Vol 3 No 227.pmd

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VOLUME 3
NUMBER 227
WED - THU
APRIL 28 - 29, 2010
FOR INPUTS ON FREE, PEACEFUL POLLS
Pamintuan
Foreign observers to
talk to PGMA, Pineda
EdPam vows
33 ‘botikas’
to aid poor
BY DING CERVANTES
C
ITY OF SAN FERNANDO - A
five-member delegation
from the Compact for
Peaceful
and
Democratic
Elections- International Observers
Mission (Compact-IOM) assigned
to this province will seek
interviews with Pres. Arroyo and
her ally gubernatorial candidate
Lilia Pineda on the day before the
May 10 elections.
BY JOEY PAVIA
ANGELES CITY – “Every Angeleño will have
access to quality health
care services.”
Thus said LakasKampi-CMD mayoralty
bet Edgardo D. Pamintuan after receiving reports from local folk that
most of them, especially women and children,
do not receive even basic health services from
the city government.
Pamintuan said that
he will upgrade the Ospital Ning Angeles by
providing enough medical supplies, and the
provision or purchase of
equipment such as CT
Scan and dialysis machines.
“We will deliver genuine medical services to
our people with sufficient supply of medicines to benefit the
poor,” Pamintuan said.
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SO WHAT CAN THEY DO? Cutcut Barangay Capt. Robin Nepomuceno
and son Atty. Bryan, a city council candidate, are simply told the
stink and stench come from their own backyard.
THOU SHALT NOT ELECT THEM. Pig lovers all, so it is said, sitting
officials of Porac town from the mayor to the vice mayor to the
councilors are not deserving of the people’s vote.
PHOTOS BY BONG LACSON
Dabu files raps vs. Apalit mayor, others
FINALLY, Pampanga Provincial Administrator Atty.
Vivian T. Dabu has filed
with the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon complaints of theft of
minerals, obstruction of
justice, graft and corrupt
practices, and violation of
tax ordinances against
Apalit town Mayor Oscar
Tetangco Jr.
It took more than a
year for the complaints to
be filed, according to
Dabu, because of the negotiations for settlement
done by Tetangco and
company. However, Dabu
added, they never acted
upon the requirements
called for prior to any possible settlement and instead, committed more vi-
olations.
It was learned that the
complaint against Tetangco also included as respondent Apalit Councilor Cesar Sigua and several John Does whose violations, according to the
complaint filed by Dabu
fall under Section 102,
R.A. 7942, violation of tax
ordinance no.1, s-1992
and 1, s-1993, PD 1829
and section 3.e of the antigraft and corrupt practices.
The problem started
on January 14, 2009 when
Dabu, along with police
officers and members of
the quarry monitoring
team witnessed for themselves the illegal quarryPAGE 6 PLEASE
Compact-IOM secretariat officer Arnold Tarrobago said the five international delegates will be
among the 27 foreign ob-
servers to arrive in the
country on May 6 to witness the conduct of the
elections.
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De Venecia
naglatag ng
plataporma
sa Pampanga
‘Computer sa bawat pamilyang
Pilipino’
NI JOEY AGUILAR
LUNGSOD NG ANGELES – Inamin ni senatoriable Joey De Venecia na
mahihirapan siyang manalo sa Pampanga lalong
lalo na sa distrito kung
saan humahabol si President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Sa isang press conference na ginanap kamakailan sa Coffee Academy
sa barangay Balibago
dito, sinabi niya na
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De Venecia
Palawan
Fun Ride
successful
BY JOEY PAVIA
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
PUERTO PRINCESA – Some 300 bikers joined the Palawan
Fun Ride on Sunday as organizers focused on the protection
of the environment and the endangered Batac tribe.
Ruby Rose “Besie” Rustia, president of the Global Linkages for the Filipino Youth Inc. (GLFYI), described as “highly
successful” the fun ride graced by Mayor Edward Hagedorn,
Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid and his son Mark Lapid, general
manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA).
The GLFYI and the Puerto Princesa Mountain Biking
Society (PPMBA) led by Judge Jose Bayani Usman organized the fun run to help save the dwindling Batac tribe numbering to only about 300 today.
Usman said they had observed the sad plight of the Batac
when they visit them during their regular biking activity as a
group.
“They have lesser chance to survive due to poor health
conditions and diminishing areas where they get their food ,”
said Usman.
“We want to help them in any we can before it’s too late,”
he added.
The organizers will give portions of the earning to the Batac
tribe. They will give more water pumps and help the children
get the proper vaccinations.
Usman and Dennis Rustia, also of the PPMBA, also planted hundreds of trees at the watershed here.
“Next year, we make sure the trees we planted will grow,”
said Usman as he and Rustia vowed to make a “bigger” fun
ride next year.
Dr. Thomas Guest, an American professor at the University of Guam, said he will bring his fellow bikers in the next
Palawan Fun Run.
“I was impressed. It’s pretty good for a first time event,”
said Guest, who was not able to join fun ride due to leg injury.
Rustia of Guagua, Pampanga said she will invite “more
bikers” from Central Luzon next year.
Organizers thanked their major sponsors, including the
Department of Tourism, PTA, Zest Air and Turrisimo Garden
Hotel here and the Pampanga-based Creative Travel and Tours.
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START. SEN. Lapid (left) and his son Meynard (right) lead the ceremonial start of the
Palawan Fun Ride on Sunday.
LUCKY BOY. Organizers led by the Rustia
couple pose with 12-year-old Richard
Abubakar who won the P50,000 worth
mountain bike which is the first prize in fun
ride’s raffle. PHOTOS BY JOEY PAVIA
Planting trees are (L-R) Dennis Rustia, Ariel,
Geraldine Pilapil and Judge Usman.
SM City Pampanga employees and guests Exuperio Lipayon (left) and
Cecil Yumul (center) show off their reusable shoppings bags.
SM CALL ON EARTH DAY
Help save the environment
for “One Commitment Of
Many can make One Winning Opportunity to Restore the Lives of our
Dwelling.”
During the Earth Day
program, SM employees
led by its Human Resources Department made their
vows to kick off and sustain personal recycling efforts through selling their
recyclables to the monthly Trash to Cash Recycling Market.
The proceeds of SM
Clark’s One Com One
World project will be used
in buying seedlings that
will be donated to the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources. It
will culminate in a treeplanting activity in time for
Earth Day 2011.
Employees of SM City
Pampanga, meanwhile,
took the lead in promoting
the use of green or reusable shopping bags together with its guest, broadcaster and environmentalist Ms. Cecil Yumul of the
Save the Trees Foundation. They were also joined
by Mr. Exuferio Lipayon
from the DENR - Environmental Management Bureau for the culmination of
the 10 Million Movement in
the mall.
SM Pampanga shoppers, business partners
and employees also
signed personal pledges at
the Earth Day Freedom
Wall. The customers were
likewise given the chance
to have a free screening of
climate change documentary films State of the Planet and Planet Earth.
