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VOLUME 3
NUMBER 150
FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
GMA’s sis junks offer for
nd
her to run in 2 district
Lahar channel used as Porac dumpsite
BY JOEY PAVIA
BY DING CERVANTES
C
ITY OF SAN FERNANDO Presidential elder sister
Cielo Macapagal-Salgado
has finally junked the offer of Gov.
Eddie Panlilio for her to run for
Congress in this province’s
second district amid nagging talk
that President Arroyo will seek the
post in next year’s May elections.
PAGE 6 PLEASE
Arroyo pushed to
run for Congress
PORAC, Pamp. – “Our mayor
is indeed anti-environment and has
failed to safeguard our health.”
Thus said residents here as
they expressed alarm over the indiscriminate dumping of waste near
the Pasig-Potrero River in Barangay Manuali. Punto Central Luzon
was able to get photos of the open
dumpsite after being informed by the
complaining residents.
The Pasig-Potrero River served
as principal channel for lahar in the
aftermath of the Mount Pinatubo
eruptions.
The residents said they had repeatedly complained to the local
and barangay officials about the
dumping of waste in Manuali to no
avail. They added that first-term
Mayor Roger Santos “had been
focused on quarrying and merely
waiting for the arrival of the President to the town” while allegedly
allowing the dumping of waste in
open areas which is illegal.
PAGE 6 PLEASE
Madrigal Singers to perform at new HAU Chapel
THE WORLD-FAMOUS
Philippine Madrigal Singers, this year’s designated UNESCO Artists for
Peace, will perform in a
free concert at the new
Chapel of the Holy Guardian Angel, Holy Angel University, on December 9 at
six o’clock in the evening.
The concert is part of
the celebration marking
the dedication of the new
chapel earlier on the same
day by the Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines,
Archbishop Joseph Edward Adams, D.D. and the
Archbishop of San Fernando, Most Rev. Paciano B.
Aniceto, D.D.
The 800-seater chapel,
designed in the shape of
an angel, has been acoustically treated to ensure
“the Word of God is heard
clearly by everyone inside,” says University
President Dr. Arlyn S. Villanueva.
The concert by the
country’s premiere singing
group is expected to further showcase the chapel’s acoustic capabilities.
The Madz, as the
group is known, has given
command performances
to royalty and heads of
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THE MORE than one hundred schoolchildren of the
Special Education Center
(SpEd) of the Department
of Education in Angeles
City in cooperation with
the Department of Tourism
– Region III will hold a never-seen-before concert on
December 3 – 4, 2009,
6:00 p.m. at the Holy Angel University Theater, Angeles City, Pampanga.
This was the announcement made by Regional Director Ronaldo
Tiotuico of the tourism regional office in a press
statement issued recently.
Tiotuico said that the
concert, dubbed as “Musika at Galaw ng mga Kabataang may Kapansanan”, will feature the talents
and creativity of the special children of the education department - all with
varying level of physical
and mental disabilities
such as the mentally
handicapped, hearing impaired (deaf) and visually
impaired (blind). They will
all band themselves together to entertainment
some 1,000 guests and
spectators with their repertoire of songs and dancPAGE 2 PLEASE
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Guagua Mayor Ric
Rivera said government,
business and farmer sectors in Central Luzon have
urged President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo to continuously serve the people
after her term by pursuing
her candidacy for Pampanga’s 2nd district congressional race in 2010.
Rivera said Pampanga
mayors want Arroyo to
serve in Congress and be
of help to her fellow Kapampangans.
“I Presidente kasi nung
maging congresswoman
ya, balu na na ing gobyerno at balu na naman nung
nanu pa ing pangangailangn ning segunda distrito kaya ali mu ikami, nune
deng gang mayors at
manungkulan a makaintindi buri deng maging conPAGE 6 PLEASE
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Special children to hold
ground-breaking concert
Ex-Holy Angel University professor Arnel A.
Ocampo is the subject of 2 arrest warrants for rape
issued against him by RTC 56 judge Ma. Angelica
Quiambao. A hold departure order has also been
issued against him by the Bureau of Immigration.
Pick-up nahulog sa
kanal, 6 sugatan
SAMAL, Bataan- Pitong
sakay ng isang bagong
Ford Ranger pick-up ang
tila himalang hindi grabeng
nasaktan matapos bumangga ang sasakyan sa
poste ng kuryente at
mahulog sa malalim na
kanal sa gilid ng MacArthur Highway sa Lalawigan, Samal, Bataan Martes ng gabi.
Ayon kay Insp. Emelito dela Cruz, Samal police
chief, inamin ng driver na
si Arnold Garcia, 42 ng
Pantalan Bago, Orani,
Bataan, na medyo nakatulog siya sa pagmamaneho matapos dumalaw silang mag-aanak sa isang
anak na kapapanganak sa
isang ospital sa Balanga
City.
Lima sa mga kaanak ni
Garcia ang nasugatan at
dinala sa St. Joseph Hospital sa Balanga City.
Wasak na wasak ang
unahang bahagi ng kulay
silver gray na pick-up at
nakasubsob sa malalim na
kanal sa ilalim ng waiting
shed na gawa sa semento.
Nangyari ang sakuna
bandang alas-7:30 ng gabi
malapit sa pasukan ng
Richtown Subdivision sa
Barangay Lalawigan kung
saan may nakaparadang
mga pampasaherong tricycle.
Sinabi ng tatlong driver ng tricycle na agad nilang tinulungan ang sakay
ng pick-up at isinugod sa
kalapit na Orani District
Hospital. “May duguan at
hilo pa at sumisigaw na
humihingi ng tulong kaya
sa pamamagitan ng aming mga tricycle ay agad
namin silang dinala sa
ospital,” sabi ng mga driver na sina Raul San Diego,
Jorel Velez at Jaja Agarao.
Napag-alaman sa
isang manggagamot sa
Orani District Hospital na
ligtas na sa kapahamakan ang mga sakay ng
pick-up. Apat, aniya, ang
lumabas na sa ospital samantalang ang tatlo pa ay
nagpalipat sa St. Joseph
Hospital, isang pribadong
ospital sa Balanga City,
upang tiyakin kung may
ibang
pinsala sa
katawan.
(A DECLARATION OF SUPPORT FOR THE CANDIDACY OF MS.
