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OpinionPangagpasni Iyo HantoyS. M. PepitoUsa sa gikahadlukang sakit nga motakboyna sa mga hingkod ug panuigon labi na gayud samga bata mao ang dengue.Pila na kaha ka kinabuhi ang na-usik tungodsa dengue. Ang dengue makuha sa tawo ug sa mgabata kung sila napaakan sa namok nga nagdalasa maong sakit. Ang maong namok gitawag ugaedes mosquitoes. Diin ba kini gikan? Dili rabasa ato sa Pilipinas? Ang maong namok importedgikan sa laing nasud. Gi-unsa man pag-abut niinisa Pilipinas. Nanglupad ba kini sila padulong saatong nasud? Misakay ba kini sila ug eroplano okaha barko? Nadiskubrehan nga ang mga langyawnga barko maoy nakadala niini sa atong nasud,midunggo sa nagkalainglaing pantalan sa nasudsama sa Subic, Davao,, Manila, Zamboanga ugCebu nga nagkarga ug naglain-laing mga epektosama sa bugas gikan sa Vietnam ug Malaysiamga imported nga linata ug ubang nga baligyagikan sa America ug Indonesia. Ang maong mganamok nga ana-a magtago sa bodega sa barko,inig-abut sa pantalan pag-abli sa ilang mgabodega aron idiskarga ang mga kargamento, angnamok mokuyog paglupad ug dinhi nagsugodang dengue sa atong nasud.Sa unang pagkadiskubre niini nga namok,anha ra kini mabuhi ug mangitlog sa limpyo ngatubig sa mga flower vase, mga basiyong plastic,sa nagpondo nga tubig sa mga labador, pitsilug mga goma sa mga sakyanan nga gipondo saluyo sa panimalay. Sa ato pa kadtong mga tubigsa kanal dili kabalak-an nga ilang himoong puyananug itloganan, busa sayon kaayo ang pagpataykung pagpuo kanila kay ang ilang puy-anan ugitlogganan ana-a raman sulod sa atong panimalayug palibut. Apan niining bag-ong nadiskubrehansa Departamento sa maayong panglawas angAngOrmocanonATTY. RUBEN R. CAPAHIConsultant/City Government SpokespersonStaff:LYNN DE LOS REYES-CELIZROBERTO C. DEJONJUN TARROZARONNIE C. ROAJOEY VINCENT C. MOTELROMMEL M. QUILANTANGPhotographer:JOSEPH LEVI C. SAUSANews Contributors:JOSEPHINE N. SERSEÑAELVIE ROMAN-ROAAng Ormocanon is the official publication of the LocalGovernment Unit of Ormoc and is published weekly in thevernacular and in English with editorial office located atNew Ormoc City Hall, Añubing St., Government Center.2AngOrmocanonwww.ormoc.gov.ph“Dengue”aedes mosquitoes nga nagdala sa dengue mabuhi,mangitlog bisan sa hugaw nga tubig sa kanal.Gumikan niini midaghan ang biktima sa dengue.Kita dinhi sa atong pinanggang dakbayan sa Ormocwala magpasagad. Ang atong batan-ong MayorEngr. Eric Codilla, uban sa atong Vice-Mayor NepnepAparis ug mga konsehales, mipatawag ug usaka emergency conference uban ni Dra. Navales, Dra.Lampong, Dr. Kierulf Mrs Jaca ug ubang mga kawanisa City Health, mga barangay captains sa apektadonga barangay, Engr. Domardoni Cayanong ug Engr.Ranulfo Oliveros aron pag paminaw sa report sataga City Health unsa naba ka seryoso ang dengue saatong dakbayan. Sa power point presentation ni Dr.Navales ug Mrs. Jaca, atong nahibaw-an nga hapittanang barangay sa unom ka distrito sa dakbayan,apektado na sa dengue. Gani, ang Punta nga sakopsa distrito sa Linao maoy grabeng apektado. SiKapitan Alvin Maglasang mireport nga ang Puntamaoy labing daghan ug mga negosyante sa puthawug mga plastic. Gawas niana, adunay mga bakanteng(nga) lote nga gipanag-iya sa pribadong mga tawonga pulos tubigan. Ang ilang mga kanal wala nayka-awasan. Mao kini katarungan nga daghan sa mgapuntahanon, ang nataptan sa dengue.Laing kasayuran nga gihatag sa mga tagaCity Health nga adunay mga barangay nga angmga lumolopyo nagtinabangay paglimpyo maokini rason nga ang aedes mosquito wala makasulod sa ilang barangay. Apan sa dihang ila kininggihunongan, aduna dayoy report nga may ila