VOLUME 5NUMBER 137THU - SATAPRIL 12 - 14, 2012

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BY DING CERVANTES

ANGELES CITY TheNational Union of Journalistof the Philippines (NUJP) inOlongapo City denouncedyesterday Olongapos police chiefafter he allegedly harassed andharmed Pilipino Star Ngayoncorrespondent Randy Datu.

NUJP decries Gapo top copFOR HARASSING, HARMING CORRESPONDENT

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AGAWAN. Habang naghahanap ng huhulihing isda ang lalaki sa pinatuyuang palaisdaan saHagonoy, Bulacan, abala rin ang mga nagsasalimbayang ibon sa paghahanap ng kanilang pagkain.

KUHA NI BALABO

(CONCLUSION)

BY JOEY PAVIA

STA. RITA, Pampanga Roy Imperi-al disclosed that Fidel David had beenconsidered for the full scholarship granton modern agricultural farming in Isra-el.

The consultant-adviser of Pampan-

OFW-FARMER TO PINEDA:

Create tradingpost in Pampanga

ga Gov. Lilia Pineda said that Davidwould be the best farmer to be sent ashe is passionately involved in organicfarming largely patronized in the Stateof Israel.

David told Imperial, a former Depart-ment of Agriculture (DA) official in Lu-zon, that I have many things to do hereand other farmers may be more quali-

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OFW-turned-farmer Fidel David checks on his super peanuts at his farmin Sta. Rita, Pampanga. He said the variety given to him by the CentralLuzon State University in Nueva Ecija is bigger compared to ordinarypeanuts. PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA

A statement signed byNUJP-Olongapo membersheaded by Ansbert Joa-quin of Interaksyon.comsaid Datu was harassedby Senior SuperintendentChristopher Tambungan

during a hostage takingincident in Arthur St. inOlongapo last week.

The NUJP cited Datuas saying that during thecoverage, a policeman

BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT The crew of M/V LogosHope, the worlds largestbook fair, said they are hap-py that Filipino book loverskeep on visiting their shipsince its arrival here inSubic on March 16.

The vessel, which iscurrently berthed at theAlava Pier here, has re-ceived more than 33,000visitors who browsedthrough some 5,000 avail-able book titles on board,and viewed interactive dis-plays like Life X-perience,which is about HIV. PAGE 8 PLEASE

More than 33,000book lovers visitM/V Logos Hope

The crew said they ex-pected thousands of visi-tors to flock to the bookfair each day until it closedon April 8 (Easter Sunday).Until then, the book fairremains open every day,from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30p.m., except last HolyThursday and Good Fridayin observance of the HolyWeek.

Tom Dyer, captain ofM/V Logos Hope, saidthat it has always been apleasure for them to be inthe Philippines.

I like being in the Phil-ippines. You have a very

BY DINO BALABO

MALOLOS CITY A vil-lage in San Jose Del Mon-te (SJDM) City, Bulacan isone of the most populatedbarangays outside MetroManila.

Based on the 2010Census of population andhousing conducted by theNational Statistics Office

SJDMs Muzon most populated village in CL

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2 Cainta villages top 2010 census(NSO), Barangay Muzonin SJDM City ranks thirdbehind barangays SanJuan (96,144) and SanAndres Poblacion (93,453)in Cainta, Rizal.

Barangay Muzons81,947 population far out-number 87 towns in Cen-tral Luzon along with theCity of Palayan, the capi-tal of Nueva Ecija. The re-

gion has a total of 131towns and cities.

However, NSO recordsshowed that population ofthe said three villagesdropped since the 2007census.

Records showed thatBarangay Muzon has atotal population of 82,947in the 2007 census; whileBarangay San Andres Po-

blacion in Cainta has100,851. It was the mostpopulated village outsideMetro Manila in 2007.

The most populated vil-lage in the country wasbagged by Barangay 176in Caloocan City with atotal population of243,890. It grew from221,874 based on 2007census.

For the least populat-

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ANGELES CITY This city andthe province of Pampanga willhave a lone representative in thisyears staging of Binibining Pil-ipinas, the countrys most pres-tigious beauty pageant.

Gina Joy Gasmen Howell, a20-year old lass from BarangayMining here, is the lone candi-date from Kapampangan coun-try to the annual beauty tilt whichwinners will be crowned on Sun-day night (April 15) in QuezonCity. Howells mother - MelindaGasmen was also a formerresident of adjoining Mabalacattown.

Angelea is lone Kapampangan bet in Bb. PilipinasI am just glad to have come

from a city and a province thatboth have produced nationalbeauty titlists. I hope that peo-ple in these places I representwould be just as proud and I hopenot to disappoint them, saysHowell.

Pampanga has producedbeauty queens like MelanieMarquez, Miss International1979; Maricel Morales, MutyaNg Pilipinas 1995 and Semi-Fi-nalist in the Miss Asia Pacific;Marilen Maristela, winner ofMutya Ng Pilipinas and MissAsia Pacific 1996; and, Juliann

Savard, Miss Teen Philippines2006, among others.

Howell is a BS ComputerScience graduate last year atthe Angeles University Founda-tion (AUF) where she was alsoa finalist in The OutstandingStudent award. She was alsoa varsity volleyball player. Shealso had primary and second-ary schooling in Las Vegas,USA.

Standing at 59, Howell isthe third tallest candidate amongthe 30 finalists that will vie fortop plums that include Bb. Pil-ipinas-Universe, Bb. Pilipinas-

Intenational, and, Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism.

Howell was crowned ReynaNing Angeles in 2008 and was3rd runner up in last years MutyaNing Angeles. She was also 2ndrunner up in the 2007 Miss Uni-versity at the AUF.

She appeals for support fortext votes as well as likes inFacebook account of Bb. Pilipi-nas 2012. For text votes, BINIBNI14 then send to 2331for Globe, TM and Sun subscrib-ers. SMART and Talk N Textsubscribers can send the sameto 231.

BALANGA CITY, Bataan This province on Tues-day gave recognition tothe outstanding achieve-ment of an international-ly-renowned Filipinofashion designer basedin the United States.

Bataan TourismCouncil chair Vicky Gar-cia and son Balanga CityMayor Jose Enrique Gar-cia III led Bataan officialsin honouring Hollywoodfashion designer OliverTolentino in fitting cere-monies at the provincialcapitol in Balanga City.

Tolentino was guestof honor at the BataanDay celebration in theopening of the agri-aquatrade fair where variousproducts under GalingBataan are on displayand for sale.

Mayor Garcia de-scribed Tolentino asamong the new breed ofheroes after Bataan fell70 years ago who usedtalents not guns any-more in giving honor to

Bataan fetes renownedPinoy fashion designer

cisco, Palm Springs, SanDiego, Hongkong, Swit-zerland, Bali, the Baha-mas and soon in Barba-dos.