LILIA G. PINEDA FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP OF PAMPANGA)
GRIEF. Members of the Nueva Ecija media light candles as they offer prayers for the victims of
the gruesome massacre that claimed the lives of several newsmen in Maguindanao in an
indignation rally held at the Ninoy Aquino Freedom Park, Cabanatuan City on Wednesday
evening. PHOTO BY ARMAND GALANG
3 wanted persons nabbed in Olongapo City
BY JOHNNY R. REBLANDO
OLONGAPO CITY—
Three wanted persons
were arrested by joint operatives of the Zambales
Criminal Investigation
and Detection Team
(ZCIDT) and City Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the
Olongapo City Police Of-
fice (OCPO) in separate
operations against Wanted Persons in Zambales,
police said.
Led by ZCIDT provincial
officer, Chief Inspector
Rogelio Peñones, Jr.,
SPO1 Rogelio Gregorio
and PO2 Mercenario Gregorio, arrested Christian El
Bambo, 23, of No. 82,
Barangay Sacatihan, Subic, Zambales.
The suspect was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by
Judge Ricahard Paradeza, RTC, Branch 72 of
Olongapo City for frustrated murder and attempted
murder with recommended bail of P200,000 and
P120,000 for his temporary liberty.
In Iba, Zambales ,
SPO3 Jose Acera, Jr., of
ZCIDT sub-office arrested
suspects Dominico Lopez, 55, of Purok 2, Sto
Rosario, Iba, Zambales by
virtue of warrant of arrest
issued by Judge Consuelo Amog-Bocar of RTC,
Branch 71, Iba, Zambales
for grave threats under Article 282 of the Revise
Penal Code in relation to
RA 7610 with recommended bail of P12,000.
Aladin Novico, 26, of
Purok 2, Barangay Santiago, Botolan, Zambales
was arrested by virtue of
warrant of arrest issued by
Judge Raymond Viray of
RTC, Branch 75 for arson
with recommended bail of
P24,000.
Meanwhile, suspect
Reynaldo Daniel, 65, aka
“Boy Life” of Barangay
Calapacuan, Subic, Zambales had voluntary surrender to Chief Inspector
Peñones.
The suspect has a warrant of arrest issued by
Judge Raymond Viray,
RTC, Branch 75 of Olongapo City for murder without bail.
All suspects were in
the custody of the ZCIDT
and will be turned over to
the proper court.
Special children...
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 27, 2009 • FRIDAY
FROM PAGE 1
2
es depicting a variety of
festivals in the country like
Sinukwan Festival in Pampanga, Panagbenga in
Baguio City, Ati-atihan in
Cebu and many other festival events.
This is the first time in
the history of the education department that children with disabilities will
do a 1 ½ hour presentation. It is one-of-a-kind in
the sense that these children will be trained to do
their number without the
aid of their guardians once
onstage. Thanks to their
WI-FI LAUNCH PARTY AT SM MARILAO. Cosplayers, bloggers, dancers, and shoppers recently
unite to join the WiFi launch celebration at SM Marilao. The launch signaled the kickoff of SM
Marilao’s free wireless Internet service available to all mallgoers. Photo shows, clockwise from
top left: Dancers pretending to be regular shoppers surprise the audience with a flash mob;
Marilao municipal administrator Jon Louie Santiago led the switching on of Wi-Fi service together
with mall manager Engr. Dennis Martel and assistant mall manager Arch. Dang Estrella; cosplayers
joined in the Wi-Fi launch fun at the mall’s atrium; blogger David D’ Angelo (center) wins the
raffle courtesy of Philcom. Joining him were Willy Ferrer of Philcom and Arch. Dang Estrella of
SM.
uncomplaining teachers
and parents who manage
to provide them with encouragement and motivation for them to act with
total confidence.
Proceeds from the concert will be used to secure
equipment for the livelihood program of the special children such as chalkmaking machine, pay
copier, a massage and
spa service clinic for the
blind including special
training tools to fast track
their learning experience.
The concert is open to
the public at P100 per ticket.
THINK
GREEN
WHEREAS, the people of Pampanga are once
NOW THEREFORE,
again in the process of selecting and electing their
leaders along with the rest of the country in the
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED LEADERS AND
forthcoming local and national elections;
REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS SECTORAL
GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AND NONWHEREAS, it is of common knowledge that GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
the previous and present provincial administrations PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, DO HEREBY
have been wracked by serious allegations of graft MANIFEST AND
DECLARE
OUR
and corruption and ineptitude and mismanagement, WHOLEHEARTED ENCOURAGEMENT AND
respectively, that have yielded nothing but discord SUPPORT FOR THE CANDIDACY OF MS.
and disunity among local leaders and Pampanga LILIA G. PINEDA FOR THE GOVERNORSHIP
society in general, and which in turn have adversely OF PAMPANGA, AND THAT WE FIRMLY
affected social, economic, health, educational and BELIEVE THAT MS. LILIA G. PINEDA WILL
infrastructure developments;
PROVE HER WORTH AS A COMPETENT,
TRANSPARENT
AND
EFFECTIVE
WHEREAS, the great masses of the GOVERNOR OF THE CAPAMPANGAN
Capampangan people have long been at the PEOPLE IF ONLY SHE IS GIVEN THE
receiving end of such malfeasance and CHANCE TO SERVE.
misgovernance, depriving them of the opportunity
to improve their lives, firstly because of the greed Done on the 22nd day of November 2009 at City of
that in the past ate up the proceeds from their God- San Fernando, Pampanga.
given sand quarry resources, and lately because of
the incompetence and insensitivity that in the
present have prevented the effective delivery to
them of their rightful share of basic services;
WHEREAS, the proud Capampangan people
are in need of honest, competent, and dedicated
sons and daughters who are willing to answer the
challenges of these difficult times and lead this
province to the road to progress and stability;
WHEREAS, Ms. Lilia G. Pineda had served
for 22 years as municipal councilor, outstanding
mayor, and board member with the characteristic
zeal and special devotion to the plight of her less
fortunate cabalens, and without any allegation of
wrongdoing whatsoever;
WHEREAS, Ms. Lilia G. Pineda, even while
serving in various public capacities and for the past
years that she has been out of public service, has
continuously and tirelessly served in her private
capacity to extend medical and livelihood
assistance to those in need, thereby attesting to her
sincere aspiration and immense capacity to serve;
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 27, 2009 • FRIDAY
NI ERNIE B. ESCONDE
A CHANCE TO SERVE
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EdPam’s gospel
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 27, 2009 • FRIDAY
“THE PEOPLE of Angeles City should feel
that they have a mayor.”
