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VOLUME II • NO. 50
AUGUST 20, 2013
TUESDAY
The Most Widely Distributed Local Newspaper in Central Luzon
WATER WORLD. Residents of
Barangay Maligaya in Floridablanca
town brave the floods at the main
road of the town as monsoon rains
continue to batter Pampanga on
Monday. --Photos by Leo Villacarlos
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‘Maring’ induces monsoon rains
170 Central Luzon
villages flooded!
By Marna Del Rosario & Joelyn G. Baluyut
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO--Some 170 barangays in five Central Luzon provinces were flooded due to the southwest monsoon or Habagat induced by tropical
storm “Maring.” flooded...pagE 7
City gov’t coffers
not empty --Oca
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO-Third District Rep. Oscar S. Rodriguez yesterday told mediamen
that he did not leave a bankrupt
local government unit, dismissing
rumors that the city’s coffers are
empty.
“When I left the office on June
30, it is very clear, there were P447
million left in the coffers of the
City. I did not leave a bankrupt local government unit,” he said.
Councilor Lito Ocampo, chair
of the City Council Committee on
Good Government, Ethics and
Public Accountability, is now leading an “inquiry in aid of legislation” of the city’s financial status.
Rodriguez, former city mayor, said during a breakfast press
oca...pagE 7
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Amid floods in 104
Pampanga barangays
Pineda
prepares
evacuation
plans
By Joey Pavia
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Gov. Lilia Pineda said
the various offices of the
provincial government are
ready for the evacuation of
residents and emergency
situations as strong rains
continued to batter Pampanga on Monday.
Pineda on Monday reported early at the Office
of the Provincial Disaster
Risk Reduction and Manevac plans... pagE 7
KBP reprimands
Pampanga
broadcaster
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
FOR THE RECORD. Pampanga Third District Rep. Oscar Rodriguez shows to the media a documenting certifying the City of San Fernando LGU’s cash in bank. (ABL)
ANGELES CITY -- The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas
(KBP) has reprimanded and censured a block-time anchorman and
a local radio station here for serious
violation of the Broadcast Code.
In a four-page decision of KBP’s
Standard Authority dated July 17,
2013, broadcaster Medardo “Med”
David and GV Broadcasting System, owner and operator of radio
stations GVFM 99.1 and GVAM
792, were found to have violated
Article 4, Section 2 of the organization’s radio code which provides
that “programs intended to malign,
unfairly criticize or attack a person,
natural or juridical are prohibited.”
David and GV Brodcasting System were also ordered to pay KBP a
broadcaster... pagE 7
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AUGUST 20, 2013
Moonsoon rains kill 1; endanger others
By Joey Pavia
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO–A 64-year-old man died
on Sunday night after he
drowned at their garage in
Barangay Sta. Cruz, Lubao
town at the height of monsoon
rains, the Provincial Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) dis-
closed on Monday.
PDRRMO head Angie
Blanco identified the victim
as Renato Roman Lacsamana.
She said Lacsamana died after
checking on the water at his
garage at the height of strong
rains.
“The victim apparently
slipped and drowned,” said
Blanco, who was interviewed
at her office here.
Blanco’s report came as at
least 100 women and children
living near the Minalin-Sto.
Tomas dike were evacuated
on Sunday night as part of the
pre-emptive measure of the
provincial government.
Blanco said Vice Gov. Dennis “Delta” Pineda supervised
the evacuation as water pass-
ing along the Gugu river had
nearly overflow at the dike.
Blanco said the Vice Governor had not slept since Sunday and they also monitored
the floods at Masantol and
Minalin.
She said they are prepared
also to evacuate the residents
of at least one village in Minalin and three in Sto. Tomas liv-
Albayalde
underscores
Pinedas
support for
Pampanga
police
RELIEFGIVING.
Officers and
employees led by
the Clark Development Corp. (CDC)
Community Services and Extension Office (CESO)
donated on Friday
25 sacks of rice,
including boxes
of powdered milk
and packs of dried
fish to residents
of Barangay
Marcos Village
in Sitio Haduan
of the Clark
Freeport. The
Aeta beneficiaries
were affected by
Typhoon Labuyo
and recent rains
spawned by inclement weather.
By Joey Pavia
SAN SIMON, Pampanga–Senior Supt. Oscar Albayalde, Provincial police
director, said the more than
1,100 cops in Pampanga are
expected to deliver and work
well due to the all-out support of the provincial government.
Albayalde gave the statement after he was asked to
comment on the plan of Gov.
Lilia Pineda and the 21 Pampanga mayors to allot at least
P50 million for the rehabilitation and construction of
police offices, purchase of
equipments and funds for
buy-bust operations.
“The plan of Pineda to allot at least one million [pesos] for police operations and
other projects in each town is
commendable. Imagine how
much it could do to improve
our operations,” said Albayalde.
Albayalde said the support
of Pineda and Vice Gov. Dennis Pineda “was overwhelming and it allows us to work
well.”
He said the index crimes
or crimes against persons
and properties was lower by
about 30 percent from January to August of this year
compared to the same period
last year. He added that there
were 1,400 index crimes in
2012 compared to only 1,100
in 2013.
Albayalde said that Pineda
had instructed them to limit
the number of crimes and
stop the proliferation of illegal drugs. ●
ing near the Sta. Rita portion of
the dike. The villages are Sta.
Rita in Minalin and Barangays
San Vicente, San Bartolome
and Poblacion in Sto. Tomas.
Rael Pangilinan, of Purok
1, San Vicente, said the people
in their village had remained
“calm and ready.”
He said there “are no floods
yet.” ●
--Photo by CDC-PRD
944 flee
homes as
floods hit
Bataan
By Butch Gunio
BALANGA CITY -Some 944 persons were
evacuated in this province
due to Typhoon Maring.
Reports from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Office (PDRRMO) and
Bataan police as of 1 p.m.
Monday stated also that
45 barangays and 270
families were affected.
Of the total evacuees
in the province, 436 were
staying at the Dinalupihan Civic Center coming
from flood-prone villages
of Dinalupihan.
The report said 113 individuals were evacuated
in Balanga City.
Some
individuals
were also evacuated in
United Christian Church
in Barangay Panilao, Pilar.
The report further
said the Layac Junction
in Dinalupihan, a vital
link going to the province,
remained impassable to
light vehicles as of press
Olongapo lass is Ms.
World Philippines 2013
By Butch Gunio
time yesterday.
Several barangays in
the towns of Dinalupihan,
Hermosa, Orani, Samal,
Abucay, and Balanga City
were submerged in kneehigh water.
Rescue teams and
rubber boats were deployed in Dinalupihan
town.
The 117 rescue and
response team of the provincial government had
been activated by Governor Albert Garcia to monitor the typhoon since yesterday morning.
Only essential capitol
offices here had opened
Monday.
Red Cross Bataan
prepared 250 packs of
relief goods to be distributed to affected individuals. ●
OLONGAPO CITY -- Residents here are very proud that
a pretty lass from this city won
this year’s Ms. World Philippines.
Meagan Young took home
the Ms. World Philippines
2013 crown Sunday night at
the Solaire Resort and Casino
in Pasay City.
Young, who took home P1
million in cash prize, will join
other world beauties in Indonesia on September 28 this
year for the Miss World 2013
pageant.
The 23-year old actress began her beauty pageant career
at the Subic Bay Arts Center
here inside the Freeport.
She was among the finalists at the first-ever Miss SUBAC in 2002.
She also completed her elementary and high school education
in this city.
An ABS-CBN talent, Young starred
in several shows, the more popular
among which was “Betty La Fea”.
Young earlier said that joining the
Miss World Philippines was one of the
things she had always wanted to do.
