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MOA SIGNING. Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano (5th L) and Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) President Antonio D. Kalaw Jr. (1st R)
pose for a photo op after signing a Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the project entitled “Organizational Transformation of CIAC Towards Performance Excellence” at the Clark Museum.
Joining them are (L-R) CIAC Vice-President for Finance Lauro A. Ortile, Vice-President for Airport Operations Management Reynaldo L. Catacutan, Vice-President for Business Development Darwin L. Cunanan,
Executive Vice-President and COO Bienvenido O. Manga, DAP Vice-President and Managing Director Arnel D. Abanto, Project Officers Jason G. Tabinas and Melani Garcia-Mercader (Far Right).
CIAC signs deal towards
‘performance excellence’
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Pulung Maragul officials thank
Guiao for P4-M covered court
by Marna Dagumboydel Rosario
ANGELES CITY -- Barangay officials of Pulong
Maragul in this city yesterday expressed gratitude
to 1st District Rep. Joseller
“Yeng” Guiao for the completion of a P4-million covered court in their area.
During the inauguration, barangay chairman
Jojo Dimapiles lauded the
solon for his efforts to complete the project despite the
absence of a Priority Develcovered court...pagE 7
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CLARK FREEPORT---
The Clark International Airport
Corporation (CIAC) and the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) on Wednesday
signed a deal for the “Transformation of the Clark International Airport Corporation Towards
Performance Excellence” in a
bid to achieve the Philippine
Quality Award.
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THANK YOU, CONG. Barangay Pulung Maragul officials led by village chief Jojo Dimapilis and 1st District Rep. Joseller “Yeng” Guiao cut the
ribbon signalling the formal opening and turnover of a P4-million covered
court in the barangay. Village officials are thankful to Guiao for the completion of the project, despite the absence of the PDAF. --CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Pamintuan mulls Bonifacio monument at CCA
by Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY -- Mayor
Edgardo Pamintuan wants
to establish a monument for
revolution leader Andres
Bonifacio at the city’s college.
Pamintuan, also a human
rights lawyer, described Bon-
ifacio as a “regular guy who
we can identify ourselves
with.”
“His ideas were something
to look up to. We’ve always
had a monument for our national hero Jose Rizal. I think
it’s worth honoring Bonifacio, too,” Pamintuan said.
The mayor mulls to put
up the monument at the City
College of Angeles (CCA). He
plans to formally open this
plan to the school’s administrators next month.
Aside from a monument,
Pamintuan’s plan also includes the commissioning of
a bus that will house a hallway of Kapampangan heroes.
“We should find our local
heroes and honor them,” he
said.
Pamintuan’s statements
coincide with the city’s preparation for the celebration of
the Independence Day.
The city is one of the seven key historical sites for the
celebration of the Philippine
Independence’s anniversary.
Other sites include Barasoain Church in Bulacan;
Aguinaldo Mansion in Kawit,
Cavite and Liwasang Rizal in
Manila among others. •
City of San
Fernando
observes
‘Araw ng
Watawat’
by Marna Dagumboydel Rosario
Young
Bataeña
drowns Solon laments Palace’s
in resort
FORWARD, ABANTE. Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill principal author, Former Congressman Bienvinido “Benny”
Abante (6th District, Manila), is welcomed by Fernandinos during his visit to the City of San Fernando yesterday.
--Photo by Joselito Salazar Jr.
By Mhike R. Cigaral
DINALUPIHAN, Bataan -- A seven-year-old girl
drowned the other day in an
inland resort in Barangay
San Benito, this town.
The village chief, Armando Felicitas, reported
the incident to the Dinalupihan Municipal Police station
which he said took place at
Mikaela’s Resort.
The victim was identified as Divine Margarete, of
Barangay Sacrifice Valley,
Hermosa, Bataan.
Initial
investigation
conducted by the police
disclosed that the victim,
together with her relatives,
went to the said resort for
night swimming.
While the victim’s relatives were allegedly busy
preparing their things, the
drowned... Page 7
lack of interest for FOI bill
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Former Manila representative Benny Abante assailed the
national government for
its lack of enthusiasm in
the passage of the Freedom of Information Bill
(FOI).
Abante is the principal author of the FOI bill
which he filed and pur-
sued for its passage during his stint as congressman in 2004 to 2010.
Abante visited this
city yesterday to again
push for more support of
solon laments... Page 7
Pampanga delegates bag awards
in national paralympic games
By BEA JEANNEL A.
DELOS REYES
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The delegates of Pampanga who
joined the Philippine
Sports Association for
Differently
Abled-National Paralympic Committee of the Philippines
( P H I L S PA D A - N P C )
Para National Games
brought home the bacon
after the 10-day event.
The differently-abled
Kapampangan athletes
bagged gold, silver and
bronze medals in their
respective categories.
The provincial government headed by
Governor Lilia Nanay
paralympic... Page 7
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The City of San Fernando started its observance
of National Flag Day on May
28 with a program that was
attended by a cross-section
of Fernandino society, including local government officials,
and private sector representatives.
In his speech, Mayor Edwin D. Santiago highlighted
the importance of barangaybased governance as a manifestation of “the spirit of heroism which was once showed
by our forefathers during the
Battle of Alapan in Cavite.”
“We are pouring all the efforts of our administration,
through social programs and
services, on the barangay level
so that Fernandinos will immediately feel the presence
of the city government,” said
Mayor EdSa.
Before leading the ceremonial turnover of the flag to
Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry President
Jim Jimenez, the mayor also
encouraged Fernandinos, especially those in the private
sector, to be involved with his
araw ng watawat... Page 7
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Local Civil Registry Office
Province: PAMPANGA
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pursuant to OCRG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-1
Guidelines in the Implementation of the Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 2012 (IRR on R.A. 10172).
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“FEMALE” in the certificate of live birth of MARICEL
CAGUIAT FLORES born on MAY 06, 1974 at Arayat,
Pampanga and whose parents are AMOR FLORES
and BELIA CAGUIAT.
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weeks upon publication.
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DAR to conduct trainings
for Zambales coops
By Butch Gunio
ALLOWANCES. Governor Lilia Pineda distributes the allowances of Barangay Welfare Volunteers. Assisting her are Board Members Jun
Dimson, Anthony Torres, Nestor Tolentino, Gerome Tubig and Provincial Treasurer Pia Quibal. --Photo by Jun Jaso, Pampanga PIO
DTI to gain from fortified PH-US economic ties
MANILA -- With recent
state visit of United States
(US) President Barack
Obama to Manila and
forthcoming visit of US
Secretary of Commerce
Penny Pritzker, the Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI) expects
to develop new long-term
commercial partnerships
and commitments to help
boost the Philippine economy.
