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    PARANAS, Samar, April10 (PIA) - Te Departmento Environment and Natu-ral Resources (DENR), Re-gion 8 through its ProtectedArea Superintendent Officein the Samar Island NaturalPark (SINP), enani , Para-nas, Samar joined orces withthe local government unit oParanas, Samar through aMemorandum o Agreement(MOA) or the management

    and conservation o theUlot Watershed Model Forest(UWMF).

    DENR Regional Execu-

    The low pressure area(LPA) which resultedfrom the weakening oftropical depression Do-meng continues to movecloser to Eastern Visayas,the Philippine Atmo-spheric, Geophysical andAstronomical ServicesAdministration (PAGA-SA) said on Monday af-ternoon.

    In an interview, PA-

    GASA weather forecast-er Gener Quitlong saidthe LPA was projectedto make landfall in East-ern Visayas by Mondayevening or early Tuesdaymorning.

    Because of this, Quit-long said Eastern Vi-sayas will have cloudyskies with moderate tooccasionally heavy rainswhich may trigger ashoods and landslides.

    He advised residents

    LPA hits Guiuan, causes

    floods to other towns

    Te Philippine Crop Insurance Crop (PCIC) in the

    region is providing a P215 million premium subsidy tofarmers affected by supertyphoon Yolanda.

    PCIC president Jovy Bernabe said that the threeprovinces in Samar Island got P165 million rom the P1billion unding intended or poorest provinces. Leyte,Southern Leyte and Biliran provinces got P50 million

    PCIC allocate P165-M forprovinces of Samar Island

    Lacson mum on resignation ofPARR coordinators for Eastern

    Visayas, Tacloban

    TANAUAN, Leyte- Presidential Assistant

    for Recovery andRehabilitation (PARR)Panlo Lacson refused todiscuss on the resignationof PARR regionalcoordinators.

    Thus, Lacson saidhe is still pushing forthe establishment ofa satellite ofce heredespite resignation ofbusinessman RobertCastaares as PARRregional coordinators andOliver Cam as coordinatorfor Tacloban City.

    Lacson recentlyinspected the new ofcethis week and will appointnew coordinators to

    replace Castaares andCam, who both resigned

    last month.I dont want to discuss

    that because there aresensitive issues involved.Actually, he did notresigned, I told him toresign, said Lacson whenasked by reporters tocomment on Castaaresresignation, but refused toanswer further questions.

    Lacson, who witnessedthe turnover of the rstbatch of houses for stormsurvivors in this town onApril 12, also declined

    to name the possiblereplacement of Castanares.

    DENR andLGU Paranas

    to conserve andprotect UWMF

    Department o Interior and Local Government Sec. Mar Roxas shares table

    with acloban City Mayor Alred Romualdez beore the turn-over o checks

    amounting to 230,687,979.22 to the local chie or the rehabilitation o acloban

    City. LIO ABALA BAGUNAS

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    Torrential rain in the region have caused fooding in various

    towns of Eastern Samar, one of the hit areas is the town ofOras (photo inset). Photo by Bibi Cordero-Abenales

    Resilience and cooperation. Boatmen of Brgy. Bislig, Tanauan, Leyte showing the traditional bayanihan traitof Filipinos even in rainy days. Photo by: Lito Bagunas

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    NEWS2

    Publication Notice

    RA 9048

    Republic o the Philippines

    City Civil Registry Office

    Province o Eastern Samar

    City o Borongan

    -oOo-

    NOICE FOR PUBLICAION

    In compliance with Section 7 o R.A. 9048, a noticeis hereby serve to the public that MA. REBECCANERVEZ-SACMAR has filed with this Office aPetition or Change o first name rom MARIAREBECCA to MA. REBECCAin the Birth Certificateo MARIA REBECCA MARASIGAN NERVEZ whowas born onFebruary 17, 1972at Borongan, EasternSamar and whose parents are FLORES GAYOMARASIGAN and RAFAEL NERVEZ.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition may

    file written opposition with this office not later than 21

    April 2014.

