VOLUME 6NUMBER 37THU - SATAUG 30 - SEPT 1, 2012

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BY JOEY PAVIA

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –The planned infrastructureprojects of Public Works

Sec. Rogelio Singson are adapt-able to climate change and willprovide permanent solution toperennial flooding in Pampanga.

‘RELIABLE, ADAPTABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE’

Gov sees permanent solutionto floods in DPWH projects

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WORLD-CLASS. Egress road from the Clark International Airport is potholed, but no immediaterepair is on sight. Can’t the CIAC allocate but a fraction of the voluminous collection of terminalfees for road maintenance? Chichos Luciano gising! PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES

OCULAR INSPECTION. Pampanga 1st District Rep. Lazatin is briefed byDistrict Engineer Jesus Obordo during an ocular inspection of the ongoingdrainage construction along Henson St. in Barangay Lourdes Northwest,Angeles City August 28. Joining them is Engr. Edgar Garcia of DPWH.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE LISING

ANGELES CITY, Pam-panga – After the inaugu-ration of the P40M Leon-cia Bridge at Villa Leon-cia Subdivision, Baran-gay Santo Domingo here,Pampanga First DistrictCarmelo “Tarzan” Lazatinannounced today that hisoffice, together with theAngeles City Sub-Officeof the Department of Pub-lic Works and Highways(DPWH) will be imple-menting a total of P342.9mil l ion infrastructureprojects in February and

Lazatin reveals P342.9-Minfra projects for 2013

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March, 2013.Lazatin said P342.9

mil l ion infrastructureproject includes the P100million road wideningproject of the West Cir-cumferential Road(Friendship Hi-way), com-plementing the newly in-augurated P40 million Le-oncia Bridge.

“The Mabalacat andMagalang towns will alsobenefit with this P342.9million infra projects. Wewant to improve all infra-structure projects here

because we know thataccessible roads andbridges are vital to boostthe economy in the FirstDistrict,” Lazatin said.

Lazatin explainedthat P100 million was al-located for the wideningof Clark-Angeles-Maga-lang road while P50 mil-lion will fund the drainageconstruction in the OldManila North Road, Ange-les City area and ManilaNorth Road, Angeles Cityto Mabalacat area.

BY DING CERVANTES

ANGELES CITY- The Aly-ansa ng ManggagawangBukid sa Asyenda Luisita(Ambala) and the Alyansang mga Magbubukid ngGitnang Luson (AMGL) PAGE 7 PLEASE

Luisita farmersfear SC to reverseland distribution

are not in the ranks ofthose hailing the appoint-ment of Lourdes Serenoas Chief Justice.

They expressed fearsthat under Sereno, theSupreme Court would

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BY JOEY PAVIA

MABALACAT CITY – “We arenow in the major league andmust act as such. We will getthe services of more profes-sionals to better deliver basicservices.”

Thus said Mayor Marino“Boking” Morales when askedabout his initial plans after theCommission on Elections(Comelec) declared the 300-year-old town a component citylast month.

Morales announced that hewill hire former Clark Interna-tional Airport Corp. (CIAC) VicePresident for Business Devel-opment and Operations andPunto CentralLuzon columnist Romeo Dyo-co Jr. as one of his consult-ants.

“We hire more experts inpublic administration to im-prove the fiscal management of

the new city,” said Morales.He said that fees at the Ma-

balacat Community College andbirthing stations will be shoul-dered by the city government.

Morales said they expect anadditional P250 million incomein the next few years. He addedthat the budget of the city wasmore than P500 million for 2012.

The additional income, saidMorales, will be largely spent forinfrastructure projects and theirpriority program on health andeducation.

Morales said he will make apoint to rehabilitate the roads inall their 27 villages.

“We will improve further theimage of Barangay Dau as cen-ter of business in Mabalacat. Wewill beautify the place to attractmore investors,” he added.

Morales urged his constitu-ents to cooperate in bringing out“more positive changes in thecity.”

Mabalacat is now in themajor league –Boking

Mayor Morales shows a copy of the Comelec’s officialdeclaration of Mabalacat as a city. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES

NI JOHNNY REBLANDO

IBA, Zambales - Isang minutongpanalangin bilang pakikiramayng mga opisyal ng lalawigan ngZambales sa yumaong DILGSecretary Jesse Robredo bagosinimulan ang Ulat sa Bayan niZambales Governor Hermo-genes Ebdane, Jr.

Bagamat nagmistulang ku-lay pula ay naglagay naman ngitim na laso ang mga kawani nggobyerno tanda ng kanilang pa-kikiramay, gaya na lamang niVice Gov. Ramon Lacbain lll.

Sa pambungad na mensaheni Lacbain, kanya nang pinasal-ingan ang nagdaang administra-syon dahil sa di pagkakasundong dating gobernador at ngmiyembro ng sangguniang pan-lalawigan.

Ayon pa sa bise gobernadorang budget ng Zambales sa ta-ong ito ay umabot na sa P1.013billion.

Sa naging mensahe ni Eb-dane naman, binigyan pr-ayuridad nito ang pagpapalagong turismo, agrikultura,edukasyon na angkop sa pana-hon, ganun din ang mining in-dustries.

Ani pa ng gobernador tumaasdin ang koleksyon sa pagmimi-na na ang dating P20,000 ayumabot na sa P3.5 milyon, ka-sunod ng pagbatikos nito samga kritiko kauganay sa miningindustry sa lalawigan.

Iniulat din ng gobernador nabumaba ang crime rate sa buonglalawigan kumpara sa nagdaangtaon dahil sa magandang pag-tutulungan ng PNP at ng Philip-pine Army.

Ang probinsiya ng Zambalesay humiram ng P600 milyon saLand Bank na pinambili ng kum-pletong kagamitan para sa im-prastraktura sa pagtungon ngmga nangangailangan sa pag-sasaayos ng tulay, kalsada atiba pang proyekto sa lalawigan.

Mariin ding ipinagmalaki nggobernador ang makabagongZambales sports complex kungsaan ginanap ang Central LuzonRegional Athletic Association(CLRAA) kung saan may12,000 mga atleta ang naglaroganun din ang pagdaraos ng ibat-ibang palaro sa lalawigan.

