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Despite SOMO declaration, Army still on full alert status
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Tacloban marks 4th HUChood

BY: GAY B. GASPAY
TUESDAY DECEMBER 18, 2012
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Govt anti-insurgency efforts gain ground in Eastern Samar

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Tacloban City Basic services to Taclobanon will highlight todays celebration as Tacloban marks today the 4th highly urbanized city (HUC)anniversary and I Love Tacloban Day will be conducting services focused on its constituents.
The grand barangayan at Plaza Rizal and community synchronized gift giving at various city sites will highlight todays event.
Led by its chief executive Mayor Alfred Romualdez and wife Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez, the entire city government of Tacloban together with the city stakeholders will be rendering free consultation and medical services to Taclobanon during the to page 11 Grand Barangayan at Plaza Rizal.
Low turn out of helmet validation noted

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Leyte wins Pamana award

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Donaire lifts Pinoy fans with Arces third-round knockout

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Tacloban Barangay Council Christmas Fellowship and party was celebrated simply with just the Tacloban Kitchen Brigade who prepared their foods. The city government led by Mayor Alfred Romualdez believes that sharing with our brothers and sisters affected by typhoon Pablo in Mindanao counts most. The citys first couple, Mayor Alfred and Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez, spearheaded the activity. Games were participated by the different barangays by area. The affair was held last December 16, 2012 at Baluarte Beach. (Photos by: MARIO PAPURAN / GAY B. GASPAY)
Calbayog revalidates its commitment towards performance governance system

CALBAYOG CITY City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino, jumpstarts the revalidation of the city governments commitment to pursue the institutionalization stage under the performance governance system. According to Mayor Aquino, the city government needs to reassess its capabilities and potentials in order to formulate an updated, comprehensive and feasible strategic map that will serve as management tool in setting the plans and programs of the city government. With the enhanced strategic map and score card, it will be
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Despite SOMO declaration, Army still on full alert status

TACLOBAN CITYThe declaration of the suspension of military operations (Somo) by their higher up would not mean that they would put their guards down. In a press statement, Major General Gerardo Layug, commanding general of the 8th Infantry Division based in Catbalogan City, he had ordered all his men across the region not to take easy despite the Somo. He said that the rebel group, the New Peoples Army, might take advantage of the declaration and stage their attacks, particularly those considered as vital installations. We shall not put our guards down during the Somo.We will stay in full (red) alert status and respond to any eventualities which might be perpetrated by the NPA in our area of operations, Layug said. Earlier, officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines announced of the suspension of military operations effective December 16, 2012 and is to end on January 3, 2013. The declaration of the Somo demonstrates of the 8th IDs committment, sincerity and resolve for peace inspite of conflicts with the insurgent group, Layug added. The suspension would mean that the military would not undertake any deliberate offensive operation against the NPA. We will adhere to no to indiscriminate firing of firearms of our personnel during the holiday season, Layug said. However, the 8ID shall continue to undertake security operations and security patrols which aim to protect the civilian communities, government establishments, investment facilities and vital structures; military camps and detachments against any threat of force by armed groups, Layug said. Route security will also be implemented to protect the military and civilian movements and with close coordination with the Philippine National Police, checkpoint operations will also be conducted to deter terrorism and preempt the proliferation of loose firearms and explosives, the commanding general of the 8th ID said. Layug added that the so-called bayanihan team activities will be continued during the Somo in order to facilitate addressing the pre-
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Govt anti-insurgency efforts gain ground in Eastern Samar

HINABANGAN,Samar A military commander based here claims substantial gains of the governments efforts in the fight against insurgency in the province of Eastern Samar. Col. Romeo Labador, commanding officer of 801st Infantry Brigade of the 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, based in Barangay Fatima, this town, said that the peace and order situation in the province has greatly improved and it is now more or less stable Labador pointed out that Eastern Samar,once considered as the hotbed of insurgency, is now considerably peaceful and the frequent rebel-military encounters are now a thing of the past. He told reporters that out of the 22 municipalities and one city in the province, seven towns and the capital city of Borongan have been declared by the military and the local government units concerned as development-ready. He also told reporters that another three towns in the southern part of the province Salcedo, Mercedes and Guiuan - have been declared as insurgency-free already. Labador, however clarified that it does not mean to say that there are no more rebels in the declared development-ready towns. He admitted that there are still rebels in these areas. However, the situation is manageable already because the insurgents are not anymore encamped in these areas and also due to the decline of the rebel forces opto page 11
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Low turn out of helmet validation noted

PALO, Leyte Low turn out of helmet validation in Eastern Visayas was noted by the Department of Trade and Industry notwithstanding governments declaration that the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 will be fully enforced next month. DTI Regional Director Cynthia Nierras said that from July to November 30, 2012, they have issued only 12,490 Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) sticker markings. I believe that there are many motorcycle owners have helmets that dont conform to standards required by the law. We have been asking them to visit DTI provincial offices. We will conduct checking up to the last working day of this month, Nierras said. The Land Transportation Office (LTO) reported that the region has about 50,000 registered vehicles and motorcycle accounts 70% of that. Of all the motorcycles in the region, the LTO estimated that 25% are not registered and only 20% of motorcycle drivers and riders are using the standard protective helmets. Of 12,490 ICC, 4,132 were issued by DTI Leyte provincial office; 2,406 by Southern Leyte office; 1,131 by Biliran office; 568 by Samar office; 437 by Eastern Samar office; 116 by Northern Samar office; and 3,700 by the regional office here. The DTI offices in the region have started validation activities July 19, 2012, after motorists ask the LTO to defer August 1, 2012 full enforcement of the Helmet Law due to shortage of standard gear stocks. The DTI official assured the public that standard helmets are now available in the regions shops starting August 2012, responding to the clamor for sufficient supply of prescribed helmets. The LTO regional office said in a statement that personnel will be deployed in national roads to check if motorists are using the prescribed helmet. Violators will be penalized imposed in the Helmet Law. The Helmet Act of 2009 strictly requires motorcycle riders and passengers to wear full-faced helmets that meet quality standards set by the DTI and other transport agencies. Violators will be fined P1,500 for the first offense; P3,000, second offense; P5,000, third offense; and P10,000) plus confiscation of the drivers license for the fourth and succeeding offenses. Lemuel Montes, chief of the DTI regional consumer welfare division said they are closely monitoring motorcycle dealers to ensure that standard gear is being provided to buyers of new units. Selling a new motorcycle unit without making standard protective helmet available to the buyers is punishable of not less than P10,000, Montes said. The full-faced helmet is intended to minimize fatal injuries of road accidents involving motorcycles. The trade department initially listed 54 brands of protective head gear with ICC marks from 2009 to 2012. (SARWELL Q. MENIANO) guelles, and Lord Leomer Pomperada (program assistants for LGUs). The activity was an offshoot of the meeting between Mayor Aquino and ISA president Francisco Eizmendi Jr. and his staff at their office. During the meeting, Mayor Aquino expressed his interest to pursue the installation of Performance Governance System (PGS) in LGU Calbayog City during his administration as the main tool in accomplishing the vision and mission statements of the Calbayognons. During the administration of Mayor Mel Senen Sarmiento, LGU Calbayog managed to hurdle the first three stages of PGS, namely, Initiated (2005), Compliant (2006), and Proficient (2009). However, during the administration of the late Mayor Reynaldo Uy,
No they are not doing a song and dance number, Gov. Ma. Mimietta Bagulaya and Secretary of Energy Jericho Icot Petilla makes the announcement of the provincial employees additional bonus and other cash benefits during the provincial government Christmas Party held at the Leyte Provincial Convention Center Complex.
Leyte wins Pamana award

