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VOLUME 5
NUMBER 49
MON - TUE
AUGUST 22 - 23, 2011
FADED GLORY. The mural of Philippine festivals painted by foremost Filipino artist Manuel Baldemor at the fence of the Paskuhan Village lies
neglected and in danger of total obliteration. A manifestation of the utter disregard for its cultural and artistic value by the Tourism Infrastructure
and Enterprise Zone Authority which has responsibility over the once flourishing Christmas village. PHOTOS BY BONG Z. LACSON
Lady air force paratrooper
shot dead in Angeles City
BY DING CERVANTES
A
NGELES CITY – A female
trooper of the Philippine Air
Force based at Clark
Freeport was shot dead yesterday
dawn in front of a beer garden
along McArthur Highway in
Barangay Balibago here amid
reports that one of the suspects
belonged to the local police force.
PAGE 6 PLEASE
AOC backs Clark
airport’s dev’t as
premier gateway
REACHING OUT. Gov. Lilia G. Pineda takes her state of the province address to the people of
Magalang, Pampanga. Joining the governor on stage are board members Trina Dizon. Monz Laus
and Ric Yabut, Butil Partylist Rep. Agapito Guanlao, Mayor Romy Pecson and Vice Gov. Yeng
Guiao. PHOTO BY BONG Z. LACSON
Gov takes SOPA on the road
BY BONG Z. LACSON
MAGALANG, Pampanga – Reporting directly to the people, faceto-face.
Nothing can beat such method in effective communication: the
information at source, the message delivered to a present, responding audience.
Thus goes Gov. Lilia “Nanay
Baby” Pineda taking her state of
the province address (SOPA) to the
municipalities, to better deliver her
message of accomplishments, programs, projects and plans to her
constituents for their information,
and hopefully, better understanding
and appreciation.
First delivered at the Bren Z.
Guiao Convention Center last August 1, Pineda’s SOPA covered
her notable accomplishments in
her first year in office, foremost of
which was the over P240-million
quarry collection which even bettered the so called “quarry miracle” of her predecessor, Gov. Eddie Panlilio.
PAGE 6 PLEASE
CLARK FREEPORT –
“We are impressed with
what we have seen at
Clark airport.”
Thus said Airline Operators Council (AOC) Chair
Lourdes Reyes during her
visit at the Clark airport
complex here on Friday.
“Mr. [Victor Jose] Luciano has done a tremendous job in the transformation of this facility as one
of the busiest airports in
the country today”, she
added.
Reyes also stressed
that the 48 strong members of the AOC has expressed their full support
to the development of the
Clark international airport
as the premier international gateway of the Philippines.
She said the last time
they visited the Diosdado
Macapagal International
Airport (DMIA) was in
2009. “What we saw here
is great, we have seen the
newly Expanded Terminal.”
AOC members include
airlines from Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Zest
Air, China Air, KLM, Thai
Airways, Taiwan Air, Cathay Air, Delta Airlines,
Emirates, Orbit Air, Luftanza Technik Philippines,
Federal Express and
Ground Handlers in the
PAGE 6 PLEASE
Doctor cites simple, but effective trap vs. dengue mosquitoes
BY DING CERVANTES
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –
Getting rid of mosquitoes that
cause dengue, or even malaria
and yellow fever, can be inexpensive and uncomplicated afterall.
The provincial health office
(PHO) of Nueva Ecija, headed
by Dr. Benjamin Lopez, has
urged folk in his province to battle against rising cases of dengue by creating an effective, but
simple trap for mosquito carriers of the disease.
Lopez said the trap that requires only ordinary items found
in most households and produces carbon dioxide that attracts
mosquitoes.
He noted that blood itself
does not lure mosquitoes, as
much as the carbon dioxide that
humans exhale does.
Mosquitoes, however, are
also known to be attracted to
strong smells, such as those
from perfumes, shampoos and
body lotions. They may also
be attracted to the smell of
even eaten foods such as bananas.
Noting that at least five victims have already died from dengue so far this year in Nueva
Ecija, and five each in other provinces of Central Luzon, Lopez
said that the mosquito trap could
significantly curb the population
of Aedes Agypti mosquitoes
whose females transmit the dengue virus to humans.
A search in the Internet would
reveal some websites, including
mosquitoinfo.info, as well as
several blogs also promote the
same trap that Lopez is pushing in Nueva Ecija.
Lopez noted that the materials for the trap are common
household items including an
empty one or two-liter plastic
soft-drink bottle, two cups of
water, four tablespoons of brown
sugar, a pinch of yeast, and any
black material that can be used
as wrapper.
The following are the procedures for the trap: Using a knife
or a cutter, cut the plastic bottle
into half, in a way that the the
neck tip of the upper portion,
when inverted and inserted into
the bottom half, would not touch
the solution that would later be
poured into the bottom.
Next, boil one cup of water
and dissolve in it four tablespoons of brown sugar. Off the
stove, add the remaining water
until the solution cools down
before adding once pinch of
yeast.
“This solution will generate
carbon dioxide that attracts
mosquitoes,” Lopez said.
Pour the solution into the
bottom part of the bottle which
should then be wrapped around
with black material. Invert the top
portion of the bottle and insert it
into the wrapped container in
such a way that the opening of
the bottle neck, acting like a funnel, would serve as the only way
for lured mosquitoes to reach the
solution.
The bottleneck tip should not
touch the solution but should be
close enough to drown entering
mosquitoes through the funnel,
Lopez said.
The trap should be placed in
an area where mosquitoes normally proliferate. It should be
checked, cleaned, and its solu-
CHEFS. Five faculty members and a student of the Angeles University Foundation
Hotel and Restaurant Management department bagged major awards in the 2011
Philippine Culinary Cup staged by the Les Toques Blanches Philippines from August 36 at the SMX Convention Center. Members of the winning team are Alexius Jason del
Rosario (rightmost), silver medal - U.S. Beef category; HRM student Jaycen Venzon
(2nd left), silver medal - Pasta Category; Heinz D. Pelayo (2nd right), bronze medal
– Plated Dessert category; and Maria Cecilia C. Park (3rd right), Howard D. Dizon
(leftmost) and Harold Van A. Aquino (3rd left), silver medal – Philippine Cuisine
Challenge. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
tion replaced once every two
weeks.
The Department of Health
(DOH) in Central Luzon listed
Nueva Ecija as having the second most number of denque cases in the region with 1,666 cases, next to Bulacan which registered 2,259 cases.
Third in the number of cases
was Pampanga with 1,390, Tar-
lac with 736; Bataan with 525;
Zambales with 350, and Aurora
with 43 cases.
With a total of 6,969 dengue cases in the region so far
this year, the DOH noted 284
percent increase in such cases
compared to the same period
last year.
In Nueva Ecija, which has five
cities and 27 towns, Cabanatu-
an City had the most number of
cases at 495, followed by Talavera with 113 ; San Jose City,
with 81; Science City of Muñoz
with 81 and Sto. Domingo with
52.
