No delay in redesign of new CIA terminal

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Volume 9
Number 30
Fri - Sat
September 25 - 26, 2015
Central
PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO!
Text scams mount in CL
NTC gets 40-45
complaints monthly
C
ITY OF SAN FERNANDO - The
National Telecommunications
Commission (NTC) here said
it gets from 40 to 45 complaints
monthly against cellphone text
scams in Central Luzon.
Tugade
In a press conference here, the NTC also
urged the public to be
wary of three common
types of text scams designed to unearth sensitive personal data or gyp
one financially.
“We urge the public
to ignore and never reply
SOON
Light
hybrid
train in
Clark
CLARK FREEPORT
– A 160-capacity light
hybrid road train will
soon be plying the
main roads here as
one of the means to
address the transportation needs of the increasing workers inside the Freeport.
This was learned
after the signing of
the Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) between Clark Development
Corporation
(CDC) and Department of Science and
Technology
(DOST)
for the use of the light
hybrid road train inside
the Freeport. The MOA
was signed at CDC Office of the President on
September 22.
The
management of CDC headed
by Atty. Arthur P. Tugade aims to provide
the commuters in the
Freeport reliable, economical, safe, smart
and “green” transportation mode said Alveen H. Tabag, CDC
vice president for Engineering Services.
Tabag said the light
hybrid road train is set
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to such messages,” said
NTC Regional Director
Azor Sitchon.
NTC regional legal officer Carlota Manalo said
from 40 to 45 complaints
are lodged monthly by
her agency in Central
Luzon.
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CIAC chief says
No delay in
redesign of new
CIA terminal
ANGELES CITY – “The
completion of the new
terminal building is still
on schedule. There is no
delay of one year.”
This was the assurance made by Clark International Airport Corp.
(CIAC) President-CEO
Emigdio “Dino” Tanjuatco III on the reported
delay of one year of the
new terminal building of
the Clark International
Airport (CIA) due to its
redesigning.
Tanjuatco, who is still
in Durban, South Africa for the World Routes
conference held from
September 19 to 22, said
in a text message: “In
fact, there is a possibility
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20 nabbed in raid of
AC gears up for month-long Tarlac shabu tiangge
Fiesta logo backdrops Mayor Ed Pamintuan. Photo
by
Bong Lacson
‘Fiestang Kuliat 2015’
By Ashley Manabat
ANGELES CITY – This highly urbanized city will be celebrating its fiesta in October by combining the religious, cultural and social spheres
into a month-long celebration to
highlight a sense of community involvement.
On the religious aspect, Holy Rosary Parish representative Brother Jeff Buan said Angeles is “very
unique since it is the only place in the
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Police arrested 20
persons in a raid of six
houses in a small community dubbed as “shabu tiangge” in Barangay
San Nicolas in Tarlac
City last Sunday.
Tarlac police chief
Senior Supt. Alex Sintin
said among those arrested was Dolores Macali
Cunanan, 54, known in
the local shabu underworld as “big mama”,
listed No. 2 in the Top 10
drug personalities in Tarlac province.
Sintin said the raid
was based on six warrants of arrest issued
by Judge Ramon Pamular of the Cabanatuan
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Obra Sagrada
Pampanga foundation presents first Phl ecclesiastical exhibit
ANGELES CITY, PAMPANGA—The
Foundation
for
Lingap Kapampangan, Inc.
(FLKI), formerly known as the
Save Pampanga Movement, is
set to launch the country’s first
ecclesiastical exhibit, “Obra
Sagrada,” to provide support
and raise awareness for Filipino religious artisans. The
event will take place on Oct.
10 and 11, 2015 at the Event
Centre of SM City Clark, with
support from the Archdiocese
Commission on Church Heritage and the Shopping Center Management Corporation
(SCMC), which operates SM
Supermalls.
Obra Sagrada will showcase the work of more than 20
artists from Pampanga, Bulacan, Bukidon, and Metro Manila, with many representing
families who have continued
the trade for generations. The
selection of products ranges
from vestments to sculptures,
altars, retablos, church furniture
and fixtures, religious
home decor, and restoration,
gold leafing and metal smithing work.
One of the exhibiting artisans is Betis-based, Wilfredo “Willy” Layug, who created
the “Our Lady of Palo” statue
for the Papal Visit earlier this
year. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Merit Award
for Ecclesiastical Arts, he will
present his signature retablos
and images finished in the traditional
Spanish “estofado”
technique for painting.
Among the other noted artists are Santiago Banal; Gener Bautista; Alejandro Carpio;
Luisito
Cayanan;
Renato
Cayanan; Rodico de Dios; Rolando Flores, Dom Martin Gomez, OSB; Reggie Honrada;
Thomas Joven; Edwin Layug;
Nicholas Lugue; Edgar Nucum; Alberto Pangilinan; Lito
Ramirez; Francis Sibug; and
Anita Sunga. The participat-
Holiday Inn Clark Philippines presents
‘The Culinary Journey’ with
Executive Chef Ian Chambers
Punto! Central Luzon • September 25 - 26, 2015 • Friday - Saturday
By Ashley Manabat
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CLARK FREEPORT – Tired
of the same old menu? Or
just trying to look for something extraordinarily different?
Look no further as Holiday Inn Clark Philippines
presents “The Culinary Journey” at the Copa’s Bar with
Executive Chef Ian Chambers partnering with three
top international celebrity
chefs - Sam Leong, Theo
Randall and Vikas Khanna.
Leong, Singapore’s favorite culinary son, is a cookbook author and a TV star
that had the honor of cooking
for world luminaries including royal families, presidents
and prime ministers.
Randall is a celebrity chef
based at the Intercontinental
Park Lane which was voted
as “The Best Italian Restaurant in London.” He wants to
make Italian food an everyday experience for everyone.
And last but not the least
is Khanna. People magazine
placed Khanna in the list of
“Sexiest Men Alive” and also
referred to him as “The Hottest
Chef of America.”
But more than his good
looks, Khanna is an award-winning Indian chef, a food writer and humanitarian. He is a
judge of the TV show Master
Chef India (Season 2 and 3)
and Masterchef Junior.
His extensive TV appearances also included the Martha Stewart Show. His New
York restaurant, Junoon, was
awarded a Michelin star and
he was also voted “New York’s
Hottest Chef.”
Khanna leads a number of
humanitarian causes including
the Foundation for AIDS Research and in recognition he
was invited to cook for President Barack Obama.
At Copa’s, Chef Ian recreates the three-course menu
specialties of these famous
chefs. He and the hotel’s very
own culinary experts perfected the menu and are now being offered as highlight of the
restaurant.
Some of the dishes featured include Leong’s signature wasabi prawns, sweet
and sour pork belly with
green apple and almond tart;
Randall’s buffalo mozzarella
with datterini tomato, roasted
chicken leg and almond tart
and; and Khanna’s tandoori
malai chicken, mint chutney
and pickled onions, chicken
tikka masala with oven roasted vine tomato and masala
chai brulée.
Have a taste of what the
royalties and celebrities have
enjoyed and treat yourself to
a tasty trio.
