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CLARK FREEPORT -- The Met-ro Clark Waste Management Corp. (MCWM) has bared

plans to construct next year a $210-million waste-to-energy facil-ity in the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac.

$210-M waste-to-energy plant eyed in New Clark City

MCWM president Rufo Colayco said this would initiate “transition-ing from merely landfi ll-ing to high technology recycling and renewable energy generation.”

“This would involve development of an ad-vanced centralized re-cycling facility at the waste management cen-ter where materials will be segregated for recy-cling and processing into secondary fuel,” he ex-

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MILITARY EXERCISE. SBMA chair and administrator Wilma T. Eisma joins BGen Arwel Oropesa (3rd right), deputy commander of the AFP Northern Luzon Command; Maj Gen Paul Rock (3rd left), commanding general of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Battalion; Maj. Gen Shinichi Aoki (2nd right) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and other senior offi cers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the opening of KAMANDAG 3 (Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma Ng Dagat), a military exercise between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States which also features participation from Japan. The ceremony held on October 9 at the Subic Bay International Airport in the Subic Bay Freeport kicked off the 10-day Philippine-led military interoperability training exercise combined with humanitarian and civic assistance projects in diff erent locations in the Philippines. C!"#$%&'#() *+!#!

ANGELES CITY - A P1.65-billion solar power plant is set to be constructed in Concepcion, Tarlac after the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) extended a loan for it to Terasu Energy Inc. (TEI) in a bid to promote the use of renewable energy in the country.

In a statement, DBP said the P1.65 billion would partially fi nance TEI’s construction and de-velopment or a 40-megawatt solar facility in the southern Tarlac town.

It said TEI will work closely with Sindicatum Re-newable Energy Co. Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based company that develops, owns and operates clean energy projects in South and Southeast Asia.

“The countries of Southeast Asia are particular-ly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, and through this partnership, we hope to communicate our commitment to sustainable development and devote ourselves in mitigating the impacts of cli-mate change and therefore improve the lives of

DBP grants P1.65-B loan for solar plant in Tarlac

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO -- After asserting that the 2,500-hectare “aero-tropolis” project would worsen disaster risk, displace fi sherfolk, and

Bulacan airport to ruin historical sites, Gregorio, Marcelo del Pilar memorials

damage ecology in Bu-lakan, Bulacan, a fi shers’ group said it would also destroy valuable cultural sites, including memo-rials to heroes Gregorio

del Pilar and his uncle Marcelo H. del Pilar.

The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mam-amalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has urged

the National Historical Commission of the Philip-pines (NHCP), to oppose the aerotropolis project, including the New Manila

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CITY OF SAN FER-NANDO -- The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has urged Con-gress to “act with urgen-

Scrapping rice liberalization law only solution to rice crisis

cy” on the rice crisis by scrapping the rice liber-alization law it created.

The KMP said that despite government

measures to curb the crisis, palay prices have remained at P10 to P12 per kilo and in some ar-eas even as low as P7 to

P9 per kilo.“The only way out of

this mess that the gov-ernment created is to

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LIMAY, Bataan -- Some workers of Petron Bata-an Refi nery (PBR) here on Wednesday appealed to Ramon Ang, presi-dent of San Miguel Corp. (SMC), to hear their plight and stop the ter-mination of highly-skilled workers.

Stop termination at Petron refi nery

SMC is said to be the controlling stockholder of the largest oil refi nery in the country that started in the 1950s as Bataan Refi ning Company.

A worker said he was one of those who was served notice of termi-nation. He said that 176 rank and fi le workers

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Armed Forces of the Phil-ippines Reserve Command urged the support of Governor Dennis “Delta” Pineda in the massive recruitment of army reserves in the province.

This was gleaned during the visit of BGen. Carlos Bu-

Gov, AFP beef up Army reserves in Pampangaendia, brigade commander of the AFP together with the troops’ offi cials and reservists yesterday at the Capitol Com-pound here.

Buendia said, “the gover-nor was receptive of the idea since the province has yet to form a reserve unit which may

respond in times of natural phenomena and man-made disasters.”

“Doctors, dentists, nurs-es, and other professionals may apply to be in the reserve unit. The recruits will then be trained by AFP, “He added.

According to Buendia, the

said reserve unit will be con-sidered semi-military because they will only be summoned when help is called for.

For the meantime, Gover-nor Delta and the AFP are still waiting for the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) before the conduct of mass recruit-

ment.This is in pursuant to Re-

public Act No. 7077 or the Cit-izen’s Armed Force Act, which seeks to use citizens as instru-ments for national prepared-ness and survival. – Keanu Aebramh G. Costales with Luisse Rutao/Pampanga PIO

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Government forces have been gaining ground against insurgency.

Police regional director Brig. Gen. Joel Napoleon Coronel said in a statement that the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Confl ict-III (RTF-ELCAC III) has been getting the upper hand in the fi ght against the insurgents.

“Since its creation last July 2019, 11 alleged lead-

Police gaining ground vs insurgencyers and members of the com-munist terrorist group have already voluntarily surren-dered while one was arrested wherein we recovered several assorted fi rearms and explo-sives,” Coronel said.

The police regional direc-tor said about 81 municipal-ities and cities have already declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army as “persona non grata” and a total of 178 barangays are already into the community mobilization program.

“Members of RTF-ELCAC III are constantly uniting eff orts in addressing the communist insurgency pursuant to Executive Order No. 70 or the whole-of-na-tion approach in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace,” Coronel said.

“On the part of the police, we continue to implement our programs relative to our massive campaign against insurgency as we engage the diff erent sectors of soci-ety including the academe,” he added.

Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity and designated Cabinet Offi cer for Regional Development and Security for Region III Carlito G. Galvez Jr (middle) presides over the special meeting of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Confl ict III held recently. P+!#! ,!'$#(-/ !0 PIA 3

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BALANGA CITY – Sen. Ron-ald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tues-day lauded the programs of the Bataan provincial govern-ment on drugs and health that award P50, 000 monthly to any barangay with record of zero drugs and zero dengue, among others.

He was guest at the 4th anniversary celebration at the Bataan People’s Center in Ba-langa City of Bahay Pagbaba-go Reformation Center which he inaugurated while still Phil-ippine National Police chief four years ago.

Dela Rosa and Gov. Albert Garcia handed Seal of Healthy Barangay and P50,000 -check to each of the four barangays that achieved zero dengue, animal bite and maternal death cases, drug-free and fewer di-abetes cases with good mea-sles immunization.

Barangays Palili and East Daan Bago in Samal town, and Wakas South and Panilao in Pilar were the fi rst recipients of the awards for July.

The senator said a good governor motivates barangays offi cials for the benefi t of villag-ers and that was what Garcia did.

“Ang sabi ni governor, I don’t care kung ma-bankrupt ang probinsya ng Bataan sa kabibigay ng P50,000 na in-centives. Kung ang lahat ng barangay ay mananalo baha-la na raw maubos ang pera ng provincial government bas-ta ang importante masaya at maganda ang pamumuhay ng kanyang mga nasasakupan,” he enthused. “Ibang klaseng liderato ito, sana kopyahin ng lahat ng gobernador.”

Bataan’s anti-drugs, health programs hailed

He also told the drug re-formists in jest, “ang mukha niyo noon ang dudumi, ngay-on ang popogi na ninyo, ang gaganda na ng mga babae. So talagang nagbabago. Pag-pasok niyo sa Bahay Pag-babago, talagang nagbabago ang buhay niyo.”

Dela Rosa recalled that he was in Bataan four years ago while still PNP Chief to inaugu-rate Bahay Pag-asa or Bahay Pagbabago in Limay, Bataan and other areas.

Police announced that some 5,600 individuals have graduated in the reformation program in Bataan since 2015 where the drug dependents underwent livelihood trainings, character development, coun-seling and physical exercises, among others.

The Philippine Drug En-forcement Agency reported that of the 237 barangays in the province, 156 were already considered drug-free.

