Tuesday Mar 18, 2025

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CMCPR President Díaz to clarify details of missing money for health insurance plan

By THE STAR STAFF

Carlos Díaz, the president of the Puerto Rico Physicians and Surgeons Association (CMCPR by its initials in Spanish), has announced that he will address the controversy surrounding the former president and current designated Secretary of Health, Dr. Víctor Ramos Otero, at a press conference on Wednesday.

Ramos has denied any responsibility regarding the alleged disappearance of approximately $1.4 million that was donated by doctors to establish a health insurance plan during his tenure at the CMCPR.

“Today, very important decisions will be made by the Governing Board, which we will announce at the press conference,” Díaz said. “No later than Wednesday; this will be a historic event.”

He emphasized that all relevant documentation would be presented to clarify the situation, asserting that he and the CMCPR governing board would provide detailed information and the complete truth.

Díaz claimed he was unaware of how the $1.4 million contributed by a group of doctors for the health plan was utilized. The CMCPR had lent $600,000 to support the initiative, with additional funds contributed by participating physicians, who deposited amounts ranging from $3,000 to $50,000 into a cooperative’s share account.

However, the CMCPR’s former treasurer, Roberto Pérez, challenged Díaz’s claim of ignorance regarding the health plan and the whereabouts of the funds. Pérez insisted that Díaz, who served on the governing board at the time, should have been aware of the financial transactions. He affirmed that the $1.4 million was essential for the development of the health plan.

On Monday afternoon, New Progressive Party Rep. Jorge Navarro Suárez strongly condemned a request by Popular Democratic Party (PDP) Senate Minority Leader Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz and the PDP alternate minority leader in the upper chamber, Sen. Marially González Huertas, for Gov. Jenniffer González Colón to withdraw the appointment of Ramos as secretary of Health (the governor reiterated that she would do no such thing). Navarro described the action as a baseless, biased political move and a clear defamation strategy against a professional of integrity committed to Puerto Rico’s public health.

“It is evident that this is a campaign orchestrated by the PDP leadership, in collaboration with Dr. Carlos Díaz, a PDP political activist, PDP mayoral candidate for San Juan, and president of the Physicians and Surgeons Association,” Navarro said. “Not only is this intended to discredit Dr. Ramos, but he is also being denied the opportunity to defend himself. Neither Senators Hernández nor González Huertas have requested information from Dr. Ramos, nor have they summoned him to the Senate to discuss his plans and proposals. Nor have they agreed to meet with him to hear the other side of the coin. This exposes the plot they are carrying out to obstruct his appointment.”

“The money didn’t vanish; it was spent on necessary expenses to create the health plan,” Pérez said. “Developing a health plan is neither easy nor inexpensive. When the plans were created, we hired a company called HMI, which had previously helped develop a health plan in the western region. I can attest that the funds were used for essential components of the plan, despite the challenges we faced.”

NPP presents candidates for SEC chair, alternate chair

By THE STAR STAFF

New Progressive Party (NPP) Electoral Commissioner

Aníbal Vega Borges announced on Monday the presentation of nominees for the positions of chair and alternate chair of the State Elections Commission (SEC) to the representatives of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) and the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) on the commission.

After a thorough process of interviews and evaluations, the NPP team selected Judge Jorge Rivera Rueda from the Caguas Court of First Instance for the role of chairman and Judge Cyndia Irizarry Casiano from the Arecibo Court of First Instance as alternate chairwoman.

Since the start of this year, and following the completion of the work related to the 2024 elections, the NPP Electoral Commissioner’s Office has sought qualified professionals to lead the agency responsible for upholding best practices in electoral

processes and ensuring compliance with the Electoral Code.

During this period, Vega Borges conducted interviews with potential candidates, ultimately choosing Rivera Rueda and Irizarry Casiano. Both judges bring extensive experience in the legal and electoral fields, displaying determination, composure, and professionalism, the NPP Electoral Commission said.

Judge Rivera Rueda has previously held positions in Ponce. Before his current role in Caguas, he worked in the Office of the Electoral Comptroller, focusing on legal research, document filing, and providing consulting services. He also has significant experience in electoral processes, having presided over the local boards of the SEC in Aguas Buenas and Santa Isabel.

Judge Irizarry Casiano has 29 years of uninterrupted public service. For 12 years, she has specialized in domestic violence and mental health cases. She has been involved in electoral processes since the 1990s and has chaired local SEC boards in Hatillo, Morovis and Quebradillas.

Beginning Monday, the PDP and PIP commissioners have 30 days to ratify the appointments made by the NPP electoral commissioner. If they do not do so, the appointments will be forwarded to Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, who will make a determination and submit it to the legislative bodies for evaluation and subsequent voting.

PDP delegations file bill in support of nearshoring incentive

By THE STAR STAFF

The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) delegations in the House and Senate introduced measures Monday in support of U.S. House Resolution (HR) 1328, which aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code and establish a tax incentive for companies that invest in manufacturing products within U.S. jurisdictions, including Puerto Rico.

“Puerto Rico, with its recognized manufacturing capacity in key sectors such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, aerospace, and semiconductors, is uniquely positioned to benefit from this legislation,” said Héctor Ferrer Santiago, the PDP minority leader in the island House of Representatives, in a written statement.

“It is vital to have strong support for this federal bill in both the House and Senate, as it will encourage investment in industrial infrastructure in Puerto Rico, promote the creation of well-paying

jobs, and solidify the island’s role in the strategic production of essential goods,” he said.

The incentive could also have a direct impact on the local economy, benefiting not only large corporations but also small and midsize enterprises (SMEs by the term’s initials in Spanish) in Puerto Rico, added Sen. Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz, the PDP minority leader in the upper chamber.

The Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly officially supports HR 1328, titled “To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Establish the Critical Supply Chains Reshoring Investment Tax Credit,” as reflected in House Concurrent Resolution 15 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 8.

“We urge both Governor Jenniffer González and the NPP legislators to focus their efforts on actively supporting this federal legislation in Congress, rather than wasting time and resources on inconsequential trips to politicize statehood,” the pro-com- monwealth legislators added.

Arecibo District senator, police ally for safer schools

By THE STAR STAFF

Arecibo District Sen. Brenda Pérez Soto has entered into a strategic alliance with the Puerto Rico Police Bureau to implement a security and student outreach plan in the region’s schools.

The senator visited the Arecibo police headquarters late last week, where she and Lt. Col. Jaime J. Mont Bruton agreed on a series of measures to promote school security and strengthen the relationship between police officers and the educational community.

Among the agreed-upon actions, Puerto Rico Police officers will regularly visit schools, especially those in grades kindergarten through five. The goal is for students to meet police officers directly, understand the importance of their work in the community, and be motivated to pursue a career in public service, especially in the police force. In addition, preventive patrols will be coordinated during key times, from 7 a.m. to noon and from 3 p.m. onward, to ensure that public schools are safe places for children and provide peace of mind to parents and citizens.

Another commitment made at the meeting was with Sgt. Randy Vargas, who highlighted the need to revitalize police

athletic leagues. That initiative, which has been highly successful in developing youth in the communities in the past, will be revived with a renewed focus on engaging children and youth in sports and educational activities that promote positive values.

“I want to thank Lieutenant Colonel Mont for his willingness and commitment to the safety of our communities. We both share the goal of our children seeing police officers as friends and heroes,” the senator said. “It’s important for them to understand the honor of being part of this security force. This security plan we’ve implemented, along with the preventive patrols in schools, aims to assure parents that their children are in a safe environment.”

Pérez Soto added that similar initiatives with other public sector professionals, such as firefighters, nurses and other public servants, are under development to expand the approach to security and education to all institutions across the island.

Judge Jorge Rivera Rueda

Popular Democratic Party Rep. Héctor Ferrer Santiago, center

Sen. Brenda Pérez Soto (Instagram via senadopr)

Senator demands end to DEI practices at Health Dept.

By THE STAR STAFF

Sen. Joanne Rodríguez Veve sent a letter to designated Health Secretary Víctor Ramos Otero demanding the elimination of any practices that promote diversity, inclusion and equity (DEI).

“It is essential to act swiftly and decisively to guarantee the operational continuity of the Department of Health, the provision of essential medical services to the public, and respect for the constitutional rights of all citizens and healthcare professionals in Puerto Rico,” the Dignity Project senator said in a written statement. “Our commitment remains to the well-being of all citizens, respecting their constitutional rights and ensuring an efficient, fair, and accountable public administration.”

The senator’s demand is based on President Donald

Trump’s Executive Order of Jan. 21, entitled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing.

“It is public knowledge that the Department of Health is implementing DEI policies, such as the Health Equity Program and the continuing education requirements on cultural sensitivity and competency in serving the LGBTTQ population, established through Administrative Orders 398 and 544, as a condition for maintaining a health provider license in Puerto Rico,” Rodríguez Veve said.

She demanded that Ramos Otero: repeal Administrative Orders 398 and 544, as well as any other administrative order that promotes DEI-based policies; eliminate DEI projects included in the Health Equity Program; and issue clear guidelines to the examining boards and administrative bodies overseen by the Department of Health to eliminate any DEI requirements, policies or programs.

Additionally, the senator requested, within 10 business days, a detailed breakdown of federal and state funds used for DEI policies from 2014 to 2024, as well as information on related contracts or agreements and the measures taken to align the agency’s operations with the aforementioned federal executive order.

Mayor’s ‘21 Days of Prayer for Humacao’ initiative begins

By THE STAR STAFF

Recognizing the importance of fostering unity, respect and civic peace, Humacao Mayor Rosamar Trujillo Plumey announced late last week the declaring of “21 Days of Prayer for Humacao,” an initiative that seeks to promote reflection, solidarity and the strengthening of community values in the eastern coastal town.

The mayor signed the municipal decree to hold “21 Days of Prayer” last Friday. Community and religious leaders, municipal officials, and citizens committed to the comprehensive development of Humacao were present at the event.

“From day one, I made a clear commitment: to govern with open doors, transparency, and closeness to our people,” Trujillo Plumey said. “This initiative reflects our genuine desire

to unite our community in a single purpose, regardless of their religious beliefs, strengthening the values that distinguish our identity as Humacaeños.”

The decree establishes that, beginning Monday and continuing until Sunday, April 6, all citizens who wish may voluntarily join in daily moments of prayer and reflection from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. The meetings will be held in different sectors and neighborhoods of the municipality, fostering inclusive and community participation.

The initiative will conclude on the final Sunday with a “special activity” at City Hall at 5 p.m., the mayor said.

“The foundation of our nation calls us to work together for the common good; these days of prayer will be an opportunity to strengthen the bonds that identify us as Humacaeños and as the Puerto Rican people,” Trujillo Plumey stated.

Comptroller finds irregularities at Treasury Dept.

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico Comptroller’s Office issued a qualified opinion on Monday regarding the operations of the computerized information systems within the Department of the Treasury’s Information Technology Area.

A qualified opinion indicates that while individual or aggregate noncompliance is significant, it is not widespread.

The report highlights deficiencies in the management of communication network access accounts. For instance, the users of 24 active access accounts could not be identified among the lists of employees, consultants or users from other agencies. Additionally, nine groups were granted administrative privileges for system security and antivirus software that the Treasury Department did not utilize, yet those privileges had not been revoked from the 23 active access accounts to which they were assigned.

The auditors found that, as of June 6, 2024, four access accounts belonging to former employees, who had left their positions between 2015 and 2024, had not been deactivated. Moreover, there was recorded activity in four inactive access accounts and one active account after these employees had terminated their duties.

The flagged issues could allow unauthorized individuals to access the communications network, potentially leading to irregularities or data alterations within information systems.

The audit of two findings revealed that the Information Technology Area Security Office could not provide documentation justifying the creation of 79 out of the 99 accounts reviewed. Notably, one of those accounts had access to the communications network and remote capabilities.

Furthermore, an evaluation of remote access forms for a sample of 25 accounts indicated that 48% of the forms lacked complete information. Additionally, 11 of the access

accounts examined were associated with employees who were not authorized to telework.

The Treasury Department’s budget ,meanwhile, has increased from $939 million in 2023 to $988 million in 2024, and is projected to rise to $1.019 billion in 2025.

Sen. Joanne Rodríguez Veve

Humacao Mayor Rosamar Trujillo Plumey (Wikipedia)

The Treasury Department in Old San Juan

One devastating storm system: What to know about the havoc

By ISABELLE TAFT, ADEEL HASSAN, HANK SANDERS and AMY GRAFF

Rain, snow, hail, dust, fire, tornadoes. A giant cross-country storm system last week led to one hazard after another, lashing California with an atmospheric river, fueling wildfires in Oklahoma and spawning tornadoes from Missouri to Alabama. A part of Texas felt like Mars. Huge stretches of communities across the Midwest and South were reduced to rubble. A governor lost a farmhouse to fire. And the area near a tiny town in Mississippi was struck by a tornado twice.

Since Friday, at least 40 deaths across seven states have been attributed to the storm. On Monday, the storm system is expected to move offshore, but more than 40 million people in the United States, mostly in the Plains, were under a red flag warning, indicating an increased risk of fire danger, according to the National Weather Service.

Here are a few things to know about the storm system and its impact.

Almost 100 tornadoes were reported Friday and Saturday. That number was reported by the Storm Prediction Center, although it may change. Overall, tornadoes and severe storms have killed at least 24 people across four states — Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri and Mississippi. Missouri has had the highest number of fatalities, 12.

Across the region, homes were leveled, with huge debris fields in their wake. In Poplar Bluff, Missouri, in the southeastern corner of the state, more than 500 homes were destroyed. Alabama, where two people died, reported damage in 52 of the state’s 67 counties.

In Mississippi, the area near Tylertown, which is near the border with Louisiana and has a population of about 1,500, was

hit by tornadoes in two separate instances Saturday.

The full extent of the damage across the region may not be known for days.

Tornadoes typically occur across the South at this time of year. Long-lasting tornadoes, which are rarer, had been forecast last week, and on Sunday meteorologists were assessing the recent series of them. Emily Thornton, a meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center, called it “a high-end severe event.”

In terms of the number of tornadoes, this outbreak was not an outlier. The most recent outbreak in the United States was on March 31 and April 1, 2023, when 146 tornadoes caused 26 deaths, according to William Bunting, deputy director of the Storm Prediction Center.

The winds accelerated wildfires across the Plains.

As a separate storm system rolls in, critical fire conditions are expected to return Monday and Tuesday, with strong winds predicted across eastern New Mexico, central and western Texas, western Oklahoma and southeastern Colorado.