“There are many risks in joining
this pageant, but it’s only something
that happens once in a lifetime. It’s
now or never!” she said.
Young also bagged a lion’s share
of special awards--Best in Fashion
Runway, Miss Sports by Fila, Miss
Reducin, Miss Olay, Miss Laguna
World, Miss Bold and Glamorous by
Revlon, Miss Figlia, and Miss Bench
Body. ●
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from HK
diverted to
Clark airport
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
DIALOGUE. Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle talks with Veronica Pangilinan, HAUTEU spokesperson, as more than 400 teachers and
students hold a labor strike against the management of the school starting August 15. --Photo by Joelyn Baluyut
Bishop initiates talks between
HAU management, employees
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY --Pampanga Auxiliary Bishop Pablo Virgilio David has initiated a dialogue between management
and employees of a university
here in a bid to settle woes on
the implementation of their
collective bargaining agreement.
David initiated the dialogue
between the Holy Angel University (HAU) Board of Trustees Member Teresita Wilkerson and the HAU Teachers and
Employees Union (HAUTEU)
on Sunday.
In a statement, the union
said their message was “successfully communicated to the
(HAU) family.”
“Further dialogues are still
expected. At this point, new
paths were trailed and gates
were opened for future dialogues,” the statement said.
Last week, the HAUTEU
held a strike which they said
was their “ultimate remedy allowed by law” to air their grievances to the university’s management.
Edmond Maniago, president of the HAUTEU, said the
strike stemmed from the refusal of the school’s management
to resolve issues of their collec-
tive bargaining agreement.
The strike continues, as of
press time, with members of the
union maintaining their picket
line outside the university.
As per Commission on
Higher Education Memorandum Number 3, Series of 2012,
employees of the university are
entitled to a 70 percent share
from students’ tuition fees.
However, in the past three
years, Maniago said, HAU has
increased tuition fees while
their share remained the same.
Meanwhile, in statement
issued Monday, the HAU University Student Council (USC)
dismissed reports that they
support HAUTEU.
“Napagkaisa ng lahat na
wala pa ring papanigan ang
mga student leaders bilang kabuuan dahil kailangan pa ng
masusing pag-aaral at diskusyon ukol sa iilan pang mga dokumento,” the HAU-USC said.
The USC, however, said individual students are free to express their support to the union
by providing financial assistance or in kind (donating food,
water and other necessities).
HAU’s
chairman
of
the board is businessman
Manuel V. Pangilinan. It is
one of the biggest universities in Central Luzon. ●
Smart gives Bataan SM Hypermarket saves loose
infoboard, signposts change for Magalang school
By Michael Cigaral
BALANGA CITY –
This peninsula, which
is frequently visited by
typhoons, has found
an ally in the country’s
largest telecommunications firm, as it gets
a free text broadcasting system to instantly
communicate with its
citizens.
Colleges and universities here were
the first to utilize the
Smart Infoboard, a
web-based short message service platform
which sends texts to
enrolled subscribers
informing them on any
important news.
“The objective of
this is to give a feedback
system to schools and
students through text
broadcast
especially
during typhoons,” said
Ryan Muñoz, Luzon
regional manager for
Community Marketing
of Smart Communications.
The Bataan Peninsula State University
(BPSU), with its six
campuses, can send
20,000 texts for free
per month; the Polytechnic University of
the Philippines-Mariveles can use 10,000;
and, Colegio de San
Juan de Letran, also
with 10,000.
Muñoz added the
schools may ask for
a bigger allocation to
reach more students.
Also, the recipients
will be receiving the
messages with a mask
name to assure the
text comes from a valid
source, for example:
BPSU.
According to Jing
Manio, national manager for Retail Merchandising, this Infoboard service plus
other projects are
part of the company’s
reaching out to communities.
Last Thursday, a
team of Smart officials
visited Bataan to give
15 directional signposts to boost the tourism of the Dambana ng
Kagitingan located in
Mt. Samat.
The 12-foot high
reflectorized signposts
will be installed along
INFOBOARDS...Page 7
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY -- A
supermarket chain here
has started saving loose
change among willing
customers for the benefit
of an elementary school
in Magalang town.
SM
Hypermarket
at the SM City Clark
(SMCK)
started
its
“Baryanihan
Project”
where shoppers were
invited to donate their
loose change (below one
peso) for the benefit of
Sta. Maria Elementary
School in Magalang.
Maia Kathrina Guinto, branch manager of
the SMCK-Hypermarket,
said the project aims to
build bridges with the
communities near their
mall.
“Under this project,
cashiers will invite shoppers at the checkout to
donate their centavos
change to the project,”
Guinto said.
SMCK started the
project in August and
will run for at least six
months.
Guinto said the duration may be extended depending on the amount
of funds needed by the
beneficiary.
The
“Baryanihan
Project” is being adopted
by affiliate supermarkets
of SM Supermalls across
the country. ●
CLARK FREEPORT--A Qantas Airways Airbus A380 flying
in from Hong Kong was diverted
to the Clark International Airport (CRK) early Sunday morning due to congestion at the
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
Ritche Nacpil, Clark International Airport Corporation
(CIAC)-Airport Operations Department Manager, said the
Qantas Airways A380, with call
sign 6011, was headed for Manila
but was diverted to the Clark
airport due to congestion of the
country’s premier gateway.
There was reportedly no
parking slot available at the Manila airport.
The Qantas A380 aircraft
landed at the Clark airport at
1:37 a.m. Sunday.
The A380, the world’s largest commercial aircraft flying
today, was parked at the main
ramp of the Clark airport where
it was refueled and attended to
by ground handlers. The huge
aircraft had no passengers.
Nacpil said this latest incident only goes to show that the
Clark airport is ready and capable of accommodating the new
generation of wide-bodied aircraft during diversions, which in
this case involved an A380.
It can be recalled that the
Clark airport had been utilized
as a diversion airport during
storms and when issues arise at
NAIA, the country’s foremost
gateway. As many as 20 aircraft
could be accommodated at the
Clark aerodrome at any given
time.
The Qantas A380 is the second A380 to land at the Clark
airport after 2007.
The event comes at the heels
of ongoing preparations for the
entry of Dubai’s Emirates Airline that is expected to start operations on October 1. Emirates
will be using the Boeing 777 airQANTAS A380...Page 7
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Gitnang Luzon
AUGUST 20, 2013
EDITORIAL
Floods, again!
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
The situation has not changed. We, in
Luzon, have experienced this week the
same scenario we had during the same
period last year, when monsoon rains
dumped voluminous water to many areas,
flooding towns and cities in the country’s
biggest island.
In Pampanga, as of press time yesterday, 104 barangays have been flooded
though most only had 1-2 feet of floodwater. It was a de javu for communities living
in the Fourth District who have the Sto.
Tomas-Minalin tail dike as their defense
against the rampaging water flowing down
the Gugu creek.
Governor Lilia Pineda’s concerns,
raised several months before the start
of the rainy days, have become glaring
anew. The flood control projects that were
supposed to safeguard the people of San
Fernando, Minalin and Sto. Tomas have
not been completed as planned, thus, the
back-flowing of water in the tail dike endangering the people of the three communities.
There was a plan to divert the water
of the Pasig-Potrero River, which drains
down to the Gugu Creek, back to its original path upstream of the Megadike. But,
apparently, government instrumentalities
ran out of time (or funds?) to implement
the plans. So now, it’s back to square one.
When planning, we have the best
minds hatching the best designs that could
probably solve the worst of our problems
about flooding. But, these plans remained
on the drawing board and have not seen
the light of day in the implementation.
Had all the plans been executed immediately, we could have been spared of
the usual problems that we experience almost every year as soon as the first drops
of rain commenced.