Sa kalusugan, lalo pang di-nagdagan ang mga medicalequipment sa mga hospital atang patuloy na pagdami ng Bot-ika ng Bayan na umaabot na sa670 outlets at ang 88 outlets ngKabuhayan Natin a siyangnagtitinda ng iron-fortified na bi-gas.

Dumalo din sa Ulat ng Bay-an ang lahat ng alkalde sa 13bayan ng Zambales, bise alkade,mga bokal ganu din si NOLCOMCommander Lt. General Antho-ny Alcantara at iba pang opisy-al ng lalawigan.

Gov. Ebdanenagbigay ng

‘Ulat sa Bayan’ Kritiko binanatan

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GO BINGO! In tandem, Angeles City Mayor Ed Pamintuan and Councilor Jay Sangil raise the hands of Vice Gov. Yeng Guiao before hundreds ofresidents of Northville 15 in Barangay Cacutud during the Partido Abe Kapampangan bingo socials. Guiao is gunning for the 1st district seat.Beaming at left is Alex Cauguiran, party president. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

ANGELES CITY – TheHoly Rosary Parish hereis set to take over the ad-ministration and man-agement of the publiccemetery in BarangayCutcut .

This was announcedby Auxilliary Bishop Pab-lo Virgilio David during ameeting with the stake-holders of La Pieta Me-morial Park and HolyMary Memorial Park andthe officials of AngelesCity Local Governmentheaded by Mayor Edgar-do Pamintuan at the HolyRosary Parish Office lastTuesday.

Bishop David said thatthe parish will now handlethe operations of the cem-etery in barangay Cut-Cutas he now named it theHoly Rosary Catholic

EDPAM FORGES AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE CEMETERY OWNERS FOR ‘PAUPER’S BURIAL’

Catholic Church to take over Cutcut cemetery operationCemetery.

Based on documentsobtained by Bishop Dav-id, the said burial placewas donated to the Cath-olic Church during thetime when Holy RosaryParish was still under thejurisdiction of the Archdi-ocese of Manila.

With this, Bishop Dav-id appealed to the publicespecially the barangayofficials of the city, to getauthorization from the par-ish office first before bury-ing on the said site.

"The place is out of or-der and control and I haveto do something about it,"Bishop David said.

It was agreed duringthe meeting that both thelocal government and thestakeholders of La PietaMemorial Park headed by

Dante Timbol and RobinNepomuceno of the HolyMary Memorial Park willfinalize the memorandumof agreement (MOA) thatwill require private ceme-tery owners to allot fivepercent (5%) of their landto create a pauper's buri-al for the indigent resi-dents of Angeles City.

In the initial draft of theMOA, the city governmentwill subsidize the con-struction of a pauper'sburial in compliance withthe standards required bythe Department of Healthand Sanitation.

The mayor lauded Tim-bol and Nepomuceno fortheir support not only tothe church but also to thelocal government for thewelfare of the less fortu-nate Angelenos.

During the onslaughtof the recent monsoonrains that hit the country,an eight-storey concreteburial structure containingsome 72 tombs in Cutcutcollapsed due to poor con-struction.

This incident broughtadded pressure to thebishop and he now callsthe public to join in thecleaning and mainte-nance of the Catholiccemetery.

Even before the meet-ing was conducted, Pam-intuan has already visitedseveral places outsidethe city to study the bestway to put up a publiccemetery.

Pamintuan disclosedrecently that a significantland area in Barangay Sa-palibutad has been donat-

ed to the city and he isnow considering the sitewhere the city public cem-etery will be constructed.

"This will not just be aplace for burials, it will bewell-maintained with acrematorium," Pamintuanadded.

After the successfulestablishment of the City

College, and after levelingup the health services andfacilities at the RafaelLazatin Memorial MedicalCenter (RLMMC), Pamin-tuan is now optimisticthat the creation of thepublic cemetery will againbe supported by the pri-vate sectors and the com-munity.

NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE

SAMAL, Bataan- Patay ang rider na hinihinalang na-sagasaan ng ilang sasakyan matapos sumemplang angdala nitong motorsiklo sa gitna ng malakas na ulanbandang alas-8 ng gabi ng Linggo sa bahagi ng RomanSuperhighway sa Samal, Bataan.

Dead on the spot si Mary John Obligado, 19, ngLas Pinas City at collector ng Racal Motor Sales branchsa Mariveles, Bataan.

Bumalandra ang motorsiklo sa gitna ng kalsadasamantalang tumilapon ang biktima sa kaliwang baha-gi ng superhighway kung saan nagulungan diumano itong ilang sasakyan na hindi huminto.

Ayon kay Jenrid Payumo, kasamahan ng biktimasa Racal, nakasakay sila sa magkahiwalay na motor-siklo galling Olongapo City at pabalik na sa Mariveles.Nauuna umano ang biktima sa kanya nang makita nalamang niyang nakabalandra ang motorsiklo nito sagitna ng kalsada.

“Matapos kong madala sa gilid ang motorsiklo, na-kita kong nagulungan ang kasamahan ko ng bus nagaling Balanga at papuntang Manila,” sabi ni Payumona ipinapakita pa ang bahagi ng dibdib kung saan maybakat umano ng gulong ang biktima.

Bukod diumano sa bus, maaaring may iba pangsasakyan na unang nakasagasa sa kanyang kasamah-an batay sa narinig niyang kuwento ng ilang nakasak-si.

“Nananawagan ako sa kung sino man ang nakasa-gasa sa aking anak, makonsensiya ka sana at panagu-tan mo ang iyong kasalanan,” sabi ni Julito Semilla,stepfather ng biktima.

Nanawagan din siya na ayusin sana ang butas-bu-tas na bahagi ng kalsada na itinuturong dahilan kungbakit sumemplang ang motorsiklo ng biktima. “Balitangmarami ng naaaksidente sa lugar na ito,” sabi ng ama-amahan.

Maraming nagsasabi na hindi na mabilang ang nama-tay sa lugar na ito dahil sa butas-butas na bahagi ngsementadong kalsada. Madalas naman umanong ay-usin ito pero madali ring masira dahil sa ulan.

Sinabi ni PO2 Rodrigo Imperial, Samal police inves-tigator, na patuloy pa ang kanilang imbestigasyon sapangyayari.

Rider hinihinalangnasagasaan ngilang sasakyan

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Class war“THERE WILL be no political alliance. That’s for sure as of themoment.”

