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Leyte-Samar DAILY EXPRESS POSITIVE l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXX NO. 100 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 04, 2018 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN No Overpricing Land deal regular: Mayor Step asserts ROEL T. AMAZONA CATBALOGAN CITY – Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan of this city maintains that the project that was questioned by the Office of the Om- budsman was above-board. Still, the city mayor and news reports circu- added that she would sub- lated in social media on mit herself to the legal pro- the alleged issuance of pre- cesses and prove her inno- ventive suspension order cence. against Uy-Tan, Vice Mayor “If the suspension is Art Sherwin Gabon, seven served on me, I will not councilors and several City escape. I will accept it and Hall personnel due to what respond in the proper fo- is claimed an irregularity on rum because I know that the purchase of a parcel of what they accused of me is property in the city. not true,” Uy-Tan, who re- Mayor Uy-Tan said that, mains unfazed, said in an as of press time, she has yet interview. to receive a copy of the said She said that this par- Ombudsman decision seek- ticular issue is nothing ing for her suspension for compared to previous is- six-months without pay. sues that were thrown at And contrary to the ob- her which she faced head- servations and conclusions on. of the said posts and news Earlier, several posts see Land deal /page 2 ... Purchase price comparison of city acquired lot with the adjoining lots in Payao, It’s politics, Boller says Catbalogan City. Ex-Samar mayor dismisses NPA claim Defense Sec. Lorenzana says bells that they were behind slay try on him to return to Balangiga on Dec.11 CATBALOGAN CITY- the district area of this city, were responsible on Boller’s Former mayor Aran Boller Boller was fired upon by one slay try as he was said to ORMOC CITY- The of Matuguinao, Samar dis- of the three suspects, hitting be responsible in “series of historic bells of Balangiga missed claim by the New him on his right hand. unsolved killings and other town, Eastern Samar are to People’s Army that they The city police of Catba- acts of reactionary violence” return to the country on were behind on attempt to logan recovered eight emp- in the town. December 11. his life. ty shells from caliber 45 at “The special operations This was announced by On November 18, while the crime of the scene. group of the AOC attempt- Defense Sec. Delfin Loren- inside his vehicle parked in The NPA’s Arnulfo Or- ed to carry out the decision zana in his remarks during Barangay San Francisco, tiz Command (AOC), in of the people’s court to im- the joint meetings of the which is located within a statement, said that they pose the death penalty on Regional Peace and Order Aran Boller, ex-mayor of Council, Regional Devel- Matuguinao, who managed opment Council, and the to escape justice. Boller was Regional Disaster Risk Re- duction and Management see Ex-Samar mayor / Council held in Ormoc City page 6 ... Monday (Dec.3). The Defense Secretary said that the welcoming rites, to be held at the Vil- lamor Air Base in Pasay City, would be ‘simple.’ “Yung bells of Balangiga Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana are coming back home on December 11 in the morn- He said that he learned ity of the President for the ing in a very simple cere- on this development bells’ eventual return to Former Matuguinao mayor Aran Boller sees politics mony in Villamor Air Base,” through a staff of US De- Balangiga, suggesting that as the motive on the slay try to his life, dismissing Lorenzana said to the ap- fense Sec. James Mattis. no less than Mr. Duterte claim of the NPA that they were responsible on the plause of the council mem- Lorenzana said that they incident. bers. will first ask the availabil- see Defense /page 6 ... 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, December 04, 2018 Earthquake victims in Kananga, Leyte received their housing units from NHA, LGU KANANGA, Leyte – cal government unit be- helped us. They imme- The National Housing cause this means we will diately send assistance Authority (NHA) and no longer have to share a like this housing that was the local government comfort room with other proposed by the NHA,” unit of this town award- families. We will also have Solano added. ed 118 housing units our own supply of water, Mayor Codilla said that intended for earthquake do the laundry and take while they have awarded victims. a bath at home,” Gomez the housing units to the NHA-8 Regional said in her message of ap- families, they could