SoKor firm to invest P450 M on hotel, wellness spa project
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SoKor firm to invest P450 M on hotel, wellness spa project
Punto! Luzon www.punto.com.ph P 8.00 Volume 9 Number 42 Thu - Sat October 29 - 31, 2015 Central PANANAW NG MALAYANG PILIPINO! NLEx, SCTEx ready for ‘Undas’ exodus C By Ashley Manabat ITY OF SAN FERNANDO – It’s all systems go for the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) and the Subic-ClarkTarlac Expressway (SCTEx) with the expected surge of motorists this weekend going home to the provinces to observe All Saints’ Day. “NLEx will open spare lanes and additional layers of manual toll collection during peak hours at the Mindanao, Dau and Bocaue toll plazas,” said Kiko Dagohoy, Tollways Management Corp. communication specialist. “For the SCTEx, advance toll collection will be conducted at the Mabalacat toll plaza on October 30 and 31,” he added. “On November 1, fishbone lanes will be set up at the Mabalacat southbound toll pla- za while spare lanes will also be opened at the Bocaue Barrier to accommodate the surge of vehicles going back to Metro Manila,” Dagohoy explained. Portable toll collection system gadgets will also be strategically deployed in the said locations to facilitate faster transactions, he said. In line with this, NLEx and SCTEx concessionaires of the Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC) announced that all road Page 8 please Bishop issues pastoral letter vs. mining By Ernie Esconde After US agency takeover Ghostly orbs gone at Clark cemetery By Ding Cervantes CLARK FREEPORT - The souls that used to hover as lighted orbs at night over the neat rows of white tombstones at the Clark Veterans Cem- etery (CVC) here seemed to have been gone for good. As All Saints’ Day nears, those who tend to the 20,365-acre cemetery here share such observation. Page 8 please BALANGA CITY – Bishop Ruperto C. Santos on Wednesday issued a pastoral letter asking the people of Bataan to join the priests in opposing any plan of undertaking mining in Bataan. “We, your priests in Bataan, will not permit any program like mining that will destroy the province,” the bishop of the diocese of Balanga said in his message that will be read in all Holy Masses every Sunday this coming November. Santos said God has blessed Bataan Page 8 please SoKor firm to invest P450 M on hotel, wellness spa project BEST IN THE PHILIPPINES. The Metro Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Inc. (MACCII) has been awarded the Most Outstanding Chamber in the Philippines and Most Outstanding Chamber for North Luzon during the 41st PBC held at the Marriott Hotel on October 26 to 27, 2015. Holding the Awards are MACCII President Dr. Frankie Villanueva (Center) and Chairman Dan Pamintuan together with PCCI officers and MACCII Directors including incoming President Arni N. Valdez (left). Contributed photo CLARK FREEPORT – A South Korean investor-firm broke ground on Monday its site to commence the construction of hotel and wellness facilities, infusing at least P450 million for the tourism-related project inside the Freeport. Clark Development Corporation (CDC) President Arthur P. Tugade, and Ho Kyeng Lee, Somang Global Clark Corporation (SGCC) president and CEO, led the groundbreaking ceremonies to signal the construction of 7 Healing Hotel and Spa facilities Page 8 please Mayor Edwin D. Santiago and Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin receive the Most Business Friendly LGU plaque from officers of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry during the 41st Philippines Business Conference at the Marriot Grand Ballroom, Newport City Complex, in Pasay City. With them are City Councilors Nelson G. Lingat, Angelica O. Hizon, Ayzel Marie N. Macalino, Benedict Jasper Lagman, Harvey A. Quiwa, Celestino S. Dizon, Jacklyn Calimlim, and city department heads led by Administrator Fernando Limbitco. –CSFP-CIO PCCI names San Fernando ‘Most Business Friendly LGU’ anew Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday For the second year in a row, the City of San Fernando was named by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry [PCCI] as the Most Business Friendly LGU in the entire country during the 41st Philippines Business Conference at the Marriot Grand Ballroom, Newport City Complex, in Pasay City. Held yesterday [October 27], the annual search for local government units by the country’s largest business organization aims to promote and recognize good and effective governance of towns, provinces and cities. President Benigno Aquino III is the keynote 2 speaker and guest of honor. The award was received by Mayor Edwin D. Santiago, Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin, City Councilors Nelson G. Lingat, Angelica O. Hizon, Ayzel Marie N. Macalino, Benedict Jasper Lagman, Harvey A. Quiwa, Celestino S. Dizon, Jacklyn Calimlim, and city department heads led by Administrator Fernando Limbitco. San Fernando bested other contenders under component city level category and was recognized for its commendable efforts in adopting and instituting innovative and best practices in good governance, in partnership with private sector, significantly benefiting its business community and citizenry. In an interview, Mayor Santiago said that the award mirrors the city government’s effort in creating an environment conducive to business. “Through our collective effort, we institutionalize standards in delivering quality services to the people.” San Fernando was highly regarded for its business licensing process that, barring incomplete requirements, takes only 19 minutes of an investor’s time for his business permit to be issued. “This is why investors have come to recognize the ease in doing business in San Fernando” he said. The city was also cited for its outstanding efforts in instituting good governance reforms to promote local trade and investments, transparency, accountability and efficiency in delivering business services to fuel up inclusive growth in the locality. Earlier this year, the National Competitiveness Council named San Fernando as the second most competitive city in the country. As part of the award, PCCI will fund the construction of a new school building in the city. –CSFP-CIO Lavarias imposed with pallium in own archdiocese Titular Archbishop of Pandosia and Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines, The Most Reverend Giuseppe Pinto, D.D. imposes the pallium on Archbishop Florentino “Dong” Galang Lavarias D.D. at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando, rather than at the Vatican as per the new mandate of Pope Francis. Photo courtesy of CSFP CIO A special mass was celebrated on October 27 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of San Fernando as the Titular Archbishop of Pandosia and Apostolic Nuncio in the Philippines, The Most Reverend Giuseppe Pinto, D.D. imposed the pallium on Archbishop Florentino “Dong” Galang Lavarias D.D. As per the January 12, 2015 mandate of Pope Francis, new Metropolitan Archbishops will officially receive pallia in their own dioceses, rather than at the Vatican. The Most Reverend Lavarias was the first-ever Filipino Metropolitan Archbishop who earned the pallium in his own diocese. Abp. Lavarias was very grateful for the historical imposition that happened in Pampanga. “This symbolizes the union of the archbishop and pope of Rome. The receiving of the pallium is not just a ceremonial event, but an ecclesial moment that should be celebrated by the whole diocese,” he said. A pallium is a sash material made of white lamb’s wool worn around the neck which rests on the shoulders of the chasuble having two black flaps falling in front and behind. It is adorned with six crosses embroidered with black silk. Pallium also has three pins made of gold and jewels. As witnesses of said historic event were Pampanga Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda, San Fernando Mayor Edwin D. Santiago, Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin and City Councilors Angie Hizon, BJ Lagman, Nelson Lingat and Harvey Quiwa. Also present were officers of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Suffragan Bishops (Diocese of Tarlac, Iba Zambalesand Balanga Bataan), clergy of the ecclesiastical province and some cabalens of Pampanga. –CSFP CIO OFWs maaari nang mag-apply ng Social Security Number online regular na programa ng SSS,” dagdag ni See. Anumang halaga na hindi bababa sa P200 na sobra sa ibinayad para sa buwanang SSS contribution ay awtomatikong mapupunta sa Flexi-Fund savings. Halos 47,000 OFWs ngayon ay may aktibong SSS Flexi-Fund accounts at ang kanilang kabuuang ipon o member’s equity ay umaabot sa P508 milyon. Ayon pa kay See, ang pagkuha ng SS number online ay may dalawang bahagi. Sa unang bahagi, kailangang ilagay ng OFW ang kanyang kumpletong pangalan, araw ng kapanganakan at email address. Titiyakin ng web system kung wala pang SS number ang nag-apply na OFW at ipapadala sa kanyang email address ang resulta ng beripikasyon. “Kapag pumasa