“The Obama Administration’s recent swing of
US economic prospects
towards the Asia Pacific Region is foreseen to
strengthen existing commercial ties and foster new
ones,” DTI Undersecretary
Ponciano C. Manalo Jr.
said.
In line with the second
annual CEO-level business
mission to the ASEAN,
Pritzker will visit the Philippines this June.
Early this year, top
American executives in
Asia Pacific also convened during the recent
2014 Asia-Pacific Council
of American Chambers
of Commerce (APCAC)
Spring Summit in the Phil-
ippines to discuss investment matters and explore
opportunities drawn by
the country’s strong economic growth.
Manalo noted that this
is the first time that the
Philippines played host to
this network of American
Chambers of Commerce in
the region.
“With these recent developments in 2014, we
expect to gather renewed
support from the US as we
develop our local industries, attract more investments, and expand our
global market for goods
and services,” Manalo
said.
Manalo said that this
June, the Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C.
and the Philippine Trade
and Investment Centers in
the US will embark on a series and trade and investment promotion efforts
in three US cities, namely
Huston, Atlanta and Philadelphia from May 25 to 28,
2014.
As a follow through in
June, DTI officials led by
DTI Secretary Gregory L.
Domingo and Undersec-
retary Manalo are scheduled to meet with major
US companies to promote
Philippine priority sectors
such as manufacturing,
IT-BPM, particularly in
health information services and other higher value
services and creative services, as well as the country’s products for export to
the US.
In October last year,
the DTI’s Trade and Investment Promotions Group
ran the Philippine delegation’s roadshow in the US
to promote the country’s
Health Information Management (HIM) and business process management
(BPM) capabilities. The
HIM is the management of
healthcare data for utilization in hospitals, doctors’
offices, clinics, insurance
companies and organizations that provide healthrelated services.
“This industry is considered as one of the key
drivers and fastest growing sector in the country’s
Information
Technology and Business Process
Management (IT-BPM),”
Manalo said.
S & T interventions pushed
to empower farmers
By Butch Gunio
BALANGA CITY
-- The government,
through the Department of Science
and
Technology
(DoST), is strongly
pushing for science
and technology interventions to empower farmers.
The Philippine
Council for Agriculture,
Aquatic,
and Natural Resources Research
and Development
(PCAARRD) of the
DoST is support-
ing and guiding the
implementation of
Science & Technology
CommunityBased Farms (STCBF) for different
commodities in the
country.
STCBF
showcases the effectiveness of S &T
interventions
to
empower farmers
by improving their
productivity.
Dr. Melvin Carlos,
PCAARRD
Technology Transfer
Promotion
Division
Direc-
Manalo also said with
the improved ties between
the Philippines and the US,
the DTI anticipates not
just new investment leads
from healthcare industry
and IT-BPM but also create business opportunities
in the country’s priority
sectors for promotion to
the US.
Manalo also noted that
we received various business delegations from US
last year and early this
year. Last year, the Philippines received 27 inbound
business missions from
the US. For the first quarter of this year, the country
already received 11 missions.
Last year, the sectors
of interest were mostly on
IT-BPM. The other sectors
were energy, solar farm,
manufacturing, industrial
waste recycling, pharmaceuticals, financial and
equities market, physical
fitness gear, consultancy
firm, trading, electronics
and public-private-partnership (PPP).
For the first quarter of
2014, the preferred induseconomic ties... Page 7
ABUCAY, Bataan -- The Department of
Agrarian Reform (DAR) Bataan will be conducting
trainings to agrarian cooperatives in Zambales.
This was according to Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Engr. Eric San Luis, who said that
agrarian reform cooperatives being assisted by the
DAR have members who are mostly agrarian reform beneficiaries.
Two weeks ago, DAR Bataan has just conducted
a training on Strategic Planning to agrarian reform
cooperatives of Bataan in Villa Amanda, this town.
The Strategic Planning is the 5th training the
DAR Bataan has provided to agrarian reform cooperatives in the province.
San Luis said they have already conducted
trainings on Basic Coop Course, Coop Governance
Management, Financial Management, and Leadership Values Information to agrarian reform cooperatives in the province last year.
Cooperatives need to undergo all the 14 trainings as required in Republic Act 9520 or the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 in order for them
get Certificate of Good Standing.
DAR Bataan is the only DAR entity in the country accredited by the Cooperative Development
Authority (CDA) to facilitate trainings for cooperatives.
San Luis has also been assigned to head DAR
Zambales in addition to DAR Bataan.
He has pointed out that he is leading the two
DAR units equally and with the same fervor of service. •
Trash to Cash
launched in SM
City Baliwag
By Marna Dagumboydel Rosario
BULACAN -- Need
fast cash to buy school
supplies? Sort out those
household scraps and
trade it at the “Trash to
Cash” Recycling Market
happening on June 6 and
7 at SM City Baliwag’s
Public Transport Terminal, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Take home cash as
you trade in old newspapers, cartons, scrap
papers, plastic cups
and bottles, aluminum
cans, scrap iron and
empty ink toner cartridges.
Electronic and automotive wastes such
as lead batteries, old
TVs, discarded computers, mobile phones
and wires may also be
brought for proper disposal.
Participants of the
Waste Market not only
earn extra from the
trash they bring in, they
will also be able to help
save the environment
through proper waste
disposal and recycling.
To date, SM Supermalls’ Trash to Cash
campaign
generated
over P45 million worth
of recyclable goods
since 2007. It also resulted in saving 37,000
7-year-old trees because of recycling.
In addition, SM City
Baliwag’s waste management efforts were
likewise recognized by
the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) as
it was awarded as the
2013 Regional Solid
Waste
Management
Champion. The mall
received a citation in
Earth Day Network
Philippines’ Zero Basura Olympics.•
tor, said they first
implemented
in
the country Science and Technology-Based Farms
(STBF) and upon
success, upgraded
into STCBF with
more farmers benefitting from it.
In STBF, only
one scientist-farmer is involved in the
project.
Carlos
said
they have already
implemented 485
STBFs since 2008
with different com-
FAST CASH. SM City
Baliwag’s ‘Trash to Cash’
Recycling Market opens on
June 6 until June 7 at the
mall’s Public Transport Terminal, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
S & T... Page 7
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End of the line
TWO motorcycle-riding suspects, who had just snatched the
bag of a Korean woman in Barangay San Jose in Angeles City,
didn’t know they had it coming.
And when it came, oh boy,
were they surprised.
Of all the people in the city
who would stop them from getting away with their crime, it
had to be Mayor Ed Pamintuan.
Yes, it was the mayor and his security personnel who stopped
these bike-riding suspects from
escaping with the loot, so to
speak.
We could just imagine the
surprise of the Korean national,
who even attempted to run after the suspects. It was this scenario that caught the attention
of Pamintuan and his staff, who
were on their way to the mayor’s
house for lunch.