Also in the top 10 with dengue cases are Aliaga, Gapan
City at Jaen with 47 cases
each, Santa Rosa with 44, at
San Leonardo with 42.
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION
‘My light moments with Ninoy’
(CONCLUSION)
INVITATION TO BID
“PRIVATIZATION OF TOURISM FACILITIES (Hotel & Villas)
WITHIN THE CLARK FREEPORT ZONE”
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • AUGUST 22 - 23, 2011 • MONDAY - TUESDAY
The Clark Development Corporation invites interested investors for the Privatization
of Tourism Facilities (Hotel & Villas) within the Clark Freeport Zone. The privatization
project intends to seek investors who will lease, operate, manage and further develop,
the approximately 40-hectare property with existing structures comprising of a 7storey hotel, fully furnished and unfinished villas and other amenities in the Clark
Freeport Zone, into a prime tourist and recreational destination in Central Luzon.
The project shall be for a period of fifty (50) years and renewable for another twentyfive (25) years.
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Prospective bidders should have a track record in the operations, management
and/or ownership of at least a 5-star accommodation facility with at least 250 rooms,
for a minimum period of one (1) year.
Interested parties are required to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) upon purchase of the
Terms of Reference (TOR) which will be made available on August 16-26, 2011,
9:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Office of the Special Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat,
Bldg. 2121, corner C. P. Garcia and E. Quirino Streets, Clark Freeport Zone,
Philippines.
The TOR will be issued to the prospective bidders upon payment of a non-refundable
fee of ONE MILLION PESOS (Php1,000,000) in the form of manager’s or cashier’s
check payable to the “Clark Development Corporation”.
CDC reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications or bids without
offering any reason, and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time
prior to contract award without incurring any liability to the affected bidder; to waive
any formality, informality, and/or defect and to make an award to the bidder whose
proposal is most advantageous to the government. CDC does not guarantee that an
award will be made.
All letters and inquiries shall be addressed to the:
Special Bids and Awards Committee
Privatization of Tourism Facilities (Hotel & Villas) within the Clark Freeport Zone
Clark Development Corporation
Bldg. 2121, C. P Garcia corner E. Quirino Streets,
Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines 2023
Tel No. (+63)(45) 599-9000 local 502;
Telefax: (+63)(45) 599-3566
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.clark.com.ph
(SGD) NOEL F. MANANKIL
Chairman
Special Bids and Awards Committee
Privatization of Tourism Facilities (Hotel & Villas) within the CFZ
BY RODOLFO S. TERRIBLE
Although, President Marcos is our
Commander-in-Chief, I am still
sympathetic of Aquino not because of
being a Kapampangan and a province
mate but because of his significant
achievements and at that time I already
possessed hidden anger concerning
Marcos rule. Marcos dictatorship has
been already obvious.
Based upon what I have read from
newspapers before Martial Law, his
known outstanding accomplishments
include his being the world’s youngest
correspondent while covering the Korean
War (about 19 years old), the youngest
President Assistant during the
administration of President Ramon
Magsaysay, Aquino was able to persuade
Luis Taruc, the supreme leader of the
HUKBALAHAP to surrender, thus
crippling the existence and activities of
the communist movement. Then the
youngest Mayor, the youngest Governor,
youngest Senator and most probably the
youngest would be President had not
President Marcos declared Martial Law.
Aquino was also a TOYM (Ten
Outstanding Young Man) awardee and
has bulk of sympathizer and supporters.
Aquino’s day passed by doing
exercises, reading, meeting his family
and associated. His movements being
monitored particularly during visits if his
family and friends. Electronic devices
were installed in the visiting room. The
torn writings and letters of Aquino thrown
in the trash can will be picked-up by
personnel and pasted together hoping it
might have an intel value.
The many times we were together
during night time showed that he
possessed two obvious moods. One is
that he is easily impressed of people
and the other one that he is short
tempered.
One afternoon, while playing
volleyball, he noticed a woman walking
nearby, he stopped for a moment and
stared at the lady exclaimed “wow” she
is beautiful! Terrible, Sino siya? Major May
Bacabac Sir.
One evening after watching the film
of Nora Aunor and Christopher de Leon
in the TV, he approached me from his
cell and said, “Ang husay ng labas ni
Nora saka maganda ang istorya at
pagkakagawa ng pelikula. With regards
to his temper, another evening, he
showed me a document and said:
Terrible, pinadalhan uli ako ni Enrile nito.
Pilit ako pinapapirma, umayon na daw
ako dapat sa New Society ni Marcos.
Yung una ay pinunit ko, then he uttered
bad words against Marcos and Enrile (this
time only Senators Aquino and Diokno
were left behind the cell, his companions
Mitra, Soliven, Roces, Leon O. Ty were
already released after conforming with the
New Society government of Marcos.)
Tinanggihan ko pa rin itong ikalawang
endorsement ni Enrile sa akin. Tanggapin
ko na lang si kamatayan kaysa pumanig
kay Marcos.
This might have been the reason why
Aquino and Diokno were transferred to
Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. The new
place provides new environment an
opposite of Fort Bonifacio. Privileges were
cut, no family visit, no exercise. The duo
consistently experienced mental and
physical anguish. The detention cell is
very small. The Commanding Officer of
this Army Detachment is the godson of
Senator Aquino – Capt. Voltaire T.
Gazmin. The sudden change of
atmosphere has made Aquino to protest
by means of fasting for more than thirty
days I think.
Eventually, the duo was sent back to
their former detention cell in Fort
Bonifacio, Makati. It was also that date,
I was re-assigned to Fort Magsaysay
thus the conclusion of my light moments
with Senator Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.
Lakan at Lakambini 2011 ng Bulacan
sinangkapan ng social consciousness
NI DINO BALABO
Sila ay ilan lamang sa mga aplikante sa prestisyosong taunang timpalak na Lakan at Lakambini ng Bulacan. Ang
screening o pagpili ng mga aplikante ay isinasagawa tuwing araw ng Linggo sa Ciudad Clemente Resort sa bayan ng
Paombong. KUHA NI DINO BALABO
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • AUGUST 22 - 23, 2011 • MONDAY - TUESDAY
PAOMBONG, Bulacan – Hindi
lamang pagandahan at pagalingan sa pagpapakita ng talento,
sa halip ay pagpapakita ng marangal at mabuting ugali ng mga
Bulakenyo.
Ito ang buod ng paglalarawan
ni Father Dennis Espejo para sa
pinalawak na taunang timpalak
na Lakan at Lakambini ng Bulacan, ang prestihiyosong timpalak na patuloy na tumutuklas ng
mga katangi-tanging kabataang
Bulakenyo sa loob ng 15 taon.
Sa kasalukuyan, ang mga
tagapag-organisa ng nasabing
timpalak ay patuloy na tumatanggap ng mga kalahok na kanilang ipakikilala sa ikalawang
Linggo ng Setyembre.
