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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Phase out corrupt employees of the Land Transportation Offi ce (LTO), not the jeepneys.

PUJ DRIVERS TELL GOV’T

Phase out LTO corruption,not jeepneys

This was the call of local jeepney drivers’ group leaders who joined the transport strike in Pampan-ga last Monday and Tuesday to protest government plans to phase out their jeepneys and replace them with new ones costing up to P1.6 million each.

While the jeepney strike fi zzled out in Ange-les City, the rest of this province was paralyzed by lack of public transport as jeepney drivers grounded their vehicles on their fi rst day of strike last Monday

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CITY OF SAN FERNAN-DO – The controversial sale of the iconic Pa-skuhan Village here was recommended to be nul-lifi ed by the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountabili-ty in the House of Repre-

House voids Paskuhan sale

Once a top tourist draw, Paskuhan Village is now in a state of dilapidation.

sentatives.This developed after

the said house commit-tee conducted an inves-tigation on the controver-sial sale of the property.

In its 13-page report on October 9, the com-mittee also urged the Register of Deeds of

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DINALUPIHAN, Bataan – The police regional di-rector for Central Luzon declared here that police offi cers testing positive for illegal drugs have no place in Region 3 and face dismissal.

“Lahat ng pulis na nagiging addict, tina-tanggal namin sa ser-bisyo,” Chief Supt. Ama-dor Corpuz, Central Lu-zon police director, said.

The RD said he had just received a report that a police offi cer from Nueva Ecija and another from Angeles City test-ed positive in the recent-ly-concluded drug test. “I will recommend their dismissal,” he said.

“Mas gugustuhin kong maging pulis ang

No place for drug cops in PNPPolice force open to rehabilitated addicts

dating addict kesa pulis na nagiging drug addict. ‘Yon galing sa Bahay Pagbabago na maging pulis mas mabuti kesa pulis na at naging ad-dict,” Corpuz said.

He urged qualifi ed graduates from the Ba-

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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Business locators in this premier freeport have expressed their support of the recent ap-pointment of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) administrator Wilma T. Eisma as chair-person of the agency.

In a statement is-sued on Wednesday, the Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce (SBFCC) congratulat-

Locators support new SBMA chief

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hay Pagbabago Refor-mation Center in Dinalu-pihan to apply as the Philippine National Po-lice needs 10,000 police offi cers next year.

“Matutuwa si General Bato (PNP Director Gen-eral Ronald Dela Rosa) na merong dating addict na nag-aaply bilang pu-lis,” he said.

Corpuz was in Di-nalupihan with Senior Supt. Benjamin Silo, Jr.,

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and other guests to at-tend the fi rst anniversary of the Bahay Pagbabgo Reformation Center in barangay San Benito.

Also in attendance were offi cials from the Department of Health, Department of Labor and Employment and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. Bataan 1st District Rep. Geraldine Roman also came.

Mayor Maria Ange-

la Garcia said that 400 drug surrenderers in Di-nalupihan graduated in nine batches in one year that the drug reforma-tion center has operated since October 14, 2016. The mayor scheduled a job fair for the former drug dependents.

“Ang Bahay Pag-babago ay isang bahay kubo, isang tahanan na pinahahalagahan ang pamilya, ang pagmama-halan, ang responsi-bilidad ng magulang

para sa mga anak at li-punan,” she said. “Ito ay hindi lamang para sa drug surrenderers kun-di para sa ating lahat na dapat magbago para masolusyunan, pagtu-lung-tulungan ang sakit ng lipunan na droga,” Garcia said.

Dolphy Quizon, Jr. sang inspiration-al songs and delivered heart-warming message that made not only the graduates but most of the guests teary-eyed.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESSUPREME COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

City of San Fernando, PampangaOffi ce of the Clerk of Court & Ex-Offi cio Sheriff

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, Petitioner-Mortgagee, E.J.F. No. 152-17 ~ versus ~ Real Estate Mortgage Under Act 3135 as Amended by Act 4118JANE D. GARCIA, Respondent-Mortgagor.x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135/1508 fi led by HOME

DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, mortgagee, with its postal address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against JANE D. GARCIA, mortgagor, with residence and postal address at 121 San Roque, Guagua, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 30, 2015 amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THREE PESOS & 78/100 (Php1,157,903.78) excluding penalties, attorney’s fees and expenses of foreclosure, the undersigned duly authorized deputy sheriff will sell at public auction on November 7, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter at the main entrance of the Regional Trial Court, Capitol Compound, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following property with all improvements, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 699242-R“x x x A parcel of land (Lot 3, Blk. 37, of the cons-subd. plan

Pcs-03-015720, being a portion of Lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126, 3008- P-6-A up to 3008-P-6-H, Psd-03-159018, LRC Rec. No. 151), situated in the Brgy. of Calibutbut, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp. x x x containing an area of FORTY FIVE SQ. METERS & FIFTY SQ. DECIMETERS (45.50), more or less. x x x”

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 November 14, 2017, without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, October 2, 2017.

FORTUNATO S. GAJES Sheriff IV RTC-OCC, CSF(P)

cc: 1. HOME DEVT. MUTUAL FUND - Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fdo., Pamp.

2. JANE D. GARCIA - 121 San Roque, Guagua, Pampanga - Lot 3, Blk. 37, Xevera Subd., Calibutbut, Bacolor, Pampanga

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MABALACAT CITY- Folk at the boundary of this city and Angeles have expressed irrita-tion over deep diggings on the side of concrete roads which were later covered with sacks of sand that inconvenience motorists and pedestrians.

At least 10 such sites have been noted in areas within the jurisdiction of Angeles and this city, particularly in Barangay Lakandula where concrete roads were cracked apart to give way to the diggings.

During rains, the diggings which were later fi lled with bags of sand turn into stag-nant pools which reduce two-

PLDT diggings destroy roadsway roads into single lanes.

Lakandula chairman El-mer Madlambayan told Pun-to, however, that the diggings have permits from both the city governments of Mabalacat and Angeles.

“The diggings are being done by the PLDT (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.) for the installation of fi ber optic cables for TV and internet ca-bles,” he said.

Madlambayan said more diggings are expected to be done up to Barangay Duquit on the side of Mabalacat.

Of the diggings, only the one along the MacArthur Highway at the corner of 9th Street in Lakandula has been

restored back to its concrete condition. The rest along 7th and 6th Streets were fi lled up only with sandbags.

But Madlambayan said that the city engineering offi ces of both Mabalacat and Angeles would not have given them permits to dig without the con-dition that concrete roads be covered anew with concrete.

Residents have noted, however, that weeks after the installation of cables at 7th and 6th Streets, there have been no indications that the concrete would be restored at the digging sites.

“This would be tantamount to destruction of public proper-ties,” one resident said.

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GUAGUA, Pampan-ga –A free public trans-portation program here was implemented by the

local government unit (LGU) for commuters who were greatly aff ect-ed by the two-day na-

tionwide transportation strike.

Mayor Dante Torres led the deployment of

barangay patrol vehi-cles as well as the mu-nicipal bus in ferrying commuters to and from

Guagua mayor helps stranded commuters as transport strike sizzlestheir destinations after jeepney drivers in the region participated in the transport strike.

Torres said the pro-gram also aff orded com-muters coming from the neighboring towns of Bacolor and Sta. Rita to avail of the free ride.

The route of the ba-rangay patrols is from the town plaza in front of KFC to SM City Down-town San Fernando from 5:30 am to 9 pm while the municipal bus operated with the same time schedule but was available up to 7 pm

only from the town pla-za to the intersection in San Fernando.