Dela Rosa

BALANGA CITY -- Represen-tatives of a big transport group in Bataan on Thursday held here a protest caravan ques-tioning the opening of new routes in the province to be given allegedly to other fran-chise applicants.

Offi cials of Kasakbayan in red T-shirts fi rst held the car-avan from the four-lane high-way to a big mall in the cap-ital and walked to the provin-cial Capitol to present their de-mands to the governor.

Provincial legal offi cer Lawyer Mark Lazardo said he would inform Gov. Albert Gar-cia who was out of the coun-try of the group’s demand. He said he would also request the Land Transportation Franchis-ing and Regulatory Board (LT-FRB) for a meeting with the group.

Ronald Mendoza, Kasak-bayan secretary, said that in two months from May to June this year, six routes were ap-proved in the province with four under the control alleged-ly of a big mall in Balanga City.

“Ito ay tatama sa mga ruta

Bataan transport drivers, operators hold protest caravan

na kung saan ay may mga ex-isting. Ang aming mga miyem-bro sa federation of transport dito sa probinsiya ay nag-aa-lala dahil aagaw yan sa aming mga hanapbuhay,” he said.

He said they were sur-prised because the approval of the new routes was without the necessary Local Public Trans-port Route Plan (LPTRP).

Mendoza said the route plan should have resolutions of no objections from local government but that this did not happen.

He identifi ed the four routes as Balanga-Vista Mall, Pilar–Vista Mall, Orani–Vista Mall, and Mariveles–Vista Mall. He said that the routes will have 15 units of vehicles each or a total of 60 units.

“Natitiyak namin na hindi lang simpleng aapekto ito sa mga tatamaang ruta, ito ay tat-ama mismo sa kanilang pami-lya na nakasandig sa kanilang paghahanapbuhay,” the trans-port secretary said.

He said it will aff ect more than 60 drivers.

“Gusto namin huwag mu-

nang payagang magpalabas ng bagong developmental route at pag-aralan muna ang nangyaring pagpapalabas ng anim na ruta dahil ito ay illegal, hindi ito dumaan sa tamang proseso,” Mendoza claimed.

Roberto Venturina, Kasak-bayan chairman, said their federation is composed of 26 transport groups of about 30,000 drivers and operators plying diff erent routes in Bata-an, and Bataan to Olongapo and Pampanga routes.

Romeo Dionisio, Kasak-bayan treasurer, said they were also appealing to Pres-ident Duterte to give them a chance being from the prov-ince who could not aff ord the high cost of new units off ered in the phase out of jeepneys.

He said they were not against modernization. “Ang hiling namin sa Presidente na kung maaari pagbigyan kami na i-remodel na lang ang am-ing sasakyan dahil wala kam-ing kakayanan para doon sa P800-a day, i-remodel na lang sana,” Dionisio appealed.

– Ernie B. Esconde

THE BUREAU of Customs started last October 2, 2019, the pilot-testing of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Cargo Targeting System (CTS) as part of the 10-Point Priority Program of the Bureau to boost trade effi ciency, while ensuring border security.

As provided by the Cus-toms Modernization and Tariff Act, BOC will be requiring ship-ping lines to comply with man-dated timelines for the submis-sion of manifests through the CTS – a tool for advanced pro-fi ling of shipments before they arrive at the Philippine ports using the manifest data giv-en by the shipping lines and airlines. The objective is to require foreign carriers (sea vessels and aircraft) or their

BOC adopts WCO Cargo Targeting System

authorized agents to electron-ically transmit cargo informa-tion in advance using manifest data for profi ling, risk assess-ment, anti-terrorism, law en-forcement and other related purposes.

The system will thus en-able the Bureau to perform a comprehensive and eff ective risk assessment of import, ex-port and transshipment cargo to identify high-risk shipments and to facilitate trade.

After the successful demonstration and pilot test-ing, the Bureau of Customs is now ready to launch and use the WCO Cargo Targeting System, which will increase its capability to profi le and target high-risk cargoes.

–Press release

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ANGELES CITY – An-geles City posted a P2,311,760 traffi c fi ne collection in the fi rst three months of the adminis-tration of Mayor Carmelo

AC’s traffi c fi ne collection reaches P2.3-M in 3 months‘Pogi’ Lazatin Jr.

Driven by the Ange-les City Traffi c Devel-opment Offi ce, 3,431 li-censes were confi scated due to traffi c violations,

impounded and towed motor vehicles.

Mayor Lazatin re-minded the public to be disciplined and abide by the policies of the City,

since the number of vi-olators from July to Sep-tember has increased.

The Mayor also thanked the ACTDO per-sonnel, led by Marko

Bañola, for manning the traffi c of the City rain or shine, to assure that all is well on the roads.

The biggest contribu-tion to the collection is from the total fi nes of traf-

fi c violations amounting to P2,093,560; P192,500 from fi nes collected from impounded motor vehi-cles; and P25,700 from towed motor vehicles.

–Angeles CIO

MISTER TOURISM. Lubao Mayor Esmeralda G. Pineda receives a courtesy visit from Taipan Venacio T. Paule, of Barangay Sta. Cruz, Lubao, who won the crown for Mister EcoTourism in the Mister Tourism Globe 2019 held on September 27, 2019 in Legazpi, Albay.

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Manila, ManilaOF 56 cities in the world cited in a research from Deutsche Bank, Manila is – start the wailing now:

3rd with lowest quality of life. 53rd in purchasing power.46th in safety.45th in health care.45th in property price to income

ratio.51st in train commute time.54th in pollution. 47th in climate. 50th on the worth of monthly salary

(net of taxes).On the plus note though – roll the

drums now: 10th in the coat of living index.And on the plus-plus-plus yet –

raise the roof now: Yorme Isko Moreno as hizzoner. Simply no place like Manila, yeah.

Kahit papaano…NAMATAYAN KA ng anak hindi dahil sa sakit o aksidente kungdi pinatay nang walang awa at batay sa maling pagbibintang.

Wala ka pang nakikitang hustisya at punong puno ka ng galit. Pero may pagkakataong di inaasahan tulad nito na maiabot mo man lang ang sulat sa Santo Papa na ipagdasal ang hustisya para sa kanya at sa marami pa.

Para kang nabunutan ng tinik kahit papaano. Parang nabawasan ang bigat na dinadala sa puso mo.

(Edna LolaAktibista Aquino on the two mothers of young men killed in Duterte’s drug war braving the crowds in the Vatican to pass on their messages of appeal for Pope Francis)

To the Point

Siempre, Che!OVER HALF a century, 52 years to be exact, have passed since his death, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna still lives.

No incorruptible saint, in fact denounced as the “Butcher of La Cabana” – for signing the death warrants of hundreds of “war criminals,” read: military offi cers of the ousted Batista regime as well as informants, and counter revolutionaries – Guevara has gained cult status, if not virtually apotheosized, around the world.

Notwithstanding too, the late – and still continuing – discoveries of his failures and alleged atrocities as a revolutionary.

On the occasion of his death anniversary, I reprint here what I essayed eight years ago to touch the Che mystique refreshed through the years.

COMANDANTE STAR on a black beret capping a frowning, pensive handsome face; left eyebrow slightly raised; black, long hair waving in the breeze.

Beyond that image of Che Guevara pop cultured in millions of T-shirts, posters and decals around the globe, what do the young and not-so-young know about the man already long dead – executed on October 9, 1967 – even before they were born?

Essentially, nothing.So, what fascinates them to wear that icon,

in virtual veneration of the man they don’t even know?

Irreligious blind faith?The aura of enchantment around that image

of Che known in the whole of Latin America as El guerrillero heroico is – to Paco Ignacio Tabio Jr., author of the defi nitive Guevara: tambien conocido como el Che (Guevara: also known as Che) – wrought by “the manifestation of a transparency and supernatural honesty.”