GOVT CENTER, Palo, Leyte -- For the second time now, the provincial government of Leyte has elevated again its image as a champion of exemplary local governance with its successful win of the Regional 2012 Gawad Pamana ng Lahi ng Award, the brainchild awards system initiated by the Department of the Interior and Local Government through the late Sec. Jesse Robredo. The award was handed over by DILG Regional Director Pedro Noval Jr, to Governor Mimmiette Bagulaya during the annual celebration of Christmas Party of the provincial government of Leyte held at the newly constructed provincial convention center located in Brgy. Pawing Palo, Leyte. Said award recognizes exemplary performance of local government units in administrative, social, economic and environmental governance that upholds the value of accountability, transparency, and inclusivity in local administration and development. A plaque, trophy and a P3 million prize was also awarded to the provincial government as its incentive being recognized as the regional awardee and also a nominee for the national award which last year was also bagged by the province, under helm of former Governor and now Department of Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla. In her short message, the award that was recently bagged by the province was attributed by Gov. Bagulaya to DOE Sec. Petilla who had made bold move to ensure better administration and transparency to include better fiscal management for the province during his entire stint as provincial governor of Leyte for about nine years. He had put the system into place before he left the province and what we did for the past one month was to continue implementing it, Bagulaya said. Furthermore, Petilla in his speech, during the celebration attributed the award to the provincial government employees who had embrace the system which he implemented in the province of Leyte that made them one of the top performing provinces not only in the region but in the country as well. You are the reason why we are receiving this kind of award your hard work and dedication to your job had made us become what we are right now, Petilla stressed. However, even the province of Leyte is the regional awardee of the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi which qualify them to become a national contender, the province was excluded in the list of national nominee for a certain reason according to Governor Bagulaya. Sec.Petilla is among the judges in the national level, which is we cannot join the national competition to disregard issues that he will become bias to us, Gov. Bagulaya explained. But even we are cannot join the national competition we are still happy to become the regional awardee for the second time, she added. (ROEL
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CLGOO to have new head

TACLOBAN CITY The City Local Government Operations Office (CLGOO), which is a branch of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), will have a new department head effective January 1, this year. This after the CLGOO Officer, Adoracion Peregrino, is to retire from the government service effective December 31, 2012. Councilor Jerry YaokaPGS was not given much priority. Hence, the current leadership would like to continue the journey and achieve the final but highly competitive stage which is the Institutionalization. The recently concluded focus group discussion was a pre -strategy refresh session intended to evaluate the current status of the PGS implementation in the LGU. During the focus group discussion, the participants were interviewed as to what will be their sectoral contribution to the development sin, in an interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express, said that the council members are happy that Peregrino appears before them last Wednesday to give thanks for all the support given while serving her post as CLGOO officer. Yaokasin revealed that Peregrino heads the city DILG for more than eight years. With this span of time serving the city DILG, it is thrust of the city government. The representatives were asked what their standards are for a dream city, after which they rated LGU Calbayog based on the standards that they enumerated. As a result, the sectoral representatives were asked to give their recommendations to help LGU Calbayog prosper. Among the participants were representatives from the following sectors, namely, religious, elderly, business, small necessary that we (in the council) should commend her for what she contributed in rendering effective, better and good governance to the community, he said. The councilor said that it is important for the employees of the government to work together in making the place productive. We should always work together and put safety nets as well as safeguards every aspect in the government in and medium enterprises, cooperatives, tourism and culture, non-government organizations, peoples organizations, environment advocates, academe, media, professionals, agriculture, fisher folks, women, youth, persons with disability (PWDs), urban poor, transport, barangay officials, and the rest of the community. On the part of the LGU, the department managers were also gathered for the focused group discussion wherein they were interviewed about their respec-
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easier for Mayor Aquino and his management team to set priorities in addressing the concerns of the community given the limited resources of the LGU. Last November 7-9, 2012, the city mayor together with the department managers of LGU Calbayog and at least five representatives from each sector in the community, underwent a three-day focus group discussion at Is Plant Hotel in preparation for its strategy refresh session. The five-member programs team from the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) facilitated the discussion. Among the five were Jeremy John Pintor (senior program officer), Jeshamar Villasis, Marilyn Castino, Josemaria Lorenzo D.P. Ar-
providing efficient public service. The Express learned that Peregrino would be replaced by Atty. Darwin Bibar, now the DILG 8 finance and administration division chief. The formal turn-over of her office to Bibar will be held on December 21 at the city DILG Office, which would be attended by DILG 8 Regional Director Pedro Noval, Jr. (REY GERILLA
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tive area of responsibility. During the last day of the activity, all representatives, together with the local officials and the department managers were gathered in one venue where the output of the two-day focus group discussion was presented to them. The facilitators later asked the participants any recommendations that they can offer as part of the city strategy.
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Lavish parties
cannot anymore be avoided, then so be it, but not to the point of lavishing them with expensive foods and gifts and venues, not to mention the required outts. For sure, there is nothing wrong with a sumptuous party, if the budgets warrant it. But if the roof in the house is leaking, the shoes need to be xed, the faded uniforms have to be replaced, and the bills have piled up, then it would be best to address these things rst before showing off in elegant parties. Our one-day-millionaire syndrome must now be put off for it brings us nothing but bankruptcy. The pompous attitude within us that goes for glamour and elegance in events like Christmas parties is making us poorer and we should rise from it. It is then improper to ask too much contribution from poor students when this time of the year comes. The decision of education authorities discouraging glamorous parties is commendable and should be heeded for the sake of poverty-stricken families that could hardly send their children to school.
hile Christmas parties are being held in many schools this week, the admonition for classroom teachers and ofcials concerned to observe the so-called contingency measures, and to do away with so much glamour that could burden parents and students nancially is, once again, in effect. Lavish spending is unnecessary to come out with glamorous parties. Working parents are not getting that much, which in turn they could share with their children. If the parents who have jobs are yet hardup, how much poorer will the jobless parents be in this Yuletide season? If, in case, the parents and guardians will receive for their bonuses more than enough, is it not proper rather to save for the mean months, when savings usually run dry? Despite the governments claim of a growing economy, ordinary people are still living in want, and we should be practical therefore in living up to our name, and not pretend that we are moneyed when we are not, like contributing much to celebrations. If Christmas parties in schools, having become traditional,
Burglars favorite season

