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VOLUME 7 NUMBER 103FRI - SAT

MARCH 7 - 8, 2014

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BY ASHLEY MANABAT

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – In order to create awareness for the need to establish the

Kapampangan Cultural Center (KCC), the Foundation for Lingap Kapampangan Inc. (FLKI) will hold a cultural presentation next month right at the site of the project in Barangay Sto. Niño here.

Fernandinos campaign for prov’l cultural center

BY THE RUINS. The ground has been cleared for the resumption of the construction of the Kapampangan Cultural Center administered by the Foundation for Lingap Kapampangan Inc. whose offi cers include (L-R) Babes Lazatin, Dr. Lou Javier, Marni Castro, Angelo David, Tess Laus, Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin and (Back row) Atty. Noy Santiago, Irwin Nucum, Ching Pangilinan and Fer Caylao. PHOTO BY BONG LACSON

BY DINO BALABO

LUNGSOD NG MA-LOLOS –Sana ay hu-wag magkakasunog sa aming bayan.

Ito ang panalangin ng mga residente ng magkatabing bayan ng Guiguinto at Balag-tas sa Bulacan ngay-ong buwan ng Marso kung kailan ginuguni-ta ang fi re prevention month.

Ang panalanging ito ay may kaugnay na sa kalagayan ng mga fi retruck sa dalawang bayan. Ngunit hindi ito dahil sa walang la-mang tubig, sa halip ay luma na ang mga fi retruck at laging may sira.

Batay sa paglalar-awan ni Guiguinto Mu-nicipal Administrator Edilberto Cruz, ang fi retruck ng kanilang bayan ay matanda na dahil sa ito ay 45 taon na.

Ang fi retruck naman sa bayan ng Balagtas ay nabili noong 1997 at pala-giang sira.

Katunayan, noong nakaraamng taon, nagkasunog sa Guiguinto Elementa-ry School na katapat lamang ng munisipyo ng Guiguinto at agad na rumesponde ang mga bumbero dala ang fi retruck.

Ngunit ilang minu-

Firetruck palpak

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BY ARMAND M. GALANG

CABANATUAN CITY – Gov. Aurelio Umali has realigned P20-million from his intelligence fund to fi nance a multi-pur-pose building at the Nue-va Ecija Police Provin-cial Offi ce (NEPPO) at Burgos Street here that will serve as venue for conferences and hostel for policemen and their visiting family.

Umali, who led the ground-breaking cere-monies along with PNP Director Gen. Alan Puri-sima, said the project is a fi tting recognition to the contribution of the police in keeping sound peace and order of the prov-ince, especially during the last two elections.

Ecija cops get P20-M hostel, hall

Also present during the ground-breaking were National Police Commission Vice Chair-man Eduardo Escueta and Commissioners Ale-jandro Urro and Luisito Palmera and provincial police director, Senior Supt. Crizaldo Nieves.

The multi-purpose building features a con-ference hall on the ground fl oor, 10 mini-suites on the second fl oor and four suites on the third fl oor.

The governor said he was particularly con-cerned for policemen whose families from far places had to be housed in not-so-advisable plac-es. “You are uniformed and your families de-

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BY ELMO ROQUE

CABANATUAN CITY - A Cessna plane bearing two persons crashed in a baran-gay in Rizal, Nueva Ecija Thursday morning.

Chief Insp. Cornelio Do-

Cessna plane crashes in NE townmingo, Rizal chief of police, said one of the two persons, identifi ed as Paul Pafultad, 30, of Binalonan, Pangasin-an who was the pilot, suffered injuries in the head.

The other, Wen Hiet, 21, a national of Myanmar, ap-

peared unscathed but was also brought to a clinic in the town for fi rst aid treatment and medical examination.

The plane, whose ori-gin was still undetermined as of press time, crashed into a house owned by Glen

Paraiso, a farmer, in Pobla-cion Norte around 7:30 in the morning. No one on the ground, however, was injured but the house’s rooftop suf-fered damages.

The plane, as of press time, was still on top of the

rooftop waiting to be brought down by authorities con-cerned, Domingo said.

Residents of the area were startled by the incident but were thankful that on one was hurt among them, said a resident of the area.

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BY ERNIE ESCONDE

BALANGA CITY - Senator Cynthia Villar on Thursday greeted women of Bataan in the celebration of the Provin-cial Women’s Day here, an-nouncing her advocacy in the empowerment of women across all sectors of society in the country.

“When we empower wom-en, we empower families and generations of people. In fact, by empowering women, soci-ety is doing itself a favour,” the senator said.

She expressed the belief that women play an import-ant role in nation-building. “We need more empowered wom-en to participate and take the lead,” she said.

Villar said it was heart-warming that in the leg-islative sector of government, in the Senate, the 16th Con-gress recorded the presence of many women lawmakers among them Senators Miri-am Santiago, Pia Cayetano, Loren legarda, Nancy Binay, Grace Poe and herself.

“Marami kayong kakamp-ing kababaihan sa Senado,” she said.

Villar said she has fi led many bills in both the House and the Senate in the protec-tion of women and provisions

Villar pushes women empowermentof livelihood and education. “What we need is the imple-mentation of these laws.”

She promised that she would not stop helping wom-en and asked other women to go on helping the poor and de-pressed women towards the success and progress of the country.

Villar said she has made arrangement with the Depart-ment of Agriculture to provide women’s groups composting facilities for turning wastes into fertilizers and with the Philippines Coconut Authori-ty for machines in the produc-tion of coco nets from coconut husks.

Vicky Garcia, chairperson of the Provincial Women’s Commission, said women in Bataan are interested in liveli-hood projects.

“Maging matatag sa lahat ng paghamon sa buhay na da-rating, kayang-kaya natin ‘yan basta huwag tayong maka-kalimot sa Diyos,” Garcia ad-vised women.

