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Soria said that the security preparations that TACLOBAN CITY-Police Regional Director Chief Superintendent Elmer Soria said that they would intensify their presence in areas considered to be potential flashpoints in the they have enforced during the May 13, 2013 upcoming barangay elections. midterm elections would be implemented for the village elections. The country is slated to hold the barangay, to include the barangaybased youth organization, the Sangguniang Kabataan, elections on October 28, this year. The election period is from September 28 until November 12, 2013. The filing of the certificates of candidacy starts on October 15 to 17 with the campaign period on October 18 until 26. Soria said that among the measures they would institute to ensure a peaceful and orderly barangay polls include the putting up of checkpoints in strategic areas, enforcements of warrants against Independent opposition bloc headed by Leyte (1st dist) Rep.Ferdinand Martin FM G. Romualdez (center) stresses a point with from left Surigao Del Sur.Rep. Philip Pichay, ABAKADA party -list Rep.Jonathan De La Cruz, Lanao Del persons subject for arrest Norte Rep.Abdullah Dimaporo,and Buhay party-list Rep.Lito Atienza during session at the plenary of Congress.Rep. and confiscation of unliRomualdez with his group will pressed the Department of Finance to strictly implement the Lateral Attrition Law following the continued failure of the Bureau of Custom to meet its revenue target. PHOTO BY VER S. NOVENO

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censed firearms. The police regional director also said that if there is a need to deploy additional police personnel in barangays identified under its watch-list areas, he would do so. The troops to be deployed would mainly come from the Police Regional Public Safety Battalion, Soria said. According to Soria, the implementation of these measures helped them achieve peaceful elections across the region last May 13. We will institute these measures during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the regional police director said. Soria said that they would give special focus on barangays where there political rivalries are intense or those to page 2

CAI-STA to recruit NNC exec: Persistent hunger may drag personnel in Leyte

PHLs chance of attaining MDG target

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PALO, Leyte Persistent hunger may drag down the countrys chance to attain malnutrition targets under the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), a top official yesterday said. National Nutrition Council Executive Director Maria-Bernardita Flores said that it is realistic to reduce malnutrition prevalence from 20% in the 2011 survey to 17.3% MDG target by 2015. However, she said that persistent problem of hunger, which is 19.6% in the first quarter of this year, is a stumbling block. The figure is almost three-point rise from the 16.3% hunger incidence recorded in December 2012, according to the Social Weather Station survey. Under MDG, the target is to reduce to 10.2%

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the countrys hunger incidence in the next three years. The National Economic and Development Authority claimed the country has a slim chance to hit hunger reduction targets. Flores admitted that even if they have been stepping up efforts to end malnutrition, there are still many factors that contribute to the problem which is outside the nutrition community. to page 6

TACLOBAN CITY Information technology (IT) firm Computer Aid, Inc.-Soft Tech Advantage Philippines, Inc. (CAISTA) will be coming to Leyte to recruit personnel to further service its growing demands for better IT services. Susan Calero, head of the Leyte Tourism Investment and Promotions Center (LTIPC), said in a statement that the CAISTA recruitment activity was the result of the provincial governments selling mission held last

March in Manila. The recruitment of CAI-STA is part of the Industry Forum that will be held on Aug. 8 at the Governors Hall at the Leyte provincial capitol building, Calero said. Calero added that the Investment Forum is aimed at building up capabilities of Leytes education and training institutions as a major source of manpower and to collaborate with the schools in the province to page 7

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The suspect demanded P100,000 from the victim in exchange for his liberty and to avoid being hurt, Mercado countered for a lesser amount of P20,000 in which the suspect agreed. The two drove to Petron gasoline station owned by the victims family some 100 meters away in Marasbaras district also in Tacloban City for Mercado to get money from the gas station cashier and a pay-off was made. Suspect fled using the victims black Toyota Fortuner with plate number HBA 546 while the victim, who was left unhurt, immediately reported the incident to Police Station 1 of Tacloban City Police Station. An alarm on the carnapped vehicle was immediately flashed and hot pursuit operation was conducted leading to the arrest of the suspect in Barugo town at past 8:00 p.m. and the recovery of the victims vehicle with the cash amounting to P19,500 and the bladed weapon used in the commission of the crime. Cases for robbery and carnapping were already filed against Salvacion who is currently detained at the Tacloban police lock-up cell. Meanwhile, Soria directed his men to closely coordinate with private security agencies manning malls and commercial establishments and to increase police visibility in these areas to avoid repetition of similar incident.

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Cops nabs robbery-carnap suspect

CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte The Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) urged the public to be extra vigilant to avoid being victimized by criminal elements following the arrest of a 29-year old jobless man who robbed a scion of a prominent family at a mall in Tacloban City and carnapped the victims luxury vehicle on Saturday afternoon. Criminals always look for opportunities to strike, the public must be extra careful and report any suspicious-looking person or any information on crime activities to the police so we can act immediately, said PCSupt. Elmer R. Soria, director of PRO8. Soria identified the suspect as Jeffrey Salvacion, 29, single who was arrested by the police in a follow-up operation at his residence at Brgy. Guindaohan, Barugo town in Leyte where he hid after robbing businessman Elmer Mercado, 32, single, of Phase 5, Tangil street, V and G subdivision in Tacloban City. Investigation disclosed that Mercado had just watched a movie at Robinsons Movieworld at around 5:30 p.m. and was about to get his car parked at the Robinsons Place parking area infront of Gerrys Grill but was surprised when upon seating at the drivers seat, the ballcap-wearing suspect was already at the backseat and pointed a bladed weapon locally known as kutsilyo to his neck and declared a hold-up.