    (Sgd.) MA. LUISA M. AZUL III City Civil Registrar

    Republic o the Philippines

    Province o Eastern Samar

    Municipality o Can-avid

    OFFICE OF HE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISRAR

    NOICE O HE PUBLIC

    CCE-0187-2014 20 MARCH 2014

    In compliance with the publication requirements

    and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.

    2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation o the

    Administrative Order No. 1, Series o 2012 (IRR on

    R.A. 10171-2), Notice is hereby served to the public

    that BERNIE A. DACLEShas filed with this Office, apetition or correction o entry in sex rom FEMALEto MALE in the Birth Certificate o BERNIE A.DACLES who was born on 8 August 1991 at Brgy.Camantang, Can-avid, Eastern Samar and whose

    parents are CARLIO D. DACLES and ERESA J.ACOPIO.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition may

    file written opposition with this office not later than 21

    April 2014.

    (Sgd.) GLORIA G. BAGACAY

    Municipal Civil Registrar

    Republic o the PhilippinesProvince o Eastern SamarMunicipality o Can-avid

    OFFICE OF HE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISRAR

    NOICE O HE PUBLIC

    CCE-0187-2014 March 31, 2014

    In compliance with the publication requirementsand pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.

    2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation o theAdministrative Order No. 1, Series o 2012 (IRR onR.A. 10171-2), Notice is hereby served to the publicthat ROLANDO ASEO LOPEAhas filed with thisOffice, a petition or correction o entry in sex romFEMALE to MALE name rom LEA ASEOLOPEAto ROLANDO ASEO LOPEAand BirthDate rom May 22, 1971 to May 20, 1971, in the BirthCertificate o ROLANDO ASEO LOPEA who wasborn on 20 May 1971 at Brgy. Camantang, Can-avid,Eastern Samar and whose parents are FRANCISCOLOPEA and LEA ASEO.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition mayfile written opposition with this office not later thanApril 21, 2014.

    (Sgd.) GLORIA G. BAGACAY Municipal Civil Registrar

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    Republic o the Philippines

    Province o Eastern Samar

    Municipality o Can-avid

    OFFICE OF HE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISRAR

    NOICE O HE PUBLIC

    CCE-0188-2014 March 20, 2014

    In compliance with the publication requirements

    and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.

    2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation o the

    Administrative Order No. 1, Series o 2012 (IRR on

    R.A. 10171-2), Notice is hereby served to the public

    that ANIA GUDISAN ASEO has filed with thisOffice, a petition or correction o entry on date o birth

    rom AUGUS 16, 1955 to AUGUS 15, 1955 inthe birth certificate o ANIA GUDISAN ASEO,whowas born on AUGUS 15, 1955, at Brgy. Cansangaya,

    Can-avid, Eastern Samar and whose parents are IsidroC. Aseo and Lourdes G. Gudisan.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition may

    file written opposition with this office not later than

    April 21, 2014.

    (Sgd.) GLORIA G. BAGACAY

    Municipal Civil Registrar

    Republic o the Philippines

    OFFICE OF HE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISRAR

    Maydolong, Eastern Samar

    Publication Notice

    R.A. 10172

    NOICE O HE PUBLIC

    In compliance with the publication requirement

    and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of theAdministrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR onR.A. 10171-2), Notice is hereby served to the publicthat Nestor B. Calinayahas filed with this Office, apetition for Correction in the entry in the day andmonth in the date of birthrom March 21, 1978 toFebruary 11, 1978in the Certificate o Live Birth oeresita Busa Calinaya at Maydolong, Eastern Samarand whose parents are Francisco Glino Calinaya andLydia Ladiao Busa.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition may

    file written opposition with this office not later than

    April 21, 2014.

    (Sgd.) ENGR. SUSANA D. ABERIA Municipal Civil Registrar

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    Republic o the PhilippinesProvince o Eastern SamarMunicipality o Can-avid

    OFFICE OF HE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISRAR

    NOICE O HE PUBLIC

    CCE-0187-2014 March 31, 2014

    In compliance with the publication requirements

    and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.