It is also always the case with people
who refuse to vacate their houses even
when the danger of flash flood is at hand.
The loss of lives have become a usual
scenario because we never run out of
stubborn citizens who will not listen to
warnings and have the guts to blame the
government when they are put in an ugly
situation.
This piece can go on and on with all
the might-have-beens and we may expect
it to be the same next year if we will not
start learning our lessons.
As always, regrets come in late.
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Recess Time
Stormy clouds and incessant rains with a teasing show of
sunrays had me coop up inside
the room on a virtual f lashback
of foodies we can
gorge on when recess time comes.
Some
forty
years ago, the
standard choice
for
recess
on
the perimeter of
school premises
were:
barbecue
either
Saging
Saba or Camote,
Lupak
(mashed
cassava), sliced li- cecil yumul
gang gandus with
grated
ngungut
and sugar for topping, ligang saging saba or as the season may offer, bungang prutas ranging from
singkamas, santul, manggang
bubut makababad king garapun
sapak danum at makatusuk lang
stick king sepu cut in halves. The
logic being that, pilulanan yang
baguk itang kulkul pibatan butul
manibalang mangga.
Healthy options for recess vary
in display from among the vendors, depending on the local supply from the nearby towns. Commonly seen (happy to note at least
outside public schools particularly
at Nepomuceno in Cutcut) hanging in bunches were the bungang
yantuk, lucky you are children if
still know how the Apulid (wa-
G.R.E.E.N.
to R.E.D.
ter chestnut) tastes or looks like,
which is more crunchy and sweet
tasting than the singkamas. Rarely seen now in urbanized areas
is the miniscule coconut as I
fondly call the Bungang Ebus.
There comes also the Uraro
(Araro) which is boiled in the
same manner as the great
camoteng gapang (in violet,
“No school kid was
heard to have contracted hepatitis eating
from these vendors who
daily-served this array
of recess food. ”
yellow, orange variety). Then,
the never ending supply of mais-ligang mais, kulting mais and
balitug.
But, of course, recess is never
complete unless there is the ligang mani, pritung mani with
the red inner skin or the belatan
pritung mani, with your multiple
choice of sauce--simply garlic oil,
or sizzling hot chili oil with diced
siling labuyo. You can even have a
triple treat combo of green peas,
balitug and mani.
After getting your pick of the
pambara, comes the choice of
panulak ranging from “Shabu”
which simply meant sabo buku
and then afterwards asked for the
shaved buko meat. There is also
Want to broaden your business horizon?
the cheaper ginilo (coconut milk,
freshly and manually squeezed
by putting the kidkud ngungut in
a supot arina, and squeezing out
the cocomilk and turn it into a
cold drink with add-ons (depending on how many centavos you
have left) of small sago or finelysliced gulaman to add texture to
the drink. In those days, no one
ever even thought the food bought
passed sanitation standards. It
was simply taken for granted the
vendors treat the students’ food in
the manner they would treat their
children’s food at home.
No one ever heard of food poisoning, or allergies, or similar
complaints now arising from catered food, from fast food deliveries to mention a few. No school
kid was heard to have contracted
hepatitis eating from these vendors who daily-served this array
of recess food.
There are days when I look
longingly at the vacated spaces
where, for decades, we never got
tired of these daily fare which I
couldn’t say holds true with the
inundation of too many fast chains
and similar tasting greasy food.
It is past Labuyo’s wrath and I
still long for a simple recess kind
of food where my 100 pesos could
afford me a feast of foodies. Here
is hoping Maring comes with a
gentler reminder that we must
mend our ways if we do not want
our health to vanish in haste.•
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Kalye
“Philosophy: A route of many roads nais-nais na mga insidente para lamang ngunit mas marami ang naidudulot
leading from nowhere to nothing.” makakuha ng pansin ang isang nagsu- na perhuwisyo at abala at pinsala sa
sumigaw na pangangailangan na dapat mga kinauukulang mga mamamayan
--Ambrose Bierce
na tahasang apektado sa
sana ay matagal nang natugumga kalyeng baku-baku at
I have a total reverence for anything nan? Kung sinoman ang may
lubak-lubak dahil na rin sa
connected with society except that pananagutan na tugunan ang
kapabayaan at kabobohan
which makes the roads safer, the beer suliraning ito, sana ay magkang mga kinauukulan!
stronger, the food cheaper and the old roon naman siya ng tamang
Kinalyo na marahil ang
men and old women warmer in the disposisyon upang tugunan
utak ng mga kinauukulang
kaagad ang alalahaning ito.
winter and happier in the summer.
ito kung kaya’t sa kalye na--Brendan Behan
kikita ang epekto ng ka***
nilang mga kinalyong utak
Ang gusto ko lang punYou built a factory out there, good for
dahil madalang nilang
you. But I want to be clear. You moved tuhin ay ito: Kung may sisimgamitin ng tama at para
your goods to market on the roads that ulan sanang gawin, tiyakin
Towards
sa ikabubuti ng mga taong
the rest of us paid for. You hired work- na kaya itong tapusin. Kung
umaasa sa kanilang tama
ers that the rest of us paid to educate. wala namang kasiguradu- the Light
at matinong paggamit ng
You were safe in your factory because han na kayang tapusin ang ABEL SOTO
kanilang mga utak!
of police forces and fire forces that the isang balikating sisimulan,
rest of us paid for. --Elizabeth Warren puwes, huwag na itong paki***
alaman sa dati nitong kinaNaalala ko tuloy ang isa sa
Wala nang marami pang pasakalye… sasadlakang kundisyon!
mga pinaka-paborito kong
Ang sarap nilang ipasagasa
Nakapagtataka kung bakit yong kalatula mula kay Robert Frost
hati ng daan sa panig ng Robinson’s sa mga sasakyan ng mga nana The Road Less Travelled:
Mall sa CSFP ay nananatiling hindi peperhuwisyo at naaabalang
“Two roads diverged in a
maayos at lubak-lubak. Bakit kaya? Sino mga mamamayan dahil lang
wood and I-I took the one
ba ang pabaya at walang pakialam na sa kamangmangan ng mga
less traveled by, and that
mga nilalang ang dapat kalampagin ng bobong nilalang na may pahas made all the difference.”
kaldero sa ulo upang magawan nila ng kana ng lahat ng mga kalyAng kinauukulang may
eng hindi matapos-tapos!
paraan ang suliraning ito.
pananagutan sa mga
kalyeng hindi matapos***
***
Naisip ko tuloy na kung ang mga tapos na kinalyo na ang mga utak ay
Tungkol pa rin sa sira-sirang kalye na
pag-iisip o ang mga utak ng mga kina- dapat matuto mula sa tulang ito ni
hindi matapos-tapos…
Itong kalye sa kahabaan ng Jose Abad uukulang dapat papanagutin sa mga Robert Frost, at ipagdarasal ko na sa
Santos Avenue dito pa rin sa Siyudad hindi matapos-tapos na mga kalyeng kabila ng kanilang mga kinalyo nang
ng San Fernando ay isa pa rin sa mga sinimulan gawin o kumpunihin at hindi mga utak ay maunawaan nila ang ibig
kalye dito sa ating lalawigan na hindi naman pala kayang tapusin ay ihahalin- sabihin ng napakagandang tulang
na yata matatapos at mananatili na na- tulad sa isang bagay, maaari silang ihal- ito, at tamang implikasyon nito sa
katitiwangwang at mananatili na lang intulad sa isang kalye…sa isang napa- kanilang mga tungkulin bilang mga
na isang nakababagot at nakapeperhu- kaikli at baku-bakong kalye na hindi na lingkod-pinuno ng mga mamamayan.
wisyong suliranin para sa mga drivers, rin madaanan ng katinuan at malasakit
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kung kaya’t hindi na rin nabago ang kapasahero, mga negosyante, atbp.