nangigsoon sa barangay nga na dengue.Sa mga nabati ug gipalanog nga rason ugobserbasyon ngano nga ang usa ka barangaymasulod sa aedes mosquito? Tungod sa hugaw ngapalibut wala limpyohi nga mga kanal, nagpasadnga goma, mga plastic ug uban pa.Ang City Health Office, aron masumpo angpagdaghan sa matakboyan sa dengue mahimodayon ning mosunod nga mga lakang.Mitukod ug mga Dengue Brigade sa mgabarangay nga daghan na ang gireport nga biktimasa dengue. Ang mga sakop sa Dengue brigade maoymangita sa mga puy-anan, itloganan sa mga namokaron kini bungkagon ug patyon ang mga itlog.Dasigon ang mga lumolupyo sa mga puroksa pagtabang pagpanglimpyo aron ang denguedili makasulod ug modas-ag sa ilang barangay.Ang City Health personnel mihimog foggingoperation ug mist spray sa nagkalaing laing dapitsa dakbayan, merkado publiko ug mga tunghaan.Moawhag usab sila pag gamit sa OL Trap.Kadtong mga opisyal sa barangay ug ubanglomolopyo nga gustong mangutana unsaonpaggamit ang OLTrap, asa kini mapalit, gi-auhagpag-adto sa City Health ug pakigkita ni Mrs. Jaca.Ang atong makugihong Mayor Eric BeboyCodilla, human mabati ang report sa CityHealth, mimando dayon kang Engr. DonieCayanong ang General Service Officer uban niOIC City Engineer Rannie Oliveros paghimogdinaliang lakang pag limpyo sa mga hugaw ngakanal. Pagtam-ok ug mga baas ug grava sa mgatubigan nga dapit nga wala nay ka-awasan aronmatabonan ang mga itlog sa namok.Gi-auhag, usab ni Mayor Beboy angLIGA President Tony Codilla nga motawagug emergency meeting sa mga kapitanes aronmapasabot sila sa (situation) sitwasyon sa denguesa atong dakbayan ug auhagon sila paghimog mgahiniusang lakang sa paglimpyo sa ilang barangayaron ang dengue dili makasulod sa ilang dapit.Ang City Agricultural Services Officegimandoan usab pagpangita ug isda nga mabuhisa hugaw nga tubig sa kanal aron maoy mokaon samga itlog sa namok nga anaa na karon magpuyosa kanal. Ang mga kadagkuan sa DepEd, mgaCivic ug Religious Organization gihangyopagsalmot sa information ug clean up drive aronatong masagang ug kalikayan ang Dengue.Ang dengue ania na sa atong pinanggangdakbayan sa Ormoc. Ayaw kalimot sa gibalikbalikpagpahinumdum ni Mayor Eric “Beboy”Codilla nga way laing motabang sa atong Ormockung dili kitang Ormocanon.Hangtud sa sunod semana... Salamat.International school toput up campus in OrmocBy: Ronnie C. RoaA Singaporian, Paul Hata, led his staff in acourtesy call on Mayor Eric “Beboy” C. Codillalast July 19. Hata is the chairman of BCI Colleges,an international school. Hata was accompaniedby Jong Bodoc, BCI Colleges President.In an interview, Hata revealed that BritishCollege International (BCI) plans to put up acampus here in Ormoc City. Their main focus isto have students and workers from the provinceslike Ormoc – specially the less fortunate – to beable to find jobs abroad.He added that programs designedthrough the Technical Education and SkillsDevelopment Authority (TESDA) and fromgovernment agencies in the United Kingdomallow BCI graduates to work both locally andinternationally. BCI graduates will receive aninternational diploma that will qualify them forwork abroad. BCI will also offer internationalcourses and skills training accredited by TESDA.BIC intends to set up 60 campuses inall provinces in the Philippines. Hata wasencouraged to put up these campuses after notingthat a lot of Filipinos work abroad.Hata told “Ang Ormocanon” that they planto set up their Ormoc school by January 2013.He also said that he also met Mayor Elmer“Eming” C. Codilla of Kananga. BCI also plansto set up a school there.BCI already has campuses in some areas inthe Philippines, like Manila and Mindanao.

