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Te Department o Edu-cation (DepEd), Division oEastern Samar, which is com-posed o 27 districts joins therest o the schools divisionnationwide in the conducto the weeklong NationwideSchools Maintenance Weekdubbed as Brigada Eskwelawhich kicks o next week,Monday, May 20 until Friday,May 24.

Bernardo A. Adina oDepEd said that the BrigadaEskwela will start with a mo-torcade that will pass throughthe major thorougharesstarting rom two points:those rom Lawaan down toMaydolong, to Guiuan willconverge in Gen. Mac-arthur

BORONGAN CIY Te Police Regional Oce 8will give proper recognitionto a 47-year old policemanwho singlehandedly pre-vented an attempt by severalarmed men to sow violencein a remote village in EasternSamar simultaneous with thecasting o votes on Monday.

Police Regional Direc-

tor Chie Supt. Elmer Soriaidentied the police ocer asSPO3 Jorge B. iunayan whowas manning the security as-sistance desk in a polling cen-ter in Mantang ElementarySchool, some ve kilometersaway rom the town proper oa in Eastern Samar.

His act o bravery andpresence o mind thwartedan almost gunght betweentwo armed groups that couldhave aected the peaceulconduct o the elections in

the area, Soria said.iunayan, an 18-year vet-

Soria lauded policeman who

foil possible poll violence

DILG-8 to brie newly

elected ocials in JuneACLOBAN CIY

Te Department o Interi-or and Local Government(DILG) will brie all elect-ed local government o-cials next month or them

to know their responsibil-ities in public oce.

DILG Regional Di-rector Dr. Pedro NovalJr. said that this trainingis to be undertaken bytheir personnel who willbe brieed in Manila onthe conduct o trainingor newly-elected ocials(NEO) beore they couldtrain them in the localscene.

Te modules or the

eran o the police service andhis amilys lone breadwin-ner, responded to a reporto a commotion outside thepolling center when armedsupporters o two contendingparties who chanced uponeach other some 100 metersaway rom the polling centerand about to engage in agunght.

iunayan was able to rea warning shot that causedthe armed men to scam-per toward unknown direc-tions, Soria said. A back-upteam rom the municipalpolice station and the Philip-pine Army was immediatelysought.

Nevertheless, the inci-dents did not aect the con-duct o peaceul elections inthe area, Soria added.

Meanwhile, the 1,063police oicers deployed to

new and reelected ocialsare dierent, accordingto Noval. Tereaer theelected ocials are ex-pected to cra the exec-utive-legislative agenda

that contains plans oaction o their adminis-tration.

he preparation othe ELA will anchor onthe state o the local gov-ernance report as a resulto the implementationo the Local GovernancePerormance Manage-ment System (LGPMS)program.

he state o localgovernance report, on

the other hand, is beingprepared by the transi-tion committee who willnot only turnover theimportant documentso the previous govern-

ment but will also briethe new oicials, Novalunderscored.

hrough that docu-ment, they would knowthe state o develop-ment, the state o inan-cial development o themunicipality or city, heexplained.

Te oce o the mayorwill prepare the executiveagenda while the legisla-

Evardone outshines

Kwans congressional

bid by 11,070 votesBy: PIO CALVO

BORONGAN CIY-Re- electionist Ben P.Evardone o the Lonedistrict o Eastern Samarcrashed the congression-al bid o Annaliz Kwan,Mayor o Guiauan by11,070 votes only in theever peaceul elections inthe country.

Aer more thanalmost three days osuspense, the Provin-cial Board o Canvass-ers headed by Atty. Ma.Corazon Montallana o-cially proclaimed Con-

E d ith

113,346 votes as againstMayor Kwan 102,276

votes. For Governor, in-cumbent governor Con-rado Nicart Jr. acquired108,344 as against the or-mer mayor o Sulat JavierZacates 93,107. Picardalhumbled iu Sonco or

vice governor. Picardalaccumulated 79,225 votesas against iu Songco73,981. For provincialboard, earlier proclaimedwere the winners or the2nd District. Tey werere-electionists GorgonioCabaca, Jonas Abuda, or-

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Te cool, calm and traquilility o Sulangan, Guiauan E. Samar. Photo courtesy o: Julius Renz Aranas

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ACLOBAN CIY Te An Waray party-list isindisputably number oneparty- list in the regionbut 11 other party- listgroups turned out to bethe top picks in 33 o the143 cities and munici-

palities, counting resultsshowed.

In a mobile phone in-terview, An Waray party-list Rep. Neil BenedictMontejo said this is in-evitable considering thatnominees and ocials osome existing party-listshail rom the region too.

Tese party-lists arealso diligently wooing lo-cal government oicialsand voters as well but de-

spite o this, a big majorityo voters still voted or AnWaray, Montejo said.

