LSDE June 30 Sunday 2013

DAILY EXPRESS

website: leytesamardaily.net VOL. XXV NO. L XXIX http://www.scribd.com/lsde_scribd e-mail: Editorial - [email protected] SUNDAY JUNE 30, 2013 P10.00 IN TACLOBAN
Based on the information of the Coast Guard based in Catbalogan City, which has jurisdiction over the TACLOBAN CITY- Close to 2,000 pas- Allen ports, said that 1,997 passengers were stranded sengers were stranded in the two ferry ter- in the ports of Balwarteco and Dapdap. In Balwarteco port, 1,723 passengers boarded on minals in Allen town, Northern Samar due 37 buses, 76 trucks and 26 light vehicles, were strandto Gorio, the only effect of the typhoon ed while at the Dapdap port, 274 passengers were that hit Eastern Visayas. stranded boarded on four buses, 40 trucks and four
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light vehicles. The Philippine Coast Guard imposed the no sailing policy in all ports in Eastern Visayas since Friday due to Gorio. Flights at the Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport bound for Cebu and Manila were also cancelled. Based on Pagasas forecast, Gorio made a landfall to page 8
Crowd favorites win the PintadosKasadyaan Festival of Festivals
TACLOBAN CITYIt did rain on the (supposed) parade of the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals yesterday. But as they say, the show must go on. And on with the performances of the contingents which participated the twin-bill festival.
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Festival Winner. The Buyogan Festival of Abuyog, Leyte reclaim its position as the best festival in Leyte.
124th Feast of Seor Sto. Nio: A celebration of life and faith

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TACLOBAN CITYClose to a thousand devotees, faithful and churchgoers join the clergy of the Archdiocese of Palo this day for the Pontifical Concelebrated Mass held in celebration of the 124th feast of Seor Sto. Nio de Tacloban presided by Most Reverend John Forrosuelo Du DD, archbishop of the Palo Archdiocese. He is concelebrating the mass
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with four other prelates, Most Rev. Filomeno Bactol, Most Rev. Emmanuel Trance and Most Rev. Angel Hobayan, bishops of Naval, Catarman and Bishop Emeritus of Catarman, respectively. Last night, Most Rev. Precioso Cantillas, bishop of Maasin, presided the Pontifical Concelebrated Vigil Mass with other bishops, monsignori and priests. This afternoon Most Rev. Crispin Varquez, bishop of Borongan, is the main celebrant in the Pontifical Concelebrated Mass to page 10
House Assistant Minority Leader and Leyte (1st dist) Rep.Ferdinand Martin FM Romualdez (right) meets Eat Bulagas child sensation Raizza Mae Dizon (center) and actress-model Sam Pinto (left) at Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport.Raizza and Sam is in Tacloban City for entertainment guesting in celebration of Sangyaw Festival 2013.
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On July 4, 2013, the Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas), Regional Office No. VIII, Tacloban City will be celebrating its 2nd year Anniversary. To grace the occasion is no other than the Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas, Hon. Pelagio S. Apostol. Aside from the said anniversary celebration, the highlight of the said activity is the conduct of the Integrity Transparency and Accountability in Public Service (ITAPS) seminar whose participants are shortlisted members of the Region Eight Administrators League or (REAL Inc.), wherein the Honorable Deputy Ombudsman will act as a Keynote Speaker.
Ombudsman Regional Oce No. 8 Celebrates its 2nd Year Anniversary

The ITAPS seminar is an initiative of the Office of the Ombudsman through its Center for Integrity and Professional Development (CIPD) whose efforts aims to make a paradigm shift and refocus the attention of government employees on their own personal character and integrity development to revive their understanding of their respective accountabilities rather than be critics of others thereby transforming the public sector into an institution composed of corruptionresistant public/civil servants that will be able to withstand corruption in the bureaucracy. Following the ITAPS seminar, the Honorable Deputy Ombudsman will act as a Resource Person on another major activity which is the Coordinative Meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force on OPLAN Red Plate with partner agencies, the Commission on Audit (COA), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Land Transportation Office (LTO), Philippine National Police (PNP) and Philippine Information Agency (PIA). The coordinative meeting signals the start of the Office of the Ombudsman leading the way in monitoring and curbing the wanton use of government vehicles for personal use in the entire Eastern Visayas. Those found to have utilized the vehicles for personal purposes and/or have no
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duly issued trip tickets to record the trips may be considered liable under the following laws: R.A. 3019, R.A. 6713, Revised Administrative Code of the Philippines, Commission on Audit (COA) Circulars, sections of the Government Accounting and Auditing Manual, and other executive issuances. To wrap-up the anniversary celebration, Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas will deliver his guidance/message to the staff and personnel of the Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas), Regional Office No. VIII, Tacloban in a closed door conference to be held at their Office location. (PR)
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MPI opens third Cebu branch

MAYBANK Philippines, Inc. (MPI) opened yesterday its third bank in Cebu, its 56th branch nationwide. The 200-square meter Cebu Downtown Branch (CDB) located on Plaridel St., Cebu City and headed by Marilyn Uy Ty. MPI head for corporate affairs Eric Montelibano, in an interview, said the expansion is spurred by the bullish Philippine economy, especially with the recent investment credit rate upgrades that boosted the confidence of banks. Montelibano said the achievement allowed banks to further channel easier access to funds and credit, as well as lower interest rates. As for Maybank, we are confident to continue our operation in the Philippines because of our strong fundamentals and adequate capital, Montelibano said. Montelibano cited last year as a record year for Maybank, with Cebu as a significant contributor. MPI is a full-service foreign commercial bank established in 1997 when its mother bank, Malayan Banking Berhad in Malaysia, merged with Philippine National Bank. Upscale market Bloomberg Markets Magazine ranked Maybank as top 13 last year in the elite global group of banks with over $100 billion in assets. The ranking is based on the banks strong points, which include capital strength, asset quality, cost efficiency and risk management. Montelibano said Maybank is present in 22 countries worldwide, is the number one bank in Malaysia and the fourth in Southeast Asia. The bank caters to the upscale consumer market and selected top-tier corporate players, Montelibano said. Quality and customer-centric service is Maybanks trademark. We are focused on the Maybank way; friendly and professional client engagement, that is, he said.
Maybank offers peso and dollar deposits, cash management services, electronic banking, remittance services, trust and fiduciary accounts, mortgage and loans. They also cover trade finance and treasury and foreign exchanges. Currently, MPI maintains a network of 28 branches in Metro Manila and 28 others in (SUNNEX) key cities. In countries like the Philippines where the market is segmented, a business can only do so much if it lacks
scale. More branches are needed to bring in more customers, he said. Montelibano said another Maybank is slated to open in Lahug next month, which is among the seven branches to be scattered nationwide. Two more will be added in August. Maybank is targeting around 200 branches in the Philippines by 2018.
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that locked in breads freshness. The G-lock was an immensely thoughtful innovation suggesting all the vital information that the consumers might need such as the best before date, suggested retail price and batch number. Or maybe Gardenia had just become a habit. And yet, Gardenia was a premium brand, even at the outset. There were cheaper loaves in the market, but even at a time when the economy was a little shaky, people continued to prefer Gardenia. The crux of Gardenias success lies in the fact that they never underestimated us the people who buy their breads. Gardenia puts our needs first. They knew we wanted our bread to taste good. In fact, their recipe has been so successful; Gardenia has proudly claimed the tag, Masarap kahit walang palaman. Then, theres the allimportant aroma. Who doesnt love the smell of freshly baked bread? Open a bag of Gardenia and inhale. `Nuff said. We also want our bread soft because we often equate hardness with stale bread. Observe how people squeeze and pinch bags of bread before putting them in their cart. But Gardenia has gone a step further by making sure the bread doesnt fall apart when we spread hard butter on it or when we roll a slice to eat it. Being consumer-focused, Gardenia provided a wide array of bread choices for consumers. Their breads are known for their nutritive value and are all fortified with essential vitamins and minerals. Through the years, Gardenia has responded to our changing tastes. They introduced the immensely popular and super healthy High Fiber Wheat Bread loaf in 1998. Two years later, the buns and the flavored loaves, like the California Raisin and Chocolate Chip loaves, were introduced in the market. And then, in succession, they gave us the Filipinos all-time favourite Pan de Sal, delicious mini wonders, addictive muffins, our Cream Roll favourites, amazing flavored loaves and the best-selling high fiber wheat bread studded with raisins and cranberries. Behind the scenes, Gardenia was making revolutionary changes as well in the way they baked, packaged and distributed their soughtafter breads. They started their full operations in 1998 with the 2K plant, with a capacity of 2,000 loaves per hour. Then they inaugurated another plant in 2002 capable of producing 4,000 loaves of bread per hour. A year later, Gardenia stuck two more feathers in their cap. They received the coveted ISO Certification in compliance with Quality Management System and product quality excellence. This is awarded only to companies that comply with globally accepted manufacturing standards meant to ensure the high-
Celebrating 15 Years of Good Taste