The roads of life are strewn with the
Wala bang mga nagrereklamo kung lidad ng kanilang mga pag-iisip!
Sana ay maisip nila na halos nawawa- wreckage of run-down and half-finkaya’t pinabayaan na lamang ng mga
kinauukulan ang alalahaning ito? Kailan- lan na ng saysay ang isang kalye kung ished minds and intelligence. -- Ralph
gan pa bang may mangyaring hindi ka- ito ay basta na lamang nadadaanan W. Sockman ●
“Ang gusto ko
lang puntuhin
ay ito: Kung may
sisimulan sanang
gawin, tiyakin
na kaya itong
tapusin.”
Starving an expensive elephant
People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia,
who are campaigning to transfer the
lonely elephant Mali from her detention at the Manila Zoo to a sanctuary in Thailand, should find good
company with the keepers
of the most expensive white
elephant the country has
seen–the Bataan Nuclear
Power Plant (BNPP). They
both just suffered rejection.
Manila Mayor Erap Estrada reversed his early sentiment this year and rejected
the PETA’s plea while the
BNPP lost its annual maintenance budget of 45 million
pesos in the proposed 2014
general appropriation.
Since it was completed in
1984 at a staggering cost of
2.3 billion dollars, the BNPP has been
mothballed. The administration of
President Corazon Aquino decided to
put off the plant’s operation in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Russia. Since then, the
government has consistently allocated 45 million pesos a year under the
National Power Corporation (NPC)
budget for the plant’s maintenance.
Pangasinan Fifth District Representative Kimi Cojuangco warned
that she would move to defer the
budget of the Department of Energy
(DOE) unless the line item yearly allocated for the maintenance of the
BNPP is reinstated. Her husband, former Congressman Mark Cojuangco,
was the author of the controversial
House Bill 04631 that proposed the
immediate re-commissioning and
solar farms. According to Congresswoman Kimi Cojuangco, the BNPP
would now cost some 6 billion dollars
to build at present estimate. Looking at these enormous amounts, one
can just imagine the mindwracking dilemma being
faced by the government-whether to convert or simply junk the BNPP.
Nevertheless, since 2010,
the plant has been opened
to the public, particularly
the students, as part of the
information and education
campaign of the government on nuclear energy. The
core of the tour package is a
close-up view of the huge
Leny Manalo
reactor where the uranium
was supposed to be locked
C a r l o s in place. The Department of TourPetilla was reported to be at a loss ism has been providing technical and
during the budget hearing and tried marketing assistance to help boost its
to pass the task of determining what tourism appeal. My friend, Region
to do with the idle facility to the lo- 3 Tourism Director Ronnie Tiotuico,
cal community in Bataan but was recounted that one time visitors from
promptly rebuked by Bataan First Fukushima, Japan came to observe
District Representative Herminia how the BNPP has been turned into
a tourist spot. The Japanese people
Roman.
Mauro Marcelo Jr., Department never cease to amaze me with their
Manager in NPC that manages all de- perseverance.
Mayor Erap said Mali is just one elcommissioned and mothballed power
plants of NPC (including the BNPP), ephant and sending her to Thailand
said that if the maintenance budget would be embarrassing because it
is scrapped, then it would just be like will mean we are not capable of takthrowing your property and giving ing care of one animal. Following
Mayor Erap’s line of thought, simply
them to robbers and pilferers.
Converting the BNPP to a non-nu- starving the 2.3 billion dollar white
clear power plant has been estimat- elephant to death would not be only
ed to cost at least a billion dollars, a embarrassing but utterly humiliating
huge amount that many now think for it will just highlight our haphazcan better be used to build wind and
gut feel... Page 7
commercial operation of the BNPP.
Apparently, the failure of the DOE
to justify the preservation of the
BNPP convinced the DBM board to
slash the maintenance budget for the
BNPP. Energy Secretary
“Following Mayor Erap’s line
of thought, simply starving
the 2.3 billion dollar white
elephant to death would not
be only embarrassing but
utterly humiliating for it will
just highlight our haphazard
way of looking after the
interest of our people.”
gut feel
Pilipinong Kapampangan
Sabi ni Pangulong Aquino sa kanyang mensahe para sa Buwan ng Wika, “Sa pamamagitan ng
tinig na sumasalamin sa kolektibong karanasan at
kasaysayan ng ating bansa, higit pa nating napalalalim ang pagkakaisa at diwa ng bayanihan, sa sarili
man nating lupain, o saan man makakatagpo ng kapwa nating Pilipino.” Wapin naman!
Kung ika’y makahagilap ng Pilipino sa Pampanga, karamihan sa kanila’y Kapampangan ang wika.
Minsan, kapag nagsimula na akong makipag-usap,
ang unang tanong e, “Kapampangan ka ba?” Maibug kung sabyan: “Ali! Bisaya ku!”
Ang tawag nila sa mga katulad ko ay “balid” – yung
hindi marunong magsalita ng diretsong Kapampangan. Ang nanay ko ay Tagalog at sa paaralan naman
ay hindi ako nangangapampangan kaya’t hindi ako
sanay. Pagtungtong ko ng kolehiyo sa Maynila, ang
pagiging Kapampangan ay naging bentahe para
sa’kin dahil mga kapwa ko Kapampangan ang naging una kong mga kaibigan. Mebyasa kung makyabe.
Kaya naman ang atensyon
ko ay napukaw ng isang balitang nabasa ko sa pahayagan
kamakailan lang. Nais daw
nina Third District Board
Members Ferdinand Labung
at Rosve Henson na magpasa
ng resolusyong itatakda ang
Kapampangan bilang opisyal
na lenggwahe sa mga programa ng probinsya. Makananu
na ku kanyan?
Pero hindi ako nawalan ng Earl P. Tongol
loob. Sa tingin ko, tama
sila. Kung si Rizal nga ay
nag-aral ng wikang banyaga para maipahayag ang
saloobin sa paraang mas
maiintindihan siya, lalo na
tayong mga ipinanganak
nang malaya sa ating sariling bayan. Malagwa yamu
ita.
Kahit na Tagalog ako makipag-usap, nakakaintindi naman ako ng Kapampangan. Tuwang-tuwa
rin naman ako kapag may mga Kapampangang
namamayagpag sa iba’t-ibang larangan gaya ng
palakasan, pag-awit, pag-arte at sining. Ipinagmamalaki kong kalahi ko ang mga bayaning nagbuwis ng buhay para sa kalayaan ng Pilpinas. Pagmaragul ku, Kapampangan ku.
Malamang ay nababawasan na ang nagsasalita ng
Kapampangan dahil na rin sa pandarayuhan. Ngunit mahalaga pa rin na ginagamit natin ang ating
sariling dayalekto lalo na kung ito ang naiintindihan ng mas nakararami sa ating lugar. Dapat itong
gawing tulay upang mapalawak ang kaalaman at impormasyon sa loob at labas ng probinsya. Ali tamu
pabureng mate ing kekatamung Amanung Sisuan.
Pero sa totoo lang, ang pagsasalita ng Pampango ay
isa lamang aspeto ng pagka-Kapampangan. Maraming tao ang nagsasabi ng kani-kanilang opinyon
tungkol sa paggamit ng “mother tongue” lalo na sa
mga eskwelahan bunsod ng K to 12. Marami rin namang paraan para maipakita ang pagmamahal sa
sariling probinsya. Ali muku pakibatan nung managalug ku?