‘Mutya ng
Balanga’
crowned
BY ERNIE B. ESCONDE
BALANGA CITY – This component city on Monday
midnight crowned the fairest and most talented from
among 10 lovely ladies in the closing of the yearly
“Mutya ng Balanga” pageant held at the Plaza Mayor
de Balanga.
Candidate No. 6, Ann Barbara Lohfink of Barangay
Cupang Proper, was crowned “Mutya ng Balanga 2010”.
She is 16 years old and just graduated from high school.
She answered brilliantly a question about the environment that she said should be protected and cared for.
The candidates coming from different barangays in
the city were in stunning costumes as they joined a
production number and introduced themselves to the
big audience. In swimsuits and later in long gowns,
they presented themselves on the beautifully-adorned
stage.
It was not only a night of fashion display but of songs
and dances. Physical appearance was not only judged
but the following segment was a test of wit for the mostly
teenaged girls.
After the elimination round, the remaining five were
subjected to different questions. “Kahit isa lang ang
boto ko sa milyong-milyong boto mahalaga ito, every
vote counts,” a candidate answered when asked what
her vote in the coming elections means to her.
Balanga City Mayor Joet Garcia with wife Isabel
crowned the new “Mutya”. “May all of you experience
what it means to be Mutya ng Balanga,” the mayor told
the candidates at the start of the program.
Cebu Pacific Ad
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
SM SUPERMALLS joined
the Earth Day celebration
last April 22 with activities
encouraging both shoppers and employees to
choose their own pledge of
commitment to help save
the environment.
This year’s Earth Day
event highlighted the 10
Million Movement organized by the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources and the
Earth Day Network in partnership with SM. All SM
malls made its own pocket events following the
theme “Hamon sa Panahon: Climate Change,
Sampung Milyong Solusyon (Kilos Na Ngayon
Na!).”
SM City Clark staged
a One Com One World
campaign which is short
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Editorial Opinion
It ain’t over
“GILBERT TEODORO may be lagging behind nationally,
but in HAU he’s been the leading candidate for three
months now.”
So said Robby Tantingco, assistant vice president for
student services and affairs of Holy Angel University, the
biggest private university in Central Luzon.
Tantingco was reacting to the results of the survey
conducted April 14 and 20 on HAU students and
employees where out of the 1,081 respondents, 615 said
they would vote for Teodoro.
Leading presidentiable Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III
was a distant second with 253 votes, followed by Manny
Villar (105 votes), Richard Gordon (72 votes), Eddie
Villanueva (20 votes), Nicanor Perlas (8 votes), and
Joseph Estrada (6 votes). No one voted for Jamby
Madrigal.
The ranking of presidential candidates, Tantingco
noted, was exactly the same as in the first HAU mock
elections held in January. This, even as Teodoro widened
his lead over Aquino, who in turn also widened his lead
over Villar.
“It shows that our students don’t have the bandwagon
mentality. They vote for the one they consider the best
candidate, even if they know he will lose,” Tantingco said.
No losing there, we beg to disagree with Tantingco.
Though a microcosm, the HAU vote is reflective of
the voice, nay, choice of the studentry of the whole
country. Given the consistency of Teodoro as mock
elections topper in other campuses in the country – from
Metro Manila to Cebu, from Nueva Ecija to Davao, from
Ilocos to Cagayan de Oro.
With the enlightened youth going for an enlightened
choice, it really ain’t over yet. Or have we forgotten that it
is the youth that comprise the biggest block of voters in
the country?
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
Angeles’ pride
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REJOICE, ANGELES City!
The first ever Kapampangan bestowed the Order of
Lakandula Award, Grand Cross Rank of Bayani is an
Angeleno.
For his outstanding contribution to nation-building in
his various capacities as a former Cabinet secretary,
Edgardo “EdPam” Pamintuan was conferred by no less
than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo one of the
highest honors the Republic could give to a citizen who
has dedicated his life to public service and thus serve as
an example to his countrymen.
“I am offering to and sharing this award with my fellow
Angeleños who have always supported me... This is a
strong testimony that even if I was not here during my
stint as Cabinet secretary, I was doing a lot for Angeles
City and the country.” So Pamintuan dedicated the honors
to the people he is now committed to serve as local
executive.
Could the choice for Angeles City mayor be any clearer
than that?
Rene disses Anna
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Zona Libre
Bong Z. Lacson
BOKYA. NADA. Zero. Zilch.
Utterly abysmal was the non-performance of 4th District Rep.
Anna York Puyat Bondoc-Sagum, in the district as in the House,
for the past six years.
Not a single bill she authored – did she ever? – was enacted
into law. Her best, and only, privilege speech in the august halls of
Congress was declaring “Present!” at the attendance call.
An odious comparison: The two-termer Bondoc-Sagum laying
a big fat rotten egg in terms of legislation vis-à-vis the first termer
3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales conceiving and birthing
the mini-Marshall Plan that is the billion-peso Bacolor Rehabiltation
Law. Most odious comparison indeed.
In the district, Bondoc-Sagum’s promise of two reliable district
hospitals finding non-fulfillment in the “Mona Lisa state” of the San
Luis and Macabebe district hospitals. State of dilapidation bringing
to mind the refrain of that Mona Lisa song, “…they just lie there,
and they die there…” meant for their poor patients.
In the district too, overpriced but short-delivered
and “under-specificationed” infrastructure projects
monopolized by one EDSA Construction,
reportedly owned by an uncle of Bondoc-Sagum’s
husband, and one Sambo Construction, owned
by a purported veterinarian, and husband of a
mayoralty candidate fighting her own father. Yeah,
that same Sambo in the news lately threatening
with libel a loyal factotum of his father-in-law for
saying he – Sambo – is swamped with a torrent
of estafa cases.
An ingrate! So is Bondoc-Sagum likened to
the asp that bit the hand that fed it in her
declaration of her intent to contest the House
Speakership against the President from whom she
got the largesse of development, with whom she
travelled the world.
So discoursed congressional candidate Rene
Maglanque, with the closing exhortation: End the
depression and stagnation of the fourth district
wrought by the Bondoc-Sagum doldrums. Bring
in the fresh air of change, of true development, of
progress.
A former assistant secretary at the Department
of Transportation and Communications,
Maglanque has a clear-cut mission for the fourth
district: a final solution to the perennial flooding
that will, at the same time, engender greater
productivity, and for the nation: a total overhaul of
the procurement law, to make it air-tight against
corruption.
An engineer by training and a builder by
profession, Maglanque has in his heart a bill
creating the Pampanga River Development
Authority that will oversee the management of
the province’s main water channel that covers
flood control, the provision of irrigation water all
year-round, the river’s utilization in eco-tourism
as well as in transportation. Think river cruises
and water festivals there. A long-term goal is the
development of the Pampanga River as an
alternative source of drinking water for Metro
Manila. A most brilliant idea there, given this
season of El Niño.
Maglanque says: “Even Masantol and
Macabebe, hometown of Mrs. Bondoc-Sagum will
finally be free from floods and instant inundation
after a brief rain, when a massive water
management and development program has been
set in place.”
