Thursday Mar 26, 2026

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By THE STAR STAFF

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz announced that the report from the upper chamber’s Committee of the Whole hearing on Tuesday regarding the testimony by La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Francisco Domenech Fernández will result in referrals to multiple state and federal authorities.

“We are going to refer all the information that needs to be referred to [the Government Ethics Office], to the FBI, to the Department of Justice, to the Inspector General, to the Puerto Rico Comptroller, to everyone,” Rivera Schatz said in a radio interview. “To all, to all agencies that have authority over this.”

The Senate leader emphasized that numerous questions remain surrounding a $4 million transaction linked to the firm Politank. Domenech said he sold his stake in the firm for that amount. Rivera Schatz said the Senate will summon Domenech’s aide Ana Delgado, the Office of Government Ethics, and likely former electoral auditor Manuel Torres Nieves to clarify statements by Domenech regarding his role in Politank. Rivera Schatz also pointed to contradictions between Domenech’s testimony and that of former Health Secretary Carlos Mellado López.

One of the central controversies, he said, involves recusals and the absence of a formal protocol for Domenech to recuse himself from intervening in contracts linked to Politank.

“So this has potential violations of the Government Ethics Act,” Rivera Schatz added. “And obviously he has presented information here that is not correct or truthful. He will have to face those consequences.”

The Senate president further questioned the reliability of

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said Wednesday that questions regarding the Politank transaction should be directed to the company’s new owner, insisting that she does not know who the current proprietors are and that Francisco Domenech Fernández sold the business before being sworn in as La Fortaleza chief of staff.

“Look, I don’t get involved in anyone’s business, nor do I get involved in matters that have nothing to do with the government,” the governor said during a press conference in Naguabo for the start of repavement work on highway PR -901 between Yabucoa and Maunabo. “This individual -- my chief of staff -- sold his business. If he had said he sold his house, would we be standing here discussing who bought the house from him? Ask the new owner of the house; ask the new owner of the business. I believe that is the appropriate course of action.”

the lobbyists’ registry as a verification tool. He noted that the comptroller has acknowledged lacking full visibility of all government contracts.

“And the lobbyists’ registry -- listen to this -- hasn’t been updated since April 2025,” Rivera Schatz said. “Yet he stated under oath that his subordinate checked that registry to determine who was or wasn’t a Politank client. Ana Delgado will be here. So we’ll see what happens.”

Rivera Schatz also confirmed that the Senate committee is still awaiting written responses and additional documents requested during the hearing.

“Those sent by colleague [Roxanna] Soto Aguilú and the others -- well, we’re giving them until the 6th, right?” he said. “And the other materials requested by the members, we’ll allow time for those as well.”

“Furthermore, the person you mentioned is a former secretary of the Senate. Let them subpoena him,” the Governor added, responding to questions regarding Manuel Torres Nieves and the purchase of Politank shares.

González Colón insisted that she sees no conflict of interest in Domenech remaining in his post, and she defended the internal mechanism implemented to handle matters related to the firm. She also reiterated that the controversy amounts to a political attack against her administration and against the man, Domenech, who served as her campaign manager.

“Let’s put this in plain English,” she said. “The guy sold his business just as anyone here might sell their car or sell a house. Whatever that house or car does afterward -- or whoever ends up living in the property -- is a matter for the new occupant or the new owner. The La Fortaleza chief of staff sold his business prior to being sworn in […]. End of story. End of story.”

PREPA bondholders, project developer seek to intervene in IRP development process

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) bondholders and the local firm promoting a subsea power transmission line between the U.S. island territory and the Dominican Republic have moved to intervene in the development of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), a master blueprint that will determine the island’s public policy on generation mix, grid modernization priorities, and renewable energy targets for the future.

Both parties claim they are uniquely posi tioned to safeguard their interests during de velopment of the IRP, according to filings with the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau’s (PREB) case NEPR‑AP‑2023‑0004.

National Public Finance Guarantee Corp., Golden Tree Asset Management, Syncora Guar antee, Assured Guaranty, the Majority Prepa Ad Hoc Group, and the PREPA Ad Hoc Group hold 90% of PREPA’s bonds, which, according to a federal Appeals Court ruling, are secured by PREPA’s net revenues. The bondholders not ed that if PREPA’s generation is systematically inadequate to meet demand, PREPA will forgo revenues on power that could have been sold to customers but was not.

They said PREPA’s inefficient generation mix may limit system funding and impact revenues. If

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bondholders and the local firm promoting a subsea power transmission line between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have moved to intervene in the development of the Integrated Resource Plan, a master blueprint that will determine the island’s public policy on generation mix, grid modernization priorities, and renewable energy targets for the future. (telecomtv.com)

the demand forecast is off, there may be too little or too much generation capacity. Bondholders said they can contribute IRP expertise without causing delays to the process.

Rolando Emmanuelli, a lawyer, noted that bondholders oppose using revenues for capital expenditures because of an ongoing legal dis pute in PREPA’s bankruptcy over whether those

revenues qualify as current expenses.

“If CAPEX [capital expenditure] is ruled as current expenses, all revenues could be spent on improvements, and bondholders cannot collect,” he said in a radio interview. “This is for the judge to decide.”

The bondholders, creditors with claims against the debtor, are also intervening in the

rate case before the PREB and seeking to have the federal bankruptcy case judge, Laura Taylor Swain, lift the automatic stay and dismiss the case.

Meanwhile, Caribbean Transmission Devel opment Co. LLC (CTDCo), a project developer proposing a 700 megawatt subsea transmission line between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, has requested to intervene in the on going IRP review, thereby positioning itself as an additional influential stakeholder as the proceed ing rapidly expands in scope and complexity.

The firm contends that its proposed Project Hostos received in February a presidential per mit to work on the project with the Dominican Republic. However, LUMA Energy, the operator of PREPA’s transmission and distribution system, placed the project in a Plan K scenario, which is not LUMA Energy’s favored one for the IRP.

The firm said LUMA Energy has provided inaccurate information about the project, which may affect the public and private financial mar kets’ perception of it.

CTDCo’s intervention request comes as Puerto Rico’s grid faces scrutiny for reliability, underinvestment and slow renewable adoption. Transmission-focused companies see an oppor tunity for large-scale modernization as federal funding and regulatory reforms alter the market.

The PREB has yet to decide on the interven tion requests.

DNER official is no-show at Senate hearing on Carolina landfill

By THE STAR STAFF

The Senate Tourism, Natural Resources and Environmental Committee continued its investigation on Wednesday under Senate Resolution 2 regarding the expansion and operation of the Carolina Autonomous Municipality landfill, marked by the non-ap pearance of attorney Luis González Ortiz, examining officer of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), who had been summoned as the sole witness for the hearing.

Sen. Marissa “Marissita” Jiménez Santoni, the committee chairwoman, noted that González Ortiz was initially summoned on March 20 through the sergeant-at-arms and, after what she described as a hostile attitude and refusal to answer questions, a personal summons was issued for him to appear Wednesday morning. However, the witness, who had previously been identified as a relative of Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, did not attend the hearing. “This morning we are addressing Senate Res olution number 2 […] and Mr. Luis González

Ortiz was summoned for this hearing. […]

He has not appeared,” Jiménez said. “Given his hostile attitude and refusal to answer the committee’s questions, he was personally summoned […] and he did not appear. In accordance with the provisions of the Political Code, it is ordered that the matter be referred to the court […] and that the corresponding contempt of court be requested.”

Sen. Ángel Toledo López said the committee had to resort to the court to ensure the appear ance of the witness, obtaining a court order that was later confirmed by the Court of Appeals.

“The court issued an order [and] the Court of Appeals upheld the ruling […] leaving in effect the hearing we are holding today,” Toledo stated. “Despite that, the attorney decided not to appear.”

Toledo requested that the case be brought before the court again so that the witness is held in contempt, the corresponding sanctions are imposed, and he is ordered to appear and answer the committee’s questions. Since the beginning of the investigation, the committee has focused its efforts on evaluating

the permitting process and the potential envi ronmental and public health impacts associat ed with the expansion of the landfill operated by the Autonomous Municipality of Carolina. The inquiry stems from concerns regarding the use of ecologically sensitive lands, including protected areas, archaeological zones and sites situated atop aquifers.

Sen. Eliezer Molina Pérez similarly expressed concern about the decisions made in the case and urged the agencies to be held accountable.

“The decisions he [González Ortiz] has made regarding this particular case are extremely worrying,” he said. “[…] The time has come for the agencies here to answer for the decisions they make.”

A Department of Natural and Environmental Resources official who had been summoned as the sole witness for a hearing before the Senate Tourism, Natural Resources and Environmental Committee failed to appear on Wednesday morning. The hearing was to be part of the panel’s investigation into the permitting process and the potential environmental and public health impacts associated with the expansion of the landfill operated by the Municipality of Carolina.

Humacao school gets a new chemistry building

By THE STAR STAFF

Secretary of State Rosachely Rivera Santana recently inaugurated the first of several reconstruction projects managed by Colegio San Antonio Abad in Humacao, in collaboration with the Central Office for Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience (COR3) with a total allocation of $10.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

As part of the efforts, the institution completed the total reconstruction of the chemistry classroom and lab, as well as other areas, with an investment of $2.7 million from the funds. The project will directly benefit the entire school community.

Rivera Santana stressed that not only was a new facility built, but an essential space was constructed to provide better education.

“This achievement also demonstrates that reconstruction in Puerto Rico is indeed possible when there is planning, coordination, and political will,” the secretary of state said. “Under the

Working Capital Advance program, COR3 has already authorized an additional disbursement of $2.6 million for the institution to continue working on its upcoming projects. This means that this effort does not end today; on the contrary, today we see the visible beginning of a broader transformation.”

The project included the demolition of the previous structure and the construction of a new one-level building, made of reinforced concrete, with an approximate area of 3,500 square feet.

COR3 Executive Director Eduardo Soria Rivera emphasized the importance of the educational impact of the initiatives.

“Each completed project represents an additional step in the reconstruction process,” he said. “This investment strengthens the educational environment and guarantees modern and safe facilities for the academic development of students.”

The new building features a classroom for teaching chemistry, a storage area, renovated furniture, and updated laboratory equipment.

Governor distances herself from dismissals of chancellors at UPR

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón stated on Wednesday that she does not intervene in decisions made by the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) regarding its chancellors, following questions concerning recent departures at several campuses within the university system.

“No, I read about it just like you did. Those are decisions made by the university,” González Colón told members of the press. “I do not intervene in that. I am unaware of what the plan is -- right? -- or what developments are going to take place at the university.”

The governor’s reaction came after she was asked about allegations that UPR President Zayira Jordán Conde had gathered several chancellors and subsequently presented them with letters of resignation for their signature.

González Colón declined to speculate on what the next step would be within the UPR, maintaining that she is unaware of the plan to be implemented at the institution. Her response was limited to distancing herself from the decisions adopted by the university leadership.

The governor offered no further comments regarding administrative management at the campuses or concerning potential new appointments. She also made it clear that the process falls exclusively within the purview of the UPR.

Ex-Rep. Matos García opposes gaming sector bill in Senate

Cites risks to casino industry, police pensions

By THE STAR STAFF

Former House District 40 (Carolina) representative and past chair of the House Tourism Committee Ángel Matos García voiced strenuous opposition on Wednesday to Senate Bill 960, introduced by Sen. Rosana Soto Aguiló. He warned that the measure threatens the economic stability of Puerto Rico’s gaming and casino industry and could ultimately reduce police pensions.

Senate Bill 960 seeks to broaden and ease regulations on authorized gaming modalities across the island. The proposal includes expanding licenses and creating new opportunities for electronic gaming operations and other digital platforms. According to its sponsor, the bill aims to increase government revenue and modernize Puerto Rico’s entertainment offerings. However, critics argue that the local market is already showing

signs of saturation.

Matos García said the proposal overlooks the economic realities of the sector and the limited size of Puerto Rico’s market.

“Puerto Rico does not have the population or the tourist flow to sustain an indiscriminate expansion of gaming,” he said. “This bill starts from a false premise -- that more machines and more licenses automatically mean more revenue -- when experience shows us the opposite.”

The former legislator emphasized that a proliferation of new licenses and gaming formats could further fragment an already limited revenue pool, impacting traditional casinos in particular. Those establishments, he noted, remain a significant source of employment and tourism activity.

“What this measure proposes is dividing the same amount of money among more operators,” Matos García said. “That’s not economic growth; that’s revenue dilution and, eventually, losses.”

He also warned of the bill’s potential impact on the tourism

industry, stressing the historical role casinos have played as anchors for Puerto Rico’s hotel sector.

“Casinos in Puerto Rico not only generate income but are an essential component of the tourist experience,” the former lawmaker said. “Weakening that industry through an oversupply of gaming threatens jobs, investment, and the island’s competitiveness as a destination.”

Matos García urged the Legislature to conduct a more rigorous economic evaluation of the proposal and to consider market studies before approving any further expansion.

“Before authorizing more gaming options that put police pensions at risk, the government must ask whether the market can sustain them,” he said. “Today the answer is clear: it cannot. If approved, this bill will cause the industry to lose money, not gain it.”

Matos García reiterated his willingness to collaborate on alternatives that strengthen the gaming sector without jeopardizing its long-term viability.

Republicans offer to fund Homeland Security without ICE enforcement

By MICHAEL GOLD

Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump threw cold water on their efforts to cut a deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, Senate Republicans intensified their bid earlier this week to find an off-ramp to the impasse amid staggeringly long lines at airports across the country.