The mayor was fortunate to
have been in the area when the
incident happened -- but very
unfortunate for the suspects,
who tried to flee. Karma was
fast, because as they were trying to get away, the suspects met
a small accident and they hit the
pavement -- hard.
Sadly, only one of the suspects
was arrested. But still, this incident just goes to show that crime
does not pay.
Tyranny
“E
xperience had shown that
even under the best forms of
government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by
slow operations, perverted it into
tyranny.”
– Thomas Jefferson
“Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive.”
– C. S. Lewis
***
I’M bothered by this housing project in Magalang that costs some
P600 million, which is being opposed
by residents in Barangay Ayala of this
said town, as reported in this paper.
Six hundred million is filthy rich! And
my discomfort comes from the possibility that some “well-meaning” people involved in this project might get
even richer at the expense of the rights
of the marginalized and despite the
opposition of the concerned constituents. There is something itchy in this
issue that I feel will not sit well with
environmental protection and preservation, with honesty, transparency,
accountability, good governance, and
ethical leadership. I hope that as early
as now, the concerned authorities
start looking into this project before
it even becomes a full-blown—what’s
that word again?
—Oh, I’ll just let the title of this
article of mine today say what the
opposing party in this issue strongly
means to say.
***
Nickelodeon perhaps resonates
like a botched B-movie to some. So
for those of you who are not familiar
with the 1990s child programming,
Nickelodeon was on top. The peak
of its fame was so great so that years
after they had forsaken it, in another
silent triumph for the free market,
they segmented off a full block of time
just for the once obsolete “90′s Nick”.
The show I was viewing was called
“Catdog”. When you scrutinized TV
programs when you were younger,
you were not keen and aware of such
things as subtext (insinuations, im-
Or, the mayor was just at the
right place at the right time.
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“Cronyism and tyranny
have been identical opportunity offenders. It’s
similar to when you have
a little kid and you look
away for a moment, the
next minute he is about
to pole vault off the top of
the stairs to his death…”
The Napo-list
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the majority of the populace. At one
instance he allows himself authority for an illegal search. (think that’s
crazy? Have you heard about the “vehicle exemption clause” or the carroll
doctrine? Look it up) Oh! And one dog
that opposed his law was detained
too. Who knew
kids’
cartoons
could be so politically inclined?
Now, I am certain at this point
you’re
already
thinking, “That
couldn’t happen
in Uncle Sam’s
turf”. To our own
detriment,
we
tend
to
express
Towards
this repeatedly,
the Light
but it still hapABEL SOTO
pens in our country anyway. Some
juxtaposition with the title, but they way, we don’t see swindle the rich and
are however far more intriguing. I am the poor campaign the government
uncertain of the political affiliations has been on and off with for the past
of any of the writers of this show or years. The requirement of driver’s liany of the 90′s Nick programming, censes has come and gone. The drug
but there was something very liberty- war has innumerable causalities in
minded about this episode. An expert prison. One of the few things I felt our
or governmental operative might be- government should accomplish, taklieve it radical, permissive, or really ing care of our veterans, can’t even be
conventional belief, but I label it a done without allowing fifty of them
criticism of gigantic government and to die. Then there has been provocato what extremities it might reach if tion after provocation from 2008 on
that has been swindling the public
left unconstrained.
In the episode, the mayor of the for cronyism and colossal corruption.
city plunges into his bathtub of gold Has anyone seen any improvement in
and finds it wanting in treasuries the justice system and in the peace
to his penchant. He then makes the and order situation from the local to
declaration, “I think it’s time to be- the national levels and the continuous
gin swindling the community again.” killing of the media people? Oh, but
Clearly, the writer isn’t an adherent certainly we have brilliant legal minds
of the massive bureaucracy that is and their remedies ready for these
the government. I could only surmise jobs at least? “These legal remedies
the episode that would come out cur- weren’t as legal ready as we thought”
rently, if the show were still in circu- and our president “laughed” at a press
lation. (That’s if it wouldn’t have been conference. Isn’t that gesture suggesbelieved discriminatory and prohib- tive of what the political elite seem to
ited.) I digress. The mayor sets out to think of you?
Cronyism and tyranny have been
enforce a dog license on all dogs of the
city to collect in the extra income that identical opportunity offenders. It’s
he desires (again, this is a cartoon for similar to when you have a little kid
kids). As the show develops, he slowly and you look away for a moment, the
implements more licenses and laws next minute he is about to pole vault
towards the light... Page 5
that ultimately enmesh and detain
plications, connotations, intimations,
hidden agenda, etc.). In retrospect,
I’ve discovered that a lot of shows
from the 1990s had subplots that deceptively were for mature viewers
only. There was an enthralling one to
this episode entitled “Dog Catcher in
the Rye”. The obvious was its title.
The details of the plot are not in
ERE we go again. Another
twist of the pork barrel saga
has unfolded. Janet LimNapoles already signed an affidavit
mentioning the names of known and
unknown personalities in our political arena. So what
would happen next
to the Senate Blue
Ribbon
Committee in-charge of
the scam? I predict
that it would be a
circus where a variety of clowns and
tricksters
would
display their antics
and magical tricks
to prove their inno- ELLEZ J. DAVIO
cence.
List after list have
surfaced on the scene. So far, no one
has given credence to each list since
there are still reasonable doubts as to
the authenticity and veracity of each.
The Luy’s list is only fragmentary and
needs verification on the evidence
presented. Ping Lacson’s list endowed
by Jimmy Napoles is dicey, since some
Now We
Know!
prominent political figures known
for being outspoken and adversary
against corruption are revealed.
Last, the Janet Lim-Napoles list
(Napo-list) is now the talk of the
town. Everyone in the list is in a neu-
elections.
Though the public is curious to
know who’s who in the said list, Filipinos are far more concerned about
their private lives. The increase in
tuition fees, the high price of commodities, the incoming calamities during the rainy
season and unemployment
are their basic burdens.
Instead of focusing on the
Napo- list, since we haven’t
put anyone in prison with
all the evidence showing
guilt, we rather choose to
show our interest on something tangible. We are tired
of the brouhaha. It’s been
months and until now, we
haven’t convicted anybody.
Do we need to wait a decade
to know the verdict?
As of now, we are mere spectators
waiting for the next scene to unfold. I
could hear the simultaneous defenses
of everyone who is mentioned in the
list. Denials after denials would be
their catchphrases every now and
“Though the public is curious to
know who’s who in the said list,
Filipinos are far more concerned
about their private lives. The
increase in tuition fees, the high
price of commodities, the incoming calamities during the rainy season and unemployment are their
basic burdens.”
rotic state. Who wouldn’t be? The fact
that the “Queen” has spoken would
definitely make some politicians and
government officials jittery. The ignominy on being mentioned in the list
is an embarrassment. Clearing their
names is now their utmost intention
as to prepare themselves for the next
now we know... Page 5
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Defense roadmap
T
HE Philippines is now treading a defense roadmap that will see a strategic
defense partnership not only with longest ally the United States under the Enhanced
Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) but
also with Vietnam amid the tension around
the South
China Sea.
