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CDC employees skip lunch, stage rally
NEWS PAGE 3
VOLUME I • NO. 56
OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMVER 01, 2012
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
Mexico mayor suspended
Tumang slapped 3 months relief over ‘illegal quarrying’ case
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
MEXICO, Pampanga—Mayor Teddy Tumang is facing a three-month suspension as local chief executive
without pay, allegedly for violating Section 5 (a) of the
Republic Act 6713 known as the Code of Conduct and
Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
suspended PAGE 15
FIREWORKS. SM City Clark treats mall-goers to a spectacular Sunday evening with fireworks exhibited by the seven
participants in the 1st SM City Clark Pyro Fest Competition. (ABL)
BIENVENIDO! Pampanga Gov. Lilia “Nanay” Pineda welcomes Don Jorge Domecq, Spanish Ambassador to
the Philippines, during the latter’s visit in the province. Also in photo is Bacolor Vice-Mayor Anañias Canlas, Jr.
--Photo by GVJJR
Envoy lauds Kapampangans Pyrofest lights up Fiestang
for love of country, history
Kuliat at SM City Clark
by Elaine Mercado
BACOLOR,
Pampanga--Spanish
ambassador to the Philippines, Don
Jorge Manuel Domecq, lauded the
Kapampangans for their resiliency,
hospitality, patriotism and love of
country as he made a historic visit
Monday in this town.
“I really appreciate your resiliency
as you bounced back from the wrath
of Pinatubo eruption particularly in
this city of Bacolor,” Domecq said.
Domecq recalled that King
Charles II, who ruled Spain from
1661 to 1700, rewarded this town
with the title “Villa De Bacolor” by
royal decree. He said “Villa” means
city, therefore, back then, Bacolor
was a city.
The Spanish envoy was given a
warm welcome by Governor Lilia
spanish envoy PAGE 15
By Ambet Lacanlale
ANGELES CITY--Seven
entries in a fireworks exhibition contest of SM City
Clark lit up the night sky
here on Sunday in a fitting
finale to this city’s Fiestang
Kuliat celebration.
The entry from Taytay,
Rizal won the P200,000
cash price, besting the
other contestants from
Bacolod, Bulacan, Cebu,
General Santos, Laguna
and Oroquieta City in the
1st SM City Clark Pyro Fest
Competition,
arguably
the first-ever contest of its
kind held north of Metro
Manila.
Taytay’s fireworks display, which lasted about
seven minutes as did other
entries, played with the
music “Ghostbusters” that
set the mood for a pre-Halloween treat to more than
20,000 mall-goers that
gathered at the front parkPYRO LIGHTS PAGE 15
715 poor Kapampangans receive P1.5-M livelihood
by JENNA LUMBANG
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--Some
715 marginalized Kapampangans were
given a total of P1.5 million by the Department of Labor and Employment in
partnership with the provincial govern-
ment’s Public Employment Services Office
(PESO) through the “Tulong Panghanap
Buhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers”
(TUPAD).
To tap the services of the disadvantaged
workers from the various municipalities of
the province and employ them through
the cash for work scheme, the DOLE has
coordinated and worked with the PESO
employees, headed by Luningning Vergara, PESO manager.
Vergara said the TUPAD program intends to give temporary employment to
indigents and disadvantaged workers.
“Recipients of the TUPAD program are
unemployed and indigent Kapampangans
who are willing to work temporarily under
the supervision of the municipal PESO,”
said Vergara.
Beneficiaries were tasked to help
P1.50-M LIVELIHOOD PAGE 15
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OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 1, 2012
Edpam party
questions
Lazatin health
BY CHARLENE CAYABYAB
ANGELES CITY—The Partido Abe Kapampangan (PAK) has associated the
seemingly early campaigning of Pampanga
Representative Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin
to his health.
“Because he is scared, scared sick,” said
PAK Deputy Secretary General William
Aguilar.
Aguilar made the statement following
observations of many political leaders and
observers wondering why Lazatin, a known
slow-starter in campaigning during his 25
years in politics, has started so early.
Aguilar said Lazatin has engaged incumbent Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan in a
media tit-for-tat, an exercise he never did
before, also too early.
According to Aguilar, Lazatin never
campaigned early in his political life. He
also never prepared and presented a political platform.
“All he does is to ask his leaders to prepare a list of voters mostly from the urban
poor communities, whose numbers he
thinks is enough to give him advantage.
Then, during the last three or two weeks
of the campaign, he pays them off. That is
edpam party PAGE 15
Health workers
trained on leprosy
early detection
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--Delay
in leprosy detection would mean delay in
treatment, thus, said Dr. Renato Pangan,
Medical Officer of the Leprosy Control
Program of the Center for Health Development in Central Luzon (CHD-3).
Early leprosy diagnosis will ensure
early cure and prevention of deformity and other complications which in the
past have given impression to the public
that leprosy is incurable, crippling and
deforming.
With this view, the CHD-3 organized
series of orientation-trainings on all the
seven provinces of the region that aims to
enhance the
leprosy PAGE 15
Maligayang Kaarawan
Ka Eduardo!
It’s a great honor to greet Brother Eduardo V. Manalo,
executive minister of Iglesia Ni Cristo a happy, happy 57th
birthday!
May the Lord Almighty guide and bestow you with more
success in your endeavor towards the propagation of God’s
message in the whole world in these last days.
Greetings from:
EDDIE GUERRERO
Mayor
Floridablanca, Pampanga
Halloweekend party at Nouveau Residences
ANGELES CITY – As creepy as
you can imagine. The last weekend of October at Nouveau Residences was filled with the presence of Halloween all over the
subdivision.
From the kids’ head to foot
scariest and cutest costumes, up
to the homes of the residents that
were decorated in the most goosebumping feeling were all in.
Hotel Transylvania, a 2012
American 3D computer-animated comedy film, was the main
theme of the Halloween Party
which happened at the Pavilion.
Kids even their parents, ramped
in character during the start of
the program.
Parents cheered during the
parlor games as they watched
their children compete for cool
prizes. In Dracula’s Blood, participants had to sip the red juice
using a long straw. The kids who
joined the Zing game had to win
for a chair and sit together with
their partner once the music
stops. In Transylvania Puzzle,
players had to complete forming
the jigsaw puzzle in the shortest
period of time.
Aside from these games, the
main highlights of this event were
the awarding of the Best Halloween Costume and Creepiest
House Decoration. Prior to the
program, judges from HomExperience chose the kids who possessed the scariest and the most
charming costumes. Also, the
judges roamed around the whole
subdivision to observe whose
house got the creepiest Halloween decoration.
Yearly, Nouveau Residences,
which is located at Brgy. Pulung
Cacutud, celebrates parties like
Halloween for the homeowners
to come together to bond and establish good community relationship. ●
‘BLOOD’ SUCKING. Little Batwoman and Little Princess sipping the
red-colored juice for the Dracula’s Blood
game as part of Nouveau Residences
Halloween party.
contributed photo
Republic of the Philippines
Local Civil Registry Office
Province: PAMPANGA
City/Municipality: CANDABA
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. 9048, a notice is hereby served to the public that CATHERINE
REYES FERNANDEZ, has filed with this Office a
petition for Change of First Name from “CATLYN”
to “CATHERINE” in the birth certificate of “CATLYN
REYES HERNANDEZ” who was born on November
17, 1985 at Candaba, Pampanga and whose parents
are Ambrocio Hernandez and Elvira Reyes.
Any person affected by said petition may file his/her
written opposition with this Office not later than Nov.
6, 2012.
(Sgd.) ELMER GONZALES
City/Municipal Civil Registrar
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CDC employees skip lunch, stage rally
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CL AR K
FR EEPORT--Around 1,000
workers
from
the
three union groups
from
state-owned
corporations in this
Freeport
staged
a
prayer rally and noise
barrage during their
lunch break on Monday to protest the
n o n - i mp l e m e n t a t i o n
of their collective bargaining
agreements
and other benefits.
The
Association
of CDC Super visor y
Personnel (ACSP), Samahan ng mga Manggagawa DMIA (SMD)
at ang Association
of Concerned CDC
Employees
(ACCES)
staged the protest actions to air their disappointments on the
decision of the Government Commission
on GOCC (GCG) preventing them from
receiving their salar y
increase and other
benefits as per agreement w ith their respective state-owned
firms.
The protest action
was the first time
that employees from
CDC and Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) have
joined together for a
common cause.
Earlier, the beleaguered union groups
have come up with
a joint manifesto of
solidarity in urging
a government commission to uphold the
constitutional and labor rights of government employees inside the Freeport.
The groups coming out of a common
manifesto
stemmed
from the letter of GCG
Chairman Cesar Villanueva to CDC Chair
and
OIC
Eduardo
Oban, Jr. stating that
“the Commission formally informs CDC
that with the Issuance of EO7 (executive order no. 7) and
pursuant to the enactment of Republic Act
10149, CBAs between
employees and GOCC
employers may no
longer be negotiated.”
In their manifesto,
CDC employees pursued five common issues affecting state
workers in Clark.
After the reading
of the joint manifesto
and prayers at the Parade Grounds here,
the workers marched
outside CDC offices
to protest CDC and
CIAC’s inaction on
their CBAs and other
benefits.
