Be heroes of the people - Headline Gitnang Luzon

Gov to police
graduates:
‘Be heroes of
the people’
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VOLUME III • NO. 142
JANUARY 14, 2015
WEDNESDAY
By Mhike R. Cigaral
MAGALANG,
PAMPANGA - Governor Lilia “Nanay”
Pineda
yesterday
urged the 835 “Kapanalig” Class 2013-01
graduates of Public
Safety Field Training
Program (PSFTP) of
the Regional Training Center (RTC) 3,
to become “heroes of
the people”.
Pineda, who was
guest speaker during
the graduation ceremony, said as new
police officers, they
are bound to make
their
lives
more
meaningful through
dedicated
public
service whose main
goal is to protect and
serve the people
The governor also
expressed gratitude
to the parents and
wives of the new police officers for their
deep understanding
and full support to
their new profession
as protectors of the
people and for allowing their sons,
daughters and husbands to become police officers for public safety.
The
governor
learned
through
Supt. Rodel A. Pastor, regional training coordinator, that
they need a covered
court for the sports
activities and other
training programs of
be heroes... PAGE 7
‘BE HEROES’. Governor Lilia “Nanay” G. Pineda tells
the 835 graduates of Kapanalig Class 2013 during the commencement exercises held at the Regional Training Center in
Magalang town yesterday to ‘be heroes of the people’.
Cops solve Lubao
Jan. 1 murder case
--JUN JASO
By Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
LUBAO, PAMPANGA
– “Solve the murder case
no matter what. The crime
may happen again if you
won’t arrest the suspect.”
Thus
collectively
said Gov. Lilia Pineda
and Vice Gov. Dennis
“Delta” Pineda to the
Lubao police force after their town-mate, a
retired hotel worker in
Illinois, USA, was attacked in his house in
Purok 6, Barangay San
Nicolas 1st here, a few
hours after New Year’s
Eve.
Jose Tolentino Garcia, 73, died in a nearby
hospital a few days later
due to the wounds on
solved case... PAGE 7
CDC takes over 3.2-ha leased property idle since 2011
by Marna Dagumboy -del Rosario
CLARK FREEPORT – Clark Development Corporation (CDC) on
Monday secured a leased property
involving a 3.2-hectare land that has
been idle since 2011.
CDC’s seizure of the property was
anchored on Hollywood Park Development Corporation’s (HPDC) “persistent non-compliances’’ with their
commitments under the agreement
signed three years ago, despite reconsideration and concessions extended
to them.
A Joint Inspection/Inventory
team from CDC and the Commission
on Audit (COA) conducted an inventory of all items found inside HPDC
to determine damage/loss. The team
cdc takes over... PAGE 7
NABBED! Murder suspect Alex Montemayor Carpio of Barangay Remedios, Lubao town at the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office in the City of San Fernando on
Sunday. --CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
2NEWS
Headline Gitnang Luzon • JANUARY 14, 2015
WMRI donates life-saving devices to ONA
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CLARK FREEPORT - An
American-based charitable institution headed by a Filipino is
set to donate multi-million peso
cardiac pacemakers to indigent
patients of Ospital Ning Angeles
(ONA) and nearby towns.
George Samson, president
and chief executive officer
of World Medical Relief Inc.
(WMRI), said the pacemakers
will be donated in collaboration
with the University of Michigan.
Samson made the statement
during a recent press briefing at
Widus Hotel and Casino.
“This project is first of its kind
and we’re starting it in the Philippines,” Samson said.
A pacemaker is a small battery-operated device that delivers electrical impulses to the
cardiac muscles in order to keep
the heart beating normally. Titanium-made pacemakers have a
lifespan of 10-12 years, Samson
said.
WMRI has collected over
25,000 pacemakers that are
being checked by technicians
and cardio experts of University Michigan. They are intended
for distribution to over hundred
countries. A brand new pacemaker costs $10,000 or over
400,000 pesos on the average.
Samson said pacemakers are
life-saving device and can extend the life of a patient especially the poor.
Accomplishing the founder’s
mission of “turning sin of waste
to miracle of mercy,” Samson
discussed that there are also
slightly used pacemakers donated by some families in the
United States, sterilized and repacked with specifications.
“Why can’t we use the ‘used’
pacemakers to save lives? This is
a very amazing project,” he said.
He said that a special operating room at the cardiac unit of
ONA, also known as the Rafael
Lazatin Memorial Medical Center, is now being put up as part of
the arrangements with the Angeles City government.
life-saving... Page 6
Alvarado
guarantees
continuous
leadership
by example
Power firm
seeks local
police aid to
avert pilferage
BY RAECHELLE ANN GARCIA
OLONGAPO CITY - A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
was signed between the Olongapo City Police Office (OCPO)
and the Olongapo Electricity
Distribution Co., Inc. (OEDC)
to fully enforce Republic Act
7832 or Anti-Pilferage Act.
OCPO City Director Sr.
Supt. Pedrito F. delos Reyes
and OEDC President Jose Maria A. Abaya formed a partnership, recently through the
signing of the MOA held at
Buma Subic Hotel inside Subic
Bay Freeport Zone.
This MOA was aimed to
promote mutual understanding, shared responsibilities
and commitment of working
together towards the goal of
enforcing the Anti-Pilferage
Act.
OEDC, in its active-campaign to reduce the system
loss through the conduct of
random metering inspections
and apprehension operations
sought the assistance of OCPO
which agreed to cooperate and
assist the OEDC in the implementation of the law.
“When OEDC took over the
operations of the electric distribution system in Olongapo
City in June 2013, it had a high
system loss of 37%,” OEDC
said in statement.
The statement added that
this has now been substantially reduced to 11.28% as of November 2014. OEDC is committed to reduce the system
loss level below the ERC-allowable recovery cap of 8.5%.
“If the actual system loss
continues to improve and becomes lower than the 8.5%
cap, then this will directly
benefit the customers through
a reduction in the Systems
Loss Charge,” OEDC said.
The massive and intensive
campaign of OEDC from June
2013 to November 2014 has
resulted to the following apprehensions of 1,353 for Connected Customers and 2,483
for Illegal Connection Cases
from 2013 up November last
year.•
The cardiac unit will be
headed by Dr. Rey Franco, a renowned cardiologist and heart
surgeon who has a long medical
practice in the United States.
WMRI had previously donated cardiac monitors to the local
government hospital in Angeles City. They are now in use at
ONA’s Cardiac Unit.
Meanwhile, the Pampanga
Press Club commended Samson
by conferring him a presidential
award “for the betterment of hu-
By Froilan E. Magtoto
Teresita, Eduardo Badong of Barangay Ninoy Aquino, Angelito
Caparas of Barangay Sto. Domingo, and Harry Roque of Barangay San Jose, said that they
were upset with news reports
stating that they are supporting
Lapid’s candidacy.
“Ito po ay walang katoto-
CITY OF MALOLOS – Bulacan Gov. Wilhelmino M. SyAlvarado assured the Bulakenyos of continuous leadership
by example during the first
Monday flag raising ceremony
of the year this morning held
at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium.
The local chief executive
also encouraged the employees
to start the year right by serving the people fast, efficient
and with smiles on their faces.
“We have to work and we
will be setting example. Makakaasa po kayo ng leadership by
example ang gagawin po natin;
mahaba ang naging bakasyon
marami ang naghahanap ng
ating paglilingkod kaya magsimula tayo,” Alvarado said.
Alvarado also reminded the
employees to be true to their
oath as a public servant.