As gusty winds and dry air teamed up Monday to heighten the risk of fires, emergency management officials in Oklahoma urged residents to avoid activities that could spark fires, especially in the western part of the state.

The Texas Division of Emergency Management said wildfire danger was forecast across the western half of the state through the week.

In Kansas, authorities said a large portion of the state was under a red flag warning Monday.

Hurricane-force winds had fanned wildfires that spread rapidly in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas over the weekend. The worst damage was in Oklahoma, where more than 400 homes and other structures were destroyed. At least four people have died in the state from the fires or high winds, and 142 people have been injured, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said Sunday.

In Stillwater, a city of about 50,000 that is home to Oklahoma State University, dozens of homes burned. Gov. Kevin Stitt was among the victims — he shared video of a farmhouse he owned in Luther, outside of Oklahoma City, in ruins.

Oklahoma residents deal with the threat of tornadoes all the time. But for many, encountering wildfires was a whole new experience.

J. Bryson Baker, 39, has spent his entire life in Stillwater. He had never fled a fire, until Friday. His family evacuated from their home in southwestern Stillwater to stay with relatives in Oklahoma City.

NASA schedules quick return of astronauts in SpaceX capsule

By ALI WATKINS and KENNETH CHANG

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — two NASA astronauts who have remained in space for months longer than planned — could be back on Earth on Tuesday evening.

That is earlier than NASA had said Friday when a replacement crew of astronauts launched to the International Space Station.

Typically, the two groups of astronauts — the new arrivals and the ones about to go home — overlap on the station for up to a week, but this time, the agency said it was looking at a quicker-than-usual return, as early as Wednesday.

On Sunday night, NASA said it was pushing the return date even earlier, to Tuesday, to take advantage of a good weather forecast along the Gulf Coast of Florida where the astronauts will splash down. The weather is expected to be less favorable later in the week.

NASA officials want to keep handover short to conserve supplies like food.

“We don’t want to lose any good opportunities that we might have in this case,” Dina Contella, deputy manager at NASA for

the space station program, said during a news conference Friday. “We’re trying to stretch the consumables.”

Undocking is scheduled for a little after 1 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday.

Williams and Wilmore, along with Nick Hague of NASA and Aleksandr Gorbunov of the Russian space agency, will be in the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft — the one that Hague and Gorbunov took to space in September. The journey back will take about 17 hours.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon with the replacement crew — Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers of NASA, Takuya Onishi of Japanese space agency and Kirill Peskov of the Russian space agency — arrived at the space station at 12:04 a.m. Eastern time Sunday. After checks to ensure that the seal between spacecraft and space station was tight, the hatch opened 1 1/2 hours later and the crew of four received warm greetings from their colleagues.

For Williams and Wilmore, it has been a long journey. The two arrived at the space station in June on what was meant to be a brief, dayslong test flight of a new Boeing Starliner spacecraft.

Instead, after malfunctions in the capsule, NASA officials opted to leave the astronauts at the space station and bring back the Starliner empty.

Williams and Wilmore have lived on the space station for nine months, awaiting new crew members to relieve them of their duties so that operations can run smoothly. The capsule’s trip was due to launch in February but was delayed until this month.

Nine months is not an unusually long stay in space — many astronauts on the space station live there for months, and some have even lived there for more than a year. Williams and Wilmore have used the time to conduct experiments, many exploring what the absence of gravity does to a body.

The pair’s unexpectedly long stay in orbit has intrigued space nerds, hobbyists and members of the public alike, fascinated by their fate. Williams and Wilmore have embraced their circumstances, broadcasting regularly from the station and speaking fondly about their layover in space.

“It makes you really want to enjoy every bit of your time that you have up here,” Williams told “The Daily” last week.

The aftermath of a tornado in Tylertown, Miss., on Sunday, March 16, 2025. (Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times)

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With deportations, Trump steps closer to showdown with judicial branch

By MATTATHIAS SCHWARTZ

The Trump administration moved one large step closer to a constitutional showdown with the judicial branch of government when airplane-loads of Venezuelan detainees deplaned in El Salvador even though a federal judge had ordered that the planes reverse course and return the detainees to the United States.

The right-wing president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, bragged that the 238 detainees who had been aboard the aircraft were transferred to a Salvadoran “Terrorism Confinement Center,” where they would be held for at least a year.

“Oopsie … Too late,” Bukele wrote in a social media post Sunday morning that was recirculated by the White House communications director, Steven Cheung.

Around the same time, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in another social media post, thanked Bukele for a lengthy post detailing the migrants’ incarceration.

“This sure looks like contempt of court to me,” said David Super, a law professor at Georgetown University. “You can turn around a plane if you want to.”

Some details of the government’s actions remained unclear, including the exact time the planes landed. In a Sunday afternoon filing, the Trump administration said the State Department and Homeland Security Department were “promptly notified” of the judge’s written order when it was posted to the electronic docket at 7:26 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday. The filing implied that the government had a different legal authority for deporting the Venezuelans besides the one blocked by the judge, which could provide a basis for them to remain in El Salvador while the order is appealed.

The administration said that the five plaintiffs who filed suit to block their deportations — the suit that yielded the judge’s order — had not been deported.

On Sunday, legal analysts were still stitching together the timeline, trying to determine where the planes were shortly before 7 p.m. Eastern time Saturday — and how close the Trump administration is to open defiance of the Constitution’s system of checks and balances.

That was when Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Trump administration to cease its use of an obscure wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, as a pretext for the expulsion of migrants, and immediately return anyone it was expelling under the act to the United States.

Regardless of the timing, Boasberg’s order appeared to have been brushed aside by the Trump administration, which went ahead and turned the Venezuelans over to the government of El Salvador for detention. In touting the event, Rubio made no mention of Boasberg’s order. On Saturday, the judge had ordered the government to return anyone removed under the Alien Enemies Act to U.S. soil, “however that’s accomplished — whether turning around the plane or not.”

Judge James Boasberg in his chambers at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, March 13, 2023. Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to cease its use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as a pretext for the expulsion of migrants. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

administration said Sunday.

“Court order defied,” wrote Mark Zaid, a Washington lawyer whose legal fights with the administration have put him in Trump’s crosshairs. In a social media post, Zaid said the events of Saturday and Sunday were the “start of true constitutional crisis.”

Other experts were concerned but more cautious.

“We need a little more development of the facts,” said Adam Winkler, a professor at UCLA. “If the report is true about timing, then it does seem like the administration has ignored a binding court order. And if that’s the case, then the courts must act swiftly to punish the Trump administration. We cannot have the executive branch ignoring the orders of the judicial branch.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a statement Sunday denying that the administration had refused to comply with the order, and questioning the judge’s authority to issue it.

In a 25-page appellate filing Sunday, Justice Department lawyers called the order by Boasberg, who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama, a “massive, unauthorized imposition on the Executive’s authority.” Trump’s actions, they argued, “are not subject to judicial review” because of what they said was the presidency’s inherent constitutional authority over national security and foreign policy matters, and that the federal courts as a whole lacked jurisdiction over his exercise of a “war power.”

Federal judges have been clashing with the Trump administration for weeks over dozens of executive actions that the courts have tried to put on temporary hold while their legality is assessed. In some cases, plaintiffs who sued the administration and won obtained favorable judicial orders have returned to court saying the administration was failing to comply with them.

On Friday, a kidney transplant specialist and professor at Brown University’s medical school was deported from the United States, even though a court had ordered her expulsion temporarily blocked, according to her attorney and federal court documents.

But the mockery by Bukele — and the tacit endorsements of it by senior administration officials — seemed to push Washington closer to a constitutional crisis, critics of the

On Saturday, the Trump administration claimed authority under the Alien Enemies Act to immediately deport any Venezuelan citizen age 14 or older who the administration says is a member of Tren de Aragua, a violent criminal gang that was designated a foreign terrorist organization in February. In its proclamation Saturday, the White House called the gang a “hybrid criminal state” that was “perpetrating an invasion” of the United States, justifying use of the 1798 law, which had only been invoked three times before — for the War of 1812, World War I and World War II.

Earlier in the day, anticipating that step, five Venezuelans in federal custody filed a class-action lawsuit claiming that their expulsion on that basis would violate federal law and the Constitution’s guarantee to due process. Boasberg soon issued a restraining order blocking their removal.

Then, in a hearing Saturday afternoon, lawyers for the plaintiffs told the judge that two planes carrying other Venezuelans expelled under the Alien Enemies Act were “in the air.” From the bench, shortly before 7 p.m., Boasberg ordered the government to turn the planes around and bring the detainees back. Then he issued a second written order barring the government from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport any suspected members of Tren de Aragua.

The flights to El Salvador marked the second time in quick succession that the administration has been accused of deporting someone in violation of a court order. Lawyers for Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a doctor specializing in kidney transplant patients and a professor at Brown University’s medical school, said she was deported Friday despite a court order to the contrary from Judge Leo Sorokin of U.S. District Court in Massachusetts. On Sunday, Sorokin gave the government a Monday deadline to respond to charges that it had “willfully disobeyed” his order.

How corporate America is backsliding on DEI

By EMMA GOLDBERG, AARON KROLIK and LILY BOYCE

Household-name companies, like Walmart and Meta, have scaled back diversity, equity and inclusion goals in recent months. These brands are part of a widespread retreat happening across corporate America, according to a New York Times analysis of annual financial filings. It has been as noticeable among tech giants as among drugmakers, concert promoters and nearly every sector of the U.S. economy.

So far this year the number of companies in the S&P 500 that used the language “diversity, equity and inclusion” in these filings has fallen by nearly 60% from 2024.

Seventy-eight percent of companies — 297 out of the 381 that have filed their reports so far this year — continue to discuss various diversity and related initiatives, according to the Times analysis, which examined a decade of financial filings known as 10-Ks that public companies submit each year to the Securities and Exchange Commission. But many of them have softened or shifted previous language, by removing the word “equity,” for example, or emphasizing “belonging” rather than DEI.

Major corporations began to shy away from taking strong stances on DEI before President Donald Trump reentered office, but the trend accelerated rapidly afterward.

These filings aren’t the only reflection of what companies are doing, or declining to do, to promote diversity, equity and inclusion — but they offer one view of changing stances in the words of the companies themselves. Plenty of language in these filings changes from year to year, though the Times analysis focused specifically on language about DEI.

In some ways, the shift reflects a pattern of companies chasing what seems most socially and politically expedient. After the killing of George Floyd in May 2020 and the Black Lives Matter protests that followed, many companies denounced racial injustice. By 2022, over 90% of the S&P 500 had language about DEI in their annual filings. Uber, for example, “committed to becoming an anti-racist company.” Best Buy wrote in a quarterly regulatory filing that “in the wake of George Floyd’s death” the company would strive to “address ra-

cial inequities.”

By 2024, the social pressure had started to reverse. “Critical race theory” was labeled by some senators as “activist indoctrination,” and many states took steps to restrict DEI programs at universities. This backlash was accelerated by a Supreme Court decision in 2023 that struck down affirmative action in college admissions. While that decision was not directed at corporations, some law firms began to face lawsuits over fellowships that were open only to marginalized groups, and other employers started to pay more attention.

Trump then took direct aim at corporations. Soon after his inauguration in January, he issued an executive order that instructed federal agencies to investigate “illegal DEI” in the private sector. He changed the staffing and leadership of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which enforces the country’s anti-discrimination laws, putting in place an acting chair who said her priorities included “rooting out unlawful DEI-motivated race and sex discrimination.”

Lawyers who have been helping companies navigate the new legal landscape said that some executives were worried about public disclosures on diversity efforts. Company leaders might want to keep their diversity initiatives in place but realized that describing DEI goals in public documents, like 10-Ks, could prompt scrutiny or government investigation. So some have found ways to hedge or otherwise tweak the language they use to make it more vague.

Dow Chemical and Adobe did not reply to requests for comment on the shift in language in their annual reports.

“You don’t want to provide a road map for critics to look into what you’re up to,” said Jon Solorzano, a partner at the law firm Vinson & Elkins who counsels companies on management issues, including DEI. “Talking about it externally is now viewed as a riskier proposition, while continuing to talk about it internally is maybe less risky.”

Vertex Pharmaceuticals did not reply to a request for comment on the shift in its 10-K language on DEI. It still has a page on its website on the topic, something that other companies have also maintained — even as it has softened the language on it in its annual regulatory disclosures.

In a statement, a Johnson & Johnson

spokesperson said the company “has always been and will continue to be compliant with all applicable legal requirements and remains dedicated to the values in our credo.”

Given the mounting pressures from the Trump administration, it is perhaps surprising that hundreds of companies have maintained DEI language in their 10-Ks this year. Delta Air Lines wrote, “Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to effective human capital management.” Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the insurance brokerage, reported the share of its employees and managers who are “racially/ethnically diverse.”

Still, the pendulum is swinging away from DEI, many corporate lawyers say, and the momentum can be hard to resist. Companies often tend to follow the crowd, whether that means adopting a certain approach to management (think “agile”), a popular strategy on innovation (like “design thinking”) or a job title that many of their peers are suddenly adding

So far this year the number of companies in the S&P 500 that used the phrase “diversity, equity and inclusion” in annual reports has fallen by nearly 60 percent from 2024, a New York Times analysis shows.

(“chief of staff”).

But fads often have shallow roots, and companies might drop that practice as soon as it opens them to social critique or legal scrutiny.

“Companies will adopt these fads and fashions, and they’ll do it for legitimacy and reputation management purposes and never fully adopt it,” said Ranjay Gulati, a Harvard Business School professor. “Then it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy, because it doesn’t achieve their business goals, so it goes out of fashion, and they dump it.”

DuPont declined to comment, and Uber did not reply to a request for comment.

A spokesperson for Live Nation wrote in a statement, “While the legal landscape may be evolving, our commitment to inclusivity and Taking Care of Our Own will always remain at our core.” Some of Live Nation’s previously announced diversity goals stated 2025 as the target year to reach them, and previous 10-K documents had said the company was making progress toward achieving them.

An additional factor in the pullback, lawyers say, is some executives’ realizing that they might have set goals in 2020 or 2021 that they cannot achieve without aggressive DEI efforts that might be targeted with lawsuits or investigations in the coming months. Since Trump took office, the EEOC has made clear that it intends to investigate what it sees as DEI overreach, which could include specific targets for hiring employees of underrepresented groups or executive bonuses tied to meeting those goals.