POEA to hold job fair in Samar

TACLOBAN CITYThe Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) will hold a job fair on August 7 this year at the Samar covered court, provincial capitol grounds, Catbalogan City. Through the invitation of Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan, the POEA will be invite licensed agencies offering work to the different places in the world to the said job fair. POEA Regional Coordinator Rosario Jervoso said that jobs offered vary from construction workers, teachers, engineers, craftsmen, electricians and others. As of July 17, three POEA licensed re-

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Napolcom tells applicants to comply with requirements in OLEASS

TACLOBAN CITY The National Police Commission in Region 8 said interested applicants must comply with the requirements for the Online Examination Application Scheduling System (OLEASS) on July 29August 7, 2013. According to Paul Policarpo Cinco, those interested applicants who do not meet with the requirements of OLEASS should not apply for registration. Those under-height and over-aged applicants should not apply for OLEASS because they are taking away the chances of others who are qualified for the slots, Cinco said. Cinco explained that some under-height applicants were able to register in OLEASS but failed to be recruited because Napolcom chose those applicants who meet the height requirement for Philippine National Police. The height requirement for female stands at 162 cm and for male, 167 cm. (KIM C. ARMENDAREZ,
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cal rivalries among those running for chairmen from page 1 and on insurgency-affectconsidered under the ed areas. The communist influence of the commu- terrorist group, the NPA, nist armed group, the might take advantage of New Peoples Army. the situation, Soria said. We will give focus While Soria did not on barangays where say as to how many bathere are intense politi- rangays in the region are

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described to be under the watch-list areas, 287 barangays out of the regions 4,390 villages were identified under the watch list areas during the 2010 barangay and SK polls. As to the insurgencyaffected villages, the Philippine Army has identi-

fied about 121 barangays in the region. But this early, Soria said that they are projecting a peaceful and orderly barangay polls in the region, similar to what Eastern Visayas experienced during the midterm elections this year.

cruitment agencies have confirmed, namely: Unijobs, Ruru and Pacific Mediterranean. Jervoso said the offered jobs are for Saudi Arabia, Oman, Papua New Guinea and Malaysia. Gov.Tan also requested for a conduct of a pre-employment orientation seminar to empower and educate applicants about illegal recruiters, important provisions of employment contract and prevention of illegal recruitment. (HANNA
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to monitor the status of pregnant and lactating women to assess their ability to provide nourishment to children. You should be model in breastfeeding, home gardening and other nutrition-related practices so that people in the community will follow you, she added. The official assured that assisting BNS will always be their priority in terms of training and continuing education. For this year alone, the NNC has set aside P100 million for capacity building of nearly 43,000 BNS in the country. The BNS undergoes a ten-day didactic training. The training facilitates the acquisition of knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed for effective performance of the tasks of identifying the malnourished, monitoring the malnourished, and referring them to appropriate service providers. The NNC is currently printing BNS handbook for distribution to volunteer workers nationwide. Through this handbook, we expect you to be more effective and efficient nutrition worker. The program is a human resource development strategy of the Philippine Plan of Action for

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Flores urges BNS in EV to end hunger, malnutrition

PALO, Leyte National Nutrition Council (NNC) Executive Director Ma. Bernardita Flores urged Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS) in Eastern Visayas to end hunger and malnutrition, noting that the region is one of the areas with high incidence of underweight and stunted children. The countrys highest nutrition official asked nearly 2,000 village workers during the 2nd Regional BNS Congress yesterday to step up efforts in saving children from severe consequences of under nutrition. You have to scale up nutrition program by being a guide, promoter, advocate, implementer, model and leader in your respective areas. If we fail in addressing hunger, children will suffer malnutrition, Flores told nutrition workers packed in the newly completed Leyte Provincial Convention Center in this town. Citing the 2011 National Nutrition Survey result, 25.7% of children (0 to 5 years old) in the region are malnourished while 41.7 are under height. The region is the second with highest magnitude of malnourished and stunted children. Aside from children, she also reminded BNS

Nutrition, which involves the recruitment, training, deployment and supervision of volunteer workers It was created in 1977 to provide an effective means of disseminating nutrition information and providing nutrition services to the barangays through a trained community worker. Basic function of BNS include caring for the malnourished, mobilizing the community and linkage-building. (SARWELL Q. MENIANO)