So Sun-Star Pampanga quoted in its banner story Monday IrishCalaguas, senior political adviser to 1st District Rep. Carmelo“Tarzan” Lazatin, in the wake of reports of a brewing coalition betweenthe sitting congressman aspiring to be city mayor and the formercity mayor and once and future Congressman Francis “Blueboy”Nepomuceno.

Calaguas was quick to note though: “But we have our supportersin the Nepomuceno camp and theirs on our side.”

In an interview over a week back, Nepomuceno expressed, albeitcryptically, his support of Lazatin thus: “Of course, I would supportthe mayoralty candidate who will not support my congressionalopponent.” Or something to that effect if the interviewer got it right.

Yeah, as the friend of my enemy is also my enemy, so theenemy of my enemy is my friend too.

Re-electing Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan has virtually put all hiseggs in Vice Gov. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao’s basket — taking all 28 ofthe city’s 33 village chiefs to Guiao, making Guiao ever-present inhis Partido Abe Kapampangan’s barangay bingo binges.

With the battle cry “Rain or Shine, Agyu Tamu,”Pamintuan has indeed forged a united front withGuiao.

So Nepomuceno has nowhere to go but toLazatin.

Besides, it won’t do any good for theNepomuceno ego to side with Pamintuan, thebitterness of his 2010 trouncing in the latter’s handstill too much, too painful to swallow.

“Thank you! We appreciate that gesture ofBlueboy.” So Calaguas said simply of the profferedNepomuceno support.

Still, no formal alliance. Not for the moment.Not as yet?

May as well be never, IC.The best thing that can happen to Pamintuan’s

re-election efforts is a Lazatin-Nepomucenoalliance.

Conversely then, the worst thing that canhappen to Lazatin’s run for the mayorship is analliance with Nepomuceno.

For one, the “double cross” charge that Lazatinhurled against Pamintuan will bounce back at him.

“I was the victim, not the perpetrator, in 1998,junked at the last moment by my ally.” So thethen Lazatin-allied Pamintuan maintained of hisdefeat in the congressional contest against histhen-vice mayor Nepomuceno.

An alliance therefore between Lazatin andNepomuceno will give most credence to thedouble-crossed Pamintuan, and the lie to adouble-crossing Pamintuan, having put on recordhis support for Guiao came only after Lazatin’smindshift to the mayorship.

A short trip down memory lane now: In 1995,when Pamintuan took Nepomuceno for his runningmate, Lazatin was quoted as telling the mayor:“O’bat bibyayan mo pa reng mete. Datang ingpanaun ila pang makamate keka ren.(Why areyou resurrecting the (politically) dead? Time willcome when they will (politically) slay you).”

After their doble-pusoy defeat in 1988 — thepatriarch Mang Kitong losing his mayoralty seat,f irstborn son Robin avalanched in thegubernatorial race by Cory Aquino-Backed BrenZ. Guiao — the Nepomucenos by 1995 werealready a spent force, consigned to the dustbinof political history.

Credit Pamintuan then for their resurrectionthrough the then “non-political” Blueboy.

Prophetic, indeed, was Lazatin. With

Nepomuceno besting Pamintuan in the 1998congressional contest.

Phlegmatic, might Lazatin now seem. In analliance with Nepomuceno, virtually swallowing thathe vomited to Pamintuan in 1995. More rightlythan wrongly, ’tis said that Nepomuceno can comeback to political life only without Lazatin orPamintuan as opponent.

Pathetic, could Lazatin also look. An alliancewith Nepomuceno (mis)construed as clutchingat straws — ever the metaphor for a desperatemove. Unless he is not anymore the politicalkingpin he has long been pictured to be, Lazatinwould have no need for Nepomuceno just to fightthe upstart Pamintuan, and even win.

Best — or worst, depending from where youlook — of all, a Lazatin-Nepomuceno allianceagainst Pamintuan hews perfectly to the “historyof all hitherto existing society” — the history ofclass struggles.

Notwithstanding the demise of the Union ofSoviet Socialist Republics, and the People’sRepublic of China detouring to the capitalist road,Marx and Engels still live. As much in the mindas in the reality of oppression, of exploitation, ofpoverty.

“Our epoch, the epoch of the bourgeoisie,possesses, however, this distinct feature: it hassimplified class antagonisms. Society as a wholeis more and more splitting up into two great hostilecamps, into two great classes directly facing eachother — bourgeoisie and proletariat.” Thus, theCommunist Manifesto.

Thus on one hand, there is the landed gentry,the feudal lords, the political dynasties embodiedas the immovable object — preserving the statusquo, keeping their socio-economic and politicalstranglehold of the nation.

On the other: the working classes, theintelligentsia, the greater mass of Filipino society— banded as the irresistible force to crushbourgeois domination.

The scions of Don Rafael and Don Francisco,in contradiction — historical and dialectical — toKa Gatdu.

All it takes is some romanticism from the anti-dictatorship struggle, some grassroots pedagogyon the imperative of the rebellion of the poortowards their ultimate liberation, some activiststeeped in dialectics…Alexander Cauguiran, isthat you?

Untotal recall“HE COULD have done more in terms ofpromoting good governance and, given a fewyears more, could have dramatically changedlocal governance as he envisioned it.”

So eulogized former City of San FernandoMayor Rey B. Aquino of the good, nearlybeatified, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredowhom he described in a Sun-Star Pampangastory as “a good friend and textmate.”

Aquino cited Robredo as a member of theboard of judges when San Fernando — underAquino’s watch — won its first Gawad Galing-Pook award in 1997.

“The award was a validation of what we’redoing at the time to improve local governmentsystems and operations, and the fact thatRobredo was one of those who voted for usto get the award meant a lot personally to me.”And Robredo had since become a friend.

So ran Aquino’s emotional gratuity.“When I was appointed at PhilHealth in

2008, he called me up to discuss how ouragencies could work together to expandPhilHealth benefits through the LGUs (localgovernment units).”

So was Aquino’s recall, untotally, it wouldwell appear now.

So what agency was Aquino referencingRobredo with? Not the Department of theInterior and Local Government, most definitely,as Robredo was appointed in 2010 yet by thennewly minted President Benigno SimeonAquino III.