“Some goals based on race and gender that were set during the Biden administration were not reflective of availability in the workforce, potentially operating more like a quota than a good faith placement goal,” said Craig E. Leen, a partner in the employment practice at the law firm K&L Gates. “Some employers are realizing that the goals are not attainable in a legal manner and are therefore resetting expectations.”

To some DEI proponents, the speed of the reversal has underscored the shallowness of some of the initial commitments. “As you’re seeing companies pull back from these commitments, a lot of people are questioning how credible those commitments were in the first place,” Solorzano of Vinson & Elkins said.

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Friday’s sharp bounce on Wall Street flattered a rough week, but stock futures were back in the red again early today as investors continue to fret about the impact of all the economic policy upheaval on American households.

I’ll review what’s moving global markets this morning and then explore how the Trump administration’s potential plan to weaken the dollar could take Wall Street down with it.

Monday’s U.S. retail sales update for last month will be in sharp focus today, despite consensus forecasts for a brisk rebound in shopping after a weather-related drop in January.

Once that’s out, the Atlanta Federal Reserve will update its closely-watched ‘GDPNow’ model, where the current estimate is for an alarming first-quarter economic contraction of 2.4%.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s new administration appears to have no intention of slowing the pace of policy disruption, but is instead telling Americans to brace themselves for a bumpy ride.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday again refused to rule out a recession, adding that stock market corrections like the one the S&P 500 recorded last week were “healthy”.

“We are going to have a transition, and we are not going to have a crisis,” Bessent told NBC’s “Meet the Press”.

Otherwise, it’s a big week for central banks, with the Fed, Bank of Japan and Bank of England all meeting, However, no major policy moves are expected by any of them.

The Fed is highly unlikely to change interest rates given all the shifting policy sands. But investors will scrutinize the updated economic and policy rate projections and try to assess whether there could be a pause in the rundown of the Fed’s balance sheet.

Fed policymakers currently expect two rate cuts this year, with futures markets half priced for a third. Ten-year Treasury yields were firmer to start the week, and the dollar was steady. Overseas, stocks in Europe and Asia were mostly up on the day.

The latest sweep of Chinese economic updates showed that retail and industry numbers for the first two months of the year were above forecasts, but ongoing deflation in home prices continues. Beijing’s latest consumption stimulus plan was also in focus, but mainland Chinese shares bucked the regional trend and ended the day lower.

In Germany, last week saw an agreement among the mainstream political parties to push ahead with the massive fiscal stimulus and defence reboot. Now attention will turn to the actual vote on Tuesday. Although court challenges to the plans are underway, the vote is expected to pass.

Now, I’d like to explore how all of the volatility on Wall

US retail under scrutiny

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Street in recent weeks may be related to the Trump administration’s plans for the dollar.

Dollar stops insulating U.S. stocks

Seemingly erratic U.S. policymaking may be weakening the dollar as much as any potential ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’ could have hoped, but risks taking U.S. asset prices down with it.

As U.S. trade and political alliances are sundered and Americans start to fret about an economic downturn, foreign investors in the United States are having to rethink some basic assumptions.

Deutsche Bank strategist George Saravelos points out that in early 2025, overseas investors, who have for years been happy to hold U.S. dollar assets without hedging the currency, have had a rude awakening.

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Trump’s plan to discuss Ukraine’s power plants with Putin prompts questions

By IVAN NECHEPURENKO and CONSTANT MÉHEUT

The Kremlin said Monday that preparations were underway for a phone call between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump, as questions swirled over Trump’s comments suggesting that power plants and “dividing up” Ukrainian assets were on the agenda.

The highly anticipated phone call, scheduled for Tuesday, will be the first known conversation between the two leaders since Ukraine agreed to support a U.S.-backed monthlong ceasefire, as long as Russia does the same. While Trump has unequivocally stated his desire to broker some sort of truce as quickly as possible, Putin seems to be seeking to exploit the moment to win more concessions.

Speaking aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening, Trump said he expected to discuss territorial issues with Putin as well as the fate of Ukrainian power plants. He also noted that there had already been discussions about “dividing up certain assets.”

“We want to see if we can bring that war to an end,” Trump said. “Maybe we can. Maybe we can’t, but I think we have a very good chance.”

The Kremlin’s spokesperson confirmed Monday that a call was expected to take place the following day but declined to disclose the conversation topics when asked whether Ukrainian power plants would be discussed.

“We never get ahead of things,” said the spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, since in Moscow’s “opinion the contents of conversations between the two leaders cannot be discussed a priori.”

Putin has not yet agreed to the 30-day ceasefire that U.S. officials proposed after talks with Ukrainian officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has said the idea was “the right one and we definitely support it” — but laid out numerous conditions that could delay or derail any truce.

“There are questions that we need to discuss, and I think that we need to talk them through with our American colleagues and partners,” he said at a news conference Thursday.

Those remarks came just before Putin met with Steve Witkoff, who serves as Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East. But he has been involved in the peace talks over Ukraine and other discussions about restoring ties between Moscow and Washington.

Witkoff told CNN on Sunday that his meeting with Russia’s leader had lasted three to four hours. He declined to share the specifics of their conversation, but said it went well and that the two sides had “narrowed the differences between them.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has accused Putin of stalling while Russia’s army advances on the battlefield to strengthen his hand in talks with the Trump

President Donald Trump addresses questions aboard Air Force One, March 16 2025. Trump said negotiations over a U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal had continued over the weekend and that discussions had included “dividing up certain assets.” (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

administration about pausing the hostilities.

Moscow’s push to drive out Ukrainian troops from most of the Kursk region of Russia in recent days has deprived Ukraine of an important bargaining chip in any potential negotiations. .

With its advance in Kursk, Russia can show Trump that it holds the momentum on the battlefield. Battlefield maps compiled by both Russian and Western groups analyzing combat footage and satellite images show that Russian forces have already crossed into Ukraine’s Sumy region from Kursk, in what analysts say may be an effort to flank and encircle the remaining Ukrainian troops in Kursk or open a new front in the war.

Zelenskyy has accused Russia of preparing to mount a larger offensive into the Sumy region, which is home to hundreds of thousands of people. Those actions, he said, indicated that Putin was not interested in peace.

Since the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire, Zelenskyy said Sunday night, “Russia stole almost another week — a week of war that only Russia wants.”

“We will do everything to further intensify diplomacy. We will do everything to make diplomacy effective,” he wrote on social media.

The reference to “power plants” by Trump was the latest indication that they might factor into any such diplomacy around a ceasefire. While the president did not elaborate, his comments came on the same day Witkoff mentioned a “nuclear reactor” in an interview with CBS News.

That appeared be a reference to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine, which Russia seized early in the war and still controls.

The six-reactor plant, Europe’s largest, has not supplied power to Ukraine’s grid since its capture. Its proximity to front-line fighting has long raised concerns about the risk of a radiological disaster.

Ukraine has repeatedly demanded Russian forces leave the power plant in order to reduce the risk of a nuclear accident and ease the country’s power shortages. But that possibility has grown increasingly unlikely as Russia strengthens its hold on occupied territories in Ukraine.

Viktoria Hryb, the head of the Ukrainian parliament’s subcommittee on energy security, said she was “a little surprised that the question of the plant emerged” in the remarks by Trump and Witkoff.

“Ukraine wants it back,” she said, but it isn’t clear why Russia would give it up.

The power plant sits near the Dnieper River in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, which Russia has officially annexed despite controlling only part of its territory.

Surrendering it would mean ceding territory Russia considers its own. It would also give Ukraine’s troops a foothold in a Russian-controlled area that has been relatively protected from Ukrainian attacks thanks to the natural barrier of the large Dnieper River.

At the same time, energy experts say, the nuclear plant is in poor condition after three years of war and restoring full operations would require a lot of time and investment from Russia. That could mean Russia might see an incentive to try to trade it for something else, such as the easing of Western sanctions on the Russian economy, experts say.

Victoria Voytsitska, a former lawmaker and senior member of the Ukrainian parliament’s energy committee, noted that Moscow had long sought to resume oil and gas exports to Western countries. Those exports, a crucial source of revenue for Russia’s government, largely stopped after the war began, as European countries moved to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies and imposed sanctions on Russian energy companies.

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Venezuelan families fear for relatives as Trump celebrates deportations

By ANNIE CORREAL

Mirelis Casique’s 24-year-old son last spoke to her Saturday morning from a detention center in Laredo, Texas. He told her he was going to be deported with a group of other Venezuelans, she said, but he didn’t know where they were headed.

Shortly after, his name disappeared from the website of U.S. immigration authorities. She has not heard from him since.

“Now he’s in an abyss with no one to rescue him,” Casique said Sunday in an interview from her home in Venezuela.

The deportation of 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador this weekend has created panic among families who fear that their relatives are among those handed over by the Trump administration to Salvadoran authorities, apparently without due process.

The men were described by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt as “terrorists” belonging to the Tren de Aragua gang. She called them “heinous monsters” who had recently been arrested, “saving countless American lives.” But several relatives of men believed to be in the group say their loved ones do not have gang ties.

On Sunday, the Salvadoran government released images of the men being marched into a notorious megaprison in handcuffs overnight, with their heads newly shaven.

Like other Venezuelan families, Casique has no proof that her son, Francisco Javier García Casique, is part of the group, which was transferred to El Salvador on Saturday as part of a deal between President Nayib Bukele and the Trump administration. The Salvadoran leader has offered

to hold Venezuelan migrants at the expense of the U.S. government.

However, Casique said that not only had her son’s name disappeared from the website of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she also recognized him in one of the photos of the recently arrived deportees that El Salvador’s government has circulated. When she saw him in the photograph, she said, she felt “broken at the injustice” of what was taking place.

Neither government has made public the names of the Venezuelan deportees, and a spokesperson for the Salvadoran government did not respond to a request for confirmation that Casique’s son part of the group. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement, did not respond to a request to confirm whether García had been deported to El Salvador, either.

Casique said she identified García by the tattoos on one of his arms, as well as by his build and complexion, though his face was not visible. The photo shows a group of men in white shirts and shorts with shaved heads, their arms restrained behind their backs.

In recent years, Venezuelans have migrated to the United States in record numbers, as their country has spiraled into crisis under the government of Nicolás Maduro. Because Maduro, unlike most other leaders in the region, has not accepted regular deportation flights from the United States, the Trump administration has been looking for other ways to deport Venezuelans.

On Sunday, Venezuela’s government forcefully denounced the transfer of the migrants to El Salvador, saying in a statement that the United States had used an outdated law — the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 — to carry out an illegal operation that violated both U.S. and international laws.

From the start of his presidential campaign, President Donald Trump has focused on Tren de Aragua and its presence in the United States. When he deported a large group of Venezuelans last month to Guantánamo, a U.S. military base on Cuba, Trump also said that the deportees belonged to the gang, a claim that some of their relatives have denied.

Neither the U.S. nor the Salvadoran government has offered evidence that the migrants are connected Tren de Aragua, a gang that originated in Venezuela’s prisons but whose reach now extends throughout Latin America. Trump, whose government designated it a terrorist group, has zeroed in on incidents that, he said, show the presence of Tren de Aragua in the United States.

Bukele said that the deportees would be held for at least

a year and made to perform labor and attend workshops under a program called “Zero Idleness.”

Casique said her son had no gang affiliation and had entered the United States to seek asylum in late 2023 after several years spent working in Peru to support his family back home. During his journey north, he was injured in Mexico when he fell from a train, she said.

García, who had turned himself over to authorities at the U.S. border, was detained at a routine appearance before immigration officers last year after they spotted his tattoos, Casique said.

The tattoos, which she says include a crown with the word “peace” in Spanish and the names of his mother, grandmother and sisters, led authorities to place García under investigation and label him as a suspected member of Tren de Aragua, according to Casique.

García remained in a detention center in Dallas for two months, his mother said, but a judge ultimately decided that he did not pose a danger and allowed him to be released as long as he wore an electronic device to track his movements.

The New York Times could not independently verify why he had been held and released.

After Trump’s inauguration this year, García became worried, but Casique remembered telling her son that he had nothing to fear: The administration said it would go after criminals first.

But, on Feb. 6, authorities arrived at García’s door and took him into custody.

“I told him to follow the country’s rules, that he wasn’t a criminal, and at most, they would deport him,” Casique said. “But I was very naive — I thought the laws would protect him.”

The deportation of 238 Venezuelans to El Salvador this past weekend has created panic among families who fear that their relatives are among those handed over by the Trump administration to Salvadoran authorities, apparently without due process. (YouTube via Firstpost)

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By DAVID BROOKS

Many years ago, I asked a friend who had been hired as a senior foreign policy official what he’d learned in government that he didn’t know beforehand. He replied: “I used to think policy-making was 75% about relationships. Now I realize it’s 95% about relationships.”

It’s very hard to do big things alone. So competent leaders and nations rely on relationships built on shared values, shared history and shared trust. They construct coalitions to take on the big challenges of the age, including the biggest: whether the 21st century is going to be a Chinese century or another American century.

In that contest the Chinese have many advantages, but until recently America had the decisive one — we had more friends around the world. Unfortunately, over the last month and a half, America has smashed a lot of those relationships to smithereens.

President Donald Trump does not seem to notice or care that if you betray people, or jerk them around, they will revile you. Over the last few weeks, the Europeans have gone from shock to bewilderment to revulsion. This period was for them what 9/11 was for us — the stripping away of illusions, the exposure of an existential threat. The Europeans have realized that America, the nation they thought was their friend, is actually a rogue superpower.

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America as your foe. Over the next few years, I predict, Trump will cut a deal with China, doing to Taiwan some version of what he has already done to Ukraine — betray the little guy to suck up to the big guy. Nations across Asia will come to the same conclusion the Europeans have already reached: America is a Judas.

This is not just a Trump problem; America’s whole reputation is shot. I don’t care if Abraham Lincoln himself walked into the White House in 2029, no foreign leader can responsibly trust a nation that is perpetually four years away from electing another authoritarian nihilist.

So what’s going to happen?

NATO is over. Joe Biden spent four years defending the postwar liberal order. That order grew out of a specific historical experience: Isolationism after World War I led to the horrors of World War II; internationalism after World War II led to 80 years of superpower peace. You tell that narrative to the younger generations and many look at you as if you’re talking about the 14th century. The postwar order was a historic accomplishment, but it was a product of its time, and we are not going back to it. It does no good to try to revive the ghost of Dean Acheson; we have to think of a new global architecture.

