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VOL. 14 NO. 49 ORMOC CITY P 15.00 at the newsstands DEC. 30 - JAN. 5, 2014

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BYLALAINEM. JIMENEA

City dads defer approval of

2014 annual executive budget

SEE BUDGET P. 6

GWAPO NA, MUTRABAHO PA! While on vacation at the Ilocos region during Christmas, Ormoc Vice Mayor

Toto Locsin Jr. received a P 300,000 donation from Candon City Mayor Ericson Singson and Congressman Eric

Singson to buy GI Sheets for victims of Yolanda in Ormoc City.

ORMOC CITY The city council has deferred the second reading ofthe 2014 annual executive budget on January 3, 2014, the rst Sanggu-nian Panlungsod session of the year, because of contentious issues.

It was a session with two rsts, too, when the presiding ofcerhad to cast his vote to break a tie and the new year starts without anapproved operating budget.

Councilor Tommy Serafica,who presided the session, had tocast his vote to break the 4-4 tiebetween the LP party membersand the independents allied toMayor Edward Codilla, whetherto defer or not defer the secondreading of the measure.

Majority party wants lumpsum appropriations itemized

The mayor is proposing abudget of more than P 700-mil-lion but the majority party at thecouncil is apprehensive over somelump sum appropriations thatthey deem should be properlyitemized or identied.

They also want a budget thatis post-Yolanda responsive, say-ing that many proposed projectsin the budget as identied in the2014 Annual Investment Planwhich was done before the ty-phoon may not be the priority ofthe barangays already.

Elena Aviles, budget ofcer,who was invited to enlightenthe council on the implicationsof the year starting without anoperative budget said she did notknow what to do, considering thisis the rst time that it happened.

She said that starting Janu-

ary 2, the rst day of the year,they have stopped accepting newnancial transactions of the citybecause of the lack of an approvedbudget. She also raised apprehen-sion that it could hamper vitaloperations.

90 days windowHowever, under the law, the

council has the rst 90 days of theyear to work on the budget, if itfailed to pass in the past year. Af-ter 90 days, if the council has notapproved the budget, then a re-enacted budget is implemented.

Nonetheless, councilor MarioRodriguez gave his assurance thatthey would fast track claricationon some items and said it couldbe passed and approved by Janu-ary 9, Thursday, the next session.What is three more workingdays?, he said, rather than passa budget that has not been studiedwell.

Quoting councilor Capahiwho described the non-passageof the budget as strange un-charted waters, Dr. Rodriguezsaid the more that the councilshould be careful in scrutinizing

ORMOC CITY A wingedvan containing 400 sacks ofrelief rice from the WorldFood Program (WFP) lostits brakes while entering

the city proper on 5:15 PMof Thursday, January 2,causing a road pile up of atleast 8 vehicles and killingthree people that night.

The 10-wheeler vanslammed into a boom truckcarrying a container vanwith hazardous cargo thatwas about to cross the high-way near the rotunda atLilia Avenue, Cogon, top-pling it over. The careening

Truck carrying relief rice loses brakes, causes pile-up

Rescuers and volunteers s ift through sacks of rice to look for possible victims who were pinned

down in the road pile-up. They later found the body of the security guard of DES Marketing.SEE PILE-UP P. 6

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by motorcycle-riding assas-sins at around 7:00 in theevening of January 1, 2014,along the highway of Brgy.Balugo here.

The two were return-ing to the Poblacion afterinvestigating reports ofsuspicious looking men onmotorcycles with no platesseen in the area. They neverlived to tell their compan-ions what they found out.

The victims were iden-tified as PO1 Rodolfo T.Securata and his friend,ex-CAFGU member JuriesTangarorang. Both were

natives of Jaro, Leyte andtemporarily residing at thistown. Both suffered mul-tiple gunshot wounds.

According to the inves-tigation of the cops who re-sponded to the scene of thecrime, the two went to Brgy.Balugo to investigate re-ports of strangers riding onmotorcycles with no platesin the area. They were giventhe task by police chief Sr.Insp. Jonathan Camacho.

They were on their wayback when two motorcyclestrailed them. Each had tworiders. When they over-

took them, the pillion ridersopened red at the police-man and his companionand shot them several times.After making sure the twowere dead, the killers left.

The police are discount-ing the possibility that itwas the handiwork of theNew Peoples Army. Thehandgun of the victim wasleft untouched, indicatingthey did not want his gunbut just wanted to kill him.

Sources said they arestudying the angle of drugsor the involvement of a syn-dicate of thieves. By Paul

Libres

ORMOC CITY Ormocposted only one recrackervictim. He was identiedby the police as Mr. Man-

uel Malinao, 64, a residentof District 28 along Her-mosilla Drive and knownin the neighborhood asMr. M.

The old man sufferedminor injuries on the tip ofhis right hand after a re-cracker exploded before hecould release it.

Meanwhile, it waslearned that the alleged vic-tim of the rst stray bulletincident in the country forthe holidays last December23 did not happen in OrmocCity but in Isabel, Leyte, atown 45 minutes away. A

policeman is the suspect ofthe crime.

Police surmise that thereport was datelined Ormocbecause the victim was con-ned at the Ormoc District

Hospital.The victim was identi-

ed as one Rommel Nahine,23, a resident of Brgy. Sto.

Nio, this city but who washit by a bullet while visitinghis wifes relations in Isabel.

SPO1 Mark AlexisRuita, who investigatedthe report, said the incidenthappened at Brgy. Mahayagin Isabel, Leyte. He is notclear yet on what really hap-pened but accounts indicatethat the victim is the broth-er-in-law of a policemanwhose rearm dischargedaccidentally and hit Nahineon the leg. The name of thecop is being withheld pend-ing investigation.

The incident happened

on December 23 in the af-ternoon. The victim, whosuffered a bullet wound onhis left leg, was brought toGatchalian Hospital in Or-moc which is probably whyit was reported that the in-cident happened in Ormoc.Then, he was transferred tothe government-ran OrmocDistrict Hospital.

The victim was againtransferred to the DonVicente Sotto Hospital inCebu City. He was broughtthere by Dr. Gavino Green-eld, a volunteer doctor ofthe International Confed-

eration of the Red Crossstationed at ODH becausethe victims leg was shat-tered and needed delicatesurgical procedure, hencethe decision to bring him toCebu. By Paul Libres

Photo shows Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez as she distributed relief packs donated through her ofce

from Cherry Mobile.

UN-OCHA pinpoints shelter and recovery

for Yolanda victims as top agendaTACLOBAN CITY TheUnited Nations Ofce onCoordination of Humani-tarian Affairs, in its Janu-ary 3 report, said that cur-rent major priorities for

the Humanitarian CountryTeam are shelter and re-building livelihoods forvictims of Yolanda.

The January 3 reporthighlights, among others,the processing of coconutlumber from felled trees astop priority.

Another is the pressingneed to bolster programs foran early recovery because ofthe continues rainfall. Therains have even triggeredmudslides in Tacloban City.

