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Gov’t sets up collection centers to send storm aid to Jamaica

By THE STAR STAFF

Secretary of State Rosachely Rivera Santana announced Tuesday that the Puerto Rico government will establish five collection centers in San Juan, Manatí, Ponce, Fajardo and Mayagüez to gather supplies destined for communities in Jamaica impacted by Hurricane Melissa.

“Puerto Rico knows what it means to rebuild after a hurricane. We have experienced uncertainty, loss, and the process of reconstruction. We are a people of solidarity who always respond when others need us,” said Rivera Santana, alongside the secretaries of Public Safety, Health, and Housing, the director of the Ports Authority, and the spokesperson for Haiti Rises Up. “Today, we invite all citizens to join us in providing support to our brothers and sisters in Jamaica who are facing difficult times after Melissa.”

The collection centers will operate this Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Pedrín Zorrilla Coliseum in San Juan, Siragusa Court at the Acropolis in Manatí, Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium in Ponce, Tomás Dones Coliseum in Fajardo and Isidro Cholo García Stadium in Mayagüez. They will be accepting canned food, personal hygiene items, first-aid supplies, water, baby formula, pet food, pots, cups, utensils, medications, cots, sleeping bags, tents, tarps, bedding, mosquito repellent, mops, brooms and cleaning supplies.

Rivera Santana noted that the Department of State, the Ports Authority, and the Puerto Rico Shipping Association

“Each donated item represents hope and support for a sister island that needs our help today,” Secretary of State Rosachely Rivera Santana said.

signed a collaborative agreement to channel the humanitarian aid. She added that Gov. Jenniffer González Colón ordered the activation of the effort and that shipping companies will provide containers and maritime transport free of charge to send the supplies to Jamaica.

Public Safety Secretary Arturo Garffer said his department and its bureaus are ready to collaborate with Jamaican authorities, and that personnel will be deployed to the Fajardo collection center to receive, sort and dispatch the items.

Health Secretary Víctor Ramos Otero stated that the Health Department is prepared to offer clinical support and biosafety resources, and to receive patients at the Medical Center if necessary.

Those interested in helping can contact the Department of State via email at info@estado.pr.gov to coordinate the delivery of supplies. Monetary donations can be made through the official website supportjamaica.gov.jm.

DNER launches coral reef, wetlands restoration along coastline

atural and Environmental Resources (DNER) Secretary Waldemar Quiles Pérez on Tuesday announced an initiative to restore coral reefs along Puerto Rico’s coastline, alongside nine flagship projects focused on mangrove planting and wetland rehabilitation.

Quiles emphasized the urgency of addressing coastal erosion and its impact on marine ecosystems, noting that the agency has moved swiftly since he assumed leadership in January. “Coastal erosion and its effect on our reefs is a critical issue we’ve tackled with urgency,” he said. “This year, we approved the Puerto Rico Coral Reef and Restoration Plan, a vital document for ecosystem recovery.”

The DNER is collaborating with several nonprofit organizations, including Coral Sociedad Ambiente Marino Culebra, Desarrollo Ambiental de Vega Baja, and ISER Caribe, to implement restoration efforts. One of the most ambitious undertakings is

the evaluation of a coral reef barrier restoration project in the San Juan metropolitan area, which Quiles described as one of the most extensive efforts of its kind nationwide.

Among the most significant projects is the restoration of reefs in the Ocean Park and Punta Las Marías areas. The initiative, backed by a $38.6 million allocation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, aims to mitigate coastal flooding caused by storm surges.

In addition to coral reef restoration, the DNER is spearheading mangrove and wetland rehabilitation programs across the island, including wetland rehabilitation at Jobos Beach in Isabela; reforestation in Boca de Cangrejos, Loíza; runoff management at Tamarindo Beach in Culebra; wetland restoration in Punta Tuna, Maunabo; conservation efforts in the Bahía de Jobos Research Natural Reserve in Salinas; improvements at Tamarindo Beach in Guánica; rehabilitation of wetlands in Papayo Lagoon, Lajas; and the cleanup of historic wetlands in the salt flats of Cabo Rojo.

Gender Equality Observatory launches campaign demanding justice for femicide victims

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By THE STAR STAFF

As part of “No More Violence Against Women” month, the Gender Equity Observatory of Puerto Rico has launched a media campaign titled “Ni Olvido ni Silencio” (“Neither Forgetting nor Silence”), demanding justice for the hundreds of women whose lives were taken by gender-based violence in recent years.

“This effort is not just an act of remembrance -- it is a collective outcry against the State’s indifference, the impunity that persists in the courts, and the lack of public policies that protect the lives of women, girls, and trans people in Puerto Rico,” said Stephanie Figueroa, executive director of the Observatory. “Since 2019, we have documented 455 femicides. Each

gets 19 years in prison for assaulting partner at Bayamón shopping mall

By THE STAR STAFF

Judge Carmen Otero of the Bayamón Court sentenced Ricardo Antonio Pérez Vázquez to 19 years and three days in prison on Tuesday for assaulting his partner during an incident on Aug. 28 at Plaza Río Hondo shopping mall in Bayamón, Justice Secretary Lourdes Gómez Torres announced.

According to the Department of Justice, Bayamón District Attorney Gabriel Redondo and Prosecutor Daniela Mejías Burgos filed five charges against Pérez Vázquez for crimes including domestic violence, attempted femicide, elder abuse, and possession and use of a bladed weapon. Agent Iván Abraham Soberal of the Bayamón Police Homicide Division was in charge of the investigation.

According to the investigation, in the early morning hours of Aug. 28 of this year, Pérez Vázquez demanded that his partner, Yarilian Yaliz Rosa González, give him her cell phone, which led to an argument. During the altercation, he insulted her and assaulted her, striking her in the face with an open hand and punching her in the left shoulder. The incident occurred at the defendant’s residence in San Juan.

Hours later, Pérez Vázquez went to Rosa González’s

workplace at Plaza Río Hondo. After being denied entry through the back of the store, he entered the shopping center, waited for the victim, and stabbed her in the left side. After wounding Rosa González, he chased the store manager, Ana María Cabello Domínguez.

The Justice Department emphasized that the sentence imposed reflects the authorities’ commitment to combating gender-based violence and protecting victims.

The Justice Department emphasized that the sentence imposed reflects the authorities’ commitment to combating gender-based violence and protecting victims.

number represents a name, a face, a story cut short.”

The campaign was launched Tuesday at the Puerto Rico Bar Association with a gathering of allied organizations from the gender equity movement. Representatives took turns displaying the faces and reading the names of the 455 victims documented over six years. The event also served as a platform to advocate for key policy changes, including support for Law 40 in femicide cases, sustained funding for shelters and gender violence research, gender-inclusive education in schools, and resolution of ongoing femicide investigations.

Deborah Upegui Hernández, an analyst at the Observatory, emphasized that the campaign is rooted in the belief that memory is resistance.

“Naming the victims is our refusal to accept indifference,” she said. “Remembering them affirms that their lives mattered, that their absence will not be normalized, and that their families are not alone. This month, we raise their names as banners of dignity. Silence is complicity, and forgetting is injustice.”

The Observatory highlighted data that underscores the scale of the gender violence crisis. For instance, some 113 cases remain under investigation, some for over five years; nine transfemicides, many still unsolved, reflect the vulnerability of trans individuals; about 156 children have been orphaned due to femicides; some 376 attempted femicides have been documented since 2020; and 50 women and girls have gone missing since 2020, with their whereabouts still unknown. The group noted the use of firearms in intimate partner femicides rose from 33% (2014–2019) to 75% in 2024.

In response, the Observatory and its allies are calling for comprehensive measures, including a life free of violence for all women, girls and trans people; reparative public policies for children and families affected by femicide; recognition of all femicides -- direct and indirect -- without stigma or hierarchy; and swift and effective investigations into missing women and minors.

Figueroa also called on the government to take responsibility for cases where institutional negligence has cost lives. She cited examples such as Claribel, who waited over an hour for an ambulance after being attacked; Andrea Costas, who was repeatedly denied a protection order; and Ivette Joan Meléndez Vega, murdered by Hermes Dávila, a convicted violent criminal who had been released under Law 25 based on unverified medical claims.

“The government must defend the laws that protect women and acknowledge the structural nature of gender violence,” Figueroa said. “To deny the term ‘femicide’ or limit its use is to deny the systemic roots of the problem.”

OCE completes audits of NPP & PDP primaries, detects nearly 2,000 violations

By THE STAR STAFF

The Office of the Electoral Comptroller (OCE by its initials in Spanish) completed its audits on Tuesday of the 149 candidate committees that participated in the 2024 primaries of the New Progressive Party (NPP) and

Popular Democratic Party (PDP). The audits identified 1,997 violations of Law 222-2011, the Political Financing Law.

Electoral Comptroller Walter Vélez Martínez sai the audits examined more than $9 million in reported income and expenses, revealing deficiencies related to unreported donations, excessive cash payments, and omissions of information.

The OCE stated that the audit results will be used to strengthen prevention and compliance mechanisms in preparation for the 2025 electoral processes. The full reports were published on the agency’s official website, www.oce.pr.gov.

Hearing examiner rejects objections in PREPA rate case, affirms relevance of debt considerations

By THE STAR STAFF

In a significant procedural ruling, the hearing examiner overseeing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) rate review case has denied objections raised by the bankrupt electrical utility and its unsecured creditors, affirming that debt-related issues remain central to the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau’s (PREB) deliberations.

PREPA had argued that expert testimony from Dr. Susan Tierney failed to account for the utility’s “unique legal and fac-

The hearing examiner overseeing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) rate review case ruled that the utility’s Title III bankruptcy case does not prevent the island Energy Bureau from requiring PREPA to set aside funds to address future debt obligations. (Facebook via Autoridad de Energía Eléctrica)

tual circumstances,” including its ongoing Title III bankruptcy proceedings and oversight by a federally appointed board. Tierney had argued that the law requires the PREB to approve a rate sufficient to enable PREPA to pay its debt. Approving a placeholder rider structure will allow PREPA to begin collecting funds to make legacy payments. PREPA has said a legacy debt rider should not be included now.

However, the examiner, Scott Hempling, ruled that the Title III PREPA bankruptcy case does not prevent the PREB from requiring PREPA to set aside funds to address future debt obligations.

“Setting rates to include debt costs neither enters the Title III Court’s exclusive field nor conflicts with any future decision,” the ruling issued on Monday stated.

The examiner emphasized that the PREB is not determining the amount of debt, but rather deciding what PREPA should reserve to comply with eventual court orders. PREPA’s claim that the certified Fiscal Plan prohibits debt payments was also dismissed, with the examiner noting that the PREB would not be ordering payments, only considering debt in rate-setting.

PREPA’s criticism that Dr. Tierney did not offer a specific debt proposal was acknowledged as affecting the weight of her testimony, not its relevance. The examiner also rejected arguments that Tierney’s testimony ignored affordability and practicability concerns, stating that regulatory standards for just and reasonable rates apply regardless of Puerto Rico’s unique governance structure.

In a separate set of objections, Unsecured Creditors sought to strike testimony and expert reports that allegedly excluded general unsecured claims. The examiner found no evidence that the submissions recommended excluding such claims

and suggested that brief clarifying questions could resolve any ambiguity. The ruling also dismissed objections to the use of “illustrative” debt figures and the omission of unsecured debt in expert analyses, noting these issues pertain to credibility, not admissibility.

Additionally, the examiner struck a portion of Dr. Tierney’s testimony referencing the “obsolescence” of the 2025 Fiscal Plan due to recent resignations from the Financial Oversight and Management Board, deeming it irrelevant to the rate-setting process.

The ruling clears the way for parties to address the inclusion of debt in rates in their post-hearing briefs, as the PREB prepares to issue a final decision that could shape PREPA’s financial future and ratepayer obligations.

PREPA has been in bankruptcy under Title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) since July 2017, seeking to restructure some $9 billion in outstanding debt. The utility’s financial crisis is part of a broader fiscal emergency affecting Puerto Rico, which led Congress to enact PROMESA in 2016 to provide a legal framework for debt restructuring.

The Title III process, overseen by U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain, has involved contentious litigation between PREPA, its bondholders, and other creditors. In a major development earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that PREPA’s bondholders hold secured claims on the utility’s net revenues, significantly increasing their leverage in negotiations over a debt adjustment plan.

The oversight board, which controls PREPA’s fiscal decisions, has proposed a Plan of Adjustment to reduce the utility’s debt burden but it remains under judicial review.

Bill aims to compel concrete plants to take role in preventing illegal construction

By THE STAR STAFF

Concrete plants that supply construction materials without requiring construction permits will face economic penalties if a new Senate bill aimed at curbing illegal construction becomes law.

The Planning, Permits, Infrastructure, and Urban Development Committee, chaired by Sen. Héctor “Gaby” González López, held a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss Senate Bill 744, authored by Sen. Eliezer Molina Pérez.

The bill aims to establish penalties for concrete plants that provide materials to construction projects lacking the necessary permits, in order to address the rise of informal construction practices.

González López emphasized the committee’s commitment to the bill’s important goals of protecting the environment, ensuring public safety and combating unpermitted construction. While government agencies, professional associations and construction industry representatives did not oppose the bill’s objectives, they raised concerns about its implementation. A primary concern was the suggestion to delegate oversight

and auditing of the permitting process -- currently managed by state agencies such as the Puerto Rico Planning Board, Permits Management Office (OGPe by its acronym in Spanish), Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER), and municipalities -- to private concrete producers. Critics argued that this would diverge from established public policy. Moreover, officials pointed out that concrete plants do not have the legal authority, resources, or means to audit or verify the validity of permits issued by the OGPe or municipalities, rendering the proposed penalty system unjust and ineffective.

The Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) and OGPe pointed out that the bill imposes new responsibilities that fall outside their current duties, such as auditing conditional sales of commercial products, which could result in extraordinary expenses exceeding their budgets and would lack the necessary human, technological and financial resources.