Despite o the popular-ity o other party- lists inthe region, Rep. Montejois condent that An Wa-ray will get at least a singleseat in Congress sincethey are able to get 2% o

An Waray emerge as #1 in EV

ACLOBAN CIY Presidential and celebrityendorsements, truckloadso campaign posters, over-

whelming public supportand countless media ads arepaths to poll victory, but whyAn Waray party-list Rep.Florencio Bem Noel ailedon his bid to become themayor o this city?

A political analyst hastagged several actors whyNoel lost on his bid de-spite endorsement rom noless than President BenignoNoynoy Aquino and hissister, Kris, so-called queeno all media.

Ladylyn Lim, politicalscience proessor o the Uni-versity o the Phil ippines-acloban Campus, said thatacloban voters ailed toconnect Noel to the An Wa-ray party-list who has beengiving medical assistance tothe poor.

She said people see Noelmore as an individual poli-tician and not as a repre-sentative o the pro-poorparty-list.

No matter how many big

time endorsements a candi-

PNOY endorsement notgood enough to win votes

the total votes or party listbased on the latest count.

Initially, the party- listhad 406,735 votes nation-wide or 15th with the high-est votes.

In Eastern Samar, Pw-ersa ng Bayaning Atleta

(PBA) party- list tops inthe count in the towns oBalangkayan, BoronganCity, Can-avid, Oras, SanJulian, San Policarpo, anda. It was also in the rstrank in agapul-an andZumarraga, Samar.

PBA party list nomineeSol Angelie Libanan, anincumbent councilor oa town, is a daughter oormer Eastern Samar Rep.Marcelino Libanan.

In General Macarthurand Hernani towns, 1-AngPamilya was the top choiceamong voters.

Data rom the trans-parency server o theCommission on Elec-tions showed that o the167,676 votes or party- listcounted in Eastern Samar,

34,560 votes (31.49%) wereor An Waray, 27,698 votes(25.24%) or PBA, and3,244 votes (2.94%) or 1Ang Pamilya.

Bayan Muna was thetop choice in Catubig,Gamay, Mapanas, Palapag,

Las Navas, and Laoang inNorthern Samar.

Aangat ayo party-listdominated in Capul, Cat-arman, Lavezares, Mon-dragon, San Antonio,San Isidro, San Vicente,and Victoria in NorthernSamar; and Inopacan inLeyte.

O the 222,043 votescounted in Northern Sa-mar, An Waray garnered21, 807 votes (18.18%),

just a little ahead o Aan-gat ayos 18,765 votes(15.64%), and Bayan Mu-nas 14,914 votes (12.43%).

Akbayan Ci t i zen sAction Party outrankedAn Waray in Pambujan,No rthern Samar andLibagon, Southern Leyte.

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various assignments in East-ern Visayas relative to theMondays polls have alreadybeen recalled Wednesdayaernoon.

he security plan wehave laid out is more thanadequate in ensuring SAFE2013 and this could not havebeen done without yoursupport and cooperation,Soria said as he welcomedback the policemen whowere deployed in variousparts o the region or poll

duties.

Soria underscored sac-riices police oicers hadendured, with some evenailing to exercise their right

o surage, just to ensurethat electoral process intheir areas o assignmentwas peaceul, secure andcredible.

We should be proud othe electoral exercise thatjust commenced as it wassmooth, secured and gener-ally peaceul. It was indeeda celebration o our democ-racy, he stressed.

Soria described the con-duct o elections across theregion as generally peaceul.

(RICKY J BAUTISTA)

Soria lauded...

date would get i a candidatesrival has more resources tosway voters, those endorse-ments would not work on

Election Day, Lim told LeyteSamar Daily Express.More sentiments were

also given to Mayor AlredRomualdez, whose closeallies asked voters to givethe chie executive a chanceto complete his third andlast term, according to theanalyst.

Many voters also viewNoel as a man with lack oexperience in leading a citygovernment. he incum-bency gave Romualdez more

edge, she added.Lim also cited the ABSCBNs V Patrol May 15report o alleged vote- buy-ing that even triggered stam-pede. According to the re-port, the activity happenedin Patio Victoria, a propertyowned by the Romualdezamily.

In a story published bythe Romualdez camp in thispaper, they also accusedNoels camp o massive vote-buying.

he problem is with

people. Tey changed theirmind i they got money.Celebrity and other endorse-ments are nothing without

money. Poverty is not aboutentertainment, she stressed.Romualdez garnered

45,182 votes against Noels38,460 votes or a dierenceo 6,722 votes. His wie,Cristina G. Romualdez, alsowon on her reelection bid asa councilor.

Noels deeat, accordingto Lim, will discourage someindividuals to run or publicoice in a place ruled bypolitical dynasties.