So the multi-titled Edgardo Pamintuan –
secretary, Office of External Affairs; chairman,
Subic-Clark Alliance for Development Council;
chairman, Northrail Corp.; former
administrator, National Housing Authority –
offers himself to be the city’s hizzoner anew.
“The mayor should be reachable all the
time. If he has nothing to offer, let him be at
least a shoulder to cry on.” said Pamintuan,
reputedly the first ever re-elected mayor of
Angeles City, 1992-1995, 1995-1998.
No, Pamintuan said, pre-set appointments
and gate passes are never a requisite to
meeting the mayor, or any government
officials, be they elected or appointed.
“Public servants as we are, our doors
should be open at all times to our constituents,
no matter their social and economic status,
no matter their creed or political orientation,”
Pamintuan says. “Woe unto the mayor who
discriminates on people he would rather see
or not, who goes through his backdoor to
escape needy constituents.”
“Dignity and duty need to be rekindled in
the bureaucracy. We can start by giving the
city employees their just due. No more delayed
salaries, no more wages paid in installments.
There can never be any justification of any
delay in the compensation of our workers,
given the immense budget of the city.” So
Pamintuan took on the inertia at city hall.
“Renew active citizen participation in the
affairs of governance and we shall bring back
the glory days of the city. The bonds of unity
in action that saw us through the worst days
of our lives at the time of the Mount Pinatubo
devastations shall this time take us back on
track to our pre-eminent domain as the premier
city of Central and Northern Luzon.”
“Agyu Tamu (We can) shall reverberate
anew, in our hearts and in our minds, and
together we shall win our future.”
So preached Pamintuan of the opening
epistle in his gospel of governance.
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A league of their own
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Zona Libre
Bong Z. Lacson
“THEY ARE not in my league. I don’t even think about them.”
Thus incumbent Rep. Tarzan Lazatin reduced the two pretenders
to the 1st congressional district seat to a league of their own.
Cong Tarzan was fielding a question from Cris Navarro of SunStar Pampanga on who between Chito Bacani and Ares Yabut he
considered would give him a good fight.
Tarzan, the reigning heavyweight champion as it were, sneering
at flyweight contenders wanting to get into the ring with him there.
So we fancy…
In the red corner, claiming a Pacman punch to knock out
corruption, presenting Fighting Bacani-ni-ni-ni!
In the blue corner, claiming youth and the endorsement of a
contactor who was knocked down in the Angeles City council for
allegedly cornering all infrastructure projects in the city, presenting
Flash Yabut-but-but-but!
Let’s get ready to rumble-ble-ble!
But not, apparently, in Tarzan’s jungle where he is king supreme.
Bacani and Yabut better find a ring of their own, a three-ring circus,
Tarzan could have scoffed.
“I would rather think of how the whole slate (of
Lakas-CMD-Kampi) in the city wins and bring the
needed reforms in the city administration for the
prosperity of the people,” Cong Tarzan said at the
press conference held after he filed his certificate
of candidacy along with the whole city ticket led
by Subic-Clark Alliance for Development Council
Chair and External Affairs Sec. Ed Pamintuan and
Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting.
Speaking of the city mayorship, earliest
proclaimed wannabe Tony “T-Mac” Mamac is in a
league of his own too. Entirely his own, if we
append meanings to recent developments.
Last Monday, Liberal Party standard bearer
Sen. Noynoy Aquino called on Mayor Blueboy
Nepomuceno, did a press conference and pressed
the flesh of herded Nepo supporters at the Angeles
City hall. This spurred speculations that Blueboy,
who remains with Danding Cojuangco’s
Nationalist People’s Coalition, was being wooed
by the LP to be its standard bearer in the city.
The speculations were further fueled after
Noynoy told the press that the LP would announce
its city chair “very soon,” as with talks and
negotiations on the matter were yet to be
concluded.
“We are soon to conclude talks. Give us a few
more days and we are going to announce it soon.”
So was Noynoy quoted as saying.
Now, if memory serves right, of the three
announced contenders for Angeles City mayor,
the T-Mac is the only LP bona fide member, having
taken his oath before Noynoy himself when he
declared his ambition to run for president.
So, why the need for any more “talks and
negotiations on the matter”?
Does the LP leadership find something
distrustful, if not unworthy, in the T-Mac to be party
standard bearer in the city?
Don’t look now but his “girlie bar operator ”
(mis)representation may have caught up with the
T-Mac, having been played up in the Philippine
Star which is as politically yellow as the sainted
Cory, and her beloved son can get.
Gov. Eddie T. Panlilio, LP chair for Pampanga,
may have gotten into the act too with his high
moral standards set for party bets. Think of the
moralist suspended priest sharing the same party,
if not the same stage, with a “girlie bar operator”!
The manangs would cringe in horror, crossing
themselves in paroxysm of penitence.
Pure speculations all these are. It is a pity
though that the earliest LP bird in Angeles City
could just end up uninvited in his own party when
the fireworks begin.
So sad, T-Mac. So sad.
Do a Quickie
IF YOU are Makati-bound
anytime soon and are driving
along EDSA, go slow when
you reach Cubao. I am sure
you won’t miss this huge tarpaulin of a motel, which announces: “Complete your
courtship stage here at…”
Tsk, tsk, how things have
changed! The man now says
to the woman, “I’ll begin courting you at the comfort of your
home and end in comfort in a
motel bed.”
This brings me to word I
had wanted to expound on:
Quickie. Although I am sure
you are familiar with the word,
let me talk about a different
“quickie.”
If you’ve visited the malls
recently, you may have noticed that customers are no
longer treated as kings and
queens. When you go to a
restaurant, for instance, a
grouchy-looking waiter greets
you. As you take your place
and scour the menu, the waiter
beside you gives you a c’monmake-up-your-mind-fast expression. Impatient, he
heaves a sigh of exasperation
every time you change your
order. (The sigh even comes
with a complimentary eyeson-the-ceiling dramatic
scene.) Finally, as your pointing finger continues to travel
on the face of the menu, the
waiter promptly bends over and
asks you this question with
polite sarcasm: “Ah, pwede po
ba babalikan ko na lang kayo
mamaya? Worse, the waiter
suddenly vanishes from your
sight, making you wonder if
you entered a restaurant or a
magic show with disappearing
acts executed with precision.
I saw this phenomenon
again not too long ago, when
my wife, Liza, and I went to this
not-so-customer-friendly shoe
repair shop to have the soles
of our daughter’s shoes
changed. (Incidentally, haven’t
you wondered why parents in
this day and age frequent the
mall’s children’s shoes section? Either the shoes nowadays are made of inferior quality or our children are rehearsing to be the future quality control managers of shoe factories.)
