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Gov. Ma. Mimietta Bagulaya delivers her inspirational message before participants and members of the

Leyte Samar Heritage Society, Inc. during the recently concluded Kita ha Sinirangan Bisaya, first round

table conference on culture and identity in Eastern Visayas. The conference was jointly sponsored by

the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), province of Leyte and UP Visayas Tacloban

College in cooperation with the Leyte Samar Heritage Society, Inc. and UP Division of Humanities.

TACLOBAN CITY The P88 million Subang

Daku Bridge and road project designed to reduce

travel time from Sogod, Southern Leyte to Panaon

Island and Pacific areas, has been opened to

motorists, three years after its groundbreaking.Carlos Veloso, chief of the Department of

Subang Daku Bridge, road projectin Sogod to Panaon Is. now open

IN SOUTHERN LEYTE

Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Southern

Leyte district engineering ofce, said that the

bridge was inaugurated December 14, 2012.

This is a high impact infrastructure. The

travel time to Panaon Island and Pacic area will

BY JOEY A. GABIETA

Staffwriter

T A C L O B A N

CITY- The national

government is set to

bankroll in the amount of

over P600 million which

will aim to improve

infrastructures leading

to the regions various

tourists attractions.With an improved and

better infrastructures, increase

of tourists arrivals is but

expected.

Karina Rosa Tiopes,

regional director of the

Department of Tourism(DoT),

said that the completion

or rehabilitation of these

infrastructures leading to

tourists destinations are

expected to be finished in

2016.

Tiopes said that the

national government has

allocated about P631 million

to fund these infrastructures

like circumferential roads.

A mong the t our i s t s

destinations in the region

that would benet from this

nancing program includes

construction of road leading

to Leyte Gulf and Course

Club in Macabug-Mabini

Road in Ormoc City worth

P30 million; rehabilitation

o f a c i r c u m f e r e n t i a l

road in Limasawa (P36

Govt allocates P631M to finance

infras for tourist attractions in EV

PMO sets stage

for privatization

of Leyte Park

Hotel Resort

Speaker: Quorum

threatens priority

bills

Goodbye

Happy

Holidays

Thank you,

2012;

welcome 2013

RH bill now

a law, Palace

confirms

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finalizing the auction termsfor the Leyte Park Hotelfor possible bidding byDecember. The hotel has

been lis ted in the PMOswebsite as assets for sale.

The nance departmenttargets the resort hotel as itsnext privatization projectafter it successfully sold 73

hectares of the 103-hectareFood Terminal, Inc. complexin Taguig to Ayala Land,Inc. for P24.331 billion lastAugust.

The complex locatedalong Magsaysay Boulevardwas actually built in 1979on the former militaryCamp Bampos. It was thefrequent venue of partieshosted by former First LadyImelda Romualdez Marcos.(SARWELL Q. MENIANO)/

resort hotel is managedb y U n i m a s t e r sC ong lomera t ion , I nc .owned by Wilson Chan,through a long term lease

a g r e e m e n t s i g n e d i nSeptember 1994.

The Leyte Park Hotelfacilities were leased out tothe company for P300, 000

per month. In addition to themonthly lease payments,the lessee is committed toinvest at least P50 millionfor the rehabil i tat ion ,reconstruction, and repairof the hotel over a periodof six years.

In November 2012, thePMO announced that it was

TAC LOB AN C ITY The Pr iv at iz at ion andM a n a g e m e n t O f f i c e(PMO) is setting a stagefor the privatization of the

Leyte Park Hotel early thisyear in a bid to redevelopthe property as a touristattraction.

In a statement, PMO,a n a t t a c h e d a g e n c yo f the Depar tmen t o f Finance (DOF), said thatfinalization of terms ofreference is on progress,pa vi ng th e wa y fo r th eauction of the Marcos-erahotel.

The said privatizationaims to rehabilitate the

Leyte Park Hotel in ordert o p r o m o t e r e g i o n a ltourism that may not onlygenerate revenues for the city of Tacloban but,

more important, lead toeconomic growth throughan increase in the businessor economic activity inthe area, the f inancedepartment said.

T h e g o v e r n m e n toriginally plans to bidout the 6.1 hectares resortcomplex within December2012, but the privatization

body has yet to app rovesome details of the auctionagreement.

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million);opening of an

access road to Borongan-

Llorente closed canopy

f o r e s t e d a r e a ( P 5 0

million);construction/

r e h a b i l i t a t i o n o f

circumferential road in

Capul Island,Northern

Samar (P20 million);

and the construction

of road leading to the

Rock Formation in Biri,

No rt he rn Sa ma r (P 20

million).Tiopes said that with

a better infrastructures

making our tour is t s

destinations accessible,

the tourism industry

of E a s t e r n V i sa ya s

is expected to pick up

further.

As it is, the tourism

industry of the region is

slowly gaining a steady

foothold considering of

a good tourists arrivals,

the DoT regional director

said.B a s e d o n t h e i r

moni tor ing, Eas te rn

Visayas was visited by

270,611 tourists, both

local and foreign. The

figure was based on an

October, 2012 report.

But the figure was

based on the submitted

report of 80 establishments

only. And the region has

over 400 establishments

(catering to tourists),

Tiopes said.

Thus, she said, theactual gure on tourists

arrivals could be higher.

Neverthe l es s , t he

figure is already close

to the projected tourists

arrivals for 2012.

Tiopes said that for

2012, they have projected

of 393 ,072 t our i s t s

arrivals.

Noticeably, Tacloban

City posted the highest

number of tourists arrivals,

even beating its projected

arrivals of tourists for theyear.