At the Galing BataanTrade Fair, Tolentino dis-played three gowns wornby celebrities like AmberRiley of the TV showGlee, Shamcey Supsupand Gwen Ruais.

He was fresh from hissuccessful San Diegogala and dressingMichelle Trachtenberg ofGossip Girl. He was giv-en standing ovation atthe Lexus Centre wherehe presented 65 piecesof his collections, most-ly made of Philippine fab-rics.

Libre ang mangarappero kailangang pagt-uunan ng pansin ang gi-nagawa at mag-aral ngmabuti para makamit angmithiin, said Tolentinowho started his career atSlims Fashion School inManila.

Ernie B. Esconde

IN AN EFFORT to reinforce its expan-sion efforts, Sun Cellular opens the lat-est The Sun Shop Express at the Jum-bo Jenra Mall at Sindalan, San Fernan-do Pampanga.

The newest Sun Shop Expressbranch offers a wide range of postpaid,prepaid, broadband and international ser-vices that customers can choose from,as well as customer service representa-tives to assist potential and existing cus-tomers alike.

BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

BALANGA CITY The Bataan TourismCouncil held in the evening of Araw ngKagitingan a cultural night at the capitolground here featuring Coke Bolipata andPundaquit Virtuosi, well-known violin group.

Vicky Garcia, Bataan Tourism Coun-cil chair, joined other visitors in a nightfull of music to start Bataan Day withvarious activities lined-up until April 13.

Bataan holds mini-violin concerton eve of Araw ng Kagitingan

The violin group performed some piec-es by Mozart, Pachelbel and Vivaldi.

The Koro Bangkal Mambikin com-posed of Aeta children sang Greg SanPedros Sa Ugoy ng Duyan and Cay-abyab/Archbishop Soc VillegasBataan, Bayani at Banal under the ac-companiment of Pundaquit Virtuosi.

Coke Bolipata played solo onCansecos Sanay Wala ng Wakasand Velezs Sa kabukiran.

The Sun shop opens in Jumbo Jenra, CSFAlong with our network-widening

projects, we also prioritize the need tomake our products and services closerto our customers, says Faraday Go, SunCellulars Vice President for Retail Man-agement and Corporate Sales.

The company promises to intensifynot only its already comprehensive net-work, but its customer service channelsas well.

Sun Cellular is a member of the PLDTGroup.

the country.Nakakatuwa dahil ang

ultimate dream ko na mak-abalik sa Bataan ay natu-pad at sa panahon pa na-man ng Bataan Day atAraw ng Kagitingan akonabigyan ng pagkilala,Tolentino said.

The fashion designerwas born in Balanga butgrew up in Orani, Bataan.Wherever I go, Orani goeswith me. I will always bethe little Bataeno who willoffer my success to theprovince, he said.

Just three years ago,Tolentino became the firstever Philippines-basedfashion designer to ex-pand to the U.S. when heopened a boutique on Mel-rose Avenue near BeverlyHills. He has dressed peo-ple for the Oscars, Gold-en Globes, Grammys,Emmys and American Bill-board awards.

He has presentedclothes promoting Philip-pine fabrics in Los Ange-les, New York, San Fran-

BY DING CERVANTES

ANGELES CITY A re-gional trial court (RTC)here has issued a writ ofpreliminary injunction,stopping the Bureau of In-ternal Revenue (BIR) fromenforcing directly or indi-rectly a regulation thatwas purportedly designedto curb loses worth P40to P60 billion from smug-gling yearly.

RTC judge Philip Itur-ralde issued the order toFinance Sec. CesarPurisima and Bureau ofInternal Revenue (BIR)Commissioner KimHenares who were or-dered to withdraw the im-plementation of RevenueRegulation No.2-2012.

The regulation, alreadybeing enforced by theBIR, required fuel import-ers at Clark and Subic to

Court stops BIRfrom imposing fueltax at Clark, Subic

pay regular taxes, despiteRepublic Act 7227 asamended by Republic Act9400 exempting themfrom such taxes in lieu offive percent tax on grossincome earned (GIE). Theregulation said, however,that the importers couldreimburse what they paidbeyond the GIE aftershowing proof that the fuelthey sold had been con-sumed within Clark orSubic, also as prescribedby law.

Iturralde noted that theregulation was intended tocurb fuel smuggling fromClark and Subic, fromwhich the government hasreportedly been losingfrom P40 billion to P60 bil-lion per year.

But Pampanga 1stDistrict Rep. CarmeloLazatin, who filed the pe-tition against the regula-

tion, noted that the BIRhad no authority to gobeyond the provisions ofRA 9400 which amendedRA 7227.

Iturralde noted thatsince there appears to bepatent conflict betweenthe questioned regulationand RA 9400, in order toprevent injury to the reg-istered businesses insidethe Freeport zones, thereis a need to restrain theBIR from implementingRevenue Regulation No.2-2012 until the maincase has been heard.

The judge warned,however, that RA 9400 pre-scribes penalties to in-vestors who are foundsmuggling fuel from Clarkor Subic. The penalty in-cludes perpetual barringfrom doing business inany Freeport or econom-ic zone in the country.

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BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT The Subic Bay Metropolitan Au-thority (SBMA) has spearhead-ed the distribution of reliefgoods to some 235 familieswho were recently displaced inCawag, Subic when the land

Public Relations Department head Armie Llamas led SBMAemployees in the SBMA relief operation for some 235residents of Agusuhin Resettlement area displaced by ademolition order in Subic, Zambales.

PHOTOS BY MALOU DUNGOG

235 families in Subicreceive relief goods

Agusuhin Resettlement residents displaced during a demolition order, receive reliefgoods from Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and Hanjin Philippines.

they were occupying wasclaimed by a private corporation.

With the SBMA Public Rela-tions Department in the forefront,the relief operation provided food-stuffs for the former settlers ofSitio Agusuhin, who have nowtemporarily camped out alongthe road going to the Hanjin ship-

building facility.The relief goods given by the

SBMA included rice, sugar, cof-fee, milk, canned goods, andinstant noodles while Hanjinprovided 35 cartons of Koreannoodles.

Representatives from Han-jin also joined the relief opera-tion and handed out some con-struction materials to help thedisplaced residents in buildingtheir shelter.

Armie Llamas, manager ofthe SBMA Public Relations De-partment, said the SBMA findstime to help out the dislocatedresidents as the said familiesused to be residents of SitioAgusuhin before they were re-located to give way for the con-struction of the Hanjin ship-yard.

Korean shipbuilder Hanjin isnow the biggest business loca-tor in the Subic Bay Freeportand the fourth largest shipbuild-er in the world. It started full op-erations here in 2007.