“Miss, pwede pa bang palitan itong suwelas nito?” I asked
the lady attendant. She inspected our daughter’s wornout shoe sole and looked bent
on suggesting a tire recapping
at Goodyear. Good thing she
asked the opinion of the sapatero – let’s just call him Quickie – who just let out a snobbish “Um” for an answer.
Until now, I am not able to
figure out what the “um” really
meant, but judging from the
The
Blue-Sky
Scenario
Atty. Bong Roque
way Quickie’s eyebrows
clashed on the midsection of
his face, it seemed to me that
repairing my daughter’s shoes
was his most difficult task thus
far. Methinks it’s not really the
pair of shoes that seemed to
be the culprit. The overall disposition of Quickie said it all:
head bowed, face grumpy,
smile absent, enthusiasm lost.
It was clear to me that Quickie, as one song goes, just
“works hard for the money.”
Undaunted, I asked the
Gob. Jonjon
kakandidatong
kongresista?
Puntong
Bulacan
Dino Balabo
PALAISIPAN PA rin hanggang sa kasalukuyan kung
kakandidatong kongresista ng ikatlong distrito si Gob. Joselito
Mendoza, matapos itong ipahayag sa general assembly ng
Partido Del Pilar noong Lunes ng gabi.
Ito ay dahil sa ayaw magbigay ni Mendoza ang tuwirang
sagot ng siya ay tanungin ng matapos ang general assembly.
“Huwag na nating pag-usapan yan,” ani ng gobernador ng
tanungin kaharap ang ilang mamamahayag sa lalawigan habang
pailing-iling siyang lumalayo.
Halos isang oras bago tanungin si Mendoza ay ipinahayag
sa entablado ni Bokal Glenn Santos, ang secretary general ng
Partido Del Pilar na si Mendoza ang magiging kandidato bilang
kongresista ng partido tlong distrito.
Ito ay matapos pakantiyaw na sigaw nina Bokal Enrique
Viudez at Erning Sulit na “sabihin mo na kung sino ang
kandidato sa district 3” mula sa ibaba ng entablado.
Sina Viudez at Sulit ay kapwa nakaupo sa
unang hanay na upuan sa ibaba ng entablado
Nang ipahayag ni Santos ang pangalan ng
gobernador bilang kandidato ng Partido del
Pilar sa ikatlong distrito, nagpalakpakan ang
mga dumalo, samantalang tumayo naman si
Mendoza at kumaway sa mga tao bilang
acknowledgement.
Ngunit hindi rito natatapos ang istorya dahil
walang nabanggit sa kanilang talumpati si
Mendoza at ang kanyang ate na si dating Gob.
Josie Dela Cruz na ang kasalukuyang
gobernador at kakandidatong kongresista.
Maging ang mga dumalong opisyal ng
Liberal party katulad nina Senador Noynioy
Aquino, Mar Roxas at dating Franklin Drilon
ay walang nabanggit.
Matatandaan na walang ring binaggit si
Mendoza na siya ay kakandidatong
kongresista sa kanyang ulat sa lalawigan
noong Nobyembre 9.
Tinanong din siya noon ng Mabuhay, ngunit
ang sinabi lamang niya ay pinag-iisapan pa
niya.
Ito ay taliwas sa kanyang mga unang
pahayag, at sa kanyang mga aksyon
kinabibilangan ng pagpapatayo niya ng bahay
sa Brgy. Tartarro sa San Miguel at
pagpapalipat ng kanyang voters registration sa
nasabing bayan mula sa bayan ng Bocaue sa
district 2.
Ayon naman sa mga tagamasid sa pulitika
sa lalawigan, isang iistratehiya ang ginagawa
nina Mendoza at dating Gob. Dela Cruz.
Ito diumano ay magiging panlaban ng
lady attendant, “Anong oras pwedeng balikan, Miss?”
“O anong oras daw?” she asked
Quickie in turn.
“8:30,” came Quickie’s grouchy,
monosyllabic reply.
Whoa! Quickie was not mute after all!
To cut the long story short, Liza
and I whiled away our time strolling
inside the mall. Before we knew it,
it was almost 9:00 pm, and the mall
was about to close. So, with long
strides, we rushed to claim our
daughter’s shoes.
About a meter from the shoe repair shop, Liza and I noticed that
the lady attendant was nowhere in
sight. Just Quickie and his cranky
countenance.
“Boss, kukunin namin yung sapatos na pina-repair namin,” Liza
huffed.
Quickie was true to form. He did
not look at us, looked at his watch
instead, and continued to tie his
shoe laces, as if telling us, “It’s almost closing time, you guys, and
I’m all ready to go off from work. You
better be thankful I waited for you.”
Without saying a word, he got a
plastic bag, popped in the pair of
shoes, and handed the item to us.
“Boss, hindi yan yun supot
magkapatid kay Bise Willy Alvarado na
kakandidatong gobernador.
Ayon sa mga tagamasid sa pulitika, kapag
itinuloy ni Alvarado ang pagkandidato at
sumabay ang kanyang asawa na si Kint.
Marivic Alvarado ng unang distrito, malamang
hindi tumuloy si Mendoza.
Dahil dito, lulutang ang isyu ng political
dynasty laban sa mga Alvarado, samantalang
maganda ang magiging dating ng magkapatid
na nagpalitan sa puwesto sa mga botante.
Sa isang banda, maganda ang plano ng
magkapatid na Mendoza at Dela Cruz. Ngunit
ito ay nakatuon lamang sa kanilang
pagtatangka na patuloy na mahawakan ang
kapanyarihan sa Bulacan.
Kung tunay na maganda ang layunin ng mga
pulitiko sa Bulacan, bakit hindi pagyamanin
ang kakayahan ng ibang pulitiko sa lalawigan
upang hindi manatili sa iisang pamilya ang
paghawak ng kapangyarihan sa pinakamataas
na posisyon sa kapitolyo.
Bakit kailangang pang magbalik sa puwesto
ni Dela Cruz? Mayroon ba siyang nakalimutang
gawin sa loob ng siyam na taong
panunungkulan?
Ilan nga bang pulitikong kaalyado nila sa
Bulacan ang umangat mga posissyon mula sa
pagiging alkalde sa loob ng nagdaang siyam
na taon?