Enjoy three courses and
get your second glass of
wine for free, said Thelma
Mendoza Valdepenas, Food
and Beverage Director of
Holiday Inn Clark.
Copa’s is open daily from
12 noon to 2 a.m. Follow copasbarholidayinnclark
on
Facebook and get updates
on the latest promotions and
offers.
Foremost Kapampangan ecclesiastical artist Willy Layug
with a miniature of the Our Lady of Hope he installed at
the Palo, Leyte cathedral for the papal Mass.
Photo by Bong Lacson
ing artist groups are Artikles in
Wood, Chez les Saints, Kraut
Art, and Renaissance Wood
Masters.
During the exhibit, there
will also be a line-up of informative talks. On Saturday,
Bp. Pablo S. David, D.D. will
speak about “Understanding
Iconography,” followed by Fr.
Genaro Diwa’s “Worship and
Christian Iconography.” On
the last day, UST Museum’s
Dr. Anna H. Bautista, and architect and planner, Edgardo
A. Castro will focus on “Appreciating Heritage.” In addition,
Obra Sagrada will be a dedicated stop for a special Pampanga Church Tour set for that
weekend.
FLKI hopes to make Obra
Sagrada an annual event that
will involve more craftsmen
from all over the country. By
creating recognition and continued patronage for local religious artisans both here and
abroad, the foundation aims
to establish the Philippines
as the premier destination for
finely crafted and traditionally made religious items in the
Asia-Pacific region.
SOCO holds seminar on
illegal drugs for students
By Johnny R. Reblando
SUBIC, Zambales -- Close to
150 high school students and
teachers of Josephine Khonghun High School attended the
seminar on how to prevent being victims of illegal drugs conducted by the Scene of the
Crime Operatives (SOCO),
here.
Supt.
Rolando
Chua,
head of SOCO, Chief Inspector Edilberto Lajom and Sr.
Inspector Ma. Cecilia Tang
spearheaded the seminar.
SOCO officials explained
to students the effects of ille-
gal drugs in the human body
and how to identify illegal
drugs.
SOCO also conducted
seminar in Barangay Baraca-Camachile attended by
barangay officials, the Subic
Public Order and Safety Office, Traffic Management
Board and health workers.
The SOCO team explained
their duties and responsibilities to public specially in
crime-related incidents and
the function of the crime laboratory, first responder responsibility and gender awareness
and development.
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Punto! Central Luzon • September 25 - 26, 2015 • Friday - Saturday
Moratorium on mining, fisheries policies urged
To save from hunger fishers affected by Chinese claim in Western waters
By Ding Cervantes
CLARK FREEPORT – Hundreds if not
thousands of fisherfok displaced by
China’s claim over the Scarborough
Shoal off the western coast of Zambales and Pangasinan have appealed
for a moratorium on two government
policies that have worsened their plight.
After a three-day fact-finding sortie to fishing communities in the two
provinces’ coastal areas, representatives from six non-government groups
reported that the affected small fisherfolk now earn a measly P50 to P100
from three days of fishing within municipal waters, amid their fears of venturing farther to the Bajo de Masinloc or
the Scarborough Shoal where Chinese
vessels chase them away.
They used to earn a much as
P3,500 from three days of fishing in
the Scarborough waters, the fact-finding team said.
“The affected small fishermen who
are barred by the Chinese from Bajo
De Masinloc are now victims of the
Fisheries Code. They are contained
within municipal waters, and yet some
of these area are polluted by sediments from mining operations in their
provinces,” noted Anakpawis partylist
Rep. Fernando Hicap.
He said the fisherfolk sought the
help of the fact-finding committee to appeal to the government on moratorium
on the enforcement of the Code as well
as mining operations in their provinces.
The Fisheries Code allows only the
use of fishing rods in municipal waters
within 15 kilometers from the coast.
Commercial fishing is allowed only beyond 15 kilometers, but these areas
are being guarded by Chinese vessels amid the ownership claim of China
over the Scarborough area.
The fact-finding team, which was
participated in by former Sen. Leti-
cia Ramos-Shahani, was composed
of representatives from the fisherfolk
group Pamalakaya, Pilipinong Nagkakaisa para sa Soberanya, Anakpawis
partylist, Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid
sa Gitnang Luson, Bayan Central Luzon, Move Now Zambales and Pamalakaya Pangasinan.
Hicap said “Philippine policies and
programs are putting the affected fisherfolk communities in worse hardship,
particularly the implementation of Republic Act No. 8550 or the Fisheries
Code of 1998 and the Mining Act of
1995.”
He noted the small fishermen are
compelled to fish in municipal waters
in fear of the Chinese beyond 15 kilometers off the coast, but they are fined
when caught by government authorities. Their plight is made worse by
pollution caused by mining operations
which continue to deplete fish population in municipal waters, he added.
Hicap said the Filipino fisherfolk in
Zambales and Pangasinan are “casualties of Chinese foreign aggression
but the Aquino administration appears
to ignore their plight.”
Anakpawis urged the local governments of Zambales and Pangasinan and national agencies such as the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Reforms (BFAR), Philippine Coast Guard
and other law-enforcement agencies to
impose a moratorium on penalties on
small fisherfolk.
Anakpawis is pushing amendment
to the fisheries law to allow small fishers to harvest in municipal waters while
the group is working to legislate its repeal in congress. It added that as the
issue of West Philippine Sea is a national and international issue, the Aquino government should have implemented a national mobilization to support and alleviate its effects on the affected sectors of the country.
Kaso ng dengue umakyat higit 4,000, 1 patay
Ni Rommel Ramos
Punto! Central Luzon • September 25 - 26, 2015 • Friday - Saturday
LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS ---- Patuloy pa rin
sa pag-akyat ang mga
naitatalang kaso ng dengue sa Bulacan at batay sa pinakahuling tala
ng Provincial Health Office (PHO) ay 4, 033 ang
kaso ng dengue dito at
isa din ang naidagdag sa
mortality case.
Ayon sa PHO, ang
mahigit apat na libong
dengue cases ay katum-
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bas ng 227 porsiyento
ng pagtaas nito. Nauna
nang idineklara ang dengue outbreak sa Bulacan
at nilunsad na ang all
out war campaign dito.
Ngunit sa kabila nito ay
patuloy pa rin ang pagtaas ng mga kaso.
Sa ngayon ay 10 na
ang naiulat na namatay
kaugnay ng naturang
sakit mula sa siyam na
bilang ng namatay matapos ideklara ang dengue
outbreak sa lalawigan.
Patay ang 21-anyos
na si Rosevy Quieta ng
Sta. Rita Guiguinto, Bulacan matapos tamaan
ng naturang sakit.
Ang Bulacan ang nangunguna sa talaan ng
pinakamataas na kaso
ng dengue sa Region
III. Matataas ang bilang
ng kaso ng dengue sa
mga bayan ng San Rafael, Malolos, Pulilan, San
Jose Del Monte, Norzagaray at Angat mula
noong buwan ng Enero
hanggang ngayong linggo.
Nais ipabatid ng PHO
na libre ang pagpapagamot ng sakit na dengue sa lahat ng pampublikong
pagamutan
sa Bulacan. Hinihikayat
din nila ang boluntaryong pagbibigay ng dugo
sa Bulacan Provincial
Blood Center para sa
mga posibleng mangailangan nito.