In 2008 — still the heyday of PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo — Robredo wasstill mayor of Naga City, and beyond thatdomain had absolutely no control,administrative or otherwise, of LGUs.

Pardon, but a monumental slip there for theonce and future mayor of the City of SanFernando. One slip too obvious as to reduceAquino to that lowest class of politicos vainlytrying to rub off some sheen from the almostsainted Robredo and apply it on themselvesfor 2013 purposes.

Shame.

ON AUGUST 31, 1888, prosti-tute Mary Ann Nichols, the firstvictim of London serial killer"Jack the Ripper," is found mur-dered and mutilated inWhitechapel's Buck's Row. TheEast End of London saw fourmore victims of the murdererduring the next few months, butno suspect was ever found.

On September 8, the killerclaimed his second victim, An-nie Chapman, and on Septem-ber 30 two more prostitutes--LizStride and Kate Eddowes--weremurdered and carved up on the

same night. By then, London'spolice had determined the pat-tern of the killings. The murder-er, offering to pay for sex, wouldlure his victims onto a secludedstreet or square and then slicetheir throats.

The police, who lacked mod-ern forensic techniques were ata complete loss for suspects.Dozens of letters allegedly writ-ten by the murderer were sentto the police, and the vast ma-jority of these were immediatelydeemed fraudulent. However,two letters--written by the same

individual--alluded to crime factsknown only to the police and thekiller. These letters, signed"Jack the Ripper," gave rise tothe serial killer's popular nick-name.

On November 7, after amonth of silence, Jack took hisfifth and last victim, Irish-bornMary Kelly, an occasional pros-titute. Of all his victims' corps-es, Kelly's was the most hid-eously mutilated. In 1892, withno leads found and no moremurders recorded, the Jack theRipper file was closed.

Jack the Ripper claims first victimTODAY IN HISTORY

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

(Kaugne ning pamagmasusi king “Aldo ning Amanung Sisuan”,a mararapat balang tauling Biernes ning Agosto, malugud nengyampang ning maluka yung talasulat iting poesiang makatukibilang kontribusyon na king mesabing okasyun).

Ing AmanungSisuan

TAU MIBAIT ya king karinan ning luaAla yang bitbit yan, lubas yang bitasa;Karamput a sabi a igkas ning dila,Alang balu dit’man, pipi yang mistula;Iti, mimulat ya king pabagia-bagiaPotang itang Indu ta’ne pagtumaila.

Kabang pasusuan ne at pakikisabianNing Inda, ing anak babo nang kandungan,King paritak-ditak akua rang mitanamDing balang kataya king diwa’t panamdamAngga king abalu ne ing Sabing menanA kemulatan na kang Indung ibatan.

At iti ing Sabing idala nang dagulIbat king bingut ya’t banayad daragul;Pablasang kambe ning masampat a payulKing yan ing Salita a sukat magambul,Kapilan man e ya kalangian a sibulNung wari keng batis ing Sabing keragul.

Uling nung iti yang masese king labiDing balang penganak ibat king malati,Ing Amanung Sisuan asabi tang’ matniKeti Kapampangan e ya malumpawi;At alang sangkan ban lunto talangkibiNgening patatagan ta’yang lalung bili.

Kapamilatan ning lugud a masapsapDing makatua ampon bayung Talasulat,A misasanmetung king gintung pamalakBan migit king sadia lalu yang milablabIng Salitang iti a e tamu dapatPabusten kabud na ken matda at sukat.

At keta akmulan ding Sabing banyagaAmpon aliwa pang e ta’ kasalita;Inia nung e tamu kimut ban asagkaIng bage yan pihung bukas o makadua,Mapanat neng lubus ing manang SalitaPasari namu ning linto tang’ pabaya.

Inia nung ngana ning Bayani ning Tibuan:“Ing alang pakamal king salitang menan,Kabas ne’t kapara ing malansang asan”;Nanu pata, itang tune Kapampangan,Uling atin tamu a Salitang menan,Iti, ya kabud ing amanwan nang Rizal.

A sukat sesian na king danggut nang dilaNing taung malugud sisuan na kang Inda;Inia nung ing iti menan nang SalitaNing meto’ lelangan, sukat yang isumpaNung paimburisan ne at pabusten matdaIng Sabing kang Indu menan tang’ mistula.

Balayan kung tibuan, Indung Kapampangan,Yatna mu ne Indu ing mamu mung kanuan,Ngening ding anak mu ta’no mitambayanKing ikasulung mu’t malagung tagimpan;A magmalasakit miuman palabunganIng Sabing e sukat matda kapilan man!

CeterisParibusRomeo N. Dyoco, Jr.

Constant changeTHE ONLY constant phenomenon in this universe is CHANGE.From philosophers to songwriters, this insight has been cited,elaborated and specified in terms of meaning and relevance to ourexistence. The universe is still in the process of expanding from itsbig bang origins and/or deteriorating or in atrophy, depending uponyour science viewpoint. Our bodies and minds are developing oraging and will ultimately reach an end, at least in this physicalworld. As persons, we may develop and reach a higher level ofexistence or consciousness, depending upon your religious beliefs.It is clear that we all have to deal with, understand and cope withchange in our lives and in our environment.

The fool of the 15th century was the man who believed that theworld was round; the fool of today is the man who believes that it isnot. Scientific theories are in the process of themselves evolvingwith still no unified theory to harmonizes all the physical forces.Likewise, religious beliefs and faiths proliferate and continue tosplit hairs. The medieval debate on how many angels can stand onthe head of a pin is not so far off from the many religious andphilosophical arguments today.

Political developments are fast shaping up intonew and unexpected configurations. The eventsin Europe becoming mainly the European Union,the breakup of USSR Russia, the developmentinto strong economies of the nation states ofSouth Asia, the fast rise of the People’s Republicof China, the indeterminate events governing theMiddle East and the start-up modernization of theAfrican nations, are all events which are politicalvariables which have not been accurately forseenin the late sixties( a time when we graduated andentered the workplace).

A spectacular and very fast change event andimpact is the computer and informationcommunication technology. The technicaldevelopment in transportation vehicles andinfrastructure have made the world into one andimmediate physical and information accessplaying field. Combined with ICT, the world hasbecome smaller with communication, data,interaction, trade, coordination and research beingeasier, faster, both homogeneous andheteregeneous, and cheaper.

