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Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria, regional police director (center) presides the PRO8 command conference on

Friday morning. At left is Senior Superintendent Edgar Basbas, acting deputy regional director for administration and

Samar elections supervisor Atty. Maria Corazon Montallana.(right).

P A L O , L e y t e

The Police Regional

Off ice 8 (PRO8)

will establish more

police checkpoints

a s p a r t o f t h e

implementation of

the election gun ban

beginning on Sunday

a s i t r e m i n d e d

i t s p e r s o n n e l

t o o b s e r v e t h estandard operating

p r o c e d u r e s i n

c a r r y i n g o u t

c h e c k p o i n t

operations.We will set up more

checkpoints in strategic

places to strictly impose

the gun ban during the

election period, Chief

Superintendent Elmer

Soria, police regional

director, said.

The police regionald i r e c t o r m a d e t h i s

statement during Fridays

command conference

attended by members

of the directorial staff,

c i t y a nd p r ov inc i a l

pol ice directors , chiefs

o f na t i ona l suppor t

units and officials from

the Commiss ion on

Elections (Comelec).

Soria added that this

forms part of PRO8s

e f f o r t s t o r e d u c e

election-related violence

PNP-8 to put more checkpoints

sion and this early, there are now talks to hav e

it again probably by next year, Palaa said.

He said that the American doctors who joined

the mission were simply happy and proud that

they joined the activity separately held at the

auditorium of the Holy Infant College and at

the Tacloban City Hospital.

The executive director of the CWMFI added

that despite of the inclement weather prevailing

Tacloban for the last day s, they were still able

to meet their target on the number of individu-

TACLOBAN CITY- With the resounding

success of their three-day medical mission, the

possi bi lity of conducting it aga in i s no t remote.

So says Father Abraham Palaa, executive

director of the Corporal Works of Mercy Foun-

dation Inc. (CWMFI), which spearheaded the

activity that ended yesterday.

During the three-day medical and dental mis-

sion, 3,000 poor people coming from different

towns in Leytes first district, to include here in

Tacloban, were able to benefit it, says Palaa.

It was a successful three-day medical mis-

Medical mission of the CWMFIa resounding success, says officials

AS GUN BAN STARTS ON SUNDAY

DOH-8 deploys

team to conduct

probe on spread

of chikungunya

in Samar town

No increase on real

property tax, only

increase on land

market value- Lim

Eight towns in

EV now part

of 4Ps

DPWH to repair

damage bridges

in the region

DPWH-8 save

over P230 million

last year- Asis

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eight days, but can range

from two to 12 days.

There is no cure for

the disease and treatment

is focused on relieving thesymptoms. Although it is

not as deadly as dengue,

pat ients are advised to

seek immediate medical

help, Cerro said.

Chikungunya had

been in the Philippines in

the 1990s but increase of

cases were noted in the

last two years.

We advise the pub-

lic to maintain cleanli-

ness of surroundings. The

proximity of mosquito

breeding sites to humanhabitation is a signicant

risk factor for chikungu-

nya, Cerro said. (REYANL. ARINTO)

Capital Region, Calabar-

zon, Bicol Region, West-

ern Visayas, Davao Re-

gion and Caraga Region.

Cerro said chikungu-

nya causes fever and skin

rash similar to dengue and

mostly affects adults.

According to the

World Health Organiza-

tion (WHO), chikungunya

is a viral disease spread by

mosquitoes that causes fe-

ver and sever joint pains.

Its symptoms include

muscle pain, headache,

nausea, fatigue and rashes.

Signs and symptoms

include an abrupt onset of

fever frequently accompa-

nies by joint pain. After

the bite of an infected

mosquito, illness usually

occurs between four to

Southern Leyte provincial

health ofces on the re-

ported spread of the dis-

ease in those provinces,

Cerro said.About 235 in Baran-

gay Banquil and 28 in

Guintarcan Island, both

in Villareal town, have

been afflicted with chi-

kungunya.

The disease was re-

ported by the municipal

health ofce in Novem-

ber, but raised alarm over

the quick spread of the

disease in December late

last year and early this

month, Cerro said.

Chikungunya, a den-gue-like disease has also

been reported in Northern

Mindanao, Ilocos Region,

Cagayan Valley, National

TACLOBAN CITY

The Department of Health

(DOH) here in the region

has deployed the Regional

Prevention and ControlProgram (RPCP) team

to investigate the spread

of chikungunya, a mos-

quito-borne disease that

has affected more than

200 individuals in Villar-

eal, Samar.

Roderick Boyd Cerro,

DOH-8 regional sentinel

nurse, said separate teams

were also sent to Catar-

man, Northern Samar and

San Juan, Southern Leyte

to investigate new cases

of the disease that werereported early this week.

We are yet to receive

official reports coming

from Northern Samar and

DOH-8 deploys team to conduct probe on

spread of chikungunya in Samar town

issue.

She should not put

polit ics on it because i t

was a clear violation of

environmental laws.

It is national govern-

ment program to plant

mangroves and yet An-naliz is condoning, if

not, spearheading the

move to destroy man-

groves Evardone said.

I have no hand in

it. It is the initiative

of her constituents and

bar an gay off icials. I

did not even know this

local government unit

pro ject unti l the people

complained against the

destruction of the man-

her third and last term

as mayor, said.

Kwan, who is seek-

ing for the lone con-

gressional district of

Eastern Samar, how-

ever, did not name the

pol iti cian who could bebehind on this.

Her lone r iva l on

her attempt to join the

House of Representa-

tives is the incumbent

Rep. Ben Evardone.

But Evardone, who

is seeking for a possible

second term under the

Liberal Party, strongly

denies the allegation

of Kwan saying he has

nothing to do with the

alleged incident.

The mangrove- cut-

ting incident resulted

for Kwan to be charged

before the Off ice of En-

vironmental Ombuds-

man. She allegedly gave

her order for the projectto go on despite of an

absence of a permi t

from the Department of

Environment and Natu-

ral Resources (DENR).

I f irmly believe

that there is a politician

be hind th is issue. For

obvious reasons, this is

being done to besmirch

my reputation. But my

conscience is clear,

Kwan, who is now on

TACLOBAN CITY-

The cutt ing of man-

groves incident in Gui-

uan town, Eastern Sa-

mar has turn into a po-

litical issue as the two

candidates seeking for

the lone congressionaldistrict of the province

both accused each other

of exploiting it for po-

litical gains.

