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BY YVONNE CHUA, VERA FILES(LAST OF TWO PARTS)

IN ANGELES, the Pampanga-Angeles Livestock Grow-ers Association wrote to David in October to denounceCruz’s participation in the anti-piggery rallies andclaimed he was staging black propaganda against them,and that he himself was guilty of environmental viola-tions.

The EMB confirmed Cruz had constructed a golfcourse four years ago without notifying the DENR, whichfound violations by the golf course operator during theirinspections of farms in the nearby area. As a result,Cruz was also given a notice of violation.

BY JOEY PAVIA

CLARK FREEPORT – “Clark is in the dark.Its airport services are backward.”

Clark airport hitfor poor services

Thus said Dr. Herm Javellana,hyperbaric doctor of top petroleumcompanies in the world, as he com-plained the parking system at theDiosdado Macapagal InternationalAirport (DMIA) which causes delayson passengers who are about toboard their outbound flights.

Javellana, who traveled in 89countries, said the DMIA’s parking PAGE 8 PLEASE

system is “one-of-a-kind” comparedto at least 200 local and internationalairports he had seen.

“At the DMIA, you enter, pay andthen park. In all other airports I saw,including the three terminals in Ma-nila, you enter, park and pay later,”said Javellana, a native of Bago City,Negros Occidental who studied at

Farms’ stench stillan issue in Pampanga

SPECIAL REPORT

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TEAMWORK. A father and his son carry home their relief goods given by Pampanga Gov. LiliaPineda recently in Barangay Castuli, Macabebe. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES

BY JOEY AGUILAR

ANGELES CITY – If youcan’t beat them, hire them.

The city council hererecently approved a reso-lution asking Mayor Edgar-do Pamintuan to create agroup called “Green Bri-gade” which will monitorand maintain the cleanli-ness of the Sapang BalenCreek and the Abacan riv-er in this city.

Councilor Jay Sangil,the main sponsor of theresolution, said the citygovernment would tap res-idents living near the riverto become Green Brigade

enforcers “who will be properly compensated.”“The creation of a Green Brigade would serve as a

deterrent from illegal dumping of garbage and toxicwastes,” the resolution said.

Sangil said the city government should tap one per-son per 10 households living along the creek. “As aGreen Brigade enforcer, he will be tasked to monitor,protect and maintain the cleanliness of the SapangBalen Creek.”

He said the “Green Brigade”, composed initially of

Create ‘GreenBrigade’ in AC

Sangil: Tap residents livingnear Sapang Balen Creek

Sangil

PAGE 8 PLEASEDr. Herm Javellana in an interview at the SM Clark-Starbucks onMonday. PHOTO BY JOEY PAVIA

BY DING CERVANTES

CLARK FREEPORT – Rescuers recov-ered last Monday and yesterday thebodies of an American diving instructorand a Chinese-Hong Kong national whogot trapped late last Sunday in the en-gine room of the sunken ship USS NewYork off the coast of Subic Freeport.

Brady Favor of the law enforcementdepartment of the Subic Bay Metropol-itan Authority (SBMA) identified the fa-talities as Chinese national and HongKong resident Tin Shun Chuen, 30, andAmerican Steven Brittain, 47.

Rescuers recover bodies of foreign divers in SubicFavor said the body of Chuen was

recovered late afternoon last Monday,while that of Brittian only at about 8:19a.m. yesterday. Brittian, a long-time res-ident of Olongapo City, was a diving in-structor, while Chuen was also an expe-rienced diver training for “technical div-ing”.

“The victims seemed to have beentrapped in the engine room of the ship-wreck which was about 80 feet underwater,” he said, noting that the shipwreck,along side the Japanese shipwreck Shan-maru, is located in one of the shallowestportions of the bay where other ship-

wrecks, mostly dating to the last WorldWar II, have become an attraction todivers.

The USS New York was a UnitedStates Navy armored cruiser scuttled inSubic Bay to avoid Japanese captureduring World War II.

The victims, together with their friendBritish national Chong Fong Lung, whoalso resides in Hong Kong, rented divinggear from the Sadeleir shop and headedoff to Subic Bay for a dive into the site ofthe USS New York at about 3 p.m. lastSunday.

Lung told probers that he and the two

victims had examined the sunken shipand were about to head to the surfacewith him on the lead, when he sawChuen heading back to the engine roomwhere Brittian, who was lagging behind,seemed to be signaling for them tocome back.

Lung said the waters then becamevery murky and he lost sight of his com-panions as held on to a rope that ledhim to their boat manned by a Filipinoskipper.

Favor said Lung sought help afterthe Chuen and Brittian failed to surface

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NI DINO BALABO

LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS – Hindi baba-ba sa 10 parola ang kukumpunihin atitatayo sa Bulacan, Pampanga, atBataan sa baybayin ng look ang Mayni-la sa susunod na taon.

Ito ay matapos pagtibayin ng RegionalDevelopment Council (RDC) ng GitnangLuzon ang isang resolusyon na nag-en-dorso sa nasabing proyekto upang mapon-dohan ng pamahalaang pambansa.

Ang RDC ay nagpulong sa Hiyas ngBulacan Covention Center (HBCC) sabakuran ng kapitolyo sa lungsod into sapangunguna Mayor Oscar Rodriguez ngSan Fernando Pampanga noong na-karaang Miyerkoles.

Bilang taga-pangulo ng RDC, tinang-gap ni Rodriguez ang resolusyon ng Sec-toral Committee on Infrastructure Devel-opment (SCID) na pinamumunuan niGob. Wilhelmino Alvarado ng Bulacan nanag-endorso sa nasabing proyekto.

Ang nasabing proyekto ay nag-ugatsa artikulong inilathala ng Punto noongPebrero hinggil sa kalagayan ng parolasa Barangay Pugad sa bayan ngHagonoy matapos itong kunan nglarawan ng kagawad ng nasabing baran-gay ay ilathala sa Facebook.com.

Bilang tagapamuno ng SCID, tinu-gunan at inihain ito ni Alvarado sa ka-nilang komitee noong Abril.

Ngunit hindi lamang ang parola saBarangay Pugad ang binigyang pansinni Alvarado.

Sa halip ay isinama niya ang pagpa-pakumpuni sa parola sa Barangay SanRoque sa Hagonoy, at isa pa sa bayanng Bulakan.

Ayon sa tala ng Coast Guard of thePhilippines (CGP) na nakuha ng PUNTOsa website nito sa internet, ang mga na-sabing parola ay pawang nasa kalagay-ang “operating” o gumagana pa.

Ngunit ayon sa mga residente ngPugad na mga mangingisda sa bayanng Hagonoy, ilang taon ng walang din-

HAGONOY, Bulacan – Sina BernardDave Concepcion at Alfredo Lunes aykapwa kagawad sa islang barangay ngPugad na mararating sa loob ng ma-higit isang oras na biyahe sa bangkangde motor mula sa kabayanan ng bay-ang ito.

Katulad ng mga kapwa halal na opi-syal, sila ay nangarap makapaghatidng pagbabago sa Barangay Pugad sapamamagitan ng paghiling ng tulong samga mas nakakataas na opisyal ngbayan na mahilig magpagawa ng mgaproyekto sa mga lugar na laging naki-kita ng mga botante.

Ilang taon din silang nagtiyaga atumasa sa pangako na makukumpuniang parolang nagsisilbing gabay samga mangingisda kung gabi.

Ngunit ang pangako sa kanila aynanatiling pangako, kaya’t sinimulannila ang paggamit ng social network-ing sites sa internet katulad ng Face-book kung saan nila unang inilathalaang larawan ng walang dingas na paro-la sa baybayin ng kanilang barangay.

Noong Enero, natawag ang pansinng Punto sa larawang kanilang inilath-ala, kaya’t nagtungo sa islang baran-gay ng Pugad ang mamamahayag naito na naging dahilan upang malathalasa mga pahayagang ang mga kuwen-to ng buhay at kapalaran ng mga resi-dente ng mga pamayanan sa baybay-in ng Bulacan.

Ayon kay Gob. Wilhelmino Alvara-do, lubhang mahalaga sa mga mang-ingisdang pumapalaot sa karagatan angmga parola kung gabi.

Sa mas naunang pahayag, binigy-ang pagkilala ni Alvarado ang pagnan-ais nina Concepcion at Lunes na maipa-kumpuni ang nasabing parola.

Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng pagla-lathala ng mga larawan nito saFacebook.com.

“I’m glad, hindi sila tumigil hanggangsa makita ng mga mamamahayag angkalagayan ng parola,” ani Alvarado nanagpahayag noong Marso 23 na angmga mamamahayag ay nagsisilbingtagapagsatinig ng damdamin ngmamamayan.

Para naman kina Belle Alba at Ra-mon Tuazon, ang ginawa nina Concep-cion at Lunes ay bahagi ng lumalawakna social media activism s internet.

Si Alba ay ang tagapaglathala ngGadget Magazine at organisador ng Pi-noy BlogFest; samantalang si Tuazonay ang patnugot tagapagpaganap ngAsian Institute of Journalism and Com-munication (AIJC).

Ayon kay Alba, ang patuloy na pag-unlad ng teknolohiya sa pakikipagta-lastasan ay nagbibigay ng higit na ka-pangyarihan sa mga mamamayan namaging bahagi ng pagbabagong pan-glipunan.

“Social media has empowered or-dinary people and given them voice tobe heard in their community and evenglobally,” aniya at sinabing umaabot nasa 29 milyong Pilipino ang may accesssa internet kung saan ay 23 milyon samga ito ang gumagamit ng social net-working site na Facebook.

Inayunan ni Tuazon ang pahayagni Alba na habang umuunlad angteknolohiya, dumarami ang mga tao nanagkakaroon ng access sa internet atlumalaki naman ang bilang ng mga itona lumilikha ng impormasyon.

Batay sa tala na iprinisinta ni Alba,nangunguna ang mga Pilipino sa Asyasa paglikha ng profile sa mga socialnetworking sites, at maging sa pagla-lathala ng larawan, at panonood ng vid-eo sa internet.

