cede, Transfer and Convey by way of absolute and irrevocable sale unto the said Vendee, her heirs, successors in interest, executors, administrators and assigns over the aforementioned property of which we are the true and lawful owners and further affirm the fact that the same is free from any lien, encumbrances, and mortgage of whatever nature; as per Doc. No.210, Book No.XXXVIII, Page No.42, Series of 2008, before notary public Atty. Tobias M. Aguilar. (SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue) – No. 513

AFFIDAVIT OF CONFIRMATION OF THE SAME LOT SUBJECT OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that Amelia T. Baguhin, Leonida T. Ong-oy, and Artemio Tobio, of legal age, married, Filipinos, and residents of Mahalo, Anahawan, Southern Leyte, after being sworn in accordance with law, do hereby depose and say: are among the heirs of the Pedro Tobio who executed the Deed of ExtraJudicial Settlement with sale dated October 8, 2008. The sales was in favor of spouses Arvin V. Lambonao and Jona S. Lambonao of San Vicente, Anahawan, Southern Leyte, involving the sum of P80, 000.00, Philippines Currency, however, the property of subject of said extrajudicial settlement and sale, designated as Lot No. 4023, situated at Lewing, Anahawan, Southern Leyte, was erroneously indicated as to the area in the Tax Declaration No. 05-01007-00171, as it contained only 653 sq. meters, but the truth of the matter the area as indicated in the Title, namely, Katibayan ng Original na Titulo Blg. 49311, covering said lot is 1, 994 sq. meters; hereby affirm and confirm that the land mentioned in the aforesaid Tax Declaration and in title mentioned above refers to the same Lot No. 4023 situated at Lewing, Anahawan, Southern Leyte, and is the same property mentioned in the Extra Juducial Settlement with Sale Dated October 8, 2008. We are executing this affidavit to attest the veracity of the foregoing facts, and for whatever legal purpose this may properly serve; as per Doc. No. 195, Page No. 39, Book No. 10, Series of 2009; before notary public Atty. Mamerto L. Avila, Jr. (SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue) – No. 513

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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AMONG HEIRS WITH SALE

Notice by hereby given that Rodulfo P. Cabubod, Antonio P. Cabubod, Ronnie P. Cabudbod, Aludia C. De Jesus, Jovita C. Delas Armas, Adelina C. Cabale, and Ponciana P. Miole, both of legal age, married, Filipinos, and residents of San Miguel, Sogod, Southern Leyte, herein after called the heirs-vendors and Mr. Mrs. William L. Valenzona & Juliana C. Valenzona, likewise of legal age, married, Filipinos, and a resident of San Isidro, Sogod, Southern Leyte. Here in after called the Vendee; are the legitimate childred of the late Hermenia Cabodbod; executed an Extrajudicial Settment Among Heirs with Sale; a certain parcel of land declared in her name under ARP. No.17039-00606, Lot No.1307-P with an are of .5362 ha.,more or less with an assessed value of P1,950.00 bounded an: North by Braulio nilo; East by Lot No.1307-parts; South by Lot No. 1307-parts; West by Lot No.1307-parts. The portion of the above described parcel of land is sold to the said Vendee with a dimension of 22.08 meters North; 21.05 meters east; 22.11 meters South; 20.78 meters west or a total area of 462 square meters more or less bounded on: North by San Miguel Elem. School; East by Lot No.1307-remaining portion; south by road lot; west by lot no. 1307-parts; hereby agree to adjudicate unto themselves their respective undi-vided shares of the above-described parcel of land in paragraph 3. The for and in consideration of the sum of Sixty Thousand pesos(P60, 000.00)Philippines currency, in hand paid to our entire satisfaction by Mr. 7 Mrs. William L. Valenzona & Juliana C. Valenzona; the heirs –vendors hereby Sell, Cede, Transfer, and Convey by way of an Absolute Sale unto the said Mr. Mrs. William L.Valenzona & Juliana C. Valenzona, their heirs and assigns their rights, share, interest and participation over the said land, free from all liens and encumbrances; as per Doc. No. 438, Page No. 98, Book No. XXVIII, Series of 2005, before notary public Atty. Ernesto D.

Ladastida Sr. (SLT June 19-26, 2009 3rd issue) - No. 513

Ang Pangarap

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Ethics

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Republic of the PhilippinesMunicipal Civil Registry Office

Province of Southern LeyteMunicipality of Macrohon

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In Compliance with Section 5 of R.A Act No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that RUFINO M. MORENO has filed with this Office a petition for change of first name from “VIDAL JR” to “RUFINO” in the birth certificate of Rufino M. Moreno who was born on June 15, 1961 at Sto. Rosario, Macrohon, Southern Leyte whose parents are Vidal Moreno and Ricarda Mullet.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 10 days.