Romualdez, who won

on his third and last term aschie executive, is a neph-ew o ormer First LadyImelda Romualdez Marcosand ormer Leyte GovernorBenjamin Romualdez. Temayors dad, Alredo, ruledthe city or nine years rom1998 to 2007.

Te reelected mayorscousin, Ferdinand Mar-tin Romualdez, ran asan unopposed candidateor Leytes rst congres-sional district (SARWELL

Q.MENIANO)

tive agenda will be pre-pared by the SangguiangPanlungsod headed bythe vice mayor. Te twooutputs will then be inte-grated to orm the ELA.

In local governmentunits where there aresuspended local chieexecutives, the vice

mayor will lead thetransition team, he said.

Noval added that alllocal government unitsin the region have al-ready organized theirtransition team. (ROELAMAZONA)

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D

IT seems the very popu-larlet me rephrase thatthe once very popularAmerican Idol is hittingthe rocks. Recent news re-ports say the current judgeswill all be booted out andreplaced by much younger,more popular singers andcelebrities.

The show has beensteadily losing its audience.Its ratings have plummet-ed. It now wants to recover,in a desperate effort to goagainst the law of naturethat we all die or fade awaysooner or later. It wants tobe immortal, but for thewrong reason.

It looks to me that thewhole development is allabout money, or at leastthat money is the mainconcern, the end-all of thewhole affair. I know thereis always a business part to

any project, but it shouldnot get stuck. Immortalityhas terms that go far be-yond money.

I nd this very funny, ofcourse, because no matterhow good a show is, it canonly have so much shelf-life. Yes, we can want ourproduct to be popular andin demand for as long aspossible. But all this oughtto be done without compro-mising basic, indispensablelaws.

The laws that should

guide us in matters like thisshould not just be purelyeconomic, social or theratings laws. Otherwise,theres no way but to un-dermine the requirementsof truth, justice and char-ity. Lies and deception willcome, and all forms of un-fairness, often in very sub-tle ways, will just swampthe whole affair.

Without truth, justiceand charity, we demeanourselves. We undermineour dignity. We demoteourselves to mere objects

or products. Singers, art-ists, technicians, and theaudience involved in theshow lose their true iden-tity as persons and childrenof God, and the worst cut,is that all this is done in thesweetest of ways.

And here we are onlytalking so far about Amer-ican Idol, or the entertain-ment world. If we go to theother elds, politics, for ex-ample, we nd much worsesituations. The greed forpower has practically over-

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Outgrowing theAmerican Idol

syndrome

The aftermath of the2013 Elections

ays after the 2013 midterm elections, Filipinos generally were surprised by the re-

sults that mostly brought back to power political families and incumbents. While

some people were yearning for change and freshness in the political scene, somehow

things have altered the voters minds before the actual moment. Majority did not

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want to gamble with their votes; they wanted

to be sure that their votes will go to the right

candidates who will continue to make a differ-

ence, leaders who are better choices.

Even the Presidents endorsement was not

an assurance of winning. The President from

the start of his term has campaigned of rid-

ding the government of corruption; his ght

for matuwid na daan became a gauge in

selecting candidates. The amount of money

given did not matter to voters anymore. They

accepted from all candidates regardless of

their party afliation or support. With alle-

gations of massive and rampant vote -buying

and selling, people were asked why they took

the money given to them by both camps, most

of those who were interviewed shared that it is

only during election time that they are able to

get back some of the taxes they paid to govern-

ment. For those who are non-taxpayers, they

claimed that election time is sharing time of

wealth possessed by a few in society.

With allegations of all sorts of election-relat-

ed shenanigans before and even during Elec-

tion Day, no amount of political tactics could

change the reality that people have become ed-

ucated voters; they are now more empowered

to sift or lter information. They also have

learned from lessons of the past where they

have been victims of false promises. Candi-

dates who promised to give more after casting

extent of redening our hu-man nature and the moralitythat ows from it.

The way it is played nowin many places, politicsseems to be the last placeto look for truth, justiceand charity. If ever thereare shreds of truth, justiceand charity in this eld, its

more by accident than byintention.Is it any wonder then if

we also suffer the conse-quences of these anomaliesthat seem to be made thenew normal these days?These are consequencesthat also generate in theirturn other variations, echo-ing the lesson of Christswords that the devil wholeaves a soul, who contin-ues to be complacent, canreturn, bringing 7 more

powerful devils.Theres a lot of confu-

sion, scepticism, cynicism,agnosticism, atheism, rela-tivism, nihilism. We nowsee terrorism exploding inmany places, not anymoreimported but home-grown.And other bizarre happen-ings...

Obviously, in the faceof all these, our reactionhas to be positive and hope-ful always. Theres alwayshope. The good always tri-umphs, because that goodcomes from God. What weare being asked is to plumb

deeper into the world of thisgoodness through the waysof evil that seeks to under-mine it.