sa unang bahagi ng aplikasyon, hihingin ng web system ang iba pang personal na detalye ng aplikante katulad ng pangalan ng mga bepisyaryo, tirahan, civil status at contact information. Pagkatapos ay ipapadala sa email address ng OFW ang kanyang SS number,” dagdag ni See. Ang SS number na inisyu online ay “temporary” hanggang makapagprisinta ng iba pang dokumento ang OFW katulad ng birth o baptismal certificate o valid passport sa alinmang sangay ng SSS sa loob at labas ng Pilipinas. Kapag permanente na ang SS number, maaari nang mag-apply ang OFW ng mga benepisyo sa SSS, loans at maging ng Unified Multipurpose Identification (UMID) card. Kung may mga katanungan tungkol sa online issuance ng SS number at iba pang programa sa SSS, maaaring idulog ito sa OFW Contact Service Unit sa numerong 364-7796 o 364-7798, Lunes hanggang Biyernes mula alas-6 ng umaga hanggang ala10 ng gabi (oras sa Pilipinas). Maaari ding magpadala ng email sa [email protected] o mag-post ng tanong sa SSS Facebook page (https:// www.facebook.com/SSSPh). –Press release Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Kahit nasa labas ng bansa ay maaari nang mag-apply ng Social Security System (SSS) membership number ang mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) sa pamamagitan ng SSS Website (www.sss.gov.ph) para masimulan ang pag-iipon para sa pagreretiro. Ayon kay Judy Frances See, SSS Senior Vice President ng Accounts Management Group at Concurrent Head ng International Operations Division, ang online issuance ng social security o “SS” number para sa mga OFWs, pati na rin sa iba pang mga empleyado, ay bahagi sa website enhancements na ipinapatupad ng ahensya. “Noon, kailangang personal na pumunta ang mga empleyado sa anumang sangay ng SSS para personal na mag-apply ng kanilang SS number kaya hirap ang OFWs na makakuha ng SS number bago umalis ng bansa. Nawawalan sila ng pagkakataong mag-ipon at paghandaan ang kanilang pagreretiro habang nagta-trabaho sa ibang bansa. Ang online issuance ng SS number ang siyang sagot sa problemang ito,” sabi ni See. Ang nakuhang SS number mula sa online facility ay maaari na ring gamitin para magbayad ng kontribusyon. Bilang ispesyal na konsiderasyon, may extended payment deadlines na inilaan ng SSS para sa mga OFWs. Maaaring bayaran ng OFWs ang kanilang kontribusyon mula Enero hanggang Disyembre anumang araw sa loob ng taong kasalukuyan. Samantala, ang kontribusyon mula Oktubre hanggang Disyembre ng taong kasalukuyan ay tatanggapin hanggang January 31 ng susunod na taon. “Maaari ring gamitin ng mga OFWs ang kanilang SS number para sumali sa Flexi-Fund Program ng SSS. Ito ay isang voluntary provident fund para sa mga miyembrong OFW na nagbabayad ng kanilang buwanang kontribusyon batay sa kanilang idineklarang buwanang kita na hindi bababa ng P16,000. Ang Flexi-Fund savings ay karagdagang paraan para makapag-ipon sa kinabukasan maliban sa 3 Pamintuan cites AC parks, Plaza Angel in urban forum ANGELES CITY - This city’s parks and public spaces took center stage as Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan shared the Angeles City experience on the topic Public spaces in the Urban Environment during the World Cities Day Urban Forum held Tuesday at the Blue Leaf Filipinas, City of Dreams, Paran- aque City. Pamintuan was the only mayor invited to become a resource speaker in the forum. The mayor shared the success story of how the local government, in partnership with stakeholders and the community, on the rehabilitation, improvement and beautification of various abandoned spaces, and turn them into public or community spaces. “The formula in the creation of these public parks is community involvement, strong political will and the vision to see and make things happen.” said the mayor, hoping that his presentation would inspire other local government units to transform their vacant lots into beautiful public spaces. Among the highlights of his presentation was the transformation of the abandoned PNR railways track into a fourzoned park that features an ornamental plant garden, vegetable garden, public playground, sports areas and a cul- Template. Mayor Ed Pamintuan’s city park projects raise interest among urban planners. Photo courtesy of Angeles CIO Bulacan ex-gov nagsampa ng P10-M libel laban sa ex-vice mayor ng Makati Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Ni Rommel Ramos 4 LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS --- Nagsampa ng P10-million na kasong libelo si dating Bulacan Gov. Roberto Pagdanganan laban kina dating Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado at mamamahayag ng Tempo na si Jun Ramirez. Ayon sa walong pahinang reklamo ni Pagdanganan na kanyang inihain sa Bulacan Prosecutors Office, inirereklamo niya sina Mercado at Ramirez matapos lumabas sa Tempo noong ika-7 ng Oktubre 2015 ang artikulo na may titulong “Binay faces plunder for Alphaland deal”. Binanggit umano ni Mercado sa artikulong ito na isa si Pagdanganan sa mga sinampahan ng kaso sa Ombudsman kaugnay ng umano’y bentahan ng Makati land sa Boy Scout of the Philippines sa umano’y underpriced na P600 million sa P3 billion na inabot ng transaksyon. Ayon kay Pagdanganan, ni hindi siya na-notify ng Ombudsman sa reklamong ito at ni hindi siya pinasasagot sa reklamo. Nilabag din, aniya, dito ang batas na ang mga kasong isinasampa sa Ombudsman ay tinuturing na confidential at tanging ito lamang ang maaring maglabas ng mga impormasyon na ito. Binigyang diin pa ni Pagdanganan na isina- ma siya ni Mercado sa 17 pinangalanan sa artikulo mula sa 45 na miyembro ng Board of Trustees ng Boy Scout of the Philippines na pinangalanan gayong batid naman nito na hindi siya kasama sa mga nag-apruba ng joint venture agreement. Hindi rin, aniya, tama na batikusin ni Mercado ang Alphaland Boy Scout deal dahil si Mercado mismo ang nag-negotiate at nagsara nito sa Alphaland. Layunin kasi umano ni Mercado na sirain hindi lamang si Vice President Jejomar Binay kundi maging ang lahat ng nakapaligid dito gaya ng mga miyembro ng Board of Trustees ng Boy Scouts na pinanini- walaan nitong dikit kay Binay. Matapos na i-file ni Mercado ang reklamong plunder sa Ombudsman laban kay Binay at mga miyembro ng Board of Trustees ng Boy Scout ay nagpatawag ito ng press conference na isinulat naman ni Ramirez ang artikulo nang hindi umano inalam ang katotohanan. Hinihiling ni Pagdanganan sa kanyang reklamo ang moral damages na hindi bababa sa P10 million. Bukod kay Pagdanganan ay magsasampa din umano ng kasong libelo laban kina Mercado ang 16 pang miyembro ng Board of Trustees ng Boy Scout of the Philippines. HAVE FUN #ILoveSM All saints and all souls day is nearly here! Children would be very excited especially with the Halloween parties every 31st of October. SM City Baliwag like every other SM SUPERMALLS will be holding it’s trick or treat parade inside the mall at 10am and costume contest at 1pm. Calling all kids to wear your pirate outfit like Captain Hook, Tin- kerbelle chic tutu or any fairy dashing guise. Build your castle as prince and princesses are also invited to wear their elegant dresses and tux to be one of the cuties mockers during the mall spectacle. While an afternoon contest for the wackiest, spookiest and cutest wear-on to mimic their chosen characters at SM City Baliwag Event Center. Adding up on this are the soon to open food hubs like the famous CABALEN a Filipino Cuisine Eat-All-You-Can fine dining restaurant, the newest and trendiest CHAMPAS MEXICAN GRILL which offers superb Mexican Tacos and the well-known New York pizza parlor YELLOW CAB all in at the ground floor of SM City Baliwag expansion building. Get your eyes be splendid with LONDON EYELASH SALON that will be serving everyone and be completely dressed up with MOSSIMO’s stylish casual denim this October to November 2015! Where else to go? But only here at SM City Baliwag… For more updates click like on facebook.com/smbaliwag and follow @smcitybaliwag on twitter and instagram. tural venue. Estacion de Angeles People’s Park became the inspiration of other communities to turn the unused space of the PNR in their jurisdiction into similar parks, gardens and community centers. It spawned the creation of other parks in the city, such as the Plaza Sto. Cristo, Hardin de Balibago, Jumong Park, Friends of Ed Park, Tabun Park, the Perimeter Fence and Plaza Matua. What impressed the audience the most was when Pamintuan said that the development of the parks came at no cost to the city government. The Angeles City mayor also presented the development of Plaza Angel and the Heritage District, which saw the removal of the unused and unsightly wires and cables that marred the view of the centuries-old Holy Rosary Parish Church. “Today, we can probably say that the Plaza Angel is one of the most ‘trending’ places to be in Angeles City, where people would sit down, order a cup of warm and hearty tsokolateng batirol from the Café Museo, and enjoy the breathtaking view of the old church.” he said. Joining the mayor during the forum are Nathaniel “Dinky” Von Einsiedel, Urban Planner from