Other municipalities like Minalin and Sto. Tomas have off ered the same program for stranded commuters in their areas.

Meanwhile in the City of San Fernando, mem-bers of Piston Pam-panga and the Work-ers Alliance in Region 3 marched on the streets on Tuesday protesting the government’s PUV modernization program. - Gayzell P. Magcalas AUF/OJT

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BALANGA CITY -- Drivers and operators of passenger jeepneys in the fi rst district of Bataan on Monday joined the nationwide transport strike in opposition to the modernization of public utility vehicles.

Involved in the one-day trans-port halt from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. were passenger jeepneys plying the Balanga-Abucay and Balan-ga-Orani routes and vice-versa.

Passenger jeepneys in the second district, from Balanga to Pilar, Orion and Limay towns in

Bataan jeepneys join transport strikeBataan and vice-versa, did not participate.

The jeepney drivers and op-erators held a short program and prayer at the corner of the four-lane road in Balanga City, watched closely by police, after they marched briefl y from their terminal.

“Tutulan ang Jeepney Phase-out. No to PUV Modernization Program,” big streamers said.

“Tinututulan namin ng modern-ization ng gobyerno, Hindi namin kaya ang halaga na sinasabi nil-ang P1.8 milyon na huhulugan namin araw-araw ng P600. Ma-hirap ito para sa aming maliliit

na operator,” said Eman Cruz, spokesman of the Balanga-Ora-ni Drivers, Operators Associ-ation. “Makapaghuhulog kami pero paano na pamilya naming.”

Cruz said four jeepney asso-ciations in the fi rst district of Bata-an with more than 600 jeepneys joined the transport halt. Sympa-thizing, he said, were 1,200 driv-ers and operators.

They claimed that the mod-ernization program will greatly aff ect the livelihood of jeepney operators and drivers and the riding public as well with the in-crease in fare.

ANOTHER crowd mashing event held at SM City Baliwag last Sunday October 15, 2017 at the Mall Atrium.

Guest Celebrities during the mall tour were Jai Agpangan, Kaki Ramirez, Fiona Yang, Akihiro Blanco, Kim Rodriguez & Ken Chan.

This Time I’ll be Sweeter cast had their song and dance number, fun games and meet and greet plus photo opportunity with SM City Baliwag’s mall goers.

This Time I’ll Be Sweeter mall tour

@ SM City Baliwag

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • OCTOBER 16 - 18, 2017 • MONDAY - WEDNESDAY

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TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORYSource: www.kahimyang.info

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Zona Libre Bong Z. Lacson

Opinion

Prime ministerial“HINDI NAMAN (Not really), because people change and circumstances change, especially in politics. We should not close doors or burn bridges unless absolutely called for or warranted.”

So was Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III’s response to Rappler.com on former president and outgoing Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo joining PDP-Laban which he heads.

It is not too distant to completely recede from public memory that Pimentel once accused GMA of electoral fraud in the 2007 polls – rising out of his electoral protest against GMA ally Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, whom Pimentel successfully unseated in 2011.

In the wake of that victory, Pimentel fi led an electoral sabotage case against GMA and then First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo.

And burn bridges too, Pimentel did with long-time friend Vice President Jejomar Binay in 2013, when he found his name alongside Zubiri’s in the senatorial slate of Binay’s United Nationalist Alliance.

Somewhat discordant is Pimentel’s new tune now – with GMA -- given his “principled” stand at the time of his electoral protest, no?

But then, has it not been so trite for so long that it has become a truism that politics does make strange bedfellows?

In this instance, politics transposing to federalism. Thus, Pimentel: “If someone wants to help the cause of federalism, then why not accept him/her with open arms?”

GMA publicly champions the cause of federalism.

Furthered Pimentel: “But she must be the one to change by embracing the PDP-Laban’s core principles of belief in God, human dignity, love of country, equal opportunities for all, consultative and participatory democracy, and federalism.”

Yeah, GMA publicly champions the cause of federalism. So, she has sworn her loyalty to its principal advocate, the PDP-Laban. It naturally

follows. It cannot help though that some hidden

agenda are seen, not without malicious glee, by a number of netizens and coff eeshop analysts in GMA’s party switch.

On the short term, her return to the Senate where she sat from 1992 to 1998. (Her fi rst election as sampay bakod, her second as valedictorian, thanks to the Nora Aunor imagery.)

And from there, the enactment of legislation changing the form of government to federalism.

In the not-so-long-haul, under a federal system, GMA easily winning a seat in parliament and on to becoming prime minister.

Yes, that is how far into the future GMA’s fl uttering butterfl y act has gone, in the minds of not so few. Taking a life of its own in the public discussion. Like:

It is exigent – not to say expedient too – that all this change to federalism has to happen not only within the term of President Duterte but at the time that: 1) he is enjoying the “high” trust of the public; 2) he controls both Houses of Congress; 3) the “yellow stain” has been excised from the guardian of the electoral system; 4) the Supreme Court is being battered to submission to the presidential will, or will-not, as the case may be; and 5) the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police are at his beck and call.

Yes, there obtains even a short cut – verily a short circuit – to the process: RevGov.

No, not Reverend Governor that was the title of my book on Among Ed Panlilio, but Revolutionary Government as currently mouthed by Duterte and dutifully amplifi ed by his minions.

Indeed, what tangled web we weave when we know that we are being deceived.

THE DECLINE on stu-dents’ academic performance prompted several schools nowadays. The percentage of retention rate has been in-creasing and there are so many factors that contribute to it. Teachers and parents alike are resorting to the reasons such as lack of school facili-ties and students indiff erences on their studies. With the ad-vancement of technology, stu-dents also tend to lose focus for Medias such, the school and family should actively act as partners to guide students and help them improve their academic performance.

The teachers are the sec-

The need for parent’s follow-upond parents in school; there-fore, parents should also serve as the second teachers at home. The parents should make the necessary follow-up of their children’s studies and it should be done regularly. They have to be aware of their chil-dren’s grades and attendance. If possible, check their note-books and ask them what they did in school. Parents play an important role in motivating the students to come early and regularly school.

Teachers on the other hand, should also be actively do some home visitations as partners of the parents in giv-ing advice to students to stay

at home on days without class-es, sleep early and avoid com-puter games so they can come to school on time and that they are physically and mentally prepared for their classes.

With the infl uence of tech-nology and peers, students nowadays tend to prefer other things than their studies thus becoming passive, school and home should work hand in hand towards better academ-ic performance of students in school to assure of their bright future.

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A CLEAR and present danger is poised on the state, on this our democratic republic as we have always known it.

The push forward to tyranny is getting stronger by the hour, and correspondingly the weakening of our democratic institutions. The proverbial handwritings on the wall are all too clear here.

RevGov 101

WHAT IS a revolutionary government?Legal Meaning: It is the union of all powers

of government into a single person or entity; the nullifi cation of the constitutional order; the severance of the ties of government with its people; the replacement of the Rule of Law with the Rule of Force.

Practical Meaning: In the Philippines, the President will be totally free from any constitutional constraints; will send to jail his opponents without court proceedings; will take over private entities that don’t bow down to him; will no longer have to explain at least P6.4B drugs, 13 thousand EJKs; will complete China’s plan to make the Philippines a true puppet state.

The President’s threat of imposing a revolutionary government is the single most destabilizing act that can be committed: the murder of the Constitution.

