VOLUME 6 NUMBER 101 MON - TUE FEBRUARY 11 - 12, 2013 P 8. P 8. P 8. P 8. P 8. 00 00 00 00 00 BY DING CERVANTES C ITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Central Luzon’s Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC) is abandoning its traditional base at the police’s regional headquarters at Camp Olivas here which now unfailingly turns into a sea of stagnant and deep floods during rainy seasons. PAGE 10 PLEASE CL disaster body leaving flood-prone Camp Olivas The RDMMC is moving instead to the military base at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija. “We are now facing a new kind of war that is cli- mate change,” said a statement issued yester- day by the Philippine Ar- my’s 7th infantry division (ID) headed by Brig. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang. The 7th ID said the Ar- my’s 54th Engineering Battalion, led by Maj. BY ASHLEY MANABAT CLARK FREEPORT ZONE — Is the Bureau of Immigration (BI) part of a conspiracy not to develop the Clark International Air- PGKM sees ‘sabotage’ in long immigration lines PAGE 10 PLEASE port? This is the question that cropped up as the advocacy group Pinoy Gumising Ka Movement (PGKM) expressed dis- may over the “apathy” of the bureau in catering to departing and arriving pas- sengers at the Clark air- port. The BI seemed indiffer- ent to the growing number of passengers that line up CLARK FREEPORT ZONE — More employees have expressed disgust with the seemingly brusque style of Clark De- velopment Corp. (CDC) PAGE 10 PLEASE Tugade unfazed, now wants APEC in Clark President and CEO Arthur P. Tugade as at least three more key offic- ers are mulling of quitting their jobs. But Tugade has re- mained unfazed. Tugade has reportedly made top executives of CDC submit their courte- sy resignations in order to give him a free hand in re- organizing the govern- ment-owned and - controlled corporation. Most of the executives and employees have been in the immigration desks at Clark airport, said PGKM chair Ruperto Cruz said. “This is totally ab- surd especially when you see the long queues while CONTINUING DEVASTATION. There’s no stopping the scraping of natural vegetation in these hills at a golf course under construction at the Clark Freeport. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES
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VOLUME 6NUMBER 101MON - TUEFEBRUARY 11 - 12, 2013
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BY DING CERVANTES
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO –Central Luzon’s RegionalDisaster Risk Reduction
Management Council (RDRRMC) isabandoning its traditional base atthe police’s regional headquartersat Camp Olivas here which nowunfailingly turns into a sea ofstagnant and deep floods duringrainy seasons.
PAGE 10 PLEASE
CL disaster body leavingflood-prone Camp Olivas
The RDMMC is movinginstead to the militarybase at Fort Magsaysayin Nueva Ecija.
“We are now facing anew kind of war that is cli-mate change,” said astatement issued yester-
day by the Philippine Ar-my’s 7th infantry division(ID) headed by Brig. Gen.Gregorio Pio Catapang.
The 7th ID said the Ar-my’s 54th EngineeringBattalion, led by Maj.
BY ASHLEY MANABAT
CLARK FREEPORTZONE — Is the Bureau ofImmigration (BI) part of aconspiracy not to developthe Clark International Air-
PGKM sees ‘sabotage’in long immigration lines
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port?This is the question
that cropped up as theadvocacy group PinoyGumising Ka Movement(PGKM) expressed dis-may over the “apathy” of
the bureau in catering todeparting and arriving pas-sengers at the Clark air-port.
The BI seemed indiffer-ent to the growing numberof passengers that line up
CLARK FREEPORTZONE — More employeeshave expressed disgustwith the seeminglybrusque style of Clark De-velopment Corp. (CDC) PAGE 10 PLEASE
Tugade unfazed, now wants APEC in ClarkPresident and CEOArthur P. Tugade as atleast three more key offic-ers are mulling of quittingtheir jobs.
But Tugade has re-
mained unfazed.Tugade has reportedly
made top executives ofCDC submit their courte-sy resignations in order togive him a free hand in re-
organizing the govern-ment-owned and -controlled corporation.Most of the executivesand employees have been
in the immigration desksat Clark airport, saidPGKM chair Ruperto Cruzsaid. “This is totally ab-surd especially when yousee the long queues while
CONTINUING DEVASTATION. There’s no stopping the scraping of natural vegetation in thesehills at a golf course under construction at the Clark Freeport. PHOTO BY RIC GONZALES
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CAMP MACABULOS, TarlacCity – Gov. Victor Areno Yaplauded the Tarlac Police Provin-cial Office headed by provincialdirector Senior Supt. Alfred S.Corpus for successfully complet-ing the peace covenants in allthe 17 municipalities of the prov-ince as well as this city as earlyas the first day of February, 2013more than three months beforethe May 2013 elections.
The first signing was done atthe San Sebastian Cathedral inthis city on January 9, 2013, thefirst in the whole country, throughthe celebration of a Mass offici-ated by Most Reverend Floren-tino F. Cinense, Bishop of Tar-lac and chair of the organizationseeking for a secured and safeelections in May.
Aspirants representing theirpolitical parties along with inde-pendent candidates were giventhree minutes each to air theirresponse to the individual mes-sages expressed by the orga-nizers. This was replicated in allthe municipalities.
Tarlac province is known forits peace-loving people who donot resort to any form of violenceduring elections.
Yap stated that Tarlac post-ed zero crime during the 2010automated national elections.“Not a single bullet was fired
PEACE PACT. Gov. Yap and Vice-Gov. Pearl Pacada sign the Peace Covenant for SAFE2013 held at San Sebastian Cathedral, Tarlac City. PHOTO BY GEORGE HUBIERNA
Yap lauds police for completing peace pact in Tarlacduring that time and i hope itwould be the same this comingelections,” he added.
Present in the covenant-sign-ing were local candidates aspir-ing for Tarlac congressional andcity council seats with their sup-porters, Commission on Elec-tions (COMELEC) officials, De-partment of Education (DepEd),other heads of government agen-cies and non-government orga-nizations including the ParishPastoral Council for Responsi-ble Voting (PPCRV), Tarlac Fili-pino-Chinese Chamber of Com-merce, Tarlac Chamber of Com-merce and Industry, the mediaand the Armed Forces of thePhilippines represented by theNorthern Luzon Command(NOLCOM) and Light Armor Di-vision (LAD), among others.
Corpus said the signing of thepeace covenants in Tarlac forSAFE 2013 symbolized thecommitment of all Tarlaqueñosfor a smooth, peaceful and or-derly conduct of elections.
“With this simple but mean-ingful act, the people of Tarlac,together with the police and themilitary, are very optimistic thatthe candidates and voters alikewould see a safe conduct of elec-tion this year. It further shows thatthe province of President NoynoyAquino is prepared and commit-ted to a Secured And Fair Elec-tion,” Corpus concluded.
BY ASHLEY MANABAT
MAGALANG, Pampanga —Allegations of corruption con-tinue to persist in this munici-pality after the mayor and oth-er municipal officials refused tofurnish documents on the num-ber of employees whether ca-sual or contractual, their re-spective areas of designation,and the schedule of their sala-ries and compensation for Fis-cal Years 2011 and 2012.
Mayor Romulo F. Pecson,Municipal Accountant Ma. Ter-esa Vasquez-Lakandula andHuman Resources Manage-ment Officer Rizalino G.Ocampo are now the respon-dents in a complaint filed be-fore the Office of the Ombuds-man by Councilor ElizabethGonzales for gross neglect of
duty and conduct unbecomingof public officials in violation ofRA 6713.