No delay in redesign of new...
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that the process may be
shortened if we are able
to tender by early next
year.”
He said “a consultant
will be contracted to do
the detailed engineering
design.”
Tanjuatco
clarified
that the redesigning will
“not affect timelines.” He
added that “CIAC and
the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) are continuously working to ensure that the project is on
schedule.
The Pinoy Gumising
Ka Movement (PGKM),
an
advocacy
group
pushing for the immedi-
ate and full development
of the CIA, has called
for clarification of the issue after Tanjuatco was
quoted by a local daily
that the CIA expansion
project might be delayed
for one year due to its redesigning.
Tanjuatco was quoted earlier saying “actual
construction work on the
initial phase of the newly-approved expansion
project for the Clark International Airport might
be slightly delayed, as
its target 2017 will be
moved for another year.”
The CIAC chief explained in the same report that the slight delay
resulted from the government’s decision to
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Gayunpaman
binigyang diin nila na ang
paglilinis at search and
destroy operation pa rin
ang
pinakamabisang
panlaban sa sakit na
Dengue.
City Regional Trial Court,
Branch 32 against suspected illegal drugs dealers believed to be holed
up in the six houses.
The suspects were
allegedly also operating
in Cabanatuan City.
Sintin identified some
of the others who were
arrested with Cunanan
and also named in the
court order like her as
Romy King Pineda, Marvin David Faustino, Randy Espino Capis, Noli De
Vera Cortez and Amy Ti-
glao Yalung.
One Paul Reynier
Castro was also nabbed
at the house of Cortez,
but he was not covered
by the court order.
Thirteen others were
also arrested, but their
names were not immediately disclosed.
A total of 17 sachets of shabu and various drugs paraphernalia
were confiscated.
“The operation was in
accordance with the allout war against drugs directive of Police Regional Director Chief Supt.
split the project’s Phase
I timetable in two subphases, prompting the
need to re-design the
original blueprint drawn
up by the Aeroports De
Paris.
He also said “this
was complicated by the
French firm’s refusal to
redesign the blueprint
sans additional fees,
forcing the DOTC to bid
out the contract for the
job.”
Sought for clarification, Tanjuatco said CIAC
and the DOTC are now
in the process of scouting for a consultant that
can iron out the kinks but
assured that the project
is still on schedule.
–Ashley Manabat
Rudy Lacadin”, said Sintin.
“We asked the assistance of other law enforcement units to ensure
the success of the serving of the six warrants of
arrest,” he added.
The raiding team was
also composed of personnel from the Tarlac
Criminal
Investigation
and Detection Group
(CIDG), the Constabulary Highway Patrol
Group (CHPG), and the
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-Tarlac).
–Ding Cervantes
THINK GREEN
NFA-Bataan starts
‘Food Guardian’ campaign
By Ernie Esconde
BALANGA CITY - The National Food Authority provincial office here on Wednesday started the search
for volunteers for the “Food Guardian” campaign
launched the other day by its Manila head office.
“The campaign aimed to have volunteers from
all walks of life to guard and look after food security.
Our main office is targeting one million volunteers for
the country’s population of 100 million Filipinos,” said
Coco Reyes, NFA-Bataan information officer.
She said that the targeted ratio is one volunteer
for every 100 people.
Adelaida Nuestro, NFA-Bataan manager, sworein the first batch of volunteers composed of presidents of municipal and provincial rice retailers’ associations and some local reporters before signing at
the Pledge Wall.
“I will help in making sure that rice is available,
accessible, affordable and visible in public markets
and follow the correct food handling procedure to
make sure that rice is safe for consumers,” read the
pledge.
Nuestro said that for the first time, they are holding an open house, opening the Balanga City warehouse to the public during NFA’s 43rd anniversary.
NFA-Bataan also conducted a bloodletting campaign.
She said that the province has nothing to worry
about rice supplies during El Nino. “We have more
than sufficient inventory of rice in Bataan. Our stock
is more than the requirement for food security for 15
days,” Nuestro said.
OATH-TAKING. Police Senior Superintendent Arnel B. Escobal administers the oathtaking of the members and officers of the advisory council led by its chairperson Porac
Vice Mayor Dexter Albert David, vice chairperson Maylin Bayza from the academe,
members Joel Mapiles, media representative; Pastor Joel Sariego from the religious
sector and Benjie Talaro from the business sector.
Photo courtesy of Daniel Ombina
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—The Philippine National Police Anti-Cyber Crime Group (PNP-ACG) Northern Luzon Field Unit
has invited representatives from the Local Government Units
(LGUs), religious, media, business and academe sectors to
comprise the newly created advisory council.
Police Senior Superintendent Arnel B. Escobal administered
the oath-taking of the members and officers of the advisory
council led by its chairperson – Porac Vice Mayor Dexter Albert David, vice chairperson – Maylin Bayza from the academe,
members – Joel Mapiles, media representative; Pastor Joel Sariego from the religious sector and Benjie Talaro from the business sector.
The first meeting and oath-taking of the said council happened on Wednesday at the Police Regional Office 3 Conference Room at Camp Olivas, this city.
The PNP-ACG NLFU Advisory Council were selected based
on the criteria set by the PNP which include integrity, excellent
leadership skills, model in transparency and good governance,
advocate for transformation and who can be source of energy.
Police Superintendent Mark Mapacpac, deputy chief of the
NLFU said among the functions of the advisory council is to carry out an advocacy program, leading up to the formation of a
broad and effective multi-sectoral coalition that would have a
better understanding and deeper commitment to support the
PNP-ACG in the realization of its vision to become a capable,
effective and credible police force.
Police Senior Superintendent
Ricson Saavedra, chief of the
NLFU and concurrent chair of the
Technical Working Group said the
council is tasked to with initiating and sustaining a forum for the
study and assessment of strategic
imperatives and developments related to PNP-ACG’s performance.
He said the inputs from the
member of the advisory council
are needed to speed up the implementation of the anti-cyber crime
operation to catch cyber criminals.
Saavedra said the establishment of the PNP-ACG is a strong
signal to criminals that the local
police is very serious in addressing cyber crimes not only in the
Central –Northern Luzon but in
the entire country.
“The PNP Anti-Cybercrime
Group (ACG) recognizes the importance of public awareness on
cyber crimes, cyber security and
how do government all around the
world respond to the increasing
cyber threats in the Philippine cyberspace and how to combat it,”
he added.
The PNP-ACG NLFU Advisory Council are tasked to meet
every other month to formulate
plans and programs beneficial to
the PNP-ACG in their anti-cyber
crime operations and to the citizens affected by the cyber crimes.
–Maribel Singca/PIO Pamp
Punto! Central Luzon • September 25 - 26, 2015 • Friday - Saturday
PNP-ACG Northern Luzon forms advisory council
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Most welcome,
much concern
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NEWS OF the Reyes brothers’ arrest in Thailand is
most welcome and yet cause for much concern as
well. Welcome in that, after four years and a half, the
accused masterminds of the murder of our colleague
Gerry Ortega have at last been collared and, by most
indications, may soon be deported back to the country
to face the justice they have eluded for so long.