Hindi pa ba sapat ang pinagsamang 12 taon
nilang panunungkulang bilang gobernador,
upang magbigay daan sa mga bagong sibol
sa pulitika sa Bulacan?
Ito ay isang pagtatanong lamang.
namin. Kulay pink na Victoria’s Secret paper bag yung sa amin,” Liza
pointed out.
I have long accepted that women have this unique flair for attention to details, are very particular
with colors, dates, anniversaries
and birthdays, and possess excellent memory recalls that surpass
that of elephants. But I figured this
was not one of the times those superpowers should be displayed. In
front of a grizzly bear aching to get
off from work, any supot would do
for me. My only objective was to
get out of harm’s way.
Not Liza though. She showed
Quickie that she was patient
enough to wait until Quickie finds
her pink Victoria’s Secret paper
bag. Quickie didn’t smile. He rummaged through the many paper
bags under the shelf, displaying
edginess.
“Boss, ang dami yatang supot
ng customers,” I said, as I groped
for calming words.
NR – no response. Quickie
docked, turned, and searched everywhere in his cramped space.
“Boss, tulungan ka kaya naming maghanap,” I volunteered.
Still, NR. By then, Quickie’s
grouchiness was beginning to show,
perhaps unable to understand
what the fuzz on the pink Victoria’s Secret paper bag was all
about.
Then, all of a sudden, eureka!
Liza saw the pink Victoria’s Secret paper bag just behind Quickie! Straightaway, Quickie grabbed
the bag and put the shoes inside.
Boy, did I see a striking contrast!
Liza’s grin went from ear to ear,
while Quickie’s poker-face was
displayed from the ground floor to
the rooftop.
I was about to leave things at
that, but something in me wanted
to see a different Quickie. He was
just probably bothered by something which made him exude a
negative aura. I said to myself:
What have I to lose if I show him
a random act of kindness? So I
made one last-ditch effort.
“Boss, pwede ka na sigurong
magpahinga niyan. Alam ko pagod ka na buong araw.”
And then... Quickie smiled.
Heaven, too, I am sure.
Quote for the week:
“Kind words can be short and
easy to speak, but their echoes
are truly endless.”
- Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Napaguusapan
lang
Ni Felix M. Garcia
Kualipikasyon,
depende dapat sa
posisyong habol
NAGSIMULA NA ang “filing of C.O.C.”
Nitong a beinte ng buwan ng Nobyembre
Ng mga tatakbo, mula Presidente
Pababa… kasama ang Partylist pati.
At matatapos sa Disyembre a-uno
Ng ‘dos mil nuebe’ ang paghahain nito;
Na inaasahang daragsa ng husto,
Itong maghahain sa ‘last day’ na mismo.
Partikular na r’yan ang may sinasabi
Na di maituturing na pang-gulo pati;
At kung kaya lang kusang nagpapahuli
Ng paghahain ay para dumiskarte.
(Upang ang kanilang mga ‘infomercial’
Ay patuloy pa ring mai-‘on the air’niyan
Sa radyo o maging sa telebisyon man,
Hangga’t di opisyal na nakapaghain yan.
Pagkat base sa Comelec Omnibus Code,
Ang sinumang di pa naghain sa loob
Ng kanyang C.O.C. ay di pa n’yan lubos
Posibleng punahin, pagkat di pa sakop
Ng batas hinggil d’yan – kung kaya madalas
Ay nauuna pang nagsasadya agad
Sa Comelec itong aywan kung may sayad
O sadyang likas na yan sa Pilipinas?
At kung saan tulad ng mga nagdaang
Pagsusumite ng kandidatura r’yan,
Higit na maagap ang mangilan-ilan
Na maituturing nating pang-gulo lang?
O ‘nuisance candidate,’ – na langit at lupa
Ang agwat ng tsansang yan ay manalo nga
Gaya nitong mga naghain na yata
Sa unang araw ng petsang itinakda
Ng Comelec para sa paghahain d’yan
Ng C.O.C. bago nga po mapabilang,
Sa mga tatakbo para sa nasyonal
At lokal na puesto sa pamahalaan.
Ang nakararaming mga aspirante
Sa pagka-Pangulo, na ubod ng dami,
Ang mga naghain nga po ng C.O.C.
Nitong abeinte ng buwan ng Nobyembre.
Na talaga naman ding kapuna-puna,
Sa ganang sarili kong pag-analisa,
Ang kakatwang bagay na ipinakita,
Na maituturing po nating kakaiba.
At baka kahit ang sariling pamilya
Ng mga naunang nakapaghain na
Ng C.O.C po r’yan o kandidatura
Ay di ihahalal ang katulad nila.
Pagkat anhin man nga po nating timbangin
Ay kulang sa pito at labis sa anim,
Ang katangian n’yan kung pakasuriin
Kaya’t marapat lang na bale-walain.
Ng Comelec bilang ‘qualified candidate’
Partikular na sa posisyong president,
At ietse-puwera sa ‘that who can read and write
May seek any elective office at present!’
(May karugtong)
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 27, 2009 • FRIDAY
Editorial
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Kahit na bakas pa rin ang lungkot…
Lovi Poe naka-move on na
GMA’s sis junks offer for her to run in 2nd district
“I will not file my candidacy,” said Salgado in a
short text message to
Punto, but she did not say
whether her brother Arthur
Macapagal, whom she
earlier pushed for the
post, would run instead.
She declined further interviews although earlier, she
said she had a “fifty-fifty”
inclination to Panlilio’s invitation.
This, even as the President’s election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said yesterday the President need
not personally file her certificate of candidacy (COC)
at the provincial office of
the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here once
she decides to run for Congress.
“The filing of COC shall
be at the provincial election supervisor of Pampanga and cannot be done in
Manila,” Macalintal told
Punto yesterday, but added “there is no word yet if
she’s running.”
But he noted that “a
duly authorized representative can file the COC” in
the President’s behalf.
Again, Macalintal
stressed “there’s a strong
clamor from leaders of the
second district for her to
run there.”
Punto tried to reach
presidential son Rep.
Mikey Arroyo to find out
whether he would seek a
third term in the same district, as this could dispel
nagging talk that his
mother would seek his
congressional post, but
got no reply.
The office of Comelec
provincial supervisor Temmie Lambino said that as
of yesterday neither the
President nor Mikey had
filed their COC’s at his office on the second floor
along usually trafficclogged B. Mendoza
Street downtown of this
city.
