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Volume 8 Number 56Thu - SaT

February 12 - 14, 2015

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by DiNg CerVaNTeS　

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The government is pursuing plans for a P271.19-billion

railways system called North-South Commuter Rail Line (NS-CRL) that would link Malolos, Bulacan and Calamba, Laguna.

TO EvENTuALLY ExTEND TO CLARk

P271.19-B rails plan afoot to link Malolos, Calamba

CLARK CIRCUS. Balloons of all shapes and sizes, including that of a bust of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh, litter the skies of the Clark Freeport at the start of the Hot Air Balloon Festival. Photo courtesy of eric Jimenez, cDc-eAD

by PuNTo i-Team

CLARK FREEPORT –Traffic gridlocks that snarled vehicles for over three kilometers from the Rizal Avenue-Clark Circum-ferential Road intersection in

Gridlocks, delayed airline passengers mar Clark hot air balloon festival

Angeles City until the Friendship Gate here and from the MacArthur Highway going to the Main Gate of this freeport greeted the first day of the Hot Air Balloon Festival here yesterday.

Airline passengers going to the

Clark International Airport (CIA) here blamed the early morn-ing horrendous traffic for miss-ing their flights on Thursday as Clark’s annual extravaganza kicked off.

A LuCKy GIRL picked out from the audience won an unexpected date with GMA Kapuso heart-throb Enzo Pineda on last weekend’s Dating Game at SM City San Fernando Downtown.

The Starstruck Fifth Season finalist and ‘More Than Words’ actor

Enzo Pineda made a dif-ficult decision to choose from the three beautiful searches namely Patricia Lois Talusig, Mutya Ning San Fernando 2014, Reem Al Ibrahim, Mutya Ning Santo Stomas 2014 and Mikee Sagum for the pre-Valentine event held at SM City San Fernan-

do Downtown last Sat-urday.

Mikee Sagum, 20, who hails from Sto. To-mas is the lucky winner who won a dinner-date for two with the Kapu-so star at Pizza Hut in SM City San Fernando Downtown.

–Press Release

Audience wins unexpected Valentine date with ‘Kapuso’ heartthrob

GMA Kapuso Heartthrob Enzo Pineda is all sweet with his date Mikee Sagum. contributeD Photo

CLARK FREEPORT - The Department of La-bor and Employment (DOLE) is consulting with the International Labor Organization (ILO) for a wage formula that could square wage scales with basic needs of the work-er’s family.

In her speech mark-ing the 88th birth anni-versary of former Sen.

DOLE seeks ILO help for better wage formula

Blas Ople in Malolos, Bulacan, Labor Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz not-ed that while Philippine minimum wage is one of the highest in Asia, the government is still faced with the challenge of finding ways to ensure that wage levels are ade-quate to fulfil the essen-tial needs of the average

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It will be the initial project to be done un-der the government’s In-tegrated Luzon Railway Project (ILRP), the De-partment of Transpor-tation and Communica-tions (DOTC) has bared.

The DOTC said the NS-CRL would revive plans to link Central and Southern Talaglog re-gions that was also the mission of the aborted North Railways Project

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CITy OF SAN FERNANDO—The City of San Fernando Water District (CSFWD) has inaugurated on Thursday a new water truck that it would use to deliver supplies to more than 40,000 concessionaires during emergency situations such as floods, drought and

CSFWD gets new water truck, sanitation studyin small plastic containers to our concessionaires in severe-ly flooded villages,” Gumba said.

“With our responsible em-ployees and this new water truck, CSFWD can supply wa-ter during emergency situa-tions,” he added.

Gumba said the water truck adds to the equipment that can be mobilized by the disas-ter risk reduction and manage-ment councils of the Pampan-ga provincial government and City of San Fernando govern-ment.

Tonette Orejas, CSFWD chairperson, thanked the De-partment of Budget and Man-agement for approving the purchase of the water truck.

Orejas and her fellow di-rectors Teresita Tablante, An-gelo David, Ferdinand Caylao and Benerito Aldana thanked also the National Econom-ic and Development Authority and Local Water utilities Ad-ministration for including the CSFWD in a feasibility study for a conceptual design for sanitation.

The study is in support of the cleanup and rehabilitation ordered by the Supreme Court in 2011 in Manila Bay.

breakdown of any of the 33 pump stations in this Pampan-ga capital.

Rep. Oscar Rodriguez and Mayor Edwin Santiago graced the blessing of the water truck by Fr. Dixie Paras in front of the city hall.

The truck, worth P1.95

million, carries a six-wheel-er stainless steel tanker with a capacity of 3,400 liters, ac-cording to Jorge Gumba, gen-eral manager of CSFWD, a government-owned and con-trolled corporation. It would also be used for regular oper-ations.

“The board of director and the management saw the need to buy this life-saving equipment when the city was flooded following the breach-ing of the San Fernando-Sto. Tomas-Minalin Tail Dike in 2011. Back then, we managed to deliver only limited supplies

Photo courtesy of PAul Ariv vergArA, city of sAn fernAnDo WAter District

SM invites its shoppers clean their closets and Share Your Extras with the less fortu-nate in this store based cam-paign.

A joint project of The SM Store in partnership with the Department of Social Wel-fare and Development and SM Foundation, Share your Extras booths have been set up at all SM Stores where shoppers can donate their extra clothes or new pair of

slippers until March 31. All donors will be entitled to

a P50 coupon to be redeemed with a minimum P500 sin-gle receipt purchase of regu-lar priced ladies’, men’s and children’s apparel at The SM Store until March 31, 2016.

Share your Extras was re-cently launched at SM Mariki-na highlighting the campaign’s first beneficiaries from nearby barangays in Marikina that are covered by the govern-

ment’s 4Ps- Pantawid Pami-lyang Pilipino Program.

SM Store President Ms. Cielo Monasterio, SVP-Oper-ations Mr. Joey Singian, SM Foundation Inc. Executive Director Ms. Connie Angeles together with Social Welfare Officer IV Ms. Karen Bullecer took part in the heartwarm-ing ceremony happily handing shoes, clothes, and undergar-ments from the SM store to the delighted kids.

Share Your Extras at SM Many more less fortunate

communities from DSWD accredited beneficiaries na-tionwide will receive clothes and slippers from the SM Store through the Share Your Extras campaign.

Join SM City Olongapo, SM City Clark, SM City Pam-panga, SM City Baliwag and SM City Marilao in making a difference with the Share Your Extras campaign.

–Press Release

Together in the spirit of giving, SM Store President Cielo Monasterio with SVP-Operations Joey Singian, SM Foundation Inc. Executive Director Connie Angeles, DSWD representatives with the first beneficiaries covered by the government’s 4Ps- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program at the Share Your Extras launch.

by DiNg CerVaNTeS

MABALACAT CITy – A tame-looking holdupper was arrested here Wednesday for robbing a woman, while

NABBED

Robber grabs Hermes bag with only P150, drunk gun-totter threatens live-in partner

in Mexico town, another man was nabbed for threatening to kill a married live-in partner amid their apparent complex relationships.