Guiuan town mayor,

Annal iza Kwan, ac -

cused of illegally cut-

ting of mangroves in

one of her villages, said

that a politician is

obviously behind on

the filing of a complaint

against her due to this

Mangrove-cutting incident in Guiuan turns political

groves, he added.

Kwan was charged

before the Off ice of En-

vironmental Ombuds-

man by village officials

of Campoyong, where

the alleged mangrove

cutting took place July

of last year.

Also charged was

contractor Cosme Tiu

Sonco, owner of the

AIs Enterprises and

Const ruc t ion, which

was supposed to handlethe resettlement project.

The mangroves were

allegedly cut to give

way for a housing re-

settlement project by

the National Housing

Authority. About 300

families coming from

Campoyong and Baran-

gay 6 were identified to

benefi t the projec t with

an area of four hectares.(JOEY A. GABIETA)

als who could avail the

mission.

At the average, the

doctors who joined the

mission attended about

850 to 1,000 people.

The medi ca l and

denta l miss ion was

largely initiated by the

CWMFI whose presi-

dent is lawyer Cesar

Palaa and sister VickiRollins as the found-

ing chairperson.

The mi ss i on was

also in coordinat ion

with the congressio-

na l off ice of Leyte

Rep. Ferdinand FM

Romua l dez and t he

A B C s f o r G l o b a l

Hea l t h Founda t i on .(JOEY A. GABIETA)

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Assessed values of lands ofsome Leyte municipalitiesare even higher, Lim added.

The BLGF has been re-minding local officials toupdate their local revenuecode every ve years and re-vise the schedule of marketvalues once in every threeyears.

It has also encouragedlocal government units tointensify the collection oflocally sourced revenue toreduce its dependence fromIRA (internal revenue allot-ment).

The move of the citygovernment to adjust taximposes to real properties

raised negative reactions,particularly by some oppo-sition members of the citycouncil.

TACLOBAN CITY Atop ofcial of this city gov-ernment said that contrary

to claims of others, thereis no adjustment made ontaxes but rather increase onthe market value of lands.

This was clarified bycity administrator TecsonJohn Lim amid furor ofincrease on taxes pertainingto real properties.

He also said that theincrease on land valuationmade under the adminis-tration of Mayor AlfredRomualdez was encour-aged by the Bureau of Lo-cal Government Finance(BLGF).

We were told byBLGF to raise the marketvalue by 200% but wewill only implement 25%.

But city treasurer ZosimaCordao said that with thismove, the city government

could generate a higher in-come for this year.

In fact, she said, the ad-justment could result to anadditional income of aboutP120 million to the citycoffers.

The increase of the realproperties taxes was mainlydue to the enforcement of anordinance passed by the citycouncil in 2011.

Those who will paytheir real property taxesthis month will avail a 20%discount. That means theywould only pay 5% increase

this month, Cordao added.(SARWELL Q. MENIANO)

No increase on real property

tax, only increase on land

market value- Lim

and governors headed bySouthern Leyte GovernorDamian Mercado signed amemorandum of agreementfor the implementation ofthe set 6 of the program.

Soliman said that sincethey implemented the pro-

gram, poverty incidence hasdropped to 30 percent or adecrease of 20 percent fromthe previous record.

But even if were able tolower our poverty incidence,the government will not stop

because we want to ensure toattain zero poverty incidencein our country, Soliman

said. (ROEL AMAZONA)

combined beneficiaries ofabout 6,800 families.

The 4Ps, which is alsoknown as the conditionalcash transfer(CCT) pro-gram, aim to reduce povertyincidence in the country by

providing financia l assi s-

tance to the poorest of thepoor by following certaincriteria.

These criterias includesenrolling children into pub-lic schools, getting regularcheck-ups at the doctors of-ce, receiving vaccinations.

Secretary Corazon Soli-man together with municipalmayors of the eight towns

TACLOBAN CITY-At least eight towns in theregion were included tothe new list of areas to becovered by the nationalgovernments anti-poverty

program.The new towns that

would be covered under theso-called set six of the Pan-tawid Pamilyang PilipinoProgram (4Ps) are Tungaand Isabel, both in Leyte;Anahawan and Padre Bur-gos in Southern Leyte; andLawaan, Guiuan, Mercedesand Sulat, all in EasternSamar.

The eight towns have

Eight towns in EV now part of 4Ps

TACLOBAN CIT YConstruction of about 900school buildings underthe governments public-private partnership (PPP)framework will start this

year in Eastern Visayas,according to the NationalEconomic and Develop-ment Authority (NEDA).

Rosabella Yu, seniorsupervising economic de-velopment specialist ofNEDA-8, said that the in-frastructure developmentcommittee of the Region-al Development Council(RDC) will meet on Jan.16 to discuss the launch ofthe PPP schoolhouse build-ing that will benet about480,000 schoolchildren.

Eastern Visayas is oneof the recipients of thePhase II School Infrastruc-ture Project (PSIP II). The

project involves the designand construction of class-

rooms including school fur-niture and comfort rooms,Yu said .

Yu added the projectwill help the Departmentof Education (DepEd) tostay right on track towardsits goal of closing the class-room gap by end of 2013.

About 645 schools inEastern Visayas have beenchosen to benet from the

project .Through PPP, it will

allow the government tooptimize its resources and

capacities of the privatesector, Yu said.

The DepEd is now au-thorized to implement thePSIP II through nationalgovernment nancing under

a turnkey or Build-Trans-fer (BT) contract, asidefrom the option of goingthrough PPP nancing un-der a Build-Lease-Transfer(BLT) contract .

If we engage more pri-vate sector players in our

progra ms, we expect in-frastructure developmentto proceed at fast pace,thus allowing us to en-sure inclusive growth inour economy, Yu added.(REYAN L. ARINTO)

Govt to implement PPP

school projects in EV

S o r i a r e m i n d e dpo li ce off icer s manningcheckpoints to observes t a n d a r d o p e r a t i n g

procedures including beingin full uniform and inwell-lit areas with propersignage at hand.

T h e p r o c e d u r ealso indicates that the

pol ice men are lim ite d toconducting visual checksof the vehicles they areinspecting.

You are reminded tobe poli te as you approachthe motorists, such gesturewill earn their trust and

respect , the regionaldirector told his men.

He also encouraged thepublic to be vigilant againstabuses at the checkpointsand report erring policemen

by repor ting the matter to

the nearest police station.(INSP ROMUEL A NACAR)

e x c e p t f o r r e g u l a r members of the PNP andAFP on duty and in fulluniform and members ofgovernment agencies whoare actually performinglaw enforcement and/orsecurity functions, Soriaadded.