Lambino said that the
law prescribes that those
running for congressmen,
governor, vice governor and
member of the provincial
board are supposed to file
their COC’s only at the
provincial Comelec office.
“But they can let anyone
with authorization, such
as one signed by a notary
public or by a mayor, to file
COC’s in their behalf,” he
said.
The deadline for the filing of COC is on Dec. 1.
Lambino said that his office will remain open for
those filing COC’s even
this Saturday and Sunday
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
At the gubernatorial
level, however, the political
situation seems to be
shaping up.
Earlier, Pampanga’s 1st
district Rep. Carmelo
Lazatin said he was sure
former provincial board
member Lilia Pineda, a
close ally of Pres. Arroyo,
will run for governor amid
prospects that Panlilio will
seek reelection.
Pineda, in a text mes-
sage, said she preferred
not to comment yet on
whether she would reenter
politics. In 2007, she ran
under the Kabalikat ng
Mamayang Pilipino (Kampi) party but lost to Panlilio by 1,147 votes.
Sen.Lito Lapid earlier
announced he would run
for governor but has
agreed to seek reelection
under the administration’s
Lakas-Kampi-CMD party
reportedly upon the prodding of the President.
Vice Gov. Joseller
Guiao was the first to declare his gubernatorial bid
in this province, but later
said he would be willing to
give way to Pineda should
the latter decide to seek
the post.
Panlilio, who won as an
independent candidate in
2007, was recently sworn
into the Liberal Party (LP).
He said that as of yesterday, his party was still
looking for a gubernatorial
standard bearer.
Pineda’s electoral pro-
test against Panlilio led to
a recount of gubernatorial
votes in Pampanga and
has remained pending for
resolution by Comelec’s
second division. Second
division Commissioner
Nicodemo Ferrer said ,
however, that he expected
the case to be resolved by
his division by the last
week of November or the
first week of this December.
In an earlier exclusive
interview, Salgado said that
“family healing” will result
if Pres. Arroyo would not
run for Congress and instead pave the way for the
candidacy of their brother
Arthur.
“I think her nine years
as president should be
enough and others should
be allowed to take over,”
Salgado said.
She also urged Mikey
to run for a provincial post,
such as that of the vice
governor.
“There will be family
healing even among our
children if she (Pres. Arroyo) supports Arthur’s
candidacy,” Salgado
said.
Salgado and Arthur
were children of the late
President by his first wife
Purita de la Rosa, while
the President and Diosdado Jr. were his children by
his second wife former
First Lady Eva Macaraig.
The rift between Salgado
and the President, even
between their children, has
been known even before
Mrs. Arroyo assumed the
presidency.
Salgado, who had
been vice governor of
Pampanga during the
term of Pres. Cory Aquino, noted that of the four
children of the late Pres.
Diosdado Macapagal,
Arthur is the only one who
has yet to occupy a government post. She noted
that Diosdado Macapagal
Jr. was once undersecretary of finance during the
term of former Pres. Ramos.
“Na sa pamamagitan
po ng inyong matatag na
ugnayan sa mga lokal at
dayuhang mamumuhunan
ay makatutulong po kayo
sa lalong ikapagtatamo ng
kaunlaran ng Gitnang Luzon,” they said.
In Pampanga, the various programs and services delivered by the national government are still not
enough to achieve the full
development of the prov-
ince, hence, the Kapampangans urged the President to continuously serve
even at the capacity of a
congresswoman.
“Kung congresswoman
siya, mas mapagtutuunan
niya ng pansin ang kanyang distrito at makakatulong din siya sa Pampanga at maging sa buong
Central Luzon bilang isang
dating Presidente,” the
mayor added.
The
Gossipmiller
by Cesar Pambid
MUKHANG MALUNGKOT si Lovi Poe nang aming makasama sa isang fiesta show sa Lubao, Pampanga very recently pero hindi
naman kami nanibago dahil noon pa naman siya ganyan, masaya pero dahil sa pungay ng kanyang mga mata, lagi siyang mukhang
malungkot. And we personally think that, that is Lovi’s greatest asset dahil nga madaling makisimpataya sa sa kanya ang publiko
everytime may kontrobersya sa kanyang buhay.
For instance ngayon, si Lovi ang bida sa kanilang break up blues ni Jolo Revilla. Higit ang simpatya ng taumbayan kay Lovi kahit na
ngayong kesyo ano pa ang gawin ng kampo ni Jolo. Sa tingin ng marami, aping masyado si Lovi dahil nga nakita naman nilang ‘all mine
to give’ si Lovi sa love affair nila noon ni Jolo.
And now that pilit na ginagawang kontrabida ng kampo ni Jolo si Lovi, in the end, sa kanya nakisimpatya ang publiko.
And what does Jolo get? Siya lang naman ang ‘minumura ng mga fans nila dahil alam nilang pabling ang anak na ito nina Bong
Revilla at Lani Mercado.
And speaking nga of Lovi, very jolly ang mood nito sa piyestang inisponsor ni Mr. Nestor Quiboloy at ng kanyang pamilya. They
entertained Lovi’s entourage with smiling faces at talaga namang halata na nag-enjoy sila dahil nga game naman si Lovi sa pakikitungo
sa kanila. Kumbaga, the whole clan of the Quiboloys bonded well with Lovi na pinabaunan pa nila ito ng lechon.
Anyway, ayaw na munang magkomento si Lovi tungkol sa present state ng kanyang lovelife. Halatang may trauma na muna siya at
siguro nga, ngayong nakatikim na siya ng matinding kabiguan, na-realize niyang tama nga ang laging sinasabi sa kanya ng inang si
Rowena Moran that love can wait awhile.
Kaya ‘yung tsismis na kesyo sila na ni Ronald Singson remains a myth.
Magiging totoo lang ‘yun sa mata ng publiko if and when Lovi decides to speak na totoo nga ito.
Meanwhile, Lovi is faced with a lot of challenges. Kailangan niyang patunayang kaya talaga niya’ng buhayshowbiz while at the same time, tatapusin naman niya ang kanyang college degree.
Quite a tall order for her, hindi po ba?
Charice, Arnel Pineda to grace Star Awards For TV
Kudos to VIP Media Access Production dahil nakuha nila ang dalawang international singer na namamayagpag ngayon sa America at sa iba pang panig ng daigdig na sina Charice Pempengco at Arnel Pineda ng grupong
Journey.
Inaasahan na kakantahin ni Charice ang kanyang unang international song na pinamagatang A Note To God
na kung nanamnamin ang bawat titik nito ay tagos talaga hanggang buto.