Sa larangan naman ng pag-uploadng video sa internet at pagbabasa ngmga blogs, nasa ikalawang puwestoang mga Pilipino.

Ayon kay Alba, ito ay nagpapatunaylamang na ang mga Pilipino ang isa samga unang lahi sa mundo na nag-adaptat gumagamit ng internet. –D. Balabo

gas o di gumagana ang ilaw ng mga pa-rola kung gabi.

Bukod sa pagpapakumpuni ng mganasabing parola, ipinanukala din ni Alva-rado ang pagtatayo ng isa pa sa bayanng Obando.

Sa pulong ng SCID noong Hunyo 30sa Partyland Restaurant sa Lungsod ngSan Fernando, Pampanga, humabol siMayor Donato Marcos ng Paombong atipinanukala ang pagtatayo ng dagdag nadalawang parola sa baybayin ng kanyangbayan, and tinanggap naman ng SCID.

Si Marcos ang pangulo ng Liga ngmga Alkalde sa Bulacan.

Bago tuluyang mapagtibay ng RDCang nasabing resolusyong nitong Hulyo13, ipinanukala naman ni Mayor JaimePayumo ng Dinalupihan, Bataan naidamay na ang pagpapakumpuni sa mgaparola sa baybayin ng Bataan at Pam-panga.

Si Payumo ang pangulo ng Liga ngmga Alkalde sa Bataan.

Batay sa tala ng CGP, may 16 naparola sa baybayin ng look ng Maynilamula Cavite hanggang Bataan, kung saanay tatlo sa mga ito ay matatagpuan saMariveles, Bataan; dalawa sa Hagonoy,at tig-isa sa Malolos at Bulakan.

Social mediaactivism,nagbunga

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“Lubhang kailangan ng aming mgakababayang mangingisda ang mga pa-rola sa baybayin ng Bulacan sapagkatito ang nagsisilbing gabay nila kung gabi,”ani Alvarado na inayunan ni Marcos.

Iginiit pa ng punong lalawigan namaging ang mga mangingisda sa ibanglalawigan ay makikinabang sa nasabingproyekto.

“Kung gabi at ikaw ay nasa gitna ngManila Bay, kapag nakita mo ang ilawng parola sa Pugad sa Hagonoy, alammo na kapag bumanda sa kaliwa aymararating mo ang Pampanga; at kapagkumanan ka ng konti ay Malolos at Oban-do o kaya’y Navotas at Malabon,” aniAlvarado sa mga kasapi ng RDC.

Inayunan naman ito ng mga mang-ingisda sa bayan ng Hagonoy maging ngmga kagawad na sina Bernard Dave Con-cepcion at Alfredo ng Lunes ng Pugad.

Ayon kay Lunes, basta’t may ilaw angparola, natutukoy ng mga mangingisdasa karagatan kung saan lugar sila maka-kahuli ng malalaking isda.

Ito at dahil sa tinatantya ng mgamangingisda ang hanay ng mga ilaw sadalampasigan kung gabi upang matukoyang lugar sa karagatan na masagana saisda.

Nakuha ni Barangay KagawadAlfredo Lunes ang pansin ng

kapitolyo at RDC sapamamagitan ng Facebook.com

upang mabigyan ng sapat napondo at mapakumpuni ang

mga parola sa Bulacan.KUHA NI DINO BALABO

BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The LandTransportation Office in Bataan on Fri-day reported an increase in its revenuecollections in both registration and licens-ing for the first semester this year.

Engr. Rey Cortez, LTO – Bataan chief,said they collected P39.78 million in ve-hicle registration from January to Junethis year surpassing by 11 percent theirP35.9 million earnings for the same peri-od in 2010.

The amount gathered exceeded by 2percent their collection target of P38.8million for the first six months of 2011.

In licensing, the LTO branch in Bataanregistered P8.65 million in revenues com-pared to their target of P8.3 million forperiod ending June 30, 2011. This was 7percent higher than their previous incomeof P8.1 million for the same period.

Cortez attributed the good accom-plishment record to their regular once-a-month street operation and the partici-pation of local enforcers.

The Bataan-LTO head also announcedthat his office is preparing a massive trafficoutreach education that will deal on safetydriving and traffic education for drivers.

He said that his office has so far im-plemented the Quality Workplace andPhysical Fitness programs all aimed atimproving services for their clientele.

Last week, they conducted roadsideinspection against smoke belching inBalanga City, and will also be held in 11other towns in the province.

Cortez said that his office has alsostarted distributing “Pantawid Pasada saDaang Matuwid” cards to about 1,050public utility jeepneys in Bataan.

This is a project of the Department ofEnergy but the LTO was tasked in thedistribution of the cards reportedly worthP1,000 as assistance to PUJ drivers be-cause of the oil price hike.

LTO-Bataan collectsP39.78M in revenue

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BY MALOU DUNGOG

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – TheSubic Bay Metropolitan Author-ity (SBMA) welcomed the rec-ommendation of the Office of theDeputy Ombudsman for Luzonto dismiss the graft cases filedby the former operator of the golfcourse in this freeport againstthe agency’s senior officials.

SBMA Administrator ArmandArreza said the recommendationby the Office of the Deputy Om-budsman to dismiss the case“simply proves that the agencyhad only exercised its obligationto protect the interests of thegovernment through legal andlawful means.”

Deputy Ombudsman Mark

SBMA wins Subic golf course rowJalandoni recommended the dis-missal of the cases againstSBMA officials after his officeestablished that the complaintfiled by Universal InternationalGroup of Taiwan (UIG), whichoperated the golf course prior tothe SBMA takeover, had no ba-sis.

The 28-page recommenda-tion was made based on findingsby Regina Anniban, graft inves-tigation and prosecution officerI, and Joaquin Salazar, actingdirector of the Evaluation andInvestigation Office.

The cases against SBMAofficials stemmed from the take-over by the SBMA on June 8,2007 of the Subic Bay Golf andCountry Club, Inc. (SBGCCI),

which was then operated by UIG.The SBMA took over the golf

course after the UIG failed to set-tle debts in rental and other feesworth US$350,000 and P16 mil-lion.

The SBMA also effected thetakeover for UIG’s failure to fulfilldevelopment plans stated in itsLease Development Agreement(LDA) with the SBMA.

In response to the takeover,former SBGCCI president Sus-an Ho, former SBGCCI vice pres-ident Jack Hu and a certain An-gela Hu, filed separate cases ofviolation of Republic Act 3019(Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practic-es Act), robbery, trespassing,grave threats, theft and grave co-ercion against former SBMA

chairman Feliciano Salonga,Arreza, SBMA senior deputyadministrator Ramon Agregadoand 48 other SBMA officials andprivate individuals.

In a consolidated resolution,the Office of the Deputy Om-budsman for Luzon (ODO-Lu-zon) said that charges pertain-ing to the takeover by the SBMAof the golf course were dis-missed for lack of probablecause.

It noted that under Section22.2 of the LDA, the tenant orany of its subsidiaries (UIG/SBGCC) “failed to pay any in-stallment of base rent or addi-tional rent or any other amountdue from August 2003 and con-tinued for a period of 30 days

after notice from SBMA”.“The continued failure (by)

UIG to make good of its finan-cial obligations resulted in theextinguishment of its right toenjoy the use of the propertysubject of the contract. Com-plainants cannot now questionthe takeover of the golf course,”ODO-Luzon also said.

“Subsequently, finding no ir-regularity in the subject takeover,the charge of violation of RA 3019was dismissed for lack of prob-able cause,” it added.

According to ODO-Luzon, asit has been established that com-plainants have lost their rightsover the subject golf course, thecharge for trespassing againstpublic respondents “must like-wise fail.”

Furthermore, charges of rob-bery, theft, grave coercion andgrave threats were dismissed forlack of evidence.

Arreza said the recommen-dation was “a great relief” forSBMA officials who weredragged into the controversywhile they were doing their du-ties as public officials.

Among those who were in-cluded in the charges that theOmbudsman dismissed wereformer SBMA senior deputy ad-ministrator for business Herme-negildo Atienza III, deputy ad-ministrator for business RaulMarcelo, former Law Enforce-ment Department (LED) manag-er Jaime Calunsag, LED opera-tions chief Vicente Tolentino,Legal Department manager Atty.Von Rodriguez, former Land andAsset Department managerJuan Montelibano, MichaelQuintos, Clarisse Labicasi, and50 others.

THE PHILIPPINES’ largest na-tional flag carrier, Cebu Pacific(PSE:CEB) signed six-year op-erating lease agreements withDublin-based RBS Aviation Cap-ital for 2 brand-new Airbus A320aircraft to be delivered in March2012.

This will be on top of CEB’s27 Airbus A320 aircraft purchaseorders to be delivered from Sep-tember 2011 until 2016, and 30Airbus A321neo aircraft ordersto be delivered from 2017-2021.

CEB recently signed a Mem-orandum of Understanding(MOU) with Airbus for the pur-chase of the 30 A321neo aircraft,the largest A321neo aircraft or-der in the world. The A321neoswill be a first of its type to oper-ate in the Philippines, being alarger and longer-haul version ofthe familiar Airbus A320.

“These two leased A320 air-craft will further increase our fleetsize, allowing us to offer lowerfares and even more routes, des-tinations and flights to ourguests. It will also enable us tocontinue expanding aggressive-ly in the Asia-Pacific region, es-pecially as we await delivery ofmore brand-new CEB aircraft,”said CEB President and CEOLance Gokongwei.

CEB currently operates 10Airbus A319, 15 Airbus A320and 8 ATR-72 500 aircraft. Of the15 A320s, 9 are under operatinglease agreements.

RBS Aviation Capital ranksamong the world’s top five oper-ating lessors by fleet value.Founded in 2001, it has 100 air-line customers and 36 investorcustomers in 38 countries.

CEB announces2 aircraft leases

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Good, but…“A VERY good idea.”

So was City of San Fernando Mayor Oscar S.Rodriguez’s reaction to the creation of a regionalsanitary landfill proposed by Pampanga Gov. Lilia“Nanay Baby” Pineda.