This as
Maba lac at
City Mayor
M a r i n o
“Boking”
Morales envisions an
economic
windfall
with
the
return
of
G.I Joe in
its former
playground
– the Clark Freeport Zone along with the war
machines ready to tilt the balance of power in
this part of Asia. The return of the American
troops will drive the local economy, according to Morales, who is used with the presence
of the US military under the former US-run
Clark Air Base or the 13th Jungle Air Force
Base.
I can see that there were so many US servicemen sprawling by the pool of the Holiday
Inn Resorts and Hotel with the “Little Brown
Girl” in tow. Well, where G.I Joe goes, the
economy goes up a bit. With the new RP-US
military agreement called EDCA, will it bring
back G.I Joe permanently to our shores? Others want them badly but others – the so-called
nationalists do not.
In the face of the overtures of the great bully that is China in our territorial jurisdiction,
we just have no choice but to seek help from
our great “White Brother.” Even Japan is not
exempted from the bullying of China when its
fighter jets flew dangerously close to a Japanese aircraft. Vietnam won’t take the bullying
anymore by killing two Chinese and sending
over 3,000 Chinese nationals back to China
aboard ships. Talk about giving China a douse
of its own medicine.
Just recently, President Benigno Aquino
III and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen
Tan Dung have vowed to support a strategic
defense partnership that
will continuously oppose
China’s
aggression in the
region.
The
united front
– composed
of the Philippines,
Vietnam,
Japan
and the US –
is expected to
Arnel San Pedro
stop China’s
aggression
in the South China Sea, where the contested
atolls such as Paracel Island, Ayungin Shoal
and Mabini Reef among others are located.
The area is reportedly rich in oil deposit.
Last week, militant lawmakers literally tore
copies of the EDCA for increased presence of
US troops in the country. Nonconformist such
as ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio said the military agreement with US is “a
breach of national sovereignty, saying it will
bring back foreign bases despite a constitutional ban.”
For us who were used to having the US Air
Force servicemen during the time of Clark
Air Base, the Americans’ presence meant increased economic activity – more jobs and
livelihood for the locals. Ok, ok, I am not nationalist? Well, is the Philippine military capable of engaging the huge military force of
China? We could not even afford to defend the
Philippine skies with our dilapidated fighter
jets or do we have one? The Navy ship used
by the Philippine military to guard one atoll is
a sorry sight. And we are talking of nationalism.•
“Well, where G.I Joe goes, the
economy goes up a bit. With
the new RP-US military agreement called EDCA, will it bring
back G.I Joe permanently to
our shores? Others want them Check and
badly but others – the so- Balance
called nationalists do not.”
todayinhistory
Reagan arrives in Moscow for summit talks
May 29, 1988
President Ronald Reagan
travels to Moscow to begin the
fourth summit meeting held in
the past three years with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
Though the summit produced
no major announcements or
breakthroughs, it served to illuminate both the successes
and the failures achieved by the
two men in terms of U.S.-Soviet
relations.
In May 1988, President Reagan made his first trip to Moscow to meet with Gorbachev
and begin their fourth summit
meeting. Just six months earlier, during a summit in Washington, D.C., in December 1987,
the two men had signed the
historic Intermediate-Range
Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty,
which eliminated an entire
class of nuclear weapons from
Europe. In many ways, Reagan’s trip to Moscow in May
was a journey of celebration.
Demonstrating the famous
Reagan charm, the president
and his wife waded into crowds
of Russian well wishers and curiosity-seekers to shake hands
and exchange pleasantries.
Very quickly, however, the
talks between Reagan and
Gorbachev revealed that serious differences still existed
between the Soviet Union
and the United States. From
the beginning, Reagan--who
had in the past referred to
the Soviet Union as the “evil
empire”--pressed Gorbachev
on the issue of human rights.
He urged Gorbachev to ease
Soviet restrictions on freedom
of religion and also asked that
the Soviet Union relax the laws
that kept many Russian Jews
from emigrating. The Soviets
were obviously displeased at
Reagan’s insistence on lectur-
ing them about what they considered purely internal matters.
A spokesman from the Soviet
Foreign Ministry showed his
irritation when he declared to
a group of reporters, “We don’t
like it when someone from outside is teaching us how to live,
and this is only natural.”
Despite the tension introduced by the human rights issue, the summit was largely
an opportunity for Reagan
and Gorbachev to trade compliments and congratulations
about their accomplishments,
most notably the INF Treaty. As
Reagan stated after their first
day of meetings, “I think the
message is clear--despite clear
and fundamental differences,
and despite the inevitable frustrations that we have encountered, our work has begun to
produce results.”
--HISTORY
towards the light from Page 4
off the top of the stairs to his death…now imagine if you got distracted for one hundred years
or so. It’s kind of like that.
Likewise, as a side annotation regarding
Catdog and its theme song, what were the creators smoking? Or better yet, what’s erroneous
with us “millennial” TV viewers who excluded
the idea of a wolf and bird mating and birthing
a half cat, half dog creature?
Anyhow, the show closes with the dogs, aided
OPINION 5
Right place at the right
time for Mayor Ed
A
NGELES City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan was at the right
place at the right time when he, together with his security
detail, came along the way of two men riding-in-tandem who
just committed a crime in one of the busy districts of the city.
Last Tuesday, at around 12 noon, the world-class city mayor was
on his way home for lunch at Villa Angelina Subdivision, Barangay
San Jose when he chanced upon a woman who later on was found
out to be a Korean national, shouting for help.
The 33-year-old Korean was trying to
chase the two men as they sped away from
the victim. It turned out that the two men
had just snatched the bag of the victim who
was later identified as Kin Byung Ki.
Mayor Pamintuan, seeing someone
needing help, ran after the suspects who lost
control of their motorcycle, hitting the pavement.
While one suspect managed to escape on
foot, the other was arrested. Robinson Tinio, a resident of Barangay Lourdes Northwest of the said city was caught with two
pieces of ammunition and the victim’s bag Alvin H. Arceo
with P6,000 in cash.
Mayor Pamintuan was at the right place
at the right time when he and his security
men personally apprehended criminals in
the city. He even assured his constituents
that the local police and barangay officials
are doing their job to keep the peace in the
city at all times.
After the apprehension, the suspect was
sent to the Ospital ning Angeles for medical
check-up after sustaining minor injuries.