DoT records revealed

that for the January to

S e p t e m b e r p e r i o d ,

160,292 tourists visited the

regions capital city. The

actual number of tourists

arrivals for Tacloban is

higher compared to the

projected 123,291 tourists

arrivals for the entire

2012.

But Tiopes said that

considering Tacloban

as the jump off point oftourists arrivals for the

region, its increase on the

number of tourists arrivals

is but expected.

Tour is t s s tay in

Tacloban at the maximum,

for two days. They also

travel to other parts of

the region for some visit,

the DoT regional director

said.

According to Tiopes,

there a re fac tor s to

consider why there appear

to be an interest amongtourists for Tacloban and

the rest of the region.

For one, she said, local

government units now

appear to appreciate their

local tourist assets by

improving them and even

going to the extent of

coordinating or partnering

with the private sector.

The business sector,

in turn, should also be

credited by coming in

new hotels and restaurants

that serve as a magnet fortourists to visit Eastern

Visayas, Tiopes said.

T he va r ious f a r e

pr om ot io ns of ai rl in e

companies is another

factor to consider why

there is now an increased

of tourists arrivals in the

region, she added.

Our tourism industry

is now picking up, Tiopes

said.

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3Leyte Samar Daily ExpressWednesday, 02 January 2013 NEWS

GIFT OF KNOWLEDGE . House Assistant Minority Leader and Leyte (1st dist) Rep. FerdinandMartin FM Romualdez (right) assisted by Operations Chief of Children International Philippines

Inc. Rebecca Fuellos (left) turn over 2,485 text books to school principal Emmanuel Naval (center)

intended for 1st year to 4th year students of Sagkahan National High School in Tacloban City.Rep.

Romualdez aims to provide one book for one student in all public school (elementary/high school)

of the first district of Leyte. (PHOTO BY VER S. NOVENO)

be shortened by eightkilometers. This willalso facilitate transportof products in manyvillages of this town,Veloso added.

C o m b i n i n g a l lgains from fuel savingsand better economicactivities, Veloso saidthat the government willbe ab le to see re turnof investments in threeyears.

Some P48 millionof the project cost wasappropriated by thenational government this

Subang....from page 1

rame, Belmonte said.Deputy Speaker Lor-

enzo aada III, the mainproponent o the FOI bill,

hopes his proposal will beapproved next year.

Beore it adjournedsession, the Senate hadalready approved its own

version o the FOI meas-ure.

Both the House andthe Senate would need toreconcile the conictingprovisions o their FOIbills beore it is sent toPresident Benigno Aqui-no or his signature.

Meanwhile, Belmontementioned the kasam-bahay bill, sin tax bill,and the controversial re-productive health (RH)measure as the achieve-ments o the chamber orthe year 2012.

I mysel am happythat we had conront-ed big challenges andsuccessully overcomethem and gotten themapproved or out o thewayand all o these

were done without bloodon the oor meaning tosay our relationships areintact, he said.

He also said that theimpeachment o ChieJustice Renato Coronawas a highlight o the15th Congress. Coronawas impeached by theHouse or betrayal opublic trust and culpable

violation o the Constitu-tion on December 2011and was convicted bythe Senate in May 2012.(SUNNEX)

SPEAKER FelicianoBelmonte Jr. appealedto his colleagues in theHouse o Representatives

to attend the remainingnine session days whenit reconvenes in Januarynext year.

We appeal to theirsense o patriotism, Bel-monte told reporters inan ambush interview.

Te House leader ad-mitted that constitutinga quorum will be a prob-lem when Congress re-sumes session on January21 with most o the con-gressmen campaigning

or re-election and ourothers running or theSenate.

Session is again ad-journed on February 9until June 2 to make wayor the campaign periodor the 2013 midtermpolls.

Based on past expe-rience, that (no quorum)is a possibility but Imhopeul that at the appro-priate times necessary, at

the nine session days re-maining that we will beable to transact business,Belmonte said.

Belmonte mentionedthe antitrust measureand the reedom o inor-mation (FOI) bill as theHouses priority bills.

Te FOI bill is in theperiod o sponsorshipwhile the antitrust meas-ure is pending or secondreading vote.

Were trying to see

what can still be passedwithin the nine days

Speaker: Quorumthreatens priority

year to fully complete theproject.

From 2010 to 2011,about P40 million wasreleased leading to 100%completion of the roadand bridge substructures.A portion of the budgetwas used to work ont h e s u p e r s t r u c t u r ecomponent of the bridge

project.P r i o r t o t h e

c o m p l e t i o n o f t h eproject, motor ists haveto take the long, windingroute along the westernrim of the river to get toother towns of Southern

Leyte. (SARWELL Q.MENIANO)

CEBU CIY -- CebuGov. Gwendolyn Garciaassured there are enoughunds or the Capitols paya-bles, saying the amounts due

were overestimated and theincoming revenues, not ac-tored into the acting gover-nors report.

She lamented that Act-ing Gov. Agnes Magpalehas placed the Province ina bad light, aer Magpaleannounced in a press con-erence Tursday that thereisnt enough in the generalund to pay the Capitolssuppliers and contractors.

She does not have anyexperience as chie execu-tive, Garcia said o her or-mer political ally. I doubt ishe even understands a gen-

eral und and a trust und.Magpale was designated

acting governor last Dec.19, aer the Department oInterior and Local Govern-ment le a copy o a suspen-sion order or six months onthe governors o ce door.

Te Magpale camp reit-erated Friday that the Capi-tols scal management hasnot been as sound as pro-jected.