On the other hand, theRepublic of Korea militarycontingent has announced

they will focus their ac-tivities on emergency en-gineering repairs, medicalassistance and fumigation.

The UN-OCHA reportsaid that humanitarian part-ners continue to implementprograms across affected

areas and that they areworking with Governmentto nd adequate short- andmedium-term shelter solu-tions.

For bunkhouses, in

particular, humanitarianpartners are advising onsite selection, site planning,design and construction,beneficiary selection andcamp management.

Partners are also rais-ing awareness of issuesrelated to housing, landand property, such as in theareas designated as No-Build Zones by authorities.Lumber from fallen coconuttrees must be used immedi-ately, as it will easily rot inthe next two months.

It was also noted thatrainfall in Regions VI and

VIII is already testing the re-silience of communities af-fected by Yolanda. In CapizProvince (Region VI), rainshave caused ooding andthe evacuation of 54 fami-lies.

In Tacloban City, some

major roads were blockedfor a few hours due tomudslides on January 2.The accumulation of debrisand improperly managedhousehold waste continue

to pose health risks, particu-larly as the rains increase incoming weeks.

The recent rains em-phasize the importanceof strong engagement topromote a smooth tran-sition to early recovery,particularly in shelter anddebris clearance programs.Concurrently, humanitarianpartners are actively tryingto encourage private com-panies to become involvedin waste recycling and mo-bilizing trucks and heavyequipment to clear roads inremote areas.

On communicationwith communities, recentresearch in Guiuan indi-cates that 81 per cent ofsurveyed individuals feltthat humanitarian agencies

SEE UN-OCHA P. 6

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CEBU- THE PhilippineCebu Koi Club recentlyheld its 3rd annual KoiShow and the 1st DNA KoiCup. The three-day activ-ity headed by the PCKC

Chairman, James Co andits Board of Directors tookplace at Park Mall, Man-daue City on December13 15, 2013.

Throngs of Koi hob-byists from all over thePhilippines ocked to theQueen City of the South tograb the chance to show offtheir skills at handling anddeveloping high qualityKois. Among the many con-tingents came from Davao,Negros, Cagayan de Oro,Iloilo, Cebu and for therst time ever a contingentrepresenting the Leyte Koi

Club headed by the Presi-dent, Rolly Villacora sentan entry owned by LenisGarden and Kois, despitebeing one of the victimsof the infamous typhoonYolanda.

A koi show is a compe-tition that not only deter-mines the best among themany different kois in theirrespective categories butalso tests the skills and ca-pabilities of the Koi keepersthemselves. The categoriesof the show are based ontheir varieties and sizes.

These varieties are ko-

haki, taisho sanshouku,showa sanshouku, utsuri-mono, asagi, tancho, hikari,koromo, kawarimono and

kin/gin/rin. The participat-ing koi entries are judgedby some of the most pres-tigious personalities in thekoi world. Among them isMark Gardner, a freelancekoi journalist of NIV, UdinSaumudin of Tukang KoiFarm Indonesia, ToyomaHiroshi from Izuru Corp. Ja-pan, Masato Hoshino fromKoda Koi Farm Japan, Ma-sayuki Sekiguchi from Seki-guchi Koi Farm Japan, andthe head judge, Tsuyoshikawakami from UrakawaKoi Farm (Torazo), Japan.

Winners of the koishowo were announced onthe third day of the event.Bimboy Emperio from Cebuwon as the Grand Cham-pion of the DNA Koi Cupwhile Dr. Eduard Tan fromTanedu Koi Farm Cebu

SEE KOI CARP P. 6

THE PHILIPPINE Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) bared a newpermit-to-work coaching scam baiting prospective overseas Filipino workers.

The POEA posted on its Facebook account a warning for Filipinos seek-ing jobs as nurses or health care workers in Canada telling them to ignore theemail-based scam.

According to the POEA the email which is supposed from one Lesley

Sawden, human resources manager of Saint Elizabeth Health Care informsrecipients they were chosen for the position of a Registered Nurse.

It said the email instructed the recipients to attend the Permit to workCoaching on Jan. 11 and 12 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.to be conducted in Makati City.

The POEA said that the email scam promises a deployment date anytimein May 2014.

However, the recipients are told to pay a coaching fee of P3,720.The POEA thus warned recipients of the email-scam to ignore it as it is

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POEA warns of another

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TACLOBAN CITY - Even before the year 2013 ended, President BenignoSimeon Aquino III has already issued Proclamation No. 655 declaringthe regular holidays, special non-working days, and special holidays forthe year 2014.

This will allow the businessmen, various ofces both public and private,and schools to plan their activities.

Aside from January 1, New Years Day, Malacaang has declared January31, 2014, Friday, a special non-working day in observance of Chinese New Year.In issuing the Proclamation, President Aquino noted that Chinese nationals allover the world will celebrate Spring Festival, popularly known as the ChineseNew Year, which is one of the most revered and festive events celebrated notonly in China but also in the Philippines by both Chinese Filipinos and ordinaryFilipinos as well.

The President added that the joint celebration is a manifestation of oursolidarity with our Chinese Filipino brethren who have been part of our lives inmany respects as a country and as a people.

January 31, 2014 may be declared as a special (non-working) day withoutdetriment to public interest, the proclamation stated.

Proclamation 655 lists a total of 10 regular holidays, 7 special non-workingdays and one special holiday.

The following are the regular holidays: New Years Day January 1(Wednesday); Araw ng Kagitingan April 9 (Wednesday); Maundy Thursday

April 17; Good Friday April 18; Labor Day May 1 (Thursday); IndependenceDay June 12 (Thursday); National Heroes Day August 25 (Last Monday of

August); Bonifacio Day November 30 (Sunday); Christmas Day December25 (Thursday); Rizal Day December 30 (Tuesday).

Declared Special non-working days are the Chinese New Year January 31(Friday); Black Saturday April 19; Ninoy Aquino Day August 21 (Thursday);

All Saints Day November 1 (Saturday); December 24 (Wednesday) andDecember 26 (Friday) and Last Day of the Year December 31 (Wednesday)

EDSA Revolution Anniversary February 25 (Tuesday), meanwhile, is

Special Non=-working holiday for schools.The observance of Eidl Fitr

and Eidul Adha shall hereafter beissued after the approximate datesof the Islamic holidays have beendetermined.PIA

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Powerless Power

Reminding LEYECOV of the Magna

Carta

SEE FR. ROY P. 5SEE MERCADO P. 5

I WAS happy to hear from a priest-friend,

whose family suffered greatly from the

Yolanda disaster, that we should not just be

contented with Tindog (Stand) or Bangon

(Rise) but that we should rather Uswag

(Move on).

This shows a ne spirit of faith and hope

that we badly need these days, even as we are

given a another chance to begin again with the

celebration of the New Year 2014. This should

be the attitude to have.

Its true that the difculties and challenges

are big and even overwhelming. They are like

a gaping hole which we do not know exactly

how to plug. But what would brooding, oat-

ing in idleness and inactivity, if not sinking inself-pity do to help?

