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CLARK FREEPORT – The president of Pampanga’s premier business organization believes that SM Supermalls should do more to help resolve the

social cost brought about by the rising economy in the province.

SM MALLS ASKED

Give more to Kapampangans

Nicdao

This was the gist of the discussion of Engr. Jesus Nicdao, president of the Pampanga Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (PamCham), at the media forum “Balitaan” organized by the Capampangan in Media, Inc. (CAMI) in cooperation with the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) at the Bale Balita here recently.

Nicdao said Pampanga is now home to four SM supermalls, more than any other province in the coun-try, like the SM City Clark at the Clark Freeport; SM City Downtown in the City of San Fernando (CSF); the soon to be fi nished SM City Telebastagan in Barangay Telebastagan, CSF; and

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ANGELES CITY- Outsiders have reportedly occupied areas within a 358-hectare land being claimed by the Cojuangco clan-controlled

Outsiders invade undistributed Luisita lands, farmers seek DAR help

Tarlac Development Corp. (Tade-co) within Hacienda Luisita, amid appeals of farm workers to include the area under the government’s land reform program.

This, even as 11 barangay

Land reform benefi ciaries in Hacienda Luisita release white and blue balloons after a peace caravan in the estate to show their unity and to end “decades-old” confl icts in the estate owned by the powerful Cojuangco clan. P !"! $% D&'( C)*+,'")-

chiefs and other benefi ciaries of land reform in the hacienda in Tarlac signed recently a mani-festo to promote resolution of the “decades-old property dispute”

TRASHED. Bundled “recyclable” garbage take a lane out of the already narrow tail dike at the City of San Fernando-Sto. Tomas boundary even as plastic trash is left to the elements at the latter LGU’s material recovery facility nearby. P !"!- $% B!'( L,/-!'

CLARK FREEPORT - The Environmental Practitioners’ Associa-tion (EPA) lauded here yesterday the Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for devolving the power to grant en-vironmental clearance certifi cates (ECC) to the regional directors of the Environmental Manage-ment Bureau (EMB).

In a joint statement, EPA president Leslie Baun of International

DENR hailed for devolving power

to grant ECCsWiring Systems Phils. Corp (IWSPC) and Ro-gelio Magat, chief of the environment depart-ment of the Clark De-velopment Corp. (CDC) thanked Environment Sec. Roy Cimatu for is-suing last month Admin-istrative Order 2017-18 whose aim was to “ex-pedite the issuances of ECC’s and solve back-logs nationwide.

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CITY OF SAN FER-NANDO - Three sus-pected drug peddlers were killed, 270 “drug personalities” were ar-rested, and 1,466 plas-tic sachets of shabu were confi scated by the police in anti-drug oper-ations in this province last July alone.

In a report yesterday, Pampanga police direc-tor Senior Supt. Joel Consulta said the inten-sifi ed implementation of Double Barrel Reload-ed, a police campaign against illegal drugs, also led to 42 buy-bust

PAMPANGAPOLICE REPORT

3 deaths, 270 arrests in drug cases in July

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CLARK FREEPORT – The head of the tech-nical working group on the joint management agreement (JMA) of the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) has denied charges of racism hurled against him by the indig-enous peoples’ repre-sentative in the Mabala-cat City Council.

On Tuesday, Rom-mel C. Narciso present-ed a video of the March 9 proceedings cited by IP representative Councilor

CDC exec denies racism charge

Ruvielane S. Margarito where he was clearly ad-dressing the chair, CDC director Francisco Vil-laroman, in the meeting and not directly at Mar-garito as implied by her.

“Makikita mo na pa-rang parliamentary pro-ceedings yon ang ques-tion ko ina-address ko sa chairman ang ti-nanong ko lang doon ac-tually, kase titignan daw nila yung book of ac-counts, for record pur-

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ANGELES CITY -- Come-backing city mayor Carme-lo “Tarzan” Lazatin has re-quested the Bureau of Inter-nal Revenue (BIR) for the tax information of a certain El-vira Cruz-Granil in aid of his graft and corruption complaint against incumbent Chief Ex-ecutive Edgardo Pamintuan and other city offi cials.

In a communication to Je-thro Sabariaga, BIR Offi ci-er-In-Charge, dated July 31, 2017, Lazatin asked his offi ce “to provide the undersigned with information on the tax payment status of Crystal Pal-ace Bar, Clubasia’s Palladi-um Hotel and its owner, Elvira Cruz-Granil certifi ed by your offi ce.”

Tarzan asks BIR probe in case vs. EdpamLazatin wrote “that the in-

formation will be used in aid our complaint being prepared by the undersigned’s legal team on the questionable con-tract of the Angeles City Gov-ernment under Mayor Pa-mintuan, Crystal Palace Bar and Clubasia’s Palladium Ho-tel.”

Granil is the registered owner of both Crystal Palace Bar and Clubasia’s Palladium Hotel.

Palladium Hotel is illegal-ly using a government land property located at Real St., in Barangay Balibago and cov-ered by TCT No. 15956. The property has an idea of 1,126 square meters.

Lazatin said Palladium is

not authorize to use the prop-erty since the city government is leasing the same proper-ty to Crystal Palace Bar of 25 years as stated in the Lease of Contract between the fi rm and the city government signed by Mayor Pamintuan on Jan-uary 22, 2013, for P140,000 monthly rental.

“Clearly the rightful lessee of the government property is Crystal Palace Bar and not this Palladium Hotel,” Lazatin said.

He added that “there is a clear violation of lease of con-tract and it is obviously disad-vantageous to the City Gov-ernment.”

“Palladium hotel must va-cate the government property

at once,” Lazatin said.Lazatin’s son, opposition

Councilor Pogi, fi led a resolu-tion last July 13, 2017, calling for a full-blown investigation on the operations of Crystal Palace Bar, a business leas-ing a property of the Angeles City Government located at Real St., Balibago and cov-ered by TCT No. 15956, for violations of its lease contract that cause undue injury and disadvantage to the govern-ment; and a related investiga-tion of Palladium Hotel for ille-gally using the same property without legal contract with the Angeles City Local Govern-ment.

The resolution was reject-ed by the City Council’s major-

ity bloc headed by Councilor Alexander Indiongco, Jericho Aguas and Edgardo Pamintu-an, Jr., “for lack of merit.”

“It does not matter who represents the companies. What matters is the fact that Crystal Palace Bar and Pal-ladium Hotel are two diff erent and distinct businesses. The former has the legal contract to lease. Palladium has no authority to use the property. Actually, the mere fact that the same person has represented these businesses raises more questions and doubts as to why was she given much ac-commodation and credence despite the fact of her intent to abuse the contract,” the young Lazatin said. –Press release

BEST POLICE OFFICE. Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan presents certifi cates of commendations to the Angeles City Police Offi ce and the respective station commanders for their bravery in conducting diff erent operations resulting in the arrest of wanted personalities in their areas of responsibilities. The awarding ceremony was held Monday at the city hall grounds during the fl ag-raising ceremony.

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SUBIC, Zambales --An-other worker of Hanjin Heavy Industries & Con-struction Co., Ltd. in Si-tio Agusuhin, Barangay Cawag here was killed after he fell from the rooftop of an assembly shop.

Quoting an incident report, Chief Inspec-tor Joan Sibayan, head

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BALANGA CITY – A rid-er died while his broth-er was injured when the two separate mo-torcycles they were us-ing crashed into a big tree that fell during the height of heavy rains Friday dawn at the dark Roman Superhighway in Limay, Bataan.

Rescue workers of the Metro Bataan De-velopment Authority rushed brothers Ro-ben, 22, and Robert Bagasan, 20, to the Bataan General Hospi-tal in Balanga City but Roben died a few min-utes later.

Marie Bagasan, 47, said her two sons left their house in Puerto Rivas Draga, Balanga City in two motorcy-cles at 4 in the morning to report for work as security guards in the Bataan Oil Refi nery in Limay.

“Nadumog sa nak-abuwal na puno,” the grieving mother said.

Divina Javier, restaurant owner, said the big narra tree fell along the four-lane highway in Barangay Duale, Limay but a few minutes later at about 4:30 in the morning, two motorcycles ar-rived.

