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HUMONGOUS. Workers rush completion of the “monumentalized” logo of the Southeast Asian Games 2019 at the Clark Bayanihan Park to be launched Nov. 30 with countdown clock to the hosting of the games. P !"! $% B!&' L()*!&

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CLARK FREEPORT -- Central Luzon´s gross domestic product (GDP) at 7.8 percent

has overtaken the national average of 6.4 percent, making the region a “growth driver” in the country, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas deputy governor Diwa Guinigundo said in a forum here.

7.8% GDP growth in CL tops 6.4% nat’l average

400 delegates to fl ock to SEA Games countdown celebration in Clark

CLARK FREEPORT -- Some 400 dele-gates are expected to fl ock in this Free-port as the start of the one-year count-down celebration for the 2019 South East Asian (SEA) Games will take place here on November 30.

The event, organized by Philippines SEA Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC), will be attended by past and present Philippine athletes, SEA Games Federation from all participating coun-tries, key national, provincial and local government offi cials and dignitaries from ten participating nations.

As the host country for the upcoming SEA Games, a 15 meters tall equivalent to four-storey building countdown clock was constructed at the Bayanihan Park here. The said structure consists of eleven cir-

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CLARK FREEPORT —Transportation Sec. Ar-thur Tugade said con-struction of Phase 1 of the railway project from Tutuban in Manila to Ma-lolos, Bulacan will start in January next year, while Phase 2 from Malolos to this freeport will start in May, also next year.

Tutuban-Malolos railway construction starts January

Speaking before Central Luzon stake-holders during the re-cent Sulong Pilipinas fo-rum here, Tugade said he expected the two projects to be completed by 2022.

Tugade noted that “Phase I is a 38-km seg-

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ANGELES CITY -- “Let the public know that all transactions funded un-der the city government’s 2018 supplementary budget in the amount of P1.29 billion are illegal.”

Thus, declared city mayoralty bet Alexan-der S. Cauguiran on

CAUGUIRAN SAYS

Bidding P1.29-B projects before

publication illegalWednesday, citing that the appropriation ordi-nance providing funds for the P1.29 billion proj-ects was not published, as required by law, and therefore illegal.

“The publication of any ordinance, more so

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – No substitution. No running in 2019.

Oscar S. Rodriguez, for-mer three-term city mayor and multi-term congress-man, ended all speculations Wednesday of a possible run for the city mayoralty post.

“I told Mayor EdSa that, with this development, I am fi nally acceding to the re-quest of my children not to run and make a substitution,” so was Rodriguez quoted as having said in a Facebook message.

In his message, Rodri-guez said LP president Sen. Francis Pangilinan informed him that Mayor Edwin Santi-ago “was insistent in his re-quest to the party that he be still considered party offi cer.”

“Informed of my chil-dren still against my running, (Pangilinan) told me that he would have a fi nal talk with Mayor Edsa to exact assur-ance from him of full support of our national candidates, among others, as a condition precedent in granting his re-quest,” Rodriguez said.

Pangilinan also told San-tiago to call him, Rodriguez said.

“This morning, at around 10:30, Mayor Edsa called me up, telling me of his talk with Sen Kiko, insisting that he never left the Party and told me that LP stalwarts VP Leni (Robredo), Sen Kiko, and Cong Kit Belmonte as

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Sec Gen, will soon meet us,” Rodriguez said and that it was then that he told the mayor that he would not run and make a substitution.

The call of Pangilinan was precisely what Rodriguez was waiting for during his tete-a-tete with members of the local media last Monday at the Best Western Hotel here, for him to make the expected defi nitive announcement whether he would run or not.

He told media then that he was waiting for a call from the Liberal Party national leader-ship relative to Santiago’s re-quest for a reconsideration with the party as to his be-ing offi cial party candidate for mayor.

While the LP had a ready certifi cate of nomination and acceptance for Santiago as its standard bearer in the City of San Fernando, Santiago fi led his certifi cate of candi-dacy as member of the Kam-bilan Party of Gov. Lilia G. Pi-neda.

The move prompted the LP to fi eld one Eugene Diaz as its candidate for mayor. This gave rise to a possible substitution by Rodriguez be-fore the November 29 dead-line, buttressed by reports of the LP persuading the 2004 World City Mayor Awardee to run.

Rodriguez had time and again said that he had acced-ed to the wishes of his family to spend his time with them, “away from politics” where he engaged in for over three de-cades.

But Rodriguez has never been known to back out to the call of public service.

Hence, the Hamletian di-lemma of whthere he would run or not.

With the withdrawal from the race of Diaz on Monday, speculations of Rodriguez’s running became even wilder.

Hours away from the November 29 deadline for substitution, Rodriguez an-nounced his decision. The expected battle royale be-tween the mentor Rodriguez and his protegee Santiago will not come to be.

– Bong Z. Lacson

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CABANATUAN CITY - Ilang araw bago sumapit ang No-vember 29 deadline para sa pagpapalit ng mga kandidato, magkakasunod na naghain sa Commission on Elections ng kani-kanilang kandidatura ang mga miyembro ng pamilyang Umali sa lalawigan ng Nueva Ecija.

Pasado ala-una ng hapon nitong Martes nang magsam-pa ng certifi cate of candidacy para sa pagka-bise guberna-dor si dating bokal at Cabanat-uan City Vice Mayor Anthonio Emmanuel Umali.

Siya ay naideklarang sub-stitute candidate para kay Peñaranda Mayor Ferdinand Abesamis na nag-withdraw ng kandidatura sa nasabing po-sisyon noong Nobyembre 20.

Batay sa record ng Comelec Nueva Ecija, pasado alas-dose ng tanghali nitong Lunes naman naghain ng kan-didatura si Gov. Czarina Um-ali bilang substitute candidate ni dating Bongabon Mayor Lu-isito Ronquillo sa pagka-kina-tawan ng ikatlong distrito ng Nueva Ecija.

Biyernes nitong nakaraang linggo ay nagsampa rin ng kanyang COC sa pagka-gu-bernador si dating punong lalawigan Aurelio Umalut bil-ang substitute sa kanyang na-

Rigodon sa kandidatura sa NE pinangunahan ng mga Umali

katatandang kapatid Gil Ray-mond Umali.

Si dating board member at Vice Mayor Anthony Umali ay pinatawan ng dismissal at perpetual disqualifi cation from holding public offi ce ng Om-budsman matapos maisang-kot sa di-umano’y pagri-re-pack ng kahun- kahong relief goods ng DSWD.

Perpetual disqualifi cation din ang hatol ng Ombudsman kay dating Gov. Aurelio Umali dahil naman sa pagsasangkot sa kanya sa kontrobetsital na fertilizer scam.

Pero kapwa itinatanggi ng magkapatid ang akusasyon at iniaapela ang nasabing mga desisyon.

Samanta, nagpalitan ng posisyon na tinatakbuhan ngayon sina dating konsehal Ramon Garcia at Gabriel Call-ing sa lungsod na ito.

Mula sa unang inihain na kandidatura ni Calling para al-kalde ay bumaba siya sa pag-ka-bise alkalde samantalang kasaliwa nito si Garcia.

Pinalitan naman ni dat-ing Kon. Ari Severino ang nag-withdraw na kandidato na si Richard Medina para sa po-sisyon sa sangguniang pan-lungsod.

Lahat sila ngayon ay tu-matakbo sa ilalim ng parti-do Unang Sigaw na pinamu-munuan ni dating Gob. Umali.

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The chief executive of an auc-tion company was shot dead by still unidentifi ed motorcy-cle-riding gunmen Wednes-day night inside this freeport.

The victim was identifi ed as Dominic Sytin, president and founder of United Auction-eers Inc.

Reports said that at about 7:49 p.m. Wednesday, Sytin together with his friends were about to enter the Lighthouse Resort and Hotel when the as-sailants riddled him with bul-

THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority condemns in the strongest possible term what is apparently a targeted as-sassination of a business loca-tor in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

This is sad news for us, not only because a promi-nent businessman who has been a very active member of the Subic Freeport communi-ty has fallen prey to violence, but also because one life has been snuff ed out just like that.

We condole with the fami-ly of the victim and pray with them that the perpetrators of this dastardly crime be iden-tifi ed at the soonest possible time so that justice can be

Bizman gunned down in Subic freeport

lets on the head.Sytin was declared dead

on the spot while his body-guard is in critical condition at a nearby hospital.

Police investigators re-covered empty shells of still undetermined caliber at a sidewalk in Moonbay Marina Complex.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chairman Wilma Eis-ma ordered a lockdown at the freeport after the incident.