Jeffrey Comedia, 23, of

Purok 3, Riverside Subdivi-sion in Barangay Duquit here was arrested by the local po-lice for allegedly holding up a woman who had an expensive Hermes bag that contained

but P150 cash.The Mabalacat police, led

by its head Supt. Nick Torre, said that at about 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday, policemen readily responded to the call

for help from Mary Joy Ibay Camus, 25, of 5079 Dose Ju-nio St. in Filipiniana Subdivi-sion in Barangay Dau here, after she was held up by Co-media.

Camus said she was walk-ing towards home along uno de Mayo St. in her barangay when Comedia suddenly ap-peared with his .38 Smith and Wesson pistol and announced a hold up. He later ran off with Camus’s Hermes bag with three pieces of P50 bills, as-sorted ID cards, two company ID’s, her voter’s ID, Philippine Business Bank Card, RCBC Access card and one folded umbrella.

Meanwhile, Mexico po-lice chief Supt. Ricardo Pan-gan reported the arrest of one Martin Perez, 47, a resident of Barangay San Antonio in the town and live-in partner of vic-tim Ana May Nicomedez, 47, married, and resident of San Jose Matulid in the same town.

Perez was charged with il-legal possession of firearms and grave threats after he re-portedly confronted Nicome-dez in the house of one Wilfri-do Bondoc, 52, also married, in Barangay San Jose Matu-lid. Nicomedez was reported-ly with her step child named Marvin Dela Cruz, 33, at that time.

The police did not give de-tails on the relationships of the persons named in their report, except that Perez and Nico-medez were live-in partners who were married to other persons.

The report said an appar-ently drunken Perez arrived on board a tricycle at the res-idence of Bondoc and threat-ened to kill his live-in partner and the others in the house.

Alerted barangay security men sought the help of the po-lice who later arrested Perez.

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for 26 public schools amount-ing to P9.7 million; more than P18-million for the establish-ment of Don Honorio Ventura Technological State university Sto. Tomas Campus and an-other P20 million was given for the construction of expansion building of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics in Flor-idablanca and the renovation of P43-million Regional Trial Court (RTC) building.

The new RTC building, composed of eight courts and 24 offices - fully furnished and air-conditioned with 22 com-fort rooms was constructed in a span of 20 months by the Provincial Engineering Office (PEO)

The PEO had also imple-mented the improvement of four classroom school build-ings with comfort rooms at Mexico National High School worth P1,188,230.28;im-provement of San Isidro Ga-sak Barangay Road, Sta Rita- 3,761,198.80; concreting of Mapalad Barangay Road, Arayat - P1,487,420.14; im-provement of Mabalacat Dis-trict Hospital Phase III and face lift of old buildings – P6,425,275.51; improvement of Escolastica Romero Dis-trict Hospital Annex, San Nico-las, Lubao- P683,382.20; con-struction of multi-purpose cov-ered area with reinforced con-crete slab in Mabuanbuan, Sasmuan - P2,062,990.68; improvement of covered court with stage, Dila-Dila, Sta. Rita -P3,501,015.90; and con-struction of covered court with two sets of basketball courts, Prado Siongco, Lubao - P2,357,890.06;

The provincial government through the PEO had com-pleted the general renovation and improvement of all exist-ing district hospital buildings in the province including facilities and medical equipment.

The governor had also ini-tiated the establishment of di-alysis centers in selected dis-trict hospitals; These were the St. Agustine Dialysis center in Escolastica Romero District Hospital, Lubao; Pampanga Diagnostic Center in Diosdado P. Macapagal Memorial Hospi-tal (DPMMH) Guagua and St. Theresa Dialysis Center in Dr. Andres Soriano District Hospi-tal (DASDH) Magalang.

These were realized through a public-private part-nership with individuals and companies who are helping the governor through the pro-

MUSeUM AttRACtIon. Clark Development Corporation President Arthur P. Tugade presents to Gov. Lilia G. Pineda of Pampanga, former CDC President Levy Laus, chair of Laus Group of Companies, Rep. oscar Rodriguez of the 3rd Congressional District of Pampanga, and others the representation of Mt. Pinatubo eruption-- one of the attractions inside the newly renovated Clark Museum.

Photo courtesy of cDc-eAD

Gov completes over 1.6-B Infra Projects in 4 yearsvision of dialysis machines un-der a co-management agree-ment.

Through the PEO, the pro-vincial government had fa-cilitated the reconstruction of several provincial roads in flood-hit municipalities that were damaged by previous calamities.

Other infrastructure proj-ects finished were the im-provement of dikes particular-ly in Mandili, Candaba, and in San Sebastian, San Luis town. Pampanga River Dike road Batasan-Candating section in Arayat, San Nicolas 1st baran-gay road in Sasmuan, Phase 11 of Guagua-Sta. Rita-Porac road San Matias and Becu-ran section, Phase IV Dila-dila section both in Sta. Rita, and Phase V Dila-dila-Pulong San-tol section in Sta.Rita-Porac were also completed.

The widening of San Mi-guel-Sta.Cruz barangay road in San Simon and reblocking and asphalt overlay of Sto. Do-mingo-Lourdes-San Isidro-Tel-acsan-Colgante provincial road from Minalin to Apalit and Macabebe were finished.

The PEO also complet-ed the improvement and con-creting of the provincial road in San Juan-San Jose-Nativ-idad-Lambac-Pulong Masle road Lambac section in Guagua, San Matias-San Si-mon road San Matias section in Sto. Tomas, and Del Rosa-rio-Bacolor road in the City of San Fernando, Sta. Ana Ma-galang along San Agustin sec-tion and in San Sebastian San Luis.

Also completed were the repair and improvement of the barangay hall, Dau, Mabala-cat - P1,449,971.96; instal-lation of three units artesian well (Block 41, 53, 68), North-ville 16, Atlu Bola, Mabala-cat City – P29,500; construc-tion of two storey evacuation center at San Isidro Resettle-ment, San Isidro, Magalang - P13,542,043.15; documen-tation, plans and subdivision data for the resettlement proj-ects in San Isidro, Magalang -P715,792.00; improvement of the Provincial Social Wel-fare Development Office - P1,073,912.95; rehabilitation/improvement of the roofing of the Provincial Capitol build-ing, Executive House, Capitol Compound- P1,300,555; and improvement of the Provincial Administrator’s Office, Capitol Compound - P621,021.60.

– Maribel U. Singca

CITy OF SAN FERNAN-DO— Pampanga Assistant Provincial Engineer Olim-pio “Noli” Pangan revealed yesterday that a total of P1,637,749,396.65 infrastruc-ture projects have been com-pleted in less than four years of the administration of Gov-ernor Lilia G. Pineda in Pam-panga.

Pangan said that in the first term of Governor Pineda

alone, some P1.03-billion ma-jor infrastructure projects had been implemented and com-pleted by the provincial gov-ernment.

Capitol had funded ma-jor infrastructure projects like construction and renovation of district hospitals, construction of classroom buildings in dif-ferent public schools and pro-vincial, municipal and baran-gay farm-to-market roads.

More than 400 classrooms in 148 public schools had been constructed in the whole prov-ince since the lady governor assumed office. This is aside from the six covered courts also constructed in various public schools.

The Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) headed by En-gineer Andy Austria had also facilitated the construction of boys and girls comfort rooms

Ni armaND m. galaNg

JAEN, Nueva Ecija - Hindi na umabot nang buhay sa pag-amutan ang punong baran-gay ng Dampulan sa bayang ito nang pagbabarilin ng mga hindi pa nakikilalang suspek habang nakatayo sa harapan mismo ng barangay hall ban-dang alas 7:20 ng umaga ni-tong Martes.

Kinilala ng pulisya ang bik-tima na si Barangay Chairman Herminigildo Eduardo, 55, re-tiradong pulis at nasa unang termino bilang punong baran-gay ng Dampulan.

Sa imbestigasyon, may kausap na isa ring dating pulis si Eduardo sa tabi ng flagpole nang dumating ang mag sus-

Punong barangay patay sa pamamarilpek na lulan ng isang SuV at walang habas na pinaputukan ang biktima.

Hindi naman nasaktan ang kausap nitong lalaki na pansa-mantalang inimbitahan ng pu-lisya upang magbigay ng pa-hayag, ayon kay Chief Inspec-tor Alexander Aurelio, hepe ng Jaen police station.

Nakarekober ang scene of the crime operatives (SOCO) ng Nueva Ecija police office ng 20 basyong bala at de-formed slugs ng carbine mula sa pinangyarihan ng krimen.

Nakuhanan ng CCTV cam-era mula sa ilang kalapit na business establishment ang insidente at sinisiyasat ito ngayon ng mga otoridad.

pinag-utos ni Mayor San-

tiago Austria ang malalimang imbestigasyon sa krimen. Itinuturing niya itong malak-ing dagok sa kapayapaan ng bayan lalo’t sinisikap ng pama-halaang bayan na burahin ang imahe ng karahasan dito.

ng bayan ng Jaen ay isa sa palagiang hot spot tuwing panahon ng halalan dahil sa mga insidente ng karahasan at madugong engkwentro ng ilang kampo ng mga pulitiko noong nagdaang panahon.

Ngunit aminado ang pu-lisya na maraming anggulo ang kailangan nitong silipin dahil sa pagiging dating pulis ni Eduardo.

“Matagal siyang nagser-bisyo bilang pulis at babalikan natin ‘yon,” ani Aurelio.

ANGELES CITy – In line with the cel-ebration of the National Arts Month in this city, the Angeles City of Tourism Office (ACTO) is currently hosting “Ba-dong: Salvador Bernal Designs the Stage” exhibit at the Angeles City Li-brary and Information Center.

“We wanted to bring arts, culture and tourism closer to the Angeleños and it is such an honor that Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) granted us this rare opportunity to host this exhibit.” said Dr. Richard Daenos, City Tourism Officer.

“Through this exhibit, we are able to dig into a deeper context of who we are as Filipinos and as artists.” he added.

For his part, Mayor Edgardo Pa-mintuan also extended his thanks to the CCP and the NCCA for allowing the

‘Badong’ art exhibit opens in Angeles Citycity to host the exhibit.

“This complements the city’s ef-forts in slowly but surely reviving our people’s appreciation with our coun-try’s rich and colorful heritage found in theatrical arts. With the conversion of the Old Pamintuan House in Miranda Street by the National Historical Com-

mission of the Philippines to the Philip-pine Museum of Social History, Ange-les is set to become a major destina-tion in the country for the appreciation of history, heritage and culture.” Pa-mintuan expressed.

Hailed as a National Artist award-ee in 2003, Salvador Bernal pioneered

theater design in the country and was the first to develop it as a profession. He is named as the Father of Theater Design in the Philippines for success-fully elevating it as an art form.

Eric Cruz from CCP, a former stu-dent of Salvador Bernal, said that An-geles is known for its rich culture in heritage and visual arts that is why they chose it as one of its hosts for the ex-hibit. They are also hoping that through this exhibit, they will be able to discov-er new and young talents in designing for theater.

Featured in the exhibit are cos-tumes used from actual plays, various diorama, scale models of stage de-signs, and a timeline describing the life of Bernal.

The exhibit will run its course from February 10 to March 9, 2015, 9:00am-5:00pm. Admission to the exhibit is free.Bernal’s work for “Lapu-Lapu”

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THE PHILIPPINES’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), flew 16.9 million pas-sengers in 2014, an increase of 17.5% from 14.4 million passengers flown in 2013. On average, CEB flights were 84% full during the year. CEB achieved notable passenger growth in both domestic and several international markets,

Cebu Pacific flies 16.9M passengers in 2014with increased presence in the Middle East and Japan, and entry into Australia.

The Cebu Pacific Air group increased flights to domes-tic markets, as its newly ac-quired subsidiary, Tigerair Philippines, launched eight domestic routes from its hubs in Manila and Cebu to Butu-an, Clark, Cagayan de Oro,

Davao, General Santos, Rox-as, and Tagbilaran.

In 2014, the airline launched direct non-stop flights from Manila to Kuwait, Riyadh, and Dammam. CEB also launched a five times weekly service from Manila to Sydney. These are additional routes to its existing long haul service from Manila to Dubai.

CEB expanded its opera-tions in Japan with the launch of daily services from Manila to Tokyo and a four times week-ly service to Nagoya. The air-line also increased its flights to Osaka, from thrice weekly to a daily service.

“Last January, CEB flew its 100 millionth passenger. We thank our passengers who

have allowed us to fly with them throughout the years. Our passengers constantly in-spire us to find ways to serve them better, and we look for-ward to enabling even more Filipinos to fly,” said Candice Iyog, CEB Vice President – Marketing and Distribution.

For bookings and inqui-ries, passengers can visit www.cebupacificair.com or call the CEB reservation hotlines (+632)702-0888 (Manila) or (+6332)230-8888 (Cebu). They may also download the Cebu Pacific official mobile app on the App Store. While initially available for iOS de-vices, CEB is scheduled to roll out a version for Android de-vices soon.

The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter (@CebuPacificAir) and Facebook pages.

CEB’s 54-strong fleet is comprised of 10 Airbus A319, 31 Airbus A320, 5 Airbus A330 and 8 ATR 72-500 aircraft. It is one of the most modern air-craft fleets in the world. Be-tween 2015 and 2021, Cebu Pacific will take delivery of 7 more brand-new Airbus A320, 30 Airbus A321neo and 1 Air-bus A330 aircraft.

About Cebu Air Inc.(PSE: CEB)

Cebu Air Inc. is the larg-est carrier in the Philippine air transportation industry, of-fering its low-cost services to more destinations and routes with higher flight frequency within the Philippines than any other airline.

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The pith of the issue, the heart of the man

AS YOU all know I’m the officer-in-charge now of the Philippine National Police.

There is no doubt that we are all for the peace process. Because first and foremost, we are peacekeepers. We are your peacekeepers. Wala hong ibang gugusto ng katahimikan kundi kami. Alam namin, alam ng AFP ang price to pay for war.

Pero sir… we seek for very clear answers...We seek for clear answers from the other party of the peace process.

