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Eli Lilly to invest $1.2 billion to expand manufacturing

velopment of Puerto Rican talent in advanced manufacturing and biotechnology.

Negrón Reichard said the project not only signifies a milestone for the company but also symbolizes perseverance and shared progress between Lilly and Puerto Rico.

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón and Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC by its acronym in Spanish) Secretary Sebastián Negrón Reichard announced Wednesday that Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) will invest over $1.2 billion to modernize and expand its pharmaceutical manufacturing operations in Carolina.

The investment marks one of the largest private sector contributions in the island’s history and represents the most significant expansion announced under the current administration.

The new investment will upgrade and expand Lilly’s two main plants. The first phase will convert facilities built in 1968 into a state-of-the-art factory for producing solid oral medications (plant PR01). Additionally, construction will extend to plant PR05, which is dedicated to insulin manufacturing, thereby increasing production capacity and incorporating advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies.

The initiative will also include substantial investments in energy integration and sustainability, such as a 9-megawatt (MW) cogeneration unit and a 2-MW solar field, which together will supply up to 85% of the facility’s energy demands using cleaner and more efficient sources.

González Colón emphasized that the announcement represents a pivotal moment for Puerto Rico’s industrial transformation and aligns with the government’s public policy aimed at strengthening its advanced manufacturing base.

“This announcement reflects the very essence of our public policy, which aims to position Puerto Rico as a strategic hub for advanced manufacturing, innovation, and national economic security,” the governor said. “Eli Lilly’s historic investment is a powerful demonstration of confidence in our people, our infrastructure, and our long-term competitiveness within the U.S. supply chain. It shows that global companies can continue to grow and thrive here while Puerto Rico makes a significant contribution to the resilience of the nation’s most critical industries.”

The expansion will create 1,100 new jobs during both the construction and operational phases, in addition to the multiplier effect of jobs generated through increased demand for goods, logistics, maintenance, utilities, construction and support services. More than 1,000 existing specialized jobs will be preserved, and efforts will continue to foster the de-

“Eli Lilly’s decision to expand in Puerto Rico reaffirms a partnership that has endured for six decades and reflects the industrial evolution of our island,” the DDEC secretary said. “With this historic investment, Puerto Rico demonstrates its capacity to attract world-class investment, the security of the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain is strengthened, and Puerto Rico is positioned as a strategic hub within Lilly’s commitment to invest $50 billion in advanced manufacturing in the United States.”

“Over the decades, Lilly has invested more than $2 billion in the island’s industrial infrastructure and currently employs approximately 1,000 people, with an annual payroll of around $109 million, in addition to supporting hundreds of local suppliers,” he added. “This new investment represents not only the company’s continued confidence in our talent and institutions but also the success of our efforts to bring advanced manufacturing back to U.S. jurisdiction through Puerto Rico.”

Lilly has operated in Puerto Rico for over 60 years and was one of the first multinational pharmaceutical companies to establish itself on the island, becoming a pillar of its modern industrial ecosystem. Its facilities produce medications used in cancer treatments, diabetes management and pain relief, which are distributed worldwide.

“We are grateful for the decades of support we have received from the government of Puerto Rico and the island’s industrial and academic ecosystem,” said Edgardo Hernández, executive vice president and president of manufacturing operations at Lilly. “This collaboration not only strengthens our manufacturing operations but also boosts the local economy and benefits everyone who lives here. Together, we are helping to create a brighter future for Puerto Rico through innovation, investment, and new opportunities for our people.”

Resident commissioner secures PR’s inclusion in legislation for SNAP & WIC continuity during shutdown

By THE STAR STAFF

Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández Rivera announced Wednesday that he secured Puerto Rico’s inclusion in the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025, introduced by Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), to guarantee the continuity of food assistance programs during the federal government shutdown.

“We made sure that the Nutritional Assistance Program (PAN by its acronym in Spanish) was included from the first draft,” Hernández Rivera said in a written statement. “Thanks to this inclusion, Puerto Rico would have access to the funds, just like any other jurisdiction.”

He noted that the measure provides for the automatic allocation of funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs and, through a clause negotiated by his office, also extends this protection to Puerto Rico’s PAN. The provision directly references Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, which establishes block grants for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

The bill, championed by Luján, also authorizes reimbursements to governments that use their own funds to avoid interruptions in benefits, a measure he considered crucial for the island, whose government has indicated that the resources available for the PAN would only cover expenses through the first part of November.

“The inclusion of PAN in this bill was a direct result of my relationship with Senator Luján, whom I called, explained the

situation of Puerto Rico and PAN, and he amended the draft bill to make it crystal clear that it would be funded,” Hernández Rivera added.

The resident commissioner also noted that the legislation contrasts with a measure introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley of (R-Mo.), which excludes Puerto Rico.

“While this bill introduced by the Democrats ensures access for all, the bill introduced by the Republicans leaves Puerto Rico out,” Hernández Rivera said. “This exclusion is not technical; it is political. And in the face of this, Governor Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón has a clear responsibility. It is up to her to speak out, talk with her party, and correct this injustice.”

The official reiterated that he will continue to scrutinize all federal legislation that affects programs essential to the people of Puerto Rico.

The governor, meanwhile, gave assurances earlier on Wednesday that her administration has identified the necessary resources to guarantee the continuity of the PAN and the payment of federal employees on the island affected by the partial federal government shutdown.

“I told you yesterday that the Secretary of the Governor’s Office and the finance team were looking for all the tools to guarantee that,” González Colón said in statements to the press in San Juan. “My government will always seek to give peace of mind to all these federal employees and all the people in Puerto Rico who don’t have money to put food on their table. That’s why, from our own resources, we have been guaranteeing PAN and we already have it covered for the next two weeks.”

The governor said additional resources have been identified to maintain assistance until the federal government resumes its operations. She also noted that her administration is paying the salaries of employees at El Yunque, Castillo San Felipe del Morro, and Castillo San Cristóbal, as well as providing aid to workers displaced by the federal shutdown.

González Colón emphasized that, unlike other states where food assistance has already been suspended, Puerto Rico has decided to continue payments to prevent families from losing access to food.

“This demonstrates that while other states have already cut off this aid, in Puerto Rico we will continue to provide support so that people have food to eat,” she said.

PDP legislators file bills to address housing shortages

By THE STAR STAFF

In a move to address Puerto Rico’s deepening affordable housing crisis, the Popular Democratic Party (PDP) delegation in the island House of Representatives introduced a comprehensive legislative package Wednesday aimed at easing access to decent housing for working families, young professionals and senior citizens.

Led by House PDP Minority Leader Rep. Héctor Ferrer Santiago and Rep. Gretchen Hau Irizarry, the initiative seeks to confront the rising cost of living and housing shortages with targeted measures that reduce construction costs, streamline financing and repurpose abandoned properties.

“The cost of living in Puerto Rico has skyrocketed, and with it, the possibility of not having a safe roof over one’s head,” Ferrer Santiago said. “These measures respond to the urgent need to ensure that families can build their future here, without having to leave the island due to a lack of opportunities.”

The legislative package includes four key proposals: House Bill 953 – Municipal Housing Rescue Act: Empowers municipalities to acquire and rehabilitate abandoned properties using Emergency Reserve Fund loans. The homes would be

sold at affordable prices, primarily to residents aged 21 to 35.

House Resolution (HR) 235 – Tax Exemption for Construction Materials and Permits: Eliminates the sales & use tax and permit fees for high-impact social housing projects, providing relief to developers, small contractors and self-builders.

HR 234 – Exemption from Mortgage Fees for First-Time Homebuyers: Waives notary fees for young workers purchasing their first home, lowering legal costs and promoting financial stability.

HR 236 – Housing and Transportation-Oriented Development Program: Encourages the development of affordable housing on underutilized public lands, such as Urban Train parking lots, integrating residential areas with public transit.

“We want a country where housing and transportation don’t compete, but rather complement each other,” said Hau. “Where young people can live close to their work, their university, or the train.”

The lawmakers emphasized that the proposals not only aim to resolve the housing crisis but also stimulate local economic growth, revitalize urban centers, and curb the emigration of young professionals.

Governor backs arrest of Treasury workers, others

By THE STAR STAFF

Gov.

Jenniffer González Colón

expressed her satisfaction on Wednesday with the outcome of an FBI investigation that led to the indictment of some 26 individuals and entities for public corruption, including employees of the island Treasury Department.

The indicted are accused of conspiring to commit wire fraud and bribery in order to defraud the Treasury Department of over $3.5 million.

“First of all, I am pleased that arrests have been made of individuals who exploited their public positions to enrich themselves and operate a corruption network,” the governor said. “They will have the opportunity to defend themselves in due time, but it is clear to me -- based on information from the secretary of the Treasury -- that these investigations began last year with the FBI. As soon as the agency was alerted, it cooperated fully by providing all requested information. I believe this is a significant step toward cleaning up the system. Corruption cannot be tolerated at any level, whether involving public officials, career civil servants, or employees in divisions with access to sensitive information that could be exploited for personal gain.”

“What I want to make clear is this: every dollar stolen through acts of corruption is a dollar stolen from taxpayers, from those who pay their taxes as they are supposed to, and from the programs and agencies that depend on tax revenue,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Devin Kowalski, at right.

their opportunity to defend themselves in court. In the meantime, the government is undergoing a necessary cleanup, allowing us to maintain transparency and integrity in government operations.”

González Colón expressed her approval of the direct confronting of corruption, which she said often goes unnoticed despite widespread suspicion that it exists.

“I want to congratulate the secretary of the Treasury for promptly responding to the federal request to collaborate, ensuring that the necessary arrests were carried out without delay,” the governor added. “This collaboration is essential not only for this case but also for any other investigations that may have been ongoing since last year in this and other government agencies. My administration will fully cooperate with all of them, and in fact, the government itself is conducting investigations into other officials.”

“I firmly believe that no one is above the law,” González Colón continued. “While I will not interfere or make assumptions about anyone’s guilt, I have great confidence in the credibility of federal investigations of this magnitude. Those involved will have

Earlier on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announced that more than two dozen individuals and corporations face federal charges for committing fraud against the island Treasury Department.

“In order to defraud the Department of the Treasury of more than $3.5 million, from November 2021 to April 2025, Treasury officials Javier Relta Lebrón and Harry Muriel Falero received payments in exchange for submitting false tax records to the Treasury Department to eliminate or reduce tax debts for several co-defendants,” Muldrow said at a press conference.

According to authorities, the defendants communicated via WhatsApp and Apple iMessage with “Person A” to coordinate and submit the false information to the Treasury Department.

They allegedly requested false tax credits or submitted income tax returns with false expenses to eliminate -- and in some cases reduce -- sales and use tax debts, W-2 employee withholdings and income other taxes for the individuals and corporations.

“In some other cases, individuals received reimbursements per child they were

Red Point Pizza and Restaurant Corp., Héctor J. Marrero Muñoz, Supermarket Hnos. Muñoz Inc., Suhail Pastrana Vega, Rolando Bergolla Hernández, Rafael A. Tefel Santana, Gabrielle López Berríos, G Fitness & Body Performance LLC, Veevo LLC, Patria Silfa Báez, and Print Pro LLC.

In total, the accused face 138 charges.

“This case is the result of several years of careful work. It involves a complex scheme and requires taking the necessary time to develop a solid case,” stated FBI Special Agent in Charge Devin Kowalski.

“What I want to make clear is this: every dollar stolen through acts of corruption is a dollar stolen from taxpayers, from those who pay their taxes as they are supposed to, and from the programs and agencies that depend on tax revenue. That money should never have touched the pockets of these criminals.”

not entitled to from those two employees,” Muldrow noted regarding the scheme.

“I want to emphasize that the investigation is ongoing. And we know there are more people involved in these types of schemes,” the federal prosecutor added. “That’s why, as in all our cases, we urge those involved in these illegal activities, and others, not to wait for us to come and interview them or arrest them at their homes. Call the FBI. It’s much better to be Person A than defendant number one. We also encourage anyone who has information or knows of others who have engaged in this or other types of schemes to call the authorities and report it.”

Besides Relta Lebrón and Muriel Falero, the indicted defendants and corporations are: César Rodríguez Nieves, 24 Marketplace Inc., A La Silla LLC, RB Marketplace Inc., Hiram Firpi Cruz, Líneas de Puerto Rico Inc., Héctor J. Baerga Ortiz, Hijole Foods Bistro Corp., HVP Foods Corp., BBB Food Corp., BHV Food Corp., VHB Foods Corp., Carlos A. Rodríguez Ortiz,

Treasury Secretary Ángel Pantoja Rodríguez added that the investigation “remains ongoing.”

