Tuesday Jan 20, 2026

GOOD MORNING

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PR attends FITUR 2026 with international outreach agenda

By THE STAR STAFF

Puerto Rico began its participation in the FITUR 2026

International Tourism Fair on Monday with a strategic agenda focused on strengthening its international positioning and participating in high-level forums on the future of global tourism.

“The eyes of the world are on Puerto Rico because of the growth and prominence of our cultural, entertainment, and sports tourism,” Puerto Rico Tourism Company Executive Director Willianette Robles Cancel said in a written statement. “This global interest reinforces the importance of being present in spaces like FITUR.”

The initial agenda included a meeting between Robles Cancel and the Secretary General of UN Tourism, Shaikha Al Nowais, as the first official meeting between Puerto Rico and the organization’s new leadership. The meeting focused on aligning cooperation priorities for the period 2026 to 2028 and highlighted the island’s role in tourism management in the Caribbean.

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said the island’s participation in FITUR 2026 has generated anticipation within the international tourism sector.

“Throughout this week we will be making important announcements that will continue to position us as a world-class destination,” she said in a written statement.

As part of the agenda, Puerto Rico will hold meetings with

As part of the agenda at FITUR 2026 International Tourism Fair in Madrid, the Puerto Rico delegation will hold meetings with international partners to strengthen air connectivity and the cruise industry.

international partners to strengthen air connectivity and the cruise industry, sectors identified as key to tourism growth and access to the destination.

This Friday, meanwhile, a simultaneous broadcast will take place between the IFEMA venue in Madrid and the T-Mobile District in San Juan, as part of the Isla en Vivo Puerto Rico event. The broadcast will feature a musical performance directed by Cucco Peña with the Puerto Rico Philharmonic Orchestra and the University of Puerto Rico Choir.

During the event, which is free of charge and begins at 11 a.m., the new image and domestic tourism campaign of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company will be unveiled.

More cultural events coming to Fortaleza Street starting in February

By THE STAR STAFF

Beginning in February, the Puerto Rico government will launch a new monthly tradition on Calle Fortaleza, featuring musical performances, culinary offerings and family-friendly activities on the last Sunday of each month.

The initiative expands on the momentum created by The Sounds of Puerto Rico series, which drew thousands of residents and visitors during the four-day San Sebastian Street Festival (SanSe), which ended Sunday.

The initiative’s most recent installment -- The Sounds of Puerto Rico: SanSe Edition -- brought together crowds who danced, sang and celebrated at the Christmas tree stage in front of La Fortaleza. The event, produced by the Puerto Rico Tourism Company in collaboration with the Governor’s Mansion, showcased a vibrant lineup of local talent.

Sacred music took center stage during a special evening led by renowned Christian singer Samuel Hernández. His performance offered a space for reflection, worship and spiritual connection, uniting attendees through messages of hope and faith. The night

added a thoughtful, uplifting element to the broader festivities, blending prayer and music in a moment of communal harmony.

From Thursday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Jan. 18, the SanSe Edition featured artists including Julio César Sanabria, Adean Cabán, Bri La Pelúa, Christian Alicea, Hernández and a closing set by DJ Nelson.

The initiative was framed as a holiday gift to the public from Gov. Jenniffer González Colón, developed along with Tourism Company Executive Director Willianette Robles Cancel. It followed the successful Sounds of Puerto Rico: Christmas Edition, held from Dec. 19 to Jan. 6, which highlighted performances by Grupo sin Nombre, the Ceiba PROMEC Municipal Band, the Renace Municipal Band of Loíza, La Descarga, the Puerto Rico National Guard’s 248th Army Band, Midnight Band, the Puerto Rico Police Band, the Adriano Pancaldí Latin Jazz Quartet, Sabor D’Aquí and Octeto Magnificent.

With its new monthly programming, Calle Fortaleza is poised to continue serving as a cultural hub throughout the year, offering ongoing opportunities for community, celebration and the showcasing of Puerto Rican talent.

SanSe festival sets all‑time attendance record, topping 1 million visitors

By THE STAR STAFF

San Juan Municipal Police Commissioner Juan Jackson said Monday that the 2026 San Sebastián Street Festival drew historic attendance levels, surpassing previous years and setting a new record for one of Puerto Rico’s most celebrated cultural events.

San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo announced that an estimated 1,083,881 people visited Old San Juan over the festival’s four‑day run. According to municipal monitoring plat forms, 367,387 attendees were recorded on Sunday night alone at around 11 p.m.

“Beyond any number or record, what mattered most to us was ensuring these Fiestas unfolded in an organized and safe way, where everyone felt they could enjoy an event planned for months,” Romero said. “We wanted our culture to flourish and for San Juan to once again serve as Puerto Rico’s showcase to the island and the world and we achieved that.”

San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo announced that an estimated 1,083,881 people visited Old San Juan over the San Sebastián Street Festival’s four‑day run. According to municipal monitoring platforms, 367,387 attendees were recorded on Sunday night alone at around 11 p.m.

Romero emphasized that the administration’s priority was not to compete with last year’s attendance but to guarantee a well‑coordinated experience for residents and visitors. The city deployed a broad operational plan that integrated security, emer

gency response, transportation, logistics and municipal services.

“This year we saw our diaspora return home to relive what the San Sebastián Street Festival means, and thousands of tourists experienced what it’s like to have the longest holiday season in the world,” the mayor added. “With this celebration, our Christmas season officially concludes -- with a united country celebrating its culture in its capital.”

Romero noted that while isolated incidents can occur at events of this scale, the festival demonstrated that municipal teams were fully prepared.

“Given the massive number of attendees, our response was immediate, responsible, and rooted in transparency,” he said.

Municipal officials also praised the overwhelmingly positive behavior of revelers and the coordinated work of city departments, security agencies, health personnel and support crews efforts they say ensured that the 2026 edition remained a historic, safe and successful celebration.

“These Fiestas confirm that San Juan knows how to orga nize, how to welcome, and how to celebrate in a big way but most importantly, how to take care of its people,” the mayor said. “That is the real achievement behind this record.”

Treatment confirmed for youths wounded in apparent knife incident during SanSe festival’s final day

By THE STAR STAFF

Medical Services Administration (ASEM by its acronym in Spanish) Medical Director Dr. Israel Ayala confirmed Monday that the medical team at the Río Piedras Medical Center (Centro Médico) immediately attended to several patients who were injured with a bladed weapon on Sunday, as reported by the Puerto Rico Police, during the San Sebastián Street Festival.

“The medical, nursing, and support staff immediately activated the established clinical protocols. Currently, the four (4) minor patients are receiving acute treatment and continue under medical evaluation and receiving treatment according to the identified injuries,” Ayala stated, adding that the patients’ ages range from 15 to 20 years old, as has been reported in the media.

ASEM Executive Director Dr. Regino Colón added that such situations are contemplated within the Emergency Management

Plan established for events with large public gatherings.

“At ASEM, we have a clear plan of rules and procedures that allows us to handle any type of emergency, from the simplest to the most critical,” he said. “For this event, the hospital operated according to the established plan, guaranteeing the continuity of services and the safety of everyone.”

Colón reiterated that he continues to maintain constant communication with central government and municipal security and response agencies.

He also acknowledged “the work of the medical, clinical, administrative and support staff, who once again demonstrated their preparedness and commitment to the health of the people of Puerto Rico.”

San Juan municipal spokesperson Betsy Nazario Briceño confirmed earlier Monday that four people, including three minors and one young adult, were injured during an incident

in Old San Juan as the final day of the Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastián was underway.

According to municipal officials, emergency response teams acted immediately. Two emergency physicians and para medics from the San Juan Municipal Emergency Management Bureau provided initial treatment at the scene. Three of the injured individuals were reported to be in stable condition. The fourth was transported to Centro Médico for expedited evalua tion and treatment.

San Juan Municipal Police Commissioner Juan Jackson was overseeing the investigation, which was being handled according to established protocols.

Municipal authorities noted that the event’s operational security plan remained active Monday, supported by a broad deployment of municipal police, emergency personnel, health staff and other assisting agencies.

House approves eliminating security details for convicted ex‑governors

By THE STAR STAFF

The Puerto Rico House of Representatives unani mously approved, with 44 votes, Senate Bill 881 on Monday to eliminate security details for former governors and former officials convicted of felonies or misdemeanors, as well as for gubernatorial and resident commissioner candidates during the campaign period. The bill’s statement of purpose establishes that the measure responds to principles of fiscal responsibility

and the efficient use of the resources of the Puerto Rico Police Department, while also protecting the physical integrity of those who hold or have held public office.

During the debate, Rep. Lourdes Ramos Rivera stated: “I am not defending [former governor] Wanda Vázquez, but I do want the same standard to apply to everyone who is convicted, because corruption here has no party affiliation.”

Rep. Ramón Torres Cruz maintained that the mea sure “is fair and necessary.” He added that, in the case

of Vázquez Garced, “there was a conviction, there is a pardon, but even so, she does not deserve the security detail.”

Rep. Denis Márquez said he supported the measure with the understanding that the public policy “goes be yond the pardon granted by the President of the United States.”

The House adjourned its legislative session until Tuesday, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m., when it will hold a special session to honor cervical cancer survivors.

Former Citizen Victory Movement electoral commissioner joins PDP

By THE STAR STAFF

Popular Democratic Party (PDP) President Pablo José Hernández Rivera announced on Monday that Olvin Valentín Rivera, a former leader of the Citizen Victory Movement, has joined the PDP.

“I am honored that Olvin Valentín, former leader of the Citizen Victory Movement [MVC by its initials in Spanish] and one of the most centrist and moderate minds within that party, is joining the rebuilding of the Popular Democratic Party,” said Hernández Rivera, who also is Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner in the U.S. Congress. “By joining the PDP, Olvin brings with him the spirit of change that inspired many young people to seek alternatives to bipartisanship during the last three elections.”

Valentín Rivera is an attorney and businessman with a diverse background in the private sector, the nonprofit sector, and Puerto Rican politics. In the public sphere, he stood out for his leadership role as the electoral commissioner of the MVC during the 2020 electoral

nonprofit development, promoting multisector dialogue as a tool for social transformation.

Valentín Rivera said his decision stems from an honest assessment of Puerto Rico’s current political moment.

“To create real change -- both in the country and within the parties -- you have to be willing to do it from the inside,” he said. “There comes a time when one has to evaluate where one can contribute most effectively. The PDP is undergoing a process of rebuilding and opening itself up, where changes are being made and concrete actions are being taken. In the honest dialogue we’ve had, I’ve seen that there is space and willingness to sit at the table, bring in different ideas, and work on real solutions for Puerto Rico.”

“The PDP has stepped forward with new leadership and a renewed way of doing politics, more open to acknowledging past mistakes,” he said. “Today, the PDP -- under Pablo José’s leadership and with changes underway -- is the party with the real capacity to remove the NPP [New Progressive Party] from power and lead Puerto Rico toward good governance.”

cycle. Beyond his work with the MVC, he has established himself in the media as a political analyst with a moderate style and maintains a strong commitment to cultural initiatives and

To the young people and citizens who previously placed their hopes in alternative projects and may now feel disillusioned, Valentín Rivera offered a clear message: “The challenges facing our generation -- and the ones to come -- demand decisive and courageous action. Sitting on the sidelines is not an option.”

Valentín is among several leaders from the MVC, Dignity Project and Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) who have joined the PDP since its reorganization on Feb. 2, 2025. Last year, the PDP announced the affiliation of Ada Ramona Miranda, a former PIP municipal legislator in Salinas; Ramón Román, a former Dignity Project candidate for House District 17; and Eric Rossner and Yamira Colón, both former MVC candidates in the most recent election.

Hernández Rivera reiterated that Valentín’s addition “is a reflection that the PDP has changed, is growing, and is the only hope for change in 2028.”

Bill would make DACO fraud detection unit a permanent entity

By THE STAR STAFF

Rep. José “Che” Pérez Cordero, who chairs the Judiciary Committee in the island House of Representatives, announced on Monday the upcoming filing of a measure aimed at creating, by law, the Unit for the Detection of Fraudulent Schemes Against the Consumer, which would be attached to the Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO by its acronym in Spanish).

“Fraud schemes have been on the rise for the past five years. With the use of artificial intelligence algorithms, these schemes, which are designed to defraud our consumers, are

expected to triple,” Pérez Cordero said in a written statement. “Alerting the public is part of the actions we must take to mitigate these schemes. That is why, in 2023, DACO created the Consumer Fraudulent Schemes Detection Unit, whose function is to identify and report consumer fraud.”

According to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2024 fraud schemes cost consumers in the United States, including Puerto Rico, a record $194.5 billion; senior citizens, with losses of $160 million, were one of the most affected groups.

“The Unit was created under an Administrative Order, which means it can be eliminated

at any time,” the legislator said. “However, aware of the need for platforms that inform the public about these harmful schemes, we have decided to submit legislation to make the Unit permanent, under the law. This ensures the continuity of a valuable initiative that has served as a tool in the fight against fraud in Puerto Rico.”

The new fraud disclosure policy implemented by the Unit states that consumers will be constantly alerted about new forms of fraud.

The Unit is composed of the five regional directors (San Juan, Arecibo, Mayagüez, Ponce and Caguas), among other technical staff from DACO.

Measure would establish hotline for telecommunication service complaints

By THE STAR STAFF

District 13 (Manatí, Florida, Barceloneta and Arecibo)

Rep. Jerry Nieves Rosario, who chairs the Northern Region Committee, filed Joint House Resolution 259 on Monday to “order the Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau to establish and operate a toll-free, direct assistance telephone line dedicated exclusively to addressing service emergencies, infrastructure failures, and complaints from telecommunications consumers; and to provide for its opera-

tion and publicity.”

“The Puerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau, created under the Public Service Regulatory Board’s Reorganization Plan, is hereby ordered to establish a toll-free, direct telephone hotline for consumer assistance,” the resolution reads.

The hotline established in the resolution would have the following primary purposes and functions, the legislator said: “to receive emergency reports related to telecommunications infrastructure, such as downed poles, exposed cables, or situations that pose a danger to public safety, facilitating the

coordination required by law for their repair or removal.”

Nieves Rosario further specified that another function of the hotline would be “to channel urgent complaints regarding service interruptions that exceed a reasonable time, to ensure the crediting of the proportional share of the basic rent as provided by law, and to guide consumers on the billing dispute and complaint resolution process established in Chapter III, Article 12 of Law 213-1996 [...], as well as to receive complaints about prohibited practices such as the imposition of a provider or unsolicited charges.”

DHS’ role questioned as immigration officers flood US cities

By HAMED ALEAZIZ

In November 2002, President George W. Bush signed a bill creating a federal agency devoted to protecting the United States. The country was still reeling from the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, and the threat of international terrorism permeated public life.

Among the agencies that would be included in the Department of Homeland Security, as it would be called, would be Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection — the parts of the government most responsible for enforcing federal immigration laws.

“The new department will analyze threats, will guard our borders and airports, protect our critical infrastructure, and coordinate the response of our nation for future emergencies,” Bush said at the time, adding that the department would “focus the full resources of the American government on the safety of the American people.”

But more than two decades later, as thousands of ICE and Border Patrol officers flood Minneapolis, some Democratic leaders say the department’s role appears to have strayed far from its original purpose, turning its tools of enforcement away from external threats and toward President Donald Trump’s domestic critics. They say enforcement has looked more like an occupation, as officers in helmets and tactical gear have faced off against hostile residents and left-wing protesters in Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; Chicago and Washington. The interactions, broadcast to the world through social media videos filmed by protesters and federal agents alike, have given the impression of a government at war with the country’s own cities.

DHS “was designed to protect Americans from threats, and what we’ve essentially done is, in some cases, we’ve turned that agency on Americans,” said Mayor Keith Wilson of Portland, a Democrat. “It’s deeply unsettling.”

Wilson said he was concerned that federal immigration enforcement activities could lead to a shooting like the one in Minneapolis that took the life of Renee Good, a 37-year-old protester fatally shot by an ICE officer. Hours after his comments, Border Patrol agents shot two Venezuelan nationals who had rammed their vehicle, the department said. The Venezuelans survived their injuries, and one was charged in connection with the incident.

More than two decades after its formation, DHS is the government’s largest law enforcement agency, with around 250,000 employees. It includes many functions that are not directly part of the turmoil on the ground, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the agency that oversees airport security.

Yet even those agencies have come under pressure to meet Trump’s political objectives, with the airport security agency providing information to immigration agents and Trump trying to redirect disaster funding away from states not cooperating with his deportation goals.