    2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation o theAdministrative Order No. 1, Series o 2012 (IRR on

    R.A. 10171-2), Notice is hereby served to the public

    that GILDA SALONDAGI SAUSORA has filedwith this Office, a petition or correction o entry in

    Birth Date rom May 05, 1972 to January 05, 1972in the Birth Certificate o GILDA SALONDAGISAUSORA who was born on 5 January 1972 at Brgy.05, Can-avid, Eastern Samar and whose parents are

    SILBERIO JOCOYA SAUSORA and CRISIAILIADO SALONDAGI.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition may

    file written opposition with this office not later than

    April 21, 2014.

    (Sgd.) GLORIA G. BAGACAY Municipal Civil Registrar

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    April 13-19, 2014

    ACLOBAN CIY-Te regional office o theBureau o Jail Managementand Penology (BJMP) saidthat several jail acilities inthe region would undergo

    repair.Tis was revealed by

    Jail Senior SuperintendentHernan Grande, BJMPregional director, who addedthat two more jail acilitieswould be constructed toaddress decongestion amonginmates.

    According to Grande,their national office hasallocated P13.32 millionor the repair o various jailacilities in the region andanother P9 million or theconstruction o additionaljails.

    Te BJMP regionaldirector admitted that the

    BJMP allocated over P13 million torepair jail facilities in Eastern Visayas

    repair or upgrading o theseacilities came in the wakeo the April 2 jail break inCalbayog City that resulted orthe escape o 16 inmates.

    He said that the jail

    acilities in acloban and eightothers would undergo repairworks.

    For the acloban Cityprison jail, the governmenthas allocated P6 million orthe repair.

    Other similar acilitieswould undergo repair:Alangalang with a budgeto P250,000;BaybayCity ,P250 ,000 ;Carigara ,P500,000; Dulag, P60,000;Ormoc City,P600,000;Palo,P200,00 andanauan,P60,000. All are inLeyte.

    He added that the jailin Dolores, Eastern Samar,

    was given an allocation oP200,000 or repair.

    He also said that todecongest some o the jails,his office is constructing twoadditional jails. One is in

    Guiuan, Eastern Samar witha budget o P7 million whileanother is in Burauen, Leyteat P2 million.

    Grande said that thejailbreak in Calbayog hascaught the attention o theirnational office reason whythese jail acilities were givenallocation or repair.

    Te Calbayog Jailitsel was given a budgeto P500,000 or theconstruction o secondaryperimeter ence. Absence othe perimeter ence madeit easy or the inmates toescape. (RESTITUTOCAYUBIT)

    subsidy.Te initiative shoulders ull amount o the premium

    plus an accident insurance. In the past, the governmentonly shoulders hal o the premium cost.

    We are stepping our effort to reach the targeto 70,000 armers who will benefit this cropinsurance program this year. Crop insurance is

    really important because it will protect us i naturalcalamities happen again, Bernabe said during thelaunching o the premium subsidy scheme.

    Usually, a armer pays P890 or every P10, 000worth o insurance coverage or both rice andcorn. Te state-owned crop insurance firm alsooffers 46 types o insurance packages or high

    value commercial crops.Te P50 million aid or Leyte, Southern Leyte

    and Biliran armers and fishermen is part o theP80 million subsidy or Yolanda-affected areas notclassified areas in the 20 poorest provinces.

    Te PCICs principal mandate is to provideinsurance protection to armers against lossesarising rom natural calamities, plant diseases andpest inestations o their rice and corn crops as wellas other crops. Te agency also provides protectionagainst damage to non-crop agricultural assets.(SARWELL Q.MENIANO)

    PCIC allocate....... from page 1

    of the areas in the regionto be prepared and closelymonitor the weather situa-tion.