In times like this when moneyed people crowd the streets for their shopping spree, swindlers, snatchers, pickpockets and similar criminals likewise swarm around for their operations of victimizing people, especially the careless and the unsuspecting. These burglars are not joining the festivities, or enjoying the different activities. They just roam around, mix with the crowd, to victimize their preys using one or two or a combination of their modus operandi. The result is big money. They exert less effort, just their cunning, yet their income, if we must call it as such, is enormous.
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doms pagliawan As they rake in money through their nefarious ways, they ruin their victims lives. The money they hook from ones pocket may be meant for a hospital patient, in an emergency case, perhaps. But these criminals are heartless enough to consider the sentimental side of their victims. All they care about is their trade. Valuables such as cell
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phones, jewelry, branded items, and many more are the usual targets. Sadly, many of the victims just keep their ordeal to themselves, blaming the circumstances, charging it to experience. Many of them do not even report to authorities due to that common suspicion that the police are in collusion with these criminals. They would rather approach the media instead of the authorities for help. Mostly, the victims are ladies, the elderly, and chilto page 6
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BEFORE we dismiss the idea as being outlandish, outrageous or whatever, we just have to remind ourselves that we are meant to live our life with God. And this is not only in heaven, our definitive state in eternity, but right here and now. No matter from what angle we look at the issue, even if we take the atheist view, we cannot escape from the reality that our life, in its utter objectivity, not minding first our subjectivity, is a life with God. And thats simply because God is the one giving us our very existence. And precisely because it is existence that he gives us, he cannot but be the one also to keep and maintain it, otherwise, if he withdraws from us, then we would cease to exist. For sure, our existence does not depend solely on the food we eat, the water we drink, the good health and other things that we may enjoy. They contribute, of course, but it is God who is first of all responsible for our existence. With this clarification, we overcome what may be referred to as the deistic bias which considers God only as Creator, giving us both chambers of Congress fail, a bicameral conference committee shall convene to hammer out the final version of what will later be the reproductive health law of the Philippines . Businessworld online reported, Senator Miriam DefensorSantiago, in a statement on Friday, said if both chambers approve the bill on final reading on Monday, a bicameral conference committee can meet on Tuesday to reconcile the two versions. The lawmaker said it is possible for Congress ratification of the bicameral report on Wednesday. Session will adjourn on Dec. 22 to Jan. 20. In spite of the alleged imminent defeat of the anti-RH bill lobbying for the final reading of the bill in both Chambers, the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines is taking the last ditch effort to create the miracle hoped for through prayers. Although there is no such Catholic vote in the coming midterm elections, according to Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines
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Schools become the scenes of stunning violence, the questions are familiar: Why does it happen? Who is to be blamed? What can be done to stop it? Painful memories of school children being killed is universal. Last Friday, as Newtown, Connecticut joined the list of places, like our very own Barangay Guinsahugon, Southern Leyte Elementary School when the entire school and its school children were buried alive in a landslide. Also, recently another public school was ransacked and the burglar took away the allowances of teachers. How do we explain to a child about a mother, her
passion for guns and being the first victim? How about narrating to pupils that their teachers vault has been raided? These should be red flags for our planners - to revisit processes and make it an urgent national business. We examine our national mental health, our school infrastructure system, our disaster preparedness experts, and all those who in one way or another may reduce the vulnerability of schools in manmade disasters and natural calamities. If the Connecticut experience reflects the countrys mental health system, our local version of violence likewise reflects our dete-
riorating sense of integrity and accountability to public funds and properties. These warning signs renew debates on access to guns, security and safeguarding of school properties, including valuable human resources. Can we mobilize once more home-school partnerships so that children with problems may be attended to by the appropriate public social services sector? That teachers and administrators who by the very nature of their vocation should also participate in education workshops and on government rules and regulations on government expenditures? That our RDC (Regional Disaster Council) should include school violence issues in their plans in proper coordination with the police, fire department, hospitals, health departments, social welfare, and all other stakeholders. While writing this, I offer prayers to my timeless and universal concern for children, and may this be a work of art where the innocents may rest in peace.
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fr. roy cimagala our existence at the start of our life, but leaving us alone after that. And so he is always in us as he is also in all other creatures and things. That is why we say God is everywhere. He is omnipresent. And if that is so, then he is also in each one of us. Except that in our case,
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The Sower
Tuesday Late Advent Weekday Jer 23:5-8; Ps 72; Mt 1:18-25
THE BIRTH OF JESUS

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was bethrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall be child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means, God is with us. When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus.
FAIRNESS TO ALL
In our world today, we are only too conscious of the appalling injustice inflicted on people, by people. The injustice done to an individual is sometimes even thought to be of service to the public. Some, of course, are just, but their love of justice is often no more than the fear of suffering injustice. In a world such as this, it is consoling to hear God promising that he will restore all things in a Messiah who shall reign as king and deal wisely and shall execute justice (Jer 23:5). A just rule recognizes everyones fundamental right to life, a right to those conditions which make life truly human. Justice cannot be sacrifices on the altar of democracy. Democracy can never be a self-fulfilling justification for policies that are intrinsically immoral. Democracy to be healthy requires more than universal suffrage: it recognizes the presence of a just system of rule. Individuals dealing with one another must also be moved by a sense of justice. Joseph was an upright man (Mt 1:19) and therefore, when he came to know his espoused wifes pregnancy, he wanted to divorce him privately, in order to save her from public shame. His justifiable attitude towards Marys situation is far removed from legal prescriptions of the time which called for stoning. Instead of listening to the demands of the world with its own social order, Joseph listened to the demands of his conscience where the Spirit of a just and merciful God speaks to us. May we not forget that we win justice quickest by rendering justice to others. But let us also remember that justice without generosity may easily become Shylocks justice. (His Word is Life by Vima Dasa, S.J., published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City. Tel. No. 321-31-95) Sowers Seeds: When our soul is discourage and beaten, when we feel greater need for grace and light, let us turn to the divine book with faith and we shall receive what we desire. -Blessed James Alberione, Founder of the Pauline Family
Power punch on the RH bill

noon. The very vocal lady senator further remarked Its not necessarily a total vote of 23 thats why Im making a conservative estimate of maybe 11 to 13 votes in favor of RH and therefore, we should win it not only on second reading but also on third reading. If Sen. Santiago was optimistic of the certain number to win their cause, the stalwart movers for the RH bill in the House are positive that the sixty-three members who were absent during the voting of their version of the sensational legislation last week will vote in the third and final reading. Deputy spokesperson Abegail Valte was quoted on this in Peoples Television News @ 1 yesterday. However same source reported that Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, a staunch anti-RH bill banner-holder, was confident that these 63 congressmen will instead vote against the bill. Should efforts to convince the lawmakers to vote against the RH bill in
Amid a slim margin victory for HB No. 4244 (The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011) in the Lower House last week, a parish priest in Tacloban City heaped praises to three solons in Leyte who voted against the passage of the controversial bill, while another led the Mass goers to pray that the countrys national legislators be enlightened and uphold the principle that humanity cannot be compromised. News feeds said that, the honorable lawmakers in the House of Representatives were said to vote
yesterday on third and final reading the fate of the RH Bill certified last Friday by Pres. Noynoy Aquino as urgent. DZRH Radio News Network earlier reported that the voting may happen anytime this week. At the Senate, the members are also scheduled to case their respective votes on their version of the reproductive health bill in the second reading. Inquirer news online quoted Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, a principal sponsor of the bill, as saying, the Senate can immediately proceed on third and final reading after they vote on second reading this Monday after-
Prayer for the Nation and for Those who Serve in Public Office
God, our Father, you guide everything in wisdom and love. Accept the prayers we offer for our nation; by the wisdom of our leaders and integrity of our citizens, may harmony 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 our rights. In your goodness, watch over those in authority, so that people everywhere may enjoy freedom, security and peace. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. (Courtesy of Daughters of St. Paul)
Pray the Holy Rosary daily for world peace and conversion of sinners (The family that prays together stays together)
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mar Island and facing the Pacific Ocean where lots of tuna and other high value fish species abound. The mayor also informed reporters that another profitable area of investment is in tourism-related industries. She declared that tourism in her city is picking up and more tourists are now visiting here city to appreciate the many wonders of nature here and also enjoy surfing. She further informed reporters that her city has beautiful waterfalls, river rapids and caves which have been explored frequented by foreigners. An investor can invest in hotel or resort development to fill-in the need for accommodations with the increasing number of tourists visiting our city, she said. (RESTITUTO CAYUBIT) TACLOBAN CITY A university in Southern Leyte is hosting a congress that aims to provide a forum for fresh water prawn researchers; to share the results of their studies and their experiences with other researchers, students and practitioners from the country and other parts of the world; promote the improvement of research and evaluation in freshwater prawn as food commodity; and foster professional collaboration among persons who promote, conduct, and/ or utilize research findings in this specific area of study. The congress is dubbed as the 1st International Freshwater Prawn Congress and Festival. It will be held next year, January 10 to 11 according to Gordon Opina, of Southern Leyte State University, media relation and communication in-charge of said activity. Among the activities lined up by the SLSU were the discussion of topics Pre-
Borongan mayor invites investors