Meanwhile,
ACSP
President Victor Barbieto said that despite
Villanueva’s letter, he
hoped that the voluntar y arbitration case
will continue. ●
COURTESY VISIT. Newly-crowned MutyaNing Angeles Marie Eugenie Lourdes Abeleda (2nd from left) and her court: Jeremiah
Shane Velez (left), 3rd runner-up; Crystal Marlene Hilton (2nd from right), 1st runner-up; and Princess Rosane Santos (right), 4th runner-up,
pose with Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and Vice Mayor Vicky Vega Cabigting during a recent courtesy visit at the city hall.
Photo courtesy of AC-CIO
No red tide in 3 CL provinces
By JOELYN BALUYUT
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—
Three Central Luzon provinces
remain free from red tide as of
Shellfish Bulletin latest advisory
No. 25.
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional
Director Remedios Ongtangco
said coastal waters of Bulacan
and Bataan (towns of Mariveles,
Limay, Orion, Pilar, Balanga,
Orani, Abucay and Samal) in Manila Bay; and. Masinloc Bay in
Zambales are free from toxic red
tides.
Shellfish from the mentioned
areas can now be gathered, harvested, and sold in markets for
human consumption.
Meanwhile, shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Murcielagos Bay
in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental are still positive
for paralytic shellfish poison that
is beyond the regulatory limit.
Ongtangco noted that all types
of shellfish and Acetes ap or alamang from the said areas are not
safe for human consumption.
“Fish, squids, shrimps, and
crabs are safe for human consumption provided that they are
fresh and washed thoroughly and
internal organs such as gills and
intestines are removed before
cooking,” he added. ●
AirAsia rolls out BCDA Board finalist in Asia CEO Awards
big sale promo
By MARNA DAGUMBOY - DEL ROSARIO
CLARK FREEPORT--Fly to Davao and Kalibo (Boracay) from as low as P499 all in fare and to selected international destinations from as low as P699 all in fare.
These and many more are up for grabs as Philippines’ AirAsia rolls out its weeklong Big Sale promo
which started Monday (October 29).
The Big Sale promo is available for booking on AirAsia’s website www.airasia.com from October 29 to November 4, 2012, and the travel period will be from May
1 to September 30, 2013.
Guests are also able to book their flights via AirAsia’s new and improved mobile apps as well which are
available for download at Apple’s App Store for iPhone,
Google’s Play Store for Android phones, or at mobile.airasia.com for WAP enabled phones.
Aside from domestic routes, AirAsia is offering all in
promo fares from its hub in Clark International Airport
to Hong Kong and Kota Kinabalu from as low as P699,
to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from as low as P1,499.
Freddy Herrera, AirAsia Inc. Head of Commercial,
said, “We are offering this big sale promo to celebrate
Clark airport’s milestone when it welcomed its one millionth passenger, Rose Navarro, who incidentally arrived from Hong Kong via Philippines’ AirAsia flight
PQ7306 last week. Our airport crowd is getting bigger
and bigger with passenger traffic expected to reach 1.4
million this year.”
Staying true to its commitment to transparency, efficiency, high value service and affordable fares, AirAsia
has included base fare, fuel surcharge, processing fee
and government mandated fee such as aviation security
fee in all its promo fares. ●
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--The state-owned Bases
Conversion and Development Authority’s (BCDA) Board
clinched a spot as a finalist in the ongoing search of the
Asia CEO Awards’ Most Admired Board of Directors.
BCDA Chairman Felicito C. Payumo said the BCDA is
the lone government representative in a group made up
of the private sector.
Other finalists include the Asian Institute of Management, Phinma Properties, and the Philippine Stock Exchange.
Payumo said the BCDA Board Members have the
daunting mandate, under Republic Act 7227, of accelerating the conversion into productive economic uses
of the former US military bases in Clark and Subic, and
their extensions in Camp John Hay and Poro Point.
These conversions are funded through the sale and
dispositions of Metro Manila camps, such as Fort Bonifacio and the Villamor Air Base, while also contributing a
large portion of the proceeds to the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program.
“As stewards and administrators of Government assets, the Board has the dual responsibility of ensuring
that these assets contribute to the socio economic development, not only of Central and Northern Luzon but of
the entire country, while practising good governance and
transparency in the disposal of the land assets,” Payumo
said.
Fort Bonifacio has been transformed into the Bonifacio Global City, and Villamor Air Base into the Newport City—development projects that have changed the
landscape of Metro Manila. BCDA’s Public-Private Partnership business model has paved the way for the successful transformation of former military camps into
premier commercial and business districts.
The Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway is a BCDA project
that connects the Subic Seaport and Clark International
Airport thereby creating a Global gateway for the ef-
ficient movement of people, goods and services within
Central Luzon and neighboring regions, an advantage
valued by the locators in this age of just-in-time production and delivery.
For his part, BCDA Vice Chair and President and CEO
Arnel Paciano D. Casanova said the mega projects approved by the BCDA Board include an elevated Monorail
to address the traffic problems in the CBDs of Makati,
Bonifacio Global City and Newport City up to NAIA III,
and the Clark Green City—practically a new city half the
size of Metro Manila to rise in Clark.
These are legacy projects that will also be future sources of cash flow for government long after it has disposed
of its Government land assets.
The BCDA Board is composed of Chairman Felicito
C. Payumo, Vice Chairman Arnel Paciano D. Casanova,
Esq., Director Zorayda Amelia C. Alonzo, Director Teresita A. Desierto, Director Aurora Geotina-Garcia, Director Ferdinand S. Golez, Director Elmar M. Gomez, and
Director Maximo L. Sangil.
Based on its website, the Asia CEO Awards, presented
by American Express, represents the grandest alliance
of local and international business people ever created
to promote Philippines on the world stage. As one of the
largest events of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, it is
considered a must-attend occasion for business leaders
active in Southeast Asia.
Among the awards to be given are: Executive Leadership Team of the Year; Top Employer Organization;
Global Filipino Executive of the Year; Expatriate Executive of the Year; Most Innovative Company; Quality Excellence Company; Most Admired Board of Directors;
Technology Team of the Year; Finance Team of the Year;
and Sales and Marketing Team of the Year.
The revelation of winners is set during the gala night
on November 8, 2012, 6 p.m. at the majestic Newport
Performing Arts Theatre. ●
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On behalf of the people of Sta. Ana, Pampanga
and my family, I would like to greet Iglesia Ni
Cristo Executive Minister – BRO. EDUARDO V.
MANALO a happy and fruitful birthday on this
31st day of October.
Like your father, we believe that our Lord Almighty
will always help and guide you in leading the members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, a global church, in
their spiritual and moral lives.
May God bless you with more strength and long
life for the sake of HIS nation in these last days.
Maligayang Kaarawan
Ka Eduardo!
Isang matagumpay at mabiyayang
kaarawan ang aming bati sa napakahalagang araw sa buhay ni Kapatid na
Eduardo V. Manalo ngayong ika-31 ng
Oktubre, 2012.
HAPPY 57TH BIRTHDAY!
MULA SA BAYAN NG SAN LUIS
Venancio “Asiong” Macapagal
Mayor
Leonardo Salas Jr.
Vice Mayor
SB MEMBERS:
MAYOR ROMMEL ‘OMENG’ CONCEPCION
Sta. Ana, Pampanga
Romulo Batu
Esmeralda Suba
Florentino Ocampo Jr.
Cezar Lagman
Jerry Sagum
Mario Mangalus
Allan Estacio
Edilberto Mangulabnan- ABC President
Maligayang Kaarawan
Ka Eduardo!
Maligayang Kaarawan
Ka Eduardo!
Isang maligayang pagbati sa kaarawan
ni Kapatid na EDUARDO V. MANALO –
Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan ng Iglesia
ni Cristo sa buong mundo.
Lusog at lakas ng katawan, lalo pang biyaya at tagumpay ang ipagkaloob nawa
ng Panginoong Diyos ngayon sa inyong
kaarawan.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KA EDUARDO!
MIKE TAPANG
Municipal Councilor
Porac, Pampanga
We would like to extend our heartfelt greetings to BRO.
EDUARDO V. MANALO, Iglesia Ni Cristo executive minister- in celebration of his birthday on October
31.
May the good Lord bless you with more success in your
administration as the new head of the global church –
the Iglesia Ni Cristo.
We pray that God would give you more fruitful years of
service to Church and humanity.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
BRO. EDUARDO!
Greetings from:
ANTHONY JOSEPH
‘TON-TON’ TORRES
Konsehal
Guagua, Pampanga
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Happy Birthday to Iglesia
ni Cristo Executive Minister
Eduardo V. Manalo
Born on October 31, 1955, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, executive
minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), is the son of the late Executive
Minister Eraño G. Manalo and Cristina Villanueva.
Brother Eduardo is now working for the continuous edification of
the Church and has taken on the responsibility of leading the Iglesia Ni
Cristo, one of the fastest growing Churches in the world.
We greet Executive Minister Eduardo
“Ka Ed” Villanueva Manalo, on the occasion of his 57th Birth anniversary. May
God continue to bless him and the Iglesia
ni Cristo.
Greetings from:
HON. LARRY TRINIDAD
Vice Mayor
Municipality of Arayat
Happy 57th Birthday Bro. Eduardo V.
Manalo, executive minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo.
The Filipino nation is very proud of your dynamic
leadership in stewarding the success of the Church
and the spiritual maturity of its millions of members
around the world.
Greetings from:
RODELIO TONY MAMAC
Barangay Captain
Balibago, Angeles City
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OCTOBER 31 is an important day for officials, members, followers,
and supporters of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). On this day,
Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, executive minister of the
Church is celebrating his 57th Birthday.
As Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo is shepherd to Church’s
members. He continues the legacies left by his distinguished father and
his esteemed grandfather, Brother Felix Y. Manalo, believed by the
members as God’s last messenger.
The officials and members of the INC look up to him as a
guiding light and inspiration, especially on vital
spiritual and moral issues.
We greet Brother Eduardo V. Manalo a happy
birthday and wish him all the best and success in
all his endeavors.
May God bless you more and the
members of the Church.
GREETINGS FROM:
JERRY L. PELAYO
Mayor Candaba, Pampanga
DANIEL GALLARDO
Vice Mayor Candaba, Pampanga
PATRICK L. PELAYO
Anak Ning Candaba (ANC)
Candaba, Pampanga
BILLY JOEL M. SAN JOSE
POGI A. REYES
NARCISO C. MAGLANQUE
CAROL L. FOZ
DONYA P. SALAC
PILING A. PELAYO
GODING S. PELAYO
THELMA C. MACAPAGAL
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EDITORIAL
Resurrection
As if in time for the Halloween, the Office
of the Ombudsman virtually revived a mothballed case against Mexico Mayor Teddy
Tumang and ordered the official’s immediate suspension from service for at least 90
days without pay.
Tumang was officially relieved from active
duty Monday by virtue of an order issued by
the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) informing him that he had
been preventively suspended over a case
of misconduct allegedly committed several
years back.
The case has been so ancient that Tumang had been re-elected twice in office
since the case was filed by a retired army
officer, who, by the way, has died a long time
ago, too.
The mayor’s camp has been invoking
the “Aguinaldo Doctrine” which set a landmark decision that all administrative cases
against an elected official are rendered
moot and academic upon the re-election of
the respondent official. This assumption by
the mayor has prevailed when the DILG, under then Sec. Jesse Robredo attempted to
issue a suspension order on Tumang a few
months back.
This time, however, with Interior Secretary
Mar Roxas signing the suspension order,
Tumang was officially ordered to temporarily
vacate his post and give way to the incumbent vice mayor to assume the mayorship in
acting capacity.
Tumang was not in his office when the
suspension order was served, but the DILG
seemed to believe that the same had been
served with or without the respondent accepting his copy.
For political observers, however, the suspension order’s timing is a suspect in itself.
Why had it not been served before it really
passed through the legal and proper procedure? Had it lack the legal fiat to take effect
several months ago, reason why Tumang
remained in office unscathed by the suspension order?
This time, what was the difference of the
new order to the last one that it finally hit the
target and Tumang wasn’t able to dodge the
suspension bullet once again? Is the efficacy of the order anchored on the signature of
the secretary? Just a question.
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‘Meden agan’ (Nothing in excess)
“For it is when you have less that you are compelled and challenged to create something more.”
I went to Baguio last week to attend and better and a more politically correct act to
to present a paper in a National Conference hang these people on these pine trees that
convened annually by Research and Edu- they wish to cut at the expense of a parking
cational Development Training Institute, lot, then while all these people are hanged
with this year’s theme: Buildon these pine trees, let Henry
ing National Identity through
Sy see them personally!
Local History. And I must say,
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all the resource speakers and
I do not fully understand
the paper presenters were all
why rich people like Henry
great culture bearers in their
Sy would never stop enrichown rights, and I so envy them
ing themselves financially
for being so anchored and imby endlessly building so
mersed in their local culture
many SM malls even at the
and history.
expense of trampling on the
It’s just quite saddening to
ample means of living of
notice the very obvious saddensmall entrepreneurs.
ing plight that the City of Pines
I heard a comment from
is into right now, which prob- Towards
a local businessman in Old
ably started a few years back. the Light
San Fernando Public Market
It’s not anymore cold in Baguio. ABEL SOTO
say: E ya pa mecuntentu ing
You can barely see and smell
matua na’ini quing minuna
the pine trees of which Baguio
nang telecad a SM, cailanhad been known for. I miss the old Ba- gan na pa uaring manalacad pang metung
guio. And a poem is on its way to freedom, pa queti mismu quing cabalenan San Ferwhich I would like to write in trio lingo nando. Ala neng patauad ing d!@blU$!
with the title: Why It Is Not Anymore Cold E na pa uari apa-ubaya ing dimut da nain Baguio (Kung Bakit Hindi na Malamig mung panaquitan at cabiayan ding calupa
sa Baguio/Nung Baquet E Na Marimla ming mangalating negosyanti queni quQuing Baguio).
ing San Fernando? Sa bague, mate ya rin,
In line with this, SM is still not yet giving aguiang e mi ya pangadi ing matuang a’ini!
up in its desire to build its parking space at
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the expense of 182 pine trees. And what
At e cu lubus aintindian nung baquet
can I say to this? I think it would be a lot pepabusta’na pa ning local government
ning ciudad ning San Fernando ing macapanalacad ya pang metung pang SM i
Henry Sy quing mismung pusu na ning
ciudad!
Nia neng cayi, buri cu nang isipan e ya
dapat ibotu ing tatagal a congressman a’ini
quing catlung distritu na ning Pampanga!
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ONE OF the many essential principles
in Creative Arts that I’ve learned from
different artists who I fortunately had the
chance to know and work with is this:
“Less is more.”
True enough! For it is when you have
less that you are compelled and challenged
to create something more.
***
If an artist could express himself in a
significant and meaningful few, without
spending and showing too much of himself, then his chances of being greatly appreciated as a better and a more effective
substantial catalyst for creativity also become greater as well.
***
When what an artist possesses for his
creative output is less than what s/he is expected to have, then the more s/he should
perceive this as an opportunity to prove
that he could be more with less, and this
could make him/her more than what s/he
is.
TOWARDS THE LIGHT PAGE 15
The dangers of secondhand smoke
“The effects of secondhand smoke on the cardiovascular system should not be taken lightly”
Two new published studies found
that when smoking is banned in bars
and workplaces, the number of people
who have sudden heart attacks and die
drops significantly within a few months.
They also found that a smoking ban has
positive effects on decreasing medical
care costs for heart attacks, strokes, and
other smoking-related illnesses. It’s the
biggest evidence yet showing large and
swift improvements when secondhand
smoke is banished.
This is a big blow to the tobacco industry lobbyists who argue that secondhand smoke isn’t a major risk factor for
heart disease. The effects of secondhand
smoke on the cardiovascular system
should not be taken lightly.
One study found that the number
of heart attacks dropped by one-third
in the 18 months that the smoking ban
went into effect. During this time, the
only risk factor that changed was secondhand smoke. Other risk factors like
blood pressure and cholesterol remained
the same.
On the other hand, the second study
found that banning indoor smoking
quickly lowers the number of hospitalOf course, the changes that these
ized patients for smoke-related disease. studies entail should not only be in terms
To be specific, they found that total in- of laws and bills.
door smoking bans led to 15%, 16% and
For the medical professionals, we
a 24% decrease in hospitalizations for should start telling our patients that
heart attacks, strokes, and
avoiding secondhand smoke
lung diseases like asthma
is something we can do to
and COPD, respectively. The
avoid heart disease, just like
stricter the law, the fewer peolowering cholesterol and
ple are hospitalized.
blood pressure, and mainOur legislators should take
taining a desirable body
note because backing strict
weight. We should also tell
smoking bans would get them
people with known coroimmediate payback not just
nary heart diseases that
in terms of the health of their
exposure to secondhand
constituents, but in savings
smoke is dangerous.
on health care costs as well.
For the common FiliThis also puts the spotlight
pino, the most important of
once again on the sin tax bill
changes must be made in
that, up to this day, is still lan- John Patrick M.
the home. We hope that the
guishing in the upper house, Dimarucot, RN, RM
knowledge of the fact that
currently awaiting debate on
by smoking, you are putting
whether Sen. Recto’s Ways
yourself and your loved ones
and Means committee report (the one at risk for heart disease, strokes, and
that received much flak for being too other smoking-related disease, empowpro-tobacco industry) would be used for ers the Filipinos who are smoking, to
the plenary debates. This is yet another make positive changes in their lives and
reason for the swift passage of the bill.
the lives of their loved ones. ●
Verdure
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Life events, journey to France
Ditak Mung Amanu
“Yes, I am free now and I can LIVE now.”
The following is a life event
on how I got here in the beautiful country of France. To have a
retrospective view, everything
was fast-paced, from the prepaOutside
ration to the travel itself. Like an
Looking In
escapist who had a very minimal
Mark Lendle L. Toloza
time to make it possible, but had
a grand sheer will to pull it off.
The night before it, I prayed
for God’s help to lead my path and clear any circumstance
that may interfere my travel. I set my mind that no amount
of obstacle can hamper my travel, and I felt that no one can
undermine that belief.
The June sky back then was gloomy, it was like a precursor to an imminent trouble that came our way. At the airport
in Paris, my aunt Rona--who was my travelling partner that
time--and I were questioned by respectable authorities. But
no, I wasn’t shocked nor caught off guard. Fact is, I anticipated that situation prior to my travel. I was like a chess player
with a minimum of five moves advanced into the game: I
gave forethought and foresight to any moves and incidents.
You can catch me in a siesta the day before my flight, but to
decipher my thoughts back then, I was just trying to determine any ins and outs, every probabilities and any loopholes.