This is the time for belief and trust in God

to directly lead us the way. As someone would

say, How God will transform my troubles, I

do not know, but that He will transform them,

I know for sure.

This is no mere wistful thinking, empty, idle,

gratuitous. It is rooted on solid ground that can-

not be shaken by any earthquake. The basis for

this attitude is precisely the omnipotent, wise

and merciful providence of God.

God never abandons us, even if we feel he

has left us. He has us, all of us, in his hands. He

allows disasters and calamities to happen for a

good reason though we, with our very limited

mind, cannot fully fathom it.

Hes asking for belief and trust, the way

Christ asked the apostles that led to the multi -plication of the few bread and sh to feed a big

crowd of hungry people, and to the miraculous

catch of sh when in the previous night the

apostles caught nothing.

This belief and trust is not inhuman at all, as

some atheists and agnostics claim. These non-

believers already have a fundamental handicap

when they say belief is the death of intelligence.

I dont know where they get that non-sequitur.

Belief is unavoidable since the reality that

we have to grapple with simply cannot be

tackled with our reason alone, no matter how

brilliant and high our IQ is. This has always

been the case since the birth of any man up

to his death. Without belief, we cannot move

forward at all.A toddler learns to walk because he believes

and trusts his parents who egg him to walk. Achild never discovers his hidden talents untilhe believes someone who tells him he has gotwhat is needed to do a certain thing. Etc., etc.

There will be baby steps and awkwardnessin the beginning, falls and mistakes too, butit seems like a law of life that it is preciselythrough these moments that precious lessonsare learned and skills developed.

And faced with a predicament that as of nowwe dont know how to handle, to whom elseshould we go to believe and trust that everythingwill just be ne? If we cannot anymore believeand trust in our present human capabilities, wego to God.

We should not forget that with God nothingis impossible. This is a truth of faith that shouldsink deep in our consciousness and made tomotivate, shape and direct our thoughts, plans,

words and actions.

AND SO it came to pass that the man, whod

booked his return ight, stayed on and can-

celled his home newspaper subscription. In

between, Jorge Bergolio of Argentina, 77,

emerged to the cry of Habemus Papam (We

have a Pope).

He stunned Piazza San Pietro crowds by

asking, as Pope Francis, for their blessing

instead. At that time, his letter of mandatory

retirement, on reaching age 75, was on the

papal desk.

In just nine months, Francis upended his

church on issues from xation on sexual mo -

rality to support for the poor. Time magazine

picked him Person of the Year. And across

what seemed once an unbridgeable gap, so didThe Advocate --- the oldest US gay rights

magazine.

Along comes a man with no army or weap-

ons, Time said. (How many divisions has the

Pope?, the dictator Josef Stalin once scoffed.)

Yet, when he kisses the face of a disgured man

or washes a Muslim womans feet, the image

resonates beyond his 1.2 billion ock.

Change does not come easy to his church.

It has been weakened by scandal, corruption,

a shortage of priests and growing Pentecostals

in South America. North Koreas dictatorship

suppresses any twinge of prayer. Catholics in

China are pressured by a state that claims for

Ceasar what belongs to God.

He lives in a spare hostel. He prays even

while waiting for his dentist. He retired the

papal Mercedes in favor of a scuffed up FordFocus. No red shoes, no gilded cross, just an

iron one around his neck.. He probed the Vatican

bank, curbed the Italian maa in the Curia

and red a German bishop for ostentatious

overspending.

And before Christmas, Francis yanked out

conservative US Cardinal Raymond. Burke

from the key Congregation for Bishops, New

York Times reported. He was replaced by Cardi-

nal Donald Wuerl of Washington, an ideological

moderate with pastoral experience.

Burke insisted that Catholic politicians who

support abortion rights should be barred from

receiving communion, while Wuerl took an

opposite tack. That certainly is in line with

the pope, who has said that communion is not

a reward for being good, observers said. It is

a sacrament of healing to help people.Burkes preference for the long train of

billowing red silk known as cappa magna, and

other such vestments, has, however, made him

seem out of step with Francis, Times added.

Francis dons simple attire.

The new lineup at the Congregation for

Bishops is critical, John Allen of National

Catholic Reporter wrote. It shapes the criteria

by which future church leaders will be chosen.

Francis appointments, so far, signal the kind of

bishop he wants in the church:, non-ideological

pragmatists, close to ordinary people, and com-

mitted to the social Gospel.

During the John Paul II years, many ob-

servers thought the Vatican had turned a page

in media savvy because the pope himself wassuch a beguiling gure. In fact, John Pauls

charisma smudged the reality that the Vatican

remained disorganized, a point revealed with

crystal clarity under Benedict. The same thing

could still happen under Francis.

The main thrust of Pope Francis ponticate,

so far, is he wants to see a less Vatican-centered

Church, reports BBCs David Willey. Its great-

est concern should be for the poor and the mar-

ginalized, victims of an unjust global economic

system that puts prot before people.

In addition, Pope Francis says that ties with

Islam have taken on great importance for the

Catholic Church because of the growing number

of Muslim immigrants now residing in many

traditionally Catholic countries.

We Christians, he says, should embrace

Muslims with affection and respect in the sameway that we hope and ask to be respected in

countries of Islamic tradition, in the same

way that we hope and ask to be received and

respected in countries of Islamic tradition.

Now, he heads Vatican City an instituton

with about enough followers to populate China

so steeped in order, so snarled by bureaucracy,

so vast in its charities, so weighed down by

scandals...that the gap between him and the

poor seem unbridgeable, Time said. Until the

266th Pontiff walked off in those clunky shoes

to pay his hotel bill...

This is a man who leads, from the start,

by invitation, by welcome, and by expressing

above all, Gods mercy for everybody, includ-

ing atheists, John Carroll wrote for CBC. He

is changing the way power is executed in the

Church an initiated a process that reaches to

I FOUND this posted on the LEYECO V

Facebook page. It was posted by election of-

cer Teena Pore-Magalso and I am reprinting

it as I am sure it also reects the sentiments/

questions of the majority:

WE have just been informed that To HAVEELECTRICITY, WE HAVE TO WAIT FORour schedule sa barangay sa leyeco V. BILLhas been paid and wirings have been checkedalready. We HAVE DONE OUR PART. Ok langunta if thats the ONLY option.

THING IS, and this is what bothers me

and some people, too... but i guess pwede pa-enlighten lang ky sayop unya ta ug sabot ba....

This is THE OTHER OPTION OFFEREDTO MANY CONSUMERS AND VILLAGES,etc: pwede mukuha contractor sa leyeco to dowhat we are all waiting for LEYECO V to x..pay lang 1k per household and bayad... by thenpwede na magkasuga na. Kung 1k, well, gamayra siguro na sa uban..kayang-kaya :)

QUESTiON, if this can be done and byLEYECO CONTRACTORs ra man diaypud,DI BA PWEDE LEYECO NA MU-HIREANI NILA PARA like what this option pro-vides, madali maayo tanan mga linya andthereafter, the most sought after electricity willsoon be provided intawn.??