The love for breads is innate among Pinoy families. Thus its no wonder that a brand such as Gardenia became an instant hit to every Filipino, especially to the young ones who grew up with it. To them, it was something they happily ate with or without palaman at the breakfast or merienda table. They loved the cream rolls during recess. And muffins were always packed during family picnics. Flavored loaves were present at their festive tables that reflected everything as celebratory and indulgent. For kids today, Gardenia meant sarap at every turn during their growing-up years. So it would surprise many teens and young adults today that the brand was launched in the Philippines just 15 years ago. Sure there were other bread brands before Gardenia was quietly introduced to the market, but none made quite the same impact as Gardenia. It was a hit from the get-go. Universally and almost instantaneously, Gardenia loaves just flew off the supermarket shelves catering to the bread requirements of people from all walks of life. Maybe it was the way it literally stood out as the loaves were designed to be displayed vertically, instead of horizontally, as every other brand did. Maybe it was that small re-sealable plastic clip called the G-Lock
VP Binay to lead oathtaking of Northern Samar officials

C ATA R M A N , Northern Samar Vice President Jejomar Binay will be the guest of honor and lead administering officer in the oathtaking ceremony of newly- elected provincial officials today. Based on the program, Binay will administer the taking of oath of Governor Jose Ong Jr. and Vice Gov. Gar y Lavin. Ong and Lavin both ran and won under the National Unity Party (NUP) in coalition here with the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) which Binay co-founded. The newly- elected Sangguiang Panlalawigan members for the first district Jose . Layon, Pascasio Joshua Maria Vicario, Golda Ballesta, Neil Hernandez, and Victorio Singzon will be sworn into office by Judge Alma Consuelo Esidera, presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 20 in Catarman. While RTC-Laoang Judge Jose Falcotelo will administer est quality. Gardenia also received the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) certification for food safety since 2003 to present. This proves that the company adheres to the systematic approach in the identification, evaluation, and control of the food safety standards. Gardenias best practices did not go unnoticed. For six straight years, Gardenia was accorded Superbrands status for their market dominance, longevity, goodwill, customer loyalty and overall market acceptance. Gardenia was also named Outstanding Bread Manufacturer for five straight years by the Annual National Consumers Award. Another notable year was marked in 2005 as it was another time for expansion. Gardenia the oath taking of the second district SP members Gina Ong-Silvano, Florencio Batula, Eustaquio Lagrimas, and Dionisio Dexter Galit. Only four board members from the second district will formally take their oath on Sunday following the death of Andre Abalon, who was elected as the topnotch SP member in his district. Abalon figured in a helicopter accident on May 7 and died few days later in a Cebu hospital. Meanwhile, although the occasion here on Sunday will be graced by the Vice President of the countr y, Board Member Marites Gillamac said the oath taking will be held in a simple manner. No frills, we want it to be simple and solemn. But ever yone is welcome to witness this historic event. Thats the reason why we chose the venue at the capitol grounds, not in a closed place so that the public will be given the chance opened additional factories and distribution centers, and established a foothold in Iloilo and Bicol Region. But demand went unabated. Four years later, they launched their 6K plant, a state-ofthe-art computer controlled bread manufacturing plant capable of making 6,000 loaves of bread per hour or nearly 150,000 loaves per day. The plant also ensured that all breads baked remained practically untouched by human hands. Gardenia continued to grow in order to serve world class bread to every Filipino family. In fact, in 2011, they inaugurated their bread plant in Cebu to cater the bread needs of the Eastern and Western Visayas down to Northern and Central Mindanao. That same year, the Department of Trade and Into witness the oath taking of our new governor, vice governor and all the other provincial officials, Gillamac, who is overall in charge of the event, said. Several key officials and head of government agencies as well as the families of the incoming provincial officials have been invited to grace the ceremonies. Second district Representative Emil Ong will give the welcome message, and first district Rep.elect Harlin Abayon takes the part for the introduction of Vice Pres. Binay as the guest of honor. The ceremonies will start at 9:30 in the morning and is expected to be finished before lunch. In the next parts of the program will be the testimonial speeches and the oathtaking of the winning municipal officials of the NUP here. Governor-elect Ong will administer this oath -taking.
(RACHEL V. ARNAIZ)
dustry awarded Gardenia the Pro-active Program Achievement Awards for three categories, namely Labor Management Relationship, Family Welfare/ Community Relations, and Quality and Productivity. This accolade shows that even in a time of corporate expansion, Gardenia has understood the fundamentals of governing their business putting people first, whether employees, the community or us who remain loyal to their super sarap quality breads. So in the next 15 or so years, the kids who grew up on Gardenia are likely to bring up a new generation of kids who will also equate sarap at the breakfast table with nothing more-and nothing less-than Gardenia.
(PR)
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EDITORIAL
aclobanons are once again in a festive mood as Tacloban City celebrates today the feast of Seor Santo Nio de Tacloban. The devotion to the Holy Child nds its roots in the beginnings of Christianity on our land. As we celebrate the feast of Santo Nio de Tacloban, let us be reminded that true joy will be experienced by those who truly focus their gaze on Jesus Christ who is the light of all nations. And in focusing our gaze on Him, we will all be inspired to be like Him in His humility and obedience to God. Like a child, let us all approach Jesus with hearts lled with joy and
Happy esta Tacloban!

love. Since the start of this month, a lot of activities have been held as prepared by the city government, along with civic groups and organizations. This years esta celebration is lled with merriment and as the public observed, this is yet the liveliest celebration in honor of our patron, the Holy Child. We hope city residents and visitors too enjoyed all the activities and made time and effort to honor and remember Seor Santo Nio de Tacloban. Happy esta to all Taclobanon!
LMWDs unheard of agendum