Si Arnel naman, pihadong kakantahin niya ang hit songs ng mga kanta ng Journey.
Bukod sa dalawang perfomers, darating din sina Jed Madela, Vina Morales, Yeng Constantino, Laarni Lozada, Bugoy Drilon, Raph Salazar, Shaina Magdangal, Rayver Cruz, Maja Salvador, Gigger Boys, Nina, Richard
Poon at ilang talents ng Eat Bulaga.
Sa November 29 na ito sa direksiyon ni Erik Salud at mapapanood din sa gabing iyon (Sunday) ang kaganapan sa Star Awards sa ika-10:30 p.m. sa ABS-CBN sa Sunday’s Best.Sina Piolo Pascual, John Lloyd Cruz,
Carmina Villaroel, at Alex Gonzaga ang magiging hosts.
Arroyo pushed to run for Congress
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gresswoman ing Presidente (If the President becomes a congresswoman,
she already knows the
workings of government
and the needs of the second district, so it is not
only us in the district that
want her to run but everyone who understands (governance),” Rivera said.
The mayor added that
the expertise of Arroyo as
a leader and an economist
would surely bring not only
the 2nd district of Pampanga but the entire Central
Luzon to greater heights if
she would offer herself to
serve as an elected representative and be of help to
the local government officials in the development of
the countryside.
“After the President’s
term if she would be elected as congresswoman in
2010, she could concentrate her time and effort
using her in-depth knowledge and experience in
leadership and economy
and even her influence to
various sectors including
to local and foreign investors for the total development of the province and
the entire Central Luzon,”
the mayor said.
“Pinaniniwalaan naming hindi kalabisan kundi
isang bagay na nararapat na tuloy-tuloy na pakinabangan hindi lamang
po ng mga Kapampangan kundi ng mga
mamamayan sa buong
rehiyon ang inyong liderato, subok na kaalaman
sa ekonomiya, karanasan at malawak na ugnayan sa ibat-ibang sector at mamumuhunan hindi lamang sa nasyonal
kundi maging sa ibayong-dagat,” the mayor
added.
As would-be former
President, Arroyo could
easily use her wide connection in attracting investors in the countryside and
even at the Subic and
Clark Freeports and even
in other provinces outside
Pampanga.
Lahar channel used as Porac dumpsite
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PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 27, 2009 • FRIDAY
“Mayor Santos doesn’t
deserve a minute to stay
in power after the next
elections. He is not doing
his job and failed to protect the health of the people,” they said.
They also complained
of the foul smell emitted
by the dumpsite and the
flies that go along with it.
Santos, in statements
issued by Task Force
Clean Air (TFCA) Chairman Rogie Pangilinan,
said he had not authorized
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the dumping of waste in
Manuali. He disclosed that
they had created two Material Recovery Facilities
(MRF) in Barangays Pio
and Jalong to address the
problem on waste.
Santos disclosed that
the open dumpsite in Manuali had been extensively
used during the time of the
previous administration
headed by former threeterm Mayor Exequiel
Gamboa.
Santos said he didn’t
know that they are still
using the dumpsite. He
added that they will investigate the illegal dumping of waste in the village.
The residents said Santos should not have said
he didn’t know the existence of Manuali dumpsite
because “it’s even a worse
excuse or not an excuse
at all.”
The residents trooped
to the residence of Pinoy
Gumising Ka Movement
(PGKM) Chairman Ruperto “Perto” Cruz on
Wednesday and asked for
his advice on how to deal
with the garbage problem.
Cruz told the residents
that the dumping of waste
near the river “deals a big
blow” to the water supply
and endangers the fishponds downstream to as
far as Minalin town and
other coastal areas in
Pampanga. He added that
“indeed better find a better leader who will foremostly protect your health
and the environment.”
“They want to have the
next Kalangitan landfill in
Porac,” said Cruz, referring to the sanitary landfill
in Capas, Tarlac.
Madrigal Singers to perform...
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state, including Pope Paul
VI, Pope John Paul II, Presidents Gerald Ford and
Richard Nixon, Queen
Sofia of Spain, King Juan
Carlos de Bourbon and
Prime Minister Lee Kuan
Yew.
In 1997, the Madz won
the world’s most prestigious choral singing contest, the European Choral
Grand Prix held in Tours,
France, besting the five
other grand-prize winners
in the biggest choral competitions in Europe: Arezzo in Italy, Debrecen in
Hungary, Varna in Bulgaria, Gorizia in Italy and Tolosa in Spain.
The Madz displayed a
virtuoso performance that
was so moving that one
juror described it as “the
most beautiful sound on
earth.”
In 2007, the Madz won
the Grand Prize in the
European Grand Prix in
Choral Singing in Arezzo ,
Italy , making it the first
choir in the competition’s
history to win it twice and
the only Asian choir to do
so.
The Madz performs a
variety of styles and forms
but it specializes in the
“madrigal,” a polyphonic
musical style popular during the Renaissance Period where singers and listeners gathered around
the table during a banquet
to make music together.
Interested parties may
get their free tickets at the
Center for Kapampangan
Studies, Holy Angel University, Angeles City, or contact Myra at (045) 8888691 local 1312, or text at
0920 425 8711.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
BRANCH 44
City of San Fernando, Pampanga
IN RE: PETITION FOR THE
CANCELLATION OF ENTRY IN
THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH
OF MINOR NICCA MARIE DAVID LALU,
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FRIDA B. DAVID
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Petitioner,
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SP. PROC. NO. 5225
CITY CIVIL REGISTRY OF THE CITY
OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA,
Respondent.
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ORDER
This is a verified petition filed by the petitioner, by counsel, praying
that after due notice, publication and hearing, an Order be issued directing
the City Civil Registrar of San Fernando, Pampanga, and the
Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office, Quezon City, to
correct the erroneous entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of Minor
Nicca Marie David Lalu, under Local Civil Registry No. 98-6411 by
deleting the entry on the date and place of marriage of parents.
Finding the aforesaid petition to be sufficient in form and substance,
the Court hereby sets the hearing thereof on February 1, 2010 at 8:30
in the morning at the Session Hall of this Court, 2 nd Floor, RTC
Building, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, when and where all
persons who may have interest in the said petition may appear and to
show cause, if any, why the same should not be granted.
The petitioner is ordered to serve, within five (5) days from receipt
of this Order, copies of the petition and its annexes to 1.) the Office of the
Solicitor General, at 134 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City;
2). The City Civil Registrar of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga;
and 3). The Civil Registrar General, National Statistics Office, Quezon
City, and to show proof of said service to this Court.