The Comelec resolutionalso exempts memberso f p r i v a t e l y - o w n e dor opera ted secu r i ty ,investigative, protectiveor intelligence agenciessubject to some provisions,Justices of the SupremeCourt, Court of Appeals,

Sandiganbayan, Court ofTax Appeals and judgesof regional, municipal/m e t r o p o l i t a n / c i r c u i ttrial courts and security

pers onne l of ac cr ed it edforeign diplomatic corpsand establishments underinternational law.

in the midterm polls, thein tensif ied crackdownagainst loose firearms andin compliance to ComelecResolution 9561-A whichstates that bearing, carryingand transporting firearmsand other deadly weaponsoutside the residence orpla ce of bus ine ss and inpublic places are prohibitedu n l e s s a u t h o r i z e d i nwriting by the Comelec.

W e a r e i n c l o s ec o o r d i n a t i o n w i t hthe C omelec and ou r counterparts in the ArmedForces of the Philippines onthis matter, he informed.

With the gun ban, allpermits to car ry firearmsoutside residence issuedby th e PN P to ci vi l ia ngun holders are suspended

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Te petition has beensubmitted or resolution,and the Garcia camp is hop-

ing that the Court will re-lease a resolution in three toour days. However, i theylose in the CA, Frasco saidthey can still go to the Su-preme Court.

Normalcy

As I said, we will ex-haust all legal remediesavailable to us under thelaw, Governor Garcia toldreporters in Capitol, whereshe received updates on thehearing rom her daughter.

Garcia said she hopes tosee the issue resolved today(Friday) so things at Capitolcan return to normalcy andthe image o Cebu that hasbeen so badly tarnished canbe once again reurbished.

Her brother, Repre-sentative Pablo John Garcia(Cebu, 3rd) said LPs ac-tions against the governorrun counter to the partysthrust to ollow the straightpath or matuwid na daan.

He said politics will notbe won through a suspen-sion or charges in court butthrough an election.

Garcias camp insisted

that the suspension orderviolated a provision o theLocal Government Codegiving the President 30 daysrom the submission o thendings in an administra-tive case to issue an order.

Politics

But President Benig-no Aquino III denied onWednesday that politicswas the reason behind thesuspension, saying Garciawas aorded due process.

In response, Salvadorsaid: Tere is political

color in this exercise. im-ing is really suspect.

Garcias allies in theUnited Nationalist Alliance(UNA) had said the casewas politically motivated,especially that the vote-richprovince is controlled by

o irreparable injury as itcan no longer ully enorcethe six-month penalty.

He also said that asiderom going against thedisciplinary power o thePresident, Garcia is stillsuspended should the CA12th division accede to herrequest to issue a RO.

No more noise

Noting Garcias repeatedmedia interviews decry-ing her suspension, Velosoasked the governor not tomake noise anymore.

Why cant she (Garcia)allow this Court to resolvethis case expeditiously andwith no anare? he saidduring the hearing o theoral arguments o the Gar-cia camp and governmentlawyers at the CA on Turs-day.

During the hearing,Garcias lawyer ranquilSalvador III said the Mala-canangs suspension orderran counter to Section 16,Article III o the 1987 Con-stitution, which guaranteesevery person the right tospeedy disposition o casesbeore all judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative

bodies.

Number of days

In a PowerPoint pres-entation, Salvador said thecomplaint or grave abuse oauthority led by Sanchezallegedly took 474 daysto be resolved despite the120-day limit provided un-der the Local GovernmentCode and AdministrativeOrder 23 o the Oce o thePresident.

Interviewed by report-ers aer the hearing, Gwensdaughter, lawyer Cristina

Frasco, said Veloso did notcategorically state the ap-peals court has no jurisdic-tion over their petition.

He (Veloso) simply il-lustrated other options thatare available to us, Frascosaid.

MANILA (Updated)-- Te Court o Appeals(CA) 12th division submit-

ted Tursday or resolutionGovernor Gwen Garciaspetition to stop her six-month suspension.

No temporary restrain-ing order (RO) was issued.

CA Associate JusticeVicente Veloso, who is as-signed to pen the decision,advised Garcia not to makenoise anymore and wait orthe appellate court to re-solve her petition withoutanare.

He also said Garcia canrecover her back wages iit is later ound out thatMalacaang gravely abusedits authority when it sus-pended her last month oroverstepping the powers othe Oce o Vice Governor.

Garcia has been sus-pended by the Oce o thePresident or alleged abuseo authority since Decem-ber 17 last year.

Trough her lawyers,she insisted on her rightto speedy resolution othe cases, arguing that theMalacanang directive didnot observe the requiredperiod o investigation andresolution o an administra-

tive complaint.Te complaint againstGarcia was led in Novem-ber 2010 by the late Cebuvice governor GregorioSanchez Jr.

Certiorari

Veloso, chair o thethree-man division, alsosaid Garcia should haveled a petition or certiorariunder Rule 65 o the Ruleso Court, where the CA canissue a RO and at the sametime, rights o parties willbe protected.

Garcia has invoked Rule43 as she asked or a ROon the ground o irrepara-ble injury.

Veloso also said dur-ing the oral argument thatshould Garcia be granted aRO, the government mayalso suer a greater amount

Court hears sides, issues no RO or Garcia

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T

EDITORIALI lead by example by conforming

to the law...., an unlikely reaction to call

for total gun ban

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Leyte Samar

Renovating drainage during

the rainy season

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he call for total gun ban has nothing to do

with how the President regards at his beliefs

in owning guns. As President of the Repub-

The wet season is here and every

time the rains pour, families in low-

lying areas are at risk and prone to

hazards brought about by ooding.

The fear and insecurity these fami-

lies feel during such situation have

escalated when the City experienced

heavy rains in March of last year and

there were loss of lives and destruc-

tion of properties. The opening of the

new year has been met with LPAs

and ITCZ, compounding the problem

on too much precipitation. This lead

the government to do double time in

mitigating emergency-situations as

constant rainfall loosens the soil and

result to landslides. In other areas, it

brings oods and destruction of prop-

erties and agricultural products.

Emergency situations have been

averted due to the wise and fast re-

sponse of the City Disaster Risk Re-

Senses and

Sensibilities

deeday a. cairo

duction Management Council

led by the City Mayor as time

and time again has preempted

evacuations when the weather

turns for the worse. Some

may have termed the action

over-acting but for the OCD

and other entities involved in

such operations, it has been

lauded and recognized as

practical and the best move

during such situations. Lives

are saved and that is what is

important. Other areas have

done the same including those

who have criticized the city

before.

