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Eastern Visayas' Economy Grows by 5.9 Percent in 2018 VOL. 20 NO. 14 ORMOC CITY P 15.00 at the newsstands APR. 29-MAY 5, 2019 Website address: www.evmailnews.net For feedback/inquiries: e-mail [email protected] Eastern Visayas’ economy grows by 5.9 percent in 2018 TACLOBAN CITY (PIA) – The economy of Eastern Vi- sayas grew by 5.9 percent in 2018 from the 1.8 percent in 2017, according to the regional chief of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-8). In a news conference, Region- region’s growth by 0.1 percentage al Director Wilma Perante said the point,” Perante said. Services sector, which shared the In her statement, Meylene bulk of the region’s economy at Rosales, OIC-Regional Director of 44.4 percent, accelerated to 10.5 the National Economic Develop- percent in 2018 from its 6.2 percent ment Authority 8 (NEDA-8) said growth in 2017. last year’s upbeat performance of “Among the three major the region’s economy stemmed industries, Services contribut- largely from increases in all of ed most to the region’s overall Services’ subsectors, particularly, growth rate at 4.5 percentage the Other Services and the Trans- points, followed by Industry at portation, Storage and Commu- 1.5 percentage points, while Ag- nications. riculture, Hunting, Forestry and Fishing (AHFF) pulled down the SEE ECONOMY P. 14 Common slate and platform by unified workers movement is a victory in itself, says labor groups LABOR SENATORIABLES held can be no genuine social change a presscon at the foot of Mendio- and meaningful reforms unless Senator Grace Poe is joined by “Ang Probinsiyano” actor Coco Martin during her campaign sorties last week in Leyte island. The handsome actor, meanwhile, was campaigning for and endorsing the partylist, Ang Probinsiyano, la Bridge early morning of May political power truly serves the which is No. 54 in the ballot this coming May 13, 2019 midterm polls. (Marie Tonette Grace Marticio) 1 to commemorate International interests of labor. The electoral in- Labor Day. The candidates, who tervention by labor groups is but a have coalesced under the LABOR small step towards this historical WIN alliance, said that the said mission,” said Ernie Arellano of Senator Poe campaigns in Leyte; favors law venue was chosen not only as a National Confederation of Labor message to Malacañang to per- (NCL). suade House and the Senate to Victory by Labor requiring foreign workers to secure TIN prohibit contractualization, enact An optimistic Bukluran ng TACLOBAN CITY – Senator the Philippines. maraming mga bansa ang kumu- a national minimum wage, and Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) Grace Poe favors the new rule Under the Joint Guidelines kuha pa rin ng buwis sa atin. Hindi adopt a policy of price control. national chair Ka Leody de Guz- of the Department of Labor and on the Issuance of Work and lahat ng bansa, pero yung bansa “Our assembly at the Palace man agreed, “Kahit hindi pa Employment (DOLE) requiring Employment Permits to Foreign natin kailangan ‘yun dahil kailan- gates is also a reminder to the foreign workers to secure tax Nationals, a foreign worker needs gan natin ng pondo,” she said. Filipino working class that there SEE LABOR P. 14 identification number (TIN) in to submit his TIN before DOLE is- According to her, the measure sues an Alien Employment Permit will curb the influx of foreign (AEP) to ensure that they will pay workers if they are taxed properly. their taxes. While the senator sees noth- “Bakit hindi natin sila i-tax? ing wrong with having foreign Kung hindi ang mangyayari workers in the country, she noted ‘yung ibang mga kumpanya mag- that employers should only get dadala na lang ng foreign workers them if Filipinos are not capable dahil hindi kailangan magbayad of the job. ng tax para sa mga empleyado “Yung mga dinadala ba natin nila,” Poe said during her cam- dito wala talaga tayong mga em- STERLING paign in Tacloban City. pleyado na pwedeng gawin ang INSURANCE CO., INC She said that it would be mga trabaho na ‘yun kasi kung unfair for local workers if foreign construction or dun sa farming RICE NO LIMIT!!! workers will not be taxed. marami naman tayong ganun,” ... and more Filipino favorites “We go further to “Kung tayong mga Pilipino she noted. 