Gov. Albert Garcia said Vil-lar should be lauded for her advocacy on women’s em-powerment and social justice.

“I greet all women in Bata-an and the country in the cel-ebration of International Wom-en’s Day,” the bachelor gover-nor said.

TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT SURVEY. Fernandino volunteers conduct survey on vehicle count as part of the City of San Fernando Traffi c and Transport Management Project implemented in partnership with the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP). PHOTO COURTESY OF CSF-CIO

NI DINO BALABO

HAGONOY, Bulacan—Nagpahayag ng pangam-ba ang mga residente at opisyal ng bayang ito dahil sa patuloy na nilalamon ng Manila Bay ang baybaying bahagi nito.

Apektado na ang halos 800-ektaryang pribadong palaisdaan bukod pa sa ma-higit 400-ektaryang palais-daang pag-aari ng pamaha-laang bayan ng Hagonoy.

Ayon kay Louie Libao, fi shery offi cer ng bayang ito, ang pagkawasak ng mga pi-lapil ng 800-ektaryang prib-adong palaisdaan ay nag-simula may tatlong taon na ang nakakaraan.

Ito ay nangangahulugan na umaabot sa 266.6 ek-

Libong ektaryang palaisdaan, nilalamon ng dagatLibong ektaryang palaisdaan, nilalamon ng dagattarya ng palaisdaan ang nilal-amon ng dagat bawat taon, o 22.2 ektarya bawat buwan sa nagdaang tatlong taon.

Sa kasalukuyan, kabilang sa mga palaisdaang nawasak ang pilapil ay matatagpuan sa mga barangay ng Tibagu-in, Pugad, San Roque at San Pascual sa bayang ito.

Ayon kay Libao, ang ma-bilis na pagkasira ng mga palaisdaan sa bayang ito ay sanhin ng epekto ng climate change na pinalubha pa ng kapabayaan at pagka-ubos ng mga bakawan at iba pang puno sa baybayin na nagsis-ilbing panangga sa mga alon.

Inihalimbawa ni Libao ang mahigit sa 400-ektaryang pal-aisdaan ng bayang ito na nil-amon ng dagat may anim na taon na ang nakakaraan.

Ang nasabing palaisdaan ay dating nirerentahan ng mga malalaking fi shpond op-erator na sila na ring nagsa-sagawa ng rehabilitasyon sa mga pilapil nito.

Ngunit nang matapos ang kontrata sa renta ng nasa-bing palaisdaan, hindi agad narentahan ito dahil ang nais ng dating punong bayan ng Hagonoy ay maging mas mataas ang renta bawat taon.

Ngunit isa sa argumento ng mga rerentang fi shpond operator ay ang malaking gastos sa buong taong reha-bilitasyon ng pilapil.

Ang kalagayang ito, ayon kay Libao ay malaking banta hindi lamang sa kabuhayan ng mga residente at mga namamalaisdaan. Ito ay ban-ta rin sa mga pamayanan,

partikular na samga barangay na malapit sa baybayin.

Inayunan din ito nina Kon-sehal Elmer Santos at Maxi-mo Crisostomo, ang tagapa-muno ng Municipal Cooper-ative Development Council (MCDC), isa sa mga pangu-nahing grupo na nagsusulong ng malawakang pagtatanim ng bakawan sa baybayin dagat ng bayang ito.

Iginiit ni Santos ang ma-daliang rehabilitasyon sa mga palaisdaang nakaharap sa Manila Bay na karaniwang hi-nahampas ng alon kapag tag-ulan.

Para naman kay Crisosto-mo, dapat ring magsagawa ng malawakang pagtatanim ng bakawan upang magsilbing proteksyon. Iginiit pa niya na maging mga pilapil ng mga

palaisdaang nasira ay dapat taniman ng bakawan. Ito ay dahil sa mga nasalantang palaisdaan ay nai-convert na fi shpen ng ilang malalak-ing fi shpond operator.

Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng pagbabakod ng mataas na lambat sa paligid ng pal-aisdaan upang kahit wasak ang ilang bahagi ng pilapil ay mapanatiling nakakulong sa loob ang mga isdang al-aga tulad ng bangus, sugpo at iba pang produkto.

Sa kabila naman ng pat-uloy na operasyon ng pal-aisdaang ginawang fi sh-pen, nagpahayag din ng pangamba ang maliliit na mangingisda dahil sa epek-to ng aqua feeds na ginag-amit ng mga operator ng fi shpen.

Kuha ni Dino Balabo

SUBIC, Zambales--- Anim na suspect-ed drug pushers ang dinakip ng mga tauhan ng Regional Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operation Task Group (RAID-SOTG) at Zambales PNP nang kanil-ang salakayin ang pugad ng mga ito sa Barangay Calapacuan dito.

Kinilala ni Chief Inspector Oriano Mina, hepe ng Subic PNP, ang mag suspek na sina Roberto Golarisa, 35; Danny Vitoso, 56; Diomedes Nacar, 48; Ariel Nacar, 30; Joey Esteban, 34, pawang mga residente ng Sitio Tahi-mik, Barangay Calapacuan at Arnel

Pecolera, 30, ng Hermosa, Bataan.Ang raid ay isinigawa sa pamu-

muno ni Supt. Frankie Candelario ng RAIDSOTG kung saan huli sa aktong magkakasabwat ang mga suspek na nagbenta ng sachet ng shabu sa isang police asset sa halagang P1,000.

Narekober sa pag-iingat ng mga suspek ang marked money at mahigit sa 10 plastic sachet ng shabu.