“It has been many months and a great deal of collaboration,” he said. “I reiterate the commitment to federal and state authorities that the Treasury Department will continue to collaborate and make available all the necessary resources and initiatives to solve these types of cases.”

Dozens of states sue Trump administration over planned food stamp cuts

By TONY ROMM and EMILY COCHRANE

More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration earlier this week over its recent refusal to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, as roughly 42 million low-income aid recipients confronted the risk of hunger and financial hardship starting within days.

The states, including Arizona, California and Massachusetts, described the impending cuts as unnecessary and illegal, and they asked a federal judge to force Washington to maintain benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, starting Saturday.

Roughly 1 in 8 people in the United States receive food stamps, which average around $187 a month and cost the federal government about $8 billion monthly. Lawmakers must regularly approve money for the program, though SNAP maintains a sizable reserve to cover any emergencies or shortfalls.

Many congressional Democrats and Republicans had encouraged the Trump administration to use this funding to preserve food stamps into November, with the government expected to remain closed. But the Trump administration declined Friday to extend that reprieve, even though the Agriculture Department said weeks ago that it could reprogram the money to prevent benefit cuts.

In their lawsuit, officials from 25 states and the District of Columbia criticized the Trump administration for that sudden policy reversal, arguing that the federal government had a legal obligation to maintain funding for food stamps, which Congress made permanent in the 1960s.

The suit was filed by a mix of Demo-

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, late on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. More than two dozen states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its recent refusal to fund food stamps during the government shutdown, seeking to spare roughly 42 million people from hunger and financial hardship starting in a matter of days.

(Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

cratic attorneys general and governors from states including Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Nevada and North Carolina. If they prevail, it could compel USDA to tap its emergency funds and provide benefits to those states’ residents, though the exact scope of any relief would be up to a judge.

The states asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to rule by Friday on a motion that could essentially force the administration to tap the contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits next month. The fund, which is estimated to contain $5 billion to $6 billion, would be enough to provide at least

partial payments to enrollees.

“SNAP is one of our nation’s most effective tools to fight hunger, and the USDA has the money to keep it running,” Letitia James, the Democratic attorney general of New York, said in a statement. “There is no excuse for this administration to abandon families who rely on SNAP, or food stamps, as a lifeline.”

Many state leaders warned Tuesday that a lapse in food stamps could prove financially dire, hammering not only poor families but the merchants who accept the benefits and the food banks that must step in to help.

North Carolina officials said Tuesday that there were 10 counties in the state where 1 in 4 residents was enrolled in SNAP. Jeff Jackson, the Democratic state attorney general, said at a news conference that nonprofits would not be “able to pick up the slack,” describing the actions of the Trump administration as a “deliberate precipitation of a major hunger crisis.”

The White House did not respond to a request for comment. The Agriculture Department declined to explain its policy, furnishing only a statement that attacked Democrats over the shutdown.

“Bottom line, the well has run dry,” the agency said in a banner on its public-facing website. “At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 01.”

In its memo last week, viewed by The New York Times, the Agriculture Department

said the contingency fund was “not legally available” during the government shutdown. The agency said it could only tap the reserve money in limited cases, such as natural disasters. It did not otherwise explain its sudden shift in policy, and it threatened to deny reimbursements to states that try to finance food stamps on their own.

Some states have still explored ways to cover the anticipated gap in food aid.

In Louisiana, where nearly 20% of the population relies on food stamps, Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, signed an emergency order ordering the use of state money for the program through Nov. 4. Local lawmakers are also racing to approve a bill that would allow reserve funds to be used to cover additional missing payments.

Broadly, though, Republicans remain adamant that the only sustainable solution rests with Washington.

“We’ll continue to look at every option we have to take care of people in our state,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas said in an interview. “But ultimately the thing that makes the most sense — and is by far not only the best solution, but should be happening because it is their responsibility — is to have Senate Democrats quit playing games and fund our government.”

The legal battle over SNAP further evinced President Donald Trump’s political strategy in a shutdown with no clear end. Repeatedly, Trump has stretched the limits of his powers to blunt the impact of the closure, but only for the agencies, programs and workers he sees as central to his political agenda. Otherwise, the president has used the stalemate as a cudgel to attack his foes and pursue steep budget cuts that Congress has not adopted.

The president has reprogrammed billions of dollars in federal spending to pay border agents and troops, while seeking to fire thousands of furloughed federal workers. Trump has also sourced additional money to assist farmers, a major political constituency, while moving to cut billions of dollars reserved for cities and states led by Democrats.

The Trump administration tapped revenue from tariffs to continue providing benefits under another federal nutrition initiative, known as WIC, which was similarly at risk in the shutdown. But the president and his aides did not pursue the same strategy with food stamps, a program that Republicans cut — largely by restricting who may participate in it — as part of their recent tax package.

Volunteers step in to help understaffed NOAA track Hurricane Melissa

By SCOTT DANCE

Frank Marks has flown aboard hurricane hunter aircraft dozens of times over the past 45 years, collecting data that has revolutionized meteorologists’ ability to predict how tropical cyclones will strengthen. When he retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last year, the veteran scientist told colleagues, “If they ever need anything, I’m available.”

It didn’t take long for them to take him up on that.

Marks is one of a handful of NOAA retirees who have been working on a volunteer basis this hurricane season to make sure that the significant improvements in forecasting capabilities over recent decades can continue despite large staff losses orchestrated by the Trump administration this year. He even returned to the air on a mission into Hurricane Erin in August.

“With the losses, we have a very young remaining staff and not a lot of experience flying in hurricanes,” Marks said.

“The data’s been flowing,” Marks added, emphasizing that there has been no interruption to valuable tropical cyclone observations. “They’re doing their job.”

But as Hurricane Melissa quickly strengthened to near-record intensity, creating an urgent need to capture observations of the storm’s winds and moisture as the storm approached Jamaica, “it’s been trying, to say the least,” Marks said.

Because of the federal government shutdown that has now stretched on for a month, smaller-than-normal crews have been staffing NOAA’s hurricane hunter missions into Melissa for the past week, Marks said. Instead of two scientists, there is only one aboard each aircraft to oversee data collection from a Doppler radar

system and observation devices, called dropsondes, that are tossed into the storm. Crews that sometimes numbered 15 to 18 now include about 10 or 11 people, Marks said.

Marks and others have stepped in because there are relatively few opportunities to observe storms like Erin and Melissa, and it can be a complex task to ensure the data is being collected properly and accurately.

John Gamache, another veteran scientist who retired from NOAA this year, has returned as an unpaid intern so he can ensure the quality of data collected from Doppler radar systems

aboard the hurricane hunter aircraft, Marks said. Gamache could not be reached for comment.

At the same time, after the Trump administration fired probationary employees and granted others early retirements, there are about half as many people staffing the NOAA lab where those scientists worked to improve the accuracy of hurricane forecasts. Research by NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory has helped the National Hurricane Center cut its three-day forecast track error to one-fifth of what it was in 1990 and cut in half the error of its three-day forecasts

for storm intensity.

The lab’s hurricane research division employed 23 people and also had the support of 29 staff at NOAA-affiliated Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at the University of Miami as of 2020, according to Robert Atlas, who retired from the NOAA lab in 2019 and serves as its director emeritus on a volunteer basis. Now, the division employs 10 people, plus 18 staff members employed at the university institute, Atlas said.

“We’ve lost a substantial number of employees,” he said. “We’re still functioning, I think, pretty well — primarily because of the dedication of the employees.”

Under Trump’s budget proposals, the sort of research that Marks, Atlas and others have pioneered would all but disappear. Trump proposed eliminating NOAA Research, the branch of the agency that oversees the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.

Kim Doster, an NOAA spokesperson, said she was not aware of any retired staff volunteering to assist agency employees but that the National Weather Service, another branch of NOAA, “remains adequately staffed to meet its mission of protecting lives and property.”

The weather service “continues to prioritize the advancement and improvement of our models with cutting-edge data and emerging technologies,” she said in an email.

But because NOAA’s workforce contracted by hundreds of positions, with senior scientists accounting for a disproportionate share of losses, critics of the Trump administration’s approach remain skeptical of the agency’s readiness.

“You know that can’t be the case when you lost 27,000 years of experience,” said Craig McLean, a former NOAA official who served under the first Trump administration.

COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES

The inventory tax, by the numbers

By JORGE “GEORGIE” GONZÁLEZ OTERO

The current freeze on the inventory tax and its eventual elimination in 2028 is a mechanism that will ultimately be paid for by the citizens of all municipalities in Puerto Rico.

Certainly, there are still citizens who are unaware of the reality of what House Bill 420 means, which is designed to benefit already multimillion-dollar commercial interests at the expense of the services citizens receive. It’s that simple: they eliminate funds without offering any alternative.

Therefore, both our Puerto Rico Mayors Association and our colleagues in the Mayors Federation demand that this bill be returned to the Legislature and the error corrected, because the numbers speak for themselves.

The elimination of the inventory tax means a loss of $17 million annually for the Municipality of Cataño and $3.7 million for Arecibo, according to data from the Municipal Revenue Collections Center (CRIM by its acronym in Spanish). The Municipality of Ponce would lose $16 million annually, and Mayagüez, $11.3 million. Even Puerto Rico’s capital, San Juan, would lose $58.9 million annually with the elimination of this tax.

Municipalities of all sizes will be affected: $2 million annually in the case of Vega Baja and $1.4 million in Vega Alta. Toa Baja would lose $9.8 million and Humacao $4.4 million. Other examples include the Municipality of Carolina, which would lose $26.7 million annually; Manatí, $2.7 million; and Caguas, $18.6 million. According to CRIM data, Bayamón would lose $32.4 million annually, and smaller municipalities would lose amounts such as the following: Adjuntas, $179,018; Aibonito, $648,743; Culebra, $44,180; and Ciales, $147,546 per year.

The elimination of the inventory tax does not mean a decrease in product prices, as Mr. Ramón Barquín III, presi-

to municipalities the central government’s responsibilities in sectors such as road maintenance and public facilities. All of this directly affects the most vulnerable citizens, who are the ones who suffer the consequences.

They don’t have lobbyists in the Legislature or at La Fortaleza: the elderly, single mothers, the unemployed. These are the real numbers behind the elimination of the inventory tax. Deepening the crisis is not the solution. House Bill 420 must be returned to the Legislature, and things must be done right.

Ricardo Angulo

Founder

dent of the United Retailers Center (CUD), has admitted in the media. What is certain is that the municipalities will see a drastic reduction in their revenues. Funds for solid waste collection and disposal, public property maintenance crew salaries, public road repairs, sports programs, security, culture, and education are at risk.

Even low-income families who lose a loved one, when seeking assistance with funeral expenses, don’t go to La Fortaleza (the governor’s mansion) or the Legislature: they go to the municipality. For years, municipalities have been cutting expenses, limiting projects and developing consortiums. Added to this is the intention to continue assigning

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Pensionados de la UPR denuncian atrasos en pagos del plan médico y del

Fideicomiso de retiro

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SAN JUAN – Miembros de la comunidad de pensionados de la Universidad de Puerto Rico denunciaron el miércoles que las prácticas administrativas de la presidenta de la institución, doctora Zayira Jordán Conde, y de su equipo de trabajo, atentan contra la estabilidad y bienestar de los jubilados, al incurrir en atrasos con los pagos del plan médico y las aportaciones al sistema de retiro.

“El incumplimiento reiterado con los pagos al plan médico, por más de un mes, pone en riesgo la salud de los pensionados, especialmente cuando los servicios médicos pueden ser denegados por el impago. Además, la administración universitaria ha incumplido con el pago de las aportaciones al sistema de pensiones requeridas por la ley del Fideicomiso de Retiro de la UPR”, dijo el portavoz del grupo, doctor Marcos Martínez Traverso, en declaraciones escritas.

Los pensionados atribuyeron el problema a deficiencias en las oficinas de Finanzas y Presupuesto de la institución y alegaron falta de acción de parte de la presidenta. Sostuvieron que los impagos se han agravado bajo la actual administración universita-

ria y que podrían haberse evitado con una gerencia responsable y un equipo de trabajo capacitado.

De acuerdo con los portavoces, la situa ción responde a políticas que promueven la desarticulación de los sistemas públicos de retiro y fomentan los planes privados de in versión, los cuales, a su juicio, no garantizan estabilidad económica para los jubilados de menor poder adquisitivo.

Los pensionados advirtieron que las actuaciones de la administración universitaria amenazan la salud y la solvencia del sistema de retiro, actualmente solvente, y compararon la situación con lo ocurrido en los sistemas de retiro de los maestros y de la Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica. “Es un libreto que ya hemos visto en otros sectores del país, donde la deuda creada por malas gestiones la termina pagando el pueblo”, señalaron los portavoces en declaraciones escritas.