UN-Habitat and Atty. Ave Tolentino, Director of the Housing and Urban development Coordinating Council. The forum is part of Urban October, which started with the celebration of World Habitat Day on October 5 and ends with the celebration of World Cities Day on October 31. The forum’s focus was on Sustainable Development Goal 11, which advocates making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Said forum was organized by the Housing and Urban development Coordinating Council, League of Cities of the Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). –Angeles CIO ERRATUM In the Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale re: Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-Ibig Fund) vs. Danilo R. Garcia married to Anna Marie B. Garcia of our August 28, Sepatember 4 & 11, 2015 issue, the following should have been as shown below and not as earlier published: TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 569248-R A parcel of land (Lot 3123-B-2-A-8-F of the subd. plan Psd03-124568, being a portion of Lot 3123-B-2-A-8, Psd-03-123790, LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of San Roque, Dau, Mun. of Lubao, Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the NE., along line 1-2 by Lot 3123-B-2-A-8-E of the subd. plan; on the SE., along line 2-3 by Lot 3123-B-2-A-7 (Rd.) Psd-03-123790; on the SW., along line 3-4 by Lot 3123-B-2-A-8-G of the subd. p-lan; and on the NW., along line 4-1 by Lot 3123-B-2-B, Psd-03-122952. Beginning at a pt. marked “1” on plan being S. 26 deg. 39’E., 98.25 m. from MBM No. 1, Lubao Cad.; thence S. 38 deg. 35’E., 20.01 m. to pt. 2; thence S. 51 deg. 26’W., 15.00 m. to pt. 3; thence N. 38 deg. 35 W thence N. 51 deg. 26’E., 15.00 m. to the pt. of beginning; containing an area of Three HUNDRED (300) Square Meters, more or less. Punto! Central Luzon: October 30, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Emiliano DeLa Cruz, Sr. who died intestate on August 24, 2010 at Medical Center-Manila, Ermita, Manila executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate, more particularly described as several parcels of land to wit: TCT NO. 530407-R 530408-R 530411-R 530412-R 530413-R 530414-R 530416-R 530417-R 530419-R 530421-R 139637 146034 146035 146039 146040 045-2013009644 146042 146043 146044 146045 146046 139762 164907 045-2012001083 366302 530406-R 530415 530418-R 530420-R 291941 045-2013009642 LOT NO. LOCATION 465 Mabalacat, Pampanga 4 Mabalacat, Pampanga 532-B-1 Mabalacat, Pampanga 4 San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 5 San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 2 San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 9-B San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 630 Mabalacat, Pampanga 297 Mabalacat, Pampanga 657 Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-A-5-B San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-A San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-B San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-F San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-G San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-H-1 San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-I San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-J San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-K San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-L San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-M San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 471-B-2 Poblacion, Mabalacat, Pampanga 298 Mabalacat, Pampanga 300 Mabalacat, Pampanga 165Tarlac 371 Sta. Ines, Mabalacat, Pampanga 1 San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga 369-C Sta. Ines, Mabalacat, Pampanga 34-B-3 Dau, Mabalacat, Pampanga 356 Mabalacat, Pampanga 7-C-2-C-1 San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga before Notary Public Gener C. Endona as per Doc No. 514, Page No. 104, Book No. 52, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: October 30, November 6 & 13, 2015 SM Foundation Inc., the charitable arm of the SM Supermalls, gives free medical, dental and laboratory services through immersion to residents of CSF. SM Foundation’s medical mission serves CSF residents ited or no access to such services, to give literacy programs to enable communities and individuals to prevent and manage diseases and illnesses after the medical mission, and to provide an avenue to encourage health advocacy, multi-sectoral coordination and community participation. Beneficiaries availed the following medical and dental services - medical and dental consultation, bone scanning, blood pressure check-up and monitoring, height and weight checkup. Through the SM Foundation Mobile Clinic, diagnostic and laboratory services were also be provided such as X-ray, Electro Cardiograph, and dental extractions. SM Foundation also gave away free medicines to the beneficiaries. –Press release Archbishop invites faithful to ‘Kanawan’ Confab on integral dev’t, social responsibility By Ashley Manabat CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A conference on integral development and social responsibility will be held on Nov. 12 in celebration of the Year of the Poor and the Social Action Center of Pampanga’s (SACOP) silver jubilee. The conference called, “Kanawan,” will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Hall, EPHATHA Development Center, SACOP, in Barangay Maimpis here. Kanawan is being promoted by the Archdiocese of San Fernando, Pampanga in collaboration with SACOP and the University of the As- sumption (UA). Archbishop Florentino G. Lavarias, who also chairs the SACOP Board of Trustees, signed the invitation to the Kanawan conference which aims to “provide a meaningful venue in disseminating relevant information through short documentaries about poverty statistics and faces of poverty in the national and local setting; identify the social perspectives of integral development and socio-economic gaps of programs that fell short in addressing the economic conditions of the marginalized and indigents; benchmark various best practices in facing challenges and issues brought about by poor socio-economic conditions; rekindle greater commitment and ownership in search of a common vision and strategy for integral development and social responsibility; and establish more opportunities among decision makers to re-engineer or create more responsive programs on poverty reduction and alleviation.” Lavarias said he is promoting the Kanawan conference and extends the invitation to the Catholic faithful “as an advocate of and a major stakeholder in the fight against poverty.” Kanawan is a Kapampangan word which means “enlightenment” in English. THINK GREEN Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday SM Foundation Inc., the charitable arm of the SM Supermalls, gave free medical, dental and laboratory services through immersion to residents of City of San Fernando on its Medical and Dental Mission today at Barangay San Jose, City of San Fernando. Gamot para sa Kapwa Medical Mission is spearheaded by SM Foundation Inc. together with project partners Philippine Red Cross, Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development and City Health Office of San Fernando headed by Dra. Loi Aquino, The medical mission caravan served more than a thousand beneficiaries for medical and dental consultations. SM Foundation’s Gamot Para sa Kapwa aims to provide ancillary services to communities which have lim- 5 O pinion Editorial acaesar.blogspot.com Zona Libre Bong Z. Lacson Vagaries IT WAS a picture that launched a hundred searches in the web, only to find an interesting story in my own blog. Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Do we still pray on All Saints’ Day? 6 IT’S PICNIC time. With all those baskets of food and chichiria edging out the flowers and candles atop the whitewashed tombs. It’s a family feast. Catered culinary delights in stainless food warmers laid out atop linened tables inside stately mausoleums. It’s the kids’ selfie and groufie time. Flashes off iPhones recording, uploading, sharing every atthe-moment move. It’s the casino, a la pobre, not royale. Pekwa, pusuy, tonghits, sakla – the tombs again serving as convenient tables. For the sosyal, it’s mahjong, complete with the felt-topped four-drawered mesa. And in the not so distant past – before the police crackdown – it was libation time for the devotees of both San Miguel and markang dimonyo, in a clear parody of the moment, given the drinks’ representation of heaven and hell, the very core of the celebration of the feast of all saints and all souls. Thereby the Pinoy banal transformed into the English banal. The spirituous diluting the spiritual. Truly, with the loss of campo santo in favor of the sementeryo in our local vocabulary, the holiness of the ground upon which we lay our dead to rest lies now blasphemed in cemented edifices to vanities of material wealth. Really now, pray tell, do we still invoke the intercession of the saints and offer some prayers for our beloved dead