Additionally, construction industry representatives warned that the bill could lead to negative economic repercussions, increased operating costs and the establishment of a parallel bureaucracy that might delay reconstruction and investment on the island.

“The goal of eliminating informal construction is a necessary priority,” González López said. “We acknowledge the intent of Senate Bill 744, and our focus now is on collaborating with both the public and private sectors to enhance the legislation through consensus, with the shared aim of stopping construction that does not comply with current laws and regulations.”

He went on to note that the committee would thoroughly analyze all comments and briefs submitted and would soon convene an executive meeting. The Puerto Rican Concrete Association and other stakeholders will be invited to explore alternatives for a collaborative oversight role between the private sector and the government in efforts to eliminate informal construction.

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Trump administration to send only partial food stamp payments this month

said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who leads her party on the chamber’s top agriculture panel.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

“There’s a process that has to be followed,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNN on Sunday. “So, we got to figure out what the process is. President Trump wants to make sure that people get their food benefits.”

For the millions of poor Americans who depend on SNAP, the whiplash has only compounded the real, financial consequences from a shutdown that has no end in sight. Still, President Donald Trump has made no real effort to negotiate an end to the fiscal stalemate roiling Washington, where Democrats refuse to back a Republican measure to reopen the government because it does not extend a set of subsidies that help Americans afford health insurance.

McConnell gave the government those extra days after administration officials told the court that providing partial payments could take weeks in some cases because of technical constraints. In doing so, he encouraged the Trump administration to fund payments in full using a second account at the Agriculture Department, one comprised largely of tariff revenues.

Responding Monday, the Trump administration maintained that it could not legally source SNAP payments this way, even though it had tapped the money repeatedly to sustain another federal nutrition program during the shutdown. In a sworn declaration, Patrick A. Penn, a top official at the Agriculture Department, added that using the money to provide full food stamp aid would also “stray from congressional intent.”

By TONY ROMM

The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps, offering only a temporary and limited reprieve to low-income families as the federal shutdown approaches its sixth week.

The government revealed its plans in a set of court filings Monday, just days after two judges found fault in the administration’s initial refusal to fund those benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, starting this month.

But the roughly 1 in 8 families that receive SNAP may still be at risk of imminent hunger and financial hardship. The Trump administration opted against using its full stable of available funds — totaling into the billions of dollars — to

sustain the nation’s largest anti-hunger program. As a result, eligible households may receive only half as much in benefits compared with their usual amounts, officials said.

It also remained unclear when food stamp recipients would actually receive their aid. The Trump administration had previously warned that it could take weeks to provision benefits on a partial basis, further underscoring the consequences of its budgetary decision Monday.

Many Democrats sharply condemned the White House in response, saying the administration had a legal and moral obligation to pay full benefits on time, especially given the fact that there were plenty of available funds.

“It is not enough to do the bare minimum — the administration should stop playing politics with hunger and use all available resources to ensure Americans can put food on the table,”

The saga began last week, when the Trump administration said it would not tap billions of dollars that it had in reserve to continue funding nutrition benefits into this month, in a break with its own prior, public guidance. The move defied calls from congressional Democrats and Republicans alike, who wanted to see the White House protect the poor in the event that the shutdown continued for weeks longer.

The decision prompted cities, states, religious groups and nonprofits to sue, as they looked to spare low-income families from experiencing hunger for as long as the government remained closed. Two different federal courts ultimately sided with those groups Friday, and the judges imposed a deadline of Monday for the Trump administration to communicate its next steps.

Only one of the judges, John J. McConnell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, explicitly ordered the Trump administration to restart SNAP payments immediately. In a written order, issued Saturday, he said the Agriculture Department could either make full payments to SNAP recipients by Monday, or partial payments by Wednesday.

The assertion offered a stark contrast with the myriad other ways in which Trump has reprogrammed the budget during the shutdown to blunt some of its potential consequences. But SNAP is a function of government that Trump and his Republican allies in Congress have long aspired to cut and restrict, and one that Trump himself has associated with Democrats, whom he promised to punish as a result of the federal closure.

Anti-hunger groups broadly condemned the White House for opting to release only partial benefits. Crystal FitzSimons, the president of the Food Research & Action Center, said the decision would force “state agencies to scramble under unclear guidance, which will further delay benefits.”

But signs quickly emerged that the fight might not be over.

Skye Perryman, the president of Democracy Forward, which represented cities and nonprofits that had sued, said the group was “considering all legal options to secure payment of full funds.”

“It shouldn’t take a court order to force our president to provide essential nutrition that Congress has made clear needs to be provided,” she added in a statement.

Food aid program for low-income women and children gets more temporary funding

By LINDA QIU

Anutrition program for low-income women and children has received an additional $450 million from the Trump administration, allowing benefits to continue as the government shutdown stretches into a second month.

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget on Friday used customs revenue to fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, according to funding records and two Trump administration officials. The administration dipped into the same revenue

stream to keep financing the program through October.

The additional money for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for November.

Some 6.7 million women and small children, including nearly 41% of all infants born in the United States, participate in WIC. Monthly benefits include cash allotments for produce, vouchers for dairy and eggs, nutrition and lactation support, and infant formula.

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Dick Cheney, powerful vice president and Washington insider, dies at 84

By ROGER D. McFADDEN

Dick Cheney, widely regarded as the most powerful vice president in U.S. history, who was George W. Bush’s running mate in two successful campaigns for the presidency and his most influential White House adviser in an era of terrorism, war and economic change, died Monday. He was 84.

The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family.

Plagued by coronary problems nearly all his adult life, Cheney had five heart attacks from 1978 to 2010 and had worn a device to regulate his heartbeat since 2001. But his health issues did not seem to impair his performance as vice president. In 2012, three years after retiring, he underwent a successful heart transplant and had been reasonably active since then.

Most recently, he startled Americans of both parties by announcing that he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, in the 2024 election, denouncing her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, as unfit for the Oval Office and a grave threat to U.S. democracy.

“We have a duty to put country above partisanship to defend our Constitution,” Cheney said.

His announcement echoed that of an earlier one by his daughter Liz Cheney, the former Republican representative from Wyoming, who broke with Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by his followers. She, too, said she would vote for Harris.

A consummate Washington insider, Cheney was an architect and executor of Bush’s major initiatives: deploying military power to advance the cause of democracy abroad, championing tax cuts and a robust economy at home, and strengthening the powers of a presidency that, as both men saw it, had been unjustifiably restrained by Congress and the courts in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal.

As Bush’s most trusted and valued counselor, Cheney foraged at will over fields of international and domestic policy. Like a super-Cabinet official with an unlimited portfo -

lio, he used his authority to make the case for war, propose or kill legislation, recommend Supreme Court candidates, tip the balance for a tax cut, promote the interests of allies and parry opponents.

But it was the national security arena where he had the most profound impact. As defense secretary, he helped engineer the Gulf War that successfully evicted Iraqi invaders from Kuwait in 1991, then took a leading role a decade later in responding to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. To prevent future attacks, he advocated aggressive policies including warrantless surveillance, indefinite detention and brutal interrogation tactics. And he pushed for the invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003, completing the unfinished job of his previous stint in power but leading to years of bloody warfare.

Early in Bush’s first term, many Democrats and even some fellow Republicans wondered if Cheney might be the real power in a White House occupied by an untested president whose qualifications had been questioned. While Bush eventually asserted his authority and Cheney’s influence declined by the second term, the image of him as a Machiavellian paterfamilias was never quite dispelled. Even Bush worried about that perception, as he noted in his 2010 memoir, “Decision Points.” He wrote that Cheney offered to withdraw from the ticket for the 2004 presidential election, having become “the Darth Vader of the administration.” Bush considered the offer, aware that accepting it “would be one way to demonstrate that I was in charge.” But he ultimately kept his running mate, saying he valued the vice president’s steadiness and friendship.

Food aid program for low-income women and children...

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The program typically costs $150 million a week, said Ali Hard, the policy director of the National WIC Association, a nonprofit that supports the program. But the shutdown and disruption to other assistance programs has made it difficult to determine how long this tranche of funding will last. States have reported a surge of new applications from furloughed federal workers and beneficiaries spending their benefits at a faster pace, Hard said.

When the government shutdown began last month, advocates and officials had warned that WIC would exhaust funding by mid-October. But the Agriculture Department found a novel solution, tapping $300 million in customs revenue — from an account known as Section 32 that is typically used to fund child nutrition programs like school lunch — to support WIC through the month.

That account, some lawmakers and a federal judge have suggested, could also be used to support SNAP in its funding lapse. The Trump

administration had resisted using that option, arguing in court Monday that such a move would cut into funding for child nutrition programs.

While the Agriculture Department believes there are sufficient funds in that account to support WIC, “the agency does not believe the same is true for SNAP due to the significant differences between the amounts at issue,” Patrick A. Penn, the deputy undersecretary for the agency’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, said in a legal declaration filed Monday.

Though WIC has been

the

spread disruptions to SNAP, Hard noted that toggling between funding uncertainty and temporary injections also made it “incredibly difficult” for states and clinics to administer WIC normally. The shutdown and funding lapses have resulted in staffing shortages, decreases in clinic operating hours, interruptions to services such as breastfeeding support, and delays in certifying participants and renewing benefits.

“We are really grateful that they’re transferring additional funds, but we absolutely need long-term certainty,” Hard said.

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

Trump’s China trade policy is a hot mess

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

As a real estate developer, Donald Trump is deeply familiar with the three keys to success in that industry: location, location and location. Geopolitics, it turns out, also has three keys to success: leverage, leverage and leverage. But it’s not the kind of leverage (i.e., debt) that Trump loved to use in real estate. It’s geopolitical leverage — the power to impose your will on your adversary.

Seen from that point of view, Trump succeeded in bringing about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip because he gained leverage over both Israel and Hamas — and he used it adroitly. He has failed to bring about a ceasefire in Ukraine, because he has refused to use all the leverage he has on Russia’s Vladimir Putin, who started the war. And Trump’s attempts to employ the leverage of tariffs to reduce China’s manufacturing exports to America — more necessary today than ever — has shown only limited gains largely because of the chaotic way Trump has gone about putting those tariffs into place.

Of course, Trump, with his usual bluster, scored his recent meeting with President Xi Jinping of China as a grand slam — “a 12” on a scale of 0-10, as he put it. In fact, at this summit, all Trump did was dig himself out of a hole with China that he himself dug a few months ago. As The Wall Street Journal noted, markets “yawned” at the deal because it “mostly restores the status quo that prevailed in May.”

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three — or .333. In baseball, that can get you into the All-Star Game. In the game of nations, it gets you sent down to the minor leagues.

Why .333? Let’s focus on China, which is the most important geostrategic, geoeconomic issue for America today.

Any analysis of China has to start with the fact that as a result of the devastating bursting of China’s housing bubble over the last few years, millions of Chinese have lost significant amounts of money and become burdened with debt. Not surprisingly, they are scrimping on spending. I am told that many of the halfempty restaurants I saw in Beijing and Shanghai when I was there last March are even worse off today.

In short, the world’s second largest economy is having a crash in domestic consumption, so Chinese are also importing even less from abroad. Beijing’s response is not to stimulate domestic consumption — by giving its people something more than the bare minimums in social security and health care — but instead to fund the building of more factories to export goods to the rest of the world.

As one of my Times colleagues covering China, Chris Buckley, reported last week: “Days before meeting President Trump in South Korea, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping laid out the next stage in a strategy of long-term competition with the United States and the West.” The plan “makes clear that Beijing wants to double down” on industrial manufacturing “even as its trading partners worry that China’s expanding exports are undercutting their own industries.”

This is utterly reckless on China’s part. As another of my Times colleagues, Keith Bradsher, reported from Beijing last January, China already “produces about a third of the world’s manufactured goods.” That “is more than the United States, Japan, Germany, South Korea and Britain combined.”

So Trump is responding to a real problem. But as he so often does, he is pushing the wrong answer to the right question. To have real leverage, his tariffs must be part of a quiet grand strategy, but Trump’s fire-ready-aim strategy has been anything but that.

For starters, if you want to move China, you don’t do it in a loud, haphazard way that is only going to embarrass its leaders and get their backs up. You have long secret negotiations.

Second, if you are going to threaten Beijing with economic sanctions, you had better know what it can threaten you with. I can’t confirm this, but I suspect that Trump started announcing his new tariffs on China without ever asking any expert whether China could retaliate in any meaningful way — aside from stopping purchases of American soybeans.

I assume Trump did not ask this, because if he actually knew beforehand that Xi had an economic weapon that could trump Trump’s tariffs tenfold, it would have been the height of foolishness to impose the huge 145% tariff rate on all imports from China that Trump did at one point.

That weapon was China’s control of 69% of the market share for the mining of the 17 chemical elements known as rare earths, 92% of the share for the refining of those elements and 98% of rare-earth-based magnet manufacturing, according to estimates from Goldman Sachs. Rare earths are used in all sorts

of technologies, but rare-earth-based magnets are essential for most electric vehicle motors, semiconductors, smartphones, MRI machines, drones, radars, fighter jets, missiles and offshore wind turbines.

Had China gone ahead with its order to curtail rare earth exports in response to Trump’s tariffs, it could have significantly slowed down or shut down manufacturing all across America — and the world.

When Xi laid that card on the table, Trump’s leverage was sharply diminished. He quickly scrambled to have his Treasury secretary persuade China to postpone its curbs on rare earth exports for a year by offering to sharply lower U.S. tariffs and postpone some new bans on high-tech exports to Beijing.

This was the geoeconomic version of Mike Tyson’s famous dictum that everyone has a plan until he gets punched in the mouth.

All this said, Xi may have leverage today, but he, too, is playing a risky game. By going nuclear on trade — that is, threatening to curtail rare earth exports — Xi has freaked out the rest of the world and stimulated the U.S. and other key economies to begin a crash program to replace these critical Chinese exports. It will take a long time, but the process has begun.