Según los pensionados, el presidente de la Junta del Fideicomiso de Retiro de la UPR, Luis Vicenty Santini, denunció recientemente que la administración universitaria no había pagado el plan médico de los retirados desde hacía dos meses y que mantiene una deuda acumulada de 146.8 millones de dólares con el Fideicomiso de pensiones.

Explica Turismo suspensión de vuelo directo

SAN JUAN – La directora ejecutiva de la Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico, Willianette Robles Cancel, explicó el miércoles que la suspensión del vuelo directo entre Ciudad de México y San Juan por parte de Aeroméxico responde a una determinación del Departamento Federal de Transportación de los Estados Unidos y no a factores relacionados con Puerto Rico.

“La reciente suspensión del vuelo directo entre Ciudad de México y San Juan por parte de Aeroméxico responde a una determinación del Departamento Federal de Transportación de los Estados Unidos, como parte de un proceso regulatorio entre los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y México”, dijo Robles Cancel en declaraciones escritas.

Según explicó, la Orden Federal 20257-11 del Departamento Federal de Trans-

portación desaprobó temporalmente futuros vuelos y aumentos en frecuencias entre Ciudad de México y puntos en Estados Unidos. Como la ruta México–San Juan aún no había iniciado operaciones, quedó incluida entre las trece frecuencias revocadas o pospuestas hasta nuevo aviso.

Robles Cancel sostuvo que la decisión no guarda relación con factores comerciales, turísticos ni de infraestructura vinculados a Puerto Rico. Añadió que la Compañía de Turismo continúa trabajando junto al sector aéreo para diversificar rutas y garantizar que la isla siga siendo un destino accesible y competitivo para el mercado latinoamericano.

La funcionaria indicó que los pasajeros afectados deben comunicarse directamente con Aeroméxico para conocer la política de protección vigente y las alternativas disponibles para cambios o reembolsos.

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22 years after his death, Warren Zevon is getting his due

By BOB MEHR

At the conclusion of “Join Me in L.A.: The Songs of Warren Zevon” — a 32-song, 4 1/2-hour concert held at the United Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Friday — Jackson Browne shook his head and marveled at his old friend’s uncompromising vision.

“Listening to all these songs, it occurred to me that Warren never pandered at all,” Browne said in an interview. “He never dumbed down for anybody or tried to write a hit. He just wrote and went on writing the best songs he could until the moment he was gone. That was his singular achievement.”

The event, guided by a troika of Zevon intimates — his son, Jordan; his longtime collaborator Jorge Calderón; and his artistic champion Browne — served as a celebration of Zevon’s music and a prelude to being honored by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next month.

Zevon’s career was marked by considerable critical acclaim, little commercial success and bouts of self-sabotaging behavior. Yet the most shocking twist came with his final act: a sudden cancer diagnosis, followed by a long goodbye and farewell album before his death at 56, in 2003.

Death in its many varied forms — physical, moral, romantic — was long the central preoccupation of Zevon’s work. The irony, of course, is it’s unlikely that any of the honors he has posthumously received (including Grammy Awards for his swan song LP, “The Wind”) would have come to pass had he lived. “And he kind of planned it that way,” Jordan Zevon said in an interview, referring to his father’s dramatic exit. “Dad knew this would be the outcome.”

Renowned for his macabre comic sense, Zevon also had a penchant for tender sentimentality. A classically trained musician with a rock ’n’ roll heart and a littérateur whose tastes ran the gamut from Graham Greene to Mickey Spillane, Zevon made music that was an unlikely mix of brains and brawn, high art and low culture. Once, back in the 1970s, Browne introduced him in concert as “the Ernest Hemingway of the 12-string guitar.” Afterward, Zevon corrected him: “No, Jackson — the Charles Bronson of the 12-string guitar.’”

The concert’s set list covered the breadth of Zevon’s career, dating to his stint in the ’60s pop duo Lyme & Cybelle. Steve Stanley and Kristi Callan teamed for the airy psychedelia of “Follow Me” from 1966, while the Smithereens’ Dennis Diken, joined by the Young Fresh Fellows’ Scott McCaughey and onetime Beach Boys member David Marks, ripped through “Outside Chance,” a buoyant Beatlesque romp.

Zevon’s pop period was fleeting, and his musical destiny lay elsewhere. After releasing a lone hard-rock album in 1969, he spent the early ’70s developing a distinctive songwriting voice, resulting in the grand leaps that would define his beloved work from later in the decade.

Those songs — including berserker anthems like “Excitable Boy” and “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” — were given a convincing reading by country music scion Shooter

Journeyman R&B singer Billy Valentine was one such example, offering a beatific “Accidentally Like a Martyr” that found both the soulful ache and gospel uplift in the tune, bringing the 1,600-plus in attendance to their feet. Susan Cowsill also struck a chord with “Mohammed’s Radio.” The singer had recorded the song as a solo piece in 1976, before Zevon released his own version and before Linda Ronstadt scored a small hit with it. Carving new filigrees into the song with her soaring soprano, she confirmed Zevon’s mastery as a melodist.

Calderón, a sweetly voiced singer, played spare, elegiac renditions of the songs he wrote with Zevon at the end of his life, highlighted by a poignant “Keep Me in Your Heart.” Jordan Zevon seemed to relish tearing into some of his father’s gonzo character studies, including “Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse” and “Lawyers, Guns and Money.” But on “Studebaker” — one of Zevon’s great lost works — he softened, finding an existential beauty in the song’s rueful denouement: “I’m up against it all like a leaf against the wind / And that Studebaker keeps on breakin’ down again.”

Jennings, who managed to capture Zevon’s idiosyncratic cadences and phrasing. Standouts from Zevon’s ’80s era, which followed a long wilderness period and rehab, were performed by veteran singer-songwriters John Wesley Harding and Marshall Crenshaw, who both brought a lived-in truth to somber reflections like “Reconsider Me” and “Sentimental Hygiene.”

Despite his literary reputation and classical credentials (the young Zevon was mentored by Igor Stravinsky), his music was often simple and earthy. When asked his occupation, Zevon would typically reply “folk singer,” and he used the oldest traditions of the form; his catalog is filled with shanties and martial rhythms, rebel songs and funeral laments.

Pianist and singer Leslie Mendelson located the deep solemnity in the mariner’s tale “Mutineer,” and Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate captured the naked violence and desperation in “Play It All Night Long.” Country star Dwight Yoakam — striding the stage in a full-length duster and Stetson — put his stamp on the junkie picaresque “Carmelita,” throwing a bluegrass hitch in his voice as he pleaded: “I’m all strung out on her-o-in on the outskirts of town.”

While Zevon’s songs often ponder the darkest aspects of the human condition, the concert also highlighted an often-overlooked spiritual strain in his output. Zevon, who was born to a Jewish father and a Mormon mother, had a religious sense that was — as his hero Greene once put it — “a troubled, paradoxical faith.” Yet a sense of grace permeated many of the performances at the United.

“There is a gospel quality in Warren’s work,” Browne said. “He may not have had the voice to give them that treatment. But some people naturally bring that out when they sing them, just by having the air pass through their lungs.”

While the concert neared its end with the full lineup gathering for a rousing take of Zevon’s only hit, “Werewolves of London,” the true climax came a bit earlier as Browne led a string-fueled version of “Desperados Under the Eaves.”

Arguably Zevon’s masterwork, the narrative begins at the Hollywood Hawaiian Hotel, the embodiment of Nathanael West’s “dream dump.” The song’s protagonist — a thinly veiled version of Zevon — battles alcoholic tremors and waits for California’s inevitable, cataclysmic quake to consume him before a haunting coda, an air-conditioner hum recast as a hymnal, urging him to “Look away, down Gower Avenue.”

Browne’s performance summoned a sudden wellspring of emotion in the crowd, with many visibly wiping away tears. “On the most fundamental level, people listened to Warren,” Browne said after the show. “They listened and they heard him because they were looking for something they needed. By that measure, he delivered on a tremendous scale.”

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With the U.S. government shutdown threatening to freeze October’s inflation report, the Treasury is expected to deploy a workaround to compute the index underpinning the $2.1 trillion market for inflation-protected bonds for the first time since their 1997 launch, a move that may cause pricing quirks as traders adjust their calculations.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has said it has halted all data collection and publishing during the shutdown, apart from recalling staff to deliver September’s Consumer Price Index, released last Friday. With the standoff now the second-longest

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those bonds, which investors use to protect their capital from inflation, hinges directly on the index. TIPS pay a fixed interest rate, but the interest is calculated on a principal amount that rises with inflation and falls in periods of deflation. How much the principal rises or falls is determined by the CPI index.

TIPS yields, also known as “real yields” because they discount inflation, have increased slightly over the past few days, which some market participants said may reflect uncertainty over their pricing in the absence of CPI data. Yields rise when bond prices fall.

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“There’s definitely uncertainty in the market around the data itself, which is then exacerbated by the lack of data. So you end up with high risk premium in TIPS and they end up trading cheap,” said Benjamin Wiltshire, global inflation desk strategist at Citi.

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The Department of the Treasury has a workaround plan in case CPI for a particular month is not reported by the last day of the following month, which consists in producing a fallback index based on the last available 12-month change in the CPI, according to Treasury regulations.

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on record, the White House warned there will likely be no inflation data published next month, which means the BLS’ October CPI report scheduled for November 13 won’t be released.

That could be a headache for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) market participants, as the value of

Should the October CPI not be released by the end of November, Treasury would be forced to produce the fallback index for the first time since TIPS were launched, market participants said.

Asked to comment on this story, a spokesperson at the Treasury referred Reuters to index contingencies related to TIPS that are addressed in the Treasury’s Uniform Offering Circular, which details the mechanism that would be used to produce a fallback index.

Yields on 10-year TIPS were at around 1.7% on Wednesday, not much changed since late last week. Five-year yields were last at 1.249%, slightly higher.

Still, investors and analysts said any potential pricing distortion going forward would have a limited impact on demand for the paper.

“We don’t think the use of a fallback index will impact investor demand for TIPS going forward,” said Phoebe White, head of U.S. inflation strategy at J.P. Morgan. “Most regular investors in the product are aware of the technicality, and others who only trade the product infrequently usually look at TIPS with a longer-term outlook in mind,” she added.

Experts pointed out that investor sentiment for TIPS heading into the next auction will be dictated by how long the U.S. government shutdown drags on. Moreover, the lack of availability of official data is affecting the broader perception of the actual state of the economy, said Matt Hornbach, global head of macro strategy at Morgan Stanley.

By NAZANEEN GHAFFAR, ALAN YUHAS, ANDRÉ PAULTRE and JOVAN JOHNSON

Hurricane Melissa ground forward toward the Bahamas as it carved a deadly path through the Caribbean on Wednesday. Officials in Haiti announced the deaths of about 20 people killed in overnight flooding, and three bodies were recovered in Jamaica.

In Haiti, flooding inundated more than 160 homes, according to Ronald Louis, a technical manager for the Municipal Civil Protection Committee. Children were among the dead, he said, and a dozen other people remained missing.

Melissa hit Jamaica on Tuesday as one of the strongest Category 5 storms on record, at one stage packing winds of 185 mph. On Wednesday, government officials said their priority was restoring power and telecommunica-

A fisherman lugs his cooler filled with fish through floodwaters in the Treasure Beach area of Jamaica, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Abbie Townsend/The New York Times)

tion services across the island in order to more fully assess the damage.

“We know that it’s western Jamaica that has the brunt of the impact,” Jamaica’s information minister, Dana Morris Dixon, said at a news

conference, adding that central Jamaica, too, had “a lot of damage, a lot of flooding.”

The storm hit Cuba early Wednesday, bringing storm surge and flooding, and its outer bands drenched other parts of the region.

Melissa was downgraded to a Category 2 storm by the time it completed its pass across Cuba. But it still brought sustained winds of 100 mph and the strength to do more damage: It was expected to cause dangerous storm surges in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos as soon as Wednesday evening.

Here’s what else to know:

— Tracking the storm: Tropical storm force winds were battering the islands of the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday, where the eye of the storm was expected to arrive in a few hours. By late Thursday, Melissa was forecast to be near Bermuda, where the country’s weather service had issued a hurricane warning.

— U.S. response: The U.S. will deploy di-

saster response teams to Caribbean countries impacted by Melissa, the State Department announced. The State Department also positioned supplies in six warehouses before the storm, but it was unclear where they were. In previous years, the U.S. Agency for International Development took the lead on disaster response efforts around hurricanes in the Caribbean, but the Trump administration shuttered the agency this year.