BORONGAN CITY - The mayor of this city is inviting businessmen to invest here. Mayor Maria Fe Abunda told reporters here that she is urging both local and foreign investors to invest their money here to help in the economic development of the city. Mayor Abunda told reporters that her city is now peaceful as the insurgency problem has declined. Borongan has been declared recently by the military and her local government unit as development-ready city, she added. The investors have nothing to worry about because our city is now peaceful. Abunda pointed out that considering her city is located at the middle part of Eastern Samar and the center of commerce of the province, big names in the business community can make this city as their investment hub in the province. Establishment of a supermarket or a mall can be profitable here, she added. She said that investors may invest in agri-business related industries as her city is basically an agricultural economy. She claims that fishingrelated industries is also one of the most feasible and profitable investment areas as the city is situated along the eastern seaboard of Sa-
Freshwater prawn congress, festival slated at SLSU

sent Development of Ulang Cage Culture in Pond; Industry of Freshwater Prawn in Asia; and Recent Technology on Post-Harvest of Freshwater Prawn; Ulang Master Chef, Ulang Eating Contest, search for heaviest/largest ulang, and ulang pabitin; and contest of best research papers and posters on freshwater prawn. We also invited scholars and researchers to submit papers or posters related to freshwater prawn studies/researches conducted. There will be plenary sessions and parallel panels in the duration of the congress. We are certain that this affair will be a good venue to present significant results for information dissemination, said Opina. For the search for the best paper or completed research and best poster on freshwater prawn, the abstract must not be more than 300 words using arial type, font size 11, and the proponent who will qualify for presentation will be notified immediately, said Opina. Meanwhile on the poster making contest the size should be 30 inches width by 40 inches length, or illustration board size, portrait. Font sizes: 72 for title, 46 succeeding heading, 20 minimum for text. There should be no artistic fringto greater crimes against women. The poor are being promised a better life through the RH Bill. It will not be so. The poor can rise from their misery through more accessible education, better hospitals and lesser government corruption. Money for contraceptives can be better used for education and authentic health care. It added, The youth are being made to believe that sex before marriage is acceptable provided you know how to avoid pregnancy. Is this moral? Those who corrupt the minds of children will invoke divine wrath on themselves. The Reproductive Health Bill, if passed into law in its present form, will put the moral fibre of our nation at risk. As we your bishops have said in the past, a contraceptive mentality is the mother of an abortion mentality. The wide and free accessibility of contraceptives, even to the youth, will result in the destruction of family life and in greater violence against women. In the first Simbang Gabi at the Sto. Nino Church in Tacloban City es, borders, and drawings. Actual product may be presented but not attached to the poster. Researcher shall be present during the poster session to answer clarifications and questions of the evaluators and their entries are to be mounted on designated area an hour before the schedule of the opening program, otherwise it shall be disqualified from the contest. Opina added that there will be Ulang mardi grass with contingent coming from the five SLSU campuses namely Hinunangan campus, San Juan campus, Tomas Oppus campus, Bontoc campus and from their main campus in Sogod and longest ulang stew which they are intending to compete for Guinness World Record. Congress participants according to Opina who had already confirm are from various regional offices of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Science and Technology and state universities from all over the country. Their plenary speakers added Obina are from Southeast Asian Fishery Development Center or SEAFDEC, World Fish Center, and Traven University in Vietnam. (ROEL
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EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Crispula Cadion extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located in Brgy. Lucsoon, Naval, Biliran, Survey No. 3860-P, under Tax Dec. No. 00091, with an area of 0.4136 has.; A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Manuel and Judith Jamin, as vendee for a portion of 118 square meters from the above-described property; per Doc. No. 342, Page No. 69. Book No. 46, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Redentor C. Villordon. LSDE: December 11, 18 & 25, 2012
NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Mauro Merin extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated in Brgy. Himarco, Palompon, Leyte, under Tax Dec.No. 08-31024-00444 R13, Cad. Lot No. 3610, containing an area of 1.3611 hectares, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Nicomedes E. Tolero and Norma A. Tolero as vendees for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 1810, Page No. 91, Book No. LV, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Camilo P. Esmero. LSDE: Dec. 11, 18 & 25, 2012 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Apolinario Cozo, Candida Cozo, Emeliano Cozo, Regina Cozo, Aurea Cozo, Vicente Cozo, Fausta Cozo, Maximina Cozo, Concpcion Cozo, Gregoria Cozo and Aurelia Cozo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No. 12572, with improvements thereon, situated in Brgy. Plaridel, Municipality of Baybay, Leyte, containing an area of 792 square meters, more or less, covered and embraced Tax Dec. No. 07080-00307. A Deed of Sale was executed them all in favor of Adriano C. Dacera as vendee for the abovedescribed property; per Doc. No. 20, Page No. 04, Book No. XXXVIII, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Ernesto M. Butawan. LSDE: Dec. 4, 11 & 18, 2012
DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Antonio Calzado extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, located at Sitio Anilao Canderama, Brgy. Antipolo, No. 013, Llorente, Eastern Samar, under O.C.T./OCT No. P-12383, covered by Tax Dec. ARP No. 02-13013-00076, Survey No. 4730, containing an area of 7,658 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Pastor Ty Calzita married to Nilda Calzita as vendees for the abovedescribedf property; per Doc. No. 505, Page No. 102, Book No. XIII, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Enrique C. Dala.
LSDE: December 11, 18 & 25, 2012
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dren. Men are not spared of course, but due to their ability and tendency to fight back, they are sometimes avoided, or slain in the process in case they possess attractive assets that they are so protective of. Tacloban is not in any way spared. There is no doubt, no mistaking about that. These guys surely spread around. And as expected, they must have had countless victims. Unfortunately, identifying who they are and what they do is difficult in that the city gets crowded with visitors. Unless they are caught in the act, they wont be identified nor suspected for their illegal activities. Even without these guys coming around, the city is
already home to resident thieves and the like. These homegrown robbers, ergo, are just being reinforced by outsiders come the holiday season or other festivities. This must be an added headache to law enforcers, thats if the latter are really that clean as they claim to be, because if they are not, and the suspicion of some is true, then they, too, must be making money, the holidays a welcome event for them to wait for. Well, its nothing but suspicion needing to be proven. Its up to the authorities then to put in place effective measures that could combat illegal activities such as these, to redeem their name and, most of all, to protect would-be victims in the future. The yuletide season ought not to be a season for burglars.
president Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma in an interview made by Leyte Samar Daily Express recently, there are church-based lay groups that are mustering the support of many faithful to vote against those who railroad the passage of the RH bill, a legislation that Sen. Santiago said has pending for eleven years now. The group called Catholic Vote Philippines movement is set make these legislators accountable for that, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer news. Dr. Ricardo Boncan, the movements spokesman, was quoted stating, The memberships of these (affiliated) groups run into tens of thousands and we will be distributing voters guides in different dialects to reach all the congressional districts. Boncan added that the movement would campaign against all proposed laws related to population control, divorce and same-sex marriage, and politicians espousing laws that run counter to longheld Christian and Filipino
values. Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, in time for the start of the devotional tradition Simbang Gabi called on the solons to be open to Gods Word and Wisdom before deciding on the controversial measure. In the gmanetwork online news, the cardinal was cited of appealing to our legislators in the House of Representatives and the Senate to welcome Jesus with joy. His Word and Wisdom (and not just any human word or wisdom) is needed to form consciences, urging the lawmakers help Filipinos prepare a straight path for the Lord. On the first day of the nine-day Simbang Gabi, the CBCP pastoral letter, entitled Contraception is Corruption, was read in toto during the mass across the nation. Excerpt of the letter issued by CBCP VicePresident Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas, D.D. and posted on the CBCP website reads: Contraception corrupts the soul. The RH Bill is being gift wrapped to look like a gift for maternal health care. It is not so. It will lead
in the evening of Dec. 15, Rev. Fr. Isagani Petilos led the parishioners to give a round of applause to three solons who voted against the RH bill namely, Representatives Ferdinand Martin Romualdez of the first district of Leyte and Neil Benedict Montejo and Florencio Noel of An Waray party list. He expressed anticipation that once the RH bill is passed into law, this will breed divorce law and eventually abortion law, thus he urged the churchgoers to continually pray that the RH bill will not succeed. Last Sunday, also in a mass, Rev. Fr. Wilson Tiu led the people in praying for the discernment of the legislators that they will vote against the bill in the final reading. Prayer is the most effective power punch that could finally knock down and knock out the enemy, which in this issue at hand, the pro or anti-RH bill advocates. Wherever side one is, praying could spell the difference because it is in the silence of ones heart that wisdom and justice speaks loudly.
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Cardinals ask House: Stop RH bill passage