More broadly, the rest of the world is simply not going to let China take all the manufacturing jobs, especially as artificial intelligence starts to cut increasingly into blue-collar and whitecollar work. China is courting a real global backlash.

Given how important the U.S.-China relationship has been for sustaining the relative Great Power peace and prosperity of the world since the late 1970s, Washington and Beijing need a quiet long-term dialogue — not a noisy long-term trade war in which both sides lose.

If we really are heading for a divorce in this relationship, oh my goodness, we will miss it when it’s gone.

Rosalía’s thrilling new avant-pop swerve: Singing in 13 languages

By JOE COSCARELLI and JON CARAMANICA

There is no pivot too sharp for Rosalía, the pathbreaking Spanish pop star. She emerged a decade ago as a disruptive star student of flamenco, and has since become pop’s leading avant-gardist and one of its most convincing omnivores.

Last Friday, she released “Lux,” her fourth full-length album. In the way that her radical pop breakout, “El Mal Querer,” was an implicit retort to the formal wrestling of her debut, “Los Angeles,” and the sensuous industrial churn of her third album, “Motomami,” was a retort to “El Mal Querer,” “Lux” — an album shocking in its formal audacity and its playfulness — is a retort to all of those things. Or perhaps, an elevation above them.

“Lux” is an album about the feminine divine, faith and the brutalities of love, and features lyrics sung in 13 languages: Rosalía’s native Spanish, but also Catalan, English, Latin, Sicilian, Ukrainian, Arabic, German and more. She spent more than two years working on the music, much of it devoted to learning to write and sing convincingly in other tongues.

“It’s a lot of trying to understand how other languages work,” Rosalía, 33, said in an interview, conducted in English with a sprinkling of Spanglish, on Popcast, The New York Times’ music show. “It’s a lot of intuition and trying to be like, I’m going to just write and let’s see how these will sound in another language.” She spent loads of time on Google translate, then speaking with professional translators — “If I rhyme this with this, does this make sense?” — and teachers who coached her on the fine points of phonetics. Ultimately, she was able to deliver her songs with practiced mastery, without any artificial intelligence trickery: “It’s all human — very much human,” she said.

The resulting album is “like a puzzle, like a labyrinth,” based as much in operatic and classical traditions as in pop. The London Symphony Orchestra appears throughout, in arrangements by Pulitzer Prize winner and former Kanye West collaborator Caroline Shaw and others. The sound — produced by Rosalía, along with Noah Goldstein (“Yeezus”) and Dylan Wiggins (SZA, Justin Bieber) — is roaring and jagged, and in some places ethereal, as if stomping down on history, her enemies, and in turn, her old public self.

Much as Rosalía studied flamenco at university to master it and then bend it to her will, she undertook this study as an act of cross-cultural faithfulness, but also as a

confident statement of artistic authority and hunger.

“It’s because of the love and curiosity — wanting to understand better the other,” she said. “You know, Simone Weil, she says, love is to love the distance between ourselves and the loved object. And I think it’s true: Through understanding the other, maybe you can understand yourself better, and you can learn how to love better.”

These are edited excerpts from the conversation.

JON CARAMANICA: Each of your projects feels like a full palate cleanse from the one prior. Is there any fear associated with the blank canvas?

ROSALÍA: A white canvas is like looking into an abyss. I start sweating — like, cold sweat, in front of that. But at the same time, there’s something that even makes me feel more uncomfortable, which would be to stay still.

CARAMANICA: Does any of it come from rejecting what came before?

ROSALÍA: That’s it, 100%. Everything is in constant movement, right? I’m always in constant change. Why, then, shouldn’t my sound change with me?

JOE COSCARELLI: And it’s not only a rejection of your own prior work, but it seems to be you looking at the pop landscape and saying, implicitly or explicitly, we’re not doing enough.

ROSALÍA: I don’t look to the outside that much, but more like, what am I not doing? What have I not done yet? What do I need to do? And I think that my favorite artists, maybe, are the ones who don’t give you what you want, but what you need. At the end of the day, making albums for me is like excuses to do what I actually want to be doing. In this case, I wanted to just read more.

COSCARELLI: What were you reading?

ROSALÍA: Hagiografias, so many

hagiografias. Simone Weil, Chris Kraus. These nuns, they were amazing poets, great artists — Hildegard of Bingen — she was like a polímata [polymath], right? She was able to create in so many ways. There’s so many amazing women in history that we don’t listen to enough, we don’t talk about enough.

I just try to be a musician the best way I can and push in experimentation. If that’s literally staying at home, just writing lyrics for a year — or waking up early, sleeping barely nothing to go to the studio and stay for 14 hours working on mixes and not even having them ever perfect enough — that’s what it is to me. I think it is a job at the end of the day.

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CA: Your prior two albums have been trying to reconcile coming from a robust cultural tradition but wanting to break those rules, getting a lot of acclaim and then saying, What do I do

with this added attention and responsibility and success? Those felt outward-reaching but this feels different, more internal.

ROSALÍA: The other day, I was thinking I made an album from a very different place than I’ve ever done before. I was hearing this man, he was saying that there’s two different types of confidence, the one that is based on the belief that you’re going to have success — como por mis cojones, we say, right? So you’re kind of like pushing whatever you have to do.

There’s another confidence, which maybe is the lack of fear of failure. I think there’s surrender in this approach. I think it’s the first time that I allowed myself to make an album from this place. Complete surrender — this is what I actually needed to say and sing about and do.

COSCARELLI: Björk appears as a vocalist on “Lux.” How did your relationship with her develop?

Ultimately, Rosalía was able to deliver her songs in 13 languages on “Lux” with practiced mastery. (Chris Maggio/The New York Times)

ROSALÍA: She is my favorite woman and artist. I think we met through Pablo, El Guincho [Rosalía’s former producing partner]. We went to have some tapas in Barcelona. And I thought that she was the most fascinating human I’ve ever met because her train of thought was so different than I’ve ever seen before. It was just an instant crush of admiration.

We stayed in touch and I just felt like with this album, if this was such a strong, demanding musical exercise, if I was doing it good enough, maybe, I would send it to her, and if it was in the right level, maybe then she couldn’t say no.

COSCARELLI: There was some masculine energy in “Motomami,” which focused on more Caribbean music like reggaeton. Do you think of “Lux” as a distinctly feminine project?

ROSALÍA: The main inspiration is feminine mystique, so then for sure there’s more feminine energy. And also the idea of, ser un receptaculo — being a vessel. I was reading the other day, this woman, Ursula [K. Le Guin] says that maybe the first cultural device in history was not a weapon — it was not something sharp to kill something. Maybe it was a vessel, something where you can gather things? And so she was saying that there’s a difference between masculine writing and feminine writing: Masculine writing is about the hero, the triumphs of this hero. And if the hero is not in the story, then it’s not a good story. It’s all about the conflict in the narrative.

Feminine writing, it’s more about an ongoing process. It’s not about the climax and then the resolution. It’s about maybe a person with delusions and transformations and all the things that this person has to lose. It’s not about me,

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me, I, I.

COSCARELLI: This album is grand, there are strings everywhere, highly arranged. It’s operatic.

CARAMANICA: Thundering.

ROSALÍA: It has this intention of verticality. Some of our projects felt a little bit more horizontal. A more mundane type of energy.

CARAMANICA: When you say vertical, you mean between the material realm and something more astral and spiritual?

ROSALÍA: Yes. I think that I’ve always had a desire of, how can I get close to God? How can I be closer to God? That spiritual feeling has always been there, it’s just that I haven’t rationalized it or intellectualized it.

COSCARELLI: Is there something almost mischievous about the way you tackle language on this album? People have long waited for you to cross over and sing in English. At the same time, you’ve been called a cultural appropriator for taking from cultures that aren’t yours and capitalizing on it. Is this a rebellious response to that criticism?

ROSALÍA: I’m rebellious in general, OK? Let’s say that, for sure, I’m rebellious. But I think it’s more about I belong to the world. That’s how I feel — yo no soy tan mía como del mundo.

I love traveling, I love learning from other humans. Why would I not try to learn another language and try to sing in another language and expand the way I can be a singer or a musician or an artist? The world is so connected.

CARAMANICA: I imagine that got quite expensive over time. How much over budget did you spend?

to say that we are so out of budget. That’s all I’m going to say. I’m at peace that the vision is there. But my team might be not so at peace.

COSCARELLI: How do you get away with that?

ROSALÍA: I just want to do whatever I’m feeling like doing in each moment. Everybody who knows me knows that. That’s all I care about: Just the freedom!

COSCARELLI: I have a theory that because you are a pop star in public and in presentation, you are allowed even more freedom in your music. You are good at playing the celeb game: You’re in a Calvin Klein commercial, the “WAP” video, hanging with the Kardashians.

ROSALÍA: You guys, I’m just going

Do you consciously play the game in extra-musical arenas in order to hoard cachet in the studio?

ROSALÍA: It’s all, to me, about fun. So I’m presented the possibility of being in the “WAP” video? Let’s go! My sister, she says — and I don’t know if I agree — that my music is not pop. But she says I am.

I disagree. Because I want to think that my music is pop. It’s just another way of making pop. There has to exist another way of making it pop! Björk proved it. Kate Bush proved it. And I need to think that what I’m doing is pop, because otherwise I don’t think then that I am succeeding. What I want to do is make music that hopefully a lot of people can enjoy. That’s my design

CARAMANICA: “Lux” is as pop as “Motomami” to you.

ROSALÍA: 100%. It’s just different codes.

COSCARELLI: Your average listener, even if they’re a Spanish speaker, will not be picking up every word. Are you asking a lot of your audience to absorb a work like this?

ROSALÍA: Absolutely, I am. The more we are in the era of dopamine, the more I want the opposite. That’s what I’m craving. Sometimes I’m able to make the exercise of just shutting everything down and watching a movie in a dark space in my room.

COSCARELLI: Even that can be hard without looking at your phone.

ROSALÍA: It’s so hard. But that’s why I’m like, there has to be something that pulls us there. I don’t know if this is going to be that, but at least there’s the desire of being something that pulls you to be focused for hopefully an hour where you’re just there. You’re just here. I know it’s a lot to ask, but that’s what I want.

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SAN JUAN – El presidente ejecutivo de la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados, ingeniero Luis Reinaldo González Delgado, informó el martes que la corporación pública otorgará una prórroga de 60 días en el pago de facturas del agua a empleados del gobierno federal afectados por el cierre gubernamental.

“En la Autoridad reconocemos los desafíos que enfrentan las familias puertorriqueñas que dependen de un ingreso federal. Este plan especial es un acto de sensibilidad y solidaridad para asegurar que el agua, un

recurso vital, siga llegando a sus hogares mientras enfrentan esta situación”, expresó González Delgado en declaraciones escritas.

La medida se aplicará mediante un bloqueo por excepción que evitará la generación de órdenes de suspensión de servicio en las cuentas acogidas al programa. El beneficio se extenderá por 60 días, con posibilidad de prórroga si el cierre continúa y a solicitud del cliente.

Una vez se reanuden las operaciones del gobierno federal, la AAA ofrecerá planes de pago flexibles a los clientes participantes para atender cualquier balance pendiente.

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González Delgado agradeció a la gobernadora Jenniffer González Colón por el respaldo a esta iniciativa, la cual busca aliviar la carga económica de las familias trabajadoras afectadas por la interrupción de fondos federales.

Criollos de Caguas listos para recuperar el campeonato número 22

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– Los Criollos de Caguas se preparan para iniciar el viernes la temporada 2025-26 de la Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente, con el objetivo de recuperar el campeonato número 22 en su historia y reafirmar su dominio en el béisbol invernal puertorriqueño.

“Venimos con el mismo deseo y energía de siempre, enfocados en recuperar lo que nos pertenece: el campeonato. Sabemos lo que representa Caguas para el béisbol de Puerto Rico y lo que espera nuestra fanaticada”, expresó Raúl Rodríguez Font, presidente del equipo, en declaraciones escritas.

Los Criollos recibirán el viernes a las 7:21 de la noche a los Gigantes de Carolina en el estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales, en el primer juego de la temporada.

Ramón Vázquez repetirá como dirigente, mientras Jesús “Motorita” Feliciano continúa como gerente general. Entre las nuevas incorporaciones del equipo se destacan el guardabosque cagüeño Bryan Torres, Jugador Más Valioso de la temporada 2023-24; el lanzador José Espada, quien lanzó en Grandes Ligas con los Orioles de Baltimore; el jugador del cuadro Trei Cruz y el receptor juvenil Bryan González.

El capitán de los Criollos, Vimael “Machín” Machín, será homenajeado durante la inauguración con el Premio Luis Rodríguez Olmo por su trayectoria. El derecho José de León abrirá el juego inaugural, marcando su regreso a la liga tras recuperarse de dos cirugías de Tommy John.

Los juegos locales de los Criollos regresarán a Radio Tiempo 1430 AM y 96.1 FM, y los fanáticos podrán seguir estadísticas, noticias y boletos en la página Criollos-

ACDET y DACO renuevan acuerdo de colaboración para la temporada navideña segura

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SAN JUAN – La Asociación de Comercio al Detal de Puerto Rico y el Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor renovaron el martes su Memorando de Entendimiento para fortalecer la colaboración entre el gobierno y el sector privado durante la temporada navideña, considerada la más activa del año para el comercio local.

“Este acuerdo reafirma que la protección al consumidor no se logra en aislamiento. La colaboración entre el gobierno y el sector privado es la mejor herramienta para garantizar transparencia, confianza y estabilidad en el mercado”, expresó la secretaria del DACO, Valerie Rodríguez Erazo, en declaraciones escritas.

El acuerdo, vigente del 10 de noviembre de 2025 al 6 de enero de 2026, establece medidas para evitar aglo-

meraciones, asegurar prácticas comerciales responsables y ofrecer alternativas como “rain checks”, productos sustitutos, descuentos o envíos gratuitos cuando los artículos se agoten.

