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VOLUME 7 NUMBER 106FRI - SAT

MARCH 14 - 15, 2014

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Drug haul is Albayalde’s Waterloo

BY ASHLEY MANABAT

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – A major accomplishment turned out to be the Waterloo

of Pampanga police director Senior Supt. Oscar Albayalde, after his relief order was sought.

Relief order poised on Pampanga top cop

Only the approval of Philippine National Po-lice (PNP) chief, Director General Allan Purisima, is needed before Albay-alde is unceremonious-ly booted out from his post under the doctrine of Command Responsi-bility.

A press release ema-nating from the offi ce of Central Luzon Region-al Police director, Chief Supt. Raul D. Petras-anta, said he has signed

Albayalde

GUN TRAFFICKING. Balibago Chairman Rodelio “Tony” Mamac takes traffi c management to a new level -- with an assault rifl e instead of the customary whistle -- at the MacArthur Highway. This in the wake of a reported robbery in the vicinity. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

BY DING CERVANTES

CLARK FREEPORT – The Bailey bridge put up to temporarily over a collapsed part of a con-crete bridge spanning the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) in

No work at SCTEx bridge, photo belies BCDA claim

ZERO ACTIVITY. No sign of any work below the Bailey bridge at the SCTEx. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Porac, Pampanga is re-portedly being fortifi ed at its base amid anoth-er lahar threat this rainy season, but a photo tak-en recently by a motorist belied this.

Almost six months now since the 49-me-

ter long damage was caused by lahar fl ows along the Pasig-Potre-ro River during Typhoon Maring in August last year, the Bailey bridge has remained safe for motorists, said SCTEx

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BY BONG Z. LACSON

CITY OF SAN FER-NANDO – The miracle is in the hard work, hones-ty, persistence and vigi-

AS QUARRY COLLECTIONS BREACH P1-B MARK

Gov sets P1.6-B target by end of second termlance.

That is how the ad-ministration of Gov. Lil-ia G. Pineda called the breaching of its self-im-posed target of P1 bil-

lion in quarry collections well ahead of its dead-line of June 2016, the end of her second term.

It will be recalled that the P1-billion tar-

get was set after quar-ry collections reached P842,097,879 at the close of Pineda’s fi rst full term in June last year.

The governor vali-dated this with what she said was the “anticipat-ed higher demand for Pampanga’s sand with the infrastructure boom

in both the private and public sectors attendant to the economic growth under the administration of President Aquino.”

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BY DINO BALABO

MALOLOS CITY—The Metro Pacifi c Tollways Corporation (MPTC) assured the public that the P10.5-billion elevated Harbor Link road project will be safe from earthquakes and vehicular accidents.

This came in the wake of a number of accidents on elevat-ed expressways in Metro Ma-nila, and reports that fault lines around the metropolis are ripe for another movement.

Ramoncito Fernandez, president-CEO of the MPTC, said they would ensure that “the design of the Harbor Link will stand seismic standards for elevated toll road.”

Fernandez said that as an elevated toll road, Harbor link will rise up to 10 storeys high specially when its right of way will cross the Light Rail Transit (LRT).

For the most part, he said that Harbor Link will be six sto-reys high above the Philippine National Railways (PNR) right of way.

Fernandez said that the P10.5-B elevated expressway is comparable to elevated toll

MPTC assures safety of Harbor

Link in earthquakesroads abroad.

He said that construction of Harbor link will commence this month and it will have minimal effects on traffi c fl ow on city streets.

However, he said that MPTC will closely coordinate with PNR for the construction in order not to hamper opera-tion of the rail system.

With regards to design of railings for the Harbor Link, Fernandez said they will con-sider the state of accidents on elevated expressways, driving habits of Filipinos and unsafe conditions of vehicles that will use the Harbor Link.

His comments came after a series of accidents occurred at the Manila skyway leading to the South Luzon Expressway.

The 5.6 kilometer Harbor link will stretch from MacArthur Highway in Barangay Karuha-tan in Valenzuela City to C-3 Road in Caloocan City.

Another project is the Seg-ment 10.2 which will start at C-3 Road where Harbor Link will end, and will extend up to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) campus in Sta. Mesa Manila.

Nipa cottages overlooking the Bataan National Park in Sinagtala with climate and view comparable to Tagaytay’s in Cavite.

BY ERNIE ESCONDE

ORANI, Bataan- A resort in an upland village adja-cent to the Bataan Nation-al Park here has continued to attract visitors especially during summer.

Felicito “Tong” Payumo, one of the owners of Sinag-tala Resort, said it stands at an elevation of 500 meters above sea level. He said the weather that always regis-ters four degrees lower in temperature than the low-land makes Sinagtala dif-ferent from other resorts in Central Luzon.

“Our resort has Tagaytay climate and view but minus Tagaytay pollution and traf-fi c,” said Payumo, the for-mer Bases Conversion De-velopment Authority chair.

“If there is an Austrian Alps, we have the Bataan National Park,” he added.

Another difference from other inland and beach re-sorts Payumo cited is the full view of Central Luzon to

Bataan resort has Tagaytay climate, view

the north, Manila Bay to the east and the Bataan mountain range to the west from the swimming pool and viewing decks of Sinagtala.

“Kahanga-hanga itong Sinagtala na malapit sa ka-bundukan at napakaganda. Para kang nasa Paraiso. Isa pang ipinupunta ng marami rito ay ang kapeng barako na parang brewed coffee ng America,” Jun Bringula of ra-dio station DWIZ said while sipping black coffee.

“Maganda at nakaka-re-lax,” said fi rst time lady visi-tors from Balanga City.

A bride and groom said they enjoyed doing their pre-nuptial preparations be-side the pool. “Pride ng Bata-an itong Sinagtala,” they said.

Payumo showed what he called as stilt tent. “Sa ibang bansa ay merong tinatawag na glam o glamour camp-ing ng mga matataas na tao halimbawa sa Africa na air-conditioned ang mga tent. Dito sa amin, merong ‘com’ o comfort camping gamit ang

stilt tent na pwedeng ma-buksan ang bubong at pa-noorin ang mga bituin sa langit.”

He also showed sites for bonfi re, Christian weddings near the mountain range. A chapel for weddings and social hall that can accom-modate 300 people are also available.

Aside from day-tour of visitors who want to go on picnicking and swimming, rooms are available for 100 persons for overnight stay with free breakfast.

Rooms good for 2-6 persons are from P2,300 to P4,400 a day. A whole house with a capacity of 10 persons can be rented for P7,000- P10,000; main house for 17 persons at P17,000 and a whole house for 30 people at P30,000.

Day tour rate is P300 per person including swimming. Children aged 5 and below are free of charge. The re-sort is for reservation only, walk-ins are not accepted.

SM CITY San Fernando Downtown long-time eleva-tor girl Ms. Cindy Flores made her genuinely and honorably deed as she returned a purse that she found inside the la-dies comfort room while taking her break. Not to think twice but Flores immediately turn-over the wallet into the mall’s Customer Relations Services (CRS) offi ce.

Coincidentally, a DHVTSU student named as Nerry Ann T. Dela Cruz was in too much troubled seeking assistance to SM City San Fernando Down-town’s security personnel to recover her missing purse. The polite guard courteously escorted Ms. Dela Cruz to the CRS offi ce.

Into much surprised Ms. Dela Cruz’sgot her wallet that

was surrendered by the eleva-tor girl Ms. Flores,containing P4700.00 and some cards as well.

“This money was intended for my tuition fee which I was about to pay tomorrow. Thank you very much po…” teary eyed Dela Cruz mentioned.

“No worries every honest person will do the same thing that I’ve done. First thing came to my mind when I found your purse that the person left this might really be worrying”, the elevator girl said.

Inspiring yet heart-warming to know people who has good intention and just simply doing their work meekly with mod-esty. This people will surely get what they deserve in time. Keep up the work and job well done “Ate Cinds”.

SM Supermall’s elevator girls

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Said Early Morning pro-mos offer great value alterna-tive for anyone wanting to to travel to Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo and Kalibo. Tigerair reopened these fl ights to give custom-ers more room to plan their trip and maximize their travel ex-perience. Times slots for these destinations include a 5:30am fl ight to Cebu for only P299, 5:55am for Bacolod at only P699, 5:30am fl ight to Iloilo at P699, and 3:45am fl ight from Kalibo to Manila for only P299.

“With these unbeatable low fares, surely you will fi nd a slot

for you to experience what it’s like to fl y early morning and fi nd out why some people pre-fer them. Aside from getting the lowest fares, airport lines are short or nonexistent. Most people at the airport are un-hurried or cheerful. You may also be lucky to experience the rarest of luxuries, which is get-ting an empty seat beside you,” quips Joey Laurente, Tigerair Philippines VP for Commercial.