The West is (temporarily) over. What we call “the West” is a centuries-long conversation — Socrates searching for truth, Rembrandt embodying compassion, Locke developing enlightenment liberalism, Francis Bacon pioneering the scientific method. This is our heritage. For all of our history America understood itself as the culmination of the great Western project. The idea of the West was reified in all the alliances and exchanges between Europe and North America.

But the category “the West” does not seem to be in Trump’s head. Trump is cutting America off from its spiritual and intellectual roots. He has completed the project that Jesse Jackson started in 1987 when he and a bunch of progressive activists at Stanford chanted, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Western Civ has got to go.”

The new civilizational struggle is between hard and soft. Don’t overthink this. Trump is not playing four-dimensional chess and trying to pry Russia from its alliance with China. U.S. foreign policy is now oriented to whatever gets Trump’s hormones surging. He has a lifelong thing for manly virility. In the MAGA mind, Vladimir Putin codes as hard; Western Europe codes as soft. Elon Musk codes as hard; USAID codes as soft. WWE is hard; universities are soft. Struggles for dominance are hard; alliances are soft.

Europe will either revive or become a museum. It’s possible Europe will become a low-fertility, low-innovation, slow-growth vacation destination for the world. But Europeans know that this is their moment to cut the security cord with America and revive their own might. Germany is increasing its borrowing capacity so it can build weapons. Former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi jolted the continent by arguing that market fragmentation was killing innovation in tech. Many conservatives are convinced that Europe is too secular and

American flags on the stage before President Donald Trump, Republican presidential candidate, speaks at the Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia, June 30, 2023. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

decadent to ever recover. Maybe. But Germany is a serious nation. France has an unsurpassed Civil Service. History has shown that the British people can be trusted when times are hard.

A new age of nuclear proliferation. As America withdraws its security umbrella, nations around the world, from Poland to even Japan, will conclude that they need nuclear weapons. What could go wrong?

China will fill the gap. As America betrays its friends, China will seek to make them. China’s special representative for European affairs to the EU recently called the Trump administration’s treatment of Europe “appalling.” He continued: “I believe European friends should reflect on this and compare the Trump administration’s policies with those of the Chinese government. In doing so, they will see that China’s diplomatic approach emphasizes peace, friendship, goodwill and winwin cooperation.”

This kind of plea will fall on skeptical ears, but the reality is that when they are faced with two rogue superpowers — China and America — nations across Europe, Asia and Africa will have to hedge their bets and play both sides.

A global culture war. For years, the World Values Survey has shown that Western Europe and the blue parts of American are drifting toward a hyper-individualistic, postmodern culture that is farther and farther away from the more traditional communal cultures in other parts of the globe. That was bound eventually to produce political rifts. One of the reasons MAGA conservatives admire Putin is that they see him as an ally against their ultimate enemy — the ethnic studies program at Columbia.

A return to national greatness. History is not over. As the historian Robert Kagan points out, America oscillates between periods of isolationism and interventionism. We also oscillate between individualism and communitarianism, cynicism and idealism, secularism and religiosity, irrational pessimism and irrational optimism. We are now on the extreme edge of the former of all those polarities.

Trumpian incompetence will provoke a counterreaction, which will prove to be an opportunity and rebirth. When that happens people will be ready to hear the truth that Trump will never understand — that when you turn America into a vast extortion machine, you will get some short-term wins as weaker powers bend to your gangsterism, but you will burn the relationships, at home and abroad, that are actually the source of America’s long-term might.

Senadora Ada Álvarez Conde presenta medidas para fortalecer

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EL CAPITOLIO – La senadora Ada Álvarez Conde presentó el lunes un paquete legislativo compuesto por los Proyectos del Senado 391 y 392, con el objetivo de regular la venta y rifa de animales en plataformas digitales, prohibir cirugías estéticas innecesarias y reforzar las sanciones contra el maltrato animal en Puerto Rico.

“Estas leyes no solo regulan la venta y crianza, sino que también promueven la educación y la fiscalización para garantizar un trato digno y justo a los animales en Puerto Rico”, expresó Álvarez Conde en declaraciones escritas.

El Proyecto del Senado 391 busca prohibir la rifa de animales y restringir su venta en plataformas digitales, periódicos y redes sociales, limitándola a criadores y vendedores con licencia vigente del Departamento de Salud. Además, otorga facultades al Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor (DACO) para fiscalizar los anuncios de venta y multar a quienes incumplan la ley.

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SAN JUAN – La gobernadora Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón presentó el lunes un proyecto de ley para establecer el Expediente Digital Único, con el propósito de centralizar la información de personas con diversidad funcional y garantizar la continuidad de los servicios educativos, vocacionales y de salud desde la niñez hasta la adultez.

“Este proyecto surge de propuestas presentadas por paneles de expertos, gremios y padres de niños con diversidad funcional. Forma parte de nuestros esfuerzos para mejorar la calidad de vida de esta población, estableciendo un sistema gubernamental más integrado y eficaz”, expresó González Colón en conferencia de prensa.

El anuncio se realizó en la sede de SER de Puerto Rico, donde la gobernadora estuvo acompañada por la presidenta de la organización, Nilda Morales; el secretario del

nificativamente a la sobrepoblación de animales en las calles. Muchas personas venden, compran y regalan sin el compromiso y la responsabilidad, y luego los abando- nan”, indicó Álvarez Conde.

Entre los cambios propuestos, la legislación establece que los anuncios de venta de animales deberán incluir el número de licencia del criador. También, se aclara que los fondos generados por multas por maltrato animal serán destinados a la Oficina de Control de Animales del Departamento de Salud para el establecimiento de refugios regionales.

Por otro lado, el Proyecto del Senado 392 busca prohibir cirugías con fines estéticos innecesarios en animales, tales como la desungulación de gatos (oniquectomía), la desvocalización de perros (ventriculocordectomía), el corte de cola (caudectomía) y el corte de orejas (otectomía).

“Es triste que en pleno 2025 todavía haya quienes piensen que extirpar las uñas de un gato, quitarle las cuerdas vocales a un perro o cortarles la cola y las orejas es aceptable. Esto no es estética ni conveniencia, es maltrato animal”, sostuvo la senadora.

Departamento de Salud, doctor Víctor Ramos; el secretario del Departamento de Educación, Eliezer Ramos; la secretaria auxiliar de Educación Especial, Alayra Figueroa; la administradora de Rehabilitación Vocacional, doctora Rosa Lugo Cabán; y otros funcionarios de agencias relacionadas con la atención de personas con diversidad funcional.

El proyecto, radicado bajo el Proyecto de la Cámara 387 y el Proyecto del Senado 413, permitirá que el expediente digital contenga información unificada de los servicios recibidos a través del Departamento de Salud, el Departamento de Educación y Rehabilitación Vocacional, evitando retrasos y la duplicidad de procesos.

“Avalamos esta medida porque facilitará la agilidad y precisión en la prestación de servicios de educación, salud y calidad de vida para esta población. La integración de datos permitirá responder con ma-

Álvarez Conde se convierte en la primera legisladora en presentar un proyecto en Puerto Rico para prohibir estas prácticas, alineándose con una tendencia global que reconoce a los animales como seres sintientes protegidos por la legislación.

Las medidas incluyen sanciones severas para los infractores, destinando los fondos recaudados a la creación de refugios regionales y programas educativos sobre bienestar animal.

“No se trata solo de cambiar leyes, sino de cambiar mentalidades. El respeto hacia los animales es un reflejo de nuestra evolución como sociedad. Con este paquete de medidas, buscamos una política pública más justa, ética y compasiva”, concluyó la senadora Álvarez Conde.

yor eficiencia, incluso en situaciones de emergencia”, sostuvo el secretario de Educación, Eliezer Ramos. Por su parte, el designado secretario de Salud, doctor Víctor Ramos, destacó que el expediente único permitirá un manejo más coordinado de la información de cada paciente. “Esto garantizará que cuando busquemos servicios para una persona con diversidad funcional, su récord educativo, de salud y familiar esté accesible en todas las agencias pertinentes, permitiendo una atención más efectiva y organizada”, afirmó.

La administradora de Rehabilitación Vocacional, doctora Rosa Lugo Cabán, explicó que el proyecto fortalecerá la transición de los estudiantes del Programa de Educación Especial a la vida adulta. “Este mecanismo agilizará los referidos, eliminará procesos burocráticos y fomentará una colaboración interagencial que maximiza la eficiencia en las agencias que trabajan con esta población. Es una iniciativa de avanzada y visionaria que transformará la manera en que servimos a las personas con diversidad funcional”, señaló.

Explicó que el expediente digital facilitará la transición de los menores con diversidad funcional desde su ingreso a centros de cuido, donde se realizan evaluaciones y referencias a especialistas, hasta su traslado al Departamento de Educación al cumplir tres años. La Administración para el Cuidado y Desarrollo Integral de la Niñez (ACUDEN) será clave en este esfuerzo, asegurando una intervención temprana y un seguimiento adecuado en cada etapa.

El Departamento de Educación será la agencia responsable de desarrollar y administrar el expediente digital, garantizando su accesibilidad segura y eficiente para las agencias y los beneficiarios.

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He voices Porky Pig, and that’s not all, folks

By CARLOS AGUILAR

“We all want to be like Bugs, but we’re all really Daffy,” voice actor Eric Bauza said with a hearty laugh during a recent interview in Los Angeles.

For the past five years, the Canadian performer, 45, has played both the clever rabbit and the hyperactive duck. He has won two Children’s & Family Emmy Awards for voicing these pair, as well as other characters, in the series “Looney Tunes Cartoons” and “Bugs Bunny Builders.”

Over the years he’s also summoned Sylvester, Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn and Elmer Fudd.

In director Peter Browngardt’s “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” (in theaters March 14), Bauza voices both Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Distributed by Ketchup Entertainment, the first fully-animated original feature starring these characters to get a theatrical release is a zany, hand drawn, sci-fi romp in which buddies Daffy and Porky must defeat a malicious alien invader.

Sitting in a meeting room at the Garland Hotel in North Hollywood, and wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with Wilma Flintstone (Hanna-Barbera’s “The Flintstones” is among his favorite classic cartoons), Bauza recalled first watching “Looney Tunes” on Saturday mornings growing up in Scarborough, Ontario. The wacky violence and daring humor of those cartoons enticed a young Bauza.

As he recounted one of his favorite “Looney Tunes” shorts, “Long-Haired Hare,” in which Bugs Bunny torments an opera singer, Bauza seamlessly shifted into singing in the voice of the famed animated wise guy, “Music hater and a rabbit hater too, apparently,” he recited.

“They really shaped my sense of humor as well as my love for drawing,” Bauza said about “Looney Tunes” while quickly sketching the face of Bugs Bunny, his favorite from the gang, on a notepad. “He had six whiskers if the cartoon is high budget, four whiskers if it’s low budget,” he said after completing the sketch.

Bauza has a deep knowledge both of Looney Tunes character history and the man who conceived most of their voices nearly 90 years ago: Mel Blanc.

“Mel Blanc is like the voice of God for me,” Bauza said. “He’s the blueprint. If you’re replicating any of these classic characters, you have to refer back to him because he created not just their voices but their personalities.”

Watching the special features on the “Looney Tunes” DVD box sets, which included Blanc’s recording sessions and notes, was a key resource for Bauza as he studied the voices.

The child of Filipino immigrants, Bauza has been doing funny voices to make people laugh for as long as he can remember.

He thinks of the time a teacher in high school tasked him with delivering the morning announcements over the P.A. system, as a catalyst for his interest in voice acting. Bauza would relay the information in different cartoon voi-

Eric Bauza, who voices the characters Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny and more, in Los Angeles, March 3, 2025. Bauza’s work appears in the new animated feature, “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie.” (Daniel Dorsa/The New York Times)

ces, which his classmates found amusing.

Yet, voice acting wasn’t always Bauza’s main aspiration. He first pursued a career as an animation artist. Following an internship at Spumco, the studio behind “The Ren & Stimpy Show,” he worked for the Los Angeles-based animation outfit Six Point Harness.

He soon realized, however, that he wasn’t finding creative fulfillment in those jobs and decided to focus full time on pursuing voice work. Being cast in the Nickelodeon show “El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera” secured him a visa to stay in the United States, along with membership in the Screen Actors Guild.

It was during the breaks in the recording sessions of the Cartoon Network show “Uncle Grandpa” that its creator, Browngardt, first heard Bauza impressively do the Looney Tunes voices.

When Browngardt was planning to direct the series “Looney Tunes Cartoons” for HBO Max in 2018, he immediately asked Bauza to audition. Committed to the part, Bauza brought carrots into the booth and ate them as he read for the role of Bugs Bunny.

“Bauza’s auditions stood out because it wasn’t just a straight impersonation of the voices Mel Blanc created,”

Browngardt said. “He was able to act within the voices in such a way where it was very funny and very entertaining just like Mel Blanc did it.”

Animation historian Jerry Beck, who created the website Cartoon Research, agreed. “Eric embodies Mel at his prime, which is the 1940s when he was screaming and acting the lines in wilder and crazier ways,” Beck said. “Eric’s nailed that 1940s feeling.” Beck also said that he thought Bauza’s stint working as an animation artist empowered him with a unique advantage over other voice artists, because he understood the process.

For the movie, Bauza recorded all of Porky’s lines first, since Daffy was more strenuous on his vocal cords. But what truly impressed Browngardt was how precise Bauza was keeping track of how his two performances would eventually cut together.

“He imagined the scene in his head while performing as these characters that are so well known and he made it all really believable,” Browngardt said.

The performer’s first official job in this cartoon universe was voicing Marvin the Martian on “The Looney Tunes Show,” which aired on Cartoon Network from 2011-13. “Oh, isn’t that lovely, Earth creature?” he said as the extraterrestrial.

On the “Looney Tunes Cartoons” series and in the 2021 film “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” Bauza flaunted his repertoire, voicing at least half a dozen characters in each project.

Beyond “Looney Tunes,” Bauza is also the voice match for the character Puss in Boots, voiced famously by Antonio Banderas. When the Spanish actor is unavailable to play the valiant feline (like for select TV ads), Bauza takes over. He and other voice actors have found an additional source of income: stepping in for A-list talent when schedules conflict or when an actor is dismissed from a project. Bauza has voice-matched Bill Hader on “Bob’s Burgers” and Ezra Miller on “Invincible.”