    Quitlong said the LPAwill also affect the restof the Visayas, Northern

    Mindanao, Bicol Regionand Mimaropa, inducingcloudy skies with scatteredlight to moderate rains inthese regions.

    As of 4:00 p.m. Monday,the LPA was spotted some125 kilometers southeastof Guiuan, Eastern samar(10.5N, 127.0E).

    Quitlong said theweather disturbance con-tinued to move very slow-ly due to the presence of aridge of high pressure area(HPA) over Luzon that pre-

    vents the LPA from moving

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    OPINION 3

    EDITORIAL

    COMMENTARY:

    By Fr Roy Cimagala

    T

    Dalmacio C. Grafl

    Publisher

    Romeo Cebreros

    OIC

    Pio Calvo

    Editor-in-Chief

    Brgy. Songco, Borongan City

    Eastern Samar(055) 261-3319

    April 13-19, 2014

    HESE are two general ways o knowing, thinking,understanding and communicating. One, the intuitive, iso the automatic, instantaneous type, while the other, thediscursive, requires some stages o analysis and reasoning.

    Tey need not be opposed to each other. In act, theyshould not be, since its good that we develop both o themto the hilt, because they correspond well to our conditionin this world. We have need or both o them.

    O course, o the two, it is the intuitive that is more per-ect, since in our ultimate and definitive statein heav-eneverything will be intuitive. In heaven, we can expectto see, know and communicate everything in one go, andnot anymore in stages.

    Tis affirmation somehow presumes aith, since withreason and the purely human ways o thinking alone, wemay not be talking at all o an ultimate and definitive state,much less, o heaven. Tis means that without aith, ourreason can go anywhere and nowhere. Lets hope we cansee the intrinsic relationship between aith and reason.

    Te intuitive way depends on the way we areourtemperament, dispositions, aptitudes and biases. It alsohinges on our experiences and the knowledge accumu-lated through the years that imbue in us a certain directaffinity and amiliarity with certain realities that we canapprehend without much thinking.

    In the end, the intuitive way is an expression o thekind o spirit we havewhether it is a good spirit or bad,whether it is a spirit o the flesh, o the world, or o God.

    Its good that we are aware o the variety o spirits that canprevail over us, and know which one to choose.

    Yes, theres need to have discernment o spirit, not onlythe one o the others and o the world in general, but alsoand especially the spirit that each one o us has. We haveto be more aware o this need and even more adept in han-dling it.

    Tats because being constitutively spiritual by nature,we have to be aware at least o the kind o spirit we have,and develop it properly by connecting it with what we maycall the proper and original spirit or usnone other thanthe Spirit o God, our Creator.

    Tis much, St. Paul already hinted when he talkedabout the spiritual man and the carnal man who, he said,cannot perceive the things that are o the Spirit o God,or it is oolishness to him, and he cannot understand, be-cause it is spiritually examined. (1 Cor 2,14)

    Its very telling that St. Paul said that the spiritual manjudges all things, and he himsel is judged o no man. (1Cor 2,15) In effect, he is saying how important it is, there-ore, to have the proper spirit, that is, the Spirit o God.

    From these considerations, we can already see how todevelop our intuitive way o knowing and understanding.We have to work on our temperament and dispositionsobserve things and study a lot, etc. Most o all, we have tosee to it that our spirit is vitally linked to the Spirit o Godthrough the doctrine o our aith, prayer, sacrifice, virtues,sacraments, etc.

    Email: [email protected]

    Intuitive and discursive

    Ever disappearing pork

    he news never fails to sur-prise. Months ago, news

    erupted of how ve of oursenators and several of ourcongressmen allegedly al-lowed bogus nongovern-

    ment organizations to use their priori-ty development assistance fund (PDAF),more popularly known to everyone as thepork barrel, to fund non-existent projects.Among the ve identied senators, Revillaimmediately cried foul and blamed Pnoyfor the revelation.