La vicepresidenta de ACDET, Coral Cummings, destacó que el consumidor actual cuenta con más información y opciones de compra. “Podrán escoger entre comprar en línea, visitar su tienda favorita o combinar ambas experiencias de forma clara, segura y satisfactoria”, señaló Cummings.

Según datos recientes, las ventas al detal en Puerto Rico aumentaron 1.8 por ciento en 2024, mientras el comercio electrónico alcanzó al 56 por ciento de los consumidores. ACDET y DACO exhortaron a planificar las compras y utilizar las herramientas disponibles para comparar precios y garantizar una experiencia segura durante la temporada festiva.

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Despite a headline beat and decent revenue forecast, the poor reaction to the update from AI and data analytics darling Palantir - whose stock has more than doubled this year on AI excitement and government and business demand - tapped a nerve in markets about excessive valuations and the increasingly high bar required to impress. Even the suggestion of slowing revenue growth can be jarring for a stock trading at a whopping 12-month-forward price-to-earnings ratio of 246 - many times even that of AI behemoth Nvidia’s 33 times. What’s more, chief executives of Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs cautioned that global equity markets could be heading towards a

Japan’s yen jumped sharply after the country’s new finance minister Satsuki Katayama warned against excessive yen weakness and said the government was monitoring the situation with “a high level of urgency”.

But Britain’s pound slid to its lowest in more than six months on the dollar as an unusual pre-budget speech by UK finance minister Rachel Reeves trailed tighter fiscal policy and higher taxes later this month, encouraging bets on offsetting interest rate cuts from the Bank of England - which meets this week.

The Australian dollar fell after the Reserve Bank of Australia left its cash rate steady as expected and cautioned about further easing.

Tuesday’s sudden bout of market doubts and burst of volatility, which have lifted the VIX gauge back above long-term averages around 20, came after another effervescent day of dealmaking and AI investment spending on Wall Street on Monday.

Amazon’s shares jumped 4% after it announced a $38 billion deal with OpenAI to allow the ChatGPT maker to run and scale its AI workloads on Amazon Web Services’ cloud infrastructure. And Kimberly-Clark shares slid 15% after the consumer goods firm moved to buy Tylenol-maker Kenvue for more than $40 billion. Kenvue jumped 12%.

Worldwide mergers and acquisitions totaled $3.5 trillion during the first ten months of 2025 - a 38% increase from year-ago levels and the second-biggest year-to-date tally on record, according to LSEG data. It was the most active October since 2016.

Bold assassinations are grim ‘reality check’ in Mexico’s cartel fight

By JACK NICAS and EMILIANO RODRÍGUEZ MEGA

Carlos Manzo, a mayor in western Mexico, gained national fame this year with a simple but aggressive demand: that Mexican authorities should summarily kill the armed cartel members who terrorize the country.

That militant stance made him extremely popular with voters in his city, Uruapan, and beyond. It also led the 40-year-old mayor to start wearing a bulletproof vest with his trademark cowboy hat, and Mexico’s federal government to assign military personnel to protect him.

In June, he recalled receiving a chilling phone call from a man who threatened to kill his toddler son. “I responded as any father would,” he said. “I told them, ‘I’ll be waiting for you.’”

On Saturday night, Manzo held his son as he gave a speech at a crowded Day of the Dead celebration in his city of 350,000. Moments later, just after Manzo handed off his child, a hooded gunman shot the mayor seven times, killing him.

Even by Mexico’s standards, it was a strikingly brazen assassination. Given its target and public nature, it also served as a warning shot of sorts for President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Since taking office a year ago, Sheinbaum has led the most aggressive campaign against Mexico’s cartels in nearly a decade. She has also done so with an almost surgical approach, resisting calls from politicians like Manzo for another all-out war on drugs, as other Mexican presidents had tried, with bloody results.

In her first year, authorities said they arrested nearly 35,000 people for high-impact crimes and destroyed nearly 1,600 drug labs, compared with 8,900 such arrests and 380 destroyed labs annually under her predecessor. In the process, Mexican officials said, homicides have dropped by almost a third, to their lowest level in a decade, and fewer drugs are crossing into the United States. Those efforts have earned Sheinbaum

An avocado packing plant in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, Sept. 4, 2025. Drug cartels extort avocado growers in the state, in addition to fighting over drug trafficking routes. (César Rodríguez/The New York Times)

praise from the White House and appeared to stave off a U.S. military intervention in Mexico to fight the cartels, at least for now.

Yet the cartels are far from defeated. And in recent months, they have shown repeatedly that they are ready to fight, executing a series of high-profile murders, including Manzo’s.

In May, gunmen on motorbikes murdered the personal secretary and a top adviser to Mexico City’s mayor while they sat in traffic. On one day in June, 20 bodies were found in the state of Sinaloa, with several decapitated and hanging from a bridge.

In September, two Colombian musicians were kidnapped and killed after their concert in Mexico, prompting outrage from Colombia’s president. And last month, a journalist who reported on cartels in the state of Durango was found dead, wrapped in a blanket.

In the first half of the year, there were 112 political assassinations in Mexico, according to Integralia, a political-risk consulting firm. In the first 10 months of the year, more than 300 police officers were killed, up 24% from a year before, according to Common Cause, an anti-corruption group.

“It’s been a reality check,” said Nancy Canjura, a secu-

rity expert at Common Cause. “While they’re still trying to piece together where the leadership is, who controls whom or where the conflict is, the dead are still there — and they keep adding up.”

Manzo’s killing, she added, “is the confirmation that criminal groups, not the authorities, control the territory.”

On Monday, Sheinbaum condemned Manzo’s killing but rejected changing course. “We will continue working every day for the defense of peace, security and justice,” she told reporters. “That’s the way forward. And we will never, ever, give up.”

Sheinbaum’s strategy against the cartels has largely focused on capturing leaders and carrying out large drug busts. Some security analysts said that while that has effectively displayed strength to Washington, it has hardly weakened the groups’ stronghold on many local communities.

“Let’s keep our neighbor to the north as happy as possible and show them that we are working,” said Giovana Ríos, who researches Mexico’s violence at the Jesuit University of Guadalajara. “But on the other hand, we find all these town halls co-opted by organized crime or with weakened police forces that don’t have the resources or the means to deal with the situation.”

That local level is the primary battleground where criminal groups exert their power in Mexico, analysts say. It’s the basic administrative unit they must capture to control territory. It’s where they are able to extort businesses and capture public funds. And it’s where they corrupt many officials, who either collaborate or stand aside to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.

Michoacán, a state of 4.7 million people, has emerged as one of the most difficult and deadly fronts in that battle. Several cartels are fighting over control of drug-trafficking routes and lucrative extortion rackets there. In Uruapan, Manzo’s city in Michoacán, criminal groups extort farmers who grow limes and avocados.

Authorities and farmers have tried to fight back, but the cartels have responded violently. Last month, one of Michoacán’s most prominent lime-industry leaders was murdered after he denounced the extortion. On Saturday, hours before Manzo’s killing, another large lime farmer and his wife were found dead.

That carnage had fueled Manzo’s hardline approach.

Over the past year, he encouraged his city’s police to kill armed criminals — a proposal criticized by Sheinbaum. He said he

would reward officers who killed cartel hit men. And this month, he demanded the federal government provide military-grade weapons so his city’s police could match the cartels’ firepower.

“There can’t be hugs for criminals,” he said in May, referring to the “hugs, not bullets” crime strategy of Sheinbaum’s predecessor and mentor. “For criminals, there must be beat-downs.” He added an expletive.

That rhetoric put him on the national stage and led critics and supporters to call him the “Mexican Bukele,” after President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, whose violent crackdown on gangs has sent crime plummeting in his country while alarming human rights groups.

It also put him in opposition to Sheinbaum, who has sought to use intelligence and investigation to target cartels more precisely, a policy she hopes will prevent the mass casualties that were a hallmark of past governments’ wars on the groups.

Sheinbaum enjoys approval ratings of over 70%, yet polls show Mexicans are highly critical of her performance on security, which has long been the country’s most pressing issue. Although the government has released statistics showing Mexico is safer, many Mexicans believe that violence has gotten worse under Sheinbaum, a recent national survey found.

Since Manzo’s death, angry citizens in Michoacán have marched in the streets. Many commentators have seized on the assassination to argue that Sheinbaum’s security strategy is failing.

At two news conferences this week, Sheinbaum said her government would bring Manzo’s killers to justice, including those who ordered the murder. The apparent gunman was killed at the scene, and two other people have been arrested, authorities said. The city police had been assigned to protect Manzo at the event, while members of Mexico’s National Guard were securing the perimeter, they added.

Sheinbaum said her government would also intensify efforts to combat violence in Michoacán, including by adding more federal forces and inaugurating a specialized prosecutor’s office.

As for her critics who say she is losing to the cartels, Sheinbaum shot back.

“Of course we’re asking, ‘How do we strengthen our strategy?’” she said.

“But, I repeat, what are they proposing? Going back to the war on drugs?” she added. “Mexico already tried that, and it didn’t work.”

‘The whole place is blown apart’: 90% of Jamaican town’s homes destroyed

By FRANCES ROBLES

The courthouse, the library, schools, the downtown shopping district and most everybody’s roof — all gone, wiped out by the most powerful hurricane to ever hit Jamaica.

Practically no building in Black River, along the country’s southern coast, remains intact. In a country where dozens of towns were ravaged by the hurricane, the town’s destruction has become emblematic of the post-storm misery Jamaicans must now grapple with.

The Rev. Thomas Ngigi, a Kenyan priest posted to St. Theresa’s parish in Black River, sat in the shade in what little was left of the church, counting his blessings.

Hurricane Melissa tore the roof off, demolishing all the pews and most everything else inside, but leaving the crucifix, tabernacle — the locked decorative box where the Holy Eucharist is kept — and a revered statue of the church’s patron saint intact. With the rectory in shambles and his diabetes medications lost, he laid his clothes and religious books out in the sun to dry.

St. Theresa’s, a waterfront church that had been part of a majestic promenade of historic buildings, is surrounded by ruins.

Cleanup in Black River, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Nov. 1, 2025. Ninety percent of the homes in Black River, Jamaica, were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, reflecting the broader devastation and rebuilding facing many Jamaican communities. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

“At night, people come by and ask if they can stay here,” Ngigi said. “I say the whole place is blown apart.”

A local homeless man with the words “security guard” written by hand on the back of his T-shirt keeps the priest company. The church’s groundskeeper, who said he was trapped in the rubble of another building on the property and dug himself out, goes out on his bicycle to look for food to bring back.

Hurricane Melissa pushed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm last week, killing at least 32 people and destroying an untold number of buildings and homes. At least one of those killed washed up on the shores of Black River and has yet to be identified.

Much of the country remains without electricity, as authorities struggle to clear roads to reach stranded communities.

Black River, a town of about 5,000 people and the capital of St. Elizabeth Parish, in southwest Jamaica, was one of the hardest hit places.

Home to a shrimp and freshwater fishery, Black River boasted of having a house that got electricity in 1893, even before such luxuries arrived in much of the United States. But that waterfront house on High Street, the Waterloo guesthouse in its most recent incarnation, just a short walk from St. Theresa’s, was also obliterated by the massive storm.

The local Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise, however, fared surprisingly well.

Even buildings that did not lose their roofs are swamped with mud. Everyone in town is cleaning up.

After days of desperation that saw stores looted, Black River is at work trying to pick up the pieces. The power is

out, phones are down, people are running out food, but aid distribution has begun and there’s a palpable sense of a place trying to come back from an extraordinary calamity.

Firefighters carried buckets of mud out of the first floor of the firehouse, which was deluged by 16 feet of water.

“To clean this? This definitely is not a one-day operation,” said Kimar Brooks, the fire superintendent. “Ninety percent of the citizens are displaced.”

Many of the police, firefighters, nurses and doctors in town have yet to go home and check on their houses, though they assume that nothing remains.

“The staff change in their vehicles and shower here, because they don’t have any other place to go,” said Dr. Robert Powell, an emergency room physician at Black River Hospital.

The hospital’s roof blew off, and most of the patients were evacuated. More keep coming in as people fall off ladders or are pulled from toppled houses.

With her home lost, Andrea Montaque said she and at least five members of her family were spending nights in a Nissan Tiida, a

compact car, parked outside what is left of her house. “I’m traumatized,” she said.

The wood house next door had collapsed into a massive pile of sticks, killing one resident. Ivan Joseph, who also lived there, managed to escape. “I don’t have anywhere to go,” he said.

So much of the Auglo Senior Living home across the street was destroyed that 13 of its residents were crammed into one room, the only spot in the facility left with a roof.

At the police station, an inspector sat outside in the blazing heat with what they call the “big book,” a giant ledger also known as the station diary, where an officer painstakingly writes out by hand each reported incident. Most people came by, on foot of course, to report lost vehicles in the hopes of getting compensated by insurance.

Serena Edwards came to file a report on her missing mother. Her mother’s house collapsed during the storm, but a neighbor saw Edwards’ mother run away from the flying debris into the rain.

“My feelings, I think she’s alive,” she said as she headed off to start searching shelters that the government opened as the storm approached.

Some people apparently believed that the local high school was one of those shelters.

The security guard at the school, Oliver Taylor, 52, tried to figure out what to do with an older woman with dementia someone had dropped off there overnight Saturday, perhaps thinking it was a safe place. The bewildered woman sat by herself on a mattress in an empty classroom.

She was not the only one staying at Black River High School: Taylor said he lost his home and was also living there.

“This was like a tsunami,” Taylor said as volunteers from an ambulance service checked his blood pressure and inspected his foot, because he had stepped on a nail, which pierced his Crocs.

“This is going to take a while.”