Bauza believes his career has been built from a series of generous acts by the people in his life. From his late uncle who moved from Toronto to Los Angeles, and with whom he lived during his first internship in 1999, to all the artists who’ve entrusted him with bringing their characters to life.

Over the course of our conversation the vocally chameleonic Bauza channeled the voice of Homer and Marge Simpson, Peter Griffin from “Family Guy,” actor Seth Rogen and even President Donald Trump. “These Canadians, they’re coming over the border taking all the American voice jobs, we got to get them back to Canada,” he said in Trump’s distinct tone while smiling.

Still, Bauza hopes to one day be best known for a voice all his own.

“In this business the dream is to create an iconic voice that every kid in the schoolyard does,” Bauza said. “I’ve had some original characters that were well known, but none that when you do it everyone in the room lights up like you are putting on a superhero cape.”

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See spot spa: Hotels are ready to pamper your pup

By JULIE WEED

The first time Benji, a 5-year-old Maltese mix, checked into the NH Collection New York Madison Avenue with her owner, something seemed a bit off: The metal food and water bowls just would not do. So the staff scrambled, offering the little dog 10 different options until she found a porcelain one she liked. And now that she’s a frequent guest, they store that bowl for her next visit.

Gone are the days when hotel guests traveling with their dogs had to sneak them into their rooms or pack their own chew toys. The welcome mat is out, and many hotels are going all out to please four-legged guests. Some provide custom bedding, toys and fresh-cooked food. Many offer maps of nearby off-leash areas and pet-friendly restaurants. Others go further with dog-sitting, walks and even wilderness hikes.

More vacationers than ever are bringing along their family pets. According to American Pet Products Association 2024 surveys, about 9 out of 10 owners say they’ve traveled with their pet in the last year, compared with about 8 out of 10 in the 2021-2022 study.

Whenever Benji and her owner, a Florida businessperson, stay at the NH Collection New York Madison Avenue, the staff always tries to book her “favorite room,” said Fredrick Jones, the rooms division and guest relations director at the hotel. Once, when there was construction near that room, employees showed Benji five other rooms, but the dog did not seem comfortable in any of them. Finally, they changed course, reopening the usual room. “Benji ran from corner to corner. She knew she was home,” Jones said.

A growing number of Americans are traveling with pets, and many are staying in places that offer their dogs amenities like robes,

fresh meals and wilderness hikes. (Antoine Doré/ The New York Times)

Walks (and hikes) that get tails wagging

For some travelers, pet care is becoming just as important as a pool or a spa in choosing a hotel. Some properties have staff dedicated to pets. Others tap outside professionals. Kimpton Hotels in the United States has teamed up with the dog care company Wag! for walks and day care. Guests at the Pan Pacific Hotel in London can ask the pet concierge to make arrangements for walks with Paws Galore Pet Sitters or a canine massage at Shoreditch Dog House. Other hotels provide lists of approved vendors for guests seeking pet care.

tary 30-minute hike while their owners can track them using a GPS device on their collar connected to a phone app.

At the Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado, a wilderness guide and a photographer from Colorado Wilderness Rides and Guides will take guests’ dogs on a 3- to 4-hour hike tailored to their size and energy level through the forest and, weather permitting, to a nearby lake for a swim. The dogs are outfitted with protective shoes and an “adventure gear backpack” containing treats, a collapsible water bowl and a tennis ball. Guests pay $350 and receive photos of the dog’s adventure. They can also track their pet’s location and heart rate with a GPS-enabled collar.

Fluffy robes for fluffy friends

Hotels have indoor dogs covered, too. With 24 hours’ notice, the Pan Pacific will provide a linen floor mat embroidered with the pet’s name by an in-house team of tailors, and the pet can take it home. And meals created by a dog nutritionist for the hotel include organic eggs, nitrate-free bacon and lamb sausages, “thinly sliced, cooked ‘sous-vide’ then panfried” (18 to 28 British pounds, or $23 to $35).

The Plaza Hotel in New York City offers a white Plaza dog bathrobe as part of its Pampered Pup Package. The robes come in five sizes, or for an extra $100 to $175, a customsize robe can be ordered 30 days in advance. The package also includes a dog bed, dog macarons and Evian water. Costs depend on the room type and date of stay.

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At NUMU, a boutique hotel in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Gustavo Vasquez, a food and beverage manager, also walks the hotel’s one or two canine guests each week at the nearby park. Like most hotel dog walkers, Vasquez sends a report card and photos to the owner after their outings. A one-hour walk is $30, with sitting services at $20 per hour for longer periods. If a visiting dog seems lonely in the room, Vasquez may take it (with the owner’s permission) to the rooftop bar to mingle or to hang out with him in his office.

Some hotels cater to dogs with a more adventurous spirit. On Sunday mornings, at the Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa in Whitefield, New Hampshire, a “trail tail guide” will take up to four canine guests on a complimen-

Dogs can even be part of wedding planning. For $750, couples getting married at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, can have staff members take their dog for a pre-wedding bath at a pet spa, create a floral collar coordinated with the wedding colors, and take photos of the couple with their best friend. In case the dog isn’t invited to the reception, sitting services are also available for an extra charge.

Dogs now have more options to try out their sea legs, too. Though cruises have generally barred pets, in early 2026, Cruise Tails will be offering a one-week voyage for dogs (and owners), departing from Tampa, Florida. The itinerary promises prancing, splashing and costumes, with double-occupancy balcony rooms (that’s two humans and one dog) starting at $7,000. One dog is allowed per cabin and it must weigh under 20 pounds and be less than 18 inches tall. Waste bags are provided for pet relief stations located in public areas and on each cabin’s balcony. And don’t worry about seasickness: There will be a veterinarian on board.

The San Juan Daily Star

LEGAL NOTICE

TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA LNSTANCIA SALA DE HUMACAO LUIS ENRIQUE

LOPEZ ALVARADO Peticionario EX PARTE

Civil: NG2024CV00133. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS A QUIENES PUEDA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN SOLICITADA, SUC MELQUIADES GONZÁLEZ

A LOS TENGAN EN LA FINCA DESCRITA MÁS

ADELANTE CUALQUIER

DERECHO REAL, A LOS ORGANISMOS PÚBLICOS AFECTADOS, Y EN GENERAL, A TODO AQUEL QUE DESEE OPONERSE A LA PETICIÓN.

POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica que se ha radicado una petición sobre expediente de Dominio ante el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico sala Superior de Humacao bajo el numero del epígrafe que puede afectar sus derechos. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es: Lcdo. Edmundo Ayala Oquendo P.O. Box 1105 Fajardo, 00738 teléfono 787-603-4277 edmundoayala@gmail.com

A través de la petición el peticionario de epígrafe solicita a este Tribunal que declare a su favor la Petición sobre Expediente de Dominio sobre el predio de terreno objecto de la misma para ser reconocido coma adquirido y ocupado por el peticionario. Esta notificación se hace a tenor con lo provisto por el Artículo 185 de la ley 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 (30 LPRA 6221). La descripción de la finca objecto de la presente Petición sobre Expediente de Dominio. RÚSTICA Parcela de terreno sita en el Barrio Rio Blanco del Municipio de Naguabo, Puerto Rico, con cabida superficial de 92181.7731 metros cuadrados equivalentes a 23.4536 cuerdas. En lindes por el NORTE, con terrenos de la Sucn. Melquiades González de Jesús, por el SUR con terrenos de Enrique Pagan Luyando y Don Juan Hernández, por el ESTE, con Área Verde del Rio Blanco de Naguabo, por el OESTE, con y terrenos de Don Enrique Pagan Luyando

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Y Sucn. Melquiades Gonzales de Jesús Enrique Pagan Luyando. La descrita propiedad no esta inscrita en el registro de la propiedad su número de catastro es 000-000-00-00-000 y un tiene un valor aproximado de $30,000.00 dólares Este Tribunal ordenó que se publique este edicto en un periódico de circulación general para que aquellos que deseen oponerse así lo hagan ante el Tribunal notificando al abogado del peticionario referido en este Edicto. Los interesados contarán con el término improrrogable de 20 veinte días a partir de la (3) tercera publicación de este edicto para comparecer ante el tribunal para alegar lo que en derecho proceda. Se le advierte que de no comparecer al Tribunal para expresarse, el Tribunal podrá dar curso a los remedios solicitados por el Peticionario. En Humacao, Puerto Rico hoy 9 de octubre de 2024. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LISA M. FIGUEROA RUIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. JORDAN ROBERTO LLERAS ROSADO; AUTORIDAD PARA EL FINANCIAMIENTO DE LA VIVIENDA DE PUERTO RICO

Demandados Civil Núm.: AR2024CV01398. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la Sala Superior de Manatí, Puerto Rico, por la presente anuncia y hace saber al público en general que en cumplimiento con la Sentencia dictada en este caso con fecha 5 de diciembre de 2024, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 4 de febrero de 2025 librado por este honorable Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor, y por dinero en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal con todo título derecho y/o interés de la parte demandada sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Parcela de terreno marcada con el número Quince (15) del Bloque G de la Urbanización Residen-

cial Las Gardenias VBC-ciento cincuentitres (VBC-153) del Barrio Coto Norte, del Municipio de Manatí, Puerto Rico, según el plano de inscripción final aprobado por la Administración de Reglamentos y Permisos de Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de doscientos metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, con la Calle F, distancia de diez metros; por el SUR, con el solar número treinta, distancia de diez metros; por el ESTE, con el solar número dieciséis, distancia de veinte metros; y por el OESTE, con el solar número catorce, distancia de veinte metros. Contiene una casa en concreto destinada a vivienda. Finca Número 8,417, inscrita al folio 255 del tomo 194 de Manatí. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí. Dirección Física: URB. RESIDENCIAL LAS GARDENIAS, BARRIO COTTO NORTE, PARCELA #15 BLOQUE G, MANATI, PR 00674. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 23 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Manatí. Siendo ésta la primera subasta que se celebrará en este caso, será el precio mínimo aceptable como oferta en la Primera Subasta, eso es el tipo mínimo pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca para la propiedad, la suma de $55,550.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 30 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar antes señalado en la cual el precio mínimo serán dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $37,033.33. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta segunda subasta por el tipo mínimo indicado en el párrafo anterior, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en el mismo lugar antes señalado el día 7 DE MAYO DE 2025, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo aceptable como oferta será la mitad (1/2) del precio mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $27,775.00. Si se declare desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada

si ésta es mayor. Con el importe de esta venta se habrá de satisfacer el balance de la sentencia dictada en este caso el cual consiste en el pago de $53,913.96 de principal, más intereses convenidos al 7.5000% anual más recargos hasta su pago, más el pago de lo pactado en la sentencia para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados. Se dispone que una vez celebrada la subasta y vendido el inmueble relacionado, el alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial a los nuevos dueños dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la celebración de la Subasta. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del demandado/deudor la ocupen. El Alguacil de este Tribunal efectuará el lanzamiento de los ocupantes de ser necesario. Si la subasta es adjudicada a un tercero y luego se deja sin efecto, el tercero a favor de quién se adjudicó la subasta solo tendrá derecho a la devolución del monto consignado más no tendrá derecho a entablar recurso o reclamo adicional alguno (judicial o extrajudicial) contra el demandante y/o el acreedor y/o inversionista, dueño pagaré y/o su abogado. Si se anula la venta, el comprador tendrá derecho a la devolución del depósito de la venta judicial menos los honorarios y costos incurridos en el proceso de venta judicial. No tendrá ningún otro recurso contra el acreedor hipotecario ejecutante ni la representación legal de éste. Por la presente, también se notifica e informa a la Autoridad para el Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico por éstos contar con una hipoteca a su favor por la suma de $22,500.00, sin intereses, vencedero el día 14 de marzo de 2028, constituida mediante la escritura número 74, otorgada en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el día 14 de marzo de 2023, ante el notario Rey J. De León Colón, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Manatí, finca número 8,417, inscripción 11ra. Nota: Afecta a Condiciones Restrictivas bajo el programa “Programa Asistencia Directa al Comprador (HBA)” por el término de 5 años por haber otorgado gastos de cierre. Además, se notifica e informa a Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, personas desconocidas que puedan tener derechos en la propiedad o título objeto de este edicto. La Venta en Pública Subasta de la referida

propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga y gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la Primera, Segunda y Tercera Subasta, si eso fuera necesario, a los efectos de cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha Subasta. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante horas laborables y para la concurrencia de los licitadores expido el presente Edicto que se publicará en un periódico de circulación diaria en toda la Isla de Puerto Rico por espacio dos (2) semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana y se fijará, además, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Alcaldía y la Colecturía de Rentas Internas del Municipio donde se celebrará la Subasta y en la Colecturía más cercana del lugar de la residencia de la parte demandada. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente que firmo y sello, hoy día 20 de febrero de 2025. WILFREDO RODRÍGUEZ CARRIÓN, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL PLACA #135, SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN

COOPERATIVA DE SEGUROS DE VIDA DE PUERTO RICO (COSVI)

Parte Demandante V. SUCESION DE OSCAR FRANCISCO SARDIÑA GARCIA T/C/C OSCAR SARDIÑA GARCIA

Y COMO OSCAR F. SARDIÑA GARCIA, COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM); ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA

Parte Demandada

Civil Núm.: SJ2023CV08926.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. A: SUCESION DE OSCAR FRANCISCO SARDIÑA GARCIA T/C/C OSCAR SARDIÑA GARCIA Y COMO OSCAR F. SARDIÑA GARCIA, COMPUESTA POR JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM); ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; Y AL PUBLICO EN GENERAL:

El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, hago saber a la parte demandada y, al PUBLICO EN GENERAL, y a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante, a saber: EMBARGO FEDERAL: En el libro de Embargos Federales número 7, en la página 105, asiento 5, anotado el día 29 de julio de 2014, con número de notificación 110741314, embargo contra Oscar F. Sardiña García; Computer Transmission Center, seguro social patronal: 660541312, por la suma de $1,756.92. No podemos precisar si el titular y el embargado es la misma persona. EMBARGO FEDERAL: En el libro de Embargos Federales número 7, en la página 154, asiento 1 y 2, anotado el día 2 de diciembre de 2014, con número de notificación 131098614, embargo contra Oscar F. Sardiña García; Computer Transmission Center, seguro social patronal: 660541312, por la suma de