“So, if you want to get to your meeting early, you have to get there on time; and If you are planning an adventure-ori-ented vacation, you have to re-tool your approach to get-ting to your destination early so you can explore more and have that most-deserved va-cation. And the best way to go is jet off in one of Tigerair Philippines before-sunrise fi ghts to make the most out of

your business or leisure trips. We aim for leadership by of-fering safe and reliable fl ights and sincere service to our pas-sengers. I encourage you to fl y with us and expect to reach your destination recharged and relaxed,” Laurente added.

Tigeriar remains steadfast in its commitment to promote products and services be-yond par by providing easy ac-cess, seamless travel process and minimal delays to its cus-tomers. Its Airbus A320s are among the youngest fl eet to fl y you to local destinations such as Bacolod, Cebu, Clark, Il-oilo, Puerto Princesa, and Ta-cloban; and international des-tinations such as Bangkok and Hongkong. Expect more destinations as Tigerair Phil-ippines delivers its promise of making a difference in the LCC business. –Menchie V. Osial

Tigerair offers lower fares for early morning fl ights

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BY ELMO ROQUE

SCIENCE CITY OF MU-NOZ – A lady-entrepreneur here has found another in-de-mand product which is now also being exported to other countries: the “guyabano tea”.

Leticia Basubas of Baran-gay Maligaya, dubbed as the “Rice Coffee Queen of Nueva Ecija,” is processing and pack-aging into tea bags at least 1,000 kilograms of guyabano leaves every month.

She earlier perfected the processing and production of rice coffee in tea bags and has been selling it through her var-ious outlets in the country and abroad.

Of late, she added in her array of other products pure guyabano tea to satisfy cus-tomers’ demand for this prod-uct regarded as having medic-inal properties.

“I am exporting P500,000 worth of pure guyabano tea and guyabano tea with pan-dan in the United States, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Ice-land and Brunei every four to six months,” Basubas said. “I am looking forward to an in-creased demand abroad once my processing plant and offi ce get halal certifi cation and ac-creditation,” she added.

(Halal is any object or ac-tion which is permissible to use or engage in according to Islamic law. In the country, the body that provides certi-fi cation and accreditation for food products is the Islamic Da’wah Council of the Philip-pines, Inc.).

Locally, her guyabano tea fi nds big market in big

Lady NE entrepreneur exporting ‘guyabano’ teamalls like SM and other super stores.

“I buy the guyabano leaves from farmers we accredited as suppliers of these medicinal leaves,” Basubas said. “I pay them P20 per kilogram for the leaves they turn in,” she add-ed.

The leaves, which she specifi ed from her suppliers to be not “too young” and “too old” and free from chemical spraying or attack by pests, are air-dried for three days and subjected to oven heating to free them from any microbe.

Guyabano (Anona Murica-ta Linn) is a tree common-ly grown in the backyard in the country with its pear-shaped fruits relished, when ripe, for its distinct sweet taste. The fruit, leaves and bark are described to con-tain medicinal properties.

Also known for its En-glish name soursop and oth-er names such as pawpaw, custard apple, and graviola, guanabana, among others, is native to Central and South America, and also found in sub-Saharan African coun-tries, Mexico, Colombia, Bra-zil, Peru, and Venezuela, and in most Southeast Asian coun-tries, including the Philippines.

Many quarters describe the guyabano as possessing me-dicinal properties that include cancer-fi ghting activity and many persons have been giv-ing testimonies that they have been cured of their stage-four cancer condition.

Dr. Rafael R. Castillo, a physician who writes a weekly column for the Inquirer, wrote that no published clinical trials

on human are yet available as to the effi cacy of guyabano for cancer cure.

He, however, noted that some studies done on guy-abano by the Catholic Uni-versity of South Korea and Purdue University in Indiana, United States, found that guy-abano tree extracts had acted in a way that prevented it from harming normal cells, while successfully targeting the dangerous ones, unlike che-motherapy, which destroys all

cells that multiply. “But, it has to be empha-

sized that all of these trials were conducted in the labora-tory only using non-living mod-els, or what is called as in vi-tro experiments,” Dr. Castillo noted.

It appeared that testimo-nials by many persons who claim to have been cured of guyabano have become a big pitch for the drinking of guy-abano herbal tea.

“Many people are visiting

us here looking for our guy-abano tea,” Basubas said. “It seemed that many people are fi nding relief for their ailment for drinking this kind of tea,” she added.

Basubas said she has 40 workers who are helping pro-cess and pack guyabano tea and some of her other herbal teas out of malunggay leaves, ginger, turmeric (yellow gin-ger), lemon grass, ampalaya (bitter gourd), squash and car-rots.

OATH TO SERVE. Members of the Association of Barangay Kagawads for the Development of Magalang (ABKD Magalang) take their oath of responsibilities as public servants before Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda.

PHOTO COURTESY OF JUN JASO, PAMPANGA PIO

BY ERNIE ESCONDE

BALANGA CITY – The pro-vincial agriculture offi ce on Wednesday started its three-day Provincial Achievement Day to pay tribute to farm-ers and fi shermen in Bataan, showcasing the biggest, lon-gest vegetables and fruits in the province.

“Ang tatlong araw na Pro-vincial Achievement Day ay naglalayong pasalamatan, kilalanin at bigyan ng parangal ang mga natatanging magsa-saka at mangingisda sa lalaw-igan na pinanggagalingan ng ating pagkain,” said provincial agriculturist Imelda Inieto.

Some farmer’s associ-ations will be given a farm tractor, collapsible dryers, multi-purpose drying pave-ment, knapsack sprayers, among some other items.

“Ang mga gamit na ipag-kakaloob sa samahan ng mga magsasaka ay sa kolabora-syon ni Congressman Enrique

Garcia at ng Department of Agriculture,” Inieto said.

She said that during the celebration, farmers and fi sh-ermen will have the opportu-nity to discuss new business trends. The activity has for the theme “Pagharap sa hamon ng Globalisasyon sa Agrickul-tura at Pangisdaan.”

Showcased were the big-gest and longest vegetables like kalabasa, camote, singka-mas, sitaw, patola, ampalaya, okra, kamatis, upo, sili, bunga ng malunggay and patola.

Also vying for the “pinaka” award are coconuts, mais na puti at dilaw, suha, apple man-go and manggang kabayo. Twin kamatis because of de-formity were also displayed.

For sale in different booths are garden plants, kapeng barako, araro cookies and oth-er processed food, slippers, kapis products, vegetables, vinegar, bibingka, peanut but-ter, cashew nuts, among some others.

Biggest, longest veggies, fruits

showcasedin Bataan

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OOpinion

Confidence game“I AM confi dent that the [Court of Appeals] will cause his release today. I think that his opponents realize victory in our case that’s why they are rushing with other cases against him.”

So declared Delfi n Lee’s counsel Willie Rivera after the CA granted the “extremely urgent petition for habeas corpus” of his client and ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to present Lee before it at 10 a.m., March 12.

“They seem to be aware that we are going to win in our assertion that the CA verdict dismissing the case against my client would be upheld. So they are rushing with more cases.” The very confi dent Rivera could not help overstressing.

On Wednesday, March 12, the Supreme Court stopped the implementation of the Court of Appeal’s ruling that lifted the warrant of arrest issued against Lee.

“The TRO (temporary restraining order) is effective immediately and continuing until further orders and is directed against the implementation of the Court of Appeals Nov. 7, 2013 decision which (a) annulled and set aside the orders dated May 22, 2012 and August 22, 2012 issued by Judge Amifaith Fider-Reyes and (b) quashed, recalled and lifted the warrant of arrest that the latter judge issued against petitioner Delfi n Lee pursuant to such resolution,” said the SC ruling.

Media reports quoted a “high court source” as saying that the ruling “in effect reinstated the syndicated estafa case against Lee” and the “habeas corpus pending with the CA will become moot and academic.”

So, it’s back to the Pampanga provincial jail for Lee.

Due process served, so the SC ruling has been hailed.

Pray though that the question of law – as some legal circles argue – be not answered by the miscarriage of justice.

TIME MAGAZINE’S Person of the Year in only the tenth month of his Petrine ministry.

Vogue Italy even beating the world’s number one newsmag to the draw, declaring him already Person of the Year in July 2013, after only three months as Supreme Pontiff.

And then there’s the Rolling Stone cover story in January that ended up as the rockmag’s top selling issue ever.

