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weather

Sun and clouds mixed with a slightchance of thunderstorms during the

aernoon. High 87F. Winds lightand variable. Chance of rain 30%.

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TACLOBAN CITY- Close to 100 police-

men would be de-ployed to Samar prov-

ince, identifed as one

o the hot spot areasin the country relative

to the orthcoming

May 13, 2013 midtermelections.Tis was revealed by

Senior SuperintendentRoel Acidre, chie o thepolice and communityrelations o ce o the re-gional Philippine Nation-al Police (PNP-8).

According to Acidre,the policemen that wouldbe assigned in Samarprovince would help en-sure that the conduct oelections in the said prov-

ince would be orderly. With the deploy-

ment o these policemen,we hope we can achieveour goal which is or apeaceul conduct o elec-tions in Samar which wasidentied as one o the15 hot spot areas in thecountry, Acidre said.

Tese policemenwould man additionalcheckpoints that wouldbe placed in strategicplaces across the prov-ince.

ACLOBAN CIY he Bangko S entral ngPilipinas (BSP) regional oice here remindedthe public that old banknotes will only be ac-cepted until 2015 as they started the roll out onew generation bills.

Rosemarie Yunzal, BSP acloban branchadministrative division chie, said that theywill step up their inormation drive this yearthrough orums and distribute posters about

the new banknotes.he inormation campaign will reach outschools, businesses, and banks to ensure that

Ubo Primary School children and members of the Toyota Boshoku Managers Association showtheir delight with the completion of their new school (story on back page)

PNP-8 to deploy more

cops to Samar provinceBY JOEY A. GABIETAStaff Writer

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everyone is inormed about the new bank-notes, Yunzal said.

he campaign will highlight the new andupgraded security eatures that we have incor-porated on all our new generation banknotesto protect the public rom countereiters anduphold the integrity o the Philippine bank-notes, she added.

he new money introduced December

2010 has been circulating in the region sinceearly 2011. he present new design series un-

BSP: Old banknotes good only until 2015

PRO-8 pro-vides support

to Pablovictims

Natl govt sets

aside P187.2 M

for Burauen-

Albuera road

project

2012 good

year for

BPOs

Supreme

Court asked

to junk RH

law

Japanese as-

sociation builds

primary school

in the Philip-pines

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2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Friday, 04 January 2013

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We are now drilling in Balangiga Municipality Water Work

Police Senior Superintendent Roel Acidre, Chief of PRO8 Police-Community Relations

Division, supervising the loading of relief goods for typhoon Pablo victims at PRO8 Ca-

boboy Multi-Purpose Gym.

CAMP KANGLE-ON, Palo, Leyte Po-licemen and Non-Uni-ormed Personnel oPolice Regional Oice8 (PRO-8) poured in

their resources to do-nate relie goods todisaster stricken townso Baganga, Cateel andBoston in Davao Ori-ental.

he PRO8 coordi-nated with the Oiceo the Civil Deense 8(OCD-8) and came upwith relie goods - 138sacks o used clothing,910 pieces o assortedcanned goods, 36 barso laundry soap, bath

soaps, 2 sacks o rice,sanitary napkins, as-sorted medicines andcash amounting toP108,000.00.

As we observedin the news, its aheartrending sight. Wehave to hasten the dis-tribution o basic sup-plies to towns lattenedby the typhoon, PoliceChie SuperintendentElmer Ragadio Soria,PRO 8 regional direc-tor said.

A disaster responseteam led by DirectorRey Gozon o the O-ice o Civil Deense letearly morning yesterdayon board a DPWH ser-vice vehicle loaded withthe relie goods to assistin the Relie Operationsand Inormation Man-agement rom January2 to 8.

yphoon Pablo

PRO-8 provides support to Pablo victims

nomical Services Ad-ministration (PAGASA)reported that at 2:00 AMtoday, the Low PressureArea (LPA) was estimat-ed just down under theregion in the vicinity oSta. Josea, Agusan DelSur in CARAGA region.

Our policemen,especially memberso Search and Rescue(SAR) teams would beavailable or disasterresponse operations,the police regional di-rector assured. (PINSPROMUEL NACAR)

ber 4 and wreak havocwith monster windsgusting up to 200 kil-ometers per hour,causing lash loodsand landslides, latten-ing communities andbanana plantations,and prompting Presi-dent Benigno Aquinoto declare a state o na-tional cal amity.

Were still luckythat even tough East-ern Visayas was alsohit by Pablo, thedamage was only mini-mal compared to thewidespread devasta-tion suered by ourbrothers in Composte-la Valley and DavaoOriental, Soria added.

Te region was alsohit by typhoon Quin-ta last week while thePhilippine Atmospheric,Geophysical and Astro-

survivors bypassed theYuletide season as theyhole up in evacuationcenters and continue tobury their dead, at least1,067 have been con-irmed, and more than800 still missing, abouthal o the number ish-ermen who ventured outto sea beore the 16thcyclone o the seasonstruck and now eareddead, reports rom theNational Disaster RiskReduction and Manage-ment Council (NDR-RMC) said.

he council saidthe typhoon aected710,224 amilies com-posed o 6,203,826 peo-ple and rendered 300,000 people homeless.

Pablo (interna-tional name: Bopha)slammed into easternMindanao on Decem-

BSP...from page 1

tization program givesthe public enough timeto make a ull transi-tion to the new-gener-ation currency. (SAR-WELL Q. MENIANO)

notes demonetizationwill be announced byearly 2014 and a tran-sition period will beprovided to the public.

he BSPs demone-

vei le d in 1985 wi ll re-main legal tender untilnext year, according toYunzal.

