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Comelec says peaceful first day of COCs filing

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Filing until Oct. 8

TACLOBAN CITY- The first day of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COCs) across the region was declared ‘peaceful’ by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Lawyer Felicisimo Embalsado, assistant Comelec regional director, said that their office has not received any feedbacks from their local offices of any untoward incident related to the first of the one-week filing of the COCs for those running in next year’s elections.
“So far, we have not received any information of any untoward incident during the first day of the COC filing here in the region,” he said.
Embalsado said that aside from ensuring peaceful and orderly manner during the proceeding, marshals were also provided inside the polling offices to see to it that all the mandatory health protocols are observed by the candidates who are filing their COCs.
They are to use face mask and face shield as well observe social distancing.
“As candidates, we expect that they will be the first ones to strictly observe all the mandatory health protocols and we have police marshals to see that health protocols are being observed,” Embalsado said.
The Comelec official also said that prospective candidates who are in quarantine or isolation, they can still file their COCs through an authorized representatives carrying a special power of attorney (SPA).
Next year’s polls will also see the elections of two congressional representatives in Southern Leyte for the first time  with incumbent congressman, Roger Mercado, set to file his COC for the province’ first district.
Several candidates have filed their COCs during the first day of the filing which is to end on October 8.
Among them was outgoing Tacloban city vice mayor Jerry Yaokasin who is to challenge reelectionist Mayor Alfred Romualdez who is yet to file his COCs.
Reelectionist Reps. Lolita Javier (NP) and Vicente Veloso (NPC) also filed their COCs for Leyte’s 2nd and 3rd congressional districts respectively.
Also, Southern Leyte Gov. Damian Mercado also filed his COC together with his sister Emily as his running mate under the PDP-Laban.
Embalsado said that they see more candidates filing their COCs on Oct.8, the last day of filing.
“That’s usually happens,” he said.
The country is to hold a general balloting on May 9, 2022 which include the elections of President and Vice President.

LSDE October 2, 2021 — Comelec says peaceful first day of COCs filing

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NSSDEO employees organize send-off party for Engr. Montubig

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NSSDEO, Brgy.  Burabud, Laoang, Northern Samar- As gratitude and honor for the retiring chief of the Construction Section, the Northern Samar Second District Engineer Office (NSSDEO) employees led by District Engineer David P. Adongay, Jr. prepared a send-off party for Engr. Nilo B. Montubig on September 13, 2021 at the NSSDEO Multipurpose Hall.
Engr. Montubig rendered government service thru the Department of Public Works and Highways for 42 years. He started working at the then Ministry of Public Highways on October 1, 1979 as Junior Civil Engineer with a starting salary of P24.00 per day.
He also became Geodetic Engineer, Senior Civil Engineer, Supv. Civil Engineer, Engineer II and Engineer III. And later, he became the chief of Construction Section.
Together with DE Adongay and Assistant DE Charlito Carlobos, all DEO section chiefs and unit heads delivered their complimentary messages for Engr. Montubig. Then, a plaque of recognition was presented to him in acknowledgement of his meritorious service to the Department for a period of 42 years.
In his message, Engr. Montubig expressed his thanks for the teamwork and support shown to him during his time as the chief of the Construction Section. He likewise conveyed his gratitude to the NSSDEO management for the trust and support extended to him in his whole stint with the agency.
“During my time, noong bago palang ako, naexperience ko din na mapagalitan ng boss ko. Kaya ang advice ko kung sino man ang pumalit sa posisyon ko, gawin ng mabuti ang trabaho at sundin ang mga proseso at ang mandato ng departamento,” Engr. Montubig said.
The affair winded-up with the employees accolades and well wishes for the retiring official.(REY M.ORSUA,INFORMATION OFFICER/PR)

Gov. Petilla calls for continued greyhound operations in all Leyte jails

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He directed both PDEA and PNP

TACLOBAN CITY – The conduct of greyhound operation in various jails in Leyte province should be continued, according to Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla during the joint Provincial Peace and Order Council and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council meeting.
Petilla has ordered the provincial administrator’s office to coordinate with the Leyte Police Provincial Office (LPPO) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on this campaign.
“Let us make this as a regular activity to conduct surprise inspection in all jails in the province because during the previous operations, there were contrabands that were confiscated during the operations,” the governor said.
LPPO and PDEA officials who attended the meeting reported to Petilla that they did not stop in conducting greyhound operations.
They added that they will consider the order of the governor to ensure that illegal drug operations inside jails could be prevented.
During the joint meeting, the LPPO reported that of the 130 police operations conducted from January 1 to August 31, a total of 146 persons were arrested while two died during the operations.
They also confiscated a total of 329.35 grams of shabu, and 20.26 grams of marijuana, with a total street value of more than P2.319 million.
They were also able to file 281 cases in court.
Meanwhile, based on the record of PDEA, they were able to conduct a total of 35 buy-bust operations in the province from July 1 until September.
During these operations, 40 drug personalities were arrested who were in possession of combined 17.197 grams of shabu and 5.3657 grams of marijuana.
Three of the arrested illegal drug personalities were considered as high-value targets.
Moreover, on the 1,393 villages of the province, 1,022 are affected by illegal drug operations with 371 are non-affected.
Of the affected village, 929 are already declared as drug cleared villages while 93 remains uncleared, PDEA said.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)