Yeah, for all her six years in the House,
Bondoc-Sagum has not spared her own
townmates from destructive floods, noted
Maglanque.
“Look at how her posters emphasize her
doctora persona with that stethoscope dangling
from her shoulder. Puro prop lang yan. She may
be a doctor but she has yet to treat even just one
patient in the whole fourth district,” sneered
Maglanque.
So what has Bondoc-Sagum to say of her
twice-beaten rival?
“Gusto niyang dagdagan ko pa ang lamang
kong 80,000 boto sa kanya noong 2007. (He’d
like me to increase my margin of over 80,000
votes in 2007).”
Unperturbed, even oozing with confidence,
Maglanque says Bondoc-Sagum is in for a “big
surprise” this time around.
“Let her to her delusions. The political equation
has totally changed,” said the persistent
contender.
I’m telling you, things are getting out of hand. Or maybe I’m
discovering that things were never in my hands.
Real Live Preacher, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, August 2, 2003
You cannot live a perfect day without doing something for
someone who will never be able to repay you.
John Wooden
Nobody can tell you if what you're doing is good, meaningful or
worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is.
Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 5, 08-22-04
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Gordon’s political
shotgun blast
The
Bottomline
Hector P. Soto
SENATOR Richard Gordon, presidential bet of Bagong Bayan Party
fired a shotgun aimed at his rivals. But is obvious that much of the
fire is aimed at Noy Noy Aquino apart from the Social Weather
Station which he sued in court.
It is also very clear that Senator Gordon is a traditional politicians
(trapo and not a tadpole as my barber calls all trapos) having been
mayor senator and a cabinet officials all appointive positions
political rewards.
The problem with some trapos is they all know of the country’s
problems. They also know all the solutions. However, many of these
trapos get tripped on their way to their offices (na tisod lang) and
they forgot the problems and the solutions. Besides, I hope Senator
Gordon agrees with me that saying and doing are two different
things as the saying also goes. He said much but I hope he really
meant all.
Senator Gordon is not in favor of manual count as a backup
solution of the Comelec and incase of failure of the counting
machines. At this point in time what would Senator Gordon ask
the Comelec to do?
In that very long interview on television with
Tin Tin and Julius Babao Saturday morning,
Senator Gordon denied that he is arrogant as
some people say. He said he is aggressive and
not arrogant. Indeed, one maybe aggressive
without being arrogant, and it could be the other
way around.
Aggressive also and arrogant.
How i wished I have taped the whole interview.
There is too much to believe what Gordon said.
Even with Gordon’s know it all, he needs a
miracle to win the country’s presidency. Political
miracles in these country are not made in heaven
but by the powers that be - the people.
Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra is
amenable to life style check amidst allegation that
he was bribed in his decision over the case of two
members of the Ampatuan clan. Agra is not stupid.
Amen
My heart felt condolence to the family of
Fred Panopio who passed away a few days
back. I know Fred as the young boy who really
had a passion for singing. He organized the
first group combancheros most of them his
friends of his age. He was then in his early
teens.
Fred was not recognized as the best singer in
the family. His older brother Isagani and Guillermo
were then the family’s recognized singers. But
the yoodle craze cropped up, Fred was the best
in the Panopio family. That really started it all.
Fame, yes, but not wealth. He never earned much
in his singing career.
May his soul rest in peace.
Do not be surprise if some other religious sects
will try to match the much vaunted INC block vote.
Will it be too late for Gibo to come within the
circle of the two leading presidential candidates?
As the election date comes closer much of
the flak is on Villar. Let us find out if there will be
more next week.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction
ON APRIL 28, 1967, boxing
champion Muhammad Ali refuses to be inducted into the U.S.
Army and is immediately
stripped of his heavyweight title.
Ali, a Muslim, cited religious reasons for his decision to forgo
military service.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay,
Jr., in Louisville, Kentucky, on
January 14, 1942, the future
three-time world champ changed
his name to Muhammad Ali in
1964 after converting to Islam. He
scored a gold medal at the 1960
Olympic Games in Rome and
made his professional boxing
debut against Tunney Husaker on
October 29, 1960, winning the
bout in six rounds. On February
25, 1964, he defeated the heavily favored bruiser Sonny Liston
in six rounds to become heavyweight champ.
On April 28, 1967, with the
United States at war in Vietnam,
Ali refused to be inducted into
the armed forces, saying “I ain’t
got no quarrel with those Vietcong.” On June 20, 1967, Ali was
convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison,
fined $10,000 and banned from
boxing for three years. He stayed
out of prison as his case was
appealed and returned to the ring
on October 26, 1970, knocking
out Jerry Quarry in Atlanta in the
third round. On March 8, 1971,
Ali fought Joe Frazier in the
“Fight of the Century” and lost
after 15 rounds, the first loss of
his professional boxing career.
On June 28 of that same year,
the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction for evading
the draft.
At a January 24, 1974, rematch at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Ali defeated Frazier by decision in 12
rounds. On October 30 of that
same year, an underdog Ali bested George Forman and re-
claimed his heavyweight champion belt at the hugely hyped
“Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, Zaire, with a knockout in
the eighth round. On October 1,
1975, Ali met Joe Frazier for a
third time at the “Thrilla in Manila” in the Philippines and defeated him in 14 rounds. On February 15, 1978, Ali lost the title
to Leon Spinks in a 15-round
split decision. However, seven
months later, on September 15,
Ali won it back. In June 1979,
Ali announced he was retiring
from boxing. He returned to the
ring on October 2, 1980, and
fought heavyweight champ Larry Holmes, who knocked him
out in the 11th round. After losing to Trevor Berbick on December 11, 1981, Ali left the ring for
the final time, with a 56-5 record.
He is the only fighter to be
heavyweight champion three
times. In 1984, it was revealed
Ali had Parkinson’s disease.
Benito Mussolini executed
ON APRIL 28, 1945, "Il Duce,"
Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by
Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland.
The 61-year-old deposed
former dictator of Italy was established by his German allies
as the figurehead of a puppet
government in northern Italy during the German occupation toward the close of the war. As the
Allies fought their way up the Ital-
ian peninsula, defeat of the Axis
powers all but certain, Mussolini considered his options. Not
wanting to fall into the hands of
either the British or the Americans, and knowing that the communist partisans, who had been
fighting the remnants of roving
Italian fascist soldiers and thugs
in the north, would try him as a
war criminal, he settled on escape to a neutral country.
He and his mistress made it
to the Swiss border, only to dis-
cover that the guards had
crossed over to the partisan side.
Knowing they would not let him
pass, he disguised himself in a
Luftwaffe coat and helmet, hoping to slip into Austria with some
German soldiers. His subterfuge
proved incompetent, and he and
Petacci were discovered by partisans and shot, their bodies then
transported by truck to Milan,
where they were hung upside
down and displayed publicly for
revilement by the masses.