Really now, this Pope rocks and the Church

could only roll. On the fi rst anniversary of his ascension

to the Chair of Peter… okay, fi guratively now, what with his disfavour of the pomp and pageantry traditionally associated with the papacy, allow me to reprint my initial reading on the Pope which has remained consistent with the circumstances swirling around him.

Il Papa Gesuita“ANNUNTIO VOBIS gaudium magnum: habemus papam.”

Again to the pealing of bells reverberated March 13, from across St. Peter’s Square to the all the corners of the world the age-old tidings of great joy: We have a pope!

A Jesuit pope, OMG!So quick are the end-of-world doomsayers

to cry: ‘Prophesy fulfi lled!”By being a Jesuit, Jorge Mario Cardinal

Bergoglio now Pope Francis fi ts some “black pope” hearsay if not heresy as the last in the line of Peter. This directly taken from the derogatory moniker appended to the Jesuit superior general: “Black Pope” said to have been derived from the order’s garb of black cassock in the past centuries (they have since wore white ones), and the “storied power” of the Jesuits within the Church. Most probably though from the fact that the superior general of the Society of Jesus is elected for life. Just like the pope – now reduced to presumption in the light of Benedict XVI’s resignation.

Rather than indulge – and waste time – in conspiracy theories and doomsday scenarios, I would rather seek to know more about the persona of my novus Pontifex Maximus. Even as I pray for him, for his blessed pontifi cate for the good of Mother Church.

Lacking in personal contact, so I shall resort to the next best way to know about him, indeed to learn him. By his words. For as a man, so much more as a prince of the Church, his word is his honor.

Thus, Cardinal Bergoglio – at least some of his words – then from the web:

First on the secular front, I readily fi nd connection with.

On politics: “Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.”

Some totally alien, aye, indeed, very strange, thought there given Philippine political praxis.

Some resonance in the current Sabah situation we fi nd in then-Cardinal Bergoglio’s Mass in April 2, 2012 on the 30th anniversary of the failed Argentine invasion of the Falklands which they claimed as their Islas Malvinas: “We come to pray for all who have fallen, sons of the homeland who went out to defend their mother, the homeland, and to reclaim what is theirs, that is of the homeland, and it was usurped.”

The Sultanate of Sulu readily fi nds some solace there.

In the light of the scandals that surrounded the Roman curia, the governing body of the Church: “I see it as a body that gives service, a body that helps me and serves me. Sometimes negative news does come out, but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal.”

Leading to his take of media: “Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia: which is a sin that taints all men and women, that is, the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects.”

For those who have no inkling of what those strange terms meant, cocrophilia refers to obsessive interest in excrement, especially the

use of feces for sexual excitement; coprophagia is the consumption of feces. That’s taking bullshit to the literal, aye, gustatorial extreme.

We leave the muck there and proceed to the realm of the ecclesial.

To priests: “Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit.”

Evangelization and social reformation, I very well see there. Further highlighted thus: “We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this, it grows sick. It is true that going out on to the street implies the risk of accidents happening, as they would to any ordinary man or woman. But if the church stays wrapped up in itself, it will age. And if I had to choose between a wounded church that goes out on to the streets and a sick, withdrawn church, I would defi nitely choose the fi rst one.”

And then some more, with modern means:“We also try to reach out to people who are

far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging.”

Of today’s Catholicism: “This Church of, come inside so we make decisions and announcements between ourselves and those who don’t come in, don’t belong” he likened to the Pharisees of Christ’s time: “People who congratulate themselves while condemning others.” Remember Luke 18:9-14, the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican?

No parable now, but real cases of pharisaic hypocrisy: “In our ecclesiastical region there are priests who don’t baptise the children of single mothers because they weren’t conceived in the sanctity of marriage. These are today’s hypocrites. Those who clericalise the church. Those who separate the people of God from salvation. And this poor girl who, rather than returning the child to sender, had the courage to carry it into the world, must wander from parish to parish so that it’s baptised!”

Bonfi ring vanity thus: “An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it’s beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth … Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.”

His choice of papal name – Francis, connected to the 13th century saint from Assisi known as the very embodiment of humility – bespeaking of the then-Cardinal’s own “littleness” – eschewing the archbishop’s palace for a small apartment, riding clattering city buses, making his own meals, and accessibility to people from all walks of life.

As he is reported to have reminded priests in one of his sermons last year: Jesus bathed lepers and dined with prostitutes and taxmen.

His papal name also impacted from another Francis – Xavier, one of the 16th century founders of the Society of Jesus to which he belonged, the religious order famously known for its scholarship and outreach.There, by his very name, we may already be looking at the path of Francis’ Petrine ministry.

Gaude, populum Dei, habemus papam!

(Published in Punto! Central Luzon March 15, 2013)

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love! –Victor Hugo

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Ing Palsintan mung Amanu

(Kaugne ning pamangambul, pamipalabung at pamanyese king Amanung Sisuan, a ngeni panimunan ding bibilug king Parnasong Kapampangan lalam nang pamangasiwa ning mapuring Ari ning Parnaso, Renato Alzadon, banting manatil-ing mabie king danggut dang dila ring balang Kabalen, bust-en yung pamisan-misan ing milimbag la keng PUNTO Central Luzon News ding kawatasan a sinulat ding ding makatagan pang Poeta ning lalawigan Kapampangan. Iting poesiang pa-gnasan ming yampang para king malugud yung pamamasa, migale ya king istasyun ning RW Radio 95.1, king Siyudad ning San Fernando, ketang Marso 8, 2014. Atin yang regu-lar a programa ing Parnasong Kapampanganking mesabing istasyun a mararamdam balang Sabadu manibat king oras a alas 2:00 anggang alas 3:00 ning gatpanaun).

MAYAP A GATPANAPUN pu kekong sablang kabalen ku,At lalu na king magiting a announcer na ning radyu;Iti e ta’ sasalanan balang aldo ning Sabadu,Kakablas king lalawigan, siwala nang Boy Santiago;Antimurin ding matapat at masuyung magserbisyu,Doy Gigante, Dolly Ferrer, magluid sana iting bie yu.

Uling iko ing sagisag anting mabie nang larawanA pasulung king bukas na ning Amanu tamung Sisuan,Ngeni atyu mayayakit babangun yeng pagpilitan,Sasane yong alang sawa ding diwa ring kayanakan;Pagmasakit yeng bibekut, mibabatang kapagalan,Ban miuman yeng apatindag ing bukas nang paintungulan.

Keng mayap yung kapagnasan dakal la ring susuporta,Metung ne ing beteranu a makudtang Felix Garcia,Indang Ofring, Totoy Balas, Pol Batac ning Sta. Rita,Saka y Catherine Lapuz, Frank Guinto ning Sta. Maria;Dakal la pang miyayaliwa a poetang magbisita,Babie usuk pamigale keng istilung delanan da.

Ninu waring e mawili, suporta at ma-engganyuKeng sampat na ning programa, babie sigla karing tau;Keni ating tutulu lua, kikiak anting desperadu,At daralit maligaya kipmuan diwang makabersu;Ating gale babie aral at dalit ning balen tamu,Makarikil ngang mistula king ginintuan tang Amanu.

Keng sampat ning programa yu ala na kong’ akapante,Ing lugud yu king kultura sisesen yeng masalese;Ding tuturuanan yung anak keng tonu ra’t pamigale,E na lumuat kamtan tamu ing maningning a tagumpe;Keng lingap yu’t pamibata at pawas yung sinagese,Ing Amanung Capampangan e ne matda yan kabang bie.

E ra busten ing Amanu malakuan yang makabusalKing saug ning kalmang bigu at pait ning kalmang siwal;Ing buri ra lukluk da ka ketang Tronu pakasandal,At layun dang pagtumaila ating Reynang sari kamal;Dening anak mung poeta ‘duyan daka king pakamalAt karing danggut dang pluma sabitanan dakang dangal.

Mapalad ka Capampangan, mapalad ka o balen kuAtin ka pang makatagan a malugud pang anak mu,Ing amana ming Salita, matatda ne’t mag-ingalu,Anak mung Rene Azadon, kimbilan ne at siklulu;Dininan na kang siwala keng istasyun na ning RadyuBan lunto ya at mibangun ing palsintan mung Amanu.

Agyang atyu keng marayu dapot pilit yang magbaboIng lugud king Sabing menan, keng isip na e mamako;Bibyayan neng anggang binit, malugud neng pasulapoKaring anak Capampangan atyu ngeni magparayo;Matula lang pasalamat keng masabal nang papalto,Mr. Renato Alzadon, budning Ari ning Parnaso!

Diosdado L. Mallari, PLBarangay Sta. Maria,

Macabebe, PampangaPebrero 12, 2014

ON March 9, 2014, the Cath-olic Church in the Philippines held the 28th year of celebrat-ing the National Migrants Sun-day (NMS), a special event of recognizing the sacrifi ces and heroism of our migrants (OFWs) and their families.