She added that thestart or the old bank-

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3Leyte Samar Daily ExpressFriday, 04 January 2013 NEWS

ACLOBAN CIY -Te national governmentis setting aside P187.2million or the Burauen-Albuera road openingthis year, an o cial othe Department o Pub-lic Works and Highways(DPWH) said.

DPWH Regional Di-rector Rolando Asis saidthat they just completedthe bidding o construc-tion activities or 2013,including the construc-tion o ve bridges pro-grammed or implemen-

tation.O the P1187.2 mil-

lion unding, P100 mil-lion is set aside or Al-buera side in westernLeyte and P87.2 mil-lion or Burauen side innorthern Leyte. Te pro-ject did not get undingin 2012 due to ailure tomeet some requirementbut civil works continuedrom the 2011 allocation.

Our target is to openand pave the road in the

next two years but it willmainly depend on timelyrelease o budget, Asissaid.

Te 2013 allotment

I-BPO ecosystem in Cebuis growing.

I believe that othermarkets o the US are start-ing to see opportunities tooutsource I projects to thePhilippines and Cebu is oneo the prominent locationsthat can deliver this ser-vice, Rapes said.

He said the recovery inthe US will open more op-portunities or I projects

or Filipinos.

Silicon Valley

Exist was among theeight Filipino companiesthat became part o theUS-Philippines BusinessSupport and Inormationechnology Delivery Coun-cil that seeks to explorebusiness opportunities andpartnerships in Silicon Val-ley.

He said they are workingto capture a larger chunk othe $1 tril lion Silicon Valley

business.Te countrys outsourc-ing industry, however, acedsome challenges last year.

In early 2012 the indus-try was threatened when abill was led in the US Con-gress that sought to bringoutsourced jobs back to theUS. Industry stakeholdersin the country predicted thebill will ail to muster votes,saying outsourcing willstay as this makes compa-nies competitive in. Te billwasnt passed.

Te appreciation o the

peso against the US dollaralso aected the growth othe industry.

Te Business Process-ing Association o thePhilippines (BPAP) saidthe strengthening peso iseroding the cost competi-

Businessman Dominic Petilla (hermana mayor 2012) turns over to 5th dis-

trict Board Member, Atty. Carlo Loreto (hermano mayor 2013) the image

of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception of Baybay City as Bishop Precioso

Cantillas and others look on. (photo courtesy)

is intended to open sixkilometers within themountainous area o cen-tral Leyte, bordering thetwo municipalities.

Te 36.22 kilometersroad opening projectstarted in 2008. It trav-erses some rebel-inested

villages in the borderso northern and westernLeyte. Currently, 14.25kilometers o the roadsection is concrete, 10.06kilometers are gravel, 48meters o bridges whilemore than six kilometers

remain unopened.We have proposed

P1.3 billion to ully pavethe roads and bridges oBurauen-Albuera Roaduntil 2016, which is thetimetable or pavingall secondary nationalroads Asis added.

Te DPWH claimedthat the road will shortentravel time rom aclobanCity to Ormoc City, de-

velop upland villages, andimprove the peace and

order situation o rebel-inested areas.

Motorists comingrom the regional capi-tal have to pass through

eight towns to get toOrmoc City with a dis-tance o 107 kilometers.In the new road, travel-ers will reach Ormocrom acloban by passingthrough ve towns with acombined road length o89 kilometers.

Te project will alsobe a shorter route romacloban City to BaybayCity, with a dierence o30 kilometers rom theexisting national road.

Once the road is com-pleted, Burauen will just

be 47 kilometers awayrom Ormoc City. Tetwo are neighboring areasbut motorist has to drivein the existing 129-kil-ometer highway to reachOrmoc City rom Burau-en town.

Te allotment orBurauen-Albuera Roadis part o the P5.08 bil-lion inrastructure devel-opment program or theregion, with P3.58 billionto be implemented by the

13 district engineeringo ces, and P1.49 billionto be carried out by theregional o ce. (SARWELLQ. MENIANO)

Natl govt sets aside P187.2 Mfor Burauen-Albuera road project

nies in 2011.Tis does notinclude the job opportuni-ties created by companiesthat are already here.

Te ve companies setto start operations early thisyear are expected to gen-erate 4,000 to 5,000 jobs.CIPC only keeps track oPeza-registered companies.

Yu said most o the newentrants are oreign non-voice companies, which

strengthens Cebu Cebusleadership in Business Pro-cess Outsourcing (BPO)and, more importantly, inthe high-value KPO indus-try.

Yu said the entry o non-voice companies in Cebumakes the I-BPO/KPO in-dustry more stable becauseit expands Cebus market,which was previously lim-ited to the US, into othercountries.

Te presence o KPOcompanies in the countryalso helps slow the migra-

tion o skilled Filipino pro-essionals abroad.Tis proves that Cebu

is not limited in deliveringthe usual BPO services but(is also capable) in carryingout high value services, Yusaid.

Various industries liketourism, real estate, oodand retail have attributedtheir growth to the coun-trys booming I-BPO/KPO industry.

Businessmen said thestrong domestic consump-tion is driven by young pro-

essionals, mostly workingin I-BPO/KPO compa-nies, with high disposableincome. Tey said theseyoung proessionals havehelped companies achievesales target.

Exist chie executive o-cer Jerry Rapes said the

HE 56 business inquir-ies received by the Cebu In-vestment and PromotionsCenter (CIPC) in 2012 re-sulted in 17 companies thathave set up shop in Cebu.

At least ve companiesare still preparing docu-ments and are expected toset up operations early thisyear.

CIPC managing directorJoel Mari Yu said the con-

tinued interest o oreigncompanies to relocate andset up operations in Cebuis a maniestation o theircondence on the cityseconomy, talent pool andgovernance.

