Leyte-Samar DAILY EXPRESS POSITIVE l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI NO. 043 TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN Despite Sandiganbayan decision Samar Rep. Tan wins gubernatorial race JOEY A. GABIETA,ROEL AMAZONA Police Gen. Carlos welcomes TACLOBAN CITY- Samar Rep. Milagrosa Tan was elected cops who served during the as governor of the province, defeating a former military intel- ligence officer. May 13 elections Tan received 211,764 the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces votes against her rival, of the Philippines, only managed to obtain Emil Zosa. 204,118 votes. March 1 of this year, the In his Facebook post, Zosa conceded de- Fourth Division of Sandi- feat to Tan who is returning as governor of the ganbayan found Tan guilty province as she is to end her nine-year in for graft involving P16.1 office as a congresswoman representing million in the procure- Samar’s second district. ment of emergency sup- The governor-elect is to switch plies back in 2001 when position with her daughter, Gov. she was the governor of the Sharee Ann Tan, who also won on province. her congressional race. Tan immediately post- The younger Tan received a ed bail and sought for mo- total votes of 124,459 or higher Samar Rep. Milagrosa ‘Mila’ Tan was elected as gover- Police Brigadier General Joey Runes leads in the pinning tion for reconsideration. by 27,223 votes against her rival, nor of the province despite of an earlier decision of the of the Medalya ng Kasanayan to Police Regional Office Zosa, who was once Christopher Bolastig, once con- Sandiganbayan finding her guilty for a graft case. She 8 personnel who were deployed to secure the May 13, the head of the intelligence nected with the Bureau of will replace her daugther, Gov. Sharee Ann Tan, who will 2019 mid-erm election. (Photo from PRO) and operations division of see Samar /page 12 ... take her post as a congresswoman representing Samar’s second district. CAMP RUPERTO not have done it flawlessly. KANGLEON, PALO, So to everyone who im- Leyte – The Regional Po- parted their lives and limbs lice Office 8 (PRO8) gave a in this endeavor, my sin- More women to join Leyte’s heroes’ welcome to police cerest thank you to all of personnel who were de- you,” Carlos said. ployed to ensure a peace- The deployment of Spe- ful conduct of the May 13 cial Operation Task Group Sangguniang Panlalawigan elections in the region in Calbayog City that cov- Police General Dio- ers the entire Samar Is- TACLOBAN CITY– nardo Carlos, police re- land under Police Colonel Leyte’s provincial board gional director, led the Rolando Miranda, deputy will be packed with more welcoming ceremony held regional director for op- women, a development at the grounds of the re- eration, also helped in en- welcome by Vice Governor gional headquarters of the suring that the recent poll Carlo Loreto, the presiding Philippine National Police become successful and officer of the body. (PNP), here, Monday (May Aside from the reelect- 20). see Police /page 12 ... ed board members Gina About 8,625 police- Merilo (1st district), Trini- men were tasked during dad Apostol (2nd district) the May 13 elections de- and Maria Corazon Re- scribed by the police and mandaban (3rd district), the regional Commission three more women were on Elections (Comelec) as elected to the Sangguniang generally peaceful and or- Panlalawigan. derly. They are Raissa Vil- “You are our unsung lasin (2nd district); Anna Women Power. More women are to pack the provincial board of Leyte with the election of heroes. We turned the Tuazon (3rd district); and (from the left) Raissa Villasin, Anna Tuazon, and Caren Rama as board members. impossible into possible Caren Rama of the fourth of reelected Rep. Vicente Rep. Lucy Torres Gomez councilor of Tacloban City thru our combined efforts. district. Veloso (3rd district) while (4th district). see More women/ Without your cooperation Tuazon is the daughter Rama is the elder sister of Villasin is an outgoing page 12 ... and dedication, we could 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Paul Daza takes father’s seat as congressman for N. Samar’s first congressional district TACLOBAN CITY- Former Northern Samar governor, Paul Daza, was elected as congressman of the province’ first congres- sional district. Daza clobbered an old political rival, Harlin Abayon, to win the con- gressional race by almost 60,000 votes. Daza, who was the gov- ernor of the province from 2010 to 2013, obtained RETURN TO POWER. Former Northern Samar Paul Daza was 116,209 votes against for- elected as congressman, representing the first congressional mer congressman Abayon district of the province. Daza, a former