The Ilocos Times

PASUQUIN, ILOCOS NORTE—The Brgy. Catalina chairperson this town was shot dead on his way home on the evening of December 9, 2016, a police report said. Zosimo Corpuz, 56, a second-term barangay chairperson was on his way home just after attending a Christmas lantern parade in the town proper when motorcycle-riding men attacked him. Police said the victim incurred multiple gunshot wounds all over his body. Investigators also recovered at least six empty shells of .45 caliber pistol at the crime scene. As of press time, police authorities are presently conducting manhunt operation against the suspects. Possible motive of the killing is yet to be identified. Family members of the victim said the village chief has no known enemy in the village which could have probably triggered the attack.  ( Leilanie G. Adriano )

Publication Notice R.A. 10172 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CCE-0078-2016 December 5, 2016           In Compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1 Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), Notice is hereby served to the public that CECILIA BALAI NAGUM has filed with this Office a petition for correction of entry in sex from MALE to FEMALE in the certificate of live birth of CECILIA AGOR BALAI at Sarrat, Ilocos Norte and whose parents are EPIFANIO RAMOS BALAI and SOLEDAD GAMAS AGOR.           Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his written opposition with this Office not later than Dec. 26, 2016. (SGD.) JOAN A. DUQUE Municipal Civil Registrar Dec. 12-18, 19-25, 2016*IT ________________________________________________ REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT FIRST JUDICIAL REGION Branch 19 Bangui, Ilocos Norte GINA