Yu said 2012 was muchlivelier compared with2011 because most o thenew entrants are knowledgeprocess outsourcing (KPO)players. But 2013 is pro-jected to be as good or evenbetter, he said.

Yu anchored his projec-tions on what he described

as the countrys sound mac-ro-economic undamen-tals, which restored oreigninvestors condence to dobusiness in the Philippines.

He said the AquinoGovernments policy re-orms and the Presidentsserious ght against graand corruption along withavorable market conditionslike the US election resultsand decision to deer theanti-outsourcing bill in theUS have increased the con-dence o investors.

Jobs

Te new investmentsgenerated 11,000 morejobs in 2012, adding to the75,000 generated with theentry o 81 Philippine Eco-nomic Zone Authourity(Peza)-registered compa-

2012 good year or BPOs

posed o the cities o Cat-balogan and Calbayogand 24 towns.

Based on the recordso the regional Commis-sion on Elections, Samarhas about 481,275 regis-tered voters, the second

vote-rich province inEastern Visayas, ollow-ing Leytes 1.07 millionregistered voters.

Earlier, Samar Gover-nor Sharee Ann an hadsaid that she nd it a-

vorable with her prov-ince identied as a hotspot area.

an, who is seeking ora second term as a gov-ernor, said that the aug-mentation o police orcein the province couldhelp deter any election-related violence.

Tis way, our peoplewould no longer have thisapprehension or ear thatthe elections would turnout to be violent or therewould be killings, anhad said.

start o election period.Acidre said that the

policemen who would bedeployed in Samar wouldcome rom the PNP-8sSpecial Action Forcesand the Regional MobileGroup.

As to when theywould be deployed to Sa-mar, Acidre could not sayit yet.

He, however, said thatthey could be deployedwithin the start o theelection period.

Based on the calendaro the Commission onElections, election periodstarts on January 13,2013and is to end on June12,2013.

Samar has been iden-tied as a hot spot area byno less than Interior Sec-retary Mar Roxas due to itsprevious history o elec-tion violence;presenceo private armed groups(PAGs) and o the NewPeoples Army (NPA).

Te province is com-

Te establishment ocheck points would helpmonitor the proliera-tion o loose rearms un-der possession by some

group o armed men al-legedly maintain by cer-tain politicians.

Acidre said that thepolicemen who would bedeployed in Samar wouldbe working under the Re-gional Special Operationsask Force Samar whichis headed by Senior Supt.Edgar Basbas, who ispresently the deputy re-gional director or ad-ministration.

Beore they would be

deployed to various partso Samar, the policemenwould be headquarteredat the PNP provincialheadquarters in Catbalo-gan City.

Te task orce wouldbe activated by January12, or a da beore the

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Leyte Samar Daily Express OPINION Friday, 04 January 2013

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EDITORIAL

Saving for rainy days

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Leyte Samar

Principal by inducement

to page 5

Ormoc Upside

Down

FIDEL D. BANZON

It is no surprise that the camp

of suspended Cebu Province Gov-

ernor Gwendolyn F. Garcia had

led a case against the Depart-

ment of Interior and Local Gov-

ernment Secretary Manuel Roxas

II.

Political season is around that

charges and counter-charges have

been the habit. Moneyed peopleare not deterred to le complaints

because they can afford to hire

lawyers. In the case of the Gar-

cias, they have lawyers within the

family circle. So, we expect the

court will be the battleground.

Whether or not there is proof

that the three tents rented by the

How can one become conspirator to a crime?

Is it enough to link a superior to offense committed by subordinate?

Garcias had been stolen by

members of the Regional

Public Safety Battalion

(RPSB)- Central Visayas

upon the order of the sec-

retary, the accusers have to

prove that Roxas directed

or induced them. To be in-

cluded as principals the Re-

vised Penal Code, states:

Art. 17. Princi-

pals. The following are

considered principals:

1. Those who take a di-

rect part in the execution of

the act;

2. Those who directly

force or induce others to

commit it.

3. Those who cooper-

ate in the commission of

the offense by another act

without which it would not

have been accomplished.

The Supreme Courtin People vs. Jeannette

Yanson-Dumancas, G.R.

133527-28, December 13,

1999, ruled:

In order that a person

may be convicted as prin-

cipal by inducement, the

hese are rainy days and we do not know

how many people are well prepared for

it. We have seen the devastation of many

farms that were hit by the floods. The destruction

of crops will surely affect food supply in the next

few months. We cannot expect too much come

harvest time as many of our plants, especially rice

which is our staple food, had been washed by the

heavy rains and floods. There still will be harvest

time no matter what, but the produce of our farms

will surely be lean as plants were inundated. Rice

that already started bearing healthy grains were

suddenly washed out by the floods.

If these are lean months where the supply of

rice is low, causing prices of our staple food to rise

almost on a daily basis, much more crisis is com-

ing in the aftermath of the torrential rains. People

must face the reality of an impending food short-

age due mainly to the destruction of many plants,

rice above all. But with the current crisis we are

in, it is quite difficult for many people to save

enough for the leaner months that is sure to

come. While we can foresee the effects of the

flood that hit the region, many will be unable

to find means to prepare for such impending

shortages in the supply of food and other ba-

sic needs.

We truly need to revive the basic lessons

demonstrated by ants, that small creature thatshows unparalleled industry and diligence in

gathering enough stocks for the rainy days. It

is truly unfortunate that we tend to conveni-

ently forget such lessons, setting on a happy-

go-lucky lifestyle, if not total laziness to gath-

er enough for the occurrence of rainy days.

We have so much time to produce the basic

needs we need during better times of the year.