When we were questioned, they found a discrepancy
with one of my documents, that single flaw raised cynicism
throughout the whole process. But I was not appalled. I maintained my composure.
But they are on the verge of deporting us back to our country. Something that I cannot accept. Just the thought of peril
and the trouble, the experiences that some people set against
me back in my beloved country gave me tears and chills. It
was a thought that my finite mind did not like to fathom.
On the day-to-day course of interviews and questioning,
we were given food, shelter to rest and sleep, materials for our
hygiene, even calling cards to inform our relatives and loved
ones about our situation. I even told authorities that I felt
weak, fatigued and extremely anxious because of the whole
process. Soon, as they learned that I am anxious, shaky and
showed signs of trauma, the authorities were agitated, like
jumping to their seats then they quickly set me an appointment to their company doctor. Then the doctor asked what
I’m feeling, asked me questions, trying to diagnose my physical, emotional and psyche condition. The doctor gave me
medications and check-up for free. Though, I am a stranger
to this just or fair country, I was treated as a human being.
Then, the day came when authorities had to question me
extensively, and I have to give my premise, my statements,
my reason. First, I was asked about my personal information.
I answered them truthfully, adding that they can check the
validity of my statements. They asked me if I like to be sent
back to my country. My retort was simple: “Never. I beg you,
please, No!”
Silence for a moment, then the interviewer tried to elicit
more of my story, asking me: “Why are you here?” I told the
interviewer, “In my county, there came a day when I was like
a right person at the wrong place and the wrong time. They
find me offensive to them. But I was just exercising my liberty
or freedom. It was never my intent.”
The interviewer ordered me to give full details, everything.
I will not state everything for confidentiality, but there’s a part
when I said, “because of what happened, they used intimidation, sometimes, I felt I was publicly ridiculed, defamed and
character-assassinated, I am not a celebrity nor a royalty, but
understand that an average person like “whistleblowers” may
experience all of these.
I gave them the truth, no agenda. And if my statements
were not believable, sounded ridiculous, otherworldly or unacceptable, they will be forced to deport me back home, fast
and quick. But my words were so genuine that it solidified my
case.
At the day of hearing in the Tribunal, I was cross-examined by the judge at that time. I had a lawyer, and a translator
seated beside me. I was being asked again about my personal
Ka Dencio Pacheco
Reng Meangu na Biye
Bakit mo neng daun kanita tamu mu mumunta
Karing sementeryu, kabusantu at kapilya
Magdalang kandila, rosario at sampaga
Karing meangu na biye itamu bibisita
Misan keng pabanwa siguradu ganakan ta la
Reng pamilya tamu’t kaluguran at kakilala
Depat rang mayap at panaung inusal da
Keti labuad akayabe napun nakadwa na
Datang mu naman kekatamu ing pamikatagun
Potang ikatamu ing mikutkut karing pantyun
Ganakan da kata mu kaya reng misan megmalun
O makalingwan namu at ikutkut ning panaun
Reng mengamate dapat lang dinan parangal
Pota misan a aldo ila kekatamu mamasyal
Eta sukat mibulad keng takut misandal
Pakit la kekatamu king lub da ing sukal
Atin kanu talagang magparandam a kaladwa
E la mipaindatun kaybat dang pepaynawa
Mantun lang pansin at paganaka la reta
Bayu da katamu puntalan makiuna tana
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN PAGE 15
Marred Roxas
“Being a partymate doesn’t give anyone the right to be at the presidential table of a governmental function”
Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas has marred
his name last week as far as politics is concerned. He has marred, too, the Liberal
Party where he used to lead until his leave
on the presidency to his political party.
***
Last Wednesday, during the Regional
Peace and Order Council meeting at a hotel
inside the Clark Special Economic Zone and
while he was seated at the presidential table,
he asked former Pampanga Governor Ed
Panlilio to join him to just a seat away. What
made his deed worse is his statement that he
believes in the leadership of Panlilio.
***
Roxas doesn’t know anything about protocol. His act of inviting a former governor
to the front stage is an evident insult to the
Central Luzon Governors present at the occasion. Panlilio, who is not even a barangay
captain or a civil service employee, has no
personality in seating at the limelight with
Roxas. He is however the LP’s standard bearer for the gubernational race who wanted to
make another attempt after he lost in the
recent election. I smell early politicking here
under the sleeves of Mr. Interior Secretary.
***
The activity, spearheaded by the regional
office of the said Department, is an official
government event and not a campaign rally
of the said political party. Being a partymate
doesn’t give anyone the right to be at the
presidential table of a governmental function. Roxas should have known that.
***
Panlilio, meanwhile, should have inhibited himself from the event or should have
politely declined to the invitation of Roxas if
he can’t help to be on that place on that date.
He, too, must have lost memory on what
protocol means. Perhaps, it’s his real wanting to take such an opportunity to be unofficially endorsed at an official activity and be
at the cameras for the mileage.
***
Also, I wonder what personality Roxas
has, a non-Kapampangan and a non-resident of Pampanga, to say that he believes
in the leadership of the former governor.
He should have stayed in the province for
a while during the turbulent years of the
Panlilio’s politics and observed what was going on then. Nevertheless, it’s Roxas’ opinion and choice at that. However, he should
have expressed his idea during his party’s
political activities or better yet kept his idea
to himself.
***
Laudable is the act of Governors Lilia
Pineda, Victor Yap and Aurelio Umali of
humbly maintaining their seats with the audience, police officials and local officials of
the region despite the unfitting and insulting act of Roxas.
***
Roxas, despite merely being appointed to
his present position, has disrespected the
E me bobotu
“Potang linub naka keng pulitika anti naka kanung mebobu pauli ning ila
paytuki no mu keng matsurang dagus ning kurap a sistema”
Ngeni pamu dakal nang aligaga naskil a Voting Tip:
keng nung nanung gawan keng
1. Huwag iboto ang matanda.
daratang a alalan. Atin babye tip Kasi hindi na iyan makikinig sa
nung ninu deng dapat
mga bagong opinion.
ibotu, at atin papakit
2. Huwag iboto ang
prublema. Atin pakomunist
supporter.
pasyag kalungkutan
Simple lang, para mawaning sitwasyun uli
la na mga salot na iyan.
ning sasawa no keng
3. Huwag iboto ang
pulayi ning balang
mula sa religious sector.
eleksyun at atin naDahil magkakaroon ng
mang paka-piak mata
bias sa ibang religion.
pauli ning balu ra mo
4. Huwag iboto ang
na ala nong akarapat.
artista. Kasi magalAtin metung a
ing sila umarte, at arte
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lang din ang kanilang
keng Yahoo! News Magbalawe
plataporma.
online at makanyan Aleesus Manarang
5. Huwag iboto ang
nong pisyag deng permagkakamag-ana k.
sonal nang pamamye
Kasi gagawin na naman
sawup nung ninu deng dapat at negosyo ang politika.
deng e mayap ibotu. Keng lalam
6. Huwag iboto ang bobo. Kung
ning talipampam nang Pilyong- sa speech pa lang nangongopya na,
husband, awreni deng kayang pi- ibig sabihin ganun din siya nung
nag-aaral pa, nangngupya sa katabi.
7. Huwag iboto ang balimbing.
Pansinin niyo, dating magka-away
ngayon parang magbesprend na..
ang plastic!
8. Huwag magpadala sa mga endorsement ng artista. Nakakabobo
ang mga commercial na may artista. Huwag maniwala na tatakbo
iyan para sa bayan dahil kung totoo
siyang sincere hindi kukuha ng artista.
E me bobotu nung matwa ne? O
wapin naman pota masyas ne balangidngid. E ne bisang mituturu
lalu na nung ing lawe na keng sarili
na “all knowing” ya. O deng anakanak naman ketang mura dang
idad lalto nong kurap. Makananu
pin kaya?
E me bobotu ing komunista o
ing susuporta kareti. O bakit kaya?
Malambat nang panawun kasi e
elected officials
of Central Luzon.
True to his own
statement, he is
not the late Jesse
Robredo, his predecessor who displayed meekness tomas m. garcia
and outstanding
empathy to the local officials all over the country, making him
not only well-loved but also well-respected.
***
If Roxas cannot treat local officials properly, then we can expect that he cannot win
their respect, much so their votes for the
political party he used to lead. It seems as if
he is not a politico himself. He would better
stay to be Mr. Palengke.
***
For other opinions, comments, suggestions or adverse reactions, you may reach
iWrite at 0918-4899920. ●
man mo melino sinulad ing nung
nanu ya wari tagana ing ideolohiyang pakapalaman keng katayang
“komunista” keti Pinas. Ninu pin
kaya deng tutung pro-komunista?
Makananu pin kaya?
E me bobotu ing taung ibat o
mangatawan keng metung kimutang pang-relihiyun. Nung e komunista dapat maka-Dios ya. Nung
maka-Dios ya natural mu ing atin
yang pangatawanan a religious
group o relihiyun. O makananu
dapat makapal ya marine? Ala ya
dapat takut gagawang marok? Makananu kaya ita?
E me bobotu ing artista? O ninu
ing ibotu? Dakal ka ring pulitiku
daig do pa reng batukan a artista
keng TV at sine potang kakampanya la. E la mu magaling tumerak a
makasora, managkat la pang uran
at kildap karing siwala da potang
kakanta la. Makananu pin kaya?