(From the Facebook page of Prof. Florin Hilbay)

Abdication“THE ESSENCE of due process is, after all, the right to be heard before one is deprived of one’s right to liberty. And [De Lima], being an accused, is no exception even if she is an avowed critic of the incumbent President.”

So, wrote Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa in his dissenting opinion to the majority decision of the Supreme Court ditching Sen. Leila de Lima’s De Lima’s petition seeking her release from detention and the junking of the drug traffi cking charges brought against her by the Department of Justice.

“The real concern is this: If this can be done to a sitting senator of the Republic of the Philippines, then this can be done to any citizen,” Caguioa added.

And boom: “Instead of seizing this golden opportunity, and bravely asserting its role as guardian, the Court, speaking through the majority, has chosen to, once again, retreat and fi nd refuge in technical and procedural niceties, totally brushing aside the paramount constitutional signifi cance of this case.”

BE AFRAID. Be very afraid.

ON OCTOBER 16, 1907, the Philippine Assembly was inau-gurated at the Manila Grand Opera House. The event was attended both by US Secretary of War William Howard Taft and the new Governor-Gener-al James Francis Smith.

William Howard Taft was the fi rst civilian governor (Civ-il Governor) of the Philippines. The title “Civil Governor” was

changed to “Governor-Gener-al” by Act of US Congress in 1905.

After its inauguration, the Assembly convened and was led by Sergio Osmeña as Speaker and Manuel L. Que-zon as Majory Floor Leader, later to become the Vice Pres-ident and President, respec-tively, of the new Filipino Com-monwealth government in

1935. Upon the creation of the Assembly, Philippine legisla-ture was to take after the mod-el of the U.S. House of Repre-sentatives.

The Assembly was the lower house of Philippine Legislature. The Philippine Commission was transitioned into the upper house. Elections for members the fi rst national assembly were held on July 30, 1907.

The Philippine Assembly is inaugurated

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

(Pasibayu, kaugne ne ning metung a Ordinansa a ipatupad ning Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a pamilimbag metung mu mang Artkulung Kapampangan misan kilub ning paruming-gu, iting makatuki ya pamung ibie mi para king malugud yung pamamasa)

Ing mayapa talasuyu

ING MAYAP a talasuyu

at banal a pararasan ketang kayang sasakupan

karing balang desisyun na,

maingat yang bina iti alang tutulak-kabiran

e paysaul karing tuksung

king aldo-aldo akakit nang andu-andu king arapan

ali na la paglibe ding

prinsipyu na at dangalan king kislap na ning pibandian.

Nya e kabud bisu-bisu

at parating mamirapal, misip pamung libung besis

nung tanggap ka king babie ra

o payali king e ustu, e ka mu sa maglaparis

tapat at pante serbisyu

karetang kapagobra mu, pagkalub mung alang mintis

uling iti pupulan mu

at pakinabangan lubus, anggang mipante na bitis.

Ustung lagyu’ing mimusingan

king bie ning metung a tau, agyang nanan meng linisan

e midayu ing bau nang

anting malanam a asan, nanan me mang pakawasan,

karing mata ampon pusu

at banal a pilubluban taung inagrabyaduan

itang late na magmarka

king kekaban na ning bie mu, anti yang biuk king katawan.

Uling agiang numanu ka,

angga na king kamatayan, iti e mu asalicut

atyung pane king isip mu,

e na matda kapilan man at karin ya durut durut

ala yang kealiwan king

kamaru keng dayatan at yamut na ning liling dikut

kabang atyu ya king gabun,

kilub ning mapilan aldo, e magsilbing e ya sirut.

Ing sukilkil ning kunsensiya,

kenu mang taung mabibie, kapilan man e mabating

alino keya takidkid,

at parating makatanud kabang bie na mamasaring

king isip ding matutuksu,

kakalawat king e ustu at darapat e masanting

kabud ila’ing metaklayud,

alang mintis mitake la karing gawang e magaling.

Pakibalak yo ring tau

a mayap a pilubluban at tune karapatdapat

king nanu pa mang larangan,

makasadiang magmasabal, pakipamuk ing masampat

king matibe sumpa reti

a ing sana king tungkulan manatili la sa’ng tapat

magbasi la king kagiwan,

gawa, pamirapatdapat at e king tinggap ding gamat.

Ing tune’t mayap a lider

nung balu na ing matulid sukat yamung ipaglualu

uling karetang dinalan,

a talapamuntuk ken metung ya o adua la mu

ding e paysilo king kinang

at masiring amuyut ning ngara tilbug mu king gintu;

king duduang dang makabalut,

o keng sobri makalulan, panakap king ustu’t tutu!

Catherine L. Montemayora.k.a. Babaing Matun

ning Mexico, Pampanga

THE PARISH of St. Jude Thaddeus is inviting every-one, especially devotees, to its annual Novena Masses in preparation for the feast of who is now popularly known as the Patron of Hope for Desperate and Near Impossi-ble Cases, Saint Jude Thad-deus.

The novena will be from October 19 to 27 at 6:00 pm in the church inside St. Jude Vil-lage in Barangay San Agustin, City of San Fernando. Theme for this year’s celebration is “The Parish: Worshipping in Faith, Moving Forward with

Parish renews hopes through stronger faith

Hope and Living in Charity.”According to its parish

priest Fr. Deogracias Kerr S. Galang, each Novena Mass is characterized by homilies re-volving around the said theme given by diff erent priests, the off ering of petitions and thanksgiving as well as the blessing of the jar of oil that is distributed to devotees on the feast day itself, October 28.

Fr. Deo also disclosed that civic activities like the Bingo Night, Free Legal Services, and a Medical Mission have been lined up for parishio-ners. He also said that a heal-

ing Mass in the morning of October 23 will be celebrated by Fr. Corsie Legaspi through the eff orts of the Friends of Saint Jude, a parish organiza-tion meant to spread the de-votion to its Patron Saint.

The parish community has been preparing for the cele-bration since September by holding street masses in the diff erent phases and clus-ters of St. Jude Village. This is meant to reach out to other community members, parish-ioners and non-parishioners alike, Fr. Deo added.

–Press release

FOR MANY people around the world, Christmas is all about giving presents, ex-travagant decors and a feast of sumptuous foods. But for a simple Aeta community in Pampanga, Christmas is just simple and ordinary day.

On its second year, An-gels’ Dream the Corporate So-cial Responsibility (CSR) pro-gram of Midori Clark Hotel and Casino will once again make the celebration even brighter, more meaningful and some-thing that always leaves a jolly mark in the heart.

“Last year, the Angels’ Dream has granted the wish-es of about 300 Aeta kids. This year, bearing the tagline “Be a Blessing by Giving”, our pro-gram aims to beat 2016 record by fulfi lling the wishes of 600 Aeta kids. We are encouraging our guests and business part-ners to sponsor a child wish, says General Manager, Vic Chan”.

Early in November along with the Christmas tree lighting

A brighter Christmas thru Midori Clark Hotel and Casino’s Angels’ Dream 2017

ceremony, some of the 600 kids are invited to hang up their wish cards on the hotel’s Christmas tree which will be followed by a short program and lunch treats. Aside from the kids who’ll at-tend the Christmas tree lighting ceremony, company represen-tatives will be visiting schools in Sitio Babo, Sapang Bato, Sitio Haduan, Sitio Monicayo, Marcos and Macapagal Village to see what the company can off er to the kids and their com-munities.

Knowing the kids’ wish-es, this will be distributed not only to Management Team, but to the hotel-casino guests and sponsors as well. This is a way of the team to encourage everyone to spread joy and kindness to people in need specially this season of giving. Few weeks before Christmas, these children will come back for a gift-giving ceremony and they will surely be delighted as Santa Claus will personal-ly distribute their gifts as they wished for.