NPA leader killed, another captured in N. Samar encounter

CATARMAN, Northern Samar - A top official of the New Peoples Army (NPA) in Northern Samar was killed while another has been captured when the military discovered another big rebel camp in the suburbs of Barangay Rombang, Laoang town this province. In a press release, Captain Gene Orense, public relations officer of the Philippine Armys 803rd Infantry Brigade, identified the NPA leader as Alias Oban or Totaw, alleged Squad Leader of Platoon 1, Silvino Pajares Command of the Northern Samar Provincial Party Committee (NSPPC). It was reported that Alias Oban was among the estimated 30 NPA members, led by a certain Renato Rebay alias Renay or Binong, who fought against the troops of the 34th Infantry Battalion after the latter found their hideaway around 6:10 Saturday morning. The exchange of gunfire lasted for 45 minutes after which the rebels backed out, the report said. The military believed that several others were wounded from the rebel side as they found large amount of bloodstains along the NPAs route of withdrawal. Injured among the soldiers were Private First Class (PFC) Ambel Cabanjen and Corporal Allan Virtuzado of the 34th IB based in Oras, Eastern Samar. Both are now in stable condition at Camp Gen. Vicente Lukban Station Hospital in Catbalogan City. In this recent encounter the 34IB troops recovered two M-16 rifles, two landmines, four military type backpacks to include two civilian bags and a number of subversive documents. The 34th IB troop was also able to capture at the encounter one NPA member whose name was not yet identified. Orense said they are preparing to file legal actions against the captured rebel. We can file a case of illegal possession of firearms dahil nahulihan siya ng armas depende na po sa recommendation ng prosecutor, Orense said. The NPA camp that the 34thIB men just recovered had nine makeshift huts, one comfort room, two guard posts and one kitchen. The military claims this was already the 5thNPA camp that was overrun and seized by military forces under the 803rd Infantry Brigade. The Saturdays incident was also the 22nd armed engagement initiated by government troops against the NPAs in Northern Samar since January this year. Meanwhile like in previous encounters, the military here again cried foul on the alleged use of landmines by the NPA. (This) is again a clear evidence of the NPAs complete disregard of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law or CARHIHL,, said Lieutenant Colonel Rodrigo Ilustrisimo, commanding officer of the 34th IB. He added that they got the report about the presence of rebels in Barangay Rombang, Laoang from the residents themselves who were said to have been victimized by extortion and intimidation of the NPAs in their area. (RACHEL V. ARNAIZ, REYAN ARINTO & TITO TEPACE)

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Corrupt leaders, not agencies

o the laymans mind, persons who hold the highest positions in certain agencies either by election or by appointment eventually become not just a rightful representative but the agency himself, as though the agency and the head are one and the same. There is a problem with this notion that needs to be corrected in the minds of people. Because when the highest ofcial commits irregularities, people tend to think the agency itself has become corrupt and does not anymore deserve public trust. How many government agencies have been branded as such that, at the mention of their names alone, hearers would grimace in disappointment, with their thumbs down? We must remember that it is one thing to have an agency attending to the peoples needs, and quite another to have someone lead that agency. Its head might bring that agency to where he wants it to be, and what he wants it to become, but the facts that ofcials come and

go and never have a monopoly of their positions suggest they, too, have no right to drag their ofces to anomalous situations and then claim later that its the agencys engagements and transactions. In cases of irregularities, one should bear in mind that these are personal deals which the agencies represented should not be dragged into. And if, in the process, such ofces would wallow in corruption, it is not the agencies that had gotten corrupt but the ones running them. In this case, then, it is very possible that a so-called corrupt agency can be cleansed by simply removing the ofcials and personnel who are causing various anomalies. For sure, its unfair on the part of an agency to be branded as corrupt when, in truth, it is merely dragged into this status by some irresponsible ofcials and staff. Its time we learned to respect government agencies by rst making distinctions between them and their responsible personnel.

PNPs stains
For the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be branded as one of the most corrupt institutions in the country is unfair and too much. First of all, not all of the men in uniform are corrupt and engaged in multifarious anomalies. Second, not all of the irregularities some of them get involved in are grave corrupt practicesthey are just simple money-making schemes. If we will compare these to the multi-million peso pork barrel scam some senators and congressmen are allegedly involved in, they are dwarfs and almost negligible in scope. Yet, the criticism they receive is overwhelming, and the entire PNP organization is stained, unlike the Senate, Congress, and even the Sumay include the lookout, the one who should block the way of whoever would chase the snatcher, the next person to receive the jewel, etc. What the concerned police ofcer would get would be likely a very small amount. In case a policeman happens to be a protector of drug dealers, he is not likely to get huge shares as well. He is in a very risky situation, his job and his life being at stake, yet the portion he rightly deserves in their group may not be that big considering, again, the many recipients who are entitled to get their shares. Good if the good ofcer gets the lions share, because being just in

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preme Court which we continue to trust despite some erring members that these agencies sometimes come to have. When abusive policemen stationed in highway checkpoints start collecting money from passersby for dubious reasons, the amounts involved would hardly run up to thousands unless they could halt some big-time deliveries of goods with multi-million worth; oftentimes, they may just

be up to hundreds of pesos. And what are hundreds of pesos nowadays? With the high cost of living, they are almost nothing. When some of these men in uniform become protectors of robbers, thieves, snatchers, and the like, they get nothing but small shares of the proceeds these burglars make. If a snatcher is able to grab a golden necklace and sell it, there might be still others who might get their share, and these

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Preparing for Gods little children

school year. Correspondingly, I will request all the children to stand up one by one, print their names on the same news print and introduce oneself in like manner. Once the introduction has been made, I surmise the expectation of the children have been leveled off and whatever anxiety they feel during the outset may be neutralized wit the activity. The output would be a collage of Catholic names with interesting attributes. A class of 40 may take time. Hence, to make the rst meeting memorable, I will leave word on how beautiful and timely is the encounter. A closing prayer may also be made thanking God for the wonderful creatures like children. Giving sweets or candies this time may be a wrong stimulus. A charming and genuine smile and addressing each child as they leave is just as great.

