YouTube sensation Maria - City Government of Ormoc

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Vol. I no. 36 The Official Publication of Ormoc City Government August 8-14, 2011
YouTube sensation Maria
Aragon visits Ormoc
by
By Joseph Levi Sausa
The Civil Service Commission
(CSC) has awarded the City of
Ormoc Government Employees
Association (COGEA) for its
Collective Negotiation Agreement
(CNA) certificate of registration
during a simple ceremony in City
Hall’s ground lobby last Aug. 1.
cogea GETS CSC NOD p. 6
CSC Regional Director Atty. David
E. Cabanag Jr. gives the Certificate
of Registration to COGEA President
Emilio Tingson. City Administrator
Dennis Capuyan and COGEA
Officials witnessed the event in a
simple ceremony at the lobby of the
New Ormoc City Hall.
Ronnie Roa with reports
from Josephine N. Serseña
YouTube sensation Maria
Aragon visited Ormoc City last
Friday, August 12 and made a
courtesy call to Mayor Beboy
Codilla who gladly welcomed the
sensational star and her family.
Mayor Codilla expressed how
proud he is, knowing that the
internationally known performer
has roots from Ormoc. Maria,
the youngest of the Aragon’s four
children is a grade six pupil in the
city of Winnipeg, Canada.
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BORN THIS WAY! Mayor
Beboy Codilla poses with
Maria Aragon at his office.
They were joined by Maria’s
relatives and friends who were
likewise very proud of the
young Ormocana’s success in
the international scene.
COGEA gets CSC nod to negotiate

Sangguniang Barangay sans power
to impose sanctions on barangay
ordinance violations
Issues:
(1) What are the substantive requirements of a valid ordinance
(2) Can a barangay pass an ordinance that regulates the selling of a “anti-contraceptive substance
and devices” as well as “drug or chemical products or devices capable of provoking abortion
or preventing conception as classified by the Food and Drug Administration” (FDA)”
(Section 37 of the RA 5921 of the Pharmacy Law)
(3) Can the Sangguniang Barangay impose a PENALTY in cases of barangay violations
Pangagpas
ni Iyo Hantoy
Na-unsa na ba kini
opinion
Ang nagsunod-sunod nga pag-alisngaw
sa mga anomaliya sa nagkalain-laing ahensiya
sa atong kagamhanan, dili kapugngan nga
kita batiog kahingawa ug kabalaka kung unsa
kahay ugma nga nagpaabot sa atong nasud.
Karong bag-o, nasimhotan ang palusot ug
panapi nga gihimo sa mga opisyal sa Bureau
of Prison (Bucor) sa Muntinlupa nga bisan
ang gahin sa pagkaon para sa mga pobreng
binilanggo gihilabtan.
Angayan natong panghimara-uton ang
gibuhat ni kanhi Gobernador Leviste ning
maorag pagbugal-bugal niya sa balaod ug
reglamento sa National Bilibid Prison. Sa
laing bahin tungod sa iyang gibuhat, nabisto
ang daghang kahiwi-an, abuso, ug panapi sa
mga guardiya ug ubang opisyal sa National
Bilibid Prison. Ug dili pa tungod sa paghidakpi
ni Leveste, nagpadayon pa unta hangtud karon
ang maligayang araw sa mga korupt nga prison
guards ug ubang opisyal.
Nabisto na ang mga anomaliya. Aduna
nay order si Sekretaryo sa Hustisya, Laila De
Lima. Human sa personal nga inspeksiyon nga
ilang gihimo sa bilango-an ilang nahukman
nga elisan ang tanang guardiya sa nasudnong
prisohan ug pasakaan sa tukmang sumbong ang
tanang opisyal nga nahilambigit sa kahiwian.
Hinaut nga adunay maayong resulta ang
imbistigasyon.
Hinuon, human sa pagkabulgar sa gihimo ni
Leviste, daghang mga kahiwian ang nabisto:
(1.) Espesyal nga prebilihiyo sa mga sapian
ug langyaw nga binilanggo.
(2.) Nag hitak nga drugas sulod sa prisohan.
(3.) Prostitusyon sulod sa bilibid.
(4.) Mga kubol o mga kwarto-kwarto nga
gitukod sa mga sapiang priso nga
kompleto sa mga appliances, aircon, TV,
ug uban pa.