Ormocanons can proudly claim all improvementsin the cityBy: Robert C. DejonCity Mayor Eric C. Codilla saidthat the Ormocanons can proudlyclaim all the improvements in thecity. This is because all of theseimproves are attributable to theirsupport for and cooperation withthe LGU.In a recent radio interview,Mayor Codilla said that theimprovements all over the city weremade possible because of efficienttax collection. He pointed out thatwhile the city receives a big amountfrom the national government asInternal Revenue Allotment, theprincipal source of funding for cityprojects is from local taxes.No tax increaseMayor Codilla also emphasizedthat the city was able to increaseoverall tax collection becauseof improved efficiency, not byincreasing taxes or imposing new oradditional taxes.He said that one of the very firstthings he did when he became mayorwas to implement a computerizationprogram at the LGU. When theprogram was completed, theassessment, collection and paymentof real property and other localtaxes improved.The mayor also narratedthat before, many taxpayerswould go to the City Assessor’sOffice and complain why theywere being penalized for nonpayment.This was largely due,said the mayor, to the manualfiling and sorting of propertyrecords. With computerization,all that a taxpayer now has todo is visit the City Assessor andhe will immediately know theamount payable as Real PropertyTax. With the improved system,taxpayers are encouraged to paytheir taxes promptly.Mayor Codilla also citedthe city’s diplomatic approachto taxpayers, using EnergyDevelopment Company (formerlyPNOC) as an example. The cityleadership maintained cordial,harmonious relations with EDCwhile being able to collect taxesworth several hundred millionpesos.The mayor also pointed out thatwhat is good with the RPT is that thebiggest beneficiary is the EducationSector, as 40% of the RPT isallocated for the Special EducationFund (SEF) which the LGU usesto improve school facilities of theDepEd.Concrete examples of this isthe construction of 184 classroomslast year and 50 more this year,60 concrete perimeter fences forvarious public schools, coveredcourts and many others.Sped Center from p.1the intellectually gifted or normalchildren because they will growup to be his voters. But, the mayorpersisted, because he believes thatmentally challenged people deservethe support of the city.“Obligasyon kana sa siudad,obligasyon kana sa atong mgakonsehal, obligasyon sa atong bisemayor, og obligasyon kana sila samayor isip amahan sa lungsod.”Mayor Codilla also narratedhow, sometime last year, he visitedthe lone classroom -- whichis incidentally among the 184classrooms that his administrationhas already built for the DepEd --which has been utilized for specialchildren. He saw for himself howthe students there, his own sonincluded, were sweating profuselybecause of the heat. The mayor saidhe noted how the children requiredso much personal attention buttheir room was not conducive forlearning. With the help of fellowparents who also donated personalmoney, the room was improved.Mayor Codilla disclosed thatwhen enrollment started, only 13pupils were enrolled for the firstbatch. To his surprise, the numberof enrollees for the second batchwas so high that DepEd had to limitthe number to 30 because this wasthe maximum that the room couldaccommodate.The mayor also urged parentsnot be ashamed of their mentallychallenged children. He encouragedthem not to hide or mistreat theirchildren but instead to make sure theyhave the opportunity at an education.Mayor Beboy drew fromexperience and said he knew for afact how expensive it is to enrollhandicapped children in specializedschools. “Mahal pa sa sweldo ogkita sa usa ka pamilya.” This, hesaid, was one other reason why hewas determined to push throughwith the construction of the SPEDCenter building.The mayor also said that when histerm ends on June 30, 2013, he willleave all his projects to stakeholders.The SPED Center building, he said,will hopefully address the needsof special children. Mayor Codillacontinued that with the number ofprojects made by the city for theDepEd, he hopes that our educatorswill respond by giving their very bestto provide quality education to alltheir pupils.Present during thegroundbreaking ceremony were CityCouncilors Demosthenes Tugonon,Ruben Capahi, Jose Alfaro, FelominoMaglasang, Leah Doris Capuyan-Villar, Ormoc First Lady JulidaMaglasang-Codilla.www.ormoc.gov.phAngOrmocanon 3

