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CLARK FREEPORT -- Citing “extreme hardships of farmers,” the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) has urged all sectors nationwide to unite and “make a strong stand” against the Rice

Liberalization law and push for its abolition.

AMID FARMERS IN MISERY

Unite against Rice Liberalization Law

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The daily monitoring of possible cases of dengue in order to prevent an outbreak in the region is now the primordial activi-ty of the Department of Health (DOH).

Teams have been sent by the DOH to prov-inces in Central Luzon to monitor barangays with clustering of dengue cases.

DOH Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) head Dr. Jessie Fantone said: “On a daily basis, we send out four teams to look for cases, monitor activities of barangays and provide resources including medicines and mosquito nets to prevent dengue outbreak in the region.”

Fantone said the criteria for choosing baran-gays they will monitor are those with 10 or more dengue cases or considered as hotspot areas.

The teams also monitor the DOH-retained and district hospitals for the presence of fast lanes.

The RESU chief said they now also conduct quarterly dengue mortality review aside from de-

DOH fi elds teams in CL to monitor

dengue cases

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ZARAGOZA, Nueva Eci-ja - Some 1,000 rice farm-ers received cash cards of P15,000 each as the Depart-ment of Agriculture (DA) offi -cially launched its Expanded Survival and Recovery Assis-tance Program for Rice Farm-ers (SURE Aid) here Monday.

Agriculture Sec. William Dar led the distribution which coincided with the 123rd cel-ebration of Unang Sigaw

DA launches loan program for farmers in NE town

ng Nueva Ecija (First Cry of Nueva Ecija) and attend-ed by some governors of top rice-producing provinces, in-cluding Rodolfo Albani III (Is-abela), Carlo Cua ( Quirino), Carlos Padilla (Nueva Viz-caya), Susan Yap (Tarlac), and Aurelio Umali of host Nueva Ecija.

Pampanga and Bataan sent their respective repre-sentatives as well as Sen. Cynthia Villar, chair of the

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO -- With China stand-ing pat on its claim on the West Philippine Sea, the Pambansang Lak-as ng Kilusang Mama-malakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged Pres. Duterte to “rally the other fi ve claimant countries of the South China Sea, namely, Viet-nam, Taiwan, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Malaysia against Chinese aggres-sion in the region.”

Pamalakaya chair Fernando Hicap urged Pres. Duterte to “pay a visit to Vietnam, Taiwan, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Malaysia to estab-lish fraternal relations against China and gar-ner broad international support in the process.”

He said “through uni-ty within the claimant countries can we only

Fishers group wants Duterte to unite SEA

nations vs. Chinaput international pres-sure on China to end its encroachment of territo-ries.”

Hicap said it would be “more productive to rally claimant countries against Chinese terri-torial intervention than the repeated state visits to China that only wast-ed billions of taxpayers’ money and paved the way for unfair econom-ic and trade agreements that do not benefi t the Filipino people,”

The group lambast-ed the proposal for a Philippines-China joint oil and gas exploration in Recto Bank which is already covered by terms of reference (TOR), and was one of the main agenda of the 5th and longest visit of Duterte to China.

–Ding Cervantes

THE STATE-RUN So-cial Security System (SSS) said Monday it re-leased more than P19.01 billion worth of salary loans to around 942,000 members in the fi rst six months of 2019.

SSS releases P19-B salary loans in H1 2019SSS President and

Chief Executive Offi cer Aurora C. Ignacio said loan releases to mem-bers from January to June 2019 grew by 8.4 percent from P17.53 bil-lion a year ago to P19.01

billion this year.Ignacio said the in-

crease in loan releases was due to the rise in the number of member-bor-rowers from 886,208 in the fi rst half of 2018 to 941,716 for the same pe-

riod this year.“Salary loan is one

of the most popular loan privileges of SSS. In fact, salary loans represent almost the entire amount of loan releases for the

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LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS ---Tu-maas ang kaso ng leptospirosis sa lalawigan ng Bulacan nitong na-karaang dalawang buwan magmu-la nang magsimula ang pag-ulan at makaranas ng pagbaha ang ilang bayan sa lalawigan.

Ayon kay Brian Bernard Alfonso, disease surveillance offi cer ng Bula-can Provincial Health Offi ce, naitala

ang 11 kaso ng suspected leptospiro-sis sa siyam na bayan sa lalawigan, ang una nitong ika-30 ng Hunyo at ang pinakahuling naitala ay nitong unang linggo ng Agosto.

Ito kasi aniya ang mga panahon na nakaranas ng pagbaha sa lalawigan dahil sa mga bagyuhan at habagat.

Dalawa ang naitala sa bayan ng Balagtas at dalawa sa bayan ng San Ildefonso, habang tig-iisang kaso ang mga bayan ng Baliwag, Guiguinto,

Hagonoy, Marilao, Plaridel, San Jose Del Monte at San Miguel.

Sampung kalalakihan ang nabik-tima at isa ang babae. Nasa edad na 21 hanggang 60 ang mga nabiktima ngunit nasa 36 porsiyento ng mga na-biktima ay nasa edad na 21-30 anyos. Ito daw kasi ang mga edad na naoob-ligang lumusong sa tubig sa kabila ng pagbaha dahil ito ang mga nasa edad ng nagsisipagtrabaho.

Wala namang naitala na namatay

sa 11 nasabing kaso.Paalala ng PHO na iwasan na lu-

musong sa baha lalo na kung may sugat.

Namimigay naman daw sila ng gamot gaya ng prophylaxis sa mga lugar na apektado ng pagbaha para maiwasan ang pagkakasakit na dala ng ihi ng daga. At agad aniyang mag-patingin sa duktor kung makaranas ng sintomas ng naturang sakit upang ito ay maagapan.

Kaso ng leptospirosis tumaas

A NUMBER of worn-out Phil-ippine Flags coming from dif-ferent parts of the city were burned and buried at City Hall on August 30, 2019 for the “Huling Pagpupugay sa Watawat ng Pilipinas.”

Mayor Edwin “EdSa” San-

tiago and Vice Mayor Jim-my Lazatin, together with the members of CSFP Arts, Cul-ture, and Tourism Council, Boy and Girl Scouts of the Philip-pines and Mutya ning San Fer-nando 2019 Rica Gabriene Da-vid spearheaded the activity.

Section 14 of Republic Act 8491, also known as the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, states that worn-out Philippine Flags should be solemnly burned to avoid their misuse or desecration.

–CSFP-CIO

CSF burns worn-out PH fl ags

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STA, CRUZ, Zambales - The newly created Zambales In-ter-Agency Task Force on En-vironment Protection arrested 10 persons found illegally fi sh-ing within the water territories of Barangay Malabago here. in this town.

Police operatives led by Major Virgilio Carodan, head of 302nd Maritime Police Sta-tion based in Iba, Zambales, along with Police Major Ran-dy Mendoza, head of Sta Cuz PNP, and elements of the Phil-ippine Coast Guard were con-ducting seaborne patrol op-erations against illegal fi sh-ing when they spotted the 10 fi shermen on board fi ve motor bancas illegally fi shing.

The arrested suspects were identifi ed as Dante Ilaya

10 nabbed for illegal fi shing

y Botali, Randy Menguito y Abogade, Guillermo Tagabe y Erezo, Jeff rey Cruz y Arizo, Jerry Taneo y Gelig, Bon Jovi Enoc y Taneo, Wilmer Abe-sia y Amorin, Ryan Torivillas y Aracan, Jessie Villanueva y Salmeron, and Marlon Tabat y Pacheco, all residents of Si-tio Riverside, Barangay Lipay, Sta Cruz, town.

Confi scated from the sus-pects were fi ve air compres-sors with complete accesso-ries, fi ve motorized bancas, and assorted fi shing para-phernalia used in illegal activ-ities.

All suspects were placed under the custody of Sta. Cruz PNP and will be charged for violation of Provincial Ordi-nance No. 2006-02 Series of 2006 (Banning the use of air compressor in fi shing).