And yet concern because we all remember the
circumstances in which they were able to flee the country
in March 2012, just before warrants for their arrest were
issued apparently, with false travel papers and the help
of crooked immigration officials after what can only be
assumed was a tip-off from even more crooked officials
higher up in government about their impending arrest.
We will set aside questions raised by the claim of
their lawyer that Joel and Mario Reyes were not arrested
but supposedly surrendered to Thai authorities and the
even more bothersome notion that they may even seek
election next year.
What does seem obvious at this point is that, for all
its rhetoric of wanting Joel and Mario Reyes arrested as
much as anyone else seeking justice for Gerry Ortega,
this government has done little, if anything, to bring this
about.
We are sorry to prick his bubble again but President
Aquino is way off base for saying, as quoted by Palace
mouthpiece Edwin Lacierda, the capture of the brothers
“proves the resolve of the government to go after the
fugitives.”
And given continued inaction, even apathy, towards
other cases of media killings and human rights abuses
in general, we share the wariness of the Ortega family,
given that, to date, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has
yet to resolve the petition for review they filed against
the 2011 findings of the original panel of prosecutors
that ludicrously cleared the Reyes brothers of murder,
notwithstanding the confessions of members of the
team that carried out the hit.
It’s not yet too late for the administration to set aside
its shameless credit grabbing rhetorics and actually
do something to help the family achieve the justice
long denied from them by our flawed legal and law
enforcement system. For starters, De Lima can and
should act on the long pending Petition for Review to
ensure that the ongoing trial in the Palawan RTC will
continue. We’ve had enough of the administration
according special treatment to favored and influential
individuals facing criminal charges. The Reyes brothers
in the last five years had brazenly trampled upon
our legal system and exposed the weaknesses and
corruptibility of our enforcement systems, bribing their
way out of the country and eluding arrest in a touristy
hideaway until the Thai authorities had to do the work
for us. It’s time for government to say it’s payback time,
in concrete deeds and real words.
If anything, it has been the courage and the
unwavering resolve of the Ortega family, along with all
those who have stood by them in demanding justice,
which have kept the flame burning and will, hopefully,
finally lead to the first conviction of the masterminds
in the killing of a Filipino journalist. And then, perhaps,
justice will become more than an elusive dream for all
the families of our 169 other murdered colleagues. (Statement of the National Union of Journalists of the
Philippines on the Reyes brothers’ arrest, Sept. 22, 2015)
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Zona Libre
Sugat sa kasaysayan
Bong Z. Lacson
ALIN DITO ang totoo? Alin ang kathang-isip lamang?
Ito ang katanungang palagiang iniuugnay sa anumang kathang kasaysayan,
true-to-life story, o historical fiction.
Karamiha’y totoong mga kaganapan, may
iilang kinatha atas ng poetic license para sa
dramatic effect.
Ito naman ang karaniwang kaakibat na
kasagutan.
Sa pelikulang Heneral Luna, alin ang alin?
Sa ganang akin, naging matapat ang
pagkakalarawan sa heneral na ang tanging
pagkakakilala na aking pinanghahawakan ay
mula sa araling-pangkasaysayan sa mataas
na paaralan at sa pamantasan, pati na rin
sa iba pang mga aklat na aking nabasa
tungkol sa himagsikan. Na liban sa pagiging
nakababatang kapatid ng dakilang pintor na si
Juan, si Antonio Luna ay isang duktor, mahusay
na eskrimador, muntik pang maka-duelo ni Dr.
Jose Rizal, likas na mainitin ang ulo, dakilang
mangingibig. Natatanging heneral – ayon na
rin sa mga nakalabang Amerikano – bunsod
ng kanyang pagiging henyo sa larangan ng
pakikidigma. Higit sa lahat, wagas ang pagibig sa tinubuang-bayan. Ang lahat ng yaon
ay nabigyan ng akmang pagpapahalaga sa
pelikula.
Datapwa’t, hindi ito isang movie review. Wala
akong anumang pagkukunwari o ambisyon,
lalo’t higit munting kaalaman man lamang, na
maging isang manunuri sa pelikula. Ito ay isang
paghahayag ng mga damdamin at kaisipang
pinukaw sa akin ng Heneral Luna.
Una, ang muling pagnaknak ng di-maghilom
na sugat ng kasaysayan sa “tunay” na
katotohanan tungkol sa pagpatay – o pagkatay,
gaya ng naisalarawan sa sine – kay Luna.
Isama na rin dito ang kasing-lagim na sinapit
ni Gat. Andres Bonifacio, na binigyan din ng
flashback sa pelikula. Dalawang magkahiwalay
at magka-ibang mga kaganapan na iisa ang
pinag-usbungan – inggitan, magkakasalungat
na interes, kataksilan, power struggle, internal
conflict, o yaong matatawag ding “revolution
in a revolution.” Na iisa ang pinanggalingang
kautusan – si Emilio Aguinaldo, pangulo ng
Pilipinas.
Burahin ang mukha ni Aguinaldo sa limang
piso! Sigaw na nagmuntik-muntikang umaligwa
sa lalamunang sinasakal ng magkahalong galit
at dalamhati sa trahedya ni Bonifacio’t Luna.
Panahon na – kahit man lamang para sa
kasalukuyan at sa susunod pang saling-lahi
– upang itama’t ituwid ang pagkabusabos ng
kasaysayan mula sa kamay ng mga bumitay sa
tunay na mga bayani ng bayan.
Pangalawa, pinaglaro ang aking diwa ng
tauhang si Isabel, ang love interest ni Luna sa
pelikula. Sino sa kasaysayan si Isabel?
Dalawang babae mula dito sa ating rehiyon
ang nagkaroon ng kaugnayan sa buhay ni
Luna.
Una, si Nicolasa Dayrit ng San Fernando,
ang nag-aruga sa mga sugatan at may-sakit
na mga rebolusyunaryo sa digmaang PilipinoAmerikano, at nanguna sa mga kababaihang
namagitan sa alitan nina Luna at Heneral
Tomas Mascardo.
Ito ay akmang naisalarawan sa Heneral
Luna sa pamamagitan ng tauhang si Isabel.
Pangalawa, si Ysidra Cojuangco ng Paniqui,
Tarlac, na sinasabing kasintahan ni Luna
at umano’y pinag-iwanan niya ng pondo ng
himagsikan bago siya tumungong Cabanatuan
kung saan siya nga’y pinatay.
Sa isang eksena sa pelikula, nakapaniig ni
Luna si Isabel isang gabing bilog at maliwanag
ang buwan.
Si Isabel ba ay composite character halaw
kina Nicolasa at Ysidra para lamang sa
dramatic effect?
Anu’t ano pa man, mayroong mga hindi
maitatatwang katotohanan ang Heneral Luna.
Ito ay ang pagsasalarawan sa katauhang
Pilipino mula sa mga pangungusap ng
mga tauhan, bukod tangi ang heneral. Mga
pangungusap na sumasalamin sa nakaraan
ngunit kinababanaagan ng kasalukuyan.