Kimberly-Clark agrees to buy Kenvue, maker of Tylenol, for $40 billion

By LAUREN HIRSCH and REBECCA ROBBINS

Kimberly-Clark, the consumer products giant that owns Kleenex and Huggies, said earlier this week that it agreed to spend about $40 billion to acquire Kenvue, the embattled maker of Tylenol, which has fought unproven claims by the Trump administration that link the common pain reliever to autism.

Shares of Kenvue have plummeted this year as U.S. health officials have claimed that acetaminophen — the active ingredient in Tylenol — was linked to autism. In September, President Donald Trump said that pregnant women should “fight like hell not to take it.”

Kenvue’s stock rebounded strongly after the deal announcement, rising 12% at the close of trading Monday. Kimberly-Clark’s share price fell nearly 15% to its lowest level since 2018.

Kenvue was spun off by Johnson & Johnson in 2023 to run the group’s consumer products division. Johnson & Johnson kept the more profitable, faster-growing businesses in pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

Kenvue has struggled to find its footing as a stand-alone company, and activist investment firm Starboard bought a stake in the company and pushed for change. In March, the CEO of Starboard, Jeffrey Smith, took a seat on Kenvue’s board of directors. In July, Kenvue announced the departure of its CEO alongside a review of the company’s strategy.

On Monday, Kenvue said it expected sales to fall by the “low single digits” this year. Last quarter, its “self-care” unit, which includes Tylenol, recorded the biggest drop in sales of all its divisions.

Talks with Kimberly-Clark and other prospective suitors began after July’s announcement of a strategic review, according to three people familiar with the negotiations, who were not authorized to speak publicly about private deliberations. Kimberly-Clark had long been interested in Kenvue’s business, given the prestige of brands like Band-Aid, the overlap in target customers and the potential to streamline costs, two of the people said.

Acquisition talks were already underway when the Trump administration in September began linking Tylenol to autism, the people said. The resulting turmoil, which was reflected in Kenvue’s share price, helped Kimberly-Clark push for a deal that valued Kenvue at a discount to its peers. The

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Tylenol pills in New York on May 22, 2025. KimberlyClark, the consumer products giant that owns Kleenex and Huggies, said on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, that it agreed to spend about $40 billion to acquire Kenvue, the embattled maker of Tylenol, which has fought unproven claims by the Trump administration that link the common pain reliever to autism. (Eric Helgas/The New York Times)

deal was also a bet that the market had overreacted to the risk of more scrutiny from Washington, one of the people said.

Under the terms of the cash-and-stock deal with Kenvue, Kimberly-Clark shareholders would own roughly 54% of the new company. The combined group would generate about $32 billion in annual revenue and $7 billion in operating profit, the companies said. There are nearly $2 billion in “synergies” that could be achieved by cutting costs, which often means layoffs, in the three years after the companies combine, they added.

Kenvue makes many household name brands, such as Band-Aid, Listerine, Neutrogena and Johnson’s Baby Shampoo. But since the Trump administration took up the unproven Tylenol-autism link, that product has unexpectedly become the company’s face.

The president’s interest in the issue could also give new life to hundreds of lawsuits in state and federal courts that have been filed in recent years by families claiming that their children were diagnosed with autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder after taking Tylenol during pregnancy.

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And last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Kenvue and Johnson & Johnson, claiming that the companies hid evidence linking Tylenol to neurodevelopmental disorders. The suit also claimed, without providing evidence, that Kenvue was created to shield Johnson & Johnson from liability over Tylenol. The plan to spin off Kenvue was announced in 2021, while the Tylenol lawsuits picked up steam in 2022.

Scientists have long studied a potential connection between acetaminophen and neurodevelopmental disorders like autism, but research has so far produced mixed results.

Kenvue does not report its revenue from Tylenol, but the product generates roughly $1 billion in annual sales for the company, according to an estimate from Morningstar, the financial services firm. Competitors make other widely used generic acetaminophen products.

Kenvue also sells baby powder products that have been the source of extensive legal trouble for Johnson & Johnson, which created a special subsidiary in 2021 to try to bear the brunt of lawsuits it faced.

For many years, Johnson & Johnson has tried to settle tens of thousands of claims that talcum previously used in its baby powder caused cancer. The allegations were that Johnson & Johnson knew its talc products contained carcinogenic fibers, including asbestos, but hid the risks in pursuit of profits. In March, a federal bankruptcy judge rejected Johnson & Johnson’s latest multibillion-dollar settlement offer. In recent years, the talc-based baby powder products were discontinued and replaced by a cornstarch version.

Plaintiffs in talc cases have named Kenvue in U.S. lawsuits, but under the terms of the spinoff, Johnson & Johnson agreed to keep those liabilities and indemnify Kenvue in the United States and Canada. Last month, in a new legal threat, a group of plaintiffs in Britain, where Kenvue is not shielded, sued Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue over the issue.

In response to questions from analysts Monday about pending litigation related to both talc and Tylenol, Kenvue CEO Kirk Perry said the company stood “firmly behind the science and the safety of our products.”

Mike Hsu, Kimberly-Clark’s CEO, told analysts that to vet the acquisition amid the litigation, the company’s board had “multiple sessions” with “the world’s foremost scientific, medical, regulatory and legal experts.”

“Going through that process multiple times, I think the work affirmed that this is a generational value creation opportunity for both companies,” Hsu said.

The deal between Kimberly-Clark and Kenvue is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to approvals from shareholders and regulators. If one of the companies is responsible for the deal falling apart, it must pay a breakup fee of roughly $1 billion to the other party, according a regulatory filing.

Hsu would become chair and CEO of the new company. The combined group would be based in Kimberly-Clark’s headquarters in Irving, Texas, and “continue to have a significant presence in Kenvue’s locations.” Kenvue moved to a new headquarters campus in Summit, New Jersey, earlier this year.

Are Michelin stars now an economic must, not just a culinary honor?

By MEGHAN MCCARRON

Since leading the kitchen as chef de cuisine at Alinea in Chicago in the late 2000s, Dave Beran has had a long history with Michelin, making him an obvious fit for the new Apple TV show “Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars,” which premiered on Oct. 10. Instead of focusing on Beran’s tweezered pursuit of transcendent cuisine, however, his story line puts something much more prosaic center stage: the money.

Specifically, how much money his Santa Monica, California, restaurant, Pasjoli, was bleeding after losing its Michelin star in 2022. In one scene, his chief operating officer, Ann Hsing, tells him the restaurant is in the red, even though they’re charging $65 for a single entree. In another, he says losing a star cost Pasjoli 30% to 40% of its business.

At the end of his episode, Beran decides to pivot Pasjoli away from Michelin and toward being a neighborhood restaurant. “It was becoming a restaurant I frankly couldn’t afford to go to on a regular basis,” Beran said in an interview.

“Knife Edge” follows chefs in regions around the world, including New York, Chicago and California, as they pursue recognition from Michelin during a single awards cycle. The influence of Michelin has been expanding across North America at a punishing time for independent restaurants, in a number of American cities, and slowing growth nationally. Increasingly, winning — and retaining — Michelin stars is one of the few guaranteed paths for restaurants to attract new diners.

“We were the same restaurant the day after we got a star that we were the day before,” said Bryce Gilmore, chef and owner of Barley Swine in Austin, Texas. “But as soon as we got a Michelin star, everything changed.”

A leader in farm-to-table cooking in the city, Gilmore’s tasting menu restaurant had been open since 2010. There were too many slow Thursdays and off Fridays; Gilmore was stressed trying to cut costs on everything from ingredients to the types of paper towels in the bathroom.

In 2024, the Michelin Guide came to Texas, and awarded Barley Swine a star in its inaugural guide. In terms of direct financial benefit, of all the accolades Gilm-

ore has racked up, including being a James Beard finalist several times, “It was not comparable to anything.”

Jesse Burgess, known as the face of the U.K.-based Instagram sensation Topjaw, hosts “Knife Edge,” and said that one of the things that excited him about the show was the chance to bust myths about Michelin.

Burgess has seen chef friends struggle as they fail to receive stars, but he believes the awards’ power derives from the perception that they are stringent but fair. “They’re not a charity. They’re not handing them out.”

A famously secretive organization, Michelin gave “Knife Edge” unprecedented access, including interviews with anonymized inspectors. Burgess said the inspectors only spoke via phone, and then actors were filmed as stand-ins.

But even though he did not meet the inspectors, Burgess did learn a few things about their general profile, including that they are paid. For one, they have to prove they’ve had 1,000 restaurant meals, he said, and Michelin likes employing lawyers as they “have this real vision of black and white. And they’re quite happy not getting emotionally involved.”

He added, “Basically, they don’t want inspectors going in and getting emotionally invested and being like, ‘I don’t think they’re worth a star but they’re really, really sweet.’”

In the United States, Michelin’s recent expansions have been financed by local and state tourism boards. The guide’s unique ability to attract visitors from across the world, and to pack lucky winners’ reservation books, makes it an appealing proposition.

After the 2024 closure of the ambitious tasting menu restaurant Okta in Oregon’s wine country, some local boosters in nearby Portland are advocating for a Michelin guide. The most prominent food destination in the U.S. without Michelin, the city’s tourism market has been experiencing an extended slump.

Some local chefs are concerned Michelin won’t address the city’s deeper problems. Carlo Lamagna of Magna Kusina would love to compete for a star. But not yet. “We have so many underlying issues that throwing Michelin in here is going to be like — pardon my rudeness — throwing whipped cream on a piece of [excrement],” he said, using a more vulgar expression.

Fellow Portland chef Gregory Gourdet, who won a James Beard Award and a flurry of other accolades for his Haitian-inspired fine-dining restaurant Kann, agrees that Portland doesn’t need Michelin. But at Maison Passerelle, his recently opened New York City restaurant that serves French cooking with African and Asian inflec-

tions, he is pursuing Michelin-level ambitions, even if he sees flaws in the guide’s approach.

“A lot of cultures and cuisines are severely underrepresented at a Michelin level,” he said. “For me, someone who’s cooking the food of the diaspora, that inspires me to possibly get a star in New York.”

Gourdet believes Michelin has also become more important to ambitious chefs as other opportunities have dried up. “A way to make your mark for a long time was: I need to be on TV, I need to be on competitions or judging,” he said. But he says there are fewer of those opportunities these days. “Maybe as that’s faded, chefs are going back into their kitchens.”

Mary Attea, the chef of Musket Room in New York, is also featured on “Knife Edge,” which depicts her quest to retain a star for the restaurant while expanding to two more projects (spoiler: she succeeds). The restaurant group has focused on opening restaurants without the bells and whistles Michelin privileges, and Attea describes Michelin as only “one part” of making a restaurant successful. But it would be more vital to a more high-end restaurant.

“The creative part of the brain and ambitious part of the brain, the idea of a 12-seat tasting counter seems fun and a cool way to express myself,” she said. “I do fantasize about that.”

Since filming “Knife Edge,” Beran has gone on another loop of his “roller coaster” with Michelin, when his new tasting menu restaurant, Seline, failed to win a star in June.

Of stars, Beran said, “The times we’re not trying to get one, we do. When I say it’s the only thing that matters, we don’t.”

And if Seline doesn’t get a star next year, would it have to close? “Oh yeah, probably,” he said.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE EMETERIO

SANTANA RUIZ, COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS JANET SANTANA LOPEZ, MARIBEL

SANTANA LOPEZ Y HENRY SANTANA

LOPEZ Y FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS; SUCESION DE ELBA LINA LOPEZ PEÑA, COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS JANET SANTANA LOPEZ, MARIBEL

SANTANA LOPEZ Y HENRY SANTANA LOPEZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)

Demandados

Civil Núm.: MZ2024CV01615. (207). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: SUCESION DE EMETERIO SANTANA RUIZ, COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS JANET

SANTANA LOPEZ, MARIBEL SANTANA

LOPEZ Y HENRY

SANTANA LOPEZ Y FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL, COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS CON POSIBLE INTERÉS; SUCESION DE ELBA LINA LOPEZ PEÑA, COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS JANET SANTANA LOPEZ, MARIBEL

SANTANA LOPEZ Y HENRY SANTANA LOPEZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM).

Yo, CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acreedores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, HAGO SABER: Que el día 17 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA

en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, venderé en Pública Subasta la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria al mejor postor quien hará el pago en dinero en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del o la Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Mayagüez durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 24 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el 1RO. DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 11:30 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: Parcela A-2. RUSTICA: Parcela radicada en el BARRIO MARESÚA del Municipio de San Germán, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de MIL CIENTO CUARENTA Y CUATRO PUNTO UNO NUEVE SEIS SEIS (1,144.1966) METROS CUADRADOS; y en lindes por el NORTE, en veinte punto cero cero (20.00) metros, con parcela dedicada a uso público en el Caso número cuatro guion setenta guion uno uno seis dos LS (4-70-1162LS); por el SUR, en diez punto seiscientos ocho (10.608) metros, con faja verde dedicada en Caso número cuatro guion setenta guion uno uno seis dos LS (4-70-1162LS); por el ESTE, en sesenta punto cero uno cero (60.010) metros, con el remanente de la finca principal; y por el OESTE, en treinta y ocho punto seiscientos veinte (38.620) metros, con la parcela “B” segregada en el Caso número cuatro guion setenta guion uno uno seis dos LS (470-1162LS) y en veinticuatro punto novecientos noventa y uno (24.991) metros, con faja verde dedicada en Caso número cuatro guion setenta guion uno uno seis dos LS (470-1162LS). La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 61 del tomo 549 de San Germán, finca número 12,485, inscripción tercera. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Parcela A-2, RD 102 KM 28.4, Bo. Maresua, San

Germán, Puerto Rico. La Subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $35,171.30 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 6.625% anual, desde el día 1ro. de marzo de 2024, hasta su completo pago, más recargos acumulados, más la cantidad de $5,100.00 estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, así como cualquier otra suma estipulada en el contrato de préstamo, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta para el inmueble será de $51,000.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $34,000.00 y de necesitarse una tercera subasta la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir la suma de $25,500.00. De declararse desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta 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. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concurrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de créditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que podrán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta aceptada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, deberá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipotecario que se ejecuta y la de cualesquiera otro créditos posteriores al que se ejecuta pero preferente al suyo. El exceso constituirá abono total o parcial en su propio crédito. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido

el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a 14 de octubre de 2025. CALIXTO RIVERA GHIGLIOTTY, ALGUACIL #283, DIVISIÓN DE EJECUCIÓN DE SENTENCIAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ.

