Robbery seen motive in AC chairman killing

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By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- A onehour power interruption in this city is slated
on Sunday, December 8, the National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) announced yesterday.
The scheduled power interruption will
start at 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. for consumers of
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Day activities
focus on
Aetas, farmers
By Rudy Andal
MANILA — Partylist Rep. Silvestre Bello of 1-Barangay Ating Paunlarin (1-BAP)
asked for a Christmas furlough for former President and now Pampanga Rep.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to allow the former leader to spend time with her loved
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
– Gov Lilia Pineda on Wednesday said the activities lined up
for the 442nd Pampanga Day
celebration were focused on giving attention to less privileged
sectors of the society and efforts
to improve livelihood programs.
“I have not included exorbitant activities in the Aldo Ning
Kapampangan (Pampanga Day).
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Director Ed Coronel hand over the
donation title to the Archdiocese of
San Fernando, Pampanga represented
by Archbishop Paciano Aniceto during
simple ceremonies at the Dolores
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City of San Fernando – Gov.
Lilia Pineda lauded the Department
of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
Central Luzon for numerous projects
given to the province amounting to
P7.5 million.
In line with the celebration of
the 80th Anniversary of DOLE, the
provincial government expressed
its gratitude to the agency that gave
employment opportunities to the
Kapampangans for the past years
through different projects and programs.
“DOLE intensified the livelihood
and employment programs of the
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Robbery seen motive in AC chairman killing
Efren dela Cruz on Sunday.
“Initially, our investigators are focusUgale theorized that Dela Cruz’s monThis was bared by Angeles City police ing on robbery angle, but we are not dis- ey, which was carted away by the suspects,
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Former senator to grace ‘Ibong Dayo’ fest today
By Michael R. Cigaral
BALANGA CITY -- This Friday, December 6, the city government here is all set for its 4th
Ibong Dayo Festival with the
theme “Ibong Dayo...Tagumpay
ng Turismo” (Migratory birds...
success in tourism).
City Mayor Jose Enrique
“Joet” Garcia III told local
newsmen here that former Senator Anna Dominique “Nikki”
Coseteng has confirmed her
attendance as keynote speaker
in the program to be held at
the Wetland & Nature Park in
Tortugas, a coastal village in
Balanga.
Coseteng was elected Senator in 1991 and 1995; and served
until 2001. She was the Chairperson of the Committee on Labor, Employment and Human
Resource Development and the
Committee on Civil Service and
Government Reorganization.
She was also Vice-Chairperson
of various Senate Committees.
Meanwhile, Gov. Albert Garcia and father, Rep. Enrique
Garcia, Jr. and Region 3 director Ronaldo Tiotuico of the Department of Tourism, will also
grace the occasion.
The day starts at 7 a.m.
where there will be a long parade from the Plaza Mayor de
Balanga to the wetland park.
Various bird mascots will
lead every group of participants
with respective drum and lyre
corps from public and private
elementary schools in the city.
After the program, the “One
Barangay, One Product (OBOP)”
Fair will be opened. The nationally-awarded tuyo or dried
fish will be one of the products to be featured in the fair.
Representatives from the
Wild Bird Club of the Philippines will lecture students,
from grade school to college, on
the types of birds both migratory and local present in Balanga
and how to protect them.
Various artistic activities
were lined up for the kids,
among them bird origami, bird
face-painting, bird coloring and
draw-a-bird.
There will also be bird painting exhibit, bird kite-flying,
take a peek, have a shot; bird
watching and pick a trash, save
the environment.
Mangrove planting will conclude this environmental activity. ●
Most wanted
persons
arrested in
Morong
SINUKWAN WINNERS. Lubao delegates, enjoying the support of Mayor Mylyn
Pineda-Cayabyab, win major awards in this year’s Sinukwan Festival with Joey Esguerra
bagging the Lakan ning Sinukwan 2013 crown along with special awards for “Mr. Photogenic” and “Best in Sinukwan Costume and Headdress”; and their Sampaguita Dancers
taking home the “Best in Street Dancing”, “Best in Headdress” and Second Best in Group
Costume. --Contributed photos
More charges filed
against fake soldier
By Joey Pavia
Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province of Pampanga
Municipality of Lubao
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
In compliance with the publication requirement
and 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), Notice is hereby served to the public that
Laudee Racar Castulo has filed with this Office, a
petition for correction of entry of sex from “Female”
to “Male” in the Certificate of live Birth of Laudee
Racar Castulo born on June 14, 1981 at Lubao,
Pampanga and whose parents are Demosthenes
Castulo and Lucita Racar.
Any person adversely affected by said petition
may file his/her written opposition with this office
not later than December 13, 2013.
(Sgd) CECILIA M. BERNAL
Municipal Civil Registrar
HEADLINE Gitnang Luzon: November 29 & December 6, 2013
MACABEBE, Pampanga
–Police here have filed more
criminal charges against a
38-year-old bodyguard who
was arrested on November 30
for alleged illegal possession of
gun and drugs during the mass
oath-taking of Macabebe barangay officials at the San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish Church.
Chief Insp. John Clark, Macabebe town police chief, said they
filed on December 4 charges of
usurpation of authority against
Melquiades Perez Aguilos of Sta.
Lucia, Novaliches, Quezon City.
He was spotted with a handgun
tucked in his waist while he was
taking photos of the oath-taking
ceremony.
Clark said Aguilos was
slapped with the third criminal
charge after the Armed Forces
of the Philippines (AFP) replied to them on December 3
and said that the suspect was
neither an organic member nor
agent of the intelligence service
of the AFP (ISAFP). Earlier,
Aguilos was charged with violations of the Republic Acts 8249
and 9165.
Clark said Aguilos presented
an identification card to them
indicating he holds a corporal
rank as ISAFP member. The ID
turned out to be fake along with
the license for his handgun.
At the police station, Clark
found a sachet of shabu when
Aguilos’
belongings
were
searched. ●
Dead bodies found in Tarlac, ‘Gapo
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CAMP OLIVAS -- Two dead bodies,
one a Swedish and the other a young
woman, were found in separate places
in Tarlac province and Olongapo City.
The Swedish, identified as Vesajulkunen Matti, 52, was found dead
on Tuesday inside his room in a resort
hotel in Olongapo City.
Matti’s body was discovered at
about 2 p.m. by another Swedish national named Lars Palsson, 52.
Palsson told police that, at around
1 p.m., he knocked at the hotel room
of the victim to remind him that they
were checking out by 2 p.m. but no one
answered.
Palsson then left and came back at
around 1:45 p.m. and still received no
response from Matti.
This prompted Palsson to ask for
assistance from the management to
open the door using a duplicate key.
Once inside, Palsson found Matti
lying on his bed wearing a nebulizer
mask and was already dead.
Palsson said that they arrived at the
Baloy Long Beach Resort on December 2 at about 11 p.m. with other foreign nationals.
He added that on the night before
the victim died they went out for bar
hopping in the area.
MORONG, BATAAN -- Operatives of the Bataan Criminal Investigation and Detection Team (CIDT) arrested two
most wanted persons of this
town on Tuesday morning.
In a report from Bataan
Criminal Investigation and
Detection Group (CIDG) provincial chief, Chief Inspector
Ruben Tampis, the operation
was led by his team leader,
Insp. Dominic Kim Gamboa
in Barangay Binaritan that resulted in the arrest of Nelson
Andalencio, alias Barok, 49, a
New People’s Army (NPA) rebel
returnee and Ranilo Paguio,
alias Pugo, 31.
The arrested persons were
listed as numbers 1 and 3 most
wanted persons (MWPs), respectively, of Morong, Bataan.
They were nabbed by virtue
of a warrant of arrest issued on
May 15, 2013 by Judge Angelito
Balderama of Regional Trial
Court-Branch 1 of Balanga City
for a case of murder with no
bail recommended.
Records of the case disclosed that on January 17, 2011,
both accused, along with Edgar
Tena (still at large) and Dino
Caganong, who was previously
arrested by Morong Municipal
Police, conspired and aided
one another in shooting to
death Sammy Pangon inside
his house in Barangay Mabayo,
Morong, Bataan and went into
hiding after they committed
the crime.
Andalencio and Paguio were
turned over to the custody of
Bataan CIDT for proper documentation and disposition. ●
Police said no foul play was observed and the personal belongings of
the victim were intact.
An autopsy was requested to determine the cause of death, police said.
In La Paz, Tarlac, an unidentified
dead young woman was found floating
in the middle of a fishpond last Tuesday.
The victim was described as about
15 to 20 years old and with fair complexion, shoulder-length hair and was
wearing plain gray t-shirt and a blue
jogging pants with marking “TIS”.
Police said the body was discovered
at around 8 a.m.in a fishpond along a
barangay road in Barangay Matayumtayum, La Paz.
The body of the victim was brought
to a funeral parlor for autopsy. ●
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Bataan solon
blasts PNoy
for ‘defying
Constitution’
ROAD OPENING. Governor Lilia Pineda with Candaba Mayor Rene Maglanque, Pampanga Mayors’ League President Oscar Tetangco, Jr. and Fourth
District Board Member Nestor Tolentino, leads the ribbon cutting ceremony for the formal opening of the Candaba-San Miguel road.