Gonzales said that from thetime she started her term ascouncilor, she has been “hear-ing reports” that the municipali-ty has been releasing publicfunds for the alleged payment ofthe salaries/wages, bonusesand other benefits of allegedemployees, who, “in actuality,are not rendering services to themunicipality.” She said despiterepeated requests, she was nev-er given any pertinent docu-ments which she believed is aviolation of the law.
However, Pecson denied theexistence of ghost employees.“Ala naman ghost employees(There are no ghost employ-ees),” the mayor said. He ex-plained that some of the casual
Magalang mayor faces rapsfor ghost employees, apathy
workers do not report regularlyto the municipal hall becausetheir job is in the field. It’s assimple as that, he said. Whenasked if he has any other com-ment he answered “ita mu(that’s all).”
Gonzales said if Pecson isnot hiding anything, he shouldwelcome an investigation intothe number of casual and con-tractual employees in the mu-nicipality to clear his name ofcharges of corruption. She saidthe government should betransparent in all its transac-tions since public office is apublic trust.
Gonzales said the refusal ofPecson and his officials to re-lease documents that would al-lay her allegations is a clear in-dication that he is into some-thing that is highly irregular.
BY DINO BALABO
MALOLOS CITY—Televangelistand Bangon Pilipinas lone sen-atorial candidate Bro. Eddie Vil-lanueva is set to kick-off his sen-atorial bid at the Bulacan Capi-tol here today (Tuesday).
Villanueva made the an-nouncement over GMA Networkwhen he was interviewed on themidnight program “Diyos at Bay-an” early yesterday morning.
On February 12, I will kick-off my campaign at the steps ofthe Bulacan Capitol building withthe political leaders of the prov-ince,” he said during an interviewwith TV host Kata Inocencioand journalists Jarius Bondoc ofthe STAR and Alex Tinsay.
Villanueva said that politicalleaders in the province of morethan one million registered vot-ers have joined forces to supporthis candidacy.
He said that even theLeague of Municipalities of thePhilippines (LMP) BulacanChapter pledged to support hiscandidacy regardless of politicalpersuasion.
“Nagkaroon ng solidarity angmga political icons sa Bulacandahil sa desisyon kong irepere-sent ang mga sagigilid namamamayan sa Pilipinas,” saidthe preacher- turned-senatorial-candidate.
He added that another factorthat contributed to the Bulacanpoliticians’ support for his can-didacy is due to the province nothaving produced a senator sinceformer Senate President Blas F.Ople from Hagonoy town.
Earlier, Villanueva filed hiscertificate of candidacy (COC)as substitute to Bangon Pilipi-nas senatorial candidate IsraelVirgines.
The senatorial-bid of Villan-ueva will be his third attempt foran elective public post.
In 2004, he ran for Presidentbut lost to former President GloriaMacapagal Arroyo; and in 2010,he lost to incumbent PresidentBenigno Aquino.
In both campaigns, Villanue-va launched his candidacy inMalolos City.
In the 2004 campaign, helaunched his candidacy at theBulacan State University quad-rangle; and in the 2010 elections,he chose the historic BarasoainChurch yard.
In an interview after castinghis vote at the Bunlo Elementa-ry School in Bocaue town onMay 10, 2010, Villanueva saidhe would not run for public officeanymore if he lost.
He did lose in the 2010 elec-tions, and now Villanueva isstaging a comeback bid throughthe Senate.
In the television interviewyesterday, he said that he hadbigger chances of winning, with12 slots open at the Senate.
Villanueva said that he is tar-geting at least 15 million votesto secure a Senate seat, andvowed to push economic rights,and education of the people.
As this developed, Bulacanpolitical leaders affirmed Vil-laneuva’s claim that he will besupported by Bulakenyos.
Board Member Michael Fer-min, and Mayor Feliciano Legaz-pi of Norzagaray town vowed to-tal support.
The same was echoed byJose Rey Munsayac, the provin-cial coordinator of Bayan Muna,along with other candidates forprovincial board member’s posi-tion like Jose Cundangan andDax Uy.
Bro. Eddie to launchSenate bid at Bulacan
Capitol today
BY DING CERVANTES
ANGELES CITY- The Anak-pawis partylist in Central Luzondenounced yesterday low flightsof a US fighter plane, believedto be an F/A-18 Hornet, over thiscity last Friday afternoon amidcomplaints of noise pollutionamong folk in this city and neigh-boring Mabalacat.
“I saw the plane late after-noon and it produced peculiarnoise unlike other planes takingoff and landing Clark airport,”said Joseph Canlas, Anakpawis-Central Luzon regional coordina-tor.
The F/A-18 can carry a widevariety of bombs and missiles,including air-to-air and air-to-ground, supplemented by the 20mm M61 Vulcan cannon. It ispowered by two General Elec-tric F404 turbo fan engines,which give the aircraft a highthrust-to-weight ratio.
US fighter jet over city areatriggers noise pollution gripes
The fighter’s primary mis-sions are fighter escort, fleet airdefense, Suppression of EnemyAir Defenses (SEAD), air inter-diction, close air support andaerial reconnaissance.
Canlas said the noisy aircraftpose not only noise pollution butalso threat to the safety of localfolk. “If they crash into populat-ed communities, will the US beheld accountable?” asked Can-las.
He noted that there has beenno announcement of any US-Philippine military exercises atthe nearby Clark Freeport, aformer US Air Force facility wherewar exercises continue to bedone under the Visiting ForcesAgreement (VFA).
“If the flight is part of the saidUS support on the dispute ofPanatag shoal, there are no Chi-nese forces in Pampanga, if it ishunting down the New People’sArmy, then it is a direct violation
of the constitution, as no foreignforces should intervene an inter-nal conflict,” Canlas said.
Anakpawis reiterated its callto “abrogate the VFA as it tram-ples national sovereignty and aticket to foreign intervention.”
The group said that the VFAhas only made the country as“a launching pad for the US topush its political and economicinterest in the region and a threatto the safety of the people.”
“The ordinary Filipino peoplehas not benefitted from the VFA,but instead the US is pushingits interest on our natural re-sources and putting the countryin a dangerous conflict with pow-erful countries such as China,”Canlas said.
“We call on the people ofPampanga and Central Luzon toprotest US military operations,such as the fly-over of the USfighter plane and junk the VFA”he added.
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ANGELES CITY- Somethingspecially Chinese and unusu-ally friendly was marked overthe weekend in this city in cel-ebration of the Chinese NewYear, regardless of the territo-rial dispute off the coast ofwestern Philippine shores.
The celebration started rath-er early last Feb. 2 and culmi-nated Sunday, thanks to oneof the world’s top Confucius In-stitutes (CI) hosted since 2010by the Angeles UniversityFoundation (AUF) here.
This, amid growing expec-tations that CI’s course onMandarin would be a leadingoption for Filipinos interestednot only in Chinese culture, butalso in Chinese employment.
Dr. Lourdes Nepomuceno,AUF director for internationalaffairs, noted that there are 358CI’s in 105 countries, yet theCI in her university has been
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Confucius Institute marks Chinese New Year in ACcounted among the world’s top10.
There are two other CI’s inthe Philippines: one estab-lished at the Ateneo Universityin 2006 and another estab-lished at the Bulacan StateUniversity in 2009. The CI atAUF, founded in 2010, was theonly one among the three to beincluded in the top 10.