— Tourists stranded: All 25,000 international visitors who remained in Jamaica while Hurricane Melissa made landfall were accounted for and will be able to start leaving the island nation within days, said Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s tourism minister. Bartlett said he expected Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston to reopen Wednesday for relief flights and humanitarian aid. On Thursday, flights should be able to land to evacuate guests who wish to leave, he added.

Hurricane Melissa batters the Caribbean, killing some 20 in Haiti Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 100, local health officials say

By LIAM STACK and BILAL SHBAIR

Israeli strikes killed at least 100 people across the Gaza Strip overnight, local health officials said, in what appeared to be the deadliest day since Israel and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire three weeks ago.

The strikes began late Tuesday after Israel’s government accused Hamas of violating the truce by failing to return the bodies of dead captives and by attacking Israeli forces in Rafah in southern Gaza. The Israeli military said one of its soldiers had been killed in the Rafah attack.

On Wednesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said “dozens of Hamas commanders”

had been killed in the strikes.

The military said the ceasefire resumed at 10 a.m. local time. But Wednesday evening, the Israeli military released a statement saying it had attacked a weapon storage site in northern Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Health officials in Gaza said the Israeli strikes overnight had killed at least 100 people and injured around 250 more.

Munir al-Bursh, director-general of Gaza’s Health Ministry, said 35 children were among those killed. He said hospitals in the enclave “are still facing a severe shortage of resources and a significant lack of medicines.” The ministry’s data does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.

Gaza’s Civil Defense emergency rescue service also said that at least 100 people had been killed.

Riyad Rihan, 21, said he was sleeping in a roadside tent in the central city of Deir alBalah when explosions began nearby.

“I woke up to my children screaming,” said Rihan, who fled the northern town of Jabalia earlier in the war. “Pieces of

shrapnel came through the ceiling of my tent.”

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he supported the strikes in Gaza, saying Israel “should hit back” when its soldiers were killed. But he added that “nothing is going to jeopardize” the ceasefire, which is based on a peace plan he proposed last month.

“Hamas is a very small part of peace in the Middle East, and they have to behave,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One during a trip to South Korea. He added, “If they’re not good, they’re going to be terminated.”

In a statement, Hamas accused Israel of seeking to undermine the ceasefire and criticized the U.S. administration.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani of Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, said the flare-up of violence in Gaza had been “very disappointing and frustrating for us to see.”

Speaking at an event in New York, he said that the strikes were “a significant event” but that Qatar and other mediators, in particular the United States, “remain focused on making sure the ceasefire itself holds.”

At Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in Gaza on Wednesday, a New York Times reporter saw women weeping over the bodies of children. Dr. Ahmed al-Farra, an official there, said the hospital had received the bodies of 21 people killed in the strikes, including 13 children.

The strikes came after a week of escalating tensions over delays to the exchange of deceased captives between Israel and Hamas, a key plank of the fragile ceasefire deal.

Tensions boiled over Tuesday when gunmen in Gaza attacked a group of Israeli soldiers in Rafah. The military said militants had opened fire on Israeli troops who were dismantling a Hamas tunnel in an area under Israeli military control in eastern Gaza.

Also on Tuesday, the Israeli military released a drone video that it said showed Hamas was trying “to create a false impression” about its efforts to locate deceased captives.

Hamas denied involvement in the Rafah attack. It has insisted it is acting in good faith to locate and return the remains of people it took from Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war.

The drone footage showed what the Israeli military said were Hamas members faking the discovery of a deceased captive as observers from the Red Cross watched. The aid group said its staff members were unaware that a body had been moved before their arrival. “It is unacceptable that a fake recovery was staged,” the Red Cross said in a statement.

When asked about the video Tuesday, Hamas referred The New York Times to an earlier statement that accused Israel of creating false pretexts for military action.

US military kills 14 more people accused of smuggling drugs on boats

By HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT

The Trump administration launched another round of deadly strikes on vessels it accused of smuggling drugs, killing 14 people in four boats in its growing military campaign off the Central and South American coasts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said earlier this week.

Hegseth said that the strikes — three of them — took place Monday in international waters and that there had been one survivor. They bring the overall death toll to 57 in the campaign, which began in September.

A U.S. military official, discussing operations on the condition of anonymity, said the lone survivor was picked up in waters near the coasts of Mexico and Guatemala.

Hegseth said that Mexican search and rescue authorities had “accepted the case and assumed responsibility for coordinating the rescue,” but he did not release further details.

“The four vessels were known by our intelligence apparatus, transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and carrying narcotics,” Hegseth said in a post on social media announcing the strikes and accompanied by a video. He said eight men were on the boats in the first, four men were on the boat in the second strike and three men were on the boat that was struck third.

He did not provide geographic details beyond saying the strikes took place in the eastern Pacific. After launching a series of strikes in the Caribbean near the coast of Venezuela, the Trump administration has more recently been directing the U.S. military to strike boats in the eastern Pacific, off the coast of Colombia.

Two Air Force B-1 bombers from Texas flew off the coast of Venezuela in international airspace Monday, the latest effort by the Trump administration to pressure the country’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, to leave his nation, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, discussing operational matters on the condition of anonymity.

It was the second time in less than a week that the B-1s have flown such a mission. The long-range B-1

bombers, from Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene, Texas, can carry up to 75,000 pounds of guided and unguided munitions, the largest nonnuclear payload of any aircraft in the Air Force arsenal.

Earlier this month, at least two B-52 bombers from Louisiana flew for several hours off the Venezuelan coast in international airspace in what one senior U.S. official called “a show of force.” The B-52s can carry dozens of precisionguided bombs.

At roughly the same time, an elite Army Special Operations aviation unit conducted flights in the southern Caribbean Sea near the coast of Venezuela. The helicopters, belonging to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, were flying training missions, not rehearsals for a possible military action inside Venezuela, military officials said.

Hegseth has also ordered the deployment of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford as well as its accompanying warships

and attack planes to waters off Latin America, the Pentagon said last week, in a further, dramatic escalation of military might in the region.

The Pentagon has not said when the Ford, the Navy’s most modern and technologically advanced carrier, will arrive. It is heading to Latin America from the Croatian coast, where it had been on a monthslong European deployment. Navy officials have speculated that the arrival could come in the first half of November, depending on weather conditions. It was unclear how hurricane season in the region might affect the heavy U.S. naval buildup.

Since late August, the U.S. military has deployed about 10,000 troops to the Caribbean, about half of them on eight warships and half in Puerto Rico, for what the administration says is a counterterrorism and counternarcotics mission. The Ford carries about 5,000 sailors and has more than 75 attack, surveillance and support aircraft, including F/A-18 fighters.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, attends President Donald Trump’s speech at Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The Trump administration launched another round of deadly strikes on vessel it accused of smuggling drugs, killing 14 people in four boats on Monday Hegseth said Tuesday. At left is Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan; center left is Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s defense minister. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

Hegseth in his social media post Tuesday compared the strikes against the boat cartels to America’s wars in the Middle East and Afghanistan over the past 24 years.

“These narco-terrorists have killed more Americans than Al-Qaeda, and they will be treated the same,” he said.

A broad range of outside experts in laws governing the use of armed force have said the campaign is illegal because the military is not permitted to deliberately target civilians — even criminal suspects — who are not directly participating in armed hostilities. But the Trump administration has asserted that the president has the power to “determine,” without any authorization from Congress, that drug cartels and those who work for them are enemy combatants.

President Donald Trump has falsely asserted that each destroyed boat saves 25,000 American lives. In reality, about 100,000 Americans die each year from drug overdoses, but most of those deaths are from fentanyl, which comes from labs in Mexico. South America produces cocaine.

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Amazon to cut 14,000 white-collar jobs

By KAREN WEISE

Amazon said earlier this week that it planned to cut 14,000 corporate jobs, as it spends aggressively on artificial intelligence development.

Beth Galetti, Amazon’s executive in charge of human resources, said in a memo to staff that the layoffs would allow the company “to get even stronger by further reducing bureaucracy, removing layers, and shifting resources to ensure we’re investing in our biggest bets and what matters most to our customers’ current and future needs.”

Another round of corporate cuts is expected in January, after the holiday shopping season, according to two people familiar with the cuts, speaking before the reductions were announced.

The company had $18 billion in profit in the latest quarter and has increased spending on data centers that develop leading artificial intelligence systems. Capital expenses, which include data centers, are expected to top $120 billion this year, up almost 50% from last year.

“Some may ask why we’re reducing roles when the company is performing well,” Galetti wrote Tuesday. “The world is

changing quickly,” she added, and AI represented “the most transformative technology we’ve seen since the internet,” convincing Amazon executives to organize the company “more leanly, with fewer layers.”

In June, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees that efficiency gains from using AI would shrink the company’s corporate workforce over the next few years. “We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today,” he wrote. While that may create new opportunities, he predicted that the overall corporate workforce would be smaller as a result.

Amazon has also looked to rein in the growth of its warehouse and other blue-collar workers, who make up most of its more than 1.5 million employees. The New York Times reported last week that the company had plans to use automation to avoid hiring more than 600,000 warehouse employees in a decade even as it expected to sell twice as many items over that period.

The Amazon logo in the lobby of a building in Manhattan, Oct. 18, 2022. Amazon is bracing for major job cuts among its corporate employees starting on Tuesday, as it spends aggressively on artificial intelligence development, according to two people familiar with the cuts. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)

Amazon last saw widespread layoffs almost three years ago, in a series of cuts over several months that trimmed 27,000 positions. The company’s workforce had ballooned during the early COVID-19 pandemic, topping 1.6 million. Though the business has since grown substantially, it had 1.5 million workers at the end of June.

UPS has cut 48,000 workers since last year

By PETER EAVIS

UPS has since last year reduced its workforce by 48,000 employees, the company said earlier this week, in a costcutting drive aimed at bolstering profits and winning back investors.

The Atlanta-based delivery company, which had nearly half a million employees at the start of the year, said 34,000 positions were cut this year among its drivers and warehouse workers, mostly in the United States. The other 14,000 came out of management’s ranks in cuts that began last year.

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putting pressure on its leaders to deliver stronger profits. News of the workforce reductions and better-than-expected third-quarter results prompted a 7% jump in the company’s shares on Tuesday.

“We are executing the most significant strategic shift in our company’s history, and the changes we are implementing are designed to deliver long-term value for all stakeholders,” Carol Tomé, UPS’s chief executive, said in a news release.

Employment has stalled across the economy, according to the latest government data. And other companies are also shrinking their workforces. Amazon is planning to cut 14,000 whitecollar jobs, a company memo said, to reduce bureaucracy and shift resources.

this year. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)

Amazon’s competitors have been turning to layoffs as well. Microsoft cut about 15,000 roles in the early summer. Target last week said it would trim roughly 1,800 corporate jobs, and Meta laid off 600 people.

UPS reported net income of $1.3 billion in the third quarter, down from $1.5 billion in the same period a year earlier. Revenue totaled $21.4 billion in the third quarter, a decline from $22.2 billion last year.

Though profit declined, UPS executives pointed to improvements elsewhere in the results on a call with Wall Street analysts on Tuesday. Revenue per package in the United States grew 10% in the third quarter from the year-ago period, Tomé said.

Many of UPS’s employees are members of the Teamsters union, which in April warned the company that it would fight job cuts that were not in line with its labor contract. On Tuesday, Tomé said UPS was “in compliance with the terms of our contract.”

A Teamsters spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.

UPS’s business has also been roiled by the imposition of tariffs this year. The volume of packages sent to the United States from China fell nearly 30% in the third quarter.

President Donald Trump this year closed a loophole that had allowed huge numbers of shipments valued at or below $800, mainly from China, to enter the United States without being subjected to tariffs. After Trump first closed the loophole for those shipments from China and Hong Kong in May, the flow of packages entering the United States declined sharply, to approximately 1 million packages a day from some 4 million previously, Customs and Border Protection said in August.

UPS delivers parcels for Amazon, but the company said it had reduced that business because it was not profitable. The company delivered 21% fewer Amazon parcels in the third quarter, compared with last year.

Even after Tuesday’s rally, UPS’s stock is down by nearly a fourth this year. FedEx’s shares have fallen 11%. The S&P 500 index, measuring the performance of large companies, is up 17% so far this year.

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Caso Núm.: SS2025CV00639.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDETE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S.