This could have been a post script to this columns June 27, 2013 release under the heading Tubig han LMWD para Tacloban nagmahugaw, lumubog na liwat! Safe ba? Quidnuncs may want to insist that this is another matter to be seriously considered by the Leyte Metropolitan Water District. This, about the dirt in the old pipes which today are still the same pipes used by LMWDs high-tech installations connected to its high tech treatment plant, most of them lying along or near dirt ditches or passing through or cutting across ever dirty Tacloban canals , or hardly hidden under concrete walkways and streets, and with water rushing to satisfy the need behind 30,000 connections concessionaires. Who should do the cleaning of LMWD-installed distribution pipes in Tacloban and pipes leading to LMWD-installed water meters? Whose job is this? be a much longer period of time before LMWD will finally be able to clean the existing pipelines and pipes in Tacloban and put on stream a credible information campaign plan that will answer not only watery questions but doubts and confusions. In the first place, LMWD might not have yet thought about it, for instead, it could have just been thinking of flushing out to rivers and creeks the polluted (although chlorinated) water from the treatment sources still via the old pipelines. QN is not aware about any plan related to this thought. Currently, the old pipes are still there. Even pipelines leading to home or building meters are already old. Afterthought: With high-tech water treatment plant and new giant pipelines installed, will it not follow that existing distribution pipes leading
If this is LMWDs, has the LMWD already cleaned them? If this will entail an additional cost to clean, who will shoulder the cost, or will it be charged as an add-on to water bills? Nobody from LMWD has talked about these matters. When will they talk? Hira la it maaram. Makaluluoy an Tacloban kay LMWD la an maaram. Santo Nio bendesyone kami ha Tacloban! Santo Nio buligi hira nga mapalamrag na an panhunahuna han LMWD! Kun diri kaya, maano man magpaugop ha kada barangay diin mayda LMWD
pipe installations, o mangaro na liwat hin bulig ha mga mabinuligon. Importante la, karawton an kakulangan o diri pa kaya ngan diri pabayan, lugod igdangop ha makaburulig o may gahum. It will do a lot of wonder when concessionaires shall have been told of the weakness. After all, water users deserve to know because it is their health and lives that are at stake, not LMWDs obvious weakness, one that has been dragging on for many, many years already. Water users are constrained to think that it will
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OPINION Festival
The universal call to sanctity

WE need to understand this truth well. For a long while in the history of the Church and of the world in general, the usual idea about holiness, and all the gamut of implications it contains, is that sanctity is reserved only for a few and that it can only be achieved through certain acts and states of life. Yes, sanctity has often been associated with priests and nuns and others who by some peculiar circumstances prefer to lead a religious or consecrated life practically spent in churches or some isolated or special places like caves, deserts, mountains, convents, monasteries, hermitages, mission areas, foreign lands, etc. As a consequence, the ordinary people who stay at home and work in the fields or schools and offices, or those who simply find themselves in the middle of the world, are often considered out of contention for sainthood. At best, they can aspire only to be helpers and assistants to priests and religious men and women. We need to correct this attitude because it is not to page 11 quite correct. While such conception about sanctity contains a lot of truth and many good things, it however does not capture many other elements through which holiness can be Some years ago, the city worked out and achieved. revived the Sangyaw FesEveryone is called to tival which drew participa- holiness, because everyone tion from schools and ba- is a creature of God, and as rangays in the city and some such is therefore created in guest participants from the image and likeness of other cities which came on God, adopted a child of his, invitation from the orga- and meant to participate in nizers. The staging of the the very life of God. Sangyaw Festival rekindled There is a basic and inwhat was left dormant from alienable equality among the eighties, adding some features that were aimed event and the use of blockat enhancing the grandeur ing forces to prevent the of the event. But the stag- staging of the festival that is ing of Sangyaw Festival Pintados-Kasadyaan while caused a conflict with the affording all assistance and regular staging of the Pin- permit for Sangyaw. Last tados-Kasadyaan Festival year, the Sangyaw Festival as the organizers also opted was transformed into what to stage the Sangyaw Festi- is dubbed as the Parade of val on vespers day, June 29, Lights, staging the parade along the same major city in the evening. The conflict streets that were the usual showed the ugly face of route of the Pintados-Kasa- politics breaching the dodyaan Festival. main of what is supposed to Using political clout be a religious activity. and power, the organizers This year, the city mayof both festivals went into or had gracefully extended a head-on clash that show- the grant of a permit for the cased the withholding of Pintados-Kasadyaan Festipermit to hold the parade val to hold its event on vesalong the major city streets, pers day, at its usual time the staging of diversionary and route along the major events that would disrupt the normal staging of the to page 6 none should appear before Jehovah empty-handed. The gift of each ones hand should be in proportion to the blessing of Jehovah your God that he has given you. Among the three festivals, failure to attend the Passover was penalized with death. As written in Numbers, chapter 9, verse 13: But when the man was clean or did not happen to be off on a journey and neglected to prepare the passover sacrifice, that soul must then be cut off from his people, because the offering of Jehovah he did not present at its appointed time. For his sin that man will answer. Women were not under obligation to attend the annual festivals but they were not forbidden to join their relatives or acquaintances. During those festivals the properties of Israelites were well protect by the angels. No need for any man to reason he had to guard their belongings that could be used as reason for not attending the festivals. Un-
An integral part of true worship of God given to ancient Israel is feasting. Are Christians now required to have festivities the way the Israelites did?
The annual feast celebration by the different religion has roots from the ancient times. There were three great festivals, (1) Festival of Unfermented Cakes written in the Book of Exodus, Chapter 23:15; (2) Festival of Weeks or later called Passover (Exodus 23:16); and (3) Festival of Booths (Tabernacles) or Ingathering (Leviticus 23:34-36. Noteworthy, the time, place and how the festivals conducted were under God Jehovahs instruction. The festivals are time of great rejoicing. Their festivities were different from this period, because no one could claim God is the one giving instructions. Unlike in the ancient period
God through His angels, messengers could appear visible to human eyes or in dreams. Festivals were held as thanksgiving for the first fruits of the vineyards that brought happiness to the Israelites in recognition of Jehovahs generousness. It was an appreciation for all good things God had given them. Noticeable is the requirement addressed only to all males as we could read in Deuteronomy. Chapter 16, Verses 16-17: Three times in the year every male of yours should appear before Jehovah your God in the place that he will choose: in the festival of the unfermented cakes and in the festival of weeks and in the festival of booths, and
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People of this highly urbanized city of Tacloban are glad at the news that permit was granted by the City Mayor for the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival to be held on the day it was originally conducted for years, that is June 29 of every year. It would be recalled that for some years, the festival had been one of the major highlights on the vespers day of the Feast of Seor Santo Nio de Leyte. The festival was organized to fill the fiesta celebration in the city of Tacloban after the dance-parade that was originally dubbed as sayawit which later evolved into sangyaw was not sustained after it was showcased for some years
sometime in the eighties. The event was participated in by the various schools in the city. The Pintados Festival that was participated in by schools and organizations in the city later swelled into a bigger event that was called the Festival of Festivals which was later dubbed as Kasadyaan Festival, drawing participation from various local government units in and outside of the province. The annual parade showcasing painted bodies and decorated floats with merrymakers going into a painting spree along the route of the parade became a regular presentation that entertained visitors and tourists during the fiesta celebration.
all of us insofar as we are Gods creatures and children called to holiness. Regardless of our position and state in life, whether we are priests, religious men and women, or ordinary lay faithful, we have the same calling and purpose in life. Corollary to this truth is that there is also a basic and inalienable quality of everything in the world to be an occasion and means for our sanctification. To be holy does not mean that we only spend time praying, going to church, availing of the sacraments, etc. To be sure, prayer, the sacraments, the doctrine of our faith, obedience to the Church hierarchy are important, even indispensable, but these would hang on thin air if they are not supported and made as the goal and expression of a sanctified life that is consistent to the teachings and the spirit of God. To be holy also means that we have to use our ordinary work, all the things of the world, like the sciences, arts, politics, technologies, etc., properly purified, and all the other circumstances that define our daily life as an occasion and means to look for God, then find, love and serve him. Theres a need to cultivate a unity of life that is inspired by love of God and neighbor and oriented toward the definitive eternal life with God in heaven. We cannot divide our life in two disparate partsone meant for holiness, and another meant only for some worldly affairs. We only have one life that is both human and
meant to be supernatural with God. We just have to learn how to blend the different aspects of our life without erasing the legitimate distinctions among them. What is material and natural should remain material and natural. But we need to know how to infuse them with the spiritual and the supernatural proper of us as Gods creatures made in his image and likeness and meant to share in his divine life. We can do this spiritualizing and supernaturalizing of what is material and natural in us by simply sanctifying the latter, that is, offering them to God since they all come from God and also belong to him. Because of that, we do them as best as we can at any given moment, even if our best can always be made better later on. A work sanctified in this way always sanctifies us and the world itself as well. Obviously, to sanctify our work by offering it to God and by doing it very well involves uniting our work with the supreme sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. We just cannot sanctify our work by having the best intentions and doing it well. That work has to be made an integral part of the supreme offering of our Redeemer, Christ himself. Otherwise, that work would not be truly sanctified. That is why, we need to unite our work with the doctrine of our faith, with the sacraments, and with our active participation in the life of the Church.
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Happy Fiesta mga Taclobanon