With its main offices basedin Beijing, CI’s are non-profitpublic institutions aligned withthe Government of the People’sRepublic of China. Its main pur-pose is to “promote Chineselanguage, specifically Manda-rin, as well as Chinese culturethrough cultural exchanges,”said Nepomuceno, who is alsothe Filipino director of CI.
“Confucius Institutes are theChinese counterparts of orga-nizations such as Britain’sBritish Council, France’s Alli-ance Française and Germany’sGoethe-Institut,” she added.
Shifang Zhang, Chinese di-rector of the institute here, saidCI’s are under China’s Office ofChinese Language Council In-ternational (Hanban), a non-profit organization affiliated withthe Ministry of Education.
Foreign scholars havesaid CI’s were also establishedto improve China’s imageabroad amid concerns over“China threat” in the context ofthe country’s increasingly pow-erful economy and military.
The publication The Econ-omist once quoted Li Chang-chun, the 5th highest-rankingmember of the Politburo Stand-ing Committee, as saying thatthe CI’s were “an important partof China’s overseas propagan-da set-up.”
But Nepomuceno stronglydenied any political agenda inthe CI at her university, partic-ularly in regard to the territori-al conflict between the Philip-pines and China in the West
Philippine Sea.“We leave the political side
to the embassies. Here, we fo-cus only on our cultural ties andfriendship,” she stressed, not-ing that Pres. Aquino had de-clared the years 2012 and 2013as years of friendly exchangesbetween the two countries.
In his message during thefirst anniversary of the CI here,the President hailed the insti-tute as “a meaningful undertak-ing that has proved beneficialin terms of broadening the ed-ucational opportunities of ourstudents, promoting aware-ness of the Chinese-Filipinoheritage and of our historic tieswith the Chinese people, andstrengthening our relationshipswith China.”
But the CI’s mandate is be-ing carried out through offeringcourses in Mandarin. “We have40-day courses and we havecourses lasting four years,”said Zhang, as she dispelledwrong notions that the institute,named after Confucius, teach-es Chinese philosophy.
Asked whether practicalknowledge of Mandarin wouldopen up for Filipinos employ-ment opportunities in the fastexpanding economy of China,Zhang replied: “If you knowMandarin, you don’t even haveto go to China to get high pay-ing jobs. You can get one herein the Philippines.”
This is something that lo-cal folk are beginning to real-ize as the number of CIstudents grows gradually sincethe institute was founded atAUF three years ago. Courte-sy of the Inst i tute, thestudents also have had thechance to immerse themselvesat the local institute’s partnerFujian University in China.
Meanwhile, this city hasbeen one with CI in marking theChinese New Year. AUF presi-dent Joseph Angeles led thecelebration with the openingof the Experience China Exhib-it last Feb. 2 which ended Feb.10 at the SM City Clark withAngeles City Mayor EdgardoPamintuan and wife Herminiaas guests of honor.
The exhibit featured teach-ing and learning resources, au-dio-posters, a real-time “photo-me” section with the PekingOpera as backdrop, on-the-spotcalligraphy and tea-making,and the display of Chinese sym-bols and ornaments, books,pottery, artwork, and costumes,among other features.
CI heads Zhang (left) and Dr. Nepomuceno pose at abust of Confucius at the institute in Angeles City. PHOTOBY DING CERVANTES
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SHE IMAGINES himstanding behind her, smil-ing as he watches everybrushstroke that trans-forms an empty canvasinto a beautiful work of art.The lyrics of their themesong, “You’re My Every-thing,” ring in her ears, re-minding her of the ro-mance that began on Feb-ruary 14, 1956 in the rus-tic town of San Pablo, La-guna. Beautiful music andthoughts of him watchingfrom a distance inspire herto pursue painting, hernewfound passion.
Miguela Ticzon-Santi-ago, an eye-ear-nose-throat specialist and acu-puncturist, has found herway out of the tunnel ofgrief that threatened toengulf her after the death,in 2005, of husband Man-uel Pecson Santiago, thewell-loved former Mayor ofGuagua (1986 to 1998)from colon cancer. Longbefore good governancebecame a by-word in thefield of politics, MayorManoling had been earn-ing raves for his excellentperformance as an honestand hardworking civil ser-vant. To many, he was ‘theGovernor that Pampanganever had’.
Doc Leleng, as the 73-year old, charming doctor-artist is more popularlyknown, refused to plungeinto the depths of depres-sion that usually sets inafter bereavement. Shebusied herself with com-munity service that bene-fitted not just the town ofGuagua, but the wholeprovince of Pampanga. For
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this, she was named oneof the recipients of the2012 Most OutstandingKapampangan Awards (asOutstanding Honorary Ka-pampangan).
In June 2011, shefound herself taking paint-ing lessons from profes-sional artists includingNestor Villanueva of Ma-nila, Lelee Adriano, Aure-lio Lobo of Angeles Cityand visiting maestro, Rafa-el Maniago. Doc Leleng’slove affair with paintingbegan by chance. It start-ed as an exchange dealwith bosom friends whomshe promised to accom-pany to a session onpainting at Villa ConchitaResort if they accompa-nied her to the doctor forcheck-up. Thus, began herromance with a newfoundlove.
Doc Leleng sees paint-ing as a therapy that cancure loneliness. She re-members how much May-or Manoling appreciatedartworks. Among her first
paintings was an oil-on-canvas rendition of theTransfiguration Chapel inCaleruega, Batangas thatshe and Mayor Manolingfrequented. There, they feltclose to heaven and closeto God.
“I want to show otherswho have lost loved onesthat there are productiveways of coping with un-fathomable loss. Learnnew skills, discover yourpotentials, and make your-selves useful.” Such is themessage that she wantsto impart through this ex-hibit. She wants lastinglove and arts to be her leg-acies to family, friends andto the community. Shehas been donating all earn-ings from the sale of herpaintings to the churchand to charity.
“I know Manoling isstill with us,” she saysmatter-of-factly. Theirunion that produced fouroffsprings (Cecilia, Mari-ano, Luis and Christina +),
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DPWHdeconstructed
SLOW, VERY slooooow at construction.That is the Department of Public Works and
Highways.There’s no end to, but even a multiplication of
the woes suffered by the commuting public,motorists, delivery truckers, all that use the JoseAbad Santos Avenue, better known by its oldmoniker Olongapo-Gapan Road.
The cause: the construction of four bridges –in various stages of uncompletion – by the DPWHin Bacolor, Sta. Rita and Lubao towns.
Where before, travel time from the City of SanFernando to Lubao would take a breezy 20minutes or so, today it takes harrowing hours.
Travel takes even a critical turn given theDiosdado Macapagal Memorial (sic) Hospitallocated between these bridges under construction.We can only pray for all those emergency patientsbeing ambulanced there.
What has compounded this already complexedtraffic predicament is the lack of designateddetours to ease the concentration of vehicles atJASA. There is for instance the old road parallelto JASA. But the DPWH seems to have forgottenall about it, or is just too insensitive to the plaintsof the motorists.
So the DPWH takes its own sweet, aye, idlingtime in putting up those bridges.
Fast, very fast at destruction.That is the DPWH, on the other hand.See how hundreds, indeed over a thousand
trees along the MacArthur Highway, were speedilycut by the DPWH in its bid to widen the nationalroad, if only to accommodate jeepney and tricycleterminals, motor repair and vulcanizing shops, andparking spaces for business establishmentstherein.