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BALANGA CITY -- Ten in-mates on Friday married their partners in mass wedding at the Bataan District Jail (BDJ) here.

Jail Superintendent An-drew Tauli, BDJ warden, said the inmates were all male and mostly charged for illegal drugs.

“Tinitingnan natin ang kapakanan ng mga inmates. Nasa state sila na pinakam-ababang phase ng kanilang buhay kaya establish natin ang kanilang development o kanilang welfare,” the warden said when asked why they em-barked on the mass wedding.

Last year, 15 inmates “I dos” with their partners.

10 inmates marry partners in jail

“Tulong din sa kanila dahil hindi sila pinapayagan dalawin ng kanilang partners o ka-live-in kung hindi sila kasal,” Tauli said, adding that for humani-tarian reason, they allow once a month visitation of unmar-ried couples but once married they enjoy regular visitation.

“Gusto nating inculcate sa kanila na while they are incar-cerated in jail, we aim to give them good experience not a bad one to make them produc-tive. We care for them,” Tauli said.

Balanga City Vice Mayor Vienca Gozon administered the marriage vows.

There are 648 male and 60 female inmates at the BDJ here under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.

LUBAO, Pampanga—The league of barangays in this town forged a partnership with the local government unit here to combat dengue.

Mayor Esmeralda “Esmie” G. Pineda, along with Asso-ciation of Barangay Captains (ABC) President Roland Si-bug, on Friday distributed mist blowers, a machine to spray insecticides, to the town’s 44 barangays in a bid to eradicate dengue-carrying mosquitoes.

The barangay paid for the mist blowers, which are com-

44 Lubao barangays wage war vs. denguemercially sold for at least P55,000 each.

The LGU, for its part, pur-chased Leadfog, the pesticide used to control crawling and fl ying pests, at P8,000 per liter.

Jovy Ivan Matias, head of the Municipal Sanitation Of-fi ce, explained that every liter of the pesticide can be diluted in at least 200 liters of water and two liters can cover an av-erage-sized sitio.

The pesticide’s effi cacy could last for a month in dry weather and can instantly kill

mosquitoes.The whole province of

Pampanga has recorded a lower number of dengue cas-es this year compared to the previous year.

However, Mayor Pine-da, in a statement, said that while the cases of dengue in the town is signifi cantly lower compared to last year’s, the municipal government cannot take chances against dengue, which has downed hundreds of victims all over the country.

Even Barangay San Roque

Arbol--which had 28 confi rmed cases of dengue from Janu-ary to August 17 in 2018; and, zero cases during the same period this year—has joined in the operation and purchased its own mist blower.

“Mahirap na. Di baling gu-magastos tayo para maiwas ang ating mga kababayan kaysa gumagastos tayo dahil may mga nabibiktima na ng dengue,” the mayor explained of the purchase.

She said that the LGU hopes that their counterparts

in other towns and provinces would follow suit in combating dengue.

“Hindi kasi natin masisig-uro na tuluyan tayong lig-tas sa dengue hangga’t may mga lugar na malapit sa atin na mayroon pa ring insidente ng sakit. Dahil madalas nang bumibiyahe ang mga tao, may pagkakataong sa ibang lu-gar nila nasasagap ang mga sakit na naiuuwi nila sa kanil-ang mga barangay,” the may-or added.

– Albert B. Lacanlale

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Opinion

Oratio Imperata For dengue fever,

leptospirosisTHE DEPARTMENT of Health said some 208,000 dengue cases have been recorded this year alone, with 807 deaths from Jan. 1 to Aug. 3. Around 980 leptospirosis cases have also been recorded, with 112 deaths.

Yes, it is time to storm the heavens with our fervent prayers. From the Archdiocese of Manila:

ALMIGHTY AND loving Father,we thank you for the life that is your gift,

for the providence that sustains us,and for your wisdom that directs

the course of our days.Forgive our sins against your love,

against each other, and against your creation.Make us responsible stewards of your creation.The plague of dengue fever and leptospirosis

are upon us today.These diseases have caused much suff ering

and have claimed many lives.We humbly beg You, loving Father,

to deliver us from these and other diseases. Heal those who are affl icted.

Strengthen us in charity to care for each other.We ask this through our Lord

Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you

and the Holy Spirit,God, forever and ever. Amen.

Our Lady, Health of the Sick, pray for us.St. Raphael the Archangel, pray for us.

San Roque, pray for us.San Lorenzo Ruiz, pray for us.

San Pedro Calungsod, pray for us.

Via satelliteTHE DON Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) system has been set into motion in the towns of Candaba and Apalit.

Its main campus in Bacolor – established in 1861, considered the oldest vocational school in the Far East – DHVSU followed the template it used in its earlier campus extensions in Mexico, Porac, Sto. Tomas, and Lubao.

In quick succession last week, memoranda of agreement were signed by the LGUs – Gov. Dennis G. Pineda, Mayors Rene Maglanque and Jun Tetangco – and DHVSU president Dr. Enrique Baking for the establishment of satellite campuses in the said municipalities.

Gov. Pineda committed P25 million to each campus for the infrastructure required.

Mayor Tetangco and his wife Jennifer donated a 12,074-square meter lot for the campus site.

The Candaba campus on the other hand shall sit in a 2.3-hectare lot in Sitio Pansol, Barangay Pasig near the boundary of Sta. Ana, Arayat, and San Luis towns. To better serve the needs of the contiguous communities.

“We want to bring DHVSU services closer to the people here. This is our way of helping our Kapampangan youth to have quick access to quality education. We will bring DHVSU here to further reach out to the distant populace in the far-fl ung areas who are unable to access tertiary education there,” said Baking of his school’s satellite campus initiatives.

For the governor, the DHVSU satellite campuses are “a manifestation of the commitment of his administration to provide inclusive, aff ordable, and quality education to the less privileged youth in the province.”

To this observer, these are a direct affi rmation of what we dubbed here as “Continuity, Plus, Plus” to encapsulate the core agenda of the fi rst term of the Delta governorship. Proof positive? Here’s our Zona dated June 30, 2013, at the start of the second term of Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” Pineda, to wit:

Gov as NASA:“PINEDA TO spread satellites of state

universities, colleges.” So screamed the banner story of Headline Gitnang Luzon, issue of June 28-30.

Wow! State universities and colleges hereabouts are far, far superior to their counterparts in all the world by having their own satellites! Beating even the Americans in their own game!

Wow, WOW! Gov. Lilia G. Pineda is her own National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launching these satellites! Eat your heart out PNoy, whose closest thing to launch is a kuwitis.

Yeah, the Gov does one better – she launches satellites – even over the mythical Helen of Troy – she launched only ships, albeit a thousand, that precipitated the Trojan War.

Really one for the books! Fictive, that is.Defective, rather misleading, was the use

of “satellites” in that headline. It’s not actually satellites – as we understand the dictionary meaning of “artifi cial body placed in orbit around the earth or another planet in order to

collect information or for communication” – that is inferred there.

The word is used as a modifi er – connotative of, rather, synonymous to “branch” – to an absent noun – “campus” – as in “Pineda to spread satellite campuses of state universities and colleges.”

There indeed are new satellite campuses of the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University (DHVTSU) that Pineda caused to be established in Sto. Tomas and in Porac. The former at the Bacolor-based DHVTSU’s southeastern orbit, the latter at its northwestern orbit. Orbit here in all its astronomical, geographical, and journalistic meanings. He, he, he.

In the works is yet another DHVTSU satellite campus in Lubao – the land donated by the Pineda family – to serve the second district of the province.

And Pineda is now going outside DHVTSU in putting up satellite campuses, training her sights on the Mabalacat Community College (MCC) that forever-Mayor Boking Morales set up in Barangay Tabun in 2008, the fi rst ever of its kind in Pampanga

The governor is keen on an MCC satellite campus in Barangay Dapdap to cater to the seekers of higher education in the resettlement centers in Mawaque and Madapdap.

