Biggest `bringhe` cooked in AC mall

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In wake of Bohol, Cebu earthquake
Pampanga moves to
fortify old churches
By Joey Pavia
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The October 15
earthquake that hit Cebu and Bohol was not just
about the loss of properties and lives. It also dealt a
huge blow to the tourism industry of the two provinces in Central Visayas. special report... pagE 9
HISTORIC CHURCH. The Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish Church in Sta. Rita town, Pampanga has an extension building (right portion of photo) designed to limit the activities at the main portion of the
church built sometime in 1835. --Photo by Leo Villacarlos
Permanent danger
zones in Arayat
town identified
GIANT BRINGHE. Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda and Maria Rowena Tomeldan, Ayala Land Vice
President and Head for Operations and Support Services Commercial Business Group, check on the
11-foot diameter giant “bringhe” displayed at the “Big Bite, Northern Food Festival” at the Marquee Mall,
Angeles City on Friday. --Photo release from Pampanga PIO.
Biggest ‘bringhe’
cooked in AC mall
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY -- A
shopping mall here presented to Kapampangans
the biggest “bringhe,” a
known local delicacy made
from glutinous rice.
Marquee Mall presented an 11-diameter bringhe,
Pampanga’s version of
Spanish paella, during the
launching of “Big Bite! The
Northern Food Festival”
over the weekend.
The bringhe, made
from glutinous rice cooked
in coconut milk, was prepared by Kapampangan
chef Sau Del Rosario, celebrity chef Rolando Laudico and known Kapampangan culinary historian
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ARAYAT, Pampanga -- An official from
the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)
of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
has disclosed that four
“puroks” in Barangay
San Juan Baño here are
considered as within the
permanent danger zone.
Engineer Noel Lacadin, a MGB geologist,
said that, based on their
study, the residents liv-
ing at the foot of Mt.
Arayat,
particularly
those in the identified
areas, are no longer safe
as another landslide
might happen anytime.
“That is a volcano.
danger zones... pagE 9
Opposing parties over
trees enter agreement
By Marna Dagumboy-del
Rosario
CLARK FREEPORT
--A compromised agreement has been reached
between parties in the
controversial cutting of
trees along the MacArthur Highway from Angeles City to the nearby
Mabalacat City.
The Department of
Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has entered into a compromise
with
environmentalists not to cut nor earth
ball the 106 affected
trees unless the Manila
Northrail Project commences.
In a four-page decision dated September
17, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC)
Branch 59, Judge Ma.
Angelica Paras-Quiambao ordered the parties
in Special Civil Action
No.12-249 to file a joint
motion for the court to
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OCTOBER 21, 2013
Cabanatuan mayor vows assistance
to typhoon-hit farmers, residents
CABANATUAN CITY -- City
Mayor Julius Cesar Vergara has
vowed to provide assistance to
the farmers whose agricultural
crops were affected by the recent typhoon “Santi.”
Vergara also vowed to help
residents whose houses were
totally or partially damaged by
the strong winds spawned by
Santi last week.
Based on the report by the
City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(CRRMC), damages to crops
and infrastructures wrought
by Santi in the city were placed
at some P183 million and P149
million, respectively.
The CDRRMC said that damage to crops such as palay, vegetables, corn and citrus covered
98.769 percent of the 9,621.22
hectares of farmlands here.
City Engineer Lauro Pangilinan reported that the P149million damage in infrastructures were broken down as
follows: public buildings (P25
million), schools (P290 million),
roads and bridges (P10 million),
commercial buildings (P25 million), residential (P35 million),
and utilities (P30 million).
Also worst-hit here were
mango farms with about
50,000 trees aged from 15 to
30 years toppled and feared irretrievably lost.
The CDRRMC also said that
a total of 2,318 residential houses have been totally wrecked
and 6,791 partially damaged.
A total of 286,758 persons
were severely affected by the
185 kilometer-per-hour winds
of typhoon Santi that also rendered the 89 barangays of the
city without power for six days.
With 37 69-kilovolt lines
leading to the National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines
(NGCP) power source toppled
by the typhoon, the Cabanatuan
Electric Corp. (CELCOR), the
city’s electric service provider,
had a tough time rehabilitating
and restoring power in the 89
barangays here.
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WOOD PUSHERS. Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan administers oath to the new officers of the Angeles City Chess Players Association during
their induction ceremony recently. -- AC CIO
Pinay charges
Aussie lover of abuse
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CAMP OLIVAS – A Filipina live-in partner of an Australian citizen complained
last week that her foreigner
lover inflicted physical and
psychological abuse on her
in Paombong, Bulacan.
The arrested Australian
was identified as Josef Kopaz, 69, and resident of Barangay San Vicente, Paombong town.
The Filipina was identified as Geraldine Bakabak,
34, of the same address.
Police said the foreigner
has an Australian document
number M3208968 and a
Philippine Consulate General PHC-MRRV-0505-2013
issued on August 2, 2012 and
will expire on November 12,
this year.
In her complaint, Bakabak said she was a victim of
physical and psychological
abuse by her partner.
Police said the Australian will be charged with violation of the Anti-Violence
Against Women and their
Children Act. ●
Drug suspect escapes
from Subic police raid
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CAM OLIVAS -- A suspected
big-time drug peddler engaged
authorities in a shoot out to elude
arrest during a police anti-drug
operation on Wednesday in Subic,
Zambales.
The suspect was identified as
Abdul Abdurasid of the Muslim
Area in Barangay Calapacuan,
Subic, Zambales.
Police said the operation was
covered by a search warrant issued by Judge Richard Paradeza
of the Regional Trial Court Branch
72 of Olongapo City.
Police said that raiding team
swooped down on Abdurasid’s
house at around 4:30 a.m.
Although the suspect managed to escape, authorities, however, were able to confiscate 14
plastic sachets containing suspected shabu, one magazine of a caliber .45 handgun and nine spent
shells of a caliber .45.
The confiscated pieces of evidence were brought to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Office
here for documentation and proper disposition.●
Cops told to be respectful in checkpoints
STA. ANA, Pampanga--Private
motorists on Friday urged the
members of the Philippine National
Police (PNP) in the province who
were tasked to conduct random
check points to be polite while implementing “Oplan Sita.”
Ernie Villanueva said
that while driving his
car along with his wife
and children in Barangay Sta. Lucia, this
town, he was scolded
and greeted disrespectfully by a police personnel manning a checkpoint in front of Holy
Cross College.
“You know that there is a checkpoint here. You should immediately
turn on the light inside your vehicle. Is there a need for me to tell you
that?” a police personnel allegedly
told Villanueva in sarcastic manner
on Thursday night.
The
Provincial
Police Office (PPO)
under the leadership
of Police Senior Superintendent Oscar
Albayalde strengthened its “Oplan Sita”
in preparation for the
upcoming barangay
elections.
Oplan Sita is a reg-
ular police activity designed to fight
criminality and apprehend criminals through setting up of check
points in strategic places.
Reports have it that police checkpoints are on a 24-hour duty stationed on strategic places to monitor the movement of suspicious
people and motorists.
“We know that it is for our own
good. However, they should be respectful to motorists, especially
that we have children passengers,”
Villanueva said.
The additional police reinforcement were assigned in 62 barangays considered as election areas of
immediate concern. ● (PNA)
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO --Two nominees from
Central Luzon have been chosen as recipients of the 2013
National Gawad Kalasag.
In an interview, Josefina
Timoteo, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Central Luzon
Director and Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)
chair, bared that Bulacan
bagged the Best Provincial
Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Council
(PDRRMC) prize for the second straight year while Subic
Bay Metropolitan Authority
(SBMA) Fire Rescue has been
named Best in Government
Emergency Response Management-Urban Search and
Rescue, its first since 2010.
National Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management
Council will confer the accolade to the province and rescue group along with other
winners across the archipelago in a ceremony to be held in
Camp Aguinaldo on October
25.
“As shown by financial records, Bulacan PDRRMC has
properly allocated its Local
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Fund to predisaster activities such as acquiring the necessary equipment to beef up preparedness
and response capacities. It
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Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province of Pampanga
Municipality of Lubao
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a
notice is hereby served to the public that Edgar L.
Pangilinan has filed with this Office a petition for
change of first name from “Amelita” to “Amelia” in
the birth certificate of Amelita Pangilinan who was
born on April 24, 1949 at Lubao, Pampanga
and whose parents are Francisco Pangilinan and
Dolores Flores.
Any person adversely affected by said petition
may file his/her written opposition with this office
not later than October 27, 2013.
(Sgd) CECILIA M. BERNAL
Municipal Civil Registrar
HEADLINE Gitnang Luzon: October 21 & 25, 2013
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OCTOBER 21, 2013
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Capitol relief goods reach Candaba folk
CA NDABA, Pa mpanga
-- More than 700 flood-affected
families in Barangay San Agustin
here have benefited in the relief
distribution led by the provincial
government on Thursday.
This came as Governor Lilia
Pineda noted damages and mas-
sive flooding left by typhoon
“Santi” in the locality.
During the onslaught of the
typhoon, the said barangay recorded 10-foot deep floodwater
virtually affecting all standing
crops, including vegetables and
“palay,” which according to the
municipal agriculturist are due
to be harvested.
With this, the residents
thanked the provincial government for immediately providing
relief packs.
“This is a big help for us,” a
50-year-old mother here told re-
porters.