Is the Philippines and, in our specific case, theClark Freeport, aware of this contextual variable inits present and future playing field and horizon?Management strategic theory advises that thecorrect conceptual position regarding change is toadopt an external and internal environmentalawareness and scanning as a preparation forcoping. The end result is to know and be aware, tounderstand, to forecast or predict, to cope with

and react, and to intervene or shape the change.It is, of course, a given that understanding

the change is just the first part of the strategyprocess. It is a requirent that nations, institutionsand organizations have to plan or craft and executeor implement the strategy within the changevariables or environment. If not, then the resultingsituation will become a de facto result andsituation. Look at the example of NAIA, the 3terminals (?), the runway and the surroundingterritory. It is obvious that the end result has notcoped intelligently wih the developments over time.The policies and acts have been reactive andpiecemeal.

There is another risk. Clark Freeport and theDMIA ( Diosdado Macapagal Airport) over the past14 years or so have been subjected to a lot ofmaster plans. I personally know of at least 4 forCDC and 3 for DMIA/ CIAC. It seems these areall rotting in filing cabinets someplace. I have notseen any specific focus or undertaking which seekto utilize and implement any main and criticalaspect of these plans. Now, they are planningagain to spend hundreds of million pesos for newmaster plans. They must have lots of money. Orthey simply like planning. Analysis, analysis,paralysis.

Or are they just prolonging the “talk” processwithout “walking the talk.” Shades of Perto! Yourbillboards may be correct. It is time for a clearintervention to shape and determine the changesin order to achieve the results that are correct.

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of NESTOR DE LEON TUAZONwho died intestate on March 29, 2008 in Dolores, City of San Fernando,Pampanga executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights ofhis only estate real properties more particularly described as follows:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 119149-RA PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 23, Block 34, of the

consolidation-subdivision plan (LRC) Pcs-14515, Sheet 2,being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 2-F-F-F (LRC)Psd-129584, 3296-B2-F-2 (LRC) Psd-122969, 3286, 3287and 3291 San Fdo. Cad; LRC Cad, Rec. No. 145), situatedin the Barrio San Isidro, Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pamp.Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., points 2 to 3 by Lot 24,Block 34 of the consolidation-subdivision plan; points 4 to 1by Lot 22, Block 34; and on the plan. xxxcontaining an areaof ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) Square Meters, more orl e s s . x x x

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 116725-RA PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 22, Block 34, of the

consolidation-subdivision plan (LRC) Pcs-14515, Sheet 2,being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 2-F-5-F (LRC)Psd-129584, 3296-B-2-F-2 (LRC) Psd-122969, 3286, 3287and 3291, San Fernando Cadastre, LRC Cad. Rec. No.145), situated in the Barrio of San Isidro, Mun. of San Fdo.,Prov. of Pampanga, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE.,points 1 to 2 by Lot 23, Block 34, of the consol idationsubdivision plan; on the SE., points 2 to 3 by Lot 3296-B-2-A, (LRC) Psd-29883; on the SW., points 3 to 4 by Lot 21,Block 34; and on the NW., points 4 to 1 by Road Lot 28, bothof the consolidation-subdivision plan. xxxcontaining an areaof ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) Square meters, more orl e s s . x x x

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 443014-RA PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 27, Blk. 40, of the cons-subd.

plan, Pcs-035411-004549, being a portion of the consolidatedlots 5, 6, & 7, Pcs-035411-004121, lo ts 124-A-15,B,E,F,G,H,J, I , Psd-035411-051057, Lots 124-A-4,8,9,10,11,12 &13, Psd-03-041482, lots 124-B-2-B-2-B-3-T,Psd-03-037314, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of St.Cruz, Mun. of Magalang, Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on theSE., along line 1-2 by lot 25, Blk. 40, on the SW., along lines2-3-4 by road lot 30, on the NW., along line 4-5 by road lot 4,on the NE., along line 5-1 by lot 28, Blk. 40, all of the cons-subd. plan. xxxcontaining an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTYTHREE (163) Square Meters.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 443016-RA PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 25, Blk. 40, of the cons-subd.

plan, Pcs-035411-004549, being a portion of the consolidatedlots, 5, 6 & 7, Pcs-035411-004121, lo ts 124-A-15,B,E,F,G,H,I ,J , Psd-035411-051057, Lots 124-A-4,8,9,10,11,12 &13, Psd-03-041482, Lots 124-B-2-B-2-B-3-T,Psd-03-037314, LRC Rec. No.), situated in the Bo. of St.Cruz, Mun. of Magalang, Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on theNE., along line 1-2 by lot 26, on the SE., along lines 2-3 bylot 23, both of blk. 30, on the SW., along line 3-4 by road lot30, on the NW., along line 4-1 by lot 27, Blk. 40 all of thecons-subd. plan. xxxcontaining an area of ONE HUNDREDFIFTY (150) Square Meters.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-50426A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 2232-ac, Psd-01-029249, being

a portion of Lot 2232, Cad. 3, Asingan Cadastre, L.R.C.Rec. No.), situated in Brgy. Domanpot, (now) Rurban CodeNo. 015506), situated Mun. of Asingan, Prov. of Pangasinan,Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by lot2232-E; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 2232-F; along line2-3-4-5 by Lot 2232-D; along line 5-6 Lot 2232-I; on the SW.,along line 6-7-8-9 by Lot 2232-B, all of the subdivision plan;xxxcontaining an area of NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX(976) Square Meters.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 23, 30 & September 6, 2012

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of NARDO ZABLAN BALATBATwho died intestate on July 17, 2012 in San Isidro Laug, Mexico, Pampangaexecuted an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his onlyestate real properties more particularly described as follows:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 29781A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 164, Bsd-03-001818 (OLT) portion

of Lot 385, Cad-72 Mexico Cadastre, situated in the Bry. SanIsidro, Municipality of Mexico Province of Pampanga consistingan area of SIX HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (618) Square Metersmore or less.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 22435A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 11, Bsd-03-001818 (OLT) portion

of Lot 385, Cad-72 Mexico Cadastre, situated in the Bry. SanIsidro, Municipality of Mexico Province of Pampanga consistingan area of THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETYNINE (13,499) more or less.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 23, 30 & September 6, 2012