HallmarkCome to think of it, “satelliting” has become

a hallmark of the Pineda administration in its delivery of services to its constituents. The Gov indeed some kind of NASA, as in Nanay’s Advocacy for Speedy Action. The last terms interchangeable with Social Advancement.

So, in education there are the satellite campuses.

In health, the district hospitals which Pineda repaired, reconstructed, rehabilitated and refurbished serving as medical satellites of the Provincial Health Offi ce, the Diosdado Macapagal Memorial Hospital and the JB Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital.

In peace and order, Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the Philippines Action Centers (PAACs) were constructed by the provincial government in coordination with the PNP and AFP at the provincial boundaries in Barangay Mapalad, Arayat; Barangay San Roque, Magalang; Barangay Dolores, Mabalacat, and along Floridablanca-Dinalupihan.

The PAACs make a nexus of dragnets, or, keeping with our theme, satellites, to check the ingress and egress of criminal elements in Pampanga.

In disaster preparedness, the local municipal disaster risk reduction management councils serve as satellite offi ces of their provincial counterpart, inter-connected by a communications system and rescue and relief support services…

THERE, WHERE the mother established, the son builds on. And the Capampangan could not be any happier.

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BALANGA City The much-sought venue for wedding events and other occasions in Bataan opened on Friday its three-day exposition here known as the Second Home Entertainment Lifestyle

The Asiawide Land Special-ist Development Corp. referred to as Asiawide Land presented the works of world-class event coordinators and suppliers at the Esplanade of the Central Atrium Residences that it op-erates.

Event venue showcases world-class coordinators, suppliersBataan Bishop Ruperto

Santos and Vice-Gov. Cristina Garcia were the special guests.

“We welcome these activi-ties. This is another level, step for us to professionalize hindi lang yon parang walk-in tour-ism. We have our gears, enter-tainers, caterers na world-class na puwde nating i-showcase at ipagmalaki,” Garcia said.

She said it will help the province in its tourism promo-tion.

The vice-governor said that one need not go out of Bataan to experience world-class ser-

vices as far as wedding events and diff erent occasions are concerned.

“Appreciate natin na meron tayong maipagmamalaki dito. Hindi lang sa Bataan, they can represent us in the region and even national,” Garcia said.

Raquel David, Asiawide Land vice president for fi nance and marketing, said Filipinos love events, gatherings: “Ang nature ng family ties we love gatherings, doon tayo nagka-karoon ng chance to meet ulit ang mga kamag-anak espe-cially malalayo.”

“We held this event para makilala kung sino magagaling na caterers, event coordinators dahil itong place na ito mada-las pinipili sa Bataan,” she said.

David disclosed they have two to three events weekly and avoid as much as possi-ble the holding of two events in the same day: “Avoid namin dalawang event sa isang araw para ang quality ng service at ng lugar ma-maintain. Ang ac-credited suppliers dumaraan sa screening para masiguro na ang sineserve nilang pagkain ay good quality, okay lasa at

ang mga stylists equipped sa lifestyle ng tao.”

“Clients have more choices. Masusunod ang gusto nila ta-laga,” said Engr. Junie Belen-cion, Asiawide Land Marketing Communications Group head.

Local artist Jeanne Gabaya entertained the guests with her beautiful songs.

Certifi ed Bataan’s best event coordinators, suppliers, stylists, caterers, photogra-phers and videographers, hair and makeup artists, and en-tertainers, among some others showcased their talent.

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Halo-haloDing Cervantes

OpinionNapag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Am not anti-priest, but…WHEN SOMEONE sent me a message which, in capsule, extolled the divine role of priests, I thought I conveyed the wrong impression that I am anti-priest because of some of my columns criticizing them. The truth is that I revere priests so much that I expect saintliness in them. Now this could be an expectation so high as to be cruel, but these are times that call for saintly commitment.

And, yes, these are the times of the prophecy in Garabandal, Spain where the Blessed Mother said on June 18, 1965: “Many cardinals, many bishops, and many priests are on the road to perdition and are taking many souls with them.”

This prophesy so terrifi es that any criticism of any man of the cloth should be taken only constructively: it’s an appeal to ward off inclusion in the prophecy.

What the Blessed Mother said in Garabandal can also be gathered from Jesus Christ Himself in His messages to mystic Maria Valtorta.

Jesus said as follows:“When the time comes, many stars will be

shaken from the coils of Lucifer, who, in order to win, needs to diminish the lights of souls.

“This can happen because not only lay people, but also ecclesiastics have lost and are increasingly losing the fi rmness of faith, charity, strength, purity, and detachment from the seductions of the world needed to remain in the orbit of God’s light.

“Do you understand who the stars I am speaking about are? They are the ones I have described as salt of the earth and light of the world: My ministers.

“Satan’s piercing malice studies the way to extinguish these luminaries, that are lights refl ecting My Light for the multitudes, by shaking them. If, with all the light the priestly Church is still emitting, souls are sinking deeper and deeper into darkness, the kind of darkness which will crush the multitudes when many stars fade out in My sky is obvious.

“Satan knows this and sows his seeds to prepare the weakness of the priesthood, so as to be able to overwhelm it easily in sins, not so much of sense as of thought. In mental chaos it will be easy for him to provoke spiritual chaos. In spiritual chaos the weak, faced with the fl ood of persecutions, will commit the sin of

cowardice, denying the faith.“The Church will not die because I will be

with her. But she will experience hours of darkness and horror similar to those of My Passion, multiplied over time because it must be that way.

“The Church must suff er what Her Creator suff ered, before dying to rise again in an eternal form. The Church must suff er much longer because the Church, in her members, is not perfect, like her Creator, and if I suff ered for hours, she must suff er for weeks and weeks of hours.

“As she rose persecuted and nourished by supernatural power in the early times and in her best children, exactly the same will happen to her when the last times come, during which she will exist, subsist, and resist the Satanic tide and the battles of the Antichrist with her best children. A painful, but just selection.

“It is logical that, in a world where so many spiritual lights will be extinguished, there will be manifestly established the short-lived, but tremendous reign of the Antichrist, generated by Satan just as Christ was generated by the Father. Christ, the Son of the Father, generated by Love with Purity. The Antichrist, the son of Satan, generated by Hatred with the threefold Impurity.

“Like olives between the wheels of the oil press, the children of Christ will be persecuted, squashed, and crunched by the voracious Beast. But not swallowed, for the Blood will not allow them to be corrupted in spirit. Like the fi rst ones, the last will be cut down like sheaves of ears of grain in the fi nal persecution, and the earth will drink in their blood. But eternally blessed for their perseverance are those who die faithful to the Lord.”

Let us pray not only for ourselves, but also for priests.

‘An issue of double standard’

TAMA lang ang naging desisyon ni Digong

na harangin n’yan ang pagbigay ng ‘parole’

kay naging Calauan municipal mayor

(Antonio Sanchez) na ‘convicted’ ng pitong

‘reclusion perpetua,’ kahima’t sa BuCor

siya’y nakulong na ng tatlumpung taon.

At ni ang isang ‘term’ na dapat bunuhin

sa Munti ay di pa nagawang tapusin,

liban sa ang kaso niya ay ‘heinous crime,’

papayagan ba ng ‘head of state’ natin

at ng taongbayan ang isang salarin

na katulad n’yan ay basta palayin?

Gayong ‘seven counts’ nga ang sentensyang dapat

pagdusahan nito, na ’40 years’ bawat

isang hatol, kaya napakaliwanag

na kahit sa isa’y di pa naka-alpas

itong ‘rapist-killer,’ sa pangil ng batas

hanggang sa tuluyang matigok ang ungas!

Iba’ng habang buhay na pagkakakakulong

kaysa ‘reclusion perpetua’ na ni ‘parole’

ay di puedeng i- ‘grant’ ng ‘Bureau of Prisons’

sa lahat ng oras o pagkakataon;

(‘While life sentence based on jurisprudence of law,

It can have within just 30 years in prison’).