Ano ba itong overkill na ginawa ninyo sa mga tauhan ko? Ako, hindi ho ako nakatulog kagabi noong nalaman ko ‘yung medico legal report. Si Inspector Tayrus, si Inspector Pabalinas did not suffer any lethal shots dahil tinamaan sila sa paa lang. Ganoon din yung PNC ‘yung isa. Papaanong namatay yan? ‘Yung isa binaril ninyo sa ulo eh buhay na buhay pa ‘yung tao. ‘Yung isa hinubaran ninyo ng bulletproof [vest] niya eh. Binaril niyo sa katawan niya. ‘Yung isa nine millimeter sa ulo niya, dalawang fatal shots. Hindi pupuwedeng nagsuicide ‘yung tao dahil in the face of so many enemies kasi dalawa [‘yung tama niya]. Nine millimeter, close range ‘yun. Short firearm ‘yun.

Nakita na eh. Ito lang po ang gusto kong itanong. Nakita niyo nang SAF yan eh.

Kahit anong violation pa yan, kahit na po sinabi nating walang coordination, kahit na sabihin pa ho natin kung sino’ng unang nagpaputok.

Kausap yan eh sa usapang pangkatahimikan. Peace talks. Bakit ninyo fininish yung mga tao ko? Kwarentay kwatro yan eh. Tatatlo pa lang yung sinasabi ko. Twenty others were all with headshots. Hindi pa ho kami tapos sa pagtatanong ko sa medico legal namin.

You know, your honors, ito pong mga taong ito ay simpleng mga tao lang ito. Kinuha ‘yung isang kriminal, legal na operasyon. Tatanungin pa ba natin kung legal pa ba yun?

Terorista yan eh, kriminal yan eh. Nagpapasabog yan, ang dami nang pinatay niyan. Tapos, you will blame coordination to justify the killing of my people after fully knowing them that they are from SAF, they are from government?

Mind you we’re all for peace. Walang ibang magsasalita dito para sa mga tao kundi

ako. Wala pong ibang inaasahan itong namatay na itong kwarentay kwatro kundi po tayong lahat.

Bigyan naman natin ng hustisya at magpakatotoo sana tayo rito. Hindi po pupuwedeng lagi ganito.

I seek answers for my people so that when I die…when my time comes that I have to face them, at least I can say something.

It is always sweet to die for this country. Itong mga taong ito will always be there in your front and say “Mission accomplished po.”

Sana nga sinasabi ko kasama na ako doon. Personal, so that I can lie down before you and tell you, salute, “Mission accomplished.”

Pero po inuulit po namin kami sa Philippine National Police we are all for peace.

Sagutin niyo lang po ako. so that when we face each other all in heaven I can tell them what happened.

My men I tell you buhay na buhay yan. Hindi niyo man lang pinauwi kasama ng kanilang mga anak.

Dapat fair play lang ho lahat. That’s what I want, that’s what I request. Fairness and justice for my men.

(Full text of PNP Dep. Dir. General Leonardo Espina’s emotional testimony during the Feb. 11 House hearing on the Mamasapano clash.)

SHOPPING FOR a vice mayor, so it has been said of Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan.

In his list, reportedly, Councilors Jericho Geryk Aguas and Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno, and chief-of-staff Alexander Cauguiran who is also president of the Partido ABE Kapampangan, the very vehicle that carried Pamintuan to victory in 2013.

Earlier entries Councilors Maricel Morales

and Alvin Pogs Suller, reportedly, already cut off.

I have absolutely no pretension to influence the mayor’s choice. My wish is to present this piece, published here on May 15, 2013 – in the wake of his triumph, as some sort of an aide memoir.

Be careful with historyEDGARDO D. Pamintuan has earned the distinction of having bested the dynasties that ruled and reigned over Pampanga for so long, commencing in the immediate post-WWII period as a matter of record.

Last Monday, EdPam put an end to the political glory of Cong. Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin that began in his congressional win in 1987 and all through three terms in the House, onto three terms at the Angeles City hall and another term in Congress. A formidable feat there, Tarzan’s winning streak. No mean feat, EdPam’s breaking it.

In 2010, EdPam made incumbent city Mayor Francis “Blueboy” Nepomuceno blacker than blue, burying him in an avalanche of over 20,000 votes.

History written! Chorused EdPam’s myrmidons, beholding in their champion St. George slaying not one but two dragons.

History re-written, more aptly.The Lazatin and Nepomuceno dynasties –

with the patriarchs themselves at the head – got their first beating in the local elections of 1988.

It was the last battle between Don Francisco G. Nepomuceno, incumbent city mayor, and Don Rafael Lazatin, member of the interim Batasang Pambansa dissolved in the aftermath of the 1986 EDSA Revolt.

Don Paquito had the distinction of unseating Apung Feleng as Pampanga governor at the close of the ‘50s.

It was Antonio “Bubusuk” Abad Santos – himself of the prominent clan that produced the martyr of WWII, the father of Philippine socialism, and a city mayor – that put a definitive end to all political aspirations of the aged lion Lazatin, and the outwitted fox Nepomuceno.

In 1988, the Nepomucenos were already a spent force, with Don Paquito losing the mayorship and his son Robin trounced in the gubernatorial race by Bren Z. Guiao.

The Lazatins though still had Cong Tarzan, then just starting to develop his political muscles.

The all-too-brief Abad Santos interregnum – all but one term – passed into the “triumph of the masa” in Pamintuan – yes, EdPam – in the election of 1992 and in his unprecedented – and still unmatched – victory in 1995, where a combination of the votes of all his five rivals still fell short of that he got.

It was to EdPam’s eternal chagrin that – against better political judgment – he resuscitated the Nepomuceno dynasty, taking in the then-apolitical Blueboy as running mate.

“Mete no ren. Oba’t bibiyayan mo pa. Datang ing panaun ila pa ren deng makamate keka (They are (politically) dead. Why are you reviving them? Time will come when they themselves will slay you (politically).” So did Tarzan warn EdPam then.

True enough, in 1998 Blueboy beat EdPam for the first congressional district seat. The favour the latter returned in the 2010 city mayoralty contest.

It was Tarzan’s turn to revive the beaten Blueboy with their tacit, if not outwardly tactical, alliance in the elections just past.

Santayana materializing here: “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Someone re-phrasing it: “Those who learned from history are privileged to watch those who did not learn repeating it.”

Here lies the more historical sense of EdPam’s victory.

Bubusuk Abad Santos won against a Nepomuceno and a Lazatin engaged in a vicious war between them. EdPam won against a Nepomuceno and a Lazatin sharing a common front against him.

So Tarzan lost. And Blueboy too. So that’s finis to their dynasties?

Not quite, to me.There is city councilor Atty. Bryan Matthew

Nepomuceno, Blueboy’s nephew, getting re-elected, a very strong Number 2.

There is Tarzan’s namesake, Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin II getting elected to the city council too, albeit at Number 9.

There’s the next generation of dynasts for you.

yeah, a headline in our last issue says: “EdPam, Guiao shatter Lazatin, Nepo dynasties.” Shatter, yes. But it takes no time to pick up the pieces.

As they say in merrie olde England, “The king is dead. Long live the king!”

q q qIN MATTERS of choice, we Kapampangans have a fool-proof standard: “Mipandayu mang puling, masanting ne ing makasiping.”

ON FEBRuARy 12, 1915, Lamberto Vera Avellana, first Filipino National Artist in The-ater and Film, was born in Bontoc, Mountain Province.

Avellana, the so-called Boy Wonder of the Philippine Mov-ies and a prominent film and stage director, made his film debut in 1939 with “Sakay,” a biopic on the early 20th cen-tury Filipino revolutionary Macario Sakay.