A: Personas ignoradas o desconocidas a quienes pueda 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 veinte (20) días contados a partir de la última publicación de 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. Usted deberá 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 deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaria del Tribunal. Si usted deja 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. RUSTICA: Sita en el barrio Saltos de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico compuesta de SETECIENTOS OCHENTA Y CINCO PUNTO CERO SESENTA Y SEIS (785.066) METROS CUADRADOS, en lindes por el NORTE, con la finca principal antes y hoy María Cruz; por el SUR, Celestino Arocho; por ESTE, con Celestino Arocho separado con franja de uso público y la Carretera Cuatrocientos Cuarenta y Cinco (445); por el ESTE, con parcela segre-

gada vendida a Florentino Perocier; y al OESTE, con Pablo Arocho. Contiene una casa de hormigón destinada a vivienda. Que, según Certificación de Mensura y plano de mensura realizados por el Agrimensor Dennis Omar Vargas González, con número de licencia 21,581, la descripción de LA PROPIEDAD luego de practicada la mesura es la siguiente: RUSTICA: Solar radicado en la Carretera #445 KM 4.4 en el Barrio Saltos en el Municipio de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. Identificado en el plano con Solar uno (1), con una cabida superficial de OCHOCIENTOS SETENTA Y DOS PUNTO QUINIENTOS VEINTIDOS (872.522) metros cuadrados. En lindes al NORTE, con Beatriz Perocier; al SUR con Carretera Estatal PR-445; al ESTE con Florentín Perocier; y al OESTE, con Luz Plaza. Contiene una casa de hormigón destinada a vivienda. Esta Propiedad no consta inscrita en el Registro de la Propiedad. Número de catastro 071-079-192-05-001. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es la Lcda. Marggie Rodríguez Pérez, RUA 20,2363, 182 Calle Ramón Emeterio Betances, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; Tel. (787)265-1111; e-mail: mrplawoffices@gmail.com. Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 22 DE MAYO DE 2026 A LAS 2:45 DE LA TARDE, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, 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 con letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas conforme a los 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 veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a 9 de octubre de 2025. Sarahí Reyes Pérez, Secretaria Regional. Arlene Guzmán Pabón, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE ARECIBO CARMEN KATIRIA GONZÁLEZ MELÉNDEZ Y SU ESPOSO ÁNGEL DONALDO RODRÍGUEZ GARCÍA

Peticionarios EX PARTE Civil Núm.: AR2025CV01794. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. COD. #193-000-00128-000. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: A LOS INMEDIATOS ANTERIORES DUEÑOS, A SUS HEREDEROS Y/O CAUSAHABIENTES, SUCN. BERNARDO MELÉNDEZ Y SUCN. ROSENDA SANTOS, SUS HEREDEROS Y/O CAUSAHABIENTES, Y A LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS CON INTERÉS.

POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a usted que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal el expediente arriba mencionado, con el fin de justificar e inscribir a favor de los promoventes el dominio que tiene sobre las siguientes fincas: A. RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno localizado en el Barrio Pasto de Morovis, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de DOS MIL OCHENTA Y CUATRO PUNTO TRES MIL QUINIENTOS DOS METROS CUADRADOS (2,084.3502 m.c.), equivalentes a CERO PUNTO CINCO MIL TRESCIENTOS TRES CUERDAS (0.5303 cdas.); y en lindes por el Norte, con Carretera Municipal; por el Sur, con propiedad de Ana Mirta Otero Ortiz; por el Este, con propiedad de Luis R. Martínez; y por el Oeste, con propiedad de Ana Mirta Otero Ortiz. B. RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno localizado en el Barrio Pasto de Morovis, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de SEISCIENTOS METROS CUADRADOS (600.00 m.c.), equivalentes a CERO PUNTO MIL QUINIENTOS VEINTISIETE CUERDAS (0.1527 cdas.); y en lindes por el Norte, con Carretera Municipal y servidumbre de paso; por el Sur, con el Sr. Luis R. Martínez; por el Este, con la Sucn. Bernardo Meléndez y Rosenda Santos; y por el Oeste, con el Sr. Luis R. Martínez. Ubica en este solar una estructura de hormigón armado y bloques dedicada para fines residenciales. Afecta a servidumbre de paso a favor de terrenos propiedad de la Sucesión de Bernardo Meléndez cuya área es de dieciocho punto cuatro

mil cuatrocientos veintiocho metros cuadrados (18.4428 m.c.). Alegan los promoventes que adquirieron por cesión el solar descrito con la letra “A”, sin tener la descripción del solar, a Don Joel González Meléndez, según surge de Declaración Jurada número 20,778, sobre Contrato de Cesión de Bienes, otorgada en Ciales, Puerto Rico el 31 de diciembre de 2013, ante la Notaria Elaine Santos Negrón, de cuyo documento tienen una fotocopia. Don Joel González Meléndez adquirió dicho terreno por cesión de María Josefa Meléndez Santos, quien era miembro de la Sucesión de Rosenda Santos Santos y Bernardo Meléndez Pagán, quien adquiere por Cesión que le hiciera de dicho terreno su señora madre, la Sra. Rosenda Santos Santos, de forma verbal, quien a su vez adquirió por compra verbal de parte de Don José Pagán Pagán y Bárbara Otero de Pagán, siendo mayores de edad, casados entre sí, propietarios y vecinos de San Juan, Puerto Rio y de Juan Pagán Pagán y Antonia Otero Figueroa, siendo mayores de edad, casados entre sí, propietarios y vecinos de San Juan, Puerto Rico, negocio jurídico que se realizó para el año 1973. Esta descripción del solar descrito con la letra “A” surge de un Plano de Mensura levantado por el Ingeniero José A. Ramos Rivera, licencia #6066 y Certificación de Mensura notarizado el día 13 de octubre de 2023 mediante Affidavit Número 4,846 ante la Notaria Xiomara Enid Ramírez Burgos. Esta propiedad nunca antes había sido mensurada.

Los colindantes de la propiedad fueron notificados mediante carta certificada y de forma presencial. Alegan además los peticionarios que adquirieron por compraventa un solar descrito con la letra “B”, a Don Luis R. Martínez Meléndez y Doña Milagros Jiménez Santiago, según surge del documento sobre Documento Privado Compraventa Condicional, otorgado en Arecibo, Puerto Rico el 24 de octubre de 2014, ante el Notario Pedro Jusino Marrero, de cuyo documento tiene una fotocopia. Don Luis R. Martínez Meléndez adquirió dicho terreno por herencia mediante testamento de Doña Rosenda Santos Santos, también conocida como Doña Rosenda Santo Santo, de forma verbal, quien a su vez adquirió por compra verbal de parte de Don José Pagán Pagán y Bárbara Otero de Pagán, siendo mayores de edad, casados entre sí, propietarios y vecinos de San Juan, Puerto Rio y de Juan Pagán Pagán y Antonia Otero Figueroa, siendo

mayores de edad, casados entre sí, propietarios y vecinos de San Juan, Puerto Rico, negocio jurídico que se realizó para el año 1973. Esta descripción del solar descrito con la letra “B” surge de un Plano de Mensura levantado por el Ingeniero José A. Ramos Rivera, licencia #6066 y Certificación de Mensura notarizado el día 27 de octubre de 2023 mediante Affidavit Número 4,857 ante la Notaria Xiomara Enid Ramírez Burgos. Esta propiedad nunca había sido mensurada. Los colindantes de la propiedad fueron notificados mediante carta certificada y de forma presencial. Y se notifica a los inmediatos anteriores dueños, sus herederos y/o causahabientes y a las personas ignoradas con posible interés, que están en todo su derecho de presentar cualquier alegación u oposición por escrito dentro de 20 días a partir de la fecha de la última publicación de un edicto que se publicará por tres ocasiones dentro del término de 20 días en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico. Deberá 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. También deberá notificar su escrito a la Licenciada Xiomara E. Ramírez Burgos a la siguiente dirección: PO Box 1453, Orocovis, Puerto Rico, 00720; correo electrónico lcdaramirezburgos@yahoo. com. Pasado dicho término, el Tribunal podrá ordenar los remedios solicitados a favor de los peticionarios y ordenar la inscripción de las propiedades, en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente. POR ORDEN DE LA HONORABLE JUEZ de este Tribunal, expido la presente en Arecibo, Puerto Rico, hoy 17 de septiembre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. PILAR H. MERCADO GONZÁLEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA DE CAROLINA

EFRAIN BETANCOURT GÓMEZ, JOSÉ LUIS

BETANCOURT GÓMEZ, ÁNGEL LUIS

BETANCOURT RUIZ, LIZBETH BETANCOURT

BETANCOURT, YARIVETTE

BETANCOURT

BETANCOURT, JANNETTE BETANCOURT BETANCOURT Y TATIANA

BETANCOURT RUIZ, MIEMBROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE EFRAÍN BETANCOURT RUIZ Y ANA MARÍA GÓMEZ RIVERA

Peticionarios EX-PARTE

Civil Núm.: TJ2025CV00476. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. CITACIÓN POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR. A: David Méndez Morales, miembro de la Sucesión de Pedro Morales Batista, colindante, con última dirección conocida en 15925 Charing Cross Dr., Justin, TX 76247; Johanna Quiles Morales, miembro de la Sucesión de Pedro Morales Batista, colindante, con última dirección conocida en 3602 Lazy Clover, San Antonio, Texas 78261; Josaida Quiles Morales, miembro de la Sucesión de Pedro Morales Batista, colindante, con última dirección conocida en 11147 Vollmer Ln, San Antonio, TX 78254; José Morales, miembro de la Sucesión de Andrés Morales Batista, colindante, con dirección desconocida, Freddy Morales, miembro de la Sucesión de Andrés Morales, colindante, con dirección desconocida; Isabel Morales t/c/c Isabel Oderlin, miembro de la Sucesión de Andrés Morales, colindante, con último paradero conocido en California, sin que se sepa dirección exacta; Joe Sebastian Morales, miembro de la Sucesión de Andrés Morales, colindante, con último paradero conocido en California, sin que se sepa dirección exacta; Anna L. Morales, miembro de la Sucesión de Andrés Morales, con último paradero conocido en California, sin que se sepa dirección exacta; John Doe, Richard Roe y Joseph Boe, personas cuyas identidades se ignoran que pudieran tener interés propietario o real en la propiedad objeto del caso de epígrafe o a quienes pudiera perjudicar la inscripción; a los anteriores dueños, o sus herederos, sucesores, causahabientes y, en general, a toda persona que desee oponerse. POR LA PRESENTE: se les notifica que los Peticionarios de epígrafe ha presentado una Petición para que se declare a favor de ellos, el dominio que tienen sobre la siguiente propiedad: “RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno de forma irregular localizada en el Barrio Quebrada Grande del término municipal de Trujillo Alto, con cabida su-

perficial de seis (6.00) cuerdas, equivalentes a veintitrés mil quinientos ochenta y dos metros cuadrados con tres mil cuatrocientos cincuenta diezmilésimas de otro metro cuadrado (23,582.3450 M.C.). En lindes por el Norte, en un punto con terrenos de la Sucesión de Efraín Betancourt Ruiz, antes, ahora Elizabeth Caholo, y Liz Merari Mangual t/c/c Meradis Mangual y su esposo Efraín Pérez y en una alineación separada o discontinua de veintiún metros con sesenta y ocho centésimas de otro metro (21.68 Mts.), con terrenos de la Sucesión de Pedro Morales; por el Sur, en un punto con terrenos de la Sucn. Efraín Betancourt Ruiz, antes, ahora Elizabeth Caholo, y Sucn. Andrés Morales; por el Noreste y Este, en tres alineaciones que suman ochenta y tres metros con cincuenta y tres metros (83.53 Mts.), con Liz Merari Mangual t/c/c Meradis Mangual y su esposo Efraín Pérez; en cuatro alineaciones que suman treinta y ocho metros con cuatro centésimas de otro metro (38.04 Mts.) con terrenos de la Sucn. Pedro Morales; en trece alineaciones que suman ciento cuarenta y nueve con setenta centésimas de otro metro (149.70 Mts.), con terrenos de Sucn. Andrés Morales y por el Oeste y Suroeste, en distancia de ciento cuarenta y tres metros con doce centésimas de otro metro (143.12 Mts.) con terrenos de Sucn. Efraín Betancourt Ruiz, antes, ahora Elizabeth Caholo, y en cinco alineaciones que suman ciento noventa y un metros con doce centésimas de otro metro (191.12 Mts.), también con terrenos de Sucn. Efraín Betancourt Ruiz, antes, ahora Elizabeth Caholo.” Según han alegado los Peticionarios, dicha finca surge de la agrupación que hiciera Pedro Morales Batista, casado con Dolores Betancourt Ruiz, de quienes los causantes de los Peticionarios adquirieron el predio antes descrito, por la escritura número cincuenta y dos (52), otorgada el 21 de mayo de 1946 ante Ramón Mujica García, de los dos predios que se describen a continuación: “RÚSTICA: Sita en el Barrio Quebrada Grande de Trujillo Alto, P.R., compuesta de tres cuerdas de terreno, igual a una hectárea, diecisiete áreas y noventa y una centiáreas, en lindes por el Norte, Oeste y Sur, con terrenos de Juan Betancourt y, por el Este, con los de Florencio Morales Batista.” “RÚSTICA: Sita en el propio barrio y pueblo, compuesto de tres cuerdas de terreno, igual a una hectárea, diecisiete áreas y noventa y una centiáreas, en lindes por el Oeste, Norte y