Under a proposal they sent to Democrats on Tuesday afternoon, Congress would fund all of the department except for parts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement involved in the administration’s deportation crackdown, according to multiple people familiar with the plan. It was not clear what, if any, enforcement limits were included, or if Democrats, who have insisted on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics, would go along with it.

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the majority leader, said that the proposal would fund 94% of the Department of Homeland Security. But he suggested that the limits that Democrats have demanded, which include barring immigration agents from wearing masks and requiring that they seek judicial warrants to enter private homes and businesses, would not be included because the bill would not fund ICE’s immigration enforcement operations.

“A lot of the reforms are contingent on funding for ICE,” Thune said. He added, “If you’re not going to have funding, I don’t know how all of a sudden now you can demand reforms.”

A spokesperson for Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., the minority leader, said he had made it clear to his members and to Republicans that only removing the ICE enforcement money without any other changes would not be enough to earn the support of his members.

The proposal has not changed since the weekend, when Trump publicly rejected any spending deal and said he would not accept one unless the Senate delivered him the strict voter ID bill, paired with restrictions on transgender athletes and children, that the chamber is now considering.

At the White House on Tuesday, Trump did not endorse the idea, saying that he wanted to take a “good, hard look” at the deal and “support Republicans,” but sounding cool to any compromise with Democrats.

“Any deal they make, I’m pretty much not happy with,” the president said of the GOP.

Several Republican senators closely aligned with Trump pitched him on the proposal in a meeting Monday night at the

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)

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White House. They said they would work on a separate bill to address election security and ICE funding, which they would seek to push through without Democratic support using a special process called budget reconciliation that is not subject to a filibuster, according to two of the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss the negotiations. (Because Republicans gave ICE a vast windfall as part of Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law last year, the agency has continued to operate during the shutdown.)

After the meeting, Senate Republicans sounded sanguine about the prospects of a deal, even as some on the hard right raised alarm about it. Thune said Tuesday that he believed those who had met with Trump “made a compelling case and argument for why this is a big win.”

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, chair of the Appropriations

Committee, which oversees spending bills, said that she had grown “more optimistic that by the end of the week we will fund the Department of Homeland Security.”

Lawmakers cautioned that conversations were continuing, and the plan under discussion would face significant hurdles. But it had the potential to end a stalemate that has dragged on for nearly a month and has led to chaos at U.S. airports, giving senators an escape hatch before a scheduled two-week recess.

To overcome the 60-vote threshold required to advance most legislation, the funding bill would require some Democratic buy-in. So far, Democrats have been resolutely opposed to legislation that does not contain new guardrails on immigration enforcement efforts, a demand that hardened after federal agents killed two American citizens in Minneapolis in January.

Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who caucuses with Democrats and was part of bipartisan talks last week, said Monday that he needed to see the legislative text and how ICE’s detention and deportation operations were carved out of it. Republicans said they expected to send legislative text to Democrats on Tuesday afternoon.

“I want to see exactly what that means and how it’s — what the language is,” King said. “And there may be some negotiation on exactly how to define that, but I’m just waiting. As I say, the first step is to see the actual deal.”

Any separate ICE bill passed under reconciliation would also require near-unanimous Republican support, and lawmakers in both the House and Senate have been skeptical that the party could unite behind legislation, particularly in an election year.

And that legislation would have to fit within the strict rules tied to the reconciliation process, which can only be used to pass provisions that make direct changes to government spending or revenues. It was not clear how the voter ID legislation, which would also require proof of citizenship when registering to vote, or limits on transgender people could qualify.

The House Freedom Caucus, an ultraconservative group, called the Senate plan “failure theater,” warning in a social media post that it was unlikely to succeed in pushing through Trump’s election measures, which he has called a top priority.

“It’s hard to imagine how the SAVE America Act could be passed through reconciliation,” Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, the Republican sponsor of the measure, said in a post on the social platform X. “And by ‘hard’ I mean ‘essentially impossible.’”

Florida Democrats win special election in Mar-a-Lago’s district

By DAVID W. CHEN

Democrats on Tuesday flipped a Florida legislative district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, pulling off another upset in a state House election but this time one with obvious symbolic power.

Emily Gregory, a first-time candidate with a public health background, became the latest Democrat to win a special election

and claim a statehouse seat previously held by a Republican.

Across the state, another Democrat, Brian Nathan, a Navy veteran and Electrical Workers union leader, was leading a tight West Tampa race for a state Senate seat vacated by Florida’s newly appointed lieutenant governor.

Since the 2024 presidential election, Democrats have flipped more than two dozen seats in Republican or battleground states — including ones in Arkansas and New Hampshire ear-

lier this month — while Republicans have not captured any Democratic seats.

Republican strategists have framed the losses as a natural regression following big gains in 2024 in Washington, D.C., and in state capitals across the country.

But Democrats see in the results a mounting anger in the electorate over Trump that could carry through November and

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What we know about the floods in Hawaii

By SONIA A. RAO

Aresident in Oahu evacuated her home in knee-high water, leaving her husband’s ashes behind. Seventy people, in a group that included children, were surrounded by water and stranded at a campsite. Others found that their cars had been submerged and their homes swept away.

These are just some of the anecdotes that residents and officials from Hawaii have shared over the past week as a series of storms has pounded the islands, causing severe flooding. No deaths were reported, but about 200 people were rescued, thousands more were evacuated, and at least hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of damage was sustained.

Here’s what else to know about the floods.

They were caused by storms called Kona lows.

The flooding was largely caused by back-toback storms that forecasters call Kona lows — a type of seasonal storm not uncommon during Hawaii’s rainy season from November to April. Such storms tend to bring more precipitation and move more slowly, leading to heavy rain over the same location for extended periods.

The first storm struck Hawaii on March 10, when multiple inches of rain were received across the islands.

The intense rainfall over just a few weeks, which experts said was one of the rainiest periods Hawaii had seen recently, saturated ground on parts of the islands, causing additional rain to flood streets.

The National Weather Service is still assessing totals, but many parts of Hawaii received record amounts of rainfall over the past few weeks.

Hundreds needed to be rescued, and it could have been worse.

Oahu, Hawaii’s most populous island and home to its state capital, saw severe rainfall on Friday that led to the catastrophic flooding. Meteorologists with

the weather service in Honolulu said Oahu received 10 to 14 inches of rain overnight from Thursday into Friday, which led to the devastation, with more rainfall into the weekend.

There were no recorded fatalities, but emergency responders, including airmen and high-water vehicle teams deployed by the National Guard, rescued around 200 people. Over 5,000 people had been evacuated from Oahu’s North Shore, one of the hardest-hit areas.

The rainfall had initially led state officials to declare a 120-year-old dam in the Wahiawa Reservoir in northern Oahu at “imminent risk of failure.” By Friday evening, water levels had reduced, and a spokesperson for the company that owns the dam said it was operating as designed with “no indications of damage.” Regulators had classified the dam as having a high hazard potential, meaning failure would have most likely

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resulted in loss of life.

Residents described seeing cars overturned, trucks washed downstream and mud filling rooms in their homes.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said he anticipated that storm damage to public and private property across the islands could cost more than $1 billion. Hawaii Farmers Union United, an advocacy group, said farms were particularly hard hit, estimating damage to crops and infrastructure at around $7 million.

On Tuesday, Green announced that he had submitted a request to President Donald Trump for a major disaster declaration to support statewide recovery efforts.

Hawaii hasn’t seen flooding like this since 2004. Green said the flooding across the islands was the worst the state had seen in 20 years.

Hawaii experienced significant flooding damage two decades ago, when intense rainfall in October 2004 caused the Manoa Stream on the southern part of Oahu to overflow, resulting in flooding through residential areas and the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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the midterm elections. Gregory’s victory brought the trend into Trump’s backyard, in a state that has trended heavily Republican since its days as a perennial battleground.

“Floridians are tired of the chaos, corruption, and sky high prices on everything from groceries, to gas, and health care,” Nikki Fried, the chair of the Florida Democratic Party, said in a statement. “They are voting for trusted leaders like Emily to steady the ship and return common sense, people-centered solutions back to our communities.”

A Democratic presidential candidate has not won Florida’s electoral votes since 2012, but this year, Florida has not been immune from the Democratic surge. Boca Raton, about 30 miles down the Atlantic coast from Palm Beach, elected its first Democratic mayor in 45 years earlier this month. That margin was narrow, but Miami voters in December overwhelmingly

elected their first Democratic mayor in 30 years.

Palm Beach County, where Gregory scored her victory, used to be a Democratic stronghold, but Republicans have made major inroads in recent federal and local elections. The seat that Gregory won — District 87, along coastal Palm Beach County — had been held by state Rep. Mike Caruso, a Republican, who won by 19 percentage points in 2024.

Caruso resigned in August after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis as county clerk, prompting Tuesday’s special election. Trump voted by mail in the race earlier this month, despite his ongoing national efforts to end vote by mail.

Gregory, 40, centered her campaign on the Democrats’ favorite word in the 2026 cycle, affordability, and zeroed in on housing and health care. She also highlighted her background as a mother of three, military spouse and small-business owner. Her opponent, Jon Maples, 43, a financial planner and former council member in Lake Clarke Shores, billed himself as a “conservative outsider” and “America First patriot.” Trump promoted his candidacy a few days ago at a Palm Beach Republican event, as Maples was facing a formal complaint that

There were no deaths or injuries reported in that flood. Still, damages to the library and other buildings on campus, as well as over 100 homes in the area, were estimated at around $85 million.

The storm moved south over the weekend.

Over the weekend, the storm inched over to Maui, which had already sustained damage earlier in the month. Flash flood warnings and evacuation orders were issued on the island, and flooding was reported. On Monday, there were also reports of flash flooding in Manoa, a southern portion of the island of Oahu, as well as on the Big Island.

Local news outlets reporting on the flooding in Manoa described roads and walkways that turned into rivers and streams. The weather service said water levels were at least 2 feet high, with parked cars being “inundated.”

Rain continued to pour over Maui through Tuesday, with flood watches in effect for Maui and the Big Island through 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The storm system was expected to leave the area by Tuesday night.

he did not live in the district.

In West Tampa, Nathan was trying to overcome a financial disadvantage and a lack of name recognition in his upset bid against former state Rep. Josie Tomkow, a Republican, to fill a state senate seat vacated when Jay Collins, a Republican, was appointed lieutenant governor.

Republicans did win a special election Tuesday for a House seat to replace Tomkow, however, as Hilary Holley easily defeated Edwin Perez, a Democrat, to represent a district between Tampa and Orlando.

Beyond the symbolism, Gregory’s victory is not going to change the balance of power in a state legislature where Republicans hold a supermajority. Still, her term, which runs through the end of the year, promises to be eventful. Legislators still need to pass a budget before the July 1 deadline. DeSantis has also called for a special session in April to redraw Florida’s congressional map, in time for the 2026 midterms.

Gregory is also expected to run again in the November general election for a full two-year term. A rematch against Maples is possible.

When a narcissist goes to war

By JAMELLE BOUIE

If you can set aside both the unconstitutionality and the immorality of President Donald Trump’s unprovoked war on Iran and focus on the operation itself, it is hard not to be bewildered by the utter lack of real planning, or even basic strategic thinking, that has gone into it.

Neither Trump nor his aides, according to recent reporting, planned for Iran to target shipping and close the Strait of Hormuz. They also do not seem to have planned for serious and sustained retaliation against America’s Persian Gulf state allies. They did not plan for an energy crisis and the potential disruption to the global economy, and they did not plan for America’s European allies to, by and large, reject their call for support.

To read about the administration’s decision-making process is to learn that it did not really plan for or expect much in the way of anything that now defines the war. This raises two obvious questions: What did they plan for? And what exactly did they expect to happen?

It appears that both the president and the White House expected token resistance, followed by the collapse of the Iranian regime, the installation of a pro-American government — or at least one we could tolerate — and a return to the status quo ante: a replay, in essence, of the president’s first intervention of the year, in Venezuela. Now that this replay fantasy has collided with a more complex, indeterminate and difficult reality, Trump is unable to explain his objectives or even give the country a sense of when the war might end. He told Fox News radio that he would “feel it in my bones.” Let’s just say that that is a far cry from traditional political leadership during wartime. If anything, Trump is caught in a classic escalation spiral. When one approach fails, in this case the initial airstrikes, he moves to the next. When that fails, he bids higher. And when escalation still doesn’t produce the desired result — when he faces the choice between accepting defeat or stalemate or going even further — he goes further. Which is how we have arrived closer and closer to the use of ground troops: Thousands of Marines — and now paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne — are headed to the Middle East as Trump weighs a new offensive tied to either the Strait of Hormuz or Iranian

public stage, we have seen little to no evidence that he believes in the existence of other minds.

Every presidential administration takes on the character of its principal, and this one is no different. Like Trump, the White House does not in fact seem to understand that other people have agency too. It sees itself the same way the president sees himself: as the protagonist of the universe, with everyone else acting either as a supporting character or a nonplayable one — extras with no will of their own.

And so, whenever other people do act of their own accord, both the president and his administration find themselves flat-footed. For their opponents, this represents an opportunity.

nuclear materials.

It should be said, here, that at no point has Congress either authorized this war or provided funding for ground operations. For his part, the president is either bragging about an incoming deal — “They’re gonna make a deal,” he said of the Iranian leadership on Tuesday — or threatening attacks on Iran’s civilian infrastructure. “If I want to take down that power plant, that very big powerful power plant, they can’t do a thing about it,” Trump said during the same news conference.

What’s striking is how familiar this pattern feels. The administration did not expect the public to be repelled by DOGE. It did not expect outrage over the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. It did not expect Democrats to respond to threats of partisan gerrymandering with their own push to wring as many Democratic seats as possible out of so-called blue states. The administration certainly did not expect the mass mobilizations against the deployment of National Guard troops and the use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection as a roving paramilitary force. Minnesota, in particular, appears to have caught them entirely off guard — a tendency toward docility, it seems, is their baseline assumption about everyone they oppose.

