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NEWS
Leyte prison guard busted for drug
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Binay, Enrile, Estrada visit suspended Cebu guv

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DPWH bids out P3.88 B infra projects in E.Visayas

BY SARWELL Q. MENIANO Correspondent

Breathlessness too often ignored as lung disease sign

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Multimillion investment fund competition closes January 7

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Top Central Visayas NPA personality arrested

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DPWH Assistant Regional Director Edgar Tabacon, head of the regional office bids and awards committee, said that that a total of 155 of the 178 projects planned Leyte Governor Ma. Mimietta S. Bagulaya receives her League of Vice Governors of the Philippines (LVGP) Lifetime for next year have alAchievement Award, in grateful recognition for her valuable contribution towards achieving the collective aspirations of ready been placed in the the League and for her exemplary performance in the promotion of genuine and meaningful local autonomy nationwide. auction block or an acShe served the League of Vice Governors of the Philippines as Public Relations Officer (2004-2007), Treasurer (20072010) and Chairperson (2010-Nov. 4, 2012). In the photo with Gov. Bagulaya are (L-R) LVGP Sec. Gen., Masbate VG complishment of 87%. Bids and awards Vicente Homer B. Revil; LVGP Pres., Cagayan VG Leonides Fausto and LVGP Treasurer, Aklan VG Gabrielle CalizoQuimpo.
(DON ROMERO)

PALO, Leyte At least P3.88 billion worth of infrastructure projects had been bid out as of mid-December, to ensure timely construction in 2013, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported this week.

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PDEA posts notable increase in anti-drug operations

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) posted a significant increase in anti-illegal drug operations for the year 2012. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo Cacdac, Jr. attributed the achievement to the strengthened collaboration and cooperation among law enforcement agencies and the active participation of the various sectors of society in the national anti-drug campaign. The agency, being the countrys lead organization against illegal drugs, has initiated the conduct of 24,030 anti-illegal drug operations from January to November 2012, which resulted in

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the arrest of 9,601 drug personalities. We are on the verge of doubling the number of 12,269 antidrug operations conducted in 2011, considering there is still a month (December) left unaccounted, Cacdac said, adding that the agency easily surpassed its commitment to the government to deliver not less than 9,591 successful anti-illegal drug operations for the year. One of PDEAs operational thrusts is to neutralize priority high-value targets and quality operations, Cacdac said, citing the seven clandestine laboratories, nine shabu tiangges, 58 drug dens
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NEWS

Friday, 28 December 2012

Leyte prison guard busted for drug

A prison guard from the province of Leyte found himself behind bars after being caught red-handed by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) while selling methamphetamine hydrochloride, or shabu, on December 21, 2012. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. identified the suspect as Edgar Paguio, a prison guard assigned to keep watch at the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Leyte Regional Prison in Abuyog, Leyte. Cacdac said that Paguio was arrested by PDEA Regional Office 8 (PDEA-8) agents, under Director Gil Pabilona, after he handed over a sachet of shabu to a poseur-buyer in his neighborhood in Barangay Kagbolo, Abuyog, Leyte. Seized from him were one Glock cal.40 with one magazine; and the 1,000peso buy-bust money. Armed with a search warrant, PDEA RO8 operatives then searched Paguios house in Barangay Kagbolo and confiscated more plastic sachets containing shabu weighing approximately 29.7 grams, one caliber 9mm pistol, one Remington M501 rifle with scope, one barrel extension with groove, one silencer, three magazines, one caliber .45 pistol and several drug paraphernalia.
and exit of illegal drugs that are being smuggled through the countrys premier airport, has arrested 28 drug couriers during the period. Of the total arrested drug personalities, 65 are foreign nationals who are either involved in the possession, trafficking and manufacturing of illegal drugs. With the unrelenting campaign against international drug syndicates, PDEA has ap-

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Edgar Paguio, a prison guard at the Leyte Penal Colony, is arrested on December 21, 2012 at Barangay Kabugo, Abuyog, Leyte. (PDEA photo)