Sabihin na nating nakaraos na siya

sa isang hatol na ‘reclusion perpetua,’

yan ay wala pa nga sa ‘3rd part’ kumbaga

ng dapat danasing klase ng parusa;

kung saan dapat nga’y silya elektrika

(o pugot ulo na gaya sa Arabia),

Dangan nga lang in-‘abolished’ni Pangulong

Gloria Macapagal ang ‘lethal injection’

(pagkaupo nito), kung kaya ang buhong

at walang kaluluwa na katulad nitong

si Sanchez ay buhay pa rin hanggang ngayon;

At nakalaya na sana r’yan sa BuCor,

Pero naunsyami nang may nakapuna

sa kung ilang libong preso na, anila

ay ‘eligible’ nang makalabas sana,

subalit nang dahil sa nagka-aberya

kung sinong may utos palayin sila,

wala ni isang mang umakong utos niya!

Dahil d’yan tiyak na hanggang sa tumanda

itong si Sanchez ay di na makawala

sa ‘almost 30 years’ na niyang naging lungga

diyan sa bilibid, na ipinamukha

sa kanya ni Judge Harriett na hindi na nga

siya kailan pa man maaring lumaya.

Masuwerte pa rin siya sapagkat ‘reclusion’

na ‘walang hanggan’ lang na pagkakakulong

ang sa kanya kumpara kay Leo noon,

na nang-reyp lang pero anong naging hatol?

‘Bitay,’ at ang ‘victim’ baka hanggang ngayon

buhay pa rin pagkat hinalay lang ng Tiyong.

Di gaya ni Sanchez na grabeng masyado

ang kanyang ginawa sa biktima nito,

na matapos niyang gahasahin ito

ay walang awa ring pinatay ng loko

pati ang ‘boyfriend’ n’yan ng asal demonyo

na si Calauan ex-mayor Don Antonio.

Ang isyu hinggil sa muntik ng paglaya

ni Sanchez sanhi nalagyan daw yata

si Faeldon, posibleng ang ating hinala

ay totoo pagkat ya’y dati nang gawa

ni Sir noon pa man sa Aduana, kaya

hayan, ang bulsa n’yan sa ‘tong’ ay tumaba?!

THE CITY Government of San Fernando has been one with the Civil Service Commis-sion in its objective to uphold the values of public service, through the staging of sever-al activities that mold and de-velop the skills and abilities of Fernandino public servants.

Thus, it is once again join-ing the agency in its obser-vance of Philippine Civil Ser-vice Anniversary this Septem-ber, with activities lined up not just for the benefi t of CSF local government unit community, but also for the less-privileged Fernandinos.

Taking the lead among the slated activities for the Civ-il Service Month are those that promote total well-being among the employees which include “Health and Wellness Fair” on September 18 at He-roes Hall and “Color Run for a Cause” on September 20 at Clark Parade Grounds.

This year’s observance will also be a month of rec-ognition for the exceptional public servants of the LGU,

CSF launches civil service anniversary observance

through “Loyalty Awards,” an award-giving body for the em-ployees who have rendered long years of service in the city government. This will happen on September 25 at Heroes Hall.

While, an award-giving event which focuses on rec-ognizing outstanding individu-als and groups, “Program on Awards and Incentives for Ser-vice Excellence” (PRAISE), will be staged on September 30 at City Hall.

The celebration will culmi-nate on October 2 at Heroes Hall through a seminar and orientation on the pre-retire-ment and other policies of the Government Service Insur-ance System (GSIS).

City employees’outreach program

One of the highlights of this observance will be the City Employees’ Outreach Program for Fernandino and non-Fer-nandino street children, men-dicants, and orphans.

This initiative of the City

Human Resource Manage-ment Offi ce marks its second year, following its launch last year.

CHRM Offi cer Rachelle Yusi said that the gift-giving last year was able to reach more than 200 children com-ing from the City of San Fer-nando and Arayat, and for this time, the city is targeting to give gifts to the children of Re-ception and Study Center for Children in Lubao.

During his speech, May-or Edwin “EdSa” Santiago re-marked that the city has al-ways been steadfast in help-ing young Fernandinos and children from its neighboring areas.

“Malaki ang nilalaan nat-ing panahon at pagod para sa kinabukasan ng ating kabata-an lalo na iyong may kailang-anin sa buhay. Itong mga ka-bataan na ito, sila ang salat sa lahat—sa pagkain, tirahan, pagmamahal, at oportunidad at ito ang gusto nating malu-tas,” Santiago said.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

BRANCH 61ANGELES CITY

IN RE: PETITION FOR JUDICIAL SEPARATION OF PROPERTY,

R-ANG-18-03389-SPSPOUSES FRANCIS S. MENDEZ AND GLAIZA N. MENDEZ REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT JOSE S. MENDEZ, Petitioners,

x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER

Before this Court a verifi ed Petition for Judicial Separation of Property the allegations of which are quoted hereunder:

“PETITIONERS, by counsel and to this Honorable Court, most respectfully alleges:

1. That petitioner Francis S. Mendez (HUSBAND) is of legal age, mar-ried and a resident of 554 Narra St., Dona Belen Sub., Angeles City while petitioner Glaiza N. Mendez (WIFE) is also of legal age, Filipino married and presently residing at Blk. 29 Lot 1 26th Street, Tabun, Ave-nue Sapang Biabas, Mawaque Resettlement, Mabiga, Mabalacat City respectively where they may be served with notices, orders and other processes of this Honorable Court.Petitioner-spouses are herein represented by their Attorney-In-Fact JOSE S. MENDEZ who is of legal age, married, Filipino and a resident of 554 Narra Street, Dona Belen Subd., Angeles City where he may be served with notices, orders and other processes of this Honorable Court. Copy of the Joint Special Power of Attorney is hereto attached as Annex “A” and is made an integral part of this petition;

2. That the parties got married on May 17, 2013 in Angeles City. Copy of their Marriage Contract is hereto attached as Annex “B” and is made an integral part hereof;

3. That on November 3, 2018 petitioner wife left and abandoned their conjugal dwelling in Angeles City without the knowledge and consent of the petitioner husband. Since then continuously up to the present the parties have been separated in fact, and reconciliation between them is highly improbable;

4. That the parties have not been blessed with a child, and have no cred-itors. The petitioner husband is gainfully employed while the petitioner wife is without work;

5. During their marriage petitioner husband was able to buy a parcel of land described as Lot 7 Block 208 located at Metro Gate Subd., Capa-ya, Angeles City measuring one hundred twenty (120) square meters, but the land title is still in the name of the seller.Said price of lot has a market value of One Hundred Twenty Thousand Pesos (P120,000.00). Copy of the Tax Declaration of the property is hereto attached as Annex “C”;

6. That on December 13, 2018 the parties have voluntarily executed and signed an Agreement on Complete Separation of Property, the salient provisions of which are hereunder quoted:“1. This Agreement shall be valid and eff ective upon signing hereof;2. The wife voluntarily and absolutely relinquishes, renounces and/or waives whatever right, interest, share or ownership she might have over the above mentioned parcel of land xxx3. The parties have freely and expressly decided to end and dissolve their absolute community of property, and thus their property relations shall now be governed by complete and total separation of properties;4. That each party shall exclusively and separately own whatever properties, whether real or personal properties, he or she will acquire or purchase to the complete and total exclusion of the other party. Each can and may dispose or convey in any manner at his or her own will any property he or she owns,”Copy of the said Agreement is hereto attached as Annex “D” and is made an integral part hereof; and

7. That petitioners and their counsel are not in any way related by con-sanguinity or affi nity to the Clerk of Court of the Family Court of the Regional Trial Court of Angeles City.

PRAYERWHEREFORE, premises considered, it is respectfully prayed that,

after due notice and hearings, judgment be rendered by DECLARING and ADJUDGING that the property relation between the petitioners be Complete and Total Separation of Property.

Further, petitioners respectfully pray that subject parcel of land described as Lot 7 Block 208 located at Metro Gate Subd., Capaya, Angeles City measuring one hundred twenty (120) square meters BE GIVEN and AWARDED to petitioner husband Francis S. Mendez.