“Nasa ibang ulo ang utak ng inyong
kapitan…” Wari ko’y nakatuon ito sa nakaupo
sa Malakanyang.
“Para kayong mga birheng naniniwala sa
pag-ibig ng isang puta…” Tumatagos ito sa
lahat ng antas ng mga Pilipino – mula sa mga
sumasamba sa kapitalismo, sa mga biktima
ng illegal recruitment, sa mga panatiko sa
relihiyon, lalo’t higit sa mga bobotanteng bulag
sa pandarambong ng itinataguyod na pulitiko.
“Negosyo o kalayaan? Bayan o sarili?
Pumili ka!” Una, sa una. Huli, sa huli. Ano pa
nga ang pinipili?
“Wala ba tayong karapatang mabuhay ng
malaya?” Panaghoy ng mga Lumad ngayon.
“Mas madali pang pagkasunduin ang langit
at lupa kaysa dalawang Pilipino tungkol sa kahit
na anong bagay.” Kanya-kanya. Watak-watak.
Kaisipang-makasarili, kalakarang-tribo.
Ganito ba talaga ang tadhana natin?
Kalaban ang kalaban. Kalaban ang kakampi,
nakakapagod.” Higit sa isang siglo, ganito na
sila noon, ganito pa rin tayo ngayon.
Ito ang Pilipino.
“Handang magtapon ng dugo ang totoong
makabayan. Hindi pagdurusa ang pagdaan sa
napakatinding pasakit. Para kang tumanggap
ng basbas, parang pag-ibig.”
Ito si Heneral Luna. Ito si Bonifacio.
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General Simeon Ola
surrenders to American
Colonel Harry H. Banholtz
On September 25, 1903,
Simeon Arboleda Ola, revolutionary leader of Guinobatan,
Albay, surrendered to American Colonel Harry H. Banholtz, over a year after the surrender of General Miguel Malvar to the Americans on April
16, 1902.
General Ola surrendered
on the condition that his men
would be granted amnesty.
He was put on trial and was
proven guilty of sedition and
was sentenced to thirty years
in prison. In 1904, he was
pardoned and returned to his
place of birth and became the
municipal president.
Simeon Ola was born on
September 2, 1865 to Vicente Ola and Apolonia Arboleda, who were ordinary citizens
with little money. He was enrolled in Holy Rosary Minor
Seminary and studied Phi-
losophy, but didn’t finish the
course. He joined the local
branch of the Katipunan in his
hometown, province of Albay
and later became their leader.
The regional police command in Legazpi City was
named after him.
Simeon Arboleda Ola died
on February 14, 1952 and was
interred at the Roman Catholic Cemetery of Guinobatan,
Albay.
O pinion
Halo-halo
Ding Cervantes
Napaguusapan
Lang
Felix M. Garcia
‘Mystic’ has prophecy
for September 27
Ing ‘Poor Boy’
ning Lubao
I have reserved some skepticism over an anonymous mystic from Pennsylvania
although his/her credibility was once vouchsafed by a Catholic priest, Monsignor
John Essef, a diocesan priest of Scranton in the US state. Alas, Essef was once
a spiritual director of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
(Kaugne ng ika-isang daan at limang taong Araw ng Kapanganakan ng dating Pangulong DIOSDADO P. MACAPAGAL
nitong Setyembre 28, isang tula na naglalaman ng maikling
talambuhay niya na, punong-puno ng inspirasyon ang nais
naming ihandog sa inyo sa araw na ito. Makasaysayan kay
Apong Dadong ang bigas RCA, na ngayo’y tinatawag na
NFA. Narito ang tulang alay natin para sa kanya).
however, was a mere report, not an issuance
directly from him.
Anyway, the mystic claimed having received
from the Blessed Mother the following prophecy,
referring to an economic collapse:
“This collapse has been a long time in
coming, preceded by many incidents that should
have awakened the world. God is not the cause
of the collapse and the collapse is not a divine
chastisement. The collapse comes because of
man’s free will and the choices he has made. The
collapse has no purpose. It results from
purposeless decisions made from self-interest.
“The collapse will not come before Pope Francis
comes to America but it will happen while he is
in America. I deliberately brought the Pope to
America, the world’s financial center, to be here
when it takes place. I want him to be part of the
picture. I want him to be present. His presence
in America will be my sign that the Church is
very important in saving mankind from its own
follies. Toward the end of his trip, he will have
to shift his message and address the new world
situation. In this way, I will begin to exalt the
Church as a beacon of light in the darkness.”
What specific prophecy! People should
pray it doesn’t come true. But if it doesn’t, the
mystic is fated to be doomed as a false prophet
prophesied to proliferate in the end times.
The prophecy, for whatever it is worth, now
bears watching. Pope Francis leaves the US
at 8 p.m. on September 27, a Sunday that
ushers in the rare “blood moon.”
Cebu Pacific and Tigerair
Strategic Alliance continues to soar
Strategic Alliance Agreement Approved
by Competition Commission of Singapore
Cebu Pacific and Tigerair welcome the Competition Commission of Singapore
(CCS) approval of the Strategic Alliance Agreement between the two airlines.
The approval of the alliance
follows a thorough review by
the CCS and enables Cebu
Pacific and Tigerair to deepen
cooperation for the Philippine
and Singapore markets. In
addition, Cebu Pacific and Tigerair have an existing interline
cooperation as part of the alliance and the CCS approval allows both airlines to build upon
the current arrangements.
With both carriers operating complementary networks,
the strategic alliance provides
greater connectivity to travellers. Cebu Pacific’s passengers, particularly from the Phil-
ippines, will be able to enjoy
seamless connections onto Tigerair’s established network in
South East Asia and India. Tigerair’s customers, on the other hand, will be able to select
from Cebu Pacific’s extensive
network in the Philippines and
North Asia. The approval by
the CCS creates greater potential for closer coordination
on sales and schedules on relevant routes, which will offer
customers more flight options
at good value.
President and CEO of Cebu
Pacific, Mr Lance Gokongwei said, “CEB’s strategic alliance with Tigerair allows both
carriers to leverage on each
other’s strengths and complementary networks. CEB offers
the largest and most extensive
network in the Philippines and
Tigerair has an established
network in South East Asia
and India. With the clearance
from CCS, our customers can
enjoy more options and seamless travel connections.”
In response to the approval of the Strategic Alliance
Agreement, CEO of Tigerair,
Mr Lee Lik Hsin, said “We are
very pleased to have been
granted approval by the CCS
which further strengthens the
potential for collaboration. Tigerair has already been working closely with Cebu Pacific
in areas such as the interline
agreement. Going forward,
we will look in greater depth
on how we can combine both
our resources to provide even
greater connectivity, convenience and value to our customers.”
BULAN NING Setyembre,
Caduang pulu’t walung aldo king bilang na
Banua ning Mengabus,
Libu siam a ralan, apulu ing petsa;
Carin San Nicolas
Ning balayan Lubao macalmang linto ya
Lalam nang bubungan
Ning metung a dampang meging carinan da
Ding pamilyang PANGAN
Ampon MACAPAGAL king panaun a ita,
Iting parangalan
A meging mapuring Anak ning Pampanga.