Were it not for the vigilance of environmentalistsand the principled stand of Mayors EdgardoPamintuan of Angeles City and Marino Moralesof Mabalacat City, the whole stretch of MacArthurHighway between the two cities could have beenreduced to total treelessness.
Best at destruction. Worst at construction. TheDPWH has lost all its reason for being.
Leaving thegolden years
GETTING TO 50 was the pits.The body enters the Age of Pain – the blood pressure shoots
up, the head spins, the fingers stiffen, the knee joints creak, theback aches and it takes longer and harder to get out of bed –irreversibly rushing into an Era of Don’ts, when all the sweetness,the salt and the spice of life become a forbidden lot.
As though these were not enough a painful infliction, there isyet the most insufferable of all – the quenching of the fire that onceran amuck in one’s loins.
Sans Pfizer’s petrifier, sex at 50 starts becoming mostly a matterof gender, least of lust.
Here though, that biblical passage of the willing spirit, readilygiving in to weak flesh assumes a different dimension, if not a highermeaning. Far from, aye, the very opposite of what it has beeninterpreted to convey – of the frailties of the human body rampagingover any sanctified wish, benevolent intention, noble goal.
Here, it is the grace of spirit that trumps andtriumphs over weak, worldly flesh.
Something of an epiphany when I turned 50:with the ebbing of bodily strength, the keennessin matters of the spirit – not necessarily translatingto religious revival – suddenly inhered in me.
My daily walk at the village green, transformedfrom an exhausting physical exercise to anecstatic spiritual experience, indeed become ajoyous occasion for worship.
The rays of the early morning sun, the canopyof trees, the singing birds perched on theirbranches, the fluttering butterflies among the wildflowers, all living testaments to the goodness ofmy God. And for these and all other blessings, Ithank you, Lord.
Songs stir the soul even more – mournfulstrains as those of Schindler’s List invariably draw– along with a torrent of tears – images of theleast of God’s children, in the Sudan, in Somalia,in Syria. Sharing – albeit spiritually – theirsufferings, solidarity with them in their sorrows,is an enrichment to the soul.
So is it not written, “As ye have done it untoone of the least of these my brethren, ye havedone it unto me”?
Weddings become more than mere organizedevents for fellowship and food but actual partaking,a communion, in the celebration of love. Ah, howthey make me cry, even when it’s not my kids,nephews and nieces being wedded. Copious tearsof joy, For All We Know and Sunrise, Sunsetalways bring.
The fullness of love before the altar renews,refreshes all that is reposited in my heart, seeking
an expression of its own through sharing, mostespecially with the unloved.
So who was it who said: “The love in your heartwas not put there to stay. Love isn’t love till yougive it away”? As good a thought there on one’sbirthday as on Valentine’s Day.
As in weddings, moreso in funerals – tears. Asign of the cross, a tear or two for the loss, ashort silent prayer for the repose of his/her soulat each encounter with a funeral procession. ThatI don’t even know the dead matters not. All thatcounts is a fellow human being having passed,and the hope that God judged him/her worthy ofHis kingdom.
Commencing at 50, the sense of one’smortality has taken greater intensity andfrequency in me as I turned 51, 52, 53…onto this,the last year before my euphemized “dualcitizenship.”
More than the legacy I shall Ieave behind –neither much nor great, in the first place – it isthat which I shall take along that concerns me.That which I shall present before the mercy andcompassion of my God. For His judgment, I shallmost surely fail. So His forgiveness, I mosthumbly plead.
Getting to 50 is the pits, in ways and meansof the world.
On another plane, aptly named is 50 as theGolden Age – in which to pass through thecrucible of spirituality to earn a rightful passageto the Diamond Age where celebrated the purityof the soul.
With the grace of God, how I long to come tothat dazzling threshold.
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY is themost romantic day of the yearand has been for many centu-ries; however do you know thetrivia behind the holiday? Wheredid the celebration of Valentine'sDay originate? Or how tradition-al gifts of love became popular?These silly (but intriguing) Val-entine's Day trivia and unusualValentine's Day fun fast facts willgive you some answers.
• 2nd Highest Card SendingHoliday. The greeting card as-sociation estimates that approx-imately one billion valentine's aresent annually world-wide, mak-ing it the second highest cardsending holiday, behind Christ-mas.
• Valentine's Day Cards. Val-entine's Day is not just for lov-ers anymore. More than 190Valentine's Day cards arebought every year, includingcards for friends, family, and lov-ers. If you add in the Valentine'sthat children exchange in class,that number increases to over 1billion Valentine's per year.
• Married Valentine's. Duringthe mid-17th century, even mar-ried folk took a Valentine andthat person was not always theirlegal significant other.
• Meaning of the Word Val-
entine. The name Valentinecomes from the Latin word val-or, meaning worthy.
• Name for Valentine's Day.Valentine's Day was named fortwo men, both Christian martyrsnamed Valentine who were as-sociated with romantic love inthe middle ages.
• Official Holiday. St. Valen-tine's Day was declared an offi-cial holiday in 1537 when En-gland's King Henry VIII declaredit for the first time.
• Unmarried Valentine's. Inthe Middle Ages, people believedthat the first unmarried personof the opposite sex that they meton the morning of Valentine'sDay was the person they weredestined to marry.
• Unusual Foods. In Medievaltimes, girls ate unusual foods onSt Valentine's Day to make themdream of their future husband.
• Valentine Birds. February14th was long associated withfertility and love even before St.Valentine lived. It was the daythat birds traditionally chosetheir mates.
• Valentine Celtic WoodenSpoons. The ancient celtic tra-dition of giving hand carved wood-en love spoons as Valentine'sgifts began in Wales. Often,
hearts, keys, and keyholes,symbolizing that the receiverunlocked the giver's heart, werecarved as decoration on thespoon. Here are some samplesof celtic wooden spoons.
• Valentine Love Messages.Elaborate handmade love mes-sages, cards and gifts for Val-entine's Day became popularduring the 17th century.
• Valentine Pagan FertilityFestival. The Romans introduceda pagan fertility festival in En-gland that was held every Feb-ruary 14th. After the Romans leftthe country, Pop Gelsius, whoestablished St. Valentine's Dayas a celebration of love in 496A.D, abolished the pagan festi-val.
• Valentine Robins Overhead.It was believed that if a womansaw a robin flying overhead onValentine's Day, it meant shewould marry a sailor.
• Valentine's Day Gift Spend-ing. Consumersspend an aver-age of over $75 on Valentine'sDay gifts, the most popular be-ing chocolates, food, wine, andflowers.
• Women Card Buyers. Thegreeting card association esti-mates that 85% of all Valentinecards are purchased by women.
Valentine’s Day Trivia
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LAST SUNDAY NIGHT, I was so tired that I went to bed early. Justwhen I was about to finally dozed off, I got a text message. It wasfrom my friend, Darrell Blatchley, the American curator and ownerof D’Bone Collector Museum, Inc.
“Lolong died,” Darrell wrote in his text message. Who is Lolong,I asked myself. It was not until I read the next message that Icame to know who he was referring to: “I will go to Agusan tomorrowat 4 am.”
Darrel talked about the giant crocodile – named “Lolong” afterthe hunter who led the hunt – which was kept in the nature park ofbarangay Consuelo in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. It was placed inan 8,610-square foot (800-square meter) pen with 4-foot (1.2-meter)-high concrete walls topped by welded wire.