Which raises another key question: Why can’t the White House see what others could easily predict? None of this should have been a surprise. Anyone capable of thinking through the actions of other people — of imagining their perspectives and of recognizing that they have agency — should have been able to anticipate these outcomes and plan accordingly. And in the case of the war in Iran, the president ignored counsel that warned of something like the current situation.

This gets to the real problem. Trump is famously indifferent to the concerns of those around him. He is a consummate narcissist, and he is, without question, the most solipsistic person ever to occupy the Oval Office. Over his decades on the

The White House’s inability to grasp the agency of others — its apparent lack of a theory of mind for everyone outside its walls — gives Democrats, especially, a distinct advantage. They can seize the initiative, knowing the president will struggle to respond in a constructive way. We have already seen this with the current partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, where Trump has thus far refused to budge, as if his stubborn intransigence will bend the world to his desires. The result has been chaos in the nation’s airports and a decline in the president’s standing with the American public. By virtue of his position, Trump is a dangerous figure. But he is also a weak and deeply unpopular president. The upshot of his impenetrable egotism, for his opponents, is that there are plenty of opportunities to make him weaker and even more unpopular. For as much as he is in love with violence — for as much as he clearly wants to terrorize the nation into submission — he is also cursed with a kind of blindness. He cannot see that his opposition is real. He cannot see that it can act.

Senado realiza mesa redonda multisectorial para discutir hallazgos y recomendaciones sobre la explotación financiera de adultos mayores

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EL CAPITOLIO – La senadora Wan dy Soto Tolentino, presidenta de la Comisión de Familia, Mujer, Personas de la Tercera Edad, y Población con Diversidad Funcional e Impedimen tos, llevó a cabo una importante mesa redonda de discusión enfocada en la creciente problemática de la explo tación financiera de adultos mayores en Puerto Rico, un fenómeno que ha ido en aumento y que representa una de las formas más complejas y difíciles de detectar de maltrato y fraude en la actualidad.

La iniciativa se realizó para discutir los hallazgos de los trabajos investi gativos realizados mediante la Reso lución del Senado 75, de la autoría de la senadora Soto Tolentino, la cual buscaba examinar el estado actual de la protección a las personas de edad avanzada frente a esquemas de explotación financiera, así como identificar deficiencias en el sistema y proponer soluciones concretas.

Durante el encuentro participaron destacados representantes de diversos sectores quienes han estado comprometidos desde un principio junto a la senadora Soto Tolentino en buscar soluciones para atender esta problemática. Entre los presentes estuvieron la procuradora de las Personas de Edad Avanzada, Dra. Yolanda Varela; la presidenta de la Asociación de Bancos de Puerto Rico, Lcda. Zoimé Álvarez; el presidente de AARP en Puerto Rico, José R. Acarón; el presidente de la

que afectan gravemente la calidad de vida y dignidad de las personas mayores.

Como parte de la mesa redonda, se presentaron hallazgos preliminares de la investigación legislativa que evidencian serias fallas en el andamiaje actual para prevenir, detectar y procesar estos casos. Entre los mecanismos que actualmente utilizan las instituciones bancarias para combatir este tipo de fraude se encuentran el monitoreo de transacciones sospechosas, la educación continua a clientes, la emisión de reportes a las autoridades y el uso de sistemas avanzados de ciberseguridad.

No obstante, los participantes coincidieron en que estos esfuerzos, aunque importantes, resultan insuficientes ante la magnitud y complejidad del problema. Entre los principales retos identificados se encuentran la falta de cooperación de las víctimas por temor a perjudicar a familiares, el deterioro cognitivo y de salud que limita la denuncia, deficiencias en la calidad de los referidos entre agencias, falta de capacitación en personal gubernamental, limitaciones legales para sancionar a los responsables, y una evidente falta de coordinación interagencial.

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Oregon choir brings love & harmony to island

By PEGGY ANN BLISS

Special to The STAR

There is a small city in the northwestern state of Oregon where it rains all the time. And in that small city, almost everyone has a vein of musical talent.

Precipitation and harmonization are two facts of life that clarinetist Kathleen Jones knows well. She had many a play date or shopping spree ruined by a downpour when she was growing up in the aforementioned town, Eugene, where both of her parents were music teachers and two of her sisters were musicians.

She survived the rain and was voted outstanding student of her high school graduating class in 1970.

Anyone who follows classical music in Puerto Rico knows Jones has been a major influence on the island’s musical growth for the last half century, having taught hundreds of clarinetists, whom she has proudly showcased around the world.

In a few days, Sanjuaneros can learn something else about the faraway damp city: it has a celebrated 51-year-old community choir, now on tour in Puerto Rico. On Friday, the Eugene Concert Choir will join San Juan’s equally celebrated (if a bit

soul, especially when it is in love. Blending choral tradition with swing and jazz, the work was first performed on Valentine’s Day this year.

The 34-member touring group from Oregon performed earlier this week at Teatro Yagüez in Mayagüez and in Ponce at Pontificia Catholic University. They also took some time for sightseeing at the Ponce Art Museum and other island attractions.

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The Eugene (Oregon) Concert Choir’s mission is “to engage, inspire and enrich the community through performance of choral masterworks, diverse artistic experiences, and educational outreach,” according to its website. (eugeneconcertchoir.org)

younger) community chorus Orfeón San Juan Bautista in a free concert at Union Church of San Juan at 7 p.m.

The event, entitled “Musica de Amor/ Music of Love,” will feature a contemporary repertoire in English and Spanish. The two choirs will perform separately and combined.

Orfeón San Juan Bautista has been growing in accomplishment and popularity since it was founded 25 years ago. It is directed by professor/composer Guarionex Morales Matos and Daniel Alejandro Tapia, who is also the artistic and musical director.

A highlight of the evening will be the joint presentation by both choruses of a work by Morales Matos commissioned by the Eugene choir as part of its tour. The piece, conceived as an integral part of the love-drenched concert, is entitled “Siento mi latido” (I Feel My Heartbeat). It represents the eternal rhythm of the human

for over 40 years is its artistic director, Diane Retallack, who also formed the Eugene Chamber Orchestra 10 years ago. A passionate devotee of all kinds of music, she is a member of the prestigious Recording Academy, which votes on the Grammy Awards.

The concert choir is a resident company at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene.

The concert will include works by Samuel Barber and other contemporary composers. Also on the program will be show tunes and romantic songs such as “Love Will Keep Us Together” and “Taking a Chance on Love.” The local group will present Puerto Rican favorites.

While many of the choral selections will be sung a cappella, these more rhythmical selections will be accompanied by guest percussion band Tamborícua, conducted by Elia Cortés.

Union Church is located at 2310 Laurel Street in Punta Las Marías, San Juan. The concert is free but donations are welcome.

Wall Street advances as investors bet on Mideast de-escalation

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Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on ⁠Wednesday ⁠as oil prices fell while Iran reviewed a U.S. ⁠proposal to end the war in the Middle East, feeding investor hopes for de-escalation in the fourth week of a war that has disrupted global energy flows and stoked inflation concerns.

While Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said that authorities were reviewing the U.S. proposals, he added that Tehran has no intention to hold talks with Washington. Initially, Iran said it considered U.S. proposals delivered by Pakistan as excessive and demanded sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

But until there is clarity on when the war might end, Goldman said he expects “volatility to remain elevated given the impact ⁠of ⁠higher oil prices on inflation.”

The Dow ⁠Jones Industrial Average rose 305.43 points, or 0.66%, to 46,429.49, the S&P 500 gained 35.53 points, or 0.54%, to 6,591.90 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 167.93 points, or 0.77%, to 21,929.83.

During Wednesday’s session, energy was the weakest of the S&P ⁠500’s 11 major industry sectors, falling 0.5%. The strongest sector gainers were materials, up 2%, and consumer discretionary, which added 1.2%.

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The mixed messages led to choppy trading. Michael James, equity sales ⁠trader at Rosenblatt Securities, ⁠said: “There are a lot of frayed nerves out there with sentiment and headlines driving a lot of the market action.”

Any signs of communication between the countries provided some hope for investors, however, following signals that Washington has been seeking a ceasefire and restoration of shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, which about 20% of global oil shipments pass through.

“There is optimism that the proposal and counter-proposal are setting the stage for more negotiations,” said Gene Goldman,

U.S.-listed shares of Arm rallied 16.4% after the company unveiled a new AI data center chip ⁠that is expected to bring billions of dollars in revenue. It was the biggest gainer in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which ⁠closed up 1.2%.

Other rallying chipmakers included Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, which both finished up more than 7%. Nvidia shares added 2%.

Destiny Tech100 surged 15% after a report that SpaceX aims to file its IPO prospectus as soon as this week. SpaceX is the fund’s largest equity holding.

Other space companies rallied in response with Rocket Lab adding 10.3% while Intuitive Machines rose 14.7% and EchoStar added 7.4%.

The oil price spike has revived inflation worries, complicating the interest-rate outlook of central banks. Markets are no longer pricing in any easing from the Federal Reserve this year, according to CME Group’s FedWatch Tool, compared with the two cuts that were expected before the war broke out.

Among other movers, U.S.-listed shares of JD.com rose 8% and Alibaba rose 3.5% after Chinese state media and the regulator urged the food-delivery platform industry to end a price war. Robinhood Markets rallied 5% after the ⁠trading platform announced a new $1.5 billion share buyback program.

On U.S. exchanges 17.07 billion shares changed hands compared with the 20.69 billion-share moving average for the last 20 sessions.

US circulates Iran peace plan while sending troops to the Middle East

By DAVID E. SANGER

Nearly a month into the war, the United States and Iran struggled to find a way to begin negotiations over peace terms Wednesday, with each insisting it had the upper hand in the conflict and that the other was desperate for a way out.

The United States circulated a 15-point peace plan, diplomats said, demanding what would amount to a complete termination of Iran’s nuclear program and sharp limits on the reach and size of their missile arsenal. It bore strong resemblance to the U.S. demands in February, during negotiations that collapsed when the United States and Israel struck Iran on Feb. 28.

But the Iranian government, in a statement issued through state television, declared it would not end the conflict unless the United States paid war reparations, and recognized “Iran’s exercise of sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz,” suggesting it would continue to decide which ships pass through the narrow strait and which remained bottled up, unable to deliver oil or fertilizer.

The messages between the two countries were being passed by Pakistan, which was trying to assemble peace talks in the capital of Islamabad, proposing dates as soon as this weekend. But neither Iran nor the United States would confirm such discussions, each wanting to avoid seeming the overeager party in a conflict where each wants to demonstrate it holds the upper hand.

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, ran through a series of military metrics to make the case that Iran’s forces have been crushed — its navy sunk, its missiles destroyed before they could be launched — and said “that’s why you are beginning to see the regime look for an exit ramp.” But she later warned that Iran’s surviving leaders will bring more destruction to the country “if they fail to understand that they have been defeated militarily.”

Referring to the breakdown in negotiations in Geneva at the end of February that led to President Donald Trump’s deci-

American soldiers deploy to Eastern Europe at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 14, 2022. The 2,000 paratroopers heading to the Middle East may give President Donald Trump more leverage in negotiations, but they also leave him with the option of doubling down on military force. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

sion to attack the country, along with Israeli forces, she warned that “their last miscalculation cost them their senior leadership, their navy, their air force and their air defense system.” At the same time, the United States was preparing to activate 2,000 paratroopers who could be quickly deployed to the region, for possible additional military action — perhaps seizing the Kharg Island oil port, perhaps keeping the strait open — if talks never get off the ground, or fail.

Those forces may give the president more leverage in his negotiations but also leave him with the option of doubling down on military force. Their presence could also fuel Iranian resentment that Trump opened negotiations with them twice in the past eight months and then ordered the bombing of nuclear plants and the broader attack on the country.

But Iran certainly didn’t sound like a defeated regime.

While the Pentagon cites the inventory of destroyed Iranian military equipment, Iran’s surviving military leadership has found new powers of control over the 21-mile-wide strait

A missile fragment in a schoolyard

By AVISHAG SHAAR-YASHUV

Meitar Cohen, 32, works as a teaching assistant at a school in the Peduel settlement, about 15 miles east of Tel Aviv, Israel. She has four children; Maayan, a third grader, is the only one who attends this school, called Shilat.

The family lives in a caravan near the school. But the caravan has no safe room, so they have spent several nights in the school’s shelter alongside other families, Cohen said. The school, like others across Israel, had been closed since Saturday night, when a strike hit the city of Arad.

Her children are deep sleepers, Cohen said, and she prefers the difficulties of the shelter to the risk that an airraid siren might not wake them.

Phone warnings woke the families in the shelter around

midnight, Cohen said. Then a siren sounded. One of Maayan’s brothers ran to close the shelter door, and they heard a loud explosion soon afterward.

Later, when Cohen was texted an image of the missile fragment, she thought it was generated by artificial intelligence. But Maayan recognized the site immediately and became very frightened, Cohen said.

After making sure it was safe outside, Cohen said, she let Maayan and some friends go and look at the fragment. She wanted them to understand what had happened, rather than let their imaginations inflate their fears. That is when this photograph was taken.

and was boasting about them. Even without traditional military arms, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken told an audience at the Harvard Kennedy School on Tuesday night that Iran has the “ability to leverage the Straight of Hormuz in ways that are profoundly disruptive and give it an asymmetric advantage in the region and indeed around the world.” It will now have little interest in giving that up.