Kataka-taka bang may Kapampangang nagsasalita
ng Filipino? Baka naman imbes na mapagbuklod
tayo ng Wikang Pambansa ay makasira pa ito sa ating samahan? Halu-halo man ang opinion ng ating
mga Kabalen tungkol dito, naniniwala ako sa kadakilaan ng ating lahing Kapampangan. Dapat itong linangin sa iba’t-ibang paraan. Agyang nukarin, atin
namang magreklamu.
Kaya’t mabuhay ang mga tunay na alagad ni Juan
Crisostomo Soto na patuloy na bumubuhay sa dayalekto ng ating makasaysayang probinsya. Ang kontribusyon ng mga miyembro ng Aguman Ding Talasulat Kapampangan ay hindi matatawaran. Bisa ku
pin makyabe karela nung biyasa ku mu talagang
mangapampangan.
Kapuri-puri din ang mga hakbang na ginagawa
ng Holy Angel University Center for Kapampangan
Studies gayundin ang mga inisyatiba ng Foundation for Lingap Kapampangan at iba’t-ibang organisasyon na nagpapayaman sa ating lokal na kultura.
O simap, atsu la!
At sa mga Pilipinong Kapampangan na patuloy na
nililinang ang ating Amanung Sisuan, hinahangaan
ko kayo. Ipagpaumanhin na lamang ninyo dahil
Insights
“Ang iba’y Kapampangan nga pero
hanggang salita
lang. Tutu ita!”
insights... Page 7
Sudoku Puzzle 1 Solution
Gitnang Luzon
AUGUST 20, 2013
Sudoku Puzzle 3 Solution
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31. Antiseptic
element
31. Ball beauties
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35. Company's icon
36. Make in income
37. in
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(abbr.)
36. Milk,
Marseille
39. Ingredient in the Pill
37. ___-ball
(arcade
game)
41. Snow
job
44. Got
bigger hit sitcom
39. Campy
1960's
46. Wyo.’s ____ Range
41. Work
on glass,
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well with
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an Stephen,
actor's for
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11. Medieval rabbinical writer
46. Teasdale and Roosevelt
12. Bay window
49. Intl. assn. for learning
13. Bushels
50. Gutta- __
18. Maze options
51. Offspring
22. Ugandan tyrant Idi ___
52. Split to bond
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 1
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of Monsters 56. Couples
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MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM
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60. “___ comes trouble!”
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64. Org. linked to from the
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65. CIA’s forerunner
SM CLARK | Cinema 1
Percy Jackson: Sea of
Monsters
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM |
6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 4
Erased (The Expatriate)
MTRCB Rating: R-13
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM
SM CLARK |D-CINEMA
The Smurfs 2 in 3D
MTRCB Rating: GP
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM | 4:30 PM |
7:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 4
Dragon Ball Z:
Battle Of Gods
MTRCB Rating: GP
10:30 AM | 12:20 PM | 2:10 PM
The Internship
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
4:10 PM | 6:35 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 5
Bakit Hindi Ka
Crush Ng Crush Mo?
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20
PM | 6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 6
Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng
Crush Mo?
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:00 AM | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:30
PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |Cinema 6
Ekstra
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:00 PM | 2:15 PM |
4:30 PM | 6:45 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CLARK |IMAX
Pacific Rim in 3D
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
1:15 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:45 PM
SM CLARK |IMAX
Man Of Steel in 3D
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
9:30 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 1
Ekstra
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM |
7:30 PM
Robinsons Starmills
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Cinema 2
The Smurfs 2
MTRCB Rating: GP
12:00 PM | 2:20 PM
Killing Season
MTRCB Rating: R-16
5:00 PM | 7:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills | Cinema 3
Kick-Ass 2
MTRCB Rating: R-16
12:30 PM | 2:40 PM | 4:50 PM |
7:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills Cinema 4
The Internship
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:30 PM | 3:00 PM | 5:30 PM | 8:00 PM
Robinsons Starmills
Cinema 5
The Vatican Exorcisms
MTRCB Rating: R-16
11:40 AM | 1:20 PM | 2:55 PM
Maximum Conviction
MTRCB Rating: R-13
5:00 PM | 7:10 PM
Robinsons Starmills Cinema 6
Percy Jackson:
Sea of Monsters
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:00 PM | 2:20 PM | 4:40 PM |
7:00 PM
( Cinema schedules are subject to change without prior notice.)
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SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 2
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:20 AM | 1:45 PM | 4:10 PM
| 6:35 PM | 9:00 PM
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 3
Boses
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:40 AM | 1:50 PM
BakitHindiKaCrushNgCrushMo?
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
4:10 PM | 6:35 PM | 9:00 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 1
Kick-Ass 2
MTRCB Rating: R-16
12:30 PM | 2:45 PM | 5:00 PM
| 7:15 PM | 9:30 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 2
The Vatican Exorcisms
MTRCB Rating: R-16
1:00 PM | 2:45 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 2
Percy Jackson: Sea
of Monsters
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
4:40 PM | 7:00 PM | 9:20 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 3
Ekstra
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:50 AM | 2:10 PM | 4:30 PM | 6:50 PM
| 9:10 PM
MARQUEEMALL | Cinema 4
The Internship
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:10 PM | 2:30 PM | 4:50 PM | 7:10 PM
| 9:30 PM
Robinsons Angeles Cinema 1
Kick-Ass 2
MTRCB Rating: R-16
1:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:40 PM
Robinsons Angeles Cinema 2
The Internship
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Angeles Cinema 3
Ekstra
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
12:30 PM | 2:50 PM | 5:10 PM | 7:30 PM
Robinsons Angeles Cinema 4
Percy Jackson:
Sea of Monsters
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
1:00 PM | 3:10 PM | 5:20 PM | 7:40 PM
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could occur today that basically pertain to emotions. Work at removing the emo2 Stumbling
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of a situation and deal with only the business side of whatever is set before you now. A
problem-solving attitude will help you find the answers you need. A new subject can be mastered
soon. You have great
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Let yourself dream this evening. This time does not come all that often--so do not ignore this
opportunity to let your imagination loose. Loved ones could2
be disappointed tonight, if you do not
follow through on previous travel plans. Stand by your promises.
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You may have the opportunity to gain a new customer today or at least satisfy the demands of the
public.
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practical sense and are able to cut through
all the red tape and present the right decisions when asked. Progress in the business world is
satisfying. A friend or family member may need your advice this afternoon. Clear and useful ideas
are within your reach and you will be able to give helpful advice. There is a chance to understand
those around you and to have a special time with someone you love. This can be a very good day
and it is one in which you may feel that much has been accomplished.
SM CITY SAN FERNANDO
Downtown | Cinema 1
The Smurfs 2
MTRCB Rating: GP
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:40 PM
| 9:00 PM
SM CLARK | Cinema 2
Kick-Ass 2
MTRCB Rating: R-16
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM |
6:40 PM | 9:00 PM
SM PAMPANGA | Cinema 5
Raketeros
MTRCB Rating: PG-13
11:40 AM | 2:00 PM | 4:20 PM | 6:40
PM | 9:00 PM
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16. Sound in a cave
17. Forks, spoons and such
19. Seaport WSW of Algiers
20. Moslem faith
21. Luxury car make
23. Detroit financing co.
26. Lafayette National Park, today
27. Scrooge, for one
32. “Feliz ___ nuevo”
33. Luxury hotel
accommodations
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38. Memorandum opener
40. Askew
42. Maker of Touch of Sun skin
products
43. Chinese menu declaration
45. ____ ease (nervous)
47. Next yr.’s college freshmen
48. Xenon, for example, in the atmosphere
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You are in a good position to put in for that raise or job change, or to otherwise make yourself
known. This is a time for imagination and creativity when it comes to ideas and thinking. This,
along with the ability to put your thoughts into words, allows you to charm and enthrall. You are
able to create an easy-to-read report on your job and how you can serve better in the future. Your
overwhelming ability to feel things intuitively helps you make the right moves when it comes to the
business world. This is a good time to consider how you fare financially. You will gain insight into
any changes that need to be made at this time. A lover or child will play a big part of your life today.