Mayor to principals: Coordinate with your SuperintendentBy: Josephine N. SerseñaCity Mayor Eric Codilla advisedschool principals to coordinate withMrs. Sol Lumarda for projects intheir respective schools. This washis instruction during last Thursday’smonthly meeting of the Local SchoolBoard held at the Mayor’s conferenceroom.This is the same message thatMayor Codilla keeps emphasizingduring his visits to different publicelementary and high schools here,and he explains that he is doing this inorder to avoid duplication of projectsand priorities.Mrs. Sol Lumarda, the OrmocCity Schools Division Superintendentagrees with the Mayor’s idea. Sheconfirms that there are teachers andprincipals who go for their “wants”,rather than their “needs”. “Angubang eskwelahan nanubra na angclassrooms, while ang uban pudnga donations labi pa gyud ang saprivate entities (Chinese ChamberMayor thanks CHO, CASO, DepEd, as Nutrition Month endsBy: Elvie Roman-RoaThe LGU joined the nationalgovernment in celebrating NutritionMonth that culminated last July31. The month-long activities in theBrgy. Captain Maglasang inspires his constituentsBy: Josephine N. SerseñaEngineer Glenn Maglasang,Barangay Captain of Punta, is aninspiration to his constituents becauseof timely, relevant activities.Since July is Nutrition Month,officials of Brgy. Punta organizeddifferent activities which culminatedthis Friday. Among others, theyhad a feeding program, informationcampaign to combat dengue, medicalconsultations with free medicines anddistribution of Philhealth Cards. No4AngOrmocanonwww.ormoc.gov.phof Commerce and Industry) dili pudstandard pang classrooms kay mgagagmay ra so gihimo nalang pud ugoffice ”.Mayor Beboy also reiterated hisplan to require contractors of schoolbuildings to secure building permitsfrom the city. This is the only way,he said, that developments at variousschools can be monitored and theareas in each site, maximized.Citing instances when wherebuildings/classrooms were builtin a way that did not optimize theschool’s area, the mayor expressedthe wish for full coordination.“Dapat ang problema especially sadecongestion earlier ma-adress na,kay basin sa sunod ang teacher dilina maka concentrate sa academicska yang hunahuna naproblema na saclassroom,” the Mayor said.The Local School Board alsotook up this year’s expendituresfrom the Special Education Fund(SEF) totaling P95.5Million. Thecity were organized by City HealthDepartment and City AgriculturalServices Office along with theDepartment of at Education. MayorEric Codilla thanked the three agenciesless that 720 Puntahanon receivedtheir cards.Additionally, thousands of foodpacks were given to children. Hon.Maglasang said that he got a donationof 12,000 food packs from a friend,which he then distributed. Since itwas not all consumed, he made theseavailable to others. All they neededto do was visit the barangay hall.“Kap. Glenn” also announced someof the barangay’s coming activities,which are done with the assistance ofMayor Eric "Beboy" C. Codilla (center) presides the meeting of the Local SchoolBoard (LSB) last August 2 at the Conference Room of Mayor's Office. The LSBamended the resolution 2012-02. In photos are (From L-R) Angelo I. Roman,city treasurer, Cesar Garcia,teachers organization president, Coun. FilomenoMaglasang, committee chair on education, Mayor Eric C. Codilla, Sol Lumarda,SDS, Leizel Villaber, Sabrina Duero, and Melany Bernal.projects include the Land and SiteDevelopment (P5.120Million)and the Construction/ Upgradingof School Buildings & Facilities(P90.38Million).Mayor Codilla also took theopportunity to ask Supt. Lumarda tofor the successful fusion of activitiesduring the culmination and awardingceremonies held in Pongos Hotel.The finale included the VegetableCooking Contest from six healthdistricts and awarding of on-thespotposter making contest as wellas the awarding of communal gardenparticipated by ten barangays.Mayor