He [Paguio] was supposed to keep prisoners from committing crimes while in custody, not engage in illegal activities like
prehended 28 members of the African Drug Syndicates (ADS) who are behind the recruitment of Filipinos as drug couriers. For the period, 11,845 drug cases were filed in court for violation of the provisions of Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Cacdac said this demonstrates PDEAs commitment to file airtight cases to ensure

drug-pushing. Due to the irony of his situation, now he is the one being guarded, Cacdac said. (PDEA-8, WITH
A REPORT REYES) FROM RONALD

PDEA.
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and a chemical warehouse dismantled from January to November 2012. In addition, anti-drug operatives also eradicated 148 marijuana plantation sites. The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), an inter-agency collaboration headed by PDEA, to control the entry

conviction of drug offenders. PDEA was also adjudged as a model among government agencies under the Office of the President, based on its performance indicators and targets for the fiscal year of 2012. Cacdac said that the agency met the good governance conditions on quantity, quality and timeliness in the delivery of government service to the public.

This is another banner year for us. Our mindset has not changed- that we are only as good as our last accomplishment, Cac-

dac said assuring the public that PDEA shall continue to be the nations front liner in the battle against the drug menace. (PR)

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NATIONAL NEWS

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Binay, Enrile, Estrada visit suspended Cebu guv

CEBU CITY On the fifth day since Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcias ordeal started, leaders of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) came to visit and show the governor their support. Vice President Jejomar Binay arrived with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, former President Joseph Ejercito Estrada and former senator Ernesto Maceda. Im also here to remind the authorities about the rule of law, said Binay, who defied a similar suspension order issued in October 2006, when he was mayor of Makati City. In Binays case, he obtained a court restraining order less than a week after his suspension. The UNA officials questioned the timing and duration of the suspension. If it was indeed a suspension order, why go beyond the election of 2013? Enrile said. Appeal Malacaang, meanwhile, renewed its appeal for Governor Garcia to obey the suspension order and vacate her office immediately. The Office of the President issued the order last December 17, acting on a recommendation from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in relation to an administrative case filed in November 2010. The DILG had found the governor guilty of grave abuse of authority by hiring employees that the vice governor should have been the one to hire and by signing consultancy contracts without the Provincial Boards authorization. Enrile said that Govthree of Philippine politics is truly, truly a welcome gesture and you have become also the venue by which the Cebuanos voice can be heard because right now we are in need of heroes and our heroes are here, Garcia said. Addressing her supporters, she also said she will not follow an illegal mandate. Dli nako sundon ang illegal nga pagmando. Magpabilin ako sa akong opisina. (I will not follow an illegal mandate. Ill stay in my office), Garcia said. Nia na ko dinhi mamasko. Dili gyud ko moJurisdiction kanaog kay barugan nako Garcias daughter and ang Sugbo. Barugan nako lawyer, Christina Frasco, ang mga Sugbuanon (I hopes that their prayer will spend Christmas for a restraining order here. I will not step down from office because I will will be granted. We pray that stand up for Cebu and the Malacaang will recog- Cebuanos), she added. nize the courts jurisdicGrab tion and not implement the suspension order In a press statement, while we are seeking judicial recourse, Frasco Atty. Hilario Davide III criticized the governor said. The UNA officials also for her wanton disregard attended a mass held in for law and order and her the lobby of the gover- attachment to power. Davide is running for nors office. An estimated 500 supporters from Ba- governor for the second rangay Lahug in Cebu time next year, but this City and Mandaue City time against the governors brother, Representwere in the Capitol. Before the mass was ative Pablo John Garcia. started, a prayer vigil was Davide lost to Gwen Garheld in the conference cia in 2010. He said the governors room. Binay, who has just decision to stay in the arrived from India, was Capitol displays the kind asked if he would talk of thinking that the Presiwith President Benigno dent wants to remove: the Aquino III about the forcible grab of power case. Binay only smiled is what being shown by Garcia and her allies. and said, Secret. Presidential spokesEstrada also questioned the timing of the person Edwin Lacierda, in an interview over govsuspension. The governor is not ernment-run Radyo ng going to escape or not Bayan, said: Acting Govgoing to leave the coun- ernor Magpale has taken try. She doesnt have the necessary steps to any wheelchair, Estrada ensure that the business of governing in Cebu will joked. Governor Garcia said not be hampered by the she was grateful for the standoff in Cebu. He claimed that the visit. suspension has popular The arrival of the, as you call them, the big support among the peoernor Garcia has the right to elevate the case to the highest court. Who knows, the court might have a different view, he said. Last Thursday, the governor filed a petition asking the Court of Appeals to stop the suspension. Since last Wednesday, she has not left her Capitol office, except for a few minutes to escort Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma to the gate last Friday night and to address employees earlier that day. For a few minutes Sunday, she also joined the UNA officials on the Capitol grounds.