The distribution of relief
goods was facilitated by the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Office headed
by Angelina Blanco and the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office under the watch of
Elizabeth Baybayan.
They were assisted by Mayor
Rene Maglanque, Vice Mayor
Normita Evangelista and other
local officials.
The entire barangay is still
submerged in six-foot floodwater
as of Friday afternoon. ● (PNA)
NFA-Bataan
donates blood,
raises fund for
Zambo victims
SUMMER JOB. Pampanga Gov. Lilia “Nanay” G. Pineda leads the distribution of salary for beneficiaries under the Special Program
for the Employment of Students. She is joined by Board Member Nestor Tolentino, former board member Olga Frances Dizon, Arlyn Tolentino of the Department of Labor and Employment, and Luningning Vergara, Pampanga Public Employment Services Office chief.
--Photo release from Pampanga PIO
VP Binay visits
typhoon-hit Tarlac
TARLAC CITY -- Vice President
Jejomar Binay on Wednesday distributed relief goods to families displaced by typhoon “Santi” in Tarlac
and met with local officials to discuss
interventions from the national government.
“Binay had a private meeting with
Governor Victor Yap, Vice Governor
Enrique Cojuangco Jr., and members of the Provincial Disaster Risk
Reduction and Management Council
(PDRRMC) wherein he was briefed to
the extent of damages made by the typhoon which was the first to directly
hit our province in over two decades,”
Tarlac Provincial Media Affairs chief
Arvin Cabalu shared.
The chair of the Housing and
Urban Development Coordinating
Council vowed to give P5,000 worth
of construction materials to each
family with a totally damaged house.
“Binay likewise promised to provide 100 housing units to indigent
Tarlaqueños as long as the provincial government will provide a lot for
such,” Cabalu added.
Figures from PDRRMC revealed
that “Santi” affected a total of 25,397
families in 276 barangays of Tarlac
and claimed three lives.
Its wrath totally damaged 2,530
houses and partially damaged
25,879.
Tarlac Electric Incorporated has
brought back power supply in 40 percent of its service area in the capital
city.
TARELCO I, on the other hand, has
energized 15 percent of the villages in
the municipalities of Anao, Pura, San
Manuel, Moncada, Paniqui, Ramos,
Victoria, San Jose, Mayantoc, Sta.
Ignacia, Camiling, and San Manuel
as well as in the towns of Nampicuan
and Cuyapo in Nueva Ecija.
Moreover, TARELCO II has ended
outage in 40 percent of villages in
Capas, Concepcion, Bamban, and La
Paz. ● (PIA 3)
DSWD preps financial aids to ‘Santi’ victims
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO --The Department of Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD) Field Office III
is already processing the
financial assistance to be
given to the families of
the casualties of typhoon
Santi which heavily battered Central Luzon recently.
Secretary of Social
Welfare and Development
Corazon Juliano-Soliman
said that the families will
receive P10,000 each as
aid.
She personally spearheaded on October 14 the
distribution of relief packages in the municipalities
of Cabiao and Jaen, where
she also visited the wake
of Irish Balingit.
Balingit, who is one
of the three casualties in
the province, would have
turned 16 that day.
A huge mango tree
fell on their house when
Balingit and her family
were sleeping during the
onset of the storm.
Meanwhile, based on
the 6 a.m., October 18
DSWD monitoring report,
42 evacuation centers
remain open in Nueva
Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac,
Zambales, and Bulacan
serving 1,605 families
with 6,931 persons while
16,061 families or 80,757
persons who are outside
evacuation centers are
also still being provided
with relief goods.
A total of P25,297,222.10
worth of relief assistance
was provided to the affected families coming from
DSWD
(P13,411,170.18),
local government units
(P11,546,051.92) and nongovernment
organizations as well as other government
organizations
(P340,000.00).
Around 109,652 houses were damaged with
19,589 totally destroyed
and 85,566 partially damaged. ●
CITY OF BALANGA -- Instead of the
usual merriment that goes with the celebration of its 41st foundation year, the National Food Authority (NFA) Bataan opted
to stage a bloodletting activity and a small
fundraiser for the displaced families in
war-torn Zamboanga City.
Dubbed as “Dugo Mo, Sagip Buhay
Ko,” the activity collected 40 bags of 450cc
blood, which were directly given to the local chapter of Philippine Red Cross (PRC).
“Instead of doing lavish celebrations of
NFA’s anniversary, our stakeholders decided to augment the Red Cross’s blood supply
for Bataeños and citizens of neighboring
provinces,” NFA Bataan manager Adelaida
Nuestro said.
Governor Albert Garcia, in a separate
interview, expressed gratitude to the said
agency which has been the provincial government’s staunch partner in relief operations during disasters.
“I would like to congratulate our NFA
for their 41st anniversary. They are our
partners in food security, in disasters, and
in everyday life of our province-mates in
Bataan. I hope they become more successful and be of more help to our fellowmen
here in the province,” Garcia said.
Nuestro also disclosed that in support
of NFA Administrator Orlan Calayag’s call
for a simple celebration of the agency’s anniversary in light of Zamboanga City’s recovery from war, simple lunch and snacks
were given to the guests and volunteers.
“Just like the rest of NFA employees all
over the country, we also donated half of
our meal allowance to the displaced families in Zamboanga,” Nuestro added.
The 2013 bloodletting activity was organized by the Bataan Grains Retailers Association (BAGRETAS) through its president Conrado Sebastian, NFA-Employees
Association-Bataan Chapter, and PRC
Bataan chapter led by Junilene Viesca. ●
(PIA 3)
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However, CELCOR’s alternative power supply serviced by First Cabanatuan Venture Corp.
(FCVC) power line saved the day for the city as it
took over on “island mode” where its main power
source NGCP left off.
CELCOR president Rossana Vergara explained
that the alternative power supply FCVC is now the
one providing electricity in the city proper since
October 16 due to the service failure of NGCP
power lines.
Meanwhile, the Sangguniang Panlungsod,
headed by Vice Mayor Jolly A. Garcia, has allocated an initial amount of P14 million from the
calamity fund after the city was declared under a
state of calamity.
The move enabled the city government to answer the immediate needs of the flood-stricken
residents here.
Vice-President Jejomar Binay, who visited the
city last Wednesday, also promised to provide assistance to the city’s typhoon victims, especially
those rendered homeless. ● (PNA)
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
OCTOBER 21, 2013
EDITORIAL
Bruised faith
Catholic churches, or any other religious edifices of other sects, serve as
bastion of hope whenever the faithful
undergo situations that test their faith
to the Supreme Being.
BOHOL
CHURCHES
In many instances when homes or
other institutions fail to provide the
feeling of security, the faithful run to
their respective churches for succour.
Within the halls of these religious edifices they find comfort thinking the
structures are ten-folds stronger because there is the Divine dwelling with
them.
Trouble with some people’s faith is
that it is usually anchored on the tangible. Everything they believe in lies
only on what meets the eye. If they
can’t see it, it’s probably not for real.
With such kind of faith, there is no
doubt many, especially in the areas
of Bohol and Cebu, will lose their religions. With such shallow understanding of the Almighty’s ways, many will
lose the faith when they see their
churches reduced to mere rubbles
before their eyes.
But, we beg to believe that the Filipinos’ faith is nothing deep. Had it been
such, everybody is an atheist by now-after all the tragedies that befell us,
especially with the most recent that
wrecked even the houses of worship
is Central Visayas.
Economic and political crises? These
we could withstand as proven in the
many centuries of struggle of the
country. But when our spirituality is
on the line, then something has to be
done.
We cannot afford to lose the faith,
which keeps us resilient amidst tribulations and the greatest of trials.
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Mga lindol
“Mas lalo kong madalas maisip
ngayon ang halaga ng sampung
bilyong piso.”
P
agkatapos ng malagim na epekto
ng lindol na yumanig sa Bohol at
Cebu, iniisip ko kung ano kaya
ang naiisip ng ating mga “manli-lindol”
sa senado at kongreso, silang mga personalidad na may sapat na kapangyarihan upang magamit ang kanilang
binababoy na pera ng bayan upang
makatulong kahit kaunti lang na maibsan ang kinasasadlakang kahirapan
at kundisyon ng ating mga kababayan
sa Bohol at Cebu? Ano kaya ang mga
plano o balak nilang gawin sa mga pera
nila, na karamihan sa mga ito ay galing
sa mga ninakaw nila sa kaban ng bayan,
upang makatulong sa ating mga kababayan na sinalanta ng dalawang magkasunod ng kalamidad: ang bagyong
Santi at ang kamakailan lamang na
lindol? May plano o balak man lamang
kaya sila na tumulong? Ewan ko lang…
pero sana ay nagkakamali ako sa aking
palagay.
Wala akong pagyanig na nararamdaman mula sa kanila.
***
Mas lalo kong madalas maisip
ngayon ang halaga ng sampung bilyong
piso. Iniisip ko kung ilang libong bahay
at buhay ang masasagip at mabibigyan
muli ng pag-asa at pagkakataon na
makabangon mula sa pagkakalugmok
nila na sanhi ng napakalakas na bagyo
at lindol. Ilang pamilya ang posibleng
mai-ahon sa sadlak na kahirapan mula
sa sampung bilyong piso…kung hindi
lamang sana ninakaw ng mga manlilindol?