Napaguusapan
lang
Ni Felix M. Garcia
DIOSDADO P.
MACAPAGAL,
Bayani at Lakan ning
Amanung Sisuan
(KASUGLUNG NING MILABAS A ISYU)
At nung atin la mang
Bubusbus kanitang ya pang makalukluk,
Ya’ytang king RCA,
A nung nu’re yata dimanda na kabud;
Abias ning gubyernu,
Gewa nang otsenta sentimus ing salup,
King agia mang iti,
Inangkat da reting migit nang mamaesus;
Nanung metulid na?
Burian ku pa nganang king sukulan lungub,
Kesa king akit kong’
Ding kakung memalen mate la king danup!
Bilang Presidente,
Tungkulan ku ngana itang magdesisyun,
Dikil king nanu mang
Bage mangailangan malaguang solusyun;
Bakit e ku yutus
Ibenta nang mura ning Administrasyun,
Ngening ding memalen
Atilu reti king gipit a situasyun?
Nung para mu kaku,
Ipamie ku namu – ngana pang tinuglung,
Nung yang karampatan
A sukat kung gawan antimong peka-pun!
Angga na king miras
At mepupus ganap ing kayang tungkulan,
E ya meging “corrupt”
Ing lagyung DIOSDADO PANGAN MACAPAGAL!!!
At waman ala yang
Manhattan at Mansion o pera Switzerland,
Ala nemang sukat
Pikarine king bie, karin at kenu man;
Malyari neng yatnang
Alang ditmang musing ing mamu nang kanuan,
Pablasang balu na,
Ing meging tapat ya king Indung Balayan!
Malagad lang bina
Keti babo yatu ding anti kareti,
A e mengibabo
Ing kislap ding pilak king bie nang mapuri;
Inia naman, oyan
Mayayakit lubus king panaun ngeni,
Atin yang melakuan
Malino leyenda bilang Presidenti;
A binang malaut
Nung ikumpara king kayang meging suli,
Uling y Cong Dadong,
Kabaligtaran ne ning supling nang iti.
Iti makuyad yang
Talambie ning meging marangal nang anak,
Ning balen tang’ tibuan,
A sale ning santing, ning leguan at tindag;
Yan king kapilan man
Keti Kapampangan larawan yang maslag,
A e na mabating
A kislap nung wari keng Tala ning Munag;
Modelo yang sukat
Taluntunan king bie ing dalan nang dilpak,
Ban bukas, makadua
Atin pang anti ya a lunsut king labuad!!!
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
Opinion
5
Dabu files raps vs. Apalit mayor, others
FROM PAGE 1
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
ing activities done by Tetangco’s men, reported as
early as December 2008,
in Barangay Lourdes, Minalin town, which is an
area not permitted for
quarrying.
The drivers, when
flagged down, could not
produce any document
that would prove their activities to be legal, i.e. accreditation, hauling pass
or sticker. It was also
learned from the drivers
that the materials extracted in the area would be
brought as filling materials to Provence, a subdivision in Malolos City,
Bulacan which is owned
by Camella Communities.
It was on this same
date, Dabu said, that Tetangco, along with plainclothesmen, some of
whom were armed,
blocked their way. “I reminded him that what
they were doing is illegal,
asked him to submit all
documentary requirements and to stop quarrying activities in the
meantime, to which he
verbally agreed.” But
Dabu added, she later
learned that Tetangco prevented the apprehended
truck drivers from bringing
the dump trucks to the
capitol compound for processing, but instead directed them to proceed
where they were originally supposed to bring their
extracted materials.
Sigua and four other
municipal councilors, in a
meeting on the same day,
were also reminded of
their violations and were
asked to secure a quarry
permit and have the
trucks accredited before
negotiations for a settlement could begin. Dabu
claimed that these verbal
instructions were not
heeded by those concerned and instead, proceeded with their illegal
quarrying activities.
After nearly a month,
on February 10, 2009,
Dabu and members of the
quarry monitoring team
traveled to the same quarry site and to another one
in Sampaga, Apalit where
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they were allegedly harassed by Sigua and members of the Apalit police.
Meantime, Dabu,
along with the quarry monitoring team, claimed to
have gotten in touch with
the people at Provence in
Malolos City who confirmed that the contract for
their filling materials was
awarded to Tetangco.
Dabu and company also
notified Camella Communities, the developer of
Provence, of the notice of
violation sent to Tetangco
as well as their company’s liability in continuing
to accept filling materials
from the latter.
In Dabu’s affidavit, another case of harassment
was done on May 15, 2009
when four dump trucks
without any proper documentation were intercepted by the quarry monitoring team along MacArthur
Highway, Sto. Domingo,
Minalin. Sigua reportedly
harassed the team to release the trucks, but when
this did not work, Tetangco himself arrived and instructed the truck drivers
to proceed to their destination. This he did, Dabu
emphasized, despite the
presence of police officers
from Minalin and knowing
that Dabu was monitoring
the developments via the
telephone.
From this time on, as
the affidavit of complaint
filed by Dabu stated, Tetangco and company
stopped the illegal quarrying activities and resumed on February 16,
2010. From this day onwards, Dabu claimed, Tetangco’s group did the
hauling and delivery of at
least 200 dump truckloads of earth filling materials on a daily basis,
again to Provence Subdivision, in Malolos City and
the Highview Hills Subdivison in Apalit.
To this day, Dabu
stated, Tetangco and cohorts’ illegal quarrying
activities continue, also
the harassment being
done to members of the
quarry monitoring team.
“The members of the
quarry monitoring team
fear for their safety while
doing the work they are
mandated to do and are
demoralized because of
the blatant disregard for
the law by Tetangco,
Sigua and company”,
which is also allegedly one
reason which prompted
Dabu to file the complaint
against them.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
SUPREME COURT
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO (P)
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT
& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF
TRANSCEND LOANS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
CIVIL CASE No. 13651
-versusREGIONAL TRIAL COURT
BRANCH 48, City of San Fernando (P)
SPS. ARWIN SIMBILLO
and AGNES SIMBILLO,
Defendants.
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NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION
OF REAL PROPERTY
WHEREAS, by virtue of the Writ of Execution issued in the aboveentitled case on the 15 th day of February 2010, by HON. SERAFIN B.
DAVID, Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 48, City of
San Fernando (P), thru Atty. Apollo J. Umadhay, Clerk of Court VI, for
the recovery of the sum of:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Php500,000.00 which is the principal amount of the money
loaned and received by the defendants from the plaintiff and the
interest on the principal obligation of Php500,000.00 at the rate
of five (5%) per month as interest and penalty commencing
from the date of default in paying their obligation on November
18, 2008 until fully paid;
The amount of Php20,000.00 as attorney’s fees;
Litigation expenses in the amount of Php20,000,00;
Docket fees, sheriff’s fees and bond included in the amount of
Php81,619.75:
levy was made by the undersigned Deputy Sheriff IV on March 09,
2010, thru the Register of Deeds of City of San Fernando (P), on the
rights, interest and participation of the above-named defendants, in the
real property more particularly described as follows:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. 681296-R
“A parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk. 14 of the subd. plan Psd-03018817, being a portion of lot 603, Cad. 72, Mexico Cad.