The NMS would always serve as our inspiration to re-ally undertake pastoral care for the migrants sector. We are continuously in solidari-ty with the migrants and ref-ugees in dreaming towards a better world.

In the Archdiocese of San Fernando, as we begin to-day, March 12, the celebration of the National Migrants Day, we fully support this pastoral project and continuously com-mit ourselves to be in solidar-ity with the migrants and their families. We will continue to support them through the dif-ferent programs and services spearheaded by the Pam-panga Archdiocesan Migrants Desk.

We are aware of the man-ifold issues and concerns that beset the migrants sector. It is our moral duty and obligation

M E S S A G EM E S S A G E

A better world for OFWs, kin

BY THE MOST REV. PACIANO B. ANICETO, D.D.

ARCHBISHOP OF SAN FERNANDO

to be vigilant to counter any undertaking that would de-stroy the migrant sector’s per-sonal and family life and any attempt that would destruct values and norms of our soci-ety due to migration.

The increasing number

of migrant population in the Philippines, in the province of Pampanga in particular, is a clear manifestation that our “kababayans” are seeking a better world for their families and children through overseas employment which our society could not provide.

We see in this emerging social phenomenon the impact that leads to escalate the so-cial costs of migration.

The Archdiocese of San Fernando through the Pam-panga Archdiocesan Migrants Desk strives to minimize, if not totally eradicate, the social costs of migration. We respect-fully urge our government to fast track economic develop-ment that would facilitate more local employment. The Arch-diocesan Migrants Ministry in collaboration with the govern-ment agencies, NGOs and various private institutions will pursue the vision and goals of the Catholic social teachings of the Church to uplift the dig-nity and rights of our migrant and itinerant families. We urge our “cabalens” to join us in this pastoral endeavour.

(Statement on the 28th anniversary celebration of National Migrants Sunday)

EIGHT-TO-FIVE job workdays can be quite a dud especially when you fi nd yourself doing the same thing over and over again. So how can one keep proper perspective and main-tain enthusiasm for work? Here are some ways to ener-gize you:

• Choose your company wisely. Remember, attitude is contagious. If you want to stay focused and motivated on the job, be around people who are on-the-go, the achievers. Achievers often demonstrate positive attitude like taking ini-tiative, being responsible and optimistic. Surrounding your-self with real people who are successful in both little and big ways can infl uence you to give your best and strive for success.

• Concentrate on TODAY. People who keep remember-ing their past mistakes and failures fail to realize the po-tential there is in the pres-ent time. Thinking about to-morrow, however, invites fear and makes you a worry-wart. Better remain focused on to-day. Set goals you want to achieve for the day and work hard to meet each one. Even best-selling author, Dale Car-negie advocates living our lives one day at a time so that we would be more satisfi ed.

• Find your sweet spot. In-vest in your natural abilities and exercise your strengths at work. Usually we get bogged down with pressures, disap-pointments and failures, be-cause we focused on do-ing things we don’t really like to do, and things we are not good at. John Maxwell, a pi-oneer when it comes to lead-ership principles knows the value of doing self-inventory on your strengths and honing them. Focusing on our inter-ests and strengths leads to personal improvement and ul-timately to increased achieve-ment in our chosen fi eld.

C O M M E N T A R YC O M M E N T A R Y

Get motivated in the workplace

• Welcome change. If you fi nd yourself always thinking about doing something else than what you are current-ly doing, or about not show-ing up for work, then maybe it’s time for a change. Look for ways on how you can do something more of what you like. Change in your work may entail talking to your superiors about doing something more in line with your strengths and interests. It could also involve giving up your current job and looking for something else that really makes you fi red up.

What to do withDiffi cult Workmates

Diffi cult is really too tame a word to describe those people in the workplace that are wreaking havoc at work. These employees come in various shapes and sizes. They are those who terror-ize, de-motivate, back-bite, are toxic and are all-together negative. Over time they are easy to spot because they go against our idea of a good team player. They create a hostile, rather than a friendly, work atmosphere. So how can we cope with these employ-ees?

These diffi cult people ex-

BY GENESIS Z. MACAPAGAL

hibit forms of irrational behav-ior which in turn elicits emo-tional reactions from us. So the fi rst thing we need to do is to decide that whenever we are confronted with their be-havior, we would think fi rst. We will choose to be rational.

Resist getting into a fi ght whenever a diffi cult person exhibit an irrational behavior because when we respond to aggression with aggression we are actually stooping down to their level of being unrea-sonable. We are losing face instead of saving our face in the process. Professionalism and respect characterizes a rational, functional workplace.

Tips on Coping with Irratio-nal Behavior (adapted from: Dr. Nando Pellusi, Psychology Today)

• In times when you have to respond to the person, ask him about what is upsetting him. This will give him time to think rationally about what is going on with him.

• If the person comes up to because of a complaint, be willing to hear him out despite the erratic behavior, and fi nd out what it is he is complaining about. If there is some truth to his/her complaint, accept it and then correct him if there was an overgeneralization

• If you want to defend your position, do so after the person has calmed down. Approach the person in an unaggressive way as to not provoke another irrational behavior. Remember that your goal is to be heard.

• In general, you can ex-press empathy to the person so as to calm him down, or to defuse tension. You can say, “It seems to me that you are angry/unhappy about some-thing…”, then allow him to re-spond.

• Ask questions rather than argue with the person. asking questions helps you be less defensive and be less argu-mentative.

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NOTICE

February 19, 2014

Mr. Gilmen Gregory D’Costa son of Mr. Rusario D’Costa, Indian national, resident of 70, Parwado Assonora, Bardez, Goa and Miss Mana Arreola Mizushima daughter of Mr. Noriya Aoki Mizushima, Philippines national, resident of Dist 11, BLK -90, LOT 10, Pandacacui Rest Mexico Pampanga, Philippines, both presently residing in Kuwait, have given notice of intended marriage between them under the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969. If anyone has any objection to the proposed marriage, he/she may fi le the same with the undersigned according to the procedure laid down under the Act/Rule within thirty days from the date of publication of this notice.

EMBASSY OF INDIAKUWAIT

Punto! Central Luzon: March 14, 2014

THE METRO MANILA Devel-opment Authority (MMDA) re-cently expressed their admi-ration to the City of San Fer-nando’s (CSF) best practic-es in ecological solid waste management during a whole-day benchmarking session on Wednesday.

“I congratulate Mayor Ed-win Santiago for his green

MMDA learns from CSF best practicesendeavors because under his administration, I envision a brighter future in environ-mental protection,” Corazon Jimenez, General Manager of MMDA said.

The 20-member MMDA delegation is part of a study tour to capture the best prac-tices of San Fernando in zero waste management.

The group was assisted by the Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) Chairman Sonia Men-doza and the City Environ-ment and Natural Resources Offi ce (CENRO) head Engr. Anele David.

“Because of what the City is doing, we can say that San Fernando is a model of what a habitable city is,” Jimenez

added.A breakfast meeting host-

ed Mayor Edwin D. Santiago was attended by the MMDA team. This was followed by an on-site inspection of the Materials Recovery Facilities (MRFs) in barangay Maimpis and Pilar Village.

It can be noted that CSF boosted its zero-waste cam-

paign with the distribution of 150 pedal-powered garbage collection carts in all 35 ba-rangays. The city also boasts of its 50 functional MRFs and has recently been recognized by MEF as the fi rst city in the Philippines to be 100 percent compliant in terms of estab-lishing MRFs in all barangays.

–CSF-CIO

CLARK FREEPORT – The Krispy Kreme Dough-nuts and Coffee shop branch at SM City Clark here bagged recently the “Store of the Year Award for 2013” besting 46 other stores throughout the Phil-ippines.

Krispy Kreme SM Clark also got the “Hotlight Award” for the highest in-crease in sales as com-pared to the previous year and the “Store Internal Control Audit Unit Award.”

Leading the Manage-ment Team are Store Man-ager Riezl M. Antalan, Shift Manager Aileen M. Sicat, Store Accountant Jonna Pili, Team Leader Benedict Arnold T. Sanchez, and Trainor Elaine Zamora.

Krispy Kreme SM Clark was established in 2012.

It is the favourite wa-tering hole of mediamen and local offi cials.

– Ashley Manabat

Krispy Kreme at SM City Clark is 2013 Store of the Year

Krispy Kreme crew led by Benedict Arnold T. Sanchez (3rd from right) and Elaine Zamora (2nd from right).PHOTO BY ASHLEY MANABAT

BY ERNIE ESCONDE

BALANGA CITY – A to-tal of 277 out-of-school youths and some adults over 50 years old have passed the Accreditation and Equivalency Test of the Alternative Learning System (ALS).

