TO MARK 66 BIRTHDAY WITH MASS AT VETERANS GMA …punto.com.ph/data/pdf/vol6no121.pdf · San Isidrong Matanda sa bayan ng Hagonoy. Batay sa kanyang paliwanag ang katulad na timbang

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BY DING CERVANTES

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Former president andcurrent Pampanga Rep.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo willcommemorate her 66th birth-day on April 5 with a Mass at 10a.m. at the Veterans MemorialMedical Center in Quezon City, andher allies doubt that she would beable to campaign for re-election inthe province’s second district.

TO MARK 66TH BIRTHDAY WITH MASS AT VETERANS

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GMA unlikely to campaign

IN LINE with education being thetop priority in the 8-Point Agendaof Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez’sadministration, a total of 55 daycare centers are now being main-tained by the City Government ofSan Fernando.

Early beneficiaries of CSF daycare centers mark graduation

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THUMBS UP. Kiddie graduates of day care centers in San Fernando strike a pose with MayorOscar S. Rodriguez during the recognition day held at the Heroes Hall on April 1.

The first week of April marks thegraduation of pupils from various daycare centers where kids are expect-ed to receive their diplomas in a for-mal recognition ceremony at theHeroes Hall.

On April 1, some 200 day care

pupils from three barangays – SanNicolas, San Jose and Sta. Mon-ica -- finished a year’s course inpreparation for formal education atkindergarten level.

Among the graduates is Den-

“I still don’t knowwhether she has askedpermission from the courtto allow her to visit her dis-trict to campaign,” said herclose ally Candaba May-or Jerry Pelayo who isamong those slated to at-tend Arroyo’s birthdaymass.

But earlier, the camp ofMrs. Arroyo said that shewas not expected to cam-paign for reelection amid

Arroyo

BY ASHLEY MANABAT

CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – The latest survey

MARCH SURVEY SHOWS

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Dong keeps lead vs. Ocamade by a prestigiousManila-based pollster fromMarch 2 to 12 for Pampan-ga’s third congressionaldistrict shows incumbent

Congressman Aurelio“Dong” Gonzales maintain-ing his lead over his rivalMayor Oscar S. Rodrigu-ez by a wide margin.

From a total of 2,535individuals polled, some1,600 or 64.23 percentwent for Gonzales over

CLARK FREEPORT — Subic Bay MetropolitanAuthority (SBMA) Chair-man Roberto Garcia hasdisclosed a six-point “stra-tegic plan” towards “build-ing the New Subic.”

In his second State ofthe Freeport Address(SOFA), Garcia said thatwith the Philippine econo-my already taking off, “thebest is yet to come forthe Subic Bay Freeport.”

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SBMA chairbares plans for

‘New Subic’which manages Subic BayFreeport, would maximizethe land use potential ofthe Freeport; aggressive-ly pursue the use of Subicas alternate port to decon-gest Manila; and developthe airport for general avi-ation, aircraft repair, jetcharters and other alliedaviation activities.

He also bared plansto fully exploit tourism po-tential by creating new at-

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IN LINE with the celebration of EasterSunday on March 31, 2013, FIESTACommunities held an Easter egg huntactivity entitled EASTER-IFIC andEGG-CITING HUNT.

The program includes Easter-relat-ed parlor games like the bunny hop re-lay wherein participants clamp a ballon their legs while they hop, mimick-ing the movement of a bunny, towardsthe marker and return to tag their teammates.

There were also Easter egg paint-ing competitions where in the homeowners exhibited their crafts in paintingwhile using egg as canvas. And for themain event, the traditional Easter egghunt was played wherein the homeown-ers rushed in their respective commu-nity playgrounds and social halls to lookfor Easter eggs.

Other than the fun and games, at-tendees were also given a briefing onthe history of Easter and why the tradi-tion lives up to now. There were alsoseries of prayers conducted through outthe program.

Hunting eggs in herdsWhen asked about the relevance of

such community events to homeowners,Lizel Mayor, 41, House wife, said thatactivities like the Easter egg hunt givesthem the chance to meet and bond withtheir neighbors. Mayor also added thatthe event triggers unity amongst the homeowners because it is also the chancewhere they can talk about updates ontheir community.

While Lyka Despabiladeras, 14, stu-dent, a first-timer in Easter egg hunting,said that the activities were really fun.She also expressed her admiration inevents like these where she and hisbrothers brought home lots of excitingprizes they have won from the games.

Community events like the EasterEgg Hunt are really intended to boost theunity amongst home owners, proving thename of FIESTA Communities that itdoesn’t only build houses but communi-ties as a whole.

The Easter egg hunt activities weresimultaneously celebrated at FIESTACommunities Angeles, Porac, Mabala-cat, and Tarlac.

Winners of Easter Egg Hunt at Fiesta Communities Porac.

It's Summer and it's Easter! Winners of Easter Egg Hunt at FiestaCommunities Mabalacat.

HUNTING IN A HERD. Winners of Easter Egg Hunt At Fiesta CommunitiesMabalacat as they count their winning 83 pieces of Easter eggs.

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GUIGUINTO, Bulacan—Sa kabila ngmainit na panahong hatid ng tag-araw,walang pangamba ang farm manager nasi Louie SyTamco.

Ito ay dahil sa nakatitiyak siya na lig-tas ang kanyang mga alagang baboy atmakukuha niya ang puntiryang bilang naibebentang baboy.

Ang 54-anyos na si SyTamco na nag-mula sa bayan ng Hagonoy ay kasaluku-yang tagapamahala ng Archer Farm namatatagpuan sa dalawang ektaryang lotesa Barangay Daungan ng bayang ito.

Isang modelong babuyan na pag-aaring pamilya ni dating Guiguinto MayorAmbrosio Cruz, ang Archer Farm ay gum-agamit ng makabagong teknolohiya sapag-aalaga ng baboy na tinatawag natunnel ventilation system (TVS) at kungminsan naman ay climate control sys-tem (CCS).

Sa simpleng salita, ang TVS ay tina-tawag na air-conditioned na babuyan.

Ayon kay SyTamco, nagsimula angArcher Farm noong 2008 gamit ang tradi-syunal na sistema sa pag-aalaga ngbaboy kung saan ang mga kulungan aynaka-angat sa lupa o elevated.

Ngunit ang nasabing sistema ay na-kaayon lamang sa init o lamig ng pana-hon kung saan ay malaki ang posibilidadna magkasakit at mamatay ang mga al-aga.

Dahil dito, minabuti ng Archer Farmna gumamit ng TVS noong 2010 at sakasalakuyan,sinabi ni SyTamco na saisang harvest cycle nila ay umaabot sa3,600 ang kanilang baboy na naibebentana may timbang na nasa pagitan ng 95hanggang 100 kilo. Ang isang harvestcycle sa TVS ay umaabot lamang sa 75hangang 90 araw.

“Depende yan, kung kailangan ng San

Ligtas at mas mataas ang produksyonng air-conditioned na babuyan

Miguel Corporation (SMC) ng mas mala-laking baboy, pinaaabot namin ng 90days, pero kung 90 hangang 100 kilo langang kailangan, okey na yung 75 days,”ani SyTamco na nagmula sa BarangaySan Isidrong Matanda sa bayan ngHagonoy.

Batay sa kanyang paliwanag angkatulad na timbang ng baboy ay nakuku-ha rin sa tradisyunal na paraan ng pag-papalaki, ngunit iyon ay inaabot ng animnabuwan.

Batay sa impormasyong ipinagkaloobni SyTamco, umaabot sa 11,520 baboyang kanilang naibebenta sa ilalim ng TVS.

Ito ay higit na mas mataas ng 4,320na baboy sa tradisyonal na pamama-raang gagamitin sa kasing laki ng farm.

Kung tradisyunal na sistema ang gag-amitin sa Archer Farm, aabot lamang ng7,200 na baboy ang maibebenta sa loobng isang taon.

“Umaabot kami ng 3.2 cycles sa har-vest every year,” ani ng farm manager.

Ayon kay SyTamco, bukod sa mataasna produksyon bawat taon mas mababaang mortality rate ng baboy sa TVS athigit sa lahat,nagiging payapa ang ka-nilang isipan kung gabi.

“May peace of mind kami kung gabi,hindi kami nangangamba na mainitan angmga alaga namin dahil kontrolado angtemperatura sa loob ng kulungan,” aniya.

Ipinaliwanag pa niya na kasama ringTVS ang paggamit ng automatic feederat drinker sa mga baboy.

Dahil dito, hindi na kailangang mag-labas pasok ng madalas ang mga mang-gagawa sa loob ng kulungan na naposibleng makaapekto sa pangkalaha-tang biosecurity measures ng buongfarm.

Hinggil naman sa gastos sa opera-syon ng farm, sinabi ni SyTamco na ha-los kapareho lamang ito ng kanilang gas-

tos noong nasa ilalim pa sila ng tradisy-onal na produksyon.

Ang kanilang bentahe ngayon ay masmataas ang kanilang produksyon at masmababa ang mortality rate nila.