“May dalawang magtiyuhin na sumes-enyas gamit ang fl ash-light para huminto ang mga motorista pero nagtuloy-tuloy ang dal-awang motorsiklo kaya sumalpok sa puno,” she said.

She said that the two riders wore hel-mets and there was heavy rain and might have not noticed the warning. She said one rider was able to slow down and was not bad-ly hurt but the other was thrown out of his motorcycle.

“Walang ilaw ang mga poste sa high-way at malakas pa ang ulan,” Javier said.

Police said investi-gation is still going on.

Rider dead in motorcycle crash

Hanjin worker falls to deathof Subic PNP, identi-fi ed the victim as Arnold Gonzales y Mariano, 42 , welder, of Barangay Looc, Castillejos, Zam-bales.

The report said that after checking and seal-ing the rooftop leak at the Sub-assembly Shop 13-1, the victim start-ed to inspect the 13-2 roofi ng and a heavy rain suddenly occurred.

The victim wore his rain coat and began to walk to the other side of the lower window not noticing that he stepped on the polycarbonate roof and fell directly to the shelter fl oor.

The victim was im-mediately rushed to Bay Point Hospital in Subic Bay Freeport but was pronounced dead on arrival by the attending

physician. The Subic Munici-

pal Police Station is still conducting in-depth in-vestigation.

Meanwhile, the Re-gional DOLE labor laws compliance offi cers will conduct an accident in-vestigation at the ship-yard to determine what really caused the slip-page of the worker lead-ing to his death.

HERMOSA, Bataan -- Three villages here on Sunday were sub-merged in fl ood waters up to fi ve feet deep due to heavy rains caused by the southwest mon-soon or habagat trig-gered by Typhoon Gorio.

Flooded were ba-rangays Almacen at fi ve feet deep and Daungan and Pulo at both two feet.

Fishing bancas were the only means of trans-portation in Almacen and Daungan. Passengers were charged P20 each one way.

3 villages fl ooded up to 5-ft deepAlmacen barangay

chairman Emeterio Vil-lapaña said the fl ood started at 9 in the eve-ning of Saturday due to heavy rains caused by habagat and continued to rise Sunday because of the high tide.

The village head said aff ected were 1,000 families who, as in past fl oods, chose not to evacuate but to remain in their houses or their neighbors.

“Dahil hindi sila makapagtrabaho, kail-angan nila food at medi-cine,” Villapaña said.

Asked as to what he thought was the cause of yearly fl oodings in his village, Villapaña said “siguro wala nang puno sa kabundukan, wala nang pumipigil sa tubig na bumababa.”

Susan Cruz, 53, said they have been experi-encing the fl ood in Alma-cen when she was still a child.

She said the com-plaints on some fi sh-ponds hampering the fl ow of water in the wide Almacen River as not a problem to the regular fl oods they have been

suff ering for almost 50 years.

“Ang solusyon, in-gat na lang ang mga tao kasi sanay na kami. Wala ng magagawa. Hi-nuhukay nga ang ilog pero ganoon din,” Cruz answered when asked what she thought was the solution.

What she was refer-ring was the multi-mil-lion peso dredging in the river that started April 2017.

Laughing, she even said that they were en-joying the fl ood.

– Ernie B. Esconde

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SAN LUIS, Pampanga – As Governor Lilia “Nanay” allotted P80-million for the construction of San Luis District Hospital, she is contemplating on renam-ing the hospital after Luis Taruc, a patriotic, legend-ary Kapampangan hero and leader of the Hukbong Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon (HUKBALAHAP).

“I am asking for a resolution to the Sangguniang Bayan (municipal board) in concurrence with the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial board) to rename San Luis District Hospital after Tatang Luis Taruc for I idolize him,” the governor announced during the Alaga Ka Caravan with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) benefi -ciaries here.

The lady governor also bared that the funds is intended for the rebuilding of the hospital in its new location near the boundary between San Luis and Mexico.

“I have allocated the budget in order for you to have a new, clean and big hospital in a 10-hectare lot near San Luis-Mexico boundary,” governor told the benefi ciaries of Alaga Ka.

She also bared her reason for transferring the hospital into its future location.

“I wanted to expand your district hospital but there was no more lot available. We wanted to buy the nearby lot but the owners declined our plea. So we sought for available lot and found one near San Luis and Mexico,” she said.

She also added that she will hire additional doc-tors and medical staff to accommodate more pa-tients here and in nearby towns.

Pineda then said that the old San Luis District Hospital will be converted into a birthing station to utilize the facility after the transfer.

Mayor Venancio “Asyong” Macapagal mean-while thanked the governor and the provincial gov-ernment for the plan to upgrade their district hos-pital.

Luis Taruc was born in Santa Monica village here and a revolutionary icon who led the gueril-la operations against Japanese occupiers during 1942 until 1950. He died on May 4, 2005 due to heart attack at the age of 91. – Philip Ocampo/Pampanga PIO

Gov allots P80-M for San Luis district hospitalMulls renaming it after Luis Taruc

SENIORS’ DAY. More than 800 senior citizens in the City of San Fernando receive their quarterly pension amounting to P1,500 on August 2. Vice Mayor Jimmy Lazatin led the distribution of pension which is already on its third quarter. In 2011, the National Government through the Department of Social Welfare and Development, commenced the social pension program that aims to aid the indigent seniors aged 60 years old and above who have no pension from private or government institutions, regular income, or support from their families.

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Opinion

Can’t afford“COLLEGE EDUCATION benefi ts the individual, not the society. Yet we recognize we want to help the poor get free scholarships.”

So, declared Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno at the congressional hearing on the proposed P3.767-trillion budget for 2018, where he, along with other economic managers of the Duterte administration, averred that free tuition in state universities and colleges would not be funded by the budget proposal.“We estimate that it will cost us something like P100 billion. The government cannot aff ord that,” furthered Diokno.

There goes another monumental failure in the delivery of a campaign promise of President Duterte – free education at all levels. The nation again clearly getting the short end of the stick, so to speak.

There is the even graver ramifi cation of this epic fail impacting the nation – and its future – in the Philippine Constitution, in Article II, Declaration of Principles and State Policies, specifi cally:

SECTION 9. The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.

SECTION 13. The State recognizes the vital role of the youth in nation-building and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the youth patriotism and nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic aff airs.

SECTION 17. The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and promote total human liberation and development.

Res ipsa loquitur. The thing speaks for itself. As we do hope Diokno too – speaking only for himself.

Further we sayeth naught.

Unplanned parenthoodKAPAG ANG Pamilya ay Planado… Laging Panalo. So goes the blurb celebrating this year’s Family Planning Month with the aim “to spread awareness and increase contraceptive prevalence rate in the region to meet the need for modern family planning.”

A Capitol press release quoted Commission on Population regional director Eleanor Cura as saying the FP month activities “are mandated to help all Filipino families determine and achieve their desired family size through modern family planning stated under the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Act of 2012 further strengthened by Executive Order 12, 2017 of the Duterte Administration.”

Unguided by UN goals, with no parenthood and reproductive health laws still in eff ect at the time, I did not plan my family. Hindi planado…hindi naman natalo. As it turned out.

All the wife and I did was subscribe to the Church’s teachings. As contained in this Zona narrative seven years ago:

MARRIED LOVE, therefore, requires of husband and wife the full awareness of their obligations in the matter of responsible parenthood…

With regard to the biological processes, responsible parenthood means an awareness of, and respect for, their proper functions. In the procreative faculty, the human mind discerns biological laws that apply to the human person.

With regard to man’s innate drives and emotions, responsible parenthood means that man’s reason and will must exert control over them.

With regard to physical, economic, psychological and social conditions, responsible parenthood is exercised by those who prudently and generously decide to have more children, and by those who, for serious reasons and with due respect to moral precepts, decide not to have additional children for either a certain or an indefi nite period of time.

Responsible parenthood, as we use the term here, has one further essential aspect of paramount importance. It concerns the objective moral order which was established by God, and of which a right conscience is the true interpreter. In a word, the exercise of responsible parenthood requires that husband and wife, keeping a right order of priorities, recognize their own duties toward God, themselves, their families and human society.