Very good, yes. But with a big IF.“If it is initiated and all governors in the region will

approve of a regional landfill at papayag ang isanghost province at paghahatian proportionately anggastos doon pati kung papaano ang tipping fee –siguro at cost for maintenance purposes – aymaganda iyan.” So media reports quoted Rodriguezwho is also chairman of the Regional DevelopmentCouncil in Central Luzon, president of thye Leagueof Cities of the Philippines and executive vicepresident of the Union of Local Authorities of thePhilippines.

And then the dampener: “Realizing it in the soonestpossible time may pose some problems like sinoang gagastos at saan ang lugar. It will also requirecoordination and primarily kung sino ang papayagmag-host nito.”

There’s one good idea gone…whatever.

BetterAN EVEN better idea.

That is the proposal also made by GovernorPineda to collect P2 per household per day to coverthe expenses for the disposal of their garbage.

Pineda explained that her province has more than293,800 households and the P2 daily collection –amounting to a whopping P214,474,000 a year – willbe enough to cover the annual funding requirementfor garbage disposal at the Metro Clark SanitaryLandfil in Kalangitan, Capas, Tarlac.

So who will do the collection?Giving the task solely to the barangay captain or

his council will open the system to abuse, misuse ordisuse. Pineda herself is proposing that the localpastoral council, the parents-teachers association betapped to work hand-in-hand with the barangaycouncil in doing the collection rounds – for both feeand garbage: the money deposited in a designatedbank, the garbage to a collection point in thebarangay.

“Once we finish fine tuning the system, we will takeit to the local officials for their recommendations andthen to the sangguniang panlalawigan for the enablinglegislation,” Pineda said.

The P2-fee-for-garbage scheme has generatedoverwhelming interest among the people. Let’s gofor it.

Where there’sno will

JUST BEFORE noon Friday, July 15, a speeding dump truck struck12-year-old John Jovit Juguilon, spilling his blood, brains and gutson that stretch of MacArthur Highway fronting the San IsidroElementary School in the City of San Fernando.

Alas, the Department of Public Works and Highways and itscohorts, the city government of San Fernando and the PampangaChamber of Commerce and Industry have no “killer trees” to blamefor the highway murder this time, the santols, narras and acaciasin front of the school having long been felled, and that portion of thehighway long expanded.

There is the tree-killing triumvirs’ oft-invoked mobility, speedytransport of goods and people resulting from the widening ofMacArthur Highway, as one (ir)rationalization for the massacre ofthe trees along its shoulders.

There too is the fear expressed by the tree-saving advocates that an expanded highway willbe an invitation to mayhem – speed maniacsreducing crossing pedestrians to pylons in aslalom race.

John Jovit was crossing the road on his wayback to his Grade 5 class when he was struckdead.

Trees are replaceable, so they are cut. Humanlife is not. So (un)reasoned the DPWH-CSF-PamCham in pushing for the total defoliation ofMacArthur Highway, damning the trees for all theaccidents that happen there.

Sans trees, young John Jovit is dead. So whatsay they now?

To be fair, the city government had beeninstituting measures to make MacArthur Highwaysafer, such as in its assignment of police officersin areas where accidents just occurred. Yes, fortwo days straight after the accident, two policemenwere guiding pedestrians crossing the very spotwhere the lifeless John Jovit was sprawled. Andtraffic aides became more ubiquitous at everyintersection along the national road.

The city council early this year – if fadingmemory still served right – passed a resolutionregulating the use of motorcycles in the city, towit: 1) riders limited to two at most per bike; and2) wearing of helmet – “sa ulo, hindi sa siko,” asone poster read – is compulsary.

Just this month, streamers were strewn allacross the city announcing that starting July 11,as per instruction of the Department of the Interiorand Local Government, tricycles and pedicabs

are banned from going through the length ofMacArthur Highway.

Really good measures there and mostassuredly effective in securing the safety ofmotorists and pedestrians. That is if only theyare implemented.

Any day, any night, helmetless riders weavein and out of traffic along the highway. Families ofthree or four, many times with infants bundled up,go their merry way right on the inner – andtherefore speed – lane of the highway.

And pedicabs are simply everywhere, floutingany and all traffic laws with impunity.

Accidents not only waiting, not only wishing,but avidly wanting to happen there.

All this, within distance of the silenced whistlesof traffic enforcers.

Political will is patently in short supply in thecity.

And then there is the dark, dark, dark Balitistretch of MacArthur Highway where acacia treesstill stand. At the time of Mayor Rey Aquino,indeed up to the end of the second term of MayorOscar Rodriguez, that stretch was well illuminatedat night. Since the tree-cutting spree though, allthe lights have gone out in Baliti.

Which has led to some conspiracy theoriststhinking: It is the willful design of the citygovernment to keep the Baliti stretch inpitch dark to have more accidents there.The worse the accidents, the better to blameon the trees. Therefore the greater(un)justification for their cutting.

Ill will is clearly in abundance here.

At 10:56 p.m. EDT, Americanastronaut Neil Armstrong,240,000 miles from Earth,speaks these words to morethan a billion people listening athome: "That's one small step forman, one giant leap for man-kind." Stepping off the lunar land-ing module Eagle, Armstrongbecame the first human to walkon the surface of the moon.

The American effort to sendastronauts to the moon has itsorigins in a famous appeal Pres-ident John F. Kennedy made toa special joint session of Con-gress on May 25, 1961: "I be-lieve this nation should commititself to achieving the goal, be-fore this decade is out, of land-ing a man on the moon and re-turning him safely to Earth." Atthe time, the United States wasstill trailing the Soviet Union inspace developments, and ColdWar-era America welcomedKennedy's bold proposal.

In 1966, after five years ofwork by an international team ofscientists and engineers, theNational Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration (NASA) conduct-ed the first unmanned Apollomission, testing the structuralintegrity of the proposed launchvehicle and spacecraft combina-

TODAY IN HISTORY

Armstrong walks on moontion. Then, on January 27, 1967,tragedy struck at KennedySpace Center in Cape Canaver-al, Florida, when a fire broke outduring a manned launch-pad testof the Apollo spacecraft andSaturn rocket. Three astronautswere killed in the fire.

Despite the setback, NASAand its thousands of employeesforged ahead, and in October1968, Apollo 7, the first mannedApollo mission, orbited Earthand successfully tested many ofthe sophisticated systemsneeded to conduct a moon jour-ney and landing. In Decemberof the same year, Apollo 8 tookthree astronauts to the dark sideof the moon and back, and inMarch 1969 Apollo 9 tested thelunar module for the first timewhile in Earth orbit. Then in May,the three astronauts of Apollo 10took the first complete Apollospacecraft around the moon ina dry run for the scheduled Julylanding mission.

At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, withthe world watching, Apollo 11took off from Kennedy SpaceCenter with astronauts Neil Arm-strong, Edwin Aldrin Jr., andMichael Collins aboard. Arm-strong, a 38-year-old civilian re-search pilot, was the command-

er of the mission. After traveling240,000 miles in 76 hours, Apol-lo 11 entered into a lunar orbiton July 19. The next day, at 1:46p.m., the lunar module Eagle,manned by Armstrong and Ald-rin, separated from the com-mand module, where Collins re-mained. Two hours later, theEagle began its descent to thelunar surface, and at 4:18 p.m.the craft touched down on thesouthwestern edge of the Seaof Tranquility. Armstrong imme-diately radioed to Mission Con-trol in Houston, Texas, a famousmessage: "The Eagle has land-ed."

At 10:39 p.m., five hoursahead of the original schedule,Armstrong opened the hatch ofthe lunar module. A televisioncamera attached to the craft re-corded his progress and beamedthe signal back to Earth. At 10:56p.m., Armstrong spoke his fa-mous quote, which he later con-tended was slightly garbled byhis microphone and meant to be"that's one small step for a man,one giant leap for mankind." Hethen planted his left foot on thegray, powdery surface, took acautious step forward, and hu-manity had walked on the moon.

Source: www.history.com

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MagingMaalam,MagingMalaya

Ni Erin Tañada

May karapatan angbawat Pilipino na

magkabahayPWEDE BANG maging makatao ang pagpapalayas – demolisyonman o eviction eviction — sa ating mga informa settlers?

Sa usaping ito, pumapasok sa isipan ko ang ginawangpanununtok kamakailan ni Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio sa isangcourt clerk na nagpapatupad ng demolition order sa Davao City.

Nakakalungkot ang pangyayari. Naimbestigahan na ang isyungito, pero mukhang mas mahirap maresolba ang ugat ng problemang panununtok ng mayor. Ito ang squatter problem, ang malakingkakulangan ng pabahay para sa mga mahihirap, at ang kakulangansa mga kasalukuyang batas sa housing at urban development naipagtanggol ang mga mahihirap sa mapang-api at mapangmaliitna pamamaraan ng eviction at demolisyon.

Kailangan natin ang mga angkop na batas para matigil na angmarahas na pagpapalayas sa ating mga informal settlers.

Tutoo, binigyang diin sa ating Saligang Batas ang kahalagahanng pagkakaroon ng katarungang panlipunan o social justice.Nakasaad sa Konstitusyon, sa Section 10, Article XIII, “Urban orrural poor dwellers shall not be evicted nor their dwelling demolished,except in accordance with law, and in a just and humane manner.”

Bilang tugon sa Article XIII, na sumasakop sa urban land reformand housing, nabuo ang Republic Act 7279, o ang UrbanDevelopment and Housing Act. Ito ay may layong maprotektahanang mga mahihirap sa di-makatarungang eviction at demolisyonng mga pamamahay ng mga informal settlers.

Ngunit hindi nito nabigyan ng solusyon angmga mas masalimuot pang isyung nakapaloobsa paglaki ng hanay ng mga informal setlers— ang kahirapan, at kahirapang magkabahay.

Gayun d in sa pagtugon sa mgapanganga i langan ng pag-un lad ngimprastraktura at mga komunidad kung saanbinibigyang daan, kung kina-kailangan, angevict ion at demol isyon ng mga i l legalstructures.