Finally, petitioners pray for such other reliefs and remedies as may be deemed just and equitable in the premises.

Angeles City, December 17, 2018.

ALEJANDRO N. BUANMOSUELA BUAN LAW OFFICE

Counsel for the Petitioners

This court fi nds the Petitions to be suffi cient in form and substance and therefore sets it for hearing on jurisdictional facts on October 21, 2019 at 1:30 in the afternoon on which date and hour any person who may have interest in or may be aff ected by the Petition is hereby ordered to appear and signify his/her opposition thereto and to show cause why the Petition should not be granted.

The petitioners, at their expense are ordered to cause the publication of this Order before the date of hearing for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga and Angeles City.

Furnish Atty. Alejandro N. Buan, publisher and the petitioners with copies hereof.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, July 2, 2019.

KATRINA NORA S. BUAN-FACTORA Acting Presiding Judge

Punto! Central Luzon: September 2, 9 & 16, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of EMELITA BATIO-AN RIVERA

who died intestate on February 4, 2019 in Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot No. 1-E-1-A-1 of the subd. plan Psd-03-221668) with existing improvements, located in Barangay Camachiles, City of Mabalacat, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2017004171 (S.N. 2016016851790), before Notary Public Ponciano V. Dela Cruz Jr. as per Doc No. 318, Page No. 78, Book No. XIII, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 19, 26 & September 2, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ROSALIO QUAN and

ALEJANDRA C. QUAN who died intestate on January 20, 1992 and August 12, 20129, respectively, in Guam and Angeles City, respectively, executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 14, Blk. 15 of the subdivision plan Psd-67299, being a portion of Lot 1-C-11-F, (LRC) Psd-19960, LRC Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sto. Domingo, City of Angeles and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 28351, before Notary Public Jesus M. Pamintuan as per Doc No. 3160, Page No. 55, Book No. XXXI, Series of 2018.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 2, 9 & 16, 2019

“We hold Cynthia Villar and all those who supported and voted in favor of rice liberaliza-tion highly-accountable for the current worsen-ing situation of farmers and the local agricul-ture,” KMP chair Danilo Ramos said yesterday.

Villar was the prima-ry author of Republic Act 11203.

“Six months into the implementation of RA 11203, we have seen the eff ects of unbridled rice importation. Prices of palay (unhusked rice) produced by farmers plummeted to as low as P7 even in rice-produc-ing towns in Nueva Eci-ja,” he said.

Unite against Rice Liberalization LawRamos cited the con-

sumer watchdog Bantay Bigas as reporting “that average palay prices are now pegged at only P7 to P10 per kilo, which is actually way below the average production cost of P14 per kilo.”

“Even the law’s main author and proponent -- Senator Cynthia is baffl ed at the ‘rice im-port surge’ caused by rice liberalization. She is even invoking Pres-ident Duterte to exer-cise special powers to contain the surge in rice imports. Section 7 of RA 11203 allows the Pres-ident to increase, re-duce, revise or adjust the existing tariff by as much as 100 percent to make imported rice less

competitive than home-grown rice,” Ramos not-ed.

Ramos accused Vil-lar of “practically ram-ming the Rice Liberal-ization Law down into farmers’ throats.”

“Now she is acting all fl ustered by its damag-ing eff ects. Pangunah-ing maysala sa rice lib-eralization si Senadora Villar. Ang dapat kagyat gawin ng Kongreso at Senado ay ibasura ang RA 11203,” the KMP leader said.

KMP also cited indi-cators of the declining rice industry as a result of rice liberalization. It noted that from Janu-ary to June this year, the volume of palay pro-duced by local farmers

declined to 8.3M met-ric tons from 8.7M met-ric tons produced in the same period last year and that the value of the palay produced also declined to P71.5 billion from P75.4 billion.

The group also re-ported that the rice trade defi cit increased more than two-folds to P631.2 million from P96.3 million, while gov-ernment-estimated pa-lay farmgate prices fur-ther plunged to P17.88 per kilo from P21.39 per kilo.

“These statistics only show the damage wrought by rice importa-tion and liberation. The actual situation of farm-ers is far worse,” Ramos said.

ployment of teams. “This process allows

us to check on the ca-

DOH fi elds teams in CL to monitor...F��� ���! 1 pability of hospitals in

managing and treat-ing the disease. This will also help us identi-fy hospitals that need

augmentation in terms of resources, as well as doctors who need addi-tional training,” he ex-plained.

The mortality review will also aid DOH in cre-ating other policies and improving health delivery service, he added.

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Senate committee on agriculture and food who was supposed to key-note the event.

Land Bank president and CEO Cecilla Borro-meo said they brought here several automated teller machines (ATM) to make sure benefi cia-ries can readily withdraw their zero-interest SURE Aid loans.

Dar said SURE Aid, aimed at providing loan assistance for immedi-ate relief to rice farmers aff ected by the impact of low palay prices as a

DA launches loan program for farmers...result of the Rice Tariffi -cation Law (RA 11203), is one of the many pro-grams that the DA is im-plementing.

The loan, Dar ex-plained, is payable in eight years. It can be availed by farmers tilling one hectare of land and below.

Under the program, the LandBank will ad-minister the P1.5-bil-lion fund from DA -Ag-ricultural Credit Policy Council ((DA-ACPC) by releasing the loans ei-ther through direct lend-ing to farmers or through service conduits in un-

banked and unserved areas.

The program in-tends to serve a total of 100,000 rice farmers na-tionwide. Some 2,000 of whom will come from Nueva Ecija.

“This is more sustain-able than dole outs,” Dar said liking the program to teaching farmrse how to fi sh.

“Kaya wag banggain ang gobyerno dahil ang gobyernonay tumutu-long,” he said.

Dar asked the Na-tional Food Authority to intensify procurement of locally-produce rice

even as he requested the Department of So-cial Welfare and Devel-opment to buy rice from local producers, specif-ically local government units who buy and mill palay from constituents.

At least 22 gover-nors are set to meet at the DA Central Offi ce on Tuesday to tackle as-sistance program like in Nueva Ecija which put up P200-million procure-ment fund. The NEPG will buy fresh palay at P15 a kilo.

Mayor Efren Nieves lauded the project that benefi tted 299 farmers.

fi rst half of this year,” Ig-nacio said.

Of the total number of borrowers, 846,823 were employed members with a total of P17.67 billion worth of salary loans granted, 75,465 were voluntary mem-bers with P1.08 billion worth of loans released, 10,423 were self-em-ployed members with P83.69 million worth of loans granted, and 9,004 OFW-members with P163.07 million worth of loans released.

To qualify for a one-month salary loan, a member must have at least 36 posted month-ly contributions, six of which must have been paid within the last 12 months before the month of the loan application. Members who are qual-ifi ed to receive a two-month salary loan must have at least 72 posted monthly contributions, six of which must have been paid within the last 12 months prior to the month of application.

“Members must be

SSS releases P19-B salary loans in H1 2019F��� ���! 1 under 65 years old at

the time of application and has not been grant-ed any fi nal benefi t such as total permanent dis-ability, retirement, and death,” Ignacio added.

Interested self-em-ployed and voluntary members may person-ally submit their salary loan application and oth-er supporting documents at any SSS branch or by using the SSS Self-Ser-vice Information Termi-nals (SSITs) located in selected branch offi ces nationwide. They may also submit their appli-cation online using their My.SSS account on the SSS website, or via smartphone using the SSS Mobile App.

Employed mem-bers, on the other hand, should submit their du-ly-accomplished Salary Loan Application form to their company’s Human Resource Department or directly submit their ap-plications online through the My.SSS accounts with employer’s valida-tion and certifi cation.

“OFW-members with registered My.SSS ac-

counts may also submit their salary loan applica-tion online. Also, they still have the option to visit our SSS Foreign Offi ces to personally submit their application,” said Igna-cio.