An amon mapasu nga pasalamat mga egkasi namon mga Pinabacdawanon, han iyo holus nga suporta ha amon, han nakalabay nga Piniliay USWAG PINABACDAO
HON. QUINTIN TITING L. QUIJANO JR.
Mayor
HON. MARIO L. QUIJANO, M.D.

Vice Mayor
Sangunian Bayan Members
HON. ROSMARIE BADENAS HON. MARIVEL PACAYRA GERMANO HON. LILIBETH CABTALAN HON. MARIO BERMEJO
HON. EDILBERTO NACIONALES HON. DODY CABORNAY HON. CLEMENTE SEVILLANA HON. WILSON DELA CRUZ
Dureza elected PPI head, Macasaet is chair emeritus

With only two publishers coming from the provinces who were elected chairman and president since 1964, Atty. Jesus Dureza, publisher of Mindanao Times based in Davao City where he also writes a regular column, is now the third one to be elected head of the Philippine Press Institute after Atty. Zoilo Dejaresco Jr. from Bohol in 1989 and Leonilo Claudio from Davao 1993. Dureza was former cabinet secretary during Gloria MacapagalArroyos administration. Now on his third year as member of the PPI Board, he was first elected trustee for Mindanao in 2011. He now joins the illustrious list of past PPI leaders such as Ramon Roces, Chino Roces, Raul Locsin, Zacarias Nuguid, Eugenio Lopez Jr., and Isagani Yambot. For his contribution as long-time chairman-president of the Institute, Amado Jake Macasaet, publisher of Malaya has been bestowed the recognition chairman emeritus, the first-ever title for a past president. He was chairman and president for sixteen years. He still represents Malaya in the PPI Board. Also during the Annual Membership Meeting of the 17th National Press Forum on June 14, two other positions in the PPI Board are now in the hands of Ruevivar Reyes, publisher of Southern Leyte Times from Maasin City as vice-chairman and trustee for Visayas, and May Anne Cacdac, editor-in-chief of Sun. Star Baguio from Baguio City as corporate secretary and trustee for Luzon. Al Pedroche, editor-in-chief of Pilipino Star Ngayon representing The Philippine Star, is the only officer from the NCR. He remains treasurer. The other members of the PPI Board are representatives from the Philippine Daily
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Inquirer, Manila Standard Today, BusinessWorld, Journal Group and executive director, Ariel Sebellino. The PPI, also known as the national association of newspapers will celebrate its 50th year in April 2014.
The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), Catbalogan City, would like to call the attention of the biological mother, relatives or any interested party of the child FATIMA GRACE, twelve (12) years old now. An unknown woman left the said child at the house of Mr. Antonio L. Viojan and Mrs. Raquel T. Viojan, in Brgy. 9, Catbalogan City at 10:00 oclock in the morning of April 22, 2001. The parents, relatives or any interested party of this child are requested to see Ms. Luz L. Patlonag, Social Welfare Officer II, PSWDO, Catbalogan City, to discuss plans for the child. Failure to appear will serve as basis for filling a petition to declare the child as legally available for adoption. (Sgd.) LUZ L. PATLONAG Social Welfare Officer II LSDE: June 23, 30 & July 7, 2013
Republic of the Philippines Local Civil Registry Office Province of Leyte Municipality of Leyte
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that ALEJANDRITA BALUTE GRANADOS has filed with this Office a petition for change of First Name from DAN IRWIN ARLOW to DAN IRWIN in the birth certificate of DAN IRWIN BALUTE GRANADOS who was born on November 28, 1989 at Leyte, Leyte and whose parents are ELISEO SINGZON GRANADOS and ALEJANDRITA PEARANDA BALUTE. Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than July 05, 2013. (Sgd.) IMELDA R. ABILAR Municipal Civil Registrar LSDE: June 23 & 30, 2013
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streets of the city. The grant of the permit opened the door to what is a long overdue peaceful coexistence between the two festivals that share the same goal of making the Feast in Honor of Seor Santo Nio a joyous even of faith. But the aspiration for a united celebration is still a long shot to take . . . unity? Comments to [email protected]
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A round of applause to the Sangyaw and Pintados - Kasadyaan festivals!

a Happy fiesta!
Welcome guests!!!
RONELO AL K. FIRMO, Ph.D., CESO V

Schools Division Supertntendent Personnel and Staff
Candahug, Palo, Leyte
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interview, said. Gozon said that rain experienced in the region were just light to moderate rains. Still, sea crafts, particularly the small ones, were still prohibited to venture into open seas. Flooding has left a road section in Barangay San Pablo in Naval, Biliran impassable. Traffic flow also halted in Barangay Campokpok, Tabango, Leyte as flood water rose. The weather disturbance has placed Leyte, Biliran, Samar, Northern Samar and Eastern under public storm signal number 2 as of 11: a.m. forecast yesterday. Southern Leyte was under storm signal number 1. The storm, which was moving 19 kilometers per hour (kph) has maximum winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. Today, Gorio is expected to reach the vicinity of Alabat, Quezon. The morning street parade of the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals on Saturday was canceled due to Gorio. Radio reports also said that the parade for the Sangyaws Parade of Lights was also cancelled and is slated today (Sunday). The parades of these three local festivals is in connection to the 124th annual fiesta of Tacloban.
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in Hernani town, Eastern Samar at 8 am Saturday. But Hernani Mayor Edgar Boco said that Gorio did not result to any flooding or landslide incidents. As a matter of fact, what we have experienced was just light rains. And were glad that the typhoon did not result to any destruction here in our town, Boco, in a phone interview, said. Eastern Samar Rep. Ben Evardone said that Gorio did not result to any destruction to any part of the province, adding that only light rains were experienced. The city risk reduction disaster management council (CRRDMC) of Tacloban reported that based on their monitoring, several areas of the city experienced some flooding with water level ranging from 0.4 meters up to 0.45 meters deep. Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Rey Gozon said that Gorio did not result to any damage to any part of the region. There was no report of devastation in any parts of the region. But still, we have asked our local disaster councils to remain on alert, Gozon, in a phone
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Daybreak , Kitchie Nadal wow Taclobanon fans