From this it follows that they are not free to act as they choose in the service of transmitting life, as if it were wholly up to them to decide what is the right course to follow. On the contrary, they are bound to ensure that what they do corresponds to the will of God the Creator. The very nature of marriage and its use makes His will clear, while the constant teaching of the Church spells it out...

This particular doctrine, often expounded by the magisterium of the Church, is based on the inseparable connection, established by God, which man on his own initiative may not break, between the unitive signifi cance and the procreative signifi cance which are both inherent to the marriage act.

The reason is that the fundamental nature of the marriage act, while uniting husband and wife in the closest intimacy, also renders them capable of generating new life—and this as a result of laws written into the actual nature of man and of woman. And if each of these essential qualities, the unitive and the procreative, is preserved, the use of marriage fully retains its sense of true mutual love and its ordination to the supreme responsibility of parenthood to which man is called. We believe that our contemporaries are particularly capable

of seeing that this teaching is in harmony with human reason.

The majesty of Humanae Vitae fi nds greatest consonance with the exercise of our faculty of reason hence, we – the wife and I – fully subscribe to the magisterium of the Holy Roman Catholic Apostolic Church and live by it as closely as possible.

Six kidsHence, six children – three girls in a matter

of twenty-two months – were born of our unitive and procreative love.

Raising six children was taxing to say the least. Being in-between irregular jobs at some time or the other, and the wife on full-time home management was truly the pits. Yet, as the sagrado Catolico of yore, aye, the very Filipino for that matter, we take the kids as blessings from heaven.

I remember a time when the sixth child was yet to be, between us and starvation lay only ten one-peso coins. So, what was there left to do but get down on our knees to pray. I got fi ve for fare, left the half for whatever food they could still buy, and sought some friends for loans.

Finding the limited number of pals I could really count on all out somewhere, and with no means to reach them – this was long before the mobiles, I trudged my way back home feeling most forsaken – my pocket emptied of even tricycle fare.

So sorry, I told the wife, I left home with fi ve pesos I got back with none.

In my sorrow, I failed to see the radiant glow in the wife’s face, shaking me out of despair with a jubilant cry of “God heard our prayers. He sent us 10 thousand pesos!”

Nido It turned out that our lone entry to a promo

raffl e of Nido milk won for us the grand prize. To top it all, it was the last day before the prize would be forfeited in favor of the sponsor, as there was no claimant to it. It was a Nido worker who happened to have read me in the local papers that led the prize-giver to my home.

Ah, how we cried – and prayed, that day of days. With the greater resolve that God will never forsake those who call on Him. Whence, whenever need overtook us, we always returned to that day and be strengthened.

With faith in God, love and trust in ourselves, no burden is too heavy to bear.From the hardships of yesteryears, today we enjoy our “blessings” of fi ve kids university-graduated, gainfully employed, fi nding their own places in the sun. The youngest is a junior in college (He has since graduated). We are blessed with two grandchildren, and another one on the way. (We have a total of fi ve grandkids now).

In the current battlegrounds of reproductive health, of population control, of so-called freedom of choice, we fi nd our marriage a celebration of the supremacy of the Church’s position: responsible parenthood negates reproductive health as pushed by the state.

Modesty be damned now, we look at our family as a testimony to the true majesty of Humanae Vitae.

NOTE: The encyclical of His Holiness Pope Paul VI on the regulation of birth was issued on July 25, 1968. Turning 50 next year, it has not waned in relevance, in signifi cance.

Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing money can’t buy. –Izaak Walton

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Wala nang hahanapin paMATAPOS maupo bilang gobernadorang anak ng Magalang na si Bren Z. Guiao,na naging maganda ang ‘performance’ noonhangga sa bumaba siya sa Capitol

Na sinundan ng mag-amang sina Litoat Mark Lapid (bago nating pulitiko);na umupo ng ’12 years’ sa Kapitolyo,pero kung ano ang nagawa (sikreto?)

Hanggang sa umupo ang ‘priest-turned governor’ na nakatuklas sa di lang isang milyongpiso pala itong ‘income’ ng Capitolsa buhangin, ‘it’s a million dollar question?’

At lalong lumaki ang ‘income’ sa ‘quarry’(ng lalawigan) nang si Gov ‘Nanay Baby’na ang kay Among Ed itong humalilisa ‘seat of offi ce’ ng posisyong nasabi.

Dito na rin unti-unting nakabangonang Pampanga sa matinding pagkabaonsa hirap na dulot ng pagsabog noonng Mt. Pinatubo dito sa’ting rehiyon.

At kung saan dahil sa sipag na taglayng gobernador na katulad ni ‘Nanay,’ang lahat pati na karatig lugar langng Pampanga, sa pag-asenso ay damay.

Di ko ninanais sabihing ang ibana naging pinuno ng ating probinsyaay walang nagawang buti sa Pampanga,kundi ang kay ‘Nanay’ ay lubhang kakaiba.

At maging ng ibang punong lalawigansa ibang dako ng ating kapuluanay masasabi kong hirap maungusanang taos sa pusong serbisyo ni ‘Nanay’

Lahat na ng bagay na makabubutipara sa Kabalen walang atubiliniyang nagampanan sukdang ang sariliisuong kung minsan sa panganib pati.

Gaya ng pagtungo’t laging pagbisitamaging sa liblib ng lugar ng Pampangapara makita ng aktual ang lahat nang dapat tutukan, kahit maproblema.

Pero nabigyan ng kaukulang aksyon,at dagliang lunas sa tamang panahon,tanda ng sa likod ng lahat, ang misyonni Gov may matatag na determinasyon.

Sa kaayusan at pangkapayapaanng kapaligiran aktibo si ‘Nanay’;Kung saan nito lang buwang nakaraanay pinulong n’yan ang mga ‘bantay-bayan’

At ‘in public’ kanyang inihayag mismo,na bilang suporta ng ating gobyernoat gantimpala sa tapat na serbisyong mga yan sila ay may benepisyo

Ng libreng medikal o pagpapagamotsa mga ‘government hospital’ sa lungsodat ibang pang-distriktong klinikang sakopdin ng pampublikong mga panggagamot.

Na malaking bagay para sa mahirapnating kababayan pagdating ng orasna may magkasakit na mga kaanak,at libre pati na rin ang panganganak.

At ni kusing wala silang babayaransa alin pa mang ating ‘district hospital,kaya paglabas ng maysakit, tiyakang‘solved’ ang lahat dahil hindi nagkautang?!

(May karugtong)

IN RUSSIA. A rchitect Nestor S. Mangio, president of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) Philippine Chapter speaks at the International Business Forum of Property in Moscow, Russia on “The Features of Modern Development and Improvement in the Quality of Living Environment of Communities and Cities in the Philippines”. He met with Russian and European businessmen and forged business cooperation between our two countries including funding of Philippine Real Estate and Public-Private Partnership Projects. Last month Architect Mangio and the offi cers of FIABCI Philippines attended the FIABCI World Congress in Andorra and won the bid to host the FIABCI World Congress in the Philippines in 2020.

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SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ – Science and technology should trickle down to the peo-ple in the countryside for them to achieve faster and more productive endeavors to ap-proximate those enjoyed in centers of development like Metro Manila and Cebu City.

This was emphasized here by Secretary Fortunato dela Peña of the Department of Sci-ence and Technology (DOST) as he bared initiatives being undertaken by his department in collaboration with other de-partments to address this con-cern in various regions in the country.

He was guest speaker at the opening rites last week of the three-day Region 3 obser-vance of Science and Technol-ogy Week on the campus of the Central Luzon State Uni-versity (CLSU) here.

“We have already devel-oped an innovation roadmap that can be of help for more productivity, services, agri-cultural pursuits, manufactur-ing and other undertakings by

Wonders of S&T must reach countryside

those in the countryside,” dela Peña said. “We have complet-ed this in collaboration with other line agencies like the De-partment of Trade and Industry, Department of Agriculture, and research centers like those in state colleges and universities and others,” he added.