Diplomats in the Persian Gulf and South Asia said they expected Iran to bounce between defiance and some opening to eventual talks with the United States. They said Iranian officials wanted to conduct that conversation with Vice President JD Vance, who has made no secret of his skepticism about lengthy U.S. ventures abroad.

White House officials, including Leavitt, would not discuss whether Vance would travel to Islamabad to meet a senior Iranian official — likely Abbas Araghchi, the foreign minister — but the demands issued by Iran seemed likely to, at a minimum, slow that prospect.

Leavitt insisted that “productive” talks were underway but would give no details, or say who was involved.

Various versions of the 15-point plan were circulating in Washington and other capitals, with some variation on details. But the core of the U.S. proposal was exactly what Washington demanded before the war began: An end to all enrichment of uranium and the movement of the existing stockpiles of nuclear fuel out of the country, starting with a 970-pound cache of near bomb-grade uranium, enriched to 60% purity. The document also calls for free passage in the strait.

But it makes no mention of regime change in Iran, of protection for protesters or for the holding of real elections in coming months or years. Trump’s military buildup near Iran began after Iran killed thousands of anti-government protesters in January, and the president declared “help is on its way!” But if he signs an agreement with no protections for them, it could be seen as an abandonment of his promise to the Iranian people, who on Feb. 28 he urged to rise up and overthrow their government when the fighting ends.

Part of a missile on the grounds of a school in Pedeul in the West Bank, following an Iranian barrage on Monday, March 23, 2026. When the strike came overnight Monday, families were trying to sleep while sheltering at the school. (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times)

According to Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear nonproliferation expert at the Middlebury Institute for International Studies, the photo shows the remnants of an Iranian Ghadr or Emad ballistic missile. Those are variants of the Shahab-3, an Iranian weapon based on a North Korean mediumrange missile.

After standing up to Trump over Greenland, Denmark’s prime minister leads in election

By MAYA TEKELI and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

The center-left party of Mette Frederiksen, Denmark’s prime minister, was leading in parliamentary elections on Tuesday but fell far short of a majority, potentially setting her up for a grueling battle to form a new government.

With all the ballots counted, Frederiksen’s Social Democrats came out ahead but won less than one-quarter of the vote in a highly fractured political field. The result was about what had been expected, and analysts said it left her in the best position to try to forge a new governing coalition.

But it was still her party’s worst performance in more than 100 years, according to Danish media outlets, and indicated that the woman who gained prominence for standing up to President Donald Trump over Greenland may now have to wage political battles closer to home.

Addressing supporters hours after the vote, Frederiksen said she was “disappointed that we did not receive more votes. I had hoped for a better result.”

Frederiksen has been the dominant force in Danish politics — a third term could make her Denmark’s longest-serving leader since World War II. After so many years on the scene, she is vulnerable to voter fatigue, and the results signaled that a new term could prove challenging.

“Voters are quite simply tired of Mette Frederiksen,” said Johannes Andersen, a political scientist at Aalborg University. “The way she says she is not afraid to take power or set directions for how people should behave — that is not many voters’ cup of tea.”

“That’s something other parties, especially on the extremes, have been playing to and

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark greets constituents during a campaign event in her hometown of Aalborg on March 17, 2026. Amid a complicated political landscape of coalition-building among more than 10 political parties, Frederiksen appeared to be the front-runner to serve a third term after Denmark held national elections on Tuesday. (Hilary Swift/ The New York Times)

are capitalizing on,” he added. “It reflects a moment of frustration.”

In her postelection comments, the prime minister acknowledged that her coalition government “was never popular.” But, she added, “I believe it served the country and benefited Denmark in a turbulent time.”

It was still mathematically possible for a band of other parties, possibly from the right, to scrape together enough support to form a government without her. But analysts said that seemed unlikely for now and that Frederiksen may look to left-leaning parties to hammer out a new coalition over the next several weeks.

Bent Winther, one of Denmark’s leading political analysts, said in an interview that the results were “a major setback” for the prime

minister’s party. “But given how parliament is likely to be composed,” Winther said, “it’s very difficult to see a government without her.”

Despite the uncertainty of coalition negotiations ahead, Frederiksen struck a note of resolve. “Denmark needs a stable government and a competent government,” she said. “We are ready to take the lead.”

Frederiksen, 48, campaigned as an exemplar of the new left: hawkish on foreign policy, tough on immigrants, but big on social welfare.

She earned a lot of points back home for taking on Trump, who was insisting on snatching Greenland, an enormous Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for more than 300 years. She called in European allies to back her up, and the Danish military even laid plans to blow up airfields in Greenland to prevent U.S. troops from landing.

But it was domestic issues that voters seemed most concerned about, according to polls, and Frederiksen’s centrist flexibility could not satisfy everyone.

Environmental matters and the question of how strictly to regulate Danish farmers was one big issue. Another has been a potential wealth tax that the heads of Lego and many other Danish companies opposed and which detractors called a “jealousy tax.” Frederiksen and the left-leaning parties supported it; the right did not.

Frederiksen has been steeped in working class values from the beginning. Her father was a union leader, and she grew up in Aalborg, a factory town in the Jutland region near Denmark’s northern tip.

Friends back home remember her being strident about her political opinions since she was young. In high school, she was punched in the face by a skinhead for standing up for

immigrant children.

She entered parliament at 24, going on to become Denmark’s youngest prime minister at 41. Her tenure has been shaped by crisis — from the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — as well as by her increasingly acrimonious clashes with Trump.

In more recent years, she’s demonstrated how she can form alliances with politicians of different stripes, and analysts say her government’s harsh rules on asylum-seekers are markedly different from what she believed in when she was young.

She will need the help of her foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the leader of a more moderate political party, which is actually called The Moderates.

A former prime minister, Rasmussen is widely seen as likable and reliable and the ultimate swing vote. His party won about 8% of the vote, but its support will be key to forming a majority in parliament.

Parties on the extreme left and right also performed relatively well, giving them a potential role in forming the next coalition.

Winther, the political analyst, said Frederiksen will likely have to make difficult concessions to politicians either on the right or the left to win their support.

“This could take time,” he said. “Possibly weeks, even months.”

Her party tried to put the best face on the results.

“I am satisfied that we remain Denmark’s largest party,” said Christian Rabjerg Madsen, a spokesperson for the Social Democrats. “Now the task is to see whether we can negotiate a government — one that is operational and acts decisively — and move Denmark in a more just direction.”

High oil and gas prices could outlast Trump’s war with Iran

By TONY ROMM and REBECCA F. ELLIOTT

As the war with Iran began to send oil and gas prices soaring around the world, President Donald Trump shrugged off the fallout as a temporary setback for the U.S. economy.

“When this is over,” he told reporters this month, “oil prices are going to go down very, very rapidly.”

In the end, it may not be so simple. Even if Trump were to broker an end to hostilities with Iran before his new, self-imposed Friday deadline, it may still be weeks, if not months, before American families and businesses see a true break in their spiraling energy

costs, economists and industry executives say.

An end to the war would abate a geopolitical crisis and most likely help to reopen clogged shipping lanes in the Middle East, nudging down oil and gas prices from their recent highs. But any relief would arrive gradually for most consumers — and probably not fast enough to undo the damage to the U.S. economy.

By midday Tuesday, the markets seemed downbeat about the odds of a swift and easy resolution to the war. The price of a barrel of Brent crude, the international benchmark, hovered around $100, up nearly 40% since the war started. An average gallon of gasoline also topped $3.97 nationally, according to AAA motor club, which reflected a roughly $1 jump from a month ago.

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Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Analytics, said the prospect of sustained high costs affirmed a well-worn adage in the energy industry: “Prices rise like a rocket, fall like a feather.”

If the war were to end soon, he predicted that it would still take about six to eight weeks for oil production and shipments to normalize. At that point, oil could settle around $80 per barrel of Brent crude, higher than before the bombing began. Prices at the pump would probably fall slowly, too.

The exact timeline will depend on many factors, including the extent of the damage to energy infrastructure in the Middle East and the fate of the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil and gas thoroughfare that has been all but closed for weeks. The trajectory for prices will also vary by fuel type: The war has strained the global supply of diesel and jet fuel, in particular, meaning those prices could stay higher for a longer period.

Such spikes tend to ripple across the economy in myriad, lasting ways. Groceries could become more expensive because of higher shipping costs, for example, while airfares in the summer travel season similarly could rise. In an early, ominous sign, the top executive of United Airlines warned Bloomberg TV on Tuesday that it could raise ticket prices by 20% if the war with Iran continued to bog down jet fuel.

“We don’t have any idea where the price is going to go,” said Mike Sommers, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, which represents the oil industry. “We don’t know what the condition of the assets are going to be. We don’t know how long it’s going to take us to get the production that’s come offline, how long that’s going take to get back up and going.”

Asked about the administration’s economic projections, Taylor Rogers, a White House

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spokesperson, maintained in a statement that prices would drop “rapidly” once the war concluded.

“President Trump has been right about everything, and he will be right again when these short-term disruptions are past us,” she said.

The ever-shifting economic variables only add to the stakes for Trump, as the U.S.-led war with Iran now stretches into its fourth week. Even as experts continue to raise alarm about the consequences of a protracted conflict, the president has maintained that his war is worth the cost — and will yield substantial benefit by delivering a more stable Middle East.

“Our economy was fantastic,” Trump said Monday, as he sought to make the case for why he had to “stop and make a little journey into the Middle East and eliminate a big problem.”

In fact, the U.S. economy had been showing signs of strain before the war began, evident in persistently high consumer prices and a recent rise in the nation’s unemployment rate. Those stresses had helped to contribute to sense of frustration among Americans, many of whom blamed Trump for their financial woes in recent polling ahead of the midterm elections.

Many analysts have warned that the nation’s trajectory could worsen considerably if the Iran war continues and oil prices stay sky high into next month or beyond, raising the risks that the United States could slip into a recession.

But an early glimmer of relief arrived Monday, after Trump said he would suspend his threat to escalate the bombing — by attacking Iranian energy facilities — so that the two sides could begin early discussions about an end to the conflict.

Within hours, however, leaders in Washington and Tehran, the capital, offered competing assessments about the scope of the negotiations and their progress. That discrepancy underscored a hard truth: While the United States and Israel may have started the war, all of the countries would have to agree to end the fighting if they hoped to bring calm to energy and financial markets around the world.

Once the Strait of Hormuz is opened, the traffic may not return immediately, and the risk of traversing a recent war zone may keep prices elevated for some time, analysts say. It may also take time to restart energy production in countries including Saudi Arabia, which have halted some operations in recent weeks as storage tanks have filled up in the face of drone attacks and mounting security risks.

“How quickly that production can actually come back online is an uncertainty that we’re going to have to deal with as we go forward,” Mike Wirth, CEO of Chevron, said Monday at an energy conference in Houston, CERAWeek by S&P Global. “It’s going to take some time to come out of this.”

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A: Sucesión de Edelmiro Lugo, dueño anterior, o sus herederos, cesionarios o causahabientes, por ignorarse sus nombres, existencia o paradero. Sucesión de Agustín Rivera, colindante por el Sur, o sus herederos, cesionarios o causahabientes, por ignorarse su existencia o paradero. Las personas ignoradas y desconocidas a quienes pudiera perjudicar la inscripción del dominio a favor de la parte peticionaria en el Registro de la Propiedad de la finca que más adelante se describirá y a toda persona en general que con derecho para ello desee oponerse a este Expediente de Dominio.

EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, a todo lo que tenga algún derecho real sobre el descrito en este EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO, las personas ignoradas a quien pueda perjudicar la inscripción y en general a toda persona que desee oponerse. Por la presente se le notifica que comparezcan, si creyeren que les conviene, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de 20 días a partir desde que fueron notificados de esta CITACIÓN, y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la siguiente finca: RUSTICA: Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Cibuco del término Municipal de Corozal, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de SEISCIENTOS OCHENTA Y OCHO PUNTO CUATRO MIL SEISCIENTOS VEINTIUN METROS CUADRADOS (688.4621 mc), equivalentes a cero punto mil setecientos cincuenta dos (0.1752) cuerdas. En lindes por el Norte, con Carretera Estatal número ciento cincuenta y nueve (159); por el Sur, con la Sucesión de Agustín Rivera;

por el Este, con calle municipal; y por el Oeste, con calle municipal. Enclava en el solar descrito, una vivienda de hormigón y bloques propiedad del Sr. Juan Vázquez Virella. No consta inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad. Catastro: 139-000001-33-001. Debe presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo 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 secretaria del tribunal. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy 3 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LUISA I. ANDINO

AYALA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

MUNICIPIO AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN

REPRESENTADO POR SU HONORABLE ALCALDE, MIGUEL ROMERO LUGO

Peticionario V. ADQUISICIÓN DE PROPIEDAD DE 583.193

METROS CUADRADOS LOCALIZADA EN 1605 CALLE POINTCARE, SECTOR SAN MATEO, SANTURCE, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00911; COMUNIDAD DE BIENES COMPUESTA POR:

LILA I. JANER OJEDA, Y LUIS FERNANDO JANER OJEDA, CADA UNO POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Parte con Interés Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV07386. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LILA I. JANER OJEDA, Y LUIS FERNANDO JANER OJEDA, cada uno por sí y en representación de la Comunidad de

bienes compuesta por ambos. Fulano y Fulana de Tal como herederos desconocidos de las Sucesiones de Lila I. Janer Ojeda y Luis Fernando Janer Ojeda. RE: Adquisición de propiedad de 583.193 metros cuadrados localizada en 1605 Calle Pointcare, Sector San Mateo, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00911.

DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTI-

FICACIÓN: URBANA Solar: BARRIO SANTURCE de Santurce Norte. Cabida: 526.52 Metros Cuadrados. Solar en el sitio Minillas de la sección Norte de Santurce de San Juan, de Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de quinientos veintiséis metros con cincuentavos centímetro cuadrados, colindando por el NORTE, con Harry Pieterz, en veintiocho metros seis centímetros; por el SUR, con la Calle Poincaré, en dieciséis metros treinta centímetros con Eduardo López Tizol, en quince metros seis centímetros; por el ESTE, con el Obispado Católico y Jorge Isern en veintiocho metros con cuarenticinco centímetros y por el OESTE, en ocho metros con cincuenta centímetros con García de Quevedo y veinte metros ochenta centímetros con Eduardo López Tizol. Contiene una casa de concreto techada de hierro galvanizado con garaje, cuarto y servicio sanitario para servidumbre también de concreto, techo de hierro galvanizado. Esta finca se forma por Agrupación de las fincas 3903 y 3049 de Santurce Norte. Finca Número 14442, Inscrita al folio 132 del tomo 397 de Santurce Norte, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan I. Número catastral de la propiedad según el CRIM: 040-060-204-09-001. ENTIDAD EXPROPIANTE Y CITAR LA LEGISLACIÓN EN VIRTUD DE LA CUAL SE EXPROPIA: El procedimiento de Expropiación Forzosa se instituye por el Municipio de San Juan, conforme a la Autorizada de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de mayo de 1903, según enmendada, el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, Ley 107 del 14 de agosto de 2020, según enmendada; la Ordenanza Núm. 1, Serie 20212022 y la Resolución Núm. 71, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de San Juan se pro-

pone a adquirir la propiedad es para mejorar el área eliminando un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. Quedan emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda de Expropiación Forzosa. La abogada de la parte demandante es el Lcda. Angelisse Ortiz Cruz cuya dirección postal es: 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, PMB 270, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00966 cuyo número de teléfono es (787) 273-0611 y su correo electrónico es: lcda.angelisseortiz@ gmail.com. Se les advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y que, si no comparecen a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma en el Tribunal, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia concediendo el remedio así solicitado sin más citarles ni oírlos. Este Tribunal ha señalado para el 12 DE MAYO DE 2026 A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, Sala 1002 del Centro Judicial de San Juan, el cual ubica en Hato Rey, PR, para la Vista del caso, en cuyo día se determinará el justo valor de la propiedad y las partes a ser compensadas y a cuya vista podrán ustedes comparecer y ofrecer prueba de valoración, aunque no hayan contestado la Petición. Expedido por Orden del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 18 de febrero de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ

COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN E. GARCÍA

FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

LEGAL NOTICE

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT WAUKESHA COUNTY.

EVIVA MEDIA, LLC, N56W24131 SUSSEX PRESERVE BLVD., SUSSEX, WI 53089

AND

TILLIT VENTURES, LLC, 2800 E. ENTERPRISE AVENUE, SUITE 333 APPLETON, WI 54913

Plaintiffs, OPUS EX INSULA, LLC, 954 AVENUE PONCE DE LEON #205

SAN JUAN, PR 00907

JASON ROMAINE, 954 AVENUE PONCE DE LEON #205 SAN JUAN, PR 00907

AND

KARIANNE KLOMP

7053 TIMBER RIDGE WAY

LAND O’LAKES, FL 34637

Defendants.

Case No. 26-CV-003 v. Case Code: 30301

PUBLICATION SUMMONS. THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, to each of the named abovenamed Defendants: You are hereby notified that the Plaintiffs named above, Eviva Media, LLC, and Tillit Ventures, LLC, have filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. Within forty (40) days after March 18, 2026, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is Waukesha County Courthouse, 515 W. Moreland Blvd., Waukesha WI 53188, and to Andrew R. Campbell of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing S.C., the Plaintiffs’ attorney, whose address is 111 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1400, Milwaukee, WI 53202. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If you do not demand a copy of the complaint within forty (40) days, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: March 10, 2026

O’NEIL, CANNON, HOLLMAN. DEJONG & LAING, S.C.

By: Andrew R. Campbell State Bar No. 1119193

Andrew.Campbell@wilaw.com 111 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1400 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Phone: (414) 276-5000

LEGAL NOTICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO VISTAS DE CANÓVANAS I, INC.

Plaintiff V. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER OF DORAL BANK, ET ALS.

Defendant

Case No.: 16-02568 (FAB). NOTICE OF SALE.

To: VISTAS DE

CANÓVANAS I, INC., RAMÓN MAC CROHON BLANCO; AND GENERAL PUBLIC.

WHEREAS: On August 27, 2018, and consistent with the terms and conditions of a certain Judgment by Consent and Settlement Agreement executed by the parties, a Judgment (“Judgment”) was entered in favor of plaintiff Bautista Cayman Asset Company, now Bautista REO PR Corp. (“Bautista REO”) against Vistas de Canóvanas I, Inc. (“Borrower”) and Mr. Ramón Mac Crohon Blanco (the “Guarantor” and together with the Borrower, the “Debtors”). The Judgment by Consent granted Bautista REO, among other things, the right to execute the Judgment entered in connection with the Judgment by Consent and request the foreclosure of the Real Estate Collateral, as defined therein and described below, pursuant to the terms and conditions agreed by the Debtors and Bautista REO in the Judgment by Consent and Settlement Agreement. On February 18, 2026, this Court entered an Amended Order Authorizing Execution of the Judgment (the “Amended Order of Execution”), designating Mr. Joel Ronda Feliciano as Special Master (the “Special Master”) for the execution of the Judgment. On February 19, 2026, this Court entered, in accordance with the Amended Order of Execution, an Amended Writ of Execution (the “Amended Writ of Execution”). The records of the case and of these proceedings may be examined by interested parties at the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in 300 Recinto Sur St. in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned Judgment, Amended Order of Execution, and the Amended Writ of Execution, the undersigned Special Master was ordered to sell at public auction for U.S. currency in cash, or certified or bank manager check without appraisement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the office of Rondapro, 441 Calle E, Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00969, to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property, described in the Spanish language (the “Real Estate Collateral”): Property 15,939: RÚSTICA: Compuesta de 417,287.6511 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a 106.1693 cuerdas, sita en el Barrio Hato

Puerto del término municipal de Canóvanas, Puerto Rico. En lindes por el NORTE, con Sucesión José Pagan Mundo y con Sucesión Rafael Calderón Rivera, por el ESTE, con Juan Torres Medina, Pedro Fuster, Neftalí Ortiz, Emilio Vega y con Sucesión Juan Monge, por el SUR, con el Río Canóvanas y por el OESTE, con Río Canóvanas y con la carretera PR 185. Segregada parcela A de 2,912.795 metros cuadrados, parcela B de 100.0937 metros cuadrados, parcela D de 10,746.5396 metros cuadrados y parcela C de 35.3517 metros cuadrados al Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, fincas 15,997; 15,998; 15,600 y 15,999, respectivamente. NOTA: Luego de efectuadas las segregaciones, no se ha descrito remanente. OBSERVACIÓN: Surge en Karibe la cabida de 4,173,876,514 metros cuadrados Property 15,939 is recorded in favor of Vistas de Canóvanas I, Inc. Property 15,939 is recorded at page 124 of volume 389 of Canóvanas Property Registry, Third Section of Carolina. Property 15,939 was formed by the grouping of properties: 12,668, 12,762, 12,754, 7,712, and 9,183, recorded at pages 133, 161, 133, 93, and 100 of volumes 382, 382, 384, 54 and 100 of Canóvanas. WHEREAS: The Real Estate Collateral is encumbered by its origin by: (i) Easement in favor of the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority. (ii) Easement in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for use and benefit of the Department of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico. (iii) Perpetual easement of way in favor of property number 9,183 as dominant property over property number 7,712 as servient property. (iv) Mention of perpetual easement of way in favor of property number 12,668 as dominant property over property number 12,671 as servient property. (v) Mortgage I securing a mortgage note in favor of Doral Bank, or to its order, in the principal amount of EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS

($825,000.00), property number 15,939 responding for the amount of FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS

($425,000.00) with interests at Prime Rate, due on its presentation, constituted pursuant to the terms of deed number 411 executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the eleventh (11) of November two thousand four (2004) before Notary Public Elaine Villanueva Martínez, re-

corded at page 178 of volume 387 of Canóvanas, property number 12,754, 7th recordation. (vi) Mortgage I securing a mortgage note in favor of Doral Bank, or to its order, in the principal amount of EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($825,000.00), property number 15,939 responding for the amount of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000.00) with interests at Prime Rate, due on its presentation, constituted pursuant to the terms of deed number 411 executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the eleventh (11) of November two thousand four (2004) before Notary Public Elaine Villanueva Martínez, recorded at page 167 of volume 387 of Canóvanas, property number 7,712, 15th recordation. (vii) Pursuant to deed number 25, executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 2, 2025 before Notary Public Mariana Nácer Elizalde the mortgage in the amount of SIXTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($16,675,000.00) (Mortgage II) 5th recordation, was subordinated in favor of the of mortgage in the amount EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($825,000.00) (Mortgage I), recorded in Volume Karibe of Canóvanas, Property No. 15,939, marginal note. The Real Estate Collateral is encumbered by itself: (i) Easement in favor of the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board, constituted pursuant to the terms of deed number 26 executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the twenty-fourth (24) of april two thousand six (2006) before Notary Public Rodney W. Colon-Ortiz, recorded at page 124 of volume 389 of Canóvanas, property number 15,939, 2nd recordation. (ii) Easement in favor of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, with a value of $1.00, per Certification dated May 18, 2006, recorded at page 124 of volume 389 of Canóvanas, property number 15,939, 3rd recordation. (iii) Restrictive covenants and easement in equity, constituted pursuant to the terms of deed number 35 executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the twenty-eighth (28) of June two thousand six (2006) before Notary Public Rodney W. Colon, recorded at page 124 of volume 389 of Canóvanas, property number 15,939, 4th recordation. (iv) Mortgage II securing a mortgage note in favor of its bearer, or to its order, in the

principal amount of SIXTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($16,675,000.00), with annual interests at 6%, due on its presentation, constituted pursuant to the terms of deed number 63 executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the twentieth (20) of December two thousand six (2006) before Notary Public Manuel Correa Calzada, recorded at page 183 of volume 391 of Canóvanas, property number 15,939, 5th recordation. (v) The rank of the mortgage that encumbers this property by its origin, for the amount of EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS

($825,000.00) (Mortgage I) was equaled in rank to that of the mortgage for SIXTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($16,675,000.00) (Mortgage II), pursuant to the terms of deed 64, executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the twentieth (20) of December two thousand six (2006) before Notary Public Manuel Correa Calzada, recorded at pages 124 and 183 of volumes 389 and 391, agora of Canóvanas, property number 15,939, on the margin of the 1st recordation. Pursuant to deed number 25, executed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 2, 2025 before Notary Public Mariana Nácer Elizalde the mortgage in the amount of SIXTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($16,675,000.00) (Mortgage II) 5th recordation, was subordinated in favor of the of mortgage in the amount EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($825,000.00) (Mortgage I), recorded in Volume Karibe of Canóvanas, Property No. 15,939, marginal note 1.6. (vi) A notice of complaint presented on May 18, 2017, which complaint was dated September 4, 2009, issued in the Court of First Instance of San Juan, Civil Case Num. KAC2009-0837, followed by Doral Bank against Vistas de Canóvanas I, Inc., in the principal amount of $6,412,431.29, which notice of complaint is recorded at the Karibe volume of Canóvanas, Property 15,939, Annotation A. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title and that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax, liens, (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for

the same and that the bid price shall not be applied toward their cancellation. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on APRIL 10, 2026, AT 9:30 AM. The minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $825,000.00 in accordance with Mortgage I ($825,000.00). In the event said first auction does not produce a bidder and the Real Estate Collateral is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held on APRIL 17, 2026, AT 9:30 AM. The minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $550,000.00, which is twothirds of the amount of the minimum bid for the first public sale. If a second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the Real Estate Collateral, a THIRD PUBLIC AUCTION will be held on APRIL 24, 2026, AT 9:30 AM, the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $412,500.00, which is onehalf of the minimum bid for the first public sale. The Special Master shall not accept in payment of the Real Estate Collateral to be sold anything but United States currency (cash), or certified or bank manager checks, except in case the Real Estate Collateral is sold and adjudicated to Bautista REO, in which case the amount of the bid made by Bautista REO shall be credited and deducted from its credit; Bautista REO being bound to pay in cash or certified check only any excess of its bid over the secured indebtedness that remains unsatisfied. If the third auction is deserted, Bautista REO may proceed to coordinate the execution of a deed of conveyance with the Marshal within twenty (20) days of the public sale, to take title of the Real Estate Collateral in partial satisfaction of the Judgment. WHEREAS: said sale to be conducted by the Special Master pursuant to the Amended Order of Execution. Compliance with all foreclosure proceedings are subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico pursuant to article 107 of the Registry of the Property Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, (30 L.P.R.A. § 6144), and the corresponding deed of conveyance and possession to the Real Estate Collateral will be executed and delivered by the Special Master after delivery of such Order of Confirmation. Once the Real Estate Collateral is adjudicated in payment of the credit guaranteeing the mortgage(s), and the price does not exceed the value thereof, all junior liens must be canceled provided that said junior creditors be notified of the public sale of said Real Estate Collateral. For further information, reference is made to the Judgment

entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of Clerk of the United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 4, 2026.

JOEL RONDA, SPECIAL MASTER.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BAUTISTA REO PR CORP.