Unfortunately, we prefer to enjoy the times

of bountiful harvest without saving enoughto page 5

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Leyte Samar Daily ExpressOPINIONFriday, 04 January 2013

Prayer for the Nation and

for Those who Serve inPublic Office

God, our Father, you guide every thingin wisdom and love. Accept the prayers we

offer for our nation; by the wisdom of ourleaders and integrity of our citizens, may

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

Almighty and eternal God, You know thelongings of our hearts and You protect ourrights. In your goodness, watch over those

in authority, so that people everywhere mayenjoy freedom, security and peace.

We ask this through our Lord JesusChrist, your Son, who lives and reigns withyou and the Holy Spirit, one God, foreverand ever. Amen. (Courtesy of Daughtersof St. Paul)

Pray the Holy Rosary daily for

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

Friday before Epiphany1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98; Jn 1:35-42

THE FIRST DISCIPLES

The next day John was there again with two of his disciples, andas he watched Jesus walk by he said, Behold, the Lamb of God. Thetwo disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned andsaw them following him and said to them, What are you looking for?They said to him, Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), whereare you staying? he said to them, Come, and you will see. So theywent and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day.It was about four in the afternoon. Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter,

was one of the two who heard John told him, We have found the Mes-siah (which is translated Anointed). Then he brought him to Jesus.Jesus looked at him and said, You are Simon the son of John; you willbe called Cephas (which is translated Peter).

PERSONAL INVITATION

Rose and Monica work in the same ofce. Monica is in endlesstroubles. But she nds Rose quite happy always and has noticed Rosedaily visiting the church for prayer after ofce hours. Rose one dayinvites Monica to go with her to church for a short prayer and she does.Stephen is a Christian but does not belong to any church. His girlfriendinvites him to join her whenever she goes to Sunday mass and later sheintroduces him to the priest. A nun volunteers to give fresh instructionsto an ex-pupil who had studied in the convent school, but later gaveup her faith in God. Nicholas, a parishioner, pays a home visit to hisfriend Duane who is a lapsed Christian, and presenting parish bulletins,engages him in a friendly chat about the joy of belonging to the par-ish. These are all specic instances of how we can personally invitesomeone either directly or indirectly to come to Jesus Christ. WhenJesus was asked by two of Johns disciples, where do you live? hetold them, Come and see (Jn 1:39). That was a personal invitation.St. John says, Whoever does not live uprightly and does not love hisbrother is not from God (1 Jn 3:10). What better way is there of lovingones neighbours as brothers and sisters in Christ than telling him or herwhat we have found in Jesus Christ, and extend a personal invitationto come and see him?

(His Word is Life by Vima Dasan, S.J. publ ished by Paulines. Visitus at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., TaclobanCity. Tel. #321-3195)

Sowers thought: Jesus, the Divine Master is the Truth that wemust know and believe; he is the Way we must hold to in order to reachGod, and the Life that we must live so as to be happy in eternity. Blessed James Alberione, founder of the Pauline Family

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The Sower

I am O.K. Youre O.K.

The Garcia suspension

Principal...from page 4

Of Cabbages

& Kings...dr. nila l. filamor

From A

Distance

joey e. clarin

following must be present:

(1) the inducement be made

with the intention of procur-

ing the commission of the

crime, and (2) such induce-

ment be the determining

cause of the commission by

the material executor (U.S.

vs. Indanan, 24 Phil. 203

[1913]). To constitute in-

ducement, there must exist

on the part of the inducer

the most positive resolution

and the most persistent ef-

fort to secure the commis-

sion of the crime, together

with the presentation to the

person induced of the very

strongest kind of tempta-

tion to commit the crime.

I believe the policemen

did not steal the tent for

their own interest, but it is

wrong to remove it with-

out the consent of the own-

ers. The presumption it is

a government property is

not justiable and to let the

incident pass without fair

ndings will leave the pub-

lic blind.

Whatever ndings

should serve as precedent

for those zealous police-

men who follow orders

without clarifying rst who

owned it. Such act is abuse

of authority.

While the application

for restraining order is not

yet decided by the court,

eviction of Garcia should

be withheld. There is no

need to hurry her kicking

out of the capitol building.

Once the court has decided

against her favor, then and

there the public will know

if she is a true law-abiding

citizen.

Everyone is entitled

to due process of law in a

democratic country like

ours. However, if this coun-

try is in the verge of undem-

ocratic processes, it is then

chaos will seep in. No one

wants history of trouble in

the country be repeated.

Persons with sanity will

keep peace, now and for-

ever. (Feedback welcome,

g_duna@yahoo.com)

Its been 2 weeks

now that Cebu Governor

Gwen Garcia has been

suspended by the Presi-

dent for a period of 6

months but the brave and

resolute governor is hold-

ing her fort at the Provin-

cial Capitol of Cebu.Garcias 6 months

suspension is founded on

grave abuse of authority

based on an administra-

tive complaint led 2

years ago by a now de-

ceased vice governor

Gregorio Sanchez. Gov.

Garcia led a Temporary

Restraining Order (TRO)

in the Court of Appeals

to stop Malacanang from

suspending her for 6

months. As of this day,

the CA has not acted on

her petition. Garcia re-

fused to obey the orderissued by the DILG. She

has barricaded herself in-

side the provincial capitol

and refused to yield the

post to Vice Governor

Agnes Magpale and peti-

tioned the CA to stop the

DILG from implementing

the suspension and hand

down a TRO. As a result

of its action, the people

of Cebu are confronted

with two (2) provincialgovernments, one of them

under sieged from the na-

tional government.

Gov. Garcia should

obey the suspension order

and avail herself of legal

remedies like TRO from

the Court of Appeals. In

the meantime, she should

obey the suspension order

as it emanates from the

President who is the high-

est ofcial of the land.

Garcia has failed to dem-

onstrate that there was

flagrant abuse of the exer-cise of the power of sus-

pension by the President.