Perhaps you will be guiding this person in matters of importance: college.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
You will find this a productive workday. You have a lot of ideas that are important for group discussions. Be careful in how you choose your words--you may be selected to make a presentation of
your ideas in front of a board meeting. This option becomes enticing as you put together an outline
for a film presentation. Your management and directional abilities are in high focus and others
sense your carry-through abilities. You could come up with new solutions or inventions. There are
penetrating insights into your own inner workings--what is hidden or going on behind the scenes.
This insight is also good for planning and setting goals. Creativity, when it comes to inspiring and
encouraging others, is positive and productive.
LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)
Today may not be the time to solve problems. There is something about you that others cannot
seem to get enough of; yet for all your confidence, you tend to depend on others for advice. Your
grasp of situations is unquestioned--have faith. You may find yourself needing the advice of someone non-biased and that will give you direction from time to time. Family and home may be most
important to you this afternoon. You appreciate their guidance through the years and may decide
to do something special for them at this time. If you are not the regular cook, you may decide that
tonight is the night for you to cook a special meal, etc. You make it a point to do little favors or grant
special requests. You and your family enjoy each other’s company this evening.
LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)
Breathing fresh air, enjoying your surroundings and having no responsibilities are what you would
like to enjoy today. Think again, you have several days before you can enjoy that kind of day. It isn’t
spring but someone you are coming to know may make you feel as though you have spring fever.
You make your own way through a few problems today--you are in control. Active and inspired,
you are a refreshing influence for others. Once you become better focused, your enthusiasm is
contagious. You have a gift for motivating others. Creative projects get underway this evening and
with your friends’ help, you and your friends will be able to pull in some extra income before the
next weekend. Your friends confirm your strengths and fill you with love.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
You seem to be more expressive than usual this tuesday. This quickens your wits! You have a
natural sense of what others want and can make clear decisions that affect many people. There
are plenty of opportunities to pick and choose future projects--personal or professional. There is a
surge of independence and a need for freedom with an interest in trying new and different experiences. Unusual or unconventional behavior and an interest in the exotic may be just the thing for
you now. This afternoon is a good time for surrounding yourself with friends and young people
and for having a good time. You appreciate your particular situation and enjoy support from those
around you. This is a perfect time to bond or enhance a love relationship.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)
You are in a planning mood and very clearheaded and able to view all the alternative paths. Go
ahead and make your decisions. You can see the road ahead and will make the right choices. You
could be popular with your superiors. You may find that you enjoy your job or the responsibility it
entails more than usual. Pace yourself and work on maintaining a balance. If you need to change
your thinking in order to solve problems today, that is what you will do. This could mean that you
are a detective or some other type of individual that solves or finds the solution to problems. Everyone needs some fun in their life--are you having funthis evening is a pleasant time for you. This
is also a positive time to make long-range plans.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)
You can be a real moving force in the lives of others now. You are a natural group leader or trainer.
Your vitality and drive are communicated to all that are around you. You may find yourself taking
charge, organizing and managing important business transactions. This puts you in a boss type
of position and you love being the boss today. Careful--your enthusiasm is so strong that it can
sometimes be a little too much, making others uncomfortable. You put a lot of effort into those
around you and also into your surroundings and home environment. You may feel like being different this evening. You may never have been to a tractor pull, grand ole opry, shooting match or
boxing match, but one of these may interest you now.
TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)
Others enjoy praising you for your hard work. You are appreciated for your feelings and your ability
to act and get things done; you set a good example for others to follow. This is the time when you
can expect a little boost, some sort of extra support from those around you. You may feel that you
are in touch and in harmony with others because any support you need is there for anything you
want to accomplish. You may be called on to speak or lead a group and you will not need to worry
about anyone misunderstanding you--you can do very well. You have an ability to enchant others
with your words and images. Your presence has a way of easing things as you are able to help
others let go of any differences and stand behind what unites us all.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)
Some of you run late as you try to tie up loose ends around the house this morning. It would be of benefit to
know that whatever information you hear on the television news can be gathered from the internet at your
workplace. If a delay is due to getting up late, find ways to create a backup system. Family members can
help you with any changes you might like to make. You could feel real support and harmony at this time. A
political or civic activity around the home front is on your mind today and a few phone calls can bring several
people together for a meeting of what steps are needed. The impromptu meeting will bring new friends to
your attention as well as a business contact or two. Keep notes on the meeting for future reference.
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Gitnang Luzon
AUGUST 20, 2013
flooded from Page 1
The Regional Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) Region 3 reported
that 104 of these barangays
came from Pampanga; 28
from Bulacan; seven from
Tarlac; 30 in Bataan; and,
one in Zambales.
Depth of flood is between
one to four feet.
In Pampanga, Provincial
Disaster Risk Reduction
Management Council chief
Angelina Blanco identified
the flooded areas of Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin,
San Simon, Candaba, Bacolor, Sta. Rita, Sasmuan,
Guagua,
Floridablanca,
Lubao and the City of San
Fernando.
Blanco said a partial
situational report, released
at 12 noon yesterday, confirmed that 25 barangays
are affected in Macabebe
town; Masantol, 11; San
Simon, 2; Minalin, 1; Candaba, 1; Lubao, 12; Guagua,
26; Floridablanca, 3; Bacolor, 3; CSF, 4; Sasmuan,
11 and Sta. Rita, 5.
Blanco disclosed that
one drowning incident was
INSIGHTS from Page 5
reported on August 18, 10
p.m. in Lubao town. (Read
related story on page 2)
At about 1:30 a.m. of August 19, the Angeles City
Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Office,
led by Supt. Frederick Obar
conducted a force evacuation of 40 families residing
along the Abacan River in
Barangay Ninoy Aquino as
heavy rains and high water
level caused soil erosion,
washing out five houses.
Obar said that they have
instructed families to transfer to the evacuation center
but they chose to stay at
their relatives.
Also flooded were other
towns and cities in Central
Luzon--Marilao, Meycauayan, Bocaue, Sta. Maria,
and Calumpit in Bulacan;
Camiling in Tarlac; Hermosa, Dinalupihan, Orani,
and Abucay in Bataan; and,
Subic, Zambales.
24-Hour Monitoring
According to Blanco,
most of the barangays are
inundated by 1-2 feet of
floodwater.
Blanco said that since
Sunday afternoon, the provincial government, led
by Vice Governor Dennis
Pineda, started monitoring
each municipality, particularly the San Fernando-Sto.
Tomas-Minalin tail dike.
Minalin town has been
put on red alert following
the probability of breaching
in the critical portion of the
tail dike in Barangay Sta.
Rita.
Minalin Mayor Edgar Flores said if heavy
downpour will continue, a
breaching may cause flooding in seven barangays.
Flores directed his barangay chairmen to be on red
alert to prepare residents for
possible flash floods.
Classes Suspended
Classes in several areas
in Central Luzon were suspended on Monday due to
heavy rains and floods.
Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia declared the suspension
of classes in all levels as
some low-lying areas in the
province were under water due to continuous rains
since Saturday night.
In Pampanga, the cities
of Angeles, Mabalacat and
San Fernando also suspended classes from preelementary to high school
levels in both public and
private.
In Zambales, classes in
all levels in the municipality
of Subic were suspended.
Classes from pre-elementary up to high school
levels in Olongapo City were
also suspended while the
rest of Zambales declared
suspension of classes from
pre-elementary to elementary levels.
Localized suspension of
classes were also declared
in Bulacan.