Ernesto Robles, ALS supervisor, said that af-ter meeting with parents they have set the gradua-tion on March 27, 2014 of 268 test passers in high

277 OSYs to graduate in ALSschool and nine in ele-mentary or a total of 277.

The city supervisor said those who passed attended ALS in different barangays in Balanga on Mondays and Wednes-days from January to October this year.

“This is in line with the desire of Mayor Jose En-rique Garcia III to wipe out illiteracy in 25 baran-gays of the city and for them to be able to pur-sue higher education,”

Robles said.Graduates in the ALS

have the same privilege as graduates in any pub-lic or private secondary and elementary schools. ALS graduates in high school can enrol in any college or university as long as they satisfy the requirements of the school, Robles said.

He said the ALS pro-gram started in 1998. Last year, 267 graduated here.

NI JOHNNY R. REBLANDO

SUBIC, Zambales---An-im na suspected drug pushers ang dinakip ng pulisya sa magkakasu-nod na drug operation sa tatlong barangay sa bayang ito.

Sa ulat ni Chief In-spector Oriano Mina, hepe ng Subic PNP, naunang nasakote sa Barangay Cawag sina Ricardo Catalonia, 29, ng Barangay Matain, Subic; Baby Dabon, 51, ng Riverside, Barangay Lipay, Sta Cruz; at Ed-win Sabinda, 32, resi-dente ng Purok 7, Ba-rangay Del Pilar, Cas-tillejos.

6 pushers huliDroga, baril nakumpiska

Ang mga suspek ay dinakip habang nagbe-benta ng isang plastic ng shabu sa isang police asset sa halagang P500.

Nakuha sa pag-iin-gat ng mga suspek ang marked money, 11 plastic sachet ng sha-bu, isang .9 mm pistol na may walong bala at isang Toyota Vios (TOM-399) na umano’y ginag-amit ng mga suspek sa pag-deliver ng droga.

Sa Barangay Asin-an Proper, huli ang mga suspek na sina Melvin Ellano, 25, ng No. 127 Murphy St., Barangay New Kalalake; at Floren-cio Miclat, 50, residen-te ng No. 1418 Tabacu-

han, Barangay Sta Rita, pawang sa Olongapo City.

Nakuha sa pag-iin-gat ng mga suspek ang may 23 plastic sachet ng shabu, marked money at isang Toyota Vios na walang plaka na ginag-amit sa illegal na opera-syon.

Huli din sa Barangay Ilwas, ang suspek na si Jason Bhorg, 30, ng No. 39 Gordon St., Barangay New Banicain, Olonga-po City makaraan itong magbenta ng isang plas-tic sachet ng shabu sa isang police poseur buy-er sa halagang P500.

Nakuha sa suspek ang marked money at dalawang plastic sachet ng shabu.

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE 33RD REGULAR SESSION OF THE 5TH SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA HELD AT CITY SESSION HALL AT THE HEROES’ HALL, LOCATED AT MAGDALENA SUBDIVISION, SAN JUAN, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA ON THE 26TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2014

PRESENT:

Hon. JAIME T. LAZATIN …………………........... Presiding Offi cerHon. ANGELICA O. HIZON ………………........... MemberHon. RALPH DANIEL M. HENSON ……….......... MemberHon. NOEL T. TULABUT ………………….......... Member Hon. BENEDICT JASPER SIMON R. LAGMAN... MemberHon. AYZEL MARI-GRACE N. MACALINO ….... Member Hon. NELSON G. LINGAT ……………………...... MemberHon. JOSELITO R. OCAMPO …………..……...... MemberHon. HARVEY A. QUIWA……………………........ MemberHon. CELESTINO S. DIZON ……………………... Member Hon. JACKLYN RACHELLE G. CALIMLIM.......... MemberHon. ANGEL M. WIJANGCO…………………....... Member (LBC Pres.)

ABSENT: NONE

ORDINANCE NO. 2014-002(Sponsor: Honorable Noel T. Tulabut)

“THE ANTI-TRUANCY ORDINANCE FOR ELEMENTARY PUPILS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

WHEREAS, the City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga is one among the local government units (LGUs) in the country today that experiences exponential growth;

WHEREAS, considering its strategic location, being at the heart of Central and having been equipped with various road networks from all directions-east, west, south and north of Luzon, its exponential growth is at its peak;

WHEREAS, a manifestation of its continuing progress are the billion worth of investments ranging from malls, bottling companies, auto industries, housing, among others;

WHEREAS, developments in the area has, in one way or the other, bring ill-effects particularly among students whose schools are just a stone’s throw away from malls and other locations where vices thrives;

WHEREAS, the City Government of San Fernando, Pampanga through the Sangguniang Panlungsod aims to protect the youth especially those from the elementary and secondary levels to lessen if not totally eradicate the cutting of classes by students, still in uniforms, who frequented the malls, internet cafes, computer shops/centers, video shops/centers, billiard halls, bingo halls, movie houses and other similar entertainment establishments instead of concentrating in their studies;

WHEREAS, the Chair of the Committee on Education of the Sangguniang Panlungsod in coordination with all stakeholders i.e. school administrators, principals, students and student-leaders, mall managers, among others deemed fi t to enact the anti-truancy ordinance to curb malling and similar activities among elementary and high school students in uniform;

NOW THEREFORE, the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga in session assembled, ordain as it hereby ordained, that:

ARTICLE ITITLE

Section 1. Title. This Ordinance shall be known as “The City of San Fernando, Pampanga’s Anti-Truancy Ordinance.”

Section 2. Scope. This Ordinance shall fi nd application within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of San Fernando (P) and cover the violations herein defi ned.

Section 3. Declaration of Policy. It is a standing policy of academic institutions in the elementary and high school levels that students who have incurred more than twenty (20) absences are considered dropped. In spite of this school policy, however, “truants” or students playing hooky, or the so-called “bulakbolero” in Tagalog, and “lakwatsero” in Kapampangan, can be seen entering and loitering in public places such as malls, internet cafes, and playing video/computer games, bingo and billiards, wearing their school uniforms and during school hours. Worse, some students are occasionally found to be involved in prohibited activities during school hours when they are supposed to be in school attending their classes. Moreover, because of truancy, some students also become victims of street crimes.

This ordinance, therefore, aims to protect the interests of students for the peace of mind of their parents and guardians, by insulating them from the effects of societal ills that destroy their student life and their future, and also to control and prevent juvenile delinquency. This Ordinance shall apply to elementary pupils and high school students in public and private schools in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

The Ordinance establishes a Truancy Board and deputation of all the city’s 35 Punong Barangays, barangay kagawads, barangay tanods, security guards, school offi cials and teachers as action offi cers in the implementation of the ordinance.

Under this ordinance, corresponding disciplinary measures and penalties are imposed against the erring owners of business establishments, truant students and their parents or guardians as well.

It is high time that the city government adopted a truancy system so that the best interests of children whom the government and parents have provided a place in school are protected.

Section 4. Defi nition of Terms. As used in this Ordinance, the following mean:

a. Student - means any elementary and high school students under eighteen (18) years of age enrolled in a public or private school in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga;

b. Truant - means a student who is absent from school without valid cause or authorization;

c. School - means public or private elementary and secondary school in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga;

Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of PampangaCity of San Fernando

OFFICE OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

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d. School Hours - mean the time from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during weekdays (Monday to Friday), except when a weekday falls on a holiday;

e. School Uniform - means standard clothing prescribed by schools worn by students during school days;

f. Business Establishment - means malls, internet cafes, computer shops/centers, video shops/centers, billiard halls, bingo halls, movie houses and other similar entertainment establishments in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga;

g. Operator - means the owner, manager, administrator, lessee or any person who operates and is responsible for the operation of a business establishment;

h. Parent - means a person who is a natural parent, adoptive parent, or step-parent of a minor;

i. Guardian - means:

1. A person who, under court order, is the guardian of the person of a minor;2. A public or private agency with whom a minor has been placed for custody by a court;3. A person in charge of the custody or who is taking care of a minor, whether relative or not; or4. A person at least eighteen (18) years of age and authorized by a parent or guardian to accompany a minor in a public place or to have the care and custody over

him/her.

j. Public Place - means a place in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga where the general public, or a substantial group of people, have access, including but not limited to, streets, highways, sidewalks, parking lots, vacant lots, or any unsupervised place, parks, and the common areas in and about churches, apartment buildings, offi ce buildings, hospitals, schools, shops and places of entertainment such as movie houses and similar places and business establishments;

k. Security Guard - means duly trained and license security guard on duty manning the entrance/exit doors of an establishment;

l. Linger or stay - means to loiter or remain, as well as to refuse to leave when requested to do so by a police offi cer, or the owner or other person in control of a public place. This term also encompasses activities which may be mobile, such as walking, driving, and riding about in a public place or business establishments;

m. Emergency - means an unforeseen combination or circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action. The term includes, but is not limited to, a fi re, a natural disaster, an automobile accident, or any situation requiring immediate action to prevent serious bodily injury or loss of life.