Llamas added that in 2006,the original Agusuhin settlerswere brought to a 14-hectare lotin the nearby village of Cawag,where Hanjin initially spentP2.7 million for the constructionof a public school, church andother public facilities for the re-located families.

Two weeks ago, these resi-dents were again displacedfrom their homes when Pama-na Inc. claimed the land, whichis apparently being eyed to bedeveloped into a resort.

The residents lamented thatafter they have been relocatedto make way for Hanjin, theirsupposed relocation site nowturned out to be owned by an-other entity.

At present, the displacedfamilies have built makeshifthouses by the roadside atBarangay Balaybay, a village inCastillejos, Zambales.

Reports indicated that themunicipal government of Subichave already identified anothersite for the relocation of the 235displaced families, and thatground works have alreadystarted in preparation for theirtransfer.

BY ARMAND M. GALANG

CABIAO, Nueva Ecija A CampCrame-detailed policeman andhis brother-in-law survived anambushed staged allegedly byseven heavily armed men inBarangay Sta. Isabel here onSunday.

PO3 Dionisio Labis, a resi-dent of Francisco Homes III SanJose Del Monte, Bulacan anddetailed at the Philippine Nation-al Police Headquarters in CampCrame was on board with an Isu-zu Crosswind (XRU-318) with acertain Victor Banzon, 49, whenambushed by about seven uni-dentified persons with long fire-arms at around 6:30 p.m., po-lice reported.

Cop, bro-in-law,survive gun attack

A team from the town policeoffice headed by Insp. NestorVasallo, deputy chief ofpolice, and the provincial publicsafety company (PPSC) recov-ered at least 10 empty shellsfrom M-16 Armalite rifle.

Investigation showed the vic-tims were on their way homefrom their farm in Purok 3, Baran-gay Sta. Isabel when the am-bushed happened, police said.

Labis told policemen that thesuspects fired at them with theuse of long FAs and immediate-ly fled toward the direction ofPampanga.

Police are conducting followup investigation for possibleidentification and arrest of thesuspects.

NI JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

BOTOLAN, Zambales Aresta-do ang isang lalaki matapositong itawag sa pulisya dahil saginagawa nitong illegal na pag-puputol ng kahoy sa kabundu-kan ng bayang ito.

Kinilala ng pulisya ang sus-pek na si Amor Blanco, 19-anyos at residente ng BarangayCabatuan, Botolan, Zambales.

Ayon sa ulat alas-11:45 nggabi, nakatanggap ng impor-masyon ang pulisya mula saisang residente na may nagba-ba umano ng mga nilagaringkahoy mula sa kabundukan ngBarangay Itanglew ng nasabing

Lalaki huli saillegal logging

bayan.Sa isinagawang follow-up

operation ng pulisya huli angsuspek habang hila ng isangkalabaw ang kariton na naglala-man ng may 30 piraso ng nil-agaring kahoy.

Sa isinagawang pagsisiya-sat ng pulisya walang maipaki-tang kaukulang dokumento angsuspek na nag-ootorisa na mag-putol ng kahoy mula sa tangga-pan ng Department of Environ-ment and Natural Resources.

Ang suspek ay dinala sahimpilan ng pulisya at ipagha-harap ng kasong paglabag saPresidential Decree 705 (illegallogging).

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO The city government here isoptimistic of the potential ofthe historic San FernandoTrain Station to become amajor tourist attraction.

Mayor Oscar Rodriguez,together with Mark Lapid, chiefoperating officer of the Tour-ism Infrastructure and Enter-prise Zone Authority (Tieza),formally opened the train sta-tion during the celebration ofthe 70th anniversary of theAraw ng Kagitingan on April9.

According to accounts,Philippine national hero Dr.Jose P. Rizal once got off atrain in this station to visitfriends in San Fernando. Thetrain station also saw the ag-onizing journey of Filipino andAmerican soldiers who wereforced by the Japanese to takepart in the Death March.

Lapid, representing Tieza,and Rodriguez, in behalf of thecity government, entered intoa memorandum of agreementfor the rehabilitation of the oldtrain terminal located inBarangay Sto. Nio here.

Under the agreement, Tie-za vows to undertake and im-plement the rehabilitation of

the train station before turningit over to the city governmentfor continuous maintenanceand operation.

Before the MOA signing,Rodriguez led the lighting ofthe Apoy ng Katapangan atthe Bataan Death March stonemarker as part of the com-memoration rites of the hero-ism and greatness of the Fili-pino fighthers.

The mayor stressed that ev-ery Filipino owes the freedomthey enjoy at present to peo-ple who gave their lives to fightoppressors.

It is our obligation to in-form the public about thesethings. We must instill in themind of our youth the sacrificeand self denials of these he-roes, he said.

Heritage and Culture pres-ervation is included in the 8-point agenda of the presentadministration. This includesthe restoration and preserva-tion of historical sites to per-petuate their important contri-butions to our glorious past.

Rodriguez said the trainstation is one of the many his-toric sites and structures thatthe city intends to preserve.

Pampu

San Fernando trainstation eyed as

tourist attraction

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ANGELES CITY As evidenceto the citys commitment in pro-viding quality education to de-serving students, a governmentscholar here recently finishedhis degree at Angeles Universi-ty Foundation as Cum Laude.

Justin Yves Gozun, a 21-yearold Nursing student has beenunder the Public Employmentand Services Office (PESO)scholarship program during theentire duration of his 4- year-col-lege education.

According to Gozun, he re-ceives scholarship assistance ofP20,000 every semester to sup-plement the funding for his edu-cation.

All he needs to do is to main-tain a grade point average of 85every semester.

City scholar graduates with honorsThe PESO scholarship was

really a blessing. It has inspiredme to continue striving hard withmy studies. I see to it that I amstudying hard not only to main-tain my scholarship but to makethe city government proud. Thereare a lot of people who wouldwant to finish their studiesthough they are financially inca-pable, Gozun said.

The proud graduate paid duerecognition to his father, MarloGozun who works as a govern-ment employee at the city envi-ronment and natural resourcesoffice (CENRO).

I constantly remind my sonto always do well in his academ-ics. As a result, he was able tonot just pay my hard work backbut give pride to us his parents,

but to those students who real-ly dedicate themselves in thepursuance of their education,Gozuns father said.

The student achiever also

extended his gratitude to MayorEdgardo Pamintuan for his un-ending support to the citysscholars.

For his part, Pamintuan laud-ed Gozun for being a living tes-timony to the efforts exerted bythe local government in provid-ing education to the underprivi-leged students in this city.

The city values the educa-tion of our youth. This is why weare now in full swing, especiallywhen we talk about intensifyingour educational assistance pro-grams. Pamintuan said.

He also expressed his grati-tude and appreciation for havingthe city produce an exemplar ofacademic excellence.