There, arguably, lies the Guevara mystique.The photograph was taken by Albert Korda

for the Cuban newspaper Revolucion at the public funeral of the 81 fatalities in the explosion of La Coubre, a French ship laden with Belgian arms at the Havana harbour on March 4, 1960. Unpublished, the photo remained in the newspaper morgue. In 1968, the Italian publisher Giacomo Feltinelli, researching on the life of Che, found the photo in Korda’s house, took it back to Italy and made a poster from it. The rest, as clichéd, is history. The irony all too stark in the capitalist success rising out of a communist “artifact.”

The Che brief may well read: Argentine by birth, doctor of medicine by education; adventurer and motorcycle enthusiast, poet, photographer, writer; by revolution defi ned and deifi ed.

The essence of Che may well be in his word: “The only passion that guides me is for the truth…I look at everything from this point of view.”

By his truth he lived. By his truth he was executed. Life and death make a universality that fi nds relevance to and resonance in the world to this day.

An unshakeable belief in the people that makes the core value of the true revolutionary: “There is no eff ort made towards the people that is not repaid with the people’s trust.”

VanityA damnation of the vacuous vanity of self-

ordained champions of the masses: “The people’s heroes cannot be separated from the people, cannot be elevated onto a pedestal, into something alien to the lives of that people.”

The masses eke an existence out of hovels, even as they look up to their heroes luxuriating in their high-walled mansions. So un-Che, so unheroic, so undemocratic, so prevalent. And so very Filipino.

Che holds the purity of the democratic ideal before its corruption by the politics of patronage: “How easy it is to govern when one follows a system of consulting the will of the people and one holds as the only norm all the actions which contribute to the well-being of the people.”

Compare with the Filipino norm of governance: Off with the people, buy the

people, fool the people. Thus, the fi rst call of the revolution: “People – forward with the Revolution! Workers – to the struggle! Peasants – organize!”

Romanticism – damned by Mao as a bourgeois diversion to be expunged from the Chinese Revolution, and for that matter, from all revolutions – fi nds a refi ning, humanist aspect in Che’s own: “If it were said of us that we’re almost romantics, that we are incorrigible idealists, that we think the impossible: then, a thousand and one times, we have to answer that yes, we are.”

The Latino attributes of intense passion, sentimentalism, and romanticism do not diminish any, but in fact even enhance, nay, infl ame revolutionary zeal. Che makes the perfect argument: “At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.”

(In college, barely versed in Che’s life and works, I wrote an essay on Che titled The Romantic Revolutionary. Modesty be damned, I got a fl at 1 on that. More importantly, bragging rights for having already grasped Che’s essence even then. Though my enchantment with Che started in high school, in – of all places – the seminary.)

HumanismChe takes the humanist facet of the revolution

further: “Revolutions, accelerated radical social changes, are made of circumstances; not always, almost never, or perhaps never can science predict their mature form in all its detail. They are made of passions, of man’s fi ght for social vindication, and never perfect.”

Yet another taboo in the revolutionary movement – adventurism – was taken to the positive plane by Che: “Many will call me an adventurer, and I am, but of a diff erent type: of those who put their lives on the line to demonstrate their truths.”

So, Che demonstrated his truth with his death, something the romantic adventurer in him put thus: “Wherever death may surprise us, it is most welcome. Our funeral dirge will be the staccato sound of machineguns and the cries of battle and victory.”

Some object lessons there for the RAM. The Magdalo, the YOU and what-have-you in the Philippine military wanting a coup.

Che’s thesis on revolutionary praxis makes one of the most succinct on the subject: “And it must be said quite sincerely that in a true revolution, to which everything is given, from which no material returns are expected, the task of revolutionary vanguard is both magnifi cent and anxious…In these conditions, a great dose of humanity is needed, a sense of justice and truth, if we are not to fall in the trap of extreme dogmatism, of cold scholasticism, of isolation from the masses. Every day we have to fi ght so that love for humanity can be transformed into concrete deeds, into acts that set an example, that mobilize.”

There lie lessons in revolutions Che had fought, had seen and in those he did not see: the Stalinist dogmatism that pervaded the Soviet Union and its satellites, the excesses of China’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Mao’s cult of personality, the Khmer Rouge’s killing fi elds.

FailureBefore his fatal failure in Bolivia, Che

bombed out in the Congo in the 1965 attempt to start the confl agration of the African continent that to him represented “one of, if not the most, important battlefi elds against every form of exploitation that exists in the world.”

“We cannot liberate by ourselves a country that does not wish to fi ght,” Che conceded defeat six months after. A pointed lesson that it is as hard to start as to stop revolution from without. Lessons for Che himself in Bolivia, for

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the USA in Vietnam, and the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Lessons still unheeded today in Iraq, in Chechnya, and again, in Afghanistan. Hasta la victoria siempre – ever onward to victory – usually captions the Che icon. It was the exhortation that closed Che’s letter

to Fidel Castro before he left for the Congo. It has become the rallying cry for revolutionaries around the world.

But Che had a more stirring call for revolutionary solidarity: “If you can tremble with indignation every time an injustice is committed in the world, we are comrades.”

Hasta siempre, Comandante Che Guevara!

CSFP’s ‘Alay Lakad,’ still

kicking and aliveKARING keti ngeni progresibung siyudad,

A maki-kimutan awsan ‘Alay Lakad,’

Ing ken balayan ning San Fernando mekad

Yang pekamatatag a pangatalakad.

Kumpara marahil karing insanu mang

Organisasyun a kalupa na naman

Ing banal a pake ampon kapagnasan,

Mupin e ra’sadsad ing karelang takbang.

Pablasang bukud king asna king kabayat

Igapang at isulung ing ‘Alay Lakad,’

Nung ala kang kasingkilan keng sosyudad,

Agyang kulipak mu ala kang ayawad.

Karing ken a e ra balu nung nanu ya

Parasan ing ‘Alay Lakad,’ antini ya:

Sablang donasyun a akalap dang pera,

Den para gastus la karing iskolars da.

A migit-kumulang king treynta katau

‘Yearly’ ding papagaral da keng kolehiyo,

Inya nanu’t ding anak pakakalulu

Niting siyudad e la maging tituladu?

Nung magpursigi la ren keng pamagdulap

Kabiasnan a mika-malagu lang bukas,

Ngening ing mesabing pundasyun at siyudad

Babie ra ing anggang karen makakayap?

Kapamilatan ding alang kapagalan

A opisyales ning ‘Alay Lakad’ a yan,

Nung nu’ i Ruben Sy, ya ing mamuntukan

At i mayor EdSa sasaup ya naman.

Kagum ding kayabe da reting bibilug

King organisasyun, a nu’ kusa rang lub

Babie ing oras da’t maulagang saup

Ban ing sabla maging mayan at tibubus.

Bilang Fernandinos a kipmuan king sipag

At e patugut ken lalawe kakalap

A maging ‘sponsor’ da ring balang anak,

Ing meging bunga karen mekakayap.

Uling mapalyaring bukas agyang metung

A tau keti ing keng dalan lumuyun

Mayntun apagobran uli na ning pihung

Ala nang bisa keng konstrasksyon maging piyun.

Kase king uli ning ganap malasakit

Ding keng ‘Alay Lakad’ kareti mamitbit,

Ing meging saup den ing karen mipanik

King matas-atas a bili rang asungkit.

Nung nu’ oren, umpisa pangatatag nyan

Ding apayari ra – migit, e kumulang

Ati’no mekad king manga walung dalan

A kabilangan den ngening salukuyan.

At mapilan namung panahun marahil

Ala na metung mu mang Fernandino ping

Bait king kalukan, nung buryan na murin

Ing makapagaral at ing bie sumanting.

Uli ning bukud king ibabie rang saup

Ding keng ‘Alay Lakad’ ken alang patugut

Manintun ‘sponsors’at mamagpalimus,

Karing bulsa niti, atin lang agauk.

Puera pa ing babie nang saup ning siyudad,

A nung nu’ magkanu lang kualtang akalap

Ning ‘foundation,’ deti dirian no’ng kaumbas

A’yalaga ning Mayor nanu mang oras!