In a way, these newforms of evil force us to

discover the still hidden as-

pects of goodness and love.

Lets always remember that

due to our freedom, our ca-

pacity to do good and to do

evil is innite. But we are

told, however, by our faith,

that its Gods mercy that

limits evil and shows the

boundless extent of good-

ness and love.Yes, we are entering a

most tricky stage of human

history, where the forces

of good and evil get mixed

up in such a way as to defy

easy categorization. Evil

can take advantages, and

many times take cover un-

der the guise of good. And

vice-versa. Goodness is of-

ten shrouded now with the

clouds of evil.

But in the end, evil can

only lead us to tap the still

latent resources of good-

ness, while goodness can

always dominate and cure

evil. Our problem is that

we often allow goodness to

spoil us, to make us com-

placent and lazy.

Thats why Christ

showed us the way to re-

solve this predicament. It is

through the cross, his cross,

where the forces of evil and

the goodness that comes

from God meet and the dra-ma resolved.

Lets shun purely world-

ly values and return to the

spiritual and supernatural

ones, as expressed by the

cross, that truly serve us.

Majority o voters in Hi-longos and San Isidro inLeyte picked 1-Care partylist.

acloban campus said thatthere would always be achance or other party-list groups to top in thecount in some Waray andCebuano-speaking areasbecause o lack o supportrom local politicians.

Some mayors in theregion have endorsed adierent party-list becausethey were swayed withcampaign promises o po-litical parties, Lim said.

Metro Manila-based

Fi lipinos whose ethnicroots are rom the East-ern Visayas ounded theparty in 2001. In the 2004elections, itwon one seatin Congress with Flor-encio Noel as nominee.Te group has two rep-resentatives in the 15 thCongress. (SARWELLQ. MENIANO)

Some areas have oth-er rontrunners Isabel,Leyte (Aani), Maasin City,Southern Leyte (Firm 24-K), Bato, Leyte (COOP-NACCO), and Sogod,Southern Leyte (UNI-MAD).

In Las Navas, NorthernSamar and Maasin City, AnWaray landed in the hplace, an unexpected resultor a party- list oundedby individuals with ethnicroots rom the region.

In the entire region, AnWaray got 354,419 votes or38.09% o the 1.58 million

votes counted. rai lingbehind are PBA (58,050

votes) , 1- Care (3 8,285v o t e s ) , B ay a n Mu n a(28,198), and Aangat ayo(26,216).

Ladylyn Lim, politicalscience proessor o Uni-

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mer SB memberNestorio Cablao, new comer MaCaridad Sison Gotesan anre-electionist Jenny Baldono. Proclaimed late lasMay 16 were the winners othe 1st District, Atty. ByroM. Suyot, Perry Balase, reelectionist Joji MontallanaAtty. Celestino Cabato, anKaren Domingo Alvarez.

Meanwhile, at thBorongan City Hall, MayoFe Abunda was immediatelproclaimed winner aer heopponent Annabelle AlidCapito conceded deeat. Incumbent Vice Mayor FideAnacta Jr. was also declarewinner, throwing his opponent Dr. Elay Casillanby wide margin. Later proclaimed were the membero Sangguniang Panglung

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amid rowMANILA -- aiwans

military conducted Turs-day exercises in watersbetween aiwan and thePhilippines, close to the

spot where Filipino coastguard personnel openedre on a aiwanese shingvessel last week, killing a65-year-old-crew mem-ber.

wo Laayette rigates,one Kidd-class destroyer,two missile boats and as-sorted Mirage and locallyproduced jet ghters tookpart in the drill, under-scoring aiwans angerover the incident, which

has dominated local me-dia coverage or the pastweek.

It seems certain to ben-et President Ma Ying-jeou, desperately in needo a public relations vic-tory ollowing a protract-ed economic slowdownthat has helped depresshis once buoyant approvalrating to new lows thatwere in the mid-teens aso last week.

Ma is also likely to beaided by the seeminglyinfexible attitude takenby his premier, who onWednesday brushed asidean apology by the Philip-pines -- the second in 24hours -- as insucientand insincere.

As a result, a series oaiwanese sanctions im-posed on the Philippines a hiring reeze placed on

Philippine workers com-ing to aiwan, the recallo aiwans semi-ocial to

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Manila and the discourag-ing o aiwanese travel tothe Southeast Asian nation-- will all remain in eect.

Te Philippine govern-

ment said Tursday, how-ever, that the red travelalert issued by aiwanwould hurt both sides.

It does not do anyonegood. ravel rom theirend will be aected as well.Teir airlines will be a-ected. So does it help bothcountries when you doa travel ban? said presi-dential spokesman EdwinLacierda in a news brieng.