On a macro consideration,

the Mayor from the start had

been serious in pursuing ood

control and the rehabilitation

of the citys drainage system.

It was one of the high-priority

projects he wanted to undergo

to alleviate peoples lives and

safety. It is just sad that some

of his nemesis in the legisla-

tive council could not appre-

ciate and look at the same

direction. Many times all they

did was to block attempts of

the city government to se-cure more funds to respond

to a more comprehensive pro-

gram. When censured, the

opposition acknowledged that

ooding is a perennial prob-

lem that needed immediate

solution.

lic, he has the right to own a gun. Such is given

for practical reasons. The call stems from several

shooting incidents that claimed the lives of inno-

cent citizenry. Deaths that resulted from shootingsdone inadvertently or advertently by both the irre-

sponsible and lawless elements are enough reasons

for change and must spur calls for a stricter re-

view and implementation of gun laws in the coun-

try. More importantly, it warrants a strict evalu-

ation on who must be given license to own a gun

or weaponry and who must be denied. This is a

crucial factor that must be done since statistics of

incidents would probably show that those involved

in the fatal shootings were either bad elements or

people who regard guns simply as toys, other-

wise they would not engage their gun on wild

shootings just to meet the New Year.

The reaction of the President, I lead by ex-

ample by conforming to the law.... and both

my church and the law recognize my right to

self-defense is hardly a good reaction to thecall as other people are not entirely like his dis-

position. He has to realize and accept the fact

that those who got involved in such incidents

were either irresponsible individuals who nd

a certain high when ring a gun or corrupt po-

lice ofcers and members of gangs.

In most instances in the past, policemen were

involved in shooting rampage and insist on

shootouts even if the incidents were really rub-

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Prayer for the Nation and

for Those who Serve in

Public Ofce

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, mayharmony and justice be secured and may

there be lasting prosperity and peace.Almighty and eternal God, You know the

longings 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 Jesus

Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns withyou and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever

and ever. Amen. (Courtesy of Daughtersof St. Paul)

Pray the Holy Rosary daily forworld peace and conversion of sinners

(The family that prays together stays together)

Saturday after Epiphany1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149; Jn 3:22-30

FINAL WITNESS OF THE BAPTIST

Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where hespent some time with them baptizing. John was also bapt izing in Aenonnear Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and peoplecame to be baptized, for John had not yet been imprisoned. Now a dis-pute arose between the disciples of John and said to him, Rabbi, theone who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testied, herehe is baptizing and every one is coming to him. John answered andsaid, No one can receive anything except what has been given himfrom heaven. You yourselves can testify that I said [that] I am not theMessiah, but that I was sent before him. The one who has the bride isthe bridegroom; the best man, who stands and listens for him, rejoicesgreatly at the bridegrooms voice. So this joy of mine has been madecomplete. He must increase; I must decrease.

THE REVEALER OF GOD

Mortal eyes can see only those things that are mortal. For instance,you cannot see your own spirit; there fore, how can you behold its Crea-tor? When the spiritual eyes are opened, then surely you can see theone who is Spirit, and all spiritual realities as well. Who can open ourspiritual eyes to see God? It is Jesus Christ. We know that the Sonof God has come and has given us understanding to know him who istrue (1 Jn 5:20). St John the Baptist conrmed that Jesus Christ wassent by God to reveal him as he is, when he said to his own discipleswho complained about the baptism by Jesus, No one can receive any-thing except what is given him from heaven(Jn 3:27). It is Jesus whogives us not only the spiritual eyes to see God, but also a heart to ex-perience Gods presence. Take a piece of charcoal: however much youmay wash it, its blackness will not disappear; but let the re enter intoit and its dark colour vanishes. So also, when we receive the re of theSpirit of Christ, all the blackness of evil is driven away from our heartand thus we are able to experience Gods presence. How fortunate are

we who have been baptized by the re of Christ to be able to recognizeand experience the true living God! This gift of awareness of God is nott be hoarded and kept to ourselves. We are to share this gift with others.If people refuse to listen to us, we can still pray for them to the Father.(His Word is Life by Vima Dasan, S.J. published by Paulines. Visit usat www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., TaclobanCity. Tel. #321-3195)

Sowers Seeds: Saint Paul lays down a clear principle: Do younot know that your body is a member of Jesus Christ? And that yourbody is a temple of the Holy Spirit? +Blessed James Alberione,Founder of the Pauline Family

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The Sower

Union indissoluble I lead...from page 4

outs especially when

they were involved

in the illegal opera-

tions. This leaves the

Philippine National

Police as an organi-zation in a bad light;

and such must all the

more be their motiva-

tion to clean-up their

ranks and to make

their selection process

more rigid and strict.

Police entrants must

undergo more psy-

chological and neu-

rological tests aside

from the usual IQ

tests that would show

in a way the maturity

level of the individual.

The National Police

Commission which

gives the eligibilities

of the police has toshow a brave stand

and must show that it

cannot be cracked by

hooligans just as the

Civil Service Eligibil-

ity Examinations are

given and the other

professionals needing

licenses are given by

the Professional Reg-

ulation Commission.

As is, there are allega-

tions that people who

are not supposed to

be peace ofcers are

admitted to the force

when they are sons,

nephews and in-

aanaks of superiors

and other high-rank-

ing ofcials.

If it is not possibleto curtail freedom

and rights of people

to own guns, these

individuals together

with others who are

mandated to have

guns must be subject-

ed to more stringent

tests just to deter-

mine their capability

to manage ownership

for something that is

out of the ordinary.Now, the drainage and

ood control program will be

implemented in time with the

rainy season, a scenario most

probably desired by people

who do not have the gift of

vision. These are people who

cannot see beyond their noses.

Had the project been imple-

mented when the Executive

branch took this up as early

as 2010, we would have been

free of the menace by now.

Moving for the City of

Tacloban to be a highly ur-

banized city was easy with

the overwhelming help ofthe people who supported the

move. But for the people to

enjoy the city as a Highly Ur-

banized City (HUC), it needs

the support and cooperation of

everyone especially those who

purport to lead. The public de-

rive greater benet when there

is congruence between the ex-

ecutive and legislative agenda.

Just like in rowing, the row-

ers must paddle uniformly

towards similar direction.

Renovating...from page 4

But at the beginning

of creation God made them

male and female. For this

reason a man will leave his

father and mother and be

united to his wife,and the

two will become one esh.