“Sa ating panunumpa, sumusumpa tayong maglilingkod ng mahusay. New Year po
ngayon, kalimutan na ‘yung
nakaraan, ang importante
‘yung hinaharap. Kinakailangan ng higit na paglilingkod sa
nakararami katulad ng sinabi
ni Apolinario Mabini, gawin
mong maligaya ang iyong bay-
brgy chiefs... Page 6
alvarado... Page 6
PRESIDENTIAL AWARD. Pampanga Press Club President Eric Jimenez hands over to World Medical Relief
Inc. President and CEO George Samson a presidential award for his contributions, not only in the Philippines, but all
over the world. WMRI is based in Michigan, USA. Also in photo are the officers and members of the PPC.
--CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Brgy chiefs deny supporting
Lapid’s bid for AC mayor
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
ANGELES CITY - At least
five village chairmen in this city
have denied reports that they
are supporting the mayoralty
bid of movie actor turned Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid.
The village chairmen said
they were invited to attend a
PAYING LAST
RESPECTS. National Press Club (NPC)
president Joel Egco (L)
and vice president Benny Antiporda (R), at the
wake of slain journalist
Nerlie Ledesma, Abante
tabloid correspondent.
Also in photo is Armi
Rico (partly hidden),
Ledesma’s colleague
at Monica Publishing
Corporation.
--MHIKE R. CIGARAL
Christmas gathering but were
surprised to see Lapid and former Pampanga First District
Representative Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin in attendance.
In a joint statement sent to
Headline Gitnang Luzon, Barangay Chairmen Reynaldo
Malig of Barangay Salapungan,
Marino Banola of Barangay Sta.
JANUARY 14, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
BUSINESS 3
RP Energy boosts
town’s traffic
enforcement,
security capacity
by Butch Gunio
DONATION. Castillejos Mayor Angelo Dominguez (L) and the town’s traffic officials accept the RP Energy donation awarded by Vic Chan (R), the
company’s CSR head. --BUTCH GUNIO
NGCP services normal
despite Zambales quake
By Butch Gunio
ZAMBALES - Power transmission services of the National Grid Corporation
of the Philippines (NGCP)
remain normal despite the
magnitude 6 earthquake
that shook Zambales and
other parts of Luzon in the
wee hours of Sunday.
The Philippine Institute
of Volcanology and Seismol-
ogy said the epicenter was 43
kilometers southwest of San
Antonio town. The quake
was tectonic in origin and
had a depth 85 kilometers.
“The Luzon grid remains
intact as there had been no
reported cases of power interruptions and damaged
transmission facilities in
Zambales, Bataan, and nearby areas”, said Ernest Vidal,
NGCP Regional Corporate
Communications Officer.
The Zambales Provincial
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Office also said
it had not received reports
of any earthquake-related
damage in the province.
NGCP is a privately
owned corporation in charge
of operating, maintaining,
and developing the country’s
power grid. It transmits high
voltage electricity through
“power superhighways” that
include the interconnected
system of transmission lines,
towers, substations, and related assets.
As a corporation with a
public service orientation, it
partners with relevant institutions to support the communities hosting its transmission facilities, which it
considers as true partners in
nation building. •
NRCO extends
services in
Central Luzon
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The
National Reintegration Center for
OFWs (NRCO) is now closer to overseas Filipino workers in Central Luzon.
According to the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Luzon
(DoLE 3), an NRCO regional coordinator has been designated at the Technical Support and Service Division at
the labor agency’s regional office.
“We are pleased to inform our
OFWs that the NCRO programs are
now just within your reach by visiting
our office at the Regional Government
Center in Maimpis, City of San Fernando,” DoLE 3 chief Ana Dione said.
“Our OFWs need not travel and endure the perils of long traffic in Metro
Manila anymore to avail the various
programs and services of the NRCO,”
she added.
The NRCO is an attached agency of
the DoLE which was institutionalized
pursuant to Republic Act 10022 and
its Implementing Rules and Regulations.
It also provides mechanism for
OFWs’ reintegration into Philippine
society, serves as a promotion house
for their local employment, and tap
their skills and potentials for national
nrco extends.. Page 6
CASTILLEJOS, Zambales - The
Redondo Peninsula Energy Inc. (RP
Energy) has boosted this town’s traffic
enforcement and security capacity.
The company recently turned over
brand new safety vests, LED flashlights
and hand reflectors to Castillejos town
for the use of its 25-man traffic force.
“The donation is part of RP Energy’s
“Kasangga Mo!” initiative, which aims
to assist in the peace and order situation
of the surrounding communities”, said
RP Energy Corporate Social Responsibility head Vic Chan.
“While valuable to any community,
the donation is only a part of what we
have planned under the initiative. We
also want to enhance the skills of community leaders and officers through capacity-building activities. These include
seminar-workshops on community
leadership, conflict resolution, disaster
risk reduction, disaster response, and
crisis management,” he explained.
Castillejos Mayor Angelo Dominguez
thanked RP Energy.
“The ‘Kasangga Mo!’ is a very important program in helping maintain
the peace and security of the town of
Castillejos. This donation from RP Energy will surely makes the traffic officers happy and encourage them to work
harder,” the mayor said.
RP Energy vowed to work closely
with the local communities to forge a
safe and peaceful environment for different stakeholders.
“We hope to continue this meaningful partnership with Castillejos and we
are looking forward to working with
local leaders in surrounding communities. As a responsible corporate citizen,
RP Energy believes in investing in its
host communities. By focusing on peace
and order, we help in building a safe and
peaceful environment not only for the
residents but also for local businesses as
well,” added Chan.
“Katuwang Natin sa Buhay” is RP
Energy’s umbrella Corporate Social
Responsibility program that seeks to
establish good stakeholder relations
and further community development
through initiatives that focus on livelirp energy.. Page 6
JOB WELL DONE. The Pampanga Police
Provincial Office, under the leadership of Sr.
Supt Rodolfo Sabate Recomono Jr., commends
the Lubao Municipal Police Station (MPS) led by
the Chief of Police Supt Jean Fajardo and Floridablanca MPS led by Supt Jhoanna Rosales for
their successful joint anti-illegal drug operations
recently. Their operation resulted to the arrest of
five notorious drug pushers.
--CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Rules on use of intelligence funds
promotes good governance - DBM
MANILA - Budget and Management Secretary Florencio
“Butch” Abad welcomed the
signing of the Joint Circular
on Confidential and Intelligence Funds (IF) by various
government agencies, as the
Aquino administration continues to improve transparency and accountability in
the use of funds while ensuring just and lasting peace and
the rule of law in the country.
With the circular, the
Department of Budget and
Management (DBM), the
Department of interior and
Local Government (DILG),
the Department of National
Defense (DND), the Gover-
nance Commission for GOCC
(GCG), and the Commission
on Audit will have specific
guidelines to follow on the
“entitlement, release, use, reporting, and audit” of Confidential Funds (CF) and Intelligence Funds (IF).
“The very nature of the IF
makes it vulnerable to mis-
use. If properly spent, however, the funds can promote
greater stability and security
in the country, both of which
are necessary to inclusive development.”
As such, Abad said, the
formulation and implementation of the circular is timedbm... Page 7
4 OPINION
Headline Gitnang Luzon • JANUARY 14, 2015
EDITORIAL
A break in the case
CREDIT should be given to the
police for the speedy resolution of
the January 1 murder case in Lubao,
Pampanga.
Killed in cold blood was 73-yearold balikbayan Jose Tolentino Garcia,
whose family owns the Lubao Institute (LI), the town’s first and oldest
private school established in 1929.