The Philippines became the toast of the world when a crocodilewas caught in a Magsagangsang Creek in barangay Nueva Era inBunawan, Agusan del Sur on September 3, 2011. The reptilemeasured 20 feet and three inches (6.17 meters).
Napag-uusapanlangNi Felix M. Garcia
GatasKING marayung lugal; a bansang Europamika-patimpalak; pamangatas bakametung a tradisyun apiugalian daustung daratang ing bispiras ning fiesta
Maragul ing premyung sukat dang tanggapanninu mang sumambut ketang paligsahanat karing apulu a milaban-labanmetung ya i Simu, mengangas ginusal
Ding katunggali na e la buyuk-buyukibat la ngan Holland bansang mipabantugking miyayaliwang klasing gatas pulbusat ining Simu yang bukud mipasamut
Dapot makanian man ing anak a Simusadya yang gagatas damulag Saluzu;yang pengabyayan na bayu ya dinayukarin king Europa a bansang marayu
Pablasang sane ya kanyang pamangatasinia makanian yang lubus a mengangaspagugumasdan de ding keyang kayarapnyang labul-labulan no’ ring keyang palad
Pisisitsitan de ding siyam a lalakisaka tangu-tangung agnan-agnan mayliking kislap ding mata at aske da retimatsura la balak at nasang malyari
Karing balang kural makakit kang galunban karin milikas gatas a matipunating tabureti a gawa king dutungimbudu at timbang kasantingan dagul
Ume mig-umpisa ing mesabing labaning anak a Simu mipawas ya kanwanuling agyang nanan nalang panigutanding susu ning baka ala yang apalwal
Ding abe na niti ta’ la sasagakgakpablasang dakal ing akakwa rang gatasat iniang mayari ing mitakdang orasagnan-agnan la ngang deti tinalakad
At iniang ume lang mayaus a lagyuding miparangalan migwala ya’y Simu;“Aku ing sinambut; dapat yung abaluding kakung kalaban pirait da ku mu!”
Biglang meyantala ing pami-parangaluli ning reklamung kang Simu ra dimdamnung inia kitnan de ketang piyarapannung ing sinabi na keyang apatutwan
“Pilan galun wari ing kekang agatas?”ing keya kitang ning ukum nang kayarap,“e wari kapitnang galun mu kapatadketang pitakalan ing kekang alikas?”
Samantalang dening akatunggali mumanidwa lang galun, migit walung litruat yan ing basihan ning pamanatul kunung inia ala kang dapat i-reklamu!”
Nganang Simu “awa,” ditak ku mu ikwa,pero aliwa yan ing kakung gagaga,nun’ e itang bage a kaku ra gewadeting kalaban kung matuling a nasa”
“Pisapakat da ku ding kakung kalabanban eku sumambut ginawa lang mulang;Inia nandin” nganang,”lumwal ku king kuralpapalakpak la pa at kukulyo la ngan”
Apalak-palak yung ing kaku binye rapara gatasan ku lalaki yang bakamalamang nung ilang ginatas kanitaagyang kapatak mu manikwa, ali la!”
Mipamulala la detang anggang ukumat maging ding taung karin paka-mirun;mig-kontra barata ing meging disisyun,inia sinambut ya ing taga San Simun!!!
Vhelle V. GarciaJanuary 31, 2013
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
RegardingHenry
Henrylito D. Tacio
In November of 2011, Australian crocodileexpert Dr. Adam Britton of National Geographicsedated and measured Lolong in his enclosure.He confirmed it as world’s longest crocodile evercaught and placed in captivity.
The Guinness Book of World Records hailed“Lolong” as the world’s largest crocodile caughtalive. The previous record-holder is Cassius, whichis kept in the crocodile park in Australia’s NorthernTerritory. Cassius is 17 feet and 11.75 inches(5.48 meters) long.
I went to bed not knowing what really causedthe death of Lolong. So, in the early morning thefollowing day, I checked the internet to find out.Philippine Daily Inquirer confirmed the deaththrough these words:
“The 20.4-foot (6.12-meter) saltwater crocodiledied at its pen in Consuelo village, Bunawan town,Agusan del Sur province, around 8:30 p.m. onSunday, according to Mayor Edwin Elorde.”
It was Dr. Alexander Collantes, animal doctorat the Davao Crocodile Park, who declared itdead. But the cause of death was still unknown.“The croc did not eat his usual meal late lastmonth. Experts will still investigate the cause ofdeath,” Rowena Bunawan, media coordinator ofBunawan, told Inquirer.
According to Bunawan Mayor Edwin CoxElorde, the crocodile was last observed “as veryactive” on Saturday night, and its death over theweekend was somehow unexpected. “Wechecked him up last Jan. 23 and we thought hiscondition would improve. We’re very saddened thishappened,” the mayor was quoted as saying.
The Inquirer report quoted the mayor that theresort in upland Consuelo village where thecrocodile had been kept was drawing hundredsof eager local tourists daily, generating up toP20,000 of gate receipts per day.
When “Lolong” was still alive, wildlife advocates
were pressing for the crocodile’s release back intothe wild. People for the Ethical Treatment ofAnimals argued that if the crocodile remains incaptivity, it is likely to develop abnormal behaviorand endanger its caretakers and visitors.
But local officials have deemed that releasingthe crocodile into the wild was an “irresponsible”move. Mayor Elorde said about 1,300 residentswho rely on fishing in the area could be attackedby the crocodile once it is released into the13,910-hectare Agusan marsh again.
The mere thought of a crocodile makes somepeople shudder with fear and revulsion. A rumorabout the presence of a crocodile in a river isenough to make people shun the area.
According to the Protected Areas and WildlifeBureau, crocodiles actually have no any willfulinclination and intention to attack humans. Infact, there are many wildlife sanctuaries in thecountry wherein crocodiles live peacefully togetherwith human beings.
It is only when human beings try to disturbthe habitat the crocodiles are living in that theyattack people. With the current population of morethan 92 million and the land area being constant,there is no way people won’t claim those areascurrently being inhabited by crocodiles.
The World Conservation Union listed thePhilippine crocodile as “critically endangered.”Estimated number of population in the wild is only200.
The Philippines is home to two kinds ofcrocodiles: the Philippine crocodile (“Crocodylusmindorensis”) and the saltwater crocodile (“C.porosus”). Both are listed by the Convention ofInternational Trade and Endangered Species ofWild Fauna and Flora (CITES) under Appendix I,which means trade of species and subspecies isstrictly prohibited except for educational, scientificor research and study purposes.
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ANGELES CITY - MayorEdgardo Pamintuan led Mon-day’s awarding ceremony of thewinning schools with best agri-cultural and environmental prac-tices in this city.
Among the participating pub-lic schools, Francisco G. Nep-omuceno Memorial HighSchool (FGNMHS) was con-
EdPam lauds ‘Gulayan sa Paaralan’ winnersferred as the most outstandingschool for 2012 after showingexemplary performance in fos-tering vegetable gardening.
EPZA Elementary School(EES) and Angeles City Nation-al High School (ACNHS)ranked second and third respec-tively.
“Gulayaan sa Paaralan”
(vegetable gardening in theschool) was launched last yearby the City Agriculture Office(CAO) in cooperation with theDivision of City Schools, en-couraging all public schools toplant agricultural crops withintheir area as one way of ad-dressing the problem with hun-ger and malnutrition.
The program aims to encour-age public schools to utilize va-cant areas in their schools forplanting of various crops and toraise the public's awareness onthe nutritional value of vegeta-bles to child’s development andlearning process.