ARTICLE IIREGULATED ACTS

Section 5. Prohibited Acts

a. It shall be unlawful for a student to linger or stay or be in or upon public places or business establishments in his/her school uniform during school hours;b. It shall be unlawful for a parent or guardian, teacher and school authorities to knowingly permit, or by insuffi cient control allow, the student to linger or stay in any

business establishment or public place within the city during school hours;c. It shall be unlawful for an operator of any business establishment to knowingly permit or by insuffi cient control allow a student in hi/her school uniform to linger or stay

and play computer/video, billiard or other games during school hours.

Section 6. Exceptions. The activities prohibited by Section 5 shall not be unlawful under the following circumstances:

a. When the student is in a motor vehicle or other travel in no violation of the ordinance;b. When the student is involved in an emergency;c. When the student is going to or from a medical appointment; d. When the school conduct an activity using malls (movie houses, activity center) and other similar establishment as venue; and e. When the student has been permitted to leave school campus for some school-related activity and has in his/her possession a valid, school-issued, off-campus permit,

letter or authorization.

ARTICLE IIIIMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ORDINANCE

Section 7. Enforcement Procedure. Before taking any enforcement action under this Ordinance, a Punong Barangay, barangay tanod, organized neighborhood crime watch enforcer or security guard on duty on the establishments shall ask the apparent offenders’ age and reason for being in the public place or business establishment, in school uniform and during school hour. The enforcer shall issue a citation ticket to the violator, after reasonably believing that a violation was committed and explaining the circumstances of such violation under this ordinance, to be dealt with pursuant to the applicable provisions in Section 10 thereof, in coordination with the City Welfare and Development Offi ce.

The Truancy Board, created under this ordinance, shall deputize all Punong Barangay, barangay kagawads, barangay tanods, security guards on duty, city Marshalls, school offi cials and teachers as enforcers in the implementation of the ordinance.

ARTICLE IVCREATION OF THE TRUANCY BOARD

Section 8. Creation of the Truancy Board. There is hereby created a Truancy Board which shall be composed of the following:

Chairman - City MayorCo-Chairman - SP Member, chair, Comm. on Education, Arts and Culture

Vice Chairman - Superintendent, Division of City SchoolsCo- Vice-Chair - SP Member, chair, Comm. on Peace and Order & Public Safety

Members:

SP Member, Chair Committee on YouthABC PresidentABK PresidentHead, City Social Welfare and Department (CSWD)

PTA Federation President Representative from Private Schools Student Representatives from High School (Public/Private)

PNP City of San Fernando, Pampanga PAMCHAM President, Private Sector City Legal Offi cer City Marshalls

Section 9. Duties and Functions of the Truancy Board. The Truancy Board shall have the following duties and functions:

1. Make responsive and essential the implementation of the “The City of San Fernando, Pampanga’s Anti-Truancy Ordinance”;

2. Deputize all barangay captains, barangay kagawads, barangay tanods, school offi cials and teachers and license security guards as action offi cers in the implementation of this ordinance;

3. Control and prevent juvenile delinquency and in order that the health, safety and welfare of students under the age of eighteen (18) and public welfare will be protected; and

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4. Take active steps in ensuring the welfare of elementary pupils and high school students in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Section 10. Duties and Limitations of Action Offi cers. The following shall be the duties and limitations of Action Offi cers:

a. Action offi cers must undergo training seminars with regards to the proper approach of violator(s) before the full implementation of the ordinance;b. Action offi cers must be circumspect in performing their duties as enforcer of the ordinance;c. Action offi cers must perform their duties with due respect and patience to minors in the performance of their duties for the preservation of the basic rights of an

individual;d. Action offi cers cannot apprehend student(s) when accompanied by parent or guardian;e. Action offi cers must always and mandatory wear ID issued by the Truancy Board during apprehension proceedings;f. Action offi cers cannot apprehend (student) when perceived violator(s) is not wearing the prescribed school uniform;g. Action offi cers cannot apprehend violator(s) before and after class hours;h. Action offi cers cannot apprehend student(s) during suspension of classes due to calamities and emergencies;i. Action offi cers cannot carry out his/her function if under the infl uence of alcohol;j. Action offi cers shall always observe and preserved basic human rights of the offender(s).

ARTICLE VPENALTIES

Section 11. Penalties. The following fi nes and penalties shall be imposed on any and all violators of this Ordinance:

1. If the violator or offender is a student:

1.1 For the 1st Offense – a student found violating this ordinance for the fi rst time, shall be informed of the anti-Truancy Ordinance and a stern warning that a similar violation would lead to the issuance of the citation ticket with corresponding action as to the second offense;

1.2 For the 2nd Offense – a student found violating this ordinance for the second time will be referred to the school principal through the class adviser accompanied by a parent/guardian of the student and will undergo guidance counseling at the guidance counselor of the school;

1.3 For the Third & Subsequent Offenses – a student violating this ordinance for the third time and every time thereafter shall be referred to the Punong Barangay where the student resides and shall be required to attend with his/her parent/guardian for every offense, two (2) consecutive Regular Barangay Council sessions of the barangay where he/she is residing, for counseling by the barangay council, which shall include this matter as part of its sessions agenda; PROVIDED, that the Punong Barangay shall certify compliance or non-compliance by the concerned student with this penalty; PROVIDED FURTHER, that the violator shall be required to submit the certifi cation issued by the Punong Barangay to the apprehending offi cer and school administrator or principal within a period not to exceed two (2) months from date of violation;

PROVIDED FINALLY, that every non-compliance with the prescribed penalty shall be automatically converted to a fi ne of two hundred (P200.00) pesos to be imposed against the violators parent or guardian concerned on top of the fi ne already imposed upon said parent or guardian under Section 10 (b) hereof.

2. Any parent or guardian and teacher or school authorities in charge of the custody and in direct supervision of student who violated this ordinance shall be penalized with a fi ne of THREE HUNDRED PESOS (P300.00) or an imprisonment of not less than ten (10) days but not more that fi fteen (15) days or both such fi ne and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court; and

3. Any operator of business establishment covered under this ordinance found violating any provision hereof shall be with the following fi nes and penalties:

3.a 1st Offense – a fi ne of not less than one thousand pesos (P1,000.00) but not more than two thousand pesos (P2,000.00), at the discretion of the court;

3.b 2nd Offense – a fi ne of not less than two thousand pesos (P2,000.00) but not more than three thousand pesos (P3,000.00), at the discretion of the court;

3.c 3rd Offenses – a fi ne of not less than three thousand pesos (P3,000.00) but not more than fi ve thousand pesos (P5,000.00) and/or imprisonment of not less than thirty days and one day, but not more than six (6) months, at the discretion of the court; and

3.d 4th OFFENSE – the same penalty imposed for the 3rd Offense and the business establishment concerned faces automatic closure, and the business permit of the operator will be cancelled and the establishment padlocked. The penalty will be lifted after one year and upon completion of necessary requirements, to wit: (1) Affi davit of undertaking that the operator will not violate the ordinance again and that in case of any further violation by such operator, he/she shall be meted with the maximum penalty of permanent closure of his/her business establishment; (2) seminar with the City mayor or his designated representative.

ARTICLE VICLAUSES

Section 12. Separability Clause. Any provision or portion of this ordinance found to be violative of the Constitution or invalid shall not impair the other provisions or parts thereof which shall continue to be in force and in effect.

Section 13. Repealing Clause. Ordinances, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent or in confl ict with the provisions of this ordinance are herby repealed and/or accordingly.

Section 14. Effectivity. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its approval, publication in newspapers of general circulation for three (3) consecutive issues in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga and posting of the same in all public and private elementary and high schools in the city, barangay halls, malls and similar establishments, and in conspicuous places along the Poblacion area of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga

ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY this 26th day of February 2014

x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xI hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing Ordinance adopted by the 5th Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga during its 33rd Regular

Session held on February 26,2014.