Classes in all levels, both
in private and public, were
suspended in the towns of
Marilao and Obando.
On the other hand, the
cities of Malolos and San
Jose del Monte and the
towns of Bocaue, Hagonoy
and Bulakan declared suspension of classes from preelementary to high school
levels in both private and
public. ●
oca from Page 1
conference, “Immediately after I left
City Hall, repeated rumors emanated
from City Hall officials that the City
is bankrupt and that I, as former
Mayor, emptied the coffers of the city
or ‘gisan neng Mayor Oca ding pera.’
While at the backdrop, City Government employees/workers were being
advised of their termination, either
due to end of contract/end of program
and/or alleged lack of funds. These
rumors spread like wildfire even after
the incumbent Mayor assured me that
those rumors did not emanate from
him. I kept silent, believing that the
records would be used as reference if
responsible officials and members of
media would pursue the issue.”
Rodriguez is currently the chair
of the House of Representatives’
Committee on Good Government and
Public Accountability.
“I only realized the magnitude of
the negative effect of this rumor when
even friends from different groups
kept alleging that there were no funds
left, referring as source, City Hall itself. Worse, a member of the media,
whom I consider a very responsible
person, accepted as gospel truth, the
said allegations and made innuendos
and sarcastic statements, even belittling the gains the City has achieved
during my term,” Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez disclosed that the city
could not have been bankrupt, considering there are income realized,
income yet to be realized, plus Internal Revenue Allotments which totals
to some P1.0 billion.
“I have repeatedly asserted that
the city could not been bankrupt.
The realized income from the first six
months of 2013, that is from January to June is P597,822,351.37. The
depository bank of the City, which is
LandBank, released in confidence,
but officially to the City, a certified
statement showing, as of June 30, a
total deposit of P447,110,363.32 not
yet including income realized and
to be realized for July to December
2013. I have repeatedly mentioned,
and religiously adhered to, that I
implemented programs only upon assurances from the Treasurer and the
Budget Officer/or the Finance Committee that funds were available, with
appropriations, according to its AIP
(Annual Investment Plan) and thus,
implementable,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, Councilor Ocampo
said he is set to discuss the official report of the committee in this week’s
session of the City Council.
“It will be better if we base our
statements on the official report of
the committee to the City Council.
For one, I nor any member of the
committee talked about or even
mentioned the word bankruptcy.
On a personal view, may pera ang
city. But again, it will be better if
we base the concerns per the official
report rather than just interviews,”
he said.
Rodriguez remarked that he will
protect his honor which he has kept
ever since he started as a public servant and seek for fairness and justice.
“I do not expect to be thanked for
what I did to the City, as it was my obligation to implement the necessary
improvements, to make a difference.
But as a human being, I expect people
to be fair and have a little sense of justice.” ●
evac plans from Page 1
agement Office (PDRRMO)
here to supervise the preparations and meetings of
the Capitol officials led by
provincial administrator
Atty. Andres “Jun” Pangilinan.
She also met with Department of Health (DOH)
regional director Dr. Leonita Gorgolon to discuss
the prevention and cure of
various ailments triggered
by floods, including Leptospirosis.
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In Macabebe, Mayor
Annette
Flores-Balgan
said at least 19 of the total 25 villages of the town
were flooded as of Monday
morning.
She added that Barangays Batasan, San Gabriel,
Caduang Tete and Saplad
David “are the worst affected by floods.”
Mayor Balgan called an
emergency meeting with
the town’s village chiefs on
Monday at the municipal
QANTAS A380 from Page 3
craft, which is said to be the world’s largest
twinjet aircraft with a seating capacity of between 300 to 400 depending on the variant,
for their Clark operations.
Preparations include the expansion of
the terminal that includes an increase in
floor space at both the arrival and departure
areas and check-in counters to accommodate
the influx of passengers that are expected
with the start operations of Middle Eastern
airlines of Qatar Airways on October. ●
hall to prepare for evacuation and how to effectively
deliver basic and emergency services to the people.
Con Macalino, a Macabebe municipal official and
director of the local electric
cooperative, said the deepest flood was measured at
1.5 meters in the four worst
hit villages. She added that
flood is about one meter in
other villages.
“That is just the measurement of floods on the
roads. It’s deeper in houses,” said Macalino.
In Candaba, the rains
spawned
by
typhoon
“Labuyo” and the monsoon
rains had damaged some
P646,531 worth of crops in
Barangays Bahay Pare, Pulong Palasan, Pasinao and
Rizal Sto. Niño, a report of
the Office of the Provincial
Agriculturist (OPA) disclosed. Most of the damages, it added, were at rice
plantations.●
INFOBOARDS from Page 3
the Roman Highway, from Dinalupihan to Pilar town. Manio, together with Buena Alfonso, Central Luzon community marketing
supervisor, and Francis Suarez,
Central Luzon retail merchandising supervisor, gave the signage to
the Department of Public Works
and Highways-First and Second
District Engineering Offices.
DPWH-Bataan’s District Engineers, Wilfredo Mallari and
Reynaldo Venturina, accepted the
signposts and vowed to help the
said company in their projects in
this province.
Suarez said this is part of their
Project Summer/Co-branding of
the Central Luzon merchandising
team which identifies what assistance can be provided to local government units in support of their
economic and tourism developments. ●
sumulat ako gamit ang wikang Filipino. Ibie
taya ing papuge kang Manuel L. Quezon.
Kapos man ako sa malalalim na salitang
Kapampangan, hindi naman patas kung
ako’y husgahan sa pananalita lamang.
Masasabi ko naman na ang higaan ko gabigabi’y gawa sa Betis, baon ko sa sasakyan ay
mga tugtuging Kapampangan, minsan na
akong umabsent para lumuwas sa Maynila
at manood ng pelikula ni Brillante Mendoza, pinagta-trabahuhan ko’y sa San Fernando, at ang sisig ay isa sa mga paborito kong
ulam. Agyu me ita?
Dagdag pa riyan ang araw-araw kong pageensayo sa pagsasalita ng Pampango kahit
kadalasa’y pinagtatawanan ako ng mga kapwa kong Kapampangan. Kasakit ne?
Ang iba’y Kapampangan nga pero hanggang salita lang. Tutu ita!
--Magpadala ng elektronikong liham sa
may-akda: [email protected]
Sundan sa Twitter: @earl1987 ●
GUT FEEL from Page 5
ard way of looking after the interest of our
people.
While nuclear energy became the choice for
the best cost-effective method of producing
energy when the problem of rising oil prices
started to worsen, the consequences following a meltdown like Chernobyl and Fukushima have been terribly far-reaching and far
outweighing any of the supposed benefits of
nuclear production.
I have the gut feeling that the BNPP will
simply remain a very expensive educational
tool to teach our youth and students what not
to do to keep their future bright. Given what
we are engaged in now at the higher echelons
of government, I believe that is all we can expect. •
BROADCASTER from Page 1
fine of P15,000 and P30,000, respectively.
David was also required to renew his broadcaster’s accreditation with the KBP, which expired in 2011, not later than 15 working days from
receipt of the copy of the decision.
The case stemmed from a complaint filed by
radio listeners Mario Velasco, Nyza Pinpin and
Maribel Ciriaco, regarding alleged offensive remarks made by David in his radio program “Golpe de Gulat” aired on September 3 and 5, 2012.
“We want Mr. David to realize that broadcasting carries with it some responsibility which
he obviously did not observe and exercise in his
radio program,” Velasco said.
In a transcript with translation submitted
by the complainants, David has repeatedly uttered Kapampangan expletives and contemptuously made malicious statements and imputation
against Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan.
“Our monitoring has indicated that David has even become more livid in his tirades
against personalities and parties he is critical
of, showing complete bias against them and using language that borders on libel,” the KBP said.