Sur, con terrenos de Juan Betancourt y, por el Este, con Don Florencio Batista” Este Tribunal ordenó que se publique la pretensión por tres (3) veces durante el término de veinte (20) días en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que todas las personas arriba mencionadas y todas aquellas desconocidas a quienes pueda perjudicar la inscripción o deseen oponerse, puedan así hacerlo dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la última publicación del presente edicto. Por tanto firmo expido la presente en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 6 de octubre de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SUBSECRETARIA.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (FARM SERVICE AGENCY)

Plaintiff V. ESTATE OF VICTOR MANUEL MORALES SERRANO, A/K/A VICTOR M. MORALES SERRANO COMPOSED BY HIS KNOWN HEIRS NORMA M. RAMOS VEGA A/K/A NORMA MARGARITA RAMOS VEGA AS CO-SIGNER AND IN THE WIDOW USUFRUCTUARY SHARE, JAVIER MORALES RAMOS, WANDA MORALES RAMOS, VICTOR MORALES RAMOS AND NORMA MORALES RAMOS; JOHN DOE AND RICHARD ROE AS UNKNOWN HEIRS TO SAID ESTATE Defendants Civil No.: 18-01338. FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE. NOTICE OF SALE. To: ESTATE OF VICTOR MANUEL MORALES SERRANO, A/K/A VICTOR M. MORALES SERRANO COMPOSED BY HIS KNOWN HEIRS NORMA M. RAMOS VEGA A/K/A NORMA MARGARITA RAMOS VEGA AS CO-SIGNER AND IN THE WIDOW USUFRUCTUARY SHARE, JAVIER MORALES RAMOS, WANDA MORALES RAMOS, VICTOR MORALES RAMOS AND NORMA

MORALES RAMOS; JOHN DOE AND RICHARD ROE AS UNKNOWN HEIRS TO SAID ESTATE, AND THE CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP COMPOSED BY THEM.

WHEREAS: Judgment in favor of the United States of America for the principal aggregate amounts: a) On the $8,000.00 Note, as modified: 1. The sum of $9,313.17, of principal. 2. The sum of $26,516.05, of interest accrued as of January 30, 2019, and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily rate of $2.2964. 3. Plus, insurance premium, taxes, advances, late charges, costs, court costs expenses, disbursements and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. b) On $29,520.00 Note, as modified: 1. The sum of $44,636.91, of principal. 2.

The sum of $154,113.15, of interest accrued as of January 30, 2019, and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily rate of $13.1465. 3. Plus, insurance premium, taxes, advances, late charges, costs, court costs expenses, disbursements and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. c) On the $14,350 Note, as modified: 1. The sum of $21,692.18, of principal. 2. The sum of $67,575.79, of interest accrued as of January 30, 2019, and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily rate of $6.0916.3. Plus, insurance premium, taxes, advances, late charges, costs, court costs expenses, disbursements and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. d) On the $4,943.61 Note: 1. The sum of $4,943.61, of principal. 2. The sum of $11,586.94, of interest accrued as of January 30, 2019, and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily rate of $1.3883. 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, Federal Building, Chardón Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned judgment and the order of execution thereof, the following property will be sold at public auction: A) RÚSTICA: Sita en el Barrio Cerro Gordo de Moca, Puerto Rico, compuesta de treinta y tres cuerdas de terreno, igual a doce hectáreas, noventa y siete áreas y tres centiáreas, en lindes, por el NORTE, con Celestino Avilés y Ramona Román; por el SUR, con Etanislao Rosa y Sucesión de Marcelino Vargas; por el ESTE, con Severiano Morales y Caspito Morales

y; al OESTE, con una quebrada. Property number 2,536, recorded at page 43 of volume 56 of Moca, Property Registry of San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Property #2,536 is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: a) None. Junior Liens: a) Notice of Lis Pendens. a) Mortgage securing a note in favor of the United States of America, or its order, in the original principal amount of $29,520.00, plus 13 ¼% annual interest, due in 40 years, pursuant to deed number 219, issued in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, on July 15, 1981, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at page 217 of volume 150 of Moca, property number 2,536, 8th inscription. b) Mortgage securing a note in favor of the United States of America, or its order, in the original principal amount of $14,350.00, plus 14% annual interest, due in 7 years, pursuant to deed number 220, issued in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, on July 15, 1981, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at the overleaf of page 217 of volume 150 of Moca, property number 2,536, 9th inscription. c) Modified the mortgage note of the 7th inscription as follows: The total amount due on August 28, 1985 is $9,313.17, plus 9% annual interest, which will be paid as follows: $290.00 on or before January 1, 1986, and $1,197.00 on or before the 1st of January of every subsequent year, except for the final payment which must be paid on or before September 12, 1999, pursuant to deed number 248, issued in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, on August 28, 1985, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at page 218 of volume 150 of Moca, property number 2,536, 10th inscription. d) Modified the mortgage note of the 8th inscription as follows: The total amount due on August 28, 1985 is $44,636.91, plus 13.25%, which will be paid as follows: $1,657.00 on or before January 1, 1986, and $4,924.00 on or before the 1st of January of every subsequent year, except for the final payment which must be paid on or before July 15, 2021, pursuant to deed number 249, issued in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 28, 1985, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at page 219 of volume 150 of Moca, property number 2,536, 10th inscription. e) Modified the mortgage note of the 9th inscription as follows: The total amount due on August 28, 1985 is $21,692.18, plus 14%, which will be paid as follows: $768.00 on or before January 1, 1986, and $3,379.00 on or before the 1st of January of every subsequent year, except for the final payment which must be paid on or before August 28, 1996, pursuant to deed number 250, is-

sued in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, on August 28, 1985, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at the overleaf of page 219 of volume 150 of Moca, property number 2,536, 12th inscription. f) Mortgage securing a note in favor of the United States of America, or its order, in the original principal amount of $4,943.61, plus 10.25% annual interest, due in 7 years, pursuant to deed number 251, issued in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, on August 28, 2025, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at page 220 of volume 50 of Moca, property number 2,536, 13th inscription. OBSERVATION: a)

Judgment dated September 25, 2007, issued by the First Instance Court of Puerto Rico, Section of San Sebastián, in the civil case number A2CI-2007-00357, by Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Moca, versus Víctor M. Morales Serrano, for monies owed, in the amount of $6,326.30,plus interest and other amounts, annotated on October 9, 2005, at page 31 of Judgment Liens Book number 3. b) Judgment dated September 4, 2007, issued by the First Instance Court of Puerto Rico, Section of San Sebastián, in the civil case number A2C2-2007-00357, by Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Moca, versus Víctor M. Morales Serrano, for monies owed, in the amount of $6,326.30, plus interest and other amounts, annotated on June 24, 2009, at page 45 of Judgment Liens Book number 3. c) Judgment dated June 13, 2008, issued by the First Instance Court of Puerto Rico, Section of Moca, in the civil case number ADCI-2008-00072, by Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito de Moca, versus Norma I. Morales Ramos, for monies owed, in the amount of $2,741.59, plus interest and other amounts, annotated on June 24, 2009, at page 44 of Judgment Liens Book number 3. d) Judgment dated March 28, 2008, issued by the First Instance Court of Puerto Rico, Section of Moca, in the civil case number ADCI-2008-0009, by Cooperative de Ahorro y Crédito de Moca, versus Norma I. Morales Ramos, social security number xxx-xx-8032, for monies owed, in the amount of $3,406.33, plus interest and other amounts, annotated on August 27, 2008, at page 19 of Judgment Liens Book number 3. e) Attachment in favor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico against Víctor M. Morales Ramos, social security number xxx-xx-8674, in the amount of $20,653.32, as per Certification dated December 10, 2024, case number GUA-12-24, annotated on December 12, 2024, at Entry: 2024-009880-EST of the Karibe System. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE

shall be held on NOVEMBER 7, 2025 AT 9:45 AM and the minimum bid for the first public sale for property #2,536, that will be accepted is the sum of $216,272.00. In the event said first public auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held on NOVEMBER 14, 2025 AT 9:45 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is two thirds of the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD AUCTION will be held on NOVEMBER 21, 2025 AT 9:45 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is half the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court. WHEREAS: Pursuant to the terms of the aforementioned judgment and the order of execution thereof, the following property will be sold at public auction: b) URBANA: Solar en la urbanización Glenview Gardens, Sección Segunda del barrio Machuelo Arriba de Ponce, marcado con el número P-uno, con cabida de trescientos cincuenta y siete metros cuadrados, treinta y siete centímetros, colindando, por el NORTE, en quince metros, con el batey común; por el SUR, en once punto cincuenta metros y un arco de cinco punto cuatrocientos noventa y ocho metros, con la calle E-once; por el ESTE, en veinticuatro metros, con el solar número dos y por el OESTE, en veinte punto cincuenta metros, con la calle E-once y el batey común. Contiene una casa de concreto tipo continental de tres dormitorios, sala, comedor, cocina, baño, balcón y marquesina. Property 25,329, recorded at page 196 of volume 936 of Ponce, Property Registry of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Section I. WHEREAS: Property #25,329 is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: b) None. Junior Liens: a) Mortgage securing a note in favor of United States of America, acting through the Farmer Homes Department, or its order, in the original principal amount of $14,350.00, plus 14% annual interest, due in 7 years, pursuant to deed number 220, issued in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, on July 15, 1981, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at the overleaf of page 199 of volume 936 of Ponce Norte, property number 25,329, 4th inscription. b) Modified the mortgage note of the 4th inscription as follows: the total amount due up to Au-

gust 28, 1985 is $21,692.18, at 14% annual interest and it will be paid as follows: $768.00 on or before January 1, 1986 and $3,379.00 on or before January 1 of each subsequent year, except the final payment of the total amount which will be paid in or before August 28, 1996, pursuant to deed number 250, issued in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, on August 28, 1985, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at the overleaf of page 199 of volume 936 of Ponce Norte, property number 25,329, marginal note on the 4th inscription. c) Mortgage securing a note in favor of the United States of America, acting through the Farmer Homes Department, or its order, in the original principal amount of $4,943.61, plus 10.25% annual interest, due in 7 years, pursuant to deed number 251, issued in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, on August 28, 1985, before notary José M. Cruz Vargas, and recorded at the overleaf of page 200 of volume 936 of Ponce Norte, property number 25,329, 5th inscription. d) Attachment in favor of The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in the amount of $4,853.28, by concept of Income Tax, as per Certification issued on July 21, 1995, and recorded at the overleaf of page 201 of volume 936 of Ponce Norte, July 24, 1995, property number 25,329, marginal note on the 4th inscription. e) Attachment in favor of The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in the amount of $8,806.84, by concept of Tax on Real Estate, as per Certification issued on January 2, 2002, and recorded at the overleaf of page 201 of volume 936 of Ponce Norte, property number 25,329, Annotation A. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on NOVEMBER 7, 2025 AT 10:00 AM and the minimum bid for the first public sale for property #25,329 that will be accepted is the sum of $190,314.00. In the event said first public auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held on NOVEMBER 14, 2025 AT 10:00 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is two thirds of the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD AUCTION will be held on NOVEMBER 21, 2025 AT 10:00 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is half the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued cancelling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of the Clerk

of the United States District Court. Other liens: 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. WHEREAS: Said sale to be made by the Special Master designated by the Court is subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Nonetheless, the deed of conveyance and possession to the property can be executed and delivered before such confirmation, as per Puerto Rico Mortgage Law. In Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, this 10 day of September, 2025. S/MICHEL A. RACHID FOURNIER. ***

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR MILDRED NIEVES ARNAU, ENID MALDONADO NIEVES

T/C/C ENID FITZPATRICK

Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE JUSTO MALDONADO DELGADO, COMPUESTA POR SONIA NOEMÍ MALDONADO GONZÁLEZ T/C/C SONIA NOEMI BIGIO, CARMEN MILAGROS MALDONADO GONZÁLEZ, IRIS LUZ MALDONADO GONZÁLEZ