Directing more than 70 films in a career that spanned six decades, Avellana’s films

-- “Anak Dalita” (1956) and “Badjao” (1957), attained in-ternational acclaim and stood as his most prominent works despite budgetary limitations that hampered the post-war Filipino film industry.

“Anak Dalita,” which was named Best Film at the 1956 Asia-Pacific Film Festival, was a realistic portrayal of pov-erty-stricken Filipinos coping with the aftermath of World War II.

“Badjao” was a love-story among the sea-dwelling Bad-

jaos, an indigeneous Filipino people hailing from Mindanao. Rolf Bayer was the screenwrit-er for both films.

Avellana was also known as the first Filipino filmmak-er who directed “Kandeler-ong Pilak” -- the first Philip-pine film ever shown at the Cannes International Film Festival -- as well as founder of the first Philippine theater group, the Barangay Theater Guild (1939).

He died on April 25, 1991 at the age of 76.

Lamberto Vera Avellana is born in Bontoc, Mountain Province

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

Bakit nga kaya?BASE sa nakuha nating impormasyonHinggil sa RPT records sa CapitolNg labing siyam na bayan at lungsod nitongMabalacat city, ‘in terms of collection’

Ng ‘revenue’ at/o marapat bayaranNitong sa itaas ay naturang bilang,(Maliban sa capital city’s performance,Na di kasama sa ulat o listahan);

‘Very poor’ sa liit ng RPT proceedsItong Sta. Ana, Mexico at San Luis;Pero ang di natin lubos na malirip,Ang sa Mabalacat… pinaka-maliit,

Base sa listahan – at kung saan itongMexico, kumpara sa Sto. Tomas townNa pito lamang ang barangay, paanongHigit na mataas ang kanyang koleksyon?

Kaysa bayan nga ng Mexico, na mayrungApat-napu’t-tatlong barangay , at may MallNa kagaya riyan ng SM at Robinson,(Maliban sa ito’y isang ‘industrial town’)

At ang land area n’yan tiyak na malawakKaysa sa Sasmuan at saka Sto. Tomas,Puera lang marahil sa Lubao at PoracNa s’yang sa RPT n’yan bale ang nag-‘top’

Kasunod ang Guagua, Apalit, BacolorAt San Simon, (na ang ini-‘remit’ nitongRPT ay mahigit sa eleven (11) million;(Wong surpassed anyone who sits then as mayor).

Pang-anim ang bayan ng Floridblanca,Na halos nine (9) million ang ni-remit nila;Arayat, pang-walo; Minalin, CandabaAng bale pang-siyam at pang-sampu kumbaga.

Patunay lamang na ang ating butihing‘Governor is indeed truly establishingA sturdy tax culture for our dear province,’Base sa sariling obserbasyon natin.

Evidently that said ‘sturdy tax cultureHas yet to reach the new city and Mexico town;Papanong ang ganung liit na koleksyonNitong una, na ni walang isang milyon

At itong huli na P 1.8 million langGayong gaya nga ng ating pagka-alamAy napakalawak nitong ‘land area’ nyan,Na commercial, industrial at residential?

At sa lahat ng LGus sa Pampanga,‘In terms of development’ nangunguna;Pero imbes sila itong maging ‘Bida’Sa laki ng RPT kulelat sila?

Ito ba ay sanhi ng kapabayaanNg kung sinong dapat tumutok sa ganyan?Gaya halimbawa kung ang PunongbayanAy medyo kulang sa ayuda kung minsan

Sa kahero upang tutukan ng hustoAng paniningil sa mga propetaryo?(O kahit may singil ay di naman nitoNire-remit agad sa’ting Kapitolyo?)

Papano nga kaya maipaliwanagNa ang maliit na bayang Sto. Tomas,Na may angkin lamang na pitong barangaysNasapawan ang Mexico’t Mabalacat?

Ay mali! Bakit nga kaya nagka-ganun?At mas malaki pa ang naging koleksyonNitong ika nga ay ating ‘smallest town’Kaysa malalaki? (Kay Eli, itanong!)

TAKE AIM and find your cen-ter at SandBox at Alviera as the adventure park opens an Outdoor Archery for families and friends to enjoy. SandBox at Alviera in Porac, Pampanga has partnered with Oculus Ar-chery to bring fun with the bow and arrow in a new outdoor range this love month.

Newbie archers as young as 7 years old, accompa-nied by an adult, or young at heart with senior cards, are welcome to experience Out-door Archery at SandBox. The packages priced at P400 for a one-hour session or P250 for a 30-minute session include basic coaching, bow & arrows, quiver, chest and arm guards plus one balloon target. There are also various novelty tar-gets available such as famous cartoon villains to make the activity more fun and interest-ing especially for kids.

“Our mission is to erase the notion that archery is an elite sport. Anyone can enjoy it from kids to adults as long as they have the upper body strength to pull the string and concen-trate on their target,” said Kri-zia Chu-Tranquilino, General Manager of Oculus Archery.

The lessons conducted by expert archers are accessible and comprehensive, without removing fun in the equation. Archery helps clear the mind, and allows people to decom-press when under stress. For kids, it will train their mind to focus, a very important skill at school.

The Aerial Walk, an obsta-cle course with horizontal and vertical elements, has also

BULLSeye. Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and Porac Mayor Carlito Dela Cruz grace the opening of the Outdoor Archery at SandBox in Alviera.

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Archery leads slew of new attractions at SandBox in Alviera

been expanded for a longer, more challenging, and excit-ing experience. From 17 activ-ities, it now offers 28 activities with the addition of new tun-nels, loops, beams, nets, and ziplines. Guests who will take the challenge to complete this pumped up Aerial Walk can expect a real workout.

Bikers, in the meantime, can get their hearts pumping in the 9-km Alviera-Columbia Bike Trail located adjacent to the park and within the perim-eter of Alviera. This is where guests can bring their own bikes and enjoy a ride with their families and friends while taking pleasure at the scenic views of the Porac mountain range.

Part of the initial phase of the Alviera development, SandBox has drawn almost a hundred thousand walk-in visitors for its outdoor adven-ture attractions since it opened in April last year. The Giant Swing, the country’s tallest at 10-meters high, provides riders an exhilarating swing through the air. Housing the Wall Climbing, Rappelling and Free Fall, there’s the 15-meter Adventure Tower, which also provides the best views within and around Alviera.

The adventure continues with the Avatar One, Asia’s first roller coaster zipline, which brings daring visitors 180-me-ters up and down through lines and curves. Guests can also drive the ATV and go through rough and plain terrain, riv-ers, mountains, and forests. Guests who are less active can enjoy the Mini Golf or play

with their kids at the chidlren’s playground, SandBox also has an open field for sports, par-ties, and other outdoor activ-ities. Everyone in the family can have fun in SandBox.

“SandBox has given visi-tors unique outdoor thrills built from the natural environment of Alviera. We are excited to bring more fun attractions for the community as we continue with our development plans for Alviera,” said John Estacio, Al-viera General Manager.