on these holy days? That was that of Mabalacat City Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales at his best oratorical pose addressing his supporters prior to filing his certificate of candidacy. Which he withdrew days later. What caught the eye of readers was the dominant titan of Mabalacat politics for over two decades, uncharacteristically dwarfed by the bold brass inscription “DELFIN S. LEE BLDG.” on the façade of city hall. Did we see some augury for Boking there that piqued our curiosity? No, we just suddenly missed Delfin Lee. Hence, this reminiscence from a 2009 feature headlined San Delfin de Xevera THERE MAY be no “Delfin” entered as yet in the Calendar of Saints of the Roman Catholic Church but already a San Delfin de Xevera is enshrined in the hearts of many Kapampangans. Hear Mabalacat Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales speak of Delfin Lee and come to the conclusion that, indeed, the man – Delfin, not Boking – has met the full measure of miracles requisite to a canonization. “Delfin Lee is the greatest miracle that has ever happened to my town. See how he transformed the howling wilderness of lahar that is Barangay Tabun, into the bustling, cosmopolitan community that is XeveraMabalacat,” the mayor said in awe. “There is inherent goodness in his heart, so manifest in his willingness to invest, not only his material resources, but his very self in uplifting the dignity of his fellowmen, most especially the small people. When you come to think of it, isn’t that what sainthood is all about, the giving of self for others?” On Delfin Lee, the very secular, even bohemian Boking suddenly turns theological! Isn’t this a miracle in itself? On a purely secular level now is Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin speaking: “If there is one person that can help uplift the lives of Filipinos by solving the problem of informal settlers in the country, that will be Delfin Lee.” The scion of Pampanga’s landed gentry could only gush in admiration: “I am also a developer but with what Delfin Lee did to Xevera, he upped the ante, making it a difficult challenge for us to emulate.” In his column Etcetera in the weekly Banner, Emilio Sese-Cruz had this to say in the piece headlined “Only Xevera, only Delfin Lee,” to wit: “Delfin Lee never ceases to cause wonder. No, make that awe…This is one guy who has redefined the whole concept, and practice, of land development. Where other developers simply build houses, Delfin Lee – ALONE – builds communities. Not just communities, mind you, but total communities not simply meeting the needs of the inhabitants, but respecting, if not uplifting, their very dignity.” A tough act to follow indeed! For no less than the United Nations recognized the Xevera projects as “the template for urban development” and Delfin Lee as “a developer who, through harmonious relationships among the private sector, government sector, and various nongovernment organizations, has come up with a sustainable project that will help decongest highly-urbanized areas.” Of deeper appreciation for Delfin Lee’s vision, mission and initiatives than that stated in the UN citation is the fact that he built his templates upon virtual wastelands – Calibutbut in Bacolor which may not have been swamped in the lahar rampages but was not spared from the heavy ashfall of the Mt. Pinatubo eruptions, and now, Tabun in Mabalacat which – true to its Kapampangan name – was indeed buried in lahar. A missionary spirit obtains in Delfin Lee there, treading – so to speak – where even angels feared to tread. So how many missionaries have become saints? A church builder, Delfin Lee is too – the place of worship ever at the center of the communities he builds: Sanctuario de San Miguel in XeveraBacolor, and Sanctuario de San Angelo in Xevera-Mabalacat, which immediately upon completion of construction are turned over to Mother Church, with deeds of donation to the Archdiocese of San Fernando (Pampanga). In early medieval times, Delfin Lee’s churchbuilding efforts would have easily merited a cardinal’s hat for him, and a sure beatification. That’s too far-off an era now, and Delfin Lee would be the first to disavow any claim to holiness. The accolades heaped upon him, Delfin Lee accepts with all humility, and considers them as challenges for him to do even better: “We feel honored (by the recognition). These will further inspire us to provide optimum services for the betterment of the lives of Filipinos.” As a Punto! editorial once concluded: “More than a field of dreams – remember that line, “Build it and they will come”? – Delfin Lee has made that cherished dream of every Filipino – to have a house of his own – come to full realization. And more – a home in a community befitting of human dignity.” Fittingly then – even unbeatified and uncanonized and therefore without the reverential “San” before his name, Delfin Lee of Xevera is enshrined in every heart in every one of those homes. q q q AH, the vagaries of fate! The man virtually revered atop a pedestal then languishes now in the Pampanga Provincial Jail. Ah, the viciousness of politics! The man twice set to testify at the Binay “corruption” hearings at the Senate -- with advice from the Supreme Court at that! – barred at the last moment. Ah, dura lex! How many TROs, petitions and other remedies have been issued, reaching the SC itself, still Delfin Lee has yet to have his day in court. Today in Philippine history Source: www.kahimyang.info LLL Trimedia Coordinators, Inc. Publisher General Manager Editor Marketing Manager Layout Circulation Atty. Gener C. Endona Caesar “Bong” Lacson Joanna Niña V. Cordero Dondie B. Ventura Jojo Manalo/Lacson Macapagal Business & Editorial office at Unit B Essel Commercial Center, McArthur Highway, Telabastagan, City of San Fernando Tel. No. (45) 625•0244 Cel. No. 0917•481•1416 [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.punto.com.ph Narcisa de Leon is born in San Miguel, Bulacan On October 29, 1877, Narcisa de Leon, AKA Doña Sisang, the “Grand Old Lady” of the Philippine movie industry, was born in San Miguel, Bulacan to Justo Buencamino and Anastacia Lim. Doña Sisang headed as president the family-owned L.V.N. pictures, the pillar of local filmmaking, producing big stars, and helping popularize Tagalog movies. In 1904, she married a former capitan municipal of San Miguel, Jose “Pepe” de Leon. She bore him five children: Florencia, Encarnacion, Pelagio (who died in infancy), Manuel, and Amanda (Mrs. Bienvenido Eraña). In 1938, her friends asked Doña Sisang to invest in the movie industry. She was elected president of L.V.N. Pictures, Inc., in 1940. Through her stewardship, it became the primary company to popularize Philippine movies. Doña Sisang died on February 6, 1966, three months after her 88th birthday. O pinion Napaguusapan Lang Halo-halo Ding Cervantes Felix M. Garcia Go visit dead on Nov. 1, but... November 1 is becoming less and less All Saints’ Day. For kids, especially, it’s halloween, the time to don costumes, preferably terrifying ones, to scare for fun or fear. Gone is the lesson of death whose meaning is, perhaps subconsciously, distorted by the suggestion that passing on means turning into a zombie. No one wants zombiehood. Thus, death becomes terror. More than anything else, Nov. 1 (include Nov. 2 which is All Souls’ Day) is not only time to remember the beloved dead, but to pray for them. In Medjugorje, the Blessed Mother said that most people who die land in Purgatory, there to stay until they are purgated of impurities to make them worthy of perfect Heaven. The period of their purgatorial cleansing, however, could be hastened by the Church militant, that is, all who are still living on earth. Let’s recall that the Blessed Mother said in Medjugorje on Nov. 6, 1986: “Dear children: Today I wish to call you to pray daily for souls in Purgatory. For every soul, prayer and grace is necessary to reach God and the love of God. By doing this, dear children, you obtain new intercessors who will help you in life to realize that all earthly things are not important for you, that only Heaven is that which is necessary to strive for. Therefore, dear children, pray without ceasing that you may be able to help yourselves and the others to whom your prayers will bring joy. Thank you for having responded to my call.” This message conveys two very important points. First, that prayer is needed by those in Purgatory and, second, that those in Purgatory are grateful and would intercede for us in return. There’s yet another very important matter on our departed. While sympathizers during wakes tend to comfort bereaved relatives with statements like “Don”t worry, he is in Heaven now,” or statements from the bereaved consoling themselves with yet another declaration that their dead are “In a better place now and are happy with God,” presumptuousness could only push the departed to misery. The Blessed Mother, as already stated here, had said in Medjugorje that most people pass through Purgatory and this passage could be shortened