The other suspect meanwhile is the subject of a follow-up operation while the one
apprehended is now behind bars as of this
writing.
It’s not every day that local officials are
given this opportunity. The act of Mayor Pamintuan is a great one, evident of his thrust
to maintain peace and order in the city. It
was luck that he chanced upon the culprits
in the bag-snatching incident.
Since the victim was a foreigner, the
world-class local chief executive has proven
to foreign nationals that officials of the city
are doing their jobs and that crime does not
pay.
With the incident, the mayor has become
a hero -- at least to the victim. The heroic act
was an assurance that local officials do not
sleep on their jobs and that they do not let
criminals thrive in the locality.
As of this
writing
“It’s not every day that
local officials
are given
this opportunity. The
act of Mayor
Pamintuan
is a great
one, evident
of his thrust
to maintain
peace and
order in the
city.”
***
One of the modus of some criminals is the snatching of bags of
people walking in streets or alleys. Usually, suspects hop on their
motorcycles and spot for their prospective victims.
As soon as they get the opportunity to do their stuff, they speed
up their motorcycle near their victims and the back-rider grabs on
anything they can from the victim and flee. The hapless victim cannot chase after them.
There were incidents however when victims fought back and held
on to their things. The sad thing was that they were either injured or
killed by the suspects. Petty crimes in the streets are sometimes aggravated by circumstances and are made serious ones.
***
Riding-in-tandem criminals seem to be on the loose again despite
efforts to beef up intelligence works and checkpoints. Criminals
seem to get bolder and bolder these days.
The police should further intensify its operations against these
criminals who prey on hapless victims.
***
This writer welcomes other views, comments, and reactions. You
may send your message at 0918-5734634.•
now we know from Page 4
by Catdog, escaping out of prison and toppling
the mayor and putting him in jail. Now, I’m not
proposing the violent overthrow of the government, but what I am signifying is that we grow
a pair. Let’s attempt using an amplifier rather
than an iPhone. And, would prison or charges
be unreasonable for some of our elected leaders?
Oh well? I’ll let Lysander Spooner answer
the question: “Those who are capable of tyranny are capable of perjury to sustain it.”•
then. Everyone will prove his innocence and refute any involvement in the scam.
There is a proposal that senators not directly involved in the
scandal will be the ones to investigate the erring senators. I
have at least seven senators and
a few representatives in mind not
guilty of any crime against the
state. However, their collective
effort is not enough to convict the
delinquent ones. We need a total
overhaul of our so-called guardians of the Constitution to repair
the political system in our country. I hope the Napo-list will be
the catalyst in changing our rotten system. And I’m crossing my
fingers.•
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
MAY 29, 2014
Batchmates
gustong mag-rally
sa harap ng Senado
G
AYA ng nakakaraming
ordinaryong Pilipino, pikang-pika at inis na inis
na sa PDAF issue ang grupong
Batchmates. Hindi na nila tuloy
malaman kung sino ang nagsasabi ng totoo, kung sino ang
dapat paniniwalaan at kung
sino talaga ang
dapat idiin.
“Bilang mamamayan,
apektado tayong lahat sa
isyu ng PDAF.
Imbes
na
gamitin
ang
milyung-milyong piso para
mapaganda
ang ating bayan, sa iilang bulsa
lang napunta ang pera ng bayan.
At napunta ang pera sa mga taong hinalal pa natin, yun ang
pinakamasaklap,”
bungad ni
Aura, isa sa miyembro ng Batchmates.
Pikang-pika na nga raw ang
grupo at kung kinakailangang
mag-rally sila o sumama sa mga
nagra-rally tungkol sa naturang
issue ay willing silang makisali.
“Lahat tayo ay dapat makialam sa isyung ito. Wakasan na
ang walang tigil na kurapsiyon
sa ating bansa. Itigil na ang pagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan,
itigil na ang pagtatatag ng mga
bogus na NGO,” sigaw naman ni
Cath.
Basta kung kinakailangan ang
kanilang boses at ang kanilang
presensiya sa isyu ng PDAF ay
nakahanda ang Batchmates.
“Hataw kami kung sumayaw
sa aming peformance. At kung
kakailangan ang talent namin
sa pagsasayaw upang ipahayag
at ipabatid sa mga kinauukulan ang aming posisyon tungkol
sa isyung ito ay handa kaming
sumayaw sa harap man ng senado o sa kahit saan pang venue,”
giit naman ni Vassy.
Naku, mukhang palaban na
nga ang grupong Batchmates at
tulad ng ibang pang ordinaryong
Pinoy hindi na nila naitatago
ang nagpupuyos nilang damdamin tungkol sa nakakalitong
PDAF issue.
Bukod kina Aura, Cath at
Vassy, parehong palaban din ang
tatlo pang natitirang miyembro
ng Batchmates na sina Jonah,
Sophy at Marie.
Samantala, out na sa Odyssey
at Astro Plus ang self-titled debut album ng Batchmates under
LDG and Polyeast Records.
Mapapakinggan na rin ang
kanilang career single na “Di Na
Mahal” sa Energy FM, Win Radio, Big Radio at Star FM.
Bukod sa Di Na Mahal ay mapapakinggan din sa album ng
Batchmates ang “Boom Boom
Paraboom”, “Feel Like Dance”,
Hora at Giling.
Maraming naka-schedules na
shows ang Batchmates.•
Marian Rivera makikipagsabayan
sa pagsasayaw sa dalawang Mrs. Manzano
H
ahataw na at malapit nang mapanood ang dance show ni
Marian Rivera na “Marian” sa Kapuso Network. Sa pilot
nito, ay ang Star For All Season na si Vilma Santos at ang
Diamond Star na si Maricel Soriano lang naman ang mga magiging guest niya. Matagal nang hindi nagsasayaw ang dalawang bigating aktres pero muli silang gigiling sa bagong show ng
Kapuso actress. Magsisimula na ang taping ng show sa May 30
sa ilalim ng direksyon ni Louie Ignacio. Ipapalabas ito tuwing
Linggo ng gabi.
Sayang nga, si Ms. Alma Moreno dahil may sakit daw. Meron
pa namang pagkakataon para i-guest kung pupuwede
siya. Silang tatlo kasi ang kinu-consinder sa pilot
dahil magco-concentrate sa mga sayaw nina Ate Vi,
Ms. Maricel. Ayaw naman naming sabihing throwback dahil meron kaming enhancement. Hindi ibig
sabihin na kung anong sayaw nila, ‘yun na ‘yun. May
ibang steps pa rin na gagawin,” sey niya sa pictorial
ng kanyang bagong show na kung saan ay nag-shoot
din siya ng konting sayaw para sa teaser at plug.