SandBox at Alviera is just starting. Everyone can look forward to additional attrac-tions and activities including night operations. With Sand-Box being opened at night, guests can finally enjoy out-door activities under star-filled skies. This will be compliment-ed with the opening of the first set of dining choices in Alviera. Extreme group activities such as urban karting, airsoft, and paintball will also open this year.

Alviera is a 1,100 hectare masterplanned development by Ayala Land in partnership with Leonio Land. It is envi-sioned to become the region-al growth center of Central Lu-zon complete with residential options, country club, shop-ping and dining choices, as well as educational and busi-ness facilities for a holistic liv-ing experience.

SandBox at Alviera is open from Tuesdays to Sundays, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. For book-ing guidelines, visit the Alviera webpage at www.alviera.ph and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at AlvieraPh.

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From Page 1

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of BERNARDO Q. CAPIO who died

intestate on January 21, 1993 in Magalang, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Sale of his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 25-C, Psd-328333) situated in the Barrio of Lourdes, Angeles City and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 69059 of the Registry of Deeds of Angeles City, before Notary Public Reymon E. Fabros as per Doc No. 101, Page No. 96, Book No. VII, Series of 2015.Punto! Central Luzon: February 13, 20 & 27, 2015

REPuBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COuRTTHIRD JuDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COuRT & EX-OFFICIO SHERIFFGuAGuA, PAMPANGA

BALIKATAN PROPERTy HOLDINGS, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee, -versus- FREM CASE NO. 15-2251 Extra-Judicial ForeclosureSPS. NOMIE A. VELASCO AND of Real Estate Mortgage underLEONOR E. VELASCO Act 3135, as Amended by Act 4118 Debtors/Mortgagors,

x------------------------------------------xNOTICE OF ExTRA-juDICIAL SALE

upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure under Act No. 3135 as amended by Act No. 4118 filed by Balikatan Property Holdings, Inc., mortgagee/assignee with postal address at 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against Sps. Nomie A. Velasco and Leonor E. Velasco with known address at San Pablo, Guagua, Pampanga and Lot 12, Blk. 1, Road Lot 1, Morning Star Subd., Bo. San Pedro, Guagua, Pampanga, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 13, 2015 amounted to FOuR HuNDRED NINETEEN THOuSAND ONE HuNDRED NINETY THREE PESOS AND 78/100 (Php 419,193.78) Philippine currency, and other obligation that may become due and demandable plus the expenses of the foreclosure, the Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff of the Regional Trial Court, Guagua, Pampanga thru Sheriff Hernando M. Panganiban, will sell at public auction on March 20, 2015 at 10:00 in the morning at the lobby of the Hall of Justice, San Matias, Guagua, Pampanga to the highest bidder, for cash in Philippine currency, the herein described real property with all its existing improvements, to wit;

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. 293348-RA parcel of land (Lot 12, Blk. 2 of the subd. plan Psd-03-

023055, being a portion of Lot 12-D, Psd-03-004307, L.R.C. Rec. Cad. No.) situated in the Bo. of San Pedro & San Pablo, Mun. of Guagua, Prov. of Pamp. Bounded on the SW., along line 1-2 by Lot B, Psu-52640 (Property of PNR Co.); on the NW., along line 2-3 by Road Lot 2; on the NE., along line 3-4-5 by Road Lot 1; on the SE., along line 5-1 by Lot 11, Blk. 1, all of the subd. plan. Beginning at a pt. marked “1” on plan, being N. 87 deg. 06’W., 1148.01 m from BLLM No. 1, Mun. of Guagua Cad. thence N. 23 deg. 38’W., 8.00 m to pt. 2; thence N. 57 deg. 41’E., 13.00 m to pt. 3; thence S. 21 deg. 37’E., 2.28 m to point 4; thence S. 23 deg. 38’E. 8.00 m y opt. 5; thence S. 69 deg. 39’W., 10.81 m to pt. of beginning; containing an area of NINETY NINE (99) Square Meters.

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

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

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

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on March 27, 2015 at the same time and place without further notice.

Guagua, Pampanga, January 20, 2015.

Socorro M. LimsonOIC-Clerk of Court & Ex-Officio Sheriff

Hernando M. PanganibanCopy furnished: Sheriff IV

Balikatan Property Holdings, Inc.24th Flr. BPI Buendia Center,Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City

Sps. Nomie Velasco and Leonor E. VelascoSan Pablo, Guagua, Pampanga/Lot 12, Blk. 1,Road Lot 1, Morning Star Subd. Bo. San PedroGuagua, Pampanga

PuNTO! Central Luzon: January 30, February 6 & 13, 2015

NOTICE OF SELF-ADjuDICATIONNotice is hereby given that MACARIA TARuC DELA CRuz, sole heir of

ARMANDO T. DELA CRuz who died on April 9, 1995 executed an Affidavit of Self-Adjudication of his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land located on Lot 28A, Blk. 26, Sta. Monica Village, City of San Fernando, Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 342333-R, before Notary Public Severino T. Santos as per Doc No. 90, Page No. 19, Book No. 231, Series of 2014.Punto! Central Luzon: February 6, 13 & 20, 2015

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of ROSARIO v. SICAT who

died intestate on MARCH 4, 2003 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 2, Blk. 19 of the subd. plan Psd-41859 being a portion of Lot 13, described on plan Psd-30450 LRC (GLRO) Cad. Record No. 124) with existing improvements, located at 1768 Dr. P. De Guzman St., C.M. Recto, Angeles City and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 37619, before Notary Public Jackson Visda yabut as per Doc No. 1137, Page No. 89, Book No. LXXVI, Series of 2014.Punto! Central Luzon: January 30, February 6 & 13, 2015

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of TOMASA OCAMPO CARBuNGCO

who died intestate on November 24, 2014 in Angeles City executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Rights of her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 2, Pcs-03-000634) located in the Barrios of San Nicolas and Lourdes, Angeles City and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 63262 of the Registry of Deeds of Angeles City, before Notary Public Reymon E. Fabros as per Doc No. 97, Page No. 95, Book No. VII, Series of 2015.Punto! Central Luzon: February 6, 13 & 20, 2015

under the Arroyo admin-istration.

The NS-CRL project would provide a modern railway link between Ma-lolos and Caloocan City from where the South Rail would be rehabilitat-ed through Alabang and Laguna.

The government

P271.19-B rails plan afoot to link Malolos...Public-Private Partner-ship Center estimat-ed the NS-CRL to cost about P271.19 billion for a stretch of 89.7 kilome-ters between Malolos and Calamba.

Transportation and Communications Sec. Joseph Emilio Abaya said the project would be under the Build-Op-erate-Transfer scheme

with the concessionaire entitled to manage and operate the project for 20 to 30 years.

The winner in the bid-ding for the project would not only construct the railways, but also pro-vide rollings stocks in-cluding the trains, the railways, a modern sig-nal system, bridges and viaducts to complete the

entire system, the DOTC also said.

under the ILRP, the railways project would eventually extend to the Clark International Air-port at Clark Freeport which former Pres. Ra-mos, in his Executive Or-der No. 174, designat-ed as the “future site of the Philippines’ premier gateway.”

worker’s family.Baldoz noted that at

present, Metro Manila has the highest minimum daily wage of P466, while minimum wage in the provinces are deter-mined by their respec-tive Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB).