THIS IS NOT to say na mahuman dayontanan but kung pwede mas madali and daghanagi unta...imbes na consumer mu-hire and

isig-bayaray ani nga mga contractor, DILIdiay pwede na leyeco nalang mo-hire ani ilaand mutabang para makaya nila..tibway..andLEYECO of course mo-shoulder sa bayranonand services rendered?!

Kay NGANO MAN WE HAVE TO resortthis option then PAY OTHER than what weneed to pay sa leyeco...para lang madali?!Pwede kani nalang diay buhaton unta na optionsa leyeco. pwede man diay ganij ug private?DILI PWEDE LEYECO V MO.initiate aninga option ba?

Granting dako kaayo damage ang LEYECOV after the typhoon, and so are we... TANANman baga dako ug damage and ayuhunon andbyranan saisig ka balay and properties ... Taposthis again...?

IF mudayon mi, kay desperate naman kaau

magka.suga intawn..,naay refund sa leyeco? kaysuktan pa man gyud pud apil sa meter... SORRYkung wa ko kasabot but anyone is welcome toenlighten me or tanan consumers..?

Ug DAGHAN SALAMAT KAAYO.Analou Martinez Pastor basi maka help ka .SALAMAT.

rrr

This is a legitimate query from a consumer.In fact, I had a similar question which I sentthrough PM to Analou, who happens to be thedaughter of our columnist, Nene Martinez. Iwas asking if the P 1,000 for the meter is nota violation of the Magna Carta for ResidentialConsumers. I did not get a reply until now.

Under the law, metering is supposed to befor free. In fact, around 6 years ago, LEYECOV was ordered to refund P 55-million to residen-tial consumers who paid meter deposits from

the year 2000 up. This was not complied with.Now, my question is, are they again trying toaunt the law here?

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The Gospel on Sunday

JANUARY 12, 2014The Baptism of our Lord

5Dec. 30 - Jan. 5, 2014

FR. ROY ... from P. 4MERCADO ... from P. 4

The Good LifeAn overwhelming 2013

BYMEGGS. LUNN

Smoking or

vaping

RP could have been

a German colony?

THE PHILIPPINES could have been a Ger-

man colony if we were to go by an article that

came from Mr. Ambeth Ocampo, my favoritehistorian. It seems that the Zobel-Ayala

family descended from German Protestants

originally from Hamburg and that the fam-

ily patriarch, Jacobo Zobel Zangroniz, was

imprisoned as a German in the 1970s.

Jacobo Zobel was the youngest of three

children born to Jacobo Zobel Hinsch and

Maria Zngroniz y Arrieta, who owned and

managed the Botica Zobel on Calle Real 13 in

Intramuros....x x x

The thought that we could have been a

German colony intrigues this corner no end. It

horries me like it was the black plague. This

corner cannot imagine such a monster as Hitler

might be seen in the streets of Manila and in-

dulging his quest to rid the world of any Jew. If

we were under the German empire, all the Jews

with us would have been part of the six millionthat were perished with their drive to wipe out

the Jews. If he were to set foot in Manila, for

sure he will fall in love with the Philippines like

most foreigners do. When Juan Miguel Marquez

came to Manila to pay Manny Pacquiao a visit,

he fell in love with the Filipinos. The same thing

would have happened with Hitler. He would

have set his headquarters here in Manila and

would have continued his personal vendetta

against the Jews here.

If it is true that people whose surname ends

with the letter z is a Jew, this corner can point

out some of them: Aboitiz, Ruiz, Marquez,

Vasquez, Velasquez, Enriquez, Martinez, Rodri-

guez, Yniguez, Galvez, Alvez, Sanchez, Velez,

Gonzalez, Lopez and more. How about those

with z anywhere like Larrazabal, Zialcita,

Zaldivar, Zobel, etc.?The reader must have to agree that nowhere

in the alphabet of Cebuano and Tagalog do theletters z and x exist. Those with the said

letters can be construed to be not natives but

foreigners. No doubt Hitler would have made

our lives miserable.

Can we safely say that this possibility is just

a gment of the imagination? Even if the people

who developed the Ayala chain of business

community in Makati had German blood, let it

remain as it is and no more. To the mind of this

corner, Hitler was the mot-her of all lunatics.

When you put a mad man at the helm of any

endeavour, total chaos ensues uncontrollably.

The world was saved when America changed

her national policy from neutrality to eventual

world power. It is America that maintained

world peace. The Axis alliance of Germany,

Italy and Japan would have been like another

bubonic plague for the world.Look at what happened to Germany when it

was split into two: East and West. What did Italy

do to her own Mussolini? They spat him out of

their system and paraded his dead body like a

carcass on the streets. His own family must have

felt the same deep inside in silence. As for Ja-

pan, they made them change their Constitution

to complete non-aggression. Japan now is like a

lapping dog. North Korea became emboldened

and showing off their nuclear might while China

is doing the same by showing off their rst

aircraft carrier. These two nations were once

timid vassals to the Japanese Emperor Hirohito.

China may be an economic behemoth and

for which the USA who owes them a trillion

dollars but America is still the only world power

left after the others abdicated their roles. The

new others are denitely just pretenders. Anytakers? Please make it louder.

WE ALL KNOW the bad sides to smoking

tobacco. As well as causing lung cancer and

other chronic respiratory conditions, smok-ing is also a major contributor to cardio-

vascular diseases, the worlds number-one

killer. It also makes you look older than your

actual age.

Smokers in the States who want to quit are

switching to electronic cigarettes (a.k.a. e-cigs)

to try to kick their habit. E-cigarettes are battery-

powered devices that use heat to vaporize liquid

nicotine (hence the term vaping), but contain no

tobacco and produce no smoke.

The technology gives users seeking

anonymity an edge. The inhaled vapor in e-cigs

dissipate faster than cigarette smoke so workers

more worried about being seen than smelled

puff e-cigs in empty ofces and bathrooms

where visitors share favorite avors and vap-

ing lounges.

But using a new method of testing,researchers found that in e-cigs, the level of

formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, came close

to the amount in conventional cigarettes. A

highly toxic molecule called acrolein was also

detected sometimes at levels even higher than

in traditional cigarettes.

The problem is that without more long-

term studies and tests, it is not known if e-cigs

are the safe alternative to regular cigarettes that

their proponents claim they are.

Advocates believe that electronic ciga-

rettes are the most exciting new development in

tobacco control over the last few decades. The

popularity of e-cigs sugges ts that there is now

a product that can compete with cigarettes, thus

heralding the rst real possibility that cigarette

smoking could be phased out. The idea is that e-cigs cannot be as bad

as regular cigarettes. And if regulators get rule-

crazy, they might prevent real smokers from

becoming false smokers.

Allowing anti-smoking ideology to dic-

tate e-cig legislation would condemn smokers

to using ineffective quitting strategies or dying

prematurely. Evidence-based regulation that

prioritizes public health would cause a revolu-

tion in tobacco harm reduction.