Let the petitioner at her expense, publish this Order for three (3)
consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province
of Pampanga. Likewise, petitioner is directed to show proof to the Court
of payment of the sum of Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) to the
Department of Justice, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, as
appearance fee.
Furnish copies hereof the petitioner; her counsel; the Office of the
Solicitor General, Makati City; the Civil Registrar General, National
Statistics Office, Quezon City and the City Civil Registrar of the City of
San Fernando, Pampanga, through registered mail with return card.
SO ORDERED.
City of San Fernando, (P), October 12, 2009
ESPERANZA S. PAGLINAWAN-ROZARIO
Presiding Judge
Punto! Central Luzon: November 27, December 4 & 11, 2009
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Rhian Ramos sikat na aktres na
ANO NA kaya ang masasabi ng maraming detractors ni Rhian Ramos na noon pa man nagsasabing kesyo
lalangawin sa rating ang Stairway To Heaven dahil siya lang ang bida rito. Sa palagay ng mga detractors na ito,
walang karapatan si Rhian na magpa-rate ng idang teleserye.
Pero heto na nga, number one ang Stairway To Heaven at talaga namang pinanggigilan ng publiko ang
naturang show which will end very soon.
“All I can say is thanks for watching now,” she says. “I’m just thankful that we’re rating very well and so far,
puro good feedback ang nakukuha ko. In public, people say ‘Ayan na si Jodi’, so that means they really accept
me in the role. At yan nga, now that it’s ending, nakakalungkot talaga.”
Ano na ang kasunod? “Meron daw, but I’m not sure yet. Meantime, I want to focus on recording my first album
and also doing an indie movie na noon pa may offer sa’kin but I wasn’t able to attend to them dahil nga naging
busy ako with ‘Stairway.’ I expect to be busy rin promoting our Metro filmfest entry, “Ang Panday,” with Sen.
Bong Revilla. And also, I’m now the newest endorser of Belo Medical Group. May billboard na ako sa kanila in
SLEX and print ads also.”
Ano naman ang papel niya bilang endorser ng Belo?
“Mainly, I’m endorsing their Harmony Laser Hair Removal. Because my dad is British, I’m more hairy than the
usual Filipina at, di ba, hindi naman maganda ‘yung girl ka, tapos hairy ka? Before, I tried hair removal sa armpits
ko and it’s painful. But with Belo’s Harmony Laser, it’s painless talaga. The producer is simpler at ang maganda,
after several treatments, permanent na ‘yung pagkawala ng hair mo, lalo na sa legs ko.” O ayan, I’m totally hair
free,” sabay taas ng kanyang kili-kili. “Dahil nga rito, I gained more self-confidence and I’m now more open to
wearing sleeveless outfits as I have nothing to hide.”
Angel Locsin loser sa Emmy
KAHAPON NG umaga ay nagpadala na ng text messages ang manager ni Beck Aguila sa kanyang mga
kaibigan sa press. Nasa New York si Becky kung saan ginanap ang 37th International Emmy Awards.
“Julie Walters won,” ang maikli niyang mensahe.
Ang nasabing akres ay isa sa mga nakatunggali ni Angel bilang Best Actress sa nasabing award-giving body
para sa seryeng A Short Stay in Switzerland ng United Kingdom.
Si Angel naman ay nominado para sa kanyang seryeng Lobo ng ABS-CBN.
Hindi man nasungkit ng aktres ang award, at least ay masaya siyang uuwi dahil isang malaking karangalan
na para sa kanya ang mapasama sa nominado at ma-experience ang dumalo sa isang international awards
night.
Prior sa awards ceremony, ang Pilipinas ay may tatlong nominasyon. Angel Locsin was nominated as Best
Actress for her performance in Lobo, while ABS-CBN’s Kahit Isang Saglit (A Time For Us) and GMA-7’s Magdusa Ka got the nod for Best Telenovela.
Si Julie Walters ang nanalo ng Best Actress for her performance in A Short Stay in Switzerland. Walters is
best known as Mrs. Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter movie franchise. Kasama rin siya sa pelikulang Mamma
Mia!.
Nomiando rin sina Emma De Caunes for Night Birds
(France) and Cecilia Suarez for Capadocia (Mexico).
Meanwhile, the award for Best Telenovela went to Brazil’s India: A Love Story.
British actor Ben Whishaw took home the Best Actor
award for his performance in Criminal Justice.
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PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • NOVEMBER 27, 2009 • FRIDAY
Palaro 2010
operations
center opens
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TARLAC CITY—The operations
center for the 2010 Palarong
Pambansa is now operational.
Located at the Department
of Education [DepEd] provincial
division office along Macabulos
Drive, San Roque here, the operations center will be the focal
point for the pre-Palaro activities which started last month
and will end on April. The
Palarong Pambansa will be
held on April 11 to 17, 2010.
According to provincial
sports consultant and former
DepEd Physical Education director Rolando Brillantes, the
operations center will house the
Palaro secretariat, the promotions, marketing and special
events committee and other
Palaro clusters.
“From now on, meetings and
other activities pertaining to the
2010 Palarong Pambansa will
now be held here,” Brillantes
said.
Last November 20, DepEd
Region III Director Mario
Ramirez presided over the
meeting of the Palaro’s seven
clusters and said that the preparation for the hosting of Tarlac
of the biggest sports spectacle
in the country is “on the right
tract.”
“Except for minor kinks, the
preparation is going on smoothly,” Ramirez pointed-out.
The seven committees are
the ceremonial/social and cultural; billeting and technical support that are supervised directly by the DepEd and the logistics and other services; publicity, marketing and special
events; civic participation and
infrastructure and engineering
under the provincial government
of Tarlac.
Meanwhile, Governor Victor
Yap has appointed former Philippine Basketball Association
player Macky Escalona, a native of Tarlac, to be the official
spokesperson for the 2010
Palarong Pambansa.
Escalona, a former Ateneo
de Manila University and Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings star
player said that he is much honored to be part of the Palarong
Pambansa.
“I am very honored to be
named the spokesperson of the
2010 Palarong Pambansa. I
thank Gov. Vic for the trust and
confidence he has bestowed in
me…I urge every Tarlaqueno to
support this once-in-a-lifetime
sports activity in the province,”
he said.—-PIO Media Affairs/
Palarong Pambansa Publicity