Smart fetes solar project in TAYO Awards. President Benigno Aquino III and Smart Communications Public Affairs head Ramon Isberto (leftmost) hand over the symbolic check to Ramon Magsaysay Technological University-Electrical Engineering Society for winning the Smart Innovation Award at the recent Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards. The school won for its entry, Aetas Electrification thru Application of Solar Power (AETAS) Project, which aims to develop alternative sources of lighting for the Aeta residents of a resettlement community in Sitio Sta. Martha in Pangolingan, Palauig, Zambales. The main component of the project is a solar power charging station, which converts sunlight to electricity. As part of the project, rechargeable LED lamps were distributed to the residents, mainly Aetas who were displaced by the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo.

BLIMS Fine Furniture has picked Davao City as its jump-off and radiation point for its Mindanao expansion, and had recently opened its first branch in the region at the Ayala Abreeza Mall. Blims, the countrys top retailer of high-end furniture, made sure its lineup of offerings will be available for Dabawenyos. Its global brands include La-Z-Boy, recognized as the worlds bestselling recliner; the innovative designs of Cellini furniture; and the stylish pieces of Maestro sofa. High-end furniture is hard to find, especially if you are not living in Metple of Cebu based on a local survey. No details were provided as to when the survey was conducted, how many respondents were involved and what the actual figures were. The Palace spokesman said he believed that Vice President Binay and the other opposition leaders
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Furniture store sees potential of Davao market

ro Manila. To get your dream La-Z-Boy recliner sofa, you really have to get a good designer to customize it for you. Fortunately, Davao customers with exquisite tastes, need no longer scour the entire Mindanao or import items from Metro Manila to get luxury furniture, Blims business development manager Sam Gregory Lim said. The Abreeza branch, which is Blims 15th showroom in the Philippines, is strategically situated, since Davao City is a high-end market. Blims president and CEO Samie Lim said the company is eyeing at least two more sites in Mindanao after opening the Davao branch. After Davao, we will go to Cagayan de Oro and Dipolog. Then we will go to some areas in the Visayas, and then Southern Luzon, he explained. Lim said Blims is inviting owners of prime properties in the provinces to be their joint venture partners in the companys

expansion strategy. Furniture sales, he said, is expected to pick up alongside the construction boom, which has been cited by the government as one of the main drivers in the b etter-t han-exp ec ted economic growth of the country. Lim said Blims is ready to forge joint venture deals with prime property owners in the regions to further fine tune their companys expansion program. This is also one of the strategies Blims considers in putting up more stand-alone showrooms for La-Z Boy in its 11 targeted areas. La-Z-Boy has identified the cities of Baguio, Laoag, Roxas, Legaspi, Naga, Batangas, Puerto Princesa, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, and General Santos as its next frontiers. Aside from La-Z Boys own stores, the American-made furniture is also showcased in all Blims close to 20 store outlets. (SUNNEX)