She said that only in

DOLE seeks ILO help...From Page 1 November last year, the

RTWPB in Central Lu-zon raised to P349 the minimum daily wage for non-agricultural workers in the region, up from the previous P342, with lower rates in the agri-cultural, retail and ser-vices sectors. In Aurora province, wages were pegged at P298 daily for non-agricultural workers and from P271 to P283

for agricultural workers and P228 for those in the retail and services sector.

Baldoz admitted min-imum movement in the wage scales in the prov-inces and the non-inclu-sion of establishments with less than 10 work-ers as well as those who had declared losses.

She said that apart from seeking ILO formu-la on better wage com-

putation, the government is also finding ways to decrease to 6.6 percent the current unemploy-ment rate by 2016, from seven percent noted in 2012.

“We also want to bring down the 20 per-cent underemployment rate to only 17 percent by the time the term of Pres. Aquino ends,” she add-ed. –Ding Cervantes

The traffic situation quickly normalized at around 10 a.m., after the balloons had long drift-ed off to the skies, when vehicles going to this freeport considerably thinned.

But the early morn-ing gridlock was also enough for workers in this freeport to report late for work on Thursday.

The main bulk of bal-loon viewers come to the Freeport before 5 a.m. in time for the usual balloon flights by 6 a.m. It coin-cides with the first shift of workers in various fac-tories and call centers at the Freeport, resulting often to traffic standstill.

Passengers in early morning flight schedules at the Clark International Airport also suffer great inconvenience during festival times. Missed flights have been a con-stant complaints in festi-vals past.

Unfit for balloonsThe inconvenience of

workers and travellers,

Gridlocks, delayed airline passengers...From Page 1 the man-hours wasted

and the opportunities lost due to the traffic grid-locks comprised but “mi-nor” arguments against the holding of the hot air balloon festival at Clark.

The Pinoy Gumising Ka Movement (PGKM) has branded the hot air balloon festival as part of a “conspiracy to sabo-tage” the development of the Clark airport as pre-mier international gate-way, an advocacy it has embraced since the im-mediate post-Pinaubo years.

PGKM argues that hot air balloons are “a curse to international air-ports.”

“So what internation-al airport in the world can you find one host-ing hot air balloon festi-vals?” PGKM Chair Ru-perto Cruz asked. “What airlines in their right mind would ever cohabit with balloons in an airport?”

Calling COAThe PGKM has like-

wise sounded alarms over allegations of “prob-able graft and corrup-

tion” arising from the hot air balloon festival.

The Clark Devel-opment Corp. and the Clark International Air-port Corp. are report-ed, through the years, of granting annual subsi-dy for the holding of the festival amounting up to P3.5 million.

“The public has nev-er been appraised how those public funds were used, liquidated or audit-ed,” the PGKM said.

Another “question-able deal” comprises the gate receipts, park-ing fees, stall rental fees, and commercial spon-sorships which are col-lected reportedly by the Philippine Internation-al Hot Air Balloon Fies-ta Foundation, Inc. (PI-HABFFI), which orga-nizes the event, through its president Capt. Jose Mari “Joi” Roa.

“The hot air balloon festival is fertile ground for the Commission on Audit to rake as it may just find a mother lode of corruption here,” the PGKM said.

A Facebook upload

yesterday said “Hot air balloon the festival of corruption starts today” which gained over a doz-en “likes” in seconds.

Revive road

Meanwhile, the PGKM said the traffic gridlock caused by the hot air balloon should serve as “eye-opener” to the Angeles City govern-ment to “revive the hid-den road” connected to the Friendship-Circum-ferential Road.

At the time of the road expansion in the area prior to the hosting last week of the Asia-Pa-cific Economic Coopera-tion meeting at Clark, the PGKM called for the re-opening of the Clark Avenue that links di-rectly to the Friendship Bridge.

The road is current-ly blocked by a wall and giant billboards some 50 meters from the northern end of the bridge.

“This will ease great-ly ease traffic around Ko-rea town and the Friend-ship Gate of Clark,” the PGKM said.

BeSt AIRLIne SeRVICeS. Francis Gallagher, CEO of Global Traveler and Bonsung Koo, GM of Asiana Airlines US Marketing and Alliances, hold up Asiana Airlines’ awards with their proud flight crew at the annual GT Tested Reader Survey Awards. contributeD Photo

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The GossipmillerCesar Pambid

NOTICE OF ExTRAjuDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of PONCIANO I. DEL ROSARIO who

died on September 30, 2004 in Magalang, Pampanga executed an Affidavit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Waiver of Share of his estate, more particularly described as a Willy’s Jeep with MV File No. 0364-3729, Engine No. 522663, Chassis No. 283R, Plate No. CEB 722, and C.R. No. 57642153, before Notary Public Almario D. Marimla as per Doc No. 495, Page 39, Book XXVI, Series of 2015.

Punto! Central Luzon: February 13, 20 & 27, 2015

Pokwang nabingwit ang pusong Hollywood actor

MASAyA ngayon ang singer-comedienne na si Pokwang dahil finally ay nakatagpo na siya ng bagong mamahalin sa katauhan ng American actor na si Lee O’Brien na kasama niya sa TFC movie na “EDSA Woolworth” na ginawa sa Amerika at kamakailan lamang ipinalabas sa Pilipinas.

Dumating sa bansa ang cast ng naturang pelikula para mag-promote at dito naging malinaw ang intention ni Lee kay Pokwang na sa simula pa lamang ng kanilang shooting ay attracted na pala sa kanya.

Hindi naman magiging sagabal sa pagmamahalan nina Pokwang at Lee ang kaisa-isang anak ng komedyana dahil masaya ito para sa kanyang ina.

Nakatakdang bumalik ng Pilipinas si Lee in April for a two-week vacation at makilala pa nang husto si Pokwang at anak nito na si Mae.

Kung saka-sakali man daw na dumating sa punto na yakagin siya ni Lee na manirahan sa Amerika ay iku-consider niya ito dahil gusto rin naman

ng kanyang anak na magtrabaho sa Amerika pagkatapos ng pag-aaral nito.

Ogie Alcasid bet sa politicssi Senator Grace Poe

Talo ni Nate ang amang si Ogie Alcasid dahil hindi mapapanood ang ultimate concert kung saan kasama si Regine Velasquez dahil wala nang tiket sa February 13.

Sa Feb. 14, guest naman si Ogie sa Beginnings concert ni Zsa Zsa Padilla sa Music Museum. Eh, si Nate, may sariling upuan sa MOA Arena.

Dahil parehong busy, hindi makakapag-celebrate ng Valentine’s Day sina Ogie at Regine, kaya nauna nang ibinigay ni Ogie sa Songbird ang Valentine’s Day gift niyang Infinity bracelet na ang biro’y P10M ang worth.

After Feb. 14, ang MuSIKATin OPM concert ang focus ni Ogie. Two hours of pure Filipino music ang magaganap sa

Philippine Arena sa Feb. 20. Sa presscon, present ang director ng concert na si Paolo

Valenciano, musical director na si Ryan Cayabyab at tatlo sa performers -- sina Lovi Poe, Solenn Heussaff at Verni Varga.

Pumunta na si Ogie sa Philippine Arena para tingnan ang venue at kahit siya, nalula sa laki at ganda nito. Hindi lang daw ang concert ang ipagmamalaki ng mga Pinoy, pati ang venue na may 55,000 capacity.