While the debate rages on, the e-cigarette

industry is cornering a market that is expected

to reach $1 billion this year, and analysts say

sales could top $10 billion in the next ve years.

But the more deeply troubling trend is

the increased use of e-cigarettes by American

teens and preteens as revealed in a new study.

And many of them had never even smokeda conventional cigarette. Nicotine is a highly

addictive drug. Some experts fear e-cigarettes

may be a gateway to nicotine addiction and

tobacco smoking.

Many teens that start with e-cigarettes

may be condemned to struggling with a life -

long addiction to nicotine and conventional

cigarettes.

Research has shown that majority of all

smokers begin smoking as teenagers. The youth

must be kept from experimenting or using any

tobacco product. These dramatic increases of

teen smoking suggest that developing strate-

gies to prevent marketing, sales, and use of

e-cigarettes among youth is critical.

Matthew 3: 13 - 17

Then Jesus came from Galilee to theJordan to John, to be baptized by him.John would have prevented him, saying,I need to be baptized by you, and do youcome to me?

But Jesus answered him, Let it be sonow; for thus it is tting for us to full all

righteousness. Then he consented. Andwhen Jesus was baptized, he went up im-mediately from the water, and behold, theheavens were opened and he saw the Spiritof God descending like a dove, and alight-ing on him; and lo, a voice from heaven,saying, This is my beloved Son, with whomI am well pleased.

IT IS indeed an overwhelming 2013! Who

says its not? For those who have lost their

loved ones, their job, their houses and their

other properties, perhaps it wasnt an

overwhelming year for them. However, the

essence is that of knowing how to appreci-

ate Gods blessing of a breathing life that is

more than enough that we could thank and

ask from the Lord. Now, tell me, isnt it an

overwhelming year 2013?!

There must be a reason why we, in spiteof being a good person, we still are not spared

from pain losing our loved ones, our home, ourjob, our property. It may be so strange to youthat I am saying it is an overwhelming 2013.But yes, all that I could think now is, indeed,we are blessed we are alive and still kicking.

Have you ever look back and review youryear 2013?! Have you ever think of those happyand sad moments, the obstacles and challengesyou have been through, the defeat and victory,the blessings undeserved and deserved, andthe moment that made you smile or frown?! Inbetween, we continue to breathe life. Therefore,we have more than what we expected to get.

Life is the most precious gift that we couldever have. And that we thank the Lord for wecontinue to breathe the good life, in spite of.

In the next year to come, we hope for betterdays. We wish for a better tomorrow, a betterjob, a better friendship, a better marriage, andeven a better me, you and us. This year is pass -ing and we are now looking forward to 2014with more openness and more opportunities toserve, to love, to be of good use, to keep better,to do more...to be deserving of mercy and lovefrom the Lord.

As we welcome 2014, we ask Gods helpas we focus on what is important to us LIFEitself, a priceless gift. Ask Him to reveal whatis most important to you each day. Offer to Himwhat you deserve and what you dont deserve.Ask Him also to reveal to you what is your mostimportant gift to Him this coming 2014.

He saved us, not because of the good thingswe did, but because of his mercy. Titus 3:5

My wish for all is that we continue to live intruth and love, with abundance of grace, mercyand peace from the Lord.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ bewith your spirit. Philippians 4:23.

the lay people around the world.

He has raised hopes in every corner of the

world that can never be fullled because they

are irreconcilable. The elderly traditonalist

who pines for the old Latin Mass and the devout

young woman who wishes she could be a priest.

The ambitious monsignor in the Vatican Curia

and the evangelizing deacon in a remote Filipino

village, both have hopes, Time said. No Pope

can make them happy all at once.

How will the Francis effect impact the

Philippines where eight out of ten are Catholics?

Bishops of Lipa and Bacold were so xated

on the RH bill, they that openly campaigned

versus Team Patayand were trounced. In

contrast, Cardinal Luis Tagle, Cagayan de Oro

archbishop Antonio Ledesma, among others,

lead by seeking out the poorest.

We shall see by 2016. That is when Francis

ies to the Philippines to attend International

Eucharistic Congress in Cebu. Asked whether

all of the popes changes mattered, Cardinal

Wuerl smiled and said. Dont we have to give

this pope time?

We have to reinforce this belief continually,especially when we are assailed by doubts,fears, questions, failures. In fact, we have toturn this belief into a formidable conviction,and market it as widely as possible.

This is not at all engaging in a Pollyana atti-tude toward life. Yes, we need to be cheerful andoptimistic all the time, but with the cheerfulnessand optimism that is properly grounded.

We just have to make sure that the groundingis authentic. It should be on God, on our faith,on our belief in the spiritual and supernatural

realities that should go beyond the material,temporal and natural dimensions of our life.

Obviously this is easier said than done, andthat is why we need to be patient and persever-ing in working out the many details we need todo to acquire a true belief and trust in God, andnot get derailed into superstitions, which are acontinuing threat to us.

We are starting a New Year. Lets make itanother chance God is giving us to put thingsin order in our life, both the personal and thecollective. Lets get back on our feet and startto move on. There is no other way to go, butgrow, develop and progress toward God, ourultimate end! Email: roycimagala@gmail.com

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Extrajudicial Settlement and Partition with Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that property of the late JOSE SEVILLA LICARDO,

SR. re a parcel of land designated as Lot No. 203, Case -4, Cadm. 519, situated at Ipil III,

Palompon, Leyte, covered by OCT No. P-95634, containing an area of 388 sq. m. was settled

and partitioned among his heirs and sold in favor of ONOFRE D. LICARDO per Doc. No. 149;

Page No. 30; Book No. LVII; Series of 2013 of Notary Public Wilma Cordeno-Matuguina. EVMail Dec. 16-22, 23- 29, & 30 Jan. 5, 2013.

Republic of the PhilippinesLocal/Civil Registry Ofce

Province: LeyteCity/Municipality: Palompon

Petition No. CCE-0088-2013RA10172PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH

I, SOLAME DEMELLITES OLORVIDA, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of Brgy. Cang-cosme, Palompon, Leyte. After having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seeking correction of the clerical error in: My certicate of live birth2) I was born on November 7, 1991 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines3) The birth was recorded under registry number 91-14924) The clerical error(s) to be corrected is (are):

Item No. Description From To2 Sex MALE FEMALE1 Middle Name Demelletes Demellites6 Last Name Demelletes Demellites6 First Name Creselda Cresilda

5) The facts/reasons for ling this petition are the following:For error No. 1:To correct my sex from MALE to FEMALE, which was wrongly recorded, in my birth certicate.For error No. 2:To correct my middle name, the correct spelling I am using is Demellites.

For error No. 3:The correct spelling of my mothers last name is DEMELLITES. I am ling this petition to correctsuch erroneous entry in my birth certicate.