From last year’s experi-ence, little angel’s dream was not extravagant as expected. Kids nowadays usually wish for a new gadget or a toy. Sur-prisingly, these youngsters’ wishes are not for themselves – they are wishing for some-thing to benefi t their family. Some of the wishes received includes a kilo of rice, grocer-ies and clothes.

Support the breakthrough, help us in making spirits bright and be a blessing by giving this Christmas! We’ve got many great ways for you to do. You may approach the Front Desk Team or contact us at +63 45 308 8888 / +63 917 653 6666 or email marketing@midoriho-tel.com.

Midori Clark Hotel and Ca-sino is located along C.M. Recto Avenue, Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines.

Get social with us: Face-book: @midoriclarkhotel, Ins-tagram: @midorihotelcasino, Twitter: @midoriclark

–Press release

SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Eci-ja – The SM Supermalls proj-ect dubbed as “Show More Care for the Elderly” was suc-cessfully held at Tahanang Damayang Kristiyano in San Jose City earlier this month.

Angelita Agaton Human Resource Manager said they held various activities for the elderly, focusing on grooming and wellness which make pos-sible through the eff orts and contributions of SM City Ca-banatuan and SM Megacenter employees as their way of giv-ing back to the community.

“Our Lolo’s and Lola’s were given toiletry kits, gifts and food packs. A short program and variety entertainment also took place. Employees like-wise held interactive activities, such as learning sessions on common health concerns of the elderly, consultation with nurses, exercises and games” said Agaton.

There were 17 elderly ben-efi ted to this program together with 3 children whose current-ly resides in the orphanage.

The Tahanang Damayang Kristiano runs by the Diocese of San Jose for 3 years now

and formerly the house of the priest which later developed as an orphanage catering el-derly and children.

“This kind of activity is what we called the SM way of life. Our employees actively take part in it every year. We also want to foster a more posi-tive working environment in our malls. Because SM really cares” said Agaton.

SM also hopes that many institutions and organiza-tions will extend their help and

support to the Tahanang Da-mayang Kristiano after this ac-tivity.

SM Cares, a Division of SM Foundation, is the corporate social responsibility arm of re-tail giant, SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Its advocacies include pro-grams for Persons with Dis-abilities, Children and Youth, Senior Citizens, Women and Breastfeeding Mothers, Over-seas Filipino Workers, through the SM Global Pinoy and Envi-ronment and Sustainability.

SM employees share love and care with the elderly in San Jose City

Operation assistant Mark Angel Galang helping the elderly

to eat the meal they prepare for them during the

“Show More Care for the Elderly”

program.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTAND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

FERDINAND B. PANGANIBAN, Petitioner-Mortgagee,

EXTRA-JUDICIAL~ versus ~ FORECLOSURE 129-17

ALMA C. SANTOS, Respondent-Mortgagor.x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEWHEREAS, upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under Act 3135 as

amended by the Act 4118, fi led by FERDINAND B. PANGANIBAN, mortgagee, with principal offi ce address at Block 14, Lot 18, Judge Oscar Lagman Avenue, Aurora Heights Subd., City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against ALMA C. SANTOS, mortgagor, with postal address at Dalan Malati, Sta. Ines, Bacolor, Pampanga to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of March 19, 2017 amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN AND 67/100 PESOS (PHP1,163,115.67) Philippine currency, as principal, plus the stipulated interest, penalty charges and Attorney’s Fees and other necessary expenses, the undersigned authorized Sheriff IV, will sell at public auction on November 2, 2017 at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder in CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency the herein-below described real property with all the existing improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 042-2013015358REGISTRY OF DEEDS FOR SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 42-B OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAN PSD-03-190223 BEING A PORTION OF LOT 42, BLK. 31, (LRC) PSD-68363 L.R.C. REC. NO. ) SITUATED IN THE BARRIO OF SAN AGUSTIN, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA x x x containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SEVEN SQUARE METERS (157) more or less x x x

Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be posted in 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 to 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 November 9, 2017 at 9:00 in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, October 2, 2017.

MICHAEL B. MANANSALA Sheriff IV (Regional Trial Court-42)Copy furnished:

Ferdinand B. PanganibanBlock 14, Lot 18, Judge Oscar Lagman AvenueAurora Heights Subd.City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Alma C. SantosDalan Malati, Sta. InesBacolor, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 9, 16 & 23, 2017

By Tuesday, most of the jeepneys plied regu-lar routes in Pampanga despite the suspension of classes and work in government offi ces for two straight days of the transport strike.

Leaders of jeepney drivers’ groups here, who asked not to be named for fear of being disenfranchised by the Land Transportation and Regulatory Board (LT-FRB), described the gov-ernment phase out plan as “inhuman” and “totally disregarding the realities

Phase out LTO corruption, not jeepneysin the life of the jeepney driver.”

While the govern-ment assured them that no downpayment would be needed to acquire the new jeepneys on install-ment basis and that they would be given a subsi-dy of P80,000 each, they insisted that majority of them could still not aff ord the installment without allowing their families to go hungry,

“Also, why phase out even new and well maintained jeepneys?” one of the striking lead-ers asked, saying he rep-resented the sentiments

of local jeepney drivers.He also said that “if

present jeepneys are unacceptable, the Land Transportation Offi ce should not have allowed them to be registered year after year.”

“If the government would blame this on cor-ruption in the LTO, then the problem is with cor-rupt LTO people who should be phased out, not the jeepneys,” he said.

Last Monday, many of the jeepney drivers joined rallies protesting the government’s plan to phase out their vehicles

in lieu of new ones they are to pay on installment which, they insisted, they would not be able to af-ford.

City of San Fernando Mayor Edwin Santiago said he ordered the fi eld-ing of government ve-hicles last Monday and Tuesday to help strand-ed folk reach their desti-nations.

“There were private sector workers who still had to report to work de-spite the jeepney strike and they needed to be ferried to their work plac-es,” he said.

In the commercial

town of Guagua, Mayor Dante Torres also said he fi elded government vehicles for free rides to the public through routes usually covered by jeepneys mostly con-necting to nearby towns whose folk do marketing in the local market.

In Masantol, all jeepney drivers also joined the strike Monday, while a few plied routes the following day.

The offi ce of Gov. Lil-ia Pineda said except for Angeles City, several Pampanga towns were paralyzed by the jeepney strike especially last

Monday.In Angeles City,

city information offi cer Jay Pelayo IV said lo-cal jeepney drivers an-nounced earlier they would not join the strike so as not to inconve-nience the public, but that they sympathized with their colleagues in objecting to the proposed jeepney phase out.

City jeepney drivers, he said, preferred other means to express their objections to the govern-ment plan to phase out jeepneys and replace them with new ones each costing P1.6 million.

Pampanga from acting on any transfer of the ti-tle over the Paskuhan Village property pending the resolution of the ac-tion for the nullifi cation of the sale between the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Au-thority (TIEZA) and Pre-mier Central Incorporat-ed.

The report said there were lapses in sale of Paskuhan citing offi -cials of TIEZA as liable. The report said TIEZA offi cials committed mal-feasance in the perfor-mance of their duties for misapplication of the law and abuse of authority.

The report was sub-mitted by Surigao del Sur 2nd District Rep. Johhny Ty Pimentel, chairman of the committee, Pampan-ga 3rd District Rep. Au-relio “Dong” Gonzales, Jr. and other members of the committee.