Hindi rin nawawaglit sa aking isipan
ang pagsasapantaha ko sa posibleng
mangyaring himala na kung ang bawat
mayayamang indibiduwal kagaya nina
Henry Sy, MVP, Lucio Tan, ang mga
Ayala, ang mga nagma-may-ari ng
mga TV networks at mga telecommunication companies, ang mga pulitiko
simula sa Pangulo hanggang sa mga
opisyal sa mga lokal na bahagdan, ang
mga gabinete, ang mga may-ari ng mga
film outifts, ang mga kaparian, mga
kongregasyon, at lahat ng mga negosyante mula sa lahat ng panig ng ating
bansa ay maging mapagbigay lamang,
kasama na rin tayong mga ordinaryong
mga mamamayan na may mas sapat pa
rin namang kakayahan na makapagambag ng kahit munting tulong lamang
na kaya nating ibigay, sa palagay ko’y kapwa ay ang siyang tanging regalo o
makalilikom na tayo ng malaki-laking handog na ating maibibigay sa sangkahalaga upang matulungan natin ang at- tauhang naglalakbay. Ang tanong nga
ing mga kababayan na labis na nasalan- lang ay, “Ano nga ba ang malasakit? Ito
ta ng mga nagdaang kalamidad, at wala ba ay ang mga gusto nating gawin para
nang iba pang inaasahan kundi tayo rin sa ating kapwa o ito ang mga bagay na
na mas naka-aangat pa naman kaysa sa hinihiling ng iba sa atin na gawin natin
para sa kanila? Ang sagot sa
kanilang kinasasadlakang
dalawang tanong na iyan ay
kalagayan ngayon.
ito: ANG LAHAT AY DAPAT
Isipin
na
lamang
NA NAG-UUGAT SA PAGninyo na kung ang bawat
IBIG. Ang lindol na pag-ibig
mambabatas mula sa
ang siyang pinaka-ugat ng
dalawang kapulungan ay
lahat ng lindol na pumupumagbibigay na lamang ng
kaw ng mga puso at kalulukahit kalahati hanggang
wang uhaw sa pagmamahal,
isang milyong piso (persa malasakit, at sa pag-asa…
sonal man ito o galing sa
lalo na sa panahon kung
kontrobersyal na PDAF at
saan nahihirapan silang
DAP), hindi ba ito malakmakita ang mga kadakilaang
ing halaga na rin para Towards
ito.
makatulong ng husto sa the Light
ating mga kababayan sa ABEL SOTO
***
Bohol at Cebu? MambaSana, sa mga panabatas pa lamang ang mga
‘yan at hindi pa kasali ang mga opisyal hong kagaya ng nararanasan ng ating
mga kababayan sa Cebu at Bohol sa
sa lokal na pamahalaan.
Sana magawan din ng paraan ng at- kasalukuyan, ay mas lalo nating makiing mga pulitiko sa lahat ng antas na tang lahat ang kaliwanagan ng PAGmakita nila sa kanilang mga konsen- ASA, sa kabila man ng masaklap na kasya at mga puso ang tumulong sa ating totohanan na karamihan sa ating mga
mga kababayan sa mga ganitong pana- kababayan na nahagupit ng kalamidad
hon ng labis na paghihikahos ng ating ay halos panawan na sila ng katinuan.
Mas piliin sana nilang makita ang
mga nasalantang kababayan. Gayon
din ang mga may-ari ng mga TV net- isang Diyos na yumayakap sa kanila sa
work at ang mga artista at mga person- mga ganitong nakalulungkot na panaalidad nito. Huwag lamang sana silang hon, kaysa sa Diyos na nagpaparusa sa
umasa sa mga ibibigay na donasyon ng kanila. Sana ay mas piliin nilang makating mga kababayan sa ilalim ng kani- ita ang liwanag kaysa sa manahan sa
kaniyang mga foundation, at kanilang kadiliman ng kanilang mga masasakdadalhin lamang sa mga nararapat na lap na karanasan. Sana ay mas piliin
makatanggap ng mga ito, kundi sila rin nilang maramdaman ang “mayroon”
man sana, sa kanilang personal na kay- kaysa sa “wala” sa anomang aspeto ng
amanan ay magbigay rin ng higit pa sa buhay nila sa kasalukuyan.
At higit sa lahat, sana huwag tusapat, dahil ang mga tutulungan nilang
mga kababayan nating ito ang siya rin migil ang pagbuhos ng tulong sa lahat
namang nagpayaman sa kanila at nag- ng mga pangangailangan ng ating mga
kababayan sa Cebu at Bohol. At magdala sa kanilang kinalalagyan ngayon.
At kung ang bawat Obispo, pari, mula sana ito sa ating mga pulitiko at
ministro, pastor, at mga pinuno ng iba’t sa mga mayayaman at ma-impluwenibang sekta at relihiyon at mga kongre- siyang mga personalidad (maging dito
gasyon ay magbigay na lamang ng isang sa Pampanga) at gayon din sa ating mga
libong piso, kapag pinagsama-sama ito simbahan, at sa ating lahat na may mga
ay mas magiging malinaw ang ipinan- maibibigay pa rin kahit na tayo man ay
dumaranas ng kagipitan sa ngayon.
gangaral nila sa kanilang mga pulpito.
At kapag nagawa natin ang lahat ng
Ito ang isang LINDOL na mas
makadadaig ng labis kaysa sa lindol na mga “sana” na isinulat ko sa artikulo
kong ito ngayon, naniniwala ako na
naranasan sa Bohol at Cebu.
ito na ang magiging pinakamatindi at
pinakamalakas na lindol na maaaring
***
Ang ating pagpapamalas ng mala- yumanig sa kasaysayan ng ating bansakit ay isang napakahalagang sangkap sa: ANG LINDOL NG PINAGSANIBsa pag-usad ng sandaigdigan. Ang ating SANIB NA PUWERSA NG PAG-ASA,
kakayahan na magmalasakit sa ating MALASAKIT, AT PAGTULONG! ●
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Gitnang Luzon
OCTOBER 21, 2013
What really matters
T
he Philippines is undergoing passion.
Personally, the speakers during
a stage of awakening. This
must’ve happened in the past the TED event were able to conbecause history repeats itself. But vince listeners that the pursuits of
this time, the kind of movement intellectuals, the gifted and even
we are experiencing is something ordinary people matter. I realized
that should be embraced and given that we often fail to recognize the
“big stuff” because
more importance. Now
we forget the “little
may be the time when we,
things.”
as a people, should finally
Many of us have
take off.
been engrossed with
What we read on papers
current events such
and online, see on TV or
as political bickering
hear over the radio are
that we do not see the
surprising turn of events
real essence of govthat reshape our thoughts
ernment service. We
and actions. There are unpersecute a few corexplainable phenomena,
rupt officials when
monumental government
some of us haven’t
exposes, natural disasters Earl P. Tongol
even shared a signifiand interesting situations
cant contribution for
which we are witnessing
our country.
right before our eyes.
It takes one talk
My favorite new age
with Joey Ayala for
book entitled Celestine
me to notice that we
Prophecy by James Redhave been singing
field mentions the dawn
a National Anthem
of an “emerging culture”
with a line that ends
that resulted from mystewith “ang mamatay
rious coincidences, interng
dahil
sa’yo,”
connection and evolution
which, according to
of human spirituality. But
Ayala, may have a
what is it that really mattraumatic effect in
ters to us?
some of us. He sugLast weekend, I was
privileged to be selected as one of gests that we change it to “magthe participants for an indepen- mahal” or any positive word that
dently organized TED (Technol- will make it more appealing to us.
ogy, Entertainment and Design) He also pointed out that we should
conference at the University of the stop singing Lupang Hinirang unPhilippines (UP) Diliman School consciously uttering the senseless
of Economics where invited speak- words “dagat at”, “simoy at”, “dilag
ers from a variety of fields talked ang”, and “nang luwalhati’t” most
about things that really matter to of the time. This is a case simpler
them – music, science, maps, and than that of Napoles but actually
Insights
“When we defended ourselves
against China on
the Scarborough
Shoal issue, we
were able to appreciate the value
of maps”
makes sense.
The earthquake which struck
Bohol and Cebu shocked us. Nevertheless, we should always remember that earthquakes come
naturally.
Hundred-year-old
churches matter, but God’s power
weighs more than any other disaster. Have we forgotten about our
mortality and vulnerability as normal human beings? As Apprentice
Asia champ Jonathan Yabut puts it
– “why rely on ‘diskarte’ when you
can prepare for it.”
When we defended ourselves
against China on the Scarborough
Shoal issue, we were able to appreciate the value of maps. Such is the
interest of former energy secretary
Popo Lotilla who considers maps
as a “security measure.”
Filipinos love to sing and bring
home international awards. While
foreigners recognize our awesomeness in singing, it is remarkable to
note that the Philippine Madrigal
Singers (Madz) considers prayer
and hard work as things that matter to them. More than anything
else, singing matters for The Madz
conductor Mark Anthony Carpio.
Now answer this question – what
are the things that matter to you?
A more challenging inquiry is
posed by Filipino astrophysicist
Reinabelle Reyes – when did you
stop asking?
Writer’s note: Personalities mentioned in this article are part of the
TEDxDiliman Event held last October 13 at the UP School of Economics
--Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @earl1987 ●
Is it still more fun in the Philippines?
A
ng problema sa pagsusulat
ng current events, hindi mo
pa natatapos ang isang article malamang laos na. I had experienced the same this week. Just
when I was about to finish writing
about Santi and how it wrecked the
entire Luzon, come the breaking
news about Bohol and how it was
extremely devastated by the killer
quake with a 7.2 magnitude that paralleled
Haiti’s earthquake in
2010.