Ang mga suspek ay nasa custody na ng Subic PNP at ipinagharap na sa kasong paglabag sa Section 5 at 11, Article ll ng Ra 9165. –J. Reblando

6 drug pushers huli sa Zambales

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BUSINESS LEADER John Gokongwei, Jr has been conferred the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Luminary Award by Channel NewsAsia (CNA) for his contribution to the growth of Philippine indus-try and the Asian economy. Gokongwei is the fi rst Filipi-no to receive that recognition from the Asian TV News chan-nel.

In ceremonies at the Ful-lerton Hotel in Singapore on February 25, the entrepre-neur-turned-industrialist and founder of one of the coun-try’s largest conglomerates became the fourth recipient of the prestigious award given previously to business leaders from India, Thailand and Indo-nesia.

During his dialogue with CNA’s Timothy Go, Gokong-wei said that he never imag-ined he would one day be one of the wealthiest men in the country. “I knew I could make it in Cebu but I never thought I could make it in Manila,” he said.

“Everything was done in accordance to what is right. It takes time and devotion… you rely on your family for help and if they’re a dedicated group, they will help you. And that’s what happened to me.”

To businessmen, he gave this advice: “Do what is right…

Channel NewsAsia’s Lifetime Achievement Luminary Award recipient John L. Gokongwei, Jr. (left) with MediaCorp CEO Shaun Seow.

Channel NewsAsia honors Gokongwei with Lifetime Achievement Award

do it with honesty and vigor. Be creative – that’s important. Don’t follow what other people are doing.”

The Lifetime Achievement Luminary Award honors a business person whose suc-cess serves as an inspiration to others and whose achieve-ments are iconic to the suc-cess of the Asian region, ac-cording to CNA, the broad-casting arm of MediaCorp of Singapore.

The awards ceremony, at-tended by some 250 guests that included business and in-dustry leaders, coincided with the celebration of the 15th an-niversary of the English lan-guage Asian TV news chan-nel.

Gokongwei took his fi rst steps in entrepreneurship at age 15 in the family’s home-town in Cebu in the central Philippines where he engaged in a buy-and-sell operation us-ing a bicycle.

From these humble begin-nings, he grew his fortunes on hard work and frugality while taking calculated risks and embracing competition. Today, Gokongwei’s business em-pire includes JG Summit Hold-ings, Inc. (JGSHI), Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI), Universal Robina Corporation (URC), Cebu Pacifi c Air (CEB) and Robinsons Land Corpo-

ration (RLC), with a combined market cap of over USD18 bil-lion.

The 87-year-old self-made billionaire now sits as Chair-man Emeritus of JGSHI, the family’s fl agship that was cho-sen by Forbes as among Asia’s Fab 50 best publicly-traded companies in 2011 and 2012. When he turned 80, Gokon-gwei donated half his shares in JGSHI to the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation (GBF), which in turn, has given signif-icant endowments to various educational institutions in the Philippines.

JG Summit has interests in food and beverage, real estate and hotel, airlines, banking, power, telecommunications, petrochemicals, retail and publishing. The conglomerate earned a net profi t of P13.3 billion as of end-September 2013.

The tycoon received a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the De La Salle University, Manila, an Honorary Doctorate degree in Humanities from the Ate-neo de Manila University and an Honorary Doctorate degree in Science in Business and Enterprise Development from the University of San Carlos in Cebu. He also attended the Advanced Management Pro-gram at Harvard University in

Boston, Massachusetts.His wealth and infl uence

notwithstanding, Gokongwei said in one interview that he is proud of his family fi rst and his business only second. He has fi ve daughters and a son who

are all involved in running their conglomerate. His son Lance is president and chief oper-ating offi cer of JGSHI, while his brother James Go is the conglomerate’s chairman and chief executive offi cer.

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A Rogues’ Gallery of their own

CASE 1. “Irregular Anti-Drug Operations.” SUPT. RAYMUND Louie Baloyo, chief of the

intelligence branch of the Pampanga police offi ce.

Senior Inpector Joven De Guzman. Senior Police Offi cers 1 Jules Maniago, Donald Roque, Ronald Santos, Rommel Vital, Alcindor Tinio, Dante Dizon and Eligio Valeroso. Police Offi cers 3 Dindo Dizon, Gilbert De Vera, and Romeo Guerrero. Police Offi cer 2 Anthony Lacsama – all of the Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Operation Task Group (PAIDSOTG) of Pampanga.

PO2 Jerome Bugarin of the Mexico Police Station.

All suspended for alleged “irregularities in the conduct of anti-illegal drugs operation” on November 29, 2013 where a total of P182 million worth of suspected shabu was confi scated during a buy-bust operation at Woodbridge Subdivision of The Lakeshore in Barangay Divisoria, Mexico, Pampanga.

The confi scated items, it was learned belatedly, were not included in the list of evidence. And the target of operations, one Chinese national named Ding Wenkun, aka Mister Lee, conveniently escaped.

CASE 2. “Agaw Bato.”Inspector Bienvenido Reydado, chief of the

Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Pampanga and his civilian agents Adriano Laureta, Arnold Sanggalang, Eric Reydado, Pedrito Tadeo, Alberto Reydado and Edwardson Sisracon, identifi ed as the Number 2 in the Most Wanted List in Naic, Cavite. (Wow, most wanted in Cavite, police asset in Pampanga!)

All arrested by the CIDG operatives and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency for helpings themselves with the money and drugs they confi scated during raids on traffi ckers.

Seized from them were unregistered fi ve high-powered fi rearms, 11 pistols, ammunition, P2.6 million in cash believed to be earnings from the sale of suspected shabu, fi ve sports utility vehicles and two motorcycles.

CONCLUSION. The Pampanga police offi ce has now a new Rogues’ Gallery – of its own men involved in the very criminal activities it is mandated to prevent.

Pulis, eh!

Oca’s vindication“I AM vindicated.”

Quoted Sun-Star Pampanga’s very headline recently of defeated 3rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales over the dismissal by the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal of the electoral protest he lodged against his nemesis, Rep. Oscar S. Rodriguez.