L.R.C. Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of San Jose Matulid,
Mun. of Mexico, Province of Pampanga. x x x containing an
area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150), Square Meters. x x x”
NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the Writ of Execution and in
accordance with Rule 39, Section 19 of Rules of Court, the undersigned
Deputy Sheriff IV, will sell on public auction to the highest bidder for cash
and in Philippine Currency, on May 12, 2010 at 9:01 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.
at the main entrance, Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando,
Pampanga, the rights, interests and participation of above-named
accused, in the above-described real property in order to satisfy said
Writ of Execution, together with interests, costs, sheriff’s fees and the
expenses of the sale.
City of San Fernando, Pampanga, April 12, 2010.
FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:
(SGD) LYNDON L. ISIP
Deputy Sheriff IV
CC:
1. TRANSCEND LOANS, INC.
2. SPS. ARWIN SIMBILLO AND AGNES SIMBILLO
PUNTO! Central Luzon: April 21 & 28, 2010
She also said that they
have all the evidences,
complete with witnesses
and photos of the aforementioned happenings,
that would prove the
strength of her case
against the culprits.
–Pampanga Capitol
Press Release
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of RODOLFO I. VELASQUEZ
who died intestate on November 10, 2009 in Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga
executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate more particularly described
as Philippine Peso Time Deposit Account No. 045-1-04503242-2, Philippine
Peso Time Savings Account No. 3045-188907, and a parcel of land
covered by TCT No. 462193 situated in Duquit, Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga.
Punto! Central Luzon: April 14, 21 & 28, 2010
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of SONYA M. TANGLAO who
died intestate on August 27, 2009 in Angeles University Foundation Medical
Center, Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of
Rights of her estate more particularly described as Banco de Oro, City of
San Fernando Branch Pampanga with Account No. 3751-03833-9 under
Certificate of 5 Year Fixed Rate Time Deposit and a Dollar Account at Banco
de Oro Unibank, City of San Fernando Branch Pampanga under Dollar
Savings Account No. 5750120172.
Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 & 12, 2010
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO
SHERIFF
GUAGUA, PAMPANGA
NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE
FINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC),
Mortgagee,
-versus-
Frem Case No. G-10-1885
AMADO F. MIGUEL married
to SUSAN M. MIGUEL
Mortgagor/s,
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as
amended by Act 4118 file by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE
CORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104
Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor/s AMADO
F. MIGUEL married to SUSAN M. MIGUEL with postal address at
Fatima Homes Lot 13 Blk. 2 Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga / Solib ,
Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness
mentioned which as of February 28, 2010 amounts to TWO HUNDRED
FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY ONE PESOS AND
11/100 (P248,261.11) and other obligations that may become due and
demandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Exofficio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff
Serafin M. Serrano, Jr. will sell at public auction on May 26, 2010 at
10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Municipal Trial
Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in Cash and in
Philippine Currency the here-in-below described real property with all
existing improvements thereon, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 275577-R
A parcel of land (Lot 13, of the consolidation and subd.
plan Pcs-03-001857, being a portion of the consolidated lots
6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 14, all of Block 2, Psd-03-021198, L.R.C.
Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Solib, Mun. of Floridablanca,
Province of Pampanga. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2
by lot 13; along line 2-3 by lot 15; both of Block 2, Psd-03021198, on the NE., along line 3-4 by lot 14, of the consolidation
and subd., plan; on the SE., along lines 4-5-6 by Road lot 2,
Psd-03-021198; on the SW., along line 6-1 by lot 12, of the
consolidation and subd., plan. Containing an area of ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY TWO (152) Square Meters, more or less.
The Notice of sheriff’s Sale will be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in Pampanga and Angeles City for three (3)
consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public
places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general
and of the interested parties in particular.
Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for
themselves the title of the above-describes property and the
encumbrances existing thereon if any there be.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said
date, it shall be held on June 02, 2010 also at 10:00 o’clock in the
morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.
Guagua, pampanga, April 26, 2010
NORMITA R. MERCADO
OIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff
SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR.
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished:
Atty. Nestor A. Formaran
Counsel for (NHMFC)
7/Filomena Building
104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village,
Makati City
Amado F. Miguel married to
Susan M. Miguel
Fatima Homes Lot 13 Blk. 2 Solib,
Floridablanca, Pampanga /
Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga.
Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 and 12, 2010
Comelec office sinunog
NI ROMMEL RAMOS
MALOLOS CITY—Muntik nang
maabo ang tanggapan ng Commission on Elections (Comelec)
sa bayan ng Obando matapos
sunugin ito ng dalawang hindi
nakilalang lalaki noong Lunes ng
gabi.
Kaugnay nito, tiniyak ng
panglalawigang tanggapan ng
Comelec na walang epekto ito
sa halalan sa Mayo dahil may
mga kopya sila ng nasunog at
nabasang dokumento tulad ng
certified voters list (CVL), voters registration report (VRR), at
mga sample ballots para sa
isasagawang mock elections.
Ayon kay Supt. Absalom Zipagan, provincial fire marshal ng
Bulacan, nagsimula ang sunog
bandang alas 11:15 nong Lunes
ng gabi at naapula nila ito
makalipas ang 30 minuto.
Tinatayang aabot lamang sa
P5,000 ang halaga ng nasunog,
ngunit nadamay ang mga kopya
ng CVL, VRR, at mga sample
ballots.
Ayon kay Senior Supt.
Fernando Villanueva, acting provincial police director ng Bulacan, dalawang hindi pa nakikilalang lalaki na nakasakay sa
isang motorsiklo ang nagsimula ng sunog.
Sinabi niya na pagkababa sa
motorsiklo, sinindihan ng dalawa suspek ang pinto ng tanggapan gamit ang lighter fluid,
pagkatapos ay agad na tunalilis.
Iginiit naman si Abogado
Sabino Mejarito, ang election
supervisor sa lalawigan na walang epekto sa darating na halalan ang insidente.
Tiniyak niya na na magiging
maayos ang halalan sa Obando
sa kabila ng sunog dahil may
mga kopya sila ng mga nasunog
at nabasang dokumentong gagamitin sa halalan.
Inayunan naman ito ni Edwin
Santos, isa sa mga kandidatong
alkalde ng Obando na nagsabing mayroon din silang kopya ng
CVL.
Dahil dito, nanawagan siya
sa mga botante ng Obando na
makipag-ugnayan sa kanilang
mga campaign headquarters
upang makita at makumpirma
kung saang presinto sila boboto
sa halalan.
Nagpahayag din si Santos at
mga residente ng Obando na
isang talunang kandidato ang
nasa likod ng sunog dahil sa
pagtatangka nito na masabotahe ang halalan sa nasabing bayan.
Sa kasalukuyan , si Santos
aya ng nangungunang kandidato bilang alkalde sa Obando.