ICE’s budget increased dramatically because of the sweeping domestic policy bill the president signed into law in July, making it the highest funded law enforcement agency in the federal government.

Under Trump, the department also redirected thousands of agents from their normal duties to focus on arresting immigrants

lacking permanent legal status, a New York Times investigation found last year.

The Trump administration and officials in some of the targeted cities have used militaristic language to describe the conflict unfolding on the ground.

A lawsuit filed last week by Minnesota described the recent deployment of thousands of immigration agents and officers as “a federal invasion of the Twin Cities.”

“I see it as a personal militarized police force for the president to do his bidding against people who don’t see the world through the lens of the ultra rich,” said Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, a Democrat.

Trump has recently raised the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to deploy the military to suppress rebellions and enforce federal laws. On Tuesday, he said on social media that Minnesotans should expect more action in their state, and that the “DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING.”

Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, has called Chicago a “war zone,” and said the agency had made parts of the city “much more free.” In recent weeks, the department has described Minnesota as a place where there was “rampant fraud and criminality happening.”

“We would love to have the cooperation of these politicians to remove the worst of the worst from their cities,” Tricia McLaughlin, a DHS spokesperson, said in a statement. “Instead, they refuse to protect their own citizens and let these criminals roam free on their streets.”

Supporters of the department’s stepped-up role on immigration enforcement this year say the surge of officers in cities has made the country safer by rounding up violent criminals. They

say voters endorsed decisive action on immigration when they elected Trump, who has repeatedly criticized “sanctuary cities” that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. He has pledged to be more aggressive.

“What these mayors are asking DHS to do is not really an option,” said Chad Wolf, an acting homeland security secretary during the first Trump administration. “The majority of American people said, ‘We don’t want that America. We actually want criminal illegal aliens arrested and removed, as well as others.’”

Some law enforcement officials who have had productive relationships with federal authorities in the past have watched the new DHS approach with concern.

“The biggest question that I’ve been receiving is: How will we intercede if there’s a conflict between community members and DHS?” Shon Barnes, Seattle’s chief of police, said in an interview last fall. “Who will we side with? What will we do?”

The answer, Barnes said, was that the department would “keep the peace.”

Inside the deportation machine

By RAJ SAHA, ZACH LEVITT and ALBERT SUN

To deliver on President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to deport millions of people, his administration is pushing new approaches to immigration enforcement across much of the government.

Officials have closed the border to asylum-seekers. They have unleashed immigration officers, often wearing masks, to make arrests on city streets. They have revoked legal status from recent arrivals. They have built tent camps and reopened prisons to hold immigrant detainees. They have pushed foreign leaders to accept deportees and local officials to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into their facilities and databases.

As the crackdown progresses and the border remains essentially closed, both the people targeted for deportation and their journeys through the system now look very different, a New York Times analysis of government data shows.

Most people who were deported during President Joe Biden’s administration were among the millions of recent arrivals arrested at the border. They were detained and quickly deported through a process called expedited removal.

As border crossings dried up, Trump lifted restrictions on whom immigration officers could target elsewhere in the country. More deportees are now drawn from this wider pool. People

are typically held in detention until they can be removed, and far fewer people are released.

The data, which includes every arrest, detention stay and deportation conducted by ICE, was obtained through a lawsuit and made available by the Deportation Data Project, an academic group.

It shows in great detail the impacts of Trump’s policies, including which communities have been most affected and the sometimes complicated paths people must travel as the government tries to remove them.

Many of the people targeted by ICE entered legally in recent years under special programs created by Biden. Trump canceled those programs and has tried to revoke the legal status of their participants.

Where ICE makes arrests

The Trump administration has said it would prioritize deporting the “worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.”

Historically, ICE detained immigrants who had committed crimes through “custodial” arrests — picking up people who had been arrested by other law enforcement agencies from jails and prisons.

While custodial arrests still make up half of all immigration arrests, ICE has increasingly gone after anyone who may be in the country illegally, whether they have a criminal record or not.

Most ICE arrests at jails and prisons take place in Republicanled states such as Florida, Georgia and Texas.

The rest are “at-large” arrests in the community, which are more common in states led by Democrats, such as California and New York, where many local agencies do not cooperate with ICE.

More people who have been in the country for years or decades are being swept up and removed. More than 3,000 adults who entered before the age of 16 — potential “Dreamers” — have been deported, as have more than 4,000 children.

Where they are held

In the past, most people who were arrested were released to await their day in immigration court. Illegal immigration is a civil — not a criminal — offense, and detention was designed to hold only those deemed a flight risk.

But the Trump administration told ICE to hold people indefinitely and told immigration judges that most people are no longer eligible for bail. The Laken Riley Act, passed last January, further narrowed who can be released.

Immigrant detention centers are filling up, even as the Trump administration has opened dozens of facilities to expand the capacity and reach of this network.

The detained population has nearly doubled, to more than 68,000 people in December, a record high.

People detained by ICE have described unsanitary and unsafe conditions in some detention centers — including rotten food, a lack of access to showers and toilets, and the use of solitary confinement. At least 32 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office, more than the number in Biden’s four years in office.

Officials have denied claims of poor conditions and mistreatment of detainees.

Because detention facilities are concentrated in the South, people arrested elsewhere are often quickly transferred long distances to places where there is space, often in Texas and Louisiana, far from family and lawyers.

People are moving around the system more frequently — passing through an average of three different facilities over seven weeks before they are deported. Immigration lawyers say the process has caused some people to give up their asylum cases and to agree to be deported.

Where deported people go

The Trump administration has deported people to almost every country in the world, including those that had resisted taking back their citizens. It has sent people to repressive regimes, including Afghanistan, Iran and Russia, and it has pressed countries such as South Sudan and Uganda to accept deportees from distant places who have no ties to those countries.

Detailed data on ICE removals was available only through the end of July, but it showed that the monthly pace of deportations had more than doubled compared with the previous year for people from more than 100 places.

China, India, Russia, Panama, Turkey and Vietnam were among the countries with the largest increases. The pace of deportations to the Northern Triangle of Central America has slowed somewhat because fewer people from those countries are crossing the border.

An analysis of less detailed data on deportations shows that their pace accelerated after July; as of December, ICE was on track to deport about 390,000 people in Trump’s first year.

The Trump administration has redrawn the map of immigration enforcement. Under pressure to expand further — and mounting backlash from the public — these patterns may change again.

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Top Catholic clerics denounce US foreign policy

By RUTH GRAHAM

The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead archdioceses in the United States said in a strongly worded statement on Monday that America’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. Their critique of the Trump administration’s principles — while not mentioning President Donald Trump by name — escalates the American Catholic Church’s denunciations of the country’s top leaders.

In 2026, the country has entered “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War,” read the unusual statement issued by Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago; Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington; and Cardinal Joseph Tobin, archbishop of Newark, New Jersey.

Citing recent events in Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland as having raised fundamental questions about the use of military force, the cardinals call for a “genuinely moral foreign policy” in which “military action must be seen only as a last resort in extreme situations, not a normal instrument of national policy.”

The cardinals did not delve into policy details, and they declined to offer specifics about the countries mentioned in the statement. They specifically framed their statement as a message larger than partisan categories. But the context is clear. The president has threatened to take over Greenland “the hard way.” In Venezuela, the Trump administration has ordered U.S. troops to attack boats it says traffic in narcotics, and U.S. forces captured and extracted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife without authorization by Congress.

Cardinal Blase Cupich in Rome, May 9, 2025. Cupich said in an interview that, among his fellow cardinals, there was “a sense of alarm about the way things were going in the world.” (Gianni Cipriano/The New York Times)

Pope Leo XIV has emphasized Venezuela’s “sovereignty” and has called for dialogue over violence. He has also repeatedly called for peace in Ukraine, and said Trump’s peace plan would bring a “huge change” in the alliance between Europe and the United States.

In interviews and in their statement, the American cardinals expressed concern about the rise of a global order based on force and domination rather than one based on peace and freedom.

“The post-World War II consensus of dialogue among nations, the sovereign rights of countries, the refusal to use war to pursue questions of national dominance and national gain — that consensus is shifting away now,” McElroy said in an interview. He was appointed by Pope Francis to the influential role of archbishop of Washington just weeks before Trump’s second inauguration in 2025.

The cardinals’ statement was inspired in part by conversations the three men had earlier this month in Rome, at a closed-door gathering to which Leo had summoned all cardinals around the world.

In discussions there with fellow cardinals, the three Americans were struck by “a sense of alarm about the way things

were going in the world, and some of the actions that were being taken here in the United States,” Cupich said in an interview. Their colleagues’ distresses included the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development last year, a decision that shut off streams of foreign assistance to the world’s poorest countries.

Soon after meeting with the cardinals, Leo delivered an address to the diplomatic corps to the Vatican in early January, a speech that essentially serves as the pope’s annual foreign policy statement. In the address, the American-born pope condemned “a diplomacy based on force” and a “zeal for war” without mentioning any world leaders by name.

Leo succeeded Francis in May, and is seen by many observers as more reserved than his freewheeling predecessor, but generally dedicated to similar priorities of solidarity with the weak and the oppressed. In his eight months leading the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, Leo has frequently called for peace and dialogue in thorny international conflicts, and he has rebuked political leaders for what he has described as unjust treatment of migrants, the poor and the exploited.

Leo has so far avoided direct confrontations with Trump, but his approach to the turbulent political landscape of his home country has been closely watched in the United States and abroad. In October, as Trump escalated his deportation campaign in Leo’s hometown, Chicago, the pope urged U.S. bishops to strongly support immigrants. He later encouraged

Catholics and others to read a statement by America’s bishops rebuking the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.

The new statement by the three American cardinals is framed as an interpretation of Leo’s emerging vision for international relations as an “enduring ethical compass for establishing the pathway for American foreign policy in the coming years.”

“The sovereign rights of nations to self-determination appear all too fragile in a world of ever greater conflagrations,” the cardinals wrote. “The building of just and sustainable peace, so crucial to humanity’s well-being now and in the future, is being reduced to partisan categories that encourage polarization and destructive policies.”

The statement also refers to abortion and euthanasia as impediments to the right to life, which it describes as the foundation of other human rights. And it criticizes cuts to foreign aid and “increasing violations of conscience and religious freedom in the name of an ideological or religious purity that crushes freedom itself.”

The three cardinals lead dioceses that together include almost 4 million Catholics, more than 550 parishes and hundreds of Catholic schools.

Trump told The New York Times this month that his decisions as commander in chief are constrained only by his “own morality.”

“I don’t need international law,” he said. “I’m not looking to hurt people.”

Tobin said in an interview that he had been struck by voices in the Trump administration who seemed to be advancing a moral framework that he described as “almost a Darwinian calculus that the powerful survive and the weak don’t deserve to.”

He added, “I would say that’s less than human.”

For Trump, justice means vengeance

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

President Donald Trump is celebrating the anniversary of his return to power by accelerating his attack on the rule of law. He has spent the week leading up to Jan. 20 using the mighty powers of the Justice Department as an extension of his personal and political interests. The department has started a fabricated criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve chair, searched the home of a Washington Post reporter and created a White House-controlled fraud unit that would streamline partisan prosecution.

Trump does not attempt to hide his use of law enforcement powers for vengeance. He glories in it. This month, The Wall Street Journal reported, he hosted federal prosecutors at the White House and complained that they were not moving fast enough to punish the rivals, critics and truth tellers he wished to target. This followed months of pressure by the president on his attorney general to do more to prosecute those who oppose his actions and those who tried to hold him accountable under the law in the past.

These efforts have become a defining feature of Trump’s second term, and it can be easy to become numb to them. We urge you not to. His usurpation of law enforcement power threatens us all. His meddling with the independence of the Fed undermines the economy. His attacks on members of Congress and the news media threaten people’s right to speak freely and hold the government accountable. His move to control investigation and prosecution from the White House portends an America where the state uses force to promote the political interests of its leaders, rather than uphold the laws passed by our representatives.

One year into his second term, America risks losing a central feature of our democracy: that we are a country ruled by laws, not by one man.

Among the many corrosive consequences of Trump’s actions is a loss of faith in almost anything that his Justice Department does. Consider the situation in Minnesota that attracted so much of the nation’s attention in recent days. On Jan. 7, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot to death Renee Good, who was protesting ICE’s raids in Minneapolis. Under any other modern president, the next steps would have been clear. The government would have conducted a sober-minded inquiry about whether the agent had acted appropriately.

Under Trump, the verdict was preordained. The ICE agents on the scene prevented a bystander who identified himself as a doctor from treating Good as she sat slumped and bleeding in her car. The ICE agent who shot her sped away shortly afterward, videos suggest. Trump quickly posted a misleading description of the confrontation on social media. Later that day, the FBI barred state investigators from joining them in collecting and analyzing evidence from the scene.

Senior Trump officials accused Good of “domestic terrorism,” and the Justice Department made a mockery of itself by opening an investigation into Good and her partner for their political activism. At least 10 federal lawyers in Washington

and Minnesota have since resigned or retired. Their response is honorable, although it leaves even fewer principled officials to stand up to future abuses.

Last Sunday, Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, said the Justice Department had served him with subpoenas in a bogus criminal investigation. The department claimed it was looking into whether he had misled Congress about the cost of renovations to the Fed’s headquarters, but he said he had provided exhaustive details to Congress and had the bank’s internal watchdog examine the construction costs. Trump’s real motive is obvious. He wants to replace the Fed’s leadership with officials who betray its tradition of independence from partisan politics and rapidly cut interest rates to goose the economy before midterm elections this year. The targeting of Powell, who will leave his role in May, serves to remind his successor that there is a cost to independence.

Three days after Powell’s announcement, federal agents took the extraordinary step of searching the home of Hannah Natanson, a reporter for the Post, and seizing her phone as part of a leak investigation. This violates traditional government policy and appears designed to chill valuable reporting by making sources nervous about talking to journalists. Natanson had helped expose some of the negative consequences of the Trump administration’s policies.

The list of Trump critics and opponents who face or have faced legal action by the administration also includes a Fed governor, Lisa Cook; former FBI Director James Comey; Attorney General Letitia James of New York; Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; and Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. This month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would begin administrative proceedings against Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. — which could result in the reduction of Kelly’s military retirement rank and pension — after the senator participated in a video urging military service members to resist illegal orders. The five other Democratic lawmakers who participated in the video said they are also under federal investigation. On Monday, Kelly sued Hegseth and the Pentagon on free speech grounds.

The administration crossed another line this month when Vice President JD Vance announced that the White House would run an unnecessary new Justice Department division on fraud. The department already has an anti-fraud section, but it has been depleted by administration cutbacks; what’s different about this new division is that the White House controls it directly. The new outpost is particularly suspicious, given Trump’s loose and expedient definition of fraudulent behavior as occurring only in states run by Democrats. The announcement suggests it will be another piece of his partisan use of legal powers. For now, the new division is centered on the social service fraud that has occurred in Minnesota, though he has his eyes on other Democratic states as well.

The Minnesota fraud is real, and the people who perpetrated it deserve to face charges. Many already have; one of the prosecutors who resigned Tuesday over the response to the ICE shooting had overseen the sprawling investigation. But Trump’s interest in fraud is selective, applying exclusively in jurisdictions that have opposed him. As KFF Health News reported, he gave

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pardons or commutations to at least 68 people convicted of fraud-related crimes during his first and second terms. And he fired or demoted more than 20 inspectors general responsible for rooting out fraud.

As the second year of Trump’s second term begins this coming week, there are some modestly encouraging signs of resistance — but not nearly enough. Several Republicans in the House and Senate have said they do not believe Powell is a criminal, and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said he would oppose the confirmation of any Fed governor until the investigation is concluded.

But the Republican Party has largely been a silent partner as its leader removes all sense of justice from the Justice Department. Some seem to grasp the danger to the economy of having Trump control the Fed, but they need to see the larger picture and grasp the danger to democracy of controlling law enforcement, too. On behalf of Americans who are now living without a functioning system of federal law and order, Congress should step up and end this self-interested destruction.

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Camuy invierte sobre $350 mil en mejoras en el Balneario Peñón Brusi para atender inundaciones y modernizar el área

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– El alcalde de Camuy, Gabriel “Gaby” Hernández Rodríguez, anunció el inicio de un proyecto de mejoras en el Balneario Peñón Brusi dirigido a atender problemas recurrentes de acumulación de agua, el deterioro de aceras y cunetones y el riesgo de inundaciones en una de las zonas más turísticas del municipio.