Dahil dito, ipinayo niya sa mga naismagnegosyo na sa katulad na negosyopumasok dahil sa kasalukuyang nanan-atiling mababa ang produksyon ng karneng bansa.

Nilinaw ni SyTamco na halos kalahat-ing pangangailangan sa karne ng Pilipi-nas ay inaangkat pa sa ibayong dagat.

“Si Mayor Boy ang nakaisip nito da-hil nakita ang deficit sa meat require-ment ng bansa,” ani ng farm managerat iginiit pa na bilang isang negosyante,ang dating mayor ay hindi pumasok sanegosyo kung saan ay may buhay angprodukto.

Ito ay dahil sa malaki ang posibilidadna malugi, kaya’t ang mga unang nego-syong pinasok ni Cruz ay pagtatayo nggas station at subdibisyon, at construc-tion.

Ayon kay SyTamco,nais ng datingmayor na makapag-ambag sa pangkala-hatang pangangailangan ng bansa kahitsa maliit na paraan.

Ang Archer Farm ay nagsimula bilangisang showcase farm ng bayan ng Guigu-into sa panahon ng panunungkulan niCruz mula 1998 hanggang 2007.

Pagdating ng 2008, binago ang show-case farm bilang isang elevated piggeryhanggang maging isang air-conditionedna babuyan noong 2010 na ginastusanng P25 milyon.

Sa kasalukuyan umaabot sa 16 kataoang kawani ng Archer Farm at nananatilipa rin sa loob ng dalawang ektaryang lo-teng nasasakupan nito ang mga datingpunong ng mangga, palayan at gulayanna dating bahagi ng show case farm ngbayang ito.

BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE

SAMAL, Bataan - A suspected vin-tage bomb used during World War IIexploded at an abandoned lot withinthe residential area of Barangay SantaLucia here early morning of Mondaythat brought fears to many residents.

No one was hurt. Residents saidmany children use the area as play-ground and connecting passage toanother road.

Narciso Vicente said they heardloud explosion at about 7 a.m. “Nap-atakbo kami at nang puntahan naminang pinagsabugan, nakita namingsabog-sabog ang pader at nakapulotkami ng kapirasong bakal na napa-kainit pa at umuusok,” he said.

He showed a fragment of thebomb.

Vicente lives some 30 meters fromthe explosion site. Debris of rockswas seen on rooftops more than 50meters away.

“Nagising ako sa lakas ngpagsabog, nayanig ang bahay ko,”Glicerio Enriquez who resides some60 meters away said.

Residents of Santa Lucia about200 meters away said they heard theloud explosion. “Natakot kami,” theysaid

“Nagtakbuhan palayo ang mgatao,” Vicente said. He said that somechildren reportedly found the bombsome months ago in a nearby creekand they did not know where it wasleft. “Heto at dito pala iniwan at sum-abog,” he said.

Insp. Gerald John Bautista, Sa-mal deputy police chief, said the frag-ment seemed to come from a vintagebomb of World War II but that theywill still refer it to the police bombexplosive unit to determine its realtype.

Vintage bombexplodes

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGIONMACABEBE, PAMPANGA

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND EX-OFICIO SHERIFF

RE: MASANTOL RURAL BANK, INC.(Formerly: Delta Civic Bank, Inc.),

Petitioner/Mortgagee,-versus- EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

CASE NO. 13-0332(M)EMMANUEL NACARIO,

Respondent/Mortgagor.x——————————————————————————————x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon amended extra-judicial petition for sale under Act. No. 3135, as

amended by Act No. 4118, and Act No. 1508, as amended, filed byMasantol Rural Bank, Inc. (Formerly: Delta Civic Bank, Inc.) with principaloffice address at Poblacion, Masantol, Pampanga, against EmmanuelNacario, registered owner of Transfer Certificates of Title Nos. 595775-R,598011-R, 598012-R, 598013-R, 598014-R, 598015-R and 598016-Rwith residence and postal address at Unit 2006 WackWack, Twin Towers,Mandaluyong City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as ofJanuary 9, 2013 amounts to TWO MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THREETHOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY-THREE & 70/100 PESOS(PhP2,403,493.70), Philippine Currency, inclusive of interests but eclusiveof cost of foreclosure and incidental expenses, the undersigned will sell atpublic auction on April 25, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning, at theOffice of the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Macabebe, Pampanga,to the highest bidder, for cash or Manager’s check and in PhilippineCurrency, the following properties with all its improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 595775-RA parcel of land (Lot 2-B-3 of the subd. plan Psd-03-145861,

being a portion of Lot 2-B, Psd-035412-055527, LRC. Rec No. ),situated in the Bo. of San Nicolas, Mun. ofMasantol, prov. ofPamp. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-B-2; on theNW., and NE., along lines 2-3-4 by Lot 2-B-8; on the NE., alongline 4-5 by Lot 2-B-4, all of the subd. plan; on the SE., along line5-1 by Prov’l. Rd. Beginning at a pt. marked “1” on plan, beingN. 43 deg 20’E., 583.03 m. from BLLM No. 2, Masantol Cad.;thence N. 58 deg. 22’W., 47.73 m. to pt. 2; thence N. 57 deg37’E., 28.30 m. to pt. 3; thence S. 49 deg. 57’E., 9.35 m. to pt.4; thence S. 49 deg. 57’E., 29.92 m. to pt. 5; thence S. 41 deg.44’W., 20.00 m. to the pt. of beginning; containing an area ofONE THOUSAND (1000) Square Meters. xxx

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 598011-RA parcel of land (Lot 2-B-8-I-3 of the subd. plan Psd-03-

147002, being a portion of Lot 2-B-8-I, Psd-03-146858, LRC.Rec. No. )situated in the Bo. of San Nicolas, Mun. ofMasantol,Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NW., along line 1 to 9 by Lot 2-B-8-I-9; on the NE., along line 9-10 by Lot 2-B-8-I-2 both of thesubd. plan; on the SE., along line 10-11 by Lot 2-B-3; along line11-12 by Lot 2-B-2 both of Psd-03-145861; on the SW., along line12-1 by Lot 2-B-8-I-4 of the subd. plan. Beginning at a pt. marked“1” on plan, being N. 36 deg. 44’E., 596.46 m. from BLLM 2,Masantol Cad.; thence N. 53 deg. 55’E., 15.00 m. to pt. 2;thence S. 81 deg.04’E., 1.42 m. to pt. 3; thence S. 36 deg. 03’E.,6.00 m. to pt. 4; thence S. 07 deg. 56’E., 2.46 m. to pt. 5; thenceS. 41 deg. 43’E., 2.46 m. to pt. 6; thence S.75 deg. 24’E., 2.46m. to pt. 7; thence N. 70 deg. 50’E., 2.47 m. to pt. 8; thence S.33 deg. 41’E., 5.08 m. to pt. 10; thence S. 57 deg. 38’W., 9.00m. to pt. 12; thence N. 34 deg. 01’W., 17.22 m. to the pt. ofbeginning; containing an area of THREE HUNDRED NINE (309)Square Meters. xxx

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 598012-RA parcel of land (Lot 2-B-8-I-4 of the subd. plan Psd-

03147002, being a portion of Lot 2-B-8-I, Psd-03-146858,LRC.Rec. No.), situated in the Bo.of San Nicolas, Mun. ofMasantol,Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-B-8-I-3 of the subd. plan; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 2-B-2along line 3-4 by Lot 2-B-1 both of Psd-03145861; on the NW.,along line 4-5 by Lot 2-B-8-I-5; along lines 5 to 7-1 by Lot 2-B-8-I-9 (Rd. Lot) both of the subd. plan. Beginning at a pt. marked “1”on plan, being N. 36 deg. 44’E., 596.46 m. from BLLM No. 2Masantol Cad.; thence S. 34 deg. 01’E., 17.22m. to pt. 2; thenceS. 57 deg.38’W., 12.90m. to pt. 3; thence S. 57 deg. 38’W.,16.54 m to pt. 4; tyence N. 20 deg. 02’E., 25.75 m. to pt. 5;thence N. 59 deg. 29’E., 2.46 m. to pt. 6; thence N. 25 deg.44’E., 2.46 m. to pt. 7; thence N. 53 deg. 51’E., 4.00 m. to thept. of beginning; containing an area of THREE HUNDRED FIVE(305) Square Meters. xxx


147002, being a portion of Lot 2-B-8-I, Psd-03-146868, LRC.Rec. No.),situated in the Bo. of San Nicolas, Mun. ofMasantol,

Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-B-8-I-6; on the NE.,along lines 2 to 6 by Lot 2-B-8-I-9 (Road Lot); onthe SE., along line 6-7 by Lot 2-B-8-I-4 all of the subd. plan; onthe SW., along line 7-8 by Lot 626; along line 8-1 by Lot 628 bothof Masantol Cad. Beg. at a pt. marked “1” on plan, being N. 34deg. 51’E., 558.86 m. from BLLM No. 2, Masantol Cad.; thenceN. 87 deg. 31’E., 11.75 m. to pt. 2; thence S. 14 deg.36’W., 2.46m. to pt. 3; thence S. 19 deg. 28’E, 2.46 m. to pt. 4; thence S. 53deg. 05’E., 2.46 m. to pt. 5; thence S. 86 deg. 44’E., 2.45 m. topt. 6; thence S. 20 deg. 02’W., 25.75 m. to pt. 7; thence N. 29deg. 48’W., 15.43 m. to pt. 8; thence N. 00 deg.27’E., 16.61 m.to the pt. of beginning; containing an area of THREE HUNDREDTHIRTEEM (313) Square Meters. xxx


147002, being a portion of Lot 2-B-8-I, Psd-03-146858, LRC.Rec. No.), situated in the Bo.of San Nicolas, Mun. ofMasantol,Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-B-8-17; on the SE., along lines 2 to 5 by Lot 2-B-8-I-9 (Rd. Lot); onthe SW., along line 5-6 by Lot 2-B-8-I-5, all of the subd. plan; onthe W., along line 6-7 by Lot 628 Masantol Cad.; on the NW.,along line 7-1 by Lot 2-B-8-I-8 of the subd. plan. beginning at thept. marked “1” on plan, being S. 34 deg. 26’E., 580.87m. fromBLLM No. 2, Masantol Cad.; thence S. 36 deg. 07’E., 18.61 m.to pt. 2; thence S. 53 deg. 55’W., 5.00 m. to pt. 3; thence S. 81deg. 38’W, 2.48 m. to pt. 4; thence S.48 deg. 08’W., 2.46 m. topt. 5; thence S. 87 deg. 31’W., 11.75 m. to pt. 6; thence N. 02deg. 55’E., 14.97 to pt.7; thence N. 56 deg. 24’E., 10.00 m. tothe pt. of beginning; containing an are of TWO HUNDRED SIXTYEIGHTY (268) Square Meters. xxx


147002, being a portion of Lot 2-B-8-I, Psd-03-146858, LRC.Rec. No.), situated in the Bo.of San Nicolas, Mun. ofMasantol,Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-B-8-I-8; on the NE., & SE., along lines 2 to 5 by Lot 2-B-8-I-9 (Rd.Lot); on the SW., along line 5-1 by Lot 2-B-8-I-6, all of the subd.plan. Beginning at a pt. marked “1” on plan , being N. 34 deg.26’E., 580.87 m. from BBM No. 2, Masantol Cad.; thence N. 56deg. 24’E., 15.03 m. to pt. 2; thence S. 36 deg. 04’E., 16.95 m.to pt. 3; thence S. 08 deg. 56W’, 1.42 m. to pt. 4; thence S. 53deg. 53’W., 14.00 m. to pt. 5; thence N.36 deg. 07’W., 18.61 tothe pt. of beginning; containing an area of TWO HUNDREDSEVENTY FOUR (274) Square Meters. xxx


147002, being a portion of Lot 2-B-8-I, Psd-03-146858, LRC.Rec. No.), situated in the Bo.of San Nicolas, Mun. ofMasantol,Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 2-B-8-I-6 of the subd. plan; on the W, along lines 2-3 by Lot 628Masantol Cad.; on the NW., along lines 3-4 by Lot 2-B-9, Psd-03-145861; on the NE., along line 4-5 by Lot 2-B-8-I-9 (Rd. Lot);on the SE., along line 5-1 by Lot 2-B-8-I-7, both of the subd. plan.Beginning at a pt. marked “1” on plan, being N. 34 deg. 26’E.,580.87 m. from BLLM 2, Masantol Cad.; thence S. 56 deg.24’W., 10.00 m. to pt. 2; thence N. 02 deg. 55’E., 16.53 m. to pt.3; thence N. 56 deg. 24’E, 14.62 m. to pt. 4; thence S. 36 deg05’E., 13.30 m. to pt. 5; thence N. 56 deg. 24’W., 15.03 m. to pt.of beginning; containing an area of TWO HUNDRED SIXY THREE(263) Square Meters. xxx

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the above-described properties and encumbrances thereon, if there be any.

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 April 26, 2013 at the said time and place without furthernotice.

Macabebe, Pampanga, February 22, 2013.

PABLITO G. CLEMENTE, JR. EDGARDO C. LOZANOSheriff IV Officer-in-Charge

Copy furnished:Masantol Rural Bank, Inc.(Formerly: Delta Civic Bank, Inc.)Poblacion, Masantol2017 Pampanga

Atty. Venancio M. VirayCounsel for Masantol Rural Bank. Inc.Poblacion, Macabebe2018 Pampanga

Emmanuel NacarioUnit 2006 WackWackTwin TowersMandaluyong City

PUNTO! Central Luzon: April 3, 10 & 17, 2013

went closer to check onhim and noticed that hewas not breathing. Junsaid Papa Toy was alreadycold when he touched himwhich indicated that hedied sometime during thenight.

Born October 28, 1927in Bacolor, described byhistorians as “the Athensof Pampanga,” Soto isconsidered a “pillar” inPampanga journalism.

Fondly called Papa Toyby many of his youngercolleagues, Soto was theoldest active media prac-titioner in Pampanga untilhis death with his regularcolumn “Point Blank” inThe Coffee Punch, a Pam-panga newsweekly.

Soto started his careerin 1954 – 1955 as an ad-vertising solicitor of thePhilippine Defense ReviewMagazine. From 1956 –1960, he was news corre-spondent of the PhilippineNews Services. From1961- 1963 he was a staffmember of the EveningNews.

From 1964- 1974, hewas editor of the LuzonCourier. In 1975, he be-came press relations offic-er of the Mabalacat WaterDistrict. From 1975 to1978, he became newscorrespondent of the Phil-ippine News Agency. From1979 to 1988, he was anews correspondent ofTimes Journal and at thesame time published thelocal weekly Town Crier.

He also became abarangay councilman ofDau from 1989 to 1991while a news reporter ofHeadline Manila for Pam-panga and Angeles City.

‘Papa Toy’ remembered

From 1992 to 1994, hebecame news correspon-dent of People’s Tonight.

From June 1993 toFebruary 1995, he was theexecutive assistant ofthen mayor Catalino Dom-ingo.

Soto went back tomainstream journalism inJuly 1995 as a correspon-dent of the ManilaStandard. Then in 1998,he became a correspon-dent of the Manila Journal.

Soto was appointeddirector of the MabalacatWater District from June1995 to December 2000.

In 1998, he joined thedefunct Philippine Postthen on March 1999, hejoined Manila Times as acorrespondent. Soto alsoedited a host of local news-papers.

Soto was buried onEaster Sunday, March 31,at the Tierra Santa Memo-rial Park in BarangayMabiga here. He is sur-vived by his children, in-laws, and grandchildren.

BY ASHLEY MANABAT

MABALACAT CITY – Hewas born in Bacolor froma genealogy of literarygreats and poets but Hec-tor “Papa Toy” Soto chosethis newly converted cityas his home becomingOIC-mayor on December4, 1987 during the revolu-tionary government ofPresident Corazon “Cory”C. Aquino.

On Holy Tuesday,

March 26, Soto neverwoke up from his sleep. “Itwas a peaceful death,”said Mirasol his secondyoungest from a brood of11. He was 85.

The day before he died,Soto was able to pray theHoly Rosary at the “Pa-basa” which was just a fewmeters away from hishouse in Sitio Talimundok,Barangay Dau.

Edilberto “Boy” San-tos, his stepson, driver and

constant companion, saidthere was never any in-kling of his demise. Boysaid Papa Toy went abouthis usual way the day be-fore he died striking con-versations with his neigh-bors just as he alwaysdid.

Boy said wheneverPapa Toy was feeling sickhe would make sure thathe slept with a bell nearhis bed. In case somethinghappens, he can always

ring the bell to call any-one’s attention, Boy said.But the night before hedied, Papa Toy did notplaced the bell near hisbed, an indication that hewas alright, he said.

Hector Soto, Jr. saidhis father routinely sleepsearly and wakes up early.But on that fateful day, Junsaid, he saw his father stillin bed at around 5:30 a.m.Wondering why he wasstill in bed, Jun said he

Soto

NI ROMMEL RAMOS

MEYCAUAYAN CITY —Umabot sa 33 katao ang na-sugatan matapos salpukin ng sports utility vehicle(SUV) ang isang bus sa kahabaan ng North LuzonExpressway (NLEx) noong Lunes ng gabi.

Ayon sa pulisya, 19 sa mga biktima ang isinugodsa Montefalco Hospital sa lungsod na ito, pito sa Bula-can Medical Mission Group Hospital sa Bocaue at tat-lo naman sa Bulacan Medical Center sa Malolos City.

Ayon kay SPO4 Norly Majan,imbestigador ng Mey-cauayan PNP, nag-ugat ang aksidente nang salpukinng isang Nissan Pathfinder ang likurang bahagi ng isangSantrans Bus na bumibiyahe sa Maynila at SapangPalay sa San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan.