He said the name of the game is collaboration for the benefi t of those engaged in helping people in the coun-tryside for their start-up enter-prises as well as those wish-ing to expand their business or add some more in their prod-uct lines, and for the develop-ment of new products.

“The infusion of science and technology in their activi-ties will not only enhance their current status level but also become very competitive in the international market,” dela Peña said.

He pointed out that that there is slow and uneven prog-ress and development in many areas in the country compared to those in developed urban centers. He said that the inno-vation roadmap may be of help in addressing this concern.

Dela Peña called on heads of local government units to have their own program in sci-ence and technology for the benefi t of their respective con-stituents outside of those be-ing pursued by the line agen-cies.

“In other countries, local government units initiate pro-grams to induce development of new products, assist those engaged in undertakings that can be of big use to the com-munity, diff usion of technolo-gies and others,” he said.

Central Luzon DOST direc-tor Julius Caesar Sicat said his offi ce invited line-agencies, state colleges and universi-ties, inventors, and several en-trepreneurs to show-case their products, research results, in-ventions, and programs and projects in an exhibition area on the campus.

Techno-forums, fi lm exhib-its and experiences of entre-preneurs who expanded their enterprises thru science and technology and the winners in the regional invention contest were also highlighted on the three-day activities.

WIDUS HOTEL and Casino together with Sagip Bie Foun-dation Incorporated, a regis-tered entity which owns and operates Central Luzon Drug Rehabilitation Center, sign a memorandum of agreement on August 2 to strengthen on-going campaigns on responsi-ble gaming.

The new partnership with these professional counsel-ing and treatment facility for individuals with psychiatric or psychological problems aims to further the company’s ef-forts in off ering enjoyable and harmless gaming according to Widus AVP for Corporate Planning and Compliance Neki Liwanag.

“While we do our best to provide exceptional world-class gaming experience, we also commit ourselves in up-holding the highest standards to ensure a fair and safe gaming experience to mini-mize and ultimately prohib-it the potential harm of gam-bling problems to individual players and the community,” Liwanag added.

Aside from strictly adher-ing to Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Code of Conduct for Responsible Gaming, Wi-dus also recently renewed its contract with Life Change Re-covery Center (LCRC), a De-partment of Health (DOH) ac-

credited facility where people who suff er from problem gam-bling may acquire professional help.

For more information about responsible gaming and assis-tance, feel free to contact Wi-dus Casino’s 24-hour Custom-er Service at +63 45 499-1000 local 2000 to 2002 or e-mail beresponsible@widus.com or PAGCOR at keepitfun@pagcor.ph. For profession-al help, contact Life Change Recovery Center at (632) 4157964 I 415 6529 or Cen-tral Luzon Drug Rehabilitation Center at +63917 5222483 I +63917 5272231 I +63917 7985634.

–Press release

Widus strengthens campaign on responsible gaming

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

GUAGUA, PAMPANGA

RURAL BANK OF HERMOSA(BATAAN), INC., Mortgagee, -versus- FREM Case No. G-17-2388

SPS. ANNABELLE A MEDINA andCARLOS B. MEDINA, JR. Mortgagors.

x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

WHEREAS, UPON EXTRA-JUDICIAL PETITION FOR SALE UNDER Act 3135 as amended, fi led by the RURAL BANK OF HERMOSA (BATAAN) INC., mortgagee, with principal offi ce address at Rural Bank of Hermosa (Bataan) Inc. Plaza Burgos St., Hermosa Bataan, against mortgagors, SPS. ANNABELLE A. MEDINA married to CARLOS B. MEDINA, JR., with a postal address at 138 Don Jose St. Paguiruan, Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 30, 2017, amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (Php1,100,000.00). Philippine currency, including interest, penalty charges and Atty’s fees, plus the expenses of foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga, thru Sheriff Rodelito B. Mercado will sell at public auction on 16th day of August 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the entrance of the Municipal Trial Court of Floridablanca, Pampanga to the highest bidder in cash and in Philippine currency the herein-below described real property with all existing improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 042-2015005647A parcel of land (Lot 32-C Plan No. Psd-03-214145, portion of

Lot 32, Psd-03-092210; situated in the Bo. of Paguiruan, Municipality of Floridablanca, Pampanga, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the SE., along line 1-2 by Lot 32-B, Psd-03-214145; on the SW., along line 2-3 by Lot 33, Psd-03-092210 (AR); on the NW., along line 3-4 by Lot 92, Psd-03-092210 (AR); on the NE., along line 4-5 by Lot 91, Psd-03-092210 (AR); and on the SE., along line 5-1 by Lot 32-A, Psd-03-214145 xxx xxx xxx. Containing an area of TWO THOUSAND (2,000) Square Meters more or less.

The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga and Angeles City once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks and will be posted in three (3) conspicuous public places prior to the date of sale for the information of the public in general and of the interested parties in particular.

Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the above-described property and the encumbrances existing thereon if any there be.

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on August 23, 2017 also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, July 12, 2017.

RODELITO B. MERCADO Sheriff IV Copy furnished:

Gilmore P. GuillermoRural Bank of Hermosa (Bataan) Inc.,Plaza Hermosa, Bataan

Sps. Annabelle A. Medina & Carlos B. Medina, Jr.138 Dona Jose St. Paguiruan, Floridablanca, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: July 20, 27 & August 3, 2017

SM City Pampanga in the boundary of CSF and Mexico town which is considered the lon-gest shopping mall in the whole country.

Nicdao said the prov-ince is also home to nu-merous Savers depart-ment stores, Hypermar-kets and even a Wal-termart Mall which are all owned and operated by SM.

“Imagine their invest-ments here, imagine their revenues,” he not-ed. “It’s really big. You have a basic rent per square meter. Assuming you pay P750 to P1,000 per-square meter plus fi ve percent of gross

Give more to Kapampanganssales,” he explained.

But he lamented that SM Supermalls has only a limited contribution in sharing the burden of the social costs.

“There is even a say-ing,” Nicdao said, “what SM wants SM gets even from the local govern-ment units.”

Nicdao said Pam-Cham is now asking SM and Robinsons in the CSF to also put up an-other overpass pedestri-an walkway connecting the two malls on the east side for the convenience of the people.

Meanwhile, Nicdao said PamCham has long been advocating for the decongestion of Metro Manila that is why it lob-

bied for the expansion of the North Luzon Ex-pressway (NLEX) from two lanes to three lanes from Malolos, Bulacan to the CSF.

He said PamCham also led the initiative for the expansion of the na-tional highway by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

However, because of the widened road be-tween CSF and Angeles City there were about 300 accidents and more than 30 deaths that hap-pened along that stretch in three years, he said.

“Sobra ne lapad ing dalan (The road is too wide now),” he noted.

“Metung kareng

mete karin babae ya mekwa ya keng side mirror kasi atsu ne lib-utad (One of those who died there was a woman who was sideswiped by a car’s side mirror be-cause she was already in the middle of the road waiting to cross),” he narrated.

“So now we are pro-posing an island in the middle of the road for pedestrians,” he said.

Nicdao said Pam-Cham has also written a letter to the Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the DPWH asking for the master-plan of the sewage sys-tem in San Simon town because of the massive

embankment going on in the area without a mas-ter plan for the system.

He said DPWH had conducted a study in the area and without a prop-er sewerage system, fl ooding can occur that could even inundate the expressway.

But PamCham has no power to call the at-tention of these facto-ries there, he lamented. “They’re not even our members,” he said.

Nicdao said Pampan-ga should prep up for the infl ux of more business-es in the province with more infrastructure de-velopment.

Business infl uxHe said big invest-

ments are coming in the province because the big players are al-ready here especially in real estate like SM De-velopment Corp., Aya-la Development Corp., Ayala Land, Megaworld, Century Properties, Fil-invest, and Robinsons Land among others.

Nicdao said that’s because the market in Pampanga is diff erent. He said Pampanga has the most number of Jol-libee stores in the coun-try with 40.

He added that An-

geles City has the most number and variety of restaurants serving in-ternational cuisine like German, Italian, Mexi-can, Thai, Vietnam, Ko-rean, Japanese, even Middle Eastern.