Ang screening o pagpili sa
mga nais lumahok ay isinasagawa sa Ciudad Clemente Resort sa bayang ito tuwing araw
ng Linggo, simula ala-una ng
hapon.
“Mas pinalawak namin ngayon ang konsepto ng Lakan at
Lakambini ng Bulacan, hindi lamang ito pagandahan at pakisigan, sa halip ay may social consciousness,” ani Father Espejo
na tagapangulo ng outreach
committee ng Lakan and Lakambini ng Bulacan Charities
(LLBC).
Kabilang sa mga outreach
program na inihahanda ng LLBC
para sa mga kalahok sa
taunang timpalak ay ang paglahok sa kampanya para sa promosyon ng Biak-Na-Bato National Park, pagpapakain sa
mga kabataang kapuspalad,
pakikiisa sa pagtatayo ng mga
bahay para sa mga biktima ng
bagyong Ondoy sa mga bayan
ng Marilao at Plaridel.
Bukod dito, sinabi ni Espejo
na magiging aktibo ang mga kabataang kalahok at mga kumpanyang sumusuporta sa taunang
timpalak sa ibat-ibang gawaing
pangkalikasan katulad ng pagtatanim ng mga punong kahoy,
paglilinis sa mga lansangan at
mga value formation seminar.
“They will be Bulacan’s ambassadors of goodwill,” ani Espejo at iginiit na bukod sa panglabas na anyo ay hangad din
nilang mahubog ang karakter ng
mga kabataan bilang mga modelong mamamayan.
Sinabi niya na “may magaganda na pangit ang ugali,
kaya kailangan natin ng mga
value formation seminar para hindi lang kagandahan ng anyo ang
makita kundi pati ugali.”
Inihayag din niya na ang plano na tulungan ang mga kalahok sa kanilang pag-aaral at
paghahanap ng trabaho sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng
scholarship at pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga kumpanyang nangangailangan ng kakayahan ng
mga kabataan.
Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Jose
Clemente, ang tagapagtatag ng
LLBC na may dalawang Linggo
pa ang nalalabi para sa mga nais
lumahok sa taunang timpalak.
Ang mga nais lumahok ay
dapat may taas na 5’5” para sa
mga kababaihan, at 5’9” para sa
mga kalalakihan bukod sa edad
na 17 hanggang 23 taong gulang.
Sinumang Bulakenyo o nakatira sa lalawigan ng Bulacan
sa loob ng nagdaang anim na
buwan ay maaring lumahok.
Ang mga opisyal na kalahok
ay ipakikilala sa mga mamamahayag sa ikalawang linggo ng
Setyembre at ang koronasyon
ay sa Oktubre.
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Editorial
TODAY, AUGUST 23,
marks the 21st month of
the Ampatuan Massacre.
And the search for justice
for the 52 victims, including
33 media workers, continues,
the justice system grinding
ever so slow, painstakingly
and maliciously slow.
Oca’s war
IN MY e-mailbox during the weekend is the following news story in
Sun-Star Pampanga:
acaesar.blogspot.com
And again, we serve a stern
warning: Let us further
strengthen our resolve that
justice be done.
More than ever, there is a need
to remain vigilant on the conduct
and proceedings of the case
amid continued reports of
threats against the victims’
families – carried out in a recent
roadside bombing in
Maguindanao, and legal
maneuvers of the accused.
We urge the families of
the victims, colleagues and
friends to remain steadfast
in ensuring that justice
will not be sabotaged.
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • AUGUST 22 - 23, 2011 • MONDAY - TUESDAY
There can be no forgetting.
Justice for the victims!
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Zona Libre
Bong Z. Lacson
City joins war vs climate change
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The City Government of San
Fernando over the weekend joined various sectors in a conference
about the battle against climate change at SMX Convention Center
in Manila.
The conference, themed “Strategies of a Green Economy:
Facing Climate Change and Achieving Sustainable Growth,” was
participated in by different public and private groups from around
the world.
In his remarks during the forum, Mayor Oscar Rodriguez said
the city has already embarked on a massive campaign against
climate change.
“Several programs like solid waste management, Biosphere,
Sagip Ilog, creek cleaning, among others were launched and are
going on to help reduce climate change and its result which is
global warming,” said Rodriguez.
He added that through the help of the City
Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, the
implementation of laws like anti-smoking and
anti-littering are also being implemented strictly
in the city.
“The city is resilient and good governance
must be embraced by different cities in the
Philippines,” added Rodriguez, who also is the
president of the League of Cities of the Philippines.
Rodriguez said that the city will pursue a more
serious battle to eliminate climate change and
any hazardous effect concerning nature as “the
future is at stake.”
While lauding the city for its efforts, the
conference convener committee Chairman Neric
Acosta said local sector plays a vital role in the
battle against climate change and lead others
towards changes and reduce global warming.
Cities like San Fernando and Quezon City have
a big opportunity to set as national examples to
other local government units,” Acosta said.
The Department of Trade and Industry and
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources facilitated the global climate change
conference.
Even before I could do some puny
improvisation of Mark Anthony’s ululations over
my namesake Gaius Julius Caesar’s murder: “Cry
havoc and let loose the dogs of war,” there
appeared the commentaries at the bottom of the
e-mail.
Sonny Dobles, chair of the environment
committee of the Advocacy for the Development
of Central Luzon advanced the following:
If Mayor Oca learned anything from the
conference, maybe he should start closing down
the city dumpsite and stop burning garbage.
He should order the removal of the mountain
of plastic at the Lara dumpsite.
All these produce methane gas.
While at it, Mayor Oca should order the closure
of all piggeries in his city as these also produce
methane gas.
And as everyone knows, methane gas is a
major cause in the destruction of the ozone layer
which results to a greenhouse effect and
ultimately, global warming.
The Andal Ampatuan clone expressed full
solidarity with the mayor in the anti-smoking and
anti-littering drives in the city, even as he hoped
that “creek-clearing” would go beyond taking out
the garbage deposited in the waterways. Past the
eleventh hour for the City of San Fernando to
reclaim its creeks and esteros from greedy
individuals and companies that encroached upon,
and many times, totally sequestered them.
Indeed, in one recent presentation at the
Capitol, aerial video shots around the city taken
by a team led by 3rd District Rep. Dong Gonzales
showed Baritan Creek disappearing under a jungle
of concrete – homes, roads, buildings; the creek
meandering through De la Paz, Del Rosario,
Alasas, Magliman in some now-you-see-it-nowyou-don’t state of un-being and un-becoming.
Very valid and relevant observations there. So
what’s my take of this?
War of attrition. Protracted war. Whatever.
Engaging in a war against climate change also
comprises the protection and preservation of old
trees and the unceasing planting of more trees to
combat the greenhouse effect.
Trees, as everybody knows, breathes in carbon
dioxide and breathes out oxygen in the
atmosphere.