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BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante Vs. JAROSET EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ

Demandado

Civil Núm.: MZ2025CV00071. (207). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.

A: JAROSET

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ. Yo, HÉCTOR HERNÁNDEZ

SANTIAGO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acreedores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, HAGO

SABER: Que el día 17 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 2:30 DE LA TARDE en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Mayagüez, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, venderé en Pública Subasta la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria al mejor postor quien hará el pago en dinero en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del o la Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Mayagüez durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 24 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 2:30 DE LA TARDE y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el 1RO. DE DICIEMBRE DE 2025, A LAS 2:30 DE LA TARDE en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a vender-

se en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número CIENTO VEINTINUEVE (129) en el plano de inscripción del Proyecto UM guion Ocho (UM8) denominado SAN ISIDRO, radicado en el Barrio Rincón del término municipal de Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de TRESCIENTOS CUARENTA Y UNO PUNTO SETENTA Y CUATRO (341.74) METROS CUADRADOS. En lindes por el NORTE, con la Calle número Seis (6), distancia de quince punto cero dos (15.02) metros; por el SUR, con el solar número Ciento Dieciséis (116), distancia de quince punto cincuenta y dos (15.52) metros; por el ESTE, con el solar número Ciento Veintiocho (128), distancia de veintidós punto cero ocho (22.08) metros; y por el OESTE, con el solar número Ciento Treinta (130), distancia de veintidós punto ochenta y cuatro (22.84) metros. La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 112 vuelto del tomo 343 de Sábana Grande, Registro de la Propiedad de San Germán, finca número 8,079, inscripción quinta. Modificada la hipoteca según escritura número 291 de fecha 18 de agosto de 2017, ante el Notario Jaime F. Sepúlveda Rivera, a los efectos de reducir la suma de principal a $67,159.34, con intereses al 3.750% anual y vencimiento el 1ro de abril de 2043. Se modificó además el tipo mínimo para la primera subasta en caso de ejecución a $67,159.34. Modificada nuevamente dicha hipoteca según escritura número 327 de fecha 23 de agosto de 2019, ante el Notario Jaime F. Sepúlveda Rivera, a los efectos de reducir la suma de principal a $65,933.62, con intereses al 3.750% anual y vencimiento el 1ro de agosto de 2049. Se modificó además el tipo mínimo para la primera subasta en caso de ejecución a $65,933.62. Modificada nuevamente la hipoteca según escritura número 273 de fecha 30 de septiembre de 2022, ante el Notario Javier B. Sepúlveda Rivera, a los efectos de reducir la suma de principal a $65,695.42, intereses comenzando el 1ro de noviembre de 2022, al 3.750% anual, con pagos mensuales para principal e intereses de $304.25 y vencimiento el 1ro. de octubre de 2052. Se modificó además el tipo mínimo para la primera subasta en caso de ejecución a $65,695.42. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Urb. San Isidro, 129-J, Calle M. Pardo, Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. La Subasta se

llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $63,524.00 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 3.750% anual, desde el día 1ro. de julio de 2024, hasta su completo pago, más recargos acumulados, más la cantidad de $6,734.60 estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, así como cualquier otra suma estipulada en el contrato de préstamo, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta para el inmueble será de $65,695.42 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $43,796.95 y de necesitarse una tercera subasta la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir la suma de $32,847.71. De declararse desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta 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. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concurrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de créditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que podrán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta aceptada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, deberá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipotecario que se ejecuta y la de cualesquiera otros créditos posteriores al que se ejecutan, pero preferente al suyo. El exceso constituirá abono total o parcial en su propio crédito. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para

conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, a 14 de octubre de 2025. HÉCTOR HERNÁNDEZ SANTIAGO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #122, ALGUACIL DE LA DIVISIÓN DE EJECUCIÓN DE SENTENCIAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ.

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Civil Núm.: TO2025CV00630. Sala: 500. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACION POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MARGARITA NEGRÓN SANTIAGO (SEDIRECCIÓN).DESCONOCE

JUAN DEL PUEBLO Y JUANA DEL PUEBLO, LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS O DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUEDA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN SOLICITADA Y CUYO PARADERO SE DESCONOCE AL TIEMPO DE HACERLE LA PRIMERA PUBLICACIÓN DE EDICTO.

Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Petición, en el caso de epígrafe. En este caso la parte Peticionaria ha radicado una Petición para que se autorice la inmatriculación la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: “Parcela de terreno número dos (2) localizada en la carretera ciento sesenta y cinco (165), kilometro tres punto cuatro (3.4) del Barrio Quebrada Cruz del Término municipal de Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial QUINIENTOS TREINTA Y NUEVE METROS CUADRADOS CON SETENTA Y SIETE CENTIMOS DE OTRO (539.77 mc) y en lindes por el

NORTE con el solar numero uno (1), propiedad de Margarita Negrón Santiago, por el SUR con el Solar tres (3) y por el ESTE, con la carretera estatal ciento sesenta y cinco (165)y por el OESTE con Ramón Rodríguez.” La parte Peticionaria alega que la propiedad adquirida por el causante NARCISO SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ casado con Flavia Dolores Torres Martínez, mayor de edad, soltera por viudez, retirada y residente de New York de los Estados Unidos de América, por lo que ésta es dueña del 50% de la propiedad, mediante la escritura 12, otorgada el 29 de marzo del 2003, ante Notario Público Ángel L. Rivera Apontey donde se hace constar no está inscrita en Registro de la Propiedad. Alega que ellos y sus anteriores dueños han poseído dicho inmueble quieta, pública y pacíficamente, con justo título, de buena fe, ejerciendo sobre el mismo los derechos y cumpliendo las obligaciones de verdaderos dueños, sin interrupción alguna por más de 30 años, según más detalladamente consta en la Petición radicada que puede examinarse en la Secretaría de este Tribunal. Por tratarse de un derecho propietario y pudiendo usted tener interés en este caso o quedar afectado por el remedio solicitado, se le emplaza por este edicto que se publicará en un periódico de circulación diaria general de Puerto Rico, y se advierte que en el plazo improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del mismo, los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados, podrán comparecer al Tribunal a fin de alegar lo que en derecho proceda. Dicha alegación debe ser notificada al Honorable Tribunal y la Lcda. Saideth Cristobal Martínez, PO Box 9022173, San Juan, PR 00902-2173 ; Tel. (787) 3670412, dentro del término indicado, apercibiéndole que de no hacerlo así, el Tribunal podrá anotar su rebeldía y dictar sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Petición sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 14 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN M. PINTADO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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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 31 de octubre de 2025. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA.

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Demandante V. ÁNGEL REYES MIRANDA, PATRICIA SOTO

LARACUENTE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: PO2021CV00079. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Ponce, Sala Superior, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor quién pagará de contado y en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, giro postal o por cheque de gerente a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia el día 28 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Ponce, Sala Superior, Primer Piso, Salón de Subastas, Ponce, PR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en 512(B14), Ext. Villa de Juan, Ponce, PR 00731 y que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número catorce del Bloque B en el Plano de Urbanización

Extensión Villa de Juan, del Barrio Machuelo Abajo, sitio Tenerías de Ponce, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de trescientos treinta y tres punto cuarenta y tres metros cuadrados, colindando por el Norte, en 24.40 metros con Solar B-13; por el Sur, en 21.15 metros con el Solar B-15; por el Este, en 14.64 metros con la Calle Tenerías de la Urbanización; y por el Oeste, en 15.09 metros con el

Solar B-2 de la Urbanización. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita en el folio 220 del tomo 2,020 de Ponce, finca número 58,604, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección Primera. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $144,000.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Ponce, Sala Superior, Primer Piso, Salón de Subastas, Ponce, PR el día 4 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. En la segunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $96,000.00. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Ponce, Sala Superior, Primer Piso, Salón de Subastas, Ponce, PR el día 11 DE FEBRERO DE 2026, A LAS 11:00 DE LA MAÑANA. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $72,000.00. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 2, otorgada el día 11 de enero de 2005, ante el Notario Edgardo Del Valle Galarza y consta inscrita en el folio 220 (vuelto) del tomo 2,020 de Ponce, finca número 58,604, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección Primera, inscripción novena. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido ascendente a la suma de $111,546.29 por concepto de principal, más intereses al tipo pactado de 6.250% anual desde el día 1 de mayo de 2018. Dichos intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Se pagarán también los cargos por demora equivalentes a 5.000% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha vencimiento, la suma de $14,400.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Centro Judicial de Ponce, Sala Superior durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad

del inmueble 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 de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores ni preferentes según las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad. Surge de un estudio de título que, sobre la finca descrita anteriormente, pesan los gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que se ejecuta mediante este procedimiento que se relacionan más adelante. A los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de, o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso, o al portador, garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor por la presente se notifica, que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. AVISO DE DEMANDA: Pleito seguido por Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2019-GS5 vs. Angel Reyes Miranda y su esposa, Patricia Soto Laracuente, ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, en el caso civil número PO2021CV00079, sobre ejecución de hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $111,546.29 y otras cantidades, según Demanda de fecha 15 de enero de 2021. Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Ponce Norte. Anotación A. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en general se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley por espacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta. Este Edicto será publicado mediante edictos dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores sujeto a lo dispuesto en los Artículos 113 al 116 de la Ley 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015, según aplique. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy día 18 de SEPTIEMBRE de 2025.

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

Demandante V. JOSE L.

LORENZO VIRUET Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: MO2025CV00043. (SALÓN 403 RF). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM.

A: JOSE L. LORENZO VIRUET - HC 5 BOX 10858, MOCA, PUERTO RICO 00676-9768. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 31 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 31 de octubre de 2025. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 31 de octubre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. LISNEL RODRÍGUEZ ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. LUIS A ALICEA

RODRIGUEZ T/C/C LUIS A ALICEA RODRIUGEZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Nú.: MO2022CV00177. (Salón: 0002 DISTRITO Y SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA. OSCAR A. DÍAZ CRUZODIAZ@SLG-PR.COM. A: LUIS A ALICEA

RODRIGUEZ T/C/C LUIS A ALICEA RODRIUGEZ Y SU ESPOSO (A) Y/O PAREJA JOHN (JANE) DOE Y LA SOCIEDD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES Y/O COMUNIDAD DE BIENES COMPUESTA ENTRE AMBOS.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 de octubre de 2023, 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 28 de octubre de 2025. Notas de la Secretaría: POR ORDEN DEL TRIBUNAL. En San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, el 28 de octubre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. JESSICA MÉNDEZ ROMERO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO. H.R.

SUBCONTRACTORS, INC.

Plaintiff v. DESARROLLADORA VALLADARES, Inc.; AURORA SOFêA VALLADARES DIAZ; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION as Receiver for Doral Bank; INSURANCE COMPANIES X, Y, Z; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE

AND THE CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CONSTITUTED AMONG THEM

Defendants FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, as Receiver for Doral Bank; Crossclaimant v. DESARROLLADORA VALLADARES, INC.; AURORA SOFIA VALLADARES DIAZ; INSURANCE COMPANIES X,Y,Z; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AND THE CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CONSTITUTED AMONG THEM

Crossdefendants CIVIL NO.: 3:15-CV-1667 (JAG). RE: STATE COURT ACTION Case Number KAC20048158 (905); BREACH OF CONTRACT; COLLECTION OF MONIES NOTICE OF SALE TO DEFENDANTS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND ANY INTERESTED PARTY:

WHEREAS on November 9, 2017, the US District Court for the District for the District of Puerto Rico entered Judgement in favor of Plaintiff, ordering Defendants to pay $2,679,467.85, $25,000 for attorneyÕs fees, plus costs and interests according to law from the date of the Judgement until the entire amount is paid. WHEREAS, pursuant to said Judgement, the undersigned SPECIAL MASTER Joel Ronda-Feliciano, was ordered by the Court to sell at public auction for US currency in cash, money order or certified check, to the highest bidder, at 441 Calle E. Frailes Industrial Park, Guaynabo, P.R. 00969 (19.3698579, -66.1124836) the following property: RUSTIC: Land parcel located in Barrio Pastos, Municipality of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, with an area of 152,936.0758 square meters, bounded: North: by several adjacencies and/ or properties; South: by State Road No. 718, lands belonging to Successors of Mario Hernandez, Successors of Modesto Gonzalez, Successors of Col.n, Successors of Centeno, and lands belonging to Hector Luna and Mar.a Cristina Hernandez; East: by several properties and lands belonging to Luis Collazo; West: by lands of El Pollero farm. PLOT: Number 12,041, registered at Folio 290 of Volume 225 of Aibonito, Real Property Registry of Barranquitas For the convenience of any interested party, a title search (“estudio de titulo”) dated September 18, 2025 is available upon request to Plaintiff’s attorney, which shows that the THE PROPERTY IS FREE OF CHARGES AND LIENS. Howe-

ver, Plaintiff is not responsible for the contents of said title search. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with the holders thereof, if any. It is understood that the potential bidders acquire the property subject to any and all the senior liens that encumber the property, if any. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title 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 then and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and the bid price shall not be applied toward the cancellation of the senior liens. WHEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC sale will be held on DECEMBER 9, 2025, AT 9:00 AM. In the event said the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC auction shall be held on DECEMBER 16, 2025, AT 9:00 AM. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD PUBLIC auction shall be held on DECEMBER 23, 2025, AT 9:00AM. THERE WILL BE NO MINIMUM BIDDING AMOUNT. The proceeds of the sale will be applied to PlaintiffÕs credit in the manner consistent with the Court’s Judgement. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued canceling all junior liens, if any. The sale is subject to confirmation by the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and the deed of conveyance and possession to the property may be executed and delivered after the judicial sale. 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 Unites States District Court. For further details regarding the terms and conditions of the sale or related information, you may also contact PlaintiffÕs attorney: Atty. Javier SevillanoVicéns; email: solutions@sevillanolegal.org; Tel: (787) 9834146; postal address: P.O. Box 192278, San Juan, P.R. 00919. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 4th day of November 2025. /s/ JOEL RONDA-FELICIANO, Special Master.