--Photo courtesy of Pampanga PIO
Candaba-San Miguel
road opens to traffic
By elaine mercado
CANDABA, Pampanga
– Governor Lilia G. Pineda,
together with Mayor Rene
Maglanque and other officials
in the province and in this
municipality, formally opened
the newly- completed Candaba-San Miguel Road which
was funded through the joint
efforts of the national, provincial and municipal governments.
The governor said she is
very happy that the people in
Candaba could travel from
one region to another with
comfort without any hassle
along the said national road.
She said that this will give
convenience to the people living in the Kapampangan Region as this road is also vital
to the farmers who are transporting their agricultural
commodities.
“Iyong mga ani ninyong
Clark airport press corps formed
By Marna D. Del Rosario
CLARK FREEPORT – To maximize the coverage of the country’s “next premier international
gateway” here and to promote camaraderie in the
profession, correspondents and reporters of several
national daily newspapers have formed an organization and elected their officers.
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Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province of Pampanga
Municipality of Lubao
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
In compliance with the publication requirement
and 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), Notice is hereby served to the public that
Agnes Angeles Kabiling has filed with this Office,
a petition for correction of entry of sex from “Male”
to “Female” in the Certificate of live Birth of Agnes
A. Kabiling born on January 01, 1985 at Lubao,
Pampanga and whose parents are Edgardo Kabiling and Amelia Angeles.
Any person adversely affected by said petition
may file his/her written opposition with this office
not later than December 12, 2013.
(Sgd) CECILIA M. BERNAL
Municipal Civil Registrar
HEADLINE Gitnang Luzon: November 29 & December 6, 2013
palay at gulay ay madali na
ninyong madadala sa palengke sa Poblacion dahil sa
sementado na ang inyong
daan,” Pineda said.
Maglanque said the Candabeños are very happy with
the realization of their dream
to connect the 11 barangays
in Poblacion to the eight villages of the Kapampangan Region going to the town of San
Miguel in Bulacan.
He said the completion of
this project will lead to free
flow of economic activities involving agricultural produce
in communities from the Kapampangan Region and will
open economic opportunities
in the municipality.
Farmers here said that
the completion of the national
road will strengthen the local
economy of the town in the
years to come as it will give
the chance to show its potenroad opens... Page 9
CL artists hold human
rights themed exhibit
By Joelyn G. Baluyut
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
--Five artists from Pampanga and
Tarlac take part in the celebration
of the National Human Rights
Consciousness Week from December 4 to 10 through an art exhibit featuring works on literature,
painting, photography, and even
graphic arts.
Dubbed “All Rights Review,” the
event was opened on December 2
at Gazi Grill in barangay Telabas-
tagan, this city. It is a collection of
artworks which display different
rights of the ordinary citizen, as
well as nature.
The exhibit was mounted by
unARThodox, an Art Label based
in Angeles City, aimed to provide
alternative and unorthodox nontextual materials coming from its
members composed of artists, cultural workers, and writers.
Among the works on display include paintings, graphic arts, phocl artist... Page 9
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BALANGA CITY -- Bataan Second
District Rep. Enrique “Tet” Garcia, Jr.
has blasted Malacañang for its alleged
inaction to give the local government
units their rightful share of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA).
“The Cory 1987 Constitution, to
prevent the repetition of the Marcos’
dictatorship, defined the territorial
and political subdivisions and respective sources of funding of the National
Government (NG) and the Local Government Units (LGU’s) such as the
provinces, cities, municipalities and
barangays (villages) which have been
accorded the right to enjoy local autonomy,” the congressman said.
Last August 28, a petition for mandamus was filed by Garcia before the
Supreme Court against the national
government seeking to reverse the
shortfall on the IRA shares of LGUs.
“Hanggang ngayon wala pa rin silang sagot sa petisyon ko. Hindi yata
nila alam ang isasagot (Until now they
haven’t replied to my petition. They
might not know how to answer it),”
Garcia said.
As a backgrounder, Congressman
Garcia, in an exclusive interview with
Headline Gitnang Luzon at his office
the other day, said that to flesh out this
mandate of the Constitution, Congress
enacted Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code (LGC) of 1991, which declares, as
a matter of State policy, that the LGU’s
shall enjoy genuine and meaningful local autonomy to enable them to attain
their fullest development as self-reliant
communities and make them more
effective partners of the national government in the attainment of national
goals.
“Unfortunately,” he added, “Congress committed a grievous error and
a clearly unconstitutional act when it
crafted the LGC of 1991 and changed
the basis in determining the allotment
of the LGU’s: from ‘national taxes’ to
‘national internal revenue taxes’.”
Garcia cited Section 6, Article X
of the Constitution that reads, “Local government units shall have a just
share, as determined by law, in the national taxes which shall be automatically released to them.”
On the other hand, Section 284 of
the LGC states that “Local government
units shall have a share in the national
internal revenue taxes.”
As a result, Garcia further explained that the LGUs have been receiving their share, referred to as internal revenue allotment or IRA, from the
national government which is lower
than what the Constitution provides.
The amount of the IRA being distributed to the LGUs was then generally
believed to be in accordance with the
Constitution and the law.
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EDITORIAL
Far from
the furlough
There had been many calls in the past
but, until now, the Courts have shrugged
off requests for former President and
now Pampanga Second District Rep.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to spend a
holiday furlough outside the hospital
and in the company of her family for
Christmas.
But, no amount of calls has thawed the
government’s stand to keep Arroyo in
hospital arrest, it seems. The most recent of the petitions comes from Rep.
Silvestre Bello of 1-Barangay Ating
Paunlarin (1-BAP).
A former justice secretary of the Arroyo administration and 2010 senatorial
candidate of Lakas-Kampi-CMD, Bello
proposed that the former president be
given the time out of detention in the
spirit of Christmas and for humanitarian
consideration since Arroyo is suffering
from a life-threatening illness.
Since 2011, Arroyo has spent time in
captivity--albeit in a hospital and not in
a regular cell--while dispensing her duties as congresswoman of Pampanga.
Arroyo had been accused of plunder
and electoral sabotage allegedly committed while she was still the Chief
Executive of the country. These accusations have been filed in court, but because no bail is recommended for the
cases, the congresswoman remained
in captivity even as she is nursing an illness that has taken its toll on her health.
It had been two years since she was arrested and no resolution of the cases is
seen in the near future. While the courts
are hearing the cases, the former President is languishing in the hospital for a
full two years--and she has not yet been
convicted of the crimes filed against her.
If the court cannot afford the former
President the littlest of privileges of
spending a Christmas with her family,
can’t they just speed up the proceedings and solve the cases in the soonest
possible time?
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Hell hath no fury
“With Senator Santiago
now providing a more
credible account, the public’s thirst for truth undergoes the quenching.”
I
t’s one of the most damaging exchanges one can ever imagine
happening in an institution designed primarily to enact initiatives
to maintain discipline, if not sanity.
And what could be more nervewracking than to feature the titans
in the Senate, Miriam Defensor
Santiago and Juan Ponce Enrile, in
a clash using not opinions as ammunition but character bullets.
The rift between these two brilliant legal minds has taken its toll
on the Senate as an august body
and the senators as elected officials.
This rather chaotic behavior casts
more doubts on its integrity since
the core of the arguments circles
around Enrile as the brains behind
the PDAF anomaly which involves
other members of the Senate. With
public opinion already fixed on the
presumption of guilt of the senators
involved in the scam, the last thing
the Senate needs is rubbing salt to
the wound.
Admittedly, Santiago’s attacks
are by far of heavier weight than
Enrile’s counter-moves, as the for-
mer Senate President is reduced to value, that’s the scary part.
merely recycling and reviving issues
But Enrile only gets what he
against the lady senator. Miriam’s wishes for and whatever is houndmental state is no longer pancake ing him now isn’t anybody’s doing
and her tantrums have become daily but his.
staple. Recycled goods
For how does one explain
won’t get the same pahis double retraction of a
tronage as fresh-frommajor event that changed
the-oven commodities
the course of history? The “I
and Enrile seems to
was ambushed, I was not, on
not have new items to
third thought I was indeed
sell.
ambushed” Trilogy have yet
But even if he does
to find closure since another
have new revelations,
biography might yet come
the magnitude of Sanout with a different version.
tiago’s exposé will
And how can one explain
sink deeper since the
the science behind the urge
fiery lady from Iloilo Simple Pen
to chase after any female
is deemed without in- John R. Gatus
with two feet, be it due to
volvement in the PDAF
addiction or lucid intervals?
scandal, since it is the
Expectedly, he described
public’s reference point, making her all allegations as products of imagithe lesser evil and giving her more nation. But then again, with lesser or
credibility.
no credibility left, Enrile’s defense
And what can perhaps add weight won’t hold tough ground against Santo Santiago’s position is that all her tiago’s allegation. It’s all about credallegations have been, for a long ibility and it’s all about public opintime, public perception but sans ion; unfortunately, Enrile lost both.
solid foundation to be taken as fact.