$10,898.67. No podemos precisar si el titular y el embargado es la misma persona. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Al Folio 83 Asiento 1, 2 y 3 en el Libro de Embargos Federales 7. Número de Notificación 999443514, de fecha 20 de mayo de 2014, se anotó embargo contra Oscar F. Sardina Garcia; Computer Transmission Center, seguro social patronal #66-0541312, por la suma de $16,387.76. Observación: Los asientos 2 y 3 son continuación de las fechas de renovación. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Al Folio 83 Asiento 4 en el Libro de Embargos Federales 7. Número de Notificación 999443614, de fecha 20 de mayo de 2014, se anotó embargo contra Oscar F. Sardina Garcia; Computer Transmission Center, seguro social patronal #66 0541312, por la suma de $109.00. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Asiento 2020-000502FED Karibe, anotado el día 24 de enero de 2020, con número de notificación 402245720, embargo contra Oscar F. Sardiña García; seguro social: xxxxx-1655, por la suma de $21,629.66. No podemos precisar si el titular y el embargado es la misma persona. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Asiento 2020000505-FED Karibe, anotado el día 28 de enero de 2020, con número de notificación 402246720, embargo contra Oscar F. Sardiña García; Computer Transmission Center, seguro social patronal: xxxxx-1312, por la suma de $25,159.06. No podemos precisar si el titular y el embargado es la misma persona. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Asiento 2020000506-FED Karibe, anotado el día 20 de febrero de 2020, con número de notificación 402247520, embargo contra Oscar F. Sardiña García; Computer Transmission Center, seguro social patronal: xxxxx-1312, por la suma de $4,348.58. No podemos precisar si el titular y el embargado es la misma persona. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Asiento 2023008005-FED Karibe, anotado el día 13 de septiembre de 2023, con número de notificación 477679823, embargo contra Oscar F. Sardiña García; seguro social: xx-xxx-1312, por la suma de $5,688.84. No podemos precisar si el titular y el embargado es la misma persona. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Asiento 2023-008006-FED Karibe, anotado el día 13 de septiembre de 2023, con número de notificación 477681123, embargo contra Oscar F. Sardiña García; seguro social: xxxxx-1655, por la suma de $9,752.68. No podemos preci-

sar si el titular y el embargado es la misma persona. Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 10 de febrero de 2025 - {250 Fecha mandamiento}, por la Secretaria del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: Dirección de la Propiedad: 1200 Calle 10NE, Urb. Puerto Nuevo, San Juan, PR 00920. URBANA: URBANIZACIÓN PUERTO NUEVO de Monacillos. Solar: Quince guion CB (15-CB). Cabida: Trescientos ochenta y seis punto ochenta y siete (386.87) Metros Cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, Sur, Este y Oeste, con terrenos de la propiedad de la Everlasting Development Corporation y dando frente al Norte con la calle denominada Calle Número quince (15) de la urbanización y hace esquina a las calles denominadas calle Número quince (15) y dieciséis (16). En este solar hay edificada una casa de bloques de cemento y hormigón reforzado, que consta principalmente de dos dormitorios, sala-comedor, cocina y cuarto de baño. Consta inscrita al folio 67 del tomo 156 de Monacillos, Finca 5,668, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección III de San Juan. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante, hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor por la suma de $194,547.50, intereses ascendentes a $4,822.92, los cuales continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación a razón de 6% anual, cargos por demora según pactados, más cualquier adelanto adicional y realizado por la demandante, conforme a los términos pactados y garantizadas en la escritura de hipoteca y pagaré, costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado ascendentes al 10% del principal según pactado, disponiéndose que si quedare algún remanente luego de pagarse las sumas antes mencionadas del mismo deberá ser depositado en la Secretaria del Tribunal para ser entregado a la parte con interés previa solicitud y orden del Tribunal. La venta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. LA PRIMERA SUBASTA se

llevará a efecto el día 1 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LA(S) 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina del referido Alguacil, localizada en el Centro Judicial de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $211,408.61. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una

SEGUNDA SUBASTA, la misma se llevará a efecto el día 8 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LA(S) 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $140,939.07, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 15 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LA(S) 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $105,704.31, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y

todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 25 de febrero de 2025. IRMA D. CARMONA CLAUDIO, ALGUACIL, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN. ***

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Parte Demandante Vs. JERRY BERMUDEZ APONTE

Parte Demandada Civil Núm. BY2024CV02982.

Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JERRY BERMUDEZ APONTE - QUEBRADA ARENAS CARR 806 K 0 H2, TOA BAJA PR 00949; VILLA VERDE CALLE 2C45, BAYAMON PR 00956. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El

sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO

BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 13 de diciembre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARÍA E. COLLAZO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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POPULAR AUTO LLC Demandante Vs. VANESSA MORALES DE JESÚS Demandado Civil Núm.: BY2024CV06630. Sala: 503. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: VANESSA MORALES DE JESÚS.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Jean Paul Juliá Díaz, Rivera-Munich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 6222323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este Edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala de Bayamón, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. En un término de diez (10) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, la parte demandante le notificará por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copias del

Emplazamiento por Edicto y de la Demanda a su última dirección conocida: Urb. Dos Ríos, M12 Calle 2, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico 00949. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 12 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA INTERINA. IVETTE M. MARRERO BRACERO, SUBSECRETARIA.

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Parte Demandante Vs. CIARA MORALES T/C/C CIARA MORALES MARTY T/C/C CIARA MARTY MORALES

Parte Demandada Civil Número: CB2024CV00739. Sobre: CONVALIDACIÓN DE SENTENCIA - EXEQUÁTUR. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CIARA MORALES T/C/C CIARA MORALES MARTY T/C/C CIARA MARTY MORALES.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Petición de Convalidación de Sentencia en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. Las abogadas de la parte demandante son: Lcda. Lisa M. Aponte Valderas y Lcda. Delia M. Castellanos Gorritz, RiveraMunich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 622-2323 / Fax (787) 6222320. Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general de la Isla de Puerto Rico una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Petición Convalidación de Sentencia radicando el original de la misma, a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación respon-

siva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala Superior de Vega Baja, con copia a las abogadas de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Petición Convalidación de Sentencia sin más citarle ni oírle, disponiéndose además, que en los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, la parte demandante le dirigirá por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, copia de la Petición de Convalidación de Sentencia y del Emplazamiento por Edicto a sus últimas direcciones conocidas en: 25 Calle 4 Parcelas Elizabeth, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623; D25 Calle 4, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623; Urb. Santa Ana D25 Calle 4, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623; Urb. Ana Maria D25 Calle 4, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623; 7080 Big Bend Dr., Saint Cloud, FL 34771. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, hoy 28 de febrero de 2025. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA

IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. MARÍA M. AVILÉS BONILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR I.

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Parte Demandante V. CARLOS J. GORBEA DÁVILA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV08336. Sala: 605. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: CARLOS J. GORBEA DÁVILA.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a:

AGS LEGAL GROUP, LLC

Abogados de la parte demandante

Lcdo. Ricardo A. Acevedo Bianchi - RUA 20637

Lcdo. José R. González RiveraRUA 13105

Lcdo. Juan A. Santos BerríosRUA 9774

P.O. Box 10242

Humacao, Puerto Rico 00792

Teléfono: (939) 545-4300

Email: rab@agslegalpr.com o jrg@agslegalpr.com

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva, con copia a la representación legal de la parte demandante, dentro de los 30 días de haber sido publicado este emplaza-

miento, excluyéndose el día su publicación. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Extendido bajo mi firma y Sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 6 de marzo de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LAURA C. REYNOSO ESQUILÍN, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE JOSÉ ANTONIO SANTIAGO RIVERA, COMPUESTA POR JESÚS MANUEL SANTIAGO OLIVO Y AIDA LUZ OLIVO NAZARIO; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; AIDA LUZ OLIVO NAZARIO, JESUS MANUEL SANTIAGO OLIVO; ADMINISTRACION PARA EL SUSTENTO DE MENORES Y CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Parte Demandada Caso Civil Núm.: BY2023CV02948. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA Y COBRO DE DINERO. ANUNCIO DE SUBASTA. El suscribiente, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Bayamón, a los demandados de epígrafe y al público en general hace saber que los autos y documentos del caso de epígrafe estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables y que venderá en pública subasta al mejor postor, en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América en efectivo,

cheque certificado, o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, en mi oficina en el Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Sala 410, Cuarto Piso, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el derecho que tenga la parte demandada en el inmueble que se relaciona más adelante para pagar la SENTENCIA por $51,113.98 de balance principal, los intereses adeudados sobre dicho principal y computados al 4% annual desde el primero de agosto de 2022 y hasta su total pago y completo pago; más el 5% computado sobre cada mensualidad; cargos por demora devengados desde el primero de septiembre de 2022, más la suma de $5,100.00 estipulada para honorarios de abogado, pactada en la escritura de hipoteca; y cuales quiera otras sumas que por cualesquiera concepto legal se devenguen hasta el día de la subasta. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: Parcela marcada con el numero cuatrocientos cinco (405) en el plano de parcelación de la Comunidad rural la Trocha del Barrio Rio Abajo, del término municipal de Vega Baja, con una cabida superficial de seiscientos diez punto cincuenta y dos (610.52) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, con calle número nueve (9), de la comunidad; por el Sur, con parcela numero trescientos noventa y tres de la comunidad; por el Este, con la parcela número cuatrocientos cuatro de la comunidad; y por el Oeste, con calle de la comunidad. Inscrita al folio veinticinco (25) del Tomo doscientos sesenta y cuatro (doscientos sesenta y cuatro) de Vega Baja, finca número veintidós mil ciento noventa y siete (22,197) Registro de la propiedad de Bayamón, Sección IV. Dirección Física: Bo. Rio Abajo, 5527 Calle Flamboyán, Vega Baja, PR 00693. Dicha propiedad se encuentra afecta a los siguientes gravámenes posteriores:

EMBARGO: A favor de los Estados Unidos de América, contra J. Santiago Rivera & M. Lozada de Coro, seguro social xxx-xx-2637, por la suma de $41,049.08, notificación número 221503516, presentado el 15 de julio de 2016. Anotado el 9 de agosto de 2016 al tomo karibe 2016-007457FED. Se presento al sistema karibe bajo asiento 2016-008516-FED, el 13 de septiembre del 2016 un “withdrawal of filed notice of federal tax lien”, fechado el 26 de agosto del 2016, caso numero 221503516, presentado al asiento 2016-007457-FED.

EMBARGO: A favor de los Estados Unidos de América, contra J. Santiago Rivera & M. Lozada de Loro, seguro social xxx-xx-2637, por la suma de

$41,182.50, notificación número 224849616, presentado el 10 de agosto de 2016. Anotado el 2 de septiembre de 2016 al tomo karibe 2016-008234FED. EMBARGO: a favor de Estados Unidos de America contra J. Santiago Rivera & MA Loza de Coro, notificación numero 255110417, seguro social numero xxx-xx-2637, por la suma de $8143.07 del 30 de marzo del 2017, anotado al sistema karibe bajo asiento 2017003383- FED, el 3 de mayo del 2017. EMBARGO: A favor de los Estados Unidos de América, contra J. Santiago Rivera & M. Lozada de Coro, seguro social xxx-xx-2637, por la suma de $13,004.55, notificación número 270417517, del 14 de julio de 2017. Anotado el 22 de agosto de 2017 al tomo karibe 2017- 008187FED. EMBARGO: Estados Unidos de America contra J. Santiago Rivera & M. Loza de Coro, notificación numero 324474918, seguro social numero xxx-xx-2637, por la suma de $4829.00 del 18 de septiembre del 2018, anotado al sistema karibe bajo asiento 2018-008050-FED, el 3 de octubre del 2018. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 3 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la suma de $51,000.00 sin admitirse oferta inferior. En el caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 10 DE ABRIL DE 2025 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y el precio mínimo para esta segunda subasta será el de dos terceras partes del precio mínimo establecido para la primera subasta, o a sea la suma de $34,000.00. Si tampoco hubiera remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 24 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, y el tipo mínimo para esta tercera subasta será la mitad del precio establecido para la primera subasta, o sea, la suma de $25,500.00. El mejor postor deberá pagar el importe de su oferta en efecto, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse el inmueble al acreedor hipotecario dentro de los diez días siguientes a la fecha de la última subasta, si así lo estimase conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada conforme a la sentencia, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta fuera mayor. Se avisa a cualquier licitador que la propiedad queda sujeta al gravamen del

Estado Libre Asociado y CRIM sobre la propiedad inmueble por contribuciones adeudadas y que el pago de dichas contribuciones es la responsabilidad del licitador. Que se entenderá por todo licitador acepte como suficiente la titulación y que los cargos y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes en entendiéndose que el rematador los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse su extinción al precio rematante. Todos los nombres de los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surgen de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de licitadores, del público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico y en los sitios públicos de acuerdo a las disposiciones de la Regla 51.7 de las de Procedimiento Civil, así como para la publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria y en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas con antelación a la fecha de la primera subasta y por lo menos una vez por semana. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento indicado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables. (Art. 102 (1) de la Ley núm. 210-2015). Expedido el presente en Bayamón, Puerto Rico a 6 de marzo de 2025. EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE BAYAMÓN.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE GUAYNABO FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO

Parte Demandante V. JOSÉ J. ROSADO OLIVO

Parte Demandada

Civil Núm.: GB2024CV01065. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JOSÉ J. ROSADO OLIVO - 106 CALLE RUIZ BELVIS, BO AMELIA, GUAYNABO PR 00965. De: FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO. Se le emplaza y requiere que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre lncumplimiento de Contrato y Cobro de Dinero en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene al demandado a pagar Al 19 de noviembre de 2024, las siguientes cantidades: por el préstamo de auto $19,926.82, más $2,276.48 de intereses acumulados a razón del 18.75% los cuales se continuan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más $246.35 de cargos por demora, mas los que se acumulen hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más una suma equivalente al 5% de! total adeudado para el pago de honorarios y por la tarjeta de crédito la cantidad en pérdida de $1,056.64, más una suma equivalente al 10% de! total adeudado para honorarios de abogados. Además, se solicita se ordene la reposesión del vehículo en controversia y, de no ser suficiente el producto de la venta del mismo para cubrir la suma total adeudada, se solicita la ejecución de la sentencia que en su día se dicte sobre cualesquiera otros bienes del demandado. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle.