The suspect, it turns out, was a tricycle driver Garcia sometimes hired
to get him to the supermarket. He
was identified by witnesses as Alex
Montemayor Carpio, 36, of Barangay
Remedios.
What gave the suspect away –
what became the physical evidence
against him - was actually an iPhone
which Carpio gave to a relative.
Carpio admitted to police about
the killing, which stemmed from
several arguments which transpired
between him and Garcia. He made
an extrajudicial confession at the
presence of a counsel, Atty. Caesar
Dallay, on Sunday night.
Murder and theft cases, or Violation of Article 248 and 308 of the
Revised Penal Code, have been filed
against Carpio before the Provincial
Prosecutor’s Office in the City of San
Fernando on Monday afternoon.
Gov. Lilia Pineda and Vice Gov.
Dennis Pineda had earlier instructed
the police to solve the case as soon as
possible, before the suspect commits
yet again another crime.
They were given a break in the
case when they discovered about the
stolen cellphone, and the pieces fell
into place.
News of crimes like these, involving the elderly who cannot defend
themselves, is saddening. Was the
suspect under the influence of alcohol, or worse, drugs? This is exactly
why the provincial government is
doing everything it can to eradicate
the drug menace, to prevent crimes
like this from happening.
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‘Mistaken identity’ (Napagkamalan)
K
AHIT sinong nagpapahalaga
sa buhay ay nakikiramay at
nakikisimpatiya sa pamilyang
nawalan nito. Pero ang pagtanggap ng simpatiya ay hindi lisensiya
upang mag-akusa ng walang sapat na
ebidensiya.
Ito ang punto-de-vista natin sa sinasabing pag-aakusa kay Mabalacat
City Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales
espekulasyon. Mahirap magbintang
ng walang katotohanan. Makukunsensiya ka pa pagdating ng araw.
Bunsod nito, hiningi ni Mayor Morales ang tulong ng National Bureau
of Investigation (NBI) na magsagawa
ng bukod na imbestigasyon para sa
mabilis na paglutas sa
kaso upang malinis niya
ang kanyang iniingatang
pangalan. Hindi daw patas sa kanyang pagkatao,
sa kanyang pamilya at sa
kanyang mga nasasakupan na akusahan siya ng
gayong krimen.
Humiling din si
Mayor Boking sa Sangguniang Panlungsod na
maglaan ng P100,000
Pitik-Bulag pabuya sa kaninuman
na makapagbibigay ng
Angelo Blanco
impormasyon tungo sa
pagkakahuli ng salarin.
Kasunod nito, masakit man kay
isang
tao, maging ang isang opisyal ng go- Mayor Boking ay nagsampa ng P20byerno kung wala tayong sapat na million libel suit laban kay Pyra Lucas
kaalaman, ebidensya at hindi natin sa tanggapan ng RTC’s Prosecutor’s
Office sa Lungsod ng San Fernando.
nasaksihan ang isang insidente.
Pero mabuti na rin anya ito, kung
Kaya hindi natin masisisi si Mayor
Boking na matapos niyang maki- ito ang paraan para luminaw ang
simpatiya sa pamilya ng biktima ay kaso at malinis ang kanyang pangakasuhan niya ng libelo ang nanay na lan bilang ama ng Mabalacat.
Sa ganitong mga situasyon, hindi
si Pyra sa wala di umanong batayan
at malisyosong pahayag nito sa media mabuti na pabugso-bugso ang mga
na nag-uugnay sa kanya sa karumal- binibitiwang salita ng magkabilang
panig at hindi malalim na pinag-isidumal na pagpatay sa biktima.
Ayon kasi kay Pyra na ina ng bik- pan dahil ang mismong dila ang sitima, sa kanyang mga pahayag sa yang magpapahamak sa isang tao.
Hangad natin na maparusahan
media, na ang kaso ng kanyang anak
ay isang “mistaken identity” o napag- kaagad ang nasa likod ng pamamakamalang biktima. Ang mga bala raw slang sa biktima. Pero pinakahahangad din natin na magkaroon ng
aniya, ay nakalaan talaga sa kanya.
Sa ibang anggulo, baka naman katarungan ang mga inaakusahang
“mistaken identity” din ang pag- walang kinalaman sa pamamaslang
aakusa ni Pyra kay Mayor Boking da- kaya marapat lang na hanapin ni
hil walang siyang saksi at ebidensiya Mayor Boking ang kanyang katusa nangyaring insidente. Maaaring wiran at malinis ang kanyang pangaang kay Pyra ay puro haka-haka at lan.•
maslang dahil kagagaling lang niyang
pagbintangan ang alkalde ng maling
pamamalakad umano sa pamahalaang panlungsod.
Sa ilalim ng demokrasya, mayroon
tayong karapatang magpahayag ng
ating mga pananaw ukol sa mga panyayari. Pero wala tayong
karapatan na akusahan
at pagbintangan ang
“Sa ilalim ng demokrasya, mayroon tayong
karapatang magpahayag ng ating mga pananaw ukol sa mga panyayari. Pero wala tayong
karapatan na akusahan at pagbintangan ang
isang tao, maging ang isang opisyal ng gobyerno
kung wala tayong sapat na kaalaman, ebidensya
at hindi natin nasaksihan ang isang insidente.”
na nasa likod di umano ng pagpaslang sa isang negosyante sa naturang lungsod.
Una, nakita ba ng dalawang mata
ng nag-aakusa ang buong pangyayari
sa insidente o ito ay bunga lamang ng
kathang-isip at galit ng nag-aakusa
na si Pyra Lucas sa kanyang inaakusahan? Kung ito ay bunga lamang ng
silakbo ng damdamin at salat sa katotohanan ay tila nga yata nahuhulog sa
bangin ng maling pagbibintang ang
nag-aakusa.
Ayon sa inisyal na imbestigasyon,
ang krimeng ito di umano ay isang
“crime of passion” kung saan ang
biktima ay may alitan di umano sa
kanyang live-in partner ilang Linggo
bago ang naturang ambush sa MacArthur Highway, Barangay Mabiga,
Mabalacat City.
Subalit, tila yata agad na inilagay
sa puso’t isip ni Pyra Lucas na si Mayor Boking ang nasa likod ng pama-
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JANUARY 14, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
Awa at Habag
(Mga wika ng pag-ibig ng Diyos)
M
ARAHIL, hindi lahat ng
ordinaryong nilalang ay
madadalian sa pag-iisip
ng dahilan kung bakit “MERCY
AND COMPASSION” ang naging
paksang-diwa ng pagbisita ng Santo
Papa sa ating bansa. Napakarami
kasing tanong ang maaaring magsalimbayan para mabigyan ng sapat
na katuturan ang paksang-diwang
ito para sa paparating na okasyon
sa kasaysayan ng ating bansa bilang
nag-iisang Kristiyanong bansa sa
Asya.
Ano-ano ang mga tanong na ito?