But nonetheless, I truly admire
Alfie Anido’s death is one; Desa- the guy. Because while all this is
parecidos is another.
happening, the only course of action
With Senator Santiago now pro- he can think of is to stay glued to his
viding a more credible account, the gadget and stay bejeweled.
public’s thirst for truth undergoes
Come to think of, how can a
the quenching. The danger though man handle the fury of a woman
is that whatever the one with the scorned? And it’s Miriam we’re talkcredibility says can be taken at face ing about. ●
todayinhistory
Washington Monument completed (November 5, 1945)
On this day in 1884, in Washington, D.C.,
workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid
atop a tower of white marble, completing
the construction of an impressive monument
to the city’s namesake and the nation’s first
president, George Washington. As early as
1783, the infant U.S. Congress decided that a
statue of George Washington, the great Revolutionary War general, should be placed near
the site of the new Congressional building,
wherever it might be. After then-President
Washington asked him to lay out a new federal capital on the Potomac River in 1791, architect Pierre L’Enfant left a place for the statue
at the western end of the sweeping National
Mall (near the monument’s present location).
It wasn’t until 1832, however--33 years
after Washington’s death--that anyone really did anything about the monument. That
year, a private Washington National Monument Society was formed. After holding a
design competition and choosing an elaborate Greek temple-like design by architect
Robert Mills, the society began a fundraising
drive to raise money for the statue’s construction. These efforts--including appeals
to the nation’s schoolchildren--raised some
$230,000, far short of the $1 million needed.
Construction began anyway, on July 4, 1848,
as representatives of the society laid the cornerstone of the monument: a 24,500-pound
block of pure white marble.
Six years later, with funds running low,
construction was halted. Around the time
the Civil War began in 1861, author Mark
Twain described the unfinished monument
as looking like a “hollow, oversized chimney.” No further progress was made until
1876--the centennial of American independence--when President Ulysses S. Grant authorized construction to be completed.
Made of some 36,000 blocks of marble
and granite stacked 555 feet in the air, the
monument was the tallest structure in the
world at the time of its completion in December 1884. In the six months following
the dedication ceremony, over 10,000 people
climbed the nearly 900 steps to the top of
the Washington Monument. Today, an elevator makes the trip far easier, and more than
800,000 people visit the monument each
year. A city law passed in 1910 restricted the
height of new buildings to ensure that the
monument will remain the tallest structure
in Washington, D.C.--a fitting tribute to the
man known as the “Father of His Country.”
--HISTORY
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DECEMBER 6-8, 2013
What about Central Luzon?
U
nderstandably, what are being given primary attention
now by the national government are the regions devastated by
Yolanda while the earthquake-damaged Bohol and war-ravaged Zamboanga City remain
among the top concerns. I do not think
the national government wants to
leave other regions
unattended but it is
equally understandable that local executives in Central
Luzon would air at
this time their own
concerns over what
threatens their constituents. While the
bulk of effort and Leny Manalo
resources are now
being channeled to
rehabilitation and construction, the
needs for disaster prevention and
preparedness continue to demand
serious attention in other areas of
the country.
One big concern now in Central
Luzon is the state of the Angat Dam
in Bulacan in relation to a predicted
earthquake that could be triggered
by an existing fault line. As early
as 2009, Dr. Renato Solidum of the
Philippine Institute of Volcanology
and Seizmology (Philvocs) already
warned local officials of Bulacan
about the danger of Angat Dam collapsing once the West Valley fault
line on which it sits moves and triggers an earthquake. The West Valley fault line stretches from the Taal
Lake to the Angat River, a length
capable of producing an earthquake
with magnitude of the one that flat-
tened much of Bohol. Despite earlier
assurances made by the National
Power Corporation (Napocor) and
the Metropolitan Waterworks and
Sewerage system that the Angat
Dam remained stable, there was
enough reason that prompted the national government
to allocate a total of P5.7 billion for the rehabilitation and
gut feel
poration of the Philippines and as reported by a Bulacan news blog site. It
was said that floodwater could reach
30 meters in some places. One dam
safety expert who is based in the
US, Engr. Roderick Dela Cruz, also
gave his own estimate that Hagonoy
at the far end would still get 60-feet
high of floodwater! Another feasibility study conducted by Tonkin and
Taylor International noted that
20 towns and cities in Bulacan,
along with 7 towns in Pampanga, will be affected by the flashflood that could reach as high as
30 meters in some places. With
that estimate the towns in the
4th district of Pampanga lying
near the flash-flood corridor are
in great danger, too!
The projected devastation
in Bulacan and Pampanga will
seriously affect the economy and the
lives of people in Central Luzon. The
provinces are two of the richest in
the country and their economies are
closely intertwined with their neighbors. The worst scenario would add
so much burden even to the nearby
local governments that will not be
directly hit. Less than three years
remain in President Aquino’s term
and much of this now will be focused on what has been destroyed
by disasters. It remains to be seen
if the appointment of former Senator
Panfilo Lacson as rehabilitation czar
will relieve Malacañang of enough
stress to allow it to put adequate attention, this time, to areas about to
be destroyed by potential extreme
disasters like the threatening Angat
Dam collapse and the growing possibility of huge storm surges along
the shores of Manila Bay and West
“Actual repair and improvement works on the
Angat Dam have not started and at the rate things
are going, it seems there is
no option left for Central
Luzon but to prepare for
the worst. ”
improvement of the Angat
Dam, of which, P2.6 billion is
said to be utilized for installation of
new instruments, while the remaining P3.1 billion is intended for the
actual rehabilitation. Actual repair
and improvement works on the Angat Dam have not started and at the
rate things are going, it seems there
is no option left for Central Luzon
but to prepare for the worst.
And so this December, just after
sending a big contingent of personnel and truckloads of relief goods
to assist Typhoon Yolanda victims
like what Pampanga did, Bulacan is
already preparing to conduct a province-wide drill in preparation for the
possible earthquake that could damage Angat Dam and wreak havoc on
50-60 % of the province and cause
the death of not less than 100,000
as revealed in a study in 2012 by the
Engineering and Development Cor-
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Ang gara ni Angara
I
sa sa mga hindi pa nangyayari
na may kinalaman sa PDAF at
sa Pork Barrel scam ay nagiging kataka-taka na sa akin at nagiiwan na ito ng ilang mga katanungan at nagiging palaisipan na rin
sa akin.
Ito ‘yon: Bakit hindi nakakasama si Edgardo Angara sa mga
mambabatas na maaaring ihabla at dapat ding
ma-imbestigahan dahil
na rin sa kaparehong
kadahilan kung bakit
ang iba sa mga dati niyang kasamahan at iba
pang mga mambabatas
ay nakahabla ngayon, iniimbestigahan at pinagpapaliwanag ng
Ombudsman?
Ang gara naman yata ng imahen ni Angara sa Ombudsman at
sa DOJ?
na depensa si Angara tungkol sa
ulat na ito ng COA sa mga pangungusap na, “The COA did not qualify
their report. They did not mention
any irregularity.
Even if they mentioned my name,
don’t jump into
conclusion that I
***
Abogado si Angara. Isang
mahusay na abogado ang
pagkakakilala ng maraming
Pilipino sa kanya. At kung
ang pagkakakilalang ito ng
mamamayan kay Angara
ay totoo pa rin hanggang
Towards
ngayon, siya mismo ang dapat na unang nakakaalam
pocketed money the Light
na ang paglalagak ng pondo
from it.” Ayon ABEL SOTO
sa isang NGO na siya mismo
pa kay Angara,
ang nagtatag ay hindi kasakailangan pa raw
na ma-validate ang ulat ng COA. ma sa mga prerogatibo niya bilang
Idinagdag pa niya na ang COA daw isang senador. Unang-una sa lahat,
mismo ay dapat daw na naging hindi karapatan ng isang senador
mas responsible… “and embargoed ang magtatag ng isang NGO. Ano
its report because it posed prejudi- ngayon ang itatawag mo sa isang
cial publicity.” (Para namang may NGO na itinatag ng isang senador:
“publicity” na maaaring maganap “government-non-governmentkung wala naman talagang nang- organization”? Ngunit kagaya ng
alam na naman ng lahat, ang NGO
yaring dapat ilathala.)
Parang ang gara din ng depensa na ‘yon ay peke, walang sustansya,
walang ligalidad na basehan, at
ni Angara…
walang karapatang maitatag.
Sabihin pa natin ang katoto***
Inirereklamo rin ni Angara na hanan na si Angara ay naging pilumikha raw ang MEDIA ng galit nuno ng Global Organization of
sa damdamin ng publiko dahil sa Parliamentarians Against Corrupusapin ng pork barrel. Ang ME- tion noong nakaraang Pebrero,
DIA daw ang dahilan kung bakit isang senador, isang abogado, at
ang publiko ay hinusgahan ang paano mo ngayon ipaliliwanag na
mga senador at mga mambabatas. hindi mo alam ang tama sa mali,
Sa pagtawag daw ng MEDIA ng ang bawal sa hindi? Hindi ba ito
iskandalo ang isang kontrobertowards the light... Page 9
“Unang-una sa lahat,
hindi karapatan ng
isang senador ang magtatag ng isang NGO”
***
Ayon sa ulat ng COA tungkol
sa “pork barrel releases” ng mga
mambabatas mula 2007-2009,
pinangalanan si Angara bilang isa
sa mga senador “who grossly exceeded their pork allocations,” at
sa kaso ni Angara ay umaabot ito
sa halagang P384.375 million. Iniulat din ng COA na inilagak ni Angara ang halagang P14.4 million sa
isang NGO na siya mismo ang nagtayo. Ang ilang mga NGO ay nasa
pangalan ng “Kalusugan ng Bata”
at “Karunungan ng Bayan” kung
saan nakalista si Angara bilang
isa sa mga “incorporators”, “stockholders” at “board members”.