Nicdao said Pam-panga has the only meat processing plant in the country that is ISO cer-tifi ed – Mekeni Foods Corp.

Nicdao said if “the Big One (earthquake of at least magnitude 7.1) would happen, God for-bids, 40 percent of busi-ness will be on a stand-still because they rely on Metro Manila.”

Nicdao has been president of PamCham since 2015. He owns Nidel Management, Inc. which owns franchises of Jollibee and Chowking fast food chain stores.

Nidel Management was recently awarded the “Jollibee Franchisee of the Year.” It has 10 awards as Franchisee of the Year including for seven straight years.

His company has 13 Jollibee stores in Pam-panga and Olonga-po City and 10 Chowk-ing stores in Pampan-ga and Tarlac as well as a Greenwich store in Olongapo City.

in the estate used to be all owned by the family of ex-President Benigno Aquino.

Barangay Mapalaciao chair Rael Gatus told lo-cal media that “a small group of non-hacienda residents have occupied areas of the 358-hect-ares of Tadeco, and the area is yet to be covered by land reform.”

Gatus said “the un-wanted people start-ed to invade areas of the disputed property after Agrarian Reform

Outsiders invade undistributed Luisita...F��� ���! 1 Sec. Rafael Mariano an-

nounced that he would distribute the property to still landless farmers.”

“How can they be benefi ciaries of the land when they are not le-gitimate farmers of Ha-cienda Luisita?” Gatus asked.

He said “these peo-ple have been harass-ing legitimate residents to portray that Hacien-da Luisita has no peace and order. But we want a peaceful resolution to this problem.”

Gatus noted he and his group have sent last

March a letter seeking Mariano’s assistance on the occupation of the lands by strangers, but that Mariano has yet to act on their appeal.

He could not immedi-ately say how many peo-ple have occupied the area and how much of the area were taken over.

Despite the develop-ment, Gatus said chair-persons of 11 barangays within Hacienda Luisita, other land reform benefi -ciaries and other sectors residing in the hacienda participated yesterday in the peace caravan with

the theme “Peace, Pros-perity, and Livelihood”.

He said this is to “show unity and to con-demn the series of ha-rassments” reported in the hacienda over the years, even after the Su-preme Court came out with its decision in 2012 mandating land distribu-tion in the hacienda.

“There have been many positive changes in the hacienda and majori-ty of the people here just want to live in a peace-ful community and work towards a better life,” he added.

operations.“The death of two

drug personalities was a result of an armed en-counter that transpired during the conduct of buy-bust operation at Bacolor Pampanga. The

3 deaths, 270 arrests in drug cases in JulyF��� ���! 1 suspects tried to escape

and furiously opened fi re when they sensed that the poseur buyer was a police offi cer,” the report said.

It also said the third fatality was a baran-gay tanod of San Nico-las, Floridablanca who

was considered by the police as a high value target. “Aside from fi ve pieces of plastic sachet containing white crys-talline substance sus-pected to be shabu, the operatives also recov-ered three .45 and one 9mm fi rearms from his

possession,” the report said.

Consulta urged Pampanga folk to con-tinuously help the police force in the fi ght against illegal drugs by report-ing drug personalities they know.

–Ding Cervantes

poses sino yung auditor niyo kako, para yun ang ilalagay nating mag tse-check pero wala yung pinagsasabi niya doon na exchanges namin na marunong ka bang ac-counting? Wala po yon (You will see there that it was like a parliamen-tary proceeding and I ad-dressed my questions to the chairman actually, because they wanted to look at the book of ac-counts, for record pur-poses I asked who their auditor was so that I will

CDC exec denies racism chargeF��� ���! 1 note that he will be the

one to check but I did not say those things and no such exchanges hap-pened, do you know ac-counting, there’s none of that),” Narciso explained.

“Hindi po ako ganun. Wala akong time sa mga ganyan (I’m not like that. I have no time for such things),” he added.

Narciso said he nev-er treated IPs as inferiors “and in fact we have a number of corporate so-cial responsibility (CSR) projects with the IPs as primary benefi ciaries.”

“I never told them that

they have no capacity to make proper auditing of the monies in the JMA. As the video would show, I merely asked them who their authorized auditor would be,” he explained further.

“It’s also on record that Margarito replied that there are two asso-ciations that would make an audit each with their own auditors. Then I fur-ther inquired which as-sociations since at that time there was still no Sangguniang Tribung Ayta (STA),” he said.

“I never asked any-

body about their person-al competency,” he add-ed.

Narciso also clari-fi ed that Margarito is not their joint venture part-ner. ‘Meron pong JMA between CDC, National Commission on Indig-enous Peoples (NCIP) and Tribung Ayta. The current guideline of the NCIP under Administra-tive Order No. 2 is to reg-ister an indigenous polit-ical structure (IPS) and an indigenous political organization (IPO). Hindi po si Councilor Margarito yon (That is not Council-or Margarito),” he said.

“Our books and re-cords are open to their proper representatives. Unfortunately, until now, they do not have a single authorized representative sanctioned by the NCIP guidelines,” he said.

“Respect is a privi-lege that is earned, it’s not freely given. But I have given her proper courtesy reciprocal to her attitude to CDC,” he said. –Ashley Manabat

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SpotlightArci Pineda

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of REBECCA C. CUNANAN who

died intestate on May 29, 2013 in Sta. Lucia, City of San Fernando, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 7 of the cons-subd plan Pcs-03-011735 being a portion of cons of lots 1, 2, 4, 6 & 8 Blk. 13 Pcs-035416-004583, LRC Rec. No. ) with existing improvements thereon, situated in the Bo. of Lara, Mun. of San Fdo., Prov. of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 528778-R, before Notary Public Rogelio T. Reyes as per Doc No. 278, Page No. 56, Book No. 226, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 20, 27 & August 3, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of SPS. SATURNINO YUMUL and

CRISTINA BIGOL who died intestate on April 19, 2006 and March 22, 2005 respectively, both in Dau, Mabalacat City, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement of their estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002955Lot 5-A of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002956Lot 5-B of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002957Lot 5-C of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002958Lot 5-D of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002960Lot 5-F of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002961Lot 5-G of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002962Lot 5-H of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002963Lot 5-I of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002964Lot 5-J of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002965Lot 5-K of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002966Lot 5-L of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of Lot 5, Psd-

03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 045-2016002967Lot 5-M (ROAD) of Plan Psd-03-192347, being a portion of

Lot 5, Psd-03-028135 (OLT), situated in Brgy. Bical, Municipality of Mabalacat, Prov. of Pampanga;

before Notary Public Reydon P. Canlas as per Doc No. 580, Page No. 93, Book No. 65, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 20, 27 & August 3, 2017

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARDREGION III

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATOR2nd Flr. R and E Bldg

Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, (P)

PETITION FOR VALUATION OF THE LANDHOLDING UNDER COMPULSORY ACQUISITION (CA)

PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner,-versus- LVC NO. 629-P’2014 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-13-0033-RA 9700CONCORDIA S. DATU AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP), Respondents.

x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

Concordia S. Datu, et. al.c/o Mr. Jesus S. DatuSta. Ines, Mabalacat, Pampanga

Land Bank of the PhilippinesJASA, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

GREETINGS:You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Answer to the Notice

of Valuation dated September 10, 2015 issued by herein petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of Summary Administrative Proceedings for the determination of just compensation, copy of which is herewith served upon you, within a non-extendible period of fi fteen (15) days from receipt hereof, furnishing a copy to the Petitioner pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the 2009 DARAB Rules of Procedure, attaching therein your sworn answer and affi davits/counter affi davits of your witness/es and other documentary evidence, if any. The parties are likewise notifi ed that this valuation case is set for preliminary hearing on September 4, 2017 at 1:30 PM.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 27, 2017.

NOEL L. PAREL Provincial Adjudicator

By: CRISELDA S. MANGALINO Clerk of the Adjudicator

Copy Furnished:PARPO Atty. Odgie C. CayabyabDAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando,Pampanga Pampanga

Punto! Central Luzon: July 27, August 3 & 10, 2017

Judy Ann Santos clarifiesshe made peace with manager Alfie Lorenzo before his death

KAPAMILYA actress Judy Ann Santos doesn’t deny that she had a confl ict with his manager veteran entertainment columnist Alfi e Lorenzo - who died a few days ago.