Ano ba ang kahulugan ng dalawang salitang ito sa iba’t ibang konteksto at perspektibo? Sa relihiyong
Kristiyanismo, ano ba ang kahulugan ng mga ito? Sino ang nangangailangan ng AWA at HABAG sa ating kasalukuyang panahon? Sino ang
maaaring makapag-gawad o maka-
gong ito. Nais marahil na ipabatid man ng salitang “NGAWA”). Kung
at ipamalas ng lingkod-pinuno ng kaya’t hindi talilis sa itinuturo ng
Diyos, ang kinatawan ni Kristo dito pagbisitang ito ng Santo Papa ang
sa lupa, na nakikiisa ang Diyos sa katuturang-diwa na ang AWA at
pagdurusa ng mga Pilipino pagkata- HABAG para sa ating mga KAPWA
pos makaranas ang mga ito ng iba’t na tanging nag-uugat lamang sa dakibang hagupit ng kalamidad noong ilang pag-ibig ng Diyos ay naisasanagdaang 2014… na ang Diyos, ang buhay at naipamamalas rin sa
pamamagitan at sa tulong
Mabuting Pastol, ay
ng ating mga KAPWA… na
hindi kailanman mamarunong magpamalas
layo sa Kaniyang mga
ng AWA sa pamamagitan
kawan, na kasama Siya
ng makabuluhan at mang kaniyang mga pinili
bubuting GAWA sa kapwa
at pinipinong mga Piliat hindi lamang nagtatapino sa lahat ng kapos sa puro NGAWA.
nilang mga pagdurusa
Ito ang bumubuhay sa
at paghihirap. At ang
PA NA NA MPA L ATAYpagbisitang ito ng Santo
ANG KRISTIYANO na
Papa sa ating bayan ay
malinaw na naipaliwanag
isang maliwanag pa- Towards
at naihayag ni Santiago
tunay sa katotohanang the Light
sa kaniyang aklat na maang Diyos ay isang ABEL SOTO
tatagpuan sa unang kaba“EMMANUEL”!
nata nito… na ang tunay
at buhay na pananampalaTAYA ay isang pananampalaTAYA na marunong
magtaya ng sariling kapakanan para sa kapakanan
ng KAPWA, sapagkat sa
pagtaTAYA lamang ng
Sa isa pang kaliwanagan, ang mga mananampalataya nagkakaAWA ay ang isa pang napakahala- roon ng tunay at malalim na kagang pangangailangan ng sambay- buluhan at pagpaPALA ang salitang
anang Pilipino upang maging mas PANANAMPALATAYA at ang mga
lalo pang karapat-dapat sa pagsama mananam-PALA-TAYA. Kung kaya’t
at pakikiisa ng Diyos na Emmanuel hindi nakapagtataka kung sa ating
sa lahat ng mga pagdurusa at paghi- sariling wika bilang mga Pilipino ay
hirap nating mga Pilipino… kung makikita ang dalawang salita, PALA
atin lamang aaminin at aakuin ang at TAYA sa salitang PANANAMPALlahat ng ating mga pagkukulang, ATAYA. Magka-akibat sa tuwina ang
pagkakamali, at pagkakasala sa pagtataya at ang pagpapala.
Sa mga katuturang-diwang
Diyos, sa bawat isa, at sa ating mga
sarili mismo. At nais na ipamalas naihayag makikita ang tunay at gang Santo Papa na palaging handa nap ng konteksto ng napiling pakang Diyos na igawad ang kaniyang sang-diwa ng mga kinauukulan sa
AWA/HABAG para sa mga nagbab- makasaysayang pagbisitang ito ng
alik-loob sa Kaniya, sapagkat kapil- Santo Papa sa ating bansa… na kaing Siya parati ng mga makasala- gaya niya bilang pinakamataas na
lingkod-pinuno ng mistikal na katanan.
Dapat ding maunawaan ng wan ni Krist dito sa lupa, tayo rin bisambayanang Pilipino na walang lang mga Kristiyanong sambayanan
ibang pinagmumulan ang AWA at ay tinawag na maging mensahero ng
HABAG kundi sa dakilang pag-ibig HABAG at tagapag-gawad ng AWA
ng Diyos na maawain at mahabagin, sa ating mga KAPWA na uhaw sa
na naipamamalas sa pamamagitan dalawang kagandahang-asal na ito…
rin naman nating mga tinatawag mga katangian na hindi lamang likas
ng “KAPWA” (ang ating sarili sa na Pinoy kundi likas sa pagiging maiba). Hindi ba nakututuwa at na- buting KAPWA ng Diyos na kasama
kamamanghang pagmunihan na natin sa TUWINA sa pamamagitan
taglay ng salitang “kApWA” ang sali- na rin ng ating mga KAPWA (ang
tang “AWA” (ngunit ganoong rin na- sarili natin sa iba).•
“Saan nag-uugat o nanggagaling ang AWA at HABAG?
Bunga lang ba ang dalawang salitang ito ng isipan o ‘di
kaya’y ng damdamin?”
pagbigay ng mga ito? Bakit kailangan
ang mga ito sa ating kasalukuyang
panahon? Mayroon bang pagkakaiba ang dalawang salitang ito sa kahulugan at konteksto ng kanilang
kahulugan? Saan nag-uugat o nanggagaling ang AWA at HABAG? Bunga lang ba ang dalawang salitang ito
ng isipan o ‘di kaya’y ng damdamin?
Ano ang nagbubunsod sa pagka-awa
at pagkahabag? Kailan nagiging
mali ang pang-unawa sa dalawang
damdamin at kaisipang ito?
At marami pang ibang posibleng
tanong…
Ang pagkakaalam ko sa salitang
“COMPASSION”, ito ang maaaring
ugatin sa tatlong salitang Latin na
magbibigay ng literal na kahulugan
na “TO SUFFER WITH” (ang magpakasakit kasama ang nagdurusa).
Ang “MERCY” ay nag-uugat sa paghingi o paggawad ng kapatawaran
o pang-unawa para sa kasalanan o
kamaliang nagawa sa kapwa o maging sa sarili.
Sa mga payak ngunit malalalim
na kahulugang ito maaaring maapuhap ang kaliwanagan sa napiling
paksang-diwa sa pagbisita ng ating
Santo Papa sa ating bansa sa ling-
OPINION 5
Parnasong
Kapampangan
Neng Capa M. Pangan
Pamagaral
Inyang papagaral na ku pang tatang ku
Ing bage mesambit e ku man sikasu;
Bista’t sasabyan dang maralas kanaku
Iting edukasyon makailangan kanu.
E ku peniwalan uling e ku abut
Itang panaral da king isip kung dimut;
Mas pinili ku pa ing makipamalut
At mamamanasan karing sapa’t ilug.
Uling melibang ku e ku apansin man
Dagus ning panaun marayu ne disan
Megisan ing gabun ala nang pitamnan
At den namang ilug meritak la asan.
Ding akayabe kung megaral kanita
Masanting no’ bili ketang kabyayan da;
Samantalang aku agyang nu’ ku munta
E ku matatanggap keng nanu mang obra
Nung ing kausukan ding kakung pengari
Pekirandaman ku’t peulagan iti,
Masanting na sana kabilyan ku ngeni,
Matiwase isip at e ku sisisi.
Makananu na la deting kakung anak
Nung e la megaral karas na ning bukas?
Maging kalupa kong’ king kabiasnan lubas,
Lipang-lipang isip keng pamanarampas?
Inya kekong sablang anak a magaral
Ing milyari kaku e yu pakiapusan;
Kabang agyu da ko’ muring papagaral
Ding kekong pengari kekong pagsikapan.
Uling ing panaun ustung yang linabas,
E mu ne malyaring igutan payatras;
Ing katuki niti pane niamung bukas,
Ala ne ing napun meko neng tinakas!
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Earthquake preparedness
I
MUST admit that the magnitude-6 earthquake which shook
several areas in Luzon, including
Metro Manila early Sunday morning didn’t wake me up. Unlike in
many places in Olongapo City and
some towns in Zambales province,
people from said places were disturbed in their slumber and rushed
outside their homes.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs)
said the tremor occurred at 3:32
a.m. and was felt at Intensity 5 in
the towns of San Antonio, Subic,
Botolan, San Felipe, San Narciso
and Olongapo all in the province of
Zambales.