Ang labing peligro, mao ang gi-ingong
pagsulod – gawas lang sa mga priso sa bilibid nga
way klarong nagbantay. Ang pangutana: Kinsa
may makapugong sa maong priso nga mobuhat
ug krimen samtang tua siya sa gawas sama sa
panghold-up o kaha pagpatay ug pagkahuman
sa pagbuhat sa krimen mosulod pagbalik sa
prisohan nga ma-orag way nahitabo.
Ang mga opisyal ug mga prison guards
nga nagpabaya sa ilang katungdanan ug maoy
responsable sa pagpagawas-gawas sa mga
notadong negosyante sa drugas, nga mga
langyaw, unsa may angay buhaton kanila
Sa akong paniid, dili na mahadlok ang mga
prison guards ug ubang opisyal sa nasudnang
bilango-an nga mapapha sa katungdanan
tungod kay nakapondo na man ug ubay-ubay
sa ilang mga transaksiyon ug palusot.
Busa atong pangayoon ni Pnoy nga dili
igo nga patiran sa katungdanan ang mga
nahilambigit sa binuang sa National Bilibid
Prison. Kinahanglan pasakaan ug tukmang
kaso aron mag tingkagol sa prisohan ug
mahimong panig-engnan sa uban nga ang
dautan dili gayud molungtad.
Hangtud sa sunod semana, salamat.
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ATTY. RUBEN R. CAPAHI
Consultant/City Government Spokesperson
Staff:
LYNN DE LOS REYES-CELIZ
ROBERTO C. DEJON
JUN TARROZA • RONNIE C. ROA
JOEY VINCENT C. MOTEL
DEXTER S. CON-UI
Photographer:
JOSEPH LEVI C. SAUSA
News Contributors:
JOSEPHINE N. SERSEÑA
ELVIE ROMAN-ROA
LEO ROSWALD M. TUGONON
Ang Ormocanon is the official publication of the Local
Government Unit of Ormoc and is published weekly in
the vernacular and in English with editorial office located
at New Ormoc City Hall, Añubing St., Government
Center.
Held:
Under Section 1, Article VI of the 1987
Constitution, the legislative power shall be vested
in the Congress of the Philippines which consists
of the Senate and the House of Representatives,
except for the exercise of the initiative and
referendum which is reserved to the people.
By virtue of Section 48 of the Local
Government Code of 1991, the Congress
delegates legislative powers to local sanggunian,
but such powers are not absolute.
In its previous decision, the Supreme
Court enumerated the substantive requirements
of a valid ordinance as follows: 1) it must not
contravene the Constitution or any statute; 2) It
must not be unfair or oppressive; 3) It must not be
partial or discriminatory; 4) It must not prohibit
but may regulate trade; 5) It must be general and
consistent with public policy, and 6) It must not
be unreasonable.
Base on the foregoing, the local legislative
Ignorantia legis
non excusat
LEO ROSWALD M. TUGONON
opinion
power delegated to an LGU is inferior since
it must conform to the limits imposed by the
delegating authority (Congress). In other words,
the national legislative (Congress) is still the
principal and therefore, LGU’s cannot go against
the statutes passed by Congress.
As to the second issue, the Board of Pharmacy
maintained that RA 5921 or the Pharmacy Law
was enacted in order to supervise control and
regulate the practice of pharmacy in the country.
It also states that the Board of Pharmacy is the
only and exclusive body authorized to regulate
and supervise pharmacists and impose penalties
on them in case they were found guilty of
violation of its provisions. There is no provision
in the Pharmacy Law allowing such power to be
delegated in a different body or agency.
On the other hand, the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) explains that it is the
proper agency to classify drugs or chemical
products or devices that are capable of provoking
abortion or preventing conception.
With regard to the third issue, the sangguniang
barangay has no authority to impose a penalty of
fine for the violation of barangay ordinances. It is
only the Sangguniang Panlungsod/Panlalawigan
which is authorized to do so. (Source: DILG
OPINION NO. 10, s. 2011)
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Ormoc’s finest proves to be
by Roberto C. Dejon
The Ormoc City Police Office
and the Ormoc Public Safety
Company has been adjudged as the
Best City Police Office in the region
on the 110 th Anniversary of the
Philippine National Police during
the awarding ceremony held at the
of the PNP regional office gym
on Thursday. The two units of the
local PNP the Senior Police Non-
Commission Officer and the Junior
Police Non-Commission Officers
awardees this year also came from
the OCPO.