Sadly, nowhere was this mentioned in the SunStar Pampanga story of Rodriguez’s city joining
the war versus climate change. And we have yet
to hear Rodriguez backing out of his stand – along
with the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and
Industry and the Department of Public Works and
Highways – to cut down all the acacia and other
trees along MacArthur Highway.
With trees unfactored in, that’s no war against,
but ready capitulation to, climate change.
With trees unfactored in, Rodriguez’s war
versus climate change is nothing more than a
word war. An acoustic one, loud but devoid of any
impact, much less of any victory.
TODAY IN HISTORY
Rudolph Valentino dies
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THE DEATH of silent-screen
idol Rudolph Valentino at the
age of 31 sends his fans into a
hysterical state of mass mourning. In his brief film career, the
Italian-born actor established a
reputation as the archetypal
screen lover. After his death
from a ruptured ulcer was announced, dozens of suicide attempts were reported, and the
actress Pola Negri--Valentino's
most recent lover--was said to
be inconsolable. Tens of thousands of people paid tribute at
his open coffin in New York City,
and 100,000 mourners lined the
streets outside the church
where funeral services were
held. Valentino's body then
traveled by train to Hollywood,
where he was laid to rest after
another funeral.
Rudolph Valentino was born
Rodolfo Guglielmi in Castellaneta, Italy, in 1895. He immigrated to the United States in 1913
and worked as a gardener, dishwasher, waiter, and gigolo before
building a minor career as a
vaudeville dancer. In 1917, he
went to Hollywood and appeared
as a dancer in the movie Alimony. Valentino became known to
casting directors as a reliable
Latin villain type, and he appeared in a series of small parts
before winning a leading role in
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921). The film, which
featured a memorable scene of
Valentino dancing the tango,
made the rakishly handsome
Italian an overnight sensation.
His popularity soared with romantic dramas such as The
Sheik (1921), Blood and Sand
(1922), and The Eagle (1925).
Valentino was Hollywood's
first male sex symbol, and
millions of female fans idolized
him as the "Great Lover." His
personal life was often stormy,
and after two failed marriages
he began dating the sexy Polish actress Pola Negri in
1926. Shortly after his final
film, The Son of the Sheik,
opened, in August 1926, he
was hospitalized in New York
because of a ruptured ulcer.
Fans stood in a teary-eyed vigil outside Polyclinic Hospital
for a week, but shortly after
12 p.m. on August 23 he succumbed to infection.
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NAGING makahulugan sana ang pagdiriwang ng ika-433 guning
taong pagkakatatag ng Bulacan bilang isang lalawigan na isinagawa
sa Capitol Gymansium noong Lunes, Agosto 15, maliban sa ilang
bagay.
Una, nakalimutang awitin ang “Lupang Hinirang”, ang
pambansang awit ng Pilipinas sa pagsisimula ng palatuntunan.
Puntong
Bulacan
Dino Balabo
Ayon kay Isagani Giron, ang chairman emeritus ng Samahang
Pangkasaysayan ng Bulacan (Sampaka), isinasaad ng Republic
Act 8491 o “Act Prescribing the code of the National Flag, Anthem,
Motto, Coat –of-Arms, and other heraldic items and devices of the
Philippines’ na dapat awitin ang “Lupang hinirang” tuwing Lunes
kapag nagsagawa ng pagtataas ng pambansang watawat.
Baka hindi nila nabasa ang probisyon ngnasabing batas sa
Section 18 at 20.
Narito ang nakasaad sa Section 18 ng RA 8491, “All government
offices and educational institutions shall henceforth observe the
flag-raising ceremony every Monday morning and the flag lowering
ceremony every Friday afternoon. The ceremony shall be simple
and dignified and shall include the playing or singing of the Philippine
National Anthem.”
Malinaw na malinaw ang isinasaad ng batas.
Narito naman ang nakasaad sa Section 20 ng
RA 8491, “The observance of the flag ceremony
in official or civic gatherings shall be simple and
dignified and shall include the playing or singing
of the anthem in its original Filipino lyrics and
march tempo.
Malinaw din na sinasabi na “official or civic
gatherings” ang pagsasagawa ng flag ceremony,
at kasama ang pag-awit ng Lupang Hinirang.
Ayon sa kapitolyo, nakalimutan daw mga
nagbuo ng programa ang pag-awit. Ito ay sa
pamumuno ni Abogada Catherine Inocencio, ang
deputy Provincial Administrator at siyang
tagapamahala sa mga special projects ng
kapitolyo tulad ng pagdiriwang ng ika-433-guning
taon ng pagkakatatag ng Bulacan bilang isang
lalawigan.
Baka daw napagod dahil noong sinundang araw
ay marami ding tinapos na trabaho at proyekto
kabilang na ang pamamahagi ng scholarship sa
may 2,000 mag-aaral. Alas-8 na raw ng gabi noong
Linggo nakauwi.
Pero para sa mga emcee na sina Bokal
Michael Fermin at Bokal Ayee Ople, simple lang
ang problema.
Wala daw sa script ang pag-awit ng Lupang
Hinirang. Pero nakatala iyon sa ipinamahagi
nilang sipi ng palatuntunan noong araw na iyon.
Ito ay hindi pambabatikos. Sa halip ay isang
paalala sa mga naghahawak at nagpapatupad ng
palatuntunan. Sana ay huwag ng maulit.
Nakakahiya kasi. Isipin na lang ninyo,
anibersaryo ng Bulacan bilang isang lalawigan,
at inimbita pa ang Pangulo ng Senado ng
Republika na nagmamalaki pa na siya ay
Bulakenyo din.
Eh, ano kaya ang impresyon ni Senador Juan
Ponce Enrile sa mga Bulakenyo matapos
masaksihan ang kapalpakan iyan?
Baka isipin niya na sa Bulacan pala, kapag
may pagdiriwang, hindi na umaawit ng Lupang
Hinirang. Sana naman ay hindi.
Bukod sa pagkukulang na ito, may ilan pang
problema na napansinsi Ka Gani Giron.
Isa rito ay ang pagsasagawa ng misa bago
magsimula ang palatuntunan para sa pagdiriwang.
Wala sanang problema. Pero hindi ecumenical
ang misa. Sa halip, ito ay pinamunuan ng mga
paring katoliko, samantalang, may mga nakaupo
sa loob ng Capitol Gymnasium na mga kababayan
nating Muslim, Iglesia ni Cristo at kasapi ng ibang
relihiyon.
Dapat maunawaan ng mga naghahawak ng
palatuntunan ng kapitolyo ang pagiging sensitibo
sa mga ganitong sitwasyon. Dahil sa hindi
ngayon at hindi kumibo ang mga kasapi ng ibang
relihiyon ay okey na.
(Kaugne ning pamagmasusi king Aldo ning Amanung Sisuan,
a lokal bersyon ning ‘Buwan ng Wika’, at ning aldo kematayan
ning malapupuring bayaning Kapampangan, BENIGNO S.