Ang insidente ay naganap bandang alas-11 ng gabinoong Lunes sa kahabaan ng NLEx di kalayuan saMeycauayan toll plaza.

Ayon pa kay Majan, bago maganap ang aksidente,nasa ikalawang linya ang San Trans Bus na minama-neho ni Bernardo Arigildo ng Norzagaray.

Tinangka ng driver na lumipat sa third o fast lanenang salpukin ang likod ng bus ng Nissan Pathfinderna minamaneho ni Reynaldo Lovino Jr.,ng bayan ngMarilao.

Ayon kay Majan, mapalad ang mga pasahero dahilwalang namatay.

Kaugnay nito, biglang nawala sa Montefalco Hospi-tal si Arigildo matapos malapatan ng lunas, samanta-lang si Lovino ay tumangging magbigay ng pahayag.

Salpukan saNLEx, 33 sugatan

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A COMPLETE earnest day forSM City San FernandoDowntown last March 25,2013 (Monday). TheLaunching/Blessing oftheir Breastfeeding Stationlocated at the 4th level em-barked with such a countlesslearning about breastfeeding.Headed by SM City SanFernando, OIC Engr. BongM. Garcia in participationof SM City Marilao MallManager and Head ofBreastfeeding CommitteeMs. Marie Bernadette Ve-lasco steered a seminar onthe importance and basic in-formation about breastfeed-ing.

Speaker from IBCLC and

Breastfeeding station launched atSM City San Fernando Downtown

Director of the Nurture’s ofthe Earth, Inc., Ms. Nona D.Andaya- Castillio impartedher knowledge on breastfeed-ing and her personal happen-stances with those breastfeed-ing mommies who bequeathedtheir own testimonials with re-gard to the remarkable and ho-listic effect of breastfeedingboth to themother and child.Almost fifty (50) attendeesfrom affiliates, tenants, andagencies graced the said affair.

Furthermore, it was a sanc-tified day for all of them as Fa-ther Francis Mallari presidedthe blessing of the Breastfeed-ing Station of SM City SanFernando Downtown at the 4th

level. Followed by the ribbon-

cutting commenced by SMManagement Team and Ms.Nona D. Andaya- Castillio.

Moreover, a Breastfeed-ing Station in the WorkplaceSeminar was conducted onthe same day started around2:00 in the afternoon. This is afirst time partnership of CityHealth Office and SMSFDowntown that was held atthe 4th level. Over one hundred(100) personnel from differentestablishments in the city lis-tened to the guest speakers,Dr. Lei Alfonso divulged ben-efits of Breastfeeding for Work-ing Mothers and Ms. AdelinaCabrera shared also LegalBasis of Breastfeeding in theWorkplace- Milk Code.

ANGELES CITY – The city gov-ernment will pay this yearP135.8 million to service thedebts obtained by the previousadministrations, including theP300 million and P500 milliondebts obtained by then mayorsCarmelo Lazatin and FrancisNepomuceno, according to CityAdministrator Dennis Albert Pa-mintuan.

“For debt servicing alone, wehave to set aside more than 10percent of our 2013 budget. IfMayor Edgardo Pamintuan didnot re-channel the loan for the

AC gov’t to pay P135.8M this year for past admin debtssports center as planned byformer Mayor Nepomuceno tothe construction of a city col-lege, Angelenos would be pay-ing for debts that did not reallybenefit them,” he said.

The budget of the city gov-ernment for 2013 is at P1.28 bil-lion.

The debts obtained by Laza-tin include those used to pur-chase garbage bins and com-puters and construction of roadsand infrastructure that couldhave been covered by the regu-lar city budget, according to Pa-

mintuan.Pamintuan explained that

while the P300 million debts ofLazatin from various financialinstitutions have been taken outby Veterans’ Bank as a require-ment for the approval of theP500 million loan obtained byNepomuceno supposedly forthe construction of a sportscenter, the whole P800 millionwill still have to be paid by thecity government and the Ange-lenos.

“There is nothing wrongabout getting loans, as long as

these are put to good use. Butwe believe some of these loanswere obtained indiscriminately,”he said.

“Imagine the social servic-es and much needed projectswe could have implemented ifthe past administrations couldhave been more prudent in theirborrowings,” Pamintuan added.

Pamintuan also revealedthat for the entire nine years ofhis administration, Lazatinfailed to amortize loans obtainedby former Mayor Jose AbadSantos from the Economic Sup-

port Fund (ESF) of P29.5 mil-lion in 1984 for the constructionof the Pampang Public Marketand and relocation of the cityslaughterhouse.

He cited repeated admoni-tions from COA until 2007 thatthe city government has failedto make appropriations for thepayment of the ESF loan.

“As a result, the interestsand charges on the loan hasbloated to P32 million, which isnow more than the principal,”Pamintuan revealed.

–Angeles CIO

CLARK FREEPORT—ClarkDevelopment Corporation Pres-ident Atty. Arthur P. Tugade cit-ed the Fire and Rescue unit ofPublic Safety Department andvolunteers for being the over-allchampion in the Industrial FireBrigade category during the 3rdCentral Luzon Fire Olympicsheld here recently.

Tugade acknowledged thefire and rescue team of the state-owned firm during the regularflag-raising ceremonies on Mon-day.

There are three categories inthe event: Barangay Fire Bri-gade, Industrial and UniformPersonnel held on March 21.

Aside from CDC, otherteams that joined the Industrial

Fire Brigade catergory are theMekeni Food Company, Mar-quee Place, and IMCHEM.

The event was also a way toenhance the firefighting capabil-ities of the fire and rescue unit,including the CDC volunteersduring calamities.

The CDC team was firstplace in the Busted Host and Upthe Ladder event. 2nd in the all-female Fire Extinguishment, and2nd in the Bucket Relay event.

The event was supervised bythe Bureau of Fire ProtectionRegion 3 under the Departmentof Interior and Local Govern-ment.

The event was joined by fire-fighters and volunteers from Pam-panga, Zambales and Tarlac.

Tugade cites fire and rescue unit, CDC volunteersFOR WINNING 3RD CL FIRE OLYMPICS

CDC President Tugade (far left) congratulates the members and volunteers of the CDCFire and Rescue Unit after taking home the Overall Champion (Industrial Category)award in the 3rd Central Luzon Fire Olympics 2013 held at the Clark Freeport. In photoare (from left) Glen Santos, Larry Carlos (Team Captain), Angelita Basco, Precy Cruz,Michael Sumugat, Cezar Dimabuyu, Rogel Dela Rosa, and Loreto Ronquillo.

PRESS AND PHOTO RELEASES COURTESY OF CDC PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT

NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE

SAMAL, Bataan – Makulayang pagsisimula ng unangaraw ng campaign period ngmagkakalabang local officialssa Bataan noong Sabado deGloria at Easter Sunday na gi-nanap sa Samal, Bataan.

Sa pamamagitan ng ma-habang motorcade at umaa-tungal na mga loud speakers,inikot noong Sabado ng ban-do ni Vice Mayor MannyCortez, kandidato sa pagka-mayor, ang 14 na barangay ngSamal.

Kasama ni Cortez ang kan-yang vice mayoral candidateat pitong kandidato sa pagka-konsehal sa ilalim ng UnitedNationalist Alliance.

Sumama rin sa grupo niCortez sina Dinalupihan May-or Joel Payumo na humahabolsa pagka-gubernador, lawyerJay Consunji bilang vice-gov-ernor, former BCDA chairmanFelicito Payumo na kandidida-to sa pagka-congressman ngfirst district.

Nandoon din ang tennischampion at negosyanteng siTonito Payumo, anak ni Chair-man Payumo, isa sa mga kan-didato para board member safirst district.

Nagtapos ang motorcadesa plaza ng Samal bandangalas-3 ng hapon kung saannagpakawala ng mga kalapati.Pagkatapos, naglakad angmga kandidato kasama angmaraming masasayang sup-porters mula barangay SantaLucia hanggang sa barangaySapa sa Samal pa rin.

Kawayan, kamayan sa ba-

wat grupo ng mga taong na-daraanan ang grupo ninaCortez, Consunji at Payumo.

Noong Linggo ng hapon aynagsagawa naman ng maha-bang motorcade ang bando nire-electionist Samal MayorGenerosa dele Fuentes sa il-alim ng Liberal Party.

Walang hinto sa pagkawaysina re-electionist provincialBoard member Teri Onor, Ari-es Gaza at Gaudencio Ferrerng unang distrito. Nandoon dinang isa pang kandidato sa pro-vincial board na si Rolando Ti-gas.

Napasayaw ang mga resi-dente sa gilid ng kalsada sasaliw ng campaign jingle ha-bang dumaraan si re-election-ist Vice-Gov. Efren Pascual, Jr.

Panay ang kaway at umi-indak pa si re-electionist Rep.Herminia Roman ng first dis-trict. Magkatabi naman saisang sasakyan sina dela Fu-ente at Rep. Albert Garcia ngsecond district na tumatak-bong gubernador bilang kapalitng kanyang amang si Gov.Enrique Garcia na humahabolnamang congressman sa pu-westong iiwan ng batang Gar-cia.