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
VOTE
WISELY
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‘Most wanted’ nabbed Foreign observers to talk to PGMA, Pineda
BY JOHNNY R. REBLANDO
FROM PAGE 1
CASTILLEJOS, Zambales—After four years of hiding from the police, he was finally locked up in jail.
Elements of the Provincial Public Safety Management Company, 2nd & 3RD Maneuver Platoon arrested the No. 1 “Top Most Wanted Person” in this
municipality, Sunday morning,
Chief Inspector Arnel Dial, identified the suspect
as Edgardo Galang Custodio, 27, single, driver and
resident of Purok 3, Barangay Mangan Vaca, Subic, Zambales.
Report said that at about 10 in the morning, the
suspect was flagged down along Nagbunga Road,
Barangay Nagbunga, San Marcelino, Zambales on
board a tricycle on his way to a family gathering to
his in-laws in Barangay Rabanes, San Marcelino,
Zambales.
The police said Custodio was convicted for the
three counts of rape under Republic Act 7610 by
Judge Renato J. Dilag of RTC B-73 Olongapo City
on Sept. 21, 2006.
A warrant of arrest for murder was also issued
against Custodio by Judge Clodualdo M. Monta of
RTC B-75 Olongapo City on July 16, 2007.
Custodio is now temporarily detained at the
Castillejos Municipal Police Station.
The outcome of the interviews will be used for
their report on the conduct
of the May 10 elections and
their recommendations to
ensure free and peaceful
elections in the country in
the future, he said.
Tarrobago said the recommendations will be submitted to the United Nations, the members of the
diplomatic corps, the Commission on Elections
(Comelec), the Philippine
Congress and different civil society groups in the
Philippines and other countries.
Tarrobago noted that
foreign observers from
Compact-IOM were also in
the country in 2007 and
later also made recommendations.
In the coming elections,
Pampanga, Nueva Ecija,
Maguindanao, Negros and
Pasig City were chosen as
destinations for the international observers.
In this province, five of
the foreign observers plan
to meet with Pres. Arroyo
who is running for Congress
in the second district and
her ally Lakas-Kampi-CMD
party’s Pineda whose gubernatorial candidacy is
made controversial by her
husband Rodolfo “Bong”
Pineda’s being once
tagged as a big-time gambling lord.
The observers also plan
to interview reelectionist
Liberal Party Gov. Eddie
Panlilio, Sen. Lito Lapid,
journalist Randy David who
had initially planned to chal-
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
THIRD JUDICIAL REGION
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO
SHERIFF
GUAGUA, PAMPANGA
NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE
FINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC),
Mortgagee,
-versus-
Frem Case No. G-10-1879
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
CRISTILINO C. MURAO married
to ALICIA B. MURAO
Mortgagor/s,
x—————————————————x
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as
amended by Act 4118 file by NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE
CORPORATION (NHMFC), mortgagee, with postal address at 104
Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, against mortgagor/s
CRISTILINO C. MURAO married to ALICIA B. MURAO with postal
address at Fatima Homes Lot 11 Blk. 2 Solib, Floridablanca, Pampanga
/ Basa Air Basse, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness
mentioned which as of February 28, 2010 amounts to TWO HUNDRED
FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY ONE PESOS AND
11/100 (P248,261.11) and other obligations that may become due and
demandable, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Exofficio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff
Serafin M. Serrano, Jr. will sell at public auction on May 26, 2010 at
10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Municipal Trial
Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in Cash and in
Philippine Currency the here-in-below described real property with all
existing improvements thereon, to wit:
8
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 275578-R
A parcel of land (Lot 11, of the consolidation and subd.
plan Pcs-03-001857, being a portion of Lot the consolidated
lots, 6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and 14, all of Block 2, Psd-03-021198
L.R.C. Rec. No.) situated in the Bo. of Solib, Mun. of
Floridablanca, province of Pampanga. Bounded on the NW.,
along line 1-2 by lot 13, Block 2, Psd-03-021198; on the NE.,
along lone 2-3 by lot 12 of the cons.-subd., plan; on the SE.,
along line 3-4-5 by Road lot 1, Psd-03-021198; on the SW.,
along line 5-6 by lot 9; on the NW., along line 6-1 by lot 10, both
of the consolidation and subd. plan. Containing an area of ONE
HUNDRED FIFTY TWO (152) Square Meters, more or less.
The Notice of sheriff’s Sale will be published in a newspaper of
general circulation in Pampanga and Angeles City for three (3)
consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public
places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general
and of the interested parties in particular.
Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for
themselves the title of the above-describes property and the
encumbrances existing thereon if any there be.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said
date, it shall be held on June 02, 2010 also at 10:00 o’clock in the
morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.
Guagua, pampanga, April 26, 2010
NORMITA R. MERCADO
OIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff
SERAFIN M. SERRANO, JR.
Sheriff IV
Copy furnished:
Atty. Nestor A. Formaran
Counsel for (NHMFC)
7/Filomena Building
104 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village,
Makati City
Cristilino C. Murao married to
Alicia B. Murao
Fatima Homes Lot 11 Blk. 2 Solib,
Floridablanca, Pampanga / Basa Air BASe, Pampanga
Punto! Central Luzon: April 28, May 5 and 12, 2010
lenge the President’s congressional bid but backed
out later, and LP’s Adonis
Simpao who is running
against Mrs. Arroyo.
Tarrobago said, however, that the list of interviewees is not yet final.
He identified the members of the delegation assigned to Pampanga as
Paul Lempens, a member
of parliament representing
the Dutch Socialist Party
in the Netherlands; Erna
Andriyani, an officer of the
Youth wing of Indonesia’s
Partai Perserikatan Rakyat
(People’s Union Party) or
PPR; Hannah Horeis, a
member
of
the Philippinenburo, an information and solidarity
center of Germany’s Asia
House; David Marshel Pakinathan, an officer of the
Youth wing of the Democratic Action Party (DAP)
of Malaysia, and; Jim Heddle, a democratic elections
advocate and independent
filmmaker based in San
Francisco in the United
States.
The five are expected to
arrive at the Archdiocesan
Social Action Center of
Pampanga (Sacop) headquarters here on May 8 and
immediately buckle down
to work by meeting with
local Comelec, police, and
Parish Pastoral Council for
Responsible
Voting
(PPCRV) officials on the
same day.
Tarrobago said that on
May 9, they would want to
meet with the President
and the other Kapampangan candidates for the elections the following day.
He said that on elections day on May 10, the
foreign observers would
roam Pampanga to monitor the conduct of the polls
in “key Pampanga municipalities and cities.” They
will stay on up to May 11
to observe the provincial
canvassing.
Tarrobago said that on
May 12, all the 27 foreign
observers deployed in various parts of the country will
pool their assessment of
the conduct of the elections
and write their report up to
May 13. On May 14, they
are expected to announce
their observations and recommendations in a press
conference in Manila and
then meet with the diplomatic corps.