The day Eastern Visayas was spared

Lest its happening totally skips the publics mind and their having been spared from harm fades to thin air, the local church and members of the fourth estate invite every Roman Catholic faithful at least within the Tacloban Vicariate to take part in the community gathering to thank and praise God following the 7.6 earthquake that jolted Eastern Visayas on August 31 last year. Leyte Samar Daily Express publisher Dalmacio Gral, DYVL Aksyon Radyo manager Francisca Custodio, CAT8 TV owner Jeff Manibay and Rev. Fr. Amadeo Alvero of the Archdiocese of Palos Social Communications Commission have joined hand in organizing this year-after thanksgiving event. They are inviting the faithful to participate in the Holy Rosary procession followed by a Holy Mass on August 31, this year to cap the 1st anniversary of the startling tremor that caused substantial damage in some tall edices in Taclobans business districts but less injury to lives and limbs. Custodio, more popularly identied as Ate Babes of DYVL, underscored in her morning newscast yesterday the failure of the people to thank God for having been saved from possible harm that the strong quake could have caused upon them. Quoting a data obtained by Manibay, the August 31, 2012 quake recorded at magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale while the USGS registered it at magnitude 7.9, could have created great devastation. In the data gathered by Manibay, the magnitude 7.6 seismic event which epicenter was approximately 120 kms off the coast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, was potential to perish thousands of people. In Haiti, for instance, the magnitude 7.0 tremor on January 12, 2010 left 316,000 persons lifeless. On February 2, 2012 the magnitude 6.7 quake, per the USGS data that Manibay acquired, killed 113 humans. In Southeastern Iran, 31,000 died in the magnitude 6.6 tremor on December 26, 2003, while 9,748 lost their lives due to the magnitude 6.2 quake in India on September 29, 1993. And in the Philippines, on July 16, 1990, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that crushed to rubbles the towering plush Hyatt Terraces Hotel in Baguio City left 1,621 people dead. Gral, who is a lay minister in a local church,

Commissioned to catechize kids and teens, I am experiencing anxiety already. Although a training ofcer for the past 25 years, I am laboring how to make my rst session make a good rst impression. Reading through for tips, I realized that a good rst impression comes naturally with just a little bit of preparingand being myself. In my checklist, I intend to include the following: I love to re-arrange seating formations. Hence, this will be my rst step. A table at the center with a green cloth may be draped.

I will bring along the Holy Bible, some owers and a crucix. I believe that this set up will instantly convert the classroom into an altar, and make excited and boisterous kids behave. Then, an opening prayer may be made by invoking the Holy Spirit. To break the ice, I will introduce myself by printing my four- letter- name in a news print, and with enthusiasm, tell them three things about myself like: I am a Roman Catholic, I love being one, and I intend to share my little time with the children for the rest the

called on the residents to gather ourselves in faith and thank God for sparing Eastern Visayas and the people in particular from that big earthquake, pertaining to the August 31, 2012 quake. He informed that there will be a concelebrated thanksgiving mass at Sto. Nio Church in the afternoon of August 31 to celebrated this August Thirty-One Miracle.

Fr. Alvero, in a text message, stressed the August Thirty One Miracle (ATOM 7.6) invites us all as a community to thank God for sparing us from damages, destructions, and fatalities during the great earthquake last year. There were many people who thanked God for sparing their lives and their loved ones, but there were a large number of

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July 30, 2013 Tuesday of the 17th Week Ex 33:7-11; 34-5b-9, 28; Ps 103; Mt. 13:36-43

THE EXPLANATION OF THE PARABLE OF THE WEEDS

Dismissing the crowds, [Jesus] went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the eld. He said in reply, He who sow good seeds is the Son of Man, the eld is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Just as weeds are collected and burned [up] with re, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the ery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.