Tribute ba ito sa mga shows na sumikat nu’ng
80’s gaya ng “Vilma,” “Maria! Maria!”, “Loveliness”?
“Actually, ayaw ko namang sabihing ginaya pero
isa ‘yun sa mga pangarap ko at inspirasyon sa show na
ito. At wala namang makakatalo talaga nu’ng mga sayaw
na ‘yun,”
Tingnan natin. Depende sa konsepto,” sagot niya.
Aminado si Yan na isa sa pangarap niya ay magkaroon ng
ganitong klaseng show.
“Gusto ko talaga siya. Nu’ng sabihin sa akin ito, isa ito sa
mga pangarap ko na tinupad ng GMA,” aniya.
Bagamat hindi guest ang boyfriend niyang si Dingdong
Dantes sa pilot, open naman siya na sumayaw sila sa
show. Pareho namang pumapayag ang dalawa na magmarian rivera... Page 7
batchmates
Inapi-aping look-alike ni Martin
Nievera sangkot sa malaking intriga
N
agbabalik sa sirkulasyon ang mang-aawit at
ka-look alike ni Martin
Nievera na si Tyrone Oneza.
Nag-migrate siya noon sa Barcelona, Spain at doon naman
siya nagtagumpay.
Pero mahal pa rin niya ang
showbiz. Fulfillment para sa
buhay niya na makagawa ng
sarili niyang album.
“Wala namang pagsisisi kung
pumasok man ako sa showbiz
noon. Di ko sana kayo naging kaibigan kung hindi ako
sumubok. Ngayon po, sa aking pagbabalik ay may nasasandigan akong kagaya ninyo,”
deklara niya.
Hindi nadala sa showbiz
si Tyrone kahit naka-experience siya noong araw ng mga
mapagsamantalang tao. May
blind item pa nga siya tungkol
sa isang isang TV host
na hina-harrass siya
sa loob ng kotse kaya
lumundag siya habang nasa kahabaan sila ng EDSA.
“Malupit
sila,
wala silang patawad,” sambit
ni Tyrone sa mga
taong nagsamantala sa kanya nung
kanyang kabataan.
“Binigay
ko
ang
buhay ko
sa kanila,
merong
t u m u long, pero
marami ang
naglaro
sa
akin, hindi
na nila ito
puwedeng
gawin ngayon.”
“Mga hayok sila sa
laman,
w a l a
silang
p a -
tawad,” balik-tanaw niya sa
mapait niyang karanasan nu’ng
araw.
“Sabi ko noon, babalik ako,
pag may pera na ako, babalik
ako. Hindi puwedeng di ko ituloy ang pangarap ko. Kaya ko
na ngayon, I am mature enough
at alam ko na ang tunay na kulay ng mga mapagsamantala,”
sambit pa niya.
Sa tulong ni Vehnee Saturno,
natapos ni Tyrone ang kanyang
album na “Dito sa ‘King Piling”
na siya ring carrier single.
Bagama’t hindi pa nagkaroon ng bonggang launching
ang kanyang album ay nabalot na agad ng kontrobersya.
Grabe ang pinakawalang salita
ng isang Yvonne Benavidez na
nagpatutsada na may insekto
na nakakasira sa singing career
ni Tyrone. Si Yvonne ay sumusuporta ngayon sa career ni Senyor (tawag kay Tyrone).
Nasulat sa isang tabloid at
sinabi ni Yvonne na, “Dapat
kasi, para maging maganda ang
takbo ng career ni Tyrone, ang
mga insekto dapat pinapatay,
mga taong hindi nakakatulong
sa career ni Tyrone, yon ang
dapat tanggalin, kasi sila ‘yung
insekto….the insects in Tyrone
career might be the recording
artist’s ex-girlfriend, who is also
the current manager of a singing comedian Mojak. Si Ms.
Jackie Dayoha ang tinutukoy
niya.
Para sa kaalaman ni Yvonne,
si Jackie Dayoha ang nagdugtong ng pangarap ni Tyrone
Oneza para matupad ang record album na “Dito Sa Aking
Piling“. Tatlong milyon na diumano ang nagastos ni Jackie
sa pagbabalik ni Tyrone at magkaroon ng album.
“Insekto pa ang turing niya
sa akin, dugo at pawis ko ang
pinuhunan para mabuo ang
kanyang binalikang pangarap.
Para malaman ng bagong manager ni Tyrone, ako ang record
producer at pera ko lamang ang
ginamit sa “Dito Sa ‘King Pil-
ing.”
“Ito lang paalala ko kay
Ms. Yvonne tutal siya ngayon
bagong manager ni Tyrone,
ipagprodyus na lang niya ng
record album si Tyrone, huwag
na huwag niyang magagamit sa
launching at mall tours ang naprodyus kong album. Kailangan niyang manalamin muna
bago siya magsalita. Subukan
niyang ang magic mirror ni Boy
Abunda para malaman niyang
ang katotohanan. Tingin mo
sa amin insekto, tumingin ka
na ba sa paligid mo, nandyan
lang insekto. Isang paalala kay
Yvonne, nagkonsulta na ako sa
aking abogado. Kung gusto mo
ang labanan, magkita na lang
tayo sa korte,” pagbabanta ni
Ms. Jackie.
May patutsada rin si Yvonne
na kung gusto sumikat ng singer/comedian na si Mojak Perez
ay dapat ding mawala raw ang
insekto na nasa paligid nito.
Kasalukuyang mina-manage ni
Ms. Jackie si Mojak.
Resbak ni Ms. Jackie, “Insekto ba ‘yung tumulong sa mahirap na gaya ni Mojak at gustong
maiangat ang pamilya?”
May niluluto siyang show kay
Mojak ngayong Hunyo sa Japan
together with Jed Madela bilang series ng “Power of Love”.
“Kung maka-Diyos talaga sila
both of them, ‘wag silang magsalita na insekto ako. Ako na
nga ang api, bakit ako pa ang
inaapi nila? At least ako, galing
sa dugo’t pawis ang ginastos ko
dito at wala akong tinatapakan
na tao,” deklara pa ni Ms. Jackie.
Para maging fair, nakuha
namin ang side ng kampo ni
Tyrone sa isyung ito thru Peter
Ledesma. Huwag daw palabasing hampaslupa si Senyor dahil
may sarili itong pera. May sampung kapatid daw siya sa Europe na may mga trabaho at puwede rin niyang lapitan. Kung
hindi raw inaasikaso ni Tyrone
ang kanyang singing career sa
tyrone oneza... Page 7
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
MAY 29, 2014
ciac signs from Page 1
marian rivera from Page 6
CIAC President and CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano and DAP President Antonio Kalaw Jr., signed the
deal in a simple ceremonies held at
the Clark Museum Clark Freeport
Zone.