Ibat king malati
Kinb bie cacaluluan carin na miyanad,
Dela nang meragul
Itang cababan lub, ganaca at sipag;
Ing cacaluluan da
E meging sumbagal king cayang paninap
Uli ning matibe
Capagnasan niting magyari yang ganap;
Ing bengi gewa neng
Aldo, at ing oras nang paynawa dapat
Pegobra na banting
King para gastus na makasaup ditak.
Ninu’yti at nanu
Ing meging papil na keti Capampangan
Baket anti ta’yang
Idolo mo wari king bie nang delanan?
Balen, e mu bucud
Dai re ring Watas king Amanung Sisuan,
Meging matibe neng
Pundasyun mu naman niting lalawigan;
At ketang panaun
A metung ya karing kekatang Congressman,
Penicuanan niti
Ing asuywan na ca king keyang cagiwan.
E mu pilan ucdung
Menungculan ya’yti carin king Congresu,
At metung ya naman
Caring dacal diling asaupan a tau;
Dapot msan mu man
E na gewang punan iti king gubyernu
Banting micualta ya
O magcamal banding ibat king e ustu;
King mipmung tetagan
Ampon calinisan ning keyang prinsipyu,
Pepakit na niti
At gimpanan mayap ing pamagserbisyu.
At agiang canitang
Ya nang matas diling opisyal ning bansa,
King tungculan niti,
Ala yang depat a pamagsamantala;
Catapatan murin
Ampon tetagan lub itang migdatila
Busal ning pusu nang
Alang nanu pa mang keca pamagcunwa;
Capilan man Balen
Caring para keca e ya migpasasa
Nune lalu ya pang
Mgsicap canita king ba’cang minawa.
(Atin yang kasuglung)
Punto! Central Luzon • September 25 - 26, 2015 • Friday - Saturday
I cite the mystic here because his/her
credibility will cross a crucial road by the end
of this month, as the mystic is said to have
received a prophecy allegedly from the Blessed
Mother saying that on the last day of Pope
Francis’ visit to the US, which is this September
27, the US economy would collapse and this
would prompt the pontiff to revise his departure
speech to dwell on the issue.
The message was reportedly conveyed
by the Blessed Mother to the mystic only last
September 3.
Msgr. Essef had this to say about the mystic:
“For many years, I have been director for a
special soul. Five years ago, Jesus and Mary
began to speak to this soul through the gift of
locutions (as described by John of the Cross).
These locutions now total over 800. I have
discerned the validity of these locutions. Until
now, these locutions were personal teachings
given for the small community that gathered
in prayer. Beginning on December 10, 2010,
a new phase began, namely, some locutions
were to be told to the whole world....”
The alleged divine-sourced messages to the
mystic are being chronicled in www.locutions.
org where the name of Msgr. Essef used to
appear until 2014. The priest was reported to
have asked that his name and phone number
be stricken off in the website, purchased
by a follower from Ohio in 2011, as he was
being overwhelmed with too many phone calls
that kept him from doing his tasks well. This,
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Text scams mount in CL
From page 1
“We are asked to
block the number of the
sender and this is done
within four days via our
central office,” she said,
even as she admitted
the NTC’s lack of capability to track down the
sender.
She said that even
telephone
companies
are reluctant to trace the
source of text scams un-
less there is a court order to do so.
Sitchon noted the difficulty of tracking down
text scammers who use
prepaid cards which they
eventually destroy. “This
is why we support the bill
now up for third reading
in Congress requiring
registration of pre-paid
SIM cards,” he said.
Manalo cited three
common types of text
scams. “One is the so-
called Panalo sa Raffle
scam that at times ask
for processing fees before a supposed raffle
prize can be claimed,”
she said.
“This type of scam
usually name drops popular names and institutions and would even
cite purported permit
number from the Department of Trade and Industry,” she noted.
The second type,
she said, is the “kamag-anak” request for
free load. The sender
declares being a relative
abroad or one in distress
and in need of cellphone
load.
Manalo said the third
is the “pasa or nakaw”
load wherein the sender
asks the potential victim
to message back by typing a certain set of numbers purportedly to settle
a billing problem or get
free load. “The numbers
turn out to be mechanisms to transfer load
to the sender, nothing
more,” she warned.
“The text scams
come from 11-digit numbers,” she also noted.
Sitchon said that in
all these cases, the text
message should be ignored.
Manalo said, however, that major telecoms
have telephone numbers
which can receive complaints on text scams.
“For Globe, it’s 730100,
for Smart 8881111 and
for Sun it’s 6398000,”
she said.
Sitchon noted, however, that the NTC has
now required telecoms
to send load confirmation prompt before sharing load is done. “So one
can opt to reject or accept passing on load,”
he added.
Light hybrid train in Clark
From page 1
to undergo functional
and performance testing
starting next month. The
testing will involve plying and maneuvering the
main thoroughfares of
the Freeport before actual operations with commuting public.
The state-run firm
has allotted P1 million for
the whole undertaking
that would run for one
year. Drivers’ salary, operational expenses and
maintenance during the
interim operation will be
shouldered by CDC. The
driver of the train would
come from CDC pool of
drivers that would undergo training in DOST.
The bus-like train
would ferry passengers
for free in December
2015, in time for the holidays.
“Commuters in Clark
can also avail of the
‘smart’ commute free of
charge for a certain period of time as Wireless
Fidelity (WIFI) and Glob-
al Positioning System
(GPS) will be installed in
the train,” Tabag added.
“Nung
ni-launched
nga ng DOST yung
road train, dun natin nakita yung potential na
pwede nating i-adopt for
said objectives (reliable,
economical, eco-friendly and smart). We work
out to have a MOA with
DOST,” he said.
“The DOST offered to
lend CDC the unit (light
hybrid road train)” Tabag
said.
Dr. Rio S. Pagtalunan,
division chief for analysis
and testing said the light
hybrid train is the smaller
version the hybrid electric road train that was
tested for road-worthiness last June 25, 2015
here inside the Freeport.
It will still have five
coaches linked to one
another. One coach is
dedicated for the engine
and power mechanisms
and instruments, while
the other four coaches
can each accommodate
40-45 passengers.
HYBRID ROAD TRAIN IN CLARK. CDC President Atty. Arthur P. Tugade shakes hands with
DOST Assist. Sec. Engr. Robert O. Dizon after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement
for the use of the light hybrid road train inside the Freeport. Contributed photo
Pagtalunan
noted
the facilities in Clark especially the viable road
network that will enable
them to test the maximum speed of the said
train. He said that the
features of Clark’s road
network are not available
in Metro Manila.
Made by Filipino-engineers, the bus-like
train can run with a max-
imum speed of 50kph.
It is mainly powered by
hybrid diesel fuel and
electric-powered battery.
Moreover, the train is designed to be energy-efficient, Pagtalunan said.
Pagtalunan
expressed gratitude for
the support of the stateowned firm in for supporting the said project.
“Nagpapasalamat
ako sa suporta ng Clark
and I also look forward to
the success of this activity with Clark at pinapasalamatan ko particularly yung management ng
Clark Development Corporation for their support
to us,” Pagtalunan said.