E me bobotu deng mikakamaganak? O ninu deng ibotu o ala na
yatang tatagal ing alang kamaganak a pulitiku? Karing aliwa pin
kesyo mipapate la pa o mikakawani
la ba mung pakit dang e no miyabeyabe. Makananu pin kaya?
iWrite
E me bobotu ing bobu? Ninu
waring biasa? Potang linub naka
keng pulitika anti naka kanung mebobu pauli ning ila paytuki no mu
keng matsurang dagus ning kurap
a sistema. Karakal mu naman tingala a biasa deng e tamu binotu at
detang mipalad namang milukluk
makanyan no mang melasing keng
bayu rang pusisyun bilang metung
a public official. Makananu pin
kaya?
E me bobotu ing balimbing? O
ninu pang ibotu tamu. Uling balang pinandit namu kabira e no
misangga deng balu mung mikaluguran o mikamag-anak, o kaya
detang dating mipapate deng ngeni
misasabi na ba mung mipamakinabang salang keng interes ning
balen. Makananu pin kaya?
E me bobotu deng matalik kumang artista ban mangampanya
karela? O ninu mong e gagamit artista? Nung e ne anak, asawa ne ing
artista puhunan na. Nung ali man,
kaluguran ne o kaya kaluguran ne
ning kaluguran na ba mung mikastar power la. O kaya naman deng
aliwa magpaka-artista la ban ing
MAGBALAWE PAGE 15
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Happy 57th Birthday
Ka Eduardo!
We greet Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo, executive minister
of the Iglesia Ni Cristo on his 57th birthday.
More triumph and blessings to you, your family
and members of the Church!
Greetings from:
HON. MYLYN P. CAYABYAB
Municipal Mayor
Lubao, Pampanga
Maligayang Kaarawan
Ka Eduardo!
Maligayang kaarawan kay Kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo, tagapamahalang
pangkalahatan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo.
Dalangin namin na laging ibiyaya ang malusog na pangangatawan at lalo pang
pagsulong sa pananampalataya ng mga kapatid sa Iglesia ni Cristo.
Mabuhay po kayo!
YOLANDA S. PINEDA
Mayor
BAYAN NG STA. RITA, PAMPANGA
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MESSAGE
Happy Birthday to Executive Minister Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo on the
occasion of his 57th birthday on October 31.
May God bless you with good health and more blessings to Iglesia Ni Cristo!
DENNIS ‘DELTA’ G. PINEDA
GOV. LILIA ‘NANAY BABY’ PINEDA
Province of Pampanga
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PAGBATI
Sa ngalan ng buong mamamayan ng Sto. Tomas, Pampanga,
binabati namin ang Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan ng
Iglesia Ni Cristo – ang Kapatid na EDUARDO V. MANALO
sa pagsapit ng kanyang kaarawan.
Dalangin namin, na katulad ng inyong ama, na sumulong
ang inyong pamamahala sa pamamagitan ng pagkakaloob
ng Panginoong Diyos ng marami pang tagumpay sa inyong
sambahayan at sa bayan ng Diyos sa mga huling araw.
Happy, Happy Birthday, Ka Eduardo!
Pagbati mula kay:
MAYOR JOSELITO NAGUIT
Sto. Tomas, Pampanga
On October 31, 2012, Executive Minister Eduardo
V. Manalo of the world’s
fastest-growing
and
most robust and highly-disciplined religious
group, the Iglesia Ni
Cristo (INC), has every
reason to celebrate and
thank God.
On top of all the usual reasons for celebrating one’s birthday, Ka Eduardo has just been called by
God to become the undisputed leader of the
Church in these last days.
Happy 57th Birthday Bro. Eduardo V. Manalo
Greetings from:
Edith Velasquez Kabigting
Municipal Councilor
Municipality of Arayat
HAPPY 57TH BIRTHDAY
TO BRO, EDUARDO V.
MANALO, EXECUTIVE
MINISTER OF THE
IGLESIA NI CRISTO.
God bless and
more power!
Greetings from:
BUDDY DUNGCA
Former Mayor
Bacolor, Pampanga
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1st Pag-IBIG
desk office
opens in
Pampanga
By JOELYN BALUYUT
FROG FESTIVAL. Participants show off their performance and
colorful costumes at the Pyestang Tugak celebration of the City of San
Fernando, Pampanga held over the weekend.
Photo by Deng Pangilinan
Maligayang Kaarawan
Ka Eduardo!
We would like to extend our heartfelt greetings to BRO.
EDUARDO V. MANALO, Iglesia Ni Cristo executive minister
in the celebration of his birthday on October 31.
May the good Lord bless you with more success in your
administration as the new head of the global church –the
Iglesia Ni Cristo.
We pray that God would give you more fruitful years of
service to Church and humanity.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRO. EDUARDO!
MAYOR RIC RIVERA
Guagua, Pampanga
MEXICO, Pampanga—The first Pagibig desk office in Pampanga located at
the 2nd floor of Robinsons Starmills in
this town is now fully operational offering the same services as its main branch
in the City of San Fernando.
Pag-IBIG Pampanga and Tarlac Branch
Manager Atty. Joseph Quiboloy said the
agency is expecting 100 customers to be
served by the newly-opened office per
day.
“We had experienced this number
from our branch office. The services we’ll
be extending ranges from membership
registration, housing loan verification,
counselling, and filing of calamity loan
and multi-purpose loan,” Quiboloy said.
“This innovation—partnering with
malls—is our one way to bring the office
closer to our members,” he said.
“The desk office will offer members
easy access to Pag-IBIG services. It is
now a one-stop shop wherein the Department of Foreign Affairs and Social Security System had also extended their office
among others,” Quiboloy added.
In Tarlac, Pag-IBIG desk office will be
opened this 13th of November catering
to thousands of Tarlaqueños in its capital
city.
Robinsons’ Lingkod Pinoy Center is
a public service program aimed to turn
Robinsons Malls into venues for hasslefree, safe, and comfortable processing
of requirements such NBI Clearance,
SSS payments and LTO license renewal,
among others. ●
525 applicants take
police entrance exam
By Froilan E. Magtoto
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Some
525 applicants for entrance at the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) took
the examination for admission on Sunday
at the Pampanga High School here.
Fire Sr. Inspector Milo Morados, examination head proctor, said of the total
number who took the entrance test, 145 are
females.
Morados said that the examinees came
from the different provinces of Central
Luzon adding that there are two testing
centers, the other one is at the Nueva Ecija
University in Cabanatuan City.
While examination Cadet in-Charge
Jansen Tiglao of PNPA Class 2013
“Tagapagitan” explained that of the more
than 25,000 applicants all over the country, 1,500 will remain after the screening. The number will further be trimmed
down.
Tiglao said among the applicants, some
were college graduates, college students
and high school graduates.
All applicants who were interviewed are
almost one in saying that being admitted to
the PNPA is their dream.
Kenneth Ayroso, 19, of Floridablanca,
Pampanga and a Bataan Peninsula State
University Student taking-up Bachelor in
Secondary Education said, “matagal ko na
pangarap ito at sa wakas pinayagan na rin
ako ng parents ko.”
Clarissa Montero, 17, of Sta Cruz, Zambales, said: “Pangarap ko talaga maging police officer. Alam ko mahirap, pero
kakayanin ko yan. Konting tiis lang naman kahit mahiwalay pansamantala sa
pamilya.”●
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SHOWBIZ 13
Paolo Contis nalulong
sa casino dahil kay
Manny Pacquiao?
PAULO
CONTIS
L
umalabas, mula sa iba’t ibang statements concerning the life of
Paolo Contis--at yung paghihiwalay nila ng inanakang si Lian
Paz, yung dating dancer ng EB Babes--naging sugarol at naghirap
sa
pera ang actor dahil na rin sa kasasama noong sugarol
Noel Montes
pa si Manny Pacquiao. Dahil member ng team
Pacman si Paolo, lagi siyang kasama sa
entourage ni Manny kaya ayun, natuto
rin siyang magsugal. Ito raw ang reason
kung bakit halos na drain ang finances
ng Italyanong aktor, and also the reason
kung bakit naghiwalay sila ni Lian Paz.
Nagsalita na rin si Lian Paz na ayon sa
kanya, this time, totoo na ang mga statements niya, na kesyo noong una, marami pa
siyang hinold back, pero ngayon talaga, yun
na ang totoo--Na marami nga raw bisyo si Paolo, at pati mga anak
niya ay pinagmaramutan nito; na hindi lahat ng pangangailangan
ng mga bata ay naibigay nito. Ito raw ang rason kung tuluyan siyang
tatabangang muling makisama kay Paolo, bukod siyempre sa malinaw na mismong si Paolo ay tinabangan na kay Lian dahil lumabas
na si Paolo ang nang-iwan sa kanya.
Sa kabilang banda, may mga statement namang alluding to the effect na kay naghirap si Paolo ay dahil big spender si Lian, kumbaga, pag
nag-shopping, feeling nito, siya si Jinkee Pacquiao.
Lian Paz denies this. Totoo raw na noong buntis siya, si Paolo lahat
ang taya. Pero kung ano lang daw ang ibigay ni Paolo, yun lang. “Nahihiya po akong humingi sa kanya kaya di ko po alam kug saan galing yung
isyung kaya siya naubusan ng pera ay dahil gastadora ako,” sabi pa nito.
Nilinaw din ni Lian Paz na may ibang babae na si Paolo and this is the
reason kung bakit ayaw na niyang makisama pa rito. Ayaw daw niyang
magmukhang kawawa lang.