So they are no longer two,

but one. Therefore what God

has joined together, let mannot separate. (Mark 10:

6-9)

Upon this Scriptural

verse, a sizeable population

of Roman Catholic faith-

ful is strongly opposed to

the legalization of divorce

in the Philippines. Beyond

it, though, there are other

reasons that underpin this

disapproval among which

the effect of the dissolu-

tion of marriage the impact

of which is much like that

of a broken family. Others

still attack it on the moral

and psychological aspects,the burden of which falls on

the shoulders largely of the

common children of divorc-

ing couples, besides the fact

that it is an affront to the

family values of deeply in-

grained in Filipino culture.

Calling the recent enact-

ment of landmark legisla-

tions that are onesidedly

labeled anti-life as propaga-

tion of the culture of death,

the recent developments in

the countrys socio-political

landscape is creating a dent

in the relationship betweenthe Roman Catholic Church

and the national government

led by Pres. Noynoy Aquino.

Although this divorce bill is

not viewed by Malacaang

Palace as one that neces-

sitates the stamp-mark of

urgency, the Church and

her people, individual or in

collegial bodies, are in agile

stance to make the public

aware of the ills of divorce.

The pro-divorce advo-

cates leave no stone un-

turned, as well. Identifying

themselves as pro-life Cath-

olics, people who are push-ing for divorce claimed this

proposed law to be a pana-

cea to the blight that strikes

the nucleus of the basic unit

of the society. They con-

tended that there is no point

of prolonging the agony be-

tween the couple if living

under one roof would only

cause misery to either or both

of them and eventually their

offspring. This divorce, they

added, is not anyway a free-

for-all privilege.

In the introduction of the

bill, authors Rep. Luzvimin-

da C. Ilagan and Emerencia-

na A. De Jesusof Gabriela Womens

Party-List stated: The bill

seeks to introduce divorce in

Philippine law with a strong

sense of condence that it

will be used responsibly by

Filipino couples. This con-

dence stems from the expe-

riences of Filipino families

that show that separation

is usually the last resort of

many Filipino couples whose

marriage has failed. Cases of

battered women also support

this. Battered women invari-

ably seek separation only

after many years of tring tomake the marriage work.

Separation only becomes im-

perative for them when they

realize that it is necessary for

their and their childrens sur-

vival.

Divorce could actually

provide protection to bat-

tered women and their chil-

dren from further violence

and abuse. With the pre-

dominance of the Catholic

faith in the Philippines, the

fear that divorce will erode

personal values on marriage

appears unfounded. The ex-perience of Italy, where the

Vatican is located, and Spain,

two predominantly Catholic

countries which practice di-

vorce, supports this. Those

countries have a low rate of

divorce. Italy registers a 7%

rate while Spain registers

15%. The gures reect the

strong inuence of religious

beliefs and culture on indi-

viduals in deciding to termi-

nate marital relations.

In House Bill No. 1799,

which further amends Ex-

ecutive Order No. 209, oth-

erwise known as The Fam-ily Code of the Philippines

and introduced by GABRI-

ELA Womens Party, divorce

could only prosper on the

following grounds: (1) The

petitioner has been separat-

ed de facto from his or her

spouse for at least ve years

at the time of the ling of the

petition and reconciliation is

highly improbable; (2) the

petitioner has been legally

separated from his or her

spouse for at least two yearsat the time of the ling of the

petition and reconciliation is

highly improbable; (3) when

any of the grounds for legal

separation under paragraph

(a) of this article has caused

the irreparable breakdown of

the marriage;

(4) when one or both

spouses are psychologically

incapacitated to comply with

the essential marital obli-

gations; and (5) when the

spouses suffer from irrecon-

cilable differences that have

caused the irreparable break-

down of the marriage.The proposed law con-

versely provides grounds on

which legal separation or

divorce shall be denied such

as: (1) When the aggrieved

party has condoned the of-

fense or act complained of;

(2) Where the aggrieved

party has consented to the

commission of the offense or

act complained of; (3) Where

there is connivance between

the parties in the commis-

sion of the offense or act

constituting the ground for

legal separation or divorce:(4) Where both parties have

given ground for legal sepa-

ration; (5) Where there is

collusion between the parties

to obtain the decree of legal

separation or divorce; or (6)

Where the action is barred by

prescription.

It should also be noted

that even before divorce is

introduced, the Philippine

legal system has already put

in place remedies for couples

who could not help but dis-

regard their vow of loving

each other in sickness and

in health, in richer or poorer,till death do us part. The

implementation of RA 9262

(Violence against Women

and their Children Act of

2004) adds up to remedies

provided under the Family

Code of the Philippines, such

as Legal Separation, Decla-

ration of Nullity of Marriage

and Annulment of Marriage.

The VAWC law likewise

in protecting the wife from

further bodily harm inicted

by the husband is granted the

temporary protection order

that could ripen into a per-

manent one. The husband isto stay away from the wife

and their common children

for a particular distance like

150 meters. This is in effect a

separation of the couple from

bed and board and love that

should have been present at

the outset of marriage and

supposed to bloom as the

couple journeys through life,

will soon die.Although be it gratifying

to some, the Church could

not allow divorce to destroy

the bedrock of the society

the family. In a text message,

Rev. Fr. AmadeoAlvero

stated, Nullity is to declare

that there was no marriage at

all from the very beginning.

Had there been a marriage

that happened, then it cannot

be nullied, it cannot be dis-

solved because marriage is

indissoluble. Divorce there-

fore is not allowed, not only

by the Church, but by God

Himself. Divorce is prohibit-ed by Divine Law, stressing

once more, What God has

united, let no man separate.

The Church, through the

Matrimonial Tribunal, how-

ever, acknowledges some

grounds for the dissolution

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6 Leyte Samar Daily Express NOTICES Saturday, 12 January 2013

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation

& CommunicationsLand Transportation Franchising

& Regulatory BoardRegional Ofce No. 8

Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2002-1890Application for Change Party Applicant withExtension of Validity of a CPC operate a PUJservice with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name.

CATALINO BUTLIG Rep. By: LELIBETHBALTAR-Old Party Applicant

JOHNNY BROSAS-New Party ApplicantApplicant/s/Petitioner

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

APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF ACERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCETO OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBANCITY-BLISS VIA CALANIPAWAN & VICEVERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNITWHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ONJANUARY 15, 2013.

IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION,APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TOEXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USINGTHE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATTHIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON JANUARY 24, 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 9th day of January 2013.