I can only hope that
not another tragedy
shall occur again before I even get to finish this. Just a quick
look back at the week
that had past.
“It’s all about clogged
waterways and canals, is it
not? But why do we keep on
restoring what can never be
fixed anymore?”
***
In Mindanao:
I still can’t get over with the
story “The Song of Zamboanga”
by Pat Evangelista. I can only imagine how traumatic it has been
for the parents of Ethan, a two
year old innocent boy, who had
to suffer and die from the deafening commotion in the Zamboanga
siege and how they were ordered
to walk down the road as human
shields as MNLF and military
forces exchange gun fires. They
were Christians. Had they’ve been
Muslims, their lives might have
been spared. Our fellow brothers in Mindanao, since when did
Christians have life less valuable
than yours?
***
-give away relief goods, fix roads
and drainage during the rainy
season itself, repair breached dikes
temporarily with
substandard
materials, and then they monitor
them 24/7 praying they won’t collapse.
It’s all about clogged waterways and canals, is it
not? But why do we keep on
restoring what can never
be fixed anymore? We are
spending millions of money
on these stupid ideas. We
need intelligent engineers
and architects to brainstorm for the innovation of
our dikes and public roads
without the intrusion of
corrupt public officials cononly of their kickPen Talks cerned
backs.
Aubrey F. Sembrano
In Luzon:
For the past 27 years, we have
always been worried and agitated
whenever the months of June to
November come. We’re a little
lucky this year because we were
able to get through some light
storms. Though we
knew all along that
we would still be in-
undated by torrential rains any moment, we were still
hoping that drainage and dikes were better this time.
Soon enough, we were convinced
that we weren’t exempted from disasters but we were still more fortunate than Aurora, Nueva Ecija and
some areas which are still suffering from the aftermath of Santi.
Our dilemma is simple. We know
exactly why such things happen.
We know exactly where the floodwater is coming from and where
it’s going. I presumed that because
we already have that flood hazard
map of the Philippines and we’ve
seen how our towns are devastated
yearly.
We know exactly how we could
deal with these constant calamities but our government would always opt for temporary solutions-
***
In the Visayas:
Bohol and Cebu will never be the
same again. This is what I had in
mind when I saw the video clips of
Bohol being shaken, all caught on
CCTV. I’ve been there once and I’ve
seen how persistent their people are
in conserving their culture and province. But as those priceless churches
came tumbling down one by one and
those chocolate hills shattered in
split seconds I couldn’t help but wonder what’s left for Bohol now? Where
do they start from here?
When nature finally calls for payback, are we ready for it?
We will recover but, until then,
“It’s more fun in the Philippines”
shall be changed into “God bless
the Philippines.” ●
N
Kahandaan
oong Lunes, binigyang-pansin ni Pampanga Governor Lilia Pineda ang kahalagahan ng ibayong
kahandaan sa lahat sa panahon ng mga kalamidad partikular sa mga mabababang lugar sa lalawigan at
sa mga “landslide prone areas.”
Ika nga ng nasabing punong-lalawigan, kailangan natin
ng “extra preparations” sa anumang puwedeng mangyari
sa panahon ng mga bagyo, baha at mga iba pang uri ng
mga sakuna.
Sa pulong na dinaluhan ng mga alkalde ng iba’t-ibang
bayan sa Pampanga, municipal engineers at disaster
management officers, ipinahayag din ni Gov. Pineda na
kailangan din ng lalawigan ang pagkakaisa at pagtutulungan sa tuwing may mga unos kagaya na lang ng nagdaang
pananalasa ni bagyong Santi nitong mga nakaraang araw.
Matatandaang nakaranas ang lalawigan ng Signal No. 2
na bagsik ni Santi na kung saan nangabuwal ang maraming mga puno, mga poste ng kuryente at nanira ng mga bubong ng
ilang mga kabahayan.
Hindi man nagdulot ng matinding pagbaha sa Pampanga si Santi
ngunit marami namang napinsala
sa lakas ng bugso ng hangin nito.
Hindi ito naging maulan ngunit
malakas ang hangin nitong dala
bagama’t panandalian lamang ang
kanyang pananalasa.
Sa kabuuan, mayroon lamang
isang naitalang namatay sa katauhan ng isang pulis na naanod ng
rumaragasang putik sa paanan ng
bundok Arayat sa may bayan ng Ka Dencio Pacheco
Magalang.
Samantala, sa bayan naman
ng Arayat ay nailigtas sa tiyak
na kapahamakan ang mga
pamilyang naninirahan sa may
Barangay San Juan Baño. Sila
ay ipinalikas ni Arayat Mayor
Emmanuel “Bon” Alejandrino
upang maiwasan na maging
biktima silang muli ng landslide.
Magugunita na noong buwan
ng Setyembre 2009 ay nagkaroon ng landslide sa nasabing
barangay na siyang naglibing
ng buhay ng ilang residente na
nakatira sa paanan ng nasabing
bundok. Marami din sa kanila
ang nawalan ng mga tahanan
nang ito ay matabunan ng putik
at malalaking mga bato galing sa
matataas na parte ng bundok.
Ipinatupad ni Mayor Alejandrino ang “pre-emptive
evacuation” sa nasabing mga residente na siya namang
naging dahilan upang maiwasan ang posibilidad na maulit ang nangyaring trahedya roon.
Ang aksyong ginawa ni Mayor Alejandrino ay isang
uri ng kahandaan na siya namang binigyang pansin ni
Governor Pineda sa nasabing pagpupulong. Sa kabila ng
hindi gaanong matinding pinsala ng bagyong Santi sa lalawigan, kung ikukumpara ito sa iba pang mga unos na
nagdaan, hiniling pa rin ng Gobernadora sa mga kapwa
niya nanunungkulan na maging handa lagi lalo pa’t hindi
pa natatapos ang panahon ng tag-ulan.
Walang
Biro!
“ Magugunita na
noong buwan ng
Setyembre 2009
ay nagkaroon ng
landslide sa nasabing barangay na
siyang naglibing
ng buhay ilang
residente na nakatira sa paanan
ng nasabing
bundok. ”
***
Katatapos lang ng mga pananalasa ng mga bagyo sa
iba’t-ibang parte ng ating bansa ay isang kalamidad na naman ang gumimbal sa mga kababayan nating nasa Bohol
at Cebu matapos yanigin ang nasabing mga lalawigan ng
isang napakalakas na 7.2 magnitude na lindol.
Sadya yatang ang ating bansa ay madalas bisitahin ng
mga kalamidad sa mga nagdaang mga taon na kung saan
ay hindi biro ang mga pinsala at bilang ng mga namamatay
sa tuwing may mga hindi magandang nangyayari.
Ilang beses na rin akong pinalad na makapagbisita at
makapamasyal sa mga nasabing lalawigan at isa sa mga
hinahangaan ko at binabalik-balikan ang mga lumang
simbahan na naitayo noon pang panahon ng mga Kastila.
Ang mga ito ay naipreserba at napanatili ang kagandahan
at ang orihinal na mga disenyo at pagkakagawa ng mga ito.
Nakakalungkot isipin na ilan sa mga lumang simbahan sa dalawang lalawigan ang nagtamo ng mga grabeng
pinsala sa kanilang istruktura. Nawa’y bigyan ng pansin
ang mga ito ng ating pamahalaan upang kahit papaano ay
maisalba ang mga ito sa lalong pagkakasira matapos ang
mapanirang lindol noong Martes ng umaga.
***
Kung kayo po ay may mga reaksiyon, suhestiyon o iba
pang opinion, maaari po kayong mag email sa [email protected]. ●
Gitnang Luzon
OCTOBER 21, 2013
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Getaway (2013)
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Mr. Go (2013)
PG-13 | 2 hrs 15 ms
11:20 AM | 2:05 PM
Ambushed (2013)
R-16 | 1 hr 40 ms
4:40 PM | 6:50 PM | 9:00 PM
Escape Plan (2013)
R-13 | 1 hr 55 ms
11:20 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:35 PM
| 9:00 PM
She’s The One (2013)
PG-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
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PG-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
11:00AM|1:30PM|4:00PM|6:30PM|9:00PM
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60. Longhorn
50. RomanState
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near 51.
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61. Houston
52. “Egregiously ___”: Othello
53. Faced
intohosts
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64. Jerry
Lewis
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56. Home
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59. St.
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Headline
SM CLARK | IMAX Cinema
Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 1 hr 45 ms | in 3D
2:15 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:05 PM |
9:30 PM
SM CLARK | Cinema 2
Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 1 hr 45 ms
10:40 AM | 12:30 PM | 2:20 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 1
Cloudy With A Chance Of
Meatballs 2
MTRCB Rating: GP
12:20 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:40 PM
| 6:50 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK | Cinema 2
PG-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
4:30 PM | 6:45 PM | 9:00 PM
Downtown | Cinema 2
Kung Fu Divas
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM
| 6:30 PM | 9:00 PM
Downtown | Cinema 3
Gravity
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 4
Mr. Go (2013)
PG-13 | 2 hrs 15 ms
3:40 PM | 6:20 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 4
Ambushed (2013)
R-16 | 1 hr 40 ms
10:50 AM | 12:55 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 5
Escape Plan (2013)
R-13 | 1 hr 55 ms
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:45 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 6
Carrie (2013)
R-13 | 1 hr 45 ms
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM |
6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)
The no-nonsense feeling this monday makes for wise choices when it comes to good business ventures. You
are constantly stripping away the dross to reveal the truth or essence of a subject. You are in a very businesslike mind and can be caught in deep concentration many times. It is ideas that count for you now, more than
narrowly personal concerns. Be patient with others that may not be on your level of thinking. You have a lot
of energy for improving your skills and are very motivated to improve. You are in a good mood this evening
and may even feel you have accomplished what you set out to accomplish this day. You feel particularly kind
towards a friend or loved one this evening. Some favor he or she has done for you creates a deep affection.