We truly want to tap andhelp all students in the city at-

tain academic excellence. Thisis why it made us more eagerand excited to have the CityCollege of Angeles (CCA) up-and-running as soon as we pos-sibly can, the mayor said.

Our very own college willsoon rise to offer market-drivencourses that will produce evenmore academic achievers in thefuture like Gozun. Pamintuanadded.

At present, PESO has a to-tal of 123 scholarship granteesenrolled in different colleges anduniversities in this city. It con-tinues to seek and provide as-sistance to out-of-school-youthand deserving students whowould like to pursue their edu-cation and contribute to the de-velopment of society.

Gozun

SM CITY Pampanga rejoicesin celebration of Easter Sun-day with Safari animals lastApril 8 at the Annex 3. Theypush the boat out as they dec-orated the area with colorfulbackdrafts participated mostlychildren from different places inPampanga.

Some 826 kids registered forthe Easter Egg Hunt and Pock-et Activities while 13 participantscame in their most unique cos-tume as they entered the mall

with much excitement to join theEggstreme Costume Contest.Prizes were up for grabs for theCutest Bunny, Most ColorfulBunny and Wackiest Bunny.

The festivity started at 10a.m. of Easter Sunday. Kidswere given an all-access partypass inclusive of face painting,balloon twisting, magic showand photo booth. Upon registra-tion, loot bags filled with eggsand goodies and bunny earshead band were given away.

Hundreds of kids join EasterEgg Hunt at SM Pampanga

Face painting, balloon twisting and safari animal mascots are few of the Easter Activitiesat SM City Pampanga.

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Moot, long agoA NON-ISSUE really.

That is the recent decision of the SupremeCourt junking the appeal of former Gov. EddieT. Panlilio over the ruling of the Commissionon Elections (Comelec) declaring Lilia G.Pineda as the duly-elected chief executive ofPampanga in the May 2007 elections. This,consequent to the electoral protest the latterfiled against the former.

The suspended priest-turned-governorspetition was rendered moot and academic inthe wake of the regular national and localelections in May 2010 and the proclamationof winners.

That, the ruling declared, has left the Courtno alternative except to dismiss the petitionin accord with jurisprudence to the effect thatthe expiration of the contested term of officerenders the petition moot and academic.

Pineda buried Panlilio in an avalanche ofover 400,000 votes in the 2010 gubernatorialcontest.

In the contested 2007 polls, the Comelecproclaimed Panlilio the winner with 219,706votes, as against Pinedas 218,559 votes.

Pinedas protest resulted to the ComelecsSecond Division proclaiming her the winnerwith 190,729 votes over Panlilios 188,718votes.

Despite the Comelec order for Panlilio tovacate the Capitol, he continuously performedthe duties of a governor while his petitionremained pending before the Supreme Court,which lasted until his term ended.

Pineda did not sit even for just a second asduly-elected governor in the 2007-2010 term.

Its simply a moral victory.Pineda now calls the decision of the High

Court.A non-issue, really. The Kapampangans

knowing and keeping in their hearts their truegovernor since 2007.

And happily served by her for as long asthey can remember.

Among VenFRAIL OF health but soaring in spirit.

That was Among Ven Samson the last time I saw him at therecognition rites for the Most Outstanding Kapampangan Awardscapping the Pampanga Day celebrations on December 11 last year.

We embraced each other not so much as fellow MOKAawardees as still-a-penitent son to an ever-forgiving father.

Yes, Among Ven and just-out-of-the-seminary me had someissues back when he was my parish priest in Sto. Tomas in theearly 70s. So much water has not only gone under the bridge buteven flooded my town since then, and we have reconciled. Butstill, some pangs of guilt and remorse are just too deep to finallybheal. And I am now in mourning.

Anyways, Among Ven, barely audibly exulted, ikwa ke mu rinholding the MOKA trophy.

You long deserved it, Among. I told him as we posed with hisbeloved Atching Claring for photographs.

Among Ven stands out among the MOKA forculture recipients. No mean feat is histranslation of the Bible in the Kapampanganlanguage, and as great an opus is theKapampangan Dictionary. These, aside from histranslations of novenas and other liturgical rites.

It would have been to the eternal shame ofthe Kapampangans had he been bypassed anewin the last MOKA.

It was Easter Monday when I got the textmessage from Ronnie Tiotuico, president of ourMater Boni Consilii Seminary Alumni Associationthat Among Ven had his own Passover to thekingdom of the Father.

And soon our website filled up with sharingsof experiences with Among Ven.

From our elder brother Rey Deang, presidentof our alumni group in the US and Sta. Anatownmate of Among Ven:

He loved the priesthood to the end. Heceased his ministry because he respected thepriesthood so much, even when he was offereda post in Iraq as a Catholic Priest, he took it onbut later quit, because of his state of life at thattime. He enjoyed his work there, and theopportunity to be with Armenian Christians.

Another US-based elder brother, VerneQuiazon, summed up our collective feelings forour mentor thus:

Fr. Ven was a man of talent, dedication andintegrity. The Church in Pampanga would havebeen the poorer but for the voluminous work oftranslations that Fr. Ven has done and in theprocess he also advanced Kapampangan cultureand literature. A cynic might say that others wouldhave taken up the work Fr. Ven has done anywaybut it would be difficult to match his scholarshipand dedication.

Fr. Vens dedication is deeply rooted in is faith:

he was faithful to his priesthood, to his Churchand his family. He was a priest to the very endand he will always be Among Ven to me. Heloved the Church dearly and kept on doing herwork even after he has left active ministry. Andhis love for his family is a strong testament tomarried love in a world where the family isconstantly being barraged and damaged by anhedonistic and materialistic environment.

Fr. Vens integrity is a challenge to theChurch. He could have stayed on an active priestwith a family on the side - a number of priestsactually do. But he chose to do it by the rules -dura lex, sed lex. Celibacy is not a divineimposition, it is not even biblical - most of theapostles were married and were family men. Inthe past, priestly celibacy was a witnessing to alife totally dedicated to the ministry. Now, thatthe family as an institution is under constantthreat and barrage, married priests would bestrong witnesses to the sanctity of married lifeand the family.

Apu Ceto is a pastor very much after Christsimage and heart. He is not one to condemnsinners but would break bread with them. It isso very Apu Ceto to have been the last personto spend time with Among Ven during his lastminutes of his earthly existence. Even from afar,I can feel Apu Cetos great love for his priestsand he makes no distinction between the goodones and the bad ones. He loves them all - likeGod loves us all.

I pray for both Among Ven and Apu Ceto andthank God for having blessed my life with thesetwo saintly persons.

May Among Ven rest in peace.May Apu Cetos tribe increase.Aye, Verne, we, the sons of our Mother of

Good Counsel, all say Amen.