Garcias only chance of

getting the suspension

order lifted rests with the

Court of Appeals.

On the part of the ad-

ministration, it should

give Governor Garcia the

chance to avail of her le-

gal remedies such as TRO

from the Court of Ap-

peals.If the court decides

that it cannot issue a TRO,

then its the time that it

can physically remove

suspended Gov. Garcia

from the provincial capi-

tol since she is already de-

fying a legal order.

Due process and the

rule of law dictates that it

should hold in abeyance

its decision to remove the

governor from the provin-

cial capitol. Physically

removing the governor

from her ofce while ap-peal is not yet complete

invites charges of abuse

of authority and violation

of due process.

The PNP should ob-

serve maximum tolerance

in dealing with this kinds

of problem.

When Lang, my ofce-

mate asked me What I did

on the Christmas holidays?

I told her that actually, I

bought the rst Readers

Digest for the past twenty

years, and read all the RD

classics in no time. And

she said. That is all you

did?

Over 20 years of teach-

ing, I have made this ul-

timate gift to myself an

embarrassing assignment.

Why so. The act of buying

is for me a shed vanity and

pretension when I can read

other equally good mate-

rials at a cheaper price. I

sound so silly, naked and

vulnerable.

I am O.K. but the guilt

of buying this material,

I cant remain removed

and dignied and ace it. I

do recall my late dad readRD while I sat on her lap

wondering what he gained

from secretly romancing

with characters of the RD

stories. I remember the sec-

tion: Unforgettable Char-

acter, which I miss. This

quiet moment I will forever

cherish, because apparently

now, this is the product

of such tranquility. I also

learned to love the maga-

zine and became my gold

mine for most of my tech-

niques.

This is a promise to my-

self for year 2013. To be

O.K. and kind even to my

most inaccessible moments.

Reading makes me O.K.. It

transforms my worst ex-

periences into something

beautiful. Not because I get

to print, but it is because the

heart sings from the right

place. This is quite confes-

sional writing.

I know that this rarely

inspires brilliance or self-insight. The more of a

wreck I am, from the start,

the more the audience is

hooked. But do not feel

bad. I am O.K. My post

grad students tell me that

sharing internal traumas

on print makes one imme-

diately knowable, lovable

and engrossing. Yesterday,I got a call from one student

who inquires if he may re-

cycle his report. I thanked

him for his disclosure and

humility. Of course, evalu-

ation will come later.

I am attempting to

chronicle my mid-life cri-

sis, and maybe feature or

re-meet my top ve heart-

breaks. I assumed that ad-

mitting in public that Id

been discarded ve times,

(an exaggeration) made me

sufciently pitiable. But

early on, I wasnt reallyunlovable, vulnerable or

relatable.

Growing up in sleepy

highly urbanized Tacloban

City, (where if you say an-

ything unpalatable , your

friends like Cossacks will

come get you), I feel awk-

ward, alone and misunder-

stood. Then my high school

English teachers, Mes-

dames Josena Yulo and

Lourdes Alvar turned me

on to traumatized, intensely

self-exposing confessional

poetry.I guess, I am tired. Yet,

I will continue writing my

own turmoil.

for the days when we

cannot earn due to

the rains.

It is sometimes

awesome to observe

our penchant to just

keep singing in the

rain. We tend to en-

joy the moment by

spending instead of

saving every extra

penny from our hard-

earned money. We are

caught with our incli-

nation to be happy by

our manifest prefer-

ence for gadgets that

cause expenses than

for tools of trade that

help us earn money.

These are fundamen-

tal reasons why we of-

ten fell yawning withempty bellies during

rainy days.

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6 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS/NOTICES Friday, 04 January 2013

ERRATUM

In LTFRB Case

No. VIII-2012-0689,Applicant Allan Vil-

l anueva -Vendor ,

the Vendee should

be: ANABELLE

PUEBLA, published

Dec. 26, 2012.

We regret the er-

ror. ED

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

& CommunicationsLand Transportation Franchising

& Regulatory BoardRegional Ofce No. 8

Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2012-0682Ref. No. VIII-2002-1859

Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC oper-ate a PUJ service with Extension of Validity &with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name.

CONCHITA AYES-VENDOR

KIM OMEGA-VENDEEApplicant/s/Petitioner

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

APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITYFOR THE APPROVAL OF SALE MADE BYCONCHITA AYES-VENDOR IN FAVOR OFKIM OMEGA-VENDEE OF A CERTIFICATEOF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: BORONGAN-DOLORES & VICE VERSA WITH THE USEOF ONE (1) UNIT A PUJ SERVICE WHICHCERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUB-SISTING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATTHIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON JANUARY 16, 2013 AT9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVEMENTIONED ADDRESS.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the date,applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one(1) Daily newspaper of general circulation inEastern Visayas.

Parties opposed to the approval of the ap-plication must le veried written oppositionsupported by documentary evidences on or

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

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, thi s 14th day of December, 2012.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOClerk of Board

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

& CommunicationsLand Transportation Franchising

& Regulatory BoardRegional Ofce No. 8

Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2012-0684Ref. No. VIII-2007-0334

Application for Sale & Transfer of a CPC oper-ate a UV EXPRESS service with Extension ofValidity & with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name.

MARISOL PEPITO-VENDOR

DANILO CUADERNO-VENDEEApplicant/s/Petitioner

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

APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITYFOR THE APPROVAL OF SALE MADE BYMARISOL PEPITO-VENDOR IN FAVOROF DANILO CUADERNO-VENDEE OF ACERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCEFOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSEN-GERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE:TACLOBAN CITY-CALBAYOG CITY &VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1)UNIT A UV EXPRESS SERVICE WHICHCERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUB-SISTING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATTHIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON JANUARY 16, 2013 AT9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVEMENTIONED ADDRESS.