Which led to readers wondering over the state of emotional, if not mental, health of Gonzales. As the astute journalist Ashley Manabat wrote in his Punto story: “How can Gonzales feel vindicated when his electoral protest was dismissed by the HRET for lack of merit. It should be Rodriguez who should feel vindicated and not the other way around.”Which led Rodriguez to demand his space in the paper, arguing that the story was far from objective, even farther from accurate, and furthest from the truth. As he told the assembly of journalists belonging to the Capampangan in Media Inc. two Fridays back.

Rodriguez assailed the story for presenting as dispositive fact the arguments of Gonzales that were thoroughly negated by the dismissal.

Read the Sun-Star Pampanga story:The HRET, in its decision, said that Gonzales

“prayed to disqualify protestee (Rodriguez) from holding offi ce as Representative of the Third District of Pampanga, and annul and set aside his proclamation as elected representative of the district, among others. There is, however, no prayer to proclaim protestant as the duly elected Representative thereof…In its ruling, the Tribunal noted that “after a candidate has been proclaimed elected, his disqualifi cation on grounds of vote buying, terrorism, overspending, and other election irregularities can only be sought in an election protest, this time for the purpose of annulling his election. The Tribunal spoke of annulment of election and not disqualifi cation of elected candidate.”

So was Rodriguez disqualifi ed? So was his proclamation annulled? So where’s Gonzales’ vindication there?

“The decision said that my political rival does not deserve to occupy his position because he has betrayed public trust,” said Gonzales, pointing to Paragraph 36 of the HRET Case No. 13-011 resolution, stating that “All told, Protestee failed to prove that the disbursements were made under the exceptions set forth under the law. Therefore, the issuance of checks and release of fi nancial assistance fall within the ambit of vote buying as described in Section 262 of the Omnibus Election Code. Accordingly, Protestee should be held liable for his wrongdoings.”

Still, Rodriguez remains in the House, seated on the high chair of the committee on good governance and public accountability that, only two days ago, started an investigation into reports that P30 billion in infrastructure funds went missing during the last months of the Arroyo administration.

Of much interest to our regional readers is the record of disbursement for Central Luzon in the documents Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson submitted to Rodriguez’s committee, to wit:

The whole province of Aurora with P25 million.

Bulacan’s 1st District with P10 million; 2nd

District with P13 million; and 3rd District with P8 million.

Nueva Ecija’s 1st District with P32 million; 4th

District with P20 million.Tarlac’s 3rd District with P20 million.Zambales’ 2nd District with P25 million.And, last but certainly not least, Pampanga:

1st District with 35 million; 2nd District with P35 million; and 3rd District with P502.5 million.

A whopper there: Gonzales, the 3rd district congressman at that time, getting much, much, much, more than presidential son Mikey Arroyo representing the 2nd district.

The incredulous Rodriguez stressing the 3rd

district “received a total of P502.5 million in just one month – February (2013) – less than three months before the elections.”

Furthered he: “According to the DPWH project monitoring report, there was zero accomplishment in my district. I am not saying that they funded ghost projects, only that there was no accomplishment. We are asking Secretary Singson to verify these projects.”

No need for Rodriguez to see ghosts there. He has seen so much before and talked about it.

When Gonzales fi rst went on print – in Sun-Star Pampanga, where else – after fi ling his electoral protest, he declared: “The indiscriminate issuance of… checks and the distribution of ‘fi nancial assistance’ to numerous recipients, benefi ciaries and/or scholars just a few days before the elections obviously constitute massive vote buying.”

Gonzales charged Rodriguez of having violated Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code, which prohibits any public offi cial or employee, including barangay offi cials, from releasing, disbursing or using public funds during 45 days before a regular election, and Comelec Resolution 9585, which implements Section 261 of the Omnibus Election Code that prohibits the release, disbursement and expenditure of public funds effective March 29, 2013 until May 13, 2013.

Of course, Rodriguez paid back Gonzales in kind: “It is all too ironic that he is protesting what he himself precisely did during the campaign and days before the election. I think he is very guilty of that, driving him to desperation.”

And boomed: “It is very sad to note that he corrupted education. Saan ka makakakita na pati kindergarten binigyan ng P800 tapos scholar na. Iyung iba naman, P10,000 per family… Indeed, his protest is very, very ironic.”

Ironic, indeed. With some sense of poetic justice.

With the latest report of the 3rd district – under Gonzales – getting P502.5 million three months before the May 2013 elections, what had been readily dismissed then as perfunctory counterclaims of Rodriguez are starting to emerge under the very lights of the gospel.

This is pure vindication. For Rodriguez.

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

‘World class city mayor’ na, ‘most outstanding’ pa?

HINDI NA talagang puedeng mapigilanAng pagbulusok ng pangalan ni EdPamPatungo sa tugatog ng katanyaganDala ng pagiging ‘recipient’ lagi nyanNg ‘Most Outstanding Mayor’ at iba pang‘Award’ na maaring ipangalandakan

Sa iba pang rehiyon nitong PilipinasDahil sa dami ng papuring natanggapAt nakuhang mga natatanging award,Sa loob lamang ng tatlo hanggang apatNa taon ng kanyang pagrenda sa siyudadNg Angeles bilang butihing city Dad.

Sa tinatawag na ‘Seal of Good Housekeeping’Ng DILG ay siya’y kabilang dinSa mga Alkaldeng nasubok ang galingAt husay pati sa ‘effective budgeting,’Kung kaya’t sa puntong yan ay kasama rinSa naging ‘awardees’ ang Alkalde natin.

At gaya ng ating naunang tinuran,Siya’y recipient din nitong isa pa r’yangAward na kung saan siya ay kabilangSa ‘Most Outstanding Mayor,’ na nabigyanNg ‘award’ kasama riyan ng pito pangAlkaldeng tumanggap ng ganyang parangal.