ON APRIL 12, 1961, aboard thespacecraft Vostok 1, Soviet cos-monaut Yuri AlekseyevichGagarin becomes the first hu-man being to travel into space.During the flight, the 27-year-oldtest pilot and industrial techni-cian also became the first manto orbit the planet, a feat accom-plished by his space capsule in89 minutes. Vostok 1 orbitedEarth at a maximum altitude of187 miles and was guided en-tirely by an automatic controlsystem. The only statement at-tributed to Gagarin during his onehour and 48 minutes in spacewas, "Flight is proceeding nor-mally; I am well."

After his historic feat wasannounced, the attractive andunassuming Gagarin became aninstant worldwide celebrity. Hewas awarded the Order of Leninand given the title of Hero of theSoviet Union. Monuments wereraised to him across the SovietUnion and streets renamed inhis honor.

The triumph of the Sovietspace program in putting the first

TODAY IN HISTORY

First man in spaceman into space was a great blowto the United States, which hadscheduled its first space flightfor May 1961. Moreover, Gagar-in had orbited Earth, a feat thateluded the U.S. space programuntil February 1962, when astro-naut John Glenn made three or-bits in Friendship 7. By thattime, the Soviet Union had al-ready made another leap aheadin the "space race" with the Au-gust 1961 flight of cosmonautGherman Titov in Vostok 2. Titovmade 17 orbits and spent morethan 25 hours in space.

To Soviet propagandists, theSoviet conquest of space wasevidence of the supremacy ofcommunism over capitalism.However, to those who workedon the Vostok program and ear-lier on Sputnik (which launchedthe first satellite into space in1957), the successes were at-tributable chiefly to the brillianceof one man: Sergei PavlovichKorolev. Because of his contro-versial past, Chief Designer Ko-rolev was unknown in the Westand to all but insiders in the

USSR until his death in 1966.Born in the Ukraine in 1906,

Korolev was part of a scientificteam that launched the first So-viet liquid-fueled rocket in 1933.In 1938, his military sponsor fellprey to Soviet leader Joseph Sta-lin's purges, and Korolev and hiscolleagues were also put on tri-al. Convicted of treason and sab-otage, Korolev was sentenced to10 years in a labor camp. TheSoviet authorities came to fearGerman rocket advances, how-ever, and after only a year Ko-rolev was put in charge of a pris-on design bureau and ordered tocontinue his rocketry work.

In 1945, Korolev was sent toGermany to learn about the V-2rocket, which had been used todevastating effect by the Nazisagainst the British. The Ameri-cans had captured the rocket'sdesigner, Wernher von Braun,who later became head of theU.S. space program, but theSoviets acquired a fair amountof V-2 resources, including rock-ets, launch facilities, blueprints,

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

MagingMaalam,MagingMalaya

Ni Erin Taada

Para sa BayanPANAHON na naman ng pagtatapos ng mga mag-aaral sa kanilangmga paaralan. Sa mga nasa kolehiyo, ito ang oras kung kailannag-iisip na sila ng sagot sa tanong na Ano ang magigingkinabukasan ko?

Masalimuot isipin ang kinabukasang walang kasiguraduhan.Tiyak kong lahat tayo ay dumaan na sa ganyang pagkakataon.Nakakatakot, nakakakaba, pero alam nating lahat na mayroon paring pag-asa.

Kung kayong mga magsisipagtapos ay nag-iisip ng sagot satanong na nabanggit ko, malamang kapag binigyan natin ngkatauhan si Inang Bayan, iyan din ang mababanggit niyangkatanungan. Ano ang magiging kinabukasan ng Bayan?

Nakakatakot at nakakakaba ring sagutin kapag walangkatiyakan. Ngunit, mayroon tayong sasandigang katotohananang katotohanang kayong mga magsisipagtapos sa kolehiyo ayang magiging sagot sa katanungang ito. At ang pag-asang sinasabiko ay ang pananaw na napakasarap magtrabaho sa pamahalaanngayon. Bakit nga ba?

Una sa lahat, bawat isa sa mga magsisipagtapos ay maymalulugaran. Anuman ang kursong matatapos ninyo, mayroon atmayroon kayong maaaring pasukan sa pamahalaan. Mula salarangan ng kalakalan at turismo, hanggang sa agham panlipunanat engineering. May ibat ibang sangay ng pamahalaan nanangangailangan ng mga talento at kakayahang napulot ninyo sakolehiyo.

Pangalawa, masarap magtrabaho sa loob ngpamahalaan ngayon dahil sa bagong direksyongtinatahak natin tungo sa tuwid na landas. Isa-isana nating nahuhuli ang malalaking isda ngkatiwalian. Bagamat mayroon pa rin tayongkailangang linisin sa ibat ibang sulok nggobyerno, mahalaga ang magiging papel ninyongmga mas nakababata na may ideyalismo atpagmamahal sa bayan na siyang magigingtagatulak sa inyo at sa amin na gawin ang wasto.

Ikatlo, ano pa bang mas sasarap pa sapakiramdam kaysa sa maghanapbuhay hindilamang para sa pamahalaan kundi para saBayan? Iba ang naidudulot na karangalan ngpaglilingkod sa kapwa at sa ating minamahal nabansa.

Muli, nananawagan ako na kayong mgamagsisipagtapos sa kolehiyo ay isipingmagtrabaho sa pamahalaan. At mas matibay koitong inirerekomenda sa mga mag-aaral nananggaling sa State Universities and Collegesdahil ang matrikula ninyo ay may subsidyo mulasa buwis na ibinabayad ng bawat mamamayan.Hindi ko sinasabing gawin ninyo ito dahil lamang

sa utang na loob, kundi gawin ninyo ito dahil sapagmamahal ninyo sa Bayan, pagmamahal dinpara sa bawat mamamayang Pilipino at dalisayna hangaring maglingkod ng tapat at buo angloob.

Sa pagtatanong natin ng kung ano nga ba angkinabukasan, ang simpleng sagot diyan ay:KAYOkayong mga kabataang nagpursigingmagtapos ng kolehiyo at may mga kakayahangmagagamit ninyo sa paglilingkod sa loob ngpamahalaan para sa Bayan. Ikagagalak kongmakakita ng mga bagong mukha na masnakababata rito sa Kongreso at sa iba pangsangay ng pamahalaan. Nakakapagbigay ito saaming mas nakatatanda ng karangalangmagtrabaho sa loob ng gobyerno na may kaakibatna bagong kaalaman na patuloy pa rin at masnaipapaigting pa ang kagustuhang magbigayserbisyo para sa sambayanan. Sama-sama natingiwasto ang mga nakikita nating mali sapamahalaan at lipunan. Sama-sama tayongmaghanapbuhay para sa ikaaayos ng buhay ngbawat Pilipino. Pagbati sa mga magsisipagtapos!

Mabuhay kayo!