“Este proyecto resuelve problemas históricos que afectan el uso seguro del balneario y la operación de los comercios del área. Vamos a construir nuevas captaciones y rejillas para la canalización de escorrentías, rehabilitar aceras, cunetones y rampas conforme a la Ley ADA, pavimentar y mejorar el estacionamiento, además de ejecutar trabajos en el sistema eléctrico, tuberías y baños públicos”, explicó el ejecutivo municipal, al agregar que las obras representan una inversión estimada de más de $350,000 y se desarrollarán por fases, con trabajos enfocados en mejorar la infraestructura pluvial, vial y de servicios.

Hernández Rodríguez detalló que el alcance incluye la demolición de estructuras deterioradas, la construcción de muros de protección para tuberías, la instalación de nuevas tuberías de gran diámetro, mejo-

ras al asfaltado, demarcación y organización del flujo vehicular, así como la construcción de letras con el nombre Peñón Brusi como elemento de identidad turística. También se contempla la construcción de nuevos baños y duchas públicas en una segunda fase del proyecto.

El Balneario Peñón Brusi representa una zona cla-

ve para el turismo de Camuy y se distingue por su alta actividad recreativa y cultural, lo que impulsa la generación de empleos y fortalece el comercio local. Las condiciones actuales de acumulación de agua e inundaciones han tenido un impacto directo en los negocios del área y en la experiencia de los visitantes, situación que este proyecto busca corregir de forma estructural.

Como parte del proceso, el alcalde sostuvo una reunión con comerciantes del sector para presentar los detalles del proyecto, explicar las fases de construcción y coordinar los trabajos. Durante la ejecución, el municipio implementará cierres temporeros por áreas, con accesos garantizados a los comercios, rutas alternas y señalización adecuada para mantener la movilidad y la seguridad.

El inicio de los trabajos está programado para esta semana con una duración aproximada de 120 días laborables, sujeta a ajustes por condiciones del clima. “Desde el gobierno municipal seguimos desarrollando proyectos que elevan la calidad de vida de los camuyanos y mejoran la experiencia de quienes nos visitan. Peñón Brusi es un activo turístico y económico del municipio y estas mejoras son una inversión en su futuro”, añadió el también presidente de la Federación de Alcaldes.

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– La representante por el distrito 29 de Cidra y Cayey, Gretchen Hau, nuevamente hizo el señalamiento al secretario del Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP), con relación a la situación en la Escuela Eugenio María de Hostos del Barrio Toíta, que sufre de una grave situación de acceso para entrada y salida de los estudiantes, que también genera una situación de seguridad.

“Esta es una escuela con una matrícula que supera los 200 estudiantes, y tanto en la mañana como en la tarde el acceso es un problema, porque hay un acceso limitado. La pasada semana estuve en el lugar junto al director regional del Departamento de Transportación y Obras Públicas (DTOP), para ver qué opciones hay para atender esta situación, Sumado a la matrícula, hay cerca de 90 empleados docentes y no docentes que viven este mismo problema de lunes a viernes”, expuso

Hau expuso además que el acceso a la Escuela Hostos es hacia la PR14, carretera estatal que está en malas condiciones, situación que se le ha señalado al DTOP en múltiples ocasiones. “En este caso en particular hemos hecho el señalamiento de manera consistente y la información más reciente del DTOP es que hay unos fondos pendientes de aprobación por la Junta de Supervisión Fiscal (JSF), para atender el caso de la PR14 y de otras vías en el país que requieren atención”.

La representante se reunió ayer con varios vecinos del barrio Toíta, quienes expusieron que con cada entrada y salida de la escuela Hostos, se quedan sin acceso durante una hora aproximadamente en cada caso. “De buena fe ellos tienen que planificar sus actividades sabiendo que no hay salida ni en la mañana ni en la tarde, pero en el caso de una emergencia médica, personal o de otro tipo, lo que estamos reclamando al DTOP es que se trabaje en una opción vial. Estamos

ante una situación de seguridad y no podemos esperar a que ocurra una situación que lamentar, para que entonces haya acción”, finalizó Hau.

In ‘Seeds,’ farms and a way of life hang in the balance

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At first, only certain modern articles of clothing reveal that “Seeds” (in theaters), Brittany Shyne’s extraordinarily beautiful documentary, is set in contemporary America. The film is shot in black and white, and its images feel so ageless that you could imagine she’d somehow gotten hold of a time machine and slipped back decades, witnessing Southern Black farmers and their families as they grow cotton and sing at church and spend a quiet afternoon at home.

But though “Seeds” is a lyrical portrait

of a way of life, it also harbors an urgency that’s very much of our moment. The film focuses on several farmers, particularly Willie Head Jr. and Carlie Williams, who are carrying on a legacy and scrambling to hang onto their families’ land in increasingly impossible painful situations.

Family farms have it tough all over America, but for Black farmers the situation has been especially dire. Their numbers have dwindled in the past century, and they’ve faced decades of discrimination from banks and the federal government.

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In 2022, a fund was created to help farmers of any background who had experienced discrimination from the government, but the program rolled out slowly, and Black farmers in particular held President Joe Biden responsible.

In the second half of “Seeds,” Head and other Black farmers travel to Washington to protest the slow rollout and speak with government officials about the disastrous effects of the delayed money. “The president said that he had our back,” Head tells one official. “And I voted for him. But nothing has been done.”

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The approach “Seeds” takes, however, isn’t journalistic. It’s something more like a softly sung ballad, handed down from generation to generation. For men like Head and Williams, the struggle to keep land in the family and make a living is about preserving the past and creating the future.

They see themselves less as indivi-

duals with grand profit ambitions and more as threads in the fabric of agrarian life, which follows seasonal cycles. Birth and death and rebirth are just part of that life. Williams, who is 89, has been farming for more than 70 years; his is a centennial farm, meaning it’s been owned by the same family for more than 100 years. To say he is connected to the land seems like a cliche. He is the land.

“Seeds” moves slowly, at times almost imperceptibly. It asks the viewer to lean into its rhythms — to watch as an elder’s hair is washed, as young people harvest crops, as a man explains different kinds of seeds, as

a little child plays in the grass. Through observing and listening, we become attuned to the world of these farmers. We see what they see and understand what they long and pray for.

So when Head and the other farmers begin advocating policy change, we, too, better understand what’s at stake. The impersonal problems of financing and statistics become personal, and the history of discrimination feels much closer, more concrete. And if we’re looking closely, we can see, in the younger generations of farmers, the seeds of the future — if they’re given fertile ground in which to grow.

Julio Iglesias denies sexual abuse claims by former employees

By AIMEE ORTIZ

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two of his former employees, days after Spanish prosecutors said they were investigating their claims.

In a statement posted to his social media last Friday, Iglesias, 82, called the allegations “absolutely false.” He denied “having abused, coerced, or been disrespectful to any woman,” and said he would defend himself against the claims.

The Grammy-winning singer was ac-

cused of sexual abuse by two former employees who filed a complaint with a high court in Spain on Jan. 5, according to officials there. On the same day, two Spanish-language news outlets, elDiario.es and Univision Noticias, published a three-year joint investigation into broader allegations of sexual assault and harassment by Iglesias.

The investigation detailed testimonies from 15 former employees of Iglesias between the late 1990s and 2023. None of the employees was named. The accounts described a climate of intimidation, abuse and harassment where women were recruited

for their looks and were asked inappropriate questions by Iglesias about their sexual preferences and bodies.

One of the people alleged to the outlets in graphic detail that Iglesias repeatedly sexually abused her.

“He used me almost every night,” she told the news outlets. “I felt like an object, like a slave.”

A beloved figure in Spain and Latin America, Iglesias has sold hundreds of millions of records and achieved international success through a six-decade career. He is the father of singer Enrique Iglesias.

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European stocks drop the most in two months on Trump tariff threat over Greenland

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European shares logged their biggest daily drop in two months on Monday as investors were rattled by President Donald Trump’s threat of additional tariffs on eight European countries until the U.S. is allowed to buy Greenland.

The pan-European STOXX 600 fell 1.2%, with benchmarks in export-heavy economies such as Germany and France down over 1.3% each.

Trump said he would impose an additional 10% tariff ⁠starting February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Britain, rising to 25% on June 1 if no deal is reached.

World Economic Forum in Davos, comments at which will be scrutinised for tariff cues and geopolitical signals.

“We doubt that (the tariffs) will be implemented as advertised,” said Andrew Kenningham, chief Europe economist at Capital Economics, adding he believed the EU would be cautious with any retaliation “to avoid further escalation.”

Trade uncertainty nearly halved German companies’ investments in the U.S. in the first year of Trump’s second term, according to a German Economic Institute (IW) report seen by Reuters.

Luxury, automobile and technology stocks were among the biggest losers, slipping 3%, 2.2% and 2.9%, respectively.

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A gauge for euro zone equity volatility jumped 3.75 points to its highest since November.

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“Trump’s actions over the weekend have inflamed geopolitical risks while also reintroducing trade uncertainty. After a low-volatility start to the year, equities may experience some downside pressure,” said Kyle Rodda, senior financial market analyst at Capital.com.

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The threats triggered a sharp pushback in Europe, with the reaction reminiscent of the volatility seen when Trump imposed tariffs on global economies last April. His remarks also raised questions on the outlook of trade deals struck since then with Europe.

Global leaders ⁠and corporate executives are at the

Market reaction could also be exaggerated due to thin trading volumes because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday in the U.S.

Bucking declines, Beazley rocketed nearly 43% after Zurich Insurance Group announced a 7.67 billion pound ($10.3 billion) all-cash offer to buy the UK speciality insurer.

Pharmaceuticals and agriculture group Bayer rose 7.1% to its highest since October 2023 after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear its bid to limit lawsuits claiming that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer.

Friday’s monthly options expiration is likely to expose U.S. stocks to greater swings in either direction in coming days, potentially boosting market volatility from historically low levels, according to options market experts.

Options offer investors the right to buy or sell stock at a fixed price by a fixed date in the future called the expiration date. While large options expirations happen monthly, this month’s is being particularly closely watched by market participants as stocks are near highs and have been rangebound.

The S&P 500 is hovering close to 7,000, a level ⁠which would mark a fresh record high.

Ten-day volatility for the S&P 500 - a gauge of how much stocks have swung in either direction - recently slumped to 8.1% on Thursday, close to the lowest it has been over the last year and about half its average level reading of 17.0% for the last 52 weeks, according to a Reuters analysis of LSEG data.

That’s helped push traders’ expectations for stock volatility to one-year lows.

Spain scrutinizes break in track after 2 trains collide, killing 40

By JASON HOROWITZ, JOSÉ BAUTISTA and AMELIA NIERENBERG

Spanish authorities on Monday were investigating the cause of a high-speed crash between two trains in southern Spain the night before that killed at least 40 people, as survivors described harrowing scenes of bodies thrown from mangled train cars.

Authorities said the collision occurred about 7:45 p.m. local time Sunday in Adamuz, a small town near the city of Córdoba, along the main high-speed rail line connecting southern Spain with Madrid, the capital. Spain’s transport minister warned that the death toll was “not final.” The crash was the deadliest in Spain since at least 2013.

Juanma Moreno, the president of the regional government of Andalusia, told Spain’s RNE radio that some bodies had been found hundreds of feet from the crash site. He said rescuers feared that more people might be trapped beneath the train cars. The number of people who remained missing was unclear.

According to a provisional investigative report, the two rear cars of a northbound train traveling to Madrid from Málaga, on the country’s southern coast, derailed as it was approaching the Adamuz train station. The derailed train crossed the track as an oncoming southbound train, operated by Spain’s national rail company, Renfe, was arriving. The first two cars of that train, which had departed from Madrid and was heading for the southern city of Huelva, west of Seville, fell down a 12-foot

embankment, the report said.

Óscar Puente, Spain’s minister of transportation, said investigators were looking into whether a break in a section of track was “the cause or the consequences” of the derailment.

“The accident is extremely strange,” Puente told reporters, saying it took place on a straight stretch of track. “All the experts we have consulted are extremely baffled.”

Work to replace the tracks, switches and junctions was completed in May, he said, and the derailed Iryo train had its most recent inspection Thursday, according to the company.

Álvaro Fernández Heredia, the president of Renfe, said the tragedy wasn’t caused by “a speeding issue.” Records show that one train was traveling about 127 mph and the other about 130 mph, he noted. The speed limit was about 150 mph.

The Spanish Union of Railway Drivers said it had sent a letter in August asking the stateowned rail operator and Spain’s railway safety agency to look into what could be flaws on lines across Spain, including at the site of the train crash. The union emphasized Monday that it did not know the cause of the collision.

Iryo said about 300 passengers were on its train during the crash. Renfe has not said how many passengers the second train was carrying.

Here’s what else to know:

— The victims: The Andalusia emergency service said 43 victims remained hospitalized Monday afternoon. Of 12 in intensive care, nine were in serious condition, it said. The Córdoba city government issued an urgent appeal for doctors.

— The scene: Rafael Ángel Moreno, the mayor of Adamuz, described the scene of the crash as “utter chaos.” He said the town’s residents had used their cars as makeshift ambulances and brought food, water, tools and blankets to the site.

— Suspensions: High-speed train service across much of southern Spain was suspended Monday, Spain’s railway infrastructure operator said on social media. Renfe said that rail service could be disrupted for days.

— 2013 crash: A high-speed train derailment in Galicia, Spain, killed 80 people and injured 140 others in 2013. A court was told the driver had been on the phone and the train was traveling at 153 kph — almost twice the speed limit — at the time of the crash.

— The network: After China, Spain has the longest high-speed rail network in the world, according to the International Union of Railways. About 40 million passengers use the network every year, according to Renfe, and its average speeds rival those of global leaders like those in Japan and France.

Japan’s leader calls for snap election in bid to expand power

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, said Monday that she would dissolve parliament and call a snap election, in a bid to strengthen her power and revive the sagging fortunes of her party.

Takaichi, the first woman to lead the country, said she would dissolve the House of Representatives when it convenes for its regular session Friday and schedule an election on Feb. 8 — only about three months into her tenure. She said the move was necessary to make Japan “strong and prosperous.”

“I believe that the only option is for the

people, as sovereign citizens, to decide whether or not Sanae Takaichi should be prime minister,” she said at a news conference in Tokyo.

The decision to call an election is the biggest bet of Takaichi’s tenure.

She risks losing critical seats, which could hinder her priorities and undermine her attempt to be a transformative, enduring figure. And if the Liberal Democratic Party — Japan’s main political group — suffers a major defeat, she could lose her job, though analysts said that scenario was unlikely.

But Takaichi, a hard-line conservative, could also help reinvigorate the LDP and gain

the seats in parliament it needs to comfortably push through her economic and security agenda.

“She wants to seize the momentum and strengthen her hand at home and on foreign policy,” said Mireya Solís, the director of the Center for Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington. “The risk is, she cannot move forward with her agenda and emerges a much weaker figure.”

The decision to call a snap election comes as Japan grapples with a host of challenges. China has in recent months imposed a series of economic reprisals on Japan, aiming to punish Takaichi for her expression of support

for Taiwan, a self-governing democracy that Beijing claims as its territory. Japan is also dealing with uncertainty from the United States under President Donald Trump. Takaichi has sought to woo Trump in an effort to get his administration to maintain its military and economic support for Japan. By calling an election, Takaichi is betting that she can help revitalize the LDP, the broad-tent conservative group that has governed Japan for most of the past 70 years. Her party has experienced bruising defeats in recent elections, leaving it in the unusual position of being a minority in both houses of the parliament, known as the Diet.

Trump has an off-ramp on Greenland. He doesn’t seem to want it.

By DAVID E. SANGER

As the struggle for control of Greenland intensifies — and with it, the question of whether the Atlantic alliance will suffer a mortal wound — two raw geopolitical realities have come into focus.

The first is that all the members of NATO underinvested in Arctic security for years, as melting glaciers, aggressive Chinese and Russian navies and critical undersea communications cables made one of earth’s coldest landscapes ripe for renewed superpower conflict.

The second is that President Donald Trump has no intention of seeking a common solution to this long-brewing problem.

Instead, he has deliberately opened what could become the largest rift in the nearly 77year history of the alliance, one that led the German vice chancellor to declare over the weekend that European nations “must not allow ourselves to be blackmailed” by the largest power in the group.

Even one of Trump’s favorite fellow leaders, President Alexander Stubb of Finland, whose country rushed into the alliance in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, warned of a “dangerous downward spiral.”

What makes this crisis both remarkable and unnecessary is that it appears so deliberately manufactured by Trump himself. As an opening position, he has made clear he is not interested in diplomatic compromises that would almost certainly achieve his stated defense aims: More U.S. bases to monitor Chinese and Russian shipping, and the expansion of his still-nascent “Golden Dome” missile defense project.