Chosen as the Senior Police Non-
Commission Officer was SPOIV
Tomas Serrano, the Intelligence Chief
of the Police Community Precinct 1,
while POI Lemuel Cañete, was also
awarded as the Junior Police Non-
Commission Officer of the year.
SPOIV Tomas Serrano’s
intelligence gathering was the main
reason he was bestowed the said
award. His intelligence network was
best known for the solution of many
cases in the city in the late part of
2010 and up to the early months of
this year. He was nearly killed when
he was subdued by the two suspects
behind the series of robbery in the city
who tried to get his firearm during a
follow up operation that lead to the
neutralization of both suspects.
POI Lemuel Cañete, a former
member of the Anti Illegal Drug
Special Operation Task Force
(ADISOTF) and now an intelligence
operative of the Ormoc Public Safety
Company achievement in a number
of successful drug operations in the
city also lead him to be adjudged
as the Junior PNCO for the PNP
occasion this year. A graduate of
Class 2007 of the Philippine Safety
College in Tacloban, Cañete, is best
known for his craft in intelligence
and surveillance gathering operation
that resulted to numerous arrest
the best in the region
of suspect most especially drug
peddlers.
While the Ormoc City Police
Office achievements in criminal
prevention such as low criminality
activities and high crime solutions
was also the reason for them being
adjudged as the Best City Police
Office in the entire region defeating
the Tacloban City Police Office. But
controversy arises over the choice for
the Best Public Safety Company now
under P/Supt. Neil Montaño because
of the recent incident when his men
were involved in the shooting of nine
people killing two civilians during the
serving of a warrant in Brgy. Liberty
last June 18.
It was learned that only the
Public Safety Company is vying for
the said award, Ormoc City Public
Safety Company is the only unit
which qualifies as Tacloban City
Public Safety Company is not ready
to compete yet.
SSupt Nilo D. Donayre of Ormoc City Police Office received the award
“Best City Police Office in the Region”.
Supt Neil Montaño accepts the Best Public Safety Company Award.
(left) PO1 Lemuel Cañete receives the Junior Police Non-Commission
Officer of the Year and (top) SPO4 Tomas Serrano got the Senior Police
Non-Commission Officer of the Year.
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Opposition blocks city hospital
construction
by Roberto C. Dejon
While Ormoc City Mayor
Eric C. Codilla is doing his best to
pursue the construction of the city
hospital, his political opponents
through their patron representing
the district is doing their best
to block the plan. This is what
Mayor Codilla disclosed during an
interview Saturday at a local radio
station. Mayor Codilla said that an
Undersecretary of the Department of
Health has given them “headache”
while the city is complying
requirements like permits and
licenses from the said agency. He
said this undersecretary has been
discouraging the city representative
who handles the processing of
these documents, questioning why
the city government sees the need
for a city hospital when Ormoc
District Hospital exists. Mayor
Codilla said that he admitted to the
undersecretary that indeed there is
already a government hospital in
the city but it is only bears the name
as hospital but inside it is different
story. The hospital, in reality is
in a poor state, lacking facilities,
medicines, doctors and hospital
staff. Once inside you could see
how terrible the condition is because
of the provincial government’s
seeming neglect of its needs. He
told the undersecretary that once
Perspective
of the proposed
Ormoc City Hospital.
a patient is admitted to the ODH
“they just lie there, and they die
there” for the lack of facilities.
Mayor Codilla disclosed that
he asked the DOH official why this
move was prevented when he is not
asking a single centavo from DOH
for its construction. He added the
he told the DOH that the city has
already put up at least P40 million
for the construction of the building
and told them, that the amount is
quite sufficient for the proposed four
storey building hospital. The mayor
said that the technical working
group tasked to complete the
clearances and permits, and other
requirements for the construction of
the hospital is nearing completion
and that construction should start
anytime soon.
Lately Mayor Codilla disclosed
that he learned from the same
official of DOH that reason why
they are blocking the plan of the city
to construct a hospital is because
an opposition leader from the city
personally spoke with a higher
official of the agency to prevent
the city from constructing the city
hospital. The reason: they feared
that once they replace Codilla they
could not find funds to sustain the
proposed hospital. They said that
this opposition leader from the
city admitted to DOH officials that
Mayor Codilla is a tough act to
follow in terms of finding resources
to fund a city hospital because the
only alternative they know, how to
raise the income of the city is to
raise the local taxes.