Kakaiba ang kayMayor Ric Rivera

KARANIWAN na at naging kalakaranNa yata sa alin pa mang paaralanItong ang pupuede na makapag-aralNg libre ay tanging matatalino lang

O mga scholar nating tinatawagNa ang mga grades ay akma sa marapatNa kualipikasyon at kailangang antasPara makakuha ng scholarship grant

Gaya halimbawa pagtuntong ng collegeSa alin mang state run or any privateinstitutions, na kung saan dapat ang gradesAy 1.5 man lang ng isang student

Bago ma-admit yan at makapag-aralSaan mang kolehiyo sa ting kapuluan,Pagkat sadyang para sa scholar lamangYata laan itong bagay na naturan.

Na di kagaya ng kay Mayor Rivera,Ng ngayon ay booming na bayan ng Guagua,Kung saan ang kanyay bukas sa lahat naNitong nagnanais makapag-aral pa;

(Kabilang na ryan ang mga ilang ulitNa di pumasa o nagpabalik-balikSa grade I, at bago nagtapos ng grade VIAy bumagsak pati ng kung ilang beses?)

Ngunit may hangarin na makapagtaposNg kolehiyo kahit sa painut-inot,Bat di magtitiyaga dumoble man halos,Kung libre at wala ng iba pang gastos?

Maliban lamang sa pamasahet baon,Masungkit lang nila ang tanging ambisyonNa maging Titser o kaya Manananggol,Kaysa bandang huli bagsak ay Kargador!

Kaya kakaiba ang kay Mayor RiveraKumpara sa lahat na yata di po ba?Pagkat itong balak nyang buksang iskwelaAy lubhang malayo sa takbo ng iba

Na ang pupuede lang na makapag-aralNg libre ay itong mga scholar lang,Kayat ang bobo ay wala ng pag-asangMakatuntong yan sa baitang man lamang.

Partikular na ang mga kapos-palad,Na kahit gaano man ang paghahangadNa makahulagpos sa matinding hirapSa pamamagitan ng ibayong sikap

Na makapag-aral, di makapagtaposDahilan na rin sa anhin mang kumayodNg mga yan, sila ay walang madukotPara sa pangarap na gustong maabot!

Pero sa isang tulad ng kay Ric Rivera,Na balintuna man sa tingin ng ibaAng kanya yay lubha namang mahalagaPara sa mahirap na constituents niya

Pagkat mabibigyan ng pagkakataonNa makapagtapos ng di lang high schoolKundi ng college din pati na rin itongMga mag-aaral na kapos sa dunong.

Kaya marapat lang sa puntong naturan,Si Mayor Rivera ay pasalamatan;At ipagbunyi sa kanyang pambihirangHangarin para sa kanyang kababayan.

Na ang lahat nitong mga naghahangadMakapag-aral ay makatapos lahatSa kolehiyong kanyang sadyang itinatagPara sa kabalen sa araw ng bukas

Partikular na sa mga anak-pawisNa tulad ng iba silay nagnanaisDi namang malagyan ng dagdag na titikAng pangalan matapos ang pagsusulit;

At mapabilang sa mga propesyonalNg Guagua, Pampanga pagdating ng araw;At di gaya nitong mga maykaya langAng puedeng mag-duktor o abogado riyan!

and a few German V-2 techni-cians. By employing this tech-nology and his own considerableengineering talents, by 1954Korolev had built a rocket thatcould carry a five-ton nuclearwarhead and in 1957 launchedthe first intercontinental ballisticmissile.

That year, Korolev's plan tolaunch a satellite into space wasapproved, and on October 4,1957, Sputnik 1 was fired intoEarth's orbit. It was the first So-viet victory of the space race,

and Korolev, still technically aprisoner, was officially rehabili-tated. The Soviet space pro-gram under Korolev would go onto numerous space firsts in thelate 1950s and early '60s: firstanimal in orbit, first large sci-entific satellite, first man, firstwoman, first three men, firstspace walk, first spacecraft toimpact the moon, first to orbitthe moon, first to impact Venus,and first craft to soft-land on themoon. Throughout this time,Korolev remained anonymous,known only as the "Chief De-signer." His dream of sending

cosmonauts to the moon even-tually ended in failure, primarilybecause the Soviet lunar pro-gram received just one-tenth thefunding allocated to America'ssuccessful Apollo lunar landingprogram.

Korolev died in 1966. Uponhis death, his identity was final-ly revealed to the world, and hewas awarded a burial in theKremlin wall as a hero of theSoviet Union. Yuri Gagarin waskilled in a routine jet-aircraft testflight in 1968. His ashes werealso placed in the Kremlin wall.

Source: www.history.com

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESMUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRY OFFICE

PROVINCE OF PAMPANGAMUNICIPALITY OF MEXICO

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIONIn compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a notice is hereby served

to the public that JULIET MENESES SIMBILLO has filed with thisOffice a petition for CHANGE OF FIRST NAME from JULIE to JULIETin the Certificate of Live Birth of JULIE MENESES SIMBILLO who wasborn on June 27, 1957 at Culubasa, Mexico, Pampanga and whoseparents are HERMIA MENESES and DOMINADOR SIMBILLO.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may file his writtenopposition with this Office.

(SGD) ROSANA AGUAS Municipal Civil Registrar

Punto! Central Luzon: April 12 & 19, 2012

asked media personnel tohelp initiate communica-tion with the hostage tak-er.

Obliging the police-man who requested for as-sistance, Datu and otherjournalist entered the com-pound where the hostagetaking was going on, theNUJP said.

Datu said Tambungansingled him out among allthe reporters who went tothe compound by blurtingout, Hoy, ikaw! Anongpangalan mo? (Hey you.What is your name?)

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NUJP decries Gapo top copDatu said he was sur-

prised by Tambungansquestion, claiming theyknew each other.

He said he neverthe-less introduced himselfagain politely to the policechief who, he claimed,angrily demanded expla-nation for his presence inthe compound.

Datu said that despitetelling Tambungan that hewas covering the hostageincident, the police chiefordered him to leave.

Hindi ka kailangandito. Lumabas ka dito, hequoted Tambungan as tell-ing him.

NUJP said Tambun-gan raised his fist as if topunch Datu in the face, butgrabbed his shoulder in-stead and pushed him to-wards the exit of the pre-mises in full view of otherjournalists in the area.

Tambungan allegedlypushed and shoved Datuall the way out of the com-pound.

Datu also told theNUJP that at the com-pounds exit, Tambunganstruck him back.

Punto tried severaltimes to contact Tambun-gan by phone in his Olon-gapo office, but no one

answered the calls.The NUJP and other

media groups based inother parts of Central Lu-zon called on PNP ChiefNicanor Bartolome to in-vestigate the incident andsuspend Tambungan toensure fair investigation.