Ito ang nagbunsod sa paghain ko ng HouseBill 3403, “An Act strengthening the right of theunderprivileged and homeless citizens toadequate housing,” amending for this purposeRepublic Act 7279 otherwise known as “An Actto Provide for a Continuing Urban Developmentand Housing Program, Establish the Mechanismfor its Implementation, and for other purposes”o ang “Urban Development and Housing Act of1992.”

Ako’y naniniwala na higit na kakailanganinnatin ngayon ang batas na magbibigay ngkasiguruhan na ang mga eviction ng mgainformal settlers o ang demolisyon ng kanilangmga barong-barong ay maisasagawa samakataong pamamaraan.

Sa Section 28 ng H.B. 3403, bilang generalrule, ipinagbabawal ang eviction o pagpapalayassa mga walang bahay o ang demolisyon ngkanilang mga barong-barong. Magagawalamang ang eviction bilang “last resort.”

Sa kasalukuyang umiiral na batas, sa R.A.7229, maaaring magsagawa ng eviction odemolisyon sa ilalim ng mga sumusunod nasitwasyon:

(a) Kapag ang mga ino-okupahang bahayay nakatayo sa mga delikadong lugar gaya ngmga estero, rilis ng tren, bunton ng basura,tabing ilog, baybaying dagat, kanal, at iba pangmga pampublikong lugar tulad ng sidewalk,daan, parks o playgrounds;

(b) Kapag may mga proyektong pang-imprastraktura na napondohan ay isasagawana, o

(c) Kapag may court order for eviction anddemolition.

Dagdag pa, maisasagawa lamang angeviction ng mga underprivileged at homeless odemolisyon na may court order kapag angkinauukulang ahensiya ay may nakahandangrelocation o resett lement site para saapektadong iskuwater. Bukod dito, kailangangmay nakatalagang basic services at pasilidad,at may mga trabaho o kabuhayan na angkopsa mga settlers sa paglilipatan.

Mainam na rin na sa ilalim ng kasalukuyangbatas, ang relocation ng mga mahihirap at mganawalan ng tirahan ay isasagawa sa tulong nglocal government unit (LGU), ng NationalHousing Authority, at ng iba pang mga ahensiya.

Isasagawa ito sa loob ng 45 araw mula saissuance ng final judgment ng korte. At kapagang relokasyon ay hindi posible sa loob ng 45araw, may financial assistance na ipagkakaloob

sa halaga katumbas ng 60 araw na dailyminimum wage.

Bilang amyenda, sa ilalim ng panukalangbatas H.B. 3403, ang pagtanggap ng financialassistance ay hindi nagsasabing wala ngobligasyon ang LGU na mabigyan ng tamangrelokasyon ang informal settlers.

Sa paghahanap ng relocation site, nakasaadsa H.B. 3403 na kailangan munang matukoyang mga pinaka-malalapit na lugar para dito.Bunsod nito, dapat magkaroon muna ngkumpletong imbentaryo ng mga pwedenglugar ng relokasyon ang kaukulang LGU sanasasakupan nito. At kapag wala talagangmatukoy na relocation site sa nasasakupan ngLGUay saka pa lang maghahanap ng posiblengrelocation site sa labas ng sakop ng LGU.

Hindi dapat tawaran ang kahalagahan ngprobisyong ito sapagka’t kalimitan, bagama’tkumpleto sa pasil idad gaya ng tubig atelektrisidad ang relocation site, sobrang layonaman ang pinaglipatan sa lugar ng kanilanghanap-buhay kaya’t naandoon pa din angmatinding pagtutol sa paglipat ng tirahan. Itoay nagbibigay ng pakiramdam na parang kutingna itinapon lamang sa kapitbahay kahit na maykakayanan namang maglaan ng lugar na malapitsa hanap-buhay ang LGU na nakakasakop sakanila.

Mahalaga rin na magkaroon ng proseso ngrelokasyon na makatao at katanggap-tanggapsa mga apektadong iskuwater. Ang dikatanggap-tanggap na proseso ng relokasyonang kadalasang nagiging mitsa ng “resistance”sa bahagi ng mga iskuwater kaya nagigingmarahas ang eviction.

Kasama sa prosesong ito ang dayalogo atkonsultasyon hinggil sa kabuhayan, basicservices, tubig, at kuryente, maging angdistansiya ng mga eskwelahan at pamilihan.

Sa aking panukalang batas, kasama rin angmga condominium projects sa mga inaatasangmaglaan ng 20 porsiyento ng mga proyekto nitopara sa socialized housing.

Mapapansin ninyo na kaloob ng panukalangbatas hindi lamang ang makataongimplementasyon ng eviction ng mga iskuwaterat demolisyon ng kanilang mga barong-barong,ganun din sa pagkakaloob ng mga malinaw natuntunin sa pagpapatupad ng urban developmentat housing programs ng pamahalaan.

Ako po ay naniniwala na sa panukalangbatas na ito, makakakasulong na ang Kongresopara muling siyasatin ang problema ng mgamahihirap, kabilang na ang ating mga informalsettlers, upang mabigyan na pagkakataon nasila ay magkaroon ng mg tirahang masasabina nilang tahanan.

(Kung nais ninyong lumiham kay Cong. Erin,ipadala sa: Hon. Lorenzo R. Tanada III, Office ofthe Deputy Speaker, House of Representativesof the Philippines, Quezon City, o mag-email satanada.erin@gmail.com.)

Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

‘No plate,no travel’

KAILAN LANG, isa sa apo kong lalakiAng sa may Quezon Road ay biglang hinuliNitong nagrorondang pulis ng TMGNg walang plaka at ibang papel pati

Ang minamaneho nitong motorsikloNa hulugan pa at di nakareshistro;Kaya’t malinaw na ‘violation’ itoSa kalakaran o batas sa trapiko.

Na ang walang plaka’y di dapat ibiaheLalo na sa ‘highway’ araw man o gabiSapagkat bukod sa yan ay hinuhuliAy may kaukulan din namang ‘penalty’

Kaya upang makaiwas sa ganito,Wala ng hihigit sa sumunod tayoSa utos lalo na ng ating LTOAt iba pang otoridad ng gobyerno.

Bunsod na rin nitong ang pagpapatupadNg ‘No plate, No travel,’ ay isang pandagdagPag-iingat na rin para sa ‘ting lahatUpang sa masamang bagay makaiwas.

Pagkat motorsiklong mga walang plakaAng ‘get away vehicle’ nitong kung tumiraSa gustong iligpit ay ‘for sure’ kumbagaAt ang pagtakas ay madali-dali pa.

Sa pamamagitan nitong tinatawagNa ‘riding in tandem’ kung saan ang lahatAy plantsado’t itong ‘gunman’ ang babanatAt itong isa ang sa parteng pagtakas.

Bukod sa ‘snatching’ na mabilis-bilisAng pag-agaw sa bag o anumang bitbitNg kanilang target, kaya nga malimit‘Riding in tandem’ din ang kanilang gimik.

Kaya mahigpit man ang ating LTOO ang alin pa mang sangay ng gobyerno,Ya’y di natin dapat kwestyunin, pare koPagkat yan ay para sa atin din mismo.

Partikular na sa ating kaligtasanKung kaya di natin dapat kagalitanMaging ang ‘traffic aide’ na nasa lansanganKung tayo’y kwestyonin sa puntong naturan

Pero kung ang ating nagawang paglabagSa batas trapiko ay gawing pambitagNg kahit na sinong ating otoridadPara kumita o makinabang dapat

Sa paghuli sa atin ay marapat lamangNa maisumbong sa kinauukulanUpang di mag-ugat sa mas malala pangPangingikil nitong tulisan sa daan

Kung saan tayo rin naman minsan itongMitsa ng ganitong klaseng pangongotongNg ilang ‘enforcers’ sa kalsada ngayonBunsod nitong ating kusang panunuhol.

Pero dagdag ingat din naman sa ganyanDahil mas marami ang di nalalagyan;Gaya na lang ng TMG sa Sindalan,Na masasabi kong uliran sa ganyan;

Kasi nang tangkaing bigyan ng apo koAng humuli para ilibre na itoAy tila sinabon pa nito ng hustoAt dinagdagan ang ‘violation’ nito.

Kaya, kayong mga may motorsiklo riyanNa walang plaka at rehistrado man lang,Huwag n’yo nang ibiahe ang inyong sasakyanUpang di magmulta at/o ma-‘impound’ yan!

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC),

Mortgagee,versus FREM. G-11-1990

ARTEMIO F. CAROLINO marriedto ROSITA U. CAROLINO,

Mortgagors,x———————————————————————x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEWHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3115 as

amended by Act 4118, filed by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCECORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor/s ARTEMIOF. CAROLINO married to ROSITA U. CAROLINO, with postal address atL11 B13, Pasville Park Subd., Pulungmasle, Guagua, Pampanga/BasaAir Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtednessmentioned which as of February 15, 2011, amounts to TWO HUNDREDEIGHTY FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO PESOSAND 75/100 (Php285,882.75) Philippine Currency and other obligationsthat may become due and demandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure,the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua,Pampanga, thru Sheriff Serafin M. Serrano, Jr., will sell at public auctionon 27th day of July 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafterat the entrance of the Hall of Justice, Regional Trial Court, Guagua,Pampanga, to the highest bidder in Cash and in Philippine Currency theherein-below described real property with all existing improvementsthereon, to wit;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 254803-RA parcel of land (Lot 11, Blk.13, of the subd. plan Psd-03-

017563, being a portion of Lot 3, Psd -03-008228. L.R.C. Rec.No. ) situated in the Bo. of Pulungmasle, Mun. of Guagua,Province of Pamp., Bounded on the SE., along line 102 by Lot12, Blk 13: on the SW., along line 2-3 by Rd. Lot 2: on the NW.,along line 3-4 by Lot 10, Blk 13, all of the subd plan: on the NE.,along line 4-1 by Lot 317; Guagua Cad. x x x x x x Containingan area of TWO HUNDRED FOUR (204) Square meters.

The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaperof general circulation in the province of Pampanga and Angeles City forthree (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuouspublic places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public ingeneral and of the interested parties in particular.

Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title of the above-described property and the encumbrances existingthereon, if any thereby.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on August 3, 2011, also at 10:00 in the morning andat the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, June 22, 2011.

NORMITA R. MERCADOOIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR. Sheriff IV

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)

Office of the Clerk of Court& Ex Officio Sheriff

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.,Mortgagee/Assignee,

E.J.F. No. 149-11-versus- REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER

ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118SPS. FEDERICO G. MENDOZAand ROSANNA H. MENDOZA,Debtors/Mortgagors,

x————————————————————————————xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended filedby BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., mortgagee/assignee, withits office address at 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil PuyatAvenue, Makati City, against SPS. FEDERICO G. MENDOZA andROSANNA H. MENDOZA, debtors/mortgagors , with knownaddresses at (1) Bo. Maimpis, City of San Fernando, (P) and (2) Lot30, Blk. 2, Narra St., Greenville Subd., Bo. san Jose, San FernandoCity (P), to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of July 09, 2010amounts to THREE HUNDRED NINETY TWO THOUSAND SIXHUNDRED NINETY NINE and 46/100 PESOS (Php 392,699.46)excluding of other interest, penalties and charges, the undersigned Ex-Officio Sheriff and/or her duly authorized Sheriff IV, REDENTOR S.VILLANUEVA will sell at public auction on JULY 26, 2011 from 9:01A.M. to 12:00 N.N. and from 1:00 P.M. to 3:59 P.M. at the mainentrance of the Regional Trial Court Building, City of San Fernando(P), to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and inPhilippine Currency, the following property/ies with all the improvementsthereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 289113-R“A parcel of land ( Lot 30, BLK. 2, RES I-A of the subd.

plan Psd-03-023089, being a portion of Lot 5038-D, Psd-03-001902, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of San Jose,Mun. of San Fernando, Province of Pampanga. x x xContaining an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY SIX (166) SquareMeters. x x x “

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on August 02, 2011, without further notice.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 21, 2011.

ATTY. JOSELEA YRAOLA FLORIA REDENTOR S. VILLANUEVAClerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff Sheriff IV

cc: 1. BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. 2. SPS. FEDERICO & ROSANNA MENDOZA

3. ATTY. EDDIE C. BALAOY 4. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON*c/o BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONCity of San Fernando (P)

Office of the Clerk of Court& Ex Officio Sheriff

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (HDMF),Mortgagee,

E.J.F. No. 140-11-versus- REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE UNDER

ACT 3135 AS AMENDED BY ACT 4118LOURDES M. GARCIAmarried to ENRIQUE R. GARCIA,Mortgagors,

x————————————————————————————xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amendedfiled by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (HDMF),mortgagee,with its postal address at the Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis,City of San Fernando (P), against LOURDES M. GARCIA married toENRIQUE R. GARCIA,mortgagors, with residence address at Blk. 4Phase 1, Lot 133-A Fortuneville, Baliti, City of San Fernando, Pampanga,to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of May 30, 2011 statedin the Statement of Account amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDREDTHIRTY SIX THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY and 04/100PESOS (Php1,136,870.04) excluding of other interest, penalties andcharges, the undersigned Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff and/orher duly authorized Sheriff IV, FORTUNATO S. GAJES will sell atpublic auction on JULY 26, 2011 from 9:01 A.M. to 12:00 N.N. andfrom 1:00 P.M. to 3:59 P.M. at the main entrance of the RegionalTrial Court Building, City of San Fernando (P), to the highestbidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency,the following property with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 615148-R“A parcel of land ( Lot 10, blk. 8, of the cons. –subd. plan,

Pcs-03-011855, being a portion of the consolidated lots 1,Pcs-03-010506, lot 1, Pcs-03-011271, lot 132, Pcs-000027,lot 133-B-1, lot 133-B-3 & lot 133-B, all of Psd-03-123813,L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Panipuan & Malino,Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pamp. x x x Containing an areaof FIFTY (50) Square Meters. x x x “

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on August 02, 2011, without further notice.

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 21, 2011.

ATTY. JOSELEA YRAOLA FLORIA FORTUNATO S. GAJESClerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Sheriff Sheriff IV

cc: 1. HOME DEVT. MUTUAL FUND (HDMF) 2. LOURDES and ENRIQUE GARCIA3. PUNTO CENTRAL LUZON

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2011

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFFTarlac City

FILE NO. 2335

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508, as amended,

fi led by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND against SPS.REYNALDO T. ALCIDO & EVANGELINE C. ALCIDO of Lot 35 Blk 18Family Park, Homes, Hacienda Luisita, Barangay Cutcut II, Tarlac,Tarlac to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of MAY 31, 2011amounts to FOUR HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND THREE HUNDREDTHREE & 88/100 ( P403,303.88) , PESOS, Philippine Currency,excluding interests, attorney’s fees and other expenses such asexpenses of foreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized Deputywill SELL at public auction on AUGUST 1, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in themorning, or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of the Tarlac CourtBuilding, Regional Trial Court, Tarlac City to the highest bidder, forCASH, Philippine Currency, the following described propety, togetherwith its existing improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 307442A parcel of land (Lot 35 Blk. 18 of the subd. plan Psd-03-

077970, being a portion of lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-045730, L.R.C.Rec. No. ), situated in the Barrio of San Miguel, Luisita, Ungot& Bantog, Mun. of Tarlac, Province of Tarlac x x x containingan area of FIFTY SEVEN (57) Square Meters, and all existingimprovement erected thereon.

Prospective bidders/buyers hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the titles and its encumbrances thereon , if any there be.

Tarlac City, June 14, 2011.

COPY FURNISHED: ATTY. SHALANE T. GO-PALOMARAtty. Joseph P. Quiboloy Provincial SheriffOFFICER IN CHARGEHome Development Mutual Fund DANILO E. SALVADORSuburbia Commercial Center Sheriff-in-ChargeMc Arthur Highway, MaimpisSan Fernando, pampanga

Sps. Reynaldo T. Alcido & Evangeline C. Alcido.Lot 35 Blk 18 Family Park HomesHacienda Luisita, Cutcut IITarlac, Tarlac

Punto! Central Luzon: July 13, 20 & 27, 2011

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of BIENVENIDO PEREZ whodied intestate on April 21, 2008 at 349 Mekong St., Riverside Subdivision,Friendship, Balibago, Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial Settlementwith Waiver of Rights of his estate more particularly described as a parcelof land (Lot 5, Block 11 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-98698, being aportion of Lot 856-B, described on plan Psd-10229, LRC Cad. Record No.124) situated in the Bo. of Santol, City of Angeles and covered by TCT No.52213.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 13, 20 & 27, 2011

ANGELES ELECTRIC Cor-poration (AEC) has calledabsurd the allegations by aParanaque-based groupthat the electric power firmhas overcharged its cus-tomers by more than P500million from the period of2005 to 2008.

Myra Rivera, head ofthe AEC Customer Ser-vice Department, clarifiedthat while the unbundledrates of AEC, under Ener-

PRESS RELEASE

AEC denies accusation it overcharged customersgy Regulatory Commis-sion (ERC) Case Number2001-894, were approvedin 2004, the implementa-tion was deferred until July2008 pending the resolu-tion of a motion for recon-sideration that was filed bythe utility with the ERC.

“It is therefore impos-sible for AEC to have over-charged its consumersbecause its distributionrates were never changed

during the said period,”Rivera said.

In fact, prior to the2008 implementation of itsunbundled rates, AEC dis-tribution rates never in-creased for 12 years. Thefirm has remained underthe return-on-rate basis(RORB) methodologysince 1996 until 2008.

The unbundling of therates of distribution utilitiesis required under the EPI-

RA law as a prerequisitefor open access and retailcompetition.

“This and any informa-tion about the claims of thegroup may be verified withthe ERC, the industry’sregulatory body whichclosely oversees the oper-ations of distribution utili-ties in the country andensures the welfare ofelectricity consumers,”Rivera said.

ERRATUMMR. FERNANDO DAVID is not the assis-

tant regional director of the National Bureau ofInvestigation in Central Luzon as reported bythis paper on our July 18-19, 2011. He is thePresident of LIONS Club, City of San Fernan-do, Pampanga.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFICIO SHERIFF

EJF NO. 125-11 Punto Central Luzon

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended

filed by BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. with its principal officeaddress at 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat AvenueMakati City against ANGELITO C. EUGENIO, with residence and postaladdress at Sta. Rita, Olongapo City and Lot 2219-B-10-G-3, 3rd, AlasasVillage, Bo. San Isidro, Bacolor, Pampanga,to satisfy the mortgageindebtedness which as of July 21, 2010 amounts to THREE HUNDREDEIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (Php 387,500.00)excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees and expenses offoreclosure, the undersigned Ex-Oficio Sheriff and/or her duly authorizedSheriff IV will sell at public auction on August 2, 2011 from 9:00 A.M. to12:00N.N. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the main entrance of the RTCBldg., City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH/or Manager’s Check and in Philippine Currency , the following propertywith all the improvement thereon to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 330210-RA parcel of land (lot 2219-B-10-G-3 of the subd. Plan Psd-

03-043374, being a portion of lot 2219-B-10-G, Psd-03-040536,LRC Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of San Isidro, Mun. ofBacolor, Prov. of Pamp. x x x containing an area of ONEHUNDRED FIFTY THREE (153) Square Meters.

“All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.”

“In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on August 9, 2011, without further notice.”

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances therein, if any there be.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 28, 2011.