The investigation on the sale of the Paskuhan Village was initiated by Gonzales through Res-olution No. 654 he fi led in January, after consult-ing with his constituents in his district, especial-ly in San Fernando, and seeking the support of House Speaker Panta-leon Alvarez.

The report was the conclusion of several

House voids Paskuhan saleF��� ���! 1 committee hearings con-

ducted from February to August.

Last October 3, the Offi ce of the Solicitor General, in a six-page opinion submitted to the house committee, said the sale of the proper-ty was void pursuant to Section 54 of Repub-lic No. 9593. The said law, the OSG said, pro-vides that cultural trea-sures and heritage sites shall not be sold. The Committee also said TIEZA failed to comply with pertinent circulars of the Commission on Audit, namely COA Cir-cular Nos. 86-264 and 8-296. “Thus, the deed of sale executed by and between TIEZA and Pre-mier Central Incorpo-rated involving Pasku-han Village may be as-sailed for being contrary to laws, rules and regu-lations,” the committee said.

The contract of sale was signed between TIE-ZA and Premier on May 4, 2015 in the amount of P939,656,848 or nearly P1 billion.

Gonzales argued in the hearing that Premier could not have aff orded the acquisition cost since its paid-up capitalization was only P500 million. Premier was among the four companies which bidded for the proper-

ty, namely SM Develop-ment Corporation, Pre-mier Central Inc., SM Prime Holdings and SEJ North Premier Holding Corporation. Three of them, Premier, SMDC and SM Prime Holdings are part of the SM Group of Companies. The Com-mittee said that TIEZA disregarded the provi-sion of R.A. 9593 that gives this capital city and the Province of Pampan-ga the right of fi rst refus-al on the sale or lease of Paskuhan.

As early as 2009, the Pampanga Mayors’ League issued a reso-lution to negotiate and enter into an agreement with the Department of Tourism to acquire juris-diction and management over the facility, the re-port noted.

On December 4, 2014, the Provincial Gov-ernment of Pampanga also off ered to purchase the Paskuhan Village at book value or based on current prevailing mar-ket value to reactivate the facility as venue for promoting the tourism in-dustry of Pampanga, ac-cording to the report.

“All these appeals and request of the Prov-ince of Pampanga re-mained unheeded by TIEZA,” the committee noted.

Some members of the

committee pointed out that TIEZA failed to con-sider the cultural heritage issue because it was fi x-ated on the “highest and best use” study proposed by a private consultant “whose sight is trained on asset disposal instead of weighing the signifi -cance of the site’s cultur-al treasures,” the report pointed out.

“Thus, TIEZA violat-ed the expressed prohi-bition that such assets shall not be sold or in any way disposed of and shall be placed under the ownership of the TIEZA for their continued main-tenance,” the committee said.

According to the re-port, TIEZA may initiate the legal action of nul-lifi cation of the sale of Paskuhan Village, being the principal party to the deed of absolute sale.

The province of Pam-panga or the City of San Fernando has le-gal standing to assail the deed of sale for vi-olation of their right of fi rst refusal pursuant to Section 54 of. R.A. 9593 The committee has pro-vided a copy of its re-port to the Offi ce of the Ombudsman for appro-priate action and further investigation on possible administrative, civil and criminal cases against erring TIEZA offi cials.

ed Eisma and reiterated their cooperation to help improve Subic’s busi-ness environment.

“Moving forward, the locators of Subic Bay ex-pect many great things from Atty. Eisma, which is both a compliment and a heavy burden on her shoulders,” the SBFCC statement said.

“Being the cham-ber and the voice of the business community, we are here to support her endeavors that will im-prove the business en-vironment of Subic. In the same breadth, we

Locators support new SBMA chiefF��� ���! 1 are also here (so) that

her leadership and pol-icies will be fair to all the stakeholders of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone,” it added.

The SBFCC, which is headed by business-woman Rose Baldeo, is-sued the statement fol-lowing the appointment of Eisma as SBMA chair-person after President Duterte issued Executive Order No. 42 that ex-pressly revoked the sep-aration of the positions of chairman and adminis-trator of SBMA under EO 340 signed by Pres. Glo-ria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2004.

Duterte repealed the Arroyo order after a lead-ership row erupted be-tween Eisma and former SBMA Chairman Martin Diño, who tried to as-sume the powers of the administrator.

The confl ict, Subic stakeholders noted, has put much strain on the agency and the Freeport itself.

In its statement, the SBFCC recalled that Subic locators had urged for a clear defi nition of the leadership roles in the government-owned and controlled corpora-tion in order to resolve the issue.

“Like what we said during the height of the recent leadership row, we requested the House of Representa-tives and Malacañang to step in and make the necessary decisions that would clarify the roles of both parties for the sake of the investors of Subic Bay; if not, then to choose one that would lead the SBMA, so as to avoid further confusion among the locators and even within the ranks of the SBMA,” the SBFCC said.

The statement also thanked Diño for the as-sistance he gave the lo-

cators during his few months Subic. “We are confi dent that Mr. Diño is more than capable of handling the next gov-ernment position that the President will assign to him,” it added.

Meanwhile, Eisma, upon acceptance of the unifi ed position two weeks ago, had thanked the various sectors in the Subic Freeport commu-nity for their support.

She said that she aims to unite all sectors of the Subic Freeport community by promoting malasakit or caring for

each other.“My purpose is to

unite all of us together,” she said, adding that politics had sometimes reared its head in the Subic Bay Freeport.

“We must be brought back to the basics: the basics of caring for each other, the basics of car-ing for SBMA. Iyon po ang gusto kong kalin-ga. Because if we will do malasakit for others, we will forget our person-al agenda, and just take care of each other and take care for SBMA,” Eisma said.

THINK GREEN

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SpotlightArci Pineda

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ROLANDO D. DE JESUS who

died intestate on February 27, 2016 in Angeles City, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Second Supplemental Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver and Renunciation of Rights and Deed of Donation of his estate, more particularly described as a real property (building) with ARP/Tax Declaration No. 18-00004-05264 located in Bulaon Resettlement, Pampanga (Lot Number: Open Space; Block Number: 87; Area: 106 Square Meters), before Notary Public Romeo L. Yusi Jr. as per Doc No. 1038, Page No. 56, Book No. XXXVII, Series of 2017.

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 9, 16 & 23, 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of the SPS. CIPRIANA MENDOZA

CANOPIO and PACIFICO CANOPIO who died intestate on November 22, 1988 and June 6, 1975, respectively, both in Mabalacat, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of their estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 431-A of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-99809, being a portion of Lot 431, Mabalacat Cadastre, LRC Cad Rec. No. 132), situated in the Poblacion, Municipality of Mabalacat, Province of Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 230850-R, before Notary Public Rogelio T. Reyes as per Doc No. 301, Page No. 61, Book No. 269, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: October 2, 9 & 16, 2017

Maxine Medina gives some pointers to Wynwyn Marquez

FINALLY, Ulysses Lustre (Nadine Lustre’s dad) breaks his silence on the untimely death of his son. According to news, Isaiah,16 took his own life on the eve of October 7

Through his Facebook account, Ulysses aired out his grievances. In his messages, Ulysses expressed how hard it was to lose a child.

“The lost of a father or a mother is painful, the lost of a son is unbearable,” simula ng post ng ama.“The demons of depression is devouring our youth. I call out to all sons and daughters to please stop

hurting yourselves. Your depression is incomparable to us parents when you do. Life is beautiful. Please bear that in mind. Happy Birthday Ice. We love you so much,”

Ulysses expects people will learn from this experience that it could initiate awareness on depression.“You got me there Ice, so much lessons learned. Even I am not free from depression, thru your writings

I’m now more bolder to face it head on. I am proud of you Ice. This tragedy will not end unnoticed. A battlecry for fi ghting depression will be shouted. And there will be awareness.”