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of NARDO ZABLAN BALATBATwho died intestate on July 17, 2012 in San Isidro Laug, Mexico, Pampangaexecuted an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his onlyestate real properties together with all the improvements more particularlydescribed as follows:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 29781A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 164, Bsd-03-001818 (OLT) portion

of Lot 385, Cad-72 Mexico Cadastre, situated in the Bry. SanIsidro, Municipality of Mexico Province of Pampanga consistingan area of SIX HUNDRED EIGHTEEN (618) Square Metersmore or less.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 22435A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 11, Bsd-03-001818 (OLT) portion

of Lot 385, Cad-72 Mexico Cadastre, situated in the Bry. SanIsidro, Municipality of Mexico Province of Pampanga consistingan area of THIRTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETYNINE (13,499) more or less.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 24, 31 & September 7, 2012

Republic of the PhilippinesOFFICE OF THE NOTARY PUBLIC

Angeles City

ALICIA G. MAGCALASMortgagee, EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE AND

SALE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE-versus- UNDER ACT 3135, AS AMENDED

NFC CASE NO. 2012-835DOLORES I. LOMBRES

Mortgagor/s.x———————————————————x

NOTICE OF SALE UNDER ACT 3135,AS AMENDED UNDER ACT 4118

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Deed of Real EstateMortgage executed on 5 May 2011, by the mortgagor, DOLORES I.LOMBRES of legal age, Filipino and a resident of No. 6028-B lanzonesSt., DauHomesite, Brgy. Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga, in favor of theMortgagee, ALICIA G. MAGCALAS, likewise of legal age and a residentof No. 3449 Matiyaga St., Brgy. Duquit, Mabalacat, Pampanga, in orderto satisfy the mortgage debt therein which as of July 2012, amounts toSEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php 700,000.00), PhilippineCurrency, excluding interests and penalties and additional daily interestsand penalties up to the date of sale and expenses in the sale thereof, inaddition, attorney;s fees of twenty five (25%) percent of the total amountdue and other legal expenses all secured by this Mortgage, ATTY.JACKSON VISDA YABUT, Notary Public for Angeles City and in theMunicipality of Porac, Mabalacat and Magalang, Province of Pampanga,after having been authorized by the Mortgagee, hereby gives notice andannounces that on the 17th day of September, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock inthe morning at the Office of the Clerk of 6th Municipal Circuit Trial Court ofMabalacat and Magalang, Mabalacat Pampanga, will sell at public auctionto the highest bidder, for cash and in Philippine Currency, the followingparcel of land with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit:

TCT NO. 157824-Angeles CityA parcel of land (lot 18, Blk. 58 of the subd., plan (LRC)

Psd-202163, being a portion of lot 29-B, (LRC) Psd-197421LRC (GLRO) Rec. No. 11732), situated in the Bo.. ofDau, Mun.ofMabt., Prov. of Pamp. , Island of Luzon. Bounded on the N.,pts., 3-4 by lot 3; on the E., pts., 4-1 by lot 6; on the S., pts 1-2 by lot 7, all of Blk. 76; and on the W., pts., 2-3 by road lot 54,all of the subd. plan., xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDREDEIGHTY (180) SQUARE METERS more or less xxx

Prospective bidders/buyers may investigate for themselves theabove mentioned parcel of land for their information and protection.Angeles City, 16 July 2012

JACKSON VISDA YABUTNotary PublicUntil December 31, 2012Commission Serial No. 2012-278/A.C.PTR No. 2635594/01-02-12/A.C.Lifetime IBP No. 04794/06-04-03/ Pasig CityRoll No. 44607MCLE Compliance No. III-00-18422/08-13-10Pasig CityNo. 30 Plaza Romana Bldg. Dau,Mabalacat, Pampanga

COPY FURNISHED:ALICIA G. MAGCALASNo. 3449 Matiyaga St., BrgyDuquit,Mabalacat, Pampanga

DOLORES I. LOMBRESNo. 6028-B- Lanzones St., DauHomesite,Brgy. Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: August 24, 31 & September 7, 2012

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 55MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

IN RE: PETITION FOR CANCELLATION OFTHE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF MA.THERESA P. PAGUIO UNDER LOCALCIVIL REGISTRY NO. 92-1096

MA. THERESA A. PAGUIO-DEOCARIS,represented by her Attorney-in-Fact,ANNA LISSA P. NAVAL,

Petitioner,

SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS NO. 12-0779(M)-versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OFMACABEBE, PAMPANGA AND THECIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL,

Respondents.x———————————————————————x

ORDEROn June 21, 2012, petitioner Ma. Theresa A. Paguio-Deocaris,

through her attorney-in-fact Anna Lissa P. Naval, filed the verifiedpetition dated June 8, 2012 praying that respondents Local Civil Registrarof Macabebe, Pampanga, and Civil Registrar General, National StatisicsOffice, Quezon City, be ordered to cancel her certificate of live birthwith Local Civil Registry No. 92-1096 on file in said offices.

This court finds the petition to be sufficient in form and substance.WHEREFORE, this court hereby (a) sets this case for hearing on

the petition on September 14, 2012 at 2:00 in the afternoon at theSession Hall of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 55, Macabebe,Pampanga; (b) orders the petitioner (i) to cause the publication of thisOrder once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in an accreditednewspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga at herown expense; (ii) to serve within twenty-four (24) hours from receipt ofthis Order, copies of the petition and its annexes to the Office of theSolicitor General of the Philippines, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutorof Pampanga, the Local Civil Registrar of Macabebe, Pampanga, andthe Civil Registrar General of the Philippines; and (iii) to show proof ofsaid service to this court on said date and time of hearing; (c) orders allpersons interested in the petition to appear before this court on said dateand time of hearing and to show cause, if any, why the petition shouldnot be granted; (d) orders this court’s OIC- Branch Clerk of Court tofurnish copies of this Order to the petitioner, her counsel, the Office ofthe Solicitor General, the Office of the Provincial Prosecutorof Pampanga,the Local Civil Registrar of Macabebe, Pampanga, the Civil RegistrarGeneral of the Philippines, and the Office of the Clerk of Court, RegionalTrial Court, Macabebe, Pampanga; and (e) directs the Office of theSolicitor General to enter its appearance in this proceedings withintwenty-four (24) hours from receipt of this Order.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, July 13, 2012.