T/C/C IRIS LUZ MAYER, LOS HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y LOS DEMANDADOS DESCONOCIDOS ABC

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CG2025CV03457. Sobre: DIVISIÓN DE COMUNIDAD HEREDITARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: SONIA NOEMI MALDONADO GONZÁLEZ

T/C/C SONIA NOEMI BIGIO: VECINA DE CLEEMONT, FLORIDA. SU ÚLTIMA DIRECCIÓN CONOCIDA ES 2542 STARGRASS CIR CLERMONT, FLORIDA 34715-000 - O SEA, LA PARTE DEMANDADA ARRIBA INDICADA.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere 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:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Información del abogado de la parte demandante: LCDA. ILEANA M. RIVERA TORRES / RUA 16305 / OFICINA LEGAL RIVERA TORRES, LLC. / Calle Muñoz Rivera # 12, Cidra PR 00739 / lcda.riveratorres@ oficinalegalriveratorres.com / Tel.: 787-434-1615 / Cel.: 787633-1944. EXTENDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 7 de octubre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR MILDRED NIEVES ARNAU, ENID MALDONADO NIEVES T/C/C ENID FITZPATRICK Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE JUSTO MALDONADO DELGADO, COMPUESTA POR SONIA NOEMÍ MALDONADO GONZÁLEZ T/C/C SONIA NOEMI BIGIO, CARMEN MILAGROS MALDONADO GONZÁLEZ, IRIS LUZ MALDONADO GONZÁLEZ

T/C/C IRIS LUZ MAYER, LOS HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y LOS DEMANDADOS DESCONOCIDOS ABC

Parte Demandada

Civil Núm.: CG2025CV03457. Sobre: DIVISIÓN DE COMUNIDAD HEREDITARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: IRIS LUZ MALDONADO GONZÁLEZ T/C/C IRIS LUZ MAYER: VECINA DE CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA. SU ÚLTIMA DIRECCIÓN CONOCIDA ES 1015

NW 38TH AVE. CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA 339939316 - O SEA, LA PARTE DEMANDADA ARRIBA INDICADA. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere 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:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Información del abogado de la parte demandante: LCDA. ILEANA M. RIVERA TORRES / RUA 16305 / OFICINA LEGAL RIVERA TORRES, LLC. / Calle Muñoz Rivera #12, Cidra PR 00739 / lcda.riveratorres@ oficinalegalriveratorres.com / Tel.: 787-434-1615 / Cel.: 787633-1944. EXTENDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 7 de octubre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ALESSANDRO CHIOCCHETTI Demandante Vs. CARLOS LOIZ, SU ESPOSA FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; AV CARIBBEAN, LLC; AV CARIBBEAN LLC (PR); ASEGURADORAS A, B Y C Demandada Caso Núm.: SJ2025CV04491. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO, DAÑOS Y PERJUICIOS CONTRACTUALES Y EXTRACONTRACTUALES. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ISAMAR IRIZARRY. POR LA PRESENTE, se les apercibe y notifica que, ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta

(30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento por edicto, excluyéndose el día del emplazamiento. Ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Presentación de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://tribunalelectronico. poderjudicial.pr/sumac2018/ signin.html, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, y enviando copia al abogado de la parte demandante: Lcdo. Alfredo lll López-Garay, PO BOX 59, Quebradillas, PR 00678; 787-558-5522, alopez@lopezasociadospr.com. Si ustedes dejan 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.

EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y EL SELLO DEL TRIBUNAL, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 1 de octubre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. KEREN OLIVERAS PADILLA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE CSMC 2015-PR1 TRUST, MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2015-PR1 Demandante Vs. EDWARD CRUZ PÉREZ, JOSELINE MUÑOZ NEGRÓN

Demandados

Civil Núm.: BY2025CV03848. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: EDWARD CRUZ PÉREZ; JOSELINE MUÑOZ NEGRÓN.

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 radicar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección

electrónica: http://unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se presente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá radicar el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notifique con copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, Lcdo. Roberto C. Latimer Valentín, al PO BOX 9022512, San Juan, P.R. 00902-2512; Teléfono: (787) 724-0230. En dicha demanda se tramita un procedimiento de ejecución de hipoteca bajo el número mencionado en el epígrafe. Se alega en dicho procedimiento que la parte Demandada incurrió en el incumplimiento del Contrato de Hipoteca, al no poder pagar las mensualidades vencidas correspondientes a los meses de marzo de 2025, hasta el presente, más los cargos por demora correspondientes. Además, adeuda a la parte demandante las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en que incurra el tenedor del pagaré en este litigio. De acuerdo con dicho Contrato de Garantía Hipotecaria la parte Demandante declaró vencida la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a la suma principal de $170,097.39, la cual se desglosa a continuación: la suma principal de $152,702.19 más intereses acumulados desde el 1 de febrero de 2025, hasta el presente, que al presente se encuentran a razón del 4.50% anual, y los que se continúen acumulando hasta su total y completo pago, la suma principal de $17,395.20 como balance diferido y el cual no genera intereses, más adelantos para el pago de seguros y contribuciones, entre otros, más los cargos por demora que se corresponden a los plazos atrasados desde la fecha anteriormente indicada a razón de la tasa pactada de 5% de cualquier pago que éste en mora por más de quince (15) días desde la fecha de su vencimiento, más adelantos para el pago de seguros y contribuciones, entre otros; más una suma equivalente a $18,984.90, por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado todo según pactado. La parte Demandante presentará para su inscripción en el Registro de la Propiedad correspondiente, un AVISO DE PLEITO PENDIENTE (“Lis Pendens”) sobre la propiedad objeto de esta acción cuya propiedad es la siguiente: URBANA: URBANIZACIÓN PASEOS DEL PLATA de Toa Alta. Lote: 33. Cabida: 413.0006 Metros Cuadrados. LINDEROS: NORTE, en una distancia de 31.59 metros con el lote número 32 del plano de inscripción. SUR, en una distancia de 31.94 metros con el lote número 34 del plano de inscripción. ESTE, en una distancia de 13.00 metros con la Sucesión de Ageda Rodríguez Hernández. OESTE, en una distancia de 13.00 metros

con la calle número 2. Sobre dicho lote o solar enclava una estructura para fines residenciales modelo Esmeralda, construida en hormigón y bloques de una sola planta y para una sola familia. Consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Toa Alta, finca número #29,341, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de III de Bayamón. SE LE APERCIBE que de no hacer sus alegaciones responsivas a la demanda dentro del término aquí dispuesto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico. A 16 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. VIVÍAN J.

SANABRIA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN EL GOBIERNO MUNICIPAL AUTÓNOMO DE SAN JUAN, REPRESENTADO POR SU HONORABLE ALCALDE, MIGUEL ROMERO LUGO

Parte Peticionaria Vs. ADQUISICIÓN DE PROPIEDAD DE 318.4207

METROS CUADRADOS LOCALIZADA UBICADA EN LA URBANIZACIÓN

VILLA PRADES, CALLE JULIO ANDINO 714, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO 00924. SOLAR MARCADO CON EL #21 DEL BLOQUE M DE LA URBANIZACIÓN

BUENOS AIRES, SITIO SÁBANA LLANA DEL BARRIO DE RÍO

PIEDRAS; RITA RAMOS ACEVEDO Y RAMON ACEVEDO ALVARADO, CADA UNO POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; BANCO DE SAN JUAN; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Partes con Interés Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV06382. Sala: 1002. Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EEUU, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: RITA RAMOS ACEVEDO Y RAMÓN ACEVEDO ALVARADO, CADA UNO POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES

COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; BANCO DE SAN JUAN; LOS HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LAS SUCESIONES DE RITA RAMOS ACEVEDO Y RAMÓN ACEVEDO ALVARADO, COMPUESTA POR FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL.

RE: Adquisición en pleno dominio y a tı́tulo absoluto de la propiedad 325 metros cuadrados localizada ubicada en la Urbanización Villa Prades, Calle Julio Andino 714, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00924. Solar marcado con el #21 del Bloque M de la Urbanización Buenos Aires, sitio Sábana Llana del Barrio de Río Piedras, para eliminar un estorbo público declarado por el Municipio. DESCRIPCIÓN AMPLIA DEL SUJETO EXPROPIADO SUFICIENTE PARA SU IDENTIFICACIÓN:

URBANA: Solar marcado con el numero 21 del Bloque M de la Urbanización Buenos Aires, sitio Sabana Llana del Barrio de Rio Piedras de la ciudad de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con un área de 325.00 metros cuadrados. Colinda por el Norte, en 13.00 metros, con Calle Principal Sabana Llana número 3; por el Sur, en 13.00 metros, con terrenos de Edelmiro Martinez Rivera; por el Este, en 25.00 metros, con solar número 22 del bloque M de la Urbanización; y por el Oeste, en 25.00 metros, con solar número 20 del bloque M de la Urbanización. Finca Número 1,365, Folio 216, Tomo 32 de Sabana Llana, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección V. (Número catastral de la propiedad según el CRIM: 063-097-078-21. 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 2021-2022 y la Resolución Núm. 66, Serie 2024-2025 de la Legislatura Municipal de San Juan. El interés y el fin para el cual el Municipio de San Juan se propone 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 15 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025 A LAS 10:00 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 9 de septiembre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ

COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN E. GARCÍA FIGUEROA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. SUCESION DE JAMES GERARD LEWIS Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: RG2025CV00073. (Salón: 307). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARICELI PÉREZ GONZÁLEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ GARCIACHAMORRO.COM. A: MARIAN PHILLIPS

CHRISTENSEN T/C/C

MARIAN PHILLIPS

CHRISTIANSON T/C/C

MARIAN LOUISE

PHILLIPS, POR SI Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESION DE JAMES GERARD LEWIS; FECEA GERARD A/K/A DORT ROTHAFEL COMO

HEREDERO CONOCIDO DE LA SUCESION DE JAMES GERARD

LEWIS Y FULANO DE TAL, FULANA DE TAL, ZUTANO DE TAL, ZUTANA DE TAL, A, B Y C COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE JAMES GERARD LEWIS. (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 octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 22 de octubre de 2025. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 22 de octubre de 2025. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. SANDRA L. PADILLA RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN LORENZO EN CAGUAS - SUPERIOR LIMITADO

LIME HOMES, LTD Vs SUCN DE MARGARITA REYES CARDONA

Caso: E2CI201500386. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. A: JOHN DOE & RICHARD ROE.

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 01 de octubre de 2018, 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 23

de octubre de 2025. Lic. Colón Villanueva, Marjaliisa. mcolon@wwclaw.com. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARIEL CRUZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ

E.M.I EQUITY MORTGAGE, INC. COMO AGENTE DE SERVICI

Demandante V. JAVIER FELICIANO PEREZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CB2025CV00423. (Salón: 207). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. DUNCAN R. MALDONADO EJARQUE - EJECUCIONES@CMPRLAW.COM. A: JAVIER FELICIANO PEREZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 22 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 23 de octubre de 2025. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2025. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. JAZMÍN SANABRIA TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Demandante V. LIZZETTE TIRADO

CARDONA Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: PO2024CV02183. (Salón: 406 - CIVIL SUPERIOR). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. ANDRÉS SÁEZ MARREROPRSERVICE@TMPPLLC.COM. A: PRISCILA CASTRO CARDONA; ORLANDO TIRADO CARDONA, ELIMIRI CARDONA, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERES EN LA SUCESION DE RAMONA CARDONA SANABRIA T/C/C RAMONA CARDONA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 29 de septiembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de octubre de 2025. Notas de la Secretaría: ENMENDADA HOY, 21 DE OCTUBRE DE 2025, POR ORDEN DE LA HON. JUEZ MARI NILDA APARICIO LASPINA, A SOLICITUD POR LA PARTE DEMANDANTE SE EXPIDA NUEVA NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 24 de octubre de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. EREINA AGRONT LEÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. EDUARDO ALFREDO

MANATÍ

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. LABORATORIO ACRÓPOLIS, INC. Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: MT2025CV00578. (Salón: 102 SALA SUPERIOR).

Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZJPJULIA@RMMELAW.COM.

A: LABORATORIO ACRÓPOLIS, INC.; MARÍA DE LOS A. CORTÉS RODRÍGUEZ; LUIS A. MARTÍNEZ GONZÁLEZ; REBECA MALDONADO BIDOT.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 23 de octubre de 2025. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. ANGÉLICA AYALA RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA MUNICIPAL DE BARCELONETA

VALARIE VALENTIN DE LUCIA T/C/C VALARIE DE LUCIA Y JOSE VALENTIN

Parte Demandante V. AIDA VALENTIN RODRIGUEZ T/C/C AIDA I AYALA VALENTIN, FULANO DE TAL, MENGANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV09003. Sala: 403. Sobre: DIVISIÓN, PARTICIÓN Y ADJUDICACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. EM-

PLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FULANO DE TAL, MENGANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA.