Napag-alaman na ang kaa-lyado naman ng mga Payumona si dating Gov. LeonardoRoman, kandidato sa pagka-congressman ng second dis-trict, ay nag-motorcade na rinnoong Linggo ng umaga kasa-ma ang pitong kandidato saprovincial board.

Kasama ni Roman sinaJoel Payumo at Jay Consunji,mga kandidato sa pagka-gu-bernador at bise-gubernador.

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Security ensured“WITH THE onset of the campaign period in the locallevel, checkpoints and gun ban operations will continueand have been strengthened to ensure the security ofcandidates and most important, the safety ofKapampangans.”

So declared Pampanga police director Senior Supt.R’Win Pagkalinawan.

“There will be uniformed policemen in areas wherecandidates — incumbent or not — hold caucuses andmeetings. Ito ay upang maseguro na hindimapagsasamantalahan ito,” Pagkalinawan furthered.

“We expect the campaign period to be peaceful andorderly. Still, we remain vigilant and ready foraugmentation if necessary,” he concluded.

All bases, so to speak, well covered there. So arewe assured?

Newsman injuredPAGKALINAWAN’S ASSURANCES notwithstanding,everyone’s safety and security in these politically-charged times can never be assured.

Tabloid correspondent Robledo Sanchez cried“Murder” – attempted, that is – over his sideswiping by avan not once but twice on his way home Saturday night.

It would have been the blackest Saturday for localmedia had that van with registration plates NIB-303succeeded in its obvious intent of crashing into andcrushing Sanchez.

Sanchez, along with the local media, can only rest –assured of safety and security – once the police get towho dun’it, starting of course with an identification of theowner of the van.

Media smearedIN A press release on the Sanchez incident coming fromthe camp of Angeles City mayoralty aspirant, Cong.Carmelo Lazatin, the newsman was quoted as sayinga bribery attempt was likewise foisted on him.

That part of the PR read: Sanchez also revealed thathe was even approached by another member of themedia, the name of whom Sanchez refused to reveal,and asked him to “name his price”.

“Sabi sa akin, ‘Robling, name your price’. Sabi konaman, hindi pwede, itutuloy ko ito,” Sanchez said.

While we express solidarity with Sanchez in this clearcase of dangerous, if not murderous, harassment, westrongly enjoin him, indeed demand, that he named thatmember of media that tried to bribe him.

As it is now, every media worker in Pampanga issuspect. This is most unfair. It is incumbent then forSanchez to name him/her in public. Failing so, Sanchezshould just shut up! Else he could just be damned forglorifying himself at media’s expense.

All the newsunfit to print

THE ELECTION campaign – the official one that is – at the locallevels has barely started and already a group of newsmen andeditors, not to mention political pundits, already consigned a numberof candidates to definitively destined defeat.

Which gave rise to some imaginative – verily imaginary too –writings of all the news about the election outcome that you – in allprobability – would not see in print.

Here’s a rundown:

Guiao beats BlueboyHe was ridiculed in the campaign hustings as one “Paciencia

Paras-Yabut” for his penchant to either ask the patience andunderstanding of supplicants for his assistance as he could notgive them anything or promise he would bring their needs to theattention of the governor.

But Vice Gov. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao had thelast laugh, beating comebacking Francis“Blueboy” Nepomuceno in his own bailiwick ofAngeles City and burying him in an avalanche ofvotes in Mabalacat City and Magalang town.

With his victory, Guiao said he would resignhis coaching job in the Philippine BasketballAssociation and concentrate legislating on angermanagement.

This, even as the neophyte congressmanvowed to double his efforts in bringing the needsof his first district constituents to the attention ofthe governor.#

At last, at last, at long lastBoking’s hold on mayorship ends

The long, long, long, looong term of Marino“Boking” Morales as mayor of Mabalacat townstarting in 1995 all the way to Mabalacat City in2012 came to an abrupt end on May 13, 2013.

Writing finis to the once bruited about lifetimehold of Morales on the mayorship is Noli Castro,Jr., official candidate of the Laban ngDemokratikong Pilipino (LDP).

Castro’s candidacy was initially questioned,with the other contender for the mayoralty post,Vice Mayor Noel Castro, petitioning theCommission on Elections to be declared hisnamesake a nuisance candidate.

With the poll results, Castro – the winner Noli,that is – proved it was the petitioner, erstwhilevice mayor Castro who got less than five percentof the votes cast, that really deserved to have beendeclared the nuisance candidate.

Castro said he “would not do a Boking” as hedisowned any ambition for even one re-election.

“In just one term, I can turn Mabalacat notonly into the Makati of the north but the Las Vegasof the east,” he said.#

Dabu drubs GMAThe once putative provincial administrator is

now a full-fledged congresswoman – and how!Atty. Vivian Dabu rode on the wings of the

PNoy phenomenon and the well-oiled machineryof the Liberal Party in Pampanga to beat – by theproverbial mile – the infirm and hospital-arrestedformer President and re-electionistCongresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Dabu won in all six municipalities comprisingthe second district, thrashing the once mostpowerful woman in the country even in her ownprecinct in Lubao.

Meanwhile, with her victory, reports said theInquirer is at this early considering her to be its

“Filipino of the Year.”“A most fitting tribute,” said a Dabu supporter

who asked that he not be identified for lack ofauthority to speak. “Pareho na sila ni Among.”

Dabu’s superior during her stint at the Capitol,Gov. Eddie T. Panlilio, was also hailed “Filipino ofthe Year” after his election in 2007.#

Delta loses to ‘unknown’Defying all projections and all survey results,

unheralded Atty. Maria Amalia Tiglao-Cayanandeprived three-time Lubao mayor Dennis “Delta”Pineda of the vice-governorship.

Tiglao-Cayanan put to good use her “BinibiningPilipinas” charm and her “innate intelligence” inconvincing the Kapampangan electorate that shewas the better choice for vice governor. This,according to seasoned political observers.

In her victory speech, Tiglao-Cayanan saidshe would reinstate the Biyaya a Luluguran atSisikapan (BALAS) to administer and supervisethe quarry operations, promising that she wouldeven double “in one term” the P700 millioncollections achieved by the Pinedaadministration.#

Panlilio retakes CapitolSuspended priest Eddie “Among Ed” Panlilio

won over incumbent Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby”Pineda in this their third fight for the Pampangagovernorship.

“A miracle in the scope of the parting of theRed Sea by Moses if not in the scale of theresurrection of the Christ Himself,” a member ofPanlilio’s Kapampangan Manalakaran supportgroup said of Panlilio’s second coming at theCapitol.

Shrieks of “Hallelujahs!” accompanied thegovernor-again at his proclamation.

Panlilio was not given the least chance ofwinning the governorship by political observersand pollster due to his “very, very poor showing inthe surveys.”

He himself was at one time quoted by a LiberalParty mayoralty bet as likening his chances atwinning to an elephant passing through the eyeof the needle, and even unsure if the needle hadan eye.

“It’s a miracle!” so Panlilio’s followers chorused.“No, it’s PNoy,” someone who looked like Local

Government Secretary Mar Roxas said.#

(EDITOR’S NOTE: You read it all here first. You won’tever read it again, anywhere else. Lap it up, forwhatever it’s worth.)

ON THIS DAY in 1942, the Jap-anese infantry stage a major of-fensive against Allied troops inBataan, the peninsula guardingManila Bay of the Philippine Is-lands.

The invasion of the Japanese14th Army, which began in De-cember 1941 and was led byGeneral Masaharu Homma, hadalready forced General DouglasMacArthur's troops from Manila,

the Philippine capital, into Bataan,in part because of poor strategiz-ing on MacArthur's part.

By March, after MacArthurhad left for Australia on Presi-dent Roosevelt's orders andbeen replaced by Major Gener-al Edward P. King Jr., the Amer-ican Luzon Force and its Filipi-no allies were half-starved andsuffering from malnutrition, ma-laria, beriberi, dysentery, and

hookworm.Homma, helped by reinforce-

ments and an increase in artil-lery and aircraft activity, took ad-vantage of the U.S. and Filipinos'weakened condition. The Japa-nese attack signaled the begin-ning of the end and would result,six days later, in the surrender ofthe largest number of U.S. troopsin U.S. military history.