The project leader from the DOST also
said this newest Filipino
innovation also produc-
AC gears up for month-long ‘Fiestang Kuliat 2015’
Punto! Central Luzon • September 25 - 26, 2015 • Friday - Saturday
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country which has three
fiestas in one month –Fiestang Anghel, La Naval
and Fiestang Apu.”
Buan assured that
there will be better traffic coordination for this
year especially during
the processions like the
“Traslacion,” transfer of
the image of the Apung
Mamacalulu
(Merciful Lord) or Sto. Entiero (Holy Burial), a statue depicting the burial of
Christ, to the Holy Rosary Parish, a distance of a
few kilometers.
Buan said Bishop
Pablo Virgilio David has
transferred some of the
processions to avoid the
traffic and is requesting
the devotees to put in a
little sacrifice by waking
up early for the 4:30 a.m.
Fiestang Anghel procession.
Buan also said during
the La Naval procession
on October 11, the transfer of the pilgrim image
of the Nuestra Senora
Del Rosario de La Naval
de Angeles to chapels in
the city will be via convoy instead of walking.
Buan said there will
be prayers and novenas
like the triduum for the
feast of angels for three
days, novenario for La
Naval for nine days and
quinario for Apung Mamakalulu for five days.
But more importantly,
Buan said, rector priests
from Marian Shrines in
Luzon like Manaoag,
Baclaran, Antipolo and
La Naval in Manila were
all invited “because we
would like to let everyone know that we also
have a La Naval fiesta
here in Angeles.”
On the cultural and
social component, Angeles City Tourism Office (ACTO) head Dr.
Richard Daenos said
last year’s celebrations
claim to fame was “the
longest and the grandest” with over 70 events
which is going to be surpassed this year with 80
plus events.
Daimos said in all the
events, the community is
involved because that is
the essence of the fiesta.
Beginning at 6:30
p.m. on September 29
(the Feast of the Archangels), the longest fiesta
celebration in the country will begin at this city’s
heritage zone or Plaza
Angel.
With
its
theme
“Bayung Aske, Bayung
Lawe,” (New Image,
New Vision), Fiestang
Kuliat 2015 (FK2015)
is focused on redefining the image of the city,
once considered as the
Sin City of the Philippines.
It is now gaining recognition as one of the
crowning jewels of heritage preservation and
cultural renaissance, not
only in the region, but the
whole country as well.
During a press conference last Wednesday,
FK2015 Executive Committee Chairman, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, said he gave his full
authority and support to
ACTO to come up with a
wide array of festivities
that will feature the city’s
culture, tradition, religious devotion and zest
for life and adventure.
“In 2015, we turned
a new leaf for the spiritual, historical, traditional and cultural aspects
of our city. This year’s
Fiestang Kuliat is a celebration of how we have
triumphed in making our
citizens appreciate the
rich and vivid history of
our place,” Pamintuan
said.
The religious activities are centered on the
devotions to Our Lady
of the Most Holy Rosary of La Naval, whose
feast falls every second
Sunday of October; and
Apung Mamacalulu, on
the last Friday of October.
A few years back,
the Holy Rosary Parish
re-established the celebration of the Feast of
the Holy Guardian Angels which is celebrated
on the first week of Octo-
ber. Thus, Angeles City
is known for its monthlong fiesta celebration,
with various socio-civic,
academic, cultural, and
sports events happening
at any-given day of the
whole month of October.
On October 3, the
5th Pulayan - Tagalan
King Dalan will start at
SM City Clark. This funrun activity is a fundraising campaign that would
support projects of the
Angeles City Police Office (ACPO).
The much awaited
Ginoong Angeles 2015
will kick start their pageant on October 3 with
a tree planting activity in
Barangay Sapang Bato
and a heritage tour at
Sto. Rosario.
The candidates then
will have their pre-judging on October 10 at
Century Hotel, followed
by their pre-pageant on
October 24 at SM City
Clark’s Event Center.
The Coronation Night
is set on the 28th at the
Grand Palazzo Royale.
Cultural events are
also expected this year
such as the GraciAngeles by Sinukwan Kapampangan Performing Arts,
which is the newest festival in the city to honor the Los Angeles de
los Custodios; Kundiman ning Angeles by
the Kundiman ning Angeles Foundation; Komi-
syon ng Wikang Filipino Heritage Tour by the
National
Commission
of Culture and the Arts
(NCCA) and the Mamialung Tamu that will showcase Kapampangan versions of traditional Filipino games.
The NCCA has also
chosen Angeles City to
stage Dayaw: The Indigenous Peoples Festival on 15-17 October.
Daenos said 80 percent
of the events will be held
in the city.
A fiesta is no fiesta without the presence
of rich and sumptuous food. Added to this
year’s fiesta celebration
is “Big Bite! Northern
Food Festival Featuring Sisig” which will take
place on October 16 to
18 at the Marquee Mall
parking grounds.
The Nepo Center,
one of the newest destinations for food in the
city, will also hold its own
food fair on October 1 to
4.
Meanwhile, the Kuliat Foundation Inc. will
delight visitors with its
famed fiesta spread
dubbed “Pamangan Fiestang Kapampangan”
at the Museo ning Angeles on October 10.
Alex Cauguiran, Pamintuan’s chief of staff,
said the city is also set to
hold the annual Tigtigan
Terakan keng Dalan at
es less smoke emission
compared with existing
mass transport vehicles,
making it an eco-friendly
mode of transport.
The DOST developed this as an alternative means of public
commute to answer the
mass transportation dilemma in highly urbanized cities.
–CDC CommDep
MacArthur Highway Balibago on October 23-24.
He recalled that in
1992, just after the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo
when there was a pall of
gloom hanging over the
city, he was instructed by
Pamintuan to do something to lift the spirits of
Angelenos and thus, the
annual street dancing
and merriment was born.
Cauguiran said merriment has two main purpose – “to thank the Almighty that we are still
alive and to rally the people not to leave the city
and lift their spirits.”
Local
universities,
colleges and bands will
also go head-to-head
with the Inter-University Music Festival on the
30th, an event akin to
last year’s wildly successful 7107 International Music Festival held at
the Clark Freeport.
This year’s FK2015
also sees the return of
some events such as the
Calesin Tilbury Race on
the 12th at Jake Gonzales Boulevard and the
Angeles 4x4 Off Road
Challenge on October
17 at the Nepo Center.
Daenos said the new
logo for FK2015 was designed by Nicky Reyes
which incorporated the
three religious festivities
as well as the social and
cultural aspect of the
festivities.
The Gossipmiller
Cesar Pambid
Bela Padilla inalagaan nang husto ni Coco Martin
Inamin ni Bela Padilla sa isang interview na naparami ang kissing scenes nila ni Coco Martin sa teleseryeng “Ang Probinsyano” na magsisimula sa Kapamilya
network sa darating na Lunes bilang kapalit ng “Nathaniel.”
“Mag-asawa po kasi kami dito,”katwiran niya. “Wala pong dapat ipag-alala ang fans nila ni Julia Montes dahil teleserye lang iyon.