For error No. 4:My mother used to spell her name as CRESILDA thats why I am ling this petition to correct

her name in my birth certicate.6)I submit the following documents to support this petition:a) Certicate of Live Birth (SECPA& Ofce File Copy)b) DECS Form 137-E/Form 137-A/Medical Certicate/Brgy. Clearancec) Police Clearance/ NBI Clearance / Personal Afdavitd) Marriage Contract/Certication of Baptism of my mothere) Birth Certicate of my brother7) I have not lled any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other similar

petition pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.8) I am ling this petition at the LCRO of Palompon, Leyte in accordance with R.A9048/ R.A.

10172 and its implementing rules and regulation.(Sgd.) SOLAME D. OLORVIDA

PetitionerVERIFICATION

I, SOLAME D. OLORVIDA, the petitioner. Hereby certify that the allegations herein are trueand correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Sgd.) SOLAME D. OLORVIDAPetitioner

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 20th day of December 2013 in the city/municipality of Palompon, Leyte, petitioner exhibits in Community Tax Certicate No. 11295313 issuedat Palompon, Leyte on January 28, 2013.

(Sgd.) CARMELITAG. LODOVICAMunicipal Civil Registrar

Administering OfcerEV Mail Dec. 23-29, & 30- Jan. 5, 2014

Republic of the PhilippinesLocal/Civil Registry Ofce

Province: LeyteCity/Municipality: Palompon

Petition No. CCE-0087-2013 RA 10172PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF CLERICAL ERROR IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE

BIRTH

I, ALFREDO CABESAS MIAPE, of legal age, Filipino and a resident of Blk 272Group 4 Zone 13, Pembo, Makati City. After having been duly sworn to in accordance withlaw, hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seeking correction of the clerical error in: My certicate oflive birth

2) I was born on March 15, 1962 at Palompon, Leyte, Philippines3) The birth was recorded under registry number 914) The clerical error(s) to be corrected is (are):

Item No. Description From To3 Middle Name ELBISA CABESAS6 Date of Birth Feb. 15, 1962 March 15, 196212 Last Name ELBISA CABESAS

5) The facts/reasons for ling this petition are the following:For error No. 1:To correct my middle name which was erroneously recorded in my birth certicate.For error No. 2:Due to the erroneous entry in my date of birth, I hereby le this petition to correct

such error in my birth certicateFor error No. 3:To correct my mothers last name which was wrongl y recorded in my birth certicate.

The correct entry is CABESAS.6)I submit the following documents to support this petition.a) Certicate of Live Birth (SECPA) / LCR Form No. 1Ab) Certication of Baptism/ Certication/ Passportc) Seafarers Reg. Certicate/ SSS & PRC I.D. Cardsd) Police Clearance/NBI Clearance/ Employers Certicationse) Marriage Contract/Cert. of Live Birth of my child/Church Cert.f) Joint afdavit /Birth Certicate of my brother7) I have not led any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge, no other

similar petition pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.8) I am ling this petition at the LCRO of Palompon, Leyte in accordance with R.A.

9048/R.A. 10172 and its implementing rules and regulation.(Sgd.) ALFREDO C. MIAPE

PetitionerVERIFICATION

I, ALFREDO C. MIAPE, the petitioner. Hereby certify that the allegations herein are

true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.(Sgd.) ALFREDO C. MIAPE

PetitionerSUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 20th day of Dec. 2013 in the city/

Municipality of Palompon, Leyte, petitioner exhibits in Community Tax Certicate No. CC1201210652982 issued at Makati City on Jan. 16, 2013.

(Sgd.) CARMELITA G. LODOVICAMunicipal Civil RegistrarAdministering Ofcer

EV Mail Dec. 23-29, & 30 Jan. 5, 2014

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICDate: DECEMBER 11, 2013

CCE-0001-2014R.A. 10172

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memo-randum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative OrderNo. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public thatDAISY DACERA YAP has led with this Ofce, a petition for change of GENDER fromMALE to FEMALE in the certicate of live birth of DAISY DACERA YAP at BAYBAY,LEYTE and whose parents are BAYANI M. YAP and NORMA J. DACERA.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may le his written oppositionwith this Ofce not later than DECEMBER 11, 2013.

(Sgd.)NOEL V. MANAGBANAGCity Civil Registrar

EV Mail Dec. 30 Jan. 5, & 6-12, 2014rrr

NOTICE TO THE PUBLICDate: DECEMBER 11, 2013

CCE-0002-2014R.A. 10172

In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRGMemorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines is the Implementation of the Administra-tive Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to thepublic that JEZAREEL M. MENDIOLA has led with this Ofce, a petition for changeof GENDER from MALE to FEMALE in the certicate of live birth of JEZAREEL M.MENDIOLA at BAYBAY, LEYTE and whose parents are AGUSTIN M. MENDIOLA andLUCENA O. MAMAC.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may le his written oppositionwith this Ofce not later than DECEMBER 18, 2013.

(Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAGCity Civil Registrar

EV Mail Dec. 30 Jan. 5, & 6-12, 2014rrr

Republic of the PhilippinesLocal Civil Registry Ofce

Province of LeyteMunicipality of Baybay

Petition No. CFN-0001-2014PETITION FOR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME

I, SALOME GLORIA, of legal age, FILIPINO, and a resident of BRGY. GAAS,BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE , after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law,hereby declare that:

1) I am the petitioner seeking the change of rst name in:a) My Certicate of Live Birth2) I Born on Oct. 22, 1952 at BAYBAY,LEYTE , PHILIPPINES,3) The birth was recorded under registry number 52-1696,4) The rst name to be changed is from MARIA SALOME to SALOME,5) The grounds for ling this petition are the following:b) I have habitually and continuously used SALOME and publicly known

in the community with that rst name;f)All my records shows SALOME as my rst name.6) I submit the following documents to support this petition:a) COLB OCRG COPYb) AFFIDAVIT OF TWO DIS-INTERESTED PERSONc) BRGY. COURT, POLICE & NBI CLEARANCEd) EMPLOYMENT CERT.7) I have not led any similar petition and that, to the best of my knowledge,

no other similar petition is pending with any LCRO, Court or Philippine Consulate.8) I am ling this petition at the LCRO of BAYBAY, LEYTE in accordance with

R.A. No. 9048 and its implementing rules and regulations.(Sgd.) SALOME A. GLORIA

PetitionerVERIFICATION

I, SALOME A. GLORIA, the petitioner, hereby certify that the allegations hereinare true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

(Sgd.) SALOME A. GLORIAPetitioner

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 29th day of NOVEMBER, 2013in the city/municipality BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE, petitioner exhibiting his/her CommunityTax Certicate No. 11330679 issued at BAYBAY CITY, LEYTE on NOVEMBER 29, 2013

(Sgd.) NOEL V. MANAGBANAGAdministering Ofcer

EV Mail Dec. 30- Jan. 5, & 6-12, 2013

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALEON REMATADOS OF

M. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOPS

ALL BRANCHES AT LEYTE REGION,

ORMOC 1,2 & 3, NAVAL, PALOMPON, CARI-

GARA, ISABEL, KANANGA, VILLABA, SAN

ISIDRO, TABANGO, ALBUERA, LEYTE,

BILIRAN, MATAG-OB, CALUBIAN, TACLO-

BAN BRANCHES 1,2,3,4, & 5, PALO, CALA-

NIPAWAN (V&G) TANAUAN, ALANG-AL-

ANG, JARO, DAGAMI, DULAG, BURAUEN,

MARASBARAS, ROBINSON, BAYBAY, 1, & 3,

INOPACAN, HILONGOS, ABUYOG, MAASIN

1 & 2, BATO, SOGOD 1 & 2; MACARTHUR,

SAN JUAN (CABALIAN), LILOAN, HINDANG,

HINUNANGAN, PINTUYAN, MALITBOG, & ST.