Lacierda also said that

the concerned governmentagencies have been prepar-ing or contingencies aeraiwan decided to reezethe hiring o Filipino work-ers due to the incident.

On Tursday, it was theaiwanese military exer-cises in the Bashi Strait thatcaptured most o the atten-tion in aiwan, with cableV news stations oeringull coverage o the sea andair maneuvers.

Commentators drewrepeated attention to thepresence o heavily armednaval ships protecting theaiwanese shing boatsworking in the area a re-minder that aiwan is pre-pared to do everything itcan to discourage a repriseo last weeks incident.

Our naval drill ismeant to fex our musclesand protect our sovereign-

ty, gushed CI V, whileEV added ominously:Our Mirage ghters are

heavily armed with mis-siles. Our naval crews aremaneuvering on the verydoorstep o the Philip-pines.

Te circumstances be-hind the May 9 shootingremain shrouded in con-troversy. While the Philip-pines acknowledges that itscoast guard personnel didopen re on the aiwan-ese boat, it said the actionwas taken in sel-deenseto prevent the aiwaneserom ramming their own

vessel. aiwanese sher-men deny the rammingclaim.

Te Philippines hasopened an inquiry into theaair. Fourteen aiwanesepolice investigators arrivedin Manila on Tursday totake part in the inquiry.

Philippine PresidentBenigno Aquino IIIs en-

voy Amadeo Perez alsoreturned Tursday romaiwan, where he said hewas received by a aiwan-ese Foreign Ministry o-cial. But he said he ailed tomeet with the amily o theslain sherman as instruct-ed by Aquino to conveyour apologies and condo-lences to the amily.

We were unable to dothat because the govern-ment o aiwan did notwant to give us security,and they said the amilydid not want to meet us,he told reporters.

Perez said he asked an

emissary to let the sher-mans amily know that hewould go back to aiwan

i they agree to meet him.Last weeks incident tookplace in waters southeasto aiwan and north o thePhilippines in a locationconsidered by both to bewell within their 200 nauti-cal mile-rom-shore exclu-sive economic zones.

Te continuing tensionsbetween aipei and Ma-nila has placed the UnitedStates into something oa bind, with the State De-partment on Wednesdaysaying it was concernedby the increase in tensionsbetween two neighbor-ing democracies and closepartners o the UnitedStates. It welcomed thePhilippines pledge to in-

vestigate the shooting andcooperate with aiwanese

investigators, and urgedboth parties to avoid ur-ther escalation in tensions.

We want them to workthrough their dierenceson this issue as expedi-tiously as they can, spokes-man Patrick Ventrell toldreporters.

China is also closelymonitoring the upsurge intensions between aiwanand the Philippines, do-ing its best to make com-

mon cause with aipei on asensitive issue o maritimesovereignty.

Beijing sees the aairas a good opportunity toemphasize its claims overthe island, rom which itsplit amid civil war in 1949.aiwan has so ar resistedChinas eorts to mount a

joint ront against Manila.On Wednesday, the

spokesman or the aiwanAairs Oce o the State

Council in Beijing repeat-ed the mainlands condem-

nation o the Philippineshandling o the incident.

It is the shared re-sponsibility o both themainland and aiwan tosaeguard the interests ocompatriots across thestrait, Yang Yi said. Wehave urged the Philippinesto investigate the incident,punish the murderer and

give a satisactory explana-tion to the victims. (SUN-NEX)

By Samuel D. CandidoTe Hernani eld oce

o Plan International Inc.will conduct a three-dayClimate Change Adapta-tion Youth Summer Campon May 27-29 in Hernani,Eastern Samar.

Eighty students ingrade 5 and in ourth yearhigh school are expectedto attend the activity.

Community Develop-ment Facilitator Arnold D.Peca said the purpose othe activity is to engage theyouth on climate changemitigation and adapta-tion related activities suchas: tree growing, coastal

clean-ups, disaster and ad-aptation skills and increasetheir knowledge about cli-mate change and disasters.

Peca said the same ac-tivity will be conductedby PLAN Internationalon May 23-25, 2013 at theMatarinao School o Fish-eries in Brgy. Matarinao,Salcedo.

He added that he is in-viting resource speakersrom the Department o

Interior and Local Gov-ernment (DILG), the De-

partment o Environmentand Natural Resources(DENR) and the Philip-pine Atmospheric, Geo-physical and Astronomi-cal Services (PAGASA).

Te activity is con-tinuously on-going in theprovinces o Region 8,Eastern and Northern Sa-mar and Southern Leyte.Te three provinces areareas covered by PLANInternational.

Tere are two munici-palities and eight baran-gays in Eastern Samarthat benet rom the pro-

ject. Te our barangaysin Hernani are: Nagaja,

Carmen, Garawon andSan Miguel while in Sal-cedo are barangays Alog,San Roque, Burak andMatarinao.