Ganoon pa man, may personal
sya, iginuhit daw sa isipan ng mga
mamamayan na masama ang mga
mambabatas at mga peke ang mga
NGOs.
Ang gara din naman yata
ng mga reklamong ito ni Angara laban sa MEDIA?
Talagang ganyan
ang buhay
M
abilis ang panahon. “Time flies so swiftly,”
ika nga sa Ingles. Hindi mo namamalayang
lumipas ang mga taon. Sasabihin mo sa
sarili mo, parang kailan lang. Kaya siguro hindi napapansin ng tao ang kaniyang pagtanda dahil sa nakikita niya araw-araw ang hitsura niya sa salamin.
Itong modernong panahon, nitong internet age
na kung saan mayroon nang cellphone, twitter, facebook, etc..napakadaling bumiyahe pabalik ng nakaraan. Iyong aking apo na si Choby, nag-download
ng aking mga matatandang larawan na ang iba pa
nga ay sepia, ibig sabihin ay
hindi de-kulay o colored,
kung hindi kulay tsokolate,
at nandoon ngayon sa aking
facebook account.
***
Bawat tao ay may sariling
kasaysayan. “Every man has
his own story to tell.” At ang
aking kasaysayan ay ikukuwento ng mga larawan sa
facebook. At kung sino man
sa atin ang may facebook account, nandoon ang kwento Max Sangil
ng kaniyang buhay.
Matutuwa ka o malulungkot ka ‘pag tinitingnan
mo ang iyong mga kuhang
larawan ng nagdaang panahon. Nandoon ang hitsura
mo noong ikaw ay malikot na
sanggol na siguro kuha pa ng
letratistang may talukbong
sa ulo at pumuputok pa yaong flash bulb.
Mapapangiti ka ‘pag minamasdan mo ang larawan
noong ikaw ay teenager at
kasama ang mga kalaro at
nagtatampisaw sa ilog dahil iyon ay Linggo at may
piknikan.
Malulungkot, baka mamalisbis ang luha mo sa
magkabilang pisngi, dahil sa isang family reunion
kung saan nagkaroon ng group picture na nandoon
ang iyong magulang at mga kapatid. Lalo na kapag
ang iyong mga magulang ay nasa langit na, at dalawa sa mahal mong kapatid ay pumanaw na kung
kailan lamang at kailanman ay hindi na ganoon kaligaya pa ang mga family reunion.
toda max
“Ang dahon
daw ng isang
halaman ‘pag
nahulog sa lupa
ay wala nang
pagkakataon
pang mabalik sa
puno.”
***
Ito ang mga larawang magbibigay ng saya at lungkot. Pero talagang ganoon ang buhay. Laging hati.
Yin and Yang, ika nga ng mga intsik. Kung may
araw, may gabi. Kung may kabiguan, may tagumpay. Hindi pwedeng puro gabi at walang araw, hindi
pwedeng laging panalo at hindi rin pwedeng palagi
na lang bigo. Ang mahalaga harapin ang buhay na
may puspos na pananalig sa Diyos at sa sarili.
***
Sabi ng mga Aeta sa bayan namin sa Porac, “ing
bulung, ustung menabu ya king gabun ala neng
upayang magbalik pa.” Ang dahon daw ng isang
halaman ‘pag nahulog sa lupa ay wala nang pagkakataon pang mabalik sa puno.
Noong ang tao ay isilang, isang direksyon lang
ang kaniyang patutunguhan. Ito ang pakikipagtipan niya sa kaniyang lumikha. Ito ang wakas ng
kaniyang paglalakbay sa daigdig na ito.
Hindi man sukat katakutan ang wakas ng kaniyang buhay. “The greatest gift God has given to
mankind is death.” Kamatayan ang pinakamahalagang regalo ng Panginoon sa atin.
***
Ang malagim na katotohanan ay hindi na natin
maibabalik ang kamay ng orasan ng buhay, at pwede
lang balikan sa pamamagitan ng pagtingin sa mga
lumang larawan. Mga larawang sumasalamin sa
naging takbo ng buhay mo. Sana walang pagsisisi.
Tsk, tsk.
***
(Personal note: Itong sinulat kong ito ay bilang
isang gunita sa aking magulang, at dalawang kapatid, si Benjamin at Zenaida, na kamakailan lang ay
sumakabilang-buhay. Hindi na kasing saya ang mga
pasko magbuhat nang sila’y pumanaw. God bless
them!) •
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DECEMBER 6-8, 2013
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58. Conger catcher
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pronoun
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37. Alter, as a pet
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11. Medieval rabbinical writer
46. Teasdale and Roosevelt
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49. Intl. assn. for learning
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SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 1
18. Maze options Ender’s Game51. Offspring
PG | 1 hr 55 ms 52. Split to bond
22. Ugandan tyrant Idi
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11:20
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25. Safe place
Delivery Man
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:45 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 2
Call Center Girl
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM
| 6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |d-cinema
Frozen
G | 1 hr 55 ms
11:20 AM | 1:45 PM
Downtown | Cinema 3
The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire
PG | 2 hrs 30 ms
12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM | 9:00 PM
TYG 2: The Protector
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
11:00 AM | 1:50 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:30 PM
SM CLARK |d-cinema
Call Center Girl
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
4:20 PM | 6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 4
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM
| 6:45 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 5
Delivery Man
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM
| 6:45 PM | 9:00 PM
Call Center Girl
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
11:20 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:35 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 6
When The Love Is Gone
R-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
10:40 AM | 1:15 PM | 3:50 PM
| 6:25 PM | 9:00 PM
R-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM
| 6:30 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |IMAX
Ender’s Game
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
1:00 PM | 3:50 PM | 6:40 PM
| 9:30 PM
SM CLARK | Cinema 1
The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire
PG | 2 hrs 30 ms
12:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
9:00 PM
Downtown | Cinema 1
R-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM
| 9:00 PM
HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)
Allow your creative and intuitive nature to surface today. If you do so, you may find many beneficial things
evolve from your action. People like alexander graham bell, or eli whitney, would not be in our history books if
they had worried about what others thought of their inventions. You progress through to the future by taking
risks that are associated with the genius mind. You have great ideas that should be developed and shared with
others. Go for it--unashamed, unbiased and without reservation. You will find ways to make broken things
work and difficult problems connect with a quick solution. This could encompass emotional as well as technical situations. Holiday activities keep you busy this afternoon--lots of shopping.
ARIES (MAR. 21-APR. 19)
You should find it easy to communicate concerning groups and society in general, as you show great understanding and sensitivity to others’ needs just now. Don’t be a bit surprised if you come up with some new solutions to long held problems or possibly even a very useful invention. This will all be due to your allowing your
unique and unusual qualities to surface. Your creative and intuitive side will kick in and lead you to some very
interesting places. Someone that you are close to will understand and be very supportive of your eccentricities
today. Learning what makes people do the things they do is intriguing. Anything secretive, mysterious and
even taboo could appeal to you now. You could write a mystery. Tonight you shop with a loved one.
CANCER (JUN 22- JUL 22)
Your independence is really showing. All of a sudden, you may realize that you have been operating on your own
power. Now that you are an adult, you discover you do pretty well, especially since you have had such good guidelines. Someday you may decide to go into business for yourself. A co-worker friend of yours is excellent in the act
of balancing money and this friend could share in the responsibility of bookkeeping. Your family may not say, but
they are proud of you. Why not beat them to the punch and tell them how much you appreciate themyou may
construct a plan on paper this evening for getting things and people organized for an upcoming event. There is a
sense of ambition and orderliness at this time.
SM CLARK | Cinema 2
Ender’s Game
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30
PM | 9:00 PM
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short
Catching Fire59. Go over 212 degrees
PG | 2 hrs 30 ms
11:30 AM | 2:40 PM | 5:50 PM | 9:00 PM
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MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 1
Delivery Man
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
9:00 PM
Ender’s Game
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
11:50 AM | 2:15 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:05
PM | 9:30 PM
The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire
PG | 2 hrs 30 ms
12:45 PM | 3:40 PM | 6:35 PM |
9:30 PM
Call Center Girl
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
12:10 PM | 2:25 PM
R-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
4:40 PM | 7:00 PM | 9:20 PM
Robinsons Angeles | Cinema 1
Ender’s Game
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:40 PM
Robinsons Starmills |Cinema 1
Ender’s Game
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
12:30 PM | 2:55 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:45 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 4
R-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
12:00 PM | 2:30 PM
| 5:00 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Angeles | Cinema 2
Delivery Man
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
12:45 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:15 PM | 7:30 PM
Delivery Man
PG | 1 hr 55 ms
12:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:00 PM |
7:15 PM
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:45 PM
| 5:00 PM | 7:15 PM
Robinsons Angeles Cinema 3
Call Center Girl
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:30 PM
Call Center Girl
PG | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:30 PM
The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire
PG | 2 hrs 30 ms
1:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 7:00 PM
Robinsons Angeles Cinema 4
R-13 | 1 hr 50 ms
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:30 PM
( Cinema s chedule s are subjec t to change wi t hou t prior no t ice.)