Demandante V. LEONIDAS DIANA SANTOS CÁRDENAS

Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV00732. (604). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. AVISO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. YO, MARÍA DE LOURDES LÓPEZ MOREIRA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, el Alguacil que suscribe, por la presente anuncia y hace constar, que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia, expedido el 14 de noviembre de 2023 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, quien pagará el importe de la venta en dinero efectivo o en cheque certificado o de gerente, a la orden del Alguacil suscribiente, en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, el día 14 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LA(S) 10:00 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: URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORIZONTAL: Local Comercial número 6. Local de área individual de concreto armado y bloque de hormigón, de uso comercial, identificado con el número 6 localizado en la primera planta o nivel del CONDOMINIO RIBOT, ubicado en la Avenida Ponce de León 1,103 en la sección Norte del Barrio de Santurce, Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. Este local tiene una cabida superficial de 485.00 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 45.06 metros cuadrados más o menos. Está dividido en un salón grande y tiene 2 cuartos de baño. La entrada principal está localizada en el lado Sur y da acceso a la Avenida Ponce de León. En linderos: por el Norte, con el patio común lateral; por el Sur, con la pared exterior del edificio; por el Este con el local 5 y por el Oeste, con la pared exterior del edificio. A este local le corresponde una participación en los gastos

gananciales y derechos sobre elementos comunes generales de 3.24156%. Inscrita al Folio 181 del tomo 769 de Santurce Norte, Finca número 30,101 Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan I. Dirección Física: 1103 Avenida Ponce de León, Condominio Ribot, Local 6, San Juan, Puerto Rico. La propiedad descrita anteriormente está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: Afecta por su procedencia: Servidumbre de vistas y luces a favor de Antonio Ribot Colomer. Por sí: HIPOTECA: En garantía de un pagaré a favor de New York Mortgage Bankers, o a su orden, por la suma de $152,190.00, con interés al 7½% y vencedero el 1 de abril de 2020, según consta de la escritura #87, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 10 de marzo de 2005, ante la Notario Público Gina Aguilar Gerardino, inscrita al folio 01vto del tomo 1119 de Santurce Norte, finca # 30101 inscripción 8va. ANOTACIÓN DE DEMAN-

DA: Es objeto de esta anotación la Hipoteca a favor de New York Mortgage Bankers, por la suma de $152,190.00 que surge de la inscripción 8va. Demandante: Doral Financial Corp; Demandado: Titular, Cantidad Adeudada $151,384.43, por concepto de principal más intereses, según Demanda expedida por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, en el caso Civil #KCD06-0418, el día 21 de abril de 2006, inscrita al folio 02 del tomo 1119, inscripción 9na, de fecha de 27 de junio de 2006. MODIFICACIÓN DE HIPOTECA Y CANCELACION

PARCIAL: Es objeto de esta modificación la Hipoteca por $152,190.00, que surge de la inscripción 8va, según consta de la escritura #695, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 31 de diciembre de 2010, ante el Notario Público Gadiel O. Rosario Rivera, inscrito al folio 02 del tomo 1119 de Santurce Norte, finca #30101, inscripción 10ma. ANOTACIÓN DE DEMANDA: Es objeto de esta anotación Hipoteca a favor de New York Mortgage Bankers, con un valor de $152,190.00, según inscripción 8. Demandante: Bautista Cayman Asset Company; Demandado: Leonidas Diana Santos Cárdenas. Cantidad Adeudada: $198,074.64 Demanda expedida por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, en el caso Civil número SJ2022CV00732 sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, el día 3 de febrero de 2022 inscrito al tomo Karibe de Santurce Norte, finca #30101 Anotación A. Servirá como tipo mínimo para la primera subasta la suma de $146,930.60, conforme a lo estipulado en la escritura número 695 de Modifica-

ción de Hipoteca y Cancelación Parcial, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 31 de diciembre de 2010 ante el Notario Público Gadiel O. Rosario Rivera. 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 21 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LA(S) 10:00 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, $97,953.73. De no adjudicarse la propiedad en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de San Juan, el día 28 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LA(S) 10:00 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, $73,465.30. Esta subasta se hará para satisfacer a la parte demandante, hasta donde alcance, el importe adeudado a BAUTISTA REO PR CORP., ascendente al 31 de julio de 2022 a la suma de $199,067.21, la cual se desglosa de la siguiente manera: (i) $145,430.77 por concepto de principal; (ii) $13,207.57 por concepto de intereses acumulados y no pagados, los cuales incrementan diariamente a razón de $4.89 hasta su total y completo pago; (iii) $2,592.58 por concepto de cargos por mora, los cuales incrementan diariamente a la tasa pactada bajo el Préstamo Hipotecario hasta su total y completo pago; (iv) $1,691.25 por concepto de otros gastos; (v) $21,451.98 bajo el Plan de Reducción de Gastos; (vi) $14,693.06 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado según pactados. 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, entendiéndose 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 de este Tribunal durante horas laborables. El Alguacil 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. POR LA PRESENTE, se les notifica a los titulares de créditos y/o cargas regis-

trales posteriores, si alguno, que se celebrará la SUBASTA en la fecha, hora y sitio anteriormente señalados, y se les invita a que concurran a dicha subasta, 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 celebrará la subasta señalada. 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 9 de marzo de 2026. MARÍA DE LOURDES LÓPEZ MOREIRA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN. LEGAL NOTICE

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

Demandante Vs. ALBERTO LUGO DE JESÚS

Demandado

Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV07483. 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 San Juan, 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 7 de enero de 2026, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 3 de marzo de 2026 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: Lote tres: Finca sita en el Barrio Tortugo del término municipal de Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de novecientos metros cuadrados (900.00 m/c), equivalentes a cero punto dos mil doscientos noventa cuerda (0.2290 cda.). En lindes por el NORTE, en veinticuatro punto cero

cincuenta y cuatro (24.054) metros, con camino municipal; por el SUR, en veintinueve punto doscientos sesenta y uno (29.261) metros, con State Developers Corporation; por el ESTE, en treinta y cuatro punto ciento sesenta y ocho (34.168) metros, con Adalberto Ortiz; y por el OESTE, en treinta y tres punto setecientos sesenta y seis (33.766) metros, con Camino Municipal servidumbre pluvial. Finca Número 13,768, inscrita al folio 281 del tomo 417 de Río Piedras Sur. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección IV de San Juan. Nota aclaratoria: Del Registro de la Propiedad consta que la finca se clasifica como Urbana. No obstante, en la descripción registral incorporada en la escritura número 197, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 16 de marzo de 2001, ante el notario Rafael F. Morales Cabranes, aparece la clasificación como Rústica. En consecuencia, incorporamos la información contenida en el Registro de la Propiedad, la cual determina la naturaleza jurídica vigente de la finca. Dirección Física: BARRIO TORTUGUERO URB. ROSEVILLE, 64 CALLE PRINCIPE DE LUZ, SAN JUAN PR 00901. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 20 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de San Juan. 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 $112,000.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 27 DE ABRIL DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 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 $74,666.66. 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 4 DE MAYO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 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 $56,000.00. 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 $45,876.25 de principal, más intereses convenidos al 7.375% 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. Por la presente, también 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 13 de marzo de 2026. MARÍA DE LOURDES

LÓPEZ MOREIRA, ALGUACIL

AUXILIAR, SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN.

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SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN

MARISOL

GUZMÁN MORENO Peticionario

EX-PARTE

Civil #: BY2026CV00552. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. COD. 171-030046-10-001. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: LA SUCESIÓN

PRESUNTA Y DESCONOCIDA DE MODESTO GUZMÁN Y FLORENTINA GUZMÁN COMPUESTA

A SABER: AMELIA, LUISA, JUAN, LEONCIA, DAVID, FAUSTO, SALVADOR, VALENTINA Y LAS PERSONAS IDENTIFICADAS

COMO A, B Y C, Y LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. POR LA PRESENTE: se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los TREINTA (30) días contados a partir de la publicación e este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Ustedes deberán presentar su posición 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 deberán presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si ustedes dejan de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es el Lic. Jaime Rodríguez Rivera, cuya dirección es #30 Calle Reparto Piñero, Guaynabo, PR 00969-5650, Teléfono 787720-9553. El predio objeto de la Petición se describe a continuación: “RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno de forma irregular identificada como “Solar 5” en el plano de Mensura, radicada en el barrio Guaraguao del término municipal de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, con un área de DOS MIL QUINIENTOS SETENTA Y CUATRO METROS CUADRADOS CON SETECIENTAS SESENTA Y NUEVE MILÉSIMAS DE OTRO (2574.769 m/c), equivalentes a SEIS MIL QUINIENTAS CINCUENTA Y UNA DIEZMILÉSIMAS DE CUERDA (0.6551 cda). En lindes por el NORTE: en dos (2) alineaciones que suman treinta y ocho metros lineales con setenta y seis centésimas de otro (38.76 ml) con Wilfredo Guzmán Moreno; por el SUR: en cuatro (4) alineaciones que suman cuarenta y tres metros lineales con sesenta y siete centésimas de otro (43.67 ml) con sucesión de Ramón Guzmán Algarín; por el ESTE: en cincuenta metros lineales con noventa y cinco centésimas de otro (50.95 ml) con Wilfredo Guzmán Moreno y en diez metros con sesenta centésimas de otro (10.60 ml) con calle municipal y por el OESTE: en siete (7) alineaciones que suman sesenta y tres metros lineales con setenta y seis centésimas de otro (63.76 ml) con Ángel Guzmán. Enclava una estructura de hormigón armado y bloques de hormigón.” Este edicto deberá ser publicado una sola vez, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de treinta (30) días a contar de la fecha de la publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte pe-

ticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 3 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LUISA I. ANDINO AYALA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. ***

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE TOA ALTA SALA MUNICIPAL CARIBE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Demandante Vs. MANUEL

MORALES OJEDA

Demandado

Civil Núm.: TO2026CV00128. Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROREGLA 60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: MANUEL MORALES OJEDA.

Queda emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda en su contra sobre Cobro de Dinero.

Se le notifica para que comparezca ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. Se le notifica que deberá presentar su alegación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Centro Judicial de Toa Alta, Sala Municipal, y enviando copia a la parte demandante: Lcda. Karina P. Cintrón Narváez; PO Box 193813, San Juan, PR 00919; kcintron@esqlegalpr.com. Se le apercibe y notifica que si no contesta la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la demanda, sin más citársele ni oírsele. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal a 9 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SUHAIL DÁVILA CRUZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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17 Thursday, March 26, 2026

REGLA 60. EMPLAZAMIENTO

ALTA SALA MUNICIPAL CARIBE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Demandante Vs. HÉCTOR MANUEL LÓPEZ PACHECO

Demandado

Civil Núm.: TO2026CV00104. Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROREGLA 60. EMPLAZAMIENTO

POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: HÉCTOR MANUEL LÓPEZ PACHECO.

Queda emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda en su contra sobre Cobro de Dinero. Se le notifica para que comparezca ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. Se le notifica que deberá presentar su alegación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Centro Judicial de Toa Alta, Sala Municipal, y enviando copia a la parte demandante: Lcda. Karina P. Cintrón Narváez; PO Box 193813, San Juan, PR 00919; kcintron@esqlegalpr.com. Se le apercibe y notifica que si no contesta la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la demanda, sin más citársele ni oírsele. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal a 9 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SUHAIL DÁVILA CRUZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE TOA ALTA SALA MUNICIPAL CARIBE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Demandante Vs. JANCARLOS MATOS PÉREZ, JANE DOE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: TO2026CV00105. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO -

POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: JANCARLOS MATOS PÉREZ, JANE DOE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

Quedan emplazados y notificados de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una demanda en su contra sobre Cobro de Dinero. Se les notifica para que comparezcan ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. Se les notifica que deberán presentar su alegación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.poderjudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Centro Judicial de Toa Alta, Sala Municipal, y enviando copia a la parte demandante: Lcda. Karina P. Cintrón Narváez; PO Box 193813, San Juan, PR 00919; kcintron@esqlegalpr.com. Se les apercibe y notifica que si no contestan la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la demanda, sin más citársele ni oírsele. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal a 9 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SUHAIL DÁVILA CRUZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO

EFRAIN

SANTOS ALVAREZ

Demandante Vs. IVANIA LISSETH ALVARADO MUÑOZ

Demandada Caso Núm.: HU2026RF00102. Sobre: DIVORCIO RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: IVANIA LISSETH ALVARADO MUÑOZ -

16435 E. RADELIFT PL, APT. A, AURORA, CO 80015-7088 O SEA, LA PARTE DEMANDADA ARRIBA MENCIONADA. POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica formalmente que la parte demandante Efraín Santos Álvarez, ha presentado un pleito en este Tribunal de Justicia sobre Divorcio por la causal de Ruptura Irreparable, en donde figura como parte demandada Ivania Lisseth Alvarado Muñoz solicitando que el Honorable Tribunal dicte sentencia concediendo los remedios contenidos en la demanda. A esos efectos se le emplaza y requiere a la persona antes indicada para que en los próximos treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto, radiquen el original de su Contestación a la Demanda ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Humacao, y notifique copias de esta al abogado del demandante, Lcdo. Benjamín Quiñones Lebrón, P.O. Box 9138, Humacao, Puerto Rico 00792, Tel. (787) 656-8414, cuya dirección es la antes indicada, dentro del mismo término. Se le apercibe además que de no recibirse dicha contestación dentro del término antes señalado, podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya concediendo los remedios solicitados en la Demanda, o cualquier otro remedio que disponga el Honorable Tribunal, sin mayor requerimiento o notificación.

EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, hoy día 16 de marzo de 2026. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DENISE LÓPEZ DÍAZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante Vs. UBALDO CARABALLO CUEVAS

Demandado Civil Núm.: GM2026RF00072. Sobre: PRIVACIÓN DE PATRIA POTESTAD Y CUSTODIA. EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS. EDICTO.

A: UBALDO

CARABALLO CUERVAS - 9742 FOX HOLLOW RD, TAMPA, FL 33647; RICHMOND PLACE18312, ELMHURST LN, TAMPA FL 33647. Por la presente se les emplaza y requiere para que notifique mediante el Sistema Unificado

de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), su Contestación a la Demanda en este caso, en la que se solicita se le prive de la patria potestad de su hija menor de edad I.L.C.V. y se le conceda la custodia legal a la aquí demandante. Deberá usted notificar su Contestación, dentro de las treinta (30) días de haberse publicado este Edicto, apercibiéndole de que, si no contesta, radicando el original de la contestación en el tribunal mediante el Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), con copia de la misma a la demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitado, sin más citarle, ni oírle. Extendido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy día 12 de marzo de 2026. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA. ELIZABETH RIVERA RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR I.

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Demandante Vs. SHARILÚ RIVERA ORTIZ

Demandado Civil Número: TO2026RF00014. Sobre: DIVORCIO (RUPTURA IRREPARABLE). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: SHARILÚ RIVERA ORTIZ - URB. JARDINES DEL TOA, CALLE 1 CASA 5, TOA ALTA, PUERTO RICO 00953.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado 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 siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al a la abogada de la parte demandante. 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. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Nombre del Abogado: CARMEN AMELIA RIVERA GOITÍA RUA: 18415

Dirección: HC 4 BOX 7379, COROZAL, PUERTO RICO, 00783 Tel: 939-900-7124 Correo Electrónico: lcda.crgoitia@gmail.com Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, el 12 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. NERI A. SANFELIZ RAMOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante Vs. BRENDA FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZ

Demandado(a) Civil Núm.: FA2026CV00140. Sala: 302. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: BRENDA FÉLIX HERNÁNDEZDIRECCIÓN: URB. MONTE BRISAS 3, K13 CALLE 104, FAJARDO, PUERTO RICO 00738. POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza y se le notifica que una Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero ha sido presentada en su contra y se le requiere para que conteste la misma dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de su contestación en el Tribunal correspondiente y notificando con copia de la misma a la parte demandante a la siguiente dirección:

BUFETE APONTE & CORTES LCDA. ERIKA MORALES MARENGO PO Box 195337 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919

Tel. (787) 302-0014 / (787) 239-5661 Email: emarengo@apontecortes. com 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 presente por derecho propio. Se le apercibe que de no hacerlo, el tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia en rebeldía concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy día 17 de marzo de 2026. WANDA I.

SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, SUB-SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. FEDERAL DEPOSIT

INSURANCE

CORPORATION Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: AG2025CV02212. (Salón: 603 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JORGE GARCÍA RONDÓNJAFGRONDON@OUTLOOK.COM.

A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE (PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS CON POSIBLE INTERES) - DIRECCION DESCONOCIDA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de marzo de 2026, 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 18 de marzo de 2026. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 18 de marzo de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. AWILDA CABÁN SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. ROBERTO AROCHO GONZALEZ

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AU2025CV00549. Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROREGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ F. GIRD MEJÍASJGIRAUD@MCMLAWPR.COM. MARÍA CRISTINA MAYORAL MALDONADOMCM@MCMLAWPR.COM. A: ROBERTO AROCHO GONZALEZ.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de marzo de 2026, 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 18 de marzo de 2026. En Aguada, Puerto Rico, el 18 de marzo de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ERIKA CRUZ PÉREZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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JESÚS OBRERO

Parte Demandante V. FULANO DE TAL

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2026CV00149. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. Sala: 202. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESI-

DENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FULANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLE TENEDOR DEL PAGARÉ.

Por la presente se les notifica que la parte demandante, ha presentado ante este Honorable Tribunal Demanda donde se solicita se cancele el siguiente pagaré, el cual está extraviado, así como hipoteca que garantiza su pago: Un pagaré a favor de la Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Jesús Obrero, o a su orden, por la suma de OCHENTA Y OCHO MIL DOLARES ($88,000.00), más intereses a los ocho tres octavos por ciento (8 3/8%) anual, vencedero el día 1 de septiembre de 2029, ante el notario Heberto J. Vizcarrondo Armstrong. Referido pagaré fue garantizado con una hipoteca constituida mediante escritura número 541, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 31 de agosto de 1999, ante el notario Heberto J. Vizcarrondo Armstrong, la cual se encuentra inscrita al folio 212 vuelto del tomo 490 de Guaynabo, finca número 10,151, inscripción 13ra, Registro de la Propiedad de Guaynabo. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique al: Lcdo. Héctor R. Crespo Milián, RUA 7474, Urb. Paradis, #1 Calle Angel L. Ortiz, Caguas, Puerto Rico, 00725, teléfono (787) 744-4459/745-0480, correo electrónico: lcdocrespo@gmail. com; con copia de su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de un término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto. Usted debe 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 correspondiente. Por la presente se le apercibe que de no comparecer a formular alegaciones dentro de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia de acuerdo con lo solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, hoy día 12 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL INTERINA.

SARA ROSA VILLEGAS, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL I.

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Demandante V. JOSE L. MUNIZ ALICEA Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: PO2025CV01007. (Salón: 504 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM.

A: JOSE L MUNIZ ALICEA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 DE MARZO DE 2026, 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 19 de marzo de 2026. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 19 de marzo de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. MICHELLE VÁZQUEZ OLIVIERI, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. SOTIRAK MITRO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025RF01463. (Salón: 3006 FAMILIA Y MENORES). Sobre: CUSTODIA

- MONOPARENTAL O COMPARTIDA Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARISEL RODRÍGUEZ LÓPEZ

- MARISEL_RODRIGUEZ@ SERVICIOSLEGALES.ORG. A: SOTIRAK MITRO.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de marzo de 2026, 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 18 de marzo de 2026. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 18 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. YARITZA ROBLES ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. JIMMY J ORTIZ TEXIDOR

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CG2025CV03194. (Salón: 802). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ A. LAMAS BURGOSJLAMAS@LVPRLAW.COM. A: JIMMY J ORTIZ TEXIDOR. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de marzo de 2026, 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 Re-

solución, 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 18 de marzo de 2026. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 18 de marzo de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. GLORIMAR RIVERA RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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WANDALIS

PAGÁN ADORNO

Demandado(a)

EDWIN ROSARIO TEJADA

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2025RF01976 (FAMILIA Y MENORES - SALA DE BAYAMÓN SALÓN 4001).

Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. WILMA I. LÓPEZ MORA - WLOPEZ@ SERVICIOSLEGALES.ORG. A: EDWIN ROSARIO TEJADA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de marzo de 2026, 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 19 de marzo de 2026. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 19 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. ALISMARY MARRERO NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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DOLLYMAR AVILÉS MARRERO

Demandante V. ALEXANDER JAVIER ROSADO COLÓN

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025RF02104. (Salón: 306 FAMILIA Y MENORES) Sobre: CUSTODIA - MONOPARENTAL O COMPARTIDA Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JORGE M. DÍAZ RODRÍGUEZJORGEMDIAZRODRIGUEZ@GMAIL. COM. A: ALEXANDER JAVIER ROSADO COLÓN. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de marzo de 2026, 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 16 de marzo de 2026. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 16 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. YARITZA ROBLES ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE MARILYN LÓPEZ SERRANO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2026CV01180. Sobre: LIQUIDACIÓN DE CAUDAL RELICTO. EMPLA-

ZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A LA PARTE DEMANDADA: SUCESIÓN DE MARILYN LÓPEZ SERRANO.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra. Se le emplaza y requiere para que, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del edicto, presente a este Tribunal su alegación responsiva a dicha demanda, radicando el original de la misma en este Tribunal, 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, y enviando copia de su alegación responsiva al [Lcdo. José I. Jiménez Rivera Avenida Betances J8 urb. Hermanas Dávila, Bayamón, P.R. 00959, Tel. Núm. 787-798-2885, Email Jimenez_jose1953@yahoo. com]; salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría de este Tribunal. De no hacerlo, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda y/o Reclamación sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy 16 de marzo de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SANDRA I. BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Parte Demandante Vs. RAMON RAMOS MARRERO TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO RAMON ROSA MARRERO

Parte Demandada Caso Núm.: CG2025CV04337. Sala: 803. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO, SOLICITUD DE EJECUCIÓN ESPECÍFICA DE CONTRATO Y DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., ESTADO

LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. A: RAMON RAMOS MARRERO, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO RAMON ROSA MARRERO. Por el presente Edicto, que se publicará una sola vez, se les notifica que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal una Demanda alegando que se le ha demandado en el Tribunal Superior de Caguas. Se les solicita su comparecencia para poder defenderse de las alegaciones de la demandada, si ustedes no formulan oposición, dentro del término de treinta (30) días, contados a partir de la fecha de publicación de este Edicto, la parte demandante podrá obtener Sentencia en Rebeldía declarando con lugar la demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles a ustedes. Deberán radicar el original de su Contestación a Demanda en la Secretaría del Tribunal de epígrafe y enviar copia por correo al abogado de la parte demandante cuyo nombre y dirección postal es la siguiente: Lic. EBIK M. TORRES LOPEZ, URB. CAGUAS NORTE CALLE NEBRASKA AC-41 CAGUAS, PR 00725. Su teléfono es el (787) 547-3245. EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello de este Tribunal, por orden de un Juez de esta Sala. En CAGUAS, Puerto Rico a 18 de marzo de 2026. IRASEMIS

DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SANDRA J. TRINIDAD CAÑUELAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante V. JORGE LUIS

GONZALEZ VENTURA

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SJ2026RF00045. (Salón: 701 RF). Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JANICE O. VIVES MEDINAJVIVES@SERVICIOSLEGALES.ORG. A: JORGE LUIS

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de marzo de 2026, 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 20 de marzo de 2026. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 20 de marzo de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LOIDA GARCÍA ROLÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE

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HECTOR ROSARIO VILLAFAÑE

Demandante V. FROSAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: HU2025CV01157 (SALON 208). Sobre: CANCELACION O RESTITUCION DE PAGARE EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JERIKA F. MORALES MARENGO EMARENGO16@YAHOO.COM A: DIRECCION

DESCONOCIDA; JOHN DOE DIRECCION

DESCONOCIDA; RICHARD DOE P/C DE LA LCDA. ERIKA F. MORALES MARENGO (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 19 de MARZO de 2026, 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 20 de MARZO de 2026. En HUMACAO, Puerto Rico, el 20 de MARZO de 2026. EVELYN FELIX VAZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. F/PATRICIA M RIVERA TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN SEBASTIÁN

HECTOR SAÚL

QUILES CARO

Demandante Vs. LOURDES ENID QUILES

CUEVAS, HUMBERTO QUILES CUEVAS, IDANYSIS DEL CARMEN QUILES MORALES

Demandados Civil Núm.: SS2026CV00107. Sobre: IMPUGNACIÓN DE DONACIÓN Y PARTICIÓN DE HERENCIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LOURDES ENID QUILES CUEVAS: 1350

W53 S. APT. # 4 HIALEAH, FLORIDA, 33012; HUMBERTO QUILES

CUEVAS: 409 NORTHERN PKWY, UNIONDALE, NEW YORK 11553; IDANYSIS DEL CARMEN QUILES MORALES: 143 3ED ST APT 2J, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND 028401325.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este Tribunal demanda del caso de epígrafe en su contra. Este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le cite a usted por edicto que se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general. Se les notifica que 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.ramajuducial. pr; salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Mayagüez y enviando copia al representante legal de la parte demandante: Lcdo. Juan Carlos Toro Sepúlveda, PO Box 6246, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681. Teléfono (787) 528-6450, correo electró-

nico: juancarlos_toro@yahoo. com. Se le apercibe y notifica que, si no contesta la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la Demanda, sin más citarle, ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, a 26 de febrero de 2026. SARAHI REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JESSICA MÉNDEZ ROMERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Demandante Vs. JUAN CARLOS GREEN GONZÁLEZ, SHEILA YARATZEDA SALAZAR MARRERO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: MT2025CV00595. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JUAN CARLOS GREEN GONZÁLEZ, SHEILA YARATZEDA SALAZAR MARRERO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

Quede emplazada(o) y notificada(o) que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria en la que se alega que usted le adeuda a la parte demandante lo siguiente: La suma de $130,507.14 de principal, más $88,467.75 de intereses acumulados hasta la fecha de la presentación de la demanda, más los que continúen acumulándose a razón del 7 1/2 por ciento anual hasta el pago total y completo de la deuda. Además, la parte demandada adeuda a la AEE los cargo por demora equivalentes al 5% de las sumas de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendario de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de

hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes al 13% del principal original. La propiedad hipotecada y cuya ejecución se solicita tiene la siguiente descripción y localización: URBANA: Solar localizado en la Urbanización Estancias de Manatí, radicado en el Barrio Tierras Nuevas del término Municipal de Manatí, Puerto Rico, que se describe en el plano de inscripción con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación. Solar número: B-12. Área del solar: 731.0014 metros cuadrados equivalentes a 0.1860 cuerdas. En lindes: por el NORTE, en una distancia de 15.004 metros lineales, con la Calle 3 de la Urbanización identificada en el plano “Calle Delfin”; por el SUR, en una distancia de 15.20 metros lineales, con terrenos de Efraín Archilla y Milton Collazo; por el ESTE, en una distancia de 48.370 metros lineales con el solar 11 del Bloque B OESTE, en una distancia de 49.070 metros lineales, con el solar 13 del Bloque B. Enclava una casa de concreto para fines residenciales. Finca número 16,161, inscrita al folio 270 del tomo 438 de Manatí, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y advierte que debe presentar al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto 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(n) por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá(n) presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y enviar copia de la misma al Lcdo. Jesús A. Ledesma Amador, PO BOX 10338, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00922, Tel.: (787) 961-5888, jalamadorfiyahoo.com. 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, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DE ESTE TRIBUNAL. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, hoy día de 11 de septiembre de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA GENERAL. ANGÉLICA AYALA RIVERA, SUBSECRETARIA.