Roots of corruption
grained in our national life had placed every legislator at practically all levels of our national life, to be powerful insofar as their funds that are at their disposal and discretion could inuence the people under their turf. Nobody cares if our legislators are doing what their positions require them to do. Their primary function is to enact laws for the country or those that will redound for the benet and welfare of their respective constituents. On this aspect we are fully aware that most of our legislators are not doing the tasks they applied for and got voted to. The pork barrel had been the great motivation why people aspire to become legislators. It is not the lucrative prex honorable or the challenging job at authoring a law for the country that draws politicians to shell out huge money to win seats in congress. It is the existence of the pork barrel which they stare at as a barrel of lard that could grease their life and allow them to recover the money spent buying votes to win their seat. Debates on electoral reforms to eradicate vote-buying is rooted on the abolition of the pork barrel as one of the primary roots of corruption. Comments to [email protected]

NO IFS IN HIS HEART

There are no ifs in Gods heart. Gods love for us does not depend on what we do or say, on our looks or intelligence, on our success or popularity. Gods love for us existed before we were born, and will exist after we have died. It is this unconditional love that we see in his dealings with Israelites. No matter how often and how greatly they had sinned, God would yield to Moses prayers for their forgiveness, because he is a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness (Ex 34:6). It is Gods unconditional love that allows his Church, to be not only a haven for the virtuous, but also a refuge for sinners. He patiently allows weeds of evil to grow along with grains of goodness in his eld (Mt 13:38). Does this mean that God does not care whether we are good or bad? No; because Gods love would not be real if he did not care. To love without condition does not mean to love without concern. Gods unconditional love means that he continues to love us even when we do evil things. God continues to wait for us, as a loving parent waits for the return of a lost child. It is important for us to hold on to the truth that God never gives up, even when he is saddened by what we do. (His Word for Today by Vima Dasan, S.J., published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City, Tel. #321-31-95) Sowers Seeds: Because of its weakness our will aspires to a degree of autonomy or independence with respect to the will of God. Gods will cannot sanctify us unless it asks for some sacrice. Faced with this choice we often recoil. -Blessed James Alberione, Founder of the Pauline Family

Discussions in informal nooks as well as formal fora and in the media had been glued on the pork barrel that had been the source of corruption. It is the fund that is set aside for every legislator for purposes far from legislation. Here is where the anomalous setup is glaringly confronting every citizen but all that had been doe thus far is debate on its existence as against proposal for its abolition. Our fundamental law is very clear in its delineation of functions by and among the three branches of government. The power of the purse is vested on the legislature, thus it is tasked to determine the national policy direction on revenue generation as well as budget allocation. Every legislator is ideally tasked to tackle legislative work, crafting laws after deliberate consultations, extensive research in order to formulate legislative proposals responsive to the needs of their constituents.

Unfortunately, people had been misled into looking at an erroneous image of their representatives in congress and the senators of the republic. Having sustained a view where politicians are bringers of goodies to the localities, people had wrongly used as yardstick of the performance of their congressmen, congresswomen and senators on the number of projects delivered to their localities. This is why projects in the countryside are announced on signages and billboards as coming from if not through the efforts of the legislator. Even local chief executives had been trained to profusely thank the assistance extended by the legislator. Amid noisy suggestions to scrap the pork barrel, local legislators from the provincial, city and municipal levels had to some extent followed suit by allocating for their disposal some funds of their localities. This system which is in-

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tion, Flores told reporters at the sideline of the regional Barangay Nutrition Scholars Congress here. For the Millennium Development Goals, there are two measures for hunger. It is measured in terms of whether households are eating enough to satisfy

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their requirements for energy. Data from the national nutrition surveys show that the percent of households with daily intake below the recommended 100% dietary energy requirement, actually increased from 57% in 2003 to 66.9% in 2008, the latest available data. Under MDG, the government aims to reduce the proportion of households with low calorie intake to 34.7% by 2015. Due to food insecurity, the NNC said more families resort to coping mechanisms that worsens hunger incidence such as skipping meals, borrowing money and food, buying food on credit and adults eating less frequently. Other options are reducing food portion sizes, shifting to less expensive foods like root crops, dropping out in school and work overseas. Flores said that aside
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0237 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC to operate a UVS service with Prayer to Adopt Business/Trade Name. EVELYN G. GRANADOS Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A UVS SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION VIII WITH THE USE OF TWO (2) UNITS WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 28, 2013. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR EXTENSION OF VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, VAN-VAN TOURS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON AUGUST 14, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED 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 in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or 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. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 25thday of July 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2010-0196 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC to operate a FILCAB service with Prayer to Adopt Business/Trade Name. JERIC DANE GRANADOS Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A FILCAB SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: TACLOBAN CITY-KASSEL HOMES-KASSEL CITY & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON APRIL 29, 2013. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR EXTENSION OF VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, JERIC TATA GRANADOS TRANSPORT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON AUGUST 14, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED 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 in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or 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. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 25thday of July 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV

from hunger, other challenges that hinder addressing malnutrition are persistent problems on Vitamin A deficiency, anemia, iodine deficiency disorders and overweight and obesity. To enhance the chance of reducing malnutrition prevalence, she said the Philippine government joined the scale up nutrition global movement. We will be coordinating with international nutrition committee in the bid to unite people from various sectors into a collective effort to improve nutrition, Flores added. The country now celebrates the 39th Nutrition Month with activities focusing on hunger and malnutrition. The theme underscores the need for active multi-stakeholder participation to address the basic causes of hunger.
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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0557 Application for Change Party Applicant of a CPC to operate a UVS service with Extension of Validity & with Prayer to Adopt Trade Name. MANUEL GRANADOS-Old Party Applicant EVELYN G. GRANADOS-New Party Applicant Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A UVS SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: FROM CALBAYOG CITYTO ANY POINT IN REGION VIII & VICE VERSA WITH THE USE OF ONE (1) UNIT WHICH CERTIFICATE IS STILL VALID AND SUBSISTING UP TO FEBRUARY 5, 2014. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY TO CHANGE ITS PARTY APPLICANT FROM MANUEL GRANADOS-OLD PARTY APPLICANT TO EVELYN G. GRANADOS-NEW PARTY APPLICANT USING THE SAME NOS. OF UNIT AND ROUTE, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME WITH USING VAN-VAN TOURS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON AUGUST 14, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED 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 in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or 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. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 25thday of July 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV

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people who also failed to thank God for this great blessing or even miracle He has given us. The priest, who is also a parochial vicar of the Sto. Nio Parish in Tacloban, expressed hope that such thanksgiving will bring another miracle for many of us the miracle of conversion turning

away from sin and turning now to God, to believe that there is God who loves us and cares for us. The Church, he stated, expects that people would positively respond to this call of thanksgiving by joining the community for the procession at 3:30pm and the Thanksgiving Mass at 5:30 pm on August 31, 2013, the 1st anniversary of the miracle.

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Salvador C. Perserga executed a Deed of Absolute Sale in favor of Bienvenida M. Patrick married to Wayne T. Patrick as vendee for a parcel of land Lot 9058-G, Psd-233749, situated in Brgy. Montebello, Kananga, Leyte, containing an area of 15,114 square meters, more or less, covered by T.C.T. No. T-15023; per Doc. No. 60, Page No. 12, Book No. XXXIV, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Allan R. Castro. LSDE: July 30 & Aug. 6 & 13, 2013
Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board Regional Office No. 8 Tacloban City LTFRB CASE NO. VIII-2008-0317 Application for Extension of Validity of a CPC to operate a UVS service with Prayer to Adopt Business/Trade Name. EVELYN G. GRANADOS Applicant/s/Petitioner x.............................x NOTICE OF HEARING APPLICANT IS A GRANTEE OF A CPC TO OPERATE A UVS SERVICE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ALONG THE LINE: MAASIN CITY TO ANY POINT IN REGION VIII WITH THE USE OF TWO (2) UNITS WHICH CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 28, 2013. IN THE PRESENT APPLICATION, APPLICANT REQUEST AUTHORITY FOR EXTENSION OF VALIDITY OF A CPC USING THE SAME NO. OF UNIT AND ROUTE, WITH PRAYER TO ADOPT TRADE NAME, VAN-VAN TOURS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THIS APPLICATION WILL BE HEARD BY THIS BOARD ON AUGUST 14, 2013 AT 9:00 AM AT ITS OFFICE AT THE ABOVE MENTIONED 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 in Eastern Visayas. Parties opposed to the approval of the application must file verified written opposition supported by documentary evidences on or 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. This application shall be acted upon by the Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidences submitted by parties under the board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary or testimonial evidences. WITNESS THE HONORABLE REGIONAL DIRECTOR, ARTHUR L. SAIPUDIN, this 25thday of July 2013. (Sgd.) Atty. MANUEL R. P. MARTILLO Attorney IV

DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE

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NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Baltazar B. Apita extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over parcels of land, all situated in Brgy. Caibaan, Tacloban City, Leyte described as: Parcel 1, Lot 27, Block 13, Lot 3264-D, Psd-288677, consisting an area of 180 square meters, more or less, covered by T.C.T. No. T-4057; Parcel 2, Lot 28, Block 13, containing an area of 240 square meters, more or less, covered by T.C.T. No. T-3689; Parcel 3, Lot 30, Block 13, containing an area of 240 square meters, covered by T.C.T. No. T-4059; Parcel 4, Lot 31, Block 13, containing an area of 180 square meters, covered by T.C.T. No. T-4060; Parcel 5, Lot 29, Block 13, consisting an area of 180 square meters, more or less covered by T.C.T. No. T-4058. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Manuel L. Baldado and Marilou R. Baldado as vendee for teh parcel No. 1, described as Lot 27, Block 13, with an area of 180 square meters, more or less; covered by T.C.T. No. T-4057; Acknowledgment before Deputy Consul General of Los Angeles dated June 24, 2013; per Doc. No. 12235, Page No. 114, Series of 2013 LSDE: July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH WAIVER AND ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that Lebe Capuyan Diana heir of the late Sps. Olimpio Capuyan and Dionisia Galica executed a Deed of Self Adjudication over a parcel of land, Lot No. 9969, with improvements thereon, situated in Brgy. Aguiting, Municipality of Ormoc (now Ormoc City), covered by T.C.T. No. T-4043, containing an area of 55,211 square meters, more or less; per Doc. No. 471, Page No. 29, Book No. 1, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Ambrosio B. Lacaba, Jr. LSDE: July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 2013