Its epicenter was traced at 30
kilometers southwest of San Antonio.
The shaker was also felt in Metro Manila and in several provinces
as far as Oriental Mindoro and in
Baguio City.
As of this writing, no amount have a damaging effect to properof significant damage and injuries ties and great risk to lives especially
were reported but caused some to people in areas vulnerable to
panic and fear to some residents, tsunamis, landslides and structure
collapse.
where the earthquake
was strongly felt. People were roused from
their sleep with some
of their appliances
falling and houses
squeaking.
According
to
Phivolcs, the quake
was triggered by the
earth’s
movement
along the Manila
trench and was located at 85 km deep. It Alvin H. Arceo
expected aftershocks
The question now
and advised the public to be aware and prepared for lies on how prepared we are in case
some strong earthquakes such as of a strong earthquake, more so if
it strikes while almost everyone is
the one recently experienced.
God forbid, if the tremor had asleep.
With the Sunday’s shaking of
a slightly higher intensity, it could
As of this
writing
the earth, the awareness on what
to do before, during and after was
again aroused and the government has renewed its campaign
for earthquake preparedness.
“Like me, many were fast asleep during
Sunday’s earthquake. If it was a devastating one, I could have been one of
those who panicked, since the tremor
came like a thief in the night when no
one was anticipating it to happen.”
Like me, many were fast asleep
during Sunday’s earthquake. If it
was a devastating one, I could have
been one of those who panicked,
since the tremor came like a thief in
the night when no one was antici-
pating it to happen.
Because of the earthquake, a
number of residents in our neighbourhood had inspected and assessed their dwellings’ structural
integrity. Also, they checked if their
abode can withstand an earthquake, with a higher intensity
than the one that was recently experienced. Some government and
private offices have inspected their
buildings too for any cracks or damage that might have been brought
by the shaker.
Sad to note, many of us never
cared for any eventually and in fact
never bothered to check our residences, offices of places of business
if we never had the latest earthquake occurrence.
For sure, because of the same,
some schools and offices are now
aware of the necessity of an earthquake drill and an evacuation plan
as of this writing... Page 7
6 ENTERTAINMENT
Headline Gitnang Luzon • JANUARY 14, 2015
Barbie Forteza, walang
panahon sa pag-ibig
M
ASAYANG humarap sa entertainment press si Barbie Forteza kaugnay ng “The Half Sisters” na todo
ang taas ng rating sa ngayon. Malapit nang
magwakas ang soap kung kaya nag-presscon
ito kamakailan lang.
In the said presscon napakaganda ni Barbie na sinagot ang lahat ng katanungan ng
press. Una na siyepmreng sinagot ni Barbie
ay yung katuwaaan niya sa sobrang taas ng
ratings ng kanilang soap.
“Nagpapasalamat kaming lahat sa suporta sa amin, hindi ko talaga inisip na
ganito kataas ang ratings namin, salamat talaga, maraming
salamat,”paulit-ulit niyang sabi.
Sumunod na tanong
ay ang tungkol sa kanyang lovelife. Pansin daw
kasi ng ilang press na tila
walang lalaking nali-link
sa kanya sa ngayon.
“Hindi po talaga ako
focus diyan, zero po talaga as in wala, sa career po
ako nakatuon ngayon,”
sabi pa niya.
Samantala, hindi naman sinipot ni Barbie Forteza ang presscon ng sarili niyang indie film na “#Ewankosau Sarangheyo (I Lab
U)” last Sunday na ginanap sa Fisher Mall,
Quezon City dahil medyo nagkaroon ng kalituhan sa availability ng Kapuso teen star.
Ayon sa paliwanag ng publicist ng movie
na si Jun Lalin, a month ago ay nagpasabi na
raw ang GMA Artist Center na humahawak
ng career ni Barbie na hindi available ang
young star sa scheduled presscon.
Ayon sa talent coordinator ng movie,
nag-yes naman daw ang handler ni Barbie
sa kanila for the said presscon pero after two
hours daw ay binawi.
Hanggang last minute ay pinakikiusapan
ni Jun ang kampo ni Barbie na sumaglit sa
presscon kahit 15 minutes lang bago ito pu-
K
mankind.”
“What they (WMRI) are doing is life-changing and life extending
especially for those who cannot afford medical service and attention.
This is an excellent undertaking that must be emulated somewhere
else,” PPC President Eric Jimenez said.
The WMRI, established in 1953, is the 10th largest benefactor nongovernment organization in the world.
Samson assured that WMRI will continue to collect and distribute
medical supplies, medicines, and surplus medical equipment not only
in the Philippines but in needy countries in most parts of the globe. •
BRGY CHIEFS... from Page 2
hanan at kathang-isip lamang ng
sinumang gumawa ng ‘press release’ na iyon (There is no truth to
the press release being circulated
about us supporting Lapid’s candidacy),” the village chiefs said.
“Kami ay nagtungo sa Angeles Fried Chicken Restaurant
noong Disyembre 29, 2014 sa
paanyaya ni dating Konsehal
Willie Rivera para sa pagtitipong
pang-Kapaskuhan. Hindi kami
inabisuhan na ang okasyong ito
ay gagamitin ni Ginoong Lapid
upang ihayag ang kanyang kandidatura (We went to Angeles Fried
Chicken on December 29, 2014
because we were invited by former Councilor Willie Rivera for
a Christmas party. We were not
advised that Mr. Lapid will announce his candidacy in the same
event),” they said.
The senator and former govmunta sa scheduled appointment sa Tomas
Morato, tutal naman ay malapit lang sa nasabing lugar ang venue ng presscon.
Si Barbie ang bida sa pelikula at malaking
bagay siyempre na makadalo siya sa presscon
para humarap sa entertainment press at maipromote ang movie dahil pag nag-flop ito ay
siya rin naman ang direktang maaapektuhan.
Importante sana na makadalo si Barbie
sa presscon dahil ito lang ang chance niya to
promote the film dahil mismong ang direktor na si Roman Perez ay aminadong hirap
silang mag-promote sa TV dahil magkakaiba
ang network na kinabibilangan ng mga cast.
Si Francis Magundayao na isang ABSCBN talent ang kapareha ni Barbie sa movie.
Kasama rin sa cast sina Alwyn Uytingco na
taga TV5 naman at sina Elisse Joson and Jon
Lucas na parehong talents ng Star Magic.•
Anak ni Ai Ai na si Sancho, boto
sa batambatang dyowa ng ina
aray-karay ni Ai-Ai delas Alas ang panganay
na si Sancho kahapon
para sa belated New Year
chikahan with the entertainment press, at napakagandang tingnan ng samahan ng
mag-ina na talagang close na
close sa isa’t isa.
Sa isang punto nga ng kuwentuhan, napaluha pa ang
dalawa nang maalala ni Sancho ang panahong niregaluhan niya si Ai-Ai ng alahas na
halagang P35.
Sey niya sa “tanging ina,”
paglaki niya, ibibigay niya
rito ang lahat ng magustuhan
niya.
Hindi lang sa materyal na
bagay suportado ni Sancho
ang mommy niya na tumatayo ring manager niya ngayong nasa showbiz na rin siya.
Nakakontrata ngayon si
Sancho sa GMA Artist Center at any day ay magsisimula
nang sumailalim sa acting
workshops.