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Demandante V. EXPARTE

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025CV02022. (Salón: 500). Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JORGE M. DÍAZ RODRÍGUEZJORGEMDIAZRODRIGUEZ@GMAIL. COM.

A: PERSONAS IGNORADAS, SUCN. DE ANSELMO CABRERA CABRERA, P/C DE SU HIJO ANSELMO CABRERA CABRERA, HC 74 BOX 5654 Y P/C DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ERNESTO CABRERA CABRERA, COMPUESTA POR ERNESTO JUAN CABRERA ORTEGA HC 72 BOX 4061, NARANJITO, PR 00719, LUZ ENEIDA CABRERA ORTEGA, HC 72 BOX 4061, NARANJITO, PR 00719 Y CARLOS RAÚL CABRERA ORTEGA, HC 74, BOX 5659, NARANJITO, PR 00719. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 09 de septiembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 24 de octubre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 24 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SANDRA BÁEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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

Demandante V.

MIGUEL A. RIVERA MORALES Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: AY2025CV00040. (Salón: 306 SALA MIXTA, DRUG COURT, CR, TR, VP).

Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.

A: MIGUEL A. RIVERA MORALES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 29 de octubre de 2025. En Guayama, Puerto Rico, el 29 de octubre de 2025. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA.

MARÍA M. COTTO AMARO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR

HUGH ALANSON ANDREWS III NAPLES Y LAURA ANN ANDREWS NAPLES

Demandante V.

SARAH ANNE JENKINS

MULLOY T/C/C SARAH A. JENKINS T/C/C SARAH ANNE JENKINS T/C/C

SARAH MCCOOL

Demandada

Civil Núm.: FA2025CV00248.

Salón Núm.: 301. Sobre: SENTENCIA DECLARATORIA; ACCIÓN DE RECTIFICACIÓN; USUCAPIÓN.

SARAH ANNE

JENKINS MULLOY

Demandante Vs. HUGH ALANSON ANDREWS III NAPLES; LAURA ANN ANDREWS

NAPLES; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE

Demandados

Civil Núm.: FA2025CV00489. Sobre: DESAHUCIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMéRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, ss. A: SANDRA ANDREWS. POR LA PRESENTE, se les apercibe y notifica que, ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento por edicto, excluyéndose el día del emplazamiento. Ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Presentación de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://tribunalelectronico. poderjudicial.pr/sumac2018/ signin.html, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de la publicación de este edicto, y enviando copia al abogado de la parte demandante: Lcdo. Alfredo III López-Garay, PO BOX 191, Guaynabo PR, 00970; 787-558-5522. Si ustedes dejan de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y EL SELLO DEL TRIBUNAL, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 24 de octubre de 2025. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. SHEILA ROBLES HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR I.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CIALES ORIENTAL BANK

Parte Demandante Vs. MIGUEL ÁNGEL MADERA CASTRO; UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO; SECRETARIO DE LA VIVIENDA Y DESARROLLO URBANO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CI2025CV00269. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS,

EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: MIGUEL ÁNGEL MADERA CASTRO.

Por la presents se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. Las abogadas de la parte demandante son: Lcda. Lisa M. Aponte Valderas, RiveraMunich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 622-2323 / Fax (787) 6222320. Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general de la Isla de Puerto Rico una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma, a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala Superior de Vega Baja, con copia a las abogadas de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, disponiéndose además, que en los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, la parte demandante le dirigirá por correo certificado con acuse se recibo, copia de la Demanda y del Emplazamiento por Edicto a sus últimas direcciones conocidas en: Sector Pabón, 79 Calle Oscar Rivera, Morovis, PR 00687; Lote 79 (5), Calle Oscar Rivera, Sector Pabón (Barrio Franquez), Morovis, PR 00687; y Sector Pabón, 79(5) Calle Oscar Rivera, Morovis, PR 00687. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Ciales, Puerto Rico, hoy 3 de octubre de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA.

SANDRA I. MALDONADO VEGA, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE TRUJILLO ALTO EN CAROLINA MIRAMAR PLAZA HOLDINGS, LLC

Vs. SWITCH BTC, LLC; YUISA MARIA SONERA CINTRON

Demandado

Caso Núm.: TJ2025CV00435. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO, INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO

POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: YUISA MARIA SONERA CINTRON POR SI Y COMO AGENTE RESIDENTE DE SWITCH BTC, LLC - CALLE 216 4R44, COLINAS DE FAIRVIEW, TRUJILLO ALTO, PR, 00976.

Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero e Incumplimiento de Contrato contra SWITCH BTC, LLC; y YUISA MARIA SONERA CINTRON. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. También debe notificar su contestación al Lcdo. Oscar A. Díaz Cruz a Strategic Legal Group, PSC a PO Box 366220, San Juan, Puerto Rico 009366220. Teléfono (787) 522-4700. Se le advierte que de no contestar la Demanda dentro del término de (30) días, a partir de la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de la contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, según enmendada, conocida como 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 que el Tribunal estará citando para la vista de Ratificación de Custodia, según dispone el Artículo 34 de la Ley Núm. 57-2023 y se exige su comparecencia. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Por Orden del Honorable Juez del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina expido el presente para su publicación en la forma dispuesta por la Ley bajo mi firma y con el Sello Oficial del Tribunal, hoy día 20 de octubre de 2025. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRE-

TARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BARCELONETA PUERTO RICO CONSUMER DEBT MANAGEMENT CO. INC. Demandante Vs RIVERA IZQUIERDO, PERFECTO H Demandado Caso Núm.: BC2025CV00044. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: RIVERA IZQUIERDO, PERFECTO H - URB CATALANA #88, BARCELONETA, PR 00617.

Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda en Cobra de Dinero e Incumplimiento de Contrato contra RIVERA IZQUIERDO, PERFECTO H y otros. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. También debe notificar su contestación al Lcdo. Oscar A. Díaz Cruz a Strategic Legal Group, PSC a PO Box 366220, San Juan, Puerto Rico 009366220. Teléfono (787) 522-4700.

Se le advierte que de no contestar la Demanda dentro del término de (30) días, a partir de la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de la contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, según enmendada, conocida como 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 que el Tribunal estará citando para la vista de Ratificación de Custodia, según dispone el Artículo 34 de la Ley Núm. 57-2023 y se exige su

comparecencia. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Por Orden del Honorable Juez del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Manatí, expido el presente para su publicación en la forma dispuesta por la Ley bajo mi firma y con el Sella Oficial del Tribunal, hoy día 20 de octubre de 2025. VIVÍAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. CARMEN J. ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS PUERTO RICO CONSUMER DEBT MANAGEMENT CO. INC. Demandante Vs FONSECA RIVERA, VLADIMIR

Demandado Caso Núm.: CG2025CV03224. (Sala: 705). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. EST ADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FONSECA RIVERA, VLADIMIR - PO BOX 9604, CAGUAS, PR 00726. Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero e Incumplimiento de Contrato contra FONSECA RIVERA, VLADIMIR y otros. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. También debe notificar su contestación al Lcdo. Oscar A. Díaz Cruz a Strategic Legal Group, PSC a PO Box 366220, San Juan, Puerto Rico 009366220. Teléfono (787) 522-4700. Se le advierte que de no contestar la Demanda dentro del término de (30) días, a partir de la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de la contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, según enmendada, conocida como 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 que el Tribunal estará citando para la vista de Ratificación de Custodia, según dispone el Artículo 34 de la Ley Núm. 57-2023 y se exige su comparecencia. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Por Orden del Honorable Juez del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Caguas, expido el presente para su publicación en la forma dispuesta por la Ley bajo mi firma y con el Sello Oficial del Tribunal, hoy día 20 de octubre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE GUAYNABO PUERTO RICO CONSUMER DEBT MANAGEMENT CO INC. Demandante Vs JIMENEZ, JUAN R Demandado Caso Núm.: GB2025CV00835. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JIMENEZ, JUAN R3401 WILLOWOOD CIR. APT 1038, ARLINGTON, TX 76015-3365.

Por la presente se le notifica que se ha radicado una Demanda en Cobro de Dinero e Incumplimiento de Contrato contra JIMENEZ, JUAN R. y otros. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de manejo Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. También debe notificar su contestación al Lcdo. Oscar A. Díaz Cruz a Strategic Legal Group, PSC a PO Box 366220, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936 Teléfono (787) 522-4700. Se le advierte que de no contestar la Demanda dentro del término de (30) días, a partir de la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de la contestación ante el Tribunal correspondiente con copia a la parte demandante, se le anotará la rebeldía y se le dictará sentencia concedien-

do el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, según enmendada, conocida como 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 que el Tribunal estará citando para la vista de Ratificación Custodia, según dispone el Articulo 34 de la Ley Núm. 57-2023 y se exige su comparecencia. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Por Orden del Honorable Juez del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Guaynabo expido el presente para su publicación en la forma dispuesta por la Ley bajo mi firma y con el Sello Oficial del Tribunal, hoy día 21 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. DIAMAR T. GONZÁLEZ BARRETO, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL CONFIDENCIAL II.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO CONSUMER DEBT MANAGEMENT CO INC. Parte Demandante Vs. EDMARIE CENTENO RÍOS Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: SJ2025CV08208. Salón: 905. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.

A: EDMARIE CENTENO RÍOS - 469 BLUE WHALE WAY, JACKSONVILLE FL 32218-2898. Se le emplaza y requiere que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal, con copia al abogado de la

parte demandante: Lcdo. Oscar A. Díaz Cruz a Strategic Legal Group, PSC a PO Box 366220, San Juan, Puerto Rico 009366220. Teléfono (787) 522-4700. 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. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 21 de octubre de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. DIANA C. PÉREZ SIERRA, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.

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

MUNICIPIO DE VEGA BAJA

Demandante V. SUCN FULANO DE TAL COMP POR

MIRNA ROSARIO Y CUALQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: BY2025CV03358. (Salón: 703). Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ALICIA DÍAZ SANTIAGOADIAZ@CRHPR.ORG. SUSANA MARÍA PESQUERA COLOM - SUSANAPESQUERA. LAW@GMAIL.COM. A: SUCESIÓN DE FULANO DE TAL COMPUESTA POR MIRNA ROSARIO Y CUALQUIER PERSONA DESCONOCIDA QUE FORME PARTE DE LA SUCESIÓN, MIRNA ROSARIO Y A ZUTANO DE TAL, REPRESENTANDO PERSONAS DESCONOCIDAS Y/O SUS SUCESORES Y A CUALQUIER OTRA PERSONA NATURAL O JURÍDICA CON INTERÉS - CALLE TULIO OTERO INTERIOR, VEGA BAJA, PUERTO RICO 00693. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 28 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos

de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 28 de octubre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 28 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN M. PINTADO NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR DE CABO ROJO

B. FERNANDEZ & HNOS. INC

Demandante V. ANDRES ACOSTA BORRERO

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: CB2025CV00358. (Salón: 0200). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARISTELLA SÁNCHEZ RODRÍGUEZ - MSANCHEZ@ DELGADOFERNANDEZ.COM. A: ANDRES ACOSTA BORRERO.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 07 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 28 de octubre de 2025. En Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, el 2/8 de octubre de 2025. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. VERÓNICA MARTÍNEZ ORTIZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUA-

DILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. VICTORIA SOLÍS ESPINOZA T/C/C

VICTORIA SOLÍS ESPINOSA T/C/C

VICTORIA DEL SOCORRO SOLÍS ESPINOSA POR SÍ

Y COMO PARTE DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL

LUIS FIGUEROA ORTIZ T/C/C SUC. DE ÁNGEL

L. FIGUEROA ORTIZ Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: AG2025CV00692. (Salón: 603 CIVIL). Sobre:

EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM.

MARINILDA RIVERA VARGASMRIVERAVARGAS@YAHOO.COM.

A: SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL LUIS FIGUEROA ORTIZ T/C/C ÁNGEL

L. FIGUEROA ORTIZ COMPUESTA POR

FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, VICTORIA SOLÍS ESPINOZA T/C/C

VICTORIA SOLÍS ESPINOSA T/C/C

VICTORIA DEL SOCORRO SOLÍS ESPINOSA POR SÍ Y COMO PARTE DE LA SUCESIÓN DE ÁNGEL LUIS FIGUEROA ORTIZ T/C/C ÁNGEL

L. FIGUEROA ORTIZDIRECCIÓN FÍSICA: RD. 110, KM 7.8 INT, LOT 1, BO. MARÍAS II, MOCA, PR 00676; DIRECCIÓN POSTAL: PO BOX 1730, MOCA PR 00676-1730.

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

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 28 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual

puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 29 de octubre de 2025. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 29 de octubre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. AWILDA CABÁN SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS

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Demandante V. GLORIA BELEN APONTE MORALES Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2025CV02093. (Salón: 702). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.

GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM. A: GLORIA BELÉN

APONTE MORALES, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; CARLOS ANTONIO VÉLEZ DE JESÚS, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - VALLE BORINQUÉN #24

SECTOR MANSIONES DE NAVARRO, GURABO PR 00778; P.O. BOX 1073 GURABO PR 00778-1073. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia

Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 31 de octubre de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 31 de octubre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. VIONNETTE ESPINOSA CASTILLO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

LEGAL NOTICE

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

Demandante V. ORLANDO GUZMAN ORTIZ

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SS2025CV00233. (Salón: 403 RF). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. A: ORLANDO GUZMAN ORTIZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 24 de octubre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 04 de noviembre de 2025. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 04 de noviembre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. MARITZA LEBRÓN ROSADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Demandante Vs. FELIPE VELÁZQUEZ, LINDA MARIE VELÁZQUEZ, Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados

Civil Núm.: PO2025CV01956. 604. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FELIPE VELÁZQUEZ, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; LINDA MARIE VELÁZQUEZ; POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo. com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les 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 interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 07 de octubre de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. ELBA Y. SANTOS ORTIZ, SUBSECRETARIA.