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CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN. JORGE LUIS MARTINEZ

RODRIGUEZ Y OTROS

Demandante v. E.M.I. EQUITY MORTGAGE INC. Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025CV06119 (SALÓN 501). Sobre: CANCELACION O RESTITUCION DE PAGARE EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. YAIRA DROZ

YAIRA@BELLVERLAW.COM A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE EXTRAVIADO (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 20 DE MARZO DE 2026, 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 24 de MARZO de 2026. En BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, el 24 de MARZO de 2026. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, Secretario(a). f/NEREIDA QUILES SANTANA, Secretario(a) Auxiliar del Tribunal.

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CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

PHALANX

CAPITAL SERIES 5

REAL ESTATE LLC

Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA

EMILIA LÓPEZ ROSADO

T/C/C MARÍA EMILIA

LÓPEZ ROSADO T/C/C

MARÍA E. LÓPEZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV00655. (Salón: 508 CIVIL). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. LISA M. APONTE VALDERASLAPONTE@RMMELAW.COM. A: LA SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA EMILIA LÓPEZ ROSADO T/C/C MARÍA EMILIA LÓPEZ ROSADO T/C/C MARÍA E. LÓPEZ COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; EGARD COLÓN TIRADO T/C/C EDGARDO COLÓN TIRADO, LUIS COLÓN TIRADO, KARINA TIRADO APONTE Y KATHIA TIRADO APONTE COMO MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE MARÍA EMILIA LÓPEZ ROSADO T/C/C MARÍA EMILIA LÓPEZ ROSADO T/C/C MARÍA E. LÓPEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 de marzo de 2026, 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 16 de marzo de 2026. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 16 de marzo de 2026. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MARTHA ALMODÓVAR CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR NALMERI DE LEON GARCIA Parte Demandante Vs

CANDIDO OMAR MORALES TORRES Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: EDI2025-0007. Sala: 502. Sobre: DIVORCIO. NOTIFICACIÓN - CITACIÓN PARA VISTA.

A: CANDIDO OMAR MORALES TORRESPLAYA HÚRACANES, CASA 171, NAGUABO, PR 00718.

P/C Lcda. Vanessa Rodriguez Perez vrodriguez@servicioslegales.org Servicios Legales De Puerto Rico Inc; Po Box 338 Caguas, Puerto Rico 00726 Por la presente se requiere a usted para que comparezca ante este Honorable Tribunal el 8 DE ABRIL DE 2026, LAS 1:30 DE LA TARDE, de manera presencial EPA piso 6 Salon de Secciones número 3, para que preste declaración en relación con el caso de epígrafe. Por videoconferencia: Para poder participar deberá presentar una moción en el término de cinco (5) días antes de la fecha del juicio, informando la dirección del correo electrónico a donde se le enviará la invitación o enlace para acceder a la vista. Se advierte que, en la eventualidad de no contar con las herramientas tecnológicas para la celebración de una videoconferencia, deberá informarlo de inmediato al Tribunal para coordinar la comparecencia el día del juicio desde un salón de videoconferencia desde el Tribunal. La videoconferencia es el equivalente a una vista presencial en el Tribunal por lo que los (las) abogados(as) y partes deberán observar las normas de comportamiento y rigor en la discusión de los asuntos con la solemnidad acostumbrada. De tener alguna pregunta puede comunicarse con la línea de apoyo de la Oficina de Educación y Relaciones con la Comunidad de la Oficina de Administración de los Tribunales al (787) 641-6263. Para asistencia técnica podrá comunicarse al (787) 641-6225. Expedido bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal en Caguas, Puerto Rico, 13 de marzo de 2026. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL DEL TRIBUNAL DE CAGUAS. MADELINE LUGO NAVARRO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. CLARIBEL

MUNIZ ROLDAN

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: MO2024CV00086. (Salón: 0001). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ

FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM.

A: CLARIBEL

MUNIZ ROLDAN. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 13 DE MARZO DE 2026, 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 17 de marzo de 2026. En AGUADA, Puerto Rico, el 17 de MARZO de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ERIKA CRUZ PÉREZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V.

MIGUEL A

GARCIA MONTANEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: PO2025CV01300. (Salón: 406 - CIVIL SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

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

MIGUEL A. GARCIA MONTANEZ - URB MANS DEL SUR 63 CALLE

VIGIA COTO LAUREL, PUERTO RICO 00780-2086. A: MIGUEL A

GARCIA MONTANEZ.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 03 DE MARZO DE 2026, 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 17 de MARZO de 2026. En PONCE, Puerto Rico, el 17 de MARZO de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ

QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. SANDRA GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. IRAIDA SANTIAGO CRUZ Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SG2024CV00579. (Salón: 0100). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. IRAIDA SANTIAGO CRUZ - HC 1 BOX 8249 SAN GERMÁN, PUERTO RICO 00683. A: IRAIDA SANTIAGO CRUZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 DE MARZO DE 2026, 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 18 de MARZO de 2026. En SAN GERMÁN, Puerto Rico, el 18 de MARZO de 2026. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. WANDA RIVERA ORTIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Parte Demandante Vs. FELIX E RIVERA QUINONES

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: TB2025CV00739. 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: FELIX E RIVERA

QUINONES - URB. SANTA MARIA B21 CALLE SANTA BARBARA, TOA BAJA PR 00949-3960.

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 sis-

tema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Gabriel Ramos Colón cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección gabriel. ramos@orflaw.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMAy el sello del Tribunal, en Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, hoy día 02 de febrero de 2026. ALICIA

AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. GLORYMAR SALDAÑA QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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Leonas win in Manatí, complicating matters for Atenienses in LVSF quarterfinals

By THE STAR STAFF

The Leonas of Ponce stole a road victory at Juan Aubín Cruz Coliseum in Manatí in their first match of the postseason on Tuesday night, defeating the host Atenienses in four sets as the quarterfinals of the Women’s Superior Volleyball League (LVSF by its initials in Spanish) continued this week.

The outcome marked the second defeat in as many outings for the Atenienses in Section B, where the Criollas of Caguas and the Leonas are both 1-0. Those two teams will face off on Thursday as group play continues; in this stage of the postseason, each squad plays four matches in a bid to secure one of two spots in the semifinals.

With the match standing at 2-1 in sets in favor of the Leonas -- and the fourth set tied at 29 points in extra time -- the Manatí defense dropped back in anticipation of a powerful attack from American player Sherridan Atkinson coming from the back row. Atkinson capitalized on the defensive read, softened her spike, and placed the ball perfectly into Zone 6.

Ponce closed out the match on the very

next play with a block against Karla Santos. The set scores in favor of Ponce were 21-

25, 25-22, 25-22 and 31-29. Ponce’s offensive production was shared

As it turns out, James still makes his team better

By SAM AMICK / THE ATHLETIC

His silly smile said it all.

Here was LeBron James in Year No. 23 of his pro basketball career, having just tied Robert Parish for the NBA record in games played, and he looked like a toddler whose mother just let him have the entire container of ice cream for himself.

It was a rare and revealing moment of giddiness and glee from the malleable old man, with James, 41, taking a moment to revel in the fact that he can still help flip even the heaviest and haughtiest of narratives on their proverbial heads.

“It sells papers a lot easier — and clippings and podcasts — if you say, ‘LeBron, the team is better off without him,’” James told reporters after his Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat last week. “A lot of people will try to, like, view it. So I get it.”

He took the briefest of pauses for effect, then jumped back in before a reporter’s follow-up question could steal the spotlight from his kicker.

“But they’re absolutely wrong.”

Cue the beaming smile.

As James surely agrees, it is indeed time for a reassessment

of this fascinating team. The Lakers, left for dead as title contenders by many not long ago, have officially reentered that conversation by winning 12 of their last 14 games. In this season of such entertaining parity, with the reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder looking vulnerable at times after that scorching start and so many other elite teams capable of beating the best of the best on any given night, consider this the Lakers’ official invitation back to that prestigious club. And a mea culpa from yours truly.

A quick look at the before and after to set the stage here:

Through Feb. 27, when I excluded them from a list of eight title-contending teams and two honorable mentions, they were 34-24 (sixth in the Western Conference), 19th in net rating, 11th in offensive rating and 24th in defensive rating.

Since Feb. 28, they have been 12-2 (third in the West), with wins against the New York Knicks, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Denver Nuggets, the Houston Rockets (twice), the Heat and the Orlando Magic. Entering their 113-110 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, they were fourth in net rating, third in offensive rating and eighth in defensive rating since Feb. 28.

between Atkinson, who tallied 36 points (35 on attacks and 1 block), and Abby Akey, who contributed 14 points. For the Atenienses, Emily Elliott finished with 21 points, while Karla Santos and Solimar Cestero contributed 16 and 10 points, respectively.

The Leonas outperformed Manatí in every statistical category: 63-58 in attacks, 13-7 in blocks, 90-78 in digs, 22-19 in assists, 6-2 in service aces, and 65-45 in passes.

Quarterfinal play was to continue on Wednesday night in Section A, with the Cangrejeras of Santurce (1-0) hosting the Valencianas of Juncos (0-0) at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Hato Rey. The Pinkin of Corozal (0-1) round out Section A.

Quarterfinals format

The quarterfinals feature the six teams that participated in the regular season, divided into two groups of three based on their final standings.

Section A: Santurce (1st place), Corozal (3rd), Juncos (6th).

Section B: Caguas (2nd), Ponce (4th), Manatí (5th).

Beyond all the numbers, though, is the fact that we are still seeing LeBron James’ vintage competitiveness and hoops acumen at this stage, and at this age -- 41 -- and it has made these past few weeks wonderful to watch. (Facebook via NBA Philippines)

The turnaround boils down to a handful of factors, but none has been bigger than Luka Doncic’s sheer brilliance. During this sensational stretch, Doncic, 27, has made a late push to challenge Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic for most valuable player honors: 35.7 points per game over his last 14 (including 38.5% on 12.8 3s per game), 8.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 2.3 steals.

The big man DeAndre Ayton went from complaining about his role to being totally bought in in a matter of weeks. Doncic, Austin Reaves and James — all perimeter players who have been accused of being turnstiles on defense — are putting forth the proper effort on that end. The Lakers’ staff, headed by their second-year coach, JJ Redick, deserves a lot of credit for this turn of events, as well.

But the James story line is the most interesting one. All of a sudden, with James putting on a selfless and spectacular show as the game’s best third option, it is fair to wonder if the notion of him remaining a Laker beyond this season might be a viable option again. If, of course, he doesn’t retire when his contract expires this summer.

As recently as January, not long after an ESPN report detailed dysfunction in James’ relationship with the Lakers organization, the consensus in the league was that there was no way he would be back in a Lakers jersey. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors were, and are, often mentioned by league executives as his most likely destinations. But it was the lack of synergy and consistent success with James on the court, above all else, that drove this idea of an unavoidable exit. Not to mention the Father Time component, with sciatica issues costing him the first month of the regular season (when the Lakers started 10-4 without him) and questions rising about whether he could still be an impact player.

More specifically, there was a mountain of evidence that James did not fit in with Doncic and Reaves early on.

In lineups that included Doncic, Reaves and James through Feb. 27, the Lakers were 8-6 with a 109.6 offensive rating and a 114.5 defensive rating) in 238 combined minutes.

This was a major problem, of course, because Doncic is the face of the franchise, and Reaves, 27, is the Lakers’ top priority in free agency this summer. Reaves, who is earning $13.9 million this season, has a player option for $14.8 million next season that he is expected to decline. He is in line for a big payday.

As if it was not problematic enough that James ($52.6 million this season) was struggling on his own, the prospect of him hindering the team’s new dynamic duo was the kind of thing that would surely lead to his Laker Land end. When James references all that chatter about how the “team is better off without him,” as he put it, this is what he is referring to. And as he is so keenly aware, everything that has happened since sends a different message about what might come next.

James has taken a back seat in the best kind of way during

All of a sudden, with LeBron James putting on a selfless and spectacular show as the game’s best third option, it is fair to wonder if the notion of him remaining a Laker beyond this season might be a viable option again. (Instagram via lbjhistory)

this stretch, with his shot volume taking a serious dip (16.3 shots per game through Feb. 27 and 12.6 since) while his efficiency has spiked (49.8% overall to 58.3, with his 3-point attempts dipping from 4.6 per game to 2.8).

His usage rate — as good a sign as any of his willingness to sacrifice and find a way to fit in — has gone from 27.3 through Feb. 27 to 21.6 since then. For recent reference, James’ usage rate was 29.1 last season, 28.5 in the 2023-24 campaign and 32.2 in 2022-23.

Beyond all the numbers, though, is the fact that we are still seeing James’ vintage competitiveness and hoops acumen at this stage, and at this age, and it has made these past few weeks wonderful to watch. If it wasn’t clear quite yet, he is not ready to be put out to pasture. Anyone who saw him dive headlong for a loose ball against Denver in that March 14 overtime win could see that much.

He is figuring out this Lakers group and reminding us all yet again why it has never been wise to cast much doubt in his direction. His smile told that story all by itself.

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