Matindi rin ang pag-
LIFE-SAVING... from Page 2
tatanggol na ginagawa nito
sa controversial lovelife ni AiAi sa batambatang si Gerald
Sibayan.
Naniniwala si Sancho na
although malaki ang age gap
ng dalawa (50 si Ai-Ai at 21
naman si Gerald), maligaya
ang komedyana sa kasalukuyang karelasyon.
Ibang-iba raw ito sa nakita niya nu’ng panahon ng
pakikipagrelasyon ni Ai-Ai sa
ex-husband na si Jed Salang.
Para kay Sancho, ibang
vibes ang nararamdaman
niya sa romansang Ai-AiGerald at kitang-kita raw niya
kung paano asikasuhin at silbihan ng huli ang una.
Kaya naman nang minsang makabasa ng panlalait
at pambabatikos sa social media, talagang hindi siya nakatiis at pinatulan ang basher
nina Ai-Ai at Gerald.
Bilang panganay, siya raw
ang pinakamasaya ’pag nakikitang masaya ang mommy
niya, pero siya rin ang unang
papalag kapag ito’y nadedehado na.
Nu’ng panahon ni Jed,
inamin ni Sancho na gigil
siyang patulan ito nang
malaman ang nangyari kay
Ai-Ai, pero ang comedy
concert queen na rin daw
ang pumigil sa kanya dahil
“sabi niya, it is not worth it,
anak.”
Ngayon, magkasanggangdikit nga ang mag-ina at masaya rin si Ai-Ai para sa anak
na unti-unting tinutupad ang
mga pangarap.
Excited na si Sancho na
magkaroon ng project sa
GMA-7 at kung papipiliin
siya, gusto niyang makatrabaho ang anak ni Robin Padilla na si Kylie.
Super crush daw niya ang
ex ni Aljur Abrenica.
’Nga pala, tapos si Sancho
ng Culinary Arts at ang pagpasok sa showbiz ang gagamitin niyang hagdan para
makapagpatayo ng isang Italian restaurant.•
ernor from Porac, Pampanga will
challenge Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, who is presently serving his second term as Angeles
City mayor in the upcoming elections.
Pamintuan, who served as
member of the Cabinet of former
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, is a lawyer by profession.
He defeated two former mayors
and congressmen namely Francis
“Blueboy” Nepomuceno in 2010
and Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin in
2013.
Initial results of ongoing surveys show that Pamintuan leads
Lapid and Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting by very big margin.
Vega-Cabigting has also indicated her desire to seek the mayoralty of the city but has yet to
make a formal public pronouncement. •
ALVARADO... from Page 2
an, paglingkuran mo ng may katuwiran, katarungan na nagdudulot ng pagbabago higit sa iyong sarili, sapagkat ‘pag ang inyong
bayan ay maligaya, magiging maligaya rin tayo,” the governor said.
He also shared the good news to Bulakenyos about Bulacan being predicted to be the next industrialized province in the whole
country.
“Peace and order is a very important component in development.
Umasa tayo, harapin natin ang bagong taon ng may pagmamahal
sa bawat gawin natin, puno ng pag-asa at higit sa lahat may pananalig sa Diyos,” Alvarado ended.•
RP ENERGY... from Page 3
hood and skills development, education, health and sports development, environment and disaster risk management and infrastructure support.
Since its initial run in 2012, RP Energy’s Kasangga Mo! Initiative
has already covered more than 400 police auxiliary units in 17 stakeholder communities including the Law Enforcement Department of
the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
RP Energy is a consortium composed of MERALCO PowerGen
Corporation, Aboitiz Power Corporation, and Taiwan Cogeneration
International Corporation.
The company is the developer of an environment-friendly and
state-of-the-art 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant at the Subic
Bay Freeport Zone. The plant is expected to augment the power supply in the Luzon grid when it starts commercial operations. •
NRCO EXTENDS... from Page 3
development.
It enables them and their families to work with entrepreneurial
mind-set, primarily through creation of awareness on the value of
saving, and empower them to plan
for investment, business, or local
employment upon their return.
The NRCO facilitates activities such as Small Business Management Training, Financial
Awareness Seminar, and Livelihood Training for availing OFWs
residing within the region.
Their program services also
include start-up assistance to enterprises and access to livelihood
assistance/financing to OFWs
especially those who were unsuccessful in their tenure abroad.
Working in close coordination
with the DoLE and OWWA, likewise
the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), the NRCO expects more
OFWs to be served in the region.
In 2014, a total of P4,140,000
worth of various livelihood and
training was released to 414
displaced and distressed OFWs
through the NRCO’s livelihood
assistance program.
In Central Luzon, the NRCO
regional coordinator is Labor and
Employment Officer Freya Palad
and can be reached through contact number (045) 455-1617. •
DBM... from Page 3
ly: “This Joint Circular comes
at a time when our people are
demanding greater accountability in public financial management. Citizens now are more
intolerant of fund abuse in the
Philippine bureaucracy, and
rightly so.”
Abad said, “Every time the
government taps public funds
like the IF, we need to guarantee that the money is always
used for the people’s benefit.
By reforming the use of these
funds, the Aquino administration can ably meet its commitments to preserve national
security, all while ensuring better governance and responsible
fund use.” (DBM)•
JANUARY 14, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
SOLVED CASE... from Page 1
as of writing... from Page 5
his head he suffered when he was
allegedly attacked by a suspect at
around 3:30 a.m. on January 1.
Garcia’s family owns the Lubao
Institute (LI), the town’s first and
oldest private school established in
1929.
The five children of Garcia, a US
citizen, are all based in the USA
and they were not in the country
when their father – fondly called
“Pitong” by friends -- was allegedly
attacked and killed by 36-year-old
tricycle driver Alex Montemayor
Carpio of Barangay Remedios here.
The suspect reportedly used a
“long hard wood” in hitting Garcia
several times on the head.
The Lubao police led by Supt.
Jean Salvador Fajardo, town police chief, arrested Carpio in his
house on January 11 after “securing physical evidence” – an Apple
iPhone reportedly owned by Garcia
and was stolen by the suspect after
attacking him, along with another
unnamed cellphone unit.
Fajardo disclosed that Carpio
admitted killing Garcia and made
an extrajudicial confession at the
presence of a counsel, Atty. Caesar
Dallay, on Sunday night.
On Monday afternoon, the police led by P03 Avelino Agumboy ,
Lubao chief investigator, filed murder and theft cases – or Violation of
Article 248 and 308 of the Revised
Penal Code – against Carpio before
the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office
in the City of San Fernando.
Agumboy said Carpio “developed anger on Garcia” over their
misunderstandings on payments
related to the use of the suspect’s
tricycle. The suspect uses the tricycle of his father who is a neighbor
of Garcia in San Nicolas 1st.
“Apparently, Carpio took seriously the strong words and expressions of Garcia. He decided to attack him,” said Agumboy. He added
the last time they had a “misunderstanding” was last December 31
when Garcia asked Carpio to bring
him to the Lubao Supermarket.
Agumboy said Garcia, who lives
alone in his house, had been using
Carpio and his tricycle to bring to
him places to buy bottled water.
Breakthrough
7
Police arrested Carpio after they
were able the get the iPhone unit
owned by Garcia from Kelvin Di-
zon in his workplace in Guiguinto,
Bulacan, on Sunday.
Dizon, a relative of Carpio, visited his relatives in Lubao to celebrate the New Year. He said Carpio
gave him the cellphone at around
8:00 p.m. on January 1.