AQUINO, JR., ipaintulut yung mangapampangan tamu kilub
ning mapilan aldo bilang dake ning PUNTO Central Luzon News
para karing aduang okasyun a mesambitla babo).
NINOY
NAPUN king bayat ning papil mung gimpanan
Ing bie mu teya mung alang picacunuan;
Nanu’t ing panganib e mu man picabiang,
O qng balu mu nang imbut dacang siluan
Yatad at pagnasan paten alang laban
Atin pa mo cayang mibait anti’ca
Qng uli ning balen itaya na’ing bie na?
Upaya’t sicanan na ning Dictadura
Ica ing matatag a sinupil queta;
Nung inia uli mu, miuman miticdo ya
O sinubling mebie, mete Democrasia!
Ngening keraklan ding atyu king tungkulan
King bage matulid e mo’ ayaligan,
At personal da mung interes, nung e man
Kapanakawan mu ing karelang gawan;
At uling anad no’ keng kapanekasan,
Nanu mu malagua da reting pikualtan.
At abilang ta’no pin karing taliri
King bage mesabi ding e masasali,
Uli ning katutuan a mas deting buri
Ing misasayaran lang taba king labi,
Kesa king akit mu karela ing tanggi
O payali mu man keng krus ding salapi.
Ilan pang problema ay ang tatlong beses na
pagkaantala ng palatuntunan kung kailan
magsasagawa ng special number ang mga mangaawit at bandang Bulakenyo.
Hindi nabigyan ng sapat na abiso ang mga
magsasagawa ng special number. Wala din daw
sa script.
Malagad lang bina king yatung karinan
Ding anti kang Ninoy, a e ra pikabiang
Arapan ing nanu mang peligrung datang
Akua niang isalba at abawing miuman
Ing demokratikung uring kapamalan,
King gamat ding ganid at alang pikabsyan.
Maging sa paghahawi ng kurtina para sa
paglulunsad ng programa para sa Singakaban
Fiesta, naantala rin.
Matagal na nabanggit ng emcee na hahawiin
ang kurtina, pero hindi tinawag ang mga
maghahawi kaya walang tumayo agad. Wala na
naman daw sa script.
Oyan, king uli ning masapsap nang nasa,
Ban kamtan ning Balen itang tune Laya,
Karin king tarmac ning / paliparang bansa
Ing mapuring Ninoy berilan deng kusa
Ding galame na ning sakim king upaya,
A nu’ angga ngeni malabug pa’ing sabla
Yaman din lamang na laging nawawala sa
script angmga dapat gawin ng mga tao s
entablado, dapat siguro at ipabusising mabuti ang
mga script ng kapitolyo bago gamitin.
Nakapagtataka, hindi naman sila mga artista,
bakita kailangan nila ng script? Baka
nangangarap din sila?
Nung ninu ring tune maki-karaptanan
O kaya minutus kang Rolando Galman
At karing militar minasisti bilang
Kang Ninoy, nyang ume ne sanang kuldas yan;
Nung nu’ patipa ya pamu ketang eran
Berilan da ne iti dane kagulutan!
Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future. When you
have an idea of perfect in your mind, you open the door to constantly
comparing what you have now with what you want. That type of
self criticism is significantly deterring. –John Eliot, Ph.D.
6th St., and thousands of mournoted, smashed windows, and
t with police to get a glimpse of
ceased star. Standing guard by
ffin were four Fascists, allegsent by Italian leader Benito
olini but in fact hired by Frank
bell's press agent. On August
uneral was held at St. Malachy's
h on W. 49th St., and a number
lywood notables turned out,
g them Mary Pickford, Douglas
nks, and Gloria Swanson. Pola
appointed herself chief mournobligingly fainted for photogra-
Ni Felix M. Garcia
phers several times between the train
station and the chapel. She collapsed
in a dead faint again beside Valentino's bier, where she had installed a
massive flower arrangement that
spelled out the word POLA.
Valentino's body was shipped to
Hollywood, where another funeral
was held for him at the Church of
the Good Shepherd on September
14. He then was finally laid to rest
in a crypt donated by his friend June
Mathis in Hollywood Memorial Park.
Each year on the anniversary of his
death, a mysterious "Lady in Black"
appeared at his tomb and left a single red rose. She was later joined
by other, as many as a dozen, "Ladies in Black." The identity of the
original Lady in Black is disputed,
but the most convincing claimant
is Ditra Flame, who said that Valentino visited her in the hospital
when she was deathly ill at age 14,
bringing her a red rose. Flame said
she kept up her annual pilgrimage
for three decades and then abandoned the practice when multiple
imitators started showing up.
Source: www.history.com
Ninoy king uli ning daya mung misalwak
Inyang mipase ka’t mibulang king Tarmac,
Meging dalan iti ban ing mal tang’ labuad
Ing tune kalayan mebawi at sukat,
King gamat ding ala nang pamalak kuldas;
At nung bigu man ing banal mung paninap,
A maging Pamuntuk na ning Pilipinas,
Banting lubus mitimawa bandang bukas,
Kang Nonoy a meging mapuri mung anak,
Malino akakit mi ing panga-tupad
Ning kapagnasan mung pasibayung sunlag
Ing masalang aldo gulut na ning ulap.
At mangibabo ing serbisyong malinis,
Matapat at alang intensyong mangupit
King kaban ning balen a magkakasakit;
Pauli nang P-noy malino masagip
Ing malambat tanang pamagkakasakit,
King parasan niting / ‘Daan na Matuwid’!
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • AUGUST 22 - 23, 2011 • MONDAY - TUESDAY
Wala sa script
Napaguusapan
lang
5
Discrimination
against poor,
even in death
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • AUGUST 22 - 23, 2011 • MONDAY - TUESDAY
BY ARMAND GALANG/VERA FILES
6
LAUR, Nueva Ecija – Lolita Guevarra is
consumed by envy over what she says is the
preferential treatment wealthy crime victims
receive from law enforcers, compared to the
neglect the poor suffer.
Guevarra is bristling at the snail’s pace of
official action on the murder of her husband
Pascual, who was shot dead down by a lone
gunman a few days after President Benigno
Simeon Aquino III took over the presidency
last year.
“Yung mga napapanood namin dyan sa TV
eh ang dali-dali namang nahuhuli ng mga
pumapatay (From what we see on TV, it’s so
easy for them to catch killers),” Aling Lolita
said, referring to cases of carjacking with
homicide where the victims were wealthy
businessmen.
Pascual led a group of farmers who were
fighting for their rights over 3,100 hectares of
land that fall within the perimeters of the
military’s Fort Magsaysay in this town. In
1991, then president Corazon Aquino ordered
the land distributed to victims of the Mt
Pinatubo eruption but none of them availed of
the land, which straddles the villages of
Sagana, San Isidro and Nauzon.
The Department of Agrarian Reform wants
the land distributed to farmer-beneficiaries
led by Guevarra, while the army wants it to
revert to military control.