In 2007, the automation
of the coming elections
was one of the recommendations of Compact-IOM.
Its other recommendations included:
- separation of national
and local elections beginning with the national elections for President, Senate
and House of Representatives in 2010 followed by
provincial, city and municipal elections the year after;
- development of guidelines to reduce electoral
expenses and increase
transparency and accountability of electoral
funding;
- freeing all polling stations from threat, intimidation and interference from
any public or private forces;
- development by the
Comelec of a publicly avail-
able transparent standards
and guidelines for the location and size of precincts
and locations of polling stations;
- additional procedures
to ensure the privacy of citizens ballots;
- clear guidelines for the
conduct of elections in
election hotspots and areas of concern.
- enforcement by the
Comelec of all electoral
laws.
- separation of the judicial and administrative functions of the Comelec and
the establishment of a new
independent court to settle disputes over electoral
conduct in a timely and independent manner;
- improvement by the
Comelec of its administrative efficiency;
- development and delivery of a comprehensive
voter education and information program;
- additional funding to
civil society organizations
for voter education, poll
watching, capacity-building
and training of volunteers.
- maintainance by the
Comelec of an accurate
and complete list of registered voters at all times;
- recognition of
Comelec identification
cards as a primary means
of identification and entitlement of citizens to cast
their vote, and;
- assurance that the
Armed Forces should be
non partisan and implement strict guidelines regarding activities during
elections strictly according
to its mandate.
De Venecia naglatag ng plataporma...
FROM PAGE 1
bagama’t mahihirapan siyang ligawan ang mga
cabalen ng pangulo,
makakakuha pa rin umano
siya ng sapat na boto sa
ibang mga distrito dito sa
Pampanga at sa ibang
probinsya sa Gitnang Luzon .
Sa katunayan aniya,
maging ang pamilya
Macapagal, sa pangunguna ni dating Vice Gov. Cielo Macapagal-Salgado, ay
inindorso ang kanyang
kandidatura.
Naglatag din si De
Venecia ng kanyang mga
plataporma na tumututok
sa agrikultura, information
technology, programa para
sa mga nais magtayo ng
negosyo at pagpapalawak
ng call center industry sa
bansa upang mas madaming mga Pilipino ang
magkaroon ng dekalidad
na trabaho at mataas ang
tinatanggap nilang sahod.
Pangarap umano ni
Joey na magkaroon ang
internet connection at
computer ang bawat pamilya sa bansa dahil ito
umano ang magbibigay ng
trabaho sa maraming mga
mahihirap na mga Pilipino.
“Tila mahirap gawin
pero pwede kapag suportado ng national budget at
long term financing,”
aniya.
Si De Venecia din ang
nagtayo ng unang call
center sa bansa noong
1997.
Sa ngayon ay mahigit
sa 650,000 na ang nagtatrabaho sa ibat ibang
mga call centers sa buong
bansa kasama na ang
mga nasa Clark Freeport.
Bagama’t madaming
mga programa para sa
mga OFWs, sinabi niya na
mas magiging mabuti
kung madaming mga Pilipino ang magkakaroon ng
trabaho sa sariling bansa.
Ang call center industry
aniya ang isang sagot dito
dahil kaya nitong magpasahod ng P10,000
hanggang P20,000 o higit
pa sa bawa’t empleyado
kada buwan.
Ipinagmalaki din niya
ang kanyang ama na si
dating Speaker of the
House Jose De Venecia na
siya namang nagumpisa
ng dollar remittance program. Milyun-milyong mga
Pilipino din umano ang
nagkaroon ng trabaho sa
Middle East, Europe at
Africa ng dahil sa mga programang pang-OFW ng
kanyang ama.
Bilang isang dating
OFW, sinabi niya na isa
siya sa tumulong sa
kaniyang ama sa pagsulat ng mga batas kagaya
ng income tax exemption
at dual citizenship para sa
mga OFWs.
“Ako po ay nag-ump-
isa bilang isang OFW sa
Kuwait at Iraq hanggang
sumabog ang putukan sa
Iraq war noong 1981,”
aniya.
Sa larangan naman ng
agrikultura, isusulong
umano niya ang pagbibigay ng sapat na benepisyo
para sa mga magsasaka
– pabahay, libreng
edukasyon sa kanilang
mga anak at iba pang mga
programang pang-sakahan.
Masuwerte umano ang
mga taga-Gitnang Luzon
at mga nasa Mindanao
dahil sa malawak ang mga
lupaing sakahan dito na
siyang dapat na bigyang
pansin ng pamahalaan.
Food security ang pangunahin dahil dapat
magkaroon ng sapat na
pagkain ang mga Pilipino,
ani Joey. “Kung maaari ay
hindi na tayo nag-iimport
pa ng bigas sa ibang bansa. ”
EdPam vows 33 ‘botikas’ to aid poor
FROM PAGE 1
He earlier announced
that concerned groups in
the United States of America vowed to donate stateof-the-art medical equipment once he wins the
mayoralty post.
Pamintuan also said
that he will establish the
first Public Dialysis Center and the Animal Bite
Center to augment the
medical needs of the
city.
He added that all 33
barangays will have “Botika ng Barangay” to ensure
access to cheaper medicines to the poor.
“These medical programs will benefit all of the
poor and under privileged
Angeleños who have long
been denied genuine medical service,” he said.
Pamintuan also said
he will transform this city
to a “Gender-Responsive
City” through the passage
of the Gender Development Code of Angeles City
including the launching of
gender-sensitivity trainings
for city, barangay and public school officials.
He said that there
would be a project called
the “Most Gender-Responsive Barangay Awards” to
recognize the efforts of
barangays in improving
the medical health services for the people.
Pamintuan also vowed
to implement the mandatory allocation of at least
one percent of the city’s
annual Internal Revenue
Allocation from the national government to benefit
the senior citizens in the
city, adding that it will have
its own Senior Citizens
Day.
Bakit di puwedeng maging friends
sina Cristine at Jennylyn?
The
Gossipmiller
by Cesar Pambid
NOW THE truth is out. Hindi nga pala puwedeng maging magkaibigan kahit na kailan sina Jennylyn Mercado at Cristine Reyes.
Masyado na kasing dumami ang mga pinagdaanan nila as far as competition is concerned kaya kahit ipinakikita nilang sila’y beso-beso
sa ilang pagkakataon, plastikan lang yun talaga.
Did you know na si Cristine pala’ng una ni Mark Herras bago sila naging magsyota ni Jennylyn. Kumbaga, naagaw lang pala ni
Jennylyn si Mark kay Cristine.
Sa simula pa lang talaga, magkaribal na sila. Naging syota lang ni Jennylyn si Mark nang mag-beak lang sila ni Cristine.
Take note!
It appears that Cristine Reyes and Jennylyn Mercado are fated to be rivals on both personal and professional terms.
Now, Jennylyn is romantically linked with Dennis Trillo after his split with Cristine.