RTRMF grad landed number two in this year’s physician licensure exam

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TOP NOTCHER. For the second time, Dickson Laude once again topped a licensure board examination. The 32-year old Talalora,Samar native placed second in this year’s physician board examination, a fate he has achieved earlier when he also landed number three for the nursing licensure examination.
TOP NOTCHER. For the second time, Dickson Laude once again topped a licensure board examination. The 32-year old Talalora,Samar native placed second in this year’s physician board examination, a fate he has achieved earlier when he also landed number three for the nursing licensure examination.

TACLOBAN CITY- Dickson Laude only hope to pass this year’s medical board examinations.
But fate has other plans for him as he landed number two instead with a rating of 87.67 percent.
Acing a board examinations is actually nothing new to the 32-year old new doctor as he also landed number three when he took the nursing board licensure examination in 2009.
Laude, eldest son among three broods of a police officer, both took the Nursing and Medicine at the Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Medical Foundation (RTRMF), based this city.
“A classmate of mine called me at around 6:30 pm last Friday to inform me that I landed number two in our board examinations. Of course, I was so ecstatic and praised God,” he said in a phone interview.
All he wanted, he stressed, was pass the examinations as he admitted that he had some fear of not passing the exam.
In fact, he fined   one of the subjects of the examination, internal medicine, difficult as questions of the said subject where not among he encountered during his review.
Laude, a native of Talalora town in Samar where his father serves as deputy police officer, was among the 36 successful board examinees from their school. They were 44 who took the examinations.
Laude said that he would take a break for a while then take his residency.
From there, Laude said, he would decide where he would practice his profession whom he said he only took upon the proddings of some of his friends.
The newly-minted doctor worked as a nurse in Saudi Arabia for two years until he returned to the country in 2015 where he volunteered with the Philippine Red Cross, doing medical works in areas still recovering from the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Yolanda” that hit Eastern Visayas in 2013.
His father, Police Executive Master Sergeant Danny Laude, was happy and proud of the achievement of his only son.
“He is really a good son and religious person. He gave Bibles to me and to my wife and I entrusted my ATM card to him so he could buy all his school needs,” he said.
His wife, Marita, works at the Talalora municipal government with his sisters Daphe,27, working as a social welfare officer, and Dianne,25, who practicing her work in the field of information technology.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)

1 dead,15 survived in a sea incident in Ormoc wharf

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SEA MISHAP. A female crew of the MV Lite Ferry 3 died while 15 others survived in a sea tragedy off the waters of the Ormoc City wharf last Saturday early morning. The vessel was from Cebu and was only loaded with its crew members and cargos. (John Pilapil/Photo Courtesy)

Bad weather blame for the mishap

SEA MISHAP. A female crew of the MV Lite Ferry 3 died while 15 others survived in a sea tragedy off the waters of the Ormoc City wharf last Saturday early morning. The vessel was from Cebu and was only loaded with its crew members and cargos. (John Pilapil/Photo Courtesy)

TACLOBAN CITY- A vessel loaded with cargos and manned by 16 crew members capsized at the vicinity of the wharf in Ormoc City around 1 am Saturday (Sept. 25).
The MV Lite Ferry 3 was close to the city port when it sank due to strong waves, reports from the Coast Guard said.
Coast Guard commander for Eastern Visayas Angel Viliran said that the vessel was from Mandaue Ouano wharf in Cebu and loaded with no passengers except its crew members and skippered by Captain Carlos Rosolada.
The Coast Guard immediately conducted its search and rescue operations to the distressed vessel.
Viliran said that all crew members were immediately rescued and survived except for Raquel Alo, 33, who was identified to be the purser of the vessel.
Her body was found under the cargoes.
Some of the survivors were brought to a hospital while others, to include the vessel captain, were brought to the Coast Guard office in Ormoc City.
Accordingly, the ship capsized after it tilted as it lost its balance as the cargos shifted due to the strong winds.
But Viliran said that they will be conducting further investigation on this incident as he ordered his personnel to secure the area for any possible oil spill.
It was learned that the vessel was carrying 4,000 liters of diesel fuel.
In a statement, the shipping company confirmed the incident.
It said that they are in close contact with the Coast Guard in Ormoc City for further probe on the incident.
“At the moment, the vessel is partially submerged in the water. The company, together with the Coast Guard is still trying to investigate the cause of the incident,” it said.
“To our valued shippers and customers, we will be deploying a replacement vessel starting tomorrow to take the Cebu City to Ormoc City route,” it added.

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