Maria Aragon from p. 1
Mayor Codilla informed the
family that he met with some
Ormocanons in a previous trip to
Canada and found out some of them
are their mutual friends. The mayor
gave a personalized notebook and
pencil to Maria as a souvenir.
He also gave her a copy of “Ang
Ormocanon,” the LGU’s official
newsletter. While informing the
visitors that they can log in to
Ormoc’s website www.ormoc.gov.
ph if they want to know the latest
happenings in the city.
In return, Maria Aragon sang a
portion of the Lady Gaga’s “Born
This Way,” the piece which was
uploaded in YouTube which paved
the way to her popularity. City
Hall employees flocked to the
Mayor’s office when they learned
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that Maria was there. Everybody
wanted to have their picture taken
with the star who willingly posed
with them.
Until she left the City Mayor’s
Office she was seen hugging the
notebook and pencil that Mayor
Beboy Codilla gave her. Mayor
Codilla further told the guests that it
is part of the school supplies that are
being distributed to school children
in the city. He also informed Maria’s
family who had been in Canada
for quiet sometime now that the
local government here under his
administration has a scholarship
program for the poor but deserving
students
According to Jude Abenoja,
the visit was in response from the
invitation of the Couples for Christ
and the ANCOP. It was learned that
Maria Aragon is the ambassadress
of the ANCOP or Answering the
Cry of the Poor worldwide.
Another reason of her visit
is because her mother Menchie
Catangcatang Aragon is from
Ormoc. She grew in Brgy. Milagro
and studied in Dolores Elementary
School before she went to Manila
and finally migrated to Canada.
Her father, Mr. Veni Aragon said
that Maria and his three other
children got their singing talent
from him. The proud father said
that Maria did not have formal
voice lessons. Her brother was the
one who gave her lessons in piano.
The Aragon family was happy and
very thankful of the warm welcome
of the Ormocanons. Maria’s sisters
Linger and Rojuane and brother JV
accompanied her. Rojuane, who
uploaded the video in Youtube
said that she did not expect that it
it will gain her sister worldwide
fame. Maria expressed her thanks
in Tagalog since she could not
speak in Cebuano. “Salamat sa
inyong suporta at sana bumili kayo
ng album ko. Malapit na itong
lumabas.” She was referring
to her self-titled album soon to
be release by Star Records, the
recording arm of ABS-CBN . It
was later learned from Abenoja
that ANCOP will have a Global
Walk on August 21. It aims to raise
funds for the scholars and for their
livelihood programs.
Maria and her company also
visited some schools in the city.

City plans for tourism month
by Ronnie C. Roa
The Ormoc City Tourism
Council met last Thursday, August
4 at the conference room of the City
Mayor’s Office, New Ormoc City
Hall.
City Councilor Lea Doris Villar,
12 th Sangguniang Panlungsod
Tourism Committee chairman and
vice chairman of City Tourism
Council presided the meeting where
she laid the plans for the upcoming
tourism month celebration on
September.
Some of prospected activities
are Kalachuchi (frangipani)
tree planting on September 8,
International coastal cleanup on
the 17 th and World Tourism Day
on the 27 th . The Kalachuchi tree
planting will be done alongside the
city quadrangle, any open areas of
the respective barangays and each
school premises. Kalachuchi was
chosen since it is the official city
flower of Ormoc. Another tree
planting activity is tentatively set
on September 10 at Brgy. Mahayag.
Ormoc Hotels and Restaurants
Association (OHRA), Liga ng mga
Barangay, Civic Organizations
and NULOC are in cohorts for
the international coastal cleanup
tagged as Beachurero Activity at
Ormoc beaches. A night is set
for cultural presentation of folk
songs and dances where Ormoc
Choreographers Guild, EVSU
Dance troupe, DepEd, tourism
stakeholders and partners will show
their talents. The PNP and tricycle
drivers also showed interest to show
their talents.
Ormoc City Police Director
SSUPT Nilo D. Donayre presented
a draft of the Memorandum of
Agreement in creating a tourism
police. TOPCOP or Tourist
Oriented Police for Community
Order and Protection was created
for protection and safety of the
tourists be it a foreign or local
and for promotion of a secured
environment in tourist destination.
Its mission is to respond to the
emerging demands in the tourism
industry by enduring the safety
and security of tourists in various
destinations and proactively prevent
the commission of crimes directed
against tourist and expeditiously
solve tourist-related cases. PINS
Kalachuchi, city flower of Ormoc.