by us on earth through Masses, prayers. To declare the dead as already being in Heaven is also to say they no longer need prayers for liberation. Consoling ourselves is good, but never at the expense of the departed whose fate lies solely in the hands of earth dwellers. In a documented case of communication between an earth-living nun and a departed who had landed in Purgatory, the soul said the following: “I know when you pray for me, and it is the same with all of the other souls here in Purgatory. Very few of us here get any prayers; the majority of us are totally abandoned, with no thought or prayers offered for us from those on earth.” If we love our departed, shall we allow them abandoned to such fate? Okay that we visit cemeteries on Nov. 1, but beyond the physical externals, we must pray for them. If we still love them, we must pray for them. If we want intercessors in Heaven, we must pray for them. Batas sa eleksyon dapat nang baguhin Sa pakiwari ko, ang ating halalan Dito sa atin ay parang laruan lang Nitong iba nating mga kababayan Na nag-file ng kani-kanyang CoC riyan Partikular na sa pinakamataas Na puestong dapat ay taong de kalidad At nakapag-aral lamang itong sukat Payagan, (at yan ay dapat isabatas) Upang magkarun ng tamang panuntunan Ang gobyerno hinggil sa puntong naturan, At di tulad nitong kahit sino na lang Ay basta na lamang puedeng humabol diyan. Papano nga kasi, dala na rin nitong Ang batas tungkol sa ‘Philippine Elections’ Ay sobra kaluwag kaya’t di makontrol Ng COMELEC mismo ang gustong humabol. At yan ay sanhi na rin syempre marahil Nitong ‘welcome’ kahit sino ang dumating Diyan sa ‘Commission on Elections’ natin, ‘Provided that he can read and write everything?’ Kaya naman hayan ng dahil sa batas Na yan ng Comelec, na sobra kaluwag, Aba’y suma-total ang mga ‘aspirants’ Na maging Pangulo, siyento beinte (120) lahat? Bakit di baguhin ng mga Congressman At mga Senador ang batas hinggil diyan Upang sa gayon ay magkaroon naman Sila ng respeto sa bagay na iyan? Sana baguhin na ang kasalukuyang Batas sa eleksyon ng pamahalaan, At hangga’t maari kanilang higpitan Ang mga dapat na maging panuntunan. Solidong lakas ng Bayung Capas team sa pangunguna ni Mayor TJ Buo at solido ang lakas ng Bayung Capas Team sa pangunguna ni incumbent Mayor TJ Rodriguez katuwang si Vice Mayor Boots Rodriguez at ang buong sangguniang bayan nang sila ay magfile ng Certificate of Candidacy nitong Oktubre 16, 2015. Ang lahat ng 20 Punong Barangay ng Capas sa pangunguna ni ABC President Arnold Arcilla ay dumalo at ipinakita ang kanilang pakikiisa, gayundin ang ibat-ibang sektor tulad ng mga Kebabaynan, magsasaka, kabataan, senior citizens, Gaybabaynan, mga TODA at JODA, pati ang business at religious sector. Dumalo rin si 3rd District Rep. Noel Villanueva, 2nd District Rep. Susan Yap, at ang tatlong Board Member ng 3rd District na sina BM Tootsie Cruz. Carlito “Casada” David at Saturnino “Boy” Mandal. Mahigit isang libo katao ang dumalo sa Misa na ginanap sa San Nicholas De Tolentino Parish Church Church alas-siyete ng umaga na sinundan naman ng parade patungo sa municipal covered court na kung saan ay ginanap ang isang programa bago nag-file ng candidacy sa Comelec ang line-up ni Mayor TJ. “Ang pagkakaisa ng lahat ng elected public officials sa Capas mula sa barangay level, municipal level hanggang sa provincial level ay susi sa mabilis na pag-unlad ng aming bayan na aming nakamit at ang paglawak ng mga serbisyo para sa mga Capaseño,” paliwanag ni Mayor Rodriguez. Si Mayor Rodriguez ay kakandidato sa kanyang pangatlo at huling termino. Sa kanyang administrasyon ang budget ng munisipyo ay lumaki ng 80% mula P156 Milyon noong 2009 at ngayon ay P278 milyon na o paglaki ng P122 milyon. Sa susunod na taon ay madodoble na ito at magiging P310 million na. Ang Capas na ngayon ang may pinakamalaking budget sa lahat ng mga munisipyo sa buong lalawigan ng Tarlac. Ang mga local sources of revenue o kita ng munisipyo ay lumaki ng P164 % mula P24 milyon noong 2009 na ngayon ay P63 milyon na. Ang Internal Revenue Allotment o IRA ay P240 milyon na ngayon kumpara sa P132 milyon noong 2009 o 62% na paglaki. Consistent No. 1 din ang Capas sa real property tax collections. Ang line-up ni Mayor TJ sa Sangguniang Bayan ay ang mga incumbent councilors na sina Juliet Cabagan, Ford Laxamana, Jake Lopez, Dan Dizon, Clarita Macaraeg, Benz Pineda, Alex Espinosa at dating Punong Barangay Reynaldo Ramos. –Press Release Una ay depende sana sa posisyon Ng sinumang nagnanais na humabol Ang sukatan ng kanyang kualipikasyon, Upang ang ganyan ay lubusang makontrol. Kung saan dapat ay nakatuntong man lang Ng kolehiyo at yan ay may kakayahang Gumastos para sa kandidatura niyan Ng ‘millions of pesos’ bago ma-qualify. Hindi sa gusto kong hamakin ang iba Na nagsipag-file ng ‘candidacy’ nila, Pero anong kakayahang mangampanya Ng ‘tricycle driver’ at karpintero pa? At baka sa lungsod lamang ng Maynila Ang maglibot ay di niya kayang magawa, Dahilan na rin sa sila ay kapos nga Sa perang kailangan para makagala. At upang lubusang mawala ang ganyang Kahit sino na lang ay puedeng sumawsaw, Di kaya marapat ay itaas naman Natin ang antas ng pambansang halalan? At ito’y takdaan natin ng ‘filing fee’: Na ‘fifty millions’ para sa Presidente, ‘Twenty millions ‘ para sa magiging Bise At ‘five millions’ para sa Senador pati. Upang itong mga magsasamais lang Ay di na maaring bastusin ng ganyan Ang maselang bagay na kinakailangang Ilagay sa wasto at dapat igalang! Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday At di gaya nitong parang binababoy Na ng ibang tao ang ating eleksyon, Dala riyan ng batas, na aywan kung sinong Mga mambabatas ang mga nagsulong? 7 NLEx, SCTEx ready for ‘Undas’ exodus From page 1 works would be suspended beginning October 29 until November 2. There will be no mainline roadwork lane closures during this period unless safety repair is required, Dagohoy said. NLEx will also implement its motorist assistance program, “Safe Trip Mo, Sagot Ko” on October 30 and 31. Like in previous holidays, the program will provide free first aid treatments and basic mechanic services to motorists in designat- ed locations along the NLEx and SCTEx. Safe Trip Mo, Sagot Ko Motorist Camps will also be located in selected fuel stations at the NLEx’s Shell-Burol, Total-San Simon and Petron Lakeshore service and convenient stops. Dagohoy said motorists can avail themselves of free calls and Wi-Fi access courtesy of PLDT and Smart as well as bottled water from Maynilad in the said service and convenient stops. Fluid efficiency testing by Prestone Brake Fluid will also be conducted and free towing services will be provided to Class 1 vehicles from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the said dates. Meanwhile, a total of 2,000 policemen were deployed in Central Luzon starting on Wednesday as part of “Implan Undas 2015” to assist motorists going to different provinces in the region. Chief Supt. Rudy Lacadin, Police Regional Office-3 (PRO3) acting regional director, said the policemen were deployed for security preparedness and public safety concerns in the entire region in the observance of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Senior Supt. Roque Eduardo Vega, regional director of the Highway Patrol Unit (HPU) 3, said he has ordered all his chiefs from the provincial highway field to prepare for the influx of motorists. Vega said HPU personnel will also assist motorists and supervise traffic flows along national roads. Bishop issues pastoral letter vs. mining From page 1 with green, fertile fields and mountains, rivers with clean and enough waters for bountiful harvests. “But these will all go to naught if we permit mining to push through. Mining will bring destruction to our environment,” the prelate said. He said areas that undertook mining have barren lands, dried and polluted rivers, impoverished agriculture, deforestation and natural reserves depleted. He said that workers in mining firms are in dire poverty and their health threatened. Santos claimed that only to benefit from mining are the capitalists and government officials who will permit the operation. “We will be the ones to shoulder the problems caused by mining during and after it ceases operating,” he said. “Sa pagpapahalaga at pagmamahal sa mga nilikha ng ating mahal na Panginoong Diyos at tungo sa tama at totoong pangangalaga at pag-iin- gat sa ating lalawigan ng Bataan, kami na inyong mga pari ay tutol at tututol sa ano mang balaking pagmimina sa Bataan,” the bishop said. Santos is Episcopal chairman for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines. Ghostly orbs gone at Clark cemetery Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday From page 1 8 The orbs, or balls of light, have never been reported since last year. Guy Hilbero, executive officer of the 26th Cavalry Philippine Scouts Memorial Regiment here, said the souls of the hundreds of people, mostly veterans of US-fought wars before World War II, must have found rest. He noted that it was last year that