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2016 Miss Universe candidate Maxine Medina says that WynWyn Marquez has all the chances of winning in the Miss Reina Hispanoamerican pageant. The pageant will be held on November in Bolivia.

According to news, Latin and Spanish speaking countries questions the fi rst entry of the Philippines in the said pageant.

“Bakit hindi? Bakit hindi, di ba? Ang dami-daming Pilipina na magaganda, matatalino, mas magagaling kaysa sa ibang countries na girls. And I mean, well, bakit hindi?

“We should be proud, yun na lang, for her na sasali siya sa ganitong pageant, although I’m not familiar with this pageant, ha? Pero in any case, kahit anong pageant pa ‘yan, basta I’m all the way to support a Filipina.”

Also, people say that candidates in Reina hispanoamerican quest were joined by tall, pretty and sexy women.

“Well, kasi lumaban ako ng Miss U. Hindi naman sa nag-aano... [nagbubuhat ng bangko], pero kahit sinong ilaban mo na Filipina sa lahat ng pageant, nakakapasok. Di ba? Pansinin nyo.

“Saka iba ang beauty ng Filipina. Iba ang galing talaga natin. Naa-appreciate ng buong mundo.”

Maxine gives some pointers and advice to wynwyn...

“The usual—enjoy yourself, enjoy the moment. Actually, ang dami nang advice na nakukuha ni Winwyn, e. Pero for me talaga, be yourself talaga. Kasi it will show.”

Meanwhile, what can Maxine say on her co-Bb Pilipipnas candidate Mariel de Leon who’s been commenting on her social media account against President Duterte’s administration? Doesn’t she think this might aff ect Mariel’s stand on the coming 57th Miss International pageant which will be held in Tokyo, Japan on November 14?

“There’s nothing wrong in proving yourself, pero... well, it’s her game plan, e.”

Is she close to Mariel?“Not really. Pero

nakakausap ko siya before, bago siya lumaban ng Binibini.”

“Siguro Mariel is diff erent from other girls, and gusto lang niyang ipakita kung sino talaga yung totoong siya. Well, wala naman sigurong masama kung magbibigay ka ng opinyon. Kahit sinong beauty queen nagbibigay ng opinyon niya thru social media, di ba?

“And everyone is bashed. At the end of the day, siya pa rin yung isisigaw natin, Philippines pa rin, so we have to support her.”

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURTANGELES CITY

GM BANK OF LUZON, INC., EXTRA-JUDICIAL FORECLOSUREMortgagee, OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE

-versus- UNDER ACT 3135, AS AMENDED

SPOUSES ADINA G. DELOS REYESand ALBERT S. DELOS REYES and FC Case No. 2017-1650HENRY P. DAYRIT now married to AGNES G. DAYRIT, Mortgagors.x---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALEUpon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended fi led by

the Mortgagee, GM BANK OF LUZON, INC., with head offi ce address at Brgy. Dimasalang, Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, against the Mortgagors, SPOUSES ADINA G. DELOS REYES and ALBERT DELOS REYES and HENRY P. DAYRIT now married to AGNES G. DAYRIT with residence and postal address at San Ildefonso, Magalang, Pampanga and Sinura, Porac, Pampanga, respectively in order to satisfy the outstanding obligation which as of August 15, 2017 amounts to ONE MILLION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE PESOS ONLY (Php 1,674,825.00), Philippine Currency, principal obligation including interest, penalties but excluding the attorney’s fees, all other expenses incurred in the fi ling of this foreclosure and other charges allowed by law, the undersigned Sheriff IV hereby gives notice and announces that on November 22, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning, at the Municipal Trial Court of Porac, Pampanga located at the 2nd Floor of Municipal Hall of Porac, Pampanga will sell at public auction for CASH and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all existing and future improvements thereon, to wit:

TCT NO. 651335-RA parcel of land (Lot 6 of the cons. subd. plan Pcs-03-015380,

being a portion of cons. Lots 154, Psd-03-045385 and Lot 3, Psd-035415-061304 (OLT), LRC Rec. No. ), situated in the Bo. of Sinura, Mun. of Porac, Ptov. Of Pamp. Bounded on the SW., along line 6-1-2 by Brgy. Road; on the NW., along line 2-3 by Lot 7; along line 3-4 by Lot 8; on the NE., along line 4-5 by Lot 10 and on the SE., along line 5-6 by Lot 5, all of the subd. plan. x x x containing an area of SIX HUNDRED ONE (601) SQUARE METERS, more or less. x x x

Prospective buyers/bidders may investigate for themselves the above-mentioned parcel/s of land for their information and protection.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on November 29, 2017 at the same time and place without further notice.

Angeles City, October 6, 2017.

JOVENCIO A. HIZON Sheriff IV Copy furnished:

GM BANK OF LUZON, INC.Brgy. Dimasalang, Maharlika Highway,Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija

SPOUSES ADINA G. DELOS REYESand ALBERT DELOS REYES andHENRY P. DAYRIT now married toAGNES G. DAYRIT San Ildefonso, Magalang, Pampangaand Sinura, Porac, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 16, 23 & 30 , 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ROLANDO D. DE JESUS who

died intestate on February 27, 2016 in Angeles City, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Supplemental Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver and Renunciation of Rights and Deed of Donation of his estate, more particularly described as a parcels of land, to wit:

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 508698-RLot 6 (Road) of the subd. plan Bsd-03-002640 (OLT) being a

portion of Lot 3919 Psd-33341 LRC Rec. No. , situated in the Bo. of San Vicente, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp.;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 508700-RLot 6 (Road) of the subd. plan Bsd-03-002641 being a portion

of Lot 3919-D Psd-33341 LRC Rec. No. , situated in the Bo. of San Vicente, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp.;

Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 92763-RLot No. 1281 of the Cadastral Survey of Bacolor, with

improvements thereon, situated in the Municipality of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp.;

Tax Declaration No. PSP-030017-00960North : NE : 023-14 South : SW : 023-16East : SE : 023-19 West : NW : 023-13

Tax Declaration No. PSP-030017-00957North : NE : 023-14, 15, 16 South : SW : 023-35East : SE : 023-32, 33 West : NW : 023-08 TO 12

before Notary Public Romeo L. Yusi Jr. as per Doc No. 1025, Page No. 53, Book No. XXXVII, Series of 2017.

