VOL. 19 NO. 50 ORMOC CITY P 15.00 at the newsstands JANUARY 7-13, 2019 Website address: www.evmailnews.net For feedback/inquiries: e-mail [email protected] Bets pledge peaceful polls n Army vows help to maintain Ormoc as “Saf- est City” n Parish priest says to “ campaign on facts” CANDIDATES ALL over the country on Sunday, Jan- uary 6, held peace covenants among the bets for the May 2019 elections, pledging to uphold a “fair, peaceful and honest elections.” Here in Ormoc City, police city director Sr. Supt. Armel Gon- PDP-LABAN CANDIDATES (L-R): Councilors Gerry Penserga, Bennet gona said the covenant gathered Pongos, Nolito Quilang, Jasper Lucero, Vincent Rama, Mayor Richard the most number of participants in Eastern Visayas, per his moni- Gomez, Vice Mayor Toto Locsin Jr., Goito Yrastorza, Roiland Villasencio, toring. Tomas Serafica, Perok Rodriguez, and Lalaine Marcos. Candidates from mayor to councilors from the two parties slugging it out this elections came, together with supporters. An estimated 2,000 teachers from “Poison” tag on coconut oil affects farmers, Baybay City the Department of Education also came, aside from the police and hold gab to find solutions, alternatives Army, Coast Guard, and other BY DAILYN CABARSE government agencies that joined. This is on top of coconut oil Mayor Richard Gomez and BAYBAY CITY – An investment being more expensive than palm Vice Mayor Leo Carmelo Locsin forum was held this week here, oil and soya which is not only Jr., who are running under the to look for alternative ways and cheaper but also readily available, administration’s PDP-Laban, solutions to boost the income of said Raymond Relova, regional together with their ODT team- coconut farmers here who are purchaser of the oil mills. mates came in full force. They reeling from low copra prices. That coconut oil has again are incumbent councilor Vincent Baybay City is a prime pro- been made a culprit is badly af- Rama, Tommy Serafica, Bennet ducer of coconut in the region. It fecting the industry, said Manny Pongos, Gerry Penserga and No- has two oil mills, an integrated S. Licup of SC Global. “This is Baybay City councilor Vicente Veloso III (in green) poses with the speakers lito Quilang and Goito Yrastorza; coco-processing plant, two coco very crucial tungod kay imagine, and participants of the investment forum. and, councilor wannabes Peter shell activated carbon exporters coconut oil is a poison, kinsa pa Rodriguez, Roiland Villasencio, and a virgin oil processing plant. man intawoy mopalit ana!”, said Jasper Lucero, and Lalaine Mar- However, export activities Licup. Bombo Radyo has new, youthful CEO cos. The ODT candidates came in of the coconut processors have “Kami, who are dealing with BOMBO RADYO Philippines, dark blue uniforms printed with also been affected after Harvard manufacturers in the US, naka- an Ilonggo-home grown brand their names and numbers. University released in 2018 a bantay gyud sa grabe nga pag that has continued to make the The other party, Lakas-CMD, study claiming that coconut oil is radio broadcasting landscape “poison.” SEE COCONUT P. 8 exciting and relevant to the Fili- SEE PEACEFUL P. 8 pinos, bares its trade secrets as it holds its Top Level Management Conference in Iloilo City from January 6 to 12, 2019. Dr. Rogelio M. Florete, the Chairman of 31 strong AM & FM radio stations located in 24 key cit- ies disclosed that Bombo Radyo’s continued airwave dominance is Margaret Ruth C. 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L&R [RIVERA BLDG] Mobile App. 2019 at the Rose Memorial Audi- BONIFACIO ST., DIST. 18, With Bombo Radyo’s strong torium of the Central Philippines Located at ORMOC CITY, LEYTE and relevant content on your cell University. 134 Real St., Telefax: (053) 560-9776 phones, everyone can continue A 30- piece Bombo Sym Ormoc City to listen to and interact with his SEE BOMBO P. 8 2 JANUARY 7-13, 2019 Red tide alert up in Tacloban, 64-year old taho vendor from Samar targets a Guinness Eastern Samar bays Record “by riding pedicab from Luzon to Mindanao” TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) in the area,” BFAR Regional – The Bureau of Fisheries Director Juan Albaladejo TACLOBAN CITY – A 64- and Aquatic Resources said in a mobile phone in- year old Philippine pedi- (BFAR) imposed a shellfish terview. cab loop rider is aiming ban on two Eastern Visayas This is the third red for a spot in the Guinness bays due to the recurrence tide recurrence after Super Book of World Record by of red tide phenomenon. Typhoon Yolanda struck in riding his pedicab from On Thursday (January Cancabato. The first only Luzon to Mindanao. 