the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) took over the responsibility of maintaining the Clark cemetery, after Pres. Obama signed in 2013 a law that allowed this. Hilbero recalled that last year, the US and Philippine governments signed an agreement that paved the way for the ABMC to restore and operate the cemetery, largely through the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2485 based in nearby Angeles City. The cemetery was badly damaged by the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo a few days after the Americans abandoned the US Clark Air Force base here. VFW members in Angeles, mostly American expatriates, volunteered to maintain the cemetery through donations. “Most of those buried at the Clark cemetery suffered sudden deaths in US-fought wars before World War II, so their souls did not immediately find rest because of their trauma. That could explain reports of apparitions at the cemetery, at least before the US takeover of the cemetery’s management,” Hilbero said. He noted that the remains of at least one Aeta count among the thousands of the remains of Americans, Filipinos, and others of various nationalities buried at Clark. “His name was Kudiaro Laxamana who was given the honorary rank of colonel by the US Air Force for his bravery during World War II,” Hilbero said. Laxamana was killed in the 1970’s over ancestral land conflict, but was posthumously honored by the Americans in 1995. Laxamana reportedly killed 50 Japanese soldiers in his effort to hide and protect the lives of 10 US soldiers on the slopes of Mt. Pinatubo during the last world war. “I think that Kudiaro is again honored by his being buried in the Clark cemetery now officially under the care of the American Battle Monuments Commission which honors those who had valiantly died in US wars,” said Hilbero. Hilbero noted that the present Clark Veterans Cemetery, near Clark Freeport’s main gate, was actually established in 1948 to accommodate the remains of some 5,000 persons, mostly Americans who had died in US foreign wars before WWII, who were buried in Fort McKinley in the outskirts of Manila, as well as remains from yet two other American cemeteries within Clark. “Now, the location of one of the former cemeteries, somewhere within Mimosa golf area, is said to be more haunted than the present cemetery. A building for a restaurant was built on that site after the Americans left and Clark converted into a Philippine economic zone, but the building has never been completed amid its haunted reputation,” Hilbero said. With the US government now maintaining it, the Clark cemetery is well kept, its uniform white tombstones upright amid a carpet of green bermuda grass. But most of the dead there will remain unvisited on Nov. 1, because apart from some markers that extol them as heroes, decades have made them anonymous to relatives. SoKor firm to invest P450 M on hotel... From page 1 here. CDC and SGCC signed the 25-year LA agreement on a 1.7-hectare property located at Chico St., Abacan St., and E. Aguinaldo St. here on May 4 this year. SGCC’s investments cover the recreational and wellness facilities on the leased area and committed to employ about 200 workers in the next five years. Tugade expressed optimism that this project will bring about more tourism-related investments. “This is the beginning of beautiful things (to happen in Clark),” Tugade said. Also present during the groundbreaking rites are Pampanga First District Rep. Joseller “Yeng” M. Guiao, SGCC Chairman Suk Chang Kang, and other CDC and SGCC officials. Guiao underscored that investors in Clark are well-taken care of by the state-run firm. “Our investors in Clark are in good hands,” Guiao said. To complement the operation of the wellness center, SGCC will also set up water health spa, restaurant and other amenities with hotel, villas and other lodging facilities. The hotel and spa facilities are expected to commence initial operations by 2017. In 1992, SGCC, established by Kang, started as a manufacturer of cosmetics in Korea. SGCC also entered the real estate business, developing hotels, supermarkets, and renting out residential and commercial buildings in South Korea. It has also invested in Mongolia-operating an office, mall and apartment projects. –CDC CommDep Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Ubaldo De La Cruz and Caridad G. De La Cruz who both died intestate on August 3, 1994 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of their estate, more particularly described as several parcels of land to wit: TCT NO. LOT NO. LOCATION 291938-R 542-C Sta. Maria & Mangalit, (47775-M) Mabalacat, Pampanga 291937-R 542-A Sta. Maria & Mangalit, (47774-M) Mabalacat, Pampanga 291936-R 541-A Sta. Maria & Mangalit, (47773-M) Mabalacat, Pampanga 469298-R 532-B-2-D-1 Sta. Maria & Mangalit, (80001-M) Mabalacat, Pampanga 469296-R 532-B-2-D-2 Sta. Maria & Mangalit, (79999-M) Mabalacat, Pampanga 139762 472-B-2 Poblacion, Mabalacat, Pampanga 164907-R 298 Mabalacat, Pampanga 137009-R Lot 13, Blk. 11 San Francisco, (21015-M) Mabalacat, Pampanga before Notary Public Gener C. Endona as per Doc No. 486, Page No. 99, Book No. 52, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: October 30, November 6 & 13, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Thelma D. Angeles who died intestate on October 4, 2015 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement of her estate, more particularly described as Peso Time Deposit with Account No. 314607990866 in the amount of P200,000.00 and a Peso Passbook Savings Account No. 1460141634 in the amount of P225,519.99, both at Banco De Oro (BDO) Balibago Branch, Angeles City, before Notary Public Arvin M. Suller as per Doc No. 4343, Page No. 39, Book No. XLIII, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: October 16, 23 & 30, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Thelma D. Angeles who died intestate on October 4, 2015 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement of her estate, more particularly described as Peso Passbook Savings Account No. 1460013903 in the amount of P18,324.98 and an Automatic Transfer Facility No. 1460143599, a savings account, in the amount of P166,860.30, both at Banco De Oro (BDO) Balibago Branch, Angeles City, before Notary Public Arvin M. Suller as per Doc No. 4342, Page No. 39, Book No. XLIII, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: October 16, 23 & 30, 2015 Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Flora M. Quiambao who died intestate on September 11, 2015 in Angeles City executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of her estate, more particularly described as Savings Account No. 96890433-29 in the amount of Php 50,025.37 at the Bank of Philippine Islands (BPI) Sto. Rosario Branch, Angeles City, before Notary Public Eric V. Mendoza as per Doc No. 1348, Page No. 82, Book No. 65, Series of 2015. Punto! Central Luzon: October 16, 23 & 30, 2015 Republic of the Philippines Regional Trial Court Third Judicial Region Office of the Clerk of Court Angeles City Home Development Mutual Fund, Mortgagee, -versus- Extra-Judicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage under Act 3135, as amended Jocelyn T. Dela Cruz married to FC Case No. 2015-1223 Michael B. Dela Cruz Mortgagors. x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x NOTICE OF Sheriff’s SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as Amended filed by the above-named Mortgagee, Home Development Mutual Fund, a government financial institution duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the Republic Act No. 9676 with branch office at Suburbia Commercial Complex, Mc Arthur Hi-way, Maimpis, San Fernando, Pampanga, against the mortgagor Jocelyn T. Dela Cruz married to Michael B. Dela Cruz, of Blk. 19, Lot 30, Andrea St., Xevera Subd., Brgy. Tabun, Mabalacat, Pampanga, with address at Blk. 2 Lot 6 Dennis Avenue Xevera Subdivision Phase 1, Tabun, Mabalacat, Pampanga in order to satisfy the mortgage debt therein which as of 30 January 2015, amounts to Eight HUNDRED Seventy Four THOUSAND Eight Hundred Forty One PESOS AND 75/100 Centavos (Php874,841.75), Philippine Currency, excluding interests, penalties and additional daily interest and penalties up to the date of sale, in addition attorney’s fees and other charges all secured by this Mortgage, the undersigned Sheriff IV hereby give notice and announces, that on the 9th day of November, 2015 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning Office of the Clerk of Court, 6th Municipal Circuit Court of Mabalacat, Mabalacat, Pampanga, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all the improvement existing thereon, to wit: TCT NO. 175649-Angeles City A parcel of land (Lot 30, Blk. 19 of the cons-subd. plan Pcs-03016531, being a portion of the cons. of Lots 5 and 6, Pcs-03-000950, Lot 546-A, (LRC) Psd-217854, Lot 544-B-2-A-3, Psd-03-169696, Lot 4-D, Psd-03-170954, LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Tabun, Mun. of Mabt., Prov. of Pamp., Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NW., along line 1-2 by Lot 28, Blk. 19; on the NE., along line 2-3 by Road Lot 31; on the SE., along line 3-4 by Lot 32, Blk. 19; and on the SW., along line 4-1 by Lot 31, Blk. 19, all of the cons.