Coco is such a gentle husband dito. Siya si Ador, ang police na ginagampanan ng isa sa kambal na character. Ipakikita rito kung gaano kahirap ang maging
asawa ng isang pulis dahil hindi mo alam kung ano’ng oras sila makakauwi everytime they report for duty. Hindi mo rin alam kung ano ang mangyayari sa bawa’t
encounter nila.”
Ipinagtapat din ni Bela kung paano siya inalalayan ng “Teleserye King” lalo na sa mahihirap nilang eksena.
“When I was asked to report to Sir Deo (Endrinal)’s place for a look-see, I was just wearing polo and rubber shoes. Dumating din si Coco at nagulat ako. I didn’t
expect him to be there, much less pakunan kami ng iba’t ibang shots. Nakita raw nila ang chemistry namin as a couple. Ako na raw ang magiging leading lady ni
Coco at “asawa” sa serye. Agad din kaming isinalang sa taping at lalo akong tinulungan ni Coco sa mga eksena ko, kahit hindi kami magkasama.
“I was pressured, pero, very happy sa working process nila. Ibang-iba.
Alam mo agad na napakaganda ng serye. If I were to describe their working process, I can say na more than 100% ang galing. Baka nga, 200%, 500% o 1,000%
pa. I felt na alagang-alaga nila ako, so I wanted to give back all that effort. Ginalingan ko rin.”
Bela also answered the question kung totoong hindi naman siya Padilla.
Ginagamit lang daw niya ang Padilla for screen name.
“That’s true,” sagot niya. “Pero, close ang association namin dahil ang Mom ko at ang Mom ni tito Robin
(Padilla) ay first cousins. Doon ako sa Carino family. But it was tita Eva (Robin’s mom) who told me to use
Padilla para madali akong makilala. Kaya, Bela Padilla ako ngayon.
My father’s family name is Soliven. In real life, Krista Soliven ako,” explain niya.
Bela also told Kris Aquino in an interview, na mayroon siyang picture kasama ang Queen Of All
Media. “I was 2 years old pa lang po noon. Ako po ‘yung karga-karga ni tito Robin.”
Nag-umpisa si Bela sa Star Magic noon bilang Krista Valle (na kinuha sa una niyang manager
na si Jet Valle). Na-link siya noon kay Jason Abalos and for a time naging sila.
“Now that I’m back with ABS, I am super happy po. I can say that I did my job well. At sana
maging proud din sa akin si tito Robin at lalo na sina Sir Deo at si Coco Martin, siyempre.”
Asked kung kumusta sila ng panganay niyang anak na si KC Concepcion, okay naman daw sila,
pero kung ang lovelife ng anak ang tatanungin, wala raw siyang alam.
“Hindi ko alam, hindi pa niya ako tinatawagan. Normally, tinatawagan lang niya ako ’pag may
issue na. Hindi, joke lang,” natatawang sabi ng aktor.
Binigyan ba niya ng advice si KC nang nagkaroon ito ng misunderstanding sa inang si
Sharon Cuneta dahil sa sexy pictorial and outfits?
“Wala naman siyang nabanggit, wala naman kaming napag-usapan.
Naririnig ko lang na ’yun nga, mayroong kaunting reaction, pero sabi ko, you
know, she’s an adult, she can do whatever she wants as an adult.
“Noong bata siya, ayun, makikialam talaga ako kung mayroon akong
nakikitang hindi maganda. Pero open ang aking mind sa mga art, figures
and all that,” he said.
Hindi pa raw niya nakikita ang sinasabing sexy pictures ni KC na napuna
nga ni Sharon.
“Pero kung magde-decide ako kung may limitations ako sa mga photo
niya, eh, ’yan, eh kailangan ko munang makita.”
Pero ano ang mensahe niya sa mga namba-bash kay KC sa pagpapa-sexy
nito?
“Well, that’s her choice. Like I’ve said, she’s an adult and it’s an art form,
eh. Lahat naman ng ginagawa natin sa showbiz, ’yung mga posing, ’yung mga
ganyan, depende, ’no? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, sabi nga,” he said.
Basta ang masasabi lang daw niya bilang ama, darating at darating talaga
ang panahon na kailangang hayaan ang mga anak to run their lives.
“We cannot always be behind them sa lahat ng mga bagay. Kasi may mga
desisyon na kahit sabihin mong huwag because laban sa paniniwala mo, eh,
’yun ang paniniwala nila, eh,” pahayag pa ni Gabo.
Vice Ganda ayaw pumatol
sa pangnenega ni Joey De Leon
Deadma si Vice Ganda sa mga patutsadang tweets ni Joey de Leon sa It’s Showtime.
Nagsimula ang pasaring ni Joey sa show ni Vice at mga kasama nang magkaroon
sila ng Pastillas Girl na pantapat sa AlDub ng Eat Bulaga.
Pero dedma si Vice sa mga pasaring. Dahil unang-una raw ay hindi niya pina-follow
sa Twitter ang sikat na veteran TV host/comedian at wala raw siyang sinasagot na
kahit anong tweets nito. Ayaw daw niyang mag-invite ng negativity.
“Saka, mamaya mapahiya pa ako at sabihing, ‘Sino nagsabi sa’yo na ikaw ang
pinaparinggan ko? May nilagay ba akong pangalan.’ It’s not safe to assume,” say ni
Vice.
Samantala, nagsimula nang mag-shooting si Vice para sa entry movie nila ni
Coco Martin sa Metro Manila Film Festival na Beauty and The Bestie.
Kasama rin nila sa movie ang JaDine loveteam.
Lalabas na kapatid ni Coco si James Reid at si Nadine Ilustre naman ay
pamangkin ni Vice sa movie.
Natawa raw si Vice kay Coco dahil sinabihan daw siya ng huli na magpalit
lang daw sila.
Sabi niya, “pamangkin mo na lang si James, tapos kapatid ko si Nadine,”
sabi ko, “bakit?”, sabi niya, “paano kami mag-eeksena ni James, eh, paIngles, ingles ‘yun!” “Tawa ako nang tawa,” tsika ni Vice.
Pero hindi pumayag si Vice na magpalit sila ni Coco. Mas maganda
raw ‘yung natural ang magiging arte nila kapag sa harap ng camera.
Nagsalita naman nang pabiro si Coco na kapag kinausap raw siya
ng Ingles ni James ay hindi raw niya ito sasagutin.
Sa tanong kung bakit nila isinama sa kwento ng Beauty and the
Beastie ang JaDine loveteam?
Ayon kay Vice, dati na raw nasa plano nila ‘yun. Hindi lang
daw nila maibato dahil ‘di pa raw kumpirmado ang schedule.
So hindi totoo na kaya nilagay ang JaDine para ipantapat
sa AlDub na kasama naman sa MMFF movie nina Vic Sotto
at Ai-Ai delas Alas?
Pagdidiin ni Vice na parang sila raw ang naunang
nag-announce na may JaDine sila sa movie.
Sabi pa ng sikat na comedian/TV host na hindi
naman daw ito ang first time nagtapat sila ni Bossing
Vic sa festival.
Bela Padilla
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Gabby Concepcion walang paki sa pagpapa-sexy ni KC
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