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)
There are plenty of opportunities to move forward today, particularly in some area that requires you to vocally
express your opinion. Someone understands your viewpoint and helps you to rise above the problems you
might encounter. This could mean getting a vote to go your way in a meeting or changing the quitting time to
twenty minutes earlier than usual. Properly channeled ambition can result in great achievements and bring
you recognition. Friendships and interaction in group activities play a more important part in your life now.
Friends are our only true riches and the satisfaction that comes from achievement with friends will always be
in your memory. This could mean you work together on a parade float or some other similar activity.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
You feel ready to conquer the world today. Pleasant interactions at work create a harmonious atmosphere that
helps you complete tasks effectively. Whatever is in front of you today will have your complete attention. This
is a good time to throw yourself into your work. Later this afternoon you may take the initiative for a lost cause
and a goal that seemed beyond everyone’s reach. At home this afternoon, you may decide to catch up on your bill
paying. You cannot seem to shake the feeling that there is still something you need to write or communicate. This
is a good time for communication and for writing about anything you feel deeply--poetry is possible. This evening
you share quality time with the family. A phone call brings good news.
LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)
Others may see a more dynamic and outgoing quality to your professional life. Beating others in the heat of competition and taking on a position of authority mean more now than in the past. You enjoy helping or guiding
others. This may mean in a large or small business situation, or you might consider a business of your own. Perhaps
you would enjoy teaching dance, voice, writing, sewing, etc. Young and old folks could chat and create at the same
time. You review some choices you have not made yet and think about the right option for you. You should find
this evening a good time for surrounding yourself with friends and young people and for having a good time. You
relish your particular situation and enjoy support from others.
LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)
Your emotions may be vulnerable today. Expect and accept assistance and goodwill from those around you. It’s a
good probability that you will be the one taking the initiative in the professional part of your world today. Circumstances may also demand that you take action. If you are in sales, you will find much success in using your sales
techniques. Your teammates encourage you and although there may be competition, it always helps when you
bring in the customers. Your imagination and artistic sensibilities are enhanced as you describe the usefulness of
some unique product. This evening is an excellent time to develop a new artistic skill. You probably will not need
much practice with your new skill.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
Sensuality, strength and money are all very compelling aphrodisiacs now. Your instinctive direction at this
time is toward getting down to business and accomplishing much. After work, friends will find you helping
and guiding others. To be able to heal or mend a problem, it is necessary to destroy the roots of a disorder. You
may be helping at a job fair or a class to teach the handicapped some working techniques. Figuring out what
makes people tick is fun and you enjoy helping. When it is time to go home, you and a friend may stop off at
a gym to exercise a bit. This kind of exercise helps to relieve stress and you enjoy talking with your friends. At
home this evening there are traditions to maintain. You enjoy this time of year!
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)
This is a good time to change a negative to a positive. You gain attention because of your positive attitude. Coworkers may mimic your ways. You are easy to follow. It seems you can easily bring out the positive in others. As a
result, your take on a political or professional presentation may be the more accepted thinking. Later today your
attention may be more on your mate, who may feel a bit neglected. Tonight you will have a good opportunity to
concentrate on your relationship. This is the beginning of some closer times. The two of you may plan a future
gathering with friends. There could also be an opportunity to dress up in your finest. Add in a little dancing and
sparkling visual effects to help resurrect your relationship--celebrate love.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)
You may find yourself working extremely hard to examine and work through some strong interior changes.
Don’t push too hard though, or you could be too dominating, even oppressive, to yourself and others. Learning
what makes people tick intrigues you. Your instinctive direction at this time is toward getting down to the
practical details and beginning from square one. Perhaps a new schedule is in order. You may find worth in cooperative or unconventional ideas. Unclouded decisions that affect those around you could be made now. You
enjoy a lighthearted afternoon with a very good friend. The two of you may visit a health food store--checking
out the new products, herbs, etc. It would be fun to take turns getting a massage.
TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)
You are on target with your ideas. It may take a little convincing to get others to see things your way but with
patience and your great smile, you will have everyone’s attention. It is your time to rule so make it good and don’t
leave anything out. If you can draw a mental picture for your listeners, that will be most helpful. When questions
come your way, you will know you have made your point. Everyone has gifts and talents--today, you try to encourage other people to be expressive. This is simply a fun time for being in the company of others, both personally and
in a work environment. The extra added attention that all of this generates will be gratifying. This is a time when
you will look back on with pride. A new book has your attention this evening.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)
Snowyou could be getting snow or preparing to be in the snow today--each season brings with it the delight
and the difficulty that come with that season. You, however, are ready and probably planning on the fun
things that can be enjoyed. There is much talk and laughter during the noon break at work. Others may find
you looking forward to a ski trip this weekend. You are protective toward those that come under your wing
and you combine your brain and emotions when working or making decisions. You may be the manager or in
some management position and you have the power to exert the authority in changing a negative by simply
changing the seating of the work or play area. Separating angry people is a wise move.
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SHOWBIZ 7
Rachell Ann Go takot
magsuot ng bikini
sa Miss Saigon
N
a-introduce na sa
really proud of Rachelle.
publiko ang cast
Gigi is just a major supng Miss Saigon.
porting role but we won’t
First to be introbe surprised
duced is Eva NoCentral Buzz if she’d later
blezada, a Filipina
on be asked to
and high school
also play the
Noel Montes
student from North
role of Kim.
Carolina who’ll
Rachelle
play Kim. Like Lea,
says she really
she has a powerful
didn’t expect
voice, but Lea is so
she’d be hired
much prettier.
as part of the
Rachelle Ann Go
“Miss Saigon”
as Gigi was given
revival and
special attention by
she learned
Mr. Mackintosh, saying
the good news only when
she’s “a beautiful singer
Lea Salonga herself
with a magical voice.”
tweeted about it.
She was shown doing her
What’s her initial
audition piece, with her
reaction?
singing “The Movie in My
“Thank you Lord God!
Mind” (we didn’t know
Thank you!” she says.
she was asked to fly to
“Siyempre, nagpasalaLondon in the first week
mat ako agad kay Lord.
of November for this final It’s scary kasi, magbiaudition) and you’d feel
bikini ako, na never
kris
bernal
ko pang ginawa rito sa
atin. Mahirap ang songs
pero mas mahirap ‘yung
pagbi-bikini, so I will ask
advice from Ms. Isay Alvarez who’s the original
Gigi. Bale 14 months ang
contract ko in London.
First time ko mahihiwalay sa family ko and to
live by myself so I have to
do my own laundry, cook
my own food. March ang
alis ko rito to start the rehearsals in London then
we open in May. Nagpapasalamat ako sa GMA7
for allowing me to go on
leave to do this once in a
life time chance to appear
in London.”
Before she leaves for
London, Rachelle also
intends to hold a solo
concert in celebration of
her 10th anniversary in
showbiz.●
rachell
ann go
Rodjun Cruz di naiinggit
kay Rayver Cruz
Nakatatandang kapatid ni Rayver
Cruz si Rodjun Cruz. Pero higit na sikat
si Rayver. Despite this, he says there’s no
sibling rivalry at all between them. “Laging
may nagtatanong sa’kin niyan and always,
my answer is there’s no rivalry at all kasi
we are very supportive of each other,” he
says. “I’m happy when he achieves something, like when he won best actor sa
Cinema One. Magaling naman siya so I’m
proud of him. Hindi naman nawawala ang
bonding namin as brothers at kuya pa rin
teng
bros.
ang tingin niya sa ‘kin.”
He has done projects with ABS and
TV5, but he’s happier now with the way
his career is going since he transferred to
GMA7. His exposure in “My Husband’s
Lover” definitely boosted his career.
“Happy talaga ako sa GMA kasi sunudsunod ang projects ko. I’ve also appeared
in their other shows like ‘Wagas’ and ‘Magpakailanman’. Tapos, napasama pa ako sa
‘Sunday All Stars’ at ngayon, I was added
to the cast of ‘Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas’ as
Cyrus Dominguez, a detective who will
be helping Lovi Poe as Lovelia. Challenging ito for me after my gay character in
‘My Husband’s Lover’ at nakakatuwa rin
kasi kasama ko hindi lang si Lovi but also
Cesar Montano na isang premyadong actor
at director.
And to think Direk Laurice Guillen pa
ang director namin kaya I’m learning so
much from her at lalong nahahasa ang acting ko. So I can really consider myself very
lucky na napasali ako sa soap na ito.” ●
rodjun
cruz
Sam Milby insecure
sa Teng Brothers
Wala pa palang bagong
development sa panliligaw ni
Sam Milby kay Jessy Mendiola
at kumbaga, ganu’n pa rin ang
estado ng kanilang relasyon.