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OPINION

Friday, 28 December 2012

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Fire hazards
opt for a poorer quality that is cheap especially when the genuine is worth double or even many times than the imitation. The argument for the average buyer is just to buy another to replace the broken gadget, anyway the price is really cheap. The cost of replacing the fake one is still too cheap in contrast to the expensive original product. Blame could not be placed on the buyer for the common option is really to go for the cheaper item. Most consumers will not mind poor quality as long as it works at first. There is actually no problem with such consumer preferences if the gadget will just become
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eware unsuspecting consumers who are easily lured into buying anything that is cheap. On sale everywhere are cheap items that appear genuine but are actually imitations that are far below accepted standards. Many of these items are electrical that bear prices too cheap than those found in electrical stores. The public is placed at great risk and hazard using these gadgets. Under threat is loss of life and property in the event that these electrical gadgets cause fire. The destruction is just beyond estimation but is surely many times over the cheapness of the product. People are normally attracted to cheap items owing to its aordability. In fact, many would

The elusive peace

The lull in ghting this Christmas season should be permanent. Quest for peace is not only on the side of the military but all peace-loving people. In the article Army forms peace organization one may wonder how it could be an effective tool to gain peace and security. As far as I can remember during my childhood the only known disturber of peace was the bandits. When I was born in year 1936, as told by my father, Candido Almendras Banzon, then a corporal of the defunct Philippine Constabulary he was one of those soldiers under then Lieutenant Jesus Vargas who went after Teodoro Asedillo. The latter was a former nationalistic school teacher turned rebel against the American Occupation in the 1920s. He was known as Terror of the Sierra because his operation was along the Sierra Madre Mountain. He was called government. If only the rights of every individual are recognized, there will be few who will join the cause of the rebels. It is not a secret that minor children joined the rebels because they saw their parents had been tortured. Investigations of suspected wrong doers should be in accordance with the rules. Their rights should not be abused. If there is strong evidence, let the courts decide. Even prisoners already condemned to death have the rights to live with dignity till death. There are investigators who want to solve the
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Ormoc Upside Down

FIDEL D. BANZON bandit but for the poor farmers he was the head of the Katipunan ng mga Anak Pawis (Organization of Workers Children), linked with the Communist Party. However, for the government Asedillo was a plain bandit disturbing the peace. Asedillo rebelled against the Americans who applied water cure in extracting information from the people suspected of having knowledge of the underground movement. Human rights violation was already in existence since time immemorial. It is the same problem our country the rebels cause to fight the

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Sloth
around the city may have the best Christian intentions. They may be driven by pity for the poor that they give whatever they can afford. Truly, these beggars appear helpless that people are moved to help. Many are touched with pity at the innocent children clinging as props to the begging adult. The child is usually clad in dirty linen or sometimes on bare skin, dirty and crying for food. The sight is truly pitiful that even those who chose to ignore are in someway touched to help anyway. But even as we acknowledge our responsibility to help those in need, we too are equally responsible to teach our fellowmen to work for a living. It seems not apt to be blindly extending pity and help to beggars who are not truly in need for they have the strength to work and earn. Our giving must be made responsibly so as not to be abused by lazy people who choose begging as their sole occupation and using children as props for their nasty purposes.

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everything in this world will collapse. A close contact with community showing sincere goal for peace will be joined even by the rebels. The rebels are like any other human being who love peace. It is only the force of circumstances they fight the established government. We have several revolutions, peaceful ones, like Edsa. The sincerity of Colonel Valencia and his men as shown to the residents of Barangay Camp Downes quest for peace will be effective to regain the lost trust and confidence of the rebels. I once met Colonel Valencia and see in him the or-