Punto! Central Luzon: October 2, 9 & 16, 2017

Maxine Medina

PUNTO! CENTRAL LUZON • OCTOBER 16 - 18, 2017 • MONDAY - WEDNESDAY

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGAOFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT

AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF

HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND,Petitioner-Mortgagee,

EXTRA-JUDICIAL~ versus ~ FORECLOSURE OF

MORTGAGE NO. 156-17WILLIAM D. ANTONIO MARRIEDTO BLESILDA Q. ANTONIO,

Respondent-Mortgagor.x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x

NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALEWHEREAS, upon Extra-Judicial Petition for sale under Act 3135 as

amended by the Act 4118, fi led by HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, mortgagee, with principal offi ce address at Suburbia Commercial Center, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against WILLIAM D. ANTONIO MARRIED TO BLESILDA Q. ANTONIO, mortgagors, with postal address at Lot 2, Blk. 54, Xevera Subd., Calibutbut, Bacolor, Pampanga and/or 8-5 Dona Nicolas St., Villa Dolores Subd., Angeles City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 30, 2015 amounts to ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SEVEN PESOS AND 40/100 (PHP1,114,107.40) Philippine currency, as principal, plus the stipulated interest, penalty charges and Attorney’s Fees and other necessary expenses, the undersigned authorized Sheriff IV, will sell at public auction on November 2, 2017 at 9:00 in the morning or soon thereafter at the Regional Trial Court, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, to the highest bidder in CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency the herein-below described real property with all the existing improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 675511-RREGISTRY OF DEEDS FOR PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

A parcel of land (Lot 2, Blk. 54, of the cons-subd. plan Pcs-03-015720, being a portion of Lots 3008-P-4, 3008-P-5, 3008-P-7, Psd-141126, 3008-P-6-A to 3008-P-6-H, Psd-03-159018, LRC Rec. No. 151), situated in the Bo. of Calibutbut, Mun. of Bacolor, Prov. of Pamp., Is. of Luzon x x x containing an area of FORTY FIVE SQUARE METERS (45), more or less. x x x

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 November 9, 2017 at 10:00 in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

City of San Fernando, Pampanga, September 29, 2017.

MICHAEL B. MANANSALA Sheriff IV (Regional Trial Court-42)Copy furnished:

Home Development Mutual FundSuburbia Commercial CenterMaimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

William D. AntonioBlesilda Q. AntonioLot 2, Blk. 54, Xevera Subd., Calibutbut, Bacolor, Pampanga and/or 8-5 Dona Nicolas St., Villa Dolores Subd., Angeles City

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 9, 16 & 23, 2017

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESOFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT

REGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

ANGELES CITY

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, FC Case No. 2017-1647Mortgagee,

-versus- Extrajudicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage under

HERMAN S. GIRON married to Act 3135 as Amended by Act 4118TERESITA D. GIRON,Mortgagors.

x------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Upon extra judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended, fi led by the above-named Mortgagee against the Mortgagors HERMAN S. GIRON married to TERESITA D. GIRON, with residence and postal address at No. 1798 Cresencia St. Lemens, Mabiga, Mabalacat City, Pampanga to satisfy the mortgage debt which as of December 31, 2016 amounts to TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN PESOS & 80/100 ONLY (Php.2,836,707.80) Philippine Currency, including interest thereon, penalties and other charges, plus daily interest and expense thereafter, the undersigned Sheriff IV will sell at public auction on November 8, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning or soon thereafter at the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Mabalacat City, Pampanga, to the highest bidder, for cash or manager’s check and in Philippine Currency, the following parcel of land with all the improvements existing thereon, to wit:

TCT NO. 213678-R“A parcel of land (Lot 37, Blk. 6, of the subd. plan (LRC) Psd-

88958, being a portion of Lot 229-B, (LRC) Psd-82150, LRC Cad Rec. No. 132) situated in the Bo. of Mabiga, Municipality of Mabalacat, Province of Pampanga, Island of Luzon. Bounded on the NE., pts. 3 to 4 by Lot 38; on the SE., pts. 4-1 by Lot 38; on the SW., Pts. 1 to 2 by Lot 35 all of Blk. 6; on the NW., pts. 2 to 3 by Road Lot 6, all of the subd. plan. x x x Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) SQUARE METERS, more or less. x x x.”

Prospective buyers may investigate for themselves the above-described property and encumbrances thereon, if there be any.

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 November 15, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the morning without further notice.

Angeles City, September 26, 2017.

GLENN P. CARLOS Sheriff IVCopy furnished:

ENGR. MYLENE NONNETTE M. ZAMORACEO-HAMSSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMMacabulos Drive, San VicenteTarlac City

HERMAN S. GIRON and TERESITA D. GIRONNo. 1798 Cresencia St. Lemens, Mabiga, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 2, 9 & 16, 2017

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFFGUAGUA, PAMPANGA

BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK INC., Mortgagee-Petitioner,

-versus- FREM Case No. G-17-2397

JOY BIANO EMOCLING Mortgagor-Respondent

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

WHEREAS, upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135 as amended by Act 4118 fi led by BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK INC., mortgagee, with principal offi ce and place of business at Paseo De Roxas corner Dela Rosa Street, Makati City, Philippines and with branch offi ce at BPI Bldg., Olongapo-Gapan Road, Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, against mortgagor, JOY BIANO EMOCLING, with residence and postal address at Lot 1, Block 6, Santa Fe Homes, Paguiruan, Floridablanca, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness mentioned which as of September 15, 2017, amounts to TWO MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT PESOS AND 01/100 (Php2,783,468.01) Philippine currency inclusive of penalties and other charges, 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 8th day of November 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 properties with all existing improvements thereon, to wit:

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 042-2015019484A PARCEL OF LAND (LOT 1 BLK. 6 OF THE CONS. SUBD.

PLAN PCS-03-018230 BEING A PORTION OF CONSOLIDATED LOT 70 & 71, PSD-035406-051105 (AR) L.R.C. REC. NO.), SITUATED IN THE BARANGAY OF PAGUIRUAN, MUN. OF FLORIDABLANCA, PROV. OF PAMPANGA. BOUNDED ON THE SW., ALONG LINE 1-2 BY LOT 3, BLK. 6; ON THE NW., ALONG LINES 2-3-4 BY ROAD LOT 6 (8.00 M.W.); ON THE NE., ALONG LINE 4-5 BY ROAD LOT 2 (8.00 M.W.); AND ON THE SE., ALONG LINE 5-1 BY LOT 2, BLK. 6, ALL OF THE CONS. SUBD. PLAN. XXX XXX CONTAINING AN AREA OF EIGHTY SIX (86) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS.

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 042-2016015607A certain land situated in BARANGAY OF PAGUIRUAN, MUN.

OF FLORIDABLANCA, PROV. OF PAMPANGA bounded and described as follows:

LOT NO: 1 BLOCK NO: 7 PCS-03-018230PORTION OF: CONSOLIDATED LOTS 70 & 71,PSD-035406-051105 (AR);LOCATION: BARANGAY OF PAGUIRUAN,MUN. OF FLORIDABLANCA, PROV. OF PAMPANGA

LINE DIRECTION ADJOINING LOT (S)1-2-3 SW ROAD LOT 2 (8.OO M.W.) PCS-03-0182303-4 NW ROAD LOT 1 (10.00 M.W.) PCS-03-0182304-5 NE LOT 69, PSD-035406- 051105 (AR)5-1 SE LOT 2, BLOCK 7 PCS-03-018230

AREA: ONE HUNDRED SQUARE METERS (100), 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 titles of the above-described real properties 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 November 15, 2017 also at 10:00 o’clock in the morning and at the same place mentioned above without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, October 6, 2017.

RODELITO B. MERCADO Sheriff IV Copy furnished:Atty. Noel C. QuiocCounsel for BPIPaseo De Roxas corner Dela Rosa Street,Makati City/BPI Bldg., Olongapo-Gapan Road,Dolores, City of San Fernando, Pampanga,

Joy Biano EmoclingLot 1, Block 6, Santa Fe Homes,Paguiruan, Floridablanca, Pampanga

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 9, 16 & 23 , 2017

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of MARY GRACE L. DE GUZMAN-

JIMENEZ who died intestate on March 30, 2015 in the Province of Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Deed of Sale with Assumption of Mortgage of her estate, more particularly described as a Motor Vehicle, to wit:

Make/Type/Series : Hyundai i10 1.1GL ATYaer Model : 2014Chassis Number : MALAM51BBEM566715Engine/Motor Number : G4HGEM815435Plate Number : ABB 4439MV File Number : 0380-00000209496

before Notary Public Peter Paul S. Maglalang as per Doc No. 210, Page No. 43, Book No. VIII, Series of 2015.

