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VOL. 19 NO. 22 ORMOC CITY P 15.00 at the newsstands JUNE 25-JULY 1, 2018 Website address: www.evmailnews.net For feedback/inquiries: e-mail [email protected] Duterte comforts wounded, families of dead policemen MS ORMOC 2018 ALEXA MARIE SAAVEDRA MATUGUINA smiles triumphant with her Court. She is flanked on the left by 4th runner-up Maria Nathalia Parillia Veloso, 2nd runner-up Micah Andea Duarte Abarquez, and on the right by 1st runner-up Princess Donah Ortega Paraiso, and 3rd runner-up Allyza Shen Pesabille Bartolini. The new Ms Ormoc went home with a P 100,000 cash prize and other awards. The pageant was described by many spectators as a class act, even as a difficult final question ewdr flak from netizens. BY MARIE TONETTE GRACE MARTICIO PALO, LEYTE - President Rodrigo Duterte extended his sympathy to the bereaved families of six police officers Mayor bans nighttime extraction, who were killed in a “misencounter” whose remains were laid at Camp Ruperto Kangleon here. operation of sand and gravel quarries The dead were PO1 Wyndell PO1 Romulo Cordero,PO1 Joenel BY LALAINE M. JIMENEA Noromor, PO1 Edwin Ebrado, Gonzaga, PO1 Rey Barbosa, PO1 ORMOC CITY – Ormoc Mayor hours to extract and haul sand barangays that extraction, haul- PO1 Phil Rey Mendigo, PO1 Julius Roden Goden, PO1 Jaime Galoy, Richard Gomez has banned the and gravel to escape paying fees. ing and other mining activities Suarez, PO1 Rowell Reyes and PO1 Rommel Bagunas and PO1 extraction of sand and gravel In executive order No. 24 and/or operations were being PO1Julie Escato. Jonmark Adones. from all rivers of the city, fol- issued today, June 26, Gomez conducted during night time and Wounded were PO1 Elmer lowing reports that permittees ordered to “prohibit all sand even until dawn to do away with Pan, PO1 Cris Angelo Pialago, SEE DUTERTE P. 6 are taking advantage of the dark and gravel operations and/or the checkers and/or payment of other mining activities (extraction, fees.” crushing, hauling and transport, The Gomez administration etc.)” from 7 o’clock in the evening has increased the hauling fees of to 5 o’clock in the morning. SAG to P 40.00 per cubic meter, Mayor Gomez said that, increasing the city’s income by “LGU Ormoc received reports from the residents of concerned SEE QUARRIES P. 6 STERLING Multi-awarded local newspaper INSURANCE CO., INC May 2014 - SM Foundation Inc.s’ RICE NO LIMIT!!! 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Mariano registering an abstention because ORMOC CITY – Mayor house rules,” he told Caya- bathrooms for an estimated because she just came out Corro, 88 years old and the to vote for the resolution was self- Richard Gomez of this nong. 30 tenants. of the bath and has not city’s ex-officio member of the serving. city visited four boarding The mayor was accom- Emil Tingson, city li- combed her hair. The mayor 14th Sangguniang Panlungsod In a privilege speech deliv- houses to inspect their panied by councilor No- censing officer, said the gamely agreed. as Liga ng Barangay president, ered after the council passed the facilities, if they were com- lito Quilang, author of the boarding house did not The mayor learned that sang his swan song during the motion, Corro thanked his col- pliant to a city ordinance city ordinance, during the have a permit with the City the boarding house was city council session last June leagues in the 14th SP for being regulating the operations rounds. Other officials pres- as obviously it would not relatively new and does not 26, as he finally bows out of always “very considerate, very of dormitories and board- ent were city youth devel- pass the Fire Department accept students. public service. polite and very respectful” to the ing houses. opment officer Jhay Gaspar, requirements. Mayor Gomez said that His colleagues in the 14th “youngest” of the SP members. The first boarding Ormoc police city director The third boarding he would be calling for a SP paid homage to his long Corro is identified with the Codilla house visited by the Mayor Col. Ramil Ramirez, city house had bigger rooms, meeting with all dormitory years of service with a resolution camp, while majority of the SP was that of Dorbine Caya- legal counsel Jasper Lucero, were airier, but the mayor and boarding house owners passed in mass motion entitled, members are Gomez’s councilors. nong, the son of an LGU business and permits licens- said there was more to im- to appeal to them to have “A resolution earnestly thanking He also