Authorities are still con-ducting investigation as to the motive of killing and the identi-ties of the killers.

served.At the moment, the SBMA

is working with the Philippine National Police and other in-vestigating units to fl ush out the killers. I have ordered at 7:28 p.m. a lockdown at all the Freeport gates as soon as I heard the sad news. I have also directed the SBMA SWAT team to double security at the gates and to thoroughly exam-ine each person and every ve-hicle prior to their exit.

In this light, we ask for the cooperation of the public as we impose strict security mea-sures in the Subic Bay Free-port, and urge any person with information to help authorities solve this crime.

SBMA condemns killingPRESS STATEMENT

MUFFLERS. Zambales Police Provincial Offi ce director Senior Supt. Felix A Verbo Jr. leads the destruction of confi scated modifi ed muffl er pursuant to Muffl er Act of 2016 at Camp Conrado D. Yap Iba, Zambales. In attendance are inspector Marlon Agno of the Zambales Provincial Highway Patrol Team; Jeff rey Gonzales, chief Licensing Division & Motor Vehicle Inspector of LTO-Iba and other offi cials.

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CASTILLEJOS, Zambales - An auto mechanic was ar-rested by operatives of Drug Enforcement Unit of Castille-jos PNP during drug opera-tions in Barangay Del Pilar here.

Chief Inspector Rolando Dellezo, head of Castillejos PNP, identifi ed the suspect

as Junior Cristobal y Patio, 36, of Barangay Asinan Prop-er Subic, Zambales.

The suspect was arrested selling plastic sachets of sha-bu worth P300 to a police po-seur-buyer.

Recovered from the sus-pect 21 heat-sealed transpar-ent plastic sachets of shabu

with an estimated street val-ue of P50,000 placed inside a black purse.

The suspect is now locked up in jail facing charges for violation of Section 5 and 11, Article ll of 9165 before the Zambales Provincial Pros-ecutors Offi ce in Olongapo City. –Johnny R. Reblando

Auto mechanic arrested for shabu

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 1, 2018 • THURSDAY - SATURDAY

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FOR KAPAMPANGANS, Christmas is one of the most awaited seasons of the year because it’s when people come together as one family to celebrate the birth our Lord Jesus Christ. It’s time for festivities and community traditions that light up the season. As Christmas draws near, homes come alive through lanterns and splendid lights. When the whole place is at its most festive ap-pearance, we can say that it’s offi cially Christmas!

To capture the moment that make this season more consequential and momentous, The Hauslands will light up its communities once again with vi-brant light installations through its fi rst ever “I am Home this Christmas: The Christmas Décor Competition”.

Crafting on a tradition to light up the communities every Christmas since it started, The Hauslands fi nds new ways to elevate the experience by involving the homeowners on the launch of the fi rst-ever Christmas décor competi-tion with the theme “Merry and Bright

Christmas”. Mansfi eld Residences, Timog Residences, Mirus Residences and Nouveau Residences will be the participating communities for this year.

Alongside the revered Filipino Christmas traditions and family re-unions, The Hauslands ensures that the Christmas celebrations will be in-spiring and memorable. Starting this year, The Hauslands encourages its homeowners to participate on this event and share collaborative ideas, eff orts and endeavors, incorporating a healthy competition among communi-ties.

The communities will light up on the night of December 1, 2018 and will be judged according to the provided cri-teria. Grand and special prizes will be announced will be announced on De-cember 6, 2018.

The holiday spectacle will extend its Christmas cheer through their dazzling designs starting December 1 until Jan-uary 6.

–Press release

The Hauslands launchesChristmas Décor Competition

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CLARK FREEPORT – Filinvest Mimosa + Lei-sure City kicked-off the celebration of the Yule-tide Season inside the sprawling estate with multi-awarded sing-er-songwriter and televi-sion personality Richard Poon serenading the all time favorite Christmas songs.

With the theme “Stel-lar Christmas Celebra-tion” the activity aims to bring the community to-

Filinvest Mimosa Plus kicks-off Christmas with aplombgether to enjoy the cool outdoor weather, discov-er great fi nds in the food market and bazaar as it inspires friends and fam-ilies to spend more time with one another.

The event was held at the beautifully land-scaped Acacia Park just right across Quest Ho-tel where the starry giant Christmas tree and dec-orative Christmas lights are creatively displayed. The cool breeze was just right for a night of festive songs and even falling

stars.It was an evening to

remember as Christmas songs fi lled the air with special performances by the Holy Angel University Choral and Jayson Nar-ciso were also enjoyed by family and friends.

The food market add-ed enjoyment where guests feasted Bibing-ka, assorted barbeque, Ilocos empanada, sha-warma, lots of sweets and drinks.

A fi reworks display capped the night.

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CLARK FREEPORT – The very fi rst video call in 5G con-nection powered by Smart Communications was suc-cessfully made between this Freeport and Makati, as the fi rst 5G cities in the country.

Clark Development Cor-poration (CDC) President and CEO Noel F. Manankil was fi rst to experience the interop-erability of 5G connection as he received the video call from PLDT – Smart Chief technol-ogy and information advisor Joachim Horn from the PLDT headquarters in Makati City.

The fi rst 5G enabled video call was made possible with the use of 5G Radio and Core equipment of Smart partners Huawei in Makati and Erics-son in this Freeport. The con-duct of the fi rst video confer-ence in 5G showcases its abil-ity to exchange information in a multi-vendor environment at this early age.

During a ceremony held at PLDT headquarters in Maka-ti, PLDT- Smart Chairman and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan said that they working on pro-viding more 5G cities in the future by strengthening their partnership with private, gov-ernment and industrial part-ners.

“We are working very hard with our technology partners Huawei and Ericsson, as well as government and industrial partners like Bases Conver-sion and Development Author-

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ity and CDC in piloting 5G use cases and establishing even more Smart 5G Cities across the country soon,” Pangilinan said.

Meanwhile, Manankil said that the launching of the 5G connectivity demonstrates a strong connectivity.

Sharing his experience of

the fi rst 5G- enabled video call, Manankil said “It’s a great experience. The audio and the video are excellent. We are very happy and thankful for Smart for choosing Clark as their initial venue and site for 5G.”

Manankil also added that 5G connectivity will soon be

experienced all over this Free-port.

“Based on the plan that was submitted to CDC, the plan is in one year and the en-tire Clark Freeport Zone will be covered by 5G and we are very excited for the completion of that project,” he said.

With the launching of Clark

as the very fi rst 5G- enabled city, infrastructure inside this Freeport are expected to get even better, making them more reliable in creating smart and technology-focused city here. This is also seen to ben-efi t not just locators here but also other industries in various parts of the country.

Clark Development Corp. president-CEO Noel F. Manankil is fi rst to experience the fi rst ever 5G-enabled video call powered by Smart Communications. Manankil received the video call from Smart Chief technology and information advisor Joachim Horn from PLDT headquaters in Makati. P !"! )!10"+*% !2 CDC-CD

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CLARK FREEPORT – Quest Plus’ all-day dining buff et is now offi cially open.Inspired by the energy of being alive, the launch happened with a burst of color and life with a magi-cian, mimes, and jaw-drop-ping carnival gimmicks. The most-anticipated launch hap-pened on November 20, 2018 with a ribbon cutting ceremo-ny and circus themed perfor-mances by the Legato Per-forming Artists.

Quest Plus Clark, Chroma Hospitality and Filinvest Hos-pitality’s top brass welcomed guests to a magical evening of gastronomic food and ex-periences. During the launch, Mequeni Live paid homage to Pampanga, the culinary capi-tal of the Philippines, by serv-ing authentic Pork Sisig and Pancit Palabok carefully craft-ed to satisfy everyone’s taste.

Mequeni Live is not the ordinary buff et spread. It is a feast for all senses.The grand launch truly buzzed with so much energy and aromatic fl avors that one cannot help but savor all nine live stations Mequeni Live off ers.

Every age, nationality, and personality can have all their cravings satisfi ed. From fresh sashimi and seafood, to dim sum and grill stations, to handmade pizza and the most popular Gelato fl avors, each person walks from station to station with a big smile and a happy tummy while witnessing live song performances and stunning light shows. Mequeni Lounge is also open to cater a more relaxed vibe complete

Mequeni Live opens with a grand launchwith cocktails and acoustic serenades.

With the holidays coming up, Quest Plus Clark gives din-ing an added experience. For more promos on Quest Plus Conference Center – Clark, TripAdvisor’s #1 hotel in Clark Pampanga, visitwww.quest-hotelsandresorts.com/clark or call (045) 599 8000.