Na kamakailan lang masayang ginanapSa Mandarin Hotel nitong nakalipasNa Sabado, unang araw ng buwan ng March;Kung saan kabilang ang iba pang sikatNa alkaldeng sina Ong Jr., Dy, Mencias,Eusebio, Padilla, Ortega’t Manlapaz

Ng Sorsogon, Isabela, Pangasinan,Pasig, Camarines, La Union, Bulacan;Na kung saan sila ay magkakasamangNabigyan ng award at naparangalanBilang natatanging mga ‘public servants’Ng bayan at siyudad na pinanggalingan.

At kung saan kwenta halos taon-taonAy kasama lagi ang butihing MayorNg Angeles sa nabigyan ng ganitongParangal at award ‘as outstanding mayor,’Dahilan na rin sa ang husay at dunongNi EdPam ay sadyang taga-sa-panahon.

At maingat pati sa lahat ng bagayBago gawin at/o isakatuparan,Kaya naman ligtas siya sa anumangIsyung di marapat taglayin kailanmanNa makasisira sa kanyang pangalanBilang city Mayor na kagalang-galang.

Sapagkat kahit siya’y nakasanggang dikitNg dating powerful na Commander-in-Chief,Si Ed Pamintuan ay di kailanman na-linkedSa anumang isyung di kanais-nais;Gaya ng kay Madam ay ipinipilitIkaso r’yan nitong hindi rin malinis.

Pero kay EdPam ay anong maibubutasNg ni katiting mang gawang di marapatNgayong ang tungkulin niya bilang city DadAy ginagampanan niya ng buong tapat?Inggit lang sa kanya itong naghahangadNa ma-agaw nila ang puso ng siyudad!

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BY ASHLEY MANABAT

CLARK FREEPORT – The Philippine Exporters Founda-tion Region 3, Inc. (Philexport R3) staged the “Obra Design Award,” a furniture and fur-nishing design competition showcasing Kapampangan talents at the Deco Central Showroom here Tuesday.

Philexport R3 Executive Director Malou V. Balano said the Klas Coffee Table by Tri-boa Bay emerged winner in the furniture category.

In the furnishing catego-ry for lighting, Tripod Lamp by Dale Mathis Studio, Inc. won while in the accessory sec-tion, Timeless by More Than a Chair was judged winner.

The Best Booth was also bagged by More Than a Chair.

Balano said the contest was conducted to encourage Kapampangan furniture man-ufacturers to come up with new designs and innovations for the local market which are displayed at the Deco Central Showroom.

“We came up with this de-sign competition as a way to excite our regular clients be-cause every time they come in here and they see the same stuff, they get irritated. We try to promote the furniture indus-try in Pampanga,” she said.

“We are also encouraging

Pampanga talents shine in ‘Obra’ design award

companies to come up with new products,” she added. “It is also meant to reinforce the creativity of our Kapampan-gan designers and manufac-turers.”

The judges were Myrna Sunico, executive director of the Design Center of the Phil-ippines; Architect Anton Men-doza of J Antonio Mendoza Design Consultants; and Mi-chael Pizarro of the Michael Pizarro Interior Design (MPiD.)

Balano said there were 24 entries for the furniture cat-egory while in the furnishing category, there were fi ve en-

tries for lighting and six entries for accessory.

Balano said the judges evaluated the entries and the products as well as the booth set ups.

Department of Trade and Industry Regional Director Ju-dith Angeles graced the occa-sion.

Philexport R3 is an asso-ciation of 87 member-compa-nies, all of which are export-ers, mostly based in Pampan-ga. Balano said 95 percent of the member-companies are in the furniture and home fur-nishings business.

DECO CENTRAL. Showcasing best furniture and furnishing designs.PHOTOS BY BONG LACSON

INSPIRED INNOVATION. Framed painting for a chair.

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NOTICE OF PUBLICATIONIn compliance with the publication requirement and pursuant to the

Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172), notice is hereby served to the public that PERLA CULALA CORDERO has fi led with this Offi ce a petition for correction of entry in sex from MALE to FEMALE in the Certifi cate of Live Birth of Perla Culala Cordero who was born on May 31, 1979 in Sto. Rosario, Mexico, Pampanga and whose parents are Manuel S. Cordero and Felomena P. Culala.

Any person adversely affected by said petition may fi le his written opposition with this Offi ce not later than March 14, 2014.

(Sgd) Rosana Aguas Municipal Civil Registrar

Punto! Central Luzon: February 28 & March 7, 2014

NOTICE OF SELF-ADJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that the heir of RETCHILDA M. REQUILLAS who

died on March 17, 2009 in Mother of Perpetual Help, Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Self-Adjudication of her estate, more particularly described as a parcels of land, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 413128-RREGISTRY OF DEEDS OF PAMPANGA

Lot 40, Block 11 of the subd. plan Psd-03002058, being a portion of Lot 2 (LRC) Psd-46760, LRC Rec. No., situated in the Bo. of Telabastagan, Mun. of San Fernando, Province of Pampanga.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-271821REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF BATAAN

Lot 23-B of the subd. plan Psd-03-123926 being a portion of Lot 23, Pcs-030808-00562 LRC Rec. No., situated in the Barrio of Nagbalayong, Mun. of Morong, Province of Bataan.

before Notary Public Reymon E. Fabros as per Doc No. 148, Page No. 44, Book No. VI, Series of 2014.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 7, 14 & 21, 2014

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 JESUSGAERLAN TENORIO AS TO HIS BIRTHDAY FROMJUNE 25, 1961 TO JUNE 25, 1958,

SP. PROC. NO. 9047JESUS GAERLAN TENORIO,

Petitioner, -versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ANGELES CITYAND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OFMETRO MANILA, Respondents.

x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xAMENDED ORDER

A verifi ed petition has been fi led by the petitioner praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, this court renders judgment ordering the respondents, Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City and the Civil Registrar General, to correct the entry in petitioner’s Certifi cate of Live Birth particularly his date of birth from June 25, 1961 to June 25, 1958.