TACLOBAN CITYFlared onstage with a resounding performance rendered by the sought after, singer-songwriter Kitchie Nadal and Davao local band Daybreak awed their Tacloban fans with their alternative rock and mellow music on June 27 at Parayawan ha Balyuans Coca-Cola night, this city. Appearing in a simple white tank-top, tight jeans, Converse sneakers and long, ponytailed hair, Kitchie Nadal, together with her band, amazed her local fans with her old classic voice and serenaded them with her original music and song covers like Ligaya, Same Ground, Wag na wag mong sasabihin, and Bulong, among other songs. Kitchie, a true blooded Waray who is a native of Dagami, Leyte, delighted the huge crowd by giving away special limited editions of her video compilation featuring a number of hit songs and collaborations with Barbie Almalbis and other local artists titled as Kitchie and Barbie, as prizes for the games prepared by the Coca-Cola Tacloban organizer, headed by the Coca-Cola Tacloban Customer Marketing Associate, Mary Ann Pacia, during their night. Meanwhile, completing the jampacked night
was another full up performance from Davao, the Daybreak. The show band had Jeamar Patris as their front man, with Federico Lorenzo Pasagui III on guitars, Kim Dominic Villanueva on bass, Kristopher Penero on keyboards, and Mel Justin Uy on drums. Amusing Parayawnons with their 4th gig night at Parayawan, Daybreak raged the night with their 2-hour act of cover songs of popular local and international bands and artists like Pupil, Rivermaya, Parokya ni Edgar, 6Cyclemind, Spongecola, Eraserheads, Bugoy, Jason Mraz, Pink, Nate Ruess, Black Eyed Peas, Psy, Lifehouse and many more. On the same night, Jeamar thrilled the Taclobanon crowd and surprised Kitchie when he dashed onstage and joined Kitchie while performing her famous song, Wag na wag mong sasabihin. The female singer, on the other hand, outwitted the male vocalist, who requested for a kiss, by giving him a tricky one. All in all, Pacia said that as how they would like it to be, they are very happy to see the full enjoyment of the crowd during their night. The crowd wasnt just watching the concert, they were part of the Coca-Cola night show, Pacia added.
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The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has implemented the necessary preparations and precautions to minimize the impact of Tropical Storm Gorio on NGCP operations and facilities. As of 8:30 AM today, the storm has made landfall over Hernani, Eastern Samar. Preparations included ensuring the reliability of communications equipment, availability of hardware materials and supplies necessary for the repair of damages to facilities, as well as the positioning of line crews in strategic areas, to facilitate immediate restoration work. NGCP, through its Integrated Disaster Action Plan (IDAP), continuously implements these and other necessary preparations and precautions to ensure the readiness of all power transmission facilities expected to be affected disasters like typhoons, earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, and fire emergencies. Its Overall Disaster
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mga apektado kokonsultahon anay (not via the baloney dialogue consultations which, by and large, get to be limited in many respects, and are often under controlled conditions), diri ha makausa la nga higayon kundi pira pa ka beses, agud makag-istudyo an tagsa ngan ma-truly educated and then empowered to discuss issues and concerns related to the problem. By the way, I was told when I reached my inlaws house that some crew from LMWD had inspected the water links to the meter and house last Thursday morning obviously in response to this sections clearinghouse exercise and that after one of the male members drank the water from the glass that he placed at the end of the pipeline that the crew detached from the water meter, they seemed satisfied with their finding: the water was no longer turbid and had no particles. I said to the lady of the house who attended to them, that they
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were correct in the first finding, because water became clearer Wednesday evening except that still, at home, that went only to the containers for bathing and flushing. The drinking water at home comes from 3 5-gallon mineral water plastic jugs delivered weekly by a nearby supplier. The other finding was only probably true at that time, because by 6 p.m. of that same day, the water that filled my testing bottles still showed, [visible to my eyes when the bottle was placed against a CFC bulb light (which I normally do when examining the clear water output from the faucet after the meter)], a tiny yellowish fiber about 1/8-inch long, and a very small and very thin, whitish and filmlike matter. If the crew just examined the Coke bottles (2 near the kitchen egress and 1near the water meter), or thought about the clear (filled Wednesday evening) water in those bottles, they could have seen the floaters with their own eyes. I dont think they even thought of the probability that the water in the glass that they used for testing and tasting had those tiny dirt matters.