About Chroma HospitalityChroma Hospitality, Inc.

is a young, forward-thinking company crafting bold, in-novative hospitality brands. Owned by Filinvest Hospitali-ty Corporation, Chroma is the management company behind Crimson Hotel Filinvest City, Manila, Crimson Resort and Spa Mactan, Cebu, Quest Ho-tel and Conference Center in Cebu City, Quest Hotel and Conference Center in Clark, Pampanga, and the highly an-ticipated Crimson Resort and Spa Boracay. For more infor-mation please visit http://chro-mahospitality.com/.

–Press release

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Opinion

Dogged loyaltyGOOD-BYE, Dugong Aso.

Thus, the erudite Robby Tantingco slugged his recent Facebook post, furthering:

“Have you noticed? There is hardly any Filipino anymore who calls Kapampangans ‘dugong aso’. We have successfully asserted ourselves and changed the conversation to the other narratives of the multi-layered story of our amazing people. So, once and for all, and to put the last nail on the coffi n of this subject matter, let us stop blaming the Macabebe Scouts alone…for the capture of Aguinaldo in Palanan in 1901…”

And, with their corresponding mug shots and briefs of their dastardly deed, Robby laid the blame on Spanish Capt. Lazaro Segovia, Ilocano Cecilio Seguismundo, and Tagalog Maj. Hilario Talplacido as having betrayed Aguinaldo.

Lamented Robby: “And yet it was the foot soldiers, the Macabebes, who bore the brunt of the nation’s anger which resulted in the unfair racial profi ling of all Kapampangans as ‘traydor’ and ‘dugong aso.’”

Rightly, and reasonably, Robby: “How could the Macabebes, who never served in Aguinaldo’s army and therefore could not have betrayed him, be branded as traitors, and not these three defectors? They were merely doing their job as hired soldiers of the American military, and were actually exacting vengeance on a man they hated with all their heart and soul (for killing Andres Bonifacio whose roots were in Macabebe, and for ordering the burning of the Macabebe church).”

I commented: From another perspective, the Macabebe scouts should even be hailed as heroes. Aguinaldo’s messiahnic delusions deprived the revolution of its father, Bonifacio and its only real military brains, Luna.

While over a score liked what I said, the overwhelming majority of reactions were more of relief and gladness at Robby’s reasoned contextualization of a historical event in expunging from the Kapampangan race the canard of a canine bloodline.

Which instantly reminded me of something similar I wrote and updated here some years back, to wit:

…DOGS ARE clichéd as man’ts best friend, yet they tend to get the choicest cuts in the worst insults. “Gone to the dogs,” for instance.

Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago riled the usually cat-cool Sen. Panfi lo Lacson not so much for calling him “Pinky” as for branding him as Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile’s “attack dog.” Warranting a reply in kind from the former top cop. A case of “dog-eat-dog” there?

“Tuta ng Kano (America’s puppy).” So, the militant Left derided Ferdinand E. Marcos, Cory Aquino and all those who followed them to Malacañang down to Cory’s son BS.

Even the venerable Carlos P. Romulo, who served eight Philippine presidents – from Quezon to Marcos – and who himself sat as president – of the Fourth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1949-1950, was not spared of a similar epithet. No idle urban legend but a revealed truth to student activists of the First Quarter Storm was Chou En-Lai’s dismissal of Romulo as “America’s running dog” at the Bandung Conference of Asian and African nations in 1955 that helped crystallized the Non-Aligned Movement.

At the time of Cory too, I remember the Malacañang Press Corps raising a howl over a presidential factotum’s obvert reference to them as mongrels when he directed his staff to “feed the kennel” whenever his offi ce issued press releases.

For too long a time, a collective insult, indeed, a curse, to the whole Kapampangan race is the branding “dugong aso.”

In 1981, the political leadership of Pampanga – from Gov. Estelito P. Mendoza, Vice Gov. Cicero J. Punzalan, down to the mayors led by the “Big 5” of San Fernando’s

Armando Biliwang, Arayat’s Benigno Espino, Magalang’s Daniel Lacson, Sta. Ana’s Magno Maniago and Sta. Rita’s Frank Ocampo, along with Angeles City’s Francisco G. Nepomuceno, raged and ranted rabidly at then Olongapo City Mayor Richard J. Gordon for citing the Kapampangans as dugong aso in the context of regionalism’s ill-eff ects to nationalism in his nomination speech for Ferdinand E. Marcos in the KBL party convention at the Manila Hotel.

Actual physical threats were even thrown Gordon’s way in addition to some persona non grata resolutions. (Gordon’s topping Pampanga in the senatorial contest of May 2013, is some vindication of the forgiving-and-forgetting nature of this race.)

LapidEven as dugong aso stuck to the

Kapampangan, the insult accruing thereat has largely dissipated. This is owed to an extent to then Gov. Lito Lapid, as we wrote here sometime ago:

“Ikinagagalit nating mga Kapampangan ang pagtawag sa atin ng ‘dugong aso.’ Subali’t ito ay ipinagmamalaki’t ikinararangal ko. Sa katapatan, wala nang mauuna pa sa aso: sa kanya iniiwan ng amo ang tahanan nito, pati na magkaminsan ang pagtatanggol sa kanyang pamilya. Subukin mong saktan ang amo, at tiyak, dadambain ka ng kanyang aso. Ang katapatang ito ang iniaalay ko sa inyo.” (We Kapampangans get slighted when told the blood of dogs runs in our veins. But I fi nd pride and honor in this. When it comes to loyalty, none beats the dog: to it man leaves the protection of his home, at times even the defense of his family. Try to hit a man and his dog will surely attack you. This is the kind of loyalty I off er you.)

Before a beaming President Ramos at the Mawaque Resettlement Project site in 1997, Lapid pledged his loyalty in gratitude for the new lease on human decency, on human life itself that El Tabaco bestowed upon those the Mount Pinatubo eruptions devastated, displaced and dispossessed.

Thence, the Bida embraced FVR’s Lakas-NUCD with a fi delity his wife could only wish he committed to his marital vows with as much devotion, if not intensity.

Lapid there made a rarity: loyalty being an uncommon commodity in politics. So, what is it that makes politicians and adulterers one and the same as a dysfunctional radio? Low fi delity on a high frequency, dummy…

There too was Lapid giving a novel and noble meaning to the derogatory dugong aso impacted in the Kapampangan psyche, extolling it as the virtue of katapatan, of dogged loyalty to an elder, to a superior, to a friend. No mean feat for the uncolleged Lapid.

But for the title “Of dogs and men,” there is very little I remember of a column I wrote in The Voice in the late ‘70s. It would have made a most relevant read in the subject I am discussing here. The ending of that column though is something I cannot possibly just easily forget, having consigned it as much to the mind as to the heart and put out at every opportunity that calls for it, like now.

A lesson in loyalty – of dogs, as well as of men – perfectly captured in that blurb of an award-winning Lino Brocka movie: “Sa bawa’t latay, kahit aso’y nag-iiba. Sa unang latay, siya’y magtatanda; Sa ikalawa, siya’y mag-iisip; Sa ikatlo, siya’y magtataka; Sa ika-apat, humanda ka!” (At every lash, even a dog changes. At the fi rst, it would learn. At the second, it would think. At the third, it would wonder. At the fourth, brace yourself!)

Caveat canis. Yes, there is more to what the Latins of old put up at their gates than its literal meaning.

10 Utos ng mga Anak ng Bayan

SA IKA-155 taon ng kanyang kapanganakan, isang

pagbabalik-tanaw sa Dekalogo ni Andres Bonifacio.

1. Ibigin mo ang Diyos nang buong puso.

2. Pakatandaang lagi na ang tunay na pag-ibig sa

Diyos ay siya ring pag-ibig sa Tinubuan, at iyan

din ang pag-ibig sa kapwa.

3. Itanim sa iyong puso na ang tunay na kahalagahan

ng puri’t kaginhawahan ay ang ikaw ay mamatay

dahil sa ikaliligtas ng Inang-Bayan.

4. Lahat ng iyong mabuting hangad ay magwawagi

kapag ikaw’y may hinahon, tiyaga, katwiran at

pag-asa sa iyong inaasal at ginagawa.

5. Pag-ingatan mo, kapara ng pag-iingat sa

sariling puri, ang mga pasiya at adhikain ng

K.K.K.

6. Katungkulan ng lahat na ang nabibingit sa

malaking kapahamakan sa pagtupad ng kanyang

tungkulin ay iligtas sukdang ikapariwara ng

sariling buhay at kayamanan.

7. Ang kaugalian natin sa ating sarili at sa

pagtupad ng ating tungkulin ay siyang

kukunang halimbawa ng ating kapwa.

8. Bahaginan mo ng iyong makakya ang sino mang

mahirap at kapuspalad.