(Sgd.) GUALBERTO N. GUALBERTOClerk of Board

Republic o the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry Oce

Province o Eastern SamarMunicipality o Jipapad

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

In compliance with Section 5 o R.A. Act No.9048, a

notice is hereby served to the public that

EMERITO II MADEJA LOMUNTAD o Brgy. 02 Pobla-

cion, Jipapad Eastern Samar has le with this Oce a

petition or CHANGE OF FIRS NAME in his Birth

Certicate bearing registry no. 79-002 to change rom

EMERITO JR to EMERITO II.

Any person adversely aected by said petition may le

his writeen opposition with this Oce not later than

JAN. 23, 2013.

(Sgd.) NOLI P. BALASEMunicipal Civil RegistrarJipapad, Eastern Samar

LSDE: Dec. 5 & 12, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Cesario Marilla extrajudiciallysettled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of unirrigated riceland in Brgy.Guindag-an, Tanauan, Leyte, as Cad. Lot No. 5542, with an area of 9,721.68sq.m., more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. ARP No. 18029-00302. A Deed ofSale was executed in favor of Cecilia Royeras-Reeve as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 71, Page No. 16, Book No. V, Series of 2007of Notary Public Atty. Benjamin M. Granada. LSDE: Jan. 5, 12 & 19, 2013




Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0017Ref. No. VIII-2002-1696

Application for Sale & Transfer of a Certicateof Public Convenience to operate a PUJ servicewith Extension of Validity & with Prayer toAdopt Trade Name.

MYRA DOMINGUEL-VENDORGERONCIO NEBRIDA-VENDEEApplicant/s/Petitioner


APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITYFOR THE APPROVAL OF SALE MADE BYMYRA DOMINGUEL IN FAVOR OF GER-ONCIO NEBRIDA OF A CPC FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CATARMAN-RAWIS-CATUBIG & VICE VERSA WITHTHE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT A PUJ SERVICEWHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALIDAND SUBSISTING.






WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, this 10th day of January 2013.





Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0013Ref. No. VIII-2008-0415

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

GILBERT D. LEPALAN-VENDORANTONIO F. AVILA-VENDEE

Applicant/s/Petitionerx.............................xNOTICE OF HEARING

APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHOR-ITY FOR THE APPROVAL OF SALE MADEBY GILBERT D. LEPALAN IN FAVOR OFANTONIO F. AVILA OF A CPC FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBANCITY-NAVAL & VICE VERSA WITH THEUSE OF ONE (1) UNIT A UVE SERVICEWHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALIDAND SUBSISTING.











Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0012

Application for Issuance of a Certicate of Pub-lic Convenience to operate a FILCAB service.(COLORUM LEGALIZATION)

EMILY QUINTE

Applicant/s/Petitionerx.............................x

NOTICE OF HEARINGAPPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY

FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATEOF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPERATEA FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPOR-TATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHTALONG THE LINE: NAVAL-ALMERIA-KAWAYAN & VICE VERSA WITH THE USEOF ONE (1) UNIT.




before the above date furnishing a copy of the

same to the applicant, and may if they so desire,appear on said date and time.







Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2002-1951Application for Extension of Validity of a Cer-ticate of Public Conveneince to operate a FIL-CAB service with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name.

SOFRONIO CORMEROApplicant/s/Petitioner


APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF ACERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCETO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN

CITY-PHHC-DIIT & VICE VERSA WITHTHE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CER-TIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON JAN. 14, 2013.

IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION,APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TOEXTEND THE VALIDITY OF A CPC USING

THE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT

THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BYTHIS BOARD ON JANUARY 24, 2013 AT9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVEMENTIONED ADDRESS.





WITNESS THE HONORABLE RE-

GIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPU-DIN, this 10th day of January 2013.


EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND PARTITION NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Martin dela Pea extrajudiciallysettled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No. 3446, Case6, Cad-220, tac. Cadastre, located in Brgy. San Jose, Tacloban City, covered

by O.C.T. No. P-365, containing an area of 5,736 square meters, more or less;subdivided into 1/5 share each heir; per Doc. no. 22001, Page No. 3296, Book

No. XL, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Noele Masecampo.LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER/DONATION NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Pastora Dolina Castillote ex-trajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No.6687, situated in Brgy. Arado, Palo, Leyte under Tax Dec. No. 08-30-0008, con-taining an area of 900 square meters, more or less, and heir Maria Fabi-Nogarhereby voluntarily transfers, conveys and waives her shares the property de-scribed above by way of Absolute Donation unto said co-heirs Eva V. Molvizarand Tromo E. Villas; per Doc. No. 41, Page No. 3, Book No. I, Series of 2013of Atty. Ronelito O. Ticoy. LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Pulqueria B. Tupaz extrajudi-cially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a portion of parcel of land, Lot

No. 9697, situated at Brgy. Cambula, Dulag, Leyte, with an area of 77.01 squaremeters, more or less, covered by Tax Dec. No. 08-13-003-00065. A Deed of Sale

was executed in favor of Sps. Lino L. Resticar and Teresita C. Resticar asvendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 144, Page No. 29, Book

No. XXVIII, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Ryan M. Oledan.LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL

SETTLEMENTNOTICE is hereby given that

heirs of the late Romana Homerez-




Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2003-1110Application for Extension of Validity of a Cer-ticate of Public Convenience to operate a UVEXPRESS service with Prayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name

RICK GALLANOApplicant/s/Petitioner


APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF ACPC TO OPERATE A UV EXPRESS SER-VICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OFPASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THELINE: CATARMAN-LAS NAVAS & VICEVERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNITWHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ONJANUARY 24, 2013.




Parties opposed to the approval of theapplication must le veried written opposi-tion supported by documentary evidences on or


This application shall be acted upon bythe Board on the basis of its records and thedocumentary evidences submitted by partiesunder the board deems it necessary to receiveadditional documentary or testimonial evi-dences.






Tacloban City

LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2013-0022Application for Issuance of a Certicate of Pub-lic Convenience to operate a PUJ service withPrayer to Adopt Trade/Business Name.(COLORUM LEGALIZATION)

NOLITO BRANZUELAApplicant/s/Petitioner


APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITYFOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATEOF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE TO OPERATEA PUJ SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTA-TION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHTALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-BR-GY. TAGUITE & VICE VERSA WITH THEUSE OF ONE (1) UNIT.





This application shall be acted upon by the

Board 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.