ARIES (MAR. 21-APR. 19)
This afternoon good fortune will shine on you--opportunities become available in a very natural way. This is
one of those days when things just seem to fall into place. You make your way through ideas and concepts. You
express your ideas well. The secret to seeing an idea or concept to fruition is to make a presentation on paper
with statistics that back your ideas. Young people or a loved ones could bring you problems to solve this evening. You will have to slow your pace--give yourself time to think and present ideas about which to think. This
way they will make the right decision for themselves. Challenges are great indications that a change is needed.
This evening you enjoy putting your feet up and listening to your favorite type of music.
CANCER (JUN 22- JUL 22)
Your workday is successful and the afternoon is filled with friendships and involvement in group activities. There
is a feeling that one should accept invitations to upcoming events because the weather might not make it easy to
travel at a later time. Friends are important to you and there is much satisfaction that comes with accomplishing
things in cooperation with others. There is a lot of chatter this afternoon. When you settle down at home you will
find yourself in a good position to write and communicate with real originality. Inventions and breakthroughs are
possible if you are working with a hobby. This could be a period of great material gain; it is certainly a time when
material things have an attraction. Everything that glitters is not gold.
SM CLARK | Cinema 1
PG-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
10:35 AM | 12:50 PM | 3:10 PM |
5:30 PM | 7:45 PM
SM CLARK |D-Cinema
Meatballs 2 (2013)
GP | 1 hr 40 ms | in 3D
12:40 PM | 2:45 PM | 4:50 PM |
6:55 PM | 9:00 PM
LAST ISSUE solution
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 1
Carrie (2013)
R-13 | 1 hr 45 ms
12:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:15 PM |
9:30 PM
Getaway (2013)
PG-13 | 1 hr 35 ms
1:15 PM | 3:15 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:15 PM |
9:15 PM
Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 1 hr 45 ms
12:50 PM | 2:55 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:05 PM
| 9:10 PM
PG-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
12:40 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:10 PM
| 9:20 PM
Robinsons Starmills |Cinema 1
Carrie (2013)
R-13 | 1 hr 45 ms
12:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:15 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 5
Getaway (2013)
PG-13 | 1 hr 35 ms
1:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM
Escape Plan (2013)
R-13 | 1 hr 55 ms
12:15 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:15 PM |
7:45 PM
Meatballs 2 (2013)
GP | 1 hr 40 ms
12:00 PM | 2:00 PM
Robinsons Angeles | Cinema 3
PG-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:30 PM
Ambushed (2013)
R-16 | 1 hr 40 ms
12:45 PM | 2:50 PM | 4:55 PM | 7:00 PM
Passion (2013)
R-16 | 1 hr 45 ms
4:35 PM | 6:45 PM
Robinsons Angeles Cinema 4
Gravity (2013)
PG-13 | 1 hr 45 ms
1:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:30 PM
PG-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:00 PM |
7:15 PM
Getaway (2013)
PG-13 | 1 hr 35 ms
1:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:30 PM
Carrie (2013)
R-13 | 1 hr 45 ms
12:45 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:40 PM
( Cinema schedules are subject to
change without prior notice.)
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)
You are very trusting and idealistic when it comes to taking care of business and getting down to the basics.
Others value you for your ability to organize and conduct business while surrounded by so much confusion.
You are able to intuitively know just how to match each employee with the job he or she can do best. You also
can see the best in a situation, making it hard for others to say no to you. You may be able to cut yourself the
best deal in a financial situation today. You have a natural sense of what the public wants at this time and may
find yourself solving customer needs this afternoon. Your word is good and you do not forget your promise to
a family member this afternoon. Family and security are things that rattle your chain.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
For you, making career moves involves attending to a few troublesome details this morning--whatever you or
someone else may have neglected. However, this is all short lived and you will be pleased to know that success
is close at hand. You often make correct decisions and find the right path to move forward. While you seem
to be climbing out of the stormy waters and onto the bank, a co-worker friend of yours may feel completely
overwhelmed. When a brother behaves insanely, you can heal him only by perceiving the sanity in him. Confidence and encouragement are what you exhibit this afternoon. Circumstances may augment and stimulate
appreciation and enjoyment of your life situation this evening.
LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)
Challenges in the workplace are fast moving. Time is limited and you must be able to get through one job in
order to handle the next job. Laughter will come as people look back over the day. Surprisingly, successful results can be seen. This is a fun time of year and a fun time to tell stories to the young ones. The energies around
you this evening are just perfect for telling one of your wonderful stories. Creating a regular story time each
week to tell a little history or some family accomplishment to the young people in your family will help them
understand their roots. Perhaps this could be a new tradition somehow . . . Create a picture board if you want
to enhance this experience. What fun! Consider taking turns with other families from other backgrounds.
LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)
You may not be able to keep your mind on your job today. It could be hard to make good job-related decisions.
It is important to see the details in your work and not become lost in the why just now. It will be hard for you
to do wrong, for all the cycles are working in your favor. Be patient with yourself; this can be a successful day
for you, particularly if you just take the day as it comes. You may feel it is time to take on a new friend this
afternoon. The people that live around you or the people in a hobby group you enjoy may present just such an
opportunity. Let it happen naturally and you will know when that person is meant to be in your life. The secret
is to pay attention. A family member may be visiting soon. Relax; this will be a good experience.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
Your career may be tied more to your appearance and how you come across to others. You may find that success comes by concentrating on your outward manner--the way others see you. You could be giving lectures,
meeting the public or attending to public relations matters. Whatever the case, you may want to purchase
several new suits for your working situation. You will prosper by pursuing your ideals and most deep-seated
dreams of how life could be. Ideas of group cooperation and teamwork ideas could further your career. This
is a real time to buckle down and concentrate on your career. Your organizational abilities and sense of responsibility will be what proves successful. Your career will probably assume a more solid form at this time.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)
You could find it easy to become carried away with some idea. Turn this into a positive outcome by making sure
there is an interest in your idea. Things are happening and your career or path depends upon your own ambition
and drive, as well as your ability to be patient and bide your time. You are able to use good common sense--you
can feel trends and make the right moves. Usually people create in the mind how they want to relate to someone
before they even get to know a person. Everyone has a personality one shows to a parent and a personality one
shows to a friend. Today is a good time to see your relationships with others in an unbiased manner. The insight
may be an interesting one for you. Shopping after work is good if you are not hungry.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)
This day is one of action and embarking on new projects. You will feel more and more confident and outgoing, a sense of confidence that grows stronger with each passing day. Projects that may have been suspended will now take on structure and shape. You should plan to work hard to bring out and give shape to the ideas you have pored over these last few weeks. You are beginning to move forward now and can expect reward
for your hard work. There is an open door to the possibilities of travel. Short trips to nearby tourist sights
might be fun. Perhaps there is a pumpkin or vegetable stand on the outskirts of your city that you might visit.
A little walk around the area and you could find a bounty of beautiful leaves to gather for decorating at home.
TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)
Science, philosophy or religion is likely to seem as if it holds the ultimate answers at this time. True wisdom
lies in discovering that there are no ultimate answers, only good questions. Lectures and conferences are
commonplace just now--there are plans to be made. Ideological crusades can set your head spinning; distant
journeys can stir your soul. Avoid legal entanglements at this time. Your best path to fame, if that is what you
seek, is through your social contacts. An unexpected invitation this afternoon is a treat and your mind may be
busy pulling everything together so that you can accept this invitation. You are particularly thrilled to sit in on
the making of a movie or to direct the band or speak about your book.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)
Your ideas may not agree with the direction your career is taking. The price of success could mean that the
ideas and methods of communication you use now may need adjusting soon. Today, the key to career moves
involves attending to nagging details--whatever you have neglected or put aside. Attention to matters and
performing efficiently are important. It can be easy this afternoon to separate out what does not serve you
well. This includes ideas as well as collections of things. Your love life has never looked more promising--you
may want to follow through with some leads for a new play that is in town. Keep working to gain a part in a
play or movie . . . You will be pleased with the outcome. Family is the glue that binds; enjoy.
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
OCTOBER 21, 2013
SHOWBIZ 7
Sarah Geronimo ayaw umaming
sila na ni Matteo Guidicelli
H
indi napilit ng entertainment
press si Sarah Geronimo na
sagutin kung
ano ba talaga ang
real score sa kanila ni
Matteo Guidicelli sa
presscon ng kanyang
Perfect 10 concert na
gaganapin sa Smart
Araneta Coliseum on
Nov. 15 at sa Mall of
Asia Arena on Nov.
30.
Kahit paulit-ulit ang
tanong, nagbi-beg-off
siya na sagutin.
At first, aniya, tungkol naman sa
concert ang presscon niya kaya as
much as possible, ayaw niyang pagusapan ang love life at ayaw niya
itong ihalo sa concert.