AVELINA M. LACANILAO-LAGMAN Secretary to the SanggunianATTESTED TO BE DULY ADOPTED:

Hon. JAIME T. LAZATIN City Vice-Mayor &Presiding Offi cer

APPROVED:

Hon. EDWIN D. SANTIAGO City Mayor

February 28, 2014 Date

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 57, ANGELES CITY

IN THE MATTER OF CORRECTION OF ENTRIESIN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF JESUSGAERLAN TENORIO AS TO HIS BIRTHDAY FROMJUNE 25, 1961 TO JUNE 25, 1958,

SP. PROC. NO. 9047JESUS GAERLAN TENORIO,

Petitioner, -versus-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF ANGELES CITYAND THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE OFMETRO MANILA, Respondents.

x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xAMENDED ORDER

A verifi ed petition has been fi led by the petitioner praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, this court renders judgment ordering the respondents, Local Civil Registrar of Angeles City and the Civil Registrar General, to correct the entry in petitioner’s Certifi cate of Live Birth particularly his date of birth from June 25, 1961 to June 25, 1958.

Finding the petition to be suffi cient in due form and substance, the Court hereby sets the hearing thereof on APRIL 22, 2014 at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon to be held at the Session Hall of this Court, 2/F Hall of Justice, Pulung Maragul, Angeles City after this Order shall have been published in a newspaper of general circulation in Angeles City and Pampanga for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

All persons interested in the said petition may appear before this Court on or before the scheduled date and show cause, if they have any, why the prayer thereof should not be granted.

The petitioner is hereby directed to furnish copies of the Petition and its annexes the Offi ce of the City Prosecutor, Angeles City, Offi ce of the Solicitor General, Makati City, the Civil Registrar General, the Civil Registrar of Angeles City within ten (10) days upon receipt hereof and to submit to the court proof of compliance.

Furnish copies hereof the respondents, the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, RTC, Angeles City, the petitioner and his counsel.

SO ORDERED.Angeles City, February 26, 2014.

OMAR T. VIOLA Judge

Punto! Central Luzon: February 28, March 7 & 14, 2014

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of the late ANGELITO M. GUNDAYAO

executed two (2) sets of Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlements of his estate consisting of a parcel of land described as Lot 23, Block 11 situated in the Bo. of Mamatitang, Mabalact City and covered by TCT No. 449462-R; and a Checking Account with Account No. 00401-000043-4 and an ATM Account with Account No. 0004-215861-101 (Payroll) at the Veterans Bank, before Notary Public Conrado T. Danan as per Doc No. 270, Page No. 55, Book No. XLII, Series of 2014.

Punto! Central Luzon: March 7, 14 & 21, 2014

Albayalde’s relief “due to his failure to take correc-tive action at his level de-spite the chance given to him to do so.”

Petrasanta said Al-bayalde’s relief is a mat-ter of “standard operat-ing procedure.”

This developed af-ter charges were fi led in court against Supt. Rod-ney Raymund Louie Ba-loyo IV, former chief of

Relief order poised on Pampanga top copthe Pampanga Provin-cial Intelligence Branch (PIB), Senior Insp. Jo-ven B. de Guzman Jr., former Pampanga Anti-il-legal Drugs Operations Special Operations Task Group (PAIDSOTG) and 11 of their men. They were fi rst subjected to preventive suspension on March 3 to pave the way for summary hear-ings on their admin-istrative cases which stemmed from alleged

irregularities in the an-ti-illegal drugs operation on November 29, 2013 in Narra St., Woodbrige Subd. inside Lakeshore in Mexico town.

The anti-illegal drugs operation was consid-ered one of the biggest accomplishment of the Pampanga police under Albayalde which result-ed in the seizure of 36.5 kilos of suspected shabu amounting to P182 mil-lion and the arrest of Chi-

nese national Ding Wen-kun, 30, of Jiangxi, China and Roel Luage Cabag of Samboan, Cebu.

On Tuesday (March 11), a case for Violation of Sec 27 of Article II of RA 9165 or the Com-prehensive Dangerous Drugs Act has been fi led before the Offi ce of the Provincial Prosecutor against the erring police-men.

Petrasanta said he has already approved

the recommendation of the investigating body “after a careful and thor-ough evaluation of evi-dence and accounts of witnesses and respon-dents” on the alleged buy-bust for the relief of Albayalde.

As of press time, Al-bayalde’s relief order is still pending and await-ing the approval of Puri-sima.

Petrasanta said “the move of dismissing and

disciplining erring police personnel shows efforts of the police in removing bad eggs in the police force and that the rule of law does not distinguish rank, position or popular-ity whether victim or re-spondent in the PNP or-ganization.”

The CL top cop also said, “This is a clear manifestation of the keen determination of the PNP to remove misfi ts among its ranks.”

Pineda proved pre-scient. At 3 p.m. Monday, the cumulative quar-ry revenues reached P1,000,485,000 after the March 1 to 10 col-lections peaked at P8.8 million.

The collections for February totalled P28,720,000.

“The Capitol is natu-rally happy over this de-velopment. The amount of P1 billion translates to more projects in infra-structure and livelihood, more social services like health and education,

Gov sets P1.6-B target by end of second termFROM PAGE 1 all for the well-being of

the Kapampangan,” the governor said.

This, even as she enjoined local offi cials to use their shares in the quarry revenues wise-ly: “Pakiusap ko lang sa ating mga opisyal ng mga bayan at barangay

na ilaan at gamitin ang kanilang share sa kapa-kanan ng kanilang mga pinaglilingkuran dahil ito ay yaman ng Pampan-ga para sa mga Kapam-pangan.”

Reaching P1 billion has raised the ante in the quarry collections –

to a new target of P1.6 billion at the end of Pi-neda’s second term. So disclosed Engr. Art Pun-salan, chief of the Pro-vincial Government En-vironment and Natural Resources Offi ce.

“Gov. Pineda told me that she wants the quar-

ry collection to reach some P1.6 billion at the end of her second term which is until 2016. We still have time, so hope-fully, we will be able to get that as well,” dis-closed Punsalan.

Punsalan said that the past 45 months of the Pineda administra-tion showed the “consis-tency” of quarry collec-tions which he credited to “effi cient operations and strict monitoring” of sand quarrying sites and trucking, as well as the “cooperation of indus-try stakeholders, includ-ing truckers and opera-tors, the diligence and support of Gov. Pineda and the provincial board plus the hardwork of the Kapampangan A Lulu-gud at Matapat (Kalam) or the so-called “quar-

ry boys” comprising the checkers and monitors.

Upward curveFrom the successes

of the preceding Pan-lilio administration, the quarry revenues under the Pineda administra-tion gradually took an upward curve from July to December 2010 with a total of P119,385,000 within that six-month pe-riod.

In 2011, collec-tions amounted to P238,380,000 and soared to P292,017,500 in 2012.

Natural calamities and constriction in the construction industry lowered the revenues to P238,902,500 in 2013, but still fell within the set monthly benchmark of P20 million.

FA S T FA C T SComparative Quarry Collections (for single term) as culled from reports of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Offi ce

1999-2001: NDRC (Natural Resources Development Corp.) - P382,580,9002002-2003: Gov. Lito M. Lapid -- P34,573,000 July 2004- June 2007: Gov. Mark T. Lapid -- P82,680,000 July 2007- June 2010: Gov. Eddie T. Panlilio -- P616 million.July 2010 – June 2013: Gov. Lilia G.Pineda – P842,097,879.

service engineer Joshua Bingcang,

“You don’t see it, but work on the permanent restoration of the dam-aged portion has been ongoing since about four weeks ago. You don’t see it because the work is being done at the bottom section of the bridge,” he said, add-ing that d the fortifi cation work is expected to be fi nished before the next rainy season.

Bingcang said the Bases Conversion De-velopment Authority (BCDA), which owns and operates SCTEx, has already fi nished with the design for the per-manent replacement of the damaged bridge sec-tion with the approval of the Bureau of Design of the Department of Pub-

No work at SCTEx bridge...FROM PAGE 1 lic Works and Highways

(DPWH).He estimated that the

construction of the new permanent replacement would cost some P120 million.

“We are adding one more span for the bridge,” he said, as most of the sections of the soil at the southern end had been eroded into the riv-er when it was damaged on Aug. 19, 2013.

A motorist has com-plained that “no work” is being done at the damaged section of the bridge and even took photos down the Pasig Potrero River only last March 4 showing no ac-tivity at all at the base where Bingcang said fortifi cation work is be-ing done. His photo also showed debris of a car on the riverbed amid re-ports that a car recently

fell into the river from an “unguarded end” of the bridge.

The Bailey bridge was a temporary mea-sure installed by the DPWH a month after the collapse of a section of the bridge across the Pasig-Potrero River. The river used to be an ac-tive volcanic lahar chan-nel emanating from the slopes of Mt. Pinatubo.