As counterpart to theproject, CAO provided eachschool with vegetable seedlingsduring the duration of the pro-gram implementation.
Schools were tasked toplant vegetables in vacant lotsto have an alternative source offood for the school's feeding pro-gram.
For his part, Pamintuan ex-pressed elation over the over-whelming response of the par-ticipating schools to the city’sgreening advocacy.
“Since the start of our ad-ministration, we have beenstaunchly advocating for acleaner and greener city; thisurban greening program whichhas started in schools is just afirst step to make Angeles themost environmentally friendlycity in the country,” Pamintuansaid.
He also acknowledged thisproject as an effort to fight hun-ger and malnutrition, ensuringthat “in five to ten years, no An-geleño in the city will ever behungry.”
Erlinda Cangco, this city’sAgriculture Officer, explainedthat the program design of thisproject centers on the plantingof different fruit-bearing trees,and leafy vegetables in cooper-ation with the Task Force: 1 Mil-lion Trees.
“We would want to extendour deepest thanks to MayorEdPam for supporting and al-lowing us to pursue the pro-gram,” Cangco said.
Celina Vega, principal ofFGNMHS expressed optimismtowards the city government’sgreening initiative.
“Gulayan sa Paaralan is agreat opportunity for us to con-tinue and promote agriculturalpractices in our school,” saidVega.
To date, FGNMHS has beenactive in implementing their“Luntiang Paaralan” programaiming to preserve and upholdecological sustainabil itythrough which every student isencouraged to take part.
The school established itsown Material Recovery Facility(MRF) and vermi-compostingsection which generates addi-tional income for the school.
The school also led the useof “receptacle planting” whichutilizes plastic bottles as pots;and the installation of “seedbanks” where the communitycould take part in planting in-side the school premises.
The winning schools re-ceived cash incentives from thecity government.
The schools were judgedbased on production manage-ment, nutrition impact, commu-nity and parent’s participationand innovation.
The judges include: environ-mentalist Cecil Yumul, busi-nessman Renato ‘Abong’ Tay-ag, and Marie Joy Daguro fromthe Department of Agriculture.
–Angeles CIO
PAMPANGA First District Rep-resentative Carmelo “Tarzan”Lazatin opens the search for2012 Carmelo F. Lazatin Medalof Excellence (CFL-MOE)awardees.
In its ninth consecutive year,the CFL-MOE seeks to honorstudents who had exemplaryachievements in formal course-work and extra-curricular activi-ties.
One CFL-MOE awardee will
Search for Carmelo F. Lazatin Medalof Excellence Award kicks off
be chosen from every primary,secondary and tertiary level in bothpublic and private schools in theFirst District of Pampanga.
Awardees must be chosenby the School Director and fac-ulty from a sample of the top tenpercent graduating students ofthe school. The name of the cho-sen awardees will then be sub-mitted by a faculty member toLazatin’s District Office in Laza-tin Farm, Telabastagan, City of
San Fernando.Along with the Medal of Ex-
cellence, the selected studentswill also be awarded with a Cer-tificate of Recognition and finan-cial assistance.
The award will be given to thestudents on the day of their grad-uation.
The deadline for the submis-sion of CFL-MOE awardees ison or before March 8, 2013.
–Press Release
NI JOHNNY REBLANDO
OLONGAPO CITY –Winakasan ng isang machodancer ang kanyang buhaynang ito ay magbigti sakuwartong inuupahan saBatangay Pag-Asa salungsod na ito.
Kinilala ng pulisya ang
Macho dancer nagbigtibiktimang si Mike Quiting, 22,macho dancer ng King CobraBar na matatagpuan sa NewAsinan, Gordon Avenue,Olongapo City.
Sa imbestigasyon ngpulisya, bago naganap angpagpapatiwakal, sinabihan nggirlfriend ng biktima na siLanie Aguillon, 33, na “cool
off” muna sila sa kanilangrelasyon.
Hindi umano ito matang-gap ng biktima kung kayaito nagpakamatay.
Ayon pa kay Aguillon,palagi umanong sinasaktanng biktima ang kanyangsarili sa tuwing nagkakaroonsila ng tampuhan.
LET ME count the ways…Almost seven months had
passed since the successfulopening of SM City SanFernando Downtown (com-monly called SM Downtown),and from then on this famousmall never stops from givingshoppers the wonderful shop-ping experience and value formoney, the kind that every-body loves and keeps shop-pers coming back for more.
Like this coming February15, 16 and 17, I suggest youspare some from your Valen-tine budget or maybe spenda post valentine romance atSM Downtown for you willsurely love and enjoy shop-ping, as the mall brings to-gether the “I Love DowntownSale”. Here is what’s in storefor you.
How do I love thee, SM Downtown
BEST MALLWIDE SALESweldo day is almost near, when all malls and shopping
centers will have their regular pay day sale gimiks, but noordinary sale for SM I Love Downtown Sale for up to 50% dis-count on great selections mall wide will be given to all shop-pers.
COLORFUL EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTSOn top of the regular perks – promos, free parking and cin-
ema VIP seat, additional 5% discount from SM Store (SMDepartment Store) for all I Love Downtown (ILD) privilege cardholders only on February 15. If not yet a card holder, you canget one for free just present, to the redemption booth locatedat the mall ground floor, 1K worth of single or accumulatedreceipts from SM Downtown tenants, and get your free ILDcard, available in different colors to suit your lifestyle.
FUN RAFFLE & COUPONJust for P 500 worth of single or accumulated receipts you
get the chance to be one of the lucky winners of Asus X101HNetbook plus if you are a ILD member just present your cardand get your free one raffle coupon.
Everything is here, so how can I not love thee, SM Down-town.
For details like facebook/smcitysanfernandodowntown
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NOTICE OF SELF ADJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that JULIETA P. DONNELLY, of legal age,
Filipino and a resident of Mabini St., Poblacion G, Camiling, Tarlac and theheir of WILLIAM E. DONNELLY who died intestate on June 3, 2011executed an Affidavit of Adjudication by a Sole Heir of his estate moreparticularly described as a parcel of land (Lot No. 3, Blk. 2, Psd-2017)embraced in TCT No. 15550-F of the Registry of Deeds of Pampanga.
Punto! Central Luzon: January 29, February 5 & 12, 2013
NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTWITH DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE
Notice is hereby given that the heirs of RAYMUNDO TIGLAO andVICTORIA TIGLAO who died intestate on January 23, 1979 and February4, 2000, respectively, in Angeles City executed an Extrajudicial Settlementwith Deed of Absolute Sale of their estate more particularly described as aparcel of land (Lot No. 619-C of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-121611,being a portion of Lot 619, Angeles Cadastre, LRC (GLRO) Cad. Rec. No.1240) situated in the Barrio of Sto. Cristo, Angeles City and covered byTCT No. 29799.
Punto! Central Luzon: February 5, 12 & 19, 2013
Gen. Romulo Cabantac,broke grounds over theweekend for the construc-tion of a P46.2-million new RDRRMC “three-in-one facility” at the ArmyAviation Battalion Com-pound in Fort Magsaysay,Nueva Ecija.
Declaring war on theeffects of climate change,the 7th ID said “one wayto prevent disaster fromhappening is through miti-
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CL disaster body leaving flood-prone Camp Olivasgation and preparation.”
“The proposedRDRRMC three-in-one fa-cility is a one unit of twostory building with a totalproject cost of P 46.283million being implementedby the 522nd EngineeringCombat, Battalion of the54th Engineering Brigade,”the 7th ID statement said.