Pero siyempre, hindi papayag ang
press na ganu’n na lang ’yun kaya
talagang nakulit pa rin siya. Tutal
naman, 25 na siya at bilang 10 years
na rin siya in the business na puro
trabaho para sa kanyang pamilya,
hindi naman siguro masama kung
magkaroon man siya ng minamahal
at nagmamahal sa kanya.
“Opo, tama naman po dahil 25 na
po ako at babae rin naman ako. Pero
ako po kasi, sa lahat ng pinagdaanan ko, ’di ba, naging open book
po talaga kasi ’yung personal kong
buhay, so, sana po, naiintindihan
n’yo na this time, sana, gusto kong
gawing private at ayoko pong haluan
ng showbiz kung sinuman ’yung
taong mapapalapit sa puso ko kasi
nandoon na po talaga ’yung
takot ko and at the same time,
gusto kong makita kung gaano
kasinsero ’yung tao na ’yun or
ako rin, ’di ba?
“Pasensiya na po talaga kung
hindi po ako ganu’n ka-open,”
mahabang paliwanag ni Sarah.
Nasundot pa rin ito ng
tanong kung baka puwede
namang sabihin niya lang
kung ano ba talaga ang real
score sa kanila ni Matteo para
kahit paano ay may ideya
naman ang mga tao kung ano na
ang nagaganap sa kanila pero say
ni Sarah, “No offense meant sa inyo
po, pasensiya na po talaga na hindi
ko po kayo masagot nang diretso.”
Asked kung masaya siya, aniya,
oo naman. Asked kung inspired
siya, say niya ay kailangan daw na
maging inspired siya kahit walang
love life.
So, parang sinasabi niya na wala
siyang love life ngayon?
“Hindi naman po, hindi naman
po,” paglilinaw ni Sarah kaya nagkatawanan dahil lumalabas na may
love life siya.
So, may love life ba siya?
Natawa na lang si Sarah at hindi
makapagsalita.
“Basta okay naman po lahat, okay
naman po, so far. Sana, maging
okay naman siya. Ano ba ’yung
mga sinasabi ko?” natatawa niyang
sambit.
After the Q&A, natanong siya
kung ano ang reaksyon niya sa
kumpirmasyon na lumabas kay
Ricky Lo na sila na nga ni Matteo.
“Wala naman, kasi ang confirmation naman will come from us, ’di
ba? When you say official, it should
come from us. Hindi sa ibang tao
o sino man ang source, ’di ba? Siyempre, malaki naman ang respeto
natin kung sinuman ang nagsulat
nu’n.
“Pero to say na it’s official, parang
mali naman yata na sa kanila manggagaling,” she said.
Samantala, ang Perfect 10 concert
ni Sarah ay bilang selebrasyon sa
kanyang ika-sampung anibersaryo
sa show business. Dapat daw ay onenight concert lang ito sa Araneta,
pero dahil sold out na ang tickets
as early as August, kaya nagdesisyon ang Viva big boss na si Vic del
Rosario na magkaroon ng second
night na gaganapin nga sa MOA on
Nov. 30.
Highlight ng anniversary concert,
ayon kay Sarah, babalikan daw
kung paano siya nagsimula since
Star for a Night, ang naging journey
niya as a singer and a performer,
ang mga taong naging bahagi ng 10
years niya in the business at kung
ano rin ang mga bagay na gusto pa
niyang gawin sa mga darating na
taon. ●
sarah
geronimo
Honest ang mga sagot sa mga tanong…
Kylie Padilla walang kiyeme sa mga interview
W
alang kiyeme sa mga
interview si Kylie
Padilla dahil buong
honesty na sumasagot siya sa
mga tanong.
“Hindi gaya ng ibang artista
na maarte at ang daming kakiyemehan,” sabi ng mga writers
who interviewed her with us.
Gaano na sila katagal ni Aljur
Abrenica? “Three years na.”
When they have an LQ (lovers’
quarrel), who first tries to patch
things up? “Kung minsan ako,
kung minsan siya. The last time,
siya. Hinarana niya ako.”
Gaano katagal na siyang
walang trabaho sa GMA 7? “All in
kylie
padilla
all, eight months. Naku, nahirapan talaga ako noon. Ni sa ‘Party
Pilipinas’ ayokong lumabas. Pero
hindi ko kasi talaga kaya gawin
ang role. Inaamin ko naman,
may limitations ako. Eventually, nabigyan din ako ng bagong
show, ‘Unforgettable’.
Pero mula nang matapos yun,
four months uli ang nagdaan
bago masundan nitong bago
kong show, ‘Adarna’, based sa
‘Ibong Adarna,’ pero modernized version. Ako ‘yung babaeng
nagiging ibong Adarna. Tatlo
ang magiging leading men ko.
So far, sigurado na sina Benjamin Alves at Mikael Daez. Para
doon sa ikatlo, about 12 actors na
ang ina-audition with me, pero
wala pa rin silang napipili. E,
magte-taping na kami next week,
with Direk Ricky Davao na first
time kong makakatrabaho pero
gustung-gusto ko agad kasi ang
ganda ng vision niya for the show.
E, hindi na ito afternoon show
kundi first primetime show ko
ito, so siyempre very excited ako.”
How come GMA won’t pair
her with Aljur? “Ewan, siguro
kasi malaki pa ang fan base ng
Aljur-Kris (Bernal) love team.
Bina-bash nga ako ng fans nila,
e.”
Does she get affected? “Dati,
Tom Rodriguez from gay
telenovela to gay film
N
ang gumanap na bakla
si Tom Rodriguez sa My
Husband’s Lover, saka
lang siya sumikat. Ito ang rason
kung bakit marami siyang beki
movies sa ngayon. Right after
this, his next project is a movie, “Bekikang,” which opens
on Wednesday. So it’s a case of
moving from bekiserye to be-
kimovie. And after “Bekikang,”
he’ll be seen in another bekimovie, “Gaydar,” with Pauleen
Luna, which opens in theatres
on November 13.
Dahil sa sobrang kabisihan
ngayon, Tom begged off from a
musical na katambal sana siya
ang girlfriend sa tunay na buhay, si K-La Rivera.
When it comes to K-La, he’d
rather keep quiet as he wants
his private affairs to be truly private.
Sa “Bekikang,” siya si Fortunato, a promdi who finds a
friend in Joey Paras as Bekikang. But just as they’re getting
cozy with each other, Tom meets
TOM RODRIGUEZ... Page 9
naaapektuhan ako. Kasi, magigising ka sa umaga, ang message
sa’yo, mamatay ka na sana, tapos
may picture akong nilagay nila
ako sa loob ng kabaong. Pero
ngayon, hindi ko na lang pinapansin.”
She has finished a movie
with her dad Robin Padilla and
with Aljur, “Kuratong Baleleng.”
“Maganda ang role ko roon as an
assassin, pero next year na raw
palalabas kasi uunahin nga ‘yung
filmfest entry ni papa, ’10,000
Hours’.” ●
tom
rodriguez
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
OCTOBER 21, 2013
NEW
INVESTMENT.
Bataan Governor
Albert Garcia
(left) and Abucay
town Mayor Ana
Santiago (right)
cut the ceremonial
ribbon to open PAN
Resort Hotel and
Events Place and
the Bataan branch
of Gerry’s Grill
restaurant owned
by businessman
Gerry Labinghisa
(2nd from right).
The place is located
along Roman Highway in Capitangan,
Abucay that boasts
of having the most
complete facilities
in Luzon in a half
hectare land area.
The Angeles City That I Like
continuation from Page 10
The Old Pamintuan
House along
Miranda Street
--Photo by
Michael Cigaral
Qatar Airways flies
Clark October 28
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CLARK FREEPORT -- Qatar Airways will launch its inaugural flight from Doha, Qatar to the Clark International
Airport here on October 28.
According to Clark International Airport Corporation
(CIAC) officials, the expected
time of arrival of Qatar Airways
from Doha to Clark is 10 a.m.
The airline’s entry to
Clark is eyed to spur economic
growth for Pampanga and the
rest of the region.
With the arrival of Qatar
Airways and Emirates Airlines,
which mounted its Clark flights
earlier, the Aquino administration is now pondering on the
‘OKTO-BEER
-FISH’ fest held
in San Fernando
By Marna Dagumboy-del
Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise
Zone Authority (TIEZA), under the Department of Tourism (DOT), in partnership
with the local government
unit here, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
(BFAR), staged the first-ever
OKTO-BEER-FISH festival
in this city last Saturday.
The OKTO-BEER-FISH
festival was derived from the
annual celebration of October fest sponsored by San
Miguel Corporation.
During the event, a Sea
Side Fish Market was opened
to the public wherein a variety of organic fishes were
sold at Hilaga/Paskuhan village.
The festival also featured live local bands, exciting games, raffle prizes that
included a motorcycle sponsored by San Miguel Corporation and K-Servico. ●
proposed P7.2-billion Low Cost
Carrier Terminal (LCC) at CIA.
CIAC had earlier submitted to the DOTC the proposal,
the facility of which would be
set up at CIA. The Budget Terminal is designed to accommodate 10 to 15 million passengers annually.
CIAC President and CEO
Victor Jose I. Luciano said
the LCC Terminal would accommodate low cost carriers
which are currently flying out
of Clark, including Cebu Pacific
Air, Air Asia Berhad, Jin Air
Tiger Air Philippines, Asiana
Airlines of South Korea, and
Dragonair of Cathay Pacific.