He has shown no interest so far in looking for diplomatic off-ramps, or the kind of defense partnerships that NATO has long fostered. Every time the Europeans offer solutions — everything short of outright U.S. ownership of the Danish territory — Trump turns them aside, demanding all 836,000 square miles of Greenland, even if most of it is covered in ice sheet.

In fact, the sheer size of it appears to be part of the lure. The fact that most of the territory is uninhabitable does not seem to bother Trump. It is the ultimate real estate prize: a territory about three times the size of Texas, and bigger than Alaska, which is around a mere 665,000 square miles.

If Trump prevails, he will have pulled off the largest land acquisition in U.S. history, even larger than Secretary of State William H. Seward’s negotiation in 1867, when he bought Alaska from Russia for about 2 cents an acre. To increase the pressure on Denmark and its European allies, Trump has quickly reached for his favorite weapon of economic coercion:

had to choose between his territorial ambitions and preserving the alliance, he simply said, “It may be a choice.”

“Ownership is very important,” he said. “Because that is what I feel is psychologically needed for success.”

Asked about the prospect of using military force, he replied, “I don’t think it’ll be necessary.”

Heather Conley, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a scholar of Arctic defense politics, noted on Friday in a talk for the Council on Foreign Relations that the strategic issues Trump brought up were justified — even if the demand for ownership was mystifying.

“The Arctic shortens distances, whether that’s missile, whether that’s submarine, maritime vessels, undersea cables,” she said. “And as the Arctic transforms environmentally, we’re seeing a lot of additional economic activity.”

tary spending, despite Trump’s claim that the country’s military capabilities are limited to “two dog sleds.”

The protests from the Danish, and from the rest of Europe, about the importance of preserving the concept of sovereignty incited Trump to dig in deeper. On Saturday, in a statement, President Emmanuel Macron of France obliquely compared Trump’s efforts to coerce the sale of Greenland to Russia’s seizure of parts of Ukraine.

Now the Europeans and Americans are talking past one another — and setting up the conditions for potential confrontation.

tariffs. A year to the week after he used his inaugural address to warn that “nothing will stand” in the way of his carrying out his “America First” agenda, he sounded unconcerned about the possibility of breaking up the most effective military alliance in modern history to satisfy his demand for Greenland.

He does have an easier option. A treaty between the United States and Denmark, signed in 1951 at the end of the Truman administration, gives the United States broad rights to reopen the 16 or so military bases that it once had on Greenland.

They were shuttered because Washington thought the era of strategic competition for the Arctic ended when the Soviet Union collapsed. It did not want to pay for frozen bases. So they were left to the winds and the ice: A tour of a few of the old facilities last summer revealed that the long Greenland winters had blown out the windows of the surviving houses and command centers. Runways were broken up into chunks, and overgrown.

But for a few billion dollars — far less than it would cost to buy Greenland outright — the United States has the right to build deep ports, long runways, radar stations and launch sites for missile defense interceptors. It just has not asked. As one senior Danish official put it archly, the country is ready to say yes — which may be why Trump does not want to raise the issue.

And when asked in a New York Times interview this month what would happen if he

Trump has inflated the urgency of the threat, making it sound like China and Russia are about to take over the territory. But China, Conley noted, is “doing a lot acoustical science research” — which helps track submarines — along with deep sea mining. And “now NATO, because of all of this, is finally stepping up to increase its exercising and its presence,” she said.

But none of that fits in Trump’s narrative, which has grown louder and more urgent. At first, the Europeans thought Trump was just blustering, or just applying the rules of the New York real estate world — take maximalist positions, threaten lawsuits — to negotiate a better deal.

Then, just before his inauguration, Trump said at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago that of course he might consider the use of force to win his way on Greenland and the Panama Canal, which he has demanded be returned to U.S. possession.

For a while, things calmed down. But as they have flared up anew, European leaders announced a series of steps they insisted would satisfy Trump’s demands, short of actually turning over the keys to the icy territory. They started an expansion of NATO member “military presence in and around Greenland,” and said it would include air, naval and ground components. Denmark has sharply increased its mili-

When several European powers said they were dispatching a tiny group of military personnel to Greenland, Trump immediately interpreted it as intended to deter any armed takeover by the United States. (He was not wrong, but it was more a token presence than a serious defensive force.)

Trump then declared that “anything less” than selling all of Greenland to the United States “is unacceptable.”

Then came the tariffs, based on a presidential declaration of an incipient “emergency” that he has yet to define.

Over the weekend, a European ambassador in Washington said he and his colleagues feared where this might be going: Europe would impose counter-tariffs, and Trump, he said, might threaten to leave NATO or announce he would not come to the defense of any country in the alliance who opposed him on Greenland.

Yet European officials say they cannot back down.

“In Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, Europeans have a particular responsibility,” Macron told French defense forces at a ceremony Sunday. “This territory belongs to the European Union, and it is also the territory of one of our NATO allies.”

What he left unsaid is what he plans to do about it, if Trump will settle for nothing less than a coerced territorial surrender.

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and HENRIK PRYSER LIBELL

President Donald Trump is now claiming that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a text message he sent to Norway’s prime minister over the weekend.

Jonas Gahr Store, Norway’s leader, received the text message Sunday, an official in the prime minister’s office said Monday.

“Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America,” Trump wrote in the message, which was first published by PBS.

In the message, Trump also questioned Denmark’s claim to Greenland, saying, “There are no written documents,” and adding, “The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you!”

The tensions over Greenland have escalated in the past week, and the message injected a new level of uncertainty into Trump’s campaign to gain control of the island.

Greenland has been part of the Danish Kingdom for more than 300 years, and world leaders have condemned Trump’s insistence that the United States take over the territory, a giant icebound island in the Arctic region.

Store said in a statement that Trump’s text message was a response to a message that he sent to Trump on Sunday asking to speak to him about the crisis over Greenland and about Trump’s threat of using tariffs to pressure Denmark into selling Greenland to the United States, which Denmark has refused to do.

“As regards the Nobel Peace Prize, I have on several occasions clearly explained to Trump what is well known, namely that it is an independent Nobel Committee, and not the Nor-

wegian government, that awards the prize,” Store said.

Trump has repeatedly challenged Denmark’s claims to Greenland, but in decades-old agreements that the United States has signed with Denmark, the United States has recognized Denmark’s close connection to the island.

A 2004 amendment to an older defense pact between Denmark and the United States, which grants the United States broad military access, explicitly recognizes Greenland as “an equal part of the Kingdom of Denmark.”

And in 1916, Denmark sold what are now the U.S. Virgin Islands to the United States for $25 million in gold. In the treaty for that deal, a clause reads, “The United States of America will not object to the Danish government extending their political and economic interests to the whole of Greenland.”

In the past year, as Trump has repeatedly vowed to “get” Greenland, Denmark has repeatedly rebuffed him. Denmark’s position is that it does not have the authority to sell the self-governing territory and that Greenland’s 57,000 inhabitants will decide their own fate. Polls and interviews show that an overwhelming majority of Greenlanders strongly oppose joining the United States.

By YAN ZHUANG

The Guatemalan government declared a state of emergency Sunday to crack down on gang violence, in response to a surge of unrest in recent days that has included uprisings at prisons and the killing of eight police officers.

The state of emergency will last for 30 days and will empower the country’s national police and army to act against gangs and organized crime, President Bernardo Arévalo said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.

It will not impact the lives of most Guatemalans, he said, adding that schools were suspended Monday as a preventive measure.

Inmates took dozens of prison guards

A protest to denounce President Donald Trump’s threat to take over Greenland on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Nuuk, the capital of the Danish territory. To increase the pressure on Denmark and its European allies, Trump has reached for tariffs as a coercive tool. (Juliette Pavy/ The New York Times)

breaking through ice has been patrolling the shoreline.

On Saturday, Greenlanders staged the biggest protest of recent months. Hundreds marched through the snowy streets of Nuuk, the capital, chanting, “No means no,” “Greenland is already great” and “Yankee, go home!”

In the past few days, Denmark and other European countries have sent more military forces to the island. Small groups of Danish soldiers dressed in green camouflage and dark woolen hats have been walking through downtown Nuuk. Beyond the harbor, a 200-foot-long Danish warship capable of

A much-anticipated three-way meeting last week of the United States, Denmark and Greenland, hosted by Vice President JD Vance in Washington, did not produce any breakthroughs and seemed to instead create misunderstandings.

It was the first time Greenland had been included in a such high-level discussions, and the Danish and Greenlandic officials left saying that a working group had been formed to explore possibilities for a solution. But the Trump administration said after that the two sides would begin “technical talks on the acquisition of Greenland,” a statement that raised even more concern in Greenland, in Denmark and across Europe.

Trump links his push for Greenland to not winning Nobel Peace Prize Guatemala declares state of emergency to address gang violence

hostage at three prisons across the country Saturday. The Ministry of the Interior said the uprisings were coordinated and a response to authorities withdrawing privileges from the leaders of criminal organizations. On Sunday, police regained control of the three prisons, and the guards were freed, Arévalo said.

Eight police officers were killed Sunday, the national police said. Authorities have blamed the killings on gangs, and Arévalo said the attacks were in retaliation for police regaining control of the prisons.

Arévalo has said he plans to work with the FBI and other U.S. agencies to combat drug gangs, which he says run the nation’s prisons and have unleashed a wave of vio-

lence on the Central American nation. But Arévalo, who was elected as a moderate in 2023, has struggled to deliver on his promise to end corruption and rid the nation of drug cartels. His surprise victory spurred a wave of protests that nearly prevented him from taking office.

And since he became president, the conservative establishment has fought most of his reforms. The United States imposed a travel ban on his predecessor, Alejandro Giammattei, in 2024, citing accusations that the former president had taken bribes.

Late last year, Arévalo called for an overhaul of the country’s prison system, where gangs are believed to operate unchecked amid rampant bribery and corruption. He

said at the time that the United States would provide support for the country’s fight against organized crime.

“They rioted in the prisons and took hostages with the intention of making the state accept their demands, which for decades were granted,” he said during the news conference, adding that the subsequent attacks were “an attempt to terrorize security forces and the population so that the government relents in its head-on fight against the gangs.” Police blamed some of the attacks against police officers on the Barrio 18 gang, which has long been linked to organized crime and violence around Central America and which the Trump administration designated as a foreign terrorist organization in late September.

As Davos convenes, deference to Trump has replaced everything

By PETER S. GOODMAN

Even in the heyday of the liberal democratic order, the conceit of the World Economic Forum induced skepticism: Once a year, the wealthiest, most powerful people on Earth gather in a village in the Swiss Alps to devise solutions to the most critical problems in modern life.

The slogan of the forum, “Committed to Improving the State of the World,” has long encapsulated the reason for doubt. People with the greatest stake in the status quo — billionaire executives who run the largest banks and technology companies — are cast as change agents, uniting with world leaders to pursue the betterment of humanity.

But this year, with the world seized by turmoil, and the United States ruled by a president who is hostile to the concept of multilateral cooperation, Davos seems especially challenged by internal contradictions.

The event’s most prominent attendee, President Donald Trump, leads the country that was the architect of the post-World War II order, one centered on collective security and liberalized trade. He has applied his authority to pursue a global trade war while threatening to seize Greenland from Denmark, a fellow member of NATO. Over the weekend, he said he would impose new tariffs on a bloc of European nations if they continued to oppose his efforts to take control of the Danish territory.

He is the headline participant at the forum, an institution viewed as a cheerleader for the globalization he has long demonized.

Forum organizers are accustomed to the contortions of packaging a gathering of executives and world leaders as a vision quest. Yet the divergence between the organization’s traditional ideals and the new workings of power are so stark this year that they appear to have induced surrender, an acceptance that no set of principles can unite the people flocking to Davos, Switzerland.

Some 3,000 participants drawn from 130 countries were making their way to the village for the start of the forum Monday evening. The theme for this year’s festivities encompassed everything and nothing: “A Spirit of Dialogue.”

In a news release, forum organizers noted the need for discussion “amid the most complex geopolitical backdrop in decades,” one “marked by rising fragmentation and rapid technological change.”

Yet in contrast with previous years, there was no mention of climate change or the need for an energy transition, to say nothing of promoting trade. There was only a pledge to air out “the issues that matter most to people, economies and the planet.”

Buzzwords that once got a strenuous workout — fair taxation, anti-corruption, sustainability and social justice — were largely absent from the forum’s official pronouncements.

Larry Fink, the chief executive of BlackRock, during a conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit in New York, Dec. 3, 2025. The traditional rhetoric of the World Economic Forum centered on global integration, climate change and international cooperation — not anymore. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)

It was an implicit recognition of the changing values governing the global economy as forum organizers readied the red carpet for their star attraction, Trump, who is expected to speak Wednesday.

His administration has replaced a previous focus on clean energy with a return to fossil fuels, while prosecuting a campaign to root out so-called woke tendencies in government and business. He has been gathering donations for the construction of a White House ballroom from crypto executives engaged in business deals with his family enterprise — the sort of conflict of interest that once animated forum leaders. And his threats to impose tariffs over Greenland are the latest example of the way he challenges the once-prevailing orthodoxy.

“This is the death of Davos,” said Mark Blyth, a political economist at Brown University. “It has no relevance, none whatsoever. And the bigger question is, did it ever have relevance outside the chattering classes that were embedded in the status quo to start with?”

Faced with the reality that the world is increasingly run by people who oppose its customary objectives, the forum appears to have reduced itself to its central purpose: a business meeting.

Much change has transpired in the year since the last Davos. Gone is Klaus Schwab, the German economist who started the forum in 1971. His departure was hastened by scandals over how he oversaw the organization; he was accused of mismanaging funds and mistreating female employees.

In August, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company, stepped in as the forum’s interim co-chair. Fink was once a pro-

ponent of a concept championed by Schwab known as stakeholder capitalism — the idea that businesses were accountable to more than their shareholders. They had to consider the interests of their employees, their communities and society writ large. Fink wrote annual letters urging his fellow corporate executives to advance the mission to adapt to climate change.

But Fink was attacked by oil-producing states for hostility to fossil fuels. In recent months, he has sought Trump’s support for his effort to purchase a pair of ports at the Panama Canal. Fink contributed at least $2.5 million toward Trump’s ballroom.

In the forum news release, Fink offered no words for climate change or business as an agent for social change. “Dialogue matters more than ever,” he said. “Understanding different perspectives is essential to driving economic progress.”

Some things have not changed. In its 56th incarnation, the forum remains a major destination for the global elite, with 65 heads of state and 850 major corporate executives attending, according to organizers.

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, the computer chip company at the center of the artificial intelligence boom, is expected to participate. So is perennial attendee Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, and Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella. Despite the diminishing of climate change as a forum concern, Al Gore, a climate activist and Davos regular, is attending.

Davos has always featured multiple realms, some in tension with its stated ethos. The conference has traditionally been packed with discussions of green energy, the migration crisis and the pursuit of peace, as executives holed up in their hotel suites plotting deals.

When Trump attended Davos in 2018, in his first term as president, his arrival was anticipated as a collision of two world views. The Davos elite was supposedly bent on global integration and international cooperation to limit climate change — anathema to a president whose mantra was “America First.”

But the executives in Davos heard what they wanted to hear: a president who was delivering tax cuts and deregulation. Those emerging from a dinner hosted by Trump expressed satisfaction with his focus on business.

This time, any pretense that the values of Davos and Trump’s worldview are in opposition has been carefully erased. The official program still includes sessions on the subjects of traditional interest, like one titled “Can EVs Really Dominate?” But artificial intelligence and crypto have been elevated as the central areas of concern.

The planning for Trump’s attendance underscores his success in securing the deference of the heads of the world’s largest companies.

“Why is Trump going to Davos?” asked Blyth, the political economist “He’s punching them in the head and telling them who’s in charge. He’s informing them that, basically, unless they align with him, they no longer matter.”

The year in Neanderthals

By FRANZ LIDZ

Neanderthals, who flourished across Eurasia for hundreds of thousands of years before vanishing around 40,000 years ago, had a notable return to the scientific spotlight in 2025.

More than a dozen high-profile scientific studies explored all sorts of aspects of their existence, from their love lives (they probably kissed Homo sapiens) to potential flaws in their red blood cells that may have hastened their decline.