Although Jennylyn says there is no commitment between her and Dennis, why is Cristine avoiding Jennylyn? Can they ever be
friends?
And speaking of Cristine, recently nanggulo na naman siya sa relasyon nina Rayver Cruz at Sarah Geronimo
True kaya na nagkaroon ng affair sina Cristine at Rayver sa kanilang Boracay episode sa ASAP? It’s said the reason why Sarah’s
dad confronted Rayver at the “ASAP” backstage is because he’s a two-timer.
True din ba na si Cristine ang dahilan ng break up nina Sarah at Rayver?
Expectedly, Cristine vehemently denies this. “Never naging kami ni Ravyer,” sabi niya. “Bakit ba lahat na lang nili-link sa akin? He’s
a friend. Hindi na ba ako puwedeng magkaroon ng male friends na di ili-link sa’kin. Wala rin akong kinalaman kung nag—break man sila
ni Sarah.’Yung sa Boracay, nagkasama kami ni Rayver sa rehearsal para sa musical number sa show. Pero hindi lang kami ang
magkasama, marami kami. Ewan ko kung bakit kami ang na-link. Nakakaloka, sa totoo lang.”
Rayver himself cleared Cristine and says he’s sorry that she’s being dragged into the stories about him and
Sarah. “Nakakalungkot nga na may iba pang taong na-involved na wala namang kasalanan,” dagdag nito.
Pamamakla ng dyowa okey lang sa beauty queen
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NOON PA naman pinagtsitsismisan yung maraming bading na ka-affair si Marco Alcaraz. From Cebu, where he
hails, maraming bakla raw ang nagging tulay nito parang maging showbiz citizen. Kumbaga, lagging bading ang
sinasabing naging dahilan kung bakit nagkapangalan si Marco Alcaraz.
True kaya?
Marco never admitted this pero alam pala ng kanyang present love na si Lara Quigaman ang lahat. Na
tanggap nitong may mga nag-alagang bading sa dyowa niya. Tutala naman siguro, siya naman ay tunay na
babae na kayang ibigay ang mas makaliligayang pangangailangan ni Marco.
Hindi kaya?
Confident about the love she found with boyfriend Marco Alcaraz, beauty queen Precious Lara Quigaman
admitted that Marco had a relationship with a gay person in the past but remained optimistic that it could never
affect whatever they have now.
True daw talagang di siya apektado.
Dala kaya ito ng pagiging liberal ni Lara Quigaman kaya tanggap niyang may mga bading sa buhay ni Marco
Alcaraz?
Young actress maagang naging sugar mommy?
KILALA NYO ba’ng young star na maagang naging sugar mommy? Yes, kailan lang, inutangan daw siya ng
kanyang BF na band member ng malaking halaga pero after that, conspicuously, iniwasan na siya nito. Hayagan
daw siyang dinedma ng boyfriend na halatang umiwas dahil takot na masingil ng young actress na lover niya.
Aba, sayang naman talaga yung malaking halaga na nadugas sa kanya ng BF na member ng isang banda.
Hindi kaya lihim na lumuluha si young actress dahil nadenggoy siya nito.
Clue? Kontrabida’ng dating ng young star kaya di maiwasang itanong kung tatarayan ba niya ang band
member kapag nasukol niya?
Samantala, kung makarating kaya sa ibang chikas ng band member, di kaya siya iwasan na ng mga ito. You
see, tsik boy ang member ng banda na BF ng GF ng ay ano ba itits, ayun, may clue na kung siniks siya.
Isa pang clue. Hindi kaya parte ng Quezon City nakatira ang young sta? I mean, sa Congressional Avenue na
malapit sa Balintawak at Project 8 kung saan merong simbahan ng Iglesia Ni Kristo? Saan na nga ba ito?
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Cristine Reyes
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9
GMA’s sound policies helped Clark buck economic turmoil
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • APRIL 28 - 29, 2010 • WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY
CLARK FREEPORT— Clark
Development Corp. has benefited from the economic programs
of President Gloria MacapagalArroyo despite the global economic turmoil last year as the
state-owned firm bucked the
odds and turned the crisis into
an investments and development
opportunities.
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Although many companies in
the country either drastically cut
down on production and manpower or shut down outright, only
few companies at the Clark Freeport were affected by the crisis
because of the sound management policies and decisions, and
the institution of economic programs established by President
Arroyo.
The economic programs of
President Arroyo gave foreign
and local investors, not only in
Clark, but also in the entire country, the confidence in doing business in the Philippines, CDC
President Benigno N. Ricafort
said.
With President Arroyo’s con-
tinued support from the investors, 175 contracts were formalized last year of which 71 are
new connoting confidence in the
existing business climate inside
Clark Freeport Zone.
During the 17th anniversary
celebrations of CDC, Ricafort
said that among the biggest contracts in terms of investment include a diverse mixture of locators from difference countries,
among which are HLD Clark
Steel Co., Inc. (China); Community Gaming and Amusement
Network Inc. (Philippines), Australian International Training and
Management Group Pty. Ltd
(Australian), and Siccion Holdings, Inc. (Philippines) to name
a few.
With these new investors,
total committed investments
would amount to more than P5.9
billion with a minimum employment commitment of 2,700 for
their first year of operations,
Ricafort said.
A new agreement was also
signed in March with a foreign
semi-conductor firm that would
invest some P22 billion for the
next five years, Ricafort said.
Although 2009 was a challenging year for the Freeport,
employment momentarily
dropped to 55,000 during the first
quarter of the year but in the latter part, employment grew by 6
percent to a new record high of
58,023 jobs at year’s end and in
January 2010, the state-owned
firm reached a record-breaking
58,777 employees.
The improved employment
activities is expected to be sustained when new contracts start
operations this year with a potential of some 5,000 new workers once the big projects com-
mence.
CDC, according to Ricafort,
also granted permits to 12 locators to construct additional buildings to accommodate their expansion programs as a result of
improved business climate in
Clark.
Add the development of the
Next Frontier in the mix and the
slogan ‘Clark is it!’ becomes
increasingly clear and more
meaningful.
And all these in the midst of
the dreaded financial crisis!
The Freeport also continues
to attract investors and visitors
alike through extensive marketing and tourism promotions. The
Hot Air Balloon Festival alone
attracted more than 100,000 visitors for the duration of the event.
The variety of activities such
as the Dog Show, the 100 km
North Face Trail run, and the
Horse Fest have not only made
CDC a haven for investors but
world-class tourist destination
as well, affording various stakeholders of the economic bounty
as a consequence thereof.
To be sure, the Clark Freeport Zone did not remain unscathed from the fallout as a result of the global financial crisis.
But investors’ confidence in
CDC’s management of the Freeport and its ability to weather the
storm never waned, but rather
spawned more investments and
thereafter more employment.
So while ‘teen’ years would
be described as a period of uncertainty, indecision, and misgiving, CDC at 17 has taken full
control of shaping its destiny by
remaining steadfast in the pursuit of its mission and vision - a
clear indication of more 17’s to
come.
THINK
GREEN