Ariel Nuñez was assigned to lead
the 8 personnel of Ormoc TOPCOP.
Engr. Sally Dejaño of the City
Planning Office disclosed that
she is about to meet with Energy
Development Corporation (EDC)
to negotiate with the unpaved 1.7
kilometer main road going to Lake
Danao. However, the city allocated
4.4 million pesos for the 500 meter
concreting. There is another
1.1 million pesos for the potable
water supply to Lake Danao. Part
of the city’s P5 million budget
allocations for the development of
Lake Danao is the construction of
public toilet which is about to start
soon. Together with this, is the
construction of the viewing deck
and welcome signage. The ground
floor of this is the souvenir shop.
They will also construct handrails
on the stairs with simulated
wood design. And maintain the
cleanliness of the circumferential
foot trail with interpretive sign
as suggested by Councilor Jose
Alfaro.
Engr. Dejaño is hopeful that
bidding will start next month.
TO CONTACT
NEW ORMOC CITY HALL OFFICES:
ORTELCO
DIAL 255 - 2054, 2272, 8184, 3114
2376, 2414, 9051, 7426, 7395
2521, 7883, 9026, 3242, 2470
GLOBELINES
Dial 560 - 8050, 8045, 8140, 8080, 8125
8055, 8058, 8151, 8172, 8085
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Barangay and DepEd work
together for students
By Josephine N. Serseña
Working for the common good
of their constituents, the barangay
officials headed by Chairman
Dionisio Aligway with the DepEd
family here under Mrs Divina
Montalban work together for the
betterment of the pupils. In a short
discussion with both Aligway and
Montalban during the culmination
activity of their Search for A-1
Child, they told Ang Ormocanon
that the school is their common
constituents.
During the celebration of
the Nutrition Month recently,
Barangay Kadaohan Council
and the Cabatoan Elementary
School faculty and staff initiated
programs that would make its
culmination a memorable one.
In the morning of July 29, pupils
from all grade levels including
those in the Day Care and Prep
up to grade six were feed with
healthy and delicious “lugaw”. In
the afternoon a second set of the
program was held which is the
health and brain contest so called
Search for A-1 Child which kicked
off with a parade participated by
the contestants and their parents,
teachers, barangay officials and
the residents as well.
Part of the contest proper
includes production number,
display of talents and the question
and answer where the seven
contenders give their best idea
about “nutrition”. In his message
Brgy. Captain Dionisio Aligway
admired how these young boys
and girls answered the questions
given them. Like having a daily
good and healthy habit-even the
simplest but often times neglected
task of taking a bath and brushing
their teeth, eating right and
nutritious foods, maintaining
clean surroundings. “Nasibot kos
Q & A portion nga gitubag sa
mga bata nga kamaayo kaayo nila
ug manghinaot ko nga sa sunod
tuig mas maanindot pa ang atong
kalihukan ug programa”.
While Mrs Divina Montalban,
Principal of Cabatoan Elementary
School which will be soon named
as Bonifacio Navarro Community
The teaching force of Cabatoan
Elementary School joined by
Brgy. Chairman Aligway and the
winners of the talent search.
School gives awards and little
token to the pupils that excels
not only in academe but also
in values. “ Kada buwan gyud
ko ani maghatag ug award atul
sa flag ceremony sama sa most
punctual, obedient ug uban pang
nagdevelop ug good values nga
mga kabataan”. To her this is one
way of encouraging the students
to be good citizen despite their
age. She also inspired Grades 1-3
pupil by recognizing those “Best
Readers” by giving awards.
Like any search or contest
there were special awards given
like the Best in Talent to Jhelian
Aligway and Best in Production
Number to Apple Mahayag. Other
contestants were Trisha Aligway,
Kristel Ann Camorista, Paulo
Aligway, Princess Ruth Aligway,
and Princess Leah Magsico. During
that same event the PTA and SGC
Officers were also inducted. The
teaching force consists of : Mrs.
Clarisa Martinez, Ms. Caren Ann
Lapinid, Mrs. Narvee Pono, Mrs.
April Bebanco, Mrs. Emelyn
Joseph, Mrs. Wilma dela Cruz and
Mrs. Eva Aligway.
Brgy. Chairman Dionisio Aligway with some teachers and this writer.
COGEA Gets CSC Nods from p. 1
CSC Regional Dir. Atty.