Codilla and Hon. RafaelOmega conferred the award to thewinners. For the on-the-spot postermaking contest, top prize went to 12-year old Lorlys C. Plaza of OrmocSped Center, who went home withP2,000.00 cash. She received theaward together with her teachercoachMelissa R. Bughao. ChristianJ. Hermoso of San Pablo ElementarySchool was second and receivedP1,500.00 while Jomuel H. Yap ofhis friends in the Philippine Armyunder the Alpha Company, 52IB.He was earlier invited to speak atthe CAFGU Headquarters duringthe opening of their refresher course,and he took advantage of the possiblepartnerships. That is why he wouldbe asking personnel from the AcersCompany under Captain Roel Buracto assist Puntahanons in a massiveclean-up drive next week. Punta ison the dengue watch list of the CityHealth Office, and so the Barangayalso remind school principals to makean effort to maintain good relations withofficials of their barangay.Others present during the meetingwere Cesar Garcia, President, OCPTSA;Ana Liezel Villaber, Board Secretary;Angelo Roman, City Treasurer.Valencia Elementary School broughthome Pp1,000.00 as third prize winner.Mayor Codilla was happy atthe success of the Nutrition Monthcelebration, saying it was proof that thecity’s health programs are working. Theachievement in the city’s agriculturalprograms was likewise cited as a wayto a healthy community consideringthat vegetables are encouraged at everymeals in each household.Mayor Codilla hoped that for thesake of everybody’s health that theactivity will not end just with the contest.“…manghinaut ko nga di lang ni kutobsa awarding, i-sustain ninyo. Kay ugmadugay nang magsige ug pananom,mahimo na unya kining hobby ngadtongadto,ug sa ingon maka-save ugginagmay sa gastuanan, kay imbes ngamopalit, dili naman.”Chairman is thinking of innovative waysto act.Kap. Glenn will celebrate hisbirthday on August 13. He wants tomake the day with additional gifts tohis constituents especially in the healthaspect. “Mag additional kog hatag saPhilhealth kay nahutdan kog pundoadtong Byernes, so sa birthday napudpuhon ang uban”. He stressed thatthese benefits are funded from his ownpocket, and are intended to insure thathe will have a healthy barangay.

LGU steps up campaign against dengueBy: Rommel M. QuilantangIn an effort to control thenumber of dengue cases anddeaths in the city, Committeeon Health Chairman CouncilorRafael Omega, City HealthOffice (CHO) Officer-In-Charge(OIC) Dr. Nelita Navales, CityEpidemiologist and SurveillanceNurse Elsie Jaca and CHO medicalstaff called a meeting with CityMayor Eric Codilla, Vice MayorNepomuceno Aparis, the membersof the Sangguniang Panglunsod(SP) and Brgy. Chairmen RafaelFernandez of Don Felipe andAlvin Maglasang of Punta.Hon. Omega reported that wehave yet to reach the stage of dengueoutbreak or epidemic. However,he said, figures from the CHO areindicators that the LGU must stepup its campaign against the deadlydengue virus.Jaca reported the figures: asof this month (JULY?), there werealready 30 dengue infections, with4 deaths. Two of those who diedwere from Tambulilid; the other twocame from Alta Vista and Bantigue.Ormoc meat vendors initiate improvementBy: Ronnie C. RoaThe Ormoc City meat vendorsinitiated efforts to improve thequality of their product and beattractive to their customers. Todo this, they invited and met withShe adds that in just the 3rd quarterof this year, 147 cases have beenreported. This, she said, is alreadyhalf the number of dengue cases lastyear.Jaca also informed thebody that their surveillance andinspection showed that the highestconcentration of Aedes Mosquito(the dengue virus carrier) is in theLinao District or catchment whichis composed of Brgys. Batuan,Alegria, Punta, Tambulilid, Linaoand Naungan.In response to the query ofCouncilor Filomeno as to why thiswas, Jaca presented to the bodysome photos at the Linao Districtthat showed many areas there wherewater is stagnant. She explainedthat this was the potential breedingground of Aedes Mosquito.Vice Mayor NepomucenoAparis reminded the body thatcooperation of the officials andresidents in each barangay is justas important as cleaning canals andother mosquito breading grounds.