In case there is no available SSS offi ce in a particular country, OFW members may designate an authorized represen-tative here in the Philip-pines to submit their ap-plication and supporting documents that are duly certifi ed by the Philippine Consulate Embassy.

Qualifi ed members can receive a salary loan as high as twice the av-erage of the borrower’s latest 12 posted month-ly salary credits (MSC), rounded to the next high-er MSC or amount ap-plied for, whichever is lower.

Member-borrowers shall receive their sala-ry loan proceeds through check or credited to their personal bank accounts under SSS-accredited partner banks.

The SSS Chief also appealed to all mem-ber-borrowers to reli-

giously pay their monthly amortizations within the agreed-upon payment term to avoid accumulat-ing interest and penalty.

“Salary loan has a corresponding interest rate of 10 percent per an-num based on the dimin-ishing principal balance and shall be paid over 24 months or equivalent to two years. In case the borrower fails to pay it on time, SSS shall continue to charge a one percent penalty every month and 10 percent annual inter-est rate until the loan is fully paid,” Ignacio con-cluded.

To closely monitor the salary loan application status and payments, member-borrowers may check their My.SSS ac-counts via SSS website, SSS Mobile App, and SSS Self-Service Infor-mation Terminals (SSITs) in selected SSS branch-es nationwide. They may also call the SSS Hotline at 920-6446 to 55 and lo-cal Toll-Free Services at 1-800-10-2255-777 and send appropriate key-words via SMS using the Text-SSS facility. –PR

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of RICARDO LISCANO MANALO

who died intestate on June 16, 2019 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his estate, more particularly described as follows:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 123167Registry of Deeds of Angeles City

A parcel of land (Lot 68-E-7-B of the subdivision plan Psd-035401-052441, being a portion of Lot 68-E-7, Psd-03-045645, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Barrio of Pulungbulu, City of Angeles;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 045-2012004675Registry of Deeds of Angeles City

A parcel of land (Lot 68-E-7-D-2 of the subdivision plan Psd-03-191905, being a portion of Lot 68-E-7-D, Psd-035401-052441, L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Barangay of Pulungbulu, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 616620-RRegistry of Deeds of the Province of Pampanga

A parcel of land (Lot D-8, of the subd. plan Psd-03-149093, being a portion of Lot D, Psd-03-069033 (AR) LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Balite, City of San Fdo., Prov. of Pamp.;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 042-2019008776Registry of Deeds of the Province of Pampanga

A parcel of land (Lot D-9, of the subd. plan Psd-03-149093, being a portion of Lot D, Psd-03-069033 (AR) LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Balite, City of San Fdo., Prov. of Pamp.;

before Notary Public Arnel D. Berato as per Doc No. 340, Page No. 70, Book No. 02, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 19, 26 & September 2, 2019

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 49GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH (BIRTH CERTIFICATE) WITH REGISTRY NO. 86-1604 OF RAMON ZITA GARCIA.

RAMON ZITA GARCIA,Petitioner,

SPL. PROC. NO. G-19-2734 -versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF LUBAO, PAMPANGA AND THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL IN MANILA, Respondents.

x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER

On 07 August 2019, petitioner through counsel, the PUBLIC ATTORNEY’S OFFICE by Atty. Eigee V. Galacgac, fi led the instant petition praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, the petition be granted and the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) in Lubao, Pampanga and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), representing the Civil Registrar General, be ordered to cancel his Birth Certifi cate with Registry Number 86-1604.

WHEREFORE, fi nding the petition to be suffi cient in form and substance, the court hereby: (a) sets the case for hearing on 15 October 2019 at 8:30 in the morning; (b) orders the petitioner to serve within seventy-two (72) hours from receipt hereof copies of the petition and its annexes to the Offi ce of the Solicitor General of the Philippines at 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City; the Offi ce of the Provincial Prosecutor, City of San Fernando, Pampanga; the Local Civil Registrar of Lubao, Pampanga; and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Manila; (c) directs the Civil Registrar General and any person having or claiming any interest in the Birth Certifi cate which is sought to be cancelled, to fi le a written opposition to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted within fi fteen (15) days from notice of the petition, or from the last date of publication of such notice; (d) orders all persons interested in this petition to appear on said date and time before this court; and (e) directs the Offi ce of the Solicitor General to enter its appearance in this case for the State, together with the deputation to the Offi ce of the Provincial Prosecutor of Pampanga within seventy-two (72) hours from receipt hereof.

Further, the petitioner, at his expense, is ordered to cause the publication of this Order before the date of hearing for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga in accordance with P.D. 1072.

Furnish copy hereof the petitioner, his counsel, the Solicitor General, the Provincial Prosecutor of Pampanga, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), and the Local Civil Registrar of Lubao, Pampanga.

SO ORDERED.Guagua, Pampanga, 19 August 2019.

JESUSA MYLENE C. SUBA-ISIP Presiding Judge

Punto! Central Luzon: August 19, 26 & September 2, 2019

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGAOFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND Petitioner-Mortgagee, EXTRA-JUDICIAL

FORECLOSURE OF ~ versus ~ REAL ESTATE

MORTGAGE NO. 27-19OMAR S. SALUNGA married toRONALYNN R. SALUNGA Respondents-Mortgagors.

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

WHEREAS, upon Extra-Judicial Petition for Sale under Act No. 3135 as amended by the Act No. 4118, fi led by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, Mortgagee, with postal address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga against OMAR S. SALUNGA married to RONALYNN R. SALUNGA, Mortgagors, with postal address at 329 Harvard St., Marisol Village, Angeles City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 29, 2016 amounted to SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN PESOS AND 29/100 (PHP 728,857.29) Philippine Currency, excluding penalties, Attorney’s Fees and expenses of the foreclosure, the undersigned authorized Sheriff IV, will sell at public auction on September 26, 2019 at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder in CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency the property with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 706172-RA parcel of land (Lot 75, blk. 4 of the cons.-subd. plan Pcs-03-

015720, being a portion of lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126, lots 3008-P-6-A to 3008-P-6-H, Psd-03-159018, LRC Rec. No. 151), situated in the Bo. of Calibutbut, Mun. of Bac., Prov. of Pamp. Is. of Luzon x x x containing an area of FORTY FIVE SQUARE METERS & FIFTY SQUARE DECIMETERS (45.50) more or less x x x

Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described property and to the encumbrance existing thereon, if any there be.

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 October 3, 2019 at same time and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, July 31, 2019.

REGINALDO D. SERRANO Sheriff IV (Regional Trial Court Br. 48)Copy Furnished:

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUNDSuburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, CSFP

OMAR S. SALUNGA and RONALYNN R. SALUNGA329 Harvard St., Marisol Village, Angeles CityLot 75, Blk. 4, Xevera Subd., Calibutbut, Bacolor, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: August 19, 26 & September 2, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JACINTO P. GANA who died

intestate on April 7, 2015 in Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale and Waiver of Rights of his estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 198357Lot 4-B-2-H of the subd. plan Psd-03-182575 being a portion of

Lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-172371, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sapang Biabas, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 198351Lot 4-B-2-B of the subd. plan Psd-03-182575 being a portion of

Lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-172371, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sapang Biabas, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 198352Lot 4-B-2-C of the subd. plan Psd-03-182575 being a portion of

Lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-172371, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sapang Biabas, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 198353Lot 4-B-2-D of the subd. plan Psd-03-182575 being a portion of

Lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-172371, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sapang Biabas, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 198354Lot 4-B-2-E of the subd. plan Psd-03-182575 being a portion of

Lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-172371, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sapang Biabas, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 198355Lot 4-B-2-F of the subd. plan Psd-03-182575 being a portion of

Lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-172371, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sapang Biabas, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 198356Lot 4-B-2-G of the subd. plan Psd-03-182575 being a portion of

Lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-172371, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sapang Biabas, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 198358Lot 4-B-2-I (Road) of the subd. plan Psd-03-182575 being a

portion of Lot 4-B-2, Psd-03-172371, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of Sapang Biabas, Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

before Notary Public Arnel S. Santos as per Doc No. 382, Page No. 33, Book No. XXXI, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 26, September 2 & 9, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of CRISPULO CANLAS CASTILLO

who died intestate on September 17, 2016 in Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 30, Blk. 20 of the subd. plan (LRC) Pcs-035409-004168, being a portion of the consolidated Lot 71, Mabt. Cad.; and Parcel 32, Lot 29, Psu-3908, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) with improvements thereon, situated in Mun. of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 191339 (337202-R) in the Registry of Deeds of Pampanga, before Notary Public Avelino C. Gorospe as per Doc No. 82, Page No. 18, Book No. 160, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 26, September 2 & 9, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of CENON LUGUE IGNACIO and

GLORIA HIPOLITO LICUP who died intestate on January 11, 1996 and August 5, 2019, respectively, in Arizona, USA and Angeles City, respectively, executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot No. 75, Blk. No. 37 of the subd. plan Psd-3066, being a portion of Lot No. 590 of the Cadastral survey of Angeles City, G.L.R.O. Cad. Record No. 124) situated in the Barrio of Lourdes, City of Angeles and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-34671, before Notary Public Regina C. Gopez-Agustin as per Doc No. 707, Page No. 48, Book No. XXIII, Series of 2019.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 2, 9 & 16, 2019

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BENJAMIN PEÑA who died

intestate on October 4, 2003 in San Luis, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 3505-D of the subdivision plan Psd-74814, being a portion of Lot 3505 of the Cadastral survey of San Luis, L.R.C. Rec. No. ) situated in the Bo. of San Juan, Mun. of San Luis, Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 2001, Emancipation Patent No. 27247, before Notary Public Severino T. Santos as per Doc No. 337, Page No. 69, Book No. 231, Series of 2014.

Punto! Central Luzon: September 2, 9 & 16, 2019

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Offi ce No. III

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for Extension of Validity of aCertifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ service.

R-EV-PJ-2019-h-2012-00960FRANCISCA Y. ZAMORA /Applicant

x---------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: CHECKPOINT-HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY-HIGHWAY (Angeles City) and vice versa with the use of one (1) unit/s, which certifi cate is valid up to September 2, 2019. In the application fi led on August 14, 2019. Applicant request for the Extension of Validity of said Certifi cate with the use of the same number of unit authorized therein.

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on September 16, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. at its Offi ce at the above address.

Applicant is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least FIVE (5) days before the above date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in REGION III.

Parties opposed to the granting of the Application must fi le their written oppositions supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date, copy of the same be furnished to the applicant, and may if they so desire appear on the said date and time.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of the records of this case submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary evidence for the judicious resolution of the same.

WITNESS the Honorable AHMED G. CUIZON, Regional Director this 27th day of August 2019 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

JE-JESUS D. SISON Hearing Offi cer

PUNTO! Central Luzon: September 2, 2019

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Offi ce No. III

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ/Class 2 service.

R-EV-PJ-2019-h-99-01435MABALACAT PRIMERO SERVICIO, INC. /Applicant

x------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant request authority for the issuance of a Certifi cate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ/Class 2 Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: XEVERA (Mabalacat)- BRGY. MALABANIAS, CLARK FREEPORT, ANGELES, MABALACAT, PERIMETER and vice versa with the use of FIFTEEN (15) unit/s,

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on September 24, 2019 at 9:00 A.M. at its Offi ce at the above address.

Applicant is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least FIVE (5) days before the above date of hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in REGION III.

Parties opposed to the granting of the Application must fi le their written oppositions supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date, copy of the same be furnished to the applicant, and may if they so desire appear on the said date and time.

This application will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of the records of this case submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary evidence for the judicious resolution of the same.

WITNESS the Honorable AHMED G. CUIZON, Regional Director this 22nd day of August 2019 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

ATTY. THERESA B. MAGTOTOChief Transportation Development Offi cer

Hearing Offi cer

PUNTO! Central Luzon: September 2, 2019

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ALIAGA, Nueva Ecija - Patuloy na tinututulan ng mga pamunuan ng Alia-ga National High School at Sangguniang Baran-gay ng Poblacion East 1 ang sabungan na nag-balik operasyon nitong

Sabungan sa Aliaga tinututulanBiyernes.

Nangangamba kasi ang mga opisyales ng barangay at paaralan na muling makaperwisyo katulad ng di-umano’y naging epekto nito sa mga residente at libu-li-bong mag-aaral noong mga nagdaang taon.

Ayon kay Norberto Calma, principal ng Alia-

ga National High School, dinatnan na niyang sara-do ang sabungan mata-pos mai-reklamo ng es-kuwelahan noong 2017.

Bukod sa ingay na sinasabing dulot ng sabungan lalo’t sa mga araw ng Lunes at Bi-yernes na kapwa may pasok sa eskuwela na-gaganap ang sabong doon, ay nangamba sila na mahikayat ang mga bata partikular ang mga Grade 11 at Grade 12 na pumasok doon.

“Kami ay continiously

advocating na sarado na yung cokcpit arena,” pa-hayag ni Calma sa pan-ayam ng media.

Binigyang-diin naman ni chairman Roman Pe-rez, ang kanilang pag-papahalaga sa kapa-kanan ng mga kabata-an at residente, batay na rin sa resolusyon na nagkaisa nilang ipinasa nitong Hulyo.

“Sapagkat, ang nasabing sabungang bito ay nagdudulot ng mapang-abalang ingay na makakaapekto sa

mga gawain ng paaralan at makapagbibigay ng masamang epekto sa pag-aaral mula sa mga paaralang malapit dito, gayindin sa mga res-idente,” saad ng res-olusyon ng Sangguniang Barangay.

Ang sipi ng resolusy-on ay ibinahagi nila sa mga tanggapan nina Mayor Angelo Vargas, Vice Mayor Etwin Ja-valuyas at Aliaga police station.

Nanindigan naman si Luisito Bumanlag, may-ari ng sabungan na legal

ang kanilang operasyon. Kumpleto aniya sila ng mga dokumento at per-miso.

“Hindi namin pinapay-agang pumasok dito ang mga menor de edad,” ani Bumanlag.

Batay sa rekord, ang sabungan ay ipinasara noong 2017 dahil sa di-umano’y paglabag sa Presidential Decree 449 o Cockfi ghting Law of 1974 at reklamo ng dal-awang eskwelahan.

Ngunit napagkaloo-ban ito ng permiso ngay-ong taon.

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WEDDING ESSENTIALS, the country’s premier bridal magazine published by the Manila Bulletin in partnership with SM City Clark launch its event at the Event Center of SM City Clark.

Wedding Essentials noted that they value SM City Clark’s support for the annual wedding fair.

This year local kapampangan designers like: Jojo Macapinlac, Mich Viray, Glen Canlas, Frederick Policarpio were featured in the event

“It’s a tie up with the Manila bulletin, its called “Wedding Essdentials it’s a tie up with their wedding magazine. this is a roadshow held in diff erent parts of the country. What makes it special to this time is that they featured kapampangan designers; working on the gowns, set-up, cakes, Im sure a lot of soon to

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ALDEN RICHARDS is expected to make his prime-time comeback via The Gift on September 16. Julie Anne San Jose and Rayver Cruz are replacing Regine Velasquez as clash master in The Clash once it returns on TV on September 21.

According to GMA-7, the new Kapuso series will air starting September 16 on GMA Telebabad.

The show is replacing Jennylyn Mercado and Gabby Concepcion’s teleserye, Love You Two, in the second prime-time slot.

Last Saturday, August 31, Alden posted a teaser of the show on his Instagram stories.

The teaser showed his character as a charming Divisoria boy who saved his mother, played by Jo Berry, from a brawl in the market.

In the middle of the brawl, a man suddenly shot Alden in the head.

Previous reports already stated that Alden’s character will become blind in the show.