Source: www.history.com

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Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia

Nang dahilkay Boking

SA LOOB ng halos labing walong taongPagkakaupo ni ngayo’y city mayorMarino Morales (na Mabalacat townAng tawag d’yan dati) ay di lang pagsulongNg kalakalan at industrializationSa naturang lugar ang lalong yumabong

Kundi pati na rin ang agrikultura,Natural resources, turismu’t iba pa;Na kung saan itong kababayan niyaAy nabigyan pati mapasukan nilaSa pagdami ng Malls at saka pabrikaSa Clark Ecozone at parteng Dau area

Kung saan kumpara sa ibang lungsod na rinNa nasasakupan ng probinsya natin,Ang Mabalacat ang unang nagkarun dinNg ‘public college’ sa panahon ni Boking;(Sumunod ay itong World Class Mayors natingSina Oca’t Edpam na nagpatayo rin)

Na kung saan libreng makapag-aaralAt makakuha ng kursong pang-teknikal,Pagtuturo, at kaalamang industrialAng mga anak ng hirap na magulang;Kung kaya’t malaking tulong ang naturanSa nakararaming kapos sa pinansyal

Na makapagtapos ang kanilang anakSa kolehiyo dahil libre nga ang lahatMula sa mababang gradu, at pagtapakNila ng high school d’yan sa Mabalacat;Kaya ano pa ang hahanapi’t sukatKay Boking lalo na ng anak mahirap?

At dahilan na rin sa napakahusayNa pamamalakad ni Mayor sa lugar,Ang kaayusan sa lahat na ng bagayAt kapayapaan ay tunay din namangNapapanatiling maayos, minimalAng insidente ng mga karahasan.

Sa pangkalusugan, may mga ‘health centers’Na mapupuntahan ang mga ‘indigents’Para magpabunot ng ngipin sa ‘dentist,’Magpatingin sa doktor itong may sakitAt magkonsulta r’yan, lunes hanggang biernes;(At may Ambulansya na pang-emergencies).

Liban sa Mabalacat District Hospital,Na hindi rin naman lubhang kalayuhan;At ang gastusin ay minimal din naman;Pero sa ‘indigents’ at talagang walangMapagkunan kahit pambili man lamangNg gamot, sagot na rin ng city hall yan.

O ni Mayor Boking sa madaling sabi,Na tunay naman ding maasahan patiNg kanyang kabalen ‘in terms of his dutyAs City Dad’ pagdating sa pagsisilbi;Kaya naman walang sinumang nagsisiNa siya ang inihalal na Alkalde

Ng nakararami sa loob ng halosLabing walong taon,at baka maluklokMuli bilang ‘city mayor’ nitong lungsodKapag siya itong tinangkilik lubosNg mayoriya nitong buwan na susunod

Pagkat tunay namang sanhi rin marahilNg kahusayan niya at taglay na galingSa paghawak nito ng kanyang tungkulin,Ang Mabalacat ay lalo pang nagningingNg higit sa dati’t masasabi natingAng lahat ng yan ay nang dahil kay Boking!

RegardingHenry

Henrylito D. Tacio

Invasion ofalien species

IF YOU CAN’T lick them, eat them.That seems to be the advice of Director Theresa Mundita Lim of

the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) to fishermen andoperators who are directly affected by the proliferation of Chinesesoft-shelled turtles.

“It is okay to catch and eat them. In fact, this could be thereason these Chinese soft-shelled turtle were brought into thecountry and released into the wild by those who may have thoughtof having them here in the Philippines,” Lim said.

These types of turtles are considered a delicacy in many partsof Asia. Turtle soup is made from this species. In Japan, they maybe stewed with noodles and served as a winter delicacy.

In China, these turtles are found in rivers, lakes, ponds, canals,and creeks with slow currents. They have been introduced toMalaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Timor, Guam, some of the HawaiianIslands, and most recently in the Philippines.

Chinese soft-shelled turtles, scientificallyknown as “Pelodiscus sinensis,” have invaded thewaters of Central Luzon, as well as Laguna deBay. In Pampanga, Bulacan and Bataan, theyhave become a menace as they prey on “bangus”(milkfish) and tilapia fingerlings in fishponds.

According to Arthur Salazar, deputy directorfor protected areas, wildlife and coastal zonemanagement service, the Chinese soft-shelledturtles are carnivorous and aggressive, “preferringto forage at night to feed on fish, crustaceans,mollusks and insects.”

Filipinos never learned. During the 1980s,“golden kuhol” became popular as it was toutedto be a delicacy. Because it was good food andequally good alternative source of income,enterprising farmers started raising “golden kuhol”in their backyards.

But barely three years after its introduction tothe Philippines, the snail which is said to haveoriginated from the Amazon River in SouthAmerica was practically everywhere. The snailmultiplies rapidly, a characteristic that transformedthem from being a rare delicacy to a dreaded pest.

“Golden kuhol” are very prolific; a female snaillays 200 to 500 eggs at a time, and between 1,000to 1,200 eggs during one month. They proliferaterapidly as their eggs and hatchlings aretransported by rivers and streams. They aredispersed to the rice fields through irrigation water.

“The introduced snail has caused one of theworst biological disasters ever to have affectedPhilippine agriculture with its invasion of irrigatedrice fields,” said national scientist Rafael D.Guerrero III. “Because of its prolific breeding andvoracious breeding habits, the snail is highlydestructive to newly-planted rice seedlings.”

“Not all that are good for other countries is goodfor us,” reminded Dr. Guerrero, who was formerlythe executive director of the Laguna-basedPhilippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Researchand Development. “In fact, it can be a big problem.”

Guerrero was referring to invasive alienspecies, of which Chinese soft-shelled turtles and“golden kuhol” are two examples. The Conventionon Biological Diversity defines IAS as those thatare introduced into new habitats by humanintervention and usually are invasive or aggressive.

AIS, as described by the US Department ofAgriculture, are plants, animals, and microbes notnative to a region which, when introduced eitheraccidentally or intentionally, out-compete nativespecies for available resources, reproduceprolifically, and dominate regions and ecosystems.

AIS have been classified into microorganisms(avian malaria, banana bunchy top virus, rinderpestvirus), aquatic plants (water hyacinth), land plant(cogon, mimosa, African tulip tree), aquaticinvertebrates (green crab, marine clam), landinvertebrate (common malaria mosquito, goldenapple snail, common wasp), amphibian (bullfrog,cane toad), fish (carp, Mozambique tilapia), bird(Indian myna bird, red-vested bulbul), reptile (browntree snake), and mammal (domestic cat, goat,mouse, pig, rabbit, and red fox).

“After habitat loss, this biological invasionconstitutes the greatest threat to biodiversity, andit has already had devastating consequences forthe planet,” says an official of the WorldConservation Union. “The economic bill runs intotens of billions of dollars every year. Pests, weedsand pathogens, introduced deliberately oraccidentally, reduce crop and stock yields, anddegrade marine and freshwater ecosystems.”

In the Philippines, the PAWB has identifiedabout 170 alien or non-endemic species of plants,animals and insects that have been recorded ascausing damage to agriculture and localbiodiversity.

In the film “War of the Worlds,” the Martianswere defeated by an Earthly infection – perhapsa bout of flu – to which they had no resistance.Real world aliens, however, are often made ofsterner stuff.

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health considerations.She was last seen inLubao in August last year,distributing relief packs toflood victims.

Only recently, the

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GMA unlikely to campaignformer president and herson, Camarines Sur (2ndDistrict) Rep. DiosdadoIgnacio Arroyo, werecharged with plunder be-fore the Office of the Om-budsman in connectionwith two aborted infrastruc-

ture projects in CamarinesSur province allegedlycosting P676 million.

Mrs. Arroyo is current-ly detained at the VeteransMemorial Medical Centerfor a separate plundercase in connection with al-

leged misuse of P366-mil-lion Philippine CharitySweepstakes Office con-fidential intelligence fundsduring her incumbency.

She was allowed bythe court to stay at thehospital for a degenerative

bone disease which, de-spite surgery, gave way tomore health problems, af-ter her initial arrest in July2011 for alleged electoralfraud.

This, even as Arroyo’sfriend incumbent Gov. Lil-ia Pineda, who is seekingre-election under the localparty Kambilan, also de-clared she would not cam-paign in the traditionalway.

“I have done my bestto help my cabalens sinceI became governor andnow it’s up to them todecide,” said Pineda whowas reportedly told by herdoctors to rest after shewas hospitalized recentlyamid her tight schedule.

Pineda’s spokesper-son Joel Mapiles saidPineda would go on withher job as usual at the pro-vincial Capitol which fillsup with folk needing vari-ous kinds of help. “Shemight attend the big ralliesof her Kambilan allies but,otherwise, we don’t expecther to go from door to doorcampaigning,” Mapilessaid.

Pineda is being chal-lenged by suspendedpriest Eddie “Among Ed”Panlilio who is the officialcandidate of the LiberalParty (LP). Panlilio wonagainst Pineda in the 2007

nis Crisostomo, 5 yearsold, whose father is awheeler driver with an in-come below the minimumwage set by law.

Crisostomo’s mother,Aelyn, expressed grati-tude for Mayor Oca’s edu-cational programs in theCity which benefited two of

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Early beneficiaries of CSF day care...her children.

“Sa liit ng kita ng asa-wa ko sa pagwi-wheleeray hindi na namin lubosakalain na mapapag-aralnamin ang mga bata. Butina lang at may mga pro-grama ang syudad ukol saedukasyon katulad ngmga day care centers atintegrated schools dahildito mas malapit ang mga

eskwelahan sa mga bata”Aelyn said.