‘Your spirit is who you are’SO MANY interesting things we learn from the lives of saints. St. Jacinta Marto, one of the three children to whom the Blessed Mother appeared in Fatima starting 1917, died alone in a hospital. When St. Therese of Lisieux or St. Therese of the Little Flower was being buried, there were only fi ve persons in attendance. Yet, hundreds of thousands if not millions now know and even venerate them all over the world.

Their lives give strength to those still coping with spiritual diffi culties. And yes, messages conveyed to them from Heaven serve as most effi cacious vitamins for every soul, spiritual soul.

This reminds me of what prolifi c Catholic writer Michael Brown wrote recently: “All spiritual progress, big or ‘small,’ is important. Don’t ever be discouraged. Remember always that we’re spiritual beings having a physical experience.”

Then he hit the spiritual nail: “Your spiritual nature is who you really are.”

It is that spirit, the person what you and I are, here and now, that survives the body and faces the consequences of worldly free will in the jump towards eternity.

And so to rev up the spirit and boost it with spiritual vitamins, we go on with quotes from the supernatural, mostly from the Blessed Mother:

Here are messages from the Blessed Mother as conveyed to St. Jacinta as she lay in her hospital bed in 1919 (she was to die in the next year):

“The sins which cause most souls to go to hell are the sins of the fl esh.

“The world is perishing because the people do not meditate.

“Many marriages are not of God and do not please Our Lord.

“Wars are punishment for sin.“Priests must be very, very pure.“Confession is a Sacrament of Mercy, and

we must confess with joy and trust.“The Mother of God wants more virgin souls

bound by a vow of chastity.”Jesus to Sister Mildred Neuzil, midwest

USA, May 29, 1954: “My little white dove, do you know what I fi nd most lacking in the world today? It is Faith. There are so few souls that believe in Me and My love. They profess their belief and their love, but they do not live this belief. Their hearts are cold, for without faith there can be no love. Pray and sacrifi ce yourself, My Child, that faith may once again fi nd entrance into the hearts of man.”

Blessed Mother to teenagers in Kibeho, Rwanda, 1981-1989: “There are many lights in the world to follow, but there is only one True Light – that of God. Live with your Faith throughout your life. Don’t wear it like a coat

that you put on and take off , since this won’t save you when you die.”

Blessed Mother to the visionaries of Medjugorje: “I know that many will not believe you, and that many who have an impassioned faith will cool off . You remain fi rm, and motivate people to instant prayer, penance, and conversion. At the end, you will be happier. When you suff er diffi culties and need something, come to me.”

Blessed Mother to Ida Peerdman in Amsterdam, July 2, 1951: “The fi rst and greatest commandment is Love. One who possesses love will honor one’s Lord and Creator in His creation. One who possesses love will do nothing dishonorable towards one’s neighbor. That is what this world lacks: Love of God, Love of neighbor.”

Jesus to Sister Mildred Neuzil, midwest USA, May 22, 1954: “My little white dove, if the world is dying, it is because it will not let Me give it life. I am the resurrection and the life, and unless souls seek their life in Me, they will fi nd only death and destruction. They fear man-made destroyers of life, yet destruction is in themselves. Man destroys himself through the evil that is in himself. Implements of war kill only that which is without. Man kills that within himself which none but he can kill. God is light; man is darkness, and unless he comes into the light, he will be forever darkness. The Voice of My Heart is the Voice of Mercy. If man will not listen, there is no more I can do, for he ties My hands.”

Blessed Mother to the visionaries of Medjugorje: “You should love your enemies. You should not judge, nor bear rancor, nor curse anyone, but bless and pray for them. I know that you are not able to love your enemies, but I beg you to pray every day at least fi ve minutes to the Sacred Heart and to My Heart and we will give you the divine love with which you will be able to love even your enemies.”

Blessed Mother to Luz Amparo Cuevas, El Escorial, Spain, 1980-1992: ““Many souls err, are lost, waiting for somebody to save them. The sin of impurity greatly off ends Our Lord. A big part of the clergy – that is priests, bishops, and cardinals – are stepping on paths of perdition, and it is because of them that many souls are condemned.”

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTANGELES CITY

CROWN BANK, INC., Mortgagee,

FC CASE NO. 2019-2044-versus- Under Act No. 3135,

as amendedMARITES B. COBRADILLA married toJULIUS COBRADILLA, Mortgagor.

x-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, fi led by the mortgagee CROWN BANK, INC., with address at San Vicente Apalit, Pampanga, against the mortgagor MARITES B. COBRADILLA married to JULIUS COBRADILLA with postal address at Blk. 13, Lot 20-A Joseph St., Villa Portobello, Duquit, Mabalacat City, Pampanga to satisfy the total obligation secured by a Mortgage Contract which as of July 23, 2019 has already reached the total amount of PESOS: FIVE HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTEEN PESOS AND 24/100 (Php510,417.24), Philippine Currency, the undersigned Sheriff will sell at public auction on November 6, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter, at the Offi ce of the Municipal Trial Court, located at City Hall of Mabalacat City, Pampanga, to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit:

TCT NO. 045-2017002030LOT No. 20-A PLAN No. PSD-03-195611PORTION OF: BLOCK 15 PSD-03-117864LOCATION: BARANGAY OF DAU, MUNICIPALITY OF

MABALACAT, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, ISLAND OF LUZON.

OWNER SPOUSES JULIUS COBRADILLA, BOTH OF LEGAL AGE, FILIPINOS

ADDRESS: MARK JOSEPH ST., VILLA PORTOBELLO, DUQUIT, MABALACAT CITY, PAMPANGA

AREA: SIXTY SQUARE METERS (60), MORE OR LESS

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the above-described property for their own protection.

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 said date, it shall be held on November 13, 2019 at said time and place without further notice.

Angeles City, September 9, 2019.

FLORIAN P. BANABANA Sheriff Contact No. 09064064161

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 3, 10 & 17, 2019

plained.Colayco said the sec-

ondary fuel will then be used as the primary feed stock for a secondary fuel CHP (cogeneration or combined heat and

$210-M waste-to-energy plant eyed in New Clark Citypower) which will gener-ate up to 35 megawatts of electrical renewable energy for the New Clark City.

Colayco said that once operational, the new facility would allow the company to collect

at least 2,000 tons of wastes a day, covering about 20 percent of the wastes in the area.

The MCWM has al-ready submitted its un-solicited proposal on the project to the Bases Con-version and Develop-

have already been laid off since July, 2019 for reason of redundancy and other causes.

The workers who re-quested anonymity de-cried the delay in the re-newal of their collective bargaining agreement and alleged union bust-ing of the oil company.

They belong to the Bataan Refi ners Union of the Philippines which has 620 members.

“Alam namin na may puso sa manggagawang Pilipino si Mr. Ang. Tiwa-la pa rin kami na baka hindi nakakarating sa kanya ang nangyayari sa amin sa ibaba,” the workers said.

They believe that

Stop termination at Petron refi neryF�� ! 1 what was happening in

the plant was being fi l-tered out and has not reached Ang.

“Nakikiusap kami, nananawagan sa kan-ya na mabigyan niya kami ng panahon. Kau-sapin niya kami, bigyan niya kami ng time para ma-explain ang side namin,” a worker said. “Mahirap ang kalagay-an namin ngayon dahil pamilya namin nakasala-lay ang buhay sa traba-ho namin. Matatanggal kami sa trabaho namin nang bigla-biglaan.”

They admitted that the package off ered in their termination was good enough. “Pero pera lang yon, sandali lang mauubos. Paano mga pinag-aaral pa namin

kung hindi kami agad makakuha ng trabaho,” the worker said.

The workers also asked government to help them, they being members of a non-rad-ical union and have not joined any violent mass action. They said they were mostly engineers and highly-skilled work-ers.

They said their CBA lapsed December 31, 2018 yet and has not been renewed. What was more disheartening for them was the termi-nation of 176 rank and fi le workers since July 17, 2019 and more al-legedly to be laid off .

“Dire-diretso raw ang pag-aalis hanggang maging stable ang kump-

anya, nalulugi raw. Hin-di kami naniniwala dahil ang gusto lang tanggalin ang union namin,” they claimed.