The Philippine Quality Award
is the highest award in the country
and CIAC is the first airport firm in
the country to apply for the award
as part of the Aquino Administration’s move to further enhance the
organizational transformation of
the Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs).
“This is a very important milestone and day for us, all of us in
CIAC from top to our rank-and-file,
because this will give us the chance
to further elevate CIAC to achieve
the Philippine Quality AwardBusiness Excellence Framework,”
Luciano said during the event.
Luciano at the same time encouraged all CIAC officers and employees to vigorously participate
in the endeavour so as to further
improve the service of the stateowned firm.
For his part, Kalaw also
thanked Luciano for the support
and opportunity to train CIAC personnel to prepare them for a higher
level in government service, as well
as service to the passengers of the
Clark International Airport (CRK).
Kalaw said that CIAC is the
first airport firm to vie for the Philippine Quality Award, the highest
award in the country and it is being
awarded by no less than the President of the Philippines.
“I hope that you will get the
award within two years,” he added.
Under the agreement, DAP
shall organize a team which will
conduct the project dubbed as
“Transformation of the Clark International Airport Corporation
Towards Performance Excellence”
which will train the CIAC BEST
Team and other staff which will
include Self-Assessment, Management System Development, Planning and Road mapping towards
Business Excellence.
CIAC will form a counterpart
support team who will work closely
with the DAP-Center for Quality
and Competitiveness (DAP-CQC)
Project Team regarding the technical and administrative requirements of the project, including
monitoring of the progress of the
various project activities.
CIAC had already been certified
as ISO 9001:2008 under Passenger
Facilitation and Internal Processes
by the TUV Rheinland.•
Congressman Guiao dahil sa unang
termino pa lang nya at kahit wala po
sila PDAF ay nagawan niya pong paraan ang pagpapagawa ng covered court
dito sa Pulung Maragul na malaki po
ang matutulong nito dito,” the village
chair added.
For his part, Guiao said his office
will never cease to heed the requests of
his district mates despite the absence
of his PDAF.
“Hindi po tayo magsasawang
humingi at magrequest ng pondo
sa iba’t-ibang ahensiya ng gobyerno
para maibigay ko po sa inyo ang
proyekto na naayon sa iba’t-ibang
barangay sa ating distrito,” Guiao
ended.•
covered court from Page 1
opment Assistance Fund (PDAF).
Guiao lobbied for funds from the
Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) for the construction of the said covered court.
Dimapiles said it was only under
Guiao’s term that his constituents’
dream of a covered court was realized.
“Nagpapasalamat po kami kay
araw ng watawat from Page 2
administration. Their participation in governance is
an indication of an efficient and effective government,
he said.
As part of the program, the Salute to the Flag was
rendered by Bro. Jocel Dimalanta of Tiburcio Hilario
Memorial Lodge 394.
Flags were also symbolically distributed to barangay and school officials by Mayor EdSa, Vice Mayor
Jimmy Lazatin, Pyestang Fernandino 2014 Chairman
Felix Paras, and National Flag Day Chairperson and
City Councilot Nelson Lingat.
Mayor EdSa has encouraged every Fernandino to
display the Philippine flag in all offices and private
residences as a sign of unity with the nation in this
celebration that will culminate on Philippine Independence Day on June 12.
The National Flag Day Kickoff Program is part
of the activities that the Fiesta Executive Committee
composed of private citizens and city hall officials, has
lined up for Pyestang Fernandino 2014. •
solon laments from Page 2
the bill.
During the former
Congressman’s visit, he
had a dialogue with mayor Edwin Santiago and
some religious groups
at the Heroes Hall.
Abante said he came
to visit to have consultations with political
friends.
He said “it has been
months since the Senate
unanimously passed the
FOI bill and the house
should not wait for the
President to certify the
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measure as urgent before
acting on the bill.”
In connection to this,
Abante said, he is urging the leadership of the
lower house to prioritize
FOI and follow the lead of
their counterparts in the
Senate who passed the
bill in March this year.
The President has
been repeatedly asked to
certify the bill as urgent
but, ironically, despite his
known support for good
governance and transparency measures, he has
left the bill’s fate to Congress, lamented Abante.
“If that is the case,”
Abante said, “then the
lower house must exercise its independence and
act in the interest of its
constituents and move
the bill forward, with or
without the president’s
blessings.”
The former congressman also said, “Kung
gusto ng administrasyon, maraming paraan,
kung ayaw, maraming
dahilan.”
Abante said that it is
saddening that the efforts of ardent supporters
of the FOI in the administration and its allies are
being wasted.•
paralympic from Page 2
Pineda has given support to
the Kapampangan athletes
through the provision of allowances for their food and
transportation expenses.
The following are the
names of the Kapampangan delegates for the Para
National
Games
2014
and the awards they garnered in the categories and
events they participated in:
Florante Laus: Gold Medal
for 400 meter dash, Wheela-thon run; Silver medal for
200 meter dash wheel-a-thon
run; silver medal for 100 meter dash, wheel-a-thon run;
bronze medal for shot put,
athletics and bronze medal for
javelin throw, athletics;
Eduardo Mendoza: Gold
medal for Men’s High Jump,
athletics; gold medal for men’s
running long jump, athletics
and a silver medal for men’s
dirty dancing sa ‘Marian’.
“Magandang suggestion
‘yan,” sey pa ng Primetime
Queen.
May segment din sa
show ni Yan na Top 3 na
kung saan ay dun regular
na mapapanood si Julie
Anne San Jose. Co-host
naman ni Yan si Paolo
Ballesteros.
Personal
choice ba ni Marian si
Paolo na maging co-host?
“’Yung iniiisip ko, iniiisip nila. Nagkataon talaga. Nu’ng sabihin sa akin,
oo naman. Si Paolo, isa
sa pinakapaborito kong
artista dahil nakasama ko
siya sa “Tadyang”. Matagal
kaming nagkasama niyan.
From there, hindi nawala
ang communication namin at inaanak ko ‘yung
anak niya,” sey pa niya.
Sa isang linggo, dalawang
araw ang rehearsal niya bago
mag-run. Nakakapagod ang
gagawin niya pero excited
siya. Handa na ba siyang
mabalian at matapilok?
“Huwag mo namang
ipanalangin. Well, eto
ang tinatawag na buwisbuhay, oo naman,” aniya.
After daw ng “Eat Bulaga” niya ay dun siya
magre-rehearsal.•
tyrone oneza from Page 6
‘Pinas, marangya ang buhay niya sa Barcelona. Kikita
siya ng limpak-limpak na salapi sa loob ng isang buwan.
Sa isang relasyon daw pag naghiwalay na…dapat
walang sumbatan kung ano ang ibinigay lalo na raw
kung hindi naman hiningi.
“Sa pagpo-produce ng album ko, siya ang nag-alok.