-subd. plan. x x x containing an area of Forty Five Square Meters Point 50 Square Decimeter (45.50) more or less x x x Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the abovementioned parcel of land for their information and protection. In the event that the scheduled public auction should not take place, the same will be conducted on 19 November 2015 at the same time and place without further notice. Angeles City, 7 October 2015. Claude B. Balsbas Sheriff IV Contact No. 09206973475 PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 16, 23 & 30, 2015 Republic of the Philippines Department of Agrarian Reform Regional Office III City of San Fernando, Pampanga RE: Petition for CARP coverage filed by Herminia Belleza, et al., noted by Freddie I. Belleza, Jr., as BARC Chairman of Barangay Sto. Niño, Lubao, Pampanga, involving landholding identified as Lot No. 1-1-4-C with an aggregate area of 8.1115 hectares, more or less, previously owned by Dennis Dayrit, et al., situated at Barangay San Rafael and Prado, Lubao, Pampanga. x-------------------------------------------------------x ORDER The above-named petitioners, namely: Herminia Belleza, Reng Ocampo, Alberto Roldan, Alberto Mallari, Crisanto Cruz, Julieta Laxamana, Maricar Ocampo, James Cruz, Sonny Cruz, Jeffrey Belleza, Charley Corollo, Zenaido Macaspac, Ernesto Datu, Sharon Gozun, Conrado Reyes, Glenn Belleza as herein noted by Freddie I. Belleza, Jr., in his capacity as BARC Chairman of Sto. Niño, Lubao, Pampanga, jointly filed this instant Petition, seeking among others for the coverage involving that property located at Barangays San Rafael and Prado, Municipality of Lubao, Province of Pampanga. As culled from the records, the subject matter of this controversy involves two [2] parcels of land indentified as Lot 1-1-4-B embraced under Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 299653-R; and Lot 1-1-4-C covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 299654-R with an area of 8.1115 hectares, more or less. The subject properties were originally registered in the name of landowner, Dennis Dayrit. Subsequently, the same were sold and consequently transferred in the name of Marlene G. Base; Malliza I. Fortaliza and Edwin Roceles, respectively. According to the report, prior to the resolution of the instant petition, the landowners seasonably filed an Opposition to the petition for coverage with prayer for disqualification and exclusion. In their opposition, oppositors-landowners asserted that the petition came as a surprise since the petitioners are not even legitimate/bonafide tenants of the land. Conversely, there are legitimate farm workers within the said lands but due to force, intimidation and threats they were forcibly dispossessed of said lands by herein petitioners. The petition was initially evaluated by the Legal Services Division (Legal for brevity). After considering the allegations proferred by the contending parties, the Legal opined that the subject properties were among those identified and recommended for coverage and now being processed by the Land Tenure Services [LTS] Division of Pampanga. The basis upon said coverage made was due to the fact that based on ocular inspection only Lot 1-1-4-C was found to be still classified as agricultural. Thus, a Notice of Coverage has already been sent thereto by the LTS Division. Hence viewed therefrom, the Legal Services Division recommended that Lot No. 1-1-4-C embraced under TCT No. 299654-R be covered under CARP pursuant to R.A. 6657 as amended. Records show that prior to this instant petition, a similar case was filed wherein an Order has been issued, the decretal portion of which reads as follows: “WHEREFORE, premises considered, x x x “x x x DAR Personnel/Officers concerned are directed to determine whether Lots 1-1-4-B and 1-1-4-C are indeed coverable under the land reform program of the government. SO ORDERED.” (Underscoring supplied) wherein the report and recommendation submitted by the Legal in support hereof appeared to be a compliance of said Order issued thereunder. It was further established by the Legal that the Land Tenure Service [LTS] of DAR Provincial Office of Pampanga has already prepared and sent notices of coverage over the subject landholdings recommending for its coverage. In resolving the matter at issue, this Office ought to revisit the law where the barometer in placing a particular land under the operation of land reform is its suitability are arability to agriculture. This finds support in Republic Act No. 6657, as amended, which provides that “The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988 shall cover, regardless of tenurial arrangement and commodity produced, all public and private agricultural lands x x x including other lands of public domain suitable for agriculture: Provided, that landholdings of landowners with a total area of five hectares and below shall not be covered for acquisition and distribution to qualified farmer beneficiaries. More specifically, the following lands are covered by CARP: x x x [d] All private lands devoted to or suitable for agriculture regardless of the agricultural products raised or that can be raised thereon x x x.” [Italics with emphasis supplied] Considering that it was found that one of the subject land is agriculturally productive, thence, the foregoing provision is squarely applicable hereto. Besides, the subject land is owned by the afore-named individuals whose ownership exceeds the allowable ceiling or limit of five [5] hectares provided for by law. Finding valid reason exists in the instant case, ergo, this Office rules and so holds that the coverage of the subject land in so far as Lot 1-1-4-C is concerned under the operation of land reform is justified. WHEREFORE, premises considered, an Order is hereby issued directing the PARPO and DAR Personnel concerned to continue the processing and documentation only is so far as Lot 1-1-4-C with an area of 8.1115 hectares, more or less, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 299654-R for distribution to qualified beneficiaries in accordance with law. Further, the issue as to the disqualification of beneficiaries is a matter which will be properly threshed out in the process of acquisition and distribution in accordance with existing policy guidelines on the matter. Finally, the DAR reserves the right to withdraw this Order in case of misrepresentation of facts material to its issuance and violation of pertinent agrarian laws including applicable implementing guidelines or rules and regulations. SO ORDERED. City of San Fernando, Pampanga, April 30, 2015. Engr. Arnel S. Dizon, CESO V Regional Director Copy furnished: Herminia Belleza Reng Ocampo Alberto Roldan Alberto Mallari Crisanto CruzJulieta Laxamana Maricar OcampoJames Cruz Sonny Cruz Jeffrey Belleza Charley CorolloZenaido Macaspac Ernesto Datu Sharon Gozun Conrado Reyes Glenn Belleza All residents of Brgys Prado Saba (Sto. Niño), Lubao, Pampanga Freddie I. Belleza, Jr. BARC Chairman Barangay Sto. Niño, Lubao, Pampanga Marlene G. Base 75 Galipay St., Mandaluyong, Metro Manila Malliza I. Fortaliza 35 Dhalia Street, Fort Bonifacio, Makati City Edwin Roceles #12 Greenhills Street, White Plains, Quezon City The Gossipmiller Cesar Pambid Vina Morales nahihilig sa mga lalaking may sabit Kontrtobersyal na naman ang buhay-pag-ibig ni Vina Morales. It’s common knowledge she has a daughter with the controversial Cedric Lee of Vhong Navarro-Deniece Cornejo fame. Cedric is very much married with kids and she came out like the number 2 in their relationship. Recently, she admitted she has a new BF but she wants to keep him private. It turns our her beau, a Frenchman named Marc Lambert, just sired a daughter with Avi Siwa, a model and former FHM cover girl who once claimed she’s bisexual in a short-lived TV show, “Out”, about gays that she hosted on GMA-7. Avi has posted some derogatory revelations about Vina in her social media account and we’re sure Vina will not be pleased about it. Here are some of the posts that are self explanatory and which we abbreviated because they’re kilometric. It seems Vina thought Marc has called it quits with Avi, but Avi denies this: “NO, we didn’t just break up, me & Marc are hooking up during the 9 months (of her pregnancy) so you were fooled. NO, you don’t know everything abt me & Marc so stop talking like u do, just based on some emails. Why dont u instead spend your time caring for Ceana [name of Vina’s daughter] instead of trying to be d ultimate desperate (literally) housewife. Yes, we know you’re 40 years old & desperately needing a husband who can take ur shit because no one wants to, makes a lot of sense.” Another post of Avi says: “@vina_morales I changed my mind. Stay d hell out of my parenting w/ MARC LAMBERT. Ur a new girlfriend & u don’t have any right to tell me how I should deal w/ this. Even if u get a ring on ur finger, u have no right to stand between my child & her Dad. Don’t bring your insecurities in my social media. But if u like to embarrass urself more, go ahead pls do so & I’ll spill here how your fans are so wrong abt their ‘goodie-two-shoes’ idol. You’re no angel, & I surely am not one too - it takes one to know one - so pls stop trying to look innocent to Marc to get him to the altar, we can smell your stink miles from here. You are flipping out w/a small cropped photo of Marc, saying I can’t post his photo w/ his child & then stopping his visitation to his daughter because he wasn’t @ your birthday. Then sending nasty comments here & then saying u want to meet my child. You are d biggest plastic loser I’ve ever met. I don’t buy ur lies, & NO we don’t have the same story - u’ve been spoiled by Cedric during ur pregnancy & got paid good support while I was alone all throughout mine w/ support not as huge as yours - so be grateful. So let me be d one to give u a ‘very friendly reminder’, know ur position (you’re only 2 months w/ Marc), recognize AVI SIWA the mother of ur current BF’s child is NO SUCKER & don’t stop Marc again from seeing his child. If your game is destroying families, then u made the wrong move on destroying mine. Don’t u ever talk to me that way again. Watch what u say next if u don’t want the whole country knowing your dirty little secrets Ms. Pa-Innocent Face. You’re disgusting.” There are other posts but from the above alone, you’ll more or less already get the picture. Looks like Vina has gotten herself into another messy relationship as Avi is a combative type, very palaban and not afraid to display her dirty linen in public. It’ll be recalled that this also happened before when she fell in love with Robin Padilla, who she didn’t know was then already very much married to Liezl Sicangco. As one newshen quipped: “Hindi ba siya puede kumuha ng lalaking walang sabit?” When someone tried to interview, she chose to just keep quiet, saying ‘’hayaan na lang natin siya.” Aljur in slow recovery Masama ang mga nakaraang taon para sa career ni Aljur Abrenica. He’s hoping the historical movie “Hermano Puli” where he’ll play the title role and which is an entry in the coming Metro Manila Filmfest will help boost his currently dormant career. But it has now been officially pulled out due to lack of financiers so his hopes of having a filmfest entry just went up in smoke. As we all know, after Aljur rebelled against GMA-7 and filed a case for the termination of his contract with GMA Artist Center, his career took a nosedive as no one sided with him. He was then obviously in a hurry to hit it bigger after Paulo Avelino, who was also in his batch, became a bigger star when he moved to ABSCBN. But GMA-7 doesn’t really neglect him as he’s given shows regularly. He was only 17 when he started in Starstruck 5. He’s now 25 years old. We hope he has now learned his lesson: that you can’t rush things. That things will happen, if they’d indeed happen, sa tamang panahon, just like in the case of Alden Richards who was even rejected then in Starstruck. Aljur is thankful that after doing a guest stint in “The Half Sisters”, he is now finally given a regular show in “Dangwa”, where he’ll figure in a love triangle with Janine Gutierrez and Mark Herras. “Finally, I’m here again,” he says. “I’m thankful sa naging journey ko. I’ve always been a Kapuso naman.” So is his legal case with GMA now officially settled? “Hindi pa totally fixed but the results for both sides are positive naman, so far. As much as I want to share what’s happening, ‘yung mga good news na nangyayari, I’d rather iwan na lang sa lawyers ang details, out of respect sa kanila, sa GMA at sa kaso mismo.” At the height of the controversy, did it enter his mind to quit showbiz? “I’ll admit, pumasok ‘yan sa isip ko and I got worried na baka hindi na ako makabalik, eh sayang din naman ‘yung pinaghirapan ko, kung nasaan man ako ngayon. But faith helped me go on. Mas nakilala ko ang sarili ko. Yung suporta ng family ko. Now, I’m glad we got the chance to reconcile with the network. Nagpapasalamat akong kahit ongoing pa rin ‘yung kaso, binibigyan na nila ako ng trabaho. Parang walang nangyari. Right now, I’m very excited sa bagong relationship ko sa GMA, sa trabaho ko and even sa relationship ko sa mga katrabaho ko at sa sarili ko.” Sarah gustong pakasalan ni Matteo WIT pala si Shaina Magdayao sa tsismis na nagkakalabuan sina Sarah Geronimo at Matteo Guidicelli, ayon sa aming source. Eh, mas madalas pa kasing magkasama sina Shaina at Matteo dahil sa series nila sa Cinema One na Single/Single kaya may usok na lumalabas sa apoy. Heto namang si Matteo, agad nagdayalog sa interview niya kay Boy Abunda na si Sarah ang gusto niyang pakasalan. Sa statement na ’yon ng boyfriend ni Sarah, siyempre, pamatay rin sa baka nga naman maging sunog na nagmula sa usok. Waiting tuloy ang media sa reaksyon ni Sarah sa tsismis kina Matteo at Shaina, pati na sa statement ng boyfriend na siya ang babaing gustong mapakasalan. So, once and for all, kailangan nang magsalita ng ating Pop Star. Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement The Register of Deeds City of San Fernando, Pampanga Notice is hereby given that the heirs of Josefina D. Gantan who died intestate on April 2, 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement and Donation of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 9, Block 11 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-97252, being a portion of Lot 4, described on plan (LRC) Psd-92474, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No. 124) with existing improvements, situated in the Barrio of Balibago, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 61137, before Notary Public Augurio G. Pamintuan as per Doc No. 134, Page No. 16, Book No. 53, Series of 2013. Notice is hereby given that the heirs of the deceased spouses Julio Tiamzon Sr. and Gregoria Gomez Tiamzon who died intestate executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Partition with Deed of Assignment of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot H, Psd-0308sd5283 (AR), being a portion of Lot 191-C, Psd-03-000928), situated in the Barangay of Cutud, Angeles City and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. RTCARP2014000130 (342) cum Certificate of Land Ownership No. 0114446500519070, before Notary Public Corazon G. Figuerres as per Doc No. 470, Page No. 95, Book No. 2, Series of 2015. PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 30, November 6 & 13, 2015 Punto! Central Luzon: October 30, November 6 & 13, 2015 Punto! Central Luzon: October 16, 23 & 30, 2015 Dennis Dayrit Barangay Prado, Lubao, Pampanga The PARPO DARPO, Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga The MARO Personnel c/o Operations Division, DARPO Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, Pampanga Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday Docket No. A-0304-0206-2015 A.R. Case No. LSD 0259 2015 9 fcamr 2015 Fontana to hold auto and bike show Punto! Central Luzon • October 29 - 31, 2015 • Thursday - Saturday In keeping with the grand celebration of its 10th Anniversary, the four-star 300-hectare resort Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks will produce the first-ever prestigious car and bike show in Pampanga, the Fontana Clark Auto-Motorama 2015 (FCAMR 2015), from 13 to 15 November 2015. The FCAMR 2015 mainly aims to let Fontana be named as the Capital of Auto Show in the Philippines, to support the Reach Out World Wide Foundation-- a disaster relief organization co-founded by the late actor Paul Walker, to target 1,500 cars to participate in its car convoy, and to produce various excellent entertainments, auto and bike show exposi- 10 tions, outdoor activities, games, and raffle draws by schedule. Majorly sponsored by Clark Development Corporation, San Miguel Corporation and PLDT Smart Telecommunications, the threeday event is composed of exciting sub events such as golf invitational cup, ribbon-cutting ceremony, awarding of cars entitled Car and Truck of the Year Philippines 2015 Awards hosted by the Car Awards Group Inc. (CAGI). Not only that because there will be an Auto and Bike Show exposition, brand activation, and a car convoy called Fontana JSK Auto Fun Run. Also, the grand finals of Fontana Dance Showdown and After Auto Show Pool Party will be staged. Meanwhile, apart from its giant sponsors, Fontana’s biggest event this year is also co-organized by San Miguel Brewery, San Miguel Purefoods, Reach Out Worldwide Foundation, Ginebra San Miguel, Petron, Clark International Speedway, Car Awards Group Incorporated, and JSK Custom Paints and Autoworks. The 10% of the total Food and Beverage revenues of FCAMR will be donated to ROWW. To know more about ROWW, visit www.roww. org, for the list of schedule of events, registration fees, and further details of FCAMR 2015, contact +6345 599 5000 or visit www.facebook.com/FontanaClark, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram via fontana_2015.