CEBU CITY -- Catholic Church leaders began the nine-day series of dawn masses by appealing to lawmakers to reject the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, which is up for third reading today, Monday. Lawmakers who vote against the bill, which President Benigno Aquino III has certified as urgent, will do future generations a favor, said Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, in his first Misa de Gallo homily for the year. Just three dawns before the start of the Misa de Gallo, Congress approved the RH bill on second reading in a close vote, 113-104. As the issue of the RH bill heats up again, I appeal to our legislators in the House of Representatives and the Senate to welcome Jesus with joy. His Word and Wisdom (and not just any human word or wisdom) is needed to form consciences, Archbishop Tagle said. Over the weekend, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) reiterated its position against the measure, saying it puts at risk the moral fiber of the nation. The RH bill, if passed into law in its present form, will put the moral fiber of our nation at risk. As we, your bishops, have said in the past, a contraceptive mentality is the mother of an abortion mentality, said the CBCP in a pastoral letter. (The CBCP) reiterates the collective discernment of the Philippine bishops that the RH Bill, if passed into law, can harm our nation. Contraception corrupts the soul, the bishops added. The CBCP opposes the promotion of artificial contraceptives as a method of family planning. Today (Monday), the House of Representatives will tackle the bill on third and final reading, while the Senate will wrap up amendments on the measure and proceed to voting. Whims In his homily on Sunday, Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal said religion is about fulfilling the duty of every man to his God and to his fellowmen, so that laws should not be based on the whims of man. Fidelity to our duties means we cannot take for granted the duty God has imposed on us as responsible individuals and as members of society. Society cannot be run by consensus, it must also refer to laws higher than the will of men, he said in his homily. For if laws are merely products of human will, then they are nothing but claims to power, he added. Church leaders have long opposed House Bill 4424, because of provisions that go against Catholic teachings such as the use of artificial family planning methods, adolescent sex education and penalties for government workers who refuse to give information about contraceptives. The cardinal encouraged Catholics to remain steadfast in their faith, even if the community they live in has abandoned their beliefs. No matter if they subvert the laws of the land to serve the whims of men, we must always observe the law of God and submit to him in every way, he said. Concern In an interview, Cardinal Vidal told reporters he was disappointed by the outcome of the voting in the House last week and President Aquinos endorsement of the bill. Cardinal Vidal hosted dinner for about 50 lawmakers who oppose the RH bill, in his residence in Wack-Wack Subdivision in Mandaluyong City last week. I thought they would try their best so it (the bill) would not reach the second reading. They (Congressmen) could put it down before the second reading, tapos na, said Vidal. Let us see (the effects of the bill) in the future; we are concerned about the future, he added. CBCP President and Cebu Archbishop Jose
Palma is arriving today (Monday) after attending the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference in Vietnam. Both he and Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will discuss the issue, too, said Cardinal Vidal. In a separate interview, Human Life International country director Dr. Rene Bullecer said he suggested to CBCP members to organize vigils from six p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, in time for the voting in Congress. Bullecer said he received positive replies from the dioceses of Kidapawan, Surigao, Borongan in Samar, Basilan, Tandag, Dumaguete, Bacolod Kalibo, Paraaque, Maasin in Leyte, Butuan and Lipa in Batangas Province. Priorities Meanwhile, Cardinal Vidals Christmas message is for people to look beyond gift-giving, setting up decorations and planning parties. As we prepare to meet the Lord in the coming Season of Joy, may we choose the spiritual path over the material, may we renew our commitments to our duties and responsibilities, may we serve God and not the whims of men, he said. The spiritual aspect is less expensive yet more beneficial such as going to confession, attending mass, receiving communion, he said. In contrast, he said, focusing on the material aspect of the Christmas celebration could lead to financial trouble and high blood pressure. We plan our parties before we think of reconciling with members of our family whom we have not been talking to for a year. We think about what to wear and what to buy even before we reflect on what attachments to let go, what relations to mend, what attitudes to renew, he said. We can have both the sacraments and the banquets, the recollection and the shopping. You can have both, but one thing is sure, your Christmas is incomplete if you only have the material part of it, he added. (SUNNEX)
Telecoms Sans Frontieres Sebastien Latouille (left) and Vodafone Foundation volunteer Clifford Robertson test the Vodafone Foundations Instant Network in Baganga, Davao Oriental.
Smart, TSF & Vodafone Foundation set up Instant Network in hard-hit Davao Oriental
Leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has teamed up with international NGO Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) and the Vodafone Foundation to provide emergency communications support to ongoing disaster relief efforts in the province of Davao Oriental, which was hard-hit by Typhoon Pablo. The Vodafone Foundation and TSF have deployed an ultra-portable mobile phone networkthe Vodafone Instant Network developed in collaboration with Huawei. The equipment fits into four large suit cases and weighs slightly over a hundred kilos. This was set up in the municipality of Baganga, where relief agencies have set up their operations base, and was connected via satellite and the public internet to Smart cellular network. The connection from Baganga to Smarts network is all-IP, a capability that was made possible by the telcos advanced and modernized network. The engineers from Smart fasttracked network adjustments that enabled the Vodafone Foundation Instant Network to operate seamlessly with Smarts mobile phone network. This link-up is vital for the end-user because it guarantees the stability of the connection and frees users from paying for costly satellite-based GSM services. The portable mobile network is now up and running in Baganga and it took the joint team less than 24 hours to activate it. The portable communications network can provide cellular coverage to an area of 3- to 5-kilometer radius. Up to 12,000 people can register for the service and send text messages while 80 calls can be made simultaneously. Vodafone is one of the worlds largest mobile operators and TSF, which is based in France, specializes in providing emergency communications services. Smart has also provided 30 mobile phones for the use of relief agencies and local governments in conducting their operations. Some of these phones will also be used to provide residents with free calls. Communications lines in this province facing the Pacific Ocean were cut when Typhoon Pablo hit the province on December 4, flattening many buildings and damaging cell sites and telecoms transmission facilities. Smart has since restored service to most towns in the province, but Cateel remains isolated and parts of Baganga are still underserved. The deployment of the Vodafone Foundations Instant Network complements Smarts accelerated efforts to repair and restore facilities in these towns. This will be the first time ever that communications support using the Vodafone Foundations Instant Network will be deployed in an actual emergency situation. Previously, the same technology was used in Kaikor, Northern Kenya to provide communications support in the droughtprone area until a permanent mobile network site was installed. We are very happy to collaborate with the Vodafone Foundation and Telecoms Sans Frontieres to respond to the extraordinary challenges posed by Typhoon Pablo, said Smart Public Affairs Head Ramon Isberto. This will complement very well our stepped up efforts to fully restore communications services in parts of the province where typhoon damage has been severe. This is the first time that the Vodafone Foundation has deployed this technology in a country in which Vodafone does not operate. The Vodafone Foundations Instant Network was previously deployed in response to a humanitarian situation earlier this year, when it provided communications during
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NEWS
Nasa 3D images of Pablo show full catastrophe