Cc: ANGELITO C. EUGENIO CARMELITO D. CATAJANSta. Rita, Olongapo City Sheriff IVAnd Lot 2219-B-10-G-3, 3rd, Alasas Village,Bo. San Isidro, Bacolor, Pampanga ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA

Clerk of Court VIBALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC. & Ex-Oficio Sheriff24TH Floor, BPI Buendia Center,Sen. Gil Puyat, Avenue Makati City

PUNTO! Central Luzon: July 13, 20 & 27, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFICIO SHERIFF

EJF NO. 138-11 Punto Central Luzon

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended

filed by SAVIOUR BANK, Mortgagee, with its principal office address atSta Cruz, Lubao, Pampanga, against SPS. JOHN HERBIENITO LAYDELGOPIAO and JERRALIN G. GOPIAO, Mortgagors, represented by theirAttorney-in-fact, JUANITO GOPIAO, with residence and postal addressat Greenfield Country Home, Sindalan, City of San Fernando, Pampanga,to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of March 16, 2011amounts to ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR THOUSANDFIVE HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT PESOS AND THIRTY SEVEN CENTAVOS(Php 1,984,558.37), excluding penalties, charges, attorney’s fees andexpenses of foreclosure, the undersigned Ex-Oficio Sheriff and/or herduly authorized Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on August 2, 2011from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00N.N. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the mainentrance of the RTC Bldg., City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to thehighest bidder for CASH/or Manager’s Check and in Philippine Currency, the following properties with all the improvement thereon to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 591211-RA parcel of land (Lot 7,blk. 6 of the cons. subd., plan,

(LRC) Pcs-2735 (Sheet 1), being a portion of the consolidationof Lots 5050, Cad. 3602 of the cad. Survey of San Fdo., Prov.of Pamp. x x x containing an area of SIX HUNDRED (600)Square meters, more or less.

“All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.”

“In the event public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on August 9, 2011, without further notice.”

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the title hereinabove described and encumbrances therein, if any there be.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 28, 2011.

SPS. JOHN HERBIENITO LAYDEL GOPIAO CARMELITO D. CATAJANJERRALIN GOPIAO & JUANITO GOPIAO Sheriff IVGreenfield Country Home, Sindalan,City of San Fernando, Pampanga. ATTY. JOSELEA Y. FLORIA

Clerk of Court VISAVIOR BANK & Ex-Oficio SheriffSta Cruz, Lubao, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: July 13, 20 & 27, 2011

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“We went through therecords and we found outthat he (Cruz) also hadplenty of violations. Underthe Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) sys-tem, a golf course is clas-sified as an environmen-tally critical project. Hadhe disclosed it before, hewould not have been al-lowed to put it up becauseParadise Farms had pre-ceded him in the area,”said Claudio.

Paradise Farms is oneof the biggest livestockfarms in Angeles Citywhich is registered underRobin Nepomuceno,brother of former AngelesCity mayor and congress-man, Blueboy Nepo-muceno.

Claudio also said theinspection done on Cruz’sgolf course was part of thestandard operating proce-dure the EMB had to fol-low as they monitored thefarms. “It just so happenedthat his business is in thevicinity area that is why itwas checked as well,” hesaid.

The farm owners ex-plained that they havemodernized their opera-

tion by adopting newtechnologies such asmanure separators, bio-gas digesters, and otherfacilities to improve theefficiency of their wastewater treatment facilitiesto conform with the stan-dards set by DENR-EMBand the municipal sani-tary offices.

Large-scale hog rais-ers are also putting theblame on backyard pig-geries that are said to bethe ones not complyingwith environmental stan-dards. From the monitor-ing done by DENR-EMB,43 livestock farms werefound to be lacking theirECC and discharge per-mits. These backyard pig-geries were ordered tocease operation until theyare able to complete theirrequirements.

Seeking solutionsAffected sectors are

asking why no concreteand long-term solutionsare being done to end thestench issue altogether.

One question thatmany people is decidingwhose rights should begiven priority: those of theresidents or the hog rais-ers.

It is also common

knowledge that one of theindustries Pampanga isknown for is meat pro-cessing. With a numberof companies in this lineof business like Pampan-ga’s Best, Mekeni, andAriel’s Meat Products,the closure of the pigger-ies would be detrimentalto the industry.

PGKM also assertedthat EMB only goes aftersmall-time farm ownersand turns a blind eye tolarge-scale farms thathold a population of about1,400 to 24,000 pigs,which remain in opera-tion. EMB refuted this al-legation, saying it had in-spected all the farms inthe area—both large-scaleand backyard.

Another would be thelack of proper equipmentand manpower of EMBRegion III. Since the mainissue would be the foulodor from the farms, Dav-id suggested that to real-ly measure the amount ofair contaminated, theEMB needed to use an ol-factometer, an instrumentused to detect and mea-sure ambient odor dilu-tion. It can also help indetermining the tolerablelevel of smell for humans.

The bishop also citeda laboratory in Clark thatcan measure liquid andgaseous emissions. Thedevice can measure if anemission is causing dam-age to the environmentand crossing the thresh-old levels.

EMB, however, re-gards the problem as amatter of odor nuisanceand land use but that theresolution rests on theLGU’s shoulders

Short- and long-termsolutions in addressingthe problem were alsosuggested by the LGUand EMB. Some of thesesolutions would be theestablishment of an agro-industrial zone as reloca-tion site for the piggeryfarms and the approval ofa resolution on the landuse and zoning plan forPorac.

Claudio said, “Wefound out that Porac hasno Comprehensive LandUse Plan (CLUP). Sup-posedly, under the law, theLGU should have aCLUP—and that CLUPshould be approved by theprovincial government andfurther approved by theRegional DevelopmentCouncil.”

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Farms’ stench still an issue in PampangaAngeles City, on the

other hand, had alreadyacted to resolve this case.Based on the letter thatthe city government sentto EMB early this year,the city already passed aresolution and ordinanceregulating the farms.

“On the land use, theAngeles City governmenttold us, they would givethe farms a certain num-ber of before they areclose. This shows thatthey have the power. ButPorac has no CLUP,”said EMB’s ReynaldoGarcia.

The time frame given tothe farms in Angeles Cityis for the farm owners tobe able to get back theinvestment they hadmade in putting up theirbusinesses. After the saiddeadline ranging from twoto three years, the farms

will be ordered closed be-cause they don’t fall un-der the city’s land useneeds.

In the meantime, resi-dents are considering filinga writ of kalikasan againstthe local government if it re-fuses to act on their com-plaints. -HOMER YABUTand RYAN ELBERT GAN,Holy Rosary Parish –Angeles City and VERAFiles

(This article is part of theVERA Files project “Hu-man Rights Investiga-tions” supported by theBritish Embassy. The au-dio slideshow was pro-duced as part of the train-ing course, “Thinking Be-yond Stills: A multimediacourse for photojournal-ists,” by VERA Files, inpartnership with the Cana-dian Embassy.)

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFFTARLAC, TARLAC

FILE NO. 2350

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508, as

amended, filed by RURAL BANK OF SAN JUAN, INC., with corporateoffice address at 3F BANCO SAN JUAN Corporate Center, Bldg., 27,Guadalupe Mansions, JP Rizal Extensions, Cembo, Makati City, againstSPS. NATALIO & ROSIDA PALO, with postal address at Carague SapangMaragul, Tarlac City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as ofMARCH 31, 2011 amounts to ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONETHOUSAND ( P121,000.00) , PESOS, Philippine Currency, excludinginterests, attorney’s fees and other expenses such as expenses offoreclosure, the undersigned or his duly authorized Deputy will SELL atpublic auction on August 12, 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning, orsoon thereafter, at the main entrance of the Tarlac Court Building, RegionalTrial Court, Tarlac City to the highest bidder, for CASH, PhilippineCurrency, the following described properties, together with all existingimprovements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 247112A parcel of land (Lot 4030-A-43 of the subd., plan (LRC)

Psd-151602, being a portion of lot 4030-A, Psd-64341, LRCRec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sapang Maragul, Mun. ofTarlac, Province of Tarlac, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx containingan area of THREE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE (345) SQUAREMETERS, more or less, including all improvements erectedthereon

Prospective bidders/buyers hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the titles and its encumbrances thereon , if any there be.

Tarlac, Tarlac, June 27, 2011.

COPY FURNISHED ATTY. SHALANE T. GO-PALOMARSPS. NATALIO & ROSIDA PALO PROVINCIAL SHERIFFCarague Sapang Maragul, Tarlac City

ANTONIO V. LEANO JRYUSI & BRILLANTES PARTNERS SHERIFF IVc/o RURAL BANK OF SAN JUAN, INC.,3F BANCO SAN JUAN Corporate Center, Bldg.,27, Guadalupe Mansions, JP Rizal ExtensionsCembo, Makati City

Punto! Central Luzon: July 13, 20 & 27, 2011

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

MIRIAM F. REYESMortgagee,

Frem Case No. G-11-1980-versus-

RIMLET M. GAMBA, Atty.-in-Factof ALLAN G. GAMBA

Mortgagors,X————————————————————————X

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEWHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as

amended by Act 4118 filed by MIRIAM F. REYES, mortgagee, of legalage, married and residing at No. 32 1st St., Happy Valley, Dinalupihan,Bataan, against mortgagor/s RIMLET M. GAMBA, Atty.-in-Fact of ALLANG. GAMBA of No. 36 Magsaysay Drive, New Asinan, Olongapo City/Sta. Monica, Floridablanca, Pampanga to satisfy the mortgageindebtedness mentioned which as of May 22, 2011 amounts to EIGHTHUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FOUR PESOS(P876,204.00) Philippine Currency exclusive of attorneys fees, plusthe expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-officio Sheriff of theRegional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff Florencio S. Razonwill sell at public auction on 28th day of July 2011 at 10:00 o’clock in themorning or soon thereafter at the entrance of the Municipal Trial Court ofFloridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in Cash and in PhilippineCurrency the here-in-below described real property with all existingimprovements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 448403-RA parcel of land (Lot 2, Blk. 4 of the subd. plan Psd-03-

047947, being a portion of Lot 18-E (LRC), Psd-03-180526,LRC, Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sta. Monica, Mun. ofFloridablanca, Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the SW., along line1-2 by Lot 1, Blk. 4; on the NW., along line 2-3 by Rd. Lot 2;on the NE., along line 3-4 by Lot 4, Blk. 4 and on the SE.,along line 4-1 by Lot 7, Blk. 4, all of the subd. plan. x x x x xContaining an area of FOUR HUNDRED (400) Square meters.

The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaperof general circulation in the province of Pampanga and Angeles Cityonce a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three(3) conspicuous public places prior to the date of sale for the informationof the public in general and of the interested parties in particular.

Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate forthemselves the tit le of the above-described property and theencumbrances existing thereon, if any thereby.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the saiddate, it shall be held on August 5, 2011, also at 10:00 in the morning andat the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, June 24, 2011.

NORMITA R. MERCADOOIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

FLORENCIO S. RAZON Sheriff IV

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2011

forward pant suits worthy of halls of Venice and Paris,Frederick expressed his deep brooding Passion. Themale models came out in a hyper masculine matadorinspired collection. Frederick’s homage to Spain peakedin his fire engine red gown with a flouncy skirt and redfeather headdress. Brapanese model Hideo Muraokareigned in walk down the ramp as he captured theaudience, showing off Frederick’s superbly slick prep-py ensemble.

The third part of the show was opened by Star Pow-er champion, Angeline Quinto, who showed off hersensational talent by singing two memorable songs.Her second song, “I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing” per-fectly opened the Romance portion of the gala. Fromthe very first wedding gown, a confection of gold, ecruand cream with a bold skirt of giant flowers and geo-metrical piped bodice to the very last, it was jaw drop-ping for the fashionistas watching. Gowns in variedsilhouettes, from Mermaid cuts with fur boleros, trum-pet skirts with crystals belting the waists and peek-a-boo lace sides showed Frederick as a class all hisown. All of his creations were immaculately sewn withsuch tender finess, even from afar one could clearlysee how much patience, love and effort went into eachoutfit.

The same portion also had another set of weddinggowns, confections of pinks on white with gold, silverand crystals. The creations softness and artistic struc-ture gelled tightly together. Frederick’s knowledge of

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In the Knowthe female curves came to the fore as his fabrics mold-ed to the body with each of the models movement. Themen were also spiced up for the ramp. The suits, high-lighted with blue vests and ties, gleaming metallic suitswith black piping for edgy evenings and gold suits withblack piping and black pants held court that night. Brap-anese models Fabio Ide, Akihiro Sato and HideoMuraoka were the scene stealers of men’s segment.While the bridal finale, a deliciously stunning two piececreation, a bodice beautifully patterned accentuatingall the feminine curves while the skirt, a cloud of shift-ing, soft ruffles. It was only when the entire collectionparaded in for its encore walk, that the audience appre-ciate the intense cohesive imagination and product ofthe designer with their burst of applause.

Every Fashion Week, Manila has seen Frederick’sgenius in men’s wear, now everyone can expect morefrom this incredible talent. Professionalism and creativ-ity are his signature in every work of fashionable art hecreates. From scholarly learning and exposure to thefashion world, Frederick has risen from anonymity. Fre-derick Policarpio is the here and now of fashion, every-thing else that follows for this talented fabric master isgoing to be nothing less than exceptional.

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the University of the Phil-ippines-Diliman and Har-vard University medicineschool, among others.

In an interview at theHoliday Inn here on Tues-day, Clark InternationalAirport Corp. (CIAC) Vic-tor Jose Luciano told Jav-ellana that “you shouldbring up these complaintsso that we can act themimmediately.” He askedHilarion Ritchie Nacpil,manager of CIAC airportoperations, “to look into it.”

Javellana, who fre-quently uses the DMIA,disclosed he had first ex-perienced the hustle of“park-and-fly” at the Clarkairport in January 2010.

He said he was sur-prised to see that the poorsystem is still there lastSunday (July 17).

“I could not forget thatday last year because I

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Clark airport hit for poor serviceswas supposed to cele-brate my birthday on theair and later meet myfriends in Bangkok,” saidJavellana, who paid addi-tional P14,000 to rebookhis flights for his ticketsfrom Clark-to-Bangkokand another connectingflight from Thailand’s cap-ital city.

In 2010, Javellana saidhe experienced being de-layed for at least 30 min-utes at the DMIA whenpersonnel at the parkingarea cannot decide on howmany days the former’svehicle would be parked.

He was not able toboard his flight due to thedelay caused by “severalquestions and laid backparking system.”

“Why do they have toget so many documentssuch as vehicle’s registra-tion and worse, we have tofill up so many questionson the parking ticket,” said

Javellana, who complainedat the check-in lobby lastyear and was told by DMIApersonnel to course hisproblem to Victor Jose Lu-ciano, Clark InternationalAirport Corp. (CDC) presi-dent and CEO, via “e-mail.”

“I and several others arealways on the move andsometimes we can’t de-cide on how many daysshall we park our cars. Andwhy do we have to write anemail to the CIAC officialwhen in fact there shouldbe a compliant desk at theairport,” he said.

He said the DMIAshould have parking tick-ets “much easier to fill upin this very high-techworld.”

Frank Montes of theCebu City-based I-DesignPassion whose wife isfrom Mabalacat, Pampan-ga, joined the interviewwith Javellana at SM Clarkafter hearing a venue to air

his complaint.He frequently uses the

Cebu Pacific three-times-a-week flight at the DMIAto visit his wife in Pampan-ga and return back to workin Cebu City.

He agreed with the sen-timents of Javellana “add-ing that some DMIA per-sonnel do not treat thepassengers well arriving infront of the airport.”

“Passengers shouldfeel comfortable at any air-port,” said Montes.

Javellana also ques-tioned DMIA’s P600 termi-nal fee even to transit pas-sengers.

He said that at onetime, he was just waitingfor the next flight on thesame day when he wasasked to pay again.

At 1:00 p.m. on Tues-day, Nacpil said he hadsent the CIAC’s statementvia email but it didn’t ar-rive an hour later.

20 enforcers hired by thecity government, will reg-ularly monitor the longstretch of the SapangBalen Creek.

“With the necessaryauthorization by the localgovernment to penalizethe would-be violators, em-powering the Green Bri-gade would greatly supportour non-government orga-nizations effort on the

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Create ‘Green Brigade’ in ACclean-up drive of the twosaid waterways of thiscity,” Sangil added.

He also cited the ef-forts of environmentalgroups like the “Save Sa-pang Balen Creek Move-ment” led by City of SanFernando Auxiliary BishopAmbo David and the PinoyGumising Ka Movementheaded by Ruperto Cruz.

As a support to thejoint effort of Mayor[Edgardo] Pamintuan and

Bishop David, I am recom-mending this legislativemeasure one way to mini-mize, if not totally eradi-cate indiscriminate gar-bage dumping along rivers,Sangil said.

In various press brief-ings and meetings, Dav-id revealed that polluterscontinue to dump gar-bage to the creek. Heeven challenged Pamin-tuan to prove that he is“the green mayor he

ought to be” by exertingmore effort in protectingthe envioronment.

“Political will is need-ed to save the SapangBalen Creek and Abacanriver,” said David, whoheads the Holy RosaryParish Church here.

However, David laudedthe mayor for putting upfences at bridges in thecity, preventing peoplefrom throwing their gar-bage to rivers and creeks.

after half an hour. Six diversfrom the Boardwalk diveshop located the twoaround 5:30 p.m. Monday,but their bodies could not

be retrieved immediatelydue to murky waters.

Favor said the bodieswere recovered by rescu-ers from the SBMA HarborPatrol, the PhilippineCoast Guard, and divers

Rescuers recover bodies...FROM PAGE 1 from local diving shops.

“Sea dust, which is pro-duced from any impact onthe sea floor, seemed tohave made visibility zeroduring the incident,” Favorsaid.

He said diving activi-ties in the area were notsuspended after the acci-dent. “There is no reasonto ban diving in the areaand the incident was anisolated one,” he added.

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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid

Azkals gula-gulanit na, ayaw pa ring tantanan(para lang sirain si Phil Younghusband)

DAMI NG taong ayaw kay Phil Younghusband, especially kung para kay Angel Locsin. Sa rami ng mga kasiraang inilantad na sapubliko against this Azkal star, halos di na siya makahinga at bahagya nang nararamdaman sa showbiz.

Una, kasi nga ang lakas ng arrive ni Phil, pang-artista talaga, na puwedeng makabuwag ng mga malalaking puwersa sa showbiz.Pangalawa, may mga taong sadyang ayaw kay Phil (including Angelica Panganiban dahill malaking threat sa showbiz si Phil kayDerek) kaya kabi-kabila ang mga items against him na puwedeng sabihing mga paninira lang.

But Phil goes on kahit na gaano kahirap ang trail patungo sa pangarap niya. Maraming mga endorsements si Phil na sinasabi ngmga detractors niya na dahil nga sa panggagamit niya kay Angel Locsin. Ibig sabihin ng mga taong ito, ginagamit daw ni Phil si Angelsa kanyang nasa na sumikat.

Na tipong ayaw maniwal sa destiny ang mga taong sinasabi naminna kaya sina Phil at Angel ngayon ay dahil pinagtagpo nga sila ngkapalaran.

Masyadong hahaba’ng item na ito kung ang tungkol sa destinyng isang tao ang bibigyan namin ng punto rito.

The real point is makiusap na sana na tigilan na ng pag-iimbento ng mga kung anik-anik para lang siraainsi Phil. He doesn’t deserve that? Taorin siya at hindi monstergaya ng gustongsabihin

ng mga umaayaw sa kanya.Incidentally, galling sa kahirapan si Phil at may mga talangka ngayong

gusto siyang hilahin pababa kasi nga tumataas siya sa kabila ng mga banat sakanya.

But Phili seems not to mind. Andun pa rin yung winsome smile niya everytime heface the camera. Kumbaga, fresh pa rin siya sa lahat ng pagkakataon.

Please don’t, misconstrue, di po kami kilala ni Phil, pero ipinagtatanggol namingsiya. Because we could clearly see the point. Asset siya sa Phil Azkals on their wayto winning over our sports foes. Ayaw naming dumating yung time na maapektuhanng mga intriga ang kanyang mithing ilagay sa itaas ang national team.

Heto na, may bagong bomba ang mga kalaban, this time, di lang si Phil, pati nabuong team, kasali na, kesyo rapist daw sila, ganyan at ganito.