Based on the ndingso the transition internalcontrol unit created byMagpale, the payables col-

lected and veried are nowapproaching P400 million.Te unit is composed o ourlawyers and a certied pub-lic accountant.

Projections

Provincial Board (PB)Member Peter John Cal-

deron, budget and nancecommittee chair, said allthe revenues were alreadyplaced in the general und,which now stands at P90

million based on the cash re-port submitted by Provincialreasurer Roy Salubre.

Salubre, in the pressconerence called by Mag-pale last Tursday, said thegeneral und is no longerenough to pay or the esti-mated payables o the Capi-tol.

Calderon earlier said thetrust und is used or specicpurposes while the generalund is used or the Capitolspayables.

Garcia, however, said ithey wanted to talk aboutthe payables, they should

have projected the revenueso the Province, as well.

She said payables have tobe veried and are not paidright away in bulk. She alsoreiterated there were pro-jects charged to the generalund that should be chargedto the trust und.

Governor Garcia alsosaid that Magpale cannotclaim that she was lying dur-ing the State o the ProvinceAddress last July, when shesaid that the Province isdebt-ree.

She was reerring to

the scal year 2011 in thatspeech, Garcia said.Te Province has

a total cash in bank oP387,451,403.14. Othat, the general und isP90,418,576.87; the Spe-cial Education Fund isP61,603,877.96; and the trustund is P235,428,948.31.

Wrong picture

Garcia also said thepayables reported by Act-ing Governor Magpale were

overestimated.For one, she said theCapitol would have to payP68 million or 24 air-con-ditioned tourist buses. Gar-cia said the amount is closerto P65 million, as each buscosts P2.7 million.

She also pointed out thatthe honorarium or the ba-rangay health workers, daycare workers, tanods andbarangay nutrition scholarsshould be around P40 mil-lion, not the P60 millionearlier announced.

She claried that onlythe barangay health work-

ers and day care workers willget the P2,400 honorarium,while the tanods and otherbarangay workers would getP1,800 each.

Dakong sayop ang gi-pakita nga nancial picturesa vice governor (Te nan-cial picture the vice gover-nor presented is mistaken),Garcia said.

She said the ProvincesInternal Revenue Allotment(IRA) share o P133 millionwill be collected next month.

Documents or the saleo Ordinance 93-1 lots are

now being processed, sheadded, and the revenues areexpected to reach up to P1.3billion.

Yearend

She said there are otherrevenues rom the South Buserminal and the bulk water

joint project o the Provin-cial Government and theManila Water Consortium.

About P20 million worth

o school supplies were

about to be charged to theSpecial Education Fund and

checks have already been

prepared or these. But Gar-

cia said these checks were

not released, as ordered by

Magpale, since it was still

Garcias signature that was

on them.

Te checks were signed

late in November and early in

December, Garcia recalled.

Besides, she added,

Kung dako ang pundo sa

katapusan sa tuig meaning

wa mo maglihok (I there isa big amount o unds at the

end o the year, that means

the government has not done

much).

Te local chie executives

role, she added, is to translate

unds to projects that will

benet constituents.

Calderon, however, said

having a negative amount

at the end o the year is no

longer sound. He said chie

executives must see to it that

expenses or this year must

be taken only rom earningsthis year, and not sourced

rom next years revenues.

Magpales camp main-

tains their stand that the

Capitols expenditures or

2012 are bigger than its rev-

enues. (SUNNEX)

Capitol unds enough: Gwen

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Leyte Samar Daily Express OPINION Wednesday, 02 January 2013

I

EDITORIAL

In this Year of Faith

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Leyte Samar

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Goodbye Happy Holidays

Observer

ALVIN GZ. ARPON

t is the beginning of a brand new year, a mo-

ment that strikes the ego of many individu-

als for which they necessitated some renewalmanifested through their proclivity towards hav-

ing the New Years Resolution. The dawning of

each New Year is awaited like a person who was

just discharged from an inrmary after long days

of connement and tough battle with the harbingerof death. The unfolding of the new year stirs much

excitement like a babe who just took his rst breath

away from his mothers womb.

Weeks after the euphoria fades out, one gets back

to his old self and his usual grind. The New Years

Resolution hangs in balance like any promise that

awaits fulllment. Failing to accomplish such NYR

is no worry because life is a cycle and sinners, like

felons, deserve a second chance in life through what

is called restorative justice. It is a different story,

however, among those who are considered incor-

rigible or repeat offenders who may no more

obtain mercy under the laws of man. Notwith-

standing that, under Gods law, there is still a

wide room for the hardened criminal who is

deeply penitent and cries to be reconciled with

man and his Creator.

In the local Roman Catholic Church, spe-

cically the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo,mercy and renewal await those who are want-

ing. The door of grace opens to those who are

truly resolved to change their life for the bet-

ter and feign not upon sheer instruction of

those who have moral ascendancy over them. In

this Year of Faith, so many chances are given to

those who wish to really reform their lives and

be at peace with everyone around them. This is

the kind of reformation or renewal that does not

The fun, the gaiety, the spend-

ing, likewise receiving gifts,

the joy that accompanied the

Christmas holidays in grateful

celebration of the birth of Jesus

Christ, son of the living God has

just passed meanwhile til next

year. Fond memories however

hang on. The gifts we whole-

heartedly offered to loved ones

and to unknown carolers are

telling memories how our rela-

tives, friends and acquaintances

revealed untarnished apprecia-

tions and love as manifested by

their wishes for us of good luck,

good health, God bless you re-

frain. Thats the spirit of Christ-

mas.

-oOo-

Its 2013 and we are back to

our daily grind: to workfor a living to live mortal

life. Even those who have

retired from public and pri-

vate service, they still work

to beef up a retirementpen-

sion that is not enough to

support need yet no re-

grets by the way.