MA. JOSEPHINE M. ROSARIO-MERCADOJudge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: August 24, 31 & September 7, 2012

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS

Notice is hereby given that the heirs of NARDO ZABLAN BALATBATwho died intestate on July 17, 2012 in San Isidro Laug, Mexico, Pampangaexecuted an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of his estatemore particularly described as Savings Account No. 00812964-48 with theLand Bank of the Philippines, City of San Fernando, Pampanga Branch.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 17, 24 & 31, 2012

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 57, ANGELES CITY

IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRIESIN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF THEMINOR MARIKO SANTOS KOMATSU AS TO HER

(a) NAME FROM MARIKO SANTOS KOMATSU,TO MARIKO SANTOS

(b) SEX FROM MALE TO FEMALE, AND(c) THE MARITAL STATUS OF HER PARENTS

TO NOT MARRIEDMINOR MARIKO SANTOS KOMATSU representedby her mother, MARICAR SANTOS

Petitioner,-versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. 8839

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OFANGELES CITY AND THE NATIONALSTATISTICS OFFICE OF METRO MANILA

Defendants.X—————————————————————————————X

ORDERA verified petition has been filed by the petitioner, praying that after

due notice, publication and hearing this court renders judgment orderingthe respondents, Civil Registrar of Angeles City and the Civil RegistrarGeneral , to correct the entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of MarikoSantos Komatsu, as follows:

(a) NAME FROM MARIKO SANTOS KOMATSU TO MARIKO SANTOS(b) SEX FROM MALE TO FEMALE, AND(c) THE MARITAL STATUS OF HER PARENTS TO NOT MARRIEDFinding the petition to be sufficient in due form and substance, the

Court hereby sets the hearing thereof on September 24, 2012 at 2:00o’clock in the afternoon to be held at the Session Hall of this Court, 2/F Hall of Justice, Pulung Maragul, Angeles City after this Order shallhave been published in a newspaper of general circulation in AngelesCity and Pampanga for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense ofthe petitioner.

All persons interested in the said petition may appear before thisCourt on or before the scheduled date and show cause, if they have any,why the prayer thereof should not be granted.

The petitioner is hereby directed to furnish copies of the Petition andits annexes the Office of the City Prosecutor, Angeles City, Office of theSolicitor General, Makati City, the Civil Registrar General, the CivilRegistrar of Angeles City, within ten (10) days upon the receipt hereofand to submit to the court proof of compliance.

Furnish copies of hereof the respondents, the Office of the Clerk ofCour, RTC, Angeles City, the petitioner and his counsel.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, July 19, 2012.

OMAR T. VIOLA Judge

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This, according to Gov.Lilia Pineda in a telephoneinterview on Wednesday.

Pineda lauded Singsonfor “his concern for the wel-fare and safety” of sometwo million Pampanga res-idents “manifested in hiscommitment to constructa much stronger, effectiveand properly designeddike” at the downstreamportion of Gugu Riverwhere the so-called taildike was breached on Au-gust 7, causing flooding inthis city and the towns ofApalit, Macabebe,Masantol, Minalin andSto. Tomas.

Pineda said she wastold by Singson duringthe recent Regional Devel-opment Council (RDC)meeting here that theP270 million allotted forthe rehabilitation of the taildike and nearby anti-floodsystem will be releasedafter its designs are fin-ished based on the De-partment of Public Worksand Highways’ (DPWH)“modern engineering de-signs and high standardswith consideration to theerratic climate changeexperienced in the entireglobe.”

“I agree with theDPWH secretary that vitaldikes should be construct-ed properly based on ex-pert studies. The moneywill not be put to waste andthe solution is permanentand reliable. It’s not like

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Gov sees permanent solution to floods in DPWH projectsyou are just using ‘salon-pas,” said Pineda in thedialect, using as an exam-ple the popular pain reliev-er patch which providetemporary relief and caneasily be removed after itwas put on.

“It will take some timebefore the dike is done andcompleted because thematerials to be used, in-cluding the cement andsteel, should pass thestandards set by theDPWH engineers,” saidPineda. She added thatthe government agencycould not yet start the re-pair work on the breacheddike because the “sur-rounding area is deep andthe water is still flowingstrongly.”

Pineda cited the re-cent completion and open-ing of the Colgante bridgein Apalit town. The bridgecollapsed last year.

She said that theDPWH had used at leastP45 million and took sometime before completing it“but it’s now better, tough-er and for keeps.”

“The Colgante bridge isa concrete example ofSingson’s preference forquality project. Yes, wewaited longer but the re-sult is much better and thebridge looks indestructiblefor many, many years,”said Pineda. The bridgeconnects the coastaltowns of Macabebe andMasantol to Apalit and ar-eas of Pampanga and Bu-lacan.

GRATUITOUS PERMITSBut Pineda stressed

that the provincial govern-ment “will not wait forthings to happen,” as itbegan operations to revivethe river channel along thesix-kilometer portion of theMinalin-Sto. Tomas dikewhich is near the damageddike.

The desilting opera-tions, she added, will al-low the water coming fromGugu River to pass to itsoriginal channel at LabuanRiver and then Manila Bay.

Pineda disclosed thatthe province had starteddesilting operations andthe DPWH regional officewas also doing the samein the area.

“We can’t afford to sitdown and wait. We mustmake the immediate rem-edy because who knowswhen the next torrentialrains and typhoon willcome again,” said Pineda.

She also said that shehad informed the Federa-tion of Small Scale QuarryOperators of Pampanga(FSSQOP) and othergroups that she will askthe provincial board (PB)led by Vice Gov. Joseller“Yeng” Guiao to authorizeher to grant “gratuitouspermits” for operators inthe area.

Pineda said the prov-ince is not against timebut several other factors,including the unpredictableweather and dangersposed by the water withsediments from Mt. Pi-

natubo flowing in the direc-tion of this city and fourPampanga towns. The 80-meter portion of the taildike was breached, caus-ing floods in the southernportion of the province ear-lier this month wheresome villages in Minalinand Sto. Tomas remainflooded until August 29.

Last week, theFSSQOP volunteered todesilt a portion of the rivernear the breached Minalin-

Sto. Tomas tail dike tosave this capital city andfour other towns fromfloods. The same groupwill provide free use of theirbackhoe on barge to beused for the desilting op-erations.