The 7th ID said thatmore such facilities are tobe constructed on flood-free grounds in other partsof the country, to serve as
focal point for RDRRMC’sin other regions.
“The establishment ofRDRRMC facility in FortMagsaysay area will defi-nitely improve our disasterpreparedness and re-sponse in times of disas-ters. This facility will bethe area for the storage ofrelief goods; this will alsobe the extension office ofthe Office of the Civil De-fense in Central Luzon andthis will be the commandcenter in times of disas-
ter,” the statement said.It also noted that the
7th ID area “is not just anordinary camp and touristdestination in Central Lu-zon but a strategic area forthe establishment of thesefacilities since it has a vastarea, is flood proof, andprovides easy access ei-ther by air or by land andis well secured,” said Cat-apang.
“Aside from its strate-gic location, 7th ID has itsown airport wherein cargo
some BI personnel arejust chatting nonchalantlyon the sidelines duringpeak volume for departingpassengers.”
Cruz also observed thatduring arrivals, the queuesextend all the way to theairport tarmac while BIpersonnel are again un-mindful of the chaos.
“What are they doing?They (BI) should be man-ning their desks or maybeeven add extra booths toaccommodate the volumeof passengers,” Cruz said.“Why has this problem re-mained unresolved?”
Clark airport catersmostly to low-cost carrierswhich underscores the
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PGKM sees ‘sabotage’...importance of aircraft turn-around. Any delay in pas-senger-loading because ofthe long queues in the im-migration counters will bea bane to the airlines andthe passengers, he said.
But nobody wants toaccept the blame, Cruzsaid. “The Clark Interna-tional Airport Corp (CIAC)and the BI should stoppassing the buck and fi-nally decongest the longqueues.”
Cruz said ImmigrationCommissioner RicardoDavid, who ironically is aKapampangan from theCity of San Fernando,should prove that the BIwhich he heads is not partof a conspiracy not to de-velop the Clark airport.
“With the standstill atthe immigration booths, itlooks as if the BI is takingpart in sabotaging the de-velopment of the Clark air-port to kowtow to the in-terests of taipans out touphold Imperial Manila, atall cost,” Cruz said.
Cruz lamented that theClark airport appeared tohave been “left out” in thethrust of the government todevelop all airports in alltourism areas.
This is even publishedin newspapers that thegovernment aims to devel-op regional airports andtheir related infrastructurethroughout the countryespecially in areas wheretourism is the primary in-dustry.
“But not Clark,” Cruzsaid, “when it should evenbe given the top priority asit serves as an alternateairport to the NAIA (NinoyAquino International Air-port).”
He added: “While theother regional airports slat-ed for development aremerely “seasonal” cateringto tourists only during peakseason and serve only theirprovince while Clark airportservices four regions andserves as an alternate air-port throughout the yearespecially during the ty-phoon season.”
“Plus, there is invest-ment here,” Cruz said cit-ing the importance of Clarkin the development of Cen-tral and Northern Luzon.
with CDC since its incep-tion in 1993 when most ofthe landscape of the formerUS military base wascovered with volcanic de-bris from the eruption ofMt. Pinatubo in June,1991.
Earlier, two top execu-tives of the government-runcorporation quit. VicePresident for CorporateServices Pepito Galanghas opted for an early re-tirement and AssistantVice President for Invest-ment Promotions Bernar-do Angeles Jr. has re-signed. Galang, a formerbase worker and official ofthe Filipino Civilian Em-ployees Association hasduring the time of the USAir Force, has been withCDC since its inception in1993 while Angeles rosefrom the ranks.
An investor, who re-quested anonymity, alsocalled in expressing hisdisgust with Tugade.
However, MabalacatCity Mayor Marino “Bok-ing” Morales said Friday
that Tugade welcomescriticisms against him andcalled it his “baptism offire.”
Morales said Tugadetalked to him and bared hisplan of holding the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooper-ation (APEC) in this free-port. Morales said he isfully supporting Tugade’splan of holding the APEChere.
CDC Vice President forregulatory Services MarizMandocdoc explainedthat the corporationshould first submit its bidto host the APEC sinceBohol, Palawan and evenMetro Manila have alsosignified their intention tohost the conference of 21Pacific Rim countries pro-moting free trade and eco-nomic cooperationthroughout the Asia-Pacif-ic Region.
An annual APEC Eco-nomic Leaders’ Meeting isattended by the heads ofgovernment of all APECmembers except Republicof China (represented un-der the name ChineseTaipei) by a ministerial-lev-
el official. The location ofthe meeting rotates annu-ally among the membereconomies, and until2011, a famous traditioninvolved the attendingleaders dressing in a na-tional costume of the hostmember. Subic hostedAPEC in 1996.
Mandocdoc said CDCis counting on the ClarkInternational Airport as amajor consideration to winthe bid.
It can be recalled thatTugade surprised every-body last January duringthe very first flag-raisingceremony he attended atthe CDC when he report-edly screamed cuss words(P....ina) while addressingofficers and employees ofthe government-run corpo-ration. After cussing, heallegedly told CDC person-nel to “smile” and counted“1,2,3 smile!” forcing ev-erybody to smile.
Tugade went on toembarrass employeeswhom he perceived as notfollowing the standards heset like answering thephone in two rings and
compulsary wearing ofIDs. He even ridiculed anemployee by making himsmile in front of everybodyduring the second flag-raising ceremony be-cause he caught himfrowning.
Tugade shouted at anemployee who failed toanswer the telephone ontime. The employee, anoffice secretary, walks witha hobble because she isa polio victim. He embar-rassed another employeehe met in the corridor. Heallegedly asked her whyshe was not wearing herID and she reasoned thather lanyard was torn. Tu-gade reportedly said “ibibilikita (I’ll buy you one)” towhich the female employ-ee replied “thank you sir”but Tugade snapped back“ang kapal mo (you’re socallous).” The female em-ployee was so embar-rassed she reportedlycried.
Tugade remained un-available for comment de-spite efforts to reach himas of press time.
–Ashley Manabat
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aircraft or even commercialairplane can land andtake-off from the runway toairlift personnel to conductdisaster relief, rescue and
retrieval operations ortransport of goods in anyplace within the area of re-sponsibility of 7th ID,” Cat-apang added.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURTTHIRD JUDICIAL REGION
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT& EX-OFFICIO SHERIFFGUAGUA, PAMPANGA
HOME DEVELOPMENT FORECLOSURE NO. 12-2087MUTUAL FUND (PAG-IBIG EXTRAJUDICIAL FORECLOSUREFUND). OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
Mortgagee, UNDER ACT 3135, AS AMENDEDBY ACT 4118
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CRISTINA C. CALAGUAS,Mortgagor.