9. Ang sipag sa paggawa na iyong ikabubuhay ay

siyang tunay na sanhi ng pag-ibig, pagmamahal

sa sarili, sa inyong asawa’t mga anak sa iyong

kapatid at mga kababayan.

10. Parusahan ang sino mang masamang tao’t

taksil, at purihin ang mabubuting gawa. Dapat

mong paniwalaan na ang tinutungo ng K.K.K. ay

mga biyaya ng Diyos; na anupa’t ang ninanasa

ng Inang-Bayan ay mga nasain din ng Diyos.

Kaakibat ng isang pagninilay-nilay at pag-asang ito

ay maisakatuparan. Para sa Inang Bayan. Para sa mga

susunod pang salinlahi.

Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. –John Adams

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Halo-haloDing Cervantes

OpinionNapag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

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REPEAT WITH emphasis: Recent apparitions of the Blessed Mother are not warning of the end of the world (which “only the Father knows”), but rather of an apocalyptic end of an era in the history of mankind.

This was most clear in the Marian apparitions in Garanbandal, Spain in the 1960s. The apparitions there have yet to be fi nally approved by the Holy See as worth of belief, but then, who would doubt if St. Padre Pio himself had confi rmed their authenticity?

So again, we repeat the Garabandal prophecies, because they seem to pertain to our times: the Warning, the Miracle, the Chastisement.

Since the Warning would be the fi rst to happen, let me share with you what the Garabandal visionaries said about it in various interviews at diff erent times.

Mari Loli Gonzales (died in 2009), July 27, 1975:

Q. You have said that you know the year of the Warning. Can you tell us if it will occur in the next few years or is still distant in the future?

A. No. I can’t say anything.Q. Did the Blessed Mother tell you not to

speak about the Warning?A. No, she didn’t, but, because the Warning

and the Miracle are within the same year, I feel it inside not to say anything.

Q. How do you know the Warning and the Miracle are within the same year?

A. During an apparition — I don’t remember just when—the Blessed Virgin told me.

Q. Reportedly, you have said that when the Warning occurs everything will stand still, even planes in the sky. Is this true?

A. Yes, but just for a few moments.Q. You mean that everything will stop at a

given moment and at that moment the Warning will occur?

A. Yes.Q. When was this information revealed to

you?A. During an apparition the Blessed Virgin

told me all this.Q. Was all the information given you during

one apparition, or did Our Lady tell you this over several apparitions?

A. She told me all of this during one apparition. I don’t remember now if she spoke about the Warning during any other apparition.

Q. Do you know how long the Warning will last?

A. Just a few minutes.Q. Are you afraid of the Warning?A. Yes. Like everyone else.I have faults, and

the Warning will show me my faults and this makes me afraid.

Q. Can you tell us anything else about the Warning?

A. All I can say is that it is very close and that it is very important that we prepare ourselves because it will be a terrible thing. It will make us feel all the wrong we have done.

February, 1977Q. Have you ever discussed with Conchita

the dates of the Warning of which you know the year, and the Miracle which she knows?

A. I have never talked to Conchita about these dates.

Q. Have you any words of advice for the people in order that they might prepare for this event?

A. To do much penance, make sacrifi ces, visit the Blessed Sacrament every day that we are able to, and to pray the holy rosary daily.

September 29, 1978Q. Since you are the one who knows

the most about the Warning will you tell us if this event is to take place before the Miracle promised through Conchita Gonzales?

A. ... Everyone will experience it wherever they may be, regardless of their condition or their knowledge of God... It will be an interior personal experience. It will look as if the world has come to a standstill, .. .no one will be aware of that as they will be totally absorbed in their own experience.

Q. About the nature of the Warning, how do you sense it?

A. It is going to be something like an interior

feeling of sorrow and pain for having off ended God. God will help us to see clearly the harm we are causing Him and all the evil things we do. He will help us to sense this interior pain because often when we do something wrong we just ask the Lord’s forgiveness with our lips, but now (through the Warning) He will help us sense physically that deep sorrow.

October 19, 1982Q. Do you remember what the Blessed

Mother said about the communist tribulation that is to precede the Warning?

A. It would look like the communists would have taken over the whole world and it would be very hard to practise the religion, for priests to say Mass or for people to open the doors of the churches.

Q. Is that what you meant when you said that it would seem as though the Church had disappeared?

A. Yes.Q. It would be because of the persecution

and not because the people would stop practising their religion?

A. Yes, but I guess a lot of people will stop. Whoever practises it will have to go into hiding.

Q. Will this only be in Europe or do you think it will be here in the United States as well?

A. I don’t know because for me at that time, Europe was the whole world. I just assumed it was that way. The Blessed Mother didn’t specify in what place. To me it looked like it was everywhere.

Q. Approximately 67% of the earth s land is now dominated by communism. Do you think that’s suffi cient to fulfi l Our Lady s prophecy?

A. I really don’t know. It sounded to me like it would be more than that.

Q. In other words you think it will be worse than it is now?

A. That’s what I thought from what she said but I really don’t know exactly. To me it looked like it was every place out there, the places I saw in my mind. In a lot of countries in Europe you can still practise your religion.

Q. So, the situation in the world is not bad enough for the Warning to happen?

A. The Warning is not going to happen yet so it’s probably going to get worse.

Q. You said that it would be very diffi cult for priests to say Mass. Was this something that the Blessed Mother told you or was it something that you thought yourself because of the communist tribulation?

A. From what I remember, it was something she said.

Q. And the Virgin said that it would seem as though the Church had disappeared?

A. Yes.Q. Did the Blessed Mother ever say anything

about the Holy Father having to leave Rome at the time of the Warning?

A. No, but what it looked like to me — maybe at this time I was confusing in my mind what I was seeing and what the Blessed Mother was saying to me because it’s been so many years — but what it looked like to me was that the Pope couldn’t be in Rome either, you know what I mean, out in the open. He was being persecuted, too, and had to hide just like everybody else.

Q. You said that when the Warning comes, the planes would stop in the air and that all engines would stop. Is this what the Blessed Mother told you?

A. She said that everything, everywhere, for a moment would stop and the people would just think and look inside themselves.

Q. Will there be any noise with the Warning like a wind blowing?

A. The way I saw it at the time, it was more like a big silence, like a sense of emptiness. Everything was very silent. That’s the way I saw it.

Q. Seven years ago you said that the Warning was soon. Many people thought that

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Agarang aksyon ang kailanganANG DI pagkibo at animo’y wala lang

sa administrasyon itong patuloy pang

pag-okupa nitong China sa Isla r’yan

ng Scarborough Shoal at karatig pa n’yan

Nangangahulugan na hindi nga atin

ang islang ito at legal ang pag-akin

nila, sanhi nitong di pagtutol natin

at pag-gawa ng kaukulang aksyon din.

At kung saan ilang beses nang ginawa

sa kabayan nating mga mangingisda

itong kung alin ang malalaking isda

na kanilang huli, ang kinuha yata?

Tama bang gawin n’yan ang ala pirata

na estilong lubhang di kaaya-aya

bilang mga ‘coast guard’ mismo nitong China

na nagkataong sa lugar nagpatrulya?

Kaya kung tunay ngang atin ang islang ‘yan,

base sa ‘ruling’ ng pang-internasyonal

na tribuna bakit pinababayaan

nilang gawin sa ‘tin ng China ang ganyan?

Tulad na lang nitong sa lugar nagpunta

ang ‘staff ’ ng ‘Reporter’s Notebook’ nakita

n’yan kung anong klase ang estilo nila

sa pagharap sa ‘ting kapatid na Media.

Kung saan ay hindi kapitapitagan

at tuwirang masasabing kabastusan

ang inasal nitong ‘government offi cial’

ng China, ang doon nila naranasan.

Kaya kung kami ang inyong tatanungin

hinggil sa ‘fi nancial assistance’ sa atin

ng China gaya ng pagpapautang din

ng ‘millions of dollars,’ huwag na nating kunin.

Sapagkat posibleng ito ay humantong

sa napakatindi nating pagkabaon

sa utang, at kapag di na naka-ahon

si Juan, kanila na ang ‘Philippine Nation’?

(Gayon din ang alok na ‘joint exploration’

diyan sa China Sea, na sagana sa ‘oil,’

‘yan solo na nila ‘within ten years or more’,

at wala na tayong ano pa mang habol.

Manapa hangga’t may panahon pa para

maidulog natin sa tamang tribuna

itong animo ay pagkamkam ng China

sa Scarborough Shaol, tayo’y kumilos na.

At di gaya nitong tayo’y kampante lang

hinggil sa problemang dapat na mabigyan

ng akmang solusyon na kinakailangang

harapin upang ang tension ay maibsan.