DAVAO CITY - Threedimensional images by Nasas Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite just hours before the landfall of Typhoon Pablo on Baganga, Davao Oriental on December 3 showed a quick intensification from a Category 3 to Category 5 cyclone, which an official described as full catastrophe. This close to landfall, the TRMM satellite saw what could only be described as the full catastrophe in terms of the eyewall indicators of a potentially destructive tropical cyclone, said Owen Kelley of the TRMM science team at Nasas Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., in a report online on hurricanes and tropical cyclones. Defined as a cyclones most destructive region, an eyewall is located just outside the eye where the most damaging winds and intense rainfall is found. The eyewall around Pablo had six devastating features. First, noon of December 3, just hours before the predawn landfall, the TRMM radar saw two hot towers simultaneously reaching a 15.5 kilometers altitude on the northeast side of the eyewall where the storms forward motion is added to the counterclockwise winds circling under the eyewall. A hot tower is a cloud that penetrates the tropopause, or that which reached to the lowest later of the atmosphere into the stratosphere. The tropopuase is usually around 15 kilometers above sea level. The presence of hot towers in a typhoons eyewall indicates strengthening in the next six hours. From past records of TRMM images, one hot tower higher than 14.5 kilometers or nine miles already indicates intensification is ongoing. More than that, at the base of these two hot towers were heavy rainfall. Second, Pablo not just had one but two eyewalls. This indicates rapid intensification. Worse, the inner eyewall had only a ~20 km radius, which is smaller than the average cyclone, which again says a lot of the typhoons fearsome potential. A compact eyewall means that the typhoons eye contains only a relatively small volume of air that would need to be heated in order to lower the storms ocean-surface central pressure, which in turn, would make it easier to increase the speed of the circling surface winds that determine the storms headline intensity, the report said. As if thats not enough, Pablo just before landfall had two lightning flashes in the inner edge of one of the eyewall hot towers, a relatively rare occurrence in tropical cyclones. Lightning tends to occur where updrafts are strong enough to suspend in mid-air a mix of supercooled water and grauple or hail-sized chunks of ice, the report said. This ice can only be formed when updrafts repeatedly bob ice particles up and down through a lower cloud layer with liquid water droplets and then a higher cloud layer cold enough to promote freezing. Meaning, Pablo was not just gathering a very strong rain and wind, it was also playing around with ice. As a fifth indicator that typhoon Pablo was brewing something really, really big, the TRMM observed cloud-top temperatures. The coldest cloud tops had temperatures as cold a -90C. The report said this shows that Pablo was sucking up a great deal of energy from the ocean surface and turning this into strong updrafts that were punching through the troposphere and into what lies between the troposphere and stratosphere. From relative heat to very beyond freezing cold means very strong updrafts indicating the typhoon was going on an overdrive that has yet to be witnessed again. To top it off, these same cloud-top temperatures show that the circling wind of the typhoon were contained and prevented from simply dissipating from the eye to the outside drafts. Specifically, the cloudtop temperatures show gravity waves propagating around the eyewall instead of spreading away from the inner core like ripples in a pond, the report said. Thus, while the Pagasa had earlier announced that it does not use the term super typhoon and that such a term is only used by the media, Pablo was indeed a super typhoon for lack of any other word to describe it. To add to its recordbreaking dimensions, Pablo broke a long-held belief that tropical cyclones can only form at least five or eight degrees of latitude away from the equator. Tropical Cyclone Bopha (international codename of Pablo) has just broken this rule, with the TRMM satellite radar catching Bopha in the act of rapidly intensifying from category 3 to category 5 when approximately six degrees north of the equator, the Nasa report said. There were very few such tropical storms or typhoons near the equator. These include Washi or Sendong, which hit Iligan and Cagayan de Oro Cities last year, Tropical Storm Agni that fell on Somalia on December 5, 2004, and Vamie which hit Singapore on December 27, 2001. In the past half century, the two tropical storms with the most similar landfall locations in the southern Philippines may be Kate (Typhoon Titang in 1970) that made landfall at category 4 and caused over 600 deaths and Washi (Sendong in 2011) that make landfall as a tropical storm and caused over 1,000 deaths, the report said. It was Titang that hit Davao Region and at that time it was listed as the deadliest typhoon to hit the country with 631 dead, 284 missing and $50-million in damage. This has since been surpassed by nearly 20 typhoons throughout the 42-year span, the worst of which so far is Pablo. The physical mechanisms contributing to such an event (Pablo) will take scientists time to unravel, the report said. As of Sunday, the death toll from Pablo has reached 1,020, while 844 people remained missing. In its update, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
DOH-8 medical team to help Pablo victims

TACLOBAN CITYAn 11-member medical team from the Department of Health in Eastern Visayas is to leave on Tuesday to Mindanao to help the victims of typhoon Pablo. This was bared by health assistant regional director, Doctor Minerva Molon, who said that the team from the region would be headed by Dr.Fedelita Dico. According to Molon, the team would be assigned to different towns in Mindanao hit by Pablo. It is their counterpart office in Mindanao which will give the place of assignment to the medical team from Eastern Visayas. This is our way of helping our brothers and sisters in Mindanao (hit by Pablo).We are just reciprocating good deeds from other regions whenever we need the same help, the health official said. According to Molon, the group is composed of doctors, nurses and medical staff which will record the needed data. She added that the group will stay in Mindanao up to December 23. They will return back for them to celebrate the Christmas with their loved ones. But another team will be assigned there after Christmas, Molon said. Meanwhile, Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez said that the city government will also provide needed assistance to the victims of Pablo. He said that anytime this week, sacks of used clothing as well as still undisclosed amount of money would be donated by the city government for the victims. Before Christmas, we expect to deliver our asisstance to Mindanao. We should be glad that Tacloban and the entire region was spared by Pablo, Romualdez said. And as a way of showing their symphaties to the typhoon victims, he had ordered to all city department heads not to have a lavish Christmas party. According to him, he issued an order to make their Christmas parties as modest as possible. (JOEY
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Provl employees protected from loan sharks

TACLOBAN CITY The provincial government of Leyte assured that no employees would become victims of any loan sharks, in relation to the Christmas bonuses that they are to receive this week. Board Member Carlo Loreto, in an interview , said that the present provincial administration makes sure that all employees would enjoy the bonus that they would be
(NDRRMC) said the number of injured persons also rose to 2,662. The highest number of dead totaling 962 was reported from Region 11 (Davao Region). The rest included 21 in the Caraga Region, 15 in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), 10 in Region 7 (Central Visayas), four in Region 12 (Soccsksargen), three in Region 8 (Eastern Visayas), three in Region 4-B (Mimaropa) and one each in Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) and Region 6 (Western Visayas). The typhoon also af-
receiving this Christmas season. According to him, it has been a tradition of the province not to disclose the amount to be received by the employees, to prohibit them from selling their incentives to people who offer loans. It has been a tradition of the provincial government that the Governor would only announce the amount of the bonus to be received during the confected 701,224 families, or 6,203,826 people in 2,910 villages in 271 towns and 38 cities in 32 provinces. Of these, 230,453 families or 987,349 people are staying in 60 evacuation centers. Damage caused by Pablo was estimated at P24,160,920,528.05 -P7,761,431,310 in infrastructure, P16,350,529,805.05 in agriculture, and P48,959,413 in private properties. At least 63,040 houses were destroyed while 95,544 were partially damaged, said the NDRRMC.
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duct of the Christmas party of the employees, Loreto said. Like before, the provincial board conducts special session after the Governor declares the amount to be received by the employees. This is what we are doing to make sure that the employees could take home their bonuses and use it during the Christmas break he added. Leyte Governor Ma. Mimietta Bagulaya announced during the capitol Christmas Party held last Friday night that capitol employees will receive P22,000 bonus plus the salary differential amounting to 10% increase from their present salary. It was learned that the bonus, which is set to be released this week, would be received by employees in cold cash instead of putting it in Automated Teller Machines (ATM). (REY GERILLA
GRADO)
NEWS
Donaire lifts Pinoy fans with Arces third-round knockout