Fortuna extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel ofland, Cad. Lot No. 4201, with all the improvements thereon, situated atBrgy. 99, Di-it, Tacloban City covered by Tax Dec. No. 008-0192, assessedvalue of P17,010.00, containing an area of 1,546 square meters, more orless, per Doc. No. 081, Page No. 081, Book No. XXXXIV, Series of 2000of Notary Public Atty. Bonifacio B. Matol.LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013




Tacloban City


Application for Extension of Validity of a CPCto operate a PUJ service with Prayer to AdoptTrade Name.

SONNY SARMIENTOApplicant/s/Petitioner


APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPCTO OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CATARMAN-ALLEN & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OFONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE WILLEXPIRE ON JAN. 24, 2013.





before the above date furnishing a copy of the

same to the applicant, and may if they so desire,appear on said date and time.







Tacloban City


Application for Extension of Validity of a Cer-ticate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJservice with Extension of Validity.

MICHAEL JUMADIAOApplicant/s/Petitioner


APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPCTO OPERATE A PUJ SERVICE FOR THETRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ANDFREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: CATARMAN-CALBAYOG CITY-VIA OQUENDO & VICEVERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNITWHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ONJANUARY 15, 2013.









ERRATUMIn LTFRB Case No. VIII-292-0686, Applicant should

be read: RETT CAESAR PICZON in our Dec. 21, 2012

issue.

We regret the error. ED

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER AND QUITCLAIM NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Benito Tabay, Sr. extrajudiciallysettled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated at Brgy. 04, Po-

blacion, Can-avid, E. Samar covered by ARP No. 05-05004-00194, containingan area of 120 square meters, more or less and heirs hereby waive and quitclaimall their rights and interest in favor of co-heir ELLIE T. TOMAS; per Doc. No.124, Page No. 24, Book No. CIX, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Celes-tino A. Cabato LSDE: Jan. 12, 19 & 26, 2013

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and for the declaration of the

nullity of marriage. Among

these grounds for nullity are

psychological incapacities

and canonical impediments;

while for the dissolution of

marriage the Petrine Privi-

lege and Pauline Privilege

that will allow a married

person to remarry and, of

course, death.In a previous statement,

Fr. Melvin Castro, execu-

tive secretary of the CBCP-

Episcopal Commission on

Family and Life underscored

these points, We should

protect the sanctity of mar-

riage, as marriage is a life-

long commitment. Any mari-

tal problem cannot be solved

by divorce. What will solve

it is nding the root cause of

the problem.

Union...from page 5

TACLOBAN CITY

- T h e D e p a r t m e n t

of Public Works and

Highways (DPWH)here in the region re-

ported that b r idges

destroyed by past ty-

phoons are to be reha-

bili tat ed.

A l so t o unde r go

some repair works are

those bridges that are

now in bad condition

due to old age, Ed-

gar Tabacan, DPWH

assistant regional di-

rector, said.

U nde r c a l e nda r

year 2013 infrastruc-

t u r e p r o g r a m , t h e

D PWH w i l l e nsur e

that the bridges in the

region will be cared of,

in which 34 identified

br idge s wi ll un de rgo

a repair, rehabilitation

and strengthening pro-

gram, Tabacon said.

T h e s e 3 4 b r i d g -

es are from Biliran,

Bagumbong Bridge;

Leytes 1st distr ict ,

San Juanico Bridge; 2nd

district Bosay Bridge,

Balagnon Bridge and

Libag Bridge; 3rd dis-tr ict , Bawod Bridge,

Katmon Bridge, Ha-

cienda Maria Bridge,

M a nla w a a n Br idge ,

Taping Bridge, Tapu-

nok Bridge and Ul-og

Bridge; 5th district are

Tagpuan Bridge, Ug-

kaan Bridge and Ilosig

Bridge.

In Southern Leyte,

DPWH is set to reha-

bil it at e an d str en gt h,

Agas- agas Bridge, Bu-

gasong Bridge, Kaway-

an Bridge, Divisor ia

Bridge and the replace-

ment of the temporary

to permanent bridges

in Salvacion br idges

1 and 2.

Also to be rehabili-

tated are the follow-

ing bridges in North-

e rn Samar :Kalab-og

Bridge, Lam-og Bridge,

Indikita Bridge, Ma-

r a ya nduyon Br idge ,

Palanit Bridge and San

Miguel Bridge; Samar

1st distr ict are Bug-

tong Bridge, MalagaBridge, Manok - ma-

n o k B r i d g e , P i n y a

Br idge a nd Rosa l e s

Bridge; 2nd Catbalo-

gan divisoria Bridge,

Ra w is a nd Ba ga c a y

Bridge.

Tabacon further dis-

closed that this pro-

gram has already been

b i d o u t a n d r e a d y

f o r i m p l e m e n t a ti o n

this year.

However, he admit-

ted that they are still to

wait for the statement

of al location release

order (SARO).

We are ready for the

implementation for this

program in which this

wi l l be immedia te ly

implemented upon the

receipt of the SARO,

he disclosed.

I m m e d i a t e l y ,

award and not ice to

proceed will be issued

to t he w inn ing b id -ders or contractors for

this program, he add-

ed.

Meanwhile, Palanit

Br idge in Nor thern,

Samar has the biggest

allocation at P 50 mil-

l i on , T a ba c on sa id .(ROBERT FRANCISCO)

DPWH to repair damage

bridges in the regionDSWD, DOLE, DTI,

DILG, DOTC and DAR.

To sustain citizens

par t i c ipa t i on in t he

bud ge t pro ce ss , ci vi lsociety organizations

(CSOs) are urged as

well to attend the forum.

S h o u l d t h e r e b e

a n y r e q u e s t s f o r

c l a r i f i c a t i o n s a n d

suggestions as to the

conduct of the forum

a n d o t h e r C S O s

concerns, the DBM RO

VIII CSO-Desk headed

by CB MS Jo se fi na P.

Escoto can be reached

at 523-1162/7456/1523

and 325-7848.

budget and categorically

specify where the funds

are intended for.

A s i d e f r o m t h e

d i s c u s s i o n o f t h eb u d g e t f r a m e w o r k ,

general procedures and

specific guidelines for

the FY 2014 budge t

prepa rat ion, the for um

shall l ikewise tackle

the guidelines on the

release of funds for FY

2013.