They said they have fi led a Notice of Strike with the Department of Labor and Employment which they said was ap-proved by almost 100 percent of the union members.

They claimed that the company has begun hir-ing new workers. “Hin-di biro-biro ang trabaho namin. Catastrophic ang trabaho namin na pati community aff ected kung magkamali kami. Dala-wang taong experience sa trabaho upang masa-bing handa ang mang-gagawa para sa safety concern,” a worker said.

suspend and eventual-ly repeal Republic Act 11203. If this situation of low palay prices persists, a worsening food and economic crisis will be imminent. Mismong ang mga magsasaka na nag-tatanim ng palay at pag-kain ang magugutom ng husto,” KMP chair Rafael Mariano said in a state-ment yesterday.

Mariano warned that “the economic situation of farmers can’t be saved or remedied by mere palliatives and band-aid solutions.”

“If legislators and sen-ators still have a sense of accountability toward farmers, they must hear out and consider the de-mand of farmers,” Maria-

Scrapping rice liberalization law only solution to rice crisisF�� ! 1 no stressed.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) issued recently Special Order 862 forming a 30-man task force to address the declining prices of un-husked rice and facilitate assistance relative to the drop of palay farm-gate price.

KMP reported that “palay prices have sunk into a seven-year low as of mid-September just before the start of the second cropping harvest season” as it cited con-servative government estimates that palay farmgate prices now av-erage at P16.18 per kilo or a 31 percent drop from the previous P23 per kilo.

“Palay prices are no-where near recovery. The actual prevailing pa-

lay prices according to farmers are still pegged at P10 to P12 for clean and dry. Palay prices are even lower in other ar-eas -- in Camarines Sur, palay is bought at P10 to P12 per kilo, in Sorsogon its P7 to P11 per kilo. In San Mateo in Isabela, newly-harvest palay is at P12.50 per kilo and P12 per kilo in Bukidnon,” said Mariano.

He noted that in Il-oilo, palay prices even dropped to as low as P9 per kilo a few days ago.

“We are not at all pleased with the solu-tions presented by the DA and Secretary Wil-liam Dar. The DA is cur-rently in a chaotic state as it continues to come up with solutions that counter the provisions

of RA 11203. The only logical step at this point is to decisively stop the rice importation policy and work toward genu-ine farmer-led rice indus-try development. This re-sponsibility and account-ability on the palay price crisis fall into the hands of President Duterte. He must have the po-litical will to reverse the rice importation policies that only benefi t the rice cartel, big rice traders and corrupt personalities within the bureaucra-cy,” said peasant leader Danilo Ramos.

Farmers have geared for more protests and mass actions this month to demand the junking of rice liberalization law and genuine solutions to problems besetting

ment Authority (BCDA) which has sought addi-tional information on the project.

“We are optimis-tic that once the project gets approval from the government, construc-tion can start in the mid-

International Airport plan being pushed by San Mi-guel Corp.

The group said that “Bulakan town and espe-cially the Our Lady of As-sumption Church are rich in national historical heri-tage which will be threat-ened with destruction by the construction of the said project at the coast of Manila Bay.”

“Istorikal ang bayan

Bulacan airport to ruin historical sites...F�� ! 1 ng Bulakan, lalo na ang

simbahan at mga pinag-kapanganakan ng bayan-ing si Marcelo Del Pilar at Gregorio Del Pilar. Ito rin ay naging battleground sa pagitan ng Kastila at Britanya noong 1760s. Dapat itong protektahan kontra sa mga proyek-tong katulad ng aerotrop-olis,” Pamalakaya chair Fernando Hicap said in a statement.

He noted that in 2017, the NHCP installed a

historical marker at the church and also installed a monument at the tomb of Gregorio Del Pilar, while the ancestral house of Marcelo Del Pilar was transformed into a muse-um in the town.

“Some 8,000 Filipino guerillas fought against the British invaders in front of the church and repelled them to Manila. This was the legacy of Bulakenyos who victori-ously fought against for-

eign invaders,” Hicap noted.

“Mismong ang buong bayan ng Bulakan ay pambansang yaman sa kasaysayan, dapat itong pagandahin at hindi bu-rahin o i-transporma bil-ang aerotropolis kung saan mabubura ang pamana ng mga Bulak-enyo,” he added.

The group earlier warned that the San Mi-guel project could trig-ger disastrous fl ooding

in Bulakan and near-by towns. The Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage-ment Offi ce included the Bulakan town as part of fl ood-prone area on their Hazard and Vulnerability Map. It is also vulnera-ble to storm surges and high tide and fl ood due to ponding.

Pamalakaya also said the town’s “vulnerability to an intensity 8 earth-quake, is classifi ed as

ordinary citizens,” Sindi-catum Renewable Ener-gy president Robert Eu-gene Driscoll said.

TEI president Jose Leviste Jr. expressed his gratitude for the gov-ernment’s support in the

dle or late part of 2020, assuming a six-month long bidding under Pub-lic-Private Partnership,” Colayco said.

MCWM’s existing landfi ll in Capas is re-puted to be the country’s fi rst and only engineered

sanitary landfi ll,MWCM founder Hold-

er Holst said the Philip-pines produced about 700,000 tons of waste in 2018, which is projected to grow at about 77,765 tons of waste per day by 2025.

DBP grants P1.65-B loan for solar plant in TarlacF�� ! 1 implementation of major

renewable energy poli-cies in the country, and extended his apprecia-tion to the DBP for pro-viding assistance for the project.

“DBP has always been enormously re-sponsive in address-

ing our needs, we have two more projects in the pipeline, and we hope to come back to DBP to request support for our continued growth,” Le-viste said.

“We are especially enthusiastic about this partnership, as it can

signifi cantly contribute in the attainment of the Philippine Development Plan of increasing the share of our country’s re-newable energy sources in the global energy mix while contributing to the greater eff ort of reduc-ing our carbon footprint,”

DBP President and Chief Executive Offi cer Em-manuel Herbosa said.

The DBP said that as a renewable carbon di-oxide-free power source, the environmental impact of solar power was signifi -cantly smaller than other power generation meth-

the local agriculture and farming sector.

Peasant organiza-tions have started peti-tion signing, town-lev-el assemblies and lob-bying activities that will culminate in a massive,

nationally-coordinated protest action on Oc-tober 21. Farmer-led camp-outs will also take place starting October 16 which is declared as World Food Day.

–Ding Cervantes

ods. It uses solar cells to directly convert sunlight into usable energy.

It also cited a study by the International Energy Agency which stated that solar energy would be-come the largest source of electricity by 2050.

–Ding Cervantes

very destructive to dev-astating ground-shaking. It has also high suscep-tibility to liquefaction or loss of strength of the soil.”

“Hindi lang kontra sa karapatan at kabuhayan ng mga apektadong mangingisda ang proyek-tong aerotropolis ng San Miguel, kontra rin ito sa kasaysayan at maka-bayang pamana ng mga Bulakenyo,” Hicap also said. –Ding Cervantes

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SpotlightArci Pineda

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARDREGION III

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIANREFORM ADJUDICATOR2nd Flr. R & E Bldg., Del Pilar

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

PETITION FOR VALUATION OF THE LANDHOLDING UNDER COMPULSORY ACQUISITION

PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER, (PARPO) Petitioner, -versus- LVC NO. 656-P’2016 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-14-0002CARLOS SANDICO AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES Respondents.

x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

Hrs. of Carlos Sandico Jr.c/o Ms. Loreta Pascual

Lawton Tower 4-A, Essence EastForbes Condominium, Fort Bonifacio,

Global City Taguig, M.M.

You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Reply/Answer to the Notice of Valuation and Acquisition dated September 14, 2015 issued by the petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of summary administrative proceedings for the determination of just compensation pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the DARAB Revised Rules of Procedure within fi fteen (15) days after service of this summons upon you. Copy of the Notice of Valuation and other pertinent documents may be obtained from the Offi ce of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator at 2nd Flr., R&E Bldg., Millet Arcade, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. You are likewise directed to attend the hearing of this case on November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM.