DEED 0F EXTRAJUDICIAL ADJUDICATION

NOTICE is hereby given that Ceferina Nirza-Apiag heir of late Paulino Vertudes executed an afdavit of Self-Adjudication with Settlement over a parcel of land, Lot 3379, located at Brgy. San Joaquin, Palo, Leyte, covered under Tax Dec. No. 00957, containing an area of 929 square meters, more or less. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Haidee Corazon P. Plazuela as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 275, Page No. 55, Book No. XIII, Series of 2011 of Notary Public Atty. Claro Robert P. Moran tte. LSDE: July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Salvador C. Penserga extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot 9058-G, Psd-233749, situated in the Barrio of Montebello, Municipality of Kananga, Leyte, containing an area of 15,114 square meters, more or less and covered by T.C.T. No. T-15023; per Doc. No. 157, Page No. 32, Book No. CLV, Series of 2008 of Notary Public Atty. Nepomuceno P. Aparis I. LSDE: July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 2013

SELF-ADJUDICATION WITH EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT AND SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Alejandro Solajes extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land, Lot No. 4335-A-2, situated at Brgy. Cabalawan, City of Tacloban, Island of Leyte, containing an area of 5,565 square meters, and heirs hereby waive, transfer and convey their respective shares in favor of Benita Solajes, the above-described property. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Abner T. Zanoria married to Juramah G. Zanoria as vendee for the above-described property including improvement found thereon; per Doc. No. 441, Page No. 88, Book No. XXIV, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Daniel G. Matriano. LSDE: July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 2013

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the background serving as protector, he is likely to get less. When a police investigator in a PNP station succeeds in convincing a complainant to le a court case against somebody he/she intends to just blotter at the police record for a light offense, and this same investigator is able to convince the accused to pay him money in exchange for his convincing power pressed on the complainant to withdraw the case, the money he might get would be good enough if it reaches up to

thousands. It would depend on the complainant. If the latter, after ling the case, proves to be highly resolved to pursue the case, then the accused would have to pay much should the investigator succeed in making the complainant drop the case. Men in police uniform who engage in various anomalies have grave reasons for doing so. They think they should not be subjected to harsh penalties. They are just trying to survive in ways that other people and the law do not like. They demand to be treated humanely despite their crimes.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Basilio Pulga extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel o and, situated at Brgy. Naga-Naga, Palo, Leyte, Cad. Lot No. 1741, under Tax Dec. No. 0830-0025-00611, containing an area of 560 square meters, more or less and heirs hereby conrmed and afrmed the Deed of Sale executed by coheirs in favor of Sps. Jose B. Petilla, Jr. and Filipinas M. Petilla as vendee for a portion of 186 square meters from the above-described property; per Doc. No. 1091, Page No. 86, Book No. 28, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Leo S. Geron. LSDE: July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 2013

EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION WITH CONFIRMATION OF SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Geronimo Capacio Montezon extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a personal deposit with Capital Contribution Account under Account No. 01-0040576, with the Public Safety Savings and Loan Association, Inc., Camp Crame, Quezon City in the amount of 511,145.55 pesos, and one-half amount being a conjugal property of surviving spouse, Gemma S. Montezon and other half belong to the children; per Doc. No. 200, Page No. 91, Book No. 01, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Cesar A. Sustento. LSDE: July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 2013 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of the late Adelaida M. Lacandazo and late Manuel Lacandazo extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcels of land, located at Brgy. San Joaquin, Palo, Leyte, designated as Lot No. 2315, covered by Title No. P-17832, under Tax Dec. No. 00353 and assessed at P2,070.00 and another parcel Lot No. 16226, area of 5,014 square meters, covered by Title No. P-17833, under Tax Dec. No. 00169; per Doc. No. 193, Page No. 40, Book No. X, Series of 2013 of Notary Public Atty. Asterio A. Villero. LSDE: July 23, 30 & Aug. 6, 2013

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Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Barangay kagawad nabbed for illegal drugs

CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte A village councilor and a jobless man were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in Merida and Palo towns in Leyte, the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8) said Sunday. PRO8 Director Chief Supt. Elmer R. Soria identified the arrested suspects as Reynaldo Dayday, 41, barangay kagawad of Brgy. Cambalong, Merida town and works as a security guard, and one Jomar Villamor, 34, jobless of Brgy. Guindapunan, Palo town. The suspects are included in the watchlist of illegal drug personalities in Leyte, Soria informed. The PRO8 chief said that Dayday was arrested during an illegal drugs buy-bust operation that took place at about 10:00 AM Friday at Petron Gas Station, Poblacion, Merida town. The operation was conducted by a police team from Merida police station led by PSInsp. Margarito Salao, the police official added. Soria said that operatives were able to seize from the suspect one sachet of suspected shabu worth P500, one P500-bill marked money, a Honda XRM motorcycle bearing plate number 3470 HD allegedlly used in his illegal activities, cash amounting to P1,040, two mobile phones, several Sim cards, four idetification cards and assorted drug paraphernalia. The police official said Dayday is seeking for reelection as village councilman this coming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan poll when he was arrested by his men. result-oriented individuals to join their company based in Taguig City, Calero said. Recruitment will be held on Aug. 7 at the Leyte SMED Center from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Positions needed are programmer trainees, software testers, JAVA J2EE programmers, mainframe COBOL programmers, RPG/ILE programmers, NET programmers, VB6 programmers, Oracle PL/ SQL programmers, application support analysts, network engineers, helpdesk level 2, project managers, and project leaders. CAI is a US company that was founded in 1981 Meanwhile, joint elements of Palo police station and operatives from Leyte Police Provincial Office under PCInsp. Joel Camacho nabbed Villamor in a buybust operation in Sitio Purisima, Brgy. Guindapunan, Palo town at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The suspect reportedly yielded six sachet of suspected shabu and two big sachet containing dried marijuana leaves with a total market value of P5,000. Dayday and Vilamor were detained at Merida and Palo police stations, respectively, while confiscated items were brought to the Regional Crime Laboratory Office for examination. We will be relentless in our effort to combat illegal drug trade in the region as evidenced by the series of successful operations we conducted the past days, Soria said. PRO8 earlier arrested Thursday two women while trasporting illegal drugs from Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog town while drug raids in Burauen town on Wednesday led to the arrest of Del Pilar siblings for drugs and guns possession. Cases for violation of Section 5 (Sale of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) will be filed against the suspects by the arresting lawmen. (PINSP ROMUEL