said the speech was department head. The ing head Emil Tingson, of- prove on. their businesses licensed and commending the Honorable a thanksgiving one, and on top mayor noted that while the fice of the building official The team had a light and to comply with the Atty. Mariano Y. Corro for his is God for giving him a long life rooms were very small, and architect Ian Paul Oliver, relief on the fourth boarding city ordinance. “We have to exemplary and dedicated service and the opportunity to serve the there was a lack of comfort and representatives from house in the Mabini Street, take care of the safety of our to the City of Ormoc as member public. He also added that it was rooms, it was quite decent. other concerned agencies. when the houselady kept students and workers and of the Sangguniang Panlungsod a privilege to work with his col- The city ordinance stip- The second boarding answering the Mayor from make sure that they have for nineteen (19) years inclusive leagues whom he said authored ulates that there should be house that the mayor in- inside the house without quality living standards of his services as President of the “sound and good ordinances at least one comfort room spected were that of Teo- looking. When Mayor Go- away from their homes,” he Liga ng Barangay.” that redounds to the benefit of per 5 boarders, and should doro Perez and the third, mez requested to be able said in the vernacular. Known for his wit and humor, Ormocanons.” have fire exits. an “Angie and Dondon” as to inspect the boarding Jhay Gaspar, city youth the outgoing council member then He honored councilor Nolito He advised the owner to gathered from house rules house, she asked “why?” development officer, said raised his hand when presiding Quilang for having passed the make their common study pasted on the walls. The mayor answered in the he is happy that the mayor officer Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo SEE area more comfortable, add- The second was a maze dialect, “because I am the himself led the inspection, Locsin Jr. asked if there was any ATTY. ing that they should also of small, unventilated mayor and I want to inspect saying it will send the mes- “opposition”. He said that he was CORRO P. 7 put up signages bearing the rooms made of light ma- your boarding house.” sage across the boarding city’s emergency numbers terials. Boarders said they The lady squealed on house and dormitory opera- 2018 summer season closes with and their “house rules.” were renting the rooms at learning it was Mayor Go- tors that the city is serious “You meet with your P500 per head, three heads mez, and asked for some in enforcing its laws. By reliable transmission services tenants and draw up your to a room. There were only 2 time to compose herself Lalaine Marcos THANKS TO the implementa- to ensure continuous supply of tion of NGCP’s comprehensive power. grid enhancement program, Last January, NGCP re- DECA Homes: Soon to rise in Ormoc; first in Leyte NGCP’s transmission lines tained its commitment to deliver and facilities sustained its reliable power transmission ser- ORMOC CITY – 8990 reliability, reporting no major vices amidst the peak demand Housing Development transmission-related issues forecast and the projected power Corporation officially for the duration of the summer constraints in the summer season opened its branch of Deca period. due to rising temperatures. Homes here in the city last At 1:53PM of May 28, 2018, “We are pleased to report June 28, 2018. Their office the highest peak load demand that despite the load for the Luzon is located in Toog, near of 10,876 Megawatts (MW) was grid steadily increasing year on the Ormoc Immaculate recorded for the Luzon grid, year, NGCP has always been one Conception School Foun- breaching this year’s peak de- step ahead of the trend,” stated dation, Inc. mand forecast of 10,561MW set the company. “Our grid operations Accordingly, 8990 by the Department of Energy’s and maintenance plan, along with Housing Development Power Development Plan. None- our blackout drill and generator’s Corporation is a leading theless, anticipating the yearly conference, are important tools property developer nation- increase in demand especially in in our preparedness for the peak wide that “helps realize the country’s capital load center, load months not only for Luzon, everybody’s dreams and NGCP already made preparations but also for Visayas and Min- offers a variety of homes danao during the year’s end,” that suits one’s personality added the company.