The reason, ayon sa aktor nang
sam makausap namin sa presscon
milby
ng Kimmy Dora (Ang Kiyemeng Prequel), bihira silang
magkita.
“Twice pa lang kami nagkita (ni Jessy) in the last two
months,” say ni Sam. “I’m just
enjoying the time that, you
know, we’re still keeping in
touch.
Say pa ng aktor, wala silang
time right now na magkita
nang madalas.
“We’ve been keeping in touch
naman. We still have contact.
Kaya lang, ’yun nga, ’yung
schedule niya.”
Two weeks ago raw ang huli
nilang pagkikita ni Jessy at
nanood sila ng movie.
This Christmas, gusto ni Sam
na ipakilala sa parents niya
ang young actress. Darating
daw kasi ang mga magulang
niya ngayong second week
of December at kasama sa
wish niya na makasama si
Jessy ngayong Pasko with his
parents.
Nang hingan siya ng reaksyon
sa pagkakaroon ng interes ng
Teng brothers kay Jessy, say ni
Sam, “I’m not surprised.”
Hindi kaya maunahan naman
siya?
“I’ve kept on saying even
dati pa na hopefully, it would
work out. But if it doesn’t, ibig
sabihin, you know, we’re not
meant to be, we’re better off as
friends. I always hope for the
best,” say ni Sam. ●
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partylist from Page 1
BILATERAL MEETING. President Benigno S. Aquino III receives President U Thein Sein of the Union of Myanmar at
the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace during his State Visit to the Philippines on Thursday (December 5, 2013). The state
visit is President Thein Sein’s first visit to the Philippines since his assumption to office in 2011. The last time a head of state
from Myanmar visited the Philippines was in 2005 when Prime Minister Soe Win visited Manila. The two leaders had their first
bilateral meeting in Nay Pyi Taw on June 7, 2013, when President Aquino attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) on East
Asia hosted by Myanmar. The Philippines will host the WEF in 2015. Myanmar donated seven tons of relief goods and US$
100,000 to the victims of typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). The Philippines and Myanmar established diplomatic relations in 1956 and
will celebrate the 60th anniversary of their relations in 2016. (Photo by: Gil Nartea/Malacañang Photo Bureau/PNA)
Aquino: Philippines, Myanmar
to learn advance cooperation
MANILA -- The state visit to the
Philippines of Myanmar President
Thein Sein has given both countries an opportunity to learn more
from each other and strengthen
their relationship, President Benigno S. Aquino III said Thursday.
In his statement following the
signing of agreements between
the two countries, the President
also thanked Myanmar for its donation of $ 150,000 for victims of
October’s magnitude-7.2 quake
and super typhoon “Yolanda”
(Haiyan) last November.
“Our meeting this morning
— in fact, President Thein Sein’s
visit to the Philippines — is a testimony to our desire to learn more
from each other and advance cooperation in various fields. We
look forward to an even stronger
relationship with Myanmar, as
we prepare for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the
establishment of our diplomatic
relations in 2016,” he said.
On the second day of the
Myanmar leader’s state visit,
the two countries signed several
agreements, including those on
business, information exchange,
renewable energy, and food security.
Myanmar also donated $
150,000 to victims of recent calamities, including $ 100,000 to
victims of Yolanda and 50,000
dollars to victims of the Oct. 15
quake that hit Central Visayas.
President Aquino said he
thanked President Thein Sein for
his message of sympathy and solidarity for Filipinos who were victims of the calamities.
“In particular, I expressed our
deepest gratitude for the Myanmar Government’s donation of $
100,000 in humanitarian aid, and
for the seven tons of relief goods
flown in by the Myanmar Defense
Services,” he said.
He noted President Thein Sein
and his delegation will fly to Cebu
Friday to show support for ongoing relief efforts, and will bring
with him a team of doctors and
two tons of relief goods.
Also, President Aquino said the
warm welcome to the Myanmar
leader and his delegation is returning the warm hospitality that
he and the Philippines received
last June, during his official visit
to Myanmar for the World Economic Forum on East Asia.
The President added he and
President Thein Sein discussed
the historic developments in
Myanmar under the Myanmar
leader’s administration, including
the democratic and economic reforms that he has instituted.
He said these reforms include
the holding of free elections, the
release of political prisoners, dialogue with the opposition, the expansion of political rights, and the
promulgation of new economic
laws such as the new Foreign Investment Law.
President Aquino said the Philippines supports these initiatives
and has offered assistance on capacity building through technical
cooperation.
The Philippines also offered
technical assistance to the Myanmar National Human Rights
Commission, as well as training
courses to relevant agencies on
entrepreneurship, culture, ecotourism, culinary arts, agriculture
and fisheries, food processing and
preservation, and gender issues,
he added.
Also, President Aquino and
President Thein Sein shared their
experiences on the peace processes within their individual nations.
Meanwhile, President Aquino
said he has appointed a resident
defense attaché to Myanmar, “to
further our defense cooperation.”
He also said both countries are
pursuing a stronger trade partnership, amid increased bilateral
trade.
Both sides agreed to continue
discussions on establishing a
Joint Trade Commission and concluding a Double Taxation Agreement, he said.
“In pursuing a stronger partnership in this area, we seek not
only the benefit to our economies,
but more importantly the benefit
to our peoples,” he said.
Also, the two countries agreed
to update a 1979 Air Services
Agreement aside from signing a
Memorandum of Agreement on
Visa Exemption that allows Filipino holders of ordinary passports
visa-free entry to Myanmar for
tourism and business purposes.
“We had the chance to pay a
short visit to their country earlier this June—and we are pleased
that more Filipinos will have
greater opportunities to see the
beauty of Myanmar. This will also
facilitate the people-to-people exchanges that are vital to our countries’ relationship,” he said.
President Aquino noted as well
the two countries’ commitment to
cooperate against illicit trafficking
and abuse of drugs, “as part of our
joint efforts to address transnational crime.”
On the regional front, President Aquino said he and President
Thein Sein expressed confidence
and support for Myanmar’s Chairmanship of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations in 2014.
“As Chair, Myanmar will have
the crucial task of steering ASEAN towards its goal of an ‘ASEAN
Economic Community’ by 2015.
The theme that Myanmar has
chosen as Chair of ASEAN in
2014 — ‘Moving Forward in Unity, To a Peaceful and Prosperous
Community’ — fittingly captures
the aspirations of all ten member
states of ASEAN,” he said.
President Aquino also expressed support for Myanmar’s
hosting of the 27th Southeast
Asian Games this December.
For his part, President Thein
Sein said he is “very grateful” for
the Philippines’ support for political and economic reforms under
his watch.
He said that as Myanmar offers
ample business opportunities, he
asked President Aquino to invite
Philippine investors and business
persons to “come invest in Myanmar.”
Also, the Myanmar leader expressed on behalf of the people
of Myanmar “our full condolences” to victims of October’s quake
and super typhoon Yolanda.
(PNA)
Bello, a former justice secretary of the Arroyo administration and 2010 senatorial candidate of Lakas-Kampi-CMD,
proposed this in the spirit of
Christmas and for humanitarian consideration since the former president is suffering from
hypoparathyroidism, a rare
disorder in which the parathyroid glands in the neck do not
produce enough hormones.
The Second District representative of Pampanga was
arrested on November 18,
2011 and was detained and
kept under hospital arrest for
the last two years at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center
(VMMC) in Quezon City for
charges of plunder and electoral sabotage.
Arroyo has complained of
difficulty in swallowing food,
which contributed to her poor
appetite and loss of weight.
Even allies of former President Arroyo in the local government units in Pampanga
support the call of Bello to
grant the lady lawmaker of a
Christmas furlough to spend
time with her family in the
coming Christmas. Meanwhile, PCOO Sec. Herminio
Coloma Jr. said yesterday, it
is up to the Court if they will
grant the Christmas furlough
for the former president.
“She (GMA) is under the jurisdiction of the courts and we
defer to the court’s judgement if
and when the former president
or her lawyers will make such
request,” Coloma told Palace
reporters. •
robbery motive from Page 1
Dela Cruz, a former Association of Barangay Captains (ABC)
president in this city, was gunned down last Sunday at about 10
p.m., a few meters away from the cockfighting coliseum.
The victim, a staunch ally of former First District Rep. Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin and an army reservist, was about to board
his car when shot at point blank range by an unidentified gunman.
Ugale said several angles are being pursued by SITG, including politics, business and other possible motives. •
pampanga day from Page 1
ers, less fortunate people and
the giving of livelihood projects to further improve the
local economy,” said Pineda
in the dialect. Pineda was interviewed shortly after she,
Board Member Rosve and the
Capitol officials, led by provincial administrator Atty.
Andres “Jun” Pangilinan,
had finalized the schedule of
activities for the founding anniversary of Pampanga.
Today, Pineda is expected to lead the trade fair and
business conference at the
SM City Pampanga. The twoterm governor pushed for the
promotion and sale of local
products, most of which are
food products.
Pineda also said that
among the priorities of her
government is improving the
yield of the more than 32,000
farmers in Pampanga.
