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Ready to Soar FLASHBACK On May 15, 1958, Cong. Nicanor Yñiguez filed House Bill number 1318 to the second session of the 4th Congress. On May 22, 1959, at 10:10 AM, President Carlos P. Garcia signed Republic Act No. 2227, “An Act Creating the province of South- ern Leyte”. Inauguration for the new province of Southern Leyte, the 55th province, was held on July 1, 1960. June 16-30, 2014 Media Center, 2nd Flr., Capitol Bldg. Vol. I, No. 24 Southern Leyte @ 54: Ready to Soar HOLY MASS: The week-long activities began with a Holy Mass and Fun Walk with prizes at stake. AMATEUR BOXERS: Future Pacquiaos take center stage during “Boxing at the Park” QUIZ BEE: Student contes- tants (right) listen to instruction before the contest. 2014 Outstanding Idols who make Southern Leyteños proud SPECIAL AWARDEES: Vito Tomol (above) recieves the citation from Cong. Damian Mercado in behalf of his mother Mrs. Elsie Tomol for community service with friends Inday Calapre and Mel- ing Duarte. Looking on is Gov. Roger Mercado YOUNG ACHIEVER: Mrs. Maricar Balingasa Miras, from Buscayan, Macrohon, 5th placer in ROLE MODELS: The 2014 crop of Outstanding Southern Leyteños are Rodrigo Musika (fifth from left), a family man from Cadaruhan, Malitbog; Ma. Paz Siega Ruego fron Nahaong, Liba- the Dec. 2013 Nursing gon, who owned the Marquins Legacy Academy in Bacoor, Cavite; and Clara Nemia Costillas Licensure Board Exam Antepala, Asst. Regional Director, DSWD Region 7, and visiting Dean, Social Work Department, Maasin City College. The awardees pose with the screening committee and the Mercado Brothers. Vol. I, No.24 Bontoc Anahawan Jeah Claire Ampong Jofredzem Bermoy Hinunangan Ma. Delmar Matarong Hinundayan Libagon Liloan Roma Apiag Shane Jacil Corpin El Fel Sharae Banay-banay Limasawa Maasin City Hassine S. Cafe Pintuyan Malitbog Padre Burgos Nathalie Jane Raniel Winona Kristian Abao Macrohon Josephine Evans Genivie M. Rodriguez Riza Kuizon San Juan San Ricardo Sherlyn Raut Justy Mae Cero Saint Bernard San Francisco Llyjil Ramos Noella Ched Mayores Sogod Tomas Oppus Silago Lalynka Yu Grezette Tambis Marithonie David Miss Maasin City - Nathalie Jane Raniel (4th runner-up), Genivie M. Rodriguez Miss Liloan - El Fel Sharae Banaybanay (2nd runner-up), Miss Padre Burgos - Genivie M. Rodriguez (Miss Southern Leyte 2014), ( ) Miss Macrohon - Riza Kuizon (1st runner-up) Miss Southern Leyte 2014 & Miss Malitbog - Josephine Evans (3rd runner-up) (photo credits: Kit Bajar Photographs) Page 2 June 16-30, 2014 Vol. I, No.24 DUMA FESTIVAL ORGANIC Meat Products from SOLSED BOODLE MEAL with cassava and lechon INTER-AGENCY SPORTS GIZ CLOSING EVENT: Dr. Andreas Lange presented a plaque of ap- preciation to Gov. Roger Mercado during the closing event of GIZ held at Lourdes Convention Center, June 24. Looking on is Dr. Walter Salzer, Program Director and Principal Advisor. CONCERT @ THE PARK Balitang Probinsya... (from page 4) DILG R8 MIPAHIGAYON UG EVALUATION Provincial Capitol, Brgy. Asuncion, Maasin City, - Grupo sa re- hiyonal nga buhatan sa Department of Interior and Local Government sa Tacloban City, mipahigayon og "evaluation" sa provincial capitol sa milabay nga semana. Pinangulohan ni DILG officer Dominique Berino mihimo ug pag eskohe sa mga pamaagi karon sa kapitolyo ang kadagko-an sa DILG. Ang maong programa nagtumbok sa gitawag nga "Seal of Good Governance", nga gi-upgrade na gikan sa "Seal of Good Housekeeping" sa pagkakaron. Miabot og duha ka adlaw ang maong evaluation ug atong nahibaloan pinaagi ni Gov. Roger Mercado nga qualified ang provincial capitol sa naas- oy nga kategoreya. Gilaoman nga sa sunod nga mga adlaw sakmiton sa probinsya ang pinakamataas nga award sa DILG, pinaagi sa padayon nga gitawag ug unity, solidarity and teamwork, sa panggoberno sa gobernador. June 16-30, 2014 Page 3 Vol. I, No.24 ESTORYAHI! Willie Justimbaste PDAF & DAP ETC MGA KAWANI NI SEC. LACSON, NAKIGKITA My tocayo William Shakespeare, the great English poet and KANG GOB. OGING MERCADO playwright or dramatist wrote a comedy play “Much Ado About Noth- ing “He also said “what’s in a name, a rose by any name still smells as Provincial Capitol - Sa milabay nga semana duha ka mga kawani sa buhatan ni sweet.” But we can’t blame self-styled critics and incurable detractors rehabilitasyon Czar Sec. Ping Lacson miduaw sa kapitolyo, aron ipahayag ang ayuda from making unnecessary fuss to raise an issue and fan some fire if nga madawat ngadto sa mga biktima sa kalamidad dinhi sa lalawigan. there is. We remember how the false specter of abolishing the then pro- Si Atty. Louie Martinez ug si Engr. William ang malipayon nga mitaho ngadto vincial hospital in Mantahan was circulated with the construction of kang Governor Roger G. Mercado, nga ang nasodnong pangagamhanan ubos sa a new one in Dongon. It turned out to be just a malicious alarm that pagdumala ni Pangulong Noynoy Conjuanco Aquino, mohatag ug kantidad nga salapi nga moabot og P292,000.00 ka pesos sa matag pamilya nga nawad-an og balay niad- fizzled out with the