Te activity is imple-mented by PLAN Inter-national in coordinationwith Sangguniang Ka-bataan (SK) Federationand the local governmento Hernani and Salcedo.

Tis years theme isKabataan Kapit-bisig

para sa Kalikasan. (SDC/PIA-E. Samar/YWR)

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program to be or-mally implementedamong governmentschools three yearsrom now, 19 pub-lic schools here inthe region have beenidentied as the pro-grams modellingschools.

Elena de Luna, re-gional senior high schoolcoordinator o the De-partment o Education(Deped-8), said that the

identied school have al-ready conducting a map-ping on how many stu-dents would enrol in the 19identied schools.

Tese schools wouldstart the modelling be-ginning this school year2013-2014 which meansstudents who graduatedlast school year are to takeit.

Te identied schoolsare the ollowing: RaaelLentejas Memorial School

o Fisheries (CalbayogCity); Samar NationalSchool (Catbalogan City);Eastern Samar NationalComprehensive HighSchool, Lawaan School oCrasmanship and Home

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State pension undGovernment Service In-surance System (GSIS)today announced thatbeginning July 2013,government employ-ees working in agencieswho are delayed or de-cient in their premiumpayments will not havetheir loan privileges sus-pended anymore. Tenew policy also providesremedial guidelines or

agencies already sus-pended so that their em-ployees GSIS privilegescan be restored.

On April 25, theGSIS Board approveda new policy which ad-dressed agencies non-remittance o premiumcontributions, withoutresorting to the suspen-sion o the loan privileg-es o its employees.

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Industries, Samar NationalPilot Opportunity Schoolo Agriculture, Dolores Na-tional High School and Ma-

tarinao School o Fisheries,all in Eastern Samar.

In Northern Samar,the ollowing schools wereidentied as modellingschools or the K to 12program-Sumuroy Agro-Industrial School,BobonSchool or PhilippineCrasmen, MondragonAgro-Industrial School, Al-len National High Schooland Catarman NationalHigh School.

Te Clarencio Calagos

Memorial School o Fisher-ies in Santa Margarita hasbeen identied or the pro-gram or Samar.

And in Biliran province,ve schools were identied,namely, the Naval NationalHigh School, Naval Schoolo Fisheries, Maripipi Na-tional Vocational School,Manlabang National HighSchool and CabucgayanNational School or Artsand rades.

de Luna said that the

students who would enrolor the program are thosewho graduated this schoolyear and are to take theGrade 11 and Grade 12 orsenior high.

Te Grades 11 and 12

are still part o the ree ba-sic education which meansour parents need not worryo additional expenses, she

said.Te additional school

years has been included tothe basic education wouldprepare the students ortheir college education.

Under the senior highschool, students are ree totake the three tracks- aca-demic, technical-vocationaland livelihood and sportsand arts, depending ontheir inclinations.

On top o these tracks,students are still to take the

regular core curriculumlearning areas like litera-ture, language, mathemat-ics, natural science and phi-losophy, among others.

De Luna said that thecurriculum design underthe K to 12 program wasinitiated not only by the De-partment o Education butalso by the Commission onHigher Education and theechnical Education Skillsand Development Author-ity.

Students who take thesenior high school have theoption not to take a collegedegree to take a baccalau-reate course or just simplynd a job that t with theskills they have learned.

employees lose their ac-cess to GSIS loan win-dows and dividendswhen their social insur-ance contributions aremandatorily deductedrom their salaries, saidPresident and GeneralManager Robert Vergara.

Tis is a welcome de-velopment because pub-lic school teachers heav-ily depend on GSIS loansto pay or the schooling

o their children. We areso glad that the new GSISBoard is implementingreorms in their poli-cies to help small earnersamong government em-ployees make both endsmeet, Benjie Valbuena,president o the Allianceo Concerned eachers(AC) and Manila Pub-lic School eachers As-sociation (MPSA) saidupon hearing the news.

Similarly, eachersDignity Coalition (DC)chairperson Benjo Ba-sas commended the newGSIS management orhearing out its membersplea to spare them rom

the iniquities o theiremployers.

Maraming salamatsa dramatic improvementsa pagtrato sa aming mgamiyembro. Nakikinig naang GSIS ngayon sa am-ing mga miyembro atkinukunsidera na angaming opinion. Sana aymagpatuloy pa ito, Basasexclaimed.

Section 6 o RepublicAct 8291 or the GSIS Acto 1997 provides that the employer shall deducteach month rom themonthly salary or com-pensation o each em-ployee the contributionpayable by him .

Suspended agenciesmay choose any o threeoptions to restore theirregular status.