On Saturday, more than
4,500 Aetas families will be
treated at the “Aeta Day.” They
are from Mabalacat City, Porac and Floridablanca. On
the same day, late in the afternoon, Pineda will join the
“Duman Festival” in Sta. Rita
town headed by Mayor Yolanda “Yolly” Pineda.
On Sunday, the 22 candidates of the Mutya Ning Kapampangan (Miss Pampanga) 2013 will visit the Qatar
Airways officials at the Clark
International Airport (CIA).
Pineda is supporting the
entry of more flights, passengers and activities at the CIA
at the Clark Freeport.
On Monday, Pineda will
turn-over Nego-Kart (Vendors’ Karts) and Sampaguita
inputs to beneficiaries in
front of the provincial Capitol.
“Our government is committed in promoting work
and livelihood for those who
are not employed,” said Pineda, who released more than
P40 million for the loan livelihood assistance.
The major activities are
the Mutya Ning Kapampangan coronation night and
Farmer’s Day on December
10 and the Most Outstanding Kapampangan Awards on
December 11. •
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provincial government. We were able to help thousands of Cabalens because of their support and fundings,” said Pineda.
Based on the record of the Public Employment Services Office (PESO) of the province, DOLE, in partnership with the provincial government, was able to help 2018 students under the
Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES). The
agency gave P5 million for the salaries while capitol shared P7.5
million.
Another program of DOLE that benefitted the Kapampangans is the “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged
Workers or TUPAD Program” wherein 892 victims of calamities
received P1.5 million from the department and P374,640 from
the Pineda administration.
Further, the agency implemented the Negosyo king Kariton and supported the Sampaguita Livelihood program of the
province through a P1-million
grant that helped 92 cabalens.
Pineda assured the Kapampangans that “this is not the
end of the good relationship between the province and DOLE
because many programs and
projects are still on-going in
partnership with the agency.” •
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GUT FEEL
CL ARTIST from Page 3
tographs, cartoons and illustrations of Aaron Rivera, Dos
Garcia, and Marc Valenciano--all from this province--and
Wiljun Magsino, and Archie Valencia coming from Tarlac.
The exhibit will be on display until December 4.
The Commission on Human Rights, meanwhile, disclosed
that this year’s observance carries the theme “Wakasan ang
Kawalang Pananagutan, Tiyakin ang Tapat na Pamamahala,” which is an apt declaration in tune with the prevailing
national sentiment against deep-seated corruption in the
Philippines. ●
PRESS CORPS from Page 3
The newspapermen met for the third
time last Tuesday to formally organize the
Clark International Airport National Correspondents Association (CIANCA) and
held an election.
The officers are Chris Navarro of
Sun.Star Pampanga/Sun.Star Network,
president; Jun Malig of Philippine Daily
Inquirer, vice president; Rudy Abular of
People’s Journal/People’s Tonight, secretary; Franco Regala of Manila Bulletin,
treasurer; and Ric Sapnu of Philippine
Star, auditor.
Members of the group include Ding
Cervantes of Philippine Star, George Hubierna of People’s Journal/People’s Tonight, Froilan Magtoto of Manila Times,
and Jess Malabanan of Manila Standard
Today.
Regala, who conceptualized the setting up of the group, said he had thought
about the need to make a formal organization of national newspapers’ correspondents who cover the CIA to maximize the
dissemination of information as regards
the developments in the area.
For his part, Navarro vowed to lead
the organization towards mutual trust
and friendship and work for a good professional relation with CIA officials for
smooth access to information related to
publication of news.
Navarro said the role of national dailies in publishing news and information
about the country’s next premier international airport is crucial in attracting
international airlines and investors to
locate to Clark or make it as their hub of
operation. ●
national government, of whatever kind
or nature and from whatever source,
are included in, and form part of, the
national internal revenue taxes is just a
part.
“The mandate of the Constitution
is for the LGU’s to have a just share in
the national taxes. Congress, however,
changed it by decreeing that LGUs shall
have a share in the national internal
revenue taxes. In doing so, Congress has
unduly restricted the LGUs’ share and
entitlement in clear contravention of the
constitutional mandate,” Garcia reiterated.
The Bataan solon cited the thesis of
the Ford Foundation Philippines and
the study of the Local Government Center, College of Public Administration of
the University of the Philippines, which
both concluded: “For one, being in the
front line, the LGUs are regarded by
the citizens as the government. If local
governments fail and are unresponsive
to the basic needs of the people then
government to these people is a failure,
regardless of the grandiose plans, visions and resources (the national government) has.”
Garcia also reiterated that one key
aspect in the devolution process envisioned by the LGC is the transfer to the
LGUs of the responsibility for the delivery of almost all basic services which include health, agriculture, environment
and natural resources, social services
and public works funded by local funds.
“It is thus in the interest of the national government, the country and its
people that the salutary aim and vision of the Constitution to sufficiently
empower local governments, by giving
them their just share of the IRA, should
not be brought to naught,” Garcia said.
Therefore, Garcia concluded, the
LGUs should be receiving 40 percent of
the National Revenue Allotment and not
only 40 percent of the IRA. ●
SOLON BLASTS from Page 3
“A closer look shows, that the national government has committed,
and is continuing to commit, a glaring,
material error in interpretation and/or
implementation of the provision of the
Constitution on a matter which has resulted to a huge shortfall in the IRA of
the LGU’s,” Garcia stressed.
Garcia added that when the authors
of the LGC inserted the words “internal
revenue,” in Section 284 of the law, “it
became patently against the very clear
intent of the Constitution.”
“I should know because I ran and
was elected governor again in 1992 after
I was unjustly recalled,” Garcia said.
“There should be no question that
the term, ‘national taxes’ is not the same
as ‘national internal revenue taxes’. The
former is bigger in scope and greater in
amount and the latter is but one of its
components,” he added.
The solon further explained that all
the taxes that are being collected by the
ROAD OPENS from Page 3
tial particularly in farming industry.
They are optimistic that this would result to the greater
benefit of small traders as their transportation expenses will
be lessened resulting to lower price of agricultural commodi-
ties.
It can be recalled that for so many years, due to poor conditions of the road, farmers took their crops to San Miguel,
Bulacan, which is more accessible. ●
agro-industrial fair from Page 10
sale at factory price.
The fair, according to Provincial Arts,
Culture and Tourism Officer Arwin
Lingat, is a concerted effort between
the Capitol, local government units and
entrepreneurs both small and medium
scale.
The products, Lingat said, are “world
class and the pride of each municipality.”
Governor Lilia Pineda said the trade
fair, which is among the highlights of the
Aldo Ning Kapampangan or Pampanga
Day celebrations, shows Kapampangan
ingenuity.
“The fair will showcase the dedication
of our kabalens to come up with worldclass products which we can be proud of,”
Pineda said.
A mixed group of stalls will feature local crafts and industries of various towns
brought by the local government units.
There will also be micro and homebased entrepreneurs coming in to showcase their products.
Some of the crafts also on sale are
woodcrafts, pastries and home-cooked
meals. ●
mekeni raffles from Page 10
each include Eleonor Lawag from Subic, Zambales;
Michael Bautista from Mabalacat City; Dioscora Versoza from Quezon City;
Mary Grace Ola from Angono, Rizal; Marilyn Piad
from Mandaluyong City;
Loida Hilario from Pandi,
Bulacan; Merly Subala from
Naguillian, La Union; Cristie Pontanes from Arayat,
Pampanga; Mary Jane De
Leon from Paranaque City
and Jessica Bucasas from
Dinalupihan, Bataan. Winning sellers include Sario
Store, Alejandro Roque, William Versoza, Lenny Genove,
Gladys Store, Rosalina Pascual, Azon Chicken Stall and
Frozen Foods, Gloria Sagum,
brownout
Aybe Store and Sario Store.
Clarita Sangcal, officer in
charge of the National Meat
Inspection Service in Central
Luzon, validated the winning
entries.
Present during the raffle
draw were Mekeni Founder
Felix Garcia and Mekeni
President Prudencio Garcia.
President Garcia said the
promo is their way of thanking their loyal consumers.
Aside from consumers, he
also thanked their workers for their commitment to
come out with better products.
Marilou Uy, human resource manager at MFC, said
a grand raffle draw, where
one consumer will win P1
million and his partner seller
taking home P500,000, is set
on January 19, 2014 at the
SM Mall of Asia.
To qualify for the raffle
draw, a buyer should fill out
a stub which he can get from
buying any MFC product.
The raffle stub should be sent
along with empty packs of
Mekeni classic pork tocino
and Mekeni picnic jumbo red
hotdog.
Uy said the promo was
launched on September 1 in a
bid to thank consumers who
consistently patronize their
products.
Mekeni is the very first
Asian and Philippine meat
plant to have been certified
with the highest standards in
hotdog processing and marinated meat that include tocino, beef tapa and teriyaki.
It is the first in Asia and Philippines and the only second
firm in the world to get Food
Safety Management System
(FMMS) or ISO 22000.
Recently, it was also certified as the first Philippine
meat company to have obtained the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC)
22000, the latest and integrated standard on food
safety and quality. FSSC covers many of the most comprehensive existing food and
safety standards and program requirements because
of its full integration of ISO
22000. ●
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Company Inc. (SFELAPCO).