The forum shall be

done in two batches,

i .e . , in the morning

of January 15, which

shall be at tended by

heads and Financ ia l

Management Off icer

(FMO)/Budget Officers

a nd A c c oun ta n t s o f

S t a t e U n i v e r s i t i e s

and Colleges (SUCs),

TESDA RO and schools,

CHED and DPWH RO

a nd i t s e ng ine e r ing

dis t r ic t s ; and in the

afternoon of the same

day, which sha l l be

attended likewise by the

same representat ives

o f D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n R O a n d

S c h o o l s D i v i s i o n

Offices, Department

o f H e a l t h R O a n d

supervised direct release

hospitals, and regional

l ine agenc ies where

budge ts a re direct ly

handled by the different

Bureaus in DBM Central

Office like DENR, DA,

As the government

begins to implement

the FY 2013 budget, the

Department of Budget

a n d M a n a g e m e n t(DBM) likewise starts

prepar ing anew the FY

2014 budget. As a kick-

off activity of the whole

b u d g e t p r e p a r a t i o n

p ro ce s s , D BM RO 8

will conduct a Regional

B u d g e t F o r u m o n

January 15, 2012 a t

DBM RO8 Conference

Room, M a r a sba r a s ,

Tacloban City.

D B M R e g i o n a l

D i r e c to r I me lda C .

Laceras stressed the

need to attend to the

forum of the invited

p a r t i c i p a n t s f o r

2014 budget shall be

prepared wi th many

b r e a k t h r o u g h s i n

budget ing .

As a glimpse to how

2014 budget shall be

pre pared , Dir. Lac era s

enunciated that the 2014

budget process shal l be

undertaken within the

context of the GeneralA ppr opr i a t i ons A c t

(GAA) or the budget

itself as a budgetary

release document. This

attempt would make

the na t i ona l budge t

more transparent and

accountable as it would

try to eliminate lump-

sum funds in agency

DBM conducts

FY 2014 budget forum

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Completion rate could havebeen higher if the budget

was disbursed before therainy season.The region has a to-

tal national road length of2,453.52 kilometers with1,422.72 kms classied as

primary arterial and 1,031.15as secondary roads.

As of third quarter of2012, at least 1,625.93 kmsof the national highway isconcrete and 542,562 kmswith asphalt overlay.

The official claimedthat the region is on track of

paving all primary nationalroads by 2014 and concret-ing of all secondary high-

ways by 2016. (SARWELL

Q. MENIANO)

has allowed representativesfrom civil society organiza-

tions to observe biddingprocedures, he said.Savings refer to the

amount real ized f romprojects funded under theDPWH annual infrastructure

program as a result of valueengineering and competitive

bidding processes.Our savings was

primarily used for extensionand widening of roads,

prov is ion of drainagefacilities, slope protectionworks, and installation ofdirectional signs and roadsafety devices, he added.

Of the 327 projects, 311

have been completed as ofend of December 2012 de-spite weather disturbances.

TACLOBAN CITY At least P237.76 million

savings was generated bythe Department of Pub-lic Works and Highways(DPWH) from 2012 proj-ects, the agency yesterdayreported.

The reports said that6.29% of the P3.77 billionapproved budget contractfor the year was savedand will be used for other

projects.Regional Director Ro-

lando Asis said that theywere able to surpass theP136 million savings re-corded a year ago.

Mechanisms for com-

petitive and transparentbidding process have beenobserved. The department

DPWH-8 save over P230

million last year- Asis

receive the suspension orderso the DILG Central Visayasdecided to post the order inthe hallway, the state lawyerssaid.

Citing Supreme Courtjurisprudence, governmentlawyers said the proo o ser-

vice was completed whenthe rst attempt to serve the

suspension was initiated inGarcias o ce.

Tey said Garcia was notentitled to a RO since sheailed to establish that hersuspension would causeher clear and unmistakabledamage.

Te O ce o the Presi-dent, they said, substantial-ly established that Garciaviolated the Revised PenalCode or hiring consultantswithout the concurrencerom the PB and slashingthe budget o the vice gov-ernors o ce. (Sunnex)

Palace decision suspendingGarcia or six months wasurnished to the Cebu Pro-

vincial Legals O ce, he said.Salvador also said no

amount o salaries wouldcompensate or the be-smirched reputation and theloss o time that the governorcould have used to serve her

constituents, in the event theCA would not stop the sus-pension order.

MootBut government lawyers

asked the appellate courtto deny Garcias plea or is-suance o a RO or beingmoot and academic.

Tey said DILG-CentralVisayas Chie Ananias Villa-corta tried to serve a copy othe suspension order on Gar-cia, but decided to post it inthe hallway o the governorso ce since she (Garcia) wasnowhere to be ound.

Garcias staers reused to

Garcia was authorized by lawto slash the allocation or the

vice governors o ce.Citing a resolution passed

by the Cebu Provincial Board(PB) in 2010, Salvador saidActing Governor Magpale,who was PB member thattime, even signed the docu-ment that reduced the budgetin the vice governors o ce.

He dismissed the govern-ment lawyers argument thatthe service o suspension was

constructive since therewas an attempt to serve theorder on Garcia personally.

Salvador also decried theharshness o the suspen-sion, considering that Garciawill only have two remainingweeks, i the RO is not is-sued.

Not original copy

Salvador said the serviceo suspension was invalidsince local interior o cialsserved a photocopy, andnot original or certied truecopy, o the suspension orderon Garcias staers.

On the other hand, the

constitutional rights sincethe Palace order was not an-chored on substantive evi-dence.

He also said the suspen-sion violated the Local Gov-ernment Code and Admin-istrative Order 43, whichprovides that an administra-tive case be resolved within30 days.

Sanchez led the graveabuse o authority complaintagainst Garcia in November

2010 and the probe was ter-minated on August 31, 2011.Te case, the lawyer

pointed out, was resolved onDecember 11, 2012, or about474 days since the complaintwas led.

Speculative

Salvador said Garcia didnot abuse her authority whenshe hired several Capitolconsultants, saying that theCivil Service Commission al-lows her to appoint new gov-ernment employees.

Te suspension order isspeculative procedurally

fawed, he said, adding that

a governor who is not al-lied with the ruling LiberalParty.

Security was tightenedas the CAs 12th Division,chaired by Justice Veloso,heard the oral arguments.

Te two other divisionmembers are Associate Jus-tices Aurora Jane Lantionand Eduardo Peralta.

Photographers andcameras were not allowedinside the session hall. Re-porters and lawyers romboth camps were also askedto leave all electronic gadg-ets outside the hall.

Legal points

In his presentation, Sal-vador outlined legal pointsin a bid to convince justicesto issue the RO.

He said Garcia, being anelective public o cial, hasrights to be protected.

Salvador said the sus-pension violated Garcias

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