“May mga hindi kami pagkakaunawaan nuon. Hindi ko naman itinatanggi yon. Pero bago naman siya nawala naging maayos na ang pagsasama namin.”

In fact, Judy Ann was the fi rst person who was called when the lifl ess body of Alfi e was in his room at Solaire Resorts and Casino in August 1.

“Actually, ako ang personal na nagkasikaso sa burol ni Tito Alfi e dito sa Manila, hanggang sa ma-cremate ang body niya at ihatid sa Pampanga nung Aug 3.

“Pero bago yun inihatid muna namin siya sa Carmelite sisters sa Angeles City. Kasi kahit nuon pa, dito siya madalas pumunta, tsaka ako dinadala din niya duon. Yun yung simbahan na itinuro niya sa amin na puntahan, na mag-novena ako dun tuwing meron akong pelikula. Yun yung isa sa mga itinuro sa akin ni Tito Alfi e.

“Kung meron man akong dapat hindi kalimutan, yun ang pagpapasalamat at pagdadasal, hindi lang tuwing may kailangan, kundi pag may panahon. Gusto ko talaga maidaan siya doon para makapag-pay respect sa mga madre na inaalagaan niya doon, especially sila Sister Agnes. And then, from there, dinala na siya sa Holy Family Chapel sa Pampanga.”

What would Juday miss about Tito alfi e?“Siguro mami-miss ko yung pagmumura niya sa akin, saka yung pag-gatecrash niya sa presscon, saka

yung pag-walkout niya sa presscon kapag hindi siya naimbitahan, ganun! Mami-miss ko siguro yung iniiwasan ko siya, para hindi niya ako matalakan sa harap ng maraming tao. Siguro mami-miss ko yung mga mura niya sa akin sa cell phone. Siguro mami-miss ko rin yung kinakabahan ako pag makita ko yung pangalan niya sa telepono ko. Pero siguro dapat burahin ko na, baka makita ko yung pangalan niya, baka lalo akong kabahan, baka himatayin ako!

“Kahit naman nagkaroon kami ng hidwaan ni Tito Alfi e, hindi mo naman maalis yung thought na he is a good person, cariño brutal lang talaga siya sa maraming tao. Kung gaano kalaki ang hate niya sa ‘yo, ganun din kalaki ang pagmamahal niya sa ‘yo. So, kaya feeling ko, deserved din naman na makita ng mga tao si Tito Alfi e, lalo na yung mga natulungan niya para makapagpasalamat sila.”

How would this aff ect her life and career?“Of course, it’s gonna be diff erent. Kasi iba yung alam mong nandiyan siya na hindi lang kayo nagkakausap,

kesa sa alam mong wala na talaga siya na hindi mo siya makakausap, hindi mo siya makakasalubong somewhere, na hindi mo siya nakikita kahit kailan.”

Juday stressed that before Tito alfi e’s demise, she was able to talk to him and iron out things.“Actually, yung last na pag-uusap namin ni Tito Alfi e, maayos, ha… baka isipin ng

mga tao na may hidwaan kami. Personally, sa paniniwala ko, maayos akong nakapagpaalam sa kanya. Maayos akong nakapag-sorry. Kaya siguro din wala ako masyadong hinaing kasi alam ko sa sarili ko na at peace akong nagpaalam sa kanya, at nagpasalamat ako sa kanya. I was able to say everything that I wanted to tell him, lahat ng sama ng loob, lahat ng pagpapasalamat, nasabi ko.

“Kahit naman… alam mo naman mag-aama, mag-iina, nagkakaroon ng tampuhan. Alam niyo naman ang mga tampuhan namin ni Tito Alfi e, 10, 14, 15 years ago, live kung talakan ako niyan, walang humpay.

“Yun naman yung sinigurado ko, kasi hindi naman dahil sa iniisip ko kung anong mangyari sa kanya… Ayoko lang magkaroon ng grudge o magkaroon siya ng sama pa ng loob dahil alam kong grabe magtampo si Tito Alfi e. Iyon naman ang sinigurado ko sa kanya. Imagine halos 28 years niya akong na-manage.

“Anyway, kung nasaan man siya ngayon, alam kong masaya na siya.”

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UNBELIEVABLE! But it’s true! The Kita Kita movie topbilling Empoy and Alessandra de Rossi made millions in the box offi ce. However, is it also true that Alex thought of quitting showbiz?

“No, joke yun kasi parang nagtatanong kami sa mga... kasi may AlEmpoyers (Alex and Empoy loveteam) dun so nastress ako.

“Tapos parang sabi ko, ‘Kayo ba ay nangangarap na... kasi pag love teams, kailangan magkatuluyan, magagalit ang fans.’ Oo daw! Gusto daw magkatuluyan kami. Sabi ko, ‘E, di, good for you. Marunong kayo magmahal.”

“Every year, actually every two months, lagi ko sinasabing quit na ako next time kasi napapagod talaga ako sa mundo ng showbiz, sa kashowbizan ng mga tao. Kaya lang, nangingibabaw yung mahal kong umarte, e. Minsan yung kapalit noon, hayaan mo na, basta nagagawa mo yung gusto mo.”

Alessandra also announced that her movie with Empoy has already earned P230 million in more than two weeks since its July 19 premiere. This rom-com movie directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo is Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board.

“Sa lahat ng nagbigay ng chance na hindi dinedma yung pelikula dahil kami ni Empoy yung bida, yung binigyan niyo ng chance yung materyal, kasi yun lang naman ang ipinaglalaban ko ever since,” said the 33-year-old actress.

Alex is also happy knowing that her mom is proud of her latest achievement. In fact, she still feels her mom’s unwavering support for her, even though she resides in Italy.

Alex narrated, “Wala siyang ginawa kundi magsend sa akin ng magsend ng mga comments ng mga tao o fanart ng mga tao.”

“Sobrang saya niya siguro na isa rin siya sa nagdasal and lagi naman siyang ganun. Hindi kasi ako marunong magdasal, e. Hindi ako marunong humingi, e. Puro thank you lang ako lagi pag nagdadasal ako. Wala talaga akong kayang hingin kundi laging feeling ko lahat ng meron ako, sobra pa.

“Sana lang maibili ko ng ticket yung parents ko, pamilya ko, papunta dito para mapanuod nila yung pelikula ko.” Alessandra de Rossi

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DAVAO CITY – New fl ights in Clark are creating tourism and business opportunities ac-cording to experienced indus-try leaders in tourism promo-tions and travel industry here and in Pampanga.

“The new fl ights in Clark have opened new destina-tions for us also to go visit not only Pampanga but also Subic, Central and Northern Luzon, which otherwise would have been very expensive for us,” said Regina Rosa Tec-son, offi cer-in-charge, Davao City tourism offi ce in a recent interview after the business meeting organized by the De-partment of Tourism Regional Offi ce 3 and 11.

The meeting was held at the Park Inn by Radisson Davao.

The business meeting was part of three-day AirAsia-spon-sored Pampanga-Davao Tour-ism Exchange (PDTE) from July 28-30.

“It opens opportunities for us to go to Clark and Ma-nila via Clark without passing through EDSA and NAIA,” she added.

Tecson said she liked “sisig” and she frequently vis-its Pampanga to have a taste of the country’s “culinary cap-ital”.

Promoting tourism in Cen-tral Luzon and nearby prov-inces is possible because of Clark and Davao airports said Prisca Castor, president, of Pampanga Agents Travel Society (PATS). The group is composed of 40 travel agents and allied members of hotels and tour operators from Ma-

New fl ights in Clark to boost tourism opportunitiesnila.

“We’re very excited with the new fl ights in Clark. Ev-erybody is excited to travel,” she added,” said Castor. She has been in the travel industry since 1985.

Castor also lauded the ef-forts of DOT R3 and DOT R11 for organizing the PDTE.