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L&R [RIVERA BLDG] Telefax No. (053) 561-0809 / Emails: [email protected]; BONIFACIO ST., DIST. 18, [email protected]; or [email protected] Located at ORMOC CITY, LEYTE Mobile No. 0928-554-9820 134 Real St., Telefax: (053) 560-9776 Ormoc City Hermosilla Drive, District 28, Ormoc City 2 APRIL 29-MAY 5, 2019 Perjury complaints Ormoc’s Labor Day Job Fair saw against BM aspirant Raissa Villasin junked 266 jobseekers ‘hired on the spot’ ORMOC CITY – In cel- TACLOBAN CITY – Com- Carigara, Leyte found that ebration of the 117th Labor plaints for perjury against there was no “willful and Day, the Local Govern- Leyte 2nd district board deliberate assertion of false- ment Unit of this city held member aspirant Raissa hood” in her CoC because a Labor Day Job Fair in Villasin were junked by of the fact that there is a partnership with the Pub- Tacloban City and Leyte semblance of truth in her lic Employment Services provincial prosecutor’s of- statement. Office (PESO), Depart- fice in Carigara, Leyte. “The fact the respon- ment of Labor and Employ- The complaints were dent is an incumbent city ment (DOLE), Philippine filed by her co-candidates councilor of Tacloban City Overseas Employment Nestor Abrematea and two and was able to vote last 14 Administration (POEA), others for allegedly mak- May 2018 election is of no Overseas Workers Welfare ing an “untruthful state- moment... A person can be Administration (OWWA), ment under oath” in her a resident in one place, but and ECLIPSE, Inc., at the certificate of candidacy on a voter in another place.” Ormoc City Superdome. October 11, 2018. The Provincial Election Fifty-nine (59) local and In her CoC, Villasin de- Officer has also issued a international companies clared that she is a resident certification that Villasin participated in this year’s of Barugo, Leyte for 2 years is a bonafide candidate “major” job fair in the city and 7 months up to the day for member of the Sang- to give employment to Or- before the May 13 elections. guniang Panlalawigan of mocanon job seekers. The complainants ar- Leyte-2nd District. “Ang among tuyo ug gued that she has not paid Meanwhile, Villasin’s Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez leads the ceremonial ribbon-cutting of the venue of this year’s tumong is to improve sa any realty taxes in Barugo; camp is looking into filing Labor Day Job Fair in his city, together with Primo Guarin (Senior Labor and Employment she is an incumbent coun- counter-charges for perjury, SEE ORMOC JOB Officer, DOLE-West Leyte Field Office), Josephine B. Hermosilla (Manager, PESO-Ormoc), cilor of Tacloban City; and cyberlibel, unjust vexation Councilors Nolito M. Quilang, Dr. Gregorio G. Yrastorza III, and Dr. Gerardo S. Penserga, and FAIR P. 6 Lalaine Marcos of the Ormoc Development Team. she has voted in the May and harassment against the 14, 2018 barangay and SK complainants. elections, among others. “We do not want to On the other hand, Vil- abuse the legal system. If lasin averred that she is a there will be other evidence FOs name party lists ‘allegedly involved’ bonafide resident of said available, then we can use town by presenting a certifi- it,” Atty. Nicco Villasin, cation from the village chair Raissa’s counsel said. with the communist coalition of Brgy. Cuta, and claimed “We are on the side of ORMOC CITY – Some have great involvement in that by mid-2015 until Janu- truth. We continue on cam- farmers’ organizations in the guerilla fighters’ move- ary 2016, she stayed in Baru- paigning and it never de- Leyte 3rd district confessed ment in Leyte. go during the construction terred me. It gave me an op- of alleged involvement of “They want to portray of their house together with portunity to clarify that I was some party lists with the that they are not affiliated her parents. not disqualified from running communist coalition of with the NPAs, which is a Both the prosecutor’s for office,” Villasin said. By the Communist Party of lie because we listened to office of Tacloban City and Marie Tonette Marticio the Philippines (CPP), the what the people’s organiza- New People’s Army (NPA), tion said; we did not coach and the National Demo- them. Why would you be cratic Front (NDF). ashamed that you are Reds? Senatorial candidates, Among the party lists It’s your aim,” he said. tagged were Gabriela, Jamil Alves of Kabat- party-list nominees ask for Anak-Pawis, Bayan Muna, uan Farmers Organization Kabataang Makabayan, said they were tasked by Ormocanons’ support Bayan, ACT Teacher and some leaders of Samahan Akbayan Party List. Han Gudti nga Parag-uma ORMOC CITY – Election 1.) Accessibility to rural and BGen. Lope Dagoy, (SAGUPA) to install cam- Colmenares,” he shared. sa amin? Madali kasi nila is indeed in the air. These urban electrification; 2.) commander of the Army paign materials of 5 party “Our association was kaming kunin dahil sa kahi- past few weeks, Ormocan- Full ownership of EC by the 802nd Infantry Brigade lists and were taught how formed by the armed; I rapan at problema sa lupa,” ons have been visited by member-consumer-owners; based in this city, said party to vote for them during want them to know that she added senatorial candidates and 3.) Efficient, Reliable & Af- lists and guerilla fighters elections.
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