The elusive..
problem though against the norms of investigation and interrogation. Some planted evidence just to gain recognition of being a good investigator. To establish peace organizations in the barangays (villages) by the military has a vision of good leadership. Reading the article as mentioned beforehand, I believe the thrust of Colonel Rafael Valencia, commander of 802nd Brigade will gain success. A peace organization will be successful, if the military will have empathy on the feelings of the populace. Soldiers should be trained to manifest love to neighbors. Without love
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Strong and ablebodied people are again scattered in the city to beg for mercy from those who have a little to share. These migrants from other places had been regular visitors to this growing regional center even during other times of the year. Their presence is becoming a nuisance that annoy the public. They appear pitiful and wear the looks of impoverished people bearing the pains of an empty stomach. With dirty and torn clothes they carry innocent infants made as props in their mendicant ways. Begging is their chosen occupation, never showing any dint of interest to engage in gainful employment. People who are

touched at their miserable condition give generously whatever they can afford. Givers are aplenty to provide them sustenance for their daily needs. Being able to raise enough for their needs from generous givers, these beggars find their occupation worthy sustaining. The do not feel the pressing need to work and earn for a living as there are good source for their daily sustenance. These beggars are visibly within the working age bracket. They possess strong and healthy bodies that can work and earn but they choose begging as the easy way of life. Giving is always a desirable virtue and will never be a bad trait. Those who generously give to these beggars

ders of General Jesse Dellosa, AFP Chief of Staff, to gain peace as being followed. This is the kinds of soldiers we need to gain peace and security. It may be elusive, but, without trying all means for peace to prosper will be a failure not only for the military. It will be a failure of the leadership of President Benigno Simeon Conjuangco Aquino III in pursuing the matuwid na daan (straight path). Whether or not Colonel Valencias desire to have peace is successful, all parties should give peace a chance. (Feedback welcome, g_duna@yahoo. com)

The Sower
Friday 4th Day in the Octave of Christmas HOLY INNOCENTS, martyrs 1Jn 1:5-2:2 Ps 124 Mt 2:13-18

Acts of kindness had in some way spoiled these people that they do not care exerting efforts to earn an honest living. It seems these people had chosen begging as their lucrative trade. These are able bodied individuals who can sustain carrying toddlers the whole day but has the gall to refuse to work. They appear unschooled and without skills for whatever job that are availto page 7

THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT

When the Magi had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, Rise, take the child and his mother, ee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him. Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, Out of Egypt I called my son. When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi. Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet: A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no more.

JOHNNY JOKE
One of the great joy of having a first grader in the family is seeing what he brings home from school each day. So when little Johnny burst in the door, home from first grade at St. Michaels drawing of the day clutched in his mittened hand, his mother was curious to see his work of art. its about Christmas! he exclaimed, pulling his mittens off and dropping his coat on the oor. They worked together to get out of his boots and finally he was able to display his work, a detailed rendering ofan airplane! Whats an airplane got to do with Christmas, Johnny? his mom asked. Mom! Johnny was incredoluos. Its the ight to Egypt! Oh, said Mom. And the people in the plane are? Jesus, Mary and Joseph! See? He pointed out three faces in the windows. And whos this up front? she asked. Johnny couldnt believe his mothers ignorance. Mom! Thats Punt-chus, the pilot! Prayer: Oh no! Thats a terrible joke, God. You dont think I should blame you for a joke like that? Wasnt a sense of humor your idea? What? Youre saying I should seek forgiveness, instead? Praise the Lord! Action: Do you think you can do better? Tell God a joke in your prayer today. The Lord could always use a good laugh. God likes to hear from you. (Between Sundays by Paul Boudreau, published by Paulines. Visit us at www.paulines.ph or at Paulines Media Center, Real St., Tacloban City. Tel. #321-31-95) Sowers Seeds: Let our charity be broad-based. Let it embrace not only the living but also the dead. The latter will recall that we are sstill pilgrims on earth; they will acquire graces for us from God. -Blessed James Alberione, Founder of the Pauline Family A Hope-filled Christmas to all!