“Carpio just told me to keep the
cellphone and he didn’t give any
instructions on what to do with it,”
said Dizon in the dialect. He added
that “I got suspicious when Carpio
called last January 3 and he asked
me not to tell anyone, including my
parents, that he gave me the unit.”
Police investigators said “the discovery of the cellphone helped convince Carpio to admit his crime.”
Sr. Insp. German Pascua,
Lubao’s deputy chief of police, said
the “major breakthrough” of the investigation came on January 2 and
3 when the phone of Garcia was
“ringing.” Then they asked for assistance in Camp Crame and found
out that the phone is “somewhere
in Remedios, Lubao.”
Pascua said a child, who lives
near the house of Carpio, found the
SIM card of Garcia and gave it to a
woman-relative. After the SIM card
was used by the woman, she was
later charged. The charges against
her however were not pursued after
the suspect was arrested and police
found out she was not involved in
the crime.
The SIM card was found near
the house of Carpio at Purok 3,
Remedios and it was thrown near
the area where the suspect usually
parks his tricycle.
“So it was getting certain that
Carpio was the suspect after the
SIM card was located near his
house,” said Pascua. He added that
“Carpio was caught lying” when he
said he was slept with his partner
at around 2:30 a.m.
Pascua said they spoke and interviewed at least 40 people – some
of whom are from Bataan and Antipolo City – to establish that Carpio was not in his house when the
crime was committed.
Pascua said Carpio joined a
drinking spree in Lubao but left
the group at around 12:30 a.m. on
January 1. He added that someone
saw Carpio cleaning his tricycle
past4:00 a.m. near his house on
the same day the crime was committed.
The relative of Carpio’s live-in
partner Rowena Y. Sapnu from Antipolo City told police investigators
that Carpio left “us while we were
drinking before 1 a.m.” on January
1.
San Nicolas 1st is about five kilometers from Remedios, where Carpio lives with his live-in-partner,
Sapnu. Pascua said Sapnu allegedly
burned the other cellphone of Garcia – a Nokia unit – and “her action
could probably make her also accountable.”
Pascua said Vice Gov. Dennis
and his sister, Lubao Mayor Mylyn
Pineda-Cayabyab, were “involved”
in helping the police solve the case
“so that it will stop the fear of some
of the residents and for justice to
prevail.”
“There were times when the vice
governor would join us until 3 a.m.
during the case conferences,” said
Pascua.
Somebody saw the attack
A 17-year-old woman, who lives
near the house of Garcia, reportedly saw from her room that the
victim was being attacked near the
dining room of his house. But she
only relayed to message to his father past 8:00 on January 1.
Then her father rushed to the
house of Garcia and found him in
his room bathing in his own blood.
Police said the young woman
sent an SMS to her boyfriend at
around 4:06 a.m. informing him
about the attack on Garcia.
Agumboy said the suspect
parked his tricycle near Garcia’s
house at around 3 a.m. and forced
his way in by destroying the door at
the kitchen.
He then waited for Garcia to
wake up. The victim “almost jogs
and wakes up before 4: 00 a.m.
daily,” police said.
Agumboy said Carpio attacked
Garcia while he was washing his face
on the sink near the dining room.
Then the suspect left Garcia
slumped on the floor after attacking him and the victim reportedly
managed to crawl and reach his
room.
San Nicolas 1st Barangay Captain Ariel Allado disclosed that
Carpio had been complained before his office for allegedly stealing
fighting cocks and ducks. He added
that Carpio “is tagged in our village
as an alleged illegal drugs user.•
in case a “big one” comes.
They might have been conducting exercises or simulations now.
While we can prepare
for the coming of a typhoon
and the weather bureau can
somehow forecast its path,
earthquakes cannot be predicted or anticipated. We
can never know when and
where it will strike.
However, we can prepare ourselves and the
places where we stay for any
eventuality on the shaking of the ground. Those in
coastal areas can somehow
have their houses or establishments ready for an
earthquake and for possible
occurrence of a tsunami.
For any disaster, our
preparedness is more
than important for us as
we need to anticipate and
mitigate its effects. Since
we cannot predict earthquakes, we should always
be prepared for them.
lll
This writer welcomes
other views, comments,
and reactions. You may
send your message at 09185734634.•
BE HEROES... from Page 1
the trainees.
With this, she vowed to provide for the construction of multipurpose covered court and a dormitory for the trainees.
The governor also said she will encourage her
fellow governors in Central Luzon to help the
graduates equip themselves with the necessary
firearms and ammunitions, for them to carry out
their duties and responsibilities as soon as they are
deployed in their respective provinces.
During the graduation, Governor Pineda, Regional Police Director Officer-in-Charge Chief
Supt. Ronald Santos conferred certificates of Merit
to the top three graduates: (1st Honor) PO1 Sherold
Datugan for earning a grade of 90.39% ; (2nd Honor) PO1 Benny Cabiltes, 90.3% and (3rd Honor)
PO1 Marie Joy Trucilla, 89.89%
Other awards given were academic proficiencyPO1 Jessah-Joy Pagurayan; non-academic proficiency – PO1 Everette Domerez; subject proficiency – PO1 Jessa-Joy Pagurayan; fastest runner 21k
graduation run for male category – PO1 Arnel Ventura; for female – PO1 Gemma Carame; highest in
comprehensive exam – PO1 Jeffrey Puyat.
At least 28 graduates were conferred with leadership awards. The members of the Supreme Council, regimental commander and staff, 1st , and 2nd
battalion commanders and staff, were given letters
of commendation.
The graduates were given P835,000 as gifts for
their “successful” training at the RTC 3 for more
than a year.
Supt. Rolly Mendoza, who accepted the graduates, instructed them that they will initially serve
and assist as force multipliers in the Apec Summit.
The governor was also joined by Board Members
Crisostomo Garbo, Cherry Manalo, Chief of Staff
Fritzie David-Dizon, Sr. Supt. Rodolfo Recomono,
Supt. Bernie Perez and Supt. Macario Ferdinand
Aquino.•
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sent was also to ensure that the
company complies with the order to cease and desist from their
business operation, vacate peacefully from the leased premises
and/or voluntarily surrender the
same inclusive of all improvements introduced during the effectivity of the Lease Agreement
that has been amended January
30, 2009 and May 14, 2010.
HPDC was also ordered to
settle their arrears amounting to
US$146, 174.52 inclusive of all interests and penalties as of January 7.
“We have to terminate and
take over the property with due
notice because of non-development since 2011. The violations
were persistent and they already
accumulated huge amount of
debts at P6.5 million, thus we had
no choice but to enforce the contract,’’ said Sagmit.
“The contract states that we
have the right to do such for our
efforts for development,” she
added.
In 2008, HPDC leased the
3.2-hectare property inside the
Freeport for Retirement Estate
Project. The agreement indicates
an employment commitment of
90 workers during the first year
of operations and 1, 500 workers
during construction. It also committed an investment of P237million.
In its Notice of Termination
dated December 8, 2014 addressed to the company’s president, Eung Il Kim, the CDC said
HPDC has been non-compliant
with its contractual obligations
as it failed to give its payment
as a minimum guaranteed lease
for the period December 2010 to
January 31, 2011 in the amount
of US$27, 620.72; for the period
February 2011 to April 5, 2011 in
the amount of US$42, 045.99;
and post a performance bond
in the amount of $159, 710.40
which expired on March 27, 2011.
In 2011 alone, CDC issued
three Final Demand Letters to
HPDC with Notice of Non-Compliances (Feb 4; April 7; and July
20).