This is the will of God, your holiness (1 Thess 4:3) same with the theme of the Diamond Jubilee of the Diocese of Palo, bannered different sub-themes for each of the novena masses that started on June 20. Each day of the nine-day devotion corresponded to particular sectors in the society, in like manner that every month of the Jubilee Year is celebrated by different sectors. This is done to provide special tribute to various sectors given focused for the day. Rev. Msgr. Alex Opiniano, parish priest of Sto. Nio Parish (SNP), said in an exclusive interview, The fiesta is a celebration of life and faith, acknowledging what a great gift life is and that we have to live it in the spirit and context of our faith. In a text message he added, We contemplate in the context of our faith how to live it to the full as St. Irenaeus puts it The glory of God is man fully alive. A meaningful and fruitful fiesta celebration goes beyond mere merrymaking, he said, emphatic of the fact that pomp and lavishness in the celebration are but trimmings which are just secondary being simply a human expression. He added in the text message that the celebration is meant to help us grow more mature in faith as persons and as a community and allow the same to take hold of our lives. This, he added, is a foretaste of the heavenly feast where we all hope to be. Rev. Fr. Isagani Petilos, co-pastor of SNP, in a separate text message remarked, Our devotion should lead us towards our self transformation according to the childlike values of Sr. Sto. Nio. He added, It is not the festivals that matter, its not the VIPs we gather as guests, its not the food nor the merriment that counts, not even the rituals, if these are devoid of most essential dimension of our faith that is a personal encounter with Sr. Sto. Nio leading us towards a life of holiness as true sons and daughters of God. Although there are myriad stories that appertain to the intercessory power of the Sr. Sto. Nio that the faithful believe in, the more significant ones are yet to be documented by the local church. Albeit unheard of publicly, these testimonies are silent prompters that draw more Catholics to the church for their devotion to this Holy Child to page 14
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to homes or buildings of paying water concessionaires be also replaced with new ones, including water use meters? To safeguard quality water (whoa!) produced by the new treatment plant, and sustain its quality as it reaches homes and buildings and flows out of faucets, methinks it is highly necessary and urgent that Tacloban pipe layout fields be reconstructed and installed with the newest pipes, except of course that these twin moves will first require an engineering layout and plan that must be shown to every barangay (for them to appreciate and commit their assistance, where needed in that plan. Amo ine an tinuod ug but-od, the core, han ginyiyinawyaw han iba nga makibag-ang, nga PAGKAURUSA NA KITA. An pagkaurusa paghubad hin kakurian magtitikang kun mismo an
from page 1 at the Sto. Nio Church with all the parish priests of Sto. Nio Parish (SNP) con-celebrating with him. This follows the traditional afternoon fluvial and land processions venerating the heavenly protector and patron of Tacloban and province of Leyte, Sr. Sto. Nio de Tacloban. Even without a hermano mayor this year, the religious activities in honor of Seor Sto. Nio de Tacloban are well attended by hundreds of devotees and Catholic faithful, which the church considers as indication of the peoples great love for the communitys heavenly protector and patron. Prior to the pontifical concelebrated masses the devotional nine-day (novena) masses were held that prepared the entire faithful to a more meaningful celebration of the feast of their beloved patron. The fiesta in honor of Sr. Sto. Nio de Tacloban, which bears the theme
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Students and faculty from engineering schools nationwide under the Smart Wireless Engineering and Education Program (SWEEP) will once again have the chance to showcase their innovations in the 10th SWEEP Innovation and Excellence Awards. Organized by wireless leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), SWEEP Awards will have for its theme this year, Transforming Lives through Technology, highlighting the need for more trail-blazing applications and devices that harness the power of mobile technologies to make lives of Filipinos better. Smart is always on the lookout for disruptive innovations developed by students from our partner engineering schools. With this program, Smart hopes to promote the culture of innovation and excellence among the students, said Ramon Isberto, Smart Public Affairs Group head. The biggest and only competition of its kind for engineering students in the country, Smart encourages the development of end-to-end mobile applications or solutions using Smarts platform of products and suite of services to address problems, issues or needs of communities or industries. Winners will get cash prizes of as much as P500,000, including their schools, which will also receive the equivalent amount in the form of a grant. Apart from the substantial cash prizes, entries to this years SWEEP Awards will automatically be considered as entries to the IdeaSpace competition. All who wish to join the SWEEP Awards must accomplish IdeaSpace forms, which are also available on the SWEEP website, www.smartsweep. ph. The IdeaSpace Foundation, the incubator arm of the First Pacific group of companies, will be holding the IdeaSpace Competition for the second year as part of its commitment to support technology entrepreneurship in the Philippines.
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like these days, thieves take the opportunity to do their wicked acts while householders are away attending fiestas. Attending festivities in the past was an opportunity to demonstrate allegiance to God Jehovah, not only by the Israelites, but by alien residents living with them. But, these alien residents were circumcised worshipers of Jehovah. If they were uncircumcised their offerings were unacceptable. During the festivals,
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and owning in the celebration of the fiesta. As to whether next years celebration will already be led by one hermano mayor is a matter that the current set of priests will leave to the discretion of the next set of priests and the new PPC. Opiniano, Petilos and Rev. Fr. Amadeo Alvero are among the many priests in the Archdiocese who due for transfer by January 2014 per the Archdiocese-wide policy. To be left at the SNP are the newly installed parochial vicars Oliver Mazo and Marowen Adona. Opiniano said that it is quite financially difficult for the parish to lead the fiesta celebration however the church is focused solely on the events essential to the spirit of the fiesta the religious activities. He explained that having no hermano mayor is less taxing for the church especially when there are things that are not clarified to the hermano mayor for which he is fazed or he or she might have taken for granted. Rev. Fr. Gilbert Urbina, the Liturgist of the Archdiocese of Palo and one of those who conducted a thorough research on the historicity of the Balyu-an Rites, suggested that the authorities of SNP could rather give more emphasis on the Feast Day fluvial and land processions rather than the Balyu-an. He divulged that per their research, there is nothing in the history books that specifically pronounced the Balyu-an occurrence. Boldly branding such exchange of a superior image of the Sto. Nio from Barrio Buscada in Basey to the inferior one of SNP in Tacloban as condescending to the Baseynons, he challenged the local church to rather put effort for better preparation of the processions than the Balyuan Rites. In response to this issue, Opiniano stated that though the details of the Balyu-an Rites may not be accurate and its historicity debatable, the Balyu-an serves as awakening of the devotion among Taclobanons and Baseynons that the Sto. Nio is the same yesterday, today and forever. He also said that it could be possible too that there was an exchange the initial intention of

which was to borrow the image in Buscada for the occasion of the fiesta in Tacloban. This historical account is incorporated in various souvenir programs earlier published on the previous celebrations of the fiesta of Sr. Sto. Nio de Tacloban. What is certain is the fact of the Sr. Sto. Nio de Tacloban is not just the heavenly protector and patron of the Taclobanons, but the Leyteos as well since the time Bishop Teotimo Pacis of the Diocese of Palo decreed it to be in 1967. The enthronement and coronation of the image took place at the provincial capitol of Leyte during the time of Gov. Norberto Romualdez, according to Opiniano. He said what is not accurate is the nomenclature of Sr. Sto. Nio de Leyte, there being no basis for such identity of the Sto. Nio. He added that the change in the vestment of the image of the Sr. Sto. Nio de Tacloban from the usual red to silver and gold as donned by the El Capitan is an iconography that sets Taclobans image apart from the rest. All these are externals and what should be given importance are the litrugical celebrations that give meaning to the celebration of the fiesta, according to priests who erstwhile served as vicars of Sto Nio Parish. (EILEEN
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of SNP. The Parish Pastoral Council which he from page 1 Jesus. As Opiniano chaired agreed not to acstated in the interview, cept any applicant to be churchgoers flock the the hermano for three church for the devotion years beginning year to ask favor from him 2010. He said that this is in for special petitions believing that He is gener- congruence with the pasous enough to respond toral thrust on building and promoting the Bato their needs. This years fiesta cel- sic Ecclesial Community ebration is a third time (BEC). It would be opwhere no particular in- portune time for us to let dividual, family or or- people participate more ganization that stands actively in the celebraas hermano mayor from tion of the fiesta, he said, the time Opiniano as- adding, The people have sumed as parish priest that sense of belonging
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ON HER last workday in office, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia told incoming governor Hilario Davide III his administration will have about P791 million cash and P28.1 billion in assets when it starts on Monday. But he also faces the challenge of developing some Capitol-owned properties, like a sprawling former military camp in Lahug, and collecting from thousands of families occupying provincial lots in Cebu City. Garcia delivered a detailed presentation, following to the letter a memorandum about the transition in local governments, which Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas issued last April 18. Before she addressed the mayors, Capitol officials and family members in the social hall, Garcia also gave Davide the provincial seal and a personal gift, a painting of the Sto. Nio. Davide surprised the crowd with the brevity of his remarks. Thank you very much Governor Garcia, he said. God bless all of us and God bless you. Also yesterday, 26 checks for a total of P72.9 million, intended for second district towns, were processed but eventually cancelled. Dumanjug would have received the biggest share, at P38.9 million. The amounts were supposed to be sourced from the Priority Development Assistance Fund of Rep. Pablo Garcia. Detailed Governor Garcia, who began her first term in 2004, succeeding her father who served for nine years, presented a detailed report in yesterdays turnover ceremony.
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The DILG memo required that during the ceremony, the outgoing governor or mayor should present a report on the local governments financial performance and key challenges for the incoming administration. Garcias report showed that in her nine years in office, the Province of Cebus income increased by about P514 million and its total assets rose by P22.9 billion, much of it in real properties. The ceremony began at 10:07 a.m., when the two governors entered the Capitol social hall, both of them smiling. In her presentation, Garcia said that when she took the Capitols reins in 2004, its total income was P101.3 million while its total assets amounted to P5.2 billion. After her three terms, total income has jumped to P615.4 million and its total assets increased to P28.1 billion. Zero debt The Capitols P791 million cash in bank includes a dollar account with $517,728, about P351.069 million in its general fund, P118.977 million in its special education fund and P321.4 million in a trust fund. Capitol has no outstanding obligation, zero debt to any financial institution, said Garcia. One of her complaints after she was suspended last Dec. 19 was that Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale, whom DILG designated as acting governor, referred to the Capitols payables as debts. Magpale was not seen in the turnover ceremony. The presentation also included the amounts spent for each item in Garcias agenda, which started with 12 points in 2004 and has since evolved to 12 plus two. It showed, for example, that for infrastructure, the Capitol has spent P5.53 billion; for waterworks, P134.45 million; for the provision of electricity to 1,204 barangays, about P64.8 million; and for the Philhealth insurance premiums of some 400,000 families, P268.5 million. She also pointed out that P152.9 million was spent to build classrooms. But the Garcia administration also hands over some key challenges for Davide, like the development of 80 hectares the Province had turned over to the Armed Forces but eventually took back when the donation terms were violated. Sale The uncompleted sale of Capitol lots (about 34.5 hectares) to the families occupying them in Cebu City is another challenge. The transfer of these lots began with the passage in 1993, during the administration of then governor Vicente de la Serna, of Ordinance 93-1. The Capitol is projected to get P1.5 billion from the sale of the 93-1 lots. But part of the P524.762 million from 19 homeowners associations who entered a memorandum of agreement with Capitol still has to be transferred from the Home Mutual Development Fund to the Province. And theres a pending P976 million from 13 homeowners associations that have yet to enter into an agreement with Capitol. The governor also left it to Davide to decide on the fate of the P1.2-billion La Ciudad project in Banilad, which got stalled when relations between Cebu City and the Province soured in 2006. She said the Capitol can look forward to more income from public-private joint ventures, like Filinvests development of a business process outsourcing complex in Lahug and the development of a bulk water supply project. Also pending: the fate of the former Balili property in Naga City, which was intended to host a waste-to-energy project that would have brought in P1.46 billion in rent and a percentage of earnings for 25 years. Her choice Garcia said she is hoping the Davide administration will push through with the upgrading and improvement of the San Francisco and Bantayan airports. Garcias term officially ends at noon on June 30, and she will then begin her first term as congresswoman of the provinces third district.
She had hoped to turn over the Province to a younger brother, Rep. Pablo John Garcia. But Davide, who lost to Gwen in 2010, defeated Pablo John last May 13. A probable factor in that loss was the governors suspension for six months, which coincided with the campaign period. DILG enforced the suspension as a penalty in an administrative case that then Vice Gov. Greg Sanchez filed in 2010, but which got resolved after his death. After Garcias formal turnover yesterday, the Capitols internal audit services released 26 checks to the accounting office, intended for Cebus second district local government units. The checks, issued by the Office of the Governor, pass through the budget office, then internal audit, before these go to the Provincial Accounting Office. From there, these were supposed to go to the cash disbursement division, before being deposited in the Capitols banks. to page 19
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In the Annual Celebration of the Feast of Seor Sto. Nio de Tacloban 30 June 2013
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Maupay nga Patron mga Taclobanon!