Bunsod na rin nitong di natin pagkilos

sa bagay na ito walang maidudulot

na buti kundi ng pagkawalang lubos

sa atin ng islang kanilang sinakop.

At kung saan sanhi ng pananatiling

tikom ang bibig ng marami sa atin,

partikular na ng Presidente natin,

ang lahat ay walang buting mararating.

Kaya hangga’t mayrung sapat na panahon

upang bitiwan n’yan ang Scarborough Shaol,

mas makabubuting sa United Nations

natin hilingin ang pinal na desisyon!

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SHAKERS and movers of sports tourism in the country will be recognized in a befi tting ceremony during the 2nd Phil-ippine Sports Tourism Awards night at the Savoy Hotel Ma-

Savoy Hotel Manila to host 2nd Sports Tourism Awardsnila on December 5, 2018.

At least a dozen awards will be given to diff erent enti-ties, event organizers, hotels, airlines, government agen-cies, sports associations, des-

tinations, corporate sponsors and charities in this one and only kind of recognition giv-en to creative, innovative and professional organizations en-gaging in promoting tourism

through sports.Founded by tourism mar-

keting and public relations group, Selrahco, the Philip-pine Sports Tourism Awards (PSTA) is a result of the Sports Tourism Forum (STF) which had its inception in 2014 in Cebu City.

The STF encouraged lo-cal sports organizers, gov-ernment agencies, sports clubs, schools, associations and companies to organize sports events to promote tour-ism in their respective regions through a series of seminars and workshops. STF have been held in Cebu, Davao, Manila, Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Laoag, Clark Freeport, Puerto Princesa and Subic in the past 14 years with sever-al cities holding it more than twice.

The STF and PSTA were supported by the Department of Tourism, Philippine Sports Commission and the Philip-pine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)

Previous winners of the awards were Clark Freeport (Destination of the Year), Sun-rise Events, Inc. (Organizer of the Year -Private), Municipali-ty of Lubao (Organizer of the Year - Government), (Tabuelan 111 - Event of the Year -Do-mestic), Ironman 70.3 (Event of the Year - International), Philippine Inter-Island Sailing

Federation - Sport Association of the Year), Province of Cebu -(Destination Marketing of the Year Ironman 70.3), Resorts World Manila Masters - Event Sponsorship of the Year) and Fat Boy 10s Rugby (Charity Event of the Year).

This year’s awards have been expanded to include Air-line of the Year and Hotel of the Year.

“Once again the awardees are of par excellence and this event is to honor them for their eff orts and professionalism in creating and hosting the sports events which have en-couraged more visitors, locally and from overseas, to partici-pate,” said Charles Lim, chair-man and founder of the PSTA and STF.

Next year will be crucial for the industry as the Philip-pines will host the 2019 South-east Games in several cities spread out in Luzon.

Nominations for the 2018 awards open on January 01, 2019 and will close on March 31, 2019.

The 2nd PSTA is support-ed by PAGCOR, SaVoy Hotel Manila, JG Summit, Coca-Co-la FEMSA and is presented by Selrahco and Primetime Group.

For more information, please contact Mr Gabe Tom-boc at 09434204233 or gabe.selrahco@gmail.com

THINK GREEN

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SpotlightArci Pineda

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ROMEO G. MIRANDA who died

intestate on October 8, 2013 executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 15, Block 20 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-56539, (SHEET 1), being a portion of Lot 702-B, described on plan (LRC) PSD-48796, LRC (GLRO) CAD. REC NO. 124), situated in the Barrio of Pampang, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-84048, before Notary Public Fenalon O. Chan as per Doc No. 786, Page No. 41, Book No. III, Series of 2018.

Punto! Central Luzon: November 29, December 6 & 13, 2018

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SOFRONIO P. VILLANUEVA who

died intestate on November 19, 2016 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on his estate, a certain housing allocation from the Mt. Pinatubo Commission-Housing Urban Development Coordination Council now National Housing Authority, more particularly described as Block 59 Lot 05, Bulaon Resettlement Project, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, before Notary Public Severino T. Santos as per Doc No. 209, Page No. 42, Book No. 257, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: November 29, December 6 & 13, 2018

it would have happened by now. What would you say today?

A. It is soon. Everything looks soon to me because time goes by so fast.

Q. You’re the only one who knows the year of the Warning. Did you ever tell it to anyone else, like a priest for example?

A. No.Q. Will people be fi ghting with one another

when the Warning comes?A. (no answer)Jacinta Gonzalez, August 17, 1975:Q. Did Our Lady ever speak to you about the

Warning?A. Yes, she spoke to me about it but she never

told me the year...February, 1977Q. Can you tell us what the Warning will be

like?A. The Warning is something that is fi rst seen

in the air everywhere in the world and immediately is transmitted into the interior of our souls. It will last for a very little time, but it will seem a very long time because of its eff ect within us. It will be for the good of our souls, in order to see in ourselves our conscience, the good(1) and the bad that we’ve done. Then we’ll feel a great love toward our heavenly parents and ask forgiveness for all our off ences.

Q. Will the Warning be felt by all people regardless of their beliefs?

A. The Warning is for everybody because God wants our salvation. The Warning is for us to draw closer to Him and to increase our faith. Therefore, one should prepare for that day, but not awaiting it with fear because God doesn’t send things for the sake of fear but rather with justice and love and He does it for the good of all His children that they might enjoy eternal happiness and not be lost.

August, 1979Q. Do you recall anything about a great

tribulation, communism...?A. Yes, it was an invasion, well, something

that was a great evil in which communism played a great part, but I no longer remember which countries or what region was stricken. The Blessed Virgin insisted in telling us to pray (that it be averted). These diffi cult events will take place before the Warning because the Warning itself will take place when the situation will be at its worst.

April 16, 1983Q. In the 1979 interview (above), you said in

describing the communist tribulation that “it was like an invasion. “ Did you see scenes of this invasion?

A. Sometimes I confuse an invasion with a persecution.

Q. You have also said that when things were at their very worst then the Warning will happen. How do you know this? Did the Virgin tell you or did you see it in a vision?

A. The Virgin said that the Warning would come when conditions were at their worst. It wouldn’t be just the persecution either because many people will no longer be practising their religion.

Q. When the Warning comes it will be seen and felt by everyone on earth. Does this include little children who have not yet reached the age of reason?

A. Yes. That’s why we felt sorry for them because it was such a terrifying experience.

Q. Can you tell us anything about what the world will be like when the Warning comes?

A. Bad.

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Havaianas Store opensat SM City Pampanga

HAVAIANAS recently opens its store at the ground level of SM City Pampanga.Present during the opening for Havaianas Store is Anne Gonzales, marketing Director, also present were

SM City Pampanga Mall Manager Aron Montenegro, Asst Mall Manager Jerwin Jalandoni, SM City Pampanga PR Manager Ms. Rain Cervantes,

Havaianas is a Brazilian brand of fl ip-fl op sandals created by Scotsman Robert Fraser in 1962. It is currently owned by Brazilian manufacturing company Alpargatas. Inspired by Japanese zōri sandals, Fraser became the fi rst to mass-produce fl ip-fl ops out of rubber. The name Havaianas is derived from the feminine form of the Portuguese word for “Hawaiians”, and the pattern on the soles of the sandals is designed to resemble the straw soles of zōri. Originally, all Havaianas featured white insoles with colored outsoles and straps. Because of their simplicity and low price, the sandals became popular with Brazil’s lowest social classes.

A fashion trend starting in the 1990s involved inverting the sole to make the coloured outsole face upwards, creating the appearance of a monochrome sandal. In response, Havaianas released a new line of eight one-colour sandals called Havaianas Top in 1994. Citizens of higher social classes then began to wear Havaianas. In 1998, with the impending FIFA World Cup in France, Havaianas introduced a line of fl ip-fl ops featuring a small Brazilian fl ag on the strap to show support of the Brazilian team. According to Havaianas’s Twitter account, the brand “embodies Brazil’s fun, vibrant & spontaneous way of life.” Havaianas fl ip-fl ops are the most popular in the world, with 200 million pairs being sold every year. They are often found in surf wear retail and surf apparel stores.

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ANGEL LOCSIN is the lead actress of “The General’s Daughter”, Jodi Sta. Maria top-bills “Mea Culpa”, while Cristine Reyes will be doing “Nang Ngumiti Ang Langit”

These three actresses are all staging comebacks: Angel assumes the lead role after fi ve years, Jodi returns to the prime-time slot, and Cristine makes her TV comeback after three years.

The trailers of their teleseryes, along with other upcoming reality and game shows, were shown during ABS-CBN’s Family Is Love trade launch. It was held yesterday, November 27, at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila.