Isang Amanda Colling, a model na gusting maging artista ang lumabas mula sakanyang lungga ang nagsalita sa lahat ng tv station at malinaw na gusto talaganiya ng atensyon. Paninira sa Azkals ang ginawa niya .

Inaamin ni Amanda na bata pa siya, gusto na niyang mag-artista. Andmaybe heto nga, nabigyan siya ng pagkataon. DoST scholar majoring inapplied physics daw ang kurso niya sa University Of the Philippines.. Shedidn’t say if she finished this but she said her bread and butter now is modelling.

“I’ve always wanted to be an artista even as a child,” pag-amin pa niya.Matagal daw siyang nanahimik. “Hindi ako ang nagpalabas niyan kasi

it’s something supersensitive at ayokong magsinungaling o makasakitninuman.”

She said the one who wrote about “an act of sexual violence” done toher by the Azkals in his blog was a former consultant of the group, aGerman named Paul Wyler. “I’ve moved on, I’m living my life, ayoko talagamagsalita, but in a show for a brand of contraceptive that I model, biglaakong pinull out. Sandaan ang babae roon, ako lang ang pinull out.”

In effect, she claims it’s affecting her career so she already got herselfa lawyer. “I grew up without a dad, but kaya kong protektahan ang sarili ko,I’m a very strong person, very resilient, but my loved ones are affected. Mayfriend ako who said he will kill himself. Ang nanay ko, natatakot. Ako, whenI walk, natatakot din baka may bumato ng takong sa ’kin. Nilalait ako pati saFacebook, but I believe in karma.”

Kilala ba niya yung supposedly ay nag-gang rape sa kanya? “Neil andSimon, I met them in 2009 pa, di pa sila sikat. Si Ton, nakikita ko sagimikan. Si Sabio, once ko lang siya nakita. I last saw them a month ago.Hindi ko na sila nakita since then.”

Ano ang gusto niyang mangyari ngayon? “I just want justice sa karapat-dapat, but I also want peace for all involved.

I have high regards for the Team Azkals. Sana manalo sila against Kuwait andbring more glory for the country. Wala pa namang kaso, so let us keep our faithsa Azkals as a team. I believe in forgiveness, compassion and love. Gusto ko lang,matapos na ang issue.”

Malinaw di po, ba, nagpapansin lang ang Amanda Colling na ito?

Gobernador ng Maguindanao,ka-on pa rin ni Ynez Veneracion

HAYAGAN ngayong ipinakikita sa publiko ni Ynez Veneracion na dumadalaw sa kanya angnoon ay dini-deny niyang lover na goberandor ng Maguindanao, na kalaban ng mga Ampatuan.Noong panahon kasi ng eleksyon, naging parte si Ynez ng kampanya and was never afraid toexpose herself sa sinasabi niyang danger na kaya siya nag-deny sa tunay na relasyon nila nggobernador ay dahil takot siyang madawit sa mga kaaway nito.

Sa isang interview session, nagsalita nga si Ynez.“Actually, wala na kami,” buong ningning niyang sabi. “We met when I campaigned for him in

Mindanao noong election. April last year. Sinagot ko siya, June. We broke up in May this year.Mabait siya, treated me like a princess, so I can’t complain. He’s a widower at naging close ako sawalong anak niya.

“Baby pa yung bunso kasi his wife just gave birth when she was killed by their enemies. Kaya lang,gusto niya, du’n na lang ako, mag-convert as Muslim and not work anymore. Ayoko. Hindi ako sanay sabuhay roon. Eh, dumating itong offer from Direk Maryo de los Reyes to do ‘Munting Heredera’. Na-missko rin talaga ang pag-arte so I’m happy to be part of this hit show. But nu’ng first few days ko, para akongnanganganay. Para akong baguhan uli. Buti na-revive ang acting ability ko dahil sa galing ng mga kasamako rito.”

Bakit ngayon lang siya umamin?“For security purposes. May political enemies siya. So nag-iingat din ako. But now na hindi na kami,

okay na.”As the interview goes on, dumating si governor at binisita nga si Ynez.“Nag-split naman kami ng maayos so friends pa rin kami.”How about her other ex, Mon Confiado? “11 years kami together so friends pa rin kami. Close ako

kahit sa family niya.”Hindi kami naniniwala, kayo?

Ruffa Gutierrez

Perang galing kay Ylmaz,nilulustay daw niRuffa Gutierrez?

HINDI NA mapigilan ni Ruffa Gutierrez namaiyak pag ang topic ay ang tungkol sakagustuhan ni Ylmas Bektaz na makuha’tdalhin sa Turkey ang dalawa niyang anak.

Gusto kasi ni Yilmaz na dalhin opapuntahin ang kanilang mga anak sa Turkeypara makasama ang mga ito for two weeks.

Pero natatakot si Ruffa dahil baka hindina pabalikin sa Pilipinas ang mga anak.Puwede naman daw dalawin na lang niYlmaz ang mga bata dito sa ‘Pinas.

Inamin din ni Ruffa na bibigyan daw siyang $4 million ni Ylmaz basta papuntahin langang kanilang mga anak sa Turkey.

Tumanggi si Ruffa dahil parang gusto rawpalabasin ni Yilmaz na puwedeng tumbasanng pera ang pagmamahal niya sa kanilangmga anak.

“Last year pa nagpasya ang korte na saakin ang custody sa mga bata. Puwede namanniyang bisitahin sa Pilipinas ang mga batakahit anim na buwan pa, okey lang. Pero angdalhin o papuntahin ang mga anak ko sakanilang bansa, hindi ako comfortable,” sayni Ruffa.

Sa isyung nilulustay daw niya ang perang kanilang mga anak, sagot ni Ruffa, walaraw siyang tinatanggap na sustento mula kayYilmaz.

“Baka akala ni Yilmaz ay malaki angibinayad sa aming mag-iina nang mag-posekami sa isang magazine. Eh, wala namangbayad ‘yun. Tinanggihan ko ‘yung $1 millionna ibinibigay niya dahil ‘di naman akomukhang pera,” kuwento pa ni Ruffa.

Ask namin kung kukuha ba siya ngbodyguards para sa proteksyon nilang mag-iina, mabilis na sagot ni Ruffa: “Naku! Sa akinna lang ‘yan. Sa nangyayari ngayon, mahirapnang magsalita.”

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BY JOEY PAVIA

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – A medical and healthconsultant of Congress-man Carmelo “Tarzan”Lazatin has supportedcalls for a business tycoonfrom Apalit town to build aprivate hospital in the prov-ince.

Dr. Vic Lugue, a knownsurgeon based here and inAngeles City, said the pro-posal of Gov. Lilia Pinedato Manuel V. Pangilinan toestablish a private hospi-tal in Pampanga will pro-vide “world-class medicalservice.”

“Whether it’s a charity or first class hospital, theservice of doctors and personnel should be reliable,”he said.

Lugue added that “there is still a need to buildmore considering that most of the hospitals are fullat any given time in Pampanga.”

He said development in medical health careservice should be in steps with the increasingeconomic activities at the Clark Freeport.

For her part, Pineda said she had askedPangilinan to establish a private hospital in theprovince offering “efficient but affordable medicalservices.”

“We have good hospitals in Pampanga now. Butwe want to have a hospital which will convince manyCapampangan doctors to stay and work in theprovince,” said Pineda in the dialect over a phoneinterview recently.

She joined Pangilinan in celebrating his 65thbirthday in his native town of Apalit last week.

“It’s only MVP (Pangilinan) who can attract topdoctors to work in his hospital,” added Pineda, whoshared breakfast and lunch with Pangilinan andApalit Mayor Oscar Tetangco Jr. at the municipalhall compound on Thursday.

Proposed MVP hospital in Pampanga gets support

In theKnowBy Voltaire Zalamea

Pangilinan

PHOTOS BY PPPPPAOLOAOLOAOLOAOLOAOLO F F F F FELICIANOELICIANOELICIANOELICIANOELICIANO

WEDDING DESTINATION: Pampanga Year 3 last July 9, 2011was highlighted by the tenth year anniversary of Frederick Poli-carpio as a fashion designer. With his closest friends backing himup, Frederick produced a stunning gala fashion show at the GrandPalazzo Royale titled “Decennio: A salute to ten stellar yearsof Dreams, Passion and Romance”. Here he showcased hisintimate dreams as a designer, his intense passion for impeccablecouture and his long lived romance with exquisite fabrics.

For this one night only event, Frederick went all out, not lookingat the cost but giving emphasis on the outcoming of that one in-credible evening. The two ballrooms of Grand Palazzo Royale,Stanza Rosa and the Grand Ballroom were secured for the grandevent. Everything from VIP listing to the sit down dinner arrange-ments before the gala, was coordinated with utmost precision byFrederick’s coordinator friends, Beyond Essence Creative Groupand Events and Concepts by Voltaire Zalamea Event Manag-ers. Every detail was checked to the very last moment; no stonewas left unturned to make sure everyone was kept happily preoc-cupied before the show began.

When the Grand Ballroom was opened for the guests and when PAGE 8 PLEASE

Decennio... Ten Years of Fashion from Frederick Policarpiofinally everyone was seated, the two coordination teams tookcharge of directing the show, and the 80 piece Frederick Policar-pio collection began to unfold.

The first portion centered on Frederick’s dream, the showopened with a video (crafted by Kquentors) of the designer, relat-ing through a dream sequence, his unending quest for ultimateartistry. At the AVP’s end a torrent of body flattering gowns thatseem to float with waves of soft fabrics for women sashayed downthe ramp. Elegantly shaped body flattering suits for men, all inbrilliant white joined the cascade. Frederick’s offering was wear-able and delightful in their sophistication.

The second part of the show entitled as Passion opened to aheart pounding cadence. Two of the very best G Force dancersdelighted the audience in a sexy pas de deux, a slick mixture ofclassical Spanish Flamenco and revved up street hip hop. Bothdancers danced in Frederick Policarpio outfits. The lady slinkedand enticed in flaming red, while the man strutted his stuff in abody fit black ensemble that was piped with an elegant red fab-ric. Their dual charm and grace took over the models as theytook the runway after them.

Sophisticated and worldly in midnight black gowns and future