Viva Sr. Sto. Nio
Greetings from:
Mayor Fe Sudario Renomeron

and
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Vice-Mayor Jhenito E. Renomeron

Municipal Ofcials & Employees LGU, Burauen, Leyte Congratulations to Seor Sto. Nios 124th esta celebration --!
Joins all Taclobanons, on this happy occasion of the Seor Sto. Nio fiesta celebration -Pit Seor!
Greetings to the ofcials, participants of the Pintados Kasadyaan festival of festivals. Just a memorable day for all Taclobanons - Kudos!
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Today is Sangyaw Parade of Lights

TACLOBAN CITYExpect fabulous floats and beautifully lighted as the second Sangyaw Parade of Lights is to be held today, fiesta day of this city. The Sangyaw Parade of Lights was cancelled yesterday by the organizers after Tacloban and the rest of the region was hit by typhoon Gorio. During the emergency City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) meeting held on June 29, 2013, chaired by Mayor Alfred Romualdez convened at the City Mayors Office Board Room to discuss rescue operation brought by heavy rains has flooded other areas of the City. One of the agenda was the postponement of the Sangyaw Parade of Lights to avoid any accident considering nos, Real St. then back to the Balyuan Amphitheatre for the showdown performances of participating contingents. City Tourism Council Committee Chair Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez revealed that 15 of them will be competing for the float competition, for its lighting effects, performance, choreography and musicality. She, together with husband, Mayor Alfred Romualdez will be in a float along with other City Hall officials and officials of the Sangyaw Foundation. The newly- crowned Sangyaw Ms. Tacloban 2013 Ronnette Bathan will have another float together with her court
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that some participants will be using electrical lights for their props. Today, feast day, the Sangyaw Parade of Lights will be stage just right after the fluvialland procession in honor of its patron, Sr. Sto.
Nino de Tacloban. The float, bearing the image of the Sr. Sto. Nino de Tacloban with Inagta, will be lead the event, followed by decorated flamboyant brightly lighted 3D LED floats and color-
ful costume performers to parade through the main thorough fares of the city but this time the route of the parade will start at Magsaysay Blvd., turn right to Justice Romualdez, Rizal Avenue, Imelda Vetera-
1st runner up Bianca Alana Kantuna; 2nd runner up Michelle Cubilla; 3rd runner up Regielle Erika Marin and 4th runner up Debbie Jamaica Daria. Contingents to join the Sangyaw Parade of Lights are: Brgy 48-A Magallanes with their Fairy Tropia; Ice Ferrous of Tacloban Institute of Electronics; Kaurusa of Brgy. 42-Quarry; Fantasy of Brgy. 68-Anibong; Power Rangers of Brgy. 44-A SalazarVeteranos; Caribbean Mardi Gras of Brgy. 31 Pampango; Enchanted Garden Brgy. 75 of Real-Coca Cola; Pamarayaw of Brgy. 49 PaternoYoungfield; Under the sea of Young Bloomers Youth Club; Kadulceant of Brgy. 56 Pericohon; Roto page 18
Happy Fiesta Taclobanons !

Greetings from:
HON. CARMEN L. CARI

City Mayor
HON. MICHAEL L. CARI

Vice Mayor Councilors
Hon. Eden Butawan Hon. Ali Astorga Hon. Jun Asilom Hon. Cristelo Loreto Hon. Alan Fernandez
Hon. Edgar Ompoy Hon. Domi Murillo Hon. Tessie Veloso Hon. Rodolfo Palma, Jr. Hon. Lolito Muez
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Street Dancing grand champ to get P80,000 and P50,000, P30,000,P 20,000 and P10,000 respectively for the 1st runner up to 4th runner up winners plus trophy. Meanwhile, merry makers joining the parade are the TJAT, Alpha Phi Omega, LBC, Colegio de ls Salle and Alpha Omega. Followed by contingents from Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, ex-mayor Bejo Romualdez and sponsors and Limpyo Tacloban.
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Also observed today is the city officials oathtaking ceremony at the Tacloban City Hall led by Mayor Romualdez, Vice Mayor Jerry Yaokasin, Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez and other newly elected city officials by Sen. Ferdinand BongbongMarcos. The ceremony will be held right after the morning Pontifical Mass at the Santo Nio Church. (GAY B. GASPAY)
Today...
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botic of Asian Development Foundation College; Era 1980s Kabataan Dancers han Tacloban; Sarimanok of Liceo Del Verbo Divino; Tacloban Landmarks of Brgy 103 Palanog and Under the sea of I Love Tacloban Youth Organization. They will be competing for the Best in Costume to receive P5,000 plus trophy; Best in Float and
Republic of the Philippines City Government of Tacloban OFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER Tacloban City
Maupay nga Patron Taclobanons!