The momentary power interruption
is to normalize SFELAPCO’s 69kV Line 1
and 2, as part of the on-going Luzon Substation Expansion at Mexico Substation.
Normal operations will immediately
resume after work completion. NGCP
customers and the general public are advised to take the necessary preparations
and precautions for this scheduled interruption.
The affected city is determined by
the Distribution Utility (DU), unless the
activity will have an effect on the entire
franchise area. The DU allocates the
available power within its franchise area
and implements the power interruption
schedule among the end-users. ●
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Philippine Sea.
Estimates to damage caused by Yolanda
alone went as high as 130 billion pesos. What
Lacson now has as available funds are 41 billion pesos allocated by the national government which does not include yet funds from
foreign donors that can be used for rehabilitation purposes. This is the money matter that
the whole country will be watching with fanatical interest. Any sign of corruption and mismanagement in its use will immediately set off
public rage and condemnation like fireworks in
the sky. That is why Lacson’s job is now considered a “make or brake” situation not only for
himself but also for the Aquino administration.
Coming from a farming family, I could not
help but look at funding issues of immediate
concern to farmers in the context of the obvious priority needs of the devastation victims.
What would not be properly spent from the
huge rehabilitation money would make budget
cuts on agriculture more painful to farmers in
Central Luzon who are the top rice producers
in the country. The reported removal of some
4 billion pesos from the budget of the National
Irrigation Administration will place the burden
of repairing old irrigation canals and building
new ones on the shoulders of our rice farmers
who are already hard-pressed to produce more
in the light of the rice shortage largely caused
by recent calamities and importation mismanagement. Despite this burden, our farmers will
continue to plant, with or without government
aid, and the least that the government can do is
save their lives from potential disasters. Why
do I have the frightening gut feeling that localities will largely be on their own in this undertaking? •
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nagsusumigaw na kabalintunaan sa pagkatao
at integridad ni Angara?
Sa kaliwanagang ito, wala ang gara ni Angara.
***
Idagdag pa natin ang usapin na naglagak
si Angara ng P14.4 million sa kanyang pork
barrel na siya ang may likha, at pagkatapos ay
magre-reklamo siya na ginagawa raw ng MEDIA ang isang KONTROBERSYA na isang ISKANDALO. Ano ba ang tawag niya sa ginawa
niyang ito? Kontrobersya lang? Hindi ba ito
iskandalo? Isang iskandalo na siya mismo ang
gumawa para maging isa rin itong SCAM!
Hindi usapin dito kung totoo bang ang
inilagak na halagang ito ni Angara ay ginamit
sa dapat na paggamitan o hindi. Ang tunay
na mas usapin sa iskandalong ito ay ang kamalian ng isang senador na gumawa ng isang
NGO kung saan isa siya sa mga incorporators,
stockholders, at board members. Ito ang tunay na kahihiyan sa usaping ito.
At muli, sa kaliwanagang ito, wala ang gara
ni Angara.
***
Hindi na kailangan ng MEDIA na tawaging
isang iskandalo ang isang kontrobersya at tawaging scam ang isang iskandalo. Ginagawa
na ng mga katulad ni Angara ang inirereklamo niyang ito.
At dahil na rin sa sarili niyang kagagawan,
lahat ng gara ni Angara ay nasa isang garapon
ng nabubulok na nakaraan. •
firm donates
from Page 10
tude to LHI officials and owners, the Leoncio
Family, for their generosity in donating the
Dolores Church land that will “contribute to
the spiritual well-being of the people in the
area.”
Apu Ceto also encouraged the parishioners
to nurture the church which is now owned by
the Archdiocese of San Fernando.
LHI donated some 1,616 square meters
which will be used to house the Dolores
Church and for other religious purposes.
“It’s LHI’s hope that the donation will assist in the community’s spiritual well-being
and bring about goodwill and unity. It is also
the wish of LHI that the people of Hacienda
Dolores may partake of the benefits that come
with progress and development, starting with
the donation to the church,” LHI officials said
in a statement. ●
BUSINESS
VOLUME II • NO. 125 • DECEMBER 6-8, 2013 • FRIDAY - SUNDAY
RENEWAL OF TIES. Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Victor Jose I. Luciano and Cebu Pacific Vice-President for Ground Operations Michael Shau are all smiles
after discussing the airline’s renewal of Memorandum of Agreement with CIAC top management. Joining them are (L-R) CIAC Corporate Secretary Atty. Milani Reyes, Vice-President for Business Development Darwin L. Cunanan, Vice-President for Finance Lauro A. Ortile, Executive Vice-President and COO Bienvenido O. Manga, Cebu Pacific Director Outstation Dindo Fernando, Area Manager for
Luzon Enrico Viola and Station Manager Mark Dior Madamba. --PHOTO COURTESY OF CIAC-CCO
HLURB approves city
land use, zoning plan
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY -- The Housing
and Land Use Regulatory Board
(HLURB) headed by Vice President
Jejomar Binay recently approved
this city’s Comprehensive Land
Use Plan (CLUP) and Zoning Ordinance (ZO) from years 2010 to
2020.
Binay approved the city government’s CLUP and ZO through
Board Resolution No. 910, series
2013 on December 3, at the Coconut Palace, Pasay City.
Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan
said the approval is a major step
forward in terms of governance
adding that it will generally make
Angeles a better, safer and more
business friendly place to live in.
“Now that we have the approval
of the HLURB, we are now given
the opportunity to make a definite
vision for Angeles’ growth, direction and development,” Pamintuan
said.
Pamintuan added that the approval of the CLUP-ZO will complement several projects in the city
including major social programs
such as the City College of Angeles, the Ospital ning Angeles with
its expanded health programs and
other major infrastructure projects.
“We can now firmly say that our
city can be a magnet of development in Central Luzon,” Pamintuan said.
City Planning and Development
Coordinator Engineer David David said that the CLUP-ZO can be
considered as “the basis of all plans
e.g. solid waste plan, road network
plan, zoning plan, disaster plan,
Mekeni raffles 2nd
batch of winners
for ongoing promo
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
PORAC, Pampanga -- A world
class meat processing plant here
raffled off the second batch of prizes of their ongoing promo worth
P275,000.
Mekeni Food Corporation (Mekeni), through their “Mekeni Masarap Na, May Papremyo Pa!” promo,
awarded another five consumers
with P15,000 and their partner
sellers with P10,000. Mekeni also
awarded 10 consumers with P10,000
each and their partner sellers with
P5,000 each on December 2.
Winners of P15,000 each include
Melanie Abareta from Caloocan City;
Fredezwinda Espiritu from Olongapo
City; Roselia Morales from Antipolo
City; Mary Jane Romero from Pasig City and Lhorie Lei Laroco from
Cainta, Rizal. Winning partner sellers include Poplar General Merchandise, Vanie Girls Store, Cora Store
and Ofelia Sanchez (two winners).
Meanwhile, winners of P10,000
mekeni raffles.. pagE 9
RECEIVING AND GIVING. Mekeni Food Corporation founder Felix Garcia and
son-president Prudencio Garcia (left photo) receive the trophy for Mekeni as one of
the country’s top 7 entrepreneurs in the 2013 MVP Bossing Awards from among 200
nominees nationwide. Photo on right shows Mekeni VP for Sales and Marketing Nards
Garcia assisting tatang Felix in picking the winners in the second raffle of the meat
company’s “Masarap Na, May Papremyo Pa” promo. The raffle is Mekeni’s way to thank
and give back to its customers. --Contributed photos
etc. to be implemented by the city.”
“The CLUP-ZO also serves as an
official and reliable reference for
foreign aids such as USAID, JICA,
Australian Aid which are directed
to the city,” David said adding that
barangays can also take advantage
of this in order to “address issues
and problems in the locality.”
“With this, we can also address
disaster and climate change issues
and properly adapt to them when
the time comes,” David said.
The CLUP is regarded as the
plan for the long-term management of the local territory which
could be considered as the skeletalcirculatory framework of the territory’s physical development. It
identifies areas where development
can and cannot be done and directs
public and private investments accordingly. ●
Firm donates land
to CSF Archdiocese
By Marna Dagumboy-del
Rosario
PORAC, PAMPANGA
--LLL Holdings Incorporated (LHI) recently donated to the Archdiocese
of San Fernando a portion of its property where
the Dolores Church is
situated in Barangay Hacienda Dolores here.
LHI’S chief finance of-
ficer Regina Magbitang,
along with project director Ed Coronel, personally handed over the donation title to Pampanga
Archbishop Paciano Aniceto in a simple turnover
ceremony held at the Dolores Church.
During the event, Aniceto expressed appreciation and sincerest gratifirm donates.. pagE 9
Agro-industrial fair set
Friday at SM Pampanga
By Marna Dagumboy-del
Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The provincial government will launch today the
442nd Agro-Industrial Trade
Fair at the Trade Hall of SM
City Pampanga.
Showcased during the fair
will be the province’s produce like vegetables, fruits
and meat products, arts
and crafts and many others,
which are on display and for
agro-industrial fair.. pagE 9

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