SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

I, JULIO BUMANGLAG, of legal age, married, Filipino

citizen and a resident of Brgy. 36- Araniw, Laoag City,
Philippines, do hereby appoint, name and constitute my
sisters, ADELINA PAGULAYAN and DELIA TAPIL, both of legal age,
married, Filipino citizen, and a resident of Brgy. 36--aRANIW,
Laoag City, Philippines, to be my true and lawful Attorney-in-
fact to do and execute the following acts in my name on my
behalf to wit:

1. To represent me in Civil Case No. 11608-15 pending

before the RTC-15, Laoag City;

2. To enter into pre-trial in the above case and to agree

to stipulations and make proposals for admissions of
facts and documents which will be used as evidence;

3. To mark said documents for and my own behalf and

including entering into such compromise agreement which
is beneficial to me when the need arise;

4. To represent me in the Trial of such case until finally

terminated.

5. To sign any document in my behalf, in connection hereto;

and

6. To do all acts necessary to be done.

HEREBY GIVING AND GRANTING, unto my said Attorney-in-

fact, full power and authority to do all and every act,
requisite or necessary to be done under the premises in order
to carry into effect the foregoing authority and HEREBY
CONFIRMING AND RATIFYING all and my said Attorney-in-fact,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17 th

day of November 2006, at Laoag City, Philippines.

EDITHA DELA CRUZ

CTC No. 15082425
Issued At Laoag City
Issued On 09/25/2006

I ACCEPT:

RODALYN DIEGO

SIGNED IN THE PRESENCE OF:

 _________________________ ______________________

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )

PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE ) S.S.
CITY OF LAOAG )

BEFORE ME, this 17th day of November 2006 at Laoag City,

Philippines, personally appeared EDITHA DELA CRUZ, whose CTC
No. indicated below her name and signature, known to me and to
me known to be the same person who executed the foregoing
instrument of Special Power of Attorney, and acknowledged to
me that the same is his free and voluntary act and deed.

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL, on the day, year and place first
above-written.

RICHARD LORENZO TUMANENG, LLB.

NOTARY PUBLIC
Until December 31, 2007
Roll of Attorneys No. 46703
IBP No. 610242-I.N.-01/02/2006
PTR No. 0040710-L.C.-01/03/2006
Doc. No. ___59
Page No. ___12
Book No. ___XI
Series of 2006