Failure to fi le your answer/reply within the time fi xed shall be interpreted as a waiver on your part to submit the required reply/answer and the case will be deemed submitted for decision on the basis of the pleadings and evidence on record.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, September 17, 2019.

CRISELDA S. MANGALINO Clerk of the Adjudicator

Punto! Central Luzon: October 3, 10 & 17, 2019






PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner, -versus- LVC NO. 660-P’2016 LBP CLAIM NO. 003-C9-1015-0069ERNESTO DELA PAZ m/t VIRGINIA DAVID, REMEDIOS P. LIRIOS m/t SEGUNDINO LIRIOS and LEONILA P. HERNANDEZ m/t CELESTINO HERNANDEZ Respondents.

x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING

Leonila Hernandez m/tCelestino Hernandez

150 4th St., Countryside VillageBarangay Sta. Lucia, Pasig 1608

You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Reply/Answer to the Notice of Valuation and Acquisition dated December 7, 2015 issued by the petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of summary administrative proceedings for the determination of just compensation pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the DARAB Revised Rules of Procedure within fi fteen (15) days after service of this summons upon you. Copy of the Notice of Valuation and other pertinent documents may be obtained from the Offi ce of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator at 2nd Flr., R&E Bldg., Millet Arcade, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. You are likewise directed to attend the hearing of this case on November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM.





NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of FELICITAS A. SANTOS and

SATURNINO REYES SANTOS who died intestate on October 23, 2013 and September 26, 2019, respectively, both in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on their estate, more particularly described as three (3) parcels of land, two (2) of which are with improvements and one (1) does not have any improvement thereon, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 18368

Lot 1-F-L-L of the subdivision plan Psd-03-082501, being a portion of Lot 1-F-1 (LRC) Psd-167806, L.R.C. Rec. No. , situated in the Bo. of Dila-Dila, Mun. of Sta. Rita, Prov. of Pampanga;


Lot 4, Block 9 of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-5894, being a portion of the consolidation of Lot 649 and 650 of the Cadastral Survey of Angeles, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 124, situated in the Barrio of Malabañas, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon; and


Lot 2-A of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-129099, being a portion of Lot 2, (LRC) Pcs-9550, L.R.C. Record No. 4429, situated in the Barrio of Calaanan, City of Caloocan, Island of Luzon;

before Notary Public Marcelino A. Pineda Jr. as per Doc No. 2284, Page No. 15, Book No. 11, Series of 2019.


Bb. Pilipinas Tourism 2013 Cindy Miranda disrobed in her latest film

BB. PILIPINAS TOURISM 2013 Cindy Miranda has a nude and torrid kissing scene in a indie fi lm titled “Adan”.

“With tongue” as she describes her kissing scene.Together with Rhen Escano, Cindy plays a lesbian.“Sobrang excited na ako sa Adan. Hindi ako makapaghintay na mapanood ng mga tao kasi isa iyon sa

mga ginawa ko na hindi ko makakalimutan—yung hirap sa set, location pa lang, grabe na.“Being a lesbian, siyempre, may gusto ka na babae. Nung ginawa ko yung kissing scene namin ni Rhen,

akala ko, hindi ko kaya. Kahit sa totoong buhay, never akong naka-kiss ng isang babae, pero dahil propesyonal yung co-star ko, kahit awkwardness, wala akong naramdaman. Ganoon kaganda, ka-fl awless yung eksena.”

Cindy admits she gave it all during the said scene.“Sabi nila, grabe, may chemistry kami ni Rhen. Kung ten ang pinakamataas na intensity, nasa 11 ang

intensity ng kissing scene namin, na matagal, pero hindi ko alam kung ipalalabas lahat.“Nadala kami sa eksena. Hindi namin inisip na babae yung kahalikan ko. Naisip ko, may mahal ako na tao.

Ganoon din kagaling ang kaeksena ko.“Mahal ko talaga ang pag-arte at kapag mahal mo ang isang bagay, lahat, makakaya mo na gawin.”She also mention that their role is very challenging, they had to be in their birthday suit.Cindy also knew before doing the fi lm that the Binibining Pilipinas charities would disapprove of what she

did.“As a beauty queen, alam ko na hindi ito magugustuhan ng Binibining Pilipinas.“Pero sabi ko nga, noong nag-decide ako na maging aktor, iisipin ko ba yung pagiging beauty queen ko

o pagiging aktor ko?“Kasi nang mag-decide ako na mag-artista, gusto ko na maging magaling.“Hindi nila maaalala kung sino si Cindy Miranda in real life at yung Cindy Miranda na Bb. Pilipinas.“Gusto ko makilala nila ako na magaling na aktor.”

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JUDY ANN, who is dubbed as ABS-CBN’s Queen of Pinoy Soap Opera, has been with the Kapamilya network since 1992. She started when she did the teleserye Mara Clara with Gladys Reyes.

During her 27-year stay with ABS-CBN, there were times when Judy Ann was rumored to have a rift with management, or that she planned to transfer to other networks.

The latest was in 2013, while Judy Ann was doing her prime-time series, Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala.This was because her series, which was originally aired in the second prime-time slot, was transferred to

the third slot.“Parang hindi naman ito yung napag-usapan, pero nirerespeto ko na things change and you can’t really

do anything about it.“Parang sabi ko, ‘Ah, ganong oras, may gising pa naman niyan for sure.’“Hanggang sa ililipat na ako sa alas-diyes, doon na yung parang ang dating sa akin, ‘Bakit hindi niyo na

lang tapusin?’“Kasi sino pang manonood ng… hinihingan niyo ako ng ratings, anong ratings ang maibibigay ko sa alas-

diyes ng gabi? Yun naman yung pinanggagalingan ko.”Judy Ann then decided to cut the show’s run. Originally intended to air for 13 weeks, Huwag Ka Lang

Mawawala had a 10-week run on ABS-CBN’s prime-time block.After the show’s run, Judy Ann was vocal in saying that she was open to the possibility of entertaining

off ers from other networks. But eventually, she renewed her contract with ABS-CBN.The same incident also happened in 2007, when it was reported that Judy Ann might be transferring to

GMA-7, after doing the GMA Films-produced movie, Ouija.Talking about her relationship with ABS-CBN, Judy Ann quipped, “Love-hate talaga kami!”Judy Ann remains loyal to the Kapamilya network because management would always listen to her

concerns.The 41-year-old actress explained, “They’re always a good listener naman, e. Siguro kasi ang lalim na ng

relationship ko with them.“Everytime na may nararamdaman ako or everytime na may sama ako ng loob sa kanila, I’d set up a

meeting and actually tell them kung ano yung nangyari. Gusto ko rin kasi marinig kung ano yung sa part nila.“Parang feeling ko kasi, importanteng maging open ka rin sa mga boss mo, kasi sa dami ninyo, hindi

naman nila kayo mai-isa-isa na iparamdam nila sa ‘yo kung naisantabi ka ba.”At this point in her career, Judy Ann knows that there will be moments where she won’t be prioritized by

her mother network, especially with the rise of many up-and-coming stars.She continued, “Kasi at one point, darating talaga yung puntong maisasantabi ka kasi ang dami na, e. Ang

dami na tapos marami ring magagaling.“Hindi mo naman puwedeng i-compare yung sarili mo sa kanila kasi mas bata sila.“That’s the time na you also question yourself na, ‘Am I still really worth staying here or hanap na lang ako

ng ibang bahay kasi parang hindi naman ako napapansin?’“Pero you’d always go back na, hindi naman po sa nagmamayabang ako, pero parang wala naman po

akong ibinigay na teleserye na hindi nag-re-rate.”Judy Ann was able to do eight teleseryes in ABS-CBN, which were: Mara Clara (1992-1997), Esperanza

(1997-1999), Sa Puso Ko, Iingatan Ka (2001-2003), Krystala (2004-2005), Sa Piling Mo (2006), Ysabella (2007), Habang May Buhay (2010), and Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala (2013).