10), BFAR found the red tide lasted three days and the Ricadro “Karding” algal bloom in Cancabato second lasted three weeks, Limsi, a taho vendor from Bay in this city after a week- Albaladejo said. Novaliches, Quezon City long laboratory analysis. “Usually, it is taking spent a night in his home- Red tide phenomenon has so long for Matarinao Bay town in Catbalogan City, been up in Matarinao Bay because the area is enclosed. Samar on Wednesday (Janu- in Eastern Samar since Oc- The longest recorded was ary 9) before he heads to tober 2018, according to a in 2010 where it extended General Santos City and local advisory of the fisher- for a year. We need strong other parts of Mindanao. ies bureau. continuous rains and sus- He started his jour- “Pollution and high tained wave action to flush ney on December 11 from salinity triggered red tide out the red tide organism,” Ilocos Norte by riding the The 64-year old taho vendor and pedicab driver with big dreams prepare for his Mindanao jour- recurrence in Cancabato he added. pedicab that he uses to sell ney. (Photo by Rene Castino) Bay, but we expect the or- taho, then went to Panay SEE P ganisms will be flushed out RED TIDE . Island, Roxas, Capiz, Il- para maunawaan at matu- fortunately, he learned that itong ginagawa ko, kung soon due to strong current 6 oilo, via Batangas going lungan ako. Gusto kong he will not receive it should makatanggap ako ng tulong to Visayas. makapagpatayo ng sarili he get the Guinness record. ibabalik ko din sa ibang “It’s my second attempt kong pabrika ng taho,” he Luckily, he met various tao,” he added. since 2017 to tour around said. Ford Everest Clubs and oth- Limsi said that it will the country to get the atten- According to him, he er rider clubs, which gave take him another week to Dengue cases in tion of President Rodrigo only wanted to seek help him assistance throughout reach Mindanao via Gen- Duterte, Senators Cynthia from the government on his his journey. eral Santos City. Eastern Visayas up Villar and Manny Pacquiao first attempt, however, he It boosted his optimism He also plans to go to to help me with my liveli- failed to reach said officials. to continue with his trip, Davao, Cotabato and other hood,” he shared. He tried again this time hoping to receive more help areas in Mindanao before 106% in 2018 – DOH 8 “Nagbiyahe ako sa Lu- hoping to receive monetary for his dream taho factory. he goes home. By Marie zon, Visayas at Mindanao award from Guinness, un- “Hindi lang pansarili Tonette Marticio TACLOBAN CITY – The we had 12,022 dengue Department of Health cases,” she noted. Regional Office 8 (DOH- She added that den- RO8) has recorded a 106 gue cases have started to ADVERTISE WITH percent increase of den- increase in July last year EASTERN VISAYAS (EV) MAIL gue cases in Eastern Vi- up to early December. DPWH attends Ormoc sayas in 2018. The province of DOH Regional Direc- Northern Samar has the City Peace and Order tor Minerva Molon shared most number of cases at that based on their cum- 18 percent and 23 out of 24 Council Meeting DA regional office 8 has mulative data, a total of towns affected. They have 9,784 dengue cases with 50 1,764 cases with 11 deaths. ORMOC CITY – Pur- tor, and other private new Regional Director deaths have been recorded Baybay City, which suant to Section 116 of sectors attended the City from January to December has earlier declared a den- Republic Act No. 7160, Peace and Order Council TACLOBAN CITY – The as we know our goal – that of 2018. gue outbreak has also or the “Local Govern- (CPOC) Meeting last Jan- “This is the second recorded 9 percent of the ment Code of 1991”, and uary 9, 2018, Wednesday. Department of Agriculture is to help farmers and fish- highest since 2010 wherein total number of cases in Executive Order (EO) No.