Mayor Rodriguez envi-sions San Fernando be-coming a Habitat of HumanExcellence and foreseesthe same for the third dis-trict of Pampanga province.

“Equipping our childrenwith proper education willenable them to be produc-tive, thus grow up towards

excellence.” said Rodriguez.Aside from day care

centers, the Rodriguezadministration built 14 in-tegrated (elementary andhigh school) school build-ings and a City College inpursuance of his numberone agenda: EdukasyongAbot Kamay, Kina-bukasang Abot Tanaw.

–CSFP-CIO

tractions and destinations,promoting MICE, sportsand theme parks to attractmore tourists; invest innew equipment and infra-structure needed to sup-port SBMA’s strategic ini-tiatives; and improve theSBMA’s financial perfor-mance further to providefunds for the strategic plan.

Garcia said that of thesix thrusts, the develop-ment of Subic tourism isexpected to have full sway,as most of the projectsplanned this year are tour-ism-related.

He noted that in De-cember last year, the Sub-ic Bay Freeport, and theentire province of Zam-bales in general, was iden-tified by the Department ofTourism (DOT) as one ofthe top destinations in thecountry due to its wide ar-ray of quality-standardtourist facilities and thelevel of visitation it gener-ated from local and foreigntourists.

The recognition, Garciasaid, was attributed to the513 percent increase in thenumber of leisure-related

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SBMA chair bares plans for ‘New Subic’new and expansionprojects in 2012 led by theAyala Land’s Harbor PointMall.

Prior to this, DOT re-gional office also chose theSubic Bay Freeport as“Premier Convention Cap-ital of Central Luzon.” Thismilestone, Garcia noted,was achieved after Subicrecorded 293 meetings,incentives, conventionsand events (MICE) held inthe Freeport in 2012, sur-passing the 141 MICErecord in 2011 or an in-crease of 108 percent.

The 2012 MICE eventsin the Subic Freeport re-corded a total of 129,000participants, or a 20 per-cent increase over the2011 figures.

To maximize the landuse potentials of the Free-port, the SBMA is nowexpanding the Subic terri-tory at the Redondo Pen-insula to accommodatenew ship builders. A simi-lar expansion is beingmade in Hermosa,Bataan, and other areasthat might be offered to pro-spective investors, Garciasaid.

With regards to the

JICA recommendation touse Subic as alternateport to decongest Manila,Garcia said the SBMA hasbeen aggressively market-ing its seaport for in-creased utilization of theNew Container Terminals1 and 2. This strategy alsoincludes the opening offeeder lines to Singaporeand Japan to open theSubic Port to ships sail-ing to and from Europe andthe Middle East.

Meanwhile, SBMA’saggressive marketing ofthe Subic Bay InternationalAirport (SBIA) paved theentry of Astro Air Interna-tional, Inc. which will openthe Taiwan-Subic-Taiwanand Subic-Boracay-Subiccommercial routes start-ing this June.

In addition, the annualBalikatan exercises will beheld at the SBIA’s south-west and southeastaprons, while another por-tion of the airport will beoccupied by the Depart-ment of National Defenseunder commercial terms,Garcia also said.

Garcia revealed thatthe SBMA is set further toimprove its financial posi-

tion in the coming years,after increasing its net op-erating profit by 91 per-cent last year.

He said that to achievethis, he is pursuing thecreation of a joint SBMA-BOC Technical WorkingGroup to more effectivelycombat smuggling;streamlining of businessprocesses to reduce re-quirements and improvedelivery of services;amending existing agree-ments with other agenciesor implementation of newagreements; and enhanc-ing safety culture throughcommunity watch cam-paign and installation oflaw enforcement surveil-lance and security sys-tems.

The SOFA is an annu-al event- organized by theSubic Bay FreeportChamber of Commerce,Inc. (SBFCCI) to give theSBMA chairman the op-portunity to inform Free-port stakeholders andneighboring communitiesof the agency’s accom-plishments, develop-ments and action plan forthe year.

–Ding Cervantes

Rodriguez’s 757 votes or30.28 percent. One hun-dred thirty seven or 5.5percent were undecided.

An initial survey madeby the same group in Oc-tober last year showedGonzales way ahead ofRodriguez with a 75-25percentage of the respon-dents respectively. Howev-er, the latest surveyshowed Rodriguez climb-ing to several notcheseven if Gonzales is stillenjoying a formidable lead.

In Arayat, Gonzalesgarnered 309 votes or 68.7percent from a total of 450respondents while Rod-riguez only got 125 votesor 27.8 percent. Sixteenor 3.06 percent were un-decided.

A clear majority of the400 respondents from Ba-color, which is consideredGonzales’ stronghold, be-ing the architect of its re-habilitation from the dev-

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Dong keeps lead vs. Ocaastations of the Mount Pi-natubo eruptions, expect-edly went for Gonzaleswith 267 votes or 66.87percent, up from a previ-ous 62 percent, while Ro-driguez got 115 or 28.8percent. Eighteen respon-dents or 4.5 percent wereundecided.

In Sta. Ana, Gonzalesgot 259 out of 385 respon-dents or 67.3 percent whileRodriguez got only 111votes or 28.8 percent. Only15 respondents or 3.9 per-cent were undecided. Ro-driguez hails from this townand also considered it asone of his bailiwicks.

In Mexico, 336 or 67.2percent of the 500 respon-dents went for Gonzaleswhich went down from 75percent previously. Rod-riguez got 131 votes or26.2 percent which is animprovement from a previ-ous 15.6 percent last Oc-tober. Thirty three or 6.6percent were undecided.The town is considered

another bailiwick ofGonzales being born andraised in Barangay Anao.

In the hotly contestedCity of San Fernando, Ro-driguez’s turf, being itsmuch-awarded three-termmayor, the survey showedGonzales’ lead increasingwith 409 votes or 51.1 per-cent from 399 votes ornearly 50 percent last Oc-tober, from the 800 respon-dents.

On the other hand,Rodriguez got 325 votes or40.6 percent in the latestsurvey which went downfrom 335 or 41.9 percentin October. The rest wereundecided at 7.4 percent.

An added dimensionwas included in the latestsurvey with the probabilitytheory or in technicalterms, the “chi-squareddistribution.”

According to the latestsurvey, Gonzales willmost likely be voted if thevoter will choose Gov. Lil-ia “Nanay Baby” Pineda in

the gubernatorial race witha highly positive correla-tion of 45.65 chi-squared.

If the voter choosessuspended priest Eddie“Among Ed” Panlilio in thegubernatorial race, Gonza-les still showed a low pos-itive correlation of 19.37chi-squared.

On the other hand,Rodriguez showed a neg-ative correlation of 13.05chi-squared if the voterwent for Pineda while a lowpositive correlation of 21.89chi-squared was shown ifthe voter went for Panlilio.

Pampanga’s third dis-trict has 313,000 regis-tered voters. Past elec-tions have shown thatabout 70 percent — or220,000 voters — exer-cise their right to vote.

The block-voting Igle-sia Ni Cristo (INC) num-bers about 15,000 regis-tered voters which couldalso become a factor if theelections were tight ornarrow.

gubernatorial elections butlost to her in 2010.

As he did in the 2007campaign trail, Panlilio hasbeen harping on Pineda’salleged links to the illegalnumbers game “jueteng”,as her husband Rodolfo“Bong” Pineda was oncelinked by the Senate tosuch gambling operation.

This time, Panlilio saidhe is batting for a legalizedform of jueteng, saying “Ifyou can’t lick them, jointhem.” He said that a le-galized form of juetengwould remove the hold ofjueteng lords in the politi-cal system and even in thepolice force.

Meanwhile, lawyer Viv-ian Dabu, LP’s congres-sional challenger to Mrs.Arroyo, has already start-ed campaigning in thesecond district consistingof Guagua, Sasmuan,Lubao, Sta. Rita, Poracand Floridablanca.

Dabu said she wouldprioritize in Congress billsthat would benefit agricul-ture, education and em-ployment and defense ofancestral domain.

Dabu ranked 14th inthe 1987 accountancytest, finished 13th in the1992 bar exam and servedas provincial administratorduring Panlilio’s governor-ship.

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MALOLOS CITY—Hindi totoo ang kumakalat nabalitang maraming namatay sa apat na swim-ming pool resort sa Bulacan.

Kaugnay nito,nagbabala ang mga opisyal natutugisin ang sinumang nasa likod ng ma-panirang balita matapos silang makipag-ugnayan sa pulisya at National Bureau ofInvestigation (NBI).

Ayon kay Jose Clemente, may ari ng CiudadClemente Resort sa bayan ng Paombong,malaki ang nagiging epekto ng kumalat nabalita simula noong Linggo.

Bilang tagapagtatag at dating pangulo ngBulacan Association of Resort Owners (BARO),sinabi ni Clemente na inisip niyang isang AprilFools Day prank ang balita noong Lunes kungkailan ginunita ang nasabing araw.

Ngunit bago matapos ang araw ng Lunes,tatlo pang resort sa lalawigan ang napabalitangmay mga namatay matapos makuryente.