Hindi ko hiningi,” deklara pa ni Tyrone.
Handa raw si Tyrone na humarap sa korte at ipaglaban din ang kanyang karapatan tungkol sa naturang
album.•
drowned from Page 2
other family members directly went into the swimming
pool.
Reports said the lifeguard on duty, identified as
Dennis Cornejo, reportedly left the pool side area for a
few minutes to open all the lights inside the resort.
A few minutes later, Cornejo allegedly heard the
screaming voice of the victim’s housemaid so he immediately went back to the swimming pool to verify what
was happening.
Upon his arrival, he saw an unnamed woman from
the neighboring cottages applying cardio-pulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) on the victim.
After the CPR, they immediately took the unconscious body of the victim at the Bataan Peninsula Medical Center for further medical attention.
However, the victim was pronounced dead on arrival by her attending physician, Dr. Deodar Dimaunahan.
The body of the victim was taken to the Lea Sagun
Funeral Service located at Brgy. Gen Luna, Dinalupihan, Bataan.•
economic ties from Page 3
try of investors is manufacturing, followed by BPM,
IT, energy and trade. Other sectors such as garments
and aerospace were clumped under manufacturing.
“As we open more areas of commercial cooperation between the Philippines and the US, we expect to
continuously expand not only trade and investment
between the Philippines and US but also between the
Philippines and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),” Manalo said.
In 2013, US was Philippines’ third major trading
partner, second biggest export market, and second
import supplier. In the same year, Investment Promotion Agencies (IPA) approved investments from
the US stood at US$1.3 billion. (PR)•
s & T from Page 3
100 meter dash, athletics;
Jessie Turla: Gold medal
for 100 meter dash, athletics; gold medal for 200 meter dash, athletics and silver
medal for men’s 800 meter
dash, athletics;
Saira Jane Paras: Gold
medal for discus throw, athletics and gold for javelin
throw, athletics;
Mary Ann Zamora: Gold
medal for discus throw, athletics;
Ferdinand Guerrero: Silver medal for discus throw,
athletics; silver medal for Javelin throw, athletics and silver
medal for shot put, athletics;
Christian Chantengco: Silver medal for shot put, athletics; silver medal for discus
throw, athletics and bronze
medal for javelin throw, athletics;
Edwin Nuguid: silver and
bronze medals for chess competition; and
Jelbert David: silver medal
for Discus throw, athletics;
The PSC-PhilSPADA Para
National Games 2014, held
from May 15 to 25, was participated in by some 800 athletes, coaches and officials
nationwide to compete in 10
sports events such as athletics, badminton, boccia, chess,
goalball, powerlifting, swimming, table tennis, tenpin
bowling and wheelchair basketball and demo sports for
wheelchair dance, cycling and
archery.
The simultaneous Para
National Games were held
in different venues including
PSC-Philsports Complex for
the athletics category, Makati
Sports Center for the Chess
competition and Marikina
Sports Complex.•
modities, all of which are almost complete.
He added meanwhile, they
already have 31 ongoing STCBFs all over the country since
last year, even as there are many
STCBF proposals for approval.
Carlos said commodities in
the ongoing STCBF projects include mango, carrots, and other
kinds of vegetables, root crops
like camote, cassava, and gabi,
coffee, langka, coconut, cacao,
carabao’s milk, goat, bamboo,
rubber, banana, tilapia, ulang,
tilapia, seaweed, rice , and rice
seed production.
He said their ongoing STCBFs in Central Luzon are three
dairy buffalo projects with the
Philippine Carabao Center in
Nueva Ecija; onion in a tie-up
with Central Luzon State University; tilapia with Bulacan Agricultural State College; banana
with Aurora State College of
Technology; camote with Tarlac
College of Agriculture (TCA);
vegetables also with TCA; three
bamboo projects with Pampanga Agricultural College and
Environment Research and Development Bureau; mango with
Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU); and a goat project.
STBF was implemented in
Bataan with a mango farm in the
upland area in this city owned by
farmer- scientist Edgardo Abella.
Following its success, the
STCBF with 15 mango farmers
here started implementation
last year funded by PCAARRD.
BPSU is implementing the
STCBF here with BPSU Abucay
campus chairman of extension
services Dr. Hermogenes Paguia as the project leader.
Carlos and his staff were
recently in this city for the
monitoring of the PCAARRD
project. •
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VOLUME II • NO. 237 • MAY 29, 2014 • THURSDAY
OLD AND NEW.
Among the featured past
and present photos were
of Baliuag Transit Inc.
THEN AND NOW. A father and son view the past and present photos of the DRT Highway during Batang
Baliwag’s ‘Then and Now’ Photo Exhibit at the Event Center of SM City Baliwag.
BULACAN -- A nostalgic exhibition featuring
Baliwag town’s photographs from past to
present recently opened
at SM City Baliwag in
commemoration of the
“Araw ng Baliwag” and
Buntal Festival celebration.
In partnership with
the Municipal Government of Baliwag,
Baliwag Museum and
Library and Samahang
Pangkasaysayan ng Bulacan (SAMPAKA), together with documentary photographer, Pennh
Cabingao also known
as ‘Batang Baliwag’, the
event aims to look into
the images of the past
and unite it with the
present as documented
in each photograph.
On display are over
50 photographs taken
before and after Baliwag developed into a
first-class urban municipality. Its transition
from a quiet community
to a one of the province’s most progressive
towns was made evident in the snapshots
of Baliwag’s changing
landscape.
Among the photos
were the old streets side
by side the present pictures of the roadways,
as well as old academic
institutions such as
Baliwag Colleges and
St. Mary’s Academy,
and its growth into one
of Northern Bulacan’s
education center.
Significant historical visits by President
Manuel Quezon and
Major General Henry
Lawton, a high-ranking
U.S. military officer,
were likewise documented and showcased
for shoppers to see.
The exhibit also
mirrored how Baliwag became one of the
country’s top transportation hubs through
various ‘then and now’
photographs of Baliwag
Transit Inc.
Present to grace the
exhibit opening were
Mayor Carol Dellosa,
Councilor Joel Pascual,
Tourism Officer, Rosie
Decasa; SAMPAKA’s
Luis Tecson, Canon
ImageNation Ambassador and renowned photographer, Val Rodriguez together with SM
City Baliwag’s Assistant
Mall Manager, Ardee
Tolentino.
Visit Batang Baliwag’s Then & Now
Photo Exhibit (Mga
Luma at Bagong Larawan ng Baliwag) at the
Event Center of SM City
Baliwag until May 31.•
THE PAST AND
THE PRESENT.
Mayor Carol Dellosa
and SM City Baliwag’s
Ardee Tolentino lead the
crowd in viewing the past
and present photos of
Baliwag town.