David E. Cabanag Jr. handed
over the certificate to Business
Permits Licensing Officer Emilio
G. Tingson, COGEA president as
assisted by City Administrator Dr.
Dennis Y. Capuyan, . Cabanag
said the certificate has a mandate
that the labor association has
the right to have a collective
bargaining agreement with the
city government. He also advised
them to include in the negotiations
the city government’s cost-cutting
measures to save taxpayers’
money.
For this, Tingson promised to
make a supplemental agreement
to incorporate in the CNA. The
certificate of registration which
was approved by Civil Service
Commission Chairman Francisco T.
Duque III 2 months ago shall cover
CNA for 3 years.
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to the following Barangay Officials - August 2011
DATE BARANGAY NAME DESIGNATION
14 Cabulihan Doyon, Isagani Punong Barangay
14 Sabang Bao Suico, Demetrio Brgy. Kagawad
14 Alta Vista Laurente, James Brgy. Kagawad
14 Magaswe Hermosisima, Norwinda Brgy. Secretary
15 Don Felipe Gonzalo, Romeo Sr. Brgy. Kagawad
15 District 7 Co, James Brgy. Kagawad
16 Gaas Sususco, Lou Brgy. Kagawad
16 Leodoni Aurora, Merlyn Brgy. Kagawad
16 Cabulihan Sacay, Charles Sk. Chairman
16 Gaas Poraso, Jason Sk. Kagawad
16 Kadaohan Otida, Jimboy Sk. Kagawad
16 Salvacion Pedoy, Frutuoso Brgy. Kagawad
17 District 16 Ablen, Peter Brgy. Kagawad
17 District 24 Omega, Lauro Brgy. Kagawad
17 Kadaohan Abanto, Lucita Brgy. Treasurer
17 Mas-in Agcang, Judil Sk. Chairman
18 RM Tan Pitogo, Regie Sk. Kagawad
18 Green Valle Trajano, Jessa Sk. Kagawad
18 Sumangga Turnampo, Leonora Brgy. Kagawad
19 Can-utog Rosales, Criselda Brgy. Secretary
19 RM Tan Longakit, Jonil Sk. Kagawad
19 Manlilinao Lumanta, Shany Grace Sk. Kagawad
19 Hugpa Galola, Pacencia Brgy. Kagawad
19 Macabug Tulin, Tessie Brgy. Treasurer
19 Boroc Ambojia, Robelyn Sk. Kagawad
19 Mas-in Juevasano, Renante Brgy. Kagawad
20 Don Potenciano Manawatao, Dobelyn Sk. Kagawad
20 Matica-a Sucalip, Lino Jr. Sk. Kagawad
20 Bagong Buhay Becamon, Ma. Dode Brgy. Secretary
20 Licuma Sta. Iglesia, Susan Brgy. Secretary
21 Nasunogan Patricio, Samuel Brgy. Kagawad
21 Don Potenciano Borinaga, Jaime Brgy. Kagawad
21 Catmon Mawe, Juanita Brgy. Kagawad
21 Juaton Gonzaga, Alfredo Brgy. Kagawad
22 Bagong Cadiz, Maria Brgy. Kagawad
22 San Isidro Mondigo, Christopher Brgy. Treasurer
22 Tambulilid Pundato, Salem Brgy. Kagawad
(top) COGEA Officers and members in a form of solidarity
pose with Regional Director Atty. David E. Cabanag Jr. of Civil
Service Commission who also made a brief talk during this
affair. Dr. Dennis Capuyan represented the city government of
Ormoc in the simple ceremony.
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Mga senior citizen tan-aw
na sa libreng sine
Makita sa hulagway sila Vice Mayor Nepnep Aparis (ikaupat gikan sa tuo), Manual Pascual, Konsehal Bingo Capahi, SP Legal Consultant
ug kanhi Kag. Mariano Corro, Konsehal Menoy Maglasang ug Konsehala Lea Doris Villar atol sa usa ka committee meeting alang sa
pagtuki labot sa libreng pagtan-aw ug sine sa mga senior citizen sa siyudad. Makita usab si Mrs. Fe Into ang president sa kapunongan
local sa mga senior citizen ug usa ka empleyada sa CSWDO.
Mga senior citizen libre na
nga makatan-aw ug sine diha sa
Star Theater, A Mall Building,
Rizal St. kini nakutlo gikan ni
Konsehala Lea Doris Villar atol
sa regular nga sesyon niadtong
Agusto 4.