Goes with the territory

Commentary
fr. roy cimagala IF we are dead serious in following Christ, we have to expect misunderstanding and persecution. This goes with the territory. Christ himself said so. If he himself had to suffer such, then his followers, thats us, cannot expect anything different. We have to be ready for these unavoidable situations. The world cannot understand the things of God. Thats one thing for sure. It needs mans intervention for it to reconcile itself with its Creator. Aside from its natural limitations with respect to the supernatural reality of God, its Creator, the world has been damaged by our sins, whose effects the world has absorbed. Thus, its inability to appreciate Gods wisdom is further aggravated. But it is our responsibility, always with Gods grace, to infuse the world with the spirit of God. We need to be more aware of this responsibility, because

we often take it for granted. Besides, we really need to know how to go about it. Were still as clumsy as a babe in the woods in this regard. We need to infuse the world with the spirit of love, of truth and justice that can come only from God, not from us, not from any man-made ideology, no matter how brilliant it may sound or successful it so far has been. For this to take place, we have to understand that an indispensable requirement is that we be vitally united with God. Its not enough that we be smart, or popular, or powerful, or rich. Unless these qualities spring from a living union with God, they can only give a very limited success, at best. Whats more likely is that they can pose a great

danger to us, since objectively excellent qualities not grounded on God have graver effects than mediocre qualities, also not grounded on God. Thus, we have to see to it that our God-given talents and other endowments are engaged with God. This is a real challenge, since we kind of automatically consider our talents and endowments simply as our own, to be used completely at our own dispositions, with hardly any reference to God and his laws. We need to correct that attitude, so embedded in the mind and culture of the men and women today. Then we should try to master the doctrine of our faith, the teaching left by Christ and deposited in the Church for perpetual transmission to all. We should master it in such a way that we feel at home with it, have a global grasp of it and would know
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Prayer for the Nation and for Those who Serve in Public Ofce
God, our Father, you guide everything in wisdom and love. Accept the prayers we offer for our nation; by the wisdom of our leaders and integrity of our citizens, may harmony and justice be secured and may there be lasting prosperity and peace. Almighty and eternal God, You know the longings of our hearts and You protect our rights. In your goodness, watch over those in authority, so that people everywhere may enjoy freedom, security and peace. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen. (Courtesy of Daughters of St. Paul)

Pray the Holy Rosary daily for world peace and conversion of sinners (The family that prays together stays together)

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HEALTH NEWS/NOTICES

Friday, 28 December 2012

Breathlessness too often ignored as lung disease sign

Imagine being permanently short of breath with a cough that is hard to get rid of and finding even the simplest of everyday tasks a challenge. Imagine constantly fighting off chest infections and living with a progressive lung disease for which there is no cure. For 65-year-old Anthony Rhodes, from Wigan, no imagination is required. I dont leave my bedroom on bad days. It can be terrible. I find I cant even get to the bathroom because I feel like theres a heavy weight on my chest. I start gasping, that makes me panic which then makes everything worse. When you have nobody to help you, its very frightening. Anthony has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, a slowly progressive lung disease which has been diagnosed in about 900,000 people in the UK. COPD is a term used to describe a number of conditions, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It is estimated that there are another 2.8 million people in the UK who have COPD, but do not realise it because they confuse their symptoms with getting older and being out of shape. Start Quote What they all have in common are damaged airways in the lungs, which makes the simple process of breathing air in and out particularly difficult. There have been a few times when Ive had to walk for three or
men, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans, he said. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. (Mt 10,19-20) Still we have to understand that despite Gods assurance that we will be taken care of by him, we need to prepare ourselves. Gods grace never takes away our human responsibilities, our duty to study and do whatever is humanly possible to spread and defend our faith. As to the difficulties that can include the misunderstandings and persecution, lets just be game about them. We should not allow them to hinder us in our duties. Besides they are a clear sign we would be