Here are the Kapamilya shows that viewers can look forward to in 2019:

THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTERAlthough Angel Locsin appeared in a special role in the 2017 fantaserye La Luna Sangre, The General’s

Daughter will serve as her full-length comeback in doing teleseryes. She previously starred in her 2014 series, The Legal Wife.

This is also Angel’s fi rst time to do a teleserye under Dreamscape Entertainment, because her previous teleseryes were produced by Star Creatives.

In The General’s Daughter, Angel plays 2nd Lt. Rhian Bonifacio. While growing up, she is trained to kill her own father, played by Albert Martinez.

Regine Velasquez was tapped to sing the show’s theme song, which is an original composition of her husband Ogie Alcasid.

Angel will be joined by co-stars Paulo Avelino, Maricel Soriano, Eula Valdes, Janice de Belen, JC de Vera, Loisa Andalio, Ronnie Alonte, and former Kapuso Ryza Cenon. Tirso Cruz III and Arjo Atayde, who both have major roles in the teleserye, were not present at the trade event.

The General’s Daughter is directed by Manny Palo (The Good Son, Doble Kara) and Mervyn Brondial (The Greatest Love, Hanggang Saan).

Netizens expressed excitement for the comeback of Angel after seeing the trailer of The General’s Daughter.

MEA CULPA: SINO ANG MAY SALA?After the success of Jodi Sta. Maria’s daytime series

Sana Dalawa Ang Puso, she is set to return to doing heavy roles via Mea Culpa: Sino Ang May Sala?

In the trailer shown at the trade launch, it was announced that Mea Culpa will serve as Jodi’s comeback in ABS-CBN’s prime-time block.

In the show, Jodi plays a mother who is searching for her missing baby.

A group of friends will be blamed for the baby’s loss. The characters of Bela Padilla, Kit Thompson, Ivana Alawi, Sandino Martin, Ketchup Eusebio, and Tony Labrusca are all accused of kidnapping Jodi’s daughter.

Tony recently top-billed the trending digital movie, Glorious, where he was paired with Angel Aquino.

John Arcilla, Ayen Munji-Laurel, and Janice de Belen are also part of this new teleserye.

The Dreamscape Entertainment production Mea Culpa is directed by Dan Villegas.

NANG NGUMITI ANG LANGITNang Ngumiti Ang Langit is Cristine Reyes’s

television comeback after starring in the afternoon series Tubig at Langis in 2016.

During the trade launch, she was joined by co-stars RK Bagatsing, Enzo Pineda, Matet de Leon, and returning Kapamilya Keempee de Leon.

Aside from its director FM Reyes, no details have been revealed yet about this upcoming series produced by RSB Drama Unit.

GAME SHOWSMiss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach and Luis Manzano will

host World of Dance Philippines, a franchise of the international dance competition.

The judges for the competition are Maja Salvador, Billy Crawford, and Gary Valenciano.

The winner of the competition will have a chance to compete in the U.S. version of World of Dance.

Minute To Win It: Last Man Standing is also set to return on television in 2019. Its last edition aired from July 2016 to May 2017.

Lastly, ABS-CBN has started the auditions for the Search for the Idol Philippines. As of this writing, only Regine Velasquez is confi rmed as one of the judges.

Angel Locsin

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of MA. VICTORIA DOMAOAL

ORDOÑEZ who died intestate in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights on her estate, more particularly described as Benefi ts/Claims in the Fortune Life Insurance Company, Inc., before Notary Public Bryan Matthew C. Nepomuceno as per Doc No. 9879, Page No. 94, Book No. XLIII, Series of 2018.

Punto! Central Luzon: November 29, December 6 & 13, 2018

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CLARK FREEPORT -- Fi-nance Sec. Carlos Domin-guez has doused fears of debt trap in the government´s loan deals with China and Japan to fi nance its ambitious Build, Build, Build projects.

“This is totally unfound-ed. The fi nancing we availed of are soft loans at the lowest possible interest rates and the longest possible term arrange-ments,” Dominguez told re-porters at the sidelines of the

Dominguez douses debt trap fearsin infra loans from China, Japan

Sulong Pilipinas 2018 Philip-pine Development Forum here the other day.

He noted that estimated project debt to China will only constitute 0.65 percent of the government’s total debt from the current 0.11 percent.

Dominguez also noted that project debt to Japan will in-crease from the current 3.17 percent to 8.9 percent of the to-tal debt at the end of the year.

“By 2022, when most of the fi nancing for the Build, Build, Build program should have

been accessed, our project debt to China will constitute around 4.5 percent of the to-tal debt, while the project debt to Japan will be around twice as large at 9.5 percent of total debt. So, there is no danger of us being drowned by Chinese debt,” Dominguez clarifi ed.

He also assured the public that the “government borrows with great prudence, aware that it is the taxpayer who ulti-mately pays for the debt.”

“We always keep in mind that the money we borrow

come from the taxes dutifully paid by the people of the coun-tries that have continued to generously support us. Thus, we make sure that the funds we borrow are wisely used and will produce suffi cient economic benefi ts to make the debt service easier down the road,” he said.

Dominguez also stressed that all projects are approved by the National Economic and Development Authority Board without any interference from the Chinese.

As for Chinese-funded proj-ects, Domingues noted that the government has asked China to submit three names as bidders for their project and that in case the bidders don’t perform well, they would be accountable to their govern-ment.

Dominguez said this is “one way the Duterte admin-istration is protecting the Phil-ippines from projects that are unnecessary and are driven by agencies outside of the Philippines.”

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has given the green light to Grab Phil-ippines, thereby allowing the operation in this free port of Southeast Asia’s leading In-ternet-based ride-hailing and booking company.

Grab would initially fi eld 120 taxi units for commuters in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

SBMA chairman and ad-ministrator Wilma T. Eis-ma welcomed the launch of Grab operations here on Tuesday, pointing out that the service would provide a safe and cost-eff ective trans-portation system for com-muters in the freeport.

She said the riding public in Subic want ease and con-venience, as well as compet-itive rates, while the SBMA opts for a top-of-the-line dig-ital platform to put Subic’s transport system at par with those in other global growth centers.

“This is an opportunity for everybody to step up and improve their services,” Eis-ma stressed. “There is real-ly a need to modernize the transport system here and normalize taxi fares so that

Grab greenlighted in Subic Freeport

there will be no more unnec-essary negotiation for how much passengers should pay.”

Aside from standardizing fare rates in the freeport, Grab operations are expected to help provide interconnected-ness with nearby communities that are being encouraged by SBMA to open up tourism at-tractions for visitors who ar-rive in Subic.

According to SBMA depu-ty administrator for business Kenneth Rementilla, tourists, business locators and em-ployees are the primary cus-tomers for Grab.

He said the Subic Bay Freeport Zone logged in more than 8.6 million same-day visitor arrivals in Subic last year, up by 10 percent over the previous year’s fi gure. On the other hand, more than 1.6 million tourist arrivals were recorded last year, a slight growth over the 2017 tally.

“As more and more visi-tors arrive in Subic and more of them spill over to sites in Olongapo City, Zambales, Bataan and Pampanga, we expect Grab to play a bigger role in providing accessibility,” Rementilla said.

He added that aside from giving passengers comfort, safety and convenience, Grab

can actually help boost local tourism and play a signifi -cant part in increasing local income.

Rementilla said that to avail of Grab services in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, commuters would simply have to download an appli-cation from the App Store or get it on Google play.

With the application, commuters can easily book a ride by setting their pick up and drop off point; fi nd the nearest available driver, and track and fi nd out details about him and his location; or even let family and friends track the progress of their trip.

Grab, which originat-ed in Singapore under the MyTeksi brand, is now ac-tive in Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, and in the Philippines where it is operational in major urban centers like Manila, Cebu, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Bagu-io, Cagayan de Oro, Angeles City, and Balanga, Bataan.

In Subic, Grab is seen to revolutionize how business locators, workers, and visi-tors are being ferried in and around this growing busi-ness and industrial center, Eisma said.

SBMA chairman and administrator Wilma T. Eisma tries a ride on a Grab taxi, which started operating in the Subic Bay Freeport on Tuesday, Nov. 27.

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MARIVELES, Bataan -- A Chi-nese contractor of the sec-ond phase of the GN Pow-er Plant which is undergoing construction here has under its employ 2,191 workers out of which 2,080 are Chinese, 92 Filipinos and 19 from oth-er nationalities, the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) said the other day.

AFAB information offi cer Hazel Ellorin said this was based on their record as of October 2018.

She said the second phase under GN Power Dinginin Ltd, has hired Shanghai Electric Power Corp., a Chinese con-tractor, and fi ve Filipino con-tractors, in the construction phase of the coal-fi red power plant.