-oOo-For 2013 the Philippines

braces up for the Happy

Days are Here Again, this

time of the election season

for we know why.

Its happy Days for

electorates to decide who

they want their lead-

ers to be. Its happydays

for candidates who have

enough resources to un-

derwrite albeit unreason-

ably expensive political

campaigns. It is an hon-

orable thing to be elected.

It is a distinct chance and

honor for special indi-

viduals who desire to be

given the opportunity to

serve our people.

Politicians, the good

ones of course, leave last-ing legacies for peoples

benets whose names are

earnestly and eternally

etched in the hearts of

people and give lasting

tribute for such deeds,

even in their moments of

aloneness and silence.

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Leyte Samar Daily ExpressOPINIONWednesday, 02 January 2013

Prayer for the Nation and

for Those who Serve inPublic Office

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

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

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

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

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

you and the Holy Spirit, one God, foreverand ever. Amen. (Courtesy of Daughtersof St. Paul)

Pray the Holy Rosary daily for

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

Wednesday before EpiphanySts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, bishops and doctors1Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98; Jn 1:19-28

JOHN THE BAPTISTS TESTIMONY TO HIMSELF

This is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sentpriests and Levites ( to him) to ask him, Who are you? he admittedand did not deny it, but admitted, I am not the Messiah. So theyasked him, What are you then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I amnot. Are you the Prophet? He answered, No. So they said to him,Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? Whatdo you have to say for yourself? He said: I am the voice of one cry-ing out in the desert, Make straight the way of the Lord, as Isaiahthe prophet said. Some Pharisees were also sent. They asked him,Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah or Elijah of theProphet? John answered them, I baptize with water, but there is oneamong you whom you did not recognize, the one who is coming afterme, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie. This happened inBethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

REMAIN IN CHRIST

A man went to make a ve-day retreat. When he checked in onSunday evening, the receptionist asked what he hoped to obtain fromthe coming retreat. I dont expect to discover profound theologicaltruths, he said. I just want to nd answers to a couple of simple ques-tions: who is God and who am I? When leaving on Friday afternoon,the receptionist bade the man good-bye and inquired if he had foundthe answer to his two questions. Oh, yes, he replied, I now under-stand that Jesus is God and I am not. Indeed, Jesus is God and hencehe is the Truth, and so St. John asks us, to remain in him (I Jn 2:27).By remaining in Christ, we remain in the Truth. Truth is not doctrineor dogma; truth is Jesus Christ. No doubt, many good things are to befound in books, but nothing them will make us free, because only thetruth of Christ can make us free. There are many Christians anointed inbaptism but who are not satised with Christ. Why? Because they havenot tasted the freedom that Christ gives. They are like those bystand-ers to whom John the Baptist said of Christ, Among you stands onewhom you do not know (Jn 2:26). We see many things in the world,wonderful things, man made things. People are able to y in the air,control machines and electricity, but they cant control their bodily pas-sions, and therefore they are not really free. They can rule nature, but

they cant rule their own selves, and therefore they are not really free.Whereas those who remain in the truth of Christ become truly free,for they can control their passions and are masters of themselves. (HisWord is Life by Vima Dasan, S.J., published by Paulines. Visit us atwww.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel # 321-3195)

Sowers Seeds: Jesus: a singular Master, different from all others,he is such a master by nature. Therefore Your master is unique (Mt23:8), is only one, in that he was rst practicing that which he wantedto teach and then he was giving the grace. He gives the grace both tobelieve and follow his examples. Blessed James Alberione, Founderof the Pauline Family

Thank you, 2012; welcome 2013

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The year 2012 brought

many fears and shattering

occurrences and events

all over the world and for

most people, the year-end

is a welcome respite. It is

looking forward to greater

opportunities. For most,

the year-end ushers a new

beginning, a new hope to

look forward to. Many

have been affected with the

tell-tale end of the world

stories that many families

all over the world havebraced themselves with al l

kinds of preparations. In

afuent parts of the world

many have spent thousands

on bunkers, food, sup-

plies, medicines, water and

weapons of all sorts. Other

people and families opted

Senses and

Sensibilities

deeday a. cairo

for spiritual preparations

resulting to more people

attending Masses and pray-

ing. But for governments

and the scientic communi-

ties, preparations centered

on disaster mitigations and

emergency-preparedness

due to climate change and

other natural phenomenon.

Many countries espe-

cially in the Middle East and

Africa were embroiled in

civil wars, conicts and all

sorts of hostilities. Womenand children were almost al-

ways the easy victims while

the men were sure casual-

ties. Suddenly, people have

found reasons to revolt

against their leaders, neigh-

bors and long-time enemies.

Numerous incidents on hu-

man trafcking have also

been noted that victimized

innocent children while

adults were forced into hard

labor. The year was simply

a heavy year.

In countries without

physical conicts, people

were battling with econom-

ic woes when most econo-

mies went to a downhill

drive. Even the seemingly

powerful and rich nations

got reeling with recession

and slump of economies,

debt crisis and many oth-

er economic downturns.

There was simply chaos as

weaker economies started

to boom and occupy space

in the business world.

With all the sad reali-

ties we had to contend with

in 2012 and in past years,

2013 is seen as a good

year to start life anew. It

is a good year to learn les-sons on life the need to

embrace life-giving values

rather than delving on the

negative ones that espouse

conicts, wars, competi-

tion, off-putting vibes and

death. The world we know

now has made many peo-

ple suffer enough through

the greed brought about by

governments, people, so-

cieties and organizations.