BERNARD.

Commencing January 15, 2014 at 9:00 am

the above mentioned pawnshop will sell on PublicAuction Sale all overdue pledges left in the sameup to August 31, 2012, Patrons are enjoined toverify their receipts.

MANAGEMENT

Sa Enero 15, 2014, sa alas 9:00 and taknasa buntag isubasta sa publiko ang tanang butangnaremati diri sa tag-sa-tagsa ka buhatan sagihinganlan sa itaas. Tanang butang pinerendanga wala makukat hangtud sa Agosto 31, 2012maapil sa subasta. Giawhag ang tanang suki sapagsusi sa ilang mga resibo.

TAGDUMALA

EV Mail Dec. 30 Jan. 5, 2014

the budget. Most of the city councilors are

new members.It was also learned that a request for anitemization of the lump sum appropriationswas already communicated Vice MayorToto Locsin Jr. to the Mayors Ofce on

BUDGET ... from P. 1

van then turned on its side as it came to astop after colliding with the DES Motor-cycle store by the side of the road.

The careening van side swept at leastfour vehicles, while the container van onthe boom truck toppled over a single mo-torcycle and a passenger tricycle. It was car-rying hazardous phosphate gas, as gleanedfrom a warning sign found on its door.

In their investigation, the Ormoc trafc

police said that the driver of the careeningvan was seen signaling and shouting thathis truck lost its brakes. The driver, one Do-mingo San Miguel from Nueva Ecija, died.

Another fatality on the spot was Ram-mel Mayor, the security guard of DESMarketing who was stationed outside thestore when the van slammed into it.

The other victim was Rico Hingco, 14,helper of the driver of the boom truck, hisuncle Jessel Hingco.

Ronaldo Quizon, the driver of the

passenger tricycle that barely escaped be-ing crushed by the container van when ittoppled over, said he and his passengerswere able to escape the pile up unscathed.He said that when he saw the winged vancareening towards them, he shouted to hispassengers to immediately jump off.

He also saw the riders of the singlemotorcycle that was crushed escape. Hesaid they were a couple and had a child

with them. They were later identied asVal Arias, his wife Maria Theresa and theirson Jun Mar, 8.

Other affected vehicles in the pile upwere a Suzuki Beaver owned by AntonioCon-ui, two service motorcycles of DESMarketing and a Honda Yamaha ownedby a Liezle Loay.

The drivers and passengers of theaffected vehicles were also injured andbrought to different hospitals.

PILE-UP ... from P. 1

did listen to them but almost 60 per centstill wanted more frequent and clearer

information.The collapse of media is also eyed be-

cause less than 50 per cent of pre-typhoonradio stations are now operating in affectedareas, and television stations have no localcontent.

As for funds, US$608 million has beencontributed to the typhoon response asof January 2, according to the FinancialTracking Service (FTS). Of this, $328 millionwas contributed to the Strategic ResponsePlan (SRP) which is closely aligned to theGovernments Recovery Assistance onYolanda (RAY), by over 80 entities includ-ing Member States, the Central EmergencyResponse Fund, multilateral institutions,private companies and individuals. PIA 8

UN-OCHA ... from P. 2

KOI CARP ... from P. 3

grabbed the biggest trophy from the po-dium was hailed as the Grand Championof the 3rd PCKC Koi Show.

Other participants also received minorawards and trophies. One of them is Lenidls Larrazabal of Lenis Garden and Koisof Ormoc City, who took home the Young

Size First Place Award. A living proof thatsplashes of success can come from amidstgreat tragedies.

For the experienced koi hobbyist, beingpart of a koi show, whether being on theorganizing team or simply being a partici-pant in the competition is no walk on thepark. Yet for a true koi kichi (koi crazy) nomatter how tedious the job, nothing couldever take the place of being able to spendtime with their fellow koi hobbyists. Beingable to share ideas, to lent a helping handand to create new bonds of friendship thatlasts even after the show.

Perhaps no person could ever say whypeople could get so worked up about thesebeautiful insensitive water nymphs fromJapan. There is just something about them

that makes you get drawn to them, likeinvisible magnets pulling you close.They cant talk yet they can calm you

down. They dont have hands yet they arecapable of touching your heart. But beyondthe beauty of the Koi Carp is somethingmore enchanting. The images of the peoplebehind them.

The people, who like the koi carp,moves steadily and slowly through diver-sity; who nds unity in a society of differ-ences; who builds friendships regardless ofthe distance in between.

December 20 yet. In his reply, the mayor

did not give what was requested but saidwe shall secure the appropriate legislativeauthority once we implement the priorityprojects as identied in the Annual Invest-ment Plan.

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The Philippines is fac-ing two difficult and in-tertwined environmentaltasks: minimizing the ad-verse impact of climatechange through variedmitigation and adaptation

measures and restoring itsdegraded environment.The way forward for thecountry is to pursue thesetasks with greater vigor,coherence and consistencyin the context of the needto green the economy whileproviding jobs to people inrural areas, which are moreprone to the effects of envi-ronmental changes such asthe one that Leytes townsand municipalities experi-enced with super typhoonYolanda.

In geological terms, theworlds climate has gone

through periods of warm-ing and cooling over eonsbut, as far as we are aware,never as rapidly as thatbeing experienced at thepresent time. Perceptiblechange can now be mea-sured within the space ofa decade. Global warmingwill not only change thephysical environment, itwill impact on all humanactivity from agricultureand food security, coast-al and marine resources,water resources, land useand forestry, energy andenergy security as well ashuman health. Changingwater temperatures willalso impact on the marineenvironment compoundingthe effect of sea-level riseand introducing additionaluncertainty into fisheriesand aquaculture which re-main important generatorsof income for many. Whiledebate continues as to theextent that the worlds cli-mate will change, thereis general agreement thatover the short to mediumterm, it is irreversible.