In light of Tambun-gans abuse of authorityand lack of respect forpress freedoms, NUJP-Subic asks PNP ChiefNicanor Bartolome to im-mediately mete out sanc-tions against Colonel Tam-bungan for his miscon-duct.

The statement said

that at the very least,Tambungan should besuspended from discharg-ing his duties as Olonga-po Citys PNP director im-mediately, to guarantee afair and impartial investi-gation of his actions bythe PNP hierarchy, whilecharges are being pre-pared against him by Datuand various media organi-zations.

His suspension will

positive cheerful spirit, hesaid. Anywhere in theworld that you go, whenyou find a Filipino commu-nity, there is so muchjoy. We are very thankfulto be here.

Dyer also thanked theSubic Bay MetropolitanAuthority for providing as-sistance to the shipscrew. He also praised theFreeports port facilities.

Its nice when wecome in to a berth andwere not moving because

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More than 33,000 book lovers...of the swell and the tide,Dyer said. In some portswe have to actually leavethe berth because theresjust too much motion. Butwe feel very secure hereand we feel very welcomehere, so thank you.

Apart from makingbooks available to the pub-lic, the crew of M/V LogosHope also conducted off-shore volunteer services incommunities surroundingthe Freeport.

We have been workingin prisons and schools.We have been in places

where we can providebooks, said Naomi Arm-strong, one of the Logosvolunteers. Our dentistshave also gone out doingwork in the communities.

Armstrong also saidthat after the book fair, theship will stay in Subic fordry-docking for about twomonths. Then the ship willbe sailing out of Subic onJune 25 and head off toIndonesia, their next book-fair stop.

Asked if M/V LogosHope would be returning toSubic, Armstrong said she

is positive about it.The M/V Doulos (the

predecessor of M/V LogosHope) has been here inSubic six times before, sowe will definitely return.When will that be, we dontknow, Armstrong said.

In any case, Arm-strong said the crew real-ly enjoyed Subic Bay.The people here havebeen very friendly, and wehave enjoyed our visit herein the Philippinesgenerally. Its been a love-ly country to visit, Arm-strong added.

ed village, landslide-hitBarangay Guinsaugon, inSt. Bernard, Leyte regis-tered zero residents.

Barangay V Poblacionin Porao Island in Roxas,Palawan ranked secondwith only 13 based on2010 census. It 2007, thesaid village has only sev-en population.

It is followed by Baran-gay Talba in Bacolor, Pam-panga with 36 in popula-tion, after it dropped from209 in 2007.

Barangay Malonzo inBamban, Tarlac was thesecond least populated vil-lage in the country in 2007with only eight residents,but it grew to 71 based on

the 2010 census.In Metro Manila,

Barangay 630 in Sampal-oc, Manila holds therecord of lowest popula-tion in the last two cen-suses.

Based on 2007 cen-sus, Barangay 630 has atotal of 33 residents, but itgrew to 48 based on the2010 census.

In Mindanao, Baran-gay Bucana in Davao Cityholds the record of mostpopulated village with78,352, up from 74,113 in2007.

The least populated vil-lage in Mindanao is Baran-gay 39 in Cagayan De OroCity with 46 residents. Itrose from 34 in 2007 cen-sus.

SJDMs Muzon...

fied for the study grant.But Imperial stressed

that David is the wisechoice because he willsurely share to other farm-ers what he will learn in theMiddle East country.

Last year, David wasfeatured in a Metro Ma-nila-based magazine forhis successful yield ofJade Lady honeydew mel-ons.

David developed thegreen-colored fruits at hisgreenhouse donatedthrough the DA High Val-ue Crop Development pro-gram initiated by formerPresident and now Pam-panga 2nd District Rep.Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Several farmers whoreceived greenhouses areencouraged by Davidssuccess in growing hon-eydew lemons undergreenhouse condition us-ing organic fertilizers.They also want to learn

Davids methodology.

FAIR MARKETBut Davids success

story on growing honey-dew lemons had been cutshort by the so-calledgreed and unfair marketpractice of some middle-men.

David disclosed that aprominent and well-knownfirm had purchased hishoneydew lemons for P20per kilo. Then a few dayslater he found out that theprivate firm had sold hisfruits much higher, com-manding a P120 per kiloprice at a mall in Pampan-ga.

David urged Gov. Pine-da to help farmers get afair share of the market-ing and monetary benefitsof their fruits and vegeta-bles.

We do all the workand invest on our cropswith our hard-earned mon-ey. But its the middlemenwho benefit a lot when

they have nothing to losebut everything to gain,said David in the dialect.

TRADING POSTHe asked the first-

term governor to create atrading post similar towhat Agriculture Sec. Pro-ceso Alcala had fully sup-ported in Sariaya, Que-zon. It benefited Quezonfarmers, most of whomfrom the provinces sec-ond district where Alcalawas a former congress-man.

Imperial said the gov-ernor had asked him ear-lier to make a study onthe trading post or centeralong the Olongapo-Ga-pan road.

Gov. Pineda was in-spired by the success ofthe trading post pushed bySecretary Alcala in Que-zon. But he asked me tomake a thorough study ofthe trading center to makesure it will be beneficial,especially to farmers,

said Imperial.Butil Farmers Partylist

Rep. Agapito Guanlao ofPampanga also pushedfor the creation of a trad-ing center in the province.

David said the nation-al government should helpfarmers sell their producein a set-up where they willearn more instead of themiddlemen.

He said the moneyand time spent by the gov-ernment on subsidizingthe farmers should beused in helping them mar-ket and sell properly theirfruits and vegetables.

The farmers can buytheir fertilizers and otherneeds. The real problemis that they dont getmuch profit from theirproducts due to unfairpractices, said David.

He said that the farm-ers bring directly theirproducts at the tradingpost, selling higher com-pared to what the middle-men offer them.

David pinned hishopes on Pineda, sayingthe governor has beenhelping his people a lotand the farmers have highhopes on her.

He said he is ready tohelp Pineda on herprojects designed to helpfarmers get a better yieldand improve their lives.

David said he wasalarmed by his own studyand survey that the aver-age age of farmers inPampanga is 54. He

asked the ages of at least1,000 farmers.

He said the project ofPineda should encourageyounger people to engagein the noble but rewardingprofession of farming.

As I have said, farm-ing is where the money is.We just have to know thenew technology and notjust rely on planting pa-lay, said David.

The trading post isjust the missing piece, headded.

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go a long way to salve thewounds inflicted by Tam-bungans violent behavior,irresponsible actions andblatant violation of pressfreedoms, the NUJPsaid.

It also added that Tam-bungans abusive behaviorcannot go unpunished, orelse it will set a negativeexample for all prospectiveviolators in the PNP to fol-low.

NINETY-SIX out-of-school youths(OSYs) and adults including a techni-cal sergeant of the Philippine Air Force(PAF) Weather Group completed fourtechnical skills courses offered by thePampanga provincial government.