At least TEN (10) days prior to the date,applicant/s shall publish this Notice once in one(1) Daily newspaper of general circulation inEastern Visayas.

Parties opposed to the approval of the ap-plication must le veried written oppositionsupported by documentary evidences on or

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

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

WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, this 3rd day of January, 2013.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOClerk of Board

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT

WITH WAIVERNOTICE is hereby given that

heirs of the late Patria Glorioso

Labalan extrajudicially settled,

partitioned and adjudicated over a

parcel of residential lot situated at

Brgy. Minda, Gandara, Samar, un-

der ARP No. 2003-06-029-00232,

Lot No. 32, CAD 444-D, with an

area of 777 square meters. That heir

Pablo E. Labalan hereby waived

his share unto his children in equal

shares from the above-described

property; per Doc. No. 868, Page

No. 175, Book No. VI, Series of

2005 of Notary Public Atty. Alfredo

Delector.

LSDE: January 4, 11 & 18, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WITH

WAIVERNOTICE is hereby given that

Ciriaca Dacutanan-Pacios heir of

late Pacencia L. Dacutanan ex-

ecuted an afdavit of claim over a

Savings Deposit Account with the

Philippine Veterans Bank, TaclobanCity Branch, under Savings Ac-

count No. 0025-337656-110 with a

balance of P23,545.72 and hereby

request the Philippine Veterans

Bank, Tacloban City to release the

balance of said deposit in favor of

Felicidad Pacios; per Doc. No. 136,

Page No. 09, Book No. 164, Se-

ries of 2012 of Notary Public Atty.

Medino L. Acuba.

LSDE: January 4, 11 & 18, 2013

cleansed o any constitu-tional inrmity.

According to its ram-ers, the law aims to ac-complish the Philippines

commitment to the Mil-lennium DevelopmentGoals (MDGs), such aslowering the inant andand maternal atalitiesand eradicating extremehunger and poverty.

Meantime, the CBCPnow appears bent on mak-ing accountable those whopushed or the passage othe RH bill into law.

Tis is a wake-upcall to Catholic voters orthem to choose the right

leaders who will truly rep-resent their belies, saidCBCP secretary generalMonsignor Joselito Asis.

In his New Year mes-sage, Cebu ArchbishopJose Palma called onCatholics to seek guid-ance rom the Lord as thecountry nears the mid-term elections in May.(SUNNEX)

Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES

LAOANG CAMPUS

Laoang, Northern Samar

INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY AND TO BIDJan. 03, 2013

The University of Eastern Philippines, Laoang Campus, through its System Bids and

Awards Committee (SBAC), invites prospective bidders to appy for eligibility and to bid for the

following project.

Name of Project Description

I. Earthworks/Site Preparation Desing and Construct

II. Masonry Works

III. Concrete WorksIV. Door, Windows/Ceiling Construction of COEd Stage with

V. Electrical toilets for Male and Female

VI. Plumbing

VII. Painting

VIII. Roong

Total Project Cost 1,729,436.50

Sealed proposals will be received by the UEPL System Bids and Awards Committee, Uni-versity of Eastern Philippines, Laoang Campus, Laoang, Northern Samar not later than 11:30

AMonJanuary07,2013attheOfceoftheAssistantDirectorforAdministrationUEPLaoang

Campus.

The prospective bidders must have an experience of having completed within the last (2)

years (reckon form date of opening) a single contract that a similar to the contract to be bid,andwhosevaluemustbeatleastftypercent(50%)oftheapprovedbudgetforthecontract

to be bid.

The Schedule of SBC activities are as follows:

Activity Date/Time Venue

Issuance of Bid documents Jan. 07, 2013 OADA - UEPL

Pre-Bid Conference Jan. 08, 2013 OADA - UEPL

Deadline for Submission of Bids Jan. 09, 2013, 10:00 A.M. OADA - UEPLOpening of Bids/Post Evaluation Jan. 10, 2013, 2:00 P.M. OADA - UEPL

Awarding of Bids Jan. 11, 2013 OADA - UEPL

Bids documents will be available only to Prospective Bidders upon payment of a non-re-

fundable amount of Php 3,600.00 and non-refundable fee of Php 1,000.00 to the UEP Laoang

cashierofce.ContactpersonforthesaidprojectisProf. Ceasar A. Irinco, Assistant Directorfor Administration, and UEP Laoang SBAC Chairman, Mobile Cell. No. 0916-6551002.

The University of Eastern Philippines Laoang reserves the right to reject any of the all bids,

as well as to waive any defect or informality in such bids, and to accept such bids as may con-

sidered most advantageous to the University.

(Sgd.) Prof. CEASAR A. IRINCOAsst. Director for Administration

BAC Chairman

Noted:

(Sgd.) DR. MYRNA A. POSO

Executive Director

o disregard, became a lawon December 21 throughthe signature o PresidentBenigno Aquino III.

It is now ocially

known as Republic Act10354 or the Act Provid-ing or a National Policyon Responsible Parent-hood and ReproductiveHealth.

Te Catholic Churchearlier said that it willsupport any individual orgroup that will le a caseagainst the law becausethe mandate to promotethe use o articial contra-ceptives as a amily plan-ning method is suppos-

edly anti-lie.Incidentally, James is ason o lawyer Jo Imbong,legal counsel o the Catho-lic Bishops Conerence othe Philippines (CBCP).

Pro-RH lawmakers ledby Albay RepresentativeEdcel Lagman had alreadyexpressed condence thatthe justices will upholdthe law, saying it has been

the government the dutyto strengthen (amilys)solidarity and actively pro-mote its total develop-ment and provides or

inviolable marriage andright o spouses to ounda amily in accordancewith their religious convic-tions and the demands oresponsible parenthood.