This is where things stood when, on July
9, 2010, a lone gunman killed 78-year-old
Pascual Guevarra in front of his home in
Barangay San Isidro.
In between deep breaths, Aling Lolita
lamented that her husband had already been
suffering from a heart ailment when he was
gunned down. “Me sakit na nga yung
matanda, ginanun pa nila (The old man was
already suffering from illness and they had to
do that to him),” she said.
Senior Supt. Roberto Aliggayu, director of
the Nueva Ecija police provincial office
(NEPPO), said the case remains “unsolved”
but is still in their top priority being the “only
Task Force Usig case” in Nueva Ecija. Task
Force Usig is the national unit handling
extrajudicial killings.
“Our only problem as far as sensational
cases are concerned is that Guevarra case,”
Aliggayu said.
The case, he said, warrants special
attention because it concerns “a person who
is believed to be involved in a leftist
organization. So we have investigated this for
quite sometime and it remains unsolved due
to the fact that the leads that we followed
di9d not produced good results.”
Since then, 76-year-old Aling Lolita has
left the home she and her husband shared
and moved in with her daughter, who even
considered bringing their case to the media,
were it not for a lack of funds.
She appealed to authorities to work hard
to deliver justice to Ka Pascual. She said her
family does not want any financial damages
“but only justice.”
“Nabubuhay kami ng sariling kayod, di
umaasa sa iba. Sikap at sikap ang ginawa
naming mag-asawa dito (We have relied on
no one but ourselves here. We strove and
strove to be self-reliant),” Aling Lolita said.
The Guevarras settled here from Barangay
Valdez, Floridablanca in Pampanga in 1960
with their three children. Guevarra only
finished fifth grade. Despite this, Aling Lolita
said, her husband even managed help others.
In 1983, he was elected member of the
Sangguniang Bayan (town council) of this
town where he served for one term. A
certificate he earned from a seminar in
connection with his job as local legislator is
one precious possession that still hangs on
their wall.
Guevarra’s grandson Ronnel Viloria, 18,
who was shot and wounded after trying to
help his grandfather, is still undergoing
therapy.
So far, Task Force Guevarra still has no
leads on the identity of the gunman.
Lady air force paratrooper shot dead...
FROM PAGE 1
Police identified the
victim as Airman First
Class Mary Jane Tagbe of
the First Air Division of the
PAF, who died from a single bullet wound in her forehead.
A police report said the
victim and three other
companions were inside
the Lovely Girl Videoke Bar
and Restaurant when she
figured in a heated argument with a group of persons led by a certain Renz
occupying on opposite table.
The two groups agreed
to settle their differences
outside the bar where the
shooting occurred. They
paid their bills before going out.
Leah Sotto Abana, 34,
manager of the bar, told
authorities, she heard gun
shots soon after the two
groups went out and she
immediately closed her
bar.
The suspects, police
said fled on board a black
motorcycle heading to
Angeles City downtown.
Policemen failed to catch
up with them.
Sources who asked
not to be named said at
least one of the suspects
belonged to the local po-
lice force.
Airman 1st Class
Clifford Rey Olap, of the
1st Air Division, said the
victim was rushed to Air
Force City Hospital but
she died moments later
while undergoing surgery.
Scene of the Crime
Operatives (SOCO) found
three spent casings for
caliber .45 pistol at the
place of the incident.
Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Victor Jose Luciano discuss with
officers and members of the Airline Operators Council (AOC) developments at the Clark International
Airport following a presentation at the CIAC Board Room Thursday. Beside Luciano is CIAC
Director and Vice-President for Operations Reynaldo Catacutan and AOC Chairperson Ma. Lourdes
Reyes (4th from right). PHOTO COURTESY OF CIAC-CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
AOC backs Clark airport’s dev’t...
FROM PAGE 1
airline industry.
For his part, Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President
and CEO Victor Jose I.
Luciano assured the AOC
that they are most welcome at DMIA.
He said “CIAC is committed in building the facilities of the airport to build
your operations here.”
CIAC is now in the process of mapping up plans
for the construction of the
Budget Terminal and the
Terminal 2 for the develop-
ment of the 2,367 hectare
Clark Civil Aviation Complex.
“We are committed to
serve you in your future
endeavors should you expand your operations in
Clark airport and I encourage you to take closer
look at Clark,” he said.
During a brief presentation at the CIAC boardroom, Luciano told AOC
members that the Department of Transportation
and Communication
(DOTC) has set aside
funds for the establishment
of a City Airport Terminal
that would be set up in the
area of Ayala owned Trinoma in Quezon City. It
would cater passengers
from Metro Manila and the
rest of the Southern Tagalog areas.
Luciano said that the
City Airport Terminal is
designed to cater passengers to be transported to
Clark airport. He added
that the project includes a
one stop airline check in
where passengers can
make check-ins for their
baggage easier.
He said that Victory
Liner had already indicat-
ed interest to use the City
Airport Terminal where
they would be providing at
least 50 busses that would
transport passengers to
the Clark Airport and vise
versa.
“We are looking at
P200 per head in the City
Air Terminal and all of
these are being studied by
the DOTC headed by Sec.
Mar Roxas and they already set aside fundings
for the project to further
make Clark airport accessible to the Southern Tagalog and Metro Manila.
– Joey Aguilar
Gov takes SOPA on the road
FROM PAGE 1
Pineda’s SOPA is also
replete with credits to
Panlilio for the savings in
the Capitol coffers and his
initiative in the repair of
the San Luis and Mabalacat district hospitals.
President Aquino is
also the object of gratitude
of the governor for the release of P10 million for the
rehabilitation of infrastructures damaged by typhoons, P500 million in
agriculture assistance
and the 8,200 Philhealth
cards distributed to indigent residents.
Part of the SOPA too
were the roads, bridges
and school buildings built,
livelihood programs both
initiated and inherited from
the previous administration.
The support of the provincial government to the
local police in terms of
patrol cars, motorcycles
and tricycles and communications equipment to further enhance crime prevention and fighting capa-
bility was even more applauded in Arayat last
Wednesday and in Magalang last Friday than at the
Bren Z. Guiao Convention
Center.
Pineda’s flagship program – health care and
sanitation – take even
greater urgency given the
current upsurge in dengue
cases in the province.
In the first of her
SOPA-on-the-road forays
in Arayat and Magalang,
Pineda enjoined the
townspeople to do their
share of maintaining the
cleanliness of their surroundings even as she
assured them that the district hospitals are staffed
and equipped enough to
treat dengue cases.
Solid waste management, or the lack of it
which the governor has
blamed for the various ills
plaguing the province,
from flooding – “garbage
chokes the rivers and waterways preventing the
flow of water to the Pampanga Bay” – to dengue
– “mosquitoes breed in
waterlogged garbage” – is
a major call to both local
officials and constituents.
“Gaano man po kalaki ang pondo ng ating
pamahalaan para sa
kalusugan ng ating mga
mamamayan ay mauubos at mawawalang saysay dahil hindi mawawala
ang mga sakit, pati na
ang kanser, kung hindi
magiging malinis ang
ating mga pamayanan,”
Pineda would always impress upon her audience.