Each has their own goals

and purposes, reasons that

actually put heavier yokes

on individuals and fami-

lies. The number of fami-

lies that actually own the

wealth of the world is nil

and they do not have any

plan in increasing statis-

tics. This is why there are

cartels, secret societies and

covert plans and strategies

to taper the ratio of the rich

to the poor; the powerful to

the weak; the downtrodden

to the lucky ones and so and

so forth.

For all that 2012 had

been in contributing to peo-

ples consciousness and

realization that life is a pre-

carious thing, we need to be

appreciative. We need to be

thankful for the gifts we all

received this year the gifts

of life, time, family, work,

friends and another yearto celebrate. For all the

awards and honor that our

City of Tacloban has been

accorded, we can only be

grateful and thankful.

Thank you, 2012, we

welcome with great hopes,

2013!

Of Cabbages

& Kings...

dr. nila l. filamor

Year 2012 was anevent-full year, not only lo-cally but globally. Naturalcalamities and man-madetragedies marked the clo-sure of the year: the SandyHook massacre in USA andthe series of typhoons thathit locally. All these have

implications and threatsfor our ambitious politi-cal leaders to reckon with.With the local election, weare sure the new year will

just be another year to waitand see.

I believe that we are allaccountable for all theseevents, and we have obli-gations to one another. Callit moral or social respon-sibility, whether at the in-dividual or organizationallevel, we have the callingto take care of another. And

The New Years New Engagement

our contacts, networks, dia-logues and diplomatic tiesshould endure.

If we fail in one way oranother, confrontation isnever the solution, perhapssome unexplored bilateraland multi-lateral solutionsare ready for application.For this, we need faith-fullcommunication, using theextended hand with genuinecompassion. Or perhaps,our solutions has becomeirrelevant for the times andwe have to re-imagine andkeep on trying. I rememberwhat Thomas Peters said,there must be liberation inchaos.. Let the clenchedst turn into open, cordialand trusting hands.

The New Year shouldbe started with trust, as theyear just ended was a year

of mutual distrust. Let les-

sons from the past - from

good and bad experiences

teach us to trust one another

and give us the reason to

move forward.In my organization, I am

proud that I am a witness

to groundbreaking and af-

rmative messages of in-

tegrity and performance.

Take note, not simply con-

formance but the ultimate

spirit of performance. I

had the opportunity to be

managed by a man whom

I will label as the transfor-

mational leader not only

because he says things the

most professional way, but

because he walked his talk.

Envisioned in the organiza-tions strategic plan is the

commitment to transpar-

ency and integrity, and the

process has started. Is this

not a new engagement for

the public sector?

To save relationships,

connections and liaisons

let us carry on untried op-

tions, be open to commu-

nications and negotiations,

and cut rugged edges for an

immaculately clean en-

gagement.

Funny it may seembut the drive againstirecrackers is way othe target. he cam-

paign is not in accordwith the much toutedcrime prevention thatpolice authorities hadbeen promoting. Wit-tingly or not, they hadtaken a reactive posi-tion near the end othe line which is in noway prevention. o beconsistent, authoritiesmust aim their eortsat where the root is andnot at the scattered tipso the explosive tree that

is the irecracker indus-try. he task o stop-ping what appears as adangerous widespreadmayhem is better doneat source than at theend o the line. It wouldbe simpler and less ex-pensive or governmentto cut the problem inthe bud than allow it tospread and create havocin the communities,posing great danger to

lives and properties un-desirably at the onset othe year.

We do not know ithe strategy is done inpurpose to give eve-

ryone a task to do andind some leeway oreking out a living. Run-ning ater vendors whoare tagged as engaged

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DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Sps. Lorenzo Dungzal

Lagunzad and Maria Agullo Lagunzad extrajudicially settled, partitioned

and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated at Brgy. San Rafael, Dulag,

Leyte containing an area of 15,640 square meters, more or less. A Deed of

Sale was executed in favor of Edgar Tangpuz Agullo married to Jovelita

Acejo Agullo as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No.

204, Page No. 41, Book No. XXX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Ryan M.

Oledan. LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012, January 2 & 9, 2013

AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATIONNOTICE is hereby given that heir of the late Felina Comora-Caindoy

heir of late Modesta Aguillon executed an afdavit of Self-Adjudication

over a parcel of land, Lot No. 6733, situated at Brgy. San Jose, Dulag,

Leyte, containing an area of 247 square meters, more or less, covered by

Tax Dec. No. 9613040 00690; per Doc. No. 52, Page No. 11, Book No.

XXVIII, Series of 2011 of NotaryPublic Atty. Ryan M. Oledan.

LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012, January 2 & 9, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTSNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Lorenzo Olea, extraju-

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

by OCT Nos. P-47520, Lot No. 16182, Case 53, Cad. 505, situated in Brgy.

Mohon, Tanauan, Leyte, containing an area of 4,505 square meters; and

waived to Leah Reyes-Salvador an area of 3,059 square meters and Jen-

nifer P. Monteza equivalent to 1,446 square meters; per Doc. No. 152, Page

No. 31, Book No. VIII, Series of 2009 of Notary Public Atty. Edwin B.

Tabaranza. LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012 & January 2, 9, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Constancia Magpili ex-

trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land lo-

cated at Cabuynan, Tanauan, Leyte, Lot No. 3019-B, containing an area of

.5523.40 hectares, more or less, under Tax Dec. No. 3802-00383-R13. A

Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Nora-Mendiola-Roberts as vendee

for a portion of .4142.55 hectares, more or less from the above-described

property; per Doc. No. 126, Page No. 27, Book No. 6, Series of 2012 of

Notary Public Atty. Hasmin Cristy S. Avila-Bibar.

LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012 & January 2, 9, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Pablo Poliquit extrajudi-

cially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcels of land described

as: 1) Parcel 1, Lot No. 6006, C13, Cad 655 situated in Brgy. Tinag-an, Al-

buera, Leyte, containing an area of 1,188 square meters, more or less, cov-ered by Katibayan Ng Original Na Titulo Bldg. P-43306; 2) Parcel 2, Lot

No. 5692, C13, Cad 655, situated in Brgy. Tinag-an, Albuera, Leyte, con-

taining an area of 1,187 square meters, more or less, covered by Katibayan

Ng Original Na Titulo Bldg. P-43305; 3) Parcel 3, Lot No. 5694, C13, Cad

655, situated in Brgy. Tinag-an, Albuera, Leyte, containing an area of 1,123

square meters, more or less, covered by Katibayan Ng Original Na Titulo

Bldg. P-43304; 4) Parcel 4, Lot No. 5696, C13, Cad. 655, situated in Brgy.

Tinag-an, Albuera, Leyte, containing an area of 1,187 square meters, more

or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Rosamay S. Poliquit as

vendee for the above-described 4 parcels of land; per Doc. No. 485, Page

No. 97, Book No. XXIV, Series of 2010 of Notary Public Edsel Deris.

LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012 & January 2, 9, 2013

DEED OF ADJUDICATION WITH WAIVER OF SHARESNOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Jaime R. Noveda ex-

ecuted an afdavit of Deed of Adjudication over a parcel of agricultural

land with Tax Dec. No. 08-30 0018-00252 located in Brgy. Canhidoc, Palo,

Leyte, with Cad. Lot No. 4900, with an area of .8503 more or less assessed

value of P10,330.00. That heirs hereby waive their rights, interests and par-

ticipation in the above-described property in favor of their sister Remedios

N. Baqueros; per Doc. No. 38, Page No. 8, Book No. 4, Series of 2012 of

Notary Public Atty. Eva Bernadette V. Basalleje.

LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012 & January 2, 9, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Guillermo P. Jordan ex-

trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land lo-

cated at Kawayan, Kananga, Leyte covered by O.C.T. No. A-057545, with

Tax Dec. No. A-2500, containing an area of 5,387 square meters. A Deed

of Sale was executed in favor of Filomena Aragon Pastor as vendee for the

above-described property; per Doc. No. 446, Page No. 91, Book No. III,

Series of 2012 of Atty. Sharon N. Baragen.

LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012 & January 2, 9, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Teotima L. Tabon extra-

judicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No.

1426, Case 1, Pls-1067-D, situated of Mayabay, Municipality of Daram,

Samar, containing an area of 45.203 square meters, more or less. That heirs

hereby waive all their shares, rights, interest and participation in favor of

Felipe T. Balolong; per Doc. No. 03, Page 01, Book No. XII, Series of 2012

of NotaryPublic Atty. Pedro M. Labin.

LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012 & January 2, 9, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Emilio B. Japzon ex-

trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a two-storey com-

mercial/residential building with oor area of 69 square meters, situated at

Brgy. Poblacion, Catbalogan City, covered and embraced by Tax Dec. No.

01-0004-00055, PIN No. 229-01-004-022-1001 with an assessed value of

P158,270.00 covered by T.C.T No. T-14175. A Deed of Sale was execut-

ed in favor of ALVIN CESAR L. LAOHOO married to Teresita Omega-

Laohoo as vendees for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 268,

Page No. 55, Book No. 163, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Medino

Acuba. LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012 & January 2, 9, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE SALENOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Rosendo Viscara ex-

trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot

No. 891, Cad. 566-D, Hilongos Cadastre, covered by Tax Dec. No. 14025-

00168 R13, containing an area of 1,482.47 square meters, market value of

P5,310.00 and assessed value of P2,120.00. A Deed of Sale was executed

in favor of Generosa A. Abuyan, Jr. married to Ferdinand L. Abuyan as

vendees for the above-described properties; per Doc. No. 242, Page No. 50,

Book No. XXXVIII, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Beunaventura C.

Vilbar. LSDE: Dec. 26, 2012 & January 2, 9, 2013

need to be suspended in the

balance like the NYR in idle

anticipation of its realiza-

tion.

November 28 last year

to same date this year is de-

clared the Jubilee Year in

celebration of the 75th anni-

versary of establishment ofPalo ( Leyte ) as a Diocese.

Here is where the grace

comes, one which no NYR

could ever overcome.

Rev. Fr. Amadeo Corpuz

Alvero, the director of So-

cial Communications in the

Archdiocese of Palo and a

parochial vicar in Sto. Nino

Parish of Tacloban City, re-

iterates the indulgence that

a faithful could gain when

he visits the Palo Cathedral.

For clarity, indulgence is

a remission of the tempo-

ral punishment due to sins

whose guilt has already been

forgiven.

He expounded in a text

message that the indulgence

is granted to those who are

properly disposed to it, such

as, one must have availed

the sacrament of confession,

take Holy Communion and

pray for the intention of the

Pope (that is, praying the

Lords Prayer, Hail Mary

and Glory be for the inten-

tion of the Pope).

How does one avail of

it? Fr. Alvero stated, The

Archdiocese of Palo is indeed

blessed by God this year. We

are in the Year of Gods Fa-vor and Grace. On this Jubi-

lee Year Pope Benedict XVI

has granted the faithful an

indulgence for those who vis-

it the Pilgrim Site (the Palo

Cathedral) during this year

of grace, especially passing

through the Jubilee Door of

the Cathedral of Palo. This

may sound simple, but it

entails intense resolution as

well. If achieved, it will de-

In this...from page 4

nitely spell a big differencein ones life, especially in the

spiritual aspect.