Te couple added thelaw violates constitutionalreedom o religion andexpression o those whowill continue to oppose it,and also creates doubtulor spurious rights calledreproductive health rights.

Executive Secretary

Paquito Ochoa, LocalGovernment SecretaryManuel Roxas II, BudgetSecretary Florencio Abad,Health Secretary EnriqueOna, and Education Sec-retary Armin Luistro werenamed respondents to thepetition.

Te measure, whichwas passed by Congresslate last year aer 14 years

doing so, the poor becomethe primary targets o theStates planned-parent-hood policy -- a subtle wayo telling the poor that the

State will subsidize theirright to have access tomodern methods o amilyplanning simply becausethey are poor, the petitionurther read.

Tis policy o the gov-ernment, the Imbongssaid, contradicts Article 2,Section 9 o the Constitu-tion that says the Stateshall promote a just anddynamic social order thatwill ensure the prosperityand independence o the

nation, and ree the peoplerom poverty through pol-icies that provide adequatesocial services, promoteull employment, a risingstandard o living and animproved quality o lie orall.

Tey also alleged thatthe new law violates Ar-ticle XV o the Constitu-tion, which imposes on

tion. It shall equally pro-tect the lie o the motherand the lie o the unbornrom conception. Te nat-ural and primary right and

duty o parents in the rear-ing o the youth or civiceciency and the develop-ment o moral charactershall receive the support othe government.

Tey claimed that incontrast with Article 2,Section 12, the RH lawnow commands the Stateto promote openness tolie, qualied by a reer-ence to the couples abil-ity to raise their intendedchild or children in a truly

humane way.Tis means that i acertain group o parentsare not in a position toraise children in a trulyhumane way, the Statehas a duty not to promoteopenness to lie as regardssuch parents. Tis conclu-sion is refective o the pol-icy enunciated in dierentparts o the Act, petition-ers said.

A plain reading othose provisions simply re-

veals the intentions o theAct to bring reproductivehealth care services withineasy reach o the poor. By

MANILA -- Oppo-nents o the recently signedReproductive Health (RH)law asked the SupremeCourt (SC) on Wednesday

to nulliy the measure orallegedly threatening theFilipino cultures value orlie.

Filing on behal o theirminor children, James andLovely Imbong said thelaw mocks the nationsFilipino culture -- nobleand loy in its values andholdings on lie, mother-hood and amily lie --now the ragile liebloodo a treasured culture thattoday stands solitary but

proud in contrast to othernations.Joined by Catholic

school Magnicat ChildDevelopment CenterInc., petitioners likewiseasked the Court to reviewwhether the law may standon its own without the as-sailed provisions whichrun counter the Constitu-tion, particularly Article 2,Section 12.

Section 2 states that:Te State recognizes the

sanctity o amily lie andshall protect and strength-en the amily as a basicautonomous social institu-

Supreme Court asked to junk RH law

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Expect more shocking revelations

and twists on GMAs Temptation of

Wife as the highly-anticipated return

of Marian Riveras character as the

feisty Chantal will be revealed in the

episodes this week.

Avid viewers of the series will

have more reasons to stay glued to

their favorite primetime drama as the

grand revelation and big comeback of

Angeline (Marian) will nally hap-

pen. She transforms into a strong and

Angelines Revengeon Temptation of Wife

cunning woman and will

now be known as Chantal

Gonzales.

Marian is overwhelmed

and very happy by the posi-

tive reviews and commentsshe has been receiving for

her performance in the se-

ries. She expresses her ex-

citement on portraying the

challenging role of her alter

ego, Chantal, and prom-

ises that the succeeding

episodes will keep viewers

on the edge of their seats.

Mas daring at sophisti-

cated na Marian ang mapa-

panood nila bilang Chantal

at dapat nilang abangan ang

kanyang pagbabalik sa mga

nanghamak at nanakit sa

kanya.

Angeline is grateful

to Yolanda (Ayen Munji-

Laurel) for helping in her

planned revenge againstthe Salcedos and most es-

pecially to Heidi (Glaiza de

Castro). As she embraces

her new identity, Chantal

gets to spend more time

with Nigel (Rafael Rosell)

who starts to fall in love

with her.

Meanwhile, Heidi is

devastated after learning

that she is not pregnant but

has a cyst in her ovary. She

will still have nightmares

of Angeline, and thinks she

is still alive after the police

couldnt nd her body.

How will Marcel re-act to a woman who looks

exactly like his supposed

dead wife, Angeline? And

when fate begins to favor

the once oppressed Ange-

line, how will she turn the

tables on Marcel (Dennis

Trillo) and Heidi who once

betrayed her?

Temptation of Wife airs

weeknights after Pahiram

ng Sandali on GMA Tel-

ebabad.

Te oreign exchangehas negatively aectedgains in volume o busi-ness, said Rapes.

But BPAP is condento hitting the $13 billionrevenue target in 2012 de-spite the appreciation othe peso.

For 2013, the associa-tion hopes to achieve $16billion in revenues with atarget o 926,000 employ-ees. Under the roadmap,the BPO industry is ex-pected to hit $25 billion inrevenues and 1.3 millionjobs in 2016.

Growth

Rapes is optimistic theindustry will continue togrow and win more strate-gic deals.

He said the overall posi-tive outlook o the Philip-pine economy is being rec-

ognized globally and theaversion to Philippines, asan outsourcing destinationis reducing.

Te world is starting tobelieve that the risk o do-ing business here is goingdown, he said.

But aside rom export-ing services, Rapes believethe Philippines can also dowell in exporting products.It will be a process that isneither easy nor ast butthis is something that weneed to do, he said. (SUN-NEX)

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tially widened, Hernan-dez said. And that is muchmore di cult to manage.