“The P360 million Passenger Terminal Building cur-
rently being constructed is
expected to be fully completed
by December of 2013 instead of
the June 2014 deadline,” Luciano said about the new Passenger Terminal.
“Rest assured that the government continues to attract
more airlines especially foreign
carriers to mount flights at our
airports in the country,” Transportation Secretary Joseph
Emilio said earlier.
The arrival of Qatar Airways and Emirates Airlines
will spur economic growth
in Clark as passengers in the
North Luzon would have the
chance to take their flights at
Clark Airport instead of going
to airports in Metro Manila. ●
DOE to meet Aussie
experts for energy
policy development
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
MABALACAT CITY -- The
Department of Energy (DOE)
is set to meet with Australian
energy officials to study their
market design and best practices.
DOE, along with the Philippine Electricity Market
Corporation (PEMC) and Energy Regulatory Commission
(ERC), is set to meet officials
of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) today in
Norwest Sydney, Australia.
The meeting is expected to
provide insights to DOE, PEMC
and ERC in the formulation of
market policies in preparation
for the full integration of the
retail, reserve and renewable
energy markets in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market
(WESM).
Energy Secretary Carlos
Jericho Petilla said that the
DOE aims to further boost
its long-term planning strategies for the power sector in the
country.
The DOE said the AEMO is
one of the models for the conceptualization of the Philippine WESM.
The one-day interface
meeting will involve visit to
the AEMO Control Center,
where there will be discussions
and exchanges of information
on the areas of governance,
market design including retail market operations, and
technology and software that
AEMO has adopted. There will
also be discourses on policies
and strategies, which include
the development and preparation of the Statement of Opportunity (SOP) that involves Ten
(10)-Year Daily-Hourly Forecasting, and the 100 Percent
Renewables Study-Modelling
Outcomes.
“It will be interesting for us
to know how AEMO integrates
RE in the electricity market,
particularly on the dispatch
treatment of RE Facilities, intermittent technologies and
ancillary services requirement, and how these will impact on the transmission facilities,” Petilla said.
The AEMO manages the
Australian National Electricity and Gas Markets, performing critical functions as
the market operation, system
operation, gas markets operation, and national transmission planning. ●
of ideas or process in the making of art that can be socially and
environmentally relevant. I have been into several meetings and
already met a lot of artists there that share the same passion and
creativity in arts, even those coming from different places beyond
Angeles and Pampanga.
Another important person that I actually admire because of
her involvement in the crime of fashion is Ms. Chuck Gueco—the
lady who is called as the “Lady Gaga of the Philippines. “ Having
been featured in several national networks for her unique and
avant-garde ideas in
fashion, I already had
several projects with
this very accommodating lady who has
a really personal and
professional niceties, being down to
earth in front of any
people. What is really
good about her is that
every time I go to
her mansion in Villa
Gloria, the merienda
is always prepared in
full meal. Not by his
house helpers but by
her, personally.
On the culinary
aspect, I love the
taste of the liempo
cooked by those
“nangnangan” you
can see along the side
street of Sto. Rosario.
The idea of alighting your vehicle on the side and choosing your
preferred liempo hanged on their ambulant stall makes the grilled
meat more enticing.
Aside from these things that are usual circumstances in Angeles, what I love to do is visit to a very good friend of mine, scholar
Mike Pangilinan who actually taught me a great deal about Kapampangan and research.
I remember how he calls the other places in Pampanga as
“those other towns and cities” expressing his love for Angeles as
relatively superior than for his hometown which is Magalang.
Too bad he is now in Japan undergoing further education,
which made my visit to Angeles City less frequent.
Angeles City is the city I like not because it is more spectacular
and high-end compared to other cities in the Philippines. In fact,
it can’t even rival those cities in Metro Manila that are populated
by large edifices created for pleasure or amenities; created purely
for enjoyment filled with high technological applications. Angeles
City is the city I like because when I eat the food, when I visit the
church and hear the sermon in the Sunday Mass in Sto. Rosario,
when I buy a pair of socks at the NEPO market, and when I hear
the people inside the Telebastagan jeepneys talk in the native language, which is Kapampangan, I can say that, I, too, belong here. •
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
OCTOBER 21, 2013
special report from Page 1
Worse, the 7.2-magnitude
earthquake destroyed significant and historical Roman
Catholic churches in both
provinces.
No less than the Department of Tourism (DOT) earlier said that the old churches
in Cebu and Bohol are premier tourism drawers.
Some 630 kilometers north
of Cebu is Pampanga, which
also hosts several old churches, including the 441-year-old
St. Augustine Parish Church
in Lubao town.
Two of Pampanga’s churches – the Sta.Monica Church
in Minalin town and the
St. James Church in Betis,
Guagua – were earlier declared National Cultural Treasures (NCT) by the National
Museum.
It was reported that the
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church
in San Luis town, which is
unique due to its two belfries,
is the new bet of Pampanga
for NCT honors.
Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda of Lubao said there are two
prime reasons why tourists
visit their province: food and
old churches.
Gov. Pineda and her family
have been known to support
the projects of priests for their
churches and flocks.
On August 28, Gov. Pineda and her daughter, Lubao
Mayor Mylyn Pineda-Cayabyab, joined Lubao parish
priest Rev. Fr. Ted Valencia in
the ceremony declaring the
St. Augustine Church as an
TOM RODRIGUEZ from Page 7
Important Cultural Property
(ICP) by the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP).
ALMOST THE
SAME AGE
In an interview on October 18, Pineda said she will
ask engineers and experts
to check on at least 10 old
churches in Pampanga in the
wake of the destruction of the
centuries-old churches in Bohol and Cebu.
“We have to look after them
because our churches have almost of the same ages as those
in Cebu and Bohol,” said Gov.
Pineda. She added that her office will coordinate with the
Archdiocese of San Fernando
Commission on Church Heritage chaired by Bishop Pablo
Virgilio David, the National
Historical Commission of the
Philippines (NHCP) and the
concerned government agencies in the inspection of the
churches in Pampanga.
The two-term governor
said “our churches had withstood earthquakes and other
natural calamities and we
are happy and grateful for
this.” She was referring to the
strong earthquake that hit
Pampanga and other provinces in Central and North Luzon in 1990 and the eruption
of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991.
“The churches did not experience much damage but
some were only covered by
lahar flows,” said Pineda, referring to the San Guillermo
Church in Bacolor town. It’s
one of the most-visited old
churches in Pampanga.
Fr. Valencia, who was recently assigned as parish
priest of the St. Augustine
Church, said “I admit I was
scared after hearing what
happened to the churches in
the Visayas.”
“It could happen here or
anywhere. I hope it doesn’t,”
added Valencia in a phone interview on October 17. He disclosed that “there is a planned
repair of the Lubao church but
I am still checking on it.”
Lubao Mayor Pineda said
“we always personally support our churches, especially
in Lubao.”
Sta. Rita Mayor Yolly Pineda, who is actively supporting
the projects for the Sta. Rita
de Cascia Parish Church, said
an extension building was
made to preserve the main
structure of the church built
sometime in 1835.
“So that people will not
stay that much in the main
areas of the church that’s why
they built an extension facility
and included is the dorm for
the priest and his people. As
much as possible, we want to
limit the activities in the main
church,” said Mayor Pineda in
the dialect.
Msgr. Eugene Reyes, former parish priest of Sta. Rita,
said the church named after
St. Rita of Cascia is different
compared to the other old
churches in Pampanga. He
added that the church has
“extra thick walls.”
“The reason was that the
Spanish soldiers were protecting themselves from the
attacks of the Filipinos. The
walls are bigger and the size
is almost double compared to
the walls in other churches,”
added Reyes, who was establishing a museum in Sta. Rita
for the collections of priests
and churches of Pampanga.
Mayor Pineda and the parishioners earlier contributed
for the repair of the church
and the equally historical
church bells.
ATTRACTIONS
Gilda Padua, former president of the Alliance of Travel
and Tours Agencies of Pampanga (ATTAP), said the Pampanga’s old churches “draw international and local tourists.”
“The old churches are indeed the most popular tourism sites and we always include them in our packages,”
she added.
Padua said that her office –
Ties That Travel agency based
at SM Clark – is organizing
a “Giant Lantern” tourism
package set to begin on December 15. She said that “primarily included in the tour
is a visit to the old churches,
especially that one in Betis,
Guagua.”
Pampanga provincial tourism officer Arwin Paul Lingat
said “we must conserve and
promote our churches.”
“They are our living testimonies of our tangible cultural identity,” he said. ●
trees from Page 1
approve a compromise agreement that
both parties have lodged.
The parties include the complainantenvironmentalists, led by Cecil Yumul,
and defendants Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., DPWH Rogelio Singson, Environment Secretary Ramon
Paje and Environment Management
Bureau (EMB) regional director Lormelyn Claudio.
On December 10, 2012, Yumul filed an
injunction with prayer for temporary environment protection order case against
Ochoa and others to block the cutting
of trees along the stretch of MacArthur
Highway in Angeles and Mabalacat City
and nullify the memorandum dated July
16, 2012 issued by Ochoa and the Environmental Compliance Certificate dated
March 30, 2005 issued by the EMB in
favor of the cutting of the trees.