Apart from Jo Berry, Alden’s co-stars in The Gift are Jean Garcia, Mikee Quintos, Elizabeth Oropesa, Christian Vazquez, Ysabel Ortega,

launched at SM City Clarkwed kapampangans would like to visit the mall. It’s for them to have more ideas in planning their wedding.

“Manila Bulleting chose SM City clark for it’s venue just like last year.

“I think they believe that kapampangans are very talented to begin with, and it’s a good showcase of our kapampangan designers.

“So, we would like to invijte everybody to come and visit Wedding Essentials here at SM City Clark, expecially who are getting married, there’s a lot of ideas you can get here and enjoy the mall as well” says SM Supermalls Senior Vice President Ms. Millie Dizon.

The event showcased the gowns created by our local fashion designers through a mini-fashion show.

and Martin del Rosario.Before The Gift airs its pilot

episode on September 16, GMA-7’s prime-time series, Beautiful Justice, will fi rst make its debut on the fi rst prime-time slot on September 9.

The series, top-billed by Yasmien Kurdi, Gabbi Garcia, and Bea Binene, tells the story of three women who will unite to get justice for the death of their loved ones. The killings of their loved ones were orchestrated by a syndicate.

It will replace the prime-time series Sahaya, starring Bianca Umali, Miguel Tanfelix, and Migo Adecer, which will end this Friday, September 6.

Fresh from the success of My Special Tatay, Rita Daniela and Ken Chan are set to top-bill their fi rst prime-time series together, titled One of the Baes.

Produced by GMA News and Public Aff airs, the series will show the ups and downs of Filipino seafarers. The series features Ken as Grant, an environmental blogger who meets Rita’s character, Jowalyn, who in turn dreams of becoming a ship captain.

Wedding Essentials editorial team with models.

SM Marketing-Communications SVP Millie Dizon, Events and Concepts’ Voltaire Zalamea, designers Mich Viray, Glen Canlas and Jojo Macapinlac join exhibitors at the opening rites.

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay International Airport (SBIA) is expected to gain the attention of more corporate cli-ents and players in the avia-tion industry with the opening here on Monday of a facility for aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Au-thority (SBMA) chair and ad-ministrator Wilma T. Eisma said the MRO project by busi-ness aviation services provid-er Aviation Concepts Techni-cal Services Inc. (ACTSI) will boost the agency’s program for the full development of the Subic airport as a 24/7 hub for business aviation.

“We have long dreamed of developing the SBIA into a business and general aviation (BA/GA) airport in the country, and this project is one huge step towards realizing that vi-sion,” Eisma said. “We are banking on the strategic loca-tion of Subic in the Asia-Pacifi c region to boost SBIA’s chanc-es to become a regional player in the MRO business.”

ACTSI, which is the main-tenance arm of Falconer Air-craft Management, Inc., an af-fi liated company of global port management fi rm International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), has upgraded close to 18,000 square meters of hangar space at SBIA.

Under its 25-year lease agreement with the SBMA, ACTSI intends to provide

Subic airport poised for more aviation businesshangar parking, corporate jet maintenance, repair and over-haul, as well as aircraft corro-sion preventive solutions.

ACTSI’s large-sized air-craft users will also be able to enjoy easy take-off s and land-ings with the extensive 9,000-feet long runway at the SBIA.

In last Monday’s launch, the ACTSI hangar easily ac-commodated a 2010 Gulf-stream Aerospace GIV-X (G450), which is more than 89 feet long and with a wingspan of more than 77 feet. A heli-copter was also parked inside the facility.

ACTSI general manager John O’Meara and president and chief executive offi cer Fernando Gaspar led the soft launch of the Subic hangar with Sen. Richard Gordon as guest of honor.

The senator, who initiated the establishment of the SBIA when he was SBMA chairman, welcomed the business ven-ture of ACTSI and pointed out that the airport is one of the strategic advantages of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

The Subic airport started out in 1951 as the Naval Air Station Cubi Point of the Unit-ed States Navy and was con-verted into a commercial air-port under the SBMA in 1992.

The SBMA has since mar-keted SBIA for its strategic lo-cation, it being only 1.5 hours away from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan and just 3 hours away from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

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Eisma also noted that in a forum sponsored last year by the Hong Kong-based Asian Business Aviation Association, aviation executives expressed enthusiasm about developing Subic into a fully integrated aerospace park and aviation hub.

She added that enthusiasm was further bolstered by the concrete support of the Phil-ippine government which allo-cated P553 million to help get the Subic airport running by improving its equipment and intensifying the airport market-ing campaign.

“Along this line, we are now working to revive domes-tic and international fl ight op-erations at the SBIA; regain the SBIA’s status as an in-ternational airport; and settle pending issues to make Subic a 24/7 air terminal,” Eisma also said.

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A breakthrough research in bio technology was launched at the Bliss Hotel here on Friday.

The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) pre-sented the multi-awarded Vitalgro Carrageenan plant growth promoter (PGP) which it developed from seaweeds that con-tained phytohomone-like compounds that supports growth and development of crops.

Dr. Lucille Abad, PNRI-Department of Science and Tech-nology (DOST) chemistry research section head, gave a brief explanation as inventor of the product which provides stem growth, effi cient absorption of plant nutrients and increase in rice yield by 15 to 30 percent.

The scientist explained that carrageenan came from sea-weeds (known locally as guso or gulamang dagat) and is or-ganic since it is edible but was subjected to irradiation with gamma rays at their PNRI facility.

She said the PNRI gamma facility irradiate the seaweeds. “But it is a slow process so if we irradiate 2,000 liters it will last up to four days,” she said.

“So, now we achieve the same eff ect with the use of elec-tron beam where 2,000 liters per hour can be produced… so we can now go commercial,” she explained.

Dr. Gil Magsino, agriculturist from the University of the Phil-ippines-Los Baňos (UPLB), conducted the pilot test in Pulilan, Bulacan and gave insights on how it was done during his talk.

Juliet Francisco, Pulilan, Bulacan agriculturist, gave a tes-timony on the eff ectivity of using the carrageenan technology.

She said Typhoon Lando struck just before harvest time during the fi eld testing and wreaked havoc in the province. However, rice crops that were sprayed with carrageenan re-mained upright as compared to the fi elds surrounding the test area which were devastated.

Wilfredo F. Sibal, DOST chief science and research spe-cialist, said the carrageenan project started since the time of former DOST Secretary Mario Montejo.

Sibal reiterated that carrageenan can increase rice yield and as well as pest and disease resistance as proven by fi eld testing.

He said a combination of three technologies like a me-chanical rice transplanter, hybrid seeds and carrageenan can increase rice yield of up to 200 cavans per hectare.

Sibal said it is now possible to attain this but everything started with carrageenan. “We are grateful to ma’am Lucy Abad of PNRI for coming up with this research idea and even-tually graduating in the technology,” he said.

Claro Q. Torres, technical sales manager of Sunripe Agri Machineries, Inc., said his company is the distributor of the commercial product of the technology which is now known as Vitalgro Carrageenan PGP.

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BOTOLAN, Zambales - A sus-pected drug pusher was killed when he engaged policemen in a fi refi ght during a drug opera-tion at Sitio Bucao, Barangay Carael here.

In his report to Zambales Police Provincial Offi ce director, Col. Ponce Rogelio Peñones, Jr., Police Major Daniel Fakat, head of Botolan PNP, identifi ed the suspect as Benigno Pelayo,

alias Noynoy, resident of the said place.

Report said joint elements of Botolan PNP, Provincial In-telligence Branch, headed by Lt. Col. Leonardo Madrid, and 305th RMFB3 were conduct-ing a drug buy-bust when the suspect sensed that the buy-er was a police offi cer, and opened fi re prompting the lat-ter to return fi re that killed the

suspect. Recovered from the

scene one sachet of sha-bu used in the buy-bust, two other sachets of shabu, one .38 revolver with four bullets and one fi red cartridge, fi ve opened sachets containing traces of shabu, the P1,000 marked money, one lighter, and two fi red cartridge case of 9mm. –Johnny Reblando

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