Tey may pay theirpremium delinquencies

i ll t t th i

arrearages and commit tosettling these through aMemorandum o Agree-ment (MOA) with GSIS;

or upon payment o atleast 90% o any threeconsecutive months pre-mium obligations begin-ning July 2013, sign anundertaking to enter intoa MOA with GSIS or thesettlement o its premiumdeciencies.

o date, more than200 agencies have con-cluded similar agree-ments with the pensionund -- restoring the ull

benets o over 800,000employees, including theDepartment o Educa-tion.

PGM Vergara ex-plained that unless thesuspended agency paysits arrears in ull or hon-ors its obligation to payunder the terms o theagreement, retirementbenets o employees willbe based on periods with

paid premiums. Howev-er, GSIS will still considerthe total length o servicein determining the eligi-bility o members to re-tirement, or a minimumo 15 years.

Meanwhile, delin-quent agencies denedas those who ail to remitat least 90% o the man-datory premium contri-butions or a due month(10th day o the ollowing

month) or comply withthe terms o their agree-ment, will receive theappropriate demand let-

ter and a subsequent no-tice o deault rom GSISshould the amounts re-main unpaid. (-more-)

Tese notices will re-mind agencies that GSIShas not received the pre-scribed amount or thedue month and contin-ued non-payment willreduce their employeesentitlements adverselyimpacting their loanableamounts and retirement

benets.GSIS will also coordi-

nate with Agency Autho-rized Ocers and headso employees union andpersonnel oce to in-orm them on the ailureo their agencies to remitthe required payments.

We enlist our mem-bers cooperation to en-sure that the mandatorypremium obligations and

other amounts due thepension und are remit-ted to the System to guar-antee they receive thecorrect level o benets.

Tis latest policyorms part o the con-tinuing eorts o theBoard and Managementto provide a more mem-ber-ocused and respon-sive service to its morethan 1.4 million activemembers. (PR)

while those coming romSan-Julian to Arteche north

and Jipapad and Maslog willconverge in Dolores.

Adina added that the car-avan will be attended by theschool ocials in the divi-sion particularly the nearbyschool districts.

In the south, the caravanwill be led by Ms. Ester A.Gura, Education Supervisor I,In-charge o Elementary andwill converge in Gen. Mac-arthur Central ElementarySchool where a short openingprogram will be held. Ms. Guratalk in the said program, while

in the north convergence, willbe led by Asst. Schools Div.Supt. Adina they will convergein Dolores National HighSchool where a short openingprogram is also to be held.

Mr. Adina encouragesstakeholders to participatein the Brigada Eskwelaand Bayanihan in School inpreparation or the openingo classes which is on June 3.

He also encourages thepublic to donate any orm oresource to the school.

Brigada Eskwela is an in-

stitutionalized event wherethe DepEd gathers parents,teachers, students and part-ners to prepare the school inthe opening o classes.

Brigada Eskwela whichwas rst launched nation-wide in 2003 is aimed at pre-paring the schools and makethem conducive to learningbeore the ocial classesstart.

DepEd thanks the usualsupport and cooperation othe stakeholders, Adina add-ed. (SDC/PIA-E. Samar)

DedEd.....

(place of birth)

(name of father)

Republic o the PhilippinesProvince o Eastern Samar

OFFICE OF HE MUNICIPAL REGISRAR

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Section 5 o R.A. No. 9048, a

notice is hereby served to the public that

LORNA T. CORRE has led with this Oce a peti-

tion or change o her frst name rom

MARIA EILEEN to AILEEN in the birth

certicate o MARIA EILEEN JARADAL TRABOCO

who was born on 04 December 1968 at San Julian, East-

ern Samar and whose parents are Marcelino Orgasan

Trabuco and Josefna Jatulan Jaradal.

Any person adversely aected by said petition may lehis written opposition with this Oce not later than 3rdday o June 2013.

(Sgd.) LEAH S. VERANA

Municipal Civil RegistrarESB: May 14-20, 21-27, 2013

(complete name of petitioner)

(rst name to be changed) (new rst name to be adopted)

(complete name of document owner)

(complete date of birth)

(name of mother)

7/28/2019 Bulletin May 14-20, 2013

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6HEALTHRecipe:

QUATOGZRestobar

Boulevard

Oras E. Samar

Filipino Style Recipe: Patatim is a special Filipino dish,basically pork leg boiled until very tender then cooked in ablend o soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and cornstarch. Tisrecipe has a sweet and thick sauce and the meat is almost sep-arates rom the bone. Te soda gives an extraordinary sweet-ness to this dish. Tis is another mouth-watering main dishthat is truly enjoyed by most Filipinos.