Central Buzz
Kaseksihan ni Andi Eigenmann
pinagkagaluhan sa fashion show
ANDI EIGENMANN
Kahit sabihin na ‘di pang-modelo ang height ni Andi Eigenmann,
pinagkaguluhan naman siya ng fans,
lalo ng mga kalalakihan, dahil sa
umaalug-alog niyang boobs habang
rumarampa sa fashion show ng Lee
Jeans last Friday night sa MOA Atrium para sa kanilang midsummer collection for 2013.
Sa interview namin kay Andi, nasabi niyang natutuwa siya dahil kahit
ganito ang height niya ay napansin
siya.
Masayang-masaya siya dahil first
time niyang rumampa sa ganitong
kalaking fashion show.
Tungkol sa pagpapaseksi na niya
sa kanyang pelikulang A Secret Affair
kasama sina Anne Curtis at Derek
Ramsay, ‘di raw niya masabi kung tuluy-tuloy na ito. At least ikinararan-
gal niyang kinuha siya ng Viva Films
para maging isa sa lead stars.
Lahat ng ginagawa niya ay para sa
kanyang baby girl na mahal na mahal niya at inspiration. Tinanong
ng press kay Andi kung loveless siya
ngayon. ‘Di makasagot si Andi, bagkus ngiti lang ang kanyang iginanti.
Alam ng lahat na may communication pa rin sila ng
anak ni dating President
Erap Estrada na si Jake
Ejercito na nag-aaral sa
London. Kahit si Gabby
Eigenmann, na halfbrother ni Andi, ay nabanggit sa press nang
bumisita sa set ng Sana’y
Ikaw Na Nga na may communication pa rin sina
Andi at Jake.
Mga kamot ni Regine Velasquez di puwedeng i-display sa FHM
Ang Sexy Chef at Sexy Solutions ang
mga binanggit ni Regine Velasquez na nakatulong para siya’y pumayat bilang preparasyon sa kanyang Silver concert, happening sa November 16 sa SM MOA Arena.
Excited si Songbird sa concert niya, her
first major concert after five years.
Celebration ng 25th anniversary ang
concept ng concert, kaya ang kasama sa
repertoire ay songs na kanyang ni-record,
lalo na ’yung never na-release o one time
lang niyang nakanta.
Malaki ang production cost ng Silver,
kaya co-produced ito ng iMusic Entertainment at GMA Kapuso. P5M pala ang
lowest budget cost ng concert ngayon, pakiusap ni Cacai Velasquez-Mitra, manager
ni Regine, ’yung mga can afford bumili ng
tiket, bumili na lang at ’wag nang manghingi.
Bukod kina Lani Misalucha, Janno
Gibbs at Ogie Alcasid na guests sa concert,
may 60-piece orchestra pa at sina
Ryan Cayabyab at Raul Mitra ang
musical directors.
Nagulat ang press sa inamin
ni Regine na in-offer din siyang
mag-pose sa FHM.
“Bata pa ako, in-ask na akong
mag-FHM. Parang hindi naman
bagay sa akin, lalo na ngayong
makikita ang mga kamot ko,”
sagot ni Regine.
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2. Twelfth Jewish month
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59. Whistle
sound
27. Utility
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comes trouble!"
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hockey player
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linkedinto
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homepage
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beauties
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upon
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36. Houston Comets’ org.
toxins, for short
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(to)
61. Where pirates plunder
35. Fraulein's
name
5. "Suzie Q"8. band,
initially
65. CIA's
forerunner
9. Failed at the plate, with ‘out’
39. Lessenings of tension
64. Santa
___, El Salvador
36. Make
in income
6. Depressed
10. Unfriendly looks
between
nations
65. Its ctr. is a bull’s-eye
41. Madrid
ladies: Abbr.
(abbr.)
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12. Primate of Madagascar
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12. "You're the One ___
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18. Oscars' cousins Taken 2
52.
___-nez:
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across
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15. Full-price payer, at an amusement park
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17. “No, No, Nanette” actress
19. Tractor-trailer
20. Dressmaker’s need
21. Purchased profusely
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58. Responses of shock
62. Endure
63. Big political contest
66. Words said while nodding
67. Endangered ape
68. Actress Jessica of “Dark Angel”
69. Slugger Williams and others
70. ___ home: out
71. Soviet news agency
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SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 3
A Secret Affair
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:00 AM | 1:15 PM | 3:30 PM |
5:45 PM | 8:00 PM
MTRCB Rating: R-13
10:30 AM | 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM |
4:30 PM | 6:30 PM | 8:30 PM
SM CLARK | D-Cinema
Frankenweenie
MTRCB Rating: GP
11:20 AM | 1:30 PM
Looper
MTRCB Rating: R-16
3:50 PM | 6:25 PM | 9:00 PM
This Guy’s In Love With
You Mare
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK | Cinema 4
Frankenweenie
MTRCB Rating: GP
12:40 PM | 2:45 PM | 4:50 PM |
6:55 PM | 9:00 PM
Tiktik: The Aswang
Chronicles
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
5:00 PM | 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK| Cinema 5
This Guy’s In Love
With You Mare
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
10:35 AM | 12:40 PM | 2:45 PM |
4:40 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:00 PM
A Secret Affair
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM |
6:45 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK| Cinema 5
Tiktik: The Aswang
Chronicles
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
10:40 AM | 12:40 PM | 2:45 PM |
4:50 PM | 6:55 PM | 9:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills Cinema 4
Argo
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
1:10 PM | 3:30 PM
The Three Stooges
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
6:00 PM | 8:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 2
This Guy’s In Love
With You Mare
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM
| 8:00 PM
A Secret Affair
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM
| 8:00 PM
Fright Club
MTRCB Rating: R-13
1:30 PM | 3:30 PM | 5:30 PM | 7:30 PM
Looper
MTRCB Rating: R-16
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You may be thinking about making some big changes in the workplace4but1there
is nothing you can do
1 4 5 should
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rewarding this afternoon.
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benefits of your platonic relationships. Relations with family and mates are on a solid ground. Expressing
4 2 8 spirit
9 3is contagious
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5 9and8 cheer
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Your job responsibilities may require more efficiency or more training. Today is a good time to talk to family
6 about
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5 future
4 7plans.
8 2This3communication will1help
6 you
3 focus
9 5on8those
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members or colleges
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you no longer need.8 Extravagance
or overextending yourself financially4and8going
into debt is not going
to help you get where you want to go. A family meeting may be in order and then you will see smooth
sailing ahead.
Marquee Mall | Cinema 1
A Secret Affair
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:45 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:35 PM |
8:00 PM
Tiktik: The Aswang
Chronicles
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:35 PM | 2:45 PM | 4:55
PM | 7:05 PM | 9:15 PM
The Three Stooges
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
1:15 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:05 PM |
7:00 PM | 9:00 PM
This Guy’s In Love With
You Mare
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:10 PM | 2:15 PM
A Secret Affair
MTRCB Rating: R-13
4:25 PM | 6:50 PM | 9:15 PM
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Tiktik: The Aswang
Chronicles
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:00
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This Guy’s In Love With You
Mare
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:00 PM | 1:50 PM | 3:45 PM | 5:40 PM
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A Secret Affair
MTRCB Rating: R-13
12:20 PM | 2:40 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:30 PM
Tiktik: The Aswang
Chronicles
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:20 PM | 2:40 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:30 PM
( Cinema schedules are subject to change without prior notice.)
CANCER (JUN 22- JUL 22)
You are particularly efficient during the next few days. You know your goals clearly and will be able to work
well with or without others. People around you will respond favorably to this air of affection and this is the
perfect time for doing group work. You find it easier to identify with a more professional and prosperous
class of people. You may travel or do business over a distance. For now, you may concern yourself with
making improvements to your home, especially in making it more adaptable to visitors. This time brings
with it deep feelings of love and affection, especially for the friends in your life. There may be opportunities
for a party soon. Go for it! You feel a strong desire for romantic intimacy this evening.
LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)
You are filled with the enthusiasm to tackle any problem involving family, political, religious or neighborhood endeavors. There may be instances when you will have to give a recommendation for a youth award
or request charity funds and you are the one that people turn to in order to get something positive accomplished. You may be secretly pleased that so many put their trust in you. Today causes you to be
busily involved in making plans, talking to people, looking at the accomplishments of others and praising
the works of your own family. You appreciate your position in your work and your family and you set out to
show your respect and gratitude. Tonight you rest and enjoy a little alone time as you may want to catch
up with some reading.
LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)
You may want more recognition and freedom, but unrealistic expectations or overconfidence can work
against you. You fuss when others are not sincere so now you work to make sure you are sincere and
understanding. Do not promise more than you can deliver. Keep your ethical standards and learn moderation. This tends to be a time of greater emotional sensitivity as unconscious memories are stimulated. You
may develop strong psychic ties with the family. At times, you may be responsible for the care of someone
special. Relationships with your parents, your boss or your subordinates tend to be confused--this will
all work out with your creative abilities. You become increasingly resourceful in finding answers to these
difficulties.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)
This time is favorable for dealing with groups and organizations and with sales or marketing of innovative
products and services. You may publish your most ambitious and difficult work now. Make an effort to
move into unfamiliar places in order to learn the customs and beliefs of different people. Whatever you
do just now, you will develop a new personal philosophy of life as you address some ethical questions.