Corollary to the celebra-

tion of the Jubilee Year, each

month is an occasion to be-

hold and to be one with other

faithful in rejoicing. It could

also be the avenue for one

to respond to Gods call to

sanctity.

From January to No-

vember this year certain sec-

tor of the society convenes

to celebrate the Jubilee. In

chronological order from

this month, the following

gets their chance, namely,

the faith communities; sen-ior citizens; workers and

overseas Filipino workers;

youth and children; mass

media; businessmen and

professionals; educators and

students; clergy, religious

and seminarians; lay liturgi-

cal ministry; and basic eccle-

sial community (BEC) faith

communities. November is

the closing of the Jubilee

where the presence of Luis

Antonio Chito Cardinal

Tagle is expected.

In this Year of Faith, the

Catholic faithful are evenly

blessed. It is only a matterof utilizing the opportunity

to receive the grace that

comes with a contrite heart.

Stressign the statement of

Fr. Alvero, the Jubilee Year

from November last year to

November this year is the

Year of Grace and Gods

favor for the Archdiocese of

Palo. So seize this rare occa-

sion of having a really grace-

lled New Year.

rom using irecrackers.Such approach may wellhave some eect but isjust too expensive. hecolorul posters we see invarious places all over thecountry and the advertise-ments in print, radio andtelevision media outletsare surely costly or gov-ernment. Add to it the

utilization o governmentpersonnel to enorce lawsprohibiting irecrackersand we surely can realizehow expensive the strat-egy is.

It is thereore unbe-coming or governmentto congratulate itsel orwhat it considers a jobwell done in terms o thereduced number o ire-cracker victims at the turno this year. Reports beingaired over media declarethis new year as sae all orthe expedient reason thatthe casualties and injuredirecracker victims divedby almost hal rom lastyears level. But we knowthat the goal is as has al-ways been, a zero casualtyand injuries rom ire-cracker causes. he dropin number is still too arrom ideal, a target that isattainable i governmentwill consider taking a pro-active stance. Stoppingthe problem at source isyet the untested methodthat would surely be e-ective. Victims o ire-crackers will hit zero mark

i it would be stopped atthe manuacturing leveland not on the streets inthe hands o vendors andmerrymakers.

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much undermanned i wetake their number in pro-portion to the populationthey serve. his is whythey cannot deliver theirmandated tasks and unc-tions. he situation is ag-gravated by the misguidedpolicy that places policeoicers in the anti-insur-gency rontline. Such task

is deducts signiicantlyprecious work hours thatare supposed to be usedin the delivery o theirprimary service. But thetask appears exciting andrewarding to set aside.

We are conronted oncemore with typical govern-ment action that does notaim to respond to the rootcause o problems. Else,why would agencies un-dertake activities againstirecrackers but allow itsmanuacture anyway?Doesnt anyone o the pol-icymakers in governmentrecognize the root o theproblem and identiy pos-sible solutions aimed atsuch root cause? It is verymuch simpler and easierto contain the problem byattacking the root cause.Banning irecrackers mustnot be done at the ven-dors table but at sourcewhere the items are manu-actured i authorities areserious in containing theproblem. It surely will re-quire less expense romthe meager public coersto contain the problem at

the very source.Under the present

strategy that governmentagencies take in its driveagainst irecrackers, wesee campaign advertise-ments and public adviso-ries exhorting the public

in the illegal sale o ire-crackers tends to divertpolice attention on themore important task oensuring public order. Al-ready, the police are very

Edcel Lagman, also one othe authors, said the RA10354 was signed in the pri-vacy o Aquinos study roomin order not to exacerbatethe conict with CatholicChurch leaders.

Women worldwidewho have been anticipatingthe enactment o an RH law

in the Philippines rejoicewith the vast majority oFilipinos in celebrating theelevation o the bill into astatute, Lagman said.

Valte, meanwhile, al-layed ears that the new lawwould compel amilies touse articial contraceptivesand it would require ami-lies to set a particular num-ber o children. She said thegovernment will post thecopies o the law on the In-ternet so that the public canlook at its provisions.

Also she claried thatthe und or natural am-ily planning centers will beseparate rom the allocationintended or articial amilyplanning methods given tohealth centers.

Te Responsible Par-enthood and ReproductiveHealth Act o 2012, has al-ready been published on-line in the Ocial Gazette,aer having been signed byAquino on December 21,2012.

Te law will take efect15 days aer its publicationin at least two newspaperso general circulation. (Sun-nex)

came two days aer micro-blogging site, witter, wasabuzz with reaction overthe supposed signing o theRH bill into law.

On Friday night, a closeally o President Aquino

conrmed that the RH billhad been signed last De-cember 21, just two daysaer the bicameral coner-ence committee report wasratied in the Senate andthe House o Representa-tives.

In a text message toreporters, House Major-ity Leader Neptali Gonza-les II said: PNoy (Aquino)signed into law withoutanare the RH RepublicAct last Friday December21. RH is now Republic Act10354.

One o the main authors,Senior Deputy Major-ity Leader and Iloilo Rep-resentative Janette Garin,said it was Aquino himselwho requested or a non-ceremonious signing o theRH Law.

We agreed with his callor early reconciliation orthe sake o the nation andthe Christmas spirit. Cer-emonies are not that impor-tant. What is important isour governments politicalwill to implement pro-poorand pro-people measures,Garin said in a text message.