Estimated time o preparation: 15 minutesEstimated time o cooking: 1-2 hoursGood or 5 persons

Ingredients:1 pork leg(pata)1/2 cup soy sauce1/2 cup oyster sauce1/2 cup brown sugar1 head garlic, chopped6 cups pork broth2 tablespoons cornstarch(dissolved in 1/2 cup water)1/2 small cabbage, cut into quartersalt to taste2 bay leaves(laurel)(optional)2 cups soda(sprite or lemonade) or root beer(optional)1 bundle bok choy(Pechay)(optional)100 grams baby corn, sliced in hal(optional)

Procedures:Part 11. In a pot or pressure cooker, place pata then pour enough

water to cover the meat.2. Bring to boil or 1 hour or until tender. Add more water

i necessary then drain and reserve the broth.

Part 21. In a pan, heat oil then ry pork pata until golden brown.

Drain on paper towel.

Part 31. In a pot, heat oil and saute garlic then add ried pata,

broth, soda, soy sauce, oyster sauce, bay leaves, star anise andbrown sugar.

2. Simmer or 30 minutes or until the meat is very tender.Add water i necessary.

3. Add dissolved cornstarch and vegetables then adjustseasoning according to taste.

4. Simmer until the sauce thickens and a ew sauce is re-maining.

5. ranser to serving plate then served with steamed rice.http://lipinostylerecipe.com/

PATATIMEasy Ways to Boost Metabolism

Studies suggest that capsaicin, an antioxidant inchile peppers (and also what makes them hot), in-creases the bodys metabolic rateslightly.

Would we recommend it? Sure! While the meta-bolic boost you get by added chiles to your diet isntlikely to melt away pounds, some research also sug-gests that capsaicin may stimulate brain chemicalsin a way that helps you eel satised. And when youmake your oods delicious with spicesinstead ohuge amounts o butter or creamyou save calories.

By having many mini meals instead o ewer, largerones, you can shi your metabolism into a higher gearmore oenand burn more calories. Our metabo-lisms rev up slightly each time we eat, as our bodies

process what weve consumed.Would we recommend it? Sure, i it helps keep

your hunger in check so that you dont overeat whenyou nally sit down to a meal. (And youre not havinga bunch o snacks that are actually the calorie-equiv-alent o big meals.) But keep in mind Te caloriedierence [o eating more, versus ewer meals] is sosmall it doesnt add up to a hill o beans, Dr. JohnForeyt, director o the Behavioral Medicine ResearchCenter at Baylor College o Medicine in Houston toldEatingWell contributing editor Joyce Hendley.

Tere is some preliminary research to suggest us-ing coconut oil in place o butter, olive or canola oil

might help people lose weight by boosting their calo-rie burn, as Joyce Hendley has reported in EatingWell.Te atty acids in coconut oil (called medium-chaintriglycerides, or MC) are shorter and more water-soluble than those in other oils, such as olive or cano-la, so theyre routed directly to the liver where theyrereadily burned or uel. Teres no scientic evidenceto show that consuming coconut oil helps people loseweight, but research suggests that using an MC oil inplace o olive oil might.

Would we recommend it? Probably not. Even icoconut oil does indeed help people lose weight, ewnutrition experts recommend it, since coconut oil isloaded with saturated at: 12 grams in 1 tablespoon

versus 7 grams in a tablespoon o butter. It also has120 calories per tablespoon, like all other oils.

As you age, muscle metabolism decreasesby 1to 2 percent each decade aer age 30. When youreyoung, muscle burns up to 10 times more calories perpound than at. So even i you maintain the same levelo exercise and calorie intake, you tend to accumulateat. Regular exercise can help oset reduced musclemetabolism and help you stay lean.

Would we recommend it? Absolutely! Exercise notonly boosts your resting metabolism so that youreburning more calories when youre at rest, heart-thumping activity blasts away calories while youredoing it and makes you eel great. I youre just gettingstarted with an exercise program, check with yourdoctor rst.

Must-ry: Burn more at when you work out byeating these breakasts

http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health

MAY 14-20, 2013

votes did not make it.

People do not believe

in promises anymore.

Unless P-Noy and

his successors will be

able to weed out graft

and corruption in the

country, vote selling

and buying will not

be stopped. People

will take advantage

of candidates. And

unless all candidates

will sign and observe

strictly a covenant

never to buy votes,

the picture and cir-

cumstances will never

change.

Results show thatpeople have changed;

they already know the

value and power of

their votes. Terror-

ism and all forms of

intimidations do not

work anymore. Can-

didates who resorted

to such were clearly

shown that freedom

of choice is sweeter

than imposed loyal-

ties. Thanks to thesocial media and the

press who have helped

changed the minds

and perception of the

public, real democra-

cy worked. People are

no longer inuenced

by mudslinging and

other forms of dirty

tactics. It can be seen

in the race among

councilors where the

best in the oppositionticket made it to the

line-up.

Te afermath.....rom page 3

1. Spicing things up.

2. Eating more oen.

3. Adding coconut oil to

your diet.

4. Exercising.