Si Villar, kinsa mao
ang nangulo sa komitiba
sa kaayohan sosyal sa
kabataan, kababayen-an ug sa
katiguwangan, ang mipasabot
sa konseho nga si Mayor Eric
“Beboy” Codilla mihatag ug
P5,000.00 matag bulan ngadto sa
maong sinehan alang sa libre nga
pagtan-aw sa mga senior citizen
nganhi. Ang maong kantidad
gikuha gikan mismo sa bulsa sa
mayor. Ang libreng pagtan-aw
gikan sa alas 12 sa udto ngadto sa
alas 5 sa hapon, Lunes hangtod
Sabado.
Si Konsehala Villar
nagkanayon usab nga
siya mopaduso ug usa ka
memorandum of agreement
nga maghatag ug awtoridad
sa mayor nga mopirma sa
ilang kasabutan tali sa tag-iya
sa maong sinehan. Dugang
pa ni Villar, bisan wala pa
kayo maplantsa ang maong
MOA, nagsige na ang maong
kalihukan sukad pa niadtong
Abril hangtod karon.
Busa mga senior citizen,
tan-aw na sa libreng sine,
Lunes hangtod Sabado, alas 12
ngadto sa alas 5 sa hapon!
Butanding seen at Ormoc Bay
by Roberto C. Dejon
Local residents here do not have
to go to Donsol, Sorsogon in Bicol
to see the famous whale sharks
(rhincodon typus) also known
as butanding. This is because
personnel of CASO- Fisheries and
Marine division reported sightings
of the giant fish last Aug 10. It was
learned that four giant whale sharks
seen last Wednesday. The whale
sharks were seen sipping planktons
at the bay which amused many
observers.
In the past two days, two of
this giant fish were seen at the bay.
Two paddle power boats were seen
with people on board believed to
be visitors, go near the butanding.
Those on board the boat were seen
taking pictures while others were
seen touching the fins just like what
tourists do in Donsol.
CASO Fishery and Marine
division head Alberto Arcuino,
in an earlier interview said that
Ormoc Bay is frequently visited
by this giant fish. But this is the
first time that butanding was seen
this close to the shore. According
to observers that the three of the
four are estimated to weight more
than 2 tons while the other one is
smaller. City Councilor Jose “Pepe
Boy” Alfaro, the Chairman on the
Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources of the city council
in an earlier interview, said that the
whale sharks are now considered
“endangered species” and catching
and slaughtering of this fish is
prohibited by law. Anyone caught
catching and slaughtering the fish
will face criminal charges in court.
8
Ang
Ormocanon
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Mustangs nips Titans;
Olympians, Niños barge
into winning column
sports
by Joey Vincent C. Motel
In a jam-packed Friday at the
Ormoc Superdome, the Western
Leyte College Mustangs send a
serious message of contention as
they crash the AMA Computer
Learning Center Titans, 84-67, to
start their campaign in the PCCL
qualifiers OCSSO Season V 1 st
conference.
The Mustangs, champions
of the 2 nd conference of the 4 th
installation, win despite playing
without Tejay Napolitano, Christian
Sean Laude and Alfie Amarante.
The three are responsible for the 2 nd
place finish of the Mustangs in the
Fiesta Inter-Collegiate Invitationals
last June ruled by Junmar Fajardo
and the UC Webmasters.
The Mustangs struggles in the
early going as the Titans forces the
issue towards the basket, getting
fouls and converting charities.
After JR Moldez ties the score at
10 midway the first, Algin Rapas
and Federico Bejoc nail back-toback
triples to put WLC ahead.
But Alvin Bautista nails his own
version of the three to spark a
14-3 run, putting ACLC ahead,
24-19 to end the first canto. Joda
Saleres opened the second with
a split charity but WLC’s Mark
Chester Ngoho launches six of the
11-0 bomb to recover the lead. The
Titans try to trade baskets to stay
within reach, 41-37, but John Carlo
Sano fires a triple in the waning
seconds for the Mustangs to end
the half, 44-37.
Benedict Sevilla opens the third
trading baskets against the Titans
before Breboy Mascariñas hits an
open three and Rapas completes a
three-point play to a notch double
digit lead for the Mustangs, 55-
41, 6:23 in the third prompting
coach Allan Garrido to call time.
The Titans again engage in trading
baskets against WLC before Ngoho
got his 5 th personal foul, 2:30 to go
in the third. Both teams exchange
fruitless possessions before Bejoc
launches another triple to spark a
13-5 run bridging the third and
fourth canto to give WLC its
biggest lead at 20, 76-56, 2:21 on
the clock.