As a self-regulatory body for broadcast media, the KBP upholds ethical practice among
their members and requires them to make sure
that their programs observe professional values.
Hearings on complaints are handled
by the KBP standards authority, the core of
KBP’s system of self-regulation. This is a body
of peers that is responsible for enforcing the
Broadcast Code including the imposition of
penalties, such as fines, for violations of the
Code. It receives complaints from the public.
In a phone interview, broadcaster David said
he has not received a copy of the KBP decision.
He said the KBP needs not sanction him
since his membership expired three years ago.
“Why do they (KBP) have to sanction me? I
don’t consider myself a member of them. I am an
active member of the Liga ng mga Brodkasters sa
Pilipinas. This is all politics,” David said.
On January 14, Pamintuan filed a libel case
against David and two other broadcasters for
their alleged malicious tirades against the mayor
from October to November last year also on David’s radio program.
A second libel case was filed against David on
March 4. Both cases are now pending before the
office of Regional Prosecutor Jesus Simbulan.
David’s program has been off the air
after the elections, after his main sponsor,
former Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin, lost his
mayoralty bid against re-elected Mayor Pamintuan. ●
SHOWBIZ
VOLUME II • NO. 50 • AUGUST 20, 2013 • TUESDAY
Piolo Pascual ayaw
na sa social networking
A
minado si Piolo Pascual na
wala na siyang kahit anong
account sa social networking sites dahil na rin sa mga online
bashers na hindi na makontrol.
“I’m not into social media anymore because hindi mo
mako-kontrol na minsan, wala ka sa mood,
tapos makakabasa ka
nang hindi maganda.
Hindi ka protected. Tao
ka lang,” sabi niya nang
makatsikahan siya ng
press sa presscon ng On
The Job.
Inamin din niyang
napagalitan daw siya
ng Star Magic dahil sa
pagre-react niya minsan sa Instagram.
“Napagalitan ako ng Star Magic
because it’s very unbecoming para
sa isang katulad ko na nag-react
ako sa Instagram kasi mahilig
akong kumuha ng photos pero
umabot ako sa point na minsan,
out of the blue, naka-capture ka sa
moment na sensitive ka or vulnerable ka, bigla kang magre-react and
then, mare-realize mo, ’yung pinag-
react-an mo, wala lang magawa sa
buhay.
“So, it’s a waste of time. So, ’yun
ang sinasabi kong hazards ng trabaho natin.”
Wala na raw siyang kahit anong
account sa social networking
site at aniya ay mas ok daw
ito.
“Mas simple ang buhay
’pag wala kang nababasa,
wala kang naririnig, kung
anuman ang sabihin ng mga
tao, hindi na dumarating sa
’yo, so hindi na masakit.”
Natanong si Piolo kung nasasaktan din ba siya sa opinyon ng mga entertainment
press or print media, and say
niya, okay lang naman daw sa
kanya dahil naiintindihan niya na
trabaho ’yun.
“Positive or negative, it’s part of
the business,” sabi niya.
Pero bilang magulang, ayaw
daw niya siyempreng maranasan
ng anak niyang si Iñigo ang mga
intriga at negative publicities.
“Siyempre, bilang magulang,
ayaw mong masaktan ang bata.
Kung pupuwede lang na huwag na
PIOLO
PASCUAL
lang niyang pagdaanan kasi napagdaanan mo, masakit. But at the end
of the day, sa kanya pa rin naman
‘yun, eh. Siya pa rin ang pipili ng
gusto niyang tahakin.”
Gusto raw talaga ni Iñigo na
pumasok sa showbiz at mukhang
wala na siyang magagawa pa once
na nakatapos na ito ng pag-aaral.
Pero bilang ama, ipinagmamalaki naman ni Papa P. ang anak dahil
napakamasunuring bata raw nito,
marespeto at very talented.
Pumayag si Piolo na gumawa
ng isang indi film si Iñigo habang
bakasyon and, sa totoo lang, curious na rin kami na mapanood ang
bagets at malaman kung talaga
bang may ibubuga sa pag-arte at
kung namana nito ang husay niya
bilang aktor.
Samantala, ipinagmamalaki rin
ni Piolo ang On The Job na showing
na sa Aug. 28 sa mga sinehan mula
sa direksyon ni Erik Matti.
Bukod sa kanila ni Gerald, also
in the cast are Shaina Magdayao,
Dawn Jimenez, Angel Aquino,
Empress, Leo Martinez, Michael
de Mesa, Vivian Velez and Rayver
Cruz. •
Judy Ann Santos takes the
cudgel for abused women
D
Kris Aquino fan
nina Dennis Trillo
at Tom Rodriguez
tama,” say ni Juday.
Mabilis na naging viral ang picture ni Kris Aquino
ahil nga sa women
When asked kung magreempowerment
kasama sina Tom Rodriguez at Dennis Trillo sa I Write The
resort din ba siya sa demanat
pakikipaglaSongs concert ni Ogie Alcasid last Friday sa MOA Arena.
da kung sa kanya mangyari
ban ng isang babaing
Nag-trending din ang
ang mga ganung bagay, ani
naabuso at inagawan ng
picture ng tatlo sa InJuday, puwede raw, kung
karapatan bilang ina ang
stagram, patunay na
talagang kinakailangan na.
tema ng Huwag Ka Lang
marami ang nagka-in“Pero kung madadaan
Mawawala, sa farewell
teres sa picture ng tatlo
pa naman sa maayos na
presscon ng nasabing
na magkakasama.
usapan, puwede naman
serye ay natanong ang
Nanood si Kris sa
munang pag-usapan. Kung
bidang si Judy Ann Sanconcert, pero nasa isang
talagang medyo malala na
tos kung ano ang maipabox siya ng MOA Arena
talaga ang sitwasyon at kaipayo niya kina Sunshine
kasama ang ilang mga
langan nang pumasok sa
Cruz at Claudine Barkaibigan kaya hindi naisang sitwasyon na legaliretto na, as we all know,
kita ng marami.
ties na ang pag-uusapan,
ay nagsampa rin ng kaso
After ng number ng
siguro, last resort na talaga
sa kani-kanilang mga
Tom-Den,
dumaan ang
’yun.”
asawa.
dalawa
sa
kanya para
Dagdag
pa
niya,
lalo
pa
Timing din kasi na ang
bumati at magpasalanga sa isang showbiz perpinagdadaanan ng karamat na rin sa panonood
sonality na gagawin kang
kter niyang si Anessa sa
ng My Husband’s Lover.
pulutan ng mga tao lalo na
HKLM ay nahahawig sa
Na-tweet na ni Kris na
ang kaniyang mga anak,
mga kaso ng dalawang
siyempre, hangga’t mainanood siya ng soap at
aktres.
iwasan ay iiwasan daw niya.
“Ang sa akin, hindi
nagpahayag pa ngang
Pero siyempre, hind pa rin
lang for Claudine and for Sun- masama. “Andiyan ang Diyos
huge fan siya ni Dennis na ikinatuwa ng actor.
shine. Para sa lahat ng kababai- sa likod nila para gabayan ang niya masasabi kapag nandoon
Sayang at hindi na maalala ni Popoy Caritativo, manhan na dumadaan sa ganitong buhay nila. Kung para sa mga na raw siya sa sitwasyon na ’yun
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basta
masaya
raw
ang pagkikita ng tatlo. Na-post nina
nakikitang
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hindi naman mangyayari
sa
bilang asawa,
kung alam
nilang
Kris at Dennis sa IG account nila ang mga litratong kuha ng
ipaglalaban
nila
kung
ano
ang
kanya ’yun.•
tama, ipaglaban nila. Walang
kanilang pagkikita. •
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