    It is uncertain from the news whether ornot the said solons, should it be supposed

    that the allegations are true, wittingly al-lowed the said use of their pork barrel orthey were merely duped into believing thatthe projects they intend to fund were genu-ine. Just the same, Revilla claims that it wasfoul to leak that news without rst ascer-taining its veracity.

    In discounting the truth of the news,Revilla relied on dirty politicking as theculprit, attributed the disclosure to Mala-canang and regarded it a demolition job inits effort to discredit potential Presidentialcandidates which he claims includes him.Another senator subject of the attack, Mar-cos, addressed the issue not very different-ly, vouching to explore the possibility thatthere may be a political angle to all this inthe light of the upcoming presidential elec-

    tion in 2016. But unlike Revilla, Marcosdoes not appear to be too defensive about

    it, even lamenting that he is eager to par-ticipate in any investigation which will re-veal the truth of this matter.

    And during their privileged speeches be-fore the Senate, Jinggoy and Revilla, vehe-mently alleged conspiracy among the gov-ernments ofcers in or order for them tobe prosecuted by linking their names to thescam headed by Janet Napoles.

    The issue of scrapping the pork barrel haslong been a point of debate among many,lawmakers and non-lawmakers alike. May-be it should be scrapped as there certainly

    is luster in the claim that it has been a har-binger of bad tidings, of corruption, of un-just accumulation of wealth. It has been ameans to an oppressive end, of furtheringtheir riches at the expense of the taxpayingpublic.

    Out in the Holy Land is where Revillanow spends his holy week while Jinggoy isin the US for treatment of his ailing knees.

    But whether or not there are sufcientreasons to blow the son of a b**** to smith-ereens is just beside the point. The shamhas been done and what Revilla ought to

    do better than cry like a cowering Cassan-dra is prove his accusers wrong. The leastthat he should do is hint his imaginings ofbeing a potential candidate for president inthe next elections.

    freely.However, he noted that the LPA has a slim chance of

    re-intensifying into a tropical depression due to a strongvertical wind shear or winds from different directions thatblow into the country and continue to interact with its cir-culation.

    Quitlong said that after it hit land, the LPA may not

    dissipate but it will likely exit the country via the WestPhilippine Sea on Good Friday.

    He added that the rest of Mindanao and Luzon, includ-

    ing Metro Manila, will continue to have partly cloudy tocloudy skies with possible light passing rains mostly inthe afternoon or evening.

    The LPA, which was spotted over the Pacic Oceanlast April 4, entered the country as a tropical storm onApril 6 and was named Domeng.

    A day after it entered the Philippine territory or onApril 7, it had been downgraded to a tropical depressioncategory.

    Domeng, the rst tropical cyclone to enter thecountry this month and the fourth this year, weakenedback into an LPA last April 10. (PNA)

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    NEWS4 April 13-19, 2014

    Republic o the Philippines

    OFFICE OF HE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISRAR

    Maydolong, Eastern Samar

    Publication Notice

    R.A. 10172

    NOICE O HE PUBLIC

    In compliance with the publication requirement

    and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No.2013-1, Guidelines in the Implementation of theAdministrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012 (IRR onR.A. 10171-2), Notice is hereby served to the publicthat Josephine Capones Lavado has filed with thisOffice, a petition for Correction entry in sex romMale to Female in the Certificate o Live Birtho Josephine Capones Lavadoat Maydolong, EasternSamar and whose parent Conchita Capones Lavado.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition may

    file written opposition with this office not later than

    April 21, 2014.

    (Sgd.) ENGR. SUSANA D. ABERIA Municipal Civil Registrar

    ESB: April 06-12 & 13-19, 2014

    RA Form nO. 10.1(LCRO)

    Republic o the PhilippinesProvince o Eastern SamarMunicipality o Can-avid

    OFFICE OF HE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISRAR

    NOICE FOR PUBLICAION

    In compliance with Section 5 o R.A. 9048, a

    notice is hereby serve to the public that JOVENCIAI. LAZARRA has filed with this Office a Petition

    or Change o first name rom MARIVEL to

    JOVENCIA in the Birth Certificate o JOVENCIA

    I. LAZARRAS who was born on March 04, 1975

    at Can-avid, Eastern Samar and whose parents

    are CLAUDIO OSI LAZARRA and GEMMA

    GALINDEZ IRASGA.