The Kapamilya SpiritAfter the Yolanda Super

TyphoonWhat makes EDC

stand out among the restis its unyielding adher-ence to continuously fulllits mandate to discoverand develop alternativeresources of energy in asocially and environmen-tally responsible mannerso that future generationscould enjoy what we arebenetting today. Long be-fore environmentalism and

The Social Responsibility of the Business Sector

Special REPORT

BYLALAINEM. JIMENEA

ALTHOUGH RESPONSIBLE for only a small portionof greenhouse gas emissions globally, Southeast Asia,

including the Philippines, has been identied as beingamong the regionsof the world mostvulnerable to cli-mate change. Localconsequences willinclude sea-levelrise and ooding, altered crop cycles and land-use pat-terns as well as an increasing number of extreme events(typhoons) as weather becomes less predictable.

sustainable developmentbecame mainstream agen-da, EDC has already builtits model on the principlesof inclusive progress. In themidst of a dynamic businessenvironment and undeni-

able climate change im-pact, the company remainssteadfast on its promise. Inthe Yolanda aftermath, noother private sector entityhas been able to mobilizeresources that came to theaid of the people of Ormocand Kananga even whilethe company also sufferedheavy damages to its opera-tions. What is noteworthyis the humility in which allthe action took place freeof press releases and mediahype.

From our sources inthe host communities and

Provincial Government,we were recounted storiesof how this incredible as-sistance took place withoutfanfare or intentions ofproducing stellar mediamileage. The company pro-vided relief packs withfood, water, water purica-tion tablets, clothes, solarcharging stations for cell-phones, medical assistanceand medicines. Througha MOA signed with theLGUs, EDC lent gensetsthat provided much neededelectricity to Ormoc andKananga city halls, two hos-pitals and the Ormoc waterdistrict pumping stationsthat delivered water to 80%of the city. This act of swiftlyhelping the two LGUs stabi-lized the situation in Ormocand Kananga. Within fourdays, it was able to dispatchemployee volunteers whoassisted EDCs CorporateSocial Responsibility De-partment in distributingrelief goods to all its 16host barangays. EDC alsomounted medical missionsand administered healthconsultations to more than3,000 host residents and 200local suppliers who wereinjured during the typhoon.When EV Mail joined thevisit of cabinet secretaries tothe port of Isabel, we foundout that the Provincial Gov-ernment and the DSWDwanted to adopt EDCsrelief distribution system,a clear demonstration ofprivate sector synchroniz-ing efforts with the nationaland local governments.

Recovery EffortsContinue

Being the most impor-tant provider of electricityin the Leyte-Samar region,EDC remains focused onrepairing its power plantsso that power can be re-stored. As of this writing,one or two units of its Ma-litbog power plant and theTongonan 1 power planthave already reconnectedto the power grid. Localelectric cooperatives mustnow double their efforts inerecting new transmissiontowers to be able to tap thisavailable power to theircustomers.

Power producers areduty-bound to providepower because it is for thecommon good, more than itis a business imperative andthis is what the companyhas shown in the Yolan-da tragedy. The businessmodel will still be relevantas EDC moves on afterthis natural calamity. IT isperhaps the afnity to na-tures processes that allowsits geothermal business torecover quickly. Geother-mal and hydropowertheindigenous and renew-

able energy resources thatEDC harnesses for powergenerationis what maybe called an in situ energyresource that is commonlyfound in forested mountainareas. It is for this reasonthat EDC has been adoptingsystems and technologiesthat ensure the optimal andsustained operation of itsgeothermal projects. Rein-jectionthe process where-in spent geothermal uidsare sent back to the under-ground reservoir throughgravityis one of them.Watershed managementis another. This is actuallyEDCs earliest foray intocorporate responsibility ata time when sustainabilitywas not a buzzword yet. Inthe Philippines, geothermalis a water-based energyresource that relies on ro-bust forest cover for thecontinuous recharge of thegeothermal reservoir. Ourapproach to developingthis indigenous resource isto innovate wet steam eldtechnologies that would en-hance the geothermal cycleas well as to place a holisticenvironmental manage-ment practice to make our

business model even moreviable with the participa-tion of communities livingaround the geothermal res-ervations.Long-term Sustainability

InitiativesAs a sustainable form

of energy, geothermal isan example that technol-ogy could improve liveswithout compromising theenvironment. On top of itsexisting programs on wa-tershed and environmentalmanagement, EDC pursuesa biodiversity research pro-gram and a climate changehazard decision supportsystem through the aus-pices of the Oscar M. Lopez(OML) Climate Center forResearch. The OML Centerrecognizes that science andtechnology have a criticalrole to play in enhancing theresilience and coping capac-ity of the various sector ofthe society whose aspira-tions to develop sustainablyis threatened by climate-related risks and disasters.The OML Center is striv-ing to create a Center ofExcellence by generatingscience-based solutions inthe area of climate change

adaptation and disasterrisk management. Recently,the center has awardedresearch grants to sevenprojects aimed at mitigatingclimate change. Universityof the Philippines, Ateneode Manila University, andDe La Salle University re-ceived a total of P13 millionin funding for their proj-ect proposals. Aside fromawarding research grants,the OML Center will buildnetwork and partnershipswith regional and interna-tional research institutionsand strengthen linkageswith the national and localgovernments for the widespread deployment of riskmitigation solutions.

EDC is determined tomake inroads by investingin social equity projects viastakeholder partnershipsin CSR and climate changerisk preparedness. With theinstitutionalization of thecorporate social responsi-bility and environmentalmanagement policies, it isoptimistic that the roadmapto creating empowered andresilient host communitieswill be achieved in the longrun.

EDCs CSR Story

CSR rst came to EDC

in the late 70s in the form

of an environmental pro-

tection initiative. Environ-

mentalism alone would not

be able to address the issue

of poverty in the upland

areas where geothermal

energy is usually found.

This situation threatened

the delicate balance of the

ecosystem when people

clear pristine lands for

their sustenance.

In 1986, we turned to

social forestry where we

integrated non-destructivelivelihood practices into

the natural cycle of geo-

thermal watersheds. Dur-

ing this time, we helped

communities and farmers

organize themselves

building their capabil-

ity to plan, manage and

grow cottage enterprises

that are based on natural

resources like interplanting

the shade tolerant rattan

and coffee seedlings under

natural forest stands. Then

beginning 2005 when we

rmed up our privatization

plan, we revitalized our

CSR activities and foldedthem into a comprehensive

community partnerships

investment program.

The underlying prin-

ciple remains: to protect

and preserve the lifeblood

of the business, which is

the geothermal reservoir

and the watershed, EDC

would have to help people

understand and appreci-

ate the value of sustaining

the natural regenerating

capacity of these natural

systems. A healthy reser-

voir will sustain not only

our business but also the

habitat of people and a

thousand more life forms

that are just so diverse

and intricately linked to

our survival. Alongside

environmental objectives,

broad-based campaigns

were conducted to ensure

the social acceptability of

our energy projects starting1990. For greater transpar-

ency, the multi-sectoral

monitoring teams (MMT)

composed of representa-

tives of the local govern-

ment units, host commu-

nity, non-governmental

organizations, DENR

and EDC were installed

across all our operating

sites in 1993.

As you can see, we

have already set the

pace in corporate social

responsibility even before

the call for sustainable

social investments becamethe trend. From this

brainchild sprang HELEn,

which is now anchored on

building enduring partner-

ships with our 43 commu-

nity stakeholders in four

key areas, namely health,

education, livelihood and

environment.