turn and twist of events. So, whats’ new? tong milabay nga tuig gumikan sa bagyong Yolanda. A recent “controversy” on semantics or nomenclature again Sumala ni Atty. Martinez, nga ang maong kantidad gamiton sa pagpalit ug lona surfaced with Southern Leyte or Leyte del Sur as the official provincial nga kabalhinan sa biktima, ug ang nahibilin maoy ipamalit og mga materyales para sa name. Needlessly, since RA 2227 mandates the official name as South- balay nga tokuron. ern Leyte. But using Leyte del Sur has never been outlawed nor is there Sa habig usab ni Gov. Roger G. Mercado, gipasalamatan niya ang nasudnong any attempt to change or amend the original. Whichever is more con- gobyerno gumikan sa pagtabang sa atong mga kaigsuonan nga nabiktima sa mga venient or comfortable was not discouraged by our founding fathers. bagyo. However with some research and reference to anniversary souvenir programs since 1960 when the province was inaugurated, including 10.6 MILYON NGA IRIGASYON, ALANG SA SILAGO historical books, features and related official communications, students of history would find constant use of either the English or Spanish Silago, Southern Leyte - Miapaw ang kalipay nga gibati ni Gov. Roger G. Mer- name by presidents, vice presidents, senate presidents and house speak- cado sa dihang iyang nadawat ang kompirmasyon gikan sa rehiyonal nga buhatan ers, senators, congressmen and lesser mortals whether written or oral. sa National Irrigation Authority, nga andam na ang kwarta para gamiton sa dakong Our founding fathers switched from both names frequently as a mat- irigasyon kanal nga adto mahimutang sa Brgy. Mercedes, Silago. ter of audio-visual facility and beauty. Even those who descended from Sumala ni Engr. Pedro Rubio, Jr., Division Manager sa NIA Region 8, nga na- kigkita sa gobernador sa milabay nga semana nga moabot ug 10.6 milyon ka pesos the ancestry of political dynasties know how freely such nomenclatures ang gigahin sa nasudnong panudlanan para mahuman ang maong proyekto. were interchanged for decades without affecting the roots and meaning. Nasayran nga adunay gidak-on nga 82 ka ektarya ang mahimong basakan sa No harm no foul. Promotional lang ang “Leyte del Sur: Ready to Soar”, Brgy. Mercedes inig ka plastar sa naasoy nga patubig. nindot paminawon kay catching, creative and imaginative. Sa laing bahin nasayran niining tagbalita pinaagi ni Mayor Labrador sa Silago, Daghan ang napagan sa PDAF ug DAP nga mananap, some nga adunay mga lumolopyo nga dili gusto nga butangan og irigasyon ang ilang mga in fear and many others in tears. Those allegedly involved are of course yuta, gumikan sa kalisud sa agiaanan padulong sa ilang umahan, apan milaum ang having nightmares but are deemed innocent unless proven guilty be- gobernador nga sa ngadto-ngadto makasabot ra ang mga lumad, para madugangan ang rice production sa atong probinsya. yond reasonable doubt and with preponderance of evidence. But the shadow of suspicion over the Priority Development Assistance Funds into the greedy hands of politicians and bogus NGO’s of Janet Napoles PAGKOMPUNI SA IRRIGATION CANAL, has crept to mar the otherwise honest intentions of the Disbursement SA SLSU-HINUNANGAN TABANGAN SA GOBERNADOR Acceleration Program for countryside progress thru more government spending for rural projects. The former in fear because some big fishes SLSU - Hinunangan campus - Nasorpresa ang mga kadagkuan sa So. Leyte are now facing cases in court and more heads to roll in the on-going State University, Hinunangan Campus sa dihang nagpakita si Agriculture Student, probe. Gov. Roger G. Mercado sa maong tulunghaan. Dili lang ang pagreport niini s iyang But those in tears are the millions of marginalized sectors that klase, kay dala usab niini ang kasayuran nga ang problema mahitungod sa irigasyon, were recipients of DAP funds also now being linked to corruption aron makaabot ang tubig para sa kabasakan nga gipanag-iya sa SLSU pundohan sa provincial government. charges after an adverse Supreme Court decision. If DAP were to be Sa gihimo nga pag-inspeksyon didto sa Brgy. Ambakon, kauban si Engr. Pe- abolished what will happen to the development programs in the grass- dro Rubio, Jr. sa NIA Tacloban, nakita nga ang naasoy nga kanal walay kongreto roots sectors which the incumbent administration has prioritized over nga flooring, hinungdan nga ang tubig dili makaabot sa ubang luna nga adunay their metro area counterparts. The local governments have no resourc- basak, gumikan kay pagabangagan gikan ug mga "ALWANG". Matud pa ni Biologist es to fund their programs without national government support thru ug Professor Wade Lim, nga dugay na kining maong kalbaryo, ug sayang ang mga the implementing national agencies. The income and the internal reve- adlaw nga wala magamit, ang basakan, apan nahulipan kini ug kalipay, kay misaad nue allotment of LGUs’ are barely enough for basic services and needs ang gobernador nga pabutangan kini og flooring nga semento, pinaagi sa panalapi ug budget sa lalawigan.
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