four minutes to get to the car and Ive got into trouble, Anthony says. Sometimes I cant shout for help and Im left wondering where the next breath is coming from. I remember thinking: This is it. At its worst its very debilitating. Although most cases of COPD are linked to smoking, Anthonys condition is a direct result of the asthma he has had since he was six months old. Childhood breathing problems only improved in his early teens when he got his first inhaler, which he remembers as a miracle because it enabled him to live a more normal life. Over the past three years, however, Anthony says his condition has worsened. He has nasty infec-

tions on his chest all the time and takes a cocktail of tablets, potions and antibiotics to try to get rid of them. June Roberts, a consultant nurse in respiratory medicine in Salford, says there are many people out there who are ignoring the deteriorating health of their lungs. Most people who get a diagnosis of COPD are in the moderate or severe stages of the disease. This has big implications on patients and what we can do for them. The earlier we can catch it the better. Roberts is one of a group of experts across the country helping the Department of Health to drive awareness of COPD and encourage people with breathing problems to come forward for testing at their

GPs practice. The best way to confirm diagnosis is through spirometry, a simple breathing test which involves blowing into a machine. This will indicate whether airways have narrowed. People should not assume COPD is terrible news, Roberts says, because giving up smoking and keeping fit and healthy will all lead to an improved quality of life. Breathlessness is frightening but COPD is like training for a marathon. You have to keep as fit as you can. The British Lung Foundation describes how breathlessness can often become a vicious circle. People with COPD may reduce their activities to avoid becoming breathless. But by reducing activity levels

you become less fit and therefore get breathless even sooner when you try to do any activity. There is also the danger that people with COPD could become anxious and depressed as a result of having to adapt their lifestyles. And the profile of patients with COPD is changing. No longer are they old smokers. Instead it is more and more likely they are young women, who are more susceptible to lung cancer, and who started smoking as girls. Doctors now look for signs of COPD in people as young as 35. Even if people like Anthony cannot change the slow progression of his lung disease, his experience is a telling reminder to those who can. (From the wires)

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what part of it is relevant to the issue or question raised at the moment. We should also learn the skill of spreading this doctrine, actively proclaiming it more than just using it to react to a controversy. With all the information technologies we now have at hand, this task should be made easier. But we cannot deny the fact that we will always find problems, people who resist to believe or who, while considering themselves as believers, are consistent with their faith. In the gospel, we are made familiar with the possibility that those who appear close to God or to the Church can be the ones who can give the biggest problems. We should be ready for these eventualities. Christ assured us that we should not worry when things can get so bad that we as believers can be persecuted. Beware of

doing Gods work, since if Christ suffered these things, we, his followers, should not expect anything different. We just have to be patient and optimistic. What also helps is to have a good sense of humor.

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a dead piece after sometime. Trouble comes when the item explodes and causes

This is to inform the public that the Heirs of the late Sps. Jose Estavillo & Victoria E. Estavillo, namely Wenifreda Estavillo, Teodoro Estavillo, Ildefonso Estavillo & Jose Estavillo, Jr., have executed a settlement of the estate with sale in favor of Sps. Yolanda Rodriguez & Leonardo Rodriguez, of their deceased parents Sps. Jose Estavillo & Victoria E. Estavillo, covered by OCT No. 8596, Lot No. 238, Pls 511-D, containing an area of 9,255 square meters, situated at Brgy. Villa, Lavezares, N. Samar, per Doc. No. 178, Page No. 36, Book No. XII, Series of 1995 of the Notarial Registry of Atty. Nestor M. Dabalos, a Notary Public in Caloocan City. LSDE: December 14, 21 & 28, 2012 NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of late Dionesio Alcuino extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over a parcel of land situated at Brgy. Lunang, Hilongos, Leyte under Tax Dec. No. 05-14024-0024, with Cad. Lot No. 12660, containing an area of .6335.34 has.. A Deed of Sale was executed in favor of Sps. Cresencio and Rosalinda Mancio as vendee for the above-described property; per Doc. No. 1568, Page No. 192, Book No. XIII, Series of 2012 of Notary Public Atty. Ciriaco ________. LSDE: December 14, 21 & 28, 2012

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF SPS. JOSE ESTAVILLO & VICTORIA E. ESTAVILLO WITH SALE

fire which can gut properties and even cause death. Openly on sale at cheap prices are Christmas lights and other items that are substandard. Fires that gutted houses, properties and killed a number of people in metro Manila were reportedly caused by Christmas lights and other electrical items that are below standard. So

much of such lose of lives and properties could have been prevented if government had enforced laws that ban items without the product standard (PS) and imported commodity clearance (ICC) which are aimed at forewarning consumers that products without those marks are substandard and hazards to life and properties.

EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT WITH ABSOLUTE SALE

NOTICE is hereby given that heirs of Guadalupe Pea extrajudicially settled, partitioned and adjudicated over 3 parcels of land described as: 1) Cocoland situated at Brgy. Tinago, Bato, Leyte under Tax Dec. No. 050600500337, with Cad. Lot No. 2339, containing an area of .2683 has.; 2) Agricultural land, situated at Brgy. Punong, Bato, Leyte under Tax Dec. No. 050602600212, with Cad. Lot No. 2457, containing an area of .3693 has.; 3) Urban land situated at Brgy. Tinago, Bato, Leyte, under Tax Dec. No. 050600500341, Cad. Lot No. 1085, containing an area of 501 square meters; per Doc. No. 906, Page No. 83, Book No. 20, Series of 2008 of Atty. Rico E. Aureo. LSDE: December 14, 21 & 28, 2012

DEED OF EXTRAJUDICIAL PARTITION

NOTICE is hereby given that Gerardo Astorga-Geli heir of late Antonia Astorga-Geli executed an affidavit of Self-Adjudication over a personal properties described as: 1) Cash Deposit with Philippine National Bank (PNB) Catbalogan Branch; 2) Cash Deposit with Metrobank (MBTC) Catbalogan City Branch; 3) Cash Deposit with Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Catbalogan Branch and other personal effects/properties; per Notary Public Atty. Ruchie B. Reyes. LSDE: December 14, 21 & 28, 2012

AFFIDAVIT OF SELF-ADJUDICATION

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE RITA DOSMANOS WITH SALE IN FAVOR OF MICHAEL C. UY

This is to inform the public that the Heirs of the late Rita Dosmanos, have executed a settlement of the estate with sale in favor of Michael C. Uy, of their covered by OCT No. 12038, designated as Lot No. 1200, Pls-857-D, containing an area of 10,407 square meters, located at Brgy. Washington, Catarman, N. Samar, per Doc. No. 3385; Page No. 677; Book No. VII, Series of 2011 of the Notarial Register of Atty. Ricardo E. Amos, Notary Public for and in the Province of Northern Samar. LSDE: December 14, 21 & 28, 2012

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NEGROS ORIENTAL -Troops from the 302nd Infantry Brigade and the Philippine National Police arrested here one of the most wanted person in Central Visayas, a member of the New Peoples Army, in a law enforcement operations. Filemon Mendrez, the countrys top 6th most wanted, was arrested at Barangay Tubod, Manjuyod town by virtue of an warrant of arrest for the crime of robbery in band under criminal case numbers 2116, 898, and 00-662 for rebellion with no bail recommended. Mendrez in under the new joint Department of Interior and Local Government-Department of National Defense reward list where his arrest has a reward of P5.25 million. Mendrez or alias Tatay and Edon in the underground movement was the former head of Front Committee 2 in Central Visayas and later became the Deputy head of the Central Visayas Revolutionary Party Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines. He currently head armed group of the NPA in Negros. Law enforcement operations shall continue even as we observe a Suspension of Offensive Military Operations and ceasefire. This is part of your security forces of protecting communities, government and private establishments, said Maj Gen. Jose Mabanta Jr., Commander of the Armys 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division. The arrest will certainly give a better opportunity for us in Central Visayas to celebrate the holidays more peacefully, added Mabanta. (MAJ.
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