Finding the petition to be suffi cient in due form and substance, the Court hereby sets the hearing thereof on APRIL 22, 2014 at 2:00 o’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 shall have been published in a newspaper of general circulation in Angeles City and Pampanga for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

All persons interested in the said petition may appear before this Court 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 and its annexes the Offi ce of the City Prosecutor, Angeles City, Offi ce of the Solicitor General, Makati City, the Civil Registrar General, the Civil Registrar of Angeles City within ten (10) days upon receipt hereof and to submit to the court proof of compliance.

Furnish copies hereof the respondents, the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, RTC, Angeles City, the petitioner and his counsel.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, February 26, 2014.

OMAR T. VIOLA Judge

Punto! Central Luzon: February 28, March 7 & 14, 2014

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of the late ANGELITO M. GUNDAYAO

executed two (2) sets of Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlements of his estate consisting of a parcel of land described as Lot 23, Block 11 situated in the Bo. of Mamatitang, Mabalact City and covered by TCT No. 449462-R; and a Checking Account with Account No. 00401-000043-4 and an ATM Account with Account No. 0004-215861-101 (Payroll) at the Veterans Bank, before Notary Public Conrado T. Danan as per Doc No. 270, Page No. 55, Book No. XLII, Series of 2014.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 7, 14 & 21, 2014

The press confer-ence yesterday at the proposed KCC which was the old site of the Pampanga High School was also an occasion for the simple 60th birthday celebration of FLKI Vice Chairman Jose “Babes” T. Lazatin who is also the senior vice president and general manager of the San Fernando Light and Power Co. (Sfelap-co).

Lazatin said with more than P30 million needed to complete the building for the muse-

Fernandinos campaign for prov’l...FROM PAGE 1 um, the FLKI would like

to raise the awareness of Fernandinos on their cultural heritage.

“It is about time that we leave a legacy to the younger generation that can truly refl ect our Kapampangan culture,” Lazatin said. “I am so honored to be part of this press conference on my birthday to raise the cultural awareness of the Fernandinos.”

Ma. Theresa T. Laus, FLKI secretary said the museum is part of their family’s advocacy that can represent Kapam-pangan pride.

She said the estab-lishment of the KCC will greatly contribute to countryside develop-ment which is among their advocacies.

Laus, who is also a member of the City Tour-ism Council, said the soul of a people is their culture which can be showcased by the es-tablishment of the KCC museum.

Engr. Marni Cas-tro, FLKI Trustee, said the Sinukwan Dance Troupe headed by Peter De Vera will hold a cul-tural presentation next month at the KCC site

to attract attention to the project and help gener-ate funds.

“It’s a fund-raising project for a cause,” he said.

Also present during the press conference, hosted by Irwin Nucum and Ching Pangilinan, were Vice Mayor Jimmy T. Lazatin, FLKI presi-dent Dr. Lourdes Javi-er, Board of Trustee Loy David and Executive Di-rector Fer Caylao.

The proposed KCC museum will retain the façade of the Pampanga High School when com-pleted.

serve decent places when they visit you,” Umali said.

Purisima said such facility will be a big help, particularly to transient offi cers and men and also to their families who come for a visit.

Nieves said that the facility is something the local police can be proud

Ecija cops get P20-M hostel, hallFROM PAGE 1 of. He said that such fa-

cility gives the local po-lice a more dignifi ed look and commands respect from the public.

Umali, who is chair-man of the Regional Peace and Order Coun-cil, said that his adminis-tration has been extend-ing full support to the lo-cal PNP because it was instrumental in changing the image of the province

from a political war zone into a zone of peace, re-ferring to the spate of po-litically motivated killings .

“Before, Nueva Eci-ja’s history was written in violence. I have to re-write it and I can only do that if I have the support of the police,” he said in his speech.

He said the province was so blessed to have

Purisima – a Novo Eci-jano - as the chief of the 148,000-strong police force.

According to Uma-li, his administration has been extending assis-tance to the local PNP as a show of respect to the law enforcers, some-thing which, he said, should be followed by other local government units in the province.

to na sa sunog ang fi retruck ay hindi pa na-kapagbuga ng tubig da-hil sa nasira ang water pump.

“Kasalukuyan po naming ipinakukumpuni ngayon,” sabi ni Cruz sa isang panayam ng Radyo Bulacan nitong Miyerkoles patungkol sa 45 taong fi retruck na ayon sa mga residente ay dapat nang ilagay sa museum.

Gayunpaman, sina-bi ni Cruz na may isa pa silang fi retruck, ngunit ito ay may kaliitan, kaya’t hindi sapat ang tubig sa pag-apula ng malalaking

Firetruck palpakFROM PAGE 1 sunog.

Bilang isang prime-ra klaseng bayan, sinabi ni Cruz na sa unang ter-mino ng kanyang kapa-tid na si Mayor Ambrosio Cruz noong 1998 hang-gang 2001 ay nakapag-pundar ang bayan ng isang malaking fi retruck.

Ngunit sa panahon ng administrasyon ni dat-ing Mayor Isagani Pas-cual mula 2007 hang-gang 2013 ay nawala ang fi retruck.

Kinumpirma din ito ni Mayor Cruz sa isang panayam noong Mi-yerkoles.

Binigyang diin pa niya na nakikipag-ug-nayan na rin sila sa De-

partment of Interior and Local Government upa-ng mapagkalooban ng fi retruck.

Bukod dito,nakiki-pag-ugnayan din ang pamahalaang bayan sa mga lokal na negosyante upang makabuo g isang volunteer fi re brigade na makakatulong sa Bureau of Fire Protection ng bayan.