Rapas leads all scorers with 20,
Bejoc added 14, Jeffrey Arintok
chipped 10 while Ngoho, Drake
Flores and Sevilla combined for 21
markers. Former St. Paul’s School
Blue Knights stalwart Earvin
Palencia debuts with 2 points but
his hustle and energy fit into the
team’s defense system, giving the
Mustangs forwards quality time
at the bench. Jenic Barrientos and
Joda Saleres lead the Titans with 16
apiece, while Alvin Bautista added
15. Former secondary division
Mythical Selection favorite ace
pointguard Noel Mascariñas was
scoreless as the WLC guards
swarms all over the ball throughout
the ballgame that saw 2 technical
fouls and 3 players fouled out.
Ngoho fouled out at the third while
Bautista and Sevilla got theirs at the
crucial stretch. The win barge the
Mustangs in the winning column
together with the Sto. Niño College
Niños and the STI Olympians.
Venezer Ian Bensig and the
Sto. Niño College Niños opens
the tournament by snapping a
futile conference with a huge rally
midway the fourth quarter to stop
hotshot Ramon Nicanor and the
SPC Apostles 68-54, before STI
Olympian Val Quiapo fires 8 triples
en route to an 80-62 domination
over coach Boy Apostol and the
come-backing OCIT Sailors.
SPC, Albuera Private scores wins in
OCSSO chess
By Joey Vincent C. Motel
Aaron Villar makes short
work of SNC’s to lead St. Peter’s
College to a masterful 3-1 victory
over Sto. Niño College as Albuera
Private High School does the same
over the Niños to open their bids
for the Ormoc City Schools Sports
Organization Chess Tournament
title.
A junior student, Villar take
the reins of the top board after
Lester Dale Suico graduated. With
the pressure on his back, Villar
masterfully mustered out to outwit
his board 1 opponent in this double
round robin tournament.
Albuera Private High School
posted also a commanding 3-1
victory over SNC including an
upset by May Clarence Sanico
over in the board 2 encounter.
The win put APHS and SPC tied
atop the standings with 3 points
while SNC scores 2. SNC played
two successive games after only 3
schools were present to compete.
More schools are expected to
compete next week as Lilo-an NHS
and Dolores NHS confirm to send in
their players next week.
Meanwhile, OCSSO Chess
Season I silver medal team (Dolores
NHS) member Marvin Jandoc
helped hand-over EVSU-OCC’s
first ever gold medal in the EVSU
Inter-Campus Sportsfest held in
EVSU – Burauen Campus last
week. The sophomore Electrical
Engineering student compete on a
steady phase in the board 3 to help
EVSU-Ormoc notch its first chess
gold in this high level of chess
competition.
OCSSO product helps team wins
first-ever
gold
Jandoc, fondly called Mr. Bean
by his friends and local woodpushers,
extends his gratitude to OCSSO
and the local government unit for
helping him hones his potentials.
He said the OCSSO enables him to
be more dedicated to his game. His
preparations for the said event also
include playing in the Fiesta Chess
Tournament Executive Class where
he settled 15 th place with 3.5 points.
The gold enables Jandoc to vie for
the top board position for EVSU-
OCC next year as the board 1, 2
and 4 players will graduate come
March.
Team EVSU, coached by
Engr. Robert Navarro, is composed
of Anthony Cataros at board 1,
Allenrey Fiel on board 2, Jandoc on
board 3 and Ian Renomeron on board
4. Renomeron, unbeaten, earns the
best board 4 award and together
with Cataros gets a consideration
to play for the SCUAA EVSU
Team. The four have their stiffest
concentration during the Fiesta
Chess tourney.
The gold medal snaps nearly a
decade of drought for the runner-up
favorite EVSU Ormoc Chess team.
Four year campaigners Cataros and
Fiel added the gold to cap their two
silvers, one bronze performance
of the inter-campus competition.
Cataros and Fiel assume the top two
posts after board 1 and 2 mainstays
Rj Clemente and this author finished
their 5 years of competition with a 4
silver medal - 1 bronze medal finish.
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Ang
Ormocanon 9

Photos
Maria with Mayor Beboy (top left) holding
a copy of Ang Ormocanon. (lower right)
Maria with her grandmother Mrs. Marcela
Catangcatang.
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