    Any person adversely affected by said petition may

    file written opposition with this office not later than 25

    April 2014.

    (Sgd.) GLORIA G. BAGACAY Municipal Civil Registrar

    ESB: April 06 12 & 13 19 2014

    PALO, Leyte- Secretary Mar Roxasof the Department of Interior and LocalGovernment (DILG) visited Leyte todistribute checks to areas hit by supertyphoonYolanda.

    During his visit on April 11 and 12, Roxasdistributed a total amount of P801.80 millionto 35 areas in Leyte which sustained damagesdue to Yolanda.

    And among the recipients was aclobanwith its mayor, Alfred Romualdez, personallyreceiving the financial assistance.

    Roxas said that acloban received P230.87million which is about 80 percent of the totalamount that he distributed.

    acloban is considered to be the groundzero of Yolandas wrath.Te DILG Secretary stressed that the

    financial assistance should be used by thelocal governments for the repair of theircity or municipal hall; civic centers; publicmarkets and key public infrastructures.

    According to Roxas in Leyte, out of 40municipalities hit by Yolanda 35 received

    Roxas distributes financial aids

    to Leyte areas hit by Yolanda

    In a statement, Castaares, the regional governor ofthe Eastern Visayas Chamber of Commerce and Industry(EVCCI) said he quit his post so he could focus on theirhotel business expansion.

    He owns Optimus Assets Inc., the operator of KutingReef and other tourism-related ventures in SouthernLeyte.

    I just assisted PARR in the initial coordination and

    preparation of rehabilitation framework. My engagementwith PARR is only on an interim basis while they werelooking for a full time coordinator, said Castaares,a former transportation and communication assistantsecretary.

    In the case of Cam, the volunteer city PARRcoordinator, told Leyte Samar Daily Express that healso decided to follow Castanares by tendering his ownresignation.

    (My) main reason for disengaging from PARR wasthe lack of clear direction and action. We felt we could domore helping out within the private sector under the localbusiness chambers, said Cam, who owns the WelcomeHome Pensionne in Tacloban.

    Cam criticized the government for the slow pace in theimplementation of Reconstruction Assistance on Yolanda

    (RAY) in Tacloban City.The government is very slow, even responding to ourrequest for policy issues that would benet the businesssector, he added.

    Lacson said that RAY implementation is still on track,but not in full swing since PARR has to wait for the nalpost disaster needs assessment (PDNA) on April 21before coming up with a master rehabilitation plan.

    He added that under Republic Act 10121 (PhilippineDisaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010,the submission of the PDNA is mandated.

    The PDNA outlines priorities based on urgency,impact on the community and importance. The reportis the governments nal blueprint for damage, loss andrecovery plans.

    I rst thought of appealing to the private sectorknowing that the national government would not be

    ready to plan, much less implement reconstruction andrehabilitation of the devastated areas because of someinternational protocols that we must adhere to, Lacsonsaid.

    The former senator urged local government units tobe proactive while waiting for the full implementation ofRAY by forging partnerships with the private sector insome reconstruction projects. (SARWELL Q.MENIANO)

    Lacson mum...... from page 1

    checks while the five others will be directlyassisted by foreign agencies.

    A total of 19 mayors or their representativesreceived their checks in Palo and others receivedit in Baybay and Ormoc cities.

    Te assistance, according to Roxas, is part ofthe national governments Recovery Assistanceon Yolanda (RAY) to cities and municipalitiesin Leyte and other areas that sustained damagesdue to the supertyphoon that hit the Visayas onNovember 8, 2013.

    Roxas requested the local chief executivespresent during the distribution of checks to buyproducts from their localities and employ locallaborers so that the money will circulate within

    their areas and help in the process revive theireconomies.Roxas also emphasized that the LGU

    has the option whether they will handle theconstruction work or bid them out.