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ACEVEDO T/C/C SANTA GENERA CALERO

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ACEVEDO T/C/C SANTA GENERA CALERO T/C/C SANTA GENARA CALERO T/C/C SANTA G. CALERO T/C/C SANTA CALERO T/C/C SANTA GARCIA COMPUESTA POR DAVID SANTIAGO CALERO, TEODORO SANTIAGO CALERO, ROBERTO FRANCISCO SANTIAGO, JOHNATHAN

LEE SANTIAGO; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO

POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESION ROBERTO SANTIAGO CALERO COMPUESTA POR ROBERTO FRANCISCO SANTIAGO, JOHNATHAN

LEE SANTIAGO; JOHN ROE Y JANE ROE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES

Demandados

Civil Núm.: SA2025CV00112. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: TEODORO SANTIAGO CALERO, ROBERTO FRANCISCO SANTIAGO, JOHNATHAN LEE SANTIAGO; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES MIEMBROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION SANTA GENARA CALERO

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An awe-inspiring MVP ‘had

everything,’

except a chance to rest

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto has joined an exclusive club -- pitchers who earned three wins in the World Series. His third victory came in relief in Game 7 on Saturday, when he threw 34 pitches in two and two-thirds innings on no days’ rest. (Reddit via r/Dodgers 00rient)

By TYLER KEPNER / THE ATHLETIC

Randy Johnson stared into the eyes of Christy Mathewson. This was in July, in the plaque gallery at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Johnson was studying the likeness of a pitcher who once overtook autumn the way he did, but about a century earlier.

“You know, you’re one of the few people to ever do what Mathewson did,” a visitor told Johnson. “You both won three games in a World Series.”

“Yeah,” Johnson replied. “But one of mine was in relief.”

Fair enough. But when that third victory comes in Game 7, after a start and a win the night before, the achievement echoes through the hallowed corridors of Cooperstown. It is the kind of thing that keeps us watching in wonder and warm all winter. It is greatness.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers joined the club over the weekend at Rogers Centre, capping a spellbinding World Series finale that could break your bat and your heart. Yamamoto earned his third victory, a 5-4 triumph against the Toronto Blue Jays that ended in the 11th inning on the shattered bat of Alejandro Kirk, who tapped a splitter to Mookie Betts at shortstop for a season-ending double play.

For Yamamoto, it was the culmination of one of the most remarkable pitching feats in World Series history. In Game 2, two Saturdays ago, he threw the first World Series complete game in a decade. Facing elimination in Game 6 on Friday, he beat the Blue Jays again with six strong innings.

And then, in Game 7, Yamamoto collected the final eight outs to make the Dodgers the first repeat champion in 25 years.

“For him to have the same stuff that he had the night before

is really the greatest accomplishment I’ve ever seen on a major league baseball field,” said Andrew Friedman, the Dodgers’ president for baseball operations.

Any of Yamamoto’s pitches in the ninth or 10th innings, when the score was tied, could have lost the World Series for the Dodgers. After Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led off the bottom of the 11th with a double, all of Yamamoto’s remaining pitches could have lost the series, too.

He threw 34 pitches in Game 7, after logging 96 in Game 6. He also threw 105 in Game 2 and a few in the bullpen near the end of the Game 3 marathon. It was a World Series for the ages, an MVP effort that left his teammates in awe.

“I don’t think you’ll ever see somebody do what Yama did tonight,” said Clayton Kershaw, the retiring lion of the pitching staff, adding: “And for him to come in and say he’s willing to do that, and not just throw one inning, but I don’t even know what it was — two and a third? You can’t even describe how he was feeling.

“I’ve done some short-rest stuff and pitched on one day’s rest. I’ve never done no days’ rest. So his arm probably doesn’t feel great right now. But he is amazing, he really is, and his stuff was incredible tonight.”

Starters in Japan pitch once a week, and all of Yamamoto’s 57 regular- and postseason starts for the Dodgers have come with at least five days’ rest. He acknowledged he did not know what to expect.

“When I started in the bullpen before I went in, to be honest, I was not really sure if I could pitch up there to my best ability,” Yamamoto said through an interpreter. “But as I started getting warmed up, I started making a little bit of an adjustment, and then I started thinking I can go in and do my job.”

The Blue Jays had to believe they had seen the last of Yamamoto after Game 6.

“He’s one of the best in the world; he might be making a case for being the best,” Bo Bichette said that night. “I mean, he was amazing. Good command, good stuff, he had everything.”

That mix of everything is partly why the Dodgers made Yamamoto the highest-paid pitcher in baseball when they signed him for 12 years and $325 million in December 2023. He was 75-30 with a 1.72 ERA in Japan, all through age 25. And he was not satisfied.

“He’s always looking to get better,” pitching coach Mark Prior said. “He’s looking to perfect his craft. He’s always looking to figure out a way to get hitters out, different ways.”

Dodgers owner Mark Walter, the CEO of Guggenheim Partners, said that Yamamoto was a “good bet” because of his age — he is 27 now — and that he did not want to miss a rare opportunity to sign a pitcher of his caliber. He trusts the evaluations of Friedman and his staff.

“They make all the decisions,” Walter said. “I just tell them yes.”

For all of the data that led to that yes, there was no way to expect this. Freakish arm talent, deep mix of pitches — sure, Friedman said, that stuff they could see.

“And some of the other factors, you don’t really know,” Friedman said. “There is an unknown there, and he has ex-

ceeded those intangibles.”

They had an inkling in Game 3. The Dodgers won in 18 innings, but if the game had kept going, Yamamoto would have pitched the 19th. Bullpen coach Josh Bard reported that Yamamoto’s stuff had looked good.

But that was after one day of rest. Seeing Yamamoto work with zero rest defied logic.

Reliever Jack Dreyer: “Absolute gangster. One of his first pitches was like a 93 mile-an-hour splitter, and we were like, ‘That’s just inhumane.’ It’s literally insane that he’s able to do that.”

First baseman Freddie Freeman: “I was surprised he was even warming up, to be honest with you. When I looked back and saw him throwing, I was like, wow. Just absolutely incredible.”

The only real precedent is Johnson, whose performance for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series matches Yamamoto’s almost precisely.

In 2001, Johnson had a complete-game shutout in Game 2, pitched seven innings in Game 6 and 1 1/3 innings in Game 7. His totals were 3-0 with a 1.04 ERA (17 1/3 innings, two earned runs, three walks, 19 strikeouts).

In 2025, Yamamoto had a complete game in Game 2, pitched six innings in Game 6 and 2 2/3 innings in Game 7. His totals were 3-0 with a 1.02 ERA (17 2/3 innings, two earned runs, two walks, 15 strikeouts).

Nine other pitchers have won three games in a best-of-seven World Series, but half of those were more than a century ago: Mathewson of the 1905 New York Giants, Babe Adams of the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates, Jack Coombs of the 1910 Philadelphia A’s, Smoky Joe Wood of the 1912 Boston Red Sox and Red Faber of the 1917 Chicago White Sox.

Six have now done it since World War II: Harry Brecheen of the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals, Lew Burdette of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves, Bob Gibson of the 1967 Cardinals, Mickey Lolich of the 1968 Detroit Tigers, plus Johnson and Yamamoto.

Now consider the pressure on Yamamoto in Game 7. He actually faced two Golden Pitch scenarios, the very rare circumstance in which any pitch could win or lose the World Series for either team.

The first, against Addison Barger, was possible but far-fetched. Barger came up as the winning run with one out and Guerrero at third. A homer would have won it for Toronto and a lineout double play would have won it for the Dodgers. Barger walked on four pitches.

Then came Kirk, a legitimate power threat with five home runs in October. He fouled a cutter, took a curve for strike two, and then hit Yamamoto’s splitter off the end of the bat, sending barrel and ball bouncing onto the turf. Betts turned the first World Series-ending double play since 1947, when the New York Yankees finished off the Brooklyn Dodgers that way in Game 7, and that was that.

When a World Series takes you back 99 years, and a pitcher conjures Mathewson or Johnson, you know you have seen something monumental. Yamamoto donated his cap to the Hall of Fame, and someday he might have a plaque there, too.

It is much too soon to know how the rest of his story unfolds. But the chapter he wrote in fall 2025 — a volume of volume, you could say — will be treasured forever.

“There’s a reason he couldn’t lift that MVP trophy up,” Freeman said. “I don’t think he could.”

A sea of blue and white in downtown LA

By SHAWN HUBLER, LAUREN HERSTIK and MATTHEW REAMER

They lined Vin Scully Avenue outside Dodger Stadium, roaring. They poured from commuter trains, blasting “I Love L.A.” They donned Dodger caps before dawn and drove from neighborhoods torn by fire and ICE.

The morning air reeked of fireworks and hot dogs. Outside Disney Hall, the sidewalk was a blue-and-white sea of jubilation, a dozen or more bodies deep.

Tens of thousands of raucous fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers flooded the city’s downtown Monday, waving flags, cheering from tree limbs, hoisting babies and shouting in every tongue of Southern California. It was a celebration not only of the team’s hard-won victory in the 2025 World Series — its second consecutive title — but also of the city’s own survival after a gutwrenching year.

Officials estimated that more than 250,000 people attended

Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers gather during a parade celebrating the team’s World Series victory in Los Angeles, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Matthew Reamer/The New York Times)

the morning parade that rolled through downtown as Dodger players and their families waved from double-decker buses. An afternoon rally at Dodger Stadium was sold out.

The event was a catharsis in a year that began with wildfires that devastated much of the region, including the Los Angeles enclave of Pacific Palisades and the community of Altadena, and erupted again this summer with an onslaught of raids by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. By the time baseball season ended, protests had left downtown Los Angeles half-covered in anti-ICE graffiti and thousands of National Guard troops had come and gone from Southern California.

Against that backdrop, the Dodgers’ victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in a grueling seven-game World Series was a kind of metaphor for Southern California’s own perseverance. Like the city of Los Angeles itself, the team is a multicultural juggernaut with people from all over the world.

“When people in Los Angeles look at the Dodgers, they’re looking in the mirror,” said Zev Yaroslavsky, a former longtime Los Angeles County supervisor and city council member. “It’s more than just wins and losses and strikes and balls.”

During the immigration raids, as the team’s owners struggled to balance the fury of its heavily Latino fan base against the perils of angering the White House, some Latino fans briefly pushed for a boycott. On Monday, that Latino fan base turned out in force.

“ICE knows if they try to come in here, they’ll never get out,” Nick Plasencia, 64, a Lyft driver from Eagle Rock joked as the crowd jostled.

Brian Vega, 31, a construction worker from the Los Angeles suburb of Maywood, said he woke up early to bring his wife and four children downtown to see the Dodgers. His mind was on his father, who had been deported to Mexico in April. Aunts and uncles, Dodger fans all, missed the parade, too, out of fear of ICE agents, he said.

“If they could be here,” Vega said, “they would.”

Construction begins on new athletic track in Yauco

By THE STAR STAFF

Yauco Mayor Ángel Luis Torres Ortiz announced earlier this week the start of construction on an athletic track with a $9.8 million investment allocated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

“We are very happy and deeply excited to begin construction on this athletic track that our people have been waiting for for years,” Torres Ortiz said in a written statement.

The project, located near Mario “Ñato” Ramírez Stadium, is divided into three phases. The first phase, costing $3.8 million, includes site preparation and will take about 10 months. The subsequent phases include the construction of the track, bleachers, and improvements to the complex’s infrastructure.

The track will be named after Nadesha Pacheco López, a young track and field athlete from Yauco who died in an accident in Cayey, and will meet specifications approved by the Puerto Rico Athletics Federation.

The old Ovidio Millino track was destroyed after Hurricane Maria, leaving the municipality without sports facilities. The new track is expected to be completed in November 2027.

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Su energía y compromiso hicieron de nuestra 66.ª Convención Anual una espectacular Cada instante, del Cóctel de Bienvenida al Cor te de Cinta, luego el inspirador Conversatorio de la Tienda Ideal, y compar tir en la Noche de Confraternización, cada momento fue especial gracias a ustedes. Porque juntos, el éxito no es solo posible... ¡es inevitable!

SER SOCIO DE L A ADG TIENE SUS VENTA JAS Y muchas. Aquí te recordamos por qué vale la pena estar con nosotros:

• Te representamos donde impor ta: Presencia activa en temas legislativos, gubernamentales y de la industria.

• Asesoría legal especializada cuando la necesites.

• Rótulos y reglamentos actualizados siempre a tu disposición.

• Educación continua: Seminarios y charlas empresariales.

• Convención anual con negociaciones exclusivas y precios especiales que solo conseguirás aquí.

PORQUE CUANDO NOS NECESITES, ESTAREMOS AQUÍ

• Visibilidad para tu negocio: Publicidad en nuestras redes sociales y email blast a todos nuestros socios.

• Grupo de Compra: Descuentos en mercancía de los principales proveedores + incentivos monetarios.

• Luchamos por ti: Oposición firme a nuevas estaciones de gasolina.

• Gestión ambiental completa: Adiestramientos, cer tificaciones y renovaciones ante la JCA .

Apoya a la única institución que te defiende y representa. No esperes a estar en aprietos para mostrarnos tu respaldo. Patrocínanos en los buenos tiempos, y en los difíciles, nosotros te cubrimos las espaldas. ¿Aún no eres socio?

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Gracias por ser par te de esta gran familia.

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