“It’s an opportunity for Pampanga agents as well as Davao agents to synergize, to get to know each other and to make linkages amongst them-selves,” said Castor who is also the proprietress of Met-ro Angeles Travel, an Angeles City-based travel agency.

For foodies, visitors may go around one town to anoth-er to taste diff erent delicacies and foods according to Cas-tor.

Some travel agents also off er heritage tour packag-es according to Castor. The tours include Museo Ning An-geles, Center for Kapampan-gan Studies of the Holy Angel University, Holy Rosary Parish Church and the historical Pa-mintuan Mansion, among oth-ers.

For Edmund Mayormita, head of Visit Davao Fun Sale Tours Consortium (VDFSTC) the business activity conduct-ed is a welcome development to promote travel and tourism trade between Pampanga and Davao.

“This business is a very welcome activity specially for us. Also, we would like to take advantage of the direct fl ights between the two destinations,” said Mayormita.

Mayormita has been in the

travel industry since 1990. He is also the president and gen-eral manager of Travel Advan-tage, a Davao-based travel agency.

“Hopefully we can send and we will also receive visi-tors from Clark,” he added.

VDFSTC is composed of 12 tour operators from Davao. The group is in charge of creating tour packages for Davao. Annually, the consor-tium members go to other lo-cal destinations to promote Davao tourism.

The PDTE was also be-ing supported by Lumad Kon-

sult Travel and tours, Park Inn by Radisson Davao, The Royal Mandaya Hotel, Infi ni-ty Suites, Pinnacle Hotel, Apo View Hotel, Casa Leticia and Ritz Hotel.

With the recent familiariza-tion tour in Cebu and Davao, Regional Director Ronnie Tio-tuico of Central Luzon Tourism offi ce said he is determined to boost the tourism industry in Pampanga including the sev-en provinces in Central Luzon.

The Pampanga delegation was accompanied by Carolina Uy, chief tourism operations offi cer; Chriselle May Yam-

bao, supervising tourism offi -cer; and Allen Gonzales, tour-ism operations offi cer all from DOT-Central Luzon.

Representatives from the Tourism Promotions Division of Clark Development Cor-poration; tourism offi ces in Pampanga and Angeles City; marketing and sales person-nel from Park Inn by Radisson Clark; Widus Hotel and Casi-no; Quest Hotel and Confer-ence Clark; and Royce Hotel and Casino and Pampanga tour operators have joined the PDTE.

– Astrud Q. Aguinaldo

Members of the Matigsalogs tribe selling handcrafted bracelets outside the Philippine Eagle Center. Day 2 of Pampanga-Davao Tourism Exchange held from July 28-30.

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Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARDREGION III

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATOR2nd Flr. R and E Bldg

Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, (P)

PETITION FOR VALUATION OF THE LANDHOLDING UNDER COMPULSORY ACQUISITION (CA)

PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner,-versus- LVC NO. 639-P’2015 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-14-0029ALEXANDER PANAYOTTI m/t MARY A. PANAYOTTI/RURAL BANK OF SAN JUAN AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP), Respondents.

x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

Alexander Panayotti M/T Mary PanayottiRural Bank of San Juan3/F Banco San Juan Center Bldg., 27 GuadalupeMansion J.P. Rizal Ext., Makati City

Land Bank of the PhilippinesJASA, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

GREETINGS:You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Answer to the Notice

of Valuation dated September 10, 2015 issued by herein petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of Summary Administrative Proceedings for the determination of just compensation, copy of which is herewith served upon you, within a non-extendible period of fi fteen (15) days from receipt hereof, furnishing a copy to the Petitioner pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the 2009 DARAB Rules of Procedure, attaching therein your sworn answer and affi davits/counter affi davits of your witness/es and other documentary evidence, if any. The parties are likewise notifi ed that this valuation case is set for preliminary hearing on September 25, 2017 at 1:30 PM.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 27, 2017.

NOEL L. PAREL Provincial Adjudicator

By: CRISELDA S. MANGALINO Clerk of the Adjudicator

Copy Furnished:PARPO Atty. Odgie C. Cayabyab DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando,Pampanga Pampanga

Punto! Central Luzon: July 27, August 3 & 10, 2017

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARDREGION III

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATOR2nd Flr. R and E Bldg

Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, (P)

PETITION FOR VALUATION OF THE LANDHOLDING UNDER COMPULSORY ACQUISITION (CA)

PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner,-versus- LVC NO. 647-P’2015 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-14-0025ALEXANDER PANAYOTTI/MEGA J’S CORPORATION AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP), Respondents.

x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

Alexander Panayotti/Mega J’s CorporationNo. 5 Golden St., Gloria X SubdivisionTandang Sora, Quezon City

Land Bank of the PhilippinesJASA, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

GREETINGS:You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Answer to the Notice

of Valuation dated October 16, 2015 issued by herein petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of Summary Administrative Proceedings for the determination of just compensation, copy of which is herewith served upon you, within a non-extendible period of fi fteen (15) days from receipt hereof, furnishing a copy to the Petitioner pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the 2009 DARAB Rules of Procedure, attaching therein your sworn answer and affi davits/counter affi davits of your witness/es and other documentary evidence, if any. The parties are likewise notifi ed that this valuation case is set for preliminary hearing on September 25, 2017 at 1:30 PM.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 27, 2017.

NOEL L. PAREL Provincial Adjudicator

By: CRISELDA S. MANGALINO Clerk of the Adjudicator

Copy Furnished:PARPO Atty. Odgie C. Cayabyab DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando,Pampanga Pampanga

Punto! Central Luzon: July 27, August 3 & 10, 2017

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARDREGION III

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATOR2nd Flr. R and E Bldg

Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, (P)

PETITION FOR VALUATION OF THE LANDHOLDING UNDER COMPULSORY ACQUISITION (CA)

PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner,-versus- LVC NO. 642-P’2015 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-14-0027ALEXANDER PANAYOTTI/MEGA J’S CORPORATION AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP), Respondents.

x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

Alexander Panayotti/Mega J’s Corporationc/o Mrs. Ella PajarillagaNo. 5 Golden St., Gloria X SubdivisionTandang Sora, Quezon City

Land Bank of the PhilippinesJASA, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

GREETINGS:You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Answer to the Notice

of Valuation dated September 17, 2015 issued by herein petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of Summary Administrative Proceedings for the determination of just compensation, copy of which is herewith served upon you, within a non-extendible period of fi fteen (15) days from receipt hereof, furnishing a copy to the Petitioner pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the 2009 DARAB Rules of Procedure, attaching therein your sworn answer and affi davits/counter affi davits of your witness/es and other documentary evidence, if any. The parties are likewise notifi ed that this valuation case is set for preliminary hearing on September 25, 2017 at 1:30 PM.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 27, 2017.

NOEL L. PAREL Provincial Adjudicator

By: CRISELDA S. MANGALINO Clerk of the Adjudicator

Copy Furnished:PARPO L.O. Allin Bonus DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando,Pampanga Pampanga

Punto! Central Luzon: July 27, August 3 & 10, 2017

Republic of the PhilippinesDEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM

ADJUDICATION BOARDREGION III

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATOR2nd Flr. R and E Bldg

Del Pilar, City of San Fernando, (P)

PETITION FOR VALUATION OF THE LANDHOLDING UNDER COMPULSORY ACQUISITION (CA)

PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM OFFICER (PARPO) Petitioner,-versus- LVC NO. 645-P’2015 LBP Claim No. 03-CA-14-0065THE ESTATE OF IGNACIO JAO AND ANDREA VILLANUEVA AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP), Respondents.

x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xSUMMONS AND NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE

The Estate of Spouses Ignacio Jaoand Andrea VillanuevaSystem Plus Computer Colleges10th Avenue, 7th Street, Caloocan City

Land Bank of the PhilippinesJASA, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

GREETINGS:You are hereby summoned and directed to fi le your Answer to the Notice

of Valuation dated September 17, 2015 issued by herein petitioner, PARPO Eden B. Ponio, which is now fi led before this Offi ce for the conduct of Summary Administrative Proceedings for the determination of just compensation, copy of which is herewith served upon you, within a non-extendible period of fi fteen (15) days from receipt hereof, furnishing a copy to the Petitioner pursuant to Section I, Rule VII of the 2009 DARAB Rules of Procedure, attaching therein your sworn answer and affi davits/counter affi davits of your witness/es and other documentary evidence, if any. The parties are likewise notifi ed that this valuation case is set for preliminary hearing on September 25, 2017 at 1:30 PM.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, June 27, 2017.