BPAP conducted a sur-vey last December on theimpact o the strengthen-ing peso. In the survey,46.7 percent o respondentexecutives said it has beendi cult or them to hit rev-enue targets; 40 percent othe respondents said theyhave lost some business toother destinations; and 40percent cancelled expan-sion plans.

Te peso ended atP41.05 to the dollar onthe last trading in 2012,stronger than the P43.92on the rst trading on Jan.2 last year.

tiveness o the countrysI-BPO industry.

Stronger peso

Citing analysis by Ev-erest Group and Outsour-ce2Philippines, BPAP pres-ident and CEO BenedictHernandez said the com-bination o an appreciatingpeso and a depreciating In-dian rupee provided Indiacost advantage.

With the 30 percentdierence in peso and In-dian rupee exchange ratewith the US dollar, the costdierential has substan-

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DARAM, Samar

Cloie and her classmates

would rush outside theclassroom to nd a safer

one during rainy days.

When its warm, they also

get out of the classroom to

avoid scorching heat. At

times when the weather

is bearable, pupils cannot

concentrate because the

dilapidated school build-

ing seems to be falling into

pieces, and this bothers the

young pupils.

Classrooms at the Ubo

Primary School, home to

close to 200 pupils, used to

be decrepit, and not con-ducive to young school

children, Constructed in

the 1960s, these buildings

already have cracks, were

termite-infested and were

almost at the brink of fall-

ing apart.

Our children used to

get wet during rainy days

even if they are inside the

classroom. During sum-

mer, they cannot stand the

heat inside. Its odd that

their classroom, which is

supposed to be their refuge

in school, does not providethem with security against

both heat and rain, Nena,

a mother whose child goes

to Ubo, said. Classes are

suspended when it rains

because the classroom gets

flooded.

Brgy. Ubo is one of

the 38 villages covered by

Plan International in the

municipality of Daram, an

island that is two hours by

land and 1.5 hours away by

boat from Catbalogan, the

capital city of Samar. The

Japanese association

builds primary school

in the Philippinesvillage has a total popula-

tion of 764, of which 405

are school aged children.Most families rely on sh-

ing for livelihood but this

hardly supports the basic

needs of the family.

Since the classrooms

have leaking roofs, stu-

dents get wet and be-

come sick. This discour-

ages them from attending

classes, and some opt to

drop out of school. Others

prefer to help their fathers

in shing while the girls

work as house helps, Fe

Montao, program unit

manager in Samar, noted.Young girls working as

house help become vulner-

able and often fall prey to

exploitation and abuse.

The 2011 NSO Sur-

vey on Children estimates

that there are 3.210 mil-

lion child laborers in the

country. According to the

Department of Education,

803,836 students dropped

out in elementary and

434,517 in high school in

SY 2009-2010 alone.

There are many rea-

sons why children workrather than stay in school.

While poverty seems to top

the list, unhealthy school

environment are also con-

tributory factors, and this

includes lack of class-

rooms, Carin van der Hor,

country director of Plan in

the Philippines, said.

In his Third State of the

Nation address in July this

year, President Benigno

Aquino III said that there

is a shortage of 66,800

classrooms across the

country to accommodate

an estimate of 21.59 mil-lion students. This school

year, Rep. Raymond Pala-

tino of Kabataan party-list

said that thousands of stu-

dents were obliged to un-

dergo home schooling on

weekdays because there

are not enough classrooms

for them.

Having a decent class-

room where students can

learn without fear of get-

ting wet during rainy days

contribute to a healthy

learning environment. It is

based on this principle thatToyota Boshoku and the

Toyota Boshokus Manag-

ers Association have built

a classroom for the pupils

of Ubo Primary School.

The group has recently

turned over a new pri-

mary school to some 151

students in Daram Island,

Samar.

The newly construct-

ed Ubo Primary School,

which is part of Toyota

Boshokus social contri-

bution, was recently inau-

gurated and was attendedby managers from Japan,

employees from Toyota

Boshoku Philippines Cor-

poration, the local govern-ment heads from Daram Is-

land, parents, students and

representatives from Plan

Internationals Philippine

Ofce. School construc-

tion costs close to PhP1M.

This year marks the

third year of collaboration

between Plan Philippines,

through our Japan of-

ce, and Toyota Boshoku.

Were happy that Toyota

Boshoku has been sup-

portive in improving the

educational environment

of Filipino children, espe-cially in areas where Plan

Philippines works, van

der Hor said.

I hope that the students

will love the new school

and will further motivate

them to study harder, Mr.

Tomoyasu Fujita, chair of

Toyota Boshoku Manag-

ers Association, said. He

also expressed hope that

the school will provide stu-

dents with a safer learning

environment.

The association like-

wise donated school sup-plies and sports equipment

such as a ping-pong table,

paddles and basketballs

to the grade school pupils

during the turn over cer-

emony.

We wish to also de-

velop the childrens love

for sports and we hope

that they will benet from

these sports items, Mr Fu-

jita added.

Toyota Boshoku Man-

agers Association has

been working with Plan

Japan since 2006 and their

focus has been on educa-

tion. Since 2006, the as-

sociation has constructed

primary schools in areas

where Toyota Boshoku has

business presence, such as

Thailand, Indonesia, Viet-

nam and the Philippines.

Toyota Boshoku has

vowed to continue to un-

dertake activities that

aim to promote corporate

growth while fullling our

responsibilities as a good

corporate citizen. Mr Fu-

jita emphasized that the as-

sociation will remain com-

mitted to meet the needs

of individual regions to

promote global social con-tributions. (PR)

Member of the Toyota Boshoku Managers Association and a TBPC employee donate

school supplies to children