Bingcang said he had yet to check on the reported fatal accident, even as he assured mo-torists that the Bailey bridge has remained ca-pable of withstanding the weight of vehicles up to as much as 35 tons.

“Our work is within our timetable. We could not start earlier because all studies on lahar be-haviour in the area of the bridge had to be stud-ied to avoid a repetition

of the same accident. There were hydrological and other such studies that had to be fi nished,” he stressed.

He said that work-ers have been install-ing pre-fabricated board piles at the basement of the bridge and reinforc-ing cracks in the same area to make sure the approaches to the bridge would no longer be erod-ed by river fl ows.

“We have to fi nish this reinforcement mea-sures at the base of the bridge before the rainy season,” he added.

Bingcang also said that bidding for the con-struction of the per-manent section of the bridge would be held soon, after the basement sections have been ful-ly fortifi ed to withstand fl ows in the Pasig-Potre-ro River.

The theme of this year’s celebration of National Migrant’s Sun-day focuses on PAMD’s

Apu Ceto cites impact of migration...FROM PAGE 12 decade of service, “Un-

selfi shly caring for the people on the move and their families.”

Events lined up from March 12-14 include an

SDO forum on “Under-standing the Psycholo-gy of SDOs: at the Holy Angel University; OFW services forum, exhib-it of OFW products and

Job Fair at Walter Mart; a migrants ministry con-gress at the Arzobispa-do here, to be capped by a concelebrated Mass.

– Bong Z. Lacson

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TheGossipmillerCesar Pambid

30th Star Awardsfor Movies tagumpay!

SAYANG at nagkataong sabay pang wala sa bansa ngayon sina Vice Ganda and KC Concepcion kaya hindi nila personal na natanggap ang kani-kanilang acting award na napanalunan sa ginanap na 30th PMPC (Philippine Movie Press Club) last Sunday, March 9, sa The Solaire Grand Ballroom, Solaire Resorts & Casino.

Si Vice Ganda ang nanalong best actor para sa pelikulang Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy at si KC naman ang nagwaging best actress para sa pelikulang Shoot To Kill: Boy Golden.

Parehong no-show ang dalawa dahil nasa U.S. sila -- si Vice for a series of shows at si KC naman ay nag-aaral at bakasyon na rin at the same time.

Si Toni Gonzaga na isa sa hosts ang tumanggap ng award for Vice at si Laguna Governor ER Ejercito naman na leading man ni KC sa Boy Golden ang tumanggap ng trophy for her.

Nagwagi ng Movie of the Year ang On The Job at Movie Director of the Year si Erik Matti.

Samantala, tinanghal na Indie Movie of the Year ang Badil at ang direktor nitong si Chito Roño ang waging Indie Director of the Year.

Si Toni and Piolo Pascual ang magkatuwang na nag-host ng affair fresh from the success ofStarting Over Again.

Ang 30th PMPC Star Awards ay mula sa Airtime Marketing, Inc. ni Tess Celestino at sa direksyon ni Al Quinn. Mapapanood ang kabuuan ng pagtatanghal sa ABS-CBN Sunday’s Best sa Marso 16, 2014

Narito ang mga nagsipagwagi:• INDIE MOVIE SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: ALBERT

MICHAEL IDIOMA (Sonata)• MOVIE SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR: CORINNE DE

SAN JOSE (On The Job)• INDIE MOVIE MUSICAL SCORER OF THE YEAR: EMERZON

TEXON (Sonata)• MOVIE MUSICAL SCORER OF THE YEAR: CARMINA CUYA

(Shoot To Kill: Boy Golden)• INDIE MOVIE ORIGINAL THEME SONG OF THE YEAR:

SUKATIN MO ANG MUNDO KO (Jumbo Jericho)• MOVIE ORIGINAL THEME SONG OF THE YEAR:

HUWARANG KABATAAN (Pedro Calungsod, Batang Martir)• MOVIE CHILD PERFORMER OF THE YEAR: RYZZA MAE

DIZON (My Little Bossings)• NEW MOVIE ACTOR OF THE YEAR: VINCE TAÑADA (Otso)• NEW MOVIE ACTRESS OF THE YEAR: ISABELLA DAZA (It

Takes A Man And A Woman)• INDIE MOVIE EDITOR OF THE YEAR: CARLO FRANCISCO

MANATAD (Badil)• MOVIE EDITOR OF THE YEAR: JAY HALILI (On The Job)• INDIE MOVIE PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR:

JUNJUN MONTELIBANO (Sonata)• MOVIE PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR: JOEL

BILBAO and FRITZ SILORIO (Shoot To Kill: Boy Golden)• INDIE MOVIE CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: JUN

GONZALES (Bamboo Flowers)• MOVIE CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR: RICARDO

BUHAY, III (On The Job)• INDIE MOVIE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR: JOSE

JAVIER REYES (Ano Ang Kulay Ng Mga Nakalimutang Pangarap?)

• MOVIE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR: ERIK MATTI and MICHIKO YAMAMOTO (On The Job)

• MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR: JOEY MARQUEZ (On The Job)

• MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR: ANGEL AQUINO (Ang Huling Chacha Ni Anita)

• INDIE MOVIE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR: CHITO ROÑ0 (Badil)

• MOVIE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR: ERIK MATTI (On The Job)

• INDIE MOVIE OF THE YEAR: BADIL (Waray Republik and Film Development Council of the Philippines)

• MOVIE OF THE YEAR: ON THE JOB (Reality Entertainment and Star Cinema)

• MOVIE ACTOR OF THE YEAR: VICE GANDA (Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy)

• MOVIE ACTRESS OF THE YEAR: KC CONCEPCION (Shoot To Kill: Boy Golden)

• NORA AUNOR ULIRANG ARTISTA Lifetime Achievement Award -- MS. RUSTICA CARPIO

• ULIRANG ALAGAD NG PELIKULA SA LIKOD NG KAMERA Lifetime Achievement Awards: RICKY LEE, PEQUE GALLAGA

• DEKADA AWARDS (2003-2013): ACTRESS: JUDY ANN SANTOS, EUGENE DOMINGO, AI AI DELAS ALAS

• ACTOR: AGA MUHLACH, JOHN LLOYD CRUZ, JERICHO ROSALES, DENNIS TRILLO, PIOLO PASCUAL, BARON GEISLER

• DIRECTOR: JOEL LAMANGAN, JOSE JAVIER REYES, MARYO J. DELOS REYES, MARK MEILY, OLIVIA LAMASAN, JERROLD TAROG

• DARLING OF THE PRESS: JERRY YAP• MALE STAR OF THE NIGHT: PIOLO PASCUAL• FEMALE STAR OF THE NIGHT: TONI GONZAGA• FEMALE CELEBRITY GREAT SHAPE: ALESSANDRA DE

ROSSI• FEMALE CELEBRITY SKIN OF THE NIGHT: BELA PADILLA

Bela PadillaBela PadillaFemale Celebrity Skin of the NightFemale Celebrity Skin of the Night

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – “Look at migration not as a panacea to fi -nancial, economic ills. Consider the high social cost the Filipino nation pays for it.”

So speaks San Fer-nando Archbishop Pa-ciano B. Aniceto at the launch of the celebra-tion of the 28th Nation-al Migrants Sunday in a media conference at the Mother of Good Counsel Seminary here.

While acknowledg-ing its contribution to the economy, Aniceto said the Filipino workers’ migration has had “de-structive consequences to the Filipino family with the absence of paternal or maternal authority.”

“Too often, the chil-dren are left to fend for themselves, thereby falling to the corruptive temptations of materi-alism,” he noted. “The quality of life is not mea-sured in wealth, but in decency, dignity and in-tegrity.”

“No life of luxury could compensate for disharmony in the fami-ly,” Aniceto said.

So the Church has been strongly advocat-

Apu Ceto cites impact of migration on family lifeBats for more

domestic employmenting for increased do-mestic employment to “keep our people here, with their loved ones,” he added.

The local church’s pastoral ministry for OFWs is coordinated by the Pampanga Archdi-ocesan Migrants Desk (PAMD), now on its 10th year.

“PAMD conducts counselling to OFWs and their families to keep them intact. We educate and guide their children to understand the situa-tion of their family,” said Fr. Arnie Serrano, head of the ministry.

This, aside from networking with gov-ernment agencies, non-government or-ganizations and other church groups engaged in the promotion of the cause of OFWs, espe-cially those in situations of distress.

The PAMD has also organized the Sons and Daughters of OFWs (SDO) as a support sys-tem. It has currently 14 member schools in the province and is now into its fi fth year of recogniz-ing Outstanding SDOs.

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