Isa lang ang MuSIKATin sa magpapa-busy kay Ogie this year dahil sa March 14, matutuloy na ang 12-hour concert featuring OPM artists.

Sa mid-June, magaganap ang Lakas OPM, isa pang concert, at sa last week ng July, isi-celebrate ang Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino.

Masaya si Ogie dahil for one week, Pinoy music ang maririnig sa radio at mga establishment. Dala ito ng pagpirma ni President Noynoy Aquino sa Proclamation No. 933.

Isinusulong din ng OPM ang OMP Bill at kailangan nila ang tulong ng media rito.

“Inaayos na rin namin, we’re in consultation and we’re in the lines of creating our own Grammy Awards and we’re planning to do that if not this year, next year. Tatawagin naming Filipino Music Award o OPM Music Award,” sabi ni

Ogie.Kabilang pala si Ogie sa mga may gusto na tumakbong

president o vice president ng bansa sa 2016 si Sen. Grace Poe.“Kahit anong posisyon basta tumakbo lang siya. I know she’s young

at bago lang siya at sasabihing housewife. Pero advantage niya ang pagiging bata at nakikita natin ang maganda niyang trabaho sa Senado,”

pahayag ni Ogie.

Lovi Poe looks forward sa regaloni Rocco Nacino

BAGO ang launch ng kanyang new single, “Bigkas”, and its music video, nakipagkita muna si Lovi Poe sa kanyang boyfriend na si Rocco Nacino. She did the album, with Brisom Sommer.

The songs will also be formally launched in “Sunday All Stars” this coming Sunday.

How did she get to collaborate with Brisom? “A common friend introduced me to Brian and nag-jamming kami,” says Lovi. “He told me he has written a song that’s perfect for me, ‘Bigkas’ nga. I listened to it and I liked it. After this, I

intend to come up with a new album. I realized na-miss ko rin ang singing and I’m glad to be part of the big OPM concert at Philippine Arena, ‘MuSIKATin’, on

February 20.”Rocco has not yet given his birthday gift for her when we got to talk on the

eve of her natal day. “Pero maganda siya magregalo. Last year, he installed a couch sa car ko na nagiging bed so I can rest during out of town tapings. Hindi ko pa alam what he’ll give me for this year.”

How about his Valentine gift for her last year? “Hindi pa kami on that time. Bale this coming Valentine will be our first together. But I’m leaving for Balesin Island on the morning of Valentine’s Day kasi I’ll be a bridesmaid sa kasal ng good friend kong si Heart Evangelista the next day, Sunday. Saturday, February 14, is also the birthday of Heart (who’s turning 30), and kami ng aming friends have prepared something for her.”

So what’s next for her at GMA7 after she was a guest in “Magpakailanman” last Saturday? “My manager, Leo Dominguez, said may offer na for a new soap after ‘Dalawang Mrs. Real’, but hindi ko pa alam kung ano. In the meantime, I’m doing the movie on Gregoria de Jesus, ‘Lakambini’, directed by Jeffrey Jeturian. I’m so excited with this project but kinakabahan din, kasi

it’s something so new and different for me.”Lovi Poe

REPuBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGuLATORY BOARDRegional Office No. III

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for Extension of validity of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a Puj service with Motion to Allow Late Filing

CASE NO. RFRO-III-99-03168MARTIN C. ANGELES Applicant

x---------------------xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a Puj Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: GuAGuA-SM CITY/ROBINSONS STARMILLS (CSFP) via BACOLOR, MAGDALENA ROAD and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit, which certificate is valid up to October 13, 2014. on january 26, 2015, Applicant filed a motion for Late filing of extension of validity of said Certificate of public convenience which the board finds the motion to be mentorious the same was hereby GRANTED.

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on February 18, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. at its Office at the abover address.

Applicant is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least FIvE (5) days before the above date of hearing once in a nwespaper of general circulation in REGION III.

Parties opposed to the granting of the Application must file their written oppositions supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date, copy of the same be furnished to the applicant, and may if they so desire appear on the said date and time.

This application will be acted uponby this Board on the basisof the records of this case submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary evidence for the judicious resolution of the same.

WITNESS the Honorable Atty. zONA RuSSET M. TAMAYO, Regional Director this 27th day of january 2015 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Atty. jONATHAN v. jAvATE Attorney Iv

Punto! Central Luzon: February 13, 2015

REPuBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING

AND REGuLATORY BOARDRegional Office No. III

City of San Fernando, Pampanga

Application for Extension of validity of aCertificate of Public Convenience to operate a Puj service.

CASE NO. RFRO-2000-0608RODOLFO zAPATA Applicant

x---------------------xNOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a Puj Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: CITY OF SAN FERNANDO-STO. TOMAS and vice versa with the use of ONE (1) unit, which certificate is valid April 04, 2015.In theapplication filed on january 29, 2015, Applicant request for the extension of validity of said Certificate with the use of the same number of unit authorized.

NOTICE is hereby given that this Application will be heard by this Board on February 24, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. at its Office at the abover address.

Applicant is hereby ordered to publish this Notice at least FIvE (5) days before the above date of hearing once in a nwespaper of general circulation in REGION III.

Parties opposed to the granting of the Application must file their written oppositions supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date, copy of the same be furnished to the applicant, and may if they so desire appear on the said date and time.

This application will be acted uponby this Board on the basisof the records of this case submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary evidence for the judicious resolution of the same.

WITNESS the Honorable Atty. zONA RuSSET M. TAMAYO, Regional Director this 30th day of january 2015 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

Atty. jONATHAN v. jAvATE Attorney Iv

Punto! Central Luzon: February 13, 2015

CITy OF SAN FERNAN-DO - The Laus group owned regional television network CLTV 36 has an-nounced that starting this February, they’ll begin air-ing a new show called “Liv-ing in Style with Michelle Jhoie Ferraris”.

This new local lifestyle show will have its prime-time debut on February 14, Saturday from 5-6PM and will have replays on Friday 8-9PM and Sunday 7-8PM.

The show will be hosted by Michelle Jhoie Ferraris, a staunch LGBT (Lesbians, Gays, Bi-sexuals, Transgenders) rights advocate and a well known expert in fashion, beauty and styling.

Ferraris revealed that she is excited about the show and this is something that she really want-ed to do.

“If there is anything close to a dream job, Liv-ing in Style just might be it for me,” Ferraris ex-pressed.

“It gives me the ability to combine all of the things I love, not only in terms of fashion and styl-ing but also other aspects of living which we do and those we wanted to learn,” Ferraris added.

“Living in Style with Michelle Jhoie Ferraris” will have something for everyone. The content of the show will range from features and live studio interviews on latest fashion and styling trends, segments on local personalities, achievers, home, food, events and what’s happening in the region and more.

“We’ve been wanting to launch a new local lifestyle show for some time and the only person we have in mind and who is best suited to han-dle the program was Ms. Ferraris,” said CLTV 36 General Manager, Sonia Soto.

“The time is right and we are fortunate that she finally accepted our offer and made the right decision in joining the CLTV roster of hosts,” Soto added.

LGBT advocate to host CLTV 36 new lifestyle show

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