Along the stretch of MacArthur
Highway from Angeles and Mabacalat
City, some 486 trees are the subject of
the temporary environmental protec-
tion order issued by the concerned environmental court.
Quiambao, in her decision, also said
that in order to avoid the trouble and
expense of a protracted litigation, the
parties involved amicably settled to a
compromised agreement.
Under the compromised agreement,
the DPWH and other defendants agreed
not to cut nor earth-ball some 106 affected trees, including 49 acacia trees,
planted along MacArthur Highway in
Angeles and Mabalacat upon lifting the
temporary environmental protection
order, unless the Manila Northrail Project will commence.
The complainants also agreed to obtain the consent of the Angeles City government to be able to temporarily store
the identified trees inside the Gabay
Diwa Center, owned by the city government, for safekeeping.
The defendants, thru the DPWH,
agreed to inform the complainants of
the schedule of the cutting and earth-
balling of the identified trees at least one
week before the commencement of the
cutting and earth-balling.
The defendants, thru DPWH, also
agreed to post a signage near the identified trees announcing the schedule of
the cutting or earth-balling.
They also vowed to ensure that the trees
cut shall be donated to the Department of
Education for the construction of public
schools, chairs, and table and also to the
City Government of Angeles for the public
use in a manner of distribution deemed
most reasonable by the defendants.
An inventory of the trees cut shall
also be accomplished and all documents
will be prepared for the donation of the
trees to the DepEd and the city government of Angeles after their request are
submitted to the DENR.
Both parties, the decision furthered,
agreed to waive and forever discharge
any claims against each other as set
forth in Special Civil Action No. 12249. ●
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has likewise generously extended assistance to other
disaster-stricken local government units in the region,” Timoteo said.
“Moreover, SBMA Fire
Rescue was commended
for being an exemplary
demonstration of a systematic and orderly standard
emergency
mechanism,
mainstreaming and sustaining best practices on
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disaster risk reduction and
climate change adaptation,
and providing assistance to
the community during calamities specifically in contiguous towns and cities
in Bataan and Zambales,”
Timoteo added.
KALASAG,
which
stands for KAlamidad at
Sakuna LAbanan, SAriling Galing ang Kaligtasan,
was conceived to encour-
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Carla Humphries, a japayuki, and they beget a
son, who they leave under the care of Joey who
becomes both mom and dad to child actor JM
Ibanez.
“I’m glad to be part of Joey’s launching movie,” says Tom. “He really deserves it kasi magaling siya, very versatile, puwede sa comedy man o
sa drama.” Would he ever fall in love with a gay
in real life? “You know, I respect the lesbian-gay
community and I’m overwhelmed by the success of ‘My Husband’s Lover.’ Dahil nga roon ang
daming nagtatanong kung ganun ba talaga ako in
real life. My answer is, in the 26 years of my life
here on earth, I’ve never had feelings for someone
with the same sex. But I enjoyed doing this movie
with Joey and Direk Wenn Deramas kasi pareho
silang masayang kasama. Never a dull moment
on the set. I really enjoyed doing this kasi, kung
sa ‘My Husband’s Lover,’ heavy drama kami’t
iyakan nang iyakan, dito naman, tawanan nang
tawanan. ●
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There are sediments and big rocks up there and
strong rains might trigger another landslide in
the area,” Lacadin said.
He noted that as early as 2009, Purok 7 of
Barangay San Juan Baño has already been declared as within the permanent danger zone but
still several families insisted on living in the area.
“Based on our study, it is no longer safe to
live there. It’s just a recommendation on our
part. It is up to the local government unit to implement our recommendation,” he said.
The MGB geologist explained that the area
where the families established their houses
used to be an old creek.
“Once a creek, will always be a creek. Nature is just finding its original channel,” Lacadin
said.
As this developed, he is suggesting to concerned local officials to relocate the affected
residents to avoid an expected loss of lives in the
future. ● (PNA)
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Lilian Borromeo.
The giant bringhe was presented to the
visitors and guests of the mall’s food festival including Ayala Land executives, Manila
North Tollways Corporation (MNTC) officials, Central Luzon tourism and trade and
industry officials and local government officials led by Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting
and city’s first lady Herminia Pamintuan,
wife of Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan.
FOOD OF THE NORTH
The “Big Bite!” food festival featured the
best of northern Philippines’ cuisine including specialties from Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan
and Benguet.
The Ilocos Norte delegation has brought
to Pampanga their famous bagnet, okoy and
Ilocos empanada, among others.
Meanwhile, food dishes from Pangasinan
were sold by Pangasinan Food Specialties and
Bella’s Puto Calasiao.
Kalinga province’s delegation offered local delicacies including Unoy rice coffee and
Unoy champorado. The province’s famous
organic mountain coffee products were also
sold by VBS Food Products and Magallaya
Mountain Specialty Coffee.
Central Luzon also had food sellers during the food festival including Cristy’s Chicharon and milk products from Sta. Maria Dairy
Farmers. For Pampanga, Apag Marangle, Kuliat, Nathaniel’s and Susie’s Cuisine all showcased Kapampangan products.
Aside from the food festival, cooking
demonstrations and contests were also held.
One of the cooking demonstrations was
led by celebrity chef Boy Logro.
For the contests, students from Angeles
University Foundation, Philippine Women’s
University, Northpoint Academy for Culinary
Arts, Systems Plus College and Bulacan State
University showed off their skills in the daily
culinary cook offs.
For the heirloom recipe contest, the winner
of the best Pinoy sweets recipe handed down
through generations was rewarded P20,000.
The food festival also featured a “Big Banquet” where shoppers who purchased a minimum of P500 from any Marquee Mall store
were entitled to sample treats from participating stalls for free.
The food festival was staged in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Department of Trade and Industry, MNTC,
Asian Food Channel, Cignal Digital TV and
Mercato Centrale Group. ●
FEATURE
VOLUME II • NO. 94 • OCTOBER 21, 2013 • MONDAY
The Angeles
City That I Like
My real total appreciation of this place started when I had
my two-man photo exhibit in a local mall that highlights
the best places of the city through printed images.
The Sto. Rosario
Church during
the blue period
of the day
Through the exhibit, I had the opportunity to scour almost every corner
of Angeles and came out with a good set
of images for the show. I was in collaboration with another great Angeles
City-based photographer by then, Bruno
Tiotuico.
And through the help of the Angeles
City Tourism Office (ACTO), headed by
Ms. Christine Nunag and Arcee Suarez,
my camera memory cards maxed out
with fantastic and festive images that
now served not just mere pieces for photo
exhibition but a documentation of the
city’s contemporary history.
Angeles City, based on the online
sources that I found (which I think are
reliable enough), was known by the old
name Kuliat. It was a man called Don
Angel Pantaleon de Miranda, who, together with his wife, from San Fernando,
Pampanga, scrubbed the unpopulated
land-- then abundant with vine trees
called Kuliat--they found for settlement.
The renaming of the city to what it is
called today was actually derived from
the name of Don Angel himself. One of
the most important historical landmarks
of the place is the Pamintuan Mansion,
built by Mariano Pamintuan in 1890
for his son, Florentino Pamintuan, who
was a mayor of Angeles in the 1900s.
The newly renovated three-storey house
is ostentatiously situated near the Sto.
Entierro and Miranda Streets, exuding
its majestic appearance as if it was built
just yesterday.
This mansion was where Emilio
Aguinaldo celebrated the 1st year of Philippine Independence in May of 1899. It
was here where they reenacted the raising of the Philippine flag in Kawit, Cavite
a year before.
The mansion was ghastly damaged
by Kamikaze pilots during World War II
when it served as headquarters. It was
restored and later on inaugurated as
one of Angeles City’s cultural heritage in
1988.
I may say that the only place in
Pampanga that is in full package for one
to spend an enjoyable tour or
weekend
get-
away is Angeles City. Here, you find the
best hotel accommodation, especially if
you move towards Clark; the best night
experience if you’re into festive city life,
within the Balibago area; the
best culinary varieties if you
are into good food; the two top
universities in the region--the
Angeles University Foundation
and The Holy Angel Universities, which houses the Center
for Kapampangan Studies; the
Sto. Rosario Church, which is
located at the very navel of the
city; the Museo Ning Angeles;
and, the renowned prominent
people marked in our Philippine History.
ronment inside the Camalig restaurant,
which was part of their itinerary.
My occasional visits to Angeles come
to the fact that most of my fellow artists-
Just some few
years ago, I brought
my students in De La
Salle-Benilde under
my Humanities Class
to avail of the tour
package the Museo
Ning Angeles offered.
My students roamed
around the area and got
incredulous with the dual
atmosphere they felt where
the traditional and modern
mixed in an urban place composed of myriads of people. One
student even said: “I love that people
speak the native language in a place that
is a city but exuding with the provincial
ambience.”
Until this day, every time I talk to
these students who attended that tour,
what they usually crave for is the majablanca of Susie’s because they believe it
is relatively the best-tasting kalame (rice
cake) in the world.
They were also asking for the tinapaflavored pizza of Camalig.
Another student even said, “Sir, if
magde-date ako sa Camalig, gusto ko,
naka-Barong Tagalog ang ka-date ko.
Ako naman baro’t saya. Para cool!” It
was in reference with the rustic envi-
friends live here. With their desire to
have a constant communication with
artists, one of the sons of the prominent
Tayag family of Angeles, Ron Tayag, and
Mike Pangilinan, built the SALILUNGAN. The place is an abode for exchange
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