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City Engineer & Staff
Fiesta Greetings from
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Happy fiesta!! to these two premier cities Ormoc & Tacloban
Mabuhay to the Sangyaw festival!!! Happy fiesta celebration to all!
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MANILA -- The Philippine National Police Public Information Office Chief Reuben Theodore Sindac said Friday that the 9mm pistol owned by outgoing Cagayan de Oro Representative Benjo Benaldo has an expired Permit to Carry Firearms Outside of Residence (PTCFOR). Sindac said Benaldos PTCFOR, with address at Kauswagan, Misamis Orien-
Benaldos 9mm has expired permit

tal, expired last March 22, 2012. Expired PTCFOR is like having no PTCFOR at all, Sindac said, adding that gun owners with expired PTCFOR may be charged with illegal possession of firearms. On Thursday night, Benaldo attempted to commit suicide in his office at the Batasan Pambansa complex. He was alone in his office when a shot was fired. He was found with a gunshot wound in the chest and was rushed to the New Era Hospital in Quezon City. Benaldo, husband of Brazilian model-actress Daiana Menezes, was already in stable condition as of Friday morning. The Quezon City Police District has ruled out foul play in the shooting. Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., meanwhile, said Friday that carrying of firearms is strictly prohibited inside the House of Representatives premises, but admitted that the policy is difficult to implement among congressmen. I think theres a policy against it (carrying firearms), but its hard to implement in so far as members are concerned, Belmonte said in a text message. Cibac Party-list Representative Sherwin Tugna said that the House should be stricter in allowing firearms inside the Batasan complex. I believe that guns are strictly prohibited inside the HOR premises. This is the standing rule. However, those who have a permit to carry a firearm can bring their gun inside the HOR, provided there is a sufficient justification (of threat to life) given to the HOR security department, he said.
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Tugna added that the problem rests with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), which issues gun permits and permit to carry. There should be a thorough examination of applicants, physicalwise and psychologicalwise. Ownership and possession of guns should only be given to fit persons, he said. (SUNNEX)
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- More than 100 police trainees and instructors having their morning jogging Friday in Tadian, Mt. Province were ambushed by suspected communist rebels. The victims, all unarmed at the time of the incident, were composed of 99 Philippine National Police (PNP) scout trainees and four assistant instructors. Killed in the incident was Police Officer 1 (PO1) Denver
Police trainees ambushed

Balabag, while wounded were Police Inspector (PI) Meliinium Bantas, Police Officers 1 Alexander Dulnuan, Junete Ngalawen, Jasmine Salve, Jefferson Sari, Edison Waguis, Mitchell Malubon, Pawas Daketan and Robin Benito. The wounded cops were brought to Luis Hora Hospital, Abatan, Bauko, Mt. Province, including the cadaver of Balabag. Waguis was transferred to the Baguio General Hospital for medical treatment. Vice President Jejomar Binay condemned the ambush, as he asked the PNP to intensify its pursuit operations and launch a probe into the incident. About 120 police non-commissioned officers are undergoing PNP Scout, 70 of them were females. The victims are members of the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB), except one who is a member of the Benguet Police Provincial Office. Mt. Province Provincial Police Director
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William Viteno said clearing and hot pursuit operations are ongoing. Cordillera Police Director Benjamin Magalong said all units in the region are advised to take all necessary security precaution, especially when moving in groups. Our policemen are on a scout training. They were unarmed when attacked. Gwen... They were jogging, from page 15 after which, they were Checks stalled scheduled to eat their After their release breakfast. We deplore from internal audit yesthe premeditated and terday, after lunch, the 26 checks were cancelled, for no specified reason. The checks were intended as financial assistance, with amounts ranging from P38.97 million for Dumanjug, which was the biggest, to P100,000 for each barangay in Boljoon, which was the smallest amount. An official privy to the Capitols financial transactions said the checks did
treacherous act. The rebels should know that the persons they were attacking are their co-residents in the Cordillera region, said Senior Superintendent Dave Limmong, public information officer of the Police Regional Office Cordillera (Procor). The ambush site is located some 90 kilometers northeast of the victims camp. Tadian used to be
one of the most peaceful towns in Benguet with an agriculturebased economy. The town was among the worst-hit areas by 8 Typhoon Pepeng in 2008, when 17 persons were killed due to landslide. The government has completed rehabilitation in the area, and no NPA sightings were recorded in the past.
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not bear the signature of the provincial treasurer. Capitol has replacing its treasurer repeatedly this week. Ofelia Oliva reported for work last June 26, with authority from Bureau of Local Government Finance Regional Director Carmelane Tugas. She replaced treasurer Emmanuel Guial. But yesterday, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima designated Ma. Yolanda Cabando as acting treasurer of Cebu for one month. Cabando was out of her office yesterday. business can only do so much if it lacks scale. More branches are needed to bring in more customers, he said. Montelibano said another Maybank is slated to open in Lahug next month, which is among the seven branches to be scattered nationwide. Two more will be added in August. Maybank is targeting around 200 branches in the Philippines by 2018.
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MAYBANK Philippines, Inc. (MPI) opened yesterday its third bank in Cebu, its 56th branch nationwide. The 200-square meter Cebu Downtown Branch (CDB) located on Plaridel St., Cebu City and headed by Marilyn Uy Ty. MPI head for corporate affairs Eric Montelibano, in an interview, said the expansion is spurred by the bullish Philippine economy, especially with the recent investment credit rate upgrades that boosted the confidence of banks. Montelibano said the achievement allowed banks to further channel easier access to funds and credit, as well as lower interest rates. As for Maybank, we are confident to continue our operation in the Philippines because of our strong fundamentals and adequate capital, Montelibano said.
MPI opens third Cebu branch

Montelibano cited last year as a record year for Maybank, with Cebu as a significant contributor. MPI is a full-service foreign commercial bank established in 1997 when its mother bank, Malayan Banking Berhad in Malaysia, merged with Philippine National Bank. Upscale market Bloomberg Markets Magazine ranked Maybank as top 13 last year in the elite global group of banks with over $100 billion in assets. The ranking is based on the banks strong points, which include capital strength, asset quality, cost efficiency and risk management. Montelibano said Maybank is present in 22 countries worldwide, is the number one bank in Malaysia and the fourth in Southeast Asia. The bank caters to the
RUFINO B. AYASO III Regl. Technical Director for Operation & Extension
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upscale consumer marMaybank offers peso Quality and cus- Maybank way; friendly ket and selected top-tier tomer-centric service is and professional client and dollar deposits, cash corporate players, Mon- Maybanks trademark. engagement, that is, he management services, telibano said. We are focused on the said. to page 19
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HON. LEONARDO LERIA

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Congratulations to Taclobanon 124th fiesta day celebration of the Sr. Sto. Nio!! Happy Fiesta!
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the accolades. In the Pintados Festival, it was a repeat for the Tribu Bungkaras of San Roque, Tolosa, Leyte. It was declared as the grand champion last year. And for the Kasadyaan Festival, the crowd favorite and as expected, the winner was the Buyogan Festival of Abuyog town whose almost a hundred participants gave a flawless performance captivating the huge crowd and
Sunday, 30 June 2013 the judges of course. It had won several times in the past and is now nationally recognized as one of the best cultural festivals in the country. Its mayor, Octavio Traya, received the trophy. Last years winner, the Lingganay Festival of Alangalang town, was pushed to the first place, failing to have its own grand slam award like the Buyogan Festival.
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And despite of the inclement weather, the four bleachers of the Leyte Sports Development Center, the venue of the occasion, was still jampacked with spectators who obviously enjoyed the performances of the contingents coming from various schools and villages of Tacloban and festivals of different towns here in Leyte. It was a tremendous success, says Kasadyaan founder,
Palo Mayor Remedios Matin Petilla. And we are so thankful to our people who still came to watch the presentations of our contingents despite of the (heavy) rains, she said. Due to the rain spawned by typhoon Gorio that hit Tacloban and the rest of the region, contingents from the Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals were not able to hold their street parade. The winners of the twin-bill festival were no strangers to getting
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