x—————————————————xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE
Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure under Act No. 3135 asamended by Act No. 4118 filed by Home Development Mutual Fund,mortgagee, with principal office address at Petron Mega Plaza 358 Sen.Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, and which mortgage was assigned to itsHDMF (PAGIBIG) branch office at Suburbia Commercial Complex, McArthur Hi-way, Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, andrepresented herein by Atty. Joseph P. Quibuloy against Cristina C.Calaguas of No. 518 Duat, Pulungmasle, Guagua, Pampanga, to satisfythe mortgage indebtedness in the amount of SIX HUNDRED SIXTYFOUR THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE PESOS & 55/100 (P 664, 983.55) Philippine Currency, as of July 15, 2012, theClerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua,Pampanga thru thru Sheriff Hernando M. Panganiban, will sell at publicauction on the 21st day of March 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the morningat the entrance of the Municipal Hall of Floridablanca, Pampangato the highest bidder, for cash in Philippine currency, the herein describedreal property with all its existing improvements, to wit:
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 557788-RA parcel of land (Lot 1-C-1-B-7 of the subd. plan Psd-03-
132806, being a portion of lot 1-C-1-B-7, Psd-03-129918, L.R.C.Rec. No.), situated in the Bo.of San Jose, Mun. ofFloridablanca,Province of Pampanga. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 byRoad; on the NW., along line 2-3 by lot 1-C-1-B-7-C of thesubd., plan; on the NE., along line 3-5 by lot 1-B, Psd-33668;an on the SE. m along 5-1 by lot 1-C-1-B-7-A of the subd., plan.Beginning at a pt. marked “1” on plan, being N. 24 deg.38’W.,3747.26 m. from BLBM No. 2, Floridablanca Cad.; thenceN. 79 deg. 18’W., 7.54 m to point 2; thence N. 10 deg. 53’E.,55.73 m. to point 3; thence S. 79 deg. 07’E., 2.34 m. to pt. 4thence S. 79. 07’E., 5.20 m. to pt. 5; thence S. 10 deg. 52’W.;55.71 m. to the point of beginning; containing an area of FOURHUNDRED TWENTY (420) Square Meters, more or less
The Notice of Extra-Judicial Sale will be published in a newspaperof general circulation in the province of Pampanga and Angeles City oncea 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 ofthe public in general and of the interested parties in particular.
Prospective bidders are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselvesthe title of the above-described property and the encumbrances existingthereon if any there be.
All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the aboveatated time and date.
In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on April 1, 2013, at the same time and place withoutfurther notice.
Guagua, Pampanga, February 4, 2013.
NORMITA R. MERCADOOIC/ Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff
Hernando M. Panganiban Sheriff IV
Copy furnished:HDMF (PAG-IBIG)Suburbia Commercial ComplexMc Arthur Hi-way, MaimpisCity of San Fernando, Pampanga
Cristina C. CalaguasNo. 518 Duat, Pulungmasle,Guagua, Pampanga
PUNTO! Central Luzon: February 12, 19 & 26, 2013
was a decade shy of thegolden mark; yet, he con-tinues to inspire her fromthe afterlife. Through paint-ing, Doc Leleng has dis-covered a way of connect-ing with her beloved longafter he had gone. Theirsis a love story that knowsno boundaries. Like manygreat loves, theirs is a lovedestined to last FOREV-
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A celebration of love and artER.
Barely a year and a halfafter she discovered thejoys of painting, Doc Le-leng is mounting her firstsolo painting exhibition atSM Pampanga Annex 3.Billed “Forever: A Celebra-tion of Love and Art,” theexhibition is slated to runfrom February 14 to 19,2013. It celebrates not justthe coming out of a latebloomer in the field of arts;
it is also a celebration ofenduring love and the heal-ing power of art. Februaryis widely-celebrated asLove Month and PhilippineNational Arts Month. Itpromises to thrill hopelessromantics and arts enthu-siasts alike.
This project is for thebenefit of St. James theApostle Parish Church(also known as BetisChurch). To live up to its
name as a National Cul-tural Treasure, BetisChurch is set to be fittedwith a bamboo organ sim-ilar to that found in St. Jo-seph Parish Church in LasPiñas City. This move isseen to spice up liturgicalrites, rituals and sacredmusic in the centuries-oldchurch that is located inBetis, one of the oldestAugustinian settlementsin Pampanga.
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TheGossip-millerby Cesar Pambid
Labis na nagsisisi...Milyones ni Kris Aquinosa lalaki lang napunta
DI NAWALA ang hinayang niKris Aquino sa maramingmilyones na napunta kayJames Yap dahil sa kanilangpaghihiwalay.
Sa kanyang Twitteraccount naglabas ngnararamdaman si KrisAquino kahapon kung saansinabi niyang she wassigning the last checks parasa financial settlement ngdating asawang si James Yap.
Bagama’t hindi namandirektang tinukoy ni Kris angname ng ex-husband, obvious atalam naman ng lahat na siJames nga ito.
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"Siguro birthday blues talaga. Last night, whiletaking care of Bimb, I had to sign another check inthe millions. Last payment sa financial settlementw/ u know who," tweet ni Kris kahapon ng umaga.
Patuloy pa niya, naiyak siya dahil sa stupidityna ginawa niya dahil nagpapakapagod siyangmagtrabaho pero hindi naman sa dalawa niyanganak napupunta ang kanyang pinagpaguran.
"I cried because of my past stupidity & saexhaustion I feel sa trabaho na unfortunately hindinaman kay Josh & Bimb napunta angpinagpapaguran ko.
"Honest, parang cold water was poured allover me to realize that maybe, wag na lang umasaever to find my happily ever after... Haayyybirthday blues. Just needed to get that pain offmy chest," ang karugtong ng kanyang tweet.
Pero makalipas ang ilang oras ay mukhangsumaya na ang aktres-TV host dahil nag-tweetsiya na nakatanggap si Bimby ng award saBrent School na pinapasukan nito and thismakes her a proud mom.
Ikakasal nain five years...
Heart Evangelistatatayong inang kambal ni
Senator Chiz EscuderoSA PANAYAM ni Sen. Chiz Escudero saShowbiz Inside Report aired last Saturday,inamin ng politiko na desidido na siyangmagpakasal ulit in less than five years. Atsiyempre, sino pa ba ang gusto niyangpakasalan kungdi ang kanyang currentgirlfriend na si Heart Evangelista.
"Hopefully, yes, and it would be unfair, stupidand wrong to say that you don't wish, you don'twant it to head in that direction," sabi ng senador.
Ayaw daw niya ng 10 years from now dahil 53na raw siya by that time kaya mga five yearslang daw.
Matatandaang na-annul na last year angkasal ni Sen. Chiz sa kanyang unang asawa.Mayroon silang dalawang anak, twins actuallyat nasa poder niya ang mga ito.
Ayon pa sa co-host ni Kris Aquino sa KrisTV, siyempre ay gusto rin naman niya namagkaroon ng kumpletong pamilyaeventually.
"I do want to get married again at somepoint. Sino ba naman ang ayaw ngkumpletong pamilya, na ’yung mga anakko, meron silang tinitingnang pangalawangnanay man lang?" say pa niya.
Of course, mag-asawa man siya, sayniya, ang dating asawa pa rin niya ang nanayng kambal niyang anak at hindi ’yunmababago or mapapalitan.
Asked kung ano ang nagustuhan niya kayHeart, he said, "maliban sa mabait at sweetat masarap kausap, we get along. Surprisinglyactually, because our gap is about 15 years.Actually, nu’ng pinanganak siya, nag-graduateako ng highschool, eh," say niya na natatawa.
Pero hindi naman daw problema sakanila ang malaking age gap.
"I learned a lot from her, from her world,she learns a lot from me and my world."
Ang ayaw lang daw niya ay maymasabi ang mga tao na ginagamit niyaang aktres or even the other way around.
"Si Heart naman na siya bago kosiya makilala -- sikat, artista, may mgaawards. Ako rin naman, kung sinoako, bago ko siya makilala, so we willleave it at that." Heart Evangelista