If it is tolerance, loyalty, honor and goodwill that you seek . . . you will find it. You may be concerned with
genealogy and family history. You desire and receive greater excitement in your close personal relationships now. Others want to enjoy the same fun activities that you do--plan future fun weekends. A vacation
will come soon.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)
Your sense of justice intensifies as you become more sensitive to the needs and rights of others. You will
consider all legally binding contracts and agreements. Learn how to sell your ideas. Gradually you will
learn how to negotiate successfully and reach an acceptable compromise on important issues. During this
period you may desire greater access and control over information. Caution is needed in signing important
papers and contracts. Caution also is advised in maintaining equipment that is important to you--repairs
on home or car. There may be several changes of residence before you settle into a permanent home.
You may entertain friends often or conduct business from the home. You are interested in novel forms of
architecture.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)
Your ability to socialize and work closely with others is highlighted now. You are particularly aware of how
your social persona defines you in the eyes of others, allowing you to affirm your own identity. Use this
opportunity of insight into how others view you as a tool for self-examination. The key phrase here is clarity
of perception for your reflected personality. This period also brings opportunities for regeneration through
personal power. It will be quite easy to bring about the changes you want and you should use this ability
to benefit yourself and others. The sounds around the house are difficult to figure out and you plan to set
aside some time this next weekend to tend to all the sounds before the winter weather sets in.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)
This is a great time to make future financial plans. You will be pleased with the outcome. Joint planning sessions are positive. Any differences of opinion can be negotiated. Business that is centered on recreational
activities or camp ownership is favored, as are outdoor sports. You are in tune with your surroundings and
your relationships; you have a sort of sixth sense in the way you are guided through your life. Your spiritual
life is one which others could follow. Conversations today with family or friends are fun as well as insightful. Your affectionate and easygoing nature is evident and it is easy for you to enjoy this evening. Young
people are full of questions and curious comments as you share a hobby or review of some competition
experience.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
It would be easy to be lazy this morning but there are lots of responsibilities to satisfy. There will be an opportunity to take a long weekend soon but not just yet. Work progresses better than you expected and after
lunch you will find yourself on the phone with new clients and new projects. You will most likely find yourself
in a rush most of this day. As you catch your breath this afternoon you will find yourself quite pleased with
the progress you have made. Find ways to eliminate any extra work or steps that you take, either in the
workplace or at home. You will be happy with the positive results of your hard work. Social and romantic
interests might be set aside this evening so that you can enjoy a soothing massage and a relaxing evening.
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SUSPENDED from Page 1
TOWARDS THE LIGHT from Page 7
Tumang’s suspension, dated October 25, was served on Monday by
Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) Provincial Director Angie Blanco, after the Office of
the Ombudsman denied the mayor’s
motion for reconsideration dated July
21, 2011 with case number OMB-L-A06-0816-C entitled “Eduardo T. Batac,
et.al. vs. Teddy C. Tumang et. al.”
But, Tumang was not in the Mayor’s Office when the suspension was
served, as he reportedly went to the
Supreme Court to appeal the suspension order.
Blanco, who was accompanied by
Pampanga provincial police director,
Senior Supt. R’win Pagkalinawan,
posted the order at the door of the
mayor’s office which was locked.
Under the order, the DILG informed Tumang that his motion for
reconsideration was denied thus imposing against him the three months
suspension without pay, upholding the
Ombudsman’s decision dated Novem-
ber 8, 2010.
“In this connection, the undersigned [Blanco] hereby directs you
to cease and desist from exercising
the powers and performing your duties and responsibilities as Municipal
Mayor of Mexico, Pampanga for the
period stated above,” the order stated.
Incumbent Vice Mayor Roy Manalastas will temporarily assume the post
as mayor while the suspension is in
effect, unless the Court orders otherwise. ●
SPANISH ENVOY from Page 1
G. Pineda, Mayor Jose Maria Hizon, Vice Mayor Ananias
Canlas, Board Members Monina Mons Laus, Trina Dizon
and Atty. Raul Macalino, members of the Sangguniang
Bayan, department heads of both the provincial and municipal governments.
On Monday, as part of the month long celebration of the
anniversary of Bacolor’s declaration as Philippine capital,
Domecq led the ceremonial wreath laying to the Simon de
Anda monument.
After which, the ambassador was toured by the local officials to Don Honorio Ventura Technological State
University (DHVTSU) on board an old “Calesa”. It was
learned that DHVTSU was established way back in 1826.
Then, accompanied by the governor and local officials of this town, Domecq visited the old San Guillermo
Church which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the year 1990s.
Professor Francis Musngi of the Center for Kapampangan Studies based in Holy Angel University gave a complete view on the historical significance of the town, where
Simon de Anda y Salazar, then a lieutenant governor of the
Spanish colonial government, moved the seat of govern-
ment here from Manila in October, 1762.
It can be recalled that on October 8, this town, led by
the local officials, commemorated its 250th founding anniversary as capital of the Philippines. The highlight of the
event was the unveiling of the Anda monument in front of
the municipal hall.
“The Anda monument symbolizes and honored Spanish Governor General Anda who rallied some 10,000 Kapampangan volunteers to form a resistance movement
against the British occupation of Manila and Cavite.
They had prevented the spread of the British occupation
throughout the country,” Musngi said.
According to Musngi, based on the history written by
Fray Gaspar de San Agustin in 1571, this town was a home
to brave and loyal Kapampangans who staged a counter
attack, organized by Anda, against the British occupation.
Hence, he said, King Charles II commended Kapampangans for their great fidelity to Spanish government.
Musngi also quoted San Agustin as saying, “Kapampangans were ‘the Castilians of these islands’ and that
‘one Spaniard and three Pampangans are equal to four
Spaniards.’ ●
PYRO LIGHTS from Page 1
ing lot of SM City Clark.
The contest was held in partnership with the Angeles City Government to gather the professional pyrotechnic artists across the country
using the best techniques and innovations in pyrotechnic entertainment.
Providing entertainment in be-
tween exhibitions were the Angeles
University Pep Squad, Systems Plus
Dance Troupe, Bodyshock Babes,
Viva Alegrato, POI dancers, SMCK
K-Pop Winners of Year 1 and 2. Also,
winners of SM City Clark’s Shutterbug Photo Challenge were announced
during the program.
Ana Datu, SM City Clark mall
manager, said the “big” event is an
expression of “how big” the mall
management’s support is for the city
government here.
The mall also hosted other events
of this year’s Fiestang Culiat, including the street-dancing competition. ●
salary of workers totaling P1,179,750
while the provincial government counterpart was 20 percent or P294,937.
“TUPAD is a partnership between
DOLE and the provincial government
aiming to give temporary aid to poor
families,” Hernandez stated.
Aside from this, Pineda distributed
nego-karts to 35 beneficiaries and 750
relief goods.
“These people are indigents it
would be a big help to their families
if they go home with salary and relief
goods in their hands,” Pineda said.●
P1.5-M LIVELIGHOOD from Page 1
clean the environment and repair
classrooms affected and inundated by
floodwater. They were paid P330 a day
or P1,650 for five days.
Rima Hernandez, officer-in-charge
of DOLE Pampanga field office, said
DOLE Central Luzon subsidized the
EDPAM PARTY from Page 2
his strategy, corrupting voters,”
he said adding that, “He has
no platform to speak of, only
money.”
In an interview with Lazatin, he denied that his health
is unstable.
“Look at me. I can still go
around my district,” Lazatin
said.
Lazatin said health issues
hurled at him are not true.
Black propaganda
Lazatin is also not known to
engage in media war and black
propaganda.
“But as early as three months
ago, he already launched a vicious propaganda campaign
against Mayor Pamintuan,
coming out with a sticker with
the text ‘Bulok na, palitan na!’
which could very well refer to
himself,” PAK Deputy Secretary General Aguilar said.
He said that Lazatin,
through his chief-of-staff
Irish Calaguas, came out with
a hodge-podge of a platform
promising huge subsidies to
education and health, but also
vowed to laxity in tax collec-
tions and the lowering fees.
“His platform is a contradiction in itself, meaning it was
simply plucked from thin air
and was never a well thought
out program. Good for the
ears, but impossible to fulfil,”
he said.
Aguilar was a political activist who was jailed and tortured,
but later joined the camp of Pamintuan because of the “new
politics” that Pamintuan, a
former human rights lawyer
and come-backing mayor, espouses. ●
LEPROSY from Page 2
capability of the BHWs and become partners
in the delivery of quality leprosy services.
“With the orientation of Barangay Health
Workers (BHWs) on the early signs and symptoms of leprosy, the region is optimistic that
leprosy cases will be caught in early stages,”
Dr. Pangan said.
“Being the front liners in the health care
system, it is important that the BHWs should
be keen on identifying early signs and symptoms of leprosy which may be mistaken as mild
skin problem,” he added.
Through the training, about 350 BHWs
were oriented on the basic facts about the dis-
ease, determining early signs and symptoms,
conduct of simple physical examination for
leprosy patients, educating on standard treatment and following the referral scheme of leprosy cases in their Rural Health Units (RHUs).
Leprosy in the early stage is a mild disease
with slow and unnoticed onset.
“The disease is often detected late because
the sign ang symptoms are negligible and
patients usually ignore such mild manifestations,” Dr. Pangan explained.
With only 152 recorded cases in the year
2011, Leprosy in the region is not that alarming
but still considered as a public health threat.●
MAGBALAWE from Page 8
malda makanyan da lang pangsinan deti? Makananu pin kaya?