Barely three decades ago, these ancient hominids were still being widely depicted as knuckle-dragging brutes that were too dimwitted for moral or religious concepts, probably lacking language and behaviorally less advanced than modern humans. The picture changed considerably in 2010 after the Max Planck Institute published the complete Neanderthal genome, which revealed that people of European or Asian descent possess as much as 4% Neanderthal DNA, indicating extensive, past interbreeding between the two hominid groups.

Joao Zilhão, an archaeologist at the University of Lisbon, noted, with a trace of sarcasm, that the push to classify Neanderthals as a separate species frequently arises from a reluctance, especially among geneticists, to fully accept them as a geographically distinct, but interbreeding, branch

of humanity.

“There are lots and lots of geneticists, many more than there are archaeologists,” he said. “Doing research on this or that molecule is much less time-intensive than excavating an archaeological site and studying what was found there.”

Since the mid-1990s, Zilhão has argued that there was no significant cognitive or cultural gap between Neanderthals and modern humans. His fieldwork in Spain indicates that Neanderthals independently fashioned cave art and jewelry, such as decorated seashells, between 65,000 and 115,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years before similar finds linked to Homo sapiens in Africa or their arrival in Europe. Zilhão proposes that the shared capacity for symbolic thought points to a history of gene flow and cultural diffusion between the two groups, rather than Homo sapiens being uniquely sophisticated.

The New York Times asked Zilhão to share his perspective on the year’s most newsworthy Neanderthal-related projects.

The parent trap

In 1931, archaeologists discovered the 140,000-yearold skeletal remains of a child, most likely a girl between the ages of 3 and 5, at the Skhul Cave on Mount Carmel in Israel. A new study in the journal L’Anthropologie found that the child may have been a hybrid, with one parent a Homo sapiens and the other Neanderthal. This would push

back the date for when these groups mixed by some 90,000 years and indicate that they interacted earlier and more deeply than thought.

Under the direction of Israel Hershkovitz from Tel Aviv University and Anne Dambricourt-Malassé of the French National Center for Scientific Research, paleoanthropologists digitally reconstructed the skull and jaw of the child using CT scans and 3D mapping technology. Comparing these models with those of other Neanderthal and early Homo sapiens children, they discovered a compelling fusion of features: The part of the skull housing the brain resembled that of a modern human, while the jaw and inner ear structures were similar to those found in Neanderthals. The findings suggest that the unique combination of traits points to a long-term intermingling in the Middle East, not just isolated encounters.

This evidence challenges the notion that Neanderthals were rapidly replaced by modern humans, and that human evolution was solely defined by conflict. Instead, the two hominid groups appear to have been intimately connected, such that local Neanderthal populations were gradually absorbed into larger Homo sapiens groups, Hershkovitz argues. This supports the paleodeme theory, which views both groups as part of one fluid evolutionary lineage.

Hershkovitz contends that lumping all early humans into one species group hides important details about why some traits stuck around while others vanished, and why mixed individuals, like the Skhul hybrid, appeared when they did. Sticking to a single-species model might seem less complicated, he added, but it risks simplifying the fossil record too much, losing the real story of evolution, and making it harder to understand how different human groups interacted and changed over time.

Despite the physical evidence, the classification of the Skhul child remains contentious. To Zilhão, the extent of interbreeding suggests that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens should be considered one species. Hershkovitz, however, contends that persistent physical differences between the groups, spanning time and geography, justify having separate categories. While both experts agree that DNA analysis could clarify the child’s genealogy, Zilhão noted that the fossil’s age and location make recovering such data unlikely.

A truer paleo diet

Neanderthals were far from simple scavengers, several findings this year revealed.

A study in Quaternary Science Reviews detailed how Neanderthals in modern-day Serbia were elite hunters, executing daring, commando-style ambushes and dramatic cliff drives to corner wild goats in treacherous terrain. About 50,000 to 70,000 years ago, in what is now Israel, neighboring Neanderthal groups practiced distinct, culturally transmitted methods for butchering animals, according to research published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology. And in a paper in Science Advances, scientists working a site in Germany found that Neanderthals were extracting marrow fat from bones 125,000 years ago, long before early Homo sapiens were doing anything similar.

“Of course they did,” Zilhão said. “Why not?”

The Neanderthal diet was long thought to have been heavy on large game, a conclusion drawn from analyzing nitrogen isotopes in their bone collagen. But a study pub-

lished in Science Advances suggests that the same data could also point to a more varied, omnivorous diet that included insects.

Melanie Beasley, who is a biological anthropologist at Purdue University in Indiana and the study’s lead author, proposed that maggots, which convert lean protein into fat, offered a nutrition-rich, abundant, easily procurable food source when times were tough. She likened munching on fly larvae to eating candy corn (and advised against dwelling on the comparison).

Zilhão said that Neanderthals were likely to have had a flexible diet and adapted their eating habits to the food options found throughout their extensive range, which stretched from Gibraltar to Siberia. The notion of Neanderthals as exclusively hyper-carnivores, he added, was “a dumb, nonsensical proposition.”

The brightest crayon

Archaeologists, led by Francesco d’Errico at the University of Bordeaux in France, analyzed 16 ocher fragments found across Neanderthal sites in Crimea and mainland Ukraine, dating as far back as 100,000 years ago. The study, detailed in Science Advances, highlighted three items that showed clear evidence of having been intentionally shaped and used for drawing. One remarkable discovery was a 2-inch yellow “crayon” from roughly 42,000 years ago, which microscopic analysis showed had been repeatedly sharpened, indicating that it was likely a valued tool. The implement had clearly been modified through grinding and

scraping.

D’Errico argued that the crayon must be attributed to Neanderthals rather than modern humans: It was found in a site known to have been occupied by Neanderthals, and preceded the era when Homo sapiens were widely accepted to have arrived in that area. Researchers called the artifact a crayon, he said, based on its function and specific wear patterns, which strongly confirmed its use for marking a surface, possibly skin or rock. Tiny signs of friction and applied pressure, not just the object’s shape alone, suggested it had been used as an artistic tool.

“Further proof that Neanderthals engaged in the symbolic use of colorants,” said Zilhão, who has frequently collaborated with d’Enrico.

Kissing cousins

The genetic and physiological evidence indicate that Neanderthals and Homo sapiens interbred. Now, research led by Matilda Brindle, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford, suggests that these encounters also likely involved kissing.

The study, published in Evolution and Human Behavior, found that both groups shared specific oral bacteria that diverged long after their evolutionary split, indicating what Brindle called ”prolonged engagement and saliva swapping.”

She and her colleagues maintain that smooching is not a contemporary cultural development but a deeply

rooted primate trait that originated between 21.5 million and 16.9 million years ago. The researchers began by examining the ritual across different ape species. They defined the act prosaically, if not clinically, as “nonaggressive, mouth-to-mouth contact” independent of feeding. “Unfortunately, there are no fossils of gorillas locking lips,” Brindle said.

The team observed platonic kissing (for affection and reconciliation) in chimpanzees and orangutans and sexual kissing (for arousal) in bonobos. “We watched loads of video footage of apes having a snog,” Brindle said. “There was quite a lot about bonobo tonguing going on, and that wasn’t even the worst of it.”

The team then used Bayesian modeling to reconstruct the evolutionary history of kissing. Their hypothesis: Despite the potential risk of spreading pathogens, kissing endured as an evolutionary advantage because it enabled individuals to strengthen social ties and subconsciously assess a potential partner’s health. “We’ve all been there,” Brindle said. “You kiss someone and suddenly realize, ‘Oh, actually, this isn’t going to work.’ It’s a try-before-you-buy situation.”

Canoodling between hominids shouldn’t come as a shock, Zilhão said, given how widespread the behavior is across species. “Monkeys do it, giraffes do it, polar bears do it and — surprise, surprise — Neanderthals did it, too. Amazing. Who would have thought?”

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Bird flu viruses raise mounting concerns among scientists

By APOORVA MANDAVILLI

In the United States, the term bird flu has become synonymous with a particular virus that has devastated poultry and dairy farms over the past few years. But that virus, called H5N1, is not the only form of bird flu in circulation.

Concerned scientists are keeping a close eye on other types, including a fastchanging flu virus called H9N2.

In a study published in November, researchers in Hong Kong showed that over the last decade, this virus has acquired mutations that allow it to spread more efficiently among people and to cause more severe disease.

H9N2 is often discounted as a threat, because it causes only mild symptoms in poultry. But in people, especially children, the virus can cause more severe illness than the seasonal flu.

There have been fewer than 200 reported cases of H9N2 in humans since 1998, but the number has been rising sharply. China reported 29 human cases of H9N2 last year, compared with 11 in 2024.

Those numbers, though, are likely to be underestimates, because many infected people are never tested and the virus may spread undetected, said Dr. Kelvin To, a clinical microbiologist who led the November study.

“If it continues to be widely circulating in poultry, mammals and humans, it may certainly one day evolve into something very serious,” To said.

Researchers like To have long feared that the next pandemic will be caused by a flu virus, and the new report suggests that mutating H9N2 bears watching. But it is not the only one.

H5N1 is “the headline stealer,” said Richard Webby, an influenza expert at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. It has infected poultry and mammals worldwide, leaving behind economic devastation.

But, he added, “some of these other subtypes may have just as much, if not more, capacity for human infection and spread than H5N1.”

In September, health officials in Mexico identified the first human infection of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus called H5N2. The patient was severely ill and

hospitalized, but survived.

And in November, a resident of Washington state died of an infection with another type, H5N5, the first human known to have contracted the virus. H5N5 tends to circulate among birds along the Atlantic coast, so its presence in the West surprised some scientists.

In the United States, H5N1 continues to be the primary threat. The virus is reported to have infected 71 people, killing one, and has affected nearly 185 million commercial, backyard and wild birds since January 2022, when it was detected in wild aquatic birds in the United States.

Since March 2024, when the first dairy cows were found to be infected, H5N1 has also been detected in 1,084 cattle herds in 19 states. The longer H5N1 persists, infecting animals and birds across the country, the greater the chances are that it will evolve the ability to spread efficiently among people.

A study in 2024 suggested that in a laboratory setting, a single mutation could tip H5N1 into a variant capable of causing a pandemic.

Last month, the Agriculture Department announced that the bird flu virus H5N1 was detected in a dairy herd in Wis-

consin for the first time.

It was the third instance of the virus jumping from wildlife to dairy cattle last year; two other spillover events were detected early in the year in Nevada and Arizona. Each new spillover underscores the ongoing threat from the virus’s ability to jump species.

Last year, the Trump administration dismantled biosecurity work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gutted the White House office of pandemic preparedness, and cut support for the surveillance of pandemic threats within the United States and abroad.

With the exception of a few announcements from the Agriculture Department early last year, the administration has not held briefings on the threat posed by bird flu or efforts to prepare for worst-case scenarios.

The Agriculture Department and Secretary Brooke Rollins have spoken about bird flu to the news media and at Cabinet meetings throughout last year, the department said in an emailed statement.

The department’s response to bird flu “is grounded in decades of scientifically validated epidemiological practices and biosecurity protocols,” the statement said.

The Health Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

With funding cuts made in the last year by the Trump administration, many infectious disease experts say the United States is less prepared for a flu pandemic now than it was a year ago.

The number of animal species that H5N1 has been found to infect has increased in the last two years to dozens of mammalian species, from the mundane (raccoons and house cats) to the more exotic (vampire bats, vultures, ostriches and even an arctic fox.)

As the number of host species expands, “you’re setting up a scenario where you’re going to have at least more sporadic human infections,” said Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, director of the Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Clinicians may incorrectly diagnose the symptoms of a novel bird flu infection, making it challenging to respond to an emerging crisis quickly enough, Bhadelia said.

In late 2024, two people, a 13-yearold Canadian girl and a Louisiana resident over 65, became seriously ill with bird flu. The girl was placed on life support because of organ failure, but she eventually recovered. Scientists still do not know how she became infected.

The Louisiana patient, who had underlying health conditions and had interacted with infected backyard birds, died in early January 2025. (The Washington resident died in November of an infection with H5N5 also acquired that virus from backyard flocks.)

For now, the precautions for people remain the same: Do not touch sick or dead birds or other animals; get tested if you have flulike symptoms; and do not consume raw milk or meat or feed them to your pets.

Some experts said they worried about the commingling of bird flu and seasonal flu viruses. When two types of flu viruses infect the same animal, they can exchange genetic material and generate new subtypes.

“The concern there is that H5N1 will pick up some genetic elements from the seasonal flu virus that makes it more able to infect and spread amongst humans,” Webby said. “So it’s clearly a risk, but luckily, we haven’t seen it yet.”

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ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ LABOY, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

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Demandado Civil Núm.: PO2023CV03840. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 10 de octubre de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar marcado con el número ciento veintidós, en el Plano de Inscripción del proyecto denominado La Vega, CRUV guión uno guión nueve, radicado en el Barrio Hato Puerco de Villalba, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de doscientos sesenta y dos punto cincuenta metros cuadrados, colindando por el NORTE, doce punto cincuenta metros, con el Solar número ciento dieciocho; por el SUR, en doce punto cincuenta metros, con la Calle B; por el ESTE, en veintiún metros, con el Solar número ciento veintiuno; y por el OESTE, en veintiún metros, con el Solar número ciento veintitrés. Inscrita en la finca 5,175, inscrita al folio 249 del tomo 145 de Villalba, Regis-

tro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Ponce. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada en este caso, el 4 de agosto de 2025, notificada el 4 de agosto de 2025, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $45,355.23 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 5.40% desde el 1ro de junio de 2018; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $6,840.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 29 DE ENERO DE 2026 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $68,400.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 5 DE FEBRERO DE 2026 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $45,600.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 12 DE FEBRERO DE 2026 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $34,200.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Artículo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada

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se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate.

EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy día 30 de octubre de 2025.

ALGUACIL MANUEL MALDONADO, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE JUAN

ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ

HERNANDEZ T/C/C

ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ

HERNANDEZ T/C/C

ANTONIO JUAN

RODRIGUEZ COLON, COMPUESTA POR CARMEN MARIA

PORRATA OCASIO T/C/C CARMEN MARIA

PORRATA, POR SI; JUAN

ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ MUÑIZ Y MARIA DE LOS ANGELES RODRIGUEZ MUÑIZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES EN LA SUCESION

Demandados

Civil Núm.: PO2022CV02289. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (IN REM). EDICTO ANUNCIANDO PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe, funcionario del Tribunal de la Sala Superior de Ponce, Puerto Rico, por la presente anuncia y hace saber al público en general que en cumplimiento con la Sentencia dictada en este caso con fecha 31 de julio de 2023, y según Orden y Mandamiento del 3 de noviembre de 2025 librado por este honorable Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor, y por dinero en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal con todo título derecho y/o interés de la parte demandada sobre la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar con casa de nueve (9) varas, iguales a siete metros cincuenta y dos centímetros (7.52) por su costado SUR, lindando con la calle del Comercio a la que tiene el frente y con finca de José P. Gil; por la espalda al NORTE, treinta y seis (36) varas, o sea, treinta metros diez centímetros (30.10); por el ESTE, o derecha, lindando con los señores Sauri y Subirá, y treinta (30) varas, equivalentes a veinticinco metros ocho céntimos (25.08); por el OESTE, e izquierda, en colindancia con la finca segregada para José Quesada, formando un área superficial cuadrada de doscientos noventa y siete (297) varas, iguales a doscientos diecinueve metros ochenta y siete centímetros (219.87). Radicada en el Barrio Playa de Ponce, lugar denominado Puerto Viejo sitio de Punta Brava. La casa que está enclavada en dicho solar consta de dos (2) plantas en madera y cemento. La planta alta consta de cuatro (4) dormitorios, sala, comedor, cocina, servicio sanitario arriba. La planta baja consta de ochenta y seis (86) pies de largo por veinte (20) pies de ancho y es utilizada para negocio. FINCA NÚMERO: 7,494, inscrita al folio 102 del tomo 173 de Ponce, sección I de Ponce. Dirección Física: CALLE SALMON #26, PONCE, PR 00731. Se anuncia por medio de este edicto que la