Sa katabing bayan ng Balagtas, nagpaha-yag din ng pangamba ang mga residente dahil sa kalagayan ng kanil-ang fi retruck. Ito ay dahil daw sa laging sira ang fi retruck ng Balagtas.

Noong nakaraang taon, rumesponde sa

isang grassfi re ang nasabing fi retruck at il-ang daang metro na la-mang ang layo sa grass-fi re ay tumirik pa.

Ang kalagayang ito ay nasaksihan pa ng mga TV crew ng isang television network na nagcover sa nasabing grassfi re.

Ayon sa pamunuan ng BFP Balagtas laging nasisira ang makina ng kanilang trak.

Dahil dito, lagi silang nagsasama ng isang mekaniko sa bawat pagresponde upang ma-kumpuni agad ang trak at mapatakbo at matiyak na makakarating sa su-nog.

City RTC scheduled for March 12 the hearing of the elder Borja’s mo-

NE ex-mayor, ex-vice mayor son...FROM PAGE 8 tion to detain him instead

in a hospital. The for-mer mayor, who is de-tained at the prison of the Bureau of Jail Man-

agement and Penology (BJMP) in Angeles City, is complaining of many ailments.

Nieves said the young

Borja was brought to the RIU of the NCR police for documentation and processing before being turned over to the court.

DALAW NI PD. Tarlac City Mayor Ace Manalang (seated 3rd from left) and Tarlac police director Senior Supt. Alex B. Sintin (next to mayor) sign the memorandum of agreement for the barangay visitation program of the latter aimed at maintaining police community relations throughout the city. Also in photo are Offi cer-in-Charge Chief Inspector Noriel Rombaoa (left) and some city councilors. PHOTO BY GEORGE HUBIERNA

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The GossipmillerCesar Pambid

Sarah Geronimo inilayo ng ina kay Matteo Guidecelli

ANUMANG pilit, ayaw sagutin ni Sarah Geronimo ang mga tanong tungkol sa naunsyami nilang love affair ni Matteo Guidecelli. She won’t even say if it’s true that she cut her hairshort as a sign of rebellion against her parents who allegedly ordered her to cut her ties with Matteo so that it won’t jeopardize her team up with Coco for their fi rst movie together.

Pero di pa raw sumusuko si Matteo. Last Valentine’s Day, he reportedly sent her a bunch of red roses. When she did a concert in Cebu recently,

Matteo also showed up to give her moral support. They were also seen going to the Victory fellowship service in The Fort recently.

When asked about all these stories, Sarah refused to say anything.Instead, she just remarked: “Lahat naman, may say sa buhay naming mga artista. Wala kaming control

kung ano ang gusto nilang sabihin.” As for Matteo, he once again said that he’d rather not say anything.“Gusto ko talagang sabihin, but I don’t think this is the right time.I just wanna respect whatever Sarah and I have right now. When the right time comes, promise, I won’t

hide anything.”

Marian Rivera naglalaba ng sariling undergarments

KAHAPON ay nagkaroon ng contract signing si Marian Rivera para sa bago niyang endorsement na Sof & Mmmm Fabric Softener ng Personal Collection.

Sa kanyang opening speech ay sinabi ng aktres na natutuwa naman siya’t bumabalik na ang magagandang pangyayaring ito sa buhay niya.

May panahon din kasing nag-lie-low si Marian sa mga endorsement at aniya, nang makatsikahan namin after the contract signing, siguro ay may mga dumarating na ganitong pagkakataon sa buhay ng isang artista.

“Siguro, ganu’n talaga ang buhay, may mga pagkakataon na marami ka talagang endorsements, may mga pagkakataon na may iba naman silang gusto. So, ang maganda riyan is nagsa-cycle, bumabalik.

“So, nakakatuwa, nakakataba ng puso bilang March na ito ay marami akong gagawin talaga,” she said.

Ang maganda pa rito sa pagkakapili sa kanya ng PC, nag-survey ang management sa mga dealer nila all over the country at talaga raw iisa ang ibinoto ng lahat -- si Marian nga.

“Salamat talaga and nakakataba ng puso na ako ’yung napili nila,” say pa ni Marian.

Dahil fabric softener ang kanyang ini-endorse, natanong tuloy si Marian kung naglalaba ba siya. Say niya, lahat naman siguro ng babae ay dapat lang na marunong maglaba.

“Hindi ko naman sinasabi na lahat ng damit ko ay ako ang naglalaba. Pero most of the undergarments, naniniwala ako na bilang babae, marunong kang maglaba.”

Ipinaglalaba rin ba niya ang boyfriend na si Dingdong Dantes?

“Hindi pa sa ngayon,” natatawa niyang sabi.Klinaro rin ng entertainment press kay Marian ang

tungkol sa pagsasabi ni Gov. Vilma Santos na siya ang ninang sa kasal nila ni Dong.

“Kalog lang talaga si Ate Vi at nakakatuwa ang bonding naming dalawa. Sabi lang niya, ‘gusto ko, kapag nag-asawa ka, kailangan, ninang ako.’ So, parang kinontrata na niya ako. Sabi ko, okay,” say ni Marian.

Asked kung may idea na ba si Gov. Vi sa date ng kasal, say ni Marian, “’Wag siyang mag-alala, sasabihan ko siya ahead of time, just in case.”

So, hindi pa ba niya nakikita ang sarili niya na ikakasal siya this year?

“Not so far but not so near,” ang nakakaintrigang pahayag ni Marian.