“My daughter got sick andI want to resolve this issue.”the National Meat InspectionService (NMIS) last August 2 atthe multipurpose hall of the NewOrmoc City Hall.Claro Dennis P. Morantte,Supervising Meat Control Officer,NMIS Region 8 said that he cameto discuss and clarify the NMISExecutive Order 5 and 6.EO #5 contains the guidelinesfor hygienic handling of newlyslaughtered meat while EO #6 setsthe guidelines for handling frozen,chilled and cooled meat.Morantte said that these (2)executive orders are very importantbecause these are the regulationsthat are used when vendors selltheir meat and meat products. ItThis was the sentiment of Brgy.Chairman Alvin Maglasang as heappealed for help from the localgovernment.Kap Maglasang informedeveryone that though the number ofdengue cases in his baranay is high,there were no casualties because ofthe Brgy. Officials’ efforts to refertheir patients to hospitals at the earlystage of infection.Aware of the current problems,Mayor Eric Codilla assuredeveryone that the LGU will institutepreventive and curative measures.The mayor instructed CityCouncilor Sotero Pepito to checkwith the Department of Agriculture tois very important that these willbe implemented here in Ormocbecause these are guides for thehandling of their products. Thecleanliness, hygienic conditionsand quality of products willdepend on the application of theseregulations.The meat control officerexpressed delight that at the end ofthe meeting the meat vendors agreedto comply with the requirements sothat EO #5 and EO #6 will be fullyimplemented.Agapito Inong, a meat vendor,said that their group is very muchwilling to cooperate and followthe guidelines -- although it meansadditional capital -- as long as it willsecure schools of rainbow fish ( a fishthat eats Aedes Larvae) which theymay breed in ponds and canals. Hon.Pepito promised to immediately act.Part of the preventive measuresinstructed by the mayor was forLGU personnel to organize thedistribution of OVI Traps fromthe Department of Science andTechnology (DOST), use of waterpumps to suction stagnant water invacant lots, back-fill ground holesand continue the clean-up drive. Healso noted curative measures beingput in place, such as alerting allmedical staff at the CHO to continuetheir monitoring and treatment ofdengue patients.be for the good of their products.The group agreed to graduallymount plastic matting on theirtables and use stainless hooks intheir market stalls. Later they willhave a common chiller that willmake the wet market a pleasantplace for clients.Meanwhile, Morantte said hedoes not believe that “double dead”or “hot meat” is being sold in theOrmoc market.He informed the body that theNMIS is happy to note that Ormochas started the construction ofchiller in the slaughter house. TheOrmoc Slaughter House is now onconditional accreditation status inNMIS.Casimero from p.1The Guevarra fight is the first forCasimero after his infamous brawlturned-riotconquest in Argentinalast February.Knowing how difficult it is towin a title match on foreign soil,Casimero pressed the action againstthe native hero early on. Afterscoring a 1st round knockdown,the Ormocanon had to weatherGuevarra’s onslaught, scoringat one-punch-at-a-time attack.The protégé of famous Mexicanlegend Erik “El Terible” Morales,Guevarra had to stick to hisadvantage in height, reach and skillsto keep up with the champion. Theaggressor throughout, Casimeroconnected another solid to the righttemple in the sixth round, sendingGuevarra reeling to the canvass butreferee Ramon Corona ruled it aslip. Another exchange in the 10thand 11th rounds again ended withGuevarra on the canvass, but thereferee again ruled it as slips.In the championship round,Casimero’s stamina provedsuperior as he traded blows withGuevarra and countered theMexican with the more tellingpunches to get the judges’ nod.Judge Levi Martinez had it 114-113 and Matthew Podgorski scoredit 116-111, both for Casimero,while judge Dr. Ruben Garcia sawthe bout 114-113 for the Mexican.The win improves Casimero’s winlosscard to 17-2, 10KOs whileGuevarra fell 18-1, 13KOs.www.ormoc.gov.phAngOrmocanon 5