Ing makasakit buntuk keti abe,
nung e na ka man bumotu, ya naman ing suma, atin at atin pa mu
rin manyambut. Iti pauli ning
dakal pa muring botanti deng
mailig keng e mu balung sabyan.
Ngana nang mailig ya karing mapangopya, o artistahin. Atin ba-
15
bye loyalti karing kamag-anak o
manwala karing basta makatwa.
Dakal pa murin bobotung prokomunista o kaya pro-makaDios ya. At dakal la naman deng
makikibilib karing makibalimbingan dang kandidatu ba mung
palto na “reconciliation” ing nasa
ra.
Tst tsk. Sakit ning boboto ne
abe? E mu balu nung makananu
la kasing mapapyalung deng memalen potang deting kandidatu
pakalukluk nala. Uling misan
pang sisyas nong pasibayu batal
deti potang ati nalu karing upaya
ning sikanan keng puder ning pamanungkulan.
Ika abe, ninung ibotu mu
kaya? ●
SCAN THIS QR CODE
***
Sa buhay pananampalataya, pag-ibig, at pagkatuto,
kadalasan ito ang totoo: “Kung kailan meron, doon wala;
kung kailan wala, doon meron.”
***
A great philosopher from the West intellectualized that
life is a paradox, that few people understand and a lot of
cynics easily accept. However, this truism will continue to
remain, until such time when all lies that drown humanity’s essence have already been confessed and accepted as
“true lies.”
***
Gusto kong ibahagi itong isang makabuluhang pangungusap na nabasa ko sa blog ng isang kaibigan, na sa
aking palagay ay may ibinubulong (o isinisigaw) na katotohanan: “Hindi lahat ng kuwento, totoo; at hindi lahat ng
totoo, puwedeng ikuwento. Kagaya rin ng hindi lahat ng
katotohanan ay dapat mong paniwalaan, at hindi lahat ng
pinaniniwalaan mo ay katotohanan.”
c
Totoong mayroong mga maling akala na maaaring puminsala sabuhay at kinabukasan ng isa o ng maraming
nilalang. Kung kaya’t sana’y pakaisipin muna natin ang
ating mga ibobotong kandidato sa darating na Mayo ng
susunod na taon, upang sa gayon ay mas magkaroon ng
linaw ang buhay at kinabukasan ang ating bayan, na matagal na nating inaakalang makakamtan ngunit inaakala
lang pala natin ito.
***
Nung e me tutung balu ing quecang tutung pupuntalan, aguiang nanu mang dalan idala na ca quing quecang
parasan. Nung inia sa’t e na tutung macapagmulala nung
baquet daca’la ring puliticung maglacbe caring masque
nanung dalan a acaquit da ban la mung miras quing
carelang buring puntalan at e nung nucarin la talaga dapat munta at nung nucarin do dapat idala ring carelang
sasacupan.
***
It is not true that a lot of leaders in our country lack or do
not at all have a clear vision. On the contrary, all of them
have vision. It’s just that their visions are focused only on
the wrong direction and that they have poor eyesight for
what they should truly see.
***
Kailangan aminin at tanggapin ng isang makatotohanan at makabuluhang manunulat na may mga bagay
sa kanyang isinusulat na hindi na niya kailanman malalaman o maiintindihan ang kahulugan. Kagaya, halimbawa, ng kung hanggang kalian magiging totoo ang kanyang mga isinulat, o kung may aamin o tatanggap bang
manunulat sa katotohanang ito na marami nang nagsulat
ngunit walang pumansin at tumanggap.
***
Hanggang kailan ba nananatiling totoo ang katotohanan at hanggang kailan ba nananatiling umuulit ang
kasinungalingan? Naitanong ko lang, dahil malimit ko
nang marinig at mabasa ang mga ganitong tanong sa
panahon natin ngayon na punong-puno ng mga kasinungalingan na pilit na ginagawang katotohanan at mga katotohanang pilit na ginagawang kasinungalingan.
***
Maralas cung aiisip nung pilan la pa caya caring Pilipinu ngeni ring tutung biasang mangutang, lalu na caring
maulagang bague a dapat dang icutang. Mapaliaring ditac
na la mu, dapot e cu pa milalaco capanaian uling atin pin
catutuan a ing ditac dacal ya naman nung atin mu sanang
mangangas magumpisang paracalan no reting ditac. ●
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN from Page 7
information. When my lawyer defended my case in French language,
the English translator explained to
me what they were talking about and
what was happening. For the mere
fact that I had the right not to be
misled and to be informed about the
hearing. Then the female judge asked
me If I have a medical condition, and
if they sent me to a doctor to give me
medications. Her concern was for my
health, if I felt better; she even asked
me if I found any mistreatment by the
authorities who handled my case.
Then at the latter part of the hearing, the judge asked if I had anything
else to say. I said yes. “and what is
that?” she asked.
I stated: “I should not be here, I love
my country. But as I told you, I felt I
have no life because of what happened
to me. I can no longer bear going
outside of my house feeling publicly
laughed at; my image had been damaged like a broken glass; and, I can’t go
on living in worries for the rest of my
life. How can I live in a environment
when I say what I wanted to say people only make fun of my words; when
I do what I wanted to do they stop me;
when I chase my dreams they try to
block me; when I go to places I feel
like a stranger in my own home. People looked at me as a trash and not a
human being anymore. They put my
name in a bad light.”
I went on: “I tell you this, it is like I
have no life anymore. The best blessing God can give us is the gift of life.
We have the right of life. Please, give
me back my freedom, give me back
my life that they stole away from me. “
Right there and then, I saw my
lawyer nodding his head, again and
again. I saw the opposition and the
judge put on a sad face. They listened
to me, they listened to a man with
nothing left to lose and everything to
gain. They saw a man deep in quagmire compared to them who finished
high degree of education. My lawyer
then stood again, came up with his
statements in French. He was like
backing up my statements.”
And the verdict was they will set me
free to this fair country. The reason
why I got here was my human rights.
It was, figuratively, like my visa, to set
foot free on this country.
In this country, human rights
overpowers any manipulation of
power, no propaganda or scheme can
outduel it; no psychological tactics
can outplay it; no negative procedure
can supersede it; no one can disrespect it; no one can wage to threaten
it. Human Rights here is so powerful.
And the last words of my translator while he was looking at me
straight in the eye: “You’re free now,
you can leave now.” But rather, I
took those words in a different concept: “Yes, I am free now and I can
LIVE now.” ●
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Headline
Gitnang Luzon
Sa ngalan ng buong mamamayan ng Magalang, Pampanga, binabati namin ang Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo – ang Kapatid na EDUARDO V. MANALO sa pagsapit
ng kanyang kaarawan.
Dalangin namin, na katulad ng inyong ama, na sumulong ang inyong pamamahala sa
pamamagitan ng pagkakaloob ng Panginoong Diyos ng marami pang tagumpay sa inyong
sambahayan at sa bayan ng Diyos sa mga huling araw.
Happy, Happy Birthday, Ka Eduardo!
Pagbati mula kay:
ROMULO PECSON
Mayor
Magalang, Pampanga
Maligayang Kaarawan
Ka Eduardo!
Headline
Gitnang Luzon
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Isang karangalan na mabigyan ng pagkakataon na batiin ang KAPATID NA EDUARDO V. MANALO,
tagapamahalang pangkalahatan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa pagsapit na araw ng kanyang kapanganakan ngayong
ika-31 ng Oktubre.
Buo ang aming paniniwala na ang Diyos ang naglalagay ng pamamahala sa kanyang bayan na matatag na
nagpapatibay sa buhay spiritual ng mga masisiglang kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo.
Kasama ng aking pamilya at ng mga mamamayan ng Sta. Ana, binabati namin kayo ng isang Maligayang
Kaarawan, Ka Eduardo.
Pagbati mula kay:
CONDRALITO DELA CRUZ Mayor, Porac, Pampanga
DEXTER DAVID
Vice- Mayor, Porac, Pampanga
Sangguniang Bayan ng Porac, Pampanga
DENNIS LISING
SILVESTRE DAVID
LUGARDA DELA CRUZ RONNIE GAMBOA
JENNIFER SANTOS MARK ANTHONY VALENCIA
ALBERT SIGUA MAYNARD LAPID
Maligayang Kaarawan
Ka Eduardo!
Isang mabiyayang pagbati ang nais naming iparating kay KAPATID NA EDUARDO V. MANALO,
sa Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa kanyang kaarawan ngayong ika-31 ng Oktubre.
Nawa ay mamalagi sa inyo ang lakas at lusog na pangangatawan sa lalong ikapagtatagumpay ng inyong
pamamahala sa Iglesia Ni Cristo.
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KA EDUARDO!
Pagbati mula kina:
MEDIATRIX G. NOLASCO
Vice Mayor, Sta Ana
Mga Konsehal ng Bayan ng Sta. Ana
KGG. RHODORA C. NACPIL
KGG. REINHART A. GUEVARRA
KGG. ROBERTO D. LANSANGAN
KGG. RODOLFO C, BUAN
KGG. AMELITA B. MUSNGI
KGG. ARTURO T. DIZON
KGG. RESTITUTO L. MONTOYA
KGG. CANCIO P. MANALILI
VOLUME I • NO. 56 • OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 1, 2012 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY

bro. eduardo v. manalo - Headline Gitnang Luzon

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