Lcdo. José Antonio Lamas Burgos, Número del Tribunal Supremo 16,882

PO Box 0194089, San Juan PR 00919

Teléfono: (787) 296-9500, Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw.com

EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, a 6 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIO-

NAL INTERINA. SARA ROSA VILLEGAS, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL I.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA

DANIEL

TORRES RODRIGUEZ

Demandante V. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, SUCESOR EN INTERES DE RG PREMIER BANK

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: DO2024CV00274. (Salón: 201B). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ENEL M. PÉREZ MONTESLCDAENELPEREZ@GMAIL.COM. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, SUCESOR EN INTERÉS DE RG PREMIER BANK - P.O. BOX 71589 SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00936.

A: JOHN DOE & RICHARD ROE.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA COMPU-LINK (COMPU-LINK CORPORATION DBA CELINK)

Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE WALFREDO LUGO

ALMODÓVAR

T/C/C WALFERDO

LUGO ALMODÓVAL COMPUESTA

POR LUGARDA

NEGRÓN MORÁN

TIC/C LUDGARDA NEGRÓN MORÁN

T/C/C LUDGARDA NEGRÓN POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN; JOSÉ

A. LUGO NEGRÓN; SYLVIA LUGO, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DE NOMBRE

DESCONOCIDO; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS

MUNICIPALES; Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2025CV00056. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HI-

POTECA - IN REM. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E

INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.

UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.

A: SUCESIÓN DE WALFREDO LUGO

ALMODÓVAR

T/C/C WALFERDO

LUGO ALMODÓVAL COMPUESTA

POR LUGARDA

NEGRÓN MORÁN

T/C/C LUDGARDA

NEGRÓN MORÁN

T/C/C LUDGARDA

NEGRÓN POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN; JOSÉ

A. LUGO NEGRÓN; SYLVIA LUGO, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES MIEMROS DE NOMBRE

DESCONOCIDO.

POR LA PRESENTE, se les emplaza se les notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaria de este Tribunal la Demanda del caso del epígrafe solicitando la ejecución de hipoteca y el cobro de dinero relacionado al pagaré suscrito a favor de Beewee Mortage Bankers Corporation, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $146,000.00, con intereses computados sobre la misma desde su fecha hasta su total y completo pago a razón de la tasa de interés de 3.568% anual, la cual será ajustada mensualmente, obligándose además al pago de

costas, gastos y desembolsos del litigio, más honorarios de abogados en una suma de $14,600.00, equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original. Este pagaré fue suscrito bajo el affidávit número 635 ante el notario Priscilla M. Santiago Acosta. Lo anterior surge de la hipoteca constituida mediante la escritura número 193 otorgada el 18 de junio de 2009, ante la misma notario público, inscrita al Folio 108 del tomo 1,001 de Carolina, Sección Primera de Carolina, finca número 14,858, inscripción 4ta. La hipoteca grava la propiedad que describe que describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar quince de Manzana cinco X de la Urbanización Villa Fontana en el Barrio Abajo de Carolina, Puerto Rico, de trescientos seis metros cuadrados con treintiseis centésimas de metro cuadrado, en lindes por el NORTE, con la Calle número cinco guión veinticuatro, distancia de trece metros con ochocientos milésimas de metro, por el SUR, con los solares número dos y tres, distancia de trece metros con ochocientos milésimas de metro; por el ESTE, con el solar número dieciséis, distancia de veintidós metros con doscientos milésimas, de metro; y por el OESTE, con el solar número catorce, distancia de veintidós metros con doscientos milésimas de metro. Contiene una casa de concreto para una familia. Por su procedencia está afecta a: Servidumbre a favor, de la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico. Servidumbre a favor de la Autoridad de Fuentes Fluviales de Puerto Rico. Servidumbre a favor del Municipio de Carolina. Servidumbre a favor de la Puerto Rico Telephone Company. Condiciones restrictivas sobre edificación. Finca número 14,858, inscrita al folio 99 del tomo 389 de Carolina Norte. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Primera de Carolina. Se apercibe y advierte a ustedes como personas desconocidas, que deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede accesar utilizando la siguiente dirección: https://unired.ramajuducial.pr, salvo que se represente por Derechos Propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del Tribunal De no contestar la demanda radicando el original de la contestación ante la secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, y notificar copia de la contestación de esta a la parte demandante por conducto de su abogada, GLS LEGAL SERVICES, LLC, Atención: Lcda. Ilia Cristina Ramírez Martínez

Dirección: P.O. Box 367308, San Juan, P.R. 00936-7308, Teléfono: 787-758-6550, dentro de los próximos 60 días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general en la isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitando en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. INTERPELACIÓN: Se les ORIENA a ustedes a que dentro del término legal de TREINTA (30) días, contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de Walfredo Lugo Almodóvar t/c/c Walferdo Lugo Almodóval a saber: Lugarda Negrón Morán t/c/c Ludgarda Negrón Morán t/c/c Ludgarda Negrón por sí y como miembro de la sucesión; José A. Lugo Negrón; Sylvia Lugo, Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal como posibles miembros de nombre desconocido. Se les APERCIBE que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de TREINTA (30) días en tomo a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les APERCIBE que luego del transcurso del término de TREINTA (30) días antes señalado contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia de los causantes Walfredo Lugo Almodóvar t/c/c Walferdo Lugo Almodóval; y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020, según enmendado. Se ORDENA a la parte demandante a que, en vista de que la sucesión de Walfredo Lugo Almodóvar t/c/c Walferdo Lugo Almodóval a saber: Lugarda Negrón Morán t/c/c Ludgarda Negrón Morán t/c/c Ludgarda Negrón por sí y como miembro de la sucesión; José A. Lugo Negrón; Sylvia Lugo, Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal como posibles miembros de nombre desconocido, proceda a notificar la presente Orden mediante publicación de un edicto a esos efectos una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de la Isla de Puerto Rico. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy 5 de marzo de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LOURDES DÍAZ MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE

AGUADILLA FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. JOSE C. BLAS SANCHEZ Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AG2024CV01790. (Salón: 602). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM.

A: JOSE C. BLAS SANCHEZCALLE NEGRO 32 EL VERDE, AGUADILLA PR 00608; PO BOX 6108, AGUADILLA PR 006046104.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. EDISON O. LA FUENTE ORTIZ SOBRE:

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2024CV04958. (Salón: 401). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM. EDISON O. LA FUENTE ORTIZURB. VILLA ESPAÑA J 1 CALLE ASTUCIA, BAYAMÓN, PUERTO

RICO, 00961. A: EDISON O. LA FUENTE ORTIZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 06 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 07 de marzo de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 07 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. NÉLIDA OCASIO ORTEGA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE BALDINA GONZALEZ RODRIGUEZ Y LA SUCESIÓN DE BERNARDO COLÓN ORTIZ, COMPUESTA POR MELVIN COLÓN GONZALEZ, ELVIN COLÓN GONZALEZ Y LIZA MICHELLE COLÓN GONZALEZ Demandantes V. HECTOR TORRES MATEO, IVETTE RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE Demandados Civil Núm.: SI2025CV00025. Sobre: USUCAPIÓN - LEY 118 - 2022. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: HÉCTOR TORRES MATEO E IVETTE RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES

COMPUESTA

POR AMBOS; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO CUALQUIER PERSONA CON INTERÉS EN LA PROPIEDAD INMUEBLE OBJETO DE ESTA DEMANDA.

Por la presente, se le notifica que la parte Demandante de epígrafe ha presentado ante este Tribunal una Demanda de Usucapión, solicitando adquirir su dominio sobre la siguiente finca: RÚSTICA: Solar marcado con el número quinientos treinta y dos (532) en el plano de parcelación de la comunidad Las Ollas del barrio Descalabrado del término municipal de Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de cuatrocientos metros cuadrados (400.00 m.c.). En lindes por el Norte con parcela quinientos treinta y tres (533) de la comunidad, por el Sur con parcela quinientos treinta y uno (531) de la comunidad y por el Oeste con parcela quinientos treinta y nueve (539) de la comunidad. Inscrita al folio Doscientos Cincuenta (250) del tomo Ciento Veintiuno (121) de Santa Isabel, finca número Cuatro Mil Cuatrocientos Uno (4401), Inscripción primera (1ra). Número de Catastro: 392-043-156-05000. La parte Demandante se encuentra representada por: LCDA. CAROLINA GARRIGA CESANÍ, RUA 15227 Calle Resolución #33, Suite 302 San Juan, PR 00920 Teléfono: 787-782-6500 x. 282 Correo electrónico: cgarriga@ titlesecuritygroup.com Se le apercibe y notifica para que comparezca, si lo creyere pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro del plazo improrrogable de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación de este edicto, a exponer sus derechos en el caso promovido por la Parte Demandante para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca antes descrita. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia, previo escuchar la prueba de valor de la Parte Demandante, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda o cualquier otro si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende pertinente. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal. En Ponce, Puerto Rico a 10 de marzo de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. GLORIVEE MORALES

SÁEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE, LLC Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE DATANEL

SANTANA RODRIGUEZ T/C/C DATANAEL

SANTANA T/C/C

NATANEL SANTANA RODRÍGUEZ Y OTROS Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CG2024CV04107.

(Salón: 701). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ILIA CRISTINA RAMÍREZ MARTÍNEZ - RAMIREZ@GLSLEGALSERVICES. COM.

A: JOHANNA SANTANA MARCANO, FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE NOMBRE

DESCONOCIDOS, COMO HEREDEROS DEL FINADO DATANAEL

SANTANA RODRIGUEZ T/C/C DATANAEL

SANTANA T/C/C

NATANEL SANTANA RODRÍGU.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 06 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 12 de marzo de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 12 de marzo de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ENEIDA ARROYO VÉLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO

DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN SEBASTIÁN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC

COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Demandante V. ROBERTO

LOPEZ MENDEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SS2024CV00103. (Salón: 0002 DISTRITO Y SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM.

A: ROBERTO LOPEZ MENDEZ.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 26 de febrero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. LAURA LUGO CRESPO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR PR RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT REO, LLC

Demandante V. THE WOMAN FROM MALLORCA, INC., IRON SPHYNX, CORP., Y MARÍA

S. FIGUEROA LUGO

T/C/C MARÍA SOCORRO

FIGUEROA LUGO

Demandadas

Civil Núm.: SJ2019CV03405. (604). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA Y EJECUCIÓN DE GRAVAMEN MOBILIARIO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. YO, PEDRO HIEYE GONZÁLEZ, el(la) Alguacil que suscribe, por la presente anuncia y hace constar, que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia, expedido el 19 de febrero de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal de San Juan, procederé a vender en públicas subastas y al(os) mejor(es) postor(es), quien(es) pagará(n) el(los) importe(s) de las ventas en dinero efectivo o en cheque certificado o de gerente, a la orden del Alguacil del Tribunal, en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, el día 7 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LA(S) 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de San Juan, todo título, derecho o interés que corresponda a la parte demandada sobre el inmueble que se describe a continuación: Finca Número 829: URBANA: CALLE SAN JUSTO de San Juan Antiguo. Solar: 23. Cabida: 254.08 Metros Cuadrados. Casa #23 de la Calle San Justo de esta Ciudad, terrera de piedra y azotea con un solar que mide 12.80 metros de ancho por 18.25 m de fondo y una superficie de 254.08 M.C. de las cuales hay edificados 237.28 M.C. y los 16.80 M.C. restantes están destinados a patio. Linda por la derecha entrando con la Sucesión Carbonell; por la izquierda con Felipe Hetch y por su frente con José Crespo. Finca número 829, inscrita al folio 213 vuelto del tomo 86 de San Juan Antiguo, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Primera Sección. Dirección Física: Calle San Justo #207, Viejo San Juan, San Juan, P.R. La propiedad descrita anteriormente está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: Afecta por su procedencia: Libre de Cargas. Por sí: HIPOTECA: En garantía de un pagaré a favor de BANCO DE DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO PARA PUERTO RICO, o a su orden, por la suma de $1,493,286.00, con interés al 8% anual, revisable al quinto año, vencedero a la Presentación, según consta escritura #10, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 7 de febrero de 2013, ante el Notario Yadira H. Rosario Rosario. Inscrita al tomo Karibe de San Juan Antiguo, finca #829, inscripción 21ª. ANOTACIÓN DE DEMANDA: Es objeto de esta anotación la Hipoteca a favor de Banco de Desarrollo Económico para Puerto Rico, por la suma de $1,493,286.00 que

surge de la inscripción #21ª. DEMANDANTE: PR Recovery And Development JV, LLC; DEMANDADO: The Woman From Mallorca, Inc., Iron Sphynz, Corp. y María S. Figueroa Lugo t/c/c María Socorro Figueroa Lugo; Cantidad Adeudada $2,042,587.06, por concepto de principal más intereses, según DEMANDA EXPEDIDA por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, en el Caso Civil #SJ2019CV03405 sobre Cobro de Dinero, el día 8 de abril de 2019. Inscrito al tomo Karibe, ANOTACIÓN B de fecha del 22 de mayo de 2019. Según pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca en Garantía de Pagaré Número 10, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, 7 de febrero de 2013, ante el Notario Público Yadira Haydeeliz Rosario Rosario, servirá de tipo mínimo para la primera subasta de la suma de $1,493,286.00. De no adjudicarse la propiedad en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de San Juan, el día 14 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LA(S) 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA. El tipo mínimo para la segunda subasta será dos terceras partes (2/3) del tipo mínimo de la primera subasta, o sea, $995,524.00. De no adjudicarse la propiedad en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de San Juan, el día 22 DE ABRIL DE 2025, A LA(S) 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA. El tipo mínimo para la tercera subasta será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo que se pactara para la primera subasta, o sea, $746,643.00. Estas subastas se harán para satisfacer a la parte demandante, hasta donde alcance, la suma determinada que, al 19 de julio de 2019, asciende a $2,078,227.59, la cual se compone de (i) $1,426,403.02 por concepto de principal; más (ii) $489,117.42 por concepto de intereses acumulados y no pagados, cantidad que se continúa acumulando hasta su total y completo pago a razón de $312.64 diarios; más (iii) $13,378.55 por concepto de cargos por demora; más, (iv) $149,328.60 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado pactados expresamente por las partes, según se desprende de Pagaré Hipotecario. A esta suma se le resta la cantidad de $21,000.00, por concepto de fondos embargados y retirados. La venta en pública subasta de la propiedad descrita anteriormente se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte dicha propiedad. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si lo hubiera, al crédito que da base a esta ejecución, continuará subsistente, enten-

diéndose, además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de San Juan durante horas laborables. El Alguacil procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al(os) comprador(es) en posesión física del(os) inmueble(s), de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. POR LA PRESENTE, se les notifica a los titulares de créditos y/o cargas registrales posteriores, si alguno, que se celebrarán las SUBASTAS en la fecha, horas y sitio anteriormente señalados, y se les invita a que concurran a dichas subastas, si les conviniere, o se les invita a satisfacer, antes del remate, el importe del crédito, sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del Acreedor ejecutante, siempre y cuando reúnan los requisitos y cualificaciones de Ley para que se pueda efectuar tal subrogación. Y PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN en el tablón de edictos de este Tribunal y en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde se celebrarán las subastas señaladas. Además, en un periódico de circulación general en dos (2) ocasiones y mediante correo certificado a la última dirección conocida de la parte demandada. EXPEDIDO el presente EDICTO DE SUBASTA en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 4 de marzo de 2025. PEDRO HIEYE GONZÁLEZ, ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: MAJOR GROUP, INC. Urb. Sierra Taína Cl 8a Rm, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00956 Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan,

United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: MANFRED ARNO PENTZKE LEMUS

Urb. Sierra Taína 8-A Calle 1, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00956-3041

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan,

United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants

CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: MANUEL NEGRÓN ACOSTA Reparto Flamingo H8 Calle Central, Bayamón, Pue110 Rico 00959-4941

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan,

United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.

ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk.

Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’ LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: MARANGELIS

RIVERA RIVERA Ave. Hostos #592 Urb. Baldrich, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan,

United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: MARÍA ORTIZ GARAY

Urb. Rexville Calle 6 G-9, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00957

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge

(Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed

By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’ LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants

CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: MAYRA PAOLA

MIRANDA COX

Urb. Alturas de Flamboyán Calle 30A Qq46, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00959

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan,

United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025.

ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: MGELLC

Urb. Sierra Taína, Cl 8a Rm, Bayamón, Pue1to Rico 00956

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan, United States District Judge

(Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed

By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL.

Defendants

CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: MICHELLE CRESPO BLANCO

Quintas de Cabo Rojo, Calle Canario 105, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico 006234202

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan,

United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK

Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

TO: NANCY

ARROYO QUEVEDO

Urb. Colina de Cupey 9 Calle 03, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan,

United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. ORIENTAL BANK Plaintiff, v. MANFRED PENTZKE LEMUS, ET. AL. Defendants CIVIL NO.: 24-1550. ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROL ACT OF1970 (RACKETEERINFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATION ACT (RICO), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 - 1968); COLLECTION OF MONEY; DAMAGES. JURY TRIAL IS DEMANDED. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: NELSON DANIEL NORIEGA SOTOMAYOR Villa Kennedy Edif. 25 Apt. 382, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00915-4815

Pursuant to the Order for Service by Publication entered on March 4th, 2025, by the Honorable María Antongiorgi-Jordan,

United States District Judge (Docket No. 76), you are hereby SUMMONED to appear, plead or answer the Complaint filed herein no later than thirty 30) days after publication of this Summons by serving the original plea or answer in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, and serving a copy to counsel for plaintiff: Alfredo Fernández Martínez, Pedro A. Hernández Freire, and/or Eduardo L. Hernández Freire, at Delgado & Fernández LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio, B7 Tabonuco Street Suite 1000 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968, telephone number (787)274-1414. This Summons shall be published by edict only once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Island of Puerto Rico. Within ten (10) days following publication of this Summons, a copy of this Summons and the Complaint will be sent to defendant Ángel María Martínez Martínez, by certified mail/return receipt requested, addressed to his last known address. Should you fail to appear, plead or answer to the Complaint as ordered by the Comt and noticed by this Summons, the Court will proceed to hear and adjudicate this cause against you based on the relief demanded in the Complaint. BY ORDER OF THE COURT, summons is issued pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(e) and Rule 4.6 of the Rules of Civil Procedure for the Commonwealth of Pue1to Rico. In San Juan, Pue1to Rico, this 5th day of March 2025. ADA l. GARCIA-RIVERA, ESQ. CLERK, U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Digitally signed By Ana Duran, Deputy Clerk. Date: 2025.03.05 17:37:22 04’-00’ LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA ORIENTAL BANK Demandante V. YANISLEY CRESPO LAHERA Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: TA2024CV00827. (Salón: 201B). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑA - LEGAL@ JRSLAWPR.COM. FULANO DE TAL - URB. DORADO DEL MAR M34 CALLE ESTRELLA DEL MAR DORADO, PUERTO RICO 00646-2147. SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES - URB DORDO DEL MAR, M34 CALLE ESTRELLA DEL MAR, DORADO,

A: YANISLEY CRESPO

LAHERA, FULANO DE TAL, SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA ORIENTAL BANK

Demandante V. BETHZAIDA DIAZ VELAZQUEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CA2024CV03116. (Civil: 409). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAIME RUIZ SALDAÑALEGAL@JRSLAWPR.COM. A: BETHZAIDA DIAZ VELAZQUEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de marzo de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notifica-

ción. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 10 de marzo de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 10 de marzo de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. IDA L. FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. NAYSHALY L. RIVERA ECHEVARRIA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV09594. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: NAYSHALY L. RIVERA ECHEVARRIA - URB EL COMANDANTE 922 CALLE A DE LOS REYES, SAN JUAN PR 00924; URB RIVER GARDEN CALLE FLOR DEL REY H-8, CANOVANAS R 00729.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:///www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema

SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Kenmuel J. Ruiz Lopez cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección kenmuel.ruiz@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, hoy día 27 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. BRENDA L. BÁEZ ACABÁ, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. LUZ J. DEL VALLE BETANCOURT

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CN2024CV00412. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LUZ J. DEL VALLE BETANCOURT - VILLAS DE CENTRO 11 CALLE PEDRO ARZUAGA, CAROLINA PR 00985; PO BOX 1850, CANOVANAS PR 00729-1850.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:/// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección

natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO

BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAROLINA, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de enero de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC. Parte Demandante Vs. EDGARDO

JIMENEZ PACHECO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2024CV02921. Salón: 406. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: EDGARDO JIMÉNEZ PACHECO

URB BAHIA VISTAMAR 1474 CALLE

BARRACUDA, CAROLINA PR 00983.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Juan Antonio Ruiz Robles cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección juan.ruiz@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de enero de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico,

el 28 de enero de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE MANATÍ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC

COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. SONIA B. HERNANDEZ RAMOS

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BC2024CV00074. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: SONIA B. HERNANDEZ RAMOS

- BO ANGOSTURA CARR 140 KM 69, BARCELONETA, PR 00617; PO BOX 243, BARCELONETA, PR 00617.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:///www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie. bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en MANATI, Puerto Rico, hoy día 29 de enero de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. CARMEN J. ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA REGIÓN JUDICIAL DE GUAYAMA

ORIENTAL BANK

Demandante V. SUCESION DE DIGMAR INES GARCÍA RIVERA

COMPUESTA POR JEAN C. ACOSTA GARCÍA, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL

Demandados

CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA

Partes Con Posible Interés Civil Núm.: GM2024CV00190. Sobre: INTERPELACIÓN; COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO E INTERPELACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: JEAN C. ACOSTA GARCÍA, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESION DE DIGMAR INÉS GARCÍA RIVERA - HACIENDA

LOS RECREOS #144 GUAYAMA PR 00784 (POSTAL) 13 D CALLE REGOCIJO, HACIENDA LOS RECREOS GUAYAMA PR 00784 (FÍSICA) URB. MARIANI CALLE 52, PATILLAS PR 00723. Por la presente se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido notificado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la dirección electrónica https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Representa a la parte demandante el Lcda. Raquel Deseda

Belaval, Delgado Fernández, LLC, T Mobile Center at San Patricio B7 Tabonuco St. Suite 1000 Guaynabo, PR 00968. Tel. [787] 274-1414. Oriental Bank ha presentado una Demanda en la cual se reclama que la parte demandada incurrió en el incumplimiento del Contrato Hipotecario al no pagar la mensualidad vencida el día 1 de julio de 2024 y las que han vencido subsiguientemente, por lo que la parte demandante ha declarado vencida la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a $68,514.25 de principal, más calculada a 1 de enero de 2025 $3,994.76 a intereses acumulados, que continuarán acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más $509.35 a cargos por demora, mas $161.75 a escrow, más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, según pactado, más cualquier otro desembolso que haya efectuado o efectúe la parte demandante durante la tramitación de este caso para otros adelantos de conformidad con el Contrato Hipotecario. El inmueble entregado como garantía del préstamo hipotecario es: URBANA: Solar radicado en la Urbanización Hacienda Los Recreos, situada en el Barrio Pozo Hondo del término municipal de Guayama, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Numero del solar: D-13, área del solar: 426.6595 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 22.00 metros con el solar D-14; por el SUR, en 22.83 metros con terrenos de Guillermo López; por el ESTE, en 16.33 metros con la calle #5 y por el OESTE, en 20.58 metros y en 1.87 metros con el solar D-11. Enclava una estructura dedicada a vivienda para una familia de 3 habitaciones y dos baños. Bordeada por toda su colindancia Este con servidumbre de sistema telefónico de 1.52 metros de ancho. Finca 18560, inscrita al folio 87 del tomo 480 de Guayama, Registro de la Propiedad de Guayama. Se dicta Orden de conformidad con el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020, para que expresen si han de aceptar o rechazar formalmente la herencia de la causante DIGMAR INÉS GARCÍA RIVERA en el término de treinta (30) días, dispuesto en ley. Se advierte a los miembros de la Sucesión de DIGMAR INÉS GARCÍA RIVERA que al haberse presentado el pleito en Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca en contra de la causante antes mencionada, de no recibirse contestación en el término de treinta (30) días a partir de la notificación de esta orden, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada y los herederos res-

ponden por las obligaciones del causante, por los legados y por las cargas hereditarias exclusivamente hasta el valor de los bienes hereditarios que recibe. (Artículo 1587 31 LPRA Secc. 11041). DADA en GUAYAMA, Puerto Rico, a 25 de febrero de 2025. Marisol Rosado Rodríguez, Secretaria Regional. Gilene Tirado Valentín, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. LESLIE A. MULERO Parte Demandada Civi Núm.: CG2024CV02628. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Sala: 703. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LESLIE A. MULEROURB VILLA ESPERANZA 70 CALLE BONANZA, CAGUAS PR 00725. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Caguas, Puerto Rico, hoy día 29 de enero de 2025. Irasemis Díaz Sánchez, Secretaria. Liz Wharton Rosa, Secretaria Auxiliar.

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In Japan, Dodgers witness their cultural pull

By FABIAN ARDAYA / THE ATHLETIC

Shohei Ohtani greets fans going to the Tokyo Dome before the two-way star even enters the building.

After all, the Los Angeles Dodgers star’s face and likeness are plastered on advertisements in every corner of Japan.

Ohtani’s star power is unmatched, and the Dodgers are seeing the fruits of it. When they signed him, Andrew Friedman, the team’s president of baseball operations, preached the idea of “painting Japan Dodger blue.” Now, the team is seeing that in person.

“I think our mission was accomplished,” manager Dave Roberts said Friday, a day after the Dodgers arrived in Tokyo for their season-opening series against the Chicago Cubs.

It’s an endeavor fueled by their ownership in more ways than one: Guggenheim Partners, the team’s ownership group, are the title sponsors of the Tokyo Series as the Dodgers roll out a roster that features Ohtani alongside fellow Japanese stars Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki.

When the Dodgers arrived at Haneda Airport last Thursday, the crowds were so massive that they had to exit through a different terminal. When Roberts walked the streets of Shibuya, he saw nothing but Dodgers hats.

“I’m sure that my teammates are really enjoying Japan right now, and I hope that they continue to do so, but also I hope that the fans get to see my teammates enjoy Japan,” Ohtani said through his interpreter, Will Ireton.

The media crush was so massive that the workout-day interviews were held in a ballroom at the Tokyo Dome Hotel. There were hundreds of cameras pointed at the Dodgers’ trio of Japanese stars as they posed together, with the 5-foot-10 Yamamoto getting on his tiptoes standing between the much taller Ohtani and Yamamoto.

When the club went through work-

outs Friday at the 55,000-seat dome, a crowd of 10,507 paying Japanese fans was there to watch. The tickets, worth 2,000 yen (about $13), sold out the allotment within an hour. Most of the fans were wearing Dodgers gear, applauding politely as Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas and Will Smith hit batting practice home runs.

“Being able to experience that today was something that gives you a lot of excitement about the game of baseball, how they live it here,” Rojas said. “The players who came before me — a lot of Venezuelan players have played in this league and they’ve talked really highly about the Japanese fan base. It’s really cool to experience something like this that I’ve never experienced before in my life.”

The fans shouted for Ohtani and Clayton Kershaw, but also for the lesser-known players in the building such as relievers Jack Dreyer and Anthony Banda. Japan’s most famous American baseball team flexed its celebrity status.

The fans even called out to Freddie Freeman’s son, Charlie.

“This is a cool experience,” Freeman said. “It’s prac-

tice, and we have all these people in the stands. So, getting chants for Charlie, I didn’t hear it, but I’m sure he was loving every second of it.”

It’s clear in person: Dodgers are as popular as can be in Japan.

“I think the Dodgers are trying to get right there with the biggest organizations in the world,” Rojas said. “I’m talking about Real Madrid, Barcelona, all the teams that are worldwide. I think the Dodgers are really close to that.”

They played a pair of exhibitions over the weekend against the Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers, and they will send out Yamamoto and Sasaki to start each of the two games against the Cubs, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

For Yamamoto, it will be his first opening day start, a chance to showcase his skills back in his home country for the first time after signing a record $325 million contract with the Dodgers before the 2024 season.

“I really feel the excitement of the country with the games being played here,” Yamamoto said. “I’m looking forward to pitching in front of the fans as well, so I want to do my very best to make sure I do that.”

For Sasaki, it’s his major league debut — a chance to prove how electric he can be in Major League Baseball.

“For me, it’s more about being able to pitch in this different uniform and with a different team and making sure I do perform at my best,” Sasaki said.

And for the Dodgers, it’s the opportunity to plant their flag in the country and soak in a nation that has embraced them and their biggest stars.

Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki at the Tokyo Dome Hotel last week. There were hundreds of cameras pointed at the Los Angeles Dodgers’ trio of Japanese stars as they posed together. (Reddit via r/baseball themiamimarlins)

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