Francis Maslog, officer-in-charge ofthe Provincial Manpower Training Cen-ter (PMTC), said that of the total 96 grad-uates, 15 successfully finished thethree-month courses on consumer elec-tronics, 19 on computer literacy, 34 onshielded metal arc welding and 28 oncomputer hardware servicing.

Maslog said they offered thesecourses free of charge. This is in linewith the thrust of Governor Lilia NanayBaby Pinedas administration of pro-

viding ample livelihood and employmentopportunities to target needy sectors inthe province.

He said the governor has been verysupportive to the various training activi-ties of the PMTC, ensuring that the facil-ity is equipped with the needed trainingtools and equipment such as compres-sors and grinders including safety gearslike hard hats and gloves.

During the graduation rites held at theBenigno Aquino Memorial Hall, Maslogurged the graduates to further hone theirnewly-acquired skills, use it in gainingemployment, and if possible, put up theirown business.

Benny de Guzman, a technical ser-geant of the PAF Weather Group based

at Clark Air Base who was among thegraduates, said he will buy a weldingmachine and start his own business ashe plans to retire from government ser-vice a year from now.

Technical Education and Skills De-velopment Authority (TESDA) ProvincialDirector Ben-hur Baniqued congratulat-ed the graduates for successfully com-pleting their respective short courses.

Baniqued also urged them to striveand work hard not only in gaining em-ployment but to become entrepreneurs.

For his part, Maslog said that thegraduates will further undergo 300 hoursof on-the-job training with local compa-nies such as Honda Cars in the City ofSan Fernando, Enigma Computer Shop

in Angeles City, St. Catherine Realtyand other supportive business establish-ments.

He noted that one of the centersgraduates last year, Joseph Estrada, anamesake of the former president, be-sted other graduates of a prestigiousnational-based institution. He nowworks as automotive mechanic at theMalacanang Palaces motor pool.

We also coordinate closely with thePampanga Action Center for OFW Con-cerns Public Employment Services Of-fice including locators at Clark andplacement agencies for possible em-ployment of our training graduates,Maslog said. Erlinda T. Yutuc, Pam-panga PIO

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

Young actor pinipindeho ng girlfriend

HINDI PA MAN, napuputungan na ng tae sa ulo ng kanyang imamorata ang young actor na lagi panamang excited kapag nagkukuwento tungkol sa kanyang girlfriend na kakuwadra niya sa isangnetwork.

Why? Kasi nga may D.O.M. na kasabay si youg actor sa buhay ni young star. Mayaman ang D.O.M at kakampi ng madir ni young star. Saan man magtungo siyoung star, lagging nakasunod si D.O.M. at sila ang magkakuwentuhan nimadir. Ikaw ba naman ang regaluhan ng paldo-paldong datung, di bibigay kanga para sa anak mo.

Wy not tryo to ask the mother kung bakit lagging nakabuntot si D.O.M. saanak niya at sasagutin na niya na fan daw lang ng anak niya. Natutuwa langdaw yung mama, kasi nga sikat na ang anak niya.

Maniniwala ka? Ang dapat na sabihin niya, pinaglalaway nilang mag-ina ang D.O.M.para lalo pa nila itong makuwarthan. As it is, obvious na obvious, na pera lang anghangad niya sa D.O. M . na mayaman.

At si bagets na kulakadidang ni young star, ayun, di pa man pindeho na.

Mayor Maita Javier Ejercitoidol ang asawang gobernador

WHEN we attended the recently concluded Bangkero festival sa bayan ng Pagsanjan, Lagunawhere Maita Javier Ejercito is the mayor, nakita namin kung gaano kalambing ang pagsasamahan

ng mag-asawang mayora at gobernador. But of course, the governor is ER Ejerctio na siya ring dating mayor ng Pagsanjan. Simayor nga kasi ang special guest sa opening ng festival na talaga namang kasamang umakyat sa stage ni Gob. Habang nag-i-speech si mayora, nanatili sa gilid ng stage si gob at pasilip-silip upang bigyan ng prompt ang kanyang asawa sa sasabihin nito.Si mayora naman, everytime na may highlight sa kanyang speech at sumusulyap sa kinaroronan ni gob, ayun ang sweet momentsng dalawa.

But of course, todo-alalay nga si Gob kay mayora sa pagbaba at pag-ayat sa stage. Mahal ko yan, nag-iisa lang yan sa buhayko, di ko puwedeng ipagpalit, seryosong sabi pa ni Gob sa amin everytime na pinupuna namin ang sweetness nila.

Sa lunch, nakaharap namin ang dalawa at talaga namang halos magsubuan na sila sa ka-sweet-an. Every time na may tinatanongkami kay mayora, laging umaasa si mayora sa suportang sagot ni Gob. Na halos lahat talaga ng sinabi niya sa amin ay tinityakniyang may basbas ng kanyang asawa.

Asawa ko siya, nirerespeto ko siya. Sa panunungkulan ko, siya ang nagbigay sa akin ng lakas ng loob, siya talaga ang idolo ko,sabi pa ni mayora.

I never doubted her capacity, nung unang kumandidato ako siya ang malakas na puwersa sa tabi ko, sa palagay ko kung wala siyawala rin ako rito, papuri naman ni governor ER sa asawang mayora.

Nadine Samonte versus Iwa Motodahil sa isang lalaki

ANO COMMENT ni Nadine Samonte sarelasyon ngayon nina Leandro Muoz at IwaMoto?

Wala.Naging karelasyon ni Nadine si Leandro

at produkto rin ng StarStruck ng GMA si Iwatulad ni Nadine.

Nagulat ba siya?Hindi, at muling tumawa si Nadine.

Hindi. Puwede naman kahit anongmangyari, wala ng imposible sa panahonngayon, e. So okay lang. Kung masaya

naman sila sa isat isa, e. Let it be, di ba?Happy ako para sa kanila.

Pareho raw wala ng komunikasyon siNadine recently with Iwa or maging kayLeandro.

Kasi wala naman kaming pag-uusapan, e.Hindi pa rin daw sila nagkikita ni Iwa mula

noong lumipat si Iwa sa TV5.Halimbawang magkasalubong sila ni Iwa.Okay lang.Babatiin ba niya at tsitsikahin si Iwa?Oo naman, why not? Actually nung

lumipat si Iwa hindi ko nga alam na lumipatsiya e. Kasi never pa kaming nagkita sakahit na anong event.

Si Leandro ay hindi pa rin daw silanagkikita ulit.

Huling kita ko sa kanya event ng yungball ng TV5.

Wala na raw silang relasyon noon, peronagbatian naman raw sila, magkaibigan parin daw sila ni Leandro.

Oo naman. Wala namang, bitin niyasagot.

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