PRIMERA SUBASTA habrá de celebrarse el día 18 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el edificio que ocupa el Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior de Ponce. Siendo ésta la primera subasta que se celebrará en este caso, será el precio mínimo aceptable como oferta en la Primera Subasta, eso es el tipo mínimo pactado en la Escritura de Hipoteca para la propiedad, la suma de $34,000.00. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta primera subasta por dicha suma mínima, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 25 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar antes señalado en la cual el precio mínimo serán dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $22,666.66. De no haber remanente o adjudicación en esta segunda subasta por el tipo mínimo indicado en el párrafo anterior, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en el mismo lugar antes señalado el día 5 DE MARZO DE 2026, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo aceptable como oferta será la mitad (1/2) del precio mínimo pactado en la escritura de hipoteca, la suma de $17,000.00. Si se declare desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, si el tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta es mayor. El Honorable Tribunal dictó Sentencia In Rem, declarando Con Lugar la demanda al incumplir la parte demandada con los términos del contrato hipotecario y ordenando la venta en pública subasta del inmueble antes descrito. A tenor con la Regla 51.3 (b) de Procedimiento Civil y el Artículo 99 de la Ley 210-2015, conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmobiliaria del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”, el tribunal ordenó que el Alguacil de este Tribunal luego de haberse efectuado la correspondiente publicación de edictos en un periódico de circulación general, proceda a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor la propiedad descrita en las Determinaciones de Hechos de la Sentencia y que del producto de dicha venta, proceda a pagar en primer término los gastos del Alguacil, en segundo término las costas y honorarios de abogados según concedidos en esta sentencia,

en tercer término los intereses acumulados por esta sentencia, en cuarto término los recargos acumulados, en quinto cualquier suma antes indicada como sobregiro en la cuenta de reserva y en sexto término hasta la suma de $49,905.63, para cubrir el principal pendiente de pago más los intereses acumulados hasta el día de la Venta Judicial, disponiéndose que si quedare algún remanente luego de pagarse las sumas antes mencionadas el mismo deberá ser depositado en la Secretaría del Tribunal para ser entregado a los demandados previa solicitud y orden del Tribunal. Se dispone que una vez celebrada la subasta y vendido el inmueble relacionado, el alguacil pondrá en posesión judicial a los nuevos dueños dentro del término de veinte (20) días a partir de la celebración de la Subasta. Si transcurren los referidos veinte (20) días, el tribunal podrá ordenar, sin necesidad de ulterior procedimiento, que se lleve a efecto el desalojo o lanzamiento del ocupante u ocupantes de la finca o de todos los que por orden o tolerancia del demandado/deudor la ocupen. El Alguacil de este Tribunal efectuará el lanzamiento de los ocupantes de ser necesario. Si la subasta es adjudicada a un tercero y luego se deja sin efecto, el tercero a favor de quién se adjudicó la subasta solo tendrá derecho a la devolución del monto consignado más no tendrá derecho a entablar recurso o reclamo adicional alguno (judicial o extrajudicial) contra el demandante y/o el acreedor y/o inversionista, dueño pagaré y/o su abogado. Si se anula la venta, el comprador tendrá derecho a la devolución del depósito de la venta judicial menos los honorarios y costos incurridos en el proceso de venta judicial. No tendrá ningún otro recurso contra el acreedor hipotecario ejecutante ni la representación legal de éste. Por la presente, también se notifica e informa a Banco Popular de Puerto Rico por éstos contar con dos hipotecas a su favor. La primera por la suma de $13,000.00, intereses al 10.45% anual y a vencer el (no expresa), según consta de la escritura #7, otorgada en Ponce, el 25 de febrero de 2002, ante la Notario María M. Del Valle Armstrong, inscrito al folio 191 del tomo 1959 de Ponce, finca #7,494, inscripción 17ma. La segunda por la suma de $14,000.00, intereses al 7.70% anual y a vencer en 30 años, según consta de la escritura #36, otorgada en Ponce, el 28 de septiembre de 2006, ante la Notario Rosalba Fourquet López, inscrito al folio 63 vuelto

del tomo 2053 de Ponce, finca #7,494, inscripción 20ma. También, se notifica e informa a Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, personas desconocidas que puedan tener derechos en la propiedad o título objeto de este edicto. La Venta en Pública Subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga y gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la Primera, Segunda y Tercera Subasta, si eso fuera necesario, a los efectos de cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha Subasta. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante horas laborables y para la concurrencia de los licitadores expido el presente Edicto que se publicará en un periódico de circulación diaria en toda la Isla de Puerto Rico por espacio dos (2) semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana y se fijará, además, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Alcaldía y la Colecturía de Rentas Internas del Municipio donde se celebrará la Subasta y en la Colecturía más cercana del lugar de la residencia de la parte demandada. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente que firmo y sello, hoy día 17 de noviembre de 2025. MANUEL MALDONADO, ALGUACIL, SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE.

LEGAL NOTICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Plaintiff V. ANGEL MANUEL PONCE

ROSA A/K/A ANGEL

MANUEL PONCE A/K/A

ANGEL M. PONCE ROSA

A/K/A ANGEL PONCE

ROSA A/K/A ANGEL M. PONCE A/K/A ANGEL PONCE

Defendants

Civil No.: 19-2127. (GAG). FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE - IN REM. NOTICE OF SALE. To: ANGEL MANUEL

PONCE ROSA A/K/A

ANGEL MANUEL PONCE A/K/A ANGEL M. PONCE ROSA A/K/A ANGEL PONCE ROSA A/K/A ANGEL M. PONCE A/K/A ANGEL PONCE.

WHEREAS: Judgment in favor of the United States of America for the principal aggregate amounts: a) On the $270,000.00 Note: The sum of $269,714.69, of principal; The sum of $91,385.79, of interest accrued as of March 23, 2023, and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily rate of $24.9394; Plus, insurance premium, taxes, advances, late charges, costs, court costs expenses, disbursements and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. b) On the $100,000.00 Note: The sum of $99,383.11, of principal; The sum of $13,236.35, of interest accrued as of March 23, 2023, and thereafter until its full and total payment, which interest amount increases at the daily rate of $3.7439; Plus, insurance premium, taxes, advances, late charges, costs, court costs expenses, disbursements and attorney’s fees guaranteed under the mortgage obligation. 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 properties will be sold at public auction: RUSTICA: Parcela de terreno radicada en el Barrio Cibuco del término municipal de Corozal, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de QUINCE CUERDAS CON MIL TRESCIENTOS VEINTISEIS DIEZMILESIMAS DE OTRA CUERDA (15.1326 CDAS.), equivalentes a cincuenta y nueve mil cuatrocientos setenta y siete metros cuadrados con mil cuarenta y ocho diez milésimas de otro metro cuadrado (59,477.1048 M.C.), y; en lindes, por el NORTE, con el predio segregado; por el SUR, con César Pérez; por el ESTE, con Sucesión Ezequiel Irene, y; por el OESTE, con Antonio León. Property 3,895, recorded at page 106 of volume 316 of Corozal, Property Registry of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. WHEREAS: Property is subject to the following liens: Senior

Liens: a) None. Junior Liens: a) Notice of Lis Pendens dated December 12, 2019, issued by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, in the civil case number 19-02127, by United States of América, versus Angel Manuel Ponce Rosa, also known as Angel Manuel Ponce, Angel M. Ponce Rosa, as Angel Ponce Rosa and as Angel Ponce, for monies owed and foreclosure of mortgage, in the amount of $435,313.02, plus interest and other amounts, or the sale of the property at public auction, annotated on December 12, 2019, at Karibe volume of Corozal, property number 3,895, Annotation A. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on FEBRUARY 27, 2026 AT 9:00 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $370,000.00. 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 MARCH 6, 2026, AT 9:00 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, $246,666.66. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD AUCTION will be held on MARCH 13, 2026 AT 9:00 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is half the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively, $185,000.00. 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 23 day of De-

cember, 2025. MICHEL A. RACHID FOURNIER, SPECIAL MASTER.

LEGAL NOTICE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Plaintiff V. MARIA DE LOS ANGELES

RAMIREZ VARGAS, ELI ANTONIO RAMIREZ VARGAS, IVETTE ROSARIO RAMIREZ

VARGAS, OSCAR ALBERTO RAMIREZ VARGAS AND JANINE DE LOURDES RAMIREZ VARGAS, AS KNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ELI ANTONIO

RAMIREZ MIRANDA A/K/A ELIA NATONIO RAMIREZ MIRANDA AND THE ESTATE OF MARIA DE LOS ANGELES VARGAS

VALES A/K/A MARIA DE LOS ANGELES VARGAS; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SAID ESTATES Defendants Civil No.: 24-01491. (FAB). FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE (IN REM). NOTICE OF SALE. To: MARIA DE LOS ANGELES RAMIREZ VARGAS, ELI ANTONIO

RAMIREZ VARGAS, IVETTE ROSARIO

RAMIREZ VARGAS, OSCAR ALBERTO

RAMIREZ VARGAS AND JANINE DE LOURDES

RAMIREZ VARGAS, AS KNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ELI ANTONIO

RAMIREZ MIRANDA A/K/A ELIA NATONIO

RAMIREZ MIRANDA AND THE ESTATE OF MARIA DE LOS ANGELES VARGAS VALES A/K/A MARIA DE LOS ANGELES VARGAS; JOHN DOE AND RICHARD ROE AND ANY OTHER PARTY WITH INTEREST OVER THE PROPERTY MENTIONED BELOW. WHEREAS: Judgment in favor of the United States of America for the principal aggregate amounts: a) On the $352,500.00 Note: 1. The agreements are due in full, with a balance of $289,173.10, as to May 16, 2024, including a principal of $132,856.19, and accrued interests of 8.860% apr; $72.76 per diem, plus additional charges of $35.00 per month,

Mortgage Insurance Premium and Taxes. Said amounts will continue increasing until its full satisfaction. However, plaintiff reaffirms that instant action is presented as an In rem cause of action. 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 properties will be sold at public auction: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número ochocientos cincuenta y nueve con el bloque M veintisiete el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Luis Muñoz Rivera, radicado en el Barrio Los Frailes del término municipal de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de trescientos cincuenta metros cuadrados y colinda: por el NORTE, en catorce metros con el solar ochocientos treinta y tres; por el SUR, en catorce metros con la calle quince; por el ESTE, en veinticinco metros con solar ochocientos cincuenta y ocho; y por el OESTE, en veinticinco metros con solar ochocientos sesenta. Enclava una casa de hormigón reforzado de una sola planta. PROPERTY NO. 10,433, recorded at page 71 of volume 132 of Guaynabo, Property Registry of Puerto Rico, Section of Guaynabo. WHEREAS: Property is subject to the following liens: Senior Liens: a) None. Junior Liens: a) Reverse Mortgage securing a note in favor of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or its order, in the original principal amount of $352,500.00, plus 3.501% annual interest, due on October 1, 2085, pursuant to deed number 270, issued in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on September 16, 2009, before notary Héctor L. Torres Vilá, and recorded at page 196 of volume 1,438 of Guaynabo, property number 10,433, 12th and last inscription. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE for property shall be held on FEBRUARY 27, 2026, AT 9:30 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $352,500.00. 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 MARCH 6, 2026, AT 9:30 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, $235,000.00. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD AUCTION will be held on MARCH 13, 2026, AT 9:30 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is

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half the minimum bid for the first public sale as to both mortgages respectively, $176,250.00. 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 San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 23 day of December, 2025. MICHEL A. RACHID FOURNIER, SPECIAL MASTER.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. TERESA GNASSO LABOV

Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00399. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 10 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional:

Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-205 and includes the right to use such unit during the 4 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 4 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A205, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 18,285 inscrita al folio móvil 1 del tomo 105 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $11,239.20 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A 205, semana 4. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a la 1:20 p.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los prefe-

rentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA. HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. HENRY JUNIUS UNDERWOOD JR; JANET JOHNSON UNDERWOOD t/c/c JANET JOHNSON Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2025CV00006. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribu-

nal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 10 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Horizontal: Apartamento: A-403. CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. Unit Week 13, VACATION CLUB RIGHT corresponding to unit A-403, of HACIENDA DEL MAR, Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-403, and includes the right to use such unit during the 13, week of each year until December 31 of the Year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 13, Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-403, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the HACIENDAS DEL MAR, VACATION CLUB REGIME and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first come first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the Facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional

Haciendas del Mar, inscrito al folio 70, del tomo 232 de Vega Alta; Finca número 12645. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 16,538 inscrita al folio 1 del tomo de la hoja móvil 93 de Vega Alta, inscripción primera en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $5,457.41 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A-403 semana 13. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a la 1:10 p.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto

de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida.

Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. FRAN BASH; IRA BASH; y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00764. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 10 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-505 WEEK 51. Cabida: 101.45 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-505 and includes the right to use such unit during the 51 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 51 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A505, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the

Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13445 inscrita al folio móvil 1 del tomo 54 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $19,565.90 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A505, semana 51. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a la 1:00 p.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el

presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026.

ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA. HACIENDA DEL MAR

OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. JEANNE FURBEE JONES

Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV01083.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO.

AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ

COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 9 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: VACATION CLUB RIGHT: Unit week 7th. Vacation Club Right corresponding to Unit A-601 of Hacienda del Mar, Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-601 and includes the right to use such unit during the 7th. week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12.00 noon on the 7th. Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week,

coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-601, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 14,361 inscrita al folio 1 móvil del tomo 67 de Vega Alta, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $12,618.96por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A-601 semana 7. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 11:50 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedi-

miento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026.

ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. JOSEPH

RAYMOND SPRINGER

Demandado

CIVIL NÚM.: VB2025CV00049. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ

COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 4 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-702 SEMANA 32. Cabida: 101.42

Metros Cuadrados. Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-702 SEMANA 32. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. Vacation club right: Unit week 32 Vacation Club Right corresponding to unit A702 of Hacienda del Mar, vacation club regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned unit A-702 and the right to use such unit during the 32 week of each year until December 31 of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 32 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in unit A-702, the use of the said unit during the described tine interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the simple prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation club regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation club, may use the unit to the with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this vacation club regime and in such other affiliated resorts as more fully described in the deed do dedication of Hacienda del Mar a vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. The vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 20911 inscrita en virtud de la escritura número 42 otorgada en Cataño a 1 de marzo de 2011 ante el Notario Público Ian Marini Biaggi, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $11,033.33 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A702 semana 32. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 11:40 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en

el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA. HACIENDA DEL MAR

OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. TANYA FLETCHER

Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV01090.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 4 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: VACATION CLUB RIGHT: Unit week 41. Vacation Club Right corresponding to Unit A-603 of Hacienda del Mar, Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-603 and includes the right to use such unit during the 41 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12.00 noon on the 41 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-603, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 17,855 inscrita al folio 1 móvil del tomo 100 de Vega Alta, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad:

$7,519.47 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A603, semana 41. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 11:30 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida.

Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN. HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante v. MIGUEL ANGEL LÓPEZ TORRES; ELBA COSME MARRERO; Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: BY2025CV01395. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 4 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Vacation Club Right: unit week (29TH) Vacation Club Right corresponding to unit A-401 of HACIENDA DEL MAR., Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific Vacation Club Right is coupled with a special property right to the Unit A-401 and includes the right to use such unit during the first (29TH) week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the FIRST (29TH) Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club or a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-401, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in the resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such

other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the Facilities and common expenses of vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13184 inscrita al folio 66 del tomo 241 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $10,707.44 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A401, semana 29. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 11:20 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares

públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’

ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. FRAN BASH; IRA BASH; y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00696.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA/ Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 4 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-505 WEEK 52. Cabida: 101.45 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-505 and includes the right to use such unit during the 52th week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 52th Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-505, the use of the said unit during

the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 110 del tomo 232 de Vega Alta finca 12,653. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13446 inscrita al folio móvil 1 del tomo 54 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $17,918.23 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A505 semana 52. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 11:10 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los

autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA. HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante v. DESMOND ALLEN CLARKE Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV01082. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 4 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: VACATION

CLUB RIGHT: Unit week 50. Vacation Club Right corresponding to Unit A-506 of Hacienda del Mar, Vacation Club Regime,

located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-506 and includes the right to use such unit during the 50 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12.00 noon on the 50 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-506, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 16,855 inscrita al folio 1 móvil del tomo 95 de Vega Alta, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar

Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $19,082.25 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A-506 semana 50. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 11:00 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabili-

dad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

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HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante v. JOSEPH ELMER SHIRK JR., CAROLYN SHIRK y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00947. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en

el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Horizontal: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento: B-707 SEMANA 25. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento: B-707 SEMANA 25. Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-707, and includes the right to use such unit during the 25 week of each year until December 31 of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 25 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 pm of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B-707, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the HACIENDA DEL MAR, VACATION CLUB REGIME and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such owner affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the Vacation Club Regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 20739 inscrita al folio móvil del tomo KARIBE de Vega Alta, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $18,828.56 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B707 semana 25. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará

el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 10:50 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.INC.

Demandante v. HAYNES FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC

Demandado

CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00946.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO.

AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ

COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL

HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-703 WEEK 42. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-703 and includes the right to use such unit during the 42 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 42 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A703, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número

17091 inscrita en la Escritura Pública número 125 otorgada en Cataño a 26 de julio de 2013 ante el Notario Público Ian Marini Biaggi, inscrito en Sistema Karibe, según inscripción 3ra. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $11,721.12 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A703 semana 42. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 10:40 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo

a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante v.

JILL NADINE BEARD, KENNETH AARON BEARD y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00843. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A-604 WEEK 4. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-604 and includes the right to use such unit during the 4th week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 4th Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A604, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas

del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 135 del tomo 232 de Vega Alta finca 12658. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 16607 inscrita en virtud de la escritura número 326 otorgada en San Juan a 22 de marzo de 2002 ante el Notario Público Frances R. Ramírez Sánchez, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $15,442.26 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A604 semana 4. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 10:30 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona

que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. TERESA GNASSO LABOV

Demandado

CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00846. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: B-309 SEMANA 2. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-309 and includes the right to use such unit during the 2 week of each year until

December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 2 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B309, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 76 del tomo 257 de Vega Alta finca 14145. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 18,576 inscrita al folio 117 del tomo 301 de Vega Alta, inscripción 2da en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $13,130.72 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B-309 semana 2. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 10:20 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda

subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026.

ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL

SUPERIOR

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR

OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. JULIANNE FOLEY

Demandado

CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00875. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo

título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: B 310 WEEK 10. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-310 and includes the right to use such unit during the 10th week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 10th Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B-310, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 76 del tomo 259 de Vega Alta finca 14145. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 16454 inscrita al folio móvil 1 del tomo 92 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $15,251.11 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B310 semana 10. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 10:10 a.m. La subasta de

dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida.

Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026.

ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL

SUPERIOR

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA. HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. EDGARDO LUIS TORRES

ORTIZ; ANA MARITZA CRUZ RODRIGUEZ y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS DEMANDADA

Demandado

CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00877. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: B-407 SEMANA 41. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-407 and includes the right to use such unit during the 41 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 41 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B-407, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132%

in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 96 del tomo 257 de Vega Alta finca 14149. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 15070 inscrita al folio móvil 1 del tomo 78 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $13,015.66 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B407 semana 41. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 10:00 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la co-

mandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA. HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. DONALD JOHN DYMER, SUZANNE

KAYE DYMER Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS DEMANDADOS

Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00554.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: B-312 SEMANA 13. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-312 and includes the right to use such unit during the 13th week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 13th Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B-312, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of

certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 1.2194% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 91 del tomo 257 de Vega Alta finca 14149. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 17,088 inscrita al folio móvil tomo 98 de Vega Alta, inscripción 3ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $17,880.48 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B-312 semana 13. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 9:50 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de

Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante v. CHARLES COSIMO AQUILINA t/c/c/ CHARLES AQUILINA, KATHLEEN SARA AQUILINA t/c/c/ KATHLEEN AQUILINA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS DEMANDADOS Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00553. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Pro-

piedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: B-307 WEEK 49. Cabida: 101.45 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit B-307 and includes the right to use such unit during the 49 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 49 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit B307, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 14,978 inscrita al folio 3791 del tomo 332 de Vega Alta, inscripción 5ta en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $13,291.52 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad B-307 semana 49. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 9:40 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta,

siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante v. RICHARD ANTHONY MADDAS Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00535.

SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público

HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO

CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta.

Apartamento Multivacacional: A 403 WEEK 47. Cabida: 101.42

Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-403 and includes the right to use such unit during the 47 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 47 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A403, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13,073 inscrita al folio 2918 del tomo 332 de Vega Alta, inscripción 3ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $10,068.32

por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A403, semana 47. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 9:30 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026.

ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA. HACIENDA DEL MAR

OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. SERGIO GARCÍA QUIRÓS; EQUIS AMÉRICA CASTILLO

ZEITHUM T/C/C/ EQUIS AMÉRICA GARCÍA y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00694. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A 503 WEEK 33. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-503 and includes the right to use such unit during the 33 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 33 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A503, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this va-

cation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa de la finca 12651; inscrita al folio 100 del tomo 232 de Vega Alta. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13362 inscrita al folio móvil 1 del tomo 53 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $14,973.02 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A503 semana 33. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 9:20 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por

espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. ANGEL RAFAEL APONTE GUTIERREZ; y MINERVA APONTE GUTIERREZ

Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00530. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 3 de diciembre de 2025 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Propiedad Multivacacional: CONDOMINIO CLUB VACACIONAL HACIENDA DEL MAR de Vega Alta. Apartamento Multivacacional: A 402 WEEK 45. Cabida: 101.42 Metros Cuadrados. This specific vacation club right is coupled with a special property right to the above mentioned Unit A-402 and includes the right to use such unit during the 45 week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the 45 Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club o a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit 45, the use

of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the facilities and common expenses of the vacation club regime. Se separa del Régimen Vacacional Haciendas del Mar, inscrita al folio 65 del tomo 232 de Vega Alta finca 12,644. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13223 inscrita al folio móvil 1 del tomo 51 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $13,769.17 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A402, semana 45. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 9:10 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondien-

tes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR/ LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA.

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante v. ISMAEL VINCENTY PEREZ, ALICIA MEDINA RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandado CIVIL NÚM.: CA2024CV03370. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. Yo, ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, Alguacil del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de Vega Baja, al Público HAGO SABER: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que se me libró con fecha de 1 de diciembre de 2025, por la Secretaría de este Tribunal en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor con dinero en efectivo, cheque de gerente o letra bancaria con similar garantía, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada de epígrafe sobre la siguiente propiedad inmueble perteneciente a la parte demandada, la cual se describe a continuación: Vacation Club

Right: unit week (25) Vacation Club Right corresponding to unit A702 of HACIENDA DEL MAR., Vacation Club Regime, located in the Sabana Ward of the Municipality of Vega Alta. This specific Vacation Club Right is coupled with a special property right to the Unit A-702 and includes the right to use such unit during the first (25) week of each year until December 31, of the year 2070, such week commencing at 12:00 noon on the FIRST (25) Saturday of each calendar year and ending at 12:00 noon of the same day of the following week, coupled with the membership in the Hyatt Vacation Club or a successor club. Notwithstanding this specific vacation club right allocation of a right to use a specific week in Unit A-702, the use of the said unit during the described time interval is subject to the exercise by the owner of certain priority rights during a fixed period of the time prior to the commencement of said interval. In the absence of such exercise, other owners of vacation club rights in the Haciendas del Mar, Vacation Club Regime and other owners of timeshare or vacation club rights in the resorts throughout the world affiliated to the Hyatt Vacation Club, may use the unit to with this vacation right pertains during the above described interval on a first come, first serve reservation basis, and the owner of this vacation club right may use units of this Vacation Club Regime and in such other affiliated resorts, as more fully described in the Deed of Dedication of hacienda del Mar, a Vacation Club Regime to the vacation club regime. This vacation club right has been assigned a share of 1/52 of 2.63132% in the Facilities and common expenses of vacation club regime. Esta descripción de la propiedad corresponde a la finca número 13729 inscrita al folio móvil 91 del tomo 250 de Vega Alta, inscripción 1ra en el Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección III. La venta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a Hacienda del Mar Owners’ Association, Inc., el importe de la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por la siguiente cantidad: $14,066.05 por concepto de cuotas de mantenimiento de la unidad A702 semana 25. La fecha y hora de la subasta es como sigue: SUBASTA: Se celebrará el día 29 de enero de 2026, a las 9:00 a.m. La subasta de dicha propiedad se llevará a efecto en mi oficina situada en el local que ocupa este Tribunal en el Centro Judicial de Vega Baja, advirtiéndose que el que obtuviere la buena pro de dicha propiedad consignará en el acto del remate el importe de su oferta en moneda legal, en adición a los gastos de la

subasta, siendo éste el mejor postor. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante el título del inmueble y las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistiendo, entendiéndose que el remanente los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de estos sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remanente. Si se declara desierta la subasta se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse al demandante la finca dentro de los veinte (20) días siguientes, si así lo estimare conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Vega Baja. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda persona que tenga interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, si alguna, y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general el presente aviso se publicará en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, dos (2) veces por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones. Se fijará, además, por espacio de dos (2) semanas mediante avisos por escrito visiblemente colocados en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde ha de celebrarse la subasta, estos lugares son, por ejemplo: la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la comandancia de la Policía más cercana al Tribunal de Vega Baja. Se notificará a la parte demandada copia del edicto de subasta mediante correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. Expido el presente aviso bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal de Vega Baja. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 9 de enero de 2026. ALG. FREDDY OMAR RODRIGUEZ COLLAZO, ALGUACIL SUPERIOR. ***

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Oriental Bank Parte Demandante vs. Sucesión de Gregorio Hernández Concepción, compuesta por: Esther Lay, Gregorio Hernández Jiménez, Carlos Hernández Jiménez, Jorge Hernández Jiménez e Isabel Marie Hernández Jiménez; y John Doe y Richard Doe, como posibles

herederos desconocidos de Gregorio Hernández Concepción

Parte Demandada CIVIL NÚM.: SJ2023CV00166 (604). SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU. EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR. SS. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, MARIA DE LOURDES LOPEZ MOREIRA, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, a la parte demandada y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 20 de noviembre de 2025, y para satisfacer la Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos fechada 8 de agosto de 2025, notificada el 11 de agosto de 2025 y publicada mediante edicto el 19 de agosto de 2025, procederé a vender el día 9 de FEBRERO de 2026, a las 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque certificado y/o giro postal, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Propiedad Horizontal: Apartamento número trece cero cuatro (1304). Apartamento residencial de forma irregular, localizado en el décimo tercer (13er) nivel del Edificio del Condominio Viewpoint, localizado en la Carretera Alejandrino, del Barrio Monacillos del término municipal de Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. El área aproximada del apartamento es de mil quinientos cincuenta y uno punto cero cero (1,551.00) pies cuadrados, equivalentes a ciento cuarenta y cuatro punto cero cero (144.00) metros cuadrados. Son sus linderos: por el NORTE, en una distancia de cuarenta y cuatro pies con ocho pulgadas (44’8”) con el apartamento número trece cero uno (1301); por el SUR, en una distancia de cuarenta y cuatro pies con ocho pulgadas (44’8”), con espacio común aéreo; por el ESTE, en una distancia de setenta pies con cuatro pulgadas (60’4”), con el apartamento número trece cero tres (1303); y por el OESTE, en una distancia de sesenta pies con cuatro pulgadas (60’4”), con espacio común aéreo. La puerta de entrada de este apartamento está situada en el lindero Este del apartamento. Consta de: una sala-comedor, una cocina con su alacena, un balcón, pasillo principal o recibidor en el cual está localizados dos (2) cuartos con sus respectivos closets, un baño, un linen closet, un laundry closet y un dormitorio princi-

pal con su baño, vanity y walk in closet. Le corresponde a este apartamento como elemento común limitado un espacio de estacionamiento para dos (2) vehículos de motor, localizados uno detrás del otro en el Primer nivel del estacionamiento, identificado con el número del apartamento. Este apartamento tiene una participación de uno punto uno nueve cero cuatro dos uno cuatro (1.1904214%) en los elementos comunes del Condominio. Inscrita al Folio 6 del Tomo 959 de Monacillos, Registro Inmobiliario Digital del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Sección III de San Juan, Finca Número 26,468. Dirección Física: Apt. 1304 Cond. View Point, San Juan, PR 00969. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, o sea, la suma principal de $212,583.71 más intereses al tipo convenido y demás términos y condiciones, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan. La primera subasta se llevará a cabo el día 9 de FEBRERO de 2026, a las 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de $271,500.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta, se celebrará una segunda subasta, el día 17 de FEBRERO de 2026, a las 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $181,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una tercera subasta, el 24 de FEBRERO de 2026, a las 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $135,750.00. A la propiedad no le afectan gravámenes preferentes. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen (a ejecutarse): Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Scotiabank de Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $271,500.00, con intereses al 4.000% anual, vencedero el día 1 de mayo de 2042, constituida mediante la escritura número 119, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 30 de abril de 2012, ante el notario José Rubén Vélez Marrero, e inscrita al folio 7 del tomo 959 de Monacillos, finca número 26,468, inscripción 5ta. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen posterior: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 11 de enero de 2023, expedido en el Centro Judicial de San Juan, en el Caso Civil número SJ2023CV00166, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, seguido por

Oriental Bank, contra Gregorio Hernández Concepción, por la suma de $212,583.71, más intereses y otras sumas, anotado el día 17 de enero de 2023, al tomo Karibe de Monacillos, finca número 26,468, Anotación B. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el termino de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 7 de ENERO de 2026. Maria De Lourdes Lopez Moreira, Alguacil Auxiliar.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE FAMILIA Y MENO-

RES DE CAGUAS SAMUEL FALCÓN PADILLA

Demandante V. DEPARTAMENTO DE LA FAMILIA DE PUERTO RICO; ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO POR CONDUCTO DEL SECRETARIO DE JUSTICIA; JOHN DOE

Demandados Civil Núm.: AB2025RF00071. Sobre: CUSTODIA CON FACULTADES TUTELARES, PRIVACIÓN DE PATRIA POTESTAD Y NOMBRAMIENTO DE TUTOR. Sala: 601. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. SR. JOHN DOE.

Por la presente se le notifica que la demandante del caso de epígrafe ha presentado ante este Tribunal Demanda de Custodia Suspensión o Privación de Patria Potestad y nombramiento de tutor. Representa a la parte peticionaria la abogada cuyo nombre y dirección se consigna de inmediato: Lcda. Mónica Eunice Burgos Bermúdez RUA: 19399 CALLE CARAZO #42 OFICINA 1-A (BAJOS) GUAYNABO, P.R. 00969 TEL. (787) 789-1198 / 939-266-2801

Email: monicaburgosbermudez@ gmail.com

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30)días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá

conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. En Caguas, P.R. a 22 de diciembre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SHEILA ROLDÁN RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SANTA ISABEL EN JUANA DÍAZ COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE SAN BLAS DE ILLESCAS Demandante Vs MANUEL RIVERA LATORRE Demandado Civil Número: SI2025CV00137. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.

A: MANUEL

RIVERA LATORRE. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribubal podrá conceder

se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañando(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda.

Lemuel Negrón Colón Abogado de la parte demandante PO Box 801478

Coto Laurel PR 00780-1478 Tel. (787) 840-6719

Email: lemuel.law@gmail.com

Expedido bajo la firma y sello de este Tribunal en Ponce, Puerto Rico a 8 de enero de 2026. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. WALNERY MARIE SANTIAGO FRANCO, 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 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC

Demandante V. SUCESION ANGEL LUIS RIVERA GOMEZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CA2024CV02337. (Civil: 408). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. FRANCES L. ASENCIO GUIDOFRANCES.ASENCIO@GMLAW.COM.

A: ANGEL LUIS RIVERA BÁEZ, ANGEL ALEXIS

RIVERA BAEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 de enero de 2026, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos

DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO

de este caso, con fecha de 12 de enero de 2026. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 12 de enero de 2026. Kanelly Zayas Robles, Secretaria. Keila García Solís, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

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

YANERIS AYALA

GONZÁLEZ POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE SU HIJO MENOR DE EDAD L.A.A.

Parte Demandante Vs. JOSÉ DANIEL

JIMÉNEZ LIRIANO

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025RF01533. (702). Sobre: FILIACIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: JOSÉ DANIEL

JIMÉNEZ LIRIANOURB. ALTURAS DE RÍO GRANDE, CALLE 13 M-583, RÍO GRANDE, PR 00745 O SEA, LA PARTE DEMANDADA ARRIBA MENCIONADA. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere que conteste la Demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, radicando el original de su contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente y notificando copia a la abogada de la parte demandante, Lcda. Yamileé Sepúlveda Arroyo de Servicios Legales de Puerto Rico, Inc. al Apartado Postal 21370, San Juan, P.R. 00928-1370, con número de teléfono (787)7654525. Se le apercibe que, de no hacerlo, se le anotará la Rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMAy el sello de este Tribunal en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy 22 de diciembre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LUZ S. ORTIZ LÓPEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.

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

FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. ABIGAIL VALENTN CORDERO

Demandados

Civil Núm.: AG2025CV01797. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE

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

A: ABIGAIL VALENTIN

CORDERO - CARR 446 KM 16.6, BO LLANADA

ISABELA PR 00662; 127D RUTA 4, ISABELA PR 00662.

De: FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO.