Punto! Central Luzon: October 9, 16 & 23, 2017

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

Third Judicial RegionBRANCH 45

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

RE: PETITION FOR THE ADOPTION OF MINOR ANGEL DANSSET VENZON DE VERA,

SPOUSES ADAM ALEXANDER PEARCE & MARITESS VENZON PEARCE, Petitioners, -versus- FC SP. PROC. CASE NO. 681

LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF THE CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA, Respondent.

x-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER

By this petition, petitioners seek to adopt the minor Angel Dansset Venzon De Vera, who will use the name “Angel Dansset Venzon Pearce” if the petition is granted.

The court fi nds the petition and its attachments to be suffi cient in form and substance, and sets the same for hearing on November 27, 2017 at 8:30 in the morning.

The court directs the petitioners to cause this Order to be published before the date of hearing at least once a week for three (3) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Province of Pampanga, at their expense, and to serve a copy of the petition on the Offi ce of the Solicitor General within fi ve (5) days from receipt hereof and to submit proof of compliance within the same period.

The court likewise directs Clemencia S. Basa, Social Worker at the Offi ce of the Clerk of Court, to prepare and submit child and home study reports before the hearing; to conduct counselling sessions with the biological parents on the matter of adoption of the adoptee and submit her report before the date of hearing; and to appear at the hearing.

The court orders the petitioners to appear and present the prospective adoptee to the court on the date of the hearing. It likewise directs them to comply strictly with the Judicial Affi davit Rule and reminds them of the consequences of non-compliance.

Furnish the petitioners, the Offi ce of the Solicitor General, the Offi ce of the City Prosecutor, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and Social Worker Clemencia S. Basa, with a copy of this Order.

SO ORDERED.City of San Fernando, Pampanga, October 2, 2017.

ROBERT ALEXANDER R. MALIG Presiding Judge

PUNTO! Central Luzon: October 9, 16 & 23, 2017

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION

BRANCH 54MACABEBE, PAMPANGA

RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF PEDRO BALINGIT OCAMPO WITH REGISTRY NO. 2007-1307

PEDRO BALINGIT OCAMPO,Petitioner,

-versus- SPEC. PROC. NO. 17-0895(M)

THE CIVIL REGISTRAR GENERAL AND THE MUNICIPAL REGISTRAR OF MASANTOL, PAMPANGA, Respondents.

x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xORDER

The court notes and admits petitioner’s Compliance dated September 14, 2017 and “Amended Petition” dated August 31, 2017.

Finding the amended petition to be suffi cient in form and substance, let the same be set for hearing on November 23, 2017 at 11:00 in the morning before this Court located at the Hall of Justice, Macabebe, Pampanga. All persons interested in the amended petition may appear at the aforesaid date of hearing and show cause, if any, why said petition should not be granted.

Let this order be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the province of Pampanga for three (3) consecutive weeks at the expense of the petitioner.

Let a copy of this oeder and the amended petition be served upon (a) the Offi ce of the Solicitor General (OSG), (b) the Philippine Statistics Authority, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City; and (c) the Local Civil Registrar of Masantol, Pampanga.

SO ORDERED.Macabebe, Pampanga, September 20, 2017.

LUCINA ALPEZ-DAYAONPresiding Judge

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CLARK FREEPORT – Members of the media were given a person-al experience of the fi rst ever seat-in-coach trav-el-tour coverage of this freeport’s historical, cul-tural as well as storied military past and present infrastructure develop-ment.

Ties that Travel owner Gilda L. Padua and Ome-ga Travel operator Au-rora Augustin, who part-nered for Go Clark Tours Co. Ltd. (Go Tours), were on hand in the media tour on Friday conducted by accomplished tour-guide Cathy Forren.

For a start, a guid-ed tour of the Clark Mu-seum was conducted followed by a short fi lm viewing at the Clark 4D Theater entitled: “Risen from the Ashes.”

The media were then given a rolling tour on board a brand new Gen-esis Transit bus of the nearby Parade Grounds, Barn Houses, CDC Offi c-es, Historical Buildings, the Presidential Man-sion or White House, the

Go Tours treats media to Clark rolling tourongoing construction of the ASEAN Village, Bi-centennial Park, Korea Country Club, the soon to open Aqua Planet, The Villages, the Indus-trial Complex and Com-mercial Area, K9 Ceme-tery, Lilly Hill area and fi -nally at the Deco Central Showroom.

Padua said the tour will culminate with a buf-fet-lunch at either the Matam-Ih Restaurant or Amante Restaurant at the Riding Stables and Picnic Grounds.

Padua said, “there’s nothing to off er by the hotels and they call us every now and then and asked us… so in order to address this issue we came up with a brand Go Tours and we developed a Clark city tour… so in the meantime, that’s our fi rst product.”

Padua said Go Tours already have partner ho-tels in this freeport like Fontana Leisure Parks, Midori Hotel and Casino, Widus Hotel and Casino, Quest Hotel, Park Inn Ho-tel by Radisson, Royce Hotel, Hotel Stotsen-berg and Xenia Hotel.

Pampanga’s iconic lantern takes prominent place at the Clark Museum, the fi rst stop in the rolling tour. P !"! $% B!&' L()*!&

Agustin said Go Tours will eventually be launch-ing the Angeles City tour, Pampanga countryside tour and a Subic tour. She said optional tours will also be off ered soon

which will include the Pu-ning Hot Springs, Mt. Pi-natubo tours and even an excursion to Baler, Auro-ra and Hundred Island in Alaminos, Pangasinan. Padua said Go Tours is also planning special interest tours like vis-iting seven Churches and seasonal tours like

the Giant Lanterns Fes-tival in the City of San Fernando and Binu-lo Festival in Porac. “We joined together to collaborate, develop products, and operate the tours. It’s a bit diffi cult because there’s a huge investment not just mon-ey but time,” she said.

“We develop the product and we vali-date it through the help of tourism offi cers and we simulate it by doing a time and motion study and look out for the safe-ty and security of our guests. So that’s the as-surance we can give to our guests,” Padua said.

MABALACAT CITY – More than a thousand people fl ock to the new-est branch of S&R Mem-bership Shopping here as it off ers the expe-rience of world class shopping in Barangay Dau closer to the home of Mabalaqueños.

Gov. Lilia “Nanay Baby” G. Pineda cut the ribbon during the open-ing with Mayor Crisosto-mo C. Garbo, Vice May-or Christian Halili, Board Member Fritzie David-Di-

S&R opens in Mabalacatzon and members of the city council.

Puregold Price Club, Inc. and S&R owner Lu-cio Co led other S&R ex-ecutives in welcoming guests during the inau-guration on Monday.

S&R patrons and members lined up to ex-perience fi rst-hand the benefi ts of membership shopping as they receive free P200 gift certifi cates upon registration on top of numerous discounts in their warehouse-style

store.S&R Dau is locat-

ed along the North Lu-zon Expressway (NLEX) access road in Dau. It opened at exactly 10 am on Monday as it wel-comed members as well as those who want to register as members.

As part of its opening celebration, S&R held a “Buy 1 Take 1” pro-mo on a wide selection of items. - Deniel Miole and Laina Marie Dela Cruz AUF/OJTs

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