So what did her constituents take of her
SOPA right in their communities?
“Hindi na po siya kailangang pumunta pa dito
para mag-ulat pa sa amin,
damang-dama naman po
namin ang kalinga at pagmamahal ni Nanay Baby,”
said an old woman who
identified herself simply
as “Aling Barang” who
joined some 2,000 others
jampacked at the Magalang Central School covered court and spilling
around the schoolyard. .
A queue of assistance
seekers formed at the
very stage of the Magalang Central School right
after Pineda’s SOPA with
provincial health workers
and staff of the Office of
the Governor addressing
their concerns.
Said a teacher at the
school: “Mabuti naman at
nandito siya para personal kaming makapagpasalamat sa mga tulong
niya, sa aming mga suweldo at insentibo at sa pagpapaayos ng mga silid
aralan.”
In Arayat, with over
3,000 in attendance, a
town councilor who requested anonymity lest
he be charged of “making
sipsip” (ingratiating himself to the governor’s graces) said the SOPA was an
“affirmation of the mutuality of love between Nanay
Baby and the people”
which “makes the gubernatorial election in 2013 a
foregone conclusion.”
When asked what he
meant, he smirked: “Sino
pa ang lalaban sa ating
Nanay?”
Farmers groups
urge ‘zero budget’
for Apeco in Aurora
BY DING CERVANTES
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – As Congress deliberates on the P322.5 million budget proposed for
the Aurora Pacific Economic Zone (Apeco), various groups urged yesterday “zero budget” for
the proposal which they
blamed for “massive cancellation of Certificate of
Land Ownership Awards
(CLOA) and Integrated
Social Forestry Certificates in areas covered by
Apeco projects.
The fishers’ group
Pambansang Lakas ng
Kilusang Mamalakaya ng
Pilipinas (Pamalakaya)
also urged lawmakers “to
look into the interest of
Sen. Edgardo Angara and
his son Rep. Sonny Angara in the Apeco” which,
they said, the Angaras
pushed despite lack of
social acceptability.
“Let the Angaras explain to the people why
they are pursuing the
project despite the
wholesale rejection of
Apeco by various groups
and even some lawmakers during the committee
hearing,” the group said.
Pamalakaya vice
chair Salvador France
said, however, that the
Angaras “should not be
allowed to speak and
cast their vote once Congress in plenary puts this
controversial issue for
decision.”
France denounced
the Apeco as “anti- people and environmentally
degrading.”
Pamalakaya said that
in Aurora, the protest
against Apeco is also be-
ing pushed by the umbrella organization Resist
Apeco! Defend Aurora
Movement (Radam)
which has also been lobbying for the scrapping of
the project and a probe
on what the two groups
have labeled as the “Angara clan scheme.”
The groups have sent
a letter to House Committee for Appropriations
chair Cavite (1st District)
Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya
and the other members of
the Committee, asking
them to junk the P322.5
million Apeco budget “in
the spirit of objectivity, fairness and justice.”
The groups said “the
approval of the P332 .5
millionfunds for the creation of Apeco will only
legitimize land-grabbing
and the abuse of marine
resources in the Aurora
province, thus endangering the livelihood, food
and housing security, and
the environment of the
people in Aurora.”
Another group called
Panlalawigang Alyansa
ng mga Magbubukid sa
Aurora (PAMANA) has
reported harassments,
allegedly perpetrated by
the elements of the Bravo Coy of the 48th Infantry Battalion, on families
which refuse to give up
their lands for Apeco
projects.
France said that some
farmers and fisherfolks
being dislocated include
beneficiaries of the Commonwealth government’s
land reform program.
Other groups which
have been lobbying
against Apeco include
the Kilusang Magbubukid
AQUINO SISTERS WITH ANGELES CITY VOLUNTEER GROUP. Manny So, head of the P-Noy
A.C. Volunteers leads his group in attending the Aquino Museum Redesign Competition together
with the Aquino siblings; Ballsy, Pinky and Viel at the Aquino Center in Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac
City.
ng Pilipinas (KMP), the
Alyansa ng mga Magbubukid sa Gitnang Luzon
(AMGL), the faith-based
group Promotion of
Church People’s Response (PCPR), the Government Employees for
Genuine Land Reform,
Katribu Party list and the
PAMANA.
The Angaras had insisted, however, that the
Apeco projects would
eventually benefit local
folk.
The Apeco website
aurorapacific.com .ph
said that the project proponents envision “a globally competitive, technologically advanced economic zone in the Pacific Northeast Sea Board
working towards a renowned business community characterized by
unified perspectives on
green revolution and
world-class innovation.”
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of RESURRECCION PUNAY
SALCEDO and LORETO V. SALCEDO who died intestate on November
20, 2007 and March 12, 2000, respectively, in Angeles City executed an
Extrajudicial Settlement of their estate more particularly described as a
parcel of land (Lot 9 of the subdivision plan Psd-45542, being a portion of
Lot 668-B-3-A, described on plan LRC Psd-14, G.L.R.O. Cad. Rec. No.__)
situated in the Barrio of Balibago, City of Angeles, Province of Pampanga
and covered by TCT No. 116561 of the Register of Deeds of Angeles City.
Punto! Central Luzon: August 22, 29 & September 5, 2011
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT
In the Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement of the estate of EMMANUEL
LOPEZ RAMOS in our June 15, 22 & 29, 2011 issue, the TCT NO.
173972-R should be TCT NO. 173971-R and not as earlier published.
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of ZENAIDA DEL PUERTOMARASIGAN and TOMAS T. MARASIGAN who died intestate on January
10, 1989 in Okinawa, Japan and June 29, 2011 in Angeles City, respectively,
executed an Extrajudicial Settlement of their estate more particularly described
as parcels of land situated at 137 E. Mallari St., Agapito Del Rosario,
Angeles City (Lot 53, Blk. 12 of the subd. plan Psd-546 being a portion of
Lot 831 in the cadastral measurement of Angeles, GLRO Cad. Rec. No
124) covered by TCT No. 12246 of the Registry of Deeds of Angeles City;
157 E. Mallari St., Agapito Del Rosario, Angeles City (Lot 96, Blk. 12 of the
subd. plan Psd-546 being a portion of Lot 831 in the cadastral measurement
of Angeles, GLRO Cad. Rec. No 124) covered by TCT No. 34448 of the
Registry of Deeds of Angeles City; and on Eugenio cor. Catherine St., Sta.
Maria Village, Balibago, Angeles City (Lot 13-B of the subd. plan Psd-03009796, being a portion of Lot 13, Block 6, (LRC) Psd-97-370, LRC Rec.
No. __) covered by TCT No. 68841 of the Registry of Deeds of Angeles
City.