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EDC monitoring team visits Bicol geothermal plants

KANANGA, Leyte - The Multi-Partite Monitoring Team (MMT) of Energy Development Corporation (EDC) Leyte Geothermal Production Field visited the geothermal plants in BacMan operated by EDC and Tiwi geothermal plant operated by Aboitiz Power Corp last July 17-19, 2013. Engr. Leonita Sabando, supervisor of Environmental Management Department of EDC-LGPF, said that the activity is part of the capability building and training of the MMT members, with the members learning on how their counterparts in Bicol operate. Engr. Sabando said that the MMT members was composed of representatives and members from DOST, LGU-Kananga, DENR-EMB -8, an EDC assisted association in Brgy. Lim-ao, and SOS-Earth, an NGO. Among them were Engr. Reynaldo Barra, Engr. Manuel Saceda Jr., SB Member of Kananga, Marcos Clavel, MENRO Gerardo Reyes of Kananga, former City Councilor of Ormoc, Jose Alfaro Jr., Marlyn Tarranza of Lim-ao Integrated Farmers for Empowerment (LIFE) an NGO, SOS-Earth Aileen Suarez of Ormoc City, Aristotle Mazo of Leyte, which coincided with the 1CARE party-list sorties in Leyte before the May 13 election. During that meeting Grafil was chosen as interim chairman of the group. Grafil added that the meeting held in Bobon town, this province, was the second meeting of the newly formed federation after the group decided to rotate the holding of their meeting to different electric DOST Region VIII. Also joining them are Engr. Timmy Borromeo of Green Core Geothermal Inc. (GCGI) of Tongonan. On their first day, the team visited the power plant in Tiwi, Albay, where the steam highway/ pipelines traverse a populated area. The geothermal plant in Tiwi has been experiencing low performance due to reduction in its generation, since its installed capacity of 330 megawatts (MW), currently generates a mere 38 MW. The forest cover within the geothermal plant is no longer the desired vegetation cover like other geothermal plants in the country, environmentalist and former Ormoc Councilor Jose Alfaro, currently a member of the MMT, observed. BacMan Geothermal Production Field (BGPF) is one of the best sustainable development projects in the Philippines. The BGPF which covers 18,870 hectares straddles the boundary of Legaspi City, Sorsogon City, Bacon District of Sorsogon City and the town of Manito Albay in the Bicol Region, South of Luzon.
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CATARMAN, Northern Samar - Norsamelco has big debts problem. This was disclosed during a meeting of the Federation of Region 8 Multi-Sectoral Electrification Advisory Council (MSEAC) held last Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Fishvelle Resort, Bobon, Northern Samar. In an interview with Dalmacio Grafil, interim chairman of the Federation of Region 8 MultiSectoral Electrification Advisory Council, (FR8MSEAC) during that meeting, he disclosed that one of the agenda of the meeting was to listen on the problem of the Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (Norsamelco) One of the agenda is to listen the concerns and problem of Norsamelco in particular because iton host namon is Norsamelco. And one of those problems aired by our Norsamelco MSEAC member regional level, Mr. Romeo Managuite is the big problem of the debts of Norsamelco reaching to P500 million and, gusto mangaro sin moratorium ha PSLAM. Ngan naghimo kami hin resolution

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requesting the office of the second district Rep. Emil Ong to intercede for and behalf of the Norsamelco that PSLAM will give a moratorium on the big debts reaching about 500 million pesos, Grafil said. Grafil added that he immediately called up Rep. Ong with the latter giving his assurance of his help to solve the big problem of the provinces electric cooperative facing at present.Some problems and concerns of other electric cooperatives were also discussed during the meeting. But so far only Norsamelco have that big problem and they were able to pass a resolution asking the office of Rep. Ong to intercede for and in behalf of the cooperative to have a moratorium of their debts to PSLAM. So far, iton nahimo namon dida ha Norsamelco iton nga paghimo hin resolution pangaro hin moratorium ha PSLAM through the intercession of Cong. Emil Ong. Grafil added. Rep. Ong, in a separate interview with Leyte Samar Daily Express through his mobile phone

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