Albay Representative

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Te study ound thatthe severity and dura-tion o symptoms inpatients treated with

antibiotics were no di-erent to those given aplacebo.

But experts cautionthat i pneumonia issuspected, antibioticsshould still be used dueto the diseases severity.

Pro Paul Little romthe University o South-ampton, who led theresearch, said: Usingthe antibiotic amoxicil-lin to treat respiratory

inections in patientsnot suspected o havingpneumonia is not likelyto help and could beharmul.

Overuse o antibi-otics, dominated by pri-mary care prescribing,particularly when theyare inefective, can leadto the development oresistance and have sideefects like diarrhoea,rash and vomiting.

Our results show

that people get betteron their own. But giventhat a small numbero patients will ben-et rom antibiotics thechallenge remains toidentiy these individu-als.

Previous researchinto whether or notantibiotics are bene-

Overprescribing o antibiotics can lead to bacterial resistance

cial in the treatment ochest inections, wheresymptoms include short-ness o breath, weakness,

high ever, coughing andatigue, have producedconicting results- par-ticularly in older peoplewhere chest inectionscan lead to urther com-plications.

Tis study randomlydivided patients into twogroups - one received theantibiotic and the otherwas given a placebo, aninert treatment in theorm o a sugar pill, three

times a day or sevendays.Te study ound lit-

tle diference in the se-verity and duration osymptoms reported be-tween groups. Tis wasalso true or older pa-tients - those aged 60years or over - who madeup nearly a third o thestudy.

And those taking an-tibiotics were reportedto have more side efects

including nausea, rashand diarrhoea than thosegiven the placebo.

Drug resistance

Chest inections areone o the most commonproblems patients go totheir GP about.

Dr Nick Hopkinson,a member o the Brit-ish Lung Foundation,thought the study was

helpul back-up whenpatients ask them or an-tibiotics.

He said: Some pa-tients with mild chestinections will ask or aprescription - this studycan help GPs suggest itmay not be the best thingor them.

Most mild chest in-ections will settle bythemselves with no needor antibiotics - as they

are mainly caused by vi-ruses. Tose with mildinections are told tocome back i symptomsdont get better.

Tis study is encour-aging and supports whatGPs are already doing.

Overprescribing oantibiotics can lead tobacterial inection resist-ance.

Dr Michael Moore,rom the Royal Collegeo General Practitioners,

who also co-authoredthe study, said: It isimportant that GPs areclear when they shouldand should not prescribeantibiotics to patients toreduce the emergenceo bacterial resistance inthe community.

Tis study backs theapproach taken in theNational Institute or

Antibiotics ineective or coughsAbout 2,000 patients across 12 European countries flled in an illness diary.

Health and Clinical Ex-cellence (NICE) guide-lines that patients whopresent with acute lowerrespiratory tract inec-tion where pneumoniais not suspected can bereassured by their GPthat they will recoverwithout antibiotics andthat the illness is likely tolast about three weeks intotal whether or not theyhave a prescription.

Te European study,which included Bel-gium, England, Franceand Germany, took placebetween November 2007and April 2010.

It looked at 2,061 pa-

tients who had a persis-tent cough lasting morethan 28 days and wherea chest inection, likebronchitis, was suspect-ed.

Tose thought to havepneumonia were exclud-ed rom the study due tothe severity o the disease

i not treated promptly.Participants complet-

ed a daily diary or theduration o their illnessand rated the the sever-ity o their symptoms in-cluding cough, shortnesso breath, chest pain, andblocked or runny nose.

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MANILA (2nd Update,4:04 p.m.) -- Malacanangconrmed Saturday thatPresident Benigno AquinoIII had signed into law Re-public Act (RA) 10354 or

the Responsible Parent-hood and ReproductiveHealth Act o 2012.

In a statement, deputypresidential spokespersonAbigail Valte said the Presi-dent signed the new repro-ductive health law last De-cember 21.

Valte, in an interviewover dzRB Radyo ng Bayan,

RH bill now a law, Palace confirmsbe partners in, particularlyenvironment and other ad-vocacies, she said.

Te Palace o cial alsoended of accusations thatthe bill was signed by the

President in secrecy. TePresident signed it on De-cember 21 because he hasengagements to attend toaer Christmas and hewanted to make sure that heapproves it beore the yearends, Valte said.

Te President alsosigned other legislationsaside rom Republic Act10354, which also been re-leased to the media, sheadded.

Te Palace conrmation

Whatever the disagree-ments, people must worktogether to nd ways to im-prove the lives o Filipinos,she said.

Asked by reporters how

the administration intendsto reach out to the CatholicChurch aer the approvalo the bill, Valte said thatboth sides can cooperate onmany other areas.

While the ResponsibleParenthood Bill may havebeen a very contentious is-sue between governmentand civil society and othersectors, there are so manyareas that we can moveorward on; we have manyother areas o cooperationthat are possible or us to

operation and reconcilia-tion among diferent sec-tors in society: engagementand dialogue characterizednot by animosity, but by ourcollective desire to better

the welare o the Filipinopeople, she added.

Tis kind o engagementand dialogue is the hall-mark o a true democracy,Valte said noting that thisencourages people to debatethrough deeply-held beliesand values that enrich andelevate public discourse.

said that the Presidents ac-tion, the government andcivil society organizationscan now move orward orgreater cooperation.

Te passage into law

o the Responsible Parent-hood Act closes a highly di-visive chapter o our histo-rya chapter borne o theconvictions o those whoargued or, or against thisAct, whether in the legisla-tive branch or in civil soci-ety, she said.

At the same time, itopens the possibility o co-

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