    He then requested the mayors to constructtheir structures that could withstand asupertyphoon as much as possible. (LIZBETHANN ABELLA).

    tive Director Leonardo Sib-baluca said the MOA coversthe protection and conser-vation o the Ulot WatershedModel Forest biodiversityand orest resources as wellas development and manage-

    ment o ecotourism and oth-er sustainable developmentactivities in the area.

    RED Sibbaluca saidthe UWMF located in themunicipalities o af andCan-avid in Eastern Samar;Paranas, San Jose de Buan,and Hinabangan in Samarcomprises an aggregate areao 86,514 hectares. Tis isone o the eight watershedscovered by the Samar IslandNatural Park (SINP), he said.

    Te SINP where theUWMF is located, is said

    to be the remaining orestrontier o Region 8, whichis harboring a rich andmega diverse plant and ani-mal species that are globallysignificant. Tis biologicalrichness however is subjectto enormous threat, due topopulation pressure, naturalprocesses and other actorsaffecting the governance andutilization o the resourcestherein.

    Protecting and conserv-ing the remaining resourceso the Samar Island NaturalPark and the Ulot Watershed

    Model Forest is a big chal-lenge or us. We, at the DENRcannot do it alone, that is whywe are seeking the help othe different stakeholders tohelp us protect and conservethis biologically and globallysignificant natural heritage,RED Sibbaluca said speakingbeore the different peoplesorganization, police, militaryand other stakeholders whoattended the MOA signing atthe Paranas Municipal Hallon March 27, 2014.

    For his part, Mayor Felix

    Babalcon o Paranas, Samarwelcomed the opportunitygiven the LGU particularlyits participation in the im-proved management o theUWMF.

    He committed to workwith the DENR or an exten-sive campaign on orest pro-tection and law enorcementto deter illegal loggers andcharcoal makers rom theirdestructive activities.

    We are looking at theimplementation o liveli-hood projects as part o thesolution to orest destruc-tion. We will also tie up withschools offering ForestryCourses or our scholarshipprogram. We encourage ourconstituents to let their chil-dren take Forestry Courseso that in the uture theywill help in the managemento their own orest, MayorBabalcon stressed.

    SINP Protected AreaSuperintendent AngelitoVillanueva disclosed thatlots o projects are being im-plemented and are comingalong the way or UWMF.

    Tese include amongothers the ongoing ecotour-ism development projects;

    the International Model For-est Network Funded Projectdubbed as Forest LandscapeRestoration, reorestation andestablishment o tree planta-tions using the unds gener-ated rom the trees cut by theMillennium Challenge Corpo-ration road development proj-ect, orest development projectunded by the German Inter-national Cooperation which isalready approved in principleand Community Based Forest

    Management Project activi-ties regularly unded by theDENR. (PIA 8)

    DENR....... from page 1

    In effect, our intuitiveway should be driven bylove, the proper love whichis the love o God. Tat isthe kind o love that under-stands everything. Com-passion and empathy makeus know and understandbeyond what reason can ar-ticulate.

    Tats why St. Paul said:charity bears all things, be-lieves all things, hopes allthings, endures all things.(1 Cor 13,7)

    Te discursive way isalso very important in ourlie since this the more nat-ural way o understanding,

    knowing and communicat-

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    ing given our conditionsnow. It lends itsel moreeasily to our human needor unity and communion.

    With our present condi-tions, the intuitive way has

    a very limited range and isofen stuck in one stage orlevel. It is the discursive waythat makes things going,

    since it avors dialogue anda continuing discovery othings.

    We also have to sharpenthis discursive way by hav-ing an open-mind, being

    very observant and eagerto relate things and discov-er relationships. We haveto study the art o logic and

    productive dialogue.As in the intuitive way,

    this discursive way is bestpursued when it is in-spired by true love. Tatswhen we know what and

    how to say things, have agood sense o timing and avery discriminating choiceo words, etc.

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