CEBU CITY -- Nonito Donaire Jr. singlehandedly lifted the Philippines back on the map, a week after the fall of the countrys biggest bet Manny Pacquiao, with an emphatic knockout over famed Mexican banger Jorge Arce. It was sweet revenge for the Filipinos as Donaire Jr. retired Arce with a second left in the third round, similar to Mexican superstar Juan Manuel Marquezs last-second knockout of Pacquiao last week. Arce was dropped on his back with a bone-crushing left hook to the head. It was a spectacular win for Donaire and for Philippine boxing. Donaire will be very difficult to beat in the years to come because of his style power, speed and smarts. He reads his opponents very well and picks his punches, ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer told Sun.Star Cebu on Sunday. The 33-year-old Arce, who announced his retirement after the fight, went down once in the second and twice in the third round. SGG Promotions boss Sammy Gelloani believes that this will be the start of a new era for Philippine boxing with the 30-year-old Donaire leading the way. For me, it was an expected win for Donaire and I know Arce was just getting a big fight before he retires. Donaire is I think ready to campaign in the featherweight division. His win today has a big impact to let the world know that Filipino boxers are very competitive. Donaire could be in line to follow Pacquiaos success and someone may emerge soon after Donaire. This is good to the Philippine boxing industry, said the veteran international promoter. Donaire Jr. defended his World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight and improved to 31-1 with 20 knockouts. Arce, on the other hand, suffered just his fourth knockout loss and dropped to 61-7-2 with 46 knockouts. Donaire Jr. has won his 29th straight fight and hasnt loss for over a decade. He is one of the fighter considered as Fighter of the Year after winning all his four fights this year against some of the best in the division Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., Jeffrey Mathebula, Toshiaki Nishioka and Arce. Nonito should definitely be Fighter of the Year with impressive wins this year against world champions. He will definitely carry the torch after Manny. People dont realize that Nonito is such a nice person too, just like Manny. He trained at the ALA gym years ago and never forgot that as after the loss of (AJ) Banal he went to the hotel to take some of the ALA fighters out and give some advice. He too like Manny is a very humble guy and Im happy for him, said Aldeguer. My left hook was a damaging hook tonight, Donaire said. I felt very strong in the ring. Donaire won in front of a raucous, mostly pro-Arce crowd of 7,250 at Toyota Center. The reason why people survive is because they are afraid to open up, Donaire said. I have a lot of respect for (Arce) because he came in there and he opened up. He wasnt afraid. He was aiming to surprise me. But when he was opening up, that gave me the left hook and when I can throw sitting down on that left hook, everybody will go down. The 30-year-old Donaire hasnt lost a fight in more than 11 years. He also knocked down Arce with about two minutes to go in the second round with a right-left combination. Id promised my kids that if I lost this fight, Id retire, said the 33-year-old Arce, a former world champion. Fortunately, I have taken care of what I have earned through the years. The fight headlined HBOs World Championship Boxing season finale, and the broadcast marked Larry Merchants last after 35 years as a ringside boxing commentator for the network. All good things come to an end, Merchant told The Associated Press prior to the fight. There will always be more fights. It was great to go out on a great fight like last week (Juan Manuel Marquezs knockout of Manny Pacquiao) and to be able to speak directly to all the fans of HBO Boxing for all these years. The 81-year-old Merchant was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009. Thirty-five years on one show in television? I never imagined that it could go on for that long, because that is not what happens in the entertainment world, he said. An undercard fight between WBA super-bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba and Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym of Thailand was scratched after Poonsawat failed blood tests this week. Poonsawat was denied a license by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The reason for the failed blood tests wasnt disclosed. (SUNNEX)
How to handle snake bites
Always treat a snake bite as a medical emergency (Thinkstock photo).

Though not all snakes are venomous, there are certainly not welcome in homes and gardens, or in your condominium playground. Of the 3,000 snake species in the world, only 600 are venomous. Still, it is safer to be cautious around snakes, for a snake bite can cause serious complications if it is not treated promptly. A venomous snake bite can lead to serious tissue damage or necrosis and paralysis of the respiratory and skeletal muscles. Always treat a snake bite as a medical emergency, says Dr R Ponampalam, Senior Consultant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Tips on how to handle snake bites Dos Stay calm and call 995 level of the heart. This prevents the venom from spreading to other parts of the body until medical help arrives. there is no swelling or discolouration within five minutes of being bitten. However, for some snake bites, these signs may only appear after several hours. As snake bites can potentially be fatal, always treat a snake bite as a medical emergency. Call for help early and bring the victim to the nearest Emergency Department for further evaluation.
Let the victim of a snake bite lie in a semiwith TSF, also made avail- viced the voice and data reSmart... page 7 reclined position with able free call and internet quirements of the residents from the bite wound below the severe droughts in Kaikor, service using TSFs BGAN and the humanitarian agenNorthern Kenya, said Oisin Walton, Instant Network Program Manager for Vodafone Foundation. However, this is the first time it has been used in an emergency disaster situation. Working together, we hope we can provide effective communications support for ongoing relief operations, added Walton. Smart, in partnership satellite phones in Cateel Municipal Hall and Baganga Action Center at the compound of the Department of Public Works and Highways. BGAN is the worlds first mobile communications service to deliver broadband data and voice, simultaneously, through a single, truly portable device, via satellite. The satellite phones sercies in the area while Smart engineers are working to restore the cellular network that was also badly damaged by the typhoon. We saw there is a need for communications support, particularly in those areas that were hit badly by the typhoon. Since we already partnered with Smart in the past, we decided to work with them on this effort, said Sebastien Latouille, TSFs ICT manager/head of mission Philippines. Smarts partnership with TSF, the worlds first humanitarian organization specializing in emergency telecommunications, centered on strengthening the disaster-response skills of its employees as well as members of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in times of calami-
Related article: What to do if someone faints? Immobilise the bitten limb Tie a bandage 2 to 4 inches above the bite wound to slow the spread of venom in the body. If the bite area turns cold or numb, the bandage is Donts too tight. Loosen it. Use a splint to immobilise the Dont apply ice on the wounded limb. snake bite as the ice may block blood circulation. Clean the wound Dont suck the blood out with your mouth If there is bleeding, (germs in the mouth may stop it first by apply- cause infection in the bite ing pressure on the bite wound) and you may be wound. also exposing yourself to When the bleeding the venom. stops, clean the wound Dont attempt to cut with soap and water to the wound. prevent infection. Dress Dont attempt to guess up the wound. Do not whether the snake was wash the wound under venomous or not, based running water. on its physical characteristics. Even emergency Get medical help physicians are not always early able to definitely identify a venomous snake, says The snake bite is usu- Dr Ponampalam. ally not venomous if (from the wires)
ties and emergencies. The week-long training focused on the use of telecommunication technologies to minimize the impact of disasters or calamities on communities. Smart, along with the PLDT-Smart Foundation and other members of the MPIC Group, have conducted relief operations in the town of Baganga in Davao Oriental, providing about 1,000 relief good bags; 1,000 buckets with basins; 2,000 6-liter bottles of water to typhoon victims in barangays Lambajon, Tuajon, San Victor, Kinablangan and Ban-ao. The same quantity of relief goods were turned over to Mayor Nunez of Cateel, Davao Oriental. (PR)
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PRO8 recovers arms cache, nabs army man for carrying gun in Calbayog City
CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON,Palo, Leyte-The Regional Special Operations Task Group(RSOG) is conducting investigation if the firearms cache recovered in Calbayog City recently belongs to a partisan armed groups (PAGs) in Samars first district even as a member of the Philippine Army was nabbed by police operatives in the city for carrying an undocumented firearm. I ordered the RSOTG and the police chief in Calbayog to conduct a thorough investigation as said firearms may belong to a PAG or criminal elements in the area, Police Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria, Eastern Visayas director said. The Police Regional Office 8 activated the RSOTG recently to ensure secure and fair elections in 2013 especially in Samar province, which the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier classified as one of the 15 priority areas for next years midterm polls. Soria informed that at about 9:45 in the evening of December 12, information received by the Calbayog City Police Station disclosed that there were 3 suspiciouslooking men sighted infront of the Baptist Church in Purok 3, Brgy Hamorawon, some two kilometers east from the city proper. Upon cognizance of the report, police team led by Police Senior Inspector Aaron Elago immediately proceeded to the area but the men scampered towards the mountainous area of said village evading arrests after a chase by the police team. Investigation at the scene yielded a black bag containing a KG9 9mm Luger machine pistol model TEC-KG9 bearing serial number 334612 with one magazine containing 26 live ammunitions; one 9mm caliber pistol with serial number 80059 with one magazine loaded with 12 ammo and .22 caliber
ing of what he has with us. God takes the initiative first. St. Augustine expressed this truth well when he said, God created us without us. And he continued by saying, But God cannot save us (or cannot perfect us) without us. In other words, while God gives us always this grace, a truth that is abundantly proven in God sending his Son to us, and this Son, Jesus Christ, both God and man, accomplished his redemptive mission by offering his life on the cross, we on our part need to marshall everything that we have to engage ourselves with him. That is why we need to exert effort to at least be aware of his presence. We have to find ways for this purpose in all situations and circumstances of our life when we are alone or with others, when we are working or resting, when we are with the family at home or with friends outside, when we are in a trip, in a hotel room alone, etc. Each of these situations calls for an appropriate plan
revolver marked Black Widow with serial number PAT 4824463 loaded with 5 ammunitions. We are not discounting the possibility that said firearms may belong to a group that maybe utilized in next years polls, Soria added, although he said that it may also belong some criminal groups operating in the city and nearby towns. Nevertheless, such accomplishment is a welcome development in our effort to ensure peaceful elections next year, Soria averred. The RSOTG is mandated to conduct a stepped up crackdown on PAGs and to initiate the massive drive against loose firearms especially in Samar province as the Regional Director vowed to dismantle the two remaining PAGs in said area before the campaign period starts in January next year. Meanwhile, an enlisted personnel of Philippine Army was arrested by the police in the early morning of December 14
and strategy, since many are the factors to be considered. We need to develop a certain discipline, since we tend to be held captive only by our human and worldly appetites, and we find it hard to be spiritual. We have to make many acts of faith to crank up our spiritual energies and enter into the spiritual and supernatural world. For this, we need to find time to consider and savor the doctrine of our faith that would feed our prayer and spiritual activities. Besides, we have to do this not only in some special moments of the day, but rather all the time, in all the circumstances of our life. Thus, we need to find ways of being in Gods presence in every moment of the day in a natural way. Like when things are going well or when we have problems, when we are studying or doing some manual, even menial work, when we are using the internet, when we do business or politics, etc. We have to learn to live with God always!
PCSUPT ELMER R SORIA, PRO8 Regional Director (center) answering questions from reporters during the Regional Special Operations Task Group (RSOTG) press conference held at Samar Police Provincial Office in Camp Lukban, Catbalogan City last December 8. Also present were PSSUPT EDGARDO O BASBAS, RSOTG Commander, and Atty. Ma. Corazon S. Montallana, Samar Provincial Election Supervisor. in a nightclub in Brgy. Aguit-itan also in Calbayog City. Acting on a telephone call from one Nancy Tilos, proprietor of Moonlight Disco Club, who complained that a customer was creating trouble and refusing to pay his bills, a police team led by Police Superintendent Lope Ma. Ubaldo Lim arrested the suspect, later identified as Pfc. Andrew Biron y Ramos, 33, married, residing at Brgy San Pedro Irosin, Sorsogon and assigned at the 8th Infantry Divison based in Camp Lukban in Catbalogan City. Biron failed to show any document of his authority to possess the .357 caliber Smith and Wesson revolver loaded with 5 live ammunition seized from him. Suspect was immediately brought to Calbayog Police Station for proper disposition as appropriate charges for violations of RA 8294 is being prepared for filing against him.
(PINSP ROMUEL NACAR, MPM, Media Relations Officer/ Police Regional Office 8)
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his presence in us is not meant to be simply passive or inert. It is an active presence that corresponds to our nature as a person endowed with the power to know, to be free and responsible, to choose, to love, etc. In short, we are supposed to correspond to that presence by at least being aware of him and then start developing a relationship that reflects all the aspects of our lifepersonal, spiritual, social, material, professional, economic, political, etc. This is where we have to cultivate the skill of recognizing his presence wherever we are. We need to cultivate this skill, exerting the appropriate effort for it, because being aware of his presence does not come to us automatically. God is spiritual, and more than that is supernatural, infinitely above our nature. Nothing in our human natural powers would enable us to detect his presence without his grace, his shar-
RD Asis asks DEs to join nationwide outreach program