governor, is to replace his (Nationalista Party) who father, Rep. Raul Daza, who is now on his third and last term as TRAGEDY. A passenger van,loaded with 21 passengers, collided with a six-wheeler truck that only garnered 59,685 votes. a congressman. resulted to the deaths of its nine passengers. The incident happened in Barangay District III, Ba- batngon in Leyte on May 17. (Photo Courtesy) Daza together with Northern Samar’s first con- ernor of the province, Vice Samar Rep. Edgar Mary gressional district which Governor Gary Lavin who Sarmiento (1st district) covers 14 towns which in- was reelected and outgo- were the only members of clude Catarman, the pro- ing Gov. Jose Ong who was Bloody Friday road accidents: the Liberal Party in the re- vincial capital. elected as congressman rep- gion to get elected during Meantime, Abayon’s son, resenting the province’s sec- the May 13 balloting. Rep.Harlin Neil Abayon III ond district. 9 dead, 20 injured Abayon was defeated also lost on his reelection The newly-elected of- TACLOBAN CITY- It Center(EVRMC). resident of Brgy. Carmen, by Daza’s father Raul dur- bid as their party-list group ficials of the province were was a very tragic Friday Injured during this inci- North Cotabato. ing the 2016 elections as Aangat Tayo failed to gather proclaimed by the members (May 17) as separate vehic- dent were Fritz Asis,28; Roel The six-wheeler was to congressman. votes to earn a seat at the of the Provincial Board of ular accidents resulted to Iglesias,36; Ethel Erine,28; deliver the swine to the pub- The elder Daza is on House of Representatives. Canvassers as winners on the death of nine passengers Helen Cañas,40; Renz Eze- lic market in Babatngon. his third and last term as Also elected were Rep. May 16. (JOEY A. GABIE- and the injury of 20 others. kiel Cajepe,4; Abundio Ca- And on the same day, at congressman representing Edwin Ongchuan as gov- TA/PETER D.PAREDES) The first accident took jepe,27; Thelma Aguilar,42; about 10 pm similar acci- place at about 6:15 in the Regine Abucay; Remegio dent happened along Brgy. morning along sitio Tab- Dalut; Robert Milado; Ar- San Isidro, Biliran town in ang of Barangay District III mando Solayao; and Rodel Biliran province. DPWH adopts a school in Babatngon Leyte when a Ecat, the driver of the pas- It was learned that a passenger van loaded with senger vehicle. passenger van, with plate 21 passengers collided with Majority of the pas- number HVT 959 fell on in Carigara, Leyte a six-wheeler truck loaded sengers were from Brgy. the side of the road after its with hogs. Tatabunan, Talalora, Samar, driver, Windelle Bacho,36 The said incident result- and Babatngon town. and a resident of Brgy. Lib- ed to the immediate death Reports reaching the re- og, Maasin City, fell asleep. of the eight passengers iden- gional headquarters of the Injured were Jose Si- tified as Evelyn Hodder,49; Philippine National Police danga,50 and his common- Emily Elorde,46; Marilyn said that the passenger van, law wife Josephine,42 and Saringan,46; Alden Cam- with plate number 084403 their two children Jared,5, uen23, and his sister Reme- and bound for Tacloban and Jade Danille,13; Con- lyn,21; Jackson Casarigo,24; City, appeared to be run- chita Vilato,51; Edward Rogelio Piscos,57; and Laila ning fast and while maneu- Vilato,54; and Regan Cobilla,54. vering at the site incident Mercader,31 and a vil- Bryan Bechachino,18, directly hit the six-wheeler lage councilor of Iyusan, later died while being truck which has four pas- Almeria, also in Biliran. treated at the Eastern sengers and 10 hogs and (JOEY A. GABIETA/ RONALD O. REYES)) Visayas Regional Medical driven by Erwin de Leon, a Cop shot to death by NPA CARIGARA, Leyte Gerald Pacanan, DPWH of slippers to each pupil – A more conducive Leyte 2 head engineer, of the recipient school. learning facility will this is the first time that Clarissa Delos Santos, welcome the students the district conducted this BES school principal, ex- rebels in E. Samar town of the Balilit Elemen- type of activity through pressed her sincere grati- TACLOBAN CITY- A took place in Barangay to gather information re- tary School(BES), this the initiative of the organ- tude to the whole DPWH policeman was shot dead Cambella of the said garding to an earlier in- town, being a recipient ization. family. by alleged members of town at around 2:25 pm cident when his path was of “Adopt-a-school” pro- “Employees whole- She added that this is a the New People’s Army by three NPA members. blocked by the perpetra- ject of the Department of heartedly donated for the timely occasion for them in Quinapondan, Eastern It was learned the tors and shot him several Public Works and High- funding of this program.