Pineda said she hadasked the more than 70members of the FSSQOPand other quarry operatorsto also desilt the down-stream portion of the GuguRiver to help in preventing

floods.“Our consistently high

collection in quarry will notbe affected by the grant-ing of free permits in thearea because the opera-tors always prefer themuch sought out sands atthe upstream portion ofGugu. We also have totake note that we are sav-ing invaluable lives andproperties. In short, we aresaving Pampanga,” saidPineda.

eventually reverse its de-cision on land distributionat Hacienda Luisita, whichused to be owned by thefamily of Pres. Aquinosince 1957.

“Sereno as new chiefjustice of the SupremeCourt is equal to the rever-sal of the high court’s de-cision on the HaciendaLuisita case,” the twogroups said in a statementyesterday.

They recalled that “theSupreme Court, then ledby ousted Chief JusticeRenato Corona, decidedon November 22, 2011 toabolish the stock distribu-tion option (SDO) and onApril 24, 2012 to set theprice compensating theCojuangco-Aquinos at1989 prices.”

But they noted that“Sereno favored that thefamily of the President becompensated at prices setlater in 2006 valued at P10billion or P2.25 million perhectare for the 4,915.75-hectare remaining agricul-tural lands of the hacien-da.”

“We had anticipatedthat Aquino would appointa string -puppet to servethe interest of his family,and we had always op-

posed such creation of an‘Aquino court’ since June,”the statement said.

AMGL chair JosephCanlas said “We are ex-tremely against the ap-pointment of Sereno as itis very clear that she is adefender of the Cojuangco-Aquino family.”

For his part, Ambalachair Rodel de Mesasaid, ”We are quite dis-mayed that Aquino and hisfamily are attempting toget Hacienda Luisitaback.”

Canlas said that Ser-eno’s appointmentseemed to indicate thatthe President had usedpublic funds in the ousterof Corona allegedly overthe issue of Hacienda Lu-isita.

AMGL and Ambalasaid “Sereno has beenundoubtedly pro-Cojuang-co-Aquino,” as they notedthat Sereno’s argumentsbacking the higher com-pensation for the Presi-dent’s family in the Haci-enda Luisita case wereused by the Cojuangco-owned Hacienda Luisita,Inc. (HLI) in its motion forreconsideration of thecompensation issue filedon December 27 last year.This motion was laterjunked during the term of

Corona.“Aquino’s appointment

is a repeat of what Arroyodid during her administra-tion in appointing a chiefjustice who would protecther interests. This time, anAquino court has beencreated, with HaciendaLuisita as its primaryagenda,” Canlas said.

The groups’ statementsaid that “Sereno’s ap-pointment is contrary toreforming the judiciary andpreservation of rulingclass’ interests” and “istotal disregard of socialjustice.”

“We should take noteof Sereno’s term as chiefjustice for 18 years. TheCojuangco-Aquinos havea strategic plan for ap-pointing her,” Canlas said.

Sereno is the youngestappointed chief justice atage 52 with a term to ex-pire on 2030, on her ageof 70.

“Aquino has bastard-ized the justice system inour country. He is attempt-ing to restore his family’scontrol on the HaciendaLuisita, as well as of hishaciendero class. We re-mind Aquino not to ignitethis little spark that couldlead to a big prairie fire hewould not be able to ex-tinguish,” Canlas said.

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Luisita farmers fear SC...

He added that P10million farm-to-marketroad and his regular P20million Priority Develop-ment and AssistanceFund (PDAF) is also in-

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Lazatin reveals P342.9-M...cluded in the P342.9 mil-lion fund.

Also included is a pre-ventive maintenance onthe Old Manila NorthRoad amounting to P23.9million.

Lastly, Lazatin said

that P48 million will fundthe widening and drain-age construction in theOld Manila North North(Bulacan to MabalacatArea) to decongest traf-fic in Mac Arthur High-way. –Press Release

NI ROMMEL RAMOS

BALAGTAS, Bulacan—Nagsanib naang Task Force Roque at Criminal In-vestigation Detection Group (CIDG)para sa mabilis na kalutasan ng kasongtinagurian bilang “Balagtas Massacre.”

Ayon sa pulisya malinaw na ngay-on kung sino ang pangunahing suspeksa pagpatay sa mag-anak na sina Ro-drigo Roque, Cristina Sta.Ana, CorrineSta.Ana at Christian Sta. Ana sa St.Francis Subd. Barangay Borol 2nd sabayang ito.

TF Roque, CIDG nagsanib na sa Balagtas MassacreSa eksklusibong panayam sa isang

safe house, sinabi ni Romulo Sta, Ana,ang asawa at ama ng napatay na mag-iinang sina Cristina, Corrine at Christian,anumang oras ay possible nang isampaang kaso laban sa pangunahing suspek.

Gayunpaman, wala pang tinukoy napangalan ng suspek si Sta. Ana.

Suot ang isang polo shirt na maynakatatak na Justice for Rodrigo Roqueand Sta. Ana Family sinabi ng naulilangpadre de familia na matiyaga siyang na-katutok sa kaso at hindi siya babalik saItalya hanggang hindi nareresolba ang

kaso ng kanyang mag-anak.Bagamat naiinip sa pag-usad ng im-

bestigasyon ay naniniwala siya na nasaproseso ang lahat ng ginagawa ngayonng mga otoridad upang maresolba angmasaker ng kaniyang pamilya.

Sa pagsasanib ng Task Force Roqueat CIDG , sinabi ni Sta. Ana na na-kakatiyak siya na mas mapapadali angtakbo ng imbestigasyon at hindi magig-ing “fall guy” lamang ang magiging sus-pek.

Gayunpaman, nananawagan siya sanasa likod ng krimen na sumuko na la-

mang sa mga otoridad upang matul-dukan na daw ang kaso.

Ngunit kung hindi man ito susukoay posible na itong maaresto sa mgasusunod na araw matapos ang imb-estigasyon.

Nagpapa-abot din si Romulo ng pa-kikiramay sa isang biktima ng Massa-cre sa Valenzuela noong Huwebes.

Nalulungkot daw siya na mataposna mapabalita ang masaker sa kaniy-ang pamilya ay may panibago na na-mang insidente ng masaker ang nang-yari.

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