The fi rst phase, the 600 mgw-GN Power Mariveles, is already operational.

Filipino contractors have all-Filipino workers. Shanghai Electric mostly has Chinese workers as engineers, super-visors and other technical peo-

ple being the main contractor on engineering, procurement and construction of GN Power Dinginin.

GN Power Dinginin itself has 189 workers of which 143 are Filipinos, three are Chi-nese and 41 from other nation-alities, Ellorin said.

“Ang Shanghai Electric ang nagdala ng Chinese engineers and other technical people kasi technical knowledge and skills para sa construction and set up of the coal plant ang kailangan,” the information of-fi cer said.

Elloren said Shanghai Elec-tric was accredited by AFAB and workers have Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) working visa and Alien Employment Permit from the main offi ce of the Bureau of Immigration.

“Meaning, legal ang em-ployment ng mga Chinese,” she said.

GN Power Dinginin is a 1,200-MGW coal power plant that reportedly started con-struction in barangay Alas-Asin, Mariveles about two years ago.

Bataan coal power plant has 2,080 Chinese workers

NINETY THREE farmers successfully fi nished the 12-week Rural and Urban Farmers Training Program sponsored by SM Foundation, Inc. recently. The 183rd batch of farmers under the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmers Training Program were trained on production of organic high-value crops and updated farm technologies for fruit and vegetable crops through Harbest Agribusiness Corporation.

The project was made possible by Harbest Agribusiness, De-partment of Agriculture, Department of Social Welfare and De-velopment, SM Supermalls-SM City Olongapo, SM Markets – Supermarker/Hypermarket, Savemore Iba and the Local Gov-ernment of Iba, Zambales.

SM Foundation’s KSK Program helps bring back hope in farming by updating the agricultural knowledge of farmers. For 12 weeks, farmers are taught on eff ective backyard planting and small-scale farming techniques. This helps improve the quality and quantity of their crops as well as provide food for their fam-ilies. They are being assisted especially those who form coop-eratives by linking them to local markets and SM suppliers for a more stable source of income. –SMOL

93 Farmers fi nish ‘Kabalikatsa Kabuhayan’ traning program

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTANGELES CITY

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND(PAG-IBIG FUND), Mortgagee, F.C. CASE NO. 2018-1899 -versus- Extra Judicial Foreclosure ofDARWIN A. LASTRILLA married Real Estate Mortgage underto CRISTINA T. LASTRILLA, Act 3135, as amended by Act 4118 Mortgagors.

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

Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended fi led by the above-named Mortgagee, HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG FUND) with branch offi ce address at Suburbia Commercial Complex, Mc. Arthur Hi-Way, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga against the Mortgagors, DARWIN A. LASTRILLA married to CRISTINA T. LASTRILLA with residence and postal address at #1078 Jake Gonzales, Malabanias, Angeles City, Pampanga to satisfy the outstanding mortgaged debt which as of September 17, 2018 amounts to ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY NINE PESOS AND 07/100 (Php1,238,549.07) Philippine Currency, principal inclusive of MRI, CONT, Accrued interest receivable and penalty charges, but exclusive the expenses incurred in the fi ling of this foreclosure and other expenses and charges allowed by law, the undersigned Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on January 7, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, Angeles City located at Ground Floor, Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos Hall of Justice, Pulung Maragul, Angeles City to the highest bidder for Cash and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit:

T.C.T. NO. -045-2011003871-A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 48, BLOCK 41 OF THE

SUBDIVISION PLAN PSD-03-019431, BEING A PORTION OF LOT 698-B-1, PSD-03-006152, L.R.C. REC. NO. ) SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF STA. CATALINA, CITY OF ANGELES. BOUNDED ON THE SW., ALONG LINE 1-2 BY LOT 46, BLOCK 41; ON THE NW., ALONG LINE 2-3 BY ROAD LOT 40; ON THE NE., ALONG LINE 3-4 BY ROAD LOT 50; ON THE SE., ALONG LINE 4-1 BY LOT 47, BOTH OF BLOCK 41, ALL OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN. X X X CONTAINING AN AREA OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY (150) SQUARE METERS X X X

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the above mentioned parcel/s of land for their information and 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 January 14, 2019, at the same time and place without further notice.

Angeles City, November 23, 2018.

ELOY J. GADIA Sheriff IVCopy furnished:

DARWIN A. LASTRILLA married to CRISTINA T. LASTRILLA 1078 Jake Gonzales, Malabanias, Angeles City, 2009 Pampanga

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUNDSuburbia Commercial Complex, Mc. Arthur Hi-Way,Maimpis, 2000 City of San Fernando Pampanga

JOSEPHINE S. REYESLMRD Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-Ibig Fund)Suburbia Commercial Complex, Mc. Arthur Hi-Way,Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: November 29, December 6 & 13, 2018

ment spanning from Tu-tuban (in Metro Manila) to Malolos City in Bula-can. It will have 10 sta-tions and can accommo-date up to 340,000 pas-sengers per day.”

“Phase 2, on the other hand, is a 53-km stretch from Malolos City to Clark. The project is on detailed design stage

Tutuban-Malolos railway construction...

in this case where more than a billion pesos of public money are to be spent, is a prerequisite to its eff ectivity,” Cauguiran said.

Cauguiran decried as “monumental blunder” the failure of Vice May-or Bryan Nepomuceno to eff ect the publication of the city government’s supplemental budget in the amount of P1.29 bil-lion in clear violation of the Local Government Code of 1991.

“In eff ect, when the city government pro-ceeded to purchase the motor vehicles and heavy equipment and to bid the infrastructure projects listed in the supplemen-tal budget, it did so with-out any legal basis as the ordinance was not pub-lished,” Cauguiran said.

The erstwhile city hall chief-of-staff said that last November 20, he wrote Nepomuceno requesting documented proofs of publication of the supple-mental budget ordinance

Bidding P1.29-B projects before...

F"#$ %&'* 1 and we will start the con-struction on May 2019 and completion target-ed by 2022. It will have six stations and can ac-commodate 340,000 passengers per day as well,” Tugade said.

“We are now in the bidding process for this project, we will make sure that in two and a half or three years that railway from Tutuban

to Clark will be accom-plished,” he added.

Tugade also said construction of Subic-Clark Cargo Railway is slated in 2019 and will be completed by 2022.

This is a 70-km rail-way that will connect Subic Port with Clark In-ternational Airport and other economic hubs in Luzon, he explained.

“When all of these

projects will be accom-plished, you can just imagine the logistics hub which we are trying to create in Central Luzon,” Tugade said.

“I feel that creating a logistics hub here can be a reality as it will be ide-al because then, you will have an airport, a high-way, a seaport and a rail-way,” Tugade added.

–Ding Cervantes

cles representing the eleven countries of South East Asia. These include the Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malay-sia Myanmar, Singapore,

400 delegates to fl ock to SEA Games countdown celebration...

F"#$ %&'* 1 and Ordinance No. 324, s-2018 approving and ratifying the terms and conditions of the ap-proved loan of the An-geles City in the amount of P1,226,800,000, ap-proved on 10 July 2018.

“Why wait four months for the pub-lic to know that you ap-proved a billion-peso loan? (The Sangguni-ang Panglungsod) ap-proved it last July but it was only on November 28 that both ordinances were published in a local daily,” Cauguiran said.

Records from the Sangguniang Panglung-sod show that on July 27, 2018, the city council ap-proved Appropriation Or-dinance No. 325, S-2018 appropriating Supple-mental Budget No. 1, CY 2018 amounting to P1,292,428,714.23. The sources of funds listed in the ordinance includ-ed the two term loans from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) in the amount of P1,226,800,000.; along with savings and revert-

ed funds of the city gov-ernment in the amount of P65,628,714.23.

“The blunder has led to a tragic string of errors where transactions in-volving hundreds of mil-lions of pesos have been set in motion or have been perfected with-out any legal basis,” the leading mayoralty candi-date added.

R.A. 7160 or the Lo-cal Government Code of 1991 provides that “in the case of highly urbanized and independent compo-nent cities, the main fea-tures of the ordinance or resolution duly enacted or adopted shall, in addi-tion to being posted, be published once in a local newspaper of general circulation within the city.

“This requisite has been affi rmed by the Su-preme Court,” Cauguiran said.

“Notwithstanding the non-publication of the or-dinance,” he added, “the city government through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) pro-ceeded to conduct the

bidding of the design and build contracts for the sports complex in the amount of P360 million on September 25, 2018, and that of the new city hall in the amount of P580 million on Novem-ber 13, 2018.”