Por la presente se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este Tribunal, demanda para la División, Partición y Adjudicación de la Comunidad de Bienes Hereditarios, en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. Representa a la parte demandante los abogados cuyos nombres y dirección se consigna de inmediato: Lcdo. Andrés Sáez Marrero, Kendall Krans Law Offices, PSC., Centro Internacional de Mercadeo, Carr. 165 Edif. #100, Suite 608, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968; teléfono: 787-641-8818 y número facsímile 787-753-1823.

Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar el original de su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal, con copia al(a los) abogado(s) de la parte demandante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle; disponiéndose además, que no habiendo sido posible identificar una dirección postal de los codemandados FULANO DE TAL, MENGANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL, se exime a la parte demandante del cumplimiento con el requisito de enviar por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copia de la Demanda y del Emplazamiento por Edicto. Expedido bajo mi firma, y el Sello del Tribunal, hoy día 20 de octubre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. PILAR H. MERCADO GONZÁLEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE RURAL HOUSING SERVICE Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2025CV03659. (Salón: 501). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM. MELISSA M. DÍAZ MELÉNDEZMELISSA.DIAZ@AFV.PR.GOV. A: SUTANO Y PERENCEJO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE ADA NEIDA ORTEGA RODRIGUEZ, FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARE. (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 octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 60 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 21 de octubre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 21 de octubre de 2025. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Ivette M. Marrero Bracero, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

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COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN SEBASTIAN COLE MARLEAU TYLER Y OTROS

Plaintiff V. REX KELLY TYLER; JALEEN NICHOL

PITT A.K.A. JALEEN PITT TYLER, IN HER PERSONAL CAPACITY, AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CORPORATION EL SANTUARIO LLC, AND ALSO AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF

THE MINOR CHILDREN KARYS ROSE, SOPHIA ELIZABETH, AND AMELIA GRACE TYLER; AND THE CORPORATIONS 408 S LP AND TYLER MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Defendants Caso No.: SS2025CV00683. Courtroom No.: 0002. Civil Action for: DIVISION OF SETTLEMENT THE COMMUNITY OF HEREDITARY PROPERTY. SERVICE BY PUBLICATION. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENT OF THE USA, COMMONWEALTH OF PR. A: REX KELLY TYLER; JALEEN NICHOL PITT

A.K.A. JALEEN PITT TYLER AND HER MINOR CHILDREN KARYS ROSE, SOPHIA ELIZABETH AND AMELIA GRACE TYLER; EL SANTUARIO LLC; 408 S LP; TYLER MANAGEMENT LIMITEDUNKNOWN ADDRESS OR FOREIGN ADDRESS. YOU ARE HEREBY summoned to file with the court a responsive pleading within 30 days after service of this summons on you, excluding the day you were served. You must file a responsive pleading through the Unified Case Management and Administration System (SUMAC, by its Spanish acronym), which you may access at https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, unless the case has a paper record or you are a self-represented litigant, in which case you must file your responsive pleading with the Clerk of the Court and serve a copy of the same on the plaintiff’s attorney or on the plaintiff without an attorney. If you fail to file a responsive pleading within the cited term, the Court may render judgment by default against you for the relief requested in the complaint or any other relief the Court may deem proper in the exercise of its sound discretion. Furthermore, you are advised that the Court may grant the following relief in cases under Law No. 57 of 2023, as amended, known as the Abuse Prevention, Family Preservation, and Child Safety, Well-being, and Protection Act, including placement of the child outside of the home, the commencement of proceedings to terminate parental rights, or any other measure in the interest of the minor child. [Law No. 57 of 2023, Section 33(b) and (f)]. You are advised that the Court will order a Custody Ratification hearing as provided in Section 34 of the Law No. 57 of 2023 and your appearance at that hearing is mandatory. You are advised of your right to appear with an attorney when applicable.

Lcda. Geovanna I. Gómez Berríos

Plaintiffs’ Attorney TSPR RUA: 14747

PO Box 11671, San Juan, P.R. 00910 (787) 565-2153 gig@zspalaw.com

Issued under my hand and the seal of the Court, this 22 day of October of 2025. SARAHI REYES PÉREZ, REGIONAL CLERK. JESSICA MÉNDEZ ROMERO, ASSISTANT CLERK OF THE COURT.

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

RAFAEL MORALES ACEVEDO Y OTROS

Demandante V. EXPARTE Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SS2025CV00004. (Salón: 602). Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALEJANDRO M. GUZMÁN ZENGOTITA - AMGUZMAN@ AMGUZMANLAW.COM. A: 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. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de octubre de 2025. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 21 de octubre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. AWILDA

CABÁN SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ LIME RESIDENTIAL, LTD Demandante V. POPULAR MORTGAGE, INC. Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: AR2025CV01624. (Salón: 102 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDITO. MARJALIISA COLÓN VILLANUEVAMCOLON@WWCLAW.COM. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE, COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 22 de octubre de 2025. En Manatí, Puerto Rico, el 22 de octubre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. CARMEN JULIA ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO SALA SUPERIOR DE HUMACAO

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. ALBERT RODRIGUEZ

ORTIZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: HU2023CV00574.

(Salón: 205). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE

SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. REGGIE DÍAZ HERNÁNDEZRDIAZ@BDPRLAW.COM. A: SECRETARIO DEL DEPARTAMENTO URBANO Y VIVIENDA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA - DIRECCIÓN: 451 SEVENTH STR SW, DC (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA) WA 20410. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 22 de octubre de 2025. En Humacao, Puerto Rico, el 22 de octubre de 2025. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. ARSENIA MARTÍNEZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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

Demandante V. DAGMAR Y VAZQUEZ PIZARRO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CA2025CV00639. (Civil: 406). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. A: DAGMAR Y VAZQUEZ PIZARRO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución

en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 23 de octubre de 2025. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2025. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. MARICRUZ APONTE ALICEA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA TE COMPRO TU CASA CASH LLC

Demandante V. HF INC. T/C/C HF MORTGAGE LLC. Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: TB2025CV00522. (Salón: 201B). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. RICARDO J. CACHO RODRÍGUEZCACHOR@MICROJURIS.COM. HF INC. T/C/C HF MORTGAGE LLC. - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA. JOHN DOE - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA. RICHARD ROE - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA. A: HF INC. T/C/C HF MORTGAGE LLC., JOHN DOE, RICHARD ROE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual

puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 23 de octubre de 2025. En Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. LUIS E DE JESUS ROMERO T/C/C LUIS ROMERO DE JESUS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: FA2025CV00556. (Salón: 302). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM.

YARILIZ GARCÍA RODRÍGUEZYARILIZ.GARCIA@ORF-LAW.COM.

A: LUIS E DE JESUS ROMERO PAR SALDAÑA B215 CALLE 1, FAJARDO PR 00738-3624; HC 66 BOX 9004, FAJARDO PR 00738-3624; SAN ISIDRO SECTOR VILLA HUGO 2 PARCELA 73 CALLE JOSE SOTO, CANOVANAS PR 00729. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 24 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha

sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de octubre de 2025. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 24 de octubre de 2025. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. NERYSA ALEXANDRINO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE

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Demandante V. PEDRO A. SEDA CRUZ

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CB2024CV00462. (Salón: 0200). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM. A: PEDRO A SEDA CRUZ.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 22 de octubre de 2025. En Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, el 22 de octubre de 2025. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. MARÍA M. AVILÉS BONILLA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs.

ISAAC ORTIZ ROMERO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2025CV00316. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉR, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ISAAC ORTIZ ROMERO - BO GUARAGUAO CARR 833 SECTOR NIEVES

PADILLA, GUAYNABO PR 00971; HC 01 BOX 6367, GUAYNABO PR 00970. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Natalie Bonaparte Servera cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección natalie.bonaparte@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico, hoy día 28 de agosto de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. BRENDA G. ZAMOT SALGADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC

Parte Demandante Vs. EMMANUEL RODRIGUEZ DIAZ

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CA2025CV01585. 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: EMMANUEL

RODRIGUEZ DIAZ - URB VALLE ARRIBA HTS CR5 CALLE ALMENDRO, CAROLINA PR 009833434; 311 REGATTA ST, MARCO ISLAND FL 34145.

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Crossword

Moca is a win away from the BSNF finals

By THE STAR STAFF

The Explosivas of Moca defeated the Pollitas of Isabela 72-58 on Tuesday night to move within a game of reaching the Women’s National Superior Basketball League (BSNF by its initials in Spanish) finals.

The Explosivas can secure their spot in the finals today by winning the fourth game of the series, which will be held at José “Buga” Abreu Coliseum in Isabela, starting at 8 p.m.

Moca is leading the best-of-five semifinal series 2-1. If the Pollitas manage to extend the series, a fifth and decisive game will be held on Saturday, again in Moca, at 8 p.m.

In Tuesday’s Game 3 held at Dr. Juan A. Sánchez Acevedo Coliseum in Moca, Hillary Martínez led the Explosivas’ offense with 24 points, followed by Ashley Torres with 15 points and Samantha Fuehring, who contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds.

For Isabela, Quionche Carter stood out

Bayamón, Toa Baja win COPUVO matches

By THE STAR STAFF

The Vaqueras of Bayamón and the Llaneras of Toa Baja secured victories Tuesday night in Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) play.

Visiting Bayamón swept Las de la Mancha of Corozal 3-0 at Howard T. Jason Arena. The set scores were 25-19, 25-21 and 25-22. Lyanne Hernández stood out for the Vaqueras, while Genesis Castillo delivered the most impressive performance for Corozal.

With the win, Bayamón improved to

6-4 with 20 points, securing its place among the top six teams in the league. The teams that have qualified for the postseason so far are the Cangrejeras of Santurce (12-0, 40 points), Amazonas of Trujillo Alto (8-3, 30 points), Bravas of Cidra (7-4, 26 points), Big Sisters of Carolina (8-4, 24 points), Volley Girls of Guayanilla (6-4, 21 points), and the Vaqueras.

At the Avoli mini-coliseum in Levittown, the Llaneras of Toa Baja secured their first and only victory of the season in their final match, defeating the Criollas of Caguas in four sets with scores of 25-21, 11-25, 2519, and 25-22.

Toa Baja concludes its season as the only team eliminated so far, with a record of 1-11 and four points. Corozal sits in seventh place with a 3-8 record and nine points, followed by the Lady Sharks of Aguadilla with a 2-7 record and seven points, and the Criollas, at 1-8 and five points.

In COPUVO, victories in three sets earn a team four points and wins in four sets are worth three points, while five-set matches award two points to the winner and one point to the loser.

Yabucoa heading to COLICEBA postseason

By THE STAR STAFF

The Azucareros of Yabucoa defeated the Yunqueros of Río Grande 7-0 on Tuesday night at Concepción Pérez Alberto Stadium in Fajardo, securing the final playoff berth in the Eastern Division of the COLICEBA baseball league.

The result eliminated the Jueyeros of Maunabo and Halcones of Gurabo from contention. It also left the Marlins of Ceiba as the top seed in the division.

Right-hander Bryan Bermúdez pitched a complete game, striking out six and allowing only four hits to lead Azucareros to victory. At the plate, Ángel Flores, Yan Contreras and Alexis Cruz all homered for Yabucoa.

Flores led the offense with three RBIs, while Cruz drove in two.

Left-hander Christian Torres pitched the first four innings and took the loss for Río Grande.

The Azucareros and Yunqueros will meet again in the best-of-three East Division semifinals.

with a double-double of 22 points and 14 rebounds, while Yillian Alicea added 13 points.

The Explosivas set the tone early, with a three-pointer by Fuehring and a drive by Torres for a quick 5-0 run. Moca extended its lead in the second quarter, reaching a 26-point advantage (40-14) with 4:43 remaining before halftime. The first half ended 46-26 in favor of the home team.

Each of the first three games of the series have been won by the home teams.

World Series (Best-of-7)

Game 1

Toronto Blue Jays 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game 2

Dodgers 5, Blue Jays 1

Game 3

Dodgers 6, Blue Jays 5 (18 innings)

Tuesday’s Game 4

Blue Jays 6, Dodgers 2

Wednesday’s Game 5 (Series tied 2-2) (All times Eastern)

Blue Jays at Dodgers, 8 p.m.

Game 6

Friday Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Game 7 (if necessary)

Saturday Dodgers at Blue Jays, 8 p.m. (FOX)

Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 21