only Manager Rizalde Media- preciation after sharing to occupy their units once villo and Mayor Rowena the crowd her experience village officials could find Codilla led the awarding during the earthquake a source of water. on November 31 to the that happened while they “Please take care of the beneficiaries who tem- were celebrating the sec- units and follow all the porarily stayed in shel- ond birthday of her sec- conditions set forth by the National Housing Authority awarded 118 housing units at Blue Horizon Resi- ters donated by the Tzu ond child. NHA for the community. Chi Foundation. “I ask my fellow bene- Make this place beautiful,” dence in Kananga,Leyte for the families whose houses were destroyed due to About 49 families ficiaries to take care of the the town mayor added. the 6.5 magnitude earthquake that hit the townon July 6,2017. from Barangay Hiloc- units they gave us. Let our Codilla said that the (Roel T. Amazona) togan and 69 families stay in this new commu- location of the relocation from Brgy. Rizal were the nity be peaceful and build site is ideal to the resi- initial beneficiaries of the a good relationship with dents because it’s near to housing project called our neighbors,” Gomez the road and farm. Blue Horizon Residences added. Mediavillo, meantime for the displaced fami- For Solano, the earth- said that the implementa- lies of the magnitude 6.5 quake caused uncertainty tion of the housing pro- earthquakes that badly to her fellow residents in ject in Kananga did not hit the town of Kananga Hiloctogan. encounter any problems and Ormoc City on July “We were worried af- due to good relationship 6,2017. ter the earthquake. We between the national and The NHA is to con- don’t know where to start local government units struct 176 housing units because it destroyed not and the contractor. in all at the 1.69 hectares only our houses but even “The NHA is thankful resettlement site. Each our farms where we get for the cooperation of the unit measures 28.55 our source of livelihood. LGU in the implementa- square meters. Things for us got worst tion of this project. Col- Among the recipients when typhoon Urduja laboration makes it easier were the families of Ven- came in December that for the implementation jalyn Gomez from Brgy. added to the previous on the project. If there is Rizal and Jecille Solano destruction of the earth- a site, implementation of from the village of Hiluc- quake,” she said. the project is immediate,” Gawad Kalinga and the city government of Catbalogan through Mayor Steph- togan. “It is good that the Mediavillo said. any Uy-Tan turned over 30 housing units for the families in Barangay Mercedes “We are thankful to government never forgets (ROEL T. AMAZONA) whoses houses were totally damaged due to the December 2014 landslide in- the NHA and to the lo- us. The non-government cident. (Roel T. Amazona) Land deal... million in assets. her certificate of candi- 2 men apprehended for ...from Page 1 She added that the dacy for mayor on No- cases filed against her, the vember 29, the last day articles quoting the order vice mayor and the rest for filing for substitution violating no smoking, selling of the Ombudsman, the of the council are purely for candidates running in questioned transaction politically motivated for next year’s elections. was made aboveboard, she they are orchestrated by She was substituted of cigar in East Samar town said. their political enemies by her younger brother ARTECHE, Eastern acted in March 6, 2017. grounds and public plac- As to the fair market who are running against Dexter, former city fed- Samar- “If you can’t re- Section 5(b) of the es frequently visited by value alone, she empha- the Mayor’s slate come eration president of the spect us as people of Ar- town’s ordinance states children is strictly pro- sized that the purchase 2019 local elections. She Sangguniang Kabataan teche, you are not wel- that “selling and distri- hibited.” price of the city amount- added also that there is and ex-officio mem- come here!” bution of tobacco prod- “This is a reminder ing to P 1,500 per square a pending robbery/ex- ber of the Sangguniang This was the strong ucts within 100 meters especially to our visi- meter is comparatively tortion case filed by one Panlungsod in the years message of town Mayor away from schools, play- see 2 men /page 6 ... fair as compared to of the respondents of 2011-2013. Roland Boie Evardone the purchase prices of the Ombudsman case, Mayor Uy-Tan will after local police appre- adjoining lots such as Councilor Tekwa Uy run instead for councilor. hended two men selling We accept: those of the Religious against the complainant, cigarettes in their town.