Phase 1 of manpower building is 74% completeBy: Elvie Roman-RoaWork on one of the city’s majorprojects is right on schedule.Phase 1 of the two-storeyOrmoc City Manpower, Trainingand Research Center is said tobe 74% completed as of July 27.This was the information given bycontractor Engr. Joseph FrederickPepito of JFAP Construction. Thecenter is another one of MayorEric Codilla’s legacy projects, theothers being the City Hospital, thenew Fire Station Building and theNew City Hall.At present, work is being doneon the roof beams, trusses and thebackfilling of the first floor. Thismeans that the concreting of thefloor will immediately follow.Engr. Pepito said the Phase1 costs a little over P10.7Million.The construction works startedlast March 28, shortly after thegroundbreaking led by MayorCodilla. Its target completion isSeptember 2012 yet, but Engr.Pepito is confident that it will beturned over to the city by August.Housing development shows improvements in city’s economyBy: Rommel M. Quilantang re-alteration of the plan of Paz, Dario Sarit of the City PlanningCity Councilor Rafael Omega, Camella Subdivision (formerly and Development Office (CPDO),in an interview last July 30, pointed Lessandra Heights – Ormoc City Councilors Rafael Omega, Joseout that the current development in Residential Subdivsion) owned Alfaro Jr. and Hon. DemosthenesCamella Subdivision is evidence by Communities Leyte, Inc. Tugonon, Camella homes presentedthat the city’s economy improving. located at Brgy Tambulilid of this its re-alteration plan.He explained that many city.They presented the PreliminaryOrmocanons are now looking forbigger and more expensive housingpackages, a sure sign of progress.At a meeting of the CommitteeZoning, Housing and Land Use lastJuly 27, 2012 at the SangguniangApproval and Location Clearance(PALC) and Development Permit(DP) which was issued by CityHe gave this comment Panlungsod meeting hall attended Mayor Eric Codilla. The said planafter sponsoring a resolutionapproving the application forby Camella Homes representativesErnesto Concio Jr. and Carlo Dehas been inspected and approved bythe CPDO.DTI to implement Helmet LawThe wall finishings, partitions/divisions, paintings, comfortrooms and finishing touches willbe covered by Phase 2.Culled from the draft resolution,the proposed re-alteration ofCamella Subdivision will pertain tochanges in lot sizes.The proposed resolution ofCouncilor Omega received positiveresponse from the SP memberspresent. Looking at the said realterationplan of Camella Homes,Omega concludes that a goodnumber of Ormocanons wereearning relatively well and canafford lucrative housing properties.By: Josephine N. SerseñaAmong the participants/members of the monthly meeting ofthe City Peace and Order Councillast July 31 was a representativefrom the Department of Tradeand Industry (DTI), FranciscoParagatos.He announced, firstly, thatthe DTI is still closely monitoringthe different establishments hereselling basic commodities includinghardware and construction stores.So far there is no significantincrease being observed. Headded that many times, businessowners cite calamities as reasonsto increase prices under the law of“supply and demand”.Also in his presentation, heemphasized the implementationof Republic Act 10054, morecommonly known as the“Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009”.PNP and LTO officials said itwas a relief on their part especiallyin apprehending violators as theynow have another agency helpingthem in the implementation. Forthe DTI, Paragatos said, the mainconcern is to ensure that the certifiedkind of helmet and visor are usedby motorists. Stores might alsobe selling imitations of accreditedbrands that bear the ICC and PHstickers.Paragatos also emphasizedthat drivers and riders should beeducated about the importance ofwearing safety gadgets, rather thanfocus on the penalty that they willincur if they fail. The law wascrafted, he said, for the protectionof motorists.Paragatos further said that theyare making Tacloban City as the pilotarea for this program. They willGood helmetBad helmetmonitor Ormoc City next, with therest of the key areas in the Provinceto follow.6AngOrmocanonwww.ormoc.gov.ph

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