NOEL L. PAREL Provincial Adjudicator

By: CRISELDA S. MANGALINO Clerk of the Adjudicator

Copy Furnished:PARPO L.O. Allin Bonus DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando DAR-Del Pilar, City of San Fernando,Pampanga Pampanga

Punto! Central Luzon: July 27, August 3 & 10, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of FELIPE R. ENRIQUEZ who died

intestate on April 18, 2015 at St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City executed a Deed of Extrajudicial Settlement of his estate, more particularly described as parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 102948A parcel of land (Lot 6, Block 5 of the consolidation-subdivision

plan (LRC) Pcs-7705, being a portion of the consolidation of lots 429-C to 629-K (LRC) Psd-72734, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 124) situated in the Barrio of Cutcut, Angeles City;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 110994A parcel of land (Lot 1, Block 4 of the consolidation-subdivision

plan, Psd-67299, being a portion of Lot 1C-11F of plan Psd 19960, LRC Rec. No. ), situated int he Bo. of Sto. Domingo, Municipality of Angeles, Prov. of Pamp;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 108677A parcel of land (Lot 153-L of the subd. plan, Psd-272646, being

a portion of Lot 153 of the Cadastral Survey of Angeles, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 124), situated in the City of Angeles, Island of Luzon;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 136286A parcel of land (Lot 3 of the cons., subd. Plan, Pcs-15545,

being a portion of the consolidation of Lots 1,2,3 and 4, all of Block 26, Psd-67299, LRC Cad. Rec. No. 784), situated in the Barrio of Sto. Domingo, City of Angeles, Island of Luzon;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. T-78305A parcel of land (Lot 46-C-1-C-2, Psd CAR-009006), being a

portion of Lot 46-C-1-C, Psd CAR-008708, situated at Res. Sec. “J”, City of Baguio, Island of Luzon;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. N-258147A parcel of land (Lot 2, of the cons. subd. plan LRC Pcs-30588,

approved as a non-subd. project being a portion of the cons. of Lots 3-A & 3-B Psd 60501 LRC Rec. No. 7681), situated in Dist. Of Quirino, Q. City, M. Mla., Is. of Luzon;

Shares of StockSIXTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (62,500) shares of

stock in CURREY INTERNATIONAL, INC. with a total par value of P6,250,000 registered in the name of FELIPE R. ENRIQUEZ;

before Notary Public Elfren P. Hipolito Jr. as per Doc No. 37, Page No. 9, Book No. V, Series of 2015.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 27, August 3 & 10, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ERNESTO QUIAMBAO who

died intestate on February 6, 2010 at San Lazaro Hospital, Quiricada, Sta. Cruz, Manila executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Absolute Sale of his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 269-C-2-G of the subd. plan Psd-03-091834 being a portion of Lot 269-C-2, Bsd-03-000848 LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of San Pablo & Dela Paz, Mun. of San Simon, Prov. of Pamp. and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 439612-R, before Notary Public Rowena S. Cunanan-Mundo as per Doc No. 56, Page No. 13, Book No. 1, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 3, 10 & 17, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of REINER C. EDNACOT who died

intestate on February 11, 2016 at Skyline Hospital & Medical Center, City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of his estate, a motor vehicle more particularly described as Mitsubishi 4-Door Sedan with Engine No. 4G92A-A8866, Chassis No. CB4ASR-01760, Plate No. TSW 898, O.R. No. 974467373, C.R. No. 9289864-3, before Notary Public Venancio Q. Rivera III as per Doc No. 957, Page No. 48, Book No. XXXVII, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 3, 10 & 17, 2017

of project proponents whose applications for ECCs have remained pending for a long time now.”

“ECC applications of Clark Freeport Zone locators have been de-layed by the required centralized processing of ECCs at the EMB head offi ce in Quezon

DENR hailed for devolving power to grant ECCsF"#$ %&'* 1

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of JULIETA DIZON who died

intestate on March 15, 2012 at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Absolute Sale of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot V, Psd-03-012202 (OLT) Amd, being a portion of Lot 21, 23 & 25, Psd-03-012202 (OLT), situated in Brgy. San Pablo, Mun. of Magalang, Prov. of Pamp. and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 15475, before Notary Public Almario D. Marimla as per Doc No. 3184, Page No. 13, Book No. XLVIII, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: August 3, 10 & 17, 2017

City since February 2017 even for non-envi-ronmentally critical proj-ects,” he said.

Magat noted that be-fore February 2017, only environmentally critical projects were required to secure ECC at the EMB head offi ce, while other projects secured their ECCs only from re-

gional offi ces or through on-line applications.

This, even as Baun debunked allegations that centralized pro-cessing of ECCs at EMB head offi ce gave rise to alleged anomalies or corruption in the EMB regional offi ces.

Magat said the prompt issuance of DAO

2017-18 “clearly sends a message that the Duter-te government is serious in promoting the ease of doing business in the country.”

Baun and Magat said the devolution of granting ECC’s have has boosted the morale of EPA’s 80-member companies from vari-ous industries in Metro Clark, Bataan, Subic, Bulacan and Metro Ma-nila areas. “It will put on track and address the derailed develop-mental undertakings of companies which could

have immediately start-ed their positive contri-bution to the economy,” Magat said.

In a statement, EPA offi cers praised Cimatu “for his resolve to ad-here to President Rodri-go Duterte’s directive to fast track the issuance of government permits and licenses, which is indeed a major leap to-wards cutting the red tape in the bureaucracy and making the entire government more re-sponsive to the needs of the people.”

–Ding Cervantes

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NOMINATIONS are now opened for the 2nd Philippine Sports Tourism Awards. This was announced recent-ly by the awards founder and chair, Charles Lim.

Evolving around the Sports Tour-ism Forum - a series of sports tourism lectures, workshops and conferences - held since 2004, the Philippine Sports Tourism Awards (PSTA) had its incep-tion last year honoring sports tourism destinations, sports event organiz-ers, sports associations, sports char-ity event, local government agencies, event sponsors and destination mar-keting eff orts.

This year PSTA will expand its fi eld to recognize an outstanding hotel, a tour agency and an airline in support-ing sports tourism.

“We have witnessed how sports tourism has been an impactful catalyst in bringing in tourists to destinations around the Philippines and we can see the growth potential in this particular tourist sector. There is a successful for-mula in hosting and organizing sport-ing events involving both the private and government sectors with support from the media,” explained Lim in the Sports Tourism Forum (STF) in Davao City recently,

Since 2004 Lim under his sports

2nd Philippine Sports Tourism Awards

management and destination market-ing outfi t, Selrahco Management has been holding the STF in Cebu and Davao on many occasions and also in Clark Subic, Cagayan de Oro, Ba-colod, Puerto Princesa and Laoag.

The winners of the 1st Philippine Sports Tourism Awards that happened in 2016 include Clark Freeport Zone (Sports Tourism Destination of the Year), the Municipality of Lubao and Sunrise Events, Inc. (Organizers of the Year), Cebu’s Tabuelan 111 (Event of the Year - Domestic), Ironman 70.3 (Event of the Year - International), The Philippine Inter-Island Sailing Feder-ation (Sport Association of the Year), The Philippine Rugby Football Union and Pot Bellied Pigs’s Fatboys 10s Rugby (Charity Event of the Year), and Resorts World Manila Golf Mas-ters (Event Sponsorship Award of the Year).

This year, three more categories will be added to the roster - Airline of the Year, Hotel of the Year, and Tour Agency of the Year.

For more information about the Sports Tourism Awards, you can visit philsportstourism.com or contact Apol-lo Santos (+639324261303) or email (info@philsportstourism.com).

–Press release

THINK GREEN