TACLOBAN CITY Officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways were told to be frugal in Christmas festivities spending and donate some funds to the victims of Tyhoon Pablo in Davao region. During yesterdays simple Christmas Festival, DPWH Regional Director Rolando Asis told district engineers to take part in their nationwide outreach program. I am now asking district engineering offices to be generous by sparing some of their fund for Christmas parties for sharing to less fortunate families, he said in his speech He added that last week, the regional office were able to gather used clothing from DPWH personnel for homeless families. The Philippine Contractors Associations Leyte chapter also took part in this activity by donating P150,000 during their Christmas party last week. The amount was forwarded to the central office for consolidation. Christmas as a time of sharing is very timely because of the so many victims of Typoon Pablo, he added. Northern Samar first district engineering office hold off their Christmas party and donate a big chunk of their P30,000 budget for typhoon victims. Instead of celebrating on lavish Christmas celebrations, we set aside the amount to help those who are in need, said District Engineer Sandy Pua. DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson said that funds allotted for DPWH Christmas Programs will be used to initiate the agencys fund raising campaign to purchase galvanized iron sheets for the houses of poor victims of typhoon Pablo who were rendered homeless. However, Singson said, in the observance of the Yuletide Season, Christmas celebration will only include thanksgiving mass and simple salo salo in their respective offices. (SARWELL
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council fellowship party held December 15, 2012 at Baluarte Beach Resort, the city government opted to celebrate it simply by having its Kitchen Brigade rendering free services by using their cooking skills in preparing foods for hundreds of city barangay officials. Instead of spending grandly for caterings and big events, the city opted to help our poor brothers and sisters victimized by Typhoon Pablo in the Mindanao region and Compostela valley. A s Ta c l o b a n c i t y celebrates its 4 th HUC Anniversary under Mayor Romualdez administration, the city has been blessed with awards and recognitions given by private organizations and government agencies

totalling to 20 awards from the regional level, national and international. The Department of Health-8 (DOH-8), Health Achievers Ceremony, yesterday (Dec. 17, 2012) at the Oriental Hotel gave four awards and recognitions to Tacloban, it includes the following: LGU scorecard at the National Level as Top performing City in TB Cure Rate 2011; Tacloban City Hospital as National Awardee on the Breastfeeding TSEK Implementation; Plaque of Recognition for Mayor Alfred for the successful implementation of the
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The anniversary celebration will kick off thanking the Lord Almighty through a Thanksgiving Mass at 8 oclock in the morning at Sto. Nio Church to be followed by a motorcade around the city. A synchronized gift giving event in various sites of the city will
likewise be conducted at the Womens Shelter for domestically abused women and children and at the Tacloban City Hall Christmas candyland grounds. Drum and bugle exhibition and choral competition will follow. In the spirit of the yuletide season, Christmas parties are spent all over the city. For the barangay
R o a d Tr a ff i c I n j u r y Prevention Project in Eastern Visayas and recognition to Tacloban City Barangay 87 (San Jose) Chairman Leo Bahin for implementing Orally Fit Day Care Center (School setting category). This likewise include us as one of the top ten performing cities and competitive cities in the country. Growing economically as new establishments, banks and big car companies are investing in the city. Be proud Tacloban for the many achievements you got ever since the city became an HUC.
mandated by law that the local government units are the responsible and the lead actors for the internal security problems and for the maintenance and promotions of the peace and order, but then behind them are the joint efforts of the police and the military. He said that he is optimistic that sooner or later more towns in the province will be declared as development-ready municipalities and eventually the whole province of Eastern Samar.
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erating and the mass-base support, Labador said. Labador informed reporters that with these developments, the military and the police are now in the support role in terms of the solution for the internal security problems and in the maintenance and promotion of the peace and order in these ten towns and in the provincial capital city of Borongan. He averred that it is (RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT)
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Value laden TV program for homebound kids this season

Anak TV announced that Animazing Tales is running daily on ABS-CBN at 9 AM, right after Kris TV. The collection of colorful tales loaded with values was written by the modern Asian counterpart of Hans Christian Andersen, Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, the revered head of the global organization called Soka Gakkai International. Filipino children now on holiday break will find in the series an exciting way to understand a variety of morals and values that are often simply discussed by parents and teachers without the benefit of attractive graphics or stories. The anthology transports children to faraway lands and uses different plots to present important lessons in life. The series have been rated G by MTRCB (suitable for all audiences of all ages because there is no violence, sexual content and gore) and is thoroughly child-friendly. A few years ago, education supervisors from the Department of Education assessed the anthology as extremely helpful in explaining nuggets of values to children useful in their daily lives. There is a bookend contest that invites children to submit their impressions
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