Di na puwedeng

magkatuluyan

GAANO kaya katotoo ang balitang malabong i-link si Enrique Gil sa kanyang bagong kapareha sa “Mira Bella” na si Julia Barretto dahil sa tunay na buhay ay may GF na umano ito, ang ABS-CBN resident na si Bangs Garcia? Hindi rin puwede i-link si Julia sa isa pa niyang leading man na si Sam Concepcion dahil meron na rin itong Jasmine Curtis-Smith, ang nakababatang kapatid ni Anne Curtis na contract star naman ng TV5.

Julia was rumored to be the GF of Julian Estrada, ang teenage son ni Sen. Jinggoy Estrada at wife nitong si Precy Vitug-Ejercito. Julia, on the other hand, said na hindi pa umano siya ready mag-boyfriend dahil gusto niya munang mag-focus sa kanyang career.

Speaking of Julia, hindi pa man nagi-air ang launching TV project nitong “Mira Bella” ay sunud-sunod na rin ang kanyang mga product endorsements. Expect more to follow kapag tumatakbo na sa ere ang kanyang serye. Julia who is touted as the next important star is the daughter of estranged couple na sina Dennis Padilla at Marjorie Barretto. Sarah GeronimoSarah Geronimo

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Department of Labor and Employment Central Luzon (DOLE) encouraged yesterday private companies to give productivity incentives to workers who showed effi ciency and dedication in carrying-out their du-ties.

Atty. Geraldine Panlilio, assistant regional di-rector of DOLE Central Luzon said that an advi-sory from the national offi ce directed them to ask businessmen to reward hardworking employees through perks.

Panlilio said private companies can motivate their workers to be more productive even without salary increase if they will acknowledge their ef-forts by giving them bonuses and incentives.

“Workers will give their best in doing their jobs knowing that they will be rewarded. They will fo-cus on working hard instead of aggressively wait-ing for salary increase ordered by DOLE,” Panlilio said.

The assistant regional director also said giving perks is also advantageous to business since out-puts will be doubled and works will be effi cient.

“No more dilly-dallying of works and no more unnecessary demands if the company will give them credit. Quality service from the employees will also mean good business performance and more income. It is a win-win solution to both par-ties,” she explained.

Jim Jimenez, president of the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Incorporat-ed (PAMCHAM) said that some of the members of the chambers are already doing this and others will surely follow if DOLE will ask them especially if business is doing well.

“A Productivity incentive is already a prac-tice of some companies however, we should also consider the condition of the business in giving perks. But defi nitely the members will surely fol-low memorandum from DOLE,” he said.

– Jenna Lumbang/Pampanga PIO

DOLE wants productivity incentives

for workers

NEPO MALL in Angeles City cel-ebrates its 11th year in the com-

munity with treats to say thank you to its loyal customers.

The Anniversary Sale from March 14 to 23 offers customers big discounts at their favorite stores through-

out the mall. This 10-day sale will be the perfect time to

shop for all the essentials for the upcoming summer season.On Saturday, March 15, patrons

will be treated to a GMA Kapuso Mall Show starting at 4pm. The free show will

feature exciting Kapuso talents Glaiza de Castro, Elmo Magalona, LJ Reyes, and Jeric

Gonzales.Juan D. Nepomuceno Sons, Inc, is the own-

er and developer of Nepo Mall, which along with Nepo Mart, is the fl agship enterprise at Nepo Center.

Marketing Manager Trixie N. Valdes says the company is proud of Nepo Mall’s reputation as Angeles City’s community mall, with its stra-tegic location at the convergence point of the city’s prime commercial, business, educational, religious, historical, cultural, and residential dis-tricts, and its mandate of promoting local entre-preneurs, with the 100+ micro-retail boutiques of Nepo Lane, and the 40+ techno-oriented shops of Nepo Alley.

“We are grateful to God for blessing us over the past 11 years, and thank all our loyal custom-ers for continuing to choose us for their everyday shopping needs. We hope this year’s Anniversa-ry Sale and GMA Kapuso Mall Show give them something to look forward to.”

–Press Release

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CABANATUAN CITY – A father and his son, who were former mayor and vice mayor, respectively, of Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija may be re-united in Angeles City anytime soon.

The son, former Vice Mayor Romeo Borja Jr., was arrested by police operatives in Metro Ma-nila, according to Senior Supt. Crizaldo Nieves, Nueva Ecija police pro-vincial director.

The young Borja, Nieves said, was arrest-ed at the vicinity of Pa-vilion Hotel at the Unit-ed Nations Avenue in Manila before midnight Wednesday by Panta-bangan police chief Se-nior Insp. Ranny Casil-la and operatives of the Manila police district and the Regional Intelligence Unit of the National Cap-ital Region police.

They were armed with an arrest warrant is-sued by the regional trial court in Angles City.

The young Borja, along with his father Bor-ja Sr., it was learned, was charged of rape, hu-man traffi cking and child abuse by a former beau-ty pageant contestant.

The contestant who is also from Pantaban-

NE ex-mayor, ex-vice mayor son may be reunited in AC jail for rape cases

gan, then a teener, rep-resented her town for the Nueva Ecija Miss Teen Tourism Pageant in 2011. She was alleged to have been raped by the two from May 2011 to November 2012 in dif-ferent dates and various places.

The elder Borja was arrested in Umingan, Pangasinan last Feb. 8 and pleaded not guilty to the charges when he appeared for his arraign-ment at the Regional Tri-al Court Branch 61 in An-geles City Wednesday last week.

The alleged offend-ed contestant fi led the charges against the Bor-jas fi rst before the De-partment of Justice. The charges were for viola-tions of the provisions of Republic Act No. 10364 or the Expanded An-ti-Traffi cking in Persons Act of 2012, and RA 8353 or the Anti-Rape Law in relation to RA 7610, the Anti-Child Abuse Law.

The victim said her offenders threatened to hurt her and her family if she reported the rape, but promised to reward her with money and gifts if she would cooperate and stay silent.

Judge Bernardi-ta Erum of the Angeles

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