Ang unang napabalita ay ang 4K Resort saSta. Maria, kasunod ay Agatha Resort andCountry Club sa Guiguinto, Jed’s Island Resortsa Calumpit at Villa Lorenzo sa Pulilan.

Iginiit pa niya na ang mga nasabing resort ayang ilan sa pinakamalalaki sa lalawigan.

Kaugnay nito,sinabi ni Bokal Michael Ferminna nakipag-ugnayan na siya sa PNP at NBI.

Bilang tagapangulo ng Committee on Tour-ism sa Sangguniang Panglalawigan, inayunan niFermin ang naging pahayag ni Clemente.

“Hindi isang biro yung pagkakalat ng balitangiyon, sabotahe na yan sa industriya,” aniFermin.

Batay sa tala ng pamahalaang panlalawiganmay mahigit sa 101 primera klaseng resort saBulacan na dinarayo tuwing tag-araw.

Bukod dito,ang Bulacan ay ang itinauturingna wave pool capital ng bansa dahil dito naiponang pinakamaraming resort na may wave poolssa Pilipinas.

Ang mga resort na may wave pool sa Bula-can ay matatagpuan sa Malolos, Calumpit, SanRafael, Pandi, Sta. Maria at Bocaue.

Nagkalat ng balitangmaramig namataysa 4 na pool resort

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Matapang na desisyonni Kris Aquino pinuri

ni Vice GandaPURING-PURI ni Vice Ganda ang kaibigang si Kris Aquino sa ginawa nitongpagsasakripisyo para sa dalawang anak na sina Joshua at Baby James.

Sa panayam sa box-office comedian last Sunday sa The Buzz, hecommended Kris’ courage and strength sa naging announcement na iwan naang showbiz.

“Ang tapang ng ginawa niya. Hindi lahat makaka-afford nun, kahit sinopang sikat na tao. Hindi biro ang pagre-resign. Ang daming talamak sakapangyarihan, takam sa kasikatan, sa salapi, pero siya igi-give up niya iyonpara sa dalawang anak niya. Sobrang tapang nun bilang isang babae,” papuriat paghanga ni Vice Ganda sa kaibigan.

Ayon pa sa komedyante, talagang nagulat siya sa panayam na ’yun niKris sa TV Patrol two weeks ago kung saan ay inanunsyo nga ng Queen of AllMedia na nagre-resign siya sa kanyang mga show.

“Nabigla ako na nag-resign. Hindi ko kasi alam na may ganu’n siyangplano. Nu’ng dumating ako galing Australia, magkausap kami sa telepono.Sabi niya, ‘Usap tayo, marami akong isi-share sa iyo.’ Hindi naman akonakapunta,” kuwento ni Vice.

Kahit paano ay privy naman si Vice Ganda sa problema ni Kris sa ex-husband na si James pero aniya, hindibuo ang alam niya. But anuman daw ang mangyari, buung-buo ang suporta niya sa kaibigan.

“Wala talaga akong idea pa kung ano ang kabuuan pero kung ano man iyon, suportado ko naman siya lagikahit ano pa iyan. Kakampihan at kakampihan ko si Kris. Alam naman ng tao na transparent iyon, kung ano angnararamdaman niya. Nandito lang ako para sa kanya lagi, kay Kris, Bimby and Josh,” he said.

Samantala, kasalukuyan pa ring nasa Europe si Kris kasama ang dalawang anak and will be back on April 5.Pagdating niya ay ipagpapatuloy pa rin niya ang mga commitments niya with Pilipinas Got Talent.

Pero ang Kris TV ay namimiligro na niyang balikan dahil ayon nga sa kanyang huling panayam, bagama’tmahal na mahal niya ang morning show at ang buong staff nito, ito raw ang unang masasakripisyo.

But then, sabi nga ng isa sa kanyang managers at kaibigang si Boy Abunda, pagdating ni Kris ay magkakaroonpa ng masinsinang pag-uusap with the management.

Hopefully, mahilot ng management si Kris because let’s face it, kailangan naman siya talaga ng ABS-CBNbilang siya ang reigning Queen of Talk sa industry.

Sa sobrang inis…John Lloyd ayaw nang makatambal si Sarah G

PAMPELIKULA talaga ang kapalaran nina John Lloyd Cruz at Sarah Geronimo dahil sa malakas na hatak sa taong movie nilang It Takes A Man And A Woman na nagbukas last Saturday.

Nasibak man ang kani-kanyang regular TV show sa Dos, nasabik naman ang kanilang tagahanga na makitasila sa big screen kaya hayun, humataw ang movie sa takilya, huh!

Sadyang may mga artistang pang-movies talaga gaya nina JLC at Sarah. Meron namang pang-TV lang nasikat lang sa small screen pero kapag dinala sa movies ay semplang ang resulta.

Malalakas ang mga tili sa mall shows pero pag umarte na sa big screen, nilalangaw ang sinehan napinagtanghalan ng ginawang movie.

’Yun nga lang, baka huling pagsasama na nina John Lloyd at Sarah angkatatapos na movie. Nagkaroon diumano ng bad experience siLloydie sa last shooting day ng pelikula kaya naubos naraw ang pasensiya niya, huh!

Misis ni Senator Lito Lapidlalaya na sa kasongdollar smuggling

NAGPAPASALAMAT si Sen. Lito Lapid saABS-CBN dahil sa kanya ipinagkatiwalaang role na kanyang ginagampanan sabagong fantaserye na “Little Champ” na siyangkauna-unahang TV series niya in his entirecareer.

Although na-divert ang kanyang attention sapulitika, aminado ang action star-director na na-miss niya ang showbiz at pag-arte. Kahitmatagal na rin siya sa pulitika, kahit kailan ayhindi nawala ang kanyang interes saindustriyang kanyang kinabilangan sa loob ngmaraming taon. An actor will always be an actorkahit saang larangan ka man mapunta.

Hindi ikinakaila ng senador na nanibago siyasa pag-arte lalupa’t matagal niya itong hindi ginawa.Inamin din ni Double L na never niyang inisip nasiya’y mapapadpad sa pulitika pero doon siya dinalang tadhana. Come 2016 ay magtatapos na angkanyang termino bilang senador pero ayaw munaniyang magplano sa ngayon kung ano ang gustoniyang gawin lalupa’t may tatlong taon pa siyangbubunuin.

Samantala, in three months’ time aymakakabalik na ng Pilipinas angkanyang misis na si Marissa nanasentensiyahan ng tatlongtaong probation at fivemonths house arrest saAmerika na maykinalaman sa dollarsmuggling.

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LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS—Kinumpirma ng Commis-sion on Elections noong Biyernes, Marso 22 na dini-skwalipika ng Comelec en banc ang katunggali ni Ki-natawan Marivic Alvarado sa pagka-kongresista ngunang distrito ng Bulacan.

Ito ay nangangahulugan na katulad ng kanyang asa-wa na si Gob. Wilhelmino Alvarado,opisyal na ring wa-lang kalaban si Kint. Marivic.

Ayon kay Abogado Elmo Duque, provincial electionsupervisor sa Bulacan, naglabas ng isang resolutionang Comelec en banc noong Pebrero 19 kung saan aydiniskwalipika si Sahiron Dulah Salim, isang retiradongopisyal ng pulisya.

Si Salim ay nagsumite ng kanyang Certificate ofCandidacy (CoC) noong Oktubre bilang indipendientengkandidato sa pagka-kongresista ng unang distrito kungsaan ay kanyang katunggali si Kint Marivic.

Ngunit matapos lamang ang ilang araw, nagsumiteng petisyon sa Comelec si Kint. Marivic na humihilingna madiskwalipika ang retiradong pulis.

Batay sa pagsusuri ng Conelec en banc, sinabi niDuque na si Salim ay idineklara bilang isang nuisancecandidate.

Ito ay dahil sa pagkandidato ni Salim sa ibat-ibangposisyon sa ibat-ibang lugar mula noong 2009.

Batay sa tala ng Comelec, si Salim ay nagsumiteng kanyang CoC sa pagka-gobernador ng lalawigan ngSulu para sa halalan noong 2010.

Sa nasabing halalan ay natalo si Salim mataposmakaipon ng pinakamababang bilang ng boto sa ha-nay ng mga kandidatong gobernandor.

Ayon pa kay Duque nagsumite rin si Salim ng CoCnoong pina-uusapan pa ang pagsasagawa ng halalansa Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)noong 2010.

“Halos taon-taon ay nagpa-file siya ng candidacysa ibat-ibang lugar,” ani Duque at sinabing ang pina-kahuli ay sa Bulacan nitong Oktubre.

Ayon sa abogado, ang pagpag-file ni Salim ng kandi-datura sa ibat-ibang lugar para sa ibat-ibang posisyonay nangangahulugan na hindi ito seryosong kandidato.

Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Duque na kahit nadiskwalip-ika naq si Salim ay mababasa pa rin sa balota angkanyang pangalan sa pagsasagawa ng halalan.

Mag-asawang Alvarado kapwa unopposed

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