On August 17, 2012 when the
state-run office issued a Notice
of Termination and Take Over
of the Leased Property due to
continued non-compliances, the
HPDC requested for reconsideration and committed anew to pay
outstanding arrears and complete construction development
on or before December 31, 2014.
It also committed to submit their
revised construction timelines
and list of tenants with corresponding contracts by first week
of Nov. 2014.
CDC approved the request
for reconsideration only on January 17, 2013 with a ‘Notarized
undertaking of HPDC to comply
with its development commitments and conformity to the
termination and takeover of its
leased property in case of default
on any of its obligations.’
It had also extended several
concessions to HPDC in order to
assist them to develop the leased
property, submit all sub-lessess
in the area and renew its CRTE.
On May 2014 after getting
another demand letter issued by
CDC to comply with its obligations, HPDC only paid partial of
its outstanding arrears and other
obligations like performance
commitments on investments
while employment commitment
remains unsettled.
“Despite CDC’s reconsideration and extended concessions,
HPDC again failed to comply
with its obligations on payment
of Minimum Guaranteed Lease,
completion of construction, subleasing without CDC’s consent
and non-renewal of CRTE since
July 29, 2013. HPDC also failed
to accomplish its investment
commitment of P237, 000, 000
and employment commitment
of 90 workers during the first
year of operations,’’ the Notice of
Takeover of the Leased Property
signed by Sagmit, stated.
CDC President Arthur
Tugade earlier said the state-run
office under his term imposes a
“contractual commitment’’ on
new and even old lease contracts
with investors, which means
projects that are to be accomplished should be well identified
under a timeline.
“Now that there is a firm
timeline, we can develop an idle
lot into something. The timeline states when you will ground
break, complete Phase 1 or Phase
2 or when you will be operational.
If you will break this, we can novate, we can rescind, and we can
confiscate the contract,’’ he said. •
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Bataan executes MOA
with Leverage Sports Asia
BALANGA CITY – On behalf
of the Provincial Government
of Bataan, Gov. Abet S. Garcia signed a memorandum of
agreement the other day with
Leverage Sports Asia Corporation, represented by its president David Howard Voth at the
Bulwagan ng Bayan, this City.
Leverage Sports Asia is
in the business of organizing
sports events in the Philippines
and desires to produce an event
entitled “Challenge Philippines
Triathlon” to be held on Febru-
ary 21, 2015 in designated areas
in Bataan.
The Challenge Family is
the fastest growing triathlon
brand in the world and, for
three years, has been voted the
world’s best race brand, beating out IRONMAN in Kona by
over 25 percent. Its inaugural
Challenge Philippines, which
took place February 22, 2014 in
Subic Bay and Bataan, gained
huge international coverage
and accolades.
Through its Corporate So-
cial Responsibility (CSR), the
5-year vision of the Challenge
brand is not only to host the
best triathlon in Asia, but also
to find a Tri-Challenge Grassroots Development Program for
the sport all over the country.
The end goal is to encourage
participation and engagement
in the sport while promoting a
healthy lifestyle and inspiring
future Olympians and World
Champions.
Under the terms of agreement, the provincial govern-
ment will assist in the logistical
preparation and operational
execution of the event in order
to maximize its exposure and
to ensure its success, as well as
to be responsible for managing
and regulating activities that
occur within the Province.
Leverage Sports Asia on
the other hand shall pay and
remit amusement taxes due the
provincial government, which
include the official logo and/or
seal of Bataan, in all advertising and marketing collaterals,
documents and other related
materials.
Since this event shall be
marketed to all schools and
organizations in the province,
volunteers are invited and encouraged to join the event, with
the assurance that none of the
events to be held in designated
areas within Bataan will cause
harm to or destruction of the
environment; and events organized shall be wholesome
and focus on family-centered
themes.•
Maersk starts
regular port
calls en route to
Subic Freeport
BY RAECHELLE ANN GARCIA
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT
— Danish shipping conglomerate Maersk Line marked its
maiden direct voyage from
Singapore to boost international shipping industry in
this premier economic and
Freeport zone.
In a statement, the Subic
Bay Metropolitan Authority
(SBMA) announced recently
that Maersk’s MV Stadt Dresden arrived in the Port of
Subic directly from Singapore
at around 12:30 in the morning of January 3.
“This starts Maersk’s
weekly service for a direct
Singapore-Subic
route,”
SBMA Chairman Roberto
Garcia said.
The statement added that,
“the entry of Maersk Line
ushered in the new year here
with good luck and good news
for 2015.”
Maersk Line, the largest
operating unit of conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk Group,
is considered the biggest container shipping company in
the world in terms of revenue
and operates more than 600
vessels with a total container
capacity of 3.8 million twentyfoot equivalent units (TEUs).
MV Stadt Dresden, which
started the direct SingaporeSubic route, is a registered
Antigua Barbuda-flag carrier
with a gross tonnage of 27,971.
SBMA Seaport Department manager Jerome Martinez said that Stadt Dresden
unloaded 12 cargo containers
consigned to Keppel Subic
and Petron Oil Company with
local in Mandaluyong City.
Martinez said that several
international shipping lines
have opened direct routes to
Subic starting in November
last year when China-based
SITC Container Lines (Phils.),
Inc. began a direct route from
Xiamen, China to Subic.
SITC’s container ship MV
Sicilia unloaded 22 containers at Subic’s New Container
Terminal (NCT) 2 during its
maiden voyage here.
This was followed by Japan-based Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) Line, another one
of the largest shipping companies in the world, which made
its first direct route to the Port
of Subic from Kaohsiung, Taipei.
NYK’s MV Jakarta Towers, meanwhile, also docked
at NCT-2 in Subic and unloaded 110 containers destined to
various consignees in Central
and Southern Luzon, as well
as Metro Manila.
SBMA officials also noted
that the entry to Subic of new
shipping lines with direct
routes from foreign ports
started after President Aquino issued Executive Order
172, which classified Subic’s
NCT-2 and the Port of Batangas as extension ports to help
ease congestion in the Port of
Manila.
NEW SPORTS DESTINATION. On behalf of the Provincial Government of Bataan, Gov. Abet S. Garcia signs
a memorandum of agreement with Leverage Sports Asia Corporation represented by its president David Howard Voth
at the Bulwagan ng Bayan in Balanga City. --1BATAAN PHOTO
Search for greenest schools
now open for nominations
QUEZON CITY - The “2015 National Search
for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools” is now
open for nominations, the Department of Environment & Natural Resources announced yesterday.
In a statement, Environmental Management
Bureau (EMB) Director Atty. Jonas Leones said
the search is open to all public and private elementary and high schools, colleges and universities.
“The competition seeks to encourage schools
to become more actively involved in environmental issues at the local level. It recognizes academic
institutions with best eco-friendly programs and
activities,” Leones said.
The deadline for submission of nominations is
April 10, 2015 and the winners will be announced
in November.
“This is to give schools more time to prepare
and enhance their existing eco-friendly programs,” Leones explained. “We are hoping to encourage more schools to participate and take part
in heightening environmental awareness among
our youth.”
The national search is organized by DENREMB, in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) and private sector partners.
Smart Communications Inc. joins the activity
as part of its corporate social responsibility and
community service program Kabalikat. Other
program partners from the private sector are Nestle Philippines Inc. and One Meralco Foundation
Inc.
Launched in 2009, the competition was a direct response to Republic Act No. 9512 or the
Environmental Awareness and Education Act of
2008. It is also the country’s initiative in support
of the declaration of 2012 as ASEAN Environment
Year and the United Nations Decade of Education
for Sustainable Development, from 2005-2014.•