Se le emplaza y requiere que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre Incumplimiento de Contrato y Cobro de Dinero en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene al demandado a pagar al 18 de septiembre de 2025, por la tarjeta de crédito xxxx-xx-xxxx-0942 la cantidad de $5,703.78, más una suma equivalente al 10% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados y al 21 de agosto de 2025 por el préstamo personal xxxx-xx-xxxx-1280 la cantidad en perdida de $20,355.76, más los intereses acumulados y los que se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más una suma equivalente al 10% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogado según pactado. se solicita la ejecución de la sentencia que en su día se dicte sobre cualesquiera otros bienes del demandado. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle.

Lcdo. José Antonio Lamas Burgos Número del Tribunal Supremo 16,882 Po Box 0194089, San Juan PR 00919 Teléfono: (787) 296-9500 Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw. com

EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 9 de enero de 2026. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NILDA TORRES ACEVEDO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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

VAPR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Parte Demandante Vs. SATURNINO JR MEDINA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV11300. Sala: 604. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: SATURNINO JR MEDINA.

Queda emplazado y notificado de que en este Tribunal se ha radicado una Demanda de cobro de en su contra. Se les notifica que deberán 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. poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal Superior de Puerto Rico, Sala de San Juan y enviando copia a la parte demandante: Lcda. Adela Surillo Gutiérrez RUA Núm. 5358

Bufete Collazo & Surillo, LLC. P.O. Box 11550

San Juan, P.R. 00922-1550

Tel. (787) 625-9999

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Se les apercibe y notifica que si no contestan la demanda radicada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citárseles, ni oírseles. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, a 8 de enero de 2026. Griselda Rodríguez Collado, Secretaria Regional. Mariela O. Vizcarrondo Rosado, Secretaria De Servicios A Sala.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

DANIEL RAFAEL DOMINGUEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SU ESPOSA, CARMEN EVA IRIZARRY RAMÍREZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES

Demandante V. SANTANDER MORTGAGE CORPORATION ahora FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO; FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS DEL PAGARÉ

Demandado(s) Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV11263. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO

POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. Finca dos mil noventa y cuatro (2094), inscrita al folio setenta y nueve (79) del tomo seiscientos cincuenta y cinco (655), del Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Tercera (III) de San Juan. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante Lcda. Ana J. Bobonis Zequeira, a su dirección: Fernández Chiqués LLC PO Box 9749, San Juan, PR 00908, Tel. (787) 722-3040. 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. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023).

Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se exime a la parte demandante de enviar por correo certificado a Fulano de Tal y Fulana de Tal copia del Emplazamiento y la Demanda presentada dentro del término de diez (10) días de esta publicación por desconocer las direcciones de los mismos. EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DE ESTE TRIBUNAL. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 7 de enero de 2026. SRA. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ENID DÍAZ RÍOS, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN CARMEN IRIS FERNANDEZ ALVAREZ

T/C/C CARMEN I. GOLSON

Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DIVINA MONSERRATE RAMOS ÁLVAREZ COMPUESTA POR CARMEN CECILIA FIGUEROA RAMOS Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SJ2022CV11238. (Salón: 803 CIVL). Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEANNETTE R. MARTÍNEZCAÑAVATE MACKENZIE - LIC_ MARTINEZC@HOTMAIL.COM. JUAN JOSÉ CHARANA AGUDOJUAN@CHARANALAW.COM. A: FERNANDO LUIS

RAMOS SERRANO; IVELISSE RAMOS SERRANO; JANISSE RAMOS SERRANO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de noviembre 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 16 de diciembre de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 16 de diciembre de 2025. Griselda Rodríguez Collado, Secretaria. Karolyn Rivera Navarro, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE OROCOVIS WILLIAM TORRES

RIVERA Y ELIZABETH LÓPEZ RIVERA

Demandante Vs SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ MONSERRATE

ARROYO CASTELLANO Y SUCESIÓN DE ANA CASTELLANO RIVERA COMPUESTAS POR HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS, SE INCLUYEN A JOHN DOE Y LUCY DOE, COMO CUALQUIER PERSONA NATURAL O JURÍDICA QUE PUEDA TENER ALGÚN INTERÉS EN LA ACCIÓN CIVIL

Demandados Civil Núm.: OR2025CV00289. Sobre: ACCIÓN DECLARATORIA DE USUCAPIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO. A: SUCESIÓN DE JOSÉ MONSERRATE

ARROYO CASTELLANO Y ELIZABETH LÓPEZ RIVERA, COMPUESTAS POR HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS, JOHN DOE Y LUCY DOE, O SUS SUCESORES, ANTERIORES DUEÑOS Y A CUALQUIER OTRA PERSONA NATURAL O JURÍDICA CON INTERÉS. SE NOTIFICA A USTEDES que se ha presentado en este Tribunal el caso de epígrafe para justificar e inscribir a favor de la parte promovente el dominio que tiene sobre la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: BARRIO COLLORES de Orocovis. Cabida: 19.25 Cuerdas. Linderos: Norte, Ceferino Rosario. Sur, Gabriel Arroyo. Este, Río Matrullas. Oeste, Valentín Burgos. Enclava dos casas en madera y techo de zinc. Consta inscrita al Folio 23 del Tomo 41 de Orocovis, Finca Número 2062. Número de Catastro/Parcela: 218-000-001-04. La representación legal de la parte demandante lo es la Lic. Alicia Díaz Santiago, con oficina en Centro Para la Reconstrucción del Hábitat Inc., PO BOX 20074, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 009280074, su número de teléfono es 787-222-2288 y correos electrónico adiaz@crhpr.org. POR TANTO, se ha ordenado por el Honorable Juez del Tribunal que se publique una sola vez este edicto en un periódico de circulación diaria general de esta Isla de Puerto Rico convocando a las personas arriba señaladas, y cualquier otra persona desconocida o ignorada, a quienes pueda perjudicar la inscripción para que hagan oposición si alguna, advirtiéndoles que de no hacerlo dentro del plazo de treinta días a partir de la publicación de este edicto, se dictará sentencia en

rebeldía, concediéndole a la parte Demandante el remedio solicitado, y se ordene inscribir a su nombre el dominio de la propiedad antes descrita en el Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Primera de Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, a tenor con lo dispuesto en el en el Artículo 745, 777, y siguientes de la Ley Número 55 de 2020, conocida como el Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020. Cualquier persona ignorada o perjudicada 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 secretaría del tribunal. POR ORDEN de la Honorable Juez Paola N. Morales Velez, expido el presente edicto para su publicación bajo mi firma y sello oficial de este Tribunal. En Orocovis, Puerto Rico a 30 de diciembre de 2025. MAYRA LIZ CABRERA GARCÍA, SECRETARIA. NATALIA BURGOS MALDONADO, SUBSECRETARIA.

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTIFICACION A VECINOS COLINDANTES MEDIANTE METODO ALTERNO “PUBLICACION DE EDICTO” La Compañia Salud Eterna por conducto del Ing. Henry Contreras, solicita permiso para segregar su terreno y dividirlo en 2 lotes para espacios privados. Los mismos serán utilizados como espacios para ventas de comida rapida. Debido a que las siguientes propiedades que tienen el número de catastro no hay dirección postal en el CRIM y algunas de las propiedades están abandonadas o vacíos, estas propiedades tienen los siguientes, número de catastro: 304037-307-06, 304-027-21122, 304-027-211-01, 304027-211-02,304-027-211-03, 304-027-211-04Estamos notificando esta solicitud mediante el método alterno de la publicación de un edicto, cumpliendo con la sección

2.1.9.7,2.1.9.8, 2.2.2.3 y 2.2.2.2 (método Alterno) del Reglamento Conjunto Vigente. Atentamente

Salgado shines as Ponce stays alive in winter league finals

By THE STAR STAFF

Starter Bryant Salgado worked six innings without allowing any hits or runs as the Ponce Lions blanked the Santurce Crabbers 7-0 to prevent a sweep on Sunday in the fifth game of the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League finals.

Despite the nearly no-hit loss, Santurce still leads the series 4-1.

Salgado (1-0) struck out seven batters in a standout performance at Francisco “Paquito” Montaner Stadium in Ponce. Jalen Miller followed with two scoreless innings, while Andrew Marrero closed out the ninth inning, allowing Santurce’s only hit, a single by Johneshwy Fargás with two outs.

Will Simoneit led Ponce on offense with a grand slam and a run scored. Gabriel Cancel also hit a home run, scored twice, and drove in one run.

Cancel opened the scoring with a home run in the first inning.

The Lions (Leones) extended their lead in the fifth inning with an RBI single by Sammy Hernández, followed by Simoneit’s grand slam.

In the eighth, Aldemar Burgos scored the seventh run on a base hit by Matt Bottcher.

Left-hander Eduardo Rivera (2-1) took the loss for the Crabbers (Cangrejeros) after allowing two runs on four hits, including a home run, and walking two.

The series moves back to Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Hato Rey for Game 6 today at 7 p.m.

Torres sets new record in San Antonio Abad 10K in Añasco

By THE STAR STAFF

Orocovis distance runner Alexander Torres was the overall winner of the 31st edition of the San Antonio Abad 10K race held Sunday afternoon in Añasco. Torres set a new event record with an impressive time of 29 minutes and seven seconds, surpassing Javier “Tucán” Santana’s 1994 time of 29:25, a record that had stood for more than 30 years.

The competition, which featured 2,100 runners from across the island, reinforced the race’s status as one of Puerto Rico’s top distance-running events.

In the men’s overall classification, Uriel Rodrigo Muñoz finished in second place with a time of 31:17, followed by Miguel Y. Bonilla

Seda, who clocked in at 31:19.

In the women’s category, Jorelis Vargas Martínez was the top finisher, in 35:41, followed by Katiria González Figueroa at 36:58.

Añasco Mayor Kabir Solares García praised Torres’ historic performance and thanked each of the participants and event coordinators.

“The achievement accomplished by Alexander Torres today in Añasco is extraordinary,” Solares said. “Breaking a record that had stood for more than three decades speaks to the high level of Puerto Rican athletics and the commitment and sacrifice that distinguish our athletes.”

“We deeply appreciate the municipal employees, the organizing committee, the sponsors, and every runner who was present today,” the mayor added.

Carolina, Barceloneta & Corozal notch wins in COPUVO

By THE STAR STAFF

The Big Brothers of Carolina, Ninjas of Barceloneta and Plataneros of Corozal all earned victories on Sunday in the Puerto Rican Volleyball Confederation (COPUVO by its acronym in Spanish) men’s division.

The Big Brothers handed the Llaneros of Toa Baja their first loss of the season, prevailing in a five-set thriller.

The match, held at the Domingo “Lulo” González court in Carolina, concluded with scores of 25-17, 26-28, 19-25, 25-21 and 15-10 in favor of the Big Brothers.

Gabriel Santiago led the Carolina offense with 18 points, followed by Edgar Rivera with 16, Derick Betancourt with 14 and Aramis Rodríguez with 10.

With the win, the Big Brothers improved to 2-1, while the Llaneros dropped to 3-1.

In other results, the Ninjas (3-1) swept the Taínos of Utuado (0-2) in three sets at the Ángel L. Cuevas court. The set scores were 25-20, 25-18 and 25-12.

Additionally, the Plataneros (2-1) defeated the Legends of San Juan (1-1) in four sets at the Robinson School court, with scores of 25-23, 17-25, 25-22 and 25-14.

Sudoku

How to Play:

Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.

Sudoku Rules:

Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9

Crossword

Aries (Mar 21-April 20)

Slip on the lab coat and devote the day to experimentation. Your efforts can yield unprecedented—even unpredictable—rewards today, Ram. With your ruler, go-getter Mars, fist-bumping transformational Uranus in your houses of professional and financial success, you could hit on a brilliant idea that proves wildly profitable. Or, on a more modest level, you might impress certain VIPs to the degree that someone offers you a great gig or unexpected promotion. Flattering? Yes, but find out more before you commit.

Taurus (April 21-May 21)

You might have to stretch further than you’re naturally comfortable with today, Bull, but the payoff will be well worth it! Can-do Mars is in your liberated and adventurous ninth house. If you’re honest with yourself, you may actually be craving a shakeup to your daily routines. You won’t even have to go looking for excitement; under this galvanizing mashup, IT will find YOU. Of course, taken to the extreme, this could be more than you’re prepared for. Set clear goals—and limits—then go exploring!

Gemini (May 22-June 21)

Don’t chase your mind everywhere it tries to lead you today, Gemini. Thanks to an erratic mashup of hard-driving Mars in your house of intense emotions and volatile Uranus in your unconscious realm, your thoughts and moods are ebbing and flowing all over the map. You might feel like you downed too much caffeine, even if you haven’t had a drop. The downpour of brainstorms could yield some worthy insights, but don’t attempt to wrestle them into a plan yet. Just record them all and review them tomorrow.

Cancer (June 22-July 23)

Are you explaining or making excuses, Cancer? Your keen ability to understand people’s psychological motivations won’t serve you well today. Rash Mars in your relationship corner is in a trickster trine with volatile Uranus in your house of friends and colleagues, throwing off your intuition. Someone may be talking out of both sides of their mouth. Even if they SOUND reasonable or contrite, they may be covering up important data.

Leo (July 24-Aug 23)

If your body is at work but your mind seems to have taken the day off, call a team meeting and get yourself back in the flow. With driven Mars aligned with game-changing Uranus in your houses of professional advancement, a juicy opportunity could land in your lap—but you could miss it if you’re distracted by minutiae (or another TikTok scroll). Tonight, it’s safe to let your lusty side lead. Experiment with some new moves or swipe right on someone who intrigues you in a different way than your usual type.

Virgo

(Aug 24-Sep 23)

Good luck focusing on any boring admin work today, Virgo. Lusty Mars is firing up your romantic sector, and thanks to a bump from spontaneous Uranus, exciting (good-looking) people are too attractive of a distraction to resist. Someone very different from your usual type could catch your attention, but you might need to muffle your inner critic to find their true potential. Attached Virgos, initiate a conversation about traveling together. You could be booking that villa before your head hits the, um, pilla!

Libra

(Sep 24-Oct 23)

You’ve been trying to pin someone down for an essential discussion, but lately it feels like they’ve been avoiding you. Enough with the polite passivity, Libra. Assertive Mars is trining spitfire Uranus, turning up the flame on your lesser-seen alpha nature. Take command of the situation and let this person know the urgency of your request. You might have to issue an ultimatum, but before you go there, send over a few time slots for your availability and request that they pick one.

Scorpio

(Oct 24-Nov 22)

Naked honesty probably ISN’T the optimal policy today, Scorpio. With impulsive Mars in your communication center getting lit up by unpredictable Uranus in your relationship zone, your verbal slings could come with a deadly sting. Unless you’re trying to permanently burn a bridge, you should be as tactful and restrained as possible. Especially with a love interest—current or hoped-for—add an extra spoonful of sugar to your communications. Don’t worry, it won’t dull the spice!

Sagittarius (Nov 23-Dec

21)

Self-discipline will be in short order today as two of the most impulsive planets—Mars and Uranus—fistbump each other in the skies. With the celestial soiree taking place in your houses of money and daily routines, you could easily undo the progress you’ve been making since 2026 began. Avoid committing to any projects before you take stock of what’s already on your plate. Since Uranus is the galactic geek, it’s a great day to put tracking apps on your phone to help you stay on top of everything.

Capricorn

(Dec 22-Jan 20)

Boss vibes: incoming! Can-do Mars in your sign is pumping up your swagger, so make no apologies for taking charge. And thanks to today’s harmonious hookup with spontaneous Uranus in your lusty fifth house, there’s no holding you back. Even at work, your passionate side will take the wheel, possibly stepping up to the plate on a project that’s begging for leadership. This evening, you’ll have your sights on one person who gets your pulse racing.

Aquarius

(Jan 21-Feb 19)

Break out the bubbles ‘cause Aquarius season officially starts today! The life-giving Sun blasts into your sign for its annual four-week visit, kicking off your solar new year. Step off the emotional roller coaster you’ve been riding for the past month and start centering YOURSELF. (Especially important if an energy vampire has drained your life force.) You’re back to being the boss of you and ready to take on new challenges. Set some goals, map a way to get there and then hit the accelerator.

Pisces

(Feb 20-Mar 20)

Let yourself run (or swim!) off-leash today, Pisces, and you could have one of those fabulous kismet encounters your sign lives for. Whether you chat up different people in a work setting or start schmoozing with friendly-looking faces when you’re on a coffee run, your initiative could spark a fast friendship. With activator Mars in your social sector aligned with impulsive Uranus in your communication center, you won’t remember that you sometimes think of yourself as shy or inhibited.

Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 29