(SGD.)ARMEDA S. MAITEM

Municipal Civil Registrar

Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry Office

Province of Southern LeyteMunicipality of Bontoc

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In Compliance with Section 5 of R.A No. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ERLINA T. SULLA has filed with this Office a petition for Change of first name from “ISIDRO LABRADO” to “ISIDRO” in the birth certificate of Isidro C. Tomaub who was born on May 15, 1964 at Bontoc, Southern Leyte and whose parents are Gabriel Tomaub and Francisca Castino.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than 10 days.

(SGD.) SOLOMON S. GARDO JR.

Municipal Civil Registrar(SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue)

Republic of the PhilippinesOffice of the Municipal Civil Registrar

San Juan, Southern Leyte

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

In Compliance with Section 5 of Republic Act 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that Petrelisa B. Tomada has filed wih this Office a petition for Change for First name from “FELISA” to “PETRELISA” in the birth certificate of Petrelisa B. Tomada who was born on February 23, 1960 at San Jose, Cabalian, Leyte now San Juan, Southern Leyte and whose parents Guillermo Tomada and Narcisa Bungcaras.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file this written opposition with the office not later than ten (10) days after first publication.

(SGD.) ALILI M. MISOLES

Municipal Civil Registrar(SLT July 2-13, 2009 1st issue)

Misis: SAAN KA GALING?! Mister: Sino ‘yang KATABI MO? Misis: GRABE KA! HUWAG MONG IBA-HIN ANG USAPAN!

Jogging

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Holdapers Dalawang holdaper sa bangko…

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Teenage girl?Anak: Dad, i’m fifteen na... pwede na ba akong mag-bra?

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Battle of the Brainless H : What is the national bird of the Philippines? Clue : Starts with the letter “M” (Maya) C : Manok?

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Sinonng Umotot?

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Gaga

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Math Wizard

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The Witness

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GMA CANCELS FOR 3RD TIME

Sarj MaitemReads theSouthern

Leyte Times

MAASIN CITY - President Gloria Maca-pagal Arroyo’s cancellation of her city visit for the third time in 14 days have Maasin-hons wondering about the true state of the president’s health. Arroyo was first scheduled to come to Southern Leyte last July 1 to deliver the keynote address during the program mark-ing the province’s 49th anniversary. But she couldn’t make it because she quaranteened herself at the Asian Hospital to prevent the possible spread of the mystery flu virus. The President then agreed to lead the groundbreaking ceremony for the new pro-vincial hospital and to inaugurate the city’s new market. That visit was also canceled

because she was re-admitted to the Asian Hospita, for what her critics claim “recon-structive surgery” on a breast implant that had to be replaced. This visit was rescheduled to July 14 but later postponed indefinetly. The welcome streamers and tarpaulins bearing the president’s picture have since been archived but rumors about the presi-dent’s health continue to perculate. Mayor Maloney Samaco in his weekly radio program said the city was always ready to welcome the President when she finds the time to visit us despite her busy schedule.

To commemorate Philippine Ameri-can Friendship Day, which falls on July 4, we are featuring excerpts of Corporal Grant Brown’s hilarious narrative of his experiences in the country during the US army’s campaign to liberate Leyte from the Japanese Imperial Army. His impression of Filipinos and his fel-low soldiers during the Second World War is still as accurate today, as it was 65 years ago, when he landed on a lonely beach in Tanauan, Leyte in 1944. If he had a good editor, I believe his story would have been an international bestseller. Corporal Brown never claimed hero status and admits the only wound he suffered from the war was bruised knuckles when the LST he was on rammed the beach in Tanauan at full speed. He admits he was happy enough to have survived the Kamikaze attacks on his transport ship the Skylark as it sailed through the heavily mined Leyte Gulf and the daily bombings and strafing of

Japanese fighter planes on their supply depot in Dulag. But what was unusual about his story was the impression he had about Visayans, particularly its women, who he truly admired. “My assignment in Leyte convinced me that the women there only married when they earned enough money to support their husbands,” he narrated “and the women also did most of the work so they aged faster. “While the men spent most of their time drinking Tuba grooming their fight-ing cocks and losing money in the cock-fights that were held each Sunday.”Yet he admitted these same happy-go-lucky-guys were enterprising enough to convert their army jeeps and weapons carriers into pas-senger vehicles. He recalled their own pathetic attempt to compete in these cockfights, and the rooster they bought at an exorbitant price, which lasted just a few seconds inside the cockpit.

CONGRATULATIONS!

To:

CONG. ROGER “OGING” MERCADO, GOV. DAMIAN “MIAN” MERCADO,

VICE GOV. MIGUEL “MIKE” MAAMO AND

THE SANGUNIANG PANLALA-WIGAN MEMBERS

FOR THE SUCCESSFUL CONDUCT OF THE 49TH FOUNDING ANNIVER-SARY OF SOUTHERN LEYTE CEL-EBRATIONS.

From:PD JUAN “JOHNNY” BADOCDOC

AND THE SOUTHERN LEYTE DILGPROVINCIAL STAFF AND

FIELD PERSONNEL

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