“We have also re-ceived reports that the mini garbage trucks for the barangays have been delivered,” Cau-guiran disclosed.

Cauguiran is the for-mer Clark airport pres-ident widely known for his results-oriented man-agerial skills and cred-ited with the increase in fl ights, destinations and number of passengers at the so-called premier air-port of the North. He is running under the Kam-bilan Party affi liated with incumbent Pampan-ga governor Lilia Pine-da and supported by an overwhelming majority of the card-bearing mem-bers of the Partido Abe Kapampangan, a party he helped established in 2012. – Kambilan da reng Abe

F"#$ %&'* 1 Thailand, and Vietnam.The colors incorpo-

rated in the countdown clock represent the dif-ferent colors of the coun-try’s fl ag. One of the cir-cles with diameter of 3.7 meters will be fi tted with an LED display board

back to back to show the clock and videos particu-larly of the SEA Games.

With the conduct of the said event, certain roads will also be tem-porarily closed. These include the roads from MacArthur Highway cor-

ner 1st Street up to B. Avenue Street corner 1st Street and from M.A. Roxas Extension corner MacArthur Highway up to the corner of Constan-tine Street. Roads from MacArthur Highway cor-ner M.A. Roxas Exten-

sion to MacArthur High-way corner 1st Street will also be closed.

Accordingly, Don Juico Gate will be open for 24-hours to give way for the said event while motorists are enjoined to take alternate routes

to avoid traffi c inconve-nience during the said event.

The detailed traffi c rerouting plan with maps are also posted on the of-fi cial Facebook account of CDC and other enti-ties. –CDC CommDep

Guinigundo noted that the region´s GDP growth was driven main-ly by industry, followed by services and agricul-

7.8% GDP growth in CL tops 6.4% nat’l averageF"#$ %&'* 1 ture.

“Poverty incidence in the region has con-sistently remained be-low the national average from 21.1 percent. Cen-tral Luzon was also able

to reduce it to 13.7 per-cent in 2009. By 2015, poverty has declined fur-ther to 11.2 percent and the region is expected to further reduce poverty incidence to just 8.5 per-

cent,” he also said.“With the ongoing de-

velopment of the New Clark City which is pro-jected to be an econom-ically-competitive city, more investments and

opportunities for the re-gion are expected to be carried out that will en-able the Philippines to sustain its robust eco-nomic growth,” he added.

He also disclosed

that the International Monetary Fund projects the Philippine economy to grow by at least 6.5 percent in 2018, next to India which is projected to grow by 7.3 percent.

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CLARK FREEPORT - Construction of the cargo railway that will connect the Clark International Airport to Subic Freeport will start next year and is slated to be completed by 2022.

This was what Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade assured folk in Central Luzon during the Sulong Pili-pinas forum held here Monday.

“It will be a 70-kilometer railway that will connect Subic port with Clark International Airport and other eco-nomic hubs in Luzon,” Tugade said

in his briefi ng during the forum, but did not give more details.

This, even as he also said that the railway from Tutuban, Manila to Malo-los City in Bulacan is expected to start anytime. “This will eventually connect to Clark.” he added.

Tugade already broke ground for the Tutuban-Malolos segment way back last January.

Meanwhile, Tugade also said that construction of the country´s fi rst sub-way system, designed to ease traffi c in Metro Manila, is pushing through.

He said the 25.3-kilometer under-

ground railway would connect north and south of Greater Manila, Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna, and would have 13 stations, including a stop at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

The fi rst phase of the subway would stretch from Mindanao Avenue in Que-zon City to the Food Terminal Inc area in Taguig City, as well as to NAIA.

Tugade said the subway is slated to start operations by 2022 and fully operational by 2025 to accommodate 370,000 passengers a day on its fi rst year of operations.

When fi nished, the subway would have cost some P357 bilion with par-tial funding from Japan.

Tugade also stressed that similar railways projects are being done in the Visayas and Mindanao. “The Min-danao railway has been delayed be-cause I objected to the design. The railways in Luzon and Visayas would have two tracks, while the railway ini-tially proposed for Mindanao had only one track. So, I insisted that Mindan-ao should also have two tracks. We live in only one republic after all,” he said during the forum.

Subic-Clark cargo railway construction set 2019

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Alviera brings a bold new vision to PampangaPROGRESS comes fast in Al-viera as construction and de-velopment have already been set in motion. By end of this year, 250 hectares of the es-tate’s masterplan will be acti-vated, expecting to infuse eco-nomic activity in Pampanga.

Alviera, the 1,800-hectare master planned estate, joint-ly developed by Ayala Land and Leonio Land, strategical-ly located in the heart of the fast-rising Central Luzon, is accessible and built with na-ture, designed to provide new work environments, broad range of residential options, leisure and lifestyle destina-tions, and quality institutions.

“The completeness is what makes the estate unique as well as its scale. There is a substantial land area for us to be able to of-fer a lot more to the commu-nity,” Alviera General Manag-er, John Estacio said.

Alviera is designed to inte-grate the diverse mix of uses with the introduction of four districts - The City Center, East Side, West Side and the Green-belt. The City Center is the central business district with corporate offi ces, commercial destinations, anchored by the Alviera Country Club. Alviera West’s lush greenery, rolling terrain and high elevation is an ideal venue for themed hotels, wellness centers, recreational developments, retail spaces, and residences. Eco-industrial parks and residential commu-nities Alveo and Avida form a vibrant setting for contempo-rary living in Alviera East, all within easy access to two no-table schools. These three dis-tricts are linked by the Alviera

Greenbelt, a 5-kilometer long greenway, highlighted by the La Salle Botanical Gardens, with its 25 themed garden patches, laboratory, plant nurs-ery, greenhouses and libraries.

The 64-hectare Eco-Indus-trial Park at full development is expected to create 3,000 jobs. 41 industrial lots are sold and locators are expected to start operations by end of the year. Commercial lot sales have also started to bring in new in-vestors with 25% sales take up.

With the strong reception of the markets in Metro Manila and in Central Luzon for resi-dential off erings in the estate, the residential sales for the fi rst phase had been brisk with 97% take-up and land value has appreciated by 25%. Re-cently, Avida’s second devel-opment has been introduced, while Alveo Land and Ayala Land Premier’s is set to launch new residential off erings by the 4Q of 2018.

When it comes to bring-ing high-quality education to Alviera’s future denizens, ed-ucational institutions such as Miriam College and Holy An-gel University are within reach. Expected to be operational in 2021, Miriam College will build a 10-hectare campus that will off er courses in the fi eld of Arts, design, management and technology. Holy Angel University, on the other hand, will also sit on a 10-hectare campus and will off er cours-es in the fi elds of engineering, architecture, animation and HRM.

Alviera’s major venture into the leisure sphere is also in the works, taking advantage of the

growing tourist arrivals in the region, and the estate’s prox-imity from the Clark Airport. The estate started 4 years ago with Sandbox, a 6-hect-are adventure playground that is home to Asia’s fi rst roll-er-coaster zipline, Giant Swing and obstacle courses. The complex recently added 2 new attractions with Splash Tub, a water-based infl atable play-ground, and City Kart Racing, the largest karting complex in the Philippines. Airsoft and paintball fi elds are set to open its doors in Q1 2019.

Another one-of-a-kind lei-sure attraction is also expect-ed to drive leisure and eco-nomic activity in the area with the 6-hectare Country Club. Geared to open by Q1 2019, the club boasts a variety of life-style, business and wellness facilities for social and corpo-rate functions. Some of its fa-cilities include a network of swimming pools, sports facili-ties, specialty restaurants, and spacious function rooms.

A 50-room boutique hotel adjacent to the country club and Sandbox is also in the pipeline and slated to break ground at the start of 2019. The hotel will off er deluxe and suites to complement the country club, the outdoor lei-sure attractions and the near-by communities.

To spread the economic activity to the nearby commu-nities, 86% of estate’s employ-ees are locally hired within the locale. Communities are also encouraged to be involved in livelihood programs like pav-er production and food ser-vices, designed to address the needs of the estate.

Alviera is also committed to provide support to the educa-tion of the youth in its neigh-boring communities. The es-tate has recently turned over a new high school to Barangay Sapang Uwak, and has start-ed its plans to construct a new

elementary school in the com-ing months.

The great thing about Al-viera is we were gifted with a natural beautiful landscape. It’s God’s gift to us and so it is our jobs as developers to en-hance it,” Estacio added.

Alviera, a 1,800-hectare sustainable estate by Aya-la Land and Leonio Land fea-tures a diverse mix of residen-tial dwellings, commercial dis-tricts, industrial parks, institu-tions and leisure facilities to attract local and international markets and support local eco-nomic growth.

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