Punto! Central Luzon: August 22, 2011
Punto! Central Luzon: August 22, 29 & September 5, 2011
ERRATUM
In the Notice of Extrajudicial Settlement of the estate of NIEVES LOPEZ
VDA DE RAMOS in our June 15, 22 & 29, 2011 issue, the TCT NO.
173972-R should be TCT NO. 173971-R and not as earlier published.
Punto! Central Luzon: August 22, 2011
ERRATUM
ANGELES CITY – It’s going to
be the best time to spend your
hard-earned money this month.
Dubbed as MarQuee MarQdown, the mall will be holding a
5-day sale on August 26-30.
Mallgoers are expected to enjoy big discounts of up to 70
percent off from MarQuee Mall
establishments including Metro
Department Store and Supermarket.
Trisha Narciso, associate
manager-marketing of MarQuee
Mall, urge mallgoers to take advantage of “this biggest sale in
the north”.
“MarQuee Mall is the premiere shopping, dining and entertainment destination in Angeles City and for this upcoming
MarQuee MarQdown Sale,
shoppers are sure to find quality items at discounted prices,”
she said.
Shop to your hearts’ content
from the wide array of popular
local brands as well as international brands that can only be
found in MarQuee Mall.
Get a chance to win surprise
treats from the various activities
that the mall has in store for you.
Join the Limbo Rock Game and
see how low you can go. Be on
alert as you scour the mall for Q
Marks to win exciting prizes.
Kids will also have their fair share
of fun by painting and designing
their own eco bags!
Get starstrucked as MarQuee
Mall brings in your favorite artists
live at the MarQuee Mall Activity
Center. Catch the YouTube singing sensation, Maria Aragon,
perform live on August 26, 5 p.m.
Groove to the beat as the Time
of My Life cast featuring Mark
Herras, Kris Bernal, Rocco Nacino, LJ Reyes and Ryza Cenon
entertain us on August 27, 5 p.m.
Laugh out loud and fall in love with
the on and off screen love duo
MelaSon - Melai Cantiveros and
Jason Francisco – with Star Power finalist Monica Sacay on August 29, 4 p.m. Catch the cast
of Wedding Tayo, Wedding
Hindi featuring Toni Gonzaga,
Wendell Ramos and Zanjoe
Marudo also on August 29, 7
p.m.
Shop till you drop as MarQuee Mall extends its mall
hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
So what are you waiting for?
Mark your calendars and get
ready to rush to MarQuee Mall
for the MarQuee MarQdown
Mallwide Sale.
For more details, please call
(045) 304-0110.
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • AUGUST 22 - 23, 2011 • MONDAY - TUESDAY
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Worshipful Master Cunanan
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Fashion up with Metro
METRO DEPARTMENT STORE and Supermarket at Marquee Mall
celebrated the Colors of Fashion with two exciting activities: the “Live
Mannequin Contest” and “Picture Perfect: A Photo Contest” last August 5, 6 and 7.
Live Mannequin Contest
Fashion icon wannabes gathered up last July 29 and 30, with the
hope to be chosen as one of the models to compete for the title of
“Live Mannequin Contest
Grand Winner.” Among the
models that went on the
screening, 12 males and 12
females were selected to
showcase their ability to pose
like a mannequin with poise
and confidence for the Blue
and White Collection on August 5, Purple and Black Collection on August 6, and Red
and Black Collection on August 7.
For each day, eight models will be wearing outfits from
Metro Department Store’s Apparels Department styled by Metro’s Visual Display Artists, Mark Santos and John Nelou Rabe.
To be declared as the Live Mannequin Contest Grand Winner, models should have the skill to capture the interest of the audience, ability
to carry the outfit, to project and to pose like a mannequin.
With all of these criteria, the judges declared Ener Baluyut and
Jennifer Quiambao as Grand Winner for the Blue and White Collection;
Kevin Marlex Garing and Janine Mary Grace Trogo for the Purple and
Black Collection; and Ezekiel Nicdao and Maricel Canlas for the Red
and Black Collection.
Each of them received P1,000.00 worth of Metro Gift Certificates.
PHOTO BY R.J. TAMAYO (AUG5)
MAGALANG, Pampanga – The officers and members
of Magalang Lodge 391, headed by its Worshipful Master Dennis L. Cunanan, announced the ground breaking of its soon to be established Lodge Temple in Magalang town.
Cunanan said the grounding breaking rites today
will be led by Most Worshipful Juanito P. Abergas, Grand
Master of all Masons under the Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines.
Other attendees include other groups like the Grand
Lodge officers, including officers in Central Luzon and
Masonic District RIII-A.
The proposed Masonic Temple will be built in a 1,000
square meters land in Barangay Dolores in Magalang,
Cunanan said.
He also said that they have invited other Masonic
Dignitaries on the ground breaking rites on the eve of
Magalang’s town Fiesta. The town’s fiesta is being celebrated every 24th of August.
Aside from MW Abergas, also expected to witness
the event include Right Worshipful Juanito G. Espino,
Jr., Grand Senior Warden of GLP, Most Worshipful
Pacifo Aniag, Jr., former GLP Grand Master; Very Worshipful Lorenzo Detran, Jr., Central Luzon Grand Lodge
Lecturer; Very Worshipful Gerardo Feliciano, Deputy
District Grand Master for RIII-A; and other Masonic dignitaries under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the
Philippines.
Cunanan, who is also the director general of the
Technology Resource Center (TRC), said the establishment of the lodge is an historical event.
“This is because only few young lodge in the Philippines are able to construct new lodge for its various
masonic activities,” he said.
Other Masonic lodges in Pampanga include Masonic
Lodge 48 which was established in 1919 under its charter
master Pedro Abad Santos; Leornard Wood Lodge 105
established in 1929; Jose Abad Santos Memorial Lodge
333 established in 2000, and Tiburcio Hilario Lodge 394
established in 2010. Magalang Lodge was also established in 2010.
He said charter members decided to build the lodge
and named it after one of the most historical towns in
Pampanga “in spreading the cement of brotherly love,
relief and truth.”
“It is also one way of disseminating the various teachings of Freemasonry—making good men better— in
this Masonic District,” Cunanan said.
Aside from Cunanan, other elected officers of the
Masonic lodge include Bro. Nomer Canlas as Sr. Warden, and Bro. Edgar Guevarra as Junior Warden.
PHOTO BY RALPH DARYL SERRANO (AUG6)
PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • AUGUST 22 - 23, 2011 • MONDAY - TUESDAY
New ‘Masonic
Temple’ to rise
in Magalang
Picture Perfect:
A Photo Contest
During the Live Mannequin Contest, amateur
photographers and photo
enthusiasts went on the
event to capture the live
mannequins with their
cameras. Metro will be
posting the photographer’s best entries on Facebook. To browse for the
qualified entries, they
should like The Metro
Stores Facebook account. The winning photographer with the most
number of likes on their
photo entry will receive
P7,000.00. Winner will be
PHOTO BY RALPH DARYL SERRANO (AUG7)
declared on September 1.