She was also able to headline her own drama special called Judy Ann Drama Special in 2000, and was part of the youth-oriented series Gimik from 1996 to 1997.

The Kapamilya actress also pointed out that she has a good relationship with the bosses of ABS-CBN, which is why she is able to easily voice out her concerns whenever she needs to.

“I have a good relationship with ABS-CBN, especially with Tita Cory Vidanes, with Ma’am Charo Santos-Concio, with Sir Gabby Lopez, and Direk Lauren Dyogi.

“Siguro kasi, lumaki na ako sa kanila kaya kaya kong sabihin sa kanila kapag malungkot na malungkot na ako, tapos naiinis na ako sa kanila.

“Ayoko na siyang palakihin pa, makikipag-usap na ako and they always reach out naman kapag nakakarating sa kanilang nagtatampo ako.

“After ng usap na ‘yon, okay na. Mas nagkakaroon lang na feeling ko lang, it had to happen. Naniniwala ako sa ganon, e. Things happen not just because trip lang ni Lord, things happen because you have to learn something from it.

“You have to adjust at some point and there’s always a reality na things don’t always go your way and you have to accept that, because if you don’t, malulungkot ka, mawawala ka sa focus mo.

“Change is inevitable, e. If you resist change, maiiwan ka ng trend.“Ikaw, ngumangawa ka diyan kung bakit naiwan ka, e, kasi ikaw hindi ka nag-adjust.“So you have to learn to adjust sa career, sa lahat. Basically, hindi lang naman sa pagiging artista, e. Sa

kabuuan ng buhay, ang dating sa akin, hindi mundo ang mag-a-adjust sa ‘yo, ikaw ang mag-a-adjust.“Ikaw ang nakakakita, e. Nakikita ka ba ng mundo? Ikaw ang nakakakita, ikaw ang maghahanap ng

posisyon mo. Kung saan ka masaya, e, di doon ka. Kung hindi sila masaya pero masaya ka, e, di stick ka kung saan ka masaya.”

Judy Ann then declared that she is happy with ABS-CBN at present.She said, “Yeah, oo naman. Parang I’ve learned to accept na kung ano yung posisyon ko na may mga

young stars ngayon na nasa kanila yung focus.”In fact, Judy Ann’s latest project with ABS-CBN is “Starla”.

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PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner, -versus- DARAB CASE NO. 670-P’2019 LBP Claim No. 003-C9-1018-008SPS. JOAQUIN CANLAS AND LETICIA OCAMPO, AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP) Respondents.

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Sps. Joaquin Canlas and Leticia OcampoAngeles City, Pampanga

You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Reply/Answer to the Notice of Valuation and Acquisition dated November 19, 2018 issued by the petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of summary administrative proceedings for the determination of just compensation pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the DARAB Revised Rules of Procedure within fi fteen (15) days after service of this summons upon you. Copy of the Notice of Valuation and other pertinent documents may be obtained from the Offi ce of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator at 2nd Flr., R&E Bldg., Millet Arcade, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. You are likewise directed to attend the hearing of this case on November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM.










PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER, (PARPO) Petitioner, -versus- LVC NO. 646-P’2015 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-14-0001CARLOS SANDICO JR., CONSOLACION LIM, CORAZON S. ARCEO, JOSE G. ARCEO, LORETA S. PASCUAL AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP), Respondents.

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Hrs. of Carlos Sandico Jr.Liberty Hotel, Balibago, Angeles City, Pampanga

You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Reply/Answer to the Notice of Valuation and Acquisition dated July 18, 2014 issued by the petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of summary administrative proceedings for the determination of just compensation pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the DARAB Revised Rules of Procedure within fi fteen (15) days after service of this summons upon you. Copy of the Notice of Valuation and other pertinent documents may be obtained from the Offi ce of the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator at 2nd Flr., R&E Bldg., Millet Arcade, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga. You are likewise directed to attend the hearing of this case on November 12, 2019 at 1:30 PM.





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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of FRANCISCO A. ZABALA who

died intestate on December 27, 1995 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 2 of the consolidation & subdivision plan Pcs-03-003175, being a portion of the consolidated Lots 50-A & 50-B, Psd-03-037186, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Barrio of Pulungbulu, City of Angeles and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 89697 in the Registry of Deeds for Angeles City, before Notary Public Rodolfo S. Uyengco as per Doc No. 2153, Page No. 106, Book No. LXII, Series of 2019.


Happy Teachers Month to all the teachers of San Carlos San Luis, National High School. Mabuhay po kayo, Mga Bayani ng Bayan.

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CLAFRK FREEPORT –A former Kapampan-gan overseas Filipino worker (OFW) recalled his ordeal after he was kidnapped by Iraqi jihad-ist in Falluja in 2004 in the light of ongoing skir-mishes in the civil wars in Syria and Yemen and the Iraqi insurgency.

The present Middle East crisis has continu-ously claimed the lives of thousands, mostly ci-vilians, and placed thou-sands of OFWs in dan-ger.

Angelo Dela Cruz, now 62, said he thought of nothing but his fam-ily during almost three weeks in captivity. He

Kapampangan OFW recalls ordeal under Iraqi jihadistssaid he reminded him-self that he was there because he was working for his family.

Dela Cruz recalled that he was driving an 18-wheeler oil tanker en route to Iraq from Sau-di Arabia when three armed men fl agged them down.

He said he was hesi-tant to stop but his armed security guard fl ed after one of the men pointed a rocket grenade launch-er to his truck which was laden with fuel.

Dela Cruz’s kidnap-pers had demanded the withdrawal of the Philip-pines from the multina-tional force led by the US.

Then president Glo-

ria Macapagal-Arroyo agreed to withdraw Fili-pino troops from the mul-tinational force but US allies criticized the move.

Dela Cruz said he was released and brought to the United Arab Emirates embas-sy in Baghdad where he was met by diplomat Rafael Segis and then Armed Forces chief of staff Roy Cimatu, now environment secretary.

Arroyo hailed the re-lease and dubbed Dela Cruz as the “Filipino ev-eryman, a symbol of the hardworking Filipino seeking hope and oppor-tunity” and remarked that she will not regret her government’s decision in handling the incident.

Dela Cruz was the guest of the Balitaan media forum organized by the Capampangan in Media, Inc. in coopera-tion with the Clark Devel-opment Corp. at the Bale Balita here last Friday.

Former Bulacan con-gressman Willie Villara-ma, who accompanied Dela Cruz to the forum, said he helped him get employment at Coast-al Petroleum where he briefl y worked as a driver after returning safely in the Philippines.

Villarama said he was always in touch with Dela Cruz especially af-ter he rejected off ers from movie producers to make his life into a mov-ie.

Dela Cruz said he is now happily living with his wife Zeny and his children in Mexico, Pam-panga. He plants rice in his two-hectare farm lot and drives a van ferrying passengers from Dau, Mabalacat City to Olon-gapo City and vice-ver-sa.

The kidnapping of Dela Cruz led to the with-drawal of the Philippines from the multinational coalition led by the US and a deployment ban for Filipino workers seek-ing to work in Iraq.

Dela Cruz recalled that the last Filipino sol-dier to leave the multina-tional coalition and Iraq was the now detained

Maj. Gen. Jovito Pall-paran. He also denied receiving any money from the government.

IN THE WAKE OF HOSTILITIES IN SYRIA, IRAQ

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TACLOBAN CITY – The 75th Com-memoration of the Leyte Gulf Land-ings is made more memorable as Phil-ippine Veterans Bank (PVB) mounts its award-winning World War II Travel-ing Exhibit in Leyte celebrating the his-toric event that served as a key turning point of the Japanese Occupation.

PVB’s “The War of our Fathers” ex-hibit will be at Robinsons Mall Taclo-ban from October 18 to 25, as part of the national commemoration of the 75th Leyte Gulf Landings led by the Nation-al Historical Commission of the Philip-pines (NHCP). The exhibit display is in cooperation with the Provincial Gov-ernment of Leyte, City Government of Tacloban, Robinsons Place Tacloban, Go Hotels and Summit Hotels. The exhibition will be open to the public, free of charge and will feature vintage WWII photos, memorabilia, and arti-facts.

This leg of the traveling exhibit’s journey marks the beginning of the “75th Liberation Trail” beginning with the 75th year of the Leyte Gulf Land-ings in October 20, 1944 and will end with the offi cial surrender of Gen. Ya-mashita 10 months later on Sept. 3, 1945. Entitled “The Fight for our Free-dom,” the 75th Liberation Trail shall help create awareness about the im-portant role of Filipino WWII veterans and heroes who are often overshad-owed by their American counterparts in liberating our country from tyranny and oppression.

While US Gen. Douglas MacArthur took center stage at the landings, Fili-pinos should not downplay the roles of their own forefathers who provided key intelligence data to the Allied Forces and displayed brave acts that saved the lives of their countrymen.

One such example is 20-year-old

Boy Scout Valeriano Abello in the town of Tolosa, who aided US troops by di-recting their off ensive attacks right to the Japanese troops through his semaphore skills. According to histor-ical accounts, amidst artillery shelling, Abello, along with his friends Vicente Tiston and Antero Zunia, navigated to the Allied naval ship nearest to them and with the use of white cloth dia-pers, locally known as lampin, Abel-lo signaled the words “Don’t bomb beaches. There are civilians. If possi-ble let me direct shelling”.

A new feature of the exhibit is a diorama of the landing in Palo, Leyte with life size replicas of Gen. MacAr-thur, President Osmeña, Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, Gen. Sutherland and CBS Correspondent William J. Dunn walk-ing to shore from a landing craft with the Leyte Gulf as a backdrop.

PVB offi cials said that the traveling

exhibit serves as a tribute to the brav-ery, patriotism, and determination of Filipino men and women who fought and died for freedom, and for those who survived those dark years of our country’s history. It also hopes to ed-ucate the generations of today on the lessons of war and to uplift the legacy of our World War II veterans as well as the sacrifi ces they undertook for the price of freedom.

PVB will offi cially launch the World War II exhibit in a simple program and ribbon-cutting ceremony. They will be joined during the program by Offi cials and representatives from the Provin-cial Government of Leyte, City Gov-ernment of Tacloban, the Embassy of the United States of America, Nation-al Historical Commission of the Philip-pines, Philippine Veterans Aff airs Of-fi ce (PVAO) and Robinsons Place Ta-cloban. –Press release

PVB Traveling Exhibit kicks off the 75th Liberation TrailFIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM

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Happy Teachers Month to all the teachers of LaugElementary School. Mabuhay po kayo, Mga Bayani ng Bayan.

PH sweeps 3 pentathlon events

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GEN. NATIVIDAD, Nueva Ecija - Hinikayat ngayon ng Philippine Cara-bao Center ang mga magsasaka na pag-ibayuhin pa ang produksyon ng gatas lalo’t umaarangkada na ang im-plementasyon ng batas na magsusu-long ng nutrisyon sa mga kabataang mag-aaral.

Binigyang-diin ni PCC executive di-rector Dr. Arnel Del Barrio na nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Duterte noong June 2018 ang Republic Act 11037 o Masus-tansiyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pil-

ipino Act.Paliwanag ni Del Barrio, ang ba-

gong batas na ito ay lumilikha ng isang national feeding program para sa mga undernourished na kabataang Pilipino sa mga pampublikong paaralan.

Kaakibat nito ang mas mataas na pangangailangan sa gatas na pagka-kataon naman upang lumikha ng kabu-hayan saga dairy farmer o mga mag-sasakang nasa produksyon ng gatas ng kalabaw.

Ang mga impormasyong ito ay ib-inahagi ni Del Barrio kaugnay ng sel-ebrasyon ng ika-13 Gatas ng Kala-

Magsasaka hinikayat pataasin ang produksyon ng gatasPCC mascot Kalaboy at Kalagirl na nakisali sa kasiyahan.

baw Festival na ginanap sa Gen. Na-tividad kaalinsabay ng ika-100 araw sa tungkulin ni Mayor Anita Arocena ni-tong Martes.

Ngayon pa lamang ay mayroon nang local market dahil nariryan na ang budget sa programa ngunit kulang ang supply ng gatas, sabi ng opisyal.

Dahil dito ay hiniling ni Del Barrio na hindi lamang doblihin kundi gawing triple ang produksyon ng gatas.

Layunin ng RA 11037 na tutugunan ang problema sa malnutrisyon ng mga kabataang edad 3 hanggang 12sa

mga day-care center, kindergarten at elementarya.

Ang Department of Social Welfare and Development, mga lokal na pama-halaan at Department Education ang inatasang magpatupad nito sa pakiki-pag-ugnayan ng PCC, National Dairy Authority at Cooperative Development Authority.

Samantala, ang Gatas ng Kalabaw Festival ay pangunahing itinataguyod ng Department of Trade and Industry, PCC, LGU, at Small Medium Enter-prise Development Council sa Nueva Ecija.

SUBIC BAY -- Team Phil-ippines, made of stu-dent-athletes from Or-moc City, swept all three gold medals at stake on the fi rst day of the 30th Southeast Asian Games modern pentathlon test event at the Boardwalk here.

Seventeen year old Princess Abilon claimed two gold medals after Team Philippines best-ed participants from Thailand, and after she topped the women’s in-dividual and helped the two-member mixed relay

squad to fi rst place.“I just stayed fo-

cused,” said Abilon, a student at the Ormoc City Regional Sports Academy.

In completing the la-ser-run event, which al-ternates four legs of a four-target, laser pistol shooting followed and an 800m run done four times, Abilon fi nished the women’s individual course in 12 minutes and 3.9 seconds.

Abilon bested Ivy Dino, who settled for the silver medal in 13:11.87,

followed in third by Shira Mae Aranzado, 13:17.35.

With teammate Samuel German, they ruled the mixed relay in 10:39.85, with the duo of Dinoy and Michael Comaling placing second in 11:07.66.

Comaling, who is on his second international stint, topped the men’s individual event to fi nish with a gold and silver.

The 19-year old Comaling clocked 10:11.59, some 27 min-utes ahead of second place Alne Tonada.

One of the nation-al coaches, Rex de la Cruz said the fi nal day of the event Thursday will be tougher, with partici-pants doing a beach tri-athle, which is a 200-me-ter swim and laser shoot course.

“This was a timed race, and no point were given because there were not that many events held. My athletes wanted to size their rivals from Thailand. So they took things cautiously to-day,” said de la Cruz.

Ormoc City May-

or Richard Gomez, who heads the Philippine Modern Pentathlon As-sociation, said this will the fi rst time that the sport will be staged in the country as an event of the 30thSEA Games.

And this is after he asked sports leaders from the Southeast Asian region for its inclusion following its successful staging at the Asian level.

Thai bet Loorjin Wichapon fought it out with Filipino rivals in the men’s division, and fi n-ished fi fth. –PR

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CLARK FREEPORT ZONE – In order to promptly mobilize per-sonnel in respond-ing to any emergen-cy in this freeport, the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) created the Crisis Mitigation and Resilience Offi ce (CMRO).

The CDC said the CMRO will establish fi ve operational areas: Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Disas-ter Preparedness, Di-saster Response, Di-saster Early Recovery and Rehabilitation, and Crisis Mitigation.

It was learned that CDC president-CEO Noel F. Manankil, with the Board of Directors chaired by Jose “Ping” De Jesus, approved the creation of the CMRO that will sup-port the state-owned fi rm and Clark locators in their crisis manage-ment program.

“In the occurrence of a crisis or disaster, the Public Safety Di-vision with the CMRO will take the lead in addressing the situa-tion,” the CDC com-munications